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Everything was very good but the cost was high for a room. I could have been as comfortable at a less expensive hotel Cost
The Grand Hyatt is our favorite hotel. They have everything from good food to gift shops to a pool. I would highly recommend it! The room service options were slightly limited
Clean room Quiet Friendly Staff Great location Great price Nothing!
The room was very clean, the price was reasonable for downtown DC. Went to get away and attend a Wizards game, and the location is perfect for attending events at Verizon. Would absolutely stay again. Pool water was cold.
Lots of foodie options and gourmet coffee within a five minute walk. Close to subway. Acceptably clean. Clearly some deferred maintenance in the guest room bathroom.
It was clean The parking very expensive
Location, location, location Helpful staff Very outdated Raggedy carpet Stench in hallway Noise from plumbing in next room
Location was excellent. The hotel is really nice and the price we got could not be beat.
The location was great and the rooms were updated. To big. Staff was not very friendly.
I like that I was created with champagne and the staff were very friendly!
Close proximty to city center, metro access through lobby. Nothing
Great accommodations perfect for Travel Show we were attending. Loved the location--convenient to many restaurants and sites of the city.
comfort value clean
Quality in all areas. They also honored my reservation with no problem even though I reserved it for the wrong night. They didn't make it like they were doing me a big favor either.
Fitness center is amazing. Rooms are spacious Pet policy is awful. A dog barked into the early hours of the morning and staff did not handle appropriately
Friendly staff. Citrus water in lobby refreshing Great interior design/decor Location No free wi-fi
Very friendly staff! Watch the charges. Some claim "free" or complimentary but they aren't. Also the front desk wasn't staffed well for a busy weekend of a large charity function. Longer than expected wait times to check-in and out especially.
First class location and facilities Expensive
Updated, modern hotel. Very friendly and helpful staff. Great location for touring DC by foot. Restaurant food was so-so. Found places close by for all of our other meals.
I liked the location Facilities, it is expensive for what they offer
The hotel was absolutely stunning! The restaurant's service was great and the food was delicious.
The location is convenient.
This hotel is an oasis within the city offering old fashioned values and quality service.
The hotel has been recently renovated, so everything was brand new. Note that only half of the hotel is the "historic" part, now the other half is new. That didn't bother me at all. There was a very nice, upscale feel to the whole place. The staff were wonderful - very nice and accommodating. I stayed one night and when I came into my room after being out, all of my lights weren't working - a breaker had blown. When I called the front desk, it was taken care of within 10 minutes by a very polite maintenance staffer. The location was just okay - I walked from the closest Metro (Mt Vernon/Convention Center), and found myself walking along a street with boarded up houses. I wasn't taking any shortcuts, this was one of the main streets by the hotel. This wasn't too much of a problem for me, as I used Lyft to get everywhere and didn't do much walking at all. But it is something to keep in mind if you are making a reservation here. The only other thing was that my bed was very firm. That's a total personal preference, but did interfere with my sleep
location and the size of the family room is perfect Bathroom of the room is too small ,rooms are too cold ,no place to get poor breakfast
The staff was friendly, location was convenient, rooms were very comfortable and nicely furnished.
staff was courteous They accepted my reservation then gave away the room. Sent me to another hotel without rooms. A true nightmare in the middle of the night in DC
Unique historic and charming hotel in great downtown location. Nice antique furnishings, nice dining are for breakfast. The room was small but clean and comfortable.
Charming historic feel, convenient location but out of the big hotel loop. It felt more like staying in a neighborhood yet could easily get everywhere I wanted to by walking or metro. The staff was pleasant enough but I would have expected a small hotel to be a little more personal.
Small room. Dirty carpet. TV in a cabinet. Full size bed. Horrible stay
Spacious and comfortable. Visibly older and run-down in places.
The hotel was quiet, the room furnishings were fresh and attractive, and I found the decor pleasing generally. The room overlooked the courtyard, which was also quiet. A good location too--we were able to walk to many of our destinations right from the hotel. Staff were friendly and very helpful. I needed a cab one rainy morning, and asked at the front desk if they could call for one. Instead, the bellman grabbed his umbrella and went out to the street, down to the nearest busy corner, and whistled up one for me. Above and beyond! Our room was small--would have been perfect for a single guest, but a little cramped for two. Just one bedside table, for example, with no room for a second. We would have liked a king bed, but one evidently wasn't available--again, perhaps a size issue. Last, half the wardrobe cabinet was taken up by a room safe and refrigerator pre-stocked with candy, soda, and alcohol, so there wasn't quite enough room for two people to hang our things. And yes, no iron or ironing board. We didn't try the meal facilities. We'd stay again--the pluses outweigh the minuses.
Location was great, staff was great
Staff was so friendly and the hotel was very clean. Huge bonus was how close the hotel was to everything!! Everything is within walking distance from the hotel.
Central location Clean rooms Value for money (I suppose) WiFi not free in rooms and expensive Restaurant average. We asked for a cappuccino and got coffee tasting line filtered coffee with normal milk with lots of froth on top.
Everything was great! Am upset that they put an $800 hold on my credit card when the room was only $300
Cheap. No real benefits as a Marriott Rewards Platinum member. Nothing special about the facility. Lots of noise in the hallways at night.
The price was quite reasonable and the location was convenient as well. The staff was friendly and helpful too. Also the room was nice and clean. First, the website says the amenities include parking. What it doesn't tell you is that it is valet parking at almost $50/day. Second, the website says the amenities include free wifi. What it doesn't tell you is that the wifi is only free if you connect to it down in the lobby. Otherwise, it is almost $13/day if you connect to it from your room. Overall, it wasn't a bad stay. I just wish the website was a little more detailed/honest with some of its information.
The location and thier bed was comfortable. The AC . It was not cool enough. Need more tisue for tolet. Better reciption staff.
