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Flat in the Salamanca District
Size90 m²
Floor No.2(with elevator)
- Family/child friendly
- Parking available
- Elevator in building
- Lockable room
- Balcony/terrace
- Towels
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|Jose Ortega y Gasset, 28006 Madrid, Spain
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With 4 spacious rooms and very comfortable, 2 bathrooms and a large living room.
Ideal for families for short stays. The apartment does not have kitchen.
The limits of Salamanca district are defined by the Paseo de Recoletos and the Paseo de la Castellana to the west, the Calle de Alcalá and Calle O'Donnell to the south, the Avenida de la Paz (M-30) to the east and María de Molina Street and Avenida de América to the north. It covers an area of 540.742 hectares.
If you are looking for art, history, magic moments... Madrid is your city!
Madrid as the capital and heart of Spain offers a wide range of activities that will not let you forget this experience. As the capital it is the seat of the government, general courts and the official residence of the king of Spain, Don Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia. It also serves as a cultural center offering a welcome opportunity to visit museums such as the "Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia", the "Caixa Forum Madrid", the "Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza" and the "Prado Museum".
However, Madrid also offers several leisure time activities. You can enjoy the more lively side of Madrid any time of the day. Three things that you should not forget to do in Madrid? To enjoy a delicious espresso, the sunshine and the incredible views of the Royal Palace on the terrace of the "Café de Oriente", to promenade and enjoy the beautiful scenery offered by the "Paseo del Prado" and to visit different neighborhoods such as "Chueca" and decide which is the best bar to share a "tapa" with friends. If you want to see a more cosmopolitan side, the Serrano Street is made for you. There will be no accessory that you cannot find.
You know what you need and there is a city that is always thinking of you: Madrid.
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- Parties.
- Animals.
- Loud noise.
|Price for > 8 guests
|$ 24 CA per guest/night extra
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Reviews of this property
Just perfect.
The apartment is located in a quiet neighborhood just a few minutes walk from the metro.
E 'bright and spacious with four bedrooms and a large living room with two sofa beds.
Clean: cleaning every day with linen.
Silvia, the owner, very friendly and welcoming.
Semplicemente perfetto.
L'appartamento è situato in un quartiere tranquillo a pochi minuti a piedi dalla metro.
E' spazioso e luminoso con quattro camere da letto e un ampio salone con altri due divani letto.
Pulitissimo : pulizie tutti i giorni con cambio della biancheria.
Silvia , la proprietaria, molto gentile e ospitale .
The very spacious, clean and well ordered apartment very well connected by metro and autobús.silvia a lovely girl who supply us with everything we needed and more attentive and and Peter the receptionist who advised you to do and where to go to comer.la truth very nice people and simpáticos.Sin doubt if I return to Madrid repetire insurance
El piso muy amplio,limpio y ordenado además muy bien comunicado con metro y autobús.silvia una chica encantadora que nos suministro todo lo que necesitábamos y mas y y pedro el recepcionista muy atento que te aconseja que ver y donde poder ir a comer.la verdad una gente muy agradable y simpáticos.Sin duda si vuelvo a Madrid repetire seguro
Excellent service. Silvia contacted us to arrange the last details and clarify the doubts we had. The location, unbeatable. The subway entrance 2 minutes. Quiet and easy to park site. Repeat. Thank you very much for everything.
Un servicio excelente. Silvia se puso en contacto con nosotros para concretar los ultimos detalles y aclarar las dudas que teniamos. La ubicacion, inmejorable. La entrada del metro a 2 minutos. Sitio tranquilo y facil para aparcar. Repetiremos. Muchas gracias por todo.
The flat was all right and clean. The beds were made every day.
It was very good that it was fruit and juice available when we arrived.
Internet connection was also good. The furniture was a bit old and well used.
One of the showers was so small that it was actually children's size.
Walking distance to the town is approx 45 min. But it was good connection with the underground and busses to the different attractions.
