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Sweet Pepper 'Esmeralda F1' - SeedCapsicum annuum 'Esmeralda F1'
Delicious taste even when green!
Pepper 'Esmeralda' (Capsicum annuum) is rapid growing and produces enormous fruits with a length of approximately 14 cm! You can pick the fruits when they are still green - 'Esmerelda' peppers ripen early and then turn red. Ultimate height 70 cm. Also ideal for greenhouse cultivation.Show more
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Show moreSweet pepper seeds need no prior treatment but steeping them in lukewarm water overnight will encourage germination.
How to SowSweet peppers love heat and can be sown indoors from the beginning of March in the greenhouse or mini greenhouse with small pots... or just a simple seed tray. The mini greenhouse, pots or tray is really the simplest way. Most ideal if you arrange some soil warming. Use a pot filled with fine potting compost and plant only 1 seed per pot. Cover to a max. of 0.5 cm, then sprinkle with water and stand in a sunny windowsill. Depending on temperature, germination will occur within 10 days. Gradually reduce humidity by opening the vents on the mini greenhouse, or pricking holes in the plastic film held in place over the seed tray by bamboo skewers. Acclimatise the seedlings once they reach 10 cm - remove the lid or plastic for one hour longer each day for 5 days. Then you can pot them up into larger pots.
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Show moreWhen there is no longer the risk of frost and night temps are above 12°C, your sweet pepper plants can be planted outdoors but it is advisable to harden them off first to acclimatise them. To do this stand your seedlings in a shady spot for one hour longer every day for a week, they will then be ready to pot up - 3 plants to a large pot. Then either stand the pots in full sun or plant them in the garden in a sunny and sheltered spot. The pepper plants can be planted in a row at 35 cm apart from each other. When the first flower and lateral shoots appear remove them to stimulate the formation of fruit quality. The sweet peppers that are grown outdoors need all their energy into growing upper branches and forming flowers. These plants generally pollinate themselves but (bumble) bees will help too. The fruits will easily form. Sweet pepper plants thrive with the use of pot plant and flower fertiliser. Those grown in the greenhouse will grow taller and need firm support - a cane will do, or some garden twine or wire attached vertically. Water well in periods of dry periods and keep the beds weed free to encourage good plant growth.
HarvestingOnce your peppers are forming on the plant, you will see a kind of dark sheen come over the green peppers. This is the start of the colouring and ripening process. You could also harvest them now to encourage new fruit to set and grow. Just cut off with a sharp knife. If you allow them to hang on the plant during good summer weather, the sweet peppers will turn red (or whatever other colour you have). By harvesting the first green peppers you will increase the yield. Expect 3-5 large fruits from outdoor plants. Those grown in the greenhouse can produce as much as 2 or 3 times more.
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Show moreIn warm climates sweet peppers can be sown outdoors, but in areas with less sunshine they should really be sown under glass. If they are to be grown outside choose the warmest and most sheltered spot on your patio or decking. Sweet peppers are biologically from the same family as Capsicum - they are both different breeds of the same parent species.
How to useYou can store sweet peppers in the fridge for a couple of weeks. They also freeze well if first lightly cooked, then cooled and packed in suitable quantities for one meal at a time. These exotic fruits are very popular in haute cuisine, partly of course to their beautiful colours. Sweet peppers are tastiest when crunchy and a wok is useful for cooking them. Great combined with chopped onions and mushrooms. The coloured peppers are delicious eaten raw in salads and are full of vitamins and minerals! Green ones are nice raw too but they have a stronger taste. Easiest way to prepare them is to cut in half and remove the seeds, then rinse off and slice and or dice.
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Answer This: Nate Silver
As Election Day approaches, politicos everywhere will be increasingly turning to Nate Silver, whose FiveThirtyEight blog at The New York Times has become essential reading for those tracking political forecasts. His new book, " The Signal and the Noise," examines that very world of predictions and the "prediction paradox": That we can be better in predicting the future by becoming more humble about our predicting abilities.
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Tell us your favorite joke. The NFL replacement referees.
When's the last time you used profanity? I would have used profanity in the first question, but this is a family publication.
How many hours of sleep do you get (on average)? Five. I'm pretty busy right now, so it's often with the lights on.
Describe your level of ambition. We want to be the best at what we do, and we pick things we are good at to emphasize. I'm competitive, but more internally so. I want to do the best job I can and keep getting better at it.
You're president of the United States for enough time to make only one executive decision. What is it? Make it possible to register and vote at the same time. Remove impediments to people exercising their right to vote.
What's a common and accepted practice for Americans nowadays that you think we'll look back on with regret? In 50 years, I think we will think it very strange that parents could not choose their children's school.
What is your favorite body part (on yourself) and why? Nose. I'm half Jewish and it strikes a nice Jewish, Gentile balance.
What would you attempt to do if you knew that you could not fail? I'd want more time. I would love a year with no responsibility. I'd hike the Appalachian Trail — really, not like Mark Sanford. I'd attempt that, if I could.


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Earnings season for the nation's largest banks has been a mixed bag, with a weak quarter and stock slide for J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. JPM, +3.01%, a solid start to the year for Wells Fargo & Co. WFC, +1.70%, and a pleasant surprise for the cheaply valued Citigroup Inc. C, +1.40%.
Many of the biggest banks are getting in their own way, particularly Citigroup, with its complicated international set of businesses and the painful fraud recently discovered in its Banamex unit in Mexico. So I'd like to look at the best small banks and see how they make money on Main Street. What I found was impressive — a couple boast stock returns of 13% this year, and one recorded 20 consecutive quarters of rising earnings.
Following up on our discussion on the best-performing large-cap banks, which are credit card lenders Discover Financial Services DFS, +1.54% and American Express Co. AXP, +1.03%, and our look at the strongest among the 50 small amd medium-sized banks included in the KBW Regional Bank Index, I've screened all small-cap U.S. banks for quality to come up with a select list. The list includes the five banks with the highest returns on common equity for 2013 that also meet the following criteria, according to data provided by FactSet:
- Market capitalization below $1 billion
- Total assets of at least $500 million
- Positive annual return on common equity (ROCE) for each of the past six years
- Average daily trading volume of at least 20,000
- December 2013 financial data is available
The list is limited to companies that have been publicly traded for at least six years, with positive ROCE for the same period, taking us back to the credit crisis of 2008. Many banks posted annual losses for 2008 and the cleanup year of 2009, so the ones on this list have a proven track record for performance through thick and thin.
All five small-cap banks have achieved double-digit ROCE over the past three years, and all showed considerable loan growth during 2013.
Not to be outdone by their larger rivals, three of the five feature attractive dividend yields. Four have beaten the 101% return for the KBW Bank Index BKX, +1.83% and the 68% return for the KBW Regional Bank Index over the past five years through Friday's market close.
One of the top-five small-cap performers — City Holding Co. CHCO, +0.63% of Charleston, W. Va. — was on our recent list of the strongest performers among the 50 banks included in the KBW Regional Bank index. Please see that article for more on City Holding.
Here's a look at the remaining four strong-and-steady small-cap banks:
Southside Bancshares
Southside Bancshares Inc. SBSI, +0.72% of Tyler, Texas, ranked first, with a 2013 ROCE of 15.93%, improving from 13.43% in 2012. The bank in February restated its earnings for the first three quarters of 2013 because of an error related to its recognition of income from municipal bonds purchased at a premium. Unlike so many restatements, this one resulted in a $2.8 million increase in earnings. The ROCE figure in the table correctly reflects earnings of $41.2 million, or $2.30 a share, in 2013, increasing from $34.7 million, or $1.91 a share, in 2012.
The bank had $3.5 billion in total assets as of Dec. 31, and its gross loans grew 7% during 2013 to $1.3 billion. Net interest income rose 14% to $101.6 million in 2013, as the company's interest expense declined, with another $1.3 million boost from the discovery of the aforementioned accounting error.
Southside's shares are up 13% this year, following a 42% return in 2013. The stock trades for 13.5 times the consensus 2015 earnings estimate of $2.19. The consensus 2014 EPS estimate is $2.09. Based on a quarterly dividend of 20 cents, the shares have a dividend yield of 2.73%.