The gentleman at the front desk was very helpful and polite. There was a mix up with my parents reservation, and he too care of it. He also upgraded our room. The concierge was great with our kids, and gave them a free movie.
FRONT DESK LADY WHO WAS A COWBOY FAN MADE ARE STAY FUN WITH ALL HER ASSOCIATES BEING SO HELPFUL AND LOOKINg OUT FOR TWO SENIOR CITIZENS ! THANKS !
Close To Monuments And Verizon Center
Great location... Convenient to Metro and downtown Washington No negatives on this trip
Staff was very attentive and very friendly. Right next to Metro station that had a stop at Reagan Airport!
Hotellet havde en venlig, chill atmosfære og var virklig flot indrettet - lækker pool på taget:-)
Friendly and helpful staff. Good Japanese restaurant. I requested a room far from the pool area when booking and that was to my satisfaction fully fullfilled. Compared to the price paid the stay was a good deal. -
The room was very nice, a modern style, seemed to be newly-renovated. We had a view across Thomas Circle. The staff was extrememly friendly and helpful. Despite the cool design, the shower in our particular room did not work very well... very low water pressure and the water temperature would fluctuate from hot to cold often without us doing anything to provoke it.
A nice design hotel in a good location The pool and roof garden was closed down! It was 26 D. and the kids was looking forward to a hotel with pool - one of the reasons to choice this hotel for us!
I loved my stay at the Kimpton Hotel Monaco. Our room was on a quit floor, spacious with high ceilings, a seating area, and a fully stocked minibar. The hotel is centrally located so easy to walk to nearby restaurants and museums. The pillows were not fluffy, more flat leaving my neck sore the next morning.
Friendly staff who helped with relocation to a room on a different floor than initially indicated and provided forgotten toiletries in the morning. This hotel is in a neat building and in a great location. The weather, but you can't control that.
Great location if spending time along the National Mall. It's only a few blocks down. The hotel is gorgeous and the staff very kind and helpful. The in-hotel restaurant Poste is very good as well (get the Lamb Burger!). Overall, my wife and I had a great time there. Like most hotels ... the pillows. The mattress itself was great, but the pillows were small and squished down to near nothing.
Beautiful room in historical building within short walk to all major museums, White House, and the Mall. Gold fish provided by the hotel (you have to ask for it) kept us company and made us feel at home. Complimentary bottle of champagne for my birthday was unexpected and wonderfully rounded up absolutely unique experience.
Great location
The staff, lobby, bar were very good and comfortable. The resturant was average. The room was small since the building was converted to a hotel from the post office. I stay with the Kimpton chain all the time. The room was very small for 2 people and 2 21 inch suitcases. However, it was functional. I rete the hotel 3.5 starts.
This hotel, in an excellent location is a bit "long in the tooth" as the Brits would say.. but aside from the 1/4 mile walk to my room, the staff was great and they had a nice hospitality bar in the main lobby. Getting your bag up a flight of stairs w/o a ramp is something that they should work on .. esp when no valet staff is around to help. About as convenient as the NY Subway.
Great Hotel. My wife and I stayed here for valentines/anniversary. We were very pleased with the service from start to finish. We got the King Room with the vaulted ceilings and was everything we expected and more. Wow! those robes are nice and after not going ahead and buying one the spot I finally just broke down and ordered it. Staff at the front desk were very courteous and helpful and that extra touch of remembering that I had called earlier to inform them that we would not check in until after dinner was nice. (Hey I know its in the computer but its nice to hear the words). We will definitely return again.
Staff was great Size of room
The breakfast was good. All sights are in walking distance None
I enjoyed both a convenient location and hotel facilities, especially the indoor swimming pool gave me a remedy for jet lag. What we could see from the windows was only the wall of the next building. I agreed with this stuation because I chose this hotel by the location, otherwise I would have stayed in the suburbs.
Price, location, 2 rooms for children, swimming pool, breakfast included, happy hour for parents, great city location
Clean room, friendly staff, great location, everything you want from a hotel
Centrally located. Lovely staff. They had free happy hour every night! In DC, that is nothing to sniff at. Continental breakfast had everything under the sun. The room was clean and comfy, but it was a wi-fi dead zone. You had to pay $10 a day for wifi, and my cell phone signal only worked when I was in the bedroom next to the window (we had a king suite on the 11th floor). The walls were that thick, I suppose? There's nothing that says cheap more than making guests pay for wi-fi at a $230/night hotel.
This Embassy Suites hotel has a great DC location. We have stayed here three separate times, stopping here on our DC trips. It is easy to walk from here to many of the central DC sites you want to see. It has a good family feel with a family cocktail hour that my kids love to participate in. They have a great room set up with games and snacks for families with small kids, and a separate cocktail room for adults not families with older kids. Breakfast is great...huge diversity of options, relatively fast for the volume, and my "picky kids" are happy and full by the time we walk away. The hotel rooms are worn down. The bathrooms are fifteen years past needing updating. The pool is too small, over chlorinated, and depressing. The cocktail hour is chaotic, understaffed and the snacks can not keep up with the crowd. (I get that it is free, but you have to keep up or just not offer it).
Very well received and nice and clean facilities. We've enjoyed our stay. The manager's reception was a +and the inlcuded breakfast had everything we needed to start the day on a good note.
Location to the DC Conference Center; free breakfast Would have appreciated small half-half packets in room instead of powdered milk for coffee
Hotel location was between two metro stops serving different lines making it easy to navigate around the city. The breakfast and evening receptions were good. The room was well laid out and made it comfortable for three adults to coexist. Due to the popularity of the evening manager's reception the room where the event is held could be larger.
