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His bowl cut steals the show...
Justin Bieber and Hailey Baldwin are head over heels for each other, if Instagram is anything to go by. The pair have been featuring heavily on each other's feeds over the past few weeks and they are lookin' super loved-up.
While everyone's been buzzing about these new pics, some genius fan dug up some old footage showing the first time the two met back in 2009. In the video, a teenage-angsty Hailey is introduced to Bieb's bowl cut by her dad.
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Rick Ross Tattoos 'Rich Forever' on His Chin, Is This the New Tattoo Trend?
While surfing the net, I came across the picture of Rick Ross latest tattoo that reads."Rich Forever." I am no expert but will this be a new trend?
Due to the bawse taking off his shirt, we've seen his tattoos that span his upper body. Now the Miami native takes the ink to an unusual place on the human body, the chin.
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Software upgrade could be cause of US airline disruption
A computer glitch that disrupted airline traffic in some parts of the U.S. over the weekend was possibly the result of a software upgrade, the Federal Aviation Administration said Sunday.
A computer glitch that disrupted airline traffic in some parts of the U.S. over the weekend was possibly the result of a software upgrade, the Federal Aviation Administration said Sunday.
Need something to watch on a flight? You can download an episode of your favorite show in less than a minute and a half on Verizon Wireless at Atlanta's airport -- or spend 13 hours doing the same over T-Mobile USA at Los Angeles International.
Apple has hired an automotive industry veteran, increasing speculation that the company is working on an electric car.
United Airlines passengers were facing major travel delays on Wednesday after the carrier suspended all U.S. flights due to computer problems.
United Airlines passengers were facing major travel delays on Wednesday after the carrier suspended all U.S. flights due to computer problems.
Uber Technologies is suspending its UberPop service in France, after a bitter fight with taxi drivers who say the service breaks the law.
Uber launched a new game for iPhone users today aimed at teaching people what it's like to work as a driver for the tech-driven transportation company.
Chinese authorities visited an Uber office in the country on Wednesday, just a week after another company office faced a local police raid over its ride-hailing service.
Facing little work in his regular construction job, Li Gengming has become a big supporter of Uber Technologies in China.
Chinese company Ninebot won't be accused of offering knockoff Segways any longer: On Wednesday, the three-year-old startup announced it had acquired Segway.
Millions of air passengers could be at risk if more isn't done to prevent hackers targeting aircraft and air traffic control systems, the U.S. government said on Tuesday.
Cheaper air travel is making the world seem smaller -- and that's increasingly the case for the online booking market too, with Expedia planning to swallow up rival Orbitz Worldwide barely a month after buying the smaller Travelocity.
Uber Technologies has started a pilot across Indian cities of new safety features for its ride-hailing app, but the new measures may cut no ice with regulators in Delhi where the service was banned.
The Federal Aviation Administration has issued eight more drone licenses, the latest approvals for several hundred applications it has received.
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There's something reassuring about the Subaru Forester, isn't
There has been ever since the first once came
along back in 1997. It's been a car that has made no concession to the fickle
nature of automotive fashion. There's something to admire in that – an honesty
of approach and philosophy, combined with a confidence that the firm behind it
knows exactly what sort of car it's trying to build and pitches it just right
for the intended audience. Mostly, it must be said, a rural audience.
It does look bigger and more mainstream now, though.
Doesn't it? This is the fourth generation and
it's shifted focus, responding, we suspect, to research that shows that family
SUV sales have increased eight-fold in the last 16 years. So this one is now
35mm longer overall, 15mm wider and a touch taller. It's still no looker –
Subaru hasn't made the leap that has seen Kia reap rewards. But what Subaru has
is credibility in other areas, specifically off-road prowess.
See more pictures of the new Subaru Forester here
Handy in the rough then?
It's not just that all models have 4wd and know
how to use it, but that the thing feels so mechanically robust off-road. The
Boxer engines chunter away, and although the tyres may scrabble for grip on wet
grass and mud, the Forester never gives the faintest impression that it'll give
up or wilt under the pressure. Far from it - it positively relishes getting
mucky. The same can't be said for a Honda CR-V or Mazda CX-5. But don't think
that means the Subaru is free from gadgetry. Models with the Lineartronic
gearbox come with a button labeled X-Mode. Basically all this does is soften
the throttle response and engage hill descent mode. You can forget this because
you don't want a Lineartronic gearbox anyway.
Because it's a CVT automatic, and therefore
awful. OK, it's tolerable in manual mode, but when so many rivals have
excellent autos, this isn't good enough. That Subaru has chosen it as the sole
transmission for the 237bhp turbo petrol is a major disappointment.
Hang on, a 237bhp petrol, like the old Forester Turbo?
Well, yes. And no. Yes on paper, no in reality.
It has 258lb ft, direct injection, a twin scroll turbo and a claimed 0-60mph time
of 7.5secs, but the gearbox masks any alertness and response it might have and
it's not tuneful enough. Put it this way, if you leave it in D the revs drop
way down, so when you get to a corner exit and want to call on the power you've
not only got to overcome the inertia of the engine and turbo, but a gearbox
currently insisting 1500rpm is the correct amount of revs, when you want it
bubbling away at 4500rpm.
How does the Turbo handle?
Let me stop you there, because it's not called
the Turbo, it's the 2.0XT – hardly an inspiringly sporty name. Nor does it
handle with the attitude and muscle you expect from a turbocharged Subaru.
Instead it's quick and fluid, able to give an Evoque a run for its money, but
hardly the rally-eager device it used to be.
So you'd have the diesel?
Not to put too finer point on it, yes. From any
normal standpoint it's the only one that makes sense. Don't have the base
2.0-litre 148bhp non-turbo petrol. It's not really man enough for the job. The
145bhp diesel, with 258lb ft of torque and a perfectly acceptable manual
gearbox, is in many ways just as enjoyable to drive. The engine's laggy but
smooth and combines well with the softly sprung yet well controlled body. In
fact, body control is never less than exceptional for a car of this class, and
the suspension is amazingly quiet and supple no matter how hard you force it to
work. This means that things inside tend to stay where you put them. Handy if
that includes children, bales of hay, sheepdogs, mobile phones or, well, anything
And what's the cabin like?
Plenty big enough, barely lux enough. There's
now masses of room in the rear and the 505-litre boot (12.5 per cent bigger no
less) stretches to 1592 litres with the seats folded. The big panoramic roof is
worth optioning for the extra light it casts on the otherwise plain cabin.
Everything's here, it's well specced, just not that interesting. No rattles or
squeaks though, even when pounding across a field, which is worth remarking on
given the cheapness of the materials.
And an electric tailgate?
It does and it badly shouldn't have one. It
doesn't suit the car and it's hopelessly, hopelessly slow.
What does it cost?
From £24,995 for a base diesel, up to £30,995
for the 2.0 XT. And there's one more thing worth mentioning: economy. This has
traditionally been a Subaru weak point, but the new direct injection heads have
made a big difference. You might actually get 40-42mpg from the diesel (claimed
49.6mpg), and possibly 30mpg from the turbo petrol (claimed 33.2mpg). Key
rivals are the Freelander and Nissan X-Trail. This is a good, strong
alternative to either. And if the 2.0 XT had a better name, a manual gearbox
and an edgier attitude it would be a good, strong alternative to a whole bunch
of other stuff, from a Focus ST wagon to an Audi SQ5. But it doesn't, and
that's a shame.
How about an alternative?
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Todd from TCT has more on Tyler Lapic as does Andy over at the WSJ.
Sounds like Eaves and company were rather aggresive on this, which is probably a good idea when recruiting in minnesota. Sounds like minnesota and North Dakota were in wait and see mode, and Mankato offered him as well.
Could we have another Mr. Hockey from the Land of 10,000 Lakes (still less than Wisconsin) on our hands?


