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VIDEO OF DAVID GREGORY IN AFGHANISTAN, taping his "Meet the Press" interview with Gen. David Petraeus, who said: "I think our job is … to show those in Washington that there is progress being made. And to do that, we've got to build on the progress that has been established so far, because there is certainly nothing like irreversible momentum. … What the president very much wants from me, and what we talked about in the Oval Office, is the responsibility of a military commander on the ground to provide his best professional military advice -- leave the politics to him. Certainly I am aware of the context within which I offer that advice. But that just informs the advice: It doesn't drive it. The situation on the ground drives." http://bit.ly/cMMNab
COLORADO GOP SENATE CANDIDATE KEN BUCK (the "high heels" guy) PLANS TO TALK TO THE MEDIA A LOT -- POLITICO's David Catanese, in Denver, and Jonathan Martin: "Among political candidates, there has always been ... the white-hot ambitious prosecutor with an Ivy League degree ... Lately, there have been plenty of examples of ... the party-crashing insurgent ... It is rare for both types to come in one package. Meet Ken Buck: New York native, Princeton graduate, former Justice Department lawyer, tea-party favorite and, as of Tuesday night, the Republican nominee for Senate in Colorado. ... Democrats ... are in a furious race to brand Buck as a Rocky Mountain version of Kentucky's Rand Paul and Nevada's Sharron Angle ... In an interview, ... the 51-year-old Buck previewed his strategy to resist being labeled by incumbent Democratic Sen. Michael Bennet as an extremist ... By being accessible and answering questions from the media, Buck, the Weld County district attorney, said he can dispel Democratic attempts to demonize him."
SIREN -- In her first network interview since leaving the White House, Desiree Rogers, new CEO of Johnson Publishing, speaks with CNN national correspondent Alina Cho, who asked: "Do you regret being a guest at [the first state] dinner?"
DESIREE ROGERS: "I actually don't. People have made a great deal about this. Many staff were guests that evening."
--On her relationship with the Obamas: "Our relationship is great. I mean, we were friends before, we still continue to be friends. We're talking about the President and the First Lady of the United States and Desiree Rogers. I mean, it's silly. It's really silly."
PETER NEWELL, director of the White House Travel Office, e-mails the White House Correspondents' Association and Broadcast TV/Wire/Radio Bureau Chiefs with welcome news: "The White House Press and Travel Offices continue to explore new ways to reduce expenses for news organizations traveling with President Obama … 2009 resulted in a 35% reduction in annual press travel expenditures (from $17.8m in 2008 to $11.6m in 2009), including a 21% reduction in ground costs and a 48% reduction in telecommunications fees, despite a 42% increase in journalists traveling with the Obama Administration. … The Travel Office has also offered more transparency with budgets and invoices now itemize expenses. Additionally, we have amended billing policies to maintain a system that tries to be fair and reasonable for every media outlet that wants to travel with the White House."
FIRST LOOK – The Heritage Foundation next week will roll out, "Solutions for America," a comprehensive guide to federal reform, providing conservative answers to America's challenges, with a foreword by Heritage President Ed Feulner, who writes in an op-ed: "[T]he policy recommendations … all have two things in common: They return power to the people, and they are all transformational ideas. For example: 'Solutions for America' calls for ending the era of entitlements. Spending on the Big Three entitlements – Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security – should be put on firm, 30-year budgets with frequent reviews. We can no longer afford open-ended entitlement spending that increases automatically, without any budgetary scrutiny."
--HERITAGE IDEAS INCLUDE: 1) Treating certain welfare aid as loans rather than grants. 2) Raising the Social Security retirement age, but with the added incentive that those working adults over the retirement age be exempted from the federal tax burden. 3) Devolving the responsibilities of the Departments of Transportation, Agriculture and Education to the states. 4) Capping welfare, entitlements and overall congressional spending with annual congressional reviews, and adjustments for inflation + population growth. 5) A temporary worker program plus border and immigration enforcement solutions. 6) Repealing health reform. 7) Ending corporate welfare and earmarks.
VIDEO from the "CBS Evening News with Katie Couric": Barry Petersen, "Mexican Drug War Escalates" http://bit.ly/aQXwDq ... Kelly Cobiella, "Foreclosures Up in Weak Job Market" http://bit.ly/dwDUnT.
Good morning – it's Friday the 13th. E-MAIL DU JOUR: "Today, Fri, Aug 13, 2010 is Alan Bash's birthday (Hat Tip: like his identical twin JBB [Jeremy B. Bash], the CIA's CoS, Playbook can not reveal its sources or methods)."
PLAYBOOK FRIDAY CONTEST: What do these eight people have in common: Donna Brazile … Eric Cantor … Major Garrett … Howard Kurtz … Hilary Rosen … Andrew Ross Sorkin … Chuck Todd … Bob Woodward? There's a simple answer, and it's not a trick. The prize: a shrink-wrapped copy of one of our favorite books, "The New York Times: The Complete Front Pages, 1851-2009," including three DVD-ROMs with all 54,693 front pages. To keep it fair, there'll be TWO WINNERS, one for each of the two major waves of Playbook e-mails. Jamal Simmons and James Hohmann know the answer and are ineligible. Good luck!
SIREN -- WSJ's monthly survey of 53 economists: "On average, economists grew more pessimistic about the strength of the recovery … Economists expect the jobless rate in December 2011 still will be above 8.5% compared to the current 9.5% rate [and don't see the unemployment rate dropping below 9% through at least June 2011]. The economy is forecast to add about 1.6 million jobs over the next 12 months."
THE JUICE: TRACKING POWER – "Pelosi stumps for Democrats as GOP fires away," by AP's Charles Babington: "The big political bull's-eye on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's back isn't keeping her from campaigning for Democratic candidates in several states, even if she avoids some of the most conservative regions. Pelosi will attend fundraisers this month in Houston and Dallas, plus make a joint appearance Aug. 16 with President Barack Obama in Los Angeles. She recently headlined a fundraiser in Santa Fe for New Mexico's three House Democrats, two of whom face tough Republican challengers who criticize their ties to the speaker. … No Democrat except Obama raises more money, say party officials, who credit Pelosi with pulling in $189 million since 2003. But she also is the GOP's favorite target this year, eclipsing even the president in the guilt-by-association tactic that Republicans are using in dozens of races."
