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At least four people were killed on Friday as Egyptian police clashed with Muslim Brotherhood supporters of deposed president Mohammed Morsi at Cairo's iconic Tahrir Square.
Egyptian riot police fired volleys of tear gas and locked down Cairo's Tahrir Square Friday as clashes broke out in a rare push by Islamist supporters of the ousted president to take control of the iconic square, leaving at least four dead.
With lines of armored vehicles and barbed wire, troops sealed off the square and diverted traffic after the Muslim Brotherhood, the group from which ousted president Mohammed Morsi hails, called on its supporters to march there.
Thousands of Morsi's supporters followed suit from different parts in the city, chanting "El-Sissi is the enemy of God" and "Down with the murderer!"
Those were references to Defense Minister Abdel-Fatah el-Sissi, who forced Morsi from power on July 3 after millions took to the streets demanding the Islamist leader step down.
In its statements, the Muslim Brotherhood called Tahrir Square "the capital of the revolution." It is the birthplace of the 2011 uprising that forced longtime president Hosni Mubarak from power and led to Morsi's short-lived tenure.
Since Morsi's ouster, nearly 2,000 Muslim Brotherhood members have been arrested, its top leaders referred to courts over charges of inciting murder and violence, and hundreds of Morsi supporters have been killed. Morsi himself has been detained incommunicado.
On Friday, authorities arrested Ahmed Soubaei, a spokesman for the Freedom and Justice party, the Brotherhood's political arm, after raiding his house, the group said on its official website.
In a reflection of the chaos, the spokesman of the liberal al-Dustour party Khaled Dawoud came under attack when he drove past a group of pro-Morsi supporters marching on a street near Tahrir Square. The assailants dragged him from his car, beat him and stabbed him in the arm, Dawoud was quoted as telling the state-run Al-Ahram news site.
His party was founded by leading pro-democracy figure Mohamed ElBaradei, who acted as a vice president after Morsi's ouster but quit in protest to state crackdown on the Brotherhood.
ElBaradei tweeted that the attack reflects "the adversity in which we live," referring to his fears of violence between rival parties.
The Brotherhood appears to be angling to endure a crackdown that – while painful – also helps keep group cohesion under the pressure of a shared plight. It has publicly stuck to its most hard-line demands – the reinstatement of Morsi as president and the restoration of the Morsi-era constitution.
Some Brotherhood members recognize the possibility for that has passed. But the group uses the demands to energize its members and keep up street pressure as leverage in any eventual negotiations, which could bring concessions like easing the crackdown or releasing jailed members.
In an attempt to turn Oct. 6, a national holiday seen by Egyptians as a military victory in the 1973 war with Israel, into a milestone, the group called upon its supporters to converge into Tahrir Square in a show of force.
Meanwhile, state media and anti-Islamist private networks aired national songs around the clock along with documentaries of the war glorifying the military.
Protesters encircled security forces and army troops guarding Tahrir Square from two main entrances, one near Egyptian museum and a second from the square's southern edge. That prompted riot police to fire volleys of tear gas to send the demonstrators away.
All the way to Tahrir Square, the protesters' chants against the military sparked clashes with civilians believed to be supporters of the military. Shots were fired and rocks were thrown.
An Associated Press reporter saw protesters pushed away and chased by other Egyptians armed with sticks and bottles. The two sides started hurling stones just steps from the Egyptian museum.
"We will go protest and take all streets possible," said Mohammed Said, 45, during a march from the Dokki neighborhood to Tahrir. "We will get in Tahrir at any price."
At least four people were killed in Cairo and 40 injured nationwide, Health Ministry official Khaled el-Khateb said.
Bystanders in the area had little sympathy for the protesters.
"The Muslim Brotherhood won't be able to take the square. None of the people here stands with them," said Ahmed Youssef, a 59-year-old taxi driver. "I wish the state really enforces the state of emergency and outlaws all kinds of protests. We can't live normally this way. Is this the way to democracy?"
In southern Cairo, residents holding wooden and metal sticks formed a human chain and closed a bridge leading to the district of Manial, where the pavement on the two sides of the main road was demolished and other streets were littered with stones and broken glass.
Another rally ended at a Defense Ministry building and a second at Rabaah el-Adawiya mosque in eastern Cairo, where a pro-Morsi protest camp was violently dismantled on Aug. 14. Troops backed with armored vehicles beefed up security in the vicinity of the mosque, where protesters chanted slogans against the military.
Hundreds of protesters also hurled stones at troops guarding the Defense Ministry, but most were dispersed after a 7 p.m. curfew began.
Authorities declared a state of emergency in mid-August and imposed a night curfew in Cairo and several other areas to try to quell the violence.
Across the country, similar clashes broke out, and authorities said 44 protesters were arrested in the southern province of Assiut.
Earlier in the day, at least two Egyptian soldiers were killed in an attack by suspected militants on an army convoy east of Cairo.


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Simulates ion flow through a channel.
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Apr 13,2009
Dog Talk with Uncle Matty: Use of trained police dog is use of non-deadly force
by Matthew Margolis
In 2001, national newscasts gave accounts of Devin Batts in Jacksonville, Fla., the 10-year-old girl who was lying on her bed, listening to the radio when a sheriff's department police dog suddenly leaped in and attacked her. A burglar-alarm company had given the K-9 unit a wrong address. Most reports minimized the wrong-address factor and criticized the Jacksonville police-dog policy that reportedly trained the dogs to "detect and hold by biting" rather than "detect and bark."
So what kind of impression do these reports give the public? Without all the information, you might assume that police dogs are vicious by nature and trained to cause serious injury or death. Others will use this as an excuse to lobby for restrictions on K-9 units. There is ongoing debate about police-dog tactics.
Following the incident, I contacted the K-9 unit directly and spoke with Sergeant J. P. Butler.
"Taz," the four-legged officer engaged in the episode, was a 4-year-old brindled Dutch Shepherd. This breed is native to Holland and originally a sheep dog. Enjoying renewed popularity in its homeland as a companion and a protection dog, the United Kennel Club recognized the Dutch Shepherd in 1995. Taz joined the Jacksonville K-9 Unit at age 18 months. He lives with his partner, who is married, and there are small children residing in the house. There are 21 canine officers with the Jacksonville K-9 Unit.
On the day in question, the officers responding to the burglary call arrived at the address and attempted to get someone to answer the door. There was an open window seven feet above ground, and the dog alerted officers that someone was inside.
When no one came to the door, the dog's partner boosted the dog through the open window. While the officer was climbing through the window, the dog heard movement in the house and went to work. Taz found Devin in the bedroom. Had she remained still, the dog would have waited for his partner, but the child did not remain still. Taz did what he was trained to do and detained the girl by grabbing her on the leg.
But there is more to the story. The children, ages 12, 10 and 2, had been left alone with a severely autistic 19-year-old. They were told never to answer the door if an adult was not in the house. According to Butler, a previous landlord of the family has stated the children were frequently left alone. This landlord is on record saying she frequently would stop by the house, find the children alone and stay with them until the mother came home. That day, the other children had hidden in a closet. Although news reports stated that according to the mother, the children did not know the police were there, the children have admitted that they knew the police were there but were obeying their mother's demand that they not answer the door.
