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Great Attic with Amazing View
Nombre max. de visiteurs4
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Surface70 m²
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|Vicolo dei modelli, 00100 Roma, Italie
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Welcame on the top of Rome with this lovely terraced home..at the corner of Fontana di Trevi, so near but in the same time so far from the noise of a very crowded area ( Trevi Fontain), just there there is this lovely apartment of 70 mq of surface, composed by two parts, the first with well furnished kitchen, lounge area with sofà, short hallway with wardrobe, one bathroom with tube, basin, water, bide' , Master bedroom with fireplace, chest of drowers, ceiling with exposed with withe wood beams...large terrace overlooking the Quirinal, where to drink and eat with a table for 5 persons, decks, electric roof removable..and the other part composed by a little room with bunk beds with a closet and a mini private bathroom only with shower, basin and water.
A tipycally italian style ..the "italianità is also perceived from the terracotta roofs tiles..
Règles de la maisonTHE CHECK IN TIME IS FROM 2PM TO 8PM.
After that time there is an extra fee:
From 8 pm to 10 pm is 25 euro
From 10 pm to 12 pm is 35 euro
After 12 pm is 40 euro.
After 1 a.m 50,00 euro
Special check in day:
Ester, 24/25/31 december, New Year check in at any time will cost € 50,00
the keys will be delivered after an appointment fixed a day before your arrival and two hours after your time landing, Marco will be waiting in front of the house..
CITY TAX (3.50 euro per person per night for a miximum of 10 days, are excluded from the price) and will be paid upon your arrival. Children under 1
|Prix à la semaine pour un maximum de 2 voyageurs
|810 €
|Prix pour > 2 voyageurs
|5 € par voyageur/nuit supplémentaire
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Appartement très bien situé, propre et terrasse très agréable. L'ensemble aurait cependant besoin d'un "coup de frais". Vaisselle et cuisine sommaires mais suffisantes pour le petit déjeuner . Attention la seconde chambre est séparée de l'appartement par la terrasse sans problème avec des ados plus embêtant avec de petits! Très bon accueil.
Appartement très sympa, au 4ème étage sans ascenseur, il faut mériter la belle terrasse et la vue ;) Très bien équipé avec tout ce qu'il faut pour un bon séjour, de plus il est situé en plein centre ville, ce qui est très pratique pour visiter la ville à pied.
L'appartement est incroyable! grand balcon, où vous pouvez sentir l'esprit magnétique de Rome.Clean et confortable lieu-2 bedrooms.Perfect min de la fontaine de Trevi, bien que très calme. Merci à notre hôte, elle était super gentil et serviable! Au plaisir de vous revoir!
The apartment is amazing! great balcony,where you can feel the magnetic spirit of Rome.Clean and cozy bedrooms.Perfect location-2 min to trevi fountain,although very quiet. Thanks to our host,she was super helpful and friendly! hope to see you again!
We were very happy with everything here.
Francesca came to the street to greet us and welcome in. Apartment was nice and beautiful and the terrace of course was awesome. Spent great 2 nights here and would like to come again as well.
Francesca also fixed us ride from the airport and that was very good idea since after seeing the small streets I believe regular taxi driver would not drive you to the front door. So thank you for that as well.
Oh yeah, and the Trevi seems to be even closer than what it says. We went there many times. Thank you!
Excellent appartment! Very well located very close to the Fontana di Trevi. Very quite and lots of light with an incredible terrace. I'll repeat if I come back to Rome! Many thanks Francesca!!!
The flat is fantastic. The terrace made all the difference for us. We travel with a kid at 6 who need to spent a lot of time at "home", and then the terrace facing south-east was perfect for the wife to catch some sun and the rest of us to relax in the shade. The terrace has a retractable cover to meet any need.
The room with bunk beds, toilet and shower is separated from the main part of the flat by the terrace. That was perfect for our teenager but our six year old stayed with us in the master bedroom.
The address itself is very quiet but when you turn one corner, you are in one of the most touristic areas of Rome. It is in walking distance from the Spanish Stairs in one direction and Colosseum in the opposite direction. But going to Rome again I would prefer an address further off the beaten track.
Unfortunately we never got to see this apartement. Our booking was cancelled the day before our arrival. Perhaps there was no other way, but instead of an attic with an amazing view with two bedrooms, two bathrooms and a terrace we were put in a one bedroom B&B (take it or leave it) with one bed and no view. Fortunately the bed could be separated the next night because we are not a gay couple, although people seemed to think so, and to think that this is a good reason to treat you like shit. We never got to see Virginia or Francesca or any other name she or her so-called twin sister might be sporting, nor her cute little dog that she may have or not.
A very Nice placere apartment just in the center of the old City there is a wonderful terrasse with morningsun and it is a very Quit area.
The doppelbed is fine and there is 2 singelbeds which are ok the kitchen equipment is primitiv!
There is a very god service, where our host offered a car to Pick us up in the airport a bring us direct to the apartment.
We would like to comeback back another time again
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I very much appreciate the comments. He does great loose leash walking with the prong on but with a flat collar or even an easy walk he pulls me everywhere. I tried a martingale and it had no effect on him - although it works wonders on my other dog.
I think I need to get over the "I don't want you to think badly of me" stuff. I want people to be impressed with my well behaved GSD. I took him into Goodwill with the prong on (had my husband with me). I had eight people come up to us in a group. Four of them were very impressed with how well he behaved for a puppy and started telling me stories of their misbehaving dogs. The others just watched from a distance and asked to pet him. I gave them treats to give him when he acted appropriately with him. One little girls mom kinda freaked that Id brought him into the store until I explained I had three boys at home. I had to keep telling her mom to be respectful of his space though because she kept trying to hug him. I explained that wasn't appropriate because while he's friendly with kids, he wasn't used to all that contact. This was all with the prong collar. Two people made.comments about the prong collar and my husband said, "Well, he's a GSD puppy. Very strong willed and eager to please but needs a firm hand." This was the point I was ready to leave because one man made a comment about MY size and how was I supposed to control him when I'm barely bigger than he is. I said, "The point is to have a well trained dog so I don't HAVE to control or restrain him. He'll just do it because it's ingrained in him based on training."
Sorry for the long post. I just wanted to make sure I was doing this ok. This is the second puppy I've ever raised from birth and my first GSD. I am lucky to have gotten such a smart boy who loves to please.
Like one of you said, he has figured out that if there's nothing in it for him, he won't listen. Which is where I was hoping the prong could come in handy. To help me phase out all of the treats slowly. In puppy class, the trainer doesn't want me to use a prong so I haven't been having him wear it around her. I'm starting another 6 week class on Saturday with her and I think I'm going to try to get up the balls to just have him wear it. He is SO much more well behaved and with little to no corrections needed, I doubt she'll see it as a bad thing. I think she just need to get it through her head that some things work for some dogs, others need something different. Stupid petco classes. I'm looking into another trainer but she's a boarding facility and I don't want to drop him off. I want to grow WITH him. I envision us in five years as two pets of an inseparable whole.
|Prong is a training tool. You use it to help control the dog so you can teach it things. If you NEED a prong to walk your dog day after day then you haven't taught it anything. Too many people become reliant on the prong and stop training.
|Prong used correctly isnt self correction on the part of the dog when it hits the end of the leash. Its input from you to maintain loose leash walking position to create a behavior that would then happen even if you dropped the leash. If this isnt what you were doing you are doing it wrong.
|Michele Maxcy
Didn't explain all the details. I'm using it correctly. I understand your need to comment. Prong collar must be used correctly.
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I just started using a prong collar on Willow. She is 11 months old. She does well with out it in class, in our yard but when going for a walk she acts like a brat. She was even trying to take the leash away from me. Very first walk using the prong worked like a charm. Didn't have to correct her she corrected herself.
