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Australian football fans might get the chance to witness history after Alessandro Del Piero conceded the A-League All Stars clash against his former side Juventus could be his final match.
Del Piero was confirmed as the All Stars captain on Tuesday for the August 10 exhibition match at Sydney's ANZ Stadium.
The Sydney FC skipper says he has yet to decide if he'll sign a new deal with the Sky Blues after his contract expires at the end of this campaign.
And should the 39-year-old World Cup winner decide to bring the curtain down on his distinguished career of more than 20 years, the All Star game will become globally significant.
But Del Piero said he wouldn't discuss a third season with the Sky Blues until this campaign was over.
The embattled club posted a much-needed win last week and only just hang on to sixth spot, and Del Piero knows they have a tough task to make finals.
"I really don't know what will happen for next season," he said on Tuesday.
"First of all, me and all my teammates have to focus about the season.
"We won last week but we are not in a good place in the ladder.
"That's why I will talk at the end of the season with the club."
Asked if the All Stars clash would be his football swan song, he said: "Yes, it is possible this maybe will be the final one, but maybe not.
"Now is not the moment for me to answer that."
However, former Dutch international Edgar Davids said he would love to see his old Juventus teammate back in the black and white stripes.
"Yes, I definitely want to see him do that," he said.
Despite being the fans' most requested star for the inaugural All Stars match against Manchester United in 2013, Del Piero missed the clash.
But he'll line up against his former club for the first time since leaving Juventus following a trophy-laden 19 years, 11 of which he spent as captain, and scored an impressive 290 goals in 705 matches.
Del Piero says he's in contact with his former teammates but isn't sure how he'll feel going up against them.
"I'm really curious but it will be a great moment for me," he said.
"My emotions, I don't know. This will be the first time and every first time you don't know what will happen."
Football Federation Australia chief executive David Gallop said Del Piero would receive a substantial appearance fee but wouldn't reveal the amount.
Gallop said that since the success of Manchester United and Liverpool's visits, other big clubs had expressed interest in playing pre-season friendlies in Australia.
Juventus, the most successful Italian club, has committed to bringing a full-strength squad to Australia despite the match being only a month after the World Cup, in which up to 17 of the club's players will take part.


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More Storms Are Needed to End the DroughtThe recent "Pineapple Express" weather system that occurred several days ago was certainly a welcome; however, the storm system did not come close to getting California out of our record-breaking drought. Although, the runoff from the storm bumped Folsom Lake from 15 to 29 percent of capacity over a weekend; Folsom Lake is still at about half of historical average for this time of year. So, to put it all in context, the storm yielded a temporary boost in water flowing into Folsom Lake, but we are still in a serious drought. Find out more.
Enter the 26th Annual Poetry ContestThe Annual Poetry Contest is open to all youth from grades 1 - 12. Entry forms are available online or at any Roseville Public Library between Jan. 25 - Feb. 28. View contest rules and information.
Share Your Skills & Hobbies at the DIY FairThis inaugural fair highlights the do-it-yourself spirit by allowing arists, crafters and inventors the opportunity to share their knowledge and skills with the community from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. on Saturday, Apr. 19 at the Vernon Street Town Square. Applications are due by Friday, Feb. 28. Find out more.
City's Annual Employee Giving CampaignCity of Roseville employees demonstrate generosity in taking care of the community and its members by donating and volunteering to support the community. The REACH (Roseville Employees Annual Chairitable Hearts) Campaign began in 2002. Since then, employees have donated over $1.2 million dollars to give back to the community for which they support. Find out more.
Roseville Was Named a Tree City USARoseville was named a Tree City USA by the Arbor Day Foundation for the 32nd consecutive year in honor of our commitment to effective urban forest management. Roseville also received a Tree City USA Growth Award for demonstrating environmental improvement and higher level of tree care. Find out more.
Bucks for Bikes - Get On the Road With a New Commuter BikeApplications are now being accepted for Bucks for Bikes, which is an opportunity to receive up to $200 toward a new commuter bike. The program helps commuters start using an active and traffic-relieving mode of transportation. Applications must be submitted by 5 p.m. on Monday, Mar. 10. Find out more.
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On the 18th May 2014 our son Daniel Scale was born in Withybush hospital. Our midwife Ellie was brilliant and after a relatively straight forward labour my partner Michelle and I were delighted to welcome him to the world, our seemingly perfectly healthy 9lb 11oz bundle of joy.
Things, however, soon took a turn for the worse. After a routine check-up by one of the midwives on the maternity unit she noticed that Daniel was breathing a little bit fast so he was taken to the Special Care Baby Unit for a check-up.
We arrived shortly after to find that Daniel had to be incubated so that he could have extra oxygen as he was struggling a little.
Unfortunately his problem was worse than first feared and after trying many steps the Consultant decided it was best for him to be intubated.
The sight of our beautiful baby boy inside the incubator with tubes down his throat and nose, wired up to machines is one that will live with Michelle and me for the rest of our lives.
Over the following days Daniel started to show signs of improvement and after nine days in SCBU I am happy to say that we were able to take Daniel home. We count ourselves blessed; we were one of the lucky ones.
Both Michelle and I are fully aware that if it were not for the Doctors, nurses and staff of SCBU our little man would probably not be here with us today.
The care he received all the way from the time we arrived at the maternity unit until the minute we left SCBU nine days later was all that we could have hoped for and more.
In our opinion Daniel received the best possible care. He was watched over and cared for day and night by his guardian angels.
The fact that SCBU is set to be ripped from the people for Pembrokeshire soon is simply unacceptable. I have to admit that I was one of the selfish ones.
I used to read things like this and listen to people talk about the impact of the closure of SCBU and take it for granted.
The importance of a place like SCBU is easily overlooked until you find yourself needing the service they provide.
I cannot say for sure what would have happened to our son Daniel had SCBU not been there for us in Withybush. We were informed that at the time Daniel was admitted to SCBU there were no other beds available in Wales.
Would Daniel have survived the journey to the nearest available incubator? Thankfully we never had to find that out. Others, unfortunately, will have to.
To the decision makers who literally have lives in their hands I say this: The people of Pembrokeshire are more than numbers in your calculator.
Please don't view us as figures on your spreadsheet. We matter, our future matters, the lives of our future generations MATTER.
SCBU, along with all of the other services that are being stripped bit by bit, are essential to the people of Pembrokeshire.
Based on information supplied by Gareth Scale.


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My wife and I recently moved from Hainan to Guangdong province. I was hoping I would not have to open up yet another bank account, but hope is cheap. China Telecom could not use my Bank of China account in Haikou with which to open an ADSL Internet account in Guangzhou and the university could not use my Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) account (also in Haikou) with which to pay me: I had to open another ICBC account in Guangzhou. Okay, I've been in China for more than five years so I was expecting that.
My wife is also working and opened up a savings account at ICBC just a few days before I would venture to the local university branch today. I emphasized to her the importance of making certain she obtained both a passbook and an ATM card when she opened the account so that, in the event she lost the ATM card (which has happened before), she would have some means of accessing her money. For those who are unfamiliar with the wonderfully advanced banking system in China, if you lose your ATM card, the only way of replacing it is to have the account frozen for 10 days so that a new account can be opened to receive the transferred funds from the old one. You see, in China, the ATM card is yoked to the savings account: lose the card, lose the account.
When my wife returned from the bank, she informed me that she was emphatically advised that it is impossible to receive both a passbook and an ATM card for the same savings account. She questioned this but was simply told that this is the way it is in China. This didn't sound right to me. In Haikou, anyway, you can have both if you request both at the time the account is opened (which is to suggest that if you do not request a passbook at the time the account is opened, you can no longer acquire one at a later time).
So when I went to the university branch of ICBC this afternoon, I brought a couple of students with me and made a point of asking them to request both a passbook and an ATM card for my new account. They both indicated that they didn't think this was possible but could offer no explanation as to why other than "This is China." Despite their reticence, I reiterated that I would appreciate it if they would try.
