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WHOLE EARTH DISCIPLINE: An Ecopragmatist Manifesto. Stewart Brand. x + 325 pp. Viking, 2009. $25.95.
In Whole Earth Discipline, Stewart Brand makes an impassioned argument for the acceleration of urbanization and increased use of biotechnology, genetic engineering and nuclear power. The tone Brand sets at the beginning of the book is grave. He warns readers straight away that the book is "full of harsh revelations" about the seriousness of climate change and environmental problems. He discusses, among other things, "sneaky" threshold effects related to pollution, the potential for nonlinear changes to the global climatic system, the value of ecosystem services such as drinkable water and breathable air, and the unsustainability of current forms of economic production and consumption. If we continue to damage our planet in this way, Brand warns, we could soon produce a less livable Earth where we would be much like ants on a burning log. "If we do nothing or not enough," Brand says sternly, "we face a carrying-capacity crisis leading to war of all against all, this time with massively lethal weapons and a dieback measured in billions."
Three technologies are the key to solving these pressing environmental problems, says Brand. First come cities, which have immense environmental and economic costs but also "more than earn their keep" by creating higher incomes, engendering social stability and facilitating strong forms of institutional governance. Brand tells us that in the same way that "organisms become more metabolically efficient as they scale up," cities become more innovative as they increase in size. City dwellers consume fewer resources, generate less pollution and occupy less land than their rural counterparts.
Second comes nuclear power. Brand argues that nuclear reactors hold manifold advantages over other sources of energy supply. Unlike intermittent sources such as solar panels and wind turbines, nuclear reactors are capable of providing year-round, 24-hour baseload power (the minimum amount of power needed to consistently meet the needs of a customer base numbering in the millions). They occupy less land than wind farms and solar arrays. Nuclear waste is "miniscule in size" compared with the pollution from fossil-fueled facilities: The nuclear waste produced by creating enough power to supply one person with a lifetime of electricity would fit in a Coke can. Nuclear facilities also emit almost no greenhouse gases and can thus help humanity use energy without contributing to climate change.
Third comes the genetic modification of crops. Brand prefers the term genetic engineering—working with the genes behind certain traits to grow crops that produce more nutrients, grow in hostile soils, use less water, or accomplish a variety of other amazing feats. Some genetically engineered crops—those that are herbicide-tolerant, for example—can be harvested through "no till" methods that avoid plowing and the need for pesticides; the stubble from the crop can be left in the field to turn into compost, and the roots stop erosion and keep carbon in the ground. Crops can be made more nutritious: Scientists have used genetic engineering to create rice that contains beta carotene, providing hundreds of thousands of children around the world with much-needed vitamin A.
The problem with environmentalism, Brand contends, is that in shunning these three modern marvels it has become "too outdated," "too negative," "too politically one-sided." Environmentalists thus "risk being marginalized more than ever, with many of their deep goals and well-honed strategies irrelevant to the new tasks." What environmentalists and "ecopragmatists" need to do instead is adopt a "planet stewardship role" by embracing cities, engineered food and atomic energy.
The book has two primary strengths. The first is its synthetic nature. Brand draws from modern-day luminaries as diverse as Charles David Keeling, Albert Howard, John Holdren, Amory Lovins, Rachel Carson and James Lovelock as well as classic scholars such as Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche and Jean-Jacques Rousseau. He even sprinkles his pages with poetry from Robert Frost and quotations from the fantasy writer Terry Pratchett. The book's second strength is its style. It is incredibly easy to read and presents its arguments in clear, simple language that is easy to comprehend.
Readers may be disappointed, however, by the book's methodology and by Brand's uncritical, almost sycophantic, acceptance of technology.The synthetic nature of the book, lauded above, may also strike some readers as a weakness, because it appears at times that Brand has no voice of his own. We are instead presented with large chunks of text directly quoted from his favorite authors, producing a work that at times reads more like an extended annotated bibliography than a coherently crafted book. Brand also claims to be marshalling "scientific studies" in support of his arguments, but a close read of his sources reveals a dearth of peer-reviewed literature. The list of "Recommended Reading" at the end of the book also includes less-rigorous sources of information, including blogs, Web sites and the home page of the Nuclear Energy Institute, a lobbying firm.
Furthermore, we do not hear much of the other side—of the serious countervailing arguments (some of them compelling) against urbanization, genetic engineering and nuclear power. Brand believes that "concentrating" pollution in cities is better, but epidemiological work has repeatedly shown that the high concentrations of pollutants found in metropolitan areas result in increased morbidity and mortality among urban residents. Concentrations of nitrogen oxides, sulfur dioxide, benzene and lead, for example, have been shown to especially harm children, pregnant women and the elderly.
Nuclear power is "green" only so long as one neglects to mention the serious environmental hazards related to the rest of the nuclear fuel cycle. Uranium mining contaminates water sources and has resulted in scores of accidents and severe environmental degradation in dozens of countries around the world. Nuclear waste storage represents what physicist Alvin Weinberg called a "Faustian bargain," because our civilization will be stuck with it for hundreds of thousands of years. The Oxford Research Group contends that the nuclear fuel cycle is energy-intensive (meaning that every part of it has its own affiliated greenhouse-gas emissions) and that the carbon footprint of nuclear facilities will only get worse as high-grade uranium ores are depleted and reactors get older.
Genetically modified crops have in some cases improved standards of living, but the nonpartisan Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations warns of unintended consequences—through "gene escape," for example, genes for herbicide resistance could be transferred into weeds. Moreover, the primary actors engaged in biotechnology research are multinational corporations with little concern for improving the livelihood of local farming communities.
Even if one were to ignore these points and accept that cities, reactors and engineered crops are an environmental panacea, expansion of their use would most likely continue to be impeded by a seamless web of social, political and economic obstacles. People in the field of science and technology studies, including erudite scholars such as David Nye, Richard Hirsh, Vaclav Smil and Thomas P. Hughes, have been arguing for decades that the most pernicious barriers to technological adoption are often social—consumer attitudes, lack of information, barriers to market entry, outdated political regulations—rather than technical. Engineers cannot just "design around" or wish away these social challenges.
In the end, Brand makes as compelling a case as any for technologies traditionally shunned by environmentalists. But anyone wanting to be taken seriously by that community will have to provide a far more careful and balanced analysis than the one contained in this book.
Benjamin K. Sovacool is an assistant professor at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at the National University of Singapore. He is also a Research Fellow in the Energy Governance Program at the Centre on Asia and Globalization. He is the author of The Dirty Energy Dilemma: What's Blocking Clean Power in the United States (Praegar, 2008) and is coeditor with Marilyn A. Brown of Energy and American Society—Thirteen Myths (Springer, 2007).
