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Years ago I attended a software user conference. The event attracted thousands of people, and there were long lines for food and free swag.
But the longest line by far could be found outside the building. There conference attendees waited for a chance to get a quick motorcycle riding lesson or go for a spin around the city on the back of a bike, all courtesy of a local motorcycle dealership. It was unexpected and had nothing to do with the event, but it was a big hit. Everyone took photos, and it was a topic of conversation among attendees over the following days.
I was reminded of the incident recently after I hired staff from a local bar to do something fun with our employees. A bartender, who happened to be a friend of mine, dropped by and gave everyone a crash course in how to make the perfect cocktail, and led staff into groups so they could build their own custom drink. Everyone sampled the concoctions and voted on a winner. Everyone had a great time and, for the bar owner, it didn't hurt that a bunch of twenty- and thirty-somethings now knew about his bar.
There's a lesson here for small business owners, especially those who offer a product or service that people generally perceive as fun. There could be hidden opportunities for promoting yourself just by tapping into events that companies have for their employees or customers. Coming out of the recession, many are wary about holding "big bang" events and are looking for creative ways to boost morale while keeping costs low. Your business could be the solution they're looking for.
Start by offering your time or service to someone you already know, then be sure to blog about it, take pictures and get them on your website. Then build on that momentum. Tap deeper into your network and let people know what you can offer them – maybe it's onsite neck massages, jewellery making, or lessons in home repair – and offer to package into an ongoing program.
Not only will you get free advertising for your brand, people may blog about the experience, take photos, and get conversations started about your brand without your having to do a thing. It doesn't stop at PR - you may uncover some new customers.
The model doesn't work for every business, but it's a safe bet that if people get excited when they hear about what you do, it's something worth investigating
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Journey stage?
Heyo! I was just pondering how PSABR might integrate Journey into their game, being as it was one of the top grossing PSN exclusives ever (and arguably the best game ever ). Rather than simply having the Journeyer as a character, having a Journey stage with the game's awesome OST would be great! The stage itself could progress through the journey and present various hazards that the Journeyer would have encountered (crossing the desert, walking through the subterranean temple, climbing the frozen mountain peak, etc). The flying snake creatures from the game could harass the players throughout a match. Plus, the music for a Journey stage would be gorgeous.
Sounds cool, amiright?
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(please ignore how suckily composed it is)
Level idea:
Flower and Journey
It would start with power lines and factories (like in Flower), and then the wind would blow the flowers around, eventually they would knock down all the structures (the structures would build onto the level/hurt who they land on), then a sandstorm would sweep by (blowing the players to the side, and once again changing the battlefield) and cover all of the buildings/plants. The main character from Journey would come closer from the far back of the level, and he would be trekking for a while (with sand blowing every now and then), eventually a flower will sprout out of the sand, then the wind will pick it up, as more flowers are emerging from the sand dunes, they would fly around growing grass where they fly. After some time the whole level would turn into grass hills, and the Journey character will be running around/dancing/being happy and stuff
^^^THIS LINK BELOW EXPLAINS WHY THEY SHOULD BE ADDED IN. vvv
Re: Journey stage?
This is my stage idea if you would like to see:
you start out in the desert lvl of journey and you see the traveler traveling in the backgroud interacting and stuff, using his launge, freeing creatures excetra. then in the background ull see one of those enimes from the game come and the traveler hides, the enime then passs by n hits any one its spot light sees. Then a gust of wind would happen and a flower would pass by interacting with more flowers till it becomes super flower and defeats the enime, then the whole background would become grass with flowers and the traveler would comeout of hiding and interact with the flower.
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I'd kinda like to see a stage where you do the surfing part and the characters are all constantly surfing down the sand slope, various obstacles and objects come in your way. Not sure about the mashup, maybe desert buggies from Motorstorm come in in the background and race each other, idk.
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Re: Journey stage?
Ya i already came up with an idea. Check it out!
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This qualification is for learners aged 16 and above who are working in healthcare settings such as hospitals, GP practices and medical centres. It will enable learners to develop knowledge, understanding and skills relevant to working in the health sector. It is particularly suitable for healthcare, physiotherapy and occupational therapy assistants.
You need to be working in a healthcare environment as a healthcare worker.
Learners must achieve a minimum of 65 credits to gain the full award.
There are 12 mandatory units totalling 35 credits:
A minimum of 30 credits will be gained from optional units relevant to the learner's specific job role.
You will attend fortnightly class sessions with the tutor to fulfil the knowledge evidence requirements. You will be allocated an assessor who will visit you in the workplace to action plan your progress, observe your practice and assess your portfolio of work.
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I work for a company that dosen't have any servers. they have a bunch of individual work stations that share a network connection to the internet. We are trying to implement spiceworks help desk portal. Can i make my computer host the portal and make it available to the rest of the network?
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Sep 13, 2011 at 7:49 UTC
not sure if that helps or not.
Sep 13, 2011 at 8:14 UTC
Yes. As Scott has said, you will need to run SW in service mode and leave your computer on during your normal help desk hours. Since you have a small shop there shouldn't be much load on your computer.
Since you don't have AD available the users will have to login to the portal with their email address instead of a windows account. Setting up outbound email will be tricky without a local server. What email service are you using, gmail or something similar? Beyond that you should create a local admin account on each computer so you can scan it with SW. When you create your scan range, you will specify this account, so that the scanner can collect the asset data from the workstation.
Sep 13, 2011 at 10:56 UTC
See these links for Help Desk Setup. These are the initial links, we can further provide you the information if you need more.


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NH Collection Taormina
Top Boutique Hotel
Via Circonvallazione 11, Taormina, Sicily
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Everything We called the hotel for directions from the road. Had they told us that they were the only modern looking hotel on the mountain , right after you pass through the main square and that it had a glass front on the right not the left we would have saved over an hour trying to find the place.
Superb hotel overall .Great location .Spotlessly clean. Very friendly and helpful staff, Great breakfast freshly cooked to your requirements.. Size of the balconies.
Well-designed boutique hotel, friendly and helpful staff. Restaurant is an undiscovered jewel. Self-parking facility is non-existent at the hotel. Parking in the garage is expensive.
Very comfortable, delightful staff, close to shops and sights. I am returning for a night at the end of the month. I liked everything
Very modern and stylish hotel, nice location, in walking distance to pedestrian zone Very small rooms
The hotel is brand new. Rooms are clean and comfortable. The staff is really helpful. If one arrives by car, it is advisable to book a parking place in advance.
The staff were very helpful and friendly The food was very expensive. "Ceasar's Salad" comprising Lettuce ,sauce and a few croutons was €17.A very high standard of food was available in any of the restaurants locally for half the price. The Hotel lacked athmosphere as there were only a handful of people staying there the week we were there.
Beautiful, tastefully appointed hotel. Ultra modern accommodations in a Sicillian village that blossoms with antiquity. The restaurant is fine, but visitors are in the center of a town where one cannot find a bad meal; only, as Rick Steves phrases it, better.
Chic hotel with very friendly staff ( something that Italian/Scilian hotel staff are not noted for ) Nothing was too much trouble, not only for us but for all guests some of which were very demanding.
Great staff, relaxing pool, area lovely breakfast & dining area easy walk to the centre None
The views were breathtaking and the staff were lovely. Couldnt do enough. Bedrooms a little dated Could upgrade the rooms in keeping with the stunning location
Great hotel with beautiful landscaping and pool setting. Staff were very friendly and effiicient and took care of the parking for us. Wonderful breakfast...one of the best on our 3 week trip thru out Sicily. Booked the standard room but would highly recommend upgrading to one with a terrace and balcony (worth the extra euros). I loved this hotel!!! Standard room a little dated compared to the rest of the hotel which was marvelous.
