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ProStar Cleaning Ltd.
We offer cleaning for commercial and residential applications -for owners, real estate, landlords, tenants and management companies of real estate. If you leave your old home or office, or you move to another, we can help you to leave the place in perfect condition. Our team of professional cleaners using innovative and highly effective tools and cleaning equipment to ensure high quality. ProStar Cleaning Ltd. offers cleaning services for home and office after leaving tenants We offer a wide range of domestic cleaning services: from once mainly internal cleaning to complete spring cleaning and cleaning after the departure of tenants, regular cleaning.
Mr Mop Cleaning Services
Providing a quality cleaning service at a competitive price. We have many happy customers that were thrilled with the standard of work. Work can be undertaken over weekends to suit customers needs.
ishine cleaning solutions ltdCertificate of Excellence 2015
iShine Cleaning Solutions offer a comprehensive range of cleaning services including office cleaning, carpet cleaning, window cleaning and more. We have the skills and experience to carry out your requirements quickly and efficiently. With over 20 years of experience in the cleaning industry, iShine Cleaning Solutions can offer a reliable, cost effective and high quality service for any of your cleaning requirements. Based in Southampton, we have easy access to Eastleigh, Portsmouth, Bournemouth, Andover, Salisbury and Basingstoke. All of our staff are fully insured, highly trained, friendly and reliable.
Clear Vision Window Cleaning Ltd
We are a cleaning company specialising in all aspects of exterior cleaning from Regular window cleaning through to jet washing and soft washing. We also carry out internal window cleaning and carpet cleaning. Our services extend to both Domestic and commercial sectors
Mums2Clean Ltd
Welcome to the profile page for Mums2Clean, we are a domestic, commercial cleaning and ironing company servicing all London areas. Let Mums2Clean take the pain out of maintaining your home or business. Whether you're a busy professional, a working mother, a business owner or just value your spare time, we will take the back ache out of cleaning, so you can take back the weekend. Our services include: · Domestic cleaning service · Commercial cleaning service · After builders cleaning · End of tenancy cleaning service · After party cleaning service · Ironing service · Deep clean · Office clean · Shop clean · Communal clean · Oven clean · Spring clean · Carpet Cleaning · Gardening Jobs You will find our prices are competitive and we don't compromise on quality.
Woolston carpentry & property maintenance
I pride my self on quality work and looking after my customers. I can supply and fit all upvc windows and doors to all aspects of carpentry work, hanging a door, stud walls. Any maintenance you may require or any building work. I can offer a 24/7 broken window service to make your property secure and supply and fit a new unit. For a full range of services please visit www.woolstoncarpentry.co.uk
Lord of the Clean
We are a cleaning company that provide good value and a quality service to our customers. Our speciality is End of tenancy cleaning which is one of the hardest cleaning roles out there, but we like it. We work for etate agents, landlords and customers alike. I also provide a receipt to give to estate agents or landlords to prove you have had a professional clean. We also cover a full range of cleaning services and work as ethically and environmentally friendly as possible. We cover: Oven cleaning. Domestic Cleaning. Commercial cleaning for offices and shops. Builders cleans Odd jobs which is handy for domestic cleaning such as changing lightbulbs to waste removal. No extra charge where possible.
Steins Cleaning Services
Steins Cleaning Services have been Established over 25 years in Hampshire with every aspect of cleaning catered for. A professional company with professional and friendly staff at a very competitive price.full house cleans,after tenancy cleaning,carpet cleaning,and much much more.
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We specialize in commercial & domestic window cleaning, patio & driveway cleaning & uvpc cleaning
Cleanota Cleaning Solutions
RELIABLE • COST EFFECTIVE • HIGHLY RATED Cleanota is an experienced; Sussex based domestic and commercial cleaning company providing a professional and highly reliable service UK wide. Clients and attention to detail are at the forefront of what we do – every client receives a free dedicated account manager with access to 24-hour phone lines open 365 days a year. Your happiness is our success. Choose an experienced and reputable company to assist you – for a free, no-obligation quote contact us today!
Allaround UK LTD
Allaround UK LTD provide a wide variety of services such as building, carpentry, garden maintenance and cleaning services. We do our best to build a trusting and honest relationship with our clients, based on mutual respect and openness. We are happy to work on small projects as well as undertake big ones. Our company is insured up to £5 mln and our workers have CSCS cards.
Job Done!
Job Done! cleaning services provides professional, reliable and trustworthy, high standards of cleaning to both commercial and domestic clients. For regular or one off assignments, contract free and fully insured, Job Done! has the answer to all your cleaning requirements!
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falcon cleaners
Falcon Cleaners offers wide range of cleaning services including domestic cleaning, End of Tenancy Cleaning, Commercial Cleaning, After Builders Cleaning, One of Cleaning and Domestic and Commercial Removal Services across Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Surrey, Hertfordshire and London
Home Help Service Southampton
We are a local organisation operating in Southampton, Eastleigh and surrounding areas. We offer personalised domestic services to meet your needs and specialise in supporting vulnerable residents to maintain their independence. Our services include: - Regular domestic cleaning - One off domestic cleaning - Shopping services - Gardening and handyman services - Office Cleaning - Events and after party cleaning - End of tenancy cleaning - After Construction cleaning All our cleaning services are subject to a minimum number of hours cleaning and all services are subject to our Terms & Conditions of Service which can be found on our website and in our brochure.
Dizzy Dusters Cleaning & Housekeeping
Professional and personal cleaning service for private clients throughout Poole, Bournemouth, Christchurch, Ferndown and Ringwood. We are fast, reliable and use all our own products and equipment. and only use directly employed staff whom we know and trust. We can professionally clean carpets, guttering, driveways too! And do your ironing!! Get in touch for more info and to arrange a free no obligation estimate.
THN Gardening & Maintenance is a Hertfordshire based company and are professional, reliable and offer competitive prices. Our services include: Garden maintenance, hedge trimming, weeding, planting, pressure washing block paving or garden slabs, patio build or repair, fencing, garden clearances.
visual cleaning services
Visual cleaning is a family run business based in Gosport with many years of experience, we pride ourselves on our commitment to provide a professional and reliable service at all times, whilst maintaining the highest quality of work at very competitive prices. We specialise in the Reach & Wash water fed pole cleaning system which has revolutionised the cleaning industry. Although this is the main service we provide we also carry out a range of other cleaning tasks as listed. . WINDOW CLEANING . COMMERCIAL CLEANING . GUTTER CLEANING . DOMESTIC CLEANING . GUTTER CLEARANCE . PRESSURE WASHING . CONSERVATORIES . SOLAR PANELS
Allclean prides itself in providing the best service to valued customers. We provideall window cleaning and gutters cleaning services . We always focus on quality service for the best possible price.
