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I have stayed in lots of Marriott hotels and they are my favourite chain. When the Marriott in Leeds first opened in the early 90s it would always be our starting point to the night. We would meet in their bar, John T's which you can enter from the street and have a couple of drinks to start our evening. This was my first memory of the Marriott and in 1997 I had my interview for Virgin Atlantic there to which I was successful. I then spent the next 2 ½ years staying in lots of hotels around the world and many of them were Marriotts.
You can't go wrong with a Marriott. I love their rooms and most rooms I have stayed in have two double beds which is great if you are sharing a room with a friend.
I stayed at the Marriott Leeds for my Hen Night and my 30th birthday. For my birthday they upgraded me to a suite which was fantastic.
What I've noticed about the Marriott is that they are all the same quality all over the world and some are more exclusive than others depending on where you are. It's safe to say that you can't go wrong with a Marriott and you must always take the B&B option because they always put on a great buffet breakfast.
Last November I stayed at the Marriott Dalmahoy in Edinburgh. This is an old building but it was still an enjoyable stay and my room was fantastic and very comfortable.
My best friend had her wedding at the Marriott Hollins Hall and this was a wonderful day enjoyed by all. The grounds at the Marriott Hollins Hall are beautiful, especially on a summer's day - we spent the afternoon out in their gardens drinking Pommes and nibbling on canapés in the sunshine. It was lovely and the staff were great.
Marriotts are good for corporate events too. Most of them have a well equipped business centre and free high-speed internet access as well as a gym and pool. They can provide rooms for business conferences supplying you with everything you need like flip charts, data projectors etc. They will do whatever you ask so if you want tea and coffee and cakes delivering 3 times a day then they will do just that.
So next time you are visiting a city, going away on business or away for the weekend. Try and get a Marriott booking - you won't be disappointed!
I have stayed at about 8 Marriott Hotels and I have always found them excellent. If I have to stay anywhere the first thing I do is check to see if there is a Marriott nearby. You may get the impression that they are a lot more expensive than other hotels but this is not always true, some Marriott's I have stayed at have about £70 a night including breakfast, always look out for their room rate deals, if you sign up to their Marriott rewards card they sometimes offer you better rates. Another benefit is that if you shop at Tesco you can use you club card points to put towards or pay in for you room. I have saved points on a few occasions and got free stays. Sometimes if you do find they are slightly more expensive than other hotels I would recommend you still go for a Marriott hotel, the standard of their rooms, service, facilities and food is always very high across all of the hotels I have stayed at.
I stay in Marriott Hotels regularly and have been doing so for the past ten years or so. They are always my preference and the Regents Park Marriott Hotel is always the Marriott that I prefer to stay in when I stay in a hotel in London. I have stayed in there quite a few times (not sure exactly how many) but up until this weekend I had never stayed in there with my family. I have stayed there for business, I have stayed there with friends when we wanted a big night out in London and now I've also stayed there with my family for a family weekend (including children) in London. Every time I had a wonderful stay in a lovely but unfortunately I don't think that it's the most family friendly place, especially when you compare it to other Marriotts (particularly the Swansea and Swindon Marriott's).
-The Rooms-
All Marriott rooms are pretty much the same. You get the double beds (no singles in a marriott unless you want an extra bed in the room), the satelite television, ensuite bathroom and tea and coffee making facilities. In addition to that we had bathrobes and slippers which I always really like. I know that it's probably silly thing to get excited about but I prefer to use bathrobes to towels when I have a bath so I was really pleased that we got that.
I was also impressed by the selection of free toiletries which has expanded a lot since the first time I stayed in the hotel. As well as shampoo, conditioner and shower gel you now get bath salts, an emery board, body lotion and mouthwash. I generally bring my own stuff but I think it's a nice touch and it's always good when you can go to a hotel without having to worry about packing things like shampoo and conditioner.
The bedroom itself was lovely. We had two very comfortable double beds. All the pillows, matress and duvets are feather, which made it very comfortable (and if you have allergies you should be okay as they are allergy treated).
The room was pretty much perfect. It was clean, it was comfortable and it had all of the little extra's that make staying at the Marriott so much more enjoyable than staying in other hotels.
Unfortunately there were two problems with our room. The first was the noise. You could hear all the noise from outside and you could hear all the noise from the corridor, even small noises like people opening their bedroom doors.
The second was that due to maintenance the balcony doors didn't open. I don't like going out on balconies anyway but I do like to have some fresh air in a room.
-Executive Lounge-
We upgraded for this weekend and I would say that it is definitely worth doing, as long as you don't have children with you.
The executive lounge gives you a range of free soft drinks, snacks and hot drinks from 6am until midnight. Breakfast is served in there (but you'll have to go to the restaurant if you want a hot breakfast) and at dinner time there are canapes and deserts.
The canapes were amazing. As well as a selection of cheese and crackers there was salmon. I didn't have to have any dinner the night that we had canapes because they were just so filling.
Another great thing about it is that there's free costa coffee. I love costa coffee and although it wasn't as good as it is in the coffee shops (you get it yourself out of a machine) it was still great.
The lounge has very comfortable seating as well as a wide screen television, a selection of papers and free internet access on a computer that's provided for guest use.
I really enjoyed using the executive lounge and found it to be a very comfortable and pleasant experience.
However, children under the age of sixteen are not allowed in the lounge so do be aware of this if you are travelling as a family, especially if you plan to have breakfast in there.
I have enjoyed both dinner and breakfast in the restaurant but consider the food served in the evening to be incredibly over priced. I did have a good steak there but it wasn't any better than other restaurants that charge £12 rather than £20+. I guess you expect things to be overpriced in hotels, especially in London.
The breakfast is good with a good variety of hot food and continental breakfast. The service was excellent, although there was a queue to be seated but I don't think that can be helped.
I really like the look of the restaurant in this hotel. It has a really spacious feel so that you don't feel like you're sitting on top of the people at the next table and it's really light too. I thought the chandeliers were particularly nice.
-Leisure Club-
I was not at all impressed with the leisure club.
I can't really comment on the gym because I've never used it (although it did look good and had a good range of machines) but the swimming pool was a really let down.
First of all the stairs leading to it were closed for maintenance so you had to walk through the leisure club reception which was freezing, then there was the pool itself which was a good size but it's one of those pools that gets gradually deeper and unfortunately starts out so shallow that you can't swim in it, so it's not good if you want to swim lengths. There was no children's pool. Children can of course use the bigger pool and they do have a shallow end but I think it's preferable to have a seperate pool for the children. As I've mentioned, this isn't the most family friendly marriott and the leisure club is a big contributing factor to this. They even have times when children are not allowed in the pool.
There was also no jacuzi that I could see.
The changing rooms were awful. They were dark and cold but did have all of the essentials like lockers and hairdryers.
The leisure club reception was unmanned when we got there and we waited for a while before realising that we could probably just let ourselves in (they had towels and a code to the changings rooms left on the desk). I thought that this was really poor service. It was our first time using the leisure club there and it would have been nice to have someone point us in the right direction.
-Everything else-
The staff were very friendly and very helpful. Whenever I walked past a member of staff they would always smile and ask how I was, I thought that this was a nice touch.
I called the guest assistance number a couple of times and didn't get any answer which was very frustrating but when I did get through to them they were very helpful and very polite.
The location of the hotel is excellent. It's right by Swiss Cottage tube station and it's easy to get a bus to Camden or Archway. Taxi's aren't too expensive into the west end, although it's easy enough to get there by tube anyway. It cost around £10 to get to Oxford Street in a taxi.
There are no stairs in the hotel, except for the emergency exit. I found this to be very frustrating because the lifts took ages to arrive, especially in the mornings when people were checking out and everyone was rushing to get into the lift.
