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Linked by Eugenia Loli on Sat 30th Jun 2007 00:20 UTC
The iPhone is out and about, and everyone waiting in line for hours/days got one (including Woz, and the mayor of Philadelphia who apparently had nothing better to do). Unboxing pictures here, dissecting pictures here, PDF manual, and one of the best-designed iPhone web apps can be found here: the iPhoneAppsManager (requires a Safari/Webkit browser to work). Update: Reviews: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. Update 2: It is claimed Apple UK will announce a 3G iPhone on Monday, as well as deals with Vodafone and T-Mobile. Update 3: Lots of screenshots reveal no "weekend/weekday" recurrence in the alarm app.
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This time of year is a busy one in the local art scene — local galleries and museums are kicking off 2013 with big openings featuring everything from massive oil paintings to ceramics, artifacts from local icons like Janis Joplin, photography and silver gelatin paintings.
Here's a rundown of a few shows opening the next few weeks:
Opening Saturday
Four local artists whose work we've been following for a while now will show pieces at the Beaumont Art League starting this weekend.
Joey Blazek's "From Here to Yonder," Abigail McLaurin's "High Windows," Sarah VonKain's "Complex Family" and Kailee Viator's "Divinity" will open with a reception this weekend. Make sure to cross the courtyard to check out Blazek's work in the Brown Gallery.
When: Opening reception 7-9 p.m. Saturday, on view through Jan. 31
Where: Beaumont Art League, 2675 Gulf St., Beaumont
Cost: Free
Gallery hours: 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Weds.-Sat.
Info: or beaumontartleague.org or (409) 833-4179
Opening Jan. 17
Modern Impulses & Surreal Dreams: Contemporary Printmakers from Across the Nation
When: Opening reception 6:30-8:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 17 on view through Feb. 25
Where: Dishman Art Museum, 4400 South Martin Luther King Jr. Pkwy., Beaumont
Cost: Free
Info: (409) 880-8959 or lamar.edu/dishman
Opening Jan. 18
The Art Museum of Southeast Texas also kicks off the new year with a show featuring multiple artists.
Sarah Williams' "Remote America" series features oil paintings that "recognize the beauty and isolation that can be found in seemingly ordinary places," according to AMSET.
Photographer David H. Gibson will show "Edge of Mists," a collection of mysterious nature photograhs.
And the San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts will show "San Angelo Ceramics," an exhibition of pieces from the museum's permanent collection.
When: Opening reception 6-8 p.m. Jan. 18, on view through April 7
Where: Art Museum of Southeast Texas, 500 Main St., Beaumont
Cost: Free — suggested donation $2
Museum hours: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Mon.-Fri.; 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sat.; noon-5 p.m. Sun.
Info: amset.org or (409) 832-3432
Opening Jan. 20
"The Texas Pop Festival Revisited," on loan from the Texas Musicians Museum in Dallas, opens with a reception on Jan. 20 at the Museum of the Gulf Coast. The show is part of a current series — "America's Music" — that explores American popular music with films, community discussions, guest presentations and performances.
The reception will feature a performance by the Jazz Innovators and a presentation by Dr. Sam Monroe about Gulf Coast music. The exhibition will show images and objects related to musicians who performed at the 1960s festival, including local icons Janis Joplin and Johnny and Edgar Winter.
When: Opening reception 2 p.m. Jan. 20
Museum hours: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Mon.-Sat.; 1-5 p.m. Sun.
Cost: Opening reception free, standard museum admission $4
Info: museumofthegulfcoast.org or (409) 982-7000
Opening Jan. 24
Artwork by Cynthia Fontenot will hang in AMSET's Cafe Arts, a lovely setting to grab lunch while using local art to give your eyeballs a vacation from the computer screen.
When: On display Jan. 24 to April 21
Where: Cafe Arts at the Art Museum of Southeast Texas, 500 Main St., Beaumont
Cost: Free. Suggested donation $2
Opening Feb. 2
Photographer Joe Winston will host a solo show at The Art Studio that features not only photographs, but also Winston's more experimental silver gelatin paintings. This show will be a must-see for local photo aficionados.
When: Opening reception 7-9 p.m. Feb. 2
Where: The Art Studio, Inc., 720 Franklin St., Beaumont
Cost: Free
Gallery hours: 2 p.m.-5 p.m. Tues.-Sat.
Info: artstudio.org
Feb. 9
Author and Hollywood production designer Curtis A. Schnell will fill both BAL galleries with more than 70 works. He'll show artwork from two of his books, along with "allegorical works of imaginary mythological history in his King Caractacus' Celestial Orchestra," according to the Art League.
Schnell has worked as a production designer on TV series' like "Crossing Jordan," "Heroes" and "Dark Skies," along with several movies.
When: Opening reception 7-9 p.m. Feb. 9, on display until Feb. 27
Where: Beaumont Art League, 2675 Gulf St., Beaumont
Cost: Free
Gallery hours: 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Weds.-Sat.
Info: or beaumontartleague.org or (409) 833-4179
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McLaren have lodged a formal appeal against the penalty that dropped Lewis Hamilton from first place to third in last Sunday's Belgian grand prix. The decision to proceed with the appeal was backed by the fact that Charlie Whiting, the FIA's race director, apparently twice reassured McLaren that he was satisfied with the way in which Hamilton had allowed Kimi Raikkonen to overtake his McLaren after it had straight-lined the chicane immediately before the pits.
"From the pit wall, we then asked race control to confirm that they were comfortable that Lewis had allowed Kimi to repass," said Martin Whitmarsh, McLaren's chief operating officer, "and they confirmed twice that they believed that the position had been given back in a manner that was OK. If race control had instead expressed any concern regarding Lewis's actions at that time, we would have instructed Lewis to allow Kimi to repass for a second time."
There is not time for the FIA to convene its international court of appeal before Sunday's Italian grand prix at Monza. It is expected to adjudicate before the Singapore grand prix on September 28. The court has the power to restore the ninth grand prix win of Hamilton's career.
Hamilton said yesterday: "In the closing stages of the race I was catching Kimi consistently, lap by lap, and with three laps remaining I got close enough to attempt to overtake him on the entry to the last chicane. I managed to get slightly ahead of him in the braking area for the first apex of the chicane. He fought back approaching the second apex - but, in doing so, he left no room for me on the inside line. The only way for me to avoid a collision was therefore to cut inside the second apex."
Hamilton goes to Italy leading his main championship rival, Ferrari's Felipe Massa, by two points rather than the eight he believed he had after Belgium.
