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Take the stress out of long-haul air travel with flights from New York to Kathmandu with Qatar Airways. Our award-winning service makes your trip that much more comfortable with a luxurious range of services. These include some of the most spacious seats you can enjoy above the clouds, and a fleet of modern aircraft. Delicious cuisine and an attentive and friendly crew will help you enjoy your journey to the exotic capital of Nepal.
Kathmandu is a riot of colourful sights and sounds, packed with medieval temples and other architectural gems, and awash with a unique atmosphere. The city's backstreets are like a time capsule, packed with cultural and artistic gems and overflowing with craftsmen's workshops that have hardly changed in centuries. Fly to Kathmandu with Qatar Airways, and experience one of the timeless gateways into the Himalayas and Tibet.
Arriving in Kathmandu
Nepal is, quite simply, breathtaking. One of the most mountainous regions in the world and home to the towering Mt. Everest, its capital is unlike any other.
Traditional structures and temples create a serene atmosphere that allows you to enjoy a slower, more relaxed pace of life.
Book a flight to Kathmandu with Qatar Airways and you are guaranteed a warm, friendly welcome in a country where traditional values are paramount.
The city is also the gateway to tourism in the country, with visitors from all over the globe drawn here for the incredible climbing and hiking opportunities.
The city of Kathmandu has a history spanning over 2,000 years, leading to an eclectic mix of ancient and modern attractions.
Because Kathmandu is a relatively compact city, it is easy to see much of it either on foot or by taking one of the many rickshaws that swarm the streets. This is also a good way to get a real feel for Kathmandu life.
To see a timeline history of the city, visit the Narayanhiti Palace Museum. Take a look up and you'll see the resident giant fruit bats - a spectacular sight when they come in to roost at dusk.
The Garden of Dreams (Kaiser Mahal) is a serenely beautiful spot which captures the Nepalese love of nature and brings it to life in a stunning collection of rare flora.
Flights to Kathmandu with Qatar Airways land at Tribhuvan International Airport. Visa restrictions for entry into the country will depend on your country of origin, length of stay and whether your trip is for business or pleasure. Before you fly to Kathmandu please check the visa and passport requirements.
Flying from New York
The iconic JFK airport is representative of the city it serves – big, busy and vibrant. A total of eight terminals and all the major international carriers connect passengers all over the world.
Packed with facilities and friendly staff, JFK is one of the world's busiest air hubs. Because the airport is so busy, it is important to plan ahead and know which terminal your Qatar Airways flight leaves from.
Transportation and car parking
The easiest way to get to and from the airport is via the JFK AirTrain - a 24-hour service that connects all of the airport terminals with rail and metro stations.
The New York City Airporter Bus runs every 20 minutes from Grand Central Terminal and the Port Authority Bus Terminal to the airport. Taxis are plentiful and a pre-booked limousine service is also available. Car parking for Terminal 8 is in the 'Red' Lot, although shuttles from other parking zones provide you with more options if the Red Lot is full.
Arriving in New York
Qatar Airways flights from New York leave from Terminal 8. The free AirTrain service connects the terminals, which is particularly useful if you are transferring from an internal or other international flight.
If your flight leaves from a high-numbered gate, it is advisable to use the free motorized shuttle, due to the distance between the departure area and the gates. The Oasis Lounge (charges applicable) in Terminal 4 is open 24 hours a day and has extensive facilities including showers.
While waiting for your Qatar Airways flight from New York, Terminal 8 offers extensive food and drink outlets serving snacks and fast food, light meals, coffee and refreshments.
There is also a wide range of retail outlets selling everything from watches and sunglasses to a dedicated 'Metropolitan Museum of Art' shop. Facilities include baby-care areas, dry cleaning, a pet relief area and a Welcome Centre. Wi-Fi is available throughout the airport for a fee.
Essential facts about Kathmandu


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Review: Future Islands @ Empty Bottle 2/19
By Bonnie Page
Some things are just hard to describe. Like trying to describe the torment and intensity inside of Future Island's front man Sam Herring. Or Herring's theatrical command over Empty Bottle on Saturday night. Or like trying to describe the genre Future Islands fits into. Luckily, Future Islands has already solved the issue of trying to describe their sound by creating their own genre; they call it post-wave. It's something like a heavily texturized post-punk slash new-wave set to growling, howling vocals. The Saturday night show was a little harder to depict. It was like the moody, jarring and distorted saga of the band's album In Evening Air (plus a few new tracks) were taken over and re-enacted by Herring with irrepressible drama.
Herring commandeered the Empty Bottle from the second he took the stage. With an ominous eyeball he isolated and stared down the individuals in front of him before stepping further into character and growling into opening track "The Great Fire". Herring, balanced out by stoic band mates J. Gerrit Welmers (keyboard) and William Cashion (bass/guitar), proceeded with two more unreleased tracks before getting into the reverbed, industrial noise that opens up beat driven "An Apology". The song won instant recognition from the Bottle crowd. Following the song, Herring stepped out of character for a minute, to exclaim "I am so fucking happy to be in Chicago! Goddamn!".
Back in character, with the crowd hanging on his every motion, Herring then pulled the room into "Tin Man" with a wild-eyed, anathematic and gnarled chorus "I am the Tin Man". Welmers and Cashion accompanied the roughness with steel drum beats falling underneath rich reverb and synth textures.
While the room was under the control of Herring, Herring was under the possession of the music. The lyrics "Walking Through That Door" welled up inside of him, took over his body and gutturally rolled from his throat escaping to contorted facial expressions. At times he aggressively beat his chest with his fist or leaned over the crowd with fingers clawed towards the ceiling. And the lyrics to the dramatic ballad "As I Fall" seem to crawl out from him as he half-cried the "I feel safe / I feel whole / Knowing that it wasn't your fault / Fall / Fall / You were my best friend".
Herring brought the formal set to an end to the dance beats of "Veiro's Eye" and a garbage bag full of pink, orange and red balloons. Bodies pulsated frenetically underneath the bouncing balloons to the song's layered, building beats. Rather than ending with a cliffhanger, the trio encored with the down tempo ballad "Little Dreamer". "Viero's Eye" was like the dramatic climax, to "Little Dreamer's" denouement.
Future Islands is currently touring with the tongue-and-cheek energy of Ed Schrader's Music Beat — a post-punk band that yells about amazing airshows and sugar addictions.
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The pension mis-selling scandal is now finally making headline news with mainstream media companies, with The Times dedicating a large segment to the issue of mis-sold SIPP pensions and high-risk investments.
The article focused on how thousands of pension savers were persuaded by unregulated marketing companies and financial advisers to transfer to SIPP pensions, and were sold high-risk and unregulated investments, many of which collapsed, devastating their pension pots.
But while The Times called this 'the dawn' of the new mis-selling scandal', industry figures show that the problem has been around for years, and is only now being picked up by mainstream press.
In 2017/2018, the FSCS paid out over £112 million for claims relating to pension advice, and Get Claims Advice alone has helped claim back £50 MILLION for mis-sold pensions on behalf of its clients since 2014. The majority of claims won by Get Claims Advice have involved SIPP pensions.
Until recently, most claims relating to mis-sold SIPPs and high-risk investments went against regulated financial advisers – people and firms that should have known better than to suggest unsuitable pension arrangements like this for clients who couldn't afford to take on the risk.
But many people took no financial advice, and some SIPP providers are now being held accountable for not performing due diligence checks on investments and marketing firms that they dealt with. SIPP provider Berkeley Burke lost its judicial review after the Ombudsman found it at fault, which now means more SIPP providers are being questioned about their role in unsuitable pension arrangements.
While thousands of people have indeed been mis-sold their SIPP pensions, many have now won compensation claims, or are in the process of making a claim.
But now, many other people are realising that the advice they received to transfer their Final Salary and other Defined Benefits Pensions was negligent. While harder to detect (as it often appears as if they new pension is growing), final salary pension transfers are often mis-sold.
If you moved a final salary pension, then you may have been mis-sold. Speak to a claims assessor at Get Claims Advice for a free chat to see if you can make a claim.