The exterior of the hotel does not look very impressive but when you go inside it is lovely, especially at this time of year with all the Christmas decorations up. The reception is very comfortable and has a lovely warm atmosphere.
I would just like to say that the fact that the hotel is not very famly friendly has not influenced the score. If I was travelling on my own I would be happy that there were no children in the executive lounge, I just think that those who are travelling with children should be aware that it's more catered towards adults than families, although children are still welcome in the hotel.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME! It was my birthday on Thursday and my partner and I always try and doe something special. Just a little getaway. Nothing extravagant. Last year I stayed at a Marriott for my birthday in Central London but this year we thought we would go for a little drive out of London to Waltham Abbey. It just borders the Woodlands of Epping Forest, and is just off the M25, M11 and the M1.
So it was only about an hour journey from south east London but it did feel like I was off to the country!! There is not much in the surrounding area. A 10 minute drive takes you into town but trust me there is nothing there other then a fish and chip shop, Tescos and a couple of dental surgeries!
I stayed on a Friday night and the room cost £99 (weekdays is £114 for the room only). I booked the hotel online via their website and had a special offer to include breakfast. So my tip is if you do stay at any Marriott hotel book via their website as they regularly have special offers. You have to book with a debit card or credit card to secure your stay and usually have to present this at checking in. This hotels check in time is 2pm. Not bad.
When we arrived there was a large area of free parking which I agree there should be and the entrance is obvious. We were greeted warmly however the receptionist seemed robot-esque. She probably says the same thing to every person. I was very surprised when she said to my partner.. "Oh Mr Smith (not his real name I must protect his identity!!) Nice to see you here again, I can see you stayed here in December". I was like EXCUSE ME!!!! When... why.... And who the flip with!!! But it's ok. We booked it for someone else I completely forgot. But i am not sure they should give out information like that. Can cause rifts if you know what I mean.
Well the bar is in the central foyer when you walk in to the building which is nice but slightly off putting as you have to walk past everyone to go to where the rooms are but it does give it a very relaxed atmosphere. The room was very welcoming, clean and tidy. Plenty of towels and the bed was so soft I couldn't get up. They had all the things you would expect. TV, hairdryer, iron etc. and it recently underwent a £5 Million refurbishment to the bedrooms, conference rooms and lobby.
You also have free access to the swimming pool which is open until 11pm and the sauna and steam room. As well as the gym. It also has a children's pool, so although in general it does not cater for children it does have this which is a great idea. They also have an in house restaurant called seasons. However we did not eat there as it was expensive..... Around £60 for the main and drinks if you don't splash out and the food was not something that grabbed my attention. Although the room itself looked lovely, candlelight etc. We ate at a nearby old Orleans... which was very very busy, we waited 45 mins for a table but probably because there is nothing else to do around there!!
We ordered breakfast to come up to the room (you have to pay an extra £5 delivery charge per breakfast). You can choose a large range of breakfasts and you can pick the time you want it delivered. On our breakfast they forgot the cheese and salmon but it was to much hassle to complain so we just ate the croissants and toast.
We checked out at 12pm, which is check out time and was greeted very nicely. However when we saw the bill we were extremely surprised. Someone had used our room number in the restaurant and had a slap up meal that cost £149!!!! This made us feel a bit funny as they had to try and 'sort something out'. But they did find out it wasn't us and obviously did not charge us.
So all in all it was a nice escape break but nothing mind blowing and I will not be urging to go back there next time I have a break away. But it was worth the £99.
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I am fortunate enough to work for a company that occasionally decides to send me off to stay in five star hotels. Due to this whimsy, I have twice ended up in the Leeds Marriott for a week.
Check-in always goes great here. There's a nice concierge who usually offers to help me carry my bags up, or, if I've arrived early and want to roam Leeds, give me a ticket and mind my bags until I return to check in properly. It is fairly close to Leeds Station, so I don't even have to heave my bags any great distance (for a 5'1 female, this is a massive advantage).
The rooms are clean, and huge. You get TWO BEDS. I'm still not sure why someone requesting a single room would get two double beds - is one for naps and one for proper sleeping? Are they expecting orgies? The mind boggles. Not that I objected, mind you. The spare bed came in very handy to lay my clothes out on. Both beds were wonderfully soft and comfy, with the nicest pillows I've ever had.
I will say that one of the disadvantages of the extra bed was that neither was perfectly positioned for TV watching. If you want the perfect angle, you have to lie diagonally across the bed, or move the TV.
Bathroom was fine - free toiletries were LOVELY! Soap, hand-soap, body lotion and shampoo, all in lemongrass flavour, replaced daily. Never had a problem getting hot water which meant I went all bathing-obsessive and bathed two or three times a day in the lovely big bath.
Television was... adequate. You got the five basic channels and a couple of news channels, but for the amount you're paying, you'd think they could at least throw freeview in.
Internet was in the rooms... for a price. I think it was £15 a night. My first stay I couldn't get the wireless to work so was tethered to the desk by a terribly short ethernet cable, although I managed to get it working the second stay.
Swimming pool was small, but lovely. I suspect it's partly because we were staying midweek in winter, but I rarely saw anyone else in there which meant I could quite happily splash back and fro at my leisure.
I believe there was also a gym, but never used it. My coworkers seemed to like it though.
Food was great. For dinner you could pick from John T's Restaurant, or Georgetown, which was a Malaysian restaurant - although we learnt the hard way that if you were eating in Georgetown and wanted it charged to your room, you needed to remember to take the little paper tag with your room number on with you.
The real star of the show food-wise was breakfast. You could either eat at the buffet or, if you were feeling lazy (I was) request a tray brought to your room for a tray charge (£1.50 I think). I swear, they used to bring enough breakfast for three people. English breakfast, eggs, cereal, toast, little cakey things, juice, a jug of hot chocolate with cream ALL ON THE SAME TRAY. And if you wanted more of something (I liked several glasses of juice, a coworker wanted boiled AND scrambled eggs) you just noted it on your orderslip and it arrived for no extra charge.
Rooms were lovely and quiet, but I will note one oddness. On both occasions I stayed there, there was a fire drill in the early hours. I'm not sure if this was massive coincidence, or if it happens often there, but tromping outside in my pyjamas was an experience I'd prefer not to repeat.
All this luxury comes at a price, and that price was, I believe, around £120 a night (although I think rooms start at £89). Breakfast was, as I remember, £15.50 a day and I think we were averaging £20-30 each per night for dinner.
All in all a lovely hotel - if you can afford it.
I have visited three of this chains hotels, The Forest of Arden in Warwickshire, Dalmahoy in Edinburgh and The Tudor Park in Maidstone. All hotels are very impressive and are very attractive and welcoming as you approach them. The receptions are large with very efficient staff who deal with check - in quickly and are all very friendly. The rooms are superb. Very well furnished, extremely clean with trouser press, fruit, tea coffee, plenty of wardrobe space, telephone, satellite tv, etc. The beds are king size and are very comfortable. The restaurants are excellent with the Dalmahoy the top of the bunch, the food is very scottish based and was delicious. Service in all three was first class and the atmosphere was very relaxing. The really good bit about this chain though are the facilities at the hotels. At Maidstone there is a reasonable Golf course, good gym and pool. The grounds are well laid out with some pleasant walks and scenery. At the Forest of Arden there is a championship golf course which has staged the English Open and is very challenging, a pool and leisure club which contains a gym, steam room and sauna. The Dalmahoy is the pick of the bunch that I have visited. Again it has a championship golf course, which has staged the Scottish PGA, Open and various Amateur competitions and is long and difficult. The Leisure Club is huge with a pool, sauna, steam room, gym a couple of bars and a restaurant. The standard of service throughout my visits has been exemplary and I have no hesitation recommending them to anyone. You can also collect Marriot rewards if you visit regularly and use them towards your next stay. They are quite expensive £100 plus per person per night, but are worth it. It is possible to pick up special offers though particularly for weekend breaks ( as I think they are aimed predominatly at business users)