In defense of K-9 units, Butler reminded us that the use of a trained police dog is the use of non-deadly force. Using the "force matrix," a dog is between pepper spray and a baton. He also stated that before K-9 units, he had searched buildings for as long as three hours, knowing the felons were there, but never being able to locate them. A dog can search the same building in 15 minutes and will almost always locate the person hiding out.
In Jacksonville, the K-9 units handle more calls than the SWAT teams. Their dogs were responsible for more than 1,000 arrests in 2000, and less than 8 percent of these arrests involved engagements (bites) in order to detain the criminals.
Truth is, police dogs are selected because they have even temperaments and are not vicious by nature. They are trained to do a job, and they do it well. They live "to protect and to serve," and I, for one, feel safer because of them.
Dog trainer Matthew "Uncle Matty" Margolis is co-author of 18 books about dogs, a behaviorist, a popular radio and television guest, and host of the PBS series "WOOF! It's a Dog's Life!" Send your questions to firstname.lastname@example.com or by mail to Uncle Matty at P.O. Box 3300, Diamond Springs, CA 95619.
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|Palacios, Gustavo
|Hui, Jeffery
|Quan, Phenix-lan
|Kalkstein, Abby
|Honkavuori, K
|Bussetti, A
|Conlan, Sean
|Evans, Jay
|Chen, Yanping - Judy
|Vanengelsdoorp, Dennis
|Efrat, H
|Pettis, Jeffery
|Cox-foster, Diana
|Holmes, Edward
|Briese, Thomas
|Lipkin, Ian
Submitted to: Journal of Virology
Publication Type: Peer Reviewed Journal
Publication Acceptance Date: 4/14/2008
Publication Date: 7/1/2008
Citation: Palacios, G., Hui, J., Quan, P., Kalkstein, A.L., Honkavuori, K.S., Bussetti, A.V., Conlan, S., Evans, J.D., Chen, Y., Vanengelsdoorp, D., Efrat, H., Pettis, J.S., Cox-Foster, D.L., Holmes, E.C., Briese, T., Lipkin, I.W. 2008. Genetic analysis of Israel Acute Paralysis Virus: Distinct clusters are circulating into the United States. Journal of Virology. 82:6209-6217.
Interpretive Summary: Viruses have been considered as a possible primary or contributing cause of Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD), a mysterious disappearance and extensive die-off of honey bees that represents a new threat to the beekeeping and pollination industries. Israeli Acute Paralysis Virus (IAPV), a species that was originally identified in honey bees in Israel and had not been previously reported in the U.S., had a strong correlation with CCD. We conducted genetic analysis of IAPV from bees collected in different geographic locations in order to gain insight into different viral strains of honey bee disease. Our results suggested that differences in genetic makeup of IAPV viral strain may have implications for their abilities to cause disease in honey bees. The results have relevance to scientists, regulators, and beekeepers seeking to mitigate recent bee losses.
Technical Abstract: Israel acute paralysis virus (IAPV) is associated with colony collapse disorder of honey bees. Nonetheless, its role in the pathogenesis of the disorder and its geographic distribution are unclear. Here, we report phylogenetic analysis of IAPV obtained from bees in the United States, Canada, Australia, and Israel and the establishment of diagnostic real-time PCR assays for IAPV detection. Our data indicate the existence of at least three distinct IAPV lineages, two of them circulating in the United States. Analysis of representatives from each proposed lineage suggested the possibility of recombination events and revealed differences in coding sequences that may have implications for virulence.


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Margaret Thatcher: Her Legacy
Highlights from the former British prime minister's political career, including her entry into Number 10 Downing Street, quoting St. Francis of Assisi, and her exit after 11 years at the helm when she was ousted by her own party.
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The ever alert Jonathan Kehayias (Blog | Twitter) sent me a question recently asking about the Extended Event UI used for showing predicates. In particular, he was wondering about the predicate for the wait_info event that is defined in the system_health session and was wondering what was going on.
It's obvious what peaked Jonathan's interest – all those error icons seem like there is a problem with the predicate. This post will explain what's happening, why it's happening and also document a problem that I discovered while investigating this and for which I will give you a solution.
Bug or Artifact – You make the call
I'd actually call this an artifact because the rows that have error icons are caused because of a change made somewhere else in SQL Server that result in the Filter UI not being able to resolve the integer value (map_key) we specify in the predicate to the name of an actual wait (map_value). The reason that the map_key cannot be resolved is because of changes made within SQL Server to the enumeration of our wait types. These changes don't impact you directly, but it turns out they do mess with how our UI displays this filter. This is a little complex, but I'll attempt to give you the short version…
In order to save space we've created a special data type in extended events called a map, which allows us to use an integer to represent some known value. (OK, this probably isn't really that complex for all you DBAs since you do it all the time with PK/FK relationships and lookup tables.) We store these mappings in dm_xe_map_values and the UI uses this DMV to resolve the map_value when it displays the filter. The wait_type field in the wait_info event is one of these map data types. Let's take a simple example, we might write a filter for wait_info such as:
wait_type = 120
A quick check of dm_xe_map_values shows us that 120 is equivalent to the SOS_SCHEDULER_YIELD wait type, so the UI would display:
wait_type | equal_uint64 | SOS_SCHEDULER_YIELD
In the case of wait_type we get this mapping directly from within the SQL Server engine (this is true of many maps) so any changes to the list of wait_types are automatically represented in our map DMV. The reason you see blanks in the Value field in some cases is because the list of wait_types is not always contiguous; in other words, there are gaps in the map_key list because there are some numbers that have not been used yet. The change I referenced earlier, is that the unused regions used to be filled with place holder values (PADDING_##) but are now just missing in SQL Server 2012. You can convince yourself of this very easily by running the following query:
SELECT TOP 50 * FROM sys.dm_xe_map_value
What you'll see is the following:
|Lock waits
|Not used
|Latch waits
|Not used
|Pagelatch waits
In the system_health session we specify a filter that selects for the waits that we want to collect, but but instead of specifying each wait independently we specify ranges. So for example, to collect all the PAGELATCH* waits, we'd use this predicate:
(wait_type > 47 and wait_type < 54)
But from the table earlier in the post we know that wait_type 47 is not used, so when the UI looks up the value for 47, it comes back empty, which it perceives to be an error and marks it as such. Logically, this in not an error because 48 > 47 whether there happens to be a 47 in the list or not. The predicate still works, it's just that the UI doesn't know how to display it.
You said there was an "issue"
Yes I did, and thank you for reminding me.
While I was investigating the UI artifact I noticed that there have been several additions to the wait_type list, and a few deletions, in SQL Server 2012 that has resulted in significant renumbering of the wait_types map. This has had the unfortunate result of changing the meaning of the filter that we specified for both wait_info and wait_info_external, to the point where system_health is not longer collecting the waits we consider important. This is definitely a bug, but one that we won't be able to address until after RTM. Since we can't get the fix in for RTM, I'm providing a script that will correct the system_health session here.
This script will do the following:
- If the system_health session exists, it will remove the wait_info & wait_info_external events and replace them with the corrected filter. Any modifications you've made to these events in your system_health session will be lost.
- If the system_health session does not exist, it will created it.
- If the system_health session is not running, it will be started.
