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"Living in Bandon is much like being on vacation," says Mike Vickrey. He moved to the Oregon coast in 1993, after many years in Wisconsin, Michigan, Florida, and California. Mike finds that this little town, population 2,800, backs up its motto as "the perfect change of place."
"Here are some of the cleanest and easiest walking beaches you'll find anywhere," he says. "Beachcombing―especially during the winter months―is unsurpassed." In spring and summer, with the ocean just minutes from his doorstep, Mike says he doesn't have to worry about an air conditioner. "I just let the clean breeze come through."
Driving Oregon's southerly coast on Highway 101 takes you through Bandon's modern business center, and few can resist detouring to Old Town's restaurants, galleries, boutiques, and bookstores. This historic district stretches about six blocks along the Coquille River and two blocks inland. Residential neighborhoods rise on the slope to the south, on the bluffs above the South Jetty Beach, and upriver to the east. It's easy to imagine travelers gazing toward these homes from a café and thinking, "I wonder what it's like to live here."
"There are a lot of 'wannabe Bandon people,'" says Nancy Evans, who settled here in 1972 after driving through. What makes Bandon so attractive to both travelers and new residents is the spectacular seaside-ness of it. Shorebirds, ducks, geese, bald eagles, ospreys, and white-tailed kites hang out in the pristine salt marsh of Bandon Marsh National Wildlife Refuge, a few miles east of downtown. Cormorants, murres, and tufted puffins frequent the ocean waters off Coquille Point. Gray whales migrate near shore, and orcas have been known to enter the Coquille estuary. Salmon remain plentiful, too. Bandon charter boats number among the few in the entire Pacific Northwest to return to port with full catches. Bountiful Dungeness crab inspired the port to rig a special harbor dock where crabbers can set their traps.
The town burned to the ground twice―in 1914 and again in 1936. Both times, the resilient and pragmatic locals rebuilt their homes and businesses and didn't look back. Economically, Bandon's location at the mouth of the Coquille shaped it as a port for sea and river. In the early 1900s, the town frequently hosted vessels traveling between San Francisco and the Columbia River into Portland. As local timber, fish, and produce resources declined, Bandon moved on to tourism.
When Nancy arrived more than 25 years ago, many residents had yet to appreciate Bandon's historic significance, so she set about co-founding the Bandon Historical Society. She has been instrumental in the ongoing renaissance of Old Town―now a mecca for visitors. "I worked so hard on getting the tourism up and running that [now] I have no place to park," she says with a laugh.
People move here even though well-paying jobs are scarce, and some, like Nancy, create their own work. Having contributed so much to the tourism boost via her Old Town efforts, Nancy says, "I'm now doing penance by bringing the sustainable organic industry to town. We need a viable industry other than tourism."
In 1997, she helped start Bandon Organic Growers (BOG) and remains a key player in this enterprise. "Bandon is the perfect place to get sustainable organics growing," she says, naming the local stars―blueberries, blackberries, strawberries, cranberries, raspberries, artichokes, lettuces. Now Nancy is helping develop international markets for Bandon organic produce and serves as the Web site master for BOG.
Local kids who leave Bandon often return once they have made their bundle elsewhere. A few, such as Judy Knox and her husband, Ron, have lived in Bandon all their lives. "Bandon is a truly great place to have been raised and to call home," says Judy, who runs the Coquille River Museum. "We both feel very fortunate to have been able to stay here." She welcomes visitors and transplants. "We feel people come to Bandon for all the right reasons―the beauty, the small-town atmosphere, friendly people, and a relaxed, laid-back community."
Saying it most succinctly is Southern California transplant Connie Madden, now a waitress at the Bandon Dunes Resort. She decided she would rather "live in a nice place and visit the city than escape from the city to wind down in nice places."
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NXP Semi Rising: Q1 Rev, Earnings Beat, Q2 View Beats
Mobile and networking chip maker NXP Semiconductor (NXPI) this afternoon reported Q1 revenue and earnings per share that topped Street consensus, and projected Q2's results ahead of consensus as well.
Revenue in the three months ended in March rose to $1.09 billion, yielding EPS of 72 cents.
Analysts had been modeling $1.07 billion and 49 cents.
Richard Clemmer remarked,
"Our revenue performance during the quarter reflected continued momentum in our Identification business, in addition to more normal seasonal demand trends in our Automotive OEM business. We were pleased with the progress in our Infrastructure & Industrial and our Portable & Computing business but clearly the weak demand environment continues to create headwinds to sustainable growth in our Standard Products segment. From an earnings perspective, and excluding the net benefit of the release of the legal provision, our results were in line with the mid-point of our guidance with better than expected performance in our HPMS segment offset by weaker than expected financial performance in our Standard Products segment due to weaker mix, increased pricing pressure and poor factory performance resulting from a slower recovery than expected from our recent quality issues.
For the current quarter, the company sees revenue in a range of $1.15 billion to $1.21 billion, and EPS of 62 cents to 70 cents. That is higher than the average estimate of $1.14 billion and 62 cents.
NXP management will host a conference call with analysts at 8 am, Eastern time tomorrow morning, and you can catch the webcast of it on the company's earnings Web site.
NXP shares are up 22 cents, or 0.9%, at $22.99.

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"Stil Novo " Attic in Centre
מספר אנשים מקסימלי4
חדרי שינה1
גודל20 מטר רבוע
Floor No.1
- מתאים גם למשפחות/ ילדים
- אינטרנט/ אינטרנט אלחוטי
- מטבח
- טלויזיה
- חניה זמינה
- חדר הניתן לנעילה
- מרפסת/ טרסה
- מכונת כביסה / מייבש
Accommodation summary
Located in a very strategic location, our Guest House is a just a 15-minute walk from the historic center and the train station Santa Maria Novella and two passes from the Fortezza da Basso and Palazzo dei Congressi, the site of important events related to the other Italian fashion.
Whether your stay is for personal reasons, to work, study or simply to immerse yourself in the endless beauty of the city of Florence, this is the ideal place for your every need.
"The penthouse is beautifully furnished to offer maximum comfort.
At your disposal, fully equipped kitchen, private bathroom, balcony, TV LCD 22 ', heating, air conditioning, free wi-fi and a lovely garden where you can relax in the shade of a majestic orange tree.
The room can be arranged double or twin
services included
Opened 24/24
Keys available to guests 24 hours
Room cleaning and linen change every 3 days
Use Fully equipped kitchen
Air conditioning
Washing machine
Free Wi-Fi
LCD TV in every room
Use Deck
Bicycle Rental
Tourist information
Small pets allowed
Services on request
Breakfast in the Room
Wake-up calls
Car park
Transfer to / from airport / train station
Reservation exhibitions, museums, guided tours
Agreements with restaurants, pizzerias, trattorias
Our Guest House is located in Via Pietro Toselli, 99 in Florence and can be reached by:
• Train station "Santa Maria Novella": Bus citizens (ATAF) numbers: 17-29-30-35 North direction (get off at Toselli) (1 KM)
• Motorway: exit Firenze Nord - direction center (9 KM)
• Airport "Amerigo Vespucci" Florence - towards the center (4.50 KM)
• Airport "Galileo Galilei" Pisa - Florence direction (80 KM)
From 1 July 2011 the City of Florence by resolution of the City Council No. 230/33 of 06.20.2011, integrated by
resolution No. 21/2012, has established the "'tourist tax".
The tax is applied to non-residents overnight stays in the city of Florence and for a maximum of 7 consecutive nights.
The tax rate for this tourist structure is 2,50 euro per person per night. There are the following exemptions:
a) children up to twelve years old ;
b) people who care for patients admitted to local hospitals, including outpatient care, for a maximum of two assistants
per patient;
c) patients who make hospital care in outpatient care;
d) students of the University of Florence.
It is also provided a 50% reduction of the tourist tax in the following cases:
a) groups of lower and upper secondary schools in Florence in teaching visit;
b) athletes under the age of 16 years, members of groups participating in sporting events and tournaments organized in collaboration with the Municipal Administration.
