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Hotel Ca' Sagredo - Venice
Campo Santa Sofia, 4198/99 Ca' D'Oro - Venice1-877-662-6988
With its charming 15th-century style, the Ca' Sagredo Hotel, member of Small Luxury Hotels of the World, is the perfect expression of a Venetian Palazzo Hotel - where exceptional decoration, style and quality is effortlessly combined with contemporary chic, surpassing the expectations of even the most discerning guest.
Each of its elegantly decorated guest rooms preserves numerous testimonies of a glorious past, including magnificent works of art from the most important Venetian painters of the 17th and 18th century such as Giambattista Tiepolo, Pietro Sebastiano Ricci, Pietro Longhi and many others. Not just a hotel, but also a museum: this is the Ca' Sagredo Hotel in Venice.
After a day spent around the picturesque calli of Venice, you can relax at the L'Incontro bar, or sample Mediterranean cuisine at the L'Alcova restaurant, with views over the Grand Canal. Hotel facilities also include complimentary wireless Internet access, meeting facilities for up to 150 people and a fitness room.
Genuine helpful and courteous staff who sorted out all our queries and even organi...Venere Guest, United Kingdom
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Breakfast at Hotel Ca' Sagredo
A buffet breakfast is served each morning for a fee.
Hotel Facilities at Ca' Sagredo
- Business Center
- Meeting Room
- Conference room
- Bar
- Restaurant/Dining
- Cafeteria
- Snack bar
- Baby sitter
- Laundry service
- Lift/elevator
- Room service - limited hour
- Entire property is non-smoking
- Laundry room
- Personal newspapers
- Multilingual staff
- Newspapers
- Front desk - safety deposit box
- Front desk - 24 hour
- Luggage room
- City tour
- Limousine service
- Shuttle service from and/or to the airport
- Internet/Email services
Know before you go
- Cash transactions at this property cannot exceed EUR 999.99, due to national regulations. For further details, please contact the property using information in the booking confirmation.
- This property offers transfers from the airport (surcharges may apply). Guests must contact the property with arrival details before travel, using the contact information on the booking confirmation.
Check-in: after 2 PM.
Check-out: before Noon.
PolicyExtra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
- No onsite parking is available.
City tax and/or any other fees charged by the hotel
The following fees and deposits are charged by the property at time of service, check-in, or check-out.
- Fee for buffet breakfast: EUR 30.80 per person (approximately)
The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.
You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the hotel:
- A tax is imposed by the city: EUR 5 per person, per night for adults; EUR 2.50 per night for guests aged 10-16 years old. This tax does not apply to children under 10 years of age.
We have included all charges provided to us by the property. However, charges can vary, for example, based on length of stay or the room you book.A tax is imposed by the city and will be collected at the property. This tax does not apply to residents of Venice City and children under 10 years of age. Further exemptions may apply, subject to submission of proper documents to the property, to patients, their companions and people staying in the city for specific purposes/duties. 30% reduction applies from 1-31 January.
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Ca' Sagredo Hotel reviews
- May 2014
- Venere Guest
- Couple
- United Kingdom
Genuine helpful and courteous staff who sorted out all our queries and even organised property we accidentally left behind to be forwarded to us. The restaurant is fabulous but evening meals need to be booked before you arrive and unfortunately in a 4 day stay we could not get a place. The hotel tour to the Rialto market was special.
- April 2014
- Venere Guest
- Family with older children
This hotel is beautiful and situated nicely to everything. The room was gorgeous, the staff very wonderful. They knew who we were each time we went down to the front desk, even if we hadn't met them yet. We had room service the first night and it was delicious and delivered promptly. Truly a great meal (which is not usual for room service). The only downside is at the same time each night (we stayed there for two nights) we could hear people talking and our room smelled like smoke (I'm allergic). I didn't ask to change rooms. It didn't seem to last too long. I think our room was under the cafe?? We loved this hotel and of course, Venezia!
- November 2013
- Venere Guest
- Single traveller
- France
Very goo staying. Only thing : music is horrible and just mot until !
- February 2012
- Venere Guest
- Couple
- France
This hotel is really nice. The stairs and the reception rooms are outstanding with exceptionnal paintings on the walls (Tiepolo). It looks like you were in a museum ! The rooms are spacious, comfortable and clean.The breakfast is very good too and the service particularly warm and attentive. Only two negative points : the air conditionning (stops and goes during the night) and the location maybe is a bit far from the main touristics attractions, but it is close to the Ca'd'Oro vaporetto stop.
- March 2011
- Venere Guest
- Couple
- Germany
Junior Suite
- January 2011
- Venere Guest
- Not Specified
- Norway
We order a Junior suite to a very good price in three night trough Venere. In the reservation we asked for a suite with wiew to the Grande Canal since this was our first stay in Venezia. When we arrived they told us that they didn`t had any rooms with canal wiew avalible, so they had upgrade to a better suite. We got room 316 - the best suite at the hotel. I believe it was appox 70 qms with furniture, roof painting etc. Although we did not got a Canal wiew, this was even better. All the staff made our stay fantastic, and in a magnificent historic arroundings - this was one of our best stay ever in a hotel.
- September 2010
- Venere Guest
- Couple
- Japan
Absolutely great. Maybe better than other luxury hotels in Venice. The suite on the Canal Grande was FANTASTIC! Perfect.
- August 2009
- Venere Guest
- Single traveller
- France
Price given for petit-déjeuner is not good.. given 15 Euro and factured 22 Euro. Every else wonderful. I stay 4 nights there.
- July 2009
- Venere Guest
- Couple
The hotel is beautiful. The food is wonderful. Service is nice. But, do not rely on the hotel to provide you with water taxi service (at 6.45 am). We booked one through the hotel, which did not show. It took the hotel 30 minutes to find another, we almost missed our plane, we were not able to declare tax free items for refund, and the hotel said sorry, we're not accountable. But we booked it through the hotel, and the hotel said it would provide one. Hmmm The 1st floor rooms on the Grand Canal, while beautiful, are lOOUUdd, all night long.
- September 2008
- Venere Guest
- Couple
This hotel is a real palace. It should be regarded and rated as one of the best hotels in the world. You can't beat it at the price that we paid.I prefer it over hotel D'Paris, another true palace hotel in Monte Carlo.
- September 2007
- Venere Guest
- United Kingdom
Our experience was generally good, our room was vast, though the view was not great - given the location (On the Grand Canal) we would probably have exchanged a view for a smaller room, but that was not clear when we booked. Appart from forgetting to bring our bags upstairs the service was accomodating, and the night porter kindly made me breakfast at four in the morning when I had to go to a business meeting. Lunch and or Dinner on the terrace overlooking the canal would be a must for a return stay.
- September 2007
- Venere Guest
- Italy
Junior suite.
- April 2012
- Venere Guest
- Couple
- Switzerland
- May 2009
- Venere Guest
- Not Specified
- Ukraine
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- August 2008
- Venere Guest
- Couple
- Spain
- October 2014
- Venere Guest
- Couple
- Italy
- November 2011
- Venere Guest
- Couple
- Italy
- February 2011
- Venere Guest
- Single traveller
- Italy
- July 2013
- Venere Guest
- Couple
- Switzerland
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Ca' Sagredo Hotel reviews by TripAdvisor
Room Details
Book your luxury accommodation at Ca' Sagredo, offering 42 guest rooms with climate control. Satellite TV channels offer entertainment at the end of a busy day. Business travelers visiting the Cannaregio area will have access to free wireless high-speed Internet access as well as desks and complimentary newspapers.
