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Skip to comments.Family Misses Flight After TSA Gives Pat-Down To Girl With Cerebral Palsy
Posted on 04/26/2012 11:48:40 AM PDT by Robert Drobot
WASHINGTON (CBSDC) The Transportation Security Administration is once again the subject of national scrutiny, this time after aggressively screening a 7-year-old female passenger with cerebral palsy which caused her family to miss their flight....They make our lives completely difficult, her father, Dr. Joshua Frank, a Long Island pediatrician, told The Daily. Shes not a threat to national security.
Frank taped the encounter, which ended when a supervisor inspected her crutches and let them pass. But agents followed up and insisted upon doing a full inspection of Dina.
Ultimately, the family missed their flight.
(Excerpt) Read more at washington.cbslocal.com ...
UPDATE: The TSA issued a statement defending their decision to pat-down the girl.
TSA has reviewed the incident and determined that our officers followed proper screening procedures in conducting a modified pat-down on the child, the agency said.
The mission profile of the TSA has moved way beyond screening for potential terrorists.
No, we're being conditioned to be subservient to authority, no matter how egregious the demand.
It's long past time for the entire DHS organization to be disbanded.
I guess this family has never heard of arriving at the airport "At least 1 hour prior to departure" to avoid this. Idiots miss a flight that they likely knew about for weeks, so instead of stepping up and admitting that they were late ... no, let's blame the TSA.
Union Thugs at work.
That sure looks like what the "Teasers" are trying to do. An uppity union anyhow.
I haven't been on a plane since before this nonsense began in earnest. Patriotic patdowns! Is there a bridge too far here? I don't believe Israel does this, and they face a lot more potential flight terrorists than the US does.
Those before us would not sit on their hands while permitting government agencies, under the color of authority, to bully, insult and arrogantly abuse both physically and mentally the American Citizen.
I say get rid of the TSA. Plain and simple, it is the state encroaching upon our liberties.
Maybe I missed something in a quick review of the original article, but nothing has been reported about how much time this ate up. The full hour could well have been allowed. The gummit ought to come right out and say "if you would be slow to strip search, allow more time."
I wondered about this the instant I read this headline. This just another example of the many we have gotten recently, in a short time span, to make us crazier about the overreaching federal governemnt. Is it by design? Is it pushing, prodding, goading us to beg for relief and to REPLACE it with something? What... the... hell... is going on....... The world is in gimbal lock....
"I guess this family has never heard of arriving at the airport At least 1 hour prior to departure
That's why I stated in the other post. You SHOULD arrive 2 hours before your flight. It's to avoid these kinds of situations. But in this situation, the TSA also had fault as how the F can you still hassle a visibly sick kid? They're visibly white, a mother and kid, why not waive them in? The crowd will understand.
I've seen it before on flights: wheelchairs, crutches etc. The line of people will know why. Not a biggie.
Oh, golly .. like maybe I travel frequently (2-3 trips a month) for the past several years. I've been in pretty much every major hub in the US, and have stood in many, many security lines.
The worst line I have encountered was 25 minutes (Minneapolis) - now, if you arrive 1 hour before your departure time, that leaves you 20 minutes to get to your gate, and 15 minutes to spare.
If you are an idiot, and show up at security 5 minutes before your flight leaves ... do NOT blame the TSA. Isn't it interesting that NO MENTION of how long it took the TSA to process these folk is mentioned in the article?
I see thousands of people go through security checkpoints (airports, where I work, customs, border crossings, International Customs at foreign airports) and guess what? Folk in wheelchairs tend to zip through security quickly, as do people on crutches ... and even (gasp) people with debilitating diseases. They are through security in about 3-4 minutes, as crutches need to be inspected to ensure no weapons are hidden in the metal supports.
But some free republic posters will defend them for 'safety'.
They are willing to wear the chains of bondage for a little security.
Moving them to the front of the line, no problem. You will never hear a complaint from me about someone needing special assistance, getting moved forward in line. Depending upon the line at Security, I've witnessed this on a few occassions.
However, everyone must go through security.
If this girl was wearing a Bhurka, would you have Security just "wave her through"? You have to have one set of rules that apply equally, to everyone.
Again, checking a wheelchair, walker and crutches is something the TSA does hundreds of times, every single day. You don't have to stand in line at Security very long to witness this yourself.
From what I undestand, Israel uses profiling instead and it works just fine for them.
The TSA seems to seek out employees without any common sense and who enjoy a rush from the power to control everyday citizens. As government employees the TSA screeners can't be easily fired so the idiots who virtually molested this young girl will likely not face punishment or loss of their jobs. Sadly doing this idiocy in the name of security is a total joke. The TSA has detected more breast implants than terror plots.
In the previous 22 years before 9/11, how many hijackings of planes were there?
There were a fair number, but none of the hijackers wanted to use the craft as a suicide bomb before 9/11, usually they were looking for a ransom or to go to a special destination.
Israel has ZERO terrorist incidents aboard airline flights, AND has NO invasive airport security; they NEVER touch you. Not once. Instead, you are met at about a half dozen checkpoints by polite, highly trained, screeners who look you dead in the eye and gauge your non-verbal response to innocuous questions about how your day is going, where you're headed — doing what amounts to making casual small talk. Their track record is 99.99% flawless.
By contrast, our invasive airport security HUMILIATES hundreds of American citizens DAILY, nitpicking about nail files, and bottles of hand lotion, yet FAILS — REPEATEDLY — to find guns and other implements passed through checkpoints by security auditors.
Israel's "hands off" system is an unprecedented success, while our hapless band of groping uniformed perverts not only have an embarrassing track record, but are so far over the line of propriety as to be on the verge of fomenting a national insurrection.
This is shameful. Our government is out of control.
Close ... Israel uses Profiling PLUS our techniques, and it works very well for them. Everyone goes through security, Profiling is used for those warranting "extra attention".
All cars, taxis, buses and trucks go through a preliminary security checkpoint before entering the airport compound. Armed guards spot-check the vehicles by looking into cars, taxis and boarding buses, exchanging a few words with the driver and passengers. Armed security personnel stationed at the terminal entrances keep a close watch on those who enter the buildings. If someone arouses their suspicion or looks nervous, they may strike up a conversation to further assess the person's intent. Plainclothes armed personnel patrol the area outside the building, and hidden surveillance cameras operate at all times.[41] Inside the building, both uniformed and plainclothes security officers are on constant patrol. Departing passengers are personally questioned by security agents even before arriving at the check-in desk. This interview can last as little as a minute, or as long as an hour if a passenger is selected for additional screening. Luggage and body searches may be conducted. After the search, bags are placed through an X-ray machine before passengers proceed to the check-in counters. Occasionally, if security have assessed a person as a low risk, they will pass them straight through to the check-in desks, bypassing the main x-ray machines.
The time isn't relevant, nor in the larger picture is the missed flight.
The arrogant, sick behavior of these TSA goons is relevant.
We have our State Police. They are euphemistically called DHS and TSA.
While I agree with most of what you said, they do, however, sometimes run a wand over ya. But the time through security is incredibly short (30 seconds tops), and I oftentimes wonder how they can do it without any incidents, given that they are the "most hated people" on earth. It clearly shows that what TSA is doing is waaaaay overboard. There is a quick visual check driving into Ben Gurion by single guards at 2-3 guard stations who look at ya, and if is not sure, will ask 1-2 quick questions, and that is it! Time? No more than 5-15 seconds at most.
