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West to send Syrian rebels aid, not arms
Unfreaking believable. Food for thought. The US should be getting into this along with other allies.Supply the damn weapons to the opposition NOW! There is so much blood on the hands of many many Countries who fail to supply arms to the rebels.Totally senseless!!! Sure some may fall into terrorists hands but that can be sorted out after Assad is ousted.
Just to make my point clear I want people to think about the lack of incidents between Pakistan and India while the supply routes were all blocked. This was especially notable in the year leading up to Bin Ladens death. Since that has ended and supply routes are open again now they are shooting at each other again. You want the killing to stop you simply stop the flow of Arms. To do that you blockade Russia and China.
Tiu, don't be ridiculous. This has nothing to do with Israel, Bibi, or Zionism. And being offensive is not constructive to anything.
And Ken, look what happened to the weapons from Libya. They are responsible for the insurgency in Mali (that has now required military intervention by a Western power), plus the recent attack on an Algerian gas complex, plus the Benghazi attacks. Does that bear repeating?
And if you think that the rebels are all nice and humanitarian, you're sticking your head in the sand. Giving them antitank/antiaircraft weapons guarantees prolems in the region long after Assad is gone.
kenradke11 – You say "There is so much blood on the hands of many many Countries who fail to supply arms to the rebels".
In other words, If they think like you, the fact that they (and it's very vague who "they" are) don't help them do whatever you claim they are doing to Syria on their word only) they are your enemies too?
That's usually called "damned if you do, damned if you don't". There's not a whole lot of motivation built into that conundrum.
I think Syria is infected with a very opportunistic infection. It's nearly the state scaled form of AIDS. That tends to leave otherwise autonomous people in a state of hopeless dependency and bankruptcy too. They cannot count on a better democratic system when the dust settles. The insurgents haven't demonstrated at all that they are even capable of governing a small town let alone a nation.
We are not moving into a brave, or even healthy, new world. I have no idea why anyone would assume that we were? Politicians don't tend to take the bravest of high roads, or the most far sighted. It's suspicious when they get on their high horses and suddenly start to claim that they know the road to someone else's best interest.
If this country were facing an armed insurgency like that in Syria, it would be reacting to it with the same fury. I'm quite sure we could count on that. This country is armed far more than any other on earth. Not only the state but also the civilian population is well armed. It would be a hell of an explosion if a spark ever set it all off. I hope I'm dead and long gone before I ever have to see that day. I'm sure there are many people in Syria who are feeling the same way. The state of Syria is actually caring for the young, and too old to fight and hampered with the need to keep the country w fro collapsing entirely. The insurgents only have to see to their own needs and their own priorities and they are accountable to no one but themselves. No state is accountable for them either.
They will win sooner or later because they will make sure that life is disrupted sufficiently for the regime to fail. They will install themselves in power and force agreement among the survivors that they were justified. And they will lie about their inadequacies the same way all power hungry people will. And that's what you can count on and you and they can try to explain away the enormous debt the state will have to service simply to try to restore life to the levels of the former regime. All the while the new power bosses will very likely be as corrupt as the old ones.
I hate how Obama said he would never allow anything like this to happen, and here he is taking american rights away while letting Assad murder his own people. Cowards. We should have sent arms, You know those Sneaky Russians are suppling Assad with weapons to kill rebels and un-armed civillians alike.
At least they can treat their wounded now. that will make the Assad supporters whine.
Why are we doing this. I would not trust either group in this conflict because in the end we will be blamed. As for the aid we are in a budget crisis. Where is the UN? I thought it was part of their charter to provide aid.
Cutting the budget in the US with people losing their jobs and benefits, while giving the Syrian rebels free aid.
Assad could care less what the world thinks, so why bother? 70,000 deaths ie a gross undercount. With austerity & international political issues facing the US, President Obama again made the right decision. He is a humanitarian, so this is the expected course.
The USA could end this war in 30 days, but the repercussions are huge.
Wish Nato could do a No-Fly Zone over Syria.
At this rate, Syria could approach the absolute devastation we Americans foisted on Iraq. Not much of a democracy has come to them: almost daily major bombings in the news, still an ongoing low-level civil war stirred up by us. And the devastation: up to a more than a million deaths, millions displaced, huge destruction of the countries infrastructure. It is there for the world to see what us Americans do.
@paintcan, great analysis! On the idea,
"If this country were facing an armed insurgency like that in Syria, it would be reacting to it with the same fury. I'm quite sure we could count on that.":
As minor examples of this possible response, Waco, or recent LAPD+ out to kill an over-the-line cop. Or, the reactions to Occupy Wall Street. (It is clear the the establishment is getting setup for much bigger things.)
The world (twenty people for every one American) is watching the Syria debacle. There is a good chance that Russia and China, basically with a non-interventionist stance, are going to come out of top. The Syrian people: oh well….. It is pretty obvious that the American government hardly gives a damn about Syrian people, compared to the policy objectives or the ruling class.
Nevertheless, I welcome US government's little bit of restraint, regarding no direct depositing of weapons in insurgents hands.
It's a lie. Assad has never killed it's own people. Killing it's own people is a propaganda jargon straight from CIA mill. If "it's own people" start killing people randomly on US streets, the US will kill "it's own people" too like it did in Wako, Texas. This is a bad analogy because the sect members in Waco killed no one nonetheless the ATF burn them to ashes(yes there were children too.)
The people in Syria have died because of the US ME project AKA the NEW ME map AKA Arab Spring. They died because some US officials wanted to please Israel by attacking its ennemies. They wanted to punish Syrian leaders for supporting Irak, Ezbollah and Iran aginst Israel.
The US should have limited the Arab Spring hoax within its own puppet countries: Egypt,Yemen, Tunisia,Libya(yes it used to be a Western puppet country). The West overstepped its geopolitical boundaries.
There are many more undemocratic Arab states. Why Arab Spring is not erupting elsewhere besides syria? What about Saudi arabia and Qatar? are there the beacons of Democracy and human rights? These are low hanging fruits for the so-called Arab Spring. Why it's not happening there?
Syria has had nothing to do with the US. It's been managing its affairs even better than other US supported dictatorships and tyrannies. Compared to Saudi arabia, Syrians(still) have more rights and liberties. Syria is (still) not a failed state like Egypt or Tunisia. If the US and its allies stop destroying it, it would rebuild within a year just like Southern Lebanon did. And it won't need the zionist world bank and the IMF to rebuild too.
Assad has never been anyone's puppet. Syria owes the US nothing. This is not the first time the US and its allies attack the RESISTANCE AXIS and fail: Southern Lebanon, Iran and Syria. You can now add Irak to that Axis too.
Game over. Take your Chechen, Tunisian, Libyan, Saudis, Afghan, Turkish terrorists out of Syria. Maybe they could be useful in Saud Arabia. More weapons and Killing more innocent Syrians won't save this evil project.
You want more weapons? For two years weapons have flowed to militants through Turkey, Jordan, Irak, Israel and Lebanon with massive Saudi and Qatari funding. What did they do with them? Thousands people are dead. That's not enough? You want more? Crazy?
You must be slow not to understand that your terrorists will never defeat the Syrian Arab Army no matter how many weapons you give them.
