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After 300 years, First Church West Hartford welcomes its first female senior pastor
UConn women's basketball moves to No. 9 in latest AP Top 25 poll, South Carolina remains No. 1
On The Fly: Rizzotti Gets Record 300th Win
University of Hartford women's basketball coach Jennifer Rizzotti. (Stan Godlewski / Special to the Co)
It hasn't been an easy road for Hartford women's basketball and its coach Jen Rizzotti the past few years, what with injuries to key players and missing the postseason for the first time in 10 years last year. But Hartford (11-11) eked out Rizzotti's 300th career victory Thursday night at Stony Brook when sophomore guard Deanna Mayza hit a pull-up jumper with 28.4 seconds left to give the Hawks a 60-58 win. At 300-191, Rizzotti has the record for the most basketball victories at Hartford and also is the leader in women's basketball coaching victories among current or former coaches, in the America East conference.
Amelie Mauresmo won the Australian Open in 2006 and now is coaching Andy Murray, who will try to win his first Australian Open title Sunday. Murray, who beat Novak Djokovic to win the U.S. Open in 2012 and Wimbledon in 2013, has not been able to beat him in Australia and that's who he will face in Sunday's final (Djokovic defeated Stan Wawrinka Friday in a semifinal match). Murray has won only one set in the final in two tries against four-time champion Djokovic but has been playing well and believes that Mauresmo, his new coach, will make a difference. "A lot of people criticized me for working with her and I think so far this week, we have shown women can be very good coaches as well," Murray said. Murray is the first top male pro to hire a former top female pro as a coach.
Many high school and college teams host breast cancer awareness fund-raising events but the East Windsor girls basketball team is hosting something a little different: a Hoops for the Cure "Purple Out" night at its Feb. 6 game vs. East Granby, to raise money for the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network. The game is a tribute to longtime teacher and coach George Croft, who died in 2013 at 64 of pancreatic cancer. Croft, who taught for 40 years at East Windsor High, coached basketball, track and cross country. The school's track was named after him last spring and he is in the East Windsor Hall of Fame.
Rita Jeptoo of Kenya, the three-time winner of the Boston Marathon, was banned from competition for two years for doping on Friday. Jeptoo tested positive for EPO before winning the Chicago Marathon last fall and will likely be stripped of that title and possibly others. Jeptoo, who won the 2014 Boston Marathon, may face forfeiture of approximately $1 million in prize money and officials from both the Boston and Chicago marathons said they would re-evaluate her victories after any appeals are heard. "Her positive test has made it very difficult for us," Edna Kiplagat, the two-time women's world marathon champion, told the Associated Press. "We keep on being asked about doping every time we go to compete out there and I'm hoping that her punishment will make others stop engaging in this bad thing."
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Who's Here: Patrick McEnroe, Tennis Legend
By Kelly Laffey Posted on August 20, 2012
As the proverbial "Renaissance man" is concerned, someone who has devoted his life to a single sport does not usually typify the term. But tennis aficionado Patrick McEnroe has defied the conventional definition, parlaying success as a tennis player into success as tennis commentator, author, captain, coach, husband and father.
Currently serving as the General Manager of USTA Player Development, McEnroe has stayed highly active in the tennis circuit since retiring from the professional playing level in 1998.
The Sag Harbor summer resident works at the United States Tennis Association, fostering young tennis talent at an elite level, and he also serves as a tennis commentator for ESPN. McEnroe worked for CBS Sports from 1996-2008, in particular as a correspondent at the U.S. Open, and he released a book, Hardcourt Confidential: Tales from Twenty Years in the Pro Tennis Trenches, in 2010.
But McEnroe, who as a player reached a career-high singles ranking of No. 28 in the world in 1995, attests that his greatest accomplishment came when the U.S. won the Davis Cup in 2007, ending America's 12-year title drought in the international competition.
"Representing our country has been the highlight of my career," says McEnroe, who also served as coach of the 2004 U.S. Olympic men's tennis team. "But in particular—winning the Davis Cup in 2007 when I was captain."
When McEnroe was named the 38th U.S. Davis Cup captain in 2000, the Americans hadn't won the annual tennis competition, which pits countries against each other, since 1995. McEnroe was heavily lauded for his efforts at the Davis Cup helm, as numerous personalities in the tennis circuit noted McEnroe's ability to deftly navigate the personal and professional channels of captainship both on and off the court. Coupled with his hard work, persistence and blanket knowledge of the game, McEnroe was hailed as the crucial component to ultimately bringing the championship back to the U.S. (The U.S. team of Andy Roddick, James Blake, Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan defeated the stacked Russians—coincidently the nation that the U.S. had bested in 1995.)
Though the U.S. had a record 31 Davis Cup titles when McEnroe stepped into the leadership role, the decade-plus span between wins was the longest the team had ever gone without a championship. McEnroe stayed with the Davis Cup until September 2010, ending his tenure as the longest-serving U.S. captain in history.
"Tennis has been great to me," says McEnroe with understated nonchalance, perhaps a quality gleaned from years of successfully striving to make a name for himself in the tennis world despite constantly being viewed in the distinguished shadow, at least from a playing perspective, of older brother John. But Patrick McEnroe's playing days and the comparison that they draw to John—both honed their skill at the Port Washington Tennis Academy up island, and the older McEnroe's success has, by default, begged scrutiny of Patrick McEnroe's play—have taken on less significance, as Patrick McEnroe has handily established himself as a force in his numerous tennis-related pursuits.
"It's always been difficult to be John's younger brother," McEnroe admits. "But I've worked hard and have gotten the best out of my ability. I've had so many post-playing opportunities."
And, incidentally, were it not for John's mammoth success on the court, Patrick McEnroe's time in the playing circuit would not likely have come with a pervasive asterisk related to his family name. Born in Manhassett, Patrick McEnroe burst onto the junior scene in 1984 when he won the French Junior doubles and the USTA Boys' 18 National and Clay Court titles with partner (turned ESPN colleague) Luke Jensen. That year, McEnroe also made a mark on the professional circuit, as he teamed up with John, who is seven years his senior, to win the doubles title at Richmond, Va.
McEnroe went on to play at Stanford University, becoming a three-time singles All American, as he lead the team to NCAA titles in 1986 and, as team captain, in 1988.
He joined the professional tennis tour after graduating in 1988 and steadily rose through the ranks in both singles and doubles.
Patrick McEnroe won 16 ATP doubles titles—The Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) is the governing body of the men's professional tennis circuit—including the 1989 French Open with partner Jim Grabb. He made a decisive name for himself on the singles circuit when he reached the semifinals in 1991 at the Chicago Open—he eventually fell to John—and again at the 1991 Australian Open. McEnroe's singles career reached a personal high in 1995 when he won his first singles title at the Sydney Outdoor Championships. As a doubles player, McEnroe also represented the U.S. in the Davis Cup in 1993, 1994 and 1996, where he went 3-1.
Patrick McEnroe's work ethic and passion for the sport has propelled his professional career. But he is similarly committed to his personal life as a hands-on husband and dad, fostering his three daughters' passion for tennis while playing Mr. Mom roles. (He ran to a local CVS on a recent Saturday to pick up burn cream after a s'mores incident.)
"I juggle it very delicately," McEnroe notes of his work-life balance. McEnroe is married to singer and Broadway actress Melissa Errico, and the family works to accommodate both career and parenting duties, some of which they happily bring to the East End. Errico most recently sang in her
first solo concert at Guild Hall on August 5, which McEnroe called a "huge success," and she'll return to Broadway in 2013 in the 1994 Tony Award-winner for best musical, Passion. The two are parents to 6-year-old Victoria Penny and twins Juliette Beatrice and
Diana Katherine.
"She (Victoria) plays tennis and loves it," says McEnroe, referring to his eldest daughter's introduction to the sport.
His daughter's involvement in tennis notwithstanding, McEnroe is well aware of the importance of player development in the U.S., particularly given the talent of players internationally.
"I'm excited for the future of the sport in 10, 20, 50 years," he says. And, he's passionate that his role as head of USTA's player development will allow him to be a part of that future.
In part to promote his mission at USTA, McEnroe will be in the Hamptons next week to participate in the inaugural USTA Serves Pro-Am in the Hamptons. The event kicks off with a cocktail party at The Bridge on Wednesday, August 22, and it continues with a Pro-Am at the East Hampton Tennis Club on Thursday. In addition to McEnroe, the hosts of the event include tennis legends Chris Evert, Mardy Fish and Mary Carillo.
The USTA Serves Pro-Am in the Hamptons has dual purposes—to raise awareness and funds for USTA Serves and for the USTA's player development efforts. USTA Serves is the charitable foundation of the USTA, as it gives money to programs that work with underprivileged kids.
"The event will appeal to people who have an interest in both facets of the USTA," says McEnroe. "It will be a great way to join forces and garner interest in both programs."
The Pro-Am will feature doubles round robin play, where donors are paired with prominent tennis professionals.
"USTA Serves is looking for people to use tennis as a vehicle to be a champion of life in general," says McEnroe. "Our overall mission is to grow tennis.
"Tennis is difficult, but very beneficial," continues McEnroe. The Jack of all trades is a living testament to his words, as he references the professional and life skills that can be learned in the context of a tennis court.
For tickets to the USTA Serves Pro-Am in the Hamptons, email or call Trina Singian directly at [email protected] or 914-696-7223. For more information, please visit ustaserves.com.
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Q: Tradução da palavra flush Estou preparando material de referência sobre programação funcional usando a linguagem OCaml e gostaria de uma boa tradução para o português da palavra flush, comumente encontrada na descrição de operações de entrada e saída.
Mais precisamente, estou precisando de uma tradução para a expressão flush the standard output.
Embora esteja escrevendo sobre OCaml, o conceito abordado aplica-se à grande maioria das linguagens de programação.

