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President Richard M. Nixon Watergate tapes. Topics include: a request for Dean's resignation letter
|Richard M. Nixon
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|Oval Office. The White House
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|PARTICIPANTS: President Nixon, H.R.Haldeman, John D. Ehrlichman Topics include: a request for Dean's resignation letter; other bugging operations; national security justifications; plumbers operation covered by Executive Privilege; NSC leaks; Liddy's knowledge; questioning Dean; PR efforts and staying ahead of the press; Liddy's testimony; possibility of Ehrlichman completing Dean's report; Kleindeinst's request for a special prosecutor; content of Dean's resignation letter and his plea; possible immunity deal; money for Hunt; the possibility that Dean has information implicating Ehrlichman; stonewalling the investigation; motivation for cover-up the election.
PRESIDENT: (Unintelligible) John, I want him to, uh, to uh, before I see Dean. I tell ya what I really want, I want him to sign.
EHRLICHMAN: Did you get those?
PRESIDENT: Yes, I did.
PRESIDENT: I'm going to have him sign. I'm going to ask him which one he wants to sign and say about that news clip that, uh, it seems to me that I should not, uh, I mean I, I, don't want to press anything and uh, I'm not, or, or, should I just have him sign it, whether it's effective today or uh, not announce it. What's your advice on that? We've got plenty of time. Don't worry about that.
EHRLICHMAN: Well, my -- as I made them out it occurred to me he ought to sign both of them. Then, you could use whichever one you wanted or not depending on how circumstances unfold.
PRESIDENT: OK, that's right, that's right. Good
EHRLICHMAN: And if he won't. You know, you know what to do at that pant.
HALDEMAN: And if he -- you go, you go to Petersen and ask you not to...
VOICES: Unintelligible)
PRESIDENT: I still have my option, I still have my option to do that. The second Points John that I want to nail down, uh, what Dean said about other bugs the White House and so forth and so on. Aren't, isn't -- I assume that's the Plumbing operation.
EHRLICHMAN: No, no, no. What he's referring to there...
PRESIDENT: about the FBI --
EHRLICHMAN: is, is the FBI bugs on the journalists in the first year.
PRESIDENT: This was not from you. He thought these were private bugs.
EHRLICHMAN: Oh no. No, no. These, these . .
PRESIDENT: No, he said they were . .
EHRLICHMAN: Yeah, well, I...
PRESIDENT: ...private bugs.
EHRLICHMAN: These were...
PRESIDENT: That he knew about.
EHRLICHMAN: These were almost all FBI bugs, but not entirely though.
PRESIDENT: What, what is he, what is he referring to if it -- what I'm just saying...
EHRLICHMAN: They're all national security.
PRESIDENT: ELI, that's what I mean.
EHRLICHMAN: But, I...
PRESIDENT: I was wondering if -- what's your advice, if I should not tell him today that anything in that area is national security and privileged.
EHRLICHMAN: I think you should, and I think it should cover not only that, but the Plumbing operation, and uh, anything else of which he has knowledge.
PRESIDENT: Yeah.
EHRLICHMAN: Say I am impressing that with executive Privilege right now.
PRESIDENT: Executive privilege.
EHRLICHMAN: And I don't want to ever hear .
PRESIDENT: Yeah.
EHRLICHMAN: ...that you have discussed those matters...
PRESIDENT: Yeah.
EHRLICHMAN: ...with any third person.
PRESIDENT: I don't know whether he did. He might have.
EHRLICHMAN: Well, you might ask him if he has...
PRESIDENT: Yeah.
EHRLICHMAN: ...afterwards, uh, or before. But...
PRESIDENT: But I --see, that didn't occur to me last night it occurred to me (unintelligible) in which case I'm going to get him in.
EHRLICHMAN: Now, if you remember that whole operation was because you were afraid there were leaks out of the NSC.
PRESIDENT: That's right, that's right.
EHRLICHMAN: And you were trying to find them.
PRESIDENT: I thought we were --, I thought they were through the FBI.
EHRLICHMAN: Well, almost all of them --
PRESIDENT: We were going to do some of them.
EHRLICHMAN: Almost all of them were but there was one in Georgetown at somebody's house that actually never was put on. It wasn't feasible, but it was explored and, and how Dean knows about that, I don't know. The FBI files...
PRESIDENT: (Unintelligible) Does Liddy know?
EHRLICHMAN: I can't, I can't say. I doubt it. I think that was before his time.
PRESIDENT: The reason that I made the call while in Dean's presence last night was that he said that Liddy's -- Liddy would say how he knows this, that Liddy had told the Bureau or something like that. I said, "Dean, what should I do?" "Well," he said, "you ought to get ahold of his attorney." I said "Yeah, (unintelligible) his attorney" (unintelligible) and he said, he said, "Liddy says he will not talk because of higher authority." I said, "Now look here, higher authorities, it's not the President, it's Mitchell." And I said, "Well"--so I called Petersen, I said, "You are to tell Liddy's attorney that -- or Liddy, that there's, the President's not asking" -- Don't you think that's the correct thing to do?
HALDEMAN: That's --
EHRLICHMAN: It can't hurt anything at this point and it cer-tainly is consistent with the things you had to do with Mitchell and Magruder.
PRESIDENT: Such as like what? The --
EHRLICHMAN: Remove any impediment against their testifying by reason of any misplaced loyalty to you.
PRESIDENT: One thing I was, uh, Bob will run over with you (unintelligible), the uh, uh, subject is very important to just tick it off briefly, before one, that if you and he can sit down today and put both your cases down at their worst as how you think it's going to come out, you know, so that I can look at them and as I say, I'm not gonna, I'm not gonna make any God damn hasty decisions until I see what the hell, how this bounces around, because -- Petersen is obviously reacting to the Magruder thing.
BULL: [At door] John Dean is here, Mr. President.
PRESIDENT: (Unintelligible) about five or ten minutes. (Unintelligible) building construction (unintelligible) Christ! Uh, it's obviously disturbed so that --and they're out to demonstrate over there doing this job. The second point is that uh, I would like also a scenario evolved with regard to, uh, the President's role, in other words, when the President began to find out about this, what he did, I think it's a pretty good role John, I'm, I'm not sure of it. It's as good as I can guess because remember I got Dean in, first I said I wanted him to report, sent him to Camp David. He came back and said he couldn't and I want to ask him about that today, and then you, and I'd like you to give Steve your report and everything you did -- see what I mean. Also, then, third, there is the PR thing, as to, when we, when we disclosed that and how.
EHRLICHMAN: Ziegler has just left my office. He feels we have no more than twelve hours.
PRESIDENT: Right.
EHRLICHMAN: Uh, he, he's got some, uh, input from the Post and uh, it's his estimate that unless we take the initiative by nine o'clock tonight,
PRESIDENT: Uh hum. ~
EHRLICHMAN: uh, it will be too late. Now, for that reason, I would suggest that Ziegler sit in a meeting with Petersen and that you and Ziegler persuade Petersen that the announcement has to come from the White House.
PRESIDENT: I'll tell him.
EHRLICHMAN: Uh, otherwise the Justice Department will, of course, try and
PRESIDENT: Uh, huh.
EHRLICHMAN pre-empt this while thing.
PRESIDENT: Yeah.
EHRLICHMAN: But I think it would be a good idea for you to spend, uh,...
PRESIDENT: I don't -- I think, I think I've got to get Petersen in alone first.
EHRLICHMAN: Sure, sure, I understand.
HALDEMAN: (Unintelligible)
PRESIDENT: (Unintelligible) then I'll pull Ziegler in
HALDEMAN: Yeah.
EHRLICHMAN: Uh.
PRESIDENT: That's a very good point.
EHRLICHMAN: Now, you may want to listen to Ron for some time ahead of time. He's got this well thought through and, and well laid out, and I think he's quite dispassionate about it, quite, quite, uh...
HALDEMAN: Well, we'11 go over that with him.
EHRLICHMAN: Yeah, we'll do that now while you're gone.
HALDEMAN: There's one point in -- before you talk to Dean that, that I, occurred to me last night that doesn't fit together. Maybe it doesn't matter, and that is you said, last night, as I understood it, that Petersen had told you that Liddy has not talked.
PRESIDENT: Yeah.
HALDEMAN: And that they can't get Liddy to talk.
PRESIDENT: Yeah.
HALDEMAN: Dean told us that Liddy had told them everything.
EHRLICHMAN: Told the U.S. Attorney everything.
HALDEMAN: There's something screwy...
EHRLICHMAN: Informally.
HALDEMAN: There's something screwy.
PRESIDENT: I know that, I know that, but I...
HALDEMAN: Petersen's either lying to you or Dean Is lying to us
PRESIDENT: I may be, maybe a little bold but, what I think is probably closer to the truth is that Dean started this business a few weeks ago with his attorneys...
HALDEMAN: Uh um.
EHRLICHMAN: Uh um.
PRESIDENT: ...and decided to save his ass and his attorney's, went in and probably the U.S. Attorney gave him a snow job and said that you're -- that Liddy has talked.
EHRLICHMAN: Either that or Dean used that story as a cover-up
PRESIDENT: (Unintelligible)
EHRLICHMAN: ...in case anything started to seep out.
PRESIDENT: Did a cover-up.
HALDEMAN: Yeah. Then it would of come from Liddy rather than...
EHRLICHMAN: Yeah, yeah.
HALDEMAN: ...from him.
PRESIDENT: How's Ron think it ought to be done? I should do it.
EHRLICHMAN: Uh, Ron thinks that it ought to be done from here, uh, that uh... well, he hasn't said whether you should do it. Uh, I mentioned it to him the other day that you thought you should do it here in the Press room, if you did it at all.
PRESIDENT: I could do it right here in the Oval Office.
EHRLICHMAN: Yes, uh, but he, he wants to get out the fact that uh, Dean disserved you, that the Dean report was inadequate, it didn't go far enough, that, uh, several weeks ago, uh, you reinstituted uh, uh, an examination of the...
PRESIDENT: I began my personal investigation of the case.
EHRLICHMAN: Yeah, and that this culminated in a whole series of actions
PRESIDENT: Right.
EHRLICHMAN: over the weekend.
PRESIDENT: Personal investigation of the case in that I spent the weekend working on it. I think that's what we've got to say. The Dean rep, report, did not, did not, uh...
HALDEMAN: That this is the week of Mitchell being here Saturday is very important to the circumstances.
PRESIDENT: Thaws right. But uh, the President asked Ehrlichman to conduct his own investigation.
