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When Tom Clancy was an unknown author releasing his first novel in 1984, he was invited to do a signing at the Booksmith in the New London Mall by the store's owner, Judy Reed.
Clancy sat at the Booksmith counter all day, chatting with customers and signing books. It was a good turnout for a previously unpublished writer, in part because Reed had sent galley copies of the book — a little something called "The Hunt for Red October" — to some execs at the Naval Underwater Systems Center and the Naval Submarine Base in advance. That helped build buzz around here.
Reed has since died, but Booksmith manager — and later owner — Rich Swanson recalled Clancy's bond with the shop Wednesday, as it was announced that Clancy had died at age 66 of an undisclosed cause.
Swanson, who now works at The Day, thinks that they sold about 75 copies of Clancy's debut hardcover that day. The author was quite happy, especially since people had warned him not to expect a crowd and to be pleased if he sold a few books.
"He was absolutely thrilled, and he rewarded that dedication by coming back for every book," Swanson said.
Indeed, in a 1996 interview with The Day, Clancy said Reed and her husband, Frank Diener, "were the first people to ask me to do a signing. On one level, I kind of owe it to them, and on another level, I come here for luck."
And he kept returning — up until the store closed in 2000.
"On that last signing I did with him, we probably sold around 1,500 copies of the hardcover," Swanson said. "He signed every single one of them and then some for stock."
Clancy prided himself on besting the previous number of books he sold and signed at Booksmith, which could have a side effect for the man autographing each tome.
"He'd have to ice his hand on the way out," Swanson said.
One year, Clancy did only two signings: at the Booksmith and at West Point.
"Every year, it just seemed he was a bigger and bigger deal," Swanson said.
As for Clancy himself, Swanson said, "He was very reserved. ... He was very conservative."
One time, his publicist told Swanson that Clancy needed to listen to something to help him relax — and asked him to put on some Rush. Swanson ran to Strawberries next door, bought a copy of the band Rush's greatest hits, and put it on the Booksmith's sound system.
The publicist approached Swanson again and said, "This isn't quite what he had in mind — he likes to listen to Rush Limbaugh."
The Booksmith-Clancy connection began when Reed attended the American Booksellers Convention in Dallas in 1984. Reps from the Naval Institute Press, which published "Red October," the first work of fiction they had ever purchased, gave her a galley copy. She and her husband stayed up, reading it that night. The next day, she told the publisher they wanted the author in their store — they knew they could sell this submarine-focused techno-thriller in southeastern Connecticut, home of the Naval Submarine Base and Electric Boat.
Over the course of his career, Clancy became a force in the publishing world, selling more than 100 million copies of his books. The Associated Press has called him "the most widely read and influential military novelist of his time."
Clancy had a little push in making a name for himself when then-President Ronald Reagan said at a dinner that he was losing sleep because he was reading "The Hunt for Red October" and couldn't put it down. Clancy later said that Reagan's comment helped propel that novel into becoming a New York Times bestseller.
A number of Clancy's novels were made into films — "Patriot Games" and "Clear and Present Danger" among them. Another release, based on his character of CIA hero Jack Ryan, is set for the end of this year. Chris Pine follows in the footsteps of Alec Baldwin, Ben Affleck and Harrison Ford as "Jack Ryan."
Clancy, who was formerly an insurance agent, almost seemed to have an inside line on military matters, based on what he wrote. But he told The Day in 1987, "I don't receive any classified information. I've never knowingly been exposed to any."
He said the U.S. government did once offer him security clearance.
"I turned it down," he said. "It would just get in the way."
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I'm just back in NC from Indiana and leaving in a few minutes to head to the Beach. Will do a little TT training and hopefully several rounds of golf..........plus seafood.
My wife and I met PAlt in Terre Haute-had a terrific supper the night before and got all prepped for the ride the next day. My nephew's wife also rode and they met us for supper as well.
PAlt can provide more details but he and I had a good and safe ride. Perfect weather for riding. Temps were probably in the 60's all day and tailwinds for all but just 10-12 miles.
The ride is 160 miles and starts in Terre Haute, In and finishes in Richmond, In near the Ohio border. However there was only about 3000 ft of climbing. Sweet!!
Sounds like there were 1000-1200 riders. PAlt and I went out with the front group and I managed to ride with them for 35 miles. I could have stayed longer but I remembered there were 125 miles to go......I was able to ride with groups most of the way up to 110 miles. I was solo from 110 to about 135 miles. However I met my wife on the side of the road at 115+ miles and drank a 12oz can of Coke. That kicked in just at the right time.
Then a fellow came by me motoring pretty good and I jumped on his wheel. We rode together (I helped as much as I could) for most of the way to the finish and were cruising along anywhere from 22-30 mph-and picked up or passed a few others on the way in. That was an exhilirating way to finish 160 miles!!
My total time including the 2 stops was 7hrs 25 mins and I finished around 50th-might even have been 49?? Gotta give a big thumbs up to the Prince......Average speed was 21.5 mph I think. It felt like a 160 mile time trial as I was very conscious of pedaling all the way around plus my cadence for much of the day-especially when I was solo.
For the first time my Garmin 705 messed up (auto pause and resume while I'm still moving)....and I didn't realize it but I lost 5 miles in the first 91 miles. My Garmin showed 86 miles and all of a sudden I'm at the 91 mile lunch break.......while I didn't like the Garmin messing up it's a boost being 5 miles further along that you realize!!
I have not looked at my splits but I do know we averaged 25 mph for the first 25 miles.
I saw two wrecks. The first was within a few miles of the start when a good rider was laying in the middle of the road and not moving. It looked like a broken collarbone and probably a concussion while I was whizzing by. Most likely wheels touching and being slammed to the ground. We were going 30+ at that spot.
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Here's a link to a video my nephew took. PAlt and I ride by in the far lane at about the 36 second mark. He's wearing an Orange jersey/white helment and on a Titanium Bike and I have a green jersey/blue helment and of course a red bike. We're side by side.


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She sells traditional colorful "pagnes" fabrics for about four years. She stocks up at the Sector 10 market. Her customers are all women. She would like to buy 12 sets of "pagnes." Thanks to her income, she would like to improve her quality of life. Her goal is to help her husband build a house for the family and to travel to buy pagnes for reselling wholesale.
Elle vend des pagnes depuis 4 ans. Mme s'approvisionne au marché du secteur 10.Ses clients sont les femmes.
Elle veut s'acheter 12 complets de pagnes.
Avec ses bénéfices, elle veut améliorer ses conditions de vie. Elle ambitionne aider son mari à construire leur maison et voyager pour amener les pagnes et vendre en gros.