A: Eu acho que uma tradução razoável seria descarregar. Assim, "flush standard output" seria traduzido para "descarregar a saída padrão".
Você pode argumentar (e eu concordaria) que o termo descarregar soa um pouco estranho. Mas mesmo o termo original em inglês, flush, se você for ver é algo bem estranho e inadequado.
O significado mesmo seria algo como "completar as operações de saída pendentes armazenadas no buffer".

A: Não é uma tradução muito bonita, mas no sentido estrito, seria "descarga".
Em programação, o sentido é estendido para o esvaziamento de um conteúdo, como um buffer de memória. Streams de arquivos são os mais comuns de terem operações de flush. Ou seja, neste caso, uma chamada a um método flush seria para descarregar o conteúdo da memória para o armazenamento permanente.
Para o caso de buffers de saída (standard output é um deles), a descarga de dados seria da memória para a tela de terminal em que isso possa ser lido.

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Ambient Compendium is a compilation album by American composer Bill Laswell, released on August 27, 1996, by M.I.L. Multimedia.

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Personnel
Bill Laswell – bass guitar, producer

Release history

References

External links
 Ambient Compendium at Discogs (list of releases)

1996 compilation albums
Bill Laswell compilation albums
Albums produced by Bill Laswell

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I think I have started to notice a pattern to these posts, I have a tendency to find myself having back to back posts from bands of the same geographical areas. Last week I had Highland duo Bronto Skylift, and this week I have gone with another band from the same neck of the woods.
Musically they are completely miles apart, but once again we have another amazing band coming down from the north and showing the city kids how it's really done.
They are a band that I have wanted to feature for a while now, so I am pretty damn chuffed that I can now share them with you. Their ethereal sound blends elements of Sigur Ros, Mew and there are even certain parts that remind me of a less bonkers Beta Band. It is really epic stuff, their self titled debut EP came out back in April (I think), I would urge you to hunt it down, I promise you won't regret it.
I'm Jamie. Also in the band are Andrew, Joe and my brother Martin.
Martin and I met Andrew in secondary school back home in Inverness. We met Joe through the folks in Glasgow band Barn Owl.
I was lucky to have piano lessons from quite early on, from about 5. We had a bit of an old banger of a piano at home. Martin had lessons too, and it wasn't very cool going through school, but it was definitely the single best thing that ever happened to us. It was our first taste of Beethoven, The Beatles, Elvis, Elton, Simon & Garfunkel, Abba, all of that. Later on, Martin and I used to just muck around with the upright piano at home, taking the front cover off it to make it more atmospheric, using ANY part of its structure to get sounds and stuff like that. When we first started playing together with Andrew, it wasn't really to 'start a band' as such, it was something to do and we liked being experimental even early on. We used to have this old Fostex four track thing we'd make loops and things with, great fun.
Sometimes apart and sometimes together. A lot of trial and error. There can be rows, tears, the occasional fight and inevitable apologies. We're always striving to make something sound as good as it possibly can be. We don't have a set format for writing songs really.
Right now: Annie Lennox, Sigur Ros, Radiohead.
There seems to be quite a lot of great bands like yourself who have relocated down from the Highlands to Glasgow, was that a deliberate move on your part to get the band more recognised?
If we'd started a band back home we'd probably get more exposure, as there aren't too many up there. I think the idea of bands moving down to Glasgow from the Highlands to get themselves recognised is a bit of a myth, especially nowadays with the internet, facebook etc. For us, we all moved down separately to start jobs, uni, college etc long before we ever thought about doing something with music. We do still see ourselves as Northerners though, certainly.
Are there any plans to play gigs outside of Scotland or possibly even the UK?
We've been down to London, Manchester and Liverpool for gigs and things, but we only really go down there if it's worthwhile (e.g can we cover our petrol!). We had an invite for SXSW last year, but were unable to secure funding. It was a shame at the time, but I think as an event it's probably a bit saturated now and geared towards bigger, more establish bands with a bit of label backing behind them. We've played abroad once before, at the Iceland Airwaves festival in Reykjavik. As enjoyable as that was, we'll probably focus on the home front for now.
If you could support any band you liked in a venue of your choice, who and where would it be?
We saw Bon Iver at ATP last year, blew us away. Venue… Probably the Barrowlands please!
We recently released our first EP and had a few dates around Scotland (including launch nights in Glasgow and Inverness). For a lot of people who haven't heard of us before, it's been a well received taster of what's to come. The Belly of the Mountain label was something we set up this year to be an outlet for the band; there's an idea to put out a 7″ single before the year is out, with the song Breathe being the likely A-side.
We've started writing our album, which we hope begin recording later this year to have out early 2011.
Call To Mind's debut EP is available to download from the Dear Scotland Shop or through Amazon, it comes highly recommended. As of the moment the band don't have any gigs lined up, if and when they do I will make sure that I'll let you know.
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"When Kate starts telling a story, everyone listens. She has an incredible way of capturing a room of people. However, what makes her remarkable is not her way of talking, but her ability to listen and facilitate conversation. Having Kate as an advisor for the social startups in our accelerator program, SoPact, was one of our best decisions so far, according to both us and the startups. Handing out useful tool after tool and taking the time to understand and coach each startup as well as leading a workshop for students, Kate impressed us in every field. A great inspiration."
