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Outdoor track C-Clamp provides additional security for the attachment of an outdoor track head to the track or cable holder. Recommended for track installed in trees, under exterior soffits, etc. Available in black and white.
Lightology brings the trends of the world to you, shopping the globe for the finest brands and unique designs that have yet to be discovered in the United States. These highly specialized, boutique brands are converted to U.S. electrical standards and become a part of the Lightology Collection, offering every style and type of lighting, from mid century table lamps to grandiose chandeliers and contemporary LED fixtures.


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Size200 m²
Floor No.4(with elevator)
- Air conditioning
- Internet/WiFi
- Balcony/terrace
- Towels
- Elevator in building
- Family/child friendly
- Kitchen
Accommodation summary
The apartment with a total size of 200 m2 will allow you and your family and friends feel the lifestyle of the city of Palma. There are three bedrooms available, two with double beds and one with two single beds. The double bedrooms have en suite bathroom with bathtub. There are two other bathrooms, one with bath and the other with shower.
The property is located on a 4th floor with elevator. In the apartment you can enjoy magnificent sea views while having breakfast on the balcony (15 m2), which is furnished with table and chairs. In the spacious living-dining room with sofas, you can relax with a good book or just enjoy the view. All rooms are very tastefully decorated and furnished in an elegant style. The separate kitchen with dining area is equipped with everything needed for cooking: microwave, dishwasher, oven, gas stove, blender, fridge, coffee maker and cutlery, glasses and crockery. The apartment offers a washing machine and an ironing board with iron and clothes dryer. We will gladly provide on request a baby cot and a high chair. In the kitchen there is a dining table with eight chairs where you can enjoy a leisurely meal with the family.
The apartment location is not only perfect because you are in one of the most famous and beautiful areas of Palma, but you also have all important place of interest, shops and transport links close by. The promenade offers numerous restaurants, bars, shops and beach clubs and night clubs. You will find cosy pubs, dance bars and some famous nightclubs there. Culture enthusiasts will definitely enjoy this city! You must visit the Cathedral, known locally as "La Seu". The green oasis "Parc de la Mar" which adjoins the cathedral invites itself to settle on one of the benches and rest. A walk through the old town with its winding streets, churches, squares and the beautiful courtyards is a very special experience and lets you immerse yourself in the history of Palma. Art lovers will find many galleries and exhibitions - there's something for every taste. Fashion lovers can find the big clothing stores and small but fine boutiques, which will make your heart to beat faster. Gourmet restaurants and quaint taverns complete the overall picture perfectly. The small cafes and ice cream parlours which are present all over the city, invite you to wake up after a long journey of discovery.
3 km outside the town is the impressive Bellver Castle from where you have a magnificent view over the city and harbour. The sandy beach is about 4 km. There is good bus service to the beach. By car or bus you can easily reach many other beaches, such as Playa de Palma, Portals Nous or the beautiful Caribbean beach "Es Trenc".
NOTE: We don't accept groups of people under 30 years old. We need copies of the passports of all guests to accept the booking.
NOTE: The rental of this property is based on the Spanish Law on Urban Leases (29/1994, 24th November). According this law the property is available for seasonal renting. However, the contract does not offer any tourist service. It is only for the use and enjoyment of the property.
Beach Palma: 4.1 km
Palma city centre: 1.4 km
Ferry (Palma): 2 km
Train station (Palma): 3.5 km
Restaurant: 50 m
Bar: 50 m
ATM: 100 m
Supermarket: 150 m
Golf course (Arabella): 4.2 km
Hospital: 1.2 km
Airport: 10.4 km
Pharmacy: 500 m
House rulesCheck-in: 4 pm
Check-out: 10 am
Very late check-in (from 24 pm) has an extra cost of 50 €
A damage deposit of 300€ will be left cash on arrival (will be returned cash on your departure day).
NOTE: We don't accept groups of people under 30 years old. We need copies of the passports of all guests to accept the booking.
Pets are not allowed.
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Its a fantastic Finca in the countryside of Mallorca but still very close to Santa Margalida. It has a beautiful, large and clean pool. The sourrounding yard is decorated with beautiful flowers. The house is decorated in an "old-fashion/classical" style and very cosy. The furniture in- and outside is very comfortable and solid - no plastic chairs or similar. The interior gives you everything you need: A huge fridge including 3 big ice buckets, a washing mashine, a barbeque on the terrace and a nice outside-couchplace. The kitchen provides any tool you´d need. Well, I could write a novel about the beauty of this place...
Last but not least we had very nice expirience with the daughter of the owner who visited us the second day in order to ask if everything is okay and to give some info about garbage and electronics.
To make a long story short: We had a fantastic stay and we will come back to this beautiful place a s soon as possible.
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Very nice house! Very nice Garden. Great Beach! Very quiet arround the accomodation. Good Place to relax. We enjoyed our stay!
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text: Alright guys, Last night before work i stopped at the store, i got back in my truck and started out of the parking lot and i noticed my clock was reset... thought wierd but ok. Then I was on my way home from work this morning. Driving bout 65mph.. out of no where my dash lights flickered a few times, the red airbag light started flashing and i believe my music cut out although i dont remember for sure. I was listening to a cd. anyways a few seconds later everything was normal i got home and shut the truck off and everything went out including the radio when it should stay on til i open the door.. i then turned the key back on and the radio clock was reset and it preceeded to try to read the disc, i then turned the key to start the truck and nothing happened. tried three times and still nothing. I waited a minute for the cd to load, it sounded like it was changing between disc, when it was finished i switched to the radio and powered it off. Then the truck started fine. Any ideas? 08 silverado 5.3L Z71 extended cab.. multi disc cd player. I also checked my battery.. terminals are clean and tight. and my guage reads plenty of volts. Thanks


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A person who stays up too late and doesn't slow their brain down becomes a zombie - like person who stares into darkness , like eyes without a face.
Dude, after we finished that Twilight Zone marathon, she was eyes without a face. My neck was sore but she was ghastly!
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Microsoft Game Studios announced today that it is currently developing a massively multiplayer online role-playing game in conjunction with Level-5 Inc., tentatively titled "True Fantasy Live Online™" that is compatible with the Xbox™ online gaming service, Xbox Live. "True Fantasy Live Online" will utilize broadband and voice chat features to provide an online gaming experience only possible on Xbox Live. This game will be shown to the public at Tokyo Game Show 2002 starting on September 20, 2002.
"True Fantasy Live Online" takes place in a world filled with fantastical characters such as high-flying broomstick-riding wizards and armies of armored knights working together to vanquish evil creatures that threaten the innocent. Numerous players will work and play together in one of the largest massively multiplayer online role- playing games created for Xbox Live.
In the "True Fantasy Live Online" world, players can create their own unique alter egos for themselves, tailoring their in-game avatars to fit their playing style and personal preferences. And with the voice chat feature, chatting with others becomes as natural and as easy as talking to friends on the phone ... a far cry from bulky keyboards that require putting down the controller.


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While the President was meeting with his staff recently, an aide spoke up.
Sir, he asked, why do we take money from people as taxes and then return some of it as benefits
What do you mean? replied the President.
