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Sometime soon, President Obama will make a decision on the Keystone XL pipeline, the controversial project that would carry oil from the tar sands of Canada to refineries along the U.S. Gulf Coast. In his New York Times column over the weekend, Thomas Friedman wrote: I hope the president turns down the Keystone XL pipeline, but I don't think he will. If that's the way it happens, Friedman sees and opportunity for the president and for environmentalists, as well.
If you're an out-of-work welder or an environmental activist, what's the important part about the president's pipeline decision? 800-989-8255. Email us: firstname.lastname@example.com. You can join the conversation on our website, as well. That's at npr.org. Click on TALK OF THE NATION. Tom Friedman joins us here in Studio 3A.
Nice to have you back.
THOMAS FRIEDMAN: Great to be here, Neal.
CONAN: And cue up the protest, you say.
FRIEDMAN: Yeah, you know, I come to the whole environmental climate story, I don't come from the rainforest. I come from Beirut. And what I mean by that is I've always understood this is a hockey game, that it's about who has leverage and who doesn't. And so there's a lot of people who've been advising the environmental movement, and Bill McKibben, kind of a tut, tut, tut, you know, you guys really should be focused on more important things, like a carbon tax, or something like that. And I would agree a carbon tax would be wonderful, but you're not going to get it without leverage.
And right now, the green movement has some leverage. There is this pipeline being proposed. It has many people in the oil and gas industry who want it. The president probably has some inclination toward it, because it would create jobs. But to me, it's something that the green movement should use for leverage to get other things, and that if the president's going to approve it, I want him to feel enormously guilty about it. So he will consider doing things that will have a - make a sustainable difference - carbon tax, basically raising the standard - emission standards of existing power plants and all the things of that nature.
CONAN: Well, we'll get on to what might be accomplished in a minute. But the leverage aspect, they also - the environmentalists - have a second-term Democratic president more or less ideologically inclined to their cause. But as you say, he'd also like to make some jobs.
FRIEDMAN: Yeah, and I'd like to make jobs, too. I'd just like to make them sustainable jobs, not just building a pipeline. And I think that's a really important thing to, you know, to keep in mind. I also think we have to remember that President Obama did some really important things on climate during his first year. He got a mileage standard for the auto industry doubled. That is a historic achievement, and I praise him for that. At the same time, though, he basically took his green environmental team - and he really have the A-team, the Steve Chus, the John Holdrens - And he basically put them in witness protection program.
We really didn't hear from them for four years. They're an endangered species, Neal, I saw more often in the last four years than Obama's basically environmental team, and that was because they perceived that climate was a loser political issue. And the problem with that is that those four years have coincided with not only some basic, really big climatic events around the world, but also a debate in which the climate community was really under siege, beginning with the leaked emails of the East Anglia. And there was really no one from the distraction answering them. And that has set us back.
CONAN: So, given the current environment - political environment we're talking about - the president feels some responsibility, as you said, or some inclination to approve the Keystone XL pipeline, as you say, environmentalists, Bill McKibben, say if you tap this vast well of carbon - it's particularly dirty carbon. But the fact is, even if it wasn't, if you burn that carbon, it's game over for climate change.
FRIEDMAN: I think that's Jim Hansen's view, the scientist which Bill McKibben has certainly echoed. You know, I'm not enough of a climatologist, Neal, to say whether this one single pipeline, you know, kind of does it or not.
CONAN: And there are those who point out we're already using...
FRIEDMAN: Right.
CONAN: ..some of that oil that's being shipped by a little or smaller pipeline, and by truck and barge.
FRIEDMAN: Right, exactly. But the point is, you know, we're getting to a point with climate, we're approaching 400 PPM, 400 parts per million of carbon in the atmosphere. And that is taking us to levels that human beings have simply never lived in on this planet. We have no idea what happens. We don't know whether the danger point to the red line is 380, 390, 400, 410. All we know is we're really approaching some very dangerous levels.
And what John Holdren has always said, the president's science adviser, is that we're driving toward a cliff in a fog. And first rule whenever driving toward a cliff in a fog is, it's good to start tapping on the brakes. And that's what we should be doing.
CONAN: At the same time, many hope and the president did campaign both times on the promise of technological change, accomplishing some of this turnover that the wind power and solar, biofuels, others things would cause a transition and reduce our reliance on fossil fuel.
FRIEDMAN: Well, you know, technology is a funny thing. What was good for the goose is good for the gander. So that same technology that's brought down the cost of, say, solar panels, dramatically, and made solar power much more competitive and in the sun-drenched states, that same technology made huge improvements in hydraulic fracturing and horizontal drilling. And that's unlocked quantities of shale gas and shale oil that we thought were basically locked away, and then brought down the price of both. So I think that's a great thing because natural gas emits half the carbon as coal - of coal, and the fact that we're replacing...
CONAN: Fracking causes some problems.
FRIEDMAN: Fracking - coal-fired power plants with natural gas, but there is a leakage of methane issue. But the danger, Neal, is that we'll get re-addicted to fossil fuels, maybe at that half the level but continue to be re-addicted. So I'd love to see us exploit this natural gas bounty. It's a great thing for jobs and manufacturing, and even for the climate. But it's got to be a bridge to somewhere, and not a dead end.
CONAN: So given that, the president has this decision he faces. We are going to be reliant on petrochemicals for the foreseeable future. There's no way we're going to make that transition in my lifetime or yours. And therefore, he says, well, let's get some of this oil. If we don't take it, it's going to be shipped to Canada or - excuse me - to China somehow anyway. So why not take the short-term benefit?
FRIEDMAN: Sure. Well, first of all, that's not necessarily the case. If that pipeline isn't built from Canada down to the Gulf Coast. It will have to be built across Canada to be taken out through British Columbia. Now, Alberta is Canada's Texas. You know, they're all for this pipeline. They're all for extracting oil from the tar sands, which is the dirtiest possible process. But, guess what? They live next to British Columbia. And British Columbia is like Vermont.
CONAN: OK. So it isn't a given that if the pipeline isn't built down here that the folks in British Columbia will let it cross their pristine territories either. So, you know, I think there's a strong case for not adopting this. But if it is adopted, and it's been my position, let's make sure we get something big for it. The other thing that I really object to is, you hear a lot of people say, well, State Department's done a scientific study. And the study says the pipeline will be environmentally of very, very little impact.