Eagle Bancorp
Eagle Bancorp. Inc. EGBN, +1.02% of Bethesda, Md., is second on our list, with a 2013 ROCE of 14.73%, increasing from 13.79% in 2012. The bank had $3.8 billion in total assets as of Dec. 31. The balance sheet swelled 11% last year, with loans advancing by 18% to $1.9 billion, and Eagle boasted 20 consecutive quarters of rising earnings through the fourth quarter.
Eagle's 18 branches have been focusing on organic growth of its commercial loans, with high double-digit growth rates for 2013 in commercial real estate loans, commercial and industrial loans, and construction loans.
The bank's net income available to common shareholders climbed to $46.4 million, or $1.76 a share, in 2013 from $34.7 million, or $1.46 a share, during 2012. Net interest income jumped 14% in 2013 to $144.8 million, and the net interest margin was 4.30%, down slightly from 4.32% in 2012. The net interest margin is the difference between a bank's average yield on loans and deposits and its average cost for deposits and wholesale borrowings. A margin above 4%, especially in this prolonged low-rate environment, is excellent for any bank, save those focused primarily on credit card lending.
Eagle's stock is up 13% this year. The shares trade for 15 times the consensus 2015 EPS estimate of $2.30. The consensus 2014 EPS estimate is $1.98.


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Rookie cornerback D.J. Hayden has been released from Eden Medical Center in Castro Valley and "resting comfortably at home" in the Bay Area, according to a Raiders spokesman.
The team announced Tuesday that its No. 12 pick out of Houston had been recovering at a local hospital after undergoing surgery to remove abdominal scar tissue. Hayden reported discomfort during Oakland's first organized team activity last week.
Hayden, whose draft stock soared despite his miraculous recovery from a near-death heart vein rupture at the University of Houston last fall, will be unavailable at least until training camp at the end of July, coach Dennis Allen said.


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In my language, a differential two-form on $\mathbb{R}^4$ (viewed as a differentiable manifold with coordinates $t,x,y,z$) is a differentiable choice at each point of an alternating bilinear function from the tangent space at that point to $\mathbb{R}$, or equivalently something of the form $a_{xy} dx \wedge dy + a_{yz} dy \wedge dz + a_{zx} dz \wedge dx + a_{tx} dt \wedge dx + a_{ty} dt \wedge dy + a_{tz} dt \wedge dy$. A one-form just gives a cotangent vector. The most natural operation on a two-form is to take two tangent vectors at a given point and to apply the function to them to get a number. Another natural operation is to integrate this over an oriented surface in $\mathbb{R}^4$. As well, divergence is a natural operation on two-forms, whereas curl is a natural operation on one-forms, even though physicists often take the curl or the divergence of the same type of quantity, which they call a "vector field" (which at least seems bad from a mathematician's perspective).
We also have a metric on $\mathbb{R}^4$ (known by the name Lorentz), meaning a symmetric bilinear function on the tangent space at each point (that varies differentiably). Since $\mathbb{R}^4$ is a linear and homogenous space, we can actually think of that form as a form on space (manifold) as a whole. This means that there is a natural identification between tangent and cotangent vectors at each point, implying an identification between two-forms on the $T_p(\mathbb{R}^4)$ and elements of $T_p(\mathbb{R}^4) \otimes_{\mathbb{R}} T_p(\mathbb{R}^4)$ at each point $p$, and this identification extends differentiably to differential two-forms. Well, okay, it isn't really "natural" in the purely categorical sense, but because we have specified a metric, it kind of is.
This means that Lorentz transformations, ones which preserve the metric, commute with the identification between two-forms and elements of $T_p(\mathbb{R}^4) \otimes_{\mathbb{R}} T_p(\mathbb{R}^4)$ (equivalently, bilinear functions on the cotangent space). That is, if we have a Lorentz transformation sending $p$ to $q$, then we have a commutative diagram where the vertical arrows are the isomorphisms between the tangent and cotangent spaces (or more specifically their second tensor powers) at $p$ and $q$ respectively, and the horizontal arrows are the morphism and comorphism induced on the cotangent spaces of the Lorentz transformation (which is a diffeomorphism).
I think it also means something along the lines of the idea that a Lorentz transformation preserves the "form" of the equation, meaning that if you apply the Lorentz transformation as a change of coordinates, the coordinate-independent object (say the bilinear function) has another set of coordinates, but because we are using a Lorentz transformation, the coordinates are the same.
Diffeomorphisms which are not Lorentz transformations still send tangent and cotangent vectors at points to the same things at other points in a functorial way (specifically, a functor from the category of pointed differentiable manifolds to the category of vector spaces), but they don't necessarily satisfy this nice commutativity.
So could someone please explain electromagnetism in a simple way in this language? Also, how does it relate to the classical picture? E.g. does it look something like $E_x dy \wedge dz + \cdots + B_y dt \wedge dy + B_z dt \wedge dz$ or whatever? (This is wrong, but it's the kind of answer I'm looking for.) Once we have, say, a two-tensor, what natural operations (in the mathematical sense) can we do to it to get the basic physical quantities? E.g., if we have a two-form, what two vectors (or vector fields) do we plug into it? (I mean, that's what a two-form is made for - it's a bilinear function that you can plug two tangent vectors into! That and you can also integrate it and take its divergence.) How do Maxwell's equations work in this context?


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Lightning War: Blitzkrieg in the West, 1940
Wiley, 2003 - 388 pagina's
"So long as the English tongue survives, the word Dunkerque will be spoken with reverence. For in that harbor, in such a hell as never blazed on earth before, at the end of a lost battle, the rags and blemishes that have hidden the soul of democracy fell away. . . . This shining thing in the souls of free men Hitler cannot command, or stain, or conquer. . . . It is the great tradition of democracy. It is the future. It is victory."
-- The New York Times, June 1, 1940
In Lightning War, historian Ronald Powaski tells the dramatic story of the German defeat of the Allies in northern France and the Low Countries in 1940. This is the first book to cover the campaign as a whole, examining the issues from all sides-- those of the French, British, German, and other involved nations. From the Battle of the Meuse to the German drive to the English Channel, from the Weygand Plan to Operation Dynamo, Powaski relates the events through the eyes of the generals, politicians, and servicemen who witnessed and forever shaped history.
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BETA Academy is Washington DC's premiere Mixed Martial Arts, Thai Boxing, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Capoeira, and Fitness training center. To learn more about us visit http://www.betaacademy.com
This shirt is for students who have enrolled in our school. We would like the shirt to show off the logo, the styles we teach, and to be wearable outside the school.
We would like a redesign of our current shirt to include all the arts offered at BETA Academy (Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Thai Boxing, Mixed Martial Arts, Capoeira and Ruckus 101). The last two styles are optional and are not required but if there is space to put them into the shirt design that would be great. I have attached our current logo in EPS format and a jpeg proof of our current T-Shirt design that the students are wearing.
Please try to limit the number of colors used. We would like the shirt to follow the branding of our website. The logo should be kept intact with the exception of color.
I would like to use a Yellow T-Shirt but I am open to any color recommendations with the exception of Black. We will be using the Black shirt competition team members. We have a second contest out fro this T-shirt if you are interested.
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Small quantities of asbestos, among other minerals, were once mined in areas beyond the Asbestos Range, but never actually in the Asbestos Range itself - despite the earlier name of the park. Hence the name change.
Dubbed the "Serengeti of Tasmania", Narawntapu is one of the best places in Tasmania to view wildlife. The park boasts a rich array of easily observed animals that come out in the evening to graze on the grasslands. Some of the animals that you may see include the Forester kangaroo, Bennetts wallaby and common wombat. You may even catch a glimpse of a Tasmanian devil.
Whether you're here for water activities or wildlife; bushwalking or beachcombing; picnicking or camping, you'll find Narawntapu a special place.
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This week in Fish: Yellowfin Tuna and heaps of movies
It's been movie week on the fish site. Many of the movies that appeared on the old site are now available. We took delivery of a Yellowfin Tuna that is now in the collection and has had tissues removed for future genetic work.
Yellowfin Tuna from Sydney Fish Market
Dr Kevin Rowling (Industry NSW) kindly donated a Yellowfin Tuna, Thunnus albacares. The fish was purchased at Sydney Fish Market. It is now in the Australian Museum Fish Collection (AMS I.45217-001).
