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Cozy Room at Liverpool Street (5C)
Size10 m²
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The rental includes a has a double room with a plasma TV, freezer, internet and access to shared fitted kitchen with washing machine facilities. Soap and shampoo are provided as well.
Bed linen will be provided and changed every week. The apartment will also be cleaned every four nights during stays of longer length. It's ideal for a short stay: Good value, Great location!
Close both to the high-octane world of the City of London and also near to London's trendy east End, with Shoreditch and Brick Lane very nearby.
Liverpool Street Tube Station is 1 minute walk away. Liverpool Street is a big transport hub with connections all over the great city of London. Ideal for couples, friends, family, professionals visiting the City.
Shoreditch is in the east of central London and is one of the most popular areas in London at the moment. It is full of trendy cafés, bars, restaurants and other meeting points such as galleries and small shops. There are also a lot of exciting markets surrounding the area such as Brick Lane Market, Broadway Market and Colombia Road Market.
A short walk away from Shoreditch is Liverpool Street station where you can access Central Line, which will take you to the Oxford Street in 10 minutes. Oxford Street is the main shopping street in London, and nearby are a lot of the typical attractions of London. There are also plenty of buses and night buses running 24/7 from all directions in London.
Whether you want to enjoy a day (or night) out in central London, or chill out with the locals in one of the markets, Shoreditch is the perfect location for you.
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Reviews of this property
The location is perfect when you arrive at Stansted airport because the express stops at Liverpool station and it's only like 5 minute walk from the station to the room.
The room itself was OK. It could be better... but I give 10 for the location.
If you want to relax a lot at the room, I would recommend to go somewhere else but if you want to travel freely in London city, I would recommend this place.
The truth is we enter q xq wrong foot anywhere at any time specified q bathroom is shared and when we arrived we found the surprise.
The room gets which has 10m and it is false that would have 6 maximum.
The photos are as is but with four meters less.
Apparently we were unlucky xq according frameworks we had played the smallest and that q booked three months in advance .. Anyway ...
Please, if OS costs climb stairs do not do as we ask q high floor to avoid noise and climb those stairs was x infierno.claro q I did not know it would lift.
The window is one of those old q climb up and not aguantaba.tuvimos q put a boat in the hollow desodora you to run the air q.
Bani was neat but needs urgent reform.
Well it not all has been bad.
It has a perfect location.
Overall cleanliness is correct and have few meters despite its unspecified is well equipped with fridge, table and folding chair, closet, dresser, nightstand, planxa, adapter plug, plasma tv channels without steps.
And neat and well equipped kitchen.
La verdad es q nosotros entramos con mal pie xq en la web no especifica en ningún momento q el baño sea compartido y cúando llegamos nos encontramos la sorpresa.
La habitación pone que tiene 10m y es falso porque tendría 6 máximo.
Las fotos son tal cual pero con cuatro metros menos.
Por lo visto tuvimos mala suerte xq según marcos nos había tocado la más pequeña y eso q reservamos con tres meses de antelación.. En fin...
Por favor,si OS cuesta subir escaleras no hagáis como nosotros q pedimos piso alto para evitar ruidos y subir x esas escaleras era un infierno.claro yo no sabía q no tendría ascensor.
La ventana es de esas antiguas q se suben hacia arriba y no se aguantaba.tuvimos q poner un bote de desodora te en el hueco para q corriera el aire.
El bañi estaba aseado pero necesita una reforma urgente.
Bueno no todo ha sido malo.
Tiene una ubicación perfecta.
La limpieza en general es correcta y las han pese a sus pocos metros no especificados esta bien equipada con nevera ,mesa y silla plegable, armario, cómoda, mesita,planxa ,adaptador para enchufe, tv plasma sin canales escalones.
Y la cocína aseada y muy bien equipada.
Nothing wrong. The room is very small, no room for 2 more. For travelers who seek only to sleep. It's quiet. The big plus is the location, 2 steps from Liverpool Street station (zone 1) on the Central Line.
Rien à reprocher. La chambre est très petite, place pour 2 pas plus. Pour les voyageurs qui ne cherchent qu'à dormir. C'est calme. Le gros plus est l'emplacement, à 2 pas de la station Liverpool Street (zone 1) sur la Central Line.
Strategic location. Room exactly like the photos. Wide to share with at least three bedrooms plus bathroom. Well equipped kitchen includes infusions. The room has a refrigerator, ideal. Very good WiFi signal. The room is on the third floor by a very narrow staircase.
Ubicacion estrategica. Habitación exactamente igual a la de las fotos. Baño amplio a compartir con al menos tres habitaciones mas. Cocina bien equipada, incluye infusiones. La habitación tiene heladera, ideal. Muy buena señal de wifi. La habitación esta en un tercer piso por una escalera bastante angosta.
Everything perfect, is in the heart of London, 2 minutes walk from a subway station, there are many bars and a supermarket right across the room, the only flaw I see is the noise but otherwise all great.
Todo perfecto, está en pleno centro de londres a 2 minutos a pie de una estacion de metro, hay bastantes bares y un supermercado justo al lado de la habitación, el unico fallo que le veo es el ruido pero por lo demás todo genial.
A great and in a perfect, well connected and with the season just 20 meters area apartment. Bedroom very comfortable, everything clean and not lack anything in the kitchen and bathroom. If I go back I will definitely repeat.
Un apartamento genial y en una zona perfecta,muy bien conectado y con la estación a escasos 20 metros. Dormitorio muy cómodo, todo limpio y no le falta de nada en la cocina y el baño. Si vuelvo repetiré sin duda.
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room clean, well located, quiet.
chambre propre , bien situé, calme.
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text: I know N2 is being used in tires in many different areas. Some of those are in airplane tires, NASCAR tires and other forms of racing. It is claimed that N2 filled tires are more stable because of the size of the molecules of N2 and all. I just feel as though it is a relatively new thing to use them in personal vehicles. I have stopped into a few tire shops to inquire about how/where they get the N2 from. The comman response is "from the green compressor". So they are pushing something they know little to nothing about. I have seen where tires filled with N2 have rotted out. Now granted this was on military equipment that saw little to no road time. So did they rot out becasue of the use of N2 or just old age? Till I am able to answer that question I will continue to put the good ol american fresh air in my tires.


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I love you DeMarcus....if you were on Gilligan's island you would have been the Skipper.
I love you DeMarcus.........Stuckey and I are just friends............. I count 7 DeMarcus Cousin's threads now............
"We are soul mates, Demarcus. I am your Chauncey and you are my Rip."
uhmmm That's not Demarcus.. you know that, right? .. that's Terrance Jones
Yeah...I knew that.
Too funny. Still can't get over RIP selling his house right after Chauncey was traded. It sounds like he cashed out litterly when that trade went down.
Not the worst financial move at that time.
is that a whistle in your pocket or are you that glad to see me!
I wonder if Rip made up that story because he actually lived at Chauncey's house and he had to make up a reason why he was all of a sudden staying at the Holiday Inn.
whoa! tough crowd in here! "You know I came from a real tough neighborhood myself, I put my hand in some cement and felt another hand!" "I came from a real tough neighborhood. Why, every time I shut the window I hurt somebody's fingers!" "I had a good time last week. I did a show; the whole audience was midgets. I got a standing ovation - I didn't even know it!" R.D. RIP buddy
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Taking street harassment off the streets and off the map!
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Mexico, 18 May 2012
APC reflects on a session at AWID Forum 2012 titled, "Bringing Gender to the Streets: Young Women Amidst the Arab Uprisings." The use of internet technology like mapping to fight violence against women is an integral part of APC's Take Back the Tech! campaign.Full article at http://www.genderit.org/feminist-talk/taking-street-harassment-streets-and-map


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Can a puppy's temperament be affected by living with a dog who is Fear Aggressive?
For those who have multiple dog households, with varying degrees of temperaments among your dogs:
How much can the behaviour of a puppy with the genetic potential for a very solid temperament be affected by living with a dog who has a nervy temperament?