What you stated is patently untrue. Ben Gurion International Airport and it's security details. Israel is MUCH more intensive than we are.
TSA at work!
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Transvestites 133
Hernias 1,485
Hemorrhoid Cases 3,172
Enlarged Prostates 8,249
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Coming in from London the L.A. TSA had a tiny, curly-headed, blonde boy of TWO, off to the side and wanding him. He was terrified. I was so stunned I didn't think to take a picture. DAMN!!
Originating in the U.S., if it originates outside the U.S., the TSA couldn't do anything about it anyway.
"Israel is MUCH more intensive than we are."
Huh? What do you mean "intensive"? I travel there, and if you mean invasive as in body scans, that is nonsense. Utterly fooey!
I did not say that Israel's security were less INTENSIVE, I said they were less INTRUSIVE. HUGE difference.
And, while it IS true that the Israelis MAY do an occasional body search if they have doubts about a specific person, MOST of the time they don't touch you. They don't need to.
So, at the functional level where it matters to the flying public, Israel's security is tighter than ours; more intense, but virtually hands-off. TSA "security" is lax, less intense, but more personally intrusive.
The answer is: one
In 1994 a disgruntled employee for Fedex took over a Fedex plane, before other crew members regained control.
(Ironically, he was planning on flying the plane into their headquarters in Memphis.)
Before that, you have to go back to 1978 to find a hijacking that originated in the U.S.
So saying "TSA = no hijackings" doesn't hold sway.
I agree with you on this point. Unfortunate, if this is their first time traveling. But if not, they were foolish in not arriving much sooner given their "special" needs.
After reading many of the TSA apologist posts here the only thing missing is one of the government thug lovers stating, "I've read the constitution and nowhere does it state a girl with Cerebral Palsy has a right to fly".
While I was typing this they just showed a video clip of one of the mentally challenged TSA slugs pushing her phone in front of the fathers camera/phone and tell him not to take her picture which I can understand as first she was butt ugly and second these scum don't want their actions shown. Evidently a supervisor told the IQ challenged TSA agent she could not demand the passenger stop the video.
To the time challengers, the family claimed to be there 2 hours ahead of time and had gone through security once then were accosted (my words) while at the gate a second time.
Profile the 6th century sand monkeys and leave the rest of us alone.
He was taping the incident.
They decided to punish him for that. That is why they went back and decided to do the pat down.
Paybacks are hell.
You are supposed to stand there like a subservient idiot and let them do anything they like.
Play stupid and they will march you right through.
The benefit that Israel enjoys, that we do not - is that we must treat everyone equally. Equal Opportunity, Equal Protection, etc.
In short, we cannot legally profile - despite the known success, despite the fact that we know who is targetting us, despite every bit of common sense we possess ... we are prohibited from doing this.
Thus, instead of doing the wise thing (Israel - we agree there), we must all share in the misery.
Absolutely right let's blame the TSA.
The family had a financial agreement with the airline, they purchased services from the airline at an agreed price.
The federal government hurtles over the 10th Amendment and sets its self up on private property and gets between the airline and its customers.
If the airport or the individual airlines set up security checkpoints, that is one thing. That would be part of your agreement with doing business with them. If they violate you and treat you children like trash, you will no longer give them business.
The federal government monopoly and their TSA goons have no place there.
Hmm, so there was a lull.
that family was sitting at their gate for over an hour when they wereforced to go back again and go through screening . Maybe you shouldn't jump to conclusions or act like some damn know it all just because you travel .
Mother Of Child With Cerebral Palsy Says TSA Treated Daughter "Like Osama Bin Laden"
...But after the family had spent an hour at the gate waiting for their flight, the TSA screeners returned and said Dina had to be screened again. So then I got aggravated, Dr. Frank tells The Daily. He put Dina in a wheelchair and raced her back to the gate, but by the time she passed through security a second time, they'd missed their flight.
The apologists are making me ill. The radiation-cancer machines aren't allowed in Europe, and who knew that we would fall this far, to have every person treated like a criminal?
I lost relatives in Siberia, and have friends (in their mid 40s to 50s) who grew up behind the Iron Curtain, and lost EVERYONE in their family. These were highly educated and intelligent people, banished for playing the wrong song or not bowing to the right authority.
It's coming here faster and faster, and all this garbage about a terrorist under every bed so take off your shoes, belts, and jewelry, are only preparing the dumb Americans for the "Siberian"-bound cattle cars.
Who knew this decade would be so good for the perverts, molesters, power hungry, passive-aggressive, and losers who couldn't even get a job at the Post Office?
DHS 2012 = Moslem Brotherhood and Terrorists get a PASS
and "GET OUT OF JAIL CARDs".
Crippled WHITE children get attacked while TSA agents
collect kiddie porn and rob Americans.
Anyone see a problem?
Because the undocumented Moslem pRes_ _ent does not.
Yup, and the Airlines inform every passenger (it's on the online reservation form, as well as spoken during the purchase transaction should you purchase from an airline representative to "arrive at least 1 hour prior to departure". It's not a big secret, it's pretty much common knowledge.
While your arguement with regard to the 10th ammendment seems valid - the Surpeme Court would disagree with you, as well as Congress. This would fall into Article 1, Section 8 of our Constitution which gives the Federal Goverment the following powers:
The Congress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States; but all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be uniform throughout the United States;
To borrow money on the credit of the United States;
To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes;
and so on, and so forth.
Thus, they are granted this ability. Pretty much every nation on the planet has security at the airport. Thus far, TSA has caught a few idiots who decided to bring back some C-4 from Afghanistan to show off to Ma and Pa, idiots who 'forgot' they had packed their loaded pistols, tons of pocketknives (I lost a few that way - and some were pretty darn nice too), as well as various insundries like endangered animals, drugs, large sums of money and chemical agents.
Oh, that's funny.
And that's the way I feel going through security.
Israel cannot afford to engage in profiling any more than we can; they don't have any political wiggle room on the subject, whereas we don't have constitutional wiggle room.
I'd call that a wash as far as "profiling" goes.
What Israel is doing that we aren't is treating everyone equally until they have probable cause to single someone out. This is no different than your local state trooper out on the highway watching all of the cars on the road; surveying every vehicle equally, until there emerges a definitive reason to single out a specific vehicle for elevated scrutiny.
The TSA hasn't got the brains to operate that way. They single people out randomly, whether there is any probable cause or not, and THAT is where our system is broken, and where our politicians — at least up to this point — don't have the balls to fix it.
Actually, I'm rather surprised that there has not yet been a class action suit lodged on behalf of travelers singled out for pat-downs. That action treats them unequally, and should have been challenged STRONGLY on the basis that they are being made subject to a criminal investigation without probable cause; it's no matter that every traveler may have an equal chance of getting the pat down, the practical reality is that you are treating some people different than others WITHOUT PROBABLE CAUSE; there is NO LEGAL JUSTIFICATION for subjecting them to elevated scrutiny, but the TSA is doing it anyway, in CLEAR VIOLATION of long-standing law enforcement practices designed to protect Americans' civil rights.
If true, I'd want the TSA Officer's job.
Because if this is true - and she was a 'mule' bringing weapons through security, she had ample time to distribute those weapons to any accomplice - thus voilating the entire security of the entire terminal, all gates and all terminals connected to that terminal.
Once you pass Security - you are presumed SAFE. This is an Epic Fail - they should have grounded the entire airport, and re-screened everyone. That's what they are hired to do, and if they botched this child, and she was perceived as a "Threat" - then the airport would need be re-screened.
