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The 23-inch Planar SA2311W 3D Vision-ready LCD monitor is one of the newer 3D display solutions designed to work with Nvidia's 3D Vision technology that just became available on the market and I already had the chance to get one of the first units available in Europe to test. When Planar, a company that is specialized in high-end professional stereoscopic 3D displays announced that monitor I was quite eager to test it and I was already set with high expectations for the performance it should offer. Have in mind that the SA2311W monitor is Planar's first consumer oriented 3D product, designed for use by both professionals for work as well as by gamers. As usual the review is focused mostly on the stereo 3D performance of the monitor, although I will cover some general aspects as well that might be interesting for gamers that prefer to play with 120Hz refresh rate in "plain 3D" instead with 60Hz per eye in stereo 3D mode.
Planar SA2311W is a 23-inch 3D-capable Full HD monitor with a height adjustable stand that makes it more flexible to different work places. The display comes with Dual-Link DVI, HDMI (1.3) and VGA ports, but for stereoscopic 3D use you can only rely on the DL DVI interface. Below you can find the full officially available specifications of the monitor…
Planar SA2311W Specifications:
Panel Size: 23″ (58.4cm) Wide Screen 16:9, TN
Native Resolution: 1920×1080 pixels
Pixel Pitch: 0.2655 mm
Brightness(Max): 300 cd/m2
Contrast Ratio (Max.): ?
Viewing Angles (CR≧10): ?
Response Time: 2 ms (GtG)
Video Inputs: Dual-link DVI-D, HDMI, VGA
Power Consumption: ?
Monitor stand: tilt +20°~-5°, swivel and height adjustment
Dimension (WxHxD): 21.5″ x 14.8″ x 8.3″ (546.33 x 377 x 210.5 mm)
Weight: 7 kg
Here are the two menus you have available for control of the monitor in 2D mode through the DVI interface. Notice that the monitor has an ECO mode that can reduce the brightness level and also save energy, the default brightness and contrast settings for 2D mode are a bit high anyway, so activating the ECO mode makes the image more easier on the eyes. Another useful feature is the option to enable and disable the OverDrive (OD) function and also the ability to control the sharpness, the display does not have problems with over-sharpening with OD active, but you generally don't need the overdrive mode active in 2D mode anyway. In stereo 3D mode of course the OverDrive function is active by default as you need the faster response it gets you and thus you get reduced crosstalk/ghosting, and we'll see the level you can expect from this new monitor in a bit. When in stereo 3D mode most of these controls are being disabled and you are pretty much left with controlling the contrast (the actual level of brightness) of the display with the default setting being at 80.
Here is how the service menu of the Planar monitor looks like in 2D and in stereo 3D mode with its default settings as a reference should you mess them up in some way without having recorder their default settings. If you've read the Acer GD245HQ/GD235HZ monitor review from last year, you'll see that the service menu is very similar to that of the Acer, and you can get into it the same way too. But there is no need for you to mess with the service menu of the monitor, except for seeing the hours the monitor has been used as a reference. What is interesting as information that I've learned from the service menu however is that the Planar monitor is using the following LCD panel SEC LTM230HU01, apparently Samsung Electronics has a new 23-inch 3D-capable LCD panel that they are not yet using in their own products. And here comes the question how good is the new panel as compared to their previous 22-inch one?
Accessing the Service Menu on Planar SA2311W LCD Monitor
– Turn off the monitor by pressing the Power button
– Press and hold the Menu button and then push the Power button to turn on the monitor
– When you see the image on screen you can release the Menu button and press it again to call up the Service Menu
– When you finish with the service menu you can turn the monitor off and then on again to be back in the normal mode
The gamers that prefer to play in "plain 3D" and not in stereo 3D might not be very happy due to the fact that the Planar SA2311W monitor exhibits some input lag, the values measured vary from 0 to 24 ms with an average of about 10 ms, something which is quite good considering that most of the 3D-capable 120Hz monitors do have some input lag. Next comes the question about backlight bleeding, the Planar unit I reviewed has quite even backlight with a slightly brighter areas at the top center corner and the lower end a bit on the left, but nothing that is seriously disturbing. So you can consider the new Samsung panel to be quite good, but not quite there yet in all areas, especially considering the fact that their early model had no input lag at all, but it also was not with a perfect backlight distribution. But Anyway, these are not serious issues, so we can move on to the color accuracy next and after that to test the performance you get in stereo 3D mode and the part I'm sure you are most eager to find out about – the level of crosstalk you can expect.
The default settings of the monitor show colors that are a bit of from their optimum, however the gamma and color temperature is with much less deviation. And the maximum brightness measured was 259 cd/m2 with the monitor not being pushed to maximum brightness which means that it can push up to 300 cd/m2 as an absolute maximum. The contrast level is 952:1 which is very close to 1000:1 that this panel from Samsung should be rated at |(non dynamic contrast) and the black point measured was a bit high, due to the higher brightness, measured at about 0.28 cd/m2. Visually, aside from the higher brightness, the display looks quite good even in its factory settings, but let us see how things change after calibrating it.
Have in mind that the calibration results above were achieved with a setting that is trying to preserve the maximum possible brightness level of the display, so if you are going for a lower and more comfortable brightness level for work in 2D mode then you might be able to get even better results. Even though with an average difference of just 0.6 and a maximum one of 1.4 (partly due to the higher brightness), the color deviation is quite low, making the display rate as a very good one after being calibrated even for work with colors. But this is related only to working in 2D mode and doing tasks where color reproduction matters, as when gaming in plain 3D or stereo 3D mode the color reproduction is the least of the things to worry about.
I'm starting with one of my more recent tests using special photos for finding the level of crosstalk by going to black and white, the test photos are available here, so if you wish you can compare your monitor as well. As you can see quite good performance as compared to other monitors, but there is still some crosstalk present, not that I expected it to magically disappear, as this is something that is still a technological issue. And even though things develop and the level of crosstalk gets lower on a newer LCD monitors, we a re still a bit far from getting completely rid of it. This however is a specially developed test to show the issue and actually does not represent the real usage scenarios, as there the situations are usually not as extreme as with the test photos. In this test I've noticed something strange and that is the slight gradation in the white as you can see on the left part of the image, so I went and investigated further in this…
Unlike in the tests above, where I shot the test photos only through one of the lenses of the glasses, on this test photo I'm not using the shutter glasses, but instead I shot directly the monitor showing a 3D image. So do not use the photo above to judge for level of ghosting as it is not intended for that, but it is to investigate the strange gradation of white I've noticed in the the above test photos. This photo uses black on white for the two eyes as this makes the strange color gradation of the white to be most apparent and it turns out that this issue is somewhat related to the OverDrive function as well as the current level of brightness (the contrast setting) of the monitor. If I disable the OverDrive through the system menu the problem with the gradation of the white disappears, but in turn I get a lot of crosstalk which is to be expected. If I push the contrast setting (the brightness) of the display to the maximum value of 100 again the problem disappears and the white is even again, but then I get more ghosting and more specifically color ghosting. The best choice I've found to minimize the issue was to lower the contrast setting a bit to about 50-60 which almost gets rid of the white gradation and lowers a b it more the crosstalk as well, but the image on the screen also gets slightly darker in stereo 3D mode. I should note that this white color gradation issue is only noticeable in some specific extreme scenarios that normally would not appear in real world use, so you should not be worried about experiencing it normally. Meanwhile I'll see if it can be resolved in another way by also talking with Planar about it, so stay tuned for more information. And now lets wee how things look like in real world usage of the monitor for stereoscopic 3D entertainment…
Now, moving to one of my favorite tests – the sailboats stereoscopic 3D test video, finally a real world crosstalk test to show you that the specific issue described above does not create problems with normal use for stereo 3D content. Planar SA2311W is actually the first 3D-capable LCD monitor that I've tested and that does not show any, and I really mean any ghosting in this video, the previous monitor from Asus I've tested was almost there, but there was still some slight ghosting. So in this test the Planar SA2311W performs as good as a good 3D HDTV like the Panasonic VT20E for example that also does not show any ghosting in this test video. But lets see how things move on with some more real world applications like game sin stereo 3D mode.
Moving to Tomb Raider: Underworld and one of my favorite scenes in the game that I use for checking the 3D monitors of the level of top and bottom ghosting due to the contrasting scenes that are more prone to having crosstalk/ghosting. Starting with the top ghosting, again surprisingly good results with a very faint afterimage leaking at the top of the screen and again making the Planar the best performing in this test monitor that I've tested so far.
Moving to the bottom screen crosstalk/ghosting test, again by using the game Tomb Raider: Underworld, this time looking for color ghosting… another issue that is caused by the OverDrive function that leads to pixels not appearing as faint dark shadows in terms of crosstalk, but as much more apparent brightly colored afterimage. Again very good results, probably the best so far as although there is some color ghosting it is quite faint again and much better than the previous results I've got. Of course pushing the value of the contrast setting in 3D mode to the maximum can make the top and bottom ghosting more apparent, the default factory setting of 80 does produce really good results.
As I've mentioned above already, by lowering the level of contrast (the brightness of the display) from the default factory setting of 80 to something in between 50 and 60 you can get even slightly less crosstalk with the image getting a bit darker, so you have an option to get even better results. But as I've mentioned, even at the default settings the Planar SA2311W performs very good with the smallest levels of crosstalk I've seen so far through all the 3D Vision-ready LCD monitors I've tested. It has become somewhat of a tradition that every new model of a 3D-capable LCD monitor I test here is performing better than the previous and has less crosstalk than the previous one and Planar SA2311W is no exception. With that said I think it is about time that I replace my old and trustworthy Samsing 2233RZ monitor with the one from Planar which also uses an LCD panel made by Samsung Electronics.
– The 23-inch Planar SA2311W 3D Vision-ready monitor is available here…


