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As of August 16, 2017 your parking permit is virtual! Physical permits are no longer to be used and your vehicles's license plate number is your permit. For additional virtual permit information, please visit the FAQ page.
As authorized by regulation 9.0030R I (1), the University's Board of Trustees has designated the annual registration fee for each motor vehicle as follows:
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Reserved Annual
Sales Price: $378.50
Sales Tax: $26.50
Total Cost: $405
Purchase Permit
Faculty/Staff Annual Sold Out
Sales Price: $233.24
Sales Tax: $16.36
Total Cost: $250
Night Faculty/Staff Annual
Sales Price: $140.19
Sales Tax: $9.81
Total Cost: $150
Blue Lot Annual Sold Out for Students
Sales Price: $149.53
Sales Tax: $10.47
Total Cost: $160
Night Blue Lot Annual
Sales Price: $88.78
Sales Tax: $6.22
Total Cost: $95
Gray Lot Annual
Sales Price: $88.78
Housing Annual
Sales Price: $191.58
Sales Tax: $13.41
Total Cost: $204.99
Two-wheeled Motorcycle Annual
Sales Price: $60.74
Sales Tax: $4.26
Total Cost: $65
Fees for parking per term are as follows (Reserved, Faculty/Staff and Motorcycle Permits are not available on a per-term basis):
Blue Lot Term Sold Out for Students
Gray Lot Term
Sales Price: $51.40
Sales Tax: $3.60
Total Cost: $55
Night Blue Lot Term
Housing Term
Sales Price: $116.82
Sales Tax: $8.18
Total Cost: $125
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Champagne Brunch and Holiday Gift Show 2015
A Step Ahead Foundation
Saturday, November 14, 2015 from 10:30 AM to 1:30 PM (CST)
Event Details
Get a step ahead on your holiday shopping while supporting this great cause!
A Step Ahead Foundation offers women of Shelby County free Long-Acting Reversible Contraception to prevent unplanned pregnancies.
Claudia Haltom, a retired Juvenile Court Magistrate, founded A Step Ahead Foundation in 2011 to addresss what she witnessed first-hand while on the bench; young parents facing overwhelming stress from having children too soon in life. To date, the foundation has helped over 3,900 women plan their lives and get a step ahead.
Hosted by
Laurie and Thornton Brooksbank
Buzzy Hussey and Hal Brunt
Sue Clark
Claudia and Bill Haltom
Shirley Hill Hilliard
Dawn LaFon
Mary Morgan Whitfield & Philip E. LaMoreaux III
Peggy and Don McClure Jr.
Robbie and John McQuiston
Ellen Robinson Rolfes
Linda Warren Seely
Belinda Smith Simpson
Gretchen Gassner Turley
Marianne and Ron Walter
Jeshenna J. Watkins MD
Isabelle and Lee Welch
When & Where
Community Resource Center
3475 Central Ave
Saturday, November 14, 2015 from 10:30 AM to 1:30 PM (CST)
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Latin American Herald Tribune - What You Can Do About a Nighttime Charley Horse - Debra Witt
Most of us have experienced an occasional charley horse, that sudden, intense muscle pain that grips the calf muscle. Many people have, inexplicably, felt this pain in the middle of the night. "Leg cramps that happen during sleep are quite common but not fully understood," said Jonathan Kirschner, MD, Assistant Professor of Interventional Spine and Sports Medicine at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.
-Dr. Jonathan Kirschner, Assistant Professor, Rehabilitation Medicine, Interventional Spine and Sports Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
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No Population Bomb
April 7, 2013 Leave a comment
I frequently meet people who think that overpopulation will lead to some future disaster (i.e., a "population bomb"). This is frustrating mostly because fear mongering about overpopulation has been a favourite past-time of many academics for more than two centuries now. The two most famous examples of overpopulation fear mongering came from Thomas Malthus in the 19th century and Paul Ehrlich in the 20th century. Both academics predicted global catastrophes at dates that have come and gone without humans surpassing carrying capacity.
These scholars were not necessarily bad scientists or not properly employing the scientific method. The human population has been growing exponentially since 1650 – the longest period of exponential population growth for any organism… ever. As ecologists and biologists know, strongly r-selected species that experience exponential population growth for even a few years reach their carrying capacity and then experience a population collapse. Malthus and Ehrlich reasoned that this was bound to happen to us as well.
The mistake of both Malthus and Ehrlich was that they didn't realize that humans are a strongly K-selected species and the cause of our exponential growth was a-typical (i.e., human ingenuity enabled us to continually raise the carrying capacity by improving medicine, health, and agricultural practices). But if Malthus and Ehrlich are wrong, does anyone have a better understanding of the future of our population? Can our population keep exploding exponentially?
First off, several population models have been constructed over the past two decades, and they provide us with interesting data. But perhaps the most insightful study was recently published by a team of Spanish mathematicians at the Autonomous University of Madrid. They modelled human population trends from 1900 to 2010. This enabled them to extrapolate these trends and make predictions for the future. They concluded that the world population would stop growing by mid-century (2050) at around ~8-9 billion individuals. This prediction is in line with the majority of the United Nations low-estimate projections for future population growth.
These researchers were able to make such firm predictions because of important trends in population growth that many people may be unaware of. For example, although the human population reached 7 billion recently, the growth rate peaked in 1963 (2.2% growth) and has been slowing ever since (in 2011 it was 1.1%). Also, the total annual birth rate peaked in the 1980s and has been declining ever since. And finally countries in the developed world are already at (or below) replacement level fertility levels (2.33 children per woman). In fact, the global population itself is quickly reaching replacement level fertility levels (which explains why growth rates and total annual birth rates are declining) (figure below).
What is causing population growth to slow?
Our species is not slowing down population growth because we are reaching carrying capacity. We are slowing down population growth because of education, gender equality, the rural-to-urban transition, and birth control.
Human growth rate is directly correlated with affluence. The richer a country becomes the slower their population grows. This is because affluent countries provide better education for both men and women. When women are educated they are freed to participate in society and build careers (as opposed to being career mothers). Women in developed affluent countries tend to have 2-3 children (or 0-1 children) as opposed to 5-10 children. In fact, even in developed countries, the trend for women to have fewer and fewer children may be continuing. As a result, it would not surprise me if fertility levels were well below 2 and approaching 1 in many developed countries by the 2030s. And as countries throughout the world modernize and develop, equal access to education for females should continue to spread.
Another major cause of the slower population growth is the rural-to-urban transition. In 1900 every country had a predominantly rural population. In rural areas farming is the dominant (if not only) way to make a living. This mode of production provides children with an important function: they can work the farm. As a result, there is an economic incentive to have children. However, children are very expensive in urban settings, and they are never an economic benefit because they are in school until they can provide for themselves. This always leads to family size decreasing in urban settings. And urbanization as a global process is not going to be stopped. Even conservative estimates suspect that 60% of the world's population will be living in cities by 2030. The U.N. projects that it will be around 70% by 2050 (again, that is a conservative estimate). Considering that countries in the developed world have already urbanized, the majority of these rural-to-urban migrations will be in the developing world (figure below).
Finally, the invention of (and cheap and easy access to) birth control is something that changed the Western world forever. Once women were able to gain more control over their own reproduction family size started to decrease. There were fewer unwanted/unplanned children. That is why providing cheap and easy access to birth control world wide is so important. Combined with female education and rapid urbanization, these forces will allow all countries to join the developed countries with a fertility level of 2.3 (or lower).
Of course, all of this (equal access to education for females and continued rapid urbanization leading to decreased global fertility) is all dependent on current rates of economic development in the developed world. Without raising the standard of living for the global population, the population trends observed today will reverse. And in order to ensure that the developing world's economic growth continues, we must ensure that we transition to a new energy economy and avoid major nation-state wars.
Statistician Hans Rosling has calculated that all of these scenarios are probable. I agree. If current economic development trends continue we should expect the average person's income in India and China (for example) to reach the same levels of the U.K., U.S.A., and Japan by 2048. Check out Rosling's TED talk on this: Asia's rise – how and when. Also, as Peter Diamandis and Elon Musk have pointed out, a transition to a new energy economy is highly probable and will likely happen over the next 20 years. This transition (from fossil fuels to predominantly solar) will not only provide us with clean and renewable energy, but also more abundant and cheaper energy. Finally, as Steven Pinker explained in his recent book The Better Angels of Our Nature, we are living in the most peaceful time in human history. There have been no developed world nation state wars since 1945. I believe this trend should continue.
All of this makes it highly probable that between now (2013) and 2050 global population will plateau. Equal access to education for females and rapid urbanization will lead the way. The trends are clear: the more educated women are and the more urbanized populations are, the smaller their family size. So long as current economic development trends continue, a transition to new energy is fulfilled, and developed world state-conflict remains non-existent, those social trends driving reduced fertility will also continue.
Due to all of the factors involved in this population transition, it may seem like an unlikely situation. But the key is that all of these trends are very strong and well under way. It would take an extreme reversal of current trends for population not to stabilize. That is why the global population researchers from the Autonomous University of Madrid were able to make such a strong conclusion from their mathematical models about our future population decline.
