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As the final part of 4J Studios’ celebration of the second anniversary of the launch Minecraft on Xbox 360, the game’s first two mash-up packs are now on sale for this weekend only. The official website for Xbox Live Arcade announced on May 15 that both the Skyrim and Mass Effect themed DLC add-ons for Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition will be discounted for 25 percent off their normal price through Sunday.
The sale is part of the continued effort to honor the second year since the release of Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition which started last Friday. Fans can also pick up tow free Birthday Skin Packs that will be available to download until May 18, when the mash-up sale is also scheduled to conclude.
This past weekend, 4J Studios featured a sale discounting most skin and texture pack offering that have released thus far for the Xbox 360 version of Minecraft. However, neither of the title’s current mash-up packs were included in the previous sale. Thankfully for fans wanting to purchase the additional add-ons, the developer is closing out the anniversary celebration by giving the mash-up packs a sales weekend of their own.
Minecraft mash-up packs are designed to combine the world of Minecraft with other popular gaming franchises by altering the textures, landmarks, music, and user interface of the title’s voxel worlds. Currently, the developer has released mash-up packs based upon Bioware’s Mass Effect series as well as the latest installment of the popular fantasy franchise The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim.
Since the Xbox 360 edition of Minecraft first launched two years ago, 4J Studios has also released the game on Playstation 3. Further determined to expand the series’ presence to even more home consoles, the developer is now working on versions of the game set to launch on Xbox One, PS4, and PS Vita.


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Youth theatre group, Royal T Drama Academy, hold their annual production every August at St Helens Theatre Royal, with previous shows including Grease and Bugsy Malone. This year, the young cast did not disappoint as they performed a lively stage version of the 2006 Disney Channel Original Movie, High School Musical.
Directed by Si Foster, the show sees basketball player Troy Bolton (Tom Hardie) and science geek Gabriella Montez (Roisin Cook) break the social boundaries within their school by defying the ‘Status Quo’, trying out for the lead roles in their high school’s musical. Despite sabotage attempts from well-played diva, Sharpay Evans (Olivia Forshaw) and her shadowed twin brother Ryan (Elliot Bailey), Gabriella and Troy’s friends put aside their differences to be ‘All in This Together’ and help them reach their dreams.
The comical genius of Bailey and his stage presence were unmissable. The young actor graced the stage with such confidence, often saving his peers from moments where nerves were getting the best of them; a true performer. Another special mention must go to Gabriella’s friends, Taylor (Izzi Watkins) and Martha (Emily Caldwell), who are both clearly exceptionally talented singers and dancers, providing energy to some slightly slower moments.
First-night nerves palpable in several moments of Hardie and Cook’s performance had eventually disappeared by the end of the show, with the leads finally seeming relaxed during the fun finale. With a little more confidence and training, the evidently talented pair will one day make wonderful performers.
A fantastic and changing set creates a great American high school atmosphere, supported by an array colourful costumes worn by the chorus of over 50 children ranging from ages six to 18. Despite such a variety of age groups, the large company work well as a cast, with each individual undoubtedly committed to performing to their best ability whilst supporting their peers.
Jade Harrington’s impressive choreography is a highlight of the production. Harrington brings an electricity in high-energy routines and musical numbers, from the complicated basketball routine ‘Get’cha Head in the Game’ to the memorably jazzy ‘Bop to the Top’.
Although often flawed by some wobbly American accents, noisy set changes and minor costume mis-haps, the group put on a great show. The stage is brought alive by the sensational big group numbers involving every member of the large company. Undeniably, a thoroughly enjoyable production by an extremely talented cast of young people, who should be proud of their hard work.
Reviewer: Jessica Battison
Reviewed: 23rd August 2018
North West End Rating: ★★★

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In Craig Morgan‘s “A Whole Lot More to Me” — for which he released a video on Thursday (June 2) — the singer proves what an open-minded guy he can be.
“When working on this project, I wanted to show that there was a whole lot more to me and a whole lot more to our genre,” he told Rolling Stone Country. “I love Cabernet, I like a caramel macchiato, the opera, a ballet. OK, maybe I’m not saying I like the opera or ballet, but I’ll go!”
The singer works with a crisp, light band on his upcoming album’s title track; his guitarist is particularly effective on harmony. Cabernet and macchiato appear again in the song’s lyrics, along with a few other items that suggest Morgan’s sense of adventure: sushi, caviar, champagne, a Versace suit and silk ties.
Watch below, and look for A Whole Lot More to Me when it arrives Friday.


As his eldest son faced the prospect of resigning as Delaware’s attorney general amid health concerns, Vice President Joe Biden received an offer that floored him: financial support from his boss, President Barack Obama.
In the never been told before story, Biden recalled how concerned Obama had been.
Describing in an interview with CNN chief political analyst Gloria Borger one of his weekly lunches with Obama, Biden said he told the President he was worried about caring for Beau’s family without his son’s salary.
“I said, ‘But I worked it out.'” Biden recalled telling Obama. “I said, ‘But — Jill and I will sell the house and be in good shape.'”
Obama, Biden remembered, pushed back vehemently on the thought of Biden and his wife selling their home in Wilmington, Delaware.
“He got up and he said, ‘Don’t sell that house. Promise me you won’t sell the house,'” Biden continued, speculating Obama would be “mad” he was retelling the story.
“He said, ‘I’ll give you the money. Whatever you need, I’ll give you the money. Don’t, Joe — promise me. Promise me.’ I said, ‘I don’t think we’re going to have to anyway.’ He said, ‘promise me,'” Biden recalled.
Beau Biden, after tests showing he lost no cognitive ability after his stroke, served out his second term as Delaware’s attorney general. After leaving office in January 2015, however, he grew ill with brain cancer. Beau Biden died in June.
When asked about the incident, White House press secretary Josh Earnest said it was a sign of how the two have “legitimately become good friends.”
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Job Title: F&B Cost Controller
Reports to: Head Accountant
Location: Kisumu, Kenya
Travel Rqrd: Yes
Gross Salary: 35,000/=
Job Purpose: Reporting to the Head Accountant, this position will be responsible for ensuring planning and supervision of the daily operation of the hotel in terms of budget and cost controls for food and beverages stores, receiving and purchasing departments and advising the various departments on measures to reduce on food cost.
- To prepare an analysis of income and expenditure of food and beverage items guided by targets set for revenue, cost levels and profit margins.
- Establishment and maintenance of standard recipes, standard yields and standard portion sizes.
- To effect pricing changes in liaison with management and cost of inflation, as well as effect menu pricing for special orders, quotations for functions, or varied dishes.
- Prevention of waste, tracking poor performance, over production, failure to use standard recipes.
- To come up with controls that prevents fraud and wastage.
- Provide accurate up to date information for the preparation of periodical reports for use by management.
- Analyzes Food & Beverage costs and control factors to ensure the implementation of cost-effective measures throughout the Food & Beverage department
- Prepare weekly, monthly and annual food & beverage forecasts. Monitor Food & Beverage expenses and costs.
- Prepare costing menus, set prices and mark-ups for Food & Beverage items.
- Assist departmental managers in the preparation of budgets, controlling of expenses, and other cost control methods.
- Develop product concepts and orientation with the executive chef.
- Monitor receiving and purchasing practices. Review ticket voids, promotions and other Food & Beverage activities to ensure proper controls are in place.
- Regular daily inspections of quality and state of items in food store rooms on a minimum of once per day.
- Regular inspections on the conditions of refrigerated store rooms. i.e carried out with regard to temperature control and a temperature log needs to be maintained
- Monitor f&b performance through daily food covers and sales
- Carry out monthly stock take of all the hotel inventory and give timely reports
- All items are to be received and stored in their correct manner according to storing location, packaging, temperature, light, humidity etc. on a first in first out basis to enable stock rotation.
- Delivers to tight deadlines
- Any other duty that may be assigned.
Skills and Qualifications
- CPA II or Equivalent
- 1-2 years’ experience in Food and Beverage cost control department.
- Computer literate with excellent knowledge of MS Office especially Ms Excel.
