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Is Europe finally looking up? Not much. While the continent has posted improvements, they are weak. Stock market rallies in Europe are based on little other than excessive hope. The MSCI stock index of nations in Europe's monetary union is up 2.3% this year, better than in the U.S.
Worrisome signs exist that deflation in Europe may become real. In the 18-nation group that uses the euro, January inflation dipped to just 0.7%, a dismally low reading that hampers the ability of interest rate policymakers to spur economic growth. And then there's the European Central Bank's inaction in the face of this threat: It has not lowered short-term rates further or embarked on large-scale bond buying, as the U.S. Federal Reserve did. That rekindled fears that, once again, European bureaucrats are compromising global stability by doing nothing.
Muddling the picture is that the latest readings of European gross domestic product paint a picture of recovery that is not consistent with impending deflation. GDP rose 0.3% in 2013's final quarter, beating analysts' expectations of 0.1%. That is tepid growth, but at least it is moving upward.
With the installation of Janet Yellen as the new and first female to chair the Federal Reserve, most of Wall Street and the global investment community are pleased. Thanks to the Fed's stimulus, there is indeed reason for optimism on this side of the Atlantic. The U.S recently revised fourth quarter GDP growth to 3.2% and projects 3% for 2014, which seem to concur with the Fed move to gradually wind down its bond-buying program.
Meanwhile, the 18-member euro zone, the world's largest marketplace, projected its recent depression-level GDP to finally return to growing, after two years of contraction. In late February, Olli Rehn, the European Union's commissioner for economics and monetary affairs, forecast growth of 1.2% for 2014 and 1.8% in 2015. While most economists agree that the EU will have a positive, albeit sluggish, growth for 2014, other forecasts for specific countries are not very optimistic.
Spain, a country of nearly 47 million people with an overall unemployment rate of 27%, and youth joblessness (ages 16-24) at 57%, might see better days ahead. That is a big if. The European Union increased its forecast for Spanish 2014 economic growth to 1% from 0.5%. While technically this would affirm the end of the Spanish recession, this paltry level of growth along with continuing austerity policies is likely to continue if not see an increase in domestic unrest. That is not a good environment.
Worse for the European Union: If this is the outlook for its fifth largest economy (Spain is No. 13 in the world, according to the CIA's World Factbook) one wonders how likely it will be for the EU to meet its growth targets.
Many economists expect France's GDP to grow slightly at less than 1% for 2014, and that French unemployment will be slightly higher than initially expected and should be 11.2% for this year. If these forecast for Europe's' second largest economy (No. 5 in the world) pan out, they are going to place significant doubt amongst European Union leaders, on French President Francois Hollande's ability to guide France to a robust recovery.
If France and Spain are still wobbling, how strong can a recovery in Europe be? "The forecasts are particularly damning for France and will significantly increase pressure on Hollande at a time the president is already vulnerable," said Mujtaba Rahman, the director for Europe of the Eurasia Group consulting firm.
Thus in comparison Italy seen as emerging from its two-year recession with expected positive 2014 GDP growth of 0.5%. Relatively speaking, this looks favorable, in light of where Italy was recently. Recall the riots and violence in Italy in 2012 as its government instituted austerity plans. While things have calmed down quite a bit, unemployment is still high, with its government statistics agency forecasting an expected rise to 12.4% for this year, from 12.1% in 2013.
This persistent unemployment remains despite a return to growth, supported by exports, which are projected to gain further momentum in the next two years as foreign demand accelerates. Italian unemployment is set to remain high as the impact of rising demand for goods and services is likely to initially increase average working hours of persons already employed. (Sounds just like the U.S.)
So while none of these reports even remotely resembles strong growing economies of either a nation or European Union as a whole, we must put it in context. Just a couple years ago, many speculated that the EU would expel some countries because of their budget deficits and other weaknesses.
Worries stirred that the common currency and the EU itself might dissolve. Would the recessions in Spain and Italy, with austerity as a remedy, lead to political instability, anarchy or civil war? But none of these extreme circumstances occurred (yet) and the euro, while taking its knocks, stopped falling in value.
Europe is still not in the clear. With inflation expected to stay below 1% – the euro zone's 2014 target is 2% – deflation is a very real possibility during the second half of this year. Unlike the Bank of Japan, Britain's Bank of England or the U.S.'s Federal Reserve. There's opposition in Europe to the European Central Bank's buying government bonds to stimulate the economy, a problem that its counterparts in the U.S., U.K. and Japan do not have.
ECB rules forbid it from financing governments. To maneuver around those restrictions, the ECB would likely buy bonds across all euro zone countries from Germany to Spain to tiny Estonia. That way it would not prop up any one country yet seeks to buoy them all. The program's future, though, is uncertain just like the predictions of a stable 2014 EU recovery.


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Today we released a minor update: version 0.5.1
I also spent the day updating the debian package.
We had some minor problem with the web server. From time to time the dom0 reboots leaving the website dead. I'm still working to solve this problem.

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- Official Site: TheFinalDestinationMovie.com
- Release Date: August 28, 2009
- Director: David R. Ellis
- Main Actors: Bobby Campo, Krista Allen, Nick Zano
Like the three movies preceding it, the new Final Destination film starts with our main character having a premonition about something awful happening to him and his friends at a public place; this time, it's a NASCAR race where young Nick sees a vision of carnage about to unfold. Just like the last three films, he manages to escort some folks to safety before the crash occurs. And just like the previous films, death is now coming for everyone that managed to escape; for they didn't cheat death, they merely postponed it for a little while.
This is the fourth film in a series of increasingly diminishing returns. While the first film had an original concept that was executed (no pun intended) with some pizazz, the newest incarnation is really just 80 minutes of watching people die in variously ridiculous and implausible ways. It seems as if the filmmakers had more interest in constructing Rube Goldbergesque death traps than character development; there are no real people in the Final Destination films, merely meat for the grinder. There is definitely some enjoyment to be had from the blatantly inane deaths, such as one where a pool pump sucks the guts out of one individual -- something oddly reminiscent of a story in Chuck Palahniuk's Haunted. The saving grace for the film is that it does seem to have an awareness of what it is; in other words, it's not trying to do anything except show you gruesome deaths.
How much a dude enjoys this movie mostly comes down to how much you enjoy killing pedestrians in Grand Theft Auto. If that's your favorite part of the game, then this movie is for you; if you're someone who is more inclined to play the missions, hoping to advance the story forward, then you'll want to pass. There are definitely some pretty faces to be seen, as this film is designed specifically for young men, it seems, so that's a plus. However, despite the gruesome nature of some of the deaths, there seems to be a bit less gore than in the previous installments. There is, however, a perverse glee one gets from watching characters sauntering around while everyone in the audience knows what's going to happen to them (the joy coming from how it happens). Check out The Final Destination at your own risk.


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Monday, February 20, 2012
Notes from the Road
I took a nearly 2-year break from travel, on account of pregnancy and taking care of baby, but now I am baaaaaack. I forgot how nice it is to travel alone. Actually, how nice it is to travel at all. Mmm... The smell of airports. Cinnabon and bleach.
Sitting at a very fancy hotel. Devices hooked are computer, phone (hooked to computer), and my trusty breast pump. Just pumped and dumped 10 oz of perfectly good breast milk. What a waste...
On the upside, since it all goes down the drain I can have real coffee... So I just had a double espresso, because it's going to be a long night.
(A few days later)
My flight back was in early evening in order to have the time to meet an important person after I was done with work. Something came up, so that meeting didn't work out. As a result, I had a lot of time to kill. I also killed two Buds while trying to connect to the free but completely useless restaurant wireless network. Also faced the apparently common phenomenon of the iPhone camera just going black; a solid restart took care of that, but my faith in Apple products was shaken nonetheless.
