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Date of Stay: May, 2006
We stayed here for 5 months. The park is in an excellent location. Access to I-25 is only about 2 blocks away and there are two casinos just minutes away. The price we paid monthly did include electricity. The park was being upgraded by the new owner during our entire stay. The park does offer a view of the Sandia Mountains, has plenty of shade trees, a pool, a cafe, cabins, pancake breakfasts, play areas for children and dancing every Friday and Saturday. This is a FUN place to be and if a bit of noise made by people having a great time bothers you than you might want to consider another RV park. We found the sites to be very adequate for our needs with plenty of space for our car. This is a very clean park. The hardworking staff is incredibly friendly and very helpful. The day we were leaving we discovered that we had a flat tire. The owner and two other staff members spent 2 hours in the heat helping us put the spare on our RV so that we could get to a garage to have the tire replaced. The owner and staff are great, the location is great and I would have given this park a ten if the pool hours and laundry hours were extended. Both close too early. Having stayed in all of the parks in Albuquerque and surrounding areas, this is the best park overall. We will definitely be staying at this park again in the future.
Date of Stay: May, 2006
We tried to camp here in our 32 foot motorhome. Our intention was to stay for a month which explains the nightly rate we entered. We requested a site for a month and the receptionist stated that they had some sites open. However, we were asked the age of our motorhome and stated that it was a 1994 model. We were then told that the park would only accept recreational vehicles no older than 1996, regardless of the size of the vehicle. We have a lovely, well-maintained Motorhome that has drawn positive comments from other park owners. The receptionist was apologetic but stated that this was the owner's policy. We prefer our older motorhome over the newer ones and feel that the owner of this park is very discriminatory even though he is from another country. We are writing this review to warn other RV folks not to bother to even try to get a site here if you aren't driving something newer than a 1996 model.
Date of Stay: May, 2006
This is a terrific park. This family-owned park is very clean, attractive, has great laundry facilities (24/7) and a really nice gift shop. The owners and staff were very friendly and helpful. There are a lot of large shade trees, a pool, showers and propane is available on site. Some of the spaces had walls separating them with an attractive concrete patio area with built-in barbeque. The WI FI signal was not the best but a good constant signal could be picked up in the laundry room, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. We don't know about cable or telephone hook-ups as we don't use them. The park was not difficult to find as there is a sign on the main highway. This park was quiet, restful and quite attractive with the park located just at the base of the mountains. What was especially refreshing about this park is that they made no claims to be anything but what they actually were. We will definitely stay at this wonderful park again in the future.
Date of Stay: April, 2006
This campground is a wonderful place to stay! We ended up staying at this park for two months and thoroughly enjoyed the experience. The owners and all of the staff members were super friendly and very helpful. The sites were very nice and had lovely trees. We didn't expect much grass as the park is located in the desert. However, there are beautiful cacti, flowers and even a grape arbor. There are plenty of activities going on during the week including movies, breakfasts, campfire marshmallow roasts, a very nice gift store, an indoor swimming pool, a children's playground and much more! The owners kept the grounds and all of the facilities very clean. Many new improvements were added to the park during our stay. The park is very convenient to the City of Carlsbad and the area attractions. This park is very quiet and we would definitely stay there again!


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The main article for this category is Variational analysis.
See also: Optimization theory, Calculus of variations, Convex analysis, and Set-valued analysis
Following the book Variational Analysis by Rockafellar and Wets, the term "variational analysis" denotes an extension of the classic calculus of variations and convex analysis to more general problems of optimization theory, including topics in set-valued analysis, e.g. generalized derivatives.[1] In the Mathematics Subject Classification scheme (MSC2010), the field of "Set-valued and variational analysis" is coded by "49J53".[2]
- ^ R. Tyrrell Rockafellar, Roger J-B Wets, Variational Analysis, Springer-Verlag, 2005, ISBN 3540627723, ISBN 978-3540627722
- ^ "49J53 Set-valued and variational analysis". 5 July 2010.
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Take a look at the definitions for the word rely at http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/rely. Do those definitions describe your DVD burner(s)? Up until recently it certainly did for my external Sony DRX-710UL. However, my trusty friend has let me down a couple of times over the past month or so, and when I turned to the laptop DVD burner, you guessed it, I got burned.
Burning CD's and DVD's for entertainment is one thing but burning them for work is a whole different ball game. I've been doing build up, tear down work as I discover the feasibility of two screencast series I'm putting together. The first will be on System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2007 (SCVMM) followed by Windows Server Virtualization (WSv). Stay tuned for some important announcements on both of those products this week.
For those of you that do a lot of testing, I don't have to tell you how much work it is to create stuff, capture it with Ghost or Imagex, then verify your captures worked so you can move forward to the next phase without fear. When captures work, rolling back and starting over is easy. When captures don't work, it adds a lot of unnecessary time to a project. If you are like me, you can't afford to give up time for stuff that SHOULD be working.
What am I whining about?
Well obviously some DVD's I created over the past couple of days were coasters. The problem is that they weren't obvious coasters right away. For instance, a Ghost restore keep telling me the ghost image I had created was invalid. It was partially right. It was valid on the hard drive it was created on, just not the bootable DVD I created afterwards. If that wasn't bad enough, I used another DVD burner and the DVD was bad there. I finally figured out after doing a restore directly from the hard drive the image was stored on, that the image was in fact GOOD !!! Oh, I was soooo mad.
A similar problem occurred with the SCVMM installation DVD I burned. The install was failing when using the burned DVD. After reviewing the log, I spotted a CRC error on the copy of an install file. Sure enough, the install image worked fine from the hard drive, just not the DVD's the wretched drives were creating.
