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Recent events have given climate science a black eye, but nowhere near the knockout punch depicted in the media.
E-mails documenting overly partisan behavior on the part of a group of climate scientists should not and cannot be dismissed out of hand. To be sure, those involved have had to contend with unrelenting attacks by climate skeptics, but that's no excuse. It's time for a little self-reflection on the part of the climate science community and a renewed affirmation of our commitment to the scientific method.
Similarly, the revelations of errors and poor scholarship in the latest assessment of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) are serious, although not surprising given its sheer volume (four separate reports totaling almost 3,000 pages) and the number of scientists who helped prepare it. Perhaps more damaging was the initial response by IPCC chairman Rajendra Pachauri who, rather than calmly considering them, called the reported errors "voodoo science." The IPCC should assess its own mission, organization, and procedures before undertaking its next scientific assessment.
These mistakes are unfortunate and disappointing, but their depiction in much of the blogosphere and media has grossly overblown their significance. Here are two examples where media outlets have fallen well below their own standards for accurate, objective reporting.
On Tricks and Hiding in Hacked Messages
Much has been written about the e-mail hacked from Phil Jones, director of the University of East Anglia's Climate Research Unit, that mentions using a statistical "trick" to "hide the decline."
The use of the word trick has been interpreted as evidence of nefarious data-manipulating. Unlikely. Trick is a term of art commonly used in statistics and science as shorthand for a clever, elegant method. For example, on February 14, 2010, a New York Times piece on advances in biotechnology reported that a "firm ... similarly tricked out yeast to produce an antimalarial drug." No suspicions of underhandedness there.
The words "hide the decline" have been widely suggested to mean that scientists colluded to obscure falling temperatures, specifically those purportedly from the first decade of the 2000s. This is simply wrong.
- The e-mail in question, written in November 1999, came hot on the heels of arguably the warmest year on record (1998). So what decline would they be hiding?
- A careful examination of the messages' content, including "Mike's trick," reveals that Jones was referring to a poorly understood decline in the density of tree wood, starting in the 1960s, that causes the temperatures inferred from tree rings in the 20th century's later years to diverge from the instrumental record. To be sure, this divergence is not a welcome development for scientists like those at the University of East Anglia who have been using tree rings to infer temperatures over the past millennium. Perhaps in hiding the divergence they were trying to make the results look cleaner. But they could not have been trying to cover up any data. The divergence was already well known among climate scientists and discussed in detail in the scientific literature (e.g., here and here).
- Finally, for the record, there has been no long-term decline in global temperatures. Temperatures in the first decade of the 2000s were higher on average than those of the '90s.
So why so many misinterpretations of Jones' and his colleagues' intention? Perhaps the reason is that so many press items placed the word "temperature" directly after the phrase "hide the decline."
- Here's an example from the New York Times: "Jones ... said he had used a 'trick' ... to 'hide the decline' in temperatures."
- And another from the Washington Post: "he had used 'a trick' to 'hide the decline' in a chart showing global temperatures."
- This from a Wall Street Journal opinion piece: "In [the e-mails] scientists appear to ... give tips on how to 'hide the decline' of temperature in certain inconvenient data."
- And this from a Washington Times editorial: "Mr. Jones talked to Mr. Mann about the 'trick of adding in the real temps to each series ... to hide the decline [in temperature].'"
Were these pieces intended to mislead the public? I have no idea. Did they end up misleading? I believe so. (To their credit, some media reports got this right. See here.)
Himalayan Meltdown
The IPCC incorrectly stated the near-term fate of Himalayan glaciers with this: "Glaciers in the Himalaya are receding faster than in any other part of the world ... and, if the present rate continues, the likelihood of them disappearing by the year 2035 and perhaps sooner is very high if the Earth keeps warming at the current rate. Its total area will likely shrink from the present 500,000 to 100,000 km2 by the year 2035 (WWF, 2005)." We now know that this was inaccurate [pdf] and that the IPCC review process [pdf] failed to catch the error.
The media have accurately reported such details, but what's been left out -- the whole story -- has led to misconceptions by lots of people I've spoken to.
The statement that Himalaya's glaciers will vanish in a few decades was clearly not the IPCC's consensus finding. By my own count, the assessment discusses their fate in three other places, all in a much more nuanced, more accurate, and less alarmist context.
Here's an example from the IPCC summary for policy makers which prefaces the report containing the error: "Glacier melt in the Himalayas is projected to increase flooding, and rock avalanches from destabilised slopes, and to affect water resources within the next two to three decades. This will be followed by decreased river flows as the glaciers recede."
The Bottom Line
Did the IPCC make a mistake? Yes? Are such mistakes of concern? Absolutely (especially in light of revelations of other errors). But does this undermine the entire assessment's credibility? I think not. Are the mistakes a sign of a concerted effort to mislead the public? Hardly.
