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Autumn is never late in Falmouth and on that October night Ben could feel its
withering chill settling over the harbour once again. Perhaps it's something to do with the
lordly Atlantic sharing its cold or maybe it's the way the old seaport sits foaming at the
mouth of the English Channel. Either way, the dampness hung in the nostrils and made
him sniff. He wondered why he'd resisted the sweater. Now he couldn't wait to fire up the
ovens. Just a small cellar restaurant so it wouldn't take long to warm it up and anyway, it
would be quiet. The first night since the bulk of the trippers had gone and as far as he
knew they had no bookings.
When he got in Jane was busy laying the tables with her right hand, occasionally
sipping her usual vodka and orange, a fag waving from her left as she hummed along to
the music in her head. Jane had great panache. She always seemed to be on her way to
some gala pageant in glittering slinky black dress and tottering around on impractical
spiky heels littered as usual in cheap sparkles. He remembered how once, when asked
why she never wore gold, she pulled a face and said, "What? Gold makes me look
cheap!' But Jane could wear anything and always look gorgeous. She had shiny flaxen
hair styled in a pony-tail and the kind of smile that defied every other female who came
within ordering range to keep their distance.
Ben liked Jane. She didn't take nonsense from anyone. On the last night of the
season one lady diner had remarked in tortured home county's drawl, "My deah gal, it
must be awfully demeaning for a girl like you, with such obvious pizzazz, to find yourself
reduced to waitressing.'
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new rear in old camaro????
will a new ring and pinion (say a 1998 camaro 3.42) fit in a 1985 camaro?
I don't think so. I believe your car has the 9 bolt rear while the fourth gen cars had 10 bolt rears. The size of the rings were diferent.
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Tips for Soldering "up"?
Well the galvanized to copper change has been going excellent, I'm thinking of just leaving the walls open since the shiny new copper looks so dang nice (kidding). I have a couple of spots along the lines where soldering before putting the pipe into place was not an option and I need to solder up, or, against gravity. One place in particular, I have to solder an elbow onto a piece that comes up through the floor only about 4 inches. I have the kevlar blanket to protect the area around it but getting the solder to creep up into the void worries me. Any tips?
Use emery tape to thoroughly clean the pipe and a wire brush for the fitting. Don't touch clean copper with bare hands. Make sure to apply flux all around. I prefer the 'tinning' flux (green cans in HD). Now, I prefer a MAPP torch, it heats things faster than propane, especially when working with pipes like 1" type L.
The biggest mistake most beginners do is heat the spot 'in where the solder goes'. That is, they point flame at the gap between pipe and fitting, usually heating just the pipe. What you have to do is heat the fitting - in particular, the portion containing the pipe. Even better is to assemble and solder all fitting outlets at once, in order to avoid reheating an existing joint.
Once you heat the fitting enough, and touch solder to the gap, it will be drawn in by capillary action towards heat. Gravity has nothing to do with it, hence direction not important. In fact, as soon as solder stops being 'sucked in' and starts forming a 'bulge', remove the solder. The smaller the'bulge' , the better. Repeat with other outlets, then wipe down with a wet rag. It usually takes less than a second to apply enough solder when the fitting is heated well enough.
When soldering valves, or any other components that might have non-metallic gaskets, either remove non-metallic parts or tie a wet rag around the valve to absorb excess heat. This is one of reasons I prefer MAPP - shorter heating time gives heat less time to spread.
That's pretty much what I figured; thought there may have been a 'trick' to it though. Thanks.
Either you're a good teacher or I'm a good student (or both) but we did 2 joints like this and success! Have a great weekend!
Not that you'll need this now....but if someone is searching and runs across this later...
Another little trick, that helps when soldering is to take a hammer and lightly tap either the fittings or pipe, the goal to make them "slightly" out of round, so when they are connected they will stay connected. I have had tight fitting connections fall completely apart when heated due to the heat expanding the fitting. BTW don't try to catch a falling, heated fitting...you'll probably catch it!
I don't think being "up" or "down" will not make too much difference since
the solder is kind of sucked in. Gravity does not play too much role here.
However, I found that when soldering "up" fittings, if you put too much
solder, extra solder will drip down more easily making it look ugly. It is also
bit harder to see if the solder melted is enough to fill the gap. Fortunately,
extra solder does not hurt execpt for looking.
The solder goes to where the heat is. As long as the pipe and fittings are cleaned and fluxed, gravity will have no bearing (as stated). If I have joints that may move while soldering, I give them a squeeze with my channel-locks once in place. I always wipe the joints after soldering. Makes it look more professional.
Actually, dripping solder is very bad. Consider following: take a piece of glass, tilt it about 45 degrees, and deposit a small drop of water - likely, it will 'adhere' to glass and stay put, forming a thin dome. But put a large drop, and it will skate off, leaving very little on the glass, since surface tension is stronger than water-glass bond. Same with solder. When you have just enough to fill the gap, it sits there. But if a large droplet forms, you essentially have a 'surface tension sack' filled with nolten solder, tugging at what is inside the gap. This droplet has a potential to pull solder out, resulting in a weak joint. This is why one should immediately stop adding solder as soon as the droplet starts to form.
In this sense, sweating 'up' or 'sideways' is better as you immediately see the droplet forming. Whereas sweating 'down', you might keep adding solder without realizing that you have it dripping inside the pipe. In fact, you might have seen this effect: solder first appears to fill the gap, but then, if you add more, it seems to get 'sucked down'. That's a droplet inside the pipe pulling it. Right thing to do it to stop adding solder as soon as gap fills.
All good info.
Now a different question which I pondered: what is the purpose of flux?
Flux cleans the pipe and fitting and helps the solder to adhere.
Flux 'eats' away impurities left on metal that might interfere with solder adhesion. It also protects the surface from oxydizing when you apply heat.
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Fired deputy assistant secretary must be reinstated
Roger Baker, CIO and assistant secretary for information and technology at the Veterans Affairs Department, was wrong to fire a former deputy assistant secretary in the information and technology office, a federal administrative judge has ruled.
The VA must reinstate Katherine Adair Martinez, former deputy assistant secretary for information protection and risk management, to that position, effective retroactively to Feb. 5, 2010, ruled Lynn Yovino, administrative judge with the Merit Systems Protection Board on April 1.
Martinez, who worked in the Bay Pines, Fla. field office, was the subject of an August 2009 report from the VA's inspector general (read it here) that said investigators had determined that Martinez misused her position, abused her authority, engaged in prohibited personnel practices, failed to provide proper contract oversight and did not fulfill her duties as a contracting officer's technical representative.
The IG's report was forwarded to Baker, who generally agreed with it. Subsequently, formal charges were filed and Baker upheld the charges and ordered Martinez' removal from her position effective Feb. 5, 2010.
However, the administrative judge found a possible due process violation in the proceedings, and on that basis reversed the VA's removal and ordered back pay for Martinez.
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Ibm Vs. Kasparov: Your Move, Deep Blue
Big Blue wants to help science find life-saving drugs, forecast hurricanes, and study galaxies. It wants to divine the economy. First, though, it wants to whip Gary Kasparov's butt.
IBM is into chess. Its Deep Blue supercomputer, the fruit of eight years of research, will take on world chess champion Kasparov in a six-game match in Philadelphia starting on Feb. 10. The winner gets $400,000 from the sponsoring Association for Computing Machinery. No computer has ever beaten a world champion in a standard tournament of unhurried games--but this time, some chess fans are wagering on the machine.
No wonder. Deep Blue is a new sort of supercomputer, based on a standard parallel-processing system called the Risc System 6000 Scalable Power Parallel System. That machine--SP for short--is already pretty fast. But IBM's crew made it go perhaps 1,000 times faster on chess problems by surrounding each of its 32 processors with eight chips hard-wired to do nothing but race through the analysis of millions of chessboard positions. Deep Blue can sort through an awesome 100 million positions per second.
