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The Old Barn, Witham Friary, Somerset Sleeps 8
Located on the 140 acre Holt Farm Estate, The Old Barn is an exceptional barn conversion furnished to the highest of standards. It's vaulted wood beamed ceiling structure within a real focal point. You can also rent the Calf House & Holt Farmhouse to increase the sleeping capacity to 24 guests.
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The Old Barn is a stunning barn conversion which has been completely renovated to an exceptional standard. It's located on the 140 acre Holt Farm Estate in Witham Friary, Somerset, which is in the Cranborne Chase and West Wiltshire downs Area of Natural Outstanding Beauty. Just 2.5 hours from London.
Great care has been taken with the conversion and restoration of this barn to retain as much of the original charm as possible, whilst harmonising with minimalistic, contemporary furnishings and fittings. In this way, the original features of this property, such as the magnificent valuted ceiling, are enhanced by the large living area which houses the open plan kitchen, dining room and lounge.
There are four excellently furnished bedrooms within The Old Barn, two of which enjoy beautiful en-suties. A large family bathroom is easily dedicated to further two bedrooms, whilst a utility room provides all of the necessary practicalities you would expect.
The Old Barn would suit many uses including; luxury self catering in Somerset, special occasions, house parties, corporate use, short breaks, Glastonbury Festival accommodation and luxury weekend getaways in Somerset.
You can also rent Holt Farmhouse and The Calf House in addition, which would increase the luxury sleeping accommodation to 24 and give you sole use of the Holt Farm estate in Somerset for the ultimate luxury farm stay. You can see view the Holt Farm Estate here.
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The Old Barn is a simply stunning, large single storey barn conversion located on the 140 acre Holt Farm Estate and is next door to the equally stunning property The Calf House (which is rented separately and sleeps six). The most incredible feature of this property is the beamed vaulted roof structure which, with such a large area, is a truly remarkable construction. The area is so big that if you do rent the other two properties as well, this room is where everone would dine together and meet up. There is also an excellent lutron lighting system with preset lighting functionality to help set the mood.
The Old Barn also benefits from fast broadband provided by satellite as rural broadband is too slow!
Entrance Hall
Upon opening the front door, you are greated with a few steps up to the main living/dining/kitchen area and a corridor that leads off into a cloakroom, utility room and bedroom one.
Kitchen/Dining/Living Room
An impressive, spacious and stylish area that just oozes quality where traditionional meets modern, this area is what makes this hosue.
Kitchen Area
The large kitchen is excellent and it's clear that every element has been carefully considered. With composite stone worktops and a mix of oak and laminate kitchen doors, this practical kitchen will delight all. As well as a useful breakfast bar, it also has two single ovens, dishwasher, two fridges, two freezers and a useful large island unit. It's also wired for sound with a superb Denon audio system which is compatible with iPods, or play CDs so that you can listen to your music across this great room.
Dining Area
Dine in style in the very spacious dining area. There is enough seating for ten, and on warm nights, you can open up the door opposite which leads onto the rear patio area.
Living Area
Within the living room there is a wall mounted HD flatscreen television that is connected to Sky HD and a Playstation 3 that also doubles up as a BluRay and DVD palyer whilst sinking down into the two sofas and two easy chairs. To the rear of the television, there are also some games and books. You can also access the courtyard from two side doors opposite this area.
Utility Room
The utility has fitted kitchen cupboards, composite stone worktops and an integrated washing machine and integrated tumble drier. The access to the plant room is also via the utility room.
There is a cloakroom in the corridor leading to bedroom one.
Bedroom One - with en-suite shower room
A super bedroom with a high quality 6'6" antique Italian framed bed, this room stylishly decorated with a selection of antique furniture drawer units, dressing table, stool, easy chair and a large wardrobe. The en-suite has a large walk-in shower, two white ceramic sinks, bathroom cabinets, W.C. and heated towel rails.
Bedroom Two - with en-suite shower room
This bedroom has a 6ft antique Italian framed bed and vintage retro syle drawer units and wardrobe, dressing table & chair and a big comfortable armchair. To the side is a door that leads outside onto a terraced area, great for morning tea or finding your own space. The en-suite has a shower, W.C., sink and heated towel rail.
Bedroom Three
This room features 2 x 3ft antique French single beds which can be zipped together to form a king sized bed and it is a good sized room. Its has a chest of drawers, dressing table, stool, bedside tables and a wardrobe. There is also a door to the outside terraced area.
Main Bathroom
This bathroom easily serves bedrooms three and four and luxurious built in bath, walk in shower, W.C., inset sink with cupboard and a heated towel rail.
Bedroom Four
This is probably the best room for children (or people less than average height!) as one of the antique sleigh pine beds is not quite full length or width. One bed is standard single bed size (3' x 6') whilst the other is slightly smaller (2'10" x 5'10"). There is a bedside table unit, and some drawer units as well as an external door into the courtyard.
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Running alongside the property is an extended patio area with a wooden table and chairs and gas barbeque that is avaliable for alfresco cooking. Children love the large stretch of lawned area and the huge climbing frame and slide set.
Vegetable Garden
To the rear of the property there is a gated entrance into the vegetable garden. You are most welcome to pick whatever you want to cook whilst staying at this property.
Note: To the rear of the vegetable garden, there is an obvious area that is rented to a local farmer. There are some hazards here so no-one must access this area or explore the few farm buildings and surrounding areas.
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The Holt Farm Estate is made up of 140 acres of fields of lovely Somerset countryside and also includes a lake and its own woodlands. This is a working farm, but you are welcome to walk along the estate where marked. Children must be accompanied and dogs must be on a leash.