Individual décor and furnishings make each stay a unique experience. A good night's sleep in comfortable beds with premium bedding will have visitors waking up refreshed and well-rested throughout their vacation or business trip. Private bathrooms are outfitted with shower/tub combinations, bathrobes, slippers and bidets. Minibars and hair dryers are supplied in each room to facilitate basic travel needs. Additional guest comforts include soundproofing, air conditioning and safes.
Bathroom toiletries are provided free of charge. A turndown service is available.
Accommodation Services
- Air conditioning
- Mini bar
- Extra beds
- Baby cots/cribs available
- Hypo-allergenic bedding available
- Soundproof rooms
- Hairdryer in each room
- Safe
- Desk
- Individually controlled air conditioning
- Satellite TV
- Wireless Internet access
How to reach Ca' Sagredo HotelBy car
Guests can leave their car in one of the covered parking areas (subject to charges) in Piazzale Roma or on Tronchetto Island. From there, you can reach the hotel either by private water taxi (estimated price is €100,00; travel time is around 10 minutes) or by vaporetto (public water bus) line 1 and get off at the Ca' D'Oro stop (tickets cost approximately €6,00 per person).
By train
From the Santa Lucia railway station you can reach the hotel either by private water taxi (estimated price is €80,00; travel time is around 5 minutes) or by vaporetto (public water bus) line 1 and get off at the Ca' D'Oro stop (tickets cost approximately €6,00 per person).
By airplane
From Venice Marco Polo airport the hotel is best reached by private water taxi (estimated price is €100,00; travel time is around 20 minutes). Alternatively, you can take the ATVO shuttle bus till Piazzale Roma and then follow the above indications.
Distances from Hotel Ca' SagredoCa' D'Oro Waterbus - 0.1 km / 0 mi
Pescaria - 0.1 km / 0.1 mi
Ca' d'Oro - 0.1 km / 0.1 mi
Galleria Giorgio Franchetti alla Ca' d'Oro - 0.1 km / 0.1 mi
Ca'Pesaro - 0.2 km / 0.2 mi
Teatro Malibran - 0.3 km / 0.2 mi
Rialto Bridge - 0.3 km / 0.2 mi
Chiesa Santa Maria dei Miracoli - 0.3 km / 0.2 mi
San Stae - 0.3 km / 0.2 mi
San Salvador Church - 0.4 km / 0.3 mi
Casino Vendramin-Calergi - 0.4 km / 0.3 mi
Casino of Venice - 0.5 km / 0.3 mi
Goldoni's House - 0.5 km / 0.3 mi
San Marcuola Waterbus Stop - 0.5 km / 0.3 mi
Fondamenta Nuove Marina - 0.5 km / 0.3 mi
The preferred airport for Ca' Sagredo is Venice (VCE-Marco Polo) - 7.1 km / 4.4 mi.
Distances are calculated in a straight line from the property's location to the point of interest or airport and may not reflect actual travel distance.
Distances are displayed to the nearest 0.1 km and mile.
Transportation services Hotel Ca' Sagredo
- Limousine service
- Shuttle service from and/or to the airport
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(Updated at 10:35 a.m.) One would expect that most demonstrations outside IRS headquarters in D.C. involve calls for lower taxes. This afternoon, however, congressional candidate Del. Patrick Hope (D) held a press conference outside the IRS to call for higher taxes on the wealthiest Americans.
Hope, who's one of 10 Democratic candidates running for the congressional seat of the retiring Rep. Jim Moran (D-Va.), said he supports the budget put forth by the Congressional Progressive Caucus, which raises taxes on Americans making more than $250,000 per year and creates a new, higher tax bracket for those making more than $1 million. It would also close corporate tax loopholes and tax individuals making more than $100 million annually at 48 percent.
The budget also would eliminate the tax difference between long-term capital gains income and regular income from salaries and wages. It also would reverse the effects of the sequester, which would mean more jobs for federal workers. Hope circulated a petition trying to draw support for what he calls the "Millionaire's Tax," and said he gathered 33,000 signatures.
A tax hike on the wealthy "solves our revenue problem very simply, by bringing in more revenue," Hope said. "Our future is at stake in the upcoming Congress. Will we pass a grand bargain that cuts our social safety net? Or will we close the loopholes and demand the wealthiest 1 percent of Americans pay their fair share? That's what the 2014 election will be about all over the United States — and that is where we have our biggest differences in our primary in the 8th District."
The higher tax rate could hit residents of the district Hope seeks to represent particularly hard. Arlington has consistently ranked among the five richest counties in America in recent years, even landing at No. 1 by some metrics. Hope's campaign, however, argues that a relatively small number of Arlington residents are in the very high income bracket that would be impacted by the Millionaire's Tax.
Hope, a resident of Arlington's Buckingham neighborhood, also released his tax returns and called upon his opponents in the June 10 congressional primary to do the same. Hope, who works as a healthcare attorney in addition to his part-time duties as a member of the Virginia House of Delegates, earned $231,197 last year — $197,621 from work as a lobbyist for a nonprofit healthcare association, $28,176 from the Commonwealth of Virginia and $5,400 from Johns Hopkins University. He paid $38,645 in federal taxes, or 16.7 percent.
"Transparency is something that is very important in politics," Hope said. "The people we seek to represent deserve to know everything about us."