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This enormous house of traditional Rajasthani architecture is currently lived in by three generations of the same family. Jaideep Singh Chauhan runs the homestay with his wife Anu and his parents are also around to look after guests. They are a prestigious Rajput family who know an enormous amount about Rajasthan's history and have an impressive collection of traditional art and antique furniture. Jaideep's father used to be the Chief-Conservator of all the forest and wildlife in Rajasthan and is a very interesting person to talk to- he used to keep two leopard cubs in the house! The family also runs a local school which guests like to visit.
Two stone elephants are placed outside to welcome guests on their arrival and the interior of the house has an aura of grandeur, without being intimidating. The central lobby is dominated by a sweeping staircase and galleried landing; a huge chandelier illuminates family heirlooms, colorful ornaments and intricately painted ceilings. Guests can join the family for meals or be served in a separate dining room decorated with Rajasthani mirror work. Such is the family's zeal for Indian and Rajasthani cuisine that they have created a separate kitchen in which to give cooking demonstrations and lessons to guests. The verandas of the house curve around a large lawn ornamented with a fountain and pagoda where guests can sit and read in style. Indeed, this area has even been the set for a film!
Guests are unlikely to forget the first welcome here garlanded with flowers and given the customary bindi. This is only the first of a series of traditions that the family follows according to Rajput custom and this is an ideal place to get an insight into the specific culture of Rajasthan.
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A mysterios girl turns up in Forks and takes a imediate liking to Bella. She soon starts to hang out with them all the time. But Bella starts to wonder if it's just a coincidence that she turned up just before the new born vampires that are terrorising Seattle. Who is she and does she have anything to do with Bella's constant feeling of being watched.
My first fan-fic story, I hope you like it! Disclaimer: I don't own the characters, they are Stephenie Meyers invention and so is most of the setting. Parts of the plot may resemble things in the books. No copyright intended!
1. Meeting
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The girl walked along the darkened street, with each step it seemed almost like she was dancing. Her toes pointed, head up, straight back, she had an air about her of beauty, mystery, happiness. An unseen smile played across her lips, as she walked, if you'd call it walking. She was happy, content.
Though there was something slightly tense about the way she held herself, the walk could have turned to a graceful run in a second. She seemed to be balancing solely on the balls of her feet.
A boy came towards her, and she smiled openly. He stopped, he couldn't help it. Her smell intrigued him, it wasn't like that of a vampires but it wasn't human either. It burned his nostrils, but it wasn't unpleasant. It was sort of sweet… but also sour.
"Sweet and sour chicken, that's me" she said staring of into the sky, she shook her head and seemed to come to her senses again. "Oh, hello, Jacob" she said, still smiling that sweet slightly disturbing smile.
He tensed at the sound of his name "Hello" he said warily, she didn't reply "Do I know you?"He continued, still unsmiling.
"I don't think so" she replied hesitantly, he stared back baffled by her answer. She studied his face carefully "No, not yet" she said, more confidently now "but you will."
He looked her up and down searching for an answer to an unasked question. "Who are you?"
She smiled at him warmly "We both know that's not the question you want to ask now is it Pumpkin?" He didn't answer "Let's walk awhile" she said as she strolled on past him. He turned and followed, he couldn't help it. She skipped along merrily beside him easily keeping pace with his gaping stride. He watched her through curious eyes, her decided to ask her after all if she got mad, he could look after himself.
"What are you?"
Her smile didn't even stutter, she didn't even look slightly upset. "You finally plucked up the courage to ask now did you?" she paused and tilted her head to look at him. "I'm sorry love, but it wouldn't be much fun if I told you straight away would it?" She sighed. "You're wondering why I'm here?" she asked, though the way she said it, it didn't seem much like a question. She sighed "Well I'm not going to tell any ways"
He stared at her not quite sure what to do.
She blew out a big puff of air and pushed out her front lip in a bored manner. She looked him up and down once more and shook her head."Well, I better be going." She started to walk away but then paused to turn around and add "I only came to introduce myself, I'm going to be hanging round here a lot from now on, thought you better know, tell Sam for me will you?" She turned and walked away.
He stared after her. He hadn't had a proper look at her before, he'd been so dazzled by her behaviour. She was average height, so a lot shorter then him and thin, but not sticklike like some of the girls nowadays. Her hair was a orange colour but as the moonlight bounced of it her saw steaks of blonde, red and brown appear. She turned and waved and he took in her face, it was picturesque, small and bright, rounded but with a sort of hardness that he was sure would show itself when she frowned, though he wondered if she ever did. Her eyes were hazel, like the skin of a deer, with streaks of gold and darker brown. He could hardly tear his eyes away from her, but he turned his head and walked towards the forest on his left. He turned to look at her once more but she was gone.
He shook his head to get the vision of her out of his head, but stopped and changed his mind; the others would want to see this. After all she had said to tell Sam. He smiled at the though of her parting words, some introduction, he didn't even know her name.
He walked into the forest and as he did his body seemed to quiver all along the spine and he changed into a huge wolf that ran away into the distance.
In the shadow of the trees the girl watched, she stared after Jacob with wide eyes, almost bewildered and then very slowly a wide smile played across her red lips.


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Offering a Large Selection of Steinbach Nutcrackers, Smokers and Ornaments. The name Steinbach is recognized across the world for time-honored nutcrackers, smokers and music boxes. Functional and elegant Steinbach products make wonderful gifts and home decor.
Mr. Rico Paul, the New Owner of Steinbach, has 30 Steinbach employe's employed in the Factory he purchased in October 2016. His Primary Goal is to make sure the Quality and the reputation of the line are represented at the highest level.
All Steinbach nutcrackers are individually hand-carved and hand-painted, and come in many styles including chubby, troll, limited edition and traditional. Nutcrackers are arguably what Steinbach is best known for, but the company also offers unique collections of German smokers, ornaments and music boxes.
As with everything created by Steinbach, meticulous design and dedicated craftsmanship goes into every one of its wooden heirlooms. Make Steinbach a fixture in your holiday decor this year.
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Schools, Sexual Assault & Silence
It's important to note that the occurrences, as well as victims, of sexual assault spans all social, economic and, even, gender barriers.
Elizabeth Hoyt
May 30, 2013
It's an issue that has a large scope – so much so that it's difficult to comprehend.
It's alarming to learn that one in five college women will become a victim of attempted sexual assault or actual sexual assault during their college years, according to a U.S. Department of Justice report.
It's even more alarming to learn that around 80 percent of sexual assault victims know their assailant, compared to the 20 percent of sexual assaults considered "opportunistic," a fact reported by the National Institute of Justice.
More than 90 percent of sexual assaults on U.S. campuses remain unreported, according to a study by the U.S. Department of Justice.
In addition to the devastating facts, this issue has recently been highlighted within the news, for both positive and negative happenings.
The 5 W's of Sexual Assault on College Campuses
It's important to note that the occurrences, as well as victims, of sexual assault spans all social, economic and, even, gender barriers.
Know the facts:
• 80% of sexual assault and rape victims are under the age of 30
• College freshman and sophomore women are found to be at greater risk of sexual assault than upperclassmen
• 84% of women who report sexual assault experienced the incident within their first four semesters on campus
• Students living in sorority houses and on campus dormitories are up to three times more likely to be raped than students living off-campus
• Fraternity men have been identified as more likely to perpetrate sexual assault or sexual aggression than non-fraternity men
• 90% of acquaintance rapes involve alcohol
• 30% of the college women who said they had been raped contemplated suicide after the incident
(Statistics reported from a "Sexual Assault Statistics" article on Campus Safety Magazine's web site.)
