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PAUSD VP Barb Mitchell falsely accuses OCR of interviewing students without parental consent
Original post made by Curious, Fairmeadow, on Jul 17, 2013
But internal PAUSD documents contradict Mitchell. These documents show that parents of students who were interviewed at Terman Middle School about the bullying of a disabled student were asked to consent prior to the interviews. According to Assoc. Supt. Charles Young, Terman Middle School "parents were informed and were able to dismiss their children from the interviews if desired" (see Web Link).
OCR requested and received signed consent forms prior to the student interviews. According to a news story published on June 14 in the Weekly, Terman staff sent out notices to parents and received signed consent forms for students to be interviewed. "In preparation for the Terman student interviews, documents show that [OCR attorney Shilpa] Ram asked the school to send out notices to parents of all students who had been in the complainant's classes the previous year. The school then gave Ram a list of students with signed consent forms; from that list, Ram put together student interview groups of 4-6 from each class, with 35 minutes allotted to each group" (see Web Link).
OCR rules forbid interviewing minor students without parental consent except for questions "of a general nature" not attributed to any particular student. However, school districts can require parental consent even in those circumstances. See Web Link, section 602(d)(4). Without parental consent, "OCR will not interview the child."
Mitchell's accusations against the agency follow on the heels of an OCR decision to open a "Compliance Review†into the district's handling of sexual harassment at Paly following the publication of a story entitled "Rape Culture†in the Verde magazine. The story recounted the prevalence of sexual violence-based harassment and bullying at the district high school. Under certain circumstances, OCR does not require an individual complaint to review district compliance with federal civil rights laws. (See OCR rules linked above, section 501).
After receiving a June 2 letter from OCR informing the district of the Paly sexual harassment Compliance Review, Mitchell sent a memorandum to the district's lawyers and to Board President Dana Tom and Superintendent Skelly that accused OCR of "strong arming" agreements with PAUSD. Mitchell also asked the district's lawyers how PAUSD could prevent OCR from pursuing compliance reviews without an individual complaint (see Web Link and Web Link).
Comments (28)
a resident of Charleston Gardens
on Jul 17, 2013 at 8:15 am
This gets worse and worse. I don't read the Post so I didn't see this. Thanks for bringing it out Curious.
a resident of Barron Park
on Jul 17, 2013 at 8:40 am
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a resident of Barron Park
on Jul 17, 2013 at 8:51 am
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a resident of Barron Park
on Jul 17, 2013 at 9:06 am
@Gunn parent,
Did OCR interview kids without a parent or guardian present? Do you condone this practice as well?
a resident of Charleston Gardens
on Jul 17, 2013 at 9:42 am
I don't understand what wow! is saying. The law says they have to have parental consent. They had parental consent. The law doesn't say that parents have to be present and why would they have to be present? 35 parents signed consent forms, so 35 parents did not feel that they wanted to be present. They agreed.
Wow, are you condoning insisting that parents be present even if they don't want to and are fine consenting without being present? Why are you interested in interfering in family decision-making? Why are you questioning parental judgment in 35 of our middle school families?
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a resident of Barron Park
on Jul 17, 2013 at 10:02 am
These are minors. They are being interrogated by OCR without parents being present. This behavior is deplorable.
Legal action has already been taken against the district because of the OCR findings from these interrogations. It's unacceptable that OCR is not including parents in these interrogations, which leaves the kids and families so exposed. OCR knows this and did nothing about it.
You really believe it's OK for OCR to interrogate kids like this without the kids having any support? Were the parents fully informed of the implications of these interviews? Where they given the option of being present and declined? Judgement only comes into it when you are informed.
a resident of JLS Middle School
on Jul 17, 2013 at 10:45 am
jls mom of 2 is a registered user.
I don't understand why the Weekly locked this thread. It is very informative to see the bizarre fearmongering posts suggesting that federal agents are "interrogating" our children.
Federal civil rights investigators are not police, and children are not being "interrogated." There are rules governing these interviews and they were scrupulously followed. Barbara Mitchell lied and said that parents didn't consent when they did. Now caught in that lie, the argument has shifted to "parents were not present."
Parents did not feel the need to be present. If they did, they could have refused consent for the interview (which is not an interrogation). The children were not suspected of any offenses -- the government lawyers were there investigating malfeasance by the district not by the students. Students were not "exposed" to any risk of anything.
The real complaint which is made clear in Charles Young's email to the board is that the school officials wanted to be present and wanted their lawyers present. That's the actual district request that was declined, and that's the real issue here.
OCR investigates schools and districts, not kids. Kids are witnesses to the bullying that went on, unaddressed by Kathy Baker, for months. The district didn't object that it wanted parents present. It objected that it wanted the district lawyers present. They are interested in protecting themselves and are merely hiding behind children now to gin up fear and anger at the government.
Your school board thinks you are idiots and are manipulating the public's emotions. But let's be clear -- they are worried about themselves not parents, who had no objection, and not children, who told the truth about what they saw.
I cannot even believe how sick and dysfunctional this is. Where is Melissa Caswell while all this insanity is going on? I thought you were an "experienced manager." Please tell us how you are "managing" this? If you don't support this crazy Tea Party BS please speak up.
It is hard to express in words how lunatic this situation has become. No wonder Castilleja is increasing its enrollment.
a resident of JLS Middle School
on Jul 17, 2013 at 10:48 am
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If you had the rapiest high school in America, which is actively out advertising itself as suffering from extreme Rape Culture as your option, with sexual-violence related bullying as its defining characteristic, and a board digging in so that it can keep its super-rape-super bullying culture I would think that all-girls' school looks pretty darn good.
Of course, those Casty girls won't be able to get all the awards and praise for their great stories about how rapey it is at their school.
a resident of Adobe-Meadow
on Jul 17, 2013 at 10:52 am
Patsy Mink is a registered user.
OCR contacted the parents and received parental permission to interview 35 students. OCR does allow parents to be present during an interview. OCR does not however allow district staff or attorneys to be present. "We have found that the presence of school staff or counsel could unintentionally make some students less willing to share their experiences," Ram wrote in an email to Damian Huertas, the district's special education coordinator. Web Link
The 35 students were broken into six groups that represented four of the middle school student's classes and two groups from the student's PE class. The students were interviewed in these small groups consisting of 4-6 students. Each interview lasted 35 minutes.
I credit the parents and students for agreeing to the interviews and validating the student's story. Students will be upstanders when they know that there is a safe structure in place to protect them.
That structure appears to be lacking in our district. I am deeply saddened to learn that at least one and possibly two additional board members are engaged in pushing back on OCR recommendations to update our policies and procedures to align with state and federal law designed to protect our children. I believe that the board's most important job is to make sure policies are in place that safeguard our children. I was glad to read in the Weekly last week that board members Melissa Baten Caswell and Heidi Emberling were willing to go on record in support of cooperating with the Office for Civil Rights and working with it to improve district practices. Web Link
a resident of Midtown
on Jul 17, 2013 at 11:00 am
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There is a difference between "interrogating" and interviewing. What the OCR did is question the children regarding their observations and experiences. The OCR followed the law and asked for parental consent for their meetings with the children. A certain number of parents decided that they were fine with their children being interviewed/questioned and they signed the consent forms.
