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February 2011 Crab Trap Removal Marks 10th Anniversary
Decade-long Cleanup Removes 29,053 Wire Traps from Texas Bays
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – It's hard to imagine a pile of crusty old derelict crab traps stretching over 29,000 traps high, but that is where the tally stands after this past February marked the 10th anniversary of the Texas Abandoned Crab Trap Removal Program.
After 10 years, the annual cleanup still has an enthusiastic set of volunteers that are not afraid to get wet and muddy removing what they see as a form of marine debris that doubles as both an eye sore and dangerous killer of aquatic life.
Each February since 2002, a small army of volunteers has descended on the coast to remove derelict crab traps. In year one, more than 8,000 traps were removed, but in subsequent years, less and less traps were located. This year yielded 1,491 traps removed, the second fewest since the program began.
Nevertheless, the same old stories continue to filter in about the "ghost fishing" effect of these traps. One volunteer removing traps near the mouth of the Guadalupe River reported 25 live sheepshead in a single trap. Another Galveston Bay volunteer documented the remains of a diamond-backed terrapin. And in all areas, blue and stone crabs – the original target species of these now-derelict traps – continue to be found.
Not all reports are alarming though. Several volunteers reported that it was hard to find traps, indicating most areas are seeing fewer abandoned traps. some volunteers reported a "slow day" when they reported to the drop-off locations.
In celebration of the 10th anniversary, a drawing was held this year among all the participants to receive one of two TPWD saltwater stamp prints as a token of appreciation. Due to the luck of the draw, both winners were from Rockport. One was Philip Durst, who removed traps from the upper portion of Aransas Bay. The other as Chet Cloudt, who removed eight traps by kayak in a St. Charles Bay adventure from Big Tree to the HWY 35 bridge on Cavasso Creek alongside a couple of TPWD biologists.
As in years past, the program would not have been nearly as successful had it not been for the generous donations of gloves by CCA Texas, tarps from the Coastal Bend Bays & Estuaries Program and free dumpsters from Commercial Metals Inc., as well as the valuable donations of many other partners and volunteers.
With 29,053 traps removed from the coast in the past 10 years, it would not be unreasonable to step back and proclaim, "Nice job folks. You're working yourselves out of a job!"
Nonetheless, plans are proceeding for the next crab trap cleanup. Volunteers should stay tuned to the TPWD website for details to come.
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Sexual assault charges have been dismissed against two of four members of the Virgil Apodaca family of North Platte, after the two men waited for months in jail, held on $1 million bonds.
Anthony and Jeromy Apodaca were initially charged with aiding and abetting the alleged rapes, which are thought to have occurred at two parties. Their father and brother, Virgil Sr. and Virgil Jr., Apodaca were suspected of the rapes.
At a preliminary hearing in Lincoln Court Thursday, defense attorneys successfully argued there is no hard physical evidence to connect Anthony and Jeromy to the alleged crimes.
Anthony was released from jail late Thursday. His brother Jeromy remains in jail, charged with procuring for a minor and violating probation.
The three women, all in their late teens, told police that they were drugged and raped, some repeatedly, at both parties on May 12 -- one at 1303 East Sixth and another party later at 420 West F.
Based on their statements and medical examinations, the prime suspect, Virgil Apodaca, Sr., 44, was arrested May 17, charged with first-degree sexual assault.
Within weeks, three sons -- Virgil Jr., Jeromy and Anthony -- were also arrested. Each of the sons were charged with aiding and abetting first-degree sexual assault, with each count carrying a maximum of 50 years imprisonment.
Based on the severity of the charges and their criminal histories, each of the bonds for the four men were set at $1 million.
Then, the defendants and prosecutors waited for DNA tests to be confirmed. When the lab results finally came back in early November, another man, Anthony Nunnenkamp, was charged for one of the alleged rapes, and preliminary court hearings were finally set.
All along, the suspects maintained their innocence.
In court, North Platte Police Investigator Roger Freeze recounted his investigation and the womens statements. Questioned by County Attorney Rebecca Harling, Freeze was on the stand for nearly two hours, often referring to a hefty stack of notes as he answered questions.
Freeze testified that DNA samples from the women and defendants were sent to the State Patrol Crime Lab. He said the results indicated sexual intercourse between at least one of the women and one of the Apodacas Virgil, Jr. but he said more precise testing is required to be sure the DNA makeup is properly differentiated between father and sons.
Freeze said the alleged victims told him that they had some liquor, but not enough to pass out. They all said they were in and out of consciousness at the parties, and were badly hung over for days afterwards.
One of the women told Freeze she recalled awakening at one time in a bedroom at the party on E. Sixth to find Virgil Jr. on top of her.
She also said she remembered Anthony in the room, and later she identified both Anthony and Virgil, Jr. to police from a photo lineup, Freeze said.
Freeze testified that the woman also showed him bruises on her knees and left thigh and she said that there was a sore spot on her head. She said she felt ill from the after effects of the drug for two days.
Another of the women told Freeze that she was handed a red-colored drink that resembled Kool Aid at the party on E. Sixth. And, Freeze said she had bruises on her arms, neck and chest.
The third woman also told Freeze that she was given a red-colored drink at the parties. She said some Hispanic men told her she couldnt go through a bedroom to use a bathroom at the first party, and they seeming guarding the door.
All of that indicated the women were assaulted, but on the other hand, one of the women told Freeze that later that night she drove Virgil Sr. and Virgil Jr. to Virgil Sr.s house on F St. And, another alleged victim said she rode along. Driving would have been difficult if not not impossible if the woman was drugged.
At Virgil Sr.s house, another party got underway. All three women said they received more red liquid there, and the assaults continued in the basement, according to the investigation.
But the victims did not place Anthony and Jeromy at the second party. Nor was DNA from either of them confirmed on sample swabs of the women.
In court, defense attorneys Stephen Potter and Patrick Heng said there is no physical evidence against their clients. And, they said the womens memories of events are unreliable because even the women said they were drugged and semi-conscious.
Although the womens statements seemed to indicate that Anthony and Jeromy were guarding the bedroom door where the alleged rapes occurred at the first party, Potter said even that couldnt be proven.
The victims only said there were some Hispanics blocking a door to the room, Potter said.
On Friday, Anthony Nunnenkamp, 28, of North Platte, was in Lincoln County Court for a contested preliminary hearing on a charge of first-degree sexual assault.
Police Investigator Roger Freeze testified that Nunnenkamp was reported to be at a party at 1303 East 6th, allegedly raping one of the three teenage women.
Freeze said the woman, who is in her later teens, said Nunnenkamp also raped her later at Virgil Apodaca, Sr.s house at 420 West F.
Freeze said that Nunnenkamp at first denied being at either one of the parties. But later he changed his story, saying he was at the party on Sixth but didnt know anything about any assaults.
But then in a third interview, Nunnenkamp said he was at a second party on F St. But, he denied having sex with anyone.
Finally, after Nunnenkamp was confronted with evidence that his DNA was on one of the girls clothes and in her vagina, he admitted to having sex with the girl at the house on F Street. But, he said that sex was consensual
Freeze also testified that he had talked with a witness, Christopher Boe, who told him he saw a man he later learned was Nunnenkamp at that party.
Freeze said Virgil Apodaca Sr. admitted being at the first party on Sixth St. along with his sons and Nunnenkamp. The senior Apodaca also said his sons Anthony and Virgil Jr., plus Nunnenkamp, were in a bedroom with girls at that party.
Freeze said Virgil Sr. told him that Nunnenkamp later had consensual sex with one of the girls at Virgils house on F Street. Virgil said Nunnenkamp and the girl had sex there, then Nunnenkamp left the party., only to come back later and have sex again with the girl.
On the other hand, the victim told Freeze that she did not consent to sex with anyone that night.
Investigators also found evidence of drugs mixed with alcohol at the second party, Freeze said. Drinking cups were seized and tested, and showed traces of methyl alcohol and a drug called MDM, also called the Love Drug, the active ingredient in MDMA (Ecstasy).
The drug causes hallucinations, euphoria and ultimately unconsciousness. The after effects include loss of memory and sluggishness.
The credibility of the victim's statements were also questioned. Witnesses told police that two of the women brought drugs to the party -- one a bag of pot and one a bag of cocaine, Freeze testified.
The credibility of the statements of the witness, Boe, was also called into question. Bow is currently in jail, also charged with sexual assault.
Defense Attorney Ryan Wilcox of McCook asked the court to dismiss the charge. He said there is not enough evidence to bind the case against Nunnenkamp to district court.
I admit my client hasnt been completely honest, Wilcox said of Nunnenkamp. (But) hes facing the possibility of spending the rest of his life in prison because (there is) an habitual criminal charge hanging over him.
Lincoln County Judge Michael Piccolo said he would consider the testimony and rule within 10 days if Nunnenkamp's case will be bound over to district court, where it would proceed toward trial.