MIDGAME MANEUVERS. The hybrid design has commercial potential, IBM believes. The basic computer can be programmed to handle all kinds of tasks. And when it comes time for a specialized job--drug design, say--the extra chips kick in horsepower on rote tasks. While Deep Blue isn't for sale, similarly customized SP machines could come to market in the next couple of years at prices ranging from $150,000 to tens of millions of dollars.
Kasparov admits to being a bit spooked by Deep Blue, especially since the brand-new computer hasn't played any games for him to analyze. He thinks he will win, though, by playing as coolly as the computer itself: "Mistakes come when you're in a fury or nervous." And he believes he'll be able to detectDeep Blue's weak points. A computer, he says, is hamstrung by its inability to adjust its programmed-in priorities during a game. So if Deep Blue is instructed to give top priority to keeping the king safe, it continues to do so even when developments in the game dictate a shift in strategy.
IBM agrees that the inability to learn midgame is Deep Blue's Achilles' heel. So can it win? Chung-Jen Tan, leader of the Deep Blue engineering team, is a bit diffident: "We're pretty confident, but it's hard to tell," he says. Kasparov, typically, is bolder: "My general knowledge of the game and my ability to keep the game under control will eventually prevail." Deep Blue wasn't available for comment.


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- Category: Networking
- #65466Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) is the transfer of information electronically between companies over networks.
From the book Introduction to Computer by Peter Norton
- #66086Hi,
What is EDI?
The full form of EDI is Electronics Interchange which process business documents between companies and exchange such documents between computers of the companies.
What are the advantages of EDI?
Electronics Data Interchange process of business transaction is faster and less expensive as compared to paper documents exchanges.
Electronics Data Interchange of business documents is popular in business houses for the following advantages:
• Faster business transaction.
• Less chance of errors in computer based documents as compared to manual handing of data.
• Requires less man days to process large volume of business documents.
• Maintain efficient inventory level due to faster transactions.
• Better utilization of warehouse space reducing storage cost in business.
• Faster purchase order issue according to minimum stock level of store items minimize out of stock problems of essential materials for the business.
• Reduces logistic costs for delivery of the finished products within schedule program.
However,data security is the important issue in business houses for exchanging documents through EDI. Data and documents are secured by using passwords, encryption and used ID.
- #66687Hi Deependra,
EDI is a form of E-Commerce is a standard format for exchanging electronic data. Electronic Data Interchange is the interchanging of standard formatted data between computer application systems of trading partners with minimal manual intervention.
Tangible Benefits of EDI-
1. IDI is time saving system which transfer business information frame one computer to another automatically and reduces errors quickly.
2. EDI is a cost saving system that allow minimum cost transaction to its business partners and also produces acknowledgement at the receiving of data.
3. EDI handles all paper work such as (maintaining data, filing cabinets) since it takes all transactions in paper form and also reduce the postal charges.
4. EDI check Data Entry errors, improve business services.
5. It builds a bridge among manufacturers, retailers, suppliers.
6. EDI has also linked with international trade which left the long standing trade restrictions.
IT is the structured transmission of data between organizations by electronic means. It is used to transfer electronic documents or business data from one computer system to another computer system, i.e. from one trading partner to another trading partner without human intervention.
Architecture of EDI-
The architecture of EDI is divided into four layers-
1. Application Layer
2. Standards translation Layer
3. Transport Layer
4. Physical Network Infrastructure Layer
1. Application Layer-
The first layer of EDI defines the business applications that are used by EDI. This layer of EDI translates business application into request for quotes, purchase orders, acknowledgement and invoices. For every company this layer is specific and also for the software that company uses.
The application layer also called the semantic layer. The Semantic layer describes the
Business application that is driving EDI. For a procurement application, this translates into request for quotes, price purchase orders, acknowledgements, and invoice.
This layer is specific to a company, and the software it uses. i.e. the user interface and content visible on the screen are tailored or customized to local environment.
By the semantic layer of the EDI the companies form are change into more specific format and then it may be send to various partners of the company have a several software applications to handle all forms aspects. To achieve all above activities the company must follow the EDI standard ex. of EDI standards are X12, ANSI, EDIFACT etc. If the sender and receivers of company want to exchange some files then requires a compatible standards of Electronic Data Interchange.
The Sender who want to send a data use a software application with EDI and exchange data in EDI format so that at the receivers end the receiver can read it. The EDI standards are very important in exchange of data because at sending end a sender manipulate data by EDI as in receiving end data is manipulated by EDI.
2. Standard Layer-
This layer of EDI architecture defines the structures of the business form and some content which are related with the application layer. This layer of EDI has no mean without application layer so we can say that EDI applications and standard layer are interlinked.
3. Transport Layer-
EDI transport layer is a non electronic way of sending the business form from one company to another company. This non electronic way may be registered mail, postal services or private career, telecommunications, fax etc. Now a days the transportation method is more complex with compare to e-mail.
4. physical Layer-
The physical layer of EDI also called the infrastructure layer. This layer defined the component communication path for EDI data transaction. What are the structure of e-commerce supported EDI in which information can be build and what are the communication established over which EDI data transfer from one customer to another customers.
EDI involves exchanging data between in-house applications and applications at other companies; comprehensive middleware architecture often includes it. EDI can be formally defined as the transfer of structured data, by agreed message standards, from one computer system to another without human intervention.
EDI might be considered "middleware", it also shares characteristics with applications in their own right. Although it lies between applications like other middleware, the applications to one side of it do not belong to your company! The whole point of EDI is to enable your company to communicate with other applications that are:
1. Always on the distal end of some long-distance link, and
2. Always "black boxes" from the viewpoint of your own network and applications.
The whole point of EDI is to make data exchange possible with applications whose nature you cannot know, and whose behavior you cannot control. This makes EDI a special case of middleware, one better treated as an application (a suite of applications) unto itself. EDI is a critical ingredient of modern global commerce. An EDI department isolated from other corporate computer applications by a data boundary, and properly layered, insures maximum flexibility and reliability. Data exchange with other companies takes many forms, from the format of the data itself, to the protocols used to exchange it, and the networks over which it travels. There is no reason a single EDI department cannot be a central hub controlling and auditing all data exchange into and out of even reasonably large companies. Consolidating data communications in this way insures consistency from both technical and business viewpoints. EDI implies a sequence of messages between two parties, either of whom may serve as originator or recipient. The formatted data representing the documents may be transmitted from originator to recipient via telecommunications or physically transported on electronic storage media.". It distinguishes mere electronic communication or data exchange, specifying that "in EDI, the usual processing of received messages is by computer only. Human intervention in the processing of a received message is typically intended only for error conditions, for quality review, and for special situations. For example, the transmission of binary or textual data is not EDI as defined here unless the data are treated as one or more data elements of an EDI message and are not normally intended for human interpretation as part of online data processing.
EDI and international Trade-
International or cross border date uses EDI for increasing performance among companies in International trade. The EDI provides various trade efficiency which give sine fast, simple, less expensive transactions. In traditional trade the international trade take materials almost instantaneously will likely mean shorter new product development cycles and possibly an increased level of innovations. Regulators are also taking an interest as foreign financial institutions are increases able to solicit domestic residents.
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Amazon.com Amazon.com Review (ISBN 0192142313, Hardcover)The Oxford Companion to the Year is one of those splendid volumes that should have a permanent place in every personal reference library, next to a well-thumbed Brewer's.
The main body of the book gives a huge amount of historical and folkloric information on every day of the year (including, yes, February 30, which has happened three times); the days of the week, months and seasons; and the major feast days and festivals in a wide variety of different cultures. This is the section that most readers will find the most fascinating; its 658 pages provide endless browsing.