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The University Memorial Center (UMC) is celebrating its 60th birthday. A living memorial to Colorado veterans, the building is visited by more than 12,000 people every day and houses retail, student group offices, banking, printing, mailing, bowling and lots of places to just hang out. A full slate of events kicks off on Monday, Nov. 4, culminating in the annual Veteran's Day Ceremony on Monday, Nov. 11. Be sure to attend the "Celebrating 60 Years" party on Wednesday evening, roller skating in the Glenn Miller Ballroom on Thursday, FAC on Friday, the Veterans Day Ceremony and enjoy daily specials throughout the week.
Daily Specials (Monday, Nov. 4 – Friday, Nov. 8)
• Decade-themed lunch specials – The Tabor in Alferd Packer Restaurant & Grill
• Fresh brewed Peet's drip coffee – only 60 cents for 12oz, Baby Doe's, 7-9 a.m.
• Popcorn – only 60 cents, The Connection, all day
Schedule of Events:
Celebrate the '50s and '60s
Monday, Nov. 4
• Arrive early for a special I Love Mondays! 2-3 p.m. in the North Dining Room, 1st floor
• 1950s and 1960s-themed bowling and costume contest in The Connection, 6-11 p.m.
Celebrate the '70s
Tuesday, Nov. 5
• UMC "Time After Time" exhibit in the Gallery from 10:30 a.m.-3 p.m.
Celebrate the '80s
Wednesday, Nov. 6
• UMC "Time After Time" exhibit in the Gallery from 10:30 a.m.-3 p.m.
• "Celebrating 60 Years" – Join us for a reception from 7-9 p.m. as we celebrate the people, services and facilities of the UMC! Connect with past and current UMC staff and students, reminisce about favorite memories, learn some unique pieces of UMC history, and enjoy performances from the Buffoons and the Swing Dance Club of CU.
• 1980s video game and t-shirt contest in The Connection, 6-11 p.m.
Celebrate the '90s
Thursday, Nov. 7
• UMC "Time After Time" exhibit in the Gallery from 10:30 a.m.-3 p.m.
• Roller skating in the Glenn Miller Ballroom, 7-11 p.m. Free and open to CU students, staff and faculty with current Buff OneCard.
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Friday, Nov. 8
• FAC is back! Friday Afternoon Club was a popular staple of the UMC in the past and this week is a great time to bring it back! Join us for root beer floats, cake, live music and an appearance by Chip in the North Dining Room from 3-5 p.m.
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• Veteran's Day Ceremony – The UMC remains the State of Colorado's official memorial to veterans and we take great pride in this designation. Our annual ceremony will be held at 11 a.m. in the Glenn Miller Ballroom, and this year's keynote speaker is CU alum and U.S. Navy Rear Admiral Kerry M. Metz.

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i have had huban growing for two years now but would like to add the sweet white clover with the huban, my question is would the white sweet clover have a chance with the huban getting so tall? the huban i planted two seasons ago growes to at least three to four feet tall.my bees sure do work it good.by the way my huban has yellow and white blooms.
BB and BC,
Huban is "white sweet clover", isn't it? Is the huban good at re-seeding itself? THANKS
my huban reseeds real good , mine has white and yellow blooms. the white clover that i was talking about is the real short kind. maybe its called dutch white clover.
>BB and BC,
Huban is "white sweet clover", isn't it? Is the huban good at re-seeding itself? THANKS
Mine is all white. It produced a lot of blooms and I presume that it also produced a lot of seed. What I haven't found out yet is a definate answer if it is a perennial, biennial, or an annual.
I found yellow listed as a biennial, and white as a perennial, and one source listed the Huban as an annual, but then I find planting instructions that say to plant it in either fall or spring.
BC, does your huban come back from the roots?
my huban has the yellow and white blooms, weather it comes back from the roots or the seed i really can't say, but i am guessing its the seed because i take my brush hog raise it as high as it will go then mow it, that scaders it every where, then i disk it and then pull a harrow over that. i seeded the first year then used the method i just describe and got a good stan this past year. i have now done the same thing again. i planted mine in feb.
Bill, for what its worth: Since I live in a reasonably poplulated area without much open land around me, I seed where I can. For instance;
At night, I will seed the neighbors' lawns with Dutch White clover seed. Even though the bees aren't crazy about this short clover, It will survive the lawnmower and bloom prodigously.
I have seeded "wild areas" with sweet clover, both white and yellow. After doing a couple hundred pounds of seed over several years, I have found that the seedlings do NOT compete will with previously established growth (weeds, grass, etc.). The clover I mention needs to be seeded in cultivated soil to flourish.
Hairy Vetch: Now this is a seed that is voracious enough to compete with other establish growths. I have cast this seed next to roads, wild areas, parks, abandoned areas and they (vetch) seems to do quite well - even through last year's drought (surprisingly so). The vetch produces a plethora of purple flowers that the bees seem continually eager to work.
For me, low plants and bushes are OK but trees are where the action is. We are Black Locust and Tulip Poplar all the way here. The sound of the zillion bees working the locust during bloom is like nothing else. Standing under one of these trees and listening is amazing. Down side is that the blooms are easily susceptable to late freezes and strong wind. The poplar seems hardier.
I thought I read in an earlier post that the locust wood seems to rot easily. Don't know what wood was being referred to but I don't think it was black locust. This stuff is very weather resistant and lasts a long time in the elements. Why do you think it is known for making fence posts out of. I've even milled lumber out of it and made bee boxes. They've lasted longer than any other type wood boxes that I have bought or built in the past.
Nuff said.
I'm a new beekeeper with a few questions.
I recently planted about 8 lbs of Ladino clover as well as orchard grasses around a newly constructed pond last Aug. I was wondering if anyone was familiar with Ladino clover (a white variation)as a necter source?
2nd, I have a large oregano cluster in my herb garden that the bees go crazy for. Not sure what variety of oregano but has many tiny white flowers that bloom from spring to fall. Is this a reliable source of necter or pollen?
Finally, I had bought a few buttonbush sapplings at our bee school auction last feb and planted in march. The buttonbush hasn't blommed this year and has grown to about 2'. I was wondering if this actually was a button bush because the leaves look so much like the hibiscus (rose of sharon) we planted in June. Are these related?