EXCLUSIVE in POLITICO'S "MORNING MONEY" e-mail -- House Republicans plan to use the administration's "Conference on the Future of Housing Finance" on Tuesday to call for the abolition of Fannie and Freddie and to criticize Democrats for not tackling the mortgage-finance giants in Wall Street reform. Rep. Mike Pence (R-Ind.), chairman of the House Republican Conference, last night sent members a "Policy Brief" aggressively titled, "With Fannie and Freddie, Hearts Change as the Political Winds Blow": "REPUBLICAN SOLUTIONS -- Taxpayer Protection: … The Republican plan would end the model that allows privatized profits and socialized losses by phasing out the [Fannie and Freddie] charter. … Restoring Market Discipline … Encourage Innovation and Choices for Consumers." See the 2-page document http://politi.co/9yrbr0
THE BIG IDEA – TIME's Michael Scherer, "Congressional Ethics: Is Rangel Simply Guilty of Business As Usual?": "It is undeniable that Rangel raised funds for the Charles B. Rangel Center For Public Service in a clumsy way, asking for huge sums from companies that sought his favor, improperly using Congressional letterhead, and closely scheduling different meetings with the same people about fundraising and policy. But the charges against him hinge, in part, upon a squishy standard that has the potential to entrap many other elected leaders. … [T]he appearance of impropriety is hard to deny whenever a sitting legislator is seeking money from a company that gets help from that member's official government actions." http://bit.ly/b2ILIN
PHOTO DU JOUR – During a press conference yesterday at his Harlem congressional office, Rep. Charlie Rangel rests his head in hand with the look of a tired, defeated man. http://politi.co/bn5aaG
VIDEO DU JOUR – Appearing on "The O'Reilly Factor," Arizona congressional candidate Ben Quayle defends his recent campaign ad that calls President Obama "the worst president in history." http://bit.ly/brlW7K
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THE NEW GUY – Kevin Madden e-mails, with the subject line, "Madden 2010": "Sean Joseph Madden was welcomed into the world [Thursday night]. Sean weighed in at 9 lbs 4 oz and measured 20 and 1/4 inches long. He is healthy, happy and resting comfortably with Mom. Sean has a busy day ahead tomorrow: he's meeting his brothers Riley and Colin for the first time, and then getting to work on moving up on the depth chart. Jaclyn and I thank you for all your thoughts and prayers. Kevin."
--UNCLE BLAIN RESPONDS: "He got his linebacker! Let's hope he has his Mom's good looks."
BIRTHDAYS – TOMORROW: Eric Wohlschlegel (@Wohlschlegel), now at American Petroleum Institute, who's celebrating a joint birthday with his 4 year-old twin nephews at the Cheesecake Factory. … SEPT. 18: Jackie.
STATE VISIT: Ben Butterfield, Nick's older bro, en route to NYU Law, SPOTTED breakfasting at Ted's, lunching al fresco at the Hawk and playing tennis in Arlington.
CONDOLENCES TO STEVE SCULLY – FishbowlDC's Betsy Rothstein: "C-SPAN's Senior Executive Producer and Political Editor Steve Scully is mourning the death of his mother, Betty Scully, who passed away on August 5. She was 90. … Scully is one of 16 children in a family with five sets of twins. Among the phone calls she received this past month included those from former President George W. Bush and wife, Laura. … [H]is mother has attended a whopping 17 White House Correspondents' Association Dinners." Photo and video http://bit.ly/cJxkFj
"PRELIMINARY INFORMATION REGARDING SCHEDULE OF EVENTS AND SERVICES FOR SENATOR TED STEVENS … All events are open to the public: TUESDAY, AUGUST 17 -- Senator Stevens will be lying in repose at All Saints Episcopal Church , 545 West 8th Avenue, Anchorage: The public is invited to pay their respects to the Senator between 10:00 AM and 8:00 PM … WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 18 -- Services for Senator Stevens: Anchorage Baptist Temple, 6401 East Northern Lights Boulevard, Anchorage, 2:00 PM with reception following … The Stevens Family has requested that in lieu of flowers, donations be made to the North to The Future Foundation, which was established to recognize and honor the career of Senator Stevens and to perpetuate public service in Alaska. Donations and remembrances may be sent to: North to the Future Foundation, 701 W 8th Ave Ste 700 , Anchorage, AK 99501."
SELF FUNDERS – "Money can't always buy them love," by Jeanne Cummings: "Along with conveying their distinct dislike of career politicians, voters seem increasingly intent on delivering another pointed message to candidates: They're not necessarily impressed with wealthy businesspeople-turned-politicians, either. It's a sentiment that helped fuel the defeat of Ned Lamont in the Democratic gubernatorial primary and Republican House hopeful Mark Greenberg in Connecticut on Tuesday and the losses last week of two wealthy Republican House hopefuls in Kansas and Tennessee. In those races, the candidates, who rank among this year's biggest self-funders, spent a combined $15 million of their personal wealth to elevate their campaigns and wound up being dragged down because of the way they earned or spent it." http://bit.ly/9TSmTY
--Drudge banner, with shot of young person carrying pro-labor picket sign, "YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT HITS RECORD HIGH" – links to CNBC story by Patrick Allen: "Global youth unemployment has hit a record high following the financial crisis and is likely to get worse later this year, the International Labor Organization (ILO) said Thursday. The report from the ILO says 81 million out of 630 million 15-24 year olds where unemployed at the end of 2009, some 7.8 million more than at the end of 2007." http://bit.ly/9unCJi
--HuffPo banner, with shot of long line of unemployed youngsters, "IDLE YOUTH" – links to CNBC story, which noted: "The report also points out that the unemployment rates of youth have proven to be more sensitive to the crisis than the rates of adults and that the recovery of the job market for young men and women is likely to lag behind that of adults. It indicates that in developed and some emerging economies, the crisis impact on youth is felt mainly in terms of rising unemployment and the social hazards associated with discouragement and prolonged inactivity." http://bit.ly/9unCJi
COMMENTATOR CROSSFIRE, by Tim Alberta:
--Katha Pollitt in The Nation, "Ground Zero for Free Speech": "Park51, a k a Cordoba House, won't be a mosque; it will be a $100 million, thirteen-story cultural center with a pool, gym, auditorium and prayer room. It won't be at Ground Zero; it will be two blocks away. … It won't be a shadowy storefront where radical clerics recruit young suicide bombers; it will be a showplace of moderate Islam, an Islam for the pluralist West—the very thing wise heads in the United States and Europe agree is essential to integrate Muslim immigrants and prevent them from becoming fundamentalists and even terrorists. … Isn't the whole point that ours is an open society and theirs is closed?" http://bit.ly/aqBlos
--Charles Krauthammer in the WaPo, "Sacrilege at Ground Zero": "America is a free country where you can build whatever you want -- but not anywhere. That's why we have zoning laws. No liquor store near a school, no strip malls where they offend local sensibilities, and, if your house doesn't meet community architectural codes, you cannot build at all. These restrictions are for reasons of aesthetics. Others are for more profound reasons of common decency and respect for the sacred. No commercial tower over Gettysburg, no convent at Auschwitz -- and no mosque at Ground Zero. … The governor of New York offered to help find land to build the mosque elsewhere. A mosque really seeking to build bridges … would accept the offer." http://bit.ly/9ngCel