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TUESDAY, Nov. 8, 2011 (HealthDay News) -- New research finds older U.S. women have higher odds of dying from breast cancer than younger women, suggesting that older patients may not be benefiting as much from advances in breast cancer care made over the past three decades.
Researchers analyzed U.S. government data from 1980 to 2007. They found that breast cancer death rates were stable throughout the 1980s for women aged 20-64 but rose for women 65 and older.
Between 1990 and 2007, the largest decrease in breast cancer death rates occurred in women aged 20-49 (2.4 percent per year), helped by widespread availability of mammography and the use of hormonal therapy and adjuvant chemotherapy, according to the researchers at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.
At the same time, the smallest decrease in breast cancer deaths was seen among women aged 75 and older (1.1 percent per year).
"Given the fact that breast cancer is growing rapidly, we really need to focus research exclusively on developing optimal treatments for older women with breast cancer, evaluating how we can predict which older women can tolerate treatments, and develop new treatments that work better," lead author Dr. Benjamin Smith, an assistant professor in the radiation oncology department, said in an MD Anderson news release .
The study found marked shifts in breast cancer mortality over time. For example, in 1980-84, women aged 75 and older had the lowest 10-year risk of breast cancer death (24 percent) while the risk ranged from 29 percent to 31 percent for those younger than 75. But by 1995-97, the 10-year risk of breast cancer death was 17.3 percent for women 75 and older and 15.4 percent to 16.6 percent for younger women.
The data also revealed that the 2006 death rate for black women with breast cancer was 38 percent higher than for white women.
"We found that the oldest women, regardless of their race, and blacks, regardless of their age, are not benefiting as much from improvements in breast cancer treatments," Smith said.
The study was published in the Nov. 7 issue of the Journal of Clinical Oncology.
More than 230,000 U.S. women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in 2011, according to the American Cancer Society. About 40,000 of them will be 75 and older, which makes them the fastest-growing segment of the breast cancer population, according to Smith.
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Ravens running back
Ray Rice
has been an advocate for pro-kindness and anti-bullying efforts, held summer camps for kids in Baltimore and his hometown of New Rochelle, N.Y., and helped students in Baltimore get fit. Those are just several of the reasons why he received the third Tim Wheatley Award for Community Service Friday at the Under Armour Performance Center.
The award, given annually, was created by the Baltimore Sun Media Group to honor a local athlete whose contributions off the field are as important as the ones on the field. Wheatley, The Baltimore Sun's sports editor from 2006 to 2009, was killed in a car accident while driving his daughter, Sarah, to school on Oct. 5, 2009. Wheatley was a strong believer in community service.
Rice is also a supporter of his teammates' efforts to give back, frequently appearing at their community events or fundraisers.
Following Ravens practice Friday, Tim Wheatley's children, David, Will and Sarah, and his wife, Beth, presented the award to Rice after being welcomed by Harbaugh.
"First off, to the Wheatley family, it's an honor to be recognized in the family's name because obviously what your dad stood for, we should all be proud of," Rice said. "He was a great man, a great humanitarian to the community. One thing about me and football, football is a tool I use to be able to give back to others. My work in the community with the Ravens and everybody else that I've worked with, it's something that I not only take pride in, but I love to do.
"And to be honored in your father's name is an honor for me. I can only say that I am blessed to be able to carry his legacy on through all of you guys and Baltimore."
The other finalist for this year's Wheatley Award was the Orioles' Jim Johnson, who is the club's nominee for the prestigious Roberto Clemente Award. Clemente nominees are chosen for their on-field and off-field contributions.
Last year's Wheatley Award winner was the Orioles' Adam Jones and the first winner in 2010 was the Ravens' Domonique Foxworth.
Four Ravens questionable
Starting defensive tackles Haloti Ngata (sprained right medial collateral ligament knee) and Ma'ake Kemoeatu (knee), cornerback Jimmy Smith (groin) and reserve tackle Bryant McKinnie (thigh) were all listed as questionable on the final injury report for Sunday's game. Offensive guard/tackle Ramon Harewood (migraines) is probable.
All four questionable Ravens have been limited participants in practice the past days, though they are expected to play, and Harbaugh said "they had a good week of practice."
End zone
Rice said he spoke to teammate Ray Lewis, who had surgery to repair a right triceps tear, and the injured linebacker is in "good spirits." Rice said that Lewis' focus was trying to come back this season rather than making a decision on whether he'll play next year. "He's going to work as hard as he can to get back this year, and he'll do whatever it takes." … Cornerback Lardarius Webb said on his Twitter page Friday that he was "out of surgery and feeling great" after having left anterior cruciate ligament and meniscus tears repaired … Texans defensive end David Hunter (toe) was ruled out for Sunday, while cornerback Johnathan Joseph (groin) and safety Quintin Demps (thumb/forearm) are questionable. Twelve other Texans are probable.
Sun reporter Matt Vensel contributed to this article.


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Elie Hassenfeld needed a new web page design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 110 designs submitted by 20 freelance designers.
GiveWell is a nonprofit aimed at helping people accomplish as much good as possible with their donations. We find outstanding charities and publish the full details of our analysis to help donors decide where to give.
Our current website is at http://www.givewell.net. We want to create a new look that is clean, readable, and professional (and not flashy or "slick"). Our website is about cutting through the emotional manipulation of traditional fundraising, and getting people substantive facts and analysis so they can accomplish real, tangible good.
We run Drupal and are looking for a new theme for the existing content. The full prize is for designs of 2 pages. Mockups should include a new version of:
1. The homepage at http://www.givewell.net
2. One page that includes the primary elements we use in our website (left navigation menu, "charity response box" that we provide on our review pages, table of contents, etc.) Sample at http://www.givewell.net/node/7
Please start by just creating the homepage. During the contest, we'll provide feedback, and if we like what you've done with the homepage, you can submit your design for the other page by the deadline. We don't want you to do any unnecessary work.
Individual donors seeking to accomplish more with their charitable donation. Our users tend to be younger (25-40), educated, and earn enough to give $100-$100,000 to charity each year.
Examples of sites that we like the look and feel of:
• We are open to the idea of making the site more colorful and engaging via the use of images, but we don't want to look like a traditional charity site with emotionally manipulative pictures of people in need. We want our site to communicate that we are getting serious information to serious people.
• We aren't partial to any color, but we would prefer to retain the purple in the current logo. See the upper left-hand corner of http://www.givewell.net
We're open to different approaches to this page: (A) keeping the layout basically as is but improving the look, (B) rearranging the primary items (e.g., Top charities bubble, Key research findings, Tagline and blurb, email list signup) on the page, or (C) adding new items/images to the page. We think the prime contenders for addition to the homepage are either our list of top charities (currently at http://www.givewell.net/top-charities) or an image.
Interior page
This page, at http://www.givewell.net/node/7 , is a charity review page. We need designs for:
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I am excited to be hosting a 1 hour workshop this Saturday at Nest in the City at the Enjoy Centre! We will be making pinwheels, in garland form as well as the real deal. Seats are limited to only 16 spaces so you need to sign up as soon as you get to Nest in the City! There will be tons of cool local vendors if you want to do some shopping, and plenty of other awesomeness to check out (the lovely Christine from Just Bella Blog is also hosting a tassel workshop you won't want to miss!)
All the workshops (and supplies) are free with admission, so come say hi and have a little fun this Saturday!