Happy to stay in the flat and in Madrid :-)
El piso tiene una ubicación perfecta, con conexión de metro a varios puntos de Madrid. Nos dejaron agua, magdalenas, un microondas y toda el menaje necesario para desayunar. Fueron muy amables. El piso muy limpio y con todo lo necesario. La única pega fue la visita de la policía a las 3'30 de la madrugada, estando ya todos en la cama... Habían recibido un aviso de musica. Creo que pasaron más vergüenza ellos xdd. (por supuesto se debió de tratar de una confusión de puerta). Por lo demás genial.
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Taking a break from our life in Thai, we hit the road again setting off this time for Malaysia. First stop, the chaos and drunkeness of Paddys Day in Kuala Lumpur (KL) before moving on to the wilderness that is Borneo. A trip of rarities brought about by pure luck, it really was the trip of all trips.
Firstly, it was great to get back exploring. Secondly, it was amazing AND high time to get back diving! We spent five days in Semporna, a place which doesn't really leave a visitor with much inspiration at all. What it does have is access to 3 islands, Mabul, Kapali and Sipadan. Some of you might have heard of Sipadan, one of the top ten dive sites in the world. But if you haven't, not to worry, our pix and hopefully this blog will give you an idea of just how idyllic the diving there is
Sipadan was the paradise dive that in our short diving careers we have been longing for. Why? Well, imagine suspending yourself 30 metres below the surface of the water, alongside the face of what used to be a mountain top wall. Brilliant light coming down on you, the deep darkness of forever below you, white tipped sharks surrounding you, turtles bored by you, luminescent corals astounding you and all manner of fish intrigued by you. Like always, words mean very little - just look at the pictures Niall took and hopefully you will get a glimpse of what we experienced.
Above the surface is an entirely different beauty but one that warrants just as much awe and wonder, from colonial towns to jungles to stunning desert islands. We travelled upwards from Semporna to Sandakan, a colonial town that has its own charm but that most people visit to gain access to the Orangutang sanctuary, Sepilok. As amusing and beautiful as the young Orangutans were, it wasn't here that we saw rare and spine tingling sights. On a jungle trek to the Black Cave, where crazed but well paid workers gather birds nest to take the bird saliva and use it in a very expensive soup, we were confronted with a sight that no sanctuary can offer
Luck of the irish, I'm telling ya!!!
We moved from here onto Kota Kinabalu, just for one night before flying back to Bangkok via KL. First impressions, a great little city, one we'd be eager to get back to. But for now, we have to be content with a month long visit to the most north point of Thailand - Chaing Saen, where I will be teaching locals kids in a summer camp and we both will be enjoying Songkran - the nations New Year festival which last a week and is renowned for the water fights that go along with it. So watch this space, whether wet or dry, more info will soon follow.
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BINGHAMTON, NY – The 2011 SUNY Council on Writing conference will gather writers and scholars from around the world for a two-day exploration of literacy leadership for the 21st century. Held Mar. 18 – 19 at the Holiday Inn Arena in downtown Binghamton, the conference will explore the challenges of educating the next generation of writers and discuss possible solutions.
With the theme, "Building 21st Century Writing Programs: Literacy and Leadership in the New Millennium," the conference aims to examine how writing programs are changing, particularly in the age of new media. Discussion will also focus on how writing programs can meet the needs of students who grow up using non-privileged varieties of English or for whom English is a second language. In addition, conference-goers will examine how writing program can create more ethical working conditions for instructors of all ranks.
The conference's plenary address will be delivered at 7 p.m. Friday, Mar. 19, by Kurt Spellmeyer and is titled "Forging the New Humanities." Spellmeyer has directed the writing program at Rutgers University for the past 25 years. His books include Common Ground: Dialogue, Understanding, and the Teaching of Composition and Arts of Living: Reinventing the Humanities for the Twenty-first Century. His address will argue for reforging writing and rhetoric's place within the humanities.
Lynn Bloom will present the conference's keynote address at 1 p.m Saturday, Mar. 19. Bloom is a Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor and the Aetna Chair of Writing at the University of Connecticut. She is the author of over 25 books including Writers Without Borders: Writing and Teaching Writing in Troubled Times. Bloom's address will explore how middle class values endure in composition courses, and how current developments in technology and social media are transforming the way we read, think, conduct research and write.