The other thing is if you reward with food, toy, or are using negative reinforcement with a tool like a prong you need to do a better job of fading those things out. What youre discovering unintentionally is something any dog trainer worth his weight in salt knows. A dog carries out a behavior not because they like you or have respect for your alphaness. Its because there is an advantage for them to do so or disadvantage for them to disobey.
You can hide rewards in training and with an eventual randomized reward schedule (worked up to gradually) you can get a lot done. Its hard to hide food rewards because the dogs know by smell if theyre on you or not. If thats the only thing giving him incentive to behave and he knows he cant win them guess what? All bets are off. Toys are easier to hide but youd need the dog to be so into playing the game you play with it under distraction and to return it to you when you ask or the dog just wins the toy and runs off with it in his mouth.
Thats why i use negative reinforcement and punishment because i can always do that even with no tools. If i dont have a prong on the dog or an e collar i can use my hand or my leg or my car keys. The dog knows if i carry out behavior something good might happen but if i dont something unpleasant will definitely happen.
|Michele Maxcy
|I just started using a prong collar on Willow. She is 11 months old. She does well with out it in class, in our yard but when going for a walk she acts like a brat. She was even trying to take the leash away from me. Very first walk using the prong worked like a charm. Didn't have to correct her she corrected herself.
Ignore everyone's negative comments out and about.... your dog your way....I have never used a prong but I have yet to have a high drive breed like a GSD.....I will use one with Abby if it is needed....but only after I am trained to use it...lol.
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|Prongs used properly are very humane you use them to create behaviors and maintain behaviors not to restrain dogs. You don't have to yank and crank to get desired results. There are times you can use them to punish for lack of attention or acting like a hoodlum but that comes after using negative reinforcement to teach. 7 months old already so now its time for the dog to grow up and just get it done.
Use what works best
In obedience classes we have used every type collar ever invented. Prong collars are very effective and safe if used correctly. Small corrections usually are all that is needed. Stay the course and use what works best for you and your dog. Just remember to NEVER leave the prong collar on the dog unattended. IMHO, Bob
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forum: Food & Drink
#1 Wed 01 Sep 04 5:34pm
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Hi All,
I have decided to throw an elegant dinner party for 6 for my 30th birthday. I want to have about 5 courses, but am getting stuck for inspiration. I want to have individual beef Wellingtons with gorgonzola for the main and want to serve lemon thyme sorbet prior as a refresher. I need an app, a salad and a pasta/risotto course still. I've got a baker making a 2 tier super fun hot pink tilted birthday cake so I don't have to worry about dessert. Does anybody have any ideas? I would love to do a risotto, but I have no idea how to make it without standing over the stove for 45 minutes ignoring the guests.
#2 Wed 01 Sep 04 10:17pm
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Hi Elizabeth,
Here's a couple of ideas that you might want to try. Happy Birthday!
Pan Seared Maine Scallops
with Truffle Mashed Parsnips,
Frisee (for garnish), and Rock
Shrimp-Vanilla Butter Sauce
Foie Gras Fritters with Sour
Orange Vinaigrete, Candied Pecan,
and Crispy Sweet Potatoes
Foie Gras with Eggplant Medallion,
Black Pepper Port Wine Syrup, and
Tomato Jam
Corriander Seared Ahi Tuna with
Jumbo Lump Crabmeat, Hearts Of
Palm Salad (small, garnish purposes),
Sherry Truffle Vinaigrette, and Micro
Oven Roasted Duck with Baby
Arrugula, Watercress, Shaved Red
Onion, Strawberries, Crumbled Goat
Cheese, and Black Pepper Caramel Dressing
(This salad is gorgeous).
Wedge Salad with Fried Oysters, Grilled
Red Onions, Crumbled Blue Cheese, Pecans
and Scallion Buttermilk Dressing
Bay Scallop Ceviche and Cucumber
Served in a Chilled Avocado Soup
(This is a great alternative to the
traditional hot soup).
Basil Scented Tomato Bisque
Caldo Verde
Pasta / Risotto:
Angel Hair Pasta with Sundried
Tomatoes, Fresh Herbs, and Goat
(Very simple, but effective).
Wild Mushroom Risotto with
Shaved Parmigiano Reggiano
* You can cook your risotto ahead of time, until it's "almost" done. This way right before you are ready to serve, in a large skillet; you can put a bit of olive oil, shallots and garlic, mushrooms, deglaze with a bit of white wine, add chicken stock, risotto, a little cream and parmigiano reggiano cheese to thicken. Adjust seasoning with salt and pepper.
Elizabeth, I hope these ideas were of assistance to you. I'm sure that with whatever you choose to prepare, all will come out lovely.
#3 Thu 02 Sep 04 1:14pm
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Re: Foodology
The risotto could be tricky to get done beforehand. If you do decide to do one though I had a wonderful lemon and thyme risotto at an italian restaurant recently. A lovely fresh taste that was nice for a starter.
When I had people over for a dinner party recently I made indivitual Caprese salads for starters. I layered good mozarella cheese and fresh tomatoes on each plate, drizzled each plate with basil pesto and arranged a pile of roasted red and yellow peppers next to the salad. Very simple and easy to make ahead (as long as you cover each plate with cling film so the mozarella doesn't dry out) and everyone enjoyed them
Another idea would be to have a few big antipasta platters on the table for people to help themselves to. Things like caprese salad, parma ham & melon, sundried tomatoes, olives, roasted peppers, roasted corgettes etc.
Soup is also another option (either hot or cold)that can be made beforehand and served with a swirl of cream on top at the last minute.
Hope the party goes well and Happy Birthday
#4 Thu 02 Sep 04 1:37pm
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Re: Foodology
Hi there!
Those ideas just sound really impressive foietruffledisiac! I'm planning a new year dinner party/birthdayparty (5 courses for 18 --> I must have beeen mad to agree) and already started looking for ideas!
Happy Birthday Elizabeth! One of the most starteling risottos I find is "Risotto Nero", which is jetblack and looks stunning served on a big white plate with a slice of orange and grilled scalop or king prawn on top with a bit of orange reduction and good olive oil sprincled around.
Risotto Nero: Fry a chopped onion/shallot in oliveoil. Add chopped babysquid and fry until turning colour. Add rice and stir a bit. Add chopped garlic, a bit of tomato puree and 1 glass of white wine. Start adding the stock - as always but add a bit of squid ink until really black. Just before serving add juice of an orange and parmesan.
For the orange reduction cook fresh orange juice, bit of sugar, white wine and orange pepper until reduced to a sirupy consistance (this can be kept in the fridge for quite a while).
As a amuse geul you could do tartare of fresh tuna mixed with ginger, coriander leaves, lime juice, soy sauce, honey and lemon grass served in a crab chip (is it called crab chip?? the white chips you get in chinese shops which puff up when you fry them...)
#5 Thu 02 Sep 04 10:01pm
Re: Foodology
Risotto Nero, sounds incredibly good, and also gorgeous, presentation wise
The amuse Bouche sounds enticing as well.
Good enough to eat, LadyRed.
#6 Fri 03 Sep 04 2:58pm
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Re: Foodology
Don't panic, birthday girl! Risotto actually reheats really well in the microwave. I know some people will be horrified to hear that, but it's true - sometimes it even tastes better! If you're sceptical, do a test run beforehand. Just remember to turn up the music so that your guests don't the microwave beeping...
For a starter/salad, what about that recipe in Jamie's Happy Days book with figs and parma ham? Super easy, uses luxurious and seasonal ingredients, and the figs will be lovely followed by that gorgonzola...
Speaking of cheese, have you thought of substituting one of those courses for a cheese course? Same rationale - no last minute prep, but you can splurge on quality cheese.
Have fun!
#7 Fri 03 Sep 04 3:51pm
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Re: Foodology
I can't believe my eyes... Risotto in a microwave?? Don't even think about it!
#8 Fri 03 Sep 04 4:01pm
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Re: Foodology
Thanks all. I'm definitely inspired now. Although I'm not so sure about nuking my risotto in the microwave. The Nero version sounds very chic Ladyred. I hear a Halloween dinner party calling. Foietruffledisiac could I get your recipe for the Rock Shrimp-Vanilla Butter Sauce. I was thinking of making a scallop app with crispy sage and pancetta, but your app sounds better!