FRIEDMAN: And my response - and you hear this now coming from the oil and energy community - and my answer to that is, a study, really? We're going to quote studies now? Some of these guys are all for quoting studies. There's a mountain of studies about climate change which these guys, basically, have managed to ignore, trash and decry as a hoax for the last four years. So I find a little bit of Kant in that. Suddenly we're going to rely on studies, when the ITCC or the U.N.'s massive study on climate change is something these guys have managed to ignore now for years.
CONAN: We got a caller around the conversation. What's the most important part of the president's decision on the Keystone XL pipeline? And we'll start with Wanda. And Wanda's with us from Binghamton, New York.
WANDA: Yes. The money - do I have to go in to this - from us should go to renewables. You're putting money - they're talking about all the money problems that we have. That money can't go both ways, they're saying, basically. Then any money that we put towards fossil fuels now is a total waste. You can't just put money in fossil fuels and expect to do the massive amount of work in renewables that we need to do to catch up. Solar is only .5 percent of our electricity now.
And every time you hear it on TV, they talk about how much 50 percent rise in solar this year, that's like throwing people off on purpose. The money needs to go to renewables, wind and solar. And, at the same time, teach people a different way of living to be able to use renewable energy in their daily life. We're going to have...
CONAN: All right. What - I think I hear you. But Tom Friedman would - one of the big things President Obama might be able to get from the decision where he says to, essentially, the Republicans and the oil people in the oil states, all right, I made your decision. Here is your pipeline. I need something big in response. Let's have a rule. Let's have a zoning rule. Every new house that built, every apartment building, every shopping center has to put solar panels on the roof.
FRIEDMAN: It could be that. You know, the president in the State of the Union, Neal, referred to his desire to have, basically, a national building efficiency standard, something that California already has. The average building wastes about 30 percent of its energy. And if every new building in the country were built to California standards, it would have a very, very big effect.
CONAN: Oh, let's see who we go next to. This is Peter, Peter with us from Oakland.
PETER: Yeah, hi, thanks. And thanks for your column, Tom, and that of the editorial page yesterday both opposing the Keystone XL pipeline. The tar sands is the largest carbon bomb on the face of the Earth, and we simply must leave it in the ground, just like we want the Amazon forest to be left in the ground. We need to stay away from it.
CONAN: And, Peter, have you been active in this?
PETER: Yes. I was one of the 1,253 people arrested at the White House last year for the first time in my life. I'm a physician and I've retired to spend all my time working on this issue because I think it's the biggest planetary emergency I can imagine.
CONAN: And Tom Friedman, you say in your piece, people like Peter can provide a lot of leverage, not just for their own movement, but for the president as well.
FRIEDMAN: You know, I think it's so important that these people have come out to put this issue on the agenda, and they represent, in vast majority, are Obama's base. And the White House, I know for a fact, they're worried about that. And I want them to be worried. I want them to feel enormously guilty. I wanted them to feel under great pressure to come up with something if they do approve this. And I hope they don't. But if they do, to come with something that would be really definitive in putting us on a different energy course.
You know, one thing to keep in mind, Neal. It's - both callers alluded to it - energy is a scale problem. It's not a small thing. It is a scale problem. If you don't have a scale solution, you have a hobby. I like hobbies. I used to build model airplanes. But I wouldn't try to change the climate as a hobby.
So what - the kind of solutions we need are things like a national renewable portfolio standard, the different energy-efficient standard. The kind of thing President Obama put in place - God bless him again - for new coal plants that are wanted to be built, which now won't be built, in fact, because of the standard he put in place. That's how you get scale.
CONAN: Peter, thanks very much for the call. We're talking with The New York Times columnist, Tom Friedman, about the politics of the Keystone XL pipeline. You're listening to TALK OF THE NATION from NPR News. And you mentioned one decision on coal-fired power plants. These are our new ones. There's another decision coming...
FRIEDMAN: Right.
CONAN: ...on existing plants, and that could be even bigger.
FRIEDMAN: That will be huge. And again, the way to do it, the president did the car thing in a very smart way. He said, basically, we're going to double mileage in this country, average fleet mileage from 27 to what, 54 miles per gallon between now and 2025. But then you worked with the car companies on a way to do that was sustainable for them. And it's actually been approved by the car companies now, and it's gone though. Now you know how important that is, Neal? Every car company is going to have improve its efficiency by 3 to 5 percent every single year. That's going to drive innovation in materials, in energy and in software. It's a great thing.
Now what a lot of people are proposing is let's do the same with existing power plants, say, we want you to get your emissions down by, say, 25 percent. We're going to do it in different part of the (technical difficulties). Some parts of our country have less sun, some have less hydro. So their options are different. You negotiate with them. You give them a pathway. It'll drive massive amounts of innovation and scale in a lot more, also, natural gas.
CONAN: Yet, as you pointed out, there are - none of these that come free; the natural gas, the fracking, oil - air pollution problems and again, the methane release of that. It's worse for the environment than carbon. You talk about the hydro, well, people are, at this point, knocking dams down to let the rivers run free. There are problems with that as well. Certainly, coal has its problem. It's still a third of the industry.
FRIEDMAN: There is no silver bullet. You're dealing - every one of these issues, whether it's wind turbines that kill birds or, you know, solar panels that, you know, use certain materials. There is no perfect solution, but the idea is to get the least bad one at scale.
You know, we talked a few years back. I did a book, "Hot, Flat and Crowded," you know. And so whenever I talk to people about that book, you know, I hold it up and I'll say, OK, "Hot Flat and Crowded." Well, you don't believe in hot. You don't believe in climate change. Look, anybody got an eraser? Let's erase hot. OK. You don't believe in climate change? That's between you and your beach house.
But here's something you better believe in: flat and crowded. That is we're going from a planet that has 7 billion to 9 billion and more of them can see how we live in a flat world and want to live like we live an American-sized homes, drive American-sized cars, eat American-sized Big Macs. In a world of 9 billion, where more and more of them who want to live like us, if there's only one great industry that is staring us in the face - clean energy, clean power, clean water, food security - we have got to down that path. And the sooner we do that - the sooner, by the way, our companies will own those industries and recreating the job, and I think the sustainable lifestyles that will be exportable all over the world.
CONAN: We just have a minute left, but I wanted to ask you about the role of passion in this. You applaud the people who chain themselves to the gates of the White House and urge them to do it again if the president makes the decision you think he's going to do because it's politically useful. Yet people on all sides of this resort to, you know, exaggerations and wild claims. They speak to their passion but not to the rigor.