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Ali opens the fight with the lead right and circles left the entire round timing Sonnys steps and looking for the opening. Its a perfect shot the ripples all the way down Sonnys right side plus he was leaning in which adds to the punches effect!!
Getting up is another thing!!!!!! HA!!!! I believe he was stunned but the fall back he does looks like BS to me!!
You have to remember that a younger Clay sparred with Sonny in the Miami gym and really had no problems with Liston at that time. Thats why Dundee and the backers felt it was the perfect time to take the title. Sonnys connections got screwed because they thought like most "experts" that the kid would run but that Sonny could catch up after 7 or 8 rounds and get him out of there!. The second time around they went with the guarenteed finish!!!
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So far Boston College is the only school that has offered Kevin Wilkins, a rising junior defensive tackle from Montvale (N.J.) St. Joseph's.
It's still early and Wilkins believes it won't be long until more offers will come in.
"Miami, Rutgers and UConn are looking at me and I talked to Michigan a while ago," Wilkins said this weekend. "I know Miami, Rutgers and UConn are really, really interested.
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"I've talked to some of their coaches or recruiters. I've really talked to Coach Flood from Rutgers a lot. Those are the main schools I've been talking to."
Wilkins has been to Boston College numerous times and said the Eagles are a definite option for him. He just wants to take his time and find out what all of his offers will be before making any decisions.
So what does he think about Rutgers , his home state school and one of the schools really starting to push hard for him.
"It's a good school," he said. "They work hard. I grew up kinda going there a lot because I know a lot of people that went to Rutgers. It's a good school and I've got a lot of friends there. One of my best friends, Darius Hamilton, will be going there.
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Astro Boy: Edge Of Time Kickstarter "An Osamu Tezuka TCG!"
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The late Osamu Tezuka has gotten a tribute in the form of Astro Boy: Edge Of Time, an upcoming TCG which features re-imagined versions of the legendary mangaka's various franchises and characters, seemingly obtaining inspiration from Blizzard's much revered Hearthstone.
The Kickstarter project is a combined effort between Active Gaming Media and Tezuka Productions; the game takes place in a city outside of space and time in an existence where nearly all life has been snuffed out, tasking players with stopping an evil demon king through the power of card games.
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The Astro Boy: Edge of Time Kickstarter is requesting $50,000 in generous donations, with the project currently sitting at over $3400 – those who'd like to see the project succeed can donate to the Kickstarter now.
The game is currently in development for PC and smartphones and is planned for release sometime in early 2017, a demo is available now.


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Slatington man claims he's victim of mortgage scam
Thomas Nicholson's home is being foreclosed after a bogus mortgage remediation company suggested that he stop making payments on his home when he turned to it for help.
Slatington resident Thomas Nicholson claims that he and thousands of other homeowners have been lied to, given ridiculously bad advice to quit paying on their mortgage and then stolen from by companies purporting to offer to help them negotiate new terms for their mortgages.
Nicholson said that he and his wife moved to Slatington from Staten Island. Soon they realized that they weren't going to be able to make the payments on their home.
He was hoping to get help from his bank's Home Affordable Modification Program or HAMP or as Nicholson phrased it, "help from Obama."
Instead, Nicholson got a call from a company that offered to mediate the mortgage so that he could keep the home.
"We have had over 450 foreclosures in Northampton and Lehigh Counties," said Annette Santiago, the director of mortgage mitigation services for the Community Action Committee of the Lehigh Valley (CACLV) based in Bethlehem.
Santiago, who is working on the Nicholson case, said that she gets the lenders and the borrowers "to sit down at the table and work out a payment schedule" that keeps the homeowner in their house and gets restructured payments to the lender.
When Nicholson turned to his bank, Indy Mac, for help, he said that he got no response but instead in May 2009 he got a call from "Choice Loan Consulting, LLC" based in Arizona claiming that Indy Mac had referred his case to them.
To Nicholson the call seemed the answer to a prayer. Here was a company that said they could help. All Nicholson had to do was fill a lot of forms verifying family income and pay a hefty $1,995.00 fee by electronic bank transfer.
"That's when the fun began," said Nicholson.
He sent the money and filled out the forms. He had no idea that legitimate non-profits including one here in the Lehigh Valley do the same exact service free.
Then, according to Nicholson, he was told that nothing could be done until he was in actual default. "They told me that I should stop paying my mortgage and go into default," he said.The company also, according to Nicholson, advised him to have no further contact with his bank. He stopped paying on his mortgage.
According to Nicholson, who is a medically retired Riker's Island corrections officer, he bought the $239,000 house in Slatington through a mortgage broker in Staten Island who has since gone out of business.
Then after months of getting a run around by Choice Loan Consulting who had promised action within 60 to 90 days, they informed Nicholson that his application had been denied because he had never "reaffirmed his mortgage" with his bank and that therefore the company could not do a "mortgage modification."
Even so, representatives of the company assured him that the case "was still being reviewed" and for him to "call back in two weeks" all the while reassuring him that "it looks good."
The company now assured him his application "was not denied" and that they were still reviewing the case. But, said Nicholson, the company told him that he should "start getting together as much cash as possible and to call back when you have a large sum of money."
By August, months behind in his mortgage payment, and fed up with promises and repeated requests that he resubmit all of his financial information, Nicholson demanded his money back.
"The company is bankrupt," Nicholson remembered being told in December by Choice Loan Consulting's Jeremy Slate. "You're beat out of your money."
However, Choice Loan Consulting having first told Nicholson to not contact Indy Mac, now suggested that Nicholson contact the bank and try to make some arrangement with them.
When he did contact Indy Mac, Nicholson said that the bank told him to contact Premier Legal Services in California for help. Premier Legal Services asked Nicholson to pay them $2,568 in four payments of $642.00. They wanted to start the process from the beginning.
In February, 2010 a Lehigh County Sheriff's officer came to the door and delivered a notice of foreclosure. That's when Nicholson first heard about the free mortgage modification program offered by the Community Action Committee of the Lehigh Valley.
Nicholson is "determined to keep the house-it's part of keeping my family together." He said he hopes things "get back to normal."
Choice Loan Consulting declared bankruptcy in January 2010 according to news reports from "3 On Your Side," a television consumer watch program in Phoenix, AZ.
Choice Loan Consulting owner Jordan Ruzicka in an interview with that program said that, "They had every intention helping people but were overwhelmed."
According to documents the news show producers obtained Choice Loan Consulting told a Gilbert, AZ couple that they could reduce their mortgage payments by 10 percent in return for a $3,500.00 fee and offered a 100 percent refund guarantee if they did not deliver.
While the company may have gone out of business, the TIMES NEWS had found that several other similar companies with the word "Choice" in their company name have or are working out of the same address on North Gilbert Road in Gilbert, AZ.
Choice Loan Solutions, Inc., Choice National Credit Repair and Choice Loan Consulting (which also lists Jordan Ruzicka as an officer) have all operated out of the same location. In nearby Scottsdale, a company called Choice Mitigation Services is in operation.
"We've seen some ugly things crawl from under rocks," said Alan Jennings, the Executive Director of the CACLV. He said these bogus companies charge thousands of dollars in fees, accomplish nothing and offer a service that CACLV does for free. "They [the victims] pay up front and get no service."
Gilbert Road in Gilbert, AZ is also the home of several other financial or mortgage companies but there is no other known connection to the "Choice" companies.
Another homeowner (who doesn't want his name revealed) of Hellertown told the paper that he had had a similar experience after he paid a cash fee of $2,770 to "The Law Office of Brian J. Colombana" out of Irvine, CA who failed to mitigate his mortgage as well give bad legal advice.
A Google search of that company reveals that it, too, has connection to several companies: Mortgage Relief Law Center, Home Relief Services, LCC, Housing Law Center and Liberty Law Firm. Brian J. Colombana's name can be found on several consumer complaint websites.
"They told me not to pay anymore on my mortgage," the Hellertown homeowner told the Press. "When they got wind of foreclosure they would take action."
The homeowner stopped paying his mortgage in May of 2009; foreclosure action started in Dec. of 2009. He was also served papers by the Sheriff's office.
Home owners who need help with mediating or modifying home mortgages can get the service for free by contacting the Community Action Committee of the Lehigh Valley at 1337 East Fifth Street, Bethlehem, PA 18015 or calling the non-profit corporation at (610) 691-5620.