Wessex Maintenance
" We are a cleaning company that provide a range of cleaning services from water fed pole window cleaning, steam cleaning and pressure washing. We also provide professional cleaning "on site" on a contractual or one off basis. We provide regular contract cleaning for offices, nightclubs, hotels and residential properties and provide pre or end of tenancy deep cleans for the rental, holiday let and domestic market". We are based in Bournemouth and predominantly cover Bournemouth, Southampton, Poole, Southbourne, Christchurch, Ringwood and wider areas of Dorset and Hampshire. Providing regular commercial contract cleaning, window cleaning and pressure washing services makes up a large proportion of our business. We fulfil both commercial and residential contracts on a regular basis. Our team is very confident we can fulfil your cleaning requirements, Be that "on site" cleaners, high level pressure washing or steam cleaning you can be assured we have it covered. At Wessex Maintenance, maintaining commercial cleaning contracts and providing professional cleaners is only one part of our business. We aim to build relationships with our clients by way of regular communication and high quality customer service. The Team at Wessex Maintenance aim to work with customers as closely as possible in order to meet and exceed their expectations and we encourage regular reviews of work carried out, both by our team and clients. We pride ourselves on 100% customer satisfaction and will not sign off any job unless the customer is completely satisfied.
Excel Commercial Cleaning
We are a national commercial cleaning company that specialise in cleaning pubs, offices, leisure venues and more. We supply fully trained experience and reliable cleaning staff to your doorstep. How the Excel Commercial Cleaning Services Operates We are offering a unique service and extremely competitive reasonable prices. We guarantee to beat any like for like quote. We provide a regular cleaner or cleaning team, with guaranteed sickness and holiday cover whenever required. Our staff comes with their own high quality branded cleaning products and equipment within hourly rate. We operate 365 days a year Regular visits from an area manager to ensure standards are good. We are confident of our cleaning service therefore we do not ask you to sign into an annual contract. All we ask for a month notice should you need to end the agreement at any time.
In-Ex FixturesCertificate of Excellence 2015
We provide a wide variety of property services for many sectors, the commercial and domestic , landlords, local authorities, housing associations, estate agents and even developers, pro-actively and efficiently delivering the services that cover all your property requirements.
Botley Carpet Cleaners
Our carpet cleaning equipment will ensure your carpets are professionally cleaned, using eco-friendly cleaning solutions fully safe, with no phosphates or harmful chemicals, so that your carpets keep their fresh appearance year after year. We provide professional extraction carpet cleaning for both domestic and commercial properties. We believe that green environmentally safe carpet cleaning is the next generation of carpet cleaning which we hope, will one day, be the standard for all carpet cleaning companies. We use safe bio-degradable solutions for all our extraction carpet cleaning treatments. The chemicals we use are: • Fully bio-degradable cleaning agents • Non-toxic to humans, pets and aquatic life • Great for allergy sufferers • Non-hazardous • Derived from natural sustainable sources • Non-polluting to the environment • Non-combustible or reactive with other chemicals • Non-caustic • Self-neutralizing We use the following cleaning method: • Fibre-testing • Complete vacuuming of the entire area to be cleaned • Pre-spray treatment to loosen soils • Machine Scrubbing of carpets • Individual carpet spot treatment - FREE • Professional cleaning • Deodorising - FREE • Absorbing the residues of the cleaning process, leaving carpets almost dry
Professional Carpet and Upholstery cleaning, Stain Removal , fabric protection Leather upholstery and end of tenancy cleaning. Solent Solutions Kitchen and bathroom fitting ,Decorating ,internal and external , general carpentry, plumbing ,, fencing ,decking,handyman services.
Our company VIP HEALTHY CLEANING STYLE LTD. is one of Hampshire most exquisite cleaning company. Our company provides professional services. We use innovative technology and professionaland organic cleaning materials. We are the first one in Hampshire use the Best cleaning system . Our Priority is our Clients. And we have goals and mission to give you the best. We want to provide to you services with highest standarts. We want to transform your home and health with the best technology in cleaning industry - RAINBOW CLEANING SYSTEM. We don`t tell you why our company is better then others we show you and let you see for yourselves. Check out more: http://www.viphealthy-cleaningstyle.co.uk/
We are a housekeeping company offering holistic services. Our services range from House cleaning Housekeeping Cooks Gardners Handyman
We-do-everything.co.uk is your modern, competent and flexible service provider for professional cleaning services in private homes, office buildings and commercial providers. We provide a variable range of other services too... Cleaning services Maintenance cleaning Forthnightly cleaning Spring clean Pre/After party cleaning Move in/out cleaning Ironing After Building Declutter Organiser and much more...
We provide all round cleaning duties to private and commercial sector. Our cleaning services includes Weekly clean Fortnight. Cleaning Monthly cleaning End of tenancy clean Spring cleaning Oven cleaning Carpet cleaning Commercial cleaning We provide cover cleaning staff for businesses. Our staff are trained,vetted and insured. We take pride in the job we do.
Ace Cleaning
We are a fairly new cleaning company in Hampshire and we are striving to provide the best possible service for our customers. We believe that communication is key to creating a professional working relationship. We cover a whole range of cleaning which includes regular domestic cleaning, office cleaning, end of tenancy cleaning, deep cleans and many more. We clean as and when you need us to. Our cleaners are some of the best in the business due to our strict vetting programme. Our cleaners are DBS Checked and interviewed to ensure they are the correct people to be entering your home or work place. We are confident that you will be happy with Ace Cleaning should you choose to use us - www.myacecleaning.co.uk
Deltic Solutions
Deltic Solutions supplies multi-trades, commercial cleaning & facilities support services to both residential and commercial clients. We offer daily/periodic cleaning, painting & decorating, tiling, carpet and upholstery cleaning, garden & grounds maintenance, PAT testing, hard floor maintenance, amongst other services.
Cleaning Gurus
We are well established cleaning company in London doing commercial and residential cleaning
We offer professional cleaning and removal services.
Zion Cleaners
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Smartemps Limited.