They did ask for both on my behalf and for reasons that cannot be answered by anyone, I was in fact given a passbook along with my ATM card. When I asked the students why they thought I was given a passbook when my wife was denied one by the same branch of the same bank, they responded in unison: "You were lucky." So there you have it: I am lucky at banking in China.
I was watching the news earlier this evening and observed, with a certain amount of annoyance, all the excitement over this upcoming walk on the moon by Chinese astronauts. Seems to me that the billions of dollars that have been spent on China's space program could have been put to much better use modernizing their banking system. Then again, I guess China doesn't derive any international face by making life for those of us living in the Middle Kingdom just a little bit more convenient, not to mention predictable.


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Santiago's Golden Legend
By Rachel Billington; Rachel Billington is the author of ''Loving Attitudes'' (William Morrow & Company).
Published: October 1, 1989
SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA HAS BEEN A lodestar for visitors for more than a thousand years. The world's first guidebook was written in 1130 by Aimeri Picaud, a French monk, to give information to travelers on their way there. In the early Middle Ages, between 500,000 and 2 million people came each year. They came, however, not for the sun or the architecture, but to visit the sacred relics of the body of St. James.
As a center of Christian pilgrimage, Santiago rivaled Rome and the Holy Land. The Camino de Santiago, or the Way of St. James, originated in towns all over Europe - in England, Germany, Italy, Scandinavia and, of course, France. Pilgrims set out alone, in small groups, or in large gatherings. For the most part, their paths converged in France, where the routes were organized by the Benedictines and Cistercians of Cluny and Citeaux and the Knights Templars of the Spanish Order of the Red Sword. By the time the pilgrims crossed the Pyrenees and entered Spain, they continued on two routes only - the northern coastal road, called the Asturian, and the more popular Camino Frances, or French Way. Along the latter, so much traveled over hundreds of years, and still used today, were built some of the most spiritual and magnificent of Spanish buildings. Yet nothing prepares one for the wonder of Santiago de Compostela itself.
In Spain it is often impossible to separate tradition and history. But there's no doubt that a visit to this northwest corner of the Iberian Peninsula is made far more exciting by some knowledge of the extraordinary events that did (or didn't) happen there. St. James the Apostle, brother of St. John the Evangelist, brought Christianity to Spain and then returned to the Holy Land, where he was beheaded; his body was conveyed to Spain by his disciples in a rudderless boat that found its way to a little inland port now known as Padron.
About 15 miles southeast of Santiago, Padron is a good introduction to the marvelous mysteries. If you're lucky enough to find the priest to let you in, enter the little 17th-century parish church of Santiago by the River Sar, which flows through the town; under the altar you can actually see the granite stone to which the apostle's boat was tied. Thus the name Padron, taken from ''piedra,'' meaning stone.
After St. James's body reached Spain, it disappeared for 800 years until Pelayo, a hermit, saw a brilliant star flashing over a woodland (hence, perhaps, Compostela, from ''campo de la estrella,'' or ''field of the star''). An ancient burial place was unearthed and on July 25, A.D. 813, the holy remains were drawn triumphantly in an ox cart into the center of Santiago. On the busy Calle de Franco, there's a little shrine to mark the spot where the journey ended, and near the city walls, by the fine stone market, there stands the Romanesque church of San Felix de Solovia, built near the cave in which the hermit Pelayo lived; the church is notable for a 12th-century tympanum of the Adoration of the Magi.
On the top of the Bishop's Palace, facing the great Cathedral of St. James, there is a huge statue of a knight on horseback carrying a banner. Not much, you might think, to do with the James who watched with his brother at Gethsemane. But this is his reincarnation, Santiago Matamoros, the Moorslayer, who appeared miraculously to inspire the Christians in their battles against the infidels. His banner bore an ornamental red cross and it is still the city's symbol, marking souvenir ashtrays, key chains and decals.
A third St. James was created by the pilgrims themselves. He is dressed as one of them, with a wide-brimmed hat and a heavy cloak adorned with the scallop shell that was - and remains - the pilgrims' emblem. He carries a stout staff with a drinking gourd attached. This St. James appears above the Holy Door in the cathedral's east facade, overlooking the Plaza de la Quintana.
The pilgrims usually entered the cathedral by the Puerta de Azabacheria, where the jet workers made and sold their wares. Jet and silver are still the two crafts of Santiago, and the silvermakers cluster round their own door, the Platerias, with its superbly carved Romanesque entrance and 17th-century clock tower.
There is an argument for never leaving the cathedral and the four great squares that surround it. The extraordinary many-layered building embraces, in its crypt, an 11th-century barrel-vaulted church; its gigantic Gothic cloister has a dazzling filigree trellis, and its Treasury Tower recalls a Thai temple.
The 18th-century Baroque Obradoiro (west) facade, with its double staircase, is the most ornate. Within is an older facade, decorated with a parade of stone figures carved by Master Mateo in the 12th century: the Door of Glory. The master carved a self-portrait on the back of the pillar on which St. James and, above him, Christ in Glory look out into the narthex. Here, St. James and, indeed, all the more than 200 figures, particularly the mysteriously smiling Daniel, have a warmth and gentleness that belie their granite material.


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Editor's note: Patty Griffin, the Texas-based singer-songwriter, will perform in Dallas on Thursday at the Majestic with blues legend Mavis Staples. We sat down with the artist to talk about her two albums released in 2014, and her gay fans.
By Chris Azzopardi
There are singers, there are songwriters … and then there's Patty Griffin. Not only has the celebrated songstress been praised for her versatility, Griffin's untouchable talent has earned her a Grammy and landed her material on releases from some of the industry's biggest names. For artists seeking poetic musings (and really sad songs), Griffin is a go-to. And besides, the Dixie Chicks, Kelly Clarkson, Bette Midler and Emmylou Harris have all given a second life to the writer's rootsy tunes.
Griffin's own catalogue, though, is immense, and just this last year she added two more gems to her repertoire: American Kid, a work of staggering genius that, not surprisingly, topped many best-of lists, and Silver Bell, her "lost" LP, shelved by her then-label, that was released 13 years after she recorded it. She'll perform (probably from both albums) alongside Mavis Staples at the Majestic on Nov. 13.
From her hometown down the road in Austin, Griffin — who also draws inspiration from her spouse, Led Zeppelin legend Robert Plant — chatted about feeling like a "weirdo," which song of hers helped a kid come out to his parents and getting over her religious prejudices to record a gospel album. — Chris Azzopardi
Dallas Voice: American Kid is obviously very connected to your late father, who was dying as you were writing it. What is the most difficult song for you to get through live? Patty Griffin: I don't think I have a great deal of difficulty getting through them. My emotional response varies from night to night, and there are times when that can make it hard to sing, but there hasn't been one in particular that's gotten me too emotional to sing. It's all emotional.
It's been really great to have songs in my own life that speak about him. I didn't think about it at the time, about honoring him; I was just trying to get myself through him passing away. I didn't think about how great it would be later to tell his story, at least from my point of view. I don't know how thrilled he'd be about some of these things!
How is creating and performing music a catharsis for you? To me, it's just my nature. It's how I'm built. I feel like I have to do it, you know? I think anybody who's a musician who gets to be 50 and is still a musician, that's really how they're built. They really have to do it. So it's very second nature to me. It's really, really not hard for me to express myself that way.


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(SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – March 23, 2011) – Sir John Daniel, chief executive officer of the Commonwealth of Learning, and one of the world's leading authorities on open and distance education, today delivered the Boyer Family Lecture at SUNY Empire State College's All College Conference.
Left to right: College President Alan R. Davis, SUNY Chancellor Nancy L. Zimpher, and Sir John Daniel
SUNY Chancellor Nancy L. Zimpher joined college President Alan R. Davis and SUNY Empire State College faculty, students and staff at the lecture.