@ Wow: when you ask if the parents were "fully informed of the implications of these interviews?" I am not sure what you are saying. None of the interviewed children's families have complained. So far the biggest result of the OCR investigations have been a growing awareness on the communities part that the PAUSD and the Board believe they may pick and choose which state and federal laws they need to follow. The OCR is attempting to guide the PAUSD into following federal regulations that will ensure that children that are in protected classes are not discriminated against as a result of their disabilities. This can only improve the school experience for all of our district's children.
It seems that Ms. Mitchell is so opposed to some of the changes the OCR is asking for that she is now trying to attack the way the OCR conducts their investigations. Even though there appears to be a lot of evidence that the OCR followed the law and their own procedures, and even though the school district did not protest the interviewing of the Terman students at the time of the investigations, now Ms. Mitchell is crying "foul."
It is very disappointing to see a school board member spending this kind of energy trying to derail the OCR's efforts to improve this district's policies and procedures regarding the protection of the civil rights of all our district's children.
a resident of Adobe-Meadow
on Jul 17, 2013 at 2:59 pm
Patsy Mink is a registered user.
Below is what was reported by Charles Young in his Educational Services Weekly dated October 21, 2011 right after the OCR interviews at Terman Middle School. The district's legal counsel assured him that the interviews would only shed positive light on the school.
"Office for Civil Rights
This week, our students and staff at [ ] were taken away from the classroom and their work to address and respond to an Office for Civil Rights (OCR) complaint brought against the District on behalf of a student last year. The complaint alleged that a sixth grade student was harassed and bullied because of her disability by other
students and that the school did not respond. The district addressed the complaint but OCR requested the opportunity to meet with students and staff to investigate the claim. With the leadership of [ ], parents were informed and were able to dismiss their children from the interviews if desired. On Thursday, OCR investigators came to
[ ] and interviewed 35 students, 4 teachers, 1 counselor and 2 administrators. The staff was unable to be present during student interviews, but both our District Attorney and a CTA attorney were present with staff. [ ] indicated that it went well; the day was long but the attorneys felt like it shed only a positive light on the school and our support of students. Apparently, students shared with investigators how much they liked their school. The results will be available by January. " Web Link
Would Ms. Mitchell have protested if the Terman had been exonerated ? Also, if OCR is strong arming the district as Ms. Mitchell suggested in her email Web Link then why has this still not been resolved more than two years after the initial complaint was filed?
a resident of Community Center
on Jul 17, 2013 at 3:50 pm
Peggy Duncan is a registered user.
I would like Ms. Mitchell to answer the simple question posed by this story, "When you told the newspaper that OCR interviewed middle school children in Palo Alto without their parents' consent, were you telling the truth?"
On the evidence presented here, the answer is no, Ms. Mitchell was not telling the truth. However, if there is some other information on which she is basing her statement, she should come forward with it.
Otherwise, I am afraid that Ms. Mitchell is deliberately misleading the public with a false statement, and tarnishing the reputation of some public servants in the federal government to boot.
a resident of another community
on Jul 17, 2013 at 9:22 pm
village fool is a registered user.
Thank you Curious for your detailed posting. After reading the first link you provided (Web Link) , dated Oct 2012, I understood that school and district officials were in the loop, knowing the procedures the OCR followed - asking for parents permissions etc. I hope I understood correctly. I want to think that any school or district official who has any doubt about any outside entity interacting with any student on school grounds during school time will raise that doubt - laud and clear - in a time frame relevant to that interaction.
I am wondering if questioning the way the OCR interacted with the students would have been on the agenda now if the information about the settlement with the OCR would have stayed out of the public eye. I want to thank, again, the family for coming forward to the Weekly.
a resident of Community Center
on Jul 18, 2013 at 12:42 pm
Peggy Duncan is a registered user.
Thank you "village fool". It does seem obvious that if Ms. Mitchell's concerns were sincere, she would have raised them at the time of the Terman interviews or interviews at other schools since then.
However, since Ms. Mitchell's claim that students in Palo Alto were interviewed without notifying their parents and allowing them to prevent the interviews is false, it is hard for me to understand what she would have been objecting to.
For me, the question of basic honesty and integrity is one that runs through this affair, and that deeply concerns me about certain of our school board trustees. Democracy depends on elected officials telling the truth to the public, particularly in local government where the press may not have as many resources as on the national stage.
Ms. Mitchell has not told the truth to public, either on this narrow question or about her views as expressed in her secret memo. Mr. Tom and Ms. Mitchell together have apparently collaborated to make false statements to the public about the purpose of closed meetings of the school board. They both seem to believe that it is acceptable to simply hide the public's business from the public, and then to refuse to speak about it when questioned.
I am quite upset about all of this, because it really does seem to me to violate the fundamental trust that the public has a right to have in its elected officials, and to threaten the viability of our local democratic government. I have been hopeful that our other elected officials, such as Supervisor Simitian and our Mayor and City Council, would step in to help correct this breakdown. I have been disappointed that there is no sign that is happening.
a resident of Leland Manor/Garland Drive
on Jul 21, 2013 at 8:10 am
spectator at large is a registered user.
@Patsy Mink: I found your comments above quite illuminating. Thanks for your take on these events.
You reminded me about the excellent meeting that a group of parents groups sponsored over at Ohlone School, "Know Your Rights" which Kevin Skelly and Camille Townsend attended. Their presence was quite unwelcomed by those parents who may have wanted to ask a question of the attorneys from OCR. I know several people who wanted to ask questions but felt intimidated by the presence of the above named. Your quote in a comment above applies to the parents that were silenced because of fear of intimidation from the Supe and Board:
"OCR does not however allow district staff or attorneys to be present. "We have found that the presence of school staff or counsel could unintentionally make some students less willing to share their experiences," Ram wrote in an email to Damian Huertas, the district's special education coordinator. Web Link
We were lucky to have had those groups (spearheaded by Ken Dauber's parent group We Can Do Better Palo Alto) support an event where we could have gotten all of our questions answered by the OCR attorneys present. Because of Skelly and Townsend's presence the meeting was not as productive or as informative as it could have been.
I am also reminded of the fact that PAUSD had agreed to co-sponsor the event and then backed out at the last minute. Does the district have something to hide from us? [Portion removed by Palo Alto Online staff.]
I am sick and tired of this disgraceful behavior by our elected officials and the people they hired to run the district. [Portion removed.] Not extending Skelly's contract beyond 2016 is the only sign I have seen at all from the Board that maybe they are getting the idea that Skelly is not good for our kids or our district. Come on Board, get a grip and start doing the right thing for a change. We have had enough!
a resident of Adobe-Meadow
on Jul 21, 2013 at 3:26 pm
Patsy Mink is a registered user.