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About Micro Start/AFDThis loan is administered by Micro Start/AFD, Kiva's first Field Partner in Burkina Faso. Micro Start/AFD's mission is to improve families' living conditions in general, and those of women in particular, by facilitating access to financial and non-financial services.
Micro Start/AFD is a professional microfinance institution offering financial services, advice, and training. One of the organization's principal aims is to collect obligatory and voluntary savings that foster clients' financial independence. Micro Start/AFD also focuses on building female entrepreneurs' skills in management and business administration and improving the living conditions in its clients' communities. More information can be found on Micro Start's Kiva Field Partner Page.
This is a Group Loan
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Kiva's Field Partners typically feature one borrower from a group. The loan description, sector, and other attributes for a group loan profile are determined by the featured borrower's loan. The other members of the group are not required to use their loans for the same purpose.
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The reason she is requesting the loan is to improve her business. Bertha will use the profits to continue buying beauty products. She is a very hard-working person who is happy about this opportunity given to her and her group of entrepreneurs, because in some cases they maintain their families on their own.
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"Who are you callin' expert?": Using student narratives to redefine expertise and advocacy lower track science
Version of Record online: 4 JUN 2010
DOI: 10.1002/tea.20388
Copyright © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
Journal of Research in Science Teaching
Volume 48, Issue 1, pages 13–36, January 2011
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How to Cite
Yerrick, R., Schiller, J. and Reisfeld, J. (2011), "Who are you callin' expert?": Using student narratives to redefine expertise and advocacy lower track science. J. Res. Sci. Teach., 48: 13–36. doi: 10.1002/tea.20388
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- Issue online: 22 DEC 2010
- Version of Record online: 4 JUN 2010
- Manuscript Accepted: 26 MAR 2010
- Manuscript Received: 5 JUN 2009
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- earth science;
- language of science and classrooms;
- sociocultural issues;
- equity;
- secondary college/university
The purpose of this study was to construct an interpretation of lower track science students' notions of expertise in science teaching. Data were collected and transcribed from focus groups, teacher journals, classrooms events, and student artifacts. Students responded to focus group prompts over the course of a years regarding how and why they chose to learn science from their teachers based on affective attributes, advocacy/impedance, and identity. Results showed that lower track science students closely associate affective teacher attributes with effective teaching strategies. In addition, students identified advocacy or impedance in academic success based on personal experience rather than other more overt characteristics such as race or gender as a major determinant for their successful science learning. Implications for research and teacher education in diverse settings are discussed. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Res Sci Teach 48: 13–36, 2011


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It was just too bad that Kazakhstan's Andrey Golubev failed to witness any of those qualities on Monday.
What Golubev was treated to was no laughing matter, as Djokovic took on the role of Wimbledon executioner, combining brutal force with deft touches to reach the second round with a 6-0 6-1 6-4 victory.
The 2011 champion, elevated to top seed despite his world number two ranking, appeared to be heading for a rarely seen "triple bagel" in men's tennis when he led 6-0 5-0.
Golubev eventually registered on the Centre Court scoreboard after 44 minutes, drawing a warm round of applause from the crowd who were eager to witness a closer contest.
Djokovic, however, was in no mood to oblige and took just 88 minutes to book a second-round showdown with wily Czech campaigner Radek Stepanek.
"It was a great start, especially the first two sets, and I could not be happier with the performance," said the Serb, who has not won a grand slam tournament since the 2013 Australian Open.
Much had been made of the fact that Djokovic was the only member of the so-called 'Big Four' of Rafa Nadal, Roger Federer and Andy Murray to turn up at Wimbledon without playing a competitive match on grass this month.
It was a gamble that he did not regret taking.
Monday's masterclass proved that his backhands were still firing, the forehands still sizzling and the aces still finding their mark as he condemned Golubev to an unwanted hat-trick of first-round losses at the majors this year.
"Coming into Wimbledon with no official (grasscourt) matches, it always gives you an extra reason to get that commitment and focus from the start and try to play as best as you can," said the 2013 runner-up.
"So that's what I did. Very, very pleased with my performance overall today.
"I am feeling well at the moment, comfortable on the court and hopefully I can continue in the same way."
There was an early scare for men's sixth seed Tomas Berdych, but he rallied from a set down to beat Romania's Victor Hanescu while Latvian Ernests Gulbis, a surprise semi-finalist at the French Open this month, won three tight sets against Estonia's Jurgen Zopp.
Results from the Wimbledon Men's Singles Round 1 matches
27-Roberto Bautista (Spain) beat Steve Johnson (U.S.) 6-3 6-7(3) 6-4 7-5
Luke Saville (Australia) beat Dominic Thiem (Austria) 7-5 6-4 3-6 6-4
7-David Ferrer (Spain) beat Pablo Carreno (Spain) 6-0 6-7(3) 6-1 6-1
Robin Haase (Netherlands) beat 31-Vasek Pospisil (Canada) 7-6(6) 4-6 7-5 6-3
Radek Stepanek (Czech Republic) beat Pablo Cuevas (Uruguay) 6-2 6-4 6-4
Tim Puetz (Germany) beat Teymuraz Gabashvili (Russia) 2-6 6-4 6-2 6-2
11-Grigor Dimitrov (Bulgaria) beat Ryan Harrison (U.S.) 7-6(1) 6-3 6-2
Marcos Baghdatis (Cyprus) beat Dustin Brown (Germany) 6-4 7-5 2-6 7-6(4)
Jeremy Chardy (France) beat Daniel Cox (Britain) 6-2 7-6(3) 6-7(6) 6-3
Leonardo Mayer (Argentina) beat 25-Andreas Seppi (Italy) 6-3 2-6 4-6 7-6(5) 6-4
20-Kevin Anderson (South Africa) beat Aljaz Bedene (Slovenia) 6-3 7-5 6-2
Bernard Tomic (Australia) beat Evgeny Donskoy (Russia) 6-4 6-3 6-2
Edouard Roger-Vasselin (France) beat Filippo Volandri (Italy) 7-6(1) 6-2 6-4
3-Andy Murray (Britain) beat David Goffin (Belgium) 6-1 6-4 7-5
17-Mikhail Youzhny (Russia) beat James Ward (Britain) 6-2 6-2 6-1
Jimmy Wang (Taiwan) beat Alejandro Gonzalez (Colombia) 6-3 6-3 6-2
6-Tomas Berdych (Czech Republic) beat Victor Hanescu (Romania) 6-7(5) 6-1 6-4 6-3
12-Ernests Gulbis (Latvia) beat Juergen Zopp (Estonia) 7-6(7) 7-5 7-6(10)
Marinko Matosevic (Australia) beat 18-Fernando Verdasco (Spain) 6-4 4-6 6-4 6-2
Gilles Simon (France) beat Konstantin Kravchuk (Russia) 6-2 7-6(4) 7-5
Blaz Rola (Slovenia) beat Pablo Andujar (Spain) 6-3 6-1 6-4
Sergiy Stakhovsky (Ukraine) beat Carlos Berlocq (Argentina) 6-3 6-3 6-3
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OppenheimerFunds Settles With Oregon
The state of Oregon has reached a $20 million settlement with MassMutual Financial Group's OppenheimerFunds Inc. over big losses in a bond fund in the state's "529" college-savings plan.