Location was great. It was walking distance from many main sites in Washington. A metro was near by but, we didn't need to use it. The area is filled with excellent restaurants to walk to and there is a Starbucks across the street. The staff is very helpful with planning anything. I love the comfy beds and pillows at the Embassy Suite Hotels!
room were comfortable, especially the bed. staff were very helpful with planning of tour. very impressed with the happy hour where drinks and nibbles were provided free of charge between 4 and 6 every evening
Great room layout comfortable bed and fun happy hour for kids. Knowledgeable and friendly staff, good and convenient breakfast. When staff knows a family booked a room they should give multiple shampoos and conditioners before we have to ask bc we found ourselves without enough. Glasses (drinking) were not replaced daily.
Staff was helpful and friendly. Wait staff at restaurant in lobby was excellent. Went above and beyond to make sure we were taken care of. Fair prices on the food. Blanket for fireworks was a nice unexpected treat. Quick walk to two different metro stations and 20 min walk to the mall. Blocks to restaurants and the cvs if you need something. It was hot. Not sure the hotel can control the weather.
Hotel is walking distance to most of the things you want to see in DC; White House, Washington Monument, Smithsonian Museums. If you stay in a room facing 14th street you *will* hear street noise. We were on the 12th floor and you may as well be on the first floor because the height doesn't help with the noise at all. After a long day of walking you probably want a good night's sleep, that's probably not going to happen. Street traffic is loud and people tend to yell outside.
Our hotel was in walking distance to almost everything that we wanted to see - all the major landmarks as well as museums. It is very close to two subway (metro) stations and only a short ride way from Union Station where we took the bus to NYC. We enjoyed the coffee maker in our room and refrigerator to keep our snacks. We appreciated free coffee stand in the lobby. it's more of a wish - wish you guys had free breakfast. Most hotels do nowadays.
Clean and convenient to downtown DC.
The staff were very welcoming and helpful. The room was clean. Our shower head did not want to stay put. We booked online and I guess when doing so they like to give you the handicap accessible room. Parking was expensive! Breakfast was $60 for two people that will get you eggs and bacon.
Very convenient. The location is excellent for getting around town on the metro. It's just minutes from everything. I would definitely stay at this hotel again. The bed was a little uncomfortable. I couldn't tell if the comforter was sliding down inside the duvet or it was just really thin.
Room was clean and pretty nice. Nice hotel bar and staff was friendly and helpful at the front desk. Would stay again for the price. The bellhop shattered a bottle of vodka that was in my suitcase....said "I should have told them it was fragil" I don't think that gives them the right to just throw my stuff around as if there was nothing of worth in there....what if it was a bottle of cologne that broke - would I have had to tell them it was fragile for something as small as that. After all my stuff was covered in vodka, they let me use their laundry services and actually ended up replacing the bottle with something of similar value. It ended up being okay and I was thankful for the replacement.
Staff very friendly. Rooms were clean including the bathroom. The location is perfect if you want to walk around. We had an awesome experience.
bed sagged. a/c noisy. facilities worn.
The decor was modern and interesting and is was close to a Metro stop. The front desk people were helpful. It was nosy and there were a number of abandoned buildings next door that are awaiting refurbishment. We had to ask to have the beds made. The breakfast is very continental. There was little variety and no protein.
Front desk staff were positive and upbeat. I was upgraded to the Penthouse Suite for no additional charge which was unexpected and very nice.
Let us check out early with no problem Bedsheets were torn and stained including with blood! Were told cleaning is outsourced but they should do a better job of replacing such items. Floor tiles were sticky and could barely see the poor goldfish in the tank at the front desk their water was so cloudy. Should have taken that as a clue.
the proximity to the convention center and to the commercial areas. I love the shower it has the best water pressure. Also the convenience of the kitchen, microwave and the refrigerator. There was no lobby like the other luxurious hotels, also the breakfast area is too small, need more than pastries, boiled eggs would have been better to start the day, and also the pull up sofa needs to be changed we ended up sleeping on the floor because the mattress like lost its cushion that the wires sticks your back when you lay down on it.
It was actually better then the picture and I thought the picture was nice. Living space large and attractive; the kitchen area was beautiful. And the shower was great. Difficult to park
Very comfortable main bedroom and fully equiped kitchen. Close to metro station. Very helpful staff Lots of noise from fridge for person sleeping in sofa bed. No restaurants close by.
Our stay was most pleasant in every respect. Location was paramount. Some of the furniture was scaled to smaller people and really not to American standards
This hotel was perfect. The metro was two blocks away. All in all I would recommend this to anyone. The wifi was a bit slow and you don't get any wifi signal in the bedroom
The Eldon Suites is a great hotel. The rooms are big and clean. The building is a 5 minute walk from the convention center, which was perfect for me as a conference exhibitor. The adjacent building was under construction the whole time, but that is only temporary and not The Eldon Suite's fault. The room was VERY well lit, which is a typical problem in hotels. The water pressure was high and delivered very hot water. The extremely hot showers at the end of the long work days were much appreciated. I would definitely stay here again. The blinds in my specific room didn't completely block out view of the adjacent building which was under construction. I felt like workers could look into my room. I understand that's quite common in DC, but it was a little distracting. Otherwise, I really liked my room at the Eldon Suites.
Good value accomodation for our family (2 adults and 1 teenager) giving us 2 separate rooms with the ability to cook some basic meals. Continental breakfast was included in the price and consisted of a selection of pastries, toast, juice, tea and coffee. We were near a metro station and all the major sights of Washington making this a great base. One end of the road (that nearest the convention centre) was a bit seedy and rundown. Buildings were boarded up and looked desolate.
The hotel is located in a very convenient place, 5 minutes from the metro and 10 minutes from Chinatown. The room was very clean, very classy and the bed was extremely comfortable.