The most beautiful view ever, poolside fabulous, great service, and helpful staff. Walking distance to sites and shopping. Hope to return. Request ocean view and terrace. Great food (breakfast and lunch til 4 pm poolside). Parking available and assisted by staff.
Very comfortable, relaxing atmosphere. Staff were friendly and helpful. Wonderful views and fabulous gardens. Good location 5 mins walk to town centre.
We stayed in junior suit with a perfect view of Etna and sea; the terrace was perfect..
It was very centrally located within Taormina enabling easy access to various bars and restaurants. It also offered superb panoramic views of the sea and mt Etna. Staff were very firndly and helpful. Out dated decor of rooms and reception/ lounge area of hotel
very old bed. small bathroom
The room was good, a little old but quaint. It was clean and quite large. The hotel is also old but typical of Taormina. The staff were very polite and helpful. It was quiet and the view from my room beautiful. Breakfast was also very good and the view from the restaurant is of Naxos and Etna. I think it just needs some TLC
not a thing everything,the rooms were dirty dust everywhere, windows were filthy,dont think they had ever been used, excuse for an air conditioning unit that was full of bug and germ bearing dust, bathroom was awful the whole place had a seady air about it and I would not put my dog in it if it were a kennal
We had a great view from our room that was wonderful to see each morning.
The hotel has a pleasant home-like feeling and an excellent location. At breakfast time one can enjoy the view of Mt.Etna from the rooftop terrace. Around the corner are the Public Gardens (Giardino Pubblico), very convenient for a walk in the well tended park, and again with view of Mt.Etna and the sea. At the same time only a few minutes walk away from the main corso. English speakers are well served at the front desk. We were very happy with our choice of accommodation!
Location! I'd say is not a 4 stars hotel as advertised!
The staff were polite and the breakfast was pretty decent. The views from the hotel of Etna and the sea were stunning. This should not be a four star hotel. We paid extra for a 'suite' but arrived to find a small room with a large balcony with a glass ceiling (sun bathing in a green house) - very basic (no mini bar, sky sport TV etc..) The website states beach & pool facilities are at the "Paradise Beach Club in Letojanni at about 10 minutes distance from the hotel". This is a lie. The beach is about 25 minutes by car alone!! If you dont drive then you can get the free hotel minibus. We did this three times and each time it arrived about 20/30 minutes late to collect us. From leaving our room to getting to the hotel pool took about 1 hour!! Avoid this hotel.
the staff attitude -
Staff is excellent and could not be more helpfull and patient,location perfect just minutes away from via Umberto,food good but I had better. Pool area is not good for children pool too deep and too quite.
the perfect hospitality; delightful staff; great pool ; very beautiful surroundings and understated elegance. no
Location, cortesia dello staff, ottimo servizio e rapporto qualità-prezzo (upgrade gratuito in una splendida suite)
excelent hotel with amazing sea veiws & gardens in Toarmino
Bedroom too small x price requested.For lunch only restaurant open Pool- site. Price for in hotel drinks-food exorbitant. Ambient excellent, gardens super.
Perfectly sited for getting into Taormina with stunning views of Etna from a gorgeously positioned garden. A very wonderful building. Everything was ridiculously expensive (even for Taormina!) so we didn't use any facilities other than the room itself and the gym. 9 Euros for a cup of tea; 20 euros for a half bottle of average wine. Rather than stimulate extra revenue from its guests, its policy seems to drive them into the arms of the surrounding businesses.
The resort staff provided superior service from check in to departure and true to advertised detail there were stunning views of the sea and Mt. Etna from the restuarant.
The service was excellent and breakfast very good. The restaurants are excellent but on the expensive side. Sell the house before eating by the pool. The cost of extras is very high, the rooms and general decor very tired with cheap rather nasty furniture in the rooms, the pool is right on an exit route out of town so is noisy. Good hotel that's seen its best years.
The facilities for business use were quite poor with limited access to internet & business facilities. in the end I had to go into the town to use the internet facilities
Wonderful hotel in a very historic building that they have preserved extremely well. The location in Taormina is ideal, and the views are fantastic. Lovely garden. The staff are extremely attentive --especially for Sicily where staff training is often so-so. The restaurant, Principe Cerami, is well worth the price and deserves its Michelin rating. Breakfast, the lunch restaurant, and the bar are all very high quality. They will park your car for you and bring it when you need it. This is very useful in Taormina where parking is otherwise difficult.
The location is perfect. The building has a nice atmosphere and the service is what can be expected from a hotel in this price range. The room was small for a room in this price range. The food and beverages were unpleasantly expensive.
the location, the staff & the gardens
excellent wiev,beatiful gardens,unbelievable location,super breakfast,very kind and helpfull staff at recepsion desk the waiter at the breakfast time,young woman, was impolite and nervous,she was distressed us! plastic chairs at the balconies
Breakfast excellent Parking difficult
wonderful hotel, great staff. breakfast was amazing. excellent setting and so close to all the sights
View (when I could see it) I chose larger room with view and tub - the air conditioning was not powerful too cool the room, even after the manager had an engineer "repair it". In order to get it cool enough I had to close the shutters leaving me with no view - even then the Temp at night was 28 degrees. Ants found in room and on bed. Manager also got lost his temper and shouted at me.
Excellent! It was a pleasure to be in such an historic hotel, which has retained much of it's charm but been updated to meet current guest expectations. The book describing the history of the Hotel, left in each visitor's room, is fascinating. The family continuity adds greatly to the understanding, enjoyment and ambience of the Villa. Leaving after so short a stay.
The staff were extremely helpful and very friendly. The hotel had the most spectacular views and beautiful gardens. The breakfasts were delicious and served on a terrace overlooking the bay. Our room was a de luxe room, very large with sea views. The hotel is very central for the main part of Taormina but if you want the beach, for a small fee, there is a shuttle service provided to take you.
A man stood outside waiting for us, asking our name and saying there were expecting us. Before we knew it, he had taken our heavy suitcases out of the car and into our room! On top of that, he took care of the car. The service was a breeze as well as the comfort of the room. German efficiency, thoroughness and cleanliness combined with the Mediterranean culture: excellent! 15 euro for parking is a lot, but necessary over there. It might be an idea though to park your car by the 'ski' lift, transporting people from the beach to Taormina center for 3 euro return. Walk from there, 200 metres from the centre.
In the oldtown, nice view, clean rooms, good price
The staff at Hotel Villa Schuler are exceptional; well motivated, warm and friendly, intelligent and keen to help. Villa Schuler provides an a la carte breakfast service that works well when the (excellent) staff can cope, but they were overwhelmed on our first morning, when the hotel was full. The management should consider providing a buffet - at least for the breakfast essentials. The front desk recommendation of places to dine appeared motivated more by price (helping guests avoid being 'ripped off', which is important in Taormina) than quality - and included one resturant where quality was, in our experience, inferior.
very nice location, in the city up on the mountain, nice view. But shower room must be refurbiched.
The location was great and we had a room with wonderful views. The breakfast was excellent and the choices changed each day. It was only a short walk to the old town and the cable car. Car parking was great - very hard to get in Taormina. The only entrance and exit was down a very very steep circular driveway. Once you had climbed that the rest was easy.
Beatiful views over the Bay, location within 5 mins walking of centre, lovely pool, friendly staff. Cost of Car Parking 8 euros per day.
Very well run hotel, great staff, fantastic views, walking distance to town centre. Partition walls between rooms are to light, and the hill out of the hotel was very steep.
Accessibility to town,beautiful pool,well appointed room,hotel fit out with good quality paintings and furniture.Room overlooking the pool and the view to the sea.In all an excellent place to stay They could probably increse the output of the air conditionining.Difficult to keep room cool in hot summer.
The location was great; overlooking the coastline and only a few minutes walk from the heart of Taormina.