Still unresolved
Charges are still pending against both Virgil Apodaca, Jr. and Sr., both of whom were at the second party where drugs were found in drinking cups.
Piccolo is expected to rule on the merits of Virgil Jr.s case within 10 days.
No date has been set yet for a preliminary hearing to consider the prosecution's evidence against Virgil, Sr., the prime suspect. Virgil Sr. has said he will also contest the charge.
Editor George Lauby contributed to this report.
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Earlier I posted a very brief synopsis of the ill-fated cruise. But I thought you might enjoy the actual letter sent to NCL corporate. Should you be considering a NCL Hawaii cruise, this should be a "must" read. Bear in mind, I'm a travel agent with almost 20 years of experience, so anyone can be fooled at least once. Regardless if you believe all of what you're about to read, consider this: if even a small percentage is factual, would you want to risk sailing with NCL Hawaii? And by the way, I can document everything I claim. So here goes .....
I was recommended to the NCL ship Pride of America by the head of my cruise department for a special occasion. She has more than forty-five cruises in her past, so I took her advice and booked three cabins. Two of which were balconied staterooms and one was an outside stateroom. Despite being a travel agency owner with almost twenty years experience and thirty-three years of cruising, I had never sailed with NCL previously. Everything I had been told/read about NCL had been generally positive, so I went on this cruise with no negative preconceptions. So when you read this letter, bear in mind that all six of my group were all smiles upon arrival. That was about to change.
1) Every dinner, without exception, until the fifth day of the cruise was served COLD. Steak, lobster, pasta it didnt matter what you ordered, the one thing you could depend on was that the food temperatures would be mildly cold to ice cold. Simply disgusting. And we were charged extra for this lousy food.
There is no excuse that can be made for frigid food. This is one of the two worst problems with NCL. Some dishes were so cold that the fats had started to congeal resulting in a revolting display of culinary stupidity.
2) The air department waited too long to book the return air for two of my guests
resulting in a connecting flight with an absurd four hour lay-over in SFO. Bear in mind that they have been awake for almost twenty-four hours. The nonstop Continental flight to Houston was available at the time of booking. I know this to be true as I did four of the tickets directly through our agency and got that exact flight. There is no excuse for this.
3) We paid for two balconied rooms. This was done so that while we were in dock we would have a beautiful view and be able to enjoy breakfast outside on our balcony. After all, since the ship sails at night and there is no view except that of blackness, this is the only reason to pay almost double the price of an inside cabin or an obstructed view cabin. However, for the entire cruise, our view consisted of rusted corrugated metal walls that totally blocked any view of anything other than rusted metal. I spoke to
at reception
about this problem and it was explained to me that the captain usually alternates sides of the ships in port so that this doesnt happen. Even after expressing our disgust that on our sixth morning aboard we still were looking at rusted metal walls, nothing was done. So that was our deluxe balcony stateroom view for the entire trip filthy, rusted corrugated metal walls. If in fact that this was the Captains decision, refusing to give us any of the view we paid for, is this the same Captain who ran over a navigational buoy in Honolulu a couple of months ago and then denied it to the
passengers? I ask this questioning his competence to be a Captain.
4) I know of no one who likes dirty silverware, although I always seemed to
get this at the buffets and outside dining. You get tired of picking dried, old food off your utensils. The inside restaurants never had this problem.
5) When you first arrive onboard, youre exhausted from the long flight. As a result, the next morning we went down to do specialty restaurant reservations. We were informed that all of the restaurants were sold out with the possible exception of a five oclock opening. This would mean that we would have to eliminate some of our selected shore excursions. After a
little conversation, the lady managed to get us into the steak house and Jeffersons Bistro at a more manageable time. Upon getting into these specialty restaurants we noticed that the tables were on average 60% empty. When a couple tried to get in without reservations, they were turned away. Yet when the crew walked in they got a seat immediately. This happened throughout the cruise. The crew getting priority over paying passengers exactly what kind of message does that confer upon your paying customers?
In every restaurant we kept a count of the number of empty tables, the number of refused customers and approximately how many waiters were working. So to deny reservations based on the presumed assumption that the restaurants
were full is a lie. So is the advertisement of Freestyle. This was unequivably the most rigid, inflexible and structured arrangements for dining that Ive ever experienced on a cruise. Simply inexcusable .
6) In every specialty restaurant we ate in, with the only exception being the East Meets West, every meal took a minimum of two and three-quarters of an hour to complete. We werent camping, we wanted to go see the
shows, but extraordinarily long time between when the waiter came by or we finally had a course brought to us, caused the entire party to miss every show on the boat. Whether the fault lies with the waiters, the cooks or
lack thereof, the result was the same. Why was this allowed to happen?
7) Virtually every employee (and this is well over twenty) we spoke to couldnt wait to end their employment with NCL. Some offered this tidbit without even being prompted. Many said they were holding out for their free flight home and that was the only thing keeping them on the ship. They complained of the lousy tipping policy, bad management, long hours, lack of respect, inability to see the places they were docked at and a multitude of other issues. In one interesting situation, while we were eating, one of the restaurant managers began a rant to three other employees, (in a very loud voice) of his dissatisfaction with NCL. He loudly proclaimed for half of the restaurant to hear You wonder why youve had four managers in the last thirty days? Well youre about to have five! Im quitting!! Now that sent a very explicit message to us. No wonder the service is so bad, the crew is mad too! Ive never known of any business in my lifetime that has had such an embittered staff. Additionally, Ive never had so many employees candidly sharing (without prompting) their horror stories about working about the Pride of America.
8) Hilo what a totally wasted stop. The time would have been better spent anywhere else in Hawaii. Id rather have stayed docked in Honolulu for another day just to avoid it. Predictable rain and poor selections of excursions make this a dreary, and pointless destination. We left Kauai early on the last
day. Id rather have the extra day there instead of an industrial city like Hilo.
9) While in Kona, I forgot my diving mask and had to return to the ship by tender. That was a mistake! The tender couldnt dock at the ship for well over an hour due to an eighteen (18) inch swell. Eighteen inches??
And these people manning the docks and the tenders are supposed to be sailors?? I asked the pilot if this was a joke and he said it was a safety issue. I say again eighteen inches?? The swell was more than that when I initially boarded the tender for the island. This was not a safety issue it was a competence/lack of training issue. And it was obvious. This is a subject I am familiar with as weve had boats far larger than the tender. Regardless, this amateur act cost me two hours of a far too short stay in Kona.
10) Most of the staff in restaurants (including the specialty restaurants) were
inexperienced and it showed. Many of the waiters told us that this was their first time to be a waiter. While they were never rude, they simply didnt have the necessary training or experience to be waiters. The only exceptions were the gentleman who helped us in Little Italy and the young lady in East
Meets West. The gentleman obviously was a pro. And the young lady told us that this was her first time waiting tables, but she did a very good job for someone so inexperienced.
While dining in the Liberty restaurant on the 17th of January we had a full demonstration of the lack of training. There were so many dishes and glasses being broken all around us for the entire dinner, that we started to wonder if
we had stumbled into a Greek wedding. After the first three or four times, the amusement factor is gone. There needs to be more waiters (probably double or more likely, triple the existing amount) and they need to be trained.
This is one of the more major issues and needs to dealt with ASAP.
11) While attempting to contact reception, using the phone in my stateroom, I found myself waiting through 152!! rings. And they never answered. Were they trying to send me a message by not answering, after they saw the cabin number? Had this been an isolated incident, I wouldnt be so paranoid. But with the constant problems we experienced while onboard, I wouldnt be surprised if this was in fact exactly why they refused to answer.
12) When I went to the dinner reservations area, the obviously harried woman behind the counter literally jumped down my throat. I didnt take serious offense because I could see she was really upset due to all the angry people
who couldnt get into the full specialty restaurants. I actually felt bad for her to be put in such a situation.
13) When I checked the price I paid (to see if there was a price change) a few weeks before the cruise, I found that the price had dropped by $300.00. I assumed that there would be no problem in getting the money back. I couldnt have been more wrong. This incident would take several pages to discuss. Ill just say that Ive been cheated and thats not too strong a word to use for the trouble Ive been through trying to resolve this issue.
14) Heres an interesting topic running out of food! This was a constant issue in all the restaurants. Heres just a few examples. No parmesan cheese. And we werent in the Italian restaurant. I was curious how those particular
patrons felt about that. While the ship was docked, one of the employees couldnt go to a grocery store?? No sweet rolls for breakfast at least the manager noticed it and tried to get someone to fix it. (no luck) No gravy for
the biscuits and gravy. No lamb in "specialty restaurant we paid extra to get into. We also found this less than entertaining: our menus explicitly mentions Grande Marnier atop the cheesecake but, when it finally arrived sans the liquor, we asked where it was. We were told Its too expensive, so we had to stop using it. Is this a joke?
