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Host Hotels & Resorts will leave the chandelier on for you. It's the nation's largest hospitality real estate investment trust and one of the top owners of luxury and upscale hotels. It owns about 115 luxury and "upper upscale" hotels mostly in the US, but also in Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Chile, Mexico, and Brazil, totaling some 60,000 rooms. Properties are managed by third parties; most operate under the Marriott brand and are managed by sister firm Marriott International. Other brands include Hyatt, Ritz-Carlton, Sheraton, and Westin. To maintain its status as a real estate investment trust (REIT), which carries tax advantages, Host operates through majority-owned Host Hotels & Resorts LP.
OperationsHost Hotels & Resorts also owns non-controlling interests in two international joint ventures (JVs) in Europe and the Asia/Pacific region. Its JV in Europe owns 19 luxury and upperscale hotels spanning some 6,500 rooms in Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Spain, Sweden, the Netherlands, and the UK. Its Asia/Pacific JV is much smaller, and owns one upscale hotel in Australia, four hotels in India and minority interests in three operating hotels in India (two upscale, and one midscale).Host's most valuable and prolific hotel brand is the Marriott. Of the 114 hotel properties Host owned in 2014, almost half of the properties were Marriott branded and generated nearly 49% of the company's total revenue for the year. The company's nine Hyatt branded hotels generated around 12% of total revenue in 2014, while its collection of 26 Starwood Hotels (which included the Westlin, Sheraton, W, St. Regis, and the Luxury Collection brands) combined contributed roughly 25% to its total revenue. About 74% of Host's revenue came from its 76 upper-upscale hotel properties in 2014, while 23% came from its 23 luxury hotel properties.Geographic Reach
The Maryland-based REIT owned 97 properties in 20-plus US states and the District of Columbia in 2014, as well as 17 international properties. Host generates 95% of its revenue from its US hotels, with its largest markets in New York, Florida, and Washington D.C. About 2% of the company's overall revenue comes from Canada, while the remainder mostly comes from its hotels in Australia, Brazil, Chile, Mexico, and New Zealand.
Financial Performance
Host Hotels & Resorts' revenue and profit have been mostly trending upward in recent years as a strengthening global economy has spawned more willing travelers. After a small dip in 2013, the company's revenue rebounded by 4% to $5.35 billion in 2014 thanks mostly to growth in rooms' revenue with overall RevPAR (revenue per available room) increasing by 5%. Host's food and beverage revenues also increased by 3% for the year thanks to higher income from banquet, audio visual, and outlet services. Higher revenue coupled with higher gains on the sales of assets in 2014 also drove net income higher by 131% to $732 million. Cash levels also jumped by 13% to $1.15 billion thanks mostly to higher cash earnings.Strategy
Host's strategy, reaffirmed in 2015, is to build, renovate, or acquire hotels in domestic gateway cities and resort markets, which include New York, Washington D.C., Boston, Florida, Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Diego, Seattle, Houston, and Hawaii. According to Host, these target markets have been historically shown to have outperformed the broader US lodging industry in terms of real revenue per available room growth. Indeed, in 2014 the company earned 62% of its revenue from its Urban properties and 19% of revenue from its Resort and Conference properties; which were all in these markets or similar markets.To diversify its revenue streams and add favorable risk-adjusted returns, the company also in 2015 reaffirmed its international expansion plans, targeting more presence in the markets of Western Europe through its European joint venture, as well as Australia, Singapore, Mexico, and Brazil.
Mergers and Acquisitions
In 2014, the company purchased the 242-room hotel in Miami's business and financial district (within walking distance of the American Airlines Arena and near Bayfront Park, giving it a waterfront view). The company also entered a management agreement with Destination Hotels & Resorts to rework and relaunch the hotel under an independent identity later in the year.Expanding its business further abroad in 2014, the company's joint venture in Europe purchased a 90% stake in the entity that owned the 394-room fee-simple Grand Hotel Esplanade in Berlin, for a purchase price of €81 million. The new JV planned to rebrand the hotel with an international brand under a franchise agreement.In 2013, the company acquired fee-simple interest in the 426-room Hyatt Place Waikiki Beach in Honolulu, Hawaii, from an affiliate of Chartres Lodging Group and Morgan Stanley Real Estate Fund VII Global for $138.5 million.
The move followed its 2012 purchase of 888-room Grand Hyatt Washington for about $400 million and its acquisition of land in Rio de Janeiro to develop two hotels with a total count of 405 rooms that opened in time for the FIFA World Cup in 2014. The REIT also sells non-core properties from time to time, including five locations in 2013 and two to date in 2014 for a total sales price of $960 million.
Company Background
Host in 2011 bought the New York Helmsley Hotel from Helmsley Enterprises and announced plans to renovate the 775-room property and reopen it under the Westin brand. In a separate deal, Host acquired the Manchester Grand Hyatt, San Diego's largest hotel, for $570 million.
Formerly known as Host Marriott, Host Hotels & Resorts split from Marriott International in 1993. The company adopted its current name in 2006 after it diversified its portfolio beyond the Marriott brand. The Marriott family has mostly sold its interest in Host.
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Citizen Power Alliance 2010 Wind Conference
Summary of the Citizen Power Alliance 2010 Wind Conference
Citizen Power Alliance 2/16/10 Wind Conference Summary
The 2/16/10 Citizen Power Alliance (CPA) Wind Conference at Bristol Harbor on Canandaigua Lake drew close to 200 elected officials, state representatives, news media and CPA members from across NYS to discuss the industrial wind issue.
The meeting was specifically designed to elicit greater awareness and involvement by NYS elected representatives and news media regarding the realities of industrial wind in New York State. CPA's panel of presenters for the meeting included NYS Town Supervisors & Board members, business owners, and an environmental attorney who have all had years of experience and great frustration in dealing with the industrial wind issue in their respective communities.