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Lukaku 'hopes' to get Serie A move after praising Juventus
The Manchester United forward is entering his second season at Old Trafford after completing a sensational £75million transfer from Everton last summer.
Although he has scored 31 goals in all competitions since making his move, fans remain sceptical about the Belgium international.
But his recent comments to Italian journalists will surely leave fans concerned after admitting he hopes to move to Italy at some point during his career.
"Juve have a great project in place and they just keep going. Every year they try to get stronger," Lukaku told La Gazzetta dello Sport.
"Without doubt, Juve are one of the two-three best teams in Europe. They've got a great Coach on the bench and extraordinary players in every area of the team.
"Cristiano Ronaldo stands out, but watch out for the others too. Paulo Dybala is already impressive and getting stronger, while I love Douglas Costa. He's an exceptional signing and his career shows he always makes the difference."
The Red Devils will play the Old Lady twice in the space of a fortnight in their Champions League group, with Ronaldo set to return to Old Trafford to face his former side.
After thrashing Young Boys but then drawing with Valencia, progress is not assured by any stretch for Mourinho's men.
Lukaku added: "It's a tough group, but obviously Manchester United want to finish on top."


The 2013 edition of the Lisbon & Estoril Film Festival – the first to open its competition section to non-European films – came to an end last night with a ceremony at Lisbon's CCB. Fish & Cat by Iranian director Shahram Mokri won the top prize. The movie, filmed in one single shot of 135minutes conquered the jury composed by plastic artists Dominique González-Foerster and Vhils, musicians Arto Lindsay and Diego Masson, and director/scriptwriter Carlos Saboga.
film profile] by Emir Baigazin and La última película by Raya Martin and Mark Peranson.
Hugo Pedro's Primária was chosen as the best of the 24 short films directed by film students from all over Europe, which were also competing in the festival. It is the second recognition of Primária – recently awarded at Córtex - Sintra's short film festival.


Path Is Cleared for Yemeni Leader to Get Care in U.S.
The Obama administration has decided in principle to allow President Ali Abdullah Saleh to enter the United States for medical treatment, subject to assurances, officials said.
HONOLULU — The Obama administration has decided in principle to allow the embattled president of Yemen, Ali Abdullah Saleh, to enter the United States for medical treatment, subject to certain assurances, two administration officials said Monday.
But those conditions — including a proposed itinerary — have not yet been submitted to the American Embassy in Yemen, these officials said, and no visa has yet been issued to Mr. Saleh.
The decision of whether to admit Yemen's longtime leader has stirred a vigorous debate within the administration, with some officials fearing sharp criticism for appearing to provide a safe haven for a reviled Arab figure accused of responsibility for the death of hundreds of antigovernment protesters.
The complex negotiations over Mr. Saleh's visa request attest to the high stakes for the administration, which urgently wants to secure room for political progress in Yemen but does not want to allow Mr. Saleh to use a medical visit as a way to shore up his political position. Nor do they want to play into Mr. Saleh's penchant for keeping people off kilter.
If allowed to enter, Mr. Saleh would be the first Arab leader to request, and to be granted, an extended stay in the United States since political unrest began convulsing the region a year ago.
One administration official said that there was no further "impediment" to issuing Mr. Saleh a visa, and that he could arrive at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital as soon as the end of this week for additional treatment of medical problems stemming from a near-fatal bomb blast in June at the mosque in his presidential complex.
Though the administration had been concerned that approval would anger the many Yemenis eager to see Mr. Saleh prosecuted for the killing of protesters by his security forces, some believe that giving him a way out of Yemen, even temporarily, could help smooth the way to elections next year and perhaps end a political crisis that has brought the government of the impoverished nation to the brink of collapse.
"In the end, we felt there was enough good to be gained that it was worth managing the criticism that we'd get, including any comparisons to past episodes," said the official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because the arrangement was still being completed.
The official was referring to President Jimmy Carter's decision in 1979 to admit the ailing shah of Iran, Mohammed Reza Pahlavi, into the United States for medical treatment. That so infuriated the Islamic revolutionaries who had overthrown the shah that they stormed the United States Embassy in Tehran and took 52 Americans hostage.
Antigovernment activists in Yemen said in recent days that they were worried that the United States would grant Mr. Saleh refuge and that if it did, they would demand he be returned for prosecution at home.
Still, it appeared that the administration was also looking for a way to help calm the political chaos that has undermined efforts to prevent terrorist groups from operating in Yemen.
Mr. Saleh would not be allowed to bring a large entourage or use his visit for political reasons, the official said.
Mr. Saleh contacted the American Embassy in Yemen's capital, Sana, about the visa, officials said. His lingering injuries from the bomb blast include shrapnel wounds and extensive burns. The most serious medical condition is a balance problem caused by inner-ear damage.
A spokeswoman for NewYork-Presbyterian, Myrna Manners, said she could not confirm whether Mr. Saleh would be going there. "As of now, we are not admitting him to NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital," she said.
After Mr. Saleh's three decades in power, doubts remain about his motives for departing now. He signed an accord a month ago in Saudi Arabia, agreeing to step down and authorizing an election in February to choose a new president. But until then, he maintains his title and much of his authority. Fears that he might find a way to hang on to power have hampered Yemen's transition and played a role in the chronic political violence gripping the country, the poorest in the Middle East.
On Saturday, government security forces opened fire on protesters in Sana, killing at least nine people. The demonstrators were protesting a deal that would grant Mr. Saleh legal immunity if he gave up his post.
The United States has found itself in a sometimes awkward position as the unrest in the Arab world has swept through Yemen. The administration conducts extensive counterterrorism operations with the Saleh government on suspected Qaeda cells. It was unclear whether the United States was Mr. Saleh's first choice for a destination, and as officials weighed his request, some worried that he might stop in other countries and seek support for some kind of effort to stay in power.
Part of the problem is divining what the president is thinking. Some American officials seem persuaded by Mr. Saleh's frequent claims that he has no desire to return to power. Others are less certain.
The two key officials involved in the decision are John O. Brennan, President Obama's chief counterterrorism adviser, and the American ambassador in Yemen, Gerald M. Feierstein. Mr. Brennan almost certainly took the decision to Mr. Obama for final approval, an official said.
On Sunday, Mr. Brennan called Yemen's vice president, Abed Rabbo Mansour al-Hadi, to urge the government to show restraint against protesters, Mr. Earnest said.
"Mr. Brennan emphasized strongly the need for Yemeni security forces to show maximum restraint when dealing with demonstrations, and called upon all sides to refrain from provocative acts that could spur further violence," Mr. Earnest said.
Vice President Hadi, who is supposed to assume Mr. Saleh's powers during the transition, told Mr. Brennan that the government would investigate the deaths and injuries, Mr. Earnest said. Shortly after the June bombing, Mr. Saleh was flown to a hospital in Saudi Arabia. But after three months, he returned to Yemen.


Music (mp3's), photos, musical scores, and written texts are represented from recent programs and concerts. Complete musical pieces and excerpts include both 'live' and studio recordings. There are chamber concerts featuring music for piano solo, piano accompanied by projected images, with a moving figure, and with hidden speakers. There are audio excerpts and photos from programs for piano and speaking voice, for violin and piano, and for unaccompanied violin. There are text excerpts from several programs for speaking voice and complementary music containing ideas that intersect science and art. And there is a video, electronic music, and text documenting a computer-controlled sound-installation that simulates acoustic phenomena (from microacoustic waves to those at the global scale) originally presented in real time from sunset to sunset.