FRIEDMAN: You know, I, you know, as someone who reports on this issue and is not trained as a climatologist, I try to go to the best and multiple sources I can. That's one thing to do. And the other is like I tried to travel the world and actually look at things. I'm a big believer that if you don't go, you don't know. So I've travelled the world with Conservation International to see this projects as best as I can. And then apply common sense. But passion is important because on the other side of this, Neal, aren't just passions. There are hard, powerful, huge, economic forces. And they play rough. This is a hockey game and the greens, I'm afraid, have got to play hockey as well.
CONAN: New York Times columnist, Thomas Friedman, joins us here studio 3A, his latest book with Michael Mandelbaum, "That Used to Be Us," now on paperback. We've posted a link to hi XL column. That's at npr.org. Click on TALK OF THE NATION. Tom Friedman, thanks very much for coming in.
FRIEDMAN: Great to be here.
CONAN: It's the TALK OF THE NATION from NPR News. I'm Neal Conan in Washington. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.


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Near The Roman Agora
Set in the district of Plaka on a quiet side street, this Athens hotel is near the new Acropolis Museum, Zappeion Exhibition Hall, The Roman Agora, and 500 metres from Syntagma Square's metro station to the Athens Airport. The tram to the Athens coastline is nearby.
Outdoor pool and indoor pool
Electra Palace Athens has a spa, Electra, with an indoor pool, sauna, and jetted tub as well as a fitness center, two restaurants, a lounge/bar, and poolside bar. Complimentary wireless Internet access is available throughout the building and there is a 5,382-square foot 24-hour business center on-site.
Acropolis views
The 155 rooms/suites/units include minibars, laptop-sized safes, free WiFi, and satellite TV. Bathrooms include toiletries. Guests can enjoy views of the Acropolis' ancient Greek temples from its upper level rooms and roof terrace.
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Electra Palace Athens is a smoke-free property located in the heart of the business, entertainment and shopping districts by the Acropolis Museum. A Metro station is nearby.
There are 2 restaurants and a lounge/bar, plus a poolside bar with the outdoor pool. The hotel's spa, Electra, (open exclusively for guests) features a fitness center and an indoor pool with a jetted tub, cubicles for the sauna, massages, and body/beauty treatments (surcharges apply). The hotel also has a 5,382-square-foot, 24-hour business center with 4 meeting/conference rooms and a banquet hall - all with audio-visual equipment and secretarial service. Complimentary wireless Internet access is available throughout the property. Secured covered valet parking (surcharge), limo or town car service and tours/ticket assistance are also available.
- Library
- Bar/lounge
- Coffee/tea in common areas
- Elevator/lift
- Rooftop terrace
- Full-service spa
- Indoor pool
- 24-hour front desk
- Poolside bar
- Free breakfast
- Spa treatment room(s)
- Porter/bellhop
- Number of bathrooms - 1
- Tours/ticket assistance
- Meeting rooms 4
- Year Built 1973
- Coffee shop or café
- Pool sun loungers
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Free WiFi
- Self parking (surcharge)
- Steam room
- Sauna
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- Health club
- Limo or Town Car service available
- Valet parking (surcharge)
- Outdoor pool
- Computer station
- Smoke-free property
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Conference space size (meters) - 500
- Spa services on site
- Luggage storage
- Number of restaurants - 2
- 24-hour business center
- Conference space size (feet) - 5382
- Laundry facilities
- Spa tub
- Total number of rooms - 155
- Television in common areas
- Number of floors - 7
- Number of buildings/towers - 1
- Wedding services
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- Free newspapers in lobby
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- Satellite TV service
- Desk
- Television
- In-room safe (laptop compatible)
- Free WiFi
- Soundproofed rooms
- Room service (24 hours)
- Sleep Number by Select Comfort mattress
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Guests of the Electra Palace enjoy a complimentary buffet breakfast each morning. There are two on-site restaurants, a lounge/bar and a poolside bar.
Motivo Restaurant - Serves breakfast, lunch and dinner with a Mediterranean menu and Greek wines. Chef's specialties include Pork Fillet in Cream and Mushroom Sauce, and Fresh Sole Cooked with Butter, Lemon, and Parsley. The dining room offers natural light from two sides and has parquet floors, oak sideboards, and green upholstered chairs.
Duck Tail Bar - Wide selection of beers, spirits, cocktails, coffees, and soft drinks; all-day menu of hot and cold sandwiches. Oak bar lined with high stools, plus oak tables, Chesterfield leather sofas, and Persian carpeting. Terrace open for drinks and snacks in the summer.
Electra Roof Garden Restaurant & Bar - Located on the fifth floor, this rooftop gourmet restaurant and bar features panoramic views of the Acropolis and skyline (reservations required).
Nearby Things to Do
The hotel lies six kilometres from the Apollon Coast, which stretches from Piraeus to Cape Sounio and offers beaches and sailing marinas. Ferries and catamarans to the islands depart from Piraeus port, eight kilometres from the hotel. The best beach for bathing and water sports is at Vouliagmeni, 25 kilometres from the hotel. There is an 18-hole golf course at Glyfada, 18 kilometres from the hotel. These recreational activities are available either on-site or near the hotel and fees may apply.
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Electra, the on-site spa, includes a small blue mosaic-tiled indoor pool, jetted tub, and sauna. Massage, body treatments and facials are available (surcharges apply). A fitness room with exercise equipment including a treadmill and weight machines. A personal trainer can be booked for a fee.
Children under 17 years of age are allowed to use the indoor pool until 2 PM daily.
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- Number of treatment rooms 2
- Manicures and pedicures
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Check-in time starts at 2 PM
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Wild winds forced Sparks City Officials to postpone their annual Christmas tree lighting ceremony by a week, but Friday night the festivities were back on. As workers hang the last ornaments, the city is throwing political correctness out the door, proudly calling it a Hometown Christmas celebration rather than renaming it a "Holiday Tree" lighting. "I'm old fashioned so i think it should be called a Christmas tree," agrees Sparks resident Verna Peeler.
While there are no religious overtones to the tree's decorations, after the City of Reno recently presented their "Holiday Tree" many KOLO 8 viewers expressed disappointment over the omission of Christmas. A spokeswoman says the goal is to recognize diversity within the community. "We want to be respectful of everyone's traditions," says Community Relations Program Manager Sharon Spangler, "and a tree, throughout history, has been a symbol of celebration for all sorts of cultures, both Christian and Pagan.