Why does sexual assault continue to be dominant issue on college campuses?
Imagine you're a college freshman. You're on your own for the first time and have never felt the need to distrust those around you. You are trying to find a balance between celebrating your independence and being irresponsible. In the process, you meet new friends and experiment with new, risky behaviors that alter your state-of-mind, like drugs and alcohol.
It's easy to see, in black and white, how the situation can easily turn against students. Many, however, don't make those connections until it's too late.
Perhaps it's a lack of knowledge, preparedness or misunderstanding the definition of "consent." Or, perhaps, there isn't a lack of anything and a victim is just caught off guard. The thought, however, is that if any assaults can be prevented through knowledge, shouldn't schools attempt to educate?
Rather than waiting for institutions to get the memo, educate yourself on sexual assault through the many other available resources out there. Learn the facts, before it's too late to help yourself or someone you know.
62 percent of sexual assaults are "drug-facilitated," meaning that the majority of the sexual assaults on college students involve drugs or alcohol, according to a study funded by the National Institute of Justice.
In 1 in 3 sexual assaults, the perpetrator was intoxicated, according to Campus Safety Magazine's web site report.
Experts believe it's imperative to increase awareness across the spectrum and inform students about self-protection as well as how to apply protective measures within social situations on campus.
A study conducted by researchers at the University of Illinois found that alcohol is the number one date-rape drug on college campuses.
However, there is still a presence (around 5 percent) of many other drugs, like the U.S. banned "Rohypnol" (commonly known as GHB), benzodiazepines (Ativan), pain medications (Valium) and party drugs (Ecstasy) in campus sexual assault crimes, too. Even drugs as common as over-the-counter antihistamines have been reported as date-rape drugs, since the effects of the drug are enhanced when mixed with alcohol.
Those who use drugs, alcohol or both were found to be at a "significantly higher risk for sexual assault."
Such drugs can seriously impair a person's judgement (or body), thus render a person unable to consent to sexual activity especially when mixed with alcohol.
After a drug-facilitated assault, victims are often unable to recall exactly what took place. Victims' rights advocates attribute this as one reason for the frequency of incidents as well as a contributing factor to the lack of successful prosecutions in such matters.
Campus Safety Magazine reports that "43% of the sexual victimization incidents involved alcohol consumption by victims and 69% involved alcohol consumption by the perpetrators."
However, whether or not the victim acted consensual towards consuming drugs and/or alcohol is irrelevant. In the eyes of the law, impaired individuals are legally incapable of consent. Many college age students don't realize that having sex with a person that's too drunk to consent is considered rape.
Victims suspecting that they were drugged are urged to seek help immediately, since many drugs are detectable for a short amount of time and evidence of the crime is lost forever.
Are victims being silenced?
Victims report that, in notifying college administrators about the incident, they find a lack of concern and a clear desire to protect the university's reputation, which is understandably not the reaction they were looking for.
Further issues ensue when cases of sexual assault are handled by campus judiciary committees (not state or local authorities) or other unqualified bodies. It's all too common that such procedures allow the accused receive either a "slap on the wrist" or no discipline whatsoever. The victims are then left with emotional, physical and financial burdens and a lack of confidence in a system that they originally were brave enough to trust. Instances involving a lack of concern regarding the crimes span from careless to outrageous.
Students have reported being discouraged from calling police, secretive investigations by campus authorities and lax judgments and disciplinary actions decided upon by students on a Judicial Board, rather than trained experts on sexual assault.
An investigation by the The Center for Public Integrity found that students held responsible for sexual assaults (the assailants) "often face little or no consequence for their acts, which their victims' lives are frequently left in turmoil."
The investigation also found that "victims report a lack of institutional support, and even disciplinary action." As a result, victimized students often leave the school yet their assailants move forward and are able to graduate.


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In Excel 2010, you can use Slicers to change multiple pivot tables. However, you might be working in an earlier version of Excel, or you don't have room for Slicers on your worksheets.
Instead of Slicers, you can use programming to update multiple pivot tables automatically. In previous posts, I've shown how you can select items in one pivot table's Report Filter fields, and the Report Filter fields for pivot tables on the other worksheets will change to the same selections.
Specific Sheet and Pivot Tables
Jeff Weir has written an updated version of the code, which runs much faster than the previous version. You'll notice the speed difference especially if you're working with larger pivot tables.
Also, in this version of the code, you can specify:
- any sheets you DON'T want the macro to check
- any specific pivot tables that you DON'T want the macro to synchronize.
For example, only update the pivot tables on Sheet1 and Sheet2, and ignore PivotTable2 on Sheet1.
[Update: Sept 20, 2012] Jeff has made the following changes to the code:
- you can now exclude particular PivotFields, plus if you change a pagefield in any pivot, the code will not only update pagefields to the same settings in other pivots but also change rowfields too.
- added basic error handling so that ScreenUpdating and EnableEvents are restored to TRUE if anything goes wrong.
Jeff is also working on a version of the code for Excel 2010, that promises to be even faster -- so stay tuned for that!
[Update: June 16, 2013] Jeff has revised the code, so it uses Slicers if the version is Excel 2010 or later.
Making the Code Run Faster
In the previous version of the code, it looped through each master pivot field multiple times, to determine if each pivot item is visible or hidden. The corresponding pivot item in each slave pivot table was then set to the same setting. The code worked, but it was very slow in larger pivot tables.
The main reason that Jeff's code is faster is that it iterates through each master pivot field just once, so it can record only the visible items into a dictionary.
Then, for each pivot field in each slave pivot table:
- All the pivot items are made visible
- Items that are not in the dictionary's list are hidden.
Also, speed in Jeff's code is increased because it:
- checks to see if.AllItemsVisible = true. If it is, no need to iterate through either the master or the slave pivot...it just makes all pivot items in the corresponding slave pivot fields visible. The old code looped through each pivot item
- doesn't add items to the dictionary for checking if it has already found all the visible pivot items in the master list.
Modify the Code
If you download the sample file (see instructions below), you can copy the code to your own workbooks.
- To see the code in the sample file, go to the Sales Pivot worksheet, right-click the sheet tab, and click View Code.
- Then, to see the full code, right-click on the procedure name - SyncPivotFields - and click Definition
Here is where you'll change the sheet names in the SyncPivotFields code:
Here is the section where you'll change the pivot table names:
Download the Sample File
To download this version of the sample file, with Jeff's code, please visit the Sample Files page on the Contextures website.
Note: Jeff's sample file was updated on Sept. 20, 2012, so please download the new version if you have an older copy of the file.
In the Pivot Tables section, look for: PT0029 - Change Pivot Table Fields on Specific Sheets
The file is in Excel 2007/2010 format, zipped, and contains macros. Enable the macros when opening the file, if you want to test the code.


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Canadian rock power trio Rush will return to Virginia Beach in May, helping the Farm Bureau Live amphitheater's 2013 season blast off with high-volume guitars, precision drumming and darting bass lines.
Folks with Live Nation concerts announced that the band's Clockwork Angels Tour will visit the amphitheater on May 5, a Sunday. Tickets go on sale 10 a.m. Monday, Jan. 28 through Ticketmaster.
Fans will have reason to celebrate with the band reaches Hampton Roads. Rush -- Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson and Neil Peart -- will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame in Los Angeles on April 18.
