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The location was good -- close to city center and bus station for day trips. The room was a good size. The bathroom was very small and it was not very clean.
Large, quiet room, close to town, shopping and restaurants. Very good buffet breakfast each morning and happy hour in the bar every evening. The beach club was also great.
I liked the comfort, the good location, its fine breakfast, free Internet and indoors swimming pool No complaints whatsoever.
The ambiance in the hotel is very nice. The price was excellent and the staff was very helpful. Nice fitness area and pools. Tha I had to pay to use the fitness room.
Very nice facilities, Staff friendly and accommodations were very comfortable. The Wifi was awful!
location reception area was nice but ovearall the hotel bedrooms could do with a makeover, they are very basic for the money.
Excellent low season value, beautiful hotel & convenient spot. Best breakfast ever. They forgot my wake up call the last night.
very relaxing nothing
Air con, pool, breakfast Uncomfortable beds, rooms outdated and shabby, not really 4star in my opinion and very expensive for what you get, though I realise it's high season
The room and the bed were comfortable once we had a second armchair. There was a good range of television channels for non-Portuguese speakers. The shower was good.Good fresh fruit at breakfast most days. The wardrobe smelt (of stale tobacco?) so that all our clothes needed washing once home. We had asked for a room with a pleasant view, our balcony was in a corner looking towards hotel buildings. The information about golf courses was confused and varied according to the member of staff on duty.
Location Bed is too firm
Our room was located far away from central part of hotel with more 10 other rooms. It took us about 10-15 minutes to get to breakfast or reception. This was very, very uncomfortable. Beach was same about 10-15 min .. Room design was far from 4 starts hotel , i would say 3 stars.. very simple. Room was cleaned only at 16:00 .. to conclude , the hotel was very far from expectations we had...
I like very nice designed rooms and very good breakfast bufet The staff of hotel deklare about Wi-fi internet, but it didn,t work often.
Very picturesque, clean, quiet and easily accessible (not loads of steps and long corridors to content with). Reception staff were very friendly and helpful and took us personally to our room when we checked in rather than just wave us in the general direction which was a nice touch. It was a nice start to the day to eat breakfast on the leafy veranda by the pool in the sun before wondering down to the D'Ana beach which was a 10 minute walk and was absolutely gorgous. The complex seemed very well maintained and our room was always very clean when we returned from the beach each evening. Waiting staff in the morning could be slow to clear the tables and it was not busy during the period we stayed there. Also, on occasions, some of the breakfast would be gone and not replenished even though there was still another 30 mins of breakfast and staff could be difficult to find to address this.
Loveley place to have a relaxing holiday Clotch to wipe the bench would be appriciated in kitchen
Excellent breakfast even with champagne. Indoor heated pool when cold. Very friendly staff. Slightly far away from the town, about 20 minutes walking. To get to the very small beach you have to clamber the stairways.
Good position, near to Lagos center and the beaches. Nice atmosphere, swimming-pools, good breakfast-buffet.
very good size studio villa, excellent breakfast, near the town and beaches.
in a quite area and located close to beautiful beaches
the "indoor swimming pool" is actually an outdoor pool with some sort of cover over the water... you can't use it in cool weather as you would expect from a proper indoor pool
Pleasant environment with nice grounds and and pools. Within walking distance of restaurants in old town.Good breakfast selection and facilities.
The room and the view was fantastic yes we did not have an iron in the room:)
The breakfast. The quality of the bed The room was awful in terms of decoration (clearly not suitable for a 4 star hotel). The air conditioned didn't work properly. The water pressure was low.
The convenience to all the shops and the closeness to the motorway Very poor equipment in the gymnasium and the fact you had to pay to use the spa facilities.
Location is excellent Hotel Staff could have been a little bit friendly especially on front desk.When we arrived at front desk our small child got very sick & the Staff on reception did not do anything to help or assist.Not very customer friendly. Staff in breakfast room were a bit better & the staff in the Jupiter Spa were very polite & friendly.
Central location, 5 star service, as my wife is a wheelchair user the manager had upgraded us to a larger room with full sea view, reserved us a private parking space and without any prompting left us a complimentary basket of friut for my birthday. Disabled facilities not very good, no rooms with a walk in shower
Cleansiness, centrally located, close to beach, great sea view, room size. Small pool, poor quality breakfast, unfriendly staff, hidden costs- i.e. no iron resulting in having to pay for laundry.
The hotel is situated in the centre of praia da rocha and is 500m from one of the finest beaches in europe. Only down side the beds are single 2 single beds pushed together to make a double.
The staff were extremely helpful
Lovely Hotel, spotlessly clean, with good friendly staff. There is an excellent spa and the location which is practically on the beach is an ideal spot for sunbathing or walking because of the boardwalk which is the full length of the beach. There was nothing that I didn't like.
the hotel was bright modern and very clean. we were in room 2066. it was above the kitchens . it was impossible to sleep befor midnight when the noise stopped. if i had been staying longer i would have asked to be moved.
The hotel staff was really nice and helpful. The hotel is new, but a little bit hard to find even with a gps. Had nice dinner, not expensive, buffet, had good choice. Sound isolation is yet to improve, very slow internet in the public area, no wifi in the rooms.
Very nice swimming pool They charged 7.50 euros extra for the room service (we ordered a tosta mixta of 5.50 euros) by mistake. They forgot to make the room, and when we got to the room at 8pm we had to tell and they didn´t like it at all because it was too late. Poor service. 10 min far from the beach.
The pool area was like paradise, maia praia was just a few minutes walk away, good location to the town, drinks and food were very reasonable, ample parking, and the hotel itself is very stylish!
I liked the modern design. All of the help were very polite and friendly. The rooms were every bit up to my satisfaction
Fantastic breakfast, very quiet out of season and pool/loungers wonderful. Right near the beautiful beach and rooms with a sea view well worth the extra cost (rooms at the back were really unappealing). The indoor pool cost extra, the decor (the pictures) in the main lobby were odd & unattractive (I did not like the 'fashion' theme). The spa/indoor pool was ok in design/atmosphere but not lovely and very small for number of potential guests to use it.
Hotel very modern, newly built. Lovely grounds. Very suitable for families although great for couples too. Strawberry daiquiri in the bar the best in the world. Also spa therapists are very professional.
its nearnest to the sea.pool area very clean and steps made accessto pool very easy for everyone. did not like the foyer too large and bare.
nice modern hotel with splendid swimming pool, close from beach, big room slow internet even we paid for this
Clean, commy, friendly staff, great location, excellent value for money. attentative to detail. Fantastic weekend break
We enjoyed a comfortable studio apartment with balcony and sea view for three days in Luz. The hotel has a very nice pool. Although the hotel is close to the sea, it's a 15 minute walk to the nearest sandy beach. I don't think that driving to the beach in Luz is an option due to restricted parking near the beach.
