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Los Gatos Creek Drying Up After Water District Cuts Off Flow, Leaving Wildlife
The impact of California's drought is readily apparent in Bay Area creeks, and the picture isn't very pretty for the wildlife depending on them.
Solo Injury Crash Briefly Blocks Highway 17 In Los Gatos
All lanes reopened on state Highway 17 in Los Gatos Sunday morning after a solo crash blocked a lane and left one person with reported injuries.
Santa Cruz Man Killed In Big Rig Crash On Highway 17 Identified
The Santa Cruz man killed in an 11-vehicle accident involving a big-rig that injured seven people Thursday on state Highway 17 south of Los Gatos was 25-year-old Daniel McGuire.
Highway 17 Near Los Gatos Reopens After Fatal Big-Rig Crash, Major Delays Still In Effect
All lanes of state Highway 17 in Santa Clara County reopened Thursday evening, nearly 10 hours after a fatal crash Thursday morning involving a big-rig, according to the California Highway Patrol.
Deadly Big Rig Accident Shuts Down North Highway 17 In Santa Cruz Mountains
A fatal accident involving ten cars and a big rig shut down all lanes of North Highway 17 between Summit and Bear Creek roads and one southbound lane Thursday morning.
Fire At Los Gatos' Manresa Restaurant Started Outside Near Garbage Cans
A two-alarm fire that caused $240,000 worth of damage to a two-time Michelin star-winning restaurant in Los Gatos early Monday morning apparently started outside near garbage cans.
2-Alarm Fire Rages Through Kitchen Of Swanky Los Gatos' Manresa Restaurant
A two-alarm fire devastated Manresa, a two-time Michelin star-winning restaurant, dubbed as the South Bay's most famous and one of the biggest on the West Coast.
Russians Nix Filming Of Netflix's 'House Of Cards' At U.N. Security Council Chamber
The show's producers approached the United Nations, and the 15 council members were asked whether they would allow the use of the chamber when the council wasn't in session, but Russia said "no," the diplomats said. They spoke on condition of anonymity because the discussions were private.
Two Los Gatos Men Die From Fall At Winters Construction Site
Two Bay Area men were killed in a crane accident while working to build a new bridge in the Yolo County city of Winters on Friday.
Netflix Development Plan On Ballot For Santa Clara County Election
Measures on Tuesday's ballot in certain parts of Santa Clara County are mostly about new taxes for schools or libraries, but voters in Los Gatos will mull a development plan by the online media company Netflix.

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Kids deserve a top-notch education tailored to their needs. That's why the Goldwater Institute helped make Arizona the leading state for education choice. In 2010, five Goldwater reforms became law, including education accounts for special-needs students, a school-performance rating system, ending of social promotion, expansion of charter schools, and new certification requirements so that experts in math, science, and other areas can teach their subjects without a teaching certificate from a college of education.
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Posted on May 16, 2003 | Type: Op-Ed | Author: Darcy OlsenThe editors of The Business Journal let readers down with their editorial "Naysayers won't help cause" (4/25/03), which condemned a forthcoming Goldwater Institute study they had neither seen, nor read. At best, commenting on unseen research is unprofessional. At worst, it is an abuse of public trust. Readers of The Journal should be able to expect, at a minimum, that the editors have earnestly reviewed the material under discussion.
Potent Investment at ASU, or Just a Lot of Bull?
Posted on May 16, 2003 | Type: In the News | Author: Ross GroenWhen I saw House Speaker Jake Flake at a barbeque the other day, I asked him why he was supporting the Legislature's bid to spend $800 million on research labs at Arizona universities. He told me what any rancher knows: to get growth, you have to put a bull in the pen with the cows.
Does Spending on Higher Education Drive Economic Growth? 20 Years of Evidence Reviewed
Posted on May 12, 2003 | Type: Policy Report | Author: Jon SandersAt a time when every dollar counts, appropriation decisions must be based on fact, not fiction-no matter how noble the fiction. Arizona's taxpayers subsidize the estimated 6.8 percent of residents enrolled in the state's two-year and four-year colleges and universities. Taxpayers also subsidize the one-third of enrollees who are nonresidents. What is the return on this investment?
Study Questions Link Between Higher Education Spending, Growth
Posted on May 12, 2003 | Type: Press ReleasePHOENIX-In a study released today by the Goldwater Institute, John Locke Foundation higher education policy analyst Jon Sanders finds little evidence that government spending on higher education drives economic growth. "Given the claims of Arizona's higher-education spending advocates," Sanders says, "you would expect to see a robust correlation between increased state spending on higher education and economic growth. In fact, I found that there was no consistent, statistically significant correlation."
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The natural gas company is scheduled to report fourth-quarter earnings on Tuesday after the market closes. Analysts, on average, anticipate profit of 49 cents a share on revenue of $403.7 million.
"We are raising our 2012E DCF by another $44mm to $574mm, well above MWE's most recent guidance ($480-$540mm) that was issued with MWE proposed JV buyout of EMG in the Marcellus Shale," Morgan Keegan analysts wrote in a Feb. 3 report. Shares of MarkWest Energy hit a 52-week high on Tuesday of $60.73. The stock's 52-week low of $39 was set on Aug. 8. MarkWest Energy has a forward P/E of 21.64; the average for pipeline companies is 70.94. For comparison, Kinder Morgan Energy (KMP) has a higher forward P/E of 34.02. All nine of the analysts covering MarkWest Energy rated it a buy. MarkWest Energy gets an A+ grade from TheStreet Ratings with a buy rating and a $77.40 price target.Sempra Energy The energy services company reported Tuesday fourth-quarter earnings of $292 million, or $1.21 a share, up from $280 million, or $1.15 a share, a year earlier. "In our view, SRE is more likely to do a high single digit div increase over the next several years and grow into an average yield," Bank of America Merrill Lynch analysts wrote in a Feb. 14 report. "Some investors may be expecting another larger than normal dividend increase of around 15% in Feb. 2012, which is possible, but the yield would still be below average (3.8%)." Shares of Sempra Energy hit a 52-week high on Tuesday of $59. The stock's 52-week low of $44.78 was on Aug. 9. Sempra Energy has a forward P/E of 12; the average for multi-utility companies is 14.44. For comparison, both Duke Energy (DUK) and Centerpoint Energy (CNP) have higher forward P/Es of 14.27 and 15.77, respectively. Eight of the 12 analysts who cover Sempra Energy rated it a hold. Three analysts gave it a buy rating and one rated it sell. TheStreet Ratings gives Sempra Energy an A grade with a buy rating and a $66.61 price target. -- Written by Alexandra Zendrian
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scientists announced that the Sun, the Moon, our planet and its siblings, were not born into the familiar band of stars known as the Milky Way galaxy, but we actually belong to a strange formation with the unfamiliar name of the Sagittarius Dwarf galaxy!
Using volumes of data from the Two-Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS), a major project to survey the sky in infrared light led by the University of Massachusetts, the astronomers are answering questions that have baffled scientists for decades and proving that our own Milky Way is consuming one of its neighbors in a dramatic display of ongoing galactic cannibalism.
The study published in the Astrophysical Journal, is the first to map the full extent of the Sagittarius galaxy and show in visually vivid detail how its debris wraps around and passes through our Milky Way. Sagittarius is 10,000 times smaller in mass than the Milky Way, so it is getting stretched out, torn apart and gobbled up by the bigger Milky Way.
2,999,998 years down and 2 years to go?
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Even if the process is almost over. Do you know what "almost over" translates to in the galactic scale? It translates to at least another million years.
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It always makes me laugh when people start talking about a year or two. People these changes won't be felt a year or two or three or hundred from now. This process has been going on for millions of years and will continue to do so for more millions.
How can people be so naive as to think that their small little miserable lifes will be the one to witness such epicness and grandiosity from space?
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And you think "raining down" means like raindrops...
No! I'm gonna tell you again. Raining down in a galactic scale doesn't mean within a few years. It means within million of years.


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About how much formula should a 7 week old drink at each feeding?