The reason I ask, is that my older girl Juno (14 months) has Fear Aggression issues with strangers, and sometimes towards other dogs she doesn't know. This isn't down to a lack of socialization in her younger days. I did everything by the book with her. And unfortunately, I have finally had to admit that a lot of the Fear Aggressive tendencies she has are down to poor genetics. She was my first GSD and is my little star. We are working through her "nervy" moments together the best we can.
We recently bought a new puppy - this time from a very reputable breeder and with plenty of research before buying him. Bowser comes from a very good background and his parents (and grandparents) are absolutely stellar in temperament.
Bowser is currently 13 weeks old and he and Juno get along like a house on fire. She is very gentle with him (almost too gentle! He can be a bit of a brat to her!), and they play together very very well. She is like a big sister to him.
I know Bowser is young, but so far he has been absolutely bomb proof. In comparison to Juno at the same age, he's incredibly cool, calm and collected. He meets new people, dogs, places with gusto and likes to sit and observe the world. However, he sees her get anxious when we meet new people. He sees/hears her bark at every possible "threat" around our property. None of her FA is directed to him. But he sees her direct it to other situations. He doesn't seem to care, and his calm, friendly demeanour has been quite a good influence on her when we are meeting new people. But over time, will living with a dog who IS fearful change that? How have you dealt with this in your own dogs?
So far it sounds like Bowser is not being affected but I would make sure to give him equal time out in public WITHOUT Juno, just so he can see things through his own eyes (so to speak). At least until he gets older and his temperament is 'set'.
That way his solid temperament can help Juno. :)
I agree with Lauri.
I had a fear biter at one time, when I got him, at 8 weeks, I also had a 4 year old very stable male. My stable male stayed stable:) but my fearful dog stayed fearful..I then added a stable female, she never picked up the fearful dog's tendencies, and neither did the next two I added.
So I count myself lucky, because I have seen puppies pick up the bad habits of existing dogs, but also pick up the good, I imagine it can be more 'behaviors' as well.
Again, I agree with Lauri's suggestions
I suppose the one thing I have going for me in this is that Juno's fear issues aren't out of control. She barks. A lot. She gets all hackly and acts spooked and if on a lead, she occasionally slightly lunges. But she's never bitten anyone. When it comes to new people, I tell them to ignore her and she will eventually warm up if they don't try and touch/talk to her. When it comes to strange dogs, unless they are aggressive to her, she will run off and play with them if they wanna play, once she's had a good investigation of them. Whenever we encounter things that I can see she won't cope well with, the "leave it" command has been invaluable, and she obeys.
Since getting Bowser, he automatically greets new people happily and with a wagging tail. Juno sees this, and I can literally see her little mind trying very very hard to not be scared and reactive and let the "stranger" touch her like Bowser does. I'm not sure if thats jealousy of the attention that Bowser is getting that's making her do that though.
...Actually your suggestions are great, but they've brought another question to mind. How do I give Bowser his own socialization time without making Juno feel left out? Ever since she was a baby, she's gone everywhere with me! If she sees me driving away with the baby pup in the car without her, I will be inundated with guilt from her "sad eyebrows"!! :cry:
I have three GSD's. One(Onyx) was FA when she was younger. I brought in a male pup Karlo(my situation sounds identical to yours, bombproof puppy from a great breeder)
And Karlo continues to have a wonderful temperament with confidence and solid nerves. In fact, I think he helped Onyx to become a bit more confident as well.
As far as the one on one, give her some time with just you and maybe give her some high value treats when you leave and return. Don't feel guilty or make a big deal of it!
Onyx was 2.5 when puppy Karlo came into her life. I also had adopted 21 month old Kacie when Onyx was 5 months. Onyx didn't start really showing her reactive side until after she was spayed at 6 months.
They are now7, 6 and almost 4. They get along very well! Though Onyx is a bit of a bully with Kacie, herding her constantly and if she doesn't have a ball in her mouth, she'll lay into Kacie if she gets over excited. Karlo's barking can ramp her up to that state.
I think dogs can develope conditioned responses from eachother. Something like running the fence barking at neighbors, digging holes, barking through windows at people who pass by.
I think a stable confident dog can help an unstable dog, but I don't think it can change genetic behavior.
An example would be my old Golden is terrified of thunderstorms. None of my other three dogs could care less. My GSD is aloof towards strangers, my Lacy insists on full body coverage towards everyone.
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Prosciutto-Wrapped Asparagus with Mornay Sauce and Poached Egg
Chef Andres Fernandez, Ariana Restaurant
(serves 4)
1 lb. Organic Pencil Asparagus
8 Slices Prosciutto
4 Organic Eggs
2 T. Unsalted Butter
1 Large Shallot, minced
2 Cloves Garlic, minced
1/4 C. Dry White Wine
1/2 C. Gruyere Cheese, shredded
1/4C. Parmesan Cheese, grated
1 T. Extra Virgin Olive Oil
1t. White Truffle Oil
Kosher Salt and Freshly Ground Black Pepper to Taste
For mornay sauce: In a saucepan, melt butter and add shallots and garlic and cook over medium heat until soft and translucent. Add wine and reduce to 1/3rd. Add cream and bring to a simmer, whisk in cheeses and season with salt and pepper- set aside.
For asparagus: Bring water to a simmer in a large pot. Blanch asparagus in simmering water for 1 minute or so, remove and plunge into ice water to stop cooking. Drizzle blanched asparagus with olive oil and season with salt and pepper and grill for 1-2 minutes on a very hot grill or grill pan (you may also roast in a hot oven). Remove from grill and wrap bunches of 4 asparagus with prosciutto.
For truffle poached eggs: Bring water to a simmer in a large pot (or use asparagus blanching water). In a ramekin, lay a piece of plastic wrap inside and add a few drops of white truffle oil. Crack the egg into the oiled plastic, season with salt and pepper, and wrap tightly around the egg securing the top with a knot or twisting . Repeat process with remaining eggs. Drop wrapped eggs into simmering water and set timer for 5 minutes. Remove and unwrap gently.
To plate: pool some of the mornay sauce on a warmed plate. Lay two prosciutto wrapped asparagus bundles on sauce. Top asparagus with the soft poached egg. Repeat with remaining plates.


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WASHINGTON COUNTY, Tenn. - UPDATE: The rape charges against Carlos Enrique Alegria were dropped on December 18, 2013. Click here for more details.
We have new facts on an alleged rape in Washington County, Tenn.
Carlos Enrique Alegria, 27, of Johnson City, was in court on Friday after Sheriff's deputies told us he raped a woman on Cash Hollow Rd. on Thursday.
Alegria is being charged with aggravated rape and resisting arrest.
He's in jail and bond is set at $50,000. Alegria is not allowed to have contact with his accuser, who we're told is an acquaintance.
Alegria will have a preliminary hearing on December 17, 2013. The court has appointed him a public defender.23477682
911 dispatchers used interpreter and GPS to track call
We talked to Washington County dispatchers who helped a deputy intervene in the attack.
The Washington County Sheriff's Office told us Deputy Darrell Collins found the rape in progress in a car on the side of the rode.
We're told the victim called 911 shortly before the deputy arrived.
Washington County dispatch told us they heard a conversation in Spanish when they picked up the phone at 3:20 a.m., so they had to bring in an interpreter.
"We use a service called LanguageLine and we basically conference LanguageLine in with the caller and 911 operator," said Randall Lewis, the assistant director at Washington County Emergency Communications District.
The interpreter told them it sounded like a woman was being assaulted, said Lewis.
Dispatchers pulled up another tool to find out exactly where the call was coming from.
"Most of your newer phones have a GPS locator in them," Lewis told us. "Based on the phone and the wireless carrier's network, it allows us to get the latitude and longitude of where the phone is."
Authorities told us the deputy was at the scene in time to keep the alleged rape from going further.
"I've never had it happen before," said Ed Graybeal, the Washington County Tennessee Sheriff.
Graybeal told us this is the first time in his 34-year career they've been able to stop an alleged assault like that.
He said the GPS technology and interpreter may have saved the woman's life.
"In my mind, and only my mind, I can't prove this, I don't know if she would've lived through the encounter," Graybeal told us.
Dispatchers said that if you find yourself in a threatening situation, you should call 911 and leave the line open like this woman did.