There has been too much spin from the school board about the OCR. Two parents in our district, Christina Schmidt and Mary Vincent have volunteered to be part of the solution and are working hard to inform our administrators about the true mission of OCR. There work with several elementary school site councils was recently reported by the Weekly. Web Link
"Schmidt begins her site council presentation with a careful review of the facts in the Office for Civil Rights report, line by line.
"There is a lot of misunderstanding based on a lack of grounding in the report," Schmidt said. "There is a great opportunity to use the information in the report to improve the schools and community."
Schmidt and Vincent share a belief that the district needs more central direction and monitoring of schools as and are glad to see the movement now in that direction. With school autonomy, responsibility can be "too diffused" and accountability too difficult, Schmidt said."
Unfortunately Barb Mitchell is leading the board and the district in the opposite direction. Rather than read the OCR report and reflect on how we can improve our policies Ms. Mitchell has made inaccurate claims that the OCR is strong arming the district in order to enforce laws that are not on the books.
a resident of another community
on Jul 21, 2013 at 5:33 pm
village fool is a registered user.
Peggy Duncan - I agree with your posting above. Actually I agree with all your postings that I have read before. As to other influential elected representatives - I would not hold my breath, nor expect any meaningful act from any representative who is aware of what is going on and who has not already stepped forward. More than that - I would not try to address such representatives. I think that if the occurrences are not compelling enough for the representatives to step forward - it is probably a waste of time to try to convince them. The above is about anyone who is local, and is probably aware of the (first) OCR settlement, at least. Keep in mind, this was all triggered by bullying... I have expectations only of those who are not by-standing.
spectator at large - how sad it is to watch things deteriorate, knowing that something is rotten. Who knows what we do not know? You mentioned Nixon not too long ago. If it were not for the Washington Post, he probably would be remembered in a completely different way in any history text book. Nixon, too, seemed to believe himself to have Divine Right, otherwise - how would those who organized the Watergate break-in think that no one would talk? Many knew. I think it is reasonable to assume that Watergate was not the first unethical (understatement) action - those in the know were trained (took cues?), were expected and assumed to shut up.
Here is a quote of the superintendent - sorry for repeating (I have posted in other threads), I find this one very revealing: "...As I often say, the community and staff take their cues from us in terms of how they relate to each other..." 9/2010
Patsy Mink - Thank you. I second.
a resident of JLS Middle School
on Jul 21, 2013 at 5:57 pm
jls mom of 2 is a registered user.
Perhaps the right thing to do is to start organizing. Look at the way the Maybell Avenue people were able to get a referendum organized in a matter of days while we impotently bemoan far worse wrongs in our schools. It is very sad when you compare the wrong committed by the City Council (procedural, primarily) with that committed by the school district in this case -- allowing disabled children to be abused, resisting federal investigators sent her to get to the bottom of such charges, having no sexual assault policy or protection for students, and more. The City Council made mistakes on Maybell, yes, but no one became so mentally ill as a result that they had to be institutionalized as in the Terman case. And we don't even know about the other cases, which are probably just as bad.
We need to take a page from the Maybell book. "Action comes from keeping the heat on. No politician can sit on a hot issue if you make it hot enough." -- Saul Alinsky.
a resident of Barron Park
on Jul 21, 2013 at 6:43 pm
confused is a registered user.
@jls mo2,
Go for it! One thing that has been sadly lacking in all the opposition is the effort to actually *do* something. Lots of verbiage, very little action. That was Eileen's experience when she went to the district to complain about Skelly and found she was the only one!
Maybell did it in a couple of weeks. If you truly believe there is so much opposition to the district, you should be able to better that. I await seeing a petition of any kind.
Good luck!
a resident of Leland Manor/Garland Drive
on Jul 21, 2013 at 10:04 pm
spectator at large is a registered user.
YOU ARE REALLY CONFUSED!!. I would say that the "opposition" (your word) to the status quo has actually "done" quite a bit. There has been tons of action ranging from speaking out at school board meetings to putting together the "Know Your Rights" presentation by the OCR officials. Don't forget that the "opposition" ran a candidate, Ken Dauber, for school board who was pushing for transparency and open governance from the top down.
There is more than one parent group that is actively trying to affect change as evidenced by their co-sponsorship of the OCR parent education event. If Ken had been elected we would most assuredly not have had to witness a spineless Board who refuse to do their jobs...namely give direction to Skelly and hold him to task to do the will of the voters who elected them. The Board is the real group guilty of "Lots of verbiage, very little action".
So much could have been done by now to improve the lot of ALL of the kids in the district if Ken Dauber had been elected. Now we have Heidi and Camille added to the disgracefully ineffective trio of Tom, Mitchell and Baten-Caswell. Might as well just give up any hope of any positive changes until the next election. Confused, as you say, the Board's behavior consists of "Lots of verbiage, very little action" when it comes to protecting our children as well. Their actions in trying to protect Skelly are stellar!
I just hope that there are people of the caliber of Ken Dauber that are willing to run in the next election. [Portion removed.]
a resident of Barron Park
on Jul 22, 2013 at 8:30 am
confused is a registered user.
The reason Ken ran was because the Weekly challenged WCDBPA to field a candidate. Not the best of reasons and, as you've noted, he lost. As did the previous WCDBPA candidate. Not the best start or greatest claim to having *done* something.
@jls mo2,
I'm still waiting for that petition to be circulated. Is it happening?
a resident of Leland Manor/Garland Drive
on Jul 22, 2013 at 10:07 am
spectator at large is a registered user.
Now I am convinced! You are confused as well as spreading non-factual information.
I would like you to provide evidence of the "Challenge" that the Weekly issued to WCDBPA to "field a candidate". Ken Dauber is a good and dedicated man committed to helping all kids and I know that the reason he ran was so that there might be a chance for positive changes in the district and so that the Board and administrators could start getting honest and open with the people who elected them or pay their salaries. Ken did not run just to take on a "challenge" from a local newspaper. Get serious! And, as you mentioned that the other WCDBPA candidate (I am assuming that you are referring to Wynn Hauser who lost by a very small number of voted to Camille) was not a "WCDBPA candidate" as WCDBPA had not even been established as a parent committee with a name attached to it. I believe that Wynn has been active with WCDBPA and would agree with their goals for improving the district. But to say that the other WCDBPA candidate lost is just an outright lie. Get your facts straight and maybe you will be less "confused".