Modern, comfortable, ideal, located with the attentive intelligent stuff, big rooms, easy to come to the center of Taormina and to the see. Nothing
Its proximity to the town and the views were spectacular. Gardens were well done Not really, we were there off season and the pool was shut, I suppose this was understandable
Very convenient to bus station, cable car and Taormina town. Pool area very nice as was bar balcony, with a nice view. Public areas very attractive. Free use of internet computer an advantage
We were not satisfied with our original room in the annex,but were upgraded to a suite in the main building with a wonderful view as soon as the staff realized our unhappiness.
The hotel was quite beautiful and well located. The breakfast on the terrace with the beautiful view was a delight. We were located in the annex which we would not have taken if we realized it. Although the room was nice, we felt isolated.
The accommodations were first rate. The view from our balcony of the sea and of Mt. Etna was breathtaking. I loved the proximity of the hotel to the Taormina shopping area. I am already planning my return trip to the Grand Hotel Timeo. We ended up staying in a Junior Suite rather than the Double Deluxe Room. The signs in Taormina to the Grand Hotel Timeo could be better. It was hard for us to find the hotel entrance and the parking area.
The facilities, the view and the location
The whole atmosphere in the hotel, with all the history and kind staff
It was a wonderful experience to stay this hotel. Sprendid view..... Very difficult to get the hotel by car.
luxury and intimate
the view, the swiming pool and the excellent breakfast italian staff never very dynamic
Quality of the public rooms No
the views having a film being made in the hotel during our stay. no thought about health and safety
The view from the balcony was fantastic. You can see the Etna and the beautiful panorama. Our flight was at 11.30pm and we had to leave our room at Midday. which was a bit early, although we asked to extend our time in the room, we could not as the hotel was full up
The Hotel Mediterranee was excellent. The rooms were spotlessly clean, the staff were exceptionally helpful and friendly, the setting was picturesque will wonderful views and the atmosphere was calm and relaxing. I heard someone say that they thought that the shower was too small, but it was big enough for me!!
Excellent location. The pool on the 7th floor is very nice providing a nice view over Taormina. Good value for money. I would definitely return. Breakfasts good definitely better than ok. we did not eat dinner in-house. There is a nice beach at the sister hotel and a return shuttle for €6. For a price/value combo in Taormina this hotel can be strongly recommended. Beach towels a bit thin, the decor is a bit faded, bed was fairly basic
fantastic views; excellent proximity to town centre; courteous staff
A little below a 4* standard, mainly bathroom. We are smokers and there was an ashtray in the room. Review however say smokefree hotel
Situated in a good location 2mins walk down to centre. Pool at roof level. The hotel needs a general overhaul. It is very outdated. I would catagorise as 3star. The breakfast was poor.
Location is good and staff are very helpful The air conditioning was not switched on although the temperatures were high. The overnight temperature in our room was usually over 25C. The hotel adavised that they don't turn on the air conditioning until June.
This hotel has amazing views of mount etna and the coastline. Location to Taormina's centre is excellent, within easy walking distance, although a steep walk back. Staff pleasant and helpful.
The Dinner Swimming Pool water was not very clean
Obvious this was once one of the celebrity hotels, art deco but now a bit worn. Loved the feel. Staff was excellent. Spectacular views.Very affordable and I would recommend to all.
Extremely friendly and helpful staff and marvelous buffet breakfast. so lovely garden.
The staff were very friendly and helpful and spoke a number of different languages. The room was well furnished, with wi-fi, and had a terrace, although not a view. Convenient to town, but didnt have to deal with congested roads and easy to park nearby. The breakfast was freshly prepared and generous, in a nice room with a view. The room was noisy from those above and beside us and we could hear them walking and talking and moving furniture very distinctly, not to mention all the water in the pipes from their rooms. Try to get a room on the upper floors, which would also have a view.
Location very convenient for walking into Taormina centre and nearby places of interest. Lovely terrace and breakfast area. 4 flights of stairs to have a sea view, but hotel had informed us before hand that no lift and soon got used to the climb!
Welcoming staff, lovely location, lovely scent, very clean, relazing environment, beautiful design, great value for money No :)
Wonderful views from our window.Good breakfasts. Shower was very small and would be too tight for anyone who is rather fat. There is no lift so light luggage and physical fitness are important for all as there are no ground floor rooms.
This hotel exceeded all my expectations. The family and their staff were all welcoming, helpful and efficient. Our room was charming, comfortable and spacious and the bathroom immaculate, with an excellent shower.
Location, character and view from room Breakfast orange juice and having to carry cases up two flights of stairs
Lovely. Nice setting, convenient, nice room & breakfast.
really good continetal breakfast, good location - close to town centre, bus station and cable cars to the beach, friendly and helpful staff no lift - 4th floor
The hotel was reasonably placed for access to most parts of Taormina The distance one had to go to collect the car from the car park with which the hotel had an arrangement - over 10 minutes down a steep and busy road with little concession to pedestrians which, given the propensity for Italian drivers to use all of the road and any pavement area not separated by a curb made things somewhat dangerous!
beautiful view little parking but understandable
The location of the hotel. a lot of steps to reach the room.
The warm welcome and helpful staff made the stay an amazing one. Let alone the breathtaking view of the bay.
very relaxed no
We enjoyed the lovely views and gardens all around the hotel. The small number of staff were friendly and helpful and happy to bring drinks of any description to our terrace or out in the gardens. We had a very pleasant 3 day stay at Bel Soggiorno.
The character of the place and the staff I could not criticise this hotel
Views of Mt Etna in the morning were great
Except for the mini shower, superb *** hotel. Excellent breakfast. Very affordable wines available. When a German gentleman exercises his skills (?) on the piano for more than two hours.
The feel of the hotel - very Sicilian. Views idyllic. Staff friendly and helpful
Excellent location, beautiful panorama, fantastic breakfast served at the terrace, nice and clean room. some traffic noise
The service and staff were excellent but as far as I could tell there were only one other couple staying at the time. It needs to be seen how they would cope in the high season.The design of rooms and and bathrooms was first rate and functional. The main restaurant menu was the only menu on offer for room service. For a hotel of this there should be another choice.
The room and the staff were terrific
Excelant view Breakfast was a little poor
An excellent hotel in all aspects! It was the first time we spent a couple of nights there, but we would definitely like to go back, at least once a year. Relaxing, luxury and cozy at the same time. Excellent sea view from the Suite of Sultan, original design and decoration of the room and the bathroom. Mediterranean breakfast just superb. The only limitation, for people with walking problems, is the access to this hotel: through 20 stairs (and no access by car).
The room and location No pool!
Everything was fantastic - but the atmosphere was stylish without being sterile. The service was attentive, warm and very competent. The restaurant was excellent and the breakfast was yummy. The only thing that redeemed our 3 days of rain - was El Jebel. This hotel would suit anyone - young or old. I would not recommend this for anyone having difficulty climbing stairs. Although our luggage was taken care of - there are still at least 20 steps to the main entrance.
Intimate, luxurious and very good value out of season. A room you don't want to leave The shower didn't drain quickly enough
A perfect boutique hotel in the hearth of Taormina! The hotel staff were very professional and courteous. They spoke perfect English. The waiters at breakfast were exceptional serving a multi-course breakfast of our choice.The room was luxurious but not overdone. Comfortable beds, silent airconditioning, tastefully decorated, amazing views!The bathroom was exceptionally clean with the most elegant fixtures I have ever seen. Internet wifi available for free. The hotel is excellent located in Taormina (Sicily's Monte Carlo!), everything is within walking distance in this historic town. From the hotel's terrace (cool bar & restaurant on the rooftop) you have a superb view over Sicily's East-coast with Etna and Mediterranean sea! We will be going back to El Jebel that is for sure! One of the best hotels I have stayed at!