Here's part of an official press release.
LOS ANGELES, CA (January 22nd, 2013) – Live Nation announced today that due to overwhelming demand, the highly acclaimed RUSH Clockwork Angels Tour will return to North America for a selection of dates this summer. Beginning in April, fans will be able to catch RUSH in a number of new markets not visited on last year's highly successful tour ... Rush's 20th studio album, Clockwork Angels has earned rapturous accolades by fans and press alike since its release June 12th of last year. Describing Clockwork Angels as "an extremely accomplished piece of music composed and performed absolutely flawlessly" by The Quietus; Q magazine called the taut songcraft "utterly engaging"; Rolling Stone declared "the power-trio interplay could put guys half their age in the burn ward", while All Music Guide succinctly summed up "Clockwork Angels demonstrates why, after 36 years, Rush's fan base continues to grow. Its musical athleticism and callisthenic discipline are equaled only by its relentless creative drive and its will to express it in a distinct musical language"; and The Guardian UK claimed, "Those who worship at the temple of Rush will be in raptures; for those who remain agnostic, there may well be enough here to justify a leap of faith."


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InDesign and TypeDecember 30, 2002
I have been playing with Adobe's InDesign lately, and I'm really enjoying this program. Quark Express has always been the software of choice for print design, so Adobe's entry into the market is widely under-used. I never got into Quark, mainly due to not having it, so I've been free to experiment without the shackles of familiarity confining me and I like what I see.
InDesign reportedly supports OpenType, the benefits of which I'm only beginning to understand. TrueType and Type 1 fonts have traditionally been limited to one character set — this set could, of course, be as large as was necessary, and generally multiple character sets were incorporated into individual fonts regardless, but accessing anything beyond your basic keyboard characters is always such a pain. I've written about this previously.
OpenType allows for multiple variations of each individual character, various ligatures, and probably a whole lot more. Developed jointly by Adobe and Microsoft, it's supposedly cross-platform and multi-national. It looks to be everything that TrueType is not. (More information from the proverbial horse's mouth.)
InDesign has a built-in Glyph palette. Still not the ideal solution, but a step in the right direction, it functions similar to Windows' Character Map and allows you to choose your character for insertion to your body copy. You can select alternates for each character, if they've been defined in the font. As well, paragraph styles may be defined that allow ligatures to be automatically inserted.
I've yet to truly explore the ways in which InDesign is making life easier for those working with large character sets, but what I've seen so far has been enough to impress me.


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Armie Hammer and his wife Elizabeth Chambers walk the red carpet at the premiere of his new film The Lone Ranger on Wednesday (July 24) at UGC Normandy in Paris, France.
The 26-year-old actor was also joined at the premiere by the movie's director Gore Verbinski and producer Jerry Bruckheimer.
Earlier in the week, Armie and Elizabeth were spotted out to dinner together in London.
FYI: Armie is wearing a Ralph Lauren suit with Esquivel shoes. Elizabeth is wearing Coomi earrings, BaubleBar bangle, and Carla Amorim ring.
10+ pictures inside of Armie Hammer at the Lone Ranger premiere in Paris… More Here! »


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Bar > Sand Bar 31 May 2014
Very Good
black smoke from the incinerator
This is one of the best bar at Kurumba, located in the western corner of the island, just in front of a small island which I think is private; behind this island the sun sets to the delight of those who are enjoying the sunset at the beach, sipping a drink at the beach bar.
The beach bar is the typical beach bar, little, white, thatched roof, smiling and friendly barmen are ready to meet the needs of customers. The characteristic pillows placed all around the bars of kurumba and in particular at the beach bar are nice bright colors, orange, green, blue. On these big pillows you can sit as if they were comfortable armchairs. The kids love them but adults do not remain indifferent. At the beach bar you can eat or have a drink, I recommend those ones made with fresh fruit or munch on something, and you can enjoy all these sitting on these comfortable cushions (if you want to try something different from the typical sunbeds) maybe on the seashore waiting for the sun drops below or searching some refreshment under the palms during the hottest part of the day.
this bar is located in a good position, it is easily accessible from any part of the island . the paths that cut through the island towards internal sports area and kids club allow you to reach it easily on foot even if you are on the opposite side of the island .
To reach it from the beach is a bit ' more' complicated because a part of the island is reserved for villas and then you can not make the whole tour of the island from the sea shore . But the gardens are so beautiful that it will be a pleasure to walk through them in the middle of the island. Next to the beach bar there is a small pier that ends with a small circular clearing , this space is held in the evening romantic candlelight dinners for 2. What could you wish more 'than a romantic dinner by the sea, just you 2 , with your feet in the sand and a sky full of stars ? For me it's beautiful. And I think I am not the only one who thinks so , in fact often on this pier , guests dine during their honey moon and even weddings and renewals of vows are celebrated . we met 2 young married Russians guys who had just celebrated their rite and were taking ritual pictures in front of the beach bar, they were very nice . The barman had brought them flutes for the toast and they have been immortalized (maybe even from some guest) while toasting near the sea . Lovely.
I really liked the beach bar also because it is a quiet meeting place . sports center is located in an 'other area of the island and so you are not disturbed by water jet wind surfing and other water activities .
Here come the children of Maaya kids club to build their sand castles with the nannies on some days of the week, but they are small groups of children playing with the nannies and do not bother at all.
here you will pass if you want to go to soak up the coral gardens that are not far from the bar and you will have it handy as a reference point when you come back.
Of course if you need a shower after snorkelling you'll find along the beach and there are also straw umbrellas if the palms are not offering enough shadow for refresh.
at low tide the walls appear "beautiful view" on the water and are not no beautiful to see . this island in fact was mainly affected by the proximity to the city' , if there were no walls to contain the waves that are raised by all the boats passing all around, the high waves would enter into the lagoon and it would always be rather agitated. the walls instead allow you to have quiet water in the lagoon, despite the waves that arrive due to the wake of the boats. Unfortunately these walls often remain trapped waste plastic ... the usual problem ... there is always so much , too much plastic that ends up in the sea and that too often becomes food for fish . then at low tide is more easy to see this waste and are never pleasant to see. Sometimes you have to wait even that an ugly big boat transporting container has passed before you can take pictures from this side of the island . However, in my opinion the big black smoke that is coming from the incinerator is the thing I most disliked. sometimes depending on the wind just looks sharp and clearly visible on the horizon and spoils the harmony of the beautiful scenery. when you see this smoke you're sure you'll remember to bring home with you all waste cans that you have, because you can not think to leave them as rubbish before you come home and let them help to increase the unhealthy black cloud .On this point kurumba management rightly insists to make tourists sensitive, because it helps to maintain the environment clean and to reduce the problems of waste disposal. Personally I have really enjoyed their policy, that they attempt to preserve the environment . No coincidence that they are trying to plant new coral to create new life in the lagoon. it is seen that they seek to preserve and care for their environment, and they do well . more the island is beautiful more we want to go back to visit it. And then I cannot forget to mention that the kurumba bar serve delicious ice cream , their coconut sorbet is lovely. I am sure you will appreciate it as soon as you get it at the arrival on the island....
