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CEIBS Dean Steps Down, Moving Back to HBS
Less than two years after taking the top spot at China Europe International Business School (CEIBS), Dean John Quelch is stepping down to return to Harvard Business School.
Quelch, who served as an administrator at HBS, and then as dean of London Business School, took the helm of CEIBS in early 2011 with grand ambitions to vault the Shanghai-based school onto the international stage alongside his prior employers. A crucial part of that plan involved hiring top faculty, which he said would attract high-quality students, who in turn would bring eager corporate recruiters to campus.
And while the school has "entered the conversation," as The Journal wrote earlier this month, it still isn't a central part of the discussion for most students. The latest sign of the tough slog ahead is CEIBS's absence from Bloomberg Businessweek's 2012 rankings of the best M.B.A. programs, released Thursday. That list included 19 international programs.
Quelch, who the school said is returning to the U.S. for family reasons, will be succeeded by Hellmut Schutte, currently a management professor at CEIBS. Schutte previously taught at Insead, serving as dean of that school's Singapore campus for a stint in the early 2000s.
Quelch and his wife are returning to the U.S. for "family reasons," a school spokesperson said.
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New report suggests Texas executed wrong man for 1983 Corpus Christi slaying
The Columbia Human Rights Law Review is devoting its Spring issue — due out today — to a look at the possibility that Texas executed the wrong man for a 1983 murder in Corpus Christi, the Houston Chronicle has reported.
According to the report, the newspaper said, Texas executed Carlos DeLuna, 27, in 1989 for the stabbing death of 24-year-old Wanda Lopez. But the report says the state bypassed another man who had actually bragged that he had killed Lopez.
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Bars and churches.
Can they co-exist downtown?
News 12's Meredith Taylor shows you why the Downtown Advisory Panel wants to make a change in that direction.
In some parts of the downtown business district, there's no business.
"The current situation downtown where you have all these retail establishments vacant, we're trying to fill these store spaces," says Augusta Commissioner Andy Cheek.
Pastor Reggie Horne plans to rent a place downtown very soon, to move his church "The Well".
His congregation could be close neighbors with a bar.
"It doesn't so much concern us those businesses are located there, we just want to be a positive influence in Augusta," says Rev. Horne.
The Downtown Advisory Panel is recommending changes to the current alcohol ordinance.
The first one would change the way distance is measured between bars and churches.
If a business has a liquor license, it has be 300ft. from a church's property line. Under the new rules, the measuring would start at the front door of a place of worship.
And it would end at the main entrance of the bar.
It's a way to tighten up space that is currently, in some cases, being taken up by parking lots.
"The idea is not to infringe on anybody's area, but we've got a lot of close proximity down here," says Brad Owens of the Downtown Advisory Panel.
The new measurements would only affect those people looking to put new businesses and churches downtown.
The second change is that the distance requirement wouldn't apply to any structure not originally built to be a church...like the place Reggie's considering renting.
"New churches that come in will be just like businesses, and it won't prohibit a restaurant from opening and serving a glass of wine," says Commissioner Cheek.
Changes that could mean a whole different look downtown.
These changes passed the first reading at Tuesday's Commission meeting.
Before they go in effect, they must pass a second.
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Social Democracy is dead but not for the Golden Generation…
January 10, 2013
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Don`t let me hear you say that life is taking you nowhere…Golden Years
I recently spent the day at a surprise birthday party held in honour of my partners ninety- year old Aunt. Travelling to the venue we listened to the depressing news concerning UK housing. It was reported that millions of people are struggling to cover their rents/mortgages, an estimated one million reliant on short term loans each month. This issue weighed heavily on my mind during a discussion at the party with a retired Head-teacher who said to me:
"I belong to the golden generation we had it all, we missed the war but drew all of the massive benefits from the Keynesian/Beveridge post war settlement. Meaning a grant aided education culminating in guaranteed employment post graduation. When I was a young teacher there were job adverts everywhere, pinned on the staffroom notice board pleading with you to leave your current job and go to another. I was of course able to take up my first post without debt, the very thought of having a debt was anathema to my generation. Housing was available with excellent local authority stock to choose and if you didn't want to go into a council house then mortgage`s were an option and easily obtained because of your professional standing. My generation experienced the liberalisation of the 1960s, the end of deference, the freeing up of society a huge social and cultural shift. We had it all and now in retirement we have full pensions, live in lovely homes that we own outright, we are indeed the golden generation…" Read more of this post


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Mosquito program proposed in St. James Parish
Published: Wednesday, November 28, 2012 at 8:55 a.m.
Last Modified: Wednesday, November 28, 2012 at 8:55 a.m.
VACHERIE — St. James Parish government is considering a parishwide mosquito control program.
The proposal was one of the major issues that came up Monday during a special Parish Council meeting held to discuss Parish President Timmy Roussel's proposed budget for the 2013 fiscal year, which begins Jan. 1.
In this year's budget, the parish provided $101,000 from its general fund for mosquito control.
The proposed 2013 budget plans for the parish to apply most of the $225,000 in savings from its new solid waste contracts to fund a parish-wide mosquito control program.
The program would utilize three employees and chemical spraying from pickup at a cost of $308,800.
The council will meet Dec. 5 to vote on the budget.
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There were 75 bookings at the San Joaquin County Jail in the 24 hours ending at 8 a.m. Thursday. At that time, there were 1,413 people held at the jail, which has an official capacity of 1,411. When the jail is full, some inmates may be released early.
Robbery: An armed man entered a store in the 6400 block of Pacific Avenue at 9:18 p.m. Wednesday, held a clerk at gunpoint and demanded cash from the register before fleeing west toward Gettysburg Place with an undisclosed amount of money, deputies reported. The robber was described as a black man 30 to 40 years old standing 5 feet 11 inches to 6 feet tall and weighing 220 to 240 pounds. He was wearing black jeans, tennis shoes, a black Oakland A's baseball cap and a shirt emblazoned with the words "Work hard, play hard."
Weapons arrest: Community Response Team officers conducted a traffic stop about 3:45 p.m. Wednesday near Country Club Boulevard and Interstate 5. A passenger in the vehicle, 35-year-old Keke Montenegro, was arrested on suspicion of gun and drug possession after officers found a concealed firearm and a small amount of methamphetamine in the car, police said.
Evading arrest: A 23-year-old woman told police a man armed with a gun drove by her home in the 200 block of East 2nd Street and threatened to shoot her. Officers found the man driving in the area and attempted traffic stop, but the man fled, leading officers on a four-mile pursuit that lasted five minutes before he pulled over and was arrested without further incident. Jesse Palacio, 33, was arrested on suspicion of evading police, driving with a license suspended for drunken driving and other crimes.
The California Highway Patrol responded to 15 noninjury accidents and three injury accidents in the 24 hours ending at 8 a.m. Thursday. CHP officers also recovered six stolen vehicles.
The Stockton Fire Department responded to 87 calls for service in the 24 hours ending at 8 a.m. Thursday, including three vehicle accidents, 68 medical calls and three structure fires.
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The votes are in. Parents spoke out about the new Columbia County school calendar, and board members heard your voices Tuesday night.
After months of discussion and debate, a majority of parents voted for the middle ground...August 15th. They got a chance to speak their mind on a survey that was out for two weeks in February, and the board unanimously agreed to consider that date.
Parent Karen O'Gorman is one of about 5,000 who cast a vote.
"I'm thrilled the board listened to what the parents had to say...since almost 2/3 said we started too early," she says.
Too early...because the average high temperature near the start of August is in the nineties, which some believed contributed to Lakeside High student Chelsea Collins' death before an autopsy confirmed it was unrelated.