Resolution Honors Arlington's First Female Judge — The Virginia House of Delegates has passed a resolution honoring Eleanor Spence Dobson, Arlington's first female judge. Dobson served in the General District Court from 1982 to 1997. She passed away on September 18, 2013. The resolution honoring Dobson was sponsored by Del. Patrick Hope (D). Another Hope-sponsored resolution, honoring the late Arlington civic activist Robert Atkins, is scheduled to come to the House floor on Friday. [Sun Gazette]
Chick-fil-A 'Date Knight' Returns — Missed your chance to go on a medieval-themed fast food date with your mom last year? Good news: Chick-fil-A is once again holding its Mother-Son Date Knight at Ballston Common Mall (4238 Wilson Blvd). The food court eatery is one of the participating Chick-fil-A locations nationwide that are hosting the whimsical event. As of last night there were still a dozen reservations available for the event, which is being held the evening of Monday, Feb. 10. The Crystal City Chick-fil-A location has already sold out of its Date Knight reservations. [Chick-fil-A]
Starr Hill Brewing Tasting Tonight — Virginia brewery Starr Hill will be holding a complimentary tasting tonight. The event is scheduled from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Copperwood Tavern (4021 Campbell Ave). Reservations are required. [Shirlington Village Blog Spot]
Bikeshare Supplier Files for Bankruptcy — Bixi, the Canadian company that makes the bikes and equipment utilized by the Capital Bikeshare system, has filed for bankruptcy. Alta Bicycle Share, which runs the Capital Bikeshare system says it's focused on making sure the system continues to operate "without interruption." [Washington Business Journal, Capital Bikeshare]
Hope to Enter Congressional Race — Del. Patrick Hope (D-47) is planning to run for the retiring Rep. Jim Moran's congressional seat. He's expected to make the announcement today. [Washington Post]
Rader Clinic Recovering from Flood Damage — The Rader Clinic at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall is back up and running after a "water accident" that caused flood damage yesterday. [Facebook]
Arlington Energy Plan Wins Award — Arlington County's Community Energy Plan has been recognized by the American Planning Association with a "2014 National Planning Achievement Award in Environmental Planning." [Arlington County]
ARLnow Reaches 20K Twitter Followers — In the midst of snow coverage this week, ARLnow.com reached its 20,000th Twitter follower. The follower count now stands at 20,085. [Twitter]
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Rosslyn BID's New Website — The Rosslyn Business Improvement District launched a new website yesterday. The launch comes at about the same time as a new BID logo and after the BID hired a new executive director this year. The website currently features a Q&A with the Executive Chef of soon-to-be-opened Heavy Seas Alehouse. [Rosslyn BID]
A Facebook Page For Discussing Arlington History — I grew up in Arlington, VA, a Facebook page for Arlington history, has garnered more than 10,500 "likes." The posts can range from discussions about the old Parkington shopping center and the putt-putt course at the corner of Wilson Blvd and N. Glebe Road, to current local news and sports scores. Page administrator Eric Dobson said sometimes the comments get "offensive," and he's forced to delete them, but they mostly stay positive. [Falls Church News-Press]
Washington Post Profiles Chris Zimmerman — Arlington County Board member Chris Zimmerman, who is stepping down next month, "is one of the reasons that the dark days of Columbia Pike and other streets in Arlington are brighter and livelier, with more pedestrians and dining choices," writes the Post's Patricia Sullivan. The article touches on the Columbia Pike streetcar line, quoting head of Arlingtonians For Sensible Transit Peter Rousselot as saying Zimmerman "has insufficient sensitivity to the cost of some things he has labeled smart." [Washington Post]
Del. Hope Seeks House of Delegates Weapons Ban — Del. Patrick Hope (D-47) will introduce legislation that will ban firearms from the floor of the House of Delegates. Hope acknowledges the bill has little hope of passing the Republican-controlled House, but was inspired to do so after Del. Joe Morrissey brought an AK-47 on the floor during a debate this year. [Sun Gazette]
This week, we asked the candidates for competitive House of Delegates races in Arlington districts to write a sub-750 word essay describing why residents of their districts should vote for them on Election Day (Nov. 5).
Here is the unedited response from 47th District candidate Patrick Hope (D):
Over the past two years, Virginia has begun to shed its proud reputation as one of the best states to start a business and raise a family. Instead, we have become a state less welcoming to gays and lesbians, minorities, and women and more interested in legislating divisive social issues rather than improving our economy and creating jobs. The partisanship seen across the Potomac River has already filtered its ugly ways into the Virginia General Assembly. I believe we need to reverse course.
Terry McAuliffe, Ralph Northam, Mark Herring and the entire Democratic ticket represent change that will refocus Virginia's attention toward investing more in our public schools and universities, ensuring an adequate transportation infrastructure, guaranteeing our most vulnerable residents have access to affordable health care and services, and protecting our environment and natural resources. By making these smart investments, while keeping taxes and regulation low, Virginia will once again be a welcoming place for businesses and families.
My personal focus will be ensuring Virginia fully implements the Affordable Care Act and continues to reform its Medicaid program to guarantee quality health care at lower costs. My attention will also be on seeking reforms to our prison system to make it more cost efficient and to make sure offenders who need treatment receive it, helping to avoid incarceration in the first place. And finally, I will continue to be the voice for those most in need – those with physical and mental disabilities, our children, and older adults.
This vision for the Commonwealth is one that reflects our Arlington values and it is one that motivates me daily to continue my public service for you. I sincerely hope to earn your vote on Tuesday, November 5th. For more information, please visit my website at www.HopeforVirginia.org.
Thousands Apply to Live in New Affordable Building — Since it started accepting applications on Aug. 27, the new 122-unit Arlington Mill Residences affordable apartment complex has received applications from more than 3,600 people. Nonprofit developer Arlington Partnership for Affordable Housing is expected to hold a lottery later this week to determine which of the qualified applicants will get an apartment. [Washington Post]
New Randolph Elementary Track — A dedication ceremony was held on Friday for a new track at Randolph Elementary School. The track was built with $40,436 raised by the Randolph PTA and Randolph Principal Renee Bostick. As part of Friday's event, the Wakefield High School marching band led students, school staff and parents on a inaugural lap around the track. [Arlington Public Schools]
Lawmakers Laud Progress on Solitary Confinement — Local Democratic state lawmakers Patrick Hope and Adam Ebbin say Virginia has been making progress in reducing the number of prisoners held in solitary confinement. While the state is "off to a good start," Hope and Ebbin say more work must be done to provide mental health services to prisoners to ensure they don't wind up back in solitary. [Washington Post]
Weekend High School Football — Wakefield High School opened its football season with a win against Marshall. The team was winless last year. Meanwhile, Washington-Lee defeated McLean and Bishop O'Connell defeated Bishop Ireton. Yorktown snapped its 28-game regular season winning streak with a loss to Langley. [Sun Gazette]
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Issues like the Columbia Pike streetcar and the housing authority referendum were at the forefront last night during the Arlington Civic Federation's annual candidates' forum.
The debate between County Board member Jay Fisette and Green Party challenger Audrey Clement was the night's most divisive, with Clement challenging the streetcar project and the Board's fiscal policies.
"I pledge to raise no taxes," Clement said, "Repeal last year's tax increase… and authorize an inspector general for the county's budget."
Clement again voiced her support for the referendum to create a housing authority, which Fisette and other Board members oppose. Fisette defended the Board's actions, asserting that the tax increases were largely to pay for the increase in school enrollment and the streetcar "fulfills the vision of the revitalization of Columbia Pike."
"I will ensure that Arlington continues to be a community that respects the differences among us," he said. "I believe that there's more to do, and I have more to give."
Six races were represented during the forum: Fisette's Board seat, James Lander's School Board seat, and the 45th, 47th, 48th, and 49th District races for the House of Delegates. Lander and Del. Robert Brink (D-48) are running unopposed, and each gave two-minute speeches and took one question from the floor. Del. Rob Krupicka (D-45) did not have an opponent to debate at the forum after it was revealed that independent candidate Jeffrey Engle was not in attendance.
Del. Patrick Hope (D-47) and Libertarian challenger Laura Delhomme — participating in her first debate — fielded questions about affordable housing, wind energy and their thoughts on the Republican state ticket. No Republican is running for any seat, state or local, in Arlington.
"I'm not a socially liberal Republican, I'm not a fiscally conservative Democrat," said Delhomme, who suggested repealing the state income tax and the Virginia Marriage Amendment.
Hope advocated for transferring more of Virginia's energy from coal and natural gas to wind power and discussed how difficult it was to make progress in the General Assembly.
"In my first four years in office, I've learned that change can be very difficult," Hope said. "Getting government out of our bedrooms and our doctor's offices has divided our state and our parties."
In the final debate of the night, Del. Alfonso Lopez (D-49), running in his first re-election bid, and Independent Green Party candidate Terrence Modglin, showed the starkest disagreement, particularly on abortion. Modglin supports greater restrictions on abortion.
"I think the laws and regulations enacted, the intent of them was to, regardless of what the language was, reduce the number of abortions in Virginia and I think that's a good thing in terms of public policy," Modglin said.