Congressman Eric Massa was originally scheduled to address the meetings' attendees, but was unable to attend due to Congressman John Murtha's funeral. Congressman Massa's representative, David Marion, read Massa's letter to President Obama (See: Massa Letter Link). Massa's letter calls on President Obama to address the questionable use of $115 Million dollars of stimulus money paid out to First Wind for projects already built, which fail to create any jobs, and is, for the most part, going overseas — contrary to what the Stimulus money was intended to do.
The meeting included presentations and discussions on many of the aspects of this complex energy issue, including:
1.) exposing the myths Big Wind LLC's use to sell their product (i.e. – will reduce foreign oil dependence);
2.) education as to the economic, scientific, and environmental realities of industrial wind (i.e. – Wind is neither reliable, nor dispatchable, and therefore, provides virtually NO Capacity Value, and has not been shown to reduce CO2 emissions worldwide);
3.) explain common corruption and conflict scenarios that are occurring across NYS;
4.) to set forth goals and recommendations for elected representatives to strive for in order to protect the health, safety, well-being, and property values of ALL of their constituents, while also protecting the priceless legacy of NYS's irreplaceable natural landscapes for future generations.
CPA's cited goals for the meeting were:
1.) Amendments to SEQRA that require lead agencies to use independent third party firms – not those brought in by the wind industry, which is currently what is happening.
2.) Statewide noise and setback standards for industrial wind turbines that will fully protect the health, safety, quality of life, and property values of neighboring residents.
3.) Accurate coverage by news media (which has been sadly lacking to date), who have taken the time to educate themselves on the issue instead of simply repeating false claims made by wind industry salesmen, which is what typically happens (i.e. – 'homes served' claims).
4.) An audit of NYSERDA regarding: a.) the hiring of wind industry lobbyists to develop the industrial wind Production Tax Credit (PTC) and other Renewable Portfolio Standards (RPS) regulations, and b.) the payment of over $200 Million from the Systems Benefit Charge (SBC) account to industrial wind companies – monies that were intended by the legislature to be used to improve the energy efficiency of state operations.
5.) A comprehensive investigation by the Attorney General's Office into the predatory and illegal tactics used by Big Wind LLCs across NYS, including: market allocation, price fixing, larceny, extortion, conspiracy, filing false instruments, mail fraud, etc.
6.) Audits of IDAs for ongoing refusal to acquire and maintain data on actual job creation and other economic benefits for projects that have PILOT or other tax abatements.
7.) An investigation into the 2009 decision by the DOE to pay out hundreds of millions of dollars in stimulus money to existing wind projects – monies that have not, and will not create a single new job.
8.) Support from our state representatives for the Protection of Home Rule.
Citizens from communities across NYS who comprise CPA are simply asking for responsibility and accountability from our elected officials and state agency representatives in their positions of public service. Likewise, since honest information is the key to our freedom, CPA seeks adequate, educated coverage of this extremely divisive, complex issue from the news media.
In the views of CPA members, these actions are not at all too much to ask for if we truly value our democracy, and wish to prevent ratepayers, taxpayers, and our environment from being exploited by financially-motivated mega-corporations/LLC's.
Mary Kay Barton
CPA Media Editor & Environmental Activist for Sound Scientific Solutions
Brad Jones' Presentation Citizen Power Alliance 2010 Wind Conference
John Servo's Presentation – Citizen power Alliance 2010 Wind Conference
Gary Abraham's Presentation – Citizen Power Alliance 2010 Wind Conference
Read the entire Congressman Eric Massa February 15, 2010 Letter to President Obama
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Warmest congratulations for this worthwhile effort !
I am at the moment trying to gather the names and email addresses of people who are the victims of wind farms from a health point of view ( sleeping disorders, stress, depression etc.). Please send them to me at : firstname.lastname@example.com
Sounds like a great conference. I'm sorry I was unable to attend. Given the combination of low capacity factors, High hours of no output, long payback periods, property devaluations, wind turbine syndrome,unethical wind company behavior, unsafe turbine siting there should not be a single industrial wind turbine in NEW YORK STATE.
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As posted in a separate thread in the Commuting forum, here is my new tail light:
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I've been running my geek system (Optronics/MR16, Luxeon III MR16, NightSun strobe, LED running lights F&R, 5Ah NiMH) for almost a year now. System has worked great, except that after a couple of rides in hard rain I notice water condensation inside the MR16 bulb unit, and sometimes even a little pooling. When this happens my runtime is reduced well below an hour, presumably because the h2o inside is reducing the electrical resistance of the bulb.
Anyone else had this problem? This has happened to me with both SoLux and Phillips bulbs, by the way. I've made no attempt to seal up the Optronics housings, but I'm not sure it would help anyway. It looks like the SoLux bulbs have a little bit of a gap in the sealant between the lens and the glass housing -- basically the sealant goes about 350 degrees around instead of 360, possibly to allow for expansion and contraction of the air inside? Has anyone tried sealing up the gap? Could this cause the bulb explode when it gets hot? For the moment I'll at least try installing a bulb with the "gap" pointing down.
I like bike lanes. I also practice VC when I'm not in them.
Can you give a review/source for your Luxeon III MR16 bulb? Brightness compared to halogen, cost, etc?Originally Posted by GlowBoy
About the water in your bulb, I agree about putting the gap on the bottom. When I was using the 14 watt sealed beam bulbs, water would sometime get inside the housing; I just drilled two small holes on the bottom for the water to drain out--worked fine.
