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Featuring a rooftop bar, this hotel is in the Midtown West neighborhood of Manhattan, just a 10-minute walk from Times Square. Wi-Fi access is provided free of charge to guests.
Score from 39 reviews Excellent
This Manhattan hotel, a 2-minute walk from a subway station and 4 minutes from Little Italy, provides free Wi-Fi throughout the property and 24-hour concierge service.
Score from 875 reviews Good
This Manhattan hotel is across the street from Madison Square Garden and Penn Station. The hotel offers a gym and a tour desk with ticket services.
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This historic Midtown Manhattan hotel is a 2-minute walk from Madison Square Garden and across from Penn Station.
Score from 2464 reviews Good
Excellent location Subway stop right outside hotel View of the Freedom Tower from hotel Funky + chic lobby Lots of different food options around the hotel Felt a safe area to stay in Starbucks at the front of hotel Free WiFi - although sometimes very slow
Very small bathroom - couldn't really shower the kids as there wasn't room for 2 people in the bathroom! Interior of our room could have used a bit of an update - finish wasn't of a high standard Extremely small lift (only one lift in the hotel) so there was a bit of a wait when everyone had cases to check in or out
Location, location,location Clean room Great water pressure Great Staff
Noise from construction Windows DONT close around a/c units, is like having an open window Slow Internet, almost like AOL back in 2000 Only one elevator
The bed was great, nice soft bed. They upgraded the room for us at no additional cost.
The air conditioner had a moldy smell to it.
no coffeemaker, fridge and microwave in the room
+ Personal + near by WTC and Metro + near by starbucks and Whole Food market + housekeeping +modern rooms, good Tv
- WLAN is not very good - very slow elevator - climate very loud - We had in the 3rd night a cockroach in our room, but the Personal gave us instanly another room, that was bigger!
good location good hotel
very small standard room no view at all from all small rooms
Location and staff were very helpful and aimed to please
Convenient access to subway, nice staff, clean room
Loud a/c, spotty wi-fi
Location is everything about this hotel. The rooms are adequate, although a little on the smaller side. Very close to the Metro lines A, C, E and 1, which made all the difference. Quite a few eateries around the neighbourhood.
The hotel did not have its own restaurant, which could have been a problem. However, since there are quite a few restaurants in the neighbourhood, it did not pose a problem.
very friendly and helpful staff
2 sinks are handy .
When you are 5 persons in the room the small bed it's not confortable.
Location is great: Rooms were very clean and relatively quiet for NY. On arrival male receptionist refused debit card payment in full (even with credit card as security). No real facilities but Manhattan outside the door so unnecessary for us.
On a small point there was 1 lift (nearly always engaged) but we used the stairs regularly to 5th floor: (mightn't suit everybody)
Everybody friendly and excellent location
Staff was very pleasant and helpful.
Elevators were very slow, beds were to hard!!
Central location for trips, restaurants and public transportation (subway) at a very favourable price per night. Comfortable beds and A/C-system. Clean room and always fresh towels Very friendly and helpfull staff
No minibar or fridge in room. No coffee mashine in room. Expensive room service Expensive laundry service
The hotel was very well located. Just in front of a metro station and very close by walk to ground zero and the brooklyn bridge. The area is nice too. The staff were very polite and helpful. The room was comfortable and had everything you needed for a weekend's stay. I definitely recommend this hotel.
There were no breakfast served but the area had lot's of place where you could grab something.
The room was clean and comfortable and the location was really good. It was out of Time Square and walking distance to China Town and Little Italy and right on the subway which made it very convenient.
Our room was advertised as a "deluxe queen" but the bed was clearly a full size and took up practically the entire room. When I asked the desk clerk, he told me that was what they considered a queen room. It was okay but not what I thought I was paying for.
Staff was very friendly and helpful, Accommodated my requests, First stay was in the loft room and I loved it!. Subway access right outside hotel. Several good places to eat and Whole Foods only a few blocks away, Near the places we wanted to go.
Second stay was in a double bed room. Inside window with view of wall. Will book loft or room with view next time we stay.
The room is not like shown on the pictures. The bed cloth was wrinkled and the 2 pillows were so tiny. Instead of air conditioning there is only a ventilator that does not make temperature cooler. Room was very small. Internet connection disappears constantly. After calling reception for the help with air conditioning, no one came.
Downtown Manhattan is a great location and the subway station was right at the door of the hotel, the subway is fantastic and will take you to the best locations in no time. The staff were excellent also.
The only issue with the hotel was that the lift was very slow and the wi-fi was not very reliable.
Clean room. Friendly staff. Great location.
One elevator. Very slow, but not really a big deal.
The location
The incredible noise from the street below The careless personnel The rundown lobby The moldy smell
Location, friendly staff, free wi-fi, great bars opposite
Comfortable beds
Need coffee maker in room! Thank god for Starbucks right near hotel, but that gets expensive! Sink too close to toilet- difficult to use sink without hitting legs at back of toilet! Need ice available without calling down for
Close to subway Staff very helpful
Noisy Rooms a little small
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Emiratisation? Less expats, more locals wanted in entrepreneurship sector
The UAE wants more of its youth to be entrepreneurs.
Similar to other countries, the small and medium enterprises (SME) sector in the UAE has a large impact on the overall economy. However, in the UAE, the sector is dominated by expatriates.
"While the contribution of SME sectors to the UAE economy is quite remarkable at 95 per cent, the number of Emirati entrepreneurs is very small," said Abdul Baset Al Janahi, CEO of Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Establishment for SMEs (MBRE).
In an effort to encourage more Emiratis to start businesses, Tejar Dubai, an entrepreneurs' development programme, designed by the Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry in cooperation with the private office of Shaikh Majid Bin Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, chairman of Dubai Culture and Arts Authority, has been launched.
"Our main target is to boost this sector further by increasing the involvement of young Emiratis in this business segment," Al Janahi said, adding that the current contribution of Emiratis in the SME sector is less than five per cent.