We provide the full range of professional cleaning services to private and public sector organisations around the UK. Whether we are working on a single site or across multiple locations, on a contracted or single commission basis, we offer a service that is unparalleled in terms of quality, reliability and transparency. We use leading-edge attendance software to ensure our people are in the right place at the right time. What's more, we give clients ready access to this information, giving them total reassurance about the reliability of our operatives. But it's the standards upheld by our highly-trained and experienced staff that really set us apart. Our quality systems and attention to detail mean that every client receives our first-class service, without fail.
Handy LadsCertificate of Excellence 2015
Handy Lads was founded in 2013 as a pair of Handy Lads with a support network of sub-contractors in all trades to aid on larger projects. Within that time we have undertaken various projects from gardening to roofing and also have managed to secure contracts with local estate/lettings agents and hotels such as the renowned Royal Bath as their main building contractors. Handy Lads are now 12 men strong consisting of builders, carpenters, plasterer, carpet fitter, painters/decorators, gardeners and labourers giving us the ability to take on any project competently. Whilst our Handy Lads team has grown, so has our database of skilled sub-contractors in all the trades guaranteeing us to offer the quickest turn around on projects whilst maintaining the highest of standards. Handy Lads pledge that any members of our team or sub-contractors are friendly, easy to communicate with and deliver the highest standard of finish.
JDF Professional cleaning solutions
Professional cleaning solutions Carpets Domestic Commercial End of tenancy Deep clean 24 hours Fully insured Established 2010
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BERKELEY — Newark teachers and administrators will get a 5.5 percent raise under a new contract signed with the Newark Unified School District, officials said.
The teacher raise is retroactive to July 1 and is good through July 1, 2015, said Assistant Superintendent Tim Irwin. It is the first such raise the 300 teachers in the small school district have received in seven years, he said.
Irwin said management in the school district, including district administrators, school principals, coordinators and managers, also will get a 5.5 percent raise.
Newark teachers start at $57,368 a year and top out at $99,514 with 25 or more years experience, Irwin said.
That's higher than Berkeley, where teacher pay starts at $39,500 and tops out at $82,000 a year, and in Hayward, where teacher pay ranges from $52,864 to $88,061 a year.
Newark has 6,100 students in one high school, one middle school and eight elementary schools.
Irwin said the money for raises came from a new state program called the local control funding formula. In addition to the raise, teachers in Newark agreed to collaborate more with administrators on the Common Core State Standards, Irwin said.
The Newark raise matches a contract Hayward teachers got when the two sides there came to an agreement March 1.
Berkeley teachers will get a 3.5 percent raise and a one-time, 2 percent bonus starting July 1.
Teachers in other school districts in Alameda County are still negotiating for new contracts.
Trish Gorham, president of the Oakland Education Association, said her group is currently negotiating a three-year contract with the Oakland school district. She said the fact that some school districts in the county are raising teacher pay is a step in the right direction.
"You might credit the state local control funding formula and Proposition 30 for stopping the free fall that we were in terms of funding," Gorham said. "Who knows, in a few years we may be back to our funding level of 2010."
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GP surgeries in Blackburn with Darwen are being paid for thousands of 'ghost patients' who appear on their registers, despite them having died or moved away.
The number of patients registered with doctors exceeds the borough's population by about 20,000, with the mismatch thought to be costing the NHS more than £1 million per year.
Russ McLean, chairman of the Pennine Lancashire Patient Voices Group, said it was an 'alarming' situation which may have been caused by a 'transient population' of students or refugees failing to de-register with surgeries when they move.
He added: "Our doctors are already well paid, so I hate to think they are benefitting from having these patients on their lists. We simply cannot afford to continue paying for this out of public funds.
"Surgeries should do all they can to make sure their lists are up to date, but patients also have to take responsibility and make sure they inform their surgery when they move."
There are currently 169,543 patients registered with GPs in Blackburn with Darwen, while the borough's latest population figure, for 2012, was 147,489. Practices are paid about £65 per year for each patient on their list, meaning the borough's doctors could be receiving an extra £1.3 million.
The East Lancashire area has 371,918 patients registered with GPs, against a population total of about 382,000, which suggests there could be about 10,000 patients not registered with a practice.
GPs are paid with public funds, but are private contractors rather than employees of the NHS. An average family doctor earns about £100,000 per year.
NHS England, which commissions GP services, said in a statement: "In the majority of cases, GP practices work hard to keep their registered patient lists as accurate as they can and our area teams are working closely with them to achieve this.
"It is really important that patients keep their GPs informed if they are changing practices or leaving the area so that their registration can be amended."


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The first person in Asia to be certified to teach Mind Mapping by Buzan Centres UK (Bournemouth, 1993), I have conducted more than 1,000 workshops on Mind Mapping, Memory skills and Speed Reading in Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Jakarta, Bangkok and Hong Kong.
Prior to starting my training company, I was head of technology for Citibank (Investment Banking) and consulting manager with Union Bank of Switzerland.
With a Master in Business Administration and a Bachelor of Engineering, I am also a presentation skills coach, a TRIZ Systematic Innovation practitioner, a certified trainer in systems thinking, and a member of the American Society for Training and Development.
Why does Mind Mapping Inspire you?
At a conference in 1989, I was intrigued when I saw a conference delegate drawing a couple of strange-looking diagrams. When I found out that these diagrams were taught by Tony Buzan, I contacted Buzan Centre UK and was invited to do the certification course in Bournemouth in 1993.
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The 2013 legislative session was a great success for Minnesotans. Gov. Mark Dayton and DFL legislators balanced the state budget without shifts or gimmicks, extended free all-day kindergarten to all children in Minnesota and provided property tax relief.
To meet these goals, the income tax was increased on the state's top 2 percent of earners, 54,000 Minnesotans who make an average of $617,000 a year. This will impact 0.85 percent of taxpayers in Cass County and 0.8 1 percent in Crow Wing County.
This session's increase in revenue and spending will replace only about a third of the real per capita spending decline the state saw over the last decade. Real per capita general fund revenue and spending in the 2014-15 budget is significantly less than the 2002-03 budget.
The amount of money taxpayers spend on state government, the "price of government," will decline over the next four years.
In other words, state spending is not out of control.
DFL legislators also created MnSURE, a health care exchange accessible to individuals, families and small businesses. If the DFL had not taken this action, a federal exchange would have been created and all Minnesotans wishing to purchase insurance through an exchange would have to go through the federal government.
A Minnesota exchange could cost less than participation in the federal alternative for all parties involved. It is estimated that 160,000 small business employees will obtain insurance through the exchange.