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Special to Advance-Times

Dec. 27 was the day to skate off the Christmas dinners and pumpkin pie in the Wingham Novice Local League Tournament. You could say that the kids came out a little slow for the early 8 a.m. game against Lucknow, but they were merely keeping the fans on the edge of their seats. They did so until the third period when they started to put some points on the scoreboard with two goals scored by Caleb MacLean, assists going to Griffin Dickson on the first goal and Cameron TeRaa and Dickson on the second. Justin Keyes was strong in net, and found himself with the shutout. Final score was 2-0.

TeRaa, Ben Speer, Zackary Sweiger and Evan DeJong were kept busy on defence in game two against Ripley. Ripley scored first but it wasn't for the lack of trying by Wingham forwards Charity Smith and Damian McBurney.

Even though Wingham's TeRaa and MacLean found the back of the net (assists going to Tyler Becker and Zakary O'Handley) Ripley secured their lead with an empty netter and a final score of 4-2.

Now Wingham had to sit and await their fate. The game between Ripley and Lucknow decided whether Wingham played in the "A" or the "B" final. Ripley and Lucknow tied at a goal apiece, giving Ripley one more point and sending Wingham to the "B" side.

Spirits were high and the kids were pumped and ready to meet Howick in the "B" championship game.

Hats off - literally - to Becker who scored a hat-trick with assists going to Smith, O'Handley, Jaxon Breckenridge and TeRaa.

A couple of Howick shots did cross the goal line but Wingham stayed strong, worked as a team, and won the "B" division title with a final score of 3-2.

The trophy keepsakes were an extra Christmas thrill for the kids. They went home ecstatic but undeniably tired and looking forward to plenty of hockey in 2013.


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The Miracles - Who's Lovin' You
In 1969, little Michael Jackson stepped up to a mike and, with a "wheeeyeeah-eh-he-eh-en I ..." took Smokey Robinson's "Who's Lovin' You" and showed the world that there was something immensely different about the little boy from Gary and his brothers. Michael's reading of the song was incendiary and set the stage for any other versions of the song. Today, however, I'd like to go back to the original recording, as rendered by Smokey & The Miracles. There's a fragility to Smokey's reading of the song that is equally as effective as the testifying Michael did. It's a great song.


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Soccer / A Russian Infusion in the Cards for Mac. TA
Rumors that Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich could buy a stake in Hapoel Tel Aviv are still floating around Bloomfield Stadium after the Russian oil and metals magnate's recent visit, but Maccabi Tel Aviv could yet beat its cross town rival to the post in luring an investment from Russian oligarchs.
Leonid Nevzlin, Mikhail Brudno and Vladimir Dubov all appeared on the Forbes magazine list of the world's billionaires in 2004, are all wanted in Russia on fraud charges and all reside in Israel.
The three are directors of Group Menatep, a holding company that owns 60 percent of what remains of Mikhail Khodorkovsky's dismantled Yukos empire.
Nevzlin is the wealthiest of the three and is a sworn enemy of Russian president Vladimir Putin.
Yesterday they were said to be considering buying a holding in Maccabi Tel Aviv or providing outside financial support to the club.
Maccabi has has a disastrous domestic season. After winning the title two years ago and coming in second last year, it has slid to eighth place in the Premier League. The club's only chance of qualifying for European competition is via the State Cup, where it faces Maccabi Petah Tikva in the semifinals today.
Maccabi owner Loni Herzikovic has said that the club's budget for next season will stand at NIS 26 million - a sum that will make it difficult for coach Nir Klinger to put together a squad capable of threatening back-to-back champion Maccabi Haifa's stranglehold over the league.
However, in recent months businessmen close to the club, including David Federman, the co-owner of Maccabi Tel Aviv Basktball Club, have been making efforts to bring fresh blood to the club alongside Herzikovic in order to up its budget to NIS 40 million. Among those mentioned as possible investors in the club are Nevzlin, Bruno and Dubov.
Herzikovic, who has made several visits to Moscow in recent months, has said that several investors have expressed an interest in the club, but until now no deal has been closed.
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SAN JOSE, Calif. - Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. is mulling plans to sell its loss-ridden hard disk drive business, according to The Wall Street Journal. That report can be seen here.
There is a wave of consolidation in disk drives. In 2009, for example, Toshiba Corp. acquired Fujitsu Ltd.'s loss-making hard-disk drive business.
In March, Western Digital announced plans to acquire Hitachi Global Storage Technologies in a deal that could make it the world's largest hard disk drive maker, leapfrogging longtime giant Seagate Technology.
There are reports that Seagate is looking at Samsung's hard drive business.
Instead, Samsung reportedly may want to put more focus on its solid-state storage drive (SSDs) business. Samsung is the market leader in SSDs. The company sells SSDs based on its own NAND devices.
It is also a second-tier player in HDDs, which are losing ground. Hard drive shipments in the first quarter of 2011 are anticipated to reach 160.9 million units, down about for percent from 167.5 million in the fourth quarter of 2010, according to a recent report from HIS iSuppli.


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Who, What, WhereDate climbed: 22July 2006
Brian Spiewak, Shannon Scott
Harding Route, Southwest Face of Mt Conness.
Yosemite National Park, California, USA
The Impression That I GetMaybe it was the stories about Don Goodrich from Ropers book. Perhaps it had something to do w/ the Satan-esque visage of Warren Harding laughing at me from the topo page. Then seeing the enormous vertical white wall. The Goodrich Memorial. The unknown.
I'd felt great that morning on the hike up cruising the approach. A little
sketchiness on the snow sections went by quickly. Dropping down to the bench from the East Ridge of Conness gave me my first glimpse of the entire cirque - "Damn… its big." Third class down the gully to the base and the memorial plaque.
Brian was nervous; maybe it was rubbing off on me. By the time I started
following on the third pitch I was ready to puke. First pitch was gross – wet, crap gear. Ugly. Second pitch started into the business. P3 was a struggle, I made every move way harder than necessary. I hung on gear, I was a mess. P4 didn't look too bad but I'm glad Brian got it and not me. The chimney turned out to be relatively easy but when Brian exited and reached for a jug on the left side both of his feet and his right hand blew. Fortunately he stuck the move but his nerves did not stay around. This is getting serious.
Earlier, I had tossed a rock at a curious marmot down on the ground, just wanting to keep him away from the cord. The rock bounced off the wall and hit the critter - I felt awful. Was the marmot now vibing me from way down there, scuttling my confidence?
The bolt ladder: Peter Crofts topo assured us that "the chimney" was protected by a Harding bolt ladder. A BOLT LADDER. Well, I was previously under the impression that a bolt ladder was all about A0. This particular one was not my idea of a bolt ladder. Four 48-year old 1/4" Star Dryvin's spread over 60 feet does not a bolt ladder make. Ancient hangers w/ welded rings. Pretty much no gear except the historic bolts. Brian said it was the scariest pitch he'd ever led. I'm glad he got that one too.
Next rope was mine, a reputed 10a; piece of cake. The last Harding bolt on
the route protects the traverse move into a great fingers to hand crack.
I really didn't want to fall on that bolt and was able to back it with an Alien just below it. Did I mention I really didn't want to fall? Fortunately the moves were easy, if not secure. As I was making the traverse, the preposterousness of Croft on-sight free-soloing this route just blew me away. Still does. I don't think I'll ever be able to comprehend it. Just too much. Onward and upward to a vertical hanging belay where the crack went from hands to off-hands. (Note to self – bring another 3.5 next time.) Hanging there in space while Brian came up and led off the next pitch I watched as thick grey clouds condensed on the southern horizon. Rain cells streaking the sky. Lightning. Getting scary.
One more moderate pitch, then easy ramps to the top. We simul'ed the last 300 feet. For the last two hours we'd watched enormous, scary, (dare I say Monstrous?) thunderclouds building and coming towards us. It was dumping over Tenaya Canyon with amazing lightning bolts making things just a little too exciting. It was only a matter of time before we got clobbered. We figured we'd be lucky if getting wet was all we got. I made mental notes of the little nooks we might be able to squeeze into in the event of a forced bivy. Not necessary - we got to the top, crammed gear and cord, made a few brief comments about Brians hair standing on end and started running down the pavement-like Southeast Ridge.
In 10 minutes we were down to the snow on the lower east ridge and out of harms way. The sun had set just as we summitted but it was now quite dark with the cloud cover; we didn't care. I had the only headlight. Brian has night vision and an uncanny ability to navigate in the dark. We followed the trough south until reaching the uppermost portion of the drainage leading down to Alpine Lake and Sawmill Campground where we had left my truck early that morning. Out of water, tired, hungry, delirium, third class downclimbing, boot-skiing the snow slopes down to the lake, stumbling forward, more stumbling, always stumbling forward. We no longer looked for rock or log bridges to walk over stream crossings (there were many); we just blitzed (or did we stumble?) through. Between the approach, the climbing and my soaked trail runners, my feet were raw horsemeat but I didn't care. I just wanted to lay down and close my eyes for a while. Continue stumbling forward…
We finally got back to the truck around midnight-thirty. Brian was stretching on the pavement as I peeled off my wet, stenchified layers. I crawled into the back of my truck and listened to mosquitoes buzzing me all night. Too wired to sleep (God bless whoever invented caffeinated Gu) I just stared out the back window at the stars. It had been quite a day.
Perhaps I'll mosey back sometime and check that West Ridge route. Looks like a nice solo for a fun day out. As for the vision of Warren Harding – What a route! What a line! What a place!
Will I ever go back and repeat it?