The update, which was approved Thursday during a meeting of the Oregon 529 College Savings Board, paves the way for investors in Oregon's plan to recover some of their losses in what was supposed to be a conservatively managed bond fund.
In April, Oregon sued the firm for losses of $36 million incurred by participants in the OppenheimerFunds Core Bond Fund. OppenheimerFunds' contract as the program manager of the Oregon College Savings plan, the state's direct-sold plan, expires at the end of this year. The firm, which didn't submit a bid to continue in that role, will be replaced by TIAA-CREF.
The settlement will divide $20 million among roughly 45,000 account holders, based on how heavily individual accounts were invested in the Core Bond Fund. Oregon Treasurer Ben Westlund said he expects the funds will be distributed by February 2010. "The biggest thing," he said, "is to put money back into the pockets of Oregon families now."
Oregon's Attorney General's office estimates that about $5 million of the Core Bond Fund's losses was due to poor market performance. The $20 million settlement represents about 65% of the Core Bond Fund's losses that the state believes was attributable to the firm's conduct, said Attorney General John Kroger, who notes that the percentage is much higher than the average recovery for securities class-action cases.
Oregon's settlement could put pressure on other states that lost money in the Core Bond fund—such as Illinois, New Mexico, Texas, Maine and Nebraska—to reach settlements with Oppenheimer more quickly. Illinois, for example, is seeking to recover $77 million for investors in its Bright Start College Savings Program as a result of losses from the Core Bond fund.
With 529 plans, investors put after-tax dollars into an account that typically offers a range of mutual funds and other investments. Distributions and earnings are tax-free as long as they're used for higher education.
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Chelsea are West Ham Utd in disguise almost! I was one gutted west ham fan when they left. However thats happened now - we're on the up. I really hope West Ham can add to this fanstastic season - and get some silverware in soon. West Ham deserve it. Lets not forget the young talent Glen Johnson either.Sort: Newest | Oldest | Most Replied Expand all replies
Rumour has it that Anton Ferdinand is leaving; I hope not. There was talk before of a takeover of the club by a billionairs consortium; what happened there? Perhaps the next Olympics will bring some readies anyway.
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I'm not fearfull that this crop will leave. Anton, Reo-Coker, Konchesky, Zamora and Noble are all on long contracts. Plus we've spent a LOT of money on new players as well at WHU so we cant be short of a few quid! The only way any of the above will be leaving the Boleyn Ground is if someone comes in with huge money I reckon. Pards scoffed at £4m for Anton, if that's so then whats his asking price for Reo-Coker?!? At least tripple that I would say. No, I dont think that this bunch are going anywhere soon so to me the future looks bright for the Hammers!


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Illegitimacy and Family Formation in Colonial Cape Town, to C. 1850
Malherbe, Vertrees C., Journal of Social History
For 143 years after European settlement in 1652 the Cape of Good Hope was governed by the Dutch East India Company (VOC), a chartered company of the United Provinces of the Netherlands. (2) Founded as a refreshment station for Company fleets, bound for the VOC's eastern empire, the town which began as a fort and garden spread to fill the mountain-flanked bowl which faced on Table Bay. In 1806, as a result of the internecine conflict besetting Europe, the British took possession of the Cape station and retained it as a colony throughout the 1800s. This article investigates family formation in Cape Town through the lens of illegitimacy, amongst a population which was, for most of the period under review, part free and part slave.
The chief sources for this inquiry are the church baptismal registers and records of "hands-on" responses to the moral and other issues raised by out-of-wedlock births. Charges of seduction, defloration and breach of promise which resulted in illegitimacy are scattered among the cases heard by the VOC's Court of Justice and, after the late 1820s when the British overhauled the justice system, by the magistrates' courts and the Supreme Court of the Cape. The records of the Orphan Chamber, Colonial Office and other government departments afford glimpses of the social milieu, and the considerations which shaped policy respecting marriage and related issues such as adultery, judicial separation and divorce. Researchers have little option but to embrace Peter Laslett's appreciation of the available sources, however scant: "It is difficult to exaggerate the value of lists of inhabitants to the sociological historian. Even the bare copying out of names can tell him a great deal, if he treats the evidence imaginatively...." (3)
The first two sections which follow set the scene respecting the law which applied to marriage, concubinage and out-of-wedlock births under the Dutch VOC and, later, British rule. "Forming families at the Cape of Good Hope" compares certain characteristics of the metropoles, and of the VOC at Batavia, with the society which came into being at Cape Town. Although settler genealogy is well documented, reconstituting the families formed by slaves, freed slaves and the white or "mixed race" underclass presents many challenges. Quantifying illegitimacy is fundamental to that project and an exercise in measurement, using baptismal and marriage registers, is undertaken here. The next two sections examine the partnerships formed in and out of wedlock by Europeans with the freed slaves (vryswarte) and their descendants, and the tensions between the European marriage model and the pattern of out-of-wedlock births among Cape Town families. To conclude, those features which distinguished family formation at Cape Town by the mid-1800s, and some directions for further inquiry, are pointed out.
Marriage, concubinage and illegitimacy under VOC rule
The Roman-Dutch law, which the VOC introduced at the Cape, defined a legal marriage as that between a man and a woman of full age (or with the requisite permissions if the parties were minors), who did not fall within the prohibited degrees of consanguinity or affinity and were not pre-contracted to another partner. After an affianced pair had satisfied the Matrimonial Court on these and other points, the banns (which gave notice of the proposed union) were published on three occasions. (4) When all the conditions had been met, the marriage was solemnized in church. These requirements were the outcome of a history of give-and-take by the proponents of ecclesiastical and secular interests. From time immemorial, the essential ingredient of marriage was consent: all other requirements were constructions which moulded marriage to the purposes of church or state.