EHRLICHMAN: Well, now, if I'm going to be, if I'm going to be splashed on this thing, you're better off not having another discredited Dean.
PRESIDENT: Yeah, well, somebody's got to do it.
EHRLICHMAN: Well, you can downplay who did it.
HALDEMAN: You can say you did it yourself by talking to all the people...
PRESIDENT: Yeah.
HALDEMAN: ...concerned.
PRESIDENT: Yeah.
HALDEMAN: You talked to me and Ehrlichman and everybody else...
VOICES: (Unintelligible)
PRESIDENT: I, I made my own investigation of the matter.
EHRLICHMAN: I think that's that's the way.
PRESIDENT: My own investigation of the matter. But I didn't talk to Mitchell, see.
EHRLICHMAN: Well, they say who did and you delegated me to do that. I mean that's, that's -- but, uh, ...
PRESIDENT: (Unintelligible) Ehrlichman (unintelligible)-- look you're splash though is only on this one God damn thing.
EHRLICHMAN: Well, I think there's a, there's a judgment call here, ...
PRESIDENT: Yeah.
EHRLICHMAN: ...as to whether you want the quote Ehrlichman report unquote...
PRESIDENT: Yeah.
EHRLICHMAN: ...out in the, in the media.
PRESIDENT: Yeah.
HALDEMAN: (unintelligible) because they'll make a big thing about the Dean report...
PRESIDENT: Right.
HALDEMAN: ...found out that Dean was guilty and the Ehrlichman report found out that Ehrlichman...
PRESIDENT: Right. No, no. Now query, uh, would you mind telling Moore to see Gray or is that out of the question. I mean he, you can talk to him can't you. The only point is time is of the essence right now. I, you know, I, I, I, I've got odds and ends here today that I have to...
EHRLICHMAN: I, I understand
PRESIDENT: No, I'll do it.
EHRLICHMAN: No, no, I'll take care of it.
PRESIDENT: Alright, what you can say is -- give him the two by four, say now, look here, here's the situation. Have you talked to Fielding yet to find out what the situation is?
EHRLICHMAN: No. No. No, as a matter of fact, I've got a problem Were. I'm going to have Moore talk to Fielding also, ...
PRESIDENT: Right.
EHRLICHMAN: and find out what was in there, because I don't want to know.
PRESIDENT: Right, that's right (unintelligible) that's great.
EHRLICHMAN: And then Moore can advise you.
PRESIDENT: OK, and, uh, -- then, I don't know what statement -- I'd like to have Ron, maybe between now and the time -- I, I, I, I, I've put off my, the meeting with the guy at 1:30, John.
EHRLICHMAN: Um.
PRESIDENT: Uh, Petersen, I mean, I had to because I couldn't get time to go through...
EHRLICHMAN: Right.
PRESIDENT: ...what he wants. (unintelligible) but that's just well enough because it gives me a chance when I get back to take my breath and take a look at that.
EHRLICHMAN: Right.
PRESIDENT: And be ready for it. But uh, but I'm, uh, I'm not going to let him, uh, him put this out that the Justice Department dragged this out of the White House. You God damned rights. In fact I'll, uh, -- now I can have him do it.
EHRLICHMAN: Well, I'll tell you what you might do is have him standing by you...
PRESIDENT: Yeah.
EHRLICHMAN: ...just standing there, you do it, and then you say Petersen here is...
PRESIDENT: Yeah.
EHRLICHMAN: ...working with me on this.
PRESIDENT: Yeah. Yesterday, yesterday, I, I, uh, I, uh, I, I, talked to Mr. Kleindienst. Uh, he, uh, removed himself, uh, from my, uh, some investigation of people that are involved (unintelligible) some case. I directed it, uh, to Petersen. I made a decision on Petersen myself but he wanted a special prosecutor.
EHRLICHMAN: Yeah.
PRESIDENT: I, I, said alright, we'll go with Petersen, say that's right Petersen will be with me and Mr. Petersen is in charge of this and so forth and so on. I want Petersen to be able to say what I (unintelligible) that I made the record with him like nobody's business last night.
EHRLICHMAN: Well, he's got every incentive, so.
PRESIDENT: Right.
EHRLICHMAN: Well, now in, in seeing Dean now, ...
PRESIDENT: Yeah, but the question is...
EHRLICHMAN: ...I think uh, uh, the point is that in, in, uh, taking these letters from him, uh, it would be the agreement that neither he nor you would announce it immediately.
PRESIDENT: No.
EHRLICHMAN: So the announcement would be an your discretion, ...
PRESIDENT: Right.
EHRLICHMAN: ...and the decision would be in your discretion as to which way you go.
PRESIDENT: Right.
EHRLICHMAN: But that in view -- and you might ask him whether he intends to plead guilty or not.
PRESIDENT: Yeah. Or...
EHRLICHMAN: Or not guilty, Because that will weigh...
PRESIDENT: Yeah.
EHRLICHMAN: ...in your, in your ultimate decision.
PRESIDENT: That's right, that's right.
HALDEMAN: Then we've got a cop out.
EHRLICHMAN: Well, then that will come out.
PRESIDENT: That's right, I'm going to find out (unintelligible) well, let me say that if, if he, if he, uh, he gets a cop out he's gonna, he's gonna be dead. Which really (unintelligible). You can't have him around here with the kind of stuff he's going to cop out about.
HALDEMAN: Oh, no.
EHRLICHMAN: Ask him what you should say publicly about the Dean report.
PRESIDENT: Yeah. He said, he told me, he says there was no Dean report. I, uh, don't understand it. I think it was an oral report. I said, didn't I ask you what it's final outcome is? Yes. Didn't you say nobody's involved? Yes. I said was anybody involved? No.
EHRLICHMAN: I see.
PRESIDENT: Well, I went right down the line.
EHRLICHMAN: You thought that, that's all was said.
PRESIDENT: On the part of Ehrlichman, Colson and Dean, I said did you know; he said no. So at least his line on that is that he didn't know about it before, prior knowledge.
PRESIDENT: Only one point that, uh, occurs to me that uh, that, uh, he did discuss with me the, this need, for funds for Hunt. At least I remember the...
HALDEMAN: Yeah.
PRESIDENT: Did he come in, who did he discuss that with, (unintelligible) that Hunt needed attorney fees.
HALDEMAN: (Unintelligible)
EHRLICHMAN: Did he do that to you personally?
PRESIDENT: Yeah. He discussed it and asked about it. I said I don't know whether you can get it. I, I, I, I didn't but, but what I meant is that it was so, uh --
EHRLICHMAN: Well, you know what I was telling him at the sa-, at that time,...
PRESIDENT: Uh huhm.
EHRLICHMAN: ...was that that should not be a consideration this thing.
PRESIDENT: Uh humm.
EHRLICHMAN: And you know...
PRESIDENT: And then they went back and, and so Mitchell took care of it, I mean, ah...
EHRLICHMAN: Yeah, but not on, not on account of any jeopardy to me obviously.
PRESIDENT: Dean -- Huh?
EHRLICHMAN: Not on account of any jeopardy to me. I mean he did that for his own purposes.
PRESIDENT: Yeah. Mitchell.
EHRLICHMAN: Yeah. Because I was saying look fellows if, if that's the only thing he's doing, is blackmailing me, why forget it, you know.
PRESIDENT: Wait, wait, Hunt sent a message to you. I didn't know about that.
EHRLICHMAN: No, he didn't send it to me. He sent it to, to Dean about me.
PRESIDENT: I didn't know that.
EHRLICHMAN: Yeah.
PRESIDENT: What did he say I'm gonna talk about Ehrlichman? (unintelligible)
EHRLICHMAN: Yeah.
PRESIDENT: He's referring of course to the things that were done before.
EHRLICHMAN: Sure.
HALDEMAN: He said, I, I'm gonna pull the plug on all the dirty stuff.
EHRLICHMAN: Yeah.
HALDEMAN: He also said something about that.
EHRLICHMAN: Now, also, you know, in thinking about this...
PRESIDENT: You told him, you told (unintelligible). Alright go ahead.
EHRLICHMAN: ...uh, in thinking about this...
PRESIDENT: But who, but, but...
HALDEMAN: John stonewall, stonewalled that completely. (Unintelligible) Dean, he doesn't have anything, there is nothing.
EHRLICHMAN: Uh, do you remember when we were planning the Hawaiian trip. The very active discussion we had about Clark McGregor going out and making a full disclosure on Watergate.
PRESIDENT: Um hmm.
EHRLICHMAN: And we had a plan.
PRESIDENT: Right, that I was, I in on it.
EHLRICHMAN: Well, you were -- we discussed with you the possibility. The idea was that you'd be out of town and it wouldn't get on you.
PRESIDENT: Right.
EHRLICHMAN: Remember?
PRESIDENT: Uh huh.
EHRLICHMAN: And you know who shot that down?
PRESIDENT: Uh, Dean?
EHRLICHMAN: Dean and McGregor.
HALDEMAN: And McGregor?
EHRLICHMAN: Yeah.
PRESIDENT: Yeah. Why?
EHRLICHMAN: Because they felt that it would be damaging to the campaign.
PRESIDENT: Oh, we all know that's a phony.
EHRLICHMAN: But, somewhere, I think I did a memo on that and I'm having it looked for now. But, in any event, uh, we made a kind of a full court press at that time. Remember, we were at San Clemente and we were going to have McGregor come out there.
PRESIDENT: Uh huh.
EHRLICHMAN: And we had a lot of conversations on the phone and I blasted him and badgered him and urged him. And he dug his heels in and dug his heels in.
HALDEMAN: At least five times during this period, I would get Dean into my office or he'd come in you know, with his problems and stuff. And we'd go through the whole thing. I spoke to you of this a couple of, of those times at least. I said, "John, why don't you just put the whole thing out and go with it." He said, "Oh no, we can't do that." And he can't -- he knows...
PRESIDENT: What is the story behind what happened on that, on that fee for, for representing, the last thing for, for Hunt. Then, I mean, he mentioned it to me and I, I...
EHRLICHMAN: I know, I know none of the facts. Uh, Dean transmitted to me the threat...
PRESIDENT: Yeah.
HALDEMAN: ...which he had received personally from Bittman and that, and, ...
PRESIDENT: Right, right. Go ahead, go ahead.
EHRLICHMAN: I said to John, "Look, if, if we're going to live with this...
PRESIDENT: Right.
EHRLICHMAN: ...all our lives, the hell with it."
PRESIDENT: Right, good, good, good, then what?
EHRLICHMAN: So then he went back to Mitchell, apparently, because the next thing I knew about it, we had a meeting in Bob's office about something else and...
PRESIDENT: Mitchell
EHRLICHMAN: Mitchell came in and Mitchell said I've taken care of it.
PRESIDENT: Okay. Now let's see (Unintelligible)
Well, anyway, uh we'll get there (unintelligible) Henry Petersen (unintelligible)
This scenario (unintelligible) got to be so (unintelligible)
VOICES: (Unintelligible)
UNIDENTIFIED: Yes, sir.
HALDEMAN: You bet.
PRESIDENT: And, ah...
EHRLICHMAN: Ron's got to have that information.
PRESIDENT: Well, I may have to just say it myself.
HALDEMAN: Yeah.
PRESIDENT: I conducted this
UNIDENTIFIED: Right.
PRESIDENT: ...investigation and so forth.
EHRLICHMAN (Unintelligible) Petersen standing there right by (unintelligible)
PRESIDENT: Right, I can say that the Watergate case has been broken.


