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Radio's Westerdam Report Card / Great Service !: Westerdam Cruise Review by Radio
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Radio's Westerdam Report Card / Great Service !
Destination: Western Caribbean
Embarkation: Fort Lauderdale (Port Everglades)
Embarkation: When I entered the Terminal, I was processed with the normal security check, as all Cruise Terminals. I placed my carry ones through the metal detectors, and I went directly to the Check-In Stations.
The check in process was very quick, and I think that all of the cruise lines should use the same process as HAL. They take your A-PASS Photo (security photo for when you board or leave the ship) right at the check in station. This eliminates another check in station before boarding. I them went upstairs, and boarded in less than 5 minutes. Report Card: A
Cabin: I More loved my cabin, and wanted to point out a few things that I liked. The Cabin had a nice LG Flat Screen HD TV (There was only an analog signal, however), and a COBY DVD Player underneath the TV. There were many amenities is the Bath that included Bath Gel, Shampoo, Conditioner, and Body Lotion. There were very thick towels, and bath mats supplied, and a Bath Robe. There were large storage drawers under the bed, and sofa (Triple Cabins have 2 large cabinets above the sofa instead of under the sofa, due to pull out sofas in the triples) There was a shoe shine basket for complimentary shoe shines. The TV programming could have been better. There were 20 channels of programming (14 Ship channels, 6 cable channels) Report Card: A-
Dining: I was assigned to the new As You Wish Dining, and was very pleased. As a solo cruiser, it was nice to just walk up to the Dining Room and be promptly seated. Once, I was given a single table, another time I was seated at a table for 6, and twice I was seated with 2 other Cruise Critic members (we had a reservation).The food was enjoyable, and the choices and presentation were very good. The Lido dining was very good as well. You were able to choose from the same items that were served in the dining room. The wait staff was very attentive, and friendly. Report Card: A-
Entertainment: I am generally not a big fan of Production Shows, or Showroom entertainment. I wanted however, to attend some of the shows on Westerdam. I though they were pretty good, although not as good as RCI or CCL. I thought the production value was above average, and the sound quality was good. The best entertainer on the ship was Joel Mason. I did not go to the Piano Bar, and the Caribbean Band was very good (Helen and the HAL Cats). The Intermezzo String Quartet sounded very good as well. Report Card: B
Public Areas: The Public Areas were very nice. The Westerdam has a very classy feel to her. Many area on the ship felt very Nautical, while some felt a little dated. (The ship was built in 2004) Most areas were very classy, and unique. I especially liked the Atrium area, which was very beautiful. I loved the exterior areas of the ship included the teak that seemed to be everywhere. The pools were never overcrowded, and the passenger flow was nominal. Report Card B (Interior), A (Exterior)
Debarkation: The debarkation process was the best of any cruise line. We were able to stay in our cabins, until our color was called. I couldn't believe it. . . it was very nice not to be rushed off of the ship. If you wanted to, you could order room service on the final morning. The process seemed to really make sense by not having everyone wait in a public area, and then everyone rush to the gangway. Inside the terminal went very smooth, with no lines and no clutter. Report Card A+
Final Thoughts: This was my first HAL Cruise, so these views are really from an outsider looking in. Many people have asked me to compare HAL with RCI. It wouldn't be fair to do that. RCI is a Mass Market Cruise Line, while HAL is considered to be a Premium Cruise Line. I would rather favorably compare HAL to Celebrity. A good comparison to Westerdam would be Celebrity Millennium. I think that Millennium was more advanced with technology, and ahead of its time. Both have the services and amenities that would be expected on a Premium Cruise Line. Both have dining choices, and quality that would be expected as well. I think the thing that puts HAL, and Westerdam above any ship that I have sailed would be the Crew. The Indonesian and Filipino crew (Wait Staff and Attendants) seemed to be the life blood of the ship. They seem to have an attitude of trying very hard to please their guests that I have not felt on any cruise line.