- High sense of responsibility.
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
- Thorough knowledge of Food Costing
- Ability to effectively supervise team members Food & Beverage operations including food, beverages, and inventory controls Ability to analyze a large volume of financial information.
- Ability to create reports, forecasts and projections Microsoft Windows, Word, Excel, spreadsheet and data base programs.
- Ability to prioritize and organize work load to ensure deadlines.
- Qualification in Food and Beverage will be an added advantage.
How to Apply
Email your application and CV to firstname.lastname@example.org by 7th August 2018

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Updated February 22, 2017, 10:59 AM By Liezle Basa
Tuguegarao City, Cagayan — The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) is requesting the local court to extend by 20 more days the temporary restraining order (TRO) it issued last week, which allowed the NGCP to conduct maintenance and repair of its power lines at a property owned by former Tuguegarao City Mayor Delfin Ting.
Issued by the Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 10 in Tuguegarao City last February 17, the TRO paved the way for NGCP to do repair works on two transmission towers in a private lot, whose owner has long been not cooperative with the power transmission operator.
NGCP North Luzon Communications Officer Lilibeth Gaydowen explained that the two power transmission lines (woodpole structures 39 and 40) are in danger of possible collapse due to “excessive excavations in the lot where they stand.”
If not addressed, there is a big risk of tripping of the power lines that will cause large areas of Cagayan, including the entire province of Apayao, to lose electricity, Gaydowen said.
She said the court issued the TRO so that NGCP personnel could do the corrective structural measures inside Ting’s private lot where his Deltra Multi Corporation allegedly conducted excavations.
NGCP has resorted to asking the court intervention because of the refusal of Ting to allow access into his property unless NGCP pays rental for the temporary right of way (ROW) easement and additional payment for the ROW of a new transmission line project, the Tuguegarao-Magapit 230 KV line.
Gaydowen said the NGCP is now seeking an extension of the TRO so that the repair work needed could be fully implemented and completed.


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Two Radford University student veterans will appear on an upcoming segment of “Military Makeover with Montel.” The episode airs on the Lifetime network at 7:30 a.m. EST on Friday, Jan. 13, and Thursday, Jan. 19.
This week in Highlanders in the News: Emmie Dean ’13 is out on patrol in Fauquier County, and all signs are good that The Highlander Hotel Radford will blossom in the spring.
In May of 2022, Sarah Cole sat among the crowd gathered for Radford University’s Spring Commencement, watching friends walk across the stage as their names were called to receive their diplomas. “It was really exciting,” the senior communication major said of the joyous occasion that’s always brightened by smiles and filled with laughter and music. “Now, it’s my turn. I’m really excited to experience graduation for myself.”
More than 300 Radford University students took over the third floor of Kyle Hall on Nov. 10, 2022, to demonstrate and discuss their fall semester research into the wicked problems plaguing society.
Radford University is one of the most engaged college campuses for student voting in 2022, according to a new ranking by the ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge.

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There are many ways a K-Drama addict finds their next series. Sometimes they are recommendations from fellow addicts, other times we search for K-Dramas that are in the same category, genre, or similar to the K-Drama we just finished watching. However, I think the most special way to find a drama to binge on is when we randomly stumble across it, and it turns out to be a jewel.
This was the case with Adolescence Medley (A.K.A Puberty Medley). I was simply looking for an OST song (nothing out of the ordinary) and I saw the series on KBS’s YouTube channel. I’m working on a few series so I wasn’t looking to start a new K-Drama but I was compelled to click on it, anyway. I went from working on an important essay to finishing up the whole mini-series in only a few hours! By the time it ended, I didn’t know what to do with myself anymore. I just completed a wonderful little slice of Dramaland, how could I go back to writing about gerontology?
Choi Jong Woo is a high school freshman that is used to transferring schools often because of his dad’s work. This is why he likes to keep to himself and avoids making friends or enemies. In his new school, he is doing exactly what he is used to doing – avoiding getting close to anyone. Just barely starting the school term, his parents announce that they will be moving again, this time to Seoul, by the end of the week. In school, he manages to challenge the school’s best fighter, ask out the class president, and volunteer for the town’s singing competition. He figures he’ll be gone in a few days. The problem is, his parents have changed their minds and now Jong Woo is stuck with all the trouble he has created.
My Impression of Adolescence Medley:
Adorable, simply adorable. Similar to the Reply series, Adolescence Medley gave me a nostalgic feeling, as the main character reminisces about his high school experiences where the main plot takes place. Despite being a mini-series with only 4 episodes, it was not lacking or felt too rushed. The story isn’t exactly original or new yet it’s quite nicely told so I didn’t feel like I was being suffocated with cliche. Yes, it was as predictable as they come, but it was very pleasantly developed. It’s funny, sweet, cheerful, and yes, at times it can be a little sad.
If there is something that this drama can brag about, it is the cinematography. The large majority of this drama takes place in the countryside, but some of those shots are so rich and beautiful that it truly is a work of art. Adolescence Medley reminds me of my own hometown and childhood friends (I am from the countryside, btw). With their filming technique and focus on the scenery I felt like I could almost smell the fresh rain, taste the clean air, feel the warm sun and relate to their simple ways.
Characters and Acting:
Kwak Dong Yun. Remember that name. This is the name of the next child-actor-turned-sensation. He just needs a great roll and the rest he’s got in the bag. Seriously, this kid’s acting is amazing! It’s my first time seeing him in anything, but I’m so impressed at how well he was able to portray his character – He WAS Choi Jong Woo! Kwak Dong Yun was able to bring out so many sides of Jong Woo’s personality very naturally. Such a cute fellow too. His features remind me of Jung Woo. He could seriously be his younger brother or his younger-self counterpart.
Another note-worthy actor would be Kwak Jung Wook. He’s not a new face to me, I’ve watched him play a few different roles, but he always manages to shift characters so well. This time, he was playing Lim Duk Won, a sweet and friendly classmate of Choi Jung Woo’s, who is tormented and used as a shuttle by the school bullies.
The chemistry between Choi Jung Woo and his first love Yang Ah Jung (played by Lee Se Young) is also pretty good. Even though Ah Jung is supposed to be a little uptight and studious, there is a cute little love story that at times really made me want to squeal. Perhaps more evident on Jung Woo’s part, the taste of first love is really exciting and a little embarrassing at times. The innocence of it all just kept me smiling like an idiot, and yet completely shattered my heart at the right time.
There’s always pleasant things to look at in K-Dramas 😉 and this time is no exception. Aside from the handsome cameos by Infinite’s Sungyeol who played the student council president and CNBlue’s Jonghyun as Ah Jung’s older brother, we also have the handsome Choi Tae Joon who plays the school’s best fighter, Lee Yeok Ho (Brown Bear). He’s seriously such a treat for the eyes, but when he smiles….GHAAAAAAA!!! As for his acting, it was not bad at all. Doesn’t he look like a combo of Big Bang’s TOP and Seungri?
This mini-series does not have much music to gush over, although it does have a few that I enjoyed. Probably the best song, and a good one at that, is the the opening song Stargirl by Bulldog Mansion. It’s such a cheerful and happy ska tune that automatically makes me smile when I listen to it. You can download it for free *HERE*.


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Update on Maria OrfeliaMaría lives in Santo de los Tsachilas, a very busy commercial city that is located in a hot and humid area of Ecuador. The city has grown a lot in the last few years because it is the bridge between the coast and the sierra.
María has two children who study in the public school near her house. Nine years ago, María decided to start her own business because she needed to and because she wanted to overcome obstacles. She buys live pigs and sells their meat in a small stall located on one of the city's main streets. She tends to her business four days a week: Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays from 7 am to 1 pm.
María is currently asking for a loan to buy more pigs to sell the meat; she came to the institution for this. María learned about Fundación Alternativa through her neighbors, who recommended the institution to her for the services it offers. María feels very grateful because she's already gotten loans with Fundación Alternativa and Kiva, which have helped her improve her quality of life a lot because she was able to improve her sales and improve her home with these loans.