Surinder Thathi, one of the three stewards at the Belgian grand prix, said: "There was no conspiracy against anybody, McLaren included. We acted professionally and within the FIA rules. Hamilton took a shortcut inside of the corner while off the track. We had a choice to mete out a time penalty or 10 grid places in the next race. We opted for the former and handed a time penalty of 25 seconds."


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JUNEAU (AP) -- A bill proposing to borrow $350 million to accelerate development of 11 transportation projects around the state was approved by the House Transportation Committee on Tuesday.
Members voted 5-1 to move the House Bill 319 over the objections of Rep. Allen Kemplen, who said adding $350 million to the normal flow of state projects could leave the state short of qualified workers.
''I hesitate to put a lot of work on the street and start importing labor from the Lower 48 when we can take a more reasonable approach to scheduling,'' said Kemplen, D-Anchorage.
He also objected to accelerating construction when the state last year closed highway maintenance stations and stopped plowing some rural highways because of a shortage of maintenance money.
''We can't afford to keep up with what we have now,'' Kemplen said.
He was outvoted by the five other members who backed the plan by Gov. Tony Knowles to issue general obligation bonds to pay for projects ready to be built or bought but ranked below others on the state Department of Transportation's priority list.
Voters would have to approve the sale of bonds for the projects, which include 10 road jobs and the purchase of two fast ferries for Southeast Alaska, including one projected to improve access to Juneau from Haines and Skagway.
Department of Transportation Commissioner Joe Perkins said the road projects could be started in two or three years. Perkins said that will shave at least three years off their start dates if the projects paid for in the annual appropriations process.
Knowles proposes that bonds be paid off by Alaska's expected return from federal gas taxes. The federal Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century allocates up to $350 million annually for Alaska. Federal rules allow states to borrow against the promise of those funds.
Perkins said interest payments on the bonds will be offset by the chance to build the projects before inflation makes them more expensive.
The bill calls for spending $135 million for two Anchorage projects, including $65 million to widen about one mile of the Glenn Highway near Merrill Field in the state's largest city, a notorious traffic bottleneck that separates two sections of six-lane road with a four-lane road.
The bill would spend $60 million for an interchange at the Parks and Glenn highways south of Wasilla and spend $55 million for three projects in Fairbanks, including $10 million for downtown street improvements.
''Mainly it is sidewalks, nice lighting facilities, flower boxes and the sprucing up of downtown,'' Perkins said in response to questions from a Fairbanks North Star Borough assemblywoman.
The bill also proposes $30 million for road projects in Bethel, Dillingham, Kotzebue and Nome.
Besides his concerns about a labor shortage, Kemplen faulted the bill for lacking detail about the projects. He said Alaskans would not know enough about what they were voting on in November.
Other members of the committee said the extra projects could be handled without importing labor or contractors.
''From what I heard it would not superheat the economy,'' said Rep. Bill Hudson, R-Juneau.
The bill now moves to the House Finance Committee.
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ROGERSVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Students in the Hawkins County school system will be able to see a nurse practitioner and get diagnosed with an illness or injury via a live computer feed. It's part of new technology being introduced into the school system.
The blossoming telemedicine program will feature the same kind of equipment found in a doctor's office, except for it will use live video feed to transfer images to nurse practitioners or a doctor.
"What the nurse practitioner is seeing is a live feed," said Keith Osborne, director of school-based health centers at Rural Health Services Consortium. "They're able to discuss what they're seeing with the student, and the nurse is collecting the data just like if they were in the same room together. We can make a diagnosis and prescribe medications."
The technology features a blue tooth stethoscope that syncs with the stethoscope used on a student, so the nurse practitioner can hear the sounds of the child's heartbeat and lungs on the other end. The nurse can look at a student's eyes, ears, nose and throat using a viewing scope that transmits images to a monitor.
Currently the county's two main high schools are the only schools that have clinics, and a mobile clinic travels back and forth to the county's 17 other schools. The telemedicine equipment is expected to help meet the huge demand for health care within the school system.
During the 2012-13 school year, there were a total of 5,183 clinic visits, 3,158 nurse visits and 1,657 "sick visits" with a nurse practitioner. That doesn't include other services provided by RHSC, including 691 sports physicals, 564 immunizations, 230 flu vaccinations and 66 ADD/ADHD consultations.
Parents must give permission before a student can see an RHSC nurse practitioner because the student's health insurance is billed.
The school system has two sets of equipment for the telemedicine, each costing $8,000. Officials with the RHSC are hoping to get a federal grant that would pay for telemedicine equipment for nurses' offices for 17 Hawkins County schools.


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Culbertson Lions Club Offers Scholarships
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The Culbertson Lions Club will accept scholarship applications until Aug. 1 for the school year 2014-15.
This is an annual scholarship for post graduates from CHS that have finished one year of college/tech school.
There will be two or more $500 scholarships given to selected applications.
Applications can be obtained from the Culbertson School guidance or superintendent Larry Crowder or any Lions Club member.
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Roane County United Way would like to thank everyone who participated in and those who attended our recent Family Fun Day.
We had more than 40 agencies and businesses partake in this day. More than 250 people came out to enjoy a day of music, food, and fun.
A special thanks to Roane State Community College for allowing UT LIFESTAR to be a part of our day, and thank you to David Maupin of East Roane County Volunteer Fire Department for ensuring a safe landing!
Ridge View Elementary School fifth grade would like to thank Rockwood 2000 for the organization's generous donation that provided our transportation on a recent field trip.
The students visited the University of Tennessee campus in Knoxville.
While on campus, the students supported our school's 4-H Clover Bowl team and toured several of the buildings.
The manufacturers' pro-rata warranty for lead acid batteries, for as long as I can remember, has been, with a few exceptions, a consumer rip off.
That has finally been proven in a class-action lawsuit against Johnson Controls, a company that purchased Globe Union some years ago, one of the largest manufacturers of lead acid batteries in the world.
Johnson Controls, like Globe Union had, distributes batteries that will be marketed under different labels, including a number of very popular ones.
We, as a nation, are nearing the time to elect a president to represent us all.
This time we have a unique religious twist as the Republican candidate appears to be Mitt Romney who is a devout member of the Mormon Latter-day Saints faith.
It goes without needing to be said that there will be a certain number of voters whom are of other faiths or none at all, who will not vote for Romney because of this, even though they may otherwise agree with his nonreligious beliefs.
Veterans, millions of veterans, know the meaning of this Memorial Day.
Parents are making plans, reunions, and celebrations. Children are excited, counting the days until school is out.
Municipalities are planning big events. Everything is in full-swing for the upcoming Memorial Day Weekend.
CASA of the 9th Judicial District's 2012 Run for the Child was a big success.