Parent John Meyers still wanted a change.
"I think they made the right decision."
The survey went out February 12th with three options. The first and least popular was an August 23rd start date with the last day on June 4th. Another option, and closest to the current, was an August 6th start and May 16th end.
"Option B was the most popular choice," says Columbia County School Superintendent Tommy Price.
Price announced the big winner: the middle ground, starting August 15th and ending May 22, putting exams before the holidays.
Martinez Elementary principal Michelle Sherman still favors the early date since it has the most breaks throughout the year.
"Discipline problems tend to increase when you have long periods of time without breaks," she says.
But the middle choice is the next best thing for board member Regina Bucafusco and other parents...it still has a winter break, three teacher workdays, and 12 days for the holidays.
"I think the middle date is a good compromise," says Bucafusco.
"I know there may be some people unhappy because they voted A or C...but B is a good compromise," says O'Gorman.
A compromise that about five thousand parents have reached.
Now that the school board knows what you want, they want to research what that date means for the system before they make it official.
If the new schedule is approved at the next board meeting on March 28, it will go into effect for the 2007-08 school year.


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HOUSTON -- Warriors forward David Lee got his first win in more than two weeks as the Western Conference All-Stars prevailed 143-138 over their Eastern Conference counterparts Sunday.
Lee, Golden State's first All-Star since 1997, played 13 minutes, 25 seconds. He finished with six points, two rebounds, two steals and perhaps the most comical turnover of the night.
"I just tried to take it all in," he said. "Go out there and play when I was given a chance and do a good job. At the same time, really take it all in and enjoy the moment."
Oklahoma City forward Kevin Durant led all scorers with 30 points. Clippers forward Blake Griffin had 19 points.
New York forward Carmelo Anthony led the East with 26 points and 12 rebounds. Miami guard Dwyane Wade had 21 points and seven assists, and Heat teammate LeBron James had 19 points.
But it was point guard Chris Paul who stole the show Sunday. He became the first Los Angeles Clippers player to be named MVP after posting 20 points, 15 assists and four steals.
Only two other players have registered 20 and 15 in the All-Star game: Magic Johnson and Isiah Thomas.
"Pretty special," said Paul, whose 12.4 assists average is the highest in All-Star history. "I think for me in games like this, it's up-tempo, it's fast-paced. You just want to play fast. I like to throw the lob. I like to see guys hit 3s.
"When we're out on the court with all that firepower, why wouldn't you want to make passes? You've got (Durant) filling one of the lanes. You've got Blake. Kobe (Bryant) on the wing. There's nothing like it."
Lee played a minor role in the first half. He was the last player off the bench for the West, checking into the game with 9:23 left in the second quarter. His first stint lasted three minutes, 45 seconds.
He got on the board at the 7:56 mark by dropping in a finger roll after he cut down the lane and Oklahoma City's Russell Westbrook slipped him a pass. Then with just over six minutes left, he laid in an alley-oop pass from Paul, tying the game at 48.
With 5:38 left, Bryant came in for Lee, who was done for the half.
But Lee got a much longer stint in the second half -- made possible largely because West coach Gregg Popovich benched the Lakers' Dwight Howard the rest of the game after he drilled a step-back 3-pointer with 8:52 left in the third quarter.
Lee checked back in the game with 5:27 left and almost immediately made his mark. After corralling a loose ball, his outlet pass hit referee Rodney Mott in the back and went out of bounds, drawing a laugh from Lee and the fans.
Lee, however, was part of the unit that took control of the game in the third quarter. On the court with San Antonio's Tony Parker, Houston's James Harden and Westbrook -- noted chuckers -- Lee got just two looks at the basket in the second half.
He missed a layup inside, contested by Bulls center Joakim Noah, with 2:46 left in the third. Then about two minutes later, he was trailing in transition when Parker hit him for a driving two-hand dunk. The West led 108-104 entering the fourth quarter.
With Lee still on the floor, the West opened the fourth quarter with an 11-5 run to go up 119-109. When Lee checked out for good, with 7:47 left in the game, the East had cut the lead to 119-115.
The game was enticingly close all night. Highlights were aplenty as the teams traded dunks, dimes and 3-pointers. But in the final minutes, the West clamped down and pulled away.
Anthony got a tip-in with just under four minutes left to pull the East to within 129-126. But the West put together a 10-2 run to change the tenor of the game, starting with a 3-pointer by Paul, a layup by Bryant and a breakaway dunk by Durant.
After two free throws by Anthony, Paul -- defended way out on the left wing by Noah -- drilled another 3-pointer. Just like that, the West was up 139-128 with 1:57 remaining.
Back-to-back 3-pointers by Indiana's Paul George gave the East a fighting chance, cutting deficit to five with 1:19 left.
James had a chance to get it closer, but he had the ball knocked away by Bryant. On the ensuing fast-break, Griffin sent a jolt through the Toyota Center by throwing it off the backboard to himself for a thunderous two-hand dunk.
James got the ball again and went into the post. But Bryant thwarted him again, blocking James' 5-footer.
"Sometimes the best thing to do is sit back and watch," Lee said. "In a timeout, with minutes to go, the focus of a guy like Kobe Bryant was very evident. The entire team in there was very focused, knew what they wanted to get accomplished. I think you saw the fourth quarter defense pick up, and that's why we won the game."
Monte Poole: Warriors fans need to keep things in perspective. Page 4
Sources say Clippers considering trade with Jazz. Page 4
Lee's star-ry night
The numbers for Warriors forward David Lee from Sunday's NBA All-Star game:
Min FGA-M Reb Stl Pts
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If you were to experience a sudden illness or life-threatening condition, would your family or loved ones know what to do? Who would make decisions regarding your care if you were unable to do so? Most adults agree that it is important to have someone close to them make medical decisions for them, yet few have appointed someone to assure that their wishes are carried out. It is important to state your desires in writing about health and financial decisions when you are capable of clearly expressing your wishes. Hospice Inc. and HealthAlliance Oncology Support Program are co-sponsoring this workshop to educate you on Advance Directives.


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Carbon Monoxide
August 15, 2011 - EPA finalizes National Ambient Air Quality Standards for carbon monoxide
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February 16, 2011 - EPA will hold public hearing on proposal for the carbon monoxide standard.
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January 28, 2011 - EPA Proposed Action on National Air Quality Standards for Carbon Monoxide
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Carbon monoxide (CO) is a colorless, odorless gas emitted from combustion processes. Nationally and, particularly in urban areas, the majority of CO emissions to ambient air come from mobile sources. CO can cause harmful health effects by reducing oxygen delivery to the body's organs (like the heart and brain) and tissues. At extremely high levels, CO can cause death.
EPA first set air quality standards for CO in 1971. For protection of both public health and welfare, EPA set a 8-hour primary standard at 9 parts per million (ppm) and a 1-hour primary standard at 35 ppm.
In a review of the standards completed in 1985, EPA revoked the secondary standards (for public welfare) due to a lack of evidence of adverse effects on public welfare at or near ambient concentrations.
The last review of the CO NAAQS was completed in 1994 and the Agency chose not to revise the standards at that time.
For more information about CO:
Basic Information - Basics about CO air pollution.
Health - Effects of CO air pollution.
CO Standards - Links to technical information related to setting the national air quality standards for CO to protect public health.
Regulatory Actions - Links to proposed and final rules, fact sheets, and other rulemaking documents.
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SARG27044 wrote:You wont have the comfort of a dome if you face us...jus sayin10up wrote:oh just wait. season's long. playoffs are short.
as yet to be determined... don't get too far ahead of yourself. GB is not even 13-0 yet. Just wait til it gets interesting. Better hope they don't flame out early.