Before boarding, I planned on pumping. Usually, I lock myself in a bathroom stall, hang the pump and the battery on the coat hanger and pump standing up. But, this time I squeezed myself and my luggage into a tiny stall, hooked everything up, only to discover that my battery had died. Facing substantial engorgement and a long flight time, I took the pump out into the common bathroom area, plugged it in, and then pumped in front of all the other women using the airport bathroom. I was trying to be discreet; I hope nobody was scarred by the sight of me pumping. All I know it was not a very pleasant experience...
As I boarded the first plane, all prepped to read some trashy magazines (a treat to myself as I had spent the last several days working like crazy), they turned off the central lights, but -- alas -- the light over my seat was dead. They were apologetic pro forma, I was thoroughly unamused. Why does nobody ever offer partial refund or some perk to offset the absence of convenience that every other passenger has? I ended up napping for an hour. Oh, well.
My airline has these seating groups, and I am always in the last one, probably because I travel alone. I also travel light on these 2-3 day trips, with just my purse (OK, it's a really big purse these days) and a small carry-on bag that can fit in any airplane's overhead bins. I hate HATE people with roller bags that are clearly too big to fit the right way, then they have to go sideways and take up more room than necessary; they should just check this luggage, but don't because they'd have to pay a fee per bag. As a result, on my connecting flight, not only did I have to wait till the very end of boarding to get on, but by the time I boarded all the cabin space was taken and I had to check my teeny tiny carry-on, and then of course had to waste even more time waiting for my luggage at baggage claim. The flight attendant was beyond patronizing. I was extremely ticked off and fumed during the entire flight...
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- inBetween said...
ah, yes, it is lovely to travel alone and light. Have a wonderful night in a big hotel bed all to yourself!
I hear you on all the airplane frustration... so been there on all fronts. I have a credit card that gets me frequent flier miles on one of the airlines I fly most, and that automatically gets me into at least boarding group 2... just an idea...
- February 20, 2012 at 10:19 PM
- Barefoot Doctoral said...
Last summer was my first long plane trip where I didn't have to get up every few hours for pumping/baby/pregnancy reasons in several years. It felt supremely luxurious. I certainly do not miss my pumping in bathroom days.
Enjoy your Buds, espressos and sleep in a bed alone!
- February 20, 2012 at 10:25 PM
- Cherish said...
I hate flying. For many reasons, but it all sums up to the fact that flying sucks.
Having time alone in a hotel room is awesome, though.
- February 21, 2012 at 3:15 PM
I used to get super excited if I got an exit row seat for the extra legroom - but aren't those charged extra now? I'm a tiny skinny girl so extra room doesn't mean too much, not enough to pay for on a grad student salary anyways. Annoying as it is, if it saves on gas energy, I guess it's good for the environment. Overall, there is less stuff being carried on the plane, hence less fuel, etc.
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We are committed to combating human trafficking and modern-day slavery, and to strengthening the anti-trafficking movement.
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Monday, April 25, 2011
My new toy
The battery had started fading last fall. Not a big deal considering I always have it plugged in, right?
Well, it became a big deal because I had a dead power cord and only 30 minutes of power in the battery.
Right away we tried the power cord for Gord's laptop (he also has a Dell) and the power cord for my work laptop (a Toshiba) but neither were compatible.
I looked online and power cords were priced from $20 (plus taxes/delivery) from a distributor to $90 (plus taxes/delivery) from Dell ... and it would be here within two weeks.
This morning, after giving some thought to it, I decided it was time to buy a new laptop. Besides the battery and the power cord, the modem was dying and the laptop was shutting down if it had been on for a while. I had gotten the Dell over three years ago and it had served me well.
I had today off so I went to Future Shop. Ricardo was very helpful. I told him my needs and he showed me three laptops. I bought the middle one. I had them format it and put a security program on it; plus I bought a three year warranty that covers everything.
15 comments:
- Tatiana said...
Congrats on your new laptop! I also upgraded recently for the same reason, and love it.
- 25 April 2011 at 23:06
- Isabel said...
yay on the new lap top!!!
- 26 April 2011 at 00:20
- Teresa said...
Enjoy your new toy.
- 26 April 2011 at 10:08
- Gran said...
Have fun with your new laptop! I'm saving for a new one myself. This looks great!
- 26 April 2011 at 14:52
- Sarah Ruth said...
HEY! I just bought a new laptop too! Gotta love it. Although, I've been having trouble getting my Outlook to work on it. Grr. Can't live with them, can't live without them!
Thanks for stopping by my blog today! I replied to your comment. :)
- 26 April 2011 at 16:15
- Cindy said...
Good for you, I want a laptop one day! Mine died, it had served us well for probably seven years or more, not bad, eh?
- 26 April 2011 at 21:15
- BetteJo said...
- 26 April 2011 at 22:00
- Lord of the Wings said...
I hope it serves you well!
- 26 April 2011 at 23:12
- Julie said...
I love it! Color me envious.
- 27 April 2011 at 19:19
- Creations by Laurel-Rain Snow said...
Oh, good for you! I always feel a bit of paranoia when it comes to my computer, since my biggest fear is that something will crash and burn!
- 28 April 2011 at 09:51
- Lady Banana said...
Hope you're having fun setting it all up to your liking!
- 28 April 2011 at 15:43
- Teena in Toronto said...
It's a lot of working putting everything on it ...
- 28 April 2011 at 15:53
- Dawn said...
This is so funny because I bought the Samsung R525 3 weeks ago. I hope you like your new toy as much as I like my new toy. And agreed...it's taking forever to get everything transferred over. That part I'm NOT enjoying-lol.
- 29 April 2011 at 23:13
- Sarah said...
You must be enjoying your new toy!
- 30 April 2011 at 09:22
- Julie said...
Very nice, very nice!
We are saving up for a Mac. I have never had one and Shel swears by one. They are pricey though, so it's a little ways off, but I can't wait.
Can't wait to hear how you enjoy this!
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The 34th edition of the Great American Fox Hunt presented by Little
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mid-70's under partly cloudy skies, as a tremendous field of racers attended the
one event where all ladies are admitted free of charge.
A number of very stout performances were recorded in stop number eight and nine
in the Boise Muffler Gold Cup Point's Series during two separate nights of
There were quite a variety of story lines that developed throughout the weekend.
On Friday, Mark Kidd debuted a new `55 Chevy (running low 9's) and waded thru
six rounds to defeat the Mustang of Jessica Bell in the Pro final. In Super Pro,
the final would come down to two former Division 6 Summit E.T. Finals champions
– as both John Shaffer and Ed Cutler made it an all door car affair. Shaffer
took the nod, along with his second win of the season.
Saturday featured the single largest racer count in Fox Hunt history. Super Pro
had nearly every hitter in the state (and several from outside the region)
battling it out. At the end of the night, Jason Thomas collected the title,
scoring his second victory in three tries, downing a redlighting Wade Hansen for
top honors. Driving her PSI-backed
Malibu, Liana Compton thrilled all the ladies in
attendance by upending Larry Lamberson in the final of Pro.
Fox eliminator presented by the Naughty Girls was a real hit once again.
Congratulations to both Kali Centa and Stephanie Meimann for sweeping the two
The Jets put on a spectacular show. Darin Bay cranked out a pair of barnburner
laps with his jaw-dropping "Incinerator" Dragster. Bay blitzed the Firebird
quarter-mile at 292 and 296 mph against the colorful "Warhawk" of Derek Snelson.
Richard Smith drove the "Black Rat" Jet Dragster to a very fine 5.74-274.22,
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6.16 (in the left and the right) during the weekend, but when all was said and
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It's possible that, as indie reaches its AARP phase, The Walkmen exist entirely as a litmus test for your feelings on emo guitar rock. Do immasculated, unironic woe-is-me frontmen generally resonate with you or inspire a gag reflex? Do droning guitar rhythms followed by orchestral crescendos validate your sense of drama, or do they fade into the background as you check your e-mail?