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A couple of weeks back, a letter appeared in The SUN, which brought out that old worn out assumption that if what we commonly claim as a right does not appear literally in the U.S. Constitution, it is not a right. I refer specifically to the right to privacy, but there are many more.
The main body of the Constitution describes and defines the duties and procedures for the federal government. In Article 1 we read " — powers herein granted." Who granted these limited powers (and they are limited) to the federal government? Answer: We The People of the United States.
The Bill of Rights, added to the Constitution as the first 10 amendments I believe were to emphasize basic rights, but we read in the 9th amendment, "The enumeration in the Constitution of certain rights shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people."
So, We The People have rights that are not mentioned in the Constitution.
We do not need to be told what is or is not in the Constitution. We can and should read it for ourselves.
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U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Director Leon Rodriguez told Congress Thursday that "not a single act of actual terrorist violence has been a committed by a refugee" who underwent USCIS screening procedures since 9/11. But when a senator asked him if it was "correct" that many people who came into the refugee program as adults had been "convicted of terrorist offenses," Rodriguez admitted that that was "correct."
Under further questioning by Sen. David Vitter (R.-La.), Rodriguez admitted that he did not know the actual number of refugees admitted to the U.S. who had later been convicted of terrorist offenses. Vitter said, in questioning Rodriguez, that Congress had asked the administration for this number and it had not been provided.
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She should have gone last night. Next Bristol, but am sure a lot of people want to see her mom in the audience next week.Quote:
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She was on Joy Behar show last night talking about DWTS. So funny. Hope she stays for at least another 3 weeks.
I wouldn't have cared if she did. It wasn't a VW, but since she made it, we'll probably see more performances like it every week. I guess they'll play to the audience and forget the judges criticisms. She'll probably pass off getting eliminated that people just don't understand her humor. It worked with Niecy, but I don't think it will with Margaret. Niecy actually did the dances, even if she threw some humor into it.Quote:
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I'd really be surprised if Sarah makes an appearance in the audience.
I like her, but I didn't enjoy her antics this week.
I'd be more impressed if she came out and delivered a really solid dance, not that her goal is to impress me of course :lol
She has some dance training in her background. I think she's capable of better than what she delivered on Monday. She's funny, but I don't want her to become a figure of fun because her performances get slapstick.
Cho can dance, as she proved in the first part of that VW. So, she threw in some comedy. It didn't really work and you know Louis knew it wouldn't. ;-) Hopefully next week, they'll be more serious, but still have fun. At least Margaret and Louis are entertaining.
I love Margaret, so I'm happy they were safe. There are dances that lend themselves to more of a comedic approach, but the VW is not one of them. Her humor was misplaced.
Let's hope they showcase her true ability and save the comedy for the appropreiate dances.
I'm surprised Louis let her do that on the first dance of the season. Maybe since he keeps getting the comediennes, he'll just let them do their thing. I actually thing she has some potential, but I doubt we'll see anything besides more comedy routines.
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I'm thinking Louie will try to keep a tighter grip on Margaret's comic impulses for a couple of weeks. Or at least get her to smile more. ;)
It kind of is, since she needs the fan vote. But if she already has yours, mission accomplished :D That was too much for one dance, and not the right dance for any of it. I think doing the cape spin was going for it enough, but then adding her getting tangled up and falling was a little too much. I have to think Louis's smart enough to not pull that two weeks in a row. They have the jive next week, though, and that's definitely more of a light hearted, upbeat dance than the VW.Quote:
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Sorry fans, but in my opinion she was not only massively unfunny, but a pretty bad dancer (even in the "serious" parts of her dance).


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LG Optimus Pad to Run Honeycomb and Have Tegra 2
When LG said they were going to bring a tablet with "many firsts", they weren't kidding. Not only will their upcoming 8.9″ tablet have the much awaited Tegra 2 chip, that will be able to run some amazing exclusive games, but it will also come with Android Honeycomb, which is next after Gingerbread.
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The tablet is expected in Q1, which means Honeycomb will be ready soon after Gingerbread is announced. I think Google wanted to do the UI overhaul and tablet optimization for Gingerbread but they didn't have much time to finish that, so they are bringing out what they have until now to Gingerbread. They also don't want to give Apple an even bigger window than they've had till now, so they are going to release Honeycomb as soon as possible, instead of waiting till May next year at I/O. We'll have to wait until Honeycomb to see how Google took advantage of Matias Duarte's UI expertise and their BumpTop acquisition.


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Leeds's housing market is headed for complete meltdown.
The dire warning comes as a new report shows private rents have soared by 40 per cent across the city.
According to the National Housing Federation, the crippling hike in rents is a direct result of stagnation in home sales.
Average annual rental costs in Leeds now stand at more than £10,000 – higher than the national average and more than the Cotswolds.
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Robert Warm, lead manager for Yorkshire and Humber for the National Housing Federation, trade body for social landlords, said: "For years we have all been aware of the unaffordabiliy of the housing market, it's increasingly difficult for people to own their own home. What we are seeing now is that fundamental lack of supply is having a knock on to private sector rents and they are going through the roof.
"Places like Leeds and York, which have overheated markets – the question is what's going to happen in five or seven years when they can't afford to buy but can't afford to rent either. It's a vicious circle, it's almost impossible to save for a deposit when you are paying out 50 per cent of your income on private sector rent."
His words come as the National Housing Federation launches its Home Truths campaign – a state of the nation report looking at the national housing crisis and urging people to back plans to create more homes.
It said the lack of new homes had sent prices soaring – the typical price of a home now EIGHT times average income. Last year, across Yorkshire, only 3,333 affordable homes were built, yet 260,000 families remain on waiting lists.
Mr Warm said if nothing was done in the short term, private rents could rise by a further 50 per cent by 2020. He added: "The solution has got to be about developing more houses."