We had 220 entrants, a huge increase from last year, and preliminary numbers indicate we will net about $2,000 more than last year, making this the biggest fundraiser in our history.
Thanks to all of you who helped and or entered this event.
Those of us who avidly read the editorial section of this newspaper surely take note of the religious intolerance has once more raised its ugly head on these pages.
Various branches of Christianity taking shots at one another is sadly a part of our history, spanning the last 2,000 years.
More disconcerting is the notion that one would be considered ignorant for having any sort of faith in a higher power, a view that is becoming rampant across the more socialist and "educated" parts of this world.
I would like to encourage the city council and those in support of The YMCA to do more research before pushing this.
I appreciate the fact that Kevin McClure and Tim Neal voted against it.
I am Kevin's wife and a local business owner for 17 years. The Y would hurt local businesses. I and my partners employ 31 staff members at Kiddie Korner Daycare & After school program.
The Y could be devastating to our childcare program, Kay Whaley's or Tam's Tots.
This letter addresses columnist Gerald Largen's unwelcomed attack on the authority of the Catholic Church to establish behavioral expectations for its members. His question "How far should we defer to priests' decisions?" is inappropriate on several levels.
First, members of the Roman Catholic Church should, in my opinion, at least attempt to follow the tenets of their professed faith, and should be free to do so, unencumbered by laws enacted to force the church or its members to support practices that violate these tenets.
I agree with James Stout about the shabby treatment of Kingston City Clerk Eleanor Neal about the mistake which was made in the matter of the tax rate.
If anyone should have been punished with taking away a month's salary, it should have been the city manager. It was his responsibility to see to it that such a mistake was not made.
After all, it is his duty as the city manager to supervise all the things that go out of the office.
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Buster Posey is clutch. Here is hitting a grand slam to put the Giants up 6-0 over the Reds in game 5 of their National League Division Series. The shot was so unquestionable that Reds' catcher Ryan Hanigan had a visceral reaction that sent him walking towards the dugout. The Reds have four half-innings left to save their season.
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Erik Kuselias and Jon Stashower have been hired to the soon-to-start-up NBC Sports Radio Network.
Kuselias, a former talk-show host for ESPN, recently left Golf Channel's "Morning Drive" to take over host duties of "NBC Sports Talk" on the NBC Sports Network. "The Erik Kuselias Show" on NBC Sports Radio will air from 7 to 10 p.m. weekdays beginning Tuesday, Sept. 4.
Stashower, a Syracuse graduate, has spent the past 19 years as an update anchor and host at ESPN. He will be the anchor for NBC Radio Sports updates weekdays from 6 to 11 a.m.


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The sports apparel market is crowded with giants that include German company Adidas and smaller companies like faltering Lululemon Athletica Inc. (NASDAQ: LULU). Little wonder that market leader Nike Inc. (NASDAQ: NKE) continues to release products that might give it even the slightest edge among soccer players, runners, walkers and weekend athletes. Its most recent angle is a line with "minimal environmental impact." In an attempt to add more customers, Nike has gone green.
Nike's management calls the foundation of its new products "ColorDry technology." The announcement about the advance was done with a great deal of fanfare:
NIKE, Inc. revealed another step in the vision NIKE, Inc. President and CEO Mark Parker recently described at its investor meeting, as a "manufacturing revolution". NIKE, Inc. celebrated the opening of a waterfree dyeing facility featuring high-tech equipment to eliminate the use of water and process chemicals from fabric dyeing at its Taiwanese contract manufacturer Far Eastern New Century Corp. NIKE, Inc. has named this sustainable innovation "ColorDry" to highlight the environmental benefits and unprecedented coloring achieved with the technology.
Much less prominent in the announcement was that, for the time being, the process is only being used in polo shirts. Given the size of Nike's line of clothing, the effect on the overall Nike product line is less than modest. It is, however, part of the company's overall pitch that it has become environmentally responsible.
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While Nike has not said precisely what the value of ColorDry technology is, likely the supposed benefits are just as much from public relations as from sales. Some portion of the athletic gear consumer base may want to "go green" just as it has among car buyers who prefer hybrids. Nike cannot know for now whether this will lift its sales much.
However, large American consumer-based companies that have said nothing about their work to improve the environment are likely to be in a minority soon, if they are not already. Nike has made a start to move into what it believes is the favored category of green companies, even if its product base is less than modest.


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Annual Cycle For Survival Raises Money For Rare CancersThousands of people will be hopping on exercise bikes this weekend to raise money in the fight against rare cancers.
L.I. Legislator's Stance On Bike Safety Sets Off Social Media BacklashBarraga also advised against running in the street and suggested that runners and bikers go to the gym instead of using bike lanes where people are still at risk of getting hit by a car.
Mayor Bloomberg Expected To Sign E-Bike BanThe bikes are often used by delivery people and City Council Speaker Christine Quinn said the new law plugs loopholes and totally bans electric bikes from the streets of New York.
Comptroller Liu Wants Helmet Mandate For Bike Sharing ProgramNew York City is set to start a new bike sharing program next month. But before it begins, City Comptroller John Liu wants to make sure riders are kept safe, WCBS 880's Rich Lamb reported.
14th Annual Blessing Of The BikesMore than 200 bicycles have been blessed with a sprinkling of holy water at New York City's Cathedral of St. John the Divine.
NJ Bike Riders Want NJ Transit To Pump The Brakes On Inconvenient PolicyBike riders in the Garden State are up in arms over an NJ Transit policy that prevents them from carrying bikes onto trains at stations without elevated platforms.
Bike Share Program To Hit City Streets Next SummerWith the bike share program, DOT Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan the city is reinventing the wheel by providing an affordable and 24-hour accessible transportation alternative.
DEFEND YOUR RIDE: Nick At Tom's Restaurant"You can literally take the battery out and charge it in a café, while you eat your eggs." - Nick and his electric bicycle
NJ Lawmaker Backs Off Of Bicycle License Plate IdeaUnder the bill proposed by Essex County Assemblywoman Cleopatra Tucker, riders or their parents would have to pay $10 a year to register their bikes with the state.
Fashion Free ShoppingJust be cause it happens to be Fashion Week, doesn't mean there aren't all sorts of sales out there.
DOT Apologizes For Reporting False Bike Accident InfoA pedestrian safety advocate is outraged after New York City released inaccurate information about pedestrian injuries caused by bike riders.
No Bike Hooks For The New Haven LineA plan to provide cyclists with access on New Haven Line trains has been put on hold.


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Difference in Ct value of replicates - (Oct/07/2012 )
Hello to all,
I am new to Q-PCR.