Incubator for innovation
The initiative will be supported by the MBRE to become an incubator for innovation and creativity, he added.
Stressing the importance of SME development, Al Janahi said the performance of this sector ought to be on par with global levels.
"SME is a very strong business sector in the UAE but lacks Emirati talents. Thus, funding initiatives by the private sector will help promote and boost the involvement of UAE nationals in this business segment," he said.
Citing the difference between Tejar Dubai and MBRE, Al Janahi said the MBRE was a government model tasked with encouraging entrepreneurship by offering all available support to its members — from finance, registration, networking, training and advocacy. "Moreover, we work on upgrading and drafting rules and regulation related to this sector and including all business activities to provide an ideal business environment for SMEs."
However, involving the private sector to enhance the role of SMEs in the UAE would be quite effective since it would narrow down its focus on specific businesses. "Getting use of the Dubai Chamber members can help a lot in nurturing these talents," he said.
âMuch-needed initiative'
Hamad Bu Amim, director general of the Dubai Chamber, said Tejar Dubai was a much-needed initiative that could help boost the number of entrepreneurial projects and SMEs, which are central to the future growth and success of Dubai's economy.
"The global financial crisis showed the need of growing economies to support innovative ideas and adopt youth enterprises. It is vital to focus on entrepreneurial growth in order to boost SMEs as these businesses also contribute significantly to employment and economic activity," Bu Amim said.
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Congratulations on being amongst the 13% of people in Britain going to church this Christmas morning. That's nearly 8 million people, but according to a news report earlier this month the average British Christmas today goes a bit differently. A survey across 4000 families showed the following average timings for Christmas Day. 8.19 – open presents (it used to be 5.30 in ours); 8.39 – first bite of chocolate; 9.57 – first family row; 11.48 – first alcoholic drink; 3.24 – Christmas dinner (I thought it was just vicars!); 4.58 – first person falls asleep. And so on.
It's all very family-centred. We do our best to be together on Christmas day, even if there are lots of family tensions around. And the whole advertising of Christmas is predicated on the image of happy families gathered around the dining table or the Christmas tree. But there's another side to Christmas. 50,000 young people will be 'homeless' at Christmas, having left home or been thrown out of home for a whole range of dysfunctionalities. The number of Big Issue sellers in Oxford city centre yesterday told its own story too. The other side of Christmas is homelessness.
But that's part of the Christmas story too. The well-worn Christmas narrative tells of a God who lets himself be homeless in a fragile world. There are two expressions of that homelessness. The first is the picture we're all used to of a vulnerable family for whom there's no room at the inn, and who have to be packed off to the stable round the back. Of course, we don't know that it was a stable – it's the Nativity plays that say that, the gospels don't. It's most likely that the place was a cave behind a house or an inn. Indeed the Greek word used for inn 'kataluma' usually refers to the upper guest room of a family house. It may be that there was no room for Mary because it was a family house (Joseph's family perhaps) and the room was already full because of other family visitors who'd come for the census. Mary therefore had to go to the warm cave at the back of the house where the animals were kept. So it's a cave, not a stable, that we see under the Church of the Nativity today.
But whatever the actual place, there was no room in the 'kataluma', the ordinary, civilized places. Jesus was homeless.
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I liked the part of this that is quoted above. But "kataluma" doesn't quite mean the "ordinary, civilized places" and Joseph and Mary aren't sleeping out (thought the Gospel has surely already told us they were not in their own home). Rather it probably means something like "guest room", "upper room" or "dining room". In other words the image in Luke's Gospel is probably that, for whatever reason, Joseph's relative's "guest room" is filled and so Joseph, Mary and Our Lord (and perhaps other relatives - Luke 2.18?) have to stay in the room in which the animals are kept safe overnight. I seem to recall that Ben Witherington has a nice little piece about this. Likewise see the sample pdf chapter from Kenneth E. Bailey's, Jesus through Middle Eastern Eyes.January 10, 6:59 pm | [comment link]
2. driver8 wrote:
The point I'm making is that in a first century context the homeless motif the Bishop identifies is slightly overplayed here. What is ordinary and civilized looks different in the context of the first century. Our Lord's family are surely portrayed as not wealthy and if there is a contrast being drawn it focuses not on their homelessness but on the lack of wealth of the Holy Family. In other words, they are "ordinary" - not the most desperately and vulnerably poor (such as day laborers or beggars) who might truly have found themselves homeless - but absolutely not those who lived in palaces such as Augustus and Quirinius. Of course, homelessness is present in the Gospel tradition in the context of Our Lord's itinerant ministry and the demands of following him but in the birth narratives it is not that the Holy Family are rejected by their relatives but that come from an "ordinary" rather than elite background.January 10, 7:30 pm | [comment link]
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St James residents receive land titles from HAJ
55-y-o gets land title
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RETIREMENT, St James — FIFTY-FIVE-YEAR-OLD Ingrid Kerr could not hide her joy when she received her certificate of title from minister without Portfolio with responsibility for Housing Dr Morais Guy.
Amidst the loud cheers of approval from the gathering in the tent pitched on the grounds of the Granville All-Age School last Friday, the bubbly Kerr, sporting a broad smile, acknowledged the cheers before walking briskly back to her seat.
She was among the 61 persons from Retirement 1, Pitfour 3 and Meadowsvale in St James who received official documents for their lots from the Housing Agency of Jamaica (HAJ), under the Government's Operation PRIDE.
The communities have been lobbying the Government for ownership of Operation PRIDE lands for almost two decades.
And last Friday's title handing-over ceremony marked the culmination of the long process.
For Kerr, it is a dream come true.
She was among the first group of persons who began to squat on state-owned lands 23 years ago, on what was then the 1,800-acre Retirement property, which was later sub-divided to form Retirement 1, Medowsvale, Pitfour 3 and other communities.
