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December 1, 2005
New information in a North Augusta murder investigation as police release pictures of the car stolen by the suspect during his spree. Earlier this week we found out what the killer looks like and now we are finding out the make a model of the car he stole. It's the most recent piece to the puzzle officials are busy putting together.
Ten days after one man was shot and killed and two others injured by gunfire, police release pictures of a 1991 blue Oldsmobile they say the suspect drove during his shooting spree.
"It's got a partial burgundy color bumper cover that's faded out, it's very distinctive," said North Augusta Police Chief Lee Wetherington.
They're among the third round of pictures released since the morning of November 22, joining a composite sketch of the white male suspect and photographs of the type of weapon he may have used.
"You never know. You never know what information is gonna be what ties us into the other evidence that we have in this case," Wetherington said.
But unlike several past murder investigations, officials are not issuing a cash reward, at least not yet. The last time Aiken County did was last September, a $2,500 reward for information about the murder of a newspaper carrier.
Major Ken Autry with the Richmond County Sheriff's Office says each case is different.
"For instance, in homicides we usually hold off in the first stages of the investigation and sometimes after everything's dead and we're not getting any leads, then we'll issue a reward," Autry said.
Chief Wetherington assures News 12 their investigation hasn't slowed down. In fact, they've ruled out fifteen suspects based on leads. They've also looked at surveillance video from area businesses and are working with officials in cities like Columbia and Greenville, potential hide-outs for the suspect. But most importantly, they say, is gathering information from the public.
The suspect is a thin, white male in his early 20's with sandy blonde hair, between 5'4"-5'8". He is considered armed and dangerous. Some things police say to look out for: if someone you know hasn't shown up for work, or if someone left town for no apparent reason. And remember, any or all calls can be anonymous.


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- At R370 a month in 1993, and R470 in 1998, the pension kept its real value and exceeded the poverty datum line.
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1.1 Surveying An assumed surface used as a reference for the measurement of heights and depths.
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What exists in populations exceeding millions in Summit County with hardly a single resident knowing of its existence? The collembola.
It is called by several names: Most commonly the snowflea, the springtails and the "moving carpet" to describe what it look like while it feeds on the snow that sustains it with algae on the top-most layer turning the snow to a red-to-purple-like color.
These insects, that thrive in winter climates similar to Summit County, date back to well before the dinosaurs, entomologists estimate some 400 million years ago with origins in the sub-arctic regions.
Kenneth Christiansen, co-author of "The Collembola of North America," describes them like this: "They're semi-comatose and then all of a sudden it's like Times Square. They come to life and start pushing each other away from the food source like they're trying to escape the mob," he said.
In his studies, Christiansen said he "stalked them in caves, housed them in jars and occasionally flushed them down the drain when their population became to overwhelming."
"It's a good thing there are no collembola rights activists out there or I'd probably be in trouble," he said.
Most insects find cold weather and snow rather unappealing but snow fleas, which are neither true fleas or insects actually thrive in it.
They are sturdy, wingless fleas that really are no bother to humans - the 1/8 inch creatures prefer mold, fungi and algae to feeding on human blood. In fact, they stay as far away as possible from humans.
Despite their effort to stay away from human populations, the mobs of snowfleas have been reported at local ski areas, worrying some residents of a "possible epidemic of the insect," according to Tom Eager, an entomologist with the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Forest Service based in Gunnison.
"We've gotten a few calls on them so far - every year we get about two or three reports of them," Eager said. "People are always shocked to see them, but they're pretty common actually."
Currently, with the little snow in the county gradually melting due to warm temperatures, mold and algae form more quickly on the surface of the snow. Snowfleas often climb through snow layers to congregate on bare spots at the bases of trees or on the snow itself.
Existing unbeknownst to most, the snowflea that thrives among skiers and riders local or visiting to Summit County, are really quite interesting.
Entomologists have had difficulty classifying the springtail as deciding exactly where to place them within a group that includes butterflies, prawns and spiders becomes difficult. Some scientists add that the snowflea looks more like a crustacean's biological and physical make-up.
But Christiansen, who prefers to keep it more simple, said "they're small arthropods related to insects."
But no doubt, the snowflea has major differences in anatomy and genetics.
"Technically they are in their own order of insects," Eager said. "Collembola are one of the more primitive insects."
Collembola have distinguished themselves as one of the hardiest insects with over 6,000 related species to the snowflea, and their evolutionary longevity can be attributed to their ability to eat just about anything - including their own waste.
The insect can also endure extreme temperatures - it's been found in the Hawaiian volcanoes and in Antarctica. Despite its ability to use a wide range - arguably a complete range - of climates, the snowflea has existed largely under the radar.
Springtails are incredibly abundant too - at feasting sites (those with plentiful supplies of algae or mold) the insects move together in groups exceeding one million.
They are active year round, but require a damp environment to thrive.
Most Summit County residents have never heard of them. When propositioned with the existence of "snowfleas," the first reaction is usually in the realm of: "Ew, creepy, do they bite? Do they live in human clothing?"
The answer is no. Snowfleas don't feed on human blood or flesh or even have the ability to bite humans, one would not even know of the company that they were sharing with such an insect, according to Eager.