Historians agree, saying the tradition of bringing evergreen plants inside the home in December began as a pre-Christian celebration of the winter solstice. The Christmas Tree we know today, started in Germany in the 1500's, when people began placing sweets, gifts and eventually candles on the tree. Most people in our community like the tradition of calling it a Christmas Tree, but they say the name isn't as important as what it symbolizes to each individual.


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You can turn back the tide of the cold tears from your eyes,
The pangs of wounded pride if you hold me.
Did someone do you wrong yeah,
Good lovin's good as gone.
Maybe you ain't as strong as you wanna be.
It's alright if you don't wanna go home.
It's alright if you don't wanna be alone.
It's alright if you don't wanna go home.
I understand.
Nothin' stays if it's gotta go now.
You can't get water from a stone now.
Sometimes you've got to think about
The things you're gonna love.
You can point the finger at him.
You can say you've suffered for your sins.
Somehow it never was, never was good enough.
When the morning comes and you put yourself together
To face another day.
And when the day is done and you ain't feelin' better
You come walkin' my way.
Now that you're doing alright,
You're pretty much outta sight.
I don't see you knockin' 'round my door anymore.
I'm glad to hear you're doing well,
But I know that time will tell.
Only when you're broken down, is that what friends are for?
It's alright if you just wanna go home.
It's alright if you just wanna be alone.
It's alright if you just wanna go home.
I understand.
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A recent library publication included some statistics to show "its's an 'e' world". Some of them seemed worth sharing:
• 2,267,233,742 - Internet users worldwide
• 644,275,754 – number of websites as of March 2012
• 47,097 – magazines, newspapers, newsletters, TV/radio transcripts around the world that offer online full text, up from about 5,500 in 2000
• 112 – number of e-mails sent and received each day by the typical user
• 183% - increase in public library e-book collections in the past year
Of course KPL's holdings reflect this shift to an 'e' world also. These statistics are from our annual report to the Library of Michigan submitted earlier this year:
• 1,352 – downloadable audio items
• 4,184 – e-books available
• 16 – database subscriptions
Most of our holdings are still in "physical units": print books, DVDs, CDs, but we are increasingly moving to the 'e' world also.
Come visit soon – through our website for e-resources or any of our buildings.
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Acquisition of Clearwire Corporation by Sprint Nextel Corporation May Not Be in Clearwire's Shareholders' Best Interests
2012-12-19 18:42 ET - News Release
SAN DIEGO and BELLEVUE, Wash., Dec. 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Shareholder rights attorneys at Robbins Umeda LLP are investigating possible breaches of fiduciary duty and other violations of the law by members of the board of directors of Clearwire Corporation (NASDAQ: CLWR) in connection with their efforts to sell the company to Sprint Nextel Corp. (NYSE: S).
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On December 17, 2012, Clearwire and Sprint announced they had entered into a definitive merger agreement under which Sprint will acquire Clearwire through an all cash tender offer that values the company at $2.2 billion. Clearwire shareholders will receive $2.97 per share. The deal is expected to close in the middle of 2013.
The Board of Directors' Actions May Prevent Clearwire Shareholders from Receiving the Maximum Value for Their Stock
Robbins Umeda LLP's investigation focuses on whether the board of directors at Clearwire is undertaking a fair process to obtain maximum value and adequately compensate its shareholders. Sprint currently owns approximately 50% of Clearwire stock. The $2.97 per share offer price is substantially below the $3.50 target price set by an analyst from Macquarie Capital and below the $3.00 share price set by an analyst at Guggenheim Securities on April 18, 2012. Also, on October 25, 2012, Clearwire reported its third quarter 2012 results showing a 10% rise in total subscribers, from 9.5 million to 10.5 million. Given these facts, the firm is examining whether the board of directors' decision to sell Clearwire for $2.97 per share is fair to shareholders and maximizes the value for their shares.
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Joan Verdu of Espanyol has been a target for a number of teams, with links to clubs as diverse as Atletico Madrid, Southampton and MLS outfit, Seattle Sounders FC.
The 29-year-old midfielder, who started his career at Barcelona, was subject to a lot of rumours Stateside prior to the Sounders' signing of Christian Tiffert last year, and is now believed to be one of the players Southampton's new coach Mauricio Pochettino would love to get his hands on.
Pochettino is hoping to make some urgent signings to help the struggling Premier League team see out the season safe from relegation, and is believed to be very keen on Verdu, with the Spanish player reported to be at the top of his target list along with Anderlecht's Lucas Biglia.
However Verdu's agent, Magico Diaz, has strongly indicated that the player's preference is to stay at Espanyol when his contract expires in the summer - even if it means settling for less money than the likes of Atletico Madrid, Southampton or Seattle Sounders can put up for him.
"He has given me instructions that negotiating a new deal is the main priority," Diaz stated.
"By talking, creative solutions can be found," he added, when discussing the probability that Verdu would have to compromise financially to stay at Espanyol.
"I can assure everyone that there has been no type of early agreement made with anyone."
With Verdu's outstanding performances at Espanyol since arriving on a free transfer from Deportivo La Coruna in 2009, it is likely that they will be as keen as he is to reach a suitable agreement to allow him to stay.
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Beverly Ann Hess
Beverly Ann Hess, 69, of Englewood, Fla., passed away Friday, Oct. 4, 2013, at her Charlotte County, Fla., residence, surrounded by her loving family, after a lengthy illness.
She was born Dec. 24, 1943, in Red Bank, N.J.
Mrs. Hess had been a resident of Englewood for 26 years, coming from Tolland, Conn. A loving wife, mother, grandmother and homemaker for her family, she was a devoted Christian.
She is survived by her dear husband of 23 years, Arthur R. Hess; daughter, Heather (Andrew) Chaves-McCaslin; four grandchildren, Tyler, Corey, Kyle and Lindsay McCaslin; six brothers-in-law, Noble, George, Kenneth, Paul, Joe and Mike Hess; two sisters-in-law, Kathy Duks and Seydall Hartman; and two stepdaughters, Tracy and Lori Hess. A lover of animals, Mrs. Hess also leaves three dogs, Jack, Jill and Beignet; and one bird, Stormy. She was preceded in death by her parents, Allen and Beulah (nee Snyder) Behr; brother, Robert Behr; her stepfather, Samuel Springard; in-laws, George and Hazel Hess; and brother-in-law, Robert Hess.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Suncoast Humane Society, 6781 San Casa Drive, Englewood, FL 34224, in memory of Beverly Hess. You may share a memory with the Hess family at www.englewoodfh.com.