With balancing the state budget in a fair way and the historic investments in education, actions taken this session will have a positive impact on Minnesota for years to come.
Thank you to the DFL for its work to build a better Minnesota during the 2013 session.
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President Obama in Iowa: Day two
President Obama says "hello" to a young supporter at Coffee Connection in Knoxville, Iowa
The President is two days, five speeches, and five cities into his bus tour through the Hawkeye State. Iowans from Council Bluffs to Waterloo have lined up to shake his hand, give him a tour of the family farm, offer him a smoothie—and no one is showing signs of slowing down. Supporters are turning out by the thousands, the President is more fired up with every stop. By the end of the last speech on Tuesday evening, the audience had jumped to their feet before he had reached the final lines.
"I was one of the first people to shake his hand when he spoke here in Waterloo in 2007, and I'm here cheering him on today. So it is exciting, yes," said Nancy, a retired nurse who was in the audience at the riverfront.
"It's very exciting," agreed David, an attorney who had brought his family along to see the President. "I think he's done as good a job as we can expect with the economy given where he started and the roadblocks that have been thrown up by Congress. I think he's done a great job with national security issues. Obviously health reform was big. And I'm looking forward to his second term and doing more for education and the environment."
Becky, a retired schoolteacher, headed to rural Oskaloosa Tuesday morning for the event with President Obama. When asked what brought her out, she didn't hesitate:
"I wanted to bring my grandsons here to experience the President. Their mother helped with the campaign four years ago, and President Obama called her personally and said, 'I want to thank you for the work that you did,' because she helped with the caucus. So that really impressed us—somebody who cares that much.
"It's pretty exciting, and I hope people are just as excited today as they were in 2007. He's done the best he possibly could, and he's changed so many things. I hope people look at that and realize that he's definitely the best choice."
"He's just trying to rally everyone together and get us to stand together and get this nation straightened out," added Kyle, a school district employee.
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Seattle Opera's LA CENERENTOLA Rings in the New Year, 1/12-26
Seattle Opera rings in the New Year next month with royalty, a ball, and plenty of giant rats when it stages La Cenerentola, Rossini's effervescent take on the Cinderella story. But you won't find a glass slipper, an evil stepmother, or a fairy godmother in this opera; instead, this uniquely Italian retelling features a prince in disguise, a pompous stepfather, and a wise philosopher. Love, laughter, virtue, and brilliant bel canto vocalism win out at the end of this opera by the composer of The Barber of Seville. La Cenerentola opens on Saturday, January 12, and runs for eight performances through January 26.
"This production of Rossini's brilliant La Cenerentola has delighted audiences everywhere it has played," says Seattle Opera General Director Speight Jenkins. "With a cast of exciting young voices who will make this exacting music their own, and a story that is less about fantasy and more about what's important in life, our unforgettable Cinderella promises to enchant audiences young and old."
In fact, the Sunday matinee on January 20 gives families the perfect opportunity to experience La Cenerentola at a huge discount: as one of this season's designated Family Day performances, adults may purchase up to four $15 youth tickets for every full-priced adult ticket. For information and tickets, visit www.seattleopera.org/tickets/2012-2013/cinderella/family_day.aspx.
Opening night stars a mix of audience favorites and new voices, including the company debuts of Italian mezzo-soprano Daniela Pini as Angelina And American tenor René Barbera as Don Ramiro. According to La Nuova Sardegna, Pini "delineated an exquisite, elegant, precise and expressive Cinderella, always delicate in phrasing, which unfolds in tones of fascinating melancholy while not renouncing vocal presence." The December issue of Opera News proclaimed Barbera "not just another bel canto tenor who can toss off nine high Cs before breakfast; his singing is suffused with the kind of old-fashioned warmth that is often supplanted in florid rep by laser-sharp precision." Bass-baritone Patrick Carfizzi, most recently seen in Seattle as Ping in the season-opening hit Turandot, returns as Don Magnifico, Cinderella's cruelly dismissive stepfather. On January 13, 20, and 25, mezzo-soprano Karin Mushegain and Uruguayan tenor Edgardo Rocha also make their Seattle Opera debuts as Angelina And Don Ramiro, with bass Valerian Ruminski singing the role of Don Magnifico.
All performances of La Cenerentola feature baritone Brett Polegato as Dandini. Polegato, after singing a nuanced Consul Sharpless in Seattle Opera's Madama Butterfly in May, sang Kurwenal in Ireland's first Tristan und Isolde in fifty years. Fresh off his recent performance as Rocco in the October production of Fidelio is bass Arthur Woodley, who also returns in February as Colline in La bohème. Two current Seattle Opera Young Artists round out the cast as Angelina's wicked stepsisters: soprano Dana Pundt makes her mainstage debut as Clorinda, and mezzo-soprano Sarah Larsen—who received glowing praise for her turn as Suzuki in last spring's Madama Butterfly—sings Tisbe.
The young Italian conductor Giacomo Sagripanti makes his Seattle Opera debut with this production. L'Opera called him "a talent worthy to keep an eye on...vigorous and involving tempo choices, personal musical ideas always very appropriate and effective, a strong attention to the balance between pit and stage." Also new to the company is the creative team behind this La Cenerentola: stage direction by Joan Font, choreography by Xevi Dorca, sets and costumes by Joan Guillén, and original lighting by Albert Faura (revival lighting by Kiko Planas). According to Opera News, the visual effects of this production are "attractively outrageous, with neon colors, wild takes on period costumes and wigs, and incredibly clever pieces of stage business (at least two warranted applause) – not to mention those rats, who evolved from Cenerentola's confidants to worthy stagehands, all the while providing an engaging visual counterpoint to the music." The production is jointly owned by Houston Grand Opera Association, Welsh National Opera, Gran Teatre del Liceu, and Grand Théâtre de Genève.
La Cenerentola premieres Saturday, January 12, and runs through Saturday, January 26. Tickets are available online at seattleopera.org or by calling 206.389.7676 or 800.426.1619. Tickets may also be purchased at the Box Office by visiting 1020 John Street (two blocks west of Fairview), Monday to Friday between 9:00 am and 3:00 pm. Ticket prices start at $25.
Please note the following artist list for La Cenerentola replaces all previously announced cast lists. Further information on the 2012/13 season and full biographies of the cast members can be found at seattleopera.org.