The Springtail's reputation for acrobatics comes from its ability to vault great distances.
What allows it to do this is a pair of cocked springs, similar to that of a jack rabbit that snaps suddenly when released, propelling it into the air.
Though vaulting is a superb way to evade predators, the action has a major drawback, according to Christiansen. Collembola can't control their direction and frequently land in the same spot they jumped from.
"Being all but brainless has its advantages," Christiansen said. "We think they're probably relatively free from psychological stress."
Most insects are cold-blooded- their internal temperature is related to the environment's temperature, much like snakes and frogs. Most insects die from frozen tissue and incubate larvae or eggs to sustain future generations.
So the idea that springtails can be active on snow in the dead of winter - or live in the arctic and Antarctica, which they do - is hard to imagine.
The answer is fairly simple though, Eager said. They exist as a dehydrated creature with very little water in their bodies.
"They seem to be able to exist without much need for water," Eager said. "The sun too, is able to sustain their body temperature and recharge proteins from the bacteria they consume."
Research suggests that some of the anti-freezing proteins in springtails could be used to save human organs for longer times before transplantation.
So, basically the reason for writing: They're here, there and everywhere and it really doesn't matter. These brainless creatures sustain their lives with the scarcest of resources and their hardy bodies allow them to thrive through harsh winters.
So when a red, buzzing "moving carpet," is seen on the local terrain, no need for alarm.


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Local breweries begin exporting to Hong Kong
6 Craft beers produced in North County are on their way to Hong Kong under a pilot program sponsored by the U.S. Department of Commerce.
Last week, local breweries started loading the beer onto pallets that should reach Hong Kong within a few weeks. The craft beers are headed to a brew festival, restaurants and bars, officials said.
The local breweries involved in the program are Vista's Aztec Brewing Company and Iron Fist Brewing, and Lost Abbey in San Marcos, said Carrie Brooks, a senior international specialist with the U.S. Commercial Service, which is part of the Department of Commerce.
Each brewery shipped one pallet — roughly 60 to 70 cases, with about 12 bottles in each case.
Julian Hard Cider, which produces an apple-based beverage called hard cider, also shipped one pallet of its product to Hong Kong.
Representatives of the local breweries said the shipment was a good way to test new markets.
"We're really excited about it because it's an American product going to China," said John Webster, marketing director for Aztec Brewing.
The idea for the craft beer export program began when Brooks participated in a survey of Vista businesses to find out what business owners needed to grow and thrive. One of the companies she visited was a brewery, she said.
Brooks later invited representatives of local breweries and wineries to a meeting with officials from an international export company.
Laurie Goldberg, managing director for AmeriCraft Imports in Hong Kong, the company making the shipment, said she was already a fan of San Diego craft beers and jumped at the opportunity to help them export.
Goldberg said she lived in Los Angeles before moving to Hong Kong and had visited San Diego County breweries, including Lost Abbey, several times. She also attended the Craft Brewers Conference in San Diego last year, where she tried Aztec and Iron Fist beers.
"I love drinking craft beer and was really disappointed when I couldn't find any of my favorite American beers In Hong Kong," Goldberg said. "I saw the absence of American craft beer in Hong Kong as a market gap that was just asking to be filled."
Hong Kong is an international city with a sophisticated food and beverage scene, Goldberg added.
"People here know their food. They know their wine," she said. "I thought it was just a matter of time before craft beer became popular as well."
Some of the beer will be sold at a beer festival in April and some of it will be sold at high-end bars, restaurants and international hotel chains catering to expatriates.
Brooks said other export agreements are in the works. Several breweries are talking with export companies to take their products to the Philippines, Singapore and Japan.
Devon Ponds, financial manager with Lost Abbey, said the brewery plans to make small shipments a few times a year before committing to larger, more frequent exports.
"We're going to test the waters and see how it goes," Ponds said.
Goldberg said she sees a huge market for craft beer in Hong Kong and beyond.
"I think there is a big market potential (in Asia), but there is still a lot of education that needs to happen before the average consumer begins to appreciate these more flavorful, more interesting and more expensive beers," she said. "Right now, we are just in the beginning stages."


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There are companies we love and respect. Google is one of them. Regardless of their mistakes, their jet, their priorities in terms of software releases, there is an "innate" trust.
But, is it safe to trust Google?
I am asking this because I got burned. Not by Google, but by Virgin Mobile Australia.
How I became a Virgin person
I trusted Virgin. I read Richard Branson's biography. I was happy to fly Virgin, and buy CDs from them. Until now.