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STEUBENVILLE - Retired Bishop Albert H. Ottenweller died Sunday following a brief illness.
Ottenweller was 96 years old and had been living in Toledo since his retirement as bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Steubenville.
Ottenweller was one of the oldest living bishops in the Catholic Church.
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Ottenweller will be buried at 11 a.m. Saturday in St. Mary's Cemetery in Leipsic, Ohio.
Ottenweller was named the second bishop of the Steubenville Diocese and installed as the spiritual leader of the 40,000 Eastern Ohio Catholics on Nov. 22, 1977.
He retired as the bishop of the Steubenville Diocese on April 2, 1992
Ottenweller was unable to attend the recent ordination and installation of Bishop Jeffrey M. Monforton of the Steuben-ville Diocese but sent a personal greeting to the new spiritual leader.
Monforton noted during his personal remarks following his installation that he had the opportunity to visit with Ottenweller earlier this month.
"In my visit with the bishop, approximately three weeks ago, the bishop expressed his deep love for his people in the Steubenville Diocese and the very fond memories, which were in his heart. I indicated to him how grateful I was to succeed him as shepherd, knowing how well respected and loved he was," Monforton said.


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So, I had K-Lite codec pack already installed on this PC before I installed PMS.
Everything was working fine on my PS3 - but when i wanted to launch Media player classic/BSPlayer/any other video app, and drag it to the second monitor I use,
Which is an old CRT, it would make the app HANG has soon as the video attempted to display on the CRT.
I tried uninstalling K-Lite codec pack as I thought i had ffdshow conflicts - didn't work.
Next im going to try and uninstall PMS and just use the codec pack to see if PMS is the culprit.
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J.P. Morgan Conference Call Highlights
Jamie Dimon and Doug Braunstein typically run one of the more lively earnings calls on Wall Street.
The J.P. Morgan CEO and CFO are typically a bit more blunt than their competitors, and often create plenty of headlines. With another strong quarter, a rebound in investment banks, strong mortgage banking and the ongoing media frenzy over the so-called London Whale, there's plenty of fodder for the call today.
Here are some highlights:
Braunstein on London Whale: "So we have put on positions to manage for a significant stress event in credit. We have had that position on for many years and the activities recorded in the paper are basically part of managing that stress loss position. All of those decisions are made on a very long-term basis. They are done to keep the company effectively balanced from a risk standpoint. We are very comfortable with our positions are as they are held today. I would add to, all those positions are fully transparent to the regulators."
Dimon on Whale: "It's a complete tempest in a teapot. Every bank has a major portfolio and in those portfolios you make investments to offset exposures. Obviously it is a big portfolio we are a large company."
Bruanstein on capital plans: "Bank bought back about $450 million year-to-date in stock, at about $44.75. And he now expects the bank to repurchase $10 billion of the current $20 billion outstanding of trust-preferred securities, adding "For the remaining $10 billion currently, our view is that it's very attractive long-term financing."
Dimon on share buybacks (The only topic he addressed in his opening remarks): "We would have preferred to have been able to buyback substantial amounts low tangible book value but were unable to…Anyone could do the numbers a tangible book value was extremely attractive at [$40], very attractive in at [$45], and I'm not saying it's not attractive [above that], but our best thing is to grow our business and not worry about buying back stock. We've buyback stock up when it is a bargain, not when we feel like it."
Dimon answering question on whether the JPM will it deliver a special dividend if the bank isn't buying back stock: No. "We won't consider it before we get to whatever the note capital rules are…We don't know where the rules will come out… Buybacks at the right price are enormously valuable for shareholders. Paying out extra cash is not."
Braunstein on the $2.5 billion litigation expense: "We believe currently these reserves are comprehensive in nature and appropriately conservative…We don't anticipate making material addition to these reserves over the course of the year ,but I do want to caution circumstances can change and reserves can go up or down. But we feel, based on what we know today, that we are unlikely to add materially to this position."
A "Dumb analogy": Dimon attempted to address lower margins in lending business, even amid historically low interest rates and record-high middle-market loans. He blamed the difference on growing deposits: "It's like having mozzarella for pizza, when it goes up a little your margins go down a little bit." Before the next question was asked, Dimon admitted: "OK that was a dumb analogy." Braunstein tried to lift him up by saying it was "tasty."


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A little more consistency with the basketball would have gone a long way for the McDonald County boys during Saturday's 11th place game against Morrilton (Ark.) at the Neosho Holiday Classic at Neosho High School.
Instead, it was another up-and-down performance for the Mustangs, who managed only three points in the second quarter and fell to the Devil Dogs, 42-34.
In a game that saw the Devil Dogs edge the Mustangs 32-31 in the first, third and fourth quarters combined, it was the lack of production in the second quarter — and Morrilton's ability to put the game away down the stretch — that made the difference.
"We've still got to learn how to put four quarters together of Mustang basketball to be successful," McDonald County coach Trent Barratt said.
Both Montrell Hood and LaQuanta Canady gave the Mustangs annoying fits. Hood buried a pair of 3-pointers in the first half, scoring 10 of his 12 points in the half, while Canady crashed the boards and, along with Hood, led the team with 12 points.
McDonald County big man Drey Fickle found himself paired up against Canady for most of the game, and picked up two fouls in the first two minutes of the game. Despite being in foul trouble, Fickle managed to lead the Mustangs with nine points. Pablo Alvarez followed Fickle with eight points while Josh Serr pumped in seven, Tyler Sherwood and Tyrell Let four apiece and Jake Wood two.
"Offensively and defensively we have to execute at a higher level," Barratt said. "And we've got to keep working so that we're peaking at the right time at the end of the season."
Rashad Criswell pitched in two points for the Devil Dogs while Marcel Swinton added five, Mickey Donald two, Kirk Crafton seven and Clay Crowell two.
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What percentage Neanderthal are you? OCT 10 2012
In the last few years, scientists have discovered that before Neanderthals went extinct around 30,000 years ago, they interbred with modern humans. As a result, many humans alive today contain Neanderthal DNA in their genomes, typically between 1-4%.
Yesterday, a few of the editors at The Atlantic had their genes analyzed for Neanderthal DNA: Alexis Madrigal had 3.6%, Steve Clemons had 4.3%, and James Fallows had 5%. Personal genetic information company 23andMe added the ability to determine your Neanderthal DNA percentage a few months ago and it turns out 2.7% of my DNA is from Neanderthals, compared to 2.5% for the average 23andMe user.
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Set 2 leads off with Wolfman's Brother, which is a nice dose of funk; the set basically nosedives from there (*man*, Jennifer Dances is a bad song), but then comes a strong one-two punch to save things. First up is Gin, whose jam books along at a sharp pace before heading into ambient waters, Trey and Page helping create a dreamlike, otherworldly atmosphere, Fish and Mike keeping a foot in the real world (Fish, in particular, does some really interesting work). Simple then slides in to complete the combination, and while it's not the best Simple ever or anything, it's comes to a gentle ending and serves as a nice topper to the previous jam. The band throws out four straight rockers as set enders and encore.
A reasonably good show, with two must-hear jams, but (like much of this month) kind of uneven. Still, 12/99 has its own sound, and if you like it, you are pretty much guaranteed to like this show.


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Sprint Chief Executive Officer Marcelo Claure, in his first day on the job, told employees to expect further cost cuts and a more vigorous competitive edge.
"In the short term, our success will come from our focus on becoming extremely cost efficient and competing aggressively in the marketplace," Claure said Monday in a memo obtained by Bloomberg News. "The management team has been working closely with the board to outline the future strategy of the company."
