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Ryan reintroducing GOP health-care reform bill today
posted at 10:12 am on January 27, 2010 by Ed Morrissey
Democrats have called a halt to health-care reform, mainly out of concern for their own electoral health. The big question will be whether Republicans take advantage of the opening. While the public is entirely disgusted with this attempt at health-care reform, Democrats have been right to point out that people want some reforms of the system, and usually rank it rather high on their list of priorities. When the GOP held the power in Washington, they mostly ignored it and left the field to Democrats, who shaped it as a populist issue against the big, bad, "villainous" insurers, as Pelosi put it last year. Republicans have an opportunity to make the free-market case of dismantling barriers to interstate competition, reducing the role of third-payers in the system, and creating real pricing pressures that drive drown actual costs rather than reimbursements.
With the Medicare entitlement disaster looming, Republicans can't afford to ignore the opportunity again. Rep. Paul Ryan apparently agrees. He will reintroduce the GOP version of health-care reform ignored by Democrats last year in favor of their stampede towards government control:
Rep. Paul Ryan is re-introducing legislation in Congress today — amid criticism that his is 'a party of no' — to offer Republican alternatives to health care and spending the same day President Barack Obama will deliver his State of the Union address to Congress.
Ryan, the House Budget Committee Ranking Republican and chief sponsor of the bill, said the legislation will "restore our long-held legacy of leaving the next generation of Americans better off."
The legislation, "A Roadmap for America's Future," was initially introduced in 2008, yet the version introduced today "will reflect the dramatic decline in our nation's economic and fiscal condition" since then, according to a release from Ryan's office.
"Simply saying 'no' to the further government expansions – simply maintaining today's 'status quo' – is no longer an option: our health care sector must be reformed; our economy needs sustained job creation and real growth; and we must tackle the greatest threat to our economic and fiscal future – the crushing debt burden driven by the unsustainable growth in entitlement spending," Ryan said in a statement.
The bill has its own website, and it should, because it rolls up several GOP initiatives into a massive omnibus reform. It attempts to delink employment and health insurance with a refundable tax credit that allows people to purchase their own plans, which makes a lot of sense, although it doesn't address whether employer-based plans will get taxed as income. It also eliminates the barriers to interstate competition for health insurance, which will increase competition and lower costs.
But Ryan goes from there to Social Security reform through privatization, a plan that ran aground in 2005 when the stock market was seemingly healthy, income-tax reform using an optional simplification process, while only mildly addressing Medicare through medical savings accounts for low-income recipients. That's three major reform projects in one bill, and Democrats ran aground on just two over the last seven months with a supermajority in the Senate. It's ambitious as a policy statement for the GOP rolling into the midterm elections, but practically speaking, this bill won't move with all of these components in it, not with Democrats in charge of Congress and Obama in the White House.
It's a good start, though, and as Ryan says, the American people need to understand that there are alternatives to government control:
In tonight's State of the Union address, President Obama will declare a new found commitment to "fiscal responsibility" to cover the huge spending and debt he and congressional Democrats have run up in his first year in office. But next Monday, when he submits his actual budget, I fear it will rely on gimmickry, commissions, luke-warm spending "freezes," and paper-tiger controls to create the illusion of budget discipline. Meanwhile, he and the Democratic congressional leadership will continue pursuing a relentless expansion of government and a new culture of dependency.
America needs an alternative. For that reason, I have reintroduced my plan to tackle our nation's most pressing domestic challenges—updated to reflect the dramatic decline in our economic and fiscal condition. The plan, called A Road Map for America's Future and first introduced in 2008, is a comprehensive proposal to ensure health and retirement security for all Americans, to lift the debt burdens that are mounting every day because of Washington's reckless spending, and to promote jobs and competitiveness in the 21st century global economy.
The difference between the Road Map and the Democrats' approach could not be more clear. From the enactment of a $1 trillion "stimulus" last February to the current pass-at-all costs government takeover of health care, the Democratic leadership has followed a "progressive" strategy that will take us closer to a tipping point past which most Americans receive more in government benefits than they pay in taxes—a European-style welfare state where double-digit unemployment becomes a way of life.
Republicans cannot afford to cede this ground to Democrats again, now or in the future. By ignoring it for so long, they almost allowed a Trojan horse for a single-payer system to succeed. Political parties have to offer real solutions in order to remain relevant, a lesson Ryan has learned — and hopefully can teach the rest of the GOP.
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Sulindac is used to treat rheumatoid arthritis , osteoarthritis and ankylosing spondylitis, a rheumatic disorder involving the spine and large joints. It also treats both acute painful shoulder and gouty arthritis. Sulindac is in a class of medications known as non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs).
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Four people who took sulindac developed high blood levels of potassium, which returned to normal within a few days after the drug was stopped.1 Controlled research is needed to determine whether potassium supplements or a high potassium diet might aggravate this problem. Until more information is available, people taking sulindac and potassium supplements, potassium containing salt substitutes, or large amounts of fruits and vegetables should have potassium blood levels checked regularly by their doctor.The interaction is supported by preliminary, weak, fragmentary, and/or contradictory scientific evidence.
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White willow bark contains salicin, which is related to aspirin . Both salicin and aspirin produce anti-inflammatory effects after they have been converted to salicylic acid in the body. The administration of salicylates like aspirin to individuals taking oral NSAIDs may result in reduced blood levels of NSAIDs.2 Though no studies have investigated interactions between white willow bark and NSAIDs, people taking NSAIDs should avoid the herb until more information is available.The interaction is supported by preliminary, weak, fragmentary, and/or contradictory scientific evidence.
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Sulindac blocks the activity of enzymes that depend on folic acid3 and may, like aspirin, reduce the amount of folic acid in red blood cells.4 Further research is needed to determine whether supplementing folic acid changes the effects of sulindac therapy or prevents a deficiency of this vitamin in the body.The interaction is supported by preliminary, weak, fragmentary, and/or contradictory scientific evidence.
1. Nesher G, Zimran A, Hershko C. Hyperkalemia associated with sulindac therapy. J Rheumatol 1986;13:1084-5.
2. Olin BR, ed. Central Nervous System Drugs, Analgesics and Anti-inflammatory Drugs, Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Agents, In Drug Facts and Comparisons. St. Louis, MO: Facts and Comparisons, 1993, 1172-90.
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I've been biting my tongue. 9mm is the absolute smallest I would/do carry. Anything less is taking a serious risk.
Is that holster longer than the barrel?
It must shoot really well also for you to have fired it so much.
I mean it isn't a Glock, but sacrifices have to be made sometimes.
I fricking love a worn out gun. They just flat out work better.
I think I may go exactly with that rig if that Kahr feels good in my hands.
But I CC every day and every where including church.
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Nimble - you'll love the CM9.
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Highlights Going Into Dynamite!! 2010 For Japanese TV
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Dynamite 2010 is fast-approaching, and while the entire card hasn't been finalized yet, for the most part, it has. It is safe to say that the card is epic, featuring 15 fights. This goes against FEG's wishes to tone down Dynamite!! this year into a 10-bout affair, but things did not work out that way. There were issues with TBS possibly not airing the card, financial woes and internal struggles at FEG. Since the PUJI deal finally came to fruition, Dynamite!! has once again become a mastodon of an event.
We are going to split our pre-show coverage up into two parts: this first part is what is of key interest to the Japanese crowds and why they are, the second is what is of key interest to Western audiences.
If you are Japanese, the highlights of the evening will most likely be some of the more odd fights. Katsuaki Furuki vs. Andy Ologun might sound like a terrible freakshow, and to a degree it is, but Ologun is a legitimate fighter. His MMA and K-1 record are not entirely impressive, but he is skilled enough to put a hurting on Furuki. Furuki was a popular baseball star, playing most of his career for the Yokohama Bay Stars. 2003 and 2006 saw him look extremely impressive, but from there he fell off a bit. He finished out his career with the Orix Buffaloes and retired after the 2009 season before taking up martial arts. He looked to make his debut at DEEP 50, but instead held off for Dynamite!!