I have three variables in the bad DVD picture. The DVD burners (two of them), Windows Vista, and an old copy of Roxio Creator Classic. I am actually most suspicious of Roxio since it is acting badly anyway. It's probably time to buy the latest version of it or Nero. Any suggestions on Windows Vista compatible DVD burning tools? Must be able to burn from .iso and also create bootable DVDs. What's the most popular tool on the Mac or Linux?
[UPDATE] Well, this is getting interesting. I have confirmed it isn't the media, or the the DVD burners. I spotted Roxio on sale at BestBuy for $49 so I bought a copy. Roxio 9.1 failed on Windows Vista even though it has the certified for Windows Vista logo. I know, Roxio 10 will probably come out in a few weeks.
So I started being a little more rigorous in sandboxing this problem. I attached the external Sony DRX-710UL to my MCE 2005 machine and it burned the bootable disk without issue. I then uninstalled Roxio 7.5 on the MCE 2005 machine and installed Roxio 9.1. Success again. So everything works fine on Windows XP Media Center Ed 2005. Roxio 7.0, 7.5 and 9.1 does not work on Windows Vista. Time to see if I can get my money back or a store credit… Should have gone with Nero as suggested…
Just to provide some clarity, I have tested using three machines, three DVD burners, two different types of media, and two operating systems. Run the test matrix through your calculator. I did my due diligence.


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GREENACRES, Wash. - Spokane County Sheriff Ozzie Knezovich is defending the actions of one of his deputies who shot and killed a dog in Spokane Valley after the dog attacked him Wednesday evening.
Knezovich said Deputy Ryan Smith was trying to do the dog's owner a favor. Bradley Beck had dropped his cowboy hat and keys earlier in the week while walking through the neighborhood intoxicated, so Smith was returning those items Wednesday to his home.
When Smith went to his house and walked into Beck's yard he was confronted by Beck's dog Cash, who bit the deputy. The deputy tried to use a collapsible baton to fend off the dog, but after being knocked to the ground he fired his service weapon at the dog, killing Cash.
"I came after work and saw all the police officers here and pulled off the side of the road to see what was going on and I found out that my dog had been shot," Beck said.
Earlier this week someone spotted Beck stumbling around his neighborhood, near the intersection of Henry and Sprague in Greenacres, and called the sheriff's office.
"They locate the individual, he's highly intoxicated, deputies give him a ride home, courtesy ride home, at that point he goes into the house, that call's over," Knezovich said.
But the next day a neighbor finds Beck's keys and cowboy hat and takes those items to the Valley Precinct. Deputy smith, who was working the front desk, tried to call Beck on the phone.
"The deputy tries to get a hold of Mr. Beck, can't get a hold of him by phone, figures I'll just run this out to him to save them a trip to police evidence," Knezovich said.
Which is how Smith ended up in Beck's front yard.
Before that, however, he used his siren to get the homeowner's attention and failing in doing that Smith walked past several signs warning visitors to beware of dog. He then sees Cash is being restrained by an underground electric fence marked with a white line.
"He figures as long as he stays on the right side of the line, he'll be fine. He'll be able to drop the property off and leave," Knezovich said.
That's when Cash lunged at Smith, who tried to fend him off with a collapsible baton. A bite to the leg brings the deputy to the ground and a second bite leaves a pair of puncture wounds in Smith's bicep.
"Fortunately it wasn't his throat or face area; deputy had no choice but to pull his service revolver to get the dog off of him," Knezovich said.
Investigators say Smith fired three times.
Beck said by disregarding the warning signs the deputy created the situation where deadly force was necessary.
"It's posted plenty to show there are dogs on the property, they probably heard the dogs barking and that should be the first clue not to come down the driveway," Beck said.
The sheriff says his deputies see a large number of 'Beware of dog' signs but that can't stop them from doing their duties. Knezovich does not foresee disciplining Smith but plans a refresher course from SCRAPS on what to do and not do around dogs.
Knezovich added he's very sorry for Cash and his owner, who said he's lost the equivalent of a child, but he's also sorry for Deputy Smith, who's suffered some painful wounds and has to live with the fact that he killed someone's pet.


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Man of Many MoodsOctober 24th, 2016 | By: Greg | 5 Comments
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Sunday October 23rd was a fun day on Mansfield in Northern Vermont. It started off with 11+ inches of snow atop the summit, and many a man and woman merrily made marks. Pow Turns was there! Grrrrr! As the day wore on, and legs became tired, it was time to stop thinking ... ...Read more
The Hidden Woman of HéraðsvötnMarch 7th, 2016 | By: The F.I.S. | 1 Comment
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A farmer named Halldór and his wife Helga had two sons: Sigurd who was 7, and þordúrr who was 6. Just south of their farm there was a gravel hillock that fell into the Héraðsvötn river. At one point along the hillock there was a sheer drop. The two boys ... ...Read more
We're With The BandJanuary 7th, 2016 | By: Greg | 9 Comments
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I don't have to tell you animals that the most epic shows are wherever The Band sets up. Want to catch a killer show? Hit the road, and follow The Band. Sometimes The Band throws down a show at a smaller venue for the groupies out in the American heartland. ... ...Read more
VTah Part IX: The Goodest Snow on Earth!February 20th, 2015 | By: Greg | 9 Comments
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This blog has always frowned at the superlative degree of comparison. It's not because we are party-poopers or Debby-downers. It's because we love skiing on the East Coast, and we firmly believe that when a noisy authority resorts to phrases like "all-time" or "best ever" or "as good as it ... ...Read more
Mark it "FD"February 11th, 2015 | By: Peter | 3 Comments
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Recently, while out tromping around the neighborhood I noticed a new land-slide on this mountain with a Vermont State Quarter on it. I think this is the slide's first Winter. And that got me thinking about really important questions, like: - At what elevation do deer turn into elk? - Why did the ... ...Read more


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At once, most of wolf patrol shot out the door, leaving the others to keep up with us. The cold air hit my face as I launched out into the night; I saw Regan and Jazz sprinting towards the tennis courts where they would probably climb the iron fencing and perch there. Sam had gone before I could see where he went so that left me on my own. Swerving left, I dashed round the hall towards a bank of trees that marked the edge of the woods which stood at the end the Casa Lobo's garden.