Staff were very welcoming. We received excellent customer care. The apartment was fitted out simply but high spec and grounds beautifully maintained. Internet access was useful. Sandy beach was a pleasant 20 minute walk away but we didn't mind this. The only food available was lunch time snacks from the bar and very limited choice.
the room and the view
Spacious room, very quiet, pleasant. A little bit far from the beach, you've to walk for 15 mins to get to praia da luz.
The hotel was modern, very clean, friendly staff, quiet with a panoramic view of the atlantic. The apartment that we stayed in was spacious and house keeping was on a daily basis.
Wonderful location, secure parking, very helpful staff, beautiful town, warm sea, amazing country. No complaints this is a very good place to stay, but information in the room about the microwave, Wifi and Aircon would have been useful.
Peace and quiet !
Staff were very helpful and hotel enjoys a laid back atmosphere. Decor is modern and welcoming.There's a nice walk to Burgao from the hotel, which we stumbled across and would recommend. Only a microwave, fridge and 2 hobs in kitchen, so not really the self catering option we'd expected. An oven/grill, toaster and more utensils would have been helpful. But, all in all, a spacious room for 2 people.
We had a nice room with ocean view!! The hotel facilities are very good, and since the hotel is small, it is very quiet and relaxing. It is not on the centre of the Praia da Luz village, so if you wan't to go to the beach, bars and restaurants you need to do a 15-20 min walk, so, if you have young children you may need to rent a car/taxi....
Clean, comfortable rooms and excellent staff. Great breakfast. No
location is excellent for town car parking arrangements were a bit difficult
Clean, comfortable, very helpful staff, wonderful breakfast, loved the heated swimming pool as the weather was cool. Good situation, room overlooking the harbour, within walking distance of the old town. Nothing we didn't like.
The hotel was reasonable and the room decent, offered a good breakfast and free internet, and was close to the town.
The hotel was very clean, the staff very helpful.
Location and facilities excellent. Breakfast fresh & varied
This was our third time staying in the Hotel this year. It is very convenient to the town, restaurants and a short walk to the beach. The staff are very friendly even providing a breakfast before a 0315 departure.The front rooms have a small balcony from where you can view the boats entering and leaving the Marina. None
food and cleanliness,helpful staff faces busy road and market on saturday which was very noisy at 5am
Friendly staff. Good selection of breakfast foods. Cleanliness and facilities were really good.
very good lokation, - near the ocean :) very beutiful.
The hotel is very close to a nice beach Just the poor quality in general, poor pool, poor rooms, poor service people, poor breakfast,,, all is poor...The staff is not friendly, we had a problem with our room because we couldn´t locked the terrace´s door, wich was very accesible from the street. When we tried to change the room they told us that we could wait until the next day to get another room (and if that night someone broke into our room, they wouldn´t be responsible for anything, of course) or go to a room with NO AIR CONDITIONER!! They were not empathetic at all, the door was broken since a long time ago but they haven´t fixed it yet. The rooms and bathrooms were very old, the breakfast was very poor and in general they didn´t treat us well. I wouldn´t recomend this hotel
The pool, proximity to the beach
Very close to Praia da Ana, Praia do Camillo and an easy walk into town. Great value for the money. WIFI was horrible.
perfect location, calm site, sea view, cleanness, friendly staff, good value for money. poor internet access.
It's not a five star hotel but for 50€/night, it's worth it because it's well located with a beautiful view on the seaside. The persons at the reception are also very pleasant, the man gave us an excellent fish restaurant address. Ask for it !
The hotel room clean . Great value for money. The pillow was very bad .
Perfect location close to beautiful beaches. A perfect hotel for budget traveling and for people who don´t mind a 15 minutes walk into town. Rooms were basic, but new, clean and comfortable!
Great location and nice, very helpful personnel. Warm bread rolls at the breakfast. The hotel has the potential to become a good hotel. However, it does not succeed in it. there are little things, which could improve the whole picture substantially: such as: some fresh fruit at breakfast, cleaner area around the pool, more drinks at the bar, ashtrays.... details... but according to the price, you cannot expect a lot.
The service was really nice. I left some staff in the wardrobe and it was no problem for them to send it me back via post.
Good location near - town center and beach, good price in the end of season. I received birthday greeting from hotel manager :) - hotel cares about clients. Bedroom small, but room and balcony normal size.
Staff were very helpful. We enjoyed the location of the Hotel - close to beaches and not too far from the city centre. We preferred to stay away from the bustle of the Centre, yet be able to walk there. The Hotel is also on the bus and coach routes. We had booked here because the Hotel had an Irish Bar, and good Restuarant. However both were closed the two weeks we were there.
Receptionist very pleasant and helpfull. Good quality hotel. Hard to find by car as google map poor and no signage from town
large airy modern room, not so far from a good supermarket, a nice beach and the city center, great gym (although you must have the necessary clothes and all), well equipped room (despite the cooker which is rubbish) cleaning ladies talked loudly in the corridors, windy in certain areas around the pool, staff not as friendly as you'd hope, useless cooker, the walls are a bit thin and if you're unlucky with your neighbors you won't have a great time...
The pool is very nice. The room is large and comfortable. The staff was very rushed to check us in and then basically provide minimal service. We were put in a room on the bottom floor of the hotel despite the fact that there appeared to be several vacant rooms on the upper floors. The hotel staff did not provide us with any information regarding telephone services/costs, internet, hotel services and amenities, etc. when we checked in. This information would have been useful.
Easy to find. Spacious, modern apt. Type rooms,w/bedroom, living room, and galley kitchenette, large bathroom. Lovely setting, convenient walking location to old towne and beach areas. Rooms appeared newly refurbished
The restaurant and the staff The pool and gym are practically in a dungeon and are only accessible by 1 lift, The hotel in general has a very strange layout. The apartments with the city view do not get much sunlight and are consequently cold. It was very quiet in October midterm break
The location of the hotel was very good - close to Lagos main beach (approx 10 minutes walk) and also close to the old city (approx 10 minutes walk). Our superior family room (in the center part of the building) was very spacious and kitchen well-equipped and had view over the garden pools and a peace of ocean was visible also. The hotel has also inside pool, but keep in mind to buy a cap for that before your trip or you can buy it from where - when it costs almost 10 EUR. Bathtroom welcoming equipments (shampoo, shower gel and body milk) were also very nice and convinient after arriving if you have forgot to bring something. Two things i didnt like. First - one lady at reception, who had vey quickly strange excuses why she didnt put us to upgraded room although lady, whom i was changing e-mails, promised that (because we stayed quite a long and it wasn't summer season anymore). All other employees were very nice. And secondly - the internet, which i bought, was not working properly. I was lucky, because i bought only 2 hours instead of whole week and in the same time not lucky even to use it all, because it was working only in the balcony, not even in the living room on the 4 floor. Still, overall very good apartement hotel and roof terracee with reclining chairs is just super!