The other freakshow for ratings is an "IGF" rules bout. IGF is Inoki Genome Federation -- professional wrestling -- and both men have a history of professional wrestling, with Sapp being a one-time New Japan Pro Wrestling competitor, holding the IWGP Heavyweight Championship, a belt originated by Inoki. His opponent is shamed sumo Wakakirin Shinichi. Wakakirin was kicked out of sumo for possession of marijuana, basically, which in Japan is very, very shameful (see: Kid Yamamoto). Wakakirin has wrestled for Inoki before and basically works as stiff (read: real) as possible. The IGF rules are essentially old Pancrase rules of no closed-fist strikes to the face, and as of right now it isn't clear how real or worked this will be. I don't think it matters, honestly, as it is a throwaway bout for Japanese audiences.
Minowaman will most likely take his place opening up the televised portion of the show like he is known to do, and do so in a bout against Judoka Hiroshi Izumi. Minowa was the only MMA fighter in Japan to make the Nikkan Sports list last year, with Masato at the top and assorted K-1 fighters and boxers rounding out the list. To say that Ikuhisa Minowa is a national treasure is maybe taking it a bit too far, but he is immensely popular. He will never be the favorite fighter in Japan, but he will always have a following and name for his accomplishments. He faces a tough challenge in Izumi. Izumi will at least not be dwarfing Minowa in weight.
Last but not least is Satoshi Ishii vs. Jerome Le Banner. JLB finds himself in the unenviable spot of facing Japan's only prospect to be a breakout star in a post-KID Yamamoto and post-Masato world. Jerome Le Banner of course has trouble defending against takedowns and throws, which are Ishii's specialty. Le Banner has what many will call a puncher's chance, but the truth is, Ishii has shown a tendency to "stand and bang" in his fights, which against JLB is a death warrant. In his last fight with Katsuyori Shibata, Ishii wisely took him down and submitted him, something he did not have luck against Ikuhisa Minowa with (although he did dominate Minowa). This is a big deal for Ishii, as he has gotten in some practice, he has tasted defeat, is he ready to carry Japan's fight scene on his shoulders, and is Japan ready to make him the next big star? Or is he just not enough of a pretty boy and not witty enough?


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Apartament Fioletowy - beautiful Sights of Gdansk
Maximální počet hostů7
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Velikost64 m²
Floor No.0(with elevator)
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Apartament Fioletowy:
Purple Suite is located in the historic part of Gdansk on the banks of the river opposite the Motława Gdansk Crane Street Szafarnia on the ground floor of a modern housing service and built in 2010. Along the River Marina is located on the moor yachts and motor boats. The complex functioning clock security. It is the perfect place to stay for both tourists and businesses. Very easy to reach from Warsaw (the national road No. 7).
Within 2 km are the most important monuments of old Gdansk. On the island Ołowianka just 350m from the apartment's Polish Baltic Philharmonic and Maritime Museum of the floating museum ship "Sołdek". In the immediate vicinity of the historic granary is situated Hotel Gdańsk and restaurant serving excellent food Brovarnia of mini brewery - producing several types of its own beer. When recently started working at the center "Med Spa". The complex is located a grocery store and restaurant "Qrczak". Within the estate there is a playground for children.
Across the harbor works Motława Polish Baltic Shipping water bus where you can explore both the port of Gdansk, Westerplatte and you can sail to the island Sobieszewo and Hel. The marina is accessible on foot via a nearby bridge or ferry to cross Motława.
The apartment consists of two spacious rooms (living room and bedroom) and a hall. Each room has its own bathroom with shower. Living room (living room) also has a kitchenette and a terrace. In the kitchen there are dishes, cutlery, kettle, toaster, sandwich maker, induction cooker and oven, refrigerator, coffee maker.
The apartments are also available: Cable TV, Internet Wi-Fi, Hi-Fi, bed linen, towels, two hair dryers, iron, ironing board, clothes dryer, vacuum cleaner.
At the same time in the apartment can sleep up to 7 people. Bedroom (1 to 4 persons) equipped with a double bed and two single beds,
living room (1 to 3 people) has a double sofa bed and chair bed room.
Of the flat surface is 63.8 m2. Belonging to the apartment is one parking space in garage.
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Lovely apartment in a beautiful location, with everything you could ask for. I would definitely go here again. Arnold was very helpful and efficient.
Our family had a great stay at this appartment, Arnold and his daughter Marta were there to meet us and show us around the appartment, made use feel very welcome and at ease.
would recommed this appartment and have no hesitation in booking again....
Fantastic ground level apartment, easy access for elderly, modern interior with all the trimmings! This apartment had many pluses and no downfall. The interior is modern with a fully equipped kitchen. There is one private bedroom that sleeps four (2 singles and 1 double bed) and a living area combined with the kitchen that is also a sleeping area for three (1 single and 1 double bed). It is a clean, fresh apartment that has a nice patio that gets the morning and afternoon sun. The location of the apartment was ideal for us. It was about 1/8 mile from the entry to the main area of Old Town on the canal offering nice views of the city and the docks. It is in a pretty posh area located right next to the Hotel Gdansk, a premiere hotel, so there is security and a lot of foot traffic at all times. We never worried about a thing. They supply everything, you don't need to bring anything except toiletries and of course you stock the fridge. Sheets, towels, washer, pots/pans, kettle, dishes, silverware, tea, coffee, sugar, it's all there for you to use. We were greeted in a timely fashion at the apartment by Arnold and his lovely daughter that helped translate for her father. I would highly recommend this apartment and felt it was a great value for the money.
This lovely 64m apartment has been one of our better choices of accommodation in our three-months of travel in Europe and we would recommend it highly to anyone considering staying in Gdansk, especially for a week or more. Located on the opposite side of the river to the more touristy "Old Town," you get the best of both worlds…easy access to the sights and restaurants but without all the crowds and noise. The apartment, affectionately also known as the "purple apartment," is actually even nicer than it looks in the photos and Arnold, the host, is a charming, friendly and helpful man who has set the place up really well. He doesn't speak a lot of English but brought his equally charming daughter and her friend along to help translate, so we felt very welcome. We also appreciated that Arnold has thought of providing much more than just "the basics" in kitchen equipment, crockery, etc, as well as ensuring there is excellent stable WiFi and cable TV…and so on. We really enjoyed our time there…a quiet, safe and secure neighbourhood in a lovely, clean apartment…what more could you ask for?
A very nice flat in a lovely part of Gdansk.
We were 2 adults + 4 children, who enjoyed our stay especially having a lot of space, compared to a hotel room.
Everything worked fine, internet connection was fast and stable and the residential area was quiet.
Communication with the landlord was fast and easy.
We can highly recommend renting this appartment.
Der Aufenthalt war fantastisch. Die Wohnung ist sehr zentral, dennoch ist es nicht laut und die Wohnung ist sauber und allem nötigen ausgestattet. Einkaufsmöglichkeiten sind fußnah zu erreichen. Wir (3 Erwachsene und 1 Baby) würden diese Wohnung bei Verfügbarkeit immer wieder anmieten!!!! Wir fühlten uns sehr gut aufgehoben und die Kommunikation mit Pan Karol war einwandfrei!
Super Apartment. Super gepfelgt. Hatten alles was wir brauchten. Lage war in 3 min vom Zentrum. Immer wieder gerne.
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quote:Yeah, here's the list a guildmate put together:
Exact reason we are rolling on SF. A lot of small guilds are rolling there.
Anvil Rock (4chan?)