I tried Ladino clover this past year and had very poor germination, but I think bees work it well from what I have read. The buttonbush leavess do resemble hibiscus, imo. They usually bloom in the third or fourth year. If yours are about two feet tall, I would expect blooms next summer or in two years. I have some of them that grow wild here along the creek, and funny this is, I haven't seen any bees in the flowers. There must be something else blooming at the same time that the bees prefer. Bees do love oregano, but I don't know how good a source that is as far as amounts of nectar brought in. I do like seeing the bees in it, though, because many of the herbs seems to have some miticidal and disease-fighting properties for bees. I plant as many herbs as I can. Another thing my bees really loved this year was the catmint and catnip. Other favorites were lemon basil and sage.
Hi yall,
I ordered 5 stevia plants today and plan on growing them in a greenhouse (my sons agriculture project this semester) and take cuttings to start my spring plantings. I figure these 5 plants will give me 100 cuttings per plant to start my stevia crop next spring. Heres the info on it that i have. I think that the bees might go for it. What do yall think
Pic of plant
Stevia is a perennial shrub that grows up to 1 m tall and has leaves 2-3 cm long. It belongs to the Aster family, which is indigenous to the northern regions of South America; it is still found growing wild in the highlands of the Amambay and Iguacu districts (a border area between Brazil and Paraguay). It is estimated that as many as 200 species of Stevia are native to South America; however, no other Stevia plants have exhibited the same intensity of sweetness as S. rebaudiana. It is grown commercially in many parts of Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, Central America, Israel, Thailand, and China.
>I thought I read in an earlier post that the locust wood seems to rot easily. Don't know what wood was being referred to but I don't think it was black locust.
We have two types of locust on our property, Black, and the other I don't know the name of. This other type has four to nine inch thorns on it's trunk and branches. It is a hard wood but it does rot in only a couple of years when left on the ground. I have cut a lot of it for firewood and any left on the ground will turn pretty quick.
Unfortunatly, the cattle really like to eat the black locust and it only gets to survive in the fenced yard, so we don't have very many of those trees. I also don't get many chances to see it bloom either.
You devil you, night time seeding huh? I like that.
I'll be looking for some hairy vetch seed now.
I had a relative years ago that was thrown off a bridge into a thick patch of those locust trees with the thorns. took them 9 hours to cut him out of that patch. Had to bury him closed casket
those locust trees with the thorns. Sounds like honey locust of which there are 2 types. Those with thorns and the hi-bred that has no thorns. The 2 I have in my yard are loved by the bees when they bloom. The down side is all the 6 to 9 inch long seed pods that drop in the fall.
Clinton Bemrose
just South of Lansing Michigan
>I had a relative years ago that was thrown off a bridge into a thick patch of those locust trees with the thorns. took them 9 hours to cut him out of that patch. Had to bury him closed casket
OUCH! Sorry for him. If you ever get stuck by one of those thorns you will notice that there is a chemical on it that will cause you much discomfort and it will take quite a long time for it to heal.
I would rather get stung by a bee than a thorn.
>The 2 I have in my yard are loved by the bees when they bloom. The down side is all the 6 to 9 inch long seed pods that drop in the fall.
That sounds like them, I haven't seen them bloom yet. I will have to keep an eye on them this spring.
I am not sure just how good Russian olive trees are for honey or pollen. In this area they are considered a weed. I do notice in the spring just about the time the dandilion slowes down these trees bloom, they have a very sweet smell and the bees are all over them. We have magpies here and in the winter they eat the russian olives and then spread them all over, hence the weed. If anyone is interest I can send them some seed.
Hehe, they cut him out of that grove of thorns, wasn't much left of him. Those thorns pierced just about every part of his body.
I don't think he hurt too awful long after that. :O
there are 2 types of locust(aside from hybrids),black locust is the honey tree and grows the thorns only when they get older,honey locust is not a honey tree and does not have thorns.
Ok this is my first post here. I am a nurseryman and was a walking horse owner and breeder. Honey Locust have the longest thorns. Black Locust will not rot for many years but Honey Locust will not last when used as post. Black Locust post if put in the ground green and upright(as cut from tree) will sprout and root many times so your post becomes a bushy tree. About making animals sick, Clovers that are cut while holding seeds can kill horses by dehydration. It does not bother cattle as bad. The horses actually slobber themselves to death. This thought to be because of the bitter nature of the seed. The olives are a great food source but they are a problem. We planted the seeds to raise the liners for sale. As with many types of plants the seedlings do not all reach sellable size so you run a band digger under them and pull the ones that are big enough and leave the rest to the next year. Those that were left were a couple feet tall the next fall. Since they were now to big we decided to leave them for seed. Bad Idea that was as now we have them all over the farm. We try and keep everyone that is not in the row dug out. I wish I could talk my father into getting rid of that row of them. He collect the seeds and sells them to other nurserys. Since my father is unable to tend the farm and I can no longer do it myself we are planning on making everything pasture but the wild pears( chineese sand pears which are the root stock for grafting pears on too), dogwoods, and those olives. olives bring around 50cents a pound in the flesh. They are real easy to collect by laying plastic down and knocking them off with padded sticks.
>I am a nurseryman and was a walking horse owner and breeder. Honey Locust have the longest thorns. Black Locust will not rot for many years but Honey Locust will not last when used as post. Black Locust post if put in the ground green and upright(as cut from tree) will sprout and root many times so your post becomes a bushy tree. About making animals sick, Clovers that are cut while holding seeds can kill horses by dehydration. It does not bother cattle as bad. The horses actually slobber themselves to death.
One question, do bees work the honey locust with the long spikes? We have determined that they do work the black locust (with small thorns), but how about the other?
I am new to bee keeping(first year of having a hive of my own). I forgot to mention that the hybred honey locust is a hybred with a locust I am not familuar with so it may produce something for the bees. As to planting for bees I have thought about tree farming for logs. Lumber prices just keep climbing. I am thinking of planting red maple, tulip popular, and wild cherry as it is getting real hard to find good logs of. Black Gum(tupiloe(sp)) does not make good logs and is slower growing than those I mentioned. I may consider planting black locust now as well. They do sell good for post which would make a quicker turn around than those being raised for logs. I will be planting some popular seeds this year. Popular can make logs in 20 to 25 years(some harvest them at 15 years but you make much more if you grow them larger. I am also looking into growing blueberries. They require some watering in our area but we have a couple of ponds to water out of.


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Stevie Brown is just the guy that you use for trade bait. Sometimes I get the impression that everything on this board is an overreaction..."AB is done" "Stevie Brown is GOD" "JPP>Reggie White" . Brown is just average and if Giants can get someone to bite for a 2nd rounder on him, I'd take it every day of the week.
kp's knees are a lot better than urs and he is top 5 safety in nfl
great players are around the ball he is around the ball
You don't trade Brown...Period.
I just hope we can work out a fair deal with KP. With his injury problems, I can't see another team really offering him something crazy. But who knows..