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With back to school season in full swing, it's time to start grabbing those last-minute supplies and clothes for brand spanking new school year.
And now that those of us who were raised in the 80s are sending our kids off to school, we can't help but get a little nostalgic about the days when our summers were coming to a close. In honor of these great memories, here's a list of totally 80s school supplies and styles that we recall from the "gnarly" good ol' days. If you're looking to buy or even sell some of these items, be sure to check out eBay – you'd be surprised at how much your Lisa Frank binders are worth.
Trapper Keeper:
Serving as both fashion and function, Trapper Keepers were THE preferred school binders of the 80s. Available in a variety of "tubular" designs or popular themes such as favorite cartoons, television shows or video games, it took a major "dweeb" to go back to school (in the 80s) without one of these Velcro enclosed beauties.
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Radical Hair:
Perhaps the 1980s can be best defined by its iconic hair. Whether you chose to go with a tightly wound perm or mile-high bangs, students would dedicate hours to making sure their hair was the tightest, crunchiest and the most "radical" style that chemicals could create.
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Popped Collar:
Once your hair was "like totally perfect," there was only one thing left to do before walking out the door: Pop the collar. This was more vital to the morning routine than even brushing your teeth. According to the 80s, you were never fully dressed without a smile and a popped collar.
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Neck and neck with the Trapper Keeper for the most iconic school supplies of the 80s was the slightly more modest brother, the Pee Chee folder. These were an absolute staple on every school supply list and kids were psyched to doodle on them throughout the year.
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Parachute Pants:
Love them or hate them, parachute pants were a must-have for any 80s kid aiming to look cool on their first day back to school. They may gag you with a spoon now, but back then, they were bad to the bone.
Image source: aceonlineschools.com
Rolled-Up Jeans:
Of course, if swishy parachute pants grossed you out because you were more of a blue jean baby queen, then there's zero doubt that you wore button-fly Levi's, Guess or E S P R I T jeans as a part of your back to school ensemble (which were both high waisted and rolled-up at the bottoms, in true 80s fashion).
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Lisa Frank School Supplies:
Every young girl returning back to school in the 80s (and a couple of brave boys) surely sported a Lisa Frank school supply at one time or another. Known for her ultra colorful and whimsical images, getting one of these binders/folders for the school year was a no-brainer.
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Members-Only Jacket:
Even though the first day of school was likely a warm August or September day, you still had to rock that bodacious Members-Only jacket that you saved all summer to buy. Back to school is all about looking good and it was just too cool not to wear.
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Hypercolor Tops:
Another 80s classic that was sure to turn some heads as you walked down the school hallway was the notorious hypercolor shirt. Whether or not the "hypercolor" technology was still functioning after its first trip through the washer is a whole other story.
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Jellies (and other shoes):
They say you can tell a lot about a man by his shoes. When it came to back-to-school footwear, you really just had two fashion choices—sneakers or loafers. To refresh your memory, it was likely a pair of BK's (British Knights), Keds or Jellies for the chill kids and a shiny pair of penny loafers for the preppy ones.
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Any of These 80s Accessories:
Last but not least, we figured it would be fun to simply list a number of popular 80s accessories that frequented the hallways of Any School USA as iconic back to school staples. Any of these ring a bell?
Hair Scrunchies
Leg Warmers
Neon Sunglasses
Slap Bracelets
Large Hoop Earrings
Side Ponytails
Tootoos + Leggings
Swatch Watches
Jelly Bracelets
Scholastic Readers
Garbage Pail Kids
Fingerless Gloves
We've come a long way since those days, but in the end, back to school prep really hasn't changed all that much. The trends have changed, yes. But still, it's all about the supplies you carry and the styles you wear—and how much cool you can get for your buck.


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Shabd Simon-Alexander: Forward-Thinking Fashion, Steeped In Tradition
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The latest in our lineup of fabulous eco-fashion, Shabd Simon-Alexander's artful minimalism is all about the union of opposites. Her Fall 2010 line is inspired by both the natural (mountains) and the man-made (skyscrapers). The seasonless combo of metal, rock, and glass, together with the bright, reflective, winter colors, brings the power of nature to the excitement of urbanity.
Each piece is made by hand (either by Simon-Alexander or purchased from Peru, Thailand, or China) from natural fabrics using ethically sound labor practices.
Her pieces are fashion-forward to be sure, but Simon-Alexander makes sure that each of her dresses are steeped in history. She approaches her fashion from the traditional aesthetics of quilt making and folk costuming, beginning each dress with the remnants of the last. Like a family that can trace its origins back through the centuries, this process ensures a history and depth to her clothing that separately crafted pieces can't attain.
Her line is also marked by an experimental approach to dyeing and painting. "I'm not even sure which came first," she claims, "the clothes or the inspiration". She works primarily in Shibori, an ancient Japanese dyeing technique that involves binding, stitching, folding, or twisting the cloth to achieve the desired colors and patterns.
You can see more of Shabd Simon-Alexander's Fall 2010 line at Treehugger! For an exploration of her history as a designer–as well as her awesome artwork–check out her website at www.shabdismyname.com.
With Love,
The PeaceKeeper Team
(Writer: Renee Estey. Editor: Jessica Smith. All pictures courtesytreehugger.com.)


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Don Bradman Cricket 14
The Games on Demand version supports English. Download the manual for this game by locating the game on http://marketplace.xbox.com and selecting "See Game Manual". - Intuitive controls that allow for line and length deliveries without pitch markers and realistic shot control when batting. - Take a 16 year old aspiring cricketer through the ranks to international glory in Career mode. - Fully customise you play experience, setup tours, competitions, create players, teams and even umpires in the Cricket Academy. - Access thousands of Community created players and teams, ready for download and use in the game. - Hone your skills to perfection in the Practice nets before taking to the field. - Dynamic time of day, weather and pitch wear that will keep you on edge, as no two matches play the same. - Continue your match whenever you want with the unique Online Save System. - The most realistic physics ever seen in a Cricket game including thin edges, bat pad catches, intimidating bouncers and much more.
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The Division of Colorectal Surgery is dedicated to the assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of disorders of the colon, rectum, and anus. The Division has as its mission, the delivery of high-quality, cost-effective medical care with dignity and compassion.
The Division and its members are pledged to provide high quality teaching to fellows, residents, medical students, allied healthcare personnel, and peers in an encouraging environment.
The Division and its members are committed to unbiased participation in clinical and basic research projects in the field of colon and rectal surgery, colon and rectal diseases and their treatment, and any fields that bear upon the broad field of colon and rectal health.


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SOMERSWORTH — As news of a lawsuit against four former employees of the new ambulance company American Ambulance Services surfaces, some are speaking up in support of American Medical Response, the company that filed the lawsuit.
Tim Wilder, representative for the Somersworth Professional Firefighters Union, said his group, Local 2320, is backing AMR as the preferred company for the city to negotiate a contract with based on some of the ways AMR has gone above and beyond competitors in the request for proposals process, and the fact that AMR has a lengthy history serving the community.
"We work hand in hand with them every day," he said, adding his group thinks it is best for the people of the city to "know who the guys on the ground work with."
Wilder said he's reviewed all of the RFPs submitted to the city, with a third company, Careplus, in the running. He said all three meet the criteria set forth by the city, but that AMR has offered more to residents than any other, separating themselves from the competition.
AMR, he said, in addition to meeting minimum standards, has offered to build a brand new facility on land they would purchase in the city, adding to the tax base; reimburse the city for dispatching services to AMR, for which the city currently foots the cost; provide 100 hours more than competitors with a dedicated ambulance service for calls within the city only; and pay for city firefighters and police to gain Emergency Medical Technician certification.
Wilder said benefits like those offer a win-win scenario for the city.
He also said that for the last three years, AMR has registered at least 80 of its vehicles within the city, bringing revenue to the community.
"AMR is also supportive of its union members," he said.
In the lawsuit, filed in Suffolk County Suffolk County Superior Court in Boston, Mass., former employees are accused of intellectual property theft and violation of a noncompete policy. Those named in the suit include AASNE General Manager and former AMR employee Paul Robidas, AASNE Chief Operating Officer and former AMR New England general manager of 20 years Brendan McNiff, and former AMR employees Christopher Hogan and Ian Bryant.
And if anyone is wondering what it has been like to work with AMR over the many years it has served the community, Wilder said the answer is that it has been great.
"We work the front lines of safety with the paramedics of AMR everyday," he said. "We feel they provide the best overall package and commitment to the citizens of Somersworth."


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cc [ flag... ] file... –lform –lcurses [ library... ] #include <form.h> int post_form(FORM *form);
int unpost_form(FORM *form);
post_form() writes form into its associated subwindow. The application programmer must use curses library routines to display the form on the physical screen or call update_panels() if the panels library is being used.
unpost_form() erases form from its associated subwindow.
These routines return one of the following:
The function returned successfully.
System error.
An argument is incorrect.
The form is posted.
The form is not posted.
The form does not fit in the subwindow.
The routine was called from an initialization or termination function.
The field is not connected to a form.
See attributes(7) for descriptions of the following attributes:
curses(3CURSES), forms(3CURSES), panel_update(3CURSES), panels(3CURSES), attributes(7)
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala.—Led by freshman Jane Romano with 13 points, the Birmingham-Southern women's basketball team returned to action with a 72-23 victory against Wesleyan College in the Sheraton Birmingham Classic, Saturday in Bill Battle Coliseum.
The Panthers move to 3-7 while the Pioneers fall to 1-3.
Wesleyan scored the first basket of the game in what would be the Pioneers' only two points for the next 16 minutes. BSC led 36-2 before Wesleyan scored again, and the Panthers led 47-5 at the half. The second half was closer, with BSC out-scoring Wesleyan 25-18 for a final of 72-23.
Romano led all scorers with her 13 points off the bench, while senior Caroline King had 10 points and sophomore Alexis Adams led with 10 rebounds. Freshman Kelsey Brown led with four assists, and sophomore Kayla Ford led with three steals.
The Panthers are in action again tomorrow in the Classic, facing Centenary at 3 p.m. in Bill Battle Coliseum. Centenary and Rhodes also played today, with Rhodes winning 86-79. The Lynx and the Pioneers will square off tomorrow at 1 p.m.