The story design framework, storyFORMing, that I created in 2012 has been used to: make manageable a pro bono global campaign raising hope & funds for a nearby family after their child was brain-injured; as basis for agile advocacy in the wake of the divisive referendum on Britain's membership in the European Union; to name an innovative agricultural adaptation/transformation programme in southern Africa with a 25-year time horizon and a two-year grant; to help entrepreneurs and corporate transformation leaders succeed faster and avoid common pitfalls. storyFORMing keynotes and workshops have featured at a wide range of conferences, from Shoppers Insights MainStage (closing Day 2 of the 3-day conference) in Chicago in 2012, to ISPIM 2016 Annual Conference in Portugal & UCD16 in London.
IdeaKeg, the 3-dimensional trends and culture insight *magazine* that Gregg Fraley, Indy Neogy & I co-invented in 2010 has been used inside the world's largest FMCG companies, publicly endorsed by Whirlpool Corporation, featured at Front End of Innovation conferences we haven't even attended. Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology (ranked #1 in USA for undergraduate engineering, ahead of MIT and CalTech) has adopted IdeaKeg to help students become more curious and better at connecting the dots. I have facilitated IdeaKeg at Market Research Society's annual conference (2014, shortlisted 1 of 3 best breakouts); and Entrepreneurship Conference (London, 2015). IdeaKeg also featured at KEEN Annual Winter Conference (2016, led by two professors from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology), Intrapreneurship Conference (London, 2016) and multiple CPSI conferences.
The experimentation underpinning storyFORMing and IdeaKeg is possible because for nearly a decade, I have successfully run a small boutique consultancy called Throughline. Our purpose is to make innovation and change easier, by helping people gain the capabilities and access to the tools they need to have better conversations in business.
Throughline is named after the theory of acting I studied, as a child with my parents (actor-teacher dad, teacher-director-historian mom) and in MFA programmes in the USA. To round out my creative education, I have earned a PhD in Drama, Theatre & Performance Studies; trained in deliberate creativity, Time To Think and coaching methodologies. I help people expand their zone of comfort and also to work creatively and confidently at its edge.
Thanks to Euan Thorneycroft at literary agency A.M. Heath (est. 1919) I shall, in due course, write a book called Speed of Courage.
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Billy Doubraski
Billy began his career at Kimmel & Associates in 2004.
Through his work in the Heavy Civil Division, Billy has formed strong relationships with some of the nation's leading talent in the Southeast.
Billy earned a BS in Business Management from Appalachian State University/Walker College of Business, minoring in Sustainable Development.
Outside of the office, he enjoys spending time with his son. He is also an avid runner and an active community member in Asheville, NC.
We sat down with Billy and asked him the following:
What do you like most about working at Kimmel & Associates?
My colleagues, and how much the work can vary.
What is one thing you learned early in your career that has made you successful?
To always be curious.
What is your greatest strength as a consultant?
A good ear. I think listening is the most important part of what we do.
What can clients and candidates expect from you?
Realism and optimism.
What makes you different from other recruiters in your industry?
At this point in my career, I think the longevity of my relationships in the industry set me apart from other recruiters.
Describe the most rewarding experience of your career.
What I find most rewarding is seeing individuals I have placed stay at a company for a significant amount of time and hearing about the positive impact they have on the company, whether it be contributing to the bottom line, the company culture, or the company's reputation – hopefully, all of the above.
Do you have a favorite quote?
This really is my favorite quote from a book and a movie, and I think it applies particularly to what we do: "Without change, something sleeps inside us, and seldom awakens. The sleeper must awaken." - Frank Herbert, Dune
What causes are you passionate about?
I am passionate about raising my son and being an active member of my community.
Personal interests?
The New York Mets (when they're winning), going to new ballparks, running around the beautiful place we live and work in, eating at The Admiral in West Asheville, and cooking - I really enjoy cooking, almost as much as eating.
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The Left unity has won all four key posts in the Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union (JNUSU) polls. Counting of votes resumed Saturday evening after it was suspended for nearly 14 hours. Members of the Akhil Bhartiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) claimed that counting had started without informing them.
The Left group's N Sai Balaji has been elected as the president, Sarika Chaudhary as the vice president, Aejaz Ahmed Rather as the general secretary and Amutha Jayadeep as the joint secretary.
The Left student bodies part of the unity are All India Students' Association (AISA), Students' Federation of India (SFI), All India Students' Federation (AISF) and the Democratic Students' Federation (DSF).
While N Sai Balaji bagged 2,161 votes, Sarika Choudhary got 2,692 votes, Aejaj Ahmed polled 2,423 votes and Amutha won 2,047.
Yesterday ABVP supporters allegedly ransacked the School of International Studies building, where the ballot boxes were stored.
Besides the Left bloc, there were candidates of the ABVP, the NSUI (National Students' Union of India) and BAPSA.
The RSS-backed ABVP won the three top posts - president, vice president and joint secretary - in the Delhi University Students' Union election; while the Congress affiliated NSUI took the secretary's post.