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Paul Goodman changed lives: Documentary screens at the Dryden
By Michael Yates
Who was Paul Goodman (1911-1972)? A prolific poet, novelist, and essayist. A restless mind that swept through the humanities and social sciences. An openly bisexual man who also had a common law wife and children. A heir to Thoreau and Whitman living through the upheavals of mid-century America.
For University of Rochester doctoral students Michael Brown and Michael Fisher, both of whom have written on Goodman, he was a man of letters whose ideas "cut to the marrow" by addressing society's essential elements.
All aspects of Goodman's life, as well as his lasting influence, are explored in the documentary Paul Goodman Changed My Life, which will have its Rochester premiere at the George Eastman House's Dryden Theatre on Friday, February 10th at 8 p.m. Director Jonathan Lee will be in attendance to introduce the film, as well as participate in a post-film panel with Mr. Brown and Mr. Fisher.
Consisting of archival footage and interviews with colleagues, family, and followers, Mr. Lee's film provides an overview of Goodman's life and work. A kind of "public intellectual" that is rare today, Goodman wrote widely on topics such as literature, urban planning, education and psychology.
For Goodman, these were not divergent and siloed subjects, but rather different means to examine culture and its effects. It was this approach that brought about Goodman's most famous work, 1960′s Growing Up Absurd: Problems of Youth in the Organized System.
Using the problem of juvenile delinquency as a springboard towards a comprehensive view of American life, Goodman argued in Growing Up Absurd that delinquency was not caused by teenagers rejecting the happiness and prosperity offered by mainstream American life, but was rather a symptom of a society that demanded conformity and offered bankrupt notions of what it meant to be successful.
Goodman's rejection of the "organized system" was total, writing that "it had no honor [and] it had no community." Of primary importance for Goodman was for people to feel part of a community, work for that community in ways that were useful, and have the opportunity to carry out a free and creative life. His ideas about social order, urban planning, and environmental stewardship all aligned towards the end of creating a culture where this idea of community could flourish. Throughout the 1960s, Goodman was involved in social and political movements of the decade, and remained an independent voice that was advocate and critic as he saw fit. After years of poor health and crippling grief caused by the accidental death of a son, Goodman died in 1972.
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Men's Basketball Team Assists in Cooking Omelettes
Men's Basketball Team Assists in Cooking Omelettes
The Buena Vista men's basketball team stepped out into the community on Sunday, Oct. 7 to serve omelettes at the Knights of Columbus Omelette Breakfast, held at the KC Hall in Storm Lake.
The event took place from 8 a.m. -12:30 p.m., with head coach Brian Van Haaften serving as the Honorary Chair. He was grateful for the opportunity.
"I think it helps our guys become better communicators in a random setting," says Van Haaften. "It is also a great opportunity for us to give back as a program and help out a great cause. We thank John Murray for giving us the opportunity to be a part of this fundraiser."
Players from the team rotated in throughout the morning to help prepare, cook and serve several omelettes along with members from the Knights of Columbus. They also had the opportunity to speak with those individuals who came through the line while waiting for the omelette to finish cooking.
Proceeds from the event are going toward helping Persons with Intellectual Disabilities.
"I really enjoyed the experience," said senior Wes Nordquist. "It was a fun way to interact with my teammates outside of school and basketball, and it's great to give back to the community and the people who come to our games."
Sophomore Grady Gallagher also took in the great experience.
"It was a great experience being able say thanks and give back to the community by serving the omelettes," he said. "The best part of serving was speaking with the members of the Knights of Columbus and several community members who support Buena Vista University."
The Beavers are inching closer to the start of their season with practice getting under way on Monday, October 15. The team will play its first regular season games of the year during the Carroll College Tournament in Waukesha, Wis., on Nov. 16 and 17.


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SINCLAIRVILLE – For the forseeable future, the Cassadaga Valley Central School District will operate without a full-time middle/high school principal.
On Tuesday, the Board of Education announced during a special meeting that it had reached an agreement with Dr. Tara DiDomenico, the district's current high school principal, but was unable to disclose the terms of the agreement. According to interim Superintendent Thomas Schmidt, who was hired to the position during the same meeting, those terms included a paid leave of absence for DiDomenico.
"The board approved an agreement with (DiDomenico), granting a leave of absence with no indication of when she might return," Schmidt said.
Although DiDomenico has not had a presence in the middle/high school building throughout the week, Schmidt said her leave officially began when it was approved by the board Tuesday. As to exactly how long DiDomenico has been away from her office, Schmidt was uncertain.
For now, Schmidt said, the duties of the principal are being performed by the collective abilities of the district's administrative team.
"Currently, the entire administrative staff is working to pick up some of those duties," Schmidt said. "It's a challenge to the remaining staff, but the people here are great and the staff is working to the best of their abilities, as usual."
The board will hold its next regular meeting Monday, when Schmidt said the district will look into its options in moving forward with the vacant position.
"I will speak with the board on Monday evening at our board meeting to make the decision on looking for an interim principal until the situation is resolved with Dr. DiDomenico," Schmidt said.
This time of transition comes on the heels of the sudden resignation of Scott Smith, former CVCS superintendent, which was approved by the board Tuesday after its "consideration of his interactions with another district employee."


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"Only put off until tomorrow what you are willing to die having left undone. "
Could this method slash your flying costs?
Perhaps you like the idea of shared aircraft ownership but not the costs and flight-time limitations that accompany a contract with a fractional provider. If so, you may be a candidate for a deal in which two or more private parties agree among themselves to share an aircraft. Such an arrangement can give you access to a business jet almost on a par with whole ownership but at significant cost savings.
No one knows for sure just how many shared jets are flying. The FAA doesn't track shared ownership by category but reports that the vast majority of co-owned aircraft are piston-powered models shared by owner-pilots. Aviation attorneys and aircraft brokers see growing interest in the concept among business jet users, however.
"Everybody is looking to cut expenses in every area, so people are really attracted to the idea that they can get the lift they need and have somebody to share expenses," said Jonathan Levy, legal director of Advocate Consulting Legal Group in Naples, Fla., which specializes in aviation law and handles shared ownerships.
Aviation consultant Michael Fleming agreed. "Sharing of aircraft has been steadily increasing over the last two decades, [part of the trend of] making private aircraft available to companies or individuals with lower levels of usage," said Fleming, an attorney at the Wicks Group in Washington, D.C. and author of a National Business Aviation Association white paper called "Avoiding the Pitfalls of Sharing a Business Aircraft."
Could shared ownership make sense for you? For some individuals who've outgrown their jet cards or fractional shares and companies that are flying a lot less than they used to, the answer might be yes. Now come tougher questions: How do you find a suitable co-owner? And how do you ensure the union's success?
"Shared ownership works really well from a cost perspective," said Mike Nichols, an NBAA vice president, but he added a caveat: "It's great in theory, but difficult to manage. It's like a combination of marriage and a business deal."
Comparisons between shared ownership and marriage are common, which isn't surprising. Trust, communication and common values are among the requirements for success that experts cite. Co-owners cast their fortunes together, sharing an asset that's typically worth millions of dollars, and the decisions they jointly make impact the cost, safety, utility and every other aspect of the experience. Usage patterns, operating philosophy and personalities have to be in alignment for the relationship to work.