Studies from the Pew Research Center show that 70% of all 911 calls come from wireless phones.
Victim recovering
We're told the woman is now recovering from the incident.
Graybeal said she hasn't given her side of the story yet. He told us she speaks little English, or none at all, so they will bring in an interpreter for her to make her statement. Graybeal said they will do that in a few days, once she's recovered.
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Re: Monday Special Racing
Sorry, i was having connection issues tonight, both in GT5 and in Home... Still working on them actually, reseting modems... rebooting all network devices, etc. hopefully it will be fixed.
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Re: Monday Special Racing
Right. I have always found that, unless I was really lucky or had to put lots of time into pairing cars, using one car was the main way of making a close, fair race.
The problem in GT5 is that not everyone has all cars yet and, although the list is fairly broad up to 500 PP, there are limitations to the Recommended group of cars and other ways of restricting cars.
I'm glad you are enjoying these races.
Re: Monday Special Racing
Re: Monday Special Racing
Weekly Details
A corvette is a small, maneuverable, lightly armed warship, and a Viper, well, they are just hoodies that can bite you, right? Run what you brung in either car (within limitations).
Monday: September 24
Time: 8 PM - 9 PM (or later, depending on interest)
Be on time!
Car: Any non-race car Viper or Corvette (with power and weight limits)
Track: High Speed Ring, reverse
Race conditions:
Power: up to 749 HP
Weight: 1550 Kg, or more
PP range: N/A
Tires: Racing Mediums, no wear
Laps: 10 (a new race every 15 minutes)
Tire wear: Off
Racing will start on time, so be early.
I'll try to open the lobby between 7:30-7:45.
The room number will be added to this post after the lobby is created.
Room Number: 1472-6399-???
Re: Monday Special Racing
The PlayStation Community Calendar of Events has now been posted and this scheduled event for Mondays is now listed for everyone to see.
That should mean that we should see more players join us.
Fingers are crossed.
Re: Monday Special Racing
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Will there be tuniing, aero restrictions?
Sounds like it's pretty open as long as you are 749 HP or less and 1550 Kg or more, on Racing medium tires.
See message 86 of this thread for all the details abou tthis weeks race...
Hope to see you there!
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Yes, tuning and car choice is open within these restrictions.
The cars used will, therefore, have differences and, hopefully, still make for an interesting set of races. Your mileage may vary, but there is only one way to find out. The point was that while one car may walk away with more wins, if you are looking for good racing, you should be able to find it here.
The more people who show up, the more interesting it should be, too, so I hope the new calendar attracts many drivers that we have not seen before.
The race details are always in post number two, where they are easy for anyone to find. Posting them in a new post as well just draws attention to the thread. Otherwise, nobody would notice.


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Mary s Frances Callan's parting shot
Original post made by Another Disappointed Community Member, Another Palo Alto neighborhood, on Jan 5, 2007
(I notice they mentioned the 200+ responses to the ad against MI, but failed to mentioned the over 500 petition signature (and growing daily) against.
And what about Marilyn Cook? Is the jury still out to lunch on her performance, or is the community's collective memory already forgotten.
I hope the Board considers the recommendations with the same amount of respect with which they were delivered.
I also hope the board is thinking long and hard about the consequences of angering so much of the community on which they rely for special parcel tax, school site improvement Board, and onging PIE support.
Good one MFC
a resident of Palo Alto High School
on Jan 6, 2007 at 9:22 am
Some of us will be reconsidering donations to PiE. Apparently the solution is to donate specifically to whatever area is of interest or benefits one's own children. That seems to be what happened with MI. I thought that's what we tried to minimize with PiE.
a resident of Meadow Park
on Jan 6, 2007 at 10:02 am
Maybe we could also consider repealing Measure A -- in my own family we pay those taxes for an education our children didn't receive because the district, including Ms. Callan, did nothing to address our well-documented concerns -- now our kids are in private school so we pay twice. If the adminstration's attitude about MI stands, why should we support them? Let them find their own sources of funding other than the parents they don't listen to anyway.
a resident of Midtown
on Jan 6, 2007 at 10:41 am
Currently many parents in PAUSD contribute to PiE AND their school's PTA. They also buy giftwrap, auction items, spend money at harvest fairs and volunteer hours of time to their schools. I would hazard to guess that the people have the resources and inclination to donate to PiE, are usually the people that also donate to their local campuses in many ways.
I think that you are inferring (and it has been stated on other threads) that MI supporters are greedy and will only support MI and not PAUSD. I think that you are wrong. I think the parents supporting MI have already proven themselves as hardworking volunteers who can raise funds when needed. I think that these parents will be an asset to the school district and to the campus selected for MI (Ohlone?). I think we are the type of people that will donate to PiE AND PTA. What is your proof that we are greedy? I think if you are threatening to reconsider your donation to PiE, the greedy one in the conversation is not the MI supporters. Not donating to PiE hurts all of Palo Alto's schools.
Measure A:
This is a red herring argument that has been hashed out to death. Since MI is cost neutral it takes zero money, not one cent from any other program or potential future program or potentially re-instated program.
See the following thread (duped on Measure A) for more than you ever wanted to read:
Web Link
Mary Frances Callan:
I could just as easily say that the Mandarin Immersion program would be a wonderful legacy to future generations of Palo Altans. I think we will look back at the controversy with confusion and wonder why the decision to move forward with this was in any way controversial. Good one MFC! But that is a difference of opinion.
a resident of College Terrace
on Jan 6, 2007 at 11:13 am
Good one, Nico. You said
"Since MI is cost neutral it takes zero money, not one cent from any other program or potential future program or potentially re-instated program."
"I think we will look back at the controversy with confusion and wonder why the decision to move forward with this was in any way controversial."
"I think that these parents will be an asset to the school district"
I will look for the post, coming soon I am sure, that announces that PACE will throw itself into the good of all of PAUSD by helping all children have the chance at MI. This should be easy, just institute a one strand MI program at every school, now that we know it is cost-neutral, noncontroversial, and feasible to have an immersion program of just one class per grade.
It certainly would prevent almost all of those silly opposition types from bringing up any of their non-controversies, since at least most kids who want it could learn a language..at their neighborhood school..with no extra cost...and while still making progress in our higher priorities. Solves that whole pesky "costly FLES" problem, too, by making it obsolete.
Be sure to let us all know when you decide to do this.
a resident of Midtown
on Jan 6, 2007 at 11:40 am
Eagerly awaiting,
I can't tell if you are being sarcastic or not in your post? It is really a strange coincidence that you say in your post "PACE will throw itself into the good of all of PAUSD by helping all children have the chance at MI. This should be easy, just institute a one strand MI program at every school, now that we know it is cost-neutral, etc…." I am not speaking in any way for PACE here, but personally I am really hoping to be able to volunteer for the FLES task force. I would love to investigate putting an immersion strand (of some language) at every school. I am not sure if under investigation it would end up being a good idea or not, but I think it would be really interesting to study! And the vision of multiple languages offered at all schools seems like an amazing future to me. If your post is sarcastic, maybe you wouldn't agree though.
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Jan 6, 2007 at 1:05 pm
Nico, Pace, Camille, Barb, Dana and Mandy don't seem to understand that there is no red herring at the intersection of public perception and insensed public outcry.
The simple and indisputable fact is that this superintendent and the board of education came to the public with hat in hand crying 'budget crunch'.
They either out and out lied or they are mismanaging scarce resource.
This organization doesn't deserve another dime. And they're not getting one from me.
Count that in the "cost neutral" equation for MI.
They aint seen nothing yet.
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Jan 6, 2007 at 2:04 pm
I finally get it. After Nico's last post I finally understand that as amazing as it might seem Nico and other's on her side of the argument don't get the concept that time=money.
The time MC, BCV, NM, IR, the Ohlone principal, the secretaries, the board of education, the superintendent, HR, Finance, Bill Garrison, and everyone else in district employment will spend on MI, that they wouldn't otherwise have had to do - is incremental taxpayer cost.