"I am feeling overjoyed, I am overwhelmed to know that I am in the first batch getting titles. Despite the number of challenges, here we are now receiving out titles. It's really a dream come true," said Kerr, who has been the secretary for the Retirement Development Trust since 1994.
She recalled the many challenges that she encountered during her pursuit of maintaining development controls on the state-owned property.
"We have had several fights over the lands at Retirement and they have even "thumped out my teeth" over the land," Kerr told the Observer West, pointing to a gap in a section of her mouth.
"If I am the secretary and I am living there and if I see where somebody is encroaching on somebody's lot, I am going there to say that you are encroaching, so that makes me one of the persons who are not well liked and so I came under a lot of pressure and attacks for persons," she explained.
She said apart from the many fights with persons who did not want to play by the rules pertaining to the acquisition of the Retirement land, successive Governments were also a stumbling block.
According to Kerr, representatives of Operation PRIDE, for example, were tardy on numerous occasions to address breaches that were reported on the property.
"When we gave Operation PRIDE information about the problems we were having on the land, they did not come to do anything. They waited until the land build out on, and then when persons are to get their land, they can't, because they say there are issues on the land. And it is them (Operation PRIDE) who caused the problem because they got the information and they did not come there and rectify it," she explained.
She told the Observer West that in 1993, as the numbers of squatters on the property increased, steps were taken to acquire the property from Government.
As such, she said, the Retirement Trust Provident Society was formed and persons living on the land were encouraged to make contributions.
According to Kerr, three years later some $1.6 million was collected towards the purchase of the property.
The trust then approached former Prime Minister PJ Patterson with a view of formalising their tenure on the property.
The then prime minister, she added, gave the initiative his blessing.
Kerr told the Observer West that despite having waited for so long to get their titles, the beneficiaries are happy.
"They feel real good; it was a great struggle. For us, it's a mission accomplished," she stressed.
Retirement 1 with its 510 lots, like Pitfour and Meadowsvale, are located approximately 10 kilometres south east of the resort city of Montego Bay.
And while some infrastructure work has been done, the communities lack completed roadways, drainage systems and water distribution networks.
Meanwhile, Dr Guy has urged the beneficiaries to exercise diligence in the management and utilisation of the titles, and ensure that they redound to their families' benefit.
"You have given us a responsibility, as Government, and I am giving you a responsibility with the issuance of this title; and to say to you, utilise it in the best interest of yourself and your family," he emphasised.
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No Cheerleaders/Dancers Present When Turkey Plays in FIBA Champs.
For political reasons or social reasons , whenever Turkey has played in this year's FIBA Championships , there have been no dance squad performances or cheer leaders. Some speculate the women have been removed due to the request of Turkish govt. officials who have been in attendance. Others believe it is a difference of social standards and norms- to see scantily clad women dance provocatively is not acceptable in Turkey. Personally I think this is a bad thing. I certainly don't believe women should walk around covered from head to toe, or removed from sight becuase they are dressed in sexy outfits. Concealing women or considering their presence to be unfit for polite society or indecent is just as bad as exploiting women's bodies by using them as sexualized props. Anyway, interesting read. -Sophia


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Wow, that sounds crazy. That's what you call unthinkable, unimaginable right?
To begin with, I personally don't want this to happen. Want I'm wondering is, is this a possible scenario for the 49ers this offseason. Read on and let me know what you think.
The 49ers need cap space if they want to sign and keep extending their young talent. Trading Vernon Davis and trading or releasing Alex Smith would give the 49ers plenty of cap space and surely some draft picks. I'm sure Davis's value around the league is really high, being one of the three best tight ends in the league. If the 49ers traded him it's almost guaranteed they'd get a high draft pick or picks.
Of course the front office would need some guts to even consider pulling the trigger on Davis and trading him somewhere,( which I don't want to happen) but I'm just wondering if this is even remotely possible? I mean, Davis is a world-class athlete: he has the height and speed of a receiver and the weight and power of a linebacker. It's just so frustrating to not see him put up big numbers.
Yes this is a team game and a run first offense, but why can't he have multiple seasons like 2010, or at least average 8-10 touchdowns a season, not five. He should be dominating on the field regardless. Don't give me the, he's being doubled excuse, because Calvin Johnson and Andre Johnson and Gronk and Jimmy all get doubled as well. (Ok that's total speculation, I have no stats backing up that statement). But come on, any coach would be absolutely dying to have Davis on their team. Why is Delanie Walker getting all of Davis's touches lately, why can't Davis get those?
What I'm trying to say is I'm sick of how we use Davis. He's a great blocker and a big time playmaker, but it seems like all he does is block. In my honest opinion, I think he'd rather be somewhere else. The only reason he's been quiet these past two seasons and being a team player is because we've been really close to a Superbowl. Go ahead and troll me but that's my opinion. This guy should be dominating the league, making his presence felt each and every week. I understand stats aren't the ultimate deciding factor of dominance, but can he at least show up on the stat sheet?
Obviously Walker isn't the same player as Davis, I'd be the first to say that, and I'm a huge Walker supporter. But like Davis, Walker is a great blocker, makes the tough catches and drops the easy ones (Vernon has better hands though), and is only a tenth of a second slower, which could actually be a lot, I'm not completely sure.
The thing is, getting cap space is priority number two for this team, number one being a superbowl. All I'm trying to say is do you think our front office is even considering trading Davis? That's it. For these next couple years, it'd be really nice having some extra cap space and draft picks lying around.
Down the road we have to extend Iupati and Anthony Davis just incase they get to expensive. If Baalke and Harbaugh like Goldson they got to sign him, not to mention Crabtree if he even wants to stay here. Soon enough our 2011 draft class will need extensions, but that's a far way out.
To keep teams together the front office will need to make tough choices. Is trading Davis and Smith apart of those tough decisions? I don't want Davis gone, but seeing as how we are using him, is it a possibility? Let me know what you think.