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My son is eating 6-8 oz at each feeding and is eating about 5-6 times a day -- All of the other posts make me feel like I am overfeeding my boy but if he is hungry then I am going to feed him!posted 07/29/2009 by isha_renee
Like other have said feed them until they are full..you should know your babies ques for being full. The only thing I can say though is when my son was about 8 weeks old he was drinking 4-5 ounces during the day and 6-7 before bed time and he slept through the night. If you feed them that little extra (if they will take it) they will be fuller longer and not be up in 2-3 hours screaming for more.posted 07/29/2009 by a BabyCenter Member
My son is 7 weeks and 5 days. He is having trouble latching on so I am not making enough breast milk. He eats every 1.5 hours. I nurse him, about 1 oz and then he takes a 4 oz bottle. He sleeps for about 5-6 hours at night but only every 2 hours during the day. He wakes up starving ever time. He was born 7lbs 8 oz and now he is pushing 12 lbs.posted 06/17/2009 by a BabyCenter Member
my son is just now 4 weeks old and he just started eating 6 oz.posted 01/21/2009 by amazingbaby_1
my lil girl is 7 wks and 3 days. she went through a spell where she was seating 8 oz. now its 4 oz everye 2-4 hrs sometimes 5 hrs. but it varies with her. cause after that i feed her 2 more if she's hungry.posted 12/29/2008 by caribouloux33
My little girl is 8 wks today and she eats 8 oz bottles at almost every feedin (sometimes its only 6-7). Her pedi said she'd stop when she was full, so if you're baby is eating that much then they probaly are just that hungry! I wouldn't worry about it though... you just have one good eater!:-)posted 10/03/2008 by TinyKicker
if your baby sleep through the night that probable why he/she drinks so much that early in the morning.posted 09/19/2008 by ice baby kaye
My boy is seven weeks old as well, he was a preemie, so maybe he takes a little less than normal, but he takes about 3 1/2 ounces every feeding. If your baby seems hungry, wait a few minutes, then if she'he wants more, then give them more. If you feed too much you may experience a lot of spitting up.posted 08/30/2008 by jakeshan31
My daughter will be 7 weeks in 3 days and she eats 4 oz every 3 hours. She has eaten 5 oz and 6 oz in a couple feedings before but she normally has 4. Then at bedtime I offer her a 6 oz bottle mixed with 1 1/2 tsp of cereal (as recommended by her doctor since she does get satisfied during the night.) She drinks all but a half an ounce of the 6 oz bottle at night.posted 08/07/2008 by sgr_girl
My son is 4 weeks and eats every 3 hours. In one sitting he will eat 6 ounces. Go by what your baby asks for. They will stop when they are full. Listen to the maternal instincts.posted 08/01/2008 by a BabyCenter Member
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text: STATE OF MAINE MAINE LABOR RELATIONS BOARD Case No. 93-31 Issued: September 7, 1993 ____________________________ ) TEAMSTERS UNION LOCAL 340, ) ) ) Complainant, ) ) DECISION AND ORDER v. ) ) PORTLAND WATER DISTRICT, ) ) Respondent. ) ____________________________) This case was commenced by the April 29, 1993, filing of a complaint with the Maine Labor Relations Board (Board) against the Portland Water District (District) in which Teamsters Union Local 340 (Teamsters) alleges that the District has violated 26 M.R.S.A. 964 (1)(B), (C) and (D) (1988). More specifically, the complaint alleges that on January 5, 1993, District Wastewater Operations Superintendent Jeffrey Nixon and Wastewater Operations Assistant Superintendent James West interviewed Teamsters and bargaining unit member Ralph Dobson "regarding his activity on behalf of laid off fellow bargaining unit employees" while denying his multiple requests for Teamsters' representa- tion. The complaint also alleges that since April 5, 1993, Dobson has been denied promotion to a Sub-Foreman position which has been filled with employees who have been inactive in Teamsters matters. Finally, the complaint alleges that since January 4, 1993, the District has "refused to meet with [Teamsters] stewards at reasonable times and during the normal work day for the purpose of resolving disputes through the grievance procedure." On May 10, 1993, the Teamsters filed a motion to amend, later itself amended, which alleges that since May 1, 1993, the District wrongfully: prohibited its employees -1- from lawfully conducting informational picketing; suspended one employee and disciplined or threatened to discipline others for refusing to desist from lawful informational picketing; and selectively enforced a parking policy as a pretext for disciplining employees using their cars to display informational picket signs. The motion to amend requests an expedited hearing. A letter accompanying the motion states in support of the request for expedited hearing that employees will, absent immediate relief, suffer irreparable injury through the chilling of their fundamental rights. On May 14, 1993, the District filed an answer which denies each allegation of the amended complaint. The answer states that because the complaint does not clearly and concisely state the facts constituting the charge, the District is unable to properly prepare its defense. Additionally, the District states that the issues set forth in the amended complaint should be deferred to the parties' grievance-arbitration procedure. On May 20, 1993, the District answered the original complaint by denying that Dobson believed discipline might result from the meeting, and alleging both that no discipline was contemplated by the District and that Dobson was so informed. The District's answer states that selection of sub-foremen is the sole province of the District pursuant to the Management Rights clause of the parties' collective bargaining agreement and that the matters referred to in the original complaint are subject to and should be deferred for resolution in the parties' agreed grievance-arbitration procedure. The issues in the case framed by the Motion to Amend and the Answer to the Amended Portion of the Prohibited Practice Complaint were heard on May 26 and June 2, 1993. During the evidentiary hearing both parties were afforded the opportunity to present evidence and oral argument. The Board did not permit the filing of briefs in light of the expedited nature of the proceeding. The presiding Board panel consisted of Chair Peter T. Dawson, Employee Representative George W. Lambertson and -2- Employer Representative Howard Reiche, Jr. The Teamsters were represented in the expedited hearing by Attorney Howard T. Reben and in the case-in-chief by Teamsters' Secretary-Treasurer Harvard Brassbridge. The District was represented at the expedited hearing by Attorney Frederick B. Finberg and in the case-in-chief by Attorney Peter Bennett. The Board deliberated the expedited portion of the case immediately after the close of the record and the parties were notified orally of the Board's decision to dismiss the charges contained in the amended complaint. The parties were told a written decision would follow in due course. A prehearing conference on the remainder of the case was conducted on June 11, 1993, by Chair Dawson. The District's motion to defer was denied at prehearing. The transcript for the last day of hearing was posted July 3, 1993. The parties reached a settlement in the case-in-chief, and the Teamsters' complaint in the case-in-chief was permitted to be withdrawn, with prejudice, on July 6, 1993. JURISDICTION The Board has jurisdiction over this matter pursuant to 26 M.R.S.A. 968(5) (1988 & Supp. 1992). The amended complaint alleges violations of 26 M.R.S.A. 964(1)(A), (B) and (C) (1988). Neither party has objected to the Board's exercise of jurisdiction herein. POSITIONS OF THE PARTIES The Teamsters contend that there has been one written recordation of disciplinary action for violation of the ostensible Douglass Street no-parking rule prior to the parties' bargaining stalemate, that during the stalled negotiations there has been an escalation both in the number and level of disciplinary measures, and that the District has discriminatorily visited discipline only on those employees whose cars parked on -3- Douglass Street have displayed signs decrying: the District's treatment of employees represented by the Teamsters, the status of negotiations and/or the District's wastefulness. The District contends that the seemingly dramatic increase in both the frequency and severity of discipline is a direct result of employees' concerted refusals to heed requests to comply with a Douglass Street no-parking policy historically established and consistently enforced. FINDINGS OF FACT Harvard Brassbridge is the Teamsters Union Local 340 Business Agent who services a collective bargaining unit of employees of the Portland Water District which is described: INCLUDED: Employees in the following departments: construction and water operations, wastewater, general services, marketing and customer services, lake operations and laboratory, engineering and general office. EXCLUDED: General forepersons, administrators, executives and confidential employees. The parties have been in negotiations since September of 1992. They have been through mediation and have filed for fact finding. There are no negotiations presently occurring. The portion of Douglass Street at issue in this case affords on-street parking to customers of the District as well as to residents and guests of residents of a nearby apartment house. Douglass Street runs past the business entrance to the District. The District requested the City implement limited time parking in front of the District, on the District side of Douglass Street. Parking on the District side of Douglass Street is limited to fifteen and thirty minutes. Parking on the opposite side of the street is limited by the City of Portland, only in respect to prohibition of overnight parking. Although Douglass Street is -4- closed to through trucks, the District's trucks are excepted by ordinance. On April 26, 1993, the Teamsters called a press conference and staged a demonstration on Douglass Street and Brighton Avenue to bring their "case" to the attention of the public. Teamsters members picketed and distributed leaflets. The demonstration coincided with a District Trustees' meeting. After the meeting, many of the picket signs were taken home but some were put on trees, telephone poles and sign posts on public property in the area in front of the District on Douglass Street. All of the signs were gone the next day. To continue their demonstration, the Teamsters arrived and picketed before work, placing their signs in their cars' windows on departing Douglass Street for the workday. Some signs, posted in a grassy public area, have remained during the last few weeks. Although ordinarily the Douglass Street unlimited parking area would be nearly empty during the day, when the employees decided to disregard the policy en masse available parking along the entire side of Douglass Street opposite the District was filled to capacity. The District's management decided to implement a measured approach to the concerted activity by waiting a few days while reminding employees of the policy and pointing out its violation. In compliance with General Manager Dan Jellis' wishes, the District's subordinate managers refrained from enforcing the policy for three days at the commencement of the Teamsters' demonstrations. On the fourth day they notified employees of the policy and of the District's desire that they come into compliance therewith. The Teamsters were given adequate notice that the District would enforce the no-parking rule. The District notified Brassbridge in writing that in May it was the District's intention to enforce the no-parking policy. The Teamsters "felt [they] had every right to park on Douglass Street and to -5- demonstrate in that manner." Progressive discipline was used and no employee was suspended without having been given written notice of the policy and being informed that further violation would result in suspension. In some unspecified cases, verbal warnings were not documented in writing. The District has received calls from customers and adjacent residents inquiring about the picketing. No District manager has reported to the police department or to the traffic engineering department of the City of Portland that parking on Douglass Street has created an unsafe condition. The City has never approached the