15) The breakfast buffets were the best meals on the ship provided you could get there before they started putting all the food away thirty minutes before the buffet was supposed to close. This is not a joke you had to literally run from station to station to get the leftovers. And I say leftovers, because they
stopped putting out fresh food. There is no excuse for this. They began hiding the food first, on the outside rear deck. Oh, and by the way, nothing really helps the first meal of the day dining experience like inhaling mass amounts
of burning tobacco smoke. It shouldnt matter that its the outside deck people are eating. I dont appreciate smelling like an ashtray, which is what you are subjected to unless you go and change your previously clean clothes to
something else not reeking of the remnants of someone elses cigarette. I should say that hopefully its only cigarettes, as some were actually smoking cigars. This is a policy that should be changed immediately. And as usual,
even though we asked that smoking be banned in all restaurants due to the stink and the detrimental effect to their passengers with allergies and breathing/lung problems nothing was done. There is no excuse for this assault upon my health.
16) Virtually no Hawaiian food this is a Hawaiian cruise isnt it? Not even the most basic item coffee. Kona coffee is world famous and we were docked at Kona . and no Kona coffee?
17) The D.J. who ran the sounds for the dance floor was terrible. He didnt know
what to play or how to properly run the equipment. It was so bad it was comical. He flatly refused any requests or help. The sound system sounded like the loudest AM radio youve ever heard tinny. Unless of course you were in my cabin at one oclock in the morning trying to sleep. The sound was so loud it was shaking my room and it still sounded bad.
While I understand the previous D.J., the week before, had just been fired for having *** with a passenger in the public spaces, itd be better not to have any music in that room than to endure (once again) untrained people.
Had this been an isolated item, it would have been a funny story to tell clients and friends about . but its not. Its a symptom of an endemic employee service problem.
18) While trying to run from station to station for breakfast before all the food is
gone, someone had the good sense to run an employee fire drill! Now this is being done while the already angry, understaffed buffet people are putting away what little food is left. So since there are no trays to carry your food and the rear buffet has already closed, you are literally running back and forth from the stations, juggling your plates, to the rear outside dining area while the employees are busy trying to close all the doors. This of course, keeps you from getting to the rear smoke filled deck. The only word that comes to mind is stupidity. Why wasnt this done after lunch when most people are off the ship? Is this really so hard to figure out? The explanation that its for our safety is another lie.
19) Watered-down drinks. My friend Jim had to have the alcohol brought to him in a jigger as it was obvious he was being shorted. This occurred throughout the entire cruise in two different bars. Is this a company policy?
20) Having a mandatory ten dollar per person/per day tip policy is wrong. First,
it gives the traveler the impression that with the exception of booze that all of the gratuities are covered. Second, it demoralizes the members of your staff who depend on tips for a significant amount of their income. And as a result you wind up with most of the issues we encountered relating to bad service.
This is a policy that needs to be eliminated immediately.
21) The quality of the specialty restaurants simply doesnt match the additional fees that are charged. Most of the meals we had there were cold, plain and unattractive. In fact, they below the standards that I would accept at an entry-level cruise line. And for these exceptionally poor meals NCL charges more?
No wonder they were 60% empty consistently
And to add salt to the wound, some of the premium restaurants, in addition to their surcharge, had another surcharge if you ordered particular items. So NCLs policy is: charge for the meals, then charge to get in the specialty restaurants, then charge again for the food?? This is offensive and I sincerely
wonder who would be stupid enough to actually pay three times for the same meal? From what I saw from my week onboard, virtually no one.
This issue of the needless additional charges for the specialty restaurants, combined with cold food, poor service, bland presentation, long serving times, very high empty seat ratio and lousy method of reservations made it obvious
to everyone in my group that the specialty concept is a total failure. The only thing this specialty concept does is generate ill will. I would recommend ending it, and returning to a more conventional first and second seating arrangements for dinner. Your restaurants are simply not prepared to
deal with a true on demand restaurant environment.
22) We made one attempt to have a breakfast on our no-view balcony. It ended promptly when we were hit with the blast of a high-pressure water sprayer! Why NCL made the decision to blast the balconies with water during breakfast, which as stated earlier is why you have a balcony, escapes me.
This is another example of bad management or incompetence. Regardless of the reason, it effectively put an end to this (again cold) meal.
23) No robes in the cabin. Youre paying double the price of a standard cabin
and NCL cant put robes in the balconied cabins like other cruise lines?
Is this incompetence or cheapness?
24) When we got to the specialty restaurant Jeffersons Bistro, we were seated directly next to the kitchen exit. When we asked to be moved, youd have thought from the reaction of the wait staff that we had committed a crime. This exit should have an additional set of doors to quell the din from the kitchen or a double walk-around like professional restaurants.
We eventually got a new table(s) as the two tables were pushed together and were of different heights, resulting in the person seated in the middle (me) having his plate cocked at a fifteen degree angle. After what my group had been through just to get a quieter table, I didnt want to upset them any further
and sat through another disappointing cold meal.
25) When ordering dinner, I asked for two desserts and was told that I couldnt order both at the same time. I did such because the wait staff usually disappeared fifteen minutes after we sat down. I knew that if I wanted an
an additional dessert, itd probably take thirty to forty-five minutes to get it.
I shouldnt have even have bothered, as they werent up to cruise ship standards anyway. Actually, the desserts werent much better than McDonalds or Jack in the Box. At least since most of them were supposed to be cold, they arrived cold . just like our entrees.
26) I had a minimum of two, perhaps three conversations, with Mr.
(head of all restaurants on board) regarding the multitude of issues relating to the restaurants onboard. I asked that something be done about the conditions of the food and the staff. He had that deer-in-the-headlights look on his face. It was at that point, I realized that he had no control over the circus that NCL calls restaurants. At least he was able to get us into a few of the specialty restaurants.
27) I requested to personally meet with
(hotel director), repeatedly, to try to resolve at least a few of the problems everyone was having. Either he was never
informed or choose not to meet with me. I dont know which is correct but one can draw from the lousy experiences we all were having, that latter may be the reason. A gentleman, Haley I believe, was sent out as his sacrificial
aide. I related a few of the problems, and he was polite, but nothing changed.
28) After much discussion with
(NCL rep), she put a $200.00 ship-board
credit on our account due to the overcharge of our cabin. Of course, when we got onboard no credit. It took four days. When we checked outside our door for any messages, there were six letters from NCL. The first four were each a $100.00 credit, totaling $400.00. We both thought, oh my, theyre actually trying to do the right thing finally nope. The last two letters were actually letters rescinding $200.00 from our account!
The ship should be renamed the Embarrassment of America. The entire trip was a total disaster. Every moment onboard brought a fresh disappointment, even when we
thought it couldnt get much worse. The only positive thing that happened, is that the
ship didnt sink or catch fire. I could write another entire letter on the complaints I heard from other passengers. On each of the twenty-eight points I made earlier, there is a substantial amount of additional information pertaining to each. But to the constraints of space and my hand injury that makes typing extremely difficult, I have tried to give a brief synopsis of some of the problems. A mere letter cant convey how bad this cruise was had I not witnessed these acts personally, I dont know if I would have believed that a major cruise ship could have been so mismanaged, under staffed, under trained and such a travel nightmare.
I simply cant express our disappointment over this botched cruise and the fact it absolutely ruined my wifes 50th birthday.
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I'd say you did a rather remarkable job of expressing your dissapointment!
You thought we might enjoy this?
My question is if you are a travel agent with 20 years experience, and with all the negative publicity about NCL America, what made you book this cruise in the first place?
Did you somehow think your experience was going to be different?
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I have edited the original post to remove the names of NCL employees. When posting things such as this, I request that actual names not be used for privacy reasons. The point can be made without using someone's name - especially when it deals with someone's perception of poor service and not something that can be or will be substantiated on this board.
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I'm not going to argue if these things did or did not happen. You say they did, I believe you, but my question is, what did you hope to accomplish with this letter? It's way to long for anyone in a corporate office to read and you never state what you expect them to do (other than telling them they are not going to get your business anymore) Complaint letters need to be to the point, clearly state the problem and clearly state what it is you expect the business to do for you.
You are not going to get anyone from the corporate offices to do anything...heck the ship's hotel director (which I would assume is a career position and not someone that will be quitting tomorrow) would not speak to you about you complaints.. either that says that don't care OR the reality of the situation is different. NCL may be perfectly aware of the state of things. They give the ships a budget to work within.. maybe that is the best they can do with the money that corporate gives them.
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Jim is correct. Sending in a War And Peace length complaint letter will typically find it in the circular file or gathering dust in someone's inbox. They chalk you up as a lost customer and move on.
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The OP did say he / she owned the agency so I guess they´no longer have up front contact..... which is probably why they had no idea.