The hotel was luxuriously appointed, spotlessly clean and the staff very courteous, attentive and friendly. The interior design was beautiful and cleverly executed with many attractive features. It was positioned within walking distance of shops, restaurants and historical sights. The roof terrace was disappointingly small with few sunbeds and parasols. There was a very noisy air conditioning unit within a few metres of the sunbeds. Due to the lack of a swimming pool and balcony this was a problem for relaxation. In hotels literature there was a beach club advertised but no mention that it would not open until the 1st June. As we arrived on the 28.05.10 this was a disappointment. The beach club was clean with good facilities and friendly staff, but as it was shared with a 3 star establishment was a little mediocre for a 5 star luxury hotel.
Building is superb as is location. Suites are well designed and reasonably spacious. Friendly and helpful staff. There are a number of extra charges that are not expected with a five-star establishment eg for beach club use; for wifi and for parking and incidentally the parking is not on-site as suggested on the website. The standard continental breakfast though adequate is a tad on the meagre side.
Staff were friendly and accommodating to requests. Location excellent in Taormina.
in the heart of taormina/clean/modern/wonderful large showers small dogs yelping in hallways
The staff. Plus the city of Taormina.
Staff very good and polite. Room good and value for money off season. Breakfast adequate
This hotel is recommended. The location is great and the garden is very nice. The breakfast could be improved. We ask for an advice regarding nearest beaches, and one of the staff recommended us on a specific beach and called for a pick up... we waited for 45 minutes for a van with which, finally, had no room for us. It was very dissapointing and the staff memebr didn't reach well to our compalin.
Fantastic location, courteous staff and great room - hotel is set back of main street so quiet but near enough for all attractions etc The pool is a lot smaller than it looks in their pictures, but this is a minor issue as beach not too far
Staff were very friendly and the location was excellent. Rooms were very clean. Just a short cable car ride from the beach. Hotel was quite expensive although it seems all of Taormina is expensive. The roof-top pool is much smaller than in the photos and was quite dirty.
We arrived at 9pm where the hotel staff were alert and welcoming. Hotel is beautiful and in a good location just off the main shopping street Corso Umberto I with its own private lime tree garden. Very clean and fresh room with modern fixtures and fittings. Breakfast was delightful with very nice croissants. Would recommend room with balcony. Walls were quite thin could hear people in the next room talking.
Amazing little rooftop swimming pool, really friendly and helpful staff, very stylish decor and great location. A real gem of a hotel
The breakfast was good value with alot of choices. The staff were extremely friendly and very helpful. The hotel was near the main shopping street which was very convenient and near good cafes and restaurants.
Interior design - a small hotel, few rooms - personal service/staff - location nothing, just perfect
Lovely villa......the breakfasts are homemade items both unique to a buffet and delicious. Rosalie and Elena are wonderful hosts for the villa.
The breakfast was very good, service was excellent and location was perfect. The view, we did really have such a good view. The beds were not that comfortable, they did not match the comfort level of the hotel and the service.


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Hi. A couple of questions.
Just got Ericson 25 and wish to bring it south to CT from Marblehead. My sailing experience is pre-GPS/chartplotter. If I were to buy something, what would be wise and reasonably priced? I note people sailing with multiple handheld GPS and chartplotter and such and am confused. How many pieces of equipment do I need - what type, etc? I expect be a New England cruiser until kids get out of college.
One other question, if I devote my available weekends to bringing boat down from Marblehead to Old Saybrook, what am I looking at (assuming good weather) in terms of 8 hour legs?
Any thoughts, I appreciate.
We do this run on a regular basis & we also have our original experience with RDF and dead-reckoning. By picking your best weather and currents (Cape Cod Canal and the Race) I'd take the first day to Provencetown at the tip of Cape Cod and the second day to Onset, Ma., then Newport followed by Little Naraganset Bay at Watch Hill, then time your current to Old Saybrook. 'take care and joy, Aythya crew
Thank you. I'll give that route a try. I am curious about 1st leg going to P-town instead of closer to entry to CC canal (like Sandwich). Most make your suggestion, and I was wondering what makes that the better stop. Excuse my ignorance. thanks.
I just went out to Block Island from Westbrook and back, sailing that area of eastern LI sound for the first time. I would highly recommend getting an Eldridge tide book which is an invaluable resource in judging the strong currents of the area which can be up to 5 knots. We opted to go through the watch hill point passage on the north side and along fishers island/long sand shoal rather than deal with the Race in a 25 ft boat. Everything went very smoothly.
Of course, being from Old Saybrook, you probably already knew all this. Like your new boat, I am from the Boston's north shore and did not!
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This is about the Zimmerman case and Harvard's Professor Alan Dershowitz. (Full disclosure: Years ago when I represented Walter Polovchak, "The Littlest Defector," Professor Dershowitz was one of the few lawyers, let alone academics, in America who defended the boy's right to asylum and to remain in the United States. I still owe him. You can Google it.)
In the past few days, Professor Dershowitz has been interviewed at length about the outrageous immoral, unprofessional, unethical, unconstitutional and even illegal conduct of the Zimmerman prosecutor. He has been 100% correct!
I will not recount her misdeeds, nor Dershowitz's indictment of her. Suffice to say that the prosecutor's treatment of evidence, disclosure of relevant information to the defendant and court, her handiwork in preparation of the affidavit upon which the charges were based, and charging Murder 2 when not only was there no evidence but the available facts showed a prima facie case of self-defense, all raise substantial questions about her violation of American Bar Association and Florida rules for the professional conduct of lawyers.
The Florida Statutes Annotated Bar Rule 4-8.3(a) provides that: "Reporting Misconduct of Other Lawyers. A lawyer who knows that another lawyer has committed a violation of the Rules of Professional Conduct that raises a substantial question as to that lawyer's honesty, trustworthiness, or fitness as a lawyer in other respects shall inform the appropriate professional authority." The emphasis on "shall" is mine, to make the point that if the conditions of Rule 4-8.3(a) have been violated a Florida-licensed lawyer has no choice but to report the offender.
The statute's Editors' Notes inform us of this: "Self-regulation of the legal profession requires that members of the profession initiate disciplinary investigation when they know of a violation of the Rules of Professional Conduct. * * * This rule limits the reporting obligation to those offenses that a self-regulating profession must vigorously endeavor to prevent."
The convincing case against the Zimmerman prosecutor that has been made by Professor Dershowitz and others has imposed a professional obligation on Florida lawyers. It will be interesting to see if any of them recognize that and act accordingly.


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It wasn't quite the Thriller in Manila, and it may have been the most effete fight since Colin Firth and Hugh Grant hissy-fitted in Bridget Jones's Diary. To its credit, however, the contretemps between Matthew Freud and his former client Mr Grant did inject the phrase "media circus" with a little winsome literality.
Why they forewent the outsize shoes remains one of several mysteries about the Quake over the Cake, a mash-up better suited to the Chipperfield big tent than the dance floor at Annabel's, but it's still a delight to find Matthew forging himself a public profile at last.
For far too long has my old prep school classmate contented himself with a background role, facilitating dodgy friendships on yachts off Corfu, hosting understated soirees for political leaders, and generally exerting the unseen but thoroughly benign influence on British life expected of a Rupert Murdoch son-in-law. In smearing the chocolate over Mr Grant's shirt (and nothing so dark and enticing has hovered above that navel since Divine Brown's head), Matthew took a giant stride out of the shadows towards the sunlit uplands of stardom.
The results are already apparent. Impeccable imaginary sources lead me to believe that Shine, the TV production company owned by his wife Elisabeth, is on the verge of commissioning Gateaux Wars With Matthew Freud, a 12-part series of what the proposal calls "patisserie pugilism" for Sky 1.