The conference is hosted by Binghamton University's first-year writing program and the Writing Initiative. Open to the public, the conference costs $45. For more information, contact Mark Brantner, visiting assistant professor of writing and rhetoric, at email@example.com or Kelly Kinney, assistant professor of English and rhetoric and director of the first-year writing program at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Amazing!!! That is all we can say about all the entries to the DSPCA Photo Competition 2010.
Can we just say too that it was a joyful thing to go through the entries! It's so wonderful to see how much people love their pets and wild animals. Thank you so much for sharing your photos and memories with us. We have been blown away with the fabulous photos that were entered by everyone in all the age categories, everyone of them are brilliant and all deserved to winners.
We were delighted when Mark Steadman accepted our invitation to be judge as he is an award winning Irish press photographer and has many years experience as a professional photographer. He has judged photo competitions for companies in the past and is a great supporter of the DSPCA. It was very tough decision process for our judge, Mark, to narrow it down to three winners per category so a bit thanks from us to Mark for taking on this hard task.
We would also like to thank Canon Ireland and Business Electronic Equipment for the donation of the brilliant prizes for our winners.
So now to what you have all been waiting for, the winners!!!
In the Under 13 Years Old Category
1st Prize - Meabh Gahan age 11
"Bottoms up!" My two hens Buttercup and Daisy in the trough getting a drink
2nd Prize - Conor Handley age 9
Harry wants his Mammy - This is my dog Harry waiting for my Mam to come back from the shops. He was not happy that she went off in the car without him.
3rd Prize - Matthew McCutcheon age11
Max - This is a photo of my friend's dog called Max. I see him almost every day. He knows me so well that he doesn't even bark when I come to his house. I took this photo when he had just come back from his daily walk in the local park. I took this in his back garden after he had a nice cool drink. I like this photo because it shows up the colour on his coat so well. I think this photo is a winner because he looks like he is actually smiling at the camera.
In the 13 to 18 Years Old Category
1st Prize - Pearse Naughton
Stonechat - This picture of a stonechat was taken in Sandymount beach I like this picture because i think it is very natural and the bird seems very unaware of me being just metres away taking it's picture.Thats why i think this picture could be a winner.
2nd Prize - Erica Jordan
Pitch Invasion - Taken in Tymon Park, every winter hundreds of migrating Brent Geese stop over in the park and my school, St Paul's Secondary School.
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Trust comes in all shapes and sizes - I took this photo in my kitchen of my dog Fred, Fred usually lies beneath our table because he is a very nervous dog, we know he was cruelly treated in his previous home, he had just come out of hiding beneath the table with an expression of pure trust when the light shown through the window onto Fred, I captured this photo, I think this photo could win this competition because this shows how far Fred has come and his sheer expression of trust.
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"Fantastic Mr. Fox" - I captured this shot in Firhouse. I was out bird watching and stumbled upon a family of foxes. This shot is framed beautifully by the trees and hedges and the evening sunlight adds to the shot. I was lucky that he popped his curious head out at the right time. I think the fox's expression is great and it really makes the shot.
2nd Prize - Deirdre Byrne
Saltees Gannet - I liked this picture I took in the Saltees in June because the bird looks like he is looking into the camera as he soars high above me, on the day I did end up with bird poo in my eye, they say this is good luck, so maybe this could be my lucky picture.
3rd Prize - Steven Matthews
Seal of approval - This photo is of a seal in Glengarriff bay. It seems to be posing when it saw the camera.
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The Princeton and Harvard glee clubs will perform their annual fall concert at 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 22, in Richardson Auditorium, Alexander Hall.
The concert is held annually the night before the Princeton vs. Harvard football game. This year's performance will feature the works of Rachmaninoff, Bortiniansky, Verdi, Frank Martin and others, as well as Princeton fight songs.
Tickets are $20 and are available online through University Ticketing or by calling the Richardson box office at (609) 258-5800. Passport to the Arts tickets are accepted.