"As a former colleague of Ernest Boyer and an internationally recognized expert on open learning and distance education, it is entirely fitting and appropriate to have Sir John Daniel provide the Boyer Family lecture in honor of SUNY Empire State College's 40th anniversary," said Chancellor Zimpher. "Through his lecture and continuing friendship with the college, Sir John contributes wisdom and practical experience to the implementation of OPEN SUNY one of the 18 initiatives of our strategic plan, The Power of SUNY."
The chancellor added, "President Alan Davis and Empire State College are playing a leading role in moving OPEN SUNY forward because of the college's demonstrated success in open and distance education during the past 40 years. I join Sir John in congratulating SUNY Empire State College on its 40th anniversary."
"I am pleased and honored to host such accomplished and respected leaders and educators in Sir John Daniel and Chancellor Zimpher," said college President Alan R. Davis. "Today's lecture by Sir John helps to mark the college's 40th anniversary, an important milestone in SUNY Empire State College's history. At the same time, Sir John contributes innovative thinking, new ideas and practical guidance as we work with the chancellor to further develop OPEN SUNY and as we move forward as New York's open university."
A copy of Daniel's lecture is available. 40th Anniversary Boyer Family Lecture (PDF 179kB)
Daniel was chosen to deliver the Boyer Family Lecture because of his expertise and achievements and because of his long friendship with the college and with its creator, former SUNY Chancellor and United States Commissioner of Education Dr. Ernest L. Boyer.
The SUNY Board of Trustees formally established Empire State College Jan. 27, 1971, as a statewide institution at the urging of Boyer. The board has also approved the conferral of an honorary doctorate for Daniel at an upcoming graduation.
Daniel was knighted in 1994 by her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth, for his services to education, recognizing the achievements of his long and distinguished career as an academic and administrator in Canada and the United Kingdom.
Prior to his current position at the Commonwealth of Learning, he held senior positions at universities in Canada and the U.K. as well as serving as assistant director-general for education at the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization.
Daniel holds a Bachelor of Arts degree (First Class Honors, Metallurgy) and a Master of Arts degree from Oxford University. He earned his Docteur ès-Sciences Physiques (mention: Très honorable) from the Université de Paris, a Master of Arts (Educational Technology) from Concordia University; and a diploma in theology, A.Th. from Thorneloe University, as well as numerous honorary doctorates and awards and other honors.
Among more than 300 publications, Daniel has authored the books "Mega-Universities and Knowledge Media: Technology Strategies for Higher Education" and "Mega-Schools, Technology and Teachers: Achieving Education for All."
The college serves more than 20,000 students worldwide at 34 locations in New York state and online. Its 60,000 alumni are active in their communities as entrepreneurs, politicians, business professionals, artists, not-for-profit agency employees, teachers, veterans and active military, union members and more.
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The products like Naphcon A are good for brief intermittent use, but their chronic use tends to irritate the eyes progressively more, and also tends to habituate the eyes to their effects, such that you need progressively more and more of the drop to keep the eyes from getting red, and then they still are red.
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The countdown clock ticks ominously outside the Fox News headquarters on Sixth Avenue. The "Largest Tax Hike Ever" is only 100 days, 11 hours and 32 minutes away.
Not that any of us have been watching.
Barack Obama's proposal to raise taxes on the wealthiest citizens is not what has brought 30 chosen ones, me included, to Studio D at the most-watched (not to mention polemical) cable news network in America.
We instead have been selected to form the audience at a taping of Glenn Beck, the successful weekday afternoon show hosted by perhaps the most charismatic, controversial – and entrepreneurial – figure in the modern American media. And, if his fans had their way, potential candidate for Mr. Obama's job.
With only one "audience show" a week, tickets are awarded to the luckiest of Mr. Beck's followers – or, in my case, curious observers. We have each filled out a questionnaire for the privilege. The requirements include expounding on our favourite Founding Father, explaining how what we've learned in history textbooks differs from what we take away from the show and providing thoughts on the dangers of mixing government and religion, the theme of this week's episode.
To his detractors, Mr. Beck is a flake, a fake, a fanatic – or all three rolled up into a hyperactive time bomb. They charge that his alternately hysterical and weepy rants border on invitations to armed uprising. There is no denying, however, that he has captivated a significant subsection of American conservatives with his version of their country's founding myth.
In his nearly 20-minute opening monologue, delivered with the aid of a teleprompter, he takes on critics who say that he seeks to establish Christianity as America's official religion.
"People will say I'm trying to get you into religion to control or manipulate you. Nothing could be further from the truth," begins Mr. Beck, who is taller and less doughy-looking in person than he appears on the tube. "I want you to be self-reliant. If you know your relationship with God, no man can tell you he can create a right for you, because you know who your rights come from."
The real peril, Mr. Beck continues, is Democrats' use of government to realize Mr. Obama's social justice agenda. He plays an excerpt from a speech given by House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi, in which she calls on a group of bishops to use the pulpit to push for immigration reform. He attacks Obama spiritual adviser Jim Wallis, who has called the redistribution of wealth "what the Gospel is all about."
"Jesus didn't say, 'Give all your money to Caesar and Caesar will create a program to buy you a pair of pants'," Mr. Beck counters.
There is a precedent for the slippery slope on which "big government progressives" have put America, Mr. Beck warns. It's Nazi Germany.
Preacher, politician, entertainer – and, most notably, master marketer – Mr. Beck is not the right-wing media celebrity with the highest ratings. On radio, that would be Rush Limbaugh; on TV, it's Bill O'Reilly, who, like every other Fox host, kills the competition in his prime-time slot.
But no one else matches Mr. Beck with his multimedia wallop, creating an all-pervasive presence that spans radio, television, books, cross-country arena tours and the Internet (his latest property is a news site called The Blaze) that has made him the most influential and wealthiest Obama-basher of them all.
Well, maybe not as influential as Sarah Palin. But the $55-million (U.S.), according to Forbes magazine, that Mr. Beck's Mercury Radio Arts pulled in during the two years to March 1 far surpasses the earnings power Ms. Palin has shown since quitting her day job as governor of Alaska.
No one in line seems to begrudge the 46-year-old Mr. Beck his money. How could they? To be a Beck follower is to celebrate the individual empowerment afforded by American capitalism. In Mr. Beck's view, America might just be the last place on earth where the Protestant ethic stands a fighting chance, though he warns it is in grave danger of being snuffed out by Mr. Obama and his "big government" policies.
Though he called Mr. Obama a "racist" barely a year ago, he has since reformulated his critique of the President. He now defines Mr. Obama's belief system as a kind of "liberation theology" aimed at seeking reparation for centuries of black oppression.
"It's all about victims and victimhood; oppressors and the oppressed; reparations not repentance; collectivism, not individual salvation," Mr. Beck, who became a Mormon in 1999, said on Fox News last month. "I don't know what that is, other than it's not Muslim, it's not Christian. It's a perversion of the Gospel of Jesus Christ as most Christians know it."
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Reporter: Krissy Clark
Organizers say it's the biggest nurses' strike in U.S. history: involving two hospital chains - Kaiser Permanente and Sutter Health - and two unions - the National Union of Healthcare Workers and the California Nurses Association.
Today, some 23,000 people walk off the job for a day. Yesterday, 2,500 took to the picket lines in Southern California.
LA Bureau Chief Krissy Clark reports.
Krissy Clark: Outside a Kaiser hospital in Los Angeles, hundreds of nurses, psychiatrists, and other health care professionals marched in scrubs or red union T-shirts. They've been in heated contract negotiations with their employer for months now. Nurse Maggie Lazo says Kaiser is asking people like her to sacrifice too much.
Maggie Lazo: I don't know what's going on with them, because they want us to cut, cut, cut, cut everywhere: cut our retirement, cut our education benefits, cut our health benefits.
Clark: Ironic though it may be -- that a healthcare worker is worried about her own health care benefits -- it's an issue that's erupting in contract negotiations at hospitals across California.