"Bad facts make bad laws." FZ
If anyone is looking for good MR16 housings, there is an ebay listing for five of the optronics fog light units. Too bad he isn't listing these one at a time. But so far the bidding is low enough that it's less then the retail price of a single unit.
well, my commute this am didn't happen because i ran over a chair slider (looked like a thumtack on steroids) over the weekend, and it blew all the Slime outta my tube and made a mess. didn't fix it yet. So the dirt-only Titus is on the roof of my car, in the lot, waiting for 4pm.....
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You can also buy the Optronics fog lights from JCWhitney. Buy the round ones and ignore that it says it uses an H-3 bulb. I personally bought this light from them and put a Phillips energy saver 20W MR-16 spot in one and 20W flood in the other (I wish I would have put 20W spots in both). I have both mounted on my bike using the spot for the most part with the flood as a backup in case the spot burns out while I am on the road at night. I do like running both though. It makes a very nice light. My battery sources are a 6ah and 7ah SLA battery which will run the single light over 3 hours and both about half of that. I have two batteries, but only carry one. The other is a spare.
I prefer using the Optronics because it requires very little work. The only modification I made was installing a mini toggle switch from Radio Shack on each lamp housing. I then replaced the 50W fog lamps with the 20W Phillips Energy savers. I use the Phillips bulb because they put out 35W of light, but use only 20W of power. These bulbs are expensive ($10.99 ea.) but far superior to the standard 20W MR16 halogen bulb.
I now have another battery that I read about at the beginning of this thread. It is the Vector Pocket Power 6ah battery. I found one on ebay for about $22 shipped. It comes in a weather resistant case and comes with a charger. It has a cigarette lighter connection, so I installed a cigarette lighter plug on my bike wiring harness. Very easy to plug in now.
This is my second attempt at making my own bike light and my recommendation for others wanting to make their own and not wanting to put alot of effort into it. My first lamp was made using the Malibu ($15 ea.) landscaping lamp, but the bulb would vibrate out of the socket. I spent alot trying to make it work and was never happy with it. These Optronics lamps are made for cars, so they are designed for the vibration. I like the looks better as well.
Bill of Materials:
Two Optronics fog lights $22 shipped
Two mini switches $6
Two conduit clamps (light mounting brackets) $2
Two bulbs $28 shipped
Wiring harness $5
Cigarette lighter plug $5
SLA battery $22 shipped
R&D $200. Just kidding. Probably about $100. lol
Total for two bike lights, wiring harness, battery and charger $90
May be able to do this more inexpensively if you can find parts locally and not pay shipping. Another savings is using cheaper bulbs, but your light output will not be as bright. Another savings is not trying to reinvent the wheel yourself. Learn from people on this thread. If someone is having a problem with a particular type of setup, most likely you will too.
I would also like to mention that I just installed a tinted Mueller Windwrap on my Sun EZ Sport. This light setup shines through the fairing just fine and lights the road very well. It does light up the fairing as well, but even that makes it easy to read my computer. Also makes it easier for cars to see me from the side.
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In case anyone is looking for a big battery for cheap, I just bought a 12VDC 7.2AH from American Science and Surplus for $10.
I also bought a foot pump for $5
Total with shipping was $20.
Monsignor: We must always fear evil men. But there is another kind of evil that we must fear the most, and that is the indifference of good men.
Connor: I do believe the monsignor's finally got the point.
Murphy: Aye.
I think we sometimes forget this item. I spent $62 building a single MR16 headlight with a xenon strobe (still running!) tail light. But the extra gadgets and spare parts and tools and duct tape ... I didn't tally that up, but it was easily $30.Originally Posted by dgholmes59
Battery is as described, and should give me 1.8 hours to 50% charge with 12v, 20w MR-16 based on this calculator (note: only works in IE)Originally Posted by deputyjones
The foot pump is a total POS, but it does work and WTH for $5.Originally Posted by deputyjones
Monsignor: We must always fear evil men. But there is another kind of evil that we must fear the most, and that is the indifference of good men.
Connor: I do believe the monsignor's finally got the point.
Murphy: Aye.
I finally wrote the instructions for my homemade light using the Optronics fog lights. I thought I would post the link here for those that need help with their own lights. I hope they are helpful.
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pretty code, but that's all I got.
been pootling around with a homebrew MR16 for a while.
Ordered a bunch of batteries and charger from batteryspace, but my 14.4v overvoltaged 35w bulb melted the pvc housing.
I was at home depot the other day and checked out their outdoor lighting section, and ta-daa! Red Dot aluminum outdoor flood light housing and silicone grommets/covers--results in a perfect fit no melting, and good heat dispersion. I just cut the screw-in bulb socket out, plugged in the ceramic MR16 connector from batteryspace, and cut one of the silicone covers to make a gasket for the bulb. The housing even has a little hole that fits a radioshack toggle real well (with a bit of filing and dremeling of the inside). Housing: $3 or something, silicone covers were 2.
It also has an articulated base that fits great in the clamp part of old bike reflector mounts (with an innertube shim).
I should add it looks pretty pro, despite my attempts to muck it up with duct tape (no soldering iron for me).
Me too.Originally Posted by comradehoser
It seems it is a Internet Explorer specific page.Originally Posted by comradehoser
"Bad facts make bad laws." FZ
If you use Firefox (like I do) you can get an Add-On called IE Tabs which will render a page using IE. It worked for this.Originally Posted by Map tester
Could you explain further? Does the MR16 replace both the reflector and the H3 bulb, or do the housings not really have H3's in them?Originally Posted by dgholmes59
As far as the code, it was made using Microsoft Word so I guess they made it only work with IE. I wonder how I would save it so it would work with other browsers. I know nothing about making this html stuff. I make it in Word and save it in html format. If you have suggestions, I will try to make it work for all browsers.
The Optronics fog lights come with 50 watt MR16 bulbs, not H3's. Just remove the 50W MR16 bulbs and install the 20W MR16 bulbs.