New Movies
It's movie time! All the movies listed below have been migrated from the old site. A special thank you to Simon Dakin for sending originals of many of his movies.
Duckbill Eels off North West Cape
Dusky whaler at Fairy Bower
Giant Boarfish at Shelly Beach
Little Dragonfish at Fairy Bower
Luderick at Shelly Beach
Oarfish on the beach at Busselton
One-spot Pullers at Broughton Island
Shrimp goby and dartfish
Smooth Stingray at Broughton Island
Spotted Dragonet at Shelly Beach
Spotted Grubfish, Parapercis ramsayi
Sunfish off Marley Point
Titan Triggerfish, Balistoides viridescens
Yellowtail Scad at Shelly Beach
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Cookiecutter Shark feeding scars
Fact sheets
Regal Demoiselle, Neopomacentrus cyanomos
Snipe Eels, Family Nemichthyidae
Unknown Porcupinefish, Diodon sp
Wobbegong Shark bites Australian Museum Cashier
New images
These images are newbies.
Clark's Threefin, Trinorfolkia clarkei (3 new images on this fact sheet) - Thank you Tom
Initial and terminal phase Finespot wrasse - Thanks Dave
'Old' images
The following images have been migrated from the old site.
Banded Wobbegong jaw
Bullrout at Nambucca Heads
Old Greynurse Shark jaws
Mako vertebra
Porcupinefish, upper jaw
Slender Snipe Eel, Nemichthys scolopaceus
Snipe Eel Avocettina sp
Wicker-work Sole, Zebrias craticula


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Since 2005, the Logan Square Farmers Market has been an open-air food market and weekly community gathering. In 2009, it extended its operation to include an indoor market during the fall and winter months.
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Yo Big Doggy...bigbluedoggy wrote:After a very long day, the truck and trailers are finally loaded and we are ready for our departure from Joshua Tree in the morning, heading to Reno! Hope to see all or at least most of you on the Playa!
Big doggy lixx!
We'll be seein' you out there on Sunday Morning... but our advance cat is getting us placed on Sat. His name is Robato. I'd love it if you could take a gander over and say Hi and give him a Big ol hug. Tell him Chinese Sent ya!!! He'll be alone, and driving a VW Bus.


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- Superior material that does not easily rip, tear, wrinkle or fog like other plastics
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I had a dumbphone for a long time, so when I finally got a smartphone, one of the big things I was excited about was using it as an mp3 player. "One less thing to cram in my pockets!" thought I, and I just assumed everyone else felt the same way. Any trimming I had to do to get my collection from one device or another was a joyful chore.
Then, I started to notice something odd on the train. I noticed lots of people, perhaps even the majority, would be fiddling with their smartphones but have their headphones connected to an iPod Touch. Even people with iPhones, sometimes. And so I pose the question to you: Do you listen to music on your phone? Why or why not?


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This beautiful platform bed with one storage drawer is the perfect piece to complete your bedroom décor. The contemporary style is seen in the sleek simple lines of the headboard all the way to the footboard. One storage drawer offers stylish, yet, functional storage for your extra bedding essentials. Constructed of poplar solids and rustic birch veneers in a hazelnut finish, you will love the rustic twist on this modern piece. This platform bed will make the perfect finishing touch to your bedroom décor.
The Kateri Complete Platform Cal. King Bed with One Storage Drawer by Legacy Classic at AHFA in the area. Product availability may vary. Contact us for the most current availability on this product.
The Kateri collection offers contemporary style, with a relaxed rustic twist. This collection is constructed using poplar solids and rustic birch veneers in a beautiful hazelnut finish. Ebony exteriors and custom designed bronze finished bar pulls adorn the different pieces in the collection and add visual appeal throughout. This collection offers both bedroom and dining pieces with sleek, simple lines. Quality construction can be seen throughout the collection in features like the felt lined top drawers, cedar bottoms, and ample storage options to make your life easier. Dining groups offer both standard and a pub height option with mix and match chairs. The bedroom offers similar opportunities to mix and match with different storage options on both beds, two different nightstands, and a dresser. Give your living room the same relaxed feel with the featured entertainment console, cocktail table, and end table. Outfit your home in the relaxed contemporary style of the Kateri collection.
The Kateri collection is a great option if you are looking for Contemporary furniture in the area.
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Nerlens Noel Interview
By Aran_Smith
Sun, 04/15/2012 - 7:57pm
6'11 shot blocker extraordinare and Kentucky commit Nerlens Noel is the number one rated recruit according to a number of services including ESPN and Scout.com. We caught up with Nerlens last week during the Nike Hoop Summit.
NBADraft.net: You got a late start on the event, I understand you had some school related obligations?


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Hugo Chavez's Body to Remain on Public Display After Funeral
(CARACAS, Venezuela) -- As world leaders, mainly from Latin America and the Caribbean, are gathering in Caracas ahead of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's funeral Friday, large crowds of mourners coming to pay their respects have assembled in the capital city where he is lying in state. On Thursday, Vice President Nicolas Maduro said Chavez, who died Tuesday after battling cancer, will remain on display permanently.
Now the country's acting president, Nicolas Maduro said the deceased president will be embalmed and permanently displayed "like Lenin" after Friday's funeral, referring to Soviet Premier Vladimir Lenin, whose embalmed body has been on public display in Moscow since his death in 1924. Maduro added that after lying in state for at least another seven days, Chavez's body will go on display in a glass casket at the Museum of the Revolution so that "his people will always have him."
According to BBC News, more than 2 million mourners, many of them waiting for hours, have already come to view Chavez's body.
Friday's state funeral, attended by heads of government, is expected to begin around 9 a.m. ET.
The United States is sending a delegation to the funeral, but no senior officials from the administration will be in attendance. The State Department has confirmed that the U.S. delegation to the funeral will include former U.S. Reps. William Delahunt, D-Mass., and Gregory Meeks, D-N.Y., as well as U.S. Embassy Caracas Chargé d'Affaires James Derham.
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News tagged with deep vein thrombosis
Deep vein thrombosis
In medicine, deep vein thrombosis (also known as deep-vein thrombosis or deep venous thrombosis and usually abbreviated as DVT) is the formation of a blood clot ("thrombus") in a deep vein. It is a form of thrombophlebitis (inflammation of a vein with clot formation).
Deep vein thrombosis commonly affects the leg veins (such as the femoral vein or the popliteal vein) or the deep veins of the pelvis. Occasionally the veins of the arm are affected (if spontaneous, this is known as Paget-Schrötter disease). A DVT can occur without symptoms, but in many cases the affected extremity will be painful, swollen, red, warm and the superficial veins may be engorged. The most serious complication of a DVT is that the clot could dislodge and travel to the lungs, which is called a pulmonary embolism (PE). DVT is a medical emergency, present in the lower extremity there is 3% chance of a PE killing the patient. A late complication of DVT is the post-phlebitic syndrome, which can manifest itself as edema, pain or discomfort and skin problems.
According to Virchow's triad, venous thrombosis occurs via three mechanisms: decreased flow rate of the blood, damage to the blood vessel wall and an increased tendency of the blood to clot (hypercoagulability). Several medical conditions can lead to DVT, such as compression of the veins, physical trauma, cancer, infections, certain inflammatory diseases and specific conditions such as stroke, heart failure or nephrotic syndrome. There are several factors which can increase a person's risk for DVT, including surgery, hospitalization, immobilization (such as when orthopedic casts are used, or during long-haul flights, leading to economy class syndrome), smoking, obesity, age, certain drugs (such as estrogen or erythropoietin) and inborn tendencies to form clots known as thrombophilia (for example, in carriers of factor V Leiden). Women have an increased risk during pregnancy and in the postnatal period.
The most commonly used tests for the diagnosis of DVT are a blood test called D-dimers and doppler ultrasound of the affected veins. Sometimes, further testing is required to find the cause of the DVT. In specific cases, an attempt can be made to break down the clot (using thrombolytic agents). To prevent further accrual and formation of new clots with a risk of pulmonary embolism, anticoagulation (blood thinners) is advised (if not possible, an inferior vena cava filter may be used). Prevention of DVT is advised in many medical and surgical inpatients using anticoagulants, graduated compression stockings (also known as thromboembolic deterrent stockings) or intermittent pneumatic compression devices.