All this means that on the scale of hundreds of years our population growth may actually look like a very steep sigmoidal curve. But of course, in 2050 our planet and species will look very different than it currently is. There is a limit to what our models can predict about the future population. It could be that the human population plateaus and stabilizes. However, in a world with more energy, more geopolitical stability, advanced A.I., and a larger extraterrestrial presence, our species demographics may begin to change in unexpected ways. For now, we may simply be relieved that Malthus and Ehrlich were wrong. We will not encounter a population bomb.
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Series: Hermux Tantamoq
Part: 1
(From the publisher):
Hermux can't wait to see Ms. Perflinger again, but she doesn't return. Instead, a shady-looking rat comes in and demands her watch. Fearing something is amiss, Hermux follows the rat, and soon finds himself in the middle of a dangerous web of deception and intrigue.
What has happened to Ms. Perflinger? Who is this mysterious Dr. Mennus he keeps hearing about, and how is he connected with Hermux's eccentric neighbor, cosmetics tycoon Tucka Mertslin? Hermux's life is suddenly full of twists and turns and is anything but ordinary.
He must be daring. He must be vigilant. And he doesn't know how. But as sure as corn is sweet and cheese goes moldy in the rain, Hermux must rescue Ms. Perflinger and, in the process, find out just what kind of mouse he really is.
Original title: Time Stops for No Mouse
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Genre: Fiction→ Children & Young Adult→ Fantasy→ Talking Animals
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As Africa's largest snake, the ill-tempered African rock python is not to be reckoned with.
http://blog.arkive.org/2013/01/arkive%E … n-animals/
Seen this week on the conservation website Arkive. If it makes sense to the originator, I think it might be thought of as "not to be taken lightly", although of course it says the opposite. Otherwise it might be a blend with "not to be trifled with". There are quite a few hits out there.
Another variant evokes one of the best eggcorns of all time, .
Homa is becoming the next big stop for all us foodies! This place is a force not to be wrecken with!
http://www.restomontreal.ca/en/5656/Les … d=noscript
The roads in central vietnam are NOT to be wrecken with… we have also had some terrrrifying experiences.
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Now that Amazon's Kindle ebook reader has actually launched, there is a lot more information available out on the web. And after reading a bunch of it, I am less excited than I was yesterday. Here are a few links that may be of interest if you're curious about the Kindle: More details about the… Reads more »
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iTunes Plus Launches
Steve Jobs has finally made good on his promise to offer DRM-free music through iTunes. Apple is announcing today the availability of iTunes Plus: Apple® today launched iTunes® Plus—DRM-free music tracks featuring high quality 256 kbps AAC encoding for audio quality virtually indistinguishable from the original recordings—for just $1.29 per song. In addition, iTunes customers… Reads more »
DMCA and DRM: Dumb and Dumber
On Wednesday I wrote that the writing is on the wall for DRM. Today over at ars technica, Ken Fisher agrees: What makes it even more deplorable this time is that it's now 2007, and the writing is on the wall: DRM is a failed idea, and a waste of time and money. I don't… Reads more »
Stop the madness – abolish DRM!
Has DRM (digital rights management) ever accomplished anything positive? I find it really hard to believe that DRM has increased sales of music, movies, or any other protected content. In fact, I'd bet it has had the exact opposite effect. Just mentioning the acronym brings nothing but negative thoughts to mind. I think it's only… Reads more »
A sign of things to come? DRM free music from EMI
I certainly hope so. EMI announced today that they will begin selling higher quality, DRM free music for $1.29 USD per download. I can't stand MP3 files at less than 192 kbps, so they've got that solved – the files will be 256 kbps. And the price is pretty good – not great, but good…. Reads more »
Steve Jobs leads the charge against DRM!
I never thought it would be Jobs, but in an open letter titled "Thoughts on Music", the Apple head honcho seems to support getting rid of DRM altogether. Just over a week ago I mentioned that music should be free – no need for DRM if it is! Here's what Mr. Jobs has to say:… Reads more »
iTunes Challenged in France
A very interesting law that attempts to prevent a digital music store monopoly was passed in France by the lower house of parliament today. I don't know exactly how these things work, but I think the law still must be considered by the upper house too. In any case, it doesn't look good for Apple:… Reads more »


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CoolPad in the past couple of years has launched many smartphones which are truly value for money devices. Now they have come up with an India exclusive smartphone called the Coolpad Note 5. This phone is the latest one in their note series, and we have have explored this device extensively and this is our review of the same.
CoolPad Note 5 Review
Design & Build Quality – Coolpad Note 5
Coolpad Note 5 comes in the standard meal unibody design. We can go as far as to say that it is quite similar to the Xiaomi Note 3 , atleast on the rear side. The glass is 2.5D and curves evenly into the chamfered edges. This gives a nice premium feel while scrolling media on the Coolpad Note 5.
On the right side of the device is the Hybrid Dual SIM slot. So there is a Nano+Micro SD/Nano slots in the smartphone. Below which is the power button.
The left side of the device has the volume rocker keys. The device has a weight of 173.4g and has dimensions of 152 x 75.7 x 8.85mm. In terms of looks the device looks premium. The laminated display is supported by bezels around it.
On the front side you have the LED notification light, proximity sensor, earpiece, 8MP frotn camera and LED FLASH. Yes, the Coolpad Note 5 comes with a front LED flash too, to light up your low light selfie.
Below the screen are touch capacitive buttons, these are not backlit.
On the top of the phone we can see the headphone jack and there is a microUSB port at the bottom for the USB file transfer and charging the smartphone.
The phone fits well in the hand and gives a decent grip.
At the rear side we can see the rear flash camera with LED flash, beneath which is a circular fingerprint sensor. It helps you to unlock the phone even when the screen is locked by just placing your finger on the fingerprint scanner. It worked 9/10 times and is fairly quick.
Display – Coolpad Note 5
The phone has a 5.5 inch display with a FHD screen resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels. There is a laminated display with scratch resistant glass layer on top.
It should be noted that the glass is not Gorilla Glass and may scratch easily. Coolpad includes a screen protector in the box of Coolpad Note 5. The screen is an IPS LCD display and is fairly sharp at 401ppi. Watching movies and videos on the Coolpad Note 5 is no problem.
Memory & Performance – Coolpad Note 5
This device comes with 4GB of RAM, 32GB of internal memory and there is a microSD card support of upto 64GB. While using the UI there was no lag at all. We tried many transitions and the phone did responded well indeed. This phone is powered by a 1.5GHz Octa Core Snapdragon 617 Processor.
Software – Coolpad Note 5
It runs on Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow with the Cool UI 8.0. Adding widgets is now a simpler task in the phone. After long pressing anywhere on the home screen widgets can be added. Loads of things are customizable in terms of apps orientation and widgets appearance in the home screen. There is a also an in-built feature where the user can operate multiple whatsapp and facebook accounts. This is something useful for anyone who wants to use multiple accounts owing to the device being dual SIM.
There are many pre-installed apps like the WPS Office, Zuimei Weather, UC Browser and many more.
Camera – Coolpad Note 5
It has a 8MP of front camera with f/2.2 aperture, 80.1 degree wide angle lens and LED Flash. Coolpad Note 5 comes with a 13MP f/2.2 rear camera with LED Flash. It has 5P lens, f/2.2 aperture and there is an option for 1080p @30fps video recording as well. It also has a CMOS sensor. There is a Pro mode in the camera, Beauty Mode and also the Photo mode. The photos came out to be satisfactory.
Connectivity – Coolpad Note 5
The device has Bluetooth 4.0, GPS, USB OTG Support, Wi-Fi Connectivity, 3G, 3G and 4G VoLTE.
Battery – Coolpad Note 5
The phone has a battery capacity of 4010 mAh. The battery performance was supreme. So with average use the phone can be used for 2 days with ease after full charge of the smartphone. If you are a heavy user you will still go to bed at night with 15-20 percent battery left. Coolpad Note 5 includes fast charging but the charger out of the box is a normal 1 amp one and takes a really long time to charge the device.
Final Verdict – Coolpad Note 5
The Coolpad Note 5 comes with many USPs such as 4GB RAM, UI, Full HD display and a premium design at a price of Rs.10,999.
This is a phone with excellent battery life offered and decent performance. If you want a decent performance smartphone with good battery CoolPad Note 5 is the right choice.


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Patterson Park and the surrounding neighborhoods offer great food and drink, strong community organizations, and a variety of schools and places of worship. Below is just a sampling of some of the amenities that can be found nearby.
Patterson Park's newest. Excellent food, cozy parkside atmosphere. A huge section of wines and beers.
Peruvian chicken with plenty of sides and generous portions, all for amazingly low prices. Chicken Rico is usually humming with business, and with good reason.
Check out this, one of the newest restaurants in the area. It's drawing uniformly rave reviews from critics and customers alike.
As seen on the Food Network! DiPasquale's has been serving Baltimoreans for nearly a century with imported cheeses, meats and produce, and great prices on wine. A real Italian deli with the best brick oven pizza.