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Mayor Kevin Johnson announces equity partners, plans to bid for Kings
By Ben Golliver
Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson revealed the names of two major equity partners and announced details of their plans to bid on the Kings and construct a new arena during his State of the City address on Thursday.
Johnson pledged to keep the Kings in Sacramento in the wake of a purchase and sale agreement between the Maloof family and an investment group led by Valiant Capital's Chris Hansen and Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer that has filed paperwork to relocate the franchise to Seattle.
"With all due respect to Seattle," Johnson said. "Let me be perfectly, crystal clear: It is not going to be this team. Not our team. No way."
The city's plan relies on Mark Mastrov, the founder of 24 Hour Fitness, and billionaire Ron Burkle, co-owner of the NHL's Pittsburgh Penguins.
Mastrov, Johnson explained, will submit a "very strong and competitive bid" to the NBA and to the Maloofs to purchase the Kings on Friday.
"[Mastrov] has stepped up and stepped forward and is willing to put forward a proposal to buy our Sacramento Kings and keep them right here where they belong," Johnson said, calling the announcement a "defining moment" for his city.
Johnson, a three-time NBA All-Star, also announced that Burkle has "agreed to lead our charge to bring a world-class" arena in the city's Downtown Plaza area.
"I know we're still very much in this game," Johnson said. "We never give up, we never give in, we never say never."
Until Friday, the participation of Mastrov and Burkle in efforts to keep the franchise in Sacramento hadn't been made official. Recent reports referred to the presence of wealthy "whales" who planned to join Johnson's effort.
NBA commissioner David Stern acknowledged during All-Star Weekend in Houston that the Kings' saga would leave either Seattle or Sacramento empty-handed.
"I don't see any scenario in which both cities are happy here," Stern said, ruling out the possibility of expansion to accommodate both cities' desire to have a franchise.
The NBA's Board of Governors will meet in New York City on April 18 and 19 to vote on the sale agreement between the Maloofs and the Seattle-group as well as the application for relocation. Johnson said he will be in attendance at the meetings to make his pitch.
"I've been assured by the commissioner of the NBA that we will be given full consideration," Johnson said.
Stern said in Houston that it was "plausible" that a Kings over could win out over Seattle's agreement but cautioned against this turning into a bidding war, saying that the owners would have a "very open mind" as they weighed the two offers.
"I don't believe it's going to come down to economics," Stern said of the Board of Governors' consideration of two possible offers. "I think the owners are going to have a tough issue to decide. … We don't have the predicate for that tough decision yet. It's going to wait upon Mayor Johnson making good on his statement that there will be an offer. And it's going to be upon the Sacramento area, a number of the regional municipalities and the various people who have been saying they'll give the mayor the support he needs."
Johnson also announced that 20 community leaders have pledged at least $1 million each to the effort to keep the franchise in Sacramento, with former Kings guard Mitch Richmond being one of the investors. In addition, he announced that he has received commitments of $50 million for five years from the city's business community and that it was his group's intention to restore the Sacramento Monarchs WNBA franchise. Kings fans recently held a "Here We Buy" in an effort to express their interest in keeping the franchise, which relocated to Sacramento from Kansas City in 1985. The Seattle-area investment group's plan is to play in KeyArena until a new stadium can be completed. The franchise would take on the SuperSonics moniker, starting a new chapter after the original team played in Seattle from 1967-68 until 2008, when they were relocated to Oklahoma City and renamed the Thunder. The group's purchase and sale agreement includes a 65 percent share of the team at a $525 million franchise valuation.