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Today everyone will be talking about the fast-approaching U.S. presidential election, and which sectors will do well under the various potential scenarios. As natural contrarian, I have no intention of doing that, as I believe it is a futile exercise. Under any scenario we'll have a government with sharp divides along party lines, and nothing much stands to actually be accomplished. Making bets on the unknowable is not my style, so I will try to focus on things that might make us some money regardless of occurs in Washington over the next few months.
I want to start the week by evaluating my hedged model portfolios. I started out this spring looking at different ways to hedge a portfolio of stocks using the S&P 500 Index and its components. Since then, two strategies have thus far proven to be winners. A few others have made into the round file as being totally ridiculous assumptions with seemingly no merit or potential. So far we only have about a half a year's observation, so this needs more testing and observation -- and the market has generally been rising, as well, so we don't know how well the hedge will work in a price collapse. Still, the results so far have been interesting.
One of the two successful model portfolios has involved buying equal amounts of S&P 500 stocks that are trading below book value -- and, as a hedge, selling an equal amount of an S&P 500 ETF. In our first observation period, this portfolio would have gained 4.52%, fully hedged. This time around, over the past two and a half months, the fully hedged portfolio would have risen 4.57%. For the entire period, the portfolio would have returned 9.39% fully hedged. The hedge itself lost about 40 basis points since mid-August. Over five months, the portfolio is doing better than the overall market, and with less volatility.
The real winner, once again, has been going long equal dollar amounts of the index that have lost more than 50% over the past year, and shorting an index ETF in an a value equal to the aggregate value of the longs. In our first observation, the model portfolio gained 6.28% fully hedged. This time, the fully hedged portfolio would have gained 12.61%. This hedged approach is beating the market by a wide margin so far, with a total return of 13.68%.
Where all this gets really interesting is when you look at the unhedged long components of the portfolios. The book-value model portfolio saw 75% of the portfolio stocks rise, for a total gain of more than 9% in just 10 weeks. That follows a 19% gain in the first test periods. The largest gain was in GameStop (GME), with a 42% rise, while Cliffs Natural Resources (CLF) was the biggest loser with a 13% drop. Buying S&P 500 stocks trading below book value is an approach I have used and tested extensively, and it continues to work.
Buying the 52-week losers in the index has delivered spectacular returns. In the first test period, the unhedged model portfolio gained 22.67%, followed up with a gain 25.73%. That's a six-month climb of 54.23%. This time around, all of the stocks in the portfolio went higher, led by coal stocks such as Alpha Natural (ANR) and Peabody (BTU).
Given the performance of these stocks, if I were a trader I would eschew the darlings or market leaders and start looking to the losers and unloved stocks in the index. They seem to offer greater trading opportunities and the potential for strong gains. I have long thought that even traders would do better by doing what no one else is doing -- by looking at stocks other traders and momentum types avoid.
I will reset these portfolios Monday, and on Tuesday we will look at their composition.


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Bob and Jo's RV Center in Guthrie, Iowa, is now the proud partner of the RV Warranty Forever program in Iowa, according to a press release.
"Tom Reil, the general manager of Bob and Jo's RV Center is one of the most enthusiastic and passionate dealers we have come across. We are very excited about the dealerships excitement and motivation around the RV Warranty Forever program," said Kelly Price, president of NWAN Inc. "They want to provide their customers a benefit no other dealer around them can match and they have done just that with this program."
Reil said, "Every new and gently pre-owned unit up to two model years old will now come with a lifetime warranty. We believe that we will now be able to provide our customers with the peace of mind they want when making a decision to buy an RV. The RV Warranty Forever program is the type of program we have been looking to provide our customers for many years," he said. "It is a value-added option that keeps them coming back to us for years to come."
Bob and Jo's RV Center will now be able to offer a lifetime warranty on every new and eligible pre-owned unit they sell for as long as the purchaser owns their unit. Bob and Jo's provides the RV Warranty Forever program to customers at no additional cost. In the event of a breakdown of a covered component, the repairs will be completed at no charge to the customer. This coverage includes refrigerators, air conditioning and many other primary components of the RV.
The RV Warranty Forever program is marketed by National Automotive Experts (NAE) located in Strongsville, Ohio, and is backed by an "A" rated insurance carrier. NAE has a history of game-changing lifetime product introductions in the automotive market and decided it was time use their Warranty Forever automotive experience to revolutionize the RV industry. "We are pleased to now be able to offer a lifetime warranty program to the RV industry like we have for years in the automotive industry." said Price.
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Quick 'n dirty anagrammer using the Internet Anagram Server
Posted by Joshua in Games, Internet, Technology on January 17, 2013
I was bored one day and noticed that the an(6) program wasn't in Red Hat's repos. So I wrote a Perl script to talk to the Internet Anagram Server's HTTP interface:
#!/usr/bin/perl use strict; use warnings; use HTTP::Client; use URI::Escape; my $client = HTTP::Client->new(); my $string = uri_escape(join(" ", @ARGV)); my $document = $client->get("http://www.wordsmith.org/anagram/anagram.cgi?anagram=" . $string . "&t=1000&a=n"); my $start = index($document, "Anagrams for: $string</h3>"); my $end = index($document, '<bottomlinks>'); my $relevant = substr($document, $start, ($end - $start)); $relevant =~ s/<.*>//g; print $relevant;
Priorities II
Posted by Joshua in Art, Technology on August 21, 2012
Part of the reason I've been confused about what lenses to be looking at for my Rebel T3 is that most fora assume you're shooting a full-frame sensor like a 1D or 5D. Standard focal lengths for a crop sensor body are different than standard focal lengths for a full-frame body. Because of this there are different best-use lenses at each level. Using this new information and reviews specifically for crop sensor bodies, I've put together a good list for my Rebel T3 or a possible future Rebel T2i:
Strategy: Save money by buying slow but clear zooms. Use primes when fast lenses are needed.
Ultra-Wide Zoom (optional): EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM ($859.99)
Standard Zoom (primary): EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 USM ($1179.99)
Telephoto Zoom (secondary): EF 70-200mm f/4L USM ($709.99)
Standard Telephoto (primary): EF 50mm f/1.4 USM ($399.99)
Medium Telephoto (secondary): EF 85mm f/1.8 USM ($419.99)
Macro and Telephoto (optional): EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro USM ($599.99)
If I were going to build an entirely new collection from scratch, my priorities would be as follows: Standard Zoom, Standard Telephoto, Telephoto Zoom. But since I already have some lenses, my priorities are instead Standard Telephoto, Medium Telephoto, Standard Zoom, Telephoto Zoom (The only one I currently have isn't very good).
How To Read Canon Lens Labels
Posted by Joshua in Technology on August 21, 2012
This is a work in progress.
Photo Forum-style gear list
Posted by Joshua in Art, Technology on August 14, 2012
Folks in photography fora list their gear rather specifically. Here's my formatted list:
Canon EOS Rebel T3|EF-S 18-55mm 1:3.5-5.6 IS II|FD 50mm 1:1.4|FD 135mm 1:2.8|Vivitar 75-205mm 1:3.8 Macro Focusing Zoom