At High Grounds, they take their coffee seriously. In fact, they roast it themselves. And the neighborly atmosphere makes this coffee shop/bookstore the perfect place to unwind.
A Highlandtown original, Hoehns Bakery has stayed in the family since opening in 1927. For all your sweet tooth cravings.
The nicest little bar in Baltimore.
Avoid the chains and try this solid local grocery store, well stocked with a reasonably priced selection of products, with an emphasis on a variety of ethnic foods.
Classic Highlandtown pizzeria, serving its own take on Chicago-style pizza since 1943.
This corner cafe is our favorite weekend brunch spot. Just come early and bring your favorite book or some company, because each breakfast is made fresh to order! Get a cuppa joe from Key Coffee, a local roaster, scrumptious pancakes and waffles, or try one of the million different omelets that make it worth the wait. Passing through these doors is like a gateway to Vermont. At Christmas.
Tucked away on a narrow alley street, Roman's is home to one of the older family-owned bars in Baltimore. Offering $1.50 Natty Bo, hand-padded oysters and homemade crab cakes, Roman himself presides over this neighborhood watering hole. Stop by on Fridays when sweet local ladies bring in free home-baked desserts!
This New American tavern is a stone's throw from the western edge of the park. Its hip vibe, choice wines and innovative renderings of the classics make this a premiere place to drink and dine.
A great old-time supermarket, open 24/7, just a few minutes east of the partk. Serving Southeast Baltimore since 1930.
Hole-in-the-wall corner gem, offering authentic Mexican dishes with friendly service and no frills. Beef, chorizo and tongue tacos. A variety of burritos, tostada, tortas and shakes. Try the flavored aquas for a fresh summer treat.
Originally organized by parents and community members, PPPCS opened in September 2005 and is open to all city residents for grades K-8. The school is located at the former St. Elizabeth's Catholic School, and is undergoing an expansion to create a state-of-the-art learning environment. With the park at its epicenter, the school draws from the surrounding neighborhoods of Southeast Baltimore.
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Both sides of the South Lawrence Trafficway controversy will be represented at ground-breaking festivities Thursday.
Civic and business leaders who plan to give the South Lawrence Trafficway a ceremonial send off Thursday will meet with opposition.
The Alliance for Environmental Justice, a citizens group, plans to protest a ground-breaking ceremony for the trafficway, which the Lawrence Chamber of Commerce will hold at 11:30 a.m. at the intersection of U.S. Highway 40 and Douglas County Road 13, ``the Corps Road.'' The chamber event will be followed by a picnic lunch.
Lena Johnson, spokesperson for the alliance, said the trafficway protest will begin at 11 a.m.
Gary Toebben, chamber president, said the ground-breaking ceremony will mark the beginning of construction on the western half of the 14-mile road, which will loop around the southern and western portions of the city to link Kansas Highway 10 with the Kansas Turnpike. Trafficway proponents have spent 10 years pushing the $60 million project, he said.
``I'm just excited that we're finally breaking ground on the roadway,'' he said, adding that a voter referendum, public hearings and legal actions all paved the way for the trafficway.
Johnson said members of the alliance, who ``don't want to see economic development overshadow the environmental, social and spiritual concerns of the community,'' have three basic objections to the trafficway:
- ``The county should be considering a no-build option in the SEIS (Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement),'' Johnson said. That study, now in progress, will address the eastern portion of the road, from Iowa Street to Kansas Highway 10, and the Alliance objects to construction of the western portion before completion of the SEIS.
- The ground-breaking was scheduled while Haskell Indian Nations University is on summer break, and Haskell students have been instrumental in protesting the trafficway's encroachment on spiritual sites at the school, Johnson said.
- The ground-breaking will be held on the site of memorials to Elkins Prairie. The 80-acre prairie, which was located on the northeast corner of that intersection, was regarded as the state's largest tract of virgin prairie before its owners plowed it in November 1990.
Toebben said the chamber had no hidden agenda in its planning of Thursday's event.
``The selection of the time for the ground-breaking had to do with when the contractor was ready to begin construction. It had nothing to do with any other schedules,'' Toebben said.
``The site was selected because it was the most easily accessed location along the route where construction will begin.''
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Gilbert & Sullivan
Past display archive
8 March - 4 December 2011
Room 28
Sibyl Grey, Leonora Braham, and Jessie Bond in The Mikado
by Herbert Rose Barraud, published by Carson & Comerford
woodburytype, published 1 July 1885
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The librettist William Schwenck Gilbert and composer Arthur Sullivan are among the most celebrated names of the Victorian stage. Their collaboration lasted from 1871 to 1896 and produced the masterpieces of comic opera, HMS Pinafore (1878), The Pirates of Penzance (1880), The Mikado (1885) and The Gondoliers (1890). The works are collectively known as the Savoy Operas after the theatre that was built for their performances by the impresario Richard D'Oyly Carte in 1881.
Their success was due to the deft marriage of Sullivan's virtuoso scores with Gilbert's absurd plots and witty word play. London had never seen musical comedy performances of such range and quality. In Gilbert's words, they dealt with 'thoroughly farcical subject[s] in a thoroughly serious manner'. Their 'topsy-turvy' plots, which inverted all norms and conventions, held up a satirical mirror to Victorian society.
This display marks their achievements on the centenary of W.S. Gilbert's death. It includes photographs of the pair alongside cast members of original productions.
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I just finished reading a news release pertaining to a finding in
psychiatric genetics. I was prepared to be irritated, but was
pleased instead.
genetic findings add to understanding of obsessive-compulsive disorder
Kara Gavin
July 26, 2006
ANN ARBOR, MI – Obsessive-compulsive disorder tends to
run in families, causing members of several generations to experience
severe anxiety and disturbing thoughts that they ease by repeating
certain behaviors. In fact, close relatives of people with OCD are up to nine times more
likely to develop OCD themselves.
The article goes on to explain that there is an association between OCD
patients and a glutamate transporter gene, SLC1A1.
They provide a (very) brief explanation of what glutamate
does, and a brief overview of how the discovery came about.
They also add a bit about anticipated future research.
Those additional bits of information put the current studies
in context.
Most importantly, though, the article does not overemphasize the
importance of the current findings:
While the new findings are exciting because they
strengthen the evidence for glutamate's role in OCD
vulnerability, the researchers caution that more work needs to be done
before their discovery has any impact on OCD treatment.
Of course, from a clinical standpoint, the reason the research is
important is that it could eventually lead to some kind of improved
treatment, or at least a different treatment option. But that
is so far off, that it would be premature to suggest that as a
possibility. Rather, it is more appropriate to focus on the
excitement of reaching a milestone, of sorts. There have
been dozens of news reports about genetic findings in various
psychiatric conditions, but I don't think any of them has led to any
kind of treatment.
One reason that it is important for the public to hear about studies on
psychiatric genetics is that it helps to reinforce the concept of a
biological basis for many psychiatric conditions. However, it
is equally important to not overemphasize the role of genetic factors.
There probably are not any psychiatric conditions that are
caused by a single gene or single mutation. If it were that
simple, psychiatrists would leave it to internists to treat.
Again, putting the study in context, they note:
In a commentary published in the same issue of the
journal, two Yale University researchers call the new findings
promising, and call for additional research. "These data add
to a growing body of work that suggest that SLC1A1 is perhaps a primary
candidate gene for OCD," they write.
It is important for the public to appreciate the fact, that very few
studies mean very much on their own. Rather, they are
important because they contribute to a larger body of knowledge.
The new findings are especially important not only
because of the simultaneous discoveries reported in the papers, but
also because of previous studies that show a functional link between
glutamate and OCD. Brain imaging and spinal fluid studies have shown
differences in the glutamate system between OCD patients and healthy
volunteers, including in areas of the brain where the EAAC1 protein is
most common.
It is especially nice when multiple lines of evidence converge.
It gives scientists that warm, fuzzy feeling all over.
Another nice feature of the news release is that they provide the
reference for the papers they cite in text: Dickel et al, and
Arnold et al, Archives
of General Psychiatry, Vol 63, July 2006. pp
778-785 and pp 769-776. Commentary by Leckman and Kim, pp. 717-719.
I've had the experience before, of reading these kinds of
press releases, but being unable to find the paper they were talking
about. Not only is that frustrating, it limits the usefulness
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Wolfnacht. The Heidentum album is an fine piece of raw balck metal. - http://www.metal-archives.com/band.php?id=7540
Xasthurhttp://www.myspace.com/xasthurbandI have seen only an interview with Malefic here on ANUS, but 0 results if you search the forum. Great music, in the vein of Burzum, Mütiilätion...
Band : GotmoorAlbum : vlaemische Priemetieren5 man band that played melodic black metal with keyboards. Now this is what i call a lesser known band comparable to bigger bands. In fact i think they are better than the giants in this style such as Dimmu Borgir and Emperor. They released 2 demos, with the first a kill and the second a dissapointing one. the album "vlaemische Priemetieren" is a compilation of both demos. This is a band that is damn good and worth shedding blood for.