Is it just me or do others also think NCL should consider doing away with the NCL America subsidary?? I mean the amount of damage this sector does is immense... Any passenger who has never been out with NCL International would never believe that they can produce a really good product. Heck if I were the chairman of the board I would be going up the walls.
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What I don't understand is why it is worse than the non NCL America cruises? Is the Dream an NCL America cruise? While the food wasn't the greatest on the Dream, I had no real complaints on the Dream other than getting what you paid for (cheap prices = budget cruise line) But the staff and crew were great and I didn't have any problems close to what is mentioned above.
If NCL can do good with the Dream, why is it the Hawaii cruise are getting such poor reviews? Do they have to be staffed by US citizens?
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I don't know if they have to be U.S. citizens in order to work on the ship. Perhaps so, or those with a green card?
I am in agreement with moeve. This U.S. flagged thing has been pretty much a total disaster for NCL. I've not done one of these cruises, but a co-worker has and she was not impressed at all.
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Two high volume Cruise web sites that I frequent, Cruise Value and Only fun Vacation will not sell this cruise, In CVC's case they will not sell any NCL cruise any longer. When I asked why their reply was the number of client complaits were too excessive and was a reflection on their agency as they were selling the product to their clients. I did book a NCL cruise with another vendor and it was only been on one NCL Cruise (Dawn) and it pales when I compare it to HA, RCCL and Princess.
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NCL is just a terrible organization, period. Avoid at all costs.
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2 great games this afternoon, hopefully we can keep it going tonight on ESPN. This is like watching the playoffs today...
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2 great games this afternoon, hopefully we can keep it going tonight on ESPN. This is like watching the playoffs today...
In other news the Bobcats are currently losing to Sacramento by a score of 105-64.
The fact we lost to these clowns at all is embarrassing. I really hope we don't miss a seed by 1 game!
What did everyone else think of Lebron landing funny on his knee? If his knee is ok he is truly a wonder of science because he landed so awkwardly and with so much force that I thought for sure something was going to be damaged.
I told my girlfriend "if that was somebody else that knee is gone", the guy is a freak.
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There are several indications pointing to the likelihood of former Timberwolves head coach Flip Saunders replacing David Kahn as president of basketball operations for the team before the 2013-14 season. Timberwolves owner Glen Taylor wasn't available for comment on the subject Saturday, but he hasn't kept it a secret that Saunders has served as a consultant for him on the basketball team during this season.
Lol at the Knicks, Cavs shooting 22-27 from field, 81.5% midway through the 2nd quarter, Cavs already got 52 points. Hope the Cavs can hang on to the lead.
And Melo went to locker room, tripping over himself, how the game has gone for Knicks.
"It's just unfortunate that we've been penalized so much this year and nothing has happened to the Pistons, the Palace or the city of Detroit," he said. "It's almost like it's always our fault. The league knows it. They should be ashamed of themselves to let the security be as lax as it is around here."
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Kenny talking about Chuck replying to all just killed me hahahaha
Great new Chris Paul State Farm insurance commercial.
Reggie trying to throw the pass to Greg Anthony to dunk over a car. Needless to say, does not work out well on both fronts.
Chris Paul shows up to if they need an assist.
Hate watching Philly play. Ugly ball. Boston too.
These teams need to be on TV as much as possible: Golden State, Houston, OKC, SA, Indiana, Memphis, Denver, Portland, Miami.
Any one see the JJ Barea and Ray Allen thing? Gosh even Ray Allen is being a little punk now. Also, what a terrible call.
MINNEAPOLIS -- Timberwolves guard J.J. Barea, who was ejected Monday night for an altercation with Ray Allen and directed obscenities toward Allen as he left the floor, had strong words for the Heat's guard after the game.
"I've been playing in the NBA seven years," Barea told the Minneapolis Star Tribune. "I get hit harder than that every night. I don't get up crying, I don't want to fight. [Former Los Angeles Lakers center Andrew] Bynum almost knocked me out for the rest of my life. I didn't get up crying. It was just a little bump, it's part of the game. Don't be like that."
Allen said he was surprised by the hard foul. Barea, who thought Allen should have been called for an offensive foul seconds earlier, floored Allen with a hard bump, Allen went after Barea, and the two had to be separated.
Said Allen: "I thought it was uncalled for. There's no place for that in this game. You're not scaring me, I'm not backing down. The fact he got ejected by the referees, that was their judgment call. I didn't egg that on. They made that judgment. I'm just glad I kept my composure. I've managed to keep a level head during my career."
Sorry, but Allen has always been a punk, he just hid it behind his pretty smile. He is soft too.
No he hasn't...
I don't see the Lakers having a chance in this game..
I have not cared for him since his Sonics days. Maybe not a punk, but similar to KG in that he has always done things to push peoples buttons then cried when the same was done to him. He always complained the loudest about the way Bowen played like he was some kind of choir boy.
Wow we will have a tough time with the officials this coming weekend in Miami. Gosh, expect somebody to get ejected for breathing on LeWade.
You can't get champagne from a garden hose.
Got a good kick out of this.
Ray Allen being a primadonna here. It was a soft bumb and he got knocked on his ***. He only reacted cause he was embarrassed for getting knocked so easily on his ***
First time in a long time, I've been happy with the team that was constructed, and now they struggle. I blame the coach.
First time in a long time, I've been happy with the team that was constructed, and now they struggle. I blame the coach.
While watching the Boston/Philly game, I noticed Jordan Crawford playing for the Celtics. How did Boston get Crawford?
While looking at the box score, I see DJ White and S Randolph are Celtics too. When did they acquire them?
They traded for Jordan Crawford at the deadline.
They signed both D.J. White and Shavlik Randolph to 10 day deals last week when they got back from China.
Shav was putting up a paltry 32 pts and 15 rebs per night over there.
"I had to take her down like Chris Brown."
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Poor Norris Cole LOL in the midst of the Heat streaking on a 15 game winning streak, Haberstroh writes an article basically calling out Cole for being terrible http://insider.espn.go.com/nba/trueh...ggest-weakness
Jeremy Tyler has been waived. Not sure the Pacers need him, but could be a decent signing.
Delonte West is still out there too....
First time in a long time, I've been happy with the team that was constructed, and now they struggle. I blame the coach.
I hear ya. Another big I was never high on was Thabeet, but maybe after 4 teams he's found a home in OKC where he's playing 11 MPG, 3 reb, 1 Bs, and 61% FG%. To me he looked like he couldn't walk, chew gum, and rub his stomach at the same time when he came into the league.
I always thought that Thabeet was Calhoun's biggest practical joke on the NBA. If Stanley Robinson had left his junior year instead of his senior, that would have been another good one.
Baron Davis is getting his own television show
If you are reading this blog, you likely are the demographic the new Esquire Network cable channel (formerly G4) is targeting. Or at least you like to think you are. The network is going after the upscale men demographic. Just like the tied-in magazine. No, dont doubt yourself, you totally qualify as upscale.
That network also is giving Baron Davis his own show. The Boom Dizzle.
Im serious. And when you think about all the other people who have gotten shows this doesnt seem like the worst idea ever. From Deadline.com (with a thank you to The Basketball Jones):
The half-hour How I Rock It (working title), from Ryan Seacrest Prods. and Citizen Jones, host and NBA superstar Baron Davis profiles athletes, musicians, celebrities, designers, influencers and street-style icons whose careers, lives and lifestyles are setting a stylish new standard for todays modern man.
Just to be clear, Baron Davis and Ryan Seacrest are working together. Did not see that coming.
Davis has done a fair amount of production stuff (did you know hes one of the guys behind NOC TV videos on YouTube?). Hes good on camera. Maybe this can work. Celebrity profile shows really come back to the host can he make the guest open up or does it come off like a 30-minute show scripted by a publicist? Is it genuine or artificial?
Davis is great as a person and on camera, and Ill admit a soft spot for his play and him going back to his days in Westwood. Not sure that makes me watch the show, but Ill give him a chance when I might have mocked others for doing this.
But if hes working on television shows dont look for an NBA comeback.


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Chico City Council candidate campaign contributions of $50 or more in 2012.
Andrew Coolidge
$500 — Chico Home and Garden Show; Stanley A. Coolidge; Thomas Dauterman, Thomas Welding; Sue Dauterman, Thomas Welding; Todd Retzloff, Sutter County assessor; Wagner Insurance Agency; Constance Coolidge, retired; Teresa Hellberg, retired; Julia Coolidge, Butte College and Chico State University instructor; Lucy Pekarskaya, retired; Andrew Coolidge; Jihan Gray, Nor Cal Recyclers; Wayne Cook, AAA Properties; Hegan Lane Partnership; Greg Webb, landlord; Kim Scott, Chico Scrap Metal; Knife River Construction; Larry Wahl, UPS Store; Fred Davis, retired; Lewis Everett, property manager; Kevin Riley, restaurant owner; Annette Wagenman; Peter Wagenman; Jim and Geraldine Paiva, famer; Recology Political Action No. 921099.