#9 Sat 04 Sep 04 1:36am
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The rock shrimp, just wait until your butter sauce is done. Simply saute your rock shrimp in a saute pan with some good olive oil, pinch of fine chopped shallots and garlic. Season with salt and freshly ground pepper. The rock shrimp are so small, they are done almost immediately. I love them, they add such nice texture and flavour to dishes. Use a good amount; you want to see those little things everywhere. After they are done, just put them in your butter sauce and serve.
Vanilla Bean Butter Sauce
1/2 cup dry white wine
1/2 cup rice wine vinegar
1 heaping tablespoon shallots, fine chop
1/2 teaspoon garlic, fine chop
1-2 Tahitian or Madagascar Vanilla Beans
1/2 - 1 cup heavy cream
Approx. 2 sticks plugra butter
Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste
A splash of liquid Vanilla (high grade)
In a medium saute pan. Saute shalllots and garlic,vanilla beans, with a small amount of olive oil. Add wine and vinegar. Let reduce until almost all of the liquid has evaporated. (Evaporation, concentration). Add cream, and also let reduce, by about half; more or less. Then whisk in butter (cut sticks into individual pieces) piece by piece, until desired thickness is acquired. Remove vanilla bean pod or pods, with a paring knife, make a slit the entire length of the vanilla pod. Scrape out the seeds and add them to the butter sauce. You can also add a pure high grade vanilla liquid, extract; just a little splash. The add salt and pepper to taste.
You don't want to overwhelm the butter sauce with Vanilla. You want a "marked" scent, fragrance......this will bring out the sweetness of the scallops and the parsnips. Frisee is a bitter green and will offset the dish beautifully. Enjoy!
#10 Mon 06 Sep 04 8:27pm
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Re: Foodology
Hi Elizabeth,
I know a really yummy pasta dish that you can prepare the day before. It is quite filling, though. It depends on the size of the individual nests:
maccharoni nests (to serve 4, just mulitply)
500 gr maccharoni, cooked and cooled
350 gr chicken breast, diced
1 bundle of spring onions, chopped
2 table spoons olive oil
salt and pepper
1 big tin of peeled tomatoes
1 dried chili pepper
italian herbs or pesto
sugar or honey, balsamico vinegar to taste
1 portion of sauce hollandaise (I use prefab, so I don't have a recipe for it)
250 gr grated mild cheese
from the maccharoni, form nests by winding them around your palm or around a clean bottle (use something with a smaller diameter if you want smaller nests) and place in a lightly greased ceramic container (i don't know the English word for it , a thing you can also make lasagna or gratin in).
Heat the oil in a big pan at middle heat and add the spring onions. If they are a little softened, remove and put the chicken breast in. Fry until white from all sides, salt and pepper. Add the spring onions, tomatoes, seasonings and let boil. It should be *quite* hot.
The vinegar and/or sugar/honey add a very fruity taste, always a good ingredient in any tomato sauce! You could also add sun-dried tomatoes!
Put the tomato sauce into the openings of the nests.
--up to this point, you can prepare it beforehand. It will keep well in a fridge--
Top it off with the sauce hollandaise and the cheese and bake at about 180°C for about 20 - 30 minutes, or until the cheese is melted and the sauce bubbles.
As I said, the hollandaise and cheese make it quite filling. If you leave them off, you'll also deny yourself a very pleasant buttery counterpart to the tomato sauce. And you'd need to half the amount of chili, because the hollandaise takes away some of the hotness.


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Election Exemplary Of Initiative Process Faults
Original post made by Stacey, Amberwood/Wood Meadows, on Nov 12, 2008
"Editorial: Initiative process is in need of reform" Web Link
"Initiatives are a fiercely beloved exercise in democracy, but they are prone to error and manipulation, and they are tying up huge portions of the state budget. The progressive leaders who created the process never anticipated this."
As for Prop. 8, the fundamental issue isn't gay marriage but the usage of direct democracy by States to take away the rights of a group of people based upon a characteristic of that group in violation of both State and Federal Constitutions. That will eventually hit the Supreme Court like the proverbial brick.
a resident of Downtown
on Nov 12, 2008 at 5:25 pm
I'm getting tired of this.. "rights taken away" crap. Thank you Jerry Brown.
In order for a right to be taken away.. it has to exist in the first place. There has never been a 'right' for same sex marriage.
Marriage is an institution between a man and a woman. Get over it!
Gays have the right to marry... the opposite sex! They just choose to do it the illegal way!
a resident of Downtown
on Nov 12, 2008 at 5:27 pm
..and, don't play the 'hate' card. There's no 'hate' in the previous comment. Just a difference of opinion.. supported by the majority of voters. Twice.
a resident of Amberwood/Wood Meadows
on Nov 12, 2008 at 6:13 pm
I certainly haven't drawn from Jerry Brown in my conclusions. The problem with tyranny of the majority is a well-known issue in political theory regarding democracies.
a resident of Livermore
on Nov 12, 2008 at 6:37 pm
This comment is a borderline ethnic slur and is irrelevant to this post. It has been removed.
a resident of another community
on Nov 12, 2008 at 6:39 pm
Solutions to initiative problems have been generally agreed on and available for many decades. But legislators NEVER improve the process, only make it harder (not affecting the wealthy much) and hobbling it in various ways (this year, with AZ Prop. 105 and CO Ref. O, both wisely defeated by voters).
Voters on ballot initiatives need what legislators get: public hearings, expert testimony, amendments, reports, etc. The best project for such deliberative process is the National Initiative for Democracy, led by former Sen. Mike Gravel: Web Link. Also Web Link and Web Link
In Switzerland, petitions are left at government offices and stores for people to read and sign at leisure, so there are less aggressive petitioners, more informed signers, and less $ required. The Swiss vote on initiatives 3-7 times a year so there's never too many on one ballot. Because they have real power, the Swiss read more newspapers/capita than anyone else.
In Switzerland, representatives are humbler and more representative after centuries of local and cantonal (state) ballot initiatives, and national initiatives since 1891. They call their system "co-determination." This works for all relationships!
a resident of Pleasanton Heights
on Nov 12, 2008 at 6:43 pm
The majority of voters IS the tyranny of the majority, as well understood by our founding fathers.
The above poster misses the central issue. Equal rights for all under our constitution does not mean to apply to only those rights that are currently recognized or traditionally recognized. For minority groups to claim their rights they often have to pursue those rights within our governmental system of laws. This was true for women gaining the right to vote and more recently the Civil Rights Law of 1964, which knocked down all of the southern state restrictions placed upon blacks. Using the poster's argument, since blacks never had those rights, nothing was being taken away from them.
a resident of Oak Hill
on Nov 12, 2008 at 6:45 pm
Lets hope it hits the U. S. Supreme Court before the liberals get a chance to appoint Justices. If not, just raise the white flag...
While I agree with much of what was said in the Mercury News Editorial, I believe the initiative process is very necessary to keep in check a political body that refuses to listen to, or runs rough shod over, its citizens before they can be kicked out of office, which now days is virtually impossible. Once they get a taste of the public trough, they'll do whatever's necessary to stay there.
If voters do their homework, and I'm convinced most do, the "bad" initiatives will fail(I know, someone will bring up the tired, "But Prop 8 supporters didn't". But that's the way it goes).
The editorial stated, "They are prone to error and manipulation". While that may be true, nothing is perfect in this world. A great deal of our everyday life could be prone to error and manipulation if we so allowed.