I would highly recommend the Westerdam for anyone who really appreciates the service aspect of a cruise. She deserves very high marks !
Overall Grade: A Less
Published 03/17/08
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Mon, 3 Dec 2012 00:11:47 +0100
I am running this:
bs b=(_b[leav]), reps(5) noisily saving(bsres, replace): reg lv leav
ldist contig comlang i.repyear i.partyear, ro
on a sample of 1250 obs.
stata runs the five regressions and obtains the coefficients, but displays
- collinearity in replicate sample is not the same as the full sample,
posting missing values -
after each regression except the first one, and
- insufficient observations to compute bootstrap standard errors -
- no results will be saved -
at the end.
ok so collinearity changes from one bootstrap sample to the other, so
that some fixed effects are dropped in some and kept in other samples.
But I would just want to store the values of the coeff on the
variable leav. That is why I put the b=(_b[leav]) option. But despite
this option, it does not store this coefficient value, although it is
well defined.
Is there a way to do this? thank you in advance.
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Hi all. I'm new here. I thought this would be a great place to possibly help me sort this out. I took my car in today because the steering has been less responsive than normal and I noticed a "clicking" type of sound if I jolt the wheel. I took it to a German auto mechanic and he said it is my steering coupler. Also said I need a new battery, and that the belt tensioner (I am pretty sure that's what it's called) needs to be replaced because it's making vibrating noises. He said $200 for the coupler, $225 for the battery, and $400 for the belt thing. I have an appointment at BMW this week to take it in, and I took it to this guy just to see what he said and what his prices are. I called BMW today just to compare the battery price- they want $386 for the battery! I went down to AutoZone and they have the battery for my car for $130. My question for you is this: Does a steering coupler sound like it that could be the reason behind my steering issue and the noise? BMW had never even heard of it when I asked them and they said I need to bring it in. (The guy said it connects the steering column to the steering rack unit.) Second, the belt tensioner I didn't think was an issue. My car has always made this noise so I never was alarmed by it, he drove it today and was the one that pointed it out. Is that a big issue? Also, he said he would have to align it after doing the steering thing and charges $90 for that. I am pretty sure where I bought my tires does it for free. Is it really imperative it's done at the mechanic right after he fixes it? Ok, thank you so much for any help you all can offer! My trips to BMW always seem to end up costing around $2,000, so I'm REALLY trying to avoid that! I have always taken it to a BMW dealer, but this time around I'm checking out my options.
The steering coupler could be the cause of the noise. It's an easy and inexpensive DIY if you want to give it a shot. There is no need for an alignment afterwards, it only goes on one way and doesn't affect alignment.
A bad belt tensioner could cause vibration type noises. At one point, they were changed from mechanical to hydraulic. If you still have the former it might be time to upgrade.
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If you have never replaced the battery, you are probably due for one. Many have reported fine results with the AZ battery or even an Everstart from Walmart. A lot of the common batteries are made by the same manufacturers and then branded for various retailers. It's easy enough a novice can DIY. Just note that there is a vent tube that plugs into the side of the battery by the positive terminal that needs to be disconnected/reconnected in the exchange.
Steering couplers tend to wear as you describe at around 8 years so you're probably due there as well. It's like a small click and a little extra play whenever you change direction on the wheel when cold. No alignment needed.
Tensioners also go bad periodically. They are basically maintenance items that can last a few years to many. If one fails and it ends up killing your serpentine belt, you lose power steering which can be dangerous while driving, but more importantly you lose coolant flow and your engine will quickly overheat which can result in $$$$$. The belt can also do damage to fan, radiator, etc. Get that one fixed too, but $400 is crazy for one...... unless he's doing all new belts, tensioners and idler.