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Since opening our existing facility in July of 1984, the Riordan Clinic's notable structure has been a curiosity in the Wichita skyline. From the beginning both Founder, Dr. Hugh D. Riordan, and Founding Benefactor, Olive W. Garvey, envisioned creating a facility that would be unlike anything else on earth. They succeeded!
It was decided that multi-geodesic dome structures would be both cost effective and provide the desired flexibility. The geodesic domes' spherical shape gives strength to the buildings and it also encloses the greatest volume of interior space using the least amount of surface area. The geodesic dome design was "green" before being "green" was cool. The sphere with an open interior allows air to circulate without obstruction. It takes less air to cool and heat geodesic domes because the air circulates more freely through the space. The domes all have skylights that provide an abundance of natural light. Each dome has banks of windows that open and allow fresh air in from the outside. All the domes are connected underground and most of the domes have large "daylight" windows that allow abundant natural light into the lower level. The interior design also includes glass atrium's and an abundance of plants. The structures create a wonderful environment for staff and our patients.
The facility is comprised of seven 45-foot geodesic domes arranged in a circle, with one 60-foot geodesic dome in the center. The circle configuration was used as it is nature's simplest, yet most powerful, form. Additionally, a 39-foot-tall pyramid was constructed on the property to be used for research. There was a theory popular in the late 70s called "pyramid power." The theory suggested the pyramid design was conducive to integrating and amplifying energy fields. For a Center dedicated to spreading an epidemic of health to all people, the pyramid was a fitting addition to the campus at the time the facility was built. Today the pyramid is available to the public for parties and events.Due to the design of the Riordan Clinic, many people considered the facility to be "new age" although the Riordan Clinic does not espouse any one religious philosophy. Our multi-cultural staff brings their individual religious views to the organization, and many denominations are represented. We encourage you to look beyond our unique architecture and discover the benefits of the integrative medicine we practice here at the Riordan Clinic.


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About the Accessibility Advisory Committee
About the Accessibility Advisory Committee
The Accessibility Advisory Committee's mandate is to provide vision and direction to staff and Council regarding the removal of barriers which exist within Municipal services, practices and programs.
The Advisory Committee meetings are held in Community Room "A" at the Library located at 55 Ste. Marie Street. Please visit the Events Calendar for upcoming meetings
Current Projects/Initiatives
Mobility Needs Survey - An Initiative of Breaking Down Barriers
Town of Collingwood – Becoming More Accessible!
Current Initiatives:
Community Info Line
If you or someone you know has trouble reading the Town Page with notices, events and employment listings for the Town of Collingwood, we have an accessible municipal info line to hear an audible version of the Town Page.
Call 705-445-1030 ext 3300
If you have any questions or concerns regarding the Municipal Info Line, please contact Christa Carter, Coordinator Clerk Services at 445-1030 ext. 3294
Accessing the Library
Books on Wheels
The Library offers a free service that delivers materials to Collingwood residents who are unable to come into the Library. We offer large and regular print books, books on CD, magazines and DAISY Talking Books. The service delivers to five nursing homes in Collingwood as well as residential addresses.
A selection of materials is chosen by staff and volunteers based on information you provide us. Fees only apply in the event a loaned item is lost or damaged; there are no overdue fines.
Call Lyndsay at 705-445-1571 ext. 6230 to register.
Large Print Books
Large print books are books, both fiction and non-fiction, that are printed in a typeface about three times larger than that of regular books. Large print books may be borrowed by all library users.
FM Assistive Listening System
We have a personal FM Assisted Listening System for persons with hearing disabilities. The FM system provides personal hearing assistance when background noise or distance from the sound source makes hearing difficult.
You may reserve the FM system for use in our meeting rooms. Please call to book the equipment at least three days in advance.
Call Jennifer at 705-445-1571 ext. 6224 to reserve.
Computer Software
The Library has three accessible computer stations located on the second floor. JAWS and Zoomtext software magnify the content on the computer screen making applications easier to see and use. The software can also read information on the screen using synthesized speech. The computers have a white on black large print keyboard, trackball mouse or joystick you can use. Ask staff for the trackball mouse or joystick.
SmartView 360 Video Magnifier
The SmartView 360 enables people with low-vision to magnify text and images up close and at a distance. Library users can view text in a book or newspaper, and photographs. The camera can be used to help view a presentation screen.
You may reserve the SmartView 360 for use in our meeting rooms. Please call to book the equipment at least three days in advance.
Call Jennifer at 705-445-1571 ext. 6224 to reserve.
CNIB Library Partners Program
The Library is a member of the CNIB Library Partners Program which provides local library access to Canada's largest collection of alternative format books and online resources for persons who have difficulty reading print due to a visual, physical or learning disability.
We can request items for eligible customers from the CNIB Library for pick up at the Library. The loan period for these items is three months.
DAISY Players, Talking Books and Magazines
The Library features a growing deposit collection of DAISY books and magazines. Magazines on DAISY include Canadian Geographic, Maclean's, Reader's Digest and What's New. The loan period for these items is two months. We also have talking books for adults, teens and children. To play DAISY discs you need a special DAISY machine or DAISY software on your computer.
The Library will lend a DAISY player for short period of time to patrons who want to try the device before buying their own equipment.
CNIB/TD Summer Reading
Children with a visual or physical disability can have a free kit mailed to them from the CNIB to enable them to participate in the TD Summer Reading Club.
For more information on accessibility at the Library, please contact:
Jennifer Murley
Accessible Shuttle Service
The Town of Collingwood's Accessible Shuttle Service is now run under a new operation contract by Sinton Transportation. Hours of service are: 8:00 a.m. - midnight, seven (7) days a week. Users are no longer required to pre book the service from 6:00 p.m. - midnight. Rates will continue to run on a meter, as governed by the Town of Collingwood. Please see below for all details:
Service Hours: 7 Days a week: 8:00 a.m. – midnight
All fares are to have a start or end destination in the Town of Collingwood.
Colltrans Public Transit busses are accessible for different levels of mobility.