I jumped into the highest tree, an old willow that draped its branches onto the hall's roof. There is where I waited. In the dim light from the nearby streetlights, I could make out the silhouettes of Stuart and Jazz on the other side of the field from me, perching on the iron fencing. I couldn't see Sam, but I knew he was hidden in a bush near to the tennis court. He could be as invisible and quiet as the wind when he wanted to so he would have no trouble hiding anywhere.
Suddenly, I heard shouting and cheers as the hunters were released. I saw Oli bound from one end of the field to the other two times quicker than the others and he promptly caught Sam.
My jaw hung open and I muttered to myself, "Wow, he's amazing!"
Some Cobra hunters walked beneath my tree and tried to look for more hiders. An oddly sweet scent wafted from bellow me and I held my nose. My enhanced sense of smell could easily pick up this abnormal stench and it was disgusting.
They started to yell which told me some unlucky kid had hidden behind the trunk of a small oak tree that stood next to my willow. A procession appeared bellow me carrying a squirming Bulldog boy whose name I couldn't remember. I chuckled to myself and climbed silently down the tree.
By the time I reached the ground, the Cobras had taken their captive back to the scout hall and the immediate area around me was silent and unmoving. I could still smell that offensive smell. I was readying myself to tear round to the hall to the "home" area when a hand grabbed my arm.


text: Howard Wilkinson Trump Tells Veterans He Will Fix Troubled VA Medical System By Howard Wilkinson • Sep 1, 2016 Tana Weingartner / WVXU Listen Listening... / 1:01 Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump stood before several thousand American Legion members at Duke Energy Convention Center Thursday morning and promised that he, as president, would reform the VA medical system. As The Presidential Debates Near, It's Time To Talk With The Political Junkie, Ken Rudin By Mark Heyne • Sep 1, 2016 WVXU/Pete Rightmire Listen Listening... / 50:39 The first of three presidential candidate debates is just more than three weeks away. Clinton: Trump Insults Our Allies And Our Military By Howard Wilkinson & Ann Thompson • Aug 31, 2016 Ann Thompson / WVXU Listen Listening... / 0:34 Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, in a room full of thousands of men and women who have served in the nation's military, said her opponent wants to destroy the alliances "that generations of Americans in uniform have fought and died to create those bonds." Howard Wilkinson's Monday Chat: Don't Hold Your Breath Waiting for Kasich To Endorse Trump By Howard Wilkinson • Aug 29, 2016 WVXU-FM WVXU politics reporter Howard Wilkinson talked with News Director Maryanne Zeleznik Monday morning about Ohio Gov. John Kasich's absolute refusal to endorse Donald Trump; and how Kasich may be looking to be there to pick up the pieces and put the party back together again if the GOP is shattered in a Trump loss. What's Kasich Up To? Dreaming Of Another Run For The White House? By Howard Wilkinson • Aug 28, 2016 As much as he would have liked it to be, Ohio Gov. John Kasich's name will not be on the presidential ballot this year. The name of Donald Trump, of course, will be on that ballot – a name that John Kasich is loath to even speak out loud, much less endorse. The governor of the Buckeye State is left to wonder what might have been. Elections Board Rejects Norwood Ballot Issue To Decriminalize Pot By Howard Wilkinson • Aug 22, 2016 Wikimedia Commons The Hamilton County Board of Elections Monday unanimously rejected a Norwood ballot issue which would decriminalize marijuana in the city. Attorney Brice Keller, who represents Sensible Norwood, the group which circulated petitions for the ballot issue, said he is likely to ask the Ohio Supreme Court to review the elections board's decision. Keller said Monday afternoon he is likely to file something with the Ohio Supreme Court this week to get an expedited hearing on the matter. Howard Wilkinson's Monday Chat: Kasich and Portman Pals, But Don't Mention Trump By Howard Wilkinson • Aug 22, 2016 WVXU-FM WVXU politics reporter Howard Wilkinson talked with News Director Maryanne Zeleznik Monday morning about the U.S. Senate race in Ohio; and how Ohio Gov. John Kasich is campaigning with Portman, who is locked in a tough re-election race with former governor Ted Strickland. There's one thing that Kasich and Portman don't mention publicly though - presidential candidate Donald Trump. Kasich absolutely refuses to endorse the GOP nominee, while Portman has endorsed him - although he has kept his distance from him so far. Both Strickland And Portman Have Burdens To Bear In Ohio Senate Race By Howard Wilkinson • Aug 21, 2016 "Odd" is a word that describes many things about the 2016 election cycle, beginning with the presidential race and working its way down to the bottom of the political food chain. It's certainly a good word to describe recent events in Ohio's U.S. Senate race, where incumbent Republican Rob Portman is trying to win re-election over former Democratic governor Ted Strickland. Our Weekly In-Depth Look At The Top Local Stories By Mark Heyne • Aug 19, 2016 WVXU/Michael E. Keating Listen Listening... / 50:13 Each Friday on Cincinnati Edition we present an in-depth look at the developments behind the headlines. Trump, Clinton To Address American Legion Convention Here By Howard Wilkinson • Aug 17, 2016 Tana Weingartner / WVXU Presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump will speak on back-to-back days at the American Legion's national convention, which begins in Cincinnati later this month. The convention is being held at the Duke Energy Convention Center Aug. 26 through Sept. 1. Clinton, the Democratic nominee, is expected to address the veterans' organization on Wednesday, Aug. 31, while the Republican candidate, Trump, will make his speech to the group Thursday, Sept. 1. About 9,000 veterans, family members and guests are expected to attend the convention. Elections Board Will Act Monday On Norwood Ballot Issue To Decriminalize Marijuana By Howard Wilkinson • Aug 16, 2016 Wikimedia Commons A group that wants Norwood voters to decriminalize marijuana will have to argue its case Monday before the Hamilton County Board of Elections. 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Poll: Portman Holds Substantial Lead Over Strickland In Ohio's Senate Race By Howard Wilkinson • Aug 11, 2016 Incumbent Republican Rob Portman's has a substantial lead over Democratic challenger Ted Strickland in Ohio's U.S. Senate race, a Quinnipiac University Poll released Thursday morning said. According to the poll, Portman leads Strickland, the former governor, by nine percentage points – 49 percent to 40 percent. Yvette Simpson Launches 2017 Mayoral Campaign To Unseat Cranley By Howard Wilkinson • Aug 10, 2016 Howard Wilkinson After months of speculation, Cincinnati Council Member Yvette Simpson announced Wednesday morning that she will take on incumbent John Cranley in next year's mayor's race. Pages« first ‹ previous … 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 … next › last »