For almost a decade now, lead singer Hamilton Leithauser and friends have relentlessly crafted and refined the art of guitar-based life-weariness. Leithauser moans and laments as guitars gently and not-so-gently weep about him, creating a vortex of sonic melancholy, even as it rather pleasantly rocks. The formulation is so aggressive and the effect so complete, you have almost no choice but to decide, as it plays, if the music moves you or annoys you. As such, The Walkmen tend to inspire only two reactions: total affection and utter ambivalence.
Those on the affectionate side seem all too predictable (and predisposed to anything emo-leaning), and have always been irrationally high on The Walkmen, while the ambivalent, knee-jerk irritated by those inflated opinions (and partially at the success of all emo-ish crap), wonder aloud what the big deal is. I've found myself on both sides of that fence, and have come to realization that, as is usually the case between two extremes, both sides have a point, but are ultimately unreasonable and plain wrong.
Lisbon, The Walkmen's new, simultaneously acclaimed and dissed album, proves that point once and for all.
There are a million ways to trash Lisbon, but here is the easiest, and also the one that will make the most sense of my seemingly circular argument:
Take Lisbon and any other two Walkmen albums, so that you have close to three hours of uninterrupted Walkmen, and put them on shuffle. If you love The WM, this will be Heaven, if you are hater, this will be torture, but one fact will overshadow all of the above—it all sounds the same. It's the ultimate genre dis, but here it's unavoidable. After twenty minutes, the circular rhythms and twinkling guitars all blend into one another, and it becomes almost impossible to tell where one song ends and another begins. It's one long, vaguely pleasant hit of electric xanax. Great songs don't lose distinction like that. What you are listening to is a sonic formula.
Parodoxically, listened to on it's own, Lisbon is clearly the best album The Walkmen have ever made, and totally distinguishes itself.
Within the album itself, there is more stylistic variety than they've ever shown, from a big-sounding rocker like "Angela Surf City" to what can only be described as a horn-backed hymnal in "Stranded," and the rootsy rhythm under "Blue as Your Blood" sounds almost like Springsteen's "I'm on Fire." The commonality in each track, though, is that they seem to have found a more subtle approach to the overall process of emo-ism. Leithauser's rock lamenting has not changed an ounce (there is an actual track called "Woe Is Me") but on Lisbon it rides more subtle and well-conceived structures than it has in the past. Instead of a never-ending spiral stairway to emo-heaven, the sound picks its spots and gives shape to Leithauser's complaints, instead of its usual habit of saturating our ears with the general sound of "Waaaaah." The results are not just actual songs, but some very good songs. It's still not possible to tell what, specifically, Leithauser is singing about, but for the first time it seems clear that he is telling a story—one worth listening to.
Lisbon, like The Walkmen themselves, is too good to be totally dismissed. If you thought The Walkmen, along with all of their brethren, were crap, Lisbon makes an ignorant cynic out of you. Still, at the end of the therapy session, it's the familiar sad, guitar-laden story, and if you think for a second that the Walkmen wouldn't sound better doing a spot-on cover of "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" than doing their own indie weep-wanking, you're blinded by the indie-light.
The reality is that The Walkmen are neither great nor horrible. A song like "While I Shovel The Snow," on Lisbon, might be the best song ever written about a guy staring at the sky, depressively reflecting on his life while he shovels snow. The meandering guitar on that song may be the very sound self-reflexive melancholy, the kind where you're almost sure that you're the cause of your own indefinite, semi-adult suffering. But it's still a song about a guy who spends way too much time thinking about himself. I mean, I've had that feeling before. I think may have even been shoveling snow when it happened. But I got over it.


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IMF Executive Board Concludes 2006 Article IV Consultation with BurundiPublic Information Notice (PIN) No. 06/79
July 25, 2006
Public Information Notices (PINs) form part of the IMF's efforts to promote transparency of the IMF's views and analysis of economic developments and policies. With the consent of the country (or countries) concerned, PINs are issued after Executive Board discussions of Article IV consultations with member countries, of its surveillance of developments at the regional level, of post-program monitoring, and of ex post assessments of member countries with longer-term program engagements. PINs are also issued after Executive Board discussions of general policy matters, unless otherwise decided by the Executive Board in a particular case.
On July 14, 2006, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Article IV consultation with Burundi.1
Burundi is emerging from an extended period of civil conflict following the 1993 coup d'état against its first elected government. The Arusha Accord of August 2000 initiated a peace process, which was successfully concluded with the installation of a democratically elected government in August 2005. Socio-economic conditions have deteriorated significantly since civil conflict erupted: income per capita dropped by one-half (to about US$100) and the percentage of people living below the poverty line has doubled. The present environment provides a window of opportunity to secure macroeconomic stability and to relaunch structural reforms to set the basis for a durable recovery. The new government has intensified efforts to resolve the conflict with the remaining rebel group and has placed a strong emphasis on good governance and improved social services.
Macroeconomic developments in 2005 were broadly in line with the PRGF-supported program, albeit with lower growth of about 1 percent, largely on account of a poor coffee harvest and worsening drought in the north. Inflation fell markedly in the second half of 2005 to about 1 percent (end-period) at year-end, reflecting the tightening of monetary policy and the appreciation of the nominal exchange rate. Fiscal performance was strong: the primary deficit was reduced to about half the program target. While the monetary aggregates continued to be well above program target, their growth eased somewhat in the second half of 2005. The external current account deficit (including grants) deteriorated, owing to lower coffee exports and higher imports.
The program remained on track in 2005, although structural reform, especially on privatization and the coffee sector, lagged in the second half of 2005, reflecting the political transition. All the quantitative performance criteria (PC) at end-June and end-December 2005 were observed except for a temporary accumulation of external arrears in late 2005. The structural performance criterion on the installation of an integrated computerized financial management information system in the Ministry of Finance was missed, as were three structural benchmarks, but the measures subject to the PC and two benchmarks were implemented at end-2005/early 2006.
The Article IV consultation discussions focused on the key lessons from the period of extended social conflict and the accumulated economic effects of stalled structural reforms, and the medium-term challenges, including the efforts needed to progress on the Millennium Development Goals. The key challenges ahead are to launch the economy on a higher growth path, raise spending on social sectors and infrastructure, and reinforce public financial management necessary for macroeconomic stabilization. The successful conclusion of the political transition, improving security conditions, and sustained momentum of reform, has laid the basis of an improved medium-term macroeconomic outlook.
Progress has been made on the governance front but the new institutions are new and much remains to be done to strengthen this capacity. Burundi made progress in securing debt relief in 2005. The enhanced HIPC decision point was reached in August. Scheduled debt service, after traditional and HIPC relief, was reduced to 34 percent of exports from 110 percent in 2004. Burundi has yet to secure debt relief from non-Paris Club creditors.
Policy discussions focused on the need to secure macroeconomic stability and create an economic environment to encourage private sector activity and improve productivity. The program for 2006 projects a recovery of real GDP to 6 percent, reflecting continued vigor in the service sectors and a strong rebound in coffee output. Inflation is expected to decelerate further. The 2006 program provides fiscal space to start addressing urgent social needs, consistent with macroeconomic stability, in part through a shift from security to social spending. The budget includes a strong set of administrative reforms and the clearance of domestic arrears. Monetary policy aims at further strengthening liquidity management with the introduction of treasury securities. Financial sector supervision is being strengthened. The program includes to activation of the privatization agenda, especially for coffee. The managed floating exchange rate regime has served Burundi well so far and little remained to be done for Burundi to be in a position to accept its obligations under Article VIII, Sections, 2, 3, and 4 of the IMF's Articles of Agreement.