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calvarycoffee wrote:i have been doing the Ab's Diet for about 5 months. my starting weight was 230. yesterday i weighed in at 209. my goal is to get to 200.
Amateur wrote:My mom and sister went on weight watchers. Suddenly all the food in the house was weight watcher friendly. It was so easy my dad and I ate the weight watchers diet. I went from 280 to 190 in about 8 months, slowly dropping to 170 after that. I've kept the weight off for 2 years now.
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Tour of Vail Cycling Series
When: 07/16/2013
Enjoy a weekend of epic cycling on the streets of Vail, Colorado. Vail is ushering in a new era of competitive cycling using the best ideas from the past with a fresh new look. Re-live the Coors Classic and the USA Pro Cycling Challenge courses on the cobbles streets of Vail!
Part of the Stan's Notubes Great American Cycling Series for amateurs, the event is also the Final for the USA Crits Series for professional men and women! Colorado-style bicycle racing has never been better!
The Tour of Vail begins on Friday, September 28 with the Vail Time Trial. A 10 kilometer, winding course through the Town of Vail, the time trial is a prologue to competitive and non-competitve events on Saturday and Sunday. The time trial is open to amateur and professional riders.
Saturday's Bicycling Vail Challenge 100 kilometer gran fondo is an epic and scenic cycling tour of parts of the infamous 'Copper Triangle' that includes both the Freemont and Tennessee Pass. Chip timing, aid stations, and other amenities are included. Starting in Copper, passing through Leadville and returning to Vail, participants will compare climb and finish times for a chance to win Stan's Notubes wheelsets and other prizes. The ride finishes in downtown Vail Village.
Sunday includes the marquee events of the weekend - the Vail Criterium & USA CRITS Final. The course is reminiscent of the Coors Classic from the late 80's - a 1 kilometer flat circuit through the cobbled streets of Vail Village. The day's schedule includes races for amateurs, a kids race, and culminates with the USA CRITS Final for both men and women where the nation's best elite and professional cyclists will compete for more than $25,000 in cash and prizes.
For more information, please see the event website at www.tourofvail.com.