Duck Pond
Just below Holt Farmhouse there is a fenced in duck pond with its own resident ducks.
If you venture up across the fields then you will come across a lake that regularly is populated by quite a number of ducks. This area is fenced in but you are welcome to take a picnic and sit in this extremelly peaceful area. Sometimes you may also see some of the fish that live in the lake.
Take a stroll up the track and take the marked paths through the woodlands. There are all sorts of trees, animals and flowers in the woodlands, and sometimes some of the wild deer will graze here. We will ask you to be careful at some times of the year not to disturb nesting birds.
Feel free to enjoy the space and freemdom of our fields and walk up to the Old Bothy which the owners will probably refurbish in the future.
Note: If you have adventurous children then they must keep away from the farm buildings to the rear of The Old Barn and The Calf House. As this is a working farm, there is farm machinery, slurry pits and other hazards associated with farms. There is also a stream running through the bottom of the valley which can get very fast after rainfall so we recomend that children are always supervised.
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The Basics
- Sleeps: 8 (You can rent The Calf House next door to increase by 6 more or Holt Farmhouse to increase by another 10!)
- Bed Linen: High quality linen supplied and changed weekly
- Towels: Each guest has a hand towel & bath sheet.
- Housekeeping: For week long bookings, a mid occupancy clean is carried out. (normally Mondays)
- Pet Friendly: By arrangement. Additional charges are made for all pets, certain dog breeds not permitted.
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- Cautionary Deposit: £1000.00
- Access to the 140 acre Holt Farm Estate (except the working part)
- BBQ - Gas.
- Sky HD - Full package.
- Coffee machine
- Telephone. (contribution for calls made)
- Under floor heating.
- Fast Wi-fi Broadband - Via Satellite
- If renting either The Calf House or Holt Farmhouse as well, we have additional tables & chairs for The Old Barn so that it can become the central dining point.
- Inclusive concierge for holidays, breaks & special occasions.
- Meet & greet service on arrival.
- Welcome hamper
- Coffee, Tea & Sugar
- Bramley Products toiletries.
- Wi-fi broadband.
- Cost of all utilities.
- One high chair and one travel cot.
Additional Services Available (£)
- Daily housekeeping. (not Sundays)
- Daily linen & towel change.
- Catered options.
- Private chef. (subject to availability)
- Babysitting & dog sitting services.
- Airport transfers.
- Grocery Shopping.
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VAT is included within the rental prices for this property.
Great restaurants in the area include The Archangel in Frome and At The Chapel in Bruton. Both offer a stylish, contemporary dining experience and source fresh local produce. The Spread Eagle Inn at Stourhead is a great pub less than 10 minutes away. There is also The Bath Arms at Longleat.
The incredibly beautiful Stourhead Estate is just a short drive away and boasts world-famous landscaped gardens and a palladian mansion. Owned by the National Trust, the picnic-perfect lawns that sit around the magnificant lake among temples and grottoes, make for a perfect day relaxing and exploring.
There are a few golf courses nearby so don't forget to bring your handicap card.
Frome Golf Club - 20mins drive
Orchardleigh Golf - 30mins drive
Bullpits Golf Club - 15mins drive
The Old Barn is central to some of the best spa's in the area making it the perfect place to recharge and revitalise. Babington House is the original home of the exclusive Cowshed spa.Close by there is also the Charlton House Spa, Holbrook House and the Therma Bath Spa in the historical city centre of Bath.
Longleat Safari and Adventure Park is a great family day out less than 25 minutes drive from The Old Barn. Longleat is well known for its large stately home, fantastic safari park, hedge maze, adventure park and 900 acres of landscaped parkland. Longleat also cater for corporate group days.
With the legendary Glastonbury Festival on your doorstep, it would be rude not to go and see what all the fuss is about! The world-renowned festival, featuring hundreds of music acts, circus performers, the extroadinary Shangri-La and so much more, is an amazing experience.
Visit the historical Roman baths in the city centre of Bath and witness the only hot springs in Britain and the ancient temples and bath complex the Romans built around them.
Team this with an afternoon shopping in Bath or relaxing at the Thermae Bath Spa.
Both Glastonbury Abbey and Glastonbury Tor are both steeped in amazing history and legends. Take a walk up to the top of the Tor and enjoy amazing views over the Somerset Levels, Dorest, Wiltshire and Wales, or take a stroll around the ruins of the Abbey set within 36 acres of peaceful grounds.
As well as Longleat and the 140 acres of countryside at The Old Barn to explore, there is also Wookey Hole just a 40min drive away that is packed full of activities for kids, as well as an indoor pool at Frome Leisure Centre for rainy days. Ask our concierge team for more ideas.
There are a few excellent shoots within a 45minute drive of Holt Farm, that cater for all abilities.
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Place your bets & enjoy a day at the races at Wincanton Racecourse.
Wincanton Racecourse hosts 17 fixtures of quality jump racing from October through to May including a number of Premier Days and Special Events.
At almost 400ft deep and 3 miles long, Cheddar Gorge is an incredible sight to see. Explore the caves, climb to the top of the lookout tower, and wander around the quaint little shops. For a high adrenaline approach to the gorge try rock climbing, adventure caving or cave abseilling.
Visit the quaint city of wells and its magnificent cathedral. The catherdral is open every single day of the year and has a large green to the front, perfect for summer picnics with an awesome back drop.