Thanks for the reply. Sorry for taking so long to get back. My Luxeon III MR16 is from http://autolumination.com/mr16.htm. At the time they only offered it in one color, which is fairly bluish so I presume it's the "cool white". It was advertised as having a 100 degree beam, though in practice the majority of light is concentrated into a 15 degree beam where you want it. There's significant overspill beyond 15 degrees, which is actually very nice and provides decent peripheral vision on dark pathways, with a very sharp edge to the beam at about 100 degrees.Originally Posted by Map tester
Overall light output seems equivalent to a 5-6W halogen, though still less than a 10W. It puts out noticeably a bit less light than my Priceton Tec Apex headlamp, also a Luxeon III but a particularly well designed one. Still noticeably more light than the 1W Luxeon Princeton Tec Eos I use on my helmet. It's enough to light up your path in low light situations at moderate speeds, and still enough to be visible on the pavement in most lighted streets.
I measured the effective current draw at about 4 watts, so it's clearly not the most efficient LED assembly out there. But it's still more efficient than a low-wattage halogen, it's just the right amount of light for my low beam needs, and the beam shape is absolutely perfect, so I'm very happy with it.
I like bike lanes. I also practice VC when I'm not in them.
Link will now work for you guys running firefox. I just tested it with my Unix machine running Mozilla and it worked. I had to save the Word file as html filtered. Enjoy.
NeezyDeezy and others who have or are considering Zenon strobe units: I have used the same now discontinued Radio Shack strobe for close to fifteen (15) years. The first, all $15.00 of it, failed in a few weeks. When I opened it I found a large (thumb joint sized) capacitor attached to the sircuit board by only two lead wires. I simply brought another unit, carefully opened it and used gobs of simple translucent silicone caulk to brace it. Reassembled it has lasted since the early 1990s. The flash intesity is far FAR superior to any other flasher I have seen. It exceeds the flashers you see on some forklifts one sees in warehouses. One night my headlight failed and I finished the ride down the unlit moonless bike path using the forward part of the 360 degree strobe. When I rode the night rides with the Orange County Wheelmen in Southern California I was told to ride at the back of the pack, my taillight hurt their eyes. If it ever was stolen or broke I would check out the All-electronic strobe immediately, opening one to check for loose parts.Originally Posted by NeezyDeezy
It uses a watt or two, trivial with my 144 watt-hour battery.
This space open
My linux box thanks youOriginally Posted by dgholmes59
Monsignor: We must always fear evil men. But there is another kind of evil that we must fear the most, and that is the indifference of good men.
Connor: I do believe the monsignor's finally got the point.
Murphy: Aye.
I just ordered my Optronics lights from JC Whitney and was wondering if you can use an MR-16 that comes without the lens in these lights?
Monsignor: We must always fear evil men. But there is another kind of evil that we must fear the most, and that is the indifference of good men.
Connor: I do believe the monsignor's finally got the point.
Murphy: Aye.
I wouldn't, but one probably can. However, bulbs with covers are pretty cheap. No cover also means no protection for a very hot bulb from wet conditions that can shatter it. You can find the 20 watt MR-16s at just about any hardware store. I got mine at Home Depot for like $7 each. Even the local mom+pop hardware stores around here have them on their 4 foot display of "specialty lighting".Originally Posted by deputyjones
+1 on the linux thing by the way. Both my work and home pc have run linux 95% exclusively for years now.
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I think I did not word my question very well. I ALREADY have a 20W MR-16 w/o a lens so I was wondering if I could use that in place of the one that comes in the Optronics light. So, I guess part of my question is does the Optronics light come with it's own lens that is not part of the bulb assembly?Originally Posted by penquissciguy
P.S. I am using Ubuntu right now on my laptop (Ubuntu wireless support is awesome) and like it a lot, but the new SUSE version really rocks. I am using that on my desktop and love it.
Monsignor: We must always fear evil men. But there is another kind of evil that we must fear the most, and that is the indifference of good men.
Connor: I do believe the monsignor's finally got the point.
Murphy: Aye.


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This can't be happening. Please someone tell me I'm going to wake up from this nightmare soon. Again, I can't believe this is happening… I'm literally shaking right now after this second Cubs loss, is anyone else feeling this way? Is this the same team that my dad and I watched all season long? The same team that won 97 freakin' games, and was dominant in every facet of the game vs. their opponents in the regular season? Will the Real Cubs team please stand up? Will someone get rid of these impostors for us, and replace them with our Cubbies??? The Cubs lost again tonight 10-3, and that was with their Ace on the mound.
Big Z took the mound and came out guns blazing. He cruised through the first inning with a 1-2-3, which included k'ing Manny along the way. After that, Z was hyped, and so was the crowd. If the Cubs could've scored in the first inning, I feel like this game would have had a different outcome.
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well enough. Soriano got a lead off single, and it looked like the tides could be turning for the Cubs and their struggling offense. But, following Soriano's base hit and advancement on a wild pitch, the Cubs bats went silent again. Theriot and Lee K'd, and Aram flied out to end the inning. The Cubs really wasted a great opportunity to take control of this game right off the bat when they could've busted the roof off the building, gotten Big Z amped, and relieved all the pressure that they were feeling. Instead, we came away with nothing, and I knew right there that this might be a long night. Little did I know that everything would fall apart in the upcoming 2nd inning and another Cubs collapse was imminent.