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HOUSTON - The attorney for a woman accused of kidnapping a 2-year-old Houston girl last week said the incident was a misunderstanding.
Jessinia Saldana, 22, was charged with felony kidnapping after police said she kidnapped Alizae Mata.
Houston police said Alizae's mother allowed Saldana to take her daughter to run errands on Wednesday. The mother said yes and expected the two to come home that afternoon, but they didn't, police said. Alizae was found with Saldana at a southeast Houston apartment complex about 11:30 p.m. on Thursday.
"She has been a babysitter for the child before. When all the facts come out in court, we're confident the case will be dismissed," Bryan Savoy said.
Saldana had watched the child previously without incident and was at one time a girlfriend to the child's uncle.
In court on Monday, a judge found the probable cause for the case to move forward.
Saldana remained in the Harris County Jail in lieu of $25,000 bond.
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Topic: ? about Alkaline Phosphatase levels
I haven't posted in awhile. My father died of CC back in May . I know they say that CC isn't heridetary, but I recently had some bloodwork because of fatigue. My ferritin level was below 1, not even in the range. My Alkaline PHosphatase was 153 (38-126 being normal). Bilirubin was .30 (fine). The Alkaline PHosphatase is concerning me because everything I've read about AP says that it could read high with bile duct obstruction. I've never had any pain to make me think anything about my gallbladder. The dr. wants me to take iron tabs. for a month & more bloodwork. What concerns me is that possibily the ferritin could be low & the AP high because the iron enzymes aren't being broken down & could build up the AP in the liver. Can anyone please tell me what AP levels are with someone with CC? I don't have my father's labs anymore. I gave them to my mom & it was too hard for her to keep all of the paperwork on his cancer. I know I probably sound crazy, but this has been worrying me for a week. My dr. didn't even mention the high AP, knowing that my father died of CC. Thanks!


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Here is my driving form. I max at a little over 400' with a Wraith. I've been playing for about a year and a half and up until mid-fall my driving form was different every week. This is where I've settled for a couple months, but I know there are some things I'm not doing properly.
First of all, I release at a hyzer for just about every throw, even when I try to throw flat. I notice in these videos that I do lean a bit over my disc. I'm not sure how to break this habit. I know I could get better distance with some flatter releases.
I also think I could try turning my back more towards my target. I don't really load that second step of the X like I see some people do.
I notice that my pull line starts high and ends low. I think this could be because I'm not actually "pulling" much (that is, applying force with my left tricep and actually PULLING through.) I could be letting my arm "swing" through. My pull also comes in close to my RIGHT pec, but, being a lefty, I ought to be focused on pulling it more in to my left pec, yes?
All comments are appreciated- I've never had anyone offer me advice on disc golf before. Sorry I couldn't get some slow-motion involved :/


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SEXUAL exploitation of children in the UK was debated in Parliament after being brought to the House by an Oxfordshire MP.
Oxford West and Abingdon's Tory MP Nicola Blackwood secured the debate, which happened yesterday.
She said girls were often lured into damaging relationships with their abusers, who would use threats, violence and intimidation to exert their power.
She said: "We should be aware that this very high level of national media attention is artificially pushing up reporting levels. But if increased reporting doesn't lead to better prevention, detection and prosecution then the bravery of those who have come forward will have been for nothing."
Oxford East Labour MP Andrew Smith added: "We need a pervasive campaign which gets across to all children the message... 'it's ok to tell someone'."