Executive Board Assessment
Executive Directors commended the authorities for the progress made in implementing Burundi's PRGF supported program in a difficult post-conflict environment. The fiscal deficit was reduced owing to buoyant revenues, and inflation fell significantly. Following lower-than-expected economic growth in 2005, a strong pick-up in growth, fueled by a rebound in coffee production and strengthening confidence, is expected in 2006. Directors were in particular encouraged by the successful political transition and improved security situation. They encouraged the authorities to move ahead with the resolute implementation of structural reforms, and to refocus spending on the social sectors and infrastructure necessary to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
Directors observed that commendable progress has been made in structural reforms in the fiscal, monetary, and foreign exchange areas. At the same time, deeper reforms in the productive sectors that are fundamental for a sustained recovery have been delayed. Directors urged the authorities to press ahead with structural reforms to stimulate private sector activity and improve the business climate, and to reactivate the privatization agenda, especially for the coffee sector, building on strong efforts to mobilize political and social consensus in support of the reforms.
Directors welcomed the strong fiscal performance in 2005. The buoyancy of revenues, despite the significant reduction in import duties, augurs well for the effectiveness of continued revenue-enhancing efforts. There is also a need to sustain efforts to improve public expenditure management and to reinforce budget execution, financial control, and public procurement practices. Directors underscored the importance of managing carefully the public's expectations of a peace dividend, of fully costing all social initiatives in the budget, and of maintaining prudent fiscal and debt management policies given continued vulnerability to shocks and debt distress risks. It will also be important to further strengthen good governance and transparency, including through public financial management reforms and the progressive withdrawal of state intervention in the economy.
Directors observed that improvements in the Bank of the Republic of Burundi's (BRB) ability to conduct monetary policy and channel official foreign exchange inflows into the exchange market have helped to strengthen inflation control. They called on the authorities to clear domestic arrears and introduce standardized and negotiable treasury securities in 2006. Directors emphasized the need to bolster banking supervision, and looked forward to early passage of laws to combat money laundering and the financing of terrorism, and to reinforce the central bank's independence. They commended the BRB for improvements in its internal operations, including its pro-active response to the safeguards assessment, and encouraged further efforts to modernize its operations and internal auditing.
Directors considered that the managed-float exchange rate regime has served Burundi well, helping to cushion exogenous shocks. They welcomed the progress made in liberalizing the exchange regime, and looked forward to the authorities' acceptance of the obligations of Article VIII, Sections 2, 3, and 4 of the Fund's Articles of Agreement.
Directors urged the authorities to seek debt relief from non-Paris Club creditors that have not yet provided such relief under the enhanced HIPC Initiative on terms comparable to those obtained from Paris Club creditors. They also emphasized that Burundi will need continued access to grant financing.
Directors noted that good but uneven progress has been made in raising Burundi's social conditions, but that the challenges in meeting the MDGs remain significant. Particular attention should be paid in the period ahead to reinforcing, with donor support, the government's capacity to deliver social services. Directors also saw scope for further reducing military expenditures in favor of social spending. Directors welcomed that a full PRSP is being finalized, which should provide the necessary framework for pursuing the authorities' poverty reduction and social development goals, and support progress towards the HIPC completion point.
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The British Gas Swimming Championships could not have gone any better for Archie Mitchell after he smashed his personal best and saw hero David Davies in action.
The 15-year-old had to wait until Friday, the penultimate day of competition, to experience the pool at the event, which also doubles up as the Olympic trials.
However, the Wandsworth Swimming Club star made sure it was worth the wait in the longest event at the Olympic Aquatics Centre, the 1,500m freestyle, coming home in 16 minutes 23.31 seconds, eight seconds inside his entry time and previous best.
That time placed Mitchell 35th overall out of 38, but it was his idol Davies, a double Olympic medallist, who qualified for his third Games as he finished second in Saturday's final, behind fellow qualifier Daniel Fogg.
"I was happy with my performance, it was really good actually," said Mitchell.
"My personal best was 16.31 so to take so much time off is brilliant. I'm pretty chuffed with how it went.
"It was my first swim there, I went there the Friday before to get used to it but it was my first race.
"It is a really smooth pool, it isn't like any other gala because there are so many people watching and it is on television as well so I felt quite a high pressure to do well.
"It is definitely quite daunting to be walking out in front of the television cameras.
"It is completely different coming out in front of such a big crowd but it does give you such a boost, it is a case of using it to my advantage.
"I definitely want to come back next year, it is great experience because it is Olympic trials and I was never going to get in the Olympic team so yes, this is really good experience for me.
"It was great to be able to watch David Davies swim as well. He is a hero of mine."
While Mitchell was in top form over 1,500m freestyle, fellow 15-year-old and club-mate Tim Robinson was off his best as he came home in 16.40:51 to finish 38th.
Another Wandsworth Swimming Club athlete, Kahoru Harazawa competed in six disabled events.
His best result came in the 100m breaststroke, where he finished 11th, while he was 12th in both the 100m butterfly and 200m individual medley, 14th in the 400m freestyle, 24th in the 50m freestyle and 27th in the 100m freestyle.
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Asst. Lecturer-cum-Asst. Instructor, Jobs & Vacancy in Education at Institute of Hotel Management, Gandhinagar Sep 2012
Job or Vacancy Description:
Institute of Hotel Management,
Asst. Lecturer-cum-Asst. Instructor : 04
Pay Scale: PB -2 (9300 – 34800) Grade pay Rs.4200/-
Educational Requirements: Degree / Diploma
Qualifications: Degree / 3 year Diploma in Hotel Management from an institute Affiliated to NCHMCT / State Board of Technical Education / Recognized University with minimum 60% aggregate marks in Degree / Diploma in Hotel Management.
Date Posted: 09/07/2012
Experience Requirements: A minimum of 3 years practical experience in hotel & catering industry.
Age: Not exceeding 30 years
How To Apply: Interested candidate who fulfill the prescribed conditions may apply to the Principal, Institute of Hotel Management, Airport, Gandhinagar Road, Between Koba Circle and Infocity, Bhaijipura Patia, P.O. Kudasan, Gandhinagar 382 421. (Gujarat)
General Instructions:
1. All the students are expected to be inside the campus by 0845 hrs on every working day. The timings of the institute are 9.00 am to 5.30 pm. Institute is opened from Monday to Friday.Student must be inside the class room / Practical laboratory 10 minutes prior to the commencement of the class as per schedule.
2. The students have to maintain utmost personal hygiene and follow the set grooming standards at all times. Prescribed uniform (& make up for girls) is to be worn and the tool kit has to be carried for respective practical and formal dress in the theory classes.
3. Working lunch will be provided to all the students on the working days. Timing is 12:55 pm to 01.40 pm Being in professional programme all students are expected to maintain 90% attendance to help imbibing quality
4. Other than Physical Attendance, no other weightage, whatsoever, is permissible. However, weightage, on genuine Medical grounds may be relaxed subject to a maximum of 10% for the exceptional cases,
5. Hostel inmates must maintain a minimum of 70% physical attendance at any point of the session. Failing to do so they lose rights to stay in the hostel & must vacate hostel on 24 hours notice.Before seeking a leave, the parent should inform the college by sending a Fax duly signed by them.
6. The student should always carry the Identity card & present it, when demanded. Each student residing outside the campus must essentially submit the proof of residence, in the form of the application duly signed by the parent / the landlord. Any change during the tenure must be intimated in writing to the academic section.
7. Any student remains absent for more than 3 days at a stretch without written permission/intimation his/her name will be struck off from the roll of the institute.
8. Photocopy of valid driving license must be submitted to the Academic office before keeping/driving a vehicle.Any infringement of the library rules will render the student's privilege of admission to the library cancelled.