Borlis Pass
Crystal Desert (Ascension Alliance) <-- serious fricking business
Darkhaven (4chan? Karma Alliance)
Ehmry Bay
Fort Aspenwood (Penny Arcade)
Gate of Madness (Neogaf + Titan Alliance)
Henge of Denravi (BRAZILIANS HERE, AVOID AT ALL COSTS)
Isle of Janthir (Reddit's GW1 guild)
Jade Quarry
Magoonnma (Goon Squad? + Starfleet Dental)
Sanctum of Rall (3400 man guild here, move along)
Sea of Sorrows (Unofficial Oceanic server)
Sorrow's Furnace (lots of guilds)
Stormbluff Isle
Tarnished Coast (Unofficial RP server)
Yak's Bend (GW2Guru + Yogscast + GiantBomb)
Point #1: DON'T STAND AROUND. EVER.
Has it been decided what we are going to use for voice chat?
SF has been mentioned before, hopefully that's where we go. For me, I will mostly WvW I'm pretty sure. Some sPVP and little to no PvE if possible lol.
After three weekends, I narrowed it down to Ranger and Mesmer as my favorite classes. You can put me down for Sylvari, also.
Did we decide on WarS for our updated guild tag? That's what I put in last time, but I didn't see you around.
If you're going to be more focused on the PvP side of things, I might start coordinating runs on the dungeon and "raid" content. Of course, anyone more competent is welcome to take the reigns. I exude leadership qualities, but Guild Wars 2 is a different game than I am used to.
I could set up a Ventrilo or Teamspeak server. We had a Vent server in SWTOR, but I haven't seen the host here in a long time and I have no idea if he is even planning to play this game.
I'd say this is a good idea.
Does that cost anything?
I'd also like some sort of schedule/scheduling website.
I'd like to stay organized when and where we do things (but not completely structured) as that will be important for our small guild deploying our guild XP effectively.
Having "WvWvW Night," "PvE Night," etc.
Thoughts? Concerns?
No. All you need is the server client and a static IP. Anyone can do it - people with routers need to port forward.
Absolutely. There are quite a few "guild portals" that provide easy-to-use templates for a site like this. You want information pages, a schedule, a newsfeed, a page where people can apply, or a forum, you can do it.
Now, as far as which guild hosting networks are the best, I have no idea. I'd be glad to do some research and correspond with you via email to find the best fit.
I think it's imperative for a small guild to have some sort of predictable weekly (or at worst monthly) activity. You want to provide incentive for people to get online other than to play solo or hope that maybe someone else is willing to party. So, having weekly [activity] nights seems like a good idea. Ideally, we would have specific goals in mind for each PvE night, or series thereof, but it wouldn't hurt just to tackle world events if we can't think of anything else to do.
My own concern, and anyone else can voice a contrary opinion to this, is that splitting our weeks into nights for PvP and PvE may leave us with fewer people for both. I'm not saying it always worked effectively, but in SWTOR I simply had a "Guild Play Night" where people could decide amongst themselves what they wanted to do, provided we didn't have bigger plans in mind. We would have a party of people doing PvP warzones while four more of us ran a flashpoint. I have a long history with tabletop games, so I know how hard it is to coordinate people for one night a week, much less two.
What if we did a Read-Only Google doc linked in this thread?
I've done those websites before and they never become active. Just my two cents. I'd rather people playing then spending time on a discussion board.
Plus we all spend too much time on TD as it is right? And we have this thread for any large discussions.
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I actually hated the Norn starter zone, but would love to kill it with a group doing the hearts.
Good idea. I think though, that Guild Play Night, is just about any night right?
Maybe one night a week dedicated to PvP and PvE and the other night or two for Guild Play Nights?
There is one other danger here too...belonging to multiple guilds.
I've literally never heard of this game until this weekend. I get the sense that it is casual-friendly...am I right? I played WOW/BC for a few years (EQ for many years before that), but had to stop once I didn't have the time to commit to raiding, etc. I've been playing D3, but am getting kind of bored now in Inferno. Is GW2 the type of game where you could play for an hour or two every night?
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It's time to start the next TTM project in my series. A few weeks back, I picked up a 1985 Topps Traded set on eBay for $3.98 ($1.99 plus $1.99 shipping). For that price, I couldn't pass it up.
The 1985 Topps Traded set consists of 132 cards and was produced in complete set form by Topps to update it's regular 1985 offering. It lists for $8 in Beckett, with the two "key" cards being the XRC of Ozzie Guillen ($5) and a traded card of Rickey Henderson ($2.50).
We'll work through the set numerically in groups of four cards each, looking at each players signing habits and sending requests to the good signers in the set.


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October 5, 2011
Discussion Minutes for October 5th,2011
I. Roll Call
II. Approval of Minutes
III. Approval of Agenda
IV. Guest Speaker
· BradBaca-VP for Finance & Administration: Budget update: Talk a bit about statewidebudget picture impact on Western State College of Colorado. Differences betweenpublic and private education, the cost to attend a private school $100,000 peryear per student, room and board is $52,000. They have alumni and endowmentsthat help pay for future students. Residents pay $4,000/year. Average costs toeducate one student for one year is about $16,000/year. How does Western StateCollege of Colorado get the extra funding? Public institutes get money from thestate for the gap in costs, private schools get money from alumni. Increasingpressure for costs at the state level, which squeezes out higher education. Oursituation is unique because we have a lot of constraints. It is creating a jamwith what we can do. Taxes go to K-12 and corrections, medicare and humanservices, higher education gets 9% of general fund budget, when historicallyschools got 20%. Hickenlooper tried to fix state budget, which came with a lotof cuts. Revenues are not recovering as fast as they should be coming. Estimatea 500 million dollar structural deficit. Current appropriation is at 500million dollars for operating budgets. 2009-10 budget has been reduced by 26%,Westerns funding mirrors the statewide cuts, just over 24%, or roughly 3million dollars in budget reductions. If state continues to reduce the costthey subsidize education, then we need to make up the shortfall through tuitionincreases. Many instituions have taken advantage of this opportunity. We arethe third lowest for tuition costs in the state. When you look at what otherinstituions did the average increase by student was over $650, non-residentaverage $688, 400$ at Western State College of Colorado and $640 for out ofstate. There has been strong commitment into need based aid and financial aid. Nextfiscal year, the budget mark is being reconsidered now, and proposals to reducecosts are on the table. The state has tried not to touch financial aid, whichis need-based, 100million across the state in financial aid, and proposed tocut that by 30 million, consider how we will backfill this money. This willnecessitate discussions about tuition and what to do with the budget, whichwill be discussed in April and May. Try to mitigate against these cuts. Thingsthat are being to discussed, are proposition 103, which proposed to increaseincome tax rates temporarily, 4.6%-5%, this should generate 3 billion dollarsover the next five years and will all go toward public education. Board of Trustees support this measure.Elevate awareness of higher education in the state of Colorado, which isdetrimental to economic and civil well-being. Better transparency of whatpublic education does among the state. Capital development committee coming tocampus next Tuesday, some at which they have supported and some the studentshave supported. Trying to get more. Higher education supports 98 million jobs, contributes4.25 million in wages and salaries drive innovation, creates jobs, and does alot that propels society.
o Whatkind of tuition increase should we be expecting?
§ About the same as this year about $500.Created a new budget model to see how to balance these costs
o Enrollmentis a big issue here, how does tuition effect that?
§ Enrollment increases would help costsquite a bit. Western State College of Colorado has capacity to grow. The morestudents, the more revenue. A link between enrollment and tuition, yes.
§ 75% of financial aid goes to need-base,and formula helps decide who is eligable. 30 million will be a substantial cutfor everyone to absorb.
§ Would more capital investments be goodalong with increasing tuition? Some perception of what you pay is what you get.Looked at financial aid process to see what we can do to get more studentshere, different dependant on type of student. Continuely refine instatestudents don't come here because costs are cheap, and opposite forout-of-state.