TECH WATCH – WSJ B1, "Oracle Sues Google, Saying Android Violates Java Copyrights," by Don Clark and Cari Tuna: "Oracle Corp. sued Google Inc. for patent and copyright infringement, a surprise move that could cast a legal cloud over the growing number of cellphones that use the Android operating system. … The move creates a confrontation between Oracle CEO Larry Ellison, whose company dominates in business software, and Google's Eric Schmidt, a former Sun chief technology officer who spread Sun's open software message at Google. The suit follows Oracle's January purchase of computer maker Sun Microsystems, inventor of the Java programming software that is incorporated into Android cellphones and hundreds of other devices. The suit, filed in U.S. District Court in Northern California, accuses Google of infringing seven Java patents and related copyrights." http://bit.ly/atlSWY
BUSINESS BURST – WSJ A1, "New CEO for Revived GM," by Sharon Terlep: "General Motors Co. said it would replace its chief executive with a board member lacking automotive experience but well-regarded on Wall Street, a move whose timing was surprising and appears designed to pave the way for the car maker's return to the public stock market. GM said Daniel Akerson … will take over as CEO on Sept. 1. He will replace Edward E. Whitacre Jr., a former AT&T Inc. chairman and CEO brought out of retirement by the Obama administration a year ago to lead the company out of its U.S.-financed bankruptcy reorganization. Mr. Whitacre, 68, will remain chairman until December, when he will cede that title to Mr. Akerson as well." http://bit.ly/couDWi
SPORTS BLINK – ESPN.com, "Brandon Marshall wants to play in NBA," by Adam Schefter: "Dolphins wide receiver Brandon Marshall said Thursday that if NFL teams lock out the players next year, he will try out for the NBA. Marshall said he plans to audition for either the Denver Nuggets or the Miami Heat. 'My first team will be the Nuggets and my second team will be the Heat -- I'm serious,' Marshall said. … Marshall said he was good enough to play shooting guard professionally. The Pro Bowl wideout played basketball at Lake Howell High School in Florida and frequently attended NBA games in Denver." http://es.pn/d2BAYz
DESSERT – Jon Stewart looks at the "proxy wars" taking place in this summer's primary contests during an early edition of "Indecision 2010." Video http://bit.ly/bVV6Nl
** A message from Washington's NewsChannel 8: If the Comcast and NBC merger is rushed through the process, our country risks losing a powerful part of our democracy - locally-owned, independent voices in markets where Comcast/NBC will control both access to the home and multiple channels of news. Dropping the independent news voice won't serve the consumer - only the cable company which would also own the other news channels. Let's make sure that any merger approval serves the public interest and protects the local news consumers you represent. Don't let Comcast ram this monopoly merger through the review process. **
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Uuuummmmm......as a guess, I'm guessing they "don't" all think Charlie Rangel is guilty of Tax Evasion rather than just poor scheduling habits. Mike Allen...c'mon buddy...don't you think 'that' deserved a mention?
A Timeline of Pollyannaish Economic Prognostications
A) Obama budget predicts that the unemployment rate for 2009 will be 8.1 percent (actual rate is 9.3 percent), and says it will be 7.9 percent in 2010 (average so far: 9.7 percent). -- Feb. 26, 2009 B) Fed Chairman Bernanke says he sees "green shoots" of U.S. recovery, which, he said, would "pick up steam" next year. -- March 15, 2009 C) Obama says, "We are beginning to see glimmers of hope." -- April 14, 2009 D) CNN reports that "Job Recovery May Be on the Way." -- May 18, 2009 E) Jeffrey Kling of the Brookings Institution says, "It seems clear the U.S. economy has turned a corner." -- June 5, 2009
OK....so...a question. Not a trick one either. In a choice between hiring the Job Protester with the plackard that looked totally tuckered out.....and anyone else.....who do you hire? I mean....seriously....that's a hard decision. There's no context. That could'a been the bestest sign carrier on the planet. That person could'a circled the White House 33 times to the others 13 (That's almose 3 to 1!!!). That person might have had disabled protesters on her shoulders to give them the feeling of contribution. That's hard work folks! Coulda just come here from her full time job (Ooops...ummm...scratch that one). You get my dilema? How can one decide what person carrying the 'Jobs are a Right' poster you should hire for the job you have? Decisions, Decisions. Oh, well.....I guess you'd just have to say, "Not enough information"....and hire the person that submitted a resume, did an interview, sent a thank you letter, provided references, acted enthusiastic, spent their time learning excel, did research on your company and the job. Ya know....that kinda person. Or you could just hire the gal with the sign.
PS: Just goes to show....context is everything.
1. The Obama presidency is out of touch with the American people
In a previous post I noted how the Obama presidency increasingly resembles a modern-day Ancien Régime, extravagant, decaying and out of touch with ordinary Americans. The First Ladys ill-conceived trip to Spain at a time of widespread economic hardship was symbolic of a White House that barely gives a second thought to public opinion on many issues, and frequently projects a distinctly elitist image. The let them eat cake approach didnt play well over two centuries ago, and it wont succeed today.
2. Most Americans dont have confidence in the presidents leadership
This deficit of trust in Obamas leadership is central to his decline. According to a recent Washington Post/ABC News poll, nearly six in ten voters say they lack faith in the president to make the right decisions for the country, and two thirds say they are disillusioned with or angry about the way the federal government is working. The poll showed that a staggering 58 per cent of Americans say they do not have confidence in the presidents decision-making, with just 42 per cent saying they do.
3. Obama fails to inspire
In contrast to the soaring rhetoric of his 2004 Convention speech in Boston which succeeded in impressing millions of television viewers at the time, America is no longer inspired by Barack Obamas flat, monotonous and often dull presidential speeches and statements delivered via teleprompter. From his extraordinarily uninspiring Afghanistan speech at West Point to his flat State of the Union address, President Obama has failed to touch the heart of America. Even Jimmy Carter was more moving.
4. The United States is drowning in debt
The Congressional Budget Office Long-Term Budget Outlook offers a frightening picture of the scale of Americas national debt. Under its alternative fiscal scenario, the CBO projects that US debt could rise to 87 percent of GDP by 2020, 109 percent by 2025, and 185 percent in 2035. While much of Europe, led by Britain and Germany, are aggressively cutting their deficits, the Obama administration is actively growing Americas debt, and has no plan in place to avert a looming Greek-style financial crisis.
5. Obamas Big Government message is falling flat
The relentless emphasis on bailouts and stimulus spending has done little to spur economic growth or create jobs, but has greatly advanced the power of the federal government in America. This is not an approach that is proving popular with the American public, and even most European governments have long ditched this tax and spend approach to saving their own economies.