The plan is likely to include job cuts, along with reducing costs for network infrastructure and lowering expenses for customer service by encouraging subscribers to use the Internet more, said David Heger, an analyst at Edward Jones in St. Louis. Sprint had about 36,000 employees at the end of March.
"I'm not sure how they would be able to significantly cut costs without looking at labor costs and their overall headcount," said Heger, who advises selling Sprint shares. "The business is labor-intensive."
After backing off this month on a plan to merge Sprint with T-Mobile US, Sprint Chairman Masayoshi Son brought in Claure, who founded phone distributor Brightstar Corp., to reinvigorate the ailing wireless carrier. The new CEO is charged with helping Sprint attract subscribers after his predecessor, Dan Hesse, lost monthly customers every year since 2007.
Claure said he'd hold a companywide meeting with employees on Aug. 14. While he didn't mention T-Mobile by name, he alluded to the scrapped merger plan.
"You have probably seen the many media reports speculating about Sprint's future," he said. "As I have already said, consolidating makes sense in the long term but, for now, we will focus on growing and repositioning Sprint."
Son's SoftBank Corp., which owns about 80 percent of Sprint, is counting on Claure to help return the U.S. carrier to growth. In a discussion with reporters and investors last week in Tokyo, Son said he chose Claure because of his entrepreneurial spirit.
"Marcelo, a street fighter, has enlarged Brightstar from zero to a wholesale firm crossing more than 100 countries," said Son, who acquired control of Brightstar last year. "When he came to the U.S., he had only $100 in his pocket and then he made a company with sales of 1 trillion yen. In that sense, he is the street fighter."
Claure, 43, said last week at Sprint's annual meeting that he will look at the company's costs "extensively" and that its network must improve. He joined Sprint's board in January of this year.
"During my time on the board, I was exposed to Sprint's great history of success and innovation," Claure said in the memo. "This time also provided me with deep insight into some of the challenges and opportunities we have ahead of us - and some of them are significant. The good news is we have already started working on them."
In July, Overland Park, Kansas-based Sprint reported its first quarterly profit in more than six years, with sales that topped analysts' estimates, after holding onto more subscribers than projected. Still, the company again lost monthly contract customers.
As he looks to get Sprint's house in order, Claure spent "this past weekend looking at properties in Kansas City and enrolling my children in a local school," he said in the memo. "We are ready to hit the ground running."


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Published: Monday, July 22, 2013 at 1:19 p.m.
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CHEROKEE, N.C. (AP) — Authorities are investigating the discovery of a man's body in a creek near Harrah's Cherokee Hotel and Casino in western North Carolina.
Cherokee Police Department spokeswoman Alicia Wildcat said the man, described as elderly, has not been identified. She said no foul play is suspected.
Wildcat said police responded to a report of the body in Soco Creek Monday morning. The creek runs beside the casino off U.S. 19.
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NAPA -- The big surprise as the Raiders began their 19th and final practice of training camp Wednesday was the sight of quarterback Terrelle Pryor wearing No. 2.
Pryor, who wore No. 2 in college, has been wearing No. 6 since joining the Raiders two seasons ago. Following his first training camp practice in August of 2011, Pryor said he requested No. 2 but Hue Jackson gave him No. 6.
"Coach won't let me wear No. 2. Why? I don't know," Pryor said. "You tell me. I'm just going off what coach tells me."
Presumably, Jackson was sparing Pryor comparisons with JaMarcus Russell, the Raiders monumental draft bust with the No. 1 overall pick in 2007 but lasted only three seasons.
Marquette King was given No. 2 last season and wore it through the preseason before going on injured reserve. King came back this offseason wearing No. 7.
The only Raiders to wear No. 2 in a regular season game were Russell, quarterback Aaron Brooks in 2006 and punter Leo Araguz.
As practice was getting underway, rookie second-round pick Menelik Watson was suited up and with the team. Watson, who injured a calf before training camp began, didn't take the field for the first time until Aug. 7. That day, he aggravated the calf injury and has been out until Wednesday.
Defensive tackle Pat Sims was on the field for the second consecutive day. Guard Mike Brisiel was not suited for practice and appeared to be sitting out as he recovers from a knee injury.
Chase Thomas, the former Stanford linebacker claimed after being waived by the New Orleans Saints, was on the field wearing No. 44.
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STOCKTON – A state flood board has ordered two homeowners to remove improvements they built on a levee behind their homes – the most aggressive action taken so far in Stockton since officials began scrutinizing levees more carefully in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.
The Central Valley Flood Protection Board approved cease and desist orders Friday against two homeowners who have ignored requests to remove fences, trees, sprinkler systems and other infrastructure, said the board's chief engineer, Len Marino. The homeowners have 30 days to remove those items, or local and state officials will do it for them, he said.
"It's been 31/2 years, and we're still talking about it," Marino said. "We're getting to the point now where we have no choice."
Those improvements built by the residents are one reason why the Twin Creeks subdivision in north Stockton is at risk of being mapped into a high-risk flood zone, which would require hundreds of homeowners with mortgages to buy flood insurance. And until the problems are fixed, the Bear Creek levee has also been declared ineligible for federal flood rehabilitation assistance.
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If you're like me, as a college student, you're always scrambling to make a few extra dollars. Although we quickly adapt to the dollar-menu lifestyle that is college living, we're always looking for a way to live just a little more comfortably.
That's why many students totally rule out the idea of working for free, under any circumstances.
Fact is, though, that many of the internships out there today are unpaid. So before you rule out an unpaid internship, here are three reasons why accepting one could be well worth laboring for free.
1. It's great experience. This is the usual selling point for any internship, and with good reason. Interning in the industry you're interested in working in will provide you with skills that are invaluable – and that can help give you an edge when you're going for your first job after graduation. You'll also get a first-hand idea of what a job in the industry of your choice is like, and whether or not it's a good fit for you.
2. You'll get to network. One of the great things about interning is that you get to meet a ton of new people, from other interns to the heads of major companies. The connections you make as an intern are super-important: Down the line, one of them may be able to clue you in to a job opening or serve as a professional reference.
3. You might even get a foot in the door. There are a huge number of people who are willing to compete for that extremely rare paid internship. By taking an unpaid internship, you're showing an employer that money isn't your main concern, but instead, the work you'll be doing and the experience you'll be getting. By showing dedication to the work itself rather than the benefits attached to it, you may have a greater chance at getting your foot in the door with that company.
The important thing to remember about any internship is that it's your first step into the professional world. Making your mark is important, and there's no better way to do that than taking your job seriously and giving it 100%. With an unpaid internship, there may not be a paycheck on the line, but your professional reputation is.
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News 12 at 6 o'clock / Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013
WILLISTON, S.C. (WRDW) -- The big news has spread through the small town of Williston. The federal government has accused the Williston Rescue Squad of Medicare fraud.
"When the FBI came into Williston Rescue Squad headquarters, it looked like a, you know, bees coming out of a hive," said Barnwell County Councilman Keith Sloan of District 3. "I understand they have a job to do."
Right now, Sloan says the ambulance service is under contract with the county, and they have been since 2001. He says it's how people in Barnwell County, Bamberg County and even some in Aiken County get to the hospital.
"They were voted the state's best large squad last year. They provide outstanding service to our citizens," he said.
A United States Department of Justice news release claims the squad billed Medicare for routine, non-emergency ambulance rides that were not medically necessary and then created false documents to cover their tracks.
The full settlement says the squad stole more than $6.5 million from the government.