Previous Loan DetailsMaría is 40 years old, she lives in Santo Domingo de los Tsachilas, a very commercial city found in a hot and humid area of Ecuador. It is a city which has grown a lot over the last few years because it is the bridge between the coastal regions and the mountain. María has two children, a 13-y... More from Maria Orfelia's previous loan »
About Fundación AlternativaFundación Alternativa encourages entrepreneurship and provides sustainable financial and non-financial services that promote social and economic development in Ecuador. The organization focuses on serving poor and excluded populations through analysis of clients' living conditions and by providing business training and other support services in urban, rural and marginalized parts of the country.
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This borrower has been listed on Kiva before, so you'll see an updated loan description, as well as excerpts of the original descriptions from earlier loans. Most borrowers take out loans consecutively, meaning that they receive a second loan after having repaid the first. However, sometimes our Field Partners give out concurrent loans, allowing borrowers to take out one primary loan and a secondary "add-on" loan along with it. These "add-on" loans are typically smaller than the borrower's primary loan and serve a different purpose. Because Field Partners can now post loans as successive and concurrent loans, you will be able to track borrower progress over time and see the various ways a borrower is working with our Field Partners through funds from Kiva’s lenders.
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A recent article by Canadian Mark R. Beauchamp and his colleagues at the University of British Columbia highlights possible strategies to improve preventative mental health approaches in schools. Their article, published in JAMA Psychiatry, suggests that the incorporation of physical activity into the student workday may improve student achievement and prevent mental health issues in children.
“Because of the compelling evidence that now exists linking physical activity to improved cognitive function, as well as the capacity for physical activity to reduce acute and chronic stress and improve general markers of mental health, it is critical that this gap be addressed by ensuring that regular physical activity opportunities are provided for and accessed by older adolescents,” Beauchamp and his coauthors write.
Beauchamp and his team highlight the link between adolescence and increased mental health symptomology. Compounding demands of academic stress, social pressure, and changing hormones are a normative experience for most adolescents. However, a large body of research suggests that youth who have experienced childhood trauma or other adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are more likely to exhibit serious mental health concerns in late adolescence. Beauchamp and his colleagues highlight the school system’s role in providing an environment that addresses the increasing rate of mental health concerns at the high school level.
A typical route for youth dealing with serious mental health symptomology is psychotherapy and psychotropic medication. However, critiques of the mental health system argue that more harm than good may result from psychiatric care. Youth may feel isolated by peers and may internalize their struggles as their own fault. Voices in the field have highlighted the need for a trauma-informed approach to mental health care, which, while vague, seeks to acknowledge an individual’s symptoms are a result of circumstances versus an individual pathology.
In Beauchamp’s article, one piece of this trauma-informed care is a preventative approach. In particular, integrating physical activity throughout the school day, not just in designated gym classes, to encourage the use of physical movement as a skill for self-regulation in academic and social settings. The researchers suggest three ways for this to be done:
- Activity Breaks, used in regular educational settings to provide time to refocus and increase the self-regulation of mood;
- The Daily Mile, requiring minimal time and resources and encouraging daily involvement and encouragement from peers;
- Walking Meetings, which may support the inclusion of students and increased cognitive functioning.
While some critique psychical exercise as a band-aid approach to a bigger problem, research suggests regular physical activity may prevent the symptoms of depression. Further, some highlight the fact physical exercise is missing from depression guidelines, leading to an overreliance on pharmaceutical care.
The integration of physical activity into the school day will not serve to address all issues related to mental health. However, these changes may represent one piece in the larger puzzle of addressing mental health symptoms in adolescents. Shifting the school system to address mental health in an integrated way may serve to bring about more substantial cultural shifts. The researchers add:
“An increasing body of longitudinal and experimental evidence points to the capacity of regular physical activity to contribute to positive mental health outcomes and buffer against ill health. Previous work suggests that, for many individuals, acute bouts of physical activity can alleviate some of the deleterious emotional effects of experiencing stressful events.”
Beauchamp, M. R., Puterman, E., & Lubans, D. R. (2018). Physical Inactivity and Mental Health in Late Adolescence. JAMA Psychiatry, 75(6), 543-544. (Link)
Why Early School Start Times Are a Threat to Public Health https://www.rand.org/blog/2017/04/why-early-school-start-times-are-a-threat-to-public.html
That should take priority.
School is responsible for 12% of youth suicides (Hansen, 2011).
School is associated with 46% of psychiatric hospitalizations for violence or self-harm (Lueck, 2015).
The school is one of the first providers of clients to the psychiatry, if not the first.
Hansen B , Lang M (2011). Back to school blues: Seasonality of youth suicide and the academic calendar. Economics of Education Review 30 (2011) 850– 861. 10.1016/j.econedurev.2011.04.012
Lueck C et al. (2015) Do emergency pediatric psychiatric visits for danger to self or others correspond to times of school attendance? American Journal of Emergency Medicine 33 (2015) 682–684. 10.1016/j.ajem.2015.02.055
Avoiding standard schools would probably be a good way to “improve children’s mental health.”
Very weird framing here. Why go to “Increasing physical activity improves mental health?” Would it not be more correct to say, “Kids shouldn’t have to sit still all day” or “Kids need exercise?” We’re not “preventing mental health problems” or “improving mental health,” we’re actually meeting the needs of children in ways that have been known for millennia to be necessary.

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The Top 10 Smallest Dog Breeds 2018
In this video I will teach you about the top 10 smallest dog breeds in the world.
Some dogs breeds are very tiny, much smaller than you may think!
Watch this video and see if you can guess what the top 10 smallest dog breeds are!
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in the new L4d authoring tools, valve gives you a plugin for the simple to use 3d cad program by google called sketchup. It works somewhat similar to hammer, but rather then making the brushes in the 2d views, you can edit in 3d space. I might add that it can be used in the orange box and ep1 engine versions of hammer as well.
sample map using sketchup and the ep1 engine-
I wiped this sucker out in 5 min in sketchup, ported it to hammer, put some dev textures on it, so don’t comment on how gay it is.
very useful tutorial-


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The year got off to a more promising start as January 2024 new-home sales more than doubled those of the year before.
There were 276 new-home sales in January, up 140 per cent compared to the 115 sold in January 2023, according to the latest report prepared by industry analyst PMA Brethour Realty Group on behalf of the Greater Ottawa Home Builders’ Association.
While sales are still well below the five-year average, it shows “cautious optimism for improved performance in 2024,” says PMA Ottawa president Cheryl Rice.
Home sales have been hampered since early 2022, when the market collapsed amid increasing interest rates, rising prices, a slowing economy and rising inflation.
But now, Rice says, “the housing market is percolating following signals from the Bank of Canada to the consumer that rate cuts are coming and, although timing is unknown, the bank’s tone is enough to stimulate improved resale and new-home sales activity this spring.”
Townhomes continue to be in demand, particularly condo towns, which jumped to 19 per cent of total sales this January from zero last year.
“Demand for the condo town continues to fuel an increasingly larger percentage of low-rise sales due to their affordability,” says Rice. “This product type can take different forms, appealing to a broad group of price-conscious buyers. In Ottawa, stacked condo towns have been the most popular choice.”
Rice expects condo towns and other affordable home types “to be the mainstay for new-home product in 2024.”
The south end also continued its dominance of market share, capturing 54 per cent of January 2024 new-home sales, followed by 27 per cent in the west end, 17 per cent in the east end and just two per cent in the central region.


Over four years have passed since the 2012 brutal gang rape of a para-medical student in Delhi that shook the collective conscience of the country. But, for many women, the national capital is yet to instil a sense of security in them….A special report by Ashish Mishra and Anurag Dey for Asian Lite News
With sexual predators prowling around in buses, metros and public places, both women activists and commoners feel Delhi is far from being safe for them.
On a day when the Supreme Court upheld the death penalty for all the four convicts in the Nirbhaya gang rape case, Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) chief Swati Jaihind said the women are not at all safe.