It is plain to see that without another candidate coming forth we would be stuck with Townsend and Emberling as there would have been no election. As it stands right now, we got stuck with this abominable duo (as evidenced the abomination of not getting any meaningful changes implemented for our kids). Combined with the trio of Tom, B-C and Mitchell this has been a formula for inertia at best and disaster resulting in system failures at worst. These failures (among other things which are too numerous to mention here) include failing to provide for ALL of our students. This would include the developmentally disabled girl who was punched in the face and finally had to go to OCR to try and get some help. Thankfully the Weekly broke the story several months after the fact which revealed Kevin Skelly's failure to mention to the Board that PAUSD had been cited as by the Feds (a rare occurrence and a fact that I as a citizen of PA am not proud of!). [Portion removed by Palo Alto Online staff.]
Are you hoping to goad those that are part of the "opposition" into starting a petition? Maybe you will be successful if you continue to open up the box for those of us with factual information to come forward. Think about it.....perhaps you will become less confused.
a resident of Barron Park
on Jul 22, 2013 at 11:10 am
confused is a registered user.
[Portion removed by Palo Alto Online staff.]
Timeline: June 24, 2012
Web Link
[WCDBPA] member Wynn Hausser, who was narrowly defeated by incumbent Townsend when he sought election in 2007, has said he does not intend to run this year. We Can Do Better cofounder Ken Dauber, who in the past said he would consider running, answered a query this week with an email saying, "Election long ways off."
Timeline: Friday, August 3, 2012,
Web Link
"The parent group We Can Do Better Palo Alto, which has both developed impressive data in support of its positions and made many uncomfortable by its assertiveness and blunt criticisms of district administrators, has so far not put forward a candidate. We hope they will, since that is the only way to ensure a public discussion on these issues and for all candidates to clearly articulate their views so they can be held accountable."
Timeline: Tuesday, August 7
Web Link
"Ken Dauber enters Palo Alto school board race "
Then amongst his excuses when he lost he claimed that he "started late". A bit of a climb-down from his original "Election long ways off" comment above.
You will need to find better candidates if you hope a re-call will succeed. Do you have them lined up?
@jls mo2,
Here's something to help you get started: Web Link
a resident of Leland Manor/Garland Drive
on Jul 22, 2013 at 1:19 pm
spectator at large is a registered user.
It is true that Wynn has been supportive of WCDBPA and Ken Dauber but you implied that Wynn ran under the banner of WCDPA which did not exist in 2007. And, Camille lost by a very small margin.
It is true that Ken Dauber did jump in late and that is because he could not stand the thought of there being no election if another candidate did not come on board for very good reason. Look what we got with Heidi and Camille! We have a totally spineless and ineffective board let's face it.
I'll bet that if there were an election today in light of all the revelations since the election and the hideous performance of the Board we would have a very different result.
I just hope that candidates are willing to come on board. [Portion removed by Palo Alto Online staff.] I think there are all kinds of very qualified people out there. Barbara Klausner was an excellent board member who left because she couldn't stand the operational style of Skelly and the current board. Can you blame her? I wouldn't mind being on the board if there were a quality supe and four other people who were interested in doing business honestly and openly. Bottom line, those 4 others would have to be interested in protecting and promoting a quality education for all of our students which is not what is happening now.
a resident of JLS Middle School
on Jul 22, 2013 at 2:05 pm
jls mom of 2 is a registered user.
Timeline: July 22, 2013.
The school board is useless.
Timeline: July 22, 2012.
The school board is useless.
Timeline: July 203, 2011.
The school board is useless.
Timeline: July 19, 2010.
The school board is useless.
@confused: My timeline seems to have less variation than yours.
a resident of another community
on Jul 22, 2013 at 4:33 pm
village fool is a registered user.
I see several obstacles standing in the way of public grass rooting, organizing petitions, etc. The biggest one is fear of retaliation. I doubt anyone who currently has a child in PAUSD will risk the child well being, especially if there are current concerns regarding the child. Fear of retaliation was not publicly discussed prior to the first OCR settlement becoming public. I asked for feedback back in March, here is a link - Web Link. It seems to me that even the vocabulary used to discuss PAUSD have changed during the past few months. Also, I think that it is impossible to compare the venues available for those who are concerned about PAUSD to the venues available for those who do not agree with the rezoning decision, for example. PA citizens who did not agree with the rezoning decision had a formal option. Collecting signatures was part of a very specific, defined process. It seems to me that parents will avoid "going public" with concerns. Given all we learned - I can not blame anyone who has a child in the district. I think that no correction can start prior to a broad independent investigation. An investigation that will look also to past events that set the current tone.
a resident of Barron Park
on Jul 22, 2013 at 5:16 pm
confused is a registered user.
You're responses have turned from "You are confused as well as spreading non-factual information" to "it is true". Glad to bring you up to speed.
@jls mo2,
As I mentioned above, if you've got better candidates, go for it!
Good luck!
"The biggest one is fear of retaliation".
If you're so certain of success, this shouldn't be an issue. You'll have the board recalled in no time and can then replace Kevin & Charles. It's been done before. Could it be that you really believe you don't have the numbers?
a resident of Leland Manor/Garland Drive
on Jul 22, 2013 at 8:35 pm
spectator at large is a registered user.
Your speed is obviously "slow". Please reread the thread and accompanying links and try to digest it a bit better before posting.
I shall not try to engage with you as you aren't really paying attention. Please take your confusion elsewhere. Your confusion adds nothing to the commentary.
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I was thinking I would take a frame from my other hive that has eggs and put it in for them to raise a new queen, but I am not sure if there are any drones available.
Wanted to get a second opinion before I tried to order a queen. There is a breeder not far from me here in Austin, Tx.


text: As you probably know by now, your CECs can be earned through various live venues such as workshops or conferences, as well as from the comfort of your home through online courses. However, are you aware of the numerous other ways you can earn CECs and how you can redeem those credits to use toward your recertification? Ok, I did it! Now how does ACE get it? Once you complete an ACE-approved course, you will be issued a certificate of completion listing the ACE-approved course number typically in the format of CEP/CP/CA/CS/CL followed by 5 or 6 numbers (for example, CA23456 or CEP123456). For events with multiple courses, such as conferences, there will be one umbrella number that encompasses all approved sessions. After you log into your ACE account, select the "My CECs" link underneath "My Continuing Education." Once you're redirected to your CEC page, simply type the course number into the appropriate box. The CEC total should automatically fill in after entering the course number (*for conferences, total up the number of CECs you earned at the session you attended). After this, simply input the completion date in MM/DD/YYYY format and select "Add CECs". When you refresh the CEC list, your new credits should be visible. If you were not provided the appropriate ACE-approved course number, you can obtain that information by contacting the course provider. If you have completed a course that's not currently ACE-approved, you can submit a petition form online, along with the necessary supporting documentation to potentially receive credit. Are there additional ways to earn CECs? In addition to furthering your knowledge and skills through quality continuing education courses and events, there are a few additional ways you can continue to expand and evolve your knowledge within the fitness industry and earn CECs in the process- Renewed CPR/AED? A 1-year CPR/AED certification will merit a total of 0.2 CECs. You'll earn 0.4 CECs with a 2-year certification. Attending college? Earning a grade of 'C' or above in any exercise science, anatomy, or health and fitness-related course will transfer 1.0 CECs for every 1.0 semester unit, or 0.8 CECs for every 1.0 quarter unit. Thinking of doubling up? Earning another ACE certification will meet the 2.0 CEC requirements to renew your current ACE certification. Also keep in mind CEC credits will apply to both certifications if earned during both certification cycles. This is important to know - just because you double up on certifications doesn't mean you have to double up on CECs! Earning other Credentials? Obtaining an NCCA-accredited fitness-related certification for another organization will result in 0.5 CECs being awarded to you. Presenting? Professional presentations concerning information relating to the health and fitness industry can earn up to 0.5 CECs per renewal cycle. Publishing? Publishing fitness related articles, books or peer-reviewed journals can net you up to 0.5 CECs per renewal cycle. Giving back? Community outreach in a fitness-related capacity can lead to up to 0.2 CECs per renewal cycle. If you have any additional questions regarding earning and redeeming CECs, contact our Educational Services Department at 1 800-825-3636, ext. 782.