"The United States has a valid claim against [Williston Rescue Squad] in the amount of $6,563,586 plus penalties of between $5,500 and $11,000 per claim, and the United States may pursue its claim in the case, action or proceeding referenced in the first clause of this paragraph, as well as in any other case, action or proceeding," the document reads.
A worker at the U.S. Renal Care center in South Aiken blew the whistle under the whistle-blower provisions of the False Claim Act. According to the release, Sandra McKee is a clinical social worker at the facility and would regularly receive patients transported by the Williston Rescue Squad ambulances. More than a year ago, she blew the whistle on the fraud.
The release says, "McKee will receive $160,000 as her share of the government's recovery."
The Rescue Squad has agreed to pay an $800,000 fine to the United States to resolve the allegations that it violated the False Claims Act.
"$800,000 is almost one full year of revenue, and I don't see how they can overcome it," Sloan said.
Sloan says he believes the Rescue Squad didn't defraud the government intentionally or maliciously. He says a fixable paperwork error was likely to blame.
"What I am saying is that it never pays to take a sledgehammer to drive a tack, and I think that's the situation. It made headlines, it sounds good, but the greater good is not served by the actions they've taken," Sloan said.
He adds that if the ambulance service is forced to fold, it would be bad for more than 40,000 people.
"Our best alternative is to put the red lights on top of the hearse," Sloan said. "We have no other alternatives."
News 12 reached out to the Aiken whistle-blower, but McKee has been told not to comment by the U.S. Attorney's Office.
News 12 received a statement from the Williston Rescue Squad's current director, Phil Clarke. News 12 is told the former director, Robert Bowers, along with other leaders, resigned more than a year ago because of the FBI investigation.
The statement reads as follows: "Back in 2011, the government identified various billing concerns at the Williston Rescue Squad, which arose from claims submitted from the WRS Transport division from 2008 to 2011. These claims related primarily to the transport of dialysis patients. Once these concerns were identified, Williston fully cooperated with the government, which resulted in a settlement agreement in which there was no admission of liability by Williston. However, to resolve the government's concerns and to bring closure to the process, Williston agreed to make certain payments to the government. Williston is committed, more than ever, to serving the community of Barnwell and has emerged from this incident a stronger and more focused company concentrating on what it has always done best, emergency medical services."
Clarke tells News 12 the company will make its first payment to the government on March 15 in the amount of $10,000. Then, he says, they will make a payment in the same amount on the first day of each month for the next five years.
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CD's may be a thing of the past.
Local record stores are feeling the impact of downloading in more ways than one.
Going digital to sell music could be what closes record stores for good.
"It's my favorite thing to do to look at CD's and DVD's," says Walton Harris.
It's Walton's favorite pastime...for others, it's their business. But CD's could soon become a thing of the past.
In the age of mp3's, iPods and Dell DJ Dittys, downloading music is as fast as a few clicks away.
And with advanced technology and instant gratification comes a hefty price for local retailers.
The Recording Industry Association of America estimates the CD market has fallen 25 percent in the last seven years.
Some say it's even worse.
"It fell 50% across the board with computers; everyone's downloading," says the manager of CD's and More.
But not everyone's buying into it.
"It's not the same off the computer," Walton says. "I like to have the case and booklet, especially if it's something I really like."
CD's and More started out with just the word "CD's"...but as demand grew, so did they. Now the manager says it's keeping them afloat.
"DVD's and games, definitely DVD's," she says. "Everyone likes movies."
Across town at Pyramid Music and Video, it's not digital but large corporations taking a bite into their business.
"We're paying wholesale for CDs, $12.99, $13.99," says the manager. "Chain stores, their items are on sale, the new releases are on sale, for $9.99. How do you compete?"
Even so, it's the knowledgeable staff...
"This is all I know. My brain is like a catalog," says Pyramid's manager.
...and the variety to choose from...
"Well, we're going to carry more of your older stuff that people might want to listen to," says the manager of CD's and More.
...that keep regulars like Walton coming back for more.
"I like the smaller places," he says. "They have better deals."
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I'm a Freshman in Highschool and my verticle is 25 inches is that good? I'm only 5'8. And also what are some workouts that can benefit my verticle the most?
How high can u touch on the rim?
I cant touch the rim yet, but i can hit the backboard, but im only 5'8
You still have time to grow, I wouldn't be too worried about it!
My verticle is around 23-30 and I'm a freshman as well. Also, I'm 5'8". CREEPY. How much do you wiegh?
only 120 haha
120 at 5'8? That's good for jumping ability I guess Work on your legs by doing calf raises and jumping drills. Don't use weights because it will stunt your growth. That's what happened to me. Keep practicing and you'll be dunking in no time
Lifting weights doesn't stunt your growth . That is a myth .!
But , at that height, you should not worry about your jumping ability. You should train to perfect your shot, and ball handling . Work on your guard skills, and get quicker. You'll be hard to stop because you're so small. Use it to your advantage, and not an excuse .!
Just think when you DO GROW, you'll have amazing guard skills. Just think about Lamar Odom or Kevin Durant. Set your standards high, and put in the work .!
One way however that is probably the easiest to jump higher is to just jump .! Work on your form and technique, because you will jump higher. Practice jumping, and using a jump rope will help you on your speed and quickness and your jumping ability at the same time and your endurance .!
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Thanks! This really helped!
A great exercise you can do for vertical is speed squats. You can either use just an empty bar or put very low amounts of weight on it. All you do is just do as many squats as you can for 1 minute. Make sure you go low like a normal squat, except you do it as fast as you can.
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I'm a freshman to but my vertical jump is 32.5 and im only 5'5. I can grab rim. Just workout your calf muscles and thigh muscles and you'll get there...
Okay, any workouts you suggest?
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The decision by the U.S. Forest Service to approve the Peak 6 expansion at Breckenridge Ski Resort has received two appeals and endorsements by 45 individuals and environmental groups.
The Forest Service has 45 days from today to submit a final written decision on the expansion.
The first appeal was submitted by Rocky Smith, a forest policy consultant previously employed by Rocky Mountain Wild with more than 45 people in support, many representing local and regional environmental groups and Breckenridge citizens opposed to the expansion.
"The extensive amount of endorsements on the first appeal are very rare, I've never seen that before," said Peech Keller, deputy district ranger and forest environmental coordinator for the Forest Service.
The number of appeals or endorsements however, have no affect on the final decision.
"The final decision doesn't take into account how many appeals there were, it all has to do with whether there were any law regulation or policy violations," Keller said.
A second appeal, submitted by an independent citizen was received before the appeal deadline Tuesday.
The expansion, proposed to mitigate overcrowding and offer more intermediate terrain, would add a six-person chairlift, a lower fixed-grip lift, 413 acres of lift serviced skiing and 143 acres of hike-to skiing as well as restroom and ski patrol facilities.
"This has been a long process which included an extensive amount of public engagement," said Scott Fitzwilliams, White River National Forest supervisor. "I am pleased with the final product and I am confident my decision will result in better skier experiences while providing for the protection of natural resources."
The expansion of the ski area has prompted extensive public outcry on the negative impacts.
"There's a lot of people that don't like the Forest Service's decision to approve Peak 6. It's not just a couple of groups, it's a large number of people," Smith said. "I think the Forest Service is too much in bed with the ski industry. They should look at a proposal from a ski area at arm's length, I don't believe they've done that."
Many Breck residents in opposition are concerned that the expansion will not ease crowding, but intensify it.
"Breckenridge is a brutally crowded ski resort," said Chad Zanca, a longtime Breckenridge resident who says he regularly rides terrain off Peak 6. "To make it bigger and bring more people will only make it worse. Once this boundary is maxed out where do they go next?"