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BY ROB GREENSTEIN Most people make a beeline to their coffee maker after waking. However, what if it was possible to significantly improve your health with a one-minute morning ritual that could be performed while your coffee is brewing? The only caveat is that this ritual may cause you to make some funny, puckered-up faces. […]Continue Reading... Comments Off on (Article) Why You Should Start Every Morning With Apple Cider Vinegar
There may be no marker of modern civilization quite like the shoe: not only does it make clopping around our cemented world significantly more tolerable (and less dangerous), but it also serves as an indicator of our sensibilities, our profession, our sense of style. You can tell a lot by the shoes people wear from […]Continue Reading... Comments Off on (Article) You Absolutely Need to Stop Wearing Shoes in Your House
For all of us, eating healthy is a journey shaped by many factors, including our stage of life, situations, preferences, access to food, culture, traditions, and the personal decisions we make over time. It's important to remember that all food and beverage choices count. The ChooseMyPlate.gov website offers ideas and tips to help you improve […]Continue Reading... Comments Off on Healthy Eating Resources
Designed for older adults, this Go4Life playlist includes flexibility exercises that can be done at home, at work, at the gym—almost anywhere. Trainer Sandy Magrath demonstrates the exercises and provide tips to motivate viewers, especially older adults, to be more physically active. These videos are designed to go alone with the guide, Exercise & Physical […]Continue Reading... Comments Off on (VIDEO) Go4Life Exercises from the National Institute On Aging
By Kerrie Smyres for Migraine.com 1. "Migraine" is not synonymous with "bad headache." If a person has a bad headache, they do not automatically have a migraine. Migraine is a neurological disorder that 12% of Americans1 have and research increasingly shows that it is genetic. When someone "has a migraine," they are experiencing an attack […]Continue Reading... Comments Off on (Article) Migraines: 8 Things Everyone Needs to Know
What you need to know about Zika virus By – John Ross, MD, FIDSA, Contributing Editor for Harvard Health Publications Until recently, Zika was an obscure virus, confined to equatorial Africa and Asia, and known only to specialists in tropical medicine. It was discovered in 1947, when scientists studying yellow fever in the Zika Forest […]Continue Reading... Comments Off on (Article) What you need to know about Zika virus
This is a great video that shows how and why we feel pain and how two of the most basic pain relievers work. "Some people take aspirin or ibuprofen to treat everyday aches and pains, but how exactly do the different classes of pain relievers work? Learn about the basic physiology of how humans experience […]Continue Reading... Comments Off on (VIDEOS) How Do Pain Relievers Work?
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We know that the next couple of weeks are going to be very busy for you. You may feel pinched for time, and tempted to skip your workouts. Or maybe you're thinking about starting a workout after the holidays, when you have more time. Either way, we've found this great back workout video that you […]Continue Reading... Comments Off on (VIDEO) Quick Back Workout
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PORT CHESTER, N.Y. -- Here are some of the stories that topped the news in Port Chester this week:
- Studying marketing and business at Pace University isn't enough for Rye Brook's Kevin Barrett, who at the age of 20 has already launched his own clothing line .
- A horse was loose on I-684, which led to several videos of the incident posted to YouTube .
- Marissa Brett has been named president of the Westchester County Association, effective June 1 .
- Mae Ann Rigillo, a resident of Port Chester, died May 26. She was 62 .


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It was one of those uplifting, fresh breezy spring days, when the hair whips around your face, but each breath you inhale feels like an appreciated bucket of ice water, invigorating in that way you simply needed.
The carefully manicured greens of the old University held groups of stereotypical college types, languidly lying under the old oak trees. Isabelle Mendes strolled down the cobbled pathways, heading towards the old stone arch leading to the bustling city beyond. The arch was a cold, formal entrance to the prestigious University, practically holding student notices and old photographs containing masses of cheerful youths, who had donned caps and gowns for their long awaited day.
Isabelle was happily oblivious to the world around her that spring lunchtime; her long wavy brown hair was pinned to the side, but the rich dark strands were in an artful frame around her face thanks to the windy day.
On her mind was her best friend, James, who had last night kissed her softly on the lips and whispered to her that all he wanted was to be able to call himself her boyfriend. She shivered with delight at the thought.
So it was understandable, that she didn't notice the movement in the shadows in one of the little stone rooms, and it was very understandable, that she would jump, when a hunching woman, with frizzed grey hair trailing down her curved back, grabbed her fore arm violently. Isabelle looked down to the woman in alarm; her heart racing in panic. The woman's steely grey eyes penetrated hers, and Isabelle later wondered had she imagined the old woman pulling her closer with unreckoned strength, and whispering hoarsely in her ear:
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Situated by the sea, this hotel is within 9 mi (15 km) of Island of Love, Kresimir Cosic Hall, and Land Gate. Cathedral of St. Anastasia and National Museum Zadar are also within 9 mi (15 km).