כללי הבית
|מחיר ליותר מ-2 אורחים
|Check-in before
|עזיבה לפני
|מדיניות ביטולים
Lovely place and great hosting. Very clean, quite and good value for money. The only downside was that the place is not exactly in the city centre as we expected.
Drei Tage waren wir in Florenz und haben uns bei Mario sehr wohl gefühlt. Ein großzügiges Zimmer, Küche, in welcher auch für Kaffee bereits gesorgt war, ein Bad, sogar mit Waschmaschine und ein kleiner Balkon sorgten für einen angenehmen Aufenthalt. Mario war sehr nett, wir haben uns sehr wohl gefühlt und würden auch wieder kommen.
Empfehlenswert sind Ohrstöpsel für einen ruhigen Nachtschlaf, denn das Haus liegt an einer viel befahrenen, lauten Straße.
חוות דעת על מקומות לינה אחרים שמציע/ה מארח/ת זה/זו
The host cancelled the booking, this review is automated.
The room is perfectly clean and somewhat well-equipped (except for the tiny TV). However, they have Inconvenient check-in and check-out policies. We arrived after 8pm and had to pay a 15 euro check in fee. Check out is at 10am which is way too early for being in vacation.
The room and the shared place is really clean and nice. But unfortunately, the room is located beside a main street which is too noisy and the bed is just shared the same wall with the sink of the kitchen. The toilet is also really loud, because water of toilet after flushing is floating for more than 10 min. I read the preview before I book, but didn't image how loud it could be. We couldn't sleep well during our 4 nights stay.
I still recommend this place to stay due to the clean. It may be fine for people who gets up really early during vacation, cause the kitchen will be used starting 8 AM but the street noise starts around 6 AM cannot be avoided. Maybe bring ear plugs will help you a bit.
Nice house in the center of Firenze, easy to park the car in the street, a good restaurant near the house. Warmly welcome and bif comfortable romm. Good advices to visit the town.
- הבטחת איכות מקומות הלינה
- כל מארח מאושר טלפונית
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Since playing the campaign for Call of Duty: Black Ops, and more recently since playing Dead Space 2, I've been thinking about how video games deal with the trope of the unreliable narrator.
Despite the Call of Duty reputation for forgettable, cookie-cutter campaigns, Black Ops surprised me.
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First, sorry for my bad english =)
I live in Finland, city called Tampere ( http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&sour...186.328125&z=3 )
I'm founder & admin of local RC rock crawling forum / community.
So i have many years of knowhow for crawling, hi-powered brushless setups/conversions and general RC stuff.
I did get Summit for my boy, but as you can guess, i drive that some times.
Boy & summit (order from amainhobbies.com, because local dealers do not have Summit):
After 10min driving:
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I ordered two queens back in early spring. I have a very detailed e-mail chain with Victoria where I have asked for a refund and been ignored or it was blamed on "new hire" as to why they were not responding back to me. I literally have 11 e-mail requests into them asking for the queens or a refund andhave two responses back from them - so my claim is well covered. Should a mod need the documentation to verify my claim Russell has the customer service skills of a goat and that they appear to have made a decision to steal my money - I will be happy to forward my e-mail trains to them. Where I come from - keeping someone's money without supplying the good or service defines stealing.
Edited to say that I went through my e-mail chains with them and had one response on 6/23/12 saying "We are still a bit behind in shipping but hopefully we can get them out in the next week or so." These queens were to be delivered early June - I was fine with them going out in July as I understand we don't control how many, or when, queens are available. However, no queens and no response until late August.
My next response after numerous e-mails was from Victoria on 8/23/12 where she blames the lack of response on "While we were training the new staff the emails piled up too much for us to try to work with, so we are starting fresh." She also wrote "We have an operation in PA that can send your queens over to you. Let me know and I will transfer the info to that office." I told her I couldn't use the queens and wanted a refund as the queens were supposed to be delivered in early June. Have sent multiple e-mails (with the one today being pretty rude as I am about fed up) without any response since 8/23.
So - in total - I have 13 different e-mails requesting info with them. Dates are 6/1, 6/6, 6/26, 6/26 (a different one), 7/26, 7/30, 8/21, 8/21 (duplicate on the chance the earlier one got "lost") 8/23 with a response from Victoria and a response back to her asking for the refund, 8/24, 8/27, and two on 9/11 with the last one being my rude e-mail.


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According to 18th century economic philosopher Thomas Malthus, the constant effort towards population growth will be the end of us all.
As our land fills up with yet more consumers, the pie will necessarily be cut into smaller and smaller slices until nothing remains.
Though widely believed in the early 19th century, this line of argument has been widely discredited as one of the great economic misconceptions of the past 200 years.
Contrary to Malthus' assertion, population density and the rise of cities have generated considerable income dividends.
When cities double in size, economic productivity increases by between 3 and 6 per cent.
Density creates deeper labour markets, greater specialisation and improved productive capacity, which in turn means more numerous and higher-paying jobs.
In 1935, New Zealand's five main centres were all within 150,000 of one another in population.
Since then, however, only one city has grown with any gusto; and only one city is expected to grow in any meaningful way over the next 20 years.
Auckland topped 1.5 million people last year and has accounted for 49 per cent of all population growth in New Zealand's main centres over the past 75 years.
Auckland's growth prospects remain strong for three main reasons.
First, Auckland is home to a higher proportion of high-value service sectors operating in niche areas that we are competitive in.
Agriculture may be the jewel in New Zealand's crown, but there is only so much land - so diversifying away from farming as we grow will be important.
Second, Auckland has the largest concentration of educational infrastructure in New Zealand. Quality educational institutions ensure a steady supply of skilled labour for growing businesses.
Third, Auckland is the destination for a high proportion of international investment. Approximately 41 per cent of all New Zealand's foreign direct investment goes there, while 76 per cent of business visitors arrive in Auckland and a quarter of all Aucklanders work for foreign-owned firms.
None of this should imply that the growth of Auckland is guaranteed.
Cities have to fight for success and there are numerous examples of once-burgeoning cities which now languish in the modern world.
Perhaps the best example is Detroit, which lost 58 per cent of its population between 1950 and 2008.
Six of the largest 16 cities in the United States in 1950 have lost around half their population since then.
In Europe, Liverpool, Rotterdam and Glasgow are all much smaller. Cities have to compete for survival and not all will flourish.
New Zealand's convoluted policy on population growth is worrying in this context.
For instance, current immigration policy actually penalises migrants for choosing to locate in Auckland - a particularly puzzling policy given that the city has a well-publicised skill shortage.
Moreover, newly proposed legislation amending the Local Government Act attempts to limit debt levels for local government - a prudent move for stagnant centres but a likely handbrake on economic growth for an expanding Auckland.
Debt is, after all, an important mechanism to spread infrastructure costs over future generations, making it a critical tool for a growing city.
Auckland Council's development of the Unitary Plan will also be critical in this context.
Well-developed land use regulations can be strong enablers of population growth while poorly developed regulations can be stifling.
A proposed amendment to the Resource Management Act will require more rigorous cost benefit analysis to ensure questions of growth and economic efficiency are dealt with head-on in the planning process - a welcome addition.
A report by the United Nations on population policies shows that 47 per cent of developed countries considered their population growth too low and 45 per cent have policies directly aimed at raising population growth.
Meanwhile, New Zealand has no co-ordinated and well understood population policy.
Instead, we have a spaghetti bowl of policies pulling us in different directions and a high proportion of businesses saying they don't have the labour they need.
This leaves Auckland somewhat disjointed in competing with urban giants such as Singapore, Beijing, Hong Kong, Sydney and Melbourne.
As suggested by the New Zealand Institute of Economic Research last year, now would be a good time to develop a co-ordinated national population policy which reinforces the potential growth of our largest city.
This would provide certainty to business and reinforce capital investment programmes. Although always contentious, population policies are common internationally.
Other countries have strategies to try to gain access to our youngest and brightest. We need to do the same if we are to compete.