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Thanks so much for the replies. I'm a little confused as to why he wants to charge $200 for the coupler if it's pretty simple. I would attempt it myself, but I've never done as much as an oil change on a car, so I probably shouldn't try it! I'll definitely buy my own battery. As far as the belt tensioners go, he said there are two? To do both would be $400. It does sound like a lot of money. Any opinion as to if I should take it to BMW or not? They said they wouldn't charge me to do a complimentary inspection, but if they had to take anything apart, they would start charging diagnostic hours. Oh, I have never changed the battery- it's lasted since 2004! As far as the belt tensioners go, I am trying to get my service history from BMW to see if that's been done or not.
Thank you so much again!
Anyone know where to get this part? I'd like to buy online or in a store but no one seems to know what part it is. Thank you for the help!
Here is a diagram for the steering coupler. Look at part #2
Here is a diagram for the belt tensioner Look at part #2 (You'll see that the mechanical one has been ended and replaced with hydraulic tensioner. Both are still available for purchase. The hydraulic one lasts longer)
Each part has a part number shown in the table below. Just search that number on a parts website and the item should come up. I as well as many here like to use www.oembimmerparts.com for fast shipping and great customer support. However feel free to use whatever you like.
Hope this helps!
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Thanks so much!
Oh, does anyone have an opinion on the minimum cold cranking amps? Found one at O'Reilly that is 760 CCA for $121 with military discount. Sorry to ask so many questions, I've really never done much research on any of this before.
Where in San Diego are you? I know a few good and HONEST independent mechanics around town who know BMWs. I'd avoid the dealerships for the most part.
For batteries, see if you can still get an Autozone Duralast 49-DL. That's what I have and it's worked great for ~4 years, plus it's WAY cheaper than the "replacement" batteries.
As for the coupler, should be around $50 online, maybe less. Also, an indy should be able to tell you right away if you have a mechanical or hydraulic tensioner. Given the fact that my 2004 325i has hydraulic, I'm thinking there's a good chance you have the same. If so, it's just a matter of changing the rollers/pulleys on them. All-in-all, I think a mechanic shouldn't charge more than an hour or two to do the coupler and tensioner pulley/rollers, plus around $150 for parts if he swaps your belts at the same time. You should be out the door for under $250-$350, tops.
And you do NOT need an alignment after doing the steering coupler, if you're doing it right. I'd be wary of any mechanic who tries to sell you on unnecessary work like that.
Only thing that may add time=$ to the tensioner job is if the car is an automatic, in which case it's a little more work to remove the cooling fan to get good access to the area - maybe a half hour more. But as I and others have stated, $400 is steep. The coupler should take about an hour of shop time max so $200 is a little on the steep side as well. Find another mechanic with more reasonable rates. This stuff is simple so you don't need the best mechanic out there.
I am in Point Loma in San Diego. If you have any recommendations, I certainly appreciate the input and may take it for an estimate. I called BMW and they have the actual part for $70. My boyfriend is military, so the place on base said they would install it for $40... Sounds pretty reasonable to me. I'm hesitant to buy online just because I want to make sure I have the correct part. Plus, with shipping, I may only save $10 or so. When I started my car today, the vibration noises were really loud, which worries me a bit. I want to take care of my car, and I would rather fix it before it breaks and causes real damage. My issue is knowing what's actually going on. I never know which mechanic is being truthful, especially with all the help you all have offers me on here- it had opened my eyes a lot. I can still take it to BMW and see what they say needs to be done and go from there. Thoughts on that? Or anyone else in the area that would do a complimentary diagnostic? Thanks again for all this awesome information; you guys are great!!
I work in Pt. Loma, and I know there's a German place on Rosecrans a few blocks north of Nimitz that I don't have any personal experience with, but a friend had a decent experience. They're close to you and would probably check the car out and at least give you an estimate.
If you want to drive a ways, I can highly recommend Euro Auto Service on Andreasen in Escondido. This small family-owned business is great, don't mind the greasy cinder block shop -- they know their stuff and are as honest as the day is long. This is my indy of choice. They have saved me a lot of money.