Along with a marina, this hotel has a coffee shop/café and a 24-hour front desk. WiFi in public areas is free. Other amenities include express check-in, express check-out, and tour/ticket assistance.
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All 6 rooms provide conveniences like refrigerators and coffee makers, plus free WiFi and balconies. Other amenities available to guests include pillowtop beds, TVs, and room service.
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Hotel Amenities
The hotel offers a coffee shop/café. Public areas are equipped with complimentary wireless Internet access. Villa Vilma features a marina. For a surcharge, the property provides a roundtrip airport shuttle (available 24 hours) and an area shuttle. This Sukosan hotel also offers a terrace, tour/ticket assistance, and barbecue grills.
- Area shuttle (surcharge)
- Free WiFi
- 24-hour front desk
- Airport transportation (surcharge)
- Total number of rooms - 6
- Number of floors - 2
- Barbecue grill(s)
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Coffee shop or café
- Express check-in
- Express check-out
- Tours/ticket assistance
- Marina on site
- Multilingual staff
- Terrace
- Number of buildings/towers - 1
Family Friendly Amenities
- Family Hotel
- Free Wi-Fi
- Refrigerator
- Cribs/infant beds (complimentary)
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Room Amenities
- Balcony
- Air conditioning
- In-room climate control (air conditioning)
- Refrigerator
- Coffee/tea maker
- Daily housekeeping
- Private bathroom
- Shower only
- Hair dryer (on request)
- Iron/ironing board (on request)
- Desk
- Television
- Free WiFi
- Room service (limited hours)
- Pillowtop mattress
- Free cribs/infant beds
- Rollaway/extra beds (surcharge)
Where to Eat
Room service (during limited hours) is available.
Continental breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 7:30 AM and 11:00 AM.
Hotel Policies
Check-in time starts at 2:00 PM
Check-in time ends at 2:00 AM
Minimum check-in age is 16
Special check-in instructions:
Check-out time is 11:00 AM
Children and extra beds
- Children are welcome.
- Kids stay free! One child 2 years old or younger stays free when using existing bedding.
- Rollaway/extra beds are available for EUR 20 per day.
- Free cribs (infant beds)!
- Pets not allowed
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
Cash Deposit Required
This property accepts only cash for any payments made on the premises. For more details, please contact the office using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
- A tax is imposed by the city: EUR 1.00 per person, per night for adults; EUR 0.50 per night for guests aged 12-18 years old. This tax does not apply to children under 12 years of age.
Optional extras
- Breakfast fee: between EUR 5 and EUR 10 for adults, EUR 0 and EUR 5 for children (approximately)
- Airport shuttle fee: EUR 15 per vehicle
- Rollaway bed fee: EUR 20 per day
Hotel Name
- Apartmani Vilma
- Apartmani Vilma Hotel
- Apartmani Vilma Hotel Sukosan
- Apartmani Vilma Sukosan
- Villa Vilma Hotel Sukosan
- Villa Vilma Hotel
- Villa Vilma Sukosan
- Villa Vilma
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Water in rear Diff - worn ball joints MY11
Took the jeep for a bit of a swim @3 months ago. Just had it in for a service and was told that there was quite a lot of water in the rear diff which likely came in through breather.
Is this a common problem and is it worth considering installing some breather hoses to a higher location.
I've probably done @5000k's since water entry. Is there anything I need to be concerned about now that the diff oil has been flushed and changed.
Also was told that there was quite a bit of wear in the ball joints and bushes in front diff, which need replacing. Jeep has done 38,000ks. 3" Lift kit kit went in @ 3months ago and 33"tyre @1 month ago. Is this normal that balljoints etc need replacing @ this time.
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Thanks MrSig,
What are the chances that I've done any damage given that I did @5000K with water in the diff.
I would feel safer pulling the carrier out and checking the bearing races for etching from the water being in there that long. Then I would flush it out good with brake parts cleaner just to be safe. It's not that big a job.
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My ball joints started to go at 40k
The bottoms were the worst. Factory Jk joints use a plastic sleeve the ball moves in. Wears out over time.
Aftermarket like my synergy are metal metal and are greasable.
Also, Factory ball joints are Junque!! Do like Ken--- replace with Synergy ball joints--- definitely worth the cost. You won't be sorry you did any of these things.
Thanks for the advice.
Will be getting the ball joints replaced with synergy and get other lubes flushed
Installing the breather hoses is another thing on the increasing "to do" list
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Hey Ken-
How often are you lubing the ball joints, control arms, stuff like that? For my own education here...
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:D and i'm in the market for the ball joints myself... seems like 30K is about the cut off before they go in the tank...
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Stock JK ball joints are garbage. My Tj had 160k when I traded it in. Never touched the balljoints.
You should also consider using marine grease if you like to play in water. "Normal" grease can almost wash completely away with water, marine grade is much more resistant to that.
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Get an overview of this hotelFamily-friendly Orosei hotel in Gulf of Orosei with free breakfast
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This family-friendly Orosei hotel is located near the beach, within 3 mi (5 km) of Museo Comunale, Marina di Orosei Beach and Su Petrosu Beach. Sa Pedra Istampada and Ethnographic Museum Sa Domo de Marras are also within 6 mi (10 km).
Hotel Features
Along with a restaurant, this hotel has a bar/lounge and a snack bar/deli. Free buffet breakfast, free WiFi in public areas, and free self parking are also provided. Additionally, a computer station, a library, and express check-in are onsite.
Room Amenities
All 22 rooms offer free WiFi, room service, and TVs with satellite channels. Other amenities available to guests include hair dryers, showers, and free toiletries.Information missing or incorrect? Tell us!Opens in a new window
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Hotel Amenities
The hotel offers a restaurant and a snack bar/deli. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. Guests can enjoy a complimentary breakfast. A computer station is located on site and high-speed wireless Internet access is complimentary.