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PITTSBURGH — The Cubs believe they've found a solution to Randy Wells' first-inning problems and may have him try something new Saturday in his next scheduled start against the White Sox.
Opposing hitters have a .327 average in first innings against Wells, who seems to settle down thereafter as he did Sunday in Houston after giving up five straight hits to start the game.
Manager Lou Piniella and pitching coach Larry Rothschild talked about the situation on the plane ride to Pittsburgh.
"We've come up with a couple little things we're going to tinker with," Piniella said. One, he said, is to have Wells throw the same pitch sequence in the bullpen that he will when he faces the first two or three hitters to start the game.
Another idea, Piniella said, is to have Wells go directly from the bullpen to the mound instead of stopping in the dugout.
"I think we're going the try the first approach first," Piniella concluded, "so he'll be focused on the first three or four hitters he's going to face."
Wells limited opposing batters to a .261 average in 2009, but they're hitting .290 against him this year. The biggest difference is right-handed hitters, who have gone from .221 to .288.
Wells said Sunday's game shouldn't be lumped in with earlier first-inning fiascos against Pittsburgh and St. Louis, respectively, because it started with an infield hit and a blooper.
"That's fine," Piniella said. "Anyway, we'll play around with it a little just to increase the focus. Nothing drastic."
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December 23, 2012 BY Aaron Hope
Quietly chugging along since we last saw the 'Persian Violet' in both OG and Gen II makeups a few years back, the Nike Air Classic BW is slated to join its classic flagship peers for an upcoming VNTG pack. Nike Sportswear will also continue to churn out new releases with the typically sporty look, as evidenced on this Gym Red-accented white leather design. These rock a familiar Chicago Bulls look and add a basketball-like pebbled leather on the circumnavigating stripe, a rarely utilized material (especially for this silo) that seems all the more daring when juxtaposed against the glossy black Swoosh. Nike Sportswear moves into 2013 with a huge variety of models to suit just about everyone's tastes and you can make a new year's resolution to grab this pair that just arrived at Titolo.
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Cat-lovers, to arms, or at least to pen! A litany of unwarranted aspersions on our feline companions is to be found in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, an otherwise objective publication.
Cats "are more attached to places than people" is the first calumny.
"Cats do not perform directed tasks," is the second.
It gets worse. "Their actual utility is debatable, even as mousers."
These deplorable judgments are part of the authors' thesis that cats took a different route to domestication than did other domestic animals.
All the other species, in the authors' view, were bred by people for their desired qualities. Cats, being without utility, were not. Instead, they domesticated themselves and chose their own mates without human interference.
I liked the bit about cats developing a "disdainful tolerance of people."
and now this:
If you've ever wondered who's in control, you or your cat, a new study points to the obvious. It's your cat.
Household cats exercise this control with a certain type of urgent-sounding, high-pitched meow, according to the findings.
This meow is actually a purr mixed with a high-pitched cry. While people usually think of cat purring as a sign of happiness, some cats make this purr-cry sound when they want to be fed. The study showed that humans find these mixed calls annoying and difficult to ignore.
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
In Scorn (and Praise) of Cats
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- Pogria said...
All of this simply consolidates the saying, "Cats don't have owners, they have staff".
I know that I am the beck and call girl to my four screamers.
Wouldn't have it any other way.
And, before the dog-loving, cat-haters leap in with the obligatory Dogs v Cats silliness, I also have two very much loved Canines.
- July 27, 2009 at 1:01 AM
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By MaureenMullen
FORT MYERS, Fla. -- Before Tuesday's 1-1 tie between the Red Sox and Rays at City of Palms Park, Marc Topkins of the St. Petersburg Times and the BBWAAs Tampa chapter chairman presented Carl Crawford with the Rays 2010 MVP and Paul C. Smith Champion (Good Guy) awards.
My work getting ready for the 2010 season paid off, Crawford said. I won the MVP of the team from the writers and the Good Guy award, so I was able to carry myself in the manner that was professional and respectable on and off the field. So, it's nice to win both of those awards. They're equally important to me. I take a lot of pride in making sure I don't get in trouble and set a good example when I'm at the field."
The Pawtucket Red Sox have announced that every PawSox player will wear a patch with the name BEN on their right uniform sleeve this season in honor of late PawSox owner Ben Mondor who passed away last October 3. The patch will be worn on each home uniform and will measure 5.5 long by 3.25 high.
Ben always wore his love of the PawSox on his sleeve, so its only fitting that we carry BEN on our sleeve for the 2011 season, said PawSox president Mike Tamburro.
The PawSox open the 2011 season on Thursday, April 7 vs. the Rochester Red Wings at 7:05 p.m. at McCoy Stadium.
Josh Beckett is scheduled to start the exhibition game Wednesday against the Astros at Minute Maid Park. He will be followed by Jonathan Papelbon, Dennys Reyes, Bobby Jenks and Daniel Bard. The Astros are expected to start Nelson Figueroa, followed by Brandon Lyon, Wilton Lopez, Enerio Del Rosario, Aneury Rodriguez, Henry Villar, and Jose Valdez. Daisuke Matsuzaka will pitch a simulated game Thursday morning in Houston.
The Red Sox will be moving to a new facility in Lee County for next year's spring training, and manager Terry Francona spoke about the Sox final game at City of Palms Park.
I think wed be a little more sentimental if we were leaving town," he said. "I think were all glad were staying in Fort Myers. I think were also very appreciative that we get to go into a state-of-the-art facility where we can probably get our work done a little bit better and have our minor-league complex together. But I think were very appreciative of the support we get here. Obviously we get great support and Im glad were staying. Im also glad were going into a nice, new facility.
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c on the 8th
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C Em7 H/B D
Even though you think i may sound pathetic
you should know what you mean to me, i say
a mad attraction, somehow magnetic
i'm stuck to you, and now you're stuck to me
if you were a jewel, you would be a diamond
if you were a star, planetary alignment
if we were in school i'd want you for my assignment
so don't leave me girl, if you don't wanna see me crying
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fly me through the sky
on a satin butterfly (i say)
fly me through the sky
singing songs of love
singing songs of love ...
my heart is jumping in my chest i feel it everywhere
my knees keep shaking let me sit down on a chair
'cause you're so beautiful girl and it's absolutely clear
i love the way you smile, and your long dark hair, 'cause
your lips are so red, so soft and so sweet
your hips got the kinda curve that knock me off my feet
the way you walk, you swerve(?) over the concrete
if i had you girl, you'd make my life complete
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Although it will be hard to compensate for homes that are invaluable both historically and emotionally, the federal government will provide monetary aid to help people relocate and get situated. This will consist of the replacement costs of their homes in the areas they choose to move to, and any additional costs that concern the market value of their past residence.


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Premise: Geeky teen Ethan Morgan has a hot baby sitter, which most teenage boys would think is a good thing. The only problem is that Ethan's baby sitter, Sarah, is half-vampire (hence the show's title). Sarah drags Ethan and his pals, Benny and Rory (who was recently turned into a vampire himself), into a world of supernatural battles against creatures from their nightmares in order to save their town from vampires. Sarah hopes to one day become human again so she can save her soul -- and so she can spend less time protecting the geeky trio.


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Boston College's main campus is located in the Chestnut Hill section of Newton, Massachusetts, a suburb of Boston.
In later life Freud illustrated his theory of the basic geography of the mind.
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Checklists are presented for each island group and isolated island, and a bibliography of more than 450 entries is provided. While the Hawaiian Islands have by far the largest known flora (885 taxa), more than 100 taxa have been reported from each of the following: New Caledonia (604), Islas Juan Fernändez (254), Islas Galäpagos (229), the Society Islands (221), Western Samoa (182), Fiji (118), Norfolk Island (111), Isla del Coco (109) and Lord Howe Island (102).