Employers are pushing to raise co-pays and employee contributions. Another issue driving the strikes is staffing levels. The more patients you're assigned, the less care they get, says nurse LaNeta Fitzhugh.
LaNeta Fitzhugh: I feel unsafe being here, even as a patient. And that's mainly why we're out here.
Clark: Fitzhugh is represented by the National Union of Health Care Workers. Vice President John Borsos was also on the picket lines outside Kaiser.
John Borsos: They pay their CEO $8 million a year, even though it's a not-for-profit. While at the same time, they're trying to achieve unprecedented takeaways for the caregivers, while denying them a voice in how the facilities are staffed.
John Nelson: Well, we're disappointed by the union's reaction to bargaining.
Clark: John Nelson is a spokesman for Kaiser. He says big health care facilities like his need to pay senior management enough to attract the best leadership. And when it comes to the reductions in health benefits that Kaiser is pushing on its workers...
Nelson: Just as everyone else in the world's economy and certainly our nation's economy is experiencing, the rise in cost of healthcare benefits continues to go up and we're trying to find ways to address those.
Clark: The hospitals targeted by this week's walk outs will remain open, with contract nurses and nurse managers filling in. But Jan Emerson-Shea, with the California Hospital Association, says all the same, the strikes across California will be disruptive.
Jan Emerson-Shea: We don't understand how taking more than 20,000 nurses away from caring for patients -- and having them walk a picket line -- improves and advances quality patient care.
Clark: In fact, a study (PDF) that came out last year found that patient mortality rates do go up during strikes at hospitals. Joanne Spetz, a health care economist with UCSF, says while management points the finger at the striking nurses...
Joanne Spetz: A nurse might say in response to that, 'yeah, it's a short term risk, but what we're trying to do is prevent bigger harm in the long term.'
Clark: The strikes across the state will conclude by the end of the day tomorrow.
The California Report's intern Bridget Bodner contributed to this report.
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World War I was World War II's Kim Jong I. It was started when some guy was shot, and then America came and nailed the Nazis, the Huns, the Communists, and the Democrats by dropping a lot of bombs and building trenches to put soldiers in. A lot of French and Italian chicks got to experience sex with true red-blooded American infantrymen, but condom use unfortunately prevented the European gene pool from getting any clearer. It also was like 10 years, long, but the only part that really counts was the year or two America was in it.
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cant find the info on any of the repair paperwork, so I'm not sure
Thats ok, initially I thought it would have made a difference but the HHR'S all have an internal "filter" inside of the tank now that is considered a lifetime filter so it is not serviced in a maintenance interval. Were you looking to do it as a preventative maintenance or are you looking to repair a running issue?
I have a problem with it hesitating when I step on the gas, I thought it might be a plugged fuel filter..any other suggestions
Has there been a check engine light that has ever come on?
How many miles on the vehicle?
I just had the oil changed but it was hesitating before that, it seems like it started gradually...not really sure if its a problem but I wanted to cover my bases in case it gets worse
So if I understand you correctly, it did not always do this, but has recently come on and progressively gotten worse, is that accurate?
It's not worse just consistant at this time, I noticed it over a few months time, when you step on the gas it feels like it takes a minute for it to go, but it has no problem picking up speed once it does go
I'm thinking I should put some fuel injector cleaner in and see if that helps
I was just headed there great logical approach, I scanned for bulletins relating to your symptoms and the only thing that remotely comes close is injectors overtime getting deposits on them from normal engine operation, causing hesitations etc. I agree with you at this point.
Ok I'll try that, do you have a brand that you can recommend
If you want to go GM there part # XXXXX XXXXX from the dealer. I have heard good things about a product called SEAFOAM but have yet to have any experience with it. Most autoparts houses would carry the SEAFOAM.
I've heard of seafoam, I'll check with the auto parts store.
Thanks for the assist I wasnt looking foward to changing the fuel filter, lol have a good nite.


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Representing Butler University in nineteen different NCAA Division intercollegiate Athletic programs, Butler Bulldogs is among the top most college athletic programs in the country. Almost all of the athletic teams at the University currently play in the Atlantic 10 Conference, but prior to 2011-12 season, all of the teams competed in the Horizon League. Butler Bulldogs' women's golf team represents the university in Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference, while its football team is the founding member of Pioneer League. With numerous purpose built sporting facilities, Butler Bulldogs attract a large number of the sporting fans to its games during its regular season undertakings. With its current season just about to start off, it's about time to be getting Butler Bulldogs tickets if anyone wishes to get up close and personal to all the sporting action.
Butler Bulldogs football program is among the most prestigious athletic programs at the university. Bulldogs' football team has had a long lustrous past in which it started off as the first ever intercollegiate football program in the state of Indiana. The history of the team dates all the way back to 1884, when the team played its first ever game on the 7th Street Baseball Grounds. In its first ever on field encounter, the team went up against DePauw, and came out victorious after scoring a total of four goals to one. Over the years, the team has been able to make three playoff appearances, the latest one of which took place back in 1991 when the team lost to Pittsburgh State which later claimed national championship as well. From the period of 1934 to 1994, the Bulldogs football program enjoyed the most amount of success by claiming a total of thirty one championships as well as eleven league titles. Team won all of these league titles under the leadership of one of the greatest coaches in history of the program, Tony Hinkle. The team is currently coached by Jeff Voris, and it plays its home games at the Butler Bowl.
Butler Bulldogs men's basketball program is yet another crowned possession among university's array of athletic programs. The team currently competes as a member of Atlantic 10 Conference. Prior to that, the team used to compete in Horizon League, before that in Mid-American Conference and in Missouri Valley Conference even before that. Prior to the creation of NCAA tournament, Bulldogs claimed its very first national championship when it won AAU Championship in 1924. During the post NCAA era, the team made its first ever playoff appearance in 1958. The following year, the team also made it to the NIT Quarterfinals, making it its first ever post season win. Since then, the team has made one more appearance in the quarterfinals after having competed in the NIT tournament's post season seven times. In 1962, the team made it to the NCAA division I basketball tournament for the very first time and finished third in its regional standings. Currently the team plays its home games at the Hinkle Fieldhouse, which you can witness with Butler Bulldogs tickets.


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Are you guys still obsessed with Chat Roulette? Yeah, me too. But now I've got two other sites sure to absorb copious amounts of your free time. If you like online dating, but are sick of winks and unbearably lame profiles, check out HowAboutWe.com. It lets you skip the profile thing altogether and get right to the fun—the dates. You sign up and rate a series of date ideas—hot air balloon ride, romantic dinner, gondola, etc. Then you get to list your own ideas for dates. The site sends you people who match your interests. At least if you don't like them, you're bound to have a good time doing what you want. I'm also getting into this semi-sadistic new site, Failin.gs. It's for anyone who's dying to know what people say when you're not around.You create a profile and invite people to leave anonymous constructive criticism about your character, so friends can anonymously tell you the things they don't have the nerve to say to your face. Even more fun—you can tell them how you hate it when they slurp their drink or tell you the same story over and over. I mean, it may be a little bit harsh, but we all want to improve, right?


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Jenny shows us how to "make this refreshing summer drink that is easy to mix into the delicious "Hippie Juice", but without the pre-made mixes."
Jenny shows us how to "make this refreshing summer drink that is easy to mix into the delicious "Hippie Juice", but without the pre-made mixes."
People don't generally write odes to vodka, which is a shame, really. It may not be the kind of flavor-packed liquor that often leads to thoughtful sipping and dedicated worshipping. But just because it isn't full of taste (unless it's one of those terrible flavored vodkas), that doesn't mean it isn't full of possibilities for mixing and shooting.
Ever think that booze should be served in vending machines? Apparently so do people in the Ukrainian city of Melitopol. Authorities are trying to find out how a Vodka Vending Machine showed up in the middle of the city. My answer: Why question it?