I made the mistake of switching to Virgin Mobile, from my trusty Optus. The main selling point was the data plan, which no other carrier had (not at decent prices anyway). I post-paid $30 for $140 worth of phone calls (it's called "cap" here in Australia). If you go over $140, you obviously pay. When I signed up, I was told I'd get a message when I reached my limit; I was also told that I'd be able to find out how close I was to my limit. The first billing cycle came: it was all good. Then, the bad news started to arrive: to check how close I was to my limit, I had to call them up. That's right: there was no way to check this online. To go through anybody, there is a 40 to 60 minute wait. 50 minutes on average! Fine, I will just be careful, I thought. Then, I got my SMS: I am approaching my limit, watch out. I spent my 45 minutes in the queue, and got my second item of news: the SMS refers to another limit, a $400 spending limit set by Virgin, and not the cap limit (which is what every Virgin customer would be actually interested in). I actually had two sim cards, and got the message for both phones--regardless of the fact that I had used the "secondary" phone very little. I called up again on Friday. I was told that somebody from the billing department would contact me within 24 to 48 hours. Fast forward to Tuesday: no phone call. I called up Virgin (luckily, with an easy 25 minute wait) and was told that they can't check what they have been charging me for until the bill is printed.
Excuse me?
They basically used all the tricks:
- The information they gave me about receiving a message before reaching the cap was misleading
- Finding out how far I was in my billing cycle was amazingly time consuming
- They won't tell me what they charged me for until the bill is printed
- They have quietly introduced a way to find out how much you've spent without the 40 minute wait, over the internet. This has only been around for a week or two, apparently.
- They haven't called me back, and the operator on the line was only able to do very little
Welcome to the technological third world of Virgin Mobile...
Not as simple as it looks
I haven't actually been able to find out who owns Virgin Mobile Australia. According to Richard Branson's entry in Wikipedia:
Branson used to own three quarters of Virgin Mobile, whereas now he owns 15 percent of the new Virgin Media company
But then, still in Wikipedia, in Virgin Mobile Australia you can read:
In January 2006 Optus bought all other shares in the business, and VMA became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Optus. A long-term licensing agreement is now in place for the business to continue trading under the Virgin brand.
Will Virgin, owned by Optus, really ask me for the "leaving penalty" fee, since I will effectively stay with them? And who is being bad, Optus or Virgin Mobile Australia? And who owns Virgin Mobile Australia?
What if Google slowly follows suite?
I doubt Richard Branson will ever read this post, and if he does I very much doubt he will do anything about it (if he still owns it, that is). What is clear, though, is that Virgin Mobile Australia's name inspired trust in me, and that trust is now gone down the drain. Regardless of who actually owns Virgin Mobile Australia, damage has been done.
So, what if Larry Page and Sergey Brin start losing touch with "satellite operations" at Google? Or what if they turn themselves evil? (Unlikely, but always possible). Not openly evil--subtly so.
Think about Youtube. Things got undoubtedly better under Google's management, at least technically. However, Youtube still doesn't allow you to download films easily, and still won't give people the option to download videos in a free format. Who is being evil here? Google? Youtube? What if Youtube is then sold to somebody else? Will people still trust them because they don't know that Google no longer owns them?
It's all about corporations
In the end, as we all know, the best bet is to trust our freedom. Free Software ensured that we at least keep the freedom to modify software. Corporations change hands, directions, management (think about IBM, once-monopolist and now GNU/Linux's best friend). Free software--software that is really free-- stays free.
Here is an update, for those interested in how things evolved. Things are getting interesting. I called Optus to switch over to them. They told me that I needed the Virgin CUstomer Number (as well as my old number) to switch over. 54 minutes later (I was on hold with Virgin), I talked to the operator. The minute I mentioned that I wanted my customer number, I was put through the first English speaker since my adventure as a Virgin customer. I finally realised how much easier communication happens when somebody speaks the same language as you, with the Australian inflection and everything. He was very polite. He asked me very politely why I wanted it. I said I would take it, and then explain. So, I had my customer number and I went through the events. He looked at my bill. They had advised me the wrong thing. The amount shown on the Internet and in their screen wasn't how much I was over the cap, but the total amount. I was only about $50 over. The text was sent when I was just over--which I suppose is "fine". Also, there would be no exit fee for me if I quit the contract, I could leave Virgin at any time. I pointed out that that's not what the web site said, and he said "well, the web site is wrong, I guarantee". He also told me that they were training people like mad, but that there was a huge shortage of workers in Australia (which is true).
Since I can leave Virgin Mobile whenever I like, it looks like I'll be giving Virgin Mobile Australia another chance!
Does this teach me that even companies deserves a second chance?
Hello Tony,
I have come across your article (thanks to the wonder of Google's technology) and would like to apologise on behalf of Virgin Mobile Australia for the problems that you have had.
I am emailing your comments to the team in Australia, and to the Virgin Group customer service team, and hope that your outstanding issues can be fully resolved.
For your information, each Virgin Mobile around the world (UK, USA, Canada, Australia, France, South Africa and India) has different ownership. While they were originally started as 50% owned by Virgin Group (where I work) with respective partners, the ownership of the UK (floated then merged with NTL), USA (floated), and Australian businesses have changed over time.
Optus does own Virgin Mobile Australia, you can see the press release on the Optus website as of Jan 2006.
We have a very strong interest to ensure that every company with the Virgin name meets our high standards of customer service. And although we don't now own the Australian business, we have a very close relationship, and a detailed contract concerning the basis on which the company continues to use the Virgin name.
Now, this is what I call "impressive".
Please see my email, Charles, and read the update (under which Virgin Australia is not under such a grim light).
I give you and your staff in the UK full permission to listen to all of the call logs if you like r need them.