I know a lot of people who have trusted a lot of BMWs over the years with good results to Minsky on Convoy Street in Clairemont. I think the prices there have come up a little since the kids took over the front office, but Minksy still knows his stuff.
See if you can get a report of the problem from a mechanic and an estimate for the work, and report back. It's hard for us to diagnose a problem over the internet, but many of the members here have a good nose for mechanic's BS.
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The Monsour 'exemption'
In cash-strapped Jeannette, where tax collection apparently is a selective process, owners of the crumbling Monsour Medical Center owe almost as much in back taxes — $825,000 — as the cost estimated to tear down their towering disregard.
But Jeannette's attorney, Scott Avolio, says the city won't see a dime of that money. Why? Because in seven years since the hospital closed and eventually landed on the public tax rolls, nobody in city or county government has been able to determine its legal ownership — be it the Monsour family, the hospital's former board of directors or the Monsour Medical Foundation.
So this institutionalized money pit, the largest scofflaw in a city with a delinquent tax bill totaling more than $1.6 million, gets a pass. And taxpayers who do shoulder the load will eventually get the nearly $1 million bill to raze this monstrosity, preferably before it crumbles onto Route 30 or somebody gets conked by falling debris.
This is outrageous. Under Pennsylvania's Constitution, Article VIII, Section I: "All taxes shall be uniform, upon the same class of subjects, within the territorial limits of the authority levying the tax, and shall be levied and collected under general laws." There's no exclusion for Jeannette — or for its many hardworking, honest residents who pay up every year.
But instead of any legal action to collect what's owed, where the full force of law clearly is warranted and long overdue, residents get excuses for the intolerable eyesore at the entrance to their city.


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The federal government is taking another step to ease a multibillion-dollar backlog of grain on the Prairies, a move that Canadian National Railway Co. says is a disturbing and heavy-handed intrusion that could leave the industry vulnerable to American competitors.
The Fair Rail for Grain Farmers Act, announced Wednesday, includes a series of regulatory changes – including one that will chip away at Canada's rail duopoly by essentially expanding the ability of grain shippers to pick a railway.
The provision angered CN, which called it a "sad day for Canada." The legislation will also allow the federal government to collect more information from the rail companies while enshrining measures, similar to those that were announced earlier this month, that will allow the government to set minimum shipping levels.
The chief executive officer of CN slammed the decision as short-sighted and ineffective.
"CN is disturbed that the government has decided to punish railways with re-regulation for an outsized crop and winter conditions totally beyond their control," Claude Mongeau, CN president and CEO, said in a written statement.
"The legislation does not address the root cause of the current grain situation and will do little to move more grain, now or in the future," Mr. Mongeau said, adding that it "could hit Canada's railways by opening their business to unfair poaching by U.S. railways without any reciprocity. Beyond causing financial harm to CN, it could drain traffic away from Canadian ports and cause the loss of jobs, reduce investment and undermine tax revenues across Canada."
One major proposed change relates to "interswitching" – under current rules, shippers can only sign with a railway operating within 30 kilometres of a grain elevator. It means most have only one option. For those that don't, the nearest rail company is obliged to transport the grain up to 30 kilometres, at a set rate, to bring it to a railway the shipper signed with.
That distance will be increased to 160 kilometres under the new bill. It means grain shippers, on behalf of farmers, can look farther afield for rail companies able to ship their product – roughly 150 primary elevators across the Prairies will have the chance to be served by more than one railway, up from 14 elevators that currently have that option.
"This reflects the new reality of how far apart elevators are, and the changes in the rail system," Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz said. "This interswitching is the best way to give us a quasi-competitive situation." The government stopped short of allowing rail companies to use each other's railways. "We do not want to get entangled in joint running rights. It creates more problems than it's worth," Mr. Ritz added.