Last night's collapse started with a grounder that was hit to Ryan Theriot. Now I have absolutely no clue why he thought he could bare hand that grounder, but he tried, and he failed miserably. After that play, Z seemed a little shook, but he got the next batter to ground into a routine dp ball towards Mark DeRosa. The only problem was, it turned out not to be so routine after all. DeRosa botched that dp ball, a run scored, and everyone was safe o
n base. We still had a chance to get out of that inning with minimal damage, but all hopes of that ended on the next ground ball hit to gold glover DLee. He also botched that grounder, and the unraveling had begun. What the hell was wrong with these guys? Did they forget how to field? These were routine ground balls we are talking about, nothing funny or fishy. No crazy hops at all. And we were playing at home, not on the road where you might misjudge ground balls. That's what's even more frustrating. You could tell all those errors killed the mood of the crowd, and it was once again panic time for the Cub faithful. The next hitter, Furcal, comes through with an amazing bunt, and another run scores. After that, it was murder she wrote. RMartin put the dagger into the Cubs with a bases clearing double, and like that the Cubs were down 5-0. The crowd was stunned, Z was stunned, and the entire team and fan base was stunned. I honestly was at a loss of words, and that's pretty rare in my case. It was really hard to stay positive after that. Cubbie nation was pretty much speechless. I mean every single one of our infielders made errors tonight. That has never happened before in NLDS history, and it happens to us?!?!
Z did end up getting out of that inning, but it was all downhill from there. The next time Z faced Manny, Manny was being Manny. THE GREATEST playoffs hitter. He tagged Z to deep CF for another HR to put the finishing touch on this one. But, to tell you guys the truth, Z didn't pitch a bad game at all today. I wish things could have turned out better for Z and the Cubs but they didn't.
Aside from that ridiculous second inning, we couldn't HIT!!!! We couldn't get anything going on offense, and the only time we did, the game was already out of reach. This team is in need of a hero, and I'm wondering who is going to step up. There never seems to be any timely hitting on this team, and it shows every time we get someone on base. We can never string 2 hits together, can never advance or drive in runners, and what's sad is, this is not how the Cubs have played all season long. Let's give some credit to the Dodgers Billingsly, who pitched a brilliant game. But it did seem like the Cubs hitters let him off of the hook a couple of times in the game. One culprit of letting the Dodgers off the hook was Fukudome. He went hitless tonight, and is 0-7 with 3 k's and 3lob for the series. Lou made it clear tonight after the game that Fukudome is done for the series.
Anyways, now we go to L.A. for Game 3. Yes the Cubs are down 0-2 in the series now, after losing both games at home. Yes only 4 teams have ever come back down from a 0-2 deficit, and only 1 team has ever come back from that deficit in history after losing both games at home. But it is definitely possible. Cubs have had multiple three game winning streaks during the season, and they need one now. They need to just shut up and play baseball, and not worry about all the pressure they are facing. I know it is easier said than done, and that is why I think it will help them a lot to get away from Chicago and its media and fan base. Hopefully now that the entire World has finally written them off, they can play pressure free baseball, and play the way they have played all season long. Another reason I have faith is because of Harden and Lilly. This is why Hendry went out and acquired Harden, exactly for situations like these. It's time for him to come through for us and the Organization, and to show why some people call him one of the best pitchers in the game. And if he can pull out a W, we throw Lilly out there on Sunday, and he has been our hottest pitcher of late. I know it's hard right now Cubs fans, but please keep the faith. This team definitely is capable of doing the unthinkable, so we can't give up on them yet, even though all the fake fans are definitely abandoning ship right now. Just remember one thing, the year the Red Sox won it all, they faced a similar situation vs. the Yankees. Just keep that in your head tonight, before you start your own suicide watch. GO CUBS GO!!!


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Soldiers overthrow government in Mali
BAMAKO, Mali Soldiers stormed the presidential palace of one of the only established democracies in this corner of Africa and announced Thursday that they had seized control of the country, ousting Mali's president just one month before he was due to step down at the end of his legal term.
Gunfire could be heard ringing throughout the capital, and the mutinous soldiers imposed a nationwide curfew. A flight headed to Bamako was forced to make a U-turn in the air after the airport closed. The soldiers said they are overthrowing the government because of its weak response and mishandling of an ethnic Tuareg insurgency in the country's north.
On national television, a group of around 20 soldiers in military fatigues were shown crowding around a desk, facing the camera. They announced that the country is under the control of the military's National Committee for the Reestablishment of Democracy and the Restoration of the State, or CNRDR. They said they were suspending Mali's constitution and dissolving its institutions.
The soldiers complained that the civilian government had not done enough to combat a rebellion by ethnic Tuareg separatists who want to carve out a homeland in the country's northern desert.
"The CNRDR representing all the elements of the armed forces, defensive forces and security forces has decided to assume its responsibilities and end the incompetent and disavowed regime of (President) Amadou Toumani Toure," they said, reading from a statement. "The objective of the CNRDR does not in any way aim to confiscate power, and we solemnly swear to return power to a democratically elected president as soon as national unity and territorial integrity are established."
The coup is a major setback for one of the region's few established democracies. The ousted president came to power himself in a 1991 coup, but was hailed for handing power to civilians. A decade later, he ran and won the 2002 democratic election. The 63-year-old Toure was due to step down next month after two, five-year terms.
His whereabouts were unknown on Thursday. Contacted by telephone, a soldier at the palace said that the president's bodyguards had failed to fight the renegade soldiers, who burst in. They searched the grounds looking for him, but could not find Toure.
The events that culminated in the coup began Wednesday morning at a military camp in the capital, where Defense Minister Gen. Sadio Gassama came for an official visit. In his speech to the troops, the minister failed to address the grievances of the rank-and-file soldiers. The rebellion has claimed the lives of numerous soldiers, and those sent to fight say they are not given sufficient supplies, including arms or food.
Recruits started firing into the air Wednesday morning. By afternoon, troops had surrounded the state television station in central Bamako, located in southwest Mali, yanking both the television and radio signals off the air for the rest of the day. By Wednesday evening, troops had started rioting at a military garrison located in the northern town of Gao, some 2,000 miles (3,200 kilometers) away.
