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Celebration Cruise to Remember: Celebrity Eclipse Cruise Review by Project_gal
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Celebration Cruise to Remember
Destination: Southern Caribbean
Embarkation: Fort Lauderdale (Port Everglades)
The scheduling of this cruise immediately gave us logistical problems. We really wanted 3-days in port pre-cruise but that meant flying on Boxing Day [26th December] and travelling down to Heathrow on Christmas Day. Not something we thought it More fair to ask our taxi company to do. We eventually decided on travelling down on Christmas Eve and spending Christmas Day in a Heathrow hotel. More research resulted in us selecting the Ambassador's Suite at the Marriott.
The suite was definitely the right choice with a huge sitting/dining room and ample-sized bedroom with king-sized bed. It had 1½ baths, two wardrobes, a large desk area, two really comfy sofas and a dining table that could seat six people more than comfortably. Compared to what we would have paid for a standard room, the suite was excellent value. The service was quiet and efficient. Complimentary Internet access was provided for printing boarding passes. There were two issues which marred our stay a little but both were probably one-offs. Because it was Christmas, there was only one restaurant open serving a reduced menu plus a set three-course Christmas dinner. The food was mediocre at best. A bigger issue but not really anything the hotel could do much about was some of the other guests who were not only very obvious for the size of their group but whose behaviour was loud and unpleasant. There was no breakfast provided in the Executive Lounge but the other complimentary refreshments, including wine and beer, were and we especially enjoyed the cheese board after dinner. Our breakfast in the restaurant was complimentary. It was one of the most laid-back Christmases we have spent but enjoyable none the less.
Our usual preference would be to book our flights [and pre-cruise hotels] through Celebrity but, by the time the flights came on sale, prices had risen so much that we would not be able to afford business class through Celebrity. In the end, we arranged our BA own flights. Apart from a delay of over an hour whilst we sat on board due to a problem with the hydraulics, the flight was very pleasant, the food surprisingly tasty and the cabin crew friendly. We made up much of the lost time at the start.
However the biggest surprise was Miami airport. Our previous experiences there since 2009 have been more than unpleasant and, for different reasons, it has taken us between 2½ and 3½ hours to get through the system. Recent reports on Cruise Critic did not encourage us to believe there had been any improvement. However, the airport has not only clearly undergone a huge upgrade but we were actually made to feel welcome. Immigration and Customs were friendly without being unprofessional -- not quite up to the high standards of Philadelphia or even Las Vegas but no longer an airport we feel we want to avoid. One thing to note about Miami airport is that there is now a US$5 charge for a luggage trolley and you will need $1 or $5 to feed into the machine. The result of this is that available porters are now much more difficult to find.
Our three days pre-cruise, booked through Celebrity, were at the Embassy Suites hotel in Fort Lauderdale. This is not the most luxurious of hotels but we like the space in the suites [especially useful for storing cruise luggage] and its location [close to a number of restaurants and shopping for everyday items and wine] but, most important, we are used to it and enjoy our stays there. This was our fifth time here. What we had forgotten is how friendly and efficient the hotel is. With the complimentary full breakfast and daily evening Manager's Happy Hour and suites equipped with microwave, fridge, coffee maker, iron & ironing board and hairdryer, and a lovely outdoor pool area we consider the hotel extremely good value.
For the first time, we decided to skip the Celebrity transfers and take a taxi to the ship in an attempt to avoid arriving with a crowd. In the event, we were persuaded at the hotel to take their shuttle but this still allowed us better control of our luggage. We arrived at the terminal about 11 o'clock and no queues but, once we had checked it, realised that we had not avoided the crowds. The ground floor waiting area was already full. We were directed upstairs to the suite waiting area but had hardly sat down when we were called for boarding, suite guests first.
There had been some reports about problems with those who required assistance boarding but there was no sign of problems this time. The area for those requiring assistance was next to that for suites and they followed us boarding. However, there were only two people using mobility scoters and no wheelchair users.
After some confusion, we discovered that we could use Michael's Club where we met the Captain's Club Hostess and there were light refreshments. We able to book a cabana on Labadee through the Concierge but little else because our butler arrived to take us to our suite long before the announcement that the staterooms were available. Having been told that our butler would be Luis, we were really surprised [and pleased] to meet Jose, our butler from our previous cruise on Infinity. To avoid confusion with another Jose, he was now known as Luis.
Penthouse Suite
The one word we both use to sum our suite now we have had time to reflect will probably be a surprise. It is not "large" nor "luxurious" but "comfortable". The suite is very large and really luxurious but, above everything, it was comfortable. We loved it! We had spent many hours studying photographs and videos on the Internet and these give a very good impression of what it is like. There were few surprises except for the lighting and the bed. It is very good lighting but there are 32 light switches [excluding any of the doors which turn on internal cupboard lights when opened] many of which are sophisticated combined on/off/dimmer switches. We never did completely master them! The huge king-sized bed was so comfortable! It was the most comfortable bed we have ever slept in by a very long way.
Even some of the critical reviews I have read about Eclipse describe her as stunningly beautiful but that description did nothing to prepare me for just how stunning and beautiful she is. There is something about her that is beyond her contemporary beauty and I was struggling to put what it was into words until Captain Manetas summed it up by saying that it was the German engineering. And he was right, it is all the small details such as the soft close drawers that make all the difference.
One of the issues attracting a great deal of criticism before our cruise was the music throughout Eclipse -- not just the volume but also the type of music played. This certainly was not a problem on our cruise. There was loud, very modern music in the Martini Bar but, most of the time, it was difficult to hear the music there over the buzz of conversation or the music from the foyer. There was just one evening when the bar was unusually empty that the music was too loud. Elsewhere on the ship, there was different music in different areas and the musak piped into the hallways was at very low volume and varied from Christmas Carols to the Beatles. The only music we found objectionable was the guitar player. In the Sunset Bar for sail-away from Fort Lauderdale, not only was he far too loud but he was also very bad! Unfortunately, like a bad penny, he just kept turning up everywhere. Conversely, Twist of 8, the party band, on the Pool Deck on New Year's Eve played for something like 4 hours without a break and created the perfect party atmosphere.
Since 2009, we have chosen to eat only in the speciality restaurants but we did enjoy our one visit to Blu on our last cruise and hoped to be able to repeat that experience as well as having dinner served in our suite for the first time. Pre-cruise, we booked five nights in each of Murano [including our two complimentary meals] and the Tuscan Grille. [Our four visits to Qsine on our last cruise were probably enough for us.] Despite the rumours on Cruise Critic, we were able to book Murano for New Year's Eve in advance. As it was, we were invited to the Captain's Table for New Year's Eve, took part in the Chef's Table for another of our planned visits and organised a dinner in our suite for four Cruise Critic friends for a third. To make up for there were two lunches held in Murano -- an extra one because of New Year.
We were disappointed on our first visit to find that they are no longer able to serve fois gras on board. The fois gras on Celebrity ships has always been the best we have found anywhere, including some of the top restaurants in Paris, and something we always look forward to. They have also discontinued my favourite desert, the Pear & Pineapple Napoleon -- this, apparently because it was not very popular! Having overcome these disappointments, we found the quality of the food in Murano outstanding even by comparison with its equivalents on the M-Class ships. The lobster was excellent every time we choose it.
Conversely, although we still enjoyed our dinners in the Tuscan Grille, it did not come up to the high standards of Constellation in 2010. Personally, I found the Tuscan Onion Soup disappointingly thin and the Calamari nothing special. Both were firm favourites on Constellation.