When I put Q-PCR first time for the newly synthesized cDNA, I did not get much difference in cT value between the replicates (of same sample) and also in housekeeping genes cT values of different samples. As I need to analyze the cDNA sample for four different primers, I freeze thawed cDNA for around 10 times and now I am getting difference in cT value (cT1 – 23; cT2 – 28 of same cDNA sample) and also in housekeeping genes cT value among different samples. I tried to reduce pippetting and manual error. Is it due to cDNA regradation? If so, why am I getting difference between cT values of the same sample? (I did duplicate for each sample). Please suggest me.
First, 5 cycle difference in Ct is indeed quite bad. The replicates variation is usually dependent on the value of the median Ct of replicates. In overall high Ct values (near 30), the variation is bigger than say in Ct 17.
The reason for high variation can be the pipetting (try pipeting the same amount of cDNA in a larger volume -> dilute), when talking about thawed cDNA, the incomplete dissolving can also play role, as well as not enough mixing of both template cDNA and mastermix before adding to well.
If the problem is consistent through several different samples, even fresh ones it may point to the machine (malfunctioning sensor or something) or plasticware problem (dirt or grease on the cover sheet, different evaporation from unsealed sheet, etc...).
You can test the thorough mixing and dissolving and increasing the volume together in next attempt, after run if the problem remains you can measure the remaining volume in all wells, that can tell you if you have a evaporation problem.
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This GE Profile Series Stainless Steel Interior Dishwasher With Hidden Controls #PDT750SMFES scored very well on our cleaning, rinsing, and drying tests. It was a standout for how easy it was to use, its innovative bottle-cleaning jets, and its "slate" front finish (which is a nice break from the traditional stainless-steel styles on the market). The control panel is uncomplicated and intuitive. When using the machine, we found the tines in the lower rack were spaced far enough apart to easily accommodate more curved and deeper plates, and the tines can be reversed, too. While these features make it very easy to load, they do compromise capacity. The flatware basket has wide openings to handle large flatware patterns easily and, if needed, separates into three sections for more flexible placement in the bottom rack. Overall, this dishwasher was quiet when running, and earned an average score for energy efficiency.
Features: Adjustable top rack; cup shelves with stemware supports; removable filter; bottle wash jets and clips; smudge-proof slate finish; cycle status indicator on door; adjustable and reversible rack tines; wash zones; pre-soak cycle; smart meter compatible; rinse aid refill indicator; clean cycle display light
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- Cleaned and dried very well on the auto and heavy cycles
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We chose this property mostly because it's an adults only (+18) property. We were celebrating our honeymoon and didn't want to have to deal with children. Because it was 18+ it was nice and quite and verrry relaxing and there were plently of couples our age (25). The property sits on Bavaro beach which is absolutly gorgeous with white sand and tourquoise waters! You can walk for miles either way on the beach, but we recommend not walking too far to the left as you will be harrassed by men selling items. We stopped for a bit, haggled and bought some jewerly but they are looking to make a sale. If you don't intend to buy don't make eye contact. The property has 5 restuarants (including the buffet) from tex mex, seafood, fondue, etc. There will be something even for the pickiest eater! The rooms are spacious with a common area and bedroom and very clean. The staff are also fantastic! We had an issue with our safe and within minutes someone was there to fix it. If that's not service I don't know what is! :) Would definatly recommend!
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this Hotel is really great it is adults only everything is close by it has 1 buffet and 4 a la carte restaurants, at lunch they have bbq on the beach. All the staff are really friendly and want to make sure that you enjoy your stay. The food was really good different varieties and seasoned well. A really great experience for my first time in punta cana. I will definately be going back
Punta Cana Princess All Suites Resort & Spa Overview
This Punta Cana hotel is on the beach. Guests will be able to visit the beach and partake in the water sports, and they can visit other local attractions. Those staying at the Punta Cana Princess All Suites Resort & Spa can visit Manati Park and Higuey. Guests will be able to walk to the beach and other locations. Those staying at the Punta Cana Princess All Suites Resort & Spa will also be able to find public transportation that can take them to other areas around the island.
Guests will find that all of the rooms located at the Punta Cana Princess All Suites Resort & Spa offer air conditioning, bathrooms, bathtubs, TVs, irons and ironing boards, and a variety of other modern amenities. They will also be able to use the hotel's room service.
When staying at the Punta Cana Princess All Suites Resort & Spa guests will find a number of shops, as well as an onsite casino. They will be able to grab a drink at the bar and play golf on the onsite course. The hotel also has a fitness center, sauna, tennis courts, spa, and Jacuzzi. The all-inclusive hotel caters to adults and has onsite restaurants.
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Government professors from California State University, Sacramento
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Hall 1000. The event is free and open to the public.
There will also be a viewing and discussion of the only scheduled vice presidential debate at 6 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 5 in Mendocino Hall 1005.
In addition, all of the debates will be shown on campus on televisions in the University Union.
The goal of the hosted viewings on Oct. 5 and 13 is to allow students, other members of the campus community and the public a chance to discuss the debate with one another rather than deferring to political pundits. The professors – who have expertise in presidential politics, media and politics, and campaigning – will be on hand to facilitate discussion and answer questions.
The presidential debate on Oct. 13 is the last of three debates, with the others set for Sept. 30 and Oct. 8. It will be broadcast from Arizona State University and will focus on domestic and economic policy.
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It was testimony to Faroese country star Hallur Joensen's popularity locally.
He has returned to Shetland with guitarist Beddi Hansen to play three gigs.
The Shetland Country Music Club had come up trumps with this formula for a band which included; Brian and Arthur Nicolson – on the guitars which seem to be joined to their hips – Maggie Adamson's effortless swing fiddle and that old white stork of a steel guitar player Robertson to swish the sleek notes…
On the 7th to the 9th of February Hallur will attend the Country Music Meeting in Berlin together with a few members of his local band.
Hallur will have his first gig 9 p.m. on Thursday night at the Western Saloon in Berlin.
And as mentioned he will attend the Country Music Meeting and will have a stand and his live performance is in the morning 8th of February.
Also on the 8th he will attend the Biker Treff Spinnerbrücke and will be on stage in there in the eveninwww.spinner-bruecke.de/">www.spinner-bruecke.de/">www.spinner-bruecke.de/">www.spinner-bruecke.de/
Hope to see you all there
The newest record from Hallur Joensen, With Stars and Legends, is now available on iTunes and CD Baby as digital download. Continue reading
Hallur Joensen was heading the second edition of the Country and Blues Festival (www.country.fo) at Sørvágur of the Faroe Islands, next to the airport of Vágar. Locally, Hallur is labeled The King of Contry. At the Faroese festival Hallur brought on stage with him Jákup Zachariassen, steel, Finnur Hansen, keyboard, Jóan P. 'Beddi' Hansen, guitar, Eyðun Johannesen, bass, Høgni Klakstein, drums and Kristina Bærendsen, backing vocals.