The second part concentrates on the making of calendars over the centuries: how our own complex calendar evolved with its irregular month lengths and its rules for when leap years occur, plus details of the calendars of many other cultures--Chinese, Hindu, Muslim, and many more--all trying to find a regular system that can cope with the fact that the roughly 29-and-one-half-day lunar month and the roughly 365-and-one-quarter-day solar year simply can't be meshed.
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Fed's Evans Says U.S. Economy Isn't at 'Escape Velocity'
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago President Charles Evans said the U.S. economy hasn't reached "escape velocity" and that monetary policy can remain easy until unemployment falls to 7 percent.
"No matter which explanation seems to be at work, we can continue to push accommodative policy" until joblessness falls from the current level of 8.6 percent, he said during a panel discussion today near Florence, Italy.
Evans's remarks are his first since he voted against the rest of the Federal Open Market Committee's Dec. 13 decision to keep monetary policy unchanged, preferring additional stimulus instead. The Chicago Fed chief is the only policy maker this year to break from FOMC ranks in favor of further action to boost the economy.
"We are not even close" to above-trend growth, the policy maker told reporters after the panel, held at the European University Institute. Evans said he's also not convinced by the latest trend in economic data.
Some statistics are signaling that growth may be picking up. The fewest workers in three years filed claims for jobless benefits for the week ended Dec. 10, according to Labor Department figures issued yesterday in Washington. Other reports showed manufacturing accelerated this month after pausing in November.
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Job gains picked up last month, and the unemployment rate unexpectedly fell to the lowest level since March 2009. Payrolls climbed 120,000 after a revised 100,000 increase in October.
Inflation has decelerated, based on the Fed's preferred measure, the personal consumption expenditures price index excluding food and energy. That gauge rose 0.07 percent in October from September, the second-slowest gain in 2011.
The central bank refrained from taking new steps this week to lower borrowing costs. It retained a pledge to keep the benchmark U.S. interest rate "exceptionally low" at least through mid-2013. Fed officials lowered the target for the overnight lending rate between banks to zero to 0.25 percent in December 2008.
Stocks fell after the Fed's statement three days ago.
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Getting their "Swagger" Back
It was a kick off event for one neighborhood in Southwest Gainesville that's trying to get their "swagger" back.
The plan is to renovate buildings to help kids after school.
TV 20'S Duke Carter reports, residents who live in the area say the new buildings will help single moms.
"its been needed for a very very very long time."
Miriam Gonzalez has lived in the Southwest Gainesville Area for...
"believe it or not it will be twenty years in april."
And has seen this community change.
"a lot, a lot."
This community has seen a lot of crime.
"at times I wanted to move out"
Officials from the Southwest Advocacy Group or SWAG held a kickoff ceremony to announce they will be renovating two buildings.
"this is really going to be wonderful out here,"
One will be used as a health clinic.
The other will be used to tutor and mentor students in after school programs.
And the kids will be able to take a break in this space, which will be converted into a playground.
"hopefully this is going to help them tremendously ."
SWAG officials say the county commission gave 225 Thousand Dollars to purchase and renovate the buildings.
The organization will renovate the buildings to use for children.
"we're going to wrap our arms around these kids and we're going to give em what they need so they can thrive and succeed in school."
And that's something Miriam Gonzalez can applaud.
"I hope and pray they continue support in this community "
The new buildings are something residents hope will bring a brighter future to Southwest Gainesville.
Duke Carter TV 20 News
The renovation is expected to start on Monday.
Oelrich Construction was awarded the job and will contribute some building supplies to the project.
"SWAG" Officials hope to be in the buildings by April.
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Location is good, right next to sporting venues and downtown. Room was clean and bed was comfortable and the lobby looked nice. Charging to use the internet and the gym/pool is ridiculous, absolutely ridiculous. How is it that Motel 6 gives free wifi at most locations and the Hilton wants $10 per day to use the internet? They also charge for the use of the gym and pool, which didn't even have drinking cups for the water cooler. The hotel staff and I also have different definitions of what "city view" means. I had a great view of a freeway offramp.
rooms are good size, bed is comfortable. could be cleaner - for instance,clean the telephones!!!
The bar and multiple seating options around the hotel make it great for socializing . Service is slower and they seem short staffed in all areas Late getting into out rooms because house keeping was behind They gave us 2 free drinks and 2 free meals so we had something to eat and drink During the 90 Minute wait
Front desk and breakfast Everything was good
cookie particles was not cleaned in the second day. cleaning has not parfect.
This is an awesome hotel and we love that it is connected to the Quest Center for concerts! It would be nice if it had some kind of complimentary breakfast with as much as it costs.
the entire staff was most helpful and friendly
I liked the staff, they where really friendly and super helpful. I did not like, I b the other hand, what they had to offer for such a high price... even super 8's have free WiFi and complimentary breakfast to their clients.
would stay there again and would recommend it to my friends and family
Airport shuttle. Random charges on my credit card in excess of the $100 hold that nobody disclosed before booking. Also, no bath mats.
Fairly priced. Clean rooms for the most part. Unique styling like a boutique hotel. The staff was friendly and helpful though did not bother asking how our stay was when we checked out. The on-site free shuttle was very convenient, drivers very friendly. Had a happy hour and late night cookies and milk which we missed but is a nice touch. Rooms are very noisy - AC was rattling all night. I could hear everything going on in our neighbor's hotel room (moving hangars, flushing toilet). Windows were obviously cheap - did not keep sound from the street out whatsoever.
The hotel is a beautiful old building and is very welcoming. The bar/lounge was awesome with a wonderful menu and efficient waitstaff. The bedding was luxurious and comfortable. The bathroom was beautiful but didn't have much space for toiletries or towel racks.
The room was clean and well-appointed. Noise wasn't too bad, although there was a good bit of activity in the hallways. Bed was quite comfortable. The building itself was lovely. The shower leaked all over the floor (obviously a design flaw, not something wrong), and that made the tile floors amazingly slippery. The breakfast was mediocre at best, although the coffee was reasonable. My partner compared it to mess hall food from his Army days.
*great restaurant *good looking front lobby and courtyard *very spacious room! *nice new bathroom *comfortable bed *quiet *nice staff and service *hallways were a little darker, but not a problem
Go to the historic old town try Berry and Rye for a drink check out all the old aricitecture and we are at 801 Chop House where they said Warren Buffett ate a coume days ago...great staff
Everyone was super nice and helpful. The shuttle guy was super nice and accommodating.
Comfortable beds - nice clean rooms - Staff very polite and helpful. no frig in room better selection of channels on TV Little pricey More selection on menu
Grand old building. Updated bathrooms. Breakfast in the morning.
Friendly staff
Wide corridors, comfy bed, tall ceilings. Good breakfast buffet, cookies at night, friendly staff perfumy smelling lobby
Free beer and cookies! A sliding door to the bathroom that doesn't block any sounds. Housekeeping knocked on all the doors of my floor at 8 am in the morning every morning.
The decor was very unique, especially with the options of other hotels in the area. The staff was great and always right at your service. We loved the shower too!
We felt like we were treated like queens. We've never experienced valet parking. So fancy! The rooms were beautiful. The lobby was gorgeous. Thomas spoiled us and was so nice. Conner drove us everywhere we needed. What a great service. Would have loved to stay longer. The Old Market location was wonderful and we loved the historical aspect. I highly recommend Hotel Deco! The shuttle will take you anywhere you need and pick you up. Only downfall is they didn't have a GPS and got a bit lost. Nothing too bad though. Well worth the extra minutes on our drive to not have to worry about parking!