Until the late 1700s, when the right of public worship was extended to Lutherans, legal marriage was vested in the Nederduitsch Hervormde Kerk (NHK) which, for its part, reserved the privilege for persons whom it had baptized. …


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ALRIGHT! Since I'm having issues with my current photomanipulation, I decided to do a less complex one just to practice the craft. This really does take a lot of effort to do I wanted to try to make this one look the way I would actually shoot this image in person. Hopefully it went through okay The next piece is gonna be a bit more complex than this one.
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This is the calling card of the miserable loser. Anyone who enjoys a Bruins game are just pom-pom waving sheep. If people here take issue with the constant crying and whineing, than the crybabies go straight to pretending they are now being censored (??).
It's just a defense mechanism. These types are afraid the Bruins will let them down again, so they want to beat them to the punch by railing on them all season, so if it doesn't work out they can say "see, they stink" and feel better about themselves. Just like Sox fans before 2004.
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Krugman's "Smoot-Hawley Moment"
I'm constantly amazed at the things Paul Krugman has to say. This guy is on the top of the list of global economic thinkers. He has all of the credentials, and a huge platform to spin his views of what's good and bad, and what should be done next. PK's OpEd in the Times today is another example. (Link)
PK does a summary of Cyprus. I believe he has all of the facts straight, and I agree with him when he says:
Global capitalism is, arguably, on track to become substantially less global.
The broader story of Cyprus is about capital controls. It's not just the harsh new controls on the Island, it's all over Europe. There is not a country on the globe that has not established some form of controls the past few years. America has done it in subtle ways, using ZIRP, QE, Dodd-Frank and the Department of Justice to contain the free flow of money. I think a big clampdown in China on money is right around the corner. This trend scares the crap out of me. Krugman is on the other side of the spectrum. He loves capital controls. He wants to see more of them:
The bad old days when it wasn't that easy to move lots of money across borders are looking pretty good.
"Looking pretty good?" OMG!
Given that big shots like Krugman want to see more controls of money, its a good bet that more controls will come. I think the likes of Krugman are ignoring the realities of 2013. They are doing so very much at the peril of the global economy.
The CIA keeps track of global cross border debt. The numbers are huge, and growing fast:
- Total World External Debt was $69T in 2012. In 2011 it was $63.6T. In one year it grew by $5.4T. World GDP growth was 3% while cross border debt rose by 8.5%.
- In 2004 World External Debt was $43T, or 65% of World GDP. In 2012 total External debt was 85% of GDP.
- The External Debt numbers for the USA are worth noting. Yes, 1995 is a long time ago, and the world is a different place today. I still find these results troubling:
In his typical style, Krugman establishes what is "true" and what is "false".
The truth, hard as it may be for ideologues to accept, is that unrestricted movement of capital is looking more and more like a failed experiment.
Krugman's conclusion is that a cornerstone of global activity is a failed experiment and that the solution is to install more capital controls. Mr. K will get what he wants. More controls are coming - that's certain now. The entire house of cards that is Global GDP is at risk. The failed experiment that PK thinks is the rise in external debt, could easily morph into the failed experiment of the global economy.
I wonder if PK (and all the others who are pushing for more controls) are not having a "Smoot-Hawley Moment". In 1929 tariffs and other restrictions on trade were established. A global depression followed. In 2013 the tariffs and restrictions are on money, not goods. But if the result of those controls is a reduction (or even stability) of the external debt numbers, then the global economies will fall with it.
And this is what the world's "smartest" economist is calling for.
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Krugman is totally wrong about Cyprus anyway. He mistakes normal, legal international transactions by blue-chip companies and others for money laundering. The large majority of deposits in Cyprus are held by German shipping companies, Russia giants like Gazprom or Itera, and a huge number of British companies. In terms of Cyprus, he has no idea what he is talking about - he even messes up the tax code. http://www.navigator-consulting.com/articles/why-paul-krugman-is-wrong-a...
Ladies and Gentlemen of ZH,
Does anyone have suggestions on how to neutralize the sociopathic parasites robbing our collective and individual wealth and dismantiling our rights?
What is the achilles heel of these predators? Let's pull the plug on their life support: Fiat/fractional reserve or is that
more accurately fictional reserve lending? Everyone here have some physica PMs? A teeny bit?
Focus your justified anger into effective action. Better than howling at the moon.
Slight problem.
The "Achilles Heel" of the Washington/Wall Str global Empire is the Pentagon, CIA, etc. - i.e. enforcers of the PNAC/NWO.
Aside from eventual Empire over-reach from natural causes (same with all past empires) there is nothing to neutralize the psychopathic parasites running the world.
You are too generous to call them only sociopathic.
The problem is centralisation of power.
Credit centralises money in banks.
Centralised money in banks centralises power in banks.
Centralised banks buy politicians.
Centralised politicians have the credit and power to do what they like. Which mostly means perverting any existing system to the benefit of their backers.
The solution to centralisation is decentralisation. Think peer to peer. Person to person. No centralised authority involved.
So those are the characteristics of the solution, you can go choose your own. Just remember, if it has go through a centralised authority, any centralised authority of any kind, it is part of the problem not the solution.
nice, but you forgot
centralized energy
centralized food
centralized water
take those out of the equation and the game radically changes.
the more effort we spend decentralizing ourselves and others in those variables, the less precious time we have to waste on deconstructing false syllogisms from high-paid tools like the Kroog and his Bretheren.
Shite, I never know Krug was a nobel or even respoected, but just reading his shite, I disagreed with 97% of it.
What a effen loser.
The only things that ever improve the standard of living in societies are:
1)Free Trade (i.e. competition and meritocracy in goods and services)
2)Individual Property Rights and the Rule of Law
3)Advanced science and the resulting technology which leverages human labor by orders of magntitude. This requires the unrestricted uncensored exchange of ideas.
Every anal retentive central planner like Krugman who fancies himself an "expert" hates all three of these principles despite centuries of history demonstrating their power to improve life for humans. Closed, centrally controlled societies like North Korea or the ex-Soviet Union always fail. Centralized power determined by "experts" is what Hayek warned against in his great tome, "the road to serfdom".
So the McKinley Tariff 1890 was not instrumental in boosting Us manufacturing exports to Britain which had no tariff ? The Jones Act and restrictions on foreign ownership of US Media and Airlines, and import controls on Brazilian oranges or peanuts do not increase welfare in Florida, California, Georgia ? When will the US have free trade ?
Paul Krugman bad
Ron Paul good
Controlled market bad
Free market good
Big crooked government bad
Small honest government good
Government by bankers and lobbyists bad
Government by citizens good
Good, are we there yet?
Sadly, we are more distant each year.