9. Students are required to take proper care of the Institute's property & keep the premises neat & tidy in order to inculcate right attitude towards the profession.During the institute hours, it would be compulsory to communicate in English language.
Tentative Last Date : 12-10-2012
About the organization:
IHMA has been a pioneer center for excellence & a lively testament to the commitment for the hospitality education. Govt. of India and Govt. of Gujarat originally established the Institute as a registered society in 1972 as FOOD CRAFT INSTITUTE. The Ministry of Tourism (G.O.I.) upgraded the Institute to the Institute of Hotel Management, Catering and Nutrition in the year 1984.The Institute has moved into the new campus from 2005-2006 academic session & started functioning better way. The new campus is ideally located at KUDASAN village, between KOBA CIRCLE & INFOCITY, on the AIRPORT ROAD, AHMEDABAD-GANDHINAGAR HIGH WAY, 10 kms from the GANDHINAGAR RAILWAY STATION, 12 kms from the AHMEDABAD airport & 20 kms from the AHMEDABAD RAILWAY STATION.The construction of environment friendly and earth quake proof structure has been completed, in around 06 acres of land area with good infrastructure, spacious classrooms fully equipped with state of the art teaching aids, faculty and administration, well-equipped labs, well-stocked & air conditioned library. The training facilities include- Specialized training kitchens & restaurants, Bakery & confectionery labs, Housekeeping lab. & Training Guest room facilities, Front office lab., Computer lab with latest technology, Audio visual facilities etc.The institute organizes various activities viz. Food Festivals, Chef Competitions, Educational Tours, and Fairs etc. every year to inculcate professionalism in Students and Staff. Students are required to actively participate in these activities. The Institute also provides encouragement for the sports, debate, quizzes and recreation activities.The institute offers three-year Degree program i.e., B.Sc. in Hospitality and Hotel Administration with an intake capacity of 243 number of students every year.An environment friendly structure with state of the art equipment in training specialized Kitchens and Restaurants, Housekeeping lab and Training Guests room facilities, Front Office labs, Computer Labs with latest technology.
Address :
Institute of Hotel Management,
Address: Airport-Gandhinagar Road, Between Koba Circle and Infocity, Bhaijipura Patia, P.O. Kudasan.
Postal Code: 382 421
City Gandhinagar
State Gujarat
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"Traffic Jam World Tour" to play PlayhouseSquare's Ohio Theatre January 31, 2014
You know him as the integral part of the rock and roll band "Traffic" that he founded with Steve Winwood. Among the greats of rock and roll from Eric Clapton to The Rolling Stones is a legend in his own right. With such rock hits as "Feelin' Alright," "We Just Disagree" and "Only You Know & I Know," his fame precedes him.
On January 31, 2014 at 8:00 p.m., Dave Mason will be brining his "Traffic Jam World Tour" to PlayhouseSquare for a night of rock and roll and music history. The show features tunes from his early days as well as songs that lauched his solo career.
Dave Mason began life as a rocker at the tender age of 18 when he teamed up with Steve Winwood, Jim Capaldi and Chris Wood to form the legendary band "Traffic" which still has an effect on rock and roll. His huge hit "Feelin' Alright" became a world sensation and has been recorded by dozens of artists (not the least was Joe Cocker who took the song to international fame).
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On tour, Mason played to sold out audiences due to his superb guitar work. He also sat in on may classic albums and songs such as the Rolling Stones' "Beggar's Banquet", George Harrison's "All Things Must Pass," Paul McCartney's "Listen To What The Man Said" and Jimi Hendrix's Electric "Ladyland". On the Hendrix song standard "All Along The Watchtower" Dave is heard playing the acoustic guitars before Hendrix's soaring entrance onto the track. The song remains one of Dave's favorites.
Dave Mason's playing is forever linked with numerous members of the rock and roll legends such as Eric Clapton, Steve Winwood, Stevie Wonder, Michael Jackson, Fleetwood Mac, Graham Nash, Stephen Stills, Rita Coolidge, Delaney & Bonnie, Leon Russell, Ron Wood, Jim Capaldi, Mama Cass Elliot, and The Spencer Davis Group. It was in 2004 that Mason was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for his work with "Traffic".
Off the stage, Mason is involved with a program he co-founded, "Work Vessels for Veterans" (WVFV) that is an all volunteer program designed to provide assistance in transitioning veterans back to civilian work. Along with this, Mason is an official supporter of "Little Kids Rock" that as a non-profit organization provides free musical instruments and lessons to children in public schools throughout the United States.
Tickets for the January 31, 2014 8:00 p.m. show at PlayhouseSquare's Ohio Theatre are $45, $35 and $10 and may be purchased at the PlayhouseSquare Ticket Office, by calling (216) 241-6000 or online at playhousesquare.org


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PSEG-Long Island has kicked off two weeks of public hearings on their proposed Utility 2.0 plan, part of Governor Cuomo's promise to reorganize LIPA as a 21st century utility. The hearings are scheduled for Smithtown (8/19), Mineola (8/20), Rockaways (8/21), East Hampton (8/26) and Riverhead (8/26).
At the same time, the state is going through a similar process called Reforming the Energy Vision (REV). The initial REV proposal is set to be released on August 22. While REV is expected to take years, the first phase of Utility 2.0 will begin next year. This means that Long Island can serve as a leader and model for the statewide overhaul.
"We have an opportunity to lead the state in building a 21st century utility powered by clean, renewable energy," said Matt Kearns who earlier in the summer ran the Wind 100, a nearly 100 mile run from Montauk to Long Beach, the two points on Long Island with proposed offshore wind projects.
The recently released Utility 2.0 proposal proposes investments in energy efficiency and solar power as well as steps to cut unnecessary electricity use at peak times. But Climate Change activists are concerned that the plan falls short on what many had hoped would be a strong vision for building large-scale renewable energy, particularly offshore wind that could help meet peak demand by generating power when it's needed most.
"Governor Cuomo promised us a modern utility, but we can't have a modern utility run on last century's dirty energy sources. PSEG-LI's commitment to invest in energy efficiency and solar is a great start, but Long Islanders are demanding a plan that includes building large-scale renewable energy, including offshore wind," said Kearns.
Recently, PSEG-LI re-committed to plans already in place by LIPA to invest in 280 megawatts of new renewable energy generation, enough to power 150,000 Long Island homes. That decision, which could spur development of New York's first offshore wind farm, is expected at the December LIPA Board meeting.
But this is only a drop in the bucket compared to what off-shore wind could supply for Long Island energy needs.
Many are expected to speak at the hearings in favor of adding more renewable energy, especially offshore wind power, in addition to hundreds of similar comments already collected since the plan was presented publicly on July 24.
They are impatient for a proposal to develop off-shore wind 12 miles south of Long Island, in the Atlantic Ocean, which offers some of the best conditions in the world to generate wind power to a large population base (see story).
"We're looking for leadership from Governor Cuomo, and Utility 2.0 is his first test. We hope he delivers on his promise with both a more efficient utility and a bold commitment to offshore wind power," said Kearns.
Hearing details:
WHEN: Tuesday, August 19th 1PM & 6:30PM
WHERE: William H. Rogers Legislative Building
725 Veterans Memorial Highway, Smithtown NY 11787 [map]
WHEN: Wednesday, August 20th 1PM & 6:30PM
WHERE: Theodore Roosevelt Executive and Legislative Building
Legislative Chambers
1550 Franklin Avenue, Mineola, NY 11501 [map]
Rockaway Beach
WHEN: Thursday, August 21st 6:30PM
WHERE: Knights of Columbus Hall
333 Beach 90th St, Rockaway Beach NY 11693 [map]
WHEN: Tuesday, August 26th 10:30AM
WHERE: Riverhead Legislative Auditorium
Evans K Griffing Building, Maxine Postal Legislative Auditorium
300 Center Drive, Riverhead 11901 [map]
Meanwhile, if you can't attend any of the public hearings, you can still present your comments, by August 29 through the sierraclub.org site.