This family-friendly hotel also offers a library, a terrace, and tour/ticket assistance. For a surcharge, a roundtrip airport shuttle (available on request) is offered to guests. Onsite self parking is complimentary.
- Babysitting or childcare (surcharge)
- Airport transportation (surcharge)
- Total number of rooms - 22
- Number of floors - 2
- Free newspapers in lobby
- Free breakfast
- Express check-in
- Express check-out
- Front desk (limited hours)
- Computer station
- Tours/ticket assistance
- Free WiFi
- Bar/lounge
- Gift shops or newsstand
- Library
- Garden
- Terrace
- Luggage storage
- Restaurant
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Year Built 1992
- Snack bar/deli
- Free self parking
- Number of buildings/towers - 1
- Television in common areas
- Multilingual staff
Family Friendly Amenities
- Family Hotel
- Free Wi-Fi
- Rollaway/extra beds available
- Snack bar/deli
- Babysitting or childcare (surcharge)
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Free self parking
Room Amenities
- Air conditioning
- Private bathroom
- Free toiletries
- Hair dryer
- Shower only
- Satellite TV service
- Television
- Rollaway/extra beds available
- Free WiFi
- In-room climate control (air conditioning)
- Room service (limited hours)
- Connecting/adjoining rooms available
- Cribs/infant beds (surcharge)
Where to Eat
Room service (during limited hours) is available.
Onsite venue - This restaurant specializes in local cuisine and serves dinner only. Guests can order drinks at the bar and enjoy alfresco dining (weather permitting). A children's menu is available.
Guests are offered a complimentary buffet breakfast.
Nearby Things to Do
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
- Kayaking nearby
- Scuba diving on site
- Bicycle rentals nearby
- Hiking/biking trails nearby
If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please note them at check-out when you book your room.
- In-room accessibility
Hotel Policies
Check-in time starts at 2:30 PM
Check-in time ends at 11 PM
Special check-in instructions:
Check-out time is 10 AM
Payment types
Children and extra beds
- Children are welcome.
- Rollaway/extra beds are available.
- Cribs (infant beds) are available for EUR 15.00 per night.
- Pets not allowed
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
No elevators
Optional extras
- Airport shuttle fee: EUR 120 per person (roundtrip)
- Crib (infant bed) fee: EUR 15.00 per night
Hotel Name
- Hotel Sortale
- Hotel Sortale Orosei
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- Hotel Sortale Orosei, Sardinia
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All guests, including children, must be present at check-in and show their government-issued photo ID card or passport. Cash transactions at this property cannot exceed EUR 2999.99, due to national regulations. For further details, please contact the property using information in the booking confirmation. Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms. The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation.


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Carbon-based nanoparticles are used in drug delivery, consumer products and electronic manufacture. Since a major route of exposure is by inhalation, it was important to evaluate pulmonary effects. We have observed rapid tissue eosinophilia following intratracheal (i.t) carbon nanotube (CNT) animal dosage. This study investigates mechanisms of that phenomenon. It is known that cell injury releases damage associated molecular pathway molecules, one of which includes the high mobility group box protein 1, (HMGB1), which activates the innate immune system. We hypothesized that HMGB1, released from CNT-damaged cells, leads to the observed tissue inflammation.
Following IACUC approval, Sprague Dawley rats received 50αL lung surfactant containing 500αg CNT intratracheal. At necropsy (30 minutes, 3 hours, 24 hours, 1 week, and 2 weeks) pleural fluid, bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) and sera were collected for cell counts, and HMGB1 ELISA. Lungs were fixed and immunostained with anti-HMGB1. Data were analyzed by ANOVA and post-tests.
HMGB1 was elevated in BAL (106.2 ng/mg protein at 30 min, 43.5 at 3hr to 214.7 at 2weeks) after i.t. nanoparticles (p=0.02, 3hr and p=0.048, 24hr vs control and 2 week counts. Eosinophils and in tissue and pleural fluid were elevated early (0.5hr –3days) and significantly over controls. Macrophages in tissue followed the HMGB1 pattern.
Nanoparticles produce a sterile alarm response in rat lung reflected by immediate eosinophilia, HMGB1 and receptor release and activation that continues over 2 weeks following a single 500 microgram, 50 microliter i.t. dose. Cellular necrosis is also seen.
Based on the pulmonary effects of nanoparticles and the potential for greater exposure with their increasing use, the present topic is of interest to all of pulmonary medicine. The observed alarm response may be the first sign of unsuspected pulmonary cellular sequela.
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Even at a time when most old people have taken a hit to their retirement income, far more older women than older men are living on the edge of survival. A case before the Supreme Court would have helped a few women to slightly narrow the substantial gap between women and men's retirement earnings. But the Court, in a 7-2 vote on Monday, decided to let the disparity stand.
Until 1978, it was legal for employers to discriminate on the basis of preganancy. So women who took pregnancy leaves were in some cases given less credit toward their pensions than people who took leaves for other medical conditions. In the case before the Supreme Court, a group of women who formerly worked for AT&T were suing to have maternity leaves taken before passage of the 1978 Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA) calculated fully into retirement benefits. While a lower court ruled in their favor, the majority on the Supreme Court decided that the law was not meant to be applied retroactively.
But since the pensions in question are being calculated now, long after passage of the PDA, dissenting Justices Ginsberg and Breyer argued that the discrimination is, effectively, taking place now as well. Ginsberg wrote in her dissent that "attitudes about pregnancy and childbirth …have sustained pervasive, often law-sanctioned, restrictions on a woman's place among paid workers and active citizens." The women workers, she said:
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Steve AquinoMay 19, 2009 2:52 PM
President Obama really is a nice guy. When he announced Tuesday that federal and state governments and environmental groups had come to a "historic agreement" with the auto industry to increase average fuel economy to 35.5 MPG by 2016, he granted the automakers a huge PR favor: The industry has been fighting these rules for years; they only capitulated now because they had a gun to their heads.