“Women are not at all safe in Delhi. Even after four years of Nirbhaya case, not much has changed,” Jaihind said.
“Between 2012-2014, only 146 people have been convicted out of 31,446 cases related to crime against women,” she said buttressing her claim.
She said the DCW helpline on a daily basis receives 1,500-2,000 calls relating to women issues.
She said until “swift, strict and exemplary punishment” was ensured, such heinous crimes would continue.
Communist Party of India Marxist (CPI-M) leader Brinda Karat also said the city is unsafe.
“I wish I could say it is safer for women, but unfortunately Delhi is not at all safe for women,” Karat said.
“No recommendation of the Justice J.S. Verma committee has been implemented in its true spirit,” she said referring to the three-member panel that reviewed laws for sexual crimes in the country.
Nidhi Sharma, a fashion stylist echoed the views.
“Women don’t feel safe in Delhi. There are lots of factors behind such a state of affairs,” she said, lamenting the lack of adequate police presence in public places and transport.
“Delhi Metro, which is considered safest, shuts down around 11.30 p,m.-11.45 p.m. Late night commuting for women is a major security concern,” she said pointing to several cases of rape and molestation in cabs, auto-rickshaws and buses.
“Plans of installing CCTV cameras and lighting up dark spots are still on paper. Taking public transport is a risky affair,” she said.
According to the Delhi government, there are around 40,000 dark spots across the city.
Atmaja Chowdhury, who works in a multinational company, also lamented the government’s failure to ensure adequate security measures particularly in public transport.
“Government talked of deploying marshals in buses but I am yet to see them,” she said.
The 23-year-old Nirbhaya was brutalised inside a moving bus on December 16, 2012, which led to her death due to internal injuries 13 days later in a Singapore hospital.
However, for Mudita a journalist, initiatives like one-stop centres or women helpline numbers are not enough and things will not change until the “nasty mindset of men” changes.
“Our values, attitudes, customs, expectations and institutions are patriarchal in nature. This country needs a big revolution against that. Eve-teasing in metros, buses and other public places is a routine affair,” she said.
“I don’t feel free. I don’t feel safe. I have to protect myself all the time,” she said blaming women equally for encouraging patriarchy.
Talking about women security measures in Delhi, Jaihind said a special task force has been formed headed by Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal.
“Since the Delhi Police is under the Centre, we had recommended setting up a high-level panel comprising the Union Home Minister, Delhi Chief Minister, the LG and the DCW chief, entrusted exclusively to deal with crimes against women.
“I have been pitching for this for quite a long time but to no avail. However, a special task force under LG has been formed,” she said.
Women activist Kamla Bhasin said women were equally unsafe inside their houses.
“When we talk about women safety, we should also talk about the crimes being perpetrated on them within their houses,” Bhasin said referring to incidents of domestic violence, dowry cases and sexual assault by family members.
“Law should of course be strong enough to deal with such crimes, but there is a dire need to change the mentality. You cannot stop crime only by installing CCTV cameras,” she added.


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garrisonp at UTHSCSA.EDU
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Cindy Bolognese wrote:
>Hello netters, I have a yIP351 vector and no map. Can someone give me a ref.
>on this vector? Does anyone know what restriction sites flank the LEU2 gene?
>Thanks in advance,
>UMBC, Dept. Biol.
>The most important words in science aren't "Eureka! I have found it!", but
>"that's funny . . ." I. Asimov
The sequence of YIp351 is in Genbank (L14756). The ref is Yeast 2:163-167
1986. (The year of the ref. as given in Genbank is wrong.)
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September 6, 2007 – Sectra recently announced that the Oncológico hospital in San Sebastián, Spain, has invested in a complete digital mammography solution from the company, reportedly enabling the hospital to offer customers safe and efficient mammography examinations at the lowest radiation dose on the market without compromising image quality.
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Hawaii slack-key virtuoso Makana and rising star Taimane, known for her pyrotechnics on the ukulele, will join Kenneth Makuakane, Black Square, Jamarek, Men In Grey Suits, Hawai’iki and more island musicians, activists and community organizations in presenting a free concert, Power to the Positive: A Night of Unity, from 6 to 10 p.m. on Jan. 20 at the Waikiki Shell.
Spurred by the 2016 presidential election, and the departure of Hawaii-born outgoing President Barack Obama, the free music festival has the theme “Get Involved,” and mission of “Creating Positive Outcomes in Hawaii & Beyond” — encouraging Honolulu residents to engage with local and national organizations, and to speak out on issues including climate change and the environment, health care and human rights.
“There is a tremendous opportunity to get more people engaged and active than ever before; in addition, there is a higher need than ever before to do so,” said organizer Mark Tarone, in an email announcing plans for the concert. “Power To The Positive is about getting involved, taking action and lifting our communities and hearts. … It’s important to give people channels to act, here in Hawaii.”
The concert will be modeled in part on Jack Johnson’s past Kokua Festivals at the Waikiki Shell, with most stage time dedicated to music, while organizations are represented on site. The event will be open to all ages. Food vendors will include Hawaiian Fresh Farms, India Cafe and Istanbul Restaurant.
Organizations participating include the Democratic Party of Hawaii, Sierra Club of Hawaii, Hawaii Appleseed Center for Law and Economic Justice, The World Can’t Wait Hawaii, Community Alliance on Prisons Hawaii and Hawaii Center for Food Safety.
Mark J. Tarone, an events producer with T-Rx Entertainment, who has organized the annual Hallowbaloo and Mardi Gras festivals in Honolulu, is co-producing this event with Tim Vandeveer, chair of the Democratic Party of Hawaii. Vandeveer is coordinating with national & local organizations on the event, Tarone said. “Moving forward starts with local engagement. Hands-on involvement by many — local voices speaking up — are the N0. 1 drivers of action,” Tarone said, in an email announcing the event. He attributes the drive to create Power to the Positive to President Obama, who has exhorted citizens to get involved and be active following the November elections.
Gates at the Waikiki Shell will open at 5 p.m. on Jan. 20. There will be no outside food, drink or water permitted. Blankets or mats are OK. Bags will be checked at the entrance. Info: BlaisdellCenter.com. Organizations interested in participating may contact Tarone: firstname.lastname@example.org.


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“Juvenile Justice 2022” is a crime drama that revolves around a group of young criminals who are given a second chance to reform and reintegrate into society. The story takes place in 2022, where a new law is enacted that allows the judiciary to sentence juvenile delinquents to rehabilitation centers instead of prisons. The show follows the lives of four delinquents, Kang Won-chul, Lee Joo-young, Kim Do-jin, and Choi Kyung-hoon, who are sent to a rehabilitation center called “Green Life” to serve their sentence.
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- Kang Won-chul: Played by actor Park Seo-joon, Kang Won-chul is a young criminal who is sent to “Green Life” for stealing a car.
- Lee Joo-young: Played by actress Kim So-hyun, Lee Joo-young is a girl who is sent to “Green Life” for cyberbullying.
- Kim Do-jin: Played by actor Jung Hae-in, Kim Do-jin is a young criminal who is sent to “Green Life” for assaulting a fellow student.
- Choi Kyung-hoon: Played by actor Yang Se-jong, Choi Kyung-hoon is a former law student who is sent to “Green Life” for embezzlement.
Each character has a unique backstory and personality, which is explored throughout the show, making it even more interesting to watch.
“Juvenile Justice 2022” is produced by JTBC, a South Korean cable television network. The show is directed by Lee Eung-bok and written by Park Hye-ryun, who has previously worked on hit dramas such as “I Can Hear Your Voice” and “Dream High.” The show’s exceptional production value is evident in its visually stunning cinematography and top-notch editing.
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Western Australia’s peak environment group has called on the State Government to apply a very strong penalty to Chevron for the unauthorised release of over five million tonnes of carbon pollution from its Gorgon LNG project due to the failure of its promised Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) facility.
The Conservation Council of WA is also calling for the state to place a halt on gas production at the Gorgon facility until the faulty carbon injection plant is fixed, revealing that only 10 per cent of total pollution from the Gorgon project has been successfully captured by the CCS facility since the facility began operations.
