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As former United Nations Ambassador Andrew Young prepares to take office here as mayor, this multi-faceted city abounds with signs of prosperity and promise - but also with signs of perplexing problems.
Atlanta's skyline continues to change, with a massive amount of construction under way of hotels, offices, and apartments in or near downtown. Many neighborhoods have been renovated and under the city charter have a stronger voice in both planning and budgeting than in most other big cities in the country. Cultural activities fill a hefty pull-out section of the weekend newspaper. The world's largest air passenger terminal opened here last year and another small portion of the rapid rail system is about to open.
But that rail system is hemmed in by three of the surrounding counties which have not yet approved a local sales tax to enable them to help pay for extension of the system into their areas. In these mostly white counties, the number of people, businesses, and jobs has increased rapidly, while Atlanta has steadily lost businesses and people since l970.
In the past 20 years, Atlanta has switched from about one-third black to one-third white. The school system is predominantly black. Many whites have left. White control of City Hall ended with incumbent Mayor Maynard Jackson's election eight years ago; black control continues with Mr. Young's election. Many whites are still not accustomed to being a minority here.
About one-fourth of all Atlantans, most of them black, live in persistent poverty, according to the city's own estimates. Many lack a basic education and job training.
So far, contrary to President Reagan's thesis that the private sector will step into the gap left by reduced federal help, some analysts complain that the powerful (mostly white) business community here has done more talking than acting to help hire and train the hard-core jobless.
While Atlanta may be one of the most integrated cities in the nation from 9 to 5 workdays, some critics complains that it is one of the most segregated the rest of the time. Yet there is a large and growing black middle class. And race relations - still a major issue - are at least talked about openly. Black and white leaders sit together on numerous city panels and study groups tackling problems.
Talking with a cross-section of the city's leaders and residents reveals a mixture of enthusiasm and hope, discouragement and pessimism about Atlanta. But a common denominator among those interviewed is concern for their city. How that concern is translated into actions and how it affects attitudes will have a great deal to do with Atlanta's future.
'Atlanta is changing,'' says Leon Eplan, a local professor and past president of the American Institute of Planners. ''It's renovating, it's revitalizing,'' he says.
But he is not sure the jobless will get jobs and the untrained become trained. He sees the need for more downtown businesses and housing to add to city revenues which will be ''hurt enormously'' by federal budget cuts.
Nevertheless, on balance, Mr. Eplan sees more positive signs in Atlanta than negative ones.
''I think it is the self-deprecation of a city that hurts,'' he says. Mr. Eplan, a native Atlantan, says he believes the negative images of Atlanta as crime-ridden, racially divided, with whites and businesses fleeing to the suburbs, are counterbalanced by the arrival of young families, the opportunities for blacks, the cultural and entertainment life of the city, and the strong neighborhoods - black and white - that have more political clout than in any other city.
Atlanta, he says, is an ''exciting'' place to live.
The level of excitement, however, differs among Atlantans, depending on their present circumstances.
Mozella Alexander, a retired school teacher who lives in one of Atlanta's middle-income black neighborhoods, says she appreciates Atlanta's ballets and theater, but worries about the poor, especially the ''little children (who) are suffering.''
In a series of killings lasting nearly two years, which apparently ended last May, 28 young blacks were murdered. A black man has been indicted for two of the murders and officials here say he may be linked to more. Some people here blame poverty for making the youths more vulnerable to crime; quite a few of the victims were known to have been out on the streets much of the time - sometimes late at night and far from home - trying to earn money.
During the height of warnings for children not to approach strangers, plainclothes policemen conducted a test, trying to lure young black children into their cars with the promise of $10. According to Mayor Jackson, every child approached fell for the bait, a sign, he says, of their desperate need for money.
Mary Sanford is president of the tenants association at Perry Homes, the largest public housing project in the city with some 8,000 residents, according to her estimate. She is concerned about unemployment and hunger among the poor. Many low-income families on food stamps and welfare are beginning to feel the added pressure of federal cuts in those programs, says Mrs. Sanford. Even before the cuts, many families had gotten used to trying to stretch their collards and dried beans to last out the month until the next government check arrived.
Many taxpayers are reluctant to support welfare programs for people unwilling to work, and there have been cases of abuse in such programs. But many Perry Homes residents work as maids and travel long hours to and from affluent white neighborhoods. Black leaders here say many more would work if they could get work.
''If you can bring the dignity of working back to people, you can work on the other ills,'' says Mrs. Sanford.
Dan Sweat Jr. is excited about Atlanta - and concerned. As president of Central Atlanta Progress, an association of downtown businesses, he points with pride to some of the massive amount of new construction in and around downtown: Southern Bell's new office building for some 3,500 employees; the high-rise headquarters of Georgia-Pacific; a 500,000-square-foot office building just off the renovated Central City Park; several major new hotels and expansions.
The World Congress Center, the main convention hall, is being greatly expanded; so is the city museum. A 22-block section of downtown is being renovated with public and private funds, fitted with pedestrian malls, and spruced up. Some 2,200 housing units, the majority of them for middle-income families, are being consructed near downtown in the Bedford Pines area, where Mr. Sweat himself is moving from a suburb.
''We're still in the catbird seat for the future,'' says Sweat, between bites of a sandwich at his desk in a downtown bank building. But the city will be ''lost'' if the crucial problems of crime and unemployment are not solved, he says candidly. Atlanta is in tough competion with other Sunbelt cities to attract new hotels, offices, and other investments, he says.
''The thing that's hurting us more than anything else is crime and the fear of crime,'' he says.
Much of downtown Atlanta at night is deserted. Many city and suburban residents fear to come downtown after dark. Underground Atlanta, a cluster of attractive restaurants and other businesses tucked under some of the city's viaducts, has failed, partially due to this fear. So far the convention business continues to boom, but bookings are made several years in advance and the effect of recent problems may not have been felt yet.
There is no shortage of studies on Atlanta's problems and what to do about them. But, as newly elected city council member Myrtle Davis notes: ''Everybody's going in a different direction to solve the problems.''
How Atlanta pulls together to tackle the problems of crime, unemployment, and race relations will determine, in large part, what kind of city this will be in 5, 10, or 20 years: Crime
Atlanta's Public Safety Commissioner Lee P. Brown points out that Atlanta's rate of crime increase was actually lower in 1980 than national rates. FBI figures show that nationally serious crimes were up 9 percent and violent crimes increased 11 percent in 1980. Atlanta's serious crime went up only 1 percent and violent crime 3 percent in that same year. This news was obscured by the murders of black youths.
This year, Atlanta's serious crime has fallen for five straight months, including October, says Commissioner Brown. Homicides decreased from 150 the first nine months of 1980 to 142 the first nine months of 1981, an Atlanta police department spokeswoman says.
Brown attributes the turnaround in crime figures in part to specific anticrime plans for each major category of crime. He also praises citizen involvement, such as business and neighborhood crime watch efforts. ''Our city has not accepted crime as a way of life,'' he says.
During the mayoral campaign, crime was repeatedly raised as an issue. Mayor-elect Young promises to use a system already begun by the police department of assigning officers to specific neighborhoods for long periods, rather than rotating them often. And he hopes to get mopeds for police to use in downtown areas to be more visible and accessible to the public.
But Commissioner Brown claims ''a direct relationship between unemployment and crime,'' and predicts increased crime if the number of jobless increases. Unemployment
Numerous people in the business community strongly opposed the election of Mr. Young and backed white state Rep. Sidney Marcus. But Young knows he must have business cooperation to run the city and help spur investments that will increase jobs. Already he has met with some key business leaders to close the gap that had developed between Mayor Jackson, the city's first black mayor, and the business community.
The jobless rate among inner city black males is ''at least 18 percent'' and among black teen-agers it is ''at least 45 percent,'' according to a spokesman for the Atlanta Office of Economic Opportunity, the federal antipoverty agency.
Private industry makes substantial contributions to United Way, says Paul Morgan, deputy director for the Office of Economic Opportunity here. But when he has approached industries to solicit their help in employing the hard-core jobless, ''They thanked us for thinking of them, but said they didn't have the money at this time,'' he says.
Private efforts to help train and hire the hard-core unemployed have been ''miniscule'' to date compared to the need, asserts Alan M. Ross, executive vice-president of the Private Industry Council of Atlanta.
Winning private cooperation has ''been a very difficult nut to crack,'' he says, but adds that the nut is ''beginning to crack.''''
D. Raymond Riddle, president of First National Bank of Atlanta, says Atlanta cannot develop ''in isolation'' from the surrounding counties. Better transportation is needed for Atlanta's jobless to reach the increasing number of jobs in the counties, he says. ''I believe 99 percent of those people (the jobless in Atlanta) want to work,'' he asserts. He says government should take a lead role in training the jobless.
But government job-training funds are being cut by the Reagan administration. A federally funded job-training program run by the Urban League, which placed 10 blacks a month in skilled trades, has just been eliminated.
The program was just a drop in the bucket compared with the needs here, but now ''even the drops are drying up,'' complains Atlanta Urban League executive director Lyndon Wade. Joblessness is increasing and so is desperation, he says. ''We're seeing it in the faces and the eyes of the people who come to us for help.''''
Among the jobless are many educated blacks, trained for jobs with limited openings, says Mortimer Cox, the Urban League's employment director. The motivation for someone to find and work upward on a job has to ''come from within,'' he says. In the long run, some federal job fund cutbacks may spur greater self-reliance, he says.
One tactic Atlanta is using to keep jobs is to convince local businesses to stay. But one of the big lures was federal loans and grants for plant renovation and other needs, and those are being cut back sharply, says J. Russell Simmons Jr., deputy director of the Atlanta Economic Development Corporation.
The corporation is also helping establish several industrial parks in Atlanta , including one near the new airport. But, says Mr. Simmons, ''The private sector has got to come forward and do it (help train the unemployed).
Others here call for better focusing of vocational training to match the shift in jobs here toward computer and other so-called ''hi tech'' jobs.
There already is a need for trained clerical help. And according to downtown booster Sweat, some 3,000-5,000 hotel jobs will be opening before long in Atlanta, jobs many blacks are reluctant to take, he says. He predicts many of the hotel jobs will go to members of Atlanta's Asian and Latin communities who are eager for any work. Race relations
Although voting in the mayoral election was assumed largely along racial lines, it cannot be assumed to be a racist vote, says City Councillor-elect Davis. Race was a ''tremendous factor'' in the election, she says, ''I think Atlanta is far ahead of many other cities. It (the issue of race) is open; at least we talk about it.''
Actually, the election may have shown more biracial support of candidates than is generally recognized. Georgia State Professor Eplan says that about 1 out of 4 Atlanta voters may have voted for someone of another race.
City Council president Marvin Arrington was impressed that a few days after election some three-dozen white and black leaders came to a meeting he called to discuss working together for the city. ''The community stands together or falls together,'' he said, speaking of the need for citywide cooperation on tackling problems such as joblessness.
In a small but potentially much larger private effort, the Christian Council of Metropolitan Atlanta has begun arranging meetings in black public housing projects that include white women from affluent areas. The participants talk and work on projects of common interest, such as crafts. The idea is to ''build bridges of understand between the races and sections of the city, says the council's executive director, the Rev. Donald Newby.