Similarities to marriage start with the difficulty of finding a suitable partner. You can probably identify several companies or individuals with a need for lift that complements yours. But unless they operate from the same airport or one very close, ferrying expenses could quickly erase any savings co-ownership would offer.
The Internet provides little matchmaking help, as no online service yet exists to hook up prospective jet partners. But that's OK, because your search should be localized. Tell aircraft brokers, area FBOs and charter operators and whoever's providing your lift now of your interest in shared ownership. (Charter companies often see this as an opportunity to add an aircraft to their Part 135 management and charter rolls, though most owners of shared aircraft operate under less-stringent Part 91 rules.)
In the ideal shared-aircraft arrangement, the owners each need the airplane for about an equal amount of time, and they split fixed costs evenly. But if one owner wants 400 hours per year and the other 200, fixed costs can be apportioned accordingly. More important than hours flown is how prospective co-owners use the airplane (see 'Questions to Ask When Considering Shared Ownership' below).
Keep in mind that it's illegal for an owner to receive compensation for use of a business jet operated under Part 91–even from other owners. But exceptions in Part 91.501 of Subpart F, which applies to aircraft in excess of 12,500 pounds (maximum takeoff weight) and all multiengine turbofan aircraft, define several shared-ownership arrangements that allow co-owners to receive payment for flight time.
Another critical issue: who besides the owners will have access to the aircraft? A company or individual may want to make the aircraft available to subsidiary companies, for example. If you or a co-owner anticipate using some of your flight time this way, you should agree on the extent of the usage and ensure that the sub-leasing arrangements are structured appropriately.
The two basic forms of shared private ownership are co-ownership and joint ownership. Which you choose depends on which owners provide the crew, how costs are shared, tax and liability considerations and other factors. A key point: if sharing in some form makes sense to the prospective owners–one wants the jet for personal use and the other for business or one plans to fly the aircraft herself and the other two want to have it professionally crewed–the ownership can be structured accordingly. The FAA's regulatory framework provides enough flexibility to accommodate a wide range of shared-ownership situations.
In co-ownership, each co-owner may operate the aircraft independently or contract out individually or collectively for crew and management services. Companies have been sharing aircraft this way almost since business jets began flying. Hiring a management company can make this a workable option even if one or all owners don't want the responsibility of operating the aircraft for themselves.
In joint ownership, codified under Part 91.501(c)(3), owners have more flexibility in charging among joint-registered owners. One owner can provide the crew and "each of the registered joint owners pays a share of the charge specified in the agreement." This can minimize crewing complications, but attorney Fleming notes that joint ownership can be cumbersome if the arrangement involves several owners, which would also increase the risk of it being deemed an illegal "for hire" operation by the FAA.
Non-U.S. citizens face complications in entering shared-ownership arrangements due to Department of Transportation prohibitions against "foreign civil aircraft" receiving "remuneration for hire," and arising from foreign nationals' inability to register the aircraft as a U.S. citizen.
Sharing options including interchange and dry leasing allow compensation for access to a business jet operated under Part 91, but these arrangements don't involve shared ownership.
Tax and liability issues in shared arrangements can be complex, partly because where and why one owner operates the aircraft can affect federal and state taxes of all owners. "It doesn't matter where the aircraft is registered, but where it is hangared or operated," said Nel Stubbs, vice president of aviation consultancy Conklin & de Decker.
For example, an airplane purchased outside of but flown within California can escape state use taxes if it's employed in interstate commerce. But if one owner flies to California for personal reasons while the others go strictly for business, the aircraft could be ineligible for the exemption. Your agreement should specify who is responsible for taxes when you're not the one onboard, Stubbs said.
On the federal level, depreciation schedules for individual owners will be affected by other owners' use. Additionally, the IRS doesn't always agree with the FAA that these arrangements are non-commercial and has in some cases held co-owners liable for the same Federal Excise Tax levied on charter and fractional flights.
In considering liability and insurance, the owners' assets are only one factor, said Brint Smith, vice president of John F. Throne & Co. Insurance Marketing in Seattle, and chair of the NBAA Aviation Insurance Committee (AIC). Aircraft type and seating capacity, its usage and operational territory and the crewing policy must also be factored in. If the owners' risk profiles differ substantially, the costs can be apportioned accordingly, said John Averill, an insurance broker with the aerospace division of Insurance Office of America.
"That just happened to me last week," added Averill, who is a member of the NBAA's AIC. "One owner was completely satisfied with $50 million [in liability coverage]. The other said, 'We've got to have $100 million,' so that's an additional 3,300 bucks. The second [owner] will pay the difference."
Regardless of the insurance policy, if you or your co-owner operates the aircraft in a manner that breaches the coverage, the insurance for all owners can be invalidated. An "invalidation of insurance" clause can protect the other owners in these situations, but such clauses, which are common on large fleets, are difficult to obtain for a single aircraft, Averill said.
Shared ownership is an option not just for prospective aircraft buyers but also for current owners with more airplane than they want or need. Stubbs said her company has seen more interest among current jet owners in selling a share since the economic downturn. But selling a share in a wholly owned–or already co-owned–aircraft is more challenging than going into shared ownership from scratch.
"When you sell an interest in an existing airplane, you have brown lace-up shoes size 11, and if someone wants size 12 in black, they can't buy in," noted Josh Mesinger, vice president with Boulder, Colo.-based J. Mesinger Corporate Jet Sales. Mesinger has purchased several jets on behalf of co-owners. To improve the odds of arranging such a deal, Mesinger advised, owners should network and spread the word about its availability among business associates. But he added that many owners in this position "don't want friends to know" they're trying to sell a portion of their airplanes.
Stubbs said anyone thinking about buying into a jet this way should find out whether there are any liens on the aircraft, review its historical operating costs and determine responsibility for upcoming scheduled maintenance. For example, if a hot section overhaul on the engine is due soon, what part of the cost are you expected to pay?
If co-ownership is like a marriage, then a shared-ownership agreement is the all-important prenup, with one major difference: the agreement codifies rules designed to maintain the relationship, not define what happens if it fails. The agreement spells out all aspects of the arrangement: how the aircraft will be operated, how access will be shared, how scheduling will be handled and how costs will be apportioned. It also covers aircraft maintenance and upgrades policies and even the minimum runway lengths the co-owners may use.
Paradoxically, one of the first orders of business in drafting a shared-ownership agreement is determining when it will end. "Co-ownership should have a finite life," said attorney Levy. "Figuring a way to smoothly unwind [ownership] in advance is very important." He suggests a three-year period, with the option of extending the agreement, ensuring all access to a jet for a reasonable period without unduly shackling an owner who wants to exit the arrangement.
You should consult an aviation attorney, not a general corporate attorney, to draft a shared-ownership agreement. "These matters are highly specialized, and approaches that might appear to make sense to corporate counsel, such as placing the aircraft and flight department in a special-purpose company, can have dramatic FAA or tax implications," said Fleming.
Costs of handling the paperwork vary with the complexity of the transaction. Levy's firm charges a fixed fee, an atypical practice, usually between $3,000 and $25,000 depending on the size of the aircraft. Whatever the amount, it's almost invariably money well spent considering the benefits shared ownership can yield–and the price an ill-advised arrangement can exact. As Fleming noted, "While there is a cost associated, it pales in comparison to such things as the tax and liability exposure."
Questions to Ask When Considering Shared Ownership
Before inking a shared-ownership deal, you need to ask lots of questions to make sure you and the other owners are a good fit, advised aviation attorney Michael Fleming. "I had a client's partnership fail because one of the partners smoked in the aircraft.