With over 2500 Aucklanders leaving every month, such a co-ordinated policy can't come soon enough for New Zealand's largest city.
To read Auckland Council's second Auckland Economic Quarterly, and to subscribe to future editions, click here (released between 1-2pm).
Geoff Cooper is Auckland Council's chief economist.


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As premier tourist destinations, several towns offer top-class recreational activities all year round. From swimming, boating, fishing and waterskiing in the summer to skating and cross-country skiing in the winter, the serene waters and surrounding rural environment mean there is always something for visitors to do.
For those who have bought property in the towns and enjoy lakefront living, the local amenities may take on a further significance.
As the number of reasons to visit increases, there's a fine chance that the number of people who wish to do so will too. Whether friends or family, hosting guests is a pleasure that many people enjoy. The main stumbling block for most is knowing where to put them.
To be able to share the joy of lakefront living with as much company as possible, a thoughtfully designed and fully-equipped guest room is ideal.
Laying out the layout
Keeping the guest space separate to the homeowner space is essential in maintaining a harmonious home. This means, if possible, providing your guests with all the amenities they need in a self-contained guest room.
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A new technique for "labeling" neurons with brilliant hues reveals structures and connections in the brains of transgenic mice
Felice Frankel
"Sightings" often profiles images that receive well-deserved public attention. In this issue, we sample a group of images recently featured on the cover of Nature and in newspapers, magazines and science Web sites around the world. These colorful images are wonderfully compelling and, more important, highly informational. Some clever thinking and fine biology has gone into developing a stunning new technique for "labeling" neurons to reveal structures and connections in the brain. We interviewed Jeff W. Lichtman (J. W. L.), professor of molecular and cellular biology at Harvard University, and Jean Livet, a postdoctoral fellow in his lab.
F. F. Jeff, tell us how these colors were created.
J. W. L. The colors in these images come from jellyfish and coral genes that encode proteins that are fluorescent—proteins that glow particular colors (red, green and blue) when light of the appropriate wavelengths is shone on them. These genes obviously don't belong in mice. Biologists have used staining to see nerve cells and their connections for a long time—ever since 1887, when Santiago Ramón y Cajal applied Camillo Golgi's silver stain. But when all neurons carry the same stain, it's hard to distinguish them. Our previous experiments have shown that we can insert genes coding for different-colored fluorescent "stains" into transgenic mice in a permanent way.
Josh Sanes and I previously collaborated to create mice that express pure red, pure yellow, or pure blue fluorescence in their neurons. But the only way we could get more than one color was to cross these mouse lines, and that did not cause much variability. In order to get more colors and thus better distinguish cells, we needed a strategy to randomize the amount of red, green and blue fluorescent protein in each nerve cell.
Jean Livet, a postdoctoral fellow in my laboratory, thought long and hard about this and came up with an ingenious idea: Create a random choice of expression using DNA recombination. He built a transgene bearing three differently colored fluorescent-protein genes, in which recombination would randomly switch on the expression of one of the fluorescent proteins. The trick is that if the nerve cell has multiple copies of this transgene, it will play this game of chance multiple times, ending up with a randomized mixture of red, green and blue. By analogy, one can think of a slot machine: When you pull the lever, you set off the recombination. If you end up with two lemons and a cherry, the color combination appears as light orange. This transgenic slot machine probably has closer to 10 copies of the transgene than three—giving a large number of possible combinations.
F. F. Jean, do you remember how you came up with the idea? What was the train of thought bringing you to this novel approach?
J. L. After I joined the Lichtman lab in 2002, Jeff and his collaborator Josh Sanes and I did some brainstorming about how to solve problems in seeing nerve cells. Over several weeks, Jeff kept repeating this comment: "More colors would be helpful." I was dreaming of a mouse in which all the motor axons would be different colors, but that did not seem possible. In the Sanes lab, Guoping Feng and Mario Buffelli had created mice whose neurons glowed only when a sequence suppressing gene expression was removed by a DNA-recombination system called Cre/lox. The enzyme Cre (a recombinase) can switch gene expression on by removing or inverting sections of DNA flanked by a pair of sequences called lox sequences.
I thought about the possibility of trying a scheme that was already used in gene-targeting technology, where this recombination system can create two kinds of mutant strains from the same genetic material. In this scheme, more than two lox sequences are inserted within a single construct, giving Cre a "choice" of locations where it can act to catalyze recombination.
Jeff immediately pointed out that Cre would certainly recombine the two extreme sites of the lox array and excise the whole construct. How to stop this? It popped into my mind that incompatible lox variant sequences (which were increasingly in fashion for cloning at that time) could be used for that purpose.
I talked to my friend Hiroshi Nishimune, then a postdoc with Josh Sanes and now an assistant professor at the University of Kansas School of Medicine. Hiroshi confirmed that the idea could perhaps work. Jeff and Josh, coming out of Josh's office, joined our discussion, and the name "Brainbow" was proposed for our recombinatorial color scheme—I believe by Jeff. Once we had that name, we had to do it! We spent about three weeks scribbling DNA constructs, using little triangles for loxsites. Josh was instrumental in the key process of deciding the final form and details of the construct. During these brainstorming weeks I came up with a second idea, creating multiple recombination choices using DNA inversion. Then I spent about a year just making the constructs and testing them. It's ironic that my objective at the start of my postdoc was to do as little molecular biology as possible and concentrate on imaging!
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NHL free agents: Jarome Iginla (finally) joins the Boston Bruins
By Allan Muir
Apparently there were no hard feelings.
After spurning them at the trade deadline for a chance to play with Pittsburgh, Jarome Iginla has agreed on a one-year, $6 million deal with the Boston Bruins.
There are strings attached to the cash, however. According to Pierre LeBrun of ESPN, he'll earn $1.8 million in base salary with $3.7 million available as a games-played bonus as well as $500,000 as a goal scoring/team playoff performance bonus.
The construction of the deal is clever, but isn't without risk. The low base salary leaves Boston GM Peter Chiarelli plenty of room to get a deal done with restricted free agent goalie Tuukka Rask, and possibly add one more player up front. But it might also prevent the team from putting injured center Marc Savard on long term injured reserve because it could expose the team to bonus overages in 2014-15, which would be heavily penalized.
Still, the deal potentially salvages what was shaping up to be a lousy day for both parties. The Bruins had been in the running for several wingers, including Daniel Alfredsson and Michael Ryder, only to be rejected at the last minute. And Iginla, whose hopes of being a top-level free agent this summer were dashed by an indifferent performance in the playoffs, finally found someone willing to give him a chance to prove he still has something to contribute at 36.
Even after that sluggish effort, a one-year, bonus-laden contract had to be a bitter pill for Iginla to swallow...unless he felt he owed the Bruins something. Since Iginla plays a slower game, he's likely slated for the top line with David Krecji and Milan Lucic, while Loui Eriksson will skate on the right side with Patrice Bergeron and Brad Marchand. Playing his natural position should make him more comfortable than he was in Pittsburgh, but Iginla also has to assert himself, both on the ice and in the locker room. The talk out of Pittsburgh suggests he was too deferential to the team's superstars, and that prevented him from establishing his presence. Should be an interesting challenge for Boston coach Claude Julien to get the most out of the future Hall of Famer.


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Embracing Color in Windsor
There's a point in every parent/child relationship when the student becomes the teacher. For the owners of this family getaway in Windsor, Florida, it happened the moment they walked into their grown daughter's new apartment. They loved the space so much that when it came time to outfit their new home's interiors, they tapped Bill Brockschmidt and Courtney Coleman, the design duo responsible, to work their magic again.
"We knew they liked the colors in their daughter's apartment," Coleman says. "So we just went for it, using blues in the place of neutrals and adding in pops of red." Here, how to score a one-of-a-kind look that uses the language of color to make each family member feel at home.
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Prescribed forms of ceremony used to mark and celebrate significant events in the life stages of an individual; birth, puberty, marriage, ordination of a special role, death, etc.