Super cool interior decorations in the lobby, lounge and especially the rooms!! Do not miss taking a shower, they are amazing. Unfortunately their check-in system was down when we got there so we were delayed getting into our room. Also, their valet service is a bit slow. But nothing to not rate it 5 stars overall.
Great location. Modern décor. Historic building with neat attributes Very warm in the common areas
I loved this hotel. Room was spacious and comfortable and well appointed. Bathroom was great. Internet was fast and easy to sign onto. Location fantastic. Exercise room had high quality machines and dumbells and kettle weights. Staff super friendly. I liked it all.
everyone was nice it was affordable and they treated us like kings
Large, clean rooms, awesome shower, and cool historic feel with modern decorations. Really nice mixed drinks in the room as well. Wife and I loved it and will come back whenever we are in Omaha. Price of Valet is offset by how cheap the room was -- incredible value.
This hotel has the most comfortable beds, deluxe shower, friendliest staff, cleanest, warmest, best we've ever stayed at in Omaha. A couple of unpolished surfaces in shower (roof leaks).
Great staff, easy parking, terrific room service, excellent for business.
I liked how nice and clean everything was. The food from the Gallery was not good at all, I was also sad to see a very small pool and no hot tub.
The view of the old market was gorgeous. Check-in/out was a breeze and the staff was friendly and helpful throughout my stay. The room was very clean and cozy, the beds were comfortable. The bathroom had a modern, simplistic feel to it. Overall, I had a great experience. I'll definitely be a returning customer. Breakfast was not very good and there was no microwave in the room, but those were my ONLY dislikes.
Everything for the most part was great. Easy access and in the middle of everything. Staff was awesome and good space in the rooms. The pool is ok and no hot tub.
So close to so many things downtown/Old Market. Stayed at Hyatt, ate at Plank (excellent), many fine dining options, many nice places to have a drink, and even donut and coffee shops nearby, and a Subway across the street (restaurant). Lots to do in the area, makes this an EXCELLENT place to stay! No complaints. Excellent room, very clean and spacious, excellent rate, and very high level of quality all around!
the location, room décor and comfortable beds. nothing. there is a convenience store called Cubbies next door which has anything you might need. Very cool area with giant fountains at the ConAgri park which we could see from our window.
Fair price, clean space. A bit noisy in the evening. Outside noise traveled to our seventh floor room.
Close to where I was visiting and easy to find. Room had a great view and eating establishments were in walking range. Breakfast was very good. Over priced drinks.
Very nice hotel. Pool was closed while we were there.
The hotel was clean and modern. The location is great, walking distance to shopping, and dining. The room had temperature control issues, the hvac fan continually turned on and off and was not quiet. The hotel was understaffed and those working were not friendly due to being over worked. We had to wait an hour after the scheduled check in time b/c our room was not clean and ready when we arrived. I felt it was overpriced for a Monday to Tuesday one night stay.
Good location The hotel is really starting to look worn. My shower went from scalding hot to ice cold. There was mildew in the corners of the tub grout. The complimentary coffee creamer in the room was a solid brick and never dissolved. Who knows how old it was. The coffee itself tasted like hot brown water. The little "store" area was completely depleted and I was told the manager hadn't been shopping. I did buy a small, individual bag of chips, which I was charged TWO dollars for!! I've stayed in this hotel about 3 times over the last 5 years and I feel like I'm tracking its slow death.
Good hot breakfast, and good location close to freeway Dirty, threadbare sheets and towels, maintenance needed, internet is so slow as to be unusable.
This hotels looks like it had seen better days in the past. The curb appeal and entry is great but it stops there. Hotel was dirty and carpets were stained. Bed linens were old and stained. Seems like maintenance is under-staffed as there were broken items in the hotel room (e.g. A lamp didn't work and the toilet kept making loud noises every half hour). I wouldn't recommend staying here.
The staff was nice and liked that the room had a ceiling fan. Breakfast was ok. Pool was closed, due to hazards, should of been advertised before buying a room, room carpet was sticky and dirty, curtains torn, bedding dirty, one worn down elevator, one ice machine way at the other end of the building, no secured doors on building, anyone can enter from side doors.
Quick check in, staff was friendly, good breakfast.. Floors were a little hard, just thin carpet over concrete, shower controls were overly complicated, wish the bar was open..
Friendly service and easy to locate didn't like that the sauna didn't work
The beds were comfy and the hotel staff was courteous. The hot breakfast was good. The lobby area looked nice and clean. Decent pricing, for our stay. The sauna wasn't heating up. The pool also had a light hanging out and the water was freezing. I saw a few pill bugs in our room.
Cost and it was authentic Minor up keep paint sauna didn't work
Nothing Rude, misrepresented featured, they hate third party booking companies, they do not care if you are happy or stay.
Staff was friendly. It was quiet and clean. The bed was comfy. The appliances; tv, microwave, etc. were outdated.
The breakfast was wonderful. Expansive. The pool was heated and very clean. Our room was clean. Run down in places. The sauna didn't work while we were there.
The lobby...... It was the dirtiest hotel I've ever seen. The lobby was lovely and I never expected to walk into the building my room was in and see filthy floors up 2 flights of stairs. Like it had never been vacuumed ! Got to the room and the desk chair, which I needed was broken and in permanent lean. The hotel phone in the room also did not work. So we called the front desk for a chair and a phone and we were told when the maintenance man would be in later that day..... Any other hotel would have brought a chair and phone right away or switched us to a different room. Not this place. We took 4 hour nap on top of the sheets and checked out immediately.
Mike I believe is his name was the shuttle driver and took our luggage to our room; he was great!
Great service, great facility, great staff Not in the old market area. Short walk away.
Convenient location, good room, but nothing special Hot tub was broken and became a "cold" tub. The only breakfast available was $15 each for the buffet.. Also had to pay for parking.
The attached parking garage and the knowledge along with the service the staff provided was excellent. Price for breakfast was pretty steep. Elevator lobbies for the parking garage were filthy.
My friends and I stayed here for a birthday. We hit the hot tub and pool, then went out for dinner and drinks, and came back to sleep. Loved the modern, clean feel and the hot tub and pool. All was nice, quiet and comfortable. Appreciated floors 2+ being secure (needed a room key to access after a certain time). I did wish they had security at the front door.,My friends and I stayed here for a birthday. We hit the hot tub and pool, then went out for dinner and drinks, and came back to sleep. Parking was $10 for the garage but we found free street parking on the weekend. Breakfast is a bit expensive - $12 for hot breakfast, $6 for continental. Overall, a pretty good deal. With free hot breakfast, they would be a clear winner for this price range downtown. I am glad we chose this one, as it was quieter than the Holiday Inn or others nearby.
Loved being away from the interstate but still close enough that it was easy to access. Location was close to a lot of action but felt very safe. Solid room and nice view (6th floor) but nothing fabulous; basic upscale casual property. Paying for parking is a drag, but only $10 per night. Also, breakfast is not free/included in room price. Pool is quite small.
Great food quality for breakfast
The hotel was very clean and the staff was friendly and helpful. It was within walking distance to local shops and restaurants There was an extra 10.00 charge for parking. The fire alarm went off at 2:00 am, and we had to evacuate while the fire department investigated. It turned out to be an electrical malfunction.
Staff was very nice and helpful. I'm a Hilton honors member and they took care of us very nicely. Breakfast waiter was very good. Not the hotels fault but someone pulled the fire alarm at 4 in the morning and we all had to evacuate
Room was geeat Could not get wifi in room
Room A/C not in good repair
Rooms are updated, staff was nice It was overrun by college world series boys. Very rude inattentive parents. No supervision.
Tv wasn't the best.