Click on the following link for the route map and schedule: Transit Guide (PDF)
Accessibility considerations in Urban Design Standards
Visit the Planning Department's Urban Design Standards Blog for further information on Planning for an Accessible Municipality.
Click on the following link to go there: Urban Design Standards
The Collingwood Public Library is fully accessible
Accessible Waterfront
Sunset Point has been made more accessible with the construction of a ramp going to the water (near the old lifeguard station).
The Trails Pavilion at the Station is wheelchair accessible including widened sidewalks and accessibility to the trails map.
Curling Club renovations
Curling Club renovations have been completed to include an elevator for access to the second floor reception room and power doors with accessible access.
Accessible Barrier Complaint Policy
Accessibility Plans
Accessibility Policy
Feedback Forms
Service Note
June 4, 1:54 p.m.: The audible (chirping) crosswalk on the west side of the crosswalk at Raglan Street and Ontario Street is currently out of order. An update will be posted as soon as available.
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The carbon footprint of Government
Defra has published a report detailing the total carbon footprint of UK central Government from 1990 to 2008, including emissions from sources such as buildings, vehicles and other equipment, and, for the first time, the 'embedded emissions' of the goods and services bought by Government.
Central Government activities produced nearly 1.2 billion tonnes of GHG emissions (CO2 equivalent) between 1990 and 2008. In 2008, the carbon footprint of central Government was 64.7 million tonnes of GHG and supply chain emissions were responsible for 77 per cent of this. Central Government's emissions peaked in 2004, at 69.7 million tonnes and have shown a modest decline since.
Central Government accounts for six to seven per cent of the UK carbon footprint, a consistent share over the 19-year timescale of the research.
While the report analyses emissions from central Government, a comparison is made with local Government, and the authors note that the distinction "is not useful in the calculation of a holistic carbon footprint". While health dominates the carbon footprint of central Government, most education is excluded as schools fall under local Government.
Carbon footprint of Central, Local and total General Government, 1990 to 2008 (six GHGs) (Source: CenSA)
The report compared emissions across categories of central Government activity, finding that over 50% of emissions are accounted for by health:
Proportions of total carbon footprint for sub-sections of Central Government in 2008 (all six GHGs) (Source: CenSA)
(Education, in this analysis, does not include schools, which come under local Government.)
This study did not consider staff commuting or capital investment, though the report notes that both could be included in future, as methodologies are already in place.
Direct emissions have been falling following recent work to reduce Government's impact. The Government's 10 per cent commitment to reducing carbon emissions on its estate is bringing further significant reductions. Further work will take place to consider ways of reducing its supply chain emissions.
Further reading
- A Greenhouse Gas Footprint Analysis of UK Central Government 1990-2008 (report to Defra by the Centre for Sustainability and Accounting);
- Green Government: action on sustainable operations and procurement, including An Action Plan for driving sustainable operations and procurement across government (Defra, 2010).
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Auburn's 43-38 win over Georgia was remarkable for a number of reasons. It was remarkable for the way that, in the first half, Gus Malzahn's offense hummed with ruthless efficiency after the Tigers were so inept against the Bulldogs in their past two meetings. It was remarkable for the way Georgia roared back from a 20-point third quarter deficit to take the lead on Aaron Murray's quarterback scramble, where he barely crossed the plane on fourth-and-goal.
But all of that will be forever obscured by what transpired on Auburn's final offensive play from scrimmage. NIck Marshall dropped back on fourth-and-18 and desperately heaved the ball downfield, watching it ricochet off the hands of a pair of Georgia defenders before finally landing in the outstretched arms of Ricardo Louis.
After the stinging loss, DawgSports is trying its best to keep things in perspective:
In the end Georgia ended up with a golden opportunity to win a game that they really had no business being in at the end. And it hurts. Just like in 2005, when we watched helplessly as Auburn converted 4th and a thousand before running out the clock and kicking a field goal to secure a 31-30 triumph over a senior Bulldog quarterback who played out of his mind, but came up just short. There's a certain sick feeling that accompanies a close loss to Auburn. This is it.
Meanwhile, the victors over at College And Magnolia have, understandably, had some difficulty processing the win:
Did you see that game? I did, and I have no clue how all this transpired. I don't know how Georgia came back, and I don't know how we pulled it out in the end. No words will do it justice.
Auburn has a bye next week before hosting the Iron Bowl during the final week of the season in a game that will decide not only the owner of bragging rights in the state of Alabama, but which team will represent the SEC West in the conference championship game. With the loss, Georgia is eliminated from contention in the SEC East but still has games against Kentucky and Georgia Tech left on its schedule.
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A recent article in The Washington Post said the frequent calls for national dialogue on a variety of political and social issues are nothing more than "silly conceits...that devolve into screaming arguments." (Carlos Lozado's "The Plague of National Conversations," reported in The Week, Feb 15, 2013.)
While I disagree with the writer's general cynicism relative to "national conversations," I do agree that most hot topic-conversations these days seem to get us nowhere.
At home, the office or political arena, we simply do not know how to communicate.
We teach children reading, writing, math, swimming, soccer, driving, among other things. Nowadays, we even teach parenting in some schools due to the volume of teen pregnancies.
I'm mystified, however, at the lack of basic coursework or practice in communications, which is fundamental to virtually everything we do.
Recall the last time you had a vigorous disagreement over an issue at home or work.
How many times did one or both of you end up shouting over the other with little or no resolution? Both ended up more frustrated and angry than before, each blaming the other. Or, you simply gave up, unable to make your point or even complete a sentence without interruption. Emotions ran too high and absolutely nothing was resolved.
Having experienced this frustration myself, I recognize that there are times when such conversations will go nowhere for the lack of willingness or ability of either or both to change the communications process. At those times, the only solution is to employ a skilled facilitator with whom the parties consent to work. Sadly, after one or two sessions, one party may cease participating, defensively believing he or she is "losing the battle."