§ Look at tution to see what revenue hasbeen generate, proportion of what is used. Not a very complicated or logicalapproach, and becomes a contentious issue.
V. Action Items
VI. Discussion Items
· WildlifeSociety Bill-Any questions
o Howare you going to bring this back to the students? Attending workshops makingconnections with professionals, bring it back to clubs for more advancedmethods. Access to all ppt at conference, can bring back to professors.
§ Would you be willing to present to thestudents what you presented to the students?
· Wildlifesociety does a lot to get students involved.
§ Is this the only conference that theyare offering?
· Usuallya Colorado State conference, but the big one is the national conference.
§ Is it crucial for all four to go?
· Wellthree are presenting on research so it is important for at least the 3 to go. Thefourth person competes in a competition. Develop a culture and connection tofigure out how to do more on campus.
· Tribeta, and wildlife society both biology clubs, at lease 40 people signed up and15-20 people attend meetings.
· Whathave you done as a club?
o Resumeworkshop for biologists, liason comes in and helps with resume, teach aprogram, and a taxidermy workshop, hunter safety workshop, biology bonanza-teachingchildren about biology, volunteer oppurtunuties with many importantorganizations.
· Whatfundraising have you done?
o Coffeesales, $15-$20 a week. How did you get an invite?
§ All members of honors society can go?
o Didyou go last year?
§ That was the first one
o Howbeneficial was the conference in Utah?
§ I would go if it was in Colorado, andpresent the research.
§ Last year it intice more students tojoin club and come to this conference and network with other biologists.
o If not allocated full amount how willyou fund the trip
§ Out of pocket, and fundraising. Throughworking or loans this money will be found. When will you know about your grant?
§ Did not get the funding.
§ One more grant to apply to by the 11thof October.
o Cometo a budget meeting and vote on it next week. Email you details next week.
· AdventureFilm Festival Bill-Sponser, Adam
o Whatwere you going to charge community members?
§ Minimal fee, like $1. Goal is to packthe theatre.
§ Pursueing WRAP, PC and Studentgovernment
o How would ticket give-away works?
§ We would do a raffle by discipline, ineach department.
o Haveyou approached WP for money?
§ We are trying to give this back to thecommunity as well. Want to take in as many companies willing, to give freeadvertising since they provide a lot of sponserships. There are some classesthat have to get sponsorships, so we are going to Smith and some largernon-local businesses.
o Howmany staff members will there be?
§ 5, different headlining sponsor eachnight, 5 different tshirts and hats all nights, these are full-retailestimates.
o Withall other sponsors, is that for prizes and not for financial support?
§ Yes, they are giving us deals on the costof the videos, but rare to give money. We're working with WRAP, even though wemissed the deadline since it is a positive program for students and campus. Themovie theatre has more draw for students than the ballroom. We have permissionto use theatre those nights.
§ What is the capacity?
· 200
§ No student organizations have been ableto run a student event, it would be fun for a students to have something thatis their own in the theatre, and to sample it for free.
§ We expect it to sell out every time
§ Chase: Is this just the amount you areasking from us?
· PCyou can only ask for $300, and 50 posters. Student government just under $2000,WRAP $200.
§ Erika: Real Rock is so expensivebecause it is near the release date.
· RealRock has a good history here. Selling out would be 600 students, and the buzzwould be good. Hopefully full attendance would get the event to grow in thefuture. Before thanksgiving and finals, if we had it later, costs would beless, but it is more exciting to hold event during the season. This is the onlyfilm charging viewing rights, where four are being donated, which is great!
§ Travis: Conflicting event on samenight?
· WRAPstill have events planned on Friday, which is a dance thing, and they couldbounce between events. Speeddating too. Help lift up students after speed dating.
· HonorsBill-Walker Sponsor: Christopher Philips: The 6 Questions of Socrates, honorswould like a campus-wide lecture hosting this author, around the issues raisedin Philips' work. This will better aid the community in fostering intellectual growth.
o Honorsis trying to get guest speaker to promote his ideas and honors as anorganizations, this is an integral part to get incoming students. Honors program is what Western StateCollege of Colorado uses to to attract good students. Secured 5 dept. donations.$500 from SGA, cheapest cost in a while, secured well over ½. Support honors asan outreaching mechanism. Staff it ourselves, looks good for sga, good forhonors, good for community.
o Sarah:If there were more community members there then students we would needjustification a supplement.
§ We will follow through on thisquestion. Depends on funding, whether or not conference will cost.
o Nick:When?
§ Christopher Philips won't give a datewithout having funding, which is normal. We have to get funding, before we getdates.
o Nick:In what ways can SGA capstone the event and help sponsor the event?
§ What I mean by 'capstone' is thatPhilips would be the cap to the program that is already in existence. SGA alongwith other sponsors will get credit as a sponsor. This is a way to spend alittle money that will go a long way. A good recruiting tool for the honorsdepartment and ultimately the college.
o Kayla:During convocation time? More students will come if it is in the evening.
§ There may be restrictions with thefunding, so dependant on what they say will go.
o Shana:We did not allocate the whole amount from convocations. We allocated you all$300.
VII. Advisor Report
· Homecomingwas fabulous, alumni loved it! I will be on vacation next week, and next weekis mid-fall break, be careful please.
VIII. Senator Reports
· Erika:Tomorrow night Native American student council is doing dinner and movie, at6:30pm called "Skins".
· Nicole:Hiring a new librarian, looking for volunteers to look over interviews andcandidates.
· Shayna:We did not allocate full $1500 to art department. We gave the class nothing. Zoomba$100, Honors $300.
· Walker:Tomorrow in CB they are talking about sustainability and business. Ski advisor from Aspen resort and NewBelgium $10 if you buy in advance resourceefficiency.org at old opera house.
IX. Committee Reports
· HomecomingDebrief-Thank you all it turned out great and got a lot of compliments. We wantto do homecoming checklists to get done next week. Send checklists via email.
· Specialthanks to bowl committee, through a great tail-gate party. Decorations werenice!
X. Advisory Reports
· Nick:Going through the budget at the city. Nov. 1st is the date of the election,email ballots. Register to vote at the city, or online gunny.dems.org with aColorado DL. Skate rink is opening this weekend, freshman ditches are off. Newinformational kiosks at Hartmen's. Friday night is the HS home football game,they have been having a great season.
o Grace:field vandalism $4000 sod damage not including labor. Donuts of fields.
· Haleigh:Sign up for office hours. Take a look at new name-change forum, there will onlybe four. Times are listed and we have the rooms 30 minutes before the meeting.Gary should be in attendance. North Ballrom on October 19th. Southballroom the following one. Meeting structure, any input?
o Weshould go through a full bill before making a decision.
§ Can't we just always have two weeks todiscuss a bill rather than allocating certain meetings to certain tasks. It isnice to have two weeks to discuss a bill.
o Shouldwe vote on two bills next week?
§ I thought that was the point. Thesenator should have a small understanding of bill to answer preliminaryquestions people may have. Everything should be presented on discussion andvoted on action. Next week there shouldn't be any bills presented, only a vote.
o Notgiving senators 2 full weeks.
o Ithought they presented on action and discussed and have another week to speakwith constituents.
o Whatif we have them come in present, then don't come back discuss, third week theyvote.
o Wouldwe need to come back and discuss with SGA?
§ I agree
o Nopoint of second week because bill writers wont be able to ask questions
o Presenton discussion week, and vote on action week. Every other week would be budget,and presenters would come in both weeks.
o Whenwe only had a week, we are just making a judgment call because we didn't havetime to speak with constituents.
§ If there are more questions then youalways have the answer to say you are not ready to vote, and table the bill.
§ We could always table more complicatedbills, so senators know when bills can be brought in.
§ Whenever we get the bill then maybeemail contacts would be nice so we can get short questions answered quickly.