We provide an inclusive concierge service to all our guests staying at any of our luxury holiday homes. Just think of all that time that we can save you making dinner reservations, organising a chef, booking the kids in for surf lessons, or we can just be a resource for the lowdown on everything local! There is no additional charge for this telephone concierge service and we do not mark up any services that we procure for you. It's our most highly rated and talked about service and if you want us to help organise anything for your stay, just call us for more information.
Here's just a few of things that we can organise, click the filters to see the services in each category!
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We had an amazing stay in The Old Barn. Thank you so much for organising everything and making things run very smoothly. We will definitely be back, and your company has been a happy find!
Carboni Family, London
Just wanted to say thanks very much for all your help with organising our New Year break. Using your free concierge service, took any hassle out of organising activities/meals etc for our time away and meant that we got to benefit from the vast local knowledge of the Perfect Stays team.We loved the barn and had a great time, so will definitely be recommending your services to friends and family moving forward.
The Field Party, London
We have just returned from The Old Barn in Witham Friary and I just wanted to say that we had a super time. Right from the time we booked, to being met at the door and during our stay, the service and experience of the holiday was excellent. Peter was very helpful and nothing was too much bother. The barn was superbly equipped and beautiful. I have had many requests from friends who saw our photographs and heard my reports of our holiday. They wanted to know the details of Perfect Stays, so I have passed on your details to them and hope they book with you in the future. Once again, thank you very much for providing us with an excellent place to stay and for the excellent customer service.
The Reeves Family, Staffordshire
We had a truly wonderful Jubilee weekend at The Calf House and The Old Barn – a great excuse for a big family reunion to celebrate my Dads 65th Birthday as well. An incredible time was had by all including the Royal Bath Show and a trip to Longleat, as well as holding our own Olympic games in the grounds and Come Dine With Me dinners in the evening.
The quality of linen and towels and beds and baths were fantastic – and the kitchens were kitted out wonderfully too and the under floor heating worked a treat. An incredible barn conversion – you really have thought of everything - we can't wait to return! Thank you.
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Indian markets settled sharplyloweron Thursday led by losses seen in banking and metal stocks. At the close, the benchmark 30-share index, BSE Sensex declined 186.33 points or 0.90% at 20,536.64 with 24 components posting drop. Meanwhile, the broad based NSE Nifty fell by 61.05 points or 0.99% at 6,091.70 with 44 components registering drop.
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Asset sales by manufacturing firms in India
AbstractIn this paper we study 325 large scale asset sale transactions by Indian manufacturing firms in the period 1996 to 2008. We find that the likelihood of asset sales increases with the firm's low capacity of debt utilisation and decreases with size, profitability, operating performance and solvency. We also find that the performance of firms after they sell assets do not improve in profitability, solvency or operations. The only difference the episodes of asset sales make is some reduction in leverage. We contrast with the existing episodes of asset sales in developed countries as the performance of firms there, after they sell assets, improves in all parameters.
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Related researchKeywords: asset sales; focus; low capacity of debt utilisation; size; profitability; operating performance; solvency; leverage;
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- Vikash Gautam, 2012. "Asset Sales by Manufacturing Firms in India," Journal of Quantitative Economics, The Indian Econometric Society, vol. 10(1), pages 136-155, January.
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- G31 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - Capital Budgeting; Fixed Investment and Inventory Studies
- G32 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - Financing Policy; Financial Risk and Risk Management; Capital and Ownership Structure; Value of Firms; Goodwill
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I thought this was original, and it made me laugh out loud--the only problem I had with it (and maybe it's my computer), but the audio fluctuated too much. I could barely hear the larger guard whisper, when the rest of the vocals were hurting my ears. Other than that, great job :)
When he said "Papers" I wanted to scream out "glory to arstokza!"
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While Anderson, Malick, Korine and Assayas all enter Venice as first-timers in the Competition, it will be Kitano's seventh time vying for the Golden Lion (he won in 1997 for "Hana-B"i), Ki-duk's fourth, Mendoza's second and DePalma's third, following "The Black Dahlia" in 2006 and "Redacted" – which won the Silver Lion – in 2007. Although the Lido's 69th edition will be a slimmed-down affair under new artistic director Alberto Barbera, who returns to the top job after heading up the festival from 1998-2002, this year's festival will still play host to 50 world premieres. Venice runs from August 29-September 8,
"The Reluctant Fundamentalist," Mira Nair (U.S.,Qatar)
"To The Wonder," Terrence Malick (U.S.)
"Something in the Air," Olivier Assayas (France)
"Outrage:Beyond," Takeshi Kitano (Japan)
"Fill The Void," Rama Burshtein (Israel)
"Pieta," Kim Ki-duk (South Korea)
"Dormant Beauty," Marco Bellocchio (Italy)
"E' stato il figlio," Daniele Cipri (Italy)
"At Any Price," Ramin Bahrani (US, UK)
"La Cinquieme Saison," Peter Brosens, Jessica Woodworth (Belgium, Netherlands, France)
"Un Giorno Speciale, " Francesca Comencini (Italy)
"Passion," Brian De Palma (France, Germany)
"Superstar, " Xavier Giannoli (France, Belgium)
"Spring Breakers," Harmony Korine (US)
"Thy Womb," Brillante Mendoza (Philippines)
"Linhas de Wellington," Valeria Sarmiento (Portugal, France)
"Paradise: Faith," Ulrich Seidl (Austria, France, Germany)
"Betrayal," Kirill Serebrennikov (Russia)
Mateus | July 30, 2012 5:37 PM
I can see that now Jordan, but I believe that at the time this was posted the film had not been confirmed as being part of the Venice Festival (you can check this by reading the first news about the initial line-up in numerous sites, including the site of the festival). Fortunately enough, "The Master" is now confirmed so we will have an even better competition. And congratulations Mr Mueller, you must have great informants. Cheers!