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The best path to choosing the right street sweeper is to determine your community's prevailing needs in terms of debris removal, maneuverability, transport speed, and off-loading requirements. The good news is that you don't have to choose between cleaner streets or cleaner air and water. You can have both by selecting the technology best-suited to your specific street and debris conditions.
Cleaning catch basins regularly prevents streets from flooding and keeps the rain runoff flowing as desired, so some public works departments combine it with street sweeping.When equipped with a boom-style hose or catch basin cleaning hose feature, regenerative air sweepers and pure vacuum sweepers lift leaves, silt, sand, gravel, and litter out of the basin.The boom-style hose options are easy to operate and maneuver over a catch basin. Because pure vacuum sweepers have more vacuum capability than a regenerative sweeper, the municipal customer needs to consider this when sizing up its catch basin applications. Combination sweeper/catch basin cleaners are excellent alternatives to a hand-held hose or litter hose.
Leaves, pine cones, and pine needles tend to climb over brooms when extremely heavy, making loading difficult. Their wide pick-up head, large-diameter suction hose, and ability to raise/lower the head hydraulically make regenerative air sweepers and mechanical sweepers the best choices for this application.
The amount of pervious asphalt and concrete streets and roads has grown at a double-digit rate the last several years as a best management practice for dealing with stormwater runoff. These surfaces reduce the amount of untreated water and accompanying pollutants directed into waterways.Performing routine, biannual cleaning with a regenerative air sweeper or high-power vacuum sweeper is a practical approach to properly maintain a permeable surface. High vacuums can pull out embedded debris that's plugging the drainage path because of its high concentrated vacuum levels, which exceed that of a regenerative air sweeper. A high-power vacuum sweeper also works well for porous pavement restoration projects.
Sand, gravel, silt, salt, and traction sand often accumulate in northern climates over the winter. This material is often very heavy and compacted and requires a powerful broom and conveyance action. Mechanical sweepers are best-suited for conveying large quantities of heavy material.
Waterless with dust control: Good for dusty environments, or where dried sand and salt may produce dust when sweeping.
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Fritters made with bread and yogurt
Bread ke bhajiye
Level: Easy Cooking time: 30mins.
April showers bring May flowers, that's what we all say in April. The lawn outside has turned green with all the rain, the weather still remains gloomy and the pollen count… I am not even going to mention that. I have come home from work and had a chat with Alka of Sindhirasoi.com. My brain just won't function the way it would when the sun is shining. I just couldn't think what recipe I should dedicate for her. She likes spicy food, Hmmmm… A call from my hubby: what's for dinner? Answer from me: just simple Bhindi Basar. (Blog coming soon) Hubby: you mind if I invite somebody. Answer from me: not a problem. Phone conversation ended. Somebody is coming home for dinner. Just a simple meal didn't sound good to me at all. Now I have 2 issues here, something more for dinner tonight and something spicy for Alka. I have to come up with an idea, I have to, I have to…Come on think I said to myself. Hitting 2 birds with one stone is going to be a difficult task. I hear the sound of thunder and the rain coming down and hitting against the glass window. That's it, just struck me as lightening, rainy days are pakora days. I could do some kind of pakoras for her this would solve both the issues. I can have the perfect spicy snack that I will be able to blog too. I can serve Phulka/bhaji and some spicy Pakoras with chutney. But what kind should I make? Not the same ones we eat everyday. Now what is there in the refrigerator that I can cook quickly and that too with a twist? Bread,Yogurt that's what I see, ok done! Decided. Now I have the perfect Sindhi recipe for her. Here it goes; this is especially for you, Alka and for all our visitors.
- Curds: 3 tbsps
- Bread: 6-7 slices (Preferably 2-3 days old bread)
- Besan: 4 heaped tbsps
- Onions: 2 medium diced
- Green Chilies: 4-5 thinly chopped/sliced
- Coriander leaves: 3 tbsp chopped
- Ginger: 2 slices finely chopped
- Mint leaves: 6-7 optional
- Jeera: 1 tsp
- Haldi powder: ½tsp
- Red Chilies: ½ tsp
- Anar Dhana: 1tsp crushed
- Full Dhania: 1tbsp
- Soda-bi-carb: ½ tsp
- Salt to taste & oil for Frying
- Soak bread with curds, water salt and haldi. Keep aside for 5-10 mins.
- Chop onions, coriander, ginger and green chilies and mix together.
- Take besan, crushed anar dhana, full dhania, jeera, soda-bi-carb, red chilies and mix together.
- Next, mix all the three above steps and make a batter by adding water. Add salt to taste.
- Fry little dumplings in hot oil till golden brown.
- Drain on a paper towel.
- Serve hot with your favorite green chutney, meetha chutney or tomato ketchup or all.
- Enjoy these tasty soft on the inside and crunchy on the outside pakoras on a RAINY DAY.
Keep it simple, keep it Sindhi…


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Investors awash in tales of economic gloom could be missing a golden opportunity
Surprising as it may seem, we're in the midst of a bull market in stocks worldwide yet the media globally is not talking about it much at all - even more surprising when you look at the market movements over the past few years.
When the Dow Jones fell from an early 2008 high of 13,279 at the start of that year and proceeded to more than halve in value to a low of 6469 in March 2009, the press was all over it. These market falls led to many predictions of pending economic doom, coined the "Global Financial Crisis" (GFC) - a term that will go down in the history books.
So if it was such big news when the market fell, where are the doomsayers to provide their balanced reporting now?
The fact is, we are in a raging bull market and have been since the markets turned upwards in early-mid 2009, as the facts clearly demonstrate:
The Dow Jones has rallied over 100 per cent from its lows of 2009 and is just a stone's throw from its high made in 2007.
The Nasdaq has smashed through its 2007 high and in fact surpassed it nearly two years ago, in late 2010. The Nasdaq trades today at levels not seen for 12 years since the late stages of the tech boom.