Arrangements are by Englewood Community Funeral Home with Private Crematory.


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I didn't know where to put this since we don't have an off season thread.
But according to CSN Philadelphia it's likely were going to part ways with Nnamdi this off season.
He's supposed to make 15.3M next year and if we release/cut him we save 11M.
I guess many people expected this coming, also opens up another hole for us.
But the only thing I wonder is why not get rid of him now and just let Marsh and Hughes play FT???
Thoughts on possible release??


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Mr Henrik Lundqvist must have driven past the white frontage of Gothenburg's Villa Överås countless times, but until today he'd never stepped foot inside. "It felt like an old Gatsby mansion," he says later, recalling the house's grand, sweeping staircases, stucco walls and Art-Deco furnishings. "Very stylish. Very glamorous."
He could just as easily be describing himself. The suave New York Rangers goaltender is a regular feature on international best-dressed lists, and is just as well known for his looks. While there's no denying that he could pass for older than his 31 years, he remains, to quote Derek Zoolander, "really, ridiculously good-looking", with piercing eyes, an envy-inducing head of hair, and chiselled features that, if anything, the first signs of age have served only to accentuate. "I'm having to play the Clooney card," he laughs. "The beard has definitely got a bit more grey recently. I'm not sure why - I guess I had to grow up pretty quickly.
He may have a point. After leaving his home for Gothenburg at 16, Mr Lundqvist spent seven years breaking Swedish ice hockey records and forging a career that would lead him to the National Hockey League (NHL) and New York at the age of 23. It has been a rapid rise, but in many ways he hasn't looked back. "Eight years on, I've really come to feel comfortable in the city," he says. "You can be yourself. I wasn't your typical New Yorker when I arrived - but then I don't know what a typical New Yorker is. You have everything there: all styles, all backgrounds."
Mr Lundqvist is due for a new contract at the end of the coming season, and while no formal decisions have yet been made, his tenure as goaltender at Madison Square Garden, the home of the Rangers, looks set to continue. He clearly loves New York, and he has unfinished business with the Rangers, having yet to win ice hockey's greatest prize, the Stanley Cup - but there's something else that might prove to be the deciding influence.
By the end of his current contract, he'll be 32, and arguably entering his prime. Under new terms agreed upon in the resolution of the 2012 NHL lockout, contract extensions are now limited to eight years - while new contracts are limited to seven. That means that the Rangers, his current team, have the ability to keep him playing past the milestone age of 40. As one of the hottest goaltenders in the league, it's an ambition that he has every reason to chase.
"I'd love to play for that long. Being a goalie is more of a mental challenge," he explains. "It's less physical. It's about how you think, how you deal with pressure. I'm a pretty intense, focused guy - I don't just show up and play. So hopefully I have a few years left!" Some things just seem to get better with age.


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Linked by David Adams on Wed 6th Oct 2010 16:51 UTC
Let me tell you, when what you teach and develop every day has the title "Innovation" attached to it, you reach a point where you tire of hearing about Apple. Without question, nearly everyone believes the equation Apple = Innovation is a fundamental truth--akin to the second law of thermodynamics, Boyle's Law, or Moore's Law. But ask these same people if they understand exactly how Apple comes up with their ideas and what approach the company uses to develop blockbuster products--whether it is a fluky phenomenon or based on a repeatable set of governing principles--and you mostly get a dumbfounded stare. This response is what frustrates me most, because people worship what they don't understand.
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RE[3]: The repeatable formula is this...
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RE[4]: The repeatable formula is this...
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Whilst that statement is absolutely correct, it doesn't change the fact that Wall St. analysts didn't have Jack Bauer to say about the world economy going down the pan until it was too late.
Yes, their opinion matters. Despite the fact that its rarely more than educated (highly paid) guesswork.


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I'm wondering about getting a tranny rebuild for my dual range 4wd 5spd 1986 Wagon. The 4th gear isn't wanting to go when shifting down, unless I put it into 3rd first. Also, it's leaking fluid from the pan and the hi/lo gear selector. I haven't seen any rebult tranny's so does that mean no one knows how or parts are unavailable? Please let me know. Peace, Yuba49r
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Posted 05 April 2008 - 02:47 PM
Its not that no one knows how too, its just that it is expensive and labor intensive.
Sounds like you need new synchros.
Sounds like you need new synchros.
Posted 05 April 2008 - 02:48 PM
subaru transmissions are cheap, reliable and easy enough to find that rebuild prices aren't worth it to most people. it can be done and has been done though.
i'd buy 4 used ones before i pay for a rebuild.
i'd buy 4 used ones before i pay for a rebuild.
Posted 05 April 2008 - 02:51 PM
The going rate for a used transmission of that type (in good condition) is around $75 to $100. You can buy 5 to 10 of them for what a single rebuild will cost. The Subaru 5 speed's generally last 300k+. Usually outlasting the engine by quite a bit.
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Fall is turning into winter rapidly around Bureau County. As we prepare for the Thanksgiving holiday, the Bureau County Fair Board would like to thank everyone who helped make our 2013 a successful year.
While you are attending the events at the fairgrounds, you may not realize how many people are working behind the scenes to make that event happen. We especially want to thank our "spook crew" who help create and operate the Nightmare on Fairgrounds Road haunted attraction.
Dave Mead and his crew start working in November planning for the haunted house the following October. They build sets and work on the buildings throughout the year. This is the fair's largest fundraiser, and there are more than 100 people who are instrumental in achieving that goal every year. We could not do the weekly event without all of the actors who come out and enjoy terrorizing the customers or the crew who build and repair all of the scenes.
Another group that is very behind the scenes is the fair's grounds crew. They take care of the cleaning, repairs and set up and tear down all year long. Mowing the fairwgrounds becomes almost a full-time job in the summer. They really get a workout fair week and the weeks leading up to the fair. They are working many hours, starting early in the morning picking up trash and helping get ready for shows and doing repairs. We could not do our events without their hard work.