Mateus | July 26, 2012 1:36 PM
I am sorry Mr. Mueller, but I just checked and Paul Thomas Anderson's "The Master" is not (unfortunately) part of the competition in Venice this year.. You should read the full-list two or three times before posting such a headline..


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FOIA Exemption in the Homeland Security Act
Admiral John Poindexter's sprawling Internet spying plan, dubbed
"Total Information Awareness," garnered the lion's
share of attention in the run-up to the passage of the Homeland
Security Act (HSA), but there's another provision of the Act
that could have profound implications for the public's right
to know.
into the legislation is Section 214, a new Freedom of Information
Act exemption. It's a small provision, yet it is indicative
of the Bush administration's predilection for secrecy. A recent
editorial in the
St. Petersburg Times
claimed that the exemption
threatened, "to reduce the public's access to information
in a way that could have serious implications for public safety."
is how OMB Watch, a long-time Washington, DC-based government watchdog
group, describes the exemption: "Information 'related
to the security of critical infrastructure or protected systems'
that companies voluntarily give to the new Department will now be
automatically withheld from public disclosure. Moreover, the information
cannot be used in civil suits and any Department employee providing
such information will face criminal penalties, there- by undermining
basic whistleblower protections." The new bill "pre- empts
state law to insure that the information is not disclosed by state
openness laws."
security promises to be a gold mine for technology and security
companies. Microsoft, for example, recently named a new internal
federal director of Homeland Security to work with the government
on information technology issues. In the midst of this boom, privacy
advocates are concerned about the ubiquity and reliability of many
of the surveillance projects that are on the drawing boards or about
to be put into action.
the Homeland Security Act, in order to qualify for the FOIA exemption,
a company would inform the government about the critical infrastructure
vulnerabilities of their project. As the
St. Petersburg Times
noted, "Industry could submit all sorts of information and
call it critical infrastructure. That way, regulators, consumer
groups, and the media would be precluded from seeing it, giving
industries a tool to insulate themselves from a degree of government
and public oversight. Industries, however, wouldn't be released
of their responsibility to submit regular safety and environmental
reports to other regulatory agencies, and those would remain as
accessible as they are today."
Sobel, general counsel at the Electronic Privacy Information Center
(EPIC), said in a telephone interview that there is currently no
accepted standards as to what types of projects could be covered
by the critical infrastructure exemption. "No one knows just
how broadly this will be applied," he said. Sobel, who had
testified several times at Congressional hearings on this subject,
is particularly concerned about companies that would abuse the exemption.
of the exemption, privacy activists, researchers, and journalists
will be left in the dark when a system fails or there are frequent
snafus. In a recent interview with
Chemical & Engineering
, Steven Aftergood, director of the Federation of American
Scientists' Project on Government Secrecy said: "We understand
and acknowledge the need to keep some infrastructure information
confidential, but we're disappointed that this exemption is
drawn so broadly." The exemption "transfers enormous authority
to industry and gives it unusual control over what information is
allowed to enter the public domain," he explained.
Patrick Leahy (D-VT), the outgoing chairperson of the Senate Judiciary
Committee, warn- ed that the exemption "guts the FOIA at the
expense of our national security and public health and safety,"
Secrecy News
, a publication of the Federation of American
Scientists, reported.
provision means that if a Federal regulatory agency needs to issue
a regulation to protect the public from threats of harm, it cannot
rely on any voluntarily submitted information—bringing the
normal regulatory process to a grinding halt," according to
Sen. Leahy.
health and law enforcement officials need the flexibility to decide
how and when to warn or prepare the public in the safest, most effective
manner. They should not have to get 'sign off' from a
Fortune 500 company to do so."
everyone thinks this exemption spells imminent doom for FOIA. Harry
Hammitt, editor of Access Reports, an organization tracking access
to government information for more than 25 years, told me via an
e-mail exchange, that he wasn't "sure the Homeland Security
exemption will have as much practical effect as has been broadcast,
but," he added, "it clearly sets a very bad precedent
and if it is used as an excuse to hide information submitted by
businesses, then it clearly will have been a major minus."
said that the real problem is the issue of voluntary submission
of information by corporations to the government: "I really
think if the government needs this information it should require
its submission," he said, "not beg the private sector
by promising confidentiality but not making the private sector liable
in any way for not cooperating."
columnist, radio talk show host, and political organizer Jim Hightower
pointed out in an
column not long ago, "Secrecy…is
now the prevailing ethos of the White House. There's the secret
government that Bush established; the constant refusal to release
public records…; Bush's attempts to hide his father's
presidential records and his own gubernatorial papers from public
view; the secret war on terrorism, complete with secret arrests
and closed military tribunals; the decision to hide the results
of the Pentagon's Star Wars missile tests; the refusal to make
public the SEC investigative files on Bush's slippery stock
deal with Harken Energy Inc."
Reports' Hammitt said, "This Administration has the same
basic distaste for open government as we saw during the Reagan years,
but I think it has been much more aggressive in trying out new constitutional
separation of powers arguments in attempts to basically make such
laws go away."
Retools FOIA
characterization takes us back to October 2001 when, with only a
few hard-core right-to-know advocates paying attention, Attorney
General John Ashcroft issued a memorandum regarding FOIA policy.