Chevron announced today that it would purchase unspecified offsets to make up for 5.23 million tons of pollution the company had failed to inject underground due to problems with the CCS facility on Barrow Island which remain unresolved.
Conservation Council of WA Policy and Legal Director, Piers Verstegen, said Chevron was Western Australia’s biggest polluter and the state government regulator must send a signal to polluting industry by applying a very high penalty to Chevron for the breach, and halting production at the Gorgon facility until the CCS plant is fully operational.
“The admission today demonstrates that Chevron has been operating the Gorgon project in breach of its Ministerial conditions for years.
“During its operating life of 5.5 years, the Gorgon facility released nearly 50 million tons of direct carbon pollution here in WA, however the much-lauded CCS facility has managed to capture and inject only around 10 per cent of this total. When you consider indirect (Scope 3) pollution from burning the gas produced by Gorgon, the CCS technology would have reduced overall pollution from gorgon by less than 2 per cent.
“This shows very clearly that CCS cannot be relied upon as a technology to allow fossil fuel production to continue and increase.
“Growth in carbon pollution from the LNG sector, including the Gorgon facility and Woodside projects has pushed up WA’s emissions more than 20 per cent since 2005, while every other Australian state has reduced emissions.
“The LNG industry has made WA a pariah on climate change. Further proposed LNG developments like the controversial Woodside Scarborough project are set to make this problem much worse, harming the WA economy and driving the bushfires, floods and other extreme weather we are already suffering.
“Chevron has been taking the regulator, and WA community for a ride on this for years and frankly it has turned into an international embarrassment. 5 million tons of unauthorised carbon pollution is an eye-watering amount and a very high penalty must be applied to send a clear message to Chevron and other polluters that this kind of breach is unacceptable.
“The Department of Water and Environmental Regulation must also place a stop work order on Chevron to halt on gas production at the Gorgon facility until the faulty carbon injection plant is fixed.”
“Chevron has demonstrated that it does not respect its Ministerial conditions as it has operated the Gorgon facility in breach of these conditions for years. The company has shown that it will not respond to anything less than an order to stop gas production at Gorgon until it can comply with the conditions.
“We are also calling on the Minister for Environment and Climate Action and the EPA to review the conditions on the Gorgon project to make sure they are enforceable and deliver the rapid pollution cuts that are needed to maintain a safe climate.
“Chevron has not said where the offsets will come from to address the shortfall in carbon injection at its CCS facility and this is extremely worrying. Offsetting emissions is not the same as capturing pollution before it is released and if the offsets are not sourced in WA then they will do nothing to help bring down pollution here in our state.
“Since offsets are not secure and do not prevent pollution in the first place, Chevron should be required to offset much more pollution than it was required to inject underground.”
MEDIA INFORMATION: The Conservation Council of WA (CCWA) is the state’s foremost non-profit, non-government conservation organisation representing more than 100 environmental organisations across Western Australia.
For more information, visit: ccwa.org.au.
CONTACT: For any enquiries relating to this release, please contact Robert Davies
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NEW YORK, March 17, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Capital Gold Corporation (Amex: CGC; TSX: CGC) acknowledges that, on March 15, 2011, Timmins Gold Corp. ("Timmins") added $0.25 in cash to its unsolicited offer for Capital Gold Corp. ("Capital Gold"). Also on March 15, 2011, Gammon Gold Inc. ("Gammon") announced that it was proposing to amend its merger agreement with Capital Gold to increase the cash component of the merger consideration to be paid to Capital Gold's stockholders by $0.30, from $0.79 to $1.09. The Board of Directors of Capital Gold has considered both bids and unanimously reaffirms its support of the merger with Gammon, as increased.
Steve Cooper, Chairman of the Board of Directors stated, "The Board has carefully considered both proposals and believes that the Gammon transaction continues to be the best transaction reasonably available to its stockholders. The Board urges Capital Gold stockholders to support the Gammon transaction."
Capital Gold notes that the addition of cash to the Timmins bid comes as a result of a loan from Sprott Resource Lending Partnership, the terms of which Timmins has not yet disclosed. Capital Gold believes that this loan introduces further risk to Timmins' financial position. In addition, Capital Gold continues to be concerned that Timmins does not have sufficient capital to execute its business plan.
Capital Gold currently intends to convene its previously scheduled Special Meeting at 10 a.m. on March 18, 2011, solely for the purpose of having Capital Gold's stockholders vote on an adjournment of the Special Meeting to a later date, in order to permit Capital Gold and Gammon to complete an amendment to the merger agreement and to prepare and distribute a supplement to the definitive proxy statement/prospectus, and to give Capital Gold's stockholders additional time to consider the revised price and to review the supplement to the definitive proxy statement/prospectus. The date, time and place at which the Special Meeting will be reconvened for purposes of voting on the merger with Gammon will be announced in the near future, and the parties expect that the supplemental proxy statement/prospectus will be available early next week. The adjournment will preserve the February 14, 2011 record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to receive notice of and vote at the Special Meeting and permit Capital Gold's stockholders to vote on, and if it is approved, permit the parties to close, the Gammon merger in an expeditious manner.
In order to ensure that Capital Gold's stockholders are able to vote on the Gammon merger at such adjourned meeting, the company is urging all holders who have not voted or who had previously voted Against on Timmins gold card to vote today For Proposal 2 on the WHITE proxy card.
Capital Gold also announced that in an alert to its clients yesterday, ISS announced the revised terms of the Gammon merger and the Timmins proposal and did not change its recommendation that stockholders vote FOR the Gammon merger and the adjournment proposal on the WHITE card.
Important Additional Information
This press release is not a proxy statement or a solicitation of proxies from the stockholders of Capital Gold and does not constitute an offer of any securities of Gammon. Capital Gold filed a definitive proxy statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on February 18, 2011 and a supplement to the definitive proxy statement on March 10, 2011, in connection with the Special Meeting of Stockholders to be held on March 18, 2011, and mailed the definitive proxy statement, the supplement, a WHITE proxy card and additional soliciting materials to stockholders. CGC and its directors and executive officers may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies in connection with such meeting. The Company's stockholders are strongly advised to read CGC's proxy statement as it contains important information. Stockholders may obtain an additional copy of CGC's definitive proxy statement and any other documents filed by the Company with the SEC for free at the SEC's website at >www.capitalgoldcorp.com. In addition, copies of the Company's proxy materials may be requested at no charge by contacting MacKenzie Partners, Inc. at 1-800-322-2885 or via email at [email protected]. Detailed information regarding the names, affiliations and interests of individuals who are participants in the solicitation of proxies of CGC's stockholders is available in CGC's definitive proxy statement filed with SEC on February 11, 2011 and supplement filed on March 10, 2011.
About Capital Gold
Capital Gold Corporation (CGC) is a gold production and exploration company. Through its Mexican subsidiaries and affiliates, it owns 100% of the "El Chanate" gold mine located near the town of Caborca in Sonora, Mexico. On August 2, 2010, Capital Gold acquired Nayarit Gold Inc. Capital Gold is focused on optimizing the El Chanate operations and advancing the Del Norte deposit in the Orion District in the state of Nayarit, Mexico. Capital Gold also owns and leases mineral concessions near the town of Saric, also located in Sonora, that are undergoing exploration for gold and silver mineralization. Additional information about Capital Gold and the El Chanate Gold Mine is available on the Company's website, http://www.capitalgoldcorp.com/">www.capitalgoldcorp.com.