So what do we do? It's never too late to change how we behave, but real "cultural" change will come only if we start teaching real communications in our schools and practice it in our homes and workplaces. My experience with other cultures suggests we could learn from them.
The Blackfeet Indians in Browning, Montana, for example, teach their children to listen, allow others to speak their minds, respect different opinions, and to speak only when they have something substantive to say. "Passing the feather" in "Talking Circles" reinforces this process from a very early age.
Parents, teachers, employers, and yes, national figures need to model good communications skills for their children, employees and constituents. We all need to:
• Establish "ground rules" for emotionally-charged discussions to prevent their deterioration into "screaming arguments."
• Set reasonable limits for each party to speak her mind, and keep quiet until the other person has completed his thought. Defuse a gentle reminder that "time is up" by using a kitchen timer.
• Identify the key issues to resolve.
• Note the issues with which you do agree, and build upon that.
• Distinguish between facts and opinions.
• Agree to agree to disagree.
• Don't interrupt: "I'll forget what I want to say if I don't say it now," as an excuse for interrupting is easily overcome by taking notes to bring up when it's your turn.
• Refrain from personal attacks when running out of substantive things to say.
• Take a break when emotions run too high.
• Deflect anger with a self-deprecating joke: "I can't take this heat at my age. Let's take a break."
• Don't expect to resolve everything in one sitting. Accept the fact you can't seem to agree at all, acknowledge the impasse and move on, respecting the other's right to differ in opinion. If you absolutely cannot live with the result, then move on.
The process of communicating is as important as the outcome. You're more likely to achieve at least a partially successful result with civility and respect. Start in your own home, with friends and colleagues.
We're all responsible for failure to accomplish results if we allow conversations to devolve into a "screaming arguments."
Rather than eliminate conversations, we need to fix the way we have them.
Not doing so means you don't care enough about yourself, the people with whom you are having them or who will be affected by your decisions. At least try.
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Great comments, Kathryn. I think we could use your wisdom in Congress.
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LOL..I appreciate your confidence, Bo. But I've about given up on them.....which is why I suggested we start at home and in schools.....by the time people get to Congress, I fear it's too late...sigh...
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This is one of the best death metal albums I've ever heard. They have the sickest rhythm section ever! The drummer is just mad-crazy on this album, and the bass player actually STANDS out, which most other bands' bassists usually fail to do. Plus he's playing a 6-string FRETLESS. I'm pretty sure he spent lots of time arranging his parts in this album (of course the same applies to all other members as well, haha). And the guitar work, pure beauty, if that can be used to describe a death metal album. Where lots of bands fail to be melodic AND brutal, Obscura shows them how it's done. They are one of those few bands that never get too repetitive nor boring, but are totally the complete opposite. Their melodies just make you crave more and more, so hitting the pause or stop button is a very difficult task when listening. I rarely find a death metal album like that anymore… One thing on this album that's a little different (in a good way of course) is in "Universe Momentum," at about 1:04 into the song there an acoustic passage with some dark, atmospheric classical elements. I love it when bands put in the most unexpected twists such as this. It gives the song a new perspective and totally fits.
As for highlights, I don't have any. The whole album all the way through is solid, I could play the whole thing through twice without getting tired of it. If you're into Necrophagist but can't take their sudden changes in structure into these weird jazzy passages (which I personally like, but to each their own), Obscura may be more up your alley. As a matter of fact, I read somewhere that the drummer and one of the guitarists played in Necrophagist for a while, so that may explain their sound a bit. Also, when I listen I can also hear hints of bands like Demons and Wizards (intro to "Orbital Elements") (yeah, an odd comparison, I know), Arch Enemy(?), and as someone mentioned in an earlier review, Death (most notably in "Incarnated," the verse reminds me of "Misanthrope").
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Well both teams played well and both teams had many chances. The C's coulda, shoulda lost in regulation. I do think they should have found a way to beat a team with much less experience.
Sure some shots went in and out like Baby's layups. They should have found a way to at least get a good look at a 3 rather than Pierce's force. I think they should have gone quick and extended the game, maybe even taken a drive to the hoop.
I only think that the experienced team should be the one executing down the stretch. How big was Salmons' 3 when it was 105-100? How big was Scal's giveaway and then his "clear path" foul?
This series is even and yet the C's might have swept it. I believe that the more experienced team should win more than one of three contested games.
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Tonight's offering is For Neda, filmmaker Antony Thomas' look at the life of Neda Agha-Soltan, who was shot and killed during protests in Iran last summer, when footage of her death went viral. HBO's synopsis says that the production was done "without official approval and at great risk, [as] Iranian journalist Saeed Kamali Dehghan worked secretly inside Iran to locate and film interviews with Neda's family for the first time." The network calls the film "a portrait of a young woman whose ordinary desires for personal freedom and self-expression were confined by living in the Islamic Republic of Iran," and notes that "[e]ven as a young girl, Neda strove to lead her life in opposition to the regime's restrictive treatment of women"
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The Taliban is a loosely-linked network of local Islamist fighters based in Afghanistan, although there is some spill-over into the tribal areas of Pakistan as well. Between 1996 and 2001, the Taliban ruled Afghanistan; the United States invaded Afghanistan and ousted the Taliban government in 2001 following the September 11 attacks. Today, the Taliban's strength is unknown - estimates range from 25,000 to 40,000 fighters, but the true number likely fluctuates with the seasons.
The word "Taliban" is the Pashto-language plural of the Arabic talib, meaning "student" or "seeker." Many of the original core Taliban members studied in religious madrassahs in the border regions of Pakistan - schools funded by fundamentalists in Saudi Arabia and other wealthy Gulf states. The majority of ordinary Taliban today, however, are Pashtun farmers with little formal religious training. They adhere to and enforce a harsh interpretation of Sunni Islam, including requirements that men grow beards, women wear full burkas, and that convicted thieves have their hands cut off with a sword.