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Bourn could return for weekend set vs. Orioles
CLEVELAND -- The Indians' injury-depleted outfield might have help coming this weekend.
On Tuesday, manager Terry Francona indicated that sidelined center fielder Michael Bourn might be cleared to rejoin the team at some point during the upcoming weekend series against the Orioles. Bourn was slated to continue his Minor League rehab assignment with Triple-A Columbus on Tuesday night.
"Bourny is doing really well," Francona said. "I wouldn't be surprised if he plays for us this weekend. We've just got to sit with Bourny and figure out how to get him to this weekend, just because we have a day off on Thursday, and having him sitting for a couple days might not make sense.
"So we'll sit with him and kind of figure out the best way to get him back here where he feels good about himself, and also has as many at-bats as he can get without having too many, because he's not ready to quite play every day."
Bourn has been on the disabled list since July 6 with a left hamstring injury, marking his third setback with the leg this season. Through his first three Minor League rehab appearances, he has gone 1-for-14 at the plate between stops with Double-A Akron (two games) and Columbus.
In 66 games this season, Bourn is hitting .267 with three home runs, nine doubles, seven triples, seven stolen bases, 21 RBIs and 37 runs scored. Cleveland signed the center fielder to a four-year deal worth $48 million prior to last season.
Jordan Bastian is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Major League Bastian, and follow him on Twitter @MLBastian. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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San Jose is slowly planning its compliance with November's Measure B, which raises the city's minimum wage from $8 to $10 per hour for commercial and nonprofit businesses within the city.
The increase will affect any employee working more than two hours a week for businesses in the city, businesses required to pay city business tax, businesses that are based in San Jose and those whose employees are working in the city even if the business is based outside city limits.
The measure was passed by 59.6 percent of San Jose voters. Late this month a committee began setting up a structure for compliance with the new wage, which goes into effect March 11.
City staff is notifying affected businesses using the finance department's business tax amnesty program and business tax renewal forms with updated information about the ordinance.
The information includes a fact sheet and the minimum wage ordinance email address–firstname.lastname@example.com–for businesses and the public to ask questions. Staff plans to update the website with answers to frequently asked questions and concerns based on website, email and telephone inquiries.
That team will be led by the public work's office of equality assurance, which will enforce the measure on a complaint basis. The remaining team members come from the city manager's and city attorney's offices, the departments of finance and human resources and the office of economic development.
Prior to implementation, city staff will conduct public outreach and education. Besides creating an official wage bulletin in January, developing ordinance highlights and a list of frequently asked questions, staff will prepare mailings to business owners using the tax amnesty program and its business tax program renewals.
The city's website will be updated frequently. Staff will provide information to employee and employer communities; offer materials to city council offices for newsletters; and put together scripts for public service radio announcements.
The group already has a dedicated phone line and email address and is developing employee questionnaires and declarations in support of claims, notices to employers of claims, notice of determination to employers, internal processes and administrative citations. It and a new minimum wage staff, likely to be set up in late February, will develop regulations as necessary.
Developing that staff will come slowly, according to David Vossbrink, the city's communications manager, starting with as few as two staff members and adjusting as necessary.
The city also has no budget for the staff, although early rough estimates, based on San Francisco's ordinance and adjusted to San Jose's businesses, expect it to run about $600,000, Vossbrink said. The exact figure is unknown. "We have to learn by doing," he said.
The ordinance staff hasn't been formally budgeted, he added, because it wasn't part of the budget process during the early months of this year. Instead, it will be determined in February when the city adjusts its mid-year budget for items and issues not planned earlier.
The staff will be based in the public works office under division manager Nina Grayson. Her team works on the city's living and prevailing wages as well as Americans With Disabilities compliance issues.
The staff plans to conduct outreach with employers throughout the community using chambers of commerce from San Jose and nearby cities, minority chambers, neighborhood business associations and specific business associations, including those serving restaurants, landscape contractors and building management industries.
The staff also will reach out to Work2future job training vendors, payroll service providers, local colleges and universities, high schools–including those with job placement centers or school publications–city council office newsletters, Spanish, Vietnamese and other Asian publications, radio, television, public service announcements, labor organizations and the media.


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Hawaii Bowl: Fresno State (9-3) vs. SMU (6-6)
When: Dec. 24
Where: Honolulu
Time/TV: 8 p.m., ESPN
SMU slipped into a bowl game with a 6-6 record after a 35-27 win against Tulsa in the regular-season finale. Transfer Garrett Gilbert, best remembered for replacing Colt McCoy in the 2010 BCS championship game with Texas, has 2,720 yards passing this season and also rushed for more than 90 yards in two of the Mustangs' last three games. Under first-year coach Tim DeRuyter, Fresno heads to Hawaii on a five-game winning streak. Junior Derek Carr, brother of former No. 1 pick David Carr, has 36 TD passes and just five interceptions. His 311.8 passing yards per game rank eighth in the FBS. On defense, the Bulldogs' star is senior defensive back Phillip Thomas, who leads the nation with eight interceptions.
NFL prospect to watch: Margus Hunt, DE, SMU. The Estonian has the size (6-8, 280 pounds) and athleticism to make some NFL scouts drool. He is the type of player who will buoy his production with a great Combine.
SN's pick: Fresno State. The Hawaii Bowl is no stranger to shootouts; the winner scored at least 41 points eight straight years before last season. The Mustangs won this bowl in 2009 but won't be able to slow Carr.
Instant replay: Hawaii's Jason Rivers set an NCAA bowl record with 308 receiving yards in a 41-24 win against Arizona State in the 2006 Hawaii Bowl. Colt Brennan finished with 559 yards and five TDs passing.


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Well all I had a good first day back at chemo. It's been about a month! The doc went over my latest scan and was happy with the results. Rather then continuing chemo or onto the y90. She is feeling encouraged and more hopeful and wnts to take my case back to the board for surgery consult. This is the first time she has ever brought this up. She is happy with how things are going and while the right side with the tumor is shrinking she said the left is kind of expanding and its all from what they can tell healthy tissue. So sounds like the debate will be d I have enough good tissue if the right is resected. I'm just so happy she is considering this now as a possible option. I'm also still going to seattle for a surgical consult as well.