District concerning compliance with the requirements which the District's Douglass Street no-parking policy relates as having supported the granting of an historical but unspecified variance. The District's parking lot has existed since the 1950s. It has been enlarged twice and has been paved. There was an undisclosed written policy in effect prior to the present policy. The District's lot is large enough to accommodate all 160 of its on-duty employees. The distance of the parking lot from the District's front entrance is 250 feet. Deliveries of materiel and supplies to the District are made through the St. James Street entrance. The District's present parking policy, issued on March 2, 1989, is as follows: PWD POLICY/PROCEDURE LETTER # 2-89 (Supersedes #51.87) SUBJECT: Employee Parking Policy Parking spaces are available for all employees in the general parking lot located between Douglass Street and Massachusetts Avenue. I. Employee Parking Lot This lot for employee use, is provided to accomplish the following: - Employee convenience and increased vehicle security; -6- - Reduce exposure to public traffic; - Make Douglass Street more passable for our equipment as well as emergency vehicles; - Provide good public relations with the neighborhood; - Live up to the City of Portland's Certificate of Occupancy. When the District applied to the City of Portland for the approval to build the employee parking lot, A Variance Was Agreed To By Both Parties that all employees would use the lot and leave Douglass Street clear. This overcame the objections of the surrounding neighbors. Standby personnel and the shift Control Center Operator will have a parking space designated for their use. Designated parking spaces for female employees will be continued for the near future. With paving and better lighting, the need for special consideration has been eliminated. District vehicles are permitted in the employee parking lot by supervisory direction only. Parking in this employee parking lot is at the employee's own risk, however, the District will make a reasonable effort to provide safety and security through adequate lighting and fencing along with signs designating the area as "Employee Parking and Private Property - No Trespassing". The District will not be liable for any damage or theft occurring while being parked there. For your own protection, please keep your vehicles locked at all times. There will be no storage of unregistered or uninspected vehicles in the parking lot. Any violations of the above will be subject to the District's Disciplinary Procedure. II. Construction/Inventory Area Only District - authorized vehicles are permitted in the Construction/Inventory Stock Area. The intent is to limit the exposure an employee's vehicle will have to damage by construction vehicles and equipment and to insure proper control of District materials. ______________________________________________ Joseph B. Taylor, General Manager -7- ______________________________________________ Robert L. Gilmore, Director of Human Resources (Emphasis in original.) This policy was posted on the District's official bulletin boards in 1989 and again in April/May of 1993. Although the District possesses an orientation checklist with spaces for the initialling of subjects such as the parking policy, the policy is not listed thereon and no initialled checklists were produced at hearing. Employees do not disclose their auto license plate numbers to the District. New employees have been told variously they either should or must use the employee lot. James West told employees they must park there when he conducted new employee orientations prior to the centralization of orientations in 1990-91. The District's application of the policy has been to require employees to refrain from parking on Douglass Street. The District has encouraged but has not insisted that its employees park in the district's lot. Parking on St. James or Elizabeth streets has not been considered incompatible with the policy. Cars of family members under the control of District employees have been considered by the District to fall within the policy. Lynn Brett, who has worked on each of the District's shifts, occasionally parks his car, with a vanity plate which reads "BRETTS", on Douglass Street. He's never been asked to move or been disciplined for parking on Douglass Street. On call, evening and night shift personnel, and individuals with limited mobility, restrictions to light duty or doctor's appointments have all been allowed to park on Douglass Street. General Foreman Frank Meader has parked his truck and boat on Douglass Street during the summertime. Employees are more likely to be found parking on Douglass Street on paydays. Steve Rourke has parked on Douglass Street Also. Dobson was also observed by management personnel parking on Douglass Street prior to the -8- April 26 demonstration and was not admonished for it. Dobson spent his days of suspension picketing on Douglass Street. He observed Frank Meader, District General Foreman, recording license plates on cars exhibiting signs between 8:00 and 8:30 on Douglass Street. Previous to the April/May 1993 timeframe, the policy was enforced only when it was reported that there was a violation or when someone was observed to be in violation during the business day. Violators were identified previously through personal recognition, or inquiry into the ownership of vehicles parked at length in front of the District. The taking of license plates and identification by having the Bennett firm run the plate numbers was instituted after April 26, 1993, at Human Resource Director Robert Gilmore's direction. A grievance filed by Rick Woodbury on January 27, 1993, complained that as part of a pattern of harassment by supervisors Steve Rourke and Jim Pandiscio, Woodbury had been told by his foreman that he couldn't park on Douglass Street. Woodbury immediately began parking in the District lot after the incident. The grievance appeared to attenuate at Step II with assurance that the harassment would be supplanted by better communication. With the exception of Woodbury, prior to April 1993, "a word was enough" to invoke compliance with the policy. Although after April 27, 1993, verbal warnings respecting parking infractions were documented in employee files, a copy of the documentation was not customarily given to the employee. Brassbridge is not ordinarily notified of verbal counsellings or written warnings absent the filing of a grievance but is usually notified of disciplinary suspensions. Clifford Dudley's initial discipline for parking policy infraction predates the Teamsters' notice to the District that he was requested to testify in this proceeding. -9- The following disciplinary actions have occurred with regard to the Douglass Street no-parking policy: Employee Discipline Imposed by Date Barry Webster documented verbal Jim West 05/10/93 Barry Webster written warning Jim West 05/11/93 Barry Webster 1 day suspension Jeffrey Nixon 05/11/93 Mark Oliver documented verbal Jim West 05/10/93 Mark Oliver written warning Jim West 05/12/93 Mark Oliver 1 day suspension Jeffrey Nixon 05/12/93 Mark Oliver 5 day suspension Jeffrey Nixon 05/13/93 Duane Pedneault documented verbal Steve Rourke 05/13/93 Duane Pedneault documented verbal E. Hoermann 05/13/93 Duane Pedneault written warning Steve Rourke 05/14/93 Duane Pedneault 1 day suspension Steve Rourke 05/14/93 Eric Hyland documented verbal A. Sanford 04/29/93 Eric Hyland written warning G. York 05/04/93 Eric Hyland 1 day suspension G. York 05/05/93 Cliff Dudley written warning G. York 05/20/93 Ralph Dobson documented verbal Jim West 05/04/93 Ralph Dobson written warning Jim West 05/05/93 Ralph Dobson 1 day suspension Jim West 05/05/93 Ralph Dobson 5 day suspension Jim West 05/06/93 Frank Allen documented verbal Jim West 05/18/93 John Charlton documented verbal Jim West 05/11-12/93 Lee Early documented verbal Jim West 05/11/93 Richard Greenwood documented verbal Jim West 05/18/93 Martin Griffin documented verbal Jeff Nixon 05/18/93 Craig Landry documented verbal Jeff Nixon 05/11/93 Greg McLean documented verbal Jeff Nixon 05/12/93 Wilder McManus documented verbal Jeff Nixon 05/17/93 *Rick Woodbury documented verbal Steve Rourke 05/05/93 Tom Webster documented verbal Steve Rourke 05/14/93 Tom Webster written warning Steve Rourke 05/18/93 Jeff Greaves documented verbal Jim West 05/05/93 Jeff Greaves 1 day suspension Jim West 05/06/93 Jeff McGill documented verbal Jim West 05/04/93 Jeff McGill written warning Jim West 05/05/93 Tracy O'Leary documented verbal Jim West 05/10/93 David Taylor documented verbal Jim West 05/10/93 *Woodbury's documented verbal warning states the progressive disciplinary steps as: written warning, short 1 to 5 day suspension, long 6 to 10 day suspension and then termination. (A verbal warning had transpired before his documented verbal) In addition to the above-tabulated employees, Elizabeth Hoermann, Director of Customer Relations and Public Information, has spoken -10- to Pat Maloney and Jerry Curtois about parking on Douglass Street. Neither had signs on their vehicles. Pedneault and Griffin, listed in the table above, also had no signs in their cars at the time of their infraction citations. Steven Rourke, District Customer Service Supervisor, has spoken about policy violations to Elaine Gervais in '91 or '92, Bill Perry in '86-'92 and Dottie Fontaine in '91 or '92. James West spoke to Joe Halstrom about violating the policy in 1986 or '87. Jeffrey Nixon spoke to Jeri Levesque in July 1992 about parking on Douglass Street. Eric Hyland is the Teamsters' steward in the District bargaining unit involved in this case. Hyland does not possess a complete set of the District's policies and received his first notice of the no-parking policy on February 22, 1993, during his representation of Woodbury at Step I of his January grievance. On April 29, 1993, at 4:00 p.m. Hyland found an envelope taped to his locker which contained a memo entitled "Notice of Counselling" which stated that "[o]n the 29th of April at 3:00 p.m. [A. Sanford] talked to Eric Hyland about parking on Douglass street and furnished him a copy of our policy #2-89." On May 4, 1994, Hyland received a memorandum from G. York which states: Eric on Thursday you received notice from your foreman and a copy of the policy letter #2-89. This was in regard to your parking in the street on Douglass Street. You have chosen to disregard this request and in so doing you leave me no alternative but to proceed to step 2 of the progressive discipline policy #8-92. This is your written warning with a second request to please park your vehicle in the employees parking lot. This will be filed in your personnel file for not more than one year. On May 5, 1993, Hyland received a memorandum from G. York which states: -11- On the 29th of April you received counseling addressing parking on Douglass street which violates our policy # 2-89. The second step was taken on May 4th as you were again parked on Douglass Street in violation of the same policy, on the 4th of May we went to step II which is the written warning. It is now the 5th of May and you are still parking on Douglass Street in violation of policy # 2-89. The third step in the discipline procedure is Short Suspension. I would allow you to move your vehicle to the district parking lot and waive the short suspension however if you choose to remain parked on Douglass Street I will have no alternative but to proceed with step III of policy which will be a one day suspension without pay beginning 05/05/93 at 8:00 AM and ending at 4:00 PM. I would remind you that the next step of the discipline policy # 8-92 starts with a 6 day suspension without pay. Hyland did not park on Douglass Street after receiving the one day suspension because he "couldn't afford to make a political statement at the cost of economic disaster." Hyland did park thereafter, with a sign on his vehicle, on Elizabeth Street. No action has been taken against him for parking with a sign on Elizabeth Street. One of his signs stated, "It looks like the white collars at the Portland Water District have taken over the streets. You'll have to park your cars behind the barbed wire." Although Elizabeth Street abuts Douglass Street, Hyland desired that his signs be displayed on Douglass Street where public visibility was much more enhanced. Ralph Dobson, who holds no union office, has processed numerous (10 to 15) grievances as a member of Local 340, primarily concerning management personnel