To say otherwise is to say these folks were sitting around idle, with nothing to do before MI came along. If THAT's the case, then I think they lied on Measure A - they said district staff was maxed out, understaffed, and we were facing big money crunch in lots and lots of areas. Doubtful.
So Nico, by denying that for example, Marilyn Cooks time spent globetrotting for MI was a cost, not reimbursed by MI, or that more overhead time that will be used in start up and ongoing, is a cost, you deny that you understand the concept that time = money.
For you not to understand this - I chalk this up to 'consider the source'. For the BOARD not to understand this? I will consider that gross negligence. That's a board job.
a resident of Green Acres
on Jan 6, 2007 at 3:04 pm
Those wishing to express their opposition to MI can do so at Web Link
It is important for the Board to hear from as many members of the community as possible
a resident of Ventura
on Jan 6, 2007 at 6:50 pm
But what I really want to know is why there are ONLY TEN recent discussion threads about MI!


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|March 5th, 2008, 11:45 AM
Scramblin Man
ok, what am I missing?!
Why does this sound to good to be true?!
Anybody recognise this as a scam listing?
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ok, so I replied to the listing, first thing i noticed is it isn't a usual Craigslist contact link...next thing I see is that it opens up his actual address in my email app. Here's his address, if anyone is interested and doesn't want to click the link: firstname.lastname@example.com I did a google search on that email, and didn't come up with anything, also did a search for "sheckels paul", but didn't find anything too odd, just some unrelated finds and someone who does construction in OH.
So, I asked for more pics, including the frame, and WHY SO CHEAP?! If I can sell the Scrambler, I'll persue this more, but if someone else is interested and close, have at it.
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damn, thanks cc. Well, now this fuckhat has my email. oh well, nothing I can do about it now...hope my spam/virus filter does its job. I'll have to see if I can block this sender's email, though that won't make much difference cause he's probably sold it to 3000 viagra and penis pump dealers!
Thanks again, CC.
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Sorry for this late reply but I have been overwhelmed by the number of
calls and emails I got from interested buyers after listing the Jeep on
Craigslist and Yahoo Autos. I must avoid the chit-chat as I don't have
time for it so I hope I will cover here all the aspects of this
purchase and answer to all the questions you might have. The Jeep is in
good running condition and comes with a clear title. There is no lien
on it, there will be no monthly payments, no take over payments, just
final price. No major damages or scratches, of course it's a '89 so
it's not brand new. It has most wanted automatic transmission and the
Mopar Fuel Injected 4.2L 6-Cylinder engine. It comes with the soft top
(best top) and a bikini top - black. It has A/C and it passed emission
test recently. It gets 15/18 MPG. Odometer shows 51267 miles(very low
for it's year) and here's the VIN# 2j4fy49t8kj130259 if you want to run
a Carfax report to see it for yourself that the above mentioned
description is accurate. The total price I'm asking for this
hard-to-find-these-days Sahara is $2850 as listed on the website which
is a fair price, lower than usual because I'm looking to sell it fast
so whoever will respond faster and accept the price and the terms will
be the next owner.
I would like to use a third party service to handle this transaction
for our both safety and comfort. I have bought and sold cars, atvs and
a motorcycle on the internet using this service and I guarantee you
that it's very easy and fast way to make it happen while you're doing
your own business, no hassle running or meetings. Yahoo Autos offers a
third party service for their premium members only for a small fee and
they also have great support team for this. As a Yahoo Autos premium
seller I can initiate a third party transaction online in a matter of
minutes and I will to pay for their fee. This is how it works. I will
initiate the transaction using the terms below and your details for
shipping. Yahoo Autos will contact you shortly after that with further
instructions. You will send the funds in escrow to Yahoo Autos. They
will verify and secure the payment and after that they will advise me
to ship the car to your address. The Jeep will be shipped from Vegas
using the well-known DAS Auto Shippers company. I like them because
they have low fees(I'm telling you this because I will pay the fees)
and also they ship the cars in enclosed trailer which is nice. The Jeep
will be delivered to your address in a few days and you will have 3
business days to take it for a test drive, drop it for inspection at
the local dealership etc. After inspection period you will have to
confirm with Yahoo Autos that you agree to purchase it and I will get
paid by Yahoo Autos at that point. If you choose to return it you will
get your money back in full and I will get my Jeep back and try to find
another buyer. You will have to ship it back to me using the same
shipping company and I'll cover the cost for that. This transaction
will be free for you, just like a test drive when you pay only after
you are 100% sure you like it, so it's your decision. If you agree than
please send me:
- your full name (first and last name)
- your shipping address (street, city, state, zip code)
- your contact phone number (home or cell)
- additionally you will have to sign up with Yahoo Autos and send me
your Yahoo ID or email address (go to www.yahoo.com click Autos on the
left side and sign up)
I will use these details to initiate the third party transaction with
Yahoo Autos. Yahoo will contact you after that and tell you what you
need to do. Before you send me your details you'll first have to review
and accept the terms of this third party transaction:
- shipping and paperwork will be handled by DAS Auto Shippers
- after you receive the Jeep you will have 3 business days for
- I will pay for the shipping fees
- I will pay for the Yahoo Autos fees
- total price you have to pay is $2850
If you accept the terms and have the cash ready, not waiting for a
loan or financing, please send me your details so I can start the Yahoo
Autos transaction.
Paul Sheckels
201 N Decatur Blvd Apt 11
Las Vegas NV 89107
(702) 425-8578
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So I had mailed him also just to see what his scam was. I received the same mail as above. So I mailed back......
Great, sounds easier then I had hoped, I'm in michigan right now on a job, but live in Vegas. Am I able to just go down and pick up? If so how soon after payment, also any chance of a test drive prior to full payment. I understand if a deposit is needed. Thanks.........
Then I got this mail from him..........
The Jeep is located in Las Vegas Nevada as I already told you and if
you can be here anytime soon to pay with cash and pick it up you're
welcome, if not I'll just ship it to your address at no extra cost for
you and only if you like it you'll purchase it and I will get paid at
that time. Of course you'll see it and take it for a test drive first
and only after that if you're satisfied with it you'll buy it. This is
how it works. I will initiate the transaction using the terms below and
your details for shipping. Yahoo Autos will contact you with further
instructions about what you need to do. You will send the funds in
escrow to Yahoo Autos. They will hold in trust the funds and advise me
to ship to your address. You will get the Jeep and test drive it,
inspect it etc for 3 days. After that you will have to confirm with
Yahoo Autos that you like it and I will get paid at that time. If you
don't like it you will get your money back in full and I will get my
car back and try to find another possible buyer. This will be at no
cost for you so it's your decision. If you're ok with that just send me
your details so I can initiate the transaction. I will need the
following details from you:
- your full name (first and last name)
- your shipping address (street, city, state, zip code)
- your contact phone number (home or cell)
- additionally you will have to sign up with Yahoo Autos and send me
your Yahoo ID (go to www.yahoo.com click Autos on the left side and
sign up)
Paul Sheckels
201 N Decatur Blvd Apt 11
Las Vegas NV 89107
(702) 425-4276
Kind of thru me for a loop when he said I could pay cash and pick it up, figure he must be offering to put me at ease, of course I'm sure we could never work out a date to meet lol due to schedules.
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The Gospel in the Church for the Obedience of Faith through Spiritual Gifts
First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for you all,
because your faith is being proclaimed throughout the whole world.
For God, whom I serve in my spirit in the preaching of the gospel
of His Son, is my witness as to how unceasingly I make mention of
you, always in my prayers making request, if perhaps now at last
by the will of God I may succeed in coming to you. For I long to
see you so that I may impart some spiritual gift to you, that you
may be established; that is, that I may be encouraged together
with you while among you, each of us by the other's faith, both
yours and mine. I do not want you to be unaware, brethren, that
often I have planned to come to you (and have been prevented so
far) so that I may obtain some fruit among you also, even as among
the rest of the Gentiles. I am under obligation both to Greeks
and to barbarians, both to the wise and to the foolish. So, for
my part, I am eager to preach the gospel to you also who are in
How Do You Get into Debt?