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A ritual or ceremony signifying an event in a person's life indicative of a transition from one stage to another, as from adolescence to adulthood.
An example of rites of passage include debutante ball, graduation, formal etc.
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High potency Butane Hash Oil (BHO). Extracted to a fine oil, wax or a hard "shatter" and smoked in special glass pipes and bongs called dabbers. These are lit with a butane torch the same way crack is.
Let's go smash some dabs, I have a killer Moebius and some straight-up crackabis.
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More pics!.9000rpm FTW!
When I first clicked this I was imaging a terrible looking funny coloured monstrosity. I must say I am pleasantly surprised and so I'll keep my "do not want" comment to myself. This thing is very attractive. I already knew it would be fast and capable so that kind of goes without saying or comment.
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This calls for a Hugh Lowry meme:
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deats on the powertrain?
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It looks like a RUF
jdlinder1:deats on the powertrain?9000rpm 3.8L F6 450+hpthats my guess.
Do you guys know if that wet-electronics-in-a-bag-of-rice trick works on jizz?This is the sexiest 911 I've ever seen.Is it going to be DCT-only?
"There's a lie that all drivers tell themselves -- death is something that happens to other people. That's how you find the courage to get in the car in the first place. But more powerful than even the fear of death itself is the will to win."
They've really nailed this gen of 911.
------------------------------You can have an opinion, just be prepared to be relentlessly mocked for it.Warning: This post may cause cancer in the state of California.
EVO TV: Porsche 991 GT3 inside look- no manual option- active rear-wheel steering- 475 hp
475hp.No manual.Don't care. Give me.
I think with a car like this, I could deal without having a manual trans. WANT.
=================================No, Brian, it's a foreign car, the "T" is silent. Sweet, I'm getting an Audi!
Is it just me, or does Porsche make the most unanimously-agreed- upon/liked-cars-by-enthusiasts out of anybody??It seems like nobody ever really has anything bad to say about them.That's when you know you're doing something right......
You're thinking about the GT3 RS. The GT3s have never been colorful.


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UTSA Satellite Space painting exhibit explores bullfighting
(Jan. 7, 2005)--The UTSA Satellite Space presents "Verb," an exhibit of paintings by UTSA graduate student Jerry Cabrera, from Jan. 28-Feb. 13. An opening reception, free and open to the public, is 6-9 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 3.
Cabrera's M.F.A. exhibition examines cultural issues of the bullfighting tradition. According to the artist, removing the subjects (the bull or matador) from the event focuses on the active beauty, or verb, found in the movement of the cape. Additional works in the exhibition respond to motion and color abstracted from the cape paintings.
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The UTSA Satellite Space, 115 Blue Star, is in the Blue Star Contemporary Art Center, at South Alamo and Probandt streets. Gallery hours are noon to 6 p.m., Friday-Sunday or by appointment.
For more information, contact Julie Shipp, UTSA Satellite Space, at (210) 212-7146 or (214) 532-0220, or Jerry Cabrera at (210) 887-2639.


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Moderator Marc Levitt, as usual, will use an underappreciated day in American history as a launching pad for the discussion. This time it's 1971: lawyer and future Supreme Court Justice Lewis Powell writes a memo to a friend at the US Chamber of Commerce, titled "Attack on the Free Enterprise System," warning that the New Left is anti-business and encouraging corporate America to become more politically engaged.
The memo is often credited with inspiring Chamber activism and a series of right-wing think tanks that undergirded the Reagan Revolution.
Among the scheduled panelists is Vanessa Williamson, a fourth-year PhD student in government and social policy at Harvard University who co-authored the widely acclaimed The Tea Party and the Remaking of Republican Conservatism with political scientist Theda Skocpol.
The Phoenix caught up with Williamson for a Q&A via email in advance of her appearance. The talk, free and open to the public, is scheduled for 5:30 pm at AS220, 115 Empire St, Providence.
YOU APPEARED WITH SKOCPOL AT BROWN UNIVERSITY THIS SPRING. SHE ARGUED THAT THE MEDIA WAS FAILING TO RECOGNIZE THE ENDURING POWER OF THE TEA PARTY. THE MOVEMENT, SHE SAID, HAD SHIFTED THE REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY — EVEN THE OSTENSIBLY MODERATE MITT ROMNEY — TO THE RIGHT. SURELY THAT'S CORRECT. BUT DOESN'T THE TEA PARTY'S FAILURE TO NOMINATE A TRUE CONSERVATIVE WITHIN THE FRIENDLY CONFINES OF THE REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY — OR TO RE-ELECT STANDARD-BEARERS LIKE CONGRESSMAN ALLEN WEST IN THE GENERAL ELECTION — SUGGEST THE MOVEMENT IS, IN FACT, IN DECLINE? It's important to not treat the "Tea Party" as a monolithic force. It never was. As we point out in the book, there were three forces (the conservative media, a collection of pro-big business Republican elites, and grassroots conservatives) that leveraged one another in 2010, and that is what made the Tea Party so effective. All three of those groups still exist and are still very powerful in their own right. But their goals did not align as well in 2012. Conservatives faced a dilemma — at the national level, it would be difficult to have a candidate both be electable and hold the increasingly far-right opinions that are a mandatory part of being a Republican these days. Mitt Romney did his best to appease the Tea Party base — and that left him (and others like Akin and Mourdock) unelectable.
Obviously the label "Tea Party" has become less and less popular over time. But the power of the Tea Party forces in the Republican Party remained very strong all the way through the general election. Tea Party supporters are a small minority of the electorate. In national races, and moderate states and districts, the Tea Party was a detriment to the Republican Party. The interesting question is how the party will respond in the future.
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We are a family operated guest house located in the heart of Rovinj. It is believed that Rovinj emerged in the 3rd or 4th centuries. Our guest house is located in the famed old city. Our front door leads you to cobblestone streets lined with restaurants, shops and artists wares. We are minutes away from downtown where you can meet up with your friends at the late renaissance clock tower and decide on what you would like to do for the day. Rovinj is full of possibilities from diving, boating, museum perusing, shopping and our personal favourite, going to the beach where you can sunbathe and take nice refreshing swims in the adriatic.
Our rooms are newly renovated and each come equipped with both shower and bathroom facilities. Each room sleeps two people with the option of a cot available. Each room has fridge and portable fan.
Our guest house is close to all amenities, beaches, cafes, the local market and ferries. You can ferry to Red Island or the island of Katarina for the day where you can enjoy the island beaches and upon your return choose one of Rovinj's many local restarunts to enjoy a fresh seafood meal.
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- Breakfast Not Included
- Cots available
- Free WiFi
- Taxes included
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Cancellation PolicyThis property has a 1 day cancellation policy. Failure to cancel within this time will result in a cancellation charge equal to the first night of your stay.
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Rovinj bus station is 5 minutes walk. Down CARERA Street ask for hotel ADRIATIC go into old city, at Reataurant BALBI starts MONTALBANO Street.
Look for red house at the corner of Montalbano & Devescovi streets.
Rovinj is 30kms away from Pula airport.
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Please note, GOOGLE MAP IS NOT ACURATE, Montalbano 14 is at corner of Montalbano & Devescovi Streets very close to Balbi Restaurant and International Ferry Terminal. From Ferry Terminal look for Riviera café go up stone staircases two steps right you will see short Devescovi Street at he end is red house Montalbano 14
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Movie Review - The Hangover Part III

 This isn't really a review of The Hangover Part III. Consider it more along the lines of a tip sheet or, if you must, a public service.

Director: Todd Phillips
Rating: R
Studio: Legendary Pictures / Green Hat Films
Stars: Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, Zach Galifianakis
This isn't really a review of The Hangover Part III. Consider it more along the lines of a tip sheet or, if you must, a public service.