Forward Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements and forward-looking information within the meaning of applicable securities laws. The use of any of the words "plans", "expects", or "does not expect", "is expected", "budget", "scheduled", "anticipates", or "does not anticipate", "continue", "estimates", "forecasts", "objective", "ongoing", "may", "will", "project", "should", "believe", "intends" or variations of such words and phrases or statements are intended to identify forward-looking information or statements. Forward-looking information is based on the opinions and estimates of management at the date the information is made, and is based on a number of assumptions and subject to a variety of risks and uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual events or results to differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking information. More particularly and without limitation, this press release contains forward-looking statements and information concerning the proposed merger and the merger agreement. The forward-looking statements and information are based on certain key expectations and assumptions made by Gammon Gold and Capital Gold. Although Gammon Gold and Capital Gold believe that the expectations and assumptions on which such forward-looking statements and information are based are reasonable, undue reliance should not be placed on the forward-looking statements and information because neither of them can give any assurance that it will prove to be correct. Since forward-looking statements and information address future events and conditions, by their very nature they involve inherent risks and uncertainties. There are risks also inherent in the nature of the merger, including whether the completion of the merger will ultimately occur, whether the anticipated synergies of the acquisition will occur, incorrect assessment of the value of the respective properties of each of Gammon Gold and Capital Gold, and failure to obtain the required security holder, regulatory, third party and other approvals. Readers are cautioned that the foregoing list of factors is not exhaustive. There may be other factors that cause actions, events or results not to be anticipated, estimated or intended. The forward-looking statements and information contained in this press release are made as of the date hereof. There can be no assurance that forward-looking information will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such information. Neither Gammon Gold nor Capital Gold undertake any obligation to update publicly or revise any forward-looking statements or information, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except in accordance with applicable securities laws.
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For further information: Kelly Cody, Investor Relations Manager of Capital Gold Corporation, +1-212-344-2785, [email protected]; Proxy Solicitor, MacKenzie Partners, Inc., +1-212-929-5500, [email protected]
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Stage 1 of my DIY Home Office Makeover: Managing the chaos, planning the makeover and finding inspiration.
The kitchen, done. The backyard, in progress. My home office, a hot mess.
Considering I spend most of my awake hours stuck in this one room, you’d think I would have prioritized this project. But, alas. Life happens.
Well, my friends no more. I’m tired of feeling stressed out the moment I walk into my office. Clutter makes me anxious. And, let’s be honest, clutter distracts. I want my office to be a place I crave to be because the space and my work bring me joy.
It’s awesome to have a job that I love. And being able to do it from home? The best. Over the next few months, I’m going to be putting in the effort to make it reflective of me – I want it to help me be productive, both in functionality and design.
To begin the process the first thing I wanted to do was capture images of my office so that I can know what I want to change. Something about looking at photos, versus the room all at once, makes it a lot easier to see what needs to be fixed.
Alrighty – so here’s my list: Something different for above my desk. Contain the clutter. Figure out a solution for the cords. Get rid of stuff I don’t need or don’t use often.
From there I created a mood board of what inspires me, and then scoured Pinterest for some inspiration for what to do with the main wall that I face… all. day. long.
And that big wall? I’ve got big plans! I added a few ideas to my Home Decor Pinterest board:
Then, I hit up Lowe’s to find some colors to try out. Oh, the colors. I fell in love with the Olympic Paint color selection at Lowe’s.
Exclusively at Lowe’s, the Olympic Paints and Stains Color Center allows people to browse paints and stains in one place. The colors are organized to make finding and comparing shades easier than ever. Room brochures are arranged to allow shopping in 3 ways: Color (through the chips); Lifestyle (through the lifestyle brochures); Project (room and project brochures).
I found these curated colors by theme and mood especially inspirational!
The paint department team members were so helpful when it came to assisting with color selection and I got these sample Olympic paints to take home with me and see what works!
Can’t wait to share how things progress! The end project is going to be FUN!


Firstly a ruling by Judge Kimball in the SCO case. Phrases like:
" Viewed against the backdrop of SCO's plethora of public statements concerning IBM's and others' infringement of SCO's purported copyrights to the UNIX software, it is astonishing that SCO has not offered any competent evidence..."
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List Of European Grid Computing Infrastructures
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These types of computing infrastructures are particularly developed in the various fields of scientific research where, for example, communities from different countries and institutions need access to massive computing power, need to carry the same type of work and share the results or scientific data need to be distributed to cooperating agents for elaboration and results subsequently gathered back to the source.
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Sunny Beach in Bulgaria is a seasonal resort that only begins to open up to the holiday masses in May and winds down in October. Even though it only has a small window of favourable weather, it offers many of the staples of a great family holiday, as well as being ideal for fun-seeking adults looking for a wallet-friendly way to travel abroad.
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Like many European holiday destinations, Sunny Beach, Bulgaria reaches its peak in the summer with temperatures not too dissimilar from those in Britain, making it ideal for those who prefer not to melt in the sun. May to September offer the best temperatures with highs averaging between the low to high 20s, so be sure to pack warmer clothes if you plan to travel outside of the summer months.
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All-inclusive hotel buffet restaurants in Sunny Beach, Bulgaria usually feature international food, meaning that there should be something for everyone. For those looking to get a taste of the local cuisine, you’ll be pleased to know that many buffets also offer Bulgarian favourites.
Italian and Asian cuisines are also usually available, either as part of a themed night at the buffet or as an à la carte option. Family favourites such as barbeques and grills are also common, providing those all-important snacks in the day.
You won’t have to search far to find an all-inclusive hotel with a great swimming pool, and many hotels also have a dedicated kids pool, along with slides or a mini-waterpark. Most hotels also have the facilities for a selection of sports such as table tennis, volleyball and more.
As a family friendly resort, many of the hotels in Sunny Beach offer a dedicated kids club, usually including entertainment such as shows and a mini-disco. There’s also some entertainment offered to adults, including live shows and music, as well as holiday favourites such as karaoke.
For adults looking for something livelier; Sunny Beach is known for its energetic nightlife and you won’t have to stray too far from your hotel to get your fill of cheap drinks and nightclubs.
Sunny Beach is spread out across the coast of Central Beach, a white sand beach that is perfect for families and sun worshippers alike. Many of the all-inclusive hotels offered by UK tour operators are only a stone’s throw away from the beach, or at the very least only a few minutes stroll away.
Who Goes There?
Sunny Beach is a big hit with young British adults, so expect to run into a few holidaymakers taking advantage of the cheap alcohol and the lively nightlife. In addition to British visitors, you’re likely to find a few Bulgarians on holiday, as well as Irish, Scandinavian, Romanian, Russian and German visitors.
Because Sunny Beach is such a small resort, much of which is pedestrianised, you should find that you can get by without a taxi, but in the event that one becomes necessary, there are a few things to keep in mind.
It’s always advisable to agree how much a fare will be with the driver before you depart to avoid any uncomfortable moments upon your arrival. Speak to your holiday representative about any operators they recommend, as they might even be able to book a taxi or private hire car on your behalf.
Public transport in Bulgaria is very accommodating, so you shouldn’t run into any problems using the buses with young children, and you should find that there’s even space for buggies and prams.
Sunny Beach is very popular with younger adults looking to enjoy the party atmosphere, but it also has a few fun activities for the family, as well as some great opportunities for exploration.
Great for families and big kids
Make a splash at Action Aquapark – Action Aquapark features a great selection of pools and slides that are ideal for young children, as well as adults who still know how to have fun. The park also has a relax zone and even a mini zoo, making it a must for the whole family.
Be adventurous at Aquapark Nessebar – Aquapark Nessebar is a sprawling water park that features a great choice of slides, rides and pools, in addition to bars and restaurants that make it a great choice for families and young adults looking for some aquatic fun.
Be a pirate on Captain Jack’s Fun Cruise – Indulge the inner swashbuckler of younger land-lovers; the Tattoo ship takes a few scurvy dogs for a sail around Sunny Beach to play pirate themed games, splash on some face-paint and enjoy a shanty or two, while adults get to unwind on the deck before lunch is served and the ship returns to shore… Arrr.
Go pony riding – To the north of Sunny Beach you’ll find a horse-riding club that offers reasonably priced pony rides. Rides can be instructor led, or if you know what you’re doing you can explore the countryside on your own.
Great for adults and teenagers
Foam party on the beach – Foam parties have become a staple of a great night out, so make the most of the summer weather and indulge in a raucous beach party complete with oodles of foam, hammocks and shisha pipes.