Amazing pool
It was a winter break so the indoor pool, jacuzzi etc were wonderful. Our free upgrade to a one bed apartment was much appreciated. The kitchen was very well equipped. All the staff were friendly and very helpful, providing lots of local information. The beds were also very comfortable. The sofa was uncomfortable. The noise from the tiled corridors and banging doors was acceptable because the hotel was not full, but in summer this might be more of a problem. The level of lighting was too dim, it was difficult to read after dark.
VillaDoris Suites were fantastic. We were so close to the beach and the apartment was lovely. Very new and clean with a great view.
The room was excellent. Spacious, modern, very clean and good kitchen. Nice balcony and very good access to D'Ana beach. There was no onsite reception but the staff was very nice. The biggest drawback is the fact that the building is at the outskirts of town and it is a bit of a lonely walk home if you go to town for dinner or shopping at night.
VillaDoris was situated immediately by one of the most gorgeous beachs in Lagos. VillaDoris was not a hotel like we were expecting. They were serviced apartments, whose reception desk was a good 5min walk away. There wasn't much atmosphere at the suites, however they were lovely and well maintained.
The apartment was modern and had great views very spacious as well
Very comfortable, spacious room and bathroom. Well equipped. About 10 to 15mins walk to the city centre and beautiful beaches nearby. Less than 5mins walk.
Very helpful staff, good interesting layout. Position excellent. Good standard of interesting guests. Interesting garden plants. Lemons, oranges and flowers. No grill - I like to cook. No extractor in the toilet. Heated pool would be a bonus. Freezer not cold enough for lollipops
The staff was very friendly and helpful, he even offered to drive us to the bus station. The rooms were clean and the hotel is cute and charming.
The manager offered us a room in their other hotel, Dom Manuel, for the same price as Villa d Dinis. It was beautiful. Tiles, wood, Grecian swimming pool, large curved room with a balcony and sea plus pool views. 7 mins walk to the centre, 3 mins drive to Praia Donna Ana. Very helpful staff.It was the best hotel we had in Portugal and a superb bargain. There seemed to be only one other room taken so it was extremely quiet. We found this everywhere we went in the Algarve in mid-November. A fabulous time to visit Portugal. We practically had the beaches to ourselves and it was still warm enough to swim everyday (although we are hardy Kiwis). Only downside was that there was no hot water in our room and the toilet kept running. If we had of told the manager before we left we're sure he would have sorted it out for us though. Would definitely stay there again.
The owner and his staff were extremely helpful and we were given a choice of apartment at no extra cost. Safety deposit boxes were also free. All round it was great value for money.It is in a peaceful residential setting but only 5 minutes from the beach and 15 minutes to the town centre. We will certainly return here again in the future. Everything was perfect for our needs.
Staff extremely helpful and friendly. We would highly recommend it to others travelling to Lagos. Everything was clean and homey.
Friendly and accomodating staff , well situated quiet area but close too amenities well designed No12 was fabulous Mix up about airport pick up - to do with car company not them.
The relaxing environment and very friendly staff along with the lovely surroundings.
calm atmosphere, no overcrowding, very pretty place having to walk for 15 mins to get breakfast we only did this one morning, then brought in breakfast from the local shop each morning
The hotel employees were all extremely friendly and helpful. Very good rooms, which are very roomy and well equipped. Nice pool and nice garden. Coffee and tea should be made available in the rooms.
The receptionist Rita was very welcoming & helpful . The location is very pleasant ,ideal for pleasant walks & near beach. It was also good to have internet access.
situation clean. it must be during the morning, it's not good to find cleaning room at 14 or 15 pm
Very pleasant environment and a beautiful view, especially if you pick a sea side room. Also, the kitchen was very well equiped.
Location and access to Porto Mos Beach were great and views were excellent (we had superior room with sea view). Ample space in the a apartment for a family of 4. Good house cleaning staff. Good price. Nice pool area (although pool too cold to swim); we used the indoor pool. Small kitchen enabled us to prepare some of our meals. Towels were old and frayed. Bedroom door did not close. The jacuzzi did not work the entire time we were there. Would like to have wireless internet access. Staff were efficient but were not overly friendly.
Great location for a beach holiday, great view, many thanks
Very comfortable, lovely view and good to have swimming pool so close although not really swimming weather end October. Would certainly need a car as very little within easy walking distance.
The villas were very nice and comfortable, the pool was beautiful, and the one receptionist we dealt with was extremely helpful and friendly.
Cleanliness, location, great view
Excellent location and views, stillness and peace, facilities. Very good place for children. It should have room / apartment service (4*). Spanish TV channels not avaliable.
The location near the beach and the view from balcony. The proximity of the pool. The ergonomy of the room. Nice architecture and layout of the villas. Gorgeous landscaping with beautiful exotic trees. The noise from the constructions nearby not so loud if the room faces the ocean. Too far from city center (30 min walking). No way of transportation or pick-up from bus station provided by the hotel. I highly recommend renting a car or motorbike (both cheap compared with other countries) useful for going to other superb beaches on the coast (like Camillo or D. Ana beaches up on the hill).
The pool was really nice. The location was great too, a few meteres from the beach. Our room was pretty standard for the amount of money we paid, it was quite soul-less and there were some ants too. We only ate at the hotel once and it was pretty bad as it had been sitting there for several hours already when we got there and they still charged us the full price.
We have stayed at this hotel on a few occasions and cannot fault it in any way. We are looking to return soon. None
It was a good location close to Luz bay, the staff were friendly and the dinners we had there were very good the fresh fish was lovely There were no gardens to speak off the grounds were taken up by the pools it was also quite noisy
Had very nice experience in this hotel.
we were doing a tour of Southern Spain and the South of Portugal, found hotel on line, excellent choice, good food, very nice hotel, very helpful and pleasant staff. On the whole a very good stay and we will go back in the spring next year.l Internet wireless access was free but was not secure, had e-mail a/c cloned whilst at hotel.
The whole experience was wonderful,especially the unexpected bottle of Champagne on my Birthday,very thoughtful,thanks.