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Noel Devine, Sanders Decide to Stay: Not a Big Surpise?January 14, 2010
The news on Thursday that West Virginia Junior RB Noel Devine and Junior WR Jock Sanders would return to the football program for their senior season may have come as a bit of surprise to some.
But really, was it?
Answer to that: No.
Both Juniors cite that they are not yet ready to call it quits and claim to have "unfinished business" to take care of before leaving the program.
Devine and Sanders were named Mountaineer co-offensive players of the year during the 2009-2010 season, Devine leading in rush yards and Sanders leading the Mountaineer offense in receiving yards.
Noel had rushed for 1,465 yards this season, which put him at ninth-best the FBS and the fourth-highest total in Mountaineer history. Devine also reached the endzone 13 times, making him an All-Big East selection.
Both Devine and Sanders are considered very explosive players on offense. Both are considered small in comparison to NFL players, which would have affected their NFL Draft stock had they elected to enter the draft this year.
The return of Devine and Sanders adds some stability to a Mountaineer team who will lose it's starting QB Jarrett Brown, who was a force with his arm and his legs.
I had no doubt that Noel Devine would be back for his senior season.
Coming back to play for the Mountaineers one more year would only make sense.


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Giorgio Chiellini believes "the Juventus Stadium makes the difference" as they host Trabzonspor in the Europa League.
The first leg of the Round of 32 tie kicks off on Thursday at 18.00 GMT.
"The Juventus Stadium makes the difference, because it frightens those who have to face it," Chiellini told La Gazzetta dello Sport.
The Europa League Final will be played here in May and naturally the Bianconeri hope to be there, having entered this competition via the Champions League.
Chiellini won't be able to play on Thursday, as he is out of action with a calf injury and teammate Andrea Barzagli is also in doubt.
"The calf is feeling better. Fortunately it wasn't a serious injury. I'll try to recover as soon as possible, because we have many important games over the next few weeks."
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The "old cold warrior" Nixon, offering the Chinese a "Rotarian handshake," as Mr. Adams has phrased it, is portrayed as an innocent abroad, his can-do spirit and self-importance set against an ancient, impenetrable civilization with a blood-soaked recent history.
He recovered almost instantly, his gaze darting from her blood-soaked shirt, now draped near her lap, to the bloody score running across her upper arm where the pistol ball had raked her with the sting of a hornet.
The man's left hand was wrapped in blood-soaked bandages.
One Eye scooped out mouthfuls of the blood-soaked snow, and chewed and tasted and swallowed.
Park lingered in the empty emergency room, which was littered with blood-soaked bandages.
Hill, charging through the bloody fields of Gettysburg, or low crawling across the blood-soaked beaches of Normandy, somewhere during the epic battles that shifted the course of recent history, there were soldiers like me who looked at the carnage around them and thought "what a waste."
SPC Tanangachi Mfuni: On Veterans Day, Remembering the Sacrifice of Those Who Served
The songs are as catchy and cheery as anything in a nursery rhyme, but you find yourself singing lyrics about fallen soldiers, burning homes and blood-soaked soil, and that's exactly Harvey's aim.
Visiting the freshly blood-soaked Fredericksburg, Virginia battlefield in December of 1862, Walt Whitman felt sickened by the bloated and discolored bodies that lay unburied days after the fray and appalled by the stacks of amputated limbs he encountered outside an improvised field hospital.
Cynthia Wachtell: An American Tradition of War and War Protest
James Kendrick, the long-time film critic at Qnetwork. com, reviews this blood-soaked period in his new book Hollywood Bloodshed: Violence in 1980s American Cinema.
While the latest WikiLeaks revelations may not change public perceptions of the Iraq war – it has been extremely unpopular in Europe and divides opinion in the United States – they could provide new insight about a conflict that seemed headed for success after the invasion in 2003 before descending into a yearslong, blood-soaked struggle.


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Skrenta Groks The Google Platform OS
Some very smart thinking in here about how Google is a massively distributed platform with its own OS, and how that has given Google the competitive edge to roll out cool stuff like Gmail. Very Web 2.0 stuff here – the Platform Web.
Google is a company that has built a single very large, custom computer. It's running their own cluster operating system. They make their big computer even bigger and faster each month, while lowering the cost of CPU cycles. It's looking more like a general purpose platform than a cluster optimized for a single application.
While competitors are targeting the individual applications Google has deployed, Google is building a massive, general purpose computing platform for web-scale programming.
This computer is running the world's top search engine, a social networking service, a shopping price comparison engine, a new email service, and a local search/yellow pages engine. What will they do next with the world's biggest computer and most advanced operating system?
PS – read the comments in my Gmail post. Seems some Gmail beta testers are hanging out there…
PPS – Gmail is reviewed here by a beta tester…thanks Eric…


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The architect who designed the new Art Gallery of Alberta says he doesn't mind that some people won't like the new building, which opens Sunday.
"I think it will probably always remain somewhat controversial," said Randall Stout, who won the competition to design the building in 2005 and was in Edmonton for the grand opening.
"If you're going to do something new and you're going to push the envelope, there will always be folks … [taking sides] on whether they appreciate that or not."
Stout said his firm in Los Angeles built a model of 12 blocks of downtown Edmonton to determine whether the design would fit with neighbouring buildings.
After studying the model, changes were made so the structure wouldn't overwhelm its surroundings, he said.
Stout believes the finished product fits appropriately and has the right sightlines from neighbouring buildings.
"It has its own obvious presence; yet, it's a part of the context of the greater whole," Stout said on CBC Radio's Edmonton AM.
The signature features of the building are the waves of metal that define the southwest aspect of the gallery, which Stout's firm nicknamed "the borealis."
"The idea of nicknaming it the borealis is not meant to be a literal one-liner 'That's the only way it can be interpreted'," Stout said. "I've had other people say they see different things."
There are no exterior lights on the building, Stout said, so "in the evening, it becomes a beacon of light."
"What we do is we light the underside of that borealis form so that the building glows from within."
The gallery opens with three main exhibits, featuring prints by Franciso Goya; sculpture by Edgar Degas; and photographs by Yousouf Karsh.
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#13841 Feb 3, 2014
Has anyone else heard about the latest promotion????? I hear Glen Myere is a MAJOR as of Feb. 1,2014. Really?? Another dead head in a position of authority. He worked for the SO for about a year doing maintenance and he got promoted to a MAJOR.... Really.....Glen Higdon was the same thing. Both no Arrest power or law enforcement experience but both in high ranking positions. A JOKE. Talk about the buddy system. All the hard working people and dedicated people and these two numb nuts get the job.. What do yall think about that?
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#13842 Feb 3, 2014
I thought this was supposed to be a Jennings forum. I don't give 2 chits about glen meyer,bobby guidroz, dessie Fontenot, or any other dumb coonass you boneheads got time to gossip about. You ALL pretty much suck.
#13845 Feb 3, 2014
I work hard for Bobby why doesn't he give me some rank. I am the best he got in detectives. Better than Ivory will ever be with a lot more years experance, with more than one SO
#13846 Feb 5, 2014
I work in etectives for Bobby but because I do not live i the Parish he refuses to promote me. What is his problem i have the most experiance of all. I think somone should run against him all he does is promote zeros.
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#13847 Feb 6, 2014
We on the port barre topix, so if u don't like it just get off of topix all together. We don't rag y'all for screwing y'all's moma. So y'all do y'all and we'll do us. Jennings? Ain't there a lot of 13 year old hookers out there working the intersection? Prolly your daughter. Hahhahahhahahahaha. Inbred muttaf$&ckas. Hahhahhahaha
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#13848 Feb 6, 2014
Apparently someone from Jennings was on the Jennings topix and searched Opelousas and commented on the topic and it threw to subject in y'all topix. Get with the program I stupid fu$&!! If u don't like it, have it removed from the Jennings topix or find someone who can help your dumb ass do it. Inbred fu$&
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#13849 Feb 24, 2014
Hell at least Glenn Mayer will work he started out in the jail working there and transport then went to road crews and taking care of things unlike Glen Higdon who hides from work and don't have a clue what he is doing. I think they are going to replace Higdon with Mayer. Something to think about?
#13850 Feb 24, 2014
i agree with the last post
#13851 Feb 25, 2014
I heard Dwayne Fontenot bad mouthed everybody enough until Bobby is going to give him that job He sure talks shit on everyody at te SO
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#13852 Apr 27, 2014
When Fair Honest People run for Office, people listen to lies rather then using their own rights as a voter to asks the candidate what are his or her plans to protect families of the Parish. Honest people promote Honest Hard Workers not because their friends... REMEMBER THAT FOR THE NEXT ELECTION!!!!
#13853 Apr 28, 2014
Beware of Dwayne he will lie and do what ever to be on top!
He will tell you he is your est friend and will also f**K you to get on top.
He talks bad abut the Sheriff and everyoe around him.
#13855 May 3, 2014
If you in the Clique, then you are set. You get raises, promotion, new cars. Hang out with Bobby at his camp and lose all your money in card games.
How can one get in the Clique? Either be related, or suck enough balls.
I hope someone who is qualified and well
liked runs and whips his ass
I would love to see the suck ups get booted and the well deserved get the perks.