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The team at Portland Sustainability Institute are quickly becoming the global experts at district-scale innovation. Their EcoDistricts model drives sustainable development in cities through stakeholder mobilization, social and infrastructure improvements across a neighborhood, and integration of best practices into the broader citywide cultural fabric. Three weeks from hosting their third annual EcoDistricts Summit, Program Manager Naomi Cole, talks about the increased value found in working at the district scale and why cities around the world are looking to Portland for a roadmap to sustainable development.
EcoDistricts: How does the development strategy change when working at the district scale rather than on a single structure?
Naomi Cole: It's an entirely different strategy at a district scale. When working on a physical structure, the overall goal is pretty clear: a successful structure, like a new or retrofitted building, bioswale or energy system for example. When working at an EcoDistrict scale, there are potentially hundreds of projects and strategies to achieve the overall goal of environmental and social performance improvements.
At the district scale, we consider projects in the built environment as well as programs around people and behavior. And most importantly, the mechanisms for achieving these projects become much more complex because there are many more stakeholders than in a single structure. At a minimum, we have neighbors, developers, institutions, a city and utilities. Development at this scale requires a new process for making sustainable cities. We created EcoDistricts to provide a framework and approach for creating sustainable neighborhoods that includes new models of governance, assessment, project innovation, finance and policy.
EcoD: What is the most surprising unforeseen challenge you've encountered since working at the district scale and what solution or solutions have you discovered to address it?
NC: The process takes a long time. Stakeholder engagement and buy-in is, in many ways, the most critical step, and that process is dynamic and difficult to control. After we built our EcoDistricts framework we thought we'd be able to progress relatively efficiently in our pilot districts. But the process of engaging neighbors, formalizing partnerships, committing resources and building local capacity is very process heavy and takes time. Engagement has to be done right in order to get to the next steps of assessment and project implementation, which is where we all want to be.
EcoD: What is the single biggest driver of success for the development of an EcoDistrict? Why is it so important?
NC: There are two equally important drivers for success and they are addressed by our first two phases of EcoDistrict development: district organization and district assessment. The district organization process is what I described in the last question — engagement, vision, partnerships, capacity, and governance of stakeholders in an EcoDistrict. If this is done right, the next steps fall into place. The second, and equally critical, driver of success is an effective assessment process to prioritize projects. The biggest question once an EcoDistrict is organized is, "what are the right projects?" An integrated sustainability assessment across a neighborhood is critical for determining high impact projects, low-hanging fruit, and long-term ambitious investments. An effective assessment provides a roadmap for ongoing district sustainability improvements.
EcoD: Are EcoDistricts just a sum of their parts, in terms of benefits, or do the positive impacts grow exponentially when addressed as a collective unit?
NC: Definitely the latter. In fact, we often say, "the whole is greater than the sum of its parts" to describe the value proposition for EcoDistricts. The intention behind EcoDistricts is a more integrated approach to developing our cities. By thinking district-wide across multiple areas of performance, we see opportunities for investments to do many things at once. Adding bioswales to sidewalks, for example, provides a timely opportunity to lay infrastructure for district utilities, saving huge capital costs by tearing up streets only once. A neighborhood building retrofit program can save energy while also improving comfort, saving on utility bills, creating jobs and increasing property value. We focus on the district scale because it's a compelling size — small enough to innovate quickly but big enough for meaningful results.
EcoD: What drew you to working at the district scale? Why is this concept so enticing to you personally?
NC: Neighborhoods are the building blocks of cities, so it's the next scale (beyond buildings) that we have to tackle if we're going to achieve the kind of ambitious city and regional sustainability goals adopted around the world. My background is in architecture, and I was drawn to architecture because the built environment provides an opportunity to create better places for people and nature. After working on buildings for a few years, I quickly realized that we could only accomplish so much within the walls of a structure. The next opportunity for the sustainability industry is neighborhoods because of the compelling scale.
Social networks enable change, buildings have the potential to share systems, and public spaces are ripe to create community and provide ecosystem services. I like the complexity of the neighborhood scale because we are challenged to consider a range of social, technical, financial and political issues that don't come up at the building scale, but feel more manageable to address than at a citywide scale.
EcoD: If you could paint a picture of this nation's cities in 20 years — how does the EcoDistrict fit in? What kind of progress and results do you hope to see over that time as a result of district scale innovation and development? Is there an end game or set of goals PoSI is working towards?
NC: EcoDistricts are a critical step towards eco cities. They aren't an end in themselves but an important step on the path towards scaling up what works in urban sustainability innovation to address the myriad challenges faced by metropolitan areas. So many sustainability successes are still seen as boutique projects and not transferable. Our goal is not for every neighborhood to become its own independent EcoDistrict. Through EcoDistricts, we aim to innovate at the neighborhood scale to figure out what works and what doesn't. Then we hope to ultimately make a particular practice, whether it's neighborhood governance or assessment or finance, become the new norm for how cities operate.
EcoD: What do you think is so compelling about Portland's EcoDistrict model? Why are cities around the world turning to the Rose City for guidance in developing their own district scale projects?
NC: I think the thing that's compelling about our work is that we've created a framework – a "how to" approach – for getting to sustainable neighborhoods. Every city is looking for this. And while we know what we've got now isn't perfect, it's the best of what's out there and it captures lessons learned and case studies from sustainable neighborhood projects around the world. While many cities work in specific neighborhoods with ambitious sustainability goals, we've taken a broad approach by developing a transferable framework that we hope can be adopted by cities around the world. In addition, as we respond to inquiries about EcoDistricts, we find that cities are equally interested in our expertise as they are in our leadership in creating learning networks and a place to share lessons learned in creating sustainable neighborhoods.
Naomi Cole is the program manager for Portland Sustainability Institute (PoSI) and a featured speaker at the third annual 2011 EcoDistricts Summit, October 26-28 in Portland, Oregon. Learn more about PoSI and their EcoDistricts model at pdxinstitute.org. Find details on the 2011 EcoDistricts Summit and register at ecodistrictssummit.com.


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The 85th Academy Award nominations certainly managed a few surprises Thursday morning --no nominations for directors Ben Affleck ("Argo") or Kathryn Bigelow ("Zero Dark Thirty"), lots of Oscar warmth for "Beasts of the Southern Wild" and Michael Haneke's French-language drama "Amour."
But the nominations announcement also yielded some fun trivia too.
Did you know?
There are four first-time nominees in the lead acting categories: Bradley Cooper ("Silver Linings Playbook"), Hugh Jackman ("Les Miserables"), Emmanuelle Riva ("Amour") and Quvenzhane Wallis ("Beasts of the Southern Wild").
France's Riva, 85, is the oldest lead actress nominee in Academy Awards history; Wallis, 9, is the youngest. Gloria Stuart, who was 87 when she was nominated for her supporting performance in "Titanic," stands as the oldest nominee. The youngest actor to ever be nominated was 8-year-old Justin Henry for "Kramer Vs. Kramer."
Nine of the 20 acting nominees -- Daniel Day-Lewis, Denzel Washington, Alan Arkin, Robert De Niro, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Tommy Lee Jones, Christoph Waltz, Sally Field and Helen Hunt -- are previous Oscar winners in the acting races.
"Lincoln's" Kathleen Kennedy and Steven Spielberg share the record for the most best picture nominations with eight each.
"Amour" is the fifth film to be nominated for both best picture and best foreign film. It joins the ranks of "Z," "The Emigrants," "Life Is Beautiful" and "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon."
"Silver Linings Playbook" is the first film with nominations for best picture, director, screenplay and all four acting categories since Warren Beatty's 1981 epic "Reds."
Speaking of Beatty, he and George Clooney are now the only two people to have competitive nominations in the picture, director, screenplay and acting categories. (Clooney is a producer on best picture nominee "Argo.")
John Williams has more nominations than any other living person, with 48. The only person with more is Walt Disney. He had 59. Woody Allen is the runner-up with 23.
Michael Kahn is the most nominated film editor; he receives his eighth nomination this year for "Lincoln."
Thomas Newman earns his 11th nomination with his score for the James Bond film "Skyfall." The Newman family -- Alfred, Lionel, Emil, Thomas, David and Randy -- now have 87 nominations altogether.
Similarly, Roman Coppola, who was nominated with Wes Anderson for their original screenplay for "Moonrise Kingdom," is the sixth member of the Coppola clan to receive a nomination -- he joins Carmine Coppola, Francis Ford Coppola, Talia Shire, Nicolas Cage and Sofia Coppola -- bringing the family total to 24 nominations.


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Internships have become an essential ingredient for students looking to land a job after graduation. Birthed in the 11th century as apprenticeships for those looking to practice a trade, internships have come a long way. While they no longer involve years of back-breaking labor, they're still a great way for students to develop skills in a real-world setting. In fact, 66 percent of employers expect relevant work experience from their entry-level hires.
The arduous transformation of the internship can be viewed in this infographic compiled by InternMatch, an online platform connecting the best intern candidates and employers. Here are some key points to note:
- 47% of employers have a structured internship program
- 63% of paid interns got a job offer
- Interns are 70% more likely to be hired as full-time employees with a company
- The average wage rate for interns at bachelor's level is $16.21
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What do you think? Do you think internships are vital to getting experience within your industry?
Heather R. Huhman is a career expert, experienced hiring manager, and founder & president of Come Recommended, a content marketing and digital PR consultancy for job search and human resources technologies. She is also the instructor of Find Me A Job: How To Score A Job Before Your Friends, author of Lies, Damned Lies & Internships (2011) and #ENTRYLEVELtweet: Taking Your Career from Classroom to Cubicle (2010), and writes career and recruiting advice for numerous outlets.
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Three days after a historically pathetic performance by the Packers' defense, Packers coach Mike McCarthy says that the man who runs the defense will be back in 2013, possibly to have another historically pathetic performance in the postseason.
McCarthy told reporters on Tuesday that Capers will be back. Sort of.
Via Kevin Seifert of ESPN.com, McCarthy said that he is "very confident" Capers will return in 2013, but that McCarthy plans to evaluate everyone.
Still, McCarthy bristled at the suggestion that Capers should be blamed. Via Seifert, McCarthy called it "ridiculous" that he has to answer questions and that he's "appalled" by the topic.
That's fine, but plenty of Packers fans believe that the defensive performance on Saturday night was "ridiculous," and that they too are "appalled."
Bottom line? At some point most coaches have to decide whether to fire a key assistant or risk inching toward the hot seat himself.