$300 — Huth Broadcasting; Butte Taxpayer's Alliance.
$250 — George Schmidbauer, lumber manufacturer; Scott Marshall, Colusa County sheriff; Michael Marks, insurance agency; Steven Depa; Francis Wagner, insurance agent; Guy Rents; Epick Inc.; Hooker Oak Alliance PAC; Jim Ledgerwood, retired; W. Howard Isom, Matsom and Isom.
$210 — Carlton Lowen, retired.
$200 — Rural Consulting Associates; Jim Moravec, Stott Outdoor Advertising; Lyle D. Gisi, attorney; Steve Sidenglanz, Hegan Lane Properties; Bidcal Inc.; Mark Francis, banker with Golden Valley Bank.
$150 — Ed and Rhonda Burns, bar owner; Frank Stewart, forester.
$100 — John Nicoletti, Yuba County supervisor; Chris Nicodemus, retired; John Nelson, dentist; Brandt Bock, insurance and event production; Ray Luckel, pilot; Bonnie Erickson, pawn broker; Wiliam Ralph, lessor; Robert Ryan, dentist; Douglas Dauterman, Thomas Hydraulics; Thomas Hydraulics; Guillon Industrial Properties; Guillon Business Park Properties LP2; Guillon Business Park Properties LP4; Guillon Brouhard General Partnership 1; Guillon Enterprises; Daniel Allen, Green Partnership; Scott Stoller, fairgrounds manager; Ken and Sheryl Lange, dentist; David and Sharon Purser, manufacturing representative; Gary Nash, restaurant owner; William Dantona, educator; Rolls, Anderson & Rolls; Hignell Companies; HJ Promotional Products; Irv Leen, farmer; Marshall Thompson, of Thompson Properties.
$50 — B.K. Brooks; William Pahland, retired; Emmett and Pat Jones, retired; Greg Steel, retired; Robert Best, retired; Denny and Susy Durkin, retired; Paul and Sue Ward, retired; Simon Goberstein, Chico State professor; C&M Automotive; Evelyn Smith, retired; Merle Raimer, retired; Joshua Cook, businessman; Eric and Margaret Ford, retired; Betty Lou Dillingham, retired; George Walker, retired; Andre Grieco; Robert and Marge Best, retired' Helga Ruge, author; Bill Smith, retired; Erik H. Roos, dentist; Fran Shelton, real estate broker; Fanno Saw Works.
Dave Donnan*
$500 — Recology Inc.; Chico Scrap Metal.
$400 — James Thomas Volvo Service.
$250 — Daniel F. Hunt, Mid—Valley Title and Escrow; North Valley Eye Care.
$200 — Butte Taxpayers Alliance.
$150 — Brian Sweeney, Asset Management Group; Frank Stewart.
$100 — Thurza B. Andrew, broker; Payne Properties.
*Finance report for July—September did not disclose individual donors
Bob Evans
$500 — Webb Homes; Emmett Skinner, retired; Fred Davis, consultant; Christie Chrysler, investor; Frank Solinksky, president of DuBug No. 7 Inc. and sales; James Boice, physician; Elizabeth O'Neill, O'Neill Family Enterprises, LLC; Wayne Cook, AAA Properties; Fred Davis & Associates; Gary Bright, Bright Side Enterprises Inc.; Jeff Farrar, real estate agent; Lewis Everett; Everett Apartments; Larry Wahl, UPS Store; Lifetouch; Kevin Riley, restaurateur.
$450 — James Palva, farmer; Howard Isom, accountant; Joan Stewart, office manager; Dave McLaughlin, production manager.
$400 — Warren and Ann Brusie, Brusie Funeral Home; Arlyne Hazel, retired.
$350 — James Normoyle, insurance agent.
$300 — Butte Taxpayer Alliance; George Walker, retired; Manuel Breslauer Estate Inc., Gary Griswold, farmer; William Bono, Hanover Environmental Services; Cleanrite—Buildrite; William R. Rich, investment adviser; Jud Carter, retired; Rene Vercruyssen, retired.
$250 — Scott Chalmers, retired; Philip Rowberg Jr., retired; Hanover Environmental Services, Inc.; Kathleen Nettleton, retired; Daniel F. Hunt, Mid—Valley Title & Escrow; James Ledgerwood, retired; Syl Lucena, retired; Michael Marks, insurance agent; Hignell Companies; Dave Koentopf, plant manager; Patrick Tedford, pediatrician; Steven J. Depa, Inc.; Becky Prater, real—estate professional; Stan Koentopf, Jr., plant manager; Hooker Oak Alliance; Epick Inc.
$200 — Barbara Mundy, jeweler; Dave Wallace, retired; Rolls, Anderson, Rolls Civil Engineers; Modern Building, Inc.; Gage Chrysler, Modern Building, Inc.; Audry Taylor, consultant; Manuel Breslauer Estate, Inc; John Growdon, Northern Star Mills; Meester & Co, CPAs; Hull's Nor—Cal Window & Door Inc.; Kenneth E. Lange, dentist; Lester Heringer, farm manager; Chico Nissan Hyundai; Edgar Kimball, restauranteur; Kenneth Lange; John McAmis, JE McAmis, Inc.; John Lucchesi, retired; John Salyer, production manager; Brad Evans, Magnum Semiconductor; Nancy Fox, retired; Laurie J. Moore, retired; Benjamin Gilbert, physician; Charles Crabtree, painting contractor; Sam Beasley, DUI counselor; Harp Law Corp.
$150 — Sandra Kalinowski, retired; Sheraton Real Estate Management; Frank Stewart, forester; Richard Stein, H.J. Promotional Products; Becky Stofa, math lecturer at Chico State; Martin Finnegan, retired; Albert Bouvet, Bouvet Exotics; Christina Nichols, retired
$100 — Ed Anderson, civil engineer; Chris Nicodemus, retired; George Dailey, retired; Brent Largent, Pacificom; Merry Halldorsen, department secretary; Rhonda Blanchard, office manager; Patty Day, retired; Charles Crabtree, painting contractor; David Schlichting, retired; Robin Prime, retired; Rory Rottschalk, structural engineer; Stuart Thompson, pharmacist; Victor Alvistur, business manager; Evonne Wilson, retired; Bruce Hagerty, retired; Tom Lando, consultant; Carl Leverenz, attorney; George Nicolaus, Nicolaus Nut Co.; Hardesty & Sons, Inc.; Patrick Orr, retired; Gary Katz, private investor; David Valponi, physical therapist; Tim Colbie, travel agent; Hardesty & Sons Inc.; Carl Selkirk, insurance and investment adviser; Lowen Real Estate; Jolene Francis, Enloe Medical Center; Jack VanRossum, real estate broker; Patrick Conroy, general contractor; Joni Ginno, State Farm Insurance; Gene Lanouette, retired; Barbara Hicks, retired; Donald F. Richey; Margaret Ford, retired; Stephen Gonsalves, architect; Martin Bomberg, self—employed attorney; Roger Marshall, attorney; Wolf Rosenberg, Advertising Services, CNPA; Richard A. Leland Jr., attorney; Bud Caldwell, Northstate Petroleum; Catherine Shanks, retired; Michael Bury, attorney; Bette Narbaitz, retired; David Purser, Resrup Corp.; Suzanne Roach, retired; 4—C Land & Farming Co.; Bidcal Inc.; Tim Ferris, attorney; M. Michael Moran, attorney; Nancy Piret, self—employed; Cathy Lynch Interior Design; Orieon D. Willhite, physical therapy; Pamela Montana, sales; Sandra Koshell—Galka, nurse; Gary Nash, restaurant owner; Chico Locker & Sausage Co.; David Schlichting, retired; W. Gilbert Engineering; THPLA Inc.; Tod Kimmelshue, sales executive; Brian Martin, New Beginnings Educational Program; New Beginnings Educational Programs; Patty Day, semi—retired; Bestway Painters Inc.; Judy Brislain, Brislain Learning Center; Stan Thompson, Bestway Painters Inc., Gene Lanouette, retired; William Corbin Jr., Deer Creek Broadcasting; Jon Morehead, business manager; Carol Buehler, self-employed education management professinal; Timothy Tittle, CPA.
$75 — Kenneth Detweiler, Ceres Plaza Apartments; Bob Evans, retired.