In preparation before the events of September 11, the memo reflected
"a movement back to the policy of the Reagan administration,"
Access Reports.
The new policy superseded Attorney General Janet Reno's 1993
memo, replacing her "foreseeable harm" test, which emphasized
disclosure, with Ash- croft's "sound legal basis"
test that makes the withholding of records easier.
these changes seem like legalese blather—more subtle than substantive—they
actually represent a significant change in policy.
its inception, the Freedom of Information Act "has been hailed
as one of our greatest democratic reforms…allow[ing] ordinary
citizens to hold the government accountable by requesting and scrutinizing
public documents and records," observed Ruth Rosen in a
Francisco Chronicle
column. "This act allowed greater access
to FBI records; access that had been previously severely proscribed.
Without it, journalists, newspapers, historians and watchdog groups
would never be able to keep the government honest," she added.
refresher: The Freedom of Information Act was enacted by Congress
and signed by President Lyndon Johnson in 1966. But it wasn't
until seven years later when Congress, in the aftermath of the Nixon
White House's Watergate scandal, overrode President Ford's
veto and passed the Privacy Act of 1974. Ruth Rosen calls the FOIA
"our post-Watergate reward…. [and] our national sunshine
law, legislation that forces agencies to disclose their public records
and documents."
succeeding Attorneys General have issued memos reversing or modifying
the policies of their predecessor, "there is no substantial
empirical evidence that any of these memos worked a significant
influence on implementation," Access Reports notes. However,
"They do set a tone by which the administration will be known."
the October 2001 memo, Attorney General Ashcroft recognizes, "It
is only through a well- informed citizenry that the leaders of our
nation remain accountable to the governed and the American people
can be assured that neither fraud nor government waste is concealed."
Then he raises the question of "other fundamental values"
including "safeguarding our national security, enhancing the
effectiveness of our law enforcement agencies, protecting sensitive
business information, and not the least, preserving personal privacy."
In instructing agencies dealing with FOIA requests, Ashcroft pointed
out, "any discretionary decision… to disclose information
protected under the FOIA should be made only after full and deliberate
consideration of the institutional, commercial and personal privacy
interests that could be implicated by disclosure of the information."
assured agencies that should they decide to withhold information,
they will be fully supported by the Department of Justice "unless
they lack a sound legal basis or present an unwarranted risk on
the ability of other agencies to protect important records."
a mid-March, 2002 conference in Philadelphia on computer- assisted
reporting sponsored by Investigative Reporters and Editors, journalists
pointed out that the number of FOIA request refusals is on the rise
and the time it takes to hear from the government about a request
has gotten longer. It's not, John Giuffo writes in the
Journalism Review
, "just access to sensitive data about
infrastructure and water supplies…that is being blocked."
Barbara Fought, a Freedom of Information law officer at Syracuse
University, spoke during one of four panels convened to discuss
the impact of the Ashcroft memo. She concluded, "We're
beginning to hear about a few problems, which I think signal a different
tone with the Bush administration and the Attorney General."
panelists felt that the Ashcroft FOIA memorandum was symptomatic
of the Bush administration general bent toward greater secrecy.
"The larger problem with the Bush administration is its attitude
toward secrecy," said panelist William Ferroggiaro, director
of the Freedom of Information Project of the National Security Archive.
Giuffo writes that Ferroggiaro "pointed to a number of recent
actions by President Bush—his sealing of Ronald Reagan's
presidential records and the White House's battle with the
General Accounting Office, for example—as proof of a restrictive
view of access to government information."
Freedom of Information Act exemption in the Homeland Security Act
adds a layer of secrecy that will be difficult for right-to-know
activists, public interest groups, and journalists to penetrate.
There is no question that corporations could easily misuse the exemption
"to safeguard themselves from lawsuits," says OMB Watch.
"When in doubt stamp critical infrastructure information on
the materials and 'voluntarily' send it to the new Department.
That way the company will not be held liable for danger caused to
the public."
Berkowitz is a freelance writer covering conservative movements.


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As with everything in business, organisation is one of the key things along the way to success; whether it's an organised diary, a slick process for payments or methodical approach to each task. While the idea of organising your office supplies may not top your list of priorities, a structured approach to this area of the office is also fundamental to a thriving business. Depending on what your business does, stationary can be a central part to what you do, so ensuring you're prepared and well stocked can turn your day around.
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Gingrich has gotten in hot water this campaign for outspoken and sometimes shifting views. Within days of announcing his campaign, Gingrich had irked conservatives by harshly criticizing Rep. Paul Ryan's plan to remake Medicare as "right-wing social engineering." Gingrich apologized but has since sent mixed signals on where he stands on the matter. He's also wavered on Libya, initially criticizing Obama for not intervening and later saying he would not have used American and European forces there.
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Brooklyn Ale / Pennant Ale '55 - Brooklyn Brewery
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Reviews by eberkman:
3.43/5 rDev -5.2%
Poured a reddish-amber with a sticky white head. Moderate carbonation.
Mild biscuity smells as advertised on the bottle, with some fruitiness and hop presence.
Taste was refreshingly dryer than anticipated. Tart citrus and moderate hops. Some malt presence, but not overpowering. Pretty well balanced.
Felt brisk and snappy in the mouth. Went down fairly easy, but not all that interesting to want more than one or two,.
Solid. Nothing wrong with it but nothing stood out either.
08-19-2008 14:45:39 | More by eberkman
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4/5 rDev +10.5%
Presentation: 12oz brown bottle. Freshness date cleary marked.