#13856 May 4, 2014
How true it is. Many like that in the Detectivs Office and they do not live in St. Landry Parish.
#13858 Jun 10, 2014
I live on Country Ridge Road just outside of Opelousas.I tried talking to Bobby Guidroz about speeding vehicle and he said he would take care of it.Well he took care of the speeding vehicles,he put a speed sign that shows your vehicles speed.I have seen vehicles going 70 on the sign.What a great job now the vehicles are going faster then ever.We have a idiot for a sheriff time for him to go.I say Bobby Guidroz for parish dog catcher in 2015.
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#13859 Jun 22, 2014
Bobby is not going anywhere
#13860 Jun 23, 2014
Why not?
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#13861 Jun 23, 2014
who will not vote him back in let's be real
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#13862 Jun 23, 2014
People r happy with lack of law enforcement that is provided by Bobby just as the r content with the lack of convection from our DA just like Bobby he's not going anywhere
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#13863 Jul 2, 2014
Bobby is going to be gone.
#13864 Jul 4, 2014
Heard Dwayne Fontenot was truing to gto work somewhere else. Is there trouble in paradise? Bobby bet er watch him. Heis alway cutting Bobby and y he is having an affair with Poppillio's sec.
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Minutes from the HTML-A11Y Task Force Text Subteam call on 31 July are provided below in text, and are available as hypertext at: http://www.w3.org/2012/07/31-text-minutes.html W3C - DRAFT - SV_MEETING_TITLE 31 Jul 2012 See also: IRC log Attendees Present John_Foliot, Judy, Laura_Carlson, Janina Regrets Chair SV_MEETING_CHAIR Scribe Judy Contents * Topics 1. Issue 31b, buggy alts and buggy alt guidance: review updated text * Summary of Action Items _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ <janina> jb: OK, I will draft a Exec Summary, a structured TOC, and supporting Rationale, and a Summary Rebuttal UNKNOWN_SPEAKER: and then get as much feedback as we can on it. <janina> jb: RE timeline ... <janina> jb: Doesn't seem 17 August will be sufficient. We will consider this further with H5 CC's Issue 31b, buggy alts and buggy alt guidance: review updated text http://www.davidmacd.com/WCAG/WAI/issue_204_focus.html http://www.davidmacd.com/WCAG/WAI/buggy.html shouldn't one of our requirements for longdesc be "do _not_ create usability problems"? that isn't in our requirements list. http://www.w3.org/WAI/PF/HTML/wiki/index.php?title=Verbose_desc_reqs&oldid=3554#Requirements JS: this solution isn't ready for prime time -- it doesn't meet important requirements ... key issue is that it overloads aria describedby Summary of Action Items [End of minutes] _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ -- Janina Sajka, Phone: +1.443.300.2200 sip:firstname.lastname@example.com Email: email@example.com The Linux Foundation Chair, Open Accessibility: http://a11y.org The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) Chair, Protocols & Formats http://www.w3.org/wai/pf Indie UI http://www.w3.org/WAI/IndieUI/Received on Tuesday, 31 July 2012 19:15:16 UTC
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RUFC - Moore on Marshall
Rotherham United's first signing of the season, Marcus Marshall has potential according to his Manager, Ronnie Moore.
Marcus spent the later half of last season with the Millers on loan from Blackburn Rovers and after they released him at the end of last season, Moore was quick to pounce.
Speaking to the Official Site, Moore said, 'Marcus earned his deal and there is no doubt that he is a quality player.
'Yes, he's a little raw and needs to improve but we are going to work hard with him. He's got great ability and we just need to get the consistency to his game now.
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Bicycle Fork
The fork of a bicycle is a crucial element. With out it, the bicycle would not be able to move. The fork allows the forward movement by the wheel and also allows the bicycle to turn. It connects the frame of the bicyle to the wheel. The main parts of the fork are the steerer, fork blades, and the drop out. The steerer connects the fork to the frame, while the dropout connects the fork to the wheel. Sometimes, bicycle companies will attach the front brakes to the fork. Fork designs are based on the type of bicycle. A mountain bike will have a more tough fork, with the possibility of having a suspension system attached, while a touring bike will have a sleeker, lighter design. The materials generally used to create a fork are either aluminum, steel, titanium, or a carbon fiber. Some companies use a type of magnesium or create a combination of these materials.
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How it works
The assembly of the fork is rather basic. The fork connects to the frame by the steerer (top of the fork) going through the head tube and connecting to the handle bars. Inside the head tube consists a headset. Some advanced bicycles have a bearing system inside of the headset, but most standard bicycles only have a simply system that contacts the inside surface of the head tube. The fork connects to the wheel by the drop out. The blades move down the fork on each side of the wheel until it reaches the the drop out, which connects to the front wheel axle. Many newer bikes use a quick release mechanism to connect the wheel to the drop out, but majority of bicycles use a simple bolt on each blade. The crown of the fork keeps the head tube from moving further down the fork. It also is where the fork splits from one tube into two blades. Most bike companies connect their brakes just below the crown of the fork. This allows the brakes to easily work on the wheel.
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Evolution of the Fork
After much research, the creation date of the bicycle fork could not be determined. It is assumed then that the idea to use a fork on a bicycle was around the same time the bicycle was created, which was in 1817 when Baron von Drais invented the running machine. Since then, the fork has gone through some changes, but it has the same purpose then that it does now.
When the first bicycle created, the fork was stationary, which meant that the rider could only move in one direction. Only a year later designers improved on the design and allowed turning to be possible. This was done by drilling a hole in the frame, then placing the fork through the hole and attaching a bar across the top of the fork (the steerer) to prohibit the frame and the fork from separating. After that, as the bicycle made changes, so did the fork. As wheel size changed, so did the fork length and thickness, but the basic design of a steerer and two blades remained the same.
As time progressed so did the evolution of the bicycle. The bicycle went from have no resistance from road shock to the suspension systems we have today. Today riders feel very little discomfort from road shock. One of the first patents for front shocks on the bicycle was invented in the 1890's. In 1891 W. W. Kenfield patented a front suspension design for a bicycle (his concept is shown below-left). The design used a spring located in the head tube to absorb the shock from the road. A hinge bracket was attached to the front forks tubes. The top edge of the hinge bracket had an external pin that engaged into the head tube. Contained within the head tube was a spring or series of springs depending on whether the rider wanted additional shock resistance within the handle bars. The first spring absorbed the shock from the road from the down tube and body of the bicycle. The second spring was used to absorb additional shock through the handle bars. This design then evolved into the first telescoping forks.
It wasn't until the early 1900's that the front suspension systems on bicycles started being incorporated into the front forks. In 1922 George W. Sage Jr. introduced telescoping forks in his patent (his concept is shown above-right). The front fork tubes of the bicycle contain a spring. The forks extend up into head tube and are constructed in two sections per side. The lower fork acts as a shaft. The upper fork is a tube. The shaft extends up through the tube section where it meets a spring. The upper section of the fork arm is then attached to the head tube. The lower section contains a slot and the upper section contains a pin. The slot attaches the lower fork arm to the upper fork arm via the pin. This prevents the two sections from separating during operation. All the shock from the riding surface is absorbed before the head tube connection. This allows the rider to be exposed to a much smoother ride than previously experienced.
The next significant evolution in bicycle front fork technology came as a result of a trend which was sweeping the extreme sports culture in California: Mountain Biking. In the mid to late 70s the sport of Bicycle Moto-Cross or BMX racing had become very popular among teenagers around the country. The sport was similar to motorcycle racing in that the racers sped around a closed loop track jumping over obstacles while trying to keep in the lead. The most significant difference was that racers did not have full sized motorcycles; instead they had small bikes with 20 inch wheels. As the racers got older they outgrew their small bikes and were forced out of the sport. Not content to give up the thrill of dangerous, high speed bike riding the former BMXers turned to adult bikes with 26 inch wheels. The larger bikes were too big for the small BMX tracks so the bikers began to race them down the mountains in California. The bikes were not strong enough to withstand some of the abuse they took, so the bikers began to customize them to make them stronger and more adept to the rocky mountain slopes. Innovations to make the frames and forks stronger and more capable finally culminated in the invention and introduction of the shock absorbing front fork in the early 90s.
Early forks, such as the one pictured below-left, were relatively simple in design. The shock absorbing feature was made possible by having a two piece fork with concentric pieces. One leg of the shock absorber would house a steel spring while and the other leg would contain an oil damper. The spring was used to absorb the impact of the wheel and the damper was used to keep the fork from bouncing and to smooth out the motion of the front wheel. Early shock absorbers were very simple with little or no adjustment available for the rider.
In recent years mountain biking has become increasingly popular which has led to many innovations for the front suspension. Groups of mountain biking enthusiasts have pushed the sport to new extremes creating a market for new super high performance parts. Whereas bicycle forks available in the early 1990's only had a few inches of travel and cost a few hundred dollars bicycle forks can now be purchased with over 10 inches of travel and cost thousands of dollars. Mountain bike technology has evolved concurrently with motorcycle technology which has resulted in mountain bike forks with inverted forks and triple clamp headsets. An example of one of the premiere bicycle forks available is shown above-right. As you can see, fork technology has progressed by leaps and bounds in only a few years. The traditional steel springs used to absorb shock are being replaced by compressed air springs on which the spring rate can be changed to suit a rider's exact needs. Dampers are adjustable in many different ways and sometimes even have external oil reservoirs for increased capacity.