"The new administration was in a position to say [to the auto companies] 'you have to accept this,'" Dan Becker of the Safe Climate Campaign told me. "They realized that and they caved. This is auto mechanics, not rocket science, and they can do that."
Even as the news leaked that Obama would announce tougher fuel efficiency standards, the auto industry was still embroiled in lawsuits, most notably with the State of California, over states' efforts to cut greenhouse gasses. But these days, Detroit doesn't have the same political sway in Washington that it used to, even compared to just a few years ago, when the Bush administration denied California's attempt to implement its strict MPG rules.
Obama's new rules effectively end that litigation, and are a "huge stick in the eye to polluters, who "did everything they could to stop this from happening," says Greenpeace's Kert Davies. The auto industry had argued that individual states like California do not have the power to govern fuel economy, but Obama mooted that argument by directing the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Transportation to write regulations, which they will have the power to enforce.
Becker told me the rules themselves don't go far enough, but are "a good first step" and leave an opportunity for improvement in 2017, when they are set to expire. (Becker also says he expects officials in California to take the lead on drafting post-2016 standards and release their plan within a year.) By then, the White House says we will have saved 900 million metric tons of carbon dioxide from entering the atmosphere—the equivalent of "taking 177 million cars off the road."
Davies says hasn't yet run any calculations accounting for the new 35.5 MPG standard, but he told me he thinks "we're still behind the curve" in comparison to other nations when it comes to curbing tailpipe emissions: "Even China has better fuel economy targets than we do."
Jen QuraishiMay 19, 2009 2:07 PM
A new GAO report shows that the Judge Rotenberg Center in Massachusetts isn't the only place where developmentally disabled and emotionally troubled kids have been physically punished and restrained. The report, which came out today, details cases at public and private schools across the nation where children as young as five have been sat on, lashed to chairs, isolated for hours, starved, and humiliated as punishment for actions like "slouching and hand waving." In dozens of cases, these punitive measures resulted in students' deaths.
Though much of the report details specific cases of abuse, there is also some revealing analysis. For example, the GAO found "no federal laws restricting the use of seclusion and restraints in public and private schools and widely divergent laws at the state level." In addition to the lack of legal guidance, teachers and aides are often insufficiently trained in how to apply restraints to children. Many of the student deaths occurred because staff were sitting on them, restraining them face-down, or putting them in a "stranglehold" and didn't notice when the child became unresponsive or ignored children's pleas that they couldn't breathe.
While the government obviously cannot monitor every use of child restraint, the GAO found that it could, at least, gather information. "GAO could not find a single Web site, federal agency, or other entity that collects information on the use of these methods or the extent of their alleged abuse," the report said.
The private Judge Rotenberg Center, which we investigated in 2007, may be the only school that uses electric shocks to discipline children. But sadly, as this new report graphically illustrates, it's far from being alone in using severe physical punishment on its special needs students.
Rachel MorrisMay 19, 2009 1:28 PM
Wasteful spending at the Pentagon is one of the most overanalyzed problems in Washington. The past thirty years have seen dozens of special taskforces and blue-ribbon commissions and congressional panels devoted to eliminating fraud and budget blowouts, and yet nothing ever seems to change. If Obama wants to prevent his own attempt at Pentagon reform from being relegated to the historical dumpster, he should be nervous about the acquisition legislation moving through Congress right now.
Both the House and Senate have passed acquisition reform bills unanimously, already an ominous sign. The bills contain some sensible ideas, such as ensuring that technology is fully developed before it's put into production, and requiring independent cost estimates for weapons systems. But like so many previous "reforms," these changes will only make a difference if the Pentagon and Congress opt to enforce them. Some of the more promising measures in the Senate bill—including the independent cost assessments—have already been watered down.
David CornMay 19, 2009 12:15 PM
I recently pegged Newt Gingrich as the lead ideas-man in the GOP. And on Tuesday, House minority whip leader Eric Cantor announced that Gingrich was joining his National Council for a New America. Cantor set up the NCNA so congressional Republicans can "listen" to the American people, cook up fresh notions for the GOP, and repair the image of the Republican Party. As Cantor put it, "The NCNA will be a dynamic, forward-looking organization that will amplify the common-sense and wisdom of our fellow citizens through a grassroots dialogue with Republican leaders."
But on the same day as Gingrich saddled up with Cantor, Michael Steele, the GOP chairman, said it was time for the GOP to turn the page and look ahead. But isn't Gingrich another one of those GOPers of the past? The former House speaker does spew a lot of ideas. As his onetime aide Rich Galen told me, Gingrich can come up with 15 ideas a day, realizing that only one is any good and that "over the course of a month, maybe one of them is actionable and you can build a project on it. The biggest sin in Newt-world is the sin of inaction."
So perhaps Gingrich can indeed assist Cantor with his "listening" project. But he sure doesn't help Cantor when it comes to putting a fresh face on an old and discredited party.
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Kiera ButlerMay 19, 2009 8:00 AM
The prospect of giant classes and fewer teachers has LA highschoolers up in arms—so in protest of proposed school budget cuts and teacher layoffs, hundreds of them have been skipping out on class. The most recent protest took place yesterday outside the Santee Education Complex near downtown LA.
California isn't the only state battling an education budget crisis—Washington, Minnesota, and Ohio are all planning to lay off teachers as well.
How are students across the country reacting to the cuts? We want to know—and in fact, MoJo, Campus Progress, and WireTap would like to hear about all feats of student activism (the more creatieve the better) from the past school year in time for the Hellraisers, our first annual student activism awards.