Even our local NZX50, the NZ stock market, has risen strongly. Comparing the NZX50 to the Dow Jones over a five-year period it has bounced back comparatively and with the US markets heading up, our NZ top 50 is destined for new highs also.
The example of the NZ stock market rising, in spite of a bullish NZ dollar, helps at least partially rule out the argument that the Dow Jones is only rising due to the weak US dollar. While there is undoubtedly a correlation between stock and currency markets, it is nowhere near as strong or as simple as many would lead you to believe. But that's another story.
Why does this bull run matter?
Stocks are part of a balanced portfolio for investors around the world. Investing and trading is definitely not for everyone but the key thing for those who know what they are doing is timing. By the time something is heavily reported in the press it is usually over, or very close to over, and the money has been made.
Where was the press at the most bearish during the GFC? The answer is right at the lows and for a long time after the lows were made. The part-time investor who waits for the media to tell them when we finally have a bull run could be waiting years yet by which time, once again, the move will have happened and the money will have been made.
Predicting bottoms and tops is not smart investing but looking at strongly trending markets and targeting the piece in the middle - that is smart. Unfortunately most of the part-time, Mum and Dad investors who follow the press and not the markets, tend to catch the market moves right at the end, the exact point when it's too late.
Economic doomsayers are still saying anyone buying stocks right now is a fool; Warren Buffet one of the richest people on the planet included. Buffet has been buying stocks through all the turmoil of recent years while analysts and market commentators on five-figure salaries without a cent invested in the markets criticise his actions.
These pessimists will tell you that another major bankruptcy is on the cards, that Lehman Brothers will look like small fry compared to the news that's coming and that Europe is destined for certain financial collapse ... watch out below!
Any of this "might" happen but the fact is that it's not happening now and predicting these things is a gamble. Unfortunately bad news seems to make the best news. It serves to paint things as worse than they are and scaring the "Mum and Dad" investor's away from stocks until it is too late - once again. More evidence for the masses that stock investing and/or trading does not work.
The truth is that stock trading and investing does work, it's just the people who know what they are doing that make the money.
We're in a bull market and in case you think I might be on the hindsight bandwagon, check out a clip on TV3 News in 2009 where I stated that the bear market was over and stocks (as well as the kiwi dollar) were likely to go much higher. I will state now, the world's stocks markets have much higher to go. Only a major bankruptcy, war, terrorism or some other unforeseeable event is likely to stop this bull run continuing.
Stock market investing is certainly not for everyone. It takes experience, there is risk and that means investors/traders need both the skill, the capital and the risk management skills to participate. For those who tried investing in stocks and got scared out in 2008, now might be a good time to start reconsidering with the markets approaching fresh highs rather than waiting for the mass media to finally catch up with what is going on.
For those with some spare cash who are looking to take control of their own investments now might be a good time to start small and begin their stock market education before we reach yet another high and have another missed opportunity.
Nick McDonald teaches everyday people around the globe how to become a trader through his company www.tradewithprecision.com


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Have several hives that have made it through and upstate NY winter. Upon inspection only have a 4 inch patch of brood on one frame.
Is their anything that could be done or just leave them and see if they build up by them selves?
They have plenty of stores.


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Hey All,
I just put some of the finishing touches on my ESB Fett Helmet so I thought I'd let you guys have a look at it. This is the first Fett helmet I've ever painted, and is actually (after a few years of painting Warhammer and stuff) the very first 1:1 scale anything I've ever painted :lol
The helmet is a Sgt. Fang Mystery Helmet (Recommended!!!!!). Everything is topically done, and hand painted (no decals). I used about $10 worth of dollar store paint and brushes (this was a budget costume... :P).
It's 99% done... I am going to rebuild the (now resin) rangefinder out of matboard to take a bit of weight off that side of the helmet, and I'm not extraordinarily happy with some of the weathering... but here it is!
Thanks for your feedback!
EDIT: Sorry for the shoddy iPhone photos... every camera battery in the house is dead. :(


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#1 Sat 27 Oct 12 4:32pm
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good and easy veggie dips
Anyone have suggestions for veggie dips that are easy but tasty and don't require much prep work? Thanks.
#2 Sat 27 Oct 12 6:27pm
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Re: good and easy veggie dips
wash some aubergine and score the skin .
Bake till cooked in the oven.
peel the skin off the aubergine
once fully cooled , put into a food processr and puree (it or rub it through a sieve ).
Mix the pureed aubergine wih some creme frache , add some pureed garlic a little lem juice salt and pepper and put iinto a dish .
put in the fridge to firm up a little and then scatter the top with a little paprika
sorry there are no quantities I just work to taste !
#3 Mon 12 Nov 12 4:07pm
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Re: good and easy veggie dips
Hi WebbFoot,
Good question! I am currently working on Jamie's brand new YouTube Channel which is launching in January 2013. Could you send me a email via this forum so I can get in touch with you directly regarding how we might be able to use some of your questions on the channel?
#4 Wed 21 Nov 12 8:15pm
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Re: good and easy veggie dips
I have a friend who swears by Nigella's red pepper hummus - http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/nige … index.html - she' made it for a few parties and it's very good indeed.
Nigella also has a recipe for peanut butter hummus that I'd love to try some day but haven't got around to it - http://www.nigella.com/recipes/view/pea … ter-hummus - looks great. I looove peanut butter.
I do feel disloyal posting these links, though. Sorry, Jamie!
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#5 Wed 21 Nov 12 9:48pm
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Re: good and easy veggie dips
hi, guacomole is a great dip.
put 1 avacado (stoned and pealed) , juice of a lime, handfull of corriander and a wee bit of olive oil in a food proceser. whizz till smooth.
serve with some crspy tortillas.
hope this helped.
#6 Wed 21 Nov 12 10:44pm
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Re: good and easy veggie dips
Goacomole is delicious, Houmous is extra delicious I serve them with sliced fresh vegetables: celery, carrots, cucumber, broccoli florets and cauliflower. A little dish with cayenne pepper for extra dipping.
In a medium bowl, mash 3 avocados, lime juice, and a little salt. Mix in onion, parsley and garlic. Stir in cayenne pepper. Refrigerate 1 hour for before serving.
2 cloves garlic, peeled and crushed
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 tin chickpeas, drained, but reserve the liquid.
1 tablespoon sesame seeds, i dont always add them.
salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
Cook and stir the garlic in olive oil 3 minutes, until tender.
Place chickpeas in a blender with 1 teaspoon liquid. Mix until smooth then mix in the garlic, sesame seeds, salt and pepper. Blend to desired consistency. Chill in the fridge until serving.
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Discussion in 'Photo & Video Gallery' started by Red Z71 Max, Feb 18, 2012.
X2! I missed the whole censored thing too. What was that all about?!
Man, I gotta get me some of those!! Frick'n awesome!!