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Local government officials are right to be concerned, as was reflected in a Monday story in this newspaper, about how the dollars raised by a 1 percent regional transportation sales tax - if the levy is approved by voters almost two years from now - might be split among road, public transit and alternative transportation projects (Story, "Purpose of proposed state transit tax debated").
Certainly, if, as noted in Monday's story, regions in which the tax were imposed were locked into spending 70 percent of tax proceeds on new roads, those regions would effectively be hamstrung with regard to exploring any meaningful public transit options - i.e., buses and trains. But it does not necessarily follow that tinkering with any proposed funding mix would be the best strategy for ensuring that regions where the tax would be imposed would get the projects needed to address transportation issues.
By way of brief background, the state legislature - after three years of unsuccessful attempts - finally was able earlier this year to pass a funding mechanism for transportation projects. Under the terms of House Bill 277, the state is split into 12 regions - coterminous with the existing regional development center boundaries - within which voters could decide, in a referendum scheduled with the 2012 primary elections, whether to impose a 1 percent sales tax to fund a set of projects developed by local elected officials and the state Department of Transportation.
At first glance, this seems to be a reasonable approach. But, as has been noted previously by this newspaper's editorial board, the regional boundaries don't necessarily make sense, in terms of transportation funding and infrastructure needs.
For example, the region to which Athens-Clarke County is assigned stretches from Middle Georgia's Jasper County to East Georgia's Elbert County. The region's west side, comprising Newton, Walton, Barrow and Jackson counties, is oriented toward metropolitan Atlanta and, along with Athens-Clarke County and Oconee counties, might be presumed to have some interest in more efficient and effective transportation connections with the Atlanta area - an interest that certainly might include a desire for bus or rail transit.
That interest is almost certainly not as high in the easternmost parts of the region, where officials understandably might have greater interest in improving and expanding their road networks as an economic development tool.
Given those disparate interests, the question of developing a project list that could get wide acceptance - and, thus, approval at the ballot box - becomes decidedly problematic. In that scenario, the issue of how sales tax funding would have to be divided - among roads, transit and other options - effectively would be rendered moot.
If local officials are interested in tackling the problems with the regional transportation sales tax, they might be better served to work toward changing the law to allow counties with similar transportation interests to assemble themselves into regions based on transportation needs and wants, rather than accepting what, essentially, are arbitrary boundaries.
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Senator John Thune (for whose health insurance his employer—we the people—picks up over 70% of the tab) says that high health insurance premiums show that the Affordable Care Act has failed.
Research says the Affordable Care Act is delivering lower premiums than employer-based coverage:
…overall, the premiums are lower than those paid by workers for their company-sponsored health insurance, the [Urban Institute] team found.
"In 39 states including the District of Columbia, the average 2016 second-lowest-cost silver nongroup premium (the Marketplace 'benchmark' premium) was lower than the average employer-sponsored single premium when using the actuarial value, utilization, and age-distribution adjustments," they wrote [Maggie Fox, "Obamacare Doesn't Cost More Than Other Health Insurance, Report Finds," NBC News, 2016.09.20].
Premiums are rising, but further research shows that trend predates passage of the Affordable Care Act and is exacerbated by employers shifting costs to employees:
…a second report from the Kaiser Family Foundation shows that health insurance premiums were headed upwards even before the Affordable Care Act forced these changes.
And employees are paying a bigger share.
"Covered workers' average dollar contribution to family coverage has increased 78 percent since 2006 and 28 percent since 2011," the report reads. "Premiums for family coverage have increased 20 percent since 2011 and 58 percent since 2006."
The report finds that the average family premium for employer-sponsored health insurance rose 3 percent between 2015 and 2016 [Fox, 2016.09.20].
The only failure on this table is Senator Thune's failure to offer any viable alternative to the Affordable Care Act… or, more importantly, his unwillingness to get over President Barack Obama's victories and work with the President to make the Affordable Care Act better.