Don't let the politicians touch it, leave it alone... Even though it may have it's flaws, it's our(the average citizen/taxpayer)defense against a corrupt politicial system... Prop 13 is an excellent example...
a resident of Amberwood/Wood Meadows
on Nov 12, 2008 at 7:07 pm
Unfortunately, Prop 13 is the only example within over 100 years of the initiative process history in California that anyone is able to come up with as an "excellent example". That isn't saying much for the rest.
a resident of Oak Hill
on Nov 12, 2008 at 8:57 pm
Maybe so, lacking a little research which I'm too lazy to do, but if there wasn't an initiative process at that time, a lot of good people, mostly senior citizens, would have been forced out of their homes.
In my opinion, that alone is justification for an initiative process...
Do everyone a favor and list those you feel are bad...
a resident of Pleasanton Heights
on Nov 12, 2008 at 9:32 pm
That's easy. Almost ALL of them, which since Prop 13 probably number in the hundred's. And are growing in number at each election. Of course Prop 8 ranks among the worse.
The issue will eventually end up in the Supreme Court and, of course, the court being stacked by Bush with right wing ideologues the issue will be put to risk before a group who interprets the constitution upside down.
The Merc editorial is just the beginning of discussion shining light on this issue of use and abuse of the initiative process.
a resident of Amberwood/Wood Meadows
on Nov 12, 2008 at 9:56 pm
Well for starters, how about all the bond measures that keep getting approved and driving California's children and grandchildren further into debt?
a resident of Oak Hill
on Nov 12, 2008 at 10:44 pm
Just vote "No" on anything that has dollar signs attached to it...
a resident of Amberwood/Wood Meadows
on Nov 13, 2008 at 9:05 am
Here is an interesting article that compares the California and Switzerland forms of direct democracy, showing why it works well for the Swiss and poorly for California: Web Link
"Swiss direct democracy works in the opposite way. It's based not on the initiative but on the referendum. The Swiss constitution makes initiatives twice as hard to qualify as a referendum. A referendum needs only a simple majority of votes to pass, but an initiative must achieve a "double majority" to succeed – a majority of the national vote, and majorities in a majority of the country's 26 cantons, or provinces.
"A referendum is a conversation," a Swiss election official explained when I observed the country's referendum elections in 2005. "An initiative is a scream."
In California ... direct democracy relies on the initiative and becomes "more of an extension of politics as usual than a reliable process for making the voice of the people felt." Or to put it another way, California initiatives are too indirect – they provide us not with direct engagement with our state government but with a way to circumvent that government."
a resident of Amberwood/Wood Meadows
on Nov 13, 2008 at 10:49 am
The author of the above article, Joe Mathews, also writes a blog called "The Blockbuster Democracy Blog" that readers may find interesting: Web Link
"Direct democracy -- the Switzerland-inspired system of initiatives, referenda and recalls that allows voters to make and repeal laws in 24 states -- is poorly understood. It isn't even very direct. Direct democracy has become blockbuster democracy: a half-billion-dollar international industry of signature gatherers, consultants, and election lawyers who use ballot measures less as a method of making law and more as a tool of mega-communications to boost some politicians, hurt others, and supplement lobbying campaigns.
Blockbuster democracy is a decentralized business that practices wide-open politics. This blog aims to provide a center of news, analysis and conversation for and about the industry. We will report from blockbuster democracy's capital -- California -- but we'll monitor ballot measures from across the country and around the globe."
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Nov 13, 2008 at 12:23 pm
a resident of Amberwood/Wood Meadows
on Nov 13, 2008 at 1:33 pm
And sadly that's why our government and our economy are so messed up. Democracy requires active citizenship in order to be effective and strong.
a resident of Happy Valley
on Nov 14, 2008 at 10:35 am
Hey, one citizen one vote. The reasons for an electoral college are long gone. Sure the initiatives are manipulated but at least we get to vote on them. That seems better to me than a group of often self serving professional politicians making back room deals on the advice of lobbyists. It took an initiative to get redistricting and we need others about campaign financing, lobbyists, perks, separation of church and state, etc. We have very good representation, both Senator and Representatives, in Central California but there are too many single issue true believers, on both sides, in other areas of the country. There should be open primaries and winners decided by popular vote not political party.
a resident of Valley Trails
on Nov 14, 2008 at 12:49 pm
no Stacey - i think the economy is messed up because too many people spend too much time blogging when they should be working ! oops-gutta
go now, boss just came around the corner.....
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Nov 14, 2008 at 1:49 pm
John, ROFL! I'd say, blogging instead of spending!
a resident of Livermore
on Nov 15, 2008 at 7:52 am
I still think that 8 will be decided in favor of the No on 8 crowd.
There is no place for discrimination against citizens in our constitution.
As for jerry brown, what a cluck...he wants to be guv again!
He must be nuts!!!
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Nov 16, 2008 at 4:39 pm
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a resident of Amador Valley High School
on Nov 17, 2008 at 11:54 pm
TwoWatchMind is a registered user.
The Framers of the Constitution realized the inherent tendency toward "tyranny of the majority" in a direct democratic process such as the initiative.
"A pure democracy can admit no cure for the mischiefs of faction. A common passion or interest will be felt by a majority, and there is nothing to check the inducements to sacrifice the weaker party. Hence it is, that [classical or direct] democracies have ever been found incompatible with personal security or the rights of property; and have, in general, been as short in their lives as they have been violent in their deaths."
-James Madison, Federalist No 10
a resident of Donlon Elementary School
on Nov 18, 2008 at 8:34 am
can you give a couple of examples from history TwoWatchMind that suppport this quote?
a resident of Amberwood/Wood Meadows
on Nov 18, 2008 at 10:20 am
How about legalized segregation, Prop 187, Amendment 2 in Colorado, Chinese Exclusion Act, Japanese Internment, and the list can go on and on and on and on.
a resident of Del Prado
on Nov 18, 2008 at 5:18 pm
Stacey, I wonder if you would be as upset with our democracy if Prop 8 were to have failed by a close vote...
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Nov 18, 2008 at 7:47 pm
Poll taxes, literacy tests, neighborhood covenants, de jure segregation, de facto segregation. . .
a resident of Donlon Elementary School
on Nov 19, 2008 at 8:59 am
constitutional buff-
prop187?? - you mean the one that said if you were in this country illegally, you could not get social services intended for US citizens? And then you jump back to WW2 and even further to the 1800's for other stuff ?
Heck, why not go back to when incest was a social norm and cannibalism was one of the 4 food groups and no, please please don't go on and on, i concede. I have no idea which ones were or were not referendums anyway.
Constitution is open to interpretation. One day, there are going to be organizations, some very militant, that are going to demand "rights"(per their interpretation of the constitution)that are going to appall you. Be fun to hear your viewpt on referendums then.
a resident of Amador Valley High School
on Nov 19, 2008 at 3:56 pm
-CA had a billion dollar per month deficet
-Prop 3 would add 2 billion to this
-Prop 61 passed in 2004, which gave hospitals a $750 million children's hospital bond
-According to the Legislative Analyst's Office, about $300 million is still unaccounted for
-Hospitals paid more than $90,000 to a Sacramento political consultant who is managing the Yes on Proposition 3 campaign. He received the standard 15 percent fee – nearly $200,000.
a resident of Amberwood/Wood Meadows
on Nov 20, 2008 at 10:38 am
Another article today, this time in the Valley Times, regarding the initiative process. Web Link
"California is the only state that doesn't let the Legislature or an initiative's proponent repeal or amend it.
All of this together means California's initiative process is among the most powerful; the most susceptible to deep-pocketed proponents; and the hardest to undo. It's little wonder no state has considered as many ballot initiatives as California in the past few decades — 67 in this decade alone, including this month's — or that so many lead to lawsuits."
Your question and my answer are irrelevant to the topic. The problems with the initiative process are widely know and have been studied by many other institutions.
a resident of Amberwood/Wood Meadows
on Nov 20, 2008 at 10:44 am
Nice... The article above has a list I was looking for earlier. Doesn't look like a complete list though (no Prop 22), but it will serve well enough for illustration.