It had nothing to do with this thread. It was something that happened to another member and we were banding together in solidarity to show our disagreement with the actions that took place. Its kind of old news now.
Hey Red Z71 Max....The mirrors look great! U did the right thing by going with chrome, since u have a lot of chrome accent on ur truck :great:
Nathan my friend!! How the heck are you??? Missed ya, Bro! I think everything got straightened out so I don't want start any additional swirl. Check your email shortly and I'll bring you up to speed. I too missed it at first.
Hey, did you move out of Franklin?
Thanks Mike!! I'm doing great! I've been kinda slacking lately to about being active on the forum. Just been really busy. You still need to update your sig with your tow mirrors!! :lol: I think you need to go to the exact same spot and take the exact same picture but now with tow mirrors :lol:
But nope I'm still in Franklin! I've just also been doing a lot of research down here in lexington with biomass research and renewable fuel stuff!
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I know....I know....I like the setting so much that I'm torn between that and having an updated sig pic with the tow mirrors. I guess I'll be heading back to that place this Spring so I can finally get you two off my back :glasses:
Dibs on shotgun!!
All yours Brother!! Just get your a** out here.
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Darkness is fast approaching at Camp Leakey, the outpost in a Borneo forest that Biruté Mary Galdikas created almost 40 years ago to study orangutans. The scientist stands on the porch of her weathered bungalow and announces, "It's party time!"
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There will be no gin and tonics at this happy hour in the wilds of Indonesia's Central Kalimantan province. Mugs of lukewarm coffee will have to do. Yes, there's food. But the cardboard boxes of mangoes, guavas and durians—a fleshy tropical fruit with a famously foul smell—are not for us humans.
"Oh, there's Kusasi!" Galdikas says, greeting a large orangutan with soulful brown eyes as he emerges from the luxuriant rain forest surrounding the camp. Kusasi stomps onto the porch, reaches into a box of mangoes and carries away three in each powerful hand. Kusasi was Camp Leakey's dominant male until a rival named Tom took charge several years ago. But Kusasi, who weighs in at 300 pounds, can still turn aggressive when he needs to.
"And Princess!" Galdikas says, as another "orang"—noticeably smaller than Kusasi but every bit as imposing, especially to a newcomer like me—steps out of the bush. "Now Princess is really smart," she says. "It takes Princess a while, but if you give her the key she can actually unlock the door to my house."
"And Sampson! And Thomas!" Galdikas smiles as these juvenile males bare their teeth and roll around in the dirt, fighting. They are fighting, right? "Noooo, they're just playing," Galdikas tells me. "They are just duplicating how adult males fight. Sampson makes wonderful play faces, doesn't he?"
No Camp Leakey party would be complete without Tom, the reigning alpha male and Thomas' older brother. Tom helps himself to an entire box of mangoes, reminding Kusasi who's boss. Tom bit Kusasi severely and took control, Galdikas tells me, nodding toward Tom and whispering as if Kusasi might be listening. "Be careful," she says as the new monarch brushes past me on the porch. "He's in a bad mood!"
And then, just as suddenly as they appeared, Tom, Kusasi and the gang leave this riverside camp to resume their mostly solitary lives. Galdikas' mood darkens with the sky. "They don't say goodbye. They just melt away," she says, her eyes a bit moist. "They just fade away like old soldiers."
Galdikas, 64, has been living among orangutans since 1971, conducting what has become the world's longest continuous study by one person of a wild mammal. She has done more than anyone to protect orangutans and to help the outside world understand them.
Her most chilling fear is that these exotic creatures with long arms, reddish brown hair and DNA that is 97 percent the same as ours will fade into oblivion. "Sometimes I wake up in the middle of the night and I just clutch my head because the situation is so catastrophic," Galdikas says in a quiet, urgent voice. "I mean, we're right at the edge of extinction."
Galdikas has been sounding the "e" word for decades while battling loggers, poachers, gold miners and other intruders into the orangutans' habitat. And now a new foe is posing the most serious threat yet to Asia's great orange apes. Corporations and plantations are rapidly destroying rain forests to plant oil palms, which produce a highly lucrative crop. "Words cannot describe what palm oil companies have done to drive orangutans and other wildlife to near-extinction," Galdikas says. "It's simply horrific."


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How do you determine the width of your borders? Is there a general rule about the ratio of the border width to the block size, or do you just go with what looks good to you?
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How do you determine the width of your borders? Is there a general rule about the ratio of the border width to the block size, or do you just go with what looks good to you?
I just go with what looks good to me. Sometimes, when I start the quilt I envision borders one way and what I end up with is totally different.
I just go with what looks good to me. Sometimes I use a thin inner border to highlight a color in the blocks, esp if that color is darker than the rest of the quilt.
I also use a one inch inner border and then at least 1/2 the block size of the interior block you are using.
If your block is 8 in, use a 4 inch border. There are really no rules, whatever looks good to you is fine.
I don't remember who told me this, but another quilter once told me to create borders that are divisible into the block size. Such as, if you use 12" blocks use borders that could divide into 12 like 1", 2", 3", 4", or 6". Or, if you have 9" borders use 1", 3", or 4.5" borders. I don't always stick to this method, but it does work out fine when I do and the borders always look good.
I try to use some of the dimensions within the quilt , to give an overall continuity to the final look. If have been working with a log cabin for example an the cut width has been 1.5 inches , I will make the first border at that cut width,,, then working out to another diminesion within the block. If the block contains 2 , inch 3 inch or 4 inch etc.. cut dimiensions.. those are the ones I try to work with ... and occasionally after a few narrow will use a finished block width for a additional border that has some detail of the block to tie the design back to the body of the quilt.
usually the bare minumum would be half the block size. just looks more pleasing.
Thanks for all of the suggestions. I am making a variation of the tiny turning twenty and the blocks finish at 7" with the widest piece in each block measuring 4" finished. It will be a full size quilt when finished, about 80" x 94". If I have enough fabric, I'd like to make a 1" inner border with a 4" outer border. The piecing of the top is finished and I'm having trouble getting the decision made and actually cutting the fabric for the borders!
When I'm making a bed quilt, I may make some of the outer borders larger for the overhang. I have a very deep mattress and don't like too many small borders hanging over the edge of the bed.
Quilt University has a free sample class that is all about borders. It's quite good and is interactive so you can play around with it.
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Quiet and Sunny Central Room
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|Pieter Pauwstraat, 1017 ZK Amsterdam, הולנד
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The room has a double bed (190 x 210 cms; 75 x 83"), private shower and toilet.
In the room you will find a toaster, electric kettle, a stove pot espresso maker, micro wave, small fridge and coffee, tea, sugar, juice, dutch cheese, butter, in other words all that will make your stay pleasant.
All bed linen, bath towels and bathrobes are provided too.
WiFi of course and free bikes as well!