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SSD Testing Methodology
Solid State Drives have traveled a long winding course to finally get where they are today. Up to this point in technology, there have been several key differences separating Solid State Drives from magnetic rotational Hard Disk Drives. While the DRAM-based buffer size on desktop HDDs has recently reached 64 MB and is ever-increasing, there is still a hefty delay in the initial response time. This is one key area in which flash-based Solid State Drives continually dominates because they lack moving parts to "get up to speed".
However the benefits inherent to SSDs have traditionally fallen off once the throughput begins, even though data reads or writes are executed at a high constant rate whereas the HDD tapers off in performance. This makes the average transaction speed of a SSD comparable to the data burst rate mentioned in HDD tests, albeit usually lower than the HDD's speed.
Comparing a Solid State Disk to a standard Hard Disk Drives is always relative; even if you're comparing the fastest rotational spindle speeds. One is going to be many times faster in response (SSDs), while the other is usually going to have higher throughput bandwidth (HDDs). Additionally, there are certain factors which can affect the results of a test which we do our best to avoid.
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Early on in our SSD coverage, Benchmark Reviews published an article which detailed Solid State Drive Benchmark Performance Testing. The research and discussion that went into producing that article changed the way we now test SSD products. Our previous perceptions of this technology were lost on one particular difference: the wear leveling algorithm that makes data a moving target. Without conclusive linear bandwidth testing or some other method of total-capacity testing, our previous performance results were rough estimates at best.
Our test results were obtained after each SSD had been prepared using DISKPART or Sanitary Erase tools. As a word of caution, applications such as these offer immediate but temporary restoration of original 'pristine' performance levels. In our tests, we discovered that the maximum performance results (charted) would decay as subsequent tests were performed. SSDs attached to TRIM enabled Operating Systems will benefit from continuously refreshed performance, whereas older O/S's will require a garbage collection (GC) tool to avoid 'dirty NAND' performance degradation.
It's critically important to understand that no software for the Microsoft Windows platform can accurately measure SSD performance in a comparable fashion. Synthetic benchmark tools such as ATTO Disk Benchmark and Iometer are helpful indicators, but should not be considered the ultimate determining factor. That factor should be measured in actual user experience of real-world applications. Benchmark Reviews includes both bandwidth benchmarks and application speed tests to present a conclusive measurement of product performance.
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- CrystalDiskMark 3.0.1a by Crystal Dew World: Sequential speed benchmark spot-tests various file size chunks
- Iometer 1.1.0 (built 08-Nov-2010) by Intel Corporation: Tests IOPS performance and I/O response time
- Finalwire AIDA64: Disk Benchmark component tests linear read and write bandwidth speeds
- Futuremark PCMark Vantage: HDD Benchmark Suite tests real-world drive performance
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if you have enough bees in there, they should be able to keep that frame warm, but there may not be enough foragers and guard bees.
if the bees are flying good, it's plenty warm.
again, i would not attempt any of this at this time of year.
but on the brighter side, it's giving you a good learning experience, and if they make it under these trying circumstances, you might have some good bees there.
the biggest problems to me are:
not enough bees
not enough stores
not enough time
the queen might have been superceded due to age or poor performance.
i'll let some of the others chime in.
good luck.


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We were in the Saints game even in the 3rd quarter. Then we just fell apart. Once we get down they just give up. I don't understand it.
Guess that falls on the coach right Dez?
Actually, Yes Lando, one of the main jobs of a coach is to keep his team motivated under all circumstances.
I know Daven, I was being sarcastic. Dez doesn't feel that way....
sorry Lando, I've been too busy recently at work to really keep up with the thread my mistake...direct it at Dez then.
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Former Guantanamo Bay Army Chaplain to speak at Binghamton University
Former Guantanamo Bay Army Chaplain James Yee will speak at 7 p.m. Tuesday, September 25, in the Watters Theater of the Fine Arts building, located on the Binghamton University campus. Yee's presentation, which is free and open to the public, is part of a discussion titled "Dialogues on Diversity and Social Justice." Attendees will be invited to join a discussion on the challenges of protecting both our national security and civil liberties.
Yee, a West Point graduate, served as the Muslim Chaplain at Guantanamo Bay Prison's Camp Delta, where he led prayer services and counseled detainees. While ministering to prisoners, Yee advised the commanders of the camp on detainee religious practices and raised concerns about the abuses to which the prisoners were subjected.
In 2003 Yee made headlines when he was accused of spying, espionage, and aiding the alleged Taliban and Al-Qaeda prisoners. He was held in solitary confinement for 76 days and subjected to the same sensory deprivation techniques that were being used on the prisoners to whom he had ministered. The case was later dropped and now Yee is speaking publicly about his experience. Yee's account of his Guantanamo experience is detailed in his book For God And Country: Faith and Patriotism Under Fire.
The program is sponsored by Binghamton University's Multicultural Resource Center, Catholics Students/Newman Association, the Harpur College Deans Office, Hillel at Binghamton/The Jewish student Union, and the Muslim Student Association.
For more information, contact the Multicultural Resource Center at (607) 777-4472.


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Iowa jumped to an early lead and some late lockdown defense to pick up its first win of the season, a 55-42 victory over St. Louis in the seventh-place game of the Whitney Bank/St. Louis Classic.
Iowa (1-2) scored seven consecutive points to start the game and repeated the feat in the second quarter to stretch its lead to 13 points.
St. Louis (0-3) whittled to three in the third quarter, but scored only five points in the final quarter.
Taray Martin and Terence Hicks scored 15 each to lead Iowa. Hicks scored all of his points off the bench, and scored all seven of the team's points in the second quarter outburst.
"I felt our guys fought real hard and played some good man-to-man defense in the fourth quarter, holding them to seven points," said Iowa head coach Marcus Simon. "All of the hard work we put in on man-to-man practice in defense paid off."
Iowa led 17-11 after St. Louis scored the first basket of the second quarter, then took control of the game when Hicks drained a 3-pointer on a pass from Martin then added two more baskets while St. Louis had eight straight empty possessions.
"Terence has been waiting for a long time to get some playing time and can really fill it up," said Simon. "Whenever I give him an opportunity to get in the game, he is always ready to shoot the ball. He did a good job tonight."
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Fifth year head Coach Jason Corwin and the Owls open their 35-match volleyball slate with 11 of their first 13 matches on the road to begin the 2014 season. The 2014 campaign opens with a trip to Pacific Union College in Angwin, California. The Owls will open up home competition and conference play versus Corban University on Friday September 5th at 7:00 pm at Danny Miles Court. This season Oregon Tech will play host to a Round Robin Tournament starting at 10:00am on Saturday, September 13th. The Tournament field will include New Hope Christian, Simpson University and Oregon Tech.