$50 — Coletti Enterprises; Ed Migale, North State Audiological; N.C. Nielsen, retired; Robert Best, retired; Evelyn M. Smith, retired; Todd Shelton, marketing; Charlene Mikeska, retired; Karen Avis, Fresh Approach Catering; Jeanne Pease, retired; Robert Bracewell, Newton Bracewell Funeral Home; Don Mulkey, retired; Charles Priddy, Jr., retired; Robert Feaster, school administrator; Barbara Sutthoff, retired; Bruce Norlie, president of Norfield Industries; Marvin Davidson, Seven—Up RC of Chico ; Precision Business Associates, Inc.; Marlene Cruikshank, retired; Charles Lohse, farmer; Rodney Krebs, real estate professional; www.medicaljobs.net; Sally Jo Smith, retired; Deanna Lares, public relations; Charles Priddy Jr., retired; Michael Reilley, insurance agent/broker; Bull Dog Investments, Inc.; Robin Bicocca, school counselor; Noel Wheeler, Chico Air Museum; Helga Ruge, writer; Charles Soderstrom, retired.
Dave Kelley
$500 — Fred Davis, retired.
$300 — James M. Owens, retired.
$250 — Gary L. Walker, dentist; Andre Lagler, financial analyst; Steven J. Depa, Inc., real estate agent; Daniel Rossetto, architect.
$200 — Dann Moser, business owner; Mark Gaskill, financial planner; Jim and Laura Moravec, retailers.
$125 — Irv and Nitsa Schiffman, retired.
$101.11— Kent Niemann, architect.
$100 — Victor Alvistur, retired; R&R Horn, Inc., general contractor; Doug Walton Architect PLLC; Rene Lagler, production designer; Richard E. Koppert, business owner; Andre Wanzenreid, General Mills manager; Rural Consulting Associates; Teresa Jahner, housewife; Robertson Erickson Civil Engineers & Surveyors, engineers; Patrick Conroy, construction; Randy Humphrey, Symbius Financial; Robert Odland, planner consultant; Kim Scott, Chico Scrap Metal; Hooker Oak Alliance PAC; Bestway Painters; Stan and Lauri Thompson, business owners.
$99 — Susan Minasian, retired.
$50 — James Seegert, construction; Gary B. Fowler, VP Modern Construction; Mike Alley, real estate agent; Eagle Security Systems; Philip Soucy, retail; Shirley Nehrboss, nurse manager; Greg Melton, landscape architect; Rolls, Anderson & Rolls, civil engineer; Michael Magliari, professor; Ron and Priscilla Schmidt, attorney; Kurt Karst, architect; AEJ Trust, retailer.
Sean Morgan
$500 — Kaywood Fugua, retired; Daniel Hunt, Mid—Valley Title and Escrow; C.S. Dauterman, Thomas Welding and Machine, Inc.; T.M. Dauterman, Thomas Welding and Machine, Inc.; David Purser, Pro Source Marketing; Fred Davis, retired; Sharon Purser, retired; Brad Gassaway; Kelly Kremer, dentist; Brenda Dunn, homemaker; David Walker, physician; Tim Merrifield, Cisco; Webb Homes; Richard Ennis Jr., Sierra Pacific Packaging; Judy Sitton, retired; Bill Webb Construction; Carol Cook, retired; Wayne Cook, Hotel Diamond; B. Scott Hood; Howard Isom, accountant; DBS Thrift Connection; Peter Wangenman, self—employed; Annette Wangenman, bookkeeper; Mitchell Purser, student; Garrett Purser, student; R. Scott Chalmers, retired; Sophie Purser, student; Keith Dunn, Dunn Consulting; Chico Firefighters Legislative Action Group; Chico Immediate Care; Morgan Tarter, medical technician; BidCal Inc.; Chico Police Officers Association PAC; Larry Wahl, UPS Store; Marilyn Everett, CPA; Recology Inc.; L. Richard Morgan MD; Kevin Riley, self—employed; Jeremy Zwinger, rice trader.
$400 — Jeff Trailer, Chico State professor; Steven Silacci, property manager of AAA properties; Donald Steinsiek, retired.
$300 — Donald Richey, physician; Evonne Wilson, retired; Robert Wright Jr., physician; Butte Taxpayer Alliance; Law Offices of Aaron Stewart; Mike Korsmoe, sales; Alex Lorens, student assistant;
$250 — George Walker, retired; Carlton Lowen, real estate agent/investor; Raymond Boykin, Chico State professor; Mike Pelak, self—employed; Renee McAmis, homemaker; F. Pete Mannerino Jr., retired; Geoffrey Farrar, real estate; Frank Solinksy, Payless Building Supply; Richard Dunn, retired; Betty Lyle, retired; Joan Stewart, law office administrator; Steven J. Depa Inc.
$200 — Carefree Pools Construction; Nanette Wyson, homemaker; James Ledgerwood, retired; Bailey Farming; Jolene Francis, Enloe Medical Center; Larry Wear, retired; William Granicher, real estate appraiser; Mark Broeckel, sales; Rory Rottschalk, engineer; Hooker Oak Alliance; Ray Luckel, pilot.
$180 — Carol Whipple, retired.
$150 — Jon White, Agra—Trading; Carla Evans, retired; Pamela Montana, sales managerl; Frank Stewart, forester.
$100 — Chris Nicodemus, retired; Peter Straus, Chico State professor; Douglas Dauterman, Thomas Hydraulic; Sheraton Real Estate Management; Thomas Hydraulic & Hardware Supply; Masula Chiropractic; Mark Page, Chico Collision Center; Angela Casler, Chico State professor; Robert Best, retired; Bud Caldwell, North State Petroleum; Michael Wyson, Ray Morgan Company; Dorian A. Dodds, dentist; Ray Luckel, pilot; Haley's Martial Arts Center Inc.; Dandl Properties; Kathleen Nettleton, retired; Rolls Anderson and Rolls; Brevator Creech, retired; William Corbin Jr., Deer Creek Broadcasting; Luke Reimers, rancher; John Salver, production manager; William Hack, civil servant; Michael Wiltermood, Enloe Medical Center; Anderson Family Trust; Susan Randolph, underwriter; Kenneth Lange, dentist; Brandi Laffins, real estate agen; Lloyd Heidinger, retired; Hardesty & Sons Inc.; Philip Rowberg Jr., retired; Martin Ringvold, consultant; Penny Gallaway, retired; Tim Colbie, travel agent; Richard Stein, sales; Robertson Erickson Civil Engineers & Surveyors; Dennis Schipke, dentist; James Chiropractic Center; Suzanne Roach, retired; Rural Consulting Associates; Robert Minton, Wendy's of Chico ; Rene Vercruyssen, retired; Arlyne Hazel, retired; Gary Nash, restaurant owner; Laura Hennum, Enloe Medical Center; Dennis Fife, accountant; Suzanne Willhite, registered nurse; Hill Properties; Don Carlsen, NFL official; Lisa Johnson, Transfer Flow; James Morgan, Chico State professor; Gary Short, Gary Shorts and Associates; Tanya Smith, homemaker; Upgraded Living, LLC; Diamond W Western Wear; Diane Gill, doctor; David Wilkinson, retired; Tod Kimmelshue, Farm Credit; Mary Ann Ward, retired; William Vaccaro, agronomist; William Clark, police officer; Ken Campbell, firefighter; The Hignell Companies; Pete Crawford, sales with Sanofi; Geoffrey Farrar, self-employed real estate agent.
$50 — Wendell Hagstrom, homemaker; Julie Eckardt, fundraising; B.K. Brooks; Kenneth Detweiler, real estate; Erickson Walnut Ranch; Patricia Jones, retired; Kenneth Edgar, retired; William Pahland, retired; Melissa Levy, manager; Donald Chambers, retired; John and Melissa Nelson DDS; Phillip Price, lawyer; Schumacher Ranch; Ruth Colbie, retired; Evelyn Smith, retired; Dan Frazier, manager; John Lucchesi, Northern California National Bank; David Simcox, area manager; GR Wesley, pastor; Eric Ford, retired; Connie Rowe, Enloe Medical Center; Salley Jo Smith, retired; Todd Lefkowitz, street cleaner; Michael Reilley, insurance agent; Guillon/Brouhard Gen. Part. I; Guillon Business Park Properties LP4; Guillon Industrial Properties; Guillon Enterprises, Inc.; All American Mini Storage Guillon Riehlman #1 GP; Crystal Trott, retired; Riginald Hayes, retired; Helga Ruge, author; Robert Best, retired; Sole Terra Farming; Neelam Bahl, IT consultant; Jim Parrott, police detective.
Tami Ritter
$500 — Michael Goloff, retired; Andrew Holcombe, attorney; Heather Schlaff, retired; League of Humane Voters; Mary Goloff, Chico State instructor; Patricia Ritter, retired; Sam Ritter; Service Employees International Union Local No. 1021
$450 — James Walker, physician's assistant.
$400 — Michael Stauffer, retired; Bill Brown, counselor at Butte College.
$375 — Scott Gruendl, department head with Glenn County.
$300 — Sara Armstrong, retired.
$270 — Jeremy Miller, educator with Kids & Creeks.