Additionally, opponents of the decision argue the proposed intermediate terrain is unsuitable for the average skier and would not divert traffic from other parts of the ski area.
"Most of the terrain that would be opened up on Peak 6 is not intermediate. It's too steep, would not be graded and it gets avalanche debris from above," Smith said. "It's going to be tough for the average intermediate skier, some of it is just way too steep."
Though deciding official Fitzwilliams said the region around Peak 6 is already unable to meet federal standards for lynx habitat, opponents of the expansion say impacts are not weighed by the need to ease crowding.
"Lynx habitat is going to be hurt by fragmenting the area they travel," Smith said. "The Forest Service seems to think that since the habitat is already so bad it's okay to make it worse. It has been affected, no question, by the existing ski area. Right now it is impaired somewhat, but it's not severed. This expansion might sever it."
Fitzwilliams and researchers for the Forest Service looked at conservation efforts in the project area, but said they "found very few if any that would help lynx at all."
"There is no question that there are impacts," Fitzwilliams said. "The region surrounding Peak 6 does not meet federal standards for lynx habitat, regardless of the expansion we really couldn't meet that standard."
The resident population of lynx in Summit County, who are known to use Copper Mountain, Vail Pass and the area near Climax Mine, is estimated to be approximately six animals, according to Jake Ivan, a wildlife researcher with Colorado Parks and Wildlife.
Officials from the Forest Service declined to comment on the appeal until the process has been completed. The deadline for a final written decision to be submitted is no later than Nov. 23.
Historically, an appeal has never reversed a decision made by the Forest Service, but the overwhelming number of endorsements from the opposition may bolster the effort.
Groups represented on the appeal include: Winter Wildlands Alliance based in Boise, Idaho, The High Country Citizens Alliance out of Crested Butte, Bio-Diversity Conservation Alliance, the local Blue River Sierra Club Group, Rocky Mountain Recreation Initiative, Rocky Mountain Wild and Summit Winterlands and Trails, a local group that seeks to protect non-motorized backcountry winter experience. The remainder of the names on the appeal were independent citizens.
"An amazing number of citizens said yes to being on the appeal," Smith said.
Part of the appeal was written by the University of Denver's Environmental Law Clinic, a group of graduate law students that weighed in on the opposition's main points against expansion.
"They strengthened the appeal by putting in the legal arguments to backup our disputes," Smith said.
Once an appeal is submitted, the Forest Service has 45 days to issue a written decision. In the meantime, the Forest Service may organize a informal disposition to resolve the complaints in the appeal.
"I don't know if we'll accept that offer, we are not obligated to," Smith said. "I don't think we can resolve it - the issues are too deep and the Forest Service does not wish to address them in any real way. If they call us up we'll probably talk to them, but I don't expect a whole lot to happen."
If the appeal does not overturn or alter the decision, the appeal party has the option of taking the case to Federal District Court.
"It's possible we could take the case to court if enough people wanted to and the legal issues are strong enough," Smith said. "I don't know where we'll go with that, that's not a threat to litigate, but I mention it as a possibility."
Smith and other opponents say the ball is in the Forest Service's court.
"It's all about the money. We have demonstrated this is not going to help the supposed shortage of intermediate terrain nor is it going to address the crowding which is a real problem, no we're just waiting to see what they do," Smith added.


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Kanye West stormed off the stage Nov. 30 during a show at the Tampa Bay Times Forum because he was upset over some technical aspects of the show, according to the Tampa Tribune.
He must be fun to work for.
The paper said West was upset over a number of things. He thought the lasers shooting out of the fake mountains "sucked;" an LED screen showed his face in color instead of in black and white; his mic didn't give him a "deep voice" and the lighting was wrong.
How could lasers shooting out of a mountain ever be anything but awesome?
Just a few seconds into his third song, West reportedly stopped the music and left the stage because he wanted the lights turned off, the Tampa Tribune reported. He returned a minute later to perform "Send It Up," but not before offering some "harsher language for his technical crew that can't be repeated here," writer Christopher Spata noted.
"He screamed at his tech crew; he barked at the audience," the Tampa Bay Times' music critic Sean Daly reported. "But just try looking away: The local crowd would sing along one minute, collectively hold its breath the next, worried the star would storm off (or perilously writhe off) the stage for good."
That's why some of us show up for family Thanksgiving dinner every year.
Despite the theatrics, Daly apparently still liked the show. He described it as "confounding," "rewarding" and "unpredictable."
West's Yeezus tour, which kicked off in October, has been marred by cancellations because of damaged equipment. He skipped shows in Vancouver, Denver, Minneapolis and Chicago. The tour concludes in Toronto on Dec. 23.
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Santa better wipe his boots really well and maybe even suit up in a tux before he steps out of Gladys Young's chimney and into her pristine holiday wonderland. The festive decor in this Danville home -- which Young plans weeks head and puts up in a matter of days right after Thanksgiving -- is elegance itself.
Christmas is everywhere: St. Nick peeks out from the stairwell niche; greenery and lights swoop down the banister's curve; vintage model trains handed down from Young's dad make a sentimental journey through snow banks in a spare room; Christmas trees grace the foyer, the living room and even the master bedroom; and ceramic Santa mugs -- poised for hot cocoa -- dangle on hooks in the kitchen. In each bathroom, visitors will find towels embroidered with Teddy bears riding on sleighs, or greenery and poinsettias curling around the tub. No room has been ignored.
All this might suggest that the two-story house where Young and her family have lived for about nine years is more jam-packed with Christmas clutter than a holiday fruitcake burgeoning with dried apricots.
Just the opposite.
"We're not clutterers," Young says, while giving us a "peek-inside" preview of her home, which is scheduled to be part of Saturday's holiday home tour presented by the Danville-Alamo-Walnut Creek chapter of the American Association of University Women. "I like to spread things out," she says. "That way, it makes each piece a focal point, instead of getting lost in the shuffle."
Young is fortunate to have ample room to display items she's collected over many years. Some came from her worldwide travels as a flight attendant in the '60s and '70s, including the ornate golden sleigh from a layover in Bangkok. Some ornaments were gifts from friends, and others are very simple items found in post-holiday sales at Orchard Supply Hardware or the Tuesday Morning discount stores.
The key, she says, is how, not what.
"Some of these pieces were very inexpensive. Lots of the greenery and pine cones came from craft stores. It's how you display them that makes them stand out," she notes, leading guests to the master bedroom and a tree decorated in an "A Christmas Carol" theme. Here, a full-size tree stands in the sitting-room area with adorable Barbie-size Dickens-character ornaments scattered among the branches.
"You don't have to have a lot of the same kind of ornaments to do a theme," she says. "I only have nine of these, but I didn't want them to get lost with everything else on the tree downstairs, so I gave them a place of their own, and filled in with pine cones and glittery apple ornaments."
To complete the motif, she moved a winter-scene painting from another part of the house and hung it on an adjacent wall, then set up a wooden music stand next to the tree with an illustrated version of "A Christmas Carol" sitting open.
Her displays are really a series of vignettes. Nutcrackers from Germany sit in simple clusters of two and three in the media room. Figures of a golden Nativity scene grace the mantel in the living room -- they appear to be heavy pieces of cast bronze, yet they're delicate papier-mache, Young explains, picking one up as though it were a feather. "I got them on a half-price sale when I was going to school in Mexico City. They were only $10, but they look much more substantial."
The most sentimental display for Young is "the train room," where her father's vintage Lionel locomotives run around a large platform, puttering past miniature ski chalets and pancake houses. To complete the theme, she has used an edition of "The Polar Express," presented on a stand on a nearby table.