Spacious suite, close to metro station , very helpful staff breakfast room too small but I understand this is being rectified. Would have liked better info in rooms regarding local amenitis such as a super,marrket
location hasn't been renovated in, like, 80 years. shabby doesn't fully capture it. windows are thin and so noisy tasters choice instant coffee in the room
We basically got two rooms for the price of one. A room with two singles for the kids and the other with a king. The price was half of the other hotels in the area and was close to everything. The rooms were dated and while I wouldn't say the were dirty they were rough around the edges. The beds were old school and not the most comfortable.
Location is very ideal and convenient Carpet in the foyer and lifts looks too old and dents impression on the hotel
It was very well positioned in downtown DC. It was very old which was kinda cool but take your allergy meds it was very dusty. I think it may have been haunted too... Lol
Bed was very comfortable. And hotel is in a great location. Breakfast was comprised of the cheapest possible foods. Highly unsatisfying. Coffee was mediocre. In-room coffee was terrible.
Always enjoy our stay here - great location
Free hot breakfast and wifi are always appreciated, as are 24-hour coffee and tea (although one has to travel to the lobby for it!). Very convenient location within easy walking distance of metro station. Items in snack shop were overpriced and some items were out of stock, which further constrained one's already limited food options.
Complimentary Coffee/Tea bar 24/7, breakfast, daily apples in lobby, friendly staff. Neighborhood location under construction.
A great value for being walkable to the capital mall area, great restaurants, etc. A block from Safeway too.
Convenient to convention center. Older but modernized and clean. Not a lot of parking available. Valet was full both nights I stayed. Hotel keys problematic. Vending machines were not working On my floor.
Forced to valet park at $99 for 2 nights. I don't like to valet park. I didm;t have an option. If I had known this ahead of time, I never would have booked.
The staff were exceptional - friendly, professional, and accommodating! Spacious room that was very nice. Comfortable bed with freshly washed duvet instead of a nasty bedspread. Mini fridge, microwave, and coffee maker in the room, although fresh coffee was available in the lobby at any time. Wonderful shower and clean bathroom. Having never stayed in Washington DC before, we were surprised by the fee for parking instead of free parking. We found later that every hotel in DC charges for parking. It was roughly $50 per day but parking was secured safely in two basement levels. We had access to the car whenever we wanted, we just had to ask. our checkout time was 12:00 Sunday, but could stay parked until 1:00. We checked out in the morning and were able to pay an extra $10 to leave it parked until 5:00. Good deal! If you stay here, be sure to eat at least once at Busboys and Poets around the corner. Best crab cake platter I ever had! The were served over grits that were as creamy as mashed potatoes, covered with lobster sauce, and topped with fresh asparagus. And the waiting area is a bookstore! Wonderful atmosphere in the bookstore and restaurant.
Staff, breakfast, pool
The staff was extremely friendly and helpful. The gym had four workout machines and two of them were not functional. In the morning this prevented travelers from getting a morning workout in.
For a stay in Washington D.C., I cannot imagine a more perfect hotel than the Courtyard Washington Convention Center. My husband and I were planning a quick sightseeing trip, and chose the hotel for its price and location. We could not have been more pleased. The hotel was immaculate, our beds were comfortable, and the staff was always more than accommodating. We were within walking distance of the National Mall, a number of museums and restaurants, and practically above Ford Theatre. The hotel itself was not without its charms; being an old bank, the basement included old vaults, and the local architecture, both of our building and the others in the area proved unparalleled. If we ever return to Washington D.C., we would love to stay here again. We were very sad to check out and see our visit end.
Walking distance to everything we wanted to do Parking was expensive
Location, facilities, clean hotel, price Parking option. We parked offsite, 3 blocks away, for 1/3 the cost.
loved the design, staff, the room and the breakfast! the fitness room could use some mats for floor stretches. also there is some space for additional equipment, such as a cable trainer or a pull up bar
Room was good for one person on a business trip. I had problems with the parking. It was expensive for the bad service that was given to me. Also I was double charged for my room. I have booked many hotel rooms and that has never happened to me
It was a nice hotel, in a relatively good location. Not a far walk to the Smithsonians, White House, etc. Parking is expensive and they tell you there's no charge for room service to be delivered, but there is.
Various food, games Stains and hair contaminated blankets and towels.
I like it gives you your own kitchen in the room and it's across the street from a grocery store. Its clean, front desk is nice. Breakfast was leftover food from the social, you have to pay 50 bucks for parking everynight. The toilets water pressure is atrocious i mean 5 sheets of paper takes 2 tries to flush.


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Herbs have been humanity's pharmacy and spice rack since the dawn of civilization and many botanists today believe that the healing properties of herbs have yet to be fully explored. New Bill and Sylvia Varney share their hands-on knowledge of herbs gained through two decades of experience in herb farming. In this practical book, the Varneys have distilled a wealth of information on growing and using herbs. They show how herbs can make everyday living more interestingand more flavorfulwith practical instruction in using herbs in recipes from breads to vinegars; creating natural herb lotions, bath salts, and oils; growing herbs in containers; planning herb gardens for culinary, medicinal, cosmetic, and fragrance use. The heart of the book is its "Gallery of Herbs," providing not only complete descriptions of more than one hundred varietieswith advice on planting, care, harvesting, and usebut also a host of recipes and tips. A chapter on planning an herb garden features landscaping ideas, followed by gardening instructions that tell you what you need to know about soil, watering, propagating, and pest control. The book concludes with a host of additional how-to recipes for both the kitchen and home.
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They've both mastered their craft quite nicely and Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt work amazingly well together in the new trailer for "By the Sea."
The "World War Z" hunk and his real-life "Changeling" wife play a married couple whose union is reaching its breaking point when they get tangled up with a newlywed couple while vacationing in France.
Her new film "By the Sea" is slated to hit theaters on November 13th, and Angelina Jolie talked with Vogue about working with (and directing) her husband Brad Pitt.