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"Very discouraging to say the least," UT head coach Dave Serrano said. "We saw it as a coaching staff in BP today. We didn't take good swings in BP and it is very discouraging, but I know that I'm not a quitter, my coaching staff doesn't quit and we won't allow anyone to be around us that are quitters. We are going to play this thing out and we are still fighting for something. Nothing has been taken away from us.
"It's a very discouraging loss, but I am too proud of this university, too proud of this uniform to allow anyone that isn't going to give their best effort each and every day to be in this lineup. If I have to make changes to find the right guys I will, because I am proud of this opportunity that I've been given and someone that is going to play for us is going to feel the same way."
Graveman induced 15 groundball outs and struck out eight as he went the distance for the second time in his career. He improves to 3-2 with the win while UT freshman Robbie Kidd (2-1) suffered the first loss of his collegiate career after giving up six runs on five hits in a career-high 4.2 innings.
Senior southpaw Josh Allman also posted a career high on the mound for the Big Orange, yielding just a single run on two hits over 3.1 innings of work in his second appearance of the season. His longest previous outing was 1.1 frames against Western Kentucky in 2010 and Mississippi Valley State earlier this season.
Mississippi State struck first on Friday, grabbing a quick 1-0 lead in the bottom of the second on a sacrifice fly by Matthew Britton.
Tennessee turned the pressure up in the top of the fourth, using a pair of hit-and-runs to tie the game. Zach Osborne led off the frame with a hard-hit single down the third-base line. He promptly stole second as Davis Morgan swung through a pitch, but Morgan more than made up for it on the next offering, as the Vols went right back to the hit-and-run and he delivered an RBI single through the left side of the infield.
The Bulldogs had an immediate response in the home half of the inning, however, as an RBI double by Wes Rea and a two-run triple by Adam Frazier put Mississippi State up 4-1 after four full frames.
They quickly tacked on two more in the sixth, getting a two-out, two-run double from Rea to go ahead by a commanding 6-1 score. The Bulldogs added another tally in the eighth on an RBI single by Adam Frazier to complete the scoring.
Tennessee will look to salvage a win in the series finale at 2 p.m. ET on Saturday. The Vols will send sophomore righthander Nick Williams (2-4, 3.15) to the mound. Mississippi State has yet to announce a starting pitcher.
"Tomorrow is a big game for both teams," Serrano said. "I thought Nick (Williams) got better as his three innings went on Tuesday and it starts on the mound, but we have to scrap and get better at-bats.
"Give credit where credit is due, (Mississippi State's) pitching has been good, but we just have to have more mentally tough at-bats and fight through some things. Like I try to preach to these young men, that is what life is about. Nothing is going to be easy and nothing is going to be given to you."
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Let me explain it to you.

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i havent *watched* much of the news on this....only read about it really. So I didnt know those 2 assclowns were really involved. (color me shocked!)
Whats funny is that most black people i know HATE those guys lol. They blame them for racism, like "No wonder people are racist! these two give black people a bad name", something to that effect basically.
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[/quote]...Explain, being a White Liberal Id LOVE to hear this one, NOBODY likes Al Sharpton!!!!!
Again Kase, not an opinion a fact, if you look at his shows and look at the demographic's it is almost purely white liberals who watch his show, there is nothing wrong with that at all, but it IS the case.
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Robot & Frank is a sweet, odd, upbeat little cyber-buddy comedy set in an all-too-near future when libraries are toddling into oblivion, synthesizers have replaced musical instruments and the aging get assisted by peppy, talkative little robots programmed to do their chores and provide companionship.
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Doing his builder's apprenticeship then working his way into a professional rugby career has been a slow churn for All Black lock Luke Romano.
It's not quite the normal pattern of professional rugby players who seem to be on a conveyor belt from the time they leave secondary school.
About that time Romano was dealing with a crushed bone in his back as a result of rugby.
He recovered and worked his way through his apprenticeship while he continued with his rugby at the weekends.
It was not until he was 24 that he was offered a contract with the Crusaders and began his climb to the All Blacks.
That done at the start of the season, he is set to run out tomorrow against Wales at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff.
He has heard plenty of stories about the famed arena and soaked up tales from teammate Daniel Carter about the atmosphere on test days.
"DC recalls the first time he played here and how it was a special occasion for him," Romano said.
How much detail Carter revealed about that test in 2004 is unclear but Romano would hope his first appearance is not as edgy as the All Blacks' 26-25 victory that day.
It was also Richie McCaw's first test as skipper because coach Graham Henry decided to rest Tana Umaga for that international.
Ali Williams was also in that touring squad and came off the bench in that match.
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Romano began against Scotland and then hoped that performance would hold up in the team selection meeting for this weekend. It did and that was a boost for his developing test career as the coaches said they would put out the best side against Wales. "It gives you confidence they believe in you and what you have done," he said.
It told him he was on the right track in producing what the coaches wanted from their locks.
The late bloomer felt comfortable with his progress, he had learned gradually about playing the game as he grafted that on to his working life before shedding his builder's apron.
Rugby either suited your personality or not and it seemed to fit his love for the outdoors, rolling his sleeves up and getting stuck into jobs.
He was not a student of the sport like some in the squad and had only seen footage of a few All Black tests played in Cardiff.
"But since being here you understand what rugby means to the Welsh. They are very passionate and get in behind their team and having heard about the atmosphere it should be something," Romano said.
What had this year told him about himself and his progression from a debut against Ireland in Hamilton?
Consistency had to be the watchword. In Super rugby a strong game could be followed by a patchy one which was a likely result of an ebb in concentration or preparation.
That was a no go at test level. If you did that you needed to be benched or worse. "People can see if you are not pulling your weight or you are not doing the right thing," he said.
How a test went was decided by how players prepared throughout the week. There was a great deal more to rugby than playing.
All those little things had been an eye opener for Romano in his rookie year while the messages were about being direct against Wales.
"As a team we have noted in the last few games that physicality has not been up there with previous All Black performances so that is one area where we certainly want to improve," he said.
"It is not about going out there to bash people, you have to be smart about the way you want to be physical."


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Originally Posted by Hall of Fame
Everyone that is on this message board that is calling for coach Coughlin to be fired should be ashamed of themselves. This guy has earned his job and should be entitled to stay as long as he pleases. Just because they are in a slump doesn't mean anything other than they are in a funk and just need to regroup. When you fire a head coach and bring in a new coach, that's that much more time for the team to adapt to the new coaches schemes and playing style. Not to mention building relationships with the players and other assistant coaches as well. That can take several seasons to make everything click. So you dim bulbs calling for his job, put a lid on it.