California ballot initiatives invalidated by courts:
Proposition 14 (1964): Nullifying a state law against racial discrimination in home sales and renting
Proposition 15 (1964): Banning paid cable television
Proposition 21 (1972): Rolling back school desegregation measures including busing
Proposition 5 (1982): Repealing the state's inheritance and gift taxes
Proposition 68 (1988): Limiting political campaign contributions
Proposition 105 (1988): Requiring a variety of public disclosures from corporations, household cleaner manufacturers, nursing home operates, ballot initiative proponents and others
Proposition 164 (1992): Imposing term limits on California's members of Congress
Proposition 198 (1996): Creating blanket primary elections in which each voter's ballot lists every candidate regardless of party affiliation and lets the voter choose freely among them
Proposition 225 (1998): Instructing California's state and federal lawmakers to support a proposed U.S. constitutional amendment imposing congressional term limits


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When people begin to get overworked, it's common to fall back on blaming the old chestnut "time management." But the problem may have less to do with how you allocate time to projects than your inability to say no to some of those projects in the first place. In this article, Johanna Rothman takes a look at the difficulty of saying no and offers some suggestions for overcoming it.
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"Late night?" I ask.
"They're all late," she replies. "I'm way overworked."
When I asked why, she says, "I'm good at what I do, so my boss asks me to do more. Now I'm overloaded, tired, and not making the progress I could. I must not be managing my time well. Do you know of a good time management tool?"
Managing time—or managing action, as David Allen, author of Getting Things Done, might say—only goes so far. Pat's real problem is that she has too much to do. So do her developers and testers. Everyone in her department is overworked, tired, and cranky. That's because no one knows how to say no to more work.
In some organizations, it's a badge of honor to get more work. I know of several organizations where the senior managers say, "The reward for good work is more work." Harder work might be a good idea. Different work might be a nice reward. But more work—without realizing the costs of multitasking—is not a reward. More work creates death march projects and tired people who make mistakes.
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Some people can't say no and make it stick because they feel bad when they try. I've heard many reactions to my nos. One manager told me I wasn't a team player. Once, when I thought I was being a team player by explaining what I could commit to and what I could not, a manager told me I was being a slacker. No one likes hearing that your manager considers you a slacker or not a team player.
Another manager told me, "I'll get someone else to do this work," to which I replied, "Good! I'm too busy to do this."
"But I was trying to guilt you into doing the work," he said. Many people fall for that guilt.
One manager said, "But I know you can do the work. I have faith in you!" I replied that faith was a great thing, but did he want to bet the projects' success on faith? This conversation was not career enhancing. For some managers, trying to have that conversation may even be career limiting, which is why some people have trouble making their nos stick.
Pat doesn't have these problems with managers' reactions, because she hasn't said no. "I would feel as if I'm letting my team and managers down," she says.
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One of the cool things about Agile is you never need to 'no', just say yes and add the story to the backlog. Where the team has both forward development and maintenance responsibility, Kanban can valuable for managing the WIP limit. Either way Pat, needs to manage the flow and achieve sustainability for all involved.


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In November 2006, to celebrate the artist's 90th birthday, the National Gallery of Ireland held an exhibition of his 'Portrait Heads', which featured images of William Butler Yeats, Samuel Beckett, James Joyce, Francis Bacon, Frederico Garcia Lorca and Picasso. In the accompanying exhibition catalogue, Colm Tóibín, said: "Le Brocquy paints images of the head in the time when the face, in all its uneasy beauty and energy and singularity, outstares the skull and seems to contain within itself what le Brocquy calls 'the everlasting night of the stars' and what Yeats, in turn, called: 'All that man is, All mere complexities, The fury and the mire of human veins'." Of his numerous studies of Yeats and Joyce, Louis said: "I have sought to bring their spirits back from the place into which they have faded not exactly as an archaeologist searching for traces of them but more as an alchemist rebuilding 'those ancient glittering eyes."
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I planned a moss ground.. Anubias is a good idea, yet so normal!
I'm looking for something a little out there. Maybe bamboo in the middle. Something just a little different.
@PB, I love that little tank! And I like what they did with the azoo palm filter.
I know I'm going to have to cut the back of the top, but I was planning on doing it for a light, not an HOB Filter.
Any other filter suggestions? I'd build one of some sort, but I just don't have the motor knowledge to do it. And sponge filters get too big, too fast.
Now I want one...for some reason I got random inspiration to grow bettas from baby to adult...this would be perfect for the baby betta. I'm surprised though, normally little kits like this cost at least $30 but this at normal pricing is only $14....nice, Can't wait to see your tank once it's set up!
edit: Never Mind didn't realize this was only .5g, back to my original plan of my 2.5g.
|I had one of those! They were so cool. Here's a lil' inspiration for you to go along with. It's not my tank, but I did the same thing to it. I added a cork/bark background on mine and covered it in mini pellia. The background was about 1cm thick so it didn't take too much space. As for the foreground, fissidens moss and anubias nana petite. I wouldn't recommend any rooting plants in this tank. The top is covered by salvinia. The light was a desk lamp. I had a few shrimps on mine, but sadly they died after 4 months. I'm guessing it was the spring time temperature fluctuating. A few nerites or assassin snails will be neat in here.
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I've got a few tanks, but I've recently been wanting to start a really interesting planted mini cube.
A lot of people push sand around, well I think a peaceful little underwater garden would be just as neat.
So I went and picked up a cheap little cube, and I soon noticed someone here had a thread where he used it as a hospital tank for plant clippings and an avacado pit. I think it is such a nice tank, albeit cheaply made.
So I picked up a .5 gallon Marina 'betta' kit. For $8 shipped, WOW what a deal...
The tank is shaped pretty cool and it has a great lid.
So down to the basics. I don't really want any life in it. Copepods will be inevitable, so will some snails. But I want a cool look for it.
That's the tank, and the childish backgrounds pop right out.
I was thinking a Dwarf Riccia carpet on all 4 sides, and an interesting assortment/array of plants in the raised middle.
I'm looking for suggestions on the type of plant to go in the middle, keeping in mind it cant grow too tall, and I'm looking for a suggested filter, because I know I don't like how water gets when stagnant.
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Breaking: CBO releases the actual report; Update: Almost all $940 billion incurred in just six years; Update: Preliminary
posted at 11:25 am on March 18, 2010 by Ed Morrissey
It's much as advertised. Thanks to its spending provisions mainly starting in 2014, the reconciliation bill combined with the Senate version has a total cost of $940 billion, with deficit savings of around $138 billion (via No Runny Eggs):
CBO and JCT previously estimated that enacting H.R. 3590 by itself would yield a net reduction in federal deficits of $118 billion over the 2010-2019 period, of which about $65 billion would be on-budget. The incremental effect of enacting the reconciliation proposal—assuming that H.R. 3590 had already been enacted—would be the difference between the estimate of the combined effect and the previous estimate for the Senate-passed bill, H.R. 3590. That incremental effect is an estimated net reduction in federal deficits of $20 billion over the 2010-2019 period over and above the savings from enacting H.R. 3590 by itself; almost all of that reduction would be on-budget (see the bottom panel of Table 1 and subtitle A of title II on Table 5). …
Although CBO does not generally provide cost estimates beyond the 10-year budget projection period, certain Congressional rules require some information about the budgetary impact of legislation in subsequent decades, and many Members have requested CBO's analyses of the long-term budgetary impact of broad changes in the nation's health care and health insurance systems. Therefore, CBO has developed a rough outlook for the decade following the 2010-2019 period by grouping the elements of the legislation into broad categories and (together with the staff of the Joint Committee on Taxation) assessing the rate at which the budgetary impact of each of those broad categories is likely to increase over time. Our analysis indicates that H.R. 3590, as passed by the Senate, would reduce federal budget deficits over the ensuing decade relative to those projected under current law—with a total effect during that decade that is in a broad range between one-quarter percent and one-half percent of gross domestic product (GDP).3 The imprecision of that calculation reflects the even greater degree of uncertainty that attends to it, compared with CBO's 10-year budget estimates.