TV's hardest man Ross Kemp, Matthew's one-time neighbour on the Blenheim estate, has already been lined up for the first episode, subtitled Battenburg Brawl. Other rumoured participants include Hugh's namesake Richard E (sherry trifle), Jeremy Irons (coffee eclair) and Life Is Beautiful Oscar-winner Roberto Benigni (tiramisu). Most ambitiously, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger of California has been approached for the show featuring Viennese Whirls.
Mention of which brings us, perhaps inevitably, to Matthew's great grandfather, by prompting yet another appeal to Steve Jones, Richard Dawkins or any other top-ranked geneticist to find an explanation (and I'm aware this is no piece of cake) as to how in the name of sanity we went from Sigmund to Matthew in three generations?
Column of power
The best of luck to The Sun's Kelvin MacKenzie tomorrow night when he's up for best columnist at the British Press Awards (the Oscars of our industry). It probably came too late to influence the judges, but last week's snippet dismissing the Children's Commissioner Maggie Atkinson's opinion about the age of criminal responsibility on the grounds that she is not a mother herself was particularly acute. Later this week, please God with "columnist of the year" adorning his byline, Kelvin is scheduled to attack the GMC for continuing to sanction male gynaecologists.
Driven to distraction
The start of the Formula 1 season saw David Coulthard on splendid form as he ambled through the paddock for the BBC. Michael Schumacher's return to the sport at 41 was, he wisely observed, "a real human experiment". Now there's a phrase you don't hear every day in a Germanic context.
Work for your public money
The police know no truer friend than The Sun, of course, and on Friday it splashed with a report showing officers in a suitably heroic light. "Armed cops grab Bulger killer" was the headline above a piece that wasn't so much breathless as urgently needing an oxygen mask clamped over its face. Tom Wells reported how Jon Venables, preparatory to being interviewed about child pornography, was "grabbed from his prison bed" by officers who "swooped at dawn" and gave him "just five minutes to pack" before "hauling him away" in a "dawn swoop" (just in case you forgot) involving "nine officers, some with handguns."
Leaving such a dangerous operation to so few men seemed reckless to me. "Venables was said to have looked dazed", Tom continued, and so perhaps were some readers. Nowhere does Mr Wells try to explain why it took so many people to escort one unarmed man. But it's a relief to note that the financial restraint The Sun demands of BBC executives isn't extended to other recipients of public funding so long as they're wasting taxpayers' money in a just and noble cause.
Wealth of modesty
Others are less profligate, thankfully, which leads the Mirror's Paul Routledge to ride to the defence of Charlie Whelan. "When he resigned as Gordon Brown's spin doctor in 1999, amid the furore over Peter Mandelson's secret £375,000 home loan from Geoffrey Robinson," he writes, "he didn't take a penny of taxpayers' money." Nor, he adds, did Charlie take the £100,000 offered for a book about his time in the Treasury.
What Routers would have added had space permitted is that Charlie was fired for leaking the details of that loan; and that Paul himself did accept a chunky advance to write the book in which those details appeared. His refusal to flaunt his wealth pays rich credit to his sensitivity in these difficult economic days.
Mirror goes posh
A colleague of Paul's stakes an early claim, finally, for Incongruous Byline of the Year. Whatever her future on the Daily Mirror holds for Boudicca Fox-Leonard, it probably won't involve following David Cameron during the campaign taunting him for being posh.Reuse content


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"One of the nicest things about the Christmas season is that it brings in a flood of mail. The recipients never utter one word of protest. Only the overworked and overburdened letter-carriers might be inclined to raise an objection or two..." -New York Times, December 30, 1944
You can't really blame postal workers for feeling overburdened during the holiday season. It's no secret that when most of us are wrapping gifts, lighting candles and decorating trees, they are in the middle of their busiest season. Articles from our collection show how mail was an important ritual for many Brooklynites. In 1936 when holiday mail increased, it was a sign of hope and prosperity. Then, during the war, sending letters to family and friends overseas was a major activitiy.
In 1950, as post-war prosperity continued, the Eagle reported that the Brooklyn post office processed over 13 million letters in one day during the month of December. Handling that volume of mail required special dedication from Brooklyn's postal staff. In this image of package sorting, the Eagle warned: "extreme care in handling isn't possibe in holiday crush, so secure wrapping is essential."
Figuring out where each piece of mail was to be sent was only the beginning. In this 1951 photograph we see the dead letters office. That year, an estimated 349,000 pieces of mail never arrived at their final destinations between December 1 and January 4. Brooklyn's Postmaster Edward J. Quigly commented, "Many heartaches could be avoided if persons using the mail would be sure to have the correct address and to put their return address on every letter or card they mail out."
Finding enough people to deliver the mail was the next challenge. The postal service has had a long-standing tradition of hiring extra help during the season, a practice that is continued today. In 1953 the men above were sworn in as "Christmas Mailmen" or "temporaries" for the holiday season. The number of "temporaries" hired each year varied. During World War II, many of these holiday employees were women, high schoolers or members of the military stationed at a Brooklyn post. In 1943, Brooklyn hired 7,000 extra postal workers, which was in addition to asking supers in large buildings to oversee sorting to individual apartments.
The primary concern of all employees was making sure the mail arrived on time. The slogan on the mailbag, "Please Mail Early," was a common theme. Articles in the Times and the Eagle were dedicated to encouraging people to mail their holiday wishes as soon as possible. The Postal Service has already issued its own timetable this year. (Note to self: I'd better get my cards out soon!)
Somehow, despite all of this work, some employees found time to participate in the Brooklyn Post Office glee club, which performed Christmas carols at the Brooklyn General Post Office in 1950.
Today, the holiday rush is still the highlight of the post office's year. The same practices seen in these photographs from our collection continue in Brooklyn and throughout the country. Technological advances have helped with some processes, but we still rely on old-fashioned man- (and woman-) power for the actual delivery. During this holiday season, the United States Postal Service will process an extra 5 billion pieces of mail. That's a staggering number of greeting cards, gifts, fruit cakes and (most important) letters to Santa...


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Q. Will I risk losing an employee's exempt status if I deduct from his or her wages for full-day absences of one or more days?
A. Generally, salaried employees must receive their full salary for any week in which they perform any work (without regard to the number of days or hours worked). However, regulations under the Fair Labor Standards Act provide that deductions may be made "when the employee absents himself from work for a day or more for personal reasons, other than sickness or accident."
An employer can deduct for absences caused by sickness or disability where the absence is for a day or more "if the deduction is made in accordance with a bona fide plan or practice of providing compensation for loss of salary due to sickness or disability." If the employer has a plan or practice that provides sickness or disability pay, the employee's pay may be docked for full-day absences of one or more days during a waiting period, or after sick leave pay entitlement has been exhausted.
The key is that such deductions are limited to full days. Deductions for partial-day absences for personal reasons or sickness are not permitted.