"Ask, 'Can we get along with this partner?'" Fleming suggested. "'Can we share cooperatively without conflict? Do we work and play well together?'"
Here are some more questions to consider:
• Will the same category of jet work for all?
• How frequent are multi-day trips that keep the aircraft inaccessible to the other owner or owners?
• Do one or all owners have frequent pop-up trips that could conflict with another owner's needs?
• Conversely, do you travel to the same cities, possibly enabling you to double up and further cut costs?
• Do the owners share views on avionics upgrades, carriage of pets and other matters large and small?
• Who will provide the crew?
• How will scheduling be handled?
• How will the owners be billed?
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Why are New Ulm gas prices so high?
To the editor:
Are the Germans on the New Ulm City Council imposing an import tariff on fuel deliveries to our city, or why is it that gas is so much higher in New Ulm than everywhere else?
On a recent road trip to Northern Minnesota, every town that we drove through the entire way was selling gas 20 to 30 cents cheaper than in New Ulm. As I write, even all the small towns around New Ulm have cheaper gas… Sleepy Eye, Fairfax, Morgan, Courtland, etc.
Think about that next time you blindly fill up your tank in New Ulm.
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Pulmonary Valve Insufficiency Diagnosis (program ID: 262945)
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Specialized in: internal medicine, cardiology, angiology and intensive medicine
The Department of Cardiology and Angioly at the University Hospital Charité Campus in Berlin treats patients with cardiac and angiological diseases. It is located at the Charité Mitte. The department provides the services of functional diagnosis, cardiac catheterization laboratory, electrophysiology, sleep medicine and telemedicine. Acting Director of the Department - Prof. Dr. med. Karl Stangl.
The department has focused its activities mainly on improving the pumping strength in case of heart failure, performing neurostimulation in order to relieve intractable angina and improving the heart pumping function via biventricular pacing (CRT) in cases of heart failure. The angiological procedures include the diagnosis and treatment of common vascular diseases (i.e. diseases of veins, lymphatic vessels and arteries), circulatory disorders and high blood pressure.
The Department of Cardiology and Angioly, headed by Prof. Dr. med. Karl Stangl, also houses the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory. The following services are provided here: the comprehensive diagnosis and treatment in the field of coronary angiography (imaging of the coronary arteries), i.e., percutaneous aortic valve replacement, percutaneous mitral valve repair, percutaneous pulmonary valve, renal ablation and atrial appendage closure.
Program includes:
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Sustainable Design
Sustainable design seeks to reduce negative impacts on the environment, and the health and comfort of building occupants, thereby improving building performance. The basic objectives of sustainability are to reduce consumption of non-renewable resources, minimize waste, and create healthy, productive environments.
Sustainable design principles include the ability to:
- optimize site potential;
- minimize non-renewable energy consumption;
- use environmentally preferable products;
- protect and conserve water;
- enhance indoor environmental quality; and
- optimize operational and maintenance practices.
Utilizing a sustainable design philosophy encourages decisions at each phase of the design process that will reduce negative impacts on the environment and the health of the occupants, without compromising the bottom line. It is an integrated, holistic approach that encourages compromise and tradeoffs. Such an integrated approach positively impacts all phases of a building's life-cycle, including design, construction, operation and decommissioning.
GSA and Sustainable Design
In January 2006, 19 federal agencies signed a Memorandum of Understanding for Federal Leadership in High Performance and Sustainable Buildings committing to "federal leadership in the design, construction, and operation of High-Performance Sustainable Buildings. Termed the "Guiding Principles," it charged agencies with implementing building design and operation strategies that provide optimal performance and maximize life-cycle asset value. In December 2008, the Interagency Sustainability Working Group developed High Performance and Sustainable Buildings Guidance to assist agencies in meeting the high-performance and sustainable buildings goals of Executive Order 13423.
In January 2007, Executive Order 13423 - "Strengthening Federal Environmental, Energy, and Transportation Management" set numerous federal energy and environmental management requirements, including requirements for the entire GSA portfolio to:
- Reduce metered energy use by 3 percent per year
- Reduce metered energy use by 30 percent by 2015
- Reduce metered water use by 16 percent by 2015
In December of 2007, the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA 2007) established additional energy management goals and requirements. New GSA buildings and major renovations must reduce fossil-fuel-generated energy consumption by 55 percent by 2010 and by 100 percent by 2030.
In October 2009, Executive Order 13514 established a government-wide focus on sustainability, energy efficiency, and the environment.
GSA is committed to incorporating principles of sustainable design and energy efficiency into all of its building projects. The result is an optimal balance of cost, environmental, societal and human benefits while meeting the mission and function of the intended facility. It is GSA's intent that sustainable design will be integrated as seamlessly as possible into the existing design and construction process.
GSA and LEED
GSA uses the U.S. Green Building Council's (USGBC) Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED®) green building certification system as a tool for evaluating and measuring achievements in sustainable design. LEED® consists of a set of prerequisites and credits with specific requirements for obtaining points in order for a building to become LEED® certified. GSA uses LEED® to ensure that sustainable strategies are considered in the development of all GSA building projects. GSA requires, at a minimum, new construction and substantial renovation of Federally-owned facilities to be LEED® Gold.
Sustainability Matters
Sustainability Matters [PDF - 115.11 KB] is a publication of case studies and best-practices that address GSA's sustainability initiatives and strategies at all stages of a building's lifecycle. Sustainability Matters is the first comprehensive overview by a federal agency related to the issues of building, operating and maintaining facilities sustainably.
Sustainable Facilities Tool
The Sustainable Facilities Tool is a one-stop online resource to support decision-making regarding sustainable building principles, materials and systems. Targeted to help project personnel identify and prioritize cost-effective, sustainable strategies for small projects, the Sustainable Facilities Tool helps users understand and select environmentally preferable solutions for renovations, alterations and leases.
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Salmon: Could Cyprus Go the Way of Ecuador?
This is the narrative which might well end up playing out in Cyprus. The local population is so unhappy with the euro that they're seriously looking to bitcoins as an alternative, despite the fact that there is no real bitcoin economy, and insofar as there is one, it's inherently deflationary. Much of the country's political, economic and religious elite is seriously talking about leaving the euro. If they decided to do that, Cyprus would probably become even more controlled by Russia than it is already -- especially given that Gazprom is by far the most obvious candidate when it comes to finding a partner that can exploit Cyprus' natural gas reserves.
If you want to see an example of what this story looks like in practice, just take a look at Ecuador, which adopted the dollar as its national currency back in 2000. Since then, it has had a brutal debt restructuring, causing most foreigners to give up on putting their money into the country. Predictably, China stepped into the vacuum and is now by far Ecuador's largest source of funds.
The latest development is that Ecuador is probably going to sell about three million hectares of pristine Amazonian rainforest -- that's about 12% of the total area of Ecuador -- to Chinese oil companies. Ecuador might not be drilling in Yasuni -- yet -- but this new parcel is right next door, and if the Chinese come in to drill for oil there, the effects on Yasuni can't possibly be positive.
Ecuador's indigenous population is up in arms , but is effectively powerless in the face of China's tsunami of cash. For its part, China has no real interest in Ecuadorean economic growth or the well-being of its people; it just wants to control Ecuador's natural resources, and is willing to pay many billions of dollars to do so.