Hallur Joensen has just released his fourt album, With Stars and Legends, counting to be the best seller ever of any cd released on the Faroese market. On the album there are 13 songs, where Hallur can be heard singing and playing with The Bellamy Brothers, Kris Kristofferson, Charley Pride, Bobby Bare, Dawn Sears, Yohanna, G. Thomas, James Burton, Tanya Hencheroff, David Peterson & Woody Wright and Vince Gill & Sonja Isaacs
FO Music Management is Hallur Joensen's international representation.
Some exciting news ahead for Hallur Joensen, a new record on its way and he has signed with a new management. First of all the new management, FO Music Management is based in the Faroe Islands with manager Gudmund Djurhuus.
FO Music Management will from now on be representing Hallur and handling requests, booking and so forth. FO Music Management has signed with some stars in the Faroe Islands already, except from Hallur FO Music Management takes care of Evi Tausen and Jens Marni Hansen.
Hallur Joensen is ready with his fourth record With Stars & Legends, recorded in the capital of country music, Nashville. Hallur is very excited about his coming record which has been produced by Jákup Zachariassen. This album is the result of cooperation with some great stars in the country genre. Continue reading
On November 3rd, Hallur will be playing in Denmark with some of his old musical friends from West & Blus in Stendis, midtjylland.
A week after he will be on his way to Hamnavoe in Shetland, where Hallur will be a part of the Thomas Fraser Festival from 8th – 11th of November.
Hallur says: "As a big fan of Tomas Fraser, it will be an honor for me to be a part of this great Memoreal event. I will have my good friend and guitarist, Jóan P. Hansen (Beddi) to accompany me along with some of the local musicians where we will convey some of the good ol' classics tunes.!"


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Browse the CBRC Resource Library for research and resources on gay men's health, the determinants of health, HIV & STI prevention, and community-based research. You'll find the latest Sex Now reports from the national survey, Gay Men's Health Summit reports, and resources for community development, capacity building and training.
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My amh is 5. I dont have pco. I have had a scan. Everything is normal and i dont have cysts 9n my ovaries. A gyneacologist checked it and said i dont have pco..im getting worried that u said to see an infertilty specialist. What my chances of concieving if my level is 5? I had hucosy test. Everything is normal on that too.
I had bloods done and gp said the ultrasound said and bloods show u dont have pco. I dint have a period for 6 months after the abortion .gyneacologist said to me that could happen after an abortion..
I will have to book an appointment to see my gp again. They didnt tell me this. Would u know if clomid or metformin will help me concieve? If u say i have pco.. I have been using ovuatiin test kit and on day 14 i get a positive. Also on day 21 progestr9ne test was done. Which was normal range.
If im getting positive on ovulation test. Does it mean i am ovulating? As i may have pco would i still get a positive on ovulaion test?
Middle of the cycle i have pain in my uterus. This has been hapening for the past 3 months. Do u know why i have pain. Somtimes its on my left side or right side. I have had scans but it doesnt show any cysts or any abnormalities.
Ofcourse i will give you a postive rating. It just makes me worried that somthing is wrong coz i am havinf this pelvic pain hence im not getting pregnant. Why i have this pain this pain mid cycle. I have booked to see gp next week wednesday . Can u tell me what tests i could have done. And is pelvic pain associated with infertilty ....just dont know who to turn to or what to do but i feel pain and feel somthing is wrong..although i have had hycosy. Internal 3 ultrasound scan. Bloods etc..
I have also booked to have my amh levels done again. As u have said.
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Three goal Park advance to face Aisling Annacotty
Under 12 IN the Danone Under 12 Cup The Park qualified for Round 4, and only one win away from the last 32, with a 3-0 away win at Corbally.
Andy Garcia, Jack Rusk and Padraig McCannon scored to set up a clash with Aisling Annacotty away in Limerick. Kingdom Boys National Cup campaign is over as they lost at home to Avenue Utd.
Kerry will have a second side in Round 4 as Killarney Celtic had already qualified before this weekend and are awaiting the winners of the Gravnville and BT Harps, with Celtic having home advantage. Under 14 BALLYHAR'S third win in the National Cup sees them into the last 64 of the competition and one win away from the open round draw, featuring the last 32 teams.
This is a great run for Ballyhar and on this occasion had hat tricks from David Kenny and Niall O'Donoghue, two goals from Padraig O'Connor and one from David O'Mahony. Ballyhar will next welcome Garnagh United, conquerors of Killarney Athletic, to Murt Scott Park for what will be a huge game.
In that Granagh game Killarney Athletic lost out 4-1 with Liam Curran getting the Killarney's boy goal.
Killarney Celtic will also be at home in Round 4 after they proved to be too strong for BT Harps in Templemore. Luke O'Donoghue top scored with a hat-trick, Mark Harnett and Kasper Malinowski both got two each while Cian Gammell, Thando Dube and Gary Mathews added one each.
The Hoops will be at home to Avenue United from Clare in the next round.
Kingdom Boys made it three Kerry sides through as they had a good 5-2 home win over Nenagh. Dillon Robinson, Pat Looney, Rian O'Sullivan and Patrick Roche were the scorers for the home side. Kingdom Boys will travel to either Coonagh or Granagh in the next round. Under 16 IT was a case of three and out in the Under 16 section with Killarney Athletic, Fenit and Killarney Celtic all bowing out. Athletic went closest to getting a result, going down 2-1 at home to Kilmallock. Mikey Casey got the Athletic goal.
Killarney Celtic will be rueing a missed penalty that would have given them a second half lead. However in fairness to Aisling Annacotty they were the better side throughout and once they did manage to take one of their chances ran out 3-0 winners.
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Sanjay Kumar Loses Appeal of 12-Year Prison Sentence
Former CA Inc. Chief Executive Officer Sanjay Kumar, convicted of leading a $2.2 billion fraud at the company, lost an appeal to have his 12-year prison sentence reduced.
The U.S. appeals court in Manhattan today affirmed the sentence of Kumar, 48, who pleaded guilty in 2006 to charges of conspiracy, fraud and obstruction of justice. Kumar is serving his sentence at a federal prison in New Jersey.
The court also affirmed the conviction of CA's former top sales executive, Stephen Richards, and ordered him resentenced. Richards was sentenced to seven years for his role in the fraud.
Kumar and several deputies pleaded guilty to inflating revenue by backdating sales contracts. CA, based in Islandia, New York, was known as Computer Associates International Inc. when Kumar ran the company.