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15 Chris Christie Controversies You Missed
The GWB scandal wasn't the governor's first dip in hot water.
Democrats in New Jersey have been celebrating what you might call Chris Christiemas this week. When documents were released strongly suggesting that senior members of Governor Christie's staff were behind the George Washington Bridge lane closures in Fort Lee, the Gov's ideological opponents breathed a sigh of relief. Christie's unrivaled political skill and, as Matt Katz outlined here in November, ability to drive a narrative of his choosing, have meant that until now, The Story of Chris Christie As Told By The National Media is one that Christie has largely written himself. As one New Jersey Democratic strategist told me, "the press had basically inaugurated him already." But Christie's political career has been riddled with controversies big and small, most of which have been paid little attention by those outside the Garden State. And while perhaps none of these kerfuffles placed anyone in imminent danger quite like Bridgegate did, at least a few of them might have spelled the end of another, less media savvy politician's career.
1. Using inflated cost estimates to justifying canceling the ARC tunnel
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Christie has caused traffic before. The Access to the Region's Core tunnel was a commuter rail project that would have more than doubled the number of trains from New Jersey to Manhattan, easing congestion on the state's notorious (especially now) highways. After initially endorsing the project, which could have created an estimated 45,000 permanent jobs and 6,000 temporary construction jobs, Christie changed his mind. He claimed that cost estimates for the tunnel had grown to as much as $14 billion. Except, they didn't. The cost estimates for the project had remained unchanged in the two years before Christie cancelled it.
2. Lending nearly $50,000 to aide who helped his campaign
When Jon Corzine's 2009 gubernatorial campaign requested public records from Christie's time as prosecutor, we learned a lot about his lavish spending habits. We also learned about Christie's generosity: He lent $46,000 to Michele Brown, a top aide in the prosecutor's office. Christie denied that Brown had done anything to help his gubernatorial campaign, but she had—pushing for a series of high-profile arrests to be made before Christie left his post as U.S. attorney so that he would receive full credit on the campaign trail. Brown now serves as CEO of the Economic Development Authority in Christie's administration.
3. Handing out a no-bid contract after Sandy
In the wake of Hurricane Sandy, Christie awarded a $150 million no-bid contract to AshBritt, a Florida-based firm. Just days after the deal was done, AshBritt donated $50,000 to the Republican Governors Association, of which Christie was then vice chairman.
4. A corrupt Christie ally let off the hook, inexplicably
When a county sheriff was accused of hiring deputies without background checks who then manufactured fake police badges for a "prominent donor to Gov. Chris Christie," the indicted undersheriff wasn't worried. He assured an aide that Christie would "have this whole thing thrown out." Not long after that, the indictments were killed, by someone.
5. Taxpayer funded "town halls"
Chris Christie is sort of like the Kate Upton of politics, in that his rise to prominence can be partly attributed to his presence on YouTube. Many of Christie's Greatest YouTube Hits are videos of him, uh, connecting with voters at his town halls, which more often seem to double as campaign events. The problem? The taxpayers are footing the bill, including more than $12,000 for flags, lighting and other equipment.
In 2002, driving a rented BMW Sedan, U.S. Attorney Christie injured a motorcyclist when he tried to turn the wrong way onto a one-way street. He was not issued a traffic ticket, despite his less-than-stellar driving record, which includes at least six accidents and 13 moving violations.