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A new study published in the journal Archives of Internal Medicine finds that, on average, physicians fail to report clinically significant abnormal test results to patients – or fail to document that they had informed them – in one out of every fourteen cases [1]. In some practices, the failure-to-inform rate is as high as one in five abnormal results.
Researchers at Cornell University's Weill Cornell Medical College analyzed 5,434 patient records from 23 physician practices across the country, selecting 11 blood tests and 3 screening tests (mammography, Papanicolaou smear and fecal occult blood) commonly performed in the outpatient setting. They consulted with physicians in the appropriate specialties to define a range of clinically significantly abnormal values for each test. For each abnormal result then identified, the scientists searched the patient's medical record for 13 types of events that occurred in most cases within 90 days suggesting that the patient had been informed. These events included a note stating that the patient had been informed, a repeat of the abnormal test or if a consultation or procedure was performed.


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With the eyes of the tech world fixed on CES this week, Apple this morning conveniently decided to issue a press release announcing that the iTunes App Store has now topped over 40 billion downloads. That's an incredible feat, to be sure, but even more incredible is that nearly half of those downloads occurred in 2012. And in December alone, iOS users downloaded over 2 billion applications, setting a monthly record in the process.
Some other tidbits from the press release include the fact that Apple's App Store now boasts over 500 million active accounts and there are now over 775,000 apps for iOS devices.
It has been an incredible year for the iOS developer community," Apple executive Eddy Cue said in the press release. "Developers have made over seven billion dollars on the App Store, and we continue to invest in providing them with the best ecosystem so they can create the most innovative apps in the world."
While competing app stores have seen an increase in the total number of applications available and the total number of applications downloaded, the one area where Apple is by far the king of the hill just happens to be the most important - developer revenue. It may be easy to gloss over, but let this sink in for a minute - since the iTunes App Store first launched, Apple has paid out over $7 billion to developers.
Google will periodically boast about how many downloads they see on the Android Marketplace, but it's no coincidence that they've never ever released the amount of money they've shared with developers thus far. Consequently, the iOS App Store remains the app store of choice for many developers who are actually looking to make a significant profit from their applications.
Even more appealing for developers is that the iTunes App Store is now available in 155 countries around the world, providing a customer base that other app stores simply can't match.
CES may be all the rage this week but Apple's interestingly timed press release may be Cupertino's not so subtle way of alerting the tech community that we shouldn't forget who's still on top.
Lastly, and to provide some context for the accelerated growth of the App Store, Apple in March 2012 announced that consumers had downloaded 25 billion applications since the app store first opened up in July 2008. So that's 40 months to 25 billion downloads and just 10 months more to reach 40 billion.
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EU-US data protection agreement negotiations: frequently asked questions
What has the European Commission proposed today?
The Commission today adopted a draft mandate to negotiate a new personal data protection agreement with the United States. Such an agreement would cover personal data that have been transferred and are then processed in the context of police and judicial co-operation in criminal matters.
The agreement would provide a high level of protection of personal data. People would have the right to be informed of data processing, to access the information and to request correction or deletion if inaccuracies are found. They would also have the right to seek judicial redress in courts. Independent public authorities on both sides of the Atlantic would help inform people of their rights, particularly in accessing, correcting and seeking redress.
What rules for the protection of personal data are proposed in the draft mandate?
The draft mandate contains all necessary data protection principles. The agreement would:
Why does data need to be transferred at all?
Processing and transferring personal data is an essential part of fighting crime and terrorism, both within the European Union and when co-operating with international partners.
Since the terrorist attacks of 11 September 2001 in the US and subsequent attacks in Europe and other parts of the world, the EU has enhanced police and judicial co-operation in criminal matters with the US. This has led to the conclusion of several agreements on the transfer of information, notably Passenger Name Records (PNR) and the Terrorist Finance Tracking Programme (TFTP).
The data protection agreement is about the protection of personal data in the event that it has to be transferred. This agreement does not deal with the conditions governing whether data needs to be transferred.
How would the agreement impact on existing agreements?
The intention is to create a coherent legal framework. Therefore, the agreement would apply to any existing (such as PNR and TFTP) and future EU-US agreements that regulate transfers and processing of personal data when co-operating on criminal matters.
Negotiations on TFTP have already started following the Council's approval of the Commission's mandate on 11 May. Both sides have indicated that the talks should be concluded quickly given the current security gap (following the European Parliament's vote on 11 February to reject the interim TFTP agreement, no financial messaging data from Europe is currently being transferred to the US).
Because the general data protection framework agreement will apply to TFTP, any inconsistencies between the two would mean that the TFTP would need to conform to the new agreement, following a transitional period.
Why is a new data protection agreement needed?
The EU and the US share similarities in their approaches to personal data protection, but there are also differences that have made negotiating agreements on data transfers particularly difficult. The right to the protection of personal data is a fundamental right in the EU (Article 8 of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights) that is enshrined in the EU Treaties. There is no comparable explicit constitutional right in the US. Protection of personal data is dealt with by a variety of sector-specific statutes at US federal and state levels. Removing protection gaps and discrepancies between the two legal systems and thereby improving legal certainty are the main reasons for proposing a new agreement with the US.
There are data protection rules in several specific agreements between the EU and the US, as well as bilateral arrangements between EU Member States and the US. However, there is currently no general umbrella framework for the protection of personal data between the two partners in the area of police and judicial co-operation in criminal matters.
What are the goals of the agreement?
The aim of the agreement is to create a framework of legally binding personal data protection standards that would apply to data transferred between the EU and the US which are processed in the context of police and judicial co-operation in criminal matters.
The agreement would also seek to obtain legal safeguards to ensure that these fundamental principles fully apply, and are not violated, such as effective independent supervision and mechanisms for compliance and seeking redress.
Who would be covered by the agreement? Does this agreement allow for data transfers in general?
The agreement would be limited to the protection of personal data when it is transferred to and processed by European institutions, bodies, offices and agencies, EU Member States and US public authorities responsible for the prevention, investigation, detection or prosecution of crimes, including terrorism.
The agreement would not provide the legal basis for any specific transfer of personal data between the EU and US. A specific legal basis for such data transfers would always be required. For example, a data transfer agreement or a national law in an EU Member State would be needed. The data protection agreement would then apply to these data transfers.
The agreement would ease the negotiation of any subsequent EU-US agreements concerning the transfer of a specific set of personal data because important aspects could be dealt with by reference to and on the foundation of this agreement.
How can individuals know if their personal data is being stored or processed? What can they do about it?
The agreement aims at enhancing the rights of individuals:
What is the legal basis of the agreement?
The Lisbon Treaty now offers a new horizontal legal basis that allows the EU to establish rules relating to the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data by EU institutions, bodies, offices and agencies, and by the Member States when carrying out activities that fall within the scope of EU law.
The future agreement would be based on the Lisbon Treaty (Article 16 and 216 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union).
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The SF-Powermark engine dyno features a rugged and durable power absorption unit with a 2" diameter main shaft machined from solid stock 17-4PH stainless steel and it's the only absorber available with cross vented rotors for smooth and fast water flow. Integrated starters are built into the system so a bell housing, flywheel or engine starter is not required. A torsionally compliant driveshaft connects the engine to the dyno enabling you to run right off the engine's crank shaft while 4.5" constant velocity joints ensure smooth power transfer.
The included roll around engine docking cart offers great versatility to adapt to various types of engine's and its stainless steel runners mean easy adjustment of the engine supports without any rust. It's also compatible with the SF-902S to allow maximum versatility. The tool tray has cutouts for storing spark plugs and lambda probes; it's also a convenient area to mount ignition system components.
To keep the test cell neat, the integrated boom assembly houses both the sensor box and cooling tower, plus it has cable stays to route transducer wires cleanly between the sensor box and the engine. The included non-pressurized cooling tower mounts to the boom assembly behind the dyno, out of the way. The new sensor box also mounts to the boom where it is kept safely away from engine vibrations and heat. WinDyn's® pre-defined test sequences allow for standard tests at the push of a button so you're up and running immediately and the live trace feature lets you see live data as a trace over a saved reference plot.
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The SuperFlow sensor box is the brain of the 139 channel WinDyn data acquisition system. Its advanced electronics measures high-resolution data at up to 2,500 Hz depending on the channel and sends the data to the operator station via a simple Ethernet connection for live monitoring.
SuperFlow engine dynos come standard with a purpose built operator station that include a control console to control tests, control engines and control the entire test cell from one console. A throttle cable, computer with two 22 in. LCD monitors and an operator table that seamlessly integrates each part of the system round out the setup.
Extra docking cart to save time between engine tests. Pre-stage one engine while another is being tested.
Air Fuel Meter Kits available in any channel count configuration. Bosch LSU 4.2 and OEM grade NTK type sensors available.
8 channel analog panel to integrate exhaust gas analyzers lambda sensors, O2 sensors, etc. Select 0-1V, 0-5V, 0-10V, 0-20V or 0-30V in any combination.
Measures the volumetric flow of crankcase blow-by. Two sizes available: 0.4 to 16 ACFM and .25 to 10 ACFM. Select either analog or frequency output.
CT-700 Pressurized Cooling tower integrates seamlessly with boom assembly. Standard temperature range from 160 F to 230 F. Rated for continuous duty testing up to 700 HP (522 kW)
Multi-fit adapter packages for the SF-902S, SF-Powermark and SF-BlackWidow. Multi-fit Bell Housing pictured for SF-902S. Universal Engine Mounting Kit available for SF-Powermark and SF-BlackWidow.
Designed to measure fuel consumption of fuel injected engines. Mid flow unit available in 20-270 lb./hr. High flow unit available in 30-1070 lb./hr. Available for gas and alcohol.
High performance fuel pump and two fuel regulators. Rated at 0-800 lb/hr.
The modular sensor box allows for additional 10-channel pressure panels and additional 16-channel temperature panels. Extra transducers are sold separately.
Relay enclosure for up to 32 programmable user-defined relays. Commonly used to control lights, pumps, water systems, emergency stop and fire safety systems.
Starter option for the SF-902S includes 8" spacer box and 2 hight torque starters.
Rotary electric throttle control provides automated testing from computer. Morse cable options also available.
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Mass Humanities staff and board came up with a list of classics to savor over the long winter. Enjoy!
1) War and Peace
by Leo Tolstoy
"It seems semi-obnoxious to recommend a book of this length and commitment, but it's been the most important reading experience of the past three years for me and inspired a desire to read more works by that cranky, bearded Count. War and Peace introduces a group of unforgettable Russians aristocrats living through the French invasion of Russia (1812) and combines realistic dialogue and plot movement with long, philosophical, and historic essays that prompt readers to ask, what is history? Is it advanced by the acts of remarkable men, or is it out of men's hands altogether? This book would take most readers through the winter and then some (and there is at least one fantastically beautiful winter sleigh riding scene), but all lovers of 19th-century fiction would savor the experience."
2) Jane Eyre
by Charlotte Brontë
"This book is often regarded as 19th-century 'chick lit,' and that is unfortunate because the truth is that Jane Eyre the novel and Jane Eyre the character have a lot to say about men and masculinity, too. In lavish prose—so sumptuous that you feel literally caretaken by the writer—what constitutes a noble heart, how far one goes for one's ethics, and whether self-denial might mean self-fulfillment are explored in beautiful, high-minded terms. (Where has this discourse gone?) It's a deeply meaningful, and dare I say critical, meditation at a time when private and public life no longer seem to summon our consciences like they should, and do for Jane."
3) Common Ground: A Turbulent Decade in the Life of Three American Families
by Anthony Lukas
"This is a classic work of nonfiction that everyone with a connection to Boston should read or reread. First published in 1985, the book is a riveting chronicle of the Boston busing crisis told from the distinct points of view of one upper-middle-class white family, one working-class white family, and one African-American family. Common Ground won the Pulitzer Prize for nonfiction, the National Book Award, and the National Book Critics Award. I am not aware of another title that has won all three of these awards. The decade so lucidly and humanely described by Lukas is an historic chapter in Boston's history, to be sure, and the racial tensions and distrust he skillfully exposes endure to this day."
4) Winter's Tale
by Mark Helprin
"Winter's Tale takes place in New York City and the upper Hudson Valley over a period spanning the latter half of the 19th century and all of the 20th. It is, as one reviewer notes: 'A deeply consequential, wonder-filled, grand quest for truth; the book revels in beauty, honor, and the silent grace of winter. It has a flying white horse; overpoweringly tender love; breathtaking vistas; swoon-inducing language worthy of Blake, Whitman, and, yes, Shakespeare; hard-souled villains; the most profound and passionate city-as-character construct ever put to paper; hilarity and courage and illumination and memory conjoined; great tragedy and messianic fire and impassible storms and a white cloud wall prophesied to turn pure gold.'"
5) Ethan Frome
by Edith Wharton
"This is not just a classic but a classic winter tale, and in spite of the bitter landscape the novel has as its backdrop, there is a lush (but not dishonest) romanticism and quiet urgency to the dilemmas faced by these New England characters as they navigate tragedy, infidelity, desire, and ostracism—all the great weapons of Wharton in one cold and mysterious season. For another perspective on such timeless themes, it's worth recommending this classic, too: The Awakening by Kate Chopin."
6) In Cold Blood
by Truman Capote
"This book is often credited with fusing fiction with nonfiction, and it's well deserved. But what is often forgotten is just how deeply Capote limns the human conscience, or lack thereof, in his portrait of two men charged with a senseless crime. This is one of those books that has a mythology surrounding it, mostly because of the movies based on it and because of Capote's life, but to get back to the chilling and yet humane prose is a reward that needs no mythologizing."
7) The Bacchae
by Euripides
"Greek tragedies can often seem so iconic that their enduring relevance is overlooked. The Bacchae is a great example, with more salience than some contemporary theatre. A community of women, incited to madness by a god, exposes the various insanities of their society, and in the process bring to bear issues of feminism, sexuality, and religion long before these were en vogue."
8) Three Selections
by Ian McEwan
"Sometimes it's nice to spend a season getting to know a writer. Destined to be one of the canonical authors of our time, British author Ian McEwan is at his best in Atonement, which has come to be his signature novel about World War II, class, and the question of redemption, but those themes also play out with great power in two other, lesser known novels of his: Amsterdam and Black Dogs. The second adds friendship and betrayal into the mix, and in the third Europe's transformation at the time of the fall of the Berlin Wall becomes a rather sinister metaphor for marriage."
9) A Separate Peace
by John Knowles
"Here's a book that appeals to both adolescents and adults (and has a great winter section to boot). If you read it as a high school student, you'll get even more out of it as an adult. If you haven't read it, why not read it with your high school student? The short novel is one of the most stirring meditations on love and friendship ever written (and one of the most perceptive on young men, a class of character that doesn't get drawn well very often). There is great guilt and great forgiveness here, and the way our pasts forever haunt us is, well, hauntingly rendered. Plus, the writer's inspiration was apparently his time at Deerfield Academy."
10) The Gnostic Gospels
by Elaine Pagels
"The Christmas story dominates this season, but is it merely a version of an untold, possibly suppressed story? That's what Pagels asks in this analysis of sacred texts discovered by an Egyptian peasant in 1945. The texts challenged the orthodoxy of one of human history's most pervasive faiths, provoking debate on such dogmatic pillars as the trinity, the resurrection, and the immaculate conception, among others. But the book is no dry affair; it illuminates faith and politics—not exactly an 'ancient' subject matter—in a refreshingly soulful way."
11) Mrs. Dalloway
by Virginia Woolf
"Yes, yes, you saw The Hours in the theatre, perhaps read Michael Cunningham's novel, but please don't hesitate to return to the source, Virginia Woolf's Mrs. Dalloway. Follow Clarissa through the course of one day in June in London. Amid gorgeous imagery of flowers and first love, you'll also feel the searing effects of war on shell-shocked veterans and their overwhelmed families, with a backdrop of an insensitive medical establishment that seeks its own betterment. How contemporary can a classic be!"