"My dad was an electrician for the Pennsylvania Railroad, so he naturally collected the train sets," she says, attributing her love of Christmas -- and Christmas decorating -- to him. "When I was growing up in Philadelphia, he was the one who decorated the house. My mother wasn't that interested in it. Dad would put up all the lights outside. So I definitely get that from him."
Other than enlisting help for the "two-person job" of adorning the staircase, Young does all the decorating herself. It's a methodical process. Weeks before the holidays, she gets out hundreds of photos from Christmases past, spreads them on top of the grand piano and goes over what she liked and didn't like. Then she starts placing items, taking them down, putting them up again and rearranging until they're just right. It's her version of making a list and checking it twice, thrice and beyond.
"It takes me so long to play around with things," she says. "Some people can see how to do it right away. I can't."
Don't worry, Gladys, Santa will never know.
Contact Angela Hill at email@example.com, Follow her at Twitter.com/giveemhill.
easy holiday decorating TIPS
Gladys Young, of Danville, decorates her home with dozens of festive items, yet the result is simplicity and elegance, not clutter. She offers some tips to streamline the process:
1. Simplify by coming up with a theme. On a tree, for instance, "You don't have to have a lot of the same kind of ornaments to do a theme," she says. It takes only a handful of similar items supplemented with simple pine cones or other ornaments.
2. Use everyday household items in different ways. "I'll move things from other parts of the house for displays," Young says. This year, she moved paintings to complement a themed tree and she set up a table lamp in a guest bathroom for gentle lighting.
3. Keep out the clutter. Make each piece a focal point.
4. Hide cords. Wrap them around banisters or place greenery over them.
5. Take advantage of post-holiday sales. "Some of the best things I've gotten have been half-price."
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A comfortable double bedroom with private balcony can be found in this inviting apartment. Providing a perfect environment for entertainment or a good night's rest, the sunlit lounge features a balcony, double sofa bed and TV. The kitchen is fully-fitted, and the bathroom offers a modern walk-in shower with heated towel rack, and separate toilet.
Guests will find a nearby grocery store and pharmacy, allowing them to stock up on basic essentials to make their stay stress-free. There are frequent buses to the city centre, which take around 25 minutes. A night-bus service is available.
Guests staying more than 3 nights will be invited by the host on a free sightseeing tour, perfect for those with an interest in the history of this remarkable city. (just tell me the password: Muhaha)
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Notes: No Sat TV (but lot's of DVDs)
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adam is an excellent host. he goes out of his way to help make the stay enjoyable and hassle free. despite the non-central location (around 30 minutes from centre by no 7 bus) this enables full use of the city with some planning of the day. He has good local information on A4 sheets in the flat
I particularly appreciated the query as to whether I had arrived back to uk safely. not many hosts would do that!
for future travellers I would recommend
1. the restaurant on stefania/thokoay stop (traditional hungarian)
2. 'free' walking tours
3. all travel (particularly if EU and over 65 ?) as free with ID)
the stay in the apartment in Budapest Adam was fantastic! the house is really comfortable and did find me and my boyfriend the first shopping (beer, wine, sweets, bread, etc) in the house, really nice after the outward journey unsympathetic and the late hour of our arrival! upon our arrival which has explained everything and took us to see where the bus stop, grocery store, etc .. really nice !! when we left we called a taxi and he was kind enough not to come early in the morning because we went to sziget and knew times homecoming :-)
really nice, definitely I recommend this apartment! Thanks again for everything!
Tina and Marcy
This apartment was quiet and cosy. Had also very good public transport to the city center. Adam was a great host. He prepared everything! I knew everything about Budapest before I arrived there ;) Adam sent me e-mail with all information about city and events during our trip. In apartment we found all things needed to have good stay - even a backpack! (it was very useful during long journeys :) ) and cell phone with hungarian simcard, so in case emergency we always could call to Adam :) There was also prepered some free sweets, bread and wine.
I highly recommend this place!
Adam was very welcome to us. The apartment is clean and quiet and has a good location near public transportation. Everything is provided even what we can forget in our luggage. Adam takes the time to show us what we need to know (public transportation, commerce ...) He is very providing
We were very happy to know him and gladly go back . We highly recommend him
We were well received and everything was in order for our stay. Adam was very helpful with information on public transport and the general information about the town. He was in contact with us several times during our stay to make sure that we were okay and that we did not lack anything. The apartment was in a calm and rural area with good public transportation.
At the end of our stay there, Adam gave me a cd with pictures of Budapest, so that I would not forget the city.
I will definitely recommend this apartment for anyone who needs a place to stay when they are visiting Budapest.
Quiet place. Nice, comfortable, clean flat. Adam is very frendly and helpfuly.I recomend this place for everybody.
The host is an extraordinary man. Polite, smiling, open to help his guests. It has very knowledgeable about the history of his country. Thanks to him I got to know better Hungary, especially Budapest. Standard housing is high. Public transportation is excellent. You can quickly get to any point of the city. It was my best vacation. I highly recommend.
Dariusz Machnik and friends
The flat is ideal for a small family with children or a small group coming to Budapest by car. Conveniently located and easy to access, it is perfect to explore the city using public transport - the bus stop is only 5 min walking and it takes 20 min to get to all the sights. The flat has all the necessary conveniences. Adam proved to be a very friendly and caring host. He provided us with all the useful info about the sights and means of transport. He recommended the restaurants in the neighbourhood and even stocked us with fresh bread, mineral water and a bottle of Hungarian wine on our arrival.
We had really great time in Budapest. Adam is great host and was very helpful from the first to last moment. Everything with apartment was better than ok, exactly the same like on the photos. Location is pretty good, buses go very often, so it isn't problem to get to city center.
The sightseeing with the Adam was very interesting, as well as our conversation :)
I hope we will have opportunity to meet again. Budapest is so beatiful, so I'm sure that it wasn't our last visit. Next time I'm sure that we choose Adam's apartment again.
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The apartment is located in a very quiet part of town but very convenient for trips to the center. Clean and welcoming offers everything for a great stay! I highly recommend it to all tourists traveling to Budapest ... we will be back! The friendliness of Adam is truly unique! Ale, Marina, Giulio and Lulù
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We have a bit of a joke-that-is-not-actually-a-joke around the office about declaring something a "trend": You can't call it one until you find three examples. So naturally, since news broke a few weeks ago that the city's first "fashion truck", The Kippy Ding Ding, is now roaming the streets (more here), I've been on the hunt for two more.
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Closet Space: Further afield but worth a scout, the Closet Space truck makes it debut this weekend in the April Fool's parking lot on Waters St in Port Townsend. Owner Rosie Itti (who has been holding pop-up sales in town for the past year in preparation) has vamped up a 2011 Chevy van and now travels with her selection of new clothing and bags in tow. Stalk them here on Facebook.
J Project Clothing: Jamie Marie has been parking her charmingly revamped J Project Clothing short bus at the Shoreline Farmer's Market on Saturdays since May, selling screen-printed tops and handmade scarves. As of now, Marie has dates scheduled through October; follow J. Project here for updates.
Bingo. We have a trend, people.
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Janet Fullmer Bajorek is one of the almost 400 artists participating in the 28th annual Silicon Valley Open Studios, continuing through May 18.
"Open Studios is a good opportunity for neighbors and people in the community to know there are artists living among them and we're working right here in the neighborhood," says the Los Gatos sculptor.
"It's an opportunity for the public to meet artists and get artwork at bargain prices. We can sell artwork for half the price of what a gallery charges because they have to pay rent and staff."
Bajorek knows both sides of the business, as a professional artist for more than three decades and as a gallery owner. She first opened Iguana Galleries in South Salem, N.Y. in 1989, moving it to her new home in Los Gatos in 1991.