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Makins, 30 piece holiday cutter set. Buy it all together and save on the collection and shipping.
Get ready for your holiday needs with this complete collection of Makins cutters. Perfect for small holiday cookies, and arts and crafts like jewelry making and crafts project for kids.
30 piece set with sizes from 7/8" to 1-3/4" tall
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the 12 piece Christmas cutter set #37051
which include a snowman, angel, Santa, tree, stocking, bell, candy cane, shooting star, candlestick, reindeer to name a few.
It also comes with 6 sets individual 3 piece sets in the following shapes.
holly leaf
santa's face
christmas tree/ turkey can be used either way
christmas bulb
Perfect for the beginner or professional
Easy to use individually or cut and combine shapes for quick layered sculptures.
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Since acquiring a passion for how the body works in chiropractic school, I have continued to indulge this desire by reading some 120 peer reviewed medical journals per month. I'm always learning more about how to help people avoid chronic diseases like diabetes, heart disease, dementia, osteoporosis, obesity and cancer, and pass along this information in my blog. There are currently almost 2,000 posts cataloged on almost every health topic imaginable!
For some reason, the information that we understand about avoid and managing chronic diseases remains a big secret. Drugs dominate and lifestyle is pushed to the side. Time after time I have new patients come into my office that have not been given the information they need to get or stay healthy.
This blog has always served as therapy for me, allowing me to share with the world this hidden information. Hence the name "Rantings…"


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SciCafe: The Story of the Human Body with Daniel Lieberman main content.
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As the human species evolved from Paleolithic to modern times, our bodies have changed to fit the world around us. But with the human landscape moving quickly from the Agricultural and Industrial Revolutions to the modern day of smartphones and junk food, are our bodies able to keep up?
In this SciCafe, join evolutionary biologist Daniel Lieberman as he discusses how human bodies evolved from our ape ancestors, and how this evolution continues to affect our bodies and their ailments to this day.
This SciCafe took place at the Museum on November 6, 2013.
Podcast: Download | RSS | iTunes (1 hour and 8 mins, 83 MB)
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The SciCafe Series is proudly sponsored by Judy and Josh Weston.
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Though I've heard many people say that Twenty Boy Summer is the best Sarah Ockler novel so far, I wouldn't proclaim the same yet as I have never read all of her books. Be that as it may, Twenty Boy Summer is still undeniably one of the most challenging YA books out there.
Anna Reiley has been in love with her best friend's older brother since she was ten years old. On her fifteenth birthday, her wish comes true. Matt Perino kisses her in the kitchen after a chaotic icing fight. Her life was never quite the same after.
A month into the feelings-are-absolutely-mutual-but-not-official-yet relationship, something unthinkable occurs and Matt dies.
Francesca "Frankie" Perino (Matt's sister and Anna's bff), a girl who is unaware of the developing feelings between her brother and her best friend changes massively soon after her brother passed away. From being a very shy girl, she becomes this outgoing appearance-conscious sexpert social butterfly.
A year later, the Perinos decided to proceed \with their annual trip to Zanzibar Bay, California. This time taking Anna with them instead.
Frankie proposes a bet. A "twenty-boys-in-one-summer" bet. Anna is reluctant at first but can't deny her best friend the chance to be excited and happy for the time being.
Along with the twenty-boy bet, their summer plan includes something else. This summer, Anna is suppose to get rid of the V word.
Will the Perino family get closure and acceptance in Matt's death? Will Frankie finally stop acting out? Will they finish the twenty boy bet? Will Anna pop her cherry? Will she also find closure and acceptance with the death of her first love?
My favorite lines from the book:
"It's my mission in life to make you care about these words, Anna. About these people and everything they say and everything they were. He traced the lines of my face with his fingers as he spoke.
Every story is part of a whole, entire life, you know? Happy and sad and tragic and whatever, but an entire life. And books let you know them."
Another book that I consider a Godsend. Those lines above, they complement what this blog stands for. To be honest, for some reason I wasn't even much impressed with this book. Maybe it's because I've read too many books already or drama wasn't the hankering at that moment.
It did drove me close to tears! It has that strong power to draw out emotions. I highly recommend this and Fixing Delilah. Sarah Ockler is in my all-time fave list. Her 2 books are something I would read again when I'm bored.
If you are a true YA reader, this book must be on your to-be-reads.


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For Autumn/Fall 2009 Urban Decay have 3 new shades of their rather glorious and glam lipsticks in Naked (Creamy Pink Nude), Oil Slick (Sheer black with sparkle) and Confession which is the one I have here:
The packaging is sooo cool and unusual – its quite a heavy little thing too and can easily be converted into a weapon….if necessary.
Confession is a semi-sheer deep burgundy – not my usual kind of shade at all but as the guy in McDonalds always tells me, its good to try something new.
The texture of this lipstick is so nice – soft and creamy, it reminds me of a lot of Japanese lipsticks (which tend to run on the sheer and moisturising side) but with pigment.
Confession is super scary in the tube – it almost looks like a black in broad daylight and it has no sparkle. The colour is different once applied on the lips although being Urban Decay, it is still very pigmented:
Lip swatch:
Excuse my messy lip line, no brush or pencil to hand. Its glossy, hydrating, pigmented just a really nice lipstick. I need to get my paws on the other two shades I think – I have a thing for black (sheer) on the lips at the moment and Naked I imagine is a great day to day shade.
Oh yes, and Confession left a light stain – it pretty much stays put for a good while even though its sheer and glossy. It's recommended and if the shade isn't for you, they have lots of nice colours to choose from in their vast range….maybe its time for me to do some collecting 😉
It's Friday people! Time for Usher Karaoke!
Usher's reaction when some girl calls him up to tell him she's"3 months pregnant and keepin' it" is to sing a song? My first reaction would be to do a Steve Bing/Eddie Murphy and go "Prove it! Prove it!" all over the national press. Confession? Not without a DNA test first, my darling.
You can buy Urban Decay here, ASOS, HQHair etc. and of course Boots!