The staff were very friendly and professional. The location is great for being able to walk to the market shops & Restaurants. The gym was well maintained and equipped. Beautiful lay out and love the water streams and fish! We stayed on the top floor and the vending machines ran out of complimentary snacks & drinks our first night ( we had a 3 night stay) The rooms although clean are starting to show their age and the decorations are dated could use a makeover
Everyone was friendly and helpful. I enjoyed myself very much. Maybe the fitness center could have used some more weight machines-I can do cardio outside anytime.
Close to old market, has a shuttle to get you just about everywhere you want to go in Omaha Internet was EXTRA, parking was EXTRA
Check in was supposed to be at 3pm. We got there at 3:45 or so and they said our room wasn't ready yet, it would be "a couple minutes." So we decided to just go have a drink at one of the bars nearby. We came back at 5:15 and our room still wasn't ready. We again were told "a couple minutes." We waited in the hotel lobby until 5:30 and then decided to go get a bite to eat because we didn't know how long it would be before the room was ready. We got back to the hotel around 6:30 and finally the room was ready for us. I understand if guests don't check out on time or if you are short staffed, but please be honest about the amount of time it will take to get the room ready. I would have been extremely upset if we had waited around the hotel for 3 hours because you kept telling us it would be "a couple minutes."
The hotel was a great value for the money. Very nice rooms and great variety for continental breakfast, both hot and cold, during our stay
Love the location--it was great to be able to walk to the quality restaurants nearby.
- Great room layout & amenities - Free breakfast - Excellent location - Comfortable bed - Passive-aggressive staff - Cleanliness of room not nearly to par with other Element/Westin properties we frequent - Worthless HVAC system...room was 80F+ our entire stay, forcing us to keep windows open in 20F weather
We absolutely love this hotel, the concept, and convenience of both the location and the ability to get whatever we needed at either the small hotel market, the attached grocery store and/or delicious food delivery. Wish there were more of these hotels! Paid parking, the breakfast could easily be improved with more fresh selection, our HVAC didn't work real well.
clean, quiet, easy to find wish breakfast was earlier. it was part of the reason that i chose the hotel, but wasn't offered before 7:00 a.m. and our event that brought us to town required us to leave at 6:30 a.m.
Location My schedule didn't allow us to stay longer
Friendly staff. Comfortable bed. Right off of the main road so the noise from the traffic was pretty bad
Friendly staff, good location, room decor is nice and well planned. The room and the bath could use more cleaning. Mold was growing in the shower.
Location is great, breakfast, staff, comfort, facilites are great. We had NO control over the room temperature; why bother including an interface in the room if it doesn't respond? We were cold enough to need jackets at all times in the room. Also breakfast could be earlier, 6am would be much better than having to wait until 7am.
Nice location and the room itself was great! I don't remember the last time I was in a hotel with a full kitchen and even a stove within the room.... Would definitely recommend this place again
I have a very hard time sleeping in hotels, but not here. The bed was really comfortable. The hotel is well-built I never heard any noise from other rooms. Very clean. Great staff, especially Kaytee. Nothing. I will stay at the New Victorian every time I'm in Omaha.
Great beds, quiet rooms, friendly staff, very easy to get to and from Definitely putting this on my places to stay again.
Convenient location Our room smelled bad and it felt very musty and humid. The mattress was old and sunken in. Overall, a sad and dated place.
Clean room, quiet night, bathroom very nice
Great price and location for night stay on s long road trip. Good breakfast and clean room.
There was barely enough water pressure to operate shower. Fixing that would definetly upgrade this hotel. Evidently not an upgraded room. Mattresses weren't the best but have had worse.
Super comfortable beds. Staff is very friendly. Big screen TV's. mini fridges and Microwaves in every room. This is my 5th stay and I won't stay anywhere else in Omaha. The value is excellent. Peeling paint in the bathroom from moisture. It wasn't excessive, but it was there. Breakfast while meager is adequate, but does seem to be a few days old.
The price and location! Breakfast was cold and seemed like leftovers from the day before.
This was perfect for us - clean, good breakfast, polite staff, and only 15 minutes away from the zoo which is why we were in Omaha. No frills but this is a great place for the price! We arrived around 9:30 at night and there were 4 or 5 men hanging around the front entrance. Not sure what the deal was with them but they didn't seem to be bothering anyone - just made you wonder if it was the safest neighborhood. The next night when we came back to the motel, there was again several men hanging around outside the front entrance. But like I said they didn't seem to be bothering anyone.
Loved the breakfast selection!!!! I also appreciate how clean everything was! The beds were uncomfortable.
Free breakfast The prices of the rooms
The breakfast was nice. The front lobby was nicely remodeled and felt welcoming. I booked this hotel because the website said that it was newly remodeled. I didn't want to stay in a run down, old hotel. The front lobby looked great so I was very excited - HOWEVER NOT ALL the rooms are updated, only a select few (and you can NOT request to have a new room), so I got an old, not updated room. I had to have them change the bedding because it looked dirty. I also needed them to change the shower head because it was so grungy and gross, water wouldn't even come out. The room smelled and looked old. I was disappointed, I thought it was going to be updated and remodeled as stated on the website!!!!
The room we had, had very high ceilings making the room feel so large. Very comfortable bedding and perfect for a few friends to stay for a night on the town. The room we got had huge windows and was a corner suite it was a little bright in the morning for a couple of girls with handovers, even with the black out curtains shut,
Loved the location!!
The staff was wonderful!
Steve Skelly is very customer oriented, and loves the property he manages. He used his expertise to solve a problem I had with another company. Many thanks! Ask him for an historic tour of the original entrance. AAA++++++
Everything especially the staff they were wonderful!
The hotel staff was very friendly! The front desk clerk was very generous and upgraded us to a suite. Very clean rooms, comfortable beds. Great location- we walked to Blatt's bar (which I highly recommend!). They do have a shuttle that will take you to the Old Market and airport. Would definitely stay again!
Very relaxing environment and shuttle was very helpful dropping off and picking up at all the museums, events and activities going on close to the Hampton. Was thinking that the room came with a mini frig for the small children's milk and fruit. Had some issues with room scheduled and reserved back in January of 2014 for a July 2014 Friday afternoon evening and Saturday evening family reunion events. Having staff double book the room and late preparation setup for the fifty plus family members.
Definetly the best value for money hotel I have stayed in the USA. Great rooms and great value for money. Staff where great. Highly recommend
Comfortable beds, friendly staff, clean, excellent experience. Quiet. Thank you very much.
Stayed here for a New Year's Eve party. This former Hilton Hotel of yesteryear is one old tired dog.
Everything was excellent, it is a good convienent place to stay in downtown Omaha
close to qwest centre
Great staff, great Cookies. Friendly people. Will stay again. Price was great.
Breakfast was nice, when they would allow us to eat. They failed to mention the first day that if we didn't book through their hotel website we didn't get complimentary breakfast. The sheets and comforter had what looked to be blood stains on them when we arrived.
The rooms were clean and decent size. The staff was very helpful and pleasant. I would stay here again in the future. The only real issue was that the rate I was quoted through booking.com was not the rate the hotel had us confirmed at. They immediately made a copy of our confirmation slip and the rate was adjusted. It could have been a hassle had we not brought written confirmation of the rate.
The dinner buffet is awesome and breakfast is super as well. When you add it all up, can't beat the overall price. Bianca is a superstar and super friendly. What a great experience. Nothing at all.
Great hotel. We stayed 3 nights & everything was nice & clean. Loved having a little kitchenette. The breakfast was very good & we liked that they changed up the hot items every day. All the workers we encountered were very nice & made you feel welcomed. The area seemed very nice & safe. Several restaurants within walking distance. Thanks for an AWESOME stay. The bed we had was very squeaky & soft (which hurt my back) but my husband said it helped his.