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High hopes for Buckeye hoops
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Ohio State's basketball team held its annual media day Thursday and will officially begin practice Friday.
It should be another productive winter for the Buckeyes. If things go well, it could be another winter that becomes spring with a trip to the Final Four. That kind of talent is on hand, headlined by scorer-from-all-angles Deshaun Thomas and point guard Aaron Craft. Both are among the best in the country at what they do.
Among the other returning talent: Swingman Lenzelle Smith Jr., who hit some big shots during the NCAA tournament run; post men Evan Ravenel and Amir Williams, who will be asked for more boxscore production now that Jared Sullinger is gone; freakishly athletic wing Sam Thompson, speedy backup point guard Shannon Scott and shooter LaQuinton Ross, who couldn't cut the rotation last season but is a gifted scorer and might not be a secret for long.
The Buckeyes are deep — and potentially dangerous. Below are five issues they must tackle and questions they'll have to answer as the season progresses.
1. Expectations are high, and they should be.
It's coach Thad Matta's ninth year, and with three straight Big Ten titles and a Final Four showing last year this program has arrived at the level that nothing less than another league title and deep tournament run will count as succcess. Craft is one of the nation's best on-ball defenders and leaders, as well as the type of guy who just does what his team needs. This season, that could mean scoring more, or it could mean playing in essentially a double-point guard backcourt with Scott. Matta eventually will settle on a rotation, Thomas will get used to playing without Sullinger being the defensive focal point and a team that's used to winning big games will probably win a bunch of them again.
2. For two years, the Buckeyes leaned on Sullinger. What happens now that he's gone?
Thomas, a gifted scorer and volume shooter, will have the green light. He did last season, too, and averaged 16 points per game, but this year will be different. Matta is blessed with a variety of players who can score inside and out, and if Ross can join Smith to provide legitimate 3-point shooting threats, the Buckeyes should be able to score with anybody. The main question regarding the shape of the team might not be answered for a while. If Ravenel and Williams earn their minutes and Thomas wants to take smaller defenders to the block, the Buckeyes could become a team that wins in the paint. The Buckeyes could also go small and fast and pressure opponents all over the floor with Craft and Scott.
3. Three starters return, and a bunch of other guys are tired of waiting their turn. Who starts?
Matta said Thursday he has promised his players only that the five best defensive players will start, and he's clearly eager to see how his players compete for those coveted starting jobs and minutes in the preseason. The Buckeyes play another tough pre-conference schedule that will make for great evaluation, and if Smith can continue to display the confidence he showed last March he'll not only remain a starter but could become the second scoring option. Ravenel started the three games Sullinger missed last season and was the first big man off the bench, and he's probably the favorite to start in the post. Both Thompson and Scott figure to compete for the fifth spot, but at this point anything is possible.
4. College basketball is a young man's game, but the Buckeyes are old enough to be a tough out.
There is no blue-chip freshman stud, but only because the ones the Buckeyes were chasing ended up going elsewhere. Finishing second place is no good in recruiting, but these young guys want to go somewhere and be The Man — and Thomas staying assured that wouldn't happen here. Thomas said he was "very close" to going to the NBA, by the way, but is eager to show a more well-rounded game in his third and probably last season in Columbus. The Buckeyes have just one senior for the second straight season but have plenty of big-game experience in Craft, Thomas, Smith and are blessed with blue-chip talent in the likes of Ross, Scott and Williams, players who need more big-stage experience but also may just need opportunity to take off.
5. Last season wasn't easy, but it may pay dividends in the future.
Remember when Sullinger was whining about the officials, his back was hurting and team chemistry was a mess? The Buckeyes turned that January rut into a positive, becoming a tighter and tougher team in the season's biggest games. Craft can be the glue, Thomas can be the headliner and the competition for minutes should bring out the best in the rest of the team. There are certainly big shoes to fill; Sullinger and William Buford averaged a combined 32 points, 14 rebounds and four assists a game, and those numbers don't take into account what Sullinger's presence alone did for other players and how good the good streaks really were for the streaky Buford, who was also a very good defender. Smith can account for some of those points and defense, Ross could blossom as a shooter and if the Buckeyes can rebound and use their defense to create easy buckets, they'll be right back in the mix in a loaded Big Ten and the kind of tested, polished team nobody wants to see in March.
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Hi R.J.;
Thanks for sharing the nuts ad bolts of your process. Your advice is spot on ~ again! You've earned a new fan here with your wisdom & kindness.
All the best,
Every author is different. Every book is different. There are hundreds of different methods to compose a novel. My site has numerous posts about how I do things. There are thousands more on the internet. But, I think there comes a time where we have to remind ourselves of one simple truth: there is no one right way.
When I create a blog post detailing how I do something, I do so with the intent of giving people options. The only person this method works 100% for is me, and it doesn't even work for me 100% of the time.
We've heard it before. Writing is hard, and this is part of the reason why. If there was one set method everyone could use to write a damned good book, we wouldn't need a star rating system on websites because all books would be damned good books.
Over the years, my writing process has changed substantially, and I'm going to talk about what I used to do versus what I currently do. I hope you walk away with something out of this, but if you don't, that's okay, too.
When I first started writing, I didn't actually have a computer of my own. I wrote in the cheapest lined notebooks my mother could get me. My sister had a computer, but she used it on her own. It wasn't until 1-2 years after I started actually expressing interest in writing I got a computer of my own.
It was someone's broken laptop. It didn't have a hard drive, but it did have a zip drive, and I had to run windows from the zip drive. But hey, it worked, and went from having nothing to having something. I then got my sister's hand me down computer.
I wrote maybe 5,000 words a year at that point in time. I also had no idea how to touch type and I had to hunt for each and every letter.
(As a side note, my mother had a typewriter, and she even let me use it sometimes… but I didn't write very much, because paper was too expensive to waste.)
For what it's worth, I didn't really consider myself a writer back then. It was pure escapism, and I did it purely for my entertainment. I didn't start thinking of myself as a writer until after I turned eighteen. Now, I wasn't really a writer then, either–I wasn't writing. I only did it when I was in the mood, which wasn't often.
I transitioned from notebooks to digital after I moved to Canada, although I did write some stories on notebook paper still.
I was maybe writing 10,000 words a year at this point, usually in 2-3,000 word bursts.
That changed several years later when my husband called me out on the fact I liked claiming I was a writer and I wasn't actually writing. I bought myself a case of Nestea, and in my determination to prove my husband wrong, I sat down and wrote my first book. I did it over the course of three days. My highest word count was approximately 33,000 words for a single day, and my fingers bled.
It was a terrible story, but I had written it, and that's all that mattered. I proved I could.
I pantsed that story from start to finish. I continued to pants my way through stories thereafter for a few years. I actually hated the idea of writing outlines. I thought if I outlined something, it would destroy the story and ruin the love of discovery. (Note: I was miserably wrong on this point.)
I upgraded to 50,000 to 80,000 words a year of novel writing. At this point, I was starting to actually consider myself a writer. I didn't write all the time, but I was writing every month, even if the amount was small.
Years went by, as they have this tendency to do, and somewhere along the way, I decided I wanted to become a published author. (Some might claim this was actually the biggest mistake.)
My process underwent a massive changed. I started handwriting 90% of my writing. The 'good' stuff I would then transcribe into the computer. Storm Without End (Closer to 50% drafted on notebook after I got done with the edits…) and The Eye of God (Pretty much exact to what I had written in the notebook) were both written in this way. Storm Surge was also written in this way.
I pantsed Storm Without End and The Eye of God. I mostly pantsed Inquisitor.
I learned pantsing leaves a lot of room for improvement and a lot of room for errors, too. I wanted to tell stronger, better stories. I wanted to take my creativity and do something better with it. I wanted to tell better stories.
I started looking at the weaknesses in my early books, and I realized I was shooting myself in the foot. I was good at pantsing–at least, I thought I was. Ego, you're a cruel mistress.
Pantsing was hurting me more than helping me. I started making the shift to outlining (in synopsis summaries) to help me define and improve my books.
Winter Wolf was the first book I did extensive outlining on. Of course, the outline was a drastically different beast than the finished book, but I learned something very important. Outlining in synopsis summaries per arc didn't ruin the sense of wonder and discovery. It did function as writing a draft without nearly as much time commitment. I got to know the characters better. Winter Wolf has flaws and a lot of them, but it's a much better book for me learning I was hurting myself by pantsing.
The below image showcases my life before I learned how to outline in a way that works for me.
None of these books will ever be fit for production. They're terrible. They all share one commonality: I pantsed them all.
This is the index of my shelf of shame, which now lives in a scrivener file for easy referencing.
This accounts for almost 600,000 words of learning, effort, and tears. Some stories I restarted over and over and over. I don't regret pantsing these stories. I'm glad I did. I learned a lot about the writing process by writing.
I learned a hell of a lot more about the writing process by forcing myself to outline, though. I had to pay attention to character development. I had to pay attention to plot flow. I had to learn what these things actually were so I could use them effectively.
I didn't realize I had no idea what I was doing until I realized I wasn't outlining because I didn't like the method… I wasn't outlining because I didn't know how to write a book.
Storm Without End actually changed a lot of things for me. I rewrote that book many times. To give you an idea of the amount of work I invested in trying to make it a decent book, I present to you the scrivener showing my production books.
There are enough scenes in the cut scene folder to account for almost an entire draft of the book. Five full versions plus the final production copy plus the cut scenes.
That represents several years of my life trying to learn how to tell a better story.
Your writing process should evolve. If it doesn't, you may not be growing as a writer. That may not be an easy pill to swallow, but why should a method continue to work if you're evolving as a writer? It shouldn't. As your knowledge and skill grows, you'll find better ways to work–ways that enhance your ability to tell a story.
If anyone tells you they are the authority on how to write a book, run away.
No one is. No one can tell you how to write your book. You can choose to listen to advice–and you probably should. It's a good way to learn, even if you learn that their method doesn't work for you.
Here is a glimpse at my current writing process, which is far different from when I just sat down and puked words onto the page. Note: This is modified from a post I had made on Google+; why reinvent the wheel when I can copy/paste?
1: Outlining.
I write a summary synopsis of the book I want to write. This is done 1-5 times on average depending on the story. Pack Justice had 4 outlines. New Pseudonym Books average 2-3 outlines for refinements.
An outline pretty much equates a draft for me because I go scene by acne to develop the world and characters. It took me almost three weeks at four or so hours a day to outline Pack Justice.
2: Drafting.
I am currently writing directly to the computer. The outline phase is done in levenger circa journals.
Note: when I draft, I edit as I draft. Whenever I start my day, I go back and edit at least one section for continuity checks and so on.
Drafting takes approximately one month for 80-100,000 words.
3: Editing.
While I do edit while I draft, I also do an editing pass of the book before I send to my copy and proofing editor.
4: Copy / Proofing Edits.
Once I get the notes back from my editor, I implement them.
5: Arc creation.
Book goes to reviewers. I do a basic scan for stupid things I may have missed during the regular edit phase as I also check over the entirety of the file for formatting issues.
6: Final Proofing.
I try to do this step as many times as possible to catch the stupid errors, on several different devices.
Every book is different, so my process does change for the specific book I am working on, but this is a pretty good summary of how my flow typically is at current.
Most importantly, find a way that works for you.
No one can hold your hand and tell you what that way is. You can only discover that way by sitting your ass down in your chair and doing the work. Becoming a writer isn't a magical process. The road to victory is paved in your hard effort, and you only have yourself to thank or to blame for your successes and failures.
And we all fail–the real question is this: will you get back up and try again when you do?
I'm glad I did.
Hi R.J.;
Thanks for sharing the nuts ad bolts of your process. Your advice is spot on ~ again! You've earned a new fan here with your wisdom & kindness.
All the best,