CN and Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. have been under fire by farmers and government for their lagging performance in shipping the grain. The backlog stems from a combination of an unusually ample harvest in Western Canada – 76 million tonnes, 50 per cent higher than average – and competing demands for capacity on Canada's railways, with cold weather adding to the pinch.
CP said it is still reviewing the bill. The Manitoba and Alberta governments said they supported the measures, while Saskatchewan said it was underwhelmed.
The country's grain elevators are at 93-per-cent capacity, with some storing grain on the ground – raising fears it will spoil in spring weather. Earlier this month, Ottawa set minimum amounts of grain that rail companies must ship – or face fines – in a bid to get the crop moving. A senior official said the legislation will confirm the government's authority to set volumes in the coming years.
Transport Minister Lisa Raitt said the government is confident that CN and CP will meet their target of moving a combined one million tonnes of wheat, canola and other grains each week beginning April 7.
Half of Canada's total grain is exported, and a full 94 per cent of that is moved by rail. Shipping grain is one of the dominant sources of revenue for both railways, accounting for about a fifth of the freight weight they ship. Fuel oil, by comparison, is about 6 per cent, a senior official said.
Ms. Raitt said she doesn't expect the Fair Rail for Grain Farmers Act will have any negative impact on the shipping of other commodities. The bill still needs to be approved by the House of Commons, although the official Opposition said it would co-operate in passing it quickly.
Gary Stanford, an Alberta farmer and president of the Grain Growers of Canada, said he hopes the act will hold railways more accountable.
"I think it's good for keeping railways honest," he said. "We're saying, 'Just because it snows and it's cold in the wintertime, can't you have a couple more locomotives out there?' "
He said he realizes it's a "farmer's choice to be a farmer" – that it's an unpredictable life with ups and downs – but he's frustrated that he has 200 tonnes of wheat sitting in bins, including some that was contracted for shipment last December. That backlog, he said, is worth roughly $52,200.
Mr. Stanford added that he's worried about Canada's stature on the global stage: He was at a grain conference in Singapore earlier this month, where attendees questioned whether his country is a reliable grain exporter – a concern Ms. Raitt flagged in her remarks Wednesday.
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Those who use marijuana regularly will for the most part dismiss any reports of ill effects that the drug may cause. However, irrefutable studies have concluded that regular marijuana use does in fact result in serious side effects, some of which profoundly affect the user's quality of life. Because of the way marijuana affects the parts of the brain which involve stress, motivation, and reward, individuals who are dependent to marijuana are significantly more likely to struggle with depression than individuals who don't use the drug. There are other serious side effects which have been reported by chronic marijuana users including anxiety, personality disturbances, and even at serious psychological disorders such as schizophrenia and other mental health issues.
One has to also take into account that when obtaining the drug or being in the presence of others who are taking marijuana, one is predisposing themselves to other addictive and dangerous drugs of abuse. Marijuana is part of the drug culture, an undeniable fact. It is therefore very often a gateway drug, and users will often find themselves wanting to experiment with other drugs to find an even more intense high or a variation of the high they already have from having used marijuana. This is not just an opinion, and reliable statistics show that marijuana users are eight times more likely to use cocaine, 15 times more likely to use heroin, and five times more likely to need treatment for dependence and addiction.
Because Marijuana produces such intense changes in the body and mind which users cannot generate on their own without the drug many users will go through marijuana withdrawal if they suddenly stop using the drug. This is especially after regular long-term use of the drug, and can include extreme irritability, a disruption in sleep patterns, anxiety, depression, and a lack of appetite. Users will often continue regular use to avoid such symptoms, and this is the typical cycle of addiction to any drug. In fact, the marijuana which is available these days is nearly 10 times as strong as it was 10-20 years ago. This intensifies the risk of developing dependence and individuals can very easily become addicted to the drug even after short term use.
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NSW Premier
Mr O'Farrell said Saturday's result was "tremendous" for Premier Barnett and the Liberal Party.