It's one of the most-anticipated projects of the year, and "By the Sea" has released a new trailer ahead of its November 13, 2015 release date.
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It was only a matter of time before her kiddos started getting into showbiz and Angelina Jolie is slated to work with her son Maddox Jolie-Pitt on a new Netflix Original Film.
The "Mr. and Mrs. Smith" starlet will direct an adaptation of "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers," a novel written by Loung Ung. Maddox is originally from Cambodia and will be "involved in the production of the film."
Given the way Brad Pitt ditched Jennifer Aniston when he met Angelina Jolie on the set of "Mr and Mrs Smith," Hugh Jackman's wife Deborra-Lee Furness says her man won't be taking any gigs with the "Changeling" chick.
While chatting with Australia's "Today" show on Monday (July 6), Ms. Furness joked about limiting the projects her "Les Miserables" hubby was allowed to pursue.
They're always on the move and on Sunday (July 5) Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt arrived on a flight at LAX International Airport.
Joined by their six children Maddox, Pax, Shiloh, Knox, Vivienne and Zahara, the "Mr. and Mrs. Smith" stars were mobbed by fans and shutterbugs as they made their way out of the popular travel hub.
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Suspension of Amtrak line between Rensselar and NYC could be looming
Even though those involved say it's unlikely to occur, a possible suspension of some Amtrak rail service is looming in New York and 9 other states, including Vermont and Massachusetts if officials don't come to a cost-sharing agreement before October 1st. This is required under legislation passed by Congress several years ago - requiring states to share costs for routes of up to 750 miles.
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Mr. BACA. Congress is elected to solve difficult Federal problems, not walk away from them year after year. Health care reform was a difficult Federal problem with many months of debate and difficult votes, but we did it. Immigration reform is also a difficult Federal problem. At this moment, families are being torn apart. Children and parents live in fear of not seeing each other at the end of the day. In fact, there are cases where our own soldiers are returning from serving overseas, only to find their spouses deported.
Where Congress comes up short, States like Arizona are in full speed, enacting misguided laws like SB 1070 that are inspired by hate and racism. This bill hurts everyone who looks different, whether they're an American citizen, lawful immigrant, or undocumented immigrant. It violates our civil rights. The question now is, Is Congress willing to work together in a bipartisan fashion to fix a system that is broken? Families across America have waited long enough for immigration reform. We must deliver just like we have on health care reform.
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Would you unfriend the other 6, or keep them in your friend list indefinitely? Why or why not?
I have trimmed Facebook a lot. I mostly only keep people who I to some extent want to know what they're up to. So about 98% of the people from high school are off now, since there were very few of them I cared much about and I didn't interact with most of them. I've kept people from my graduate program who I wasn't particularly close to because I do kind of idly want to know how they're doing in their careers. I also have dropped most people who never, ever post, unless I particularly like them and would like to see their post if they ever make one.
In the situation you describe, I think it would also depend on how much you interact with these people as a group on Facebook. If you're Facebook friends with Courtney and Melissa and Angie, and Angie was the only one you really felt you "clicked" with, but she's still Facebook friends with Courtney and Melissa and they comment on each other's posts all the time, it might be a little weird if you drop Courtney and Melissa and they subsequently see you commenting on Angie's page, realize they haven't seen an update from you in a while, and realize you're not still friends. So I might possibly keep them for that reason (although I'd also like to assume that we're all adults and they'd probably understand if that happened, but I'd probably come down on the side of it being easier to keep them). If these moms aren't really friends with each other, I definitely wouldn't worry.
It's funny you should ask because I JUST did the exact thing this evening. I had friended some PTA parents and classroom moms last year. We moved out of state. There were only two out of 12 of the parents that I really had much interaction with so I deleted the rest. I doubt they even noticed.
I keep my FB friend list pretty lean.
I trim occasionally. But I really should trim more. I know I have people on there that I really have nothing to do with anymore. Now, the harder part, is the family I'd love to trim, but can't because too many people would be angry about it. That's why I filter, filter, filter!
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i dont trim. i have a really hard time trimming. to me its like i am rejecting them. its not logical and it doesnt make sense - but i just cant unfriend them.
however i dont post personal things on fb except rarely. so i kinda dont see their pages either. sometimes its nice for me to click on thier names and see what's going on with their lives. i dont mind if they take ME off but i cant do it myself.
For instance, in the "olden" days when email lists were the only convenient way to get in touch with lots of people simultaneously, I would compile a list of class parents, or sports team parents, and when the school year or sports season ended I would simply delete the list, just keeping the contact info of the few people I intended to get together with outside of school/sports. It wasn't a rejection at all, it was just that the list had served its purpose. I love a clean slate -- I delete old emails regularly, clean up my computer desktop all the time, etc., so cleaning up contact lists was just an extension of that.
But now with FB, where instead of connecting with a group of people for a specific, temporary purpose, it says that you're "friends" with them, and where if you delete them they could find out (by noticing you're gone from their friend list, if they ever happened to check), everything suddenly changes. So my neatnik impulse to clean out my "friends" list by trimming out people with whom I don't anticipate further contact is now tempered by my worry that their feelings will be hurt should they ever realize that I did that. Ugh.
I do clean out my friends list from time to time. There were some childhood friends or people I babysat as kids that asked to be friends. It was nice touching base with them. But after that, if there has been no interaction for a year, I unfriend them. The problem with FB is that any friend of a friend can see your status updates if your mutual friend commented on it (even if you have your settings on friends only it pops up on that sidebar thing on the right.) And so many people don't even set their own profiles to be private. It's not that I post anything that anyone can't read (when your friends include conservative relatives, exboyfriends, college classmates who are now teachers, and fellow homeschool parents, you tend to be diplomatic in what you post) but I still wan't the delusion of some control and privacy.