Have you heard that October is National Pizza Month. The people of America eat around 350 slices of pizza each second, or 100 acres per day. But I bet you've never had a slice like this. At Boston's Salvatore's pizzeria, you'll need to show I.D. when ordering their new "Vignola Cherry Pizza ". Why you ask? These pies packed with enough alcohol to require the eater to be of legal drinking age.
Elit by Stolichnaya has been trying to up their vodka game with high-priced, high-class brands that have gone through more cold-filtration and aging than a cryogenics lab. Their new "Pristine" brand – priced at $3,000 a bottle – should come with a heavenly light shining on it at all times.
Department stores and shopping malls aren't the only retailers prepared for the holiday rush. Liquor stores are stocked with lots of treats for any and all holiday parties. Keep your eye out for some pretty bizarre booze this year.
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Now, this stunt will require preparation and a friend or two to document it. First, search the internet and purchase a chicken suit. Once your order arrives, tell your friends to meet you at Anglin's Fishing Pier. Put on your chicken suit and let your adrenaline slowly boil over. Go to the pier and run down it like a goddamned chicken boss. Jump.
What it lacks in amenities, Fort Lauderdale's Esplanade Park makes up for with three assets: location, location, location. You have to thank long-gone city planners who were visionary enough to set aside green space in the center of downtown, steps from Las Olas Boulevard and facing the New River. The grassy lawn is good for picnicking and makes a great waterfront perch for watching yachts parade by. The Broward Center for the Performing Arts, Museum of Discovery and Science, and an IMAX theater are all within walking distance, and the park is a popular spot for events and concerts, including regular jazz brunches and the annual New Times Beerfest. Once you've sufficiently chilled out, follow the brick path into the Arts and Entertainment district for a quick bite or a cold beer.
Readers' choice: Hugh Taylor Birch State Park
Military Trail Nature Area features 20 acres of open greenery perfect for an afternoon run, a meditation session, or a much-needed break from reality. The trail highlights old Florida history, as it was built to act as an access road for soldiers in the mid-1830s, during the second Seminole War. It's also known for having one of the rarest plant communities in Broward, with scrubby flatwoods, pine and oak trees, and even a few bald cypresses. With barely any palm trees, you might even feel like you've stepped out of Florida for a hot minute.
The beach is fun. The beach is great. But getting to the beach can be a major pain in the ass. You have to lug around chairs and coolers, along with your bottle of sunscreen. And wallet. And keys. And radio. Then when you get to the beach, you have to step onto the searing-hot sand as you navigate oily bodies to try to find a spot. Then you need a towel to lie on and an umbrella, unless you're one of those people who likes to slowly broil to death. Then you have to get back up to go buy food on the Broadwalk when you're hungry or when nature calls. It's a goddamned chore. But it doesn't have to be — because Hollywood North Beach Park is right there to alleviate the pain-in-the-ass production that is a day at the beach. It has a bevy of benches with grills, so you can just bring your own food to cook. It's also shaded by trees, so no umbrella is required. There's also a restroom. The park even has the Turtle Cafe, if you should get a hankering for a hot dog. Best of all, it's literally steps from the beach. The park also extends across A1A, where you can watch the boats, fish, have a picnic, or just people-watch. You can either park at the meters or inside the park itself for $8 on weekdays ($10 on weekends). If you arrive after 2 p.m. Monday through Friday, the price drops to $6. We knew you'd love a deal.
Readers' choice: Fort Lauderdale Beach
Flashes of neon blue, orange, and yellow dart in and out of your foggy peripheral vision. A school of grunts appears on your left, and it's getting awfully close. Wait, is that a sea turtle? No, just a coral. Darn. You settle for chasing after the little pufferfish that just swam by and pretending you're an extra on the set of Finding Nemo. The past few weeks have had you itching for some Vitamin Sea, and the Twin Ledges moorings never fail you. Located an easy two miles north of the Port Everglades inlet, these 16 mooring buoys are teeming with marine life, and the visibility is typically good. Blue and yellow angelfish, parrotfish, lobster, and yes, the occasional sea turtle have no qualms with letting you drop by for a visit every once in a while. Don't forget to grab your GoPro and get to snapping. #snorkelselfieDegrees/Minutes N 26 7.750 W 80 5.460
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This boat ramp on the Riverwalk is ideal for putting in a kayak for a jaunt along the Tarpon River and an afternoon picnic. Paddle past Esplanade Park, the Broward Center for the Performing Arts, and miles of scenic shoreline. Nearly 200 years ago, Seminole Indians here attacked the home of William Cooley, one of Fort Lauderdale's first settlers. According to historians, Cooley wasn't at home, but his wife and children were slaughtered. Many consider this the beginning of the Second Seminole War and what led to the construction of the three forts that gave Fort Lauderdale its name. Some people claim that the park is haunted; there are rumors of women and children screaming late at night. But we've only ever witnessed a clan of friendly ducks quacking.


text: Alaska, Pain Management and Permaculture on Seasoned Adult Agenda Posted: Friday, January 17, 2014 at 11:00 AM Article by: Janet PaulsonAlaska, Pain Management and Permaculture on Seasoned Adult Agenda OREGON CITY - The Seasoned Adult Enrichment Program (SAEP) presents weekly programs for seniors and retirees at Clackamas Community College's Harmony Campus. The program provides seniors in the county with an educational experience designed and administered by "seasoned adults" in the community. All classes are held Wednesdays at CCC's Harmony Road campus in room 191 unless otherwise indicated. All sessions begin at 9:30 a.m. This winter's SAEP schedule follows: Jan. 22: "X-Rays, Helicopters & Medical Appointments, Oh My!" Nick Schaeffer of Precision Castparts talks about his experience using specialized X-ray equipment to scan both helicopters and medical implants for design flaws. Jan. 29: "Adventures in Alaska." Debbie Baker Antcliffe, John Antcliffe, and Jim and Madeline Roberts share their adventures in Alaska. Feb. 5: "Permaculture Techniques." Lichen June shares a film about permaculture and leads a discussion of this alternative farming technique. Feb. 12: "Field Trip to Pacific Hazelnut Farms and Candy Factory." Pacific Hazelnut Farms in Aurora produces an assortment of nutritional hazelnut products. Participants will travel by van to Aurora. Feb. 19: "Pain Management Tools & Tips." Clinical geropsychologist Dr. Martha Green discusses her work in pain management. Feb. 26: "A Musical History of Clackamas County." Jerry Hermann & the New History Minstrels barbershop quartet add a new dimension to their genre of music by teaching about the history of Clackamas County. March 2 and 9: "CCC Theatre Production: Neighborhood 3: Requisition of Doom." Enjoy a Sunday matinee performance of "Neighborhood 3: Requisition of Doom" by Samuel French. Begins at 2:30 p.m. in the Niemeyer Center's Osterman Theatre at CCC. Purchase tickets online at www.TheatreCCC.org . For more information about SAEP, please call 503-594-0620. Press ReleasesEvents CalendarVideo ChannelPress ReleasesCCC in the NewsCollege Relations and Marketing Contact the College Relations and Marketing DepartmentOregon City - 19600 Molalla Avenue, Oregon City, Oregon 97045 Email us: firstname.lastname@example.com Call us: 503-594-3017


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ONE of the first wildlife surveys of Antarctica's icy waters has uncovered a rich collection of marine life, rivalling the diversity of the Great Barrier Reef.
The survey has been compiled by a global network of researchers in more than 80 countries as part of a 10-year project co-ordinated by the Washington-based Consortium for Ocean Leadership.
The census found more than 7500 animals in the region. And despite the 11,000-kilometre distance, polar researchers found that 235 of the species found in the Antarctic waters were also found in the oceans around the Arctic, including grey whales and snail-like crustaceans called pteropods.
Scientists are conducting DNA tests to confirm whether the species are indeed identical and the findings will be released in the final report, due in October next year.
"The polar seas, far from being biological deserts, teem with an amazing quantity and variety of life," the chairman of the Census Scientific Steering Committee, Ian Poiner, said.
But the report also found that changes in species distribution were taking place as the oceans warmed.