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Ok, ok—so cocktails aren't exactly health food. But every once in a while, they can be oh-so-good for your mental health. 'Tis the season to indulge, so we wondered: is there a healthier way to drink?
Ice is your friend "Adding ice—especially crushed ice—has a triple benefit of keeping your drink cold, keeping you hydrated, and diluting the alcohol flavor, requiring less juice and other sweetener," she says.
Sip seasonally Take advantage of in-season fruits and veggies. The riper the ingredients, the more natural fruit sugar and less added sugar you'll need, Brender says.
Make mine spicy Instead of packaged mixes, flavor your cocktails with fresh herbs and spices, says Brender. Cayenne pepper adds kick, lemon and lime add pucker, and bitters? Well, they make everything better.
Don't get loose with juice "If the recipe calls for more than 1/2 cup juice per cocktail, replace the remaining juice with flavored seltzer or dilute with water or extra ice," Brender says.
Save your sugar Slash half of the sugar from any recipe you follow. "You can always add in more later," she says. "But the majority of the time, you can get away with cutting back at least 1/4 of the amount."
We followed Brender's advice and found 10 light and healthy, RD-approved cocktail creations. It's happy hour somewhere, so grab your muddler and get mixing!
This intensely sippable drink by Warren Bobrow, cocktail writer for Foodista and author of forthcoming book Apothecary Cocktails, will warm your whole body. Lemon alters your body's pH, which might make it more resistant to viruses.
"I prefer the tiny, intensely flavored Maine wild blueberries for this cocktail; they come either frozen or canned during the off-season," Bobrow says. We skipped the cranberry sauce and maple syrup to save on calories and sugar—and we still wanted a second mug.
After knocking back a couple of these, you'll definitely feel high on prana—Sanskrit for "life." This refreshing drink comes straight from Mat Snapp, mixologist of True Food Kitchen, a venture co-founded by Dr. Andrew Weil. Take comfort in the fact that as the alcohol depletes your electrolytes, coconut water helps restore them. It's the circle of life.
ADD all ingredients to cocktail shaker, shake, and strain. Serve in a martini glass, and garnish with a clementine wheel.
RD Tip: "Use fresh grapefruit squeezed instead of grapefruit juice, especially because they are so sweet this time of year," Brender says.
This herb-forward hot chocolate comes from HumanaVitality and Janice Newell Bissex, RD, and Liz Weiss, RD, also known as the Meal Makeover Moms. By using real cocoa powder instead of packaged hot chocolate mix, you're able to control the amount of total sugar. We love the kicky undertones of stomach-soothing ginger.
STIR IN vanilla and almond extracts; add Baileys Irish Cream.
Serve in mugs with marshmallows, if desired.
This New Year's-worthy cocktail comes from Sharon Palmer, RD, author of The Plant-Powered Diet. Simple, elegant, and perfectly toastable.
SLICE a cucumber and place 3 slivers in cocktail. Add sliced basil, and let float.
You've never seen a margarita like this. The garden-green cocktail from Melissa Farley, professional dancer-turned-health coach and founder of FitTrition, is grassy and refreshingly light. We dare you to find a healthier way to down tequila.
SHAKE well, and pour over ice into your salt-rimmed glass.
cheesecloth; squeeze cheesecloth to strain out ginger juice.
Matthew Biancaniello, mixologist at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel's Library Bar, conjured this cocktail for the Almond Board of California. With only 1 gram of fat, it's silky-smooth without using egg whites or heavy cream.
GARNISH with kaffir lime leaves on the side.
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For the set that only gets drunk organically, there's Prévu. The organic vodka-cognac blend can be a bit sweet on its own or in a juice-based drink, but paired with dry organic sake, the jammy sweetness finds a perfect match. Plus, flavored alcohol is a great way to add flavor without pouring in sweeteners, Nikki Brender, RD, says.
STRAIN into a martini glass, serve chilled.
Warren Bobrow's smoky twist on the vodka cola uses natural ingredients. No high fructose corn syrup in sight! "It's healing and potent," Bobrow says. "Root dates back to country medicinal curatives."
The deep orange clementine is currently in season. Squeeze it like it's going out of style with this healthy cocktail from Nikki Brender, RD.
TOP each cup with a splash ginger beer and stir until combined.


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Drama, more drama
While the City of San Francisco continues its schmoozing of the Warriors, Kings ownership is going to war with Sacramento. Apparently the Maloofs hired a former FBI agent to look into the signatures provided by supporters of ThinkBig Sacramento, a civic group whose focus is to keep the team in the capital city. That caused ThinkBig to retaliate, as they want the US Attorney General to investigate the Maloofs to see if they harassed those supporters.
And you thought the relationship between the A's and Oakland was bad.
In addition, newly dug up documents show that the Maloofs and the NBA had a disagreement about terms the team was asking for and items they would commit to: collateral, gameday and municipal expenses. Naturally, the Maloofs balked at putting up any of that even though it's standard practice in stadium/arena building these days. Buzz is building that they'll apply for relocation as the 2012-13 season ends, and there's no telling how awkward the situation will be between the team and fans at Power Balance Pavilion this fall.
It's all so bizarre. Excuse me while I grab some popcorn.
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As a lifelong Kings fan, this is truly an embarrassing day. I hope the NBA relocation committee pushes back and denies relocation again. Unfortunately, that will only push this thing to court. This ain't over by a long shot.
Wow, just when you thought the Maloofs couldn't stoop any lower they find a way to reinforce their claim to the title of worst sports team owners in the history of American professional sports. I mean scum like Al Davis, Bud Adams and the guy who moved the Cleveland Browns have NOTHING on these bozos. I hope they apply for relocation after next season. And I hope the league tells them to go fuck themselves with a broken off broomstick.
Kings fans should not go to the games next year. Let them play in an empty area.
Normally I'd say that's the absolute worst thing you could do, but in the Kings case it might actually be enough to bankrupt the Maloofs.
jeff-athletic
This is going to bite the Maloofs in the ass. They are so stupid it's astounding. Nobody is going to go to games next season, and they are going to be in a world of hurt, because the Kings are their only source of income.
Well it's a risk but I'm sure they think that if they can drive down attendance the league will let them move after next season. Problem they've got is the league owners aren't stupid. They know the Maloofs looked a gift horse in the mouth with how much Sac offered them for the arena, that the Maloofs poisoned the deal and are broke, and that Burkle is waiting in the wings to buy the team. And on top of that the other owners reportedly have never liked the Maloofs. I can see the other owners being spiteful enough to deny a move and force the Maloofs to sell, be it to Burkle or the Seattle group. But either way I'd be shocked if the Maloofs still own the team after the 2013-14 season.
Perhaps that produced new arena agreement between the Maloofs and Sacto was a ruse by the Maloofs to keep fans in the seats until the Kings move to Anaheim. The rumor is that the Maloofs planned the move to Anaheim for the start of the '12-13 season (not the '11-12 season) because the Lakers ended their cable contract with Fox Sports after the end of the '11-'12 season and the Maloofs could gain a better cable contract from the LA fanbase and playing in Anaheim than the Sacramento sports market could offer.
Can't move for 12-13 however. They didn't file to move by Mar 1. And they'd still need league approval that likely wouldn't be forthcoming with both Sterling and Buss opposed and Stern peeved at the Maloofs.
Stern and NBA must not be pleased with the Maloofs' antics. Also Anaheim may be losing interest after observing how the Maloofs have hosed Sacto.
Rip on the Maloofs all you want it is the City of Sacramento that has failed all Kings fans. Not to say the Maloofs are not scum in their own right but they are the lesser of the two evils by far.
The Maloofs turned down the city's offer and why? There is no way both parties (The city and Maloofs) could make $$ after 10 years into the deal hence why the Kings refused to sign a 30 year lease.
The City of Sacramento's proposal was simply put a pipe dream that had no legs to it period. You cannot take 9M a year from the General Fund of the city by privatizing parking without a public vote.
This plus Sacramento did not even have an EIR complete for the site in question. What if there were transportation improvement costs? Who would pay for that? The city? The Maloofs? That has to be done before doing any kind of budgeting for construction costs.
Kevin Johnson continuously put the Chicken before the Egg time and time again and when the Maloofs questioned the city for answers to the questions similar to the ones I have above what did they city do?? Point fingers at the Maloofs stating they were trying to derail the deal instead of providing direct answers.
It is sad that people blame the Maloofs here when it is really it is Sacramento's fault for trying to do this by the seat of their pants without doing their own due diligence.
The NBA will let the Kings move to Anaheim creating the largest 1-team TV market in the NBA for the Warriors who will now be televised all the way to Eureka where as they are blacked out now outside of the Bay Area.
The Kings will become the Royals after next season and I wish them well in Orange County as it is a huge under-served sub market of So Cal. Hopefully Henry Samueli takes over for the Maloofs as owner, one dirt bag to another.
@Dan- The Maloofs do not need league approval to move as Sterling and Al Davis can attest. This is not MLB where T-rights come into question.
The league relocation committee is simply a motion that now will approve the move as you will see 1 year from now.
Warriors move to San Francisco, Kings move to Oracle. I keep my season tickets in my same seats, root for a new team. Larry Ellison finally as an owner with his team in his building. Wow, that was easy!
Seriously, would hate to see Sacramento lose their team. Sad to see some great cities with amazing history of support being threatened to lose their teams. But hey, that's the world of pro sports.
Lew Wolff and Larry Baer are in the same room today along with the rest of the MLB owners, probably talking about whatever MLB owners talk about like who's embezzling them, who they're embezzling or.. I don't know… their kids? (Who are either illegitimate & half-Taiwanese or embezzling money from them).
@Sid
Wow. Just. Wow.
So many fallacies in your arguments. And I usually find your arguments about other issues pretty solid.
I'm not going to bother arguing your points (you have your Sacramento hatred entrenched), so there is no sense trying to convince you otherwise. All I suggest is you check out Think Big Sacramento, SacBee.com, and other sources (Kings Bleacher Report), and spend some time informing yourself of the process and the long history.
You can hate my city all you want, but the fact is this city, including it's leadership, business community, and fans, has bent over backwards time and time again to get an arena deal done, and the Maloofs have balked every time.
If anyone doubts Sacramento's efforts, or is behind the Maloofs in all of this mess, please read the following:
http://www.cowbellkingdom.com/2012/05/08/maloofs-2013-relocation-sacramento-anaheim/
Sid, incorrect. Al Davis may have been the sole owner to move without league approval, but remember he had to go to court to do so. The Maloofs would be no different. And they don't have the money for a protracted court battle. Not to mention the league is so peeved at them they could always just revoke the franchise. Remember the league ultimately grants franchises and they might just hate the Maloofs enough to revoke theirs and kill off the team completely. And all of this assumes there's nothing in the Maloof's ownership agreement that stipulates they have to get league approval by contract for a move.
As for Sac failing them, Sac came up with a workable arena plan in less than a year as the league requested. Were there issues to iron out, sure. But that's not an excuse to throw the whole plan under the bus the way the Maloofs did. The third time they've done so by the way. There is only one villian in the whole story and that's the Maloofs. There's never been such a disingenuous group of scumbags to run a team. They've never had any intention of staying in Sac and have had the glitz of LA on the mind for years. Luckily the NBA ain't biting.
Larry Ellison
Can I buy them out and move them the Kings to SJ?
If selling them were a solution they'd be staying in Sacramento. Burkle has already offered to buy them. The Maloofs stubbornly aren't selling. They think Anaheim is the pot of gold at the end of a rainbow coming out of their asses. Which is ironic because according to the terms of the deal with Samueli in Anaheim they'd lose the team if they defaulted to him, which they'd undoubtedly do.
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@ Dan – the main reason the Maloofs cannot sell is that they are currently in negative equity on the team. They control a 45% stake (they achieve majority status via a handshake deal with a 10% owner) in the team that's worth roughly $300M. They currently have loans outstanding to the City for $60M (secured by Arco Arena) and to the league for roughly $100M to $125M. They could at best sell their stake in the team for ~~$135M, thus leaving them $50M in the hole if they sell.
Long and short, they're not just broke, they are dead-ass broke. They are using the NBA team as their cash generator right now, and the only reason they can do so is because of revenue sharing combined with rock-bottom salary and staffing – and the Commish is already on record as stating they will not be allowed to go on doing that forever.
We are the New Clippers. Pray for us.
@SierraSpartan
Perhaps the Maloofs could sell off Arco (Power Balance) and the land surrounding it (both of which they own), getting rid of, at least, the debt to Sacramento.
Then maybe they can get a deal with the NBA, where they walk away without their debt to the NBA, the NBA assumes 45% ownership, which then sells the stake to Brukle.
Then the Maloofs can all get jobs at Taco Bell.
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The Maloofs are a joke!
Look for the Maloofs to sell the team or move the team to Seattle.
If the Maloofs go to Anaheim, they will be even more of a laughing stock franchise, then the already are.
Fans or the Laker and Clippers will never all of a sudden start rooting and attending Kings games in Anaheim? Fat chance!
The goofy Maloofs are a bunch of idiots!
Meanwhle, having learned that telling the NBA "Build your own arena!" is the same as telling the league to leave town, Seattle looks to get its act together on a mostly privately funded arena.
http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/7938287/arena-plan-moves-ahead-seattle-lures-nba
Jeff, Not sure they can sell Arco. One of the things that came up during the last year is that Arco isn't a privately owned venue as we all thought. The Maloofs claimed it's publicly owned at one point. I'll see if I can find the article. But the point was that Arco's status is in no way clear anymore.
@ Dan – it's simple. When there's work or renovation to be done, then it's a publicly owned venue. However, when it's needed for collateral for a loan, then all of a sudden it becomes "private."
Simple rule of thumb for the Maloofs: If something costs them money, it's always somebody else's responsibility to pay for it.