I had breakfast each morning in Blu but, despite hoping to go more often, we only managed to fit in one visit for dinner but we exceptionally lucky. The Chicken Consumee we had loved so much on Infinity last year was on the menu again this evening. We had a thoroughly enjoyable meal and my husband thought the New York Strip better in Blu than in the Tuscan Grille and the Main Dining Room on New Years Eve.
We ate lunch most days in the Oceanview Cafe and much preferred the island layout over that on the M-Class ships. We were surprised to find that we did not miss the trays. The selection of food each day was excellent and varied. In particular, I found the choice of curries exceptionally good and my husband was impressed with the pies of which there was usually a choice of two types. The Caribbean Buffet provided on the second Sunday [a sea day] was really good and most enjoyable. Lee Goble, the new Executive Chef, even ensured that there were whole coconuts which were broken open after the coconut water had been drunk for the coconut jelly to be eaten.
However, the dining highlights for us would have been the Chef's Table and the lunches in Murano had it not been for the meal provided when we entertained some Cruise Critic friends for dinner. Between them Chef Lee and Antal Puskas [Maitre d' of Murano] wanted to create something special for us and they excelled themselves with a four course buffet.
Drinks Package
For our last cruise, we purchased a Premium Alcohol Package each but we had a couple of problems for the package to be more convenient: we found the choice of wines by the glass not too our tastes even paying the supplement for those over $12/glass and had far too many problems being charged for drinks at Cafe al Bacio. We certainly did not get good value from the packages. Because of this, we initially decided not buy a package this time. In the end, we did buy the Premium Non-Alcohol Package still not expecting to save money. This worked for us this time and the only problem we had was trying to convince the bar staff in the Oceanview Cafe that Strongbow Cider is not a Soda and we should be paying for it!
Captain's Club
We have cruised with Elite status for some years now but have never attended the evening cocktail event. Although we really enjoyed the Elite breakfast in Michael's Club on our first cruise after it was introduced, since then all Captain's Club events have been far to crowded for us to enjoy them. When the Captain's Club Hostess informed us that there were 500 Elites on board we said that we would not be attending any of the Captain's Club events. We did receive three vouchers each for drinks on New Year's Eve when there was no Elite Cocktail Party but they were not accepted in the bar where we were meeting friends so we did not even use these.
We have never been to a show on a cruise and consider relaxing over a good meal our entertainment. We did make an exception to watch the Hot Glass Show and really enjoyed it, staying for the full two hours despite a very heavy rain shower. We were so pleased on the last day of the cruise to be lucky enough to buy, at auction, one of the piece we had seen made.
The rain plagued us in most of the ports. This was our first Caribbean cruise and, other than Labadee, we had not been to any of the ports before. We had few plans in advance because we are not beach people and, as I mentioned, it was our intention to simply relax. However, we did book two excursions pre-cruise. Some years ago, in Grand Cayman, we had taken a submarine tour but a recent hurricane had made the water cloudy. We decided to try again in Bridgetown. Although [perhaps surprisingly] Celebrity offered this excursion for less money than booking direct, we did book direct because they offered a special "VIP" package not available through Celebrity. This cost just US$40/head more than the standard tour and was well worth it because we got the best seats in the submarine, just behind the pilot. We had a great view through the front window as well as the sides. The VIP package also gave us exclusive use of the top deck of the tender boat to and from the submarine, priority boarding and disembarkation, canapes, fruit juices & wine, and a souvenir photograph. It was a far better experience than in Grand Cayman: the water was crystal clear, there were lots of fish to see and we went to a depth of 149 feet [as opposed to 100 feet]. We can highly recommend this tour in Bridgetown, with or without the VIP package.
Despite having no experience, I have always wanted to ride a horse along a beach and booked the Celebrity tour to do this on Aruba. This turned out to be one of the many highlights of this cruise for me. Despite being a complete novice, I gained the satisfaction of learning how to control a [admittedly, beginner's] horse, Lulu. We had a fantastic ride over the rough terrain of the Arikok National Park to a small cove where, unfortunately, the heavens opened and we were soaked to the skin destroying the photo opportunity. However, that was the only negative aspect of the whole fantastic morning.
Disembarkation and Journey Home
Prior to the cruise, there were a number of reviews on Cruise Critic complaining about the distance people were required to walk on disembarkation. As my husband has difficulties walking long distances [and because of our experience of how his need to stop for rests caused obstructions to others disembarking in Hong Kong in similar circumstances], we arranged for him to have wheelchair assistance. Everything went very smoothly and the only negative was the extremely long queue for taxis. Celebrity had actively discouraged guests from relying on this method of transport and cannot, therefore, be blamed for something outside their control. The taxi queue was well controlled and we probably did not wait longer than the other option we had considered.
We had pre-booked a day-room at the Miami airport Sofitel hotel where we had a lovely lunch outside enjoying the last of the Florida sun. I am not sure if we really got value for money as we spent very little time in our room before catching the hotel shuttle to the terminal but it was nice to have somewhere to sort out the luggage and relaxing for the short time we had.
We had another delay after boarding -- this time because a passenger had been taken ill and her luggage needed to be removed from the plane. Again we were about an hour late in taking off and made up no time on the journey. Arriving at Heathrow, we waited about 45 minutes for a gate to be made available for us but at least the snow had not started, yet. Less
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Lake Park-Audubon volleyball scores sweep over Waubun
The Lake Park-Audubon volleyball team continued to ride the momentum of its come-from-behind win over Climax/Fisher Tuesday with a three-game sweep over Waubun Thursday on the Bombers' home court.
Despite taking all three games by the scores of 25-20, 25-20 and 25-19, Raider head coach Mike Summers said it was a difficult matchup against the Bombers' "unconventional" offensive scheme.
"Overall it wasn't a great game for us," Summers said. "I think it had a lot to do with some of the stuff coming at us from the other side of the net."
But Summers was pleased with the way the Raider girls responded to the challenge, claiming victory without dropping a game.
Senior outside hitter Emily Sunram led LP-A's offense with 9 kills, while Carissa Raaen finished with 6 and Becca Schermer and Bailee Bartunek had 5 each.
Senior right hitter Emma Ulmer also generated some offense with her strong serving, as she finished the night with five ace serves.
Bartunek led the way in digs with 19, while Cheyanne Nelson, Sunram and Ulmer each finished with 9.
Ulmer also led in assists with 15, while junior setter Rilee Burnside had 11 on the night.
The win also keeps the Raiders (11-12) on pace to reach .500, as they will take their winning streak back home for the final game of the regular season, a 7 p.m. contest against Bagley on Tuesday. The Raiders will also celebrate Parents' Night that evening.
Raider results
Lake Park-Audubon at Waubun, Thursday, Oct. 11.
Raiders 3, Bombers 0
(25-20, 25-20, 25-19)
LP-A stat leaders -- Aces: Emma Ulmer 5...Kills: Emily Sunram 9, Carissa Raaen 6, Becca Schermer 5, Bailee Bartunek 5... Assists: Ulmer 15, Rilee Burnside 11...Digs: Bartunek 19, Cheyanne Nelson 9, Sunram 9, Ulmer 9.

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WE tend to look to computer predictions for our climate prospects but should we look more at history?
In 1315 the heavy rains started soon after Easter and continued through September. In 1316 they started at planting time.
The sodden years continued until 1321 and marked the start of what has become known as the Little Ice Age, which was actually a zig zag of climatic shifts.
Efforts were worsened at intervals by volcanic events, the worst of which were the poisonous smogs from Laki in 1783 and the 'year without a summer' from Tambora in 1815.
Danish research has suggested a cycle of about 260 years of wet/cold, warm/dry shifts.