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Cedar Rapids Gazette (Newspaper) - September 19, 1974, Cedar Rapids, Iowa Weather- Chance inf rain tonight clearing by Friday afternoon. Lows tonight, 45 to 50. High Friday, mid 60s. \ he (tethie VOLUME 92 - NUMBER 253 Onida #o|f44e CITY FINAL 15 CENTS CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1974 ASSOCIATED PRESS, UPI, NEW YORK TIMESREJECT FEDERAL RAISE STAY Ash: To Ask $20 ■ Billion Budget Cut WASHINGTON (AP) -Congress will get a $20-billion package of proposed reductions and postponements of spending by the end of this week and an additional $4-biIlion package within the next few days, Roy Ash, director of the Office of Management and Budget, said Thursday. Ash told the new house budget committee "you will have plenty of work to do." However, he did not specify the items President Ford will propose for canceled or postponed funding, although he did say the two packages would embrace about IOO separate items. Specifies Authority The new' budget law, which also created the committee, specifies that the President may not on his own authority refuse to spend money appropriated by congress. He must file a report recommending cut offs and can; temporarily halt spending, but unless congress backs his rec-1 ommendation within 45 days, the funds are released. When the President merely proposes to postpone spending,! the postponement holds unless congress vetoes it. Hewing close to the administration line that reductions in | government spending are a major element in fighting infla-j lion. Ash told the committee there is only about $15 billion in; the $305 billion spending budget ; that is fully controllable and subject to reduction. Accordingly, he said, no one big cut can be made and economies must be sought all along the line. Contended Threats Several committee members pressed Ash for instances to back what the administration contends are threats to the budget because of high spending by congress. He contended there have been congressional reductions in estimates of amounts that would be spent under existing programs, but at the same time new programs would be written that would require spending — and therefore supplemental appropriations later. The pending trade bill. Ash( said, carries a provision for re- j adjustment benefits to U.S.; workers disadvantaged by im-j ports,. He said this could cost, $600 million in a year. Several more hundreds of mil-1 lions of dollars spending over the budget might result from pending veterans education legislation, he added. Ash said action now underway on the defense appropre i ations bill would appear to re-: duce spending $1.7 billion below the budget. "Further cuts in defense j spending are unwarranted —", Ash said. Earlier, in an interview. Ash said President Ford wants "a majority view'* from congress on where the budget ax should fall. Pentagon officials estimated Thursday that inflation plus con-! gressional budget cuts have put j the defense department about j $11 billion in the hole for this! year's spending. Officials indicated the impact of this shortfall probably will be felt in slower or deferred procurement of some weapons and equipment. Stocks Surge; Dow Up 20.57 NEW YORK (Al*) - Stocks gained sharply Thursday on holies for easing of interest-rate pressures. The 2 pm. Dow Jones average was up 20 57 at 672 48. Gainers led losers 5-1 on the New York Stock Exchange. | , «■ r * ' 'umSk Believe 200 ciA-Chiie issue Raises Ford Plea Spat in Senate Panel Storm Dead In honduras WASHINGTON (UPI) — Sen-;subject with President Ford and! ator Fulbright (D-Ark.) and a j congressional leaders earlier in! member of his foreign relations!the day, said that although Al-committee got into a spat lende was elected by a definite Thursday over whether Secre- minority, he "systematically set! I tary of State Kissinger could be j out to establish a one-party sys-; JEGLUGAl A, ll o n a u i a s asked to justify covert CIA in- tcm and eliminate all opposition [(UPI) - Hurricane Fifi struck tervention in Chile. parties and news media." Is Spurned By Senate the northern coast of Honduras! S e n a t o r Church (D-Idaho) Thursday with 130-mile winds,!asked Kissinger, "How can such a policy be .squared with our traditional values of the right of [Storm tides and torrential rains,. which left a trail of death and self-determination for other peo- born I tho nutinn'c WArcf destruction in the nation's worst! storm in a century. pie?' Church also described the pol- Church tried to interject, saying, "I will simply make the statement that the present military government in Chile was lh in a bloodbath and itself does not allow opposition. I think it is a sad thing .. Fulbright cut him off bruskly WASHINGTON (AP) - The senate Thursday rejected President Ford's plea to delay 5.5 percent pay raises for 3.5 million federal workers for three The 64-35 vote means the raises will go into effect Oct. I as originally scheduled, since Ford's order to delay them that. Concerning detente, Kissinger said he expects to reach an un- Honduran authorities said the I icy of CIA intervention that led ^ _________ death toll is expected to exceed t0 bie ousier President AI- by recognizing Sen. Percy (R-_____ _____ 200. and that in the region IILL10 I-0*"0" «• ^'could be overturned by majority I around the city of La Ceiba destabilize a government 'alone, IOO bodies have been I had been freely elected." counted. They estimated IOO Detente Issue demanding with the Soviet Un- jother persons died elsewhere! Kissinger started to reply, but;ion allowing freer I along the coast. Apparently Fulbright, a lame duck senator^1*0111 ^at nation. : most of the deaths were caused I wh(> recently has been men- But, Kissinger said freedom of tioned for the job of ambassador [emigration should not be a pre-j to Britain, interrupted. Ile ad-iconc^|on ^or slron8cr economic [monished Church that the hear-r*es Soviets. Such a pol- i by drowning. Full Force I After smashing through Hon- j 'n8 was intended only to explore [duras Fifi turned its full force I *ssue of U.S.-Soviet detente I toward the tiny Caribbean anr* that the committee had decountry of Belize and was ex- c*ded to deal with Chile as a Ipected to hit there around 3; seParatc matter. [p.m. CDT. "I object to this," Church Most of the damage in Hon-!sa^« looking directly at Ful-jduras was from flooding with 'property and crop damage going into the hundreds of thousands of dollars. , Fifi devastated banana plan- (Continued: Page 3, Col. 3.) Prosecutors Ask FBI To Deliver Nixon Subpoena WASHINGTON (AP) - The —UPI Telephoto TABLE TALK — President Ford has a luncheon talk with the U.N. General Assembly president, Abdelaziz Bouteflika of Algeria, following Ford s Wednesday speech to the Assembly. In the foreground is Vice-president-designate Rockefeller. tations, rice fields, bridges and highways, mowed down houses, and buildings of poor construction which could not withstand the flooding and the hurricane winds. vote of either the house or senate. It was his first major congressional defeat since becom-emigration I ing President on Aug. 9. Ford had proposed the delay in an effort to curb inflation but critics said the stay, which would have saved about $700 million, would have had little or no impact. "Cosmetic Approach" Senator Stevens (R-Alaska) called the three-month deferral I "a cosmetic approach" to the anti-inflation battle. "You're not going to stop inflation or even slow it down with this kind of gimmick," said Sen. McGee (D-Wyo.). However, Sen. Griffin (R-Mich.) said the senate action would "open the floodgates and make it very difficult for the President to ask any other group to exercise restraint." "You've got to start some- C.R. Man Dies Help Utilities, In Cycle Mishap | £ j Saw hi 11 Urges Samuel A. Randall, 44. of 1711 * w » f v* f ww t y w v# Keith drive NE, died Wednesday from injuries suffered when his WASHINGTON (AP) - Fu- motorcycle crashed into a train!,ure suPP|ies of olectnci,>' wi" communitv engine north of Cedar Rapids ** in jeopardy unless the grow- nun"> ... . . .. r is______J t__________ • I___I "tt'i and environmental the groups, un; storm utility industry and the financial crcfj bright. "I want to know howl that kind of intervention can be! justified by any moral or inter-! national law." i . , ... . . . , ; special Watergate prosecutor s Fulbright leaned forward to, office asked the Federal Bureau reply. That has nothing to do 0f investigation Thursday to with detente, which is the sub-|serve a subpoena on former ject of this committee hearing," J President Nixon in the Water- sa^ jgate cover-up trial that begins But Church retorted, "it is the j Oct. I. practice of this committee to let A spokesman for special pros-Among cities reporting dam-!scnators ask Questions. I want ecutor Leon Jaworski said the! where," Griffin said. hop were San Pedro Sula La to know how we can Justify our subpoena is returnable on the! Ford made a final appeal to Ceiba, Tela. Puerto Cortes, Tru- actj°n in Chile with any moral day the trial begins, ijillo, Puerto Castilla, Guajaca j OT.NiteniitioMl