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Club Humbria Resort Restaurant Buffet.
Clube Humbria is a modern family resort. Situated in the traditional fishing village of Olhos d'Agua, four kilometres from Albufeira and 800 metres from the beach. Sun worshippers can spend lazy days relaxing by the large freeform swimming pool, and kids will be kept entertained at the mini-club, children's pool and playground. An ideal resort for those seeking a relaxing break.


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Bakery, lunch and tea help lift Starbucks to record revenues
Starbucks' growing ability to draw people into the store for items other than a latte brought in record quarterly revenues and higher-than-expected profit.
Seattle Times business reporter
Starbucks' growing ability to draw people into the store for things other than a latte brought in record quarterly revenues and higher-than-expected profit.
The coffee giant said that in the U.S., sales at stores that were open a year ago grew by 6 percent, although the frequency of transactions rose only by 2 percent.
The majority of the bump came from people buying La Boulange bakery items, a new rollout of breakfast and lunch sandwiches, as well as novel drinks such as Teavana iced tea.
Teavana Oprah chai, a tea blend designed by the television star and loudly trumpeted at Starbucks' annual meeting in March, also helped drive growth, Chief Operating Officer Troy Alstead said in an earnings call with analysts. The Oprah blend launched in late April.
The strongest growth in customer visits took place in the middle of the day and in the afternoon, a sign that Starbucks is fulfilling its long-standing goal of squeezing more revenue out of its existing footprint.
"We're increasingly seeing more traffic and more spending," Alstead said in an interview.
Booming third-quarter sales in the U.S. and other markets, including Asia, led Starbucks to post profit of $512.6 million, or 67 cents per share, beating Wall Street expectations and its own guidance, and 22 percent above the same period last year.
Revenues topped $4.15 billion, up 11 percent and a record for the company.
The results indicate Starbucks is having some success with its biggest challenge: how to keep growing at the breakneck speed investors are accustomed to.
It can grow by adding new stores — and it is doing so both in the relatively saturated U.S. market and internationally. But it is also offering more diverse products and capturing more dollars at its existing stores, and by enticing customers with a loyalty program that extends to grocery aisles.
That is why it keeps coming up with new ventures, including tea, says Efraim Levy, an equity analyst with S&P Capital IQ. It is especially important at a time when other restaurants are increasingly delving into Starbucks' core business of coffee.
"The company keeps growing. Where does it come from next? The new stuff they're working on," Levy said.
Among the innovations Starbucks is pushing out are sodas, which it launched late in the quarter. It also plans to offer in September the first high-end coffee produced in the company's own farm in Costa Rica, CEO Howard Schultz said.
He also said the company opened its first 24-hour store, in Beijing, and customers have responded well. That gives executives the confidence that Starbucks can introduce similar stores elsewhere, Schultz said.
The quarterly results led Starbucks to raise its 2014 per-share earnings guidance from $2.62 to $2.68 to a range of $2.65 to $2.67, a figure that excludes a 5 cent-per-share benefit from one-time transactions.
Starbucks also projected an encore performance for its fiscal 2015 year, which starts in September, with revenue growth of 10 percent or more. It expects 15 to 20 percent growth in earnings per share, which is a reinstatement of its long-term goal.
But Chief Financial Officer Scott Maw warned that the final earnings-per-share figure may trend toward the lower end of that range, as the company might lose the "tail wind" provided by the relatively cheap commodity costs of recent years.
The prices of green coffee and dairy have risen recently, so that advantage might disappear or turn into a slight headwind, Maw said.
Starbucks' growth sets it apart from many brick-and-mortar retailers, which are suffering as more customers migrate to online shopping.
"We know it's a very tough environment for many in retail and we're not experiencing that at all," Alstead said in the interview.
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10.5-inch iPad Pro WiFi - 512GB
10.5-inch iPad Pro
12.9-inch iPad Pro
Space Grey, Rose Gold, Gold, Silver
Space Grey, Gold, Silver
Size & Weight
10.5-inch iPad Pro
Wi-Fi models
469 grams (1.03 pounds)
Wi-Fi + Cellular models
477 grams (1.05 pounds)
12.9-inch iPad Pro
Wi-Fi models
677 grams (1.49 pounds)
Wi-Fi + Cellular models
692 grams (1.53 pounds)
In the Box
iPad Pro
Lightning to USB Cable
USB Power Adapter
Retina display
10.5-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit Multi-Touch display
2224x1668 resolution at 264 pixels per inch (ppi)
ProMotion technology
Wide colour display (P3)
True Tone display
Fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating
Fully laminated display
Anti-reflective coating
Retina display
12.9-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit Multi-Touch display
2732x2048 resolution at 264 pixels per inch (ppi)
ProMotion technology
Wide colour display (P3)
True Tone display
Fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating
Fully laminated display
Anti-reflective coating
A10X Fusion chip with 64-bit architecture
Embedded M10 coprocessor
12-megapixel camera
ƒ/1.8 aperture
Digital zoom up to 5x
Optical image stabilisation
Six-element lens
Quad-LED True Tone flash
Panorama (up to 63 megapixels)
Sapphire crystal lens cover
Backside illumination sensor
Hybrid IR filter
Autofocus with Focus Pixels
Tap to focus with Focus Pixels
Live Photos with stabilisation
Wide colour capture for photos and Live Photos
Improved local tone mapping
Body and face detection
Exposure control
Noise reduction
Auto HDR for photos
Auto image stabilisation
Burst mode
Timer mode
Photo geotagging
Video Recording
4K video recording at 30 fps
1080p HD video recording at 30 fps or 60 fps
720p HD video recording at 30 fps
Optical image stabilisation
Quad-LED True Tone flash
Slow-motion video support for 1080p at 120 fps and 720p at 240 fps
Time-lapse video with stabilisation
Cinematic video stabilisation (1080p and 720p)
Continuous autofocus video
Body and face detection
Noise reduction
Take 8-megapixel still photos while recording 4K videos
Playback zoom
Video geotagging
FaceTime HD Camera
7-megapixel photos
1080p HD video recording
Retina Flash
ƒ/2.2 aperture
Wide colour capture for photos and Live Photos
Auto HDR
Backside illumination sensor
Body and face detection
Auto image stabilisation
Burst mode
Exposure control
Timer mode
Video Calling
FaceTime video
iPad to any FaceTime-enabled device over Wi-Fi or a mobile network
Audio Calling
FaceTime audio
iPad to any FaceTime-enabled device over Wi-Fi or a mobile network
Four speaker audio
Dual microphones for calls, video recording and audio recording
Mobile and Wireless
All models
Wi-Fi (802.11a/b/g/n/ac); dual band (2.4GHz
and 5GHz); HT80 with MIMO
Bluetooth 4.2 technology
Wi-Fi + Cellular models
1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz); GSM/EDGE
(850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)
CDMA EV-DO Rev. A and Rev. B (800,
1900 MHz)
LTE Advanced (Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12,
13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30,
38, 39, 40, 41)
Data only
Wi-Fi calling
Apple SIM compatible
SIM Card
Nano-SIM (supports Apple SIM)
Embedded Apple SIM
All models
Digital compass
iBeacon micro-location
Wi-Fi + Cellular models
Assisted GPS and GLONASS
Mobile data
Touch ID
Three-axis gyro
Ambient light sensor
Touch ID
Unlock iPad
Secure personal data within apps
Make purchases from the iTunes Store, the App Store and Apple Books
Use your voice to send messages, set reminders and more
Get proactive suggestions
Use hands-free
Listen to and identify songs
Power and Battery
10.5-inch iPad Pro
Built-in 30.4-watt-hour rechargeable
lithium-polymer battery
12.9-inch iPad Pro
Built-in 41-watt-hour rechargeable
lithium-polymer battery
All models
Up to 10 hours of surfing the web on Wi-Fi, watching video or listening to music
Charging via power adapter or USB to computer system
Wi-Fi + Cellular models
Up to 9 hours of surfing the web using a mobile data network
Operating System
iOS 12
iOS is the world's most personal and secure mobile operating system, packed
with powerful features that help you get the most out of every day.