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Manchester City are seeking a buyer for Mario Balotelli. The Daily Mail says City are ready to sell Mario Balotelli as soon as possible after Roberto Mancini privately conceded he cannot change the wayward Italy striker.
Despite further claims to the contrary from the City manager, it is understood that Mancini has finally decided it is time to move Balotelli out of the club.
City will not wish to say the 22-year-old is for sale, for fear of driving down his plummeting value even further.
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Interesting story about airbnb - the entity that links folks wishing to rent out their residences or rooms in them to travelers - how they are launching their first real advertising blitz - featuring cozy bird houses.
I enjoy staying in B&bs in Europe and an keen to know about any experiences or recommendations Fodorites have in experiences with airbnb - any good ones you've seen. It says Paris and Barcelona are two of airbnb's biggest markets.
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Pal; You can view a thread in process that starts with 'Frustrated'.
Perhaps someone can copy and paste to this thread.
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Thanks - I see the 'frustration' but I guess will not throw the baby out with the bathwater until I hear a variety of reports and experiences - but thanks for that tip!
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We just started using airbnb this past summer. Had a good experience in London and more recently in New Orleans.
In France, I would rely on Gîtes de France as a primary source, at least outside large cities.
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Our experience with Airbnb as guests has been mixed. The first time we used it, a few years back, we got stung badly in Amsterdam. That was before Airbnb had a 24/7 hotline to resolve problems, and we lost some bucks and had to scramble for a place to stay on a Friday night.
My wife also had a bad experience more recently in Portland, Oregon. The listing was a fraud in which the renter tried to rent out a place he was renting while he was away. The person who was supposed to let DW in did not show up. When she did get in the place was completely unlivable. In the meantime, however, Airbnb hotline was quick to pay for a hotel room for the night while things got ironed out.
On the positive side, we have had great stays in all the other places we booked through Airbnb. That includes NYC, Portland, OR, (different place), Syracuse, NY, and Milan, Italy. We currently have a place booked in Paris for two weeks in May, in the 10th. I'll post how that went in my TR.
From the viewpoint of a host, I can't say enough good things about the site. We have been renting out our private guest room in the small Washington town of Anacortes for almost four years now, through Airbnb, without a single problem. Since we can screen and talk to our guests both before and after they book we have hosted only nice and trouble free people, without exception. Things started off slowly but, now that we have over 150 positive reviews, this Summer we were full over 50% of the time from May to November; a major factor in being able to afford Paris again this year.
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You left out a part PalenQ.
"the entity that links folks wishing to rent out their residences or rooms in them to travelers -"
You should have added, 'legally or illegally.'
While there are many legal rentals to be found through third party sites like AirBnB et al, there are also many illegal rentals. What that should mean to the person looking at renting, is that they need to do their due diligence to insure the apartment/house they rent is a legal rental.
I'm not saying don't rent, I'm just saying be careful and do your homework. You don't want to end up somewhere you are not welcome.
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"Its largest markets, for hosts and guests, are Paris, Barcelona, New York and San Francisco.
Well in Spain they may be in for a shock.
Licences are required and they are clamping down. Licences are in short supply.
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I never gave much thought to private vacation rentals in the past. However, in the last few years, the number of rentals of this type has jumped dramatically. This has led to a rise in problems with it all over the world.
The internet has made it possible for third party websites like Airbnb (which only started in 2008) to provide a place for an owner of a property to advetise that property to travellers.
This is a travel forum and from a travellers perspective, these rentals may appeal to many people. However, there are 3 groups they do not appeal to. Governments who see money not being declared as income. The hotel industry who see a signifigant percentage of loss of business. Third and in my opinion most important, neighbours who live next to these properties being rented.
As travellers, we should not look at things only from a narrow perspective. How would you feel if the property next door to your home was rented out every week to different people? Perhaps, six 18-25 year olds planning to 'party hearty' for a week?
I happen to own a condo in the Cayman Islands. On my last stay there I had a conversation with the property manager who has been there about 15 years. He told me that last year for the first time, they had a problem with rentals.
The condo agreement states you you are entitled to have guests stay WITH you in your condo. It also states you are NOT allowed to rent it out. Not even for the fairly common 30 days or more a lot of places allow. No rentals, ever.
One new owner had chosen to ignore that rule. I believe the condo corporation is still working on wresting ownership from him through the courts.
In the meantime he had started renting it out by the week to tourists and the property manager had had the uncomfortable job on the half a dozen occassions last year that it happened, of having to go to the people renting and tell them they had until the following morning to leave or the police would be called.
Those people were no doubt 'innocent' victims of a fight between the owner and the condo board. But were they really 'innocent'? Whenever you enter into a contract with another person or business, it is YOUR job to do your due diligence and make sure that what you are doing is legal. Obviously, they had not done so.
Hawaii apparently has a huge problem with illegal rentals and instances of neighbours getting involved in physical confrontations with tourists are not unknown.
So it isn't just Spain ribeirasacra, it's everywhere. That nice Airbnb rental in Seattle by the nice old lady who doesn't pay income tax on the income, has no city license to rent (and so isn't complying with fire safety etc.) and doesn't give a darn what the neighbours think, may not be such a great deal as someone thinks it is.
Caveat emptor.
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I see your point Dulci; valid concerns. As a matter of fact, the apartment we will be renting in Paris in May is in an apartment building such as would fit your description. I intend to write the owner to see if the rental is legal, seeing the fuss the city of Paris is now making about short term rentals, and whether I am going to have trouble with the other residents in the building.
The guest quarters we rent as Airbnb hosts are in our private home, so the aspects of short term rental you cite aren't applicable.
One point, I don't know how it works in Paris or Barcelona, but I'm sure the "nice old lady" in Seattle who rents her place through Airbnb certainly better pay taxes on her income. Airbnb reports our income to the IRS, and we dutifully give Uncle Sam his pound of flesh each year.
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the Times article mentions New York City's laws that must be paid by hotels as a sumbling block for airbnb there:
The campaign also does not address legal challenges faced by Airbnb in New York, where many hosts are violating a 2010 state law that prohibits them from renting their apartment for fewer than 30 days if they are not present. Airbnb would like the state to revise the law to make short-term rentals legal. In exchange, it has proposed that renters pay the city's hotel tax.
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Actual B&B's where the owner is present have been around forever of course nukesafe. That is what you are doing and I don't think anyone is bothered by them. It is the absentee owners renting out their empty property that are the main problem.
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>Perhaps, six 18-25 year olds planning to 'party hearty' for a week?<
Maybe in a vrbo condo on an island somewhere. There's major evidence that disturbances do not take place in Airbnb properties. Airbnb seems intent on building a following of like-minded people. I think their concept is unique and may have lasting power. Airbnb is no ordinary gateway to vacation rentals. They look like a revolution.
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Well obviously you are a fan of Airbnb et al wesley but let me ask you this. Would you want people arriving every week to stay in the apartment or house next door to the one you live in?
When a place is purpose built as a vacation property then there is no reason to complain about any kind of tourists who end up there but when a place is intended to be residential then there is indeed reason to complain when people start showing up for a few days or afew weeks at a time.
If 12 owners in an 18 unit building are resident and the other 6 owners rent out weekly, just how happy do you think the 12 resident owners are likely to be? Regardless of how well behaved the tourists who rent might be, they will be disruptive.
Try telling me that when they arrive on a late flight and are hauling their luggage down the hallway and into the apartment at 2am. that they are going to tip toe.
Airbnb, is a business like any other. They have NO concern whatsover for the neighbours of the properties rented out by their clients. They're only concern is the people paying them, no one else.
Where a property is located is irrelevant. "Maybe in a vrbo condo on an island somewhere.", is what you wrote. Do you think there are not people who LIVE on that island somewhere who have the same rights as anyone else to their privacy or peace and quiet in their neighbourhood? Do you think that somehow if they live on an island or anywhere else that tourists wish to stay that they should expect to give up their right to privacy and a peaceful life?
Try looking at it as if YOU were an owner living next door to this vacation rental property in a normal residential building or neighbourhood wesleymarsh.