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Merci è un singolo del rapper italiano Carl Brave, pubblicato il 22 marzo 2019 come secondo estratto dal primo EP Notti brave (After).

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Obama's new taxes the middle class will soon be paying
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Nearly 4 million Americans -- the vast majority of them middle class -- will have to pay a penalty if they don't get insurance when President Barack Obama's health care overhaul law kicks in, according to congressional estimates released Thursday.
The penalties will average a little more than $1,000 apiece in 2016, the Congressional Budget Office said in a report.
Most of the people paying the fine will be middle class as Obama's comprehensive law is phased in over the next few years. In his 2008 campaign for the White House, Obama pledged not to raise taxes on individuals making less than $200,000 a year and couples making less than $250,000.
Republicans have criticized the requirement that Americans get coverage, even though the idea was originally proposed by the GOP in the 1990s and is part of the Massachusetts health care plan signed into law in 2006 by then Gov. Mitt Romney, a Republican. Attorneys general in more than a dozen states are working to challenge it in federal court as unconstitutional.
"The individual mandate tax will fall hardest on Americans who can least afford to pay it, many of whom were promised subsidies by the Democrats and who the president has promised would not pay higher taxes," said Rep. Dave Camp of Michigan, the top Republican on the tax-writing House Ways and Means Committee.
Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa, the top Republican on the Senate Finance Committee, said while Obama and congressional Democrats celebrate the benefits of the law, they have an obligation to acknowledge the flip side. "There's a price for not participating, and people will pay it," Grassley said.
Democrats argue that the requirement and the penalties are a necessary part of a massive overhaul designed to expand coverage to millions who now lack it. They point out that getting more Americans, especially young and healthy people, in the insurance pool will reduce costs for others and could lower premiums.
"The new law will make health insurance affordable for everyone and CBO's analysis confirms that the vast majority of uninsured Americans will find health care affordable and choose to participate," said White House spokesman Nick Papas.
Americans who don't get qualified health insurance will be required to pay penalties starting in 2014, unless they are exempt because of low income, religious beliefs, or because they are members of American Indian tribes. The penalties will be fully phased in by 2016.
About 21 million nonelderly residents will be uninsured in 2016, according to projections by the CBO and the Joint Committee on Taxation. Most of those people will be exempt from the penalties.
Under the new law, the penalties will be phased in starting in 2014. By 2016, those who must get insurance but don't will be fined $695 or 2.5 percent of their household income, whichever is greater.
After 2016, the penalties will be increased by annual cost-of-living adjustments. People will not be required to get coverage if the cheapest plan available costs more than 8 percent of their income.
The penalties will be collected by the Internal Revenue Service through tax returns. However, the IRS will not have the authority to bring criminal charges or file liens against those who don't pay.
About 3 million of those required to pay fines in 2016 will have incomes below $59,000 for individuals and $120,000 for families of four, according to the CBO projections. The other 900,000 people who must pay the fine will have higher incomes.
The government will collect about $4 billion a year in fines from 2017 through 2019, according to the report.
Throw it in the woods!
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I will use the religious belief angle. There is absolutely no reason that I should be compelled to enrich people I don't know to that I can have "healthcare." I need the modern healthcare system as much as a flounder needs a suntan.
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Me either.
But, there may be some good news. Did you notice this?
"The penalties will be collected by the Internal Revenue Service through tax returns. However, the IRS will not have the authority to bring criminal charges or file liens against those who don't pay."
If true, this could be a workable loophole.
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About 21 million nonelderly residents will be uninsured in 2016
I thought this was supposed to cover everyone........guess not. HA HA HA!
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Halla is a middle-aged woman whose troubles begin when she inherits a large amount of money — an event that leads her to being imprisoned by her relatives as they plot to marry her off or kill her. Enter a magic sword and the ancient swordsman trapped within: Sarkis of the Weeping Lands. The story takes Halla on a quest to get legal aid but with no shortage of encounters with religious fanatics, roadside brigands and semi-transparent jelly monsters.
Not unlike later Terry Pratchett works, the book is a very funny fantasy story but not a parody of fantasy stories. It knows and owns the fantasy tropes it uses and mines them for their funny and incongruous elements without being dismissive of them. The interplay of the two central characters is wonderful with delightful banter and sexual/romantic tension.
There are clever additions to the setting, in particular, the Order of the White Rat — a religious order that is basically a citizen's advice bureau and pro bono lawyers. Sort of paladins or Templars but whose battlefield is court rooms and legal briefs. It is both a clever subversion (particularly given the previous book was focused on a demon hunting paladin) and makes perfect sense given the existing parameters of the setting.
There are darker elements, particularly as more of Sarkis's past is revealed and the themes of coercion, gas-lighting and imprisonment of Halla by her relatives are an on-going sense of menace.
I enjoyed it very much. Not sure if I was as charmed by it as I was by Clockwork Boys, but it's quite a different book to that one. The suggestion in the afterword of further books exploring the other swords intrigues me greatly.
A "suggestion" of further books? There's basically a cliffhanger in the epilogue, and as good as a promise in the author's afterword. If there's no second book in a year or two I'll have to consider going into full fanboy nagging mode.
Next, I really want a whole book from the point of view of a gnole.
It took till 48% till a book had a gnole! I was despairing.
Still, a gnole was very funny and useful.
I want a road story with one human and one gnole. Maybe another rat god priest.
After the other two swords, I guess.
And how they almost caught Nuth.
Oh, I really liked the short story she wrote with those characters. Sadly, I've never yet read one of her novels — seeing as how I do most of my "reading" through audio, and most of hers aren't available! I do have the audio of The Seventh Bride on Mt. TBR, though, which I really ought to get to. Hmmmmm.
Are you referencing her short story, 'Sun, Moon, Dust' published by Uncanny a year and a bit ago? I remember it more as being a theme overlap with all-original characters, but 5 points to Hufflepuff for reminding me about it and initiating a re-read.
Sun, Moon, Dust had a similar theme (sword inhabited by souls that ends up in the possession of somebody who isn't a mighty warrior) but a different setting and a different style.
Pro Bono? They charged her 20% of the estate!
Yes, they seem to be lawyers who work on commission if the client is poor, or poor in cash like Halla.
I thought it reasonable since I once had a lawyer who did a job from their office and the courthouse and charged me 33% without having to fight off bandits or travel through fairyland by oxcart!
Cam: "Better Call Rat God".
The Good Rat. Or is it the Rat Wife?