Well, consider a person making less than $10,000 to $20,000 a year. It makes no sense to tax him and then give him assistance. It seems to me that if we didnt take so much money from citizens to pay for food stamps, unemployment, welfare and Social Security, a lot less people would need food stamps, unemployment, welfare and Social Security. Why the middle-man handling?
Well, son, I guess you dont know how government really works. Let me give you an example. When I was a boy, a friend gave me a colt. That colt was so wild that you couldnt get within 300 feet of him. A neighbor told me how to tame him.
You withhold all food and water from him until he gets desperate and has to come to you. Soon he will learn to depend on you for his care and then you have him.
People are animals. They react the same way. Every government in history has learned that, to control people, you have to make them need and want it. Therefore we must first make sure that they cannot take care of themselves. Through heavy taxation we impoverish large numbers of citizens. This forces them to look to us for security. Theyll jump through hoops or lick our boots to get what they need. We then use their own money to provide for them. That way we can control them and their votes. Heh! Heh! Heh! What a racket! And, it works every time!
That, my boy, is how government operates!


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Two Rooms with Charm for 4 B&B
Vendégek száma4
Hálószobák száma1
Méret37 m²
Floor No.0(with elevator)
- Internet/WiFi
- Légkondicionálás
- Erkély/terasz
- Törölköző
- Családi / Gyerek barát
- Parkolási lehetőség
- Reggeli
- Zárható szoba
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|Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes, 08011 Barcelona, Spanyolország
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Breakfast is included only in limited time.
Located in a super central location 5 minutes from Plaça Catalunya, with excellent connections to all attractions tourist, cultural and leisure spaces; with the T1 Bus (airport shuttle) on the same street stop, only 1 minute away.
I will be happy to provide you with the information you need to enjoy Barcelona.
I hope to see you soon.
HázirendThis offer is only for people quiet, neat and clean.
Be respectful towards others.
Guests under 23 years of age are not allowed.travelling alone.
Families with children are allowed.
Use of the kitchen are included in stays longer than 5 days.
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It was great to meet Senda. Her flat is very-well located inside the city. It was easy for us to reach all the destinations that we wanted to visit. She is a very good land-lady. She helped us to arrange our visits, gave us information. Flat is clean and cosy. We were satisfied with the breakfast that she served. If we have a chance in future to visit Barcelona again, we definitely want to stay there again. We recommend her flat very likely. Thank you Senda for everything, we had a great holiday. Best Regards.
Our stay at Sendas appartement was great. The rooms are clean and very cozy. The location is central, just a few steps to the metro station. Senda is a very helpful host. She always had good tips. We would come back again!
The apartment is exactly like the pictures show. The rooms are spacious and very clean. The breakfast was not included in the price, unlike it was written on the website, but we were allowed to prepare our own stuff.
The apartment is situated very central with very good connections to all sights, but at one of the main streets, where the traffic never ceases at night.
The only drawback for us: one shares the apartment with a smoker.
We had a nice time in Barcelona! The apartement is very central situated and you can walk or go by metro to the old town. Metro station or bus shuttle to the airport is very near. We enjoyed the nice and clean rooms /bathroom for three people with nice furniture and decoration. Breakfast is fine, too. Senda is a very friendly and helpful host and could us help in any question, she answers mails very promptly. Only disadvantage: Traffic noise, but if windows are closed it is much better, earplugs can help.
We recommand this place in Barcelona- greetings and thanks to Senda!
We had a fine time in Barcelona. Thanks to Senda. Her B&B is at a good place in Barcelona, near the centrum and themetro. The rooms are spacious and stylishly decorated. Breakfast is fine. If you want, she can tell you much about Barcelona, the history and what is worth to visit. Also the non standard places. And, not unimportantly, where you can't get better in the late evening/night. She also want to figure out something for you or make a phone call. Because very Barcelona full of traffic lights there are advancing State cars, but earphones and weary solve that problem on. Next time we choose again for Senda's B&B.
Senda and her apartement are perfect to visit Barcelona. Senda is a miraculous hostess and with a tasty and sufficient breakfast as well as tips from Senda could enjoy my two adult daughters and me our trip very well. The apartement is central to the Placa de Catalunya. It is perfect to begin the sightseeing trip. I hope very much to be allowed to live in the next visit in Barcelona again with Senda.
Many greetings to Senda!!!
Senda is very kind and helps wherever she can.
We felt very comfortable and the rooms are clean and big enough for four people.
One star less because of the traffic noise during night. With eardrops I slept very well.
Promptly response on inqueries on booking.
Host right on spot on arrival, warm welcome.
Allways helpful with advice on sights in Barcelona.
Kitchen well equipped.
We enjoyed our stay, not least thanks to Senda's hospitality.
We had a great stay in this bed & breakfast. The apartment is situated on the 4th floor on a busy street, very close to Universitat and Urgell Metro, and Ramblas in walking distance. The street is a bit noizy at night. Sena is a very friendly, helpful and enthusiastic host. Breakfast is also very good. I would highly recommend this b&b to anyone.
Senda was an absolutely lovely host, full of information and chatty. The rooms were bright, spacious and clean. Breakfast was good. Coming from very quiet rural living conditions, being on the Gran Via, with all its noise, took a little time to get used to, however you can hardly get a more central location than this. It was perfect for exploring the city and beaches and even for trips to other parts of Catalonia. Being a non-smoker the only downside to the stay was the occasional cigarette smoke in the flat, although I couldn't smell it in the rooms at all and we weren't in the flat very much.
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This article was published on January 5, 2007.
>> UPDATE 06-23-2011: Whitey found! Full Phoenix coverage here. <<
"What do his legs look like?"
I'd never been asked that before. I was taking a call from San Diego about Whitey Bulger. I get a lot of calls about Bulger, but this one was different.
"I need to know what his legs look like. I'm pretty sure it's him."
I knew Whitey carried a knife strapped to his ankle — investigators found a Velcro ankle strap at one of his places. I knew the cops going through the trash outside his Quincy place back in the '80s figured out he was lactose intolerant. I knew his vital stats better than I know my daughters'. But I didn't know what Bulger's legs looked like.
I figured I'd better find out. The guy I was talking to in San Diego, who had identified himself as a law-enforcement agent, clearly had an eye for detail.
"He has blue eyes. I got close to him as he was leaving the theater and looked right into them. He was wearing a white shirt — an Oxford button-down — white shoes — New Balance — and a floppy fisherman's-bucket hat, and shorts."
The caller reached me a day or two after he'd gone to a matinee screening of the Martin Scorsese movie The Departed in downtown San Diego on October 6, 2006. He was so sure that in the audience he'd spotted the South Boston gangster upon whom Jack Nicholson's character was supposed to be based that afterward he'd maneuvered his way to the front of the crowd to get a good look at the man's face. Seeing the man's eyes were blue, he'd tailed him for four blocks before losing him near the trolley, he said.
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That he'd lost sight of a 77-year-old man was embarrassing enough — I figured the guy wouldn't have made that up. I was impressed by his initiative; he had the makings of a real fugitive hunter. While following the look-alike, he'd called the San Diego bureau of the FBI, and that afternoon, an agent had pulled tape from a surveillance camera situated in the mall outside the theater. It showed the backside of someone going down an escalator who, the agent told him, had the same mannerisms as Bulger.