It's really just Jaak, best to humor him.
Never argue with an idiot. They will only bring you down to their level and beat you with experience. MB Rule # 1
Originally Posted by Rudyy
He doesn't count lol.
lol, I didn't want to get banned using someones screen name haha.
Gotta be in it to win it
Originally Posted by Rudyy
That's one person out of like..a lot.
That's putting a fine point on it.
Originally Posted by Rudyy
Uh, I didn't see anyone calling for him to be fired.
"A agree that TC is too sutbborn but its not just him. Ingram, Gilbride, Fewell, Quinn has been awful lately....its the whole lot of them.
But it does start with the HC.
deep into the playoffs or Coughlin g'stfo"
Originally Posted by Hall of Fame
CowboysSuck:"A agree that TC is too sutbborn but its not just him. Ingram, Gilbride, Fewell, Quinn has been awful lately....its the whole lot of them.But it does start with the HC.deep into the playoffs or Coughlin g'stfo"
He doesn't count either. They both like to get a rise out of people. YES I AM CALLING THEM OUT.
Mood: WOOF!
Some people just like to get a rise out of others. In time, you'll learn who they are.
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Switching From Zidovudine to an NNRTI or Lopinavir/Ritonavir in Patients Treated With Zidovudine/ Lamivudine/Abacavir.
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Highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) has improved the long time survival of HIV infected individuals. However an increasing number of HIV-patients have developed metabolic and morphological alterations including peripheral lipoatrophy.
The main hypothesis of the study is that switching from thymidine-analogue based HAART will reverse lipoatrophy.
We plan to perform an observational study recruiting up to 100 HIV-infected patients receiving Trizivir (zidovudine/lamivudine/abacavir).
The patients will be offered an NRTI or lopinavir/ritonavir instead of zidovudine or they can choose to continue with Trizivir.
The main endpoint is changes in peripheral fat mass as determined by DEXA-scanning.
HIV Associated Lipodystrophy Syndrome.
Drug: Different HAART regimens
Phase 4
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|Allocation: Non-Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Open Label
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|Switching From Zidovudine to an NNRTI or Lopinavir/Ritonavir in Patients Treated With Zidovudine/ Lamivudine/Abacavir. Influence on Metabolic Abnormalities
- Changes in peripheral fat mass, determined by DEXA-Changes Change from baseline in fasting lipids and subsets hereof. Development of impaired glucose tolerance and insulin resistance.
- Changes in body composition from baseline, determined by patient and physician in a standardized questionnaire and by standardized clinical examination.
- Proportion of patients with HIV-RNA < 20 copies after 24, 48, 72 and 96 weeks.
- Change in CD4 cell count from baseline after 24, 48, 72 and 96 weeks.
- Incidence of adverse events.
- Incidence of clinical disease progression.
- Proportion of patients who have virological, immunological or clinical failure or treatment-limiting adverse events at week 24,48 and 96.
- Change in plasma lactate from baseline.
- Time to discontinuation of the allocated therapy and reasons for this.
- Incidence of genotypical and virological resistance. Development of osteopenia, judged by DEXA-scan. Compliance – proportion of patients who report to take 90%, respectively 95% of their medications at week 4, 48 and 96.
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|Study Start Date:
|March 2004
|Estimated Study Completion Date:
|April 2007
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Currently treated with lamivudine, zidovudine and abacavir
- Viral load < 200 copies/ml
- Ability to understand and provide written informed consent.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Women being pregnant or breast-feeding.
- Fertile women using no safe contraception.
- Patients with active intravenous drug use.
- Abuse of alcohol, which in the opinion of the treating physician will reduce the patient´s ability to follow a therapeutic regimen and evaluations of the protocol.
- Creatinine > 200 mmol/l.
- ALT or AST > 5 times upper normal value (200U/l).
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00139178
|Department of Infectious Diseases, Aarhus University Hospital
|Aarhus, Denmark, 8200
|Department of Infectious Diseases, Rigshospitalet
|Copenhagen, Denmark, 2100
|Department of Infectious Diseases, Hvidovre University Hospital
|Hvidovre, Denmark, 2650
|Department of Infectious diseases, Odense University Hospital
|Odense, Denmark, 5000
|Principal Investigator:
|Jan Gerstoft, M.D., DMSc
|Rigshospitalet, Denmark
|Principal Investigator:
|Ann-Brit E Hansen, M.D.
|Odense University Hospital
|Principal Investigator:
|Court Pedersen, Professor
|Odense University Hospital
|Principal Investigator:
|Lars Mathiesen, M.D. DMSc
|Hvidovre University Hospital
|Principal Investigator:
|Alex Laursen, D.M., DMSc
|Aarhus University Hospital
|Study Chair:
|Niels Obel
|Odense University Hospital
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00139178 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|August 30, 2005
|Last Updated:
|September 2, 2005
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
HIV-Associated Lipodystrophy Syndrome
Lipid Metabolism Disorders
Metabolic Diseases
Skin Diseases, Metabolic
Skin Diseases
HIV Infections
Lentivirus Infections
Retroviridae Infections
RNA Virus Infections
Virus Diseases
Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes
Immune System Diseases
HIV Protease Inhibitors
Protease Inhibitors
Enzyme Inhibitors
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Anti-HIV Agents
Anti-Retroviral Agents
Antiviral Agents
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Loss of heritage trees at Oak Knoll School
Original post made by Carol Taggart, Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park, on May 25, 2008
During the twenty-four years I taught at this school, the trees were always a delight for scavenger hunts, bird identification, and in the fall observation of the gathering of acorns pounded into the oaks' individually drilled holes carved out perfectly by Acorn Woodpeckers. In the spring there was always the joy of watching birds carrying material to nests, and it would be impossible to count the many times baby birds, accidentally fallen from their nests, were brought into my classroom for rescue.
I agree with Kent Steffens, Director of Public Works for Menlo Park, when he stated in a letter to the Menlo Park City School District (MPCSD), "The School District is encouraged to use every reasonable effort to preserve heritage-sized trees at Oak Knoll School."
To do so, in planning for new additional buildings, a soccer field, and parking lots at Oak Knoll School, the school board could have made the decision to adopt the Menlo Park Heritage Tree Ordinance, thereby saving the trees and planning around them. Instead, they chose to exempt itself from that city ordinance. In addition, the Board could have chosen a full-blown non-partial Environmental Impact Report, as they did at Encinal School. They chose otherwise.
What the Board did choose was to adopt the Negative Declaration Report, and voted for its passage the evening of May 8th, 2008, which states in part that there will be no negative impact resulting from disposal of the six heritage trees.