Controlled capital is crippled capital, it can not go to where it will get the highest return and is misallocated. The idea that it will be deployed in any case but locally is a half truth. The owners will be concentrating on preserving capital rather than growing it. The result will be reduced national and world GDP. Krugmans direction is much like Archy Bunker to Edith,"stifle".
Krugman was just on CNN with a chart showing 'debt to GDP' at about 80% now and only 90% until 2030....(vs Bruce Krastings' chart above of EXTERNAL debt to gdp at 102%)
The only way we can make this all knowable by the american public is to put the statisicians in an Action movie
That's internal vs total government debt.
The various government agencies hold a couple of trillion of government debt. The total is ~100%. Krugman will argue that only the external debt matters because they can just cancel the internal debt... Except they can't.
I'll take Jim Grant over Krugman on the outcome of this Monetary fiasco. Bet Silver on Mr. Grant.
To put in the immortal words of one of Jay Ward's (creator of Rocky & Bullwinkle) lesser famous characters, Chumley the Walrus, "Duh, gee Tenneseee (Tuxedo), whut we goona do now?"
PK ranks righ up there with Chumley. And not the Chumley on the Vegas pawn shop show. That Chumley's much smarter, as he has to trade for a living. I'd like to see PK do what I do. He'd rather be ded first before eating Waffle House.
So who is this Krugman guy and what does he do?
Probably the offspring of one of the 10,000 or so Nazis imported after WWII
He's a genetically modified hunchbacked mentally challenged bacteria organism created from chemtrail residue and leftover goat smegma tailored in our most advanced bio labs to further the NWO's intellectual agenda as an alternative to Dancing With the Stars reruns and Survivor France which was cancelled when one of the contestants was run over on the Champs Elissee.
Hey, my goat lost some smegma...will wonders never cease.
I see the words "Smoot-Hawley" and I get kind of a Green Acres flashback with a touch of Deliverance and a smidgen of A Clockwork Orange.
I picture Der Kruger in a straw hat driving Bonny and Clyde's getaway car to the tune of Foggy Mountain Breakdown overdubbed with Dueling Banjos and The Ride of the Valkyries.
"PK is "smart" if you're in the Keynes camp."
Math doesn't care how smart PK thinks he is. 1+1 ALWAYS = 2. PK says stimulus isn't big enough. Well who says the housing bubble wasn't big enough or the Nasdaq bubble wasn't big enough? Stimulus can never be big enough, which is why after QE 1 and 2 failed, QE3 is open ended. QE3 won't work either. When nasdaq stimulus ended, the Nasdaq crashed. When hoiiusing stimulus ended, housing crashed.
The Zimbabweans are all billionaires in their own currency. Yet it did not get them out of poverty.
Fuck you Krugman.
"The truth, hard as it may be for ideologues to accept, is that unrestricted movement of capital is looking more and more like a failed experiment."
The truth is that monetary and fiscal intervention is a failed experiment. Krugman fails to accept the truth.
As you follow the money, monetary and fiscal intervention begins to look like a successful experiment. If the goal is to make everything wonderful and restore the economy to 1950's one-worker-family bliss, or even take us back to the everyday lower/middle-class struggle to survive, then it failed miserably, but just suppose that the goal were to impoverish almost everyone, while enriching the top .01%?
Meh. Not convinced. That gross debt number will keep going up. PK's talking into the ether here.
This is a geat read. This needs to be published, but how? As we learned today, the world CAN NOT HANDLE THE TRUTH!
"I believe he (Krugman) has all of the facts straight, and I agree with him when he says:
Global capitalism is, arguably, on track to become substantially less global."
Well yeah...he and his minions have spent the better part of their socialistic/fascist lives trying to destroy it. Its what socio-economics is...ideology interfering with economy.
You may agree with him in the reality of his statement but lets not fool ourselves that what we are witnessing capitalism. Free market capitalism would have shorted most of this shit into the dust within a day if they weren't protected by the state.
Socio-economics...trying to pick winners & losers with the taxpayers dime and still losing everytime...lol.
Great insight but Bruce is a lefturd douche that cannot think. I love your insight though.
I'm workin on him...he'll come around I think.
If I had the chick in the red dress' phone number it'd be a done deal by now ;-)
Hint: He likes older women.
fucking double post...
After reading that, I only have 2 words......
Must be....KRUGMANS Day off!
This guy [Paul Krugman] is on the top of the list of global economic thinkers^H^H propagandists.
Fixed it for ya.
Krugman is an economist who ignores energy like most of his conventional contemporaries.
In this world there are few countries that can meet their own petroleum consumption internally: basically OPEC and a handful of others. The rest must import fuel by exporting (borrowed) funds. This includes the USA.
The USA also 'exports' funds -- and wastes petroleum -- by way of its military 'activities'.
The world now runs on the past ten-year increase in Russian fuel supply (IEA). That means exports and money flows to Russia and others. Higher fuel prices and more fuel consumption means increased money flows.
Because fuel supply has has plateaued, credit flows are bound to decrease. Russian plays are now peaking and headed toward irreversible decline. The alternative to allocating fuel by rationing access to credit is physical shortages. Depletion means rationed consumption and declining money flows.
When money flows slow down it is because fuel supplies are being diverted from one place to another or constrained ... generally by 'force majeure'. A good, recent example is 'Cyprus' which will obviously see less funding flows in the future. Ditto Egypt and Greece. Coming up are France, Japan, UK perhaps China.
What is occurring is a fact on the ground -- the effect of Peak Oil -- something that is taboo in policy discussions -- and energy conservation by other means.
Energy viz peak oil is the long, cold, hard look in the mirror that no one wants to see. Too many nights in the roadhouse...
When Machiavelli's republic has vanished with expediencies fog the mercenary state that prevailed previously will seem a glimmering city upon a distant hill
Sorry Bruce, I always rate your articles as poor even when I agree with what you are saying at the moment in this article. It's hard to disagree with anything negative written about PK ha! When I know in your heart you hate working people and the social security TRUST fund they have THEIR money in. When in fact you should be hating the system that let CONgress borrow the money without BUDGETING for it! It's not the working people at fault it's CONgress! Ask my old friend DAVID STOCKMAN, he has his priorities right, hate the wrong doers!
krugman needs to be strung up, too.
if the industry you worked in and the country you came from depend on expanded international trade and finance, I guess tariffs would not be high on list of good moves..however what is the phrase, coincidence is not always causality? the depression in America in the 30's got worse for many reasons, how much a change in tariffs add to it is doubtful to me the overreach of government and the Fed which caused credit and money to dried up along with higher taxes would seem much more strait forward misallocation of resources directed by big gov and big banks, kind of like today.
what are your ideas? Return to the gold standard? This will fix everything?