The worst thing we scientists can do at this point is contend that these missteps are inconsequential. But it's egregious for the media, through inaccurate inference, exaggeration, and a failure to give all the facts, to over-blow their significance. Doing so will undermine and erode public confidence in the state of our understanding of global warming. In fact the scientific evidence that the globe is warming and that this warming is connected to human activities remains strong.
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Before your very eyes, this little redhead is about to do something extremely daring. And scary. And she'll show you-she'll actually document, step-by-step-exactly how she does it. First, she takes her Daddy and makes him stand very still. Then, balancing herself on his shoe, she wraps her arms tightly around a leg and starts her perilous ascent to the summit. Thrills and ...more
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Dec 30, 2015 Sarah rated it really liked it
I had fun reading this to my niece and nephew today. It was even more fun when I became an auntie mountain.
Jun 12, 2014 Russell rated it liked it
Cute book, but suffers from a number of flaws. The guide to the top of the mountain focuses far too much on potential pitfalls, and not enough on practical methodologies for successfully reaching the summit. Less attention to catastrophes, more useful information please. And this daddy character is virtually a cardboard cutout, with hardly any character development. After having his ear yanked on and hair pulled, we get one line out of him. I'd like to learn more about this daddy.
Mar 24, 2014 Erma Talamante rated it it was amazing
Shelves: kid-s
We had been calling our daughter's father Daddy Mountain (after the Charlie the Unicorn web-vid, Candy Mountain), so how stoked were we to find a book by the same name? So stoked!!
A cute story of a little girl using her daddy as a climbing apparatus, reminding herself all the time to be careful and be brave. An adorable story for daddies and daughters to read together. Highly recommended!
A cute story of a little girl using her daddy as a climbing apparatus, reminding herself all the time to be careful and be brave. An adorable story for daddies and daughters to read together. Highly recommended!
Jul 06, 2014 Graziella rated it it was amazing
Shelves: the-mom-shelf
Most children's books featuring a daddy figure involved in their kids' lives are way too cloying and sappy for my taste. This one was truly marvelous and the perfect father's day gift: Dad as inadvertent but loving jungle gym. Said it all.
Feb 04, 2016 Jessica Vopat rated it it was amazing
Shelves: children-s-lit-2016
This book is told from a child's perspective and my children loved reading it, it has some great fold outs and the story is endearing. My children liked to read this book with their father.
May 25, 2016 Emma rated it it was amazing
My family loves this book!!! We lost it and can't seem to buy another copy anywhere. We are devastated!!! If you can get your hands on a copy buy it!!! It is soooo sweet :)
May 28, 2014 Kristina Silverbears rated it really liked it
Shelves: babies
A lovely little journey one girl takes and describes to her audience. I know that the next time I am in a crowd full of fathers carrying children, that I will think of this book.
Jun 11, 2009 Ruhama rated it it was amazing
Shelves: picture-book-easy
A little girl tells us from page one that she's going on a very big quest: to climb the Daddy mountain. Page by page she gives readers instructions on the best way to approach and execute such a climb, including little tips such as "The Daddy mountain must wear a shirt.
Because if you grab hold of his skin, he'll get mad." The illustrations are sparse, but perfect for this tale. The Daddy mountain is done in charcoal until the last page, so he looks unmovable. The little girl has great facial exp ...more
Because if you grab hold of his skin, he'll get mad." The illustrations are sparse, but perfect for this tale. The Daddy mountain is done in charcoal until the last page, so he looks unmovable. The little girl has great facial exp ...more
Oct 17, 2013 Victoria rated it really liked it
Shelves: chilren-s-choices
I think this is an awesome book for children which is no surprise why it won Children's Choice. I think it's adorable how she explains step by step how she is going to climb daddy mountain. This brought back memories of me doing this when I was little, and I'm sure it did the same for other people. This is such a great book also because the readers can relate to it. It's funny but yet so true for many people. The illustrations are awesome! I love how just daddy's legs are shown and it really sho ...more
Jul 10, 2012 Lindsay rated it it was amazing
Shelves: children, story-time, picture-book, fathers
This is such a cute story!!! In this story, a little girl pretends that her dad is a mountain and climbs him. It's so simple, but kids and parents alike seemed to really like it at the Father's Day-themed bilingual story time program. I will definitely use it again and would recommend to others as a cute dad story.
May 03, 2009 Todd rated it it was amazing
Incredible!!! If you are tall(I am 6'8") and have children, this is a must, a great Fathers Day Gift. It was so fun to read to each of the kids, especially the girls!!! However, I must admit, it does give the children an excuse to try and climb you any time they want.
Oct 13, 2013 Alyssa Casto added it
Shelves: ch-2-child-choice
I can see why this book is in the children's choice category because it is so relatable. This little girl is going on a big adventure to climb up the daddy mountain. Children may think this is funny because they have tried it and can relate to her adventure
Jul 03, 2012 Dionne rated it it was amazing
Just learned about this author, Jules Feiffer, and am really enjoying books by this author. This story is very cute about a girl and her daddy. A cute Father's Day gift or book for a dad to read to his daughter as a bedtime story.