Accessibility features help people with disabilities get the most out of their new iPad Pro. With built-in support for vision, hearing, physical and motor skills, and learning and literacy, you can create and do amazing things.
Features include:
Siri and Dictation
Switch Control
Closed Captions
Speak Screen
Built-in Apps
Free Apps from Apple
System Requirements
Apple ID (required for some features)
Internet access
Syncing with iTunes on a Mac or PC requires:
Mac: OS X 10.9.5 or later
PC: Windows 7 or later
iTunes 12.5 or later
Language support
English (Australia, UK, US), Chinese (Simplified, Traditional, Traditional Hong Kong), French (Canada, France), German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Spanish (Latin America, Mexico, Spain), Arabic, Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Malay, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil, Portugal), Romanian, Russian, Slovak, Swedish, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese
QuickType keyboard support
English (Australia, Canada, India, Singapore, UK, US), Chinese — Simplified (Handwriting, Pinyin, Stroke), Chinese — Traditional (Cangjie, Handwriting, Pinyin, Stroke, Sucheng, Zhuyin), French (Belgium, Canada, France, Switzerland), German (Austria, Germany, Switzerland), Italian, Japanese (Kana, Romaji), Korean, Spanish (Latin America, Mexico, Spain), Arabic (Modern Standard, Najdi), Armenian, Azerbaijani, Belarusian, Bengali, Bulgarian, Catalan, Cherokee, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Emoji, Estonian, Filipino, Finnish, Flemish, Georgian, Greek, Gujarati, Hawaiian, Hebrew, Hindi (Devanagari, Transliteration), Hinglish, Hungarian, Icelandic, Indonesian, Irish, Kannada, Latvian, Lithuanian, Macedonian, Malay, Malayalam, Māori, Marathi, Norwegian, Odia, Persian, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil, Portugal), Punjabi, Romanian, Russian, Serbian (Cyrillic, Latin), Slovak, Slovenian, Swahili, Swedish, Tamil (Script, Transliteration), Telugu, Thai, Tibetan, Turkish, Ukrainian, Urdu, Vietnamese, Welsh
QuickType keyboard support with predictive input
English (Australia, Canada, India, Singapore, UK, US), Chinese (Simplified, Traditional), French (Belgium, Canada, France, Switzerland), German (Austria, Germany, Switzerland), Italian, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Spanish (Latin America, Mexico, Spain), Portuguese (Brazil, Portugal), Thai, Turkish
Siri languages
English (Australia, Canada, India, Ireland, New Zealand, Singapore, South Africa, UK, US), Spanish (Chile, Mexico, Spain, US), French (Belgium, Canada, France, Switzerland), German (Austria, Germany, Switzerland), Italian (Italy, Switzerland), Japanese, Korean, Mandarin (Mainland China, Taiwan), Cantonese (Mainland China, Hong Kong), Arabic (Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates), Danish (Denmark), Dutch (Belgium, Netherlands), Finnish (Finland), Hebrew (Israel), Malay (Malaysia), Norwegian (Norway), Portuguese (Brazil), Russian (Russia), Swedish (Sweden), Thai (Thailand), Turkish (Turkey)
Dictation languages
English (Australia, Canada, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Malaysia, New Zealand, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, United Arab Emirates, UK, US), Spanish (Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Spain, Uruguay, US), French (Belgium, Canada, France, Luxembourg, Switzerland), German (Austria, Germany, Luxembourg, Switzerland), Italian (Italy, Switzerland), Japanese, Korean, Mandarin (Mainland China, Taiwan), Cantonese (Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macao), Arabic (Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates), Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch (Belgium, Netherlands), Finnish, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi (India), Hungarian, Indonesian, Malay, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil, Portugal), Romanian, Russian, Shanghainese (Mainland China), Slovak, Swedish, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese
Definition dictionary support
English, Chinese (Simplified, Traditional), Danish, Dutch, French, German, Hebrew, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Turkish
English (UK, US)
Bilingual dictionary support
Arabic, Chinese (Simplified), Dutch, French, German, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish
Spell check
English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Swedish, Turkish
Audio Playback
Audio formats supported: AAC (8 to 320 Kbps), Protected AAC (from iTunes Store), HE-AAC, MP3 (8 to 320 Kbps), MP3 VBR, Dolby Digital (AC-3), Dolby Digital Plus (E-AC-3), Audible (formats 2, 3, 4, Audible Enhanced Audio, AAX and AAX+), Apple Lossless, AIFF and WAV
User-configurable maximum volume limit
TV and Video
AirPlay Mirroring, photos, audio and video out to Apple TV (2nd generation or later)
Video mirroring and video out support: up to 1080p through Lightning Digital AV Adapter and Lightning to VGA Adapter (adapters sold separately)
Supports Dolby Vision and HDR10 content
Video formats supported: H.264 video up to 4K, 30 frames per second, High Profile level 4.2 with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio or Dolby Audio up to 1008 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo or multi-channel audio, in .m4v, .mp4 and .mov file formats; MPEG-4 video up to 2.5 Mbps, 640x480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Simple Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps per channel, 48kHz, stereo audio or Dolby Audio up to 1008 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo or multi-channel audio, in .m4v, .mp4 and .mov file formats; Motion JPEG (M-JPEG) up to 35 Mbps, 1280x720 pixels, 30 frames per second, audio in ulaw, PCM stereo audio in .avi file format
Mail Attachment Support
Viewable document types
.jpg, .tiff, .gif (images); .doc and .docx (Microsoft Word); .htm and .html (web pages); .key (Keynote); .numbers (Numbers); .pages (Pages); .pdf (Preview and Adobe Acrobat); .ppt and .pptx (Microsoft PowerPoint); .txt (text); .rtf (rich text format); .vcf (contact information); .xls and .xlsx (Microsoft Excel); .zip; .ics
Environmental Requirements
Operating ambient temperature: 0° to 35° C (32° to 95° F)
Non-operating temperature: –20° to 45° C (–4° to 113° F)
Relative humidity: 5% to 95% non-condensing
Operating altitude: tested up to 3,000 metres (10,000 feet)
Key Features
|LED-backlit IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen
|Primary : 12 MP, quad-LED flash Secondary : 7 MP
|Non-removable Li-Ion battery (30.4 Wh)
|iOS 10.3.2


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Big Hostel
Enjoy the luxury and intimacy of our unique backpacker hostel, positioned in the heart of Sydney, close to all the Sydney's major attractions, restaurants and nightclubs. We offer beautifully designed accommodation at budget hostel prices, we have private rooms such as twins, doubles and family rooms in addition to our dormitories.
Located in the heart of Sydney we are only a few minute's walk from all the main attractions such as Darling Harbor, the Opera House, China town, Sydney Tower, the Aquarium and many more. Big Hostel is also located near to the entertainment district; we are located just off the ever popular Oxford Street and a short walk or even shorter cab ride to Kings Cross. We are only 1 block away from Central Station which has trains and busses running all over the country and directly to the airport.
If shopping is your thing we are only a short distance from the world famous Paddy's Markets along with several shopping centers such as the Pitt Street Mall and Myer all within walking distance provided you're not weighed down with all your shopping.
Big Hostel is designed with the comfort of the traveler in mind, we offer a large lounge with a large screen TV, with DVD's and VHS videos available. We also have a large selection of books you can kick back and relax with. We have Free Wi-Fi and internet for guests to use 24 hours a day. Big hostel provides a fully fitted kitchen for you to use, in addition we also provide a self service laundry. We also boast a large roof terrace with beautiful views of central station, with its own sun deck and BBQ facilities. We provide a Free breakfast service 7 days a week including a basic continental breakfast and cereal, additionally we provide 24 hour free tea and coffee for all you caffeine junkies.
Every private room is equipped with a TV and DVD player along with an en-suite bathroom and air conditioning. All dormitories have air conditioning, power supplies and almost every room is en-suite.
Reception is open 24 hours a day and also provides a travel service so you can book any attraction, shuttle bus or a sky dive directly with our staff.
• Free Wi-Fi and Internet.
• Free Breakfast, free tea and coffee 24 hours a day.
• Free linen.