6. Obamas support for socialised health care is a huge political mistake
In an extraordinary act of political Harakiri, President Obama leant his full support to the hugely controversial, unpopular and divisive health care reform bill, with a monstrous price tag of $940 billion, whose repeal is now supported by 55 per cent of likely US voters. As I wrote at the time of its passing, the legislation is a great leap forward by the United States towards a European-style vision of universal health care, which will only lead to soaring costs, higher taxes, and a surge in red tape for small businesses. This reckless legislation dramatically expands the power of the state over the lives of individuals, and could not be further from the vision of Americas founding fathers.
7. Obamas handling of the Gulf oil spill has been weak-kneed and indecisive
While much of the spilled oil in the Gulf has now been thankfully cleared up, the political damage for the White House will be long-lasting. Instead of showing real leadership on the matter by acing decisively and drawing upon offers of international support, the Obama administration settled on a more convenient strategy of relentlessly bashing an Anglo-American company while largely sitting on its hands. Significantly, a poll of Louisiana voters gave George W. Bush higher marks for his handling of the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, with 62 percent disapproving of Obamas performance on the Gulf oil spill.
8. US foreign policy is an embarrassing mess under the Obama administration
It is hard to think of a single foreign policy success for the Obama administration, but there have been plenty of missteps which have weakened American global power as well as the standing of the United States. The surrender to Moscow on Third Site missile defence, the failure to aggressively stand up to Irans nuclear programme, the decision to side with ousted Marxists in Honduras, the slap in the face for Great Britain over the Falklands, have all contributed to the image of a US administration completely out of its depth in international affairs. The Obama administrations high risk strategy of appeasing Americas enemies while kicking traditional US allies has only succeeded in weakening the United States while strengthening her adversaries.
9. President Obama is muddled and confused on national security
From the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq to the War on Terror, President Obamas leadership has often been muddled and confused. On Afghanistan he rightly sent tens of thousands of additional troops to the battlefield. At the same time however he bizarrely announced a timetable for the withdrawal of US forces beginning in July 2011, handing the initiative to the Taliban. On Iraq he has announced an end to combat operations and the withdrawal of all but 50,000 troops despite a recent upsurge in terrorist violence and political instability, and without the Iraqi military and police ready to take over. In addition he has ditched the concept of a War on Terror, replacing it with an Overseas Contingency Operation, hardly the right message to send in the midst of a long-war against Al-Qaeda.
10. Obama doesnt believe in American greatness
Barack Obama has made it clear that he doesnt believe in American exceptionalism, and has made apologising for his country into an art form. In a speech to the United Nations last September he stated that no one nation can or should try to dominate another nation. No world order that elevates one nation or group of people over another will succeed. No balance of power among nations will hold. It is difficult to see how a US president who holds these views and does not even accept Americas greatness in history can actually lead the worlds only superpower with force and conviction.
Some might call Armano a pessimist. As for me, I say, "Dude....He had a graph!! I LOVE GRAPHS!" ...cause they help give the aforementioned context. Of course, there's always the liberal countervailing theory to contend with. Most graphs are produced by software, and we all know that software companies are.......businesses. Sometimes they're BIG business. How totally like a big business to create something like a graphics program. I'll bet they even SOLD it to Armano. Opportunists! Clearly, another conservative attempt to undermine the Administration. I just wish they'd make a program to graph just precisely where on the 'Good guy v Bad guy' curve business really is. I mean, they can't be good and bad at the same time, can they? Someone needs to graph it and show us simple folks.
Some might call Armano a pessimist
Not a pessimist, just a scared small business man who is trying to make a buck.
As for me, I say, "Dude....He had a graph!! I LOVE GRAPHS!"
PRINCETON, NJ -- Americans' self-reported spending in stores, restaurants, gas stations, and online averaged $62 per day during the week ending Aug. 8. Early August consumer spending trends trail 2009 and will need to surge to match last year's anemic back-to-school results.
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Kamuthi Housing Co-operative Society has said it will start an in-house SACCO to help its more than 5,000 members obtain funding from banks to build alternative modern houses.
This was said by the Chairman, Bernard Maina during a special general meeting which was aimed to open its new ultra-modern office block at Kahawa West in Kasarani over the weekend.
At the same time, Maina said the society will borrow Sh1 billion from banks for their phase three land allocation. He added that the company has scheduled to issue a section of members with share certificates and title deeds. During the meeting which was graced by the Nairobi Provincial Co-operative Officer Enid Njeru, Maina said that they have been buying and selling both to the members and non members but it was the high time that the members started enjoying the confront of living on modern houses.
He said that the society which started with about 142 members back in 1964 to the current 5,200 members has been investing in bulk land which has been estimated to be valued at the tune of between Sh1.4 billion to Sh 4.1 billion. He said that with the subdivisions of land and more investment scheduled to be done, the society is moving the next stage of assisting the members to construct houses while they make others for sale. "We are now moving to enabling members to obtain funds through an in house SACCO. We will seek alternative but locally acceptable technologies of houses construction and we have already started sourcing for the same from Malaysia and China so that they can live decently affordable houses," said Maina. "We have very active members who are only lacking direction. We are working with financial supporters among them equity bank, K-Rep, Family bank and Co-operative bank who are willing to come on board and help members better their lives," he said.
He urged the members to visit display stations to see the types of houses they want to put up for Thika projects. He said that they have been given powers to borrow an additional Sh800 million to top up their Sh200 Million for the phase three land allocation. "We have been given powers today for bowing as required by Co-operative society. We are intending to borrow Sh800 Million since last time they passed for us to borrow Sh400 million and we had Sh200 million and thus we shall make it Sh1 Billion," said Maina. The Chairman complained that the Office in Thika has been delaying their paper processing and urged them to better their services.
He said the government has introduced measures for the sake of accountability and most of the members have completed their payments adding that they will be issued with title deeds share certificates during the coming AGM. "I appeal to the Ministry of Land and the County Council to be efficient. We have faced serious challenges at the land office in Thika while processing titles and we hope that the recent reshuffles in those offices will yield desired fruits. We assure members that they shall be issued with title deeds in the coming AGM," said Maina. The society was started in 1964 by people who were working for a colonial settler and bought some 415 acres. By the time laborers finalized the purchase the main economic activity was coffee and dairy farming which the current members have faced out to real estate investment.


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Everyone worries about deeply indebted college graduates with poor job prospects. Yet a program that helps those very borrowers, letting them repay their loans on the basis of how much they make, gets little attention.