A freelance journalist from Sweden who was driving to her hotel near the TV station around 4 p.m. Wednesday said that trucks full of soldiers had surrounded the state broadcaster, where they set up machine guns facing the building.
"They came and started setting up checkpoints. There were military in the streets, stopping people," said Katarina Hoije. "When we reached our hotel which is just in front of the TV station, there were lots of military outside, and more cars kept arriving - pickup trucks with soldiers on them."
In Washington, U.S. State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said: "The situation is currently unclear and unfolding quickly ... There are reports of military forces surrounding the presidential palace and movement of vehicles between the palace and the military barracks."


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you are pobably not a twilight fan but she looks just the the girl that plays bella kristen stewart.
good idea.. great capture.. i like the light
Me gusta mucho este tipo de fotografiaras ! Buena expresión y luz por supuesto !
Hey.. I have a similar scar on my forehead as Señorita Leal! I'm curious to know how she got her's.. If you could ask her, I'd appreciate that.. or if she speaks Inglés, have her drop me a line.. Cheers, mate!
Err.. I meant 'hair and shoulder on the left'.. Forgive me.. I'm very tired.. jajaja
BTW, great shot! I love the lighting.. it is just enough to catch the details on the left.. I also like how this is a mirror reflection.. That little bit of hair and shoulder on the right really changes the whole meaning of the photo.. Wonderful!
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text: Crank Brothers came out with 2 seats with replaceable rails. Why replaceable rails? I've only seen or heard of rails breaking on very light saddles when they are made thin, they get used alot, they start getting old, and maybe the person riding on it is heavy. Other than this, rails don't break. I find the seat, cushioning or cover, wears out before the rails break. Does having a seat with replaceable rails make sense? They do offer a 5 year warranty on the seat, I wonder if it covers wearing out of the foam or rips and tears?


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Arnold Schwarzenegger, while governor, said the total $43 billion cost was too prohibitive to create the 220-mile per hour system, but his successor, Gov. Jerry Brown, has accepted federal cash, in what will now be divided between three areas.
quote: Using the term "investment" for this boondoggle pretty much sums up your position.
quote: I have a specific complaint...stop investing in China. We owe them too much already.
quote: Hopefully an American firm will step up to the plate and offer a locally-produced high-speed locomotive that's superior in price and quality.
quote: Fat chance! Business is LEAVING the state, not coming into it
quote: We owe them too much already.
quote: The cost of the national highway system was an estimated $425B USD in 2006 dollars. Modern transportation isn't cheap.
quote: Key word, national. As in benefiting the entire nation, not just a train that only a few Californians will enjoy.
quote: Once these lines are connected, the whole nation should benefit.
quote: Yes because by that point we'll be so bankrupted as a nation with such a poor standard of living due to taxation, unemployment and inflation that in a twisted sense, they will actually be a "benefit" to our downtrodden masses.
quote: Now THAT'S something you should be upset at Obama about.
quote: Jason if we taxed GE and other companies 500% more, it still wouldn't even make a DENT in the debt crisis we are facing. You can't seem to grasp that. In fact, forget taxes. If you took every penny of GE's $14B profit it wouldn't even make a dent! How can you not get this?
quote: The fact that you bring up taxation in the face of rampant government spending and the 'Fed printing money like it's a Monopoly factory is, frankly, offensive to me. You don't seem to get it.
quote: GE's tax return. Not Obamacare? Not the "stimulus"? Not the Wall Street reform bill? But GE's tax return is what I should be upset about? Really!?
quote: So you're complaining about Obama spending ~$3.5B USD on rail, is bankrupting us
quote: but you're claiming that giving $3B USD in taxpayer money to GE is no problem?
quote: How about, instead of taxing companies "500% more" we stop giving tax refunds to them and bailout money to support risky investments and tax them at the same flat rate we tax our small businesses.
quote: The fed is printing money and taxing you and I to GIVE money to these companies.
quote: And you'll merrily defend it
quote: Those are the kinds of things you SHOULD be focused on though
quote: So not only do you directly put words in my mouth, but now you're telling me what I "should" focus on? Narcissist AND condescending, you have a gift.Here's a little parody of how you debate:Me : Man, milk is $3.50 a gallon now? That's too high.You : WHAT! Ketchup just went up to $2!!! Why aren't you upset about that?? How can you support this ketchup price hike!!!???Me : Ummm I'm not, I was just complaining about the milk...You : OH SURE!! You're just a big Ketchup lobby SHILL aren't you. I'M ONTO YOU!!!!!!!! EVERY TIME YOU BRING UP MILK, I'M BRINGING UP THE KETCHUP!!!!
quote: YOU are the one who brought up the overall state of the economy.
quote: You entered the topic of the economy in general into our debate.
quote: Additionally, when it comes to financial policy and people demanding cuts be made, of COURSE considering the big picture is important. That's not red herrings, it's common sense.
quote: I think rail is an example of a worthwhile investment.
quote: How about, instead of taxing companies "500% more" we stop giving tax refunds to them and bailout money (a)to support risky investments and (b)tax them at the same flat rate we tax our small businesses.
quote: b) Both small businesses and large corporations use tax shelters and deductions to pay less in taxes. GE got a refund because it moves much of its profits overseas. Want it to keep more money here to be taxed on? Lower the corporate tax rate. We're the highest in the world. So of course companies are going to juggle the books to avoid paying taxes here if they can.
quote: GE paid all the taxes legally owed by them. But you see, that's not the point. Jason and Libs like him believe that somehow rich people and businesses have a moral imperative to pay as much taxes as possible. Or else it's a travesty.
quote: That's $6B USD in additional taxes you're paying right there
quote: That's $6B USD in additional taxes you're paying right there, in order to give GE a whopping tax break. I don't see Joe the plumber getting that same fat return.