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In the whimsical, mid-20th century past when America was enjoying a post-war money bath in gold it collectively won from the Nazis, people thought that colonizing the moon and flying around in Jetson cars was surely an imminent reality. Space travel and fancy gadgets would be great and all, but some companies realized pretty early on that even moon colonists would still engage in their day-to-day chores and errands because, unlike Lost in Space or Flash Gordon, real-life doesn't let people just skip over menial, uninspiring tasks like sullenly taking out the garbage to one's moon curb, waiting for the moon train (which of course is running 15 minutes late because even in the imminent space future shit breaks like all the time), or tamping a half-eaten moon dinner down a moon garbage disposal while assuring an ungrateful live-in moon partner that it's just as well because this will be the last time you ever try to make chicken florentine anyway. It's fine to have fancy dreams about living on the moon and all, but who is going to clean all the moon marinara sauce off of the moon kitchen counter?
According to this ad, the moon's most mundane household tasks will fall to women, who will not only have to clean up regular floor footprints from their grimy moon kids, but also ceiling footprints because, as you may or may not know, there's way less gravity on the moon and kids will be able to dirty every surface of the house. All this while wearing a physically constraining space suit because, while we may have advanced, futuristic technology, our social attitudes are strictly Victorian.
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text: Love movies? Wish you could see more quality, lady-friendly stuff? Take note: The second annual Athena Film Festival— a celebration of "women's leadership in both real life and the fictional world"— is right around the corner, February 9-12, at Barnard College in New York City. This year's awardees include the likes of Pariah director Dee Rees, Young Adult writer Diablo Cody and Julie Taymor. Even better, tickets are cheap! Buy them here and support women in film.