The warm 20th century was not really a climatic norm and that warming has not continued for the last 17 years (although the carbon levels blamed for it have continued to rise). What we are seeing now is actually much more related to what preceded the Little Ice Age than a warm period.
History also tells us the effects of climate on peoples and how they survived.
The oldest solution was, of course, to up and move. This was only possible when the world was a much emptier place, but the main and most urgent casualty of sudden climate change is FOOD.
Growing populations from the good times need more food in the bad times, but food comes from the land, and if the population spread has been outward over growing land, rather than into urban centres, then available land becomes smaller as populations become larger.
Our land is not a matter of decorative 'environment' it is a matter of our future.
Modern building sprawl is insane and unsustainable.
Food does not come from supermarkets, it comes from good land and good, adaptable farming practices. One of nature's other great lessons is that when man overloads his environment, nature deals with the problem as it would with any other species. It cuts down the numbers. And the most usual way is by famine.
So should our main priority now be to save our growing land? If housing is absolutely necessary should it be allowed on only the poorest growing land and on already spoiled land (whatever the cost of clean-up)?
Land = food. No land = no food. Climatic shifts require food reserves for the bad years. So where will our food come from in the future?
How late is too late?
Margaret J Reichlin, MacCullum Road, Upper Enham.


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5-Spice Tilapia
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My husband who hates fish even enjoyed this. From Eating Well Magazine JulyAugust 2010
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This was very good and very easy to make. I cut everything in half, since I was only making it for my husband and myself. I didn't have scallions, so I left those out. It smelled pretty sweet while it was cooking, and we thought it was going to be too sweet, but then you get the spice from the 5 spice powder, and it turned out to be an awesome balance of flavors. Be careful not to reduce the sauce too much, or the sugar will begin to carmelize itself to your pan! I served this fish over herbed quinoa and served some mixed veggies on the side. Thanks so much for posting this!
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Ingredients Nutrition
- 453.59 g tilapia fillet
- 4.92 ml five-spice powder
- 59.14 ml reduced sodium soy sauce
- 44.37 ml light brown sugar
- 14.79 ml canola oil
- 3 scallions, thinly sliced
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- Sprinkle both sides of tilapia fillets with 5-spice powder. Combine soy sauce and brown sugar in a small bowl.
- Heat oil in a large non-stick skillet over medium-high heat. Add the tilapia and cook until the outer edges are opaque, about 2 minutes. Reduce heat to medium, turn the fish over, stir the soy mixture and pour into the pan.
- Bring the sauce to a boil and cook until the fish is cooked through and the sauce has thickened slightly, about 2 minutes more.
- Add scallions and remove from the heat. Serve the fish drizzled with the sauce.


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In addition to some spirited discussion in the comments thread, Wednesday's post about Chief Wahoo brought about an email from the folks at the Cleveland Frowns blog thanking me for raising the issue. Given their singular devotion to Cleveland sports, the Cleveland Frowns guys have spent a lot more time thinking about this than I have and, not surprisingly, have a much more thoughtful take on the subject. From their signature post on Wahoo last summer, some words worth remembering:
Those who want to bury Wahoo have to acknowledge why he has lasted so long — that in doing so they would be burying more than a racist caricature; they would be burying a part of our childhood and our culture. They must acknowledge that our collective attachment to Wahoo has little to nothing to do with an intent to disparage a race of people. So much of the resistance to attempts to get rid of Wahoo is a natural reaction by Tribe fans who feel that those who protest Wahoo are accusing them of racism, and telling them that there is something fundamentally wrong with those magical trips to the ballgame. This would offend anyone's sense of justice. These activists must acknowledge the innocent aspects of our attachment to Wahoo before their appeals to his harmful effect will ever be well-received.
Once Tribe fans believe that our love for Wahoo is understood, we will be more apt to ask ourselves why we would want to be attached any longer to a symbol as potentially demeaning to a race of people as Wahoo is.
The Frowns' have couched their anti-Wahoo campaign in a curse they believe his visiage has brought down upon Cleveland sports. I don't believe in curses (or Buddha, Manta, Gita, Yoga, kings, Elvis, Zimmerman or Beatles) but one need not believe in them in order to want to relegate Chief Wahoo to the dustbin of history. Likewise, one need not demonize as racist the Indians' fans who grew up with Wahoo and take issue with folks who think like I do on the subject.
Either way, I highly recommend that you read the Cleveland Frowns' post because it is devoid of the kneejerk p.c. sentiment so many people accuse the anti-Wahoo camp of harboring. And if their arguments convince you, sign their petition to retire Chief Wahoo.


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A Coon Rapids attorney firm will help the cities of Bethel, Nowthen, Ramsey and St. Francis draft a joint powers agreement for a potential shared fire services program.
The Ramsey City Council was the last of the four city councils to approve a not to exceed $8,000 contract with Barna, Guzy & Steffen law firm and it was only on a 4-2 vote because Councilmember Jason Tossey is not convinced that the city of Ramsey will save any money if these four communities are under one fire district.
Councilmember Chris Riley does not think it is appropriate to hire a consultant when the four communities do not know if the end product will be something similar to the Spring Lake Park-Blaine-Mounds View Fire Department or if it will just entail more shared resources. Ramsey already provides full fire protection to Nowthen and Ramsey Fire Chief Dean Kapler also serves as St. Francis' contracted fire chief.
Mayor Sarah Strommen, who has sat through numerous meetings on the Rum River Regional Fire Study Group since the fall of 2011, said they have "hit a wall" and cannot move forward without the help of a consultant..
"We can't answer the questions that we need to answer about governance and cost sharing until we start having a proposal on the table," Strommen said. "Part of it is a negotiation, but part of it is what is feasible. What are our options? Without some legal advice, I don't think we can answer those questions ourselves."
Ramsey will shoulder two-thirds of the costs, up to $5,360. Kapler said this percentage was determined based on call volume comparisons between the communities. St. Francis will cover 21 percent of Barna, Guzy & Steffen's contract, Nowthen will pay 10 percent and Bethel will contribute 2 percent.
The three other communities approved the contract about a month ago. The Ramsey council June 10 tabled action because it did not want to pay two-thirds of the cost of a separate $7,000 -$10,000 contract for the Van Iwaarden Associates law firm to look into how to bring the three relief associations (Ramsey-Nowthen, Bethel and St. Francis) into the same pension model Ramsey has, which the communities recognize as being the best of the three.
The relief association pension questions are not being addressed. Relief associations are separate non-profit organizations, but some communities choose to make a contribution as an incentive for the volunteer firefighters.
The joint powers agreement study that the Bethel, Nowthen, Ramsey and St. Francis city councils approved will address weighted voting of a fire district board, cost sharing percentages and whether it would be governed as a fire district with one fire chief or still multiple fire departments with more shared resources.
Oak Grove was once involved, but dropped out after the first study was completed last year because it believes these four cities are moving down the path of one joint fire department and Oak Grove did not see any evidence that this would be a more affordable option, Oak Grove Mayor Mark Korin told ABC Newspapers in September 2013.
Kapler told the Ramsey council June 24 that services that could be consolidated include recruitment and retention, administrative, firefighter turnout gear, vehicles and training.
Fire response has already evolved before this group started meeting.
"Thirty years ago, in my opinion, if a fire department asked for help it was the same thing as waiving the white flag," Kapler said.
With implementation of mutual aid agreements across Anoka County and St. Francis having a similar arrangement with the city of Isanti, according to St. Francis City Administrator Matt Hylen, it is common to see trucks from more than one department on a fire call.
"I don't think property owner cares if a white truck or a red truck or a yellow truck is doing the work," Kapler said.