I changed the title slightly, since Virgin Australia doesn't seem to be "evil" after all.
One note, though: on the site:
It looks like people like me, with their own phone, will still have to pay a minimum of $720 if they exit the post-paid plan. I think that really ought to be clearer.
However, overall, I am extremely impressed: you actually created an account and took the time to post here. Rare.
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Corporations have no morals
It's a mistake to trust corporations, or assign any human qualities to them, they are not people.
Corporations are machines made out of people. They insist on precision interchangeability of their parts, so they destroy all of the individuality of their human parts that they can, lest they disrupt the smooth-running rush towards corporate profit. If any one person, right up to the CEO and chairman of the board goes too far towards advocating ethics, morality, or the public good over corporate profits, then the corporate machine is designed to reject (i.e. fire) them.
To do otherwise than to seek profit at any cost to society is actually considered unethical by people who advocate from the point-of-view of shareholders (because to do anything for the public good , but against the interest of shareholders is a "betrayal" of the shareholders trust). But advocacy or no, the corporation is designed to do this, and the design works.
In this formula is both the reason for corporate success and seed of their eventual doom. They are pretty good machines and the relentless pursuit of profit is usually to the benefit of society, contrary to what you might think. It is the surprise at the exceptions (due largely to anthropomorphic expectations) that makes us think otherwise.
Sooner or later, though, we'll build a more intelligent and morally-conscious kind of human machine to replace the corporation. When that happens, it will crush the corporate competition utterly, because it will be that much more powerful (think about it: why are we morally aware? Obviously it was a selective advantage).
It is even possible that this has already happened.


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Wind energy companies are continuing to plan for the future, as large wind power plants are under development in Wisconsin and Nevada.
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In Nevada, Navitas Energy has submitted a proposal to the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Winnemucca Field Office to build an 80-megawatt wind power plant in the Dry Hills, about 22 miles northeast of Winnemucca in the north-central part of the state. Called the Getchell Wind Farm, the facility will consist of 40 wind turbines, each two megawatts in capacity. Although the BLM is just starting the environmental review process for the proposed wind plant, Navitas intends to begin construction in late spring of 2005, with commercial operation starting six to nine months later. See the press release from the BLM Winnemucca Field Office.
Nevada aims to boost renewable energy development in the state by providing investors with "additional reasonable guarantees that they will receive a fair return on their investments," according to Governor Kenny Guinn. New regulatory and legislative proposals would give the Nevada Public Utilities Commission (PUC) the authority to create a "Temporary Renewable Energy Development" trust to receive renewable energy payments from the utilities' customers and make scheduled payments to renewable developers for energy delivered to utilities. The proposals aim to alleviate investors' concerns about the financial status of the state's two investor-owned utilities. The proposals were filed with the PUC in early July, and Governor Guinn will work with the state legislature to make the needed statutory changes. See the governor's press release.


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PARKERSBURG -Wood County Commissioner Wayne Dunn was among more than 35,000 concerned citizens who attended a weekend rally in Washington, D.C., aimed at raising awareness of climate change and urging presidential action.
Dunn, who attended the rally as a private citizen, along with several friends and family members from the area, said the citizens, including many youth who turned out Sunday, braved the cold temperatures to hear speakers.
"It was a rally to express the need for awareness over climate change, in its many forms," Dunn said. The rally, which included numerous speakers and numerous causes, took place at the Washington Monument.
"There were several interesting speakers, there were people there protesting fracking, a lot of people from New York and there was a Native American from British Columbia who spoke that really got everyone's attention. It was a very emotional plea to stop this senseless infringement on their rights," Dunn said.
Dunn said he was encouraged by the number of youth who attended with their families.
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Dunn said he only learned of the rally about two weeks ago through an email from an environmental activist group.
"There is no question we are being affected by climate change. It is here and there is also no question we, as human beings, are a primary factor, not the only one, but one of the biggest factors in climate change. It's very serious and the impact is huge. It's just not worth going there. By our inactivity, we are allowing this to happen. The earth is being transformed for future generations, and it's not the way it was meant to be. We are not proving to be responsible stewards as a human population," he said.
Dunn said there were also individuals rallying against the proposed Canadian pipeline.
"It takes two-thirds of a barrel to produce one barrel. It's hard to work with and very expensive to procure. My position on that is while we're doing that just to provide oil, and spending the money on that, there are less incentives available to put money into research and development of clean, safe, healthier alternatives," Dunn said.
Earlier last week, a number of celebrities and environmental activists, including lawyer Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and civil rights leader Julian Bond, were arrested after tying themselves to the White House gate to protest the Keystone XL oil pipeline from Canada. Sierra Club executive director Michael Brune was arrested, the first time in the group's 120-year history that a club leader was arrested in an act of civil disobedience. The club's board of directors approved the action as a sign of its opposition to the $7 billion pipeline, which would carry oil derived from tar sands in western Canada to refineries along the Texas Gulf Coast.
Protesters said the pipeline would carry "dirty oil" and contribute to global warming, and they are also concerned about spills. Activist Bill McKibben, actress Daryl Hannah and NASA climate scientist James Hansen were also arrested, along with more than 40 others. They were charged with failure to disperse and obey lawful orders and released on $100 bond each. The protesters demanded the president reject the pipeline.