Appearance: A rich looking, bright chestnut coloured beer with a creamy, patchy and sticky off-white head.
Smell: Malty sweet and fruity in the nose with a complex hop aroma.
Taste: A very malty brew with a sweet profile and smooth overall feel on the palate. Grape and passion fruit flavours come to the front, followed by dextrin sweetness and light toasted/biscuit malt background flavours. Hops strike with an assertive citrus bite, crisp dryness and distinct coarse/raw herbal flavours and oils. Finishes a bit dry with a tea-like sweetness.
Notes: A classic example of (an American made) English Pale Ale. Very true to the style. Brooklyn's tribute to the world champion Brooklyn baseball team.
05-06-2001 00:00:01 | More by Todd
North Carolina
4/5 rDev +10.5%
One of the better pale ales I have had,poured a real nice copper color with medium well retained head.Very hoppy aroma but great malty balance to this brew,hop was present but not overpowering.I like a good balanced pale ale alot more than one with too much bitterness,if I want that I will order a IPA.This brewery makes some real nice beers at least all the ones I have had.
04-06-2003 16:00:43 | More by oberon
Newfoundland (Canada)
3.75/5 rDev +3.6%
05-18-2014 20:36:44 | More by cam477
3.75/5 rDev +3.6%
04-26-2012 15:52:46 | More by DavyJones
3.52/5 rDev -2.8%
08-19-2014 01:10:56 | More by GameOfBeers
New York
3.5/5 rDev -3.3%
08-04-2014 18:54:29 | More by SkiBum22
North Carolina
3.83/5 rDev +5.8%
Poured from a 12 oz. bottle into a pint glass.
Nice coppery amber color, clear, with a good 1/2" of off-white head that reduced to a creamy layer of bubbles before too long. Ok lacing.
The smell was a mostly light malts and something of a yeast smell with some hops sneaking in there to add a light citrus note.
A good long pull produced smooth and satisfying results - pale and caramel malts were formost, a bit fruity and a touch of sweetness. Hops were present but weak, seemingly there to balance the malt character a bit. The finish is pretty quick, starting with a malty edge, a slim bit of bitter-ish hop linger, and a water end. I have to say, this went down smooth and easy - very nice.
Overall this is a relatively tasty brew. It seemed to me to be a bit more flavorful and robust than some other APAs but I say that as a good thing. Another nice brew from Brooklyn.
04-15-2008 23:08:11 | More by SIRIUS2
3/5 rDev -17.1%
12-17-2013 08:28:55 | More by BubalooBrewMaster
3.18/5 rDev -12.2%
Appearance: Deep copper, caramel color with average head when poured. Average carbonation. Penetrating light gives beer a nice "shine"....
Aroma: Deep malty aroma with some hop profile noted. Caramel, toasty, roasty aroma.
Taste: Rich, caramel, malty flavor. Slight tangy, sour side that was unexpecte. It is a fresh bottle (best before Oct 06) so don't think its off.
Mouthfeel: Crisp & clean. Whether intentional or not, the sourness mentioned above gives a sharp, crisp mouthfeel. Very nicely carbonated which also lends to the crispness.
Drinkability: Medium drinkability. Not too light or too heavy. Nice to have one or two, but become too cloying after a few.
Comments: I enjoyed this but am curious whether the sour taste was intentional or the result of improper storage at the distributor/retailer. As I drank the bottle, the sour taste became less evident.
07-31-2006 20:25:08 | More by JMD71
3.18/5 rDev -12.2%
A: a translucent amber bubbles with a very thin head.
S: hints of hops and malts underwhelm the nose.
T: some initial bitterness of hops that fades to a sweet, albeit dry, finish.
MF/D: light on the tongue, with a smooth, crisp swallow. a decent brew for a hot day.
09-06-2010 21:34:36 | More by newk340
3.33/5 rDev -8%
Pours a typical pale ale orange with a nearly white head on top. Head didn't stick around for long, literally less than a minute which is why I bring the appearance score down a bit.
Smell is a nice balance that is malty sweet with hints of caramel and a good hop blend.
Taste is again fairly well balanced. Not much of the sweet malts found in the nose but there is some malt background balacing the bitterness of this brew. I pick up alot of english hop influence with the profile of this. Hops are mostly resin based. This isn't a pale ale I would introduce a newbie to since the flavor profile isn't flowery/fruity but more along the lines of slightly dirt/earth taste. Not saying it is a bad thing, but it has its place for me and isn't my favorite flavor profile.
Mouthfeel is acceptable but not overexciting. And drinkability comes down a bit as well since I don't find this one overly appetizing, but on the right day I could have a couple if I was craving this particular flavor.
05-02-2005 05:48:15 | More by blitz134
3/5 rDev -17.1%
My bottle reads "Brooklyn Pennant Pale Ale '55." I thought maybe I found something different, but no. Brooklyn brewing seems to do the same thing Rogue does, and bottle the same beer under different names. Pretty lame - not sure what the point is.
Average, average, average. Man, there is just not much to say about this one. A pretty even-keel, straight-across-the-board american pale ale. I thought I tasted/smelled some wheat at first, but that disappeared after a few sips.
I guess if you want a beer that you can drink and ignore, this is your beer. Unintrusive, mild, forgettable. With so many pale ales in the world of beer, there are undoubtedly better ones you can pick up.