The Taliban originated among Afghan refugees and madrassah students in Pakistan in the early 1990s. After the Soviet Union pulled out following their failed invasion and war in Afghanistan (1979-89), the Taliban under Mullah Muhammad Omar moved into Afghanistan and began to fill the power vacuum. In the post-war chaos, some of the former mujahideen forces who had opposed the Soviets became rogue militias headed by warlords, robbing, raping, and killing Afghan civilians with impunity. By 1994, the Taliban were openly fighting against the mainly non-Pashtun warlords for control of the Afghan countryside; many Pashtun villagers saw the Taliban as protectors against the warlords' abuses.
In September of 1996, the Taliban took control of Kabul from the United Front and formed a government. This new Islamic regime banned music, kite-flying, movies and television, and tried to prevent girls from attending school. It also imposed capital punishment for crimes like adultery, and held public executions of those convicted. The only foreign nations that recognized the Taliban as a legitimate government were the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, and neighboring Pakistan.
Because Mullah Omar was married to one of Osama bin Laden's sisters, and the al Qaeda network provided financial support to the Taliban, the new Afghan regime allowed bin Laden and his followers a safe haven in eastern Afghanistan, in the rough terrain along the Pakistani border. Despite these top-level contacts, however, most ordinary Taliban have little interest in al Qaeda's program of global Islamization. Following al Qaeda's attacks on US embassies in Kenya and Tanzania, Bill Clinton ordered missile strikes against bin Laden's bases in Afghanistan in 1998. Notably, the Taliban also sparked international outcry by destroying the historic Bamiyan Buddhas in 2001.
After the infamous September 11 attacks on the United States, a US-led coalition invaded Afghanistan, ousting the Taliban government by December of 2001 in retaliation for its support of al Qaeda. The coalition joined forces with elements of the former mujahideen, renamed the Northern Alliance, although its most trustworthy commander, Ahmad Shah Massoud, had been assassinated by al Qaeda operatives on September 9, 2001.
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Posted: 3:20 pm Friday, September 27th, 2013
New West Palm Beach economic director brother in law of Muoio campaign manager
By Eliot Kleinberg
The city is describing as a "non issue" the connection, by marriage, of its newly named economic development director to the manager for Jeri Muoio's successful 2011 run for mayor.
Muoio said Wednesday she'd appointed Roog, her executive assistant, for the post. Court documents show, and the city confirmed, that Roog's sister is married to the brother of Rick Asnani.
Before becoming a campaign consultant, Asnani had been governmental affairs director of the Gold Coast Builders Association, where Roog had been executive vice president when Muoio hired him in December 2012 to serve as her executive assistant.
"This certainly wasn't an issue when he was hired in December," city spokesman Elliot Cohen said Friday. "Since then, his record speaks for itself in regard to the projects he works on and has brought success. We consider this a non-issue."
Cohen said he also was speaking for Muoio.
Roog said Friday, "My door is always open and I welcome anyone to look at my experience and track record in this community. I am excited about getting down to work in my new role. "
Roog, 34, grew up in Lantana and graduated Lake Worth High School and Florida Atlantic University. He'll start the new position on Oct. 1, the start of the new budget year.
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If you're a financial analyst preparing to sit for the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) certification exam for the first time, you're sitting for Level I. After obtaining the CFA credential, you'll have the benefit of CFA Institute membership. The CFA Institute has professional international standing as one of the most rigorous professional financial education programs in the world.
As a CFA, you'll have access to greater resources to advance your career. To gain membership to the CFA Institute, you must pass the CFA Level I. Passing the CFA Level II and Level III gains the new charter holder with full membership to the CFA Institute. According to Business Week in May 2010, those students passing the Level I examination dropped to 2005 levels: only about 34 percent of the students sitting for Level I passed the exam in 2009!
The stakes are high, so a careful review of the CFA curriculum makes a difference for most students.
To sit for the CFA Level I exam, the student must enter the CFA program offered by the CFA Institute. The course is offered to college graduates with career experience. The ability to follow a self-study plan is necessary to prepare for the CFA Level I test. The study materials include the body of knowledge anticipated by the Level I exam.
Many students pay for expensive exam preparation materials, but the CFA Institute offers mock examinations on the CFA Institute site. The questions are formatted similarly to real exam questions. A student hoping to pass the CFA Level I can familiarize herself with the time needed to complete the Level I exam and the kinds of questions likely to present from the test question pool.
If you can't answer a really challenging question with your CFA curriculum materials, search for the answer online. Back up your understanding of the material with a review of CFA curriculum study materials.
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- Talk to your child about events, ideas, and stories. Start the morning with a conversation about what each of you expects; make dinner conversation a recap of the day.
- Play car word games: Find letters of the alphabet (in order) on license plates; keep a list of the states.
- Play math games at restaurants (or at home, with take-out menus!): Take turns being customer and waiter. Have the
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- At the store, ask your child to estimate costs. "I have $5 to buy apples, bananas and lemons. How many can I buy of each?"
- Make flash cards to help your child with math.
- Have your child create a chore chart; have him check chores off as he completes them.
- If you can share the computer with your child at home, look for the kinds of activities that he is not likely to encounter in school. Don't focus on word games; instead, introduce him to the Internet as a place where his hobbies and interests can be enriched. If whales fascinate him, check out whale websites together, or find the answers to questions he asks: What is the tallest building in the world? Why doesn't the sky fall down?
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Velma Barfield
Daddy's Little Girl
On October 29, 1932, Margie Velma Bullard was born. Her parents, siblings, and friends would always call her Velma. She was the second child and first daughter of farmer Murphy Bullard and his homemaker wife, Lillie. They would have nine children all together.
When Velma was born, the Bullards lived in an unpainted wooden house in rural South Carolina. The home had neither electricity nor running water. Unlike many farm families, they did not even have an outhouse. Rather, "the necessary" was taken care of with chamber pots and trips to the woods. Murphy's parents lived in the home and so did his sister, Susan Ella, who was disabled because an arm and leg had been shriveled by polio.