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Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf visited ProspHire headquarters to celebrate the Firm as a small diverse business and discuss some of the most pressing issues in healthcare.
Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf arrived at ProspHire's downtown Pittsburgh headquarters on Friday, Aug. 10 to cheers and applause. He was greeted by Firm co-founders, Lauren and Chris Miladinovich and walked the penthouse loft space shaking hands with every single event attendee.
Then the Governor settled in (to a high stool on ProspHire's putting green) for a conversation about his views on healthcare, his administration's accomplishments and his support for small businesses.
Speaking about Pittsburgh's metamorphosis in the last several decades, the Governor said the city was, "one of the best in the world." He specifically commended Pittsburgh for its diversity, accessible cost of living, appeal to youth and emphasis on equality.
Governor Wolf briefly touched on the accomplishments of his administration. Chief among them was creating the first statewide LGBTQ Affairs Commission in the U.S. He also took credit for making the education system more relevant and creating a budget surplus for the first time in decades. Governor Wolf also made it clear he believed in, "fairness for everybody, regardless of gender, color and who you love."
Chris then led the Governor through a more in-depth discussion of healthcare and small diverse business. After sharing that ProspHire works with many of Pennsylvania's Managed Care Organizations (MCOs), Chris asked the Governor to please speak to his view on the importance of managed care and why what we do every day is so important.
Governor Wolf said, "There is a real mistrust from people about what we as a society can give each other." He stressed that cost-effectiveness in healthcare is paramount and insisted that trust in government needs to be rebuilt so individuals can get the care they need.
When asked what MCOs can do better, the Governor admitted he didn't have a definitive answer. But he said we all have to adopt a, "continuous improvement mindset." The key, he stressed, is to have, "open and honest dialogue." Aligning with that belief, Governor Wolf discussed Community Health Choices in Southwestern Pennsylvania and how it positively impacts the lives of senior citizens. Through Health Choices, his administration is committed to increasing opportunities for older Pennsylvanians and individuals with physical disabilities to receive the services they need to remain in their home.
To close, Governor Wolf was asked about his passion for small business, to which he said, "small businesses are where big businesses come from." Speaking from his experience as a business owner, he referred to small businesses as, "the breeding grounds for fairness and ethical behavior" and said there is more we can all do to build trust with our employees that will lead to better outcomes and results.
The ProspHire team then presented the Governor with a "Re-elect Tom Wolf" golf flag and the Governor posed for pictures with event attendees.
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In the US, it's not that common for cash to be your only payment option — especially when paying a large company like an airline. However, through May 1, cash was your only option for paying for in-flight purchases on American Eagle flights. Thankfully, that's now a problem of the past.
Since we love to earn points and miles on all purchases, we're glad to see American Airlines is finally cashless across all flights. Here's to hoping the cash-only hold outs will do the same.


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Important Notice: Covid-19 Outbreak
Dear Parishioners of Knocklyon, this is a difficult time for all of us. We pray that with God's help and by helping one another we can get through this crisis together.
In light of the measures put forward by the Government we are cancelling all Sunday and weekday masses until further notice. The church will however remain open from 8am to 7pm everyday if any of you would like to come in and say a prayer or light a candle.
Funerals will still take place although the number of mourners may have to be restricted. The Parish Office will remain open as normal. If we can assist anyone, we, the priests of the parish, are available.
Mass will be celebrated daily at 10.00 AM in our private Oratory. The celebration will be available via web-cam on the parish website.
Those who have booked masses can re arrange them through parish office or one of the priests will offer mass for that intention privately. Please refer to our website for further updates. We entrust each of you to the loving care of God our Father.
Thank you again for your understanding at this difficult time.
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The American Clinical Laboratory Association ("ACLA") is pleased to have this opportunity to submit comments to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services ("CMS") in response to its November 7, 2011, request for stakeholder comments on their experiences with the Coverage with Evidence Development ("CED") policy. ACLA is an association representing independent clinical laboratories throughout the country, including local, regional and national laboratories.
ACLA previously commented on the 2005 Draft Guidance implementing the CED policy. The primary issue of concern to ACLA members in 2005 – the potential for CED to delay development and clinical use of new and innovative clinical laboratory tests – persists today. Indeed, recent actions by CMS and local contractors on coverage for molecular diagnostic testing have amplified those concerns.
To date, CED has been used to restrict coverage of innovative drugs and genetic tests at the cutting edge of medical research (e.g. genetic tests for warfarin, off-label use of cancer drugs.) CDC released a recent study showing that warfarin was implicated in one third of the emergency hospitalizations among adults over the age of 65; many of those emergency visits could have been averted by using the genetic test for warfarin response. Medicare's decision to cover the test only under CED was based on the argument that the test had not yet been shown to improve long term outcomes in clinical practice.
While Medicare's CED research may collect valuable new evidence in the long run, the decision to restrict coverage for beneficiaries outside of the CED trials is short-sighted. Additionally, Medicare's policy has led to private payers' deciding not to cover the genetic test until the Medicare trials are complete. The combined effect of those decisions has resulted in a situation where private insurers are not collecting any data on the use of the test in the commercial (under-65) marketplace, and the Medicare program is missing opportunities to lower healthcare costs by averting warfarin related hospitalizations.
ACLA recommends that CMS examine ways to improve the CED process to alleviate these issues, which are described in more detail below. We appreciate the opportunity to submit these comments, and would be pleased to provide additional information as needed.
Laboratory Tests are Diverse in Their Makeup and Application. We urge CMS to recognize the diversity of tests and their applications and to appropriately prioritize the use of CED on those tests where the knowledge gained will justify the substantial time and expense involved.
The range and diversity of genetic tests is enormous. According to the National Institutes of Health GeneTests online web site (https://www.genetests.org/), there are over 1,600 different diseases for which genetic tests are available. Performing CED studies on this quantity of tests would be an overwhelming task; thus, CMS' prioritizing the use of CED in evaluating clinical laboratory tests is essential.
 Provide patients and physicians increased control over chronic conditions through personalized "real-time" treatment and disease management regimens – yielding rapid results tailored to a patient's unique circumstances.Given the broad range of applications for clinical laboratory tests in the Medicare program, CMS' assessments of the evidence should also take into account these varied applications in deciding what level of evidence is appropriate for any given test. For example, where a test is being used to confirm a diagnosis, less rigorous evidence may be sufficient to demonstrate the utility of the test. Where significant therapeutic decisions may be made based on the test results, a higher level of evidence may be required.Likewise, in contrast to the typically direct relationship between a therapy and health outcomes, the relationship between a laboratory test and health outcomes is usually indirect. It is essential to recognize this difference when planning and conducting CER, including in setting priorities and selection of study design, outcome measures, and other aspects.
Existing Standards are Sufficient for Evaluating Evidence. Well accepted standards exist for judging most clinical diagnostic testing. For the most part, these standards focus on two necessary and complementary requirements (1) the analytical validity of the test – does it consistently and accurately measure the analyte for which it is testing – and (2) the clinical validity – does it consistently identify the clinical condition associated with the analyte in the patient population for whom the test is intended.
Beyond analytical and clinical validity, an assessment of the utility of a diagnostic test should be informed by evidence of the extent to which the results of the test can influence patient management. Because this is dependent upon treatment and other diagnostic options, evidence requirements should be tailored to the condition for which the test is designed.
By nature, diagnostic tests have an indirect impact on health outcomes when compared with therapeutics. Therefore, the evidence of diagnostics' impact on health outcomes may be less direct than the evidence of therapeutics' effects on health outcomes. The perceived benefits gained from lengthy, comprehensive evidentiary methodologies must be balanced against the significant opportunity costs such methodologies often can impose, including disincentives to medical innovation and delayed or denied access to diagnostics that could have avoided negative health outcomes and their associated costs.
It is rare for a laboratory to conduct prospective randomized clinical trials to show that a molecular diagnostic test has clinical utility; this information usually is deduced from other available evidence. Coverage of new molecular diagnostic tests could be delayed by years if CMS and its contractors accept only published studies from peer-reviewed journals of prospective randomized clinical trials, or, in the absence of such studies, refuse to accept other evidence of clinical utility.
Evidence to Support Medicare Coverage Should Expand Beyond Clinical Trials.
Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) should not be the default study design for establishing Medicare coverage of laboratory tests. The need for an RCT is diminished when the therapeutic decision based on accurate test information is well established and when there is strong evidence pertaining to the impact of the therapy on patient outcomes or on a validated surrogate outcome. For example, to determine whether a given test can predict recurrence of a condition, the only way to perform a RCT would be to track patients prospectively over a long period of time to determine whether the condition returned prior to some set endpoint. It could be many years before the results of such a study would be known, thus delaying unnecessarily the availability of an important diagnostic tool and important information for patients.
There is a broad spectrum of evidence that could be considered in evaluating diagnostic tests. While RCTs may be the "gold" standard for some procedures and therapies, they may have significant limitations when applied to many diagnostic situations. Studies of the evidence for laboratory testing should draw on the full portfolio of evolving methods for comparative effectiveness research.
trial designs; "data mining" of claims data, patient registries, and EHRs; retrospective studies of specimen remnants; and analyses of linked data sets of laboratory data and patient outcomes.
 Genetic testing is often performed and validated using archived specimens that have been stored and catalogued. It is often possible to use such samples, consistent with principles of informed consent and appropriate treatment of patients and patient specimens, to determine whether an individual with a given genetic profile ultimately had a recurrence, or responded to a particular drug or therapy. Such retrospective reviews of archived specimens, in lieu of prospective clinical trials, can result in more rapid determination of the utility of a diagnostic procedure, without adversely affecting incentives to develop beneficial new tests.
Thank you for reviewing our comments. We look forward to working with CMS as it continues to refine the CED policy. If you have any further questions or comments, do not hesitate to contact us.