The first thing you might want to know is that the Todd Phillips–directed movie is no better than the rehash sequel; in fact, even though it takes off in new directions, it might be even worse than II. It's an irritating, ugly, cruel, obnoxious and cringingly unfunny flick that kicks off with the now certifiably insane man-child Alan buying and causing the reckless beheading of a giraffe (mercifully, a digital one) as well as a massive coronary in his father (Jeffrey Tambor). Are you LOLing yet? Two movies too late, the Wolfpack, consisting of Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms and Justin Bartha (all looking, variously, embarrassed or on autopilot), finally figure out that Alan is not just a drug-dispensing, deeply depressed oddball but a full-on dangerous nutjob, so they crew up to get him to an Arizona rehab facility in their minivan. From there, the road/caper movie's creative desperation becomes inescapable, what with tired plot developments like a carjack by a gangster (John Goodman) out to recoup $21 million in stolen gold, a kidnapping (guess who), a hunt for the mincing, manic cokehead Mr. Chow (Ken Jeong) and a depressing return to the hell on earth that is Las Vegas and Caesar's Palace.
The whole nasty, violent movie—one apparently intent on killing off the series—is Alan's story, and, again, Galifianakis is the show. He also shares a funny but pointless interlude with Melissa McCarthy as a pawnshop owner. But the entire movie is pointless and senseless. And by the way, there's no hangover in the whole movie. Hangover die-hards probably won't listen to us, but for the rest of you: just don't. Seriously.


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To engage in an uncontrollable series of of shrill laughs, which are often uncomfortable to the ear. Sometimes abbreviated to "CF."
My boss's friend just called him for a 20 minutes cacklefest. I had to close the door to his office to dull my headache.
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(n) The laughter of a small group of friends at something really stupid and funny, such as: a Youtube video, video game, movie, TV show, etc.
It was a real cacklefest after Niko Bellic did several backflips after crashing his motorcycle into the subway car.
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New Flat with Balcony + Terrace
Size45 m²
Floor No.1
- Family/child friendly
- Internet/WiFi
- Kitchen
- Air conditioning
- Parking available
- Balcony/terrace
- Towels
Accommodation summary
|Angelo Toffoli, 30175 Venezia, Italy
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This brand new, first floor apartment is characterized by gray tiles, urban design doors and stylish yet functional furniture. It is equipped with a balcony overlooking Rossarol Square and a garden with a small table and chairs.
Guest can benefit from the use of Wi-Fi and a flat-screen TV showing international channels. Enter the spacious and cosy bedroom to find a double bed with bedside tables, a large wardrobe and a single sofa bed.
Relax in a living room holding an eco-leather sofa which can be converted into a double bed. A fully-equipped kitchen can be used to prepare meals using locally sourced ingredients. Unwind under a hot shower in the bathroom.
The apartment is located in a quiet residential area of Venice land called Città Giardino (City Garden), very close to Venice Old Town. The property is just a five minutes walk away from Venezia-Mestre railway station, where you can find trains to Venice Old Town and to all Veneto art cities. You can reach Venice also by bus. The bus stop is just 220 meters away (2 minutes).
Highway A4 - exit "MARGHERA INTERPORTO" (last exit coming from Trieste-Belluno, first exit coming from Padua – DON'T take "MARGHERA PORTO" exit) –at the roundabout take via Paleocapa (second street on the right), pass through the next roundabout going straight on Via Canal (third street on the right side), continue passing through Piazza Mercato, where the street name becomes Via Rossarol, reach Piazzale Rossarol, turn left in Via Toffoli and you will find us 50 meters on your left at n. 58 (approx. three minutes from the highway exit). Free parking inside the property.
Venezia-Mestre railway station – exit Marghera side (Via Ulloa) – walk straight, cross Piazzale Giovannacci (big roundabout with fountains) and take Via Toffoli (fourth street on the left). You will find us at the end of the street on your right at n. 58 (approx. 5 minutes walk).
From Marco Polo Airport take the shuttle bus to Venezia-Mestre railway station (approx. 20 minutes bus ride). Walk through the station (subway) and take Marghera side exit (Via Ulloa). walk straight, cross Piazzale Giovannacci (big roundabout with fountains) and take Via Toffoli (fourth street on the left). You will find us at the end of the street on your right at n. 58 (approx. 5 minutes walk). From Treviso Airport take ATVO public bus to Venezia-Mestre railway station then follow the instructions above.
House rulesGuests must sign a rental agreement and provide a valid ID during check-in.
During check-out, guests and the host will check together that the apartment is in the same state as it was upon check-in.
Check-out is before 11 a.m.
An extra, midweek supply of fresh sheets and bath towels are available upon request,
A midweek cleaning service is available upon request
A daily cleaning service including bed making and a towel and linen change is available upon request.
Bed linen and towels are provided.
Parking is available. Large passenger cars require a special agreement with the host.
Keep noise to a minimum between 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm and 9:00 pm to 8:00 am.
Be respectful of the neighbours.
No smoking.
No pets.
Children under 8 years of age are not allowed to stay alone on the terrace.
A full set of the house rules will be provided during check-in.
|Weekly rate for up to 2 guests
|Monthly rate for up to 2 guests
|Price for > 2 guests
|25 NZ$ per guest/night extra
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Reviews of this property
There were beautiful 6 days in a very clean, modern and well furnished apartment in a very good location. Quiet and well suited to recover from the hustle and bustle of Venice old town. Centrally located with direct connection to the airport and the old town with no traffic nuisance and very good shopping. For this, a more friendly and helpful host. Thank you to this point! Henrike and Antje
Es waren wunderschöne 6 Tage in einer sehr sauberen, gut und modern eingerichteten Wohnung in sehr guter Lage. Ruhig und gut geeignet sich vom hektischen Altstadtgewimmel Venedigs zu erholen. Zentral gelegen mit günstiger Verkehrsanbindung zum Flughafen und in die Altstadt ohne Verkehrsbelästigung sowie sehr gute Einkaufsmöglichkeiten. Dazu ein immer freundlicher und hilfsbereiter Gastgeber. Vielen Dank an dieser Stelle! Henrike und Antje
Wir hatten sehr schöne Urlaubstage.Der Vermieter war sehr nett, hat uns alles super erklärt. Sehr gute Verkehrsanbindung,Supermärkte, Gastronomie, alles sehr nah.Vielen lieben Dank nochmal.Arrivederci
Sehr schöne, helle Wohnung, sehr ruhig gelegen, gute Busanbindung nach Venedig, Geschäfte u. Restaurants in der Nähe, gute regelbare Klimaanlage. Alles in sehr gutem Zustand.
Der Gastgeber hat uns zur Begrüßung eine praktische und sehr hilfreiche Informationsmappe über Venedig und die nähere Umgebung, die Busverbindung, etc. übergeben und erklärt.
Wir kommen gern wieder.
Reviews for this host's other properties
We had an incredible time. The Dozzi family were wonderful hosts who went above and beyond to ensure that we were comfortable and happy with the apartment. The apartment was lovely, spotlessly clean, modern and had been set up very much like a hotel. It's location was perfect as it was in a quiet residential area, very close to amenities and also just a 15 min bus ride to central Venice. I would recommend this apartment to everyone.
Everything was handled in extremely well.
Apartment was clean and nice and it was easy to find. Paolo was very friendly and he had made a Tourist Guide for all of the guests which would say what to do, how to do, how to avoid dissappointments, bus-routes, boat-routes, whole 9 yards.
We were there with two daughters (8 and 5) and everything went very good. Can warmly welcome this accommodation to everyone who wants to go to Venice or Jesolo Aquapark.
Paolo is really very nice person. He gave us a lot of tipps and answered to all our questions. His flat is in very nice area and it is only 5 minutes to bus station. From there it is 15 minutes until venice. The flat is really clean and comfortable. If we will be in enice again we will stay there again. Thanks Paolo. Dimitri and his family.
The apartment is very quiet on the mainland of Venice, in Marghera. Ideal location as the bus station is just 5 minutes away on foot, where you can go by bus every 15 minutes to the old town. Shops, bars and restaurants all in close walk. Newly renovated and very modern apartment with a beautiful terrace. The owner Paolo is very nice and we handed over information about Venice with various tips and everything explained to us exactly when you arrive. Was it would any friend very satisfied with the apartment and.