Following Modglin's response, Lopez looked slightly taken aback. He shook his head before he responded.
"A woman's right to choose is non-negotiable," Lopez said. "The [transvaginal ultrasound] legislation put up…was a travesty. It made us a laughing stock on the national stage. I will definitely fight these backdoor ways of reducing a person's access to contraception."
Election Day is on Nov. 5. The forum, held at Virginia Hospital Center's Hazel auditorium, is organized every year as the unofficial start to Arlington's fall campaign season.
Arlington County Democrats were joined by Sen. Mark Warner at their annual Labor Day Chili Cook-off in Lyon Park on Monday.
Between chatting with local Democratic elected officials and activists, Virginia's senior U.S. senator cheered on contestants during the event's popular no-hands-allowed pie eating contest. Finishing first in the contest was Ben Tribbett, of the Not Larry Sabato blog.
The main attraction, of course, was the chili contest. A dozen and a half entries competed for the votes of a panel of judges — the "electoral college" — and for the votes of all attendees — the "popular vote."
Del. Patrick Hope captured top honors from the popular vote, with attorney Betsey Wildhack and School Board member Noah Simon in second and third respectively. Rep. Jim Moran's "Animal Lovers Chili," meanwhile, won the electoral college vote.
Among other attendees at the cookout were all five Arlington County Board members, Commonwealth's Attorney Theo Stamos, state Sen. Adam Ebbin, Del. Bob Brink and Del. Alfonso Lopez, whose son won the cupcake decorating contest.
Del. Patrick Hope (D-Arlington) will be holding a town hall meeting on school safety on Wednesday, Jan. 30.
Hope was recently appointed to Gov. Bob McDonnell's Task Force on School and Campus Safety, which was created in the wake of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting. The task force has been charged with making recommendations regarding improvements to school safety practices at K-12 schools and at colleges and universities. Such improvements may include expanded use of school resource officers or security guards, new state or local programs or policies, and improvements to Virginia's mental health system.
From 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. on Wednesday, interested parents, students and residents are invited to discuss school safety with Del. Hope at the Wakefield High School auditorium (4901 S. Chesterfield Road). Hope will give an update about the work of the task force and listen to concerns and recommendations from the audience.
Hope said the discussion will be wide-ranging, and may incorporate topics beyond the scope of the task force. For instance, the task force was not charged with making recommendation regarding firearm policies, but Hope said guns may still be discussed.
"I don't see how you can talk about safety in classrooms without talking about gun control… It's a little like talking about trying to cure lung cancer, but you can't talk about smoking," Hope told ARLnow.com. "If you really want to solve the problem, you can't leave gun control aside."
Hope said he will likely hold at least one more town hall meeting before the task force concludes its work this summer. The task force's relatively short time frame, he said, is the reason the controversial topic of gun control was not included in its agenda.
Two state lawmakers who represent parts of Arlington have proposed a gun safety legislation package in the Virginia General Assembly.
State Sen. Adam Ebbin and Del. Patrick Hope, both Democrats, introduced bills that would close the so-called "gun show loophole," require universal background checks on gun purchases, require gun owners to report stolen firearms, and restrict weapon sales to the mentally ill. To drive home the point, the lawmakers recorded two videos (above and below, after the jump) showing them buying a handgun without a background check and buying a high-capacity magazine at a recent gun show in Chantilly, Va.
The legislation was introduced Wednesday, a day before President Obama proposed legislation to require universal background checks, ban high capacity magazines, and ban assault-style weapons.
The gun control bills face an uphill battle in the Republican-controled state legislature; Hope and Ebbin called on Virginia residents to contact their legislators in support of the legislation.
From a press release:
Virginia State Senator Adam P. Ebbin (D-Alexandria) and Delegate Patrick A. Hope (D-Arlington) have introduced a package of gun safety legislation to require universal background checks on prospective firearms purchasers (SB 1232 / HB 2025), close the gun show loophole, and tighten restrictions on the sale of weapons to the mentally ill (SB 1109 / HB 2221).
SB 1109 and HB 2221 would make it a Class 6 felony to sell firearms to persons found mentally incapacitated or who have been involuntarily admitted.
Ebbin also introduced legislation to require the reporting of lost or stolen firearms (SB 965) and to outlaw firearms in legislative buildings (SB 1012).
"We easily purchased a handgun at a Virginia gun show, without undergoing a background check. Sadly, nearly 40% of all gun sales are conducted without a background check. In the interest of community safety, it's not too much to ask for responsible gun purchasers to undergo a background check to screen for criminal history or history of serious mental illness," the two wrote in a joint statement.
The lawmakers discussed their visit to a gun show in a January 15th news conference at the Virginia Capitol. Hope showed the High Standard Sentinel Revolver he bought for $175; because he purchased the gun from a private dealer, he did not have to undergo a background check to screen for a criminal record. "Today, a felon with a violent past can walk into a gun show or go on the Internet and buy any gun with no questions asked," Hope said. "A law we could pass today, requiring universal background checks for all gun sales, would have an almost immediate impact on gun safety. No responsible gun owner is afraid of a background check."
Displaying a 30-round ammunition magazine he purchased for $20, Ebbin said, "Buying a 30-round magazine should not be as easy as buying a candy bar." He noted that a 30-round magazine was used in the recent Newtown, Connecticut tragedy that left 26 dead.
Citing the need to pass SB 965, Ebbin said, "When a gun is stolen, a deadly weapon is in criminal hands—a combination we all want to avoid. Reporting lost or stolen guns can help police avert a tragedy."
Hope and Ebbin called on Virginians to contact their legislators in support of the gun safety legislation.
Del. Patrick Hope (D) of Arlington has introduced a bill that would require boys to get vaccinated for the Human Papillomavirus (HPV).
Girls entering the sixth grade in Virginia are already required to get vaccinated for HPV, which can cause cervical cancer. By law, parents can opt out of the HPV immunization, if they wish. Still, the measure isn't without controversy — Republicans in the General Assembly nearly succeeded in lifting the mandate last year.
Hope's bill would simply remove two words — "for females" — from the mandate, thus requiring boys to receive the vaccines too. Hope said he realizes his bill is not likely to see the light of day on the House of Delegates, but proposed it because it's consistent with current medical best practices. In boys, the HPV vaccine can prevent certain types of genital warts and cancers, and prevent them from spreading the disease to girls, who can suffer more serious consequences from contracting it.
"Given last session where a majority of House Republicans wanted to gut existing law that simply recommends girls receive the vaccine, this legislation will be met with extreme opposition," Hope told ARLnow.com. "But there is absolutely no controversy within the medical community: Immunizing boys against HPV will help save lives."
"As the father of three young girls, there is nothing I wouldn't do to protect them," Hope continued. "I just hope we can let the expertise of the medical community guide our policy decisions and not let politics get in the way."
By a 5-4 decision, announced this morning, the Supreme Court has upheld President' Obama heath care law. Numerous local and state officials and candidates are now weighing in on the high court's ruling.
Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell (R) called the decision a "blow to freedom."
Today's Supreme Court ruling is extremely disappointing for Virginia and for America. The PPACA will create a costly and cumbersome system that will impair our country's ability to recover from these challenging economic times, infringes on our citizen's liberties, will harm small businesses, and will impose dramatic unfunded mandates on Virginia and all states. Simply put, this is a blow to freedom. America needs market-based solutions that give patients more choice, not less.