Focus with me for a few moments on verse 14: "I am under obligation both to Greeks and to barbarians, both to the wise and to the foolish ." More literally, "I am debtor . . ." (KJV). What is his debt? The next verse probably gives the answer (verse 15): "So, for my part, I am eager to preach the gospel to you also who are in Rome." So the debt seems to be preaching the gospel. That's his obligation or his debt.
Now the reason I think it's important to focus on the word "debtor" in verse 14 ("I am debtor to Greeks and to barbarians") is that it makes us ponder how you get into such a debt and how you pay it off.
It may be that you would say, Well, verse 1 shows that Paul was "called as an apostle, set apart for the gospel of God," and verse 5 says that Paul "received grace and apostleship to bring about the obedience of faith among all the Gentiles;" so what could be clearer? He is obligated as a called apostle to preach the gospel to the gentiles to bring about the obedience of faith. It's an obligation created by the command of the risen Christ. You are obligated to do what you are told to do by your Lord.
That's true. But what Paul stresses about his calling is not that it is a command, but that it is grace. Verse 5: "we received grace and apostleship to bring about the obedience of faith." So I think it is helpful to ask if there is something deeper to see here than just: Christ said it, so do it: that's your obligation, your debt.
By Borrowing or Stealing
Note carefully: verse 14 says Paul is a debtor to other people, not God. "I am debtor to the Greeks and to the barbarians." Usually we get into debt because someone has loaned us something. But the Greeks and Barbarians have not loaned Paul anything. The situation is not that the nations have loaned Paul anything to be paid back. The situation is that God has freely given Paul something, namely, grace (verse 5: "we received grace") — both the grace of salvation and the grace of apostleship. But when you receive grace from God, you don't become a debtor to God. Grace cannot and must not be paid back as a debt. Otherwise grace would no longer be grace. If I give you a free gift and you try to pay me for it, you turn it into a merited purchase, not a free gift. So grace does not create debt in this sense.
In fact, the best thing about grace is that it pays debts. We are debtors to God ("Forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors," Matthew 6:12). God's grace forgives debts. We are debtors to God not because he has given us grace, but because we have stolen his glory. Stealing also makes you a debtor. Instead of seeing the glory of God as a treasure to enjoy, we exchanged it for other things that we really like better (Romans 1:23; 3:23). And so we stole it. That is the essence of sin. And that is the kind of debt we have toward God.
So when grace comes to us from God in the gospel, it comes to pay our debts that we have to him. Grace does not make you a debtor to God; but it does make you a debtor to others who need grace just as you did. That is what Paul focuses on here in verse 14. "I received grace and apostleship" (verse 5). So now I am a debtor to Greeks and barbarians. And what I owe them is the gospel of grace. That's my debt.
The Debt We Owe is the Gospel of Grace
Why is that? Answer: When you hear good news about how to escape from a common misery, you become a debtor to tell the good news to others so they can escape the misery too. You owe it to them. Why? Because if you withhold the good news of grace from others, as if you were qualified for it, and they were not, then you show that you have never known grace. The grace of God which calls us (verse 6) out of our darkness and bestows eternal covenant-love on us (verse 7) creates what it commands. We don't qualify for it beforehand.
So if you hold this grace back from others as if you are qualified and they are not, you default on your debt to the world and prove that you have not really known grace. Grace is precious beyond words. It is our only hope as sinners. We don't deserve it from God. And no one can deserve it from us. When it comes to us freely, we are debtors to give freely.
That's one reason why Paul stresses his debt, in verse 14, "both to Greeks and to barbarians, both to the wise and to the foolish." Culture and intelligence and education do not qualify you for the gospel of grace. And being unrefined and uneducated and illiterate do not disqualify you for the gospel of grace. There are no qualifications for this grace.
Nobody Qualifies for Grace
Paul is not a debtor to anybody because they qualify. Nobody qualifies for grace. For then grace would not be grace. Paul is a debtor to Greek and barbarian precisely because he didn't qualify either, yet grace came to him — and it keeps on coming to him day after day in endless waves of future grace breaking over his life (1 Corinthians 15:10). So there is no one who is any less or more deserving than he. And that makes him a debtor to all.
O, to be gripped by the reality of radically free grace in our lives — past and future! What a difference it would make! Dwell on this today, would you? Ponder what it means about racism, ethnic slurs, and all kinds of self-righteousness, demandingness in marriage. Ponder what it means about how freely you share the gospel of grace. O Lord, open our hearts more and more to feel the wonder of being called of Christ and the loved of God (forever!) — not because he found something special in us, but because this grace is utterly and absolutely free.
Now stop and think here for a moment what I just did.
Preaching the Gospel of Grace to Believers
I just took the gospel of grace — the good news that because of Jesus' death on the cross for sinners and his resurrection from the dead (1 Corinthians 15:1-4), free grace breaks on us with wave after wave — and I applied it to you with the conviction that if you get it — really get it — that is, if you believe it, if you have faith in it, if you cherish this grace and live on this grace, it will make an ever-greater difference in your life in areas like racism and pride and self-righteousness and marriage.
To put it in a word, I just preached to you the gospel of grace. And my aim in this was the "obedience of faith" — the humility and kindness and courage and patience and love that come from faith in God's grace. Now why is that important to notice?
Consider verse 15 and see if this is not what Paul wants to do in Rome. He says in verse 14 that he is debtor to every layer of gentile society, and then he says, "So, for my part, I am eager to preach the gospel to you also who are in Rome." He is eager to preach the gospel to believers in Rome.
We don't usually think about preaching the gospel to believers. We preach the gospel to unbelievers. But I just preached the gospel to believers. So I hope you can see that this is not strange for Paul to say in verse 15 — that he wants to do this in Rome. Paul's aim, according to verse 5, is to bring about the obedience of faith among gentiles. So is mine at Bethlehem. How does this obedience come about? It comes about through faith — faith in the free grace of God through Christ. That's why it is called the "obedience of faith." But how does that kind of faith come about? It comes about through the gospel. "So faith comes from hearing, and hearing by the word [the gospel] of Christ" (Romans 10:17).
Our faith begins with the gospel of grace, and our Christian lives are sustained by this same good news of grace over and over again. Look at Romans 15:15-16, "But I have written very boldly to you on some points so as to remind you again, because of the grace that was given me from God, to be a minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles, ministering as a priest the gospel of God, so that my offering of the Gentiles may become acceptable, sanctified by the Holy Spirit."
To Bring About the Obedience of Faith
What Paul says here is that he is not merely interested in getting professions of faith by first-time preaching of the gospel (as crucial as that is). He is interested in bringing to God the offering of sanctified gentiles — that is, he wants to bring about the "obedience of faith" in the gentiles (1:5). And the way he works toward this end (according to Romans 15:16) is by "ministering the gospel of God," applying the gospel of God's grace. It's the gospel of grace that converts and it's the gospel of grace that sanctifies. We must tell people the gospel the first time; and we must "remind" people again and again of the meaning and implications of the gospel of free grace (15:15).
So the gospel of grace (Acts 20:24) is what we preach to unbelievers, and the gospel of grace is what we preach to believers. That is what Paul says in Romans 1:15. "I am eager to preach the gospel to you [believers!] also who are in Rome." Not to get them saved, but to keep them saved through sanctification. Our faith feeds off the good news of the grace of God. And our obedience feeds off of faith. Therefore, to bring about the obedience of faith, we must hear the gospel of grace again and again.
So we have seen two things so far. 1) Paul is debtor to Greeks and to barbarians because he has so freely received the grace of God in the gospel and in his apostleship. If he doesn't pay his debt he is treating the gospel as if he qualified for it and they don't, which means he is denying that it is a gospel of grace. 2) This gospel of grace is to be preached to believer and unbeliever alike because faith in free grace saves and faith in free grace sanctifies. The good news of free grace brings about faith and faith brings about obedience — all for the sake of the glory of God (1:5). Because the giver of grace gets the glory.
Is the Preacher the only One Speaking the Gospel of Grace?
One last question: Is it enough for the church that preachers preach the gospel of grace? Will the obedience of faith flourish the way it should at Bethlehem if John Piper is the only one speaking the gospel of grace?