I loved the little kitchen, which had everything we needed. Our room was very cozy and inviting. Also, very clean. The employees were very nice as well! The curtains didnt close all the way, so we only had a sheer white curtain for privacy.
Very nice staff. Didn't know the pool was outdoors and therefore closed. Some need for painting and a few stains on the carpets. Also no cots.
The room was clean. The parking was convenient. Upon arrival there was no receptionist at the desk and no telephone or bell to ring in order to contact a receptionist. After waiting for 5 minutes I finally looked around the corner to find the receptionist. There was obviously a miscommunication between your company and the hotel because the receptionist called to tell one of your representatives that "you guys screwed up again". She was very rude to your representative (not very professional). She also did not explain to me exactly what the miscommunication was (which left me very uncomfortable because she had just had my credit card and was now acting this way, I am now closely monitoring my credit card transactions). I entered my room to be further disappointed, the floor plan of the room was very inconvenient. The only plug in near the bed was not accessible (it was located under the headboard and under the bed) which was a major inconvenience. The alarm clock was located on the other side of the room and was not even set to the correct time. There was a telephone jack behind one of the bedside tables the cover appeared to have been either very dirty or it had been exposed to heat. The telephone jack cover was not secure to the wall and there were bare wires exposed. Upon checkout the day receptionist was at least friendlier and was actually at the desk when I went to check out. I will not be booking a room here again.
Quick tome reservation. Friendly stuff. Breakfast was horrible, no pancakes no waffles no scramble eggs. Room were small and smells like a mold, bathrooms need some decent cleaning and remodeling. Please add more towels to the rooms... 3 are not enough...
The room was spacious, comfortable and clean, the staff was personable and friendly. We felt very comfortable and were able to get a good night's rest each night. We would consider staying here again (but with the understanding that the free breakfast was worthless to us). The breakfast was lame. We didn't like the biscuits and gravy at all, ESPECIALLY the lumpy white paste they called gravy. We're not fans of phony egg patties either, but at least they were edible. So we ate at the Village Inn offsite in order to get a good breakfast, but of course that was at additional (and unnecessary) expense to us. A waffle iron would have helped us avoid that expense. Waffles are hard to mess up. If they'd fix the breakfast, we'd definitely call this our home-away-from-home in Omaha!
The staff was extremely friendly and helpful. The room was well appointed, very clean, very comfortable. Paper cups? I know it's an easy way to cut costs - but not only did my morning coffee leak through one cup after 4 minutes, forcing me to run to get another to "double cup", the whole time I'm thinking - How hard is it to just have regular ceramic mugs? I'd happily pay $10 more per night to have real, rather than paper.
Internet is very slow.
Convenient location. Lots of nearby place to eat. Hallways have severely stained carpets. Walls need painting.
It was the perfect stay for me and my nine-year-old son. The rooms were fresh and clean, and the nightly rate was great!
Comfortable, friendly staff and good location. Carpet had stains throughout the hotel and in rooms. Paint in the bathroom was peeling off the walls.
The front desk man that assisted me was completely and utterly professional. He was courteous and nice and really helpful. The room was absolutely disgusting. There was some style of mold or water damage in the bathroom. There was hair all over the bathroom floor and in the tub as well. I checked in at 11pm and checked out at 4am because I was so disgusted.
We were just passing through on our way to Denver. The room was modern and clean. Breakfast in the morning was a nice perk.
The place was clean, comfortable but the room was a little small. The sink was not in the bathroom which I do not like.
My kids loved the pool! The whole 3rd floor smelled of pot the night we arrived. Made our room smell too!
This guest did not leave comments about this hotel.
Rooms and pool Staff at restaurant was the worst I have ever been around.
This guest did not leave comments about this hotel.
The water park was a nice feature. The woman at the front desk was not very organized so it took longer than normal to get checked in.
We love the water park! No
Location and amenities No
One word-OUTSTANDING Food and drink in the pool area is okay with me, but not while in the pool or hot tub, with a drink in hand. Signs indicate that is a no-no, and staff in pool area did nothing about it. Not crazy about staff holding door open to outside in pool area.
The water park feature is pretty family-friendly and the rooms were clean. Pool was way too cold, check-in time did not match time given at reservation and rooms were still not ready by hotel's actual check-in time, my child slipped and fell in the elevator due to wet floors (no caution posted), poor restaurant service.
I loved the sizeof room for the price The thin walls
Location and cleanliness. very pleased and would definitely stay there again. The on site parking was limited and crowed .
The people SUV was broken into @ 3:00am. Hotel cameras's have robbery on video. Passenger door & window destroyed by a crow bar - replacement needed. Most all contents in car were stolen. Thousands lost! Requesting a refund - hotel said they would credit you.
The new bar and lobby areas are very nice and modern. We had appetizers and drinks after the concert we attended and they were delicious!
well I was kind of treated poorly once they realized I booked through a third party. They were very nice until they realized I had booked not through them directly. The attitude changed and then they sent me to a room, but I felt like I was put in the "reject wing." just was very odd and not impressive.
Friendly staff. The cafe and bar was very expensive. In middle of college campus.
Convenient location from the zoo. Swimming pool. Coffee in the room. Desk clerk extremely helpful. Rooms very clean and current. No jacuzzi/hot tub. No continental breakfast. Drain in shower very slow.
Safe and well lit area. Short drive to old market and the zoo.
Staff was nice abs welcoming. Variety of breakfast was good.
The area of Aksarben where this property is located is very new. There were lots of dining choices and seemed to have a lot to offer in terns of entertainment. Lots of green space for exercise and play. The hotel was immaculate and the rooms were very comfortable.


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The stalled Burien Town Square saga continues as the Burien City Council voted unanimously Monday, Feb. 25, to direct Harbor Urban, owner of the still undeveloped parcels at Town Square, to sell those parcels to another real estate developer, Legacy Partners, as permitted under the city agreements with Harbor Urban.
Legacy wants to complete the multi-family housing-retail project in Burien's city center and has submitted to the city a redevelopment proposal that calls for a mix of upper-scale multi-family housing and retail.
The remaining undeveloped Town Square property is just north of the current Town Square condominiums and Library/City Hall between Southwest 152nd and Southwest 150th streets.
In agreeing to the switch in developers, Councilmember Gerald Robison commented, "Harbor Urban hasn't come up with anything."
Councilmember Jack Block Jr. also agreed but urged Legacy Partners to "keep the city's vision within current market conditions."
The council and city staff originally envisioned the remaining parcels would be contain condominiums and retail space much like in the first phase.
Press release:
Discover Burien will be hosting their 2013 Annual Awards Dinner and
Silent Auction Fundraiser March 1, 2012 at the Burien Community Center (14700 6th Ave SW, Burien) from 6 – 10 pm. Tickets can be purchased for $40 in advance or $50 at the door.
The 2012 Leadership awards were selected from nominations from the community and voted upon by the Discover Burien Board of Directors.
The award recipients are as follows:
Business Leader of the Year – Scott Schaefer, SoKing Media/B-Town Blog
Student Leader of the Year – Sierra Flanagan, Senior, Highline High School
Discover Burien Volunteer of the Year – Denise Ferguson
Team Clean Sweep Recognition of the Year – Alestaire Echavia
Non-Profit Leader of the Year – NAVOS
Press release:
The City of SeaTac announces Joe Scorcio as Director of Community and Economic Development.
"We're excited to have Joe join our team as the new Community and Economic Development Director," said Todd Cutts, city manager. "He brings with him a wealth of experience that we believe will translate into solid leadership in the department and great customer service in the business community for years to come."
Scorcio has 29 years of experience in public service positions for Pierce County including leadership of the award-winning 930-acre Chambers Creek Property Master Site Plan with Chambers Bay Golf Course as its centerpiece.