· Wehave the contact sheet, and sometimes email can be unreliable
§ We shouldn't need more than a week forthese three bills we have.
o Presentbill on discussion week's. Vote on action weeks.
o NOBILLS NEXT WEEK, unless it is a special case, guest speakers can always showup…
· Grace:Bridging the gap health this weekend, free presentation at 4:30pm-6p. This isthe Patch Adams that the movie was based off. Giving a college wide tour, willbe coming this year and next year. 9a-1p for a workshop, email Grace to get onthe list since its limited space. Sex positive free pizza before next 5-7p Wednesday'smeeting in LEED office.
· Meg:October 20th a lot of things going on, I will email the list
· Blake:Football not home, XC off
· Travis:Started every thing this week, going well, MTWTH nights.
· Hayden:Cycling in GJ, Baseball Denver, Mens Rugby at Regis
· PC:75 people at concert on Saturday, homecoming weekend.
· Aurora:Monday at 7pm sociology club is putting on a movie to watch "A Bugs Life". Rentersrights advocacy group, if a formal group in Gunnison then you can consult withthe group about any rental disputes, currently they are educating themselves onthe rights of tenants, have a FB page.
· Noah:This weekend there is intermediate MTN biking trip
· Maddy:Implementing larger outdoor recycling, a new whole unit like the one nearTaylor. Paint them blue, with students, with a general Colorado theme withrecycling guidelines.
XI. Special Topics
XII. Remarks for the Good of the Order
· Aurora"Thank You" Card
· Writedown office hours
· 13thank you cards to sign in SGA office.
· SGAPhotograph
· Attachemails to bills that helps us contact presenters.
· Doinga Halloween event, pumpkin carving contest between offices in College Centerpromote school spirit and festivity.
XIII. Late Roll Call
XIV. Adjournment


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Cardinal to Emanuel: Just what exactly are Chicago values?
posted at 8:41 am on July 31, 2012 by Ed Morrissey
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel insists that he won't back down from his suggestion that Chick-fil-A doesn't meet his standard of "Chicago values," although his staff has tried to backpedal a little since. In a press conference yesterday, Emanuel sounded defiant as he defended "Chicago values":
Mayor Rahm Emanuel said Monday he has no regrets about saying that "Chick-fil-A's values are not Chicago's values" because the company president opposes gay marriage.
"No. I don't" regret it, the mayor said under questioning at an unrelated jobs announcement.
"And the simple reason is, when it comes to values, there's a policy as it relates to gay marriage. The values of our city are ones that welcome and recognize that, and I will continue to fight for that."
"Values that welcome"? To have any meaning at all, "welcome" means open to those who disagree with you. Tolerance means engaging with those whose religion or political beliefs differ. Engaging with only those who march in lockstep with your own agenda is actually the antithesis of "tolerance" and "welcoming."
We'll get back to that in a moment. First, a native Chicagoan who also happens to lead the Archdiocese of Chicago wrote an open letter to Emanuel asking for clarification on the meaning — and enforcement — of "Chicago values." Francis Cardinal George called this "a defining moment" for civil unions, and not the kind related to marriage:
Recent comments by those who administer our city seem to assume that the city government can decide for everyone what are the "values" that must be held by citizens of Chicago. I was born and raised here, and my understanding of being a Chicagoan never included submitting my value system to the government for approval. Must those whose personal values do not conform to those of the government of the day move from the city? Is the City Council going to set up a "Council Committee on Un-Chicagoan Activities" and call those of us who are suspect to appear before it? I would have argued a few days ago that I believe such a move is, if I can borrow a phrase, "un-Chicagoan." …
People who are not Christian or religious at all take for granted that marriage is the union of a man and a woman for the sake of family and, of its nature, for life. The laws of civilizations much older than ours assume this understanding of marriage. This is also what religious leaders of almost all faiths have taught throughout the ages. Jesus affirmed this understanding of marriage when he spoke of "two becoming one flesh" (Mt. 19: 4-6). Was Jesus a bigot? Could Jesus be accepted as a Chicagoan? Would Jesus be more "enlightened" if he had the privilege of living in our society? One is welcome to believe that, of course; but it should not become the official state religion, at least not in a land that still fancies itself free. Surely there must be a way to properly respect people who are gay or lesbian without using civil law to undermine the nature of marriage.
Surely we can find a way not to play off newly invented individual rights to "marriage" against constitutionally protected freedom of religious belief and religious practice. The State's attempting to redefine marriage has become a defining moment not for marriage, which is what it is, but for our increasingly fragile "civil union" as citizens.
In my column for The Week today, I argue that Emanuel's intolerance — selective intolerance, actually — bears a lot more resemblance to the intolerance of noted 20th-century authoritarian systems than to traditional American ideas of freedom:
The past two weeks have brought to light a truly disturbing political demonstration — and it has nothing to do with presidential elections or generic congressional ballots. At least three mayors in some of America's largest cities, as well as plenty of other city officials, have publicly demanded political orthodoxy as a condition of doing business in their metropolises. Political correctness has transformed into a strange American version of fascism — over a chicken filet sandwich and an opinion about marriage that even our Democratic president officially held as recently as two months ago. …
In Chicago, Mayor Rahm Emanuel declared that Chick-fil-A did not represent "Chicago values," and suggested that Chick-fil-A invest its money elsewhere. Chicago, by the way, has the third-highest unemployment rate in the nation among major cities, so it seems odd that its mayor would tell Chick-fil-A to take a hike for having the exact same position on marriage that Emanuel's former boss — President Barack Obama — held the entire time Emanuel worked at the White House. Even more odd, at the same time Emanuel declared Chick-fil-A fast-fooda non grata, he rolled out the red carpet for Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan to have his acolytes patrol Chicago neighborhoods. Not only is Farrakhan a well-known anti-Semite, he also opposes same-sex marriage. In fact, Farrakhan publicly blasted Obama for flip-flopping on the issue in May.
Emanuel later backed down, but not one of the local alderman, who still demanded a pledge from Cathy to quit associating with groups that oppose gay marriage as a prerequisite for a business permit. A councilman in New York made a similar threat. San Francisco Mayor Edwin Lee kept his attack on freedom of thought to Twitter, noting that the closest Chick-fil-A outlet was 40 miles away — and that the company shouldn't try to get any closer.
People can certainly choose not to eat at Chick-fil-A if they don't like Cathy's views on same-sex marriage. That's a free-market response to political activism, and comes from the liberty of individuals being able to choose for themselves the free associations that best fits their needs. When government demands loyalty to a political agenda rather than compliance with the law as a prerequisite for businesses to operate in their jurisdiction, that's not freedom or a free market: it's fascism, plain and simple, as well as extortion, which always goes hand in hand with fascism.
Update: Aaron Walker concurs, and adds this:
[The] syllogism is simple, but it bears repeating:1. The right to vote implies the right to choose freely on every subject relevant to that vote.2. The right to choose implies the right to receive information and hear arguments about that choice.3. We cannot receive information and arguments about the choices we make in our democracy unless people are free to express themselves.4. Therefore freedom of expression is essentially to democracy.And so when an official seeks not only to regulate behavior but even opinion and expression, then that person is seeking to create a very real tyranny, to strike at democracy itself. And we should have absolutely no tolerance of that.So yes, even if you support gay marriage—hell even if you are gay—get a sandwich at Chick-Fil-A. Because this isn't about gay marriage anymore. This is about freedom of speech.
Update II: These days, new Chick-fil-A outlets are likely to be licensed rather than corporate owned, and that means that Emanuel and others may be locking out those who agree with them anyway.