doing union work. On May 12, Dobson received a letter from the District by certified mail; the full text of the letter is as follows: Dear Ralph: As you are aware, the Portland Water District has had an Employee Parking Policy in effect for quite -12- sometime. The latest one is Policy/Procedure Letter #2-89 which has been in effect since 1989. This Policy/Procedure states that the District has provided ample parking spaces in its employee parking lot for all employees. Under agreement with the City of Portland made during the permitting process for the expansion of that lot, Douglass Street was not to be used for District employee parking. The policy was designed to accomplish the following: employee convenience and increased vehicle security; reduce exposure to public traffic; make Douglass Street more passable for the Districts equipment as well as emergency vehicles; and provide good public relations with the neighborhood. On Thursday, April 29, 1993, as a reminder copies of this Policy/Procedure were posted on the bulletin boards and employees known to be parking on Douglass Street were notified that they should be parking in the parking lot provided. On Tuesday, May 4, 1993, you disregarded this notice and parked your vehicle on Douglass Street during normal work hours. As a result you were given an Documented Verbal Warning and told both verbally and in writing that further willful violations of Policy/Procedure will result in additional disciplinary action. On Wednesday, May 5, 1993, you again parked on Douglass Street in violation of the Policy/Procedure Letter. Because you chose to disregard the policy you were issued a Written Warning and told that your vehicle must be parked in accordance with the policy on that day-Wednesday, May 5, 1993, before going to work. You were verbally informed as well as in writing that failure to do so would result in a one (1) day suspension without pay effective immediately. Upon your refusal to move your car, you were suspended for one (1) day without pay effective Wednesday, May 5, 1993. On Thursday, May 6, 1993, you again refused to move your car and put it in the employee parking lot during normal work hours and therefore were given a five (5) day suspension without pay effective Thursday, May 6, 1993. You were also informed at that time both verbally as well as in writing that further violations of the Parking Policy or continued willful acts of insubordination will result in your termination from employment at the Portland Water District. -13- Upon your return to work on Thursday, May 13, 1993, we are asking that you park your vehicle either in the Employee Parking Lot or on any side street. The District is enforcing the parking policy only. The fact that signs are on cars or trees and telephone poles is not the issue. The District is living up to its policy on parking on Douglass Street. Cars parked on the side streets have not been an issue as well. The District does not want to see an employee lose their job over this issue but if you continue to disregard this policy, they are forced into it, and will have no other choice but to discharge you according to the Progressive Discipline Polcy [sic]. In order to protect your job it is hopeful that you will abide by the policy upon your return to work. Please feel free to call me if you have any questions in regards to this letter. Very truly yours, Robert L. Gilmore Director of Human Resources RLG:cmc There was some discussion by the parties prior to Dobson being discharged, with respect to permitting Dobson to continue to park on Douglass Street if all other employees observed policy #2-89. No agreement was reached. Employees presently are convinced that the District will impose progressive discipline including discharge for infractions of the no-parking policy. However, these employees, represented by the Teamsters, feel that the District hasn't the right to regulate the parking of employees during their workday if they are parked on a public street such as Douglass Street. The District has not directly attempted to persuade employees to cease picketing. The District never asked any employee to remove signs from their vehicles. The District did request of stewards that they urge employees to observe the Douglass Street no-parking policy. Around April 10, 1993, hourly-paid District employees removed two signs before 8:00 a.m. Two signs, each stuck in -14- snowbanks, were removed from Douglass and St. James streets in December. Dick Small, a member of the District's management, was apprehended by two unit members after he removed one of the employees' signs, and returned it after they threatened to call the police. A UPS driver stopped and spoke to Dobson, while he was picketing, about what was going on at the District. UPS has refused to make pick-ups at or make deliveries to the District since the first week of May. The District has been required to ship and pick up at the UPS terminal. There is no evidence of significant effect on the District's business in this regard. At least one bidder has informed the District that Federal Express has refrained from delivering his bid. The bid was faxed instead. No water service has been interrupted and no other deliveries, such as those from E. J. Prescott Pipe, have been interrupted. No signs have indicated a work stoppage, slow-down or strike among employees of the District to be in effect. Dobson posted a sign mounted on a stick which purported to designate an "official picket line," beside a telephone pole on St. James Street, for two hours. Brassbridge directed the sign, which stated, "please don't cross our picket line," be taken down by Dobson. No other signs have directly urged that deliveries to the District be curtailed. On May 25, 1993, there was a picket sign which read "Teamsters Local 340, Official Picket Line" posted outside the St. James Street gate. There is no indication of who posted the sign. On May 27, 1993, and during the mornings of the preceding two weeks, there were signs at unspecified locations on St. James Street which stated, "Official Picket Line." There is insufficient evidence to establish that any line cordoned-off the James Street gate, or that these signs remained past the beginning of the work day. -15- DISCUSSION We have previously announced our ultimate holding by dismissing the Teamsters' amended complaint, which charges that the District has "selectively enforced ["against union activists"] and arbitrarily used the [Douglass Street no-parking] policy in order to limit and inhibit proper organizational activities like informational picketing." We hereby issue our written findings of fact and conclusions of law. We announced our holding orally and well in advance of this written opinion because of the nature of the parties' dispute and the level of discipline which appeared imminent for a large number of the District's employees. Preliminarily we note that of the conflicting testimony concerning the date upon which the Teamsters' May 18, 1993, witness notice was received, we credit that testimony which establishes its receipt by the District after Clifford Dudley's initial discipline for violation of the Douglass Street no- parking policy. Accordingly, we find to be without merit the Teamsters' suggestion that Dudley's discipline resulted from his being identified as a witness--assumedly favorable to the Teamsters. Additionally, the District's motion to dismiss for failure to comply with Board Rule 4.03, taken under advisement at hearing, is hereby denied. We think the District possessed sufficient notice of what the Teamsters' allegations were to prepare an adequate defense. We find uncharged and insufficiently supported the implication that the Teamsters unlawfully induced others to refrain from making delivers to the District. Neither do we find in these facts a significant pattern of District effort to obliterate or prevent the lawful informational activities of its employees. The District's motion requesting deferral to the parties' -16- grievance-arbitration procedure was denied at hearing. We do not construe the Article II reservation to the District of "the right to establish and enforce reasonable rules and regulations pertaining to conduct and deportment of employees," to permit the establishment of no-parking zones for employees. Neither do we conclude that the Article XII proscription of shop steward precipitation of specified job actions to provide a basis for the parking policy discipline meted by the District. We find the issue in this case to be whether the parties' past practice includes a work rule establishing limitations on employee parking on Douglass Street and, if it does, whether any such work rule has been used as a pretext to curtail lawful informational picketing. We now turn to the resolution of these issues. Although the record establishes that the employee parking lot has existed for quite some time it is uncertain exactly what the District's parking policy was prior to the present one, which we shall refer to as #2-89. Policy #2-89 is not completely clear on its face, and it is less so in application. The testimony establishes that there is a lack of consensus among the District's managers that parking in the District's provided lot is mandatory. Moreover, the policy itself does not explicitly state that employees must refrain from parking on Douglass Street. We conclude, however, that #2-89 reasonably conveys both notice that the District and the City have reached an agreement that employees will not park on Douglass Street and notice that violators will be subject to the District's disciplinary procedure. Additionally, employees were specifically notified of the District's interpretation that Douglass Street was off limits, after the three-day grace period and before serious disciplinary action. We find the disparity in pre- and post- April 27, 1993, disciplinary measures unremarkable in light of the Teamsters' avowed purpose to concertedly persist in the use of Douglass Street parking, as the situs of its informational picketing program. We find credible that evidence establishing -17- that employees had been frequently admonished not to park on Douglass Street in the past and that evidence establishing that merely asking people to move had previously been sufficient. It is undeniable that the prime location for the Teamsters' informational picketing was directly across Douglass Street from the District entrance used by its paying customers. However, the Douglass Street no-parking rule had not only long been on the books, but had long been applied, even if on infrequent occasion. The apparent lack of attempt to catch every #2-89 violator in the past is no more convincingly explained by the Teamsters' argument of "intent to chill" than it is by the apparently infrequent use of the across-street parking by no more than one or, at the most, two cars at a time. Although it is always regrettable when employees lose their jobs or their pay, we cannot say that those losses which occurred here were not based on the conscious choice of employees who unfortunately miscalculated the enforceability of the no-parking rule. The rule on its face is reasonably related to concerns of the District which we cannot characterize as being wholly irrational, and notice that it would be enforced at each successive step of the District's progressive disciplinary policy was amply made. These unfortunate consequences might not have occurred if the affected employees had observed the time-worn labor relations maxim, "work now, grieve later." ORDER On the basis of the foregoing record considered in light of the parties' oral argument and by virtue of and pursuant to the authority of the Board set forth in 26 M.R.S.A. 968(5)(A) -18 (1988), it is ORDERED that the charges of prohibited practices contained in the Teamsters' May 10, 1993, Motion to Amend must be and are, hereby, DISMISSED. Issued at Augusta, Maine, this 7th day of September, 1993. The parties are hereby advised /s/___________________________ of their right, pursuant to 26 Peter T. Dawson M.R.S.A. 968(5)(F) (Supp. Chair 1992), to seek review of this decision and order by the Superior Court. To initiate such a review, an appealing /s/___________________________ party must file a complaint George W. 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Oct. 19 (Bloomberg) -- Banco Espirito Santo SA's shareholders are willing to keep their stakes in the Portuguese bank as it seeks to raise capital, Chief Executive Officer Ricardo Salgado said.