For a few years now, the government has allowed borrowers whose federal student-loan debt is heavy relative to their income and family size to choose income-based repayment. In that program, they can make smaller monthly payments, and, if they meet certain conditions,
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Ilford Sports Club is situated in South Ilford and aims to provide affordable sporting and recreational facilities for the local community and a venue for various events and functions. We particularly encourage use of our facilities by youths, minority groups and disabled users. We are a sporting organisation operating on the boundary of two of the more deprived local government wards in the country. The pavilion building opened in December 2002, following many years of planning with financial assistance from Sport England, the Jack Petchey Foundation and many local sponsors, including the London Borough of Redbridge.
Famous sporting celebrities to have come fromIlford include footballers Paul Ince and Trevor Brooking, Boxer Colin McMillan,Englandcricket captain Nasser Hussain, inventor of the red and yellow card in football referee Ken Aston, the famous four minute mile runner Rodger Bannister, and Commonwealth High Jump champion Dalton Grant.
Host to Ilford Football Club. Waltham Forest FC and Ilford Athletic Club as well as having its own Martial Arts, Sport in the Community and Health and Fitness programme, Ilford Sports Club has a variety of facilities to offer sports clubs, local businesses, clubs and organisations.
Ilford Sports Club prides itself on being a user friendly and family orientated sports club. The facilities at the club are first class and are accessible to both able and disabled athletes and spectators.The club also has fully licensed members' bar and function suite including meeting room and hall for hire.


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The Heat Vision blog for the Hollywood Reporter notes that Sony Pictures Animation has bought the rights to Atari's game, Rollercoaster Tycoon. From what the article says, it's going to be a "live-action/CGI hybrid", which immediately reminds me of the Wachowski's Speed Racer.
Hollywood has been testing the waters with a buying binge of rights related to games despite the stigma of fail that they've been trying to get away from. But, once in awhile, something actually pans out. Just look at the Resident Evil series. Story-wise, they have little to do with the games, but you can't really go wrong in mixing together Milla Jovovich, bullets, and zombies. Most other adaptations, though, only enforced what gamers have always known.
Not every pick had made sense, either. For example, there's Universal Studios having picked up the rights to Asteroids last year. Asteroids is a vector-based game involving one ship shooting rocks in space leaving more than enough room for a creative scriptwriter to fit a story in there somewhere. But by itself, a movie? Really?
And now we have Rollercoaster Tycoon which is a sim-type game where you manage and build a roller coaster themed fun park. How is that going to turn into a movie? I suppose it can expand in any number of directions, though. Like Asteroids, there's a story somewhere eager enough to star in it.
If Super Mario Bros. has taught us anything about Hollywood, it's that it will always find a way to make it work.


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It can take a lot for an installer to consider a switch to a new brand of boiler, but ATAG is confident that it's new 'A'Series of condensing boilers have enough features and benefits to win over any sceptics. PHAM News takes a closer look at what the boilers have to offer.
The new 'A' Series condensing boiler from ATAG Heating UK Ltd, the UK operation of Dutch boiler manufacturer, ATAG Verwarming Nederland BV, is claimed to set new standards of efficiency levels. Efficiencies of 109.7% [EN677J] have been achieved during independent testing at KIWA Gastec. CO2 and NOx figures are also impressive, giving the boiler the maximum 3 points on the BREEAM rating.
The Dutch manufacturer is able to boast long experience of condensing boiler technology, with its core business in the development of wall hung system and combination condensing boilers for both the domestic and commercial markets. The company utilises its own 3115 stainless steel inverted heat exchanger, with water-cooled side walls and smooth direct heat transfer pipes. This enables continuous condensation and low hydraulic resistance, which helps to produce the high efficiency levels and low emissions.
Controls and operation
A number of control options provide the installer with a more flexible installation: 230V 'switched live' enables use of existing controls; volt free connections allow volt free programmable room thermostats to be used; Z control, for use with ATAG's OpenTherm Z controller. Whichever option is chosen, an outside sensor can be utilised, if required.
All the boilers, when in heating mode, modulate from their lowest output (4.4kW) up to the output required at a specific moment. This eliminates the need to 'range rate' the heating output and allows for an even increase of the flow temperature.
The controls, when used in conjunction with an outside sensor, will calculate the optimum flow temperature required to bring the system up to the required indoor temperature, which allows the boiler to be kept in condensing mode for much greater periods. As the return temperature will be below the dew point of approximately 53°C, a much greater fuel saving is achieved.
The use of an OpenTherm Z controller increases this fuel saving by up to 10% through close monitoring of the room temperature transmitted back to the boiler. The boiler can then modulate down to accurately set the lowest flow temperature required to reach the required room temperature. Unlike standard room thermostats, which operate with a simple on-off control, OpenTherm controls keep the boiler and room temperature constant, thus avoiding large temperature fluctuations.
The heat exchanger monitors not only the flow temperature but also the return temperature, as 2 NTC thermistors are fitted. This prevents the boiler from operating at an AT of more than 20°C, thus eliminating the risk of 'kettling' the heat exchanger due to incorrect flow rates.
Easy installation
A hanging bracket and all necessary plugs and screws are supplied with all boilers and, once the boiler is hung from this bracket, all connections are standard 15 and 22mm copper supplies. Full bore lever isolation valves with built in drain points are also included in the hardware pack and an optional wall spacing frame allows pipework to be routed behind the boiler.
The 'A' series boiler comes set for a 60/100mm concentric flue system allowing up to 12m flue runs. Options include a 60mm plume management kit or 2 x 80mm air intake! flue discharge system, which can be increased to 2 x 100mm supplies for up to a 40m flue run. Alternatively, flexible flue liners in 80 and 100mm diameter allow for the air intake to be taken from the void left within the chimney, once the liner has been inserted.
Power boost
The A' Series combination boilers operate with an increased input of 20% when in hot water mode. More specifically, the A325EC has a 34.2kW input for hot water and achieves flow rates up to 15 litres/m @ AT of 3 5°C. As well as combi boilers,
available in 20 and 32kW models, the range also includes open vent and system boiler models.
A noteworthy feature of the EC combination boiler is a plate and frame primary heat exchanger fitted in the flue outlet connection inside the boiler's casing. This allows cold mains water preheating using the hot flue gas before entering the secondary heat exchanger. The increase in efficiency this brings reaches up to lS0o when in hot water mode.
All of the company's combination boilers have been designed to operate from a solar system as all components are designed to operate at high temperatures. A blending valve can be supplied for installation in the hot outlet, thus enabling the user to set the hot water flow temperature without risk of excessive temperatures reaching the taps.
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We're anxiously awaiting the Nov. 13 release of Christina Aguilera's new album, Lotus. This time around she's working with the legendary songwriter Max Martin, who has worked with the likes of Britney Spears, The Backstreet Boys, and N'Sync.
Why is Xtina late to the Martin bandwagon? See what she had to say here.


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Stevenage midfielder Rob Sinclair has undergone groin surgery.