The groups are good for situations like yours @limabean. You can start a group for the class parents or sports team parents. I'm on a few groups for homeschooling. It's nice because I like my life more compartmentalized that the one big bad poorly planned party that is Facebook. Their groups help keep everyone in their categories. I'm friendly with all the other homeschool moms but I don't necessarily like being FB friends with people I see IRL. I like it for keeping in touch with people I don't see.
The groups are good for situations like yours @limabean
. You can start a group for the class parents or sports team parents. I'm on a few groups for homeschooling. It's nice because I like my life more compartmentalized that the one big bad poorly planned party that is Facebook. Their groups help keep everyone in their categories. I'm friendly with all the other homeschool moms but I don't necessarily like being FB friends with people I see IRL. I like it for keeping in touch with people I don't see.
I agree. When I'm in charge of something, I don't even use FB to communicate with other group members, I use Shutterfly or just an email list, depending on the situation. Like this year I'm room mom for DS's class, so I set up a Shutterfly site so we can have a calendar, share pictures, have sign-up sheets, etc. -- much more useful than FB, IMO.
But sometimes when other people run a group they'll decide on FB as a means of communication. My bunco group is an example of this. There are 12 of us, but over the years some members have left and some new members have joined -- there's always a bit of flux in and out. I'm close friends with several women in the group, but there are some I never really got to know, who live in a different town and aren't even part of the bunco group anymore, and it's just extremely unlikely that I'll ever see them again. Now, I don't dislike them in the slightest, but ... I really don't care to know what they're up to every day, either. I know I could just hide their newsfeed, but the compulsive cleaner-outer in me would like to just eliminate them from my friends list altogether.
Now that I think about it, the bunco group is a Facebook Group. Does that mean I don't have to friend them to see their posts within the group? I always thought that if we weren't friends, then any messages they post would go to my "other" inbox, but maybe that doesn't happen if you're both part of the same group? If that's true, you may have just solved my problem 4evermom!
No, you don't need to be friends for in-group conversation that everyone in the group can see. The other inbox would be used if they pm'ed you though.
ETA: I think you can set up your friends in different lists too and only have specific people see certain posts. Not sure how that works though.
The problem with FB is that any friend of a friend can see your status updates if your mutual friend commented on it (even if you have your settings on friends only it pops up on that sidebar thing on the right.)
That's not actually true. Only posts that are "friends of friends" or "public" show up in the ticker.
Even if that's the case, erigeron, I don't want my conservative aunt seeing my exboyfriend's status and my reply, because I commented on it and his settings are for friends of a friend.
Right, Limabean, you'll all see anything posted on the group page and receive notifications that there is a post on the group (if you don't turn off notifications.) Posts on the group will show up on your newsfeed. But if an individual sends you a pm, it will go in the "other" inbox. People on my groups just post "check your other inbox" to let you know they sent you something that they didn't post on the group (like their phone number or address if it's not a small private group.)
I cut people only if they give me reason to distrust them with access to what I post. I hide people whose posts I just don't want to see for whatever reason.
DS born 6/03, DD1 born 9/06, DD2 born 10/10, DD3 born 4/14.
It's completely strange how many people have their settings on public. A friend of a friend just let the world know she's home alone because her husband is away and her child is out with someone. I know her name. Her profile tells me her town and I can google the exact address. I could be a psycho at her door in 10 minutes. I'm not particularly paranoid but I don't trust all my friends to only be FB friends with completely harmless people even though that's likely the case. Especially when people confess how they are hesitant to unfriend people they hardly know!
Oh, yeah, totally. It's still an issue if your friends keep their pages opened up and you comment on their status. But on your own page, if it's friends it really is friends--your friends' friends are not seeing your stuff in their ticker.
A long while ago I decided I wanted to really "know" and stay in touch with everyone on my friend list and I did what you're describing. What I found was some people re-friended and that choice just didn't feel good so I decided to allow any friend requests but put everyone I didn't want to be close with on this super restricted group that has like 5 things visible. That seems a good compromise.
Right re: privacy - FB has a feature that you can use that allows you to see your page as someone, whether that be "public" (a good thing to check from time to time) or from one of our restricted friends...or, like, your mother-in-law. ;-) It's a good practice to get into checking from time to time.
I'm looking at being employed as an educator in the next 2 years so have already started backing up some of my web stuff to be sure that everything is child friendly. ;-)
Internet privacy is *no joke*. As an experiment I tried to see how far I could dig into someone's life with pretty basic information...SCARY. I recommend everyone try it on themselves to be aware.
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Years ago I was super selective about who I would friend (because I did post pics and stuff), but it was too stressful worrying about hurt feelings, so I deleted my account altogether. Then a couple years ago when I decided that a bare-bones FB account would be useful, I flipped my strategy to the accept everyone/post nothing one that I use currently.
Since my privacy isn't an issue, I guess I'll just leave my friend list as is and block a bunch of people from my newsfeed, and deal with a long, random, "who the heck is that?!" friend list.
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I already had an Albert Richardson in my files- his death record said he was born at Newburgh and his wife was Martha Jane Dafoe who was the SISTER to John Todd Dafoe who was married to (Jacob Albert Richardson's) sister Elizabeth Jane Richardson. I have many instances where brothers and sisters in one family marry sisters and brothers in same (other) family.
So I looked for children born to Albert and Martha Jane and sure enough some of the birth records say name of father was Jacob Albert Richardson. What is really odd is sometimes he went by names Albert Seymour Richardson- wonder why?- unless whoever recorded his given names on those old documents did so in error. Who knows.
Jacob died Jan. 27, 1890 at Kaladar. That is same place where John Todd Dafoe and his wife Elizabeth Jane Richardson were living.
Jacob's widow Martha Jane re-married to Samuel Dyer on April 28, 1891 in Frontenac County. I have found names of (six) children so far for Jacob and Martha Jane although I suspect one of the daughters went by two totally different names, and therefore I have her recorded twice.