In order to conclude that there would be "no impact" by the removal of heritage trees, to my knowledge the MPCSD Board or their lawyers have never requested any advice or information from USFW, The Audubon Society, or any other environmental organization. I have spoken with high-ranking personnel of several of these organizations, and they concur there has never been any communication regarding the trees with the MPCSD.
Incredibly, the report states that removal will not "interfere with movement…of native residents…or use of native wildlife nursery sites" because it claims "There are no natural habitats within the vicinity that would attract native residents or migratory species." One has only to walk under and in the vicinity of the trees to see the many woodpecker holes used by numerous cavity-nesting bird species, and to watch bird flight and activity among the trees. One of the oaks slated for removal is used as a granary tree for acorn storage in the fall and winter by native woodpeckers.
The report further declares that the project would have impact upon biological resources if there's "substantial direct or indirect effect on species identified as a candidate…by the California Department of Fish and Game or US Fish and Wildlife Service or any species protected under provisions of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act." The response is "No Impact". The Burrowing Owl is given as an example, which leads me to believe there has been some confusion between the Endangered Species Act (ESA) and the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA) on the part of the authors of the Negative Declaration. It is indeed correct to say that there are no endangered birds on the Oak Knoll School campus, but it is completely false to claim that there are no bird species on this property protected by MBTA.
Additionally, the "No Impact" conclusion is faulty in that it fails to mention the six heritage trees planned for removal, and amazingly makes no mention of any bird activity at all. The numerous native species of birds that live and migrate between and within the six heritage trees planned for removal are fully protected under the MBTA. The report also concludes that "there are no unique habitats within the property". I guess that depends on one's definition of "unique".
When the time comes to take down these magnificent trees, I am terribly concerned about possible harm and/or disposal of nesting birds. The Acorn Woodpecker, for example, may have two or even three broods in a season which makes it very possible there could be nesting throughout this summer.
Once these trees are gone, they will be gone forever, some of which date back to the time when the Pilgrims first arrived on our eastern shores. I can't help but think, years from now when photographs and stories are shown of the massive trees that once stood at the Oak Knoll School site, people will wonder, "What were those people thinking to have destroyed so much beauty and wildlife right in their own backyard?"
I wonder how we can teach the children of today, Earth's guardians of tomorrow, the importance of conservation and caring for our earth when we, the adults, choose to dispose of our irreplaceable trees and diminish habitat for other living creatures.
Destroying these magnificent trees that have given so much for so long is an indescribable tragedy. If there was a magic wand that would change the hearts and minds of those who have made what I believe to be a horrific decision, I would welcome it with extreme joy!
Carol Taggart,
Retired Oak Knoll School teacher and Menlo Park resident
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a resident of Menlo Park: Park Forest
on May 25, 2008 at 4:34 pm
As a former Environmental Quality Commissioner and as someone who worked successfully to protect over one dozen heritage Sequoia sempervirens from being cut down in our common area, I commend Carol Taggart for her thoughtful and well researched comments.
Think about six heritage trees, four of them oaks, doomed to be destroyed at Oak Knoll School. Hello, it's "Oak Knoll School." The irony of cutting down heritage Oak trees at Oak Knoll School should not escape anyone. Furthermore, as our web site tells us in its very first sentence, Menlo Park is "a Tree City USA community . . . a quiet yet vibrant city of pleasant, tree-lined neighborhoods and friendly people." Apparently, some of our educators (more irony) are not so tree friendly. That's a pity. Unfortunately, what we have become in Menlo Park is bulldozer friendly.
Ms. Taggart, you have written a masterpiece and should send it to various press sources, including the Almanac, for publication.
a resident of Menlo Park: Downtown
on May 25, 2008 at 9:13 pm
I think it is a shame for any deciduous tree to be felled.
a resident of Menlo Park: Belle Haven
on May 25, 2008 at 10:02 pm
I agree with all three comments. I just can't seem to understand why the plans failed to save at least a few of the trees.
a resident of Menlo Park: Downtown
on May 25, 2008 at 11:51 pm
While Oak Knoll sadly will bear a disproportionate loss of heritage trees, I would like to point out that the plans for Hillview Middle School also require removal of yet another magnificent heritage Oak tree along with a much used play area for young children. Despite the protestations of the School Board, their voting record clearly belies a set of values at odds with environmental principles espoused by many responsible Menlo Park residents. Checking off boxes on a "LEED" checklist does not absolve them of responsibility for destroying our cherished heritage trees in the first place. Their legacy will be remembered for posterity.
a resident of Menlo Park: Allied Arts/Stanford Park
on May 25, 2008 at 11:54 pm
Actually, the plans did save a few of the trees. By my count, a few isn't enough. Saving every last tree standing at that school should be the only option considered. It's all a question of priority. The school's priority seems to be that we move ahead with the project and upgrade to a more modern campus before we lose any more time and money. My priority is that we save the lives of trees and the birds that nest in them.
a resident of Menlo Park: The Willows
on May 26, 2008 at 8:59 pm
As I sit here on my wooden chair, typing this on my wooden desk, I ask myself, where would we be without trees. I wouldn't have my wooden chair and my wooden desk without trees. The world would be a very very sad place indeed, if we were unable to cut down trees and use their wood.
My wooden pencil would be gone! There would be NO paper to write on. I often hear my classmates tell me that it is an oil based economy and the world runs on oil. But no, I tell them, it is really a tree-based world and we would be helpless without the ability to chop down trees and use their wood. I couldn't walk into my room or even live in my room if our wooden floors were taken away. We would be reduced to plastic and all those fake man made materials if we couldn't cut down trees. My house and all the houses surrounding Oak Knoll are made out of trees. Thank God for trees.
I know you like trees. So do I. Trees are not just for birds to live in or an Indian native tribe (Indians really loved using wood). Trees are for chopping down and using them for good things, like church pews or canes for little blind kids.