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The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has announced the verdict in the landmark case between Caster Semenya and the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) will be published on Wednesday (May 1).
CAS has been deliberating on what it has labelled one of the most "pivotal" cases in its history.
A verdict had initially been expected to be published on March 26 after five days of hearings in Lausanne during February.
The decision was then pushed back until the end of April.
Semenya, a double Olympic and triple world champion over 800 metres, is challenging the IAAF which is hoping to bring in new rules on female participation.
The IAAF claims the South African and other female runners with high testosterone levels, who compete between 400m and the mile, must either take medication or compete against men.
According to the IAAF, this is to create a level playing field but the 28-year-old Semenya and others have argued the testosterone in her body is naturally occurring and so to ban her would be unfair.
In October, the IAAF delayed the implementation of their new rules until the proceedings had concluded.
Semenya is by far the most high-profile athlete who the rules would impact, should they be introduced.
The case has provided heated debate, with Athletics South Africa and the United Nations Human Rights Council have both publicly criticised the IAAF.
The former had accused the IAAF of breaking rules related to the case earlier this month.
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Hi. I recently started learning Japanese (currently studying vocabulary and kanji). Do any of you have any recommendation in resources that may help with the understanding of grammar and vocabulary (such as a manga, light novel or a movie), or at least see how the grammar and vocabulary i am currently studying is applied in practice?
I have tried surfing some japanese forums but due to the overwhelming amount of stuff going on, i cant seem to focus on the task.
Before learning kanji you should learn how to read hiragana and katakana. For grammar google Tae Kim.
It probably falls under the "overwhelming category", though.
Pretty much everyone on this site I have seen recommend the manga よつばと! for beginners because it uses basic vocabulary, but it is still over my head. JapanesePod101.com has some stuff on YouTube labelled "absolute beginner", including some listening comprehension that I like. And there is always Yuta Aoki's blogs that have interviews with Japanese speakers that are fun/interesting.
よつばと is great, I'm new here but it's glad to see i'm already in the game since it's recommended by the community.
www3.nhk.or.jp/news/easy/ is also a great resource.


Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a common yet complicated retinal degeneration that triggers irreversible central blindness in older people. overlap , was undetectable in every samples. Open up in another window Body 1 and appearance in AMD tissues. mRNA appearance in paraffin-embedded (A) sub-macular choroid key and (B) macula. (C) mRNA appearance in paraffin-embedded macula. (D) mRNA appearance in macula vs. periphery of 3 donors. (E, F) Macular and mRNA had been confirmed in paraformaldehyde-fixed refreshing frozen tissues. (G) Immunohistochemical recognition of IL17A and IL17RC in paraffin-embedded macular areas. Isotype handles lacked major antibodies. (H) Evaluation of macular and peripheral IL17A immunostains. For Cangrelor (AR-C69931) container plots: middle lines present the medians; container limits reveal the 25th and 75th percentiles as dependant on R software program; whiskers expand 1.5 times the interquartile add the 25th and 75th percentiles, outliers are represented by dots; width from the containers is proportional towards the square base of the test size; data factors are plotted as open up circles; test amounts are indicated beneath each column. GA?=?geographic atrophy; nAMD?=?neovascular AMD; GCL?=?ganglion cell level; IPL?=?internal plexiform level; INL?=?internal nuclear level; OPL?=?outer plexiform level; ONL?=?external nuclear layer; Is certainly/Operating-system?=?internal/outer portion; RPE?=?retinal pigment epithelium. *: P 0.05; **: P 0.005; ***:P 0.0001. Because of the 40% produce extracted from the paraffin-embedded slides, we validated our results using 10 refreshing eyes (5 regular, 5 AMD). These AMD donors got early/intermediate AMD Cangrelor (AR-C69931) pathologies. The macular tissue were paraformaldehyde set, cytoprotected, and snap iced, and therefore in considerably better condition for assaying mRNA Ets2 appearance. All examples yielded measurable outcomes. Respectively, and appearance averaged 8.2- and 6.2-fold higher in AMD vs. regular (Body 1ECF). Enhanced diffuse immunoreactivity of both IL17A and IL17RC was seen in GA and nAMD (Body 1G). IL17A immunoreactivity was somewhat greater within the macula when compared with the periphery (Body 1H), but retinal IL17RC was consistently distributed. These results indicate significant aberrant expression of and mRNA within AMD lesions. IL17A is usually Cytotoxic to ARPE-19 Degenerative changes to RPE were evaluated in the ARPE-19 cell line. IL17A challenge activated pro-apoptotic Caspase-9 and Caspase-3 (Physique 2A). The pathology of ARPE-19 Cangrelor (AR-C69931) encompassed lipid accumulations, autophagosomes, mitochondrial damage, nuclear pyknosis, and necrosis (Physique 2B). Viability was assessed by the enzymatic redox of MTT, a mitochondrial reaction requiring NADPH-dependent oxidoreductases, to distinguish cell-type effects of IL17A. IL17A reduced ARPE-19 viability by 25% at 1 ng/ml, whereas COS-7 were relatively unaffected until 100 times that amount was added (Physique 2C). ARPE-19 cells expressed significantly higher levels of IL17RA and IL17RC (Physique 2D), suggesting that ARPE-19 may be more sensitive to IL17A than are Cangrelor (AR-C69931) COS-7 due to differences in receptor expression. Open in a separate window Physique 2 IL17A is usually cytotoxic to ARPE-19.(A) Confocal microscopy of ARPE-19 treated 48h with IL17A. Nuclear signal of cleaved Caspase-3 (arrowheads). Blue?=?DAPI. Scale bar?=?50 m. Graphical representation of confocal data presented to the right of the panel. (B) ARPE-19 ultrastructure cultured without (iCii) and with (iiiCvi) 10 ng/ml IL17A for 48h. Indicated are healthy mitochondria (i, white arrow), lipid deposits (iii, iv, blue arrowheads), autophagosomes (iv, green arrowhead), mitochondrial damage (iii, iv, vi, yellow arrowheads), pyknotic nuclear clumps (v, black arrowhead), and cytoplasmic necrosis (vi, red arrowhead). (C) ARPE-19 vs. COS-7 viability after 48h treatment with IL17A. (D) Relative expression of IL17 receptors in ARPE-19 vs. COS-7. Data are presented as mean SEM. *: P 0.05, **: P 0.01, ***: P 0.001; ****: P 0.0001. IL17RC siRNA Rescues ARPE-19 from IL17A Challenge In order to determine whether receptor expression could modulate IL17A cytotoxicity, we knocked down with siRNA. ARPE-19 were transfected with control (ctrl) or siRNA prior to Cangrelor (AR-C69931) IL17A challenge. siRNA, but not ctrl siRNA, reduced expression (Physique 3A). siRNA, but not ctrl siRNA, prevented IL17A-mediated reductions in viability (Physique 3B) and markedly reduced activation of Caspase-9 and Caspase-3 (Physique 3C). We concluded that downregulating receptor expression could prevent IL17-mediated cytotoxicity. Open in a separate window Physique 3 siRNA prevents IL17A-induced pathology.(A) knockdown by 0.04 M siRNA. was measured by qPCR at 24h,.


The Piri Reis Map suggests that humanity knew more about the earth perhaps earlier in history than academic sources will confirm.
Hello friends. We soon will be at the New Moon in Gemini, which will set the stage for the upcoming Mercury Retrograde in Gemini which will be with us for almost the entire month of June. While Mercury retrogrades have been known to have their challenges, this one is going to be unique and in many ways, magical and personally transforming. I will delve more into that with the Cosmic Weather monthly snapshot for June, coming up soon.
When I pondered the energies of this incoming new moon I heard the song "Maps and Legends" by REM (an oldie but a goodie!) in my head. Listening to the lyrics, it seemed very appropriate. Besides a tale or story, the legend of a map is the key to read or decipher it. Mercury, the ruler of Gemini also rules messages and maps of all kinds. So there you go. The Universe is giving us a sweet little clue, right there.
The Sabian Symbol for this new moon is Gemini 8: Aroused Strikers Surround A Factory. This certainly is an image with distinct and powerful implications. A "Striker" is someone currently unhappy or dissatisfied with environmental conditions, usually in regards to the terms of employment, union conditions and so forth. They are also willing to take a stand against this conditions to make their voices known to those in positions of authority and also the public. A "Strike" is often not something done in secret or shadow, but out in the light of day.
One of the more fun aspects of Gemini energy is its infinite curiosity, and ability to shape-shift and explore. The shadow of this however, is to dissipate one's energy in misguided or fruitless pursuits. To follow a map that leads to nowhere, so to speak. If you want to break out of your current conditions and perhaps cause a personal "strike" for the better, look to the maps and legends, wherever they may appear. Also be willing to traverse the "road less traveled," where as the song suggests, you may not be reached for awhile. I feel this new moon is significant to the overall journey and experience that will occur throughout the month of June. It's definitely a time to be aware of personal messages and possible directives.
Be mindful that the nervous system will be highly sensitized during this new moon cycle and stimulant intake should be monitored; insomnia is a possibility as well. Have a notebook or voice recorder on hand for ideas that may come floating in, and also for arcane directives and symbols that may float in during dreamtime.
Traditional meanings of Gemini New Moon: learning, teaching, communication, new methods and perspectives, messages.
NOTE: New Moon in Gemini is 5/28/14 at 11:40 am PDT/2:40 pm EDT.


On occasion I open up for doing what is known as Badge Commissions, the commissions tend to come from the Anthropomorphic community of what is called a Fursona and the badge is something that is worn out and about but mostly while in attendance of an event that is Anthropomorphic in nature. This image was created in Photoshop for Sam of her fursona known as Jinx, the Lynx. She provided a reference sheet of her fursona and gave permission to do as I pleased as long as I kept in the dance theme thus this is the end result of that commission.


There is something to love about every season and I am sure I say it each time the weather changes, but I do think Autumn may be my favourite. The memories of summer, the promise of Christmas and the ever changing environment to discover. The weather seems to change every day and it is all about layers for us as I can never quite tell whether it is arms out or jumpers on. One of our favourite places to explore in the Autumn is the forest and Tootsa Macginty sent the children some clothes that were perfect for climbing, crunching, running and cuddling in.
It is the first time we have been since Finn started walking and I love watching him discover things in a new way now that he is more vertical. He loves the freedom of being able to roam and his brothers mostly followed his lead - it is a lot easier than telling him no every time he walks away from us.
Finn is wearing some gorgeous yellow cords which are soft and lined with an adjustable waist. I love the colour and the adorable fox poking out the back pocket. They even have little fox details around the cuffs. His jumper is incredibly soft and even nicer in real life - probably my favourite piece from the whole collection.
I love how unisex Tootsa Macginty clothes are as it makes them ideal to keep to pass down to Cora. The new collection is all so well co-ordinated that you can find a style to suit each of them and know that they look brilliant together. This Northern Lights collection takes inspiration from the dramatic scenery and magestic wildlife of Scandinavia.
Archie's raglan sleeved top comes up small so definitely size up in this style. The sleeves have a village scene on them and match Finn's jumper which I love! Archie's trousers are like jogging bottoms but in a denim shade and they look so comfy. The waist is adjustable which is necessary on my super skinny boy and they are thick enough to keep him warm over the winter and protect him as he explores the woods.
These clothes were designed to be played in and despite Finn crawling, climbing and falling, everything washed really well and looks as good as new still. The cords seem to repel dirt and the white tops stay white even after lots of wear, and my boys are not the tidiest of eaters!
There is something so refreshing about being out in the woods - these big boys of mine who have suddenly developed an obsession with the tablet and x-box, need time away from technology where it isn't tempting them, and they get so much more from being outdoors. I want them to have a good balance and being somewhere so free really helps.
Cora was sent a new dress which matched her smallest big brother perfectly, even down to the little foxy pocket. This is a 6-12 month on my 3 month old so there is a lot of growing space but it is beautful and I just can't get enough of the mustard colour this season!
I can't resist a bit of matching and I love how amazing these look together! The dresses are one of the only non-unisex things in the range. I have a new found love of all things girly though so I couldn't resist it for Cora.
I want more days like this whilst it isn't too cold or wet, whilst the scenery changes week to week as new leaves fall and new colours line the paths. I want to watch the boys run and jump around in nature, playing their own special games and I want to carry Cora close as she experiences her first Autumn. These Tootsa Macginty clothes are perfect for my little adventurers.
Thank you to Tootsa Macginty for Archie, Finn and Cora's outfits. Everything pictured is from Tootsa Macginty including Cora's adorable hat (although Dylan's clothes are old summer stock so you may still find them in the sale) so check out their website!