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Even if you consider yourself creative, your mind's eye probably has to squint to picture how this adjustable-height island hood:
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That's the concept behind incorporating a Miele Gallery — the first in the nation — in our Warners' Stellian Edina showroom. Miele (rhymes with Sheila) is a German manufacturer of high-quality residential appliances and vacuum cleaners that's been available in the U.S. for 25 years now.
The Gallery is basically a mini Miele Showroom within our store. Nearly 30 Miele appliances for cooking, cooling and cleaning are displayed in a minimalistic environment free of distraction and clutter. Translation: You can more easily imagine them in your own kitchen.
Which is a godsend for designers, architects, and builders, who can bring their clients to actually experience the product. The kitchen has more than a dozen live appliances to play around with.
Recent Miele customers can learn all the innovative and time-saving features of their new kitchen in cooking classes held in the fully functioning kitchen. Plus, you get to sip a really good cup of coffee while sampling the gourmet meals they whip up.
With the launch of our Miele Gallery, we currently are the only
Minnesota retailer of Miele Professional Products. The dishwasher, washer and dryer and rotary iron boast faster wash times and bigger load capacities.
How much faster? You can wash a load of glassware while you're entertaining, and it'll be ready in 10 minutes. That's unheard of. The washer and dryer are designed to handle challenges like horse blankets, whose hair would clog up a normal machine.
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Bribing patients is bad medicine
A pen, some Post-it notes, a delicate box of chocolates. As a junior doctor, I am ashamed to admit that I liked the freebies that drug reps offered me, a token of their appreciation for my time while they delivered the latest in their company's developments. It was only when I read the evidence and realised that these small treats could produce big swings in my prescribing — to more expensive but not better drugs — that I stopped seeing the reps.
Last week, the British Medical Journal published a paper showing that when people with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder are offered £15 to turn up and receive an injection of their antipsychotic treatment, more will do so. The medicines were given every one to four weeks, and the cash immediately afterwards.
Some 71 per cent in the "usual care" group came for their injections, compared with 85 per cent in the intervention group. The researchers pointed out that the costs of the incentives would be offset by the reduction in the need for emergency care for people with untreated mental illness.
Even so, this rings alarm bells. Giving payments to comply with treatment strikes at the heart of medical ethics: as the General Medical Council says, doctors must "maintain effective relationships with patients" and "respect patients' autonomy". People have the right to self-determination.
When clinicians try to swing patient choice using cash incentives — £15 may not sound much but to someone living on benefits it is substantial — we decrease the autonomy of the patient and contaminate our relationship with them.
Patients may end up taking the drugs — and enduring the side effects — because they will lose money if they don't, rather than making a decision based on whether it works for them. In effect, doctors become the new "drug reps".
Nor is this the only use of financial incentives in the NHS. In Glasgow, a trial is running that offers pregnant women £400 in high-street gift vouchers to stop smoking. Supporters say that we don't have much help to offer female smokers, and that cutting smoking rates will reduce pre-term births and cot deaths. All this is true. But the patient must have her breath, saliva and urine tested to prove she has not inhaled before she gets the money, a process that assumes the patient may lie, and is potentially degrading.
The relationship between physician and patient is one of trust; the awkward interposition of money places conflicted interests between the two, damaging the assumption that we are each telling the truth.
The issue of inducements is among the most contentious questions in modern medicine, and it's not just a matter of sweeteners for patients. Under the GP contract, we get "quality points" for showing our skill at prescribing drugs to lower cholesterol and blood pressure, and for demonstrating how often we have asked whether you smoke, and for inviting you to dementia screening. Patients are reduced to sets of tick boxes on the computer; every day I apologise to patients when I feel I have looked longer at the flashing screen than at them.
I am conflicted because I am paid by how well I comply with the contract; not for how clearly I explain the lack of evidence and the problems that may arise from dementia screening, say, or whether I tell you that your statin tablets may bring you more trouble than they prevent.
This causes me enormous professional pain. When people come in to see their doctor, they often have several issues to discuss, often something worrying, and many questions. Patients need time to be listened to. This is what I trained for. Yet the personal consultation has been usurped by the demands of the tick-boxing GP contract. My computer flashes up my failings — the requirements I haven't satisfied — regardless of whether this is helpful for my patient.
If doctors and patients are to trust each other, we must not only remove those financial incentives that encourage patients to "comply", but abolish doctors' inducements, too. Medics ought to be liberated from the shackles of the modern GP's surgery, so that they practise medicine for patients, not to satisfy targets, not to increase medicine-taking, not to bribe people to do what "doctor thinks best". In the 21st century, doctors and patients need to be on the same side.
'The Patient Paradox: Why Sexed-up Medicine is Bad for your Health', by Margaret McCartney (Pinter & Martin), is available from Telegraph Books at £9.99 + £1.10 p&p. See books.telegraph.co.uk