Apr 06, 2010 Libby rated it really liked it
Shelves: children-s, picture-book, library-recommended
The Illustrations are unique and simple and it's a cute concept for a book. My 19-mo-old son rarely makes it all the way through, unless I stop and emphasize all the body-parts mentioned and get him to find them on us.
Oct 05, 2012 Gretchen rated it it was amazing
PB 12: The little girl is adorable! Good for young readers, and great surprise page :). Jules Feiffer seems to have a gift for simple drawings, and funny stories that are easily digestable for readers.
Dec 23, 2010 Leni rated it it was amazing
Shelves: children-s, picture-books
Another great by Jules Feiffer, capturing a scrappy tom-boy at her riskiest attempt at heights--Daddy's shoulders.
Straight-forward and fun, with a surprise ending.
Straight-forward and fun, with a surprise ending.
Jun 13, 2009 Keegan rated it liked it
Shelves: pic-book-dads
A little kid climbing up dad. Overly dramatic, so that made it fun. Plus, kids do that, so that was fun too. I didn't love the illustrations, but the idea was good.
Feb 26, 2008 Sara rated it really liked it
Shelves: kidsbooks
So cute - my sister got this for my toddler and it really is reminiscent of how she climbs on her dad like a monkey all the time.
Jul 19, 2008 Jen added it
Shelves: edn-344-books
A fun story about a girl playing with her father. Some predictable text in the book to help early readers. (Choice)
Jun 25, 2008 Tricia rated it liked it
cool story of girl climbing up her dad. has pull out page that makes dad taller. cute pictures.
Mar 20, 2012 Taryn rated it it was amazing
Shelves: children-s
I love the story, I love the wit, I love the writing, I love the illustrations. So fun.
Sep 16, 2012 Ruth rated it really liked it
Shelves: 2012, childrens-books
Absolutely adorable picture book about a little girl climbing her daddy.
Mar 23, 2012 Katie rated it it was amazing
Shelves: picture-book
My 3 year old loves this book. Even my older kids enjoy it. Great idea.
May 28, 2008 Lindsay rated it it was amazing
Shelves: childrensbooks-storytellingfavorite
fathers/father's day
Jules Feiffer is the acclaimed author-illustrator of several books for children, including BARK, GEORGE; MEANWHILE . . .; and I LOST MY BEAR; and the illustrator of THE PHANTOM TOLLBOOTH, by Norton Juster. Jules Feiffer is also a renowned editorial cartoonist, playwright, novelist, and screenwriter. He has been the recipient of an Academy Award, a Pulitzer Prize, a London Theatre Critics Award, an ...moreMore about Jules Feiffer...
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PARK CITY — Thousands of acres of ski terrain seem to have slipped away from Park City Mountain Resort when a judge ruled on the several-year battle Wednesday.
Following nearly three heated years, 3rd District Judge Ryan Harris ruled that Park City Mountain Resort let its lease expire in 2011, leaving 2,800 acres of ski terrain up for grabs.
"The court, at least as much as most members of the Summit County community, had certainly hoped that the parties to this litigation would have been able to find a way to resolve the situation amicably for the good of everyone," the judge's decision read. "Unfortunately, such a resolution has not yet been reached."
The area in question was leased to Park City Mountain Resort by Talisker, which owns the neighboring Canyons Ski Resort and last year awarded a long-term lease on Canyons to Vail Resorts. The agreement included the possibility of extending to the contested Park City Mountain Resort land.
In August, Vail Resorts obtained an eviction notice over the disputed terrain.
Talisker has filed a counterclaim alleging unlawful detainer by Park City Mountain Resort, which will be heard in 3rd District Court on June 19. Company officials issued a statement Wednesday announcing they look forward to making Vail Resorts the new tenant and operator of the terrain, and saying that Park City Mountain Resort's appeal is without merit.
Powdr Corp., which owns Park City Mountain Resort, responded with an emotional statement after the decision was handed down Wednesday, vowing it "will not walk away and allow a Vail takeover."
Powdr CEO John D. Cumming said in the statement the company has "made repeated offers to buy or lease the disputed property for an amount far in excess of market value."
Regardless of the ruling, Park City Mountain Resort and Vail still face a host of questions when it comes to day-to-day operations, Cumming said.
"Even if Vail ultimately prevails in this litigation, it cannot possibly operate a resort on the leased property," he said. "They do not own the adjacent lands and facilities that are essential for ski operations to take place. And they are not for sale."
Attorneys for Park City Mountain Resort expressed disappointment in the ruling and affirmed they intend to appeal the decision. In the meantime, Park City Mountain Resort expects to operate as usual, they said.
Vail Resorts issued a brief statement Wednesday saying the company is pleased with the ruling.