"He has achieved this result on the back of strong leadership, a positive agenda and his sound management of the WA economy which is now vital to the nation," Mr O'Farrell said in statement on Sunday.
Mr O'Farrell added that victory for the Liberals in WA continued the national trend away from Labor.
"Across the country voters are turning their backs on Labor because it can't be trusted to provide good economic management and address the issues that are important to people," he said.
However, Premier Barnett said the campaign was fought largely on local issues, though the election result was clearly better news for federal Opposition Leader Tony Abbott than for Ms Gillard.
"This was not an election about how people regarded the Prime Minister," he told reporters in Perth.
"Yes, federal issues were there as a factor but they were not the determining factor."
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Prime Minister Julia Gillard congratulated Mr Barnett for his government's re-election.
She also acknowledged WA Labor opposition leader Mark McGowan's hard-fought campaign.
"The Gillard government looks forward to continuing to work with the Barnett government on a range of important initiatives which will benefit the people of Western Australia and recognise the importance that WA plays to the national economy," the Prime Minister said in a statement on Sunday.


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To provide better services and solutions, International Trading Services is now ITS Impex Pvt. Ltd.
Company History:
ITS was incorporated in the year 1980, as a registered partnership firm in the name of M/s International Trading Services by Mr. Narendra Kumar Gupta and Mr. Kamal K. Maheshwari, with the aim to provide professional services in clearing and forwarding of Import / Export cargo at Mumbai Sea Port.
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Board of Directors and Management Team
Johnson Yang, Chairman of the Board
Leo L. Y. Lee, Vice Chairman of the Board
Sheng-Cheng Chen, Director
Lucilio Couto, Director
Tianlai Bill Hu, Director
Miu Kuen (Fanny) Leung, Director
Jie Lin, Director
Fei H. Tu, Director
Jan-Jan Wu, Director
Thomas Hao-Hsien Wu, Director
Charles S. Yeh, Director
Lucilio ˇ®LouieˇŻ Couto - President & CEO
Mr. Couto brings with him almost 25 years of regulatory and executive banking experience including a significant tenure at a large publicly traded Chinese American Bank in Los Angeles, California. Before joining American Plus Bank, Mr. Couto was the Executive Vice President and Chief Credit Officer of Preferred Bank, where he began working in 2009. Prior to that he served in senior executive management positions at two other Southern California financial institutions, including as Chief Credit Officer and Chief Risk Officer of Vineyard Bank from 2007 to 2009. Prior to joining Vineyard Bank, Mr. Couto spent 16 years working for the FDIC in a variety of positions, including most recently as Senior Risk Management Examiner. Mr. Couto received his BachelorˇŻs degree in Finance from California State University San Bernardino in 1991 and graduated from the University of WisconsinˇŻs Graduate School of Banking in 2004..
Gi-Yu Lin - Executive Vice President & COO/CFO
Dr. Lin is a seasoned banking professional with over 27 years of banking experience, including eight years as Chief Financial Officer of Alhambra-based Omni Bank and two years as Chief Operating Officer of First Commercial Bank (USA). Dr. Lin has in-depth hands-on experience in overall banking operations, treasury, finance, management information systems, compliance, information technology, human resources and mortgage banking. Ms. Lin obtained her Ph.D. and her M.A. in Economics from University of Illinois at Chicago in 1983 and 1981, respectively. She is one of the organizing members of American Plus Bank.
Julian Liu - Executive Vice President & CCO
Mr. Liu has over 27 years of commercial banking experience, including serving as Chief Credit Officer at American Plus Bank since its inception in 2007. Mr. Liu served as Chief Operating Officer of Fubon USA Inc., a subsidiary of Fubon Financial Holding Company from 2005 to 2007. Mr. Liu served as Chief Credit Officer of First Commercial Bank (USA) in Alhambra from 2001 to 2004. Mr. Liu obtained his MBA in Finance from University of Wisconsin, Madison in 1982.