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Two days ago, Screen Rant reported on one of the newest TV Spots for Terminator Salvation. That commercial showed off the fact that Arnold Schwarzenegger's face appeared in the movie in a short scene as the T-800 killing machine.
Why is that significant?
Well, my thoughts were that the folks behind the movie were getting desperate to have people come see the movie in theaters now that it has been out for several weeks in North America and had not lived up even close to where they expected it to be in terms of box office numbers. What does that mean for its potential sequel?
The film had received mostly negative reviews from critics everywhere, the worst out of the franchise. Its opening weekend was weak, coming second to the Night at the Museum sequel and not even coming close to other May openers such as Star Trek, Wolverine and Pixar's Up. Since then, it dropped off significantly and it continues to do so with big movies opening weekly during the busy summer season. This is especially bad since they went for the PG-13 rating on the film to open it up to the younger movie-going audiences.
With poor reception and poor numbers, the $200 million production budget no longer seems like a good investment. Worse, the franchise is no longer as strong as once thought. Is it the brand name that's not selling as much? Or could it be that Terminator needs the Governator as the lead?
McG's Terminator Salvation was supposed to be one of the biggest movies of the year and more than that, it was supposed to be the start of a whole new trilogy of films. Leading up to the release of this fourth installment, there was plenty of talk of ideas for the sequel to Salvation, including having Robert Patrick back for a role in it and everything looked great.
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text: Corey Dade Sharpton 2.0: From Outsider To Insider By Corey Dade • Mar 12, 2013 Although he's been a public figure for three decades, the Rev. Al Sharpton is more visible these days than ever, often in ways even he wouldn't have dreamed when he was leading protests on the streets of New York in the 1980s. If you watched the inauguration ceremony for President Barack Obama, you probably saw the dais behind him filled with the usual lot of past presidents, members of Congress and so on. You also may have caught sight of a new, and improbable, addition: Sharpton. For Some Donors, Boy Scouts' Ban On Gays Doesn't Add Up By Corey Dade • Feb 1, 2013 Years of criticism and even a U.S. Supreme Court challenge couldn't force the Boy Scouts of America to admit openly gay members and leaders. But money talks, and after the defections of major donors, the 103-year-old organization is poised to lift its national ban. Just last summer, the Boy Scouts reaffirmed the ban after a lengthy internal review. Several incidents since then have tarnished the organization's image and fueled an aggressive nationwide protest led by an Eagle Scout. Bipartisan Senate Group Kick-Starts Immigration Battle By Corey Dade • Jan 28, 2013 A bipartisan Senate plan unveiled Monday to overhaul the U.S. immigration system frames a pitched debate expected in Congress around the areas of border enforcement, a path to citizenship for those already in the country and the future flow of new arrivals. The Rev. Al Sharpton, In Six True-False Statements By Corey Dade • Jan 19, 2013 Editor's note: NPR's Corey Dade recently traveled to New York to interview the Rev. Al Sharpton about the unusual arc of his checkered career, from pugnacious street fighter for racial justice to savvy insider with ties to CEOs, a successful television show and the the ear of a soon-to-be second-term president. House Gears Up For Immigration Battle By Corey Dade • Jan 8, 2013 With immigration expected to be a top issue in the new Congress, lawmakers in both parties continue to call for a bipartisan approach — while also preparing for battle. The messaging from many House Democrats and Republicans about the chances of passing an immigration overhaul remains optimistic. And some of them, such as Republican Mario Diaz-Balart of Florida and Democrat Zoe Lofgren of California, have begun to meet privately. But other moves indicate that lawmakers are hedging their bets and girding for a fight. Census Bureau Rethinks The Best Way To Measure Race By Corey Dade • Dec 27, 2012 Possible revisions to how the decennial census asks questions about race and ethnicity have raised concerns among some groups that any changes could reduce their population count and thus weaken their electoral clout. The Census Bureau is considering numerous changes to the 2020 survey in an effort to improve the responses of minorities and more accurately classify Latino, Asian, Middle Eastern and multiracial populations. Obama Administration Deported Record 1.5 Million People By Corey Dade • Dec 24, 2012 Although President Obama supports setting a path to citizenship for many illegal immigrants, his administration deported a record 1.5 million of them in his first term. In addition, the latest data released by the government in recent days show that an unprecedented 409,849 people were deported for the fiscal year that ended Sept. 30. The increase from the previous year occurred despite policy changes ordered by Obama to reduce the deportations of otherwise law-abiding illegal immigrants. Black, Latino Groups: It's Our Turn, Mr. President By Corey Dade • Dec 7, 2012 After African-American and Latino voters turned out in record numbers to reelect President Obama, leaders for both groups are turning up the pressure on him to return the favor. They say that minorities, who put aside their disappointments with Obama's first term to support him again, now expect the president to spend his political capital on policies that will help their communities begin to recover from the recession. In the post-election euphoria, some leaders claim, certain voters are saying, "It's our turn." 'Jet' Magazine Features Its First Gay Male Couple By Corey Dade • Dec 7, 2012 Many African-Americans are buzzing about the latest edition of Jet magazine, which for the first time features a gay male couple in its popular section for wedding announcements. The magazine's Dec. 10 issue display of Ravi Perry and Paris Prince, who held their wedding ceremony in their backyard in Worcester, Mass., is being praised by LGBT activists and some readers as a societal breakthrough given the magazine's reputation for reflecting traditional black cultural mores for 61 years. Hispanic Caucus Rejects Republican Immigration Bills By Corey Dade • Nov 28, 2012 Determined not to be excluded from the post-election bipartisan talk of passing immigration legislation, the Congressional Hispanic Caucus on Wednesday rejected two Republican proposals while outlining its own priorities. Despite Talk, Immigration Overhaul Not A Guarantee By Corey Dade • Nov 25, 2012 Now that Republicans are widely embracing an overhaul of immigration laws, even a path to legal status for illegal residents, will their members in Congress follow through? For Hispanics, A Question Of Turnout By Corey Dade • Oct 19, 2012 By now, it's no surprise that most Latinos plan to vote for President Obama. They are the nation's largest minority group, often likened to a sleeping giant that could decide the outcome in key swing states. But will enough Latinos show up on Election Day to make good on the prediction? As many as 60,000 Hispanics reach voting age every month, but Latinos overall have yet to bring their full force to the voting booth. Two-thirds of eligible whites and African-Americans voted in the 2008 presidential election, while barely half of Hispanics cast ballots. Republican Governors Gear Up For Election Gains By Corey Dade • Oct 18, 2012 While the presidential election consumes the nation's attention, the Republican Party is poised to expand its dominance of state politics with this year's contests for governor. If predictions of strategists in both parties and polling prove correct, the November elections could give the Republicans their highest number of governors in 91 years. Among the current governors, 29 are Republicans, 20 Democrats and one is an independent. Next month, Republican candidates could take away as many as five governorships from Democrats. Casinos Not An Easy Bet For Local Governments By Corey Dade • Oct 12, 2012 More states and cities are turning to casinos to generate revenue and plug budget holes. The latest to try its luck is Maryland, where groups are waging an expensive campaign over a ballot question that will be put to voters next month. Proponents promise jackpots of jobs and funding for public schools, but analysts say the gamble doesn't always pay off at the levels promised for public coffers. Obama's Top Advisers Have Dissed His Debate Chops Before By Corey Dade • Oct 4, 2012 Despite President Obama's celebrated gift for oratory, the Obama supporters least surprised by his underwhelming performance against Mitt Romney may have been two of his top advisers. Senior strategists David Plouffe and David Axelrod have long doubted Obama's debating skills. Their concerns date back to the 2008 presidential campaign, as Plouffe wrote in his book, The Audacity to Win. He put it plainly: "Historically, Obama was not a strong debater." Setbacks For Voter ID Laws in Pa., Other States Could Be Short-Lived By Corey Dade • Oct 2, 2012 Civil rights groups are cheering the injunction placed on the Pennsylvania voter identification law, but their recent victories against state photo ID measures very likely won't last beyond Election Day. Florida, Colorado Voter Purges Net Few Noncitizens, So Far By Corey Dade • Sep 5, 2012 States using a federal immigration database to purge noncitizens from voter lists are starting to get results, which so far include few illegal voters. In Florida, which was first to gain access to the database after fighting the federal government in court, an initial run of roughly 2,600 names has turned up "several" violators, according to a spokesman for Florida Secretary of State Ken Detzner. Occupy Plans Resurgence At Democratic Convention By Corey Dade • Sep 2, 2012 As President Obama reintroduces himself to America at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C., next week, the Occupy movement will be there trying to do the same. Remember Occupy Wall Street, originator of the "We are the 99 percent" slogan? The group, which helped reshape the nation's political discourse last year before falling into disarray and uncertainty, plans to hold a demonstration outside the convention hall in an effort to recapture the spotlight. A Tampa, Fla., Occupy group protested at the Republican convention in there last week. Foreclosures Leave Holes In Voter Outreach By Corey Dade • Aug 28, 2012 The nation's foreclosure crisis rarely is mentioned by the presidential candidates, but it looms large as their campaigns grapple with finding evicted voters in swing states. Organizers are discovering scores of vacated homes in key battlegrounds that contributed strong turnouts in the 2008 election. In the past four years, more than 3.7 million homes have been lost to foreclosure, according to market research firm CoreLogic. Immigration Employees File Suit Against Obama's New Immigration Policy By Corey Dade • Aug 23, 2012 A group of immigration agents on Thursday filed a lawsuit against the Obama administration, claiming that following new lenient deportation policies requires them to violate the law. Judge Refuses To Block Pa. Voter ID Law; Appeal Headed To State Supreme Court By Corey Dade • Aug 15, 2012 A judge's decision Wednesday to uphold the new Pennsylvania voter identification law shifted attention to the state's highest court, which could now determine if the requirement will be imposed on Election Day. Attorneys for the plaintiffs had asked the judge to stop the law from taking effect as part of a constitutional challenge. Their complaint claims the law would make it disproportionately harder for seniors, minorities and others to vote in the Nov. 6 general election. New Target In Voter ID Battle: 1965 Voting Rights Act By Corey Dade • Aug 2, 2012 A landmark federal law used to block the adoption of state voter identification cards and other election rules now faces unprecedented legal challenges. A record five federal lawsuits filed this year challenge the constitutionality of a key provision in the Voting Rights Act. The 1965 statute prevents many state and local governments from enacting new voter ID requirements, redistricting plans and similar proposals on grounds that the changes would disenfranchise minorities. Pa. Won't Use Voter Fraud Argument At Hearing Over ID Law By Corey Dade • Jul 25, 2012 When Pennsylvania officials begin their defense of the state's new voter identification law in court Wednesday, they will do so after agreeing to abandon a central argument for why such laws are needed. In a Pennsylvania court filing, the state says it has never investigated claims of in-person voter fraud and so won't argue that such fraud has occurred in the past. As a result, the state says, it has no evidence that the crime has ever been committed. States To Use U.S. Immigration List For Voter Purges By Corey Dade • Jul 17, 2012 Several presidential battleground states are moving quickly to reach agreements with federal officials to access a U.S. immigration database to purge noncitizens from voter rolls. The states, including some with large Latino populations, are following Florida, which last week reached its own pact with the Department of Homeland Security to use a database that contains information about immigrants who are in the U.S. legally. The states' efforts had initially been blocked by DHS until the agency relented. How Obama Factors In States Voting On Gay Marriage By Corey Dade • Jul 13, 2012 President Obama's decision to publicly support same-sex marriage may have changed the minds of some Americans, according to a national poll. But in states that will vote on the issue in November, the impact has been mixed. Pages1 2 3 next › last »