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Giants won the game 7-4, but the Reds came back to win 10 of their next 13 against the Giants, Dodgers, Phillies and Braves.Originally Posted by driver62
Elmer Riddle led the league with a 2.24 ERA and Johnny Vander Meer took the strike out crown with 202. Vander Meer, of course, pitched back to back no hitters in 1938 one happening at the first night game at Ebbet's Field. in Brooklyn. He also pitched the longest 0-0 tie in baseball history. If anyone knows when and who this was against, can you please let us know?
The Reds finished the season at 88-66, good enough for third place, 12 games behind the Brooklyn Dodgers.
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"When I was two years old, I begged to take dance classes, even though you had to be three to register."
"I saw a video of the ballet Petite Mort, and was drawn to the strength and grace of the dancers, which inspired me to want to pursue a professional career in ballet."
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A logjam, an interdisciplinary quest, and relentless refinement lead to a novel way to look at the world.
Catherine Clabby
Penn State undergraduate Benjamin Hall started cutting slices of corn roots with a pulsing laser in 2012, thinking he was just helping streamline the tedious job of preparing plant samples for study. Little did he know he was pioneering a whole new imaging technique.
The corn-slicing project originated with a problem faced by Jonathan Lynch, a plant biologist on campus. Lynch is hunting for strains of corn that grow well in drought and substandard soils, traits that could help feed a growing global population in a warming world. To identify the most promising strains, Lynch's laboratory studies, among other things, variation in structures inside corn roots. But prepping roots for microscopic study is labor intensive. One person can create only 30 to 40 sections a day. Lynch's lab faced a backlog of more than 20,000 roots.
At the Applied Research Laboratory at Penn State, Ted Reutzel runs a department that uses lasers to alter materials. When Lynch's son inquired there if a laser could speed up Lynch's slicing process, Reutzel handed the problem to Hall, an extremely curious student employee who is driven to solve puzzles. Following Reutzel's advice, Hall explored what he could do with Penn State's Q-switched ultraviolet laser—a device that can produce 10,000-watt light pulses just billionths of a second long.
Within a few days, Hall was wielding the laser to cut 11 root slices per second, each a consistent 0.1 millimeters thick. That was a major improvement, but the process of preparing the slices for inspection was still time-consuming. He still needed to collect the slices carefully, pack them up, and transport them to Lynch's laboratory across campus. Once there, the pieces had to be mounted on microscope slides one by one for viewing and imaging, eating up more time.
Lynch immediately saw big promise in the laser technique for himself and for other plant biologists with sample backlogs. Lynch, Reutzel, and Hall obtained a $10,000 grant from the National Science Foundation's Research Experience for Undergraduates to finance further development of the new sectioning system. "Initially we were just replacing the knife," Hall says. "Then I spent many weeks playing around with this stuff in a constant effort to reduce the amount of work."
Hall started photographing the samples himself. A camera fitted with a high-magnification lens snapped away as the laser incrementally vaporized each root. In time he produced a series of digital cross-section views. Seen through a conventional, bottom-lit microscope slide, the colors of the plant slices were washed out. With the new imaging setup, the ultraviolet laser light caused tissues in the root to fluoresce in distinctly different colors, creating multihued and sharp images. The collaborators had made another step forward.
Looking for further efficiencies, Hall continued to automate the process. He placed roots on a movable platform so that after each laser blast, the sample's surface moved to the same spot where it had been imaged previously. Then he switched from still images to digital movies that continually recorded the process. Using free software he downloaded from a National Institutes of Health website, Hall edited each movie into a series of still images that could then be stacked together into a three-dimensional reconstruction.
The technique displays more in the samples than can be observed through a conventional microscope. The three-dimensional views of the roots made internal structures, such as the water-conducting xylem vessels, clearly visible. On top of that, a much-needed increase in how quickly samples can be studied was attained. That is vital for Lynch, whose laboratory must observe large numbers of individual plant samples to hunt down which corn strains truly have drought-resistant traits. "People have been sectioning things by hand for a very long time," Lynch says. "That was the bottleneck."
The Penn State approach is broadly analogous to computerized tomography, or a CT scan. With CT scans, a series of X-ray views are taken from many different angles and then combined, with software, to create 3D images of bones and soft tissues inside a body. CT systems render images based on density variations that X rays capture in the sample under study. One limitation is that different materials with similar densities can be difficult to distinguish. The Penn State imaging technique can capture more detail than CT scanning. It destroys the samples it records, however, making it incompatible with studies of rare fossils, archaeological relics, forensic items, or live specimens.
Lynch and Hall are currently collaborating on a scientific paper describing the imaging technique, which Penn State is in the process of patenting. Meanwhile, Hall and former Penn State graduate student Brian Reinhardt have launched a company, Lasers for Innovative Solutions, to commercialize the technology. They will offer services to agriculture companies studying large volumes of samples to compare internal structures of different strains of plants.
Hall sees many more potential applications. The ablation technique could reveal the porosity and organic content of rock in regions where energy prospectors are using fracking (hydraulic fracturing) to extract natural gas, he says. Or it might reveal the internal circuitry in older but important electronic devices, assisting efforts to reverse engineer products for which no drawings or suppliers can be found. Hall is also enthused by the unforeseen applications he expects will emerge. The imaging technique itself, after all, is an unforeseen outcome of an interdisciplinary collaboration.
"That is one of the biggest lessons of my life," Hall says. "It is so inspiring to be straddling the boundary of what humans know and don't know."
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Jayde Nicole: Give Stress the Boot!
In a funk? Follow Jayde's tips and get rid of the stress in your life.
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Welcome to Workout Wednesdays, the new Playboy.com fitness blog by Jayde Nicole - personal trainer, fitness nutritionist, health nut, TV personality and, last but not least, Playboy's 2008 Playmate of the Year. Check back each week for Jayde's latest tips, and be sure to visit her all-new fitness website JaydeNicole.com.
Click on Jayde's Twitpic gallery (to the right) to see what she's been up to this week.
Stress is something we all deal with on a daily basis. We have demanding jobs, busy schedules, family life and, of course, our love lives that cause us stress and in turn cause us to gain weight. Stress can also cause sleep irregularity, loss of sex drive, autoimmune diseases and even heart disease. Most people just accept the fact that they are stressed and don't do anything about it. I'm here to teach you how easy it is to eliminate and deal with your stress and become a healthier, happier you.
Think about the things that really trigger your stress hormones. Is it a certain person at work? A roommate or partner who always leaves their stuff lying around? A family issue you haven't dealt with? Whatever it is, you need to confront it head-on! Tell your roommate that leaving dirty dishes in the sink drives you crazy. Deal with your issues, resolve them and try to eliminate as much unnecessary stress as possible.
It sounds silly, but creating a routine, using your handy cell phone calendar and making to-do lists can really help. Having everything in order allows you to feel less overwhelmed and out of control—a huge cause of stress.
There are so many foods out there that actually help tame or counterbalance the hormones that stress causes and enhance your mood. Oatmeal is a great breakfast food: It sends an amino acid called tryptophan to your brain, which triggers the creation of serotonin. This creates a calm and happy feeling. Other foods that trigger a similar reaction are pistachios (one of my favorite snacks), pineapple, dark chocolate, spinach, eggs, water, avocado and a glass of red wine. So head to the grocery store and stock up!
Now that you've gotten rid of all the stress triggers, it's time to manage the type of stress you just can't avoid. If you want to be successful you are always going to have to deal with some sort of stress. Using things like lavender or sandalwood scented candles in your home (don't worry guys—it'll be our little secret), drinking chamomile tea and taking a supplement with calcium and magnesium can also help you de-stress when you're done with your work day.
Yes, it's true: Girls and guys alike seem to always use the excuse of stress as a reason not to have sex, but did you know that it is actually a huge stress reliever? When you have sex your body releases oxytocin and endorphins that make you feel happy and energized. More sex in a relationship usually results in a happier partnership as well, and less arguing also means less stress! Exercise is another great way to release these hormones. So hit the bedroom and the gym!