Anoka County already has a firefighter training academy set up so that each department can train its staff more efficiently.
The Rum River Regional Fire Study Group is just an extension of what is already in place, Kapler said.
A fire chief, firefighter and elected official from each community have been invited to each meeting over the last two-and-a-half years so there are no secrets in what is being discussed, St. Francis Mayor Jerry Tveit said. Several representatives from other fire departments have come to the meetings to share what works and does not work under their specific governance system.
Regardless of the outcome of this process, Tveit said it has been a useful exercise because of the relationships that have been forged and ideas that have been shared.
"It's not here to consolidate for the sake of consolidation," Kapler said of the study group. "It's here to find ways of cooperating and we've done that and moved forward in different small ways over the last couple of years and will continuing looking at trying to formalize it if it makes sense."
Eric Hagen is at [email protected]


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HOUSTON - A wreck between two vehicles Monday night sent a pickup truck crashing into a home, stopping just inches from a woman inside.
The crash happened just after 9 p.m. on Brookhead Trail in northwest Harris County.
Neighbors said they heard a loud screeching noise and then a crash as the pickup truck ran into the house.
The truck came to a stop just inches away from a woman that was sitting on a couch inside the house. The force of the impact knocked the woman off of that couch.
Fortunately, the woman in the home was not injured, and the people in the pickup truck walked away from the accident with just a few bumps and bruises.
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WEYMOUTH Rugby Club chairman Paul Hodgson reported at the club's end of season presentation that after a poor start to the season the club had united behind new coach Barry Ross-Mackenzie and had ended their league campaign on a big high.
Ross-Mackenzie had inspired the club's senior squad, who were courting relegation at Christmas to a comfortable mid-table position after their final league match had been completed.
For his commitment to the cause Ross-Mackenzie was awarded the Jim Rigby Memorial Trophy for the Clubman of the Season.
First team skipper, number eight forward Tony Worle was the recipient of four awards.
The highest points scorer, top try scorer, tackler of the season and he also won the Kit Davidson Kneecap trophy for turning up at an away game against Blandford minus the playing kit which he left in the boot of his car back at Monmouth Avenue.
The Most Improved Player trophy was presented to young hooker James Borrington.
Lock forward Rich Polley won the Sportsman of the Season award, scrum half Nathan Allan was voted the Second Team Player of the Season and flanker Paul Harding was the recipient of the Ian Gatenby First Team Player of the Season Silver Salver.
Weymouth Colts were also honoured.
Tom Smethurst and Matt Driver were named Forwards of the Year.
Backs of the Year were Ryan Llewendon and Josh Docherty; Tackler of the Year was Shaun Diplock and Rob Rendell was most Most Promising Newcomer.
Hodgson signed off by hailing fixtures secretary John Lloyd, club manager Mark Croad and first team manager Mike Eckersly.
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THE trust which runs Basingstoke hospital is looking to recruit nurses from as far afield as the Philippines after failing to hit staffing targets.
In June, Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (HHFT) fell well short of its targets for staffing levels in medicine – a division which includes the emergency department, elderly care and the medical assessment unit.
There were 36 fewer nurses on the medical wards across Basingstoke, Winchester and Andover hospitals than the 'acuity requirement' – the ideal number of nurses calculated using a complicated formula.
Donna Green, chief nurse, explained that the formula looks at factors such as patient need, whether they are self caring and feeding, and whether they take medication.
The situation will change day by day and even from hour to hour, depending on patients' fluctuating conditions.
In June, the acuity requirement was around 472 nurses in medicine, compared to the 437 who actually worked.
Elsewhere in the hospital, in family and clinical support services and in the surgical division, the trust exceeded the acuity requirement, leaving them short by an average of just 1.4 nurses across the whole trust for June.
However, the trust is failing to hit the one-to-eight ratio of nurses to patients recommended by national group Safer Staffing Alliance across all departments.
Mrs Green said that it was a constant battle to recruit nurses into the medicine division, adding it was a problem for hospitals across the country.
To up the numbers, HHFT has launched an international recruitment drive to try and attract nurses from across Europe and beyond, targeting Ireland, Portugal, Spain and the Philippines.
Mrs Green said: "We want to go to countries we know we have had some success in the past. All nurses who come to work in this country must apply to the Nursing and Midwifery Council, which includes an English language test."
The trust will also be training healthcare assistants up to be nurses and recruiting newly-qualified nurses.
Mrs Green said: "This is not a simple situation, and we do not want people to be scared that their loved ones will not be cared for properly.
"I am less interested in the numbers and more interested in whether there have been any reports of harm as a result of staffing levels, and there have been none.
"If you ask nurses, of course they will say that they need more staff, but I am confident that patients are not coming to any harm."
Mrs Green explained these incidents could include things such as a patient falling or the wrong medication being given.
She added the one-to-eight ratio recommended by the Safer Staffing Alliance was something to take into account, rather than something the trust aims for.


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Zimbabwe's cricket bowled out by political thuggery
Leaving: Retiring cricket captain Tatenda Taibu will move to South
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TATENDA Taibu admits he first thought about leaving Zimbabwe three weeks ago.
That was before the Zimbabwe cricket captain, his wife and infant son were forced into hiding for two days, after threats of violence from a cricket official with government connections. And before Taibu last week announced his retirement from all forms of cricket, in protest at the way politics has infected his sport's management.
Cricket is just one of many aspects of Zimbabwe life to be infiltrated by the brutal power plays that have flourished amid the winner-takes-all politics of President Robert Mugabe's regime. Since Zimbabwe was given Test status in 1992, all its captaincies have been troubled, including the high-profile sacking of Andy Flower after he and teammate Henry Olonga wore black armbands in 2003 to protest against the country's "death of democracy".
Citing concerns that included player safety, threats and non-payments for the last two international matches, Taibu led 34 other professional players into a dramatic press conference on November 10.
Their main concern is the lack of transparency. Zimbabwe Cricket chairman Peter Chingoka is allegedly under police investigation for misappropriation of $117,000 from the proceeds of Zimbabwe's co-hosting of the 2003 World Cup with South Africa.
The players declared a loss of confidence in Chingoka and managing director Ozias Bvute, and expressed dismay at other members of the board who are party powerbrokers but have no cricket experience.
Just hours after the press conference, Taibu says one of those powerbrokers, Themba Mliswa, threatened to harm Taibu's family, then was given free reign in the government media to run smears against Taibu.
Mliswa has close ties to the ruling party and, while void of cricket experience, was catapulted on to the Zimbabwe Cricket board by the creation of a new province.
There are fears that trouble at Zimbabwe Cricket is threatening the integrity of the international game.
But International Cricket Council general manager of corporate affairs Brendan McClements said the federation didn't have the mandate or authority to comment on domestic issues of member countries, unless invited.
John Stremlau, professor of international affairs at South Africa's Witwatersrand University, said the Zimbabwe Cricket meltdown could become the catalyst for a much broader internal revolt.
"Inflation is more than 400 per cent, the US dollar to the Zim [Zimbabwe dollar] is running at 1 to 100,000 [on the black market] and everything's been criminalised and linked to the survival of the Zimbabwe cabal," he said.
"The mystery is when the tipping point will come and it'd be an interesting footnote to history if it was the flap over the cricket team."
Taibu says he will move his family soon to South Africa, where he will play alongside Australia's Ian Harvey, of Victoria, for the Cape Cobras.
The Zimbabwe cricket team aren't due to play together until their match against the West Indies in May next year. Taibu hopes that during the interim Zimbabwe Cricket can "sort things out". Mentoring younger cricketers is the main reason he hasn't yet resigned from Zimbabwe's cricket team, Taibu says. He's also been talking to players in England about promising cricket opportunities.