Now, a couple days later, my caller was seething with frustration. He'd expected that the bureau would help him flood the area — he thought he knew where Bulger had gone. He was ready to go. But the FBI wasn't returning his calls or e-mails. Showing still more initiative, he'd gone back to the mall, retraced the path his subject had taken, flashed his credentials, and found five cameras that had captured the look-alike's image on tape, face forward and even in close-up. He was already searching the area he thought his suspect was headed for on the trolley. He was eagerly waiting for agents to join him. He was eager to describe the look-alike's facial features to see if it was a match.
"I'm a freaking cop and they're not returning my calls," he complained. The FBI didn't return his calls for the next 36 days.
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Along with heating oil prices, the distillate supply squeeze has severely impacted diesel fuel prices, especially in the Northeast. Retail diesel price data are available sooner than residential heating oil data. This graph shows that diesel prices turned the corner sometime after February 7 and are heading down.
Retail diesel fuel prices nationally, along with those of most other petroleum prices, increased steadily through most of 1999. Prices jumped dramatically (by over 11 cents per gallon) in the third week of January, and rose 2 or more cents a week through February 7.
The increases were much more rapid in the Northeast. From January 17 through February 7, diesel fuel prices in New England rose nearly 68 cents per gallon, or 47 percent. Prices in the Mid-Atlantic region rose about 58 cents per gallon (42 percent) in the same period, compared to an increase of 16 cents in the national average.
Prices are now falling faster in the Northeast than in the other areas. In New England, prices fell 19 cents per gallon from February 7 through February 14, nearly the same amount the following week, and another 10 cents through February 28.


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Julia Ernst to speak on Women's Rights Treaty, Jan. 26
DETROIT (Jan. 21, 2011) —Wayne State University Law School's Program for International Legal Studies and the International Law Students Association are pleased to host a lecture by Julia Ernst, visiting associate professor at the Georgetown University Law Center, at 12:15-1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 26, in the Law School's Spencer M. Partrich Auditorium. Ernst's lecture is titled "U.S. ratification of the Women's Rights Treaty: Fabulous, horrendous or meaningless?"
"The United States has not ratified the Women's Rights Treaty more than 30 years after it was drafted," said Professor Gregory Fox, director of the Program for International Legal Studies. "This is puzzling, to say the least. Julia Ernst is the ideal person to help us understand the debates surrounding the treaty and the prospects for U.S. ratification."
Ernst directs the Women's Law and Public Policy Fellowship Program at the Georgetown University Law Center, which provides fellowship opportunities for public interest lawyers to work for a year in Washington, D.C., on legal and policy issues affecting women and girls. She also leads the Leadership and Advocacy for Women in Africa Fellowship Program, which trains lawyers from Africa who have dedicated their careers to advancing women's human rights in their countries. She is a graduate of the University of Michigan Law School.
The event is free and open to the public, and lunch will be provided. Parking is available for $4.75 in Structure #1 across from the Law School on West Palmer Street in Detroit. For directions to the Law School or to view a campus map, visit www.campusmap.wayne.edu/location/LAW.
For more information regarding the event or the Program for International Legal Studies, visit Wayne Law at www.law.wayne.edu/international-studies or contact Fox at email@example.com.
Additional upcoming international events:
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
John Hutson, University of New Hampshire Law School (formerly Franklin Pierce Law School), "Rules of Engagement in Counter-Insurgency Campaigns"
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Natalie Klein, Macquarie Law School, Sydney Australia, "Protecting Whales under International Law: Australia's case against Japan before the World Court"
Find more information about these events at http://law.wayne.edu/international-studies/events.php.
Program for International Legal Studies
Wayne Law created the Program for International Legal Studies in recognition of the breadth of the faculty's international engagements and expertise and the fact that nearly all aspects of law now have an international component. From regulation of cross-border financial transactions to controlling pollution that recognizes no boundaries to human rights treaties that regulate how governments treat their citizens, law is now an interconnected global phenomenon.
The program coordinates all activities at Wayne Law related to international law. These activities include hosting the Speaker Series, sponsoring conferences and symposia featuring leading international scholars and practitioners, promoting research on international and comparative law topics, and providing important resources for Wayne Law students, alumni and friends interested in international law.
The program capitalizes on the Law School's world-renowned faculty members, who teach and write on a wide variety of international legal issues.
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A friend sent me this pic this morning. Truck load of shrink wrapped hives. He said there were a lot of dead bees in the wrap. I see a lot of truck load of bees going down the road, but never seen them wrapped like this. Thoughts?
He said there was a another truck behind that one with more wrapped hives and a fork lift. He didn't get the name but said it was something apiary services out of Manor, TX.


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Duplex Loft in San Telmo (1)
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- 空调
- 电视机
- 大厦电梯
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- 互联网/无线网路
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|Mexico, 1097 Buenos Aires, 阿根廷
Combining modern and traditional furnishings, this loft is a pleasant resting space for 2 guests. Upon on a mezzanine there is a double bed which can be split into 2 single beds, and a well-equipped kitchen also features. A seated patio and a rooftop garden are shared with occupants of other apartments.
The vibrant Calle Defensa Street is a 10-minute walk away where stalls, street performers and restaurants can be found. Plaza Dorrego Square is 20 minutes' away on foot, whilst the large Buenos Aires Ecological Reserve is a 30-minute walk away.
Drop by the Puerto Madero District. A booming business and shopping area by day, it transforms into a hip neighbourhood by night.
住宿规定Airport transfer is available for a fee of $50 USD. Guests wishing to avail of this offer should send their flight details to the host in advance.
A security deposit of $300 USD is required for monthly rentals.
A maid service is included once a week.
Bed linen and towels are provided and changed once a week by the maid.
An optional laundry service is available.
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What a great city! Our booking was managed prompty and efficiently by Mariano. He arranged a airport shuttle for us which was waiting for us at the airport. (A return shuttle was also arranged for us which arrived on time to take us to the airport). Zuni was there to meet us with our key as arranged when we arrived. The apartment was on the ground floor and was delightfully charming; just as it was advertised. We were thrilled to find a complimentary bottle of local wine in the apartment. The weather was colder than expected but this did not present a problem as the apartment has airconditioning that kept it warm and cosy but that could be switched off as required. The bed was very comfortable and the amenities more than adequate. The apartment is situated in the heart of the San Telmo Barrio and within walking distance of great cafes and restaurants. Great value for money and would definitely recommend this to those who are seeking comfortable, convenient accommodation at a good price!
Very very quiet place, absolutely no noise, as Mariano says it's like an oasis! 10mn walk from the Aerbusezeiza stop to the airport (av Begrano/Passeo Colon) close to several food shop and buses. Wifi sometimes weak. An old house with a nice patio but even if we felt secure, the street may look a little bit strange. Anyway i would recommend this place though a bit expensive considering the area.
the apartment was overall good but the most annoying wifi I have ever used, this is not a wifi apartment, you need to go out from the apartment to make it work. If the wifi had worked this would have been a four star apartment, overall good but not perfect.
pluses are:
+The host Elbino
+SIze and furnishing
minuses are:
-No fan so its hard to fry on the pan.
The flat is awesome, very well situated, nice furniture, very good bed. My only point of critique is that the wifi does not work in the flat and that you have to go into an extra room to have internet access.