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McCaskill on capping pay of CEOs who take TARP money: "These people are idiots"
posted at 7:30 pm on January 30, 2009 by Allahpundit
A stemwinder in support of her new bill, inspired by the news about lavish bonuses and multimillion-dollar corporate jets. Easy peasy: If you've run your bank well and don't need a bailout, pay your chief exec whatever you like. If you haven't and are now on your knees begging taxpayers for a lifeline, prepare to have your CEO capped at $400,000, the same salary The One gets as president. It won't mean much in terms of savings but it does create an incentive to run a tight ship if you want another seven-figure payday in 2009. And of course it's great politics, something the Democrats could use right now as the stimulus starts to fester. And don't think that's been lost on McCaskill:
I think that there have been some mistakes made. From my perspective there have been mistakes made on the stimulus bill. There has been such a starvation diet for some of these programs that the appropriators got a little over anxious in the House. They probably did some things they shouldn't have…
We do need to look at the safety net side of the stimulus bill that can get into the economy quickly. But we can't right every wrong in terms of programs we support in the stimulus bill. And the other thing is, whether it is the National Endowment of the Arts or some of the STD funding or contraceptive funding, all we did was just tee up ammunition for the other side to tear this thing down. And I would like to think we are smarter than that. I'm hopeful on the Senate side we will be smarter than that.
Two clips, one from the Senate floor and the other hammering the point home in populist terms ("common sense") on MSNBC.
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the constitution must be circumvented in order to preserve it.
Lincoln understood that in times of crises, the constitution must be circumvented in order to preserve it.
Not fighting?
They're on the same side.
Of course what did separate the two political party's in the 1800's was the slavery issue. And that didn't change, as republicans voted in larger percentages in both Houses of Congress for the 1964 Civil Rights Act. In fact the democrats filibustered the Act, led by Robert Byrd, (D-WV). And we can't forget that the KKK was created by the democrats as their terror organization designed to punish and kill blacks and republican supporters. Where republicans and blacks parted ways was with entitlements, or more specifically unconstitutional specific welfare. At which point the democrats essentially put blacks on their plantation. Republicans were for freedom for all, but not unconstitutional welfare for specific groups.
We have to be careful when talking about, or using dictionary definitions where liberal and conservative is concerned. Or one being in favor of 'change' and the other one, 'status quo'. The left often uses this subterfuge to their advantage. For example, take the Soviet Union. When the Bolsheviks won the revolution and took over Russia, installing communism, they were called liberals, since they wanted the system changed. Then when the Soviet Union crumbled and Gorbachev instituted 'Glasnost', the old communists were against it, e.g., against that change. Now they were on both ends of change, being for the 1st and against the 2nd, but their ideology hadn't changed at all. They were communists in both instances. American political ideology's are more nuanced than a simple dictinary definition. Today, if you wanted to look up liberal ideolgy in a dictionary, you would have to look under marxism and keynesianism. Conservatism in the dictionary would be found under liberalism, to wit: free enterprise economy, limited government, property rights, religious freedom, firearms freedom, love of liberty, etc. All things repubicans champion today.
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WASHINGTON — Just as the global economy has all but recovered from debt-fueled crises in the United States and Europe, economists have a new worry: China. They see a lending bomb there that threatens global growth unless Beijing defuses it.
That's the view that emerges from an Associated Press survey this month of 30 economists. Still, the economists remain optimistic that Beijing's high-stakes drive to reform its economy — the world's second-largest — will bolster Chinese banks, shrink the lending bubble and benefit U.S. exporters in the long run.
"They've really got to change the way they do business," said William Cheney, chief economist at John Hancock Asset Management. "But they have a good track record of doing just that. I'm an optimist about their ability to make this transition."
The source of concern is a surge in lending by Chinese banks. The lending was initially encouraged by the government during the 2008 global financial crisis to fuel growth. Big state-owned banks financed construction of homes, railroads and office towers. But much of the lending was directed by local officials for pet projects rather than to meet business needs.
On Monday, the International Monetary Fund issued a warning about China's private debt. It released a report citing "rising vulnerabilities" in China's financial system, including lending outside traditional banks. Lending by that "shadow" banking system now equals one-quarter of China's economy, the report said.
The IMF also pointed to recent defaults in credit card and other debt sold to investors by banks, and heavy debts owed by local governments.
If it continues, "this could spark adverse financial market reaction both in China and globally," the IMF said.