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3D parts
|Part #
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|CAD File
|Fork & Frame Assembly
|Fork & Frame Assembly
|Brake Sub Assembly
|Brake Sub Assembly
|Brake Lever
|Brake Lever
|Brake Base
|Brake Base
|Brake Lever Pin
|Brake Lever Pin
|Handlebar Stem
|Handlebar Stem
|Handlebars Assembly
|Handlebars Assembly
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A Lincolnshire Sergeant Major has started a tour in Afghanistan overseeing the training of the Afghan National Army in Helmand Province.
From Wragby, Warrant Officer Class Two (WO2) David Boissel is a Battery Sergeant Major (BSM) in the 3rd Regiment, the Royal Horse Artillery based in Caen Barracks, Hohne, Germany.
The 36-year-old is part way through a nine month tour in Camp Bastion working as the Second in Command Indirect Fire Specialist Advisor within the Brigade Advisory Group.
David said: "I oversee the training given to the ANA in their camp at Shoraback.
"We are currently running three courses on weapons - a mortars course, D30 Operators course, and a Command Post course."
David has been in the Army for 19 years having always known that he wanted to be in the Armed Forces from a young age.
His father, Terence, who still lives in Wragby, was in the Royal Air Force and left 10 years ago.
This is the first Op Herrick tour for David, who has completed tours in Bosnia, Northern Ireland and Iraq, but this is not the first time he has worked with other nationalities.
He added: "In 2011 I trained foreign students at the Royal School of Artillery in Oman.
"There was a real mixture of nationalities there including students from the UAE, Kuwait, Georgia and USA."
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This was done in csh.
just a leaner, smaller version. Love the original idea!
It identifies the parents of the Zombie processes and kill them. So the new parent of orphan Zombies will be the Init process and he is already waiting for reaping them. Be careful! It may also kill your useful processes just because they are not taking care and waiting for their children (bad parents!).
Tested on FreeBSD 8.1 and CSH. The scripts works correctly but the Zombies do not die! I hope it will run and function as expected in Linux and others.
Opens a snapshot of a live UFS2 filesystem, runs dump to generate a full filesystem backup which is run through gzip. The filesystem must support snapshots and have a .snap directory in the filesystem root.
To restore the backup, one can do
zcat /path/to/adXsYz.dump.gz | restore -rf -
This command will set bash as the default shell for all users in a FreeBSD system.
Since the original command (#1873) didn't work on FreeBSD whose stat lacks the "-c" switch, I wrote an alternative that does. This command shows also the fourth digit of octal format permissions which yields the sticky bit information.
The example command deletes all aliases for network interface 'em0' assuming that the aliases have netmask of 255.255.255.255 and the master IP has some other netmask (such as 255.255.255.0). See here -> http://my.galagzee.com/2009/07/22/deleting-all-network-interface-aliases/ for more on the rationale of this command.


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Reeves defeated, Benzan elected as first Latino on Cambridge council
Brian Wright O'Connor | 11/13/2013, 11:29 a.m.
Cambridge City Councilor Kenneth E. Reeves began election day with an early-morning visit to place flowers on his mother's grave in Mount Auburn Cemetery and adorn the final resting places of two long-time supporters in the adjacent Cambridge Cemetery.
"Walking into the new section of the graveyard, I realized that I knew most every recent arrival," said Reeves a few days after losing his bid for a 13th council term. "The problem was that none of them could vote — at least legally."
The old story of shifting demographics left the former mayor finishing 10th and out of the running for one of nine council seats. Reeves' core of support — long-time African-American residents — has been diminishing while other candidates have been more successful in winning votes from younger residents.
Fellow Councilor Denise E. Simmons, who finished a term as mayor in 2009 and currently serves as vice mayor, won a seventh two-year term with a middle-of-the-pack finish. Dennis Benzan, an attorney and a former aide to Reeves, became the first Latino elected to the council by finishing ahead of three incumbents. His surprising victory ensures minority control of two seats on the legislative body.
Meanwhile, incumbent Richard Harding, 41, came in third among candidates vying for six slots on the Cambridge School Committee.
The municipal election produced a stronger-than-expected turnout of over 17,000 voters, who chose four newcomers to the council. Unless a rumored recount takes place, the Secretary of State will soon certify the results and the election department will release a breakdown of how many number one votes the candidates received in each of the city's 11 wards.
Once the vote is certified and the council seated, their first order of business — an annual spectator sport among political insiders in the college town — is to elect a mayor from among their ranks.
In Cambridge's unusual system of proportional representation, voters rank candidates in order of preference. Office-seekers focus on coveted number one votes, which allow candidates to survive early rounds of counting. In successive counts, those failing to make the cut see their number one votes transferred to the number two selections on the ballot.
Reeves received 899 number one votes in the first round, a little more than half of the "quota" needed to make it to the second round.
In 2011, Reeves received 1,013 in the first count and was not elected until the 14th round. In 2009, he was elected in the first round.
Simmons, who finished fifth last week, received 1,143 number one votes, good enough for election in the 16th count. Like Reeves, she saw her number one votes drop from 2011, but she managed to crack the crucial 1,000-vote barrier to stay in the running through later rounds.
Reeves, the first black openly gay mayor in the country, and Simmons, the first black openly lesbian mayor, both campaigned aggressively throughout the city for number one votes but both saw their counts drop with 25 candidates vying for nine seats.


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Mr. ROBERTS. Mr. President, I have come to the floor to discuss legislation we could actually pass. I am not talking about the fiscal cliff or sequester or anything quite so heavy, but nevertheless very important. It has bipartisan support, sort of, been passed out of the Senate Agriculture Committee, passed out of the House of Representatives by over 300 votes, but it has yet to be brought to the Senate floor for debate. That debate could be over within a half hour.
The majority leader talks about bipartisan support for legislation and hurdles to bring the bipartisan legislation to the floor. Obviously we have them. But I want to remind the Senate that this bill has already passed the House, as I have said, with broad bipartisan support and, again, with over 300 votes. That does not happen often in the House of Representatives these days. It passed out of the Senate Agriculture Committee with bipartisan support. It did not even have to have a hearing. Yet the majority leader has not allowed this bill to come to the floor for a vote. I urge him to do that.
I am talking about H.R. 872. What is that? That is the Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2011. How could anybody be opposed to that? It has been pending before the Senate for 17 months. That is long enough. That is certainly long overdue. This bill was placed on the Senate Calendar on June 21 in 2011. We need to pass this bill. We need to debate it very quickly and pass this bill. It is a short bill but it is very critical to address a court decision that endangers the public health and places additional paperwork burdens on States that are facing very difficult budget times.
Let me be clear. This is a pesticide safety bill, pesticides that are used to protect our crops and to protect our public safety. I am not saying, nobody is saying, nobody ever will say, pesticides should never be regulated. I just do not think it needs to be done twice. H.R. 872 does not alter pesticide regulation. Pesticide applications are subject to the terms that are printed on a product label as approved by the Environmental Protection Agency. It is against the law to apply pesticides in a manner that does not comply with the EPA's approval.
Last December, 25 of our colleagues wrote to our majority leader and our Republican leader requesting an open debate on H.R. 872, a bipartisan bill. I ask unanimous consent to have a copy of the letter printed in the Record.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
(See exhibit 1.)
Mr. ROBERTS. Despite bipartisan requests for consideration, the bill failed to be considered before regulatory requirements went into effect last year. We are already seeing costs to States, to communities, and to businesses that total up millions of dollars. Regulations now in effect are duplicative--a Senate word, a 35-cent word. That means we do not need it. We already have a bill in place. We already have regulation in place. This regulation requires businesses to undertake what amounts to a paperwork exercise. These requirements can slow responses to real public health crises such as West Nile virus.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report over 5,000 cases of West Nile virus this year and sadly over 230 deaths. That is not right. Pesticide applications are currently and should continue to be regulated under FIFRA, the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act. This bill does what all of our constituents are telling us to do and that is to protect human health and eliminate duplicative, unnecessary regulatory actions.
The additional paperwork and permitting processes that States and pesticide applicators must undertake provide no additional environmental protection, zip, zero. It is just additional environmental review. The EPA estimates that approximately 365,000 pesticide applicators will need permits to cover about 5.6 million applications per year. Public health officials, farmers, other pesticide applicators under this regulatory impact would not be facing these requirements if the administration had chosen to vigorously defend its longstanding policy that the protections under the Federal pesticide law were sufficient to protect the environment.
Again, estimates suggest this duplicative regulation will require 365,000 individuals--a requirement that will cost $50 million and require 1 million hours per year to implement--just to fill out the paperwork. Bottom line, it will not add any environmental protection. This layer of redtape will place a huge financial burden on the shoulders of cities, of counties, farm families all across the country as well as State governments responsible for enforcement while at the same time facing dire budget situations.