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La Salsa Mexican Grill is a CKE owned restauarant that was started in 1979 in the Los Angeles area. It specializes in fresh Mexican Grill including Mahi Mahi Burritos and a Fresh Salsa Bar.
Oliver: I have begun to notice there are a bunch of Baja style Mexican grills, they are everywhere. And located in the Torrance Crossroads Pavilion is La Salsa. This was my first time there and I noticed the fajitas platter with a choice of chicken, beef or pork. So beef fajitas it would be. The picture on the menu looked good and to my surprise, the actual dish looked better. I got black beans and and corn tortillas and it came with cabbage. I will have to say the wait for our food was too long for a take out style grill. Seating inside was sparse and not really comfortable, eating outside would be a better choice on a nice day. Cokes are not endless and and for $1.99 you get a large plastic cup. The Fajitas really were good and I was very pleased with the flavor, texture and quantity. $8.50 is not cheap for take out, but you actually get your monies worth if you are looking for a steak dinner. The restaurant itself looked a little tired, like it needs a make over. I will definitely being going back for take out, but I doubt I would eat there. for the money it is a good buy, but you can look around and find similar elsewhere with a nicer atmosphere, albeit you might need to leave a tip elsewhere. I feel I am giving them a little with 3.5 pigs, but the quality of food is better than 3.
CARL: When La Salsa came to town my wife Marcia and I were huge fans. The closest one to us was at Inglewood Avenue and Manhattan Beach Blvd. For us it was a bit of a drive but worth it. We found the menu to be tasty, the chicken was fresh and the salsa bar was a novel idea at the time. Eventually other La Salsa restaurants popped up along with competitors like Baja Fresh and Poquito Mas. Despite my history of enjoying this restaurant, if we weren't covering the entire Torrance Crossroads, I would have gladly passed on La Salsa. As Oliver mentioned, this restaurant in particular is a bit worn out and the restaurant isn't very inviting with some scary looking people loitering outside at the concrete tables. Inside wasn't much better – I can't quite put my finger on it – but it was kind of uncomfortable with small tables and too many people cutting through the dining area. OK, let's talk food. Enough bitching about the ambiance. I ordered the $6.20 "Grande Burrito" with chicken and black beans. The burrito itself is a good size and is prepared fresh by a cook just behind the counter so you know it was made fresh for you. The burrito is served with a side of tortilla chips. Combine a trip to the salsa bar with the chips and you get to experiment a bit with the varieties of salsa. I ordered a large $1.99 Diet Coke – which sadly was not refillable – the soda fountain is behind the counter. The burrito, salsa and chips were as tasty as I remembered – plenty of fresh white meat chicken inside and just the right amount of beans and burrito fixins. Compared to Taco Bell or Del Taco, this is some fancy stuff. If you are hankering for La Salsa, get it to go. 3.5 Pigs.