I will send you the file I have so far on Michael Richardson's family Donna, do I have your current e address or you have mine? (Don't post e addresses here, write to me offline).
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Showrunner Ed Bernero reportedly likes the idea of bringing back the actress' JJ even if it is only for an episode this Fall.
CBS is still firm with its decision to cut off A.J. Cook from "Criminal Minds", but the network reportedly is considering a proposal. The actress who portrays Jennifer Jareau aka JJ may be back in the Fall season but only for an episode and as a guest star.
Fans of the actress and the character have been mulling a massive campaign to bring her back to the show. They set up an online petition which has reached 36,000 as of Monday, June 21 night. They want the network to leave it the way it used to, JJ intact and Paget Brewster's Emily Prentiss' appearance not reduced. These devotees also sent lipsticks and file folders to CBS' offices.
The report about JJ's return was first brought up by Deadline which also said that showrunner Ed Bernero is pro the idea. The character's come back will put a cap on her exit from the show which has her working for five years.
Cook has not given a comment regarding this, neither has CBS. The actress tweeted last week, thanking fans for support. "Your kind words and support have made me feel wanted and loved!" she wrote. "I love my castmates more then I can say, but they already know that. Thanks!!!"


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His parents were hippies. They followed the Grateful Dead for a while, sometimes with kids in tow. Yep, Forest saw Jerry Garcia perform. He was four maybe five. He's seen Furthur a bunch of times since. He loves the music. But, the scene…Well…
"It's definitely a weird scene," he says. "It became a lot of my friends' lives. I'd say half the people I grew up with are just making money to go on tour or just making money on tour. Some of them ended up becoming really fucked up."
I ask if he thinks he could've ended up down that road? On Tour? On that Bus? "Um…" he thinks. "No. I just always had skateboarding and snowboarding."
That's what kept him occupied, active, and never partying too hard. And, yeah, it'd be easy to assume that a kid like him, who grows up around Dead Heads, leaves home at 17, drops out of high school and travels the world, might be prone to partying. But, that's not Forest.
"I mean, yeah, my life is a party," he says. "I'm just not that into partying. It's just not good, like, over doing it. It's just not good for your body. You gotta take care of your body. It's all you got."
How old is this kid? Clearly old enough to know better. Because, well, he's seen what hard partying can do. Knows how it can wreck the body and mind. He'd rather take his beating on the mountain or mini-ramp. And when you think about it, the two paths— following the dead and following snowboarding—aren't all that different. Both are escapes. There's a tribe. They travel. And everyone is really just looking for fun, friendship, and some inspiration.
"Yeah," says Forest. "And my Dad always uses that analogy; how snowboarding is similar to when he was on the Dead Tour, just traveling to places with no idea what to expect, and just ending up making new friends and seeing people that you've known since you were a kid."
Like what we do as snowboarders.
"Yeah, they're actually really similar," says Forest, now pausing again…"There's happiness and darkness in both. You gotta just always try to see the happiness. See the good things. Not really focus on the bad."
And what do you think the draw is? What is it that brings all these people together? Is it really the music? Or the snowboarding? Why travel all over the world? Why invest all that time, money, and energy into something like snowboarding or music? What are they looking for? What are you looking for?
"Well…I think that's the question," says Forest. "Everyone's looking for something, right? I don't really know what I'm looking for? Not yet…maybe I'm a little lost."
And then he's speechless again for a minute…
"I think it's just about all the good people you meet," says Forest. "Once you get fully involved in a community like that, then you feel bad when you don't stay involved, because you feel like you're missing out on seeing all those people."
So, it's the community.
"Yeah, exactly. It's the family vibe. It's true friendship. That's definitely it man. Snowboarding is just a way to connect with other humans, other humans who like an exciting activity."
But there's more to it than that. Forest knows it. He's thinking about it. Half-gazing out the window. Pausing again, collecting thoughts, then continuing:
"And there's other reasons too," he says. "Like…just being able to stay young. It's just about trying to stay youthful. Being a kid is being happy, so I think that's a big part of it too. It's the search for eternal youth. Look at my Dad, he's one of the most youthful people I know and he's almost 50."
Cool parents can be good role models. Forest agrees and continues.
"There's also the progression aspect of it," he says. "The drive to keep getting better, doing better, always improving. I've just always had a drive to snowboard better, to improve myself, and my skating and everything in my life. I just want to keep moving forward, always be moving forward."
That's important. Not everyone sees the value in that. Again, Forest has his parents to thank.
"Yeah, my family instilled it my brain," he says. "My parents were just so supportive and such good people. They were always down with all three of us, my sisters and me, to do whatever we wanted, and they were fully going to support whatever that may be."
Like, letting their son move across the country and drop out of high school? Yep, that's supportive.
We're getting close to Govy. The skies are clearing. Forest is fired up.
"Oh yeah, it's looking good," he says. "Its gonna be fun up there." He loves it up here. Compares Oregon to Vermont. Sees a lot of similarities between the two places and the people. And actually, Hood is where he first lived when he came west. Before he moved to Tahoe he spent the summer lurking around Govy.
"It's been a crazy five years since then," he says "Such a whirlwind…Just so much stuff happening."
Forest came up quick. Dude had his own board after putting out just one video part, the opener in Dump Em Out.
"Ya, Dump Em Out," he says. "It's so fun to say, 'Yeah my first video part was in this video, Dump Em Out.'"
He laughs and goes on to say he only went on two, maybe, three trips to film that part, and he really considers it more of a half-part. But watch the part. It's on Vimeo. You'll disagree. There's no question. It's a full part. And full of inspired snowboarding. So yeah, after that part dropped, people started taking notice. Not long after, Gnu pressed his name into a board. And the pressures began to mount.