Beyond agency enforcement, they will also now be exposed to the threat of litigation under the clean water law's citizen suit provisions. I think you have the real key as to where this bill was headed. Some of you might say there are special exemptions for public health emergencies, but environmental groups are challenging emergency actions taken this summer to address the mosquito-borne illnesses such as eastern equine encephalitis--not something to take an action against if you are faced with one of these kinds of threats. Yet we have not been able to move H.R. 872, to come up for a vote despite clear bipartisan support.
It seems to me Congress must act to end this regulatory duplication and clarify that they do not need this additional burden when they are trying to prioritize staffing and resources.
I ask my colleagues to join me in supporting this bill to protect human health and put an end to this very costly regulation. With regard to the bill again, it is 872, passed the House by over 300 votes, bipartisan support in the Agriculture Committee, didn't even have to have a hearing. Let's move this bill. It is something we can do. It makes sense.
Exhibit 1
Washington, DC, December 8, 2011.
Hon. HARRY REID,
Senate Majority Leader, The Capitol, Washington, DC.
Hon. MITCH MCCONNELL,
Senate Minority Leader, The Capitol, Washington, DC.
DEAR SENATORS REID AND MCCONNELL: We request your leadership in helping to resolve the following issue at the earliest possible opportunity.
As you are aware, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently finalized its Pesticide General Permit (PGP) under the Clean Water Act (CWA), pursuant to a ruling by the Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit in National Cotton Council v. EPA. Under this new permitting system, certain pesticide applicators will be required to meet PGP or other permitting requirements in addition to regulation under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act.
On March 31, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 872, the Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2011, which would address National Cotton Council v. EPA. This legislation then passed the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry on June 21 by voice vote.
We are aware that efforts had been made to come to a bipartisan resolution before these new permitting requirements went into effect. However, we believe there is still an opportunity to resolve this matter in a way that will protect the environment while avoiding undue costs on rural communities and municipalities nationwide. Thus, it is our sincere hope that you will allot floor time for the Senate to have a full, open debate on this matter.
While we recognize that many important legislative items vie for limited floor time, this is a rare opportunity to demonstrate to the American public that Democrats and Republicans are capable of working together to address important issues.
Mike Crapo, Kay Hagan, Richard Burr, Marco Rubio, David Vitter, James Risch, John Boozman, Mike Johanns, Roy Blunt, Rob Portman, Richard Lugar, Mary Landrieu, Kent Conrad, Tom Carper, Chris Coons, Ben Nelson, Max Baucus, Claire McCaskill, Tim Johnson, Amy Klobuchar, John Hoeven, John Thune, Orrin Hatch, Lamar Alexander, Joe Manchin.
Source: http://thomas.loc.gov


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Ethical bank Triodos is branching out into green investment with the launch of two funds. People can choose between supporting companies doing innovative work in the field of sustainability – combating climate change, encouraging healthy living and so on – or household-name brands delivering "superior social and environmental performance".
Both funds can be held within a stocks and shares Isa, and mean more choice for those looking to invest their cash in a socially responsible way. However, Triodos looks set to spark a debate over just how "ethical" some of these companies are after it emerged that one of the funds invests in several major names that have been sharply criticised for alleged tax avoidance, including Google and Starbucks.
Netherlands-based Triodos Bank has been operating in the UK for 18 years and describes itself as "a world leader in ethical and sustainable banking". However, this is the first time it has offered stock market-linked investments to UK small investors.
Of Triodos's two new funds, Sustainable Pioneer is the greenest – it is a global fund investing in smaller and medium-sized companies involved in sectors such as sustainable energy and medical technology. Only those companies deriving more than 50% of their revenue from climate protection, healthy people or clean earth themes are eligible. Firms that are way ahead of the pack on corporate social responsibility will also make it in. Companies in its portfolio include beauty products firm L'Occitane, US-based natural and organic food company Annie's and Smith & Nephew – Europe's leading maker of artificial hips and knees.
Triodos Sustainable Equity is arguably a more "mainstream" fund, investing in companies "that combine a strong financial position with solid social and environmental performance".
It includes plenty of the sorts of companies you might expect – natural and organic food retailer Whole Foods Market, Japan-based bicycle parts manufacturer Shimano, Canadian National Railway and several solar firms – but also some that might raise eyebrows, such as sportswear brands Adidas and Nike, car manufacturers BMW and Volkswagen, drinks giant Diageo, and a couple of banks, including Dutch group ING and National Bank of Canada.
The fund's biggest holding is Google, whose chairman Eric Schmidt was this week defending the search engine's tax avoidance policies after it paid just £6m in corporation tax in the UK in 2011. The second and ninth largest holdings are telecoms giant Vodafone and coffee chain Starbucks, two of the most high-profile companies caught up in the tax avoidance accusations.
But Triodos says both funds operate strict minimum standards on a variety of issues, with zero tolerance on arms, nuclear power, hazardous materials and "unconventional" oil and gas.
The funds have been available in Europe for several years and, performance-wise, the Sustainable Equity fund has done well of late, delivering a return of 14.3% over the past year. It has outperformed its benchmark over one and three years. Sustainable Pioneer delivered a return of 9.2% over the past year, but has underperformed over one, three and five years (these figures relate to a euro share class that won't be available to UK small investors).
Until 28 June, Triodos is offering a 1% discount on the funds' initial fee, taking it down to 3%, after which it will revert to 4%. The annual management charge is estimated as 1.25% for Sustainable Pioneer and 1% for Sustainable Equity, and the minimum investment is £1,000 per fund (there is no monthly savings option).
However, some may be disappointed to learn that Triodos has decided to launch its funds on a "direct only" basis which means that, for the time being at least, they won't be available via online fund supermarkets and platforms operated by companies such as Hargreaves Lansdown, where you can buy and manage funds at low cost. You can go on to the bank's website and request an application pack.
The good news, though, is that you can invest tax-free in a Triodos ethical stocks and shares Isa. If you haven't used your Isa allowance for this year, you can invest up to £11,520 in 2013/14.
There are dozens of ethical funds to choose from. If you are thinking of taking the plunge you need to decide on your personal priorities. Secondly, do you want to pay a financial adviser to help, or do you feel confident enough to do it yourself? The Ethical Investment Association website (ethicalinvestment.org.uk) allows you to find specialist advisers in your region.
Traditional ethical funds typically use a combination of negative screens (to eliminate arms manufacturers etc) and positive screens to favour businesses with a good record on corporate social responsibility or that are involved in environmentally friendly or low-carbon industries. But, as the ongoing tax avoidance debate has shown, some would say it is not always possible to put a company into a simple "good" or "bad" box.


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Almost everyone who visits Billund for the first time exclaims: "Wow, it's all so new!" And they are quite right. Billund is a young town, a very young town. And a very special town. Billund is one of the few examples in Denmark of a town that has grown up around, and largely because of, a single company: LEGO.
While the neighbouring town of Grindsted was chosen as a railway hub, Billund was lucky in getting a station. But it was a beginning at least. And no one could imagine the great things that would come from small beginnings when local carpenter Ole Kirk Christiansen began manufacturing wooden toys in 1932. But as we all now know, they did.
The LEGO Group not only brought jobs to the town, it also instigated, and in many cases funded, a wide range of initiatives in Billund. An airport was built for the village on the heath as early as the 1960s. A centre with library and church was built in the 1970s. And since then, a horse trotting track and much more besides have been added.
Today, the LEGO Group is perhaps not as all-important for the town as it has been. Many smaller companies have been established. But although Billund now has a more diversified commercial base, the LEGO Group remains by far the largest manufacturing company in the area, enjoying a quite unique position, nationally and internationally. The nearby LEGOLAND was opened in 1968 and is now partially foreign owned. And there are other initiatives in the pipeline. LALANDIA BILLUND, is also a major tourist magnet with the huge Aquadome with water activities in all kinds and lots of fun for young and old and other activities.
With what has now become the country's second-largest airport, Billund is in an ideal position to become a centre of tourism for the whole of Jutland.
The town also has a large number of manufacturing companies, lots of facilities for children and young people, and a sculpture park.
So although Billund is indeed a very young town, it has an exceptionally bright future.


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Experience the real feeling of Thai
Bangkok, Thailand
Experience the real feeling of Thai Bangkok Reviews
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Dec 14, 2006
Real feel of Thailand?
Getting to feel the feeling of being Thai is the matter of when and where.
To see the real life style you'd better wake up quite early in the morning around5 amand go to wet market. There you will see shoppers (Moms / Grand moms) buying fresh food to cook for their family. Theyknowshoppers very well like family or close friends asthey have social bonding. Also, you will have a chance to see lots of traditional foods.
Sometimes you will see old men ganging up at coffee hawker in the market having morning coffee talking with friends about news / politics.
Along the road you will see old people giving food offerings to monk and the monk wil pray and bless them for happy lives in return.
The other time is in the eveing around 7 pm, walking along local residential area / village / local road, you will see men ganging up atone houseor restaurant and drinking. They don't just grab drinks and chat but theydrink til drop. I know that this is not a good habit but it reflects that Thais love socializing and value friendship very much since we are closed society and dependent. That's why they have to pack in group to feel comfortable and relieved.