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Training: Training never changes for me. I'm always working on my ground game, always improving my wrestling and of course working a ton of stand up.
Did you go to college and if so what degree did you earn? I graduated High School, but never went on to college. I was training and fighting full-time when I was still in High School to be honest.
What was your job before you started fighting? I was in High School and there was a work program that I was part of for a Brake Company in our area. Never planned on doing that full-time though.
Most memorable professional fight (who, where, why)? My KO over Ryan Schultz clinched the team championships back in IFL. It was a barn burner fight and we were trading a lot. He went down and the championship was ours. It was a big highlight of my career.
What was your most challenging professional fight (against who, when, what was the outcome)? Andrew Chappelle in Super Brawl a few years ago. I won a decision against him. He came down from 170 and was very good. Broke my hand in the 1st and he got an armbar on me and I didn't tap so I had my arm broke too. I went on to fight for the 2nd and 3rd round. I tested my heart, and the timing in my life made it that much more meaningful to me.
What is your favorite thing about this sport? I am good at it! (haha) Actually, I really like how it's always evolving and how challenging it is. I love the feeling I get once that bell rings. I love the satisfaction of a nice KO or submission. I just love it!
How long do you see yourself staying in this sport? As long as my body holds up. I got another good 10 years, if not more. I am here for the long haul. Probably around the 100 fight mark.
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Nice apartment in the Latin Quarter (Hospital 1)
Size30 m²
Floor No.(with elevator)
- Family/child friendly
- Kitchen
- Washer/dryer
- Elevator in building
Accommodation summary
|Boulevard de l'Hôpital, 75013 Paris, France
|Property type
|Property ID
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For several days or more, enjoy a very cozy apartment, situated in a quiet building in a landscaped courtyard. The apartment has an area of 30sqm including a bright main room, separate bedroom, a fully equipped kitchenette, a shower room with separate toilet. Thank you note that the flat is "ready to live". It was renovated in 2010, furniture and equipment are brand new. Cooking utensils are provided in the apartment. There is a large bed 140 x 200 cm and a sofa bed 140 x 200 cm. A cot can be provided upon request (10 euros per day). A Service Pack (including linen, cleaning and some household items) of € 45 is to be added to this apartment.
There are many shops, bars and restaurants just outside the building. A market is held in front of the building every Tuesday and Thursday mornings until 13h. A supermarket is open until 22h Monday to Saturday and other food stores until dawn. The apartment is located between several tourist areas and very much alive: the Rue Mouffetard, the Place d'Italie, Bastille and Bercy Village. Running times on foot starting from the apartment: - 3 minutes to get to the Jardin des Plantes (botanical garden open to the public) - 5 minutes to the Seine - 15 minutes to the Rue Mouffetard (one of the oldest streets Paris with its many traditional shops: meat, fish, dairy, bakery, grocery, ...). The coffee bar from the Place de la Contrescarpe (at the end of the rue Mouffetard) stay open until 4am - 15 minutes to the Place d'Italie (many shops and shopping center Italie 2) - 20 minutes for the district Bastille (great place for nightlife and night) - 30 minutes (or 15 minutes by subway) to the Parc de Bercy Bercy Village. Access to major tourist attractions is very fast and very simple. By metro, you will arrive in minutes to the Louvre, the Place de l'Opera, Notre Dame de Paris, the Eiffel Tower or the Champs Elysees. The metro stations closest are "Gare d'Austerlitz" and "Saint-Marcel" (2 minutes walk). The neighborhood is very quiet and safe.
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Reviews of this property
The apartment was not cleaned properly. There was a dirty, dusty fan, cutlery was not clean. Small apartment, very warm. Blankets, sheets and towels. Freezer compartment of the refrigerator was full of ice! Sofa was moderate to sleep. No wifi range! Dishwasher, microwave and refrigerator are provided. Near metro Austerlitz Jardin des Plantes, Mac Donalds, all less than 5 minutes walk.
Het appartement was niet goed schoongemaakt. Er was een vieze, stoffige ventilator, bestek was niet schoon. Klein appartement, erg warm. Dekens, lakens en handdoeken aanwezig. Vriesvak van de koelkast zat vol met ijs! Slaapbank was matig om op te slapen. Geen wifi bereik!!
Vaatwasser, magnetron en koelkast zijn aanwezig.
Vlak bij metro Austerlitz, jardin des plantes, Mac Donalds; allen nog geen 5 minuten lopen.
everything you need is in the house, the heating system works well, the location is great, the area is quiet, but the cleanliness is very poor, there is mold in the shower, there is a lot of dust under the bed and on the shelves, and there are webs on the chandelier and walls.
Apartment well located near the metro. Supermarkets nearby. Good value for money
Apartamento bien situado cerca del metro.
Supermercados cerca.
Buena relación calidad precio
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I went here in oktober 2012 and the beds were not very good. The appartment was not clean and the shower had a lot of mold. I told the host about the mold, but it seems like he does not care. Still mold problems, even 2 years later.
I cannot recommend this appartment.
great location, just a bit cleaner could be
super gelegen, könnte nur ein bisschen sauberer sein
Small for 4 people, and that we went with two girls. Upon arrival we found that there were only sheets and towels for 2. We had to call the agency to fix it, the owner is an agency. They were brought up that afternoon.
The floor was dirty and worn, with mold in the corners of the shower, cobwebs on the ceiling, and the furniture in the old kitchen and also hichados moisture. We not cook because we were disgusted. Smelled musty, the bathroom has no ventilation. The sink faucet was loose. The lights did not work, only two lamps plug. fucionaba television and also, besides being old and become sticky. I do not recommend this apartment to a family with children. Dirt is not once, but a long time, so I think that the positive comments on this apartment are not real.
Pequeño para 4 personas, y eso que fuimos con dos niñas. Nada más llegar nos encontramos con que sólo había sábanas y toallas para 2. Tuvimos que llamar a la agencia para solucionarlo, el propietario es una agencia. Nos las trajeron esa misma tarde.
El piso estaba sucio y deteriorado, con moho en las esquinas de la ducha, telerañas en el techo, y los muebles de la cocina viejos y además hichados de humedad. No cocinamos porque nos dió asco. Olía a humedad, el baño no tiene ventilación. El grifo del lavabo estaba suelto. Las luces no funcionaban, sólo dos lámparas de enchufar. y la televisión tampoco fucionaba, además de ser antigua y estar pegajosa. No recomiendo este piso a ninguna familia con niños. La suciedad no es de una vez, sino de mucho tiempo, por lo que considero que los comentarios positivos sobre este apartamento no son reales.
pros: -good the area, near the metro
. -close to supermarket, bakery, Starbucks .....
against: - the apartment and 'poorly maintained (broken toilet cup, no curtains ...) a little' dirty and to get there you have to climb a steep and narrow stairs, and also 'almost impossible to use the shower due to the ceiling too low
pro: -buona la zona,a due passi dalla metro
. -vicino a supermercato,panetteria,Starbucks.....
contro:- l'appartamento e' mal tenuto (tazza wc rotta,assenza di tende oscuranti...) un po' sporco e per arrivarci si deve salire una scala stretta e ripida,inoltre e' quasi impossibile utilizzare la doccia a causa del soffitto troppo basso
Good location, good price, but unfortunately it was the other things that were less good example would be the Internet, but was not, the bulbs were broken in most of the lights, and there was only bedside lamps to some people. The sofa bed does not work for two people, even if it is sold as a double bed. But, it was clean and fresh. Linen, towel and final cleaning included which was very nice. However, it was difficult to see this on the homepage.