Die Wohnung liegt sehr ruhig auf dem Festland von Venedig in Marghera. Optimale Lage, da Bushaltestelle gerade mal 5 min zu Fuss entfernt ist, wo man mit dem Bus alle 15 min in die Altstadt fahren kann. Einkaufsmöglichkeit, Bars und Restaurant alles in begehbarer Nähe. Neu renovierte und sehr moderne Wohnung mit schöner Terrasse. Der Vermieter Paolo ist sehr nett und hat uns Infos über Venedig mit diversen Tipps übergeben und uns bei Ankunft alles genau erklärt. Waren sehr zufrieden mit dem Apartment und würden es jedem weiterempfehlen.
Very nice neighborhood and apartment in perfect condition.
Paolo met us at the appointed time and a small collection of very well advice immediately allowed us to move to Venice or to find around us useful stores or even the recommended restaurants.
An address to remember, however, if one accepts to be slightly away from the island
Quartier très agréable et appartement dans un état parfait.
Paolo nous attendait à l'heure dite et un petit recueil de conseils très bien fait nous a tout de suite permis de nous orienter pour rejoindre Venise ou pour trouver autour de nous les magasins utiles ou même les restaurants conseillés.
Une adresse à retenir si toutefois l'on accepte d'être légèrement éloigné de l' île
Everything was ok! The apartment is very quiet, is beautiful, new and well maintained and clean. The furniture and bathroom furnishings are very tasteful and high quality. Also convenient is the parking.
The owner has created a small information pack which was very helpful for us (map, restaurant recommendation, nearest supermarket, switch where you can buy tickets for public transport, ...). The owner is very nice and helpful, without being intrusive!
Very pleasant! Gladly again !!!
Alles hat gepasst! Die Wohnung liegt sehr ruhig, ist wunderschön, neu und gepflegt und sauber. Die Möbel und die Badeinrichtung sind sehr geschmackvoll und hochwertig. Praktisch ist auch der Parkplatz.
Der Vermieter hat eine kleine Info-Mappe erstellt, die für uns sehr hilfreich war (Stadtplan, Restaurantempfehlung, nächster Supermarkt, Schalter an dem man Tickets für den Öffentlichen Nahverkehr kaufen kann,...) . Der Vermieter ist sehr nett und hilfsbereit, ohne aufdringlich zu sein!
Sehr angenehm! Gerne wieder!!!
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Election Guidance - Measure J
Original post made by UndecidedVoter, Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park, on Nov 2, 2006
- How much will it cost to study the idea of ballfields at Bayfront Park?
- Is the measure binding? I've heard that some of the candidates will not proceed with the study if they are elected, even if Measure J passes? Is this true? If the other side wins will they pursue ballfields at Bayfront Park even if measure J is defeated? What is the purpose of Measure J.
I'm open to influence on how to vote this issue. My kids are young and all play soccer. Ball fields at Bayfront park seem OK to me -- except its a ong way to drive out there? Seems too far to have the kids bike out by themselves.
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a resident of Menlo Park: Downtown
on Nov 2, 2006 at 6:20 pm
Have you ever tried driving east on Marsh or Willow Roads during afternoon commute hours? If not, you may want to give it a try. Under no circumstances should kids attempt that trek on bicycles.
There are any number of obstables to building playing fields atop the Bayfront landfill. One biggie is the estimated $17 million cost. The city can't make ends meet as it is. It has a $1.8 million structural deficit. There certainly is no money to build the fields.
If J passes, I think the city will be obligated to draw up plans, commission an environmental impact report and conduct other feasibility studies. EIRs cost in the tens of thousands of dollars, and $100,000 is not unheard of. I don't think that this is money well-spent.
Everyone would love to see kids have access to more playing fields.
However, many environmentalists and other well-informed folks think pursuing fields at Bayfront is going to waste money and time on a project that will never get built. And it's not just up to Menlo Park. Many other agencies will need to give approval to the project, too.
Measure J seems like a political wedge issue being exploited by the canditates who are supporting it.
a resident of Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park
on Nov 2, 2006 at 6:28 pm
Marsh Road is actually a relatively easy commute in the evening. The traffic flows and there is very little backup compared to Willow Road. Possibly becuase one does not go through neighborhood traffic to access HWY 84. Willow Road is a nightmare. They are not the same, notwithstaning the misinfromation that is being portrayed in these threads.
a resident of Oak Knoll School
on Nov 2, 2006 at 6:45 pm
One issue I hear a lot from people who have actually used the area is the extraordinary amount of duck excrements all over the area. Many people seem to think that that is not circumventable. I want fields in neighborhoods, not on the outskirts of town. Driving all the way out to Bayfront at 5:15 pm and returning at 6:15 (our schedule this year) is a nightmare our family does NOT need.
a resident of Menlo Park: Suburban Park/Lorelei Manor/Flood Park Triangle
on Nov 2, 2006 at 9:54 pm
UndecidedVoter, Measure J is a non-binding ploy specifically created as a tactic to convince you to vote for the incumbent slate. It's a meaningless exercise, as the council could conduct this study without a vote. And the reason Measure J asks if the public approves of a study (rather than asking directly if the public approves of spending money to build fields there) is that even the incumbents realize that it will never be financially or environmentally feasible to build fields at Bayfront.
I believe all six candidates have said they will abide by the results of Measure J, but the challengers would like to explore other options, especially ones that are better located and less controversial. (Note that all three challengers coach field sports, two are Parks and Rec commissioners, and all have young children.) Bayfront is often cold and windy, doesn't smell terrific, and has the excrement problems already noted--wouldn't be my first (or second, or third) choice for my kids to play even if the site didn't have financial or environmental issues.
a resident of Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park
on Nov 3, 2006 at 9:13 am
There is no excrement problem. There is also no land in the middle of Menlo Park on which to build fields. Bayfront Park is not that inaccesible, it is more accesible than Kelly Field. The environmentalists can't have it both ways, it can't simultaneously be a wonderful open space for people to explore and a duck cesspool at the same time.
a resident of another community
on Nov 3, 2006 at 11:12 am
UndecidedVoter --
I'm from another town, but have been watching the Measure J debate closely. Because I'm from out of town, I won't be voting on the measure, but here's some information about Measure J:
- The measure is nonbinding. Three council members back it, the other three oppose it. But, according to the Almanac's voter guide, all six council members have gone on record stating that if Measure J passes, they will honor the voters' request to look at fields at Bayfront.
- The initial estiamted costs of building fields at the park is $10 to $17 million. But, information about the costs isn't included in the actual ballot measure language. This estimate does not include additional costs of maintaining the fields if they are built.
- The city says that if the measure passes, and the council explores putting fields at the park, that's when environmental and traffic studies will take place. There are also some unanswered regulatory and permitting questions that need to be answered because the park is built atop a closed landfill.
That's some of the basic info. For more information, I suggest checking out the Almanac's voter guide story on the issue: Web Link
You can also read the ballot arguments for and against the measure, and watch video presentations about Measure J at smartvoter.org.
a resident of Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park
on Nov 3, 2006 at 12:29 pm
MoreMisinformation, a park absolutely can "simultaneously be a wonderful open space for people to explore and a duck cesspool at the same time." It's a bird habitat, and when you have birds, you have bird excrement. That's how it works.
The problem with J is that little kids and bird excrement aren't a good combination. If individual parents want to take their kids to Bayfront to watch birds, more power to them, but that doesn't mean that Bayfront provides a hospitable environment for soccer or baseball.