We loved the attitude of the employees. They were friendly, funny, helpful and made us feel like family. We have already decided that when we go back to Portugal, we will make Belavista our home base. I wish we could have stayed longer than just overnight. We were sorry to have leave for Albufeira and our time share. The room rate was fairly reasonable. To our great surprise, the Friday that we stayed there we were treated to wonderful entertainment by one of the original Platters. It was relaxing to enjoy a delicious meal and then wonderful music. Kudos to the entire staff!!!! We weren't there long enough to find anything wrong. It would be hard to find anything wrong since the we enjoyed every minute of our stay.
The facilities and staff are a credit to the owner,A friendly welcome and nothing was too much trouble,they made my wifes birthday a very special occasion and have my thanks for that. The hotel itself is kept to a very high standard.First class!
The location and friendly attitude of the staff. The beds for us were to hard
great place to relax
Good location. Large room and bathroom. TV programmes good choice. Good poolside bar and snack facility. Free Wifi. and good parking. Food very good. Lack of management. Staff in restaurant more like a cabaret show. If you like familiarity then this is the hotel for you.
I enjoyed my stay at the hotel due to the location and standard of the hotel
The see view.
Good breakfast, nice room, Nice staff, good outdoor area, nice terrace with bar just inside the door. They had a very poor wifi system, it didn`t work in my room, I needed to sit in the lobby with my laptop. This is a 5 star hotel? And of course it should work in the rooms as well.
Close to the beach.Comfort and staff so friendly.
Location the hotel in its self was ok the room was shocking
the hotel is in the heart of the resort with easy access to all facilities
Reception Staff could br friendlier
The view from the hotel is fantasric, great prices for food, in and around the hotel It was a bit old fashioned
As I was holidaying on my own I felt very safe and the staff were very helpful. I didn't have a balcony. I would book sea view next time.
The pool was warm and clean. Not up to 5 star standard. Breakfast very poor for vegitarians. Hotel and Casino look tired and need updating.
This is a first class hotel in every sense. Beautiful setting, excellent staff, excellent food. The best hotel we have ever stayed at,
Stunning location overlooking the ocean, comfortable rooms, friendly and helpful staff staff plus fabulous food make this a hotel I thoroughly recommend. I was traveling with my three and a half year old daughter, and although I would not really classify this as a family hotel, the staff went out of their way to make us feel welcome and comfortable. This hotel is a great find, we will return! Nothing!
very responsive staff
Great views over bay and cliffs Stuck miles away from anywhere to eat apart from overpriced hotel restaurant.
The staff were charming and helpful and nothing was too much trouble. The breakfast was excellent. We did not like the music playing at breakfast. There's no need for it. Most people just want to talk to one another or come to gently!
fabulous hotel in a beautiful location;
Enjoying of the incredible sunset from the pool has been a great pleasure. Rooms were very big, confortable and clean, as well as the bathroom. Located near very nice beaches. 1. We made a reservation for dinner at 21.30, being told we could go anytime. For our surprise at 22.30 when we asked for dessert and couple minutes after we were told kitchen was closed, without anyone informing us about this or advicing us to order before they closed the kitchen. 2. There wasn't much variety in breakfast.
The staff were very welcoming and attentive. They dealt with any requests quickly and profesionally. The hotel manager and restaurant manager wre particular helpful, knowledgable and courteous.The restaurant food was excellent
Nous avons eu la plus grande suite au dernier étage et les dimensions sont impressionnantes. Une terrasse immense, une vue magnifique et un service courtois et accueillant. Service trop lent au restaurant.
The location The staff. Also the pictures on their web site do not match up with the actual room.
The hotel is central to the enchanting and largely unspoiled part of the old town of Lagos. The room was clean and pleasant, and the staff were friendly and helpful. The continental breakfast included in the price did not match up to the quality of the other aspects of the hotel. The choice of cereal was very limited, there was no "ordinary" tea, and the water for tea/coffee making was invariably tepid. The fruit juice supplied in the machine was very watery, and that (orange) supplied separately in a jug was of a fizzy orangeade type. Despite this comment, I enjoyed my stay overall, and would go there again.
Found that the front desk staff were always willing to help my travelling partner and I with our "thousand and one" questions in regards to where stuff is. First day, they helped to book us a tour of the Algarve caves by boat, with a discount, and the company used is fantastic! Breakfast is simple, yet filling and good! Fantastic location in the heart of Lagos. Beds, though, are hard, but from other readings of hotel reviews, this seems to be the norm. Also managed to have our own patio outside of the room, with table and chairs!
The hotel was charming, clean and with a good location. Good breakfast and beautiful balcony with amazing view.
Wonderful experience. Great location, large rooms, helpful staff. Would definitely stay at lagosmar again.
Its location was perfect, clean enough rooms, basic but enough for somewhere to sleep. No frills. It would have been nice to have a hot breakfast and a dedicated car park.
Very near the old city center yet far enough from bars to get a good nights rest. Basic Portugeese breakfast. Free parking in special areas throughout the city at walking distance from hotel. Several beaches at walking distance.
Good value for money Breakfast was a bit monotomous. A little variation would have made a big difference. Croissants were awful. Unlike many, I thought the coffee from the machine was good.
In the vicinity of Old Town, close but quiet.Nice deck on the roof with great view.
very good and available employees too much noise!
The large rooms


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From the comment section at Cubs Den, TokyoCraig:
Very excited about this move. Not only for the stronger bullpen and trade value it creates, but also (selfishly) now the Japanese sports press will follow the Cubs more!
A little worried that Fujikawa likes to try to blow his fastball by everyone, which won't translate as well against Major League hitters, but he also has a great splitter/fork. And a good nasty streak. We were at a game a few years ago and he got mad at a batter for calling time too much and at the last second. Continued with his delivery and threw it intentionally to the backstop!
Regardless of how good/bad this guy will be, its hopefully gonna help move Marmol out of town, which is a win. Dont mind this deal, if he stinks he will be gone shortly, and his money wont affect the team too much when theyre ready to compete in a couple years. If hes good, its a good contract value and a stop gap while they look to fill the closer spot longterm.
Kiss your mom 'night for him.
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I personally don't understand why fans don't think we should spend money on the bullpen when we are rebuilding. It would be different if we had a bunch of young arms ready to pitch in the bullpen, but we don't.
When you have the kind of money we have... why not spend some money and fix a huge hole in the pen? Then we can trade some of those guys, or keep them if we feel like they fit long term.
If Theo could overhaul the pen this offseason, it would go a long way in getting us back to respectable.
Actually the Cubs have a lot of interesting young arms in AAA that could be great bullpen options, like Vizcaino and McNutt, among others.