quote: I don't think it works like that Jason. GE would indeed have to pay taxes to get a return, just like you and I would. I would also like to see how much tax GE paid in order to get that return. Typically, we don't get ALL of our tax money back. I doubt GE did either.
quote: they bought and paid for tax loopholes by funneling money to politicians like Obama and Bush.
quote: You would agree that GE making $14B USD in profit and being handed >$3B USD in tax returns is a bad idea, correct?
quote: a) You mean like high speed rail projects that won't be able to support themselves with revenues once built?
quote: b) Both small businesses and large corporations use tax shelters and deductions to pay less in taxes. GE got a refund because it moves much of its profits overseas. Want it to keep more money here to be taxed on? Lower the corporate tax rate. We're the highest in the world. So of course companies are going to juggle the books to avoid paying taxes here if they can.
quote: And I know liberals will say "end the wars". Well guess what that's less than $200 billion a year. So now we're down to a $1.4 trillionish deficit every year. Cut out the ENTIRE military budget. $8-900 billion a year deficit. So now what? No wars. No defense budget to protect ourselves with. Nevermind the millions of people out of work. What do you plan to cut now?
quote: Obese individuals are a plague on the American healthcare system and on taxpayers
quote: Sounds harsh? Life is harsh. Nature is harsh.
quote: By eliminating obesity-related medicare payments and hospital payments for unemployed obese, etc. this would dramatically slash costs.
quote: BS. Small businesses may use deductions and tax shelters, but they don't have the pockets to donate the kind of $$ to federal politicians needed to receive hand-crafted tax federally legislated loopholes.
quote: So you're complaining about Obama spending ~$3.5B USD on rail, is bankrupting us, but you're claiming that giving $3B USD in taxpayer money to GE is no problem?
quote: You make a great point here. Why is business always singled out as the big issue when it's perfectly clear that OUR government is the one spending us into oblivion?
quote: And because they're the only ones (besides the federal politicians) ultimately profiting as the nation is spent into oblivion.
quote: Because big business (not small or midsize) has clearly bought and paid for the federal government in its current form, via campaign donations.
quote: Big business is targeted as an issue because our government is in the pockets of these corporations.
quote: Why is business always singled out as the big issue when it's perfectly clear that OUR government is the one spending us into oblivion?
quote: All of these nations have high speed rail.
quote: The idea that high speed rail in the U.S would create commerce and prosperity out of thin air that didn't exist before is a complete and total pipe dream.
quote: So the proposition is, let's build this rail system that will probably cost a minimum of $60-$70 billion (based on government spending history) that will never even cover the cost of operation and maintenance. Built with foreign technology. All so that we can say we are "advanced"?
quote: High speed rail is "profitable" (and I quote that, because I'm sure it does not include the cost of building it or long term capital costs)on only 2-3 alignments in the world. The rest are show pieces.
quote: Understanding that Amtrack has one profitable line, DC-NY. The rest are all subsidised heavily. For the life of me as a small business owner in CA, I can't come up with a scenario where I would ever ride it. And can't think who would in any significant numbers.
quote: So I'm not sure where these phantom failures you speak of are.
quote: Direct profits are nothing compared to economic gains of citizens being able to quickly and affordably travel between major cities on a daily basis
quote: I love how you pretend to be neutral in your article while you're clearly in the tank for these trains. Your talking points read like they are pasted straight from the transportation secretaries feasibility and impact studies.
quote: What economic gains? Can you find a report showing huge economic gains between personal transportation and light rail that isn't terribly biased?
quote: By the way, do you realize a tiny minority of our country travels regularly from one major city to the other? It's not because of a lack of trains, it's because there isn't a need to for the vast majority of us...
quote: Editorial /= neutral
quote: It's because of a lack of feasibility.
quote: Well you're going to say that any report that claims benefits is "biased", so I'm probably shooting into the wind, but here goes:http://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/25106/
quote: It's nuts. Go to that City then come back to the US and you'll feel like you returned to the 1950s.
quote: You sound like a 6 year old. "If you love Munich so much why don't you just get maaaarrrrieed?"
quote: But no, public transportation is not the sole indicator of progress or prosperity. WTF? Germany is the #1 economy in europe but they are not the only ones with advanced public transport.
quote: Huh? LOL! You're the one that stated how much you loved Germany. I loved Spain. So that makes two 6 year olds I suppose.
quote: Didn't I say they had their sh!t together? And I'm the one telling you that rail isn't the "sole indicator of progress or prosperity"
quote: .. that you and Jason (maybe some others) are failing miserably at selling us on.
quote: Maybe if you read better, you would've...
quote: It's largely Chinese tech, but it surely is not "unprofitable". That's as ignorant as saying power lines are unprofitable.
quote: Key word, national. As in benefiting the entire nation, not just a train that only a few Californians will enjoy
quote: One wonders what your stand would be if the same money was spent in your state.
quote: Ultimately the rail debate is a question of whether the U.S. is going to be a world leader or accept being a technological laggard.
quote: Being a technological leader is a good and all, but if you're building a transport system, first and foremost consideration needs to be how well it will function as a transportation system. Whether or not we've got the awesomest trains in the world should probably not be part of the conversation at all.
quote: 2. Wasting money in one area isn't an excuse for wasting it another. You know, "two wrongs don't make a right", etc. The fact that our government blows on money on stupid crap means that they need to stop blowing money on stupid crap. Is the war in Afghanistan helping the economy? No. Is it a good excuse to waste money on unrelated items? Also no.
quote: That said. I'm not necessarily against high speed rail. In situations where it's the most cost effective way to improve regional or national transport, I'm absolutely fine with it. This whole deal has me thinking about the monorail episode of the Simpsons, though...