This prompted WWF-Australia to call for marine protection areas to be urgently expanded to accommodate species as they migrated to cooler waters.
"There are the mechanisms to create these areas," WWF's Antarctica and Southern Ocean Initiative manager Rob Nicoll said.
"When it comes to marine protected areas in the Southern Ocean, there are pitifully few and they are incredibly small."
Mr Nicoll said that if protected areas weren't expanded soon, the findings of such surveys would "simply create a list of species in our oceans that will perish due to climate change".


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Long Beach teen gets 3 years probation for hit-and-run that nearly killed lawyer
Attorney Will Bruzzo was able to negotiate three years probation for a client who pleaded guilty to hit and run. The case received considerable publicity.
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The senator who many consider the front-runner to be Mitt Romney's running mate delivered a scathing attack this morning on President Obama's economic policies.
Ohio Sen. Rob Portman, who spent time as President George W. Bush's budget director and trade representative, accused Obama of trying to "remake the United States into the image of the debt-laden countries of Europe."
Delivering the Republican Party's weekly radio address, Portman said Obama's economic stimulus law racked up spending without delivering as many jobs as the administration promised. He said Obama's health care law "hit millions of middle-class Americans with a massive tax increase" -- even though most of the taxes are aimed at upper-income taxpayers and businesses.
"Based on this record, you'd think that President Obama would've learned from his mistakes," Portman said. "Instead, he seems to be doubling down" by calling for ending Bush's tax cuts on people earning more than $200,000, which the senator said would hit small businesses hard.
Portman's solution: overhaul the tax code, reduce the debt, slash regulations and produce more domestic energy.
Here's the senator's full address:
I'm Rob Portman, a United States Senator from Ohio.
This week, 13 million Americans won't go to work, not because they're on vacation, but because they can't find jobs.
As a candidate, Barack Obama promised to help these Americans find work.
And exactly three years ago today, he pledged 'To get this economy back on its feet.' He said about the economy, 'Give it to me.'
Well, America did give it to him. We gave him the ability to turn things around. And three years later, the results are in:
Unemployment is over 8 percent for the longest period since the Great Depression. And it's actually higher than that because so many Americans are so discouraged -- they've stopped looking for work.
Families are earning less and their homes are worth less.
We recently learned that last month, American manufacturing -- once a reliable source of good-paying jobs -- declined for the first time in three years.
This year, more than a million young Americans graduated from college. And here's the stark reality: half of them can't find a full-time job to match their degrees. Half.
It didn't have to be this way.
For the past three years or so, we've known that the greatest challenge before us as a nation is an economy that's just not producing enough jobs.
But instead of focusing on growing jobs and reigniting our economy, President Obama focused on growing government and tried to remake the United States into the image of the debt-laden countries of Europe.
His approach has been more spending, more regulation, and higher taxes.
You don't hear much from the President anymore about the two biggest initiatives of his time in office. One was passing the so-called stimulus bill. He and his economic team promised that spending almost $1 trillion of taxpayer money would get unemployment down to 5.6 percent by today. Instead, it's 46 percent higher. Measured by their own standards, his policies have failed us.
The other initiative was pushing through the unaffordable health care spending law, which will grow the government by $2.6 trillion, and do something President Obama promised he would never do: hit millions of middle class Americans with a massive tax increase.
Raising taxes on employers and the middle class, growing government at the expense of free enterprise, piling on new regulations that increase the cost of doing business -- these burdens make it harder, not easier, to create jobs in America.
President Obama increased government spending and borrowing -- to levels we've never seen before. On his watch, the national debt has grown to a record $16 trillion -- making it larger than our entire economy.
We need to face facts: we're going broke. Washington is racking up debts that are being passed on to our kids and our grandkids. If we continue at this pace, we'll be the first generation of Americans to leave the next generation worse off than us. That's wrong. It's unfair. And it has to change.
Based on this record, you'd think that President Obama would've learned from his mistakes. Instead he seems to be doubling down.
Today, instead of lifting the burden on job creators, the President is once again calling for a massive tax increase on nearly 1 million small businesses that employ tens of millions of Americans. I guess he still thinks the private sector is doing just fine. Well, the private sector is not fine. And raising taxes on job creators during a jobs shortage makes about as much sense as cutting off the water supply during a drought.
President Obama says this tax hike is about fairness. Well, under his plan, many of these small businesses would pay higher taxes than Fortune 500 companies. How's that fair? President Obama likes to talk about the Buffett Rule. Well, here's a Buffett Rule that all Americans should be able to support: mom and pop businesses should not pay a higher tax rate than Fortune 500 corporations like Warren Buffett's.
The good news is there's a better path forward.
The way to an American economic comeback, the way to help those out of work today find a paycheck, is to unleash the forces of job creation in America. The source of new jobs isn't going to be the bureaucracies of Washington, but rather the creativity, ingenuity, and hard work of the American people.
Let's reform our complex, outdated tax code by eliminating loopholes, lowering tax rates, and rewarding hard work, innovation, and job creation.
Let's make the tough choices needed to prevent the record federal debt from smothering our economic growth and job creation.
Let's lift the regulatory burdens that small businesses say are the single greatest threat from Washington today.
And let's tap into the exciting potential of homegrown American energy -- including shale oil and gas -- to create jobs and to get us away from our dangerous dependency on foreign oil.
There's no denying the challenges America faces today are real and they're serious. But I know we can solve them with the right policies and the right leadership.
For all our current troubles, Americans are still the hardest working, most innovative people on the face of the earth. By trusting the American people, instead of government, we'll continue to surprise and inspire the world.
The government-knows-best approach of the past few years has given us the weakest economic recovery since the Great Depression. It's time to turn things around. We know we can restore America's greatness by harnessing the power of free people and free enterprise.
Thanks for listening -- and God bless our great country.
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From: Laura Gilmore <>
Subject: Re: Book "FREELANDS - 1746 - 1971
Date: Tue, 05 Sep 2000 20:14:11 -0600
Hi Mary,
Thanks for the post.
I am from the Group 5 John FREELAND from St Joe, MD. But where from before
that? I have many ancestors in Preston Co. It's strange the family wound up in
New Jersey for many years as well. Also I understand many of my BUCKLEWs were
from New Jersey.
If anyone knows more about this John Freeland, I would love to hear from you.
My line is through his son, Benjamin.
Thanks again,
Laura Freeland Gilmore
Mary L Watson wrote:
> I posted this to the list last year in September....
> thought I would repost, for all the new folks
> on the list...
> Mary in FL
> --------------------------------------------------------------------
> Hi,
> I have a copy of a book co-authored by my
> brother-in-law....called FREELAND 1746 - 1971
> They started the genealogical record on descendants
> of Mary (Pollock) Freeland of Carlisle, PA 1746.
> The name FREELAND is Anglo-Saxon in origin. It means
> "
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Clean, safe, and a very nice restaurant is what I liked. I also liked the clean fluffy towels and workout room. My suggestions would be to have bathrobes in the rooms. Also, I would've liked to see an extra blanket in the closet. At this time, the pool was closed for repairs. Parking was $10 a day.
Location- service and cleanliness I don't understand why I can stay at a hotel 6 and have a microwave in my room but a hilton does not- So my biggest disappointment was not finding a microwave when I wanted to reheat a leftover meal-
The paid Wi-Fi is fast. I am OK with paying a little extra for solid internet. The hotel has recently undergone renovation and is much cleaner than even a year ago. The new restaurant and bar on the first floor is fantastic.
Room was neat and clean. We had to pay $10 to self park but we were not told we would have to pay up front.
Liked the location. Restaurants. Room facilities.bathroom cleanliness. There was dust on tables so housekeeping staff not careful.
Staff, outside seating, upbeat decor, engaging design. ATM too far off. No email receipt.
I came with my service dog and the staff could not have been kinder or more helpful! I will definitely be back!!