The apartment is well situated in San Telmo, very central, a lot of places can be reached easily by a short walk. It was equipped with everything you need for cooking and it was also quiet.
Very nice little studio, well located in San Telmo and away from the noise from the street. Very clean, there is enough light coming from the patio next door. We recommend this place if you need your own little space in a nice area.
My family and I recently stayed at Mariano's loft in San Telmo. First, Mariano set up our airport transfer so we had no problems finding the loft. We were greeted by Zuni and shown around the loft and shared courtyard area. The loft was clean and had everything we needed. Any questions we had were promptly answered, usually within minutes!! I would definitely recommend staying at this loft or any other managed by Mariano or Zuni. They really made us feel at home...and, I was honestly sad to leave.
a good place - we recommend it
The apartment was clean, had wifi and other aminities and was comfortable for 2 people. It is in a central location, practically at the plaza in san telmo, where apart from the market we enjoyed a tango show on Sunday eve. At night (Fri, Sat, Sun) there was a lot of (partying) noise until 3-4am, and it disturbed our sleep, though I'm not a light sleeper. Otherwise there is no traffic or other noise. The last night in the place before a regular weekday was quiet.
As I had made a mistake in writing down the street number, we spent an hour at night with luggage trying to find it. Since the host's mobile number was, and still is, wrong on the site, we couldn't get hold of him either - there was a random person on the phone who naturally didn't know what is going on. I even tried to call the Wimdu call center, but they didn't answer either.
As Wimdu was a new service for me, and a few hundred dollars had already been charged from my account, the situation got us pretty nervous. By chance we found the place in the end, and everything ended well.
I recommend the place especially if you prefer central over quiet, and want easy and fast bus access to several places, like puerto madero or la boca.
We very much enjoyed our stay at the apartment. The location was perfect, at the main plaza in San Telmo, where you have live mus and tango every night. And the Sunday market is right on the doorstep. The apartment is clean and spacious and offers everything you need. Great value for money. I highly recommend the place.
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The Art of Layering
In case you are wondering how to survive all this cold we talk about...
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Emily OkeyHaha, nice video. It's totally true though, layering keeps you so warm even when it's -11. I walked up to Park Point this morning with a billion layers on and got so hot that I had to take half of them off :)
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Bloomberg Canada's Cullen Wants 'Pause' in Offshore Drilling
May 13 (Bloomberg) -- Canada should consider enforcing a "pause" on drilling by companies such as Chevron Corp. after an oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico underscored the risks of deep-sea rigs, said opposition lawmaker Nathan Cullen.
"I want companies sitting in front of me, and looking us all in the eye and saying this is what happened," said Cullen, 37, who led a push for lawmakers on the House of Commons natural resources committee to hear today from a BP Plc executive and federal regulators.
Canadian and U.S. lawmakers are reviewing safety measures after a Transocean Ltd. rig exploded April 20 at a BP site, causing 5,000 barrels of oil a day to leak in the Gulf of Mexico.
BP, which leased the rig from Transocean, has spent $450 million so far on its effort to stop the spill and clean it up, it said today. Canada has the largest oil reserves outside the Middle East, led by Alberta's oil sands deposits, and has projects in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Newfoundland.
"It's reverse-onus time. I don't have to prove this thing is risky, they have to prove it's safe," Cullen, the New Democratic Party's energy and natural resources critic, said in an interview in Bloomberg's Ottawa office yesterday. "The ability to drill is a privilege, not a right."
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"BP continues to do everything it can in conjunction with governmental authorities and other industry experts to find a solution to stop the flow of oil on the seabed or contain it before it reaches surface," Anne Drinkwater, president of BP Canada Inc., told lawmakers today.
Gaetan Caron, the head of the National Energy Board, said "no safety regulator can possibly say an accident will never happen," when asked about the risks of drilling in the Arctic. Inuit leaders also testified about their worries over proposed drilling in Canada's far north.
The government in Canada's easternmost province of Newfoundland yesterday appointed an expert to review how to prevent and respond to offshore spills. Chevron says it's exploring this year in the Orphan Basin about 430 kilometers (267 miles) northeast of Newfoundland's capital St. John's. The water in the basin is 2600 meters (8350 feet) deep, a record for Canadian drilling.
"It would be inappropriate to speculate on any regulatory changes in Canada arising from the Gulf of Mexico incident," Chevron spokesman Kurt Glaubitz wrote in an e-mail message. "Chevron recognizes the significance of the Gulf of Mexico incident and along with the rest of the industry, we want to understand what caused the incident so we can apply any lessons to further enhance our safety."
Opposition leader Michael Ignatieff of the Liberal Party told the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. May 11 that "questions about a moratorium might come into play" if safety issues aren't addressed. Canadian Environment Minister Jim Prentice has said an exploration moratorium isn't needed.
"Moratoriums seem to have particular significance in the oil and gas community, that send shockwaves around investment," Cullen said. "There's a way to suggest pausing" where existing leases are re-examined, he said.
The National Energy Board said this week it will review safety measures for Arctic drilling after the U.S. spill. While there are no projects or applications to drill in the region now, Canada has discussed exploring new energy deposits in the country's Arctic. Other countries, including the U.S. and Russia, are working to settle disputed claims to the region.
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"The larger question here is that we are moving from known, relatively safe conventional oil to a territory where things are unknown, riskier, much more expensive," Cullen said.
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"We are worried about the offshore and the environment but the other side is we are wedded to oil," Hughes said. "Governments will realize that."
"If the Americans who talk about energy independence, if they even want to make inroads in terms of their energy independence, they will have to push for more offshore activities," Hughes said.
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I'm currently trying to decide between two training courses that have been talked about to death on here, so I don't expect an easy answer and am not sure how biased any responses will be, but any help is greaty appreciated.
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I started my certification path in 2000 and currently have my A+, Network+, Security+ and CCNA. A week ago I passed the Switching exam for the new CCNP track, but decided to take a Cisco break and concentrate on my 'passion', security (network security and pen testing). I am currently studying for my CEH with Kimberly Graves newest Study guide, certflashcardsonline and careerademy cbt. Almost being done with the book, I can see the CEH shouldn't be very difficult, especially compared to the Cisco exams I've taken.. Seems like just a lot of memorization of tools and their uses etc. Multiple choice stuff.. I found that a lot that I studied in regards to security for my Cisco training has really helped and had to do with things on the CEH…
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I've had BackTrack on a box for a while now as well as on a usb I use for my laptop. I'm not gonna lie and say I know all the tools, but I do feel comfortable with the navigation although not a huge linux user at the CLI (I do have Ubuntu Linux Toolbox 100 Commands, to help me out other than web references).
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An outside auditor confirmed he signed off on a reimbursement to Fort Ord Reuse Authority Executive Officer Michael Houlemard for a traffic fine in 2010.
Ralph Marcello of Sacramento said it is "very common" for executives in the private and public sector to be reimbursed for traffic tickets received in the course of business.
Monterey County's assistant auditor said it is unheard of for any county employee to be reimbursed for a traffic fine.
"We would consider it a gift of public funds to pay people's parking tickets," said Al Friedrich.
Many employees have tried to recoup the cost of fines, but none has succeeded. In fact, Friedrich said, the county regularly recoups fines from employees who are ticketed in county vehicles.