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PORTLAND, Maine — At Portland's Fred P. Hall Elementary School Thursday, parents and students rallied in support of their teachers after learning that the school received an "F" under Gov. Paul LePage's grading system.
"I imagine as a teacher that would be pretty demoralizing," said Carolyn Fernald, mother of a Hall School third grader. "So we wanted to come out and let the teachers know that we appreciate all their hard work."
The city's two largest public secondary education sites, Portland and Deering high schools, received Ds according to the governor's controversial rankings, which superintendents across the state largely decried Wednesday as unfair and overly simplistic.
Other Portland schools fared better. Four of the city's elementary schools were given "C" grades under the governor's system, which relies in large part on standardized test scores, while the Longfellow School on Stevens Avenue received an "A," for instance.
With dozens of parents and students meeting teachers with colorful signs outside the Hall School Thursday as classes ended for the day, many educators were overwhelmed by the local support. Assistant Principal Gloria Noyes was brought to tears by the display.
Many of the signs proposed grades of "A" for the school, while others suggested the governor's "F" should be seen as standing for "Fantastic," "Family" or "Fabulous."
"It's heartwarming because this is how I feel about Hall School," Noyes said. "It's been very difficult to see on the news and so publicly that, according to some others, we are an "F" school. I would invite anybody to come into our school and see the teaching and the learning going on here, because it's outstanding."
Fernald said students at the school were tested last year just three days after returning to the building following a fire that closed the facility for more than three weeks.
"It seems like an arbitrary system they're using to rate the schools anyway, but in the case of the Hall School in particular we just don't feel [the "F" grade] is representative of what's going on here," she said.
Third grade teacher Mikki Van Summern said she pays for much of her own classroom supplies out of pocket, and that more than half of her class is comprised of students from other countries with other native languages.
"There's no way you can show that through standardized tests," she said.
Portland Public Schools Superintendent Emmanuel Caulk has argued the governor's grading system is oversimplified, and prior to the release of grades Wednesday, lamented $1 million in cuts to state subsidies for the district in the current fiscal year. Portland school officials have noted, city schools have seen state aid reduced from $17.6 million in 2010 to $14 million this year.
"If [LePage] feels like the schools are failing, why isn't he fully funding them," posed Fernald.
"I don't think the grade was right," Callie Banksmith, a former Hall School student who now attends Lincoln Middle School and whose sister now attends the school, said Thursday at the rally. "Hall deserves an 'A+'. I learned so much here."


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Whether you're building a professional wardrobe to wear at the office or looking for the perfect outfit for a wedding or other special occasion, you can't go wrong with a proper suit set. The options may seem overwhelming at first, but learning about the various styles, colors, materials, and patterns available makes choosing a women's suit much easier. Learning how to pair other items with your suit also helps you pull off a modern, polished look.


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What it does: Releases tension in the hips and brings movement into the spine and breath into the body, which calms the nervous system. Resting the forehead also quiets and focuses the mind.
How to do it: Start in pigeon pose with right knee forward, left leg back. Place fingertips beside your hips and inhale into a mild back bend (A).
What it does: Stimulates the parasympathetic nervous system (which runs the "rest and digest" functions of the body), bringing you into balance.
How to do it: Lie on your back in goddess pose -- soles of feet together and knees bent, falling away from each other to form a diamond shape (A).
What it does: Opens the rib cage, letting you breathe more effectively and bringing more calming oxygen into the body.
How to do it: Come into a low lunge with right leg forward and left knee on the floor. Place a block just to the left of your mat, parallel to your right foot. Rest both forearms on the block with spine gently curved to make a crescent moon shape (A).
As the temperature rises, our patience and general tolerance levels plummet. But it's not just because we're crazy from the heat. According to Ayurveda, the ancient school of Indian medicine, summer is the season of pitta, or fire. And while that fire has a purpose (to provide the heat needed to spark action and digest food and emotions), too much of that energy can be toxic, says Shubhra Krishan, author of "Essential Ayurveda."
"If you let your inner heat spiral out of control, you expose yourself to a whole range of 'burning' issues, such as acid reflux, ulcers, sunburn, rashes, impatience, frustration, anger, and anxiety," Krishan says.
To regulate your temperature -- and your temper -- think of your workout as a chance to cool down.


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The State of the Union Curse
Why responding to the president can be hazardous to your political career.
It can happen. On the eve of the midterm elections of 1970, just after President Richard Nixon delivered a campaign-closing national address, Sen. Edmund Muskie of Maine offered the Democratic Party response, and utterly clobbered the Republican president.
Nixon—ranting about law and order in an ill-lit airport hangar in Phoenix, just days after an ugly confrontation with antiwar protesters in California—seemed to have channeled Benito Mussolini. But Muskie, with McLuhan-ish cool, spoke calmly and deliberately about sturdy American values, appearing in a cozy living room in Cape Elizabeth, Maine. He scolded Nixon for his divisive ways—and soon emerged as the Democratic frontrunner for the presidential nomination two years hence.
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So take heed, Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.). Never mind the belly flops of the last few years by various and sundry colleagues: You can deliver the Republican counterpunch to President Obama's State of the Union speech on Tuesday and survive—maybe even prosper. You need not be doomed to what CBS White House correspondent Major Garrett called in a Tweet "the Sports Illustrated cover jinx of politics."
Being handed the microphone and the opportunity to offer a retort to the president is generally thought to be an honor wrapped up in an opportunity—a chance to put oneself on the national radar. But rather than propelling Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) or Gov. Bobby Jindal of Louisiana to stardom, their ripostes to Obama's SOTU speeches bloodied none but themselves.
Delivering the 2009 response to Obama, Jindal looked like Kal Penn's little brother—thoroughly lacking the gravitas to run for president, the chattering class sniffed. Last year's sacrificial lamb, Rubio, at one point, stopped speaking, turned and awkwardly reached for a bottle of water from offstage. For all the hoopla and the big national audience, even presidents are fortunate if a phrase or an idea clicks with the public. But make a stylistic blunder, like Rubio and Jindal, and it's all anyone will recall.
At least Rubio and Jindal fared better than Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.), who spoke for the Tea Party in 2011, staring disconcertingly off-camera as she delivered a high school civics lesson. Other recent responders—Democrat Kathleen Sebelius, then the governor of Kansas, responding to President George W. Bush's last State of the Union in 2008, and Republican Bob McDonnell, then the governor of Virginia, taking on Obama in 2010—gave passable replies. But of course Sebelius, now famed for the botched HealthCare.gov rollout as health secretary, and McDonnell, just indicted in an unseemly scandal involving his wife, a campaign contributor, a Rolex and more, have both since run into political stormy weather, inspiring tweets wondering whether they, too, are suffering a curse from what comedian Jon Stewart has christened " blow-your-political-capital-night."
The glorious duty of giving the response, which for years was generally reserved for House speakers, Senate majority leaders and other party titans, has dimmed in the past 15 years as party leaders rolled the dice on forgettable governors or low-ranking members of Congress—like Democrat Gary Locke of Washington in 2003 or Mitch Daniels of Indiana in 2012, or the duo of Reps. Jennifer Dunn (R-Wash.) and Steve Largent (R-Okla.) 1999—who spoke, curtsied and vanished from the political scene.
Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) survived his 2011 appearance, and went on to claim the Republican vice-presidential nomination in 2012. But otherwise the honor of giving the SOTU response has seemed in recent years, as Stewart says, like a "march of future commerce secretaries." Then again, given the choice between that and an orange jumpsuit, McDonnell would surely take the Cabinet post.
There's nothing supernatural about it. It's a tough gig. "The biggest problem with giving the State of the Union response is stark contrast," the columnist Mark Shields told me. He's been watching responders since the tradition began in 1966 with GOP congressional leaders Sen. Everett Dirksen and Rep. Gerald Ford offering a retort to Lyndon B. Johnson. "You're following a ceremonial event—Joint Chiefs, Supremes, ambassadors, plus, since the Gipper [Ronald Reagan], everyday heroes in the balcony. And you, the responder, are sitting in an empty room staring into a camera [and] teleprompter."
It is a challenging task, especially for a younger politician like Rubio or Jindal, to compete with that elusive mix of celebrity, fire and stature that the president conveys. "The only one in recent memory that worked was Jim Webb's in 2007, who had the advantages of knowing who he was, of following a lame-duck 'W' [President George W. Bush] and of having no White House ambitions himself," Shields says.
Over the past five decades, the Out Party has tried solos, duos, men, women, men and women, press conferences, films and telethons in generally unsuccessful attempts to match the presidential pageantry. The Republicans had 17 responders in 1968; the Democrats used to trot out 10 or 12 at a time in an attempt to match Reagan's star power during the early 1980s.
At least they all sang from the same sheet of music. Rodgers, the fifth-term congresswoman from eastern Washington tapped to make this year's GOP response, won't be helped by her party's dilutive, muddling insistence on offering two responses to Obama: one from her, representing the Republican mainstream, and the other from Tea Party darling Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah).