Virginia will evaluate the steps necessary to comply with the law. While we have awaited this decision, planners have been working to identify necessary resources and issues to be addressed to ensure Virginia implements this flawed law in the most effective and least costly and burdensome way possible. In coming months, Virginia's healthcare leaders will work to develop the best possible system to meet the healthcare needs of our citizens. It remains my hope that we will elect a new President and Senate so that the existing law will be repealed and states will be given the freedom they need to implement healthcare solutions that work best for their citizens. We will evaluate the opinion in detail in the days ahead and determine what policies are proper for the people of Virginia.
Rep. Jim Moran (D) applauded the ruling, saying the Affordable Care Act will result in "life-saving reforms."
Today the Supreme Court reaffirmed what Democrats and President Obama have known for two years; the Affordable Care Act stands on firm constitutional grounds.
People across the country are already benefiting from reforms in the Affordable Care Act, including 6.6 million young people who can stay on their parents' insurance, 105 million Americans who no longer have a lifetime limit on their coverage, and 5.3 million seniors in the 'donut hole' who have saved $3.7 billion on their prescription drugs.
Though today's ruling provides assurance as the Administration phases in life-saving reforms including a ban on insurance companies denying coverage to individuals with pre-existing conditions, Republicans in Congress will undoubtedly continue their efforts to dismantle critical provisions of the Affordable Care Act. We must continue fighting these efforts in the House of Representatives to repeal ACA.
Passage of the Affordable Care Act in 2009 represented a giant leap forward to not only make our health care system work better for Americans of any age, race, gender, or income level, but to rescue our economy from the suffocating grip of spiraling health care costs. We spend nearly 18 percent of our entire economy on health care – twice what every other industrialized nation pays. The Affordable Care Act will reduce our deficit while improving access to, and the quality of, care for all Americans.
Washington has been struggling to deliver meaningful health care reform for more than six decades. Today's ruling means the United States can finally see its way closer to delivering on that promise for all Americans.
Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli (R), a leading opponent of the health care law, said today is "a dark day for American liberty." He is planning to hold a press conference at noon today in Richmond to discuss the decision.
Two organizations designed to improve Rosslyn have decided to merge.
After 21 years in business, Rosslyn Renaissance (RR) will cease to exist and its urban design work will be taken over by the Rosslyn Business Improvement District (BID).
RR was created by the Arlington County Board in 1991, and lists its mission as "to work with residential, commercial, cultural, and government communities to realize Rosslyn's potential as a distinctive urban environment through a focus on urban design and development."
"Rosslyn Renaissance has helped to lay the foundation for Rosslyn's future growth," said Board President Jeffrey L. Kovach in a press release. "The BID will build upon and continue RR's work, planning for Rosslyn today and in the future."
RR's work has helped with accomplishments such as securing a donated space for Artisphere, adding 98 additional affordable housing units and installing a pedestrian esplanade to Key Bridge.
"RR board members were the drivers to create the BID in 2003, and that is among the greatest of RR's accomplishments," said BID Executive Director Cecilia Cassidy. "The new organizational structure will bring us full circle. It is a graduation of sorts for the two groups – to Rosslyn's benefit."
The BID board has created an Urban Design Committee, which will incorporate all members of the Rosslyn Renaissance committee.
The two organizations will host a tribute event tonight in the main ballroom of the Key Bridge Marriott. The event is scheduled to include remarks from Rep. Jim Moran, Del. Patrick Hope and County Board Chair Mary Hynes. Board members and founders of Rosslyn Renaissance will also be recognized during the tribute.
Fmr. CIA Officer Charged — Former CIA officer and current Arlington resident John Kiriakou, 47, was charged yesterday with repeatedly leaking classified information to journalists. Kiriakou is best known for his 2007 interview with ABC News in which he described the waterboarding of Abu Zubaydah, a suspected al-Qaeda operative. [Washington Post]
Cigarette Tax Bill Dies in General Assembly — A bill proposed by Del. Patrick Hope (D) that would have raised Virginia's cigarette tax from 30 cents to the national average of $1.45 has died a quick and unsurprising death in a House of Delegates subcommittee. [Sun Gazette]
Senator's Arlington Condo for Sale — Florida Sen. Bill Nelson (D) has put his swanky Arlington condo up for sale in advance of his reelection campaign. The condo, which is reportedly on the market for nearly $2 million, is located in the Radnor/Fort Myer Heights neighborhood and overlooks the Iwo Jima memorial. [US News & World Report]
Hope Proposes Cigarette Tax Hike — Arlington's Del. Patrick Hope (D) is planning to introduce a bill that would increase Virginia's relatively low cigarette tax. Unlike past years when Hope has proposed a cigarette tax hike only to have it promptly killed by Republicans, Hope is now proposing that revenue from the tax go directly to car tax relief, rather than to anti-smoking programs or Medicaid funding. [WTVR]
Record Profit for Virginia ABC — Virginia's state-owned ABC liquor stores and restaurant wholesale business saw record sales and a record profit in fiscal year 2011. The Virginia Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control says it recorded an all-time high profit of $121 million last fiscal year, amid record demand for wine, liquor and mixers at stores and from restaurants. The state's top-selling liquor, meanwhile, is Jack Daniels. [Associated Press]
Lime Fresh Now Open in Clarendon — Lime Fresh Mexican Grill officially opened in Clarendon on Monday. The restaurant, at 2900 Wilson Boulevard, is the first D.C. location for the Florida-based chain. Another Lime Fresh location is planned for Pentagon Row. The chain originally got its start in 2004 as a restaurant on Miami's South Beach. The Clarendon Lime Fresh location will be open from 11:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m., seven days a week.
Lyon Park Community Center Renovations — The County Board is expected to consider a use permit in March for planned renovations to the Lyon Park Community Center. [Sun Gazette]
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Huge variations in energy costs will impact some regions while prices may globalise in the long term, IEA says
Cheaper natural gas for the US but a large regional disparity in energy costs are key messages from the 2013 World Energy Outlook from the International Energy Agency (IEA) published on 18 November.
Sharp differences in energy prices between the regions are likely to affect industrial competitiveness, the agency says, as it predicts that the EU and Japan could lose as much as one-third of their combined share of global exports because of higher energy costs.
Different regions face huge disparities in energy costs
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While the US reaps the advantages of cheap shale gas the IEA believes that two-thirds of the economic potential of energy efficiency will go untapped in 2035 unless market barriers can be breached. These barriers include fossil fuel subsidies which cost an estimated $544bn in wasteful consumption in 2012.
And there are other ways in which regional gas price variations might be smoothed out. The gap between widely disparate regional natural gas prices could reduce as markets and pricing globalise.
Exports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the US and gas market and pricing reforms in Asia Pacific can help loosen the contractual rigidity of natural gas traded internationally and its indexation to high oil prices, the IEA says.
While the agency's scenarios have to present a rigid view of the future, a lot may change in the real, more dynamic, market environment.
"Major changes are emerging in the energy world in response to shifts in economic growth, efforts at decarbonisation and technological breakthroughs," said IEA executive director Maria van der Hoeven, on the launch of the report.
"We have the tools to deal with such profound market change. Those that anticipate global energy developments successfully can derive an advantage, while those that do not risk taking poor policy and investment decisions."