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You don't have to climb a mountain before you pray or approach God. If you draw close to Jesus in prayer, He will draw you up closer to Him. Feel the power in prayer which is a conversation between you and God. Jesus said come as you are. Oh yes, if you do not know what to say ask His Spirit for direction. Then listen, you will be amazed with the results!


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Most of the time, the NHS's care is of a high standard, but sometimes there are problems. If you have suffered injury or illness due to negligence by an NHS professional, our specialist solicitors can help you take legal action and claim compensation.
What is NHS negligence?
When a medical professional fails in their duty of care to you and has not followed the NHS Constitution, this is negligence. The NHS Constitution is a document that sets out the rights of patients, the public and staff. All NHS bodies and services have a legal requirement to take account of the Constitution as they look after patients.
NHS negligence can worsen an existing condition or cause injury, death, or illness. Here are some examples of negligence:
Being prescribed the wrong medication
Failing to diagnose a condition or delay in diagnosing a condition
Misdiagnosing a condition
An infection in a hospital such as MRSA
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Receiving substandard treatment can affect both your physical and mental health and have a negative impact on the quality of your daily life.
How do you prove negligence?
To take legal action and claim compensation for you, our solicitors need to demonstrate 'breach of duty of care' and 'direct causation'.
Breach of duty of care is when a medical professional fails to make the decisions and take the actions that a substantial body of reasonably skilled similar professionals would have taken in the same situation.
To prove breach of care, we instruct medical experts to examine your case and to decide whether the care you received fell below an acceptable standard.
If a medical expert says that the treatment you received demonstrates a breach of duty, we will ask them to decide whether that breach caused avoidable harm. This is known as 'causation'.
If it is likely that the health professional caused the harm or injury you suffered, then you should be entitled to receive compensation from the NHS.
Will I have to be seen by a medical professional?
Initially, a medical expert report is obtained to assess whether there has been negligence or breach of duty based on a review of the medical records only.
Your solicitor will need to gather as much evidence as possible to support your case. If liability is supported by an independent medical opinion, which is a vital part of the evidence, it is likely you will then need to be seen by a medical expert.
Appointments are usually between 30 minutes and an hour. Following the appointment, your solicitor will receive a report from the medical professional. The report will detail the extent of your injuries, how long it is likely to take you to recover and your medical needs.
The amount of compensation you receive depends upon the extent of your injuries and the impact they have on your life now and in the future.
Who can claim against the NHS?
Medical negligence claims can be made by anybody who has been injured as a result of NHS malpractice in a clinic, hospital or dental practice.
Legal action for medical negligence compensation can also be taken by the next of kin. This applies when an injured person does not have the capacity to bring a claim or by the Personal Representative of the Estate when they have sadly died due to negligence.
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We know claiming compensation from the NHS cannot change what has happened to you.
For many people claiming compensation is also a way of seeking justice. Claimants may also want to know why things went wrong and to receive an apology and ensure there is less chance another person will suffer similar negligence in the future.
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When your solicitor has evidence that negligence has taken place, they will send a Letter of Claim in accordance with the Pre-action Protocol for Clinical Negligence Claims to the Defendant.
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It may be the case further medical expert evidence is required to determine the cause or extent of the injuries.
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Computers See Your Face as a Child. Will They Recognize You as an Adult?
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This story began with a simple question: if a facial recognition system processes a lot of pictures of a child, will it recognize that person when he or she grows up?
If I were to upload all my childhood photos to Facebook (or some future Facebook), could a biometric identification system link the button-nosed, round-cheeked child with a bowl cut to my adult face, which has lost its button, cheeks, and hair?
It's not an idle question: parents are posting millions of photos of their children to social networking sites, as are kids themselves when they are old enough to use Facebook and the like. Will these photos permanently identify them as they grow older, linking their childhood or teenage antics to their adult identities?
Or does the natural aging process provide some level of protection from the prying computations of facial recognition algorithms? If I can barely identify myself in photos from my childhood, what hope does a computer have?
There is no simple answer, though there is a good theoretical lower age-limit: it would be very difficult for a facial recognition system to match up a photograph of a child under the age of seven with a photograph of that same person as an adult.
How firmly do we want the media that children produce to attach to their adult identities?
And, in practice, most facial recognition systems aren't close to being able to do this kind of identification in the field. Still, that might not allay the worries of technology thinkers like Amy Webb, who recently warned parents to post no photographs of their children online because "ubiquitous bio-identification is only just getting started."
What's at stake is this: how firmly do we want the media that children produce to attach to their adult identities? For most current adults, the pictures and videos we made as kids are not searchable or accessible, except for the hand-curated selections of "throwback Thursday."
Kids now are growing up on the Internet are trailed by an ever larger and deeper digital footprint. The danger is that it might restrict their freedom to develop as future people. Algorithms rely on what they know about someone's childhood to channel their possibilities as an adult.
If pictures (or YouTube videos) from your youth can be connected to your adult identity, it would, at the very least, increase the ethical complexity of posting or hosting images of children.
Let's get into the details.
This kind of facial recognition work emerges from very different places: forensic scientists, pure computer scientists, and facial recognition practitioners. Forensic scientists are trying to solve a very practical problem: if a child goes missing for some long period of time, how can law enforcement create a more up-to-date portrait of the child? They want a system that can artificially age a missing child's face. We all know kids change, but that's not the kind of rigorous analysis one needs to Photoshop five years onto a child's visage. Artificial aging is almost the reverse of what a facial recognition system would do.
The fastest changes are between infancy to 3, and then during adolescence (after 10 years old) into adulthood, said Alex Cybulski, a doctoral candidate at the University of Toronto Information School, where he's studying surveillance. "You can understand how this complicates things as the changes to the craniofacial shape and texture of a face during the early period of an individual's life are rapid and thus elusive to estimation by computer modeling for the purposes of facial recognition."
Elusive, perhaps, but not impossible. Cybulski pointed to the work of forensic researcher Stuart Gibson at the University of Kent, who "has proposed that because of the way in which the face changes during [childhood] starting at age seven is considered the maximum range through which changes can be estimated and therefore, reliably compared."
What Gibson has done is try to take images of children at various ages and build computer models that attempt to artificially age them. So, for example, here, the photos on the far left (A) and right (F) are actual pictures of the subjects. Columns B through E show different algorithmic projections based on his models.
One can imagine that these attempts to quantitatively model the changes in bone structure, skin texture, and other aesthetic variables might lead to a better facial recognition system.
Another place this quixotic question led me was to mathematicians like Nigel Boston at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. He referred me to the work of UCLA's Stephen Soatto.
For Soatto, a face is shape-space with certain properties. "Your identity is what is left invariant by some class of transformations," is how he put it to me. For him, the problem is that if we want to match photos or discriminate between individuals, there are two kinds of variability. One is intrinsic—my face now versus my face 25 years ago—but the other is "nuisance variability," or features of images that are irrelevant to my identity.
Soatto wrote a paper on getting rid of this kind of variability with respect to focal length in images, which heavily distort people's faces (especially the front-facing one on your phone: "you cannot see your ears, your nose looks bigger"). And he saw a parallel between the mathematics underlying that research and quantifying the effects of aging. In our specific question, the nuisance variability we are trying to eliminate is time, and "the way in which time affects your data is very complex, but mathematically it is a 1-parameter morphism that deforms your face," Soatto said.
He believes that using the same methodology as in the focal length study could be applied to aging and facial recognition. They could feed lots of images into the model and "learn away the variability," he said. "Conceptually, it is exactly the same thing. The only difficulty is getting the data for this. You need consent and it would be a long, longitudinal study."
The challenge, of course, is that we all age differently, but "there is geometric consistency because faces are not arbitrary objects." One can expect crow's feet and a wobblier jaw, for example. Or for children, one can expect the size of the forehead to even out relative to the rest of the face.
Perhaps some set of the dozens of possible landmarks on a face hold constant, or the relationships between them do.
How good could a computer system get at this kind of computation?
"Suppose we take your two photos separated by x years. To keep things simple, assume they are portraits (frontal pose, neutral expression and uniform illumination). Generally, if x < 10 years, high matching accuracy will be maintained by state of the art face recognition systems. But because different persons age differently, this value of x may vary from person to person," a computer vision practitioner Anil Jain, a professor at Michigan State, told me in an email.
Children, of course, would be more difficult. And, Jain noted, that face matching in "unconstrained settings" like surveillance video or random snapshots "poses challenges."
But most of the work that's been done by academics draws on dozens to thousands of photographs. What happens when one attains Facebook scale, billions of photos, with thousands (or even tens of thousands) of images of an individual through time?
"We will likely see much more work on this once social networks have built up libraries of digital images of people at different ages," said Yana Welinder, an affiliate scholar at Stanford's Center for the Internet and Society, who has studied facial recognition. You can bet that Facebook is going to try to identify its users no matter how old they are, or in whose pictures they appear. And they'll probably get good, too, as the "unreasonable effectiveness of data" makes their algorithms better.
Will computers ever get better than humans?
Soatto, for one, doubts it. Facial recognition, after all, is a remarkably difficult task that (almost) all humans are exceptional at. "The reality is that it is so complex and humans are so attuned to very subtle cues on the human face that it would be very difficult for an engineered system to mimic or exceed the extrapolated abilities of humans," he said.
The problem is that it goes to "the core of what knowledge and learning is," Soatto said. "There is tons of data and the data is not information. Information is what is left in the data after you throw away what doesn't matter to your task. You've picked one source of nuisance variability, which is age, and that's a tough one. But that same conundrum permeates every other branch of knowledge and learning."
The fundamental nature of the problem might suggest that until the machines can learn as well as we do, it will be difficult for them to overtake us in facial recognition tasks.
Source: http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2014/05/computers-see-your-face-as-a-child-will-they-recognize-you-as-an-adult/362092/
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MIT researchers have developed a novel "unsupervised" language translation model -- meaning it runs without the need for human annotations and guidance -- that could lead to faster, more efficient computer-based translations of far more languages. Translation systems from Google, Facebook, and Amazon require training models to look for patterns in millions of documents -- such as legal and political documents, or news articles -- that have been translated into various languages by humans. Given new words in one language, they can then find the matching words and phrases in the other language. But this translational data is time consuming and difficult to gather, and simply may not exist for many of the 7,000 languages spoken worldwide. Recently, researchers have been developing "monolingual" models that make translations between texts in two languages, but without direct translational information between the two.