He has served on a variety of regional boards and commissions including the Puget Sound Air Quality Authority and the Tacoma - Pierce County Chamber of Commerce.
In 2010, the Tacoma Regional Convention and Visitors Bureau awarded Scorcio the Community Unity Award. He is a member of the American Institute for Certified Planners and he is active in the community supporting the Boys & Girls Clubs, Humane Society and the Chambers Creek Foundation.
Burien artist Shelli Park, who has her own display at Burien Town Square, has let us know about another Burien artist whose work will be displayed at the Square retail space:
"Don Liljar was an artist who lived in Burien for at least 40 years, creating his art most recently in a modest home on SW 158th at 14th Ave SW. Some may remember seeing a large wheeled contraption in his front window. I often wondered what it was as I drove by. I know that I'm not the only one.
"I was invited over a year ago to help move what turned out to be a large sculpture of a steam-powered tricycle from his home to the home of Bob Frey. It is a wonderful and imaginative piece of art. This was my introduction to the world of Don Liljar.
"A huge selection of his work has been entrusted to Normandy Park Arts Commissioner Bob Frey by Don's widow. With Bob's blessing this work will be exhibited for the month of January, and part of February, in the NE retail space at Burien Town Square. It is best seen at night.
"Thank you Burien Town Square for letting your empty retail space shine with Burien's artists!"
Press release:
Sound Transit will conduct a public hearing on proposals to dispose of surplus property in SeaTac on Thursday, Jan. 10, 2013.
Public Hearing
Disposal of Surplus Real Property to a Public Agency
Thursday, Jan. 10, 2013
12:30 p.m. to 1 p.m.
Union Station
Ruth Fisher Boardroom
401 S. Jackson St.
Seattle, WA 98104
The agency is seeking public comment on a proposal to sell two parcels totaling approximately 30,000 square feet of developable land in SeaTac.
The parcels are located on the northeast corner of International Boulevard and South 176th Street with the former addresses of 2810 S. 176th and 17400 International Blvd.
The proposed use of the land is for development of office space for and by the Port of Seattle. Transactions are contingent on ongoing discussions and future approvals by the Sound Transit Board and Port of Seattle.
The Ruth Fisher Boardroom is accessible to persons with disabilities. For more information on the public hearing or to request ADA accommodation, please call Sound Transit at 800-201-4900 or 888-713-6030 (TTY) or visit www.soundtransit.org.
The standstill agreement between the city of Burien and Burien Town Square developer Harbor Urban has been extended for 90 days.
The city and developers had signed an agreement that would have given the two parties until Nov. 15 to agree on an acceptable alternative to previously planned condos on a vacant Town Square site.
However, on Nov. 5, city attorney Craig Knutson told council members the two sides are close to an agreement but "unfortunately it is not complete."
Harbor Urban has proposed a 173-unit, "high-quality, market rate" apartment complex for the site.
Knutson also revealed the city has talked to other potential developers about the site.
Lawmakers unanimously approved the extension.
Mayor Brian Bennett emphasized that the agreement most likely will come earlier than 90 days.
Press release:
Graham Trucking, Inc., a local trucking business that operates the largest fleet of super chassis in Washington state, has announced the relocation of its headquarters to the city of SeaTac.
The new four-acre facility, located at 18811 16th Ave South, will accommodate the company's Seattle staff and enable further expansion for growth.
"From what we can tell the City of SeaTac is the best, most well-run city we've ever seen," said Robert Graham, president of Graham Trucking, Inc. "There is no comparison between SeaTac and other municipalities we've worked with. We look forward to moving our business into such a thriving, economically strong community."
Currently located in Seattle, Tacoma and Federal Way, Graham Trucking serves clients in the Pacific Northwest primarily through intermodal transport, with a variety of modes of transportation to move product across cities and states.
For nearly 30 years the company has performed the majority of their business with large retail chains, construction companies, manufacturers, produce growers in Eastern Washington and seafood companies.
By Gwen Davis
Normandy Park experienced a wave of drama recently when several residents complained that the California-based Hanbleceya – a company serving individuals with mental illness – opened treatment facilities in their neighborhood.
The five homes Hanbleceya either bought or rented house individuals with mental illness and drug addiction issues.
However, rumors that the company will soon expand their facilities to Burien and Des Moines are unfounded.
"I don't have any knowledge of that happening here," said Mike Martin, Burien city manager. "I am aware of the general issue and we're monitoring it."
Des Moines Assistant City Manager Lorri Ericson gave a similar statement: "We are not aware they have any plans at this time."
Dr. Ian Wolds, clinical director at Hanbleceya said plans for expansion is a nonissue.
"We will not be opening any treatment facilities in Burien or Des Moines," Wolds said. "The only facility in the Seattle area is in the Normandy Park Towne Center… We have no specific plan to buy or rent houses in either of these areas as our needs are being fully met."
Harbor Urban press release:
Harbor Urban, LLC presented new conceptual design plans for the proposed development of Phase II of the Town Square Project to Burien city staff on Sept. 14.
Construction of the proposal put forth by Harbor Urban would begin with a 173-unit high-quality, market-rate apartment community on Parcel 5.
Development of the conceptual plan was a collaborative effort lead by Harbor Urban with input from City staff, property management firms and market study experts.
The development of a residential complex in downtown Burien will contribute to a vibrant Burien Town Square. Harbor Urban's plans for Parcel 5 reflect decades of experience designing and developing Transit Oriented Developments and urban mixed use projects throughout the Puget Sound region.
Amy Hoffman, development manager for the project with Harbor Urban said, "We feel very good about the direction the design is headed. The conceptual design takes into account features that are important to the City of Burien and to the sophisticated renter of today. It's a thoughtful, quality building that continues to help activate the Town Square and the City of Burien."
Bowing to what they deemed economic reality, Burien lawmakers unanimously approved Aug. 20 an agreement that most likely will lead to rental apartments instead of owner-occupied condominiums being built on the vacant Town Square parcels.
The City Council approved a standstill agreement with Harbor Urban that gives the developers and city until Nov. 15 to agree on an acceptable alternative to the previously planned condos. Condominiums at the Town Square complex completed in 2009 have sold very slowly.
The city entered into an agreement with Urban Ventures in 2005 to develop the parcels. The developers chose to develop the downtown Burien properties in phases. When the developers did not begin construction on the other phases, as promised, Burien city officials in June informed the developers the city would repurchase the undeveloped parcels.
By that time, Urban Ventures had merged with Harbor Ventures to form Harbor Urban. After extensive discussion between the developers and city staff, a standstill agreement was negotiated suspending the repurchase until Nov. 15.


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Lynn University's performing arts center is touted as one of the "25 Most Amazing University Performing Arts Centers"
Published May. 21, 2014
Lynn University's Keith C. and Elaine Johnson Wold Performing Arts Center, the site of the 2012 final presidential debate, is being recognized as an "amazing" center. Best Value Schools, an online publication, ranked the school as one of the "25 Most Amazing University Performing Arts Centers."
The centers were chosen for their enduring commitment to arts education as well as their desire to provide exceptional arts programming to the public at the highest levels. Lynn was ranked number 18 on the list ahead of the University of Notre Dame (24), Georgetown University (22) and Emory University (21).
Best Value Schools says: Known as one of Palm Beach County's premier performance centers, the Wold Performing Arts Center was dedicated in 2010. The 750-seat theater presents a number of live performances by Lynn University's theater arts program as well as regular visiting performers. The center's Schmidt Family Studio hosts a variety of smaller productions, and the facility was designed by renowned architect Herbert S. Newman, who based his design for the facility of the interior structure of a violin


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Personae: The Collected Shorter Poems of Ezra Pound (original 1926; edition 1926)
by Ezra Pound
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Personæ by Ezra Pound (1926)
No current Talk conversations about this book.