La Cenerentola
Music by Gioachino Rossini
Libretto by Jacopo Ferretti
In Italian with English captions
Premiere: Teatro Valle, Rome, Italy, January 25, 1817
Previous Seattle Opera Performances: 1977, 1996
Marion Oliver McCaw Hall, Seattle, Washington - 8 Performances: January 12, 13 (matinee), 16, 19, 20 (matinee), 23, 25, and 26, 2013. Approximate Running Time: 3 hours and 15 minutes, with one intermission. Evening performances begin at 7:30 pm, matinees at 2:00 pm.
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Angelina: Daniela Pini †
Karin Mushegain †*
Don Ramiro: René Barbera †
Edgardo Rocha †*
Dandini: Brett Polegato
Don Magnifico: Patrick Carfizzi
Valerian Ruminski *
Clorinda: Dana Pundt †
Tisbe: Sarah Larsen
Alidoro: Arthur Woodley
Conductor: Giacomo Sagripanti †
Stage Director: Joan Font †
Set & Costume Designer: Joan Guillén †
Lighting Designer: Albert Faura †
Revival Lighting Designer: Kiko Planas †
Choreographer: Xevi Dorca †
† Seattle Opera debut
* January 13, 20, and 25 only
Sarah Larsen and Dana Pundt are current Seattle Opera Young Artists.
Pre-Performance Talks: An hour and a half before every performance, in the Nesholm Family Lecture Hall at McCaw Hall, $7.
Free Public Previews:
1/2/2013, 6:30 pm, Edmonds Library
1/3/2013, 2 pm, Green Lake Library
1/3/2013, 7 pm, Third Place Books
1/5/2013, 2:15 pm, Sylvan Way Library
1/6/2013, 2 pm, Frye Museum
1/7/2013, 6:30 pm, West Seattle Library
1/8/2013, 12 pm, Freeland Library
1/9/2013, 2 pm, Ballard Library
1/10/2013, 12 pm, Seattle Central Library
Founded in 1963, Seattle Opera is one of the leading opera companies in the United States. The company is recognized internationally for its theatrically compelling and musically accomplished performances, especially the Opera's interpretations of the works of Richard Wagner. Since 1975, Seattle Opera has presented 38 cycles of the Ring (three different productions), in addition to acclaimed productions of all the other major operas in the Wagner canon. Seattle Opera has achieved the highest per capita attendance of any major opera company in the United States, and draws operagoers from four continents and 50 states.


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Normally I'd just post this in the anime thread, but since there's hoops involved...
Just picked this title up and can't put it down. It was obviously written by someone who really loves the game and I respect that.
That said...yeah, some of the "surprise tactics" used by Kuroko's team have been used in every American highschool gym for the last 50 years. Japan's still lagging behind the rest of the world in basketball, and the show actually teases itself in that regard.
Story-wise, it's exceptionally well-written. The main character being a pure point guard who's only great skills are floor awareness and court vision is something that's never been tried in American cinema. In %99 of them, it's the same old narrative of the superstar showing up to carry the team to victory. The main character of this show actually is useless on his own, but is great because he makes the teammates around him better. The basketball itself is pretty primitive, but it captures the spirit of the game flawlessly. There's something neat about celebrating that.


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TH9507 in Patients With HIV-Associated Lipodystrophy
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HIV lipodystrophy affects a significant proportion of patients treated with combination antiretroviral therapy (ART) and is characterized by excess visceral fat accumulation and loss of extremity and subcutaneous fat, in association with dyslipidemia and insulin resistance. Data from a previous randomized, placebo-controlled trial demonstrated that daily administration of 2mg TH9507, a growth hormone releasing factor (GRF), to HIV patients with an excess of abdominal fat accumulation for 12 weeks resulted in decreases in visceral adipose tissue (VAT) and trunk fat, with no significant changes in limb fat and subcutaneous adipose tissue (SAT). This study is aimed at further assessing the efficacy and safety of 2 mg TH9507 in a larger population of HIV patients treated with ART and experiencing an excess of abdominal fat accumulation.
|HIV Infections Lipodystrophy
|Drug: TH9507
|Phase 3
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Double
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|A Phase 3 Multicenter, Double-Blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Study Assessing the Efficacy and Safety of a 2 mg Dose of TH9507, a Growth Hormone Releasing Factor Analog, in HIV Patients With Excess of Abdominal Fat Accumulation
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MedlinePlus related topics: HIV/AIDS Hormones
Drug Information available for: TesamorelinU.S. FDA Resources
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|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years to 65 Years (Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Ages 18 to 65 years inclusive
- HIV positive; CD4 cell counts >100 cells/mm3; viral load <10,000 copies/mL (stable for 8 weeks)
- On stable ART regimen for at least 8 weeks prior to randomization
Have evidence of abdominal fat accumulation defined by the following anthropometric cut off values:
- For males: waist circumference > 95 cm and waist to hip ratio > 0.94;
- For females: waist circumference > 94 cm and waist to hip ratio > 0.88.
- Females of childbearing potential not pregnant or lactating; normal mammography within 6 months of study.
- Signed informed consent
Exclusion Criteria:
- Body mass index < 20 kg/m2
- Opportunistic infection; HIV-related disease within 3 months of study.
- History of malignancy; active neoplasm.
- Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) >5 ng/mL at screening
- Hypopituitarism; history of pituitary tumor/surgery; head irradiation; head trauma that has affected the somatotropic axis.
- Untreated hypothyroidism
- Type 1 diabetics and type 2 diabetics on oral hypoglycemic or insulin sensitizing agent within 6 months of study
- ALT or AST > 3 x ULN; serum creatinine > 133 mmol/L (1.5 mg/dL); hemoglobin more than 20 g/L below LLN; fasting blood glucose > 8.33 mmol/L (150 mg/dL); fasting triglycerides > 11.3 mmol/L (0.99 g/dL).
- Untreated hypertension
- Change in anti-hyperlipemic regimen within 3 months prior to study
- Change in testosterone regimen and/or supraphysiological dose of testosterone
- Estrogen therapy
- Anoretics/anorexigenics or anti-obesity agents within 3 months of study
- Growth hormone (GH); GH secretagogues; growth hormone releasing factor (GRF) products; IGF-1; or IGFBP-3 within 6 months of study.
- Drug or alcohol dependence or use of methadone within 6 months of study entry
- Participation in a clinical trial with any investigational drug/device within 30 days of screening.