Stayed agosto 2013
Family > With children | 21 August 2016
Stayed at the Kurumba resort the last 3 days of our vacation in August. We'd been to this resort already and wanted to come back although only for a short period. Upon arriving at the airport from the previous resort we were greeted by their staff, they attacked the suitcases the packing slips of the assigned room and as soon as Arrived the other guests, in about thirty minutes, they walked us to the pier where there awaited their wonderful yachts. On board they offered a cold towel, they served a bottle of water and distributed the
Kurumba Magazine magazine that summarizes activities, history and other interesting news about the resort and how to avoid boredom during your stay. It is impossible to get bored here even if you stay for 2 months ...you will Have so many activities that you can indulge! The trip is short but the other guests they all went to the upper deck to enjoy the crossing, we remained the only ones inside the yacht. In 15 minutes we enter into
Kurumba Jetty where we are
Received and accompanied in the reception room. We are served a delicious coconut sorbet and We get explanation about the General rules of the island, catering and activities .then we do our
Check in and they accompany us to the room. We chose a superior, that are closest to reception so our journey is short. We are on the first floor as we requested. We are in the third building coming from the
Sea rather than the second as
Last time, the view is still nice. The room is beautiful as we remembered it. To the left of the entrance to the walk-in there is a closet that contains the
Safety life jackets
In an emergency tsunami, a flashlight for the Walk at night, iron and iron axe. The closet is roomy with large drawers and hanging space for long dresses. Behind you it opens the double door leading to the bathroom area, on The left side there is the
Closed door that allows , if necessary ,to make connecting rooms. On the right the corner bar. In corner bar there is a mini fridge ,
Well stocked with soft drinks and spirits. Peanuts, candy, potato chips and other snacks. Bottles of vodka. A free big bottle of water for every person, complimentary kettle for tea and coffee. The bathroom has a shower indoors next to one of the 2 washbasins, the second basin is on the other side next to the water close. Bathrobes and towels are available hanging next to the sink. There is also the dirty laundry basket. In the middle of the room still covered but just at the end of it
There is a big bath tub , from which you can see the sky full of stars
. And at the end of the room The open air shower
It Is a bathroom of a decent size! As utility they provide you ayurvedic body cream and shower gel, shampoo and conditioner. These Are very good products and they can be purchased at
Souvenir shop. You will also find cotton balls, Cotton swabs and dental kit to brush your teeth. Also in the bathroom you will find towels for the beach. If you have chi loden superior room like we do you will be welcomed with beautiful beach bag Brown colored, the more luxurious Rooms have a colorful striped bag with different shape and maybe slightly less capacious. For The 3 of us this is perfect for us. The bedroom is very spacious, on the right side there is the couch, in front of it the
Television and desk, the double bed is positioned on the wider side of the room, straight in front of the glass door to the balcony. On the balcony table, chairs and sofas make the stay outside especially comfortable. On the desk a book provides detailed prices of catering services and activities. You will also find free weekly activities program brochure and to payment and to book. The proposals are numerous, from cooking classes and boduberu, painting, yoga and physical activities, guided snorkeling, water sports motorized and non. Excursions of any kinds, diving, glass boat and finally a range of activities for children. Also on this pamphlet there is a promotion stating that if you placed on Instagram 10 photo tagging Kurumba they are offering you an excursion with the glass bottom boat. A good promotional idea. We worn our beach costumes and go down to the beach where Sun beds are assigned to our room, here the Sun beach is a thin strip, behind there are tall palm trees offering shade. Under the Palms a few hammocks provide a relaxing rocking. We are close to
Water sport center, here it pass
Often canoes, stand up paddler, and sometimes the water drift. Here the bottom is sandy, lagoon-soft sand is so soft that you guess if The lagoon was covered with artificial sand . the reflection of light on clear water is almost dazzling. To snorkel you must move westward, where are reported the passes to leave the reef and Also The coral gardens. If this is not enough for you the pool awaits you near reception. They provide beach towels when you arrive there . Alternatively you can play tennis or volleyball or soccer in the camps in the Interior of the island, train in the second swimming pool near the maaya kids or go to book a cuddle to Veli SPA but you certainly won't get bored.
Stayed August 2015, in room 135
Family > With children | 21 August 2016
Very Good
Dolphin excursion Kurumba as I said many times I love Kurumba and its management because the customer care is their Target. Kurumba offers a wide range of services, but most of all they anticipate your needs, and they will fill you with what they call thoughtful thoughts (thoughts for you). This year a letter informs us that unfortunately the restaurant Vihamana is closed for restoration . They apologize for the trouble occurred and they invite us to go to restaurant thila for all our meals. Thila is The restaurant at the sea specializes on grilled dishes. It's a wonderful restaurant and the quality is high, but the Vihamana was not bad, I have only pleasant memories of our meals there.Beyond this change already quite pleasing, in order to apologize they invite us to a trip to see dolphins at sunset. We had already done this hike in Male South and were a bit perplexed about the possibility of being able to see the dolphins at North male, so close to the capital and where maritime traffic is important . we were afraid of having no chance to see Dolphins . And that we would not have seen even a shadow, but it was a chance to see a beautiful sunset from the sea so we decided to book the excursion. We introduce ourselves in the hall at the scheduled time and perform the Check in. There are so many people, I
Wonder what boat will take us on an excursion. Punctually ithey invite us to reach the pier where there are 2 boats,they have already
Split boat passengers for room number. They call us with the first group and we climb on the first boat, that is low and long , it is made in order to allow you to put your legs over the side without falling, perfect to look for dolphins. The manager tells us we will not return until we have them
Spotted. I guess it will be a tough fight but I appreciate their
Commitment. We head to the East side of the atoll. Leaving the new island of Hulhumale behind, we pass to the new mega resort that is born
Instead of mahureva and overcome
hudhuranfushi and its waves for surfers. The sea is calm and the sky is clear but
Here you
Perceives The long wave Ocean, wider, and the sea is blue Sapphire. Unfortunately we are accompanied by lots of floating plastic that reminds us how this system is fragile and at risk, and how we must strive to protect it. It's dark and the sky rise the fumes of burning trash on the Islands ..., all this is very sad. Not everyone is careful to
Recycling and separation of waste as at the Kurumba. We enjoy the
Navigation and after a few rounds in which we meet more boats in search of dolphins we see the first jumps in the distance! We don't see the fins, we see the
Dolphins do pirouettes in the air and diving ... It's an exciting thing! Seems to be at a show! The dolphins are disturbed by our presence and we no longer see these beautiful jumps but they will accompany us in the navigation.they Pass beneath our boat again, then disappear and reappear just ahead, we follow them in the light of the sunset and we also see some little jump off, I cannot describe the emotions felt, really wonderful. Then the light begins to change, the Sun is lower on the horizon and we have to get back. There it is served a drink free of charge and we enjoy the sunset while we return at the Kurumba. Light is changing, the first light on that magical time that precedes the evening sky is light pink, everything is beautiful. We wrap in a towel (which they provided on board) because the temperature is lowered. We come finally to the dock with our hearts filled with joy and we thank the Kurumba for this wonderful gift. Thank you
Stayed August 2015, in room 135
Spa > Veli Spa 16 July 2016
Very Good
Kurumba SPA
We went back to Kurumba and this summer we were given vouchers upon arrival for discounts at the SPA. Referring to the copy of the magazine Kurumba available to every room I read the special treatment that are proposed. In the magazine there was an interesting article describing the career of a Maldivian girl who runs the SPA after studying the properties of the Maldivian endemic plants and massage techniques in other euro area countries.