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The plant is located in a downtown area, which has busy traffic. A major supermarket chain in a new building is located next door and a popular restaurant in business for over 15 years is located in the same center. This is a unique opportunity to buy an established, respected business with great growth potential in a high income area of the county! Seller financing is available with $40,k down and at 6% for 5 years.
Live Oak, FL
All-cash business with proven cash flow. The coin laundry business is easy to learn and provides a steady income stream.
Signed NDA and pre-qualification will be requested of all buyers. Third party financing available with sufficient credit and downpayment.
Melbourne, FL
Pompano Beach, FL
CASH COW NETS $151K TO ABSENTEE OWNER! You have found the dream. One of a kind coin laundry with over 6,000 sf of space. This is one of the largest and most profitable coin laundries in Broward County. Over 100 machines, all in great condition. Clean, bright, and well maintained.
Naples, FL
COIN LAUNDRY IN NAPLES! 2000 sf, well-ran store for under $200K. Nets over $70K! Easy to run with great, long term employees. This business is perfect for a retiree or someone looking to quit their day job.
North Miami Beach, FL
Full Main Plant DRY CLEANER / GreenEarth Cleaning Process
in a shopping center
Equipment includes Dry cleaning Machine Boiler Washer Shirt Unit
SANKOSHA Topper and 3 press stations
The store has been recently totally updated and ready to expand rapidly. Current owner is semi-retired and has no need or desire to expand. An ambitious owner could promote the surrounding neighborhood with fliers or door hangers to easily double the sales. The store had been closed for a few months due to sickness and recently reopened with no fanfare. Seller offers wash n fold which service should be advertised with the prices. This store has by far the lowest rent within miles and is able to provide the wash services cheaper than anyone else but no one knows that yet. If you want a fun challenge with not much downside, come on down!! Call Bill Ciano of C21 Tenace RE at 954-340-8766 for more info or to visit the location. Fax 954-755-0564, attn: bill ciano
Dry cleaners with excellent reputation since 2003 in upscale neighborhood
located in a nice shopping plaza surrounded by other stores and famous restaurant, bowling...
parking lot for the shopping center.
The plant has built a solid clientele and is reputed for their high quality, good service and very reasonable prices.
The equipment is new, and the owners dedicated all their time in keeping a very wealthy and growing business for many years.
They offer various services: Dry cleaning, alterations, carpet and curtains cleaning.
The plant has contracts with hotels and the new owner will be able to brow easily the business.
This is a GREAT OPPORTUNITY THAT WON'T LAST LONG!
Martin County, FL
This world class alteration shop has been in Martin County for over 30 years. Its quality of work is well known throughout the community and longstanding clientele. Perfect for an owner operator, this custom alteration shop also offers men's and women's formal wear, accessories and more. Located in one of the busiest plazas in town on a main street, this shop is waiting for a new owner to take it to the next level. Please refer to listing number 6401- 43623, broker Fatima Grady when inquiring about this listing.
Palm Beach County, FL
Busy 10 Year Old Dry Cleaning Plant located in Palm Beach Florida. Store is located on major thoroughfare with ample parking. Please refer to listing number 6401-44206 and broker Rick Kittay when inquiring.
37 years of loyal customer business with 3200 square feet. $3,000 monthly rent. 34 washing machines and 34 dryers. 1 soda machine, 1 ice cream machine and 1 coin machine changer. It has 3 gambling machines approved by the city. Space was recently remodeled. It has license and space for a cafeteria. It has 3 shelves to put the cloth that is washed by pound. It has 20 parking spaces, in the front, side and back. Its located in a busy avenue and it is located in a corner. Note all washing machines and dryers work with quarters no rechargeable card required. The 34 dryers are brand new and 7 washing machines 30 lbs are brand new. 2 washing machines 40 pounds are used. 4 washing machines 35 pounds are used. 8 washing machines 30 pounds are used. 15 washing machines 20 pounds are used. The 27 washing machines are used; they are in very good conditions. 11 folding cloth tables, a TV and much more. Call show contact info It is located in Hialeah. Has a lease until 2024.
North Lauderdale, FL
Rock Star Laundromat! Profitable and attractive Coin Laundry in North Lauderdale. This coin laundry is located in a densely populated, high renter neighborhood surrounded by multi-unit housing and apartment complexes. This is a fully attended, 24 hour Laundromat run by an absentee owner.
"ALL-COIN" COIN LAUNDRY IN NORTH LAUDERDALE! Easy to run, well established laundry, same owner for over 10 years. Ample parking, clean, and well maintained. Apartments close by makes for consistent business from the local neighborhood. Make money day one with this well oiled machine!
DRY CLEANING PLANT has serviced the area for 12+ years and has an excellent reputation, with lots of repeat and loyal customers. Equipment has been well maintained. Growth opportunities are evident including pick-up service and alteration service. Owner motivated.