This is the standard collection of Pound's pre-Cantos poems as selected by Pound himself.
One is tempted to view it as preparations for the Cantos, but the work it contains -- Cathay, the Homage to Sextus Propertius, Mauberly, and the earlier Imagiste work -- stands on its own as an imposing, readable, and influential body of work, tracing Pound's development from the archaizing midwestern American with a focus on Provence to the europeanized International Modernist.
Essential reading if you want to read any later Twentieth Century poets, and recommended if you just want to address an important body of work in itself.
Pound is OK I guess.
Pound is OK I guess.
Pound remains one of the most significant and influential poets in English in the twentieth century. This collection provides a guide to his early experiments culminating in the original three cantos (later drastically revised). Although an unrepentant modernist this collection shows the extent of his perhaps rather achaic diction in many of the early poems. In some ways some of these poems seem slightly more romantic and imprecise than those of more traditional poets working at the same time such as Hardy. Nevertheless, Pound was always an inveterate experimentalist and this can be seen in his exploration of verse form: he works through a series of distinctive styles and genres, imitating his much favoured troubadours, adopting voices and personae in the manner of another hero, Browning. The different modes of his work are all incorporated here - the imagist poems, brief and compressed, the best powerfully evocative of intense moments as seen in "In a Station at the Metro"; the adaptations and translations which reconstruct the Roman Sextus Propertius' oblique criticism of his culture in a modern setting often to great effect; the massively influential Chinese poems of the "Cathay" sequence which provide in many ways the most telling evidence of Pound's desire to get beyond traditional conceptions of iambic rhythm; and finally the brilliant but sometimes inscrutable "Hugh Selwyn Mauberly" sequence, an energetic and scornful dismissal of British cultural complacency in the face of both the destructive and productive tides of the modernism that Pound went on to advocate. This is a collection which is of immense importance but Pound's programmatic and sometimes intemperate explorations for all their creativity do lack the kind of warmth of some of his contemporaries.
As a catalog of Grandpa's early stuff, it's reliable. If interested in how he got to The Cantos, very fine. Could rely less on Pound's own discrimination and expand to include much of the shorter stuff. A lume Spento, A Quinzaine For This Yule, and later imagist stuff from BLAST,etc. Overall a solid representation of Pound's early
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Amazon.com Amazon.com Review (ISBN 081121138X, Paperback)Known for his delicate perception as well as his passionate opinions, Ezra Pound published this, his first collection of poetry, in 1926. Pound was as much a diviner as he was a poet, and his writing is as much observation and experience as it is prophecy. He was especially drawn to beauty and his writing extols the magnificence of profound emotion and the beguiling wonderment of intellect. From translations and reconstructions of pieces of ancient literature to his own postulations on art, love, and life, this is a worthy addition to any personal library.
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My goals are simple, my goals are to become completely debt free and then financially free. I'm getting closer and closer to that goal.
In recent months, we have drastically reduced expenses without necessarily have to live like the poor. To reach these goals, we have performed a detailed plan that we carried out with discipline, also trying to be frugal and keeping a tighter budget control and before the end of the year we'll be able to pay one of our great debts.
Watch your wishes
I'm on the right path to get out of debt and become rich. I'm doing all the right things. But why? Why I want to be debt free? Why do I want a lot of money?
I know that intellectually money does not always bring happiness, but when we all strive to have more and more of the same stuff and sometimes we sacrifice our time with our families just to get more.
I know some who have built very successful businesses and have earned a lot of money and in the meantime they abandon their families. They wanted to be rich so wealth wiped them out.
They've got extraordinary houses and cars and yet they are alone in the world, as is the case with many celebrities.
Money issues cause major conflicts at home. For example to get out of debt: in a couple one can become a fool of frugality, while the other is a spendthrift.
So what is the point?
Say that I can achieve my goal of being completely free of debt. Then what?
What do I do with all that extra money? It would make sense to save it for retirement, right? But everything seems so superficial. It turns out that I will spend my whole life working so I can relax and do what I like the last 10-20 years of my life? Something is wrong there.
I want more purpose in my life and more sense now because time is so valuable, even so much more than money!
My purpose
My purpose is to express creativity, to write and tell others how to live financially free, at least financially secure, which I think we all deserve. Some of you have contacted me asking for advice, I do not give advice to anyone, what you read here is simply based on my experiences and observations, but I have found that this can be an inspiration to others who look for a different and better life like me.
With all this I can feel "rich", at least it gives me more satisfaction than knowing I've reduced 1000 euros of debt. But do not get me wrong, it is clear that financial freedom is the most important objective, but without a real purpose behind it doesn't really matter. Do not sacrifice your life today to get your goals.
If you are starting a business or trying to pay important debts, it is normal that at first you have to strive to build momentum, but it should not be that way all the time, not at the cost of your life, your health, your family or your integrity.


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Re: Eigensystem: different solution in V5.0 and V4.1 ??
On 5/23/04 at 6:15 AM, ivo.bleylevens at facburfdaw.unimaas.nl (Ivo
bleylevens) wrote:
>I forgot to say (maybe the most important part of my message) that
>the eigenvalues Mathematica 5.0 calculates, are the correct
>eigenvalues when the notebook is ran at a AMD Athlon 1200 MHz or
>AMD Duron 800 MHz PC and not on a Pentium4 2,6 GHz stand-alone
>machine and a Pentium4 3,06 HT notebook !!
>So: Mathematica 5.0 produces only the right solutions of
>Eigensystem when you don't use a Pentium 4 processor ???
The only way I can see the specific cpu used making a difference is when you are using machine precision numbers and there is a difference between processors with respect to machine precision numbers. This would be most apparent for ill-conditioned systems.
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Category: Politics, Girls, Great Women, Media, WMC
Congratulations to the Top Six Girls' State of the Union (#GSOTU) Video Contest Finalists
| January 27, 2012
On November 16, 2011, the Women's Media Center invited girls ages 14-22, to create a 1- 5 minute video for our first annual Girls State of the Union (#GSOTU) video contest. Like the President's report, the Girls' State of the Union sums up the condition of the country—with a special emphasis on the welfare of girls.
From California to the Carolinas, diverse young women and girls articulated their unique visions for change. They aptly demonstrated superior problem-solving skills, creativity, and thought leadership, and reinforced the important role girls play in our union. Contest participants communicated their "State of the Union" in many ways including amplifying their voices using art, music, multimedia, and poetry to add personal flair.
Our distinguished group of new media and celebrity judges, including actresses Kyra Sedgwick and Marisa Tomei, will select the final winner of the contest during the first week of February. We will be announcing the winner on our website and our #SheParty Tweet-up on Wednesday, February 8th between 3PM and 5PM EST.
In honor of Women's History Month, the Women's Media Center will arrange for the winner to travel to Washington, DC between March 17-19, 2012 to deliver her address, receive top-notch media training, and star in a video about the Girls' State of the Union.
We are so proud of every girl and young woman who participated in the contest. We salute you!
Congratulations to our six fabulous finalists:
Shree Bose: Ft. Worth, TX
Samantha Crisp: Chapel Hill, NC
Jamie Crockett: St. Louis, IL
Shira Gorelick: Livingston, NJ
Diedra Shores: Memphis, TN
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Unsurprisingly, it's usually men who, to paraphrase Herzog, feel compelled "do battle" on cinema's front lines. But there are exceptions, a notable one being the English actress Tilda Swinton. In 1995, for instance, she spent a week in a glass case at London's Serpentine Gallery, as a live art tribute to the director Derek Jarman. Last year, she decided to pull a 37-ton cinema-lorry around the Scottish Highlands, in order to screen films – including a documentary about the making of Fitzcarraldo —— in towns bereft of movie theatres.
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