If the players' concerns aren't resolved before the next fixture, the subsequent migration of the talent pool is likely to be a death knell for Zimbabwe's international cricket status.Source: The Sun-Herald
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Dr. Gridlock: Metro problems, weather delays and new parking fees
Monday, January 25, 2010; 12:00 PM
Robert Thomson is The Washington Post's Dr. Gridlock. He was online Monday, Jan. 25 to discuss Metro, another cold weather weekend and the District's new parking fees.
The transcript follows.
The Dr. Gridlock column receives hundreds of letters each month from motorists and transit riders throughout the Washington region. They ask questions and make complaints about getting around a region plagued with some of the worst traffic in the nation. The doctor diagnoses problems and tries to bring relief.
Dr. Gridlock appears in The Post's Metro section on Sunday and in the Local Living section on Thursday. His comments also appear on the Web site's Get There blog. You can send e-mails for the newspaper column to email@example.com or write to Dr. Gridlock at 1150 15th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20071.
Dr. Gridlock also hosts his own discussion group, Taken for a Ride, where he tries to help ease your travel pains.
Robert Thomson: Thanks for joining me today, travelers. Looks like we've got questions and comments on quite a few transportation topics.
Washington, D.C.: Dr Gridlock - So the horrible crash was in June of '09 - when is Metro going to start running eight-car Red trains again? I am so tired of trying to board six-car trains at Gallery place in the morning rush hour. Its just not right that this mess should be like this so many months after the accident. Why can't they fix it?
Robert Thomson: I asked Metro's rail chief, Dave Kubicek, if there has been a reduction in the number of eight-car trains in operation as a result of the June 22 crash. He says no.
But riders -- particularly riders on the Red and Orange lines -- frequently write in to ask where the eight-car trains are. Here's my theory, and feel free to comment on it or offer your own theory: We never got as many eight-car trains as we thought we were getting when the newest rail cars arrived.
Many times over the past few years, Metro officials and Metro documents linked the arrival of the newest cars with Metro's intention to operate half of the rush hour trains with eight cars.
Let me illustrate with just one example, drawn from General Manager John B. Catoe Jr.'s Oct. 2 online chat on Metro's Web site. Here's the exchange with a questioner:
"D.C. Cleveland Park, DC: How come so many short (six car?) trains are running on the red line in the morning rush hour."
"Reply: Hi Cleveland Park. Half of our trains during the morning and afternoon rush hour are 8-car trains systemwide. We're maxed out in the number of 8-car trains we can run because we don't have more trains and because we don't have the power (electricity) to run more than that at this time. The goal is to be able to increase that to 75 percent of our fleet as 8-car trains and eventually 100 percent."
On the Red and Orange lines, it's more like a quarter of the rush hour trains are eight cars long. Many riders waiting on the platforms at say, West Falls Church or Grosvenor in the morning were thinking that every other train would be eight-cars long during the peak period. That just never happened. Some trains are eight cars long. But it's entirely possible that the average commuter on those lines won't see an eight-car train listed on the arrivals board as long as he or she is standing on the platform.
Arlington, Va.: I believe that the appointment of federal officials to the Metro board is a very good first step to improving Metro's performance. From what I read in the Post yesterday both men appointed have impressive credentials: one with a long history in transit the other in regional planning. It is inexplicable why Metro's board is populated by people that live in the area, do not use Metro, and have no apparent expertise in transit. I actually hope the feds do a complete takeover of Metro.
Robert Thomson: I think the feds picked two promising new board members in Mort Downey and Marcel Acosta. One of their attractions was that they ride Metro.
To me, the important point about the Metro board is that it should be dominated by riders, people who consider service changes from the point of view of Orange Line riders, or X1 riders. Many of the current board members can do that, and also have a significant background in transit.
But at times, the board appears to be fragmented among people who are strictly looking out for the political interests of the jurisdiction that appointed them. Adding a few federal appointees won't change that.
Bethesda, Md.: Is Chain Bridge really going to be completely closed all weekend for the next two weekends? I make almost daily round trips between Bethesda and Ballston, including on weekends, and the construction has been bad enough but I think the closures may drive me over the edge.
Robert Thomson: It's a fact, Bethesda. For the next two weekends, from 8 p.m. Friday through 5 a.m. Monday, expect to find Chain Bridge closed. We're getting near completion of the big rehabilitation project that began in June. It should be done in mid to late February.
But first, the contractor needs to work on the bridge deck and the approaches. Weekend closings were always part of the announced plan. They hadn't been necessary till now.
Canal Road still will be open, but drivers will have to find an alternative -- the Legion, Key, Roosevelt or 14th Street bridges most likely -- to get across the Potomac for those two weekends.
Arlington, Va.: I've been a longtime supporter of mass transit, but starting in February, I'm out! My spouse has a new job and it will allow us to carpool. (Driving is much more efficient than the $14.00 per day it would cost for both of us to take the Metro... and that's -before- fare increases.)
So... what's the best, most-recommended rush-hour route for getting from Clarendon to downtown Silver Spring? Each of my co-workers who lives in Va. seems to have a different preferred route.
Robert Thomson: I'd keep it simple and get on westbound I-66 to VA 267 to I-495. There are other routes that would take you through the District, but that wouldn't be my favorite option at rush hour. This is not to say that my route will be trouble-free. You're likely to encounter heavy traffic at various points, including the Beltway exits in Silver Spring.
How about others?
13th and Columbia: Can you explain to me why virtually every train running north of Gallery Place ends at Mt. Vernon Square? I find this odd since the majority of folks who ride the Green Line live in the neighborhoods beyond.
Robert Thomson: At rush hour, Yellow Line trains terminate at Mount Vernon Square. Green Line trains continue to Greenbelt.
I don't believe that the majority of people who ride the Yellow and Green lines live north of Mount Vernon Square, but those northbound trains are very crowded at rush hour. I often have to let several trains pass by before I can squeeze aboard. I find my best bet is to stand at the southern end of the platform. If possible, I wait for an eight-car train. (They have 'em.) People still don't spread out on the platform to use all the cars, and many want to be in the first couple of cars because they are getting off at Fort Totten to switch to the Red Line.
At off-peak times, the Yellow Line trains continue north to Fort Totten, where they turn around and head back in. The turnarounds can't be scheduled at rush hours. The time involved in maneuvering the equipment would reduce the frequency of trains. (The Yellow Line trains don't go past Fort Totten because it's too expensive for Metro.)
Rockville, Md.: What did it mean that Metro doesn't have enough power (electricity) for longer trains?
Robert Thomson: Metro does have enough power to operate 50 percent eight-car trains during rush hours. Along with buying the newest cars, it had to upgrade the power system to provide that much juice at rush hours. It's expensive. So one way of cutting costs, Metro says, would be to operate six-car trains only.
H1 Bus: Has WMATA reduced service on this already minimally run line? It's basically the only way to get across town, is always packed, and now runs only once or twice per hour during rush hour.
Robert Thomson: The H1, for those of you who don't use it, is a rush hour bus service linking Brookland and Foggy Bottom in DC. It should be running about every 15 to 20 minutes during the height of rush hour. I'm not aware of any announcements about changes in the service. It's not on the list of the changes that occurred recently, and it's not proposed as a service cut in the plan the Metro board will discuss this week.
re: Mt Vernon turnaround: The problem is that 3 out of 4 trains are yellow line... meaning that it can be 10-11 minutes of waiting for a Green Line train at RUSH hour. What gives?