Airbnb, do NOT come and ask owners if they're OK with the next door apartment or house being rented out short term. Nor do they vet what kind of people that rent a place. If six 20 years olds want to rent all Airbnb and many of those owners who are renting ask is 'do you have the money?'
The revolution that is occuring is also a revolution by resident owners who quickly become annoyed with rentals.
In this one, note the remark, "The big surprise for us was when we tried to contact Airbnb (to complain)," said Thieme, a writer and editor. "The phone tree had no option remotely relating to people in our circumstance — neighbors." When they finally got through, "the first gentleman didn't seem too concerned about our problem."
The list goes on and on wesley in any place you find these rentals. You can't build a hotel in a residential street but you can turn your house into a hotel. Sound right to you?
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wesleymarsh, AirBnB properties most certainly do cause problems in non-tourist areas. Here in San Jose, there is a property in my neighborhood that has caused tremendous problems for neighbors. The house is considered an illegal BnB and the people that rent party and don't care about the neighbors at all because after all they're on vacation. The neighborhood association is trying valiantly to shut them down, and the owner is retaliating by threatening the nearest neighbors to the point where they're afraid to continue to complain.
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well as they say don't throw the baby out with the bathwater!
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Agreed PalenQ.
As I have said before, I am not against the private rental of a property necessarily. As long as it doesn't interfere with others enjoyment of their property I don't see a problem.
There are plenty of places where vacation condos are sold as such and it is clear that everyone there will not be a resident owner. Probably 90% of such properties are owned for the single purpose or renting them out for profit when the owner is not using them. Everyone understands that and everyone accepts that.
The issue arises when someone is renting a property in a primarily residential building or neighbourhood. The 'baby' isn't supposed to be in that bathwater to use your analogy.
What really annoys me about it all is the third party parasites like Airbnb et al who make money out of it with NO regard whatsover for the issues.
People using their website to find a place to rent do not realize that THEY are not Airbnb's customer. The person renting the property OUT is the customer.
What that means is Airbnb does not vet an owner to see if they are complying with the local law or having disputes with neighbours over their rentals. All Airbnb do (as advised by their lawyers to cover their ass) is say, 'we tell our owners they must comply locally'. Then they go ahead and take their money having made NO effort to ascertain if the owner is indeed complying with anything.
There is only ONE thing driving this on anyone participants part. That is MONEY. Whether it is the person renting it for a week; the owner renting too them; or Airbnb etc. Unfortunately, when money is involved a lot of people turn out to have what is called 'situational ethics' (in the bad sense of the term).
If I can save money or make money it overrules the rights of others. That's the bottom line in this story.
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And I commiserate with you - I live in a condo and understand the problem and IF there was such problems coming from some absentee owner's unit I would sure make it very uncomfortable for the itinerant renters to live there - like every morning coming out to see their tires flat - they could complain to the owners and airbnb but who else (wear disguises and do it under cloak of darkness - if flattening tires don't work take it a notch higher - a few broken windows to get the message across - that is IF there is a problem as there is in yours - I would not automatically oppose it if there were no problems affecting me or my property value.
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For me, it has little to nothing to do with money. I have paid as much for Airbnb rentals as I would have for a nice hotel in the same area. What I got was a wonderful sense of privacy in the Airbnb rentals, and more a feeling of home. I like feeling part of a neighborhood, sleeping late, making some tea, and letting DH go to the local bakery and bring back croissants, etc. On our last trip, we broke it up with two hotels to be spoiled a bit, and two apartment rentals for a more homey experience. We are very conscious of neighbors and what we liked about both places is they were nice and quiet. I do not think anyone would even have known we were there.
Maybe they were unusual, but the Airbnb hosts that I worked with (those I rented from and had to cancel last Spring, and the two others we finally used) had specific arrival and departure hours. None were late at night or early in the morning, so there was no possibility of coming in during the night with luggage making noise. Every host I worked with had capacity rules and were quite clear and specific about how many and what age they would accommodate.
As long as the guests were carefully vetted and they were considerate of us, the neighbors, I would have no problem with a neighbor renting their home to travelers. One good thing would be, the owner would have to keep the property up to a high standard.
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BTW, why do I pay Airbnb a booking fee if I am not a customer? There are two fees, delineated in the bill. One is the rental cost (to the apartment owner) and the booking fee (charged to me by Airbnb).
I am paying the apartment owner for the use of the apartment, so am a customer of the host.
I am also paying Airbnb - for performing a service for me, so that would make me their customer also.
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I don't think of myself as a fan of Airbnb. I simply saw the 3 owners of Airbnb interviewed by Charlie Rose and walked away from that interview impressed. They are trying to create something quite different from the competition and it looks like they will achieve more success.
MonicaRichards, bad apples exist in every opportunity. I accept that no system is perfect. While researching Airbnb, I noticed a few properties stood out as questionable. Some owners/managers advertise there and treat the property ad as though it's any other hosting site. So what happens next? Researchers look at the owner profile. They find out the property has a manager or the owner lives across town. Researchers then look at the reviews. I think the review system on Airbnb may be the main reason why this company is rising quickly. Owners/members have no control over their reviews. They can't touch them. Negative word gets out quickly and the owners have to deal with it immediately or else. If I find out the property that caught my attention is a party house with angry neighbors, I'm not staying there. The property is dead to me.
If my neighbor is a member of Airbnb and he rents his place to travelers like me, I would have no problem with his international guests. I probably would help them if they needed help. If my neighbor was a jerk, turning his residential property into a frat haven for vacationing alcoholics and encouraging the disruption of my neighborhood, I would be sure my complaining voice would be heard on every imaginable resource. Airbnb makes it possible for angry, unhappy voices to be heard.
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The plural of 'anecdote' is not 'data'.
Sassafrass, of course there are people who rent who are no problem and of course there are owners who vet their renters. Of course there are also some of both who are a problem.
Writing about a good host or a good visitor is meaingless unless we are supposed to believe they are all good. The problem is that this market is becoming so big that it is impacting more and more people every day. So even if only 10% of them were a problem, it becomes a big number.
Like anything else where there is a buck to be made, there will always be people who look to exploit that. The original idea of Airbnb unlike other sites like VRBO for example was simple. If you own an apartment in New York, will be away for 2 weeks on business, why not rent it to a couple from Minnesota who would like to visit the 'Big Apple' for a week. Hey, that's a good idea, both win.
That was the original concept wesleymarsh but that is NO LONGER what is happening. Airbnb cannot control it and I am sure the owners know it has gone beyond their initial 'good intentions'.
Now, the exploiters come along and everything changes. They buy or rent 10 units or 10 houses and rent them out by the week to anyone with the money to pay. They don't CARE.
All this talk about making sure you don't rent to a frat party etc. is so much nonsense to them. It's about MONEY.
You suggest wesley that you would not rent from an owner who rents to frat parties. They would be 'dead to you'. What is that supposed to suggest? That no one else will rent from that owner either and so the problem will not exist? Frat parties will rent from that owner every week. They will look for the reviews that say, 'what a party house' and book eagerly. Don't be naive in thinking negative reviews of that kind mean the owner will lose business.
I would suggest a simple test. A house in a residential neighbourhood being rented through Airbnb results in 20 neighbours on the block all signing a letter to Airbnb saying they do not want such rentals on their block. What do you think Airbnb's response would be? To refuse to list the property? I think not. If it were that simple, there wouldn't be an issue making the news all over the world.
Airbnb, could easily issue a statement that says, 'we will not list a property anywhere that we are advised is an illegal rental or that a majority of neighbours are opposed to'.
Instead, Airbnb is fighting New York and other locations to allow what clearly is not welcome and/or legal.
PalenQ, I don't have a problem with my condo. None have been allowed to stay more than 1 night. I wasn't complaining about it happening from my perspective but giving an example of how it could affect a person renting without determining if the owner could legally rent to them.