If Cyprus once again restructures its debt and/or leaves the euro, could we end up in a world where Russia controls Cyprus to anywhere near the degree that China controls Ecuador? The answer to that has to be yes, given Russia's imperial ambitions and the degree to which Russia's wealth dwarfs anything in Cyprus right now. Cyprus has already announced that its harsh capital controls are going to be in place for at least a month ; realistically, they're likely to stay much longer than that. So long as they remain in place as the Cypriot economy suffers the deepest recession in the history of the eurozone, it's going to be very difficult to persuade Cypriot voters to accept the status quo.


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If I develop on Windows 64 bit can I port to a Linux 64 bit machine.
thank you,
The question is not very clear. If you want to develop an application on Windows 64 bit which uses CUBRID Databases to store some data, then want that application to work on Linux, you can do so. There is no difference between Windows and Linux versions. They are compatible.
You simply install Linux version of CUBRID on Linux, Windows version on Windows. When you are done with the development on Windows, you simply unloaddb the database from Windows version, then loaddb that database to Linux version. You can check out this Migrating Database manual page.
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NHL Lockout Over, Don't Miss This Massive Buying Opportunity
As a consumer, you might be outraged. I guess I can get with that. But, not really, particularly because outrage over this type of ownership scheme packs more bark than bite, plus I view the world through an investing lens.
As an investor, you would inaccurately, but understandably call this setup a monopoly. And, holding all else constant, you would buy the stocks. I know I would (if I did not work full-time for TheStreet, which prohibits staff writers from owning individual stocks).
That said, I'm not sure why the financial media doesn't place more focus on the truly big news, sports and entertainment media stories developing throughout North America.
You have the Madison Square Garden story, which investors do appreciate. The stock's up 57% over the last year, including a 2% Monday pop on news the NHL lockout is over. Alongside these massive gains in MSG, I have been telling its story . And I didn't just throw the narrative together last night; the article in the link is from April 2012.
I still love MSG on its own or, in the more likely situation, it gets taken out. Given the strategy Rupert Murdoch continues to execute at News Corp (NWSA) , I expect him to make a move for MSG sooner rather than later .
If it came to fruition, NWSA would end up the closest thing we have in the United States to the pie-in-the-sky scenario I painted for AT&T and Verizon. Of course, right now we can call Comcast (CMCSA) the "closest thing" with properties ranging from the NBC networks to the Philadelphia Flyers under its expansive belt.
But nothing domestically compares -- or will ever compare -- to what's happening in Canada.
For some strange reason, Rogers Communications (RCI) and BCE (BCE) (formerly Bell Canada) were down Monday on the NYSE. They're both down on the Toronto Stock Exchange as well.
So the NHL lockout ends (yes!), MSG is up, but RCI and BCE are down. I don't quite get it.
Both stocks have had their moments over the last year -- RCI up 21%, BCE just 7%, but it's down a bit from all-time highs. Investors should be jumping at these two Canadian stocks.
I wrote multiple RCI and BCE articles for TheStreet in 2012. From this one , you can link to the bull case (which details each company's holdings) and word from famous hockey writer, Al Strachan , that one of the two companies (or both through their joint ownership of Leafs TV ) will almost certainly win the rights to the Canadian institution, Hockey Night in Canada , for next season.


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Here's how RW members rated this race in the past (409 votes).
In short: SUPERB organisation and a wonderfully scenic race!In full: The organisers have done tehmselves proud....incredibly well put together, nothing seemed to have been overlooked. Traffic management, parking, facilities, entertainment drinks, food.Ok, so the 'goody bag' wasnt overflowing with delights (anyone read their brathay book yet?'....but is that really why we do races? Would people have prefered a load of stuff to take home and fewer marshals, no traffic management?????! The support and atmosphere was fantastic also in a glorious setting!IT was a tough course...but I managed to get a PB (bonus!)....but if you liked the hills check out the LAngdale marathon! Date of review: May 21, 2007
In short: Loved it! Great day out - support in all the right places, well organised and very friendly. Will prepare better for the climb out of Bowness next time!In full: Really well organised and delivered race in a superb setting. lots of enthusiatic pockets of support all the way round - obviously caught the imagination of 'the locals'.Tough course - but then, this is the Lake District so what did we expect? Was going really well early in but have nobody and nothing but myself to balme for the fact that I blew up big time on the climb out of Bowness - the hill wouldn't have been a big deal normally but I'd just run 20 miles to reach the bottom of it.Fantastically impressed and truly inspired by the 10 in 10 runners - massive respect to all of them.Only gripes were the number of Gel wrappers dumped without thought at the side of the road and water bottles being deliberately thrown over walls and fences into fields - just who do the people who do this think is going to clear up after them?Would love to see this run again in future - I shall be there.Date of review: May 21, 2007
In short: Roller Coaster Terraine, fab though, nice and challengingDate of review: May 21, 2007
In short: Hill training essential but a great day in a beautifil part of the world.Date of review: May 21, 2007
In short: This is what marathons are about. Awesome. Please put it on again next yearIn full: Great organisation, great scenery, great marshalling, great support, great route.A GREAT race. Hard, with a couple of steep hills, but otherwise superb.Please please put it on again next year. You can have my cheque today.Date of review: May 21, 2007
In short: Superb organization, despite obvious traffic bottle necks. Tough, hilly course but great day.In full: Car parking was organised as well as is possible, but inevitable delays still occurred with narrow Lake Ditrict lanes. A really friendly race with a superb atmosphere but remember, nowhere in the Lakes is flat and the worst is kept for you during the second half. Congratulations to all the marshalls and water/sports drink supplies were as good as it is possible to get - at last a rural marathon providing bottled water.Please, please, please put this race on again next year!!!Date of review: May 21, 2007
In short: Tough course and teh scenery make this an amazing experienceIn full: This was a great event and I hope it is on again next year.Really wanted cloud and rain as I always suffer when the sun comes out. Managed to run to plan to mile 16 then slowed. For the first time ever I got cramp at mile 21, so it was a real plod to the end. Managed 4:46 (had aimed for sub-4:30) so really happy to finish in under 5 hours all in all.Date of review: May 21, 2007
In short: My first and last Marathon but what a great dayIn full: after running the very badly organised Liverpool half marathon the Windermere marathon has restored my faith well done Brathay for a fantastic day - plenty of drink stations with the added touch of Kendal mint cake(much needed at times) I assure you. Beautiful setting with great support from the marshals and public - Having run this my first marathon I am now going to retire gracefully back to Half marathons - But one thing I can say is forget London this is for me by far the most memorable - once again well done Brathay and lets hope you run this event again next year - I will happily come and spectate lol - Thank youDate of review: May 21, 2007
In short: awesomeIn full: Superb organisation, fabulous course, great atmosphere after the race. Thanks to everyone involved, it would be a crying shame if this was a one off rather than an annual event, please do it again Brathay. Respect to the crowds on the way, especially at Newby Bridge and at the finish. A great day out.Date of review: May 21, 2007
In short: Fantastic event. Well supported with a party atmosphere at the finish.Date of review: May 21, 2007
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Rodgers was well past the first down line. challenge that.
of course you challenge that
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Rich Beckman Says:
November 28, 2010 at 2:31 pm |
The rule is where is the ball when the quarterback BEGINS the slide. That was no where near the first down.