Marcello also said FORA's reimbursements for business-related lunches were appropriate, even if they were not travel-related, as long as they don't violate the FORA board's adopted expense reimbursement policy.
Told that reimbursement of Houlemard's traffic violation was in direct violation of that policy, Marcello said he believed it was justified because of the Carmel police officer's conduct the day of the ticket.
"This was a little different. The police officer that pulled him over probably should have lost his job or been suspended," he said. "Based on the conversation that was relayed to me by another employee who was present, that officer was way out of line."
Houlemard was ticketed in May 2010 for failing to stop at a stop sign in Carmel while on his way to a meeting with then-Mayor Sue McCloud. He was reimbursed $271 for his fine and traffic school.
Carmel Interim Police Chief Michael Calhoun said his office received no complaints regarding the ticket.
McCloud said she clearly recalls Houlemard telling her about the violation at Second Avenue and Carpenter Street and jokingly telling him the corner was infamous and one of the city's biggest revenue sources. Other than disappointment at being ticketed, she said, he made no complaints.
Houlemard did not respond to a message Monday. Marcello, whose firm specializes in pubic agency audits and has worked for the cities of Carmel and Marina, declined to give more detail about the incident, citing potential litigation.
The open-space advocacy group Keep Fort Ord Wild filed a claim against FORA on Friday alleging improper reimbursement for a variety of expenses, including lunches Houlemard attended with other officials at local restaurants and the traffic ticket.
The group's attorney, Michael Stamp, said Marcello's responses were "amazing."
Speeding or failing to stop at a stop sign are against the law, he said. "You can't be rewarded. There is no argument to the contrary."
Both the Internal Revenue Service and FORA's reimbursement policy specifically exempt traffic fines from reimbursement or tax deductions. Chief Assistant District Attorney Terry Spitz said an analysis of the criminality of a reimbursement or expense would come down to who has final control of the money. A reimbursement could be a gift of public funds in violation of the state constitution, he said, without violating the penal code.
A constitutional violation would be actionable by a civil lawsuit. Stamp said Keep Fort Ord Wild is awaiting FORA's response to the claim before deciding if it will sue.
The group is demanding employees who benefitted from the expenditures reimburse the general fund with interest. It also wants an independent audit of the agency, an injunction against future "gifts" of public funds and creation of safeguards to prevent future waste.
Houlemard on Friday acknowledged the seriousness of the allegations and said he will ask the FORA executive committee to seek an outside audit of the expenses, conducted by someone other than Marcello.
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Researchers lead push for defense facility
By Kris Rodriguez
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(Sept. 10, 2007)--UTSA South Texas Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases (STCEID) researchers will be among a growing list of proponents speaking in favor of bringing a new $500 million national bio and agro-defense facility (NBAF) to San Antonio. The Department of Homeland Security will conduct a public meeting to discuss the environmental impact of the proposed facility from 6 to 10 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 11 at the Marriott Plaza Downtown hotel, 555 S. Alamo St.
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San Antonio is among five finalists seeking to land the coveted economic-generating research facility, and UTSA infectious disease researchers are championing a local effort to build the facility in San Antonio. The proposed site would house the 520,000-square-foot facility at the Texas Research Park on Potranco Road in southwest San Antonio.
Last month, U.S. Congressman Ciro Rodriguez met with UTSA President Ricardo Romo, other UTSA administrators, STCEID researchers and representatives from the UT Health Science Center, BioMed San Antonio and Texas Bio-Agri Defense Research Consortium.
"We feel there is a synergy between the biodefense work our infectious disease center researchers are already doing and the research that will be taking place in the proposed facility," said Robert Gracy, UTSA vice president for research.
NBAF would employ up to 350 and include researchers studying biological threats involving human, zoonotic and foreign-animal diseases. NBAF would replace the aging Plum Island, N.Y., Animal Disease Center, which was built in 1951 but has insufficient laboratory space and is costly to maintain.
If San Antonio is selected for the NBAF, it would allow for collaboration with STCEID researchers along with providing internship and employment opportunities for UTSA undergraduate and graduate students.
Comprised of 19 research teams led by College of Sciences faculty, STCEID is one of the leading emerging infectious disease research centers in the country, generating more than $5.3 million in research funding from the National Institutes of Health and private organizations since opening in 2005. STCEID research focuses on critical areas of human health including anthrax, tularemia, cholera, Lyme disease, desert valley fever and other bacterial and fungal diseases.
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The county planning department has extended the deadline for public comment on the Grist Creek concrete batch plant project until January 30. The original deadline was December 26.
Neighbors of the plant at 37342 Covelo Road in Longvale have expressed concern about noise levels from a plant allowed to operate from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. seven days a week, as well as impacts to water quality, salmon habitat, and air quality. The site is located next to Outlet Creek.
The public comment deadline had to be extended due to a California Environmental Quality Act requirement that any finding by a public agency that a project will have no significant environmental impact, known as a negative declaration, must be referred to a "state clearinghouse" so it can be reviewed by any state agencies with responsibility in that area, such as the State Water Resources Control Board or the California Department of Fish & Wildlife.
"We typically refer a project to the state agencies that have some jurisdiction over these areas," said planning staffer and project coordinator John Speka, "but we overlooked that, so we've got to keep the comment period open. It was an inadvertent mistake."
CEQA requires a 30-day review period in the state clearinghouse for negative declarations, except in exceptional circumstances.
Planning Director Steve Dunnicliff said his department had already been working with local branches of the state agencies most likely to be interested.
According to the development review staff report on the Grist Creek project, both the Mendocino County Water Agency and Department of Fish and Game staff have "found the existing (and/or proposed) design features to be adequate for protection of the noted resources."
Speka said DFG staffer Rick Macedo was the Mendocino County contact for DFG on the Grist Creek project and had been "out there at the site with me on more than one occasion." Macedo is away from his office until next week.
The planning department has received maybe a couple dozen public comments on the proposed concrete batch plant so far, Speka said, mostly focusing on noise issues, water quality in the creek, and salmon habitat.
The process of approving this project is "atypical," Dunnicliff said, because, according to the planning department, the applicants do not need to be granted a use permit for the project and no public hearings need be held. Because the site is already zoned industrial, the proposed use is permitted "by right," even though the project is still required to undergo environmental review.
The review document says a final change from rangeland to industrial (I2) zoning was approved by the county board of supervisors in May 2010.
According to the notice announcing the extended comment period, Dunnicliff will make an administrative decision whether to adopt the negative declaration as is or revise it further, on November 7.
At that point, any appeal of Dunnicliff's decision will go directly to the board of supervisors, skipping the county planning commission. According to Dunnicliff, supervisors do not have the jurisdiction to overturn his decision, but they can add further conditions.
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Which one weighs more?
I shoot both 45 and 9mm. The 45 (in an XD) has a very managable recoil, and both the 220 Supermatch and X-Five are heavier than my XD. Second, if you're shooting bullseye, "flippiness" isn't an issue, since speed isn't an issue. If you're shooting IDPA, where it's all speed, then figure based on class (custom or stock, high capacity or 10-shot) etc, etc. They shoot mainly 9mm and .40S&W based on capacity.
Accuracy? Both are factory "fitted/matched" guns, and exceptional. The 45 just makes a bigger hole... lol
If it's for shooting little ragged holes for fun, both fit the bill. The 9mm ammo is much cheaper, the the X-Five is a lot more money???