"Our shareholders are here to stay and are willing to keep their stakes" in the lender, Salgado told reporters today in Lisbon.
Espirito Santo, Portugal's biggest publicly traded bank, yesterday said it plans to raise as much as 790.7 million euros ($1.1 billion) by exchanging certain securities that will boost its core tier 1 capital ratio, a measure of financial strength, by 147 basis points. It had a ratio of 8.2 percent in June.
Portuguese banks are required to reach a core Tier 1 capital ratio of 9 percent this year and 10 percent in 2012 as part of the country's bailout package with the European Union and the International Monetary Fund. As part of the plan, 12 billion euros is earmarked for the recapitalization of lenders should it be necessary.
"It's more interesting for banks to extend their shareholder base, by converting bonds into shares, than having the state as a shareholder," Salgado said. "The evidence we have of state management of banks is a disaster."
Lisbon-based Espirito Santo has put up for sale its international loans to companies and projects to reduce its loans-to-deposit ratio to 120 percent by 2014. Salgado said today the bank would come "close" this year to its annual target of selling 2.5 billion euros in loans.
The lender doesn't have any holdings of sovereign debt other than Portuguese short-term borrowings, Chief Financial Officer Amilcar Morais Pires said. The company has a 100 million-euro potential loss on its holding in Treasury bills, he said.
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What's "handle mode?"
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Handle mode is when the stand itself can be used as a handle. I would watch the video on the Zerochroma website for this case, it shows a number of other modes as well.
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Bada Bing Hostel Istanbul
Kemeralti Caddesi, Arapoglan, Serce Sokagi no 6,
Karakoy, Beyoglu, Istanbul,
Turquie, Distance du centre-ville : 1.3km
Excellent rapport qualité-prix !
All of our private rooms and dorm rooms are air conditioned! Wherever you choose to go on a given day, your journey will start in the heart of istanbul. We have a cool rooftop which has indoor and outdoor space. You can chill out there and have fun with other travellers. And also we serve wide range of Breakfast. Istanbul is a thriving city of 15 million and sprawling. Each of the dozens of neighbourhoods have their own character and vibe. Galata, the neighbourhood that bada bing calls home, is an up-and-coming area that gives travellers the best of both worlds: reasonable prices and a central location that inspires effortless travel to Istanbul's most worthy destinations. Bada bing's strategic locale is within walking distance of the real, modern, buzzing district of taksim, and the awe-inspiring historical district of sultanahmet. But if you want to sleep away from the overwhelm of taksim's nightlife and sultanahmet's hiked-up tourist prices, bada bing's neighborhood is right for you. Bathrooms with enough toilets and showers are on every floor. Showers are in separate cabins that lock from the inside; a partition keeps your clothes and towel dry while you lather up. Personal storage lockers are under every bunk. The private rooms are furnished with reading lights, a wardrobe, safety-deposit box, and makeup / study desk. Bada bing is located: - 50 metres to a pharmacy - 150 meters to the tram stop and supermarket - a 2 minute walk to the karakoy ferry port on the bosporus, the Istanbul museum of modern art, the best baklava in Istanbul and the tophane water pipe cafes (a local hang-out). - a 3 minute walk to galata bridge, fish restaurants on the golden horn and bosporus in addition to the epic street vendors that grill the fish right there in front of you - a 5 minute tram ride or 20 minute walk to the historical district, sultanahmet - a 7 minute walk to galata tower, istiklal street, dolmabahce palace, inonu football stadium, the legendary spice bazaar and kabatas ferry port that will take you to the princes' isles - a 10 minute walk from the art galleries, bars, restaurants and clubs in taksim - a 10 minute ferry ride from the open-air markets and antique shops on the Asian side Free stuff; Free and decent WI-fi in rooms + lounge Free computer usage Free luggage storage Free maps and info on arrival Free sheets, pillow cases and blankets Free use of the kitchen Free lockers in the rooms Free hot shower 24 hours Great bada bing events !! Monday Barbecue party it's time to chill let's fire up the grill! Tuesday Got guts? Culinary tour by volkan Wednesday Pub crawl it's time to let lose ! Thursday Happy hour time Friday Night club night ( free entrance ) Saturday Free walking tour Please note: Check in is after 3pm. Check out by 11am. We are sorry but we do not accept guests under 17 years of age or over 50. We are looking forward to welcoming you in Istanbul. |
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- Accueil 24h/24
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- Restriction relative à l'âge
- Climatisation
- Les transferts depuis ou vers l'aéroport
- Bar
- Barbecue
- Parking à vélos
- Jeux de société
- Échange de livres
- Petit déjeuner inclus
- Télévision par câble
- Café
- Ventilateur de plafond
- Salle commune
- Bureau de change
- Service fax
- Plans de ville gratuits
- Accès gratuit à Internet
- Wifi gratuit
- Salle de jeux
- Sèche-cheveux
- Sèche-cheveux à louer
- Douches chaudes
- Nettoyage et entretien
- Accès à Internet
- Cuisine
- Blanchisserie
- Linge de lit inclus
- Casiers
- Casiers à bagages
- Pas de couvre-feu
- Non-fumeurs
- Terrasse extérieure
- Parking
- Lampe de chevet
- Coffre-fort
- Shuttle Bus
- Taxes non incluses
- Machines à thé / café
- Bureau des excursions
- Serviettes à louer
- Lave-linge
Politique d'annulation
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From Ataturk Airport: Take the Metro to Zeytinburnu station and transfer to T1 tram. (The tram runs from 05.00 in the morning till 23.55 at night). Ride the tram to Tophane.
We're between the Karakoy and Tophane tram stops. It's easiest if you get off at Tophane, walk back on the street that runs along the tram line (towards Karakoy) about 150 meters. Turn left on Arapoglan, where the motorbike shop is or when you're opposite the Columbia outdoor store. Then turn right immediately onto Serce Street. You can't miss it!


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Le Logge di Silvignano Ulysses House with view
from £38 /night help
Villa | 2 bedrooms | sleeps 4
Key Info |
The Villa Ulysse's House (130 sqm) is part of Historic Hamlet Le Logge di Silvignano, one of the most significant examples of Medieval architecture in the Spoleto County.
Le Logge di Silvignano built from the X to the XV Century,is listed by the Italian Ministry for the Arts and Envinronment.
The Ulysses Villa has independent entrance and direct access to the wide garden where the swimming pool is located, the garden and the Pool overlook the Umbrian Valley.
Some of the furnitures are antique, some are made by local artisans. Bed linen and linen curtains are wowen on the antique Montefalco looms, art ceramics are from Deruta and Torgiano, and family paintings and furnitures are "blended" toghether.
The Owner tried to match all of this with the standards of comfort, elegance and privacy .
The 5000 sqm Garden is divided in two parts. The one on the Owner House front was once the old "hortus", now with two centuries-old fig trees, in the shade of which you can sit and read in summertime. The main part of the garden is surrounded by big oak, elms and olive trees, the swimming pool in the centre, and over 200 plants among lavender, rosemary, thyme, myrtle, abelia, cartegus, broom and pomegranate, and more than 50 different kind of rose.