Sometimes trees get in the way of our plans for a new house or school. It doesn't mean we don't love trees when we chop them down so we have a place to learn or live, it just means we love them differently. I love trees too, just like I love Peanut Butter and Jelly sandwiches. Yum yum.
a resident of Menlo Park: Downtown
on May 27, 2008 at 11:07 am
Dear Second Grader,
I invite you to read the wonderful and insightful story by Dr. Suess, The Lorax. Perhaps it will add to your understanding of how much we really do need trees.
a resident of Menlo Park: other
on May 27, 2008 at 11:21 am
Dear "Second-Grader":
I enjoyed your post. "Using trees" is not the problem. The problem is choosing to remove old growth trees that are hundreds of years old when alternatives exist. Clearly my values will be reflected in the beliefs of my children and, I suspect, your parents values are reflected in your positions. The values that I hold are ones intended to preserve the quality of our planet for centuries to come -- not just our present comforts. I suggest you ask you parents how their values promote this end. If they do not know, I recommend balanced and information driven news sources (i.e., not Fox News). By the way, the bench you sit on, the floors you walk on, the pencil you write with can all be made from reclaimed/recycled lumber -- just as they are in my very comfortable newly remodeled home. The trees the school will cut down will, at best, go to a compost heap or, more likely, a landfill. Responsible use of our environment does not mean choosing between birds and "canes for blind children". It is always about making conscious choices to minimize the negative effects we humans have on the world around us. In addition to the Lorax, which is an excellent suggestion, ask your parents about complex non-linear systems and how they think that impacts on the current discussion. And if they do not know....
a resident of Menlo Park: other
on May 27, 2008 at 5:42 pm
Dear Second Grader,
Why bother to re-post *verbatim* what you already posted April 29th at 5:01pm in response to Maddie Napel's Almanac Editorial? I already know you love trees and PB&J sandwiches (as do I), but wouldn't it be more interesting if you made salient new points that added to the community discussion?
I'd like to think most of us like trees, as Menlo Park is the "city of trees", Oak Knoll is named for oaks, and both the city and mpcsd use an oak tree as their logo. Yet the mpcsd decided it was "ok" to exempt themselves from the city's heritage tree ordinance in the name of progress, declaring that their removal would have no significant negative environmental impacts on the community or nearby wildlife. Some of us are not "ok" with that decision, and are willing to speak up and say so.
a resident of Menlo Park: Allied Arts/Stanford Park
on May 27, 2008 at 10:30 pm
rumour has it that thneed shirts will be handed out by board members and school staff dressed as pinocchios at the annual otter run. That's so the kids won't miss the soon to be removed trees as they digest their PBJ's and koolaid.
Woody Woodpecker may yet have something on the Truaxes.
a resident of Menlo Park: Downtown
on May 28, 2008 at 3:20 pm
A great posting!
If our actions are what our children learn by, what kind of lesson do we teach our children by chopping down these magnificent trees and destroying important bird habits and possibly create future drainage and other issues?
When our children are taught about the environment in the classroom but the school board designs campuses that are so environmentally unfriendly, not only the trees but the amount of land devoted to cars, well, what are we really teaching them?
Thank you for speaking up, Carol!
a resident of Menlo Park: Felton Gables
on May 28, 2008 at 8:47 pm
Would you say the same thing about the environment if they were taking out the trees to put in high density housing?
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The apartment is situated in one of the most quiet areas of Rome.
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The property is centrally located, was nicely decorated and very clean. We felt very comfortable. Moreover, Chiara has also given valuable tips on what to see us. We would book with Valter / Chiara in another visit Rome again!
Die Unterkunft liegt sehr zentral, war nett eingerichtet und sehr sauber. Wir haben uns sehr wohl gefühlt. Darüberhinaus hat uns Chiara auch wertvolle Tipps für die Stadtbesichtigung gegeben. Wir würden bei einem weiteren Rom Besuch wieder bei Valter/Chiara buchen!
Valter and Chiara welcomed us very warmly. The room is nice, very clean, the bed is comfortable. We had the room overlooking the courtyard, so very quiet. We had breakfast (included in price) in a friendly bar. The situation in Rome is ideal as very close to the Vatican and the center. Chiara was always present to inform us or advise us when necessary. In short, we are very pleased with our stay in this place.
Valter et Chiara nous ont reçus très chaleureusement. La chambre est agréable, très propre, le lit est confortable. Nous avons eu la chambre donnant sur la cour, donc très calme. Nous avons pris le petit déjeuner (compris dans le prix) dans un bar sympathique. La situation dans Rome est idéale car très proche du Vatican et du centre. Chiara a toujours été présente pour nous informer ou nous conseiller quand c'était nécessaire. En bref, nous sommes très satisfaits de notre séjour dans ce lieu.
Erg leuke kamer met een goede ligging. Heel dicht bij het Vaticaan maar ook dicht bij alle andere bezienswaardigheden. Alles is lopend te doen. Alleen het Colosseum is wat verder lopen. Hele gastvrije mensen. Zeker een aanrader!
Très bien reçu par Chiara
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Me and my wife stayed in Rome for 3 days in the B&B from Valter and Chiara. Next to the incredible indian summer (23 degrees on nov 1st), an overload of fantastic pasta, impressive city, etc.. our holiday was made even more complete by staying in this B&B: friendly people, helpful, clean room, good breakfast in a typical Italian bar, quiet and practical location (500m from Vatican and 50m from bus 64 stop). Ciao!
The room was quite spacious and comfortable. TV, mini-fridge, air conditioning, hot water, everything you need will be available and very clean. The location of the house is very good.Two-minute walk from the Vatican so other touristic places like the Pantheon, Castel San Angelo, Piazza Navona are also very close. In addition there are a market, cafes, pizzerias and restaurants just below the house. When I got home, Chiara, Valter's daughter, greeted me. She's very helpful and friendly. To avoid any problems during my stay did her best.And then I also met with Valter who is a great person. He is very sincere and outgoing type of person. He helped me a lot during my stay. That was my fourth visit to Rome. And in every visit I stayed in different places but for my future visit I cannot think a better place than Valter's house. Thank you
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Unfortunately I had a very negative experience at Valter's property. They were unable to resolve the problem. I had to find alternate accommodation. Valter and Wimdu refused to refund the outstanding amount I had paid although I was unable to use the room.
Things happen but to refuse a refund knowing I had to pay for a different accommodation is very unkind, unprofessional and greedy.
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The treatment has been very friendly and we have advised and clarified our doubts whenever we needed it.
My pleasure, thank you! ;-)
Habitación perfercta, limpia y muy bien situada junto al Vaticano.
El trato ha sido muy amable y nos han aconsejado y aclarado nuestras dudas siempre que lo hemos necesitado.
Un placer, gracias! ;-)
Cute, quiet and strategic for the Vatican area this b & b run by Walter and his heart Chiara. Excellent hospitality, availability and support for a minor inconvenience that we had during our stay in Rome without them they had no responsibility. It was like being with family: thank you!
Carinissimo, silenzioso e strategico per la zona del Vaticano questo b&b gestito col cuore da Valter e Chiara. Ottima l'accoglienza, la disponibilità ed il supporto per un piccolo inconveniente che abbiamo avuto durante il soggiorno a Roma senza che loro ne avessero alcuna responsabilità. È stato come essere in famiglia: grazie!
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