Many business and labor groups support the 1,700-mile pipeline as a source of jobs and a step toward North American energy independence.
Dunn said, "We were told there was no problem with the arrests. It was just a planned act of civil disobedience to raise awareness of the issues."
Opponents of the pipeline say the tar sands oil, which is difficult to produce, also emits significantly more greenhouse gases than conventional oil.
The president called climate change a serious threat and in his State of the Union speech urged Congress to combat the phenomenon. If Congress fails to act, the president said he will use executive authority to take steps to cut greenhouse gas pollution and encourage increased use of cleaner sources of energy.
The president has twice thwarted the Keystone XL pipeline because of concerns over its route through sensitive land in Nebraska but has not indicated how he will decide on the pipeline now that Nebraska's governor has approved a new route. The State Department has authority over the project, because it crosses an international border, but most observers expect the president to make the final decision.
American Petroleum Institute President Jack Gerard called Keystone XL "the most thoroughly vetted major infrastructure project in the nation's history," and noted TransCanada has agreed to 57 special conditions sought by the U.S. government to ensure environmental safety. With the unemployment rate hovering near 8 percent, "getting people into these new jobs is critical," Gerard said.
(The Associated Press contributed to this story)


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I use the free converter from Microsoft. It seems to work fine and doesn't need to be a gadget or anything. Just double-click the docx and it converted and opens up in Word (or presumably whichever program you might have set for DOC format files) automatically. --> see Microsoft Open XML Converter.
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Palmanova 500mts from the beach 6pax
Size95 m²
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- Family/child friendly
- Kitchen
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3 bedroom holiday apartment with terrace in Palma Nova - Mallorca next to the beach Son Caliu and the well now Puerto Portals.
This ideally grand floor family apartment has 3 bedroom, 2 full bathrooms wonderful terraces of 200m2. Recently redecorated with Internet wireless access, Free parking place. Ideal for families and couples searching for a holidays. The apartment is situated approximately 500 metres from a well maintained beach and a variety of restaurants and bars, close to the supermarket The apartment offers an spacious fitted kitchen with hob, microwave & fridge freezer and dining area. A spacious living room with access to the cover terrace for dinning al fresco. Air conditioning and heating on to the bedrooms and living area. Main bedroom has large double bed and built in wardrobes with on suite bathroom. The other two bedrooms one has twin beds and another with double with built in wardrobes. The two bathrooms one with a shower and other with bath and shower. There is a big terrace on the back with sun-lounges and another on the front also with sun-lounges. The whole apartment has been recently decorated to a modern standard. There is a TV and DVD machine.
Close to:
-Beaches of Son Caliu, Palmanova, Marineland, Puerto Portals.
Golf courses; Real golf Bendinat, Poniente, Santa Ponsa.
Palma Nova is in an ideal location and is only 15 minutes from Palma airport by taxi. It offers a wide variety of restaurants, Italian, Spanish, Chinese, Indian and many others. The bars are plentiful too. There is a supermarket opposite which offers a wide variety of products. There is also a Chemist, newsagent, medical centre, hair and beauty salon, gift shops and many others. It is in walking distance of the very lively resort of Magaluf. It is only a very short distance from the exclusive Puerto Portals with its designer boutiques and exclusive restaurants. There are a few good 18 hole golf courses within a 5 minute drive away.
Brilliant location for walking. Buses, taxi, tow supermarket.
Recommended for: Adventure Seekers, Tourists without a Car, Sightseeing, Families with Teenagers, Families with Young Children.
Rental starts at 14:00 hours and finishes at 11:00 hours on the last day of the contract.
Prices are for this property in Euros.
Long winter rental prices on request.
Refundable deposit required for any wilful damage to the property or its contents, to be paid upon arrival.
Rentals also taken for December through to March.
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Subito molto disponibile nei nostri confronti. L'appartamento, molto bello innanzitutto e come da descrizione, ha evidenziato qualche problema fin da subito (uno stipite della porta rotto dai precedenti affituari), la luce di un bagno non funzionante dopo un giorno. Purtroppo non siamo riusciti ad avere una risposta immedata dal proprietario.
Per il resto l'appartamento è dotato di ogni comfort, e situato in una zona residenziale di Palmanova.
Great host. Quick to reply by mail and text. Supplied baby cot and chair without hassle. Just easy!
Amazing location in old town, Palma.
The host cancelled the booking, this review is automated.
We had a great stay in the apartment. Location is really great. In reality exactly like the pictures. Pay attention: the stairs are rather steep!
Everything was more than ok, except for the noise the wooden floor makes.....
We liked:
-Excellent location, easy to walk within minutes to restaurants, bars, shops, cafes. Perfect with little baby.
-Spacious lounge & dining area (we were 3 adults and a 5 month old baby).
-2 good size double bedrooms and 2 bathrooms.
-Elevator (but 3 steps to get up to it made it a little tricky with pushchair).
-Quiet - good for sleeping!
-Lucky it was available at short notice.
We didn't like:
-No electric kettle - just one for the hob - far too time consuming for tea & making baby bottles!