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z575, 2 weeks old. I've had this issue since I first bought it
The One key program keeps opening over and over and over. Its stops sometimes. Sometimes it doesn't
Can I uninstall One Key Recovery?
More specifically can I uninstall it without jeperdizing the fuction of my labtop? and can I re-install it without issues
DVD's are definitely recreate the same partitions (4 partitions) but it just recreate the partitions not resize them.
If you want to bring back the oem partition or the preloaded programs that coming with lenovo . you can use DVD's yes.
Ok, first things first...I have a lenovo y570 ideapad. I am a novice. I have read maybe 100 of the posts in this community and have a better understanding, but still do not know how best to proceed.
Within weeks of getting the Lenovo, I had a problem, but successfully used the one key recovery button (I did not use 3 recovery dvds made about a week after getting it.)
I wanted to add a partition to store data...mostly music (mostly from CDs downloaded to itunes). With 500 gb hdd I figured 200 gb for this would be good. I resized the C partition, but could not add a partition in the unallocated space and now understand why. I am not sure if the has messed up the OKR button, which seems possible given the thread.
I noticed the 29 gb partition and it seems that I can already use this for data.
The OKR, I only used once...I do not believe I created a "system backup/image".
Here are my questions...
1: Will the resizing of partition C back to its original C restore the ability to use OKR?
2. If I test the recovery DVDs and they work, is the only problem with resizing D to 200gb the loss of the OKR button?
3. What is the system backup/image? Is this like Windows restore, where I can go back to a point in time if something goes wrong? If so, When I restore with the DVDs, can/should I update windows before I make the image and/or new recovery dvds?
4. Finally...and this seems like a long shot...would resizing the partitions before making new recovery dvds or engaging with OKR be helpful...
Firstly,You cant create more than 4 partition.For create the 5th partition you need rapiddrive for change your disk to dynamic.System backup/image creates a restore point.You can go back when something goes wrong yes.Recovery DVD's are different.They ' re for go back to the initial settings.As i said just now you cant create more than 4 partitions and If you want to resize your D (Backup partition) You need to shrink c firstly and then delete the d partition completely.When you delete the d partition completely they ' ll unite . Recreate that unallocated space as D .
Resizing the c partition dont effect the okr . and i didnt understand your 3th question
You cant create more than 4 partition . For a 5th part you need to install rapid drive for change your disk to dynamic.
d partition is your backup part and if you want to extend D shrink c firstly then delete the d completely until they unit.
when you delete d completely they ' ll unit . and recreate the unallocated part as D .
for example your d is 29 gb and you want to make it 100 gb- shrink c 71 gb first
i have lenovo y460. how resize drive D without problem for OnKeyRecovery.
I don't need more 50gb for Drive D. Can i resize Drive C? just answer here!
Also how i can recovery setting? my laptop don't load windows 7.
I just bought a lenovo Z575 Ideapad and want to create recovery discs. But there seem to be so many options that I don't know what to purchase. Dual layer? 4.75 or something bigger? Some help would be much appreciated.
I backed up my y560 to the tune of 335+GB with Onekey, ended up needing to restore it, and i can't because Onekey says "the image file is not valid." Is this because it is over 300gb? I have version 7, which i thought eliminated the restore size limit.
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Dr. Johnson came to the Purdue center in 1957 where he taught mechanical engineering until 1984. He was born in 1924 and died on August 25, 1984. He received degrees from Indiana State Teachers College (B.S., 1949), Prudue University (B.S.M.E., 1953; M.S.M.E., 1962) and Michigan State University (Ph.D., 1974).
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1st Lt. Jason Cordaway and platoon members
UTSA Army ROTC coordinates troop gifts
By Blake Niewenhuis
Cadet, UTSA Army ROTC Road Runner Battalion
(March 4, 2009)--The ROTC Road Runner Battalion thanks UTSA faculty, staff and students who donated gifts for care packages sent to the platoon of UTSA alumnus 1st Lt. Jason Cordaway over the holidays.
Today's headlines
- La Prensa Foundation is newest member of UTSA Lone Star Society
- UTSA alumna Jordan Kaufmann wins $50K for new stent-graft start-up
- UTSA begins new way-finding sign installation this summer at Main Campus
- USA Today: UTSA long jumper Tyler Williamson rescues three-year-old boy
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A 2004 UTSA graduate, Cordaway currently is currently leading an infantry platoon in the countryside of Afghanistan. He expressed his and his men's gratitude for helping to make the holidays better.
The platoon is nearing the end of their mission in Afghanistan and will be coming home within the next few months.


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Original post made by Paul Losch, a resident of Palo Alto, on Apr 9, 2009
This nonsense with pirates holding huge commercial ships hostage is ridiculous. When it comes to international cooperation, this is a no brainer. Isn't the United States Navy, among others, charged with making sure commercial activity on the seas is free and unfettered? And aren't there a few other countries with navies that can help with this sort of protection?
This may be another example, 9/11 being the most tragic of them, that our military capabilities are more focused on a tiny missile from North Korea that has Cold War connections, when the real safety and stability of the world is in need of a major paradigm shift by our military and defense leaders.
I will posit that an aircraft carrier is not necessary to deal with pirates off the African coast. We need to think Coast Guard here, not "massive force."
I won't go there on Law of Sea or international law, but my hunch that is what most of the discussions at the State Department are focused on. It has its place, but these guys are bandits, well into international waters, and need to be put in their place. Little men, not something to be tolerated, just in need of an appropriate stategy to minimze them. This is not that difficult.
So much for my blogs being about our local community.
a resident of Downtown North
on Apr 9, 2009 at 5:50 pm
The ocean is large. You will need a large navy to patrol it all.
The pirates are based on land and probably intermixed with the civilian population. Attacking them on land will probably be no easier than winning the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Part of the problem is that the shipping companies are very willing to pay ransom and/or protection money to the pirates, which just encourages more piracy.
And why don't they just post a few armed guards on each ship? These "pirates" are just a handful of gangsters on a small motorboat.
Put up some resistance and I bet the piracy will drop significantly.
a resident of Fairmeadow
on Apr 9, 2009 at 5:55 pm
This seems like a situation where Predator-type drone aircraft would be a good tool. There's a lot of ocean to patrol by ship, but the surveillance aircraft should be able to spot small boats and fire a missle at them if necessary.
a resident of Midtown
on Apr 10, 2009 at 1:22 am
Walter_E_Wallis is a registered user.
Any port from which pirates operate should be rendered useless my mines ala Haiphong until the locals either kill the pirates or deliver them up to the government under which the pirated ship is flagged. Even then, the quarantine should continue a minimum of one year. Our satellite imagery should be enough that we could trace any ship back in time to locate its home port.
a resident of Midtown
on Apr 10, 2009 at 1:31 pm
The US Navy should protect American flagged ships, with American crews. Other countries can join in, if they wish, but our focus should be on our own citizens and interests. Imagine that NATO countries actually spent the money to develop their own navies and marines.
This situation is not a coast guard event. RPGs make this a military event.
Obama should not wait until this thing turns into a high seas negotiation morass. He should shoot first.