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|Principal Investigator:
|Steven Grinspoon, MD
|Massachusetts General Hospital
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Stanley TL, Falutz J, Marsolais C, Morin J, Soulban G, Mamputu JC, Assaad H, Turner R, Grinspoon SK. Reduction in visceral adiposity is associated with an improved metabolic profile in HIV-infected patients receiving tesamorelin. Clin Infect Dis. 2012 Jun;54(11):1642-51. doi: 10.1093/cid/cis251. Epub 2012 Apr 10.
Falutz J, Mamputu JC, Potvin D, Moyle G, Soulban G, Loughrey H, Marsolais C, Turner R, Grinspoon S. Effects of tesamorelin (TH9507), a growth hormone-releasing factor analog, in human immunodeficiency virus-infected patients with excess abdominal fat: a pooled analysis of two multicenter, double-blind placebo-controlled phase 3 trials with safety extension data. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2010 Sep;95(9):4291-304. doi: 10.1210/jc.2010-0490. Epub 2010 Jun 16.
Falutz J, Allas S, Blot K, Potvin D, Kotler D, Somero M, Berger D, Brown S, Richmond G, Fessel J, Turner R, Grinspoon S. Metabolic effects of a growth hormone-releasing factor in patients with HIV. N Engl J Med. 2007 Dec 6;357(23):2359-70.
Falutz J, Potvin D, Mamputu JC, Assaad H, Zoltowska M, Michaud SE, Berger D, Somero M, Moyle G, Brown S, Martorell C, Turner R, Grinspoon S. Effects of tesamorelin, a growth hormone-releasing factor, in HIV-infected patients with abdominal fat accumulation: a randomized placebo-controlled trial with a safety extension. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2010 Mar;53(3):311-22. doi: 10.1097/QAI.0b013e3181cbdaff.
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00123253 History of Changes
|Obsolete Identifiers:
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|July 20, 2005
|Last Updated:
|November 26, 2013
Keywords provided by Theratechnologies:
Abdominal fat accumulation
Growth hormone releasing factor/Growth hormone releasing hormone
Treatment Experienced
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
HIV Infections
Lentivirus Infections
Retroviridae Infections
RNA Virus Infections
Virus Diseases
Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes
Immune System Diseases
Skin Diseases, Metabolic
Skin Diseases
Lipid Metabolism Disorders
Metabolic Diseases
Growth Hormone-Releasing Hormone
Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists
Physiological Effects of Drugs
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Neuraxial Pethidine After Lumbar Surgery Trial
The recruitment status of this study is unknown. The completion date has passed and the status has not been verified in more than two years.
Verified January 2009 by Austin Health.
Recruitment status was: Recruiting
Recruitment status was: Recruiting
Austin Health
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Last updated: January 29, 2009
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The hypothesis is that epidural pethidine is an effective form of pain relief following lumbar spinal surgery, resulting in significantly lower usage of concomitantly administered (intravenous) patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) pethidine.
|Drug: Pethidine Drug: Placebo
|Phase 3
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: Double
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|Neuraxial Pethidine After Lumbar Surgery Trial
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MedlinePlus related topics: SciaticaU.S. FDA Resources
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Primary Outcome Measures:
- Cumulative 24-hour pethidine consumption [ Time Frame: 24 hours ]
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- Patient data:
- Age
- Gender
- Body mass index
- Current medications
- Preoperative opioid analgesic use (none, low, high - high dose being > 300 mg codeine or dextropropoxyphene daily or oral morphine or parenteral opioid use)
- Compensable status (HNC, TAC, WCV or PMI/SUR) 22
- Surgical data:
- Anatomical extent of surgery (number of spinal levels)
- Highest anatomical surgical level
- Experience level of primary surgeon (trainee or consultant)
- Anatomical level of epidural tip (identified from postoperative X-Ray when taken as routine care only)
- Dural tear at the time of surgery (yes/no)
- Spinal instrumentation (yes/no)
- Other end-points (all at 1, 4, 24 and 48 hours unless stated):
- Cumulative pethidine dose
- Cumulative morphine dose
- VAS scores for pain at rest and during movement
- Sedation score (1 - 4) 16
- VAS scores for nausea, pruritis
- Other adverse events: agitation, tremor, hallucinations, seizure
- Patient satisfaction scale for pain control during study (48 hours) [ Time Frame: 48 hours ]
- (very dissatisfied, dissatisfied, neutral, satisfied, very satisfied) 17
- Plasma pethidine and norpethidine levels (24 hours) [ Time Frame: 24 hours ]
- Physiotherapy assessment of ability to deep breathe & cough (unable, poor, adequate, good)
- Length of inpatient stay
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|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Adults undergoing lumbar spinal surgery
Exclusion Criteria:
- Lack of informed patient consent
- Acute or chronic renal failure
- Known allergy or intolerance to pethidine or tramadol
- Chronic respiratory insufficiency
- Epidural contraindicated (coagulopathy, systemic infection)
Contacts and Locations
Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the Contacts provided below. For general information, see Learn About Clinical Studies.
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|Austin Health
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Austin Health
|Principal Investigator:
|Dean A Cowie, MBBS, FANZCA
|Austin Health
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Keywords provided by Austin Health:
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ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 21, 2017
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00163553 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|September 9, 2005
|Last Updated:
|January 29, 2009
Keywords provided by Austin Health:
spinal surgery
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Neurologic Manifestations
Nervous System Diseases
Sciatic Neuropathy
Peripheral Nervous System Diseases
Neuromuscular Diseases
Signs and Symptoms
Analgesics, Opioid
Central Nervous System Depressants
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Sensory System Agents
Peripheral Nervous System Agents
Adjuvants, Anesthesia
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Lately I have discussed the amount of complacency I regularly see in the market -- not giddiness, which doesn't quite characterize the sentiment. While I still don't see much of the latter, on Thursday -- when the S&P 500 moved to a higher high -- what I started observing was not as easy to put into one phrase or word.
What transpired was more akin to taunting -- we saw folks saying things like, "Hey bears, here's why you're wrong." While I was working on my statistics Thursday, I was only watching the news peripherally and had sound off, yet I could have sworn I saw my pal Jim Cramer twisting the head off a stuffed bear on Mad Money.
Sure, this is anecdotal. But if you want statistics, we can cite some of those as well. Let's begin with the number of stocks making new highs. In September, we saw a peak of 495 new highs on the NYSE. There were 454 on Jan. 2, and 380 during Thursday's S&P climb to 1480. That constitutes obvious contraction.
The market got overbought last Friday, and so it remains now. At least the Nasdaq came down for a few days this week after getting overbought, but the S&P just moved sideways.