More Opportunities to Get Active on Climate Change
Meanwhile, more people are getting active on Climate Change and the quest for clean, renewable energy. Here on Long Island there are a couple of new groups.
And some 650 organizations are working together on the biggest Peoples March for Climate action in history: some 200,000 are expected to converge on New York City on September 21 at the United Nations which is convening a Climate Conference.
Activist George Povall, for example, has created a renewable energy and environmental advocacy not-for-profit, "All Our Energy," (AllOurEnergy.com), which has just introduced an "Interconnected" series of monthly events at the Long Beach Public Library (111 W Park Ave, Long Beach, NY 11561).
"The concept of our monthly "Interconnected" series is as a forum on environmental / renewable energy / sustainability / policy and related issues and ways the public can get involved in them. Each month will feature a different group or organization that is interconnected with those issues. It is all interconnected, and we are all interconnected. It is time to put the who with the what and the why.
The events will feature presentations of approximately 1 hour with interactive audience participation and then socializing afterward. I hope to have a small 5-10 minute presentation from a group with a timely issue or event to publicize, then the main presentation at events in the future. The first is scheduled August 20, with The Sierra Club. (See allourenergy.com/interconnected201408.html for more).
Another new group, Citizens Climate Lobby Queens/Nassau is a new chapter of Citizens Climate Lobby (citizensclimatelobby.org). The group has met in Bayside and will meet Sept. 9 at Panera in Bellmore (6:30 pm). "The mission of CCL is to create the political will for a stable climate," says Lynn Meyer. "We work through outreach to the public and lobbying our members of Congress. We have a specific, market-based proposal for a carbon fee and dividend program which has been shown to boost the economy as well as drastically reducing greenhouse gas emissions." (Register for 1-hour informational conference call on Wednesdays, 8 pm; call 866-642-1665, passcode 440699#).
Both groups will be among the 650 organizations including the Natural Resources Defense Council and StopGlobalWarming.org, who are working together to make the Peoples March for Climate action, the biggest single march on climate change in world history; some 200,000 are expected to converge on New York City on September 21. The march is scheduled to take place two days before the United Nations convenes the Climate Summit, when the world's leaders will gather to discuss the dire urgency of the climate crisis and seek to build momentum towards an international climate treaty. (See peoplesclimate.org for information.)
See also:
Utility 2.0 plan for Long Island should prioritize clean, renewable energy
Long Island could lead the nation, world in offshore wind power
National Climate Assessment: Long Island vulnerable to extreme storms, asthma
Draft New York State Energy Plan opens door for natural gas development
Karen Rubin, Long Island Populist Examiner
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College Hockey:Boston College Tops Maine
Eagles Break Streak, Win First Since November
CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. — Saturday's match-up between Maine and No. 14 Boston College was a meeting of two teams headed in the wrong direction. The Black Bears entered 0-5-1 in their last six; BC was nearly as futile at 0-4-2 in its last six.
The common denominator for each team over that span has been a lack of offensive production. Maine scored just 13 goals over the six-game span; BC was one worse with only 12.
Expectations, then, for the 6,909 in attendance at Kelley Rink might have been for a defensive battle. Were they surprised.
Paced by two first multiple-goal games for Matt Price and multi-point games for four different Eagles, BC's offense erupted for six and the two teams combined for nine goals in a 6-3 win for the host Eagles.
"A winning team always needs everyone to chip in," said Price, a junior, who scored just his ninth and tenth goals of his career. "Working hard and doing the little things, bounces come your way and you get rewarded for it."
The victory was the first for Boston College since November 30, ending a 54-day winless drought. Maine, which hasn't won since December 13, continues its futility and now is winless in seven.
In the first meeting between these two teams on November 9, a slow start in the opening period didn't hurt the Eagles on the scoreboard, but allowed the game to remain within striking distance for the Black Bears. Maine capitalized with two third period goals to earn a 2-1 upset over then No. 2 in the country BC.
Saturday, Eagles' coach Jerry York's goal was to get out of the gate early, particularly given the team's recent struggles. His team strongly obliged.
"We got off to a really good start, which helped our whole mental attitude about hockey," said York. "We haven't been playing as well as I'd like us to play during the recent series of games. Tonight, we got it back and our energy level was better. The start helped that."
At 4:09, Benn Ferriero took a home run pass from Brock Bradford and skated in alone on a breakaway. Getting Maine goaltender Scott Darling (16 saves) to commit toward the right post, Ferriero snipped a shot to the top left corner for his second goal in as many games. It's the first time that the senior has scored in back-to-back games after netting 17 goals a season ago and a career-high 23 tallies his sophomore season.
At 13:26, BC extended the lead. After establishing in-zone pressure on Maine, rookie Edwin Shea fired a shot from the left halfboards. Darling made the initial save and then stopped Joe Whitney on the doorstep on a rebound chance. That puck bounced to the stick of Price, who calmly lifted a backhander over the fallen netminder to give the Eagles a two-goal cushion after one.
When the teams returned to the ice in the second period, it was as if someone opened the offensive floodgates. The Eagles and Black Bears combined for six goals, three each, in a span of six minutes, 29 seconds, with all of the goals coming before the 11-minute mark.
BC extended the lead on Price's second of the night, another rebound from the low slot on the back at 3:53.
Maine answered with back-to-back tallies at 4:14 and 5:48, respectively. Brian Flynn got the Black Bears on the board, picking a rebound up at the left post and firing it past Muse. Then Lem Randall's shot from the left half-boards beat Muse far side.
Randall's goal stirred a bit of controversy, as referee Dave Hansen, positioned on the goal line, immediately waved that the shot hit the post. Seconds passed before Hansen's partner, referee Tom Fyrer, blew the whistle to huddle with Hansen. After a brief discussion, the crew ruled the puck did cross the goal line.
BC though, answered quickly, as Joe Whitney, flying down the left wing, blasted a perfect shot over Darling's glove at 7:28. However, the Black Bears again had an answer, this time just 18 seconds later, when defenseman Mike Banwell fired a shot through a screen to pull Maine within a goal at 4-3.
The Eagles ended the scoring frenzy at 10:22, this time on a power play, when Barry Almeida scored the fourth goal of his rookie season. That spelled the end of the night for Darling, as Dave Wilson replaced him with 5:25 remaining in the frame.
It also closed the scoring in the period, but hardly stopped the opportunities. Maine had plenty of chances to pull closer, most coming on the power play, that included a brief five-on-three, but scrambles in the goal-mouth didn't turn to goals, sending the Eagles holding on to the third with a two-goal lead.
"Goals were starting to come easier for both team and [the inability to score on the power play] really shut the door," said Maine coach Tim Whitehead. "We wanted to get back in the game but couldn't get that fourth goal."
In the third, BC once again gained a three-goal cushion when Matt Lombardi scored his second of the year at 2:11, walking out of the corner and sliding a shot along the ice that seemed to catch Wilson by surprise, beating him five-hole.
From there, BC was content to play defensive hockey, something unique during the second period, but a formula for success come night's end.
The two clubs will meet again at Kelley Rink on Sunday afternoon at 4 p.m. to close the season series.
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Venice Film Festival: Ten Movies to See
Filmmakers and celebrities from around the world are descending on Venice this week for the 67th Venice International Film Festival, which kicks off Sept. 1 and runs through Sept. 11. Eighty-six feature films will screen in the festival's four official sections, including twenty-four in competition, known as Venezia 67. American director Quentin Tarantino presides over the jury as president.