10-06-2005 00:16:02 | More by chOAKbarrell
3.5/5 rDev -3.3%
08-15-2012 04:02:07 | More by danthehopslamman
New York
3/5 rDev -17.1%
07-06-2014 04:41:54 | More by kuishinbo_tantei
4/5 rDev +10.5%
A nice summer beer. In a bottle, Best By July 2009. It had a dark amber color in my pint glass, with a medium-sized off-white head. Malty aroma with some sweetness. Bscuit/toast taste, still sweet, like fruit. Rather dry in the mouth. This was a great beer to drink after mowing the lawn.
06-06-2009 20:06:32 | More by lordofthewiens
3.08/5 rDev -14.9%
On draft at the brewery during a 3/19/05 pubhop. Clear and golden amber with a thick, creamy eggshell colored head. Bits of small bubbles in the center, and a lot of carbonation seen rising. Excellent head retention. Malty, carmamel, sweet and clean, not too much jumping out at you. Slightly frothy feel to it. Very crisp, nicely malty, bit of hops in there but not much. Slight darkened toast flavors left on your tongue, but very balanced.
03-21-2005 02:48:39 | More by shapudding
3.5/5 rDev -3.3%
05-10-2012 07:28:46 | More by TimoP
Rhode Island
3/5 rDev -17.1%
08-01-2014 14:09:05 | More by Doomcifer
3.5/5 rDev -3.3%
12-09-2011 17:14:24 | More by iemailjack
4/5 rDev +10.5%
12oz brown bottle with a freshness date.
Color: Brilliantly clear copper.
Smell: Some hops, buttery, ripe plums, malty with a semi-sweet toastiness.
Taste & Mouthfeel: Smoothness and crispness is nearly perfect, medium bodied. Slightly toasted malt, buttery throughout, balancing hoppiness, mildly fruity. Apples and plums, dried grass & woody hops. Dry finish.
Overall: Yeah, beer screams "English Pale Ale". Not the biggest fan of buttery ales but it works here and Brooklyn hits the mark for style.
08-10-2011 04:21:16 | More by Jason
4.03/5 rDev +11.3%
Brooklyn Ale pours a light chestnut, clear body with some active carbonation going on. Skimpy beige head is shortlived and leaves minimal lace. Nose is mostly caramel malt with an even balance of British smelling hops that add floral and herbal notes. Mouthfeel is light medium, with crisp carbonation. Taste is soft in that English Ale sort of way, with a delicately balanced hop and malt profile. Nothing overwhelms, but the caramel malt seems to fold perfectly into the floral and herbal hops. Very smooth and balanced. Slightly bitter finish with a clean aftertaste. Session ales don't get much better than this.
02-11-2005 23:12:15 | More by merlin48
New York
4/5 rDev +10.5%
A: 12 ouncer sampled, pours dark honey amber, clear with a tan head , and leaving moderate, not too exciting lacing. Freshness dating notched onto the label.
S: malty, earthy nose, touch of peat?
T: This is a British style ale, if you ask me, and the label bears me out -maris otter malt, fuggles and east kent goldings hops. Nice malt/hop balance and the combo adds up to a pleasantly smooth and drinkable ale of distinction and subtlety
M: Nice, full, smooth mouthfeel. Dry in the finish
D: high marks here, cuz, this is a fine, tasty brew, makes you want to drink a second
04-15-2005 03:09:06 | More by Billolick
4.2/5 rDev +16%
Pours a huge three finger head. Off white in color. Clear amber body. Smells of crystal malts, noble hops, some grassy notes. Tastes of crystal malts, noble hops, earthy, mineraly. Medium bodied medium carbing. This one is especially plesant for it's mouthfeel, very balanced and neutral. Nothing harsh or offensive. I could easily finsh a sixer of this. $1.75 a single.
02-19-2011 22:50:16 | More by Homebrew35
3.5/5 rDev -3.3%
Appearance: 1/3 inch head, clear, orange/brown in color, high carbonation
Smell: toasted malt and some spice
Taste: toasted malt, bread, and small hops at the end
Mouthfeel: medium bodied, high carbonation, semi-sweet
Drinkability: Another very sessionable biscuity beer. I could have three. A lot of the flavor here is reminiscent of the flavors I associate with Abita's beers. This is an above average, not great beer.
12-10-2009 15:51:40 | More by tigg924
Brooklyn Ale / Pennant Ale '55 from Brooklyn Brewery
82 out of 100 based on 1,391 ratings.


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Search the web and you'll find other many other estimations of the cost of raising a child in Canada. There's good reason for that: An exponential amount of variables are at play. A higher family income leads to greater expenditures; childcare choices can be tens of thousands of dollars; even the sex of the child will lead to different considerations.
"The research has shown that boys will consume more food than girls," Today's Parent editor-in-chief Karine Ewart tells MSN.ca. "Girls, however will spend on average 11 per cent more on clothing costs."
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LONDON -- Alan Rusbridger, the mop-haired, soft-spoken editor of The Guardian newspaper, finds himself in a shadowy battle with the British government over purloined secrets that the government will have a hard time winning in the Internet age.
The Guardian, which leans left and used to see itself as the voice of Britain's socially conscious middle class, has struck a more combative tone in the last few years. It was deeply involved in publishing the WikiLeaks material and with that organization's impresario, Julian Assange, and now Glenn Greenwald and t Edward J. Snowden, the former National Security Agency contractor who leaked classifed information to Glenn Greenwald, ablogger for The Guardian.
Having gone global and remained free to readers on the Web, with a newsroom in New York as well as in London, The Guardian is a much harder news organization than most to intimidate or censor, as the British government, with no written constitution or bill of rights to enshrine protections of free speech, has discovered.