-No AC in the bedrooms, only in lounge. We had to have the lounge at lowest temperature for a few hours to help cools the bedrooms.
-Tiny microwave (our standard MAM baby bottles wouldn't fit).
-En suite bathroom did not have a shower curtain.
-Poor water pressure in showers.
Top flat, super service!
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Super apartment located in the heart of Palma
Was received by Maria who recommended good restaurants and attractions nearby
Walking distance to shopping, sights, beach and more ...
Super lejlighed der ligger i hjertet af Palma
Blev modtaget af Maria der anbefalede gode restauranter og seværdigheder i nærheden
Gåafstand til shopping, seværdigheder, strand med mere...
Beautiful apartment directly in the city center (pedestrian zone), you can recommend. Everything is within walking distance.
Apartment was as described, clean and well furnished. 3rd floor without elevator is a challenge with large suitcases.
Get back paid deposit on departure immediately.
The position indicated on the map is not correct. The apartment is as described in the text in the Carrer de Jaume II in the pedestrian zone
Schöne Wohnung direkt in der Innenstadt (Fußgängerzone), kann man empfehlen. Alles ist zu Fuß zu erreichen.
Wohnung war wie beschrieben, sauber und gut eingerichtet. 3. Stock ohne Lift ist mit großen Koffern eine Herausforderung.
Gezahlte Kaution bei Abreise sofort zurückerhalten.
Die angezeigte Position auf der Karte ist nicht richtig. Die Wohnung liegt wie im Text beschrieben in der Carrer de Jaume II in der Fußgängerzone
The appartment was well suited for Our need - 3 bedrooms and 3 Bath rooms for 6 girlfriends. The double in one of the rooms was very narrow, but the other beds were all right. The apartment's location in the old part of Palma was very Nice. It was a quiet area With no traffic noice. The negative part was that there was no list. With Heavy suitcases this was a chellenge. But we managed and enjoyed Our stay.
We were surprised that we had to pay a deposit of Euro 250 in cash when the rent was paid upfront. That was a New experience. I have recently rented a house in Floride which I paid upfront, and no depositum was needed. The house I rented was not through Windu.
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SPARTANBURG, SC-- A Service of Celebration and Thanksgiving for the Life of Mrs. Betty Wright Jones will be held on Monday, April 1, 2013, at 12:00 noon at Cornerstone Baptist Church, 700 South Converse Street, Spartanburg, SC. Bishop Charles J.J. Jackson, III will officiate. Interment will be in Lincoln Memorial Gardens.
Mrs. Jones will lie in state on Sunday, March 31, 2013, at the John Stinson Woodward Memorial Chapel from 4:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. She will lie in state at Cornerstone Baptist Church one hour prior to the service on Monday.
The family will receive family and friends at the home of Ms. Shirley Wright, 126 Applewood Lane, Spartanburg, SC 29307.
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The Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc. (CALEA) awarded advanced accreditation with excellence to the Missouri State Highway Patrol (MSHP) at its fall conference banquet in Jacksonville, Fla., Nov. 17.
This marks the seventh time the patrol has successfully been reviewed and approved for accreditation. The patrol has maintained its accredited status since 1992, when it became the 11th state law enforcement agency to become accredited by CALEA.
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Approximately 1,000 agencies from the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Barbados and Bermuda participate in CALEA accreditation processes, including twenty-three Missouri law enforcement agencies.
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Montgomery, AL: Today, the Alabama House of Representatives passed Senate Bill 286, a bill sponsored by Senator Scott Beason and Representative Ed Henry that seeks to protect the Second Amendment rights of Alabamians. The bill now moves to Governor Bentley for his expected signature.
ALGOP Chairman Bill Armistead praised passage of the bill, saying, "After all of the changes to this bill, I applaud Sen. Beason and Rep. Henry for not losing focus and guiding this bill to passage. This is a good bill that protects our Second Amendment rights and allows Alabamians to better protect themselves.
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A permit to carry a concealed pistol shall be good for one to five years (to be decided by the applicant seeking the carry permit).
Requires sheriffs to use the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) to conduct a background check on concealed pistol permit applicants.
Allows for all other valid state-issued permits to carry a concealed firearm to be recognized in Alabama.
Strengthens Alabama's firearms preemption statute by reserving for the state legislature complete control over regulation and policy relating to firearms, ammunition and firearm accessories in order to ensure that such regulation is applied uniformly throughout the state.
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Now that one year has passed since Osama bin Laden was killed, is America safer from terrorist attacks?
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Even though very unlikely that he died in 2001/2, since there was quite a bit of evidence to the contrary, including those folks who saw him before/after he was shot, examined, and then provided with a burial... the fact is that he is dead, without any sort of evidence to the contrary.
That he is no longer a threat is of help, even if simply to show others that, although you can plan and execute some sort of attack, that there will be no peace for you. There should have been more of an attempt to take him alive, with a tribunal awaiting on the ship, since, unlike the terrorists, the US is supposed to be governed by the rule of law, not outright bloodlust/revenge. *With his own statements, and all of the evidence of his involvement, the verdict and end would be the same, but the process a bit more clean and open.