We are also thankful for our long-time renters, the Sauk Trail Gun Club. They have been a part of the fairground's calendar of events for more than 30 years. They have helped the fair over the years by purchasing tables and donating money for repairs including helping to pay for the kitchen and restroom remodeling jobs. The Sauk Trail Gun Collectors Show and Sale will be this weekend, with doors opening at 8:30 a.m. on Saturday and Sunday. There are four events a year, with the next being Jan. 25 and 26.
We are also thankful for all of the volunteers who help make the fair a success. Each department has a superintendent and usually an assistant or two who help with entries and recording the judging results.
The fine arts department superintendents sit with their departments the entire time the fair is open and keep an eye on the items that have been entered. Thanks to all of the judges for their hard work picking the winners. Whether they are comparing steers or photographs, the judges have to be fair in all of their decisions, and judging is a challenging job.
We are especially thankful for our many food vendors and commercial exhibitors who also put in long hours during fair week. The entertainers in the hospitality tent are a favorite attraction at the fair, and we appreciate the hard work Gary Swanson goes through in presenting their acts.
Other upcoming events on the fairgrounds schedule are a Craft and Trade Show on Dec. 14 presented by the Ohio School and a baseball league fundraiser trivia night that same night.
WZOE is having its Farm Show at the fairgrounds on Dec. 21. Come out and meet Max Armstrong and see the many vendors with all types of farm-related businesses.
Special Olympics Winter Games will be held outdoors at the fairgrounds on Saturday, Jan. 4. Athletes will compete in snowshoeing and cross county ski races to qualify for the State Special Olympics Winter Games.
The fair board will travel to Springfield in January to the Illinois State Fair Convention. Our queen, Ashley Simmon, will compete against all of the other fair queens in Illinois to win the title of Miss Illinois County Fair queen during the state pageant.
Fair boards go to the convention to look at the entertainers who are looking for fairs to perform at along with promoters for demo derbies, rodeos, magic acts, musical acts, circuses and many other entertainers. Speakers will present programs throughout the weekend that help to teach board members about many different subjects including teamwork, ticketing, booking entertainment and off season rentals. Come to Springfield to help cheer Ashley on in her quest for the crown.
Again as we go into the Thanksgiving holiday, we want to thank everyone who works so hard to make the Bureau County Fair a success as we go into our 159th year.
Kathy Costerisan is a representative for the Bureau County Fairgrounds.


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Thousands of people were in for a sweet treat when they flocked to the Pontefract Liquorice Festival on Sunday.
More than 35,500 people enjoyed all-sorts of activities - including more than 80 stalls full of food, drink, sweets, clothing and gifts - going on in the town centre precinct.
Lucy Liquorice welcomed visitors, while youngsters were able to enjoy a variety of arts and crafts, face painting and puppet making. The children took part in a lemon sherbet-making experiment and there was also street entertainment, stilt-walkers, dancing grannies on their shopping trollies, workshops and informative talks.
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BERWYN – Morton High School upperclassmen participating in the Freshman Mentor Program (FMP) heard from a pro, as far as what mentoring is all about, Aug. 15.
Motivational speaker Steve Troglio, founder and director of Teen Reach, Inc., met with students in the Morton West High School auditorium and talked about the importance of mentoring. He told students they should take what they learned during the program and pay it forward to new students.
Teen Reach, Inc, is an organization dedicated to reaching youth throughout the country with a message of hope and encouragement.
According to school officials, FMP provides each freshman with a supportive environment that helps ease their adjustment from junior high to high school. Each freshmen student receives an ongoing orientation that includes information about school policies, procedures and programs, academic and social counseling and relationship building through upperclassmen mentors.
The program provides each freshman with an advisory that meets three days per week for 30 minutes during lunch, and a support group consisting of student advisers and a supportive paraprofessional.
The FMP allows freshman to gradually get to know Morton High School's traditions, policies, procedures, programs and opportunities.


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WASHINGTON — More than 10 weeks after Hurricane Sandy brutalized parts of the heavily populated Northeast, the House approved $50.5 billion in emergency relief for the victims Tuesday night as Republican leaders struggled to close out an episode that exposed painful party divisions inside Congress and out.
The vote was 241-180, and officials said the Senate was likely to accept the measure early next week and send it to President Obama for his signature. Democrats supported the aid in large numbers, but there was substantial Republican backing, too, in the GOP-controlled House.
''We are not crying wolf here,'' said Representative Chris Smith, Republican of New Jersey and one of a group of Northeastern lawmakers from both parties who sought House passage of legislation roughly in line with what the Obama administration and governors of the affected states have sought.
Democrats were more politically pointed as they brushed back Southern conservatives who sought either to reduce the measure or offset part of its cost through spending cuts elsewhere in the budget.
''I just plead with my colleagues not to have a double standard,'' said Representative Carolyn Maloney of New York. ''Not to vote tornado relief to Alabama, to Louisiana, to Mississippi, Missouri, to — with Ike, Gustav, Katrina, Rita — but when it comes to the Northeast, with the second worst storm in the history of our country, to delay, delay, delay.''
All nine members of the Massachusetts delegation voted for the overall measure.
One key vote came on an attempt by Representative Rodney Freylinghuysen, Republican of New Jersey, to add $33.7 billion to an original allotment of $17 billion in aid. That vote was 228-192 and included heavy Democratic support.
Earlier, conservatives failed in an attempt to offset a part of the bill's cost with across-the-board federal budget cuts. The vote was 258-162.
Representative Mark Mulvaney, Republican of South Carolina, argued for the reduction, saying he wasn't trying to torpedo the aid package, only to pay for it. ''Are there no savings, are there no reductions we can put in place this year so these folks can get their money?'' he asked.
Critics said the proposed cuts would crimp Pentagon and domestic accounts and said the aid should be approved without reductions elsewhere. ''There are times when a disaster simply goes beyond our ability to budget. Hurricane Sandy is one of those times,'' said Representative Hal Rogers of Kentucky, chairman of the House Appropriations Committee.
Sandy roared through several states in October and has been blamed for 140 deaths and billions of dollars in damage, much of it in New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut.
The emerging House measure includes about $16 billion to repair transit systems in New York and New Jersey and a similar amount for housing and other needs in the affected area. An additional $5.4 billion would go to the Federal Emergency and Management Agency for disaster relief, and $2 billion is ticketed for restoration of highways damaged or destroyed in the storm.