Now you can luxuriate in a nice jail cell, but if your hand touches metal, I swear by my pretty floral bonnet: I will end you.
-Malcolm Reynolds
I love the signing. i think he'll be great in the beginning like Fukudome. Now lets hope that the second and possibly third year of his contract arent as bad as Kosuke's were. Bullpen was our biggest problem, so locking down a closer is great. Im not too excited that Bowden is stretching out to become a starter. We need bullpen arms more, but i guess we'll take any pitching we can get
Kosuke actually wasn't "bad" till around the cleveland trade. He just didn't hit for the average he was expected to when he came over. It'd be like saying Fujikawa is a bust if his ERA is past 2.
Kiss your mom 'night for him.
Jeremy Affeldt got 3/18 to be 7th-8th inning guy. The Cubs got a potential closer for 2/9.5. But yeah, terrible deal.
So...sorry if this was already talked about.. But what's the point in signing a 32 year old closer when we are years from competing?
Yeah he seems to be a good control pitcher. If our FO likes him, then I do too. Curious though some of his pitches almost look like they are floating. I'm no expert so I can't quite get a handle on that, is it just flat, is it rising? Is it a "gyro" ball? Yes I am dumb about this stuff, what kind of pitch repertoire does he have?
Yeah I know we have alot of nice variety of types of pitchers too. Control picthers, guys with lots of heat, LH, RH. I like that in a bullpen. And as far as building the pen before you are ready, I agree you add whatever good players you can every offseason and before you know it you just happen to have alot of good players on your team. Trade for assets or use for wins, can't hurt either way.
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Boeing Co. (NYSE:BA) has been given until the end of the year by Polish national airline LOT to settle on compensation revolving around its 787 Dreamliner faults before the airline pursues court action, Reuters reports.
LOT CEO Sebastian Mikosz told newspaper Dziennik Gazeta Prawna on Thursday that if the two sides are unable to agree on compensation, LOT would be forced to move the dispute into legal proceedings. "We are holding negotiations because Boeing is our very important partner and we are ready to take any steps possible within the bounds of the law to defend the interests of the company," Mikosz told the Polish publication.
The news comes as earlier this week LOT explained that it had to delay some of its Dreamliner flights when check-ups revealed that two planes were missing gas filters. The cost of temporary replacement plane rentals, along with a list of other compensation claims, are estimated at about 100 million Polish zlotys ($32 million). However, LOT spokeswoman Barbara Pijanowska-Kuras told the Times that the gas filter issue represented "no threat to flight safety" as each engine has two filters.


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Newt Gingrich is finished.
For anyone who has been following the Republican presidential primaries, this goes without saying in the electoral sense. However, I'm referring to Gingrich's status as a respectable elder statesman and sensible presence in the American body politic. Since finishing an embarrassing fourth place in the Iowa caucuses, after boldly stating that he would be the eventual GOP nominee no less, he has decided to ship off to New Hampshire in hopes of saving his ego trip from coming to an unexpectedly early end.
Opting to spend a war chest, or at least what might be considered one for his cash-strapped campaign, on negative ads against Iowa winner and national frontrunner Mitt Romney, politicos from coast to coast are wondering just what exactly it is that Gingrich is trying to achieve. His poll numbers have gone from bad to worse; being eclipsed by Rick Santorum requires a special kind of skill. His fair weather friends in the talk radio entertainment business are now moving on to greener pastures. His once remarkably solid base of disaffected Tea Party voters seems fractured between Santorum, Ron Paul, and even Rick Perry. None of his former colleagues from his turbulent four year reign as speaker of the House appear willing to boost his candidacy. Any way one looks at the situation, nothing really seems to be going right for Newt.
As I said a few days ago, Gingrich's sheer idiocy masquerading as supreme arrogance is defeating him in a way in which none of his competitors possibly could. By throwing all of his might behind destroying Romney in an intensely personal fashion, a move which many a pundit has said will not rally the base necessary for actually defeating the former Massachusetts governor, he exposes himself to be a vindictive and petty has-been. Such a man is not suited to hold any position of power over others; one can deduce that his fellow Republicans nearly overthrew his speakership during the late 1990s for this very reason.
Newt 2012 can be looked at as a textbook example of an exercise in futility; with nowhere left to go, it implodes because Gingrich wants to strike back at the fellow who defeated him in a fair and just manner. Instead of gracefully accepting his loss by adhering to Ronald Reagan's eleventh commandment, which he once trumpeted, Gingrich has chosen to close his checkered political career by not merely scraping, but actually carving through the bottom of the barrel. What a shame; few sights are sorrier than someone making a very public, very expensive embarrassment of himself.
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Date: | April 15, 2008 at 7:44:16 AM |
Is Ferid a legit name? A character in Suikoden V has this name. Someone on the Suikosource forums (see link below) had posted that the character's name comes from Feridun (a Persian mythological figure). Is Feridun an alternate spelling of Faridoon, and/or Ferid a form of Farid?
I ask if Ferid is an actual name because upon Googling it, it seems that several real people have the name. In Suikoden V it's pronounced FER-id. I'm assuming if it's derived from Farid it would be pronounced fer-EED, right?
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First Run Setup
- Kickstarts (Amiga BIOS/boot system)
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NB: Kickstart 1.3 (A500-A2500-A3000-CDTV) is highly recommended to work with most games.
Kickstarts need to be placed in /mnt/dietpi_userdata/uae4arm-rpi/kickstarts - Floppy disks (Amiga .adf images)
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Women's groups can dramatically reduce the number of maternal and newborn deaths in some of the world's poorest communities, according to a new meta-analysis published in The Lancet.
Global health policy fails to address burden of disease on men
Publication date: 17 May 2013
Men experience a higher burden of disease and lower life expectancy than women, but policies focusing on the health needs of men are notably absent from the strategies of global health organisations, according to a Viewpoint article in this week's Lancet.
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Using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and blood tests to establish the cause of death in foetuses and newborn babies is virtually as accurate as a standard autopsy, according to a paper published in The Lancet.
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People with job stress and an unhealthy lifestyle are at higher risk of coronary artery disease than people who have job stress but lead healthy lifestyles, according to work published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) by researchers from UCL's Department of Epidemiology and Public Health.
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Early-warning sensor systems that can test and track serious infectious diseases – such as major flu epidemics, MRSA and HIV – using mobile phones and the internet are being developed by a major new Interdisciplinary Research Collaboration (IRC) led by UCL.
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Starbucks West SideThe brand new 4000 square ft. flagship Starbucks is now open at Downtown Disney West Side.
Open from 10am to midnight daily, the second of the two Downtown Disney locations is a full featured cafe with both indoor and outdoor seating.