Go on a shopping spree – Most tour operators offer excursions to the nearby markets such as Kableshkovo where you’ll find locally made goods and produce that can make for excellent souvenirs, and for a shopping experience closer to the high-street there’s the Galleria Mall. If you need beachwear, inflatables or other summer holiday essentials; be sure to check out Flower Street.
Go neon at a paint party – Perfect for fans of Lawrence of Arabia; speak to your tour operator about the opportunity to ride a camel while you’re in Egypt. Your friends and family might not believe you’ve been to Egypt if you don’t.
Sail off on a boat party – There are plenty of boat parties available throughout Sunny Beach, but the Scene/pukka Up Boat Party is considered to be the biggest. Featuring 3 bars, a DJ and dance floor, along with sun loungers and sofas for those who want to chill out, expect music, games and more.
Explore on a 4×4 adventure – Fancy dusting off your haggling skills? El Dahar can be found to the north of Hurghada in the old town, with shops packed with souvenirs, where haggling is considered obligatory.
See a show at Khan’s Tent – Cabaret and Vegas style shows are regularly put on at Khan’s Tent where you’ll also find circus acts, belly dancers and of course, plenty of local liquor to get in the party mood.
Discover Nessebar – Nessebar is considered to be one of the oldest towns in Europe and with UNESCO World Heritage Site status is full of historical sightseeing opportunities, including traces of the 3 millennia ago Thracian civilisation, Greek, Roman, Byzantine and Ottoman influences.
**Details correct as of November 2016, however, errors can occur, deals can expire and facilities can change. Please treat this information as a rough guideline. If you notice an obvious error or a better price, let us know and we’ll update this page.


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The Pharmacy Sickness
When Lunds & Byerlys closed all 14 of its pharmacies around the metro area last July, it wasn’t the start of a new trend. It was just the latest fallout from a fundamental change in how the retail pharmacy market functions in the Twin Cities and elsewhere in Minnesota.
Economic forces largely outside the control of pharmacies have replaced supply and demand as the financial lever that decides whether a retail pharmacy stays open or turns off the lights. The potential downside for businesses, employees, health plans, enrollees, and consumers is less choice and higher prices for prescription drugs, not to mention fewer job opportunities for pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, and other people who make their living in the retail pharmacy space.
“It’s a tough marketplace right now,” says Jon Schommer, a professor in the department of pharmaceutical care and health systems in the College of Pharmacy at the University of Minnesota. “Can you survive losing money on every prescription that you dispense? Or do you have another business model that will cover the loss and keep you in business?”
More people, more pharmacies
Schommer has been studying the changes in the retail pharmacy market in Minnesota for more than two decades. In 2018, he and two colleagues quantified those changes in a research article published in the journal Pharmacy.
From 2002 to 2007, the number of retail pharmacies in Minnesota rose 7.4 percent, to 1,070 from 996, and Schommer’s research correlated that increase to population growth—more people, more people with prescriptions, more pharmacies. But population growth didn’t explain what happened during the next two five-year periods.
From 2007 to 2012, the number of pharmacies inched up just 2.2 percent, to 1,094 from 1,070. And from 2012 to 2017, the number of sites actually dropped 2.8 percent, to 1,063 from 1,094. More people, more people with prescriptions, but fewer pharmacies.
“Each successive five-year interval analyzed saw a weakening in the explanatory power of the independent variables of population density and metropolitan designation,” the study said in academic-speak.
The ratio of chain pharmacies to independent pharmacies also changed over Schommer’s study period.
In 2002, for every national chain pharmacy there was one independent pharmacy, which Schommer defined as a site operated by a single owner or by a small state or regional chain. In 2007 and 2012, that ratio was two to one; by 2017, three to one. Given that the number of pharmacies was relatively flat, independent pharmacies were closing at a dramatic clip.
The ratios were more pronounced in Hennepin and Ramsey counties, at almost nine to one and four to one, respectively (see chart below).
The data backed what Schommer, himself a pharmacist, saw happening in the marketplace. In the early 2000s, pharmacies competed for prescription volume and competed on convenience. The more stores they had in convenient locations, the more prescriptions they could fill for customers, and the better their profit and loss statements looked.
“The large corporate chains had a simple business model that said, ‘Hey, let’s just build as many outlets as possible, and let’s put them where the people are,’ ” says Schommer, adding that many independents cashed out and sold their pharmacies to national chains during that period.
Independents rebounded temporarily by competing with the national chains on service and a personal touch. Then, “perverse incentives” entered the ring and knocked out supply and demand and old-school competition cold.
“In what retail markets are you forced to buy something at $6 and then are allowed to only charge $3 for it? There’s only one retail market that does that, and that’s retail pharmacy. It doesn’t make any sense, and it has to change. We’re not asking for the moon.” —Jim Stage, independent pharmacy owner (St. Paul and Hopkins)
Those perverse incentives (Schommer’s phrase) have all been introduced or at least facilitated by pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs). PBMs are third-party administrators—middlemen—that manage prescription drug benefits for employers or health plans. Through various behind-the-scenes contracting mechanisms with health plans, drug distributors, and drug manufacturers that consumers aren’t even aware of, PBMs can effectively lower prescription drug revenue and raise expenses at retail pharmacies, eating away, if not erasing, profit on their core business of dispensing drugs (see infographic below).
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A search for independent pharmacies in the city of Minneapolis could identify only two still in business.
More prescriptions, less revenue
Jim Stage is trying to adjust to this new business reality. Stage, a pharmacist, owns three independent pharmacies in the Twin Cities market: Setzer Pharmacy and Lloyd’s Pharmacy in St. Paul, and Hopkins Center Drug in Hopkins. He also owned Schneider Drug in Minneapolis, which he bought in 2015 and sold in 2019. That location is now closed.
“We have more business than we’ve ever had before, but it doesn’t equate to profitability,” Stage explains. “It just equates to more work.”
Setzer, Lloyd’s, and Hopkins collectively fill about 30,000 prescriptions each month, Stage says, and that number has grown steadily over the past five years as other independents close and customers move their prescriptions to Stage’s three stores. But those prescriptions aren’t as valuable as they were five years ago because the payment rate per prescription continues to drop.
Stage laid the blame squarely at the feet of PBMs as his financial torturers.
“In what retail markets are you forced to buy something at $6 and then are allowed to only charge $3 for it? There’s only one retail market that does that, and that’s retail pharmacy,” he says. “It doesn’t make any sense, and it has to change. We’re not asking for the moon.”
High costs, more closings
Stage says he wasn’t surprised when he heard about the Lunds & Byerlys closings or the announcement four months later by HealthPartners that it was closing its 30 retail pharmacies. All HealthPartners sites will shut down by April 1, the Bloomington-based health system said.
“Consumer preferences and pharmacy economics have changed … to favor large-scale organizations able to support extended hours, drive-through pickup, and other conveniences we’re not able to offer,” HealthPartners said in a press release. “Like others preceding us in our market, we’ve made the difficult decision to exit our retail pharmacy operation.”
HealthPartners closures cost 300 positions, including about 100 pharmacists.
Stage says the pharmacy operations at Lunds & Byerlys and at HealthPartners likely had cost structures and low- or no-cost services supported by the prescription drug revenue that they were generating at the time. But once that revenue started to dry up thanks to PBMs, they had to make some difficult decisions.
By creatively contracting with health plans, drug distributors, and drug manufacturers, PBMs can set the prices pharmacies pay for drugs and the prices that pharmacies get paid for drugs, with PBMs taking a cut at each end of every transaction. That difference for retail pharmacies means a small profit at best or, more often than not, a small loss on each prescription filled (see chart).
A study released in January by the Berkeley Research Group, an Emeryville, California-based consulting firm, and sponsored by PhRMA, the trade group representing drug makers, said 54.3 percent of total spending on brand-name drugs in 2018 flowed back to drug companies. The rest went to health plans, PBMs, federal and state governments, employers, drug distributors, providers, pharmacies, and others. The study said nearly half of the increase in spending from 2015 to 2018 flowed to payers, including PBMs.