Nice rooms, complimentary breakfast. The elevator did not appear to be in good working condition and the hotel was much further out of Harrisburg than anticipated.
I loved the service, the room, the cleanliness, the ambiance. Everything was well worth the price I paid. It was very nice and everyone, even the other customers, seemed to be smiling at all times. I found myself smiling for majority of the time there. Can't say I have a single complaint.
Reception staff was exceptional. Helping to make our stay as comfortable and easy as possible
Cool decor and comfy beds Allowing dogs. I will not stay at Laquinta again. Dogs barking at 3 and 5am.
very good serve yourself breakfast tile floor had a slippery soapy film even when dry. Wet it a little when getting out of the shower, and it was super slippery.
Everything Couldn't close the blinds
Really enjoyed the stay here. Everything was clean, friendly staff, great breakfast spread.
I loved the breakfast that was included and how clean we found the facilities. I feel as if the room should have cost 75 versus 100. Also the bed was really firm and I prefer a softer bed.
Location Hotel was not la Quinta quality. Room smelled of mold and we saw spiders on wall.
Room was remodeled and looked very nice. The tub was disgusting! The grout was nasty. The bathroom should have been remodeled with the room. I will not stay here again.
Booked a non-smoking room a month in advance but arrived at 11pm after a long day and were assigned to a room that wreaked of cigarette smoke...the hotel hallway also smelled like strong chemical cleaners masking smoke smells. After complaining, we were moved to the only room left...the handicap accessible room next to the lobby and elevator. There, we were subject to loud guests until about 2am, and could hear every word through the thin door and walls.
Beautiful lobby space, lots of tables Lots of screaming kids in the hallways.
Great hotel! Very friendly staff!! Food in O'Reilly's Pub was very good too!
I like how nice the hotel is. The lobby is big and very inviting. I like they have sections with sofas so people can sit and chat. The room is spacious and clean. The staff were friendly and courteous. The decor is surprisingly nice for a best western, but again my friend told me it is their Premier class. We would stay there again when we go to Hershey. I didn't like the bed. It is too soft to my preference but it is probably just me because I like harder bed in general. Our kids swam in the pool but couldn't last long because the pool was too cold. Wishing that the pool was warmer to enjoy.
The beds were very uncomfortable and the pool water was ice cold.
Great bed. Love the big tv. Beautiful hotel. Excellent value!! Would love HBO! Would like a stand for suitcase.
The front desk was very nice and accomidating. One of our pillow cases looked to have some sort of red mark on it... Looked like dried blood. Also our room was next to the pool and until 10pm we could hear everyone in it. The glass is not thick enough to block the pool noise.
The convenient location was a definite plus, including easy on/off the Interstate and a good assortment of restaurants and services nearby. The facility was surprisingly modern and very well maintained, in sharp contrast to experience with other Best Westerns. It also was a good value for the money. I'd stay again. It is noisy next to the freeway, but the room was reasonably well insulated and more than quiet enough to sleep soundly.
Room was cleaner than expected, quiet and a great basic room. Staff seemed professional, and I got the room at a great rate.
New, clean, and east location Smelled so strongly of Marijuana that it was Nauseating
It was kind of clean There were no microwave or refrigerator
Wifi was very poor. my stay was miserable
There was a strange tapping sound coming through the wall all night. In the morning I told the staff at the front desk about it and said I couldn't get any rest. They said that there was no tapping. I had a video and audio recording of it. They basically said to get lost.
Cheap. If you couldn't sleep either you slept in too late or weren't drunk enough
It was good overall , the only problem I had was that the AC went out in the morning and we couldn't get it back on , then we had to put it on cold fan and eventually it started working again, later in it happened again
The room was a good price. The beds were well made and linens in good condition. The TV worked without any problems. The beds were relatively comfortable, although firmer pillows would have been nice. The heat in the room also worked well (we stayed in January). It was nice to have a mini-fridge and microwave in the room; I am a breastfeeding mother, and having somewhere to put a bottle of pumped milk was extremely helpful. I'm fine with a room being Spartan if I'm not spending a lot of money. But it MUST be completely clean. The toilet was not. Around the top of the toilet bowl (under the seat) had definitely not been cleaned. Any hotel that can't adequately clean a toilet is definitely not going to be on my list of places to return.
Location Needs a good military style scrubbing
We needed a place to sleep for a few hours before getting back on the road so we weren't looking to spend a lot of money, so this meet that need. I always check the bed and pillows to be sure they are clean and these were so that was a plus. After seeing how "clean" the bathroom floor was, I made sure to wear my shoes. We didn't plan on showering so that didn't persuade me not too, but I am glad I didn't need to.
Decent room for the price
Rooms are clean, nicely equipped with coffee, refrigerator, microwave. Facility was clean and quiet. Breakfast was decent.
Enjoyed the free wifi. Room and bathroom clean. Enjoyed the natural light from the large window even though it was right over a parking lot. Quiet. Literally stones through from 4 chain steakhouses. And a bunch of fast food. Easy location off highway. So much chlorine in the hot tub my eyes stung just walking by it. Maybe that's a good thing though? Only ice machine was on first floor.
Simple. Everything you need. Friendly staff.
The staff wasn't very friendly
the staff was very help full ,clean rooms, good food not enough hot water first thing in morning, (should shower at night plenty of hot water)
Our room was a smoking room and it seemed like that was the default. Room smelled terrible. Front desk was unable to accommodate at all.
Decently priced, staff was helpful and attentive... Room was clean and pleasant. Located near necessities. Would definitely go again. Feeling harassed by housekeeping before check out
Propertg was a pleasant surprise. Close but not next to I81. No road noise. Very clean..tv not hd.perdonel friendly anx responsive. Had t. Isshe that was resolved in ten minutes. Overall a very good value.
No eggs or bacon for breakfast. Just biscuits and gravy. Not enough seating and the food kept running out. A/C was very loud as was nearby highway.
accessabilty minor repairs needed, overall updating. machines broken, lights not working (several)
Great for the AACA Hershey week. Good variety at breakfast. Room with fridge & microwave & coffee pot . Clean & comfortable. This is the third year.
The room had trash in the draws and someone's bra hanging in the bathroom. The front end was rude and didn't care. Room was not ready at check in time.
Room was great fridge was a great amenity. Breakfast was awesome had a great variety. Mattress was a little to firm but alright.
We booked this stay due to a death in the family and we needed last minute accommodations for several people. I made a mistake when booking online and upon contacting the hotel, the staff immediately accommodated us for the correct night, searched out the best available price and truly went above and beyond to be kind and hospitable. The staff's professional hospitality didn't end there. Everyone met us with a smile the following day at the breakfast buffet, which was a good selection for a free breakfast. Most importantly, one of the wonderful women who cleans the rooms named Mercedes, went out of her way to help my disabled mother while the rest of us were at the buffet. She offered my mother her cell phone and assisted her when nobody was around. This hotel is a great value for the money, nothing fancy but clean, well taken care of and fantastic people all around!! Highly reccommend.
Location to farm show complex. The breakfast bar was great to someone who was so far from home and alone and trying to find decent places to eat.
Staff were outstanding and friendly at the front desk. Lodging is average and you get what you pay for. It was clean and quiet, so I was happy
Staff was very professional not overly bothersome.
T.J. was great help. 24" of snow. They plowed the lot but cars where still stuck.
Everything we needed for a one night stay in a hotel with my 2 sons. Carlisle auto show by day and Savannah's on Hanna by night. See you next year! Nothing
The woman at the desk in the morning was quite helpful in helping us find our way back to the interstate highway and printing up directions on the computer. The breakfast was adequate but not great.
Clean room, personable staff, great breakfast setup and wonderful view of Susquehanna River.
We chose this location because it was close to Hershey park. We did the park for a day and like the amenities here for the following day, sadly Mother Nature didn't allow tuna to enjoy the outdoor area but the kids had fun in the indoor pool, arcade and game room. Would definitely recommend to others.