The 22-year-old has had a 'bony impingement' removed following an injury he sustained at the end of last season.
He is expected to be out for a further six weeks while he completes his rehabilitation.
Sinclair's last game for the club was a 3-3 home draw against Bury on May 7.
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15th October 2013
National AIDS Trust says Northern Ireland should match rest of UK on blood donation rules 2
4:39 PM — The National AIDS Trust has urged Northern Ireland's government to accept Belfast High Court's ruling against maintaining a lifetime ban on blood donations from gay and bisexual men.
Northern Ireland First Minister suggests fight to keep gay blood ban not over 3
4:09 PM — Northern Ireland's First Minister Peter Robinson has said last week's decision to rule against the province's lifetime ban on blood donations from gay men could be appealed.
14th October 2013
Northern Ireland Health Minister concedes gay blood ban 'matter for Jeremy Hunt' 4
4:55 PM — Northern Ireland Health Minister Edwin Poots has signalled that his crusade to maintain the province's lifetime ban on gay men giving blood is at an end.
11th October 2013
Northern Ireland: Judge rules Health Minister displayed prejudice in supporting gay blood ban 15
3:06 PM — A court has found that Northern Ireland's Health Minister Edwin Poots breached the ministerial code in continuing the ban on gay men donating blood.
7th October 2013
Northern Ireland Health Minister: 'It is not a human right for gay couples to adopt children' 33
2:25 PM — Northern Ireland Health Minister Edwin Poots says "It is not a human right to adopt a child for either a mixed-sex couple or a same-sex couple."
Northern Ireland gay couple use English adoption route in order to bypass anti-gay ban 2
12:12 PM — A gay couple living in Northern Ireland have said they went to England to adopt in order to get round NI's gay adoption ban.
25th September 2013
Northern Ireland: Man stands trial for allegedly raping woman in a Belfast gay club
1:44 PM — A man has gone on trial for the alleged rape and sexual abuse of a woman in a Belfast gay club in 2010.
17th September 2013
Northern Ireland: Three plead guilty to manslaughter of man killed in suspected homophobic attack
4:20 PM — Three men have admitted to the manslaughter of Andrew Lorimer, who was beaten to death in a suspected homophobic attack in County Armagh, last year. The body of the 43-year-old, a former canoeing instructor and security guard, was found by a burglar who broke into his flat in Portlec Place, Lurgan.
Northern Ireland: Petition calls on Health Minister to be sacked over anti-gay views 32
1:26 PM — Nearly 3,000 people have signed an online petition urging Northern Ireland Health Minister Edwin Poots to be sacked for "squandering public money in the pursuit of a personal agenda against unmarried and same-sex couples."
13th September 2013
Northern Ireland Health Department to fight to keep gay adoption ban at Supreme Court 51
6:26 PM — Northern Ireland Health Minister Edwin Poots plans to spend even more public money in his fight against allowing same-sex couples the right to adopt in the country.
2nd September 2013
Subtitle error goes viral: 'Gaelic football' transcribed as 'gay football' in Dublin and Kerry match 3
3:07 PM — A subtitling error during yesterday's Gaelic Athletics Association (GAA) match between Dublin and Kerry has gone viral after being posted on Twitter.
27th August 2013
Belfast: Director of gay restaurant called staff 'poofs' and 'dykes' 19
3:33 PM — An employment tribunal has heard how a Belfast businessman groped a gay male employee's groin, asked a lesbian manager for sex, and routinely used homophobic language.
15th August 2013
Northern Ireland: LGBT rights campaigners protest Russian anti-gay law 2
3:48 PM — LGBT rights campaigners staged a rally last night in front of Belfast City Hall to voice their opposition to controversial anti-gay legislation and the persecution of LGBT people in Russia.
30th July 2013
Belfast man avoids prison term following homophobic assault 3
5:21 PM — A drug addict who carried out an anti-gay attack has avoided being sent to prison with his lawyer insisting he was not homophobic, having been looked after by a gay man earlier in his life.
20th July 2013
FAQ: Why will same-sex marriage be legal only in England and Wales? And other questions 24
3:59 PM — PinkNews.co.uk has many readers across the UK and the world and so we have been sent in many questions relating to the passing of the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act this week. Here are some of the questions and the answers.
19th July 2013
Comment: Northern Ireland could face legal action if our politicians don't support equal marriage soon 24
11:21 PM — Writing for PinkNews.co.uk, Gary Spedding speculates on the possible legal problems faced by Northern Ireland unless it begins the processes to allow equal marriage.
10th July 2013
Northern Ireland Health Minister spends £40,000 of public money appealing against pro-gay adoption ruling 18
11:39 AM — Northern Ireland Health Minister Edwin Poots has used £40,000 of public money in a legal campaign to prevent same-sex couples from being allowed to adopt children.
8th July 2013
In Photos: Belfast celebrates Pride in the only part of the UK where gays will be banned from marrying 2
5:30 PM — Thousands attended the 23rd annual Gay Pride parade in Belfast yesterday, despite controversies that Ireland will the only UK capital city where same-sex couples will be banned from marrying once the England and Wales same-sex marriage laws come into effect.
6th July 2013
Belfast City Hall celebrates Pride in the only part of the UK where gays will be banned from marrying 19
2:51 PM — The City Hall in Belfast, Northern Ireland, was lit up in rainbow colours last night to coincide with the start of Pride, but it will be the only of the UK's capital cities where same-sex couples will be banned from marrying once the law changes in Westminster and Edinburgh.
Northern Ireland: MLAs participate in fiece debate around LGBT issues 2
12:56 PM — Intense debate was seen earlier this week at Belfast's Europa Hotel on Tuesday when politicians participating in the panel at an annual Belfast Pride Talks Back event were taken to task on issues affecting LGBT people.


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DETROIT - AUGUST 23: Calvin Johnson #81 of the Detroit Lions motions on the line across from Eric Wright #24 the Cleveland Browns at Ford Field on August 23, 2008 in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by: Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)
No machines. No video graphics. To run a simulation of Lions wide receiver Calvin Johnson, the Chargers need only kickoff returner Richard Goodman, your basic Honolulu blue Johnson jersey, and then, last but not least, one heck of an imagination. Goodman has given the Chargers secondary their best possible preview of Megatron this week before Saturday's game at Ford Field, a tall challenge for the 6-foot, 190-pound Goodman. In that No. 81 jersey, he looks just like Johnson in practice. "If you can blow him up a little bit," coach Norv Turner said with a smile. "Make him bigger. He can run fast, though." Goodman says that white-stitched Johnson jersey fits him just fine — but the equipment team had to find him a smaller size. Johnson, by comparison, is 6-foot-5 and 236 pounds. "That's hard to translate," said Goodman, a former practice squad player who still relishes the preparation role. "To be able to run like a guy who's under 6-foot and be quick like that, he's blessed … I think ...