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Spain – Is this heaven?
As we left Malta I turned to Jeff and said, 'Well, not every place can have gypsies, hammams, and exciting cheese. That's okay.' Enumerating the three tenants of Jaynie-topia, little did I know that in a mere one-hour we'd be in a country rich in not one, not two, but ALL of these elements. Oh boy, Spain is great. Much like I felt when we got to Sri Lanka, I'm embarrassed that we've overlooked this country for so long. What's wrong with us?
If you visit only one country in Europe it should be Spain. The country has a fascinating history that spans the Phoenicians, the Romans, the Visigoths (they're always fun), the Arab moors, the Umayyad dynasty (from Damascus!), and eventually the northern 're-conquistadors'. Most countries in the European Mediterranean have similar histories but in Spain these layers seem more architecturally visible, with conquerors using the structures of the conquered rather than completely destroying them. When the Catholic monarchs Ferdinand and Isabella conquered Granada in 1492, they actually made the fantastical Islamic palaces in the Alhambra their home. They kept much of the architecture unchanged and ruled from a room decorated with Islamic motifs and passages from the Koran. We've seen far too few instances of cross-cultural reuse in our travels, and I really loved this about Spain. (I'm still mad at Sicily for destroying all the hammams after the Norman Invasion in 1061. Why?)
Our travels in Spain were limited to the southern part of the country: we began in Valencia, drove to the palm forest at Elche, curved inland to Granada, took a train to Seville, and finally bid farewell in Algeciras.
After some travel burnout Valencia was the breath of fresh air we needed. The city is like Berlin on the Mediterranean. Sunny and lovely, investments have been made in public transportation, bike-ability, and great public spaces.
The gem of Valencia is the Mercado Central, a huge covered marketplace built in 1928 and housing over 300 small shops selling all kinds of food and drink. The goodies sold here are my cat nip and Jeff had to rein me in – Spanish jamon, salty cheeses, fancy olive oil, and dried fruit are everywhere. Valencia is famous for its unique variety of horchata and we drank gallons of it at the market and the nearby Horchateria Santa Catalina. Valencian horchata uses an unusual African legume called tiger nuts and it is thicker and less sweet than the Mexican-style horchata at home.
The Mercado Central in Valencia. The sword-fish weather vane is fantastic.
HAM- HAM HAM!!!! Or should I say jamon.
The nearby Horchateria de Santa Catalina serves up some GOOD stuff.
The center of the market is a very cool dome… you can *kind of* see it here.
The produce was fantastic. They had tons of large, good looking citrus fruits and pomegranates the size of my head (not Jeff's head, though).
More excellent produce.
Historically silk production and processing was a huge industry in Valencia, and it was fun to learn about the city's connections to the Silk Road. After spending what felt like eternity exploring Silk Road hubs in Uzbekistan, both Jeff and I are pretty intrigued with all of the threads (obnoxious pun here) of the silk industry around the world. Originally Arab traders brought silk to Valencia as a terminus at the western end of the original Silk Road, but they found that the notoriously finicky mulberry tree (i.e. silk worm food) could be grown in Valencia. Valencia's silk trade peaked during the 15th century, and there was even a scheme to start a 'new Silk Road' from Valencia to the new world. Jeff very politely suffered through the silk museum in the Velvet Weaver's Guildhouse and a visit to the Lonja Silk Exchange building, which was built as the seat of 'silk power' in the roaring 1400s.
This room was the seat of power during the silk hey-day during the 1400's.
This hall in the silk exchange is where all of the deals were cut. The columns are striking.
This is some kind of punch-card apparatus that controlled a loom. Neither Jeff nor I could figure out how it worked.
The loom. It was pretty impressive.
From Valencia we rented a car and drove down to Elche, the only palm grove in Europe and one of the biggest palm forests in the world. The palms were most likely planted by Carthaginian settlers in the 5th century BC, but an irrigation system built by the Moors in the 800s allowed the grove to flourish. Jeff and fam visited Elche when he was a little kid, and it was fun for him to revisit his childhood adventures.
Plams at Elche!
There were some pretty amazing cacti too. The whole environment was beautiful.
We made it to Elche!
A manicured section of the grove.
After Elche the Arab quotient increased steadily until we reached Granada. Much of Granada's Arab district, Albayzin, was build by craftsmen from Damascus and the wandering the district was a highlight. I love a good 'Arab-flair', and Granada is Arab-flair minus the headscarves and plus ham. Truly, this is heaven.
Albayzin – the Arab district of Granada.
Kittens chillin' outside our apartment in Albayzin. They got some ham for dinner.
A view from our apartment to the Alhambra at sunset.
Annoyingly, visiting the Alhambra necessitates one to plan in advance (pfffff). There are daily limits on the number of visitors allowed inside and a 'strong recommendation' that tickets are purchased 2 – 6 months in advance. After some frantic scrambling and a bit of luck (a.k.a. a lot of money) we were able to find a tour of the Alhambra with two spots left. Phew.