In addition to the prison sentence, Kumar was fined $8 million and ordered to pay $798.6 million in restitution. He sold his 58-foot yacht, two Ferraris and investment accounts under an agreement with prosecutors to pay the first $50 million.
Richards, who is serving his sentence in California, was ordered to pay $29 million in restitution.
A three-judge panel of the appeals court today unanimously rejected Richards's claims that he was improperly charged with obstruction of justice and that his plea was the result of "undue coercion from the government."
$400 Million Losses
The court also rejected arguments that U.S. District Judge I. Leo Glasser in Brooklyn incorrectly calculated the financial losses from the fraud as greater than $400 million.
Two members of the panel rejected arguments by Kumar and Richards that their sentences were improper because Glasser used sentencing guidelines in effect in 2005, rather than more lenient guidelines that applied when they committed the crimes. One judge disagreed, arguing in a dissent that the sentences violate a constitutional ban on laws that increase the punishment for crimes after they've been committed.
The court reversed Richards's sentence, ruling that Glasser failed to give him credit for pleading guilty and accepting responsibility for his crimes. Kumar wasn't entitled to a similar credit because he obstructed justice and pleaded guilty only on the eve of trial, the court said.
Prosecutors said Kumar erased his computer hard-drive after being told to preserve evidence for a federal investigation. He also authorized the payment of $3.7 million to silence a potential witness, the government claimed.
No date has been set for Richards's resentencing.
The case is U.S. v. Kumar, 06-CR-5482, 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals (Manhattan).
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Leather Yenta expands your caning vocabulary in this clip by demonstrating the proper technique for impacting the thighs. She and John show how the connection and methods of pain processing can make this kind of play extra special in both physical and mental ways.
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Dating One Direction's Harry Styles taught TV beauty Emily Atack a useful lesson – if you go out with boyband stars, don't tweet about it.
The Inbetweeners actress is still licking her wounds after an online savaging by angry Styles fans, each one outraged to find he is not saving himself just for her.
"I learned that, with Twitter, you maybe have to think before you tweet," Emily, 24, admitted. And with a twinkle in her eye, she added: "I've made up my mind never to say anything about Harry again."
Not that she had planned to discuss the 20-year-old pop idol . We met so Emily could talk about Almost Married, her new film which opens this Friday. It's easy to see why Styles was attracted to the girl who played Charlotte in The Inbetweeners – and his Directioner fans were jealous.
The honey-coloured hair falls halfway down her back, the blue eyes sparkle, the hourglass figure is in a skintight blue-checked dress. And she's a laugh.
But when the subject of Harry came up, she blushed and wailed: "I just can't talk about it. I'm a natural blabbermouth and it always gets me into trouble." She first spotted Harry when he popped up on The X Factor in 2010. On her Twitter page at the time, she wrote: "Does Harry from One Direction HAVE to be 16?!
"Let's pretend he's 18 at least! Then there'd be only One Direction he'd be going – to the bedroom!"
The interest was mutual. In May 2012 it was rumoured Emily and Harry were dating, although she did not confirm it at the time.
Then last August she admitted: "Yeah, we had a short-lived thing. But we were never boyfriend and girlfriend.
"Harry and I had fun, then went in opposite directions. We haven't spoken in a while."
Now Harry is just a fling of the past and Emily is in relationship with male model Jack Vacher, 20. When she first clapped eyes on him he was 18 and working in a shop near the Bedfordshire home she shares with her younger sister Martha.
They have been together for 18 months but laughing Emily admitted she chased Jack. She recalled: "I started talking to him and got his phone number. Then I sort of stalked him.
"He's lovely, the sweetest person in the world. We get on well and make each other laugh. I don't have a bad word to say about him."
"He's a free spirit, like me. He understands that I might be away filming. But he's off to Japan on modelling assignments soon."
Professionally, Emily continues to be much in demand. Apart from Dancing On Ice in 2010 and Channel 4's The Inbetweeners, she has made three films back-to-back.
A spoof zombie movie, Ibiza Undead, is out in the autumn, followed by The Hoarder, a psychological thriller with Mischa Barton.
But first comes Almost Married. a dark romcom. Emily plays Lydia, who is engaged to Kyle (Philip McGinley). On his stag night, he catches an embarrassing disease in a brothel and is banned from sex for three months, But he is due to wed Lydia soon… Kyle turns to pal Jarvis (Mark Stobbart) for help.
Emily, whose mum is actress and singer Kate Robbins, spends much of the movie wearing very little.
She giggles. "I'm getting used to that. A lot of parts I've played required me to get nearly naked and snog boys. What a horrible job!
"You kind of forget you're standing there in your pants."
Emily's comedy hero is Friends star Jennifer Aniston. She said: "I love her timing. Fit and funny, that's what I'm aiming for." Many would say she's already cracked it.


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Civilians bear brunt of the changing nature of hostilities
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This week, the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement is marking 150 years since the Battle of Solferino, which is where the idea of Red Cross was born. The ICRC is also publishing the results of a major survey looking at "today's Solferinos" and their impact on civilians. According to the organization's director of operations, Pierre Krähenbühl, a lot has changed over the past century and a half in the way wars are fought and how people are affected.
There have been striking changes between how battles were fought 150 years ago and today. Historians say that in Solferino, almost 40,000 soldiers were wounded or killed but just one civilian died in the fighting. Today things are very different. Obviously, civilians were affected back then. Th ey had to flee their villages, go into hiding and try to protect themselves. What's alarming today is the scope of that kind of suffering and the number of civilian casualties and deaths we see around the world.
As part of our new research, we looked at what people in Afghanistan had to say about their experiences and 60% said they had been directly affected by the consequences of warfare. Now imagine that they've been living with the turmoil of hostilities for 30 years, or take the Democratic Republic of the Congo, as another example. High percentages of people there say that in the last 12 months they have experienced a whole range of violations, from exposure to sexual violence and displacement to a lack of access to health care.
The reversal of the trend, in terms of the transformation of armed conflict and who bears the brunt of it, is very worrying.
What prompted you to carry out the survey?
Well, we felt it was time to look at modern-day Solferinos… today's conflicts and situations of violence. In particular, it was important to look at them through the experiences, fears, worries, frustrations and hopes of the people affected by these dynamics.
We chose to examine a geographical range of contexts, as well as a mix of situations that are often in the headlines and a few that rarely make the news. In the end, we selected Afghanistan, Colombia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Georgia, Haiti, Lebanon, Liberia and the Philippines. For us, it was essential to sit down and hear from the people themselves what it means to go through these traumatic events.
Were there any findings that were particularly striking or surprising to you?