The U.S. military does not really need a paradigm shift, becasue missles with warheads are much more important than this pirate pressure. The U.S. military needs clear and firm orders from the commander in chief to shoot first, before they get mired in a bunch of ridiculous situations where politics trump cannons.
Jefferson finally got the message, and he sent in the marines (Stephen Decatur became a national hero for his efforts in Tripoli). It is not really different today. Negotiations are not the answer. Force is the answer.
a resident of Midtown
on Apr 10, 2009 at 1:45 pm
Walter_E_Wallis is a registered user.
I am disgusted with the navy for their failure to support the captain in his escape attempt with covering fire. I am surprised there were no SEALS in the water. Perhaps the SEALS publicity exceeds their actual capacity. Was Bucher Jr. commanding the DD? Or did the rules of engagement prohibit any initiative?
a resident of Midtown
on Apr 10, 2009 at 1:59 pm
If the signal from the top is that it is not a military situation, but a negotiating situation, with the military in a backup role, then the SEALS will not be ready to go, even if they were available.
This is a leadership issue. It can be made much worse, for the future, if negotiations win the day. Putin put down the theatre attack in Moscow with force, and loss of innocent lives. Obama needs to learn from him.
a resident of Downtown North
on Apr 10, 2009 at 3:00 pm
Looks like the French are playing hardball with the pirates:
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a resident of Stanford
on Apr 10, 2009 at 3:08 pm
That is surprising considering the history of France surrendering. Where the French soldiers made up of men/women from the former North African colonies of France, since they seemed to be the only ones fighting in WWII for France.
a resident of Midtown
on Apr 11, 2009 at 4:18 am
Walter_E_Wallis is a registered user.
When I served with the BFONU they were fierce fighters [see Chipyongni]
I heard one report that "The navy didn't want to resort to force." Perhaps we can save all that weapons system money and just equip each ship with a checkbook to pay the tribute.
As easy as it would be to blame the President for this farce, it cannot be denied that this reticence to enforce our rights with force is a Foggy Bottom tradition exemplified by the too early handing of Iraq to the State Department, with disastrous consequences. I eagerly wait for Dr. Rice's book to explain that era.
a resident of Downtown North
on Apr 11, 2009 at 11:13 am
I know this is off topic, but Mr. Losch starts his piece with "I have a blog coming up around Palo Alto needing a genuine, bona fide revenue strategy...."
I hope he doesn't confine his thoughts to extracting more "revenue" from residents and businesses (or even out of towners). Many (if not most) of us who have looked hard at the issue think that Palo Alto has a SPENDING problem that is much bigger than its revenue problem.
Palo Alto already receives and SPENDS revenue that is almost twice the amount per capita as most of our neighbors. We also have almost twice as many employees per resident, which is the crux of the problem. Many of us feel we aren't getting much for all the extra spending, and that the city wastes way too much money. (I know Mr. Losch feels the same way about some of this as he's been - for an establishment figure - pretty hard on things like the storm drain waste and fiasco.)
When solving a problem - like the city budget - a lot depends on how you approach it initially. If we start looking it as a revenue issue, and don't confront with spiraling, endless employee wage and benefit issues, we'll never reach sustainability.
So I hope the public discussion won't be confined to seeking more ways to extract dollars from us.
a resident of another community
on Apr 11, 2009 at 11:58 am
Just sink the boat and put everyone in the water. Pick up any survivors as long as they don't try shooting back. Some collateral damage to the hostages happens. The main thing is to discourage the pirates from attacking more ships in the future.
a resident of Greenmeadow
on Apr 11, 2009 at 1:50 pm
I think the Israelis can teach the world a thing or two about having a policy of not negotiating with kidnappers.
a resident of Palo Alto
on Apr 11, 2009 at 2:36 pm
Paul Losch is a registered user.
Re: revenue strategy blog that is edit right now.
Stay tuned, and please don't presume the nature of my comments before you see them. You are welcome to take issue or agree with what I say after the blog is posted, but your comments in this posting around revenue strategy do not correlate with what I actually have to say.
And when it is posted, I hope we can keep it focused on the revenue side of the ledger, and not drift off the subject into spending questions. Developing a revenue strategy is a topic that has been woefully neglected, ulike the spending side, which seems to get commentary by hour in this forum.
Back to pirates for now.
a resident of Palo Alto
on Apr 11, 2009 at 4:55 pm
Paul Losch is a registered user.
I am trying to think about this as President Obama may think about it.
Pirates--you are a nuisance, you are disrupting trade and peaceful use of the seas for commerce. Your only agenda is that of hijackers and other such criminals, and I as POTUS don't need to waste my time with people like you.
Somalia--I was a community organizer in Chicago, and your country faces challenges in your citizenry that I can only imagine. Our relationship with you is complex, but there are certain behaviors that can not be tolerated, and pirates using your shores must be stopped. No negotiation.
Allies--the flag a commercial ship flies defies this issue. We must use our collective naval capabilities to do what is needed in a world and economy that is truly global. We are dealing with petty criminals who happen to be taking advantage of the circumstances off the east African coast, but they still are petty criminals. Let's not let our other issues on international matters get in the way of solving this one.
And by the way, I will not escalate the problem with pirates as a pretense for other foreign policy issues my Admninistration faces.
a resident of Midtown
on Apr 11, 2009 at 5:41 pm
President Jefferson wanted to consider the Barbary pirates as a mere nuisance. It eventually became a much worse situation, becasue he refused to take it seriously, prefering to pay tribute. Then, finally, Jefferson sent in the navy and Decatur won the day through combat.
The Somali pirates are probably not mere criminals, as you declare. They buy their weapons from al qaeda contacts in Yemen, thus transferring their wealth up the food chain. Those weapons are serious things on the seas, including RPGs and assault rifles. This situation is much bigger than a mere coast guard action, Paul. This is a military action.
Paul, you mention "collective naval capabilities". Really? Since when have the European and Asian nations contributed to such affairs with real money and real blood? Even Obama cannot convince them to do that.
Your metric is way off base, Paul. You need to put your thinking cap back on.
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Apr 11, 2009 at 7:00 pm
Thanks for the observations. Your analysis of the situation differs from mine, and that's fine.
Bottom line is we need to excise this tumor of these pirates taking hostage commercial ships and their crews for ransom.
My point of view is that at best the people involved in this piracy are part of a distributed network of bad guys, you appear to have the opinion that their is more of a hiercharchy in the name of Al Qaeda that provides and consumes from the guys in the boats. I actually don't even view them as being part of a larger network, but for the sake of discussion, I will offer some thoughts.
1. They need to be taken out ASAP
2. The resources to take them out should be tailored to the nature of their tactics and strategies, nothing more and nothing less
3. This is not a US problem, it is an international problem, and other countries need to be part of ending the problem. If this is an example of a new international security challenge, as I believe it is, we should view it as such
4. The flags under which most commercial vessels sail are under the auspices of places like Panama, and they are flags of convenience. The pirates really don't care what flag is flying and we need to deal with them without regard to the flag under which a vessel sails, it is another obsolete paradigm in these circumstances.