Using that same analytic approach, the combined effect of enacting H.R. 3590 and the reconciliation bill would also be to reduce federal budget deficits over the ensuing decade relative to those projected under current law—with a total effect during that decade that is in a broad range around one-half percent of GDP. The incremental effect of enacting the reconciliation bill (over and above the effect of enacting H.R. 3590 by itself) would thus be to further reduce federal budget deficits in that decade, with a total effect that is in a broad range between zero and one-quarter percent of GDP.
Undoubtedly, this is good news for Nancy Pelosi and the Democrats. The overall deficit reduction number from the CBO, as well as the under-$1 trillion price tag, gives them some momentum towards winning the votes of reluctant moderates. Whether they can overcome the issues of abortion and Demon Pass will still have to be seen, but at least on cost they have some ammunition.
That also applies to the reluctance in the Senate to take this bill back up again. The House version with the reconciliation package saves more money off of the deficit than the Senate version alone, at least according to the CBO. If the Senate balks at considering the reconciliation changes, they'll essentially be writing off supposed savings to the deficit.
Republicans set part of their argument against the House effort on the CBO response, but not all of it. This doesn't help build opposition to the bill, but it doesn't stop it on the other grounds. Expect the GOP to push hard on abortion and the individual mandate, as well as Demon Pass in response.
Update (AP): Here's the key table from CBO's letter to Pelosi. Via Philip Klein, want to see what a shabby fraud these cost estimates are? Check out the line for "Gross Cost of Coverage Provisions":
This is why they're delaying the start of the program, of course. If it kicked in right away, the decade-long estimate would obviously be well into the trillions. So they simply stalled it for four years, incurring just $17 billion in costs — or 1.8 percent of the total 10-year estimate — through 2013 so that wavering Democrats could go back to their districts and tell baldfaced lies to their constituents about the pricetag. A perfect ending to this travesty.
Update (Ed): I've received a lot of e-mail asking me to emphasize that this is a preliminary CBO report. That's true, but that's exactly what was promised, too. Politically, I doubt it makes much difference — and generally speaking, the preliminary reports are in the ballpark with the eventual final analysis.
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The policy committee decided it will recommend a three-person committee system, instead of the traditional four-person organization. Accordingly, an alternative member will be allowed to attend, and in some cases, vote on the committee.
Although no committees make total district decisions without the approval of the full board -- besides union-negotiating branches -- the smaller committees' job is to analyze major issues before going to the board. While the job is tedious and time-consuming, members of the personnel committee felt leaving larger discussions up to "work groups," as Traub called them, would cause another unneeded layer of bureaucracy.
"There's a reason these committees have been in place," said board member Paul Cavagnero, adding later that "work groups" -- commonly referred to as ad hoc committees -- do exactly the job Traub is seeking through his streamlining agenda.
Traub wanted "work groups" to allow members of the community, teachers, students and others to weigh-in on the decision-making process. Some committees already encourage these types of settings, usually involving whomever might be impacted by the decisions, or inviting outside parties with additional information, members said Wednesday.
"I don't see any major reason for the change," said board member Daniel Thibault.
One voice of opposition, and supporter of Traub's idea, board member Andrew Nargi, said the whole subcommittee process is ludicrous, because it slows the decision-making process down. Because he can't serve on every subcommittee, Nargi said some discussions are best left for the full board to vet in their usual four-hour meetings, once a month.
"I don't trust what other board members say at meetings I'm not at," Nargi said. "Without actually hearing the discussion, I'd want to abstain [from board votes], because I don't know what went on."
Superintendent Cheryl Kloczko the time she and other administrators have with subcommittees is important, and in opposition of the committee disbanding idea, added that the subcommittees allow for "some agreement going forward."
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So the bonding conductor has to be the same gauge as the conductor in the conduit. How would that even be possible??
I watched your video on installing an electrical outlet with romex cable into a metal box and noticed a couple of issues and violations. First, the ground wire needs to be gounded to the metal box first and not through the receptacle ground strap.Grounding the box through the receptacle is a violation. Secondly, the metal adapter cover is just that, a cover, not a plate. When we say plate, we refer to a finished plate. Thirdly, the receptacle is not to be installed until the drywall is in place. That's because the receptacle ears are made to mount onto or lay flat on top of the drywall to secure the receptacle without being buried beneath it. If it buried beneath it, the receptacle would be hard to remove to access the wiring in the box.
Hope this helps,
Steve Danielson
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Are you sure it was a grounding electrode conductor and not supplemental bonding for information technology equipment or similar not intended to carry fault current but be only supplemental to the code required equipment grounding / bonding normally found in a circuit and covered by the NEC?


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This spring, 989 Sports® will introduce the first, real, basketball simulation ever created for handheld entertainment system. NBA for the PSP™ handheld entertainment system will provide gamers with all the fast-breaks, precision passing, and above the rim action that fans have come to expect from their sport. Supporting up to two players via w ireless multiplayer connectivity , NBA for the PSP will test the skills of all hoopsters with a variety of gameplay options including Full Season Mode, where gamers can select any of the 41 authentic NBA teams, including six National Basketball Development League (NBDL) teams; Paint Mode, where gamers c ompete against the Artificial Intelligence (AI) or go head-to-head against another player in a color-the-court challenge; the PlayStation Skills Challenge Mode, where gamers t ime themselves or a challenger in an All-Star type competition; and the 3-point Contest . During both single and multi-player gameplay, NBA for the PSP features the 'Clutch' Shooting Mechanism, a gamers skill and timing along their ability to pull off spin moves, jukes, pump fakes and other special moves will determine if the shot goes or clanks off the rim.
Full Season Mode – Includes simulation, trades, free agent lists, injuries and challenging basketball.
Mobile Gameplay – Gamers can compete locally against friends or other basketball fans from around the country in head-to-head play via Wireless multiplayer connectivity.
Paint Mode – Compete versus the AI or against another player head-to-head in a color-the-court challenge.
PlayStation Skills Challenge Mode – Gamers time themselves against the same obstacles the pros face – or take on a challenger in an All-Star type competition.
3-Point Contest Mode – Gamers take on the 3-point challenge similar to an All-Star type competition.
Skill-Based Timing – Gamer must prove that they're better than their opponents by mastering the timing of the Clutch Shooting.
Combinations – Add spin moves, jukes, pump fakes and other special moves to Clutch Shooting for a wider variety of shot animations than in any other basketball game.
NBA Teams – NBA for the PSP offers gamers 41 authentic teams including six National Basketball Development League (NBDL) Teams.
New Artificial Intelligence (AI) – NBA features an entirely new AI that providing realistic gameplay scenarios such as offensive teammates automatically cutting to the basket and back screening for each other to set up the offense, spreading the floor, defensive switches, big shot blocks, etc.
New Player Models – Player highlights include player unique skin tones, individualized body shapes, fully animated texture-mapped faces, tattoos and optional head, wrist and armbands.
Motion-Captured Animations – Utilizing NBA stars and former All-Americans, NBA for the PSP features everything from ball control and passing to shooting and rebounding and signature dunks that have all been synchronized with motion blending technology for tight animation transitions.


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A bright and eco-friendly promotional LED flashlight that recharges by squeezing the charge handle.
The Colored Acrylic Custom Travel Tumbler is constructed of an acrylic outer and stainless steel inner, which makes it perfect for clients on the go!
ePromos is proud to present a great selection of environmentally friendly promotional items. Our eco-friendly promotional products collection features recycled, biodegradable and organic items as well as hand-powered electronics. If you are searching for an ecologically friendly promotional solution, look no further!


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Pulaski Technical College's Spring 2008 Book Club will have its first meeting on Thursday, Feb. 21, to discuss the book "Bridges out of Poverty: Strategies for Professionals and Communities."
The group will meet 2-3 p.m. in the Campus Center. Jo Keegan, director of Career Pathways, will lead a discussion about gaining trust and building relationships with students. More discussions are planned for March and April.