Then there is the volume. On Tuesday, net volume on the NYSE came to +1.055 billion shares with the S&P up just over 1 point. Thursday saw net volume at +1.044 billion shares with the S&P up more than 8 points. I am certain someone will rationalize this by telling me that Bank of America (BAC) sank on high volume. I would retort with this: Did that matter to you when BofA had volume on the upside and skewed the statistics positively?
Speaking of the banks, the KBW Bank Index (BKX) did manage to end the day in the green, but just barely. That means the BKX-to-S&P ratio has not made a higher high since the first week of the new year -- and the banks are market leaders.
Anecdotally, I see many folks dismissing the earnings and action in BofA. Doesn't that bother you at least a little bit? It might not be an exact comparison, but the first selloff in Apple (AAPL) didn't bother anyone either. On a very short-term basis, BofA shares have broken the uptrend line and are now sitting at the neckline of a tiny head-and-shoulders top. If the stock breaks the neckline, remember the chart of Apple -- another beloved stock that broke a small neckline several months ago.
What of the breakout in the S&P? Look at this chart and tell me if you see it.
Now here's what came after it.
So new highs and volume are both contracting -- and sentiment is complacent. Given all this, I believe the market is headed for a pullback.
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The Pacific Grove City Council gave developer Nader Agha his first sympathetic ear to his proposed People's Moss Landing Water Desal Project late Wednesday, but fell short of offering the city's services as lead agency to see it through.
Agha said he has approached Monterey and Seaside, as well as possible sponsors of his project, and received no reply from them.
But, he said, he will attempt to form a separate public agency if necessary to build the People's Project.
Agha said property he owns at Moss Landing Commercial Park on the east side of Highway 1 has infrastructure appraised at $121 million, including intake and outfall lines, pumps and other facilities, that could be used as part of a desalination plant.
Some of it, he said, couldn't be built with today's environmental constraints.
Agha said his project is "the most reliable, affordable, quickest project" for solving the Peninsula's water problem and meeting the state Water Resources Control Board's 2016 deadline for California American Water to cease overpumping from the Carmel River.
The project has "no fatal flaws," he said, and the Marina Coast Water District's previously proposed desalination project "is dead on arrival."
It is illegal for a private developer to build a desalination plant in Monterey County, and Agha said he is interested only in the real estate sale that would allow a public agency to take over the existing infrastructure to build the plant.
Such a project, he said, would require a bond issue of about $128 million.
Council members said the project was worth looking at, but expressed reservations about whether the city could take it on by itself.
"At least he's putting a solid plan out there, with some infrastructure in place," said Councilman Rudy Fischer.
Councilman Dan Miller spoke at length in support of the proposal, but he and others questioned whether the city is capable of doing it.
He noted that "Sand City, with a population of 70 people, built its own desal plant."
Pacific Grove, with five other Peninsula cities, is a member of the newly formed Monterey Peninsula Water Authority, a joint powers agency that aims to take the lead in a search for a new water supply. Councilman Bill Kampe suggested the authority be involved.
"If we took it on," he said, "it would utterly dominate everything we do."
The council voted to appoint Miller and Fischer as a subcommittee to meet with Agha and his development team "to keep the door open" on the project, as they put it.
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Texas Game Warden Training Center Gets Big Gift from Former Governor Clements
AUSTIN — Former Gov. William P. Clements has donated $1 million toward the planned second phase of the new Texas Game Warden Training Center in rural Hamilton County, bringing to $3 million his total contribution to the project.
"No other state agency helps Texas put its best foot forward than the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department," Clements said at Wednesday's dedication of the recently completed first phase of the training center. Praising Texas's 532 game wardens, he added, "I'm proud of them and I know you are."
Located on a 220-acre tract donated by the Police Assistance League of Texas, the state-of-the-art training facility near the small community of Star is the result of a public-private partnership that so far has raised more than half of the $20 million needed to complete the entire project.
Clements, who served as governor from 1979-1983 and again from 1987-1991, earlier donated $2 million toward construction of the first phase of the game warden training facility.
"Bill Clements' accomplishments in conservation during his two terms as governor have had lasting impacts on Texas," said Will Beecherl, chairman of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation's board. "Through appointments, acts, legislation, policy, and influence, he has been an enthusiastic champion of conservation. Furthermore, he has been a life-long supporter and a participant in hunting, fishing and outdoor recreation. Texas is fortunate to have been the recipient of his leadership and generosity."
The Texas Legislature initially authorized $3.6 million from the sale of the 1978-vintage, 6.2-acre game warden training facility in central Austin to begin construction of the 39,000-square foot campus in Hamilton County. The rest of the funding has come from private donations. The Texas Parks & Wildlife Foundation has been a key player in the fundraising effort and the Texas Game Warden Association has assisted as well.
The now-completed Phase One construction includes an administration building, an education hall-armory, dining hall and a fitness center. The second phase will include a firing range, a water rescue facility, an emergency vehicle operations course, refitting of instructor quarters and cadet cabins and a helicopter landing pad.
Currently, 43 future game wardens plus one conservation officer from the Mexican state of Nuevo Leon — 36 men and 8 women — are moving toward completion of training that began on January 4 this year. They are scheduled to graduate in ceremonies at the State Capitol on July 27.
During the ceremonies Wednesday, the training center's landscaped central plaza was named in honor of Clements. In recognition of other major donors, the administration building was named for Ramona and Lee M. Bass, the education building for Dan and Debra Friedkin, the armory for Arthur Temple, the fitness center for Luminant and the dining hall for Kathie and Ed L. Cox, Jr.
Since 1895, Texas game wardens have built a reputation as "off-the-pavement" peace officers with a state law enforcement heritage second only to the legendary Texas Rangers. Eighteen have died in the line of duty.
That tradition of service is carried on today by 532 men and women who reflect the diversity of the people of Texas. They come from small towns and some of the nation's largest urban areas. Many have degrees in criminal justice or wildlife management or biology. Others studied the humanities or trained in a wide range of other fields before becoming game wardens.
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OCTOBER--Our fabulous trip to Switzerland. Such a great trip to visit the sites and see Amanda and Darren.
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Muni BABs Issuers Could Actually Benefit From Sequester – S&P
Municipalities that issued taxable Build America Bonds could actually benefit from the looming sequester, Standard & Poor's says in a report, even though the sequester could cut $300 million in annual federal subsidies from the program.