The Alhambra, or the 'Red One', was initially built in the 800s as a relatively small fortress on the remains of a Roman settlement. The Alhambra of today, however, is best known for the beautiful Generalife Gardens and several glorious Islamic Palaces, which were built by the Islamic rulers of the Emirate of Granada between 1230 to 1492. These gardens are so serene and the palaces were truly beyond compare. Really, it's one of the prettiest places we've seen during this year of travel.
Inside the Generalife gardens.
Arab's know how to do a good courtyard.
The famous Courtyard of the Lions. It was lovely, but I'm not sure why it's so famous…
My favorite prayer niche. I want to have tea here.
Yea! We made it inside.
Cool arches everywhere.
The Alhambra really excels at ceilings. Look at this!!!
The ceiling in the royal hammam.
My second favorite prayer niche. I'd drink tea here too.
Gypsies + Flamenco
Once again, a free walking tour resulted in the discovery of a nearby gypsy neighborhood – Granada's Sacromonte. Did you know that gypsies invented flamenco? Neither did I. Located just outside the city walls, the Sacromonte neighborhood is comprised of a series of cave dwellings, troglodyte homes is the technical term. The origin of the Granada gypsies (and why they live in caves) is unclear, but it is likely that Christian gypsies saw a business opportunity in Granada after Ferdinand and Isabella expelled the Jews during the inquisition. Unlike any gypsy community I've seen, Granada gypsies are welcoming to tourists and run a profusion of eateries out of their caves. Jeff and I spent a pretty memorable evening in Sacromonte listening to flamenco music, drinking sangria, and watching the sunset on the Alhambra.
The view of Sacromente from an upper street.
But wait… there's more. Granada has several hammams, including the exquisite Hammam al-Andalus housed in an impressive 13th century building. It's not a true hammam (painful naked scrub downs, etc.) but it's a beautiful atmosphere and a very nice experience. Predictably, I loved it so much that I made Jeff come back with me for a second time. Even he thought it was a beautiful hammam and we schooled multiple Spaniards in asceticism in the cold pool (they're very delicate).
The cold pool in the hammam. It was cold, but not terrible.
The warm pool. This place was lovely!
Seville and Algeciras
From Granada, we took the train to Seville. Seville is absolutely pleasant but after all the excitement in Granada we didn't do much. We sat in pleasant cafes and ate pleasant food. One day we mustered the energy to do a day trip to neighboring Cordoba to see the Mezquita de Córdoba, but that was about it.
The famous arches in Mezquita de Córdoba. They look so Syrian to me.
A hidden little cove. I wanted to get inside but I couldn't figure out how.
Outside the walls of Mezquita de Córdoba.
More old walls of the comple.
A lovely little neighborhood church in the Jewish district. Yep, a church, you heard me right.
The old synagog. It was very well restored and quite beautiful.
From Seville we took a bus to the southern port town of Algeciras, where we got a taste of small town Spain. Algeciras is basically the stopping off point for tourists going to 1) Gibraltar or 2) Morocco (or in our case both). Algeciras is sleepy but pleasant, and we spent a day resting there before the next adventure.
After loosing our travel mojo a bit in Malta, Spain was a great way to reinvigorate the last leg of our travels. Fabulous architecture, gypsies, good food, and hammams – Spain has everything a person could want (as dictated by me). Next up, a visit to wee Britain in Gibraltar and then on to Morocco!
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Coriolis Systems Aura
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It's a little-known feature of most Macs that the 3.5 mm headphone port actually doubles as a optical S/PDIF port, which means that given the right cable, you can get a high-quality PCM audio stream right into the optical input on your stereo receiver. Unfortunately, since macOS lacks native support for advanced codecs like Dolby Digital AC-3, you'll be limited to two-channel audio unless you're using an app like DVD Player. This is where Coriolis Systems' new Aura comes in — it's a little $20 utility from the developer known for iDefrag and iPartition, which runs in the background to encode multi-channel audio from your Mac into a Dolby Digital AC-3 stream that can then be handled by any compatible receiver.
While there aren't a ton of apps that support 5.1 channel sound on the Mac, it's still a cool idea, and you can easily check it out with some Test Tones from Dolby Labs. Nevertheless, native 5.1 Dolby Digital AC-3 support is something we've been waiting for on the Mac for a long time, and it actually turns out that the real reason has been the vagaries of patent and licensing issues — Aura was actually ready four years ago, but it's only recently that it's been possible to actually release it.
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Q: Bluetooth latency from Arduino to Android I am building a simple piezo drum with arduino and App Inventor.
In arduino code, when the piezo threshold is reached, I send an 'a' via bluetooth.
In the other side, there is an App Inventor application running on Android in a Samsung S2 phone.
The application simply plays a sound when the 'a' key is received.
The problem i am facing is the latency... Do you know some way to reduce it?, maybe using other library instead SoftwareSerial? I tried with another apps (Bluetooth SPP, etc) with the same results.
The Arduino code is very simple:
#include <SoftwareSerial.h>