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The definition of "Smoke you out" is to get a person completely blitzed on weed for a very long time.
Example: If a girl named Melissa said to a boy named Todd, Hey come work with me for four days and I will smoke you out. To accomplish this Melissa would have to get Todd high on weed for the full four days. If said girl only gives Todd one tiny roach on the first day this is "not smoking you out".
by Someone not named Todd June 24, 2013
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Strong storms leave major damage in parts of Johnson City
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. - Strong storms left major damage in parts of our area Thursday afternoon. One of the hardest hit areas was in Johnson City, where they saw power lines and trees down.
Jean Matherly lives next door to one home that had several trees land on it she says, "I've have never heard or seen such strong winds in my life. I told my husband at the moment I believe it's a tornado."
Matherly tells us she was prepared in case trees fell onto her home. "I went in and stood beside the bed if I heard anything crashing I was going to go under the bed," adds Matherly.
One home had several trees fall on top of it some of the trees were even pulled up by the roots. Johnson City Power Board Communications Director, J.T. McSpadden says, "We've had a lot of moisture lately and when you get heavy winds coming in that makes the ground really unstable and it makes those tall trees to fall over."
McSpadden says that's the reason there were a lot of trees down in the area. With downed trees come downed power lines. John Gardner and his neighbors decided to take matters in their own hands to protect people from the active lines. "There were no cones or anything to keep people from coming through so we thought we'd just get in the middle of the road so they couldn't come through there's a lot of power lines all over the place," he said.
They even ate dinner in the middle of the road to stop people from driving over the power lines. One thing everyone is thankful for nobody was seriously hurt.
Police officers want to remind everyone if you see any downed power lines you should not get near them or drive over them. They tell us you don't know for sure which of those lines are active. You should also report it if you see any downed lines.
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There are hundreds of controversial ideas being asserted by environmentalists, politicians, and other stakeholders about the subject of "green building;" therefore, it's important that, as a real estate agent, you have a place at the table and possess working knowledge of the principles of green building. You will have access to in-depth information on the principles and give an overview of recent activity across the United States regarding the green building movement and the ways in which consumers are responding to this relatively new market segment.This course is iPad compatible.
There are hundreds of controversial ideas being asserted by environmentalists, politicians, and other stakeholders about the subject of "green building;" therefore, it's important that, as a real estate agent, you have a place at the table and possess working knowledge of the principles of green building. You will have access to in-depth information on the principles and give an overview of recent activity across the United States regarding the green building movement and the ways in which consumers are responding to this relatively new market segment.
This course is iPad compatible.
This course is approved for three (3) ASHI Continuing Education Credits.
A sound and strong foundation is essential to a home's structural
integrity and durability. When the foundation of a home is constructed
incorrectly or poorly, the resulting financial loss due to foundation
failure can be enormous. Evidence of foundation failure may scare many
homebuyers away from a sale, or force the seller to accept less than
what the property should be worth. As an inspector, you cannot see
much of the foundation on a completed home. However, understanding
construction techniques are useful for conducting construction phase
inspections. This course will review and reinforce basic foundation
training and knowledge and will provide additional insight that an
inspector will require while investigating site preparation and
construction during Phase Inspections. This course includes material
using the International Code Council's 2012 International Residential
Code for One and Two Family Dwellings (2012 IRC) Chapter 4 and other
selected sections. The overall course level is beginner to intermediate,
and encompasses subjects appropriate for both residential and
commercial home inspectors.
This course is approved for two (2) ASHI Continuing Education Credits.
You cannot see, smell or taste radon, but it still may be a problem in
your home. Radon is a carcinogenic gas that is hazardous to inhale,
therefore build-up of radon in homes is a detrimental health concern.
When you breathe air containing radon, you increase your risk of getting
lung cancer. Each year, about 12% of lung cancer cases and more than
20,000 Americans die of radon-related lung causes. Therefore, as a home
inspector, it is integral that you are knowledgeable about the
identification and remediation of radon gas in the home. This course
will provide some basic information on radon for residential properties,
including the definition of radon, an explanation of where it comes
from, and a discussion of how it relates to the general home inspector.
This course will also review how radon enters a structure and common
mitigation methods. The overall course level is intermediate.
Did you know that nearly two in five existing homes suffer from some type of major and potentially dangerous defect? Though many people to not realize it, home inspection is a risky industry whose professionals must be aware of their safety and that of their clients at all times. A major component to this awareness is having a comprehensive understanding of your surroundings and any potential defects in the home, which can be challenging because your "workplace" changes with every inspection. This course will provide you with in-depth information on safety precautions for home inspectors through a discussion of safety clothing and equipment, proper procedure, possible safety concerns, and the necessary preventative measures to take in your daily operations as a home inspector.
This course is approved for one (1) ASHI Continuing Education Credits.
Mold has become a major source of concern related to health in the indoor environment. Over 25 percent of homes in the U.S. are affected by mold infestation. Though most molds are of the non-toxic variety, there are certain types of molds that can present serious health risks. Therefore, as the home inspector, it is of the utmost importance that you are able to correctly identify and remediate mold growth in a home, as it can be a danger for homeowners and their families. This course will cover basic information about mold, as well as many of the mold strains and inspector might expect to find in a residence. In addition, this course will provide you with in-depth information on the various places to search out mold growth and methods of measurement and remediation. This is an overall advanced course for both residential and commercial buildings.
This course is iPad compatible. This course describes some of the most important aspects of sealing and insulating a home. It begins with background information on the three ways in which heat is transferred. Following this, a number of ways in which the energy efficiency of a home can be assessed are described. An explanation of R-Value then leads into a discussion of the various types of insulation. Some resources for checking for financial incentives are listed before the second chapter gives specifics for how to check a home for air leaks and insulation levels. Areas of the house are prioritized with a substantial amount of time spent discussing the attic, the most important place to seal and insulate well. Two attic projects are described in detail: sealing the attic and insulating the attic. Finally, a discussion of important considerations in other areas of the house is presented.
Most homes have imperfections. Many of them are simple annoyances, but
some of them represent very real hazards. These hazards are not only
found inside the home. Aside from the usual walls, windows, roof and
foundation condition, there is still much to examine on the outside of
any house. As a housing inspector, any surrounding condition that
affects the values or usefulness of the home should be included in your
report. Potential issues can range anywhere from complications with
drainage to encroaching root structures. This course will focus on these
and other potential exterior hazards and will emphasize the ways in which these outdoors hazards may affect the long term health of a home.
This course is approved for three (2) ASHI Continuing Education Credits.
Did you know that the average typewritten home inspection report is well
over 5,000 words? The average newspaper reporter is responsible for
only 800 to 2,000 words per day! The success or failure of a home
inspection report can often hinge on a single word, therefore your
primary objective, regardless if you use a hand-written checklist, or
computer-generated reporting system, is to clearly and concisely explain
things to your client. This course will cover numerous aspects of
practical reporting techniques as well as problems that many inspectors
will face during the reporting process. In addition, the student will
also learn about professionalism within the home inspector field.
This course is approved for four (4) ASHI Continuing Education Credits.
Many people ask: "Why does a newly constructed home need an inspection?"
"Isn't a newly constructed home perfect and safe?" Unfortunately, this
is not always the case. There could be problems with the home that are
not necessarily code violations, yet have serious consequences for the
new homeowner. The last thing any homeowner wants to hear after they
move into a home is that there is a problem that could have been
identified during the construction process. Therefore it is your
responsibility, as the inspector, to be certain that all of the
components of the home, from the building structure to the mechanical
systems, are functioning properly. This course will provide you with
extensive information on residential home inspection and construction
and will cover the entire building process literally fromthe ground
up. The main topics of this course include site preparation, footings
and foundations, framing systems, insulation and ventilation, HVAC, and
mechanical systems. In addition, this course contains a number of
drawings and photographs to illustrate the construction process.