low. | He said the FBI was asked to and the bay island (Islas Bahia) Kissinger was allowed to con- j deliver it to Nixon at his San off the coast. Hnue his testimony, recalling Clemente, Calif., home because the conditions under which Al- of 'Is liaison with the secret ser- Ricbest Zone lende was elected. Honduran government authori-j Covert Operations j ties calculated that one-third; ..The United States has been I of the country comprising various kinds of coin at ion s richest agricultural veft operations in the mu*5 era," he said. "Tho difficulty is , although Fifi s rains cov-tbat b tbe y definition of virtually the entire "AV>or, ' rQt:nnB 5* ic nnt OQC" vice. Earlier Nixon's health was in , ... " . ... jected into the cover-up trial for w^1, CI'^iiarl the first time. Attorneys for John Ehrlich- the senate Wednesday, declaring "I see this vote as the first test in our common effort to put our economic house in order." "Set Example" The affected workers include employes and military personnel. Ford asked the senate to help covert operations it is not easy country. t0 discuss them publicly." Wednesday afternoon. j ing demand for power is curbed "Within Decade Emergency relief committees Kissinger, who discussed the Linn deputies reported his;and utilities are put back on a "If we don't act resolutely, wejwere rushing aid to affected westbound cycle crashed into sound financial footing, Federal could reach, within the decade, |areas. Administrator John I P°'nt where consumers At Puerto Cortes, Honduras' won't be able to buy electricity;only oil refinery was reported at any price," Sawhill said. [isolated by flood waters. "Almost a quarter of planned J Weather men said that on its! iowa Electric Light and Pow nuclear generating capacity has present course Fifi's winds winier Co. Thursday announced the jsnal a 1 already been shelved, in effect|sweep inland over the southern-;sale of $30 million aggregate !r£slgnea raising the electric bills of thc|most tip of Belize, just south of principal amount of First Mort- l"ere. .'Verfe.1WiaolSpr,?uC next eeneration." It7 non wine m 11 ™>Jabout his failing health. the southbound engine about Illinois Central IE —0..._ _____ a mile east of , . _. highway 150 on the county home ^avvhill warned rhursday. road. Nearly $9 billion worth of new He was taken to a Cedar,power generating projects have Rapids hospital, where he died. !been canceled as of last month * * * by utilities suffering low carn- Sam A. Randall was born Oct. 12, 1929, at Atchison. Kan., and was married to Virginia B. De-Key se r Sept. 2, 1950, Rapids. He served with the U.S. army | air force during World war ll, a°d and the Linn county sheriff's department prior to retiring. Surviving in addition to his (Continued: Page 3, Col. 5.) ings and a financial crisis. Sawhill said. "Even more alarming, two- $30 Million Bond Sale Told by IE at Cedar thirds of the new generating capacity being canceled is nuclear power. Such drastic steps cut deeply into future capacity and w as employed by Cryovac b a r b i n g e r higher consumer I review procedures and provi- costs," he told an FEA electric sions allowing rates charged by utilities conference attended by utilities to reflect construction state utility commissioners and projects in progress, representatives of consumer mar- few weeks after Nixon as President but before were widespread reports __ — j|i|WV up VI J MOV ovum V* ; pi IllVipai CUA IVW iv V* A UJI l«,____I Ll- f-:i next generation. ' Punta Gorda, a city of 7,000 per- gage Bonds, Series N, ll per- Sawhill called on state utility sons The Belize government or-Tent due Sept. I. 1989, through .. ine l,rlf °J penman commissioners to adopt regula- d€red hurricane precautions Salomon Brothers and Merrill Jlv^ co^fendants *ex^ctedt° tions allowing an automatic throughout the country, espe- Lynch, Pierce Fenner and as pass-through of higher costs to;cially in the southern coastal Smith, Incorporated consumers from utilities. He Lector, also urged a speed-up in rate ( man Wednesday asked for a 60- "set an example of fiscal re-to-90-day delay in the Trial. They!straint for the rest of the na-said it will take at least that long 'iou" by upholding his action, for Nixon to recover sufficiently "This is one of the most sig-from mental depression and nificant votes that the congress phlebitis in his left leg to appear is being called upon to take in as a defense witness. the fight against inflation. I am Ehrlichman's subpoena for the confident that the senate will former President's testimony act responsibly in the best inter-was delivered to Nixon's San ests of all Americans," he said. Clemente estate by a U.S. and Iowa City Man Asks SI Million In Damages DAVENPORT (AP) An Rodino Suggestion WASHINGTON (UPI) Rodino (D-N.J.) has urged fcd- about three months, but there has been no indication The sale was made to a group Nixon might bt' c>'l!Ie(1 10 Iowa City man who served 17 'testify. 1 Ehrlichman's The sale was made to a group of institutional investors by pri-Rep vate placement. The proceeds years in prison on a murder .conviction before he was re-Nixons -personal appearance|,eascd on a technicality has lawyers said will be used to reduce the com-|fiLir.ia! J* t0 Mr,| filed a $1 million damage suit, Rockefeller Pegs Total Assets at $182 Million The former President's attor-Herbert J. Miller, has a1- , v. . lPany " outstanding long-term11Ehrlichmans defense. "Whatever solutions you dc- eral authorities to tighten im- nQtcs payabie to banks, which velop must include rates of re- migration control to keep drug currently bear interest at a ney* turn sufficient to endure a finan- smugglers oUt 0f the U.S. higher rate annually. I (Continued: Page 3, Col. 7.) cially healthy industry." he said. State commissioners expressed resistance to granting higher utility rates in a meeting with him last week. Sewell Hits State Order WASHINGTON (AP) - Vicepresident-designate Nelson Rockefeller said Thursday that his personal fortune is $62.5 million, and that he receives in addition income from trusts with total assets of $120 million Rockefeller issued those figures in advance of congressional hearings on his confirmation. saying he wanted to set the record straight because of misleading reports of his wealth. " . . . Total assets owned outright and in the two trusts amount to approximately $182.5 million." Rockefeller said in a statement distributed to newsmen Earlier Reports The former New York governor, an heir to one of America's great fortunes, said he issued the statement because of earlier reports that he had filed a statement with congressional committees reporting his net worth to be $33 million. At that time, Rockefeller was said to be preparing a revised account of his holdings. Rockefeller's confirmation hearings are to begin Monday before the senate rules committee. "Doubly Erroneous" "I shall give a frank and open statement of my background, my career, my associations, my purposes, my finances, and anything else the committee and the congress quite properly want to know." Rockefeller said "To keep the record straight in the meantime, I announce now- that the final and complete data I am submitting show the net worth of my wife any myself to bo $62.5 million . . . "In addition to my personal ae,sets, I receive the income during my lifetime of two trusts with total net assets of $120 million," Rockefeller said. He said the leaked reports "gave a doubly erroneous impression" because they did not include that information. Conservation Call Sawhill said utilities share re-! sponsibilities with consumers to conserve power. He called on the industry to support programs such as a Michigan Consolidated Gas plan in which the company finance* insulation improvements for consumers and the customer repays the cost in installments on his monthly bill. Sawhill urged an intense advertising and education program by the industry to promote conservation. Two consumer group proposals he endorsed were for utilities to raise rates for electricity used in peak demand periods and to offer lower-rate bills for customers who use less than 400 kilowatt hours of power a month. 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Sector backs plans to criminalise tenancy fraud
Plans to create a new criminal offence for people who commit tenancy fraud have been broadly welcomed by the sector.
A consultation on social housing fraud, published by the Communities and Local Government department in January, calls for subletting tenants to face two years in prison or a fine of up to £50,000.
The consultation closes today, and submissions from councils and housing associations indicate that the sector is behind tougher sanctions.
Mark Rogers, chief executive of Circle Group, said: 'During our work to combat [tenancy fraud], we have seen some disturbing cases where the original tenant has made significant amounts of money while also depriving people in housing need of a home to call their own.
'We hope that proposals to make this a criminal offence will make it clear that this is fraud which is a drain on communities and should not be tolerated.'