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AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2012 CCAA All-Academic ... One of just four Tritons to appear in all 17 games, each in a reserve role ... First collegiate goal was the winner in a 1-0 decision vs. Cal State Stanislaus (10/19), as he knocked in the rebound at 54:05 after teammate Kian Malek's initial effort was saved by the Warrior goalkeeper ... Earned first point of career with an assist vs. Cal State San Bernardino (9/30), crossing from the left for Will Pleskow to head home and clinch a 2-0 win ... Played a season-high 58 minutes vs. Chico State (10/21) ... Credited with a season-high three shots at Cal State San Bernardino (9/16).
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Description: Traditional Korean child's Hanbok ensemble of rayon damask. A) Wrap dress (Chima) of red large floral damask with with red net "suspenders", and ties of red satin. B) Jacket-like upper garment (Jeogori) of green large floral rayon damask. Cropped, square neckline that wraps at bust with long red ties. Long sleeves with stripes of red, green, yellow, pink, blue, and white with red printed symbols.
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Unique Palette Bed at Great Location
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|Elektrik Sk, 34430 Istanbul, 土耳其
Featuring trendy art and decor in large, comfortable space, this flat is perfect for couples or singles who want to be in the heart of the action. When you want peace and quiet you can simply close the blackout curtains and enjoy the amenities. The space includes a small refrigerator, a queen size bed, an armoire/closet, hair dryer, iron, TV and air conditioning.
Room has custom built cabinets with various kitchen equipment such as electric stove, glassware, silverware, pots and pans, electric kettle, toaster and coffee machine. We provide clean sheets, blankets, comforters and towels.
Located just behind the historical museum hotel Pera Palace / Jumeirah, you can literally walk to café's, bars, restaurants, Taksim night life and famous entertainment center Asmali Mescid area. Being only 3 min walking distance from Istanbul Metro line, exploring the beauties of Istanbul haven't been more convenient!
Whatever you need, just ask for it! We'll gladly make it happen.
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Not what we expected! We booked a spacious appartment but upon arrival at 21.00 we received the message that there were technical problems and that only a small other appartment was available. That was a poor room, small with no luxury at all. The cooking devices were not suitable to even boil an egg!! We had a good experience in whole Turkey and this was our last stay, so very disappointing. We have the impression (but not proven) that sometimes the location is double booked and that no priority is given to Wimdu-bookers!!
Thank you so so much Kivanc for your time and service!
The apartment was very clean and nice and thank god we had an air-conditioner...the weather in february was kind of awful but since the location was perfect it wasn't that bad. We had all we needed: clean towels and dishes..etc, the fridge was very clean, too and the design of the bedroom was lovingly selected.
We will come back to you soon for sure ;)
I highly recommend your apartments, wish you great business,
best regards from germany (^_^)
It was a pleasure for us to be in istanbul. Its a realy nice city. The apartment was cleaned and new. The location is not far from shopping and visiting. (but the adress from the apartment is not easy to find - problety you have to say your next guest name of the street :) - or for taxidrivers: "near the radisson SAS Hotel")
The servicemanager was friendly and helpful.
Thank you for these nice days!
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The Apartment was big enough for 2 persons and all what you needed was there.The Rooms were clean and comfortable.Kivanc is a very kindly Person and helpfull if you have any Questions .The Apartment is really in a Central Area and if you like you can find places by Feed.If you dont want to go by Feed you can take the metro its near by.We have had a really nice stay in Istanbul.Whenever we want come back to Istanbul we rent an Apartment from Kivanc.Thank you
Perfect place close to the Subway, City centre, Bazaar you name it, we walked to all the great tourist places and back without any trouble.
The place looks great i will recommend it to all my friends and family and push them to go to Istanbul!
Just one thing, it would be great to have up to date metro, train, ferry and tram maps in the apartment because as we found out the public transport network is extremely well and has been expended so much the last year/s that all the maps we found where out of date, get a Istanbul pass and hop on hop of every where when you are tired of walking.
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We stand here for one week, and it was a very great pleasure to stay there. Kivanç is a very nice guy and very helpful. The flat is very clean, well located and comfortable. We recommend it if you want to stay few days in Istambul! Thanks to Kivanç for his hospitality!
Excellent accommodation at an equally exellent location! The appartment was spacious, clean and well-equipped with fine beds, towels, fridge, tv, wifi and a kitchen. Though this last one is not necessary at all: all nice restaurants and bars are literally just across the street. If you want to get a feel of the 'non-touristy' Istanbul and explore little streets, shop, wander around, drink cocktails on rooftops bars and enjoy real Turkish food, stay in this neighbourhood. It's still within walking distance or a 10 min drive by cab to the main tourist area. Considering the location and other accommodation on offer in the surroundings, it's just great value for money!
Schönes kleines, ruhig gelegenes Apartment, fußläufig zum Zentrum. Preis Leistung stimmen! :-)
appartement lijkt groter op de foto. Netjes en schoon, alles wat je nodig hebt is aanwezig, incl handdoeken. Gastvrije ontvangst door de huisbaas en telefonisch en whats app contact gehad met Kivanc, die erg behulpzaam was.
Op 5 a 10 min loopafstand van galata toren en 15 a 20 min loopafstand van taksim plein, dichtbij drukke winkelstraat, fijne locatie!
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The best arcades in Dallas and how they echo the golden age of coin-op
As someone born in the late 80′s, I'm just old enough to have caught the tail end of arcades at their peak. I got to be that annoying little kid that would beat you at Tekken when you smugly walk up to the cabinet, expecting an easy fight. I got to play through The Simpsons Arcade Game with three friends at my side. I got to sneakily play Mortal Kombat when my mom wasn't looking, because she wasn't a fan.
But arcades aren't what they used to be. When visiting local arcades for my Guide cover story this week on the five best arcades in Dallas, I felt a mix of excitement and sadness.
I felt excitement because arcades still exist and, if done right, can still draw a bit of a crowd. I went to NickelRama a lot as a kid (and had a lot of birthday parties there), so it was great to see it busy with children and parents.
But I felt sadness because the "golden age" of arcades is obviously gone. There's still nostalgia for it, and it makes awesome resurgences from time to time (for example, California Extreme, the huge arcade expo, and King of Kong, the great documentary about the battle for a Donkey Kong high score), but consoles have taken over everybody's gaming dollars. Heck, it's part of why Midway no longer exists. It's why the latest Mortal Kombat wasn't released as an arcade cabinet (Street Fighter IV was, but only in Japan).
So what's new in arcades today?
Ever heard of Deadstorm Pirates, from Namco? Neither had I. But it was in every arcade I visited. Every. One. It's the new Jurassic Park, apparently. That rail shooter that you see everywhere you go, The difference with Deadstorm Pirates is that I hardly ever saw people playing it. Not that it seemed like a bad game — it looked perfectly competent.
Similarly, there were Guitar Hero machines everywhere. I assume they were bought when rhythm games featuring plastic instruments were still a huge deal, because they've fizzled out significantly over the past couple of years.
I was also a bit surprised at the newness of some of the pinball machines I saw. I didn't stumble on Theater of Magic or anything, but instead I saw machines based on the likes of Avatar and Tron: Legacy.
In terms of new games, I was probably happiest to see Pac-Man Battle Royale, a four-player Pac-Man game done in the style of Pac-Man Championship Edition, which was an incredible console update to the Pac-Man formula. Battle Royale seems awesome, and it's great that Pac-Man is still ruling arcades — or what's left of them.
One thing I was weirded out (and perhaps even grossed out) by was iPad games turned arcade games. Specifically Fruit Ninja FX and Infinity Blade FX.