$250 — Jon Luvaas, retired.
$210 — Steven Schuman, produce distributor.
$200 — Kirk Monfort, professor at Chico State; Lois Bueler, retired; Mark Herrera for Council ; Peter Tichinin, real estate agent.
$150 — Keith Cameron, school counselor; Nancy Evens, unemployed; Sarah Newton, retired.
$100 — Bill Travers, business manager; Gale Dixon Brown; Mark Wilpolt, Chico State lecturer; Robert Trausch, retired; Antoine Baptist, retired; Carol Burr, retired; Caroline Burkett, retired; Cheryl King, educational consultant; Daniel Conley, environmental engineer; Diana Fogel, retired; Erin Kaplan, accountant; Gale Dixon Brown; Jasper Lerch, hardwood floor contractor; John Merz, Chico Creek Nature Center; Linda Furr, retired; Lisa Emmerich, professor at Chico State; Lisa Holeman, Butte College instructor; O.J. McMillian, retired; Philip Lydon, retired; Ramona Flynn, retired; Robert Trausch, retired; Samia Yaqub, Butte College; Susanne More, homemaker; Tamara Yates, equine body walker; Tom Tarman, architect; Wanda Matthews, retired; Diane Slater, student aide; John Shannon, retired.
$75 — Karen Goodwin, education.
$50 — Barbara Boyle, retired; Christine Myers, presenter; Kristyna Demaree, retired; Leslie Russo, retired; Liz George, retired; Margaret Hill; Marilee Meuter, retired; Martha Dunlap, attorney; Randall Stone, financial planner; Robert Woods, retired; Sandra MaKaw, registered nurse; Walt Schafer, retired; Kristyna Demaree, retired; Mark Hooper, nurse; Melinda Vasquez, artist/designer; Melissa Hormann, nurse; Thomas Lando, consultant; Weezie Campbell, self-employed masseuse.
Kimberly Rudisill
$500 — Gregory Kelly Meagher, retired; Chico Firefighters Legislative Group.
$322 — Cheryl King, educational consultant.
$320 — Andrew T. Holcombe, attorney.
$278 — Richard K. Velasco, retired.
$220 — John P. Shannon, retired.
$200 — Mark Herrera City Council 2012; Scott Laursen, Printed Image; Thomas A. Tarman, architect.
$140 — Francis and Juanita Farley, retired.
$125 — Michael McGinnis, ARC of Butte County.
$100 — Scott Gruendl, Glenn County department head; Linda J. B. Furr, retired; Gregory Brislain, attorney; John Luvaas, retired; Mary M. Sours, administrative assistant; Dennis Latimer, attorney; Courtney J. Casey, teacher; Robert Woods, retired; Mary Ann Latimer, retired; Wanda Mathews, retired; Mary Goloff, teacher; Diana Fogel, retired.
$90 — Verla Winslow, counselor.
$75 — Todd Hall & M.C. Stokes, of AE Com Cal Floor; Thomas and Kathleen McCready.
$70 — Maureen Kirk, Butte County supervisor.
$60 — Steve O'Bryan, Pullins Cyclery; Carl and Linda M. Ory, administration/nurse practitioner.
$50 — Ladd Johnson, business owner; Stuart H. Bartholomew, retired; David and Kim Guzzetti, retired; James E. and Lyla Gregg, retired; Phillip F. O'Neill, retired; Wanda Mathews, retired; James R. Dwyer, retired; Michelle Shover, retired; Tendora Cele Delorenzo, professor at Chico State; Robin King Sigel, medical assistant; Edward S. Caldwell, retired; Robert Speer, retired; Democratic Action Club of Chico ; Kristyna P. Demaree, retired; Mike Gentry, union representative.
Toby Schindelbeck
$500 — Caroline Dauterman, housewife; Tom Dauterman, owner of Thomas Welding; Wayne Cook, owner of Hotel Diamond; Fred Davis, retired; Chico Police Officers Association PAC; Larry Wahl, UPS Store; Anton Dotson, Allergy Associates.
$445 — Amy Marie Merlo, CPA.
$400 — Chico Firefighters Legislative Action Group.
$325 — The Gilmore 1991 Trust.
$300 — Butte Taxpayers Alliance.
$265 — Kirsten Anderson, Blondies.
$260 Agua Azul Oasis Inc.
$250 — Rachel M. Dutro, Chico Orthopedic Surgery; Dan Hunt, Mid Valley Title & Escrow; James Ledgerwood, retired; Susan Marks, retired; Steven J. Depa Inc.; Fritz Schindelbeck, Yardi Systems; Linda Morris, Radio Chico .
$200 — Butte Taxpayers Alliance; Arthur D. Cummings, farmer; Elliot Dutro, financial advisere; Playtime 4 You, LLC.
$180 — B.K. Brooks, Chico News Agency.
$155 — Kathleen Dwyer, banker.
$150 — Jaime Ranquel, housewife; Ryan Schohr, farmer; Sheraton Real Estate Management; Skyway Golf; Frank Stewart, forester.
$140 — Patricia Jones, retired.
$125 — Ernest D. Spears, Connect Telco.
$120 — Powell's Sweet Shoppe.
$100 — Bob Evans, Chico city councilor; Frank J. Rose, commercial real estate agent; John Salyer, retired; Darlene Spivey, retired; Troy Bachman, contractor; Joann Bauer, sales; Chico Firefighters; Lowell Dunn, health care executive; Douglas K. Dauterman, Thomas Hydraulic; David Purser, business owner; Paul Riley, retired; The Hair Company; Thomas Hydraulic & Hardware Supply Inc.; Bud Caldwell, Northgate Petroleum; Max Del Real, lobbyist; Dana Funk, financial adviser; Karen Maloney; Gary Nash, restaurant owner; William Rich, financial adviser; Geis Rosario, front desk supervisor; W Gilbert Engineering; The Hignell Companies; Pelak Family Trust; The Hignell companies.
$99 — Frank Kennemer, Outback Steakhouse Chico ; Wendell Sorenson, general contractor.
$95 — Tom Nagos, sales; Luke Reimers, banker.
$80 — Shari Miller, self—employed.
$75 — Connect Telco; Heather DeLuca, receptionist; Keeley Ferreira, massage therapist; Robert Gould, retired.
$70 — Steve Gwathney, G&S Pump; David Maxwell, retired; Ethan Thompson, store clerk.
$65 — Lynette M. Baker, loan officer.
$60 — Jed David, entrepreneur; Jaime Pasillas, GPI; Angela M Thompson, bookkeeper; Dave Vickers, retired; Andrew Merkel, real estate investor.
$50 — B.K. Brooke, Chico News Agency, Inc.; Loretta Carroll, retired; James Ledgerwood, retired; Stephanie Taber, clerk; Tropical Zone Exotic Tanning & Fashion; Robert Best, retired; Jon Morehead, retired; Michael Reilley, insurance management; Helga M. Ruge, author; Stanley E. Read IV, Abbot Immunology; Sole Terra Farming and Cinquini Farms.
Ann Schwab
$500 — Andy Holcombe, attorney; The Edward F. McLaughlin Special Needs Trust; Chico Firefighters FPPC 881071; Kelly Meagher; PG&E; Operating Engineers Local Union No. 3; Waste Management and affiliated entities; Service Employees International Union Local 1021.
$450 — Scott Gruendl, department head with Glenn County.
$400 — Caroline Burkett; Matt Juhl-Darlington, attorney.
$360 — Seth Derish, financial investigator.
$340 — Mark Kessler, farmer.
$300 — Brad Glanville, Chico State faculty; Kirk Monfort, Chico State faculty.
$270 — Nancy Ostrom.
$250 — Linda Furr; Scott Laursen, president and CEO of SRL Apparel; John Luvaas; Real Estate Development Services.
$205 — Budd Schwab, Campus Bicycles.
$200 — Chico Democrats No. 960026; Laura Joplin, Fantality; OJ McMillan; Thomas Short, sales; Lois Bueler; Barbara Copeland; Janet Leslie; Sor Lo, owner of Asian Market; Mark Herrera City Council 2012; Wanda Matthews; Robert Ross; John Shannon;Peter Tichinin, real estate agent; Jim Moravec, owner of Stott Outdoor Advertising; Maria Phillips, owner of Avenue 9 Gallery; Mary Ann Latimer.
$180 — Diana Fogel.
$175 — Walt Schafer.
$160 — Randall Stone, financial planner, Randall Stone Financial Planning & Real Estate.
$150 — Chico Animal Hospital; Brooks Thorlaksson; David Wilson; Robert Odland.
$140 — Maureen Kirk, Butte County supervisor.
$130 — Ann Schulte, Chico State faculty.
$125 — Tony Baptiste; Ed Caldwell, printer; Michael McGinnis, ARC of Butte County; Joe Person.