Bayfront may indeed be more accessible than Kelly, but no one uses Kelly now for practices, and there's no reason to think that parents would be more inclined to want to travel to Bayfront. By the way, you can get to Kelly more quickly via Marsh, but that still doesn't make it an appealing site for practices.
a resident of Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park
on Nov 3, 2006 at 1:16 pm
Why doesn't anyone uses Kelly Park? I thought there was a terrible field shortage for youth sports teams.
a resident of Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park
on Nov 3, 2006 at 1:25 pm
Kelly Park is used. The nuance is that it is not oversubscribed for soccer practice on weekdays due to the commute problem for families traveling from West Menlo accross 101. Go there tomorrow - if it's not raining you will see it being used. We do have a field shortage - no one has refuted this assertion and the obvious fact has been studied and recorded by the Parks and Recreation Commission. It's convenient for the Anti-J folks to continuously float this canard.
a resident of Menlo Park: Downtown
on Nov 3, 2006 at 1:36 pm
With all due respect More Misinformation, isn't there enough misinformation out there already?
The anti-J folks do acknowledge the need for more fields, especially practice fields. Note that the challengers are all baseball or soccer coaches themselves. Kelly is currently being used for soccer games for five-year-olds for three hours on Saturday afternoon, but it's not used AT ALL for soccer practices.
New fields need to be centrally located on sites that are not environmentally vulnerable. It's interesting that you cite the Parks and Recreation report, which does name other sites. There are other possible sites in addition to those named in the report, but when you have a council that rolls over and gives away rezoning (and land) to developers rather than negotiating for field space, it's impossible to make the most of those possibilities. For example, why didn't this council negotiate for playing fields in conjunction with the new Sand Hill Road hotel? Palo Alto now has two fields on El Camino thanks to their council's negotiating skills with Stanford, but MP got zip.
a resident of Menlo Park: Downtown
on Nov 3, 2006 at 1:47 pm
OK, UndecidedVoter, let your education begin on Measure J. First from those leading the effort AGAINST it:
The Bayfront Park Coalition is spearheading the "No on Measure J" campaign. They argue against the measure by taking it at "face value," with a brief summary of their arguments being, as taken directly from their website:
--- Measure J asks you, the voter, to approve a BLANK CHECK to develop an athletic complex at Bayfront Park while Menlo Park is suffering a financial crisis.
--- Measure J will transform sensitive open space into a developed athletic complex.
--- Measure J is a "bad idea" (too expensive; no limits on spending and no funding plan; construction would unearth hazardous waste; environmentally irresponsible; will take years to complete; will preclude funding for other high-priority projects such as the Burgess gym renovation, etc.)
For more info, see
a resident of Menlo Park: Downtown
on Nov 3, 2006 at 1:49 pm
Now our view from:
There is an entirely different rationale for opposing Measure J that springs forth when you DON'T take the measure at face value and instead take into account the politics behind it, especially in terms of its source and backers – namely, the Winkler/Duboc/Boyle political slate. With that in mind, consider the following:
--- It is a totally unnecessary ballot measure – given its completely non-binding nature and lack of specifics, the same basic information on public opinion towards playing fields specifically at Bayfront Park could have been gained both cheaper and faster through the use of a simple telephone survey of city residents – but it wasn't under the council majority of Winkler/Duboc/Jellins.
--- The Winkler/Duboc/Boyle slate has made playing fields at Bayfront THE cornerstone of their campaign – a rather curious choice given that:
--- Winkler/Duboc/Jellins' FIRST CHOICE for Bayfront Park was having a DEVELOPER PUT A GOLF COURSE there, with some playing fields thrown in just to "sweeten the pot."
--- Winkler/Duboc/Boyle have been stressing budget cutting and fiscal responsibility, including moving city services to the private sector even if only very nominal savings can be achieved (for example, the mere $72,000 that city staff said would be potentially saved with privatizing the childcare program), yet they are SEEMINGLY more than willing to spend the $15-17 MILLION that it is currently estimated to cost to put playing fields at Bayfront Park ("seemingly" being the key word here – see below).
--- The measure is completely NON-BINDING, meaning that the city council is free to do anything it wants to no matter what the results of the vote are.
--- There is no independent "Yes on J" organization out there, with the measure being solely supported by Winkler/Duboc/Boyle, who have been funding and distributing mailers in support of the measure.
--- The Winkler/Duboc/Jellins council majority has been talking about Bayfront playing fields since before they were elected FOUR YEARS AGO - as reported in the Almanac back then, their campaign literature for the 2002 election included a major goal of "Including a mix of playfields and open space at Bayfront Park." What has happened in all that intervening time (other than the ill-conceived golfcourse proposal last year)? Not much, despite them being in the voting majority - but now they want you to give them ANOTHER four years to examine the issue?
So what to make of all the above? One very logical conclusion that can be made is that:
Measure J is merely a thinly-disguised political ploy by Winkler/Duboc/Boyle aimed at getting themselves elected AND
They have NO REAL INTENTION of ever putting in playing fields at Bayfront (unless it is tied into some other development project like the original Bayfront Golfcourse Proposal).
Think about it – Winkler/Duboc/Boyle come out "in favor of playing fields," while looking to have their opponents labeled as "anti-playing field" (a dirty, but effective, labeling ploy), thereby seeking to garner votes from anyone with kids or grandkids or anyone who plays sports (so basically just about everyone in town) – but after the election is over, they have a very "easy out" to not follow through on any of this, as the measure is completely non-binding AND the basic arguments against playfields specifically located at Bayfront (too expensive, tough/impossible to do technically, takes money from other projects like renovating the Burgess gym) remain just as valid and therefore can be cited by Winkler/Duboc/Boyle afterwards in killing the project ("well we would love to do this, but…").
Plus, there is a telling precedent for such "about-face" shenanigans from Winkler/Duboc: To get Measure T passed (the funding mechanism currently in place for various Park and Recreation projects, including the Burgess Park and Pool upgrades), Winkler/Duboc saw to it that a "new" childcare facility was thrown into the list of projects to be funded under Measure T when public opinion polling showed that such an addition would lead to passage of the measure. Ms. Duboc then recruited childcare parents to help pass the measure with the "carrot" of a new childcare facility thrown in front of them.
But no sooner had the votes been counted and Measure T passed, Winkler/Duboc did a lightening-quick about-face and – in a classic President Clinton hair-splitting moment – said "new" didn't really mean "new" but rather "refurbished" (and the city ended up with a reduced childcare program as the old police headquarters where the program is now located can't accommodate the same number of kids that the old facility could – but that's another story!).
So here's a warning to all of you involved in (or supporting) youth or adult sports leagues:
Think twice about Measure J and especially Winkler/Duboc/Boyle, who sure appear to be playing you like a fiddle (and many people in this city have unfortunately heard that bad tune before)!
And even if you DO vote for Measure J, don't automatically vote for Winkler/Duboc/Boyle as well – in fact, if you still DO want a significant amount of playing fields at Bayfront, you really SHOULDN'T vote for Winkler/Duboc/Boyle as all indications are that they'll never deliver on their "phantom promise."
But on the bright side, remember that there are viable alternatives out there for playing fields, including the "win-win" suggestion recently made by a resident that General Motors provide playing fields in return for allowing them to develop the "Tyco property" for an auto dealership complex.
a resident of Menlo Park: Downtown
on Nov 3, 2006 at 1:51 pm
But you don't have to believe us or the Park folks - here's The Almanac's editorial on Measure J:
The Almanac's Editorial Opposing Measure J:
Slippery slope on Measure J; vote no
October 18, 2006
Source: Web Link
Measure J asks Menlo Park voters if the city should investigate building playing fields at Bayfront Park, a 160-acre tract atop a capped landfill.
While this measure is not binding on the City Council, it would set in motion more study of the idea, which we think is foolhardy and should not be pursued. There are several good reasons:
-- Bayfront Park was designed and built in the 1970s for passive recreational uses. If its uneven landscape is developed as playing fields, the park would have to be leveled, temporarily exposing the garbage and leachate collection system. Even when leveled, fields built on a decaying landfill would continue to subside, presenting a serious maintenance problem, even if artificial turf were used.
-- At an estimated cost of up to $1 million an acre (an estimated total of $10 million to $17 million depending on how many fields are built), the high cost of fields may prevent other recreation programs from moving forward.
-- Bayfront Park, which is adjacent to the Bay and the Don Edwards Wildlife Refuge, should remain in passive open space. It offers sweeping views of the Bay and is home to many species of birds and other wildlife. Lighted playing fields, and all the associated impacts of multiple sports teams and spectators, would not be compatible with the current use.