In addition to the comments already listed, remember that the US also gave aid and weapons to Osama Bin Laden when Russia invaded Afhganistan. Anyone remember how Osama Bin Laden showed his gratititude? Other aid organizations have been trying to get medicine, tents, blankets, etc. to the Syrian citizens and the government will not allow them to distribute them to the people. What makes our aid so different? How will we know that the aid we are now sending will actually reach the citizens who are in such dire circumstances?
"The communique called for an immediate halt to "unabated" arms supplies to Damascus by third countries"
yet no call to stop the flow of weapons from Saudi and Qatar to the Islamic terrorist groups?? shoot, the neo-rebels wouldn't need any weapons if they all hadn't been intentionally shipped to the wrong people.
"It also said Syria must immediately stop indiscriminate bombardment of populated areas, which it described as crimes against humanity."
just so their is no confusion, this is what the west would call "collateral damage", even if they were involved in an illegal invasion and occupation of a sovereign country. why is it so hard for them to condemn ALL the civilian casualties? how can a wayward shell be more of a crime against humanity than a car bomb intentionally targeting civilians??
dream of a day when the United Nations stops being the US's bitch and actually lives up to its name. of course that will never happen as long the 5 most corrupt and despicable (in their actions) governments are perched on top.
""Arab "Friends of Syria" group meeting in Rome"":
That's a good one! (Total lying BS, in other words.)
"A final communique said participants would "coordinate their efforts closely so as to best empower the Syrian people"
Another good one!
"More than 70,000 Syrians have been killed in a fierce conflict that began with peaceful anti-Assad protests nearly two years ago."
Then the peaceful protests were co-opted by the laying-in-wait Gulf dictatorships along with the West.
And so on.
And Reuters dutifully serves up this crap, without a word of counter-talk. I'm sure they could find lots, just as in this comment section. It must be difficult being a reporter, unless you are one of the happy sycophants.
Just because the US/West decides to recognize a bunch of mostly-outsiders as the legitimate government of Syria, does not make it so.
Most of the world well understands that such awful behavior, if accepted worldwide, leads to world chaos.
The one percent is treating us like a bunch of pawns.
I remember the USA once giving 'aid' to the 'rebels' in Afghanistan against those commie Russians. I don't remember that turning out so well later on.
Seems they(usa) also 'aided' rebels and guerrillas in South America and Mexico as well. Didn't some of those fellows turn around and become Drug Lords? Then there was that whole overthrowing of an elected leader in Iran. Pretty sure that turned sour too from what I read daily.
From a certain perspective it appears the USA funds 'rebels' today in order to create 'terrorists' tomorrow. Well I guess if you are in the business of war profiteering then it makes a lot of sense.
@xcanada- thanks – the LAPD and Waco are pretty much what I had in mind.
There were people here who were impatient with the, mostly, peaceful protests of the OWS crowd. That makes my hunch a very easy prediction.
If they were undergoing another round of mortgage crisis or complete unemployment due to civil turmoil, or a total collapse of the stock market and the devaluation of the currency (something too many here seem to look at as a sporting event when it happens to someone else) this country would be ready to invoke martial law and the "Commander in Chief" would become a dictator by popular acclamation. He'd also probably have an out right civil war that would chew up this country worse than Syria or Iraq. Just imagine out of control forest fires in suburbia? Imagine what bombings would do in stickville USA.
That's what "history teaches" over and over again. The bigger and more sophisticated powers have to work very hard to stay there. The bigger they come the harder they fall and it's a much longer drop.
"Russia has said Assad's departure must not be a precondition for talks and a political solution, while the West has sided with Syria's opposition in demanding his removal from power."
Journalists are lying through their teeth.
The West has only sided with Syria's opposition in demanding Assad's removal from power?
Sided? The West siding with violent Islamists? Who believes this?
The demand that Assad must leave power came from Western leaders according to their regime change plan to placate Israel.
The(Islamist) opposition did not demand Anything. They carried western leaders's plan to overthrow Assad by force but failed catastrophically.
Its right decision with not sending any weapons to Syria. Look what is happening in Lybia after fall of Qadafi. This weapons are used now by terrorists. There is no chance that u can control this weapons after end of fights.Remember always that today rebel will be yours tomorow tyran. It happens almost every time .
Terrorism support is terrorism support, regardless of whether you are supplying arms or not. Supplying food to terrorists is still a crime.
In the Free World the USA is universally and unanimously recognized as the top terrorist supporting country in the world, which is the primary reason the World holds USA as an isolated pariah state. However, I was under the impression that in the recent years USA demonstrated the desire to work towards the end of the isolation and to become re-integrated into the Free World. On the FRee World's side, both the Europe and Russia expressed the desire to allow this to happen. However, these recent developments indicate that USA does not have a real desire to relieve itself of that dubious "honor".
I don't know what the Free World's response will be, but it is already clear that Russia in particular will block the re-integration of USA into the Civilized World. The Free World will probably develop the official response in March.
stambo2001 wrote:
"From a certain perspective it appears the USA funds 'rebels' today in order to create 'terrorists' tomorrow. Well I guess if you are in the business of war profiteering then it makes a lot of sense."
in the eyes of these warmongers the "war of terror" is the greatest myth they ever created. it's easy to sell to the American sheeple, there is no accountability at all and it's fully self-perpetuating. by killing innocent civilians in their drone strikes, there will always be surviving family members that will hate America, voila instant replacement "terrorists"
"In the Free World the USA is universally and unanimously recognized as the top terrorist supporting country in the world"
Bull Manure.
But, we WILL send weapons, planes and tanks, to the
radical muslims in Egypt which will eventually be used
against Israel. Of course we didn't even verbally support
the Iranian populous who were trying to take down their
dictator Ahmadinijad. Another wrong decision by this admin.
Here goes another $60-$100 million dollars wasted for a lost cause.
It is a real issue and the issue is Muslims. Instead of what they mouth as the religion of peace, worldwide every conflict seems to have them in it. How can the west or anyone trust that todays anti Syrian aircraft missiles are not the ones that some mad Muslim uses to take down civilian aircraft tomorrow? Based on recent history, it is impossible to guarantee. The religion of peace needs to start being peaceful and stop the murdering, oddly mostly of each other.
Supply them with NOTHING!!!!, We have no money to pay our own debt!!!!, Give no money to any country!!!!…..What a bunch of hogwash!!!
Meanwhile, horror occur in Israel as well. ISRAEL NOW ADMIT IT IS TRUE. . . .
"An inconveivable crime" says Jewish daily newspaper Haaretz of December story.
Israel's patronizing and inhumane treatment of Ethiopian women is nothing new.
By Efrat Yardai | Dec.11, 2012
It's hard to believe, but in Israel, in 2012, Ethiopian women are forced to receive injections of the Depo-Provera contraceptive. This injection is not a commonly prescribed means of contraception. It is considered a last resort and is usually given to women who are institutionalized or developmentally disabled. According to an investigation for journalist Gal Gabay's "Vacuum" documentary series shown on Israeli Educational Television, it is also given to many new immigrants from Ethiopia.
This is not the first or only case where the state has interfered in the lives of people who have limited means of resistance. And as in other cases, the system that carried out this policy is extremely sophisticated, so it is hard to find a specific person who is responsible for it or a signed and written order. But the televised investigation, conducted by researcher Sava Reuven, found that more than 40 women have received the shot.
Depo-Provera has a shameful history. According to a report by the Isha L'Isha organization, the injections were given to women between 1967 and 1978 as part of an experiment that took place in the U.S. state of Georgia on 13,000 impoverished women, half of whom were black. Many of them were unaware that the injections were part of an experiment being conducted on their bodies. Some of the women became sick and a few even died during the experiment.
There are many examples across the world of efforts to reduce birthrates among disadvantaged populations that lack the resources and the capability to resist. During the 1960s, the U.S. was concerned by the increase of the population in Puerto Rico. In 1965, it was reported that 34 percent of Puerto Rican mothers aged 20 to 49 had been sterilized.
The injections given to Ethiopian women are part and parcel of the overall Israeli attitude toward this wave of immigrants. During the 1980s and 1990s, thousands of Ethiopian Jews spent months or years in transit camps in Ethiopia and Sudan. Hundreds died en route to Israel simply because a country that is supposed to be a safe haven for Jews decided the time wasn't right, they couldn't all be absorbed together or they weren't Jewish enough – who had heard of black Jews?
I can't believe that this kind of political charade is going on while I'm still alive…
Just for the record… Assad's father Hafez, was considered a US ally in 1991, because he condemended the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait…. Oh how the times have changed… or maybe they haven't… Same old comedy, just new actors…
Just enjoy the show, p'ple!
It is natural to protect ones interests (be it a person or a nation). Distributing blame and demanding from the US does not help your cause. America is helping the Syrian opposition. Any US aid should free up its monetary worth from the opposition's budget to purchase what is needed.
Thanks for reading.
As long as there is oil to sell we shouldn't be giving any oil rich country money.
Who else is going to celebrate the March 31 one year anniversary of the Syrian regimes victory over all armed opposition against the Syrian government? Thank Allah we have the Syrian Ministry of Information to make sure we never forget.
Worst idea ever! Its the same myopic view that saw the US Fund, arm and train Osama bin Laden and al Qaeda. A group who are fighting with the rebels.
The POTUS has a problem with sending arms because they may fall into the wrong hands, but he's fine with sending our money ($385 million of it) over to Syria and he's not concerned whose hands it falls into. Great. Now I know we'll never get the US economy fixed with him in office. He really doesn't care.
Good News! Maybe this will be over before the US has to spend much more money:
-FSA has taken over Damascus' Jobar area
-FSA targeting regime troops in Damascus' Mount Qassioun
You stated the other day that a 100 FSA fighters were killed, a claim I have been unable to verify from other sources btw… Question then, how many FSA fighters do you suppose there are? 100 is not a lot if there are 300,000 fighters… But is 10% if there ate only a 1,000… So, how many fighters you reckon there are?
This picture is priceless. Like they say a picture is worth a thousand words.
Nice pic, now how many FSA fighters do think there are? Of are you allowed to give such an answer? If not, this is what the FSA is fighting for. Soon your voice can be truly heard!
Nice pic, now how many FSA fighters do think there are? Of are you allowed to give such an answer? If not, this is what the FSA is fighting for. Soon your voice can be truly heard!
Nice pic, now how many FSA fighters do think there are? Of are you allowed to give such an answer? If not, this is what the FSA is fighting for. Soon your voice can be truly heard!
Nice pic, now how many FSA fighters do think there are? Or are you allowed to give such an answer? If not, this is what the FSA is fighting for. Soon your voice can be truly heard!
Nice pic, now how many FSA fighters do think there are? Of are you allowed to give such an answer? If not, this is what the FSA is fighting for. Soon your voice can be truly heard!
This is so foolish. The USA is broke and yet we have money to support radical Sunni terrorists in Syria. To all those who keep calling for America to intervene, please hop on a plane to Ankara, cross the Turkish border and join the fight in Syria. This is not our problem. I hope Assad wins. If these Sunnis win, all he'll is really going to break loose. Thankfully most Americans are not fooled by the media and politicians who seem so eager for another war in the middle east.
Does Jobar mean gullible in Arabic? It's over. It's time to give up your illusions. Syria extended visas for opposition members. Let's see what happens with the upcoming negotiations.
I don't enjoy killing; even for terrorists. Mr.Oliver Holmes had an article about Damascus. I knew it was propaganda because since Novembre the West and its militants have been trying to overrun Damascus and escallated their propaganda around Damascus areas and Mr. Holmes is a big gun for propaganda before or during major attacks. So I pasted a countering article from Al-Alam which knocked down Mr. Holmes' propaganda narrative and which explained how terrorists tried to "invade" Damascus a day before Mr.Holmes' article(this last Monday) but were defeated and more than hunfred of them were killed.
I never said 100 FSA were killed because I am not stupid to call these lost souls FREE let alone SYRIAN let alone ARMY.
Why FSA? What happened to the most EFFECTIVE fighting opposition group on the ground:Al Nusra? Those were the lost souls that were killed I believe.
Now that makes sense! Sequester everything in the U.S. then send 60 million in play money to the rebels in Syria. Are we going to cut the 60 million we don't have by 10%?
Well, at least if the rebels succeed in 10 years maybe they will help rebuild the U.S.!
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Once again, a Michael Moore movie is generating controversy -- and even sparking protests -- before its official premiere. The big difference here is, this time, it's not a movie by Moore, but about Moore. And, reportedly, it's not a pretty picture. Here's a link to the trailer.
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Ethylene Oxide (EtO) has become very common over the years as a portable and effective sterilising agent. It is essential to understand what it is, how it works and what its particular place is in the global medical industry.
Sterilising Agent
At one time, heat sterilisation was the only available method, but technological advancements have brought a host of new options, including EtO. Ethylene Oxide is a colourless gas that has a wide range of industrial uses from textiles to detergents and solvents. The U.S. military was first to use it as a sterilising agent in the 1940s, and it made the transition to civilian hospitals in the late 1950s. In the 1960s, a process was invented by Harold Andersen that used a gas diffusion method, requiring less EtO than previous methods. Small ampoules and plastic bags took the place of large chambers.
This process, called the Anprolene system, has proved to be an important advancement, as the need for sterilisation has increased greatly over the years. The rise in the number of surgeries being performed and an aging population are contributing factors to the growing need. Having more options and available technologies to meet that need is of tremendous importance.
Advantages of EtO
One of the advantages of EtO is that it is particularly effective in sterilising instruments and objects that are sensitive to high temperatures, such as those that use plastic packaging or that contain delicate electronics or optics. EtO can penetrate thin surfaces well, such as cloth, paper and even plastic films, enabling it to kill microbes in hard-to-reach places. EtO is lethal to all known forms of bacterial, viral and fungal life, though some require longer exposure time than others.
EtO sterilisation works by attaching to hydrogen molecules, which prevents necessary functions for sustaining life, disrupting DNA and protein reactions. With enough EtO present, these disruptions become fatal to microbial life.
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There is some degree of debate in the medical community about the widespread use of EtO, because direct exposure can have toxic effects on humans. Consequently, taking steps to protect personnel from coming into contact is essential. EtO is also flammable, so proper precautions must be put in place to avoid accidental ignition. However, with the right equipment and precautions, safety risks are minimal. Air scanning and EtO detection units can be used to prevent accidental overexposure. However, because of potential dangers, it has become more common for companies to contract out to specialists rather than perform the sterilisations themselves.
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Nowadays, the Anprolene system uses a small EtO cartridge and a flexible chamber for sterilisation. This addresses concerns about environmental impact by using a small dose. It is a highly portable system, which makes it a popular choice among hospitals and clinics. It also has been a popular alternative for medical equipment manufacturers. Varying sizes of sterilisers mean it can handle small or large quantities. Despite the ongoing debate about safety risks as well as tightening restrictions in certain places, EtO continues to be a popular choice in North America, Europe and Asia because of its effectiveness.
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Google told me today (based on the search autofill) that the word 'counterfeit' has three popular associations: 'counterfeit money', 'counterfeit pens', and 'counterfeit gods'. While the last one is specifically the title of a book (Tim Keller's Counterfeit Gods, a great read IMO), the other two are, as expected, related to money. But the crime of fake duplication is not exclusive to money; it pervades every industry in which money can be made. The pharmaceutical industry is no exception, as I was reminded about in a recent C&EN article by the American Chemical Society.
It was only this past May when the Food & Drug Administration released a warning to consumers about counterfeit versions of Adderall, an attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) drug in short supply. The forgers were taking pain pills with no markings and of the wrong color, packaging them in blister packs (rather than bottles) with poor labels and misspellings, and selling them on the internet. Not surprisingly, these counterfeits were easy to spot (Frank William Abagnale, Jr. would be shaking his head).
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Not all counterfeits are so blatant. Many counterfeiters are true professionals and know how to make fake drugs (and more importantly their packaging) more convincing. Pharmaceutical companies have resorted to more sophisticated, harder-to-copy packaging with labels and identification technology designed to track their products. But like many types of criminals, counterfeiters have a way of getting around these barriers. True counterfeit identification needs to come largely from the chemistry.
The difference between a fake drug and a genuine drug is often subtle, involving minor variations in the concentration of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs), formulations, or shape. Counterfeiters will do this to delay detection by simple analytical tests and initial reports from patients (who will experience at least some of the intended effects upon use). Typically, counterfeits that are very similar to the actual drug are the greatest financial threats because they can be sold in multiple iterations before detection. Those that are very chemically different post the greatest risks to people's health, and have also been said to be a leading cause for growing drug resistance among disease-causing parasites. In both extremes of counterfeiting, early detection solutions are thus extremely important.
Past methods of anticounterfeiting involved taking samples of suspicious drugs back to a lab for analysis. Unfortunately, the time this takes causes more problems than it solves. Testing for counterfeits at transit, distribution, and sale locations demands devices that are portable, rugged, and reliable, such as Thermo's handheld TruScan RM instruments and Bruker Optics' Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) analyzers. The TruScan allows drug substances to be identified through packaging, aiding in anticounterfeit efforts on multiple levels. The FTIR analyzer is used in mobile labs as an alternative to time consuming and work-intensive chromatography methods.
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Similar portable devices have recently been developed to make numerous different laboratory detection methods more efficient and available. For quick detective work, mid-IR, near-IR, and Raman spectroscopy are considered the most popular approaches. They are simple, fast, and selective, and can analyze solids with little or no sample preparation. The equipment itself is designed to give a pass/fail response (rather than data) when comparing the spectra of a sample with the known product. This provides quick answers on possible fakes, and saves the 'why' for later analysis.
Sometimes even this is not good enough, as many drug inspectors want to avoid opening shipping containers for fear of destroying valuable genuine products. For this, a group led by King's College is working on a quadruple resonance (QR) device that uses radio frequency methods in real time to detect APIs through layers of plastic, wood, glass, and cardboard. Through this method, inspectors can tell how much of the active ingredient is there and compare that to the form consistent with the manufacturer.
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In the end, counterfeit drug detection needs will vary based on the type of drug, the location, and the resources available. Certainly these portable technologies are a big step towards stopping counterfeit successes, helping ensure that people are getting the medications they need and legitimate pharmaceutical companies are making the profits they deserve.
Finding Fakes - C&EN
Wood is perhaps the world's most familiar building material. It's been used for ages because it is readily available, easy to cut and shape, and is relatively strong (depending on the type of wood). Unfortunately it doesn't nearly have the strength or durability of metals, and has swelling, rotting, and flammability problems that other building materials do not. That's why, when cost is no obstacle, wood is not typically the first choice.
But a well understood chemical reaction called acetylation could help to change this and may solve many of wood's apparent shortcomings.
Most types of wood modifications are physical treatments that involve infusing materials into the wood or lacing the surfaces with coatings. Acetylation on the other hand actually changes the wood's chemical composition. In the acetylation process, acetic anhydride reacts with the hydroxyl groups on large molecules in the wood's plant cell walls (e.g. lignin and hemicellulose). The reaction replaces hydroxyl groups with acetyl groups and produces the by-product acetic acid. This same process has been used through the last century for making cellulose acetate (acetylated wood pulp) as material for many different products such as photographic film, wedding dress fabric, playing cards, and cigarette filters.
(Chemical outline of the acetylation process. Credit: C&EN)
The result of acetylation on wood is impressive. Most freshly-cut wood will lose about 10% of its volume when it is dried, and unfortunately it has the potential to regain this size if in contact with enough water. Through the acetylation process, acetyl groups actually spread out the cell wall and restore the wood to its original volume. Acetylated wood is as big as it's going to get; in other words, no swelling. Because of its resistance to moisture, the wood is also quite a bit stronger and more durable. This subsequently helps it resist termite infestation because of its increased hardness.
Strength, durability, decay resistance - all this is great, but what's the catch? Well, acetylated wood treatment has been around for a long time, but various technical and economic limitations have prevented it from taking off.
The technical difficulties of acetylation mainly arise when treating whole pieces of wood rather than fiber or pulp. For starters, there is little uniformity between different pieces of wood, since (thanks to the beauty of nature) every piece is unique. In addition, the surface area for treatment on a block of wood is also minimal, making deep penetration harder to accomplish. In addition to these problems, chemists and engineers have to deal with the acetic acid produced by the acetylation process, which if left untreated can corrode regular steel fasteners and make the wood smell like vinegar.
On the money side, acetylated wood is much more expensive than your typical lumber. For example, a 16-foot board of decking, pressure treated wood might go for ~$15, composite would be around $45, and Perennial Wood (Eastman Chemical Company's brand of acetylated wood) would top nearly $52. That's a pretty penny for quality, and the largely equivocal synthetic materials have proved dominant on the market so far.
However, in a future where consumers and architects begin to move away from non-renewable materials and carbon-intensive industries, acetylated wood may be able to compete. That's what Eastman Chemical Company and a few other firms are hoping for as they focus on particular niches including decking, windows, doors, and cladding. Certainly there is something to be said for using real wood, and it will be interesting to see how this initiative affects the future of building and construction.
(Eastman is focusing on outdoor furniture and decking for its Perennial Wood brand. Credit: Eastman -->)
Making Wood Last Forever With Acetylation - C&EN
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Magic Johnson has been sued by a former employee who claims the NBA legend is SUPER SERIOUS when it comes to snacks ... because he forced her to "regularly squeeze his red vines to make sure they were soft."
The woman behind the lawsuit is 45-year-old Lanita Thomas -- who claims she served as Magic's personal flight attendant on his private jet from 2004 until last month ... when Magic fired her ass.
In her suit, filed in L.A. County Superior Court, Thomas claims Magic was full of crap when he told her she was let go because she showed up to work 15 minutes late one day.
Thomas claims the real reason Magic wanted her gone is because he wanted a "substantially younger woman" to service him in the air.
In her suit, Thomas admits she WAS 15 minutes late to work one day ... but says it was only because Magic insists on two specific types of turkey meat on his sandwiches ... and she was held up at the deli counter.
She also says Magic was "very particular that all snacks were fresh" ... especially when it came to liquorice.
*Editor's note -- stale Red Vines are delicious*
In addition to wrongful termination, Lanita also claims Magic failed to pay her overtime and provide her with legally required breaks during her work shifts. She's asking for unspecified damages.
Calls to Magic have not been returned.
the real reason she got fired was because she wouldn't Rub his bunions on his size 19 shoe.
Phishie from Philly
California you do not have to show cause in termination. You are in charge of taking your breaks. Think mc fly.
Damn I never knew I had rich people problems, I squeeze the licorice pkgs also and I prefer my deli products fresh. Sounds like a cushy job under appreciated by a tardy insubordinate!
I think he should just give her One month's pay for severance, plus $10,000. for blue sky plus health insurance for 6 months, and a solid recommendation to any future employers that are considering hiring her. She should take that go on vacation for a couple of weeks, come home and start looking for another job....and yes, hire a young hot flight attendant. If you could wouldn't you? I know I would.
Some law suits are pointless now and days like this one. Being 15 minutes late can throw everything off so she got fired. Age had nothing to do with this
Unfortunately, it appears that Magic has turned out to be just an 'ARN'. That's Another Rich N***er. So sad. :-(
In addition to wrongful termination, Lanita also claims Magic failed to pay her overtime and provide her with legally required breaks during her work shifts. She's asking for unspecified damages.
What, see wanted to go outside for a smoke break?
This would be a legitimate suit if we were talking about Twizzlers, they are best served soft 😊


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Gold Rush?
Gold rallied Monday following a steep decline last week.With the dollar appearing to stabilize, what should you do?
Strategic investors Dennis Gartman, author of The Gartman Letter joins the panel for this conversation. Following are excerpts.
You're bullish on gold?
Yes, I was very impressed by the fact that gold went up, Monday even as the dollar got stronger says Gartman. You want to buy the things that are going up, even when the news is bearish.
But you're short of ConocoPhillips (COP)?
Yes, Gartman says. As well as Exxon-Mobil (XOM). But I'm long Petrobras (PZE) in part because of the recent oil find off the coast of Brazil. Also, I'm concerned about American oil companies facing new taxes after the '08 elections.
What other trades you got going?
We're long grains and have been for a while. And we're heavily short retail stocks including Coach (COH),Tiffany (TIF) and Harley Davidson (HOG).
Would you buy grain companies?
Yes. We're long Monsanto (MON) and Potash (POT). That's an outside way to play grains if you don't want to buy futures.
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If one was to walk into the halls of Model Laboratory School on Monday during the Camp Invention Geo-quest program, they would have found plastic eggs placed randomly on the floor. Each egg containing a clue to finding a "treasure-filled" cache.
Down the hall, students were disassembling broken appliances to examine their design and discover how each worked. Campers would use what they learned to create a "Duck Chuck" device designed to launch rubber ducks.
In another room, students were rummaging through random items to find insulators to protect their expedition instruments from the hot African Sahara, which teacher Margaret Hite simulated with a blow dryer.
Across the hall, students were exploring celestial patterns through constellations that were projected on the walls and ceiling using a "spinning stellar navigation tool" each group created themselves.
This is the fifth year Model has hosted the Camp Invention program. This year's camp had 90 participants representing 18 schools, seven counties and two countries.
A group of students from S.K.H. Yuen Chen Maun Chen Jubilee Primary School and St. Bonaventure Catholic Primary School in Hong Kong were visiting Richmond for a cultural experience and participated in the camp as well.
Children rotated through a schedule that included four modules each day: Ecoverse, Cache Dash, I Can Invent: Launchitude and Amazing Atlas Games.
Each module includes hands-on activities with curricula that focuses on the development of creative and inventive thinking skills. Many of the projects focus on the process and learning through trial and error.
Although emphasis is not placed on inventing a working device in the weeklong camp, some children have left the program with a working invention, such as insect catchers, ball-throwing robots, arm extenders made out of PVC pipes and other innovations, according to information provided by camp director and Model teacher Sarah Shaffer.
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Camp Invention: 90 students participate in weeklong Geo-quest program
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Accusations of cheating on an online test led to the firing of an 18-year Eastern Kentucky University employee Wednesday.
Retha Sandlin, formerly a veteran certification officer in the Burnam House for EKU's student veterans, said the decision resulted from a misunderstanding on the part of Jaime Roberts, the house's interim office manager. -
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Madison Central High School's bass fishing team got a boost Saturday when its first-ever Fishing Tackle Swap turned out to be a huge success.
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Eastern students practice fire fighting in burning building
Thick barrels of smoke rolled out of the room as nearby observers could feel the fire's heat on their faces. Furniture and drywall fueled the blaze. Flames licked the top of the door frame and the flat ceiling.
Another day on the slopes
Enjoying their 14th snow day of the school year, a group of Madison County School students enjoyed a slope in front of Cornerstone Baptist Church in Richmond on Tuesday.
Warming temperatures melted the snow into a hard-packed surface that crunched with every footfall and provided prime sledding conditions. -
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A team from B. Michael Caudill Middle School took first-place in the seventh annual Kentucky Middle School Mock Trial Competition conducted Friday in the Madison County courtrooms.
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Both the Madison County and Berea school district have cancelled Wednesday classes because of road conditions. This will be the 15th day the county has cancelled school because of the weather.
County school staff are to report by 9 a.m., according the the district's website.
School canceled Tuesday for Madison County, Berea districts
Madison County and Berea Independent school districts have announced school has been canceled for Tuesday, March 4.
Student scores hold steady with some notable increases
Results are in for the EXPLORE and PLAN tests, administered to Madison County eighth- and tenth-grade students, respectively, in September.
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EKU students turn trash into 'fash'
Eastern Kentucky University students showed off outfits made from some unlikely materials during a Thursday night fashion show.
Strutting down the runway wearing garbage bags, rusted metal and even Maxi Pads, participants showed the audience that anything can become chic if used correctly.
Many contestants twirled, danced or posed for the audience to show personality during the high-energy show.
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'Don't Monkey Around, Be A Children's Champion'
You don't have to wait around to be a children's champion and you shouldn't have to think about it, said Raelynn Miller, 11, a fifth-grader at Daniel Boone Elementary.
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Theme park cast member stories: Tempted by the smells of AdventurelandBy Robert Niles
They'd warned me about the Treehouse.Published: February 14, 2011 at 11:50 AM Even before I started working in Adventureland attractions at Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom, I'd known about the Swiss Family Treehouse. I'd enjoyed climbing through the treehouse when I was a kid - especially on those rare occasions, late at night, when there wasn't a crowd pushing me like zombies from room to room. But I'd already figured that the treehouse wasn't going to be the most exciting place to work. One cast member would stand at the treehouse turnstiles, holding the line from time to time so that the crowd wouldn't overload the bridge over the old Swan Boat channel. When the crowd got really large, you'd open up the queue that snaked back and forth in a little hut behind the turnstiles. Mostly, though, you just stood out front and told folks, no, this isn't the line for the Jungle Cruise. That's up ahead, on your left. Have a nice day. So when other cast members warned me before my first shift working the treehouse, I expected another lecture about boredom, about the importance of keeping a positive attitude even as my brain began to rust from inactivity. But that's not what everyone said. "Try not to let the Egg Roll Wagon drive you crazy," they said. The Egg Roll Wagon? That little food cart that set up next to the Treehouse queue? How would that drive me crazy? I couldn't remember it ever getting that long a line. Was there something strange about the foods person who worked it? Were they really bored, too, and going to attempt to deal that with by driving me nuts with mindless chit-chat? I walked past the wagon on my way to the treehouse. The foods person didn't even glance at me. The wagon looked perfectly normal. Why would anyone warn me about this? And, then, I inhaled. That smell. Ahhh, I understood. Standing here for two hours at a time, unable to purchase, much less eat, that which I was smelling would be the worst torture imaginable at Disney World. If you've walked past the Egg Roll Wagon recently, you might not understand what I'm talking about. But I worked the treehouse years ago, back when the Adventureland Egg Roll Wagon sold the most aromatic delight ever offered in a theme park. The Egg Roll Dog. It was a hot dog, bathed in cheese, wrapped in a won ton skin and deep fried, like an egg roll. Warming under the heat lamp, it let broadcast throughout the treehouse queue the aroma of spicy beef, cheese and crispy goodness that left any perpetually hungry, 20-something cast member drooling. Disney made more than a few dollars off its cast members with that cart. After my shift, I raced through the tunnels to change into my street clothes, just so I could race back to Adventureland and buy one of those Bad Boys. Warm in my hands, I raised the egg roll to my mouth, and bit into the crispy won ton wrapper, which shattered with my bite. Then, the egg roll unleased its flow of nuclear-hot liquid cheese, scorching my tongue so badly I had to let that precious first bite drop back into the napkin as I yelped in pain. Which, of course, meant that I had to drop a few more bucks on a Dole Whip Float from the adjacent stand, to cool my blistered tongue. A few minutes later, my tongue had recovered and I finished the dog, washing it down with the pineapple juice from the float. Fortunately, for my waistline and my bank account, I didn't work that many shifts that included stints at the treehouse. Instead, I spent many more days working safely away from the allure of the Egg Roll Wagon, pulling shifts in Frontierland. Right next to the Turkey Leg Wagon. You can read more of Robert's stories about working at Walt Disney World at themeparkinsider.com/stories. Readers' OpinionsFrom Fred Roy on February 14, 2011 at 12:57 PM
Don't remember ever seeing that cart. Have to try it next time I'm at the Magic Kingdom. I do miss the Polynesian Restaurant that was across from the tree house. From Patrick Doublin on February 14, 2011 at 1:56 PM
Ohhh, I work as a cashier at Rancho sometimes and it is painful to watch people ear their gigantic Tostada Salads and Tres Leche cake in front of me as they pay. And the Crispitos! From Andrew Swanson on February 14, 2011 at 3:07 PM
This story brings back memories of my days working entertainment at Disney World. As a close "Friend" of people in high places, I frequently found myself at the Crystal Palace Buffet, 1900 Park Fare at the Grand Floridian, or the Liberty Tree Tavern. Onstage, the buffet looked and smelled delicious. As a Cast Member on a College Program wage, those meals were something I couldn't afford, so after wandering around the buffet for 40 minutes, I got to eat a home made turkey sandwich during my set break, which doesn't really fulfill the expectations that the buffet sets. From Robert Niles on February 14, 2011 at 3:32 PM
Even trash looked appetizing when you're a hungry college student working summer in a theme park. It killed me to walk past the back of the Liberty Tree Tavern in the tunnels and to see buckets of empty lobster shells sitting there, waiting as the foods cast members filled the trash chute. I'd start thinking about all the lobster that had been inside those tail shells just moments before and.... darn, now I'm getting hungry again. From Tom Rigg on February 14, 2011 at 3:57 PM
This post took me back to a forgotten memory. When I was a kid and we went to WDW there was a rite of passage that my older brother had had and I yearned for: getting to go off by myself to a park when my parents had their night alone. Previously I had always ended up at the Neverland club or with a private babysitter with my little sister. I don't remember the exact year I gain this privilege, but I remember exactly what I did. I went, like any good preteen in love with Disney World, straight to The Magic Kingdom. I had my whole night planned, including dinner at the Crystal Palace. At this time it was still a cafeteria and my family was on the Gold Key Plan. (I'm still not sure how my parents afforded these trips on a minister's and a bank teller's income) I entered the Crystal Palace and made my selection, the exact same egg roll dog that you described, however, I think it went by a different name. I can actually still remember how great it tasted. So thanks for bringing back such a fond memory! From Robert Niles on February 14, 2011 at 4:42 PM
To be honest, I can't remember the exact name for the egg roll hot dog - I seem to remember, though, that it changed names at least once before it ultimately disappeared from the menu around a decade ago. Anyone with a better memory for names? From 18.104.22.168 on February 14, 2011 at 4:50 PM
NO, but I do know they don't sell it anymore. From Tom Rigg on February 14, 2011 at 4:53 PM
I want to say that when I had it at the Crystal Palace it had a Mexican/Southwest name. From Anthony Murphy on February 14, 2011 at 9:27 PM
Thats one of my most favorite carts! I never was thrilled with Swiss Family Treehouse. Its a line ride! From Rob P on February 15, 2011 at 3:15 AM
Is the wagon still there ? I heard it rolled off into the sunset a couple of years ago. So now I'm conjuring up the aroma of those egg roll dogs knowing that I can't ever have one. Arrgh !!! From 188.8.131.52 on February 15, 2011 at 7:38 AM
Hey, great post! Just wanted to add that the egg roll wagon is still there sans the egg roll dog (or at least it was in July.) The egg rolls are one of my favorite snacks in the Magic Kingdom, and I had several on my most recent trip! From Jason Kwan on February 15, 2011 at 10:34 PM
Man, every time I work at the Maharajah Jungle Trek at Disney's Animal Kingdom, I'm caught in between a battlefield of amazing smells. I really don't know how the animals can stand it everyday. If you're looking at the entrance of the Trek, to the right is a beer cart that sells Cinnamon Glazed Almonds/Pecans which is one of the best smells I have ever smelled in that park. And what's worse is the nearby Yak and Yeti restaurant which almost always smells like hamburgers during lunch time. When you're about to go on lunch and you're stuck in your position, forced to smell the aroma that comes from that restaurant, it's like torture. You can almost taste the burgers as you smell the air. The worst position on the Trek (in terms of smells) is the Greeter Position because you're smack dab in between the Yak and Yeti restaurant and that beer cart. One day, on my day off, I made it my goal to try one of those Cinnamon Glazed Almonds. When I tried them, it tasted amazing but it's a lot like eating cereal so it wasn't anything too special, but good none-the-less. But after I tried Yak and Yeti, I was instantly hooked. Now, no trip to Animal Kingdom is complete without eating at the Yak and Yeti. From 220.127.116.11 on February 18, 2011 at 7:52 PM
I don't recall seeing or smelling the Egg Roll Dog but there always appears to be one particular food item that stays with you from your visits to WDW. My son and I were hung up on the Dixie Burgers at Port Orleans Riverside formerly known as Dixie Landings. For some odd reason a Cheese Burger always seemed to taste immensely better at this resort. My son use to tease me during the course of the year, "Mmmm Dixie Burger" until we managed another trip back, usually every other year. By the way here in South Philly where Soft Pretzels are a part of our heritage they make a Pretzel Dog, the dough wrapped around a Dog or an Italian Sausage which sounds like WDW Dog. From 126.96.36.199 on February 19, 2011 at 8:16 AM
Oriental Cheese Dog? I remember it and it was one of our very favorite treats. Outside of world peace, I can't think of a better cause than getting this item back at MK. From 188.8.131.52 on February 19, 2011 at 11:24 AM
I remember the Goofy Burgers before it was called "Downtown Disney". Pecos Bill's are close, but the mouth wants what the mouth wants!! From 188.8.131.52 on February 20, 2011 at 7:27 AM
After working at Pirates of the Caribbean for three years, I have almost mimicked this same story line to my family. More recently the food cart in ad/lib releases aromas of warm, toasty, sweet honey roasted almonds.... This makes "stroller duty" slightly more torturous. This article has been archived and is no longer accepting comments. More Theme Park NewsPrevious article: Vote of the week: Do you eat lunch early or late when visiting a theme park? Theme Park Insider: Orlando 2014Get all of Theme Park Insider's reader ratings, tips, and advice for planning a trip to Walt Disney World, Universal Orlando, or SeaWorld, in our new 2014 Orlando guidebook! It's more than 200 pages of well-tested, insider information that will help you get the most from your vacation.
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This 'n' that: Quiet start to NHL defector Ilya Kovalchuk's Russian campaign
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Well back to the well covered subjects again, with my attempt of a photo at Fountains Abbey. After seeing lots of photos of the place on here I thought I had an idea of what the place was going to look like, but I was really shocked at how different it was.
Anyway, I thought I would have a crack at it, the place was very busy so its a miracle that I managed to get a shot without people walking into shot. A major mistake I made that day was to completely forget to bring my tripod and the interior on the abbey was really dark!! Luckily I managed to crank the ISO up and still get some acceptable images, so all was not lost.
I felt the a mono conversion was best for the edit to try and made the best of the range on tones in the abbey.
Well thank you for looking at my photo, I hope you enjoy and of course all comments and critiques are much appreciated.
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A great gritty mono image, well captured Matt
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I like your off-set angle on this popular spot, Matt, where most go for the 'down the middle' symmetry. Lovely detailed brickwork as well.
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I personally think it is a brilliant image without tripod and in a dark situation!! Yep! B&W goes well.
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Great curves, arches & brickwork detailing..like the off centre perspective too.
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Long Beach Island, Beach Haven Beachfront Paradise-7 Bedrooms
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- Minimum stay:3-7 nights
- Internet:Yes
- Pets considered:No
- Wheel chair accessible:No
Beach Haven house description
This beachfront 7-bedroom, 6 baths house is composed of 3 separate buildings. Each buildings are only few feet away from eaach other on the first floor, and linked by wrapped around decks overlooking the beautiful sandy beach and ocean on the second floor. The house is fully air-conditioned. Life guard stations are less than 100 yards away, and are on duty during the summer season..
This house has a 120-foot sandy beach frontage with beach access path few feet away from the house. It is located at the epicenter of Beach Haven, yet in a tranguil and secluded beachfront location surrounded by beautiful pine trees which provide excellent shad and privacy. The house is only 4 blocks away from the entertainment center of the Island, which includes the Fantacy Island amusement park, a water park, Bay Village shopping center, a marina with public boat ramp, Hands department store and countless restaurants and shops. You will be awaken in the morning by the glow of the stunning sunrise on the horizon, acompanied with the singing of seagulls. The house provides unobstructed panoramic ocean and beach views.
The south building has two bedroom suites, one on each floor. Each bedroom has a full bath with a pair of twin beds. A huge deck on the sand level is ideal for outside dinning, sun bathing and gathering. Another deck on the second floor provides panoramic view of ocean beach.
The main building has 4 bedrooms and 3 full bathrooms. The master bedroom has a queen bed and a large sitting area and a private full bathroom. Two of the other bedrooms have a pair of twin beds each, and the fourth bedroom has a queen size bed. A family room with a wet bar, a living room and a gourmet kitchen are also in the main building. There are also patio doors lead right to the decks overlooking the beach. The second floor deck provides direct access to north and south buildings as well.
This house is a beachfront paradise indeed.
Keywords: Oceanfront single house with 110 feet beach frontage, 7 bedrooms, 6 baths
Property Type
- House
Accommodation Type
- Vacation Rental
- Non Smoking Only
- Pets Not Allowed
Bedrooms: 7 Bedrooms, Sleeps 19, Beds for 19
Bathrooms: 6 Bathrooms
Kitchen & Dining
- Refrigerator
- Microwave
- Cooking Utensils
- Ice Maker
- Kitchen
- Dishwasher
- Parking Off Street
- Wood Fireplace
- Air Conditioning
- Washing Machine
- Clothes Dryer
- CD Player
- DVD Player
- Satellite / Cable
- Wireless Internet
- Telephone
Outdoor Features
- Outdoor Grill
- Deck / Patio
- Balcony
Location & View
- Oceanfront
- Beachfront
- Cycling
- Kayaking
- Snorkeling/Diving
- Parasailing
- Fishing
- Water Skiing
- Wind-Surfing
- Surfing
- Sailing
- Swimming
- Jet Skiing
- Restaurants
- Antiquing
- Health/Beauty Spa
- Live Theater
- Theme Parks
- Miniature Golf
- Wildlife Viewing
- Boating
- Shopping
- Sight Seeing
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- Guest Lynne (Wanaque)
- Date of stay 07/02/11
- Review Submitted 07/13/11
My family came from several states and we spent the 4th of July week at this house. What a great time, had everything and more. I would wake up and sit on the top deck for an hour before going down for coffee. So relaxing and fun, so much so the whole family is going back next year and we most certainly will be staying in this house. You can walt to all stores and attractions, short hop onto the beach, plenty of room and a nice decor. The owner is a very nice and accomodating person. Try it you will love it.Recommended for: Families with teenagers, romantic getaway, age 55+, families with young children, girls getaway, tourists without a car.
Owner response: It is the most rewarding to hear that you enjoyed the house as much as my family do. We are so glad to learn that you had a great time. Thank you for your kind words. We warmly welcome your family to have your summer vacation with us again next year.
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Rare beachfront house with great location for all ages, yet big enough for large party. We love it
Rare beachfront house with great location for all ages, yet big enough for large party. We love it
- Guest Jean (Manhatten, New York)
- Date of stay 05/20/11
- Review Submitted 06/02/11
We originally picked this oceanfront house for our reunion of 16 people due to its size. We were very surprised to find that it is at the epicenter of Beach Haven. It takes only few minutes walking to everything, Bay Village, Water Park, Fantasy Island, even a 7-Eleven and a department store (Hand's). Yet it is nestled in a woody, seclude beachfront location which is very quiet. It is a perfect location! The house is right by the sand dune with very wide ocean frontage, and has stunning views of beach and ocean surf from basically any location of the house. The property is composed of three structures and is rustic and colonial in style. Which make it very interesting and suit our beach going spirit. We all love it! There are kitchen chairs made of beer barrels. Old hardwood floors with nautical lamps, etc. There are some minor issues of cleaniness, which is understandable due to the size of the house and the beachfront location. Their contracted cleaning company did leave a number on the dining table for us to call if any issue needs to be taken care of. That is nice. We had a great memorable beachfront reunion.Recommended for: Families with teenagers, sightseeing, romantic getaway, age 55+, families with young children, girls getaway, tourists without a car, adventure seekers.
Owner response: Thank you very much for your review,. We are glad to learn that you have a good time at the house. To imporve the house keeping issue, we have switched to another professional cleaning company, and hope that they will do a better job. We look forward to having you returning to this wonderful house for years to come.
Did you find this review helpful? Yes | No Helpful votes: 3/3
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Summer Season May 24 - Sep 2 7 night min stay |
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Cleaning fee is $300. Security deposit is $1000.
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On a second floor deck looking toward south.
Bar Room on 2nd Fl. Main Bldg.
Looking at spiral staircase to sleep area in north building from sitting area.
Guest Bedroom on 2nd fl. of Main Bldg.
Kitchen in Main Building
South Bldg. 2nd Deck.
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A wrapped around deck which links three buildings and rpovides panoramic view.
Living Room in Main Building
Bar Room on 2nd Fl. Main Bldg.
A first floor BR in south building with a pair of twin beds and a full bathroom.
A bedroom on the first floor of the main building with a pair of twin beds.
North Building 2nd Fl. Deck
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Hammer strength shrug is awesome... but anything else I'd suggest to use dumbbells. I wish my gym had a HS lateral raise :/
Hammer strength shrug is awesome... but anything else I'd suggest to use dumbbells. I wish my gym had a HS lateral raise :/
Hmm... its not all the way out, nor ****ed at a 90°... its like a 110° or so.. elbows and hand pinky side high (like pouring a pitcher?)Originally Posted by DJBeanPole
Takes a minute to get the form down, but nothing has put size on my shoulders like it. Super heavy half reps kill... grab some 80 pounders and raise them around 45° and hold it for a few.
You won't be able to lift your arms the next day!!
Definitely agree with you Evan, some of the Hammer Strength machines are really nice while others i would never touch. Glad to see the log is coming along nicely.
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Haha! Exactly!Originally Posted by DJBeanPole
Reminds me when I used to take Animal PUMP and M-Stak back in the day with Beta Alanine and a few other things. It was like 20+ pills. Ridiculous.
Back day. The best day of the week.
Took all my stuff, including creatine and agmatine. Workout was short and sweet. No spotter again though.. I need to find a more dedicated workout partner!
Bike: 20 minute warm up
Wide grip lat
165x15 warm up
165x15 warm up
185x12 warm up
Hammer strength high row
Hammer strength low row
Hammer strength pull over
Barbell rack pull
Overall, pretty damn good. I had that alpha feeling again all day which kicks ass!
Having some odd occurrences with bulbine... certain physiological changes reminds me of using clomid. Pretty damn crazy but the wife is diggin' it!
My libido is sky high which is crazy because when dieting hard like I am, sex to me seems very unappealing. The sexual enhancements of bulbine are definitely worth noting.. the strongest of any test booster I've used. My back is oily as hell too.. this stuff is legit!! I want to order another bottle!
The x-gels pump effect is just crazy. Seriously.. I wish I discovered ArA sooner. Feeling strong while in a major calorie deficit is awesome and keeps me very motivated! I am noticing sore joints, and increased soreness... but nothing too bad.
Does ArA decrease appetite? Ever since I started using it, my appetite is non existent.
Damn, great progress man! I won't be around much this week because I am traveling for work and getting slammed, but definitely going to be checkin in regularly when I get back. Keep up the great work!
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Thanks man!Originally Posted by warbird01
Good Sh!t. Killing it.
I started a new log at:
Looks like my upper body day pill stack. 4 caps COP, 4 caps Agmatine, 3 caps MCC, 2 caps ALCAR.
Fantastic back workout, lifting heavy ass weight i love it.
As far as the appetite thing, could be from a number of things. I have seen random people comment on loss of appetite when using ArA but not enough to really think it's a serious occurance. I've actually seen bulbine cause appetite suppression quite a bit, so my official guess is it's the bulbine.
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I love HS equipment too including the iso-lateral rows and the wide chest. I take my first dose of X-Gels in about an hour. This will be my third run of ArA.
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Sorry for no update yesterday guys. Had a long day, and really wasn't feeling the gym. I went anyway.. and really focused on big sets on my quads. My legs are more sore than normal today, and I attribute this to the x-gels. Also, my strength and stamina keeps going up even though I ate only 1300 cals yesterday.
Libido and confidence is still off the chart.. I'm also noticing I'm sleeping longer and deeper than before. Its a pretty significant change. I get tired earlier and falling asleep is very easy.If I don't get 8-9 hrs of sleep I feel crazy groggy in the morning. My skin is VERY oily, im taking 2-3 showers a day to keep up. This happened to me when I ran tropinol as well, but the effects are much more pronounced this time, without the moodiness I experienced. I am REALLY liking bulbine! Definitely the best herbal test booster I've used so far!
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8 plate warm up x20
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12 plates x15
14 plates x15
16 plates x10
10 plates x20
Iso Leg ext.
100 per leg. 4 sets of 12
Hack squat (machine)
4 plates x15 4 sets
Calf raise
3 plates x15 5 sets
Today I woke up feeling much better. Popped a bulbine and some alcar when I woke up to get me going.
Today was arms and I was bound and determined to kill it.
I wanted to show you guys the pump I'm experiencing from x-gels. I did my best with the pictures but they aren't the best of quality. Ill see if I can get better ones another day!
Took my 1.5g x-gels and was off!
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What's Really Driving the Crackdown on Financial Criminals?
"You're under arrest for fraud, and possession of a Bedazzler."
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"You're under arrest for fraud, and possession of a Bedazzler."
The flamboyant Texas financier, accused of running a Ponzi scheme, has surrendered to authorities.
The accused Ponzi schemer bravely reported to jail, despite the fact that there was no warrant for his arrest
"I've always been more in touch with the maître d' and the valet than the CEO."
"They make you take your shoes off and everything — it's terrible," the suspected Ponzi schemer complains.
The Texan accused of "massive" fraud says he can't even afford a lawyer.
The "man hunt" for the Texas financier ended with a handshake, not handcuffs.
The suspected fraudster was reportedly tracked down in Virginia by the FBI.
Despite the mustache, we were going to give him the benefit of the doubt. Until today.