quote: That said, if America can't keep up with China and Europe and devise a high-speed rail project that's not a bad parody of a Simpsons episode, we're really screwed...
quote: It works for China, Europe, and Japan. Is there some inherent incompatibility with America?
quote: We're "screwed" if people can't board super trains instead of their automobiles? Since when was that the case? Is there some huge transportation issue in this country leading to it's demise that I wasn't aware of?
quote: If an American has the choice (and many do) of owning and driving their personal vehicle somewhere, or boarding a train full of smelly unfriendly strangers then I think you know which form of transportation will win out. I'm sure this will come off as being tripe, but Americans have an ingrained sense of personal liberties, freedoms, and an expected standard of living that people in those other countries just wouldn't understand. People in China, for example, don't use these trains because it's desirable. They use them because they usually don't have a choice. It's really as simple as that.
quote: Jason we're absolutely BANKRUPT as a nation. But you don't seem to get that we're already "screwed" because of that. And yet, if we don't try and compete with other countries public rail we'll be "screwed"? No matter how much it costs or whatever the risks. How and why?I'm trying to understand the premise that we'll be screwed as a nation if we don't compete with other nations standards of public transportation.
quote: Honestly this article is so extremely politicized, was that really necessary? Any "tech" facts about these trains are simply going to be washed away by the extremely polarized nature of the discussion.
quote: You can't build a high speed rail that will be effective in most areas of the US. Because the city isn't laid out to support it.
quote: Cities that have commuter rails do so because it makes sense. Those who don't, don't because it doesn't.
quote: We aren't trying to build it in most areas of the US though are we? I used to live in Indy. There are thousands and thousands of people who drive daily to/from chicago and/or take daily/weekly planes. When they arrive they either get a cab, rent a car, or take the L. The Chicago hub would be *perfect* for high speed rail.
quote: So we should stop on worthy infrastructure projects because we're "broke", while continuing to spend on pork?
quote: I'm trying to understand the premise that we'll be screwed as a nation if we don't compete with other nations standards of public transportation.
quote: People are going to pick whatever is cheaper, and a rail system, because it is more energy efficient, is cheaper than having a car.
quote: We're "screwed" if people can't board super trains instead of their automobiles?
quote: Yes, it's called population density.
quote: So? Target the major urban areas with lines. You're covering most of the population then.
quote: I just don't see there being a lot of daily commuters between SanFran and LA.
quote: Obama may suck at getting us out of the ditch but I'm sure as hell not electing another one of those GOP jackasses that got us here to begin with.
quote: I like his idea of shutting down the Federal Reserve.
quote: You're seriously a Ron Paul supporter? That guy has some seriously messed up ideas. The gold standard? Really? That's one of those things that people like to imagine would magically solve all the world's issues, but look more closely and it would destroy the modern economic system and cause a whole host of new problems even more severe than the ones we already have.
quote: The sad part is that in the next election, we likely will have to pick between two jackasses.
quote: Obama may suck at getting us out of the ditch
quote: Obama took Bush's 400 billion dollar deficit (still too high, don't get me wrong) and a year later turned it into 1.5 TRILLION!
quote: Bush turned a $236M surplus into $1.2B deficit... http://cbo.gov/ftpdocs/99xx/doc9958/01-08-Outlook_...
quote: Bush turned a $236M surplus into $1.2B deficit..
quote: Please take off the Obama colored glasses
quote: Obama took a mild recession and turned it into a depression with no end in sight. What more proof do you need?
quote: How about I NOT pay for nation building and NOT pay for a train?
quote: What portion of the additional $12 trillion of deficit that Obama has amassed is related to the part of the war in Iraq that he 'inherited'? I'd guess less than 5%.
quote: In reality, it WAS Bush's war... it is NOW Obama's war that he could pull out of there at any moment.
quote: Put away the party rhetoric and open your eyes to the truth.
quote: there is a REASON the donkey is the dem's mascot
quote: Doesn't matter if you're a liberal or conservative. Unless your eyes are closed, you can see that Obama is a failure.Does that answer your question? :)
quote: But just because he's a failure overall doesn't mean he can't support a good idea.
quote: When you speak in absolutes (Nothing, Ever, never) you sound like an idiot.
quote: Europe and asia will likely be running f'n superconducting trains at high subsonic speeds powered without fossil fuels.
quote: Nuclear power is certainly an option, but I also don't believe we're anywhere close to sustainable fusion reactors and fission reactors of any type will always have the same stigma that they have today.
quote: i honestly dont think america has the stomach as a whole anymore for progress.
quote: It won't move people more efficiently, it's not designed for goods. Businesses aren't made more efficient by it. The biggest travelers, salesman, could never use it.Who is going to use?
quote: London and Paris compares very well to California when it comes to highspeed rail. Highspeed rail replaces flying - NOT driving in your car.
quote: It's estimated that such a project could add MILLIONS of jobs.
quote: I don't care what you think it will cost taxpayers.
quote: Anyhow, pointless flame news.
quote: In fact, China really really wants to do it.
quote: ...a sum which would see private investors pay $7.5B USD, all American taxpayers pay up to $16B USD, and the state taxpayers pay the remaining $10.1B USD.


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Really an impressive angle, super photo! Like - Best wishes.
Of course, now it isn't actually there anymore. The train tracks are long gone, so no need for a bridge over nothing. :)
Still, it's cool that it's saved like this for everyone to remember.
Lástima que ejemplares de especies tan interesantes estén en peligro de extinción por culpa del desarrollo de nuestra sociedad
Excelente Macro
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Saludos desde Chile
Seba 1991
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Wonderful Church Picture!!!
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I went to a wedding at that church on New Years Eve.
Joseph, you are most welcome to draw the barn. Thanks for asking.
The Tower from The Cloisters.