While not entirely surprising, it's striking to see the extent of people's concern and fear, first and foremost, about the safety and well-being of close family members. Their concern is not only about the loss of a loved one, but also about separation. In different ways, people refer to that as being among their greatest fears.
At the same time, another finding, which was noticeable and related to family and proximity, was that many people said that those who most effectively respond to their immediate needs were their communities, neighbours or families.
How does knowing that have an impact on the ICRC's work?
The importance of being close to affected communities is something we've picked up on in recent years in our own operational experience. If there are any heroes in the humanitarian field, it's the local surgeons and nurses in war-torn countries like Afghanistan, Iraq or Somalia, who take the risk of going to the hospital every morning in their hope to make a difference for their own people.
Our privilege, and what we've tried to focus on in recent years, is to accompany them in that process… to enable local health personnel and aid workers, including our colleagues from national Red Cross and Red Crescent societies, to respond on the ground, because we've seen that this makes a difference for affected populations. We will be focusing on this increasingly in future.
The survey shows high numbers of people, who have been forced to flee their homes. What's your response?
I'm disturbed by the findings on displacement and the numbers of people who talked about having to flee their homes or abandon their property, and then losing it and never being able to get it back. In the Cong o, it's not just one time people have been displaced over the past 12 to 18 months. Some people have been displaced four, five or six times, again, often with the loss of family members in the whole process.
So it seems very clear that from the perspective of the people interviewed, this ranks among the most anxiety-provoking and fearful experiences of conflict, and that's something that the ICRC must focus on with great dedication.
Corruption was cited quite widely as a reason that is preventing people from getting help. Is that something that has an impact on what the ICRC is doing in these countries?
True, many of the people interviewed cited corruption as being a potential impediment to safe and predictable access to humanitarian aid. The research doesn't reveal who they think is corrupt and it doesn't lay blame. However, it's a striking finding and comes as a very strong reminder of all the precautions that one must put into place in the implementation of programmes, both during the evaluation phase and in carrying them out, in order to ensure that populations do not face discrimination or these forms of blockages. I think that this requires further close attention on our part.
In general terms, what difference will this research make?
There are two big differences that this research will bring to our way of working. The first is a reminder of how important it is to place people at the very centre of our analysis and action. It is only by taking seriously the way in which people see their own situations that we will find a response that's up to the standard of their needs and expectations.
Humanitarian organizations approach people a nd assess their needs, but tend to do this very much from the perspective of their own expertise. If we turn that around and take the person as the starting point, it becomes a much more sincere and in-depth approach, and I think that is an important finding. We need to adapt our programming to that reality.
Secondly, communicating around the impact of warfare on affected populations is a key responsibility of an organization like the ICRC. Being able to do that based on how the people see their needs, as opposed to our own views and assessments, adds a qualitative dimension to our claim to be able to carry the voices of the victims of war and armed violence to broader audiences.
This is a step towards acknowledging our accountability towards the people that we are there to serve.
See also:Our world. Views from the field. The impact of conflicts and armed violence on civilians


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If you love a good murder mystery consider attending the 13th annual Augustinian Address Aug. 28 at 7 p.m. at the Bishop Baker Parish Center, 259 St. George St.
Vespers (evening prayer) will begin at 6 p.m. for the Solemnity of St. Augustine at the Cathedral Basilica, 38 Cathedral Place, and the Augustinian address follows at the Bishop Baker Center.
Dr. Michael Francis will discuss the murders of five Franciscan friars by Guale Indians in Spanish Florida in the fall of 1597. They are known today as the Georgia martyrs because their missions were on St. Catherine and Cumberland islands.
Francis formerly served as chairman of the history department at the University of North Florida, but has just assumed the Hough Family Endowed Chair in Florida Studies at the University of South Florida in St. Petersburg.
He is the author of "Murder and Martyrdom in Spanish Florida," which explores the complex issues and personalities leading up to the murders.
The martyrs are under consideration by the Vatican for canonization. Their cause was begun in the 1950s, citing them for dying in the defense of marriage, Dr. Francis said.
Although the conditions under which they worked were harsh, the Franciscan friars encountered little violence from the Indians, he said. But a Guale chief did respond violently when the friars opposed his decision to take a second wife.
That's the short version of events. In his research, Francis discovered that the relations between the friars and the Indians were quite complex, and he will share his findings in the Augustinian Address.
The Augustinian Address is the centerpiece of the Cathedral Basilica's observance of the feast day of St. Augustine of Hippo, patron saint of the parish, the diocese and the city.
It is free and open to the public. A reception will follow Francis' talk. For details, call the Rev. Tom Willis, pastor of the Cathedral Basilica of St. Augustine, 824-2806.


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Dead to Rights: Retribution is a vicious game. Vicious in the sense that if Grant City police officer Jack Slate slams you face first into the ground and then shoots you in the back of the head, you should consider yourself lucky. The alternative being kneecapping you first and killing you while you're begging for mercy in a pool of your own blood, meat, and bits of shattered bone. It's also vicious in that if Jack's dog Shadow rips out your throat and then drags you gurgling and twitching into a dark corner to die, you'd better be thankful that he went for your throat and not your groin. Let's just say that Shadow isn't a fussy eater.
All in all there is little about Volatile Games's Dead to Rights: Retribution that's fussy. It's a straightforward game that knows what it is: a blood-soaked attack-dog of a game. And accepts it with relish.
For most of the time you take the part of Jack Slate. Jack's a burly, bruiser of a cop who is barely held in check by his father. Unfortunately, his father, also an officer in Grant City's police force, is brutally taken out of the picture and Jack is released unchecked on the city's criminals.
When controlling Jack in his rampage through Grant City's warehouses, train yards, docks and high-rises, you continually switch between using fists and guns. Fortunately, both types of combat are equally effective. The triangle and circle buttons throw punches while the square button will cover-up and defend. Pressing triangle and circle together will throw a slower, more powerful punch while, in the same way pressing the x and square buttons will initiate Jack's grappling move. From these basics the game's melee combat system opens up with an impressive list of combos, throws and finishing animations.
The finishing moves are really the dark heart of the game. After rocking your opponent with a few jabs, hooks and loose elbows, a prompt to press the x button pops up. Then, depending on Jack's weapon and positioning, the bad guy's life of crime will come to a slow motion end in a violent and fatal way. The kill animations run the gamut from a swift kick to the teeth to gang style executions, all of which are accompanied by showers of blood that splatter Jack, Shadow and the camera lens.