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On last night's episode of GLEE, The Girls of the Glee club organized a Sadie Hawkins dance at McKinley High, in which the Girls asked out their dates, leading to interesting couplings among the members of New Directions. Meanwhile, Sam was convinced that the Warblers cheated at Sectionals, and he made it his mission to find the evidence. Also, Kurt attempted to find his niche at NYADA. Miss the episode? Catch up on all the performances below!
Glee is a musical comedy about a group of eager and ambitious students who strive to outshine their singing competition to win Nationals while navigating the cruel halls of McKinley High. Since its debut, Glee has become a bona fide cultural phenomenon, received prestigious honors including the Golden Globe and Peabody Award and singlehandedly made Glee clubs cool again.
In addition to the regular cast, Glee has featured guest appearances by a wide range of talented performers, including Kate Hudson, Sarah Jessica Parker, Gwyneth Paltrow (who won the 2011 Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series), Carol Burnett, Kathy Griffin, Cheyenne Jackson, John Stamos, Britney Spears, Kristin Chenoweth, Idina Menzel, Jonathan Groff, Molly Shannon, Olivia Newton-John and Neil Patrick Harris, who won a 2010 Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series for his work on the show.


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William Morris's wife Jane is famous for being the iconic model of the Pre-Raphaelite painters, dismissed as a silent and discontented invalid.
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Hotel Sao Sebastiao de Boliqueime
Built in 2005, the Hotel Sao Sebastiao is a contemporary two-floor hotel situated overlooking the Atlantic Ocean in the tranquil, rural hillside village of Boliqueime in the Algarve, eight kilometres from Albufeira and 25 kilometres from Faro.
Hotel Sao Sebastiao offers 24 air-conditioned guestrooms located on two floors, all of which have modern decor and furnishings with fabrics in red and yellow. Guestrooms include satellite television, high-speed Internet connections, minibars and bathrooms with hair dryers.
Guests can start their day with a buffet breakfast on the patio before exploring the local area. Guests can also swim in the outdoor pool, make use high-speed Internet connection or chat over drinks in the bar. Other amenities include bicycle hire, laundry facilities and garage parking. The picturesque village of Boliqueime features traditional rural Portuguese buildings with small shops and a central church set in a cobbled square, which is 100 metres from the hotel. The closest beach is six kilometres away and the lively holiday resort of Albufeira with its beaches, shops and restaurants is eight kilometres away. Faro Airport is 25 kilometres away, with an approximate driving time to the hotel of 30 minutes.
On holiday or working, relax in a quiet family atmosphere, in a scenic village located in the heart of the algarve, and just five minutes from the beach.
Boliqueime nestles on the hillside with a stunning view of the sea.The village of today still maintains country traditions going back hundreds of years.
The Hotel So Sebastio de Boliqueime, built in 2006, is of contemporary architecture and full of colour, light and life, designed by the architect Margarida Simes Gomes.
Check in time is from 14-24H
Check out time is from 8-12h
Please note that our reception is open 24 hours a day. If you will be arriving late, simply let us know.
Credit Cards are accepted.
Please be advised that our cancellation policy is 48 hours before the day of arrival.
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Hotel Facilities & Policies
- 24 Hour Reception
- Air Conditioning
- Free Breakfast
- Elevator
- Free Internet Access
- Free WiFi
- Iron / Ironing Board
- Parking
- Swimming Pool
- Towels Included
Cancellation PolicyThis property has a 2 day cancellation policy. Failure to cancel within this time will result in a cancellation charge equal to the first night of your stay.
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Check in time is from 14-24H
Check out time is from 8-12h
Please note that our reception is open 24 hours a day. If you will be arriving late, simply let us know.
Credit Cards are accepted.
Please be advised that our cancellation policy is 48 hours before the day of arrival.
In order to guarantee your booking, we will pre-authorize your credit card. For non-valid credit cards you will receive an e-mail notification. Failure to provide a valid credit card details within 3 days, your booking will be cancelled as a result.
DirectionsShow MapHide Map
Lat.: N. 37 7' 44''
Long.: W. 8 9' 2''
Airport to Hotel:
At the airport car park exit get in the right hand lane and follow the signs for N125 Faro & then A22 Portimao (blue sign). Keep following the blue signs for Lisboa & Portimao.
Keep a look out for a large Ford car dealership on your left hand side. At this point you will go over a bridge and then take the very next exit to the right signed to Portimao.
You will go round a loop and then need to filter in to your left. Carry on a short straight and you will then need to filter in again to your left. You are now on the IC4.
Keep following the signs to A22 Lisboa & Portimao. Keep a look out for a combined Mercedes/Smart car dealership on your left hand side. As soon as you pass the dealership you will need to get in to the left hand lane to keep following the A22 blue signs.
Shortly after this you will see a large sports stadium in the distance to your right. Go past the exit to the stadium and keep following the blue signs that now say A22 Lisboa & Albufeira.
The next exit to the right is signed A22 Espanha. Do Not take this exit but instead take the very next exit to the right which is the A22 to Portimao.
You will now go round a loop and come up onto the A22 motorway at junction 13. Filter in to the traffic on your left.
Carry along the A22 motorway past junction 12 and then a new services. About 1Km past the services you will reach the junction 11 exit. Take this exit to the right signed Boliqueime N125.
Located Near
The Hotel So Sebastio de Boliqueime is located in the centre of the Algarve, we point out some places for you to visit:
Vilamoura and Albufeira are the most famous tourist zones of the Algarve and they are just ten minutes away by car from the hotel. There you can find marvellous natural beaches, a vast range of nautical sports, shops, restaurants and bars. They are also a paradise for golf.
Loul, is a beautiful old city with a rich historical and cultural inheritance and is well worth a visit. We recommend the traditional market on Saturday mornings. Alte is also a must for a relaxing lunch or dinner.
A little further, but also well worth a visit is the Cabo Sao Vicente in Sagres - the most western extreme of Europe. A wonderful historical place of rare natural
The Hotel is located just 4 km away from the Vilamoura golf courses. We organise special packages for golf and accommodation, car rental and airport transfers.
You will find the Algarve`s prime aquatic and water parks just a few kilometers from the hotel.