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The indices didn't make a big move this week but managed to add about 0.5%. What was most impressive was the strength of the underlying support. The market closed near the highs on four of the five days and intraday weakness didn't last long.
A number of bears are arguing that this is a negative because it indicates that too many market players are overconfident and at high risk of being caught in a reversal. While there is obvious buying interest, I'm not seeing wild speculation or overly aggressive buying. It is mostly solid stock-picking, which is nice to see after the the market's behavior during the fiscal-cliff debate....131 more words left in this article. To read them, just click below and try Real Money FREE for 14 days.
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John Hawkes can express more with just his face than most actors can convey with their whole body. Certainly the actor is generating serious Oscar buzz for his spellbinding turn as paralyzed Berkeley poet Mark O'Brien in the new movie "The Sessions." Struck by polio as a boy, he spent most of his life in an iron lung.
Born John Marvin Perkins in 1959, the 53-year-old actor says he approaches every part from the inside out. He also looks for challenges instead of big paychecks, all of which made O'Brien a part he was dying to play. But Hawkes says it was just as important to capture O'Brien's wit and tenacity as his paralysis. In honor of "The Sessions," which also stars Helen Hunt as the sex therapist O'Brien falls for, we thought we would share the top 5 things you should know about Hawkes.
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Renal VisorThese brain teasers rely on your ability to recognize groups of common attributes. For each of these puzzles you'll need to figure out why the words or letters are grouped as they are. Sometimes you will be asked to pick the odd-one-out or to place a new word into the correct group.
Which word in Group B can be added to Group A? Why?
Group A: diction, equate, renal, visor
Group B: concrete, greedy, mission, stupid, without, yodel
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Inside the Vault presents Terry Dunn, quality assurance tester.
What's your job at Bethesda?
I am a quality assurance tester, which basically means I get to play games for a living. While it may sound like a glorified position to some, it actually requires persistence, conviction, and thoroughness. It's my job to track down issues in our games, find a way to reproduce it if possible, and then write a report up for it and submit it to the developers for review. When fixes come in, I double check it to make sure the problem has been resolved.
What other games have you worked on?
Aside from Fallout 3, I've worked out Star Trek: Conquest on PS2, Ducati Moto for the DS, and also helped out on AMF Bowling: Pinbusters! for the DS.
What is the best part about working as a tester? The worst part?
Best: Depending on when you come in on a project, it's really interesting to see the different phases a game can go through during a development cycle, and how much the different gameplay elements and quests can evolve over a period of time. It should also go without saying that getting to experience a highly-anticipated title first hand before the general public is a nice perk.
Worst: Easily the one thing I dread are bugs that have low reproducibility. These are bugs that can be a real pain to replicate and sometimes they require an odd combination of steps to reproduce, an extended amount of play time, or in some cases, it might even just be a fluke. You never know.
How did you get into the industry? Do you have any tips for breaking in?
This wasn't a walk in the park for me. I had to constantly check in with HR for openings and eventually I got my foot in the door. I started out with an internship on Conquest, and got hired back full time a few months later for Ducati and Fallout 3.
You just have to keep at it — persistence and tactfulness are key.
What would you say is your personal favorite game of all time?
I was always a huge fan of Xenogears on the original PlayStation. I can honestly say it was one of the few linear RPGs that I played through more than once. It was an odd combination of Mechs, martial arts, magic, and awesome story that just drew me in again and again. The original dev team at Squaresoft supposedly had a prequel and several sequels already in the works, but the team left Square and couldn't exactly take all the original rights to the game with them. They came out with the Xenosaga trilogy later on, but it just wasn't the same for me.
What games are you looking forward to?
I know it sounds corny, but I'm actually looking forward to Fallout 3, or rather, some of my friends are really looking forward to it, and it's going to be cool seeing what their take on the game is.
I have high hopes for the next big MMO, whatever that may be, but I don't think it's here yet. I was a big WoW fan, and am willing to try the new expansion out this fall. I didn't care for anything else that's out now. When I have time, I'm looking forward to spending more time with Spore.
I'm also looking forward to Starcraft 2 and Diablo 3. (Isn't it obvious I like Blizzard?)
What makes you get out of bed in the morning?
I hop out of bed whistling with a smile on my face! I don't even need an alarm.
No, really, I hate getting up. I don't care what job I have. I get up because I have to go to work. 🙂
Worst job you've ever had?
I used to work for a food/drink vendor manufacturer. I had to get up wicked early, was usually sore when I got off work, and was sore when I woke up the next morning, so I knew it was always going to be a fun day ahead of me. Also, this one time I drilled a hole in my thumb… yeah that sucked.
Any other hobbies and interests? What do you enjoy doing in your spare time?
I like to get out as often as I can without spending a lot of money, so this generally involves outdoorsy type things with my friends. We went spelunking recently and I realized what a sissy I can be, but it was fun nonetheless. I also like to draw, listen to music, go to movies, and play games mostly. Or just whatever's else is fun.