However, Jack isn't restricted to just his fists when it come to dealing violence. If he gets close enough to a gun wielding enemy the x prompt will again appear, this time allowing him to rip the weapon out of the poor criminal's hand. Although there is the typical variety of weapons, from hand guns to rocket launchers, you can only carry two guns at a time and each with only two clips, so you tend to run out of ammo pretty quickly. To help with this the L1 button initiates the game's version of bullet time, switching the gameplay to slow motion briefly, giving you time to target a specific enemy, take out multiple opponents, or simply run for cover.
Throughout the game you also get to run free as Shadow. As you would expect, taking the part of Shadow changes the gameplay significantly. You can still try to fight your way through the criminals by running up to them and hitting the x button when prompted. In this way you can tear out their throat, chew off their gun hand or savage their… er, groinal region. Or you can play it stealthily by sneaking and using Shadow's senses to pinpoint enemies. Either way the Shadow sections are a nice change in pace.
Now, if it's sounding like the game is as killer as Jack and his faithful companion Shadow, sadly it's not. In terms of combat and atmosphere the game looks and plays like the PS2 Warriors licence. From the combos and random enemy AI, down to the dark, drab alleyways and bad guys with white clown make-up, it feels almost like a homage to that same (pretty enjoyable) beat 'em up from 2005. Also, not only do the shooting elements of the game play kind of like Max Payne, but Jack sort of looks like Max as well. Again, not a bad thing. That is, not a bad thing if it's still the early 2000s.
But it's not 2001, or even 2005, and Dead to Rights: Retribution's good points, essentially Shadow and its excessive violence, can't make up for what it's lacking. The game's dark and claustrophobic graphics mean all the levels look and feel the same. The enemies are many; so many that you get to see Jack's finishing moves a lot. You see them so often, in fact, that they loose their shine pretty quickly. Sometimes the camera gets caught in awkward positions, often enemies swarm out of nowhere and frustratingly doors that are locked the first time you check them, are suddenly unlocked. Also, there's no multiplayer or online play and the story and voice acting is pretty uninspired. What the story does do, though, is serve as a reasonably good excuse to get to the violence, and in the end that's the point.
Yes, Dead To Rights: Retribution is violent. It's also dark, vicious and amoral, with ten levels packed with face painted thugs waiting to get killed in all manner of slow motion, blood splattering ways. If that sounds good to you, and it certainly does to me, then the game is a perfectly good weekend rental. You'll get through the story, you'll get plenty of kills, and you'll get to spend some time with a pretty good dog.
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June 22, 2012
Study Explains Links between Autism and Genes
(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Approximately three out of every 1,000 people in the United States suffer from some degree of Autism. Now, a new study is looking at why this happens by studying your genes.
Researchers at UCLA are conducting a study to explain why one person has an ASD (autism spectrum disorder) and another does not. The study pinpoints ASD risk factors by comparing changes in gene expression with DNA mutation data in the same individuals.ASDs are a heterogeneous group of developmental conditions characterized by social deficits, difficulty communicating, and repetitive behaviors. ASDs are thought to be highly heritable, meaning that they run in families.
Researchers have found minimal changes in the number of copies in the genetic regions that associate with ASD. Although there are some hot-spot regions containing these alterations, very few genetic changes are exactly alike. Similarly, no two autistic people share the exact same symptoms.
In the study, 244 families were studied in which one child (the proband) was affected with an ASD and one was not. During this study several potential new regions where copy-number variants (CNVs) are associated with ASDs were identified. In addition, the team found genes within these regions that are significantly misregulated in ASD children compared with their unaffected siblings.
"Strikingly, we observed a higher incidence of haploinsufficient genes in the rare CNVs in probands than in those of siblings, strongly indicating a functional impact of these CNVs on expression," Dr. Daniel Geschwind of UCLA was quoted saying.
Haploinsuffiency occurs when only one copy of a gene is functional; the result is that the body cannot produce a normal amount of protein. The researchers also found a significant enrichment of misexpressed genes in neural-related pathways in ASD children
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By Amanda Wicks
Alicia Keys is promoting love with her new music video "Blended Family" featuring A$AP Rocky.
Related: Alicia Keys Talks Inspiration Behind 'Here'
The video, which is shot in black and white, shows intimate scenes between Keys, her husband Swizz Beatz and their family, which includes his children from a previous marriage. "Blended Family" also shows exactly that: Several families made up of different ethnicities. In each scene, love is the central message.
A$AP Rocky also shows up in the video, singing with Keys and hanging out with his mom and family.
"My new song 'Blended Family (What You Do For Love)' is inspired by my family's personal journey to cultivate deeper understanding, compassion, support and love. Something to me that I hope we all together in this world remember right now," Keys said in a press release. "To me, the word 'family' has no singular definition and the modern family is made up of all kinds of beautiful people of different walks of life willing to put love first."
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Hiring Independent Contractors Versus Employees: The Tax Impact
Small-business owners need to know that their decisions to hire independent contractors on one hand or regular employees on the other will have an impact on taxes.
Those decisions will affect how much tax the business will have to pay and withhold from paychecks. Also affected will be what documents and information must be provided to the business, and what tax documents the business must give to the employee or contractor.Here are the top 10 things every business owner should know about hiring workers as independent contractors versus hiring them as employees:1. The Internal Revenue Service uses three characteristics to determine the relationship between businesses and workers: Behavioral Control, Financial Control, and Type of Relationship.2. Behavioral Control covers facts that show whether the business has a right to direct or control how the work is done through instructions, training or other means.3. Financial Control covers facts that show whether the business has a right to direct or control the financial and business aspects of the worker's job.4. The Type of Relationship factor relates to how the workers and the business owner perceive their relationship.5. If the company has the right to control or direct not only what is to be done, but also how it is to be done, then workers are most likely employees.6. If the company can direct or control only the result of the work done - and not the means and methods of accomplishing the result - then workers are probably independent contractors.7. Employers who misclassify workers as independent contractors can end up with substantial tax bills. Additionally, employers can face penalties for failing to pay employment taxes and for failing to file required tax forms.8. Workers can avoid higher tax bills and lost benefits if they know their proper status.9. Both employers and workers can ask the IRS to make a determination on whether a specific individual is an independent contractor or an employee by filing with the IRS a Form SS-8 – Determination of Worker Status for Purposes of Federal Employment Taxes and Income Tax Withholding.10. You can learn more about the critical determination of a worker's status as an independent contractor or employee at http://www.IRS.gov by selecting the Small Business link. Additional resources include IRS Publication 15-A, Employer's Supplemental Tax Guide; Publication 1779, Independent Contractor or Employee; and Publication 1976, Do You Qualify for Relief Under Section 530? These publications and Form SS-8 are available on the IRS Web site or by calling the IRS at 800-829-3676 (800-TAX-FORM).