5. My favorite President is Theodore Roosevelt, and my favorite quote from him is "The way to do a thing is to do it!" TR would not have hesitated in these circumstances to "do it." We need to do it with the current situation and have an international coaltion that patrols the seas east of Africa until this band of thugs realizes their little shenanigans are over.
a resident of Midtown
on Apr 11, 2009 at 9:08 pm
If TR was still the prez, this thing would already be over. The pirates would not be trying to make any more deals, in fact there would few, if any, more pirates.
TR is not prez. We have the current situation.
a resident of Midtown
on Apr 12, 2009 at 6:29 am
Walter_E_Wallis is a registered user.
Many a woman has found out you cannot negotiate your way out of a rape, but you sure can fight your way free. ANY negotiation validates the criminal. I remember how on the 200th birthday of our nation my contempt for mankind's collective cowardice toward evil was erased by the news there were still men around - the Entebbe rescue. Yonatan Netanyahu, where is the like of you today? Apparently not in the U.S. Navy.
a resident of Stanford
on Apr 12, 2009 at 9:38 am
Interesting how a so-called veteran is now criticizing the US Navy would knowing any or all of the facts, especially after stating above "this reticence to enforce our rights with force is a Foggy Bottom tradition exemplified by the too early handing of Iraq to the State Department, with disastrous consequences."
a resident of Adobe-Meadow
on Apr 12, 2009 at 9:51 am
Anna, I agree with you that Palo Alto has more of a spending problem than a revenue problem. I find Paul Losch's dismissal of your comment rather close minded and actually the root of the council's current budget shortfall problems.
Bosch's already declared intent to ignore the city's spending problems portends a very problematic mindset.
I do not look forward to what he has to say about how the city can extract more dollars from us.
a resident of Midtown
on Apr 12, 2009 at 10:37 am
Pres. Obama took military action against the pirates this morning. The remaining American hostage was rescued and is now aboard a US Navy ship in good condition. Three of the four pirates are dead and fourth was captured.
Web Link
a resident of Midtown
on Apr 12, 2009 at 11:14 am
Walter_E_Wallis is a registered user.
Anyone questioning my "so-called" veteran status need only send me their E-Mail and I'll send a copy of my DD214.
Since the infantry ultimately has to pick up the pieces, I feel quite qualified to comment on the actions of the Navy and military. If you don't understand how much of the problem in Iraq was the consequence of the premature turnover of control to State I won't bother to fill in the gaps in your understanding.
a resident of Midtown
on Apr 12, 2009 at 11:24 am
Great news! Force worked.
a resident of Stanford
on Apr 13, 2009 at 6:44 am
Walter--you feel that you are qualified to comment on anything and everything--regardless of your knowledge of the facts or not.
You clearly stated :"there were still men around - the Entebbe rescue. Yonatan Netanyahu, where is the like of you today? Apparently not in the U.S. Navy."--suggesting that there are no "men" in the Navy. An undeserved slap in the face from a so-called veteran. You were not commenting on the actions of the Navy but on the people in the Navy itself. Typical of your shoot-from-the-hip, too often revolting comments.
a resident of Stanford
on Apr 13, 2009 at 7:35 am
Walter--a CNN article about the men you vilified:
Web Link
a resident of Stanford
on Apr 13, 2009 at 11:20 am
Anymore comments, Walter, about the men in the Navy?
Web Link
a resident of Midtown
on Apr 13, 2009 at 12:02 pm
The SEALSs and other special forces are probably the equal of the Rangers that scaled Point du Hoc. For example, try reading "Lone Survivor" by Marcus Luttrell. This book provides a feel for the esprit de corp, training and combat action of the modern special ops warrior.
Walter is wrong about the Navy special ops...they are good, and have proven it over and over, once again in this instance. However, Walter may be right in that there is a certain attitude among the Navy and civilian leadership that the main point of the negotiation was to deliver the American hostage to safety. Such an attitude could be counterproductive in detering piracy.
a resident of Downtown North
on Apr 13, 2009 at 1:11 pm
When the Navy showed up, the pirates dropped all their demands for ransom money. The pirates offered to let the hostage go if they could safely return to shore. The Navy offered to arrest them if they let the hostage go. They should have taken the Navy's offer.
a resident of Crescent Park
on Apr 17, 2009 at 3:09 pm
And I clicked on this thinking it was talking about the city raising revenue via exorbitant fines such as a $250 fine for being late with your $35 alarm fee.
Such caprice would be something pirates could appreciate!


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Wow... Barry, you are famous... Robert too... talking about us all the way over in England....
Haha... Google is GREAT!! I found a link that Robert lists as " Russian scientist with translator".... INCREDIBLE... Thats my ex-wife that grafted for JN, and a visiting Ukranian beekeeper that cam over here on a government funded exchange type program through Jackson state university.... he was the dude that convinced me to try bee stings for my arthritis.... hehehe. He was just a small beek in Ukraine that DID migrate with the weather there.... all his bees on a trailer moved from area to area....Everyone take a look..
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World renowned bee breeder and PHD? Thats even funnier than calling Barry's site one of the most censored on the planet.
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My ex with the Ukrainian beek ... looks like the pecan orchard down the road from me.... where was "I"?? AT my DAY JOB
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Im so embarrassed that he pulled the wool over my eyes. Im usually pretty good about spotting a scammer, but RR got me on this one. Fell for it hook line and sinker. Anyone want 2 of russells famous treatment free mite resistant carniolan queens? Id love to know where they actually came from or what their lineage is. Sigh.
I removed my photos from his site today,I don't care to be associated with him any more.
According to the link provided in this post, Robert is now in custody.
Joel gave good advice here:
All of us who have been wronged by Robert should contact the AG and at least file a complaint. I will be.
Regards, Barry
I left a message with my cell number and email for the investigator Randy Chatham 601 825-1480 Tuesday afternoon. Not sure if this is the way to go but if he gets back to me I will let you know.
I am still trying to understand whether or not PDG Honey was involved or not? Do any of you know or at least have opinions?
I don't but I did buy a couple of queens off of him last year and I did receive what I asked for when I couldn't get any communication from Russell's. Got what I paid for from Russell also. Guess I got real lucky on that. Sad situation this has came to is all I can say.
Thanks MTINAZ, I missed where you had responded. I appreciate your insight.
If anyone paid him money and did not receive there items I highly recommend that you call the Rankin county sheriffs office. Robert Russell is in custody but on a warrant in a different county, for what appears to be taking someones $ and not giving them queens. I think this is the felony false pretense the link to the court docket was about. It sounds like Rankin county may also be wiling to file similar charges.
Can we just post all the contacts and phone numbers we have to the appropriate authorities. Very confusing with maybe half a dozen different offices involved. If I hear back from Mr. Chatham I'll ask him who we should be talking to.


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This winter set list included a variety of holiday songs - including the ASL version of "Jingle Bells." We also made cookies and treats for the chapters we visited (to make up for our off-key sisterhood). My sisters were able to snag a few videos and photos from the night... Check out the Holidays at RIT:
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I have used several mating nucs this last year and will submit a post in the near future about assembly, design and size pros and cons, etc. They all worked well, but I have to say the fence hanging mini with 5- half deep frames was the perfect size for a strong mini colony,large enough to stay warm in my cool springtime climate but not so big it was time consuming to find the Queens..and Looking for the queens while standing upright was a blessing for my back. I'll post a pic for those that have not seen them. The window was neat, but I never used it except to take this photos and it was time consuming to add the window.
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