I think this is the question behind verses 11-12, "For I long to see you so that I may impart some spiritual gift to you, that you may be established [namely, in your faith and the obedience of faith]; that is, that I may be encouraged [in my faith] together with you while among you, each of us by the other's faith, both yours and mine."
What's he saying? He is saying: Yes, I am coming with the gospel of the grace of God. By faith I stand in that grace, and I live from its power. I will, by faith, share that grace with you through my spiritual gifts of teaching and preaching, and perhaps, other gifts. But know this, you stand in that same grace. And you too live from its power. And you too have spiritual gifts — all of you. Therefore, share God's grace with me and with each other so that we are all mutually encouraged and established in faith; and so that the obedience of faith will flourish in the church and in the world.
In other words, the answer is No, one man's preaching the gospel of the grace of God in the church is not enough to bring about the full measure of the obedience of faith. This is why we put such a high premium on small groups at Bethlehem. Here is one of the main places where verses 11 and 12 will happen. God's design for bringing about the obedience of faith in the church (= love) is that all believers cherish the grace of God and share it with each other through spiritual gifts.
Thus Paul says in Romans 12:6-8, "Since we have gifts that differ according to the grace given to us, each of us is to exercise them accordingly: if prophecy, according to the proportion of his faith; if service, in his serving; or he who teaches, in his teaching; or he who exhorts, in his exhortation; he who gives, with liberality; he who leads, with diligence; he who shows mercy, with cheerfulness." Spiritual gifts are differing forms of grace given to the church for the building up of the body for the obedience of faith for the sake of the Name.
As Each One Has Received a Gift, Employ it
Peter put it like this in 1 Peter 4:10, "As each one has received a gift, employ it in serving one another as good stewards of the manifold grace of God." The grace of God comes to the church in manifold forms and ways — as many forms as there are people. And the use of that grace to bring about the obedience of faith is what spiritual gifts are.
So it isn't surprising that at the very beginning of this greatest of all letters — this great theological masterpiece — Paul would call us to think and pray about spiritual gifts and how all of us are debtors to the wise and to the foolish because of God's grace, not just outside the church toward unbelievers, but inside the church to each other. "Owe nothing to anyone except to love one another" (Romans 13 :8).
So here is the sum of the matter: grace came to us absolutely free and unconditional from God when he called us to himself and loved us as his own (1:6-7). This grace makes us debtors to everyone who, like us, needs grace, because not to share the grace we received would imply that we qualified for it and they don't; and that would nullify grace. And what we share is the gospel of this great free grace. This is how we pay our debt to others: freely we received, freely we give. And one of the ways we share the good news of God's grace is through spiritual gifts. O, how important is the body life of the church in small groups where people understand that every member is a steward of grace to bring about the obedience of faith for the sake of the Name.


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The Sestiere of Cannaregio in which the apartment is located, offers many attractions for tourists who want to stay in an area served by the Venetian markets, typical shops, and restaurants that offer excellent cuisine.
The most known way to reach Rialto and San Marco is called "Strada Nuova", which is a few minutes far from the apartment, along "Rio della Sensa"
The vaporetto stop more convenient is S. Marcuola, adjacent to the Casino of Venice.
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Unless otherwise stated in the individual descriptions of the properties, the arrival/departure times are as follows:
Arrival: between 3 PM and 8 PM.
Departure: between 9 AM and 10.30 AM.
Arrival from 8 PM to 10 PM: 20 euros.
Arrival from 10 PM to midnight: 40 euros.
Arrival from Midnight to 3 PM: during this time period, we do not allow guests to check in.
(Luggage deposit can be found at train station at a fee - so please check directly with the relevant locations what the arrangements are).
From the 24th of August 2011, all visitors who stay in an accommodation facility within the territory of the Municipality of Venice have to pay the "Tourist tax".
The overnight tax varies from € 0.75 in low season to € 2.00 in high season. It is due only for the first 5 days.
Kids under 10 years of age do not pay. Youngers from 10 to 16 years of age have a 50% reduction.
The collected funds will help the City improve the quality of the tourist services (services, museums, events...) and finance works aimed at maintaining, using and salvaging the city's cultural and architectural heritage.
Extras that can be ordered upon request and prior to or during arrival (but please give us as much notice as possible):
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Great apartment, brand new, modern and very clean. Fully equipped, washing machine to dry hair, through the vacuum cleaner and towels. A little bit away in a quiet environment away from the lively but only 5 minutes walk from St Mark's Square and Rialto 10.
Super appartement, tout neuf, moderne et très propre.
Parfaitement équipé, de la machine à laver au sèche cheveux, en passant par l'aspirateur et les serviettes de toilette.
Un peu peu à l'écart dans une impasse au calme des quartiers animés mais seulement à 5 minutes à pied de la place St Marc et 10 du Rialto.
Very nice location and arrangements to get into the apartment were great. It was a little small for 6 ppl. Apartment was very clean but there was an odor form the shower that was a bit of a problem and hopefully can be fixed for future renters.
Beautiful renovated apartment in a quiet area with all the necessary equipment Located a few minutes walk from St. Mark's Square in a quiet and friendly (bar, restaurant, small shops) Small flat: air conditioning but only in the main room. The address can be confusing: the alley overlooking Corte Nuova Via Giuseppe Garibaldi
Très bel appartement rénové au calme avec tout l'équipement nécessaire
Situé à quelques minutes à pied de la place Saint Marc dans un quartier calme et sympa(bar, resto, petits commerces)
Petit bémol : climatisé mais seulement dans la pièce principale.
L'adresse peut porter à confusion: la ruelle Corte Nuova donne sur Via Giuseppe Garibaldi
We were very pleased with the apartment. Made for a great stay in venice- easy to get to the Vaporatto stops on both the Grand Canal and those on the northern shore and easy to access the bus terminal/ rail station when arriving leavig for the airport.
We were met by a very good guide , meeting us on time and showing us the flat and pointing out the shops and area well.
We had a small problem with the spare keys not working and the toaster but those were sorted out very quickly.
It was all very smart, clean and comfortable - we especailly liked the good aircon unit - it was very hot and humid in late august this year (2012)
VERY VERY GOOD POSITION! Near a very nice Campo, you can walk everywhere in 15 Minutes.
We liked our stay there, our Children too.
The only Minus: The Flat (bathroom) could be more cleaner.
Apartment comfortable and centrally in a quiet and exclusive condominium within walking distance from the main station and the center.
Appartamento comodo e centralissimo, all'interno di un condominio tranquillo e facilmente raggiungibile a piedi sia dalla stazione che dal centro.
Very good apartment, excellent host!
Geweldig appartement in ern authentieke wijk van Venetie. Heerlijke buurt waar je veel locals tegenkomt. Genoeg slaap en leefruimte. Prachtig uitzicht op het water. Grenzend aan de joodse ghetto en absolute aanrader. Enige min puntje is dat er weinig licht inval is.
departamento bien ubicado, confortable
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nous avons été très satisfait, tout été conforme à nos attentes et nous en avons profité au maiximum
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Falling in Love with Niagara
Sheraton At The Falls • Niagara Falls, NY
Escape Kit
- A One-Night Stay for Two in a Standard Two Queen or Traditional King Guest Room, Sundays through Thursdays ($99) or Fridays and Saturdays ($139)
- Or, a Two-Night Stay for Two in a Standard Two Queen or Traditional King Guest Room , Sundays through Thursdays ($189) or Fridays and Saturdays ($259)
- Daily Continental Breakfast and Evening Reception at the Sheraton Club Lounge
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Make landfall in Upstate New York with this Escape to the state's most wondrous of wonders: Niagara Falls. You'll stay at the AAA Three Diamond-rated Sheraton At The Falls, just steps from the main attraction, the waterfalls themselves.
The first thing you'll want to do is ascend the 180-foot Observation Tower. "Niagara Falls, one of the great natural wonders of the world, displays in unforgettable fashion the sheer force of Mother Nature," says Frommer's. "Six million cubic feet of water drop over the precipice every minute, creating so much spray that you'll see the mist long before you see the falls themselves."
What other adventures might befall you on this getaway? The hotel is located directly across from The Spa at Seneca Niagara Casino & Hotel, where you can purchase a soothing Swedish massage or a decadent caviar and pearls facial.