From this union were born of the exclusive treatments of this SPA with a mix of typical and warm vegetable oils sands ... I was immediately intrigued by these proposals. I already knew their massages, the girls are very good, prepared and attentive to customer needs.
I went to visit the SPA for more information about these treatments including the Tamburu fei that seemed particularly pleasant.
Their welcome is always elegant and delicate, once you cross the threshold with water wall that drops the mix of music and perfume surrounds you and you already feel relaxed.
the operator in reception will make you sit on the sofas and then they will help you to choose with you the best treatment at the times most convenient to you.
The SPA is great and there are many operators and large availability of times, hard to find time for a cuddle.
evening treatments Are also proposed for couples together with fresh fruit and drink, the top is certainly the evening couples treatment
In the moonlight, with bath in the sea to rinse with hot sands peeling, but also the price is of those to spare no expense, perfect for a couple on their honeymoon. In reception I talked to the operator, I was particularly intrigued by the super-hydrating and refreshing treatment with aloe and coconut oil but they helped me and did not recommend it because it has more suitable for reddened skin in the end I opted for the popular treatment for the feet with hot sand packs.
A cuddle more of a perfect time for circulation and relax, not to be missed. All treatments were discounted with discount 30% so I also spent little and I have not even used the credits that had delivered me to holiday start. Also I am repeater if I return I will be entitled to an extra discount. Excellent customer loyalty policy. the operator performing the treatment you will receive, fill out the card and asks you what treatment and what intensity you want to use. SHe accompanies you to the changing rooms and welcomes you outside and will escort' along on a 'water walkway up to your cabin where you will' sit down and will start your treatment.
the operator will ask' you more 'times if you are good or if you prefer a more or less intense treatment.
Once treatment is the 'operator makes you sit in a room on' the other side of the spa where you can enjoy relaxation while sipping a delicious herbal tea of your choice and fresh fruit.
is very pleasant to enjoy this moment of relaxation after the treatment, there are several sofa bed but at the time when we went there were no other guests the ultimate in relaxation. After this additional time to pamper you back to the locker room, equipped with shower and services, there are also hair-dryer available for drying the hair to those who wish it. Then it's time to get out ... unfortunately
Stayed August 2015
Spa > Veli Spa 11 July 2015
Very Good
how it looks like
Before reaching Kurumba I have read so many positive comments about the spa that I must confess I was really curious to see if it was so cute. Kurumba is high level resort, therefore I expected high level of the services too. Of course I wasn't disappointed by Veli spa. I love spa treatments, as many women do. Could I miss the opportunity of a relaxing treatment in a dreamy island and in a dreamy spa? Of course I couldn' t. Furthermore, as long as you are recorded as guest at Kurumba, you will get the thoughtful gesture of the bonus discounts at the spa. How could you resist? I would recommend to book the soonest the treatment you prefer. Once you visited the SPa you will probably want to book more than one. The place is absolutely relaxing and inviting to enter and book. It is near the Orchid Garden, one of my favourite walks on the island. I reached the spa after a walk in the garden, so quiet and relaxing. A very nice place to visit although you are not interested in the spa services. But of course I was and had already checked the wide choise of treatments I could have simply looking at the website before departure. It is possible to book directly through internet before you go but this was not my idea, I didn' t want to have any appointment in my agenda, at least not on holiday. Next time I will stay at Kurumba I think I will try a scrub treatment, there are many and they are all gorgeous. Probably the mother of pearl, so "tropical dreamy holiday".
I forgot to write that the gentle ladies working at the spa are smily, expert and nice with guests, as all the people I met during the stay at Kurumba. A positive experience I recommend.
Stayed August 2013
Restaurant > Vihamana 17 February 2015
Very Good
After my review on the breakfast by Vihamana here is my review on the dinner Vihamana.
At the entrance to some waiters in white uniform welcome guests and accompany them to the table. If you are equipped with umbrella invite you to leave it in the pots at the entrance or next if they are full time in busy times. Despite the choice of restaurants at Kurumba is very wide there are many guests who benefit from this restaurant.
At the table you will be asked for the room number and drinks you like that are served immediately. the drinks are excluded from half board while water is included, pleasant surprise. if you are not interested in other drinks they won' t stress you to sell them as happens elsewhere. The dinner is buffet served but waiters will pass to control the drinks and clearing the dishes several times during dinner. Hardly does always attentive service. At night the lights are dim and the 'atmosphere is soft. tables are filled and crowded room but there is no queue at the buffet. There is one buffet that serves the whole room. the left side is set up with salads and cold appetizers.
The central part for hot and cooked on the spot right pastries and breads. The left tower is fitted with bowls and glasses containing small salads of vegetables and seafood, really nice to vedersi. Below bowls of salads with olives, capers and everything you want to prepare a salad varied. Faced trays of sushi and cooked vegetables. Do not miss steamed rice and corn. the warm foods containing baked pasta, macaroni messy cheese (good) .meat and codfish stew. Soups with oriental flavor. Potato chips fried at the moment (delicious). A chef is available to prepare fabulous tortillas stuffed with anything you like, you can dine only with those. As for breakfast wide selection of delicious bread and striae. Simply delicious home made bread sticks. You can choose fresh fruit in a wide selection of products, whole fruit or already ready. also you can enjoy delicious fruit desserts served in pretty glasses. If you prefer extra-large portions, there are some nice slices of cakes and puddings that await you. All of excellent quality '. Every evening the menu changes and you will find different types of salads, different types of sushi and cooked vegetables.
Unfortunately the tuna sushi is not offered every night. Also vary the dishes of pasta and fish or meat soups. The pasta always good and cooked correctly. You will always find a good choice of bread and cakes always fabulous, both in appearance and taste .. It is just that we could define not positive is that the ice cream is missing, perhaps because they serve at the bar or in the other restaurants and saw the price can 'be that they prefer not to serve buffet. Too bad, because it is very good.
I will not bore you with the choice of our courses but I must reiterate the 'attention to detail, good food and a wide selection of buffet. all of excellent quality.
Stayed August 2013
Restaurant > Vihamana 17 February 2015
Very Good
the Vihamana is the main restaurant of the Kurumba. They serve breakfast, lunch and dinner if you buy the full board .the atmosphere is elegant although there are no towals on the tables. There is always a person who greets with a smile in the beautiful and wide entrance. there are, not missing, two large pots that stand at the sides for your umbrella on unlucky morning .you can choose the table you prefer. THE most of the tables is set equal to the buffet but there are also tables on two sides raised, very nice to see because it gives movement to the room giving it a look more 'croppy despite the size of the room. The tables are well spaced, there is space between the various tables also to pass with the stroller. Very convenient for families with small children in tow. There are also several tables to accommodate large families or a group oriental. Table selection is free, close to the entry or at the buffet or sides ... for them is indifferent but when you are in three people they would prefer that you use a square table, a little' small in reality 'but not too much not to allow us to enjoy a leisurely breakfast. We have taken advantage of the half and even at dinner the choice was clear. Breakfast is superb.
Hot drinks are served at the table while the rest is buffet. on the left side next to the raised central buffet There are dispenser of fresh juices that taste of juice and not the sachet diluted typical of many resorts. the left part of the buffet is the light part. Staged with cereals fruit vegetable cold milk yogurt. The central part is the part of the cooked food, some already 'ready other when cooked. The right side is prepared with sliced bread and pastry machine for toast. The food is varied and meets the needs of the Eastern palates as Westerners. you can enjoy other salty or sweet.
in both cases, the choice is not missing.