Inside, there is plentiful seating in a variety of configurations, and on the outside overlooking the Village lake, there is a covered patio complete with fire place for those cooler Florida nights.
Along with the usual line of Starbucks beverages, you can also buy baked goods, sandwich, salads and take-home coffee bags. Special to this location is the Starbucks Special Reserve coffees that are brewed to order using the Starbucks Clover system. If you are buying the special reserve coffee, there is a separate ordering area to the side near the indoor seating.
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"Nothing defines humans better than their willingness to do irrational things in the pursuit of phenomenally unlikely payoffs. This is the principle behind lotteries, dating, and religion."
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"A life based on reason will always require to be balanced by an occasional bout of violent and irrational emotion, for instinctual drives must be satisfied"
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"Nothing defines humans better than their willingness to do irrational things in the pursuit of phenomenally unlikely payoffs"
"[They are] social pariahs, irrationally ostracized by their communities because of medically baseless fears of contagion."
Stewart Oneglia
"Human beings are the only creatures who are able to behave irrationally in the name of reason."
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"The rational mind of man is a shallow thing, a shore upon a continent of the irrational, wherein thin colonies of reason have settled amid a savage world."
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"When I was old enough to realize all meat was killed, I saw it as an irrational way of using our power, to take a weaker thing and mutilate it. It was like the way bullies would take control of younger kids in the schoolyard."
River Phoenix
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An Introduction to Plate Tectonics
Earth history is easier to understand once you have two important forms of large-scale thinking. The first of these is to think in terms of geologic time, measured in millions and billions of years.
While time of this magnitude is difficult for humans to comprehend, without it one cannot grasp how our globe has come to have its present characteristics. With the availability of immense amounts of time, the history of the Earth can be seen to result from the operation of normal forces and processes seen to be operating today.
Even small, incremental changes, such as the few feet of movement that accompanied the recent earthquake in Turkey, can have major consequences if there is sufficient time.
Websites on Geologic Time:
The University of California Museum of Paleontology, Berkeley
Web Geological Time Machine
United States Geological Survey's
Explanation of Geologic Time
Eon | Era | Period | Epoch | Lower Age Boundary (millions of years ago) | |
Phanerozoic | Cenozoic | Quaternary |
Recent |
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Tertiary |
Pliocene |
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Oligocene Eocene Paleocene |
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Mesozoic | Cretaceous | 144 | |||
Jurassic | 208 | ||||
Triassic | 245 | ||||
Paleozoic | Permian | 286 | |||
Pennsylvanian | 320 | |||
Mississippian | 360 | ||||
Devonian | 408 | ||||
Silurian | 438 | ||||
Ordovician | 505 | ||||
Cambrian | 545 | ||||
Precambrian |
Late Middle Early |
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It also helps to be able to think about Earth forces operating on a global scale; this is summed up by the theory called Plate Tectonics. An informative review of this theory can be found at the United States Geological Survey site called This Dynamic Earth. The essence of this theory is that heat from radioactivity causes the Earth's interior to flow slowly, resulting in the lateral (sideways) movement of thin rock slabs (called plates) over the Earth's surface. While once considered revolutionary, plate tectonics theory is now so solidly supported by evidence of many kinds that it is second nature for geologists to explain local histories in terms of such things as the collision of two plates or the movement of a continent from one climate zone to another. How fast do plates move? About 2 to 5 centimeters per year (1 to 2 inches per year), about the same speed that your fingernails grow.
We know, then, that the outermost part of Earth consists of a series of large slabs (tectonic plates; lithospheric plates) that move slowly over the globe, powered by flow in the interior mantle. |
At some locations tectonic plates (lithosphere) move away from each other (diverge), and in the rift thus opened molten magma wells up from the mantle below to make new plate material. At opposite locations around the Earth, those same moving tectonic plates crash into each other (converge), raising up mountain systems, such as the Himalayas or the Alps. Continents are those parts of the plates that consist of lighter, older rocks that ride passively, like rafts, on the moving plates. |
The forward, leading edge of a continent is the site of volcanoes, earthquakes, and developing mountains; because these are the conditions presently around the margin of the Pacific, such continental margins are said to be of Pacific-type. |
The trailing edge of a continent lies within a plate, so it has no volcanoes, earthquakes, or young mountains and typically looks like a low-relief, gentle coastal plain where thick sequences of sedimentary rock accumulate over millions of years. As these are the conditions on those parts of the present continents flanking the Atlantic Ocean, they are said to be Atlantic-type continental margins. At the present time, the basic pattern of plate movement is away from the center of the Atlantic Ocean, and toward the Pacific Ocean. |
You can see these two types of continental margin on the global relief map of Earth (below). Around the margin of the Pacific Ocean, where plates are converging, the continents are mountainous, and the region has many volcanoes and earthquakes. Those parts of continents bordering the Atlantic Ocean, on the other hand, are much flatter, with little happening other than the deposition of sediment. The Atlantic Ocean basin is progressively widening, while the Pacific Ocean Basin is becoming smaller as the tectonic plates move over it. |
But every half billion years or so, the flow directions in the underlying mantle change, and the pattern of tectonic plate motion reverses. The super-continent that formed under the old regime of movement now begins to be split apart as smaller continent segments move away from each other. New ocean basins form in the widening rifts between the separating plates, and the former ocean basins that surrounded the super-continent begin to close. That is the situation today (see diagram below), as broken-apart continental fragments of the former super-continent Pangaea are moving away from each other. |
When plate movement directions change, margins of continents can undergo drastic transformations. A continental margin that had been within a plate and passive (Atlantic-type) when the ocean basin was widening will be converted to an active (Pacific-type) continental margin when motion directions reverse and the adjacent plates now converge (and vise versa). The history of plate movement shows that those parts of continents that border ocean basins alternate repeatedly between two states: (1) a trailing edge margin of Atlantic-type that is tectonically quiet and where large quantities of sediment accumulate to great thicknesses, and (2) a leading edge margin of Pacific-type that is tectonically very active, with large volcanoes, many earthquakes, and high mountains. Another way of looking at this history is that it shows the cyclically repeated opening and closing of ocean basins, with a full cycle lasting something like one half billion years. This cycle is commonly called the Wilson Cycle, in honor of J. T. Wilson, who first got the idea. The features we refer to as mountain systems (orogens) tend to have a consistent pattern of development. First, kilometers-thick sequences of sedimentary deposits accumulate over a couple of hundred million years onto passive Atlantic-type continental margins. Then, when mantle flow patterns change and plate movement directions reverse, the continental margin changes to Pacific-type, and those thick sedimentary deposits are compressed, deformed and intruded by molten magma from below. |
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Sword of Life Stealing: This black iron +2 longsword bestows a negative level when it deals a critical hit. The sword wielder gains 1d6 temporary hit points each time a negative level is bestowed on another. These temporary hit points last for 24 hours. One day after being struck, subjects must make a DC 16 Fortitude save for each negative level or lose a character level.