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Southern Californians endured "Carmageddon 2" last week only to run head-long into "Gasmageddon" after the cost of gasoline hit a record high Friday.
The previous statewide average record high of $4.58 a gallon on June 15, 2008, fell Friday when the price hit $4.59 a gallon for regular, said Patrick DeHaan, senior petroleum analyst for GasBuddy.com .
And the worst may not yet be over.
"Prices at retail stations have skyrocketed in the last few days across all of California," DeHaan said.
"The increases come on the heel of various refinery issues, seemingly triggered by ExxonMobil's Torrance refinery suffering a power issue earlier in the week. According to Exxon Mobil, the refinery in question has come back online, and retail prices may peak in the next few days."
The steady hike has left many drivers, trucking companies and businesses worried about what seems temporary will cause a lot of damage.
"This is definitely not helping the situation with the economy, it's definitely making things worse," said Dan Boaz, president of AirFreight.com .
"It increases the shipping cost, because in turn, we have to increase the rate to cover the loads, and it's even worse for the drivers."
The Long Beach-based expedited trucking and air freight company works with about 11,000 drivers throughout the country and back in 2008 they lost a lot of drivers because they "just couldn't afford it."
"When the economy cuts down there aren't a lot of loads out there, so truckers turn in their equipment," Boaz said.
"The entire industry took a major hit and as these guys try to get back into it and these fuel prices go up, it really affects them."
Valerie Liese, owner of the Ontario-based Jack Jones Trucking, said everyone will have to increase their fuel surcharge and in the long run it's going to cost the consumer.
"We're getting charged more for fuel, and we have to up our prices, so we have to charge our customers," she said.
"They have to up their prices to the end consumer, no matter if it's produce, clothes or house-hold items, everything is going to go sky high."
But the breaking point came when employees at Costco stations were forced to close late Wednesday and Thursday and tell drivers they ran out of fuel.
On Friday, Costcos in Simi Valley, Northridge, Alhambra, Azusa, Montclair, Rancho Cucamonga, Chino Hills and San Bernardino still had gas.
Montclair and Fontana Costco stations were shut down since about 8 p.m. Wednesday, but Montclair resumed pumping gas on Friday.
Costco corporate officials hadn't returned multiple phone calls since Thursday.
DeHaan said the increase in prices for drivers simply means reaching even deeper into their wallets, or taking out another $20 when they go to the ATM.
What makes it worse is California is alone in its rapid rise in gasoline prices, DeHaan said.
"Arizona may see some slight increase, but in the state of California, everybody is certainly feeling a very similar pain at the pump and anguish as well," he said.
The Big Bear Lake Resort Association is offering up to $100 in gas cards for guests looking to stay at a participating lodge.
The promotion is nothing new for the area that has started to see a surge in gas prices, said Dan McKernan, spokesman for the association.
"We saw it coming last spring and we wanted to make sure we were taking care of our guests," McKernan said.
"And if they were deciding on what to do, this gave them a little incentive to get up here and we'll fill up their tank for them."
The turn in gas prices came a week after the closure of a 10-mile stretch of the 405 Freeway – called "Carmageddon 2" – as demolition crews completed work on the Mulholland Bridge.
Staff Writers Brian Day, Rick Orlov and Gregory J. Wilcox contributed to this report.
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1874 enjoying thrill of the chase, says Duckworth
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8:00am Wednesday 19th March 2014
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LEE Duckworth insists that 1874 Northwich prefer to chase, and not lead, in a race for promotion to the North West Counties League top tier.
His side, third in the Division One table, kick off tonight's game at Darwen four points adrift of second spot.
Current incumbents Formby host fifth-placed Hanley, contenders themselves to go up, at the same time.
"We're happy playing catch-up," said Duckworth, assistant to boss Ian Street.
"I know lots of managers go on about having points in the bag, but we feel differently.
"The teams above us have been there for such a long time now, so they have to deal with the pressure of everybody else expecting them to finish the job of being promoted.
"That leaves us to just get on with what we've been doing, which is to keep picking up points as we quietly go along."
1874 Northwich followed a single-goal success at Atherton Collieries with a similarly slender, and no less hard-fought, victory at home to back-markers Flixton Villa last Tuesday.
Danny Thomas' was the game's decisive touch in the final quarter of an hour.
Duckworth said: "There were a lot of tired legs on the pitch and they wanted to beat us, so raised their game.
"Ian said to us at half time that we needed to find a way to win even though we were below our best. Luckily Danny was in the right place to help us do exactly that.
"I think it's a game we wouldn't have won a few months ago. Back then we'd have panicked if things weren't going our way, so to get over the line the way we did is a sign of the progress we've made."
He hailed too the parts played by Thomas, Matthew Woolley and Connor Tagoe who covered the absence of more familiar faces in defence.
"They did themselves a lot of credit," he added.
"It's proof that the squad is more important than the 11 names on the teamsheet at the start of the game. They came in and did their job with no fuss. We'll likely need more of that before the season ends."
1874 play the return match at home to Atherton Collieries this weekend before visiting Hanley next Tuesday.
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Coach (COH) is headed for a retest of its 2012 lows. The stock is off more than 2.5% at midday, and has fallen below the $49 level. This weak action is the fourth negative day in a row for the specialty retailer, and extends the stock's ugly late-January breakdown. Including Monday's drop, Coach is now down more than 20% from its pre-earnings close on Jan. 22. With a test of last year's $48.20 low close at hand, Coach is becoming oversold and may be preparing for a rebound.Coach (COH) -- Daily Source: TradeStation View Chart » View in New Window »
I am nibbling on the stock Monday, having opened a small long position near $49. As the stock continues to fade, I expect the $48 area to be hit soon. If it can stabilize near the 2012 lows, I will add to positions, as I believe this is a solid support zone. With selling pressure tapering a bit and an oversold condition developing, Coach currently looks like a low-risk buy....59 more words left in this article. To read them, just click below and try Real Money FREE for 14 days.
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DAYTON, Ohio (AP) -- A former director of a funeral home in southwest Ohio is facing charges of theft, tampering of records and other felony counts.
Owner Scherrie McLin is accused of accepting money for prepaid funeral expenses and using the funds for personal use.
Montgomery County Prosecutor Mat Heck Jr. said Tuesday McLin illegally converted more than $200,000 for so-called "pre-needs" contracts from more than 50 people.
Heck says a grand jury has indicted McLin on 17 felony counts, including theft from an elderly or disabled person.
Heck's office says no attorney of record is listed for McLin yet.
Last year, more than 50 boxes of cremated human remains were found at a house McLin co-owned that was under foreclosure. The charges Tuesday stemmed from an investigation that was unrelated to the remains.


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Scaffolding in Warminster High Street is due to come down next week, after almost two years of complaints about the "eyesore" from residents and councillors in the town.
Residents in Warminster have repeatedly registered dismay at the scaffolding in front of 1-3 High Street, which many considered to be having a detrimental impact on the town.
Councillor Andrew Davis met the agents of the building, Haycocks High Performance Property, in November last year and was told that the internal work required to ensure the building's safety had been carried out and the scaffolding could be removed.
However, due to a series of setbacks experienced by the agents, not all of the deadlines originally promised could be met and residents were once again left questioning when the scaffolding would be removed.
Cllr Davis said: "I am relieved to have heard from the agents and we have had an assurance that they hope to start work on the scaffolding in the next week and have it down before Easter.
"After such a long period of time, it is one eyesore I am hoping will be removed from the High Street. The agents told me they had difficulties with some of their other developments around the country.
"We had a meeting in November when they promised it would be gone by the end of January, but due to delays that didn't happen.
"They have been paying to keep the scaffolding up to keep it safe, as some of the work can't be done until they start taking the scaffolding down.
"They have not breeched any rules as it's a private building and a private developer, so it has been out of the council's control. It will now be a gradual reduction of the scaffolding as they finish off the rest of the safety work."
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LOWER LAKE -- A Forestville man died in a high-speed crash authorities say occurred after he tried to pass another car on a blind curve on Highway 29 early Saturday evening.
Lake County Sheriff's Lt. Steve Brooks identified the victim as Dale Victor McCormick, 57. He was the county's 12th traffic fatality of the year.
McCormick was driving a 1997 BMW northbound on the highway at a high rate of speed when he tried to pass a vehicle in front of him on a blind corner south of Doten Road outside Lower Lake around 5:15 p.m. Saturday, California Highway Patrol Officer Arthur Dye stated.
The BMW crossed the double-yellow lines, nearly hit an oncoming car and swerved back to the right, Dye stated. McCormick then lost control of the vehicle, which went off the highway, struck a utility pole and overturned, the officer added.
Unbelted passenger Victoria Soulier, 62, of Clearlake was thrown from the BMW as it rolled, according to Dye. REACH airlifted Soulier to Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital with undisclosed major injuries.
McCormick remained inside the car during the crash and suffered fatal injuries, Dye stated.
Records indicated McCormick resided in Forestville, but a family member said he recently bought a home in Clearlake, according to Brooks.
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Duffus & The Snack Game 2Mystery teasers are little stories where you need to figure out what happened based on the given clues.
Duffus loved potato chips almost as much as he loved his tea. The problem was when he had large family gatherings, all the kids would devour his snacks before he could. His marble game worked for a while, but his trick was soon found out. So, Duffus came up with another way to keep the snacks for himself and yet make it seem as though he wasn't the greedy snack hog he was. Duffus took two large bowls, one wood and one plastic, and placed them up high so that the kids couldn't see the contents.
He then said, "One is full and the other is empty. You get whatever is in the bowl you pick. You can pick only once, but you must decipher my clues and explain to me which bowl you think has the chips and why. And no random guessing allowed."
He then gave them these clues:
1. The polyester shirt I'm wearing.
2. A cotton shirt in my closet.
3. A hollow cardboard toilet paper roll.
4. This plastic cup I'm drinking my tea from.
5. The acrylic socks I'm wearing.
6. An empty paper lunch bag.
What do the clues have in common with each other and the bowls?
HintWhich items are full & which are empty?
AnswerAll the kids were stumped except one young girl who gave the correct answer.
The items made from synthetic materials (polyester, plastic, acrylic) all have something in them. The items made from natural materials (cotton, cardboard, paper) are all empty. Therefore the plastic bowl (being synthetic) has the chips and the wood bowl (being natural) is empty. Duffus had to hand over the chips and again was left plotting another snack game. But that's another teaser.
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The real elephant in the room for this nation to deal with is not the cliff ? tax rates, or government size or programs that fill our news media day.
The real elephant is our labor force, who is changing because of automation, lost manufacturing jobs that lead the pay rates across our nation. Those job losses are not coming back and the new workforce of our present day service workers, the burger flippers, retail consumer employees like those who work in grocery stores, big-box stores and small retail businesses, are beginning to demand and will continue to do so into the future, pay, at a level that they can purchase homes, raise families, buy cars, etc.
This means less cheaper food. All consumer goods in general are going to take a price hike not experienced in the past.
It's just the way it will be.
Our nation's citizens will have to put more of their spendable dollars on the basic products needed to live our daily lives with.
Those who are already adjusting to this will have it better in the future than those who are still filling their shopping carts with less needed goods.
Labor unions will grow, not die like so many pro-business advocates have worked so hard and killing.
Investors will not see the high rates on their investments that they have enjoyed in the past 30 years, because retail prices that will go up to cover the new higher wages will put out of reach, price wise, if companies do not lower the dividends paid at the present time.
We will as a nation adjust to all of this and continue to offer the American Dream to this newer, high-paid labor force.
The biggest thing now is to accept this, gain the pay rates needed by the new labor force, and get on with our daily lives. Remember in the ?20s, jeans cost 10 cents a pair and we are still buying them at today's prices.
If we as a nation do not adjust we will see our own streets filled with harmful protests as those who labor for our everyday needs refuse to live on income standards that allow for never gaining the American Dream, that hard work always allowed our citizens to experience in their daily lives in the past.
We could increase the importance and power of new unions to give labor a voice in new areas of business and demand that our justice department oversee that they are run properly, legally, ridding the problems of some of the unions of the past.
Our leadership in D.C. needs to produce laws that help these new unions have a path to become part of our national economy's future growth in a fair and honest way.
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A 29-year-old Vallejo woman was hit and killed by an Amtrak train on Sunday at the Davis Amtrak Station.
The Yolo County Coroner's Office identified the woman as Andrea Laurette Mrotz. An autopsy is scheduled for Tuesday afternoon.
Amtrak officials reported the woman was trespassing on the tracks when she was struck.
The accident occurred around 7:07 p.m. when the eastbound Capitol Corridor train was pulling into the Davis station.
None of the 314 passengers or crew members on the train were injured, and it was not known why Mrotz was on the tracks.