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Women's International League for Peace and Freedom Denounces Escalation of Military Aggression in Lebanon, Israel and Gaza
The Women's International League for Peace and Freedom deplores the escalation of violence in Lebanon, the Occupied Palestinian Territories, especially Gaza, and in Israel.
We condemn the targeting of civilians and destruction of civilian infrastructure by all parties and, in particular, the excessive disproportionate military retaliation by Israel as violations of international law. The widespread bombing in Gaza and Lebanon; the air, sea and land blockade of Lebanon; the destruction of electricity and water supplies in Gaza; and the missile attacks on Israeli cities make the possibility for solutions more difficult as hostilities spiral out of control. We denounce the use of force. There is no military solution to the problems in the region.
We recognize that the current dangerous and volatile situation is the direct result of Israel's continued occupation of Palestinian lands and its relentless destruction of Palestinian infrastructure, particularly in Gaza where a humanitarian crisis is growing among the 1.4 million inhabitants.
Therefore, we call upon the United States to join the rest of the international community in denouncing Israel's escalation of this conflict.
We call for an immediate ceasefire and halt to the retaliatory bombing, killing and destruction. We appeal to all parties to return to the political process and earnestly negotiate permanent solutions.
We appeal for cooperation with the UN special Advisors team sent to the region by the UN Secretary General and for adherence to UN Resolutions and international and humanitarian law especially relating to the protection of civilians and civilian infrastructure.
Women's International League for Peace and Freedom appeals to Israel to cease the military stranglehold on Gaza and to allow humanitarian aid into Gaza, to end the blockade and stop the siege of Lebanon and the destruction of civilian infrastructure. We appeal to all parties to accept a ceasefire, to release illegally held Palestinian and Lebanese prisoners and Israeli soldiers, and to begin negotiating a just and lasting peace that will bring safety to the civilian populations of Lebanon, Palestine and Israel.
We call for an international peace conference convened by the United Nations and that is based on the recognition of the sovereign state of Palestine within the pre-1967 borders established by the 1947 cease fire agreements with eventually mutually agreed adjustments.
We call on the Palestinian National Authority, the United States, the British, Israeli, Iranian and Syrian governments, the Arab League, and the European Union to search for peaceful solutions that protect the lives of all people in the Middle East Region and world-wide.


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Two people are dead in an officer-involved shooting at a
The building's caretaker, 62, was wounded in the abdomen. She was conscious and able to indicate that she had been shot by her husband, according to the Star Tribune.
Kathleen Gavegnano found her neighbor Friday afternoon. "She said, 'If he dies, I want to dies,'" Gavegnano told the Star Tribune.
The woman's husband, also 62, was shot and killed by a
The wife was pronounced dead at
Neighbors identified the couple as Gertrude (Trudy) and Gerald Propps. The second woman was the adult daughter of one of the Proppses, neighbors said, adding that Gerald Propps had been battling a number of illnesses recently, the Star Tribune said.
The incident happened at the Victoria Villa apartments,
One officer "arrived before everyone else and responded how he's been trained," Stender told the Star Tribune.
The officer "did enter the apartment under fire," he added, and was forced to shoot after the man refused the officer's order to drop his weapon. The officer is a 15-year, full-time veteran of the force and was put on standard administrative leave, the Star Tribune said.


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The disposition matrix: more details about Obama's secret drone kill list, major mysteries remain
One Response to The disposition matrix: more details about Obama's secret drone kill list, major mysteries remain
"However, Attorney General Eric Holder has assured the world that the secret reviews of classified evidence based on secret criteria conducted in secret by unidentified individuals count as due process."
At first you have to laugh, but then the reality of how warped Holder's thinking is sets in and then it makes you angry. Logically,
they are using the drones to take out political opposition, just like the administration used the IRS to target political opposition. When any leader gives himself the power and authority to kill his enemies with impunity in secret, he is no longer a leader, but a despicable coward and a common criminal.
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Patrick Diggins is now in his 22nd season as the director of rowing for the Crusaders. A rower at both St. John's high school (Shrewbury, Mass.) and at Holy Cross, Diggins joined the Crusader coaching staff as an assistant upon graduation in 1986. He was promoted to his current position in 1988. During his tenure, the program has enjoyed tremendous success and grown to be one of the largest varsity sports at Holy Cross. In addition to his duties as director of rowing, Diggins serves as head coach for the varsity women's squad. In the last five years the women's team has been remarkably successful, highlighted by two undefeated regular seasons. In addition, they won two New Hampshire Championships, received four bronze medals at the New England Rowing Championships, won the gold in the varsity eight at the Patriot League Championships three times, won the team trophy twice at the Patriot League Championships, won four Worcester City Championships and finished first and sixth at the ECAC National Invitational Championship. Previous high points include six conference titles since 1987 and a victory at the the prestigious Head of the Charles Regatta for the 1994 varsity eight. Diggins was voted New England Women's Coach of the Year in 1999 and 2002 and was awarded the irow.com coaching award in 2002 along with Holy Cross men's rowing coach, Tom Sullivan. Diggins also serves on the Board of Directors and as Treasurer of the Quinsigamond Rowing Association, Inc., the local organization that hosts the Big East Championships, the Patriot League Championships, the New England Rowing Championships, the Eastern Sprints, the ECAC National Invitational Championship Regatta and the New England Interscholastic Regatta. He was also a co-founder of the ECAC National Invitational Championship Regatta Collegiate Regatta. He and his wife Kristen '90, live in Holden, Mass., with their three children.


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11 February 2003: The government of China's southern Guangdong province says 305 people contracted atypical pneumonia in the province between November 16 and February 9 and five died. The statement by the Guangdong health bureau is the first public announcement by Chinese authorities about the outbreak of the disease later to become known as SARS.
22 February: Dr. Liu Jianlun, a 64-year-old medical professor from Guangdong province, is admitted to hospital in Hong Kong. He fell ill while staying at the Metropole Hotel, where he infected a number of other guests, including those believed to be responsible for the initial outbreaks of SARS in Canada, Singapore and Vietnam. He dies in a Hong Kong hospital on March 4.
26 February: Johnny Chen, a 48-year-old American businessman who was a guest at the Metropole Hotel, is admitted to Hanoi's French Hospital after falling ill while on a business trip to Vietnam. Dozens of French Hospital staff begin falling sick and Chen is evacuated to Hong Kong, where he dies on March 13.
5 March: Kwan Sui-chu, 78, who stayed at the Metropole Hotel at the same time as Dr. Liu, the Guangdong medical professor, dies in Toronto, the first SARS death in Canada. Her 43-year-old son, Tse Chi-kwai, dies on March 13 of the disease.