The Pool is located in the most panoramic but reserved part of the garden, sunny from sunrise to sunset, equipped with sunbeds, umbrellas, and areas in the shade. The access to the Pool is only for registered Guests. Full servicing is provided.
The Historic Hamlet is made of just a few large Suite Apartment, a watching Tower House and the Villa Ulysse's House.
The Hamlet can be rented in full for Family Reunion (max 16 / 18 people).
Size | Sleeps up to 4, 2 bedrooms |
Nearest beach | Adriatic Sea Coast 80 km |
Will consider | Long term lets (over 1 month), Short breaks (1-4 days) |
Access | Car advised |
Nearest Amenities | 1 km |
Nearest travel links | Nearest airport: Perugia (Roma and Ancona 169 kms) 50 km, Nearest railway: Spoleto 10 km |
Family friendly | Suitable for children over 5 |
Notes | No pets allowed, No smoking at this property |
Features and Facilities
Pool | Shared outdoor pool (unheated) |
General | Central heating, CD player, Wi-Fi available |
Standard | Kettle, Toaster, Iron, Hair dryer |
Utilities | Dishwasher, Cooker, Fridge, Freezer, Washing machine |
Rooms | 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms of which 1 Family bathrooms and 1 En suites |
Furniture | Single beds (2), Double beds (1), Cots (1), Dining seats for 6, Lounge seats for 6 |
Other | Linen provided, Towels provided, High chair |
Outdoors | Shared outdoor pool (unheated), Balcony or terrace, Shared garden |
Access | Parking |
Further details indoors | A welcome breakfast basket is provided on arrival.(Please advice for intolerances) The private Wine cellar of the Villa can be made available with a selection of D.O.C. Italian wines, upon request . Ask Diana and Alberto the link for additional pictures and details. |
Further details outdoors | The wide Terrace of Ulysse's House is a private area and is equipped with a shaded pergola, a table for 4 and chairs. The Terrace is for exclusive use of the persons accomodated in the Villa Ulysse's House Around the Pool there are available for Guests, sunbeds and sunumbrellas. A large shaded pergola is also available close to the pool area. Pool Towels are provided , with weekly change. |
Further details | The Garden and the Pool are only for registered Guests. Full servicing provided. Children are under the supervisions of the Parents. |
The Umbria region
Umbria is called " The Green Hart of Italy" or the "Mistic Umbria" . Not only San Francis was born here in Assisi, but also Sait Benedict and Saint Valentine.
Umbria is famous for the Medieval hilltop town as Spello, Trevi, Campello, Todi Montefalco and Bevagna.
Also for one of the most important wine area: Sagrantino is considered one of the best red wine of Italy.
Umbria is also famous for the extra virgin oil production.
In Umbria there is also the most famous and well preserved wild Natural Park called Sibillini with the river Nera well known for Fly Fishing, No Kill area
Silvignano is Hamlet of Spoleto, in the heart of Umbria , at short distance with some of the most beautiful medieval cities: Assisi 30 km, Montefalco 25 kms, Bevagna 28 Km, Todi Orvieto and Gubbio at 1 hour drive. Gateway to the National Park of Sibillini Mountains, in the most beautiful unpolluted natural areas of our Country famous for Flyfishing on the River Nera - NoKill area
Close to the XIII Century Via Francigena of Saint Francis , connecting Assisi to Rome for amazing walks among olive trees
We are located in the heart of the area where the Extra Vergin Olive Oil of the Spoleto-Assisi hills is produced.
From Spring to Autumn many Art and Culture events are performed in the area: Spoleto Wine Festival (1st week of June);The Spoleto Festival of the Two Worlds (end of June till mid July); Umbria Jazz (mid July) The Spoleto Summer Festival (August); Sagrantino Wine Festival ( 18 - 21 September); La Quintana Medieval Tournament in Foligno (June and September). Golf 40 kms
Other Activities: Wine and olive oil festivals,FlyFishing, truffle hunting and fair, Art Festivals, Cooking Class, Italian language courses
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Our stay with Alberto and Diana could not have been more pleasurable. Villa Ulysses was wonderfully situated with fantastic views of the surrounding Umbrian countryside. It has its own enormous ter… More
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Marr concedes to Baumgartner
Democrat state Sen. Chris Marr made up some ground in Wednesday's counting against Republican Michael Baumgartner, but Marr said it won't be enough.
Marr conceded defeat a few moments ago in an interview with KHQ.
His campaign just released this statement:
"No matter the outcome of this election, our hopes and aspirations have not changed. Our belief in the people of Washington and this great city has not diminished. Our responsibility to offer ideas instead of attacks and compromise instead of gridlock has not gone away. Our dedication to serve our community has not waivered. I ask all of my supporters to join me in congratulating State Senator-elect Michael Baumgartner and committing to work with him to advance the common interests of the citizens of Spokane and the Sixth Legislative District."
Baumgartner's lead appears insurmountable; City isn't underrepresented in vote totals
At the end of counting last night, many local Democrats said they suspected that votes from the city of Spokane were under-represented in Tuesday's counts.
Since the city leans strongly in favor of Democrats, that would bode well for the party in later counts. But Spokane County Auditor Vicky Dalton said Wednesday that as of the end of counting on Tuesday, city votes were counted around the same rate as those from outside city limits.
That was true even in the 6th Legislative District, she said. That's where Republican Michael Baumgartner is beating Democratic state Sen. Chris Marr, 56 percent to 44 percent. It's also where Republican John Ahern was beating Democratic state Rep. John Driscoll, 54 percent to 46 percent.
In the Republican-leaning 4th District, 59 percent of the ballots received as of yesterday have been counted. In the Democratic-leaning 3rd, about 57 percent of the ballots have been counted. In the 6th, 54 percent have been counted.
Unlike Marr and probably Driscoll, County Commissioner Bonnie Mager and County Treasurer Skip Chilberg are within striking distance. Republican Al French is leading Mager with 50.8 percent of the vote. Republican Rob Chase is leading Skip Chilberg with 50.5 percent of the vote.
History, however, could pose a challenge to them. Late votes in the mail-voting era in Spokane County have trended Republican.
This year, the county received a bigger surge then normal on the final day, and it's hard to know what that means. Democrats say that bulge may be partially the result of their late get-out-the-vote efforts on behalf of Sen. Patty Murray's reelection bid.
Or, it could just be more conservative voters seeking change.
Both sides misstate income tax positions of Baumgartner, Marr
Claim: "With (Marr's) tax increases, it's hurting my employees and my business and the last thing I need right now is an income tax," said Julie (who doesn't give a last name and claims to be a Spokane business owner).
Source: TV ad from "Spokane Families for Change," a group made up this year. It is funded completely by Working Families for Change, which is funded completely by The Leadership Council, a committee aimed at electing Republicans to the state Senate. Among the top contributors are the Washington Health Care Association, the Building Industry of Washington and the Washington Hospital political action committee. By diverting money like this, the true source of the money does not have to appear on ads.
Truthfulness: Perhaps true if Julie sells cigarettes. False as it applies to income tax.
Analysis: Incumbent Democrat state Sen. Chris Marr voted this year to increase the tax on cigarettes from $2.03 to $3.03 a pack. He voted against the other taxes that the Legislature used this year to balance the budget.
It should be noted, however, that even though Marr voted against the final budget, he voted for an earlier version of the budget that assumed new taxes would be approved, saying he wanted to move the process forward.
Marr and his Republican challenger Michael Baumgartner both have taken strong stands against the income tax in general and the proposed income tax on next week's ballot. The ad cites the Democratic Party platform as the source for its allegation that Marr backs an income tax. But Marr never signed or took a pledge to the party platform.
Claim: Baumgartner "supports corporate income tax that would harm small businesses."
Source: Mailer from Marr campaign
Truthfulness: Half-truth, maybe even quarter-truth.
Analysis: What Marr doesn't say is that Baumgartner would only support the creation of a new business tax if the state's unpopular business and occupation tax were eliminated. And, technically, Baumgartner is supportive of a single-business tax, which is similar to a corporate income tax, but different.
Baumgartner has endorsed the Washington Policy Center's proposed single-business tax, which is based on a tax in Texas. It's a hybrid between the business and occupation tax, which is a tax on revenue, and an income tax, which would be a tax on profits. The proposed tax would be a tax on revenue, but businesses could deduct their cost of labor or cost of materials or $60,000 under the proposal from the police center, said Carl Gipson, who co-authored a report for the policy center about the single-business tax.
Businesses have long called the B & O tax unfair because businesses have to pay it even if they're not profitable. Gipson said the group looked for alternatives a corporate income tax, in part, because of constitutional and other challenges to the creation of a corporate
income tax. Marr has said he opposes the policy center's proposal.
Marmots emerge as the surprise issue in the Baumgartner-Marr battle
Claim: "Chris Marr (D) has wasted too much time in Olympia. (He) voted to designate the Olympic Marmot the official endemic mammal of the State of Washington, voted to create Christmas tree inspectors, voted to require truth in music advertising (and) voted to designate the Lady Washington as the official ship of the State of Washington."