Greater tight and deep light oil production will not transform global oil markets over the longer-term, the IEA believes, but will help create energy cost imbalances that will clearly affect energy intensive industries such as chemicals.
In some respects, the agency downplays the role of tight oil and deepwater oil in transforming the global energy picture. Rising oil output from the US and Brazil "reduces the role of OPEC countries in quenching the world's thirst for oil over the next decade," it says. But it adds that the only large source of low-cost oil, the Middle East, will take back its role as the major provider of oil supply growth from the mid-2020s.
Yet the changing pattern of consumption of oil and gas in the Middle East will have a profound effect on markets, it suggests.
Oil consumption will shift more towards Asia and the Middle East as will refining capacity. The Middle East becomes the world's second largest gas consumer by 2020 and the world's third largest oil consumer by 2030 under the IEA's central scenario in a world in which global energy demand rises by a third to 2035.
The IEA has spoken before this year about the increasingly important role that energy efficiency is taking in world oil, gas and renewables demand growth.
It suggests that as the balance of supply, demand and reduced consumption changes so refineries in Europe must close. What it calls low-carbon energy resources meet as much as 40% of the growth in global energy demand. "Energy demand in OECD countries barely rises and by 2035 is less than half that of non-OECD countries," it says.
Crude oil demand growth slows steadily, it adds, from 1m bbl/day in 2020 on average to 400,000 bbl/day with high prices encouraging fuel switching and as the decline in OECD oil demand accelerates.
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|Column: How I do what I do
Monday, 28 May 2012 13:30
One of the questions I'm often asked is, how do I review equipment? The simple answer, of course, is that when I have to review audio equipment, I listen to music; and when I have to try televisions and projectors, I watch movies.
I know, I know, it's a tough life, but I'm prepared to put in all those long hours of having to endure good music and Oscar winning titles to ensure that I come to grips with the intricacies of the equipment I have to review. Joking aside, there is quite a lot that goes on behind the scenes and just as with any other job, being an audio and video reviewer has its ups and downs.
The first thing that has to happen is that equipment has to be unpacked. I do this as carefully as possible and sometimes even take pictures of how components were slotted into a box. You would be surprised at how creative some manufacturers are at getting ten bits of equipment to fit into the tiniest packing container! I'm convinced that there are specialists out there whose sole job it is to ensure that once unpacked, nothing will ever fit into the same box again.
After being extricated from the confines of their shipping cartons, components have to be installed, positioned, run in, calibrated, and in the case of some fussy high-end components, sometimes whispered sweet nothings to, before you'll even be able to turn it on. Are your valves glowing correctly, dear? Have those transistors warmed up enough to let all those electrons flow? Have I filtered the incoming power enough for you, sweetie?
You may scoff at this last point, but just like you have to warm up a Ferrari before caning it down a road, some top-end gear needs a little time before it will respond and deliver the kind of performance you've paid a lot of money for.
Of those factors mentioned above, positioning and calibration are the most important.
Speakers interact with rooms and need to be carefully placed to deliver the best acoustic balance possible, and even video projectors are fussy about where it should be placed in relation to a screen. Keystone correction is to be avoided at all costs, and if possible, you don't want to set up a projector using the extremes of its zoom ratio.
After positioning comes calibration. This is particularly important for home theatre systems and video devices. You need to run the auto calibration systems that are available on most A/V receivers, to set speaker levels, distances and crossover points. If there is no auto function, you have to do this manually. I always do a little of both, and after the auto set up is complete, I tweak settings to suit my tastes. In my opinion, there is no way anyone can properly review a display device if they haven't first adequately calibrated it.
For televisions and projectors, I use some of my sophisticated test equipment to ensure that the colour, contrast and brightness are as close to international standards as possible. For the record, I use CalmanV4 software and a Spectracal C6 Colorimeter to set up video devices.
It is only after all the above has been completed, that I can even begin to review equipment.
For audio devices, I listen to how closely it comes to recreating the real thing. Do drums sound like drums? Dogs barking like actual dogs? Thunder like real thunder?
Next, I use another sophisticated piece of test machinery. It is one that I always have close at hand (so to speak) and it is available, for free, to practically every human being alive. I call it my right foot (although I sometimes use my left foot too). If this is tapping along to the music, I'm having fun and I like what I'm listening to. If it's not tapping, it doesn't matter how expensive the review equipment is, how technically brilliant it measures, or how fancy it looks. If it lacks the capability to move my foot, it's not moving my soul either, and I probably will not give it a great review.
For visual device reviews, I do the following: Once a display device has been set to deliver the best picture I can get it to, I look at how well I can see shadow details (quite a few devices are good at displaying bright whites and deep blacks, but fail when asked to deliver anything in between). I also look at motion smoothness, checking to see if I get eye strain after watching it for a while.
Things can and do get fairly technical. I'll often look or listen to the same music track or video clip many times to determine whether the review equipment does what its manufacturers claim it should.
As you can see, there is just a little more to reviewing than simply watching movies or listening to tunes, but if I've done my job correctly, the result should be a review that you can use before making your purchasing decision.
Of course, not everyone will always agree with me, and I'm fine with that. In fact, I welcome it when someone readers don't. At least it reaffirms that someone has taken the time to read my review, digest it and then formed their own opinion.
I'm always happy to chat about my reviews too, and as soon as I remember my Twitter name, feel free to chat to me there.
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Visual Proof a Resdesign is a good thing
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What about when the Yoda puppet was redesigned from Episode V to Episode I? Was that a good thing?
Well, the answer to that is self-contained in what Yoda looks like in Eps 2 and 3.
Meaning what, it is good strategy to take super work done in the 80s and use similar techniques to do a crap job in 99 so as to make the CG version you do in the next century look good by comparison?
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Letter: No mercy for criminals
Seeing a photo of father Tom Sullivan of Aurora, Colo., screaming his heart out over his son's death, on the front page of The Commercial Appeal July 21, under the headline "'Dark Knight' massacre," sent chills through me.
It reminds me of myself screaming my own heart out in The Med after my own son, Bob, had been murdered on a city street in Memphis. There is no consolation in this world. It never goes away.
Every citizen in America, needs to get deadly serious about crime. I believe in the death penalty. I believe prisoners should work on farms, in every state, growing everything we eat in America — weeding, picking the bugs off by hand, everything. People who commit crimes need to be punished. Watching television all day in an air-conditioned facility is not punishment. This mass murder in Aurora is an abomination.
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Yup, same here. Maybe you should import the font and get rid of the problem the easy way.
works first time for me with any font even behind a mask too. Jay
Does it work with embedded font Jay? That is what I want to know… I googled this and found a bunch of people with this problem but nobody seems to find an answer. Probably this is not that significant a problem at all..
Pretty weird… Anyway, thanx for ur time bobo and Jay… and Jay if u could answer my question – "Did it work for you with embedded font?"...it would be really gr8
you need to embed the font as both bold and normal. A fix for this is to place a dynamic field somewhere that has the bold font embeded.
you need to embed the font as both bold and normal. A fix for this is to place a dynamic field somewhere that has the bold font embeded.
Thanx dojavion…so i guess it is a bug in Flash…right?
not necessarily a bug. It just has to do with the way it embeds fonts. Glad to help.
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IceRays play Texas again on Saturday night
FRISCO - The Corpus Christi IceRays finally clicked on the power-play, scoring two goals on the man up for a 3-2 win over the Texas Tornado at Dr Pepper Arena.