Robert Thomson: I haven't had that experience during the past three years of taking Green Line trains north from Mount Vernon Square. I have seen two Yellow Line trains arrive in a row. It crowds the platform, and many people won't be able to board the next Green Line train.
Arlington, Va.: Hi Dr. G! I need your help answering a question that's been bugging me for a while, which is: what in the world do they paint the road stripes with up here, and how does it differ from what is used in other areas of the country? I ask this because I grew up in Florida and thus came to know nothing other than what is apparently the luxury of being able to see the lines on the road at night and in the rain. It rains almost every other day down there and the lines are just as clear in the rain as during a bright day. Here, it rains any amount and the entire road might as well be a giant mirror ... you can't see anything! A half-dozen lanes of traffic with no visible lines isn't exactly a recipe for safe driving. What gives?
Robert Thomson: I find that on many roads around here, the lane stripes are invisible. I don't like it. But I do think it's a pretty common experience for drivers in the northern climes. The sand, salt and anti-icing chemicals seem to dissolve more than the snow and ice.
Clarendon to Silver Spring: I'd stay off the interstates and take the surface streets through upper NW.
Key Bridge, left on Canal, up Foxhall to Nebraska, past AU to Military, east on Military to 16th, then north into Silver Spring.
Yes, there are a lot of lights, but come spring it is a very pretty drive and is so much better than sitting on the Beltway.
Robert Thomson: Yes, that is a pretty route in the spring. In my answer, you see my personal reluctance to deal with those red lights. One thing I didn't note for the questioner: Why not experiment with a few different routes before settling on something? That also provides you with some options if traffic reports are telling you about a problem on your main route?
Berryville, Va.: The last few times that there has been an incident on Eastbound 50 around the Gilbert's corner area (including this mornings tree down incident blocking 50 after Watson), there has been only one police car blocking the road, and no detour options given or posted. What gives?? Not everyone has a GPS or knows all the back roads to get around road closures!!
Robert Thomson: Sorry you encountered that. I'm not sure how quickly VDOT could get out there with message boards suggesting alternative routes after a tree falls in the roadway. And of course, in the Gilbert's Corner area, there aren't that many options. If Route 50 were blocked at Watson Road, nearby drivers almost certainly would want to turn north or south onto Route 15 (at the new roundabout)but aside from that, the options are limited.
Disabled seating: No doubt you've dealt with this before, but I wasn't paying attention. I injured my knee recently which required me to sit rather than stand on the metro. Yet, I had no outward manifestation of disability. So anytime I was in the seats for the disabled/elderly, I got a myriad of dirty looks/evil eyes/unkind comments. Pregnant women were the worst--boy are they cranky. How do I deal? And really, whose business is it?
Robert Thomson: Nobody's but yours. Stand, er, sit your ground.
The more common complaint I get comes from the other side: Standees who qualify for those seats say they're not available. But I find many people won't ask for them. (The people in the seats should offer, but many don't.) The rules don't say the seats must be kept vacant for people who are elderly or disabled, only that they must be given up to people in need.
Anonymous: In the most recent lunchtime chat that John Catoe had, I asked him whether there were any savings to be achieved by running 3 8 car trains instead of 4 6 car trains. He said yes, that the 3 8 car trains require one fewer operator, and that WMATA was considering the idea of running fewer, longer trains. (As someone who has done some work in the transportation field although not with WMATA, there are other advantages to this idea as well). Why isn't there more pressure to pursue this idea?
Robert Thomson: Yes, I saw the response to your question. Longer and fewer trains might help crowding in certain spots -- Orange Line heading into the Rosslyn tunnel, for example. But I haven't seen any plan that would do that. One issue for Metrorail officials might be in estimating how crowded the platforms would get at rush hour with longer gaps between trains.
Rockville, Md.: Why is a bigger gap between trains during rush hour even considered? I get that there's a Metro budget deficit, but the point of the system is safe, efficient transport of people, particularly during rush hour. No one wants to raise fares, but it's nuts to have a system in which angry commuters are crammed onto trains or have to wait for several to come before they can squeeze on. I'm not looking for comfort so much as basic acceptable service.
Robert Thomson: Rockville, I think your feelings are shared by thousands of riders. Personally, I doubt that the Metro board is going to approve that type of service cut this week.
But I'd ask everyone to keep in mind that this current budget shortfall is small change compared to the one coming up for the budget year starting in July. Once we're done with this round this week, Metro is going to have to start showing us plans for additional fare increases AND service cuts to start in July.
Northern Virginia: This is a response to all of the comments from last week about Metro going to Dulles. People seem to forget that the train goes both ways, and that there are a lot of people who commute into D.C. from the west. Loudoun County runs a few dozen buses into the city. These people are all potential riders of the Dulles line. Metro will provide a lot more flexibility than the buses, running during mid-day, and later in the evening.
Robert Thomson: I think it takes about four buses to handle the number of commuters who can ride on one Metrorail car. Once we get the new Metrorail line -- first out to Reston and then out to Dulles -- I'd organize bus services primarily to get people to the new Metro stations.
SW Washington, D.C.: FYI, there are occasional Yellow line trains that go to Greenbelt, and occasional Yellow line trains from Greenbelt. No real logic to it, it just happens sometimes.
For the commuter to Silver Spring....good luck. That whole drive is a disaster going both ways.
Robert Thomson: There are a few trains at rush hour that are Yellow to Greenbelt. Metro decided a while back that when it was repositioning trains for rush hour service that -- rather than run them as empty trains to the annoyance of all -- it would take riders all the way.
Washington, D.C.: "I'd stay off the interstates and take the surface streets through upper NW.
Key Bridge, left on Canal, up Foxhall to Nebraska, past AU to Military, east on Military to 16th, then north into Silver Spring."
I commute from Alexandria to Montgomery County (off 270) and the Beltway is fine at least to the 270 spilt in the morning. Coming home, I think the DC roads may help, but that can backfire too.
Robert Thomson: Another vote for having several options, I think.
Silver Spring, Md.: For Clarendon to Silver Spring...
You can also continue on Nebraska until the end and make a left on Oregon and then right on Wise through Rock Creek Park. Make left at end on to I think West Beach Drive. At foot of hill (1/10 mile), bear right and then make first right and quick left on to ... the road that parallels West Beach. Make 2nd right on to North Portal (first right is Portal) which takes you to the circle at the District line where Colesville Rd (rte 29), 16th Street, and Eastern Avenue meet. You avoid 16th Street and Military Rd. this way. It's also the most direct route into Silver Spring if you're coming via Nebraska.
Robert Thomson: Not bad, thanks.
Once we're done with this round this week, Metro is going to have to start showing us plans for additional fare increases AND service cuts to start in July. : I hope the MLB takes away the Nationals because our third class city's Metro will now close at 10 or 11 on a weekday, stranding thousands of fans from getting home. This area is really pathetic with mass transit.
Robert Thomson: There was a point where we weren't sure we'd be able to move fans in and out of Nationals Park without major gridlock. Metro is quite proud of its role in keeping things moving. (And is quite right to feel that way, I think.) I've heard of no service cut plan that fails to take into account the baseball season and the need to move people on the Green Line from Navy Yard Station.
Overall, though, your point about cutting transit service is well taken: This is definitely not a major league way to operate big city transit.
Silver Spring, Md.: Instead of imposing a surcharge on everyone, why not eliminate the daytime off-peak fare? This would increase revenue but not at the expense of local residents.
Robert Thomson: It's certainly an option. One thing Metro will calculate is how many riders it might lose if it eliminates the off-peak fare and whether the resulting revenue will be sufficiently large to make it worthwhile.
I do think there would be many protests about eliminating the off-peak fare. There are plenty of people -- retirees, for example -- who very much appreciate the off-peak fare.