If the city is sincere in its desire to add playing fields, and if a new council is willing to commit funds, why not partner with sports league officials to purchase playing time at private schools or other venues? In addition, the recent study by the Parks and Recreation Commission showed that more field space can be squeezed from sites already owned by the city.
It is a shame that the council majority continues to push for any type of development at Bayfront Park, raising false hopes that it is simply open space ready for development. (Remember the failed golf course proposal?) In reality, this is a former landfill that is decaying and subsiding every day. The sooner playing field proponents realize that this is a losing proposition, the sooner they will devote their considerable energy to finding other, viable solutions. We recommend a "no" vote on Measure J.
a resident of Menlo Park: Downtown
on Nov 3, 2006 at 1:54 pm
And finally, a guest opinion from someone actively involved in local kids sports leagues:
Almanac Guest Opinion Article Opposing Measure J
Guest opinion: Longtime coach will vote no on fields
by James R. Madison, Menlo Park Resident
Wednesday, October 4, 2006
Source: Web Link
No one in Menlo Park has agitated longer for more soccer fields than I, both as an AYSO coach and also as a CYSA coach. Field limitations have restricted play ever since I began coaching U-16s 30 years ago.
Residents may, therefore, wonder why I oppose Measure J for development of fields at Bayfront Park. Folks should know that my opposition is not based on preserving the park as parkland. As a soccer person, I would sacrifice 10 percent of the acreage in a heartbeat if I thought it was feasible to construct fields there.
My opposition is based instead on my training in civil engineering and my fiscal conservatism. The cost estimate of $17 million for Bayfront Park fields is fantasy, even in 2006 dollars. The cost by the time any fields were built is likely to be twice as much.
In current dollars, the proposed turf fields alone would cost about $500,000 per acre. Imagine the additional cost of excavating the existing cap and the necessary underlying refuse and disposing of it; redoing the methane collection system; installing a system to prevent leachate from reaching the Bay; obtaining earth for, laying down, compacting and grading a new cap adequate to support the proposed fields without subsidence; and constructing the appurtenant facilities.
Alternates are available, at least for soccer, for a minor fraction of the Bayfront cost.
Local AYSO and CYSA leaders both signed off on a design for renovating Burgess Park that included a full-size soccer field. Unfortunately, the city and its consultant (who, incidentally is also the city's current sports field consultant) deviated from the approved design by carving a segment out of the northeast corner for landscaping and a few parking spaces. This error could be corrected for $200,000 or less with the result we would have a full-size field at Burgess.
Similarly, all that Kelly Park needs to accommodate a full-sized field is some regrading, together with the elimination of 10 or fewer parking spaces and the removal of two picnic tables and three trees, another modest construction project.
Add on the cost of installing artificial turf, if you want, and even lights if they would be tolerated, and we are still talking far less than the cost of a single field at Bayfront.
Former City Council member Chuck Kinney proposed acquiring land at St. Patrick's for an emergency water reservoir and building a soccer field on top. Some of the cost would have been borne by reservoir funds, which would have resulted in minimizing the cost of a field.
If St. Raymond's, St. Joseph's and Sacred Heart were to see their way clear to give a little back to the community by sharing their fields, four or five more full-sized fields would be available.
What's more, while full-sized fields are needed for teenage and adult play, we should not lose sight of the pressing need for cut-down fields to accommodate the majority of our players, who are younger and play on teams of fewer than 11 each.
Spending a disproportionate share of our Measure T bond money on Bayfront Park would preclude the much-needed renovation of various school sites, such as Encinal, Hillview, Las Lomitas and La Entrada, on which our younger players depend. Renovation of Encinal might even yield another full-size field, and the Terminal Avenue site would also be suitable for fields for younger players, as would the former Hoover School that is currently leased out for the German School.
It is no answer to say that La Entrada is not part of the Menlo Park City School District and that Las Lomitas is not even within Menlo Park. Joint powers authorities could deal with that issue.
In short, my view is that we should remember our priorities and spend our limited funds prudently.
a resident of Menlo Park: Downtown
on Nov 3, 2006 at 1:56 pm
So you see, "Undecided", it's pretty clear when you look at it from the various angles and hear from various sources:
NO on Measure J!
a resident of Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park
on Nov 3, 2006 at 2:48 pm
The Parks and Recreation Commission report says 2 ADDITIONAL full size fields are required (Web Link). They then recomennded adding .25 + .25 to existing fields (Burgess & Kelly) and identified a site - Hamilton Ave. that is not available. Every time the No J side cites "negotiating with developers" and "central MP sites" they never identify spcifically where they wil get the land - there is NONE! I for one would like to see a specific reccomendation of a specific site that is acceptable to the No J faction where we can build 2 ADDITIONAL fields (and a cost analysis for aquiring and building fields on the sleceted site).
Now if Heyward Robiinson really wanted to do something for Menlo Park playing fields he would have already negotiated with Stanford to allow Menlo Park to use the "fields" that he helped to develop on Sand Hill Road. He could have done this in the last two years when he was on the Parks and Recreation Commission - no one was stopping him.
The bottom line is that the No J people really don't have a solution - expanding Burgess is not a soluttion, expanding Kelly is not a solution, there is no "playing field land" on Hamilton avenue -certainly not 17 acres.
The bottom line is the No on J faction has no plan at all to help expand playing fields.
a resident of Menlo Park: Downtown
on Nov 3, 2006 at 3:27 pm
Geez, More Misinformation, you do live up to your name! Mickie, is that you hiding under that nom de plume? Spellchecker broken again, eh?
a resident of Woodside: Emerald Hills
on Nov 3, 2006 at 6:37 pm
Just to answer the original question ...
Supposedly, costs associated with studying the idea are those costs to prepare the required California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") environmental impact report (EIR). I have not seen a staff estimate for those costs, but popularly quoted estimates are $250,000.
I have suggested elsewhere that because of nearby Federally-protected, sensitive habitats, the Federal equivalent, NEPA, the National Environmental Protection Act will also certain be triggered particularly because of night lighting. There will be NEPA costs, and NEPA forces its own timing on the approvals.
I would also suggest that "typical" EIR cost estimates given might be on the low side because of the unusual complexities of BayFront Park being a landfill and because no fewer than four government regulatory agencies would have legal standing as "responsible agencies" in granting or denying portions of all the discretionary approvals needed for the project.
In this case, hazard protections, and habitat protections are complex areas where those other responsible agencies have far more expertise and are likely to compel a rigorous set of compliances. Those agencies are also regional, state, or federal in nature and are not subject to local political influences.
The cost of compliances have not been figured into the $18M, and there is no guarantee that the lead agency, I believe "BCDC", the Bay Conservation and Development Commission, will change the terms of the existing permit and grant approvals for the active uses.
Menlo Park's local County Supervisor, Rich Gordon, suggested contacting BCDC to get some indication of whether the project would be considered a non-starter by that agency, but his advice was ignored.
Frankly, its a complex project location, so I think the approvals are likely to be quite costly, and worse, will take far longer than most think, and approvals might not be granted.
I would not be surprised if the environmental approvals themselves took longer than the term of the next council.
a resident of Menlo Park: The Willows
on Nov 7, 2006 at 12:23 am
If it were really necesary to have a vote of the people to know whether playing fields at Bayfront is OK to pursue, why didn't the slate put their misguided GOLF COURSE plus playing fields on wetlands at Bayfront proposal on the ballot first too?
The only difference is that the fields-only follow up to the golf course could be dovetailed in a futile attempt to prop up the re-election of the Slate whose dismal record - esp getting priorities wrong by spending staff and council time and money pursuing insane ideas like a golf course at Bayfront meant they needed some wedge issue to distract people with.
Too bad for them, the wedge they picked ALSO costs too much and won't be done in our kids' lifetimes even if it were affordable - which it isn't
Measure J is a a Rovian ruse.
Don't be fooled.
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