Source: Mailer from "People for Jobs," a group that gets all its money from Enterprise Washington's Jobs political action committee, which gets its money mostly from business interests. Contributors include Comcast, Farmers' Insurance and Puget Sound Energy. By diverting money like this, the true source of the money can be concealed on the mailers.
Truthfulness: The first sentence is for voters to decide. The second sentence is 100 percent true and could also be said about almost all Washington legislators from both parties.
Analysis: People for Jobs mailed at least three mailers targeting Marr so far this campaign season. All of them make some questionable connections to Marr, including one that talks about how someone stole $431,376 from a victims' compensation fund - as if Marr had anything to do with it. He didn't.
Imagine the ad that could have been produced if Marr had voted against naming the Olympic marmot the state endemic animal. Here's a possibility: "Chris Marr hates school children. Marr viciously stomped on the dream of fourth- and fifth-graders at Wedgwood Elementary School when he voted against their proposal to honor the Olympic Marmot, which is found only on the Olympic Peninsula." (Note to campaign operatives: It would be unfair to pullout the first sentence, use an ellipsis and post it on a mailer so it says: " 'Chris Marr hates school children ….' — Spokesman-Review 10-29-2010.' ")
The "marmot issue" really didn't seem like a prominent campaign topic until this gem arrived in mailboxes. So let's quickly review Senate Bill 5071 from 2009. Kelly Clark's fourth-grade class had lobbied the Legislature for years on several proposals as part of her civics lessons. The marmot bill was the first to gain traction and pass. Final votes were 43 to 4 in the Senate and 84 to 13 in the House.
Two GOP funders criticize anti-Marr ad
Two associations that gave money to a Republican group that is funding an ad against incumbent Democratic state Sen. Chris Marr criticized the spot and say they will reevaluate their political donation strategies in light of the commercial.
The Washington Health Care Association gave $30,000 to The Leadership Council, which is the fund dedicated to the election of Republicans to the state Senate. The Washington Hospital Association gave $20,000 to the council.
Leadership Council money has funded Spokane Families for Change, a political action committee created this month that paid for a commercial highlighting a 2005 sexual harrassment lawsuit against Foothills Automall. At the time, Marr was a co-owner of the dealership and a named party in the lawsuit. On Saturday, Dawn Fowler, the woman who filed the suit demanded that the ad to be removed from the air, called Marr "a good boss," and said specific allegations regarding Marr in her suit that was quoted in the ad were untrue. She said she contacted Marr after seeing the ad.
"While we cannot stop the misleading and dishonest anti-Marr campaign ads, we want to make it abundantly clear that WHCA did not contribute money to the Republican Leadership Council for the purpose of preventing the re-election of Senator Marr," said Washington Health Care Association President and CEO Gary Weeks in a letter to The Spokesman-Review.
Randy Revelle, treasurer of the hospital association's political action committee, called Marr a "true champion of health care and hospitals," in a letter to The Spokesman-Review.
The hospital association and health care association, which represents nursing homes, also gave money to the Roosevelt Fund, which is dedicated to electing Democrats to the state Senate. The health care association gave $800 to Marr's re-election campaign.
Revelle said when his group gave to The Leadership Council, he did not know that the money could be transferred to political action committees that would target individual candidates.
Asked why the organization doesn't simply give its campaign money to individual candidates, Revelle said the group has found it important to give to party leadership funds, but that policy will be examined.
"If you want to have access to the leadership, you need to participate in their funding programs," Revelle said. "We just have to decide in the future if we should take that risk again."
Baumgartner will halt campaigning temporarily this weekend
The ding dongs Michael Baumgartner will hear this weekend won't be from ringing the doorbells of potential voters.
They will be wedding bells.
(OK, that was dumbest lede ever, sorry.)
Republican Michael Baumgartner will get a break this weekend from the state's costliest legislative race to get married.
He and his fiancee, British citizen Eleanor Mayne, aren't just going to the Courthouse. They're getting hitched in front 200 or so people on Sunday at the Cathedral of Our Lady of Lourdes in downtown Spokane. Reception to follow at the Spokane Club.
The unusual timing, Baumgartner said, is related to Mayne's citizenship. She was granted a fiance visa in August, giving them three months to make it official.
Baumgartner acknowledged at a debate that will air tonight on KSPS that wedding planning has taken him from the campaign trail. But he says he doesn't regret having to take time from the contentious race.
"I'm excited to be getting married to the love of my life," Baumgartner said after the debate.
The race between incumbent Democratic state Sen. Chris Marr in the Sixth Legislative District has been highly contentious. Both sides accuse the other unfair, negative campaigning.
Baumgartner said he met Mayne when both worked for Civilian Police International, a company that had a contract to run a wheat seed distribution program in Afghanistan's Helmand Province. Baumgartner was there from December 2008 until August 2009.
Marr, Baumgartner debate freeway spending; Does Seattle take more than its fair share?
Democratic state Sen. Chris Marr and his Republican opponent, Michael Baumgartner, debate funding for the North Spokane Corridor in the latest in a series of Spokesman-Review candidates videos.
Both support the freeway's extension south of Francis Avenue but have different thoughts about paying for it.
So is Spokane shortchanged in transportation funding, as some candidates believe? Does Seattle and the Puget Sound hog all the money? The answers are in a state report found here. It details how each county has done in attracting transportation money.
Considering all expected state transportation funding from 2004 through 2017, including the 2003 and 2005 gas taxes, the report estimates that Spokane County gets only 70 cents of investment for every tax dollar its residents contribute. Only three counties did worse — Benton, Yakima and Franklin.
King County gets 98 cents of investment for each dollar it contributes. Pierce County, home of Tacoma, gets 90 cents. Snohomish County, home of Everett, gets 89 cents. Clark County, home of Vancouver, gets only 81 cents.
What places get more than they invest?
Marr campaign warned to display party affiliation
The state Public Disclosure Commission plans to send a warning letter to the campaign of state Sen. Chris Marr for not mentioning his Democratic Party affiliation in a TV ad.
Phil Stutzman, the PDC's director of compliance, said the commission decided not to open a formal investigation because Marr's campaign agreed to change the advertisement.
The PDC received a complaint about the ad from Curtis Fackler, vice chairman of the Spokane County Republican Party, on Sept. 23.
Stutzman said he viewed the ad and agreed it violated campaign law that requires candidate ads to list party affiliation.
Marr said the lack of a party affiliation in the ad was "an oversight" and corrected as soon as the campaign learned of it. A copy of it on YouTube was still available as of 5 p.m. today, but was pulled by 5:45 p.m.
Baumgartner said Marr is hiding his party affiliation, despite his position as the Majority Whip in the state Senate.
"It just seems that Marr is for some reason embarrassed to be running as a Democrat," Baumgartner said. "The law says you should put your party affiliation on there and you should."
Marr said he isn't running from his party and said all his other advertising has listed the correct affiliation.
"If Baumgartner wants to make a big issue of it, I suppose they can," Marr said. "I would say that there are more substantive things to talk about."
Motorcyclists want candidates' attention
A Spokane group of motorcyclists is fighting for attention among local politicians.
The Inland Empire Chapter of ABATE, a motorcyclist rights organization that opposes helmet laws and other restrictions on motorcycle riding, has been hosting a series of candidate forums that are restricted to one topic: motorcycle law.
Tonight, Democratic nominee for Congress Daryl Romeyn and state House candidates Democrat Andy Billig and Republican Morgan Oyler will participate. The meeting starts at 7 p.m. at The Ticket, 1221 N. Howard St.
Steve Puccio, the legislative affairs director for the Inland Empire chapter, said the group works to keep politicians in contact with motorcyclists. He said ABATE stands for A Brotherhood Against Totalitarian Enactments.
"They enact legislation and regulations taking away our rights, and they've never talked to us," Puccio said.
In the 6th Legislative District, it has endorsed Republican Michael Baumgartner over Democratic incumbent state Sen. Chris Marr.
In an interview on Tuesday, Baumgartner declined to say if he supports the law requiring motorcyclists to wear helmets. He said he has "no plans" to sponsor legilsation that would repeal the helmet rules, but added he is "sympathetic to the personal liberties" of motorcyclists.
The chapter has declined to endorse either incumbent Democrat state Rep. John Driscoll or Republican John Ahern in the 6th District state House race, Puccio said.
The group has endorsed Oyler and Billig's opponent, Republican Dave White, in the state House races in the 3rd Legislative District.
Puccio said Oyler and White support the repeal of the state law requiring motorcyclists to wear helmets.
Baumgartner, Marr talk budget cuts
Here's the second in a series of videos with incumbent Democratic state Sen. Chris Marr and his Republican opponent, Michael Baumgartner.
They describe cuts that they think should be made to state government to help balance the budget.
The first video, where they answer: "Would you support raising taxes to help balance the budget?" is here.
Check back later this week to hear them giving their positions for paying to extend the North Spokane freeway south of Francis Avenue.
Marr campaign exaggerates Baumgartner's absence from forum
The campaign of state Sen. Chris Marr this week falsely accused his Republican opponent of withdrawing from a weekend candidate's forum "at the last minute."