Lovers of hot breakfast and salt will typically oriental soups, cereals, eggs cooked on request, bacon, beans in sauce. Those who prefer a breakfast more 'light can' choose vegetables and fruit already prepared and slided. 3 varieties' of cereals and various types of muesli. or you can prepare a sandwich with meats and cheeses. Only yogurt is probably done at home was too acidic to satisfy the palate of the child, luckily there was the ham of which he is greedy and with a toast he had settled. the good looking 'installation of the pastry and the quality' are a pleasure to the eye and the palate. A large number of varieties 'of brioche to satisfy even the most' demanding. Wonderful pastries with cinnamon and tasty cakes chocolate. For lovers of nuts there are pastas and crispy.
the audience is so large, the Kurumba is a resort that welcomes many guests and probably in the morning is the time when there is the greatest concentration of guests at this bar.Il service as always is great and on time, drinks served with rapidity'. Dishes cleared away with equal rapidity '. The tables are always clean as soon as you get up, and so there are expectations it 'was forced to wait for that release a tavolo.Indubbiamente to offer a service of this level there are many waiters to work and also the' order in which the buffet is maintained is a sign that many are working to give great service. The trays are always directed and full of food and it's nice to find pliers for each course.
The bakery pastry is like another flower to 'eye of this restaurant, you will find many different kinds of bread for a leisurely breakfast, of course the choice of jams could not be outdone. You can match them to waffle or cake pan but suggest trying some different kind of bread, really good.
May I invite you to Try cooked eggs at the time and as more 'you like, you will not be disappointed. In conclusion we must be careful not to get caught by 'greed and taste everything or you'll have to wait too long before going to snorkel. I would Do not recommend to go for breakfast at about 9. It 's time more crowded and so in my opinion the least pleasant, in the morning I prefer tranquility' and little fuss. The buffet will still 'always perfect and there is no risk of long files to be served or to find empty trays, as I said the staff is well trained and efficient.
As far as I'm concerned the best breakfast in the Maldives either by choice or for the quality 'of the products that are used. it is true that this is the 'only resort to this level that I visited, but I must say that Italians often for food and stars do not go d' agreement. We are a nation of picky all 'foreign. Yet even if it is not managed by the West have found more choice than in other resort more 'European. So congratulations for this attention even for western guests who are a minority among the guests of Kurumba.
Stayed August 2013
Honeymoon > With partner | 12 September 2012
The resort - the rooms and everything is perfectly maintained. The staff respects the privacy of the guests and nothing feels intrusive.
There was a problem with our check-in as our room wasn't ready when we arrived. We were extremely tired but had to wait for over an hour.
We went to Kurumba for our honeymoon in December 2009. We booked the resort after seeing the pictures on the site. We know it is not a very reliable method to book and were wondering if we made a mistake. It was picture perfect! The room & resort was exactly like it was on the site! Our vacation didn't start off on the right note. There was a slight mix up about our check-in and our room was not ready when we arrived. The resort more than made up for it over the next three days with excellent service. We booked their signature bungalow and specifically asked for one which did not face the airport and just a few steps from the beach. Initially they gave us another bungalow which was not really on the beach but then they changed it the next day. Food and drinks are pricey but that is the case with all resorts in the Maldives I guess. I wish they'd take into account special requests made way in advance like the type of room to avoid disappointments.
A very memorable trip. We'd go back again :)
The best part is that you have enough privacy even though it's a huge resort.
Stayed December 2009


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Rainier 'R' returns to prominent spot on old brewery
After a 13 year absence, the Rainier Beer 'R' returned to the top of the old Rainier Brewery. The "R" replaces the Tully's Coffee "T" which was removed from the building.
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Color blindness is the inability to see certain colors in the usual way.
Color deficiency; Blindness - color
Color blindness occurs when there is a problem with the pigments in certain nerve cells of the eye that sense color. These cells are called cones. They are found in the light-sensitive layer of tissue at the back of the eye, called the retina.
If just one pigment is missing, you may have trouble telling the difference between red and green. This is the most common type of color blindness. If a different pigment is missing, you may have trouble seeing blue-yellow colors. People with blue-yellow color blindness often have problems seeing reds and greens, too.
The most severe form of color blindness is achromatopsia. This is a rare condition in which a person cannot see any color, only shades of gray.
Most color blindness is due to a genetic problem. About 1 in 10 men have some form of color blindness. Very few women are color blind.
The drug hydroxychloroquine (Plaquenil) can also cause color blindness. It is used to treat rheumatoid arthritis and other conditions.
Symptoms vary from person to person, but may include:
Often, symptoms are so mild that people may not know they are color blind. A parent may notice signs of color blindness when a young child is first learning colors.
Rapid, side-to-side eye movements (nystagmus) and other symptoms may occur in severe cases.
Your doctor or eye specialist can check your color vision in several ways. Testing for color blindness is a common part of an eye exam.
There is no known treatment. Special contact lenses and glasses may help people with color blindness tell the difference between similar colors.
Color blindness is a lifelong condition. Most people are able to adjust to it.
People who are colorblind may not be able to get a job that requires the ability to see colors accurately. For example, electricians painters, fashion designers and need to be able to see colors accurately.
Call your health care provider or ophthalmologist if you think you (or your child) have color blindness.
Adams AJ, Verdon WA, Spivey BE. Color vision. In: Tasman W, Jaeger EA, eds. Duane's Foundations of Clinical Ophthalmology. 2012 ed. Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2013:vol. 2, chap 19.
Berson EL. Visual function testing: clinical correlations. In: Tasman W, Jaeger EA, eds. Duane's Foundations of Clinical Ophthalmology. 2012 ed. Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2013:vol. 2, chap 14.
Wiggs JL. Molecular genetics of selected ocular disorders. In: Yanoff M, Duker JS, eds. Ophthalmology. 3rd ed. St. Louis, MO: Mosby Elsevier; 2008:chap 1.2.
Sieving PA, Caruso RC. Retinitis pigmentosa and related disorders. In: Yanoff M, Duker JS, eds. Ophthalmology. 3rd ed. St. Louis, MO: Mosby Elsevier; 2008:chap 6.10.


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The reaction of Champions Tour members to Augusta National's decision to admit women can be summed up in one word: bravo.
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The Johnson & Johnson Medical Devices Companies have been working to make surgery better for more than a century. With substantial breadth and depth in surgical technologies, orthopedic and interventional solutions, we aspire to improve and enhance medical care for people worldwide. Together, we are working to shape the future of health through differentiated products and services.
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Musical instruments, valued at $3,700, disappeared from the basement of St. Peter's Catholic Church on Main Street in Amagansett at some time between May 29 and June 1.
Marbel Badilla, the leader of a musical group that practices at the church, told police that several outside groups hold meetings in the basement, and the doors to the church are unlocked during those times. No suspicious activity was observed by Mr. Badilla or the Rev. Martin McGeough, the pastor.
According to Father McGeough, speakers, a guitar, and some amplification equipment were stolen. The musical group performs at prayer meetings in other churches and at Masses. It is sharing instruments belonging to another band while its own are missing in action. "When the other group is using them, they're out without an instrument," Father McGeough said.