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Threshing Stones, used by the Mennonites of Russia and in few cases in the prairie states and provinces, became the emblem of Bethel College and also of agriculture. The threshing stone is a seven-ribbed cone-shaped stone wheel with a round hole through the horizontal axis. It was about thirty inches long and two feet in diameter. Each six-inch rib is tapered from six inches at the base to two and one-half inches at the outer edge. In Kansas such threshing stones were cut according to a wooden model by a stone quarry near Florence, the model having been prepared by the early Mennonite settlers.
The cut grain was spread in two concentric circles on the threshing floor with the heads of the grain facing each other. The threshing stone was pulled by two horses; the ribbed stone rolling over the heads of the grain knocked the grain and chaff from the straw, after which the grain was fanned. Some of these stones are found in the Kauffman Museum in North Newton, Kansas, and on Kansas Mennonite farmyards.
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Some good news came this morning for fans of Kickboxing in the United States as Fight Code made an announcement that they have finally begun their advance on the United States. Their "big" announcement is that they have inked a television deal within the United States. Now, before you get overly excited about this prospect, the deal is with the network Fight Now TV, a network that currently only airs on the cable provider Cablevision, who has a subscription base of around 3.5 million. Fight Now TV currently does not offer any sort of streaming option and has a rather small reach compared to a network like HDnet who is home to a lot of combat sports or other, larger cable networks. It is a first step, though, and will be interesting to see where they go from here.
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Set in the weeks after Resistance: Fall of Man , Resistance: Retribution follows the story of former British Marine James Grayson. After a personal tragedy – he is forced to kill his own brother inside a Chimeran conversion center – Grayson goes on a vendetta to destroy every conversion center he can find. Eventually Grayson learns that his efforts have been futile... in Western Europe the Chimera have evolved a new method of converting humans to aliens. The European resistance – the Maquis – enlist Grayson's help, and he joins Cartwright and Parker in Operation Overstrike. The war to retake the European continent has begun.
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Hi there, thanks for adding me. Looking at your top 5 anime, reminds me that half a year ago, I lent Gawl and Maze to a friend of mine, he ended up in jail and Gawl ended up stolen from him. Luckily I was able to find a replacement, it's a great series.
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whoah - this amount of anime - outstanding... I barely can compare myself..
I see you are watching some of my childhood favourites :)
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From an award-winning black journalist, a tough-minded look at the treatment of ethnic minorities both in newsrooms and in the reporting that comes out of them, within the changing media landscape.
From the Rodney King riots to the racial inequities of the new digital media, Amy Alexander has chronicled the biggest race and class stories of the modern era in American journalism. Beginning in the bare-knuckled newsrooms of 1980s San Francisco, her career spans a period of industry-wide economic collapse and tremendous national demographic changes.
Despite reporting in some of the country's most diverse cities, including San Francisco, Boston, and Miami, Alexander consistently encountered a stubbornly white, male press corps and a surprising lack of news concerning the ethnic communities in these multicultural metropolises. Driven to shed light on the race and class struggles taking place in the United States, Alexander embarked on a rollercoaster career marked by cultural conflicts within newsrooms. Along the way, her identity as a black woman journalist changed dramatically, an evolution that coincided with sweeping changes in the media industry and the advent of the Internet.
Armed with census data and news-industry demographic research, Alexander explains how the so-called New Media is reenacting Old Media's biases. She argues that the idea of newsroom diversity at best an afterthought in good economic times has all but fallen off the table as the industry fights for its economic life, a dynamic that will ultimately speed the demise of venerable news outlets. Moreover, for the shrinking number of journalists of color who currently work at big news organizations, the lingering ethos of having to be twice as good as their white counterparts continues; it is a reality that threatens to stifle another generation of practitioners from non-traditional backgrounds.
In this hard-hitting account, Alexander evaluates her own career in the context of the continually evolving story of America's growing ethnic populations and the homogenous newsrooms producing our nation's too often monochromatic coverage. This veteran journalist examines the major news stories that were entrenched in the great race debate of the past three decades, stories like those of Elian Gonzalez, Janet Cooke, Jayson Blair, Tavis Smiley, the tragedy of Hurricane Katrina, and the election of Barack Obama.
"Uncovering Race" offers sharp analysis of how race, gender, and class come to bear on newsrooms, and takes aim at mainstream media's failure to successfully cover a browner, younger nation a failure that Alexander argues is speeding news organizations demise faster than the Internet.
"From the Hardcover edition.
About the Author
Amy Alexander is an award-winning content producer. The 2008 Alfred Knobler Fellow at the Nation Institute, she has contributed to many prominent publications, including the "Miami Herald, " "Boston Globe, " "Village Voice, Washington Post, "and the" Nation."" "She has also written for" "Salon.com" "and" "TheRoot.com, and was associate producer of NPR s "Tell Me More, with Michel Martin. "Her three previous books include "Lay My Burden Down, "coauthored with Alvin Poussaint, MD. She lives in Silver Spring, Maryland. "From the Hardcover edition.""
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"Amy Alexander writes with the precision of the seasoned journalist she is and the expansiveness of the wise cultural critic she has become. Her book is at once a trenchant look at the competitive world of the highest reaches of journalism and an on-the-ground narrative of the transformations in the ways we understand race, identity, and work. Her experience is unique, but her perspective is universal."─Henry Louis Gates Jr., author of Colored People
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"A timely and compelling look at issues of race and lack of diversity that have dogged America's newsrooms for generations."—Tananarive Due, American Book Award winner
"Amy Alexander's analysis of the damage done to public awareness and understanding throughout the 20th century because of the failure of traditional journalism to adequately integrate staff could not come at a better time. It reminds consumers today that though they now have access to an integrated rainbow of sources of news online the responsibility now shifts to them to integrate the sources of news and opinion they aggregate."—Bill Kovach, author of The Elements of Journalism: What Newspeople Should Know and The Public Should Expect


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Anti-bullying groups worried about California city's vague anti-bullying ordinance
By Alex Dobuzinskis
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A southern California city aims to fight back at bullies by making it a crime to pick on others, in a measure that would protect not only school children but anyone up to age 25 who is targeted for harassment.
City leaders in Carson, a suburb of Los Angeles, are poised to become among the first municipalities in the nation to make bullying a crime by treating it as an infraction or a misdemeanor, which are offenses less serious than a felony.