This Dry Cleaning Plant for sale is presented by Sunbelt Business Brokers of South Florida, a division of SUNBELT, the largest organization of business brokers and M&A professionals in the world. With a local presence and global marketing reach, Sunbelt Business Brokers of South Florida has provided main-street and lower middle market business owners and buyers with unsurpassed deal expertise for nearly 20 years. For more information on this business for sale contact John Mitchell at firstname.lastname@example.com or 561-832-9222.
DRY CLEANING DROP STORE has serviced the area for 5+ years and has an excellent reputation, with lots of repeat and loyal customers. Equipment has been well maintained. Growth opportunities are evident including pick-up service and alteration service. Owner Motivated! E2 VISA
This Dry cleaner drop off location sale is presented by Sunbelt Business Brokers of South Florida, a division of SUNBELT, the largest organization of business brokers and M&A professionals in the world. With a local presence and global marketing reach, Sunbelt Business Brokers of South Florida has provided main-street and lower middle market business owners and buyers with unsurpassed deal expertise for nearly 20 years. For more information on this business for sale contact John Mitchell at John. firstname.lastname@example.com or 561-832-9222.
Miami-Dade County, FL
Semi-absentee, Tax Benefits, all cash business! One of the premier coin laundry locations in Miami. Winn Dixie shopping center with dozens of successful, local businesses to draw in the customer base. Air-conditioned, with young, well maintained equipment. Two, 5 year lease options thru 2030, unheard of in the Miami market. Please refer to Listing #220154321 and advisor Ralph Geronimo when inquiring.
Full Service Dry Cleaning drop off store and plant located in very busy Publix-anchored shopping plaza and owned by largely absentee owner. This very well maintained 2,000 sq ft store has extremely loyal customer following, does all dry cleaning (including pick-up, wash and fold, and alterations) in-house, has highly efficient water and electric usage, and has no competitors in its immediate geographic area. In the same location for over twelve years, sales have been trending up for the past several years due to its outstanding customer service, dedicated staff, location, and a low-key online marketing campaign. Asking price of $179K includes $100K worth of equipment, deluxe website, trained employees, and tremendous amount of customer goodwill and reputation. Annual sales of $251,345 and annual adjusted net income of $101,422. Store has three part-time employees; owner only works about one hour per day. Perfect situation for more involved owner or an entrepreneur wanting to have a great investment and continue running absentee. Hours are 7:30am-7pm Mon-Fri and 9am-5pm Sat. Please contact Martin Berliant at 561-827-1181 or email for more information.
30 plus years in operation, 15 by this owner. Whistle clean and modern. Upside is new construction in the marketing area, operation of your new routes and a modest price increase. In a major strip center with big name tenants driving the customer base. Please refer to Listing #220154968 and advisor Ralph Geronimo when inquiring.
Well established Dry Cleaning Drop Store in affluent North Palm Beach County community. Store is located in an extremely busy Publix Shopping Center. Not currently doing Alterations. Owner benefit assumes that new owner will work the store. Please refer to Listing #640158571 and advisor Rick Kittay when inquiring.
Broward County, FL
Excellent profitable 15 year old dry cleaning drop store in active strip center. Owner will provide plant service if desired.Great to add to existing dry cleaner network or build route and grow business exponentially. Please refer to Listing #010158658 and advisor Jan Wild when inquiring.
Mascotte, FL
$275,000 Plus Merchandise Inventory for Florida Mascotte Area Food Mart and Laundromat Business Only. Property can be purchased for additional $525,000. $70,000-$75,000 average merchandise sales per month with high margins. $$3,000-$4000 average laundromat sales per month. Mascotte is a city in Lake County, Florida, United States. The population was 2,687 at the 2000 census. As of 2013, the population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau is 5,251. Located in a heavily populated residential and commercial area. Nice business location with lot's of potentials. Low expenses and profitable operation. Additional strong income from lottery ($15,000/Year), cigarettes and other rebates. Increasing store hours would generate more sales and profits. Please "do not disturb employees" and call The Saleh Group at 614-500-8500 for more information and showings or visit us online at www.SalehGroup.com
25 Year Dry Cleaning business in SW Miami, includes 2 locations, plant, Equipment, Corporate Accounts, Employees, POS, Goodwill & More. One of the locations also has the Plant and does alterations. Both locations are located in great neighborhoods in anchored centers. NET OPERATING INCOME $71,660
Orlando, FL
DRY CLEANING PLANT & second location drop store. In business for 30 years. Plant sales $180,000 per year, drop store sales $100,000 per year per the seller. Owner took over the business from his aunt and is not able to keep up the pace due to his own business obligations. Please refer to listing #230158353 and ask for Doug Dickerson when inquiring. Thank You!
Upscale full service laundry. Located in an upscale beach community near Daytona Beach. Catering to tourists and businesses in the area. This long established business has been servicing the community for over 35 years. This business has multiple revenue streams. They are both a coin service laundry and a wash and fold for tourists and locals. They also operate a commercial laundry that services the many hotels in the area. Please refer to Listing 7101-58201 adviser Rich Murray.