Arlington, Va.: re road stripes: I just wish drivers on my stretch of old Lee Highway in Arlington would learn DOUBLE LINES MEANS NO PASSING! The speed limit is also 25 miles-per-hour, but don't tell that to people in their SUVs going 40 on a curvy stretch of road.
Robert Thomson: Oh, come on now. You know all those annoying things, like lane stripes, stop signs, speed limits and traffic signals are just advisories.
Speaking of Gilbert's Corner.....: ....How has the traffic been flowing since the roundabouts opened? I recall a lot of scare-mongering by the anti-roundabout crowd, but I haven't heard any commentary about problems out there, which leads me to believe they're working better than the old traffic light did.
Robert Thomson: I'm planning to pay another visit to Gilbert's Corner and see how the four roundabouts are working and whether drivers are getting it now. (It was a learning experience.) But I'd also like to hear from drivers who use Route 50 or 15 and can compare traffic flow now to the old signal light days. Write to me at firstname.lastname@example.com.)
Fare increases vs. service: A comment on the question of whether people would be willing to accept a fare increase for better service or a non-reduction in service. Not only do I think most suburban train riders would be willing to accept it -- 10 cents each way is only $50 a year, but for many its a real no-brainer. Federal employees get a transit subsidy. Unless you're at the end of the line or further (i.e., two trains, bus and tarin, etc.), you are not maxed out. Thus, a fare increase right now would cost many of us absolutely nothing.
Robert Thomson: I think that's reasonable. But let me make these two points for everyone:
-- There's no proposal to impose a fare increase in exchange for better service. The proposal is to impose a fare increase to keep service the way it is now.
-- This 10 cent surcharge the board is considering is nothing compared to the fare increase that's likely going to be proposed for the fiscal year starting in July. If there is a 10 cent surcharge, it's to keep service the way it is from March through June. Things will be different after that.
Clarendon to Silver Spring: If you go outside of rush hour Rock Creek Park directions, how about Memorial bridge to Rock Creek then exit Rock Creek Park where you like on 16th St.
Robert Thomson: That's a good option outside of rush hour, but wouldn't work for a commuter at regular hours, right?
Arlington, Va.: The federal presence on the WMATA Board is most welcome. Without external directors, the Board becomes too insular. The end result is Jim Graham calling John Catoe "heaven-sent" upon Catoe accepting the APTA Manager or the Year Award. This, of course, after the death of nine passengers and four employees in the months between announcement of said award and the presentation in Orlando in October. A federal director might have had the sense to tell Catoe to DECLINE an award he clearly did not deserve.
Robert Thomson: I think the board members were right to support Catoe, and as far as I can tell, the entire board did. He resigned on his own, and his resignation will not help Metro.
Woodley Park, Washington, D.C.: Regarding pavement markings ... Jurisdictions up here are reluctant to pay for very expensive, fancy pavement markings since they will get plowed up every year. Jurisdictions are concerned with lifecycle costs, and those expensive markings are generally designed to last about six years or so. In Florida, they get the full 6 years out of the markings. In Maryland, you might get one year of use before they get plowed up, so they will tend to use less expensive stuff that is cheaper to replace every year.
Robert Thomson: Thanks, Woodley Park. And certainly, jurisdictions make many decisions about pavement types, road markings, snow clearing, etc., based on the climate conditions they're most likely to deal with.
Takoma, Washington, D.C.: I hope I get this question in on time... I ride the 50 bus line on a regular basis...Now more than ever, it seems as the drivers are switching in the middle of the route (at the bus bay on 14th street) rather than wait to the end of the line. It's more frustrating when the drivers are not ready to pick up the shift on time. On top of that...the traffic in Columbia Heights is getting crazier by the week. Why do metro bus drivers have to switch in the middle of their route?
Robert Thomson: Takoma, I hadn't heard about that procedure on the 14th Street Line, but your description makes it sound like Metro is doing something more for the convenience of the operators than for the riders. The key problem, though, is that the drivers aren't ready to make the switch. Seems like having the switch occur near the bus garage would make that problem less likely, rather than more likely, so it's puzzling.
Closing Metro's budget: I'm surprised that nobody has suggested raising fares for users of MetroCheck/Smart Benefits. Those rates are already subsidized, so it's not as if those users would be hit as much as those riders who pay 100% of their own pockets. And it's easy to implement because Metro knows which riders are using the subsidized cards.
Robert Thomson: I think this isn't going to happen. The SmartBenefits subsidy exists to provide an incentive to take transit, rather than drive. If Metro decided to raise rates on people who use the benefit, I think the feds would ask for their subsidy back.
Cost cutting suggestion-eliminate transfer discount: HI Dr. G. In thinking about where to save $$$$ What about doing away with the transfer discounts? While I find it helpful I would also be willing to give it up to close the budget and provide future better service.
Robert Thomson: I think the Metro board of directors is at a point where it would like to hear all these ideas. One practical issue: Metro would have to calculate how many riders it would lose in making a move like this. Some of the discounts -- the off-peak fares, for example -- are designed to create an incentive for people to spend their money on Metro rather than drive.
Silver Spring, Md.: In the past, you have cited the need to allot precious resources to real trouble spots as the reason that Metro police do not ticket Metro employees' cars filling kiss and ride parking lots. I have noted however that there are frequently 2-3 officers working traffic stops on N. Stuart Street at the Ballston Metro station where it is buses only. If 2-3 officers can be working traffic detail, why couldn't 1 be working parking enforcement?
Before the major station work started, there were days when the entire Silver Spring station kiss and ride waiting area was filled with parked metro employees' cars.
Deeply frustrating.
Robert Thomson: I do think there should be more transit police. The current force is spread way too thin. But I think ticketing people who abuse the time limits on the kiss and ride spots is a perfectly legitimate use of officers' time.
Silver Spring, Md.: Clarendon to SS - why not just take Metro? It will be quicker than your ride, and you can read. Metro may not be perfect, but there are still fewer metro problems than traffic jams during rush hour on the Beltway.
Robert Thomson: I'd take Metro rather than do that drive, but Clarendon apparently has had it with Metro. I think travelers should do what they think works best for them. It's up to transit advocates -- and I'd include myself -- to make the transit system appealing to travelers.
Washington, D.C.: I take 21st St., NW between Constitution and Pennsylvania Ave, daily to and from work. Jaywalkers on this street -- especially during GW campus hours -- are a nuisance and hazard. These folks insist on crossing anywhere on the road without warning and are a traffic hazard. Please advise.
Robert Thomson: Tough area. Those streets are narrow and crowded, so many people will just do what seems easiest to them at the moment and cross in mid-block. Many are on cell phones or are using earphones. You think at least they'd look up every now and then.
University Park, Md.: Dear Dr. G: what's with the totally unnecessary messages on the I-95 electronic sign boards between the Baltimore and DC Beltways? "Travel time to 495 = 12-15 minutes; distance 13 miles." The first day they went up last week on the southbound hill after the MD 175 interchange, traffic crawled to a 40 mile-per-hour snail's pace, the right lane traffic was virtually stopped to the entrance ramp and I saw a couple of near misses. Everyone stopped to read the sign.
What with GPS and everything, we really don't need this cluttered info but if you wanted to make a difference you could get MDOT/SHA to put this alert up every time it rained: "Wipers on? Lights on! It's the law!" Despite Bob Marbourg and Lisa Baden's efforts, the number of drivers without headlights on rainy days would boggle your mind. I drive the corridor twice daily and more are off than on. This is a real safety issue and SHA could help out on it.