If you are allowed to produce with labor that works for food, the market economy will collapse due to lack of demand. You can prop it up with debt for so long only. In the "West", we are there.
If you pull couple hundred million people out of agriculture in a span of couple decades, promise them better life onwhich promise you can not deliver, you create a menacing social problem. You can sit on this problem thruogh renewed promises, propaganda and repression only for so long.
So Bruce, how do you solve this equation with one size fits all global economy?
I don't think there is a "one size fits all" story here. There never was, never will be. A good example of a failed one size policy is the Euro. Spain can't link its economy to Germany's. Not for long at least. But that is what we have today.
To me, a gold standard is a very difficult concept to introduce today. A gold standard is the ultimate one size policy.
If Fiat money fails (it is the process of doing that) then there is a chance for some type of globalized exchange rate system. That system might have gold behind it. But things are going to have to fall right through the floor before that option is even considered.
You think the Bernankes of the world would allow a gold standard? Not a chance....
Great post Bruce. Keep up the good work...
Nice post (fuck Krugman - he has done nothing of value since "The Myth of Asia's Miracle", which was an excellent paper in about 1994).
BUT (there's always a "but")... if "global external debt" is $69trillion (which, by the way, is less than the banknote I ordered off Amazon the other day), who is the debtor?
Total World External Debt must, when summed across all nations, be exactly zero. Otherwise we're borrowing from Mars or some shit.
Trust the CIA to fuck up something as simple as a calculation: sure, if you add up country B's holdings of A.gov's debt and country A's holding of B.gov's debt, you will eventually arrive at a suitably scary number. But in large part, those are offset by the fact that a claim by A over B is B's liability but A's asset.
It's the Notional vs net exposure issure. Sure, there is risk that some counterparties go to zero, but the joint risk that all counterparties go to zero, is as near to zero as makes no odds... it saddens me as an anarchist to say that, but as our American chums say: it is what it is - we will have states for a while yet, and degenerate parasitic megalomaniacal sociopaths will live in palaces at our expense and protect each other.
No wonder the CIA failed to foresee, disrupt or control the outcome of any non-CIA-caused geopolitical event of significance since their inception: quite apart from being dominated (after the bottom rung) with careerist political-triangulators and bullshit-artists, the stupid cunts can't do sums properly.


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All rooms from €69
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Open SEVEN days a Week
Food Served 12pm-9pm
West Cork Salmon/trout fishing is common place on the Bandon river which flows Innishannon House hotel. Simon our local guide will provide you with all the local knowledge you need. Our Head Chef would be more than delighted to serve you your catch later that evening.
This area is a golfers dream. From a driving range 2 minutes away with Ian the resident pro.
Bandon golf course which is a par 71 parkland course is only 10 minute drive from hotel. We can offer a special golfing weekend package. Just contact us for more information.
The Old Head of Kinsale is home to a World-Class Private Championship Golf Course
Located just 7 kilometres from Innishannon House, the well known fishing village of Kinsale is just a short drive away.
Farmers' Markets
The Bandon Farmers' Market takes place every Saturday from 9:30am to 1:30pm and is located at the Car Park of The Old Market Garden
The Kinsale Farmers' Market takes place every Wednesday from 9am until 2:30pm and is held on Short Quay, Kinsale


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SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Archbishop Desmond Tutu of South Africa will be Gonzaga University's commencement speaker on May 13.
The Nobel Peace Prize winner in 1984 says he accepted Gonzaga's invitation after being inspired by the university's global activism.
Tutu played a key role in the fight against white rule and discrimination in South Africa.
The Spokesman-Review says admission to the ceremony will be by invitation only.


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Sam A., age 41, is one of a hundred groceries vendors who set up shop in front their houses in Siem Reap. On average, she makes about $5 of profit per day. Her husband is a police officer and his salary is only $35 a month. They have seven children. Two are married and live away from home and three others are students and sometimes help their mother by selling groceries after school.
To meet her customer's demand, she would like a loan to by more groceries to sell in her store. This will allow her to save for the future and to pay for her children to go to the university. She will use any remaining profit to repair her house.
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This is windows Xp Sp2 protected with MacAfee and Zone Alarm Pro. Since last few days am facing some problem with this computer. Hence tried to troubleshoot and came through two registry keys that I doubt are not correct. Those are the following:
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Another old quick picture. This one was done for empire total war game as some concept, got a lots of those mostly unpublished. Its the galley of Venice near the town Dubrovnik. Done is some 2-3 days. I cannot spend more time on this so its a bit rough.
Great artwork! Ties in to the scenes currently running through my head.
looks beautiful. Which Total WAr game was it done for?
I have to correct you: if there is a Venetian galley, the town's name is RAGUSA, not Dubrovnik, which is the Serbo-Croatian name after the 1947 annexation.
The current name was officially adopted in 1918 after the fall of the Austria-Hungary, but was in use from the Middle Ages. It is also referred to as Dubrovnik in the first official document of the treaty with the Ban Kulin, the Ban of Bosnia in 1189. The name Dubrovnik was used by Slavonic speakers who also presented the majority in the city. Aristocrats were using Latin and the Dubrovnik dialect of the Romance Dalmatian language as official languages and they also named town (and republic) Ragusa.
Reminds me for the "La Reale", a model kit resembling typical medieval galleys of Europe.
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Always loved these galleys. Great work
They should have used this for empire!
I like this picture.
Rough? You're shitting us. Totally mocking us. You can't call that a rough!!!! It's to GOOOOOOD!
Great stuff. Was this based on any particular type of ship?
Awesome! and BTW, Dubrovnik is in my country, Croatia
How can you call that a bit rough? It's amazzzzing!!
haha, I think I can see my school from here XD no, really...
i love your ships.
Dubrovnik! Nice perspective! This one reminds me of Croatian cover of book Siling to Sarantium by Guy Gavriel Kay. I really like the atmosphere!
Excellent picture
awesome! I really like, i love Dubrovnik
Croatia <3
Great work!
Great work!
....This is your definition of "rough"? I would be happy if my best stuff looked like this.
A... a bit rough? I call it great
Looks a bit beautiful to me!
It's gorgeous!
It's gorgeous!
The ship looks absolutely breathtaking (I wish I had one like this... <3)!
Jako lijepo !
That is really impressive. I can almost hear the wind howl and the waves crash against the ship. I love the atmosphere with the upcoming storm.
Thanks for drawing & sharing .
Thanks for drawing & sharing .
Oh, cool, I live in Croatia! Now is it just me, or are those in the background the old, famous town walls? ^^
gr8 detail. really loved it.
amazing job!! well done!
Amazing work!