The bubble has caused land prices in China to double in five years, according to an estimate by Nomura, a Japanese bank. Outstanding credit surged from 130 percent of the economy in 2008 to 200 percent in 2013, according to Capital Economics, a forecasting company.
When debt has built up that fast in the past — as in the United States during the housing bubble — financial crises have typically followed.
"That should be setting alarm bells off," said Mark Williams, chief Asia economist at Capital Economics.
When debt finances excessive building, eventually too few people or companies are willing to buy all of the houses, apartments and offices. That can send prices sinking and trigger loan defaults by developers and property owners. Banks typically then curtail lending, thereby slowing growth.
Most economists think China's government will bail out its state-owned banks and provide enough money so they could continue lending. It would also support any companies whose bankruptcy would threaten growth.
"I don't think anybody important is going to be allowed to go broke," Cheney said.
China's government has adopted a reform program intended to strengthen its financial sector and transform its economy with more consumer spending and less dependence on construction and investment.
The IMF said those efforts could make growth more sustainable and boost consumption. But it said progress "remains incomplete."
Premier Li Keqiang, China's top economic official, promised in March to give market forces a "decisive role" in allocating loans. Days later, the government let a corporate bond default for the first time, rather than bailing out the investors, to encourage more market discipline.
Also that month, China cleared the way for the first five privately owned banks. The government hopes they will lend more to entrepreneurs and private businesses and provide competition for the state-owned giants.
The measures are having some effect. New lending slowed in March. And the expansion of China's money supply rose at its slowest rate since 1997. Home sales in the first quarter declined 5.7 percent from a year earlier.
But there's been a cost to China and the global economy. The economy's growth slowed to 7.4 percent in the first three months of the year, compared with a year ago. That was down from 7.7 percent in last year's fourth quarter. While still far ahead of developed economies such as the United States, that rate was well below the double-digit growth China had enjoyed for decades.


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Sister Mary Paul McCaughey, OP, is a former superintendent of Catholic schools for the Archdiocese of Chicago.
Last Wednesday, Cardinal George announced a major fund-raising effort for Catholic education and faith formation in the Archdiocese of Chicago – the $350 million To Teach Who Christ Is Campaign. The Campaign has been structured to create significant financial support to Archdiocesan Catholic schools, religious education for children and teens, adult faith formation and capital needs for parishes and schools.
Below are the remarks shared by Sr. Mary Paul McCaughey, Catholic School Superintendent, and Jim Perry, the Campaign's co-chair, and member of the Archdiocesan School Board at the news conference.
"These students behind us represent almost 90,000 children who are educated in Cook and Lake Counties. But we know that Catholic education is 'womb-to-tomb.' It's the whole gamut of the way we teach who Christ is. And so it's important to recognize the 90,000 in our Catholic schools, while also recognizing the 90,000 children in our religious education programs.
A gentleman who we regretfully, deeply miss and bury this morning, Fr. Andrew Greeley, said that the Catholic schools are still the greatest hope for our nation and for our world. These young people behind me are from all nations in the world, representing all types of backgrounds and life. And so while we will always focus on 'womb-to-tomb,' the bulk of this campaign does focus on Catholic schools. And we can prove it through our test scores and through our Explore scores, and we've dug down into the academics to ensure that we're going to have 21st Century Learning.
But our key piece is access. We need for young people to be able to share in what Fr. Greeley called, 'a sign of hope.'
We know we can produce citizens that are hopeful, citizens of the world and of the Church. If we do that in a sense of justice, we provide as Catholics, the best education in the world. And, that's exactly what we intend to do, with my deepest thanks to this community who are supporting this campaign, to the principals, pastors and teachers who will bring Christ to life in our young people."
"So this is what you call pressure! All these beautiful children staring at my back as the leader of this campaign to ensure the future of the Catholic church. Boy that's not easy!
But, we're off to a great start as Cardinal George has mentioned, having raised $82.5 million against our $100 million goal for the major gift phase.