As the Great Depression worsened, Murphy Bullard found it impossible to eke out a living from the sale of the cotton and tobacco he grew. He sought and found work as a logger in a sawmill owned by Clarence Bunch. Through Bunch, Murphy was able to move his family into a tiny house closer to town. Here his third child would be born.
Then Murphy got a job in a Fayetteville textile mill and moved his family back into his parents' home. His father died shortly thereafter and his mother followed her husband to the graveyard in less than a year's time.
The Bullard family was organized along traditional, patriarchal lines. Murphy Bullard was the undisputed king of whatever shabby castle his family occupied and Lillie was the submissive wife. He was an easily angered and hard-drinking man when he did not get his way and a strict, unbending disciplinarian with his many children. He did not spare the rod or, in this case, the strap and the Bullard youngsters often had smarting backsides.
One thing that especially galled him was a kid with a "smart mouth" and both his oldest child, his son Olive, and the daughter who had been born next, Velma, were known in the family for their tendency to give Dad back-talk. However, Olive believed that Velma did not get punished nearly as often or as severely as he did which led to a lot of conflict between the two youngsters. He was convinced that their father favored Velma. She was just as convinced that their mother favored Olive.
Velma disliked her mother's submissive attitude toward their father. Decades later, she wrote in her memoirs, Woman on Death Row, "I seemed to accept Daddy's high-tempered ways because I thought that's the way men are. Mamas should love their children and stand up for them, and Mama never stood up for me, or for any of us." Every time Velma got a beating from her dad, she was at least as upset with the passive Mom who saw and did nothing as she was with the aggressive dad who actually inflicted it.
Lillie Bullard believed she had to step carefully in her own household to deal with her husband's temper. She herself was frequently in danger of being on the receiving end of Murphy's fists because he was a hysterically jealous man. He was also himself flagrantly unfaithful which inevitably added to family tensions.
A 7-year-old Velma started school in the fall of 1939. At first, she loved it. A smart girl, she got good grades and teachers' compliments. School also offered a respite from her crowded home life, her father's strap, and her often-ill mother's gripes and demands.
However, the child soon began having difficulty with her schoolmates. Velma did not wear the new, store-bought, pretty dresses that so many other girls did. Her shoes were sturdy and worn. Other children sometimes made fun of her garments and of the plain lunches of cornbread with a side of meat that she brought. Velma began sneaking out of the sight of the other kids to eat. Then she began pilfering coins from her father's pants pockets to buy candies from a little store that was across the street from the school.
The child stole $80 from an elderly neighbor. Murphy Bullard laid the strap on long and hard, apparently curing her of the desire to steal at least during her childhood since there are no other reports of such youthful indiscretions.
As Velma grew, she was assigned more and more chores. She had to help out on the farm and care for her younger brothers and sisters. She resented the amount of work she had to do but did not openly rebel for fear of angering her stern dad. "I really never felt like my Mama or Daddy ever wanted me except for the work I did," she would say later . "I always felt that they just really wanted me to be a slave."
Not everything was bad in the youngster's life, however. Her father could be loving with his kids and lead them in ventures that were lots of fun. Murphy Bullard often organized baseball games with his children and others. Velma was often the only girl in the game and enjoyed playing shortstop. She also liked swimming when her dad led the kids on excursions to a local pond.
Despite his harsh discipline, Velma was often happy to be a daddy's girl. A 10-year-old Velma was walking through the business district of Fayetteville with her father. She admired a dress in a department store window. It was covered with pink flowers and had a wide ruffle at the hem. She told her dad how much she loved that dress and, to her very pleasant surprise, he marched straight in and bought it for her!
Sadly, later in her life, Velma may have become a daddy's girl in the most negative possible way. She told a reporter from The Village Voice that her father had entered her bedroom and raped her. Prior to that, there had been confusing episodes when he felt her up and she was not sure if it was sexual or not.
Several of Velma's brothers and sisters furiously disputed her claim that she was an incest victim. While her family had many of the traits characteristic of incestuous families such as a severe power imbalance between husband and wife and a father who drank heavily, it is not possible to say with certainty if her accusation was true or false. Velma certainly could lie and was a champion manipulator throughout much of her life. A claim of sexual abuse can be an easy way to play upon people's sympathies.
In 1945, Murphy Bullard decided he was tired of working in the mill and wanted to go back to full-time farming. He bought more acres and, with that purchase, a small but far more modern home for his family. After only a year, he realized he could not support his large brood on what he could make from his crops. He returned to supplementing farm income with work in a mill.
Later, he got a job at a textile plant in the town of Red Springs and moved his family there. The house they moved into lacked the modern conveniences of the one they had lived in for the last couple of years.
Velma was now in high school. She no longer got the good grades she had achieved in elementary school. However, she found one activity that she enjoyed at Parkton Public School and that, surprisingly, was basketball. Although it was not standard in that era, Parkton had a girls' team and Velma found the fast-moving sport a good way to work off energy. Then her mother insisted that Velma quit the team. Lillie had recently given birth to twins and needed her eldest daughter's help with housework more than she ever had. Velma was terribly disappointed and saddened by her Mom's demand.
Meanwhile, Velma and a high school boy named Thomas Burke had developed a mutual crush. A year older than she, Thomas was a thin-faced, jug-eared, dark-haired and lanky youth with a tender streak and a good sense of humor. The two found each other regularly at school to make friends and flirt.
No dating would be allowed until Velma was 16, her father told her when she expressed a wish to begin seeing Thomas outside of school. Then her 16th birthday rolled around but her father seemed to have changed his mind. He still did not want his daughter going out. After much pleading, Velma got Murphy to agree to her dating. He placed firm restrictions on her, saying she usually had to double date and always had to be home by 10 p.m. on the dot. Although she chafed under these restrictions, Velma went along with them. She did not have much choice if she was to avoid her father's wrath.
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