Are there others to replace the man? Surely, but the organization directly responsible has been brought to ruin, thanks to the work of many fine military and civilian personnel.
The US will need to remain vigilant, and also temper fears of 'what if' with the realization that freedom, liberty, and justice are the core of the values which have sustained the nation through hundred of plots before and since.
Best to you, my Legion friends!
As to the audio, there have been some government people who have said that it is bin Laden's voice. There have been many more experts who have also examined the audio and stated it was NOT his voice. As to video, one example would be the progressing gray of bin Laden's beard. It steadily increased in the amount of gray from 1997 up until December 2001. Suddenly the spread of gray stopped and the amount remained constant. The quality of video's decreased markedly after December 2001. Some videos only show the face in freeze frame and a voice layover. Prior to 2002, statements from bin Laden were marked with a reference to God or Allah about once in every 40 words. Subsequently, those references were markedly diminished. As to photos, understand bin Laden was a very ill man. Later photos showed a much fuller face indicated significant weight gain and health. Also compare the eyes of later photos. The angle and positioning are different.
Now let's think about reasoning. The terrorist elements may have hoped the "death" of bin Laden would reduce the pressure on them. That is plausible, but I think unlikely. bin Laden was more useful as a propaganda tool than as either a leader or a martyr.
But why would the U.S. Government lie? Isn't our government truthful? Would they lie about "weapons of mass destruction" so that Iraq might be invaded? (Rhetorical question.) Afghanistan was invaded with the principal goal of "getting" bin Laden. If he were suddenly to die on his own very shortly thereafter, any reason to linger would evaporate. It is hard to conduct a war without an "enemy". It was to the advantage of Bush to keep up the war because it made him popular. It is an advantage to contractors and suppliers to maintain a war (for profit). It was an advantage for Obama to "kill bin Laden" as it boosted his sagging ratings, and is now being used in his re-election bid.
Lastly, if you will consult statements coming from our very own government in 2002 and 2003, there was a lot of talk that bin Laden was already dead. Since the "death" could not be proven, it was found that bin Laden was more useful "alive". That continued until a year ago when more could be made of his "death", also unproven.
I do not wish to get into a shouting match here. We are each entitled to an opinion. Neither side can be definitely proven. However, I feel the preponderance of circumstantial evidence points to death in December 2001 as a result of complications arising from renal failure.
AT - I'm curious to know how this proves that he died back in 2001. It isn't hard at all to make up a story and hand it over to the press, the Law Enforcement community does it all the time. Is there independent, neutral confirmation? Is there DNA evidence? Unfortunately the reports are that neither was done last year when he was supposedly taken out.
If he did indeed die back in 2001, how then were the audio tapes created after that that has him issuing statements that have been confirmed by many Government and non-Government agencies that that is Bin Laden's voice? With technology today is way easier to confirm the authenticity of an audio message compared to verifying someone's death after the fact.
Bin Laden has been replaced by domestic terrorists...the President and Congress. They seem all to ready to go back on the promises that heir predecessors made to American servicemen.
Translation of Funeral Article in Egyptian Paper:
al-Wafd, Wednesday, December 26, 2001 Vol 15 No 4633
News of Bin Laden's Death
and Funeral 10 days ago
Islamabad -
A prominent official in the Afghan Taleban movement announced yesterday the death of Osama bin Laden, the chief of al-Qa'da organization, stating that binLaden suffered serious complications in the lungs and died a natural and quiet death. The official, who asked to remain anonymous, stated to The Observer of Pakistan that he had himself attended the funeral of bin Laden and saw his face prior to burial in Tora Bora 10 days ago. He mentioned that 30 of al-Qa'da fighters attended the burial as well as members of his family and some friends from the Taleban. In the farewell ceremony to his final rest guns were fired in the air. The official stated that it is difficult to pinpoint the burial location of bin Laden because according to the Wahhabi tradition no mark is left by the grave. He stressed that it is unlikely that the American forces would ever uncover any traces of bin Laden.
AntiTyranny, I had wondered how this mutt could have lived so long on the run lacking dialysis. Please tell me more.
I answered "No", but is only the best answer of the choices given. The truth is, bin Laden died of kidney failure in December 2001. However, U.S. claims of killing him DOES make him a martyr.


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Welcome to the very last Food or Comics. Next week our new-release picks will take a different format, but this week we're still talking about what comics we'd buy at our local shop based on certain spending limits — $15 and $30 — as well as what we'd get if we had extra money or a gift card to spend on a splurge item.
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Let's be honest, if I had $15, I'd make sure that Batman Incorporated #8 (DC Comics, $2.99) was first on my list. Not because of any controversy — I've been enjoying the series all along — but because I'd be worried it'd sell out if I waited. I'd also grab two Dynamite books: Jennifer Blood #23 and Masks #4 (both $3.99); Al Ewing has done just insane, amazing things on the former, and the Chris Roberson/Dennis Calero team on the latter is just killing it.
If I had $30, I'd find myself time traveling to all the weeks prior in which I didn't use all $30 to borrow a dollar from past-me, just so that I could get Showcase Presents Justice League of America, Vol. 6 (DC Comics, $19.99), which takes the series firmly into the 1970s and brings the team face to face with villains including the Shaggy Man, Amazo and countless other favorites of my childhood.