Seriously this was really epic! The angle just make stare in awe. That you only made this in 3 days is beyond my understanding!
Great work!
wow, this could be a shot from a movie or something.
Great piece of work.
Thanks for sharing...
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reminds me alot the assasin creed, brotherhood.. on davinci missions :d by the way men a fince work and awesome color
Amazing work... <3
love it
Rough? But still very nice!
I am excited by the degree of detail.
The sunlight looks fantastic
The sunlight looks fantastic
love your ships! ^^
Croatia - that is my country... ^___^
He calls this "a bit rough"......
Awesome work!
Fuck it's a shame that never made it in. The Aegean and Mediterranean theatres are a bit neglected in the game-art.


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Is this Bike any good? It's a Klein Fervor bike. It's an older used one...like early 90's. (Still in good shape, only scratches)
The components are:
LX Deraillers back and front, XT head set, Zoom comp Stem, Carbon Fiber Black Magic bars,Scott composite breaks, Onza Clipless pedals, Wheel Smith rear wheel with xt Cassette, Specialized cranks med quality. The front suspension is a Specialized Air Oil shock. It weighs about 25 lbs.
The guy is selling for less than $400.
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Caiman concentration: Guides at the Caiman Field research station in Yupukari, Region Nine prepare to release an 11-foot, four inches black caiman after taking measurements last week.
Sunning out: Yellow-spotted river turtles taking some sun in their pond at Yupukari, Region Nine. Allowing the vulnerable turtles to grow to a certain size in the pond before being released into their natural habitat is part of a new conservation programme in the community.
Placid: A view of the Central Rupununi savannah last week from a lookout point on the Kanuku Mountains at Moco-Moco, Region Nine.
A hut in the forest below the Kanuku Mountain range at Moco-Moco, Region Nine.
Looking for caimans? Fearless children from Yupukari in Region Nine last week look for something in this lake which has a healthy population of black caimans.


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You might need to save up a month's salary to afford a dinner for two at the new Element 47 in Aspen, Colorado, but the food, scenery, celebrity sightings, and vast wine list make the experience worth the price. Element, the signature restaurant in Aspen's poshest hotel, opened in November after a multi-million-dollar dining room renovation. Sit at the bar and munch on burgers slopped with local cheddar and a side of duck fat fries.
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Seattle Times readers rave about help received after hearing "your car is on fire!"; rant about hidden house numbers and the other cleavage.
Rave My husband and I were driving in our classic convertible and didn't know it had ignited under the engine with flames streaming out. People driving by yelled "your car is on fire!" We pulled over and before we could get out of the car, two quick-thinking guys came with fire extinguishers and put out the flames. They didn't let us reimburse them; we didn't even get their names. What are the odds that two separate cars and drivers would have extinguishers and be there ready for action? We could have become toasty marshmallows had passing motorists not been vocal.
Rant For all the folks who have no address numbers posted on your home or posted so they're not visible, making it so hard for delivery drivers to find you. Please post your house number where we can see it from the street.
Rave To the checker at Trader Joe's who asked me how my day was going and when I replied that I just found out I need chemo, she came around the check stand and gave me a huge, very sincere hug, a bright spot in an otherwise depressing day.
Rant Summer is here, concerts in the parks have started, and people are shedding their rear-covering coats. Breast cleavage is much more charming than butt-crack cleavage!
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Aberdeen has been ranked as one of the UK's most competitive cities
Growth Factors
- One of the lowest unemployment rates in Scotland significantly lower than the Scottish and UK averages
- Aberdeen's employment rate (78.4%) increased by 0.5% from 2012 to 2013
- Aberdeen is one of the top cities for highest earnings with average weekly earnings of £625
- GVA per head of population in the region is £36,242- well above the Scottish average
- Highest rates of domestic broadband uptake in the UK - 74%
Aberdeen is the centre of the UK's oil and gas industry which has extracted 40 billion barrels of North Sea oil
Energy - Our Future
- Europe's Energy Capital - home to 1500 energy companies resulting in up to 40,000 related jobs
- Approximately 24 billion barrels of oil are still to be recovered
- The Energetica 30mile corridor aims to create the world's greatest concentration of energy technology companies, housing and leisure facilities between Aberdeen and Peterhead
- Held in Aberdeen every two years, Offshore Europe is the largest upstream oil and gas event outside North America, attracting over 60,000 oil and gas professionals and more than 1,500 exhibitors
- Oil and Gas contributes 25% to the UK Treasury's Corporation Tax
- Aberdeen has the greatest concentration of subsea engineering and operational experience in the world
- The University of Aberdeen's Oceanlab is the first purpose-built ocean LANDER laboratory in the world
- Europe's leading centre for hyperbaric testing, training and research is located in Aberdeen
- The Robert Gordon University launched the UK's first degree in Artificial Intelligence and Robotics
The Aberdeen Hydrogen Bus Project has introduced a fleet of 10 hydrogen fuel cell buses within the City and a hydrogen refuelling station to keep them on the road
- Aberdeen International Airport handles 3.1million passengers every year and has business connections with over 40 UK and European destinations
- Aberdeen International Airport's investment and economic contribution for the next ten years will total £57million. Recent developments have included the 124m runway extension and a £5million parking deck
- Aberdeen has Europe's busiest commercial heliport
- Aberdeen Harbour dealt with 4.76 million tonnes of imports and exports, producing a turnover of £24.07million
The harbour contributes £420million to the local economy and provides 11,000 jobs
- A £65million development strategy by Aberdeen Harbour Board is currently underway to improve the port
- The Hydrogen Bus project will be the first deployment in Scotland and the largest fleet of hydrogen buses in a European city
- Running 10 hydrogen fuel cell buses in Aberdeen on the proposed routes could potentially save up to 1 tonne of CO2 per year - This could equate to the size of 4 baby elephants!