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BILLINGS -- The Montana Girls STEM Collaborative Project (MGSCP) will host a half-day workshop on Friday, April 12, in Billings.
The event focuses on collaboration and is designed for organizations and individuals who are committed to informing and motivating girls to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics and to encourage collaboration and improve inter-program communication.
The workshop, called the "Collaboration Forum," will provide an opportunity for participants to hear about successful programs in the state, develop a plan for a collaborative project and learn about the activities of the Montana Girls STEM Collaborative, including how to apply for mini-grants.
Anyone is welcome to attend, including representatives from businesses, non-profits and government; as well as teachers, counselors, administrators and staff from K-12, higher education and informal education. The workshop takes place from 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. at MSU-Billings Downtown.
The registration fee is $10, which covers conference materials and refreshments. Participants can register online at http://www.ngcproject.org/montana-girls-stem-collaborative-collaboration-forum
Those who are unable to pay by credit card and would like to make arrangements for another form of payment can contact Martha Peters at Montana State University: firstname.lastname@example.com. Peters can also share information about scholarships for those who are unable to pay the registration fee.
The Montana Girls STEM Collaborative is a National Science Foundation-funded effort that encourages girls to pursue STEM careers and studies.
Evelyn Boswell, (406) 994-5135 or email@example.com


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Nov. 22, 2004
Environmental Task Force 'Heads Up' To 'Crack Down'
AUSTIN, Texas – Captain and Chief Pilot Lee Finch flew choppers for the military in Vietnam and Bosnia, but as Texas Parks and Wildlife Department's chief pilot, he's not looking for just a thrill ride anymore. Though some of his work involves chasing bad guys like poachers along the Gulf of Mexico, he says his most rewarding flight has been a wildlife survey in which a team counted bighorn sheep in the Sierra Diablo Mountains.
On the survey, they counted more bighorn sheep than ever before, which in turn allowed for more hunts. At 600 feet, the group got to poke in and out of the mountains observing the animals.
Finch has been a pilot for 36 years, and with TPWD for the last 10. He is an airline transport pilot and multi-engine flight instructor, as well as an instrument instructor in both airplanes and helicopters.
Finch and a task force combined from several state agencies patrol Texas making sure our animals, land and water are not violated by environmental crimes.
"We want to make it safe and pleasurable state for everyone in Texas enjoying the great outdoors," said Finch.
Last Wednesday Finch flew members of the Texas Environmental Crimes task force in a survey of three sites suspected of storing or dumping hazardous waste materials. Sgt. Game Warden Jonathan Gray from TPWD Environmental Special Investigations and Dan McReynolds, an investigator from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality are in charge of the investigation.
"How covert do we need to be?" asked Finch as we neared the first house in question and we hooked a sharp left for McReynolds to get photographs.
Law enforcement for TPWD is not a typical 40-hour workweek. The TPWD pilots, including two others besides Finch, are on call all the time. And like most law enforcement, those calls to duty are with short notice. Environmental crimes investigators such as Gray respond to calls from neighbors, disgruntled employees or concerned citizens about strange chemical smells or suspicious activity.
"I love the investigative nature of the work, though I don't want to play down being a uniformed game warden. That was the best seven years of my life," said Gray. "But it's different because there's no quick satisfaction."
Gray explained that many of the environmental investigations can take one to two years to reach final disposition. Though this is a significant expenditure of man hours, it contributes to the same effort as that of the uniformed game warden—protecting wildlife and the habitat they thrive in.
"The helicopter is just one of the assets that TPWD contributes to the task force resources," he added.
The helicopter is a Bell Jet Ranger, an army surplus model OH-58. The O and H stand for "observation helicopter," as distinguished from utility or attack helicopters.
TPWD law enforcement pilots fly the OH-58 over Texas searching for hazardous waste violations and other types of crimes such as poaching.
There are probably more illegal dumping problems in Texas than the two small investigative units can deal with, said Gray. His unit contains only seven people and McReynold's contains nine. This group of specially-trained investigators is responsible for the entire state.
"We make a good team because of our different backgrounds," said McReynolds, whose training is science-related and technical, while Gray and Finch are trained in law enforcement, and, of course, flight.
As the copter glided over the oak-lined hills of Austin, the wardens discussed fishing and hunting and the accuracy of global positioning systems. At all three sites, drums of suspect waste were spotted and photographed.
"It changes every day," said Gray. "And in the scheme of things, I like to think I'm making an impact. Our goal is ultimately to protect our habitat for wildlife and for our quality of life."
Just as there are two ways to drive a car, said Finch, there are two ways to fly a helicopter—reckless or safe. The thrill for these men, it seems, comes from flying safe and keeping Texas clean.
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Building An Air Tank Frame - Tech
It's Not As Hard As You Think
If you're building a back half for your truck, why not put the new-found real estate to use? The time it will take you to do this will probably be less than the time you will spend trying to figure out where to put the two-or more-round air tanks. And besides, it's a really cool conversation piece when you're at a dinner party or your next family gathering. Trust us, your mom will be so proud.
The only real concern you'll have when building an air tank into your frame is using material that is thick enough to not pucker out with 200 psi (pounds per square inch) pushing against it. Have you ever noticed that there aren't very many air tanks with any flat sides? That's because the pressure wants to curve the material. Think about a balloon. Balloons can be made long or narrow, but by no stretch are you going to see a square one, no matter what the balloon looked like deflated. So, use material that is at least .120 wall, (1/8-inch thick) which is the very least you should be using to start with.
Now, other than making sure the welds don't leak, capping the ends of the tank and welding in some threaded bungs-there's not much difference from building any other frame. The trick is welding hot and consistently-and definitely don't stitch weld. When the tank is finished, test the welds by filling the frame with air and using soap and water to check for leaks. If you find a pin hole, use a drill bit to remove some material and weld it back up. It would also be a good idea to make sure that that the tank doesn't touch the ground if you plan on draggin' your ride.
Most back-halves will net you about 5 gallons of air. To do a quick calculation, you can multiply the frame material height by the width, then by the length of material you will be using in inches, and then divide it by 216. That will give you a round-about figure to use. Some people ask about coating the inside of the frame, but as long as you use a water trap to be safe, the little moisture that develops over time is hardly enough to do any damage.
Follow along to see just how easy it is to save some space! For more information, contact the company listed in the source box.
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The first phase of the Dulles Corridor Metrorail project will likely come in overbudget, a rail administrator told the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority today.
Pat Nowakowski, executive director of the Dulles Metrorail Project, said phase one of the project will exceed its $2.8 billion budget, WTOP reported. The Fairfax County Office of Financial and Program Audit found in October that the rail project was already six months behind schedule.
Unforeseen safety changes are the reason behind the shortfall, but Nowakowski said it is unknown if the first phase will need the extra $150 million he requested. Any leftover funds, he said, will go toward and emergency fund for later phases.
The two-phase plan will construct the 23-mile Silver Line, an extension of the existing Metro system to Dulles International Airport and Tyson's Corner in Virginia. The first phase includes building an off-shoot of the Orange Line at East Falls Church to the Wiehle Avenue Station in Reston, Va., while the second portion will add a line reaching Loudon County, Va. and Dulles International Airport.
Phase one is expected to be operational by the end of 2013.
This post was updated April 19, 2012 to reflect the following:
Due to an editing error, The Hatchet incorrectly identified Pat Nowakowski as "she." Nowakowski is male.


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College of Business Administration
Why Marquette Business?
First and foremost, we educate socially responsible global leaders. We focus on applied learning, that is, providing students with practical business experiences as well as theory-based learning.
Our over 20,000 alumni are successful business leaders in organizations all over the world. Our faculty are well-respected experts in their field who are accessible to students. Our urban location provides countless opportunities for internships and jobs in the Milwaukee and Chicago areas. Our reputation and alumni network will serve as a powerful resource for you throughout your career.
As an undergraduate business student at Marquette, you have the following advantages.
- Direct entry to the business school as a new student
- Access to faculty who bring their research and experience into the classroom, teach, advise and connect you with prospective employers and alumni
- Ten majors available; students can double major and still graduate in four years
- Five year programs leading to master's degrees
- LEAD career development program to help you choose a major, strengthen your leadership and communication skills, learn how to interview and network
- Business Career Center with access to on-campus recruiters, jobs and internship database, career development events, and resume writing assistance
- Mentor program with participation by over 150 Marquette business alumni
- Study abroad opportunities with director and staff in the dean's office
- Active business student organizations in functional areas such as accounting, finance, marketing, information technology, women's leadership, etc.
We invite you to come to campus, join us on Facebook or contact Mr. Joe Terrian, Assistant Dean, firstname.lastname@example.com, (414) 288-7142


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Ooh. A coderef in @INC. Nice stuff.
Well, I've just tested it, and it's far too verbose for my needs, since it lists every module that ever gets used. Module::Info could help by filtering out the core modules, but many modules in the same distribution will be listed.
By the way, the script that I posted has a few problems filtering some modules from the list.


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Dr. Harsha Abeyaratne to perform at Carnegie Hall, December 14
Professor of Music Dr. Harsha Abeyaratne will perform a solo recital at
Carnegie Hall's Weill Recital Hall on Friday, December 14, at 8:00
The performance is his New York solo debut, and
will feature Robert Muczynski's Third Piano Sonata and Franz Liszt's
Mephisto Waltz.
Tickets, $20 each, are available at
www.carnegiehall.org, by calling 212-247-7800. Anyone interested in
seeing Abeyaratne's concert can travel to New York on a bus being
chartered by the Department of Music. The cost, including a concert
ticket, is $120. The bus will leave from Brown Chapel on Thursday,
December 13, at 9:00 p.m., and arrive in New York the morning of the 14th.
The day of the concert will allow time for sightseeing in the city, and
the bus will heave New York immediately following Dr. Abeyaratne's
concert, at roughly 10:00 p.m. Seating on the bus is limited to 55
people, and approximately 20 seats are currently taken. To make a
reservation, call the Department of Music at 740-826-8095.
In addition to his teaching responsibilities, Dr.
Abeyaratne is an active collaborative pianist and soloist. In recent
years, he has appeared as a soloist with the National Symphony Orchestra
of Sri Lanka and the Southeastern Ohio Symphony Orchestra. In addition,
he has collaborated with world-renowned clarinetist Rebecca Rischin and
internationally recognized jazz violinist Randy Sabien.
As a collaborative pianist, Dr. Abeyaratne has
played numerous works written by contemporary composers and performed
with professional musicians at summer concerts at the University of
Southern Oregon and the Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp. His solo concerts
include a performance of Rhapsody in Blue with the Muskingum Valley Symphonic Winds, a Liszt/Schumann recital, which featured Liszt's B minor Sonata at The Ohio State University, and Chopin recitals at Marshall
University and Jacksonville University. Also active as a chamber
musician, he performs regularly as a member of The Alato Trio.
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