In order for me to file a motion for sanctions, I would first need to file a motion to lift the stay. Once the stay is lifted, the door would be open for the JDB to file motions of their own. This is why I wanted to keep the stay in place. The court clerk told me she will be sending letters out in the not-too-distant future on cases that have not had any activity for more than a year. This letter would be sent to the JDB's attorney with a copy to me. Once this is received, I can respond by saying the case should be dismissed with prejudice due to the amount of time that has lapsed and the JDB's failure to further prosecute.
Sued Midland, Help w/ Review Settlement Agrmt?
If you want to settle with them, that's your option. BUT, I think you have a much better option, when dealing with a JDB and the OC is Synchrony: arbitration. Best arb info: I would file an answer to the lawsuit and a MTC Arb. You can make this go away for much less, probably around $0.
Filing in JAMS is fine, but that won't stop the court case. The MTC Arb, in which you also request a stay pending arb, is what will bring the court case to a screeching halt. Which is the objective here. Oh, and if you want arb, don't engage in discovery, and if you get any discovery requests from Midland, you need to answer them by objecting.
That's my take on Ohio arb law, but experience reported here indicates that it doesn't seem to make a difference if the defendant files a motion to dismissor in the alternative stay or a MTC. You should always ask for a stay, however, as Ohio law mandates a stay pending arb. And that is what ends the creditor's court case progress.
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My suggestions have not changed on this case. Either settle for a mutual dismissal at this point, or file a motion for sanctions and let the judge figure it out, or wait for the court to close it - which may or may not be objected to by them with their own accusation that you failed to follow JAMS. I would personally want to make that argument first in my Motion for Sanctions. I would also point out in my motion for sanctions the amount of time that has lapsed, showing that they are not interested in further prosecuting this case anyway and it should be dismissed with prejudice. You can wait another 6 months and this will still be my answer.
It all depends on how it is dismissed. But when done right, 99% of the time it will conclude with a settlement agreement that either includes dismissal WITH prejudice or an agreement that states that they release you of all liability regarding this account. Both of those would make it a dead debt at that point.
Does this have anything to do with the current Midland account? No, it doesn't really matter at this point. They have violated the FDCPA by continuing collections before validating the debt, but you have no way to prove you sent them a dispute letter, so there is nothing you can do with it. I would wait until they send this account to a lawyer. You will get a new letter stating that you account is with the law firm and I would respond to THAT letter with a simple one-line dispute. Send it Certified with Return Receipt.
Alright. Ask for a phone hearing. It will be an exact copy of your last phone hearing with nothing accomplished because no briefs have been filed to clearly lay out to the arbitrator what this case is even about. Also, I'm sure he will deny it for the same reasons. However, as I have pointed out about 7686 times now, once both sides file the brief, you will then have a clear course of action. You will have their claims and allegations to object to, ask for things to be stricken, ask for a hearing on their jumbled mess, ask for sanctions for their intentional conflation of cases and their failure to previously serve their filings to you which shows a pattern of intention to confuse you and the arbitrator as a smoke screen to force claims from another case into this one. Ask for more time to conduct discovery to sort out the mess they have made of this case. This is the kitchen sink tactic I would use, but how would you or the arbitrator be clear about what you should be objecting to and pointing out as problems if they haven't filed their brief yet?
As long as the case is stayed, I know where I stand. If and when the case is dismissed without prejudice for lack of prosecution, I won't know if the JDB and their attorney are dead, napping, or wide awake. While I prefer not to be pulled into small claims, I have my defenses ready to go. I also drafted a motion to dismiss a long time ago. This motion was successful on another case in Florida involving the same JDB, OC, and chain of ownership documents. If things move forward, I have my accounting and statements to back me up. Right now my options are to offer a settlement, file a new claim with JAMS (seeking my previous JAMS fees and attorney costs), or wait to see if the case is dismissed without prejudice. I'm hoping to get some input from @fisthardcheese and @Goody_Ouchless.
I'm not sure if I would be permitted to because my complaint would be somewhat tied to the case that's currently stayed. While I believe my complaint is separate, I have a suspicion the court would see it differently.
Sorry for the delay in replying, April was a busy month for me. My trial date is 5/31, and a pre-trial conference is scheduled for 5/10. Update: When I went silent, I went back and read my agreement with Synchrony, and I found a thread here on CIC about arbitration. I went ahead and submitted forms to JAMS to get arbitration rolling, and I heard from them last Friday that they would be contacting the involved parties. So what might I do should the pre-trial conference come up and this is still in contact mode? Do I let the judge know I am pursuing arbitration and provide a copy of the demand packet (if requested)? Would a revised MTC Arbitration be helpful/needed as well? Weird part: Midland has been silent about this. I've had no discovery requests, no contact directly from them about the trial...just crickets. Is that typical?
Ask the court clerk how they would prefer you to go about getting approval to begin discovery.
@LaneBlane I think it's worthwhile to game out your various options with advice from experienced members. Doing nothing--other than a continued ding to your otherwise good credit reports--hasn't had much of a downside IMO. The minute you take an action, the plaintiff and its attorney will awaken from their slumber. I have no insight into this other than to suggest that any action taken be done to increase leverage into a settlement most favorable to you. Motions back in court and new arbitration filings entail work. Unexpected outcomes are possible. What if the court case is dismissed and you hear nothing from them? They are in basically the same boat as you are; they will have costs with no guarantee of outcome with any action they take.
No, not sinister. By "sly" I just meant that they glanced at AAA info (likely from a cut and paste brief as you pointed out) and think they know how arbitration goes now. Just as we are seeing in other cases, these attorneys really get tripped up on how arbitration actually does work, so I am only strongly suggesting using JAMS, not only because this attorney may believe they know how AAA works from glancing at a previous brief, but also because JAMS is much more comprehensive and includes things like discovery without having to beg for it like in AAA.
Your problem is that I highly doubt another bill is coming. This is why everything will probably hinge on throwing everything and the kitchen sink at them after you see what is in their Reply Brief. Including objections to counter claims, objections to costs citing the AAA rules plus the contract language stating that Unifund has no option to collect fees on arbitration cases, and also probably even pointing out that we are in a private arbitration case with AAA and not Court.