Lee County, FL
Dry cleaning plant and 2 drop stores on major US Hwy. Dry cleaning, alterations, shirt laundry and drapery cleaning offered. Cleaning equipment 10 years old, spot and presses older. Opportunity to add routes and additional services. Seller retiring.
Coral Springs, FL
This dry cleaning plant facility is located in the HEART of Coral Springs with high visibility traffic situated with well recognized brand name companies as our neighborly tenants. This store offers dry cleaning, laundry, and alterations services that are done on site. This well-established facility has been in the same location for 28 years. Total square footage is 2,140. Lease has a 5 year option to renew. SERIOUS IMMINENT BUYERS WANTED.
Long established coin laundromat in neighborhood strip center, suitable for family operation. Apartments galore in this area. Laundry is clean and offers Drop Off W-F-D and Dry cleaning services. Please refer to Listing #220157715 and advisor Ralph Geronimo when inquiring.
Alachua, FL
Profitable absentee run dry cleaning drop store. Currently operating on a 70/30 split, you keep the 70%!!! Only local dry cleaner in the area. Great staff in place. Continue to run absentee or work it yourself and increase the bottom line. Located in one of the busiest plazas in the area, off of the most traveled road, over 20,000 cars per day according to FDOT This is a prime location. Financials show 11 months since owning store not full year.
Best dry cleaner to own in great high income area.
Ocala, FL
Laundromat For Sale busy location, owner retiring
Busy Coin Laundry w/ wash & fold services - Established 25 yrs. Well maintained equip includes 23 front load, 3 top load washers, and 20 dryers. Owner works P/T and has 2 employee/attendants. Additional revenue is generated from Dry Cleaning Drop and Pickup/Delivery services. Situated in busy local shopping area. Excellent ca$h business. Recently approved for "Lotto" when turned-on, will pay the rent. Delightfully Air-conditioned. Secret formula for rinse additive brings customers back for more.
Saint Petersburg, FL
This long-established coin laundry is located in a neighborhood shopping center in a nice area of St. Petersburg. Improvements by the owner in the last couple years include replacing all top-load washers, adding a 50 lb. washer, and adding a new coin changer. Hot water is supplied by two instant heaters. The store would perform even better with an active owner/operator. Better marketing is also needed so that potential customers can find it on the Web.
This cleaner is a full price cleaner catering to a high end client base.Well established FULL price cleaner in excellent upscale neighborhood with high income makes this is very profitable.
All cleaning on premises.This is truly a great tried and true business opportunity.Should qualify for an E-2 Visa
Full service dry cleaning operation with 1 plant and 8 drop stores, multiple corporate routes serviced by 3 vans. All long term leases in place and no environmental study required at plant. Plant lease includes water. Excellent staff in place. All sales well documented by location. Growing every year by opening new locations all throughout PB County. 2 drop stores have no rent. All middle mgmt in place. Excellent EB5/L1/E2 visa opp. Please refer to Listing #640155620 and advisor Erin Bean when inquiring.
OWNER WANT TO SELL FAST ESTABLISHED DROP STORE DROP CLEANER IN LOCATED fort lauderdale REDUCE PRICE -10.000US
VERY NOW RENT FOR THE LOCATION 4000.00 taxes cames included.
Gross yearly sales $250.000 Yearly expenses $160.000
No experience needed. Anyone can run this business. This is a drop store only. Which means there is no plant on site.
The wholesaler does all the work for you and cleans all the clothes. (The new profit would be reduced to $75,800 If the new owner does not own a clean plant and is going to pay a wholesaler.)
Sarasota, FL
Dry cleaning plant in busy shopping center established in 1987. Anchored by Publix Grocery and major U.S. Postal Office. The plant has a very large loyal customer base. Owners Salary: $60,000 Plus Draw.
West Palm Beach, FL
Safe Area
41 Washers
17 Dryers
Equipment in excellent condition
PLANT, 3 Drop Stores, Coin Laundry.. 3 Excellent locations. 25 years in Business. Just passed environmental check up. Current owner involved about 15 hours a week.. SBA pre approved and/or Possible Owner Financing to a qualified buyer. A MUST SEE!!!
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"Excellent Informative Book!"
Although it is evident that the author is not a professional writer....this book is filled with a lot of great information and does leave you wanting to hear/read more!
"Great Important Story, Slightly Childlike Delivery"
Absolutely recommended. It's a gripping and insightful story that gives a believable look inside Scientology and the ability of cults to convince people that really strange and appalling things are normal. If you were ever curious about what happens on the inside, this will definitely scratch that itch.
Reads just a little like a high school report, but this doesn't take away from the experience and maybe even adds a little contextual texture to it. However I will say that by the end I never wanted to hear the word "as" again.