Bra läge, bra pris, men tyvärr så var det andra saker som var mindre bra tex internet skulle finnas, men fanns ej, glödlamporna var trasiga i merparten av lamporna, och det fanns bara sänglampor till vissa bäddar. Bäddsoffan funkar inte för två personer, även om den säljs som en dubbelsäng. Men, det var rent och fräscht. Linne, handduk och slutstädning ingick vilket var väldigt skönt. Men, det var svårt att se detta på hemsidan.
- Location: central, metro station and shopping right next to it
- Kitchen equipment
- Size
- Sauber
- Water in the bathroom with little pressure, temperature is not constant
- Sofa bed not comfortable
Overall reasonable for the price but the showers had no pleasure!
- Lage: zentral, Metrostation und Einkaufsmöglichkeiten direkt daneben
- Ausstattung der Küche
- Größe
- Sauber
- Wasser im Bad mit wenig Druck, Temperatur nicht konstant
- Schlafsofa nicht bequem
Insgesamt für den Preis angemessen aber das Duschen war leider kein Vergnügen!
The studio was very well situated. For two visitors it was well equipped. Unfortunately the bathroom was round the edges of the shower covered with mildew and the curtain of the shower should be replaced. Before the booking I didn't know that the keys had to be picked up in another place but it worked very wel and we found every thing quickly and easily.
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I was at a local store a while back and they had a pretty nice Iron man display with DVDs in it... I asked if I could have it when they were done and got a "yes."
well, a few days ago I got a call saying it was empty and could be picked up any time at the front desk...
guess what I did today.
this thing is a monster and comes apart just below the nameplate.. I'm going to try to rig it up to have lights in the eyes, arc reactor, and palm...
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text: If you want to improve in the off season, you have to pick the areas that actually correlate to winning, right? After all, each team has only a finite number of resources. Dallas, by virtue of a constrained cap, has fewer resources than most. So you have to pick for improvement only the areas that most improve your chances of winning. To that end, which areas should we purposefully ignore or minimize because they needlessly waste resources without a commensurate increase in winning potential? Here's my list: 1. The running game. This includes running backs and the run blocking aspect of the offensive line. The running game doesn't determine winning and losing in the NFL. There is a mountain of statistical evidence to back this up. Since it doesn't determine winning and losing, minimize your efforts to shore it up. We can find warm bodies at running back late in the draft and in free agency. Don't sign or draft offensive linemen based on their run blocking ability or lack thereof. 2. The secondary. It's true that passing determines winning at that this applies to both sides of the ball. It's also true that Dallas was horrible against the pass in 2012. So why not upgrade the secondary? Because current NFL rules are so heavily slanted toward the passing game that expensive resources in the secondary are generally unable to perform at a level that justifies the expense. Look at Dallas this year, with four corners making significant money. We stunk anyway. Reward in the secondary is paid in turnovers, and turnovers are a function of pass rush and zone coverage that puts defenders in a position to watch the quarterback and be in the area when opportunities present themselves. 3. Run-stopping defensive linemen. This gets back to the point about the running game not determining winning and losing. As such, don't focus on getting that prototypical space-eating nose tackle or the run-stuffing defensive ends. Aside from maybe Jason Hatcher, we don't have a defensive lineman worth a lick at rushing the passer, and it's one of the big reasons why our defense stinks. Do focus on getting as many pass rushers as possible. Do focus on changing our defensive schemes so we run more zone and create more opportunities for turnovers. Do provide more pass protection for Tony Romo so we can turn a decent passing season into a potentially elite one. Do attempt to provide even more weapons in the passing game. Those are the reasons why teams win or lose, so let's spend our resources where they matter.


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At a very early age, I learned about the value of healthy eating. By the time I was 11 years old and training daily as a gymnast, I knew that eating right would help me achieve my goals. The goals I had for health, athletics, and academic performance were all tied to eating nutritious foods, and that started with breakfast. As an adult, I've maintained goals for fitness and health and that's why I make sure to start each morning with a healthy breakfast.
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When I think back to my childhood years, I'm reminded of how fortunate I am to have grown up in a community that placed such a great emphasis on engaging in regular physical activity. I didn't know it at the time, but when I was tumbling at the age of 6, I was doing more than just having a good time – I was also creating healthy habits that will benefit my health and well-being for a lifetime.
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Today is National Girls and Women in Sports Day! Each year, this observance provides us with a tremendous opportunity to help get more girls in the game, and make a significant investment in the future of our Nation. I am proud to serve as co-chair of the President's Council on Fitness, Sports & Nutrition and sound the alarm about the importance of ensuring equitable physical activity opportunities for all Americans.
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text: NM Rush Soccer Club's Nike 95B recently took part in the Taos Eco Park Showcase in Taos, NM. The Nike 95B had the opporutnity to play two college level programs this past Sunday. Nike 95B's showed their quality with two convincing wins. Nike 95B defeated New Mexico Institute of Technology 3-0 and then later in the evening they went on to defeat Adams State College Men's Soccer 4-0. Coach Stanojevic stated, "This event was a great opportunity for the players to show their ability in front of numerous college coaches. It also gave Nike 95B's the opporutnity to prove to themselves that they can be capable players at the collegiate level as well. It also is a great environment to play in with the high altitude of Taos and 2-star FIFA approved playing surface at Eco Park."


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Ask Bree Three - NovemberPosted in Project Vehicles on December 6, 2005 Comment (0)
Nearly every show we go to has half-naked ladies running around marketing the latest automotive gadget. This gives us plenty of opportunities to test our best pick-up lines -- real proven winners like, "Hi, I'm a magazine editor with no hope of ever making any real money," or, "Wow! Are those real? Can I touch 'em?" We're not sure why, but we just haven't hit pay dirt - until now. We bumped into Bree and found out she doesn't actually like us, but she likes Jeeps. We hired her so we could keep staring. You can ask her questions and stare at her picture. Run your best pick-up line by her, find out what the hottest Jeep is, or maybe get some beauty and waxing tips like Editor Cappa did. Write 'em up or type them in to:
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1.) What's the weirdest thing that you ever saw?
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Well, let's see. This is a hard call. There are so many strange encounters out there.
My favorite pastime is to sit in the airport while waiting to catch a flight. So many strange people and encounters, but I would have to say the weirdest thing I have ever seen was an animal at the Chicago airport. I was sitting there, when out of the corner of my eye I see this creature on a leash. It looked like an overgrown-rat-Chihuahua thing. I think I even said out loud, "What the %$#@ is that thing?" I was so interested I walked over to the lady and I said, "Excuse me ma'am, but what in the world is that?"
She replied, "That thing is my cat!"
I was like, "That is the weirdest thing I have ever seen."
So when I got home I researched this odd breed. They are called Sphynx cats. Hers was especially nasty looking. Note to self: I really would like to have one of my own someday.
2.) What is more entertaining in the mud, a stuck Jeep or two girls wrestling?
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Mud wrestling! Well, I must say, Sean, you have quite the imagination. That is a hard call. A Jeep stuck in the mud is not a fun event when you have to call your buddies or a tow company to pull you out.Now two chicks is a different story. If they're hot and their clothes consist of string bikinis it can be quite interesting. Most guys are just waiting for one of the girls to make the right move and -pop!- there goes the weasel.
Maybe they should have a Jeep mud-wrestling match. Whoever gets their rack stuck in the mud first wins.
3.) If a train leaves Phoenix at 12:00 p.m. and accelerates at a rate of 1.2 mph per minute for 60 minutes, what color is your underwear?
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Oh my! My favorite pastime, word problems. NOT! I hated these things in school.
I must admit I was a nerd, but never liked solving the ridiculous word problems my math teacher would come up with. Now for the real deal. Underwear. The standard definition says underwear are clothes worn next to the skin, usually under other clothes. Hmmm, so I guess panties, thongs, boy shorts, and G-strings are all considered underwear. I own all of the above, but to be totally honest Charles, all of this so-called underwear is such a nuisance. So I just go commando style. Nada. Zilch. Zip.
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