Body therapy is just the beginning. The nearby Fashion Outlets of Niagara Falls are packed full of designer stores and deep discounts. The outlets are the last-minute shopper's saving grace during the holidays, not to mention the fashionista's retail therapy mecca.
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Professional Penetration Testing
I've just come across 'Professional Penetration Testing: Creating and operating a formal hacking lab' (via @coresecurity and @Computer_book).
Contents list looks good:
Product Description
PART I - Setting Up
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Ethics and Hacking
Chapter 3: Hacking as a Career
Chapter 4: Setting up Your Lab
Chapter 5: Creating and Using PenTest Targets in Your Lab
Chapter 6: Methodologies
Chapter 7: PenTest Metrics
Chapter 8: Management of a PenTest
PART II - Running a PenTest
Chapter 9: Information Gathering
Chapter 10: Vulnerability Identification
Chapter 11: Vulnerability Verification
Chapter 12: Compromising a System and Privilege Escalation
Chapter 13: Maintaining Access
Chapter 14: Covering Your Tracks
PART III - Wrapping Everything Up
Chapter 15: Reporting Results
Chapter 16: Archiving Data
Chapter 17: Cleaning Up Your Lab
Chapter 18: Planning for Your Next PenTest
Appendix A - Acronyms
Appendix B - Definitions
Seems to have flown beneath my radar, does anyone have any additional info or reviews for this?
Initially it looks like a good addition to my library, but is costly if it turns out to be poor and it seems to be similar to Build Your Own Security Lab, which I already own.
Thanks in advance.


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Hope all you guys have the honey off and the bees treated, it's time for fall feeding and the last couple of brood rounds before winter are critical, how we put them to bed is how we wake them up in Jan. Good luck to all this fall.
Hope all you guys have the honey off and the bees treated, it's time for fall feeding and the last couple of brood rounds before winter are critical, how we put them to bed is how we wake them up in Jan. Good luck to all this fall.
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Totally agree Keith. Remember also to complete those mite treatments. Pick your choice of treatments, but do treat if needed.
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Thanks for the heads up.
Cam Bishop
Winter? We still have one more honey crop left to chase.
Clear Lake Wi. / Sebring Fl.
Same here.At least one more harvest,possibly two if the goldenrod cooperates.
Perhaps feeding on fall flowers!! No syrup for my girls, atleast not yet. Goldenrod and fall flow is going to be killer for us this year. We just recieved 3 inches of rain, the plants are looking beatiful. I am expecting a very good harvest, overall a very good year for me in Louisville, the mild summer kept the queen laying and populations very large.
No treatments for me!
Do a mite count. Booming hives also often have a booming mite population.No treatments for me!
Cam Bishop
No treatments for me eather, all year so far!
As for the bees, we had Apivar installed by August 9th.
Not sure just how the late summer weather / fall weather will cooperate with our timing model, but would like to pull the strips with the last feeding.
It will be interesting to sample hives later on and determine if oxalic will be in order this year.
All in all, Oregon beekeepers are very happy with the condition of the bees at this time.
This is not the time to be cheap and cut corners.
All of the good work happens RIGHT NOW! Well, most of it anyway.
By the way, I purchaced bulk pollen sub from a certain company and there was a light layer of mold all over.
Have you ever had that happen? If so, were you concerned?
I have exactly ONE hive more than than you.
That makes my opinion beyond dispute!
Beetle Traps installed, check.
Apivar in place, check.
Start feeding just after this Fall flow...
G2G (Good to Go!)
"Some of it's Magic, and Some if it's Tragic!" Jimmy Buffet
I learned long ago that commercial beekeeping is about turning a profit... the bigger the better. Burns375 if you let any bees die because of mites let it be on 10 percent or less of you whole bee outfit. Keep them isolated and breed off of your survivors. If you treat now you will have a great hive come out of winter. That equals a nice pollination check from the almond growers. Then lots of surplus bees for bee sales. Splits, bulk bees, frames of brood, an increase in your own hive numbers, and or stronger hives for that summers honey flow thus a potentially larger crop. Your business model is clouded by your desire to keep chemicals out of your hives, but in reality they gather from plants that are sprayed with ag chemicals or plants that are seed treated thus your hives already have chemicals in them.
Well now Sept 1st is very different from year to year. And this year some bees think its July !! Was not counting on it but some yards made a 2nd crop this Aug.
Also bees are night and day different from last year at this exact time.
Bees in general are mite free and healthy as could bee.
I say that is due to ample moisture and late spring.
Did my first application of OAV on August 31, will do another one on September 6th and the last one on September 13th. I put pollen sub on Sept 2nd as hives are heavy but pollen is getting scarce. Lots of capped brood and eggs in the few hives I checked and good populations!
Although an alfalfa flow is starting I am feeding the smaller splits still to keep them going. Will pull the honey supers in about 2 weeks and then let them have the last bloom next month to store for winter, as it stands, the second deeps are packed right now and they are putting it away in the supers.
Looking forward to the last honey harvest and pollination in the spring!! Hope everyone has a good survival rate!
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Am in the middle of treating. Sheesh!!!! The bees are still quite optimistic. Loads of brood and plenty of drone cells. You'd think it was April.
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Christopher Brodie
What's the oldest living thing in the world? Well, a Madagascar
radiated tortoise given to the Tongan royal family by Captain James
Cook in the 1770s was at least 188 years old when it died in 1965.
And a creosote bush in the California desert clocks in at around
12,000 years. The King's lomatia plant in Tasmania is estimated to
be at least 44,000 years old and it's still growing (although it
doesn't seem to be able to reproduce sexually). Yet these venerable
organisms are infants, day-old newborns compared with a living
bacterium that may have been locked inside a salt crystal for the
past 250 million years.
In 2000, a trio of scientists led by Russell H. Vreeland at West
Chester University of Pennsylvania described in the journal
Nature the isolation of a dormant, yet living, bacterium.
The microbe came from pockets, or inclusions, of fluid trapped
inside 250-million-year-old salt crystals buried half a kilometer
deep in New Mexico. They gave it the unprepossessing name of
Bacillus (later, Virgibacillus) species 2-9-3.
The report elicited strong skepticism from many quarters. Biological
chemists doubted that nucleic acids could remain pristine over such
time periods. Even had the bacterium hibernated as a hardy spore,
its DNA surely would have broken down over 250,000 millennia, if not
from the barrage of ultraviolet light during its long-ago residence
on the surface, then from naturally occurring terrestrial radiation
over the Earth's evolution.
Geologists questioned the age of the fluid inclusions, arguing that
certain features of the Salado Formation (the source of the halite
crystal) suggested that flaws in the rock had permitted the
intrusion of more recent fluid (which, by inference, had carried
more recent bacteria into the ancient rock).
Geneticists pointed out that one of the bellwether genes that the
group had sequenced—one that encodes the so-called 16S
ribosomal subunit—was far too similar to its counterpart in
another strain of bacteria. According to this critique, either the
"ancient" bacterium was actually a contaminant, or its
descendants had inexplicably failed to change in the past 250
million years.
Yet Vreeland and an expanding circle of collaborators have followed
up the original report with publications that seek to counter each
of these criticisms. In 2002, he and two West Chester University
colleagues reported in the International Journal of Radiation
Biology their calculation that the degree of genetic damage
caused by normal traces of radioactive potassium-40 in the
surrounding rock was not great enough to rule out a quarter-billion
years of bacterial survival. Scratch objection number 1.
In April of 2005, the three authors from the Nature paper
teamed with Tim K. Lowenstein, a geologist at Binghamton University
in New York, and his student, Cindy L. Satterfield, in publishing a
detailed report in the journal Geology. To test the idea
put forth by critics that inclusions in the salt crystals were newer
than the surrounding rock, they measured the temperature of original
crystallization for samples from the same part of the Salado
Formation that yielded Virgibacillus sp. 2-9-3. The team
reasoned that if microbe-carrying fluid had recently reached the
deeply buried salt deposit and recrystallized, the temperatures of
those crystallizations would be similar. Instead, they found the
opposite: The results ranged from 17 to 37 degrees Celsius, or about
63 to 99 degrees Fahrenheit, a distribution that suggests seasonal
climatic variation. In other words, the crystals that formed around
pockets of fluid (and presumably bacteria) were created on or near
the surface instead of far underground.