Robert Thomson: I really like the new addition of travel time messages to the overhead message boards. I think it's one of the better uses to which they've been put. What I don't like are long messages that drivers slowdown to read, creating more traffic congestion.
Washington, D.C.: Can you help with METRO etiquette for my #1 pet peeve? Frequently when rushing to get onto a METRO car the person in front of me will step in to the car, and then stop, blocking the door. I guess they need some time to decide whether to go left or right. Well, the bell is ringing and I'm about to be closed out of this car unless they choose fast. So, what do I do? Say excuse me and wait for them to notice how rude they're being? Push my way through? Tap them on the shoulder? Help Dr.
Robert Thomson: Right-left, paper-plastic. So many choices in life and so little time to decide.
I'm sure many travelers instantly recognize the scene you describe. Happens at the ends of escalators, too, doesn't it?
I think "excuse me" should work, perhaps followed by a gentle hand on the back of the shoulder. Do it quickly, cause you know you're going to get whacked by the person behind you who's trying to avoid the closing doors.
Arlington, Va.: What is the current timeline for the northbound 14th Street bridge project? Is it behind schedule? Are they planning to shift to blocking the middle of the bridge, as originally planned, any time soon?
Robert Thomson: I'll try to learn some more about the scheduled and post it on the Get There blog and on the Sunday Commuter page. The original plan was changed, so that only the right lane on the northbound bridge remained blocked through 2009. But things should change sometime this winter or spring, and work should move across the pavement.
Re: Closing Metro's Budget: Not everyone who uses SmartBenefits is subsidized. At my organization, you can opt to have the money taken from your pay, but the organization doesn't match it, add to it, or give a discount (my last job did, it cost me $60 for $100 of metrocheks). So no, don't up SmartBenefits.
Robert Thomson: But it's probably a pre-tax deduction from your paycheck, right? (We have that at The Post.) In that case, it's still a form of taxpayer subsidy.
Robert Thomson: Travelers, I've got to break away now. Thanks for the lively discussion. As usual, I didn't get to all your questions and comments, and see some I'd like to address either on the Get There blog or in my columns or on the Sunday Commuter page. Also, write to me at email@example.com.
Till next week, stay safe.
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One of the greatest advantages of digital devices is their display flexibility... stylesheets shouldn't narrow the options, they should provide for more options. This allows users to select their reader based on its particular reading characteristics, not on whether or not a book is designed for it.
Precicely. Publishers should be given to tools (i.e. the file format's capability) to reproduce whatever is required of the specific book, and readers should have the ability to change their device's settings to tweak the view to their specific device or needs.
A format needs to be settled on that allows complete freedom of formatting while preserving the user's ability to change font styles and size, etc. without rendering the book unreadable.
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Here, Yousif Abdulla, 42, a gravedigger at Sheikh Muhyadin, the biggest and oldest graveyard in Kirkuk, describes the heartache of burying friends.
I first started this job as a gravedigger when a cousin of mine was killed in 1980 and we built the grave for him.
Most of the dead who arrive in this cemetery are from the police.
I now have three graves to build this week.
I can't read and write, but I know that two of them died a natural death and the third is a young man who killed by gunmen.
Many explosions happen in Kirkuk.
In the past three years I have made 600 to 700 graves.
Some of them have been for my own neighbours or friends.
One of them was my own friend. When I was covering the grave with dirt, his mother was standing there, watching me and crying.
So all of this sorrow has put me off this job.
If I get another job with even half the income I will leave this one.
It is difficult to make this many graves in three years. It is hurting me. That's why I don't like my job any more.
If it is a good job, sometimes the family of the dead gives me a $15 tip and it is an easy job.
But I have had enough.
Many times we refuse customers. Sometimes they come at midnight and ask for gravestones.
But we tell them where the stones are and they can go and take stones themselves.
You cannot easily go out with anybody who comes to your house at that time of the night.
The situation is not safe and there is little trust left.
Lost bodies
I did not go to school when I was a child because my father died and I had to make money for my family.
I hope the situation in Iraq improves and I don't care if I lose my job.
I don't like this job any more since big numbers of people are killed everyday and I see them with my eyes.
My neighbour Mullah Abdulla had only one son and 9 daughters.
His son was killed and I buried him myself. I was so sad that I did not know how to put the stone on his grave.
He was killed near Ikhwan Square when a car bomb was blown up in front of his shop. He was working for another man selling tires and his daily income was only $3.
His father was standing where I was building his son's grave and he was crying all the time. This happened about five months ago.
I am really sad when I think of all of the people that have been killed.
When I make some of the graves I feel twitch of pain and sorrow in my heart.
Sometimes families find only the clothes of their loved ones, the body is lost.
One man brought the clothes of his son and buried them here. He said that because he couldn't find his body it brought him relief.
I do not feel sad when I build graves for people who die naturally.


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Technical Efficiency in Irish Manufacturing Industry, 1991-1999
This paper measures the technical efficiency levels in the Electrical and Optical Equipment industry in Irish manufacturing sector and examines the factors that could affect these levels utilising a stochastic production frontier approach over the period 1991-99 using firm-level panel data. Using the model outlined by Battese and Coelli (1995) we find that investment intensity and labour quality play an important role in explaining technical inefficiency levels in all sub-sectors of the Electrical and Optical Equipment industry. We found no significant relationship between export intensity and the technial inefficiency levels of inidividual firms in all but one sector, namely Television and Radio recievers industry.
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Big Mike's 2 Cents: 10 Awesomest Movies So Far in 2017by quasilucid on 2017/07/26 at 7:00 AM
I've seen so much fantastic stuff this year, I just had to share some of my favorites. If you enjoy False Positive, these shows might be right up your alley.
A few of these date back to last year, but I didn't catch them until more recently. Most of these are available to watch at home.
In no particular order, the 10 Awesomest Movies I've Seen So Far in 2017:
1. The Blackcoat's Daughter
Dark forces slowly encroach on a prep school with awesomely unnerving results.
2. A Dark Song
Harrowing magic rituals with escalating costs.
3. Wonder Woman
Not only did Wonder Woman finally get her own movie, it's pretty awesome.
4. Get Out
Horror served up awesomely with a heap of racial satire.
The Straw Man In My Head Has Been Asking Questionsby quasilucid on 2017/03/06 at 9:01 AM
Did you know False Positive has its own version of a FAQ page?
IFAQ - InFrequently Asked Questions
Some questions were inspired by real human beings that are not me—but most of them came from the straw man who swims in my brain. The page has been here since the beginning. Occasionally, I add or edit questions and answers.
Today was one of those days.
Do you have more questions?
What do the straw men living in your brains bug you about?
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Big Mike's 2 Cents: Best Films of 2016by quasilucid on 2017/02/15 at 12:11 PM
I didn't see every film that came out last year, but I saw quite a lot of them. It does seem like each year, there are fewer and fewer films motivating me to make it to the theater, but these films were worthwhile outings.
They really might not be the 9 "best" movies that came out last year, but they're the ones I found to be most entertaining. In no particular order:
One of the best comic book translations to date. Deadpool looked and behaved like the character from the comics. Colossus has never looked better.
The Witch
Deliberate pacing. Expert tone. Satisfying story. I'd like to see more period, supernatural horror like this.
Updates On Pause Until January 2017by quasilucid on 2016/12/10 at 8:00 PM
It's never something that I like to do, but I need put updates on hold for a few weeks.
I wish you all a happy holiday season. See you in the new year.
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Geek-Art Super Saleby quasilucid on 2016/11/26 at 9:30 AM
Jumping on the holiday-sale bandwagon by putting up more art selection than I've ever offered online before-- along with a $5 discount off each art piece.
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Happy holidays!
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