Sassafrass, somewhat off topic but re who is the customer, I spent all my working life involved in sales & marketing. Any good salesman knows s/he has only ONE customer. If you buy a new car battery from your local garage, you are the customer of the garage. The battery company's customer is the garage. Sure the battery company provides a warranty to you and they receive money from you through the garage but make no mistake about who it is the battery company sees as their customer. It isn't YOU. It doesn't matter if you pay the battery company and they give a percentage to the garage or if you pay the garage and they give a percentage to the battery company. There is only ONE customer for each of them.
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We used airbnb twice this summer, once in Florence, Italy and one in Paris. Our experience in Florence was excellent, although I did wish that I had looked more closely at the map to see that "close to centro historico" was not the same thing as "close to the center of the centro historico," but that was definitely my failure to do my research.
Our experience in Paris was not so good, and we ended up giving up the place, losing our deposit and paying for a hotel instead. I won't go into details, but I felt that airbnb was definitely there to support the person who is renting out the unit, not the person who is staying in it.
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What's up with New York and AirBnb? The majority of renters in New York City will be upmarket, sophisticated Europeans who know to behave and just want to have a different experience and save some money on hotel bills.
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What's up with asking what's up MaisonPlague?
Have you read the previous comments here? I think the downsides have been pretty clearly explained. Then there is the fact that New York has a law against rentals of less than 30 days. Is there a part of 'illegal' that you don't understand?
Even if the 'majority of renters in NYC will be upmarket, sophisticated Europeans who know how to behave', what do you suggest people who live next door to the place being rented to the minority who are not 'upmarket, sophisticated Europeans who know how to behave', do?
You got one thing right MaisonPlague when you wrote, 'save some money on hotel bills.' It's about money, with no regard for those who have to live next to these rentals. As it is about money, selfish is the word that comes into play. Concern for others goes out the window.
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No it's about a law in NY that many consider unfair and thus break it - no other community that I know of has that law - what is European cities had that law - no British B&Bs - at least classical ones where folks rent out spare rooms.
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How come only New York has problems with Airbnb renters then? Seems there is a lot of paranoid people there about the folks next door. New York does have some funny old laws! Folks in Paris, London, Berlin etc seem to have no problems at all with the concept of Airbnb. Have you looked at Airbnb;s website at all? You will see that as a guest even one negative review from an apartment owner will mean that nobody else will ever rent to you again. As for saving money, well many people have better things to spend their cash on in New York than that city's shocking priced hotel rooms. You can still be poor and educated and well-behaved you know!!
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I always thought the New York City law against short term rentals was simply because of pressure of the NYC hotels who want to limit alternatives to their outrageously priced accommodations. A straightforward business tactic of keeping the supply low and the price high; which works as long as you have City Hall in your pocket.
Of course the legendary NYC feeling of "entitlement" to low cost/rent controlled housing at the expense of the tax base and the rights of property owner' rights makes the apartment dwellers froth at the mouth when "outsiders" dare to intrude.
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Nukesafe what I like about AirBnB is that it is pretty self-regulating - it you don't play the game and stick to the rules either as a apartment owner or a renter then you will be not be allowed to work or rent from Airbnb. It seems to work pretty well elsewhere in the world. It is a shame there are issues in New York.
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Folks in Paris, London, Berlin etc seem to have no problems at all with the concept of Airbnb.
Actually Paris made an attempt at cracking down on short term (tourist) rentals because it is felt that it takes housing away from the long-term rental pool.
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Then there is the fact that New York has a law against rentals of less than 30 days. Is there a part of 'illegal' that you don't understand?>
Have you ever crossed a deserted street in spite of it being 'illegal' (thinking it is in NYC as in most cities) - of course yes...enough said.
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Look, some of you need to realize that there are not just 2 parties involved in this issue. Or if you realize it, stop trying to be obtuse and face up to it.
I have no problem with anyone trying to make or save a little money. As long as it is not done to the detriment of the innocent public.
Nor do I have a problem with someone renting a room in their home while they themselves are resident. That's called a B&B PalenQ, and NYC does allow that legally.
But when someone invests in a house or apartment in a residential town/building, with the sole intention of renting that property out by the day or week, without regard to how it might impact those living around that property, that's stepping over the line. That's why cities have zoning laws to regulate what kind of business can and cannot be opened in a given area.
Every comment in favour of Airbnb et al. comes from the point of view of an owner or a renter. They are NOT the only people affected. Now TRY to deny that or justify that with flip commments like 'walking across a street'. These lawbreakers are NOT walking across a DESERTED street.
If you own and LIVE in a house/apartment that is zoned residential, you have a RIGHT to expect certain things. One of those is not to have people renting out the property next door by the night.
If you could step out of your 'as an owner' shoes or 'as a renter' shoes, try thinking about it as if you were wearing 'a neighbours' shoes, you'd find it a very different perspective indeed.
All of this has already been said here MaisonPlague and I'll ask again if you have read the other comments and looked at some of the links provided. Clearly, this issue is not just about NYC. There are issues popping up all over the world, including Hawaii, Paris, Rome, Seattle, Los Angeles, etc. etc. etc.
The problem is that while the original idea of someone going to be away from home for a few weeks and renting out while they were away was fine when that is only going to happen once or twice a year, that idea has been rapidly overtaken by speculators.
One of the curses of the internet is that something can now explode in size, in a very short time. What's also one of the curses of the internet is that exploiters can jump on something hot very quickly and EXPLOIT what was perhaps originally a decent concept. Airbnb did NOT start out to advertise for landlords of permanently vacant properties for rent.
What Airbnb (and other websites) have done is provide a marketplace not only for reasonable people looking to make a few dollars or save a few dollars but for EXPLOITERS to find a way to sell their nightly rentals all year round. They are doing that to the detriment of those living around those properties and they are doing it KNOWINGLY.
Justify that.
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Pull out, digger. The dogs are pissing on your swag.
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Hey - you're the Improviser!
Welcome back - we will talk soon!
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That's called a B&B PalenQ, and NYC does allow that legally.>
OK - that makes it a little better - I thought that was illegal as well in NYC and I can see your point in renting out units the owner does not live in or when they are away - but so so many cities around the world have found little problem with that -
WHY IS NYC SO SO DARN SPECIAL? What is the difference with New Yorkers from folks in so so many cities that do not seemingly have a problem with it.
I hope airbnb scrutinizes complaints and bans places where there are problems from being on their data base - ditto for renters and it seemingly does.
So do not throw the baby out with the bathwater - just clean up the bath water.
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Well that would be fine if it were likely to happen PalenQ.
First, NYC is not 'special'. As already noted, the issue is coming up in more and more cities including Paris, Rome, Seattle, Los Angeles. It is however Airbnb's largest single market and in fact has 3 times as many bookings as their second largest which is Paris.
You have to consider as I tried to communicate, that this is growing exponentially. Airbnb alone now takes a booking every 2 SECONDS, 24/7.
You also have to consider that Airbnb is no longer under the sole command of the two guys that started it. They have multi-millions of dollars that have now been invested into their company and they have to answer to those investors.
Airbnb (and the others) are a business like any other. As I tried to explain to Sassafrass, their customer is the property owner. It made big news when they announced they were providing $1 million insurance for the owners after a story made headlines about someone's apartment being trashed by a renter.
So Airbnb covered their customer, the owner. They did not announce any insurance for the person renting. They did not announce any insurance for neighbours who ended up with someone disruptive next door.
They are quick to put a bad renter on their 'black list'. They are extremely slow to put an owner on such a list. They aren't even interested in hearing from a neighbour with a complaint.
No doubt, the majority of those who want to rent do not intend to bother anyone. No doubt, many owners are renting a room like a B&B or only occassionally when they themselves are away from their property. But there is a percentage that are in it only for the money and as full time businesses.
When you start booking every 2 seconds, that percentage however small starts to become a very large number. That is why there is an increasing number of complaints about this kind of rental.
It's not a case of throwing out the baby with the bath water. It's a case of the ogre has got in the bath with the baby.
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Well put!
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