HealthPartners declined an interview request from Twin Cities Business as did the Minnesota Society of Health-System Pharmacists.
Out from behind the counter
“Price is a problem, but that problem lies outside of the pharmacy,” says Jessica Astrup. Ironically, the answer to the problem also lies outside of the pharmacy or at least away from the pharmacy counter.
Astrup’s grandfather founded Sterling Pharmacy, a regional pharmacy chain, in 1952. Sterling is based in Austin, 100 miles south of the Twin Cities. It operates 17 retail pharmacies along with four pharmacies in long-term care facilities, and one specialty infusion pharmacy for patients receiving intravenous treatments like chemotherapy or immunotherapy. Astrup’s father and uncle, both pharmacists, own the chain now along with her and her siblings. Astrup sits on the board and is part of the management team.
Astrup agrees that PBMs have disrupted the traditional economic forces that drove the retail pharmacy economy in the past. Not only are PBMs pushing down payment rates for prescriptions, she says, they’re stealing prescription business from local community pharmacies by steering customers to national chain pharmacies they are affiliated with, or their own mail-order pharmacies.
“They’re driving out competition and limiting patient choice,” Astrup says.
The National Association of Chain Drug Stores referred questions to the Minnesota Retailers Association, which did not respond to several interview requests.
Pursuing a new business model
Community pharmacies like Sterling can’t compete by being fast, accurate, and cheap. Those are table stakes, Astrup says, and pharmacies have to do more to stay in business today and to be successful in the future.
Specifically, independents in the Twin Cities market need to reinvent their business model by expanding clinical services, better serving employers and personalizing their services to meet the diverse needs of the local population, Astrup explains.
“Pharmacists shouldn’t be spending their time comparing pictures of pills on a screen with actual pills in a bottle,” she says. “Instead they should be spending their time away from the pharmacy counter and in front of patients ensuring that the patient’s health—physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually—is being addressed by their health care team.”
Additional services can create new revenue streams for independent pharmacies as health plans may reimburse those as covered medical benefits or employers may pay directly for them as employee benefits.
Sterling is part of the Community Pharmacy Enhanced Services Network, a national network of pharmacies that focuses on direct patient care and advocates for health plan coverage of direct patient care services provided by pharmacies and pharmacists. Sterling also won a grant last October from a program called Flip the Pharmacy that helps pharmacies transition from a prescription-dispensing business model to a patient-care business model by becoming proficient in:
- Leveraging an appointment-based model
- Improving patient follow-up and monitoring
- Establishing working relationships with other care team members (doctors, etc.)
“I believe we are on the cusp of significant innovation in community pharmacy in the Twin Cities,” Astrup says.
Lobbying for market-based reforms
Getting out from behind the pharmacy counter doesn’t just mean seeing patients. It means seeing state legislators, too.
Independent pharmacies working with myriad groups got legislation passed in 2019 that will regulate PBMs in Minnesota.
Gov. Tim Walz signed the bill, known as the Minnesota Pharmacy Benefit Manager Licensure and Regulation Act, which took effect Jan. 1. The law gives the Minnesota Department of Commerce the authority to license PBMs and, starting June 1, to require them to file annual reports detailing their business and contracting practices.
CBD may ease some of the pain
Retail pharmacies in the Twin Cities and throughout Minnesota also are getting a market-based boost from the Minnesota Board of Pharmacy, which helped draft a new state law that legalized CBD products for human consumption if they meet certain quality controls and labeling requirements. Pharmacists can now sell CBD products, opening up a potential new business line and revenue source for retail pharmacies.
Astrup said Sterling already has decided to start selling CBD soon. “Pharmacies have to find ways to sell more stuff, and preferably stuff that isn’t impacted by decreasing margins,” she says. “More importantly, our patients are curious about CBD, and pharmacists have done a lot of research to get educated about it. We have a level of knowledge about CBD that goes far beyond what the guy at the gas station might have.”
Stage says he’s decided not to offer CBD products at his pharmacies in St. Paul and Hopkins.
Easing administrative burdens
More market-based aid from the Minnesota Board of Pharmacy may come in the form of administrative simplification. Last year, the board began a “stem to stern” review of its rules and regulations to identify opportunities to update or eliminate those that no longer serve a useful purpose, according to Cody Wiberg, a pharmacist and executive director of the board. Following the review, the board will run its recommendations past at least two advisory committees for input and then propose its changes through a formal rule-making process.
Wiberg says he hopes some of the less controversial changes will happen this year. But some of the more comprehensive and potentially controversial changes may take another 12 to 18 months. Collectively, all the changes under consideration by the board could mean less time and money spent on paperwork and more opportunities to add new clinical services faster—both of which independent retail pharmacies say are critical to their long-term viability.
The pharmacy market and medication affordability
Drawing a straight line between what’s happening in the retail pharmacy market in the Twin Cities and the affordability of prescription drugs for employers, health plans, and consumers is difficult. But many say it’s there if you look hard enough. One may cause the other; both may be victims of the same economic forces.
Prescription drugs have become less affordable for Minnesotans over the two most recent five-year periods studied by Schommer and partners, according to data from the State Health Access Data Assistance Center. SHADAC is part of the Health Policy and Management Division of the School of Public Health at the University of Minnesota.
SHADAC tracks drug affordability nationally and by state. It measures drug affordability by the percentage of nonelderly adults who changed their prescription drug-buying habits because of rising out-of-pocket costs for their medications.
Those habits include:
- Asking the doctor for cheaper medications
- Delaying refills
- Taking less medication than prescribed
- Skipping dosages
- Using alternative therapies
- Buying medications out of the country
The percentage of nonelderly state residents who engaged in one or more of those behaviors rose to 26.1 percent in 2017 from 18.1 percent in 2012, narrowing the gap between the state and the nation (see chart).
Health plans shrug
Rising prescription drug costs also are a big concern of the Minnesota Council of Health Plans, which represents commercial health insurers in the state. The council blames rising drug costs on the lack of transparency of drug prices and efficacy, laws that mandate prescription drug benefits and coverage, direct-to-consumer advertising, direct-to-physician marketing, and anticompetitive patent protections.
But so far, changes in the retail pharmacy market haven’t made the council’s hit list.
Who owns a pharmacy—a national chain, a state or regional chain, or an individual owner—can be a sign of how much the owner is willing to spend and how much the owner wants to collect. Is the pharmacy under pressure to meet quarterly earnings expectations? Or just meet next month’s payroll and keep longtime employees on the job?
The answers to those questions translate into access, cost, and safety issues for pharmacy customers.
In January, the New York Times published an expose on medication errors at national chain pharmacies because their corporate owners, according to critics quoted, are pressuring pharmacists to drive prescription revenue. The piece cited anecdotes from pharmacies run by CVS, Walgreens, Publix, and Rite Aid.
In 2017, Minnesota lawmakers thought it necessary to pass a law that bars pharmacists from working more than 12 consecutive hours in a 24-hour period. The rules promulgated by the pharmacy board require pharmacies to give pharmacists a 30-minute uninterrupted break if they work more than six consecutive hours in one day. The rules also require pharmacies to give pharmacists at least one restroom break every four hours.
Right now, the council’s primary concerns about retail pharmacies are whether health plan members have access to pharmacy services and whether pharmacies are coordinating their services with caregivers like hospitals and doctors, according to Julia Dreier, the council’s director of research and health policy. The changes in the retail pharmacy market in the Twin Cities and throughout the state haven’t raised any red flags, she says. “No one is saying they have a concern that their members don’t have access to a pharmacy these days.”
The council is supporting state legislation this year that would increase drug price transparency. Under the legislation, prices for new drugs above a certain level and price increases for existing drugs above a certain level would trigger mandatory reporting and financial justification to the Minnesota Department of Health by the drug manufacturer.
That won’t make much of a difference if independent retail pharmacies are successful in moving away from a prescription drug model to one based on direct patient care, expanded clinical services, and other revenue streams. Five years from now, the data will tell the story of whether it worked.
David Burda is a health care business journalist and former columnist for Twin Cities Business.