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I just learned a little about the biochemistry of poison ivy today. It is bizarre. If your skin is exposed to it, the best thing to do is to apply a baking soda paste (which has a much higher pH and essentially neutralizes the catechols) and soap.
Okay, that was a random thought. But somehow the thought of ingesting the plant does, indeed, give me the willies.


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Memoirs of a Geisha
2005, PG-13, 145 min. Directed by Rob Marshall. Starring Ziyi Zhang, Michelle Yeoh, Gong Li, Ken Watanabe, Kôji Yakusho, Youki Kudoh, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa.
REVIEWED By Kimberley Jones, Fri., Dec. 23, 2005
Well, we're not in Chicago anymore, or even its soundstage approximation, but that hasn't stopped Oscar-nominated director Rob Marshall from fashioning another epic spectacle out of two squabbling women in (a sort-of) show business. Based on the literary bestseller by Arthur Golden, Memoirs of a Geisha charts the impressive rise of a fishing-village indigent who, sold into servitude, eventually conquers her chief rival and all of Kyoto as its most powerful geisha, Sayuri (played as an adult by Ziyi Zhang). Under the tutelage of the elder Mameha (Yeoh), Sayuri is schooled in dancing, pouring tea, socializing, and the delicate art of revealing a strip of skin at the wrist. While Western misconceptions might confuse the geisha with a whore, top-tier geishas were more like entertainers – artists, even … well, artists whose virginity is auctioned off to the highest bidder (a customary practice called mizuage). The script, by Robin Swicord (with additional work by Quills' Doug Wright), unpacks a lot of practical information about the geisha lifestyle in a relatively gainly fashion (although the voiceover narration proves largely unnecessary and, on occasion, fairly damaging). Sayuri's circumstance and surroundings are historically fascinating things; her character, not so much. After she meets an honorable, kind-eyed businessman known only as "the Chairman" (The Last Samurai's Watanabe, woefully underdeveloped), Sayuri reduces to a thin film of girlish mooniness; Zhang (2046, House of Flying Daggers), an eminently watchable actress, may just be too much of a firecracker to really sell the milquetoast Sayuri. Far more fun is Asian superstar Gong Li as Sayuri's main competition, Hatsumomo. In a role that David Thomson aptly describes as the Joan Crawford part, Gong is a trashy blast, a she-devil with forever-bedhead and all-claws-out. (Maybe Marshall just likes his bad girls best – the Oscar-winning Catherine Zeta-Jones was Chicago's stand-out.) When Gong's around, Memoirs of a Geisha has speed, purpose, and a sweet tease of camp, but her departure marks a significant dropping-off in the (way, way overlong) film's forward thrust. Unfortunately, right around the same time, Memoirs of a Geisha's other chief pleasure – the spectacular set and costume design – exits as well, as the pesky arrival of World War II into the plot necessitates tighter belts, less opulent silks. As Memoirs of a Geisha leaves the confines of the city and its timeframe expands, an air of unreality – the threat of which hangs throughout – finally overtakes the picture. I've little doubt that Swicord and Marshall have produced an accurate account of the geisha lifestyle, but I'm not sure that it feels like a terribly authentic one. That may have something to do with the film's curious composition – Chinese actresses mouthing English on a Californian studio lot subbing for the pleasure district of Forties-era Kyoto – or it might simply be the result of the filmmakers' diminishing rendering of context to the viewer. Ah well. At least Marshall and Co. get extra points for sinking their own happy ending via the voiceover.
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Memoirs of a Geisha, Rob Marshall, Ziyi Zhang, Michelle Yeoh, Gong Li, Ken Watanabe, Kôji Yakusho, Youki Kudoh, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa


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Cafeteria on-site
Gym on-site
Clean bathrooms
Full package of dental, vision, and healthcare benefits
A lot of management have no clue what's going on with the employees in their department. They're busy running off from meeting to meeting instead of checking in on their employees' productivity and mentoring them in the right direction.
A lot of co-workers are conniving and don't teach you everything you need to know because they are insecure about losing their job. Most of management are really incompetent. they only got lucky to be promoted because the company grew so fast
Advice to Management
Higher salaries, recognize who is working hard vs. workers who are hardly working and just chit chattin with their friends.
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Bridgepoint Education, Ashford University and University of the Rockies has great benefits, $401k, stock options, tuition remission family oriented events and parties, and there isnt much mico managing.
There inst really any job security. depending on what department you are your managers can be conniving and manipulative. it is hard to move up when you work hard and don't try to sabotage others to get there.
Advice to Management
Really listen to your staff and take their concerns and or suggestions into consideration and try to implement when they stress that it is important.
Education is viewed as very important within the company. The programs that are offered are plentiful, and accredited through the higher learning commission.
Sales type environment to get students into school. Pay increases are not what they used to be. Different verticals make it challenging to get students. Compensation does not compare to market standards.
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Leadership programs are plentiful, because the organization is growing so quickly. Areas of advancement present themselves, as long as you are an expert in your current position. Most people start off in sales, and shift from there.