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Ben Woodburn scored twice and Lucas Leiva played 45 minutes as Liverpool U23s got their season up and running with an impressive 3-1 win at Arsenal this evening.
Michael Beale fielded a strong side at Emirates Stadium after successive 4-1 defeats against Southampton and Chelsea, and was rewarded with a confident, commanding performance from the young Reds.
Lucas, making his first appearance since sustaining an injury in the first team's pre-season friendly at Huddersfield Town last month, started at centre-back alongside Andre Wisdom and gave a typically assured display before being replaced by Joe Maguire at half-time.
The damage was mainly done in the first 45 minutes as Arsenal were overwhelmed by Liverpool's fluid attacking trio of Woodburn, Harry Wilson and Toni Gomes.
Beale's team were ahead in the 13th minute thanks to Woodburn's composed finish, and the 16-year-old then lit up the Emirates with a wonderful second goal shortly before the break.
Chuba Akpom pulled one back for the Gunners with 23 minutes remaining, but Liverpool responded almost immediately through Gomes and saw out the remainder of the game with relative ease.
Wilson and Trent Alexander-Arnold both had attempts on goal before Woodburn gave the visitors a deserved early lead.
Lucas started the move with a sharp pass into the path of Wilson, who turned and laid the ball into Woodburn. The Welsh forward drew Matt Macey out before coolly slotting a low, right-footed shot beyond the Gunners goalkeeper.
Liverpool continued to push forward and captain Wilson sent a free-kick over the bar before Cameron Brannagan forced Macey into a save low to his right with a long-range shot.
And the Reds' dominance was finally rewarded two minutes before half-time as Woodburn arced an unstoppable first-time shot into the top left corner from just inside the area, following unselfish work from Gomes.
Beale's team picked up where they left off after the interval and had strong claims for a penalty waved away when Kris Da Graca appeared to trip Brannagan in the area after he had been played in by Wilson.
It looked like Liverpool were in for a tense end to the game when Akpom turned and rifled in off the bar from close range, but Gomes settled any nerves the visitors may have been feeling when he restored their two-goal cushion with 19 minutes left.
Macey failed to deal with Maguire's header from a Brannagan corner and Jordan Williams nodded on for Gomes to bundle home from no more than a yard and seal the U23s' first win of the season.


I was just getting pittocin to start contractions at this time last year. Thankfully - I only had to feel them for about 30 mins, and got the epidural because of my high blood pressure. Wow, how time flies!!! I can't believe my baby girl is 1 today.
I can't believe she's one either!
Man, I cant believe how swollen you were! LOL!
They grow up quick! We love you!


The Athens Engraving Art Center – Pandolfini & Siaterli was founded in 1977 by the visual artists Pino Pandolfini and Dimitra Siaterli. Until then they had lived and worked in Italy, in and around Bologna, a town which has a long term tradition in etching and engraving experimentation and techniques. Their experience in this field proved determinant for the creation of this workshop.
In fact the workshop functioned approaching the world of etching and original copy rejecting the prevailing anachronistic notions (ideas) concerning this form of art.Therefore the Athens Engraving Art Center – Pandolfini & Siaterli proposed itself as an open space where every artist, and not only engravers, can work his/her own pieces and elaborate the matrixes using the equipment and the technical support offered by the workshop. The policy of the workshop was to preserve the original etching from the gearwheels (?) of industrialisation. When the artist intervenes individually and works up the etching, this results in a unique and authentic work of art and not in an easy industrialized product ready to be commercialized.
Established Greek painters and sculptors tried their skills in Etching, discovering new means of expression. Well known engravers entrusted the printing of their works to the Etching Art Centre, and important exhibitions took place in Greece and abroad with the collaborators.
One of the main activities of the Athens Engraving Art Center – Pandolfini & Siaterli, since the 90ies is organizing seminars and series of lessons about the techniques of etching. At fist these lessons were addressed to artists and art theorists, then the circle opened to all those who loved etching and wanted to experiment with it, as well as to children and school students.
The Athens Engraving Art Center – Pandolfini & Siaterli continues dynamically its activity in collaborations with single artists, cultural organizations (?), galleries, museums, foundations (?), schools and Universities, carrying out print outs, edition of art albums, exhibitions, conferences and seminars.


has some of you know i got a few fish from a breeder about 3 months ago (i dont get all my fish from walmart) and they where all males well the male albino strawberry is now holding eggs, everyone who has seen this fish thought as i did it was male, i moved my male ob into the 135 about 10 days ago and everything was going fine then 2 days ago the ob was chasing all the little peacocks around so i put him back in with the large haps then last night i was checking out the tank right after i had feed them and i just thought she had a mouth full of food but after about an hour she still had a mouth full so now i have albino strawberry ob peacocks if she holds the eggs these might be interesting looking fish.
Congrats on the hold. Just goes to show these fish are always full of surprises.


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Movie Review: Jon Favreau's "Chef" is the Foodie Film of the Year!
If films such as Big Night, Julie & Julia, and Jiro Dreams of Sushi whet your appetite, get ready for the latest addition to the Foodie Movie Hall of Fame, namely Jon Favreau's recently released Chef. In addition to featuring some of the best food porn of all time (including a grilled cheese scene that will have you drooling in your popcorn!) this delightful film boasts an all-star cast worthy of a Summer blockbuster. Well-known names such as Sofia Vergara, Robert Downey Jr., Dustin Hoffman, Scarlett Johansson, Oliver Platt and John Leguizamo add tremendous depth to this charming indie film.
Chef deserves recognition for many reasons not the least of which is Favreau's ability to play the part of a Chef so convincingly. You'd think he's been secretly working in a kitchen all these years while simultaneously writing, directing and starring in an assortment of our favorite films including Iron Man (1, 2 and 3), Elf, The Avengers, Rudy and of course the 90′s classic Swingers which originally launched his career. From the way he wields a Chef's knife to the tattoos that span the length of his meaty arms, Favreau is spot on. In order to achieve such proficiency he trained in the kitchens of Chef Roy Choi, Chef and Owner of Kogi Gourmet Korean Taco Truck, as well as an intensive, week-long stint at culinary school. His immersion in his character is reflective of the passion he has widely admitted to having for this film which he also wrote, produced and directed.
The story is about Chef Carl Casper who, having emerged as a rising star a few years prior, is mired in a creatively stifling job in Los Angeles cooking for a controlling, sweetbread-averse restaurant owner (Dustin Hoffman) whose only concern is keeping the menu the way it's always been. Casper also happens to be going through a divorce from his wife Inez (Sofia Vergara) while trying to maintain a relationship with his son Percy (the adorable Emjay Anthony). When faced with a dismal review from a very influential food blogger, Casper knows he has to prove the offending meal was not reflective of his ability and talent. What he doesn't anticipate is the impact social media will have on his life and career. While 2009′s Julie & Julia brought food blogging to the fore, this film cleverly addresses the array of current social media platforms such as Twitter, Vine, and YouTube and how they intersect with the global foodie community. The resulting cyber-shenanigans lead Casper on a cross-country, culinary Odyssey which will leave him and those who love and believe in him forever changed.
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Comparative Cultural Studies
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Material Girl Arts & Humanities
Queenship Arts & Humanities
Narrative Model Arts & Humanities
Narrative Mode Arts & Humanities
Esther Arts & Humanities
Judith Arts & Humanities
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Postcolonialising Thomas Becket: The saint as resistant site
Jordan, A. A., Mar 16 2017, Postcolonising the Medieval Image. Taylor and Francis, p. 169-195 27 p.
The "water of Thomas Becket": Water as medium, metaphor, and relic
Jordan, A. A., 2009, The Nature and Function of Water, Baths, Bathing, and Hygiene from Antiquity through the Renaissance. Brill Academic Publishers, Vol. 11. p. 479-500 22 p. (Technology and Change in History; vol. 11).
Material girls: Judith, esther, narrative modes and models of queenship in the windows of the ste-chapelle in paris
Jordan, A. A., Jan 1 1999, In: Word and Image. 15, 4, p. 337-350 14 p.
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