The candidate's forum was held on Saturday at the North Spokane library, 44 E. Hawthorne Road, and was sponsored by the American Association of University Women.
Marr, the Democratic incumbent, is in a high-spending battle with Baumgartner to retain his seat representing one of the most competitive districts in the state.
Judy Blair, public policy co-chairwoman of the association, said Baumgartner never accepted an invitation because of a scheduling conflict.
"He wasn't able to attend from the beginning," Blair said.
Here's what Marr's campaign said in a news release: "Recent Spokane resident and 6th District political candidate Michael Baumgartner today withdrew at the last minute from a non-partisan forum set up by the American Association of University Women (AAUW) of Washington, in what was supposed to be an informative session with Baumgartner and 26 year Spokane resident and longtime business leader Chris Marr."
Baumgartner and Marr would not have appeared in the same forum, anyway. Blair said she split candidates who face each other on the November ballot into two events to keep the discussion civil. Eight candidates appeared in two different forums.
Marr said Tuesday that he heard secondhand that Baumgartner cancelled soon before the event.
O'Quinn calls for GOP unity, says job prevents her from endorsing Ahern
Shelly O'Quinn, a Republican who lost her bid in the highly contested battle for state House representing the 6th Legislative District, said Wednesday that she is not allowed to endorse any candidates in the general election because of her job.
Incumbent Democratic state Rep. John Driscoll and former state Rep. John Ahern, a Republican, won the primary and will face off in November.
O'Quinn is the workforce development manager for Greater Spokane Inc., the region's Chamber of Commerce. She said after the election she restarted her full-time work schedule.
"Due to the nonpartisan nature of our organization, I'm prohibited from making any political endorsements," O'Quinn said. "I definitely hope that the Republican Party can unify. It's important for the Republican Party and it's important for the community."
O'Quinn said because of her job, she did not endorse any candidates during the primary – though she was listed, as of Wednesday morning, on the endorsement list of state Senate candidate Republican Michael Baumgartner.
Baumgartner said Wednesday O'Quinn was listed as an endorser because she was one of more than 20 Republicans who were filmed saying, "We like Mike" or "I like Mike" for this youtube campaign ad.
Baumgartner said he understands O'Quinn's job obligations and that her name will be pulled from his list of endorsements.
Marr wins city, Baumgartner wins county
This map of the Senate race between incumbent Democrat Chris Marr and Republican Michael Baumgartner indicates that voting went as usual in the 6th Legislative District. The Democrat won precincts closest to central Spokane; the Republican won Indian Trails, the far South Hill and areas outside city limits.
(Map by Jim Camden)


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Panel Approves 2 Percent Pay Raise For California Lawmakers, Officials
A citizens' commission has approved 2 percent cost-of-living salary increases for lawmakers and statewide officials, including the governor and attorney general.
Bay Area Home Buyers Need Four Times Income Of Some Other U.S. Residents To Afford Average Home
A study from home mortgage tracker HSH.com indicates the average worker in the San Francisco Bay Area needs to earn $137,129 a year to buy the median-priced home in the region, more than four times the salary required in the five cheapest metropolitan areas: Cleveland ($29k), Pittsburgh ($30k), St. Louis ($31), Cincinnati ($31) and Detroit ($32k).
BART Directors Vote To Give Raises To General Manager, Top Executives
BART directors voted unanimously Thursday to give raises totaling about 3.7 percent this year to General Manager Grace Crunican and other top officials at the transit agency.
President Obama Visits NY Gap Store, Touts SF Company For Raising Minimum Wage
President Barack Obama made a brief stop Tuesday to browse the sweaters at a midtown New York Gap store to show support for the chain's decision to increase wages for U.S. employees to a minimum of $10 an hour by next year. Obama wants Congress to raise the federal minimum wage to $10.10, but lawmakers have resisted.
Gap Between Rich And Poor Much Larger In SF, Oakland Than In San Jose
It comes as no surprise that San Francisco and Oakland are top 10 among major United States cities for the earning gap between the haves and have-nots. However, you may be surprised to hear that San Jose ranks much lower among the 50 largest cities on income disparity, according to a Brookings Institute report.
California State Workers Get $516M In Bonus Pay
Many California state employees received a boost this year after complaining of furloughs and salary cuts during the recession, with some of the largest bargaining units agreeing to raises of 2 to 3 percent annually over the next few years.
Governor Brown Signs Bill Creating New $10 California Minimum Wage
The legislation signed Wednesday will raise the current minimum of $8 an hour to $9 on July 1, 2014, and then to $10 on Jan. 1, 2016.
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A Santa Clara County Civil Grand Gury The Alum Rock has found that the Alum Rock Union School District paid many of its teachers and administrators, including new and short-term employees, more than required by its contracts and rules— a practice that has cost more than $1 million over the last 10 years.
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While most of these families are headed by single mothers, a growing number are married mothers who bring in more income than their husbands, according to a study released Wednesday by the Pew Research Center.
San Jose City Council Declines 5 Percent Pay Raise
The San Jose City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to reject a proposed five percent pay raise for councilmembers.


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Anyone heard of this plant ? There is a gorgeous specimen at the butterfly gardens at the State Fair. Looks like a hardy hibiscus, with the most gorgeous pink/maroon flower and maroon stems. I took one of the seed pods - they look like cotton bolls, with white cottony stuff around the seeds. It was already open and only had two seeds inside. In case they don't germinate, does anyone know of a source for plants ? I'm smitten. I have to have one of my very own !
Carol |
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When I google it, I the only site that comes up is the Texas Discovery Garden Butterfly Plant Sale list. It's listed as gossypium hirsutum. They also have two others called Green Cotton and Brown Cotton. Carol |
- Posted by little_dani 9, S. Tex Coast (My Page) on Sat, Oct 20, 07 at 9:54
I have one called 'Burgandy Cotton'! It has boo-full burgandy colored leaves, and blooms lovely silky-looking burgandy flowers that are on the order of hibiscus. I got mine at Caldwell Nursery. You might check out this link, It says the Heirloom Burgandy Cotton is sold out as of 7/26, but I bought it last month. Love it, love it, love it! Janie |
Here is a link that might be useful: Heirloom Burgandy Cotton
Janie, thanks for the tip. Your plant looks very similar to the one I saw. I sent them an email ordering one, and a half dozen other cool things I saw on their site. Hopefully they have one last plant stuck back in the corner somewhere that they can send me ! Carol |
- Posted by little_dani 9, S. Tex Coast (My Page) on Sun, Oct 21, 07 at 0:46
I love that nursery. I don't get to go there very often, but I always make it a habit to check out the "collector's list", and the "Featured list". That way, when I get there, I tell her what all I want, then I can just look at all the stuff! I could spend all day there! If you get the chance, make the trip. It is worth it! Janie |
- Posted by prairiepaintbrush RedOak, TX z7/8 (My Page) on Sun, Oct 21, 07 at 14:29
What a neat website, thanks! |
- Posted by kentuck_8b z8b TX (My Page) on Sun, Oct 21, 07 at 17:49
At TAMU they grow actual cotton that has maroon leaves and when the bolls open, they are a bright white, thus maroon and white, the envy of any Aggie. The plants get quite large in some areas, as tall as 4+ feet. Very very beautiful. Of course, they also developed the maroon carrot and maroon radish, among countless others, and also the maroon orange...a stab at their rival school whose colours are burnt orange and white. Gig'em! Kt |
- Posted by annieinaustin z8 Austin (My Page) on Wed, Oct 24, 07 at 12:46
They also developed that Maroon Bluebonnet... which might be going too far. Annie at the Transplantable Rose |
Here is a link that might be useful: Maroon Bluebonnet
OMG! I so clueless here in TX. I always thought cotton was indigenous to India or Egypt, I had no clue it had hibiscus like flowers,or was grown for anything that wasn't commercial. PJ |
- Posted by kentuck_8b z8b TX (My Page) on Wed, Oct 24, 07 at 16:34
Not going too far, just improving on what's there already!:) Besides, wouldn't that make them maroonbonnets? Basically, it's just a lupine, which already come in many colours besides blue, so no harm done. Kt |
- Posted by pricklypearsatx z8b/9 (My Page) on Sat, Oct 27, 07 at 17:44
Gorgeous!!!! I bet it needs a lot of water?? |
- Posted by kentuck_8b z8b TX (My Page) on Mon, Oct 29, 07 at 21:13
I spoke with someone who was going to College Station this past weekend, and asked if they would look to see if there were still any unharvested 'Aggie' cotton fields left. Luckily, there were and they actually picked one bowl. The leaves are a deep maroon and the bolls are, well, cotton white. They didn't get a picture, but said it was breathtaking compared to the green cotton fields of back home, which they had countless acres planted there also. We may try to make a trip there this weekend and see if we can get a photo, and maybe some more seeds. Kt |
- Posted by tim-planter (My Page) on Tue, Jun 10, 08 at 16:06
I work at Brumley Gardens in Lakehighlands off church rd, we carry aggie Cotton in a 1 gallon size for $9.99 |
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