Among the highlights:
Other notable films in competition: French film stars Catherine Deneuve and Gérard Depardieu pair up for "Potiche" from director François Ozon; "Essential Killing" from Polish director Jerzy Skolimowski (filmed "almost entirely without dialogue" according to festival notes) about an Afghan man captured by U.S. troops; and Hong Kong director Tsui Hark brings to the screen "Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame," a Tang Dynasty drama about China's first female emperor with stars Andy Lau and Carina Lau.
Award-winning Hong Kong and Hollywood director John Woo will be awarded the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement on Sept. 3. In addition to his new film, "Jianyu" ("Reign of Assassins"), co-directed with Su Chao-Pin, which is screening out of competition, the festival will screen a restored version of Woo's "The Killer" (1989), Woo's quintessential Hong Kong action film, which influenced a generation of American directors, including Tarantino and Rodriguez.
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Lovely Hotel
Recently stayed here for a week, reviews are pretty accurate. Rooms basic but spotlessly clean as was the entire hotel and gardens.
Food was excellent and by the pool at night time was a lovely atmosphere.
Did take ear plugs as per previous notes!! but did not have a noisy room at all. Overall excellent place to stay and close to beach and bus stop and just 10-15 minute walk to centre of Alghero.
Great holiday.
The Phantom wash Basin
We enjoyed our stay and found the location very convenient. Breakast buffet was a bit alien but we loved the evening meals served by the pool. Only a couple of niggles a persistent smell in the bathroom (not me) and a plug in the basin that was not up to the job.
Overall a lovely weeks holiday.
Take ear plugs but you'll love the rest !
Just back stayed 4 nights last week - overall, a well run established hotel. Freindly hosts - good food, nice pool, smart public rooms and lovely gardens - tended personally by the owner! Sound proofing in the basic but spotlessly clean rooms not great but the rest makes up for this down side.
Small and friendly
Lovely hotel, rooms are clean, although fairly basic. No hairdryer, 5E for the TV, 20E for the air-con. and the shower is just hand held over the bath, but the big plus is that being only small (33 rooms?) it is quiet and relaxing with no shortage of sun beds.. The hotel that is near-by has a singer/pianist in most evenings, novel at first, but when you have heard the same songs every night for a week it gets a bit tiresome. The food and service can not be faulted, and dinner is served outside when the weather is good.. Would definitely go back.
Plenty of supermarkets close by, close enough to go & buy a chilled beer without paying hotel prices. Not much else around to see or do, except the lovely sandy beach of course. To do more you need to walk or take the bus to the old town (10 minutes walk), which has many shops and bars.
Nice Hotel
Stayed at La Playa Hotel over the May Bank Holiday for 3 nights. Nice 3 star hotel, rooms basic but comfortable with a 1 minute walk to the beach. The pool and hotel facilities are all well maintained, as mentioned in previous reviews there is no shower curtain so water goes over the floor - Deal with it, or just look on the bright side and have a romantic bath!
Would definately hire a car and drive around Sardina as there are so many nice beaches dotted around the magnificant coast line! Definately going back next year for a few weeks so we can explore the rest of the isalnd!
Also go and check out Bosa Beach!
Enjoy the Paradise and the friendly people!
Pleasant family run hotel
A delightful small family run hotel. Salvatore and his family were excellent hosts, eager to please and very professional. The dinner was as good as any in the main town, with four courses costing €28. The anti pasto was particularly noteworthy, although the bread was sometimes stale. Downside was no soundproofing and you could hear everything in the rooms next door, The hotel backs onto a busy road which could be noisy at night if the windows were open.
Had to pay €5 per week for the T.V. but the only English channel was CNN, so not worth it. Also extra to pay for air-conditioning. No hairdryer supplied.
Beautiful pool area. The whole hotel was spotlessly clean. The hotel was well situated opposite a spectacular white beach, but was a long walk along a dusty promenade to the old town.
Lovely family run hotel
We have just returned from a short (3 night) stay at this lovely hotel. Room was perfect for us (2 adults and our 3 year old son) with large double and great daybed, super balcony with excellent views. Very clean. The swimming pool was lovely, if a bit on the chilly side, but it is still early in the year. Breakfast each day was OK - mainly sweet bread, ham, cheese, hard boiled eggs and yogurt - good coffee tho. We ate out in Alghero the three nights we stayed and enjoyed the stroll to and from the old town (restaurants all good with children). On the day that we left we decided to eat dinner in the hotel (our flight was at 9.15pm) and very kindly the owners open the restaurant early just for us! Excellent food - particularly the fish. Definately recommend it, we had a great break here and would stay here again.
Charming hosts- friendly hotel !
What a relaxing and friendly place to stay. They are the consummate hosts. Dinner was great and Salvatori could not have been nicer. He provided excellent insight on local activities, suggested a great wine for us to buy locally . The guests were friendly and I didn't need to speak Italian to be understood.
Fantastic Hotel Lovely Resort
We caught the rainy week in Alghero on our five day visit but will definitely return. We booked the La Playa ourselves and the staff speak excellent English and are very helpful. It is a small hotel just off the sea front so is nice and quiet in the evening. It is a slow 15 minute stroll into Alghero one way along a beautiful promenade and a half hour walk on the beach to Fertilia at the other end of the sandy bay. Alghero is a fantastic walled town with great restaurants but there is very little at Fertilia. The hotel had an older British clientele with a couple of younger groups. There are plenty of English novels in the library, a decent buffet breakfast, fantastic views from the 3rd floor rooms at the front of the hotel, an immaculate pool and a lovely shaded sitting area covered with old vines. There is a large comfortable lounge and a small limited bar. The rooms are fine and clean with only one complaint - no hairdryers. Although we did not eat at the hotel the menus looked very good with several choices for each course. With good weather this would be a perfect place for a relaxing break. A note of caution if you are allergic to animals there is a dog a bird and cats in the reception area.
Perfect Hosts
Salvatori and his sisters are the perfect hosts to give you the perfect holiday.
The food was the best in Sardinia, eaten in the most relaxing environment.
TripAdvisor Reviews Hotel La Playa Alghero
Travel Blogs from Alghero
Clean and green
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So he swam in his light blue bonds and I swam in my matching black bikini!! I think I'll have to buy the real thing Samantha and Simon?
Came back to Bosa through the mountain, absolutely breathtaking scenery.
I don't want to hear anything about age, dementia or forgetfulness thank you. Just enjoy a laugh on our behalf.
Congratulations Moo on your dancing awards.
Xxxxxx Granny and Pa , Jeff and Ann, Mum and Dad
Heading North on the Island
Hey there, sorry to have a gap in the virtual tourist ride. Yesterday, Sunday, we left Portoscuso and headed North on the Island to a fishing port called Alghero – not a small port by any standards – a mix of traditional fishing boats moared in with pleasure craft and charter boats. We traveled along the coast – steep coast for 46 kms from our lunch stop, Bosa Marina to ...
More than Beaches
... br> Beautiful beaches aside, we also wanted to spend some time this week seeing what else Sardinia has to offer. Sardinia is the Mediterranean's second largest island (after Sicily), and we are staying on the Southeastern coast in the Ogliastri Region. Our region is beautiful , but we had read all about amazing places to visit all over the island and didn't want to miss anything …all of this means a lot ...
The simple life on a Sunday for simple people
... sky and water reflections went from yellows to reds to orange to burnt orange with different sky blues to contrast and engage, then various degrees of browns emerged as darkness took hold thus allowing the moon to participate in natures explosion of magical vision. One that will truly hold its own when sunsets are a topic of discussion. Not to mention the hundreds of photos that were taken. Just who has the best shot, really none will ...
Stintino wins by the length of the straight
A road trip today, we saw a great postcard yesterday of the beach at Stintino, then Deb sent a message via viber to do the beach at Stintino, then Piera said we should do a day trip to the beach at Stintino so off we head. It is about one hour away so hop to it in the red rocket. It is at then end of a headland, the day is reasonable for the beach with sunshine and a ...