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well, up to now i've yet to really use OS X Leopard (yes, i know OS TEN, hehe) on true mac hardware (closest was my G5 and G4 towers i previously had).
however, Q was looking to upgrade to the this year's revision of the air and in turn sell his rev A, macbook air. Â me being the sucker and gadget whore i am took him up on his offer and in turn have now converted to using my air as my main on-the-go laptop.
and well... os x leopard and mac hardware are a pretty good pair. i take that back, an amazing duo! and yes, the kool-aid tastes pretty sweet.  keep reading for the first gulp and video of me opening up my air.
(this will be a multi-post blog)
i've always been a windows boy most of my geeky life.  however lately i've been dabbling back into my roots. my first memories of a computer are of the green screened apple IIe's in our old grade school's library.  the highlight of the day would be getting a crack at typing and oregon trail. :)
in the next year, our county (a very rural area in mn) consolidated and in turn built a very modern, state-of-the-art high school.  we had ITV in each classroom along w/2 computers and 4 data jacks connected to the internet.the computers of choice initially were the first gen colored mac towers.  i remember scarfing down my lunch so i could run off to the computer lab and play some 2 on 2 in armor alley (via appletalk). oh the memories.i was lucky in that i had access to the internet before ads were allowed.  before google.  before msn.  when aol was the king and a popup was a kind of book for kids. later though, our computer lab moved towards IBM PCs and in turn Windows.
my first taste of windows was 3.1 and very shortly after win 95.  after win 95, i shied away from apple and macs and in turn became the windows man i am.throughout the last few years, i've tried out an older mac or two but haven't really ever spent much time using it.i've always hackintoshed nearly any laptop i get my hands on but in turn do not get a true apple experience. so my recent macbook air acquisition would allow me that.  now after having it over 2 weeks, i can finally give real feedback on OS X as it was intended.
Apple Design / Hardware
I'm not going to beat around the bush on this topic; Apple wins design over most and almost all laptop and consumer product companies. The Macbook Air is a piece of beauty. Â This is NO $400 netbook; this is an ultraportable notebook.Most design cues that Apple introduces are usually so good that most companies will try to take the design and put 'their spin' on it. Â This is (imo) a compliment to Apples taste and style. Â I will admit that Apple does have a few cavets to their designs in that they like to dictate a specific connection type that may not always be industry standards or adopted (mini display port, firewire, etc) but do support them with most lines.
Also, another thing i have noticed for the most part is that the reason why OS X Leopard/Tiger/OS9 etc, all run/ran so great is the fact that Apple gives you more power than you think you really need. Â This is probably why anyone's experience with OSX is so much more a positive one in that there is rarely any lag or slowness (the macbook air may be an exception but that is just because of its size and its target market: the geek elite).
The Macbook Air is not a normal mac laptop atleast not in my opinion.  It is a high-end (but lowend, depending on what specs you look at) machine targeted at a rather smaller group of 'cloud' users and those who need a very portable but still capable laptop.  Storage space is probably the biggest con of such devices since it does use a 1.8" ssd or single platter P-ATA drive (64gb or 80gb respectively). This alone makes it hard for most 'normal, everyday users' to justify its high price for limited specs. This is a complimenting laptop more than anything (again in my opinion).
The keyboard is a full sized on and also is backlit. The touchpad is AMAZING. It is huge and does multitouch gestures. Initially the gestures took a few days getting used to but after a very short time i notice myself trying them on my work Dell XT and other laptops realizing that i'm doing nothing but just clicking.
Screen is very bright and clean and the builtin iSight and microphone are very convenient for google talk or skype or even screencasting. Ports are very limited on it, which for some is a negative since it only has one usb port, one mini-display port and a headphone jack.  However the limited ports are to be expected on such a piece of hardware.
All in all, a very solidly built laptop with some very Mac-ish features that make it stand out. Only downfalls i can see would be lack of optical drive (but then again it is an ultraportable and most do not come with one), limited ports, glossy screen can be hard in sunlight and some have noticed heat problems from the p-ata drive.
Coming shortly, part 2 and os x leopard from a windows users point of view... :)
btw, here is a video of me opening up my macbook air. i did cleanup the thermal grease on the gpu and cpu and also swapped my 80gb p-ata hdd for the 64gb ssd samsung (not in the video).
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BA Sohotel
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BA Sohotel
About the hotel
Property Location
Located in Buenos Aires (Palermo), BA Sohotel is minutes from Plaza Italia and Armenia Square. This hotel is close to Teatro Colon and Obelisco.
Treat yourself to a stay in one of the 33 individually furnished guestrooms, featuring private spa tubs and LCD televisions. Rooms have private balconies. Complimentary wireless Internet access keeps you connected, and cable programming is available for your entertainment. Private bathrooms with shower/tub combinations feature jetted bathtubs and rainfall showerheads.
Rec, Spa, Premium Amenities
Don't miss out on the many recreational opportunities, including an outdoor pool, a spa tub, and a 24-hour fitness center. Additional amenities include complimentary wireless Internet access, concierge services, and a television in the lobby. If you're planning a day at a nearby theme park, you can hop on the shuttle (surcharge).
Grab a bite to eat at the hotel's restaurant, which features a bar, or stay in and take advantage of 24-hour room service. Quench your thirst with your favorite drink at a bar/lounge. For your convenience, a complimentary breakfast is served daily.
Business, Other Amenities
Featured amenities include a business center, limo/town car service, and complimentary newspapers in the lobby. Event facilities at this hotel consist of a conference center and a meeting room. A cruise ship terminal shuttle is available for a surcharge.
Hotel Facilities
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Rooftop terrace
- One meeting room
- Free grocery shopping service
- Free WiFi
- Limo or Town Car service available
- Television in lobby
- Outdoor seasonal pool
- Ferry terminal shuttle (surcharge)
- Casino shuttle (surcharge)
- Laundry facilities
- Elevator/lift
- Number of floors - 8
- Free newspapers in lobby
- Conference space size (meters) - 160
- Coffee/tea in lobby
- Tours/ticket assistance
- Multilingual staff
- Terrace
- Conference center
- Bar/lounge
- Smoke-free property
- Porter/bellhop
- Spa tub
- Barbecue grill(s)
- Shopping center shuttle (surcharge)
- Restaurant
- Luggage storage
- Train station pickup (surcharge)
- Business center
- Concierge services
- Outdoor pool
- Free breakfast
- Theme park shuttle (surcharge)
- Number of buildings/towers - 1
- Total number of rooms - 33
- Cruise terminal shuttle (surcharge)
- Year Built 2012
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- 24-hour fitness facilities
Room Facilities
- In-room massage available
- Refrigerator
- Bathrobes
- Room service (24 hours)
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Room service
- Hair dryer
- Shower/tub combination
- Jetted bathtub
- Slippers
- Soundproofed rooms
- Air conditioning
- Sofa bed
- Private spa tub
- Private bathroom
- Free cribs/infant beds
- Phone
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- Individually furnished
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- Climate control
- In-room safe (laptop compatible)
- Balcony
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- Cable TV service
- Sofa bed size double
- Iron/ironing board (on request)
- Desk
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- This property offers transfers from the cruise terminal, ferry terminal, airport, and train station (surcharges may apply). Guests must contact the property with arrival details 24 hours prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation.
- A resort fee is included in the total price displayed.
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- No pets and no service animals are allowed at this property.
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This has to be my favourite go-to outfit for crazy-weather season: classic denim dungarees and a pretty patterned bow blouse (both La Redoute). As long as the sun doesn't get too hot (which it has done, weirdly, in the last couple of days) then this is perfect for spring. I'm not afraid to admit I feel more than a touch Beverly Hillbillies in it, but as I was a fan of the black and white TV series when I was a kid - yes I'm that old! - that's no bad thing.
I've wanted a pair of classic blue denim dungarees for absolutely years. I have a pair of grey Asos ones but they're not the traditional style like these with the front clasps, and with this pair I can do the whole one-side-undone-look with a white tank and look like a female car mechanic or something... there's so many different personas I can take on with them ;)
This is my penultimate La Redoute brand ambassador post I'm sad to say. I've held the position for nearly a year now and have really enjoyed seeing their new collections each season and sharing my French-style outfits with you. Check out all my ambassador posts here - I'm thinking of doing a round up of the best from the last 12 months, so watch out for that!
I know they divide opinion but are you a "yay" or a "nay" when it comes to dungarees (or overalls as the say across the pond)? Many think they're unflattering but I don't care when they're this classic...!
Blouse: c/o La Redoute | Dungarees: c/o La Redoute | Heels: New Look, old (I like these ones which are perfect for this year's 70s flares trend) | Bag: Accessorize (I like this one) | Sunglasses: c/o Lulus (similar)
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P.S. Like this post? You might also enjoy other ways I've styled dungarees: French Style with Breton stripes | With a black leather jacket & Adidas Superstars | With a bejeweled beanie & polka dots | With Carrie Bradshaw style curls & pink heels
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NEW YORK, Oct 17 (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury prices extended their earlier rise on Monday after the New York Federal Reserve's "Empire" index on regional business activity unexpectedly declined in October, undercutting investor confidence on the U.S. economic expansion.
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Fact: Animal rights activists have expanded their circle of compassion so that it includes non-human animals as well as people, but caring about non-human animals does not mean that someone doesn't care or cares less about people. If you talk with animal rights activists, you will find that many are also involved with humanitarian causes such as hunger, poverty, sweatshops, feminism, marriage equality, or civil rights.

Fact: Although some fur protestors may wear leather shoes, animal rights activists oppose the use of leather and do not wear leather. With today's synthetic materials, it can be difficult to tell if someone is wearing leather shoes just from a casual glance and it would be wrong to accuse someone of wearing leather shoes without checking.

Fact: There are some animal protection groups that tend to promote the protection of "cute" animals like panda bears, baby seals or puppies, but the animal rights philosophy applies to all animals. In fact, activists are often ridiculed for championing fish, flies, chickens or other "non-cute" animals. ("Cute" and "non-cute" are in quotes because cuteness is highly subjective.)

Fact: Some people who eat meat may protest hunting, but animal rights activists oppose both hunting and buying meat from a supermarket. Animal rights activists advocate veganism, and do not consume any meat, eggs, dairy or other animal products.

Fact: People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals and The Humane Society of the United States dominate mainstream media coverage of animal rights issues in the U.S., but do not represent the entire animal rights movement. The animal rights movement is not monolithic, and it would be inaccurate to believe that one or two organizations represent the full diversity of animal rights activists, strategies, philosophies and organizations that are out there.
Fact: A very small minority of animal rights activists engage in violent tactics, but they do not represent all activists or even the majority. Just as it would be wrong to judge all pro-life advocates by the ones who kill abortion doctors, it would be wrong to say that all animal rights activists are terrorists.Fact: While some people oppose the killing of whales because various whale species are threatened or endangered, or out of a belief that whales are special, animal rights activists oppose whaling because they believe it is wrong to kill sentient beings for food. Animal rights activists advocate veganism, but in general, protests against the killing of cows, pigs or chickens do not garner as much media coverage as protests against whaling, which might explain how this myth arose.Fact: Animal rights activists are diverse when it comes to class, ethnicity, race, education, gender and geography. Although the animal rights movement may not appear diverse based on attendance at conferences or protests, it would be wrong to judge the entire movement based on a small number of events. Much animal activism goes on in homes, churches, temples, and within communities and countries that are underrepresented in mainstream American media.
Fact: While various writers have labeled Hitler a vegetarian, some of those very same writers also point out that he ate ham, sausage, liver, and caviar. A German chef and cookbook author wrote that stuffed squab was a great favorite of Hitler's whenever he came into the hotel where she worked. Regardless, whether any particular individual is vegan or vegetarian has no bearing on whether animals deserve rights.