SoftwareSerial bluetooth(bluetoothTx, bluetoothRx);

const int threshold= 30;
int val;

void setup()
{
  bluetooth.begin(115200);
}

void loop()
{
  val = analogRead(sensorPin);

  if (val >= threshold)
  {
    bluetooth.print("a");
  }
}

Any help would be greatly appreciated...

A: Have you tried the Adafruit library?
It works really well and so fast I don't notice any latency.
I'm using the nRF8001 module by the way
#include "Adafruit_BLE_UART.h"

https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_Android_BLE_UART


InfoPath 2013 is a Form Design Application that allows the user to create their own personal forms using already built rules as well as custom code. One of the best features to InfoPath 2013 is the fact that it allows you to fully customise your form. InfoPath 2013 is not only limited to just form design, but there are a lot of out of the box solutions (OOBS) to complete mostly any problem you get stuck on.
Having had the opportunity to be taught on InfoPath 2013 it left me with a heavy heart when Microsoft announced that InfoPath 2013 will be the final version of the application although it will still work within SharePoint 2016 and SharePoint 2016 On-Premise until further notice. That being said, what does this mean exactly for Office forms?
Well Microsoft have stated the following "So how are we evolving our forms technology? In an effort to streamline our investments and deliver a more integrated Office forms user experience, we're retiring InfoPath and investing in new forms technology across SharePoint, Access, and Word. This means that InfoPath 2013 is the last release of the desktop client, and InfoPath Forms Services in SharePoint Server 2013 is the last release of InfoPath Forms Services. The InfoPath Forms Services technology within Office 365 will be maintained and it will function until further notice."
2. How long will InfoPath be supported? • The InfoPath 2013 client will be supported through April 2023. • InfoPath Forms Services for SharePoint Server 2013 will be supported until April 2023. • InfoPath Forms Services in Office 365 will be supported until further notice.
I am personally sad to see this robust application being laid to rest and one can only hope that the next application to replace InfoPath 2013 is able to fill its boots.


St. Regis Hotels & Resorts has signed an agreement with Demsa Group to open the brand's first location in Turkey.
The St. Regis Istanbul, part of Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, is set to open in the first half of 2014 in the Nisantasi neighborhood. With designs from award-winning Turkish architect Emre Arolat, the new 118-room hotel will overlook Maçka Park and the Bosphorus, according to a company announcement. The hotel will include four suites with custom interiors by world-renowned designers and a 2,000-square-foot presidential suite.
"We look forward to a long-term collaboration with Demsa Group starting with the launch of our St. Regis brand in Istanbul, a thriving historical city that is becoming a major player in global travel," Michael Wale, president, Starwood Hotels & Resorts, Europe, Africa & Middle East, said in the release.
Demsa group started as a retail company and currently has 115 stores in Turkey. It has been investing in hotels since 2010.
"Demsa Group continues to contribute significantly to the increase of the confidence of global brands in Turkey's economy through initiatives and investments," Cengiz Çetindogan, Demsa Group chairman, said in the release.
Starwood currently operates nine hotels in Turkey under five different brands. Four of them are in Istanbul -- Sheraton Istanbul Maslak Hotel, Sheraton Istanbul Atakoy Hotel, W Istanbul and Le Méridien Istanbul Etiler.
"Owner and developer interest across our nine lifestyle brands is fueling Starwood's global growth both in primary and secondary markets," Bart Carnahan, senior vice president, acquisitions & development, Starwood Hotels & Resorts, Europe, Africa and Middle East, said in the release. "The addition of a St. Regis hotel in Turkey to our brand portfolio is further proof of the exceptional opportunities for both leisure and business development in the country across all sectors of the hospitality industry."
The hotel company plans to open its tenth location in Turkey, the Sheraton Adana Hotel, later this year and the Sheraton Samsun Hotel in 2014.
Hotels in the two Russian cities of Moscow and Saint Petersburg recently enjoy the benefits of massive tourism inflows with the recent World Cup Soccer event.
UK, Germany and Spain are the three most attractive hotel investment destinations in Europe, with more than two-thirds (69%) of investors identifying these markets as the preferred countries for hotel investment in 2018.
The market in the Russian capital is still riding strong, gaining volume of rooms sold in most segments and rates in some. Overall, the weighted market average occupancy of the quality hotels in the Russian capital had risen 2.6 ppt.
Homebuyers now adopt a 5 to 10-year view when purchasing a ski home, and increasingly place great value on the liquidity of their asset.
Dublin is suffering a major shortage in hotel rooms, and that it has an urgent need for an additional 3,000 rooms to satisfy current demand.


When did I become a card- carrying member of the adult world? I remember the day I realized I was old enough to pass for an adult: I owned a car and paid bills and had a job (I was doing laundry at the time too.).
But lately it seems as though life has thought up new and surprising ways to show me that yes, indeed, I am a true blue, full- fledged adult. Real hard- core life issues and problems, medical issues, health histories, job losses, death, politics and relationships become what I talk about with friends and family members. I remember when we used to talk about school and boys and high school jobs and what our parents were doing to embarass us.
When did that crossover occur when all responsibility landed on my shoulders? I think somedays I would like to put on some overalls, eat a fudgesicle, play outside with my friends, and not think about the 'adult world' for a while.


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Q: What is passive voice of 'I have a pen to write'? My question is in continuation to this question :
Is there a passive construction for 'I have a pen.'
Wherein it is said that no passive possible for 'I have a pen' since it has 'have' as transitive verb. But then there are other sentences like 'There is a book to read' which has passive form : 'There is a book to be read'. Please enlighten me.

A: The passive construction of

I have a pen to write.

is

A pen to write is had by me.

But this sounds extremely weird and ungraceful.
Tools, instruments are generally not things that can have (they are had). Things you can possess are not things that can typically "possess back" - and if they can, have is the wrong word.
Really the only common and non-jarring use of passive have are meanings like have fun, and then only if the subject is not definite.

All had fun.
Fun was had by all.

But fun was had by me sounds equally weird (you could say fun was had by me only, though).

A: I would say there is a nuance of difference between

There is a book to read

and

There is a book to be read

The former is of interest, the latter is necessary. So in the general sense it is not passive, but almost imperative.

A: I think the most idiomatic passive voice of "I have a pen to write" would be "There is a pen to write with".


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Big Words - Whether you are perspicacious or pusillanimous, obsequious or obstreperous, laconic or loquacious, enjoy discovering big words as one of life's little pleasures.
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A Rare Moment of Unity - When President Obama announced the news of bin Laden's death, spontaneous patriotic eruptions occurred across America.
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Help America's Image Abroad - How we are perceived abroad matters because we need the support of other nations for actions that advance American interests. Otherwise, our efforts to promote international peace and stability could have the opposite, unintended effect.
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I Am Not a Cat Person - As neophyte cat owners, we are mesmerized by their every move. At our house now, there is no need for a radio, a television, a computer or a video game. When we come home, we just sit and watch the kittens. They do not disappoint.