Sandy Hwang ¨C Executive Vice President & CLO
Ms. Hwang has more than thirty years of extensive experience in all facets of lending, credit and loan administration, work-out loans management, loan documentation and loan compliance. Most recently, she served as EVP and Chief Credit Officer at Los Angeles National Bank. Prior to this, Ms. Hwang was a member of the organizing team of First Choice Bank, where she served as EVP and Chief Credit Officer from 2005 to 2011. Previously she served as EVP and Chief Credit Administrator of First Continental Bank from 1991 to 2003 and Vice President and Credit Administrator of Los Angeles National Bank from 1982 to 1991. Ms. Hwang holds a BA degree from University of California, in Los Angeles.


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Cool fact: The Fairplex Drive facility is 10,000 square feet. The Garey Avenue building has 25,000 square feet.
Fairplex Drive consisted of 8 examination rooms and the Garey Avenue building has 18 exam rooms.
At Fairplex Drive provided services to 8,500 patients annually who made 20,000 visits a year. In two to three years the Garey Avenue facility will have about 17,000 patients making about 59,500 visits a year.
The Fairplex Drive facility had at total of 75 employees and the Garey Avenue clinic has 100.
Fairplex had seven health care providers. Providers includes physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, dentists and mental health specialist. East Valley has just hired a dentist and mental health provider and will add additional positions based on the Pomona Center's growth.
POMONA >> For years, East Valley Community Health Center's Pomona clinic served thousands of patients from a 10,000-square-foot storefront in a strip mall along Fairplex Drive on the city's western end.
Tuesday afternoon, health care professionals, administrators, elected officials and plenty of guests celebrated the opening of a new and much-improved Pomona facility in what was once a grocery store in the 1500 block of South Garey Avenue.
The move to the 25,000-square-foot facility is going to allow East Valley to provide a broad range of health services including primary care for children, teens and adults; prenatal care and family planning services; dental care, mental health services and comprehensive HIV services. Assemblyman Freddie Rodriguez, D-Chino, said that during his tenure as a Pomona councilman East Valley representatives approached him about opening a health care facility at the location.
"I was looking at keeping this as a grocery store," he told the audience of more than 150 people. East Valley's idea was a good one and presented an opportunity to have "affordable health care in our back yard."
Mayor Elliott Rothman said he was familiar with the Fairplex Drive facility but it "just wasn't enough for the amount of people they're servicing."
Alicia Mardini, East Valley's chief executive officer, said the new facility is going to allow the Pomona clinic's personnel to provide services to many more people, primarily those who are low income and don't have insurance, she said.
"We believe quality health care services are a right for all people, not just those who can afford it," Mardini said.
At the Fairplex Drive facility, personnel were able to provide services to 8,500 individual patients who made 20,000 visits a year to the facility, she said after the ceremony.
In two to three years, the new facility is expected to provide care to about 17,000 individual patients who will make about 59,500 visits a year, she said.
After the ceremony, Mardini said the $4.5 million project came about with $1.4 million in grants from the Keck Foundation, Ahmanson Foundation, Parsons Foundation, W.M. Keck Foundation, the Weingart Foundation and the Rose Hills Foundation.
Another $3.1 million came from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources Services Administration, which allocated funds for capital expansion in connection to the Affordable Care Act, she said.
East Valley Community Health Center also has facilities in West Covina and La Puente.
Rebecca Armendariz of Pomona has been a patient at the Pomona center for about five years. Armendariz worked for the Pomona Unified School District for about 10 years but in 2008 health problems that include arthritis and diabetes forced her to leave her job.
Finding herself without health insurance, she turned to East Valley where she found assistance in applying for an insurance program for people on a limited income.
At East Valley, Armendariz has a doctor who cares for her medical needs and who is compassionate but is also firm about discussing medical care.
"She scolds me, she helps me, and I appreciate her so much," Armendariz said told the audience.