All of the above are notmock activities / places for touristsbecausethese are the ways we live our lives traditionally, butyou willhardly find onesin central of Bangkok,only you can find from the suburb area or other provinces. I think it depends on where you stay. If you go up country these activities will easily be seen.
To experience Bhuddist tradition?
As above, giving food offerings to the monks is our traditional ritual that old generation people normally do every morning right after they wake up.
Apart from this, you can easily check Thai calendar looking for signs of little Bhudda image which shows our Holy Bhudda day. These days, people will go to temples and do merit in the morning after they offer food to monks. Again, you will really experience these in up country more than Bangkok.
Originally, Bhuddism to us is more like a lifestyle because our ways of livesare influenced by religionfrom waking up till going to bed.
- We are tought to give food to the monk to learn to sacrifice
- To do merit to lern to donate and relieve greed
- To forgive to let go our ego
- To pray before going to bed is to clear our mind and think only good things before getting sleep
Non touristy night life?
RCA (Royal City Avenue) / Ake-ka-mai road / Lang-suan are where Thai teens are majority, unlike Kao-sarn where is very touristy.
Hope these help. Next review, I'll input some recommend for other tourist attractions that's not very touristy in Thailand.
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Lindsay Dougherty is a film transportation department worker who was the transportation office coordinator on 2009's Star Trek.
Dougherty was a member of the transportation department on two previous films written by Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci: 2005's The Island (featuring Justin Rodgers Hall, Glenn Morshower, Randy Oglesby, Noa Tishby, and Star Trek: Voyager regular Ethan Phillips) and Transformers (featuring Andy Milder, Glenn Morshower, W. Morgan Sheppard, Michael Shamus Wiles, Jamison Yang, and the voice of Robert Foxworth). Her other transportation credits include the films Unaccompanied Minors (featuring Teri Garr and Stephen Liska), Semi-Pro, and the upcoming Paramount Pictures release, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (featuring Spencer Daniels). She also worked as a transportation dispatcher on the hit television series Monk.


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Lickin' the Bowl: Toad-in-a-Hole is breakfast delight
Published 1:00 pm, Wednesday, September 7, 2011
September is breakfast month, and according to Kraft Foods it's easy to make a nutritious breakfast that will appeal to all ages. The first recipe is the traditional Toad-in-a-Hole, a morning conversation starter that delights children.
Research proved that my mother was right when she encouraged a hearty breakfast before school, telling us that breakfast is brain food.
Toad-in-the-Hole Bake
8 slices bread
1 tablespoon margarine, softened
3/4 cup Kraft 2% Milk Shredded Cheddar Cheese, divided
4 eggs
2 slices Oscar Mayer Bacon, cooked, crumbled
Preheat oven to 400°F. Cut hole in center of each of 4 of the bread slices, using 1-1/2-inch cookie cutter or rim of drinking glass. Save removed bread circles, toast and serve with sandwich.
Spread remaining bread slices with margarine. Place, margarine-sides down, in 13x9-inch baking dish; sprinkle with 1/2 cup cheese. Top with cut-out bread slices to make four sandwiches. Break 1 egg into each hole. Sprinkle with remaining 1/4 cup cheese and the bacon.
Bake 15 to 20 minutes or until cheese is melted and eggs are set.
Cheese & Pepper Omelet
4 whole eggs
4 egg whites
1/4 cup water
1 green pepper, chopped
1 yellow pepper, chopped
1/2 cup chopped onions
1/2 cup Kraft 2% Milk Shredded Mild Cheddar Cheese
1/2 cup Taco Bell Home Originals Thick 'N Chunky Salsa
Beat whole eggs, egg whites and water with whisk until well blended.
Cook vegetables in large nonstick skillet sprayed with cooking spray on medium-high heat 5 minutes or until crisp-tender.
Remove from skillet; set aside.
Add eggs to skillet; cover. Cook 6 minutes. Top half of omelet with pepper mixture and cheese; fold in half. Cook, covered, 3 minutes or until cheese is melted. Serve topped with salsa.
Easy Cheesy Frittata
4 whole eggs
4 egg whites
2 tablespoon water
1 cup Kraft 2% Milk Shredded Mozzarella Cheese, divided
1/2 cup chopped seeded tomatoes
2 slices Oscar Mayer Bacon or Turkey Bacon, crisply cooked, crumbled
1/4 cup chopped fresh basil
Heat oven to 350°F. Beat whole eggs, egg whites and water with whisk in medium bowl until blended.
Stir in 1/2 cup cheese, tomatoes, bacon and basil. Pour into greased 9-inch pie plate.
Bake 25 minutes or until puffed and golden brown. Sprinkle with remaining cheese; bake 5 minutes or until melted.
Prepare egg mixture as directed; pour into 12 muffin cups sprayed with cooking spray. Bake 20 minutes. Sprinkle with remaining cheese; bake 3 to 5 minutes or until melted. Makes 6 servings, 2 frittatas each.
Easy Ham &
Eggs Benedict
1/4 cup plain nonfat yogurt
1/4 cup Kraft Light Mayo Reduced Fat Mayonnaise
1 teaspoon yellow mustard
2 English muffins, split, toasted
12 slices Oscar Mayer Deli Fresh Smoked Ham
4 large eggs, poached
Cook yogurt, mayo and mustard in saucepan on low heat 5 minutes or until heated through, stirring constantly.
Top muffin halves with ham, eggs and sauce.
How to Poach Eggs:
Fill large skillet with 1 inch of water; bring to boil. Reduce heat to keep water gently simmering. Break eggs, 1 at a time, into a cup. Holding cup close to water's surface, gently slip eggs into water.
Cover and cook 5 minutes or until whites are completely set and yolks begin to thicken but are not hard.
Remove eggs from skillet with slotted spoon. Drain in spoon or on paper towels. Trim any rough edges, if desired.
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USA TODAY's Gene Sloan is captain of the Cruise Log, an online travel community covering news and events in the cruise world. This week, he launched a new feature: the Reader Tip of the Week, where readers share their traveling advice. Get on board Mondays at cruises.usatoday.com.
What's the secret to … getting a great deal?
I research as many sites as possible like cheapcruises.com and justcruises.com, then I call NCL (Norwegian Cruise Lines) direct and say "well, cheapcruises.com says they can give me that cabin for $x." Then I have the added 'warm fuzzy feeling' of having booked directly.
— Ericc
Here's a tip, but you have to be very flexible and sometimes it just doesn't work out. All cruise lines overbook their voyages. Book a very popular cruise (spring break, Alaska etc.), and let the line know that you are willing to be bumped if the voyage is oversold. Depending on how desperate they are to get people off the voyage, they will offer you a free cruise, an upgrade, onboard credit and possibly airfare too. Or not … It's a bit risky, but it's worked well for us a couple of times.
— RichardEK
As a travel agent, I would like to express that Royal Caribbean and Celebrity have the best discounts on Tuesdays and will offer to adjust an invoice if you booked your cruise months in advance and a state residency or senior discount becomes available. You as the passenger have the responsibility of contacting the cruise company to inquire as to whether discounts have become available. This usually happens when group space is released back to a cruise line because the cabins haven't sold and the contract is up, or if the cruise line hasn't sold all the cabins in a category. If you have booked your cabin through a travel agent, you may ask your agent to check with the cruise lines to see if a discount has become available. These discounts are usually within a few weeks of final payment being due.
If you are looking for last minute deals, these are rare because cruise lines overbook and then guestimate how many will cancel before final payment is due. It's always best to book months in advance. The lower prices are usually available at least 9 months out. Disney Cruise Lines offers discounts about a month before sailing based on availability. Check with your travel agent.
— Suzannelb
My method for getting the best prices is to register with the major cruise sites (including the cruise line site itself). They will send you e-mails when sales occur. Find the best price you can on the web and then call the cruise line directly on the phone and see if they will do better.
— Klemroge
It depends upon the cruise line and the type of cabin desired. There is not much fluctuation with Carnival's pricing, for example, and it will tend to go up, not down, as the cruise approaches — especially for the better cabins. But Royal Caribbean can be very different — especially if the goal is a good price on an inside cabin. Here is my recent experience on a trans-Atlantic cruise with them April 27-May 10. The inside cabin price starts at about $900 pp double occupancy, but several months before the sail date the website will sometimes offer a guarantee inside price of about $450 pp double occupancy. Watching their site at various times during the day, I discovered that they reset the prices (typically lower) at about 3 a.m. Eastern time. Then as the day progresses, the price will go up — typically double — if cabins start to sell. Too bad for the West Coast folks, unless they get up real early.
— Jstiles74
Shop around and book as early as possible. You get the best deals during off and shoulder seasons. Take advantage of booking incentives, and keep checking back to see if the price of your cruise has changed. If there is a decrease, let your cruise line or travel agent know to get a refund. The best advice is to always do your homework.
— Ladyhawk415
If I told you, it wouldn't be a secret anymore.
— Kleach
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