"Great book, touching story, great narrator"
It's like living the story. Not only is the recording spot-on, but the narrator speaks clearly and conveys all the correct emotions at the right times.
"An Amazing Book"
The story was captivating because it was all true and literally beyond belief. What happens in Scientology is unimaginable and really needs to be stopped. It is hard to believe that this can occur in our society today.
Learning what kind of life the children at the ranch had to live. The responsibilities and lack of contact the kids had with their parents makes you wonder what was going on in the parents heads!
A lightness in her voice that helps keep the book from being very depressing and dark.
It made me outraged that this continues to go on and made me feel like doing something about it. I actually went to one of the survivor websites and donated to their cause.
The information in this book needs to be spread far and wide so fewer people get caught in the Scientology web of lies.
"An inspiring look into Scientology"
Yes. The emotional roller coaster was amazing. I left the book feeling close to the writer and the other people in the Sea Org.
All of them
Indiscriminate Reader
"Scientology is like a police state"
In the U.S., religion and the freedom to practice it is a kind of shibboleth — because we have enshrined the First Amendment, we are very reluctant to impose any sort of restrictions on religious practice, and even most people who don't care for a religion will be loathe to categorically state any particular religion is wrong, bad, or evil. The exceptions are generally either bigots or folks whose own religious beliefs are so exclusionary that by necessity they must regard all other faiths as antagonistic.
L. Ron Hubbard and his church have taken great advantage of this fact, running what can only be called a pyramid scheme organized like a police state but wearing the trappings of religion. Any objective study of Scientology, its history, and its methods will not allow a reasonable person to come away in doubt as to its nature. And yet we have to put up with Scientologists donning the First Amendment to shield themselves from criticism while engaging in the most despicable dirty tricks against their enemies (who are legion, especially in LRH's paranoid cosmology).
When I read another book about Scientology, "Inside Scientology: The Story of America's Most Secretive Religion," by Janet Reitman, one of the things I wondered was how do they actually get people to believe this nonsense? And what makes people stay in such an abusive, irrational cult when they could walk away at any time?
That book gave two answers: first, the Internet has not been good for Scientology, which is why their members are generally forbidden to access it. Second: the remaining hardcore "faithful" are basically the children and grandchildren of Scientologists who grew up in the "church" and have never known anything else.
That is the perspective of Jenna Miscavige Hill, who is the niece of the David Miscavige, current leader of Scientology and heir to L. Ron Hubbard's Empire. She was born and raised into Scientology, and even as the surrounding world seeped into her awareness, she was essentially kept in a Scientology bubble until her late teens. Given this, it becomes a little surprising that she rebelled as much as she did.
For anyone who's read other books about Scientology, there won't be much new information here, but Jenna Miscavige Hill gives an unrelentingly grim picture of the "church," without even meaning to, because while in her conclusions, following her escape, she makes it clear that she considers the church and its leaders to be abusive, lying, and unethical, everything she experienced along the way was "normal" for her, so perhaps the full horror of growing up in what amounted to a system of work camps supervised by snitches and political officers ready to take away even the smallest privileges and shut you in a room to be yelled at for hours at the slightest breach of rules, never completely registered with her. She learns, only after leaving the church, how "weird" other people find her upbringing.
For all that she had such an exceptional and scarring upbringing, Hill is personable and clearly a person of integrity (it was her unwillingness to throw friends and family under the bus on demand, which the Church of Scientology demands frequently, that consistently got her into trouble). The church very carefully tiptoes around the law, so most of their practices aren't quite illegal as long as their members voluntarily submit to it - which they do, because the deeper you become immersed in the church, the more it makes up your entire world, and support system, and life, and to be cast out and declared a "Suppressive Person" can leave many of the faithful with literally nowhere else to turn.
Against the background of Scientology, Hill's day to day life is actually pretty mundane, and many of her tribulations are just the normal ones of a slightly mouthy teenager feeling her oats. Even Scientology can't keep kids from being kids, nor can they keep star-crossed lovers apart. Well, actually they can, and do, but not always. They separated Hill from her first love, and almost turned her husband against her while they were still in the church and on the cusp of leaving, but eventually they did leave, still negotiating the church's insane and cumbersome rules so as not to be excluded from ever talking to their families again.
Scientology is strange, perverse, and frankly evil in its execution, an engine for extracting money from its followers and suppressing every independent thought. Like most religions, it comes with doctrines and an origin story and fine-sounding gospel about how to make the world a better place.
Needless to say, Hill and her husband find the discovery of Operation Clambake and the infamous South Park episode on Scientology to be eye-opening.
Hill is a bit too credulous in places, particularly when she praises anonymous for their act of hacking Scientology websites and taking them briefly offline. To her, this was a worldwide movement of activists standing up for her and other victims of the church, when of course anyone familiar with anonymous knows that while they might sometimes seize on a good cause for their shenanigans, they do everything for the lols. She's also frequently (in her retelling of her behavior) whiny and annoying, though given how young she was and what she was being put through, this is understandable.