These games were literally large touch-screen monitors with tweaked versions of popular iPad games on them. On one hand I thought it was cool — I really love Infinity Blade, and obviously not everyone can afford an iPhone or iPad, but it also seems weird to pay a dollar or more to play a game of Fruit Ninja when I can buy the app for $0.99. Plus, the best aspect of Infinity Blade involves leveling up and buying new gear over time, which is lost if you're only playing the few times a year you might visit Dave and Buster's.
At the end of the day, I mostly wanted to go back to Barcadia. They had Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3. They had Tron. They had Dig Dug. But that's what I think I was really wanting after a return to arcades: nostalgia. The only downside is that I'm not much for drinking, so the bar aspect of Barcadia isn't perfect for me.
Arcade hopping did get me excited for today's youth, though. If I were a parent, I would definitely be making more trips to the arcade with my child. I hope there are still some coin-op destinations around when I get around to having a kid, because I'll want him or her to get at least a taste of my gaming childhood.
I won't lie: I came home from visiting these arcades and starting hunting for arcade cabinets on Craigslist. If you have an old Joust or Warlords machine you want to give me, let me know. I just need to convince my wife to let me put it in my house. If I can't find the perfect nostalgia-inducing arcade on the town, I'll just try to build one at home.
Did I miss any great arcades in my feature? Do you have any fond memories of local arcades? I'd love to hear about them.


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When Business Comes Second, Behind Your Dog
The home office and foreign partners are buzzing, ads are bought and paid for, announcing your arrival.
But then you realize the pet that has shared your home and your heart for the last decade or more is much, much weaker. The end is coming and soon, all the signs are there.
Leave now, you'll be gone for weeks. What do you do?
If you're Fiona Apple, the one-time teenage pop star turned mature, mercurial artiste, you cancel.
That's right. Cancel the tour.
In a moving four-page handwritten letter to fans posted on her Web site on Nov. 20, Apple announced she was postponing a tour of South America set to begin Nov. 27 because her pitbull, a rescue named Janet, who had been ill with a tumor for the last couple years, had worsened and was dying. Janet "has been the most consistent relationship of my adult life," Apple wrote.
The dog has Addison's Disease and requires regular Cortisol injections, making it dangerous for her to travel, Apple wrote. And the singer could not bring herself to leave her pet to die by herself or in the care of others.
"Sometimes it takes me 20 minutes to pick which socks to wear to bed," Apple wrote. "But this decision is instant . . . I will not be the woman who puts her career ahead of love and friendship."
In an article Dec. 1 in the Wall Street Journal , Dr. Jessica Pierce notes that Apple's devotion to Janet is part of a larger trend.
More Americans now see themselves as living in a multispecies family...Surveys conducted by the pet industry have found that 70% of pet owners in the U.S. share a bed with their animal, a figure unsettlingly close to the percentage of people who share a bed with their spouse. And we show our devotion in how we spend. This year Americans will fork out an estimated $53 billion in caring for their pets.
That booming outlay in pet health care also translates into investment dollars, as noted Friday by TheStreet's Oliver Pursche in his article, Investments That Go to the Dogs (and Cats) . Pursche points out that a customized pet stocks index has returned 25.8% over the last year.
At the close of her article, Pierce confesses, "I've spent more time in the kitchen cooking special meals for my dying dog than I spent cooking for the humans in the house -- and I know I am not alone. Crazy, maybe. But not alone."


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Shirley Schmid, a pioneer in the cooperative housing movement.
Michael Davis, bassist for the MC5
Davy Jones, a member of 1960s pop sensations the Monkees, has died at age 66 after suffering a heart attack.http://www.cbc.ca/news/arts/story/2012/02/29/davy-jones.html
Really sorry to hear that. Makes me feel a lot older. Enjoyed his songs (Daydream Believer, A Little Bit Me A Little Bit You) and the TV show as a kid.
Laurent Desjardins, the francophone Manitoba Liberal MLA whose post-1969 provincial election decision to leave his "free enterprise" party and sit as a "Liberal-Democrat", providing parliamentary support to Ed Schreyer in a minority situation, gave Manitoba its first NDP government:
Lanier Phillips, a black U.S. serviceman who has credited his 1942 rescue off Newfoundland as transforming his life and igniting a passion for civil rights, died Monday. He was 88.
"Because of that tragedy, I joined up with Dr. [Martin Luther] King. I just had to join up with Dr. King and that's because of the change they did for me in St. Lawrence."
History should be ever so grateful that he didn't wash up in New Glasgow.
Jack Tramiel, Founder of Commodore International and Holocaust survivor.
A Nova Scotia man with a history of mental illness and violent attacks is due in court today in the beating death of Raymond Taavel, a gay rights activist in Halifax.
Taavel died early Tuesday outside Menz Bar, a popular gay club on Gottingen Street.
Police said it appears the 49-year-old tried to break up a fight between two men after leaving the bar.
Dance away those blues!
Most likely caused by a combination of post-retirement depression and the cumulative effects of all the concussions he suffered as a player. The "Play with pain" culture of the NFL claims another victim(does this happen with CFL players?)
How horrible for his children.
The "Play with pain" culture of the NFL claims another victim(does this happen with CFL players?)
Bill Stevenson, David Boone, York Hentschel and Dan Kepley were four "stars" from the Edmonton Eskimos' dynasty of the late 1970s and early '80s.
Three of them – happy-go-lucky Stevenson, pleasant and mannerly Boone and non-talkative and introspective Hentschel – died tragic deaths while extremely aggressive Kepley barely survived alcohol and pain killers and jailed twice for impaired driving.
The San Diego cops have now said that Seau died of a gunshot would to the chest, most likely self-inflicted.
(my own theory is that it was a chest shot, rather than a head shot, because Seau hoped that they'd do a postmortem study of the injuries his football career inflicted on his brain. I hope his family sues the hell out of the Chargers and the league if it turns out he reported concussion symptoms but was ordered to play through them.)
Here's more on the overall NFL brain damage and suicide phenomenon:
Seau's the 8th member of the 1994 San Diego Super Bowl team to have died, all before the age of 45:
Hawkins Cheezies founder James Marker:
Randy Kapashesit, Chief of MoCreebec, who recently passed away in Moose Factory.
The penny.
Just heard a report that Jim Flaherty is at a ceremony to see the very last one minted in about 10 minutes from now.
Apparently he's going to toast its passing with a 1600 cent glass of O.J. before being whisked back to his fishing lodge by an "R"CAF aircraft.
It would be a darn shame if he lost his footing and fell into the stamping machine.
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In 2000, the U.S. Mint unveiled a new "golden" Dollar designed by Glenna Goodacre and featuring an image of Sacagawea, the young Indian girl who helped guide Lewis and Clark on their famous exploration of the American West. Tucked in a papoose on her back is Sacagawea's infant son, Pomp. Beginning in 2009, the reverse design of the $1 coin changes to feature designs celebrating the important contributions made by Indian tribes and individual Native Americans to the history and development of the United States. Although this set is relatively new, it is already wildly popular with collectors. Highlights of the set include the Goodacre presentation dollars of 2000 (coins which were given to Ms. Goodacre as payment for her design work) -- these have a special finish unlike that on the regular circulation strikes. Another popular variety is the 2000-D from the Millennium Set. The rare 2000-P "Cheerios" variety is included in this set as well as FS-901, 2000-P with reverse die gouge.