Should I have some splurging left in me after that nostalgia-fest, I'd likely go for the Judge Anderson: PSI Files, Vol. 3 collection (Rebellion, $32.99), which picks the series up just after I'd dropped off the 2000AD radar for awhile, and hopefully gives me the chance to get back into the character, now that I am firmly into Thrill Power again.


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This is a sampling of The Education Report, Katy Murphy's Oakland schools blog. Read more at IBABuzz.com/education. Follow her at Twitter.com/katymurphy.
Nov. 16
On Wednesday evening, you might have seen teachers standing at various Oakland intersections holding thank-you signs. Those were meant for everyone who supported Proposition 30, Gov. Jerry Brown's tax initiative.
The measure's success at the polls spared California school districts billions of dollars in midyear cuts. It's also opened the door to renewed contract negotiations between two groups that have long been at odds: Oakland Unified School District and its teachers.
That's right: A new teacher contract could be in OUSD's sights for the first time in -- could it be? -- nearly seven years. (The last mutually agreed contract, made in 2006, expired in 2008. The district unilaterally imposed a contract in 2010.)
Today, the Oakland Education Association's bargaining team sits down with representatives from the Oakland school district to talk about each side's contract proposals and ask clarifying questions.
"With the passing of Prop. 30, and with a $33 million reserve, the district is in a stable enough position to compensate their personnel, teachers and all of their workers," said OEA President Trish Gorham.
The OEA is asking for a 4 percent boost to the pay scale, much lower than the 20 percent the union called for in January 2008. OUSD's proposal calls for revamping teacher evaluations (based on "multiple student learning outcomes"), establishing a career ladder for outstanding teachers, and giving individual schools more of a say in the composition of their staff.
It seems both sides left plenty of room for negotiation, perhaps after watching the last attempt at reaching agreement go nowhere. As Gorham said, "Both proposals are short on specifics."
Twice-monthly sessions have been scheduled for the next three months, with Kei Swensen, a Sankofa Academy teacher, chairing the negotiations for the teachers.
Is it reasonable for teachers to hope that those nine scheduled sessions will be enough? "I think we will be very close to an agreement in three months," Gorham said.
Nov. 15
I mentioned a few months ago that I was working with photojournalist Alison Yin on a project about childhood asthma and its disproportionate impact on families in Oakland and elsewhere along the Interstate 880-80 corridor. It's a project for The California Endowment Health Journalism Fellowships, a program of the University of Southern California's Annenberg School of Journalism.
Now we have some help! I'm happy to announce the names of our three reporting interns, who will be producing stories and videos for the project with a grant from Annenberg: Pamela Tapia, a recent McClymonds High School graduate; and Pearl Joy Balagot and Henry Jean-Philippe, both from Fremont High School.
Their adviser for the project will be Lisa Shafer, and I'm sure they'll get some support from Nadine Joseph, a writing coach who advises the McClymonds journalism club.
We met with them yesterday, along with some other McClymonds and Fremont high school students, who shared their stories about asthma and helped us brainstorm ways to reach students and families with the finished projects.
My favorite piece of advice came from Breannie Robinson, a no-nonsense Mack student-athlete (basketball star), who had asthma as a child.
After listening to us go back and forth about Twitter, Facebook, video screenings, newsletters and other ideas, she offered us this tip: "Make it interesting."
Well said!
If anyone has an idea for the interns -- someone you know with a story to tell about asthma or an issue you feel needs attention -- please share it, either on the blog or to me, at email@example.com.
Congratulations, Pearl, Henry and Pamela. I can't wait to read (and watch) your work.


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Weight has been a struggle for me since I can remember. I do well for a while and then fall off the wagon. Four years ago I lost nearly 50lbs and was doing great. Two months after maintaining my weight, I found out that I was pregnant and gained 70lbs in nine months. I figured after I had Corbin, some of the pounds would fall off. Corbin weight 8lbs 12oz and I only lost 3lbs. Ever since December of 2009, I've been doing fad diets for about a month, trying the gym on and off, and eat healthy and nothing seems to be working. I've recently had some health issues and my doctor told me that in order to have more children and be a part of my children's life, I need to lose weight, but most importantly, I need to do it for me.
Holy Cow has it been a long time. We have been so busy between school, work, selling and buying a house, hanging out with Corbin, and still fitting workouts in that I feel like I'm barely moving forward in life. In fact, as I'm writing this, all I can think about is how great my bed is going to feel as soon as I get to lay in it.
Training for the 5k has been going ok. I'm running about every other day, but now that the weather is amazing(for a few days anyway) I'm going to pick it up.
I think I may start struggling with my weight training. The gym is gracious enough to offer a gym for the kids while the parents workout. However, that gym closes for the summer starting next Tuesday. If I want to go to Body Pump, I'll have to go at 5:45am!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am in noway, shape, or form a morning person. I also feel that my life is so busy that going to bed before midnight is nearly impossible. But I'm going to try. Going to Body Pump and being in a class with other people gives me so much motivation to keep going. The first day I'm going to try is next Thursday!!
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