In 1995 she opened a branch in San Francisco but says, "I was spending all my time going up to the gallery and taking care of things. I wasn't able to do my art work."
Now she represents three other artists in addition to herself and opens her Iguana Galleries twice each year and by appointment.
Bajorek occasionally gets calls from people wondering if she's got a pet store, but she says she liked the name because "I think of an iguana as a sort of evolutionary creature that has been on the Earth a long time, and I feel art is also evolutionary."
Bajorek says she's been interested in art since childhood, but also believes creativity runs in her family. Her grandfather Rudolph Dien was a sculptor who worked at Hearst Castle in San Simeon under the direction of famed architect Julia Morgan and publisher William Randolph Hearst. He also worked for Hollywood studios.
"I never met him, but I saw a lot of his work growing up and my mother talked about it a lot. I was interested," she says.
Ceramics has been Bajorek's favored medium and she is best known for her sculptures of human figures and buildings with, she says, "a social message or a comment about our culture."
"I have one man who looks like a successful businessman from the back with a briefcase and a trench coat, but when you walk around to the other side he's homeless with a can to collect money."
Sculptures of a mother holding her dead son wrapped in an American flag during the Gulf War, a tiny house surrounded by skyscrapers, Silicon Valley stereotypes and buildings with homeless people inside are all representations of what Bajorek admits are her "strong feelings."
In recent years Bajorek has added wood assemblages to her portfolio and started offering art of another kind.
"I like to make social commentary with my ceramic sculptures, where the wood assemblages are just big, fascinating geometric pieces," she says.
"Instead of having a message, they're more decorative."
Bajorek's late father and late brother were both pattern-makers who made wood models used to make metal castings for items that ranged from airplane parts crafted during WWII to metal tree grates.
The more interesting shapes were set aside. Bajorek says, "I couldn't bear to burn them."
Instead, she is recycling them into new art pieces.
She strips the wood of any finish, places pieces in an abstract fashion on a background plywood board with a hanging system on the back and then paints them.
The finished pieces, which may contain as many as 15 assembled patterns, are large, with some measuring up to 4 by 4 feet.
Bajorek says her wood assemblages work best in a modern home or office and pretty much need to stand alone.
"They are interesting and eye catching so you wouldn't group them with other paintings," she says.
Bajorek is looking forward to welcoming new visitors during Open Studios, as well as returning guests.
For those attending Open Studios for the first time, Bajorek says she hopes they feel welcome to stop by any of the locations marked with distinctive yellow and black signs.
"There's no obligation or expectation to buy; artists just love to share their work," she says, adding that the public "should feel very relaxed about coming."
Bajorek says there are some patrons who do come in search of art to buy, realizing they are likely to get a better price because they're dealing directly with the artist, but buyers are a small percentage of Open Studios attendees.
Bajorek's Iguana Galleries studio is at 120 Clover Way in Los Gatos and will be open from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on May 17 and 18.
In addition to her own ceramic sculptures and wood assemblages, Bajorek is showing the work of three other artists — Hugo Lecaros, a Peruvian artist who works in watercolors and oils; Linda Fullmer, a watercolorist; and Stephanie Howarth, who does photography and art quilts.
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The Loop Pizza Grill is starting the spring season off with a fresh start with a flavorful new sandwich, the Mushroom Swiss Grilled Chicken Sandwich.
The Loop's new offering will be available starting April 1.
The chicken is marinated for 24 hours in a homemade buttermilk recipe, then char-grilled.
"There is something special about letting our chicken bathe in buttermilk marinade," says Cathy Manzon, director of marketing at The Loop Pizza Grill. "It gives the chicken the perfect amount of juiciness and flavor."
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The Joseph Saxton Gallery of Photography is featuring Art Wolfe's work in its current exhibition, "Art Wolfe: Travels to the Edge," on display from July 2 through October 1.
Art Wolfe is a world famous wildlife photographer, and star of the PBS series 'Art Wolfe's Travels to the Edge'. He has produced nearly 60 books in his 30 year career and has been published in every major wildlife magazine in the world including National Geographic, Audubon, Smithsonian, and more. Art spends up to nine months out of the year over seas for various photo shoots.
Once again the Gallery has brought this area a wonderful exhibit. We can hardly wait to take a day off to visit and have the opportunity to see his work. Why not stay overnight at Whispering Pines Bed and Breakfast and visit the gallery, entrance is free.
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An Irish American sex offender has been spared extradition to the United States by a British judge who has no faith in the US judicial system.
"America's most wanted pedophile" as the Daily Mail described him, Shawn Sullivan, fled to Ireland 20 years ago after being charged with raping a 14-year-old girl and molesting two boys in Minnesota.
Now 43, Sullivan was also accused of assaulting two girls in Ireland in 1997 but fled to London after receiving a suspended sentence where police finally caught up with him in June 2010.
Fox News reports that although he did time in Wandsworth Prison for crimes in Britain, a British judge turned down a request from U.S. authorities to have him brought to justice on American soil.
The judge justified his decision on his belief that the U.S. policy of committing repeat child molesters to civil confinement - where they are kept off the streets even after completing prison terms - is too barbaric.
The Fox News report claims that Sullivan is a fugitive and accused pedophile and a poster child for a European judicial system that often would rather let criminals roam their streets freely than see them subjected to American justice.
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He served time in England but has escaped the charges in America after an extradition request was refused.
Lord Justice Moses of England's High Court of Justice said in his ruling in June of last year: "Minnesota's law is said to be more Draconian than many others.
"It is clear to me that were an order of civil commitment to be made, it would be a flagrant denial of this appellant's rights."
Jeffrey Cramer, a former federal prosecutor who is now managing director of Kroll Advisory Solutions, told FoxNews.com that European courts are increasingly shielding criminals from U.S. penalties they consider too harsh.
Cramer said: "The European courts are starting to view U.S. courts as being so Draconian that it violates human rights.
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"They've always felt this way pertaining to death penalty cases, but now we are seeing it more in fraud and sexual abuse cases."
The Fox News report says that Sullivan's case is one of several instances in which European courts have substituted their idea of justice for America's without regard for extradition agreements.
The report highlights the following cases:
- In November, Moses denied extradition for former Iranian Ambassador Nosratollah Tajik, who was arrested in London in a 2006 international sting operation conducted by U.S. Department of Homeland Security agents. After six years of delays, Moses discharged Tajik, who was trying to smuggle night vision goggles to Iran, saying extraditing him to the U.S. could hurt relations between the UK and Iran and endanger embassy staff in Tehran.
- A month earlier, Great Britain's high court also blocked extradition of alleged hacker Gary McKinnon to the U.S., where he is accused of hacking into NASA and Pentagon computers. The ruling cited McKinnon's battles with Asperger's Syndrome and depression in determining that imprisonment in the U.S., where he faced up to 70 years in prison, could constitute a violation of his human rights. He is now free.
- In perhaps the most high-profile case of a European court denying U.S. access to a fugitive whose crimes were committed on American soil, filmmaker Roman Polanski avoided extradition from France on charges he raped a 13-year-old girl more than three decades ago. Swiss authorities finally nabbed him in 2010 at the request of U.S. prosecutors, but when it came time to send him to the U.S. to face justice, a judge there overruled it, citing a technicality.
The report adds that under the rule of non-inquiry, nations that have extradition agreements typically are not supposed to second-guess one another on procedures and due process.
Bruce Zagari, an attorney with Washington-based firm Berliner Corcoran & Rowe who specializes in international white collar crime including extradition issues, explained the anomaly to FoxNews.com.