- The Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route (AWPR) is a new route being developed to improve traffic flow in and around Aberdeen and the North-East of Scotland. It is due for completion in 2018
33 of Scotland's top 100 businesses are located in Aberdeen
Global Investment
The ABZ Business Park located next to the airport will provide 54 acres of vital commercial, industrial and development land
Our Vision - Investment Projects
- Aberdeen City Council are key partners in the Low Carbon Regions in the North Sea (LOWCAP) project, which is already leading the way in seeking sustainable and low carbon solutions for energy use
- The EU has awarded a grant of €40million for the development of the European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre which will place the north east and Scotland at the forefront of the burgeoning global offshore wind industry
- Aberdeen has been named as a successful bidder for a share of the £50million Super Connected Cities Funding - hugely improved broadband speeds of 80mbps and 4G wifi will help to secure jobs, investment and new business growth
- THE CORE is a 100 acre development aiming to be one of the most energy efficient, low carbon business communities in the UK located at the gateway to the Energetica Corridor
- Aberdeen University's new £57million Sir Duncan Rice Library is the largest capital fundraising project undertaken by the University to date
- The Robert Gordon University's new £170million Garthdee Campus development will provide students and the local community with some of the best facilities in the UK
- NHS Grampian's new £91million Emergency Care Centre opened in 2012 and maximises energy efficiency and contributes to NHS Grampian's carbon reduction targets


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Hi, wanted to let you know what we found when we got the floor up. The floor joists are mostly okay and spaced correctly, but the original owner who built it cut into the header that runs along what used to be the east outer wall of the house and undermined the floor's support. He did it to run venting into the addition. It looks like I'll be able to return some of the 2 x 10s I bought to replace all the floor joists. After we get the header repaired and check all the joists (we've only got half the floor up; we spent yesterday taking down the drywall and pulling up the old wood floor plank by plank), we're putting down a vapor barrier over the concrete (it was built over a carport), then insulating and putting down new plywood. I'll send pictures when done.
Thanks, Bruno! I really appreciate your advice and support.
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Definitions for A team
This page provides all possible meanings and translations of the word A team
A team(Noun)
The best of a set of teams in a single club.
A team(Noun)
The best team; a very good team.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of A team in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of A team in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
Sample Sentences & Example Usage
There's no I in TEAM.
He took one for the team.
It takes a whole team to get us here.
The future of the team is very bright.
These men were working as a fire team.
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Book your room at Parador de Cruz de Tejeda
Get an overview of this hotel4-star Tejeda hotel in Cruz de Tejeda with full-service spa
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Simply enter your Nectar card number when prompted. Your points will be credited 30 days after you return from your trip.*Offers may apply
Located in Cruz de Tejeda, this hotel is 2.4 mi (3.8 km) from Bentayga Winery and within 9 mi (15 km) of Las Nieves Peak and Roque Bentayga Visitors Centre. Nublo Rock and Nuestra Senora del Pino Church are also within 12 mi (20 km).
Hotel Features
This hotel features a full-service spa, a restaurant, and a fitness center. Free WiFi in public areas and free self parking are also provided. Other amenities include a bar/lounge, a rooftop terrace, and massage/treatment rooms.
Room Amenities
All 43 rooms offer wired Internet, balconies, and TVs with satellite channels. Minibars, room service, and hair dryers are among the other amenities available to guests.Would you like to give us feedback? Share it! Opens in a new window
Parador de Cruz de TejedaCruz de Tejena, s/n Tejeda Gran Canaria 35328
Hotel Amenities
Hotel Amenities
Parador de Cruz de Tejeda features a full-service spa and a fitness center. The hotel offers a restaurant. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. High-speed wired and wireless Internet access is complimentary.
This Tejeda hotel also offers a rooftop terrace, spa services, and a library. Onsite self parking is complimentary.
- 24-hour front desk
- Total number of rooms - 43
- Number of floors - 5
- Bar/lounge
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Free newspapers in lobby
- Concierge services
- Elevator/lift
- Fitness facilities
- Full-service spa
- Gift shops or newsstand
- Tours/ticket assistance
- Free WiFi
- Free wired high-speed Internet
- Rooftop terrace
- Luggage storage
- Turkish bath/Hammam
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Shopping on site
- Laundry facilities
- Arcade/game room
- Library
- Spa treatment room(s)
- Meeting rooms 4
- Multilingual staff
- Garden
- Restaurant
- Free self parking
- Number of buildings/towers - 1
- Spa services on site
Family Friendly Amenities
- Family Hotel
- Free Wi-Fi
- Laundry facilities
- Arcade/game room
- Cribs/infant beds (complimentary)
Available in all rooms: Wired internet access ( free EUR per stay )
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi , Free wired high-speed Internet
Free self parking
Room Amenities
- Balcony
- Air conditioning
- Phone
- Minibar
- Private bathroom
- Hair dryer
- Shower/tub combination
- In-room safe
- Desk
- Television
- Satellite TV service
- Wired high-speed Internet access (surcharge)
- Room service (limited hours)
- Free cribs/infant beds
- Rollaway/extra beds (surcharge)
Where to Eat
Parador de Cruz de Tejeda has a restaurant on site.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.
Nearby Things to Do
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
- Bicycle rentals nearby
- Hiking/biking trails nearby
Spa Services
The onsite spa has massage/treatment rooms. Services include body treatments. The spa is equipped with a sauna, a spa tub, and Turkish bath/hammam.
- Sauna in spa
- Spa tub in spa
- Body treatments
To make requests for specific accessibility needs, complete the "Special or Accessibility Requests" section of "Trip Preferences" when you book your hotel.
- Accessible bathroom
- In-room accessibility
Hotel Policies
Check-in time starts at 2 PM
Check-in time ends at 9 AM
Check-out time is Noon
Payment types
- Pets allowed for an extra charge of EUR 15 per pet, per night
- Dogs and cats only
- 2 per room (up to 25 kg)
- Specific rooms only
- Pet-friendly rooms can be requested by contacting the property at the number on the booking confirmation
You need to know
Extra-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.
Optional extras
- Breakfast fee: EUR 17 for adults and EUR 8 for children (approximately)
- Fee for in-room high-speed Internet (wired): EUR free per stay (rates may vary)
- Pet fee: EUR 15 per pet, per night
- Rollaway bed fee: EUR 55 per day
Hotel Name
- Parador Cruz Tejeda Hotel Vega de San Mateo
- Parador Cruz Tejeda Vega de San Mateo
- Parador Cruz Tejeda Hotel
- Parador Cruz Hotel
- Parador Cruz Tejeda
- Parador Cruz
- Hotel Parador De Cruz De Tejeda Gran Canaria
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Cash transactions at this property cannot exceed EUR 2500, due to national regulations. For further details, please contact the property using information in the booking confirmation. This property allows pets in specific rooms only (surcharges apply and can be found in the Fees section). Guests can request one of these rooms by contacting the property directly, using the contact information on the booking confirmation.


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- paranasal sinus and nasal cavity cancer
- listen (PAYR-uh-NAY-zul SY-nus ... NAY-zul KA-vuh-tee KAN-ser)
Cancer that forms in tissues of the paranasal sinuses (small hollow spaces in the bones around the nose) or nasal cavity (the inside of the nose). The most common type of paranasal sinus and nasal cavity cancer is squamous cell carcinoma (cancer that begins in flat cells lining these tissues and cavities).