The roof is a home's primary line of defense from the natural elements
such as wind, rain, hail, ice, snow, and heat. However, every day your
roof is exposed to weather and other hazards may contribute to its decay
and deterioration, which increases the risk of damage to the roof and
the contents below it. This makes the roof perhaps the most vulnerable
part of a building. As an inspector, it is integral that you understand
the key information pertaining to the background of a roof inspection.
Through this course, you will gain familiarity with roof inspection
terminology and equipment and will learn how to successfully complete a
roof inspection in a variety of weather-related elements and on a
variety of roofs. In addition, this course will also provide you with
information on specific roofing materials, how those materials respond
to different weather elements, and how to safely inspect different roof
types while not damaging the roof or injuring yourself during the
This course is approved for four(4) ASHI Continuing Education Credits.
Electricity has become an integral part of the
functioning of the Western world and is a component of our daily lives
which we often take for granted. We depend on it for lighting, heating
and air conditioning, and other various systems and appliances such as
cellphones and laptops. However, according to the National Fire
Protection Association (NFPA), electrical problems are one of the
largest causes of property damage in home structure fires across the
U.S. For this reason it is necessary that you, as the inspector, possess
a thorough understanding of the correct installation and inspection
processes of electrical systems which are integral to a safe, secure,
and functional home. The author will provide you with extensive
information on accepted construction practices and required safety
features of electrical work so that you may gain a deeper understanding
of the codes most pertinent to any given dwelling. This course is
designed to fulfill three hours of home inspection continuing education
Sewage contains millions of bacteria in each cubic centimeter, making it
incredibly dangerous for the health of the homeowner and their family.
Therefore, it is integral that a home inspector understand the specific
requirements of sewage disposal systems, for incorrect installation,
maintenance, or decommissioning may cause dramatic health and safety
issues. This course will provide the professional inspector with a
comprehensive understanding of private residential sewage and septic
waste disposal, including the codes most pertinent to any given
dwelling. In addition, this course will familiarize the inspector with
accepted construction practices and required health and safety features
for residential sewage disposal systems. This course fulfills four hours of home-inspection continuing education credits.


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Town Square
On being a Cyclist's Wife
Original post made by Anonymous, Mountain View, on Oct 4, 2006
Being a cyclist's wife can be a trying experience. I find it infuriating that in this post-9/11 world I have a greater fear of losing my spouse to a reckless driver than to a terrorist attack. After what happened to John Peckham, the Alta Velo bicycling club member mowed down on Old Page Mill Road recently, my fear is heightened. I don't understand. Cyclists are not a new phenomenon on our roads around here. In fact, there are so many enthusiasts in the Silicon Valley many of their employers sponsor "Bike to Work" days. So why haven't we learned to share the road with them? John Peckham is not the first rider to meet the fate he did. Distracted and intoxicated drivers have left other cyclists broken in ditches and beside roads in our county. My own husband and several of his friends have also had close calls with speeding cars. Why can't drivers fathom that every cyclist they pass in that 2000-pound weapon that is the automobile has a network of people who want them home for dinner when the ride is done?
Let me tell you what it's like to be part of that network, what it's like to be a cyclist's wife. Each time he leaves on a ride, I'm on edge until he comes home. I manage at times to push these fears aside but then the phone rings and I answer praying it isn't bad news. Then a siren shrills past my house on the way to El Camino Hospital and I pray he's not on a stretcher in the back. Early one morning while my husband was on a ride, a police officer came to our door. Unbeknownst to me one of our kids had accidentally switched on our patio stereo speakers while turning on the TV. I instantly fell apart in the doorway believing the officer was there to tell me my husband had been brought into the emergency room or the morgue. The poor man got a lot more than he bargained for in dealing with a simple noise complaint.
Yet despite the fact that my husband's cycling could give me an ulcer in the coming years, I would never ask him to stop. He is not the one in the wrong. None of those who ride our streets on two wheels are wrong for doing so. It is every driver who takes out their substance abuse issues behind the wheel or searches for their mobile communications device when their eyes should be on the road who is at fault here. I never knew John Peckham but from what I've read, the world was a better place with him in it.
My world and that of my two small children is better with my husband here. He is already passing his love of cycling onto our 5-year-old daughter. I'm certain that soon I will not only be a cyclist's wife but the mother of a cyclist as well. Please be careful out there, one moment of negligence could not only ruin your life forever it could shatter an entire family.
a resident of Downtown North
on Nov 24, 2006 at 1:35 pm
Now imagine what it would be like to be the wife of a soldier in Iraq.
a resident of Mountain View
on Dec 11, 2006 at 3:41 pm
When soldiers sign up for service they do so accepting the risk that comes with it. Any military personnel will tell you that. Military families also say the same thing. I find it unacceptable that I must worry about my husband's safety everytime he goes off on his bike! Are you going to start comparing distracted and inebriated drivers to insurgents now? We are a fortunate community, its too bad that it seems to have dulled us to the fact that our actions have ramifications and life is fleeting.
a resident of Evergreen Park
on Dec 12, 2006 at 9:18 am
When a biker strides the bike and gets onto the road - s/he is accepting the risk that comes with driving any vehicle on the road. I can change the post to say - hey, my husband drives this little mini cooper, which can be blown away on a rainy day by a fast 18 wheeler - can the 18 wheeler drivers be more careful?
No one in their sane mind wants to get into traffic accident. People who run over other drivers, bicyclists - don't quite belong on the road and yes, I agree with it.
Don't compare the sacrifices that our soldiers are doing, the risks they are taking, the insurgents they are facing - to your insecurities about your husband going out on a bike ! If you are so damn worried, ask him to give up biking totally.
a resident of Mountain View
on Dec 12, 2006 at 3:37 pm
Get a Grip,
First of all I didn't compare cyclists to the sacrafices of soldiers in Iraq. What both groups do have in common though are dedication and discipline something that could help you possibly grow some sensitivity to those around you. Do some research and see for yourself how many cyclists (and there are quite a few around here) have fallen victim to careless drivers. Why don't you attack them instead of lambast me for what you perceive to be my "insecurities?" Accidents can happen to any driver, intended or not, one distracted moment reaching for your Blackberry or whatever, is all that it takes to ruin your life and someone else's. I think you are the one who needs to "Get A Grip" or grow some sensitivity.
a resident of Barron Park
on Dec 21, 2006 at 2:06 pm
Maybe if cyclists would get some common sense and stop riding in the middle of the road just to spite drivers ("it's my right!!!! i'm a vehicle tooo!!!!) then there wouldn't be this problem. I'm sick of cyclists riding in the street and slowing traffic to a crawl just because they're bitter that they don't have a car.
a resident of College Terrace
on Dec 21, 2006 at 2:42 pm
Cyclist stay at home if you cannot accept the risks that come with sharing the road ...
a resident of another community
on Feb 5, 2007 at 10:58 am
A cyclist friend of mine was hit by car over the weekend when the driver suddenly decided to make an illegal U-turn that took up a significant portion of the bike lane.
There are irresponsible cyclists out there but, there are also irresponsible drivers on the road and you can do so much more damage with a car than a bike. You can also do a lot of damage with words. The woman above has done an eloquent job expressing a very valid concern for her husband's safety. I am astounded by the insensitive and down right mean responses to her moving piece. You should be ashamed of yourselves!


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Indians remain mum on Manny Acta's status
The Los Angeles Angels and Pittsburgh Pirates have said publicly in recent days that their managers will return next season.
The Cleveland Indians haven't made the same pronouncement about manager Manny Acta.
Asked this week if he had any update concerning Acta's status with the club, Indians general manager Chris Antonetti said, "We all remained focused on trying to get the most out of the last few days of the season."
The Indians actually have done a decent job of that lately, knocking the White Sox out of first place in the American League Central with a series win in Chicago this week.
Acta is under contract for next season, but the Indians have faded after the All-Star break for a second straight year. Their 21-50 record in the second half is the worst in the American League.
— Jon Paul Morosi