• All private rooms are equipped with TVs and DVD players.
• All rooms are air conditioned.
• Roof terrace with BBQ facilities and Sun Deck
• 24 hour reception, no curfew times.
• Travel desk.
• Laundry Facilities.
• International payphones.
• Shuttle Bus service to and from the airport.
• Large DVD, VHS and book library.
• Female only dorms available.
Availability & RatesTo view availability and prices please select dates and click 'Update Dates'
Hostel Facilities & Policies
- 24 Hour Reception
- 24 Hour Security
- Air Conditioning
- Airport Transfers
- Bicycle hire
- Bicycle parking
- Book Exchange
- Free Breakfast
- Cable TV
- Card Phones
- Common Room
- Credit Cards Accepted
- Elevator
- Free Internet Access
- Free WiFi
- Hair Dryers
- Hair Dryers For Hire
- Hot Showers
- House Keeping
- Internet Access
- Jobs Board
- Self-Catering Facilities
- Late check-out
- Laundry Facilities
- Linen Included
- Security Lockers
- Luggage Storage
- No Curfew
- Non Smoking
- Outdoor Terrace
- Reception (limited hours)
- Restaurant
- Tea & Coffee Making Facilities
- Tours/Travel Desk
- Towels For Hire
- Washing Machine
- Wheelchair Friendly
Cancellation PolicyThis property has a 1 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.
For guests booking multiple nights: while we always try to keep you in the same room for the duration of your stay, it is not always possible over peak season. Please be aware that there is a small chance you may have to move rooms.
Our twin, triple and family rooms have bunk bed configurations. For example, some triple rooms have a triple bunk (double bed with single bunk above it) and others bunks with singles only. 4, 5 or 6 person family rooms have a triple bunk and a set of single bunks.
As bookings can take up to 24 hours to be retrieved please confirm your booking by telephone if your arrival time is under 24 hours. Thank you!
Peak Season Cancellation Policy: For reservations which include dates between the 20th of December and 5th January (inclusive), the cancellation policy is 100% charge of the entire booking on 1 December 2017.
Failure to pay on the 1st December can/will result in cancelled reservation's. Its vital that you contact us directly for payment on or before 1 December 2017.
All bookings 20th December - 5th January (inclusive) Will be charged in full on 1 December 2017. Any cancellations after 1 December 2017 are non- refundable. Travel insurance is recommended.
Please contact us if you are booking for the same day to ensure last availability and to confirm.
Please note that twin rooms are bunk beds.
No sleeping bags or your own linen permitted for use.
DirectionsShow MapHide Map
We are just a 5 minute walk from Central Station.
Exit Central Station onto Eddy avenue and then onto Elizabeth St, head towards the city and youll find us located at 212 Elizabeth St. at the intersection of Hay St and Elizabeth St.
Located Near
Darling Harbor. 10 minutes walk
Central Station. 3 minutes walk
China Town. 5 minutes walk
Hyde Park. 5 minutes walk
Aquarium. 10 minutes walk
Sydney Tower. 10 minutes walk
World Square. 5-10 minutes walk
Paddys Market. 5 minutes walk


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On the strength of a ridiculously good volley off the foot of someone named Benny Feilhaber, the United States men's soccer team continued their ownership of Mexico today, winning 2-1 and bringing home the CONCACAF Gold Cup.
So we get a big gold cup, and we get to fill it with any damn thing we want to. Landon Donovan's wine coolers are going to taste particularly fruity tonight, being sipped out of our special new cup.
Donovan was spectacular through the whole tournament, and scored again today against Mexico. And with the win, not only we get the big up made of gold, but we get to play in the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup, which is more prestigious and has a better field, so we'll probably get killed.
But that's okay, it still feels good to beat Mexico. I don't think there are any sorts left where they can beat us, unless you could bullfighting as a sport. Not a lot of great American bullfighters out there. Pacman Jones and Tank Johnson should definitely attempt to master it in their newfound free time.
USA wins Gold Cup final [Soccerway]


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Big Day, Big Wrecks
By popular demand, here are a few more Inspiration vs Perspiration Wedding Wrecks. And shame on you all for finding them so funny.
What was ordered:
What was received:
Fortunately Christine C. reports the the bride and family had a great sense of humor about this Wreck, and even dubbed it the "bamPOO" cake. Heheh.
And received:
Uh, since the cake itself leaves me speechless, I'm going to comment on the background. Hey Jessica M., is that Chewbacca through the window? I mean, given the Han Solo & Leia topper, I was wondering if Chewie was the ring-bearer or something.
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Though President Obama renewed his pledge to close the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay last week, many recognize this as his latest attempt to pretend to have a different foreign policy from his predecessor. Despite the president's strong claims against Guantanamo Bay, there appears to be no indication that the Guantanamo Bay hunger strikers — a majority of those imprisoned at Guantanamo — are any closer to freedom, even the ones already formally cleared for release. Any discussions of closing the facility seem to be nothing more than attempts to assuage voters who are starting to ask questions about campaign promises that have yet to be fulfilled.
On April 30, President Obama announced that Camp Delta is no longer ensuring America's safety and has in fact become counterproductive in that extremists are pointing to it as a reason to unite and recruit.
President Obama told reporters that the detention center is "contrary to who we are," and that it is a "lingering problem." "It is inefficient, it hurts us in terms of our international standing, it lessens co-operation with our allies on counter-terrorism efforts, it is a recruitment tool for extremists, it needs to be closed," said Obama. "I think it is critical for us to understand that Guantanamo is not necessary to keep America safe."
The president pointed to detention centers in Iraq and Afghanistan, most notably Abu Ghraib and the Bagram prison, that were either closed or handed over to local authorities as examples that the United States should be following.
But until significant changes are made to the Obama administration's policies impacting Guantanamo Bay, there is no evidence that the facility will be closed. As observed by PBS:
The administration put a freeze on any transfers after the 2009 attempt by a Nigerian man to bring down a US airliner. The man, Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, is believed to have been inspired by a Yemeni branch of Al Qaeda, and many of those cleared for release are from Yemen. The administration was concerned about returning them to a country besieged by terrorists."
The White House remains commited to its "moratorium" on releasing Yemeni prisoners back to Yemen.
Additionally, the State Department's announcement in January that it was closing the office of the special envoy who had been assigned to work on the closing of Guantanamo further indicates that closing the facility is not on the agenda.
PBS also notes that the administration's policy of force-feeding those on the hunger strike is a violation of medical ethics, according to the American Medical Association. And ultimately, it ignores the underlying reason for the hunger strike — desperation — proving once more that the Obama administration is disinterested in addressing the detention of these individuals.
Furthermore, the administration's preservation of "indefinite detention" necessitates facilities like Guantanamo Bay to remain open.
Still, some are hopeful that the president may stay true to his pledge. Morris Davis, former chief prosecutor in Guantanamo Bay military commissions, has renewed his call for President Obama to close Gitmo, citing a variety of reasons.
"Fiscally, it makes no sense. From a legal perspective, the thread's getting thin," Davis, a former Air Force colonel, told ABC News in a phone interview last Thursday. "If you look at the cases that have been generated out of Guantanamo … it's made bad law. We haven't had any good law come out of Guantanamo. It's just been a black eye legally."
Davis had resigned from his post in October 2007, after he had written an opinionated piece in the New York Times asserting that the conditions at Gitmo were not as bad as alleged. More recently, however, he has been calling for Guatanamo Bay to be closed entirely.
When asked about Obama's grade in his efforts to close the detention center, Davis responded, "It would have to be a solid 'F' at this point. I think he was genuine and sincere in 2007 and 2009."
Davis explains that part of his support for Obama in 2008 surrounded Obama's pledge to close Guantanamo Bay. "When I retired [from the military], it was the first time in 25 years I got to actively participate [in politics]. I put an Obama sign in my yard. Somebody set it on fire, so I put up another one," Davis told ABC News. "I was really excited when he got elected that we were going to end this era."
President Obama's pledge to renew efforts to close Gitmo has few people convinced that it will be accomplished, serving instead as a significant reminder of his failures to maintain another one of his campaign promises.