We liked the activities available to us to enjoy while we were there. The food was good. Didn't like the small bathroom and the thin mattress on the pull out sofa. The staff at the front desk were friendly and great but the staff in the restaurant in the morning were not friendly at all. The hostess walked you by the table and kept going without saying anything.
The hotel was close to a shopping center, so if you forgot to pack something you were in walking distance of the a shop to purchase what you needed. The best looking portion of the whole hotel was the pool area and the lobby. The rest of the hotel needed serious remodeling. The flooring was very outdated and became sticky and soggy if you didn't keep the A/C on at 65'ish degrees. The restrooms were incredibly small and outdated for the price. Any more than one person at a time in the restroom and you would be quickly overwhelmed with the lack of space.
Staff was VERY friendly and helpful Lots and lots of electrical plugs, which is very important when traveling with CPAP machine and multiple electronic devices Really good breakfast Good pool and workout room Moslty travel in the Midwest so not used to the east coast prices
Location with respect to Hershey Park and restaurants and accomoditions None.
The hotel room was exceptionally clean and the rooms amenities made my stay comfortable.
Location, staff, breakfast, general facility We've stayed here at least 4 times but must have never had a room on the highway side. The noise of the trucks was very bothersome, woke me up quite a few times.
The whole experience was great. Staff was incredible and rooms were so comfortable. Tv channel selection but not enough to not give this place a 5 star.
room was clean and looked newer. would be nice for longer stays or people with strict diets since there is a functioning kitchen - fridge, 2 burner stove, microwave, toaster, dishwasher. breakfast didn't start on time - there were many people waiting to eat and get going for the day
Great staff
The bed was really comfy ..which i could of taken it home with me No tea/coffee... fridge... microwave in the room also..if you did want tea coffee you had to go yo the reception to get it out of a flask which is no use ...as i love my tea ...also there was no breakfast ...even like cereal and fruit... heating could do with being replaced as it only comes on for about 20min then off for about an hour so it doesnt heat the room long enough as there was only single pane windows so it was quite cold during the night in Nov
The staff was friendly and helpful - the rooms were clean and had everything needed - no frills, but extremely adequate. The hall light in our room was not working which made it dark in the room.
The staff was extremely nice and helpful. The rooms were big and pretty. The lobby was also beautiful.
Nice rooms, great staff, convenient local. Never book a room on highway side !!!! Extremely loud and not restful after traveling all day. Otherwise better than average hotel.
Customer service at the front desk. excellent
We have stayed here for the past three years every time we take our Grand Nephew to the PA Farm Show. He is in first grade. This has a breakfast and pool that impresses the little man. And it is a comfortable place for this Aunt and Uncle to collapse after walking all day.
Great customer service
I enjoyed that it was located in an area where we could could easily go to many things. Restaurants and sight seeing were within minutes.
We had a wonderful time, the hotel is clean, well laid out and the staff is extremely friendly. We enjoyed breakfast and the location was perfect for our purposes. We also enjoyed the hot tub. Very nice facility...
Complimentary breakfast & evening reception were nice
Great breakfast setup and staff was very nice Pool open late until midnight Beds were the worst Non smoking room smelled like cigarette butts Below average room design
The rooms and bathroom were extremely clean. It was easy to find. Parking was ample. Fantastic value for the price. We will be staying again next year for sure. The staff was super friendly and helpful. There was nothing that I didnt like. The breakfast area can get a little congested so we just took our breakfast to the room, which was even better. Nothing negative about this place.
Where do I start? The original charge was doubled on Weekend. I received my original rate ONLY the first night. There was no printer available to print off my confirmation sheet but I had a photo on my phone. Staff refused to accept anything but a paper copy that indicated the rates were to be for the entire weekend. Once at the room, which was at the back of the hotel complex, my child and I found what appeared to be efficiency apartments below us. The group gathered outside was a bit scary and stared at us as we unloaded our luggage. No smoking room had stains on carpets and sheets with ashtrays. No phone, phone book or internet. no towels, curtains were broken and hanging off the rod. No toilet paper. The room overlooking the pool...well...you could no taccess the balcony due to a broken saftey bar. The pool was closed due to health issues. The bed I slept in had a spring poking to the top of the "queen mattress". The entire night the party beside us argued and slammed doors. At 3 am I would need to load my child and drive to teh front office to report the issues. Breakfast... well... there was absolutely nothing but carbs. No peanut butter packet or fruit. Cereal and waffles and doughnuts. I AM A DIABETIC. I do not require a special meal but a tablespoon of peanut butter was all I needed. A very rude non English speaking man mumbled he could no help me..... I get older.... I do not get rude For an additional 80.00 we stayed down the road for the next 2 nights. With all of the items the hotel had advertised and not provided.
The rooms were nice and comfortable. There was a lot of construction going on, but the crew was very polite. The hallway smelled like cat pee when we first showed up.
I canceled my trip so I did not stay there.
The best part of our trip was meeting the house keeping staff !! They were so very kind and outgoing. They went above and beyond to make our stay amazing. Especially Bonnie and her Mother they were so kind . I did not like the fact that the pool was not the cleanest, and the small kiddie pool was not usable ( no Water in it).
Facility somewhat run down. Thorough cleaning and paint job in lobby (especially ceilings) would help tremendously, and shouldn't be too costly.
I liked the continental breakfast. I didn't like the fact that they left half bottles of shampoo and conditioners instead of replacing them with full bottles.
location staff quickly responded to TV remote prob no hot water for shower problems with TV remoteture never cooled to comfortable level room tempera
Breakfast was great, balcony view was amazing, and pool will come bac when it opens A bit outdated some things were broken should be updated
Proximity to Hershey Park. The rooms smelled and were dirty.


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The Columbia Theatre was operating prior to 1941, when it was listed as part of the T & D Jr. Enterprises chain. It was still open in 1952.
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A 1914-1915 Polk directory for Contra Costa County lists a theater called the Columbio, located in Valona, which was a community that has since been absorbed into Crockett. It was almost certainly this theater. Columbio might have been a typo, or perhaps that actually was the theater's name at that time.
The main part of the building the Columbia was in is certainly old enough to have been around in 1915. In fact it looks late Victorian. The modern addition which looks like it was built as a new entrance and lobby for the theater appears to date from the late 1940s or early 1950s.
This house might be found listed in later years as the Lanai Theatre. I don't know if it ever showed movies under that name, but in 1969 as the Lanai Theatre it was the scene of concerts featuring notable Bay Area bands such as the Grateful Dead and Quicksilver Messenger Service.
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Portland-based Blind Pilot are part of a new group of young artists pulling influences from all across the folk and Americana spectrum and blending it with some indie rock influences. NPR called their second album, We are the Tide, "gorgeous." They have toured across the country including a bicycle tour of the entire West Coast, and recently appeared on The Ellen DeGeneres Show as one of her favorite bands. Now they join the Oregon Symphony for their first orchestral collaboration.
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An ePortfolio (electronic portfolio) is a digital collection of work over time that showcases your skills, abilities, values, experiences, and competencies through a broad range of evidence-based learning. An ePortfolio may include a variety of artifacts—or relevant documents and media files—that provide a holistic representation of who you are, personally, professionally, and academically. An ePortfolio may function as a venue for collecting and sharing academic work with faculty members, a tool for inviting collaboration and feedback, a professional portfolio to share with prospective employers, or a private log of academic progress.
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LOS ANGELES - Former Santa Fe Springs Councilman Joseph Serrano was sentenced Monday to two years in prison and two years probation on federal bribery charges.
Serrano, who in July entered a guilty plea, admitted to soliciting $11,500 in bribes from the onetime owner of a medical marijuana dispensary.
The maximum sentence was 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
At the time the bribes occurred - from October 2010 and September 2011 - he was mayor and sitting on an ad hoc committee evaluating medical marijuana dispensaries operating in Santa Fe Springs.
The dispensary owner became an FBI informant and recorded several conversations with Serrano at various restaurants in Santa Fe Springs and La Mirada.