"Yeah, getting that board made me feel so much more pressure," he says. "That kinda lit a fire under me, like damn, now I have to live up to something. Well…I don't really care…but, yeah…I guess sometimes…"
Sometimes he thinks about it like that. But he tries not to. He tries to play it cool. But it's obvious he feels some pressure these days. Things escalated quickly. He's getting pulled in a lot of different directions now. He's got more people to please. The game changed and it continues to change. His approach: roll with it and always enjoy the trip.
"I've already been catching myself taking it too seriously," he says. "So yeah, I don't know, I just gotta chill out and let it happen as it's gonna happen. Once it starts turning into something that I feel stressed about, it's not going to happen as well, it's gonna become a lot harder and I won't be as happy, so I don't want it to get to that."


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|Food Labeling; Gluten-Free Labeling of Foods; Public Meeting
|FDA Comment Number :
|Submitter :
|Mrs. Lea Pollak
|Date & Time:
|09/20/2005 03:09:18
|Organization :
|Croatian National Institute of Public Heatlh
|Category :
|Health Professional
|Issue Areas/Comments
| Dear all, in our National Institute we analyzed numbers of samples which are declared as 'Gluten-free' with crossed sign, and numbers of nonlabelled samples, normal foods.
We found out that 'Gluten-free' foods with crossed sign have significant amount of gluten (as many as 30% of such foods had a gluten level >20 mg/kg), what is confirmed and submitted with the product specification, in which unfortunately, the consumer, a celiac disease patient, has no insight. Of course, the level of gluten was found to be within the borderline values for 'Gluten-free' foods, but it is not the same if that value is 20 mg/kg or 199 mg/kg. The patients have assurance that such 'Gluten-free' products are absolutely free of gluten and thus completely safe for him, so he consumes it without thinking on daily value and quantity. After that nutrition when symptoms come back, what is usual with our patients, they lost their faith in such products, and they are confused.
Because of patient trust and their orientation to consume precisely the foods declared as 'Gluten-free', we consider it necessary for food labels to specify the amount of gluten. It is important for patients that they could count their daily intake (such as diabetics), because every patient has his own intolerance.
We think that it is nowadays safer for the patients to consume normal foods for which they know, thanks to our analyses reports, amount of gluten, then to buy expensive, nonlabelled 'Gluten-free' foods, which is specially made for them, but it has hidden gluten!
Of course, we can confirm of being 'Gluten-free' products but WITH GLUTEN AMOUNT in it. For these patients only that is important, amount of proteins and etc. is minor.
So, please, notify that the only medicament for this kind of patients is FOOD!
Lea Pollak, Nutr Tech BSc


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By David Krueger Herald Writer
Not a lot of kids can juggle high school athletics, academics and running a production company, but that's exactly what Shorecrest senior Alex Ramsey does. He plays center defensive back for the Scots soccer team, has a 3.96 grade point average and started his own media company, sunderside.com. Shorecrest head coach Drew Thompson said Ramsey is a great leader on the field and "always has a smile on his face. He's a great kid. Great academically. Great soccer player."
Q: What's been the highlight of your soccer season so far?
A: Actually, last game I scored a goal against Oak Harbor. That was pretty fun. I don't get to score often because I play center back.
Q: How many goals do you have in your high school career?
A: Eight. I've been on varsity for three years and JV when I was a freshman and I don't get to score a lot. But I get up and get my chances.
Q: So those goals are always special then?
A: Yeah goals are always special. I always like to score but my job is to defend. And that's fun for me.
Q: How long have you been playing soccer for?
A: I've been playing soccer for 13 years now. For a while. Since I was five.
Q: What do you like about the sport?
A: I like when a team can possess, and keep the ball away from the other team for a long time and play some good-looking soccer. That's really fun to be a part of.
Q: Are you excited to graduate?
A: Yeah, definitely. I'm so excited. Next year I'm going to USC (University of Southern California) film school.
Q: Wow, what's that going to be like?
A: I don't know. It's going to be a lot of fun. Making movies, hanging out with friends. It's going to be a good time. SoCal is a good place to be. I'm definitely excited about that.
Q: What got you into video productions?
A: About seven years ago I started making videos longboarding with my friends. That was kind of the spark of it. We didn't really care much about video back then but it kind of developed into something a lot bigger and I started making actual short films and advertisements. I actually started a media company last year, that I've been doing for a while now and it's been pretty fun.
Q: What's the best video you've ever made?
A: Last year I made a video called "Tantalus" for my USC submission and it's definitely the best thing I've ever made. It's on vimeo.
Q: Where can people find some of your videos?
A: You can go to sunderside.com. That's my company's website.
Q: What's your favorite movie?
A: "Inception" is definitely my favorite movie. I always answer "Inception." It's such a great plot and everything about it is perfect. Christopher Nolan's my favorite director. I've always admired his work.
Q: What about your least favorite movie?
A: I don't know. I don't think about my least favorite movies. I'm going to say "Human Centipede 2." No one should ever watch that. Ever. (Laughs.)
Q: What is the key to making a great movie?
A: The key is the details. Definitely. A lot of people skip over certain things when they're first starting out. It comes down to the color correction, the sound editing, all the small stuff. It throws people off. But, also, a good story is really important.
Q: So if I wrote a script with lots of details could you make it into a movie for me?
A: I probably could if it was a good script. I'd want to make it.
Q: No promises. It probably wouldn't be. Aside from film and soccer, what else do you do in your free time?
A: Hang out with friends. I take a lot of pictures, which is fun for me. I applied to a few photography scholarships. I like to work on my business and market that.
Q: What's the ideal, Hollywood ending for your senior soccer season?
A: Hopefully we get to state and make it to the final. That'd be really nice. We have a good team this year. We haven't lost yet. I think we have a chance.