The Senate approved a $60 billion measure in the final days of the Congress that expired on Jan. 3.
But House Speaker John Boehner unexpectedly postponed the vote in the final hours of the expiring Congress as he struggled to calm conservatives unhappy that the House had just approved a separate measure raising tax rates on the wealthy. The delay drew a torrent of criticism, much of it from other Republicans, including Representative Peter King of New York.
Two weeks later, the leadership brought legislation to the floor under ground rules designed to satisfy as many Republicans as possible while retaining Democratic support.
Congress already approved a $9.7 billion increase in a fund to pay federal flood insurance claims, much of it expected to benefit victims of Sandy.


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PRINCETON — Mary M. Taylor, 86, of Princeton passed away on Friday, Jan. 18, 2013, at Liberty Village of Princeton.
She was born Dec. 26, 1926, in Jacksonville, Ill., to Donald and Marie (Maloney) Clancy. She graduated from Routt High School in 1954 and from Hardin Brown Business College a year later. She worked at First State Bank in Princeton for several years and was a lifelong homemaker.
She married Leo D. Taylor on June 21, 1947, in Jacksonville. He died in 2000. She was an active member of St. Louis Catholic Church.
Survivors include six children, Beverly (Tom) McDonough of Indiana, Leo "David" (Vickie) Taylor Jr. of Missouri, Nancy O'Connor of Ladd, Kathy (Leonard) Fitzpatrick of Elburn, Karen (Brian) Suarez of Princeton, and Michael (Kelli) Taylor of Mattoon; 12 grandchildren, three stepgrandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
She was also preceded in death by her parents, one daughter, Barbara Wheatley in 2000; and two brothers, John Robert and James Clancy.
A Mass of Christian burial will be at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at St. Louis Catholic Church, Father Jeffrey Stirniman officiating. Burial will follow in Elm Lawn Memorial Park.
Visitation will be from 10 to 11 a.m. Tuesday at Norberg Memorial Home.
Memorials may be directed for the family for charitable disbursement.
Mary Taylor
PRINCETON — Mary M. Taylor, 86, of Princeton passed away on Friday, Jan. 18, 2013, at Liberty Village of Princeton.


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WORCESTER, Mass. – The Dartmouth men's heavyweight crew team closed out action at the 2013 Eastern Sprints on Sunday (May 19). The Big Green's first varsity eight claimed the third level final to lead the Dartmouth boats.
The Big Green's top boat, which raced in the first morning heat, placed fifth just behind Syracuse and ahead of Rutgers in the morning heats. In the third level final, the Dartmouth crew clocked a 6:19. 23, crossing the finish line four seconds ahead of Ivy League foe, Columbia.
Dartmouth's second varsity eight also raced in the third level final, earning runner-up honors. In the morning heat, the Big Green placed fifth, just two seconds off fourth-place crew from Penn. In the final, the Big Green battled the Holy Cross crew until the finish line, but it was the Crusaders that crossed first, just two seats ahead of the Dartmouth boat with a time of 6:31.86. The Big Green crew crossed with a time of 6:33.25.
The Big Green's third varsity eight was the lone boat to compete in the petite final, placing sixth with a time of 6:35.41. The race was very tight for third through sixth place, as just four seconds separated the crews.
Dartmouth also boated a four, which placed fifth in the grand final with a time of 7:19.95.
The Big Green will wait to see if they earn a bid to the 2013 IRA National Championships in Sacramento, Calif., May 31-June 2.
Dartmouth Lineups
First Varsity Eight
Cox-Julia Herringer
Stroke-Jake Esse
7-Quinn Harper
6-Stuart Maeder
5-Richard Newsome-White
4-John Strizich
3-Rob Truesdale
2-Andrew Kenealy
1-Brendon Stoner
Second Varsity Eight
Cox- Greg Zales
Stroke- Max Kinne
7- Paul Champeau
6- Bobby Moffitt
5- Bryan Rogers
4- Ryan Ganong
3- John Cresap
2- Henry Franco
1- Fred Day
Third Varsity Eight
Cox- Reilly Bertasi
Stroke- Brad Plunkett
7- Jack Heise
6- Artie Santry
5- Tim Brown
4- Bryce Cody
3- Will Johnson
2- Sam Seehof
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Friday, August 15, 2014
Damn You Vince! Looks Like I'll be Going to MEPACon in November
I'd like to give a big FU to +Vincent Florio . He mentioned MEPA to me, and I mentioned it to my wife, and it looks like we are going in November.
MEPACon is the Mid Eastern Pennsylvania Con, held in the Scranton area. Apparently the hotel has a pool AND is pet friendly. Sigh. I never had a chance.
Any of my blog readers plan on attending? Maybe we can do a Tavern Gathering :)
Mark November 14-16 on your calendar. I may need to run something.
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Oddly enough, I've never been. I'll likely be getting close to crunch time at school then, so I don't think I can commit.ReplyDelete
Hey! I invited you last year, man! Can't wait to see you there, maybe we'll end up in a game together.ReplyDelete
Shame I don't live in PA any more. :(ReplyDelete
Unfortunately, I'll be at U-Con in Ypsilanti Michigan that weekend running Tekumel with my new OSR rules.ReplyDelete
HAHA! I knew you would go :)ReplyDelete
That's a very specific Con :)ReplyDelete
He has that effect on people.ReplyDelete
Fortunately, I ain't people, which is why I never go.
How about a definite "maybe"? My daughter is a varsity HS swimmer and the sectional championships are almost always the same weekend as MEPACon. If nothing else, I might run down for Sunday only, so be sure to wear your Tenkar and the Badger T-Shirt so I can find you if I do.ReplyDelete
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OAKLAND, Calif. - A gunman opened fire today at a Christian university in California, killing at least seven people, wounding three more and setting off an intense, chaotic manhunt that ended hours later with his capture at a shopping center, authorities said.
The gunfire erupted around midmorning at Oikos University. Heavily armed officers swarmed the school in a large industrial park near the Oakland airport and, for at least an hour, believed the gunman could still be inside.
Tashi Wangchuk, whose wife attended the school and witnessed the shooting, said he was told by police that the gunman first shot a woman at the front desk, then continued shooting randomly in classrooms.
Wangchuk said his wife, Dechen Wangzom, was in her vocational nursing class when she heard gunshots. She locked the door and turned off the lights, Wangchuk said he was told by his wife, who was still being questioned by police Monday afternoon.