Here's how it works: You tell us about your favorite activism antics. Selected nominees will be featured in the September/October 2009 issue of Mother Jones.
Anyone can nominate any current student activists (and we're not just talking college here! High schoolers, grad students, kindergartners—all okay).
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David CornMay 18, 2009 5:17 PM
The daily White House press briefing on Monday was dominated by questions about President Obama's meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu. Did Obama squeeze any concessions out of Bibi on settlements and a two-state solution? Who got more out of the encounter? Is there any reason for Obama to be hopeful about the Middle East other than that he's a hopeful guy? Was it significant that Obama talked tough about Iran after the session?
White House press secretary Robert Gibbs, per his job description, said nothing in response to any of this that could be deemed newsworthy. He offered no details about the talks, other than to say they were "warm" and "constructive." He did say that the one-on-one portion of the meeting ran about half an hour longer than had been scheduled.
But here's one question Gibbs didn't have to field: Given President Obama's stated commitment to nuclear nonproliferation, did he talk to the Israeli prime minister about Israel's nuclear arsenal and about its refusal to join the Nonproliferation Treaty? Does Obama believe this is an important matter that warrants his direct involvement?
That topic just didn't come up in the press room. I was there, but. alas, Gibbs didn't call on me. And the Israeli bomb seemed to be on nobody else's mind.
Michael MechanicMay 18, 2009 4:43 PM
In this quickie video, Media Matters for America asks whether Nancy Pelosi's attackers would be talking this way about a man. They've got a point.
Steve AquinoMay 18, 2009 4:34 PM
The Big Money's Chadwick Matlin has a great look in to the not-for-profit, yet very flush, world of the College Board, the group that administers the SAT. Read the entire thing if you have the time, but here's the money quote in case you don't:
To keep its nonprofit status, an organization must pass an IRS review every five years, which means it needs to execute its charitable mission appropriately. The College Board's charitable mission was summed up by its president in 2006: "to connect students to access and opportunity, to prepare more and more students to be ready to go to college and succeed." The quote's logic is circular. In order "to go to college and succeed," you have to get into college. And to do that, you have to prepare for and take the SAT. Certainly, the College Board can help you do that. But if the College Board didn't exist, there would be no need for it to happen in the first place.
To keep its nonprofit status, an organization must pass an IRS review every five years, which means it needs to execute its charitable mission appropriately. The College Board's charitable mission was summed up by its president in 2006: "to connect students to access and opportunity, to prepare more and more students to be ready to go to college and succeed." The quote's logic is circular. In order "to go to college and succeed," you have to get into college. And to do that, you have to prepare for and take the SAT. Certainly, the College Board can help you do that. But if the College Board didn't exist, there would be no need for it to happen in the first place.
Emphasis mine. I wouldn't say the College Board doesn't have an economic monopoly over the college testing business (service?), though they have something close to it considering they only have one major competitor in ACT, Inc., which administers the ACT.
What the College Board does have is something I'd call a psycho-cultural monopoly on college testing: The SAT has become synonymous with getting in to college, even though dozens, maybe hundreds, of schools, including my alma mater, don't require it for admission. But I took it anyway, along with millions of other students, probably because so many of us have come to think of it as a prerequisite for college. I actually took the SAT twice, which is very common, except that the first time I took the test I was in middle school. Our school district administered the SAT to a few dozen students in gifted programs. I still can't remember why they did it, but I remember it made me and my friends—many of whom did not take the test then—associate taking the SAT with an achievement rather than an afternoon of basic trigonometry and speed reading.
I can remember a thought similar to the one I emphasized above crossing my mind when I began applying to law schools last winter. Every ABA-approved law school requires the LSAT ($132), which is administered by the not-for-profit Law School Admissions Council. I don't think it's ridiculous for prospective law students to take an admissions test, but what I did find ridiculous were the other fees LSAC charged for their other services: $117 for the Law School Data Assembly Service (something else required by virtually every law school), which collected my transcripts, letters of recommendation, and other academic information in to a candidate report. Then, every time I applied to a law school, LSAC charged me $12 to send that report to the law school to which I applied.
I'll concede charging someone for a service like assembling an applicants' credentials is not outrageous per se; it's the amount of the fee. I doubt it even cost LSAC $2 to fax or email my report to each law school. But, thanks to the nature of a monopoly, I had no other choice but to pay the fee.
Rachel MorrisMay 18, 2009 3:46 PM
President Obama's plans to reduce the nation's dependence on fossil fuels face a thicket of political obstacles, but he may soon receive help from an unexpected quarter: the military. On Monday a group of retired generals gathered in Washington to urge the government to radically overhaul its energy policy. Their motivation wasn't purely environmental (although their presentation was punctuated by disapproving remarks about the overly chilly winds blasting from the air conditioning system), but was prompted by a stark assessment of the menace that climate change poses to the nation's safety. "America's current energy posture constitutes a serious and urgent threat to our national security," said Gen. Charles Wald, a former deputy commander of the U.S. European Command. "We need diversification of energy sources and a serious commitment to renewable energy."
A gathering of top military brass singing the praises of the smart grid might sound like a curiosity, but it shouldn't. The Department of Defense is the single largest consumer of energy in the U.S., and in 2008 its oil bill hit $20 billion (up from $13 billion in 2006.) Once you take into account the costs of guarding fuel sources and getting it to the battlefield, the true price the DOD pays for oil climbs to hundreds of dollars per gallon, the generals said. In Afghanistan, 70 percent of U.S. convoys carry fuel or water, so if the military uses less oil, it will put fewer troops in harm's way. As a result of these facts, even during the Bush administration's long years of inaction on global warming, the Pentagon forged ahead with initiatives to insulate tents and deploy solar panels, wind turbines, geothermal energy and hybrid vehicles on selected military bases.
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