For your daily food needs (also attractive clothes boutiques), the famous and local Albert Cuyp Market is around the corner. Several Organic food stores are at 500 meters distance, and every Monday morning -at 300 meters away- you can visit a flower market known and visited only by locals.
This homely bed and breakfast is located in between the main museums (Van Gogh, Hermitage and Rijksmuseum). The Rembrandtsplein, Leidseplein, the theaters and the historic canal area, all is within walking distance. However you can explore the city by bike as well, since we have bicycles for you (included in the total rate). Public Transport is at the end of our street (trams no 4, 7, 10, 25).
You are welcome.
Your hosts Gisèle and Simon
כללי הביתMost important rules are respect and enjoy: respect the apartment, respect the neighbours and enjoy your holidays.
And call us when you need help.
Check-in time is: 14.00 – 20.00 p.m., check-out time : 08.00- 11.00 a.m., unless otherwise agreed.
If you would like to store your luggage here for a few hours before or after these times, please let us know, this can usually be arranged.
Extra options: private boat-trip on the canals.
|Weekly rate for up to 2 guests
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Simon is a very friendly and warm-hearted host! He gave us many insider tips for our trip to Amsterdam. The location of the apartment is perfect!
The location is excellent, with tram 4 to the Central Station just a 2-minute walk away and two more lines close by for going to sites and museums in other areas of the city. Although there is no kitchen as such, all necessary equipment is available in the room, so there is no problem at all for breakfast or snacks during the day. The owners provide breakfast (fresh bread every morning, cheese, butter, yoghurt, eggs, jam, coffee, tea, oranges for juice). The room is comfortable, with the shower cabin inside and the toilet just outside on the hall. For us it was a great opportunity to see what it is like to live in an old traditional building in Amsterdam. The winding stairs are really narrow, so you should plan and pack accordingly. The owners are very kind.
Our stay in the Appartement of Simon and Gisele was very grateful. They are very friendly and obliging.
The flat is in a Perfect Location in Amsterdam. And the breakfast was also good!
The Appartement is recommendable of course!
Gisèle and Simon are very kind and welcoming hosts, the room is cosy and spacious, and also very well situated for anyone who wishes to stroll around Amsterdam. We had a very pleasant stay.
One thing that might put some travellers off, are the three rather steep flights of stairs you have to to climb to the room.
Our stay in B&B was really good!
The position of the apartment is perfect to visit the city, especially by bike, that are included in the tarif. It is in a quiet and safe neighborhood and you can reach every part of the city in few time.
The apartment is furnished of everything you need, also a fridge with some food. If you want to cook there is just a microwave,not the cookers.
Simon is a really nice and gentile person and also if haven't had the pleasure toknow Gisèle I'm sure that it's the same for her. They can help you for everything!
Nice room with shower, fridge, microwave... very clean and comfortable. We appreciate that there were two bike to use. We can only suggest the appartement from gisele and simon. Thank you for your help and all the yummy food. Very kind, helpful people.
Gisele n Simon are amazing hosts! Really! They take care of you as your family and you will feel good to be there. They are kindly and give you fully attention. The room is weel furnitured and cleaned. In spite of be just bedroom and bathroom, we totally recomend it! Igor n Frank
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TIme For ND Defense to let Pitt back in the game...
TIme For ND Defense to let Pitt back in the game...
haha! Dummy Wandstedt goes to his Fullback on 3rd and Short, instead of Graham whos running great... Way to Go Dave! Nice Hold ND!
i'll be darn, UNC held on 3rd down! And Clemson missed the FG! Sweet!
Isn't it amazing how Teams have that Destiny thing going for em.. I mean, S.Car just took a 2td lead, and most Real Good teams would at least make the other team need to waste some clock.. Instead, Bama scores instantly and now theres a whole 4th qter to go, and S.Car is only up 1td.. I wonder if Bama is gonna tie this game up??? Hmmmmm?
And rite on Que, a fade to jeffrey, and its rite in his hands and he bobbles it, and bama picks it off...lol That was a real tough call to make...lol
[quote user="Redeyejedi"]there about to go in again[/quote] Very obvious this was gonna happen.. they'd be up 2possesions is not for Garcia inexplicatly throwing the ball outta the back of the endzone for a saftey giving them 2pt's... it was funny as soon as they scored, i called how obvious the game to bama was gonna go, and then S Car dropped a easy fade catch into the hands of a bama defender..lol


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War zone in Ideal Township
Friday, July 6, at 11:15 p.m., I called the Crow Wing County sheriff at 218-829-4749 to report it sounded like a war zone — I live in a log cabin on Lower Whitefish Lake — and that my golden retriever, Murphy, had kept me awake for three nights.
Sunday night, July 7, at 9:29 p.m., Murphy was quick to awaken me. Both of us watched television on high volume for more than an hour. The last series of fireworks ended at 10:33 p.m. (Murphy's Law: "If something can go wrong, it will.")
We know from last year that there will be nightly fireworks through 2013. So, if you share my concerns, have a dog and know the names of those responsible, please call me at 218-543-4355. My name is in the telephone book.
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Paul Westmeyer
April 6 fundraiser to honor late associate dean
By Ashley Harris
Public Affairs Specialist
(April 4, 2007)--The UTSA College of Education and Human Development will host a fundraiser to establish a scholarship in honor of former UTSA Associate Dean Paul Westmeyer. The benefit event is 6-8 p.m., Friday, April 6 at the University Center Laurel Room (2.01.28) at the 1604 Campus.
Westmeyer, who died May 28, 2006, at age 81, served as UTSA associate dean for graduate studies and research, professor of education, and graduate adviser for the College of Education and Human Development.
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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After earning a B.S. degree (1949) and an M.A. degree (1953) from Ball State University in Muncie, Ind., and an Ed.D. from the University of Illinois (1960), Westmeyer taught junior high school and high school in North Vernon, Ind.
He later taught at Purdue University, University of Northern Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and UT Austin. Additionally, Westmeyer wrote numerous books and articles on adult and higher education and science education and served in a variety of professional organizations.
Westmeyer was an accomplished wood-carver and several of his carvings will be on display at the benefit. The event is free and open to the public, but scholarship donations are encouraged.
For more information, call (210) 458-4486.


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- Choose from aerobic, performance, endurance and heart rate goals to get the workout and results you want
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- Select from 12 resistance levels to enhance any workout
- Perfectly clear and easy to read, the ClearView™ Display has a large viewing angle so no matter how tall or short you are, you can always keep track of your workout progress
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- It tracks your speed, time, distance, resistance, calories burned and pulse
- Burn more calories and add muscle tone with the upper-body arms that provide a great total-body workout and increased cardio benefits
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- These large pedals allow you a number of different foot positions and provide great stability as you exercise
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- Make the most out of every workout by monitoring your heart rate with these built-in handlebar sensors
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- Stay hydrated throughout your workout by keeping your water bottle close
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- This elliptical accommodates up to 350 lbs.
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