The gunman "banged on the door several times and started shooting outside and left," he said. Wangchuk said no one was hurt inside his wife's classroom, but that the gunman shot out the glass in the door. He said she did not know the man.
"She's a hero," he said.
Television footage showed bloodied victims on stretchers being loaded into ambulances. Several bodies covered in sheets were laid out on a patch of grass at the school. One body was loaded into a van.
Police spokeswoman Cynthia Perkins said seven people were dead. She did not release any other details about the victims.
Myung Soon Ma, the school's secretary, said she could not provide any details about what happened at the small private school, which serves the Korean community with courses from theology to Asian medicine.
"I feel really sad, so I cannot talk right now," she said, speaking from her home.
Police believe the shooter acted alone, though they have not discussed a possible motive.
Those connected to the school, including the founder and several students, described the gunman as a former nursing student, though there were conflicting reports about his current status.
Officer Johnna Watson said the suspect is an Asian male in his 40s and was taken into custody at a shopping center in the neighboring city of Alameda.
Watson said most of the wounded or dead were shot inside the building. The industrial park in which the school is located also includes the county food bank and a local Girl Scouts headquarters.
"It's a very fluid situation," Watson said, declining to discuss details of the arrest or a possible motive.
KTVU-TV reported that the shooter opened fire in a classroom.
Pastor Jong Kim, who founded the school about 10 years ago, told the Oakland Tribune that he did not know if the shooter was expelled or dropped out.
Kim said he heard about 30 rapid-fire gunshots in the building. "I stayed in my office," he said.
Deborah Lee, who was in an English language class, said she heard five to six gunshots at first. "The teacher said, 'Run,' and we run," she said. "I was OK, because I know God protects me. I'm not afraid of him."
Angie Johnson told the San Francisco Chronicle that she saw a young woman leave the building with blood coming from her arm and crying: "I've been shot. I've been shot."
The injured woman said the shooter was a man in her nursing class who got up and shot one person at point-blank range in the chest before spraying the room with bullets, Johnson said.
"She said he looked crazy all the time," she said the victim told her, "but they never knew how far he would go."
According to its website, Oikos University also offers studies in music and nursing. A telephone message left on the university's main voicemail was not immediately returned.
Jerry Sung, the university's accountant, said the school offers courses in both Korean and English to less than 100 students. He said the campus consisted of one building. Sung said many of its students went on to work in nursing and ministry.
"The founder felt there was a need for theology and nursing courses for Korean-Americans who were newer to the community," Sung said. "He felt they would feed more comfortable if they had Korean-American professors."


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College Station City Council plans to vote on two possible amendments to ordinance 2791. The ordinance, which was passed in March, bans outdoor drinking on Northgate. Since the ban, merchants on Northgate say they've seen a decline in business and they want the City Council to consider the economic impact the ban has had so far.
"It's definitely been slower because you don't have people coming on the promenade at night and mingling and bar hopping," said Rusty James, the assistant manager of Dixie Chicken.
"Most of the merchants I've talked to said they feel like their business is down compared to the same time last year," said Jessica Jimmerson, President of the Northgate District Association.
Business owners supported regulating outdoor drinking on Northgate, but they didn't support the ordinance that was passed in March and since then their feelings haven't changed.
"It seems like a strangle hold put is put on this area on some of our busiest days of the year," said Jimmerson.
The amendments proposed would change the ordinance in two ways. One the requirements for obtaining special events permits would not be as strict. In addition, outdoor drinking would be allowed on Aggie home game days and during the Northgate Music festival.
"More people will want to come out and experience Northgate the way it was meant to be with everyone having a good time outside," said James.
But the police department says the main issue is public safety and since the ban they have seen a significant decline in crime and issues with sanitation. In a presentation made this afternoon to the council, police chief Michael Clancey asked the council to vote against the amendment.
"Everybody has a different stake in the community. I believe that the point they were trying to make is public safety for all involved. I think everybody accepted that," said Chief Michael Clancey, College Station Police Department.
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Tottenham boss Andre Villas-Boas admits he has been made aware of the importance placed on derby duels with Arsenal.
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Spurs make the short trip to Emirates Stadium on Saturday looking to secure three Premier League points and, perhaps more importantly to their supporters, local bragging rights.
The game will provide Villas-Boas with a first taste of the rivalry which exists between two capital heavyweights, and the Portuguese coach has been left in no doubt as to how important it is to perform on such a stage.
"People have been speaking about it quite often, between the staff and the chairman," he told Sky Sports.
"You understand the importance of it. This is a game where passion is extremely high. It is a game which represents three points, but in the league it represents more than that in the history of north London derbies."
Asked for his thoughts on recent comments made by Steffen Freund, a member of the White Hart Lane coaching team, in which he suggested Spurs have closed the gap on their local rivals, Villas Boas added: "Arsenal have accumulated recently an amount of trophies, which is important - including being Premiership champions. This is a step up to where we want to be in the future.
"I think recently they have also obtained more Champions League qualifications.
"We have been within their reach for the last couple of years, so we are certainly getting nearer in terms of what we are doing as a club."
Meanwhile, Steven Caulker does not believe that midweek international exertions will have an adverse effect on the Tottenham squad, with top players having grown accustomed to a hectic schedule.
The England centre-half, who made his senior bow against Sweden on Wednesday, said: "I have been used to that this year, playing in Europe a lot away and travelling back, so I'm used to it and will get my rest in and look forward to the game.
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Deciding among childcare options is a particularly tough decision for many mothers, especially for a first child. In some instances, the child's parents arrange work schedules so that one or the other is available to stay home with the baby. Others are able to ask a grandparent or other trusted family member to provide care. When neither is possible, you will want to select a childcare provider who is supportive of your efforts to breastfeed.
Another consideration is the convenience of the location of the childcare provider to your workplace. Although in-home childcare has its advantages, some mothers find a care provider close enough to their work sites that they can drop in during work breaks or at lunchtime to breastfeed. Some mothers are able to have their care provider bring the infant to them at work. When the commute time between the place where childcare is provided and the workplace is minimized, you and your baby spend less time apart and you are able to make time for more direct breastfeeding (so fewer pumping sessions may be needed).
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If you plan for your baby to be fed by an alternative feeding method, such as cup-feeding, finger-feeding, or syringe-feeding, inquire about the care provider's ability and willingness to continue this practice when your child is in this type of care.
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