After no scoring in the first period, the IceRays drew first blood one minute, 22 seconds into the second period as Matthew Weis scooped up a rebound in front of the net, tapping it past goaltender Reid Mimmack giving Corpus Christi a 1-0 advantage.
The IceRays struck again, this time on the power-play as Frank Misuraca rifled a shot from the point through the screen to give the IceRays a 1-0 lead 5:57 into the second period.
After two periods of play Corpus Christi led 2-0.
Beau Walker gave the IceRays a 3-0 lead with another power-play goal for the IceRays just 55 seconds into the final period. Walker fired a shot from the blue line that went off the left post and into the net.
Texas fought back when Jack Prince scored shortly after, just 1:29 into the third period as the Tornado had an extra attacker on to pull the Tornado within two goals.
Nick Neville scored a power-play goal 3:43 into the third period on a back door pass, goaltender Anthony Stolarz made the original unbelievable save but could not stop the rebound shot as the Tornado pulled within one goal.
With 1:59 left in regulation the Tornado took a penalty and the IceRays held on for the 3-2 victory.
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Editor's intro: League tables 2008
By Claire Beale, campaignlive.co.uk, Sunday, 24 February 2008 12:00AM
Before I saw the Nielsen billings in this report, I was preparing to write a rather different introduction to the one you are about to read.
I thought my theme might be one of resurrection, or the potential for it. After a general year of turmoil in the traditional creative agencies, it seemed as though by the end of the year many of the networked shops could be ready for a fight back. New managements, some improving creativity, greater integration: could the traumas of 2007 have cleared the decks ready for the resurgence of the big agency?
Well, maybe. But once I saw some of the charts in this book, it was clear the old world order has a bigger challenge on its hands than even I thought. Some of the declines registered here are shocking. So while all that turmoil was clearly imperative as agencies struggled to find a firmer footing, for many agencies there remains so much more to do.
All of which made scoring performance a thorny job. Disaster at one end of the year was often tailed by a wholesale change at the other; many agencies ended the year in a very different state to the one they began it with and already 2008 has added more significant change. Finding over-arching scores that reflect such swings has been no mean feat.
Compiling this year's report was also made more challenging by the drive towards integration. Sibling agencies are increasingly integrating, but often without jettisoning their own identities. So should group brands that are being pulled together in a unified offer be regarded as a single entity, or recorded and evaluated by their separate identities?
Inevitably we've had to use our own judgment and where the integrated offer seems stronger than the separate agency brands, we've rolled them into one report. I suspect our difficulties over this issue simply reflect companies' own confused, transitional state.
Overall what's clear from the drama of 2007 and the stories told in this report is that the advertising industry confronted many of its demons last year and made a play to rearchitect its models and refine its resources. Let's hope it's enough to weather whatever 2008 holds.
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Renovation of the Palacio del Segundo Cabo in Havana, Cuba
Twenty years after its inscription on the World heritage List, Old Havana continues to develop a sustainable renovation model. Preservation and cultural creation do not include only the heritage. It has reached other sectors and thus has improved life standard of the inhabitants as well as the social use of cultural heritage. This model is an example of how to use the heritage as a factor of development and social investment. It was awarded many international prizes.
The project of renovation and rehabilitation of the Palacio del Segundo Cabo in Old Havana was launched on 3 November 2009 by Karel de Gucht, European Commissioner for Trade, Herman van Hoof, Director of UNESCO Office in Havana and Dr Eusebio Leal, Director of the Office of the Historian of Havana, which has so far undertaken enormous efforts to preserve and restore Old Havana. A masterpiece of Cuban architecture of the 18th century located in Arms Square, the Palacio del Segundo Cabo is on the World Heritage List since 1982 and is a part of the world heritage site "Old Havana and its System of Fortresses." It is being renovated and turned in a new avant-garde cultural center to strengthen cultural dialogue in the region.
The project offers a unique opportunity to showcase the palace and also to provide the city with an exceptional universal value. Its aim is to contribute to the rapprochement of cultures and also to facilitate the continuation of the renovation process of the world heritage site. The preparatory work is under way, including experts' workshops aiming at exchanging experiences and discussing the overall concept of the renovation and the best cultural use of the site.
This initiative is funded under the EU thematic programme Investing in People and it is coordinated by UNESCO Office in Havana. The Office of the Historian is then the entity in charge of the restoration works and of the implementation of the cultural programme to be developed in the Palace, which is also part of the programme for the renovation of Old Havana.


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Welcome back to the Whitesville Area News. I hope you are all busy outdoors getting your flower and vegetable gardens planted. Boone County students are officially finished with the WESTEST. I know the students and teachers alike are glad that it is finally over. It is hard to believe that another school year is coming to an end. The last day of school for all Boone County Students will be on Tuesday May 29th.
Food Distribution—-Sue Pauley, the Director of the Whitesville Catholic Charities has asked me to pass the following along to everyone: The Catholic Charities WV Whitesville/Pettus Food Pantry office hours are Monday thru Wednesday 9-3 Thur. 9-4. (USDA) food for Boone Co. is distributed the first Wednesday of the month from 1pm-3pm at Saint Joseph Catholic Church in Whitesville. (USDA) food for Raleigh Co. is distributed the third Thursday and Friday at the Old Pettus Elementary School from 9am-3pm. For more information please contact Sue Pauley at 304-854-1043. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits discrimination in all programs and activities on the bases of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, disability, political beliefs, sexual orientation or family status. (Not all prohibited bases apply to all programs. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means for communication of program information (Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.) should contact USDA's TARGET center at (202)720-2600 (voice and TDD). To file a complaint of decimation, write USDA, Director, Office of Civil Rights Room 326-W, Whitten Buolding, 1400 Independence Avenue S.W., Washington, D.C. 20250-9410 or call (202) 720-5964 (voice and TDD). ' USDA is an equal opportunity and employer.
Jewell Pauley of Costa celebrated Mothers day with 35 family members and friends to share this special day with her. There were lots of great food and conversation for all. Jewell seemed to enjoy herself very much. God blessed everyone there with a great day.
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Sherman High School held their Sports Banquet on Sunday May 20. Awards were given out to students in Baseball, Softball, Boy's and Girl's Basketball, Tennis, Cheerleading, and Track. A fellow Sherman High School Graduate, David Henderson, was the guest speaker. We were honored to have Former WV State Board of Education President Delores Cook, and her husband there to support our Sherman High School students as they always do. We also had Boone County Board of Education member Joe Tagliente there to show his support as well.
Stanley and Sue Pauley send get well wishes to their sister-in-law Debbie Pauley of Racine. Debbie recently had knee surgery. They hope her recovery is fast one.
Adam Pauley, son of Stanley and Sue Pauley will be returning home May 24th. Adam has been in Austria studying abroad this semester. Adam will also get to meet his nephew Jaxson Glenn Stover for the first time. Stanley, Sue and Adam's sister Christina are excited that he will soon be home. Adam has had a great time visiting different places and learning about the different cultures in Austria.
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So far so good.
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I previously purchased the model before this 3 years ago and had nothing but problems with it. I called Frigidaire and they ended up replacing the unit due to a design flaw. They replaced my old one with this model and so far I really like it. It is of very good quality and I do not have any complaints so far. My hope is that they fixed the problems that I was having with my previous model.