Following Obama's news conference renewing his pledge once more, night-time comedic host Jay Leno joked, "President Obama held a press conference earlier today, and he said he still wants to close the Guantanamo Bay prison facility, but he doesn't know how to do it. He should do what he always does: declare it a small business and tax it out of existence. It will be gone in a minute. Be gone in a minute! One month! Be out of there!"
There have been several factors that have impacted the closing of Gitmo, including the administration's resistance to repatriating detainees to Yemen, which Davis contends would be better, despite fears surrounding the Yemeni government.
ABC News explains various other issues:
Perhaps the stickiest point, however, is what to do with detainees the administration doesn't want to release, but doesn't want to try in commissions or court — those considered dangerous, but for whom incriminating evidence may be inadmissible or may involve intelligence matters too sensitive to air publicly.
The trouble with this, however, is that it requires the American people to take the administration at its word, a dangerous precedent indeed.
It is particularly difficult to do so when the evidence seems to assert that a majority of the detainees at Gitmo are innocent. According to a blog entry published by Lawrence Wilkerson, former chief of staff to Secretary of State Colin Powell, of the hundreds of detainees at Guantanamo Bay, approximately two dozen "might well be hardcore terrorists."
According to Wilkerson, the prisoners rounded up at Guantanamo Bay are victims of the Bush's administration's "detain everyone" strategy, which he described as an
ad hoc intelligence philosophy that was developed to justify keeping many of these people, called the mosaic philosophy. Simply stated, this philosophy held that it did not matter if a detainee were innocent. Indeed, because he lived in Afghanistan and was captured on or near the battle area, he must know something of importance (this general philosophy, in an even cruder form, prevailed in Iraq as well, helping to produce the nightmare at Abu Ghraib)…. The detainees' innocence was inconsequential. After all, they were ignorant peasants for the most part and mostly Muslim to boot.
The most dangerous of the detainees have already been sent to Bagram Air Force Base's "Salt Pit" prison. So who is sitting in Gitmo indefinitely? Seemingly, innocent individuals who have been unjustly denied due process protections.
As many Americans likely remember, closing Guantanamo Bay had been one of President Obama's passionate promises. In August 2007, then-Senator Obama declared, "As president, I will close Guantanamo, reject the Military Commissions Act and adhere to the Geneva Conventions. Our Constitution and our Uniform Code of Military Justice provide a framework for dealing with the terrorists." He reiterated that promise a number of times throughout his campaign.
Two years ago, President Obama signed an executive order that established review procedures for detainees that would determine if continued detention was necessary. The process was to begin with hearings before an interagency Periodic Review Board, which were to begin in March of 2012. But no hearings have been announced thus far.
According to Obama spokesman Jay Carney, the administration is planning to get the board moving, "which has not moved forward quickly enough." Carney adds that the president is considering the reappointment of a special envoy at the State Department for the closing of Gitmo.
Without Congress, however, the efforts seem futile. "We have to work with Congress and try to convince members of Congress that the overriding interest here, in terms of our national security as well as our budget, is to close Guantanamo Bay," Carney said.
But there is bipartisan opposition to the closure of Guantanamo Bay. Republican South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham remarked on the individuals detained at Gitmo, "They're individuals hell-bent on our destruction and destroying our way of life."
Senate Intelligence Chairwoman Dianne Feinstein, (D-Calif.), has written the president urging him to reconsider his opposition to having detainees transferred to Yemen.
Carney asserts that is one of the Guantanamo policies under review.


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Flight/Space Magazine Interview - Chat With A Cosbolt Pilot
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Loved your interview with the young Cosbolt pilot - he gave some interesting answers! They really did bring out Byron's personality.ReplyDelete
Nice interview. Byron conducts himself well in interviews.ReplyDelete
I suddenly have this uncontrollable urge to hook Byron up with someone... :)ReplyDelete
Oh, very cool! Makes me want to meet Byron.ReplyDelete
*waiting for CassaFire*
Dearest Byron! I promise not to complicate your life. My needs are simple and few. Ahem! Take careReplyDelete
CM, thanks!ReplyDelete
Rusty, it's that sparkling personality.
Elizabeth, much to his chagrin, it won't be necessary.
Kitty, I'm sure you wouldn't tax his patience.
Thanks again, Lisa!
Oh come on, Byron. I am positive that you need some romance out there in space. You know that last answer you gave is like a challenge... :)ReplyDelete
I think the Flight/Space Magazine is a great idea! Hope to see some of the other articles in the inaugural edition.ReplyDelete
@Brinda: Byron might have just gotten nova burned in the romance department, or is antisocial, or asexual. ;)
I love this interview; it's a wonderful idea! I think it's a great exercise for characters even before a book is finished. Wishing you the best, Alex! Thanks, Lisa, for hosting!ReplyDelete
'I don't need that right now…'ReplyDelete
Perfect. Great interview with Byron.
Brinda, he'll fight that challenge!ReplyDelete
Stuart, oh no - he definitely enjoys women! Never been burned because he's really never been involved. It's more of an anti-social, privacy thing.
Thanks, Karen!
Carol, he's setting himself up, isn't he?
This was an amazing idea! Loved the answers!ReplyDelete
I'm all on-board for the blog party next week! :)ReplyDelete
Very nice interview!ReplyDelete
This is so cool. Byron may be the man for me. I'm just saying we have things in common. 1. We both think mates complicate things. 2. He likes space, me too (and I'm a little spacey). 3. He likes to travel. Me TOO !! 4. He likes privacy. You should see my privacy fence.ReplyDelete
Very fun interview. Go CassaFire.
Great interview! Bryon is a tough, loner type...I can relate~ReplyDelete
I also like my space ;D I think most fighter pilots and writers do. Fun to read~ Bryon, it is when you aren't looking you meet someone...
Byron kinda sounds like you...or the impression I get from you.ReplyDelete
Great interview!ReplyDelete
Come on Byron. Is there a better way to complicate life as with a woman ;-)
I'm sure someone is waiting for you in outer space ... Enter your cosbolt and fly .....
Crack, is was all Lisa's idea!ReplyDelete
Teresa, better make your move while you can then!
Ella, I've worked with fighter pilots - they are a bit cocky as well!
Michael, as far as privacy, yeah he's a bit like me.
Edi, if you're going to complicate your life, a woman is the only way to do it!
Byron is a tough guy does not care about women, Greetings.ReplyDelete
Looking forward to CassaFire's release next week, Alex.ReplyDelete
Thanks everyone! I just got back into town - it was great to see such a nice response to Byron's interview :-)) It looks like Byron's "bad boy" appeal has attracted some female interest...will he discover true love? Will he find trouble, or will it find him...(Cue dramatic musical score)...and which insurance company will he choose, Geico or AllState? Stay tuned for the Catch Fire launch, coming to a blog near you. (Including this one.)ReplyDelete
Thanks Alex, this was a fun interview :-)
- AnonymousFebruary 20, 2012 at 6:02 PM
Interviewing a book's character is so creative, and this interview is great! As you know, Alex, "strict" science fiction isn't my thing. But what you did in your first novel drew me in, and I know I'm going to love this second one. I'm going to like the "woman's touch" too. Complications is what I look for in a story!ReplyDelete
Ann Best, Memoir Author of In the Mirror & Imprisoned
Leovi, he just thinks he doesn't care!ReplyDelete
Lisa, that's funny!
Ann, then I hope you enjoy it!
- AnonymousFebruary 20, 2012 at 6:34 PM
Interviews with characters are fun to do. Good luck with the release of CassaStar!ReplyDelete
Awesome interview! :)ReplyDelete
Trouble-makers are always the most interesting! Great blurb. Hope it nabs you lots of readers!ReplyDelete
Hahaha, sometimes you get what you don't wish for, Byron! I'm thinking there could be some sparks when a bit of romance is introduced...ReplyDelete
Alex, I'm amazed at how Byron started with such a chip on his shoulder, and he's grown up to be more humble and self-aware. Great job!
And, Lisa, I would totally subscribe to this magazine ;)
Angela, you remember him from his raw beginnings! He's matured but there's still a bit of that arrogance...ReplyDelete
Totally cool :) I'm looking forward to reading more on the Tgren adventure.ReplyDelete
Yay, I finally made it here.ReplyDelete
Good Character interview and it does give a bit of insight into Byron.