S&P analyst Theodore Chapman writes that he expects the primary credit impact of sequestration to be a reduction of at least 5.3% of the federal interest expense subsidy to issuers of BABs and Recovery Zone Economic Development Bonds, or so-called "Super-BABs." But issuers might be able to buy back those bonds at face value, potentially issuing new, non-subsidized bonds at today's lower rates than the prevailing higher (albeit subsidized) rates when the bonds were issued:
We believe that issuers who are eligible to receive a debt service interest expense subsidy from the federal government via a direct-pay reimbursement for taxable municipal bonds issued in 2009 or 2010 have already had time to prepare for sequestration's impact.... There should be no impact at all for those issuers whose cash flow is not dependent upon the subsidy payment to ensure a full and timely debt service payment....
We also note, however, that issuers who opted to use BABs –- created by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) –- may possibly actually benefit from sequestration. Standard & Poor's has observed that it is not uncommon for issuers to have included in their authorizing legal provisions language referencing an "extraordinary event" that would give them the option to immediately call the bonds at par. Typically, an extraordinary event has been interpreted as a change in the ARRA as the enabling legislation, but it is possible that sequestration may also qualify as an extraordinary event. This could, therefore, provide the opportunity for the issuer to sell traditional tax-exempt bonds to refund the taxable BABs and Super-BABs, potentially at a substantial savings.
Still, S&P says it doesn't expect to see a large increase in refunding, as many of those same bonds also contain "make-whole" call clauses that further compensate bondholders if their bonds are called early. "While these make-whole call provisions in 2009 and 2010 did expand the market of potential original buyers of the bonds, in most cases it would probably make any such refunding opportunity not economically advantageous for U.S. public finance infrastructure issuers, negating any savings opportunities," S&P writes.
Despite the looming sequester, the PowerShares Build America Bond Portfolio (BAB) ETF gained Friday, closing at $30.62, 8 cents higher on the day and up from $30.01 two weeks ago.


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Here is the worst-kept secret in Washington: Instead of capturing and grilling suspected terrorists, as agents did during the 2000s, the United States now kills them from above. Yet where the morality of President Bush's tactics chewed up years of public debate, Congress and the press seem less interested in the legitimacy of drone strikes than in the process (and secrecy) that surrounds them. Members questioned John Brennan, the CIA nominee who helped build the administration's drone strategy, along exactly these lines. "[The debate] has really all been about the legality of targeting American citizens, not the overall moral issues raised by the drone program, or collateral casualties, or classifying any young men between a certain age-group default as terrorists," says Bruce Hoffman, director of Georgetown University's Center for Security Studies. In a CBS News poll last week, 71 percent of Americans said they support the strikes.
Compare that with the PR crisis unleashed by the Abu Ghraib prisoner-abuse photos in 2004. Congressional, military, and independent investigations sprang to life. The phrase "enhanced interrogation techniques" entered the lexicon. Bush first argued that these were legal, but a Reed College analysis of polls shows that the public broadly opposed torture during his presidency. So why are drone strikes—which have reportedly killed 2,500 in Pakistan alone—different? Why do people impute more legitimacy to killing from afar (which sometimes ensnares innocent bystanders) than interrogating up close?
Perhaps first and foremost: evidence. Abu Ghraib and Guantánamo produced photos, and released detainees described their interrogations; ex post facto drone-strike images look like any other war photo. "How does an incinerated vehicle or a completely demolished house convey the same … understanding that this is being done to a fellow human being?" Hoffman says. We know government agents waterboarded Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the 9/11 mastermind, 183 times. In a drone attack, "we don't have the same details or knowledge."
Then there's the moral distinction. "If you kill somebody who is engaged in murderous activities—illegal, unjust, immoral activities like terrorism—in a certain sense, you're treating him with respect," says Michael Walzer, who wrote the seminal study Just and Unjust Wars. "You are doing something to him that follows from his own actions that you can possibly say he deserves. Torture is humanly degrading." And, of course, if someone is dead, it solves the problem of where to incarcerate him. (The Bush administration fielded Supreme Court cases over habeas corpus and embarrassing exposés about extraordinary rendition.) Hoffman calls it "fire and forget."
Another problem for drone critics: verifiability. It's nearly impossible to challenge the current White House claim that civilian casualties are limited because the strikes are effective and well supervised. So the public debate is one-sided, says Hina Shamsi, the American Civil Liberties Union's National Security Project director. "The government [is] … refusing to provide any official count of the number of strikes, number of alleged militants killed, or their identities, and how many innocent civilian bystanders have died."
At any rate, the legality of drone strikes is still a matter of interpretation. "If you believe that waterboarding was torture, as many people did, then the president was sanctioning the basic violations of domestic and international law," says Daniel Klaidman, author of Kill or Capture. The Obama administration has not released its legal analysis, but it contends that the Authorization for Use of Military Force in 2001 allows drone attacks against terrorists. The less people know about the rationale, the fewer objections they can raise. "It is not as clearly illegal," Klaidman says. (Although Bush's final CIA director, Michael Hayden, insists there were legal, "well-run" interrogation techniques during the Bush years, too, which people commonly conflated with the "truly criminal" ones. "They talk about the CIA waterboarding at Guantánamo; that never happened. You've got in Zero Dark Thirty the dog-collar thing. We never used dog collars; that was Abu Ghraib.")
It's also hard to argue with success: Drones decimated key Qaida militants in recent years, including Abu Yahya al-Libi in Pakistan and Anwar al-Awlaki in Yemen. It's a low-risk, low-intensity strategy—a fitting combat mode for a war-weary public, an irregular enemy, and a budget crisis. "If you have weaponry that is reasonably precise, and can go after those threats without having to occupy countries and send thousands of troops to faraway places," Klaidman says, "that makes a lot of sense. That's certainly Obama's view."
One final difference between then and now is the way people perceive the president. Bush's "global war on terror" cost thousands of lives and his high approval rating. Obama will have ended the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, killed Osama bin Laden, stopped torture, and even tried to close Gitmo. "By a certain point, virtually nothing President Bush did was going to win approval by anybody," former Defense Secretary Robert Gates told CNN Sunday, explaining public support for drone strikes but not enhanced interrogation. If George Bush had killed an American citizen without a court order, Hayden adds, referring to Awlaki, "the bonfires would still be burning in Lafayette Park."
Save for a few Code Pink activists at Brennan's hearing, there is little visible domestic dissent from Obama's drone program. In Pakistan, however, demonstrations are frequent. That may be the most important commonality between drones and torture: The people whose hearts and minds we still want to win hate them both.