Armendariz said she likes the new Pomona center, particularly the ample parking. Parking at the Fairplex Drive facility was limited.
With the help of East Valley, Armendariz said her health has improved enough that she is now able to be a part-time volunteer secretary at her church.
Registered nurse Jessica Oregel said the new facility is good for both patients and staff.
Oregel began working at East Valley's Pomona Center about 2 1/2 years ago, starting shortly after completing her nursing training.
At East Valley, Oregel provides care to her patients and does something she knew she wanted to do when she began her training. She is able to help educate people so they can live healthier lives.
"I wanted to help educate the community," Oregel said. "In a lot of these patients, I see my family, my mom, my aunts, people who need health education,"
Councilwoman Cristina Carrizosa said East Valley's Pomona center has taken an abandoned grocery store and turned into a "professional, elegant and functional" facility that is going to provide much-needed health services to area residents.
In addition, the facility is going to boost the neighborhood economy.
"All these small businesses are going to benefit from this," she said after the ceremony.


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The ACHEM - Applied Chemistry GmbH (ACHEM - Angewandte Chemie GmbH) was founded by 1999 from Mr. Dieter Kubitza and Mr. Dr. Hartmut Holstein. Both founders have already had years of experience in their special fields. While Mr. Kubitza is an experienced foundry specialist and specialist for foundry separation materials, Dr. Holstein, educated as a chemist, can enrich the team by his knowledge of research and development of separation and parting agents. Together they form a successful team, which co-operates effectively and harmoniously.
From the beginning foundry separation materials and special parting agents were developed, manufactured and marketed.
In 2002 the company was substantially extended. A new company building was bought and fitted to the special needs of release agent production. Beyond that Mr. Hubertus H. Block could be won for the company. Mr. Block has experience in the development and the production of parting agents and cleaners for PUR for over 20 years.
Our main goal is to satisfy the customer. Only a satisfied customer will do business on a long-term basis. To satisfy the customer we have to share our experience, we have to execute incoming orders as fast as possible and we have to develop and to sell products with the highest degree of quality.
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Thanks a lot guys, you are very kind answering so quick. good to build a
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does this also apply for the AP ?? I mean if I do a VLAN preventing user not
to see each other thorugh the switch , the ones connected to the AP will not
see each other as well??
One more , one FreeBSD I am running a Squid Proxy Web Cache, would they be
able to cache their pages even when they are in the VLAN? Thans again ...
2005/5/26, Dennis Hoshield <dhosh at gaslightmedia dot com>:
> Hi, Hernan ...
> If the PC's are all connected together via a switch, then m0n0wall is kind
> of out of the picture as far as PC's seeing each other (or not). You would
> need to replace your switch with a managed switch, capable of at least
> port
> based VLANS. This effectively puts each port on an isolated segment. They
> can still see 'out' (to the m0n0wall), but can no longer see each other.
> If
> you do end up having a few that need to see each other in the future, you
> could put them on the same VLAN at the time. Easy to configure ..
> especially the port based VLANS. We've used a (relatively) inexpensive
> D-Link DES3226L for this. I think they were around $300.
> As it looks like you are laid out now, the 'view-ability' is inherent in
> the
> switch, before the packets reach the m0n0wall, so anything you do there
> would have no effect.
> Good luck,
> Dennis
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Hernan González - Wizardes.com <http://Wizardes.com> [mailto:
> hard dot wizard at gmail dot com]
> Sent: Thursday, May 26, 2005 8:31 AM
> To: m0n0wall at lists dot m0n0 dot ch
> Subject: [m0n0wall] Browse neighbourghood
> Hi everyone:
> I have m0n0wall as firewall + NAT for a 12 PC network connected through a
> switch + AP
> Internet---m0n0wall-------switch----- PCs (192.168.1.X) + FreeBSD
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> But I need users not to see any other PC,on the network, the switch is a
> cheap 3Com switch, any idea?? thanks a lot
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