John Bryant, policy leader at the National Housing Federation, said: 'We are broadly supportive of the proposals, but there are some problems with technical issues that need to be worked through.
'We need to be careful that the availability of criminal sanctions doesn't get in the way of existing civil remedies.'
A response from 20,000-home housing association Moat also supported the proposal, although it said the organisation does not anticipate 'large numbers of prosecutions' under a new offence.
Councils backed the introduction of a criminal offence of tenancy fraud, although some questions were raised about how often it would be used. A draft response from Tower Hamlets anticipates it would be 'extremely rare' for it seek a criminal prosecution, although it notes the stronger sanctions could act as a deterrent.
Wandsworth Council said it would have taken criminal action in around 40 per cent of tenancy fraud cases it has pursued over the past three years if the powers had been available. It suggested the ability to seek criminal prosecutions for tenancy fraud should be extended to housing associations.
Under the plans local authorities would be able to bring prosecutions for tenancy fraud. Housing associations would not have access to the same powers, due to concerns over the impact this would have on whether they are classified as private or public bodies, so would have to work with a local authority partner to instigate criminal proceedings.
The government will make a statement on the responses later this year.
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Where's all my cash gone?!
I haven't even left the house yet and already I'm down £105. Three pounds each lunch money for the girls – make that £7, I'm carrying one from yesterday because she refused to take the last pound in 2ps from the change jar. Add on a £90 cheque for trombone lessons and £8 for after school club for the two little ones.
That's almost 10% of our day to day "food, petrol, childcare" budget for the month – what those of us raised on sitcoms like Butterflies and Absolutely Fabulous refuse to call "housekeeping". And as a fully non-paid up member of the Ostrich Generation, who buries her head in the sand when it comes to pension provision, it is exactly the amount of money I should be squirreling away for my old age every month.
According to Friday's survey by HSBC on family pension provision (The Future of Pensions: the power of planning) 17% of us have no idea how we will fund our old age, and another 21% of us expect to rely on the state pension (cat food on toast anyone?).
So here's this week's challenge. Can I, like my friend Vix's Geordie granny used to do, put one pound for every ten aside for a rainy day? I've got the jam jar but have I got the resolve? And am I alone in refusing to see further than next term's school journey when it comes to financial planning? Let me know by commenting below
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Families with children are still struggling to save any money. According to a survey by insurance giant Aviva, childless couples managed to reduce their debts by £1000 since Christmas, but those with two children are on average £1000 worse off than they were in January and are now carrying debts of about £6.200.
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I never cease to be amazed with the cost of 'activities' these days! A child's social life is important and it's great to get them out and about, especially if it's helping keep them fit too, but how about more home based activities – baking, painting, ? These cost a fraction of what these clubs and classes cost and can be just as much fun (if a little messier!) Definitely an opportunity to save a few pennies! Al http://www.kitchenmonsters.co.uk
Oh boy I can so relate! I keep looking at getting a pension fund set up – but the monthly repayments are more than I can afford. After all the activities, exactly like yours, I wonder where my money goes? And where is the bottomless pit which should be giving me the money?


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Atheist retention rate - 30% v. Catholic retention rate - 70%.
//1. The desire for God is written in the human heart, because man is created by God and for God; and God never ceases to draw man to himself. Only in God will he find the truth and happiness he never stops searching for (#27)
2. Let the hearts of those who seek the LORD rejoice."5 Although man can forget God or reject him, He never ceases to call every man to seek him, so as to find life and happiness. (# 30)
3. The human person: with his openness to truth and beauty, his sense of moral goodness, his freedom and the voice of his conscience, with his longings for the infinite and for happiness, man questions himself about God's existence. In all this he discerns signs of his spiritual soul. the soul, the "seed of eternity we bear in ourselves, irreducible to the merely material",9 can have its origin only in God. (# 33)/
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|School Highlight:Harvard University has the oldest academic landscape architecture program in the world.
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Cornell University was ranked 15th among national universities in 2015 by U.S. News & World Report. The university's Department of Landscape Architecture offers a Bachelor of Science degree designed to qualify graduates for licensure. At the graduate level, students can enroll in a standard 3-year Master of Landscape Architecture degree or an accelerated 2-year program if they have an undergraduate degree in a qualifying major. A non-professional Master of Professional Studies in Landscape Architecture can prepare students for public planning, management or academic careers.
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After convincing you guys to start a blog and get Twitter in order to make all your dreams come true (someone told me I'm single-handedly populating Twitter, which I love), I wanted to talk about how social media can help you get a job…in social media. That's a big part of what I do now as my "day job" and people either don't understand what I do or think it seems sweet and want to do the same thing, but don't know where to begin.
The why isn't important here (the why is that you can make ridic amounts of money eventually). So let's talk about the how.
Well there are really no rules on what you need to do to become a social media consultant. It's a Wild Wild West, my friends! So here are two methods for how you can make social media your day job.
"I'm Rachel and I'm a social media person." The fastest way to start working in social media is to just say you want to work in social media. You could start a blog about social media and start following lots of social media people on Twitter. You can take on a few free clients (friends of friends, your dad's business, etc.) to build up a nice resume and portfolio. And then you can just start applying for social media internships and jobs (hint: the Craigslist "Marketing" page is a great place to look). That's sort of how I did it.
But my tipping point came when I got really good at using social media to do something that didn't relate to social media.
And that is…
See, the problem with Method #1 is that by only using social media to talk about social media, we aren't really getting anywhere. We're running in place. Who is going to read your social media blog? Other social media people. And while, yes, you can become important in that circle — and I'm not saying you shouldn't do that — you need to get an audience who isn't already using social media to the fullest. Don't tell them social media works; show them that social media works.
Let's go back to my original example of education. You might really want to get hired as a teacher. You love those fourth graders more than anything. So while you wait to get hired, you use Twitter to connect with schools and awesome teachers you admire. You send your future employers a YouTube video of you teaching a lesson in which you dressed up like a flower and sang a song you made up about photosynthesis. You share your blog with your other teacher friends and they love reading it. You're the teacher with thoughts.
So you do get hired (probably based in part on mad video skills) and now you're working at Awesome Elementary. Then at a staff meeting, you find out that Sweet City School District has decided they want to have a social media presence and they want to pay someone $75,000 a year to do it. (Yup.)
And now you can throw your scrunchie in the ring and say, "No one knows this district and loves it like I do. Don't bring in an outsider! I'll do the Sweet City School District's social media for $50,000."
Suddenly, you're making way more than a first-year teacher and you're still connected to your passion.
And that is what I did. (Except not for those kind of dollars, omg.) I took everything I knew about social media and applied it to the health and fitness niche. Suddenly I didn't need to tell people I could teach them to use social media; the proof was in the fact that I had 1500 Twitter followers and the fact that I used vlogging to make Shedding It more popular. Other people — brands and individuals, health-related and not, all potential clients — just started coming to me. I had been talking about social media for a while, but it wasn't until I just embodied what social media can do for people that I became the linchpin.
Every industry needs social media people. Every single industry. Be the first in your industry. Or do it better than people are doing it now.
And if you're good enough at what you do, you can eventually leave your niche. Sure, I love coaching healthy living companies, but that doesn't mean I can't cross into different areas (where I can make more money). But sticking in your niche is a good place to start.
And the best part is, it doesn't take much knowledge of social media to be the social media girl. Trust me on this. When I started, I didn't know a lot, but I knew more than the people I wanted to hire me. I dropped the words "hash tag" in a cover letter and it was like, Ba-ZING! Let's hire this girl because she is a genius! Big organizations/corporations know very little about social media — they just know that they need it. And these are the best employers because they would rather pay someone to do it for them…pay handsomely.
So if you take my advice and start a blog and get on Twitter to get a job…it just might get you an even better job in the long run!
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