Fact: While some activists  oppose the keeping of pets and think that no more should be bred, no one wants to take your animals away from you. The best place for your pet is in your home, with you.

Fact: Animal rights activists are not trying to impose their views on anyone. The animal rights movement uses public outreach, education and persuasion, not force. Even campaigns to change laws are based on organizing enough voters to make it politically advantageous for legislators to support animal protection.

Fact: The American Dietetic Association supports vegan diets: "It is the position of the American Dietetic Association that appropriately planned vegetarian diets, including total vegetarian or vegan diets, are healthful, nutritionally adequate, and may provide health benefits in the prevention and treatment of certain diseases."


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Overcoming the fears of written work!!
When I was asked if I wanted to do the Forest School course, I was apprehensive of how much work it was going to be as I am also doing another level 3 course, but after the first session with Chris I was relieved that she was so helpful in breaking it down and alleviating those initial fears.
High Elms was a stunning place to find ourselves learning in and the support from the staff was fantastic. Sue was an amazingly supportive mentor, with a wealth of knowledge for us to draw on both during the course and as an ongoing advisor for our site development during our 3 year plan.
I wasn't worried about the practical side of the course as I am quite an outdoor person who enjoys practical tasks and knew that I would be at home in the forest as I had grown up as a child in similar environment on a farm. However, after finding out what sort of a learner I was, I was surprised that some of the skills did present some problems for me and needed more practice, namely knot tying. The tools use practicals were really useful and learning the whole health and safety impacts of their use was daunting, but I feel confident now of how to use and look after these sorts of tools.
The atmosphere of learning together in a large group was fantastic and it was really advantageous as different peoples skills and their help, helped me to develop my own. It was a great learning environment, learning together by trial and error, my favourite way of learning. This whole experience was so different to the independent learning I have been doing on my other course, making it feel much easier and more enjoyable.
I think that as an EYFS teaching assistant, the ethos of Forest School mirrored a lot of the way we support learning in my own Reception environment, so was not such a different concept for me to grasp. I felt comfortable with standing back and letting the children explore and find things out for themselves, which may have been harder for some other T.A's whose supportive roles are different. There is so much that Forest School can bring to my practice in my Reception environment. I am passionate about my outside area at school and can't wait to extend this outside learning across into forest school for them.
My 6 assessment sessions were planned for a 'Challenge the Gap' group who fitted an excellent profile to progress within forest school – predominantly pupil premium (free school meals) children who have low self esteem in some cases and lack resilience and independence skills. It was a bit daunting at first, as I wasn't sure whether the planning would have any impact. Forest school was, as it turns out, a perfect platform for developing these skills and at the end of the 6 sessions I have seen a considerable impact on some of the children. So it is nice to see such positive results from my practice. We were also fortunate enough to present our Forest School to another school who were also part of the 'Challenge the Gap' initiative who joined us for a session and have asked us to help them with ideas from the children to set up something similar on their own grounds. It was very daunting delivering a session to 2 of my own teachers, plus 4 teachers from another school, but everything went really well and I was proud of what the children who had not experienced anything like this, enjoyed it and got so much out of it. There were children with special needs who spoke in the base camp group and interacted with other children in our Forest School who never normally did so. I was so proud and pleased that we could have that sort of impact in only one session.
I am more confident with the planning and delivering of sessions now, however, I am still worried about the ecological impact of the sites and how to preserve the habits and environment whilst allowing us to learn from it. Unfortunately, unless you have been on the course it is hard for others within my environment to understand the fine balancing of giving children the opportunity to experience sessions along with maintaining it as a thriving natural environment. As we can see from our current site, the impact of bodies on the site does have a huge impact and helping the school to understand this is going to be difficult as they want to use if as a resource/venue without really understanding what impact we are having on this area. I feel this is going to be the most difficult part of my practice to get right. Fortunately, Sue from High Elms has been very supportive and will I am sure continue to advise us with her wonderful experience and knowledge.
Having taught my own 6 sessions and supported other Forest School candidates in their lessons, planning for next terms Reception sessions seems less daunting. The learning objectives fit very nicely, linking with not only 'knowledge and Understanding of the World', but so many others, 'Social & Emotional', 'Physical', 'Listening & Attention', 'Communication & Language', 'Expressive Arts & Design' & 'Being Imaginative'. Forest School was made for Reception planning.
So for me Forest School has been a fantastic, valuable experience and brought in general, so much to my over practice within school. It has helped me to focus on and see children in a different way, allowing me to develop and fine tune my practice to their needs, both in and outside of the forest environment.
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Indulge In Classic French Food & Champagne
Awarded a Chef's Hat in the 2014 Sydney Morning Herald Good Food Guide Awards, Ananas serves up a contemporary twist on the best classic French cuisine. With a produce-centric menu that takes global cues and delivers them at affordable prices, you're in for a feast for your senses.
Perfect for a pre-theatre feast or a exquisite intimate dining experience Ananas has you covered.
The classic French food offerings are only further complemented by the glamorous bar showcasing a selection of hand-picked champagnes served by the bottle, magnum and jeroboam. Classic and signature cocktails and an impressive selection of local and French wines complete the comprehensive drinks list.
With the perfect mix of spectacular food, indulgent drinks and unique decor, Ananas creates an atmosphere that is low on formality and high on French character.


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Seize the day ! Appreciate the moments of life
Let's start ! I'm a smiley half-French, half-Nigerian who loves doing many things, being curious, jumping around town, discovering cities and places, who loves music, salsa dancing, singing, sports, eating cheese, and drinking wine :), I do love having fun in general and I like people who are young at heart. (I do also have my quiet moments though, which i appreciate a lot too).
I love learning new things too and of course, I love traveling :), learning about places, seeing how other people live, learning their culture, tasting the specialties of their city...every occasion is good for a discovery.
The one i remember the most is something like "La vie d'un homme n'a de valeur que si ca sert à améliorer la vie d'un autre" which means "A man's worth is only measured by his improvement on another man's life"
Why I'm on Couchsurfing
In hosting people from everywhere...giving them a chance to discover my city !
COUCHSURFING IN AUSTRALIA !! The MOST life-changing experience I have EVER had! I stayed with amazing couchsurfers of different ages, backgrounds, and nationalities! And my very first couchsurfer has just had a baby! Completely life-changing I tell you :-). I will tell you all about it someday when we couchsurf together :-)
Salsa, Squash, tennis, swimming (learning), jet ski (will learn), quad, sushi making, risotto, making bubbles, having wine, cheese, camping, dancing, singer in a band,...any thing I can do in life while I've got the time ! ;)
- culture
- singing
- dancing
- salsa dancing
- wine
- cheese
- drinking
- traveling
- music
- camping
- jet skiing
- skiing
- sports
- tennis
- racquetball
- swimming
- squash
Music, Movies, and Books
Music....toooooo many ! I just love anything that sounds nice to my ears. It could go from Amy Winehouse to Bonobo to Ben Harper to Wax Tailor to Marvin Gaye to Paolo Nutini to Angélique kidjo to The Cinematic Orchestra to MC Hammer (hihi)...etc...just has to sound great !!
One Amazing Thing I've Done
Amazing thing i've "experienced" was when i got missing in my first week in a Brisbane surburb at midnight...pitchblack,no batteries in my phone...and I knock on a guys house and he brings out a map to see where i live, and drives me home...true quintessence of human kindness.
What I Can Share with Hosts
- A laugh
- A smile
- A conversation over a bottle of wine
- A few more bottles of wine (hic!)
- Amazing cooked dishes :D
- What else? Pick me :D :D
Countries I've Visited
Australia, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom
Countries I've Lived In
Australia, France, Nigeria