Carson Mayor Jim Dear said he expects the measure could be challenged in court but said he supports it.
"We're not talking about putting a 5-year-old in jail, we're talking about intervening in both the bully's life, who is a person who is hurting too, and the victim's life," Dear said.
The Carson city council voted 5-0 on Tuesday to move forward with the anti-bullying ordinance, which needs to come back for a final vote on May 20. The text of the measure says it is modeled on a similar ordinance in Monona, Wisconsin.
Carson, a city of about 93,000 residents, contracts with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department for policing, and the measure would call on sheriff's deputies to enforce the ordinance. The measure defines bullying as "a willful course of conduct which involves harassment of a person(s) from kindergarten through age 25."
The measure covers physical and verbal actions, as well as so-called cyberbullying.
It would require the parent of a suspected bully to attend a juvenile court hearing and hold parents partly responsible for actions of their children, Dear said.
Time in custody would not always be administered to children and young adults found to have committed bullying, and counseling and therapy would be part of the solution, he said.
But Brendan Hamme, staff attorney for the American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California, said the measure is too vague and does not even spell out how much jail time an offender could potentially face, although in California a misdemeanor crime can carry a maximum sentence of a year in jail.
Ross Ellis, founder and CEO of New York-based Stomp Out Bullying, said the measure appears to go too far.
"Do you want someone to go to jail if they're calling someone a name?" Ellis said.
(Reporting by Alex Dobuzinskis; Editing by Ken Wills)
[Image: "A Bigger Boy Bullying A Smaller Boy," via Shutterstock]


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By: Rob Lacco
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The cutlines on page two of the Reflections publication inserted into Saturday's Sentinel were printed with the incorrect story.
The lower right cutline should have read Carl Kasey of McPherson, second from left, places a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery. The trip to Washington, D.C., in September was made possible by Kansas Honor Flights. Courtesy photo.
The photo at left should have read Carl Kasey, seated, and Morris Heitschmidt, are both residents of McPherson and have been friends for 50 years. Both began serving in World War II in 1943.
The photo at upper right should have read Allan Madden of McPherson saw the World War II Memorial for the first time last month. He served from 1944 to 1945.
The publication was designed at another location in the GateHouse chain. The Sentinel apologizes for the errors.
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Mark Yamanaka - Lei Maile
Mark Yamanaka - Lei Maile
People around the world were first introduced to Mark Yamanaka when he released his debut album, Lei Pua Kenikeni, in 2010. Music lovers were charmed by his soaring falsetto voice and his sound, which was unmistakeably "Hilo" in nature. The Hawai'i Academy of Recording Arts members recognized his pure, natural talent and awarded him a staggering 4 Na Hoku Hanohano awards for his first CD release.
Those who love his music won't be disappointed by his newest effort, Lei Maile, which builds upon his first album's success. Mark has carefully assembled an ecclectic variety of songs for this new project, which showcase his versatility and prowess as a vocalist and musician. This sophomore album includes 5 original songs, 3 of which were penned by one of Mark's mentors, Uncle Johnny Lum Ho. Mark co-wrote the title track, "Lei Maile," and also composed a delightful hapa haole tune, "Maui Under Moonlight," which is sure to engage listeners of all ages. This collection of songs also includes old favorites that haven't been heard in years like "Beauty," "Be Still 'Oe," "Ku'u Milimili," and Aunty Alice Namakelua's "Hanohano No 'O Hawai'i." Timeless classics like "Danny Boy" and "Kanaka Waiwai" are rounded out by a surprising but fitting choice, the Carpenter's well-known tune, "Yesterday Once More," featuring the beautiful vocals of Lehua Kalima.
Mark Yamanaka is a remarkable example of raw, undeniable talent embodied in a humble musician, composer and vocalist. The thousands of people that fell in love with his unique sound will embrace his newest effort, Lei Maile, and those discovering him for the first time will revel in his classic but innovative sound.
02 Beauty
03 Hanohano No 'O Hawai'i
04 Maui Under Moonlight
05 Hilahila 'Ole 'Oe
06 Lei Maile
07 Ku'u Milimili
08 Ka Lei O Ka Moa
09 Yesterday Once More (feat. Lehua Kalima)
10 Papahi Ke Ki'i O Kamehameha
11 Danny Boy
12 Be Still 'Oe
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Pinto, Domenico and Obayya, Salah (2008) 2D Analysis of Multimode Photonic Crystal Resonant Cavities with the Finite Volume Time Domain Method. Optical and Quantum Electronics, 40 (11-12). pp. 875-890. ISSN 1572-817X
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In this paper an accurate analysis of two-dimensional (2D) Photonic Crystal (PhC) based multimode resonant cavities is carried out. The analysis is performed with a robust and accurate Finite Volume Time Domain (FVTD) technique. The analysis proves the ability of the FVTD method to extract different resonant modes from a multimode PhC resonant cavity with the use of appropriate source profiles. A detailed explanation on how the source is engineered and used to excite different modes is given. Furthermore, parameters such as resonant frequency and quality factor for each resonant mode are accurately calculated.
Item Type: | Article |
Journal or Publication Title: | Optical and Quantum Electronics |
Uncontrolled Keywords: | Finite volume time domain method ; Photonic crystals ; Multi-mode resonant cavities ; Uniaxial perfectly matched layers ; Absorbing boundary conditions |
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Departments: | Faculty of Science and Technology > Engineering |
ID Code: | 56645 |
Deposited By: | ep_importer_pure |
Deposited On: | 16 Aug 2012 12:46 |
Refereed?: | Yes |
Published?: | Published |
Last Modified: | 24 Mar 2017 04:28 |
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URI: | http://eprints.lancs.ac.uk/id/eprint/56645 |
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December 28, 2008
The Big Picture's Best of '08
Alan Taylor's Big Picture has been an outstanding addition to the online world. The site now features The Year 2008 In Photographs. More gripping imagery is on display in parts two and three. ('Tis the season of an endless succession of year-end collections, but I'm trying not to link to everything all at once. I'd rather see fewer images and take the time to consider each a little more deeply.)
Thank you for the point of view of "take the time to consider each a little more deeply." to me, this makes me re-think of idea of photographs. after photography go in digital and photoshop, the origin of the use of photography became what I am getting confused.
I really enjoy that site, especially the intuitive navigation (via j/k keys) that make viewing the images a lot easier… and bonus, its from my home town!
I am also a fan of The Big Picture. If you like that blog, I would also recommend checking out The Frame – a site for big pictures of the latest news events. You can view it at http://www.sacbee.com/theframe
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