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The Hebrew Bible says "Jehovah" (or Yehovah in modern Hebrew) as the verbal representation of the Tetragram. The vowels are there and this is how the word is pronounced. And this is the historic 3-syllable name.
The name of Jehovah matches up with theophoric names used throughout the New Testament. Any "yah..." alternative is a dismal failure. This alone refutes the nattering nabobs of yahwehism.
There have been attempts to say that the Hebrew Bible is wrong, that the vowels are wrong and we have to guess at the right vowels and number of syllables.
These attempts are generally based on liberal and unbelieving paradigms that looks to the Hebrew as simply being derivative from paganisms.
Thus, there is no Hebrew name yahweh, no Hebrew name yahshua. They are faux attempts.
yahweh, in fact, is the name of the demon Jove (pronounced the same.) Jove-pater is Jupiter in Latin and Jupiter is connected to the abomination of desolation and the paganisms of Acts 14.
thus Jupiter is father yahweh.
If you think this matching up of yahweh and the demon chief honcho paganism Jupiter is just a mere coincidence (rather than a spiritual principality, wickedness in high places) then you probably are in the Buy a Bridge of the Month Club.
Nehemia Gordon, who is very skilled in Hebrew, and checked with top Latin professors summed it up very succinctly:
Have you been praying to Jupiter?
"The greatest trick Jupiter ever pulled was convincing the world he isn't worshiped."
Even back in 1917, an astute Baptist writer, Henry Clay Mabie, referred to:
"the imagined pagan Yahweh of the destructive critics"
Thus, Christians should never use the word yahweh with veneration. The further away the better, I even suggest the circumlocutions (oy-vey and no-way.)
yahshua is a nothing mangling that was only created, error begets error, in the 1930s by know-nothings to match the yahweh blunder. This one does not even have a smidgen of liberal scholarship support.
If you desire a linguistic sense of .. "I have come in my Father's name" .. this can be seen in Jehovah and Jehoshua (Jesus) .. it cannot be seen by using a pagan word and a fabricated counterfeit.
Jehovah and LORD are the common pure Bible representations of the Tetragram.
Granted, there is plenty of technical and historical filler. And it is fascinating.
These above are the basics that Bible believers can work with in full confidence that they are honoring the Lord Jesus Christ.


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The Southern Wayne County Regional Chamber (SWCRC) is a vibrant, dynamic organization of over 500 members representing more than 20,000 employees in the 21 communities that make up the Downriver region. Our membership includes cutting-edge technology firms,
manufacturing companies, real estate developers, healthcare organizations, retail establishments, business service providers, restaurants, hotels and much more.
Our mission is, "to promote business, enhance economic development and serve as a catalyst for improving the overall quality of life in the region."
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Whether you're a retailer or a manufacturer, pricing and promotion spend is one of the largest costs of doing business. But it is also one of the most inefficient. Just this year, the fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) market saw two consecutive quarters of retail sales decline. And the industry's response may be adding to the problem.
We've seen a slowing of price increases across nearly every category and department, and at the same time, we've also seen an increase in promotion frequency. However, these investments have resulted in very little lift and few dollars returned.
So how can manufacturers and retailers win in such an uncertain and changing environment? Through our research, we've identified five opportunities to create more efficient price and promotion strategies, reverse negative trends and drive profitability.
We know that prices are a big factor in where shoppers choose where to shop. But did you know that only a handful of items, known as key value items (KVIs), drive more than 50% of shoppers' perception of a retailer or brand's overall value? Take an 8-ounce bag of cheese, for example. A shopper may develop a "value perception" based on what they think the price of the cheese should be—thus making it a KVI.
During a recent study of multiple retailers, we found that only 5% of UPCs drove U.S. shoppers' value perception of the franchises. That's a lot of importance attributed to a small percentage of items. And in looking at those KVIs, we noticed that 55% of them were over-priced to shopper's value perception and negatively affected ROI.
Leveraging KVIs can improve shoppers' value perception of you, drive extra trips into the store and ultimately win a greater share of wallet. For retailers and manufacturers looking to make KVIs their compass, three steps can help drive results:
In our study, we also saw that 32% of all items were price insensitive and underpriced versus where they should be, meaning that shoppers were not as attuned to price or willing to purchase the product regardless of cost. Given this information, we believe the best way to get the price right on the 5% of items that drive value perception is to shift dollars from products where price isn't as important to KVIs.
The first step is to identify the price insensitive products within your store or portfolio that are underpriced versus their benchmark. Next, use your underpriced UPCs to invest in your overpriced KVIs to win on price with the items that matter to shoppers and drive profitability.
In thinking about price changes, it's important to not just look at these adjustments from an item perspective but also in the context of portfolios and categories. Many times we see that:
Retailers, for example, can look at their portfolio and try to understand the price gaps between items, such as private-label and national brand offerings. Consider what value each item brings to the marketplace versus the alternative, and then choose the value that maximizes total combined margin or volume. Doing so can help support better pricing strategies.
On a tactical level, being strategic in how you deploy price is critical. There are many levers around deploying price, with the two biggest being the everyday shelf price and the promoted price.
We've developed a simple framework to help marketers understand how to build more effective pricing strategies.
Two points stand out in this chart:
When it comes to promotions, remember that physical in-store space to communicate with shoppers is limited. And companies are giving far too much support to items that aren't returning the favor:
Be thoughtful about the items you feature and put on display by focusing on the ones that drive additional trips and grow baskets. Circulars should focus on driving traffic into the store, while displays should help shoppers build baskets and increase rings in the store.
This all nets down to three big ideas:
These ideas, paired with regular measurement against targets every week, provide a reliable framework that you can use to quickly price items for maximum revenue and profit.


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About FERC Chief Financial Officer
The Financial Management Division maintains activities and services which ensure the integrity of the Commissions mandated financial reports and the reliability of financial data required to support mission accomplishment. Additionally, it provides services which safeguard Commission assets against fraud, waste and abuse and supports the agencys travel program. In addition the Division is responsible for:
- Authorizes disbursements for invoices, intragovernmental transfers of funds and related transactions.
- Controls and obtains approvals as necessary on invoices and vouchers. Administers the Commissions property management and inventory control programs.
- Prepares relevant financial reports as required by CFO/FERC, DOE, OMB, Treasury and GAO.
- Collects and deposits all funds due to the Commission including filing fees and annual charges.
- Develops policy and implements all aspects of the FERC's program of establishing and assessing filing fees and annual charges.
- Provides accounting policy and financial reporting expertise to ensure the accuracy and integrity of financial and performance information needed for decision making.
- Develops and implements appropriate CFO policies and procedures to ensure revenue and expenditure transactions applicable to the Commission's operations are properly recorded and accounted for to permit the preparation of reliable financial reports.
- Advises the FERC on matters related to the overall management and control of financial resources.
- Analyzes obligations and costs for compliance with applicable laws.
- Formulates FERCs internal financial policy.


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To quote from Wikipedia on elastic scattering, "In this scattering process, the energy (and therefore the wavelength) of the incident photon is conserved and only its direction is changed."
How does this work? The impacted particle will also start moving to conserve momentum. So it'll also carry some energy. How can the photon not lose any energy during the collision?
Another possibly unrelated question: how exactly can the photon and the particle interact? The photon essentially carries information about a changing electromagnetic field. How can it influence a particle that carries neither charge nor magnetism?


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