Jenna Miscavige Hill is really a fairly unexceptional person who grew up in what to most of us is an extreme environment, and came out of it as normal as can be expected. Her memoir will fill you in on the details of Scientology's operations and what it's like to be a Scientologist, and should scare off anyone even remotely considering treating this cult as a legitimate religion or a place to find answers.
Say something about yourself!
"A Horrifying story about fanaticism"
I'm fascinated about religions. I have tried to believe in lots of things in my time and have tried to stay really open minded towards beliefs. Scientology is one of those religions that's kind of hard to find any objective information about. It's always either propaganda for the church or activism against it. This book kind of answers me why that's the case. It seems like Scientology isn't a religion at all, it's an brain washing experiment and a money making scam. It filled me with horror listening to Jenna's story, especially as a father, but at the same time it was very interesting.
I guess the narrator is trying to act a little while reading. In the beginning for instance she is reading somewhat girly, as the author is a little girl (at the time), and that felt odd, but as the book went on, it grew on me and I started liking it. And she isn't a bad actor, actually this was probably just the way a book like this should be read.
"What a bizzare group of people"
Yes, I found this book to be very interesting. The bizarreness that is Scientology can almost be read as a non fiction drama. Which you may assume it was if you had never heard of Scientology. Narration was great and the book kind of played out like a girls diary. The things she saw and her feelings towards those things. Some may think it is a way to poorly write a novel, but I found it to be the most effective way.
Jenna. She got her self into all the trouble that in turn showed us what a dysfunctional group this is.
The whole thing. From the Ranch to the Sea ORG. Fascinating read.
Yes. It was fascinating, if you have never read anything about Scientology this is a great book to start on. I'm always interested in things I don't either know about or do not understand. This exposes a lot of those questions.
"Needs more indepth discussion of Scientology"
This book is a childlike, innocent retelling of what happened to JMH as a child growing up within the confines of Scientology. The treatment of her was harsh, and simply wrong. I cannot conceive of how parents and adults in general could allow it. She has my utmost sympathy, and I'm happy for her that she now has a better life.
However, in the interests of giving an honest book review, I cannot rate this book highly. I understand that she was unable to gain much of an education, and one cannot blame her for that. But as a reader, I would've gained far more from the book if instead of merely recounting separate episodes and isolated events, there had been some analysis of these events, with hindsight, and insight into the basic tenets of Scientology. What was or is her view of these? How does she interpret the events of her life as a reflection of these beliefs?
Why, in her opinion, were things as they were? How do her parents feel now, about having subjected her to this?
I understand that she was brainwashed, but is that the only reason she did not
leave sooner when she had both the opportunity and her parents' support? Since her life to that point had been so bad, surely the painful reality of the past years would have overcome the brainwashing? I don't know.
I find the sequence of events, unsupported by any insightful discussion, too simplistic, childish and incohesive. After all, the book is entitled "Beyond Belief". What is the belief-structure of Scientology, and what caused these events to stretch the beliefs beyond their limits? A fuller account would have made a far better book, in my opinion. Or is the "Belief" being referred to as the reader's unwillingness or incapacity to understand?
I'm sorry, but for the above reasons I regret having wasted a credit on this book. I think that being "nice" needs to take a back seat when evaluating a book purely on its merits.
"not shocking but informative"
I did not know what scientologists believed so that part is the book was informative. otherwise this is a well told story of mind control practiced by many organizations to some extent. Scientology is not evil incarnate, but it is a greedy selfish organization.


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Penne With Ricotta
Total Time
Prep 10 mins
Cook 20 mins
Nice simple pasta, light and tasty. Great for a light meal or a summer dish.
Ingredients Nutrition
- 2 cups penne pasta
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 3 tablespoons parsley (fresh is possible)
- 1⁄2 cup ricotta cheese
- 1 pinch nutmeg
- 1 pinch cinnamon
- salt
- pepper
- 1⁄2 cup whipping cream
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1⁄4 vegetable bouillon cube
- 1 small onion
- Bring a pot of salted water to a boil, add the penne and cook for 10 minutes or until tender but still firm to taste.
- In the meantime, finely slice the onion and cook in a small pot with some olive oil or butter. Heat a 1/2 cup of water, add in the vegetable bouillon. Once the onion is properly cooked (should be tender), add everything else in, including the bouillon -- salt and pepper to taste. Stir the sauce frequently over low heat, should turn into a nice even mixture.
- Once the pasta is finished cooking, drain and add to the sauce. Stir a few times, turn off the heat, cover the pot, and let set for 5 to 10 minutes.
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Very good and easy to make. I liked the consistency of the sauce but it was just a bit bland. The pinch of nutmeg and cinnamon were nice, but I thought it needed a little something else. I used part-skim ricotta but otherwise followed the recipe as written. Thanx for sharing!


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