Ps. I love how romance effects Byron. *slapping my knee hee, hee, hee.
Awesome interview! Looking forward to CassaFire!ReplyDelete
Love it! Byron's got spunk! Wait, am I allowed to use "spunk" to describe a male character? You know what I mean...ReplyDelete
Dear Byron,ReplyDelete
I resonate with your thoughts on a mate. I like my privacy too, and men are like aliens. How about we meet at a Starbucks on earth to discuss this further? My treat.
If you exclude the bit about how Byron doesn't want a love interest then I would say that Byron's interview reminded me of some of the recent interviews of today's basketball pros.ReplyDelete
Well, Taking a cue from my dating guru...lets just chat about space and flights...can you do the Cruise Smirk while we are at it. Crooning 'chip in the shoulder'...that don't impress me much'. :)ReplyDelete
Sia, are you laughing at Byron's expense?ReplyDelete
Alexia, it gave me a chuckle.
Robyn, he needs to take you up on that offer!
Awesome, you mean cocky and self-centered? Probably.
Rek, he'll try!
Very clever! :) I'm intrigued by Byron and this world.ReplyDelete
Oh boy, Byron is such a heartthrob! Those fly boys always melt my butter. I can totally see Chris Pine in this role. ;)ReplyDelete
Byron sounds like a great, intriguing lead character! Right now CassaStar is in my to-read book pile under my bed, but I'm taking it out by this weekend and starting it -- then moving onto CassaFire.ReplyDelete
Fantastic interview with my fave character! Can't wait for the 28th! Practically jumping up and down here :)ReplyDelete
Thank you again, everyone, for taking the time to visit. I haven't responded individually; instead, I've used the time available today to visit your blogs :-)) If I missed you somehow, drop me a line with a link, as a few of you don't have blogs linked to your profile. (Or maybe you don't have a blog.) Glad you're all excited for the CassaFire launch - I'll be participating in the Catch Fire party as well, so stay tuned! Good luck, Alex.ReplyDelete
Pk, he was one of my picks for actors to play Byron.ReplyDelete
Helena, thank you!
Laura, appreciate the enthusiasm!
Lisa, thanks again so much! This was a great idea.
Awesome interview! :)ReplyDelete
Nice of you to put the spotlight on two others like that! And Byron certainly was interesting.ReplyDelete
Hi Li. Hi Alex. Hi Byron. Great interview with Byron. Looking forward to reading CassaFire.ReplyDelete
CassaStar and CassaFire appear to be right up my alley, being a F&SF fan from way back. I'll have to palm Jan's Kindle when she's not looking and bring it to work. Thanks for publicizing your work. Both novels look like a thrill of a ride ...ReplyDelete
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The Academy Awards ceremony is not generally a place for much out-of-the-box thinking -- but if this year's choices for co-hosts of the show are any indication, that may be changing.
According to Deadline.com, quirky, frenzy-inducing actor James Franco and the fresh-faced Anne Hathaway have been booked to host the 83rd installment of the program on February 27.
The Academy's move is inspired in some ways -- and unusual in others. As Nikki Fink points out, both Franco and Hathaway will likely be nominated for the Best Actor and Best Actress awards, respectively, him for "127 Hours," her for "Love & Other Drugs." This certainly wasn't the case with past hosting mainstays like Billy Crystal and Steve Martin.
Additionally, both scene grabbers are considerably younger than most previous hosts. At 28, in fact, Hathaway will be the youngest Oscar emcee ever, while the 32-year-old Franco is not far behind the previous youngest host, then-30 Goldie Hawn, who held down the podium in 1976.
If you are starting to feel like you can't swing a remote control these days without hitting Franco and/ or Hathaway, you're right -- you can't. Franco is increasingly famous for being a ubiquitous pop culture polymath, while popping up on shows as disparate as "30 Rock" and "General Hospital," seeking an MFA degree at Columbia University, publishing fiction and showing in an art gallery.
Hathaway recently hosted "Saturday Night Live" and "Love" has received a hefty marketing push, playing off her and her co-star Jake Gyllenhaal's oft-undressed, steamy romance in the film.
This will be the second straight year the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science has had two hosts on the Oscar broadcast. Last year Alec Baldwin and Steve Martin scored the gig.
"Love & Other Drugs" delves into the life of a Viagra salesman -- we can already hear the jokes about how certain symptoms can last for up to 127 hours.
Selected Reading: Deadline.com, PopEater, EW.com.


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Finance & Development, September 1984
- Mobilizing finance for development: An interview with the Senior Vice President, Finance, of the World Bank
- Bretton Woods at forty: Do we need a new Bretton Woods?
- The institutional evolution of the IMF
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- Promoting orderly and cooperative adjustment
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- Cutting government expenditures in LDCs: Which sectors get less resources during difficult times
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Evaluation and Treatment of Neurosurgical Disorders
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|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00060541
Recruitment Status : Recruiting
First Posted : May 7, 2003
Last Update Posted : September 25, 2019
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|First Submitted Date
|May 7, 2003
|First Posted Date
|May 7, 2003
|Last Update Posted Date
|September 25, 2019
|Study Start Date
|May 6, 2003
|Primary Completion Date
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This study offers evaluation and treatment of patients with a variety of neurological disorders that may require surgery. The protocol is not designed to test new treatments; rather, patients will receive standard care. The study is designed to: 1) allow NINDS s Surgical Neurology Branch staff to learn more about changes that cause nervous system disorders, 2) train physicians in the evaluation and treatment of these disorders; and 3) establish a pool of patients who may be eligible for other NINDS protocols. (Participants in this protocol will not be required to join another study; the decision will be voluntary.)
Patients of all ages with a disorder of the central nervous system (brain and spinal cord) or pituitary gland that may require surgery for diagnosis or treatment may be eligible for this study. In some cases surgery will not be needed. Candidates will be screened with a medical history and physical examination.
Participants may undergo tests, medial treatment, or surgical treatment to help diagnose or treat their condition. In most cases, care provided at the NIH will be limited to evaluation and surgery. Procedures may include laboratory tests, imaging tests, such as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), computed tomography (CT) scans, angiograms, and other procedures to confirm the patient s diagnosis or help guide treatment. Patients who require surgery will be offered standard surgical care at NIH. Those whose procedure includes removal of tissues or fluids for diagnostic studies will be asked to allow a portion of the tissue to be used for research purposes, including analysis for gene and protein abnormalities that may be involved in causing the disorder or in influencing the patient s response to treatment. Blood samples will also be drawn for research.
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Objective: This protocol is designed to allow evaluation of participants with a variety of neurosurgical disorders for purposes of providing standard expert care and physician training.
Study Population: Participants 4 years of age and older with neurosurgical-related conditions are eligible for this protocol. The investigators will select participants based on the most appropriate needs for purposes of SNB and NINDS training.
Study Design: This is an observational study for training. Participants will receive standard evaluation and treatment for their condition. A physician, physician assistant, or nurse practitioner will obtain a medical history and perform a physical and neurological examination. Clinical evaluation may include laboratory and radiological studies designed to aid in diagnosis or differential diagnosis of the participant's condition or to facilitate treatment. The evaluations may take place in the outpatient clinic areas or in the inpatient units. Some participants will receive standard-of-care medical or surgical treatment for their disorder. Tissue or blood samples removed during standard treatment, if not needed for care of the participant, may be used for research. Genetic testing may be performed on subjects and their blood relatives if a genetic mechanism underlying the neurological disorder is suspected.
Outcome Measures: No additional research outcome measures will be tracked in this study. All outcomes will be those of standard clinical evaluation and treatment.
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|Estimated Enrollment
|Original Enrollment
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|Primary Completion Date
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1.Medically unstable or severe organ failure based on clinical evaluation.
|4 Years and older (Child, Adult, Older Adult)
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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|United States
|Removed Location Countries
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|National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC) ( National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) )
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Rebecca Romijn and Jerry O'Connell had their twin baby girls. There, I said it and it's done. Congratulations to the family and congratulations to everyoneelse who gets to stop hearing about this fabulously boring pregnancy. Maybe it's just the couple, who knows, I just can't get pumped up about anything surrounding them. The girls were actually born […]
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