12 March: The World Health Organization (WHO) issues a rare "global alert" to health authorities worldwide about a severe form of pneumonia following the outbreaks of the disease in Hong Kong, southern China and Vietnam.
13 March: Singapore's Ministry of Health reports the first cases of atypical pneumonia in the city-state - three people who stayed at the Metropole Hotel in Hong Kong.
15 March: The WHO issues an emergency travel advisory due to the outbreak of the disease, which it calls Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome for the first time, providing guidance for travellers and airlines.
A Vietnamese nurse at Hanoi's French Hospital dies, the first SARS death in Vietnam. Jean-Paul Derosier, 65, a French anaesthetist who treated the first SARS patient in Vietnam, dies of the disease four days later.
26 March: Singapore reports its first death from SARS, closes schools and issues quarantine orders to 740 people.
27 March: The WHO recommends that countries most affected by SARS screen international passengers at airports, a measure since taken up by a number of governments around the world.
Hong Kong shuts schools and invokes a quarantine law.
28 March: The WHO says what is believed to have been the first case of SARS has been traced back to November 16 in Foshan city in Guangdong province.
29 March: Dr. Carlo Urbani, a Hanoi-based communicable disease expert with the WHO, dies of SARS in a Bangkok hospital. Urbani, 46, treated the first SARS patient in Vietnam and alerted the WHO to the new respiratory disease.
1 April: The Swiss government bans traders from China, Hong Kong and Singapore from taking part in the World Watch, Clock and Jewellery Fair 2003, one of the first measures taken against people from SARS-affected areas.
The United States says it will pay for US diplomats and their families to leave southern China and Hong Kong because of SARS and advises US citizens to consider deferring non-essential travel to Guangzhou, China and Hong Kong.
2 April: The WHO issues an advisory against non-essential travel to Hong Kong and Guangdong province due to the SARS outbreak, the first such warning in its 55-year history because of an outbreak of infectious disease.
3 April: A four-member team of WHO infectious disease experts begin a visit to Guangdong after finally receiving permission from the Chinese authorities to visit the province at the origin of the SARS outbreak.
5 April: Malaysia announces its first SARS death - a 64-year-old man who died in a Kuala Lumpur hospital on March 30 after returning from visits to China and Singapore.
8 April: Canada reports six more deaths from SARS, taking the global death toll from the disease to more than 100.
9 April: South Africa announces its first probable SARS case and the first in Africa - a 62-year-old businessman hospitalised in Pretoria after returning from a trip to Hong Kong. He dies of a heart attack on April 29 but doctors say his death is unrelated to SARS.
12 April: The Michael Smith Genome Sciences Centre in Vancouver, British Columbia, announces that researchers there have cracked the genetic code of the coronavirus thought to have caused SARS, the first step toward developing a diagnostic test and a possible vaccine.
14 April: A 46-year-old Filipino woman who worked as a nursing assistant in a retirement home in Toronto dies in a Manila hospital, the first confirmed SARS death in the Philippines.
16 April: The WHO confirms that SARS is caused by the coronavirus, a family of viuses that causes the common cold.
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It was cheap
The pictures listed on the website did not match the actual hotel. It showed nice everything and the actual hotel was not nice. It was dirty. Our sheets on our bed were dirty when we checked in. And our bathroom was not clean
Friendly and helpful staff . Clean pool and game area .
Room was too hot . Not much for breakfast selection .
Absolutely nothing.
For starters... The rooms were disgusting. Carpet stains, bedding stains, old smoke smell, hair in drain and floor, moldy caulking, blood splatter on walls in pool area, no wifi, stale cereal and pop tarts for continental breakfast.
Close to where I wanted/needed to be
No pool, no hot tub, the spa bath tub sucked, and breakfast could use more choices.
Very clean. Friendly staff. Super comfy bed and great shower. Wonderful experience!
My overall experience was good. The hotel exceeded my expectations.
close to family & local shopping
Very nice hotel
Sign said no one under 6 years of age in wirlpool when I was there 4 little kids were in the wirlpool 1 wearing a diaper no one from the Hotel said anything
Bed was comfortable - room was clean.Kids had fun in the pool.Nice bar.
No ice machine on 2nd and 3rd floors. No vending on 3rd floor.People that smole right outside the main lobby doors.
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As part of the Lincoln Center for Performing Arts, this venue dedicated to ballet and opera first opened in 1966, replacing the original Metropolitan Opera House that opened in 1883 on Broadway, but was too small for advancing technology and stagecraft. It has a total of 4,000 seats, making it the largest purpose-built opera house in the world.
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With choreography by Frederick Ashton, this production is the American Ballet Theatre's second run of this version - said to be one of the world's greatest Cinderella ballets. A stunning corps, two hilarious stepsisters played by male dancers and costuming to die for, this lavish production was a huge hit when it premiered at the Met in 2014; the return of the work to the ABT repertory so soon demonstrates its enduring popularity. Performed to Prokofiev's haunting score, this romantic stage fantasy punctuated with wit, is designed to enrapture both children and the most ardent of ballet fans.
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Sworn against love by the death of her mother, proud Princess Turandot prefers watching her suitors meet a grisly end and having their heads placed on spikes at the palace gates, yet they still vie to win her hand. When Calaf takes up the challenge, the unattainable beauty may have met her match in this lavish spectacle and final masterpiece from Puccini.
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This emotionally powerful opera depicts the last days of Anne Boleyn, the doomed second wife of England's heir-mad King Henry VIII. As his attention in his wife wains, her last days at court are numbered as he prepares the altar for his mistress and Anne's friend and confidant Jane Seymour. Defiant, but increasingly delusional as a fatal plot is cooked up against her.
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99 out of 103 customers would recommend this property
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Children policies: Child under 8 years old: free of charge (sharing bed with parents) Child over 8 years to 14 years: + 3 US$/ person/ night Child over 14 years old: + 5 US$/ person/ night All The prices including: 10% VAT (value added) 5% service charge All major credit cards are gladly accepted, but please subject to the bank fee as follow: Visa/ Master: 3% JCB: 3.5% Amex, Diners Club: 4.5% Traveler's cheque: - 2 US$/ note (in US$), -5%/ note (in other currencies) Any cancellation received within 3 days prior to arrival will incur the first nights charge. Failure to arrive at your hotel will be treat as a no-show and refund with be given (Hotel Policy)
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Established in the year 2005, we, Evershine Metal Finishers, are based at Nashik, Maharashtra, India. We are a young and dynamic organization, acknowledged as a "Superior Quality Plating Company" by our clients. All our efforts are directed towards offering unmatched Metal Plating solutions and services to our clients. Our services offer unparalleled corrosion and wear resistance to the metals, and are appreciated for quality, quick turnaround time, excellent service support and competitive pricing.
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