But the tale of the last two months, as Mr. Rusbridger tells it, at least, is an extraordinary one of attempted political interference. Agents of the British government descended on The Guardian's offices to monitor three executives as they physically destroyed computer hard drives containing some of the classified material that Mr. Snowden downloaded from American intelligence databases and gave to Mr. Greenwald and others.
"You have powerful protections in America that we don't," Mr. Rusbridger, 59, said Tuesday in an interview after publishing an op-ed article in his paper describing some of the government's actions.
In conversations with him, the British government threatened the paper with "prior restraint," he said, to stop it from publishing material, and then demanded that The Guardian return or destroy the classified material it was holding.
"It was quite explicit: we had to destroy it or give it back to them," Mr. Rusbridger said in an earlier interview with the BBC. "I explained that there were other copies, not within the U.K., so I couldn't see the point of destroying one copy. But because we had other copies I was happy to destroy a copy in London."
The United States has sought the extradition of Mr. Snowden, now in Russia, but it has not acted to restrain newspaper publication or gone into newspaper offices to seize or destroy files and hard drives, as in Britain.
Mr. Rusbridger, Guardian editor since 1995, said he was prompted to describe the government's actions after the British police detained Mr. Greenwald's partner, David Michael Miranda, at Heathrow Airport on Sunday, on his way home from Berlin to Rio de Janeiro. Mr. Miranda had met another of those aiding Mr. Snowden, the filmmaker Laura Poitras, and was carrying encrypted material from her back to Mr. Greenwald in Brazil.
Mr. Miranda, a Brazilian, was held in the transit area of the airport under Schedule 7 of Britain's Terrorism Act 2000 for the legal maximum of nine hours; he was questioned and his electronic equipment seized before being released without charges.
He and Mr. Greenwald intend to file a lawsuit over the detention, Mr. Rusbridger said, "because it's not clear that he was actually committing any offense in carrying material through Heathrow."
The British government has defended the detention. After saying little on Sunday or Monday, a Home Office spokeswoman said the police had been looking for "stolen information" that could be of use to terrorists.
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The prime minister's office was kept informed, as was the American government, which denied having asked Britain to take any action against Mr. Miranda.
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The officials then threatened legal action to obtain the documents. Then two security experts from Britain's Government Communications Headquarters, known as G.C.H.Q., the counterpart to the American National Security Agency, came to oversee the destruction of hard drives in The Guardian basement by Guardian executives, Mr. Rusbridger said.
He called it "one of the most bizarre moments in The Guardian's long history."
Efforts to prevent publication of Snowden-related material began on June 7, when defense officials issued a confidential notice to newspapers and broadcasters in an attempt to limit the coverage of Mr. Snowden's revelations about surveillance tactics employed by intelligence agencies in Britain and the United States.
Editors were reminded not to publish information that could "jeopardize both national security and possibly U.K. personnel." The notice followed The Guardian's first publication of details of the American intelligence-gathering program called Prism.
Now, it is not just the opposition Labour Party that is questioning the use of the terrorism laws in this case to seize material intended for journalism, which in countries like the United States would be under more legal protection. David Davis, a Conservative member of Parliament, said that the responses of the Home Office fail "Logic 101."
"'If you're not on our side, you're on the side of the terrorists,' is what they're trying to say," Mr. Davis said.
Robert Wintemute, a professor of human rights law at King's College, London, said that "I hope this is an aberration rather than a signal of a wider clampdown" on press freedom and human rights. "I do think Greenwald and Miranda should bring this to court, because winning in court will rein in the government's powers," he said.
Kimiko de Freytas-Tamura contributed reporting.world
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2004 Dodge Sprinter 2500 For Sale
Vehicle Highlights
- Price $26,885
- Mileage 57,232
- Drivetrain RWD
- Engine 5 Cyl
- Transmission Automatic
- Fuel Diesel
- Stock No. 634262
- Location Saint Louis, MO
- Phone (314) 546-7292 (314) 546-7292
Style and Comfort Features
- Adjustable Seats
- Air Conditioning
- Cruise Control
- Dual-zone Climate Control
- Power Locks
- Power Mirrors
- Power Seat (Driver)
- Power Windows
- Rear-View Camera
- Sun/Moonroof
- Third Row Removable Seat
- Third Row Seating
- Tinted Windows
Safety Features
- Anti-lock Brakes
- Front Airbags (Driver)
Audio and Navigation Features
Performance Features
- Full Size Spare Tire
- Steel Wheels
- Towing Package
Other Car Features
- Antenna
- Captains Chairs
- Front Airbags (Passenger)
- Passenger Van
- Rear Audio Controls
- Traction Control
Seller Comments
Dodge Sprinter 118Wb SHC model, Manufactured by Mercedes-Benz in Germany. Vehicle is super compact (8 inches shorter than Honda Odyssey). Big Screen TV and DVD, HD antenna, Rear Sounds System, Rear Sofa / Bed. Everything above is included. Second Sofa is optional ($1000). Set of Leather Escalade Captain Chairs is optional ($1000 upgrade). Captain seats can be mounted forward facing or backwards facing (Customer's Choice). 10,000 LB Heavy Duty Tow Package is optional ($1500 upgrade). This is super clean California Van. Powered by 2.7L Mercedes-Benz Turbo Diesel Engine. 197' Total Length, Super Compact urban mobile office, vehicle is shorter than Ford Taurus, it features over 6 Foot of interior head room. We can upgrade this vehicle with heavy duty Towing Package upon request. Ultra light RV travel trailers are available at extra cost. Extended warranty is available at extra cost.
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