A second, more definitive, line of investigation examined the
concentrations of various ions in the fluid inclusions. The balance
of ions in seawater changes over geological time, so measuring them
can provide an approximate date at which the saltwater crystallized.
The ion concentrations in the halite inclusions matched those of
oceans in the Permian period—a profile that is distinct from
the seawater of today and also from larger pockets of trapped brine
elsewhere in the Salado. As a final test, the team plans to use an
ultrasensitive mass spectrometer to date tiny, individual inclusions
by the rubidium-strontium method (87Rb decays into
87Sr with a half-life of 49 billion years). Scratch
objection number 2.
The third criticism, based on DNA similarities, has been harder to
dismiss. Despite a protocol of sterilization and controls that even
critics describe as "heroic," contamination remained a
potential source of the 2-9-3 bacterium based on its molecular
resemblance to current strains. Understandably, Vreeland defends the
work against charges of contamination. He even views the genetic
objections as the least valid, stating that of all the challenges
(geologic, chemical and genetic), "this is by far the weakest
of the critiques."
Although Vreeland admits that the DNA evidence classifies
Virgibacillus species 2-9-3 as one strain of another
bacterium isolated from the Dead Sea, he challenges the models that
predict that these strains diverged tens of thousands, not millions,
of years ago. In summarizing a 2002 letter to the journal
Molecular Biology and Evolution, Vreeland explained
that such models calculate a phylogenetic history based on specific
generation and mutation rates, but "you can pick whatever rate
you want." Instead of an intergenerational interval of days or
months, he cites evidence that some spore-forming organisms can lie
dormant for hundreds or thousands of years between growth episodes.
Thus, he suggests that as the 2-9-3 strain lay locked in the salt,
its relatives might have grown—and evolved—far less than
critics believe.
Skepticism lingers—even among some of Vreeland's
collaborators—but that hasn't prevented them from conducting
further studies in this highly visible area of science. And of
course, they may yet be persuaded by new data. In a paper published
online August 30, 2005 in the journal Extremophiles,
Vreeland presented evidence that four strains of Permian microbes
(2-9-3 and three others that were found later) are different enough
from modern relatives in a number of categories that they could not
arise from contamination.
Many questions remain, as Vreeland readily admits. Wouldn't organic
molecules crucial to life, including DNA, spontaneously degrade in
250 million years even in the absence of ionizing radiation?
Vreeland responds, "That is something we have to look at."
Do the older, nonviable inclusion pockets contain the remains of
expired microbes? Says Vreeland, "I can't answer that."
And, perhaps most interestingly of all, what is the mechanism? How
do these ancient organisms manage to survive so long? His answer:
"I have no idea how that happens."
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Katrinatreatment: when your local government during a crisis does nothing for your neighborhood because it is not a rich area of the city...example during the record snow storm blizzard no plowing of streets in your neighborhood, no shelters set-up nearby when power is out for days, all city officials who live in city have power and streets plowed in their neighborhoods. Mayor does not care, and city emergency hotline tells u when u call about no plow, and no way to leave, and u have no power or heat, they tell you "u are on your own" and hang up...that is called getting a "Katrinatreatment."
When I called the City Emergency Hotline to report no power no heat no plow in my neighborhood they said "u are on your own." That is called getting a "Katrinatreatment."
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After three days of negotiations and voting, Parliament's Budgets Committee on Thursday finalised the bulk of its position on next year's budget. Its key changes increased funding for research, innovation, student mobility, energy and support for the Middle East peace process. This was the first budget exercise under the Lisbon Treaty, which gives Parliament a full say on the whole budget, including farm spending.
Committee members agreed to stick to the limits laid down in the multi-annual financial framework, which applies until the end of 2013. The committee's position reflects priorities such as research, innovation, student mobility, energy and support to Palestine.
Unlike the Council of Ministers, the committee chose to create headroom for additional spending that might become necessary but is still uncertain. This approach should make the budget more realistic and transparent from the start and should avoid remedial patchwork after the whole budget has been decided.
In general, MEPs sought to restore the draft budget proposed by the Commission, after cuts by the Council in August. Exceptionally, the Budgets Committee voted to increase the budget above the Commission's draft version. The committee position will thus be slightly above the draft budget, which is more restrictive than in previous years.
Research, innovation and education (heading 1A)
This heading is difficult to decide upon because of a very tight limits in the long-term budget. "I am aware that in the times of economic crisis we have to make cuts and concessions, but we cannot forget that our future economic growth will depend on today's investments, especially in the area of education, research an innovation", said rapporteur Sidonia Jędrzejewska (EPP, PL), explaining the committee's proposed increases in areas such as entrepreneurship and innovation, Erasmus Mundus, the lifelong learning programme and energy-related projects.
Because of restrictions in the long-term budget framework, MEPs decided to compensate for parts of these increases by making equivalent cuts in the ITER international fusion energy project, judging that it will not need all the proposed appropriations in 2011.
Cohesion policy (heading 1B)
MEPs added a new line, worth €2.5 million, for the EU Baltic Sea strategy.
Agriculture and environment (heading 2)
The Budgets Committee, at the request of the Agriculture Committee, agreed on a €300 million dairy fund to compensate farmers for low milk prices. They also agreed to increase budgets for the Life Plus Programme, fishery resources management and combating animal diseases.
Freedom, security and justice (heading 3a)
MEPs approved extra funding for the DAPHNE programme to combat violence against women children and young people and for programmes to prevent terrorism and combat drugs.
Citizenship (heading 3b)
MEPs approved extra funding to co-finance the World Special Olympics Summer Games in Greece and the Youth in Action programme.
Foreign affairs (heading 4)
MEPs agreed to approve an increase of €100 million in aid to the Palestine under UNRWA and the Middle East Peace Process, bringing the total back in line with last year. To fund this, MEPs cut other lines back to 2010 levels, and also proposed cuts in the Banana Accompanying Measures (to support banana-exporting ACP countries) and the Instrument for Co-operation with Industrial Countries. MEPs do not see how these new projects can be funded without fresh money.
Administration (heading V)
MEPs agreed that the budget should be reflect next year's spending as accurately as possible. In contrast to the Council of Ministers, the Budgets Committee added 1.85 % to all the salary headings. This percentage is the subject of a dispute between the Council and the European Commission that awaits a judgment by the European Court of Justice.
The overall budget for Parliament's administrative expenses continues to account for about 20% of total spending on administration. "In some cases we are not fully convinced that funds are needed. So we decided to put the money in reserve and agreed on conditions for its release. This is for example the case for the additional funds for Parliamentary Assistance. We first want to evaluate how the money was spent last year and have a debate on the merits", said rapporteur on administration Ms Helga Trüpel (Greens/EFA, DE).
Next steps
The Budgets Committee will take its final vote at its 4-5 October meeting. The budget figures decided by the committee be available only after this vote. Then on 7 October, the committee will vote on draft budget resolutions, explaining why these figures were adopted. The figures and the resolutions will be put to a plenary vote on 20 October. Parliament and the Council will then form a conciliation committee, which will have 21 days to agree on a joint text. If they can agree, the final budget could be approved in mid-November.
In the chair: Alain Lamassoure (EPP, FR)


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My grandfather's farm in SE Kansas has a cedar tree in it with a hive of bees in the trunk. I would like to extract the bees and have read about the funnel method. However, I was thinking of removing them by chopping the tree down and splitting it, then removing the comb and the bees and putting them in a beehive. I know I would have to make sure I get the queen if I do this, but what I was wondering was if it was okay to do that in the winter.
I live in S.C. Oklahoma, and if I removed them I would bring them back down here. If I use the other method, I would have to do a split of my other hive, and so I would need to start a nuc. I asked on another post when a good time to do this was, but the post died before I could get back and let you know where I live. So when would be a good time to start a nuc hive in S.C. Oklahoma? Things usually start blooming in March around here.