$120 — Patricia Macias.
$115 — Woody Elliott.
$100 — Marlan Baldy; Jeff Lindsay, artist; Juanita Farley; Gerda Lydon; Richard Macias; Leslie Mahon-Russo; Jim Owens; Annie Reimer, bookkeeper; Robert Rose; Bart Bartholomew; Robert Biehler; Rich Briggs, physical therapist at Enloe Medical Center; William Brown, counselor at Butte College; Carol Burr; Courtney Case, self-employed; Country Garden Florist; Jon Ebeling; Lisa Emmerich, Chico State faculty; Ramona Flynn; Richard Harriman, attorney; Margaret Hill, housepainter; Leslie Johnson, attorney with Butte County Superior Court; Andy Keller, owner of ChicoBag; Cheryl King, education consultant; Maureen Knowlton; Michael Lo, representative with Social Security Administration; Gerda Lydon; Michael Magliari, Chico State faculty; Margaret Bomber, attorney; Katherin McCarthy, Chico State faculty; Caroline McClearly, nurse practitioner at Planned Parenthood; John Merz; Chuck Nelson, retired; Sarah Newton; Phillip O'Neill; Russ Pickett, artist; Cynthia Sexton, artist; Michael Stauffer; William Stewart; Sunseri Construction; Tom Tarman, architect; Tom Thompson; $Steven Troester, land use planner with Butte County Resource Conversation District; Sue Warwick; George Washington, attorney; Bob Woods; Kris Zappettini, project manager with CHIP; Tod Kimmelshue, president of the Butte County Farm Bureau; Russ Mills, Chico State faculty; Brooke Moore; Karl Ory; housing specialist with the Housing Assistance Council; Michael Hayes, attorney; Steven Schuman, owner of North Valley Produce.
$85 — Duffy's Tavern; Robert Tinkler, Chico State Faculty.
$80 — Elizabeth River.
$75 — Marcia Briggs; Lois Davis, clinician with Butte County Office of Education; Todd Hall, owner of Cal-Flor; Thomas McCready; Kasey Merrill, registered nurse at Enloe Medical Center; Tom Nickell; Paul O'Rourke Babb, nurse practitioner at Colusa Regional Medical Center; William Bettencourt.
$70 — Jeanette Alosi; Gregory Fischer; Paul Friedlander; Suzanne Hanson, veterinarian with Valley Oak Veterinary Center; Susan Mason.
$66 — Tami Ritter, educator with Family Violence Education Program.
$60 — Stephen Ertle, Butte County Air Quality Control District; Steve O'Bryan, owner of Pullins Cyclery.
$55 — Tom Haithcock.
$50 — Karen Ann, graphic designer; Michael Bush, attorney; Wes Dempsey; Shelton Enochs, CAADCI; Lynn Flowers, esthetician; Bill Loker, dean at Chico State; Laura Powers, Upper Crust; Marilyn Warrens; Leslie Wyse, Halter Ranch Vineyard; Molly Amick, nurse practitioner with Butte County Behavioral Health; Alec Binyon, Chico News & Review; Robert Bowman; Linda Cole; Elizabeth Deveraux, artist; Jim Dywer; Maureen Fredrickson, Chico State faculty; Janice Gagerman, social worker; Mark Gailey; Richard Gould; Jim Gregg; David Guzzetti; Forest Harlan, systems change coordinator at Independent Living Services of Northern California; Catherine Himberg, Chico State faculty; Rabina Kahn, owner of WEDO Designs; Manuel Lucero, Chico State faculty; Carrie McGranahan; Darwin Meyer; Brad Montgomery, executive director of the Torres Shelter; Dan Nguyen-Tan; Ingrid Norlie, hairdresser; Lois Perkins, artist; Rick Rees; Suellen Rowlison; Frederica Shockley; Robert Speer, carpenter; Lucy Sperlin; Susan Strachan, administrative support at Chico State; Charles Turner, Chico State faculty; Videomaker; Suzette Welch, librarian with Butte County Library; M. Rosie White, business appraiser with BEAR Inc.; Julian Zener; Vicki Atzner; Tovey Giezentanner, consultant; Lynette McGie; Marilee Meuter; Christine Myers; James Peck, minister of Congregational Church of Chico; Shauna Quinn; Irv Shiffman; Patsy Schultz, program coordinator at the Chico State Research Foundation; Patty Walker, physician's assistant for Mark Garrison; Mark Hooper, nurse at Enloe Medical Center; Melissa Hormann, nurse at Oroville Hospital; Georgie Bellin of The Group Brokers.
Randall Stone
$500 — Andrew Holcombe, attorney; Laura Meth, homemaker; Josh Meth, engineering manager with Apple Inc.; John H. Shannon, retired; Gregory Kelly Meagher, retired; Operating Engineers Local Union No. 3; Western Plant Science Association; John Luvaas, retired.
$495.85 — Tom Nickell, retired.
$450 — Jim Gregg, retired.
$350 — James Gregg, retired; Scott Gruendl, department head with Glenn County; Abe Baily, retired.
$262.20 — Cheryl King, education consultant.
$250 — Frederica Shockley, retired.
$220 — Seth Derris, financial investigator with Derish Associates Inc.
$205 — John Martinez, retired teacher.
$200 — James Walker, physician's assistant; Mark Herrera City Council 2012; Lois Bueler, retired Chico State professor; Jon Ebeling, retired; Evan LeVang, executive director of Independent Living services of Northern California; Wanda Mathews, retired.
$150 — Diana and Douglas Fogel, retired; Michael McGinnis, ARC of Butte County; Thomas Tarman, architect; Gregory Fischer, travel agent.
$125 — Andrew Merkel, self-employed; Keith Slaughter, retired.
$120 — Jeff Morris.
$100 — Richard Ponarul, Chico State teacher; Abraham Baily, retired from Chico State; Robert Woods, retired; Seth Derish, financial investigator; Michael Stauffer, retired; Mary Goloff, teacher; Francis and Juanita Farley, retired; Lyla Gregg, retired; Reid Cross, teacher at Chico State; M. Max Del Real, lobbyist with CA Capitol Solutions; Lori Weber, professor at Chico State; Madeleine Caton, retired; Kirk Monfort, teacher at Chico State; Maria Phillips, gallery owner; Linda Furr, retired teacher; Carl Franke, retired; Carol Burr, retired; David and Kim Guzzetti, retired; Judy Gallwitz, retired; Robert Trausch, retired; Rashid Allaya, retired; Bonnie Worthingon, Chandler Ranch Owner; Denny Latimer, attorney; Steve Schuman, organic produce distributor; James Peck Jr., minister at Congregational Church of Chico.
$95 — Ann Schulte, Chico State professor.
$85 — Roger Montalbano, Duffy's.
$75 — Barbara Boyle, retired; Karen Goodwin, nutrition educator at the CSU Chico Research Foundation; MC Stokes and Todd Hall, Project Action and AECOM; Jane H Wanderer, retired.
$70 — Debra Roth, Chico State teacher; Charles Benaian; Donna Garrison, bookkeeper.
$60 — Erik Gledhill, social worker with Butte County.
$55 — Susan L. Mason, retired.
$50 — Charles C. Turner, Chico State professor; Nora Todenhagen, retired; Bob Mulholland, campaign strategist; Frank Aglus, retired; Charles Banalan, massage therapist; Michael Gentry, UFCW; Edward Caldwell, Ed's Printing; Suellen Rowlison, retired; William and Gloria Bettencourt, retired; Christine Allayla, retired; Vince Lucich, plumber; David Welch, nurse; Georgianna and Gerald Summers, retired teacher/retired United Methodist minister; Dan Nguyen-Tan, vice-president with Public Occupation; Richard Ober and Kate McCarthy, technical editor at Landacorp; Judith Hayes, retired; Christine Darran, retired; Rashid Allaya, retired; Margaret Worley, retired; Julian Zener, retired; Robert Bowman, retired; Susan Steiner, professor at Chico State; Eric Berg, attorney; Democratic Action Club of Chico; Chris Weaver, welder fabricator; Susan Heide, project manager at Nordstroms; Andrea Lemer Thompson, Chico State professor; K. P. Demaree, Chico State professor; Gerda Lydon, retired; Margarita Fisher, retired; Thomas Aranda Jr., Retired; Bob Aranda, retired.


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Click here, or on the image above, to see the complete 49 second silent screen test.
This amazing piece of footage — just 49 seconds long — is a silent screen test of Lois Smith and James Dean for East of Eden, Warholian in its simplicity, and clearly what Warhol was after in his own series of 3 minute screen tests shot at the Silver Factory. See how much can be done with the faces, and nothing more? No music, no soundtrack, just the image of two people, more than half a century old, still reaching out and touching us; clear, direct, and unadorned. The image quality is superb; it's as if this was photographed only minutes ago — remarkable.