We learned a lot these last 4-5 years. The school system is under a lot of stress. The Archdiocese of Chicago supports the school system to the tune of about $25 million a year, and those are dollars that flow from the Archdiocese to the needier parishes and schools in our system, and that amount of money is just not sustainable. With more work around the Archdiocese's finances and the school's plan, we made a determination that we needed to do something significant, something grand.
As Cardinal George mentioned, this is the biggest campaign in the history of the North American Catholic Church, and for fantastic reason. We have tremendous evidence that this school system is worth saving by so many dimensions. Not only is it the future of our Catholic community, it's also the largest alternative to the public school system.
If you believe in school choice, if you believe in alternatives for families, then you must get behind this campaign. The results and evidence for how we compete against the public schools is overwhelmingly in favor of the Catholic school system.
I think we learned something else, too. Where we can bring to bear great local principal leadership combined with attention to strong academics, marketing and enrollment support, and scholarship dollars, we can make real change happen. We can turnaround schools. We can make schools that were once sub-optimal when it comes to enrollment or losing money when it comes to operating expenses, suddenly become sustainable and viable places for children. So we want to apply these models and learnings more broadly.
In order to do that, we need your help to raise this $250 million at the parish level and the $100 million (We're almost there!) on the major gift front to sustain this school system for the long-term.
So, I'm excited to be a part of it. It's been a lot of work and there are some great people around the table with me to help make this happen, and I thank you for being here today with us!"
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Family: Picidae, Woodpeckers view all from this family
Description ADULT MALE Has barred black and white pattern on back and wings, and white barring on outer feathers of otherwise black tail. Head has red crown and nape, and black line around ear coverts on otherwise white face. Underparts are grubby white, but with neat black spots on breast and bars on flanks. ADULT FEMALE Similar, but crown is black; nasal tufts are grubby white. JUVENILE Resembles adult male.
Dimensions Length: 7" (18 cm)
Habitat A mainly Central American species whose resident range extends to southwestern U.S., from Texas to Arizona. Fairly common in arid scrub and in woodland in Texas.
Observation Tips Easy to see in suitable habitats.
Range Texas, California, Rocky Mountains, Southwest, Plains
Voice Utters a harsh, chattering call and a sharp pik.
Discussion Well-marked, mainly black and white desert woodpecker. Feeds on boring insects and cactus fruits. Excavates nest holes in trees and large cacti. Sexes are dissimilar.


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25th October 2013 07:33 AM #1
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what to do when your bub is crying?
. When my eldest son begins to cry he doesn`t breathe for about a minute. At this moment his lips become almost dark blue. I feel myself helpless in such moments, because I am afraid it won`t be enough air for him. What can I do in this situation?
26th October 2013 04:33 AM #2
Have you mentioned this to your child's doctor? I've actually not heard of this before.
What causes your son to cry so hard? Is it when he is throwing a tantrum because he didn't get what he wanted, or is it when he is scared or hurt?
26th October 2013 04:34 AM #3
Have you mentioned this to your child's doctor? I've actually not heard of this before.
What causes your son to cry so hard? Is it when he is throwing a tantrum because he didn't get what he wanted, or is it when he is scared or hurt?
26th October 2013 04:19 PM #4
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He is crying when he doesn`t get what he wants. That was the right idea of yours. For example, when I say that it is enough to play and we are going to have a walk. In this situation when I want to wear him for going outside he may start this sort of crying.
27th October 2013 01:57 AM #5
Hi Mumof2Boyz,
If your son is crying because he doesn't get what he wants, then I would work on training him to respond with a smile and do what you ask rather than crying.
For me, I don't remember any of my 5 children responding by throwing a tantrum. There were times when they didn't want to do something, and I could tell by the look on their face and the fact that they were not doing what I asked, but they didn't throw tantrums. I'm sure this is because I made it very clear from about the time they were 15 months old, that they needed to do what I asked, the first time I asked, or there would be negative consequences. These were consequences that they really didn't like, and I only had to enforce the negative consequences rarely, because it got the point across and corrected the behavior immediately.
I also used redirection a lot, so that they were redirected into another activity right away, if possible.
Here's a good forum thