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Roger SterlingPlayed by John Slattery
Roger dealt with his diminished position in the agency by counseling Lane on a failed attempt to land Jaguar. He experienced an LSD trip with a group of intellectuals, which culminated in achieving clarity about his marriage to Jane. They divorced, but Roger found himself unable to give Jane her freedom without spoiling it by seducing her in the new apartment she was awarded in the settlement. He seduced Megan's mother, Marie Calvet, at an American Cancer Society benefit honoring Don for the Lucky Strike anti-tobacco letter. Roger ended the season wanting to expand the affair with Marie, but when she refused, dropped acid alone and naked in a hotel room.
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Roger Sterling Quotes
"Look, we've got oysters Rockefeller! Beef Wellington! Napoleons! We leave this lunch alone, it'll take over Europe."Season 1, Episode 6: "Babylon"
"I guess what I'm saying is at some point we've all parked in the wrong garage."Season 1, Episode 7: "Red in the Face"
"When a man gets to a point in his life when his name's on the building, he can get an unnatural sense of entitlement."Season 1, Episode 7: "Red in the Face"
"You know what my father used to say? 'Being with a client is like being in a marriage. Sometimes you get into it for the wrong reasons, and eventually they hit you in the face."Season 1, Episode 10: "Long Weekend"
"When God closes a door, he opens a dress."Season 1, Episode 10: "Long Weekend"
"I shall be both dog and pony."Season 1, Episode 11: "Indian Summer"
"Look, I want to tell you something because you're very dear to me, and I hope you understand it comes from the bottom of my damaged, damaged heart: you are the finest piece of ass I ever had, and I don't care who knows it. I am so glad I got to roam those hillsides."Season 1, Episode 11: "Indian Summer"
"Can I just fire everyone?"Season 2, Episode 2: "Flight 1″
"Don't you love the chase? Sometimes it doesn't work out; those are the stakes. But when it does work out, it's like having that first cigarette: your head gets all dizzy, your heart pounds, your knees go weak. Remember that? Old business is just old business."Season 2, Episode 4: "Three Sundays"
"I'll tell you the same thing I told my daughter: if you put a penny in a jar every time you make love in the first year of marriage, and then you take a penny out of the jar every time you make love in the second year, you know what you have? A jar full of pennies."Season 2, Episode 5: "The New Girl"
"Do you want to be right, or do you want to be married?"Season 2, Episode 9: "Six-Month Leave"
"It's easy adjusting to happiness."Season 3, Episode 3: "My Old Kentucky Home"
"This is the office and that's life, and this is good and that's life."Season 4, Episode 2: "Christmas Comes But Once a Year"
"Have a drink. It'll make me look younger."Season 4, Episode 5: "The Chrysanthemum and the Sword"
"They won't know it's over until you drop the big one. Twice."Season 4, Episode 5: "The Chrysanthemum and the Sword"
"Since when is forgiveness a better quality than loyalty?"Season 4, Episode 5: "The Chrysanthemum and the Sword"
"Garcon! Je m'appelle Rojaire. Je suis un taxi, s'il vous plait!"Season 4, Episode 6: "Waldorf Stories"
"We can solve this problem with a flask."Season 4, Episode 7: "The Suitcase"
"I'm going to go to my favorite restaurant and have a glass of cyanide, or you could join me."Season 4, Episode 9: "The Beautiful Girls"
"I could tell I was rubbing you the wrong way so I thought, why not have someone rub you the right way?"Season 4, Episode 9: "The Beautiful Girls"
"I've got to go learn a bunch of people's names before I fire them."Season 4, Episode 12: "Blowing Smoke"


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11:30am Sustainable Landscaping Elizabeth McGreevy Elizabeth has a Master's degree in landscape architecture, an undergraduate degree in biology, and is a certified permaculture designer. This training, along with her creative spirit and volunteer experiences, make her more than qualified to create multi-functional, sustainable landscapes that increase water infiltration and enhance and/or protect wildlife habitats. Beyond her work as a landscape designer and restoration consultant in the Texas Hill Country for the past 16 years, Elizabeth also educates the public about native plants, Hill Country ecology and history. One of her favorite topics is the Mountain Cedar (aka Ashe juniper). She is finishing up a book on this much debated tree. 12:30pm Urban Landscapes Convert To Organic John Dromgoole Owner of The Natural Gardener, Austin's organic garden center which has been voted "Best of Austin" by Chronicle readers ten times, also featured in national gardening magazines, and winner of many awards including Garden Center Magazine's "Innovative Garden Center of the Year" for 2008. John himself has been given state, local, and regional awards, including "Texas Legendary Promoter of Organics". His Lady Bug Natural Brand and his focus on teaching organic gardening, demonstrate to new and old gardeners how easy, beneficial and beautiful it is to grow organic. He hosted "The New Garden", the first national organic gardening series on PBS. John still hosts America's longest continuously running (27 yrs) organic gardening radio talk show on KLBJ 590. "The Weekend Gardener" will be broadcasting live from Zilker Garden Festival, 8 to 11 Saturday and Sunday mornings. www.naturalgardeneraustin.com 1:30pm Water: Key To Our Future Dr. Lauren Ross Earning 3 degrees in civil engineering, Dr. Ross is owner of Glenrose Engineering in Austin. During decades of environmental work and political activism, she helped to pass the Save Our Springs citizen's referendum, close a hazardous waste facility in an East Texas African American community, and bio remediate soils in Post-Katrina New Orleans. She was a designer of the first privately-permitted composting toilet in Austin, the first Austin-permitted residential gray water system in 25 years, the first pervious pavement system to stack storm runoff treatment and flood detention beneath a parking lot, and Austin's first bio filter for storm runoff treatment. She is currently working on a riparian restoration project along Shoal Creek in Pease Park, and a pilot gray-water permitting program for Austin with Council Member Chris Riley. photo of stream
2:30pm Nature Watch Austin Lynne Weber & Jim Weber Lynne and Jim are both certified Texas Master Naturalists, Lynn is past president of the Capital Area chapter. They are co-authors of Nature Watch Austin, a guide to the seasons in an urban wildland. The Webers are National Wildlife Federation habitat stewards who conduct bird surveys, monitor and map invasive species, write nature columns for neighborhood newsletters, and lead nature hikes. Members of the Native Plant Society of Texas, they are conserving resources by removing non native species and landscaping their property using native plants only. They are outdoor enthusiasts who share their love of nature and how best to preserve it for future generations. A book sale and signing will follow this presentation.
3:30pm Rainwater Harvesting Basics Dick Peterson Dick Peterson's interest in water conservation and Rainwater harvesting goes back over 20 years. As the City of Austin Xeriscape Coordinator, he developed its rebate program for rain barrels and cisterns. Later he was rainwater, irrigation and landscape expert at Austin Energy Green Building. Now retired to his manor in Manor, Dick organizes educational workshops and consults with clients on rainwater harvesting, landscaping, green construction, and green remodeling projects. Rainwater tanks can be worked into any urban property, as shown in the photo taken at Howson Branch Library.
11:30am Year-round Harvesting From Growing Boxes Roslyn Garrett Roslyn Garrett, M.Ed., received her bachelor's degree in Home Economics and Child Development, then went on to earn her Masters in Early Childhood Special Education from UT Austin. She taught in AISD, and found time to volunteer with the Girl Scouts for 6 years. She then spent 18 years as a Pre-K teacher and curriculum coordinator for the Jewish Community Center. Roslyn has been a Travis County Master Gardener since 2007. She became interested in gardening when all of the shade was taken from her yard by oak wilt. Her special interest is gardening with children of all ages, which blends well with her current job at Capital Area Workforce Child Care Services. She has a Junior Master Gardener sub-specialty certification as well as a Project Wild trainer certification through Texas Parks and Wildlife. http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/travis/docs/growboxkit.pdf cylindergardening.tamu.edu/gallery.htm
12:30pm Rain Garden Design and Installation Kristin K. Pipkin, P.E. Keeping water on the land is Kristin K. Pipkin's goal. A licensed engineer with 10 years of experience in sustainable stormwater and stream management, she holds a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin and a Master of Science in Civil Engineering from Colorado State University. Kristin specializes in sustainable stormwater and stream management, which focuses on methods that conserve resources and protect the environment. She works in the Environmental Resource Management Division of the City of Austin Watershed Protection Department with responsibilities that include project management, design, and construction of the City's stream restoration and stormwater management projects. This photo is of the rain garden at Becker Elementary's Green Classroom. You may find more information at http://austintexas.gov/department/erosion-control-stream-restoration and http://www.austintexas.gov/department/stormwater-management.
1:30pm Community Gardens From The Ground Up Meg Williams Earning a BA in Urban and Environmental Planning from the University of Virginia and a MA in Geography and Planning from Appalachian State University. She has served as a lead researcher and project manager on many community planning projects over the past seven years, Meg is an urban planner with expertise in urban agriculture and sustainable food systems planning, community outreach and engagement, creative economic development and downtown revitalization. A champion for sustainable, creative and place-based solutions to community development and planning efforts, Williams moved to Austin from Asheville, North Carolina to work with the City of Austin's Sustainable Urban Agriculture and Community Gardens program.
2:30 p.m. WaterWise Landscapes: The City of Austin's Rebate Program Christopher Charles Chris Charles is a Conservation Program Associate with the Water Conservation Division, Austin Water. He holds a Masters of Landscape Architecture from the School of Natural Resources and the Environment at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Chris' work in the private sector included large scale neighborhood planning and small scale residential landscape design. Chris joined Austin Water in 2011 and currently manages the WaterWise Landscape Conversion Program, is an active presenter in Austin Water's speakers' bureau, and is affiliated with the City of Austin's Grow Green Program. You can find more information about the WaterWise Landscape Program and the City of Austin's water conservation efforts at www.WaterWiseAustin.org.
3:30pm Young Trees, Starting Out Right Ana Gonzales and Lara Schuman This joint presentation about planting trees properly, will also address tree care during drought. Ana Gonzalez graduated from college in Guatemala as a biologist; she attended grad school at UT Austin as a plant ecologist. She is a certified arborist who works as a forester in the Urban Forestry Program for The City's Parks and Recreation Department. Lara Schuman is a native Austinite who received her degree in Ecology, Evolution, and Conservation Biology from the University of Texas. She is an ISA Certified Arborist and Forestry Specialist for Austin's Urban Forestry Program. Before working for the City, she spent several years operating a tree service with her husband in Buffalo, Wyoming.

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The Camden Theater was built in 1916 on the site of the former Opera House which was destroyed by fire earlier that year. The Camden Theater was also destroyed by fire 33 years later on November 14, 1949.
Interestingly someone had tried to set fire to the building in January 1932.
More information is needed about this theater and the one which was to replace it.
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The Utica Daily Press indicated that this was the worst fire in Camden since the one which had previously destroyed the Opera House and adjacent business in 1916. Damage for this fire was estimated at $ 100,000 which also took out three other businesses and two apartments.
The September 2, 1916, issue of The Moving Picture World said that James Le Richeux would build a movie theater on the site of the burned opera house in Camden, New York.
An article about the 1932 arson attempt was published in the January 25 issue of the Rome, New York,Daily Sentinel (Google Documents quick view.) It says that the house was called the Park Theatre at that time.
Joe, the two articles that I encountered on the 1932 fire in the Utica Observer-Dispatch for 1/26/32 and 10/1/32 referred to the theater as the Arcade. It was actually Mrs. Le Richeux who foiled the plot. I found this theater purely by accident when I was on Fulton History looking to get more information on another theater of the same name. Since I encountered a couple of articles I had enough to create the skeletal information to enter it on CT. Amazing how many Arcade's there were. Guess it hailed back to the days of the Penny Arcade. If I really want to go crazy I could cross reference all Arcades on CT with those on Fulton History. Sure I could find more to add.
Joe, there are additional references to the 1932 fire other than the two I've quoted. There is also a reference in "your" Rome Sentinel in June, 1933 (could be the 8th but the copy isn't clear) referring to the fire and the name as Arcade. But there are thousands of entries to scan and the quality of the material is not good. I was able to determine that a candle was to be the means. Only in one article did I found out that the projection booth was the site. Then it made sense. Film, particularly in that day was highly incendiary.
The newspaper article I linked to is the only place I've seen the name Park Theatre used for this house. As the article was dated January 25, and probably went to press only a few hours after the fire, it's likely that the Sentinal was reporting in haste (possibly getting the story via the telephone) and got the name wrong.
The Smalley Theatres Records includes items pertaining to a theater in Camden from the 1930s and 1940s. Unless there was another theater in Camden, it must have been this house must have been part of the Smalley chain for some time.
The article in the Utica Observer-Dispatch of November 17, 1949 in which the (1949) fire was reported mentions that the Smalley organization was leasing the theater from Le Richeaux.
The Smalley records themselves are not available on the Internet, but the guide to them (at the link in my previous comment) says that they include weekly statements sent by theater managers to the main office in Cooperstown. As there is correspondence between managers and the main office, I would imagine that the addresses of the theaters would be on the letterheads. Weekly statements include attendance figures, so they might give some indication of total seating capacities as well. But to see the records you'd have to go to the New York State Historical Association's research library in Cooperstown.
Thanks to whoever loaded the photo above. When I spoke to people in the historical society they said they (a) had no photo and (b) no theater was subsequently built on the site. Living on Long Island it's unlikely that I'll be doing anything more about this theater; certainly don't envision a trip to Cooperstown.
If you look carefully at the photo you can detect the words "Opera House" on the facade of the building. Therefore, this is a picture of the predecessor of the Arcade.
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FIRE COMMISSIONER NICHOLAS SCOPPETTA ACCEPTS DONATION OF NEW MOBILE COMMAND CENTER FROM DENIS LEARY AND THE LEARY FIREFIGHTERS FOUNDATION Command Center's first assignment will be the Republican National Convention
New York City Fire Commissioner Nicholas Scoppetta today accepted donation of a state-of-the-art Mobile Command Center (MCC) from Denis Leary, founder of the Leary Firefighters Foundation. The high-tech $565,000 vehicle was unveiled today at a ceremony held in Rockefeller Plaza.
The Mobile Command Center will function as the Fire Department's central command post at large-scale incidents, disasters and high-profile events. The MCC will serve as a visible point of contact for Fire and other Agency and City officials. It will be deployed for the first time at the Republican National Convention next month.
"The Fire Department places a high priority on upgrading our technology and equipment. Providing our members with the most advanced resources will help ensure the safety of our members as well as the public," said Commissioner Scoppetta. "Through the generosity of the Leary Firefighters Foundation, we are fortunate to add a state-of-the-art Mobile Command Center to our fleet. This command vehicle will play a central role in coordinating our operations and managing our resources at any large-scale emergency that occurs in the City. This would not have been possible without the support of Denis Leary, the Leary Firefighters Foundation and the support of the FDNY Fire Safety Education Fund."
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Following recommendations from the McKinsey Study (which provided a comprehensive review of Fire Department operations post-9/11), the MCC is equipped with the latest communications technology available including the JPS ACU-1000 radio system – which allows for interoperability between the Fire Department and the Police Department as well as other various agencies. Communications enhancements also include the ability to access a video link to NYPD helicopters. In addition, the MCC is able to transmit a live video and data feed to the Fire Department Operations Center (FDOC) located at FDNY Headquarters in Downtown Brooklyn.
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Luther ran its wins streak to three in a row following a 3-1 victory over Whiman College this afternoon in Spokane, Wash. The Norse posted set scores of 25-15, 25-17, 22-26, 25-18 en route to the victory.
Natalee Johnson, Hannah Theisen and Sophia Brown all tallied double digit kill totals. Johnson led all attackers with 13, followed by Theisen with 12 and Brown with 11. Lindsey Ryan was credited with 40 assists. Ellen Pritchard, Carissa Sternhagen and Johnson all posted double digit dig totals.
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The Norse will wrap up their trip to Spokane and the Whitworth Classic with a match against Whittier this afternoon.
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Spiral AfghanBy: This intermediate afghan crochet pattern features a unique spiral pattern with open-weave features. Done in blue and white, these crochet spirals are reminiscent of waves.
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Using larger hook and A, wrap yarn around finger to form a ring. Round 1 (RS): Cont with A, * ch 1, work [sc, hdc, 2 dc] in ring *, remove hook, place last st on holder; join B with a slip st in ring; repeat * to * using B—4 sts in each color, beg in ring. Round 2: Cont with B, working into sts of A-section, * work [2 dc in sc, 2 dc in hdc, and 2 dc in each dc]—8 sts worked into previous color section *, remove hook, place st on holder; return to A-st on holder, cont with A, working into sts of B-section, repeat * to *. Round 3: Cont with A, working into 8-dc of B-section, * work 2 dc in each st—16 sts work into previous color section *, remove hook, place st on holder; return to B-st on holder, cont with B, repeat * to *. Round 4: Cont with B, working into dc of A-section, * work 2 dc in each of next 3 dc *, fasten off B; return to A-st on holder, cont with A, working into B-section, repeat * to *. Fasten off A. NOTE: Two-color Spirals are worked individually, then sewn together into panels. Edging is worked around each panel, along sides of each panel, then panels are joined and final edging is worked. AFGHAN Work 98 Two-Color Spirals. Sew Spirals together into 7 panels of 14 spirals each, matching colors (see photo); tack down beg and end of Spirals on each panel. Panel Edging Note: Because of the scalloped edge, the number of sts may vary on some scallops; use your judgment to space evenly. Short ends are 'squared-off' by working two corners at each end (dc, ch 3, dc in one st); each Spiral has (dc, [ch-2, sc] 3 times, ch 2, dc along the scallop) and panel ends have (dc [ch-2, sc] twice, ch 2, dc) between corners, with corner dc counting as first or last dc in these counts, as appropriate. (RS) With RS facing, using larger hook, join B with a slip st in corner of end spiral (approx 2 sts from join), ready to work along long side. Round 1: First Spiral –Ch 6 (counts as dc, ch 3), dc in same space—first corner completed, ** [ch 2, skip 2, sc in next st] 3 times (approx 4 sts rem before join between first and second Spirals), ch 2, skip 2 sts, dc in next st—first Spiral side completed (2 sts rem unworked before join); cont along long side, * ch 2, skip first 2 sts of next Spiral, dc in next st (4 sts unworked at join), [ch 2, skip 2, sc in next st] 3 times, ch 2, skip 2, dc in next st; rep from * for each Spiral to end of panel; work [ch 3, dc] in same space as last dc for corner; working across end, [ch 2, skip 2, sc in next st] twice, ch 2, + work corner (dc, ch 3, dc in next st); rep from ** for opposite side, end at +, join with a slip st to third ch of beg ch 6, slip st in corner space. Round 2: * In corner space, work [3 sc, place a marker (pm), 3 sc]; work 3 sc in each ch-space to next corner; rep from * around, join with a slip st to first st—213 sts each side, 15 sts each end. Fasten off B. Side Edging: With RS facing, cont with larger hook, join A at corner marker, ready to work along long side only. Row 1: Ch 1, sc in same space as joining; * sc, ch 1, skip 1; rep from * to next marker, end sc in marked space, turn. Row 2: Ch 2 (counts as dc), work [dc, ch 1] in each ch-1 space across, end dc in last sc, turn. Row 3: Ch 1, sc in first dc, * ch 1, sc in next ch-space; rep from * across, end last rep sc in top of beg ch. Fasten off. Work Edging on opposite side of panel. Repeat Side-Edging on rem panels. Assemble Panels: Place 2 panels tog, with WS's facing. Matching sts along one long side, using larger hook and B, work 1 row Rev sc through both panels, joining them. Fasten off. Repeat for rem panels. FINISHING Side Edging: With RS facing, using smaller hook and B, join yarn with a slip st at corner, ready to work along side. Row 1: Ch 1, sc in each st to corner, do NOT turn. Row 2: Ch 1,working through the front loops only, work Rev sc across. Row 3: Ch 1, working through back loops only, work sc across. Fasten off. Repeat for opposite side edge. Top and Bottom Edging: With RS facing, using smaller hook and B, join yarn with a slip st at corner, ready to work across end. Row 1: Ch 1, work sc evenly across. Note: Across Spirals, work [2 sc, dc] or [2 sc, skip 1], as needed to keep piece flat, turn. Row 2: Ch 1, * sc, ch 3, skip 2; rep from *, end sc in last st, turn. Row 3: Ch 1, sc in first st, in each ch-3 space work [sc, hdc, dc, hdc, sc], end sc in last st. Fasten off. Repeat for opposite end. Blocking: Lay piece on flat surface; spray with water (add a little fabric softener for a softer fabric) and allow to dry. Images from other craftersRelated Products to Buy from CutRateCrafts.com - save 15-30%Your Recently Viewed ProjectsLove these projects? Get MORE delivered to your Inbox – FREE Click Here! |
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I just received my fourth ST2000DM001 drive. After briefly googling I realized I would need to upgrade the drive's firmware to CC4H in order to get rid of that weird "chirping" noise. Firmware that comes with my new drive is CC4C.
My sole computer is a Lenovo ThinkPad W520 and I use all my 3.5" drives only as storage in an eSATA external hard drive enclosure with SiliconImage's Sil3132 eSATA controller. As such hardware setup. I am very much anxious if I am able to firmware-upgrade my new ST2000DM001 safely and successfully.
A few questions......
1. Aside Seagate's official reservation, in practice has it been proven possible to upgrade firmware of Seagate's recent 3.5" drives such ST2000DM001 when connected via eSATA interface?
2. If the above is possible, what should I do at end of firware upgrade when I am prompted with message "Press any key to cycle the power"? Will powering off both my ThinkPad W520 laptop and then eSATA HDD enclosure do the trick?
3. This is a newbie question......For unformatted brand new drive, should I first format the drive then performance firmware upgrade or vice versa?
Thanks in advance!
OS: Windows 7 Ultimate SP1
I just done the firmware upgrade on my ST3000DM001 HDDs via the Lenovo W520 eSATA port.
So I can confirm you it works !
I did so using the ISO image burn to a CD and booting from it.
Regarding your questions :
2 -> Power off the W520, then power off the enclosure.
3 -> No need to format the drive before the firmware upgrade.
Thank you very much for the positive confirmation, CyberKat
Wow I am very excited by the possibily of using my ThinkPad W520 to flash my next new Seagate HDD.
May I ask what eSATA controller does your HDD enclosure use? As I said mine uses SiliconImage's Sil3132 eSATA controller.
Many thanks!
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As I've learned more about Dividend Growth Investing (DGI), adopted it as my investing method, and began to realize how good the returns could be, I found myself wanting to share it with those around me. I have begun discussing DGI with people at work and have shown them how they can use it to not only improve their investing results, but also to take control of their own portfolios. Eventually I turned to my parents to see if I could use DGI to help them with their retirement account. I approached them and asked if they were happy with the performance of their retirement account, and if I could review their portfolio. Their portfolio was in a Fidelity account, and was run by the Fidelity Portfolio Advisory Services (PAS). They really didn't know how well it had been doing because it's not something they paid attention to. So they gave me permission to look at the portfolio and tell them what I thought.
As I examined their portfolio I was shocked. Fidelity had put my parent's money in 24 different mutual funds. 24! I mean, I'm all for diversification, but 24 different mutual funds??? And I looked at the top holdings of some of these mutual funds, and some of them held other mutual funds! I calculated the yield for the portfolio, and determined that it was about 1.5%. Way to low for a retirement account, in my opinion. And with all the mutual fund fees I was sure that holding all these mutual funds was costing them money.
Here is a list of the mutual funds they held, the expense ratio, and the yield.
Name | Expense Ratio | Yield | |
Arden Alternative Strategies (ARDNX) | 2.30% | 0% | |
Blackstone Alternative Multi Manager (BXMMX) | 2.40% | 0% | |
Strategic Advisors Short Duration (FAUDX) | 0.52% | 0.83% | |
Strat. Advis. Core (FCSAX) | 0.71% | 1.18% | |
Fidelity GNMA Fund (FGMNX) | 0.45% | 1.82% | |
Fidelity Municipal Income (FHIGX) | 0.46% | 3.79% | |
Strat. Advis. International (FILFX) | 0.97% | 1.68% | |
Strat. Advis. Core Income (FPCIX) | 0.60% | 2.84% | |
Strat. Advis. Income Opportunity (FPIOX) | 0.88% | 5.83% | |
Strat. Advis. Emerging Markets (FSAMX) | 1.20% | 1.31% | |
Strat. Advis. Small Mid Cap (FSCFX) | 1.08% | 0.45% | |
Strat. Advis. Growth (FSGFX) | 0.54% | 0.78% | |
Fidelity Short Term Bond (FSHBX) | 0.45% | 0.82% | |
Fidelity Advisor Limited Term Muni In (FSTFX) | 0.48% | 1.78% | |
Fidelity Total Bond (FTBFX) | 0.45% | 2.65% | |
Strat. Advis. US Opportunity (FUSOX) | 0.86% | 1.03% | |
Strat. Advis. Value (FVSAX) | 0.54% | 1.59% | |
Merger (MERFX) | 1.32% | 1.61% | |
T. Rowe Price Tax-free Income Adv. (PATAX) | 0.87% | 3.72% | |
PIMCO Short Term Admin (PSFAX) | 0.70% | 0% | |
PIMCO Total Return Admin (PTRAX) | 0.71% | 0% | |
Templeton Global Bond (TPINX) | 0.90% | 0% | |
Wells Fargo Advantage Muni (WUSMX) | 0.60% | 0.36% | |
DWS Strategic High Yield Tax Free (SHYTX) | 0.66% | 4.85% |
The Merger Fund is a fund that tries to profit off of arbitrage opportunities from mergers and acquisitions. Why would a portfolio manager put money from a retirement account into that kind of mutual fund?!?! Crazy, if you ask me.
Now, of course, if the returns achieved through this "diversification" had been good I would have said "well, ok. I guess it's working. They must know what they're doing so I'll leave it alone". But the returns were horrible! For example, this year, the S&P is up over 15%, but the portfolio was up only 7%. Now the portfolio was supposedly managed conservatively, as per my parent's wishes, and this could justify the underperformance this year. But if it underperforms during bull markets due to a conservative focus, it should conversely out perform during bear markets. But when I looked back to 2007-2009 to see how the portfolio had performed during the great recession I found that their portfolio was down just as much as the market. In fact, the Fidelity website itself reports that the performance of their portfolio, as a whole, significantly lagged the market over the past ten years. Did they make up for this under performance by producing excellent income? No. As I mentioned, the yield was only about 1.5%. So they gave my parents poor income and poor total returns. And for this horrible performance they charged my parents over $3700 dollars in fees this year alone! Fidelity should not be charging that kind of money for serving my parents so poorly.
I spoke to my parents and told them that I felt that Fidelity was not doing a good job for them, and asked if I could take over their portfolio and work with them to invest their money better. I explained the basics of DGI to them, and the concept that we would be focusing on the income we could produce, rather than the capital gains. It made sense to them and they agreed to fire PAS and let me become their manager.
To begin the process I spoke to my brother. He is a CPA, and between the two of us we decided that the appropriate weighting for the account would be to invest 70% in dividend stocks and 30% in bond funds. Since I feel very comfortable and confident with DGI, but know very little about bonds and bond funds, we decided that I would control the dividend part and he would take the bond part. For the rest of this article, and for all future portfolio updates I will be discussing just the DGI part of the portfolio.
Since my parents are already in retirement I want to make sure that the dividends they collect are adequate to cover their Required Minimum Distribution (RMD). So I felt that a total portfolio yield of at least 4% was necessary. To do this I decided to focus on higher yielding investments such as MLPs, REITs and utilities. In a previous article I discussed my criteria for picking DGI stocks. In preparing to redo my parent's portfolio I started with these criteria, but modified them somewhat. As always, I started with David Fish's CCC list. I looked at all the MLPs, REITs and utilities on the CCC list and eliminated all those with a yield below 3.0% and a Chowder number (yield + 5yr DGR) less than 8%. I then looked at the passing stocks for their 1yr, 3yr, 5yr and 10yr DGRs, looking for consistency. For example, Plains All American (PAA) has the following DGR for the different time periods; 8.6%, 5.4%, 5.2%, 7.2%. This is a steady 5-8% growth rate, with the added bonus that the past year's rate was higher than it had been in previous years. Finally, I looked at the FAST Graph of the remaining stocks, looking for a general uptrend in the Funds From Operations (FFO) over the past ten years, and to see that the stocks are not overvalued, as determined by the True Worth line on the FAST Graph.
This is the list of MLPs, REITs and utilities that made the cut.
Name | Price | Yield | Industry |
Alliance Resource Partners LP (ARLP) | $75.85 | 6.21% | MLP-Coal |
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners* (KMR) | $75.29 | 6.61% | MLP-Oil&Gas Pipelines |
Williams Partners LP (WPZ) | $52.76 | 6.52% | MLP-Oil&Gas Pipelines |
Buckeye Partners LP (BPL) | $65.51 | 6.48% | MLP-Oil&Gas Pipelines |
Plains All American Pipeline LP | $52.03 | 4.46% | MLP-Oil&Gas Pipelines |
Sunoco Logistics Partners LP (SXL) | $66.36 | 3.61% | MLP-Oil&Gas Pipelines |
Omega Healthcare Investors (OHI) | $30.40 | 6.29% | REIT-Health Care |
Digital Realty Trust (DLR) | $52.50 | 5.87% | REIT-Industrial |
Realty Corp (O) | $39.70 | 5.50% | REIT-Retail Stores |
Wisconsin Energy (WEC) | $40.18 | 3.78% | Utility-Elec/Gas |
Avista Corp. (AVA) | $26.14 | 4.62% | Utility-Electric/Gas |
Alliant Energy Corp. (LNT) | $49.32 | 3.79% | Utility-Electric/Gas |
Dominion Resources (D) | $62.22 | 3.60% | Utility-Electric/Gas |
Northeast Utilities (NU) | $41.02 | 3.56% | Utility-Electric/Gas |
New Jersey Resources (NJR) | $43.20 | 3.81% | Utility-Gas |
*Bought KMR rather than KMP, as discussed below.
Since a strong, safe and stable yield is my main goal, these are the stocks that are going to make up the core of my parent's portfolio.
But In addition to my core stocks I wanted to include some more "regular" stocks to try to get some extra dividend growth into the portfolio, just to keep the income rising year after year. I went back to the CCC list and screened the stocks for a yield > 2.0%, a payout ratio < 60%, a Chowder rule > 12% and a quality rating of A- or better by S&P. Again, I looked at the FAST Graph of the passing stocks looking for an uptrend in the 10 year earnings history and good valuation. From all the stocks that passed the screen I picked out the highest yielding stocks, and a few that, even though they have a lower yield, have a high DGR and appear to be especially undervalued at this time. And I also made sure that I picked stocks in a variety of industries to ensure I had good diversification. The stocks I picked are:
Name | Price | Yield | Industry |
Lockheed Martin (LMT) | $122.50 | 4.17% | Aerospace/Defense |
McDonald's Corp. (MCD) | $94.70 | 3.36% | Restaurants |
Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) | $33.88 | 3.36% | Technology-Software |
General Mills (GIS) | $47.95 | 3.17% | Food Processing |
Baxter International Inc. (BAX) | $65.01 | 2.98% | Drugs |
Raytheon Company (RTN) | $74.25 | 2.85% | Aerospace/Defense |
Target Corp. (TGT) | $63.41 | 2.68% | Retail-Discount |
Norfolk Southern (NSC) | $77.51 | 2.68% | Railroad |
First of Long Island Corp. (FLIC) | $38.60 | 2.67% | Banking |
Deere & Company (DE) | $82.55 | 2.50% | Farm Equipment |
CSX Corp. (CSX) | $25.57 | 2.33% | Railroad |
AFLAC Inc. (AFL) | $63.73 | 2.25% | Insurance |
Qualcomm Inc. (QCOM) | $68.02 | 2.07% | Telecomm Equipment |
My parents actually have two accounts, a taxable WROS account and a traditional IRA. I recently learned that holding MLPs in a tax deferred account may not be the best idea, so I used the WROS account to buy the MLPs. All except Kinder Morgan. I bought Kinder Morgan in the tax deferred account, but I bought Kinder Morgan Management LLC , which pays distributions in extra shares, rather than in cash, instead of KMP, since owning KMR in a tax deferred account does not have any extra tax implications. All other stocks, including the REITs and utilities were bought in the tax deferred account. I bought equal positions in each stock. The starting yield of the portfolio is 4.03%.
Now that the portfolio is set I will follow it closely, make sure the income is adequate to my parents needs, and make changes as is required, focusing at all times on the income produced.
If you, or anybody you know, are having your portfolio managed by a "professional", make sure you check your results to be sure that you are satisfied with their performance. Don't assume that they are doing well by you. My parents learned the hard way that their money managers were not always looking out for their best interests, or doing everything they could to maximize their clients' returns. It is my opinion, and everything I learned here on SA supports my feelings, that by using a strict DGI philosophy I can do a significantly better job managing my parents account than the PAS did. As this portfolio progresses we will see how I do. I will post updates here on SA to show the progress of the portfolio, and to show whatever transaction I make.
And finally a question for the SA community. Whatever income is received in my parent's account will be used for the RMD. But I don't actually have to take the distribution until the end of the year. If I set up dividend reinvestment for all the stocks, it will increase my yield and improve the returns, but then I will have to sell some stock at the end of the year to come up with the money to withdraw the distribution. This means paying commissions on the sales. Is it worth it to reinvest the dividends throughout the year and pay the commissions at the end of the year when I have to make the sales? Or should I just hold the dividends in cash and use that for the distribution? I'm not sure which way would be most cost effective. Any thoughts?
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The Chrysler Town & Country is a minivan that has gone through a lot of changes over time. Unfortunately, the Town & Country has lost a lot of its appeal in the 2009 model.
The 2009 Town & Country LX model gets a few more standard options, including Stow 'n Go second row seating. The Touring and Limited models get a dedicated iPod interface, rain-sensing wipers, and a blind-spot alert system as standard.
The 2008 Chrysler Town & Country has a width of 76.9 inches and a height of 68.9 inches. The sheet metal is pretty standard, meaning the Town & Country looks like a lot of other minivans on the market. Practically everything about the 2009 Town & Country is dull.
The 2009 Chrysler Town & Country LX model is available with 16-inch steel wheels, power accessories, front and rear air-conditioning with third row power vents, cruise control, stain resistant cloth upholstery, a tilt steering wheel, and a CD/MP3 player. A Power Convenience package adds power sliding doors, a power tailgate for easy storage, and a driver's seat with power adjustments.
The Town & Country Touring model comes equipped with a larger V-6 engine and swaps out the 16-inch steel wheels for alloy.
The Town & Country Limited model includes all the features in the Family and Premium group options as standard. The Limited adds Xenon headlamps, rear parking assist, and drive memory. A power folding third row seat is available as an option.
The interior is full of hard surfaces and plastic. Wood trim and some chrome accents make the interior a bit more interesting than it would be otherwise. Some of the controls on the dashboard are not placed high enough for easy use without taking the eyes off the road. The touchscreen controls are often hard to use while in motion. An Entertainment group is also available with the LX model that adds rear seat entertainment with wireless headphones, satellite radio, and a touchscreen radio interface. A 30 GB storage system is also available for movies and music.
There are many 2009 Chrysler Town & Country innovations, however. The Stow 'n Go features on the captain's seat in the back allow you to hide away the chairs for a flat floor and extra storage area. The swivel seats allow you to change the direction the passengers are sitting, allowing everyone to sit facing each other. A pole-mounted table is also available for an eating area. Also standard are automatic headlights, power pedals, fog lamps, leather-wrapped steering wheel, and a satellite radio system. A Family Group package adds sunshades for the second and third row, remote ignition, and a special center console. The Premium group upgrades the 16-inch alloy wheels to 17-inch alloy and adds adding rain-sensing wipers, climate control, leather upholstery, auto-dimming rearview mirrors, and Bluetooth connectivity.
Unfortunately, the build quality of most of the interior is poor. There is a lot of rattling and cabin noise. Doors creak as well.
The 2009 Chrysler Town & Country handles just like a minivan should. It offers three V-6 engines. The 3.3-liter V-6 produces 175 horsepower with 205 lb-ft of torque. The Touring comes with a 3.8-liter V-6 that makes 197 horsepower with 259 lb-ft of torque. The four-liter V-6 comes with the Limited model and produces 251 horsepower with 259 lb-ft of torque, making the 2009 Chrysler Town & Country one of the fastest minivans out there.
The 2009 Chrysler Town & Country has standard anti-lock brakes, traction and stability control, and full side curtains. Child booster seats are available as an option on all models. The 2009 Chrysler Town & Country received five stars on front and side collision government tests.
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Understanding Cholesterol-Lowering Medications (cont.) Medical Author:
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Omudhome Ogbru, PharmDDr. Ogbru received his Doctorate in Pharmacy from the University of the Pacific School of Pharmacy in 1995. He completed a Pharmacy Practice Residency at the University of Arizona/University Medical Center in 1996. He was a Professor of Pharmacy Practice and a Regional Clerkship Coordinator for the University of the Pacific School of Pharmacy from 1996-99. Medical Editor:
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How do bile acid sequestrants work? These drugs bind with cholesterol-containing bile acids in the intestines and are then eliminated in the stool. The usual effect of bile acid sequestrants is to lower LDL cholesterol by about 10%-20%. Small doses of sequestrants can produce useful reductions in LDL cholesterol. Bile acid sequestrants are sometimes prescribed in combination with a statin to enhance cholesterol reduction. When these drugs are combined, their effects are added together to lower LDL cholesterol by more than 40%. These drugs are not effective for lowering triglycerides. Who should not use these bile acid sequestrants? Individuals who are allergic to bile acid sequestrants or who have a medical history of bile obstruction should not use these agents. Patients with phenylketonuria should not take aspartame-containing bile acid sequestrants such as Questran Light. Use: Bile acid sequestrant powders must be mixed with water or fruit juice and are typically taken once or twice (rarely, three times) daily with meals. Tablets must be taken with large amounts of fluids to avoid stomach and intestinal problems. Drug or food interactions: Bile acid sequestrants decrease the ability of the body to absorb numerous drugs such as:
They also inhibit the absorption of fat-soluble vitamins (including vitamin A and E); thus, patients taking these agents for a long time may need vitamin supplementation. Take bile acid sequestrants two hours before or after antacids, since antacids may decrease their effectiveness. Talk to your doctor or pharmacist for more information about the best time to take your medications. Side effects: Bile acid sequestrants are not absorbed from the gastrointestinal tract, and 30 years of experience with these drugs indicates that long-term use is safe. These agents may cause constipation, bloating, nausea, or gas. Next Page: Must Read Articles Related to Understanding Cholesterol-Lowering Medications
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Nearly all Manitobans are familiar with the near yearly effects of flooding upon river based communities. Floods seem to affect us year after year with the only grassroots movement to rectify the situation being assistance in sandbagging friends houses and some related actions but all long term/large scale planning is left in the hands of the government. Perhaps there is something to be said for the abilities of a DIY attitude tackling this recurring problem that faces Winnipeg and the surrounding environs. It may be something beyond our abilities to take on nature but logistics and additional creativity may be capable of wondrous things.
What does everyone else think on the matter? This is, obviously, not very thought through on my end and simply a mental exercise at the moment.
I think something simple like a map-based website that helps sandbaggers find spots where help is needed would be great. It would be cool to be able to crunch some of the data too. For example, how many people sandbag in a location, how many sandbags are used, how long it took, etc. I don't know if it would be possible to get data like this. But I'm sure if we could, it would probably reveal interesting trends...


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trap on your Proton Packs, Ghostbusters fans: After years and years of troubled production, Ghostbusters 3 — a sequel that many concluded was deader than the ghosts busted in the first two films — may actually be happening. With a storyline that will allegedly introduce a series of newer, younger ghostbusters, the film will reportedly be directed by original Ghostbusters filmmaker Ivan Reitman — but will not, to the disappointment of many fans, feature franchise star Bill Murray.
Of course, this latest bit of Ghostbusters 3 optimism is hardly the whole story. Over the past two decades, the movie has gone through more ups and downs than almost any other franchise in Hollywood, and hopes of a third installment have been raised (and dashed) many, many times before. Here, a chronological guide to the long, troubled history of Ghosbusters 3:
June 1984
Ghostbusters is released to enormous acclaim and an impressive box-office gross.
June 1989
Ghostbusters II is released, to considerably less acclaim but an equally impressive box-office gross.
July 2002
IGN acquires a 1999 draft of a screenplay called Ghostbusters 3: Hellbent, written by Ghostbusters star Dan Aykroyd. The script is reportedly about the chaos that ensues when a hellish version of Manhattan — dubbed "Manhellton" — becomes so overcrowded that the devil starts evicting its residents into the world of the living. The script also introduces a series of new ghostbusters, including Franky, a "tough New Jersey punker," and Moira, a "pretty but uptight gymnast and science grad."
April 2004
Franchise star Ernie Hudson says that "Bill Murray isn't interested" in making a new Ghostbusters film because "he doesn't do sequels." (This was, incidentally, two years before Murray reprised the role of Garfield in A Tale of Two Kitties.) Hudson continues: "I'd love for it to go ahead, but it'd have to be soon, or we'll all be too old to bust anything! I doubt it'll happen."
November 2005
Harold Ramis (who plays ghostbuster Egon) tells In Focus magazine that Ben Stiller is his first choice to star as a new ghostbuster in the revised, Murray-less version of Ghostbusters 3: Hellbent, which is now tentatively titled Ghostbusters in Hell. A newly-rewritten script "transports the bumbling ghostbusters into a parallel dimension via a portal in a New York warehouse."
January 2007
Video game developer Zootfly begins early work on an unlicensed Ghostbusters video game sequel. Though Sony has the teaser videos taken down, the early footage is impressive enough that several studios eventually come together to collaborate on a Ghostbusters video game.
June 2009
Atari releases Ghostbusters: The Video Game, which features the voices of Murray, Aykroyd, Ramis, and Hudson reprising their roles as the original four ghostbusters. In an interview with Now Gamer, Aykroyd says that the game, which is set two years after the events of Ghostbusters II, "is essentially the third movie" that he'd originally devised. Ghostbusters: The Video Game goes on to sell more than one million copies.
December 2009
The video game's success means that "something's going to happen" with Ghostbusters 3, Ramis assures Heeb Magazine. The old script has been thrown out in favor of a version by The Office writers Gene Stupnitsky and Lee Eisenberg that will introduce new, younger ghostbusters, but will also feature "all the old guys." Ghostbusters 3 is slated to be filmed in the summer of 2010 and be released in 2011.
March 2010
Vulture reports that Columbia would like a younger director to take over the franchise, but that original Ghostbusters director Ivan Reitman's contract won't allow his replacement — and worse, that the contract also stipulates that Reitman, Murray, Aykroyd, and Ramis each have the power to "singlehandedly veto and kill the project" for any reason. More troubling news: In an appearance on The Late Show with David Letterman, Murray says that making Ghostbusters 3 is his "nightmare," and dismisses the idea of a third film as "crazy talk."
August 2010
Murray tells GQ that recent, hopeful reports about him agreeing to star in a third Ghostbusters movie are "all a bunch of crock." He goes on to disparage screenwriters Stupnitsky and Eisenberg, saying that he'd been told by friends that Year One, the writing duo's previous film, was "one of the worst things they had ever seen in their lives."
October 2010
Aykroyd defends Stupnitsky and Eisenberg's Ghostbusters 3 script, saying that the pair "wrote Bill the comic role of a lifetime."
November 2010
Ghostbusters 3 reverts to focusing on "the new generation of ghostbusters." Aykroyd floats Anna Faris and Bill Hader as two possible contenders for the roles.
August 2011
Aykroyd raises other casting possibilities, including Matthew Gray Gubler and "that guy in (500) Days of Summer" (presumably meaning Joseph Gordon-Levitt).
July 2012
Aykroyd announces that Stupnitsky and Eisenberg's script has been thrown out, but there's "a new writing staff working on [Ghostbusters 3] now," and that he won't make Ghostbusters 3 unless it's "perfect."
September 2012
In an interview with Collider, Reitman backs away from the idea of directing a Ghostbusters sequel, saying that the original Ghostbusters should be remade instead.
October 2012
Deadline reports that Reitman "is expected to finally get the long-gestating Ghostbusters reboot in front of cameras next summer for Sony Pictures." The "remake" idea is apparently off the table again.
May 2013
In an interview with Larry King, Dan Aykroyd reveals the overall story for Ghostbusters 3. "It's based on new research that's being done in particle physics by the young men and women at Columbia University," says Aykroyd. "The world or the dimension that we live in, our four planes of existence, length, height, width and time, become threatened by some of the research that's being done. Ghostbusters — new Ghostbusters — have to come and solve the problem." He confirms that Murray is not scheduled to appear but adds that if Murray "wants to walk in the door and be in the movie, [they] will find a place." ComingSoon.net reports that if this version of Ghostbusters 3 actually, finally happens, it will likely hit theaters in 2014 to mark the 30th anniversary of the original.
The article was originally published on Oct. 18, 2012, and last updated on May 21, 2013.
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Active Balancing: Coming Soon to an Aircraft Near You?
The ability to balance a component such as a propeller when in operation, called active balancing, has been in development for several years. The Lord Corporation has been researching this technology that can enhance performance of rotating components. Two years ago, Lord partnered with Hamilton Sundstrand to offer an active balancing system for propellers called In-Flight Propeller Balancing (IFPB) to the aerospace industry. We will take a look at how this technology works and what it means for balancing propellers and other rotating components on aircraft.
Types of Unbalance
Out of balance propellers can not only be annoying to passengers and crew, they can be a source of damage to the aircraft. There are two types of unbalance — static and dynamic.
Static unbalance occurs when the center of gravity of the propeller does not coincide with the axis of rotation. To check for static unbalance, propellers are placed in a test stand. Any unbalance is noted and corrected according to the manufacturer's instructions, usually by adding weights to the propeller cuff or bulkhead.
Dynamic unbalance is the unbalance that results when the center of gravity of the rotating propeller and components does not coincide with the axis of rotation. It is possible to have a propeller that is statically balanced but once it is on the aircraft it is dynamically out of balance. Many manufacturers recommend dynamic balancing of the propeller to increase comfort and reduce damage to the engine, airframe, and components.
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There are several different types of dynamic balancing units available. They basically do the same thing. A sensor is mounted on the engine near the propeller. This sensor notes any imbalance present and gives the operator an indication of how excessive that imbalance is. If it is within limits, no further action is necessary. If it is out of limits, then the process of balancing the propeller begins.
We know that the propeller is dynamically out of balance, but we need to determine the location of the imbalance in order to correct it. The balancing units on the market have different ways of doing this. Some utilize a strobe light with a reflective marker on a blade. At the designated rpm, shooting the strobe toward the propeller will cause it to "freeze" allowing the mechanic to note the position of the target blade. The mechanic then uses a chart to determine weight correction needed and performs the process over again until the propeller is within balance limits. Other units utilize a sensor mounted on the engine facing the propeller to accomplish this same task. There are even units available that calculate everything for you and tell you where to add weight and how much to add.
Limits of Dynamic Balancing
Even though dynamic balancing is advantageous over static balancing, it does have its limits. The propeller is dynamically balanced at one specific operation condition. In other words it is balanced on the ground at a certain rpm. But the propeller balance can change during operation due to several factors including blade angle and aerodynamic loads. In addition, wear on the propeller blades also affects balance over time. Even though nothing can be done about the changes in balance conditions inflight, the changes in balance due to wear can be addressed through regular propeller balancing.
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Enter into the picture active balancing. Known as In-Flight Propeller Balancing (IFPB), this technology has the ability to constantly monitor propeller dynamic unbalance and apply necessary corrections immediately.
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The main components of the IFPB system are the accelerometer, controller, and balancing unit. There is one accelerometer mounted on each engine and one balancing unit installed on each propeller. There is one controller per aircraft installation.
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- Massage - spa treatment room(s)
- Medical assistance available
- Multiple small meeting rooms
- Free parking
- Garden
- Terrace
- Poolside bar
- Restaurant
- Room service (limited hours)
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Free guest parking during stay
- Meeting facilities size (meters) - 461
- Number of meeting/conference rooms - 5
- Conference center
- Year Built 1924
- 24-hour business center
- Meeting facilities size (feet) - 4960
- Sauna
- Secretarial services
- Shopping on site
- Number of buildings/towers - 4
- Spa services on site
- Swimming pool - outdoor
- Swimming pool - outdoor seasonal
- Internet
Available in all rooms: Free Wi-Fi, Free wired high-speed Internet
Available in some public areas: Free Wi-Fi
- Parking
Free parking, Free guest parking during stay, Valet parking
- Room Amenities
- Free Wi-Fi
- Minibar
- Television
- In-room safe
- Balcony
- Desk
- Bathrobes
- Complimentary toiletries
- Air conditioning
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Slippers
- Daily housekeeping
- Turndown service
- Private bathroom
- Hair dryer
- Separate bathtub and shower
- Rollaway/extra beds available
- Free wired high-speed Internet
- Satellite TV service
- Connecting / adjoining rooms available
- Cribs/infant beds (complimentary)
- Dining
A complimentary hot/cold buffet breakfast is served each morning between 6:30 AM and 10:30 AM.
LA TERRASSE - This restaurant specializes in Mediterranean cuisine and serves breakfast, lunch, dinner, and brunch. A children's menu is available. Afternoon tea is offered.
VARDIS - This fine-dining restaurant specializes in Mediterranean cuisine and serves dinner only. Reservations are required.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.
- Recreation
An outdoor pool and a seasonal outdoor pool are on site. Other recreational amenities include a sauna and a fitness center.
- Spa
- Manicures and pedicures
- Body scrubs
- Aromatherapy treatments
- Ayurvedic treatments
- Massages
- Number of treatment rooms 3
- Body treatments
- Facial treatments
Hotel Pentelikon Policies & Fees
- Check-in
Check-in time starts at 2 PM
Check-in time ends at midnight
- Check-out
Check-out time is noon
- Payment types
Accepted at this hotel: American Express, Diners Club, MasterCard, Visa
- Pets
Pets not allowed
- General
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
Hotel Registry Number - 0206K015A0037500
Caters to groups
- Fees
- The following fees and deposits are charged by the property at time of service, check-in, or check-out.
- Fee for in-room wireless Internet: EUR 16 (for 24 hours, rates may vary)
- Fee for wireless Internet in limited public areas: EUR 11 (for 3 hours, rates may vary)
- Fee for wireless Internet in business center: EUR 16 (for 24 hours, rates may vary)
- Rollaway beds are available for an additional fee
The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.
- Additional Details
Cash transactions at this property cannot exceed EUR 1500, due to national regulations. For further details, please contact the property using information in the booking confirmation. Reservations are required for massage services and spa treatments. Reservations can be made by contacting the hotel prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation. The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation. No pets and no service animals are allowed at this property.


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Chevrolet All Bel Air for sale
My wife & I bought this 1956 Bel Air 2 door from the original owner here in Oklahoma , it is all original, no rust, not restored, but ORIGINAL ! I have the original Oklahoma title when the original owner bought it new in 1956, also the owners driver license that purchased the car new & all receipts on it for the last 23 years we have owned it as our own personal car ,it been in Oklahoma all it life! My wife and I purchase it back in 1990 and have owned it for almost 23 years, it had 99,000 miles when we purchased it and it now has 107,673 actual miles on it 23 years later , we have driven it 200-500 a year on car cruises and a few shows! We also have all the original Wide white wall tires, wheels and hub caps that came on the car new , it is a 265 V8, auto trans, 2 speed power glide, this car was bought new as a radio delete! Wouldn't be afraid to drive it anywhere, we replaced the original tires and wheels with 15X8 Corvette Rally wheels & WLT's ! My wife and I are both 65 years old, and are close to retiring, we don't want something to happen to one of us and the other or the kids have to sell it, so we thought we would put it up for sell for the first time! Call 405-615-3188 $37,500
Location: , OklahomaMileage: Engine: 265 V8 Body Type: 2 DR Interior: Yellow/Black Exterior: Gold/Light Yellow View all the ads by this advertiser Place Date: 10/31/2013 742 Ad Views
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