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Incredible Marketing necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 456 diseños de 70 diseñadores freelance.
A national aesthetic and medical center specializing in liposuction needs a sophisticated logo.
It is an aesthetic center so the target audience is women from the 30s-60s.
However we do not want the logo to be overly feminine.
Logo Design Musts:
-we want the logo to be medically orientated in the cosmetic/aesthetic industry
-strong identity to transformation to a thinner/more beautiful self
-eye catching
color palatte:
-warm and seductive
-golds, warm earth tones
Logo Design Don'ts
-istock photos or icons
-designs that are not well developed
-copied designs that are not original
We are looking for a unique design that incorporates the "New, thinner, beautiful you" concept. We do not have a specific concept in mind so we are open to all creative ideas.
You can incorporate a graphic or use the letters of the brand. We are looking for a design that exudes luxury and class.
We have attached some photos of logos to level of what we are looking for:
1. Body Solutions Logo:
Why they like it: it is sleek and sophisticated with the message of transformation.
Please do not copy this design-it is just an example
2. LMA Aesthetics Logo:
Why they like it: the earth tone colors and the soft feel. The feeling is warm and inviting.
Please do not copy this design-it is just an example
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For a trip back to a time before super-deluxe resort hotels and towering condominiums captured Florida's prime waterfront real estate, head for the Gulf Coast's Manasota Key, a 15-mile-long island near Englewood, south of Venice.
Half of the key is in Charlotte County and half in Sarasota County, this second half being a conservation district with lush canopies of gnarled live oaks punctuated by cabbage palms and cushioned by thick undergrowth.
Tucked into those trees, hidden by exotic tropical coverings, is Manasota Beach Club, a rambling 25-acre complex of cottages, cabins and a few modern houses clumped into an unspoiled campus of the kind that was not uncommon in Florida a few decades ago. Hillsborough Beach Club still survives, but it's private; Manasota is open to the public.
Manasota started out as a nudist camp during the Great Depression. But when a third-generation New England innkeeping couple, Bob and Sydney Buffum, arrived in 1960 and bought a century-old home and a pair of cottages to convert, their guests had to wear clothes. The Buffums added a few more cottages during the years, and made some improvements, but never disturbed the natural surroundings.
The Buffums are still in charge, rendering the kind of personalized care and comforts prized by their guests, who come back year after year.
There are 15 different houses, containing a total of 29 rooms, most of them cypress cabin-style accommodations with good old-timey furnishings that are perfect for the beach.
In addition to swimming, sailing, shelling and sunning, guests also have bocci, croquet, shuffleboard and tennis courts -- with a teaching pro in season -- plus table games in the main hall with an adjacent library that's surely the smallest in the state if not the nation to still use the Dewey Decimal System to catalog its holdings.
There are nature trails to walk, looking for turtles and birds.
The retreat has an American Plan during the season, which lasts this year until April 2, at which time a modified American Plan takes over for a few weeks. The meals at Manasota are an important part of the day and the total enjoyment of the experience. Breakfast is casual and lunch a little less so, with coverups required. Dinner for the men means coat and tie; there's a distinct country club tone to the dining rooms and to the clothing of the guests, pampered by a staff well aware of individual likes and dislikes. The menu changes nightly, and there's not a great deal of choice, but certainly enough, and the caliber of the kitchen is first class.
There's no bar but, in keeping with the overall spirit of Manasota, guests bring their own spirits and wine, labeling the bottles and keeping them on a little shelf out of the way. Soft drinks and setups are available, and guests merely sign a chit and pay later.
Most of the guests at Manasota pay later, adding daily chits and charges to the tariff for a stay of a week or two or three. Just as they and their families have been doing for the past many years, ever since the Buffums made Manasota into a class destination, run by ladies and gentlemen for ladies and gentleman who put a premium on getting off the beaten path.
Getting there: From Interstate 75 take Exit 35 Southbound (not 35A) and go west on Jacaranda Boulevard 5.2 miles to the intersection with County Road 777, turning left at the traffic light and going 1.6 miles to the next traffic light. There, you turn right on Manasota Beach Roaad, going 1.7 miles, crossing the bridge over Lemon Bay and turning left on Manasota Key Road, going another 1.7 miles to the club entrance to the right. It's approximately 18 minutes from the Interstate to the club.
Rates: $400 double occupancy in the December-April high season, this year ending April 2; then reduced on modified American Plan until May 1 when the club kitchen closes. There are a variety of room rates and accomodations during the off season.
Information: Contact the Manasota Beach Club, 7660 Manasota Key Road, Englewood, FL 34223; call 941-474-2614. Web site: www.manasotabeachclub.com


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Tube color: clear
Number of LED lights: 48
Bulb color: red
Bulb size: concave wide angle
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LED lights use 90% less energy
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Cool to the touch
End-to-end connectors allow you to connect multiple tubes together (not to exceed 210 watts)
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Athens Backpackers
Our Australian-owned and -run hostel is right in the heart of classical Athens, an up-market area that is safe, central and door-to-door from the airport by metro.
You'll have an amazing time here. There's always something on, from quiz nights, karaoke nights, special events, soup nights, daily walking tours and Happy Hours.
We've got a choice of large airy dorms and beautiful, new, private apartments. Our beds are always clean and the showers are always hot. There's ensuites and privates for all rooms.
On the rooftop bar, AB's famous Sheesha Bar, you'll get the coldest, cheapest beer in Athens, with happy hours every night and the best view of the Acropolis as the sun sets.
Our staff will make sure you get the bestout of your stay in Athens. This is a clean, professionally managed hostel. We also offer some great tours!
This is the best location around. We're beside the classical centre in a quality area with no dodgy back streets.
Our cancellation policy is to 48 hours (from check in time )
Availability & RatesTo view availability and prices please select dates and click 'Update Dates'
Hostel Facilities & Policies
- 24 Hour Reception
- 24 Hour Security
- Air Conditioning
- Bar
- Bicycle parking
- Board Games
- Book Exchange
- Free Breakfast
- Café
- Common Room
- DVDs
- Elevator
- Free City Maps
- Free Internet Access
- Free WiFi
- Games Room
- Hair Dryers
- Hot Showers
- House Keeping
- Internet Access
- Key Card Access
- Self-Catering Facilities
- Laundry Facilities
- Linen Included
- Security Lockers
- Luggage Storage
- Meals Available
- Meeting Rooms
- Outdoor Terrace
- Reading Light
- Restaurant
- Safe Deposit Box
- Tea & Coffee Making Facilities
- Tours/Travel Desk
- Towels For Hire
- Towels Not Included
- Utensils
- Wi-Fi
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.
Must-Read Hostel InfoThis property has specific Terms & Conditions.
We have 2 buildings, just 3 min walk from each other. You might be allocated to Studios Building, however you can use the facilities of both buildings no matter where you are staying
Reception is open 24hrs. Check-in: 2pm.
We have a 48hr cancellation policy. All cancellations and changes must be received in writing and responded to 48 hours prior to our 2pm check-in time.
Credit cards accept for charges of €50 or more.
Beware of pick pockets at airports, ports and the metro. Be aware of elderly men inviting you to bars with 'women', It is a trick to rip you off with over priced drinks. Just keep walking.
Reception is open 24hrs. Check-in: 2pm.
We have a 48hr cancellation policy. All cancellations and changes must be received in writing and responded to 48 hours prior to our 2pm check-in time.
Credit cards accept for charges of �50 or more.
There are some amazing places in Greece, let us take you to them! Our team has the best answers for day trips in and out of Athens and our guides are young English-Greeks, so you can really get into the history and learn a lot.
'Last minute changes to reservation arrival dates will only be accepted until 4pm local time (GMT+2) on the day of arrival by email only. Charges will be incurred for late cancellation.'
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Backpackers address;
(Athens Airport) take the blue line to Syntagma squre, switch to the red line train towards 'Alexandros Panagoulis/Aghios Dimitrios' and get off at the first stop (Acropoli Station. Take the metro exit straight ahead ('Makrigianni/Athanasiou Diakou'). Walk straight down Athanasiou Diakou and turn the first left onto Makri Street. The hostel is on the left side of the street at Makri 12.
Studios; Veikou 3, Makrigiani Athens 11742.
From El.Venizelos (Athens Airport)
Take the Blue Line to Syntagma Square, switch to the Red Line train towards 'Alexandros Panagioulis/Aghios Dimitrios' and get off at the first stop (Akropoli Station). Take the metro exit to your left ('Makriyianni/Dionysiou Areopagitou'). You will come up on the cobblestone walk way. Turn right and go straight down Makrigianni st.
Walk past the Everest sandwich bar on the left. You will see the new Acropolis Museum on your right and some more cafes/restaurants to your left.
100 meters down, you will come to a five-way intersection with traffic lights. Go straight, veering slightly to the right onto Veikou Street. We are 3 doors down on you letf VEIKOU 3, The kiosk and the Wind phone shop should be to your left, just past them you will see The Athens Studios help desk in yellow tile.
(google maps link)
Beware of pick pockets at airports, ports and the metro.
Located Near
We're less than five minutes from the Acropolis, the Plaka, the National Gardens, Hadrian's Arch and the Temple of Zeus. It's only 15 minutes' walk to Lycabettus Hill, 10 minutes by subway to the National Archaeological Museum and 20 minutes by tram to the beach and Pireaus Port.