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very nice
By daddio
seems like a very nice refrigerator. I like the display of tempatures andoterh options. The water dispenser is nice but a little hard to fill small necj bottles but they aren't supposed to be reused. Crushed ice tends to splatter a little. Can't open the left door without opening the right door. Stainless steel is no smudge and real good
Love it
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I love the french doors and the lower freezer. I also love the drawer for deli products or whatever. Lots of space.
By dillmen110
We love the size and the capacity. Sometimes it gets too cold, just have to adjust.
By Boostedf4
I purchased this unit as a recommendation from not only family, but friends. It had decent reviews at the time of purchase, and Frigidaire is known for quality. Sadly, less than 6 months into owning the unit, it ice maker/water dispenser started leaking down the back. This, unfortunately, also ruined my brand new wood flooring. Frigidaire has agreed to have the flooring fixed, so this review is by no means to put Frigidaire down because so far they are taking care of me. But the fridge itself is disappointing.
Bottom Line No, I would not recommend this to a friend
It does its job, but...
By Mitch
This refrigerator is okay...not amazing. It looks great, keeps food cold, and everything in the freezer frozen. Our only issue is the random clicking noise coming from the bottom. It is audible from the living room which makes it very annoying. This started one week after we had it delivered. The certified repair company came out and couldn't find anything wrong with it. It has since started clicking again, so I am waiting for the repair company to stop by again. Hoping this is just a fluke issue that can be repaired because overall the fridge is great.
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Beautiful design, amazing capacity. Doors open and close like a dream.
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Love the design and features
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Two different sizes of ice cubes is great. Functionality is great. I highly recommend this fridge!
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Lots of room, nice design. Love being able to accurately control temperature. Just be aware it takes a few days to produce ice.
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Trying to find all contracts awarded to a particular company over a two year period.
1) Is there a central database for this info?
2) If not a central database, where would I find this info for DOD?
Note: There is a commercial website for #2 above, but you have to pay for the info, so I know there's something out there 'public' for DOD.
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Yes, but related to recent contract awards.
Hi MarkT: Have you had a chance to check out the USAspending.gov site? Compared to the resources you gave in your earlier post, does that USA Spending site provide more, if not the same information, as those resources?
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Duke basketball downs Davidson 67-50
CHARLOTTE, N.C.—Coming into Thursday night's game, Duke basketball head coach Mike Krzyzewski was looking to begin 2013 the same way his team ended 2012—by winning every game they played.
Although the game was tied at the half, Blue Devils remained undefeated with a 67-50 victory against Davidson at the Time Warner Cable Arena. Ryan Kelly led the way with 18 points.
Similar to Santa Clara, Duke's previous opponent, Davidson refused to hand over an easy victory. The Wildcats had already defeated major-conference schools Vanderbilt and West Virginia in the beginning of the season and were looking to end their 23-game losing streak against the Blue Devils.
"Davidson and us have played just a crazy schedule," Krzyzewski said. "They've played a tough schedule and so have we. Hopefully it'll benefit both of us going into conference play."
The Wildcats (7-6) were fueled by forwards De'Mon Brooks and Jake Cohen, who scored eight and 17 points, respectively. Brooks also led all players in rebounds with 12, including four on the offensive boards.
Davidson finished with 12 offensive rebounds, compared to three for Duke.
"We've usually stopped the two or three best players from the other team from getting their average or having a great game," Krzyzewski said. "With them, it's two bigs. Their two best players are their two bigs, and [head coach Bob McKillop] uses them in a very unique way."
The story of the first half could be told by two numbers—eight Davidson offensive rebounds and 14 second-chance points. The two teams went into the break tied at 29.
Davidson began the game playing aggressively on offense, attacking the basket and converting on several layups and short jump shots.
But both teams generally struggled from the field in the early going—Davidson made just 11-of-34 first-half field goals and 2-of-10 from deep. The Wildcats entered play hitting 39.4 percent of their 3-pointers.
Duke made just 2-of-6 first-half treys and began the night ranked fourth nationally in 3-point shooting percentage. The game's first 3-pointer came by way of Chris Czerapowicz with 12:05 left in the half.
Duke stars Mason Plumlee and Seth Curry were held in check for the majority of the first half, only tallying two and six points, respectively. Curry was guarded tightly after his impressive 31-point performance against Santa Clara and did not score in the second half, finishing 3-of-7 from the field.
The undersized Brooks and Cohen guarded Plumlee for the majority of the game, with success thanks to help defense and regular double teams.
Plumlee finished with a season-low 10 points, adding seven rebounds, three blocks and two steals. He also turned it over six times. Curry made just 3-of-11 field goals
"Even if [Plumlee] isn't getting as many shots or making as many shots he does so much for our offense," Kelly said. "There's so much focus on him that it opens things up for other people."
Brooks started strongly for Davidson, using a wide array of post moves and his quickness to weave his way through the paint against the stronger Plumlee and Josh Hariston.
Brooks quickly produced six points and seven rebounds, though he ultimately finished the game just 4-of-13 from the field.
While the Davidson frontcourt focused on Plumlee, Kelly capitalized with 11 first-half points, including the team's only shots from deep.
"Once we figured it out we found the holes in it," Kelly said. "Anytime you double team someone, you're giving something up."
Freshman guard Rasheed Sulaimon, who scored six of his eight points from the free throw line, provided assistance.
Duke's defensive intensity picked up in the second half, with several players diving to the floor for loose balls. This intensity paid off, as the Blue Devils held the Wildcats scoreless for the first 6:07 of the half, going on a 12-0 run to put them up 41-29.
The Wildcats scored just 21 second-half points.
"Our defense was outstanding tonight," Krzyzewski said. "In the first half we gave up offensive rebounds and in the second half we didn't. To me that was the key to the ball game."
Kelly continued to lead the Blue Devils, driving early and often in order to get to the free throw line, where he exceled for the entirety of the night. Kelly also continued to knock down his shots, going 2-of-3 in the second half, including another 3-pointer.
The Wildcats did not have a player in double digits until there was 8:15 left in the second half, when Jake Cohen knocked down a 3-pointer. He finished the action with a game-high 19 points.
Once Duke jumped out to its second half lead, there was no turning back for the Blue Devils. They held the Wildcats at bay, with a lead consistently around 10 points after their 12-0 run.
On a night where Plumlee and Curry struggled, the rest of the team was able to pick up the load. Quinn Cook put up 15 points for the third time this season, with 13 of them coming in the second half.
The Wildcats, who are known as a strong 3-point shooting team, finished the night making 4-of-19 from beyond the arc. They stayed close due to their offensive rebounding.
"They run around for 35 seconds and they put up a shot and you kind of relax," Curry said. "You got to stay attached to a man and try to find the rebound. And we did that in the second half."
The Blue Devils return to action and open ACC play on Saturday at Cameron Indoor Stadium against Wake Forest at 12 p.m.


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It's no big secret that Joss Whedon is a fan of Ridley Scott's Alien universe -- especially considering that he wrote Alien: Resurrection -- but Joss's Alien fandom also takes subtler forms. This easter egg from the pilot episode of Firefly, for example.
The logo at the top of the HUD interface for an anti-aircraft cannon that Mal fires during the famous Battle of Serenity Valley bears a striking resemblance to the insignia certain prominent corporation from the Alien series.
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