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Japanese car giant Toyota is recalling 1.43 million vehicles worldwide for defective air bags.
Wednesday 29 June 2016
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Japanese car giant Toyota is recalling 1.43 million vehicles worldwide for defective air bags.
Scotty Moore, the pioneering rock guitarist whose sharp, graceful style helped Elvis Presley shape his revolutionary sound and inspired a generation of musicians that included Keith Richards, Jimmy Page and Bruce Springsteen, has died Tuesday at 84.
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A suicide attack at Istanbul's busy Ataturk Airport that killed dozens and wounded more than 140 has been blamed on three suspected Islamic State group militants.
Scientists have deployed a unique buoy 22 miles off the coast of New York's Fire Island to monitor several species of great whales in "near real-time".
Twenty-eight people have been killed and 60 injured in an attack at Istanbul's Ataturk airport, the city's governor said.
Hillary Clinton has proposed allowing entrepreneurs to defer making student loan payments in order to create jobs and stimulate growth.
Mack Rice, composer of Mustang Sally and co-writer of Respect Yourself, has died in Detroit at the age of 82.
A number of people are feared to have been injured in a head-on collision involving two freight trains in west Texas.
A federal judge has ruled a group of 21 Cuban migrants who reached a lighthouse off the Florida Keys last month are not on US soil and must return to Cuba.
Lawyers acting for Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman have filed two appeals against his extradition to the United States.
US First Lady Michelle Obama has met with teenagers in Morocco to promote education in a country where just 36% of girls continue school beyond primary level.
Ikea has recalled 29 million chests and dressers after six children were killed when the furniture toppled on to them.
The number of crimes committed by far-right extremists rose by more than 40% in Germany last year.
Retired Pope Benedict XVI has endorsed Pope Francis's mercy-filled ministry during an unprecedented Vatican ceremony featuring a reigning Pope honouring a retired one on the 65th anniversary of his ordination as a priest.
Israeli police have banned non-Muslims from a contentious Jerusalem holy site until the end of Ramadan following repeated clashes with Palestinians rioters.
Protesters are gathering in Paris as the French parliament prepares to vote on contested labour reforms.
It will take time to mend ties between Russia and Turkey following the downing of a military jet, a spokesman for Russian President Vladimir Putin has said.
Eight people have been injured in a car bomb attack targeting a police vehicle in south-east Turkey.
European Central Bank president Mario Draghi has called for world leaders to agree on what is holding the global economy back and take more concrete action to promote growth and jobs.
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International ratings agency Fitch has downgraded Britain's credit rating by one notch following the vote to leave the European Union.
A rock 'n' roll-themed coffee shop owned by Aerosmith drummer Joey Kramer is opening in Massachusetts.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has said it is "important that we still view Britain as a friend and partner", despite its decision to leave the EU.
Lebanese troops have detained 103 Syrians for illegal entry into the country in a security sweep a day after a series of deadly bombings struck a village near the border with Syria.
A flight recorder recovered from the doomed EgyptAir jet, which claimed the life of a Briton when it crashed into the Mediterranean Sea, has been repaired.
The United Nations' children's agency has warned that 69 million under-fives will die from preventable causes between now and 2030 unless countries speed up action to improve health and education for the most disadvantaged.
A US judge has approved a settlement that will put Happy Birthday To You, one of the best-known and most beloved songs in the world, in the public domain.
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I dropped my Iphone this morning and my screen shattered. I've dropped it plenty of times in the past but I really did it to it this time. Poor thing never stood a chance with me as it's owner. I even got a protective case for it but apparently ti doesn't protect the phone from someone who really beats their phone up.
I dropped it awhile ago and it put a teeny tiny little chip in the screen. It was hardly noticeable but I knew it was there and would only occasionally feel it as I would draw my finger tip across the screen. Well, once that little chip or crack was in there, all it took was another big fall to send the screen into bits and pieces or as I like to say smithereens.
The phone still works sort of but I don't want to put it anywhere near my face or really even touch it. I'm worried it is going to cost me about $150 to repair the screen on it. Maybe I can buy some kind of self repair kit and do it myself for a fraction of the cost. I don't want to void the warranty though so I'll wait to see what they tell me it will be and decide from there.


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There are food fight charges pending for eight students from Wilson Central High School in Lebanon, Tenn. What started as a senior prank on "Taco Day" has now led to formal punishments. The Lebanon Democrat shared the details.
At this point the food fight charges apply to four juvenile students as well as four adult students. They have been charged with vandalism and disorderly conduct, all of the charges being misdemeanors. In addition, the students face consequences from the district itself as well and there may be more students charged as authorities review the surveillance video.
According to details shared by Huffington Post, the prank escalated from food being thrown to having chairs tossed around and tables turned over. In addition to the food fight charges, some of the seniors also face the consequence of not being allowed to walk in their upcoming graduation. Some of the students say they wanted to pull off a senior prank that would have people talking for years, but it seems they may now have gotten more than they anticipated.
Some of those affected by the food fight charges think the consequences are going too far, according to WSMV. It seems they are willing to accept the charges, but think being pulled from the graduation day proceedings is too much. The parents, apparently, even planned to talk to the school board aiming to get the graduation consequence lifted. Did the food fight charges and consequences go too far?


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Central Park Disc Golf Course is located in Central Park in Schenectady (follow these directions for parking near Hole 1). It is town owned by the City of Schenectady.
In the heart of the City of Schenectady is its Crown Jewel: Central Park. The park boasts some of the best tennis and baseball facilities in the region. And now it also has an eighteen hole disc golf course with brand new DisCatcher baskets.
The course winds its way through the park, showing golfers all of its wonderful aspects. It starts in the woodlands area, weaves by the tennis courts and the "A" Diamond. It passes the picnic pavilion, past the dog park, by the Rose Garden and up Monument Hill – one of the highest points in Schenectady. Then the course takes you back down to Iroquois Lake and beautiful views of the iconic Central Park fountain. Finally, the course repasses the award winning Rose Garden, where you can view over 300 different varieties of roses.
The different aspects of the park create a very diverse disc golf course with challenging wooded fairways, shots over creeks and up and down hills. If you are an experienced golfer, play from the blue tees. If you are just starting, or just playing for fun, the white tees will be more enjoyable.
Course Rules:
- Keep the course clean. Cigarette butts are trash!
- Pedestrians and park go-ers have the right of way. Make sure the path is clear before you throw.
- If your disc goes into the stadium tennis court do not try to retrieve it. We will retrieve it and return it to you.
- Please respect the course. Do not harm plants or trees when you play. Leave the park better than you found it.
- Alcohol is prohibited in Central Park.
- Please enjoy the course.
League Play:
- 5:00pm Thursdays
- Random Draw A/B/C Best Shot Doubles
- Newbies always welcome
There are 18 Holes at Central Park, each with a Pro Tee (blue) and an Amateur Tee (white)
Central Park 18 hole scorecard
Course Sponsors:
- Park View Cemetery
- Northeast Pest Control
- Bombers
- Pinhead Susan's
- Rocky Mt. Empire
- Northeastern Fine Jewelry
- Hoffman & Naviasky Law Firm
- The Gazette
- Doug Hoffman
- Hoffman Brothers
- Morgan Stanley/Smith Barney
- Union St. Business District
- Freeman's Bridge Wine & Liquor
- Play It Again Sports
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Daniel Nathan Lewis
Position: HB-FB
Height: 6-1 Weight: 199 lbs.
Born: February 14, 1936 in Freehold, NJ
Died: March 6, 2015
High School: Freehold Twp.
College: Wisconsin (school history) (Lewis college stats)
Drafted by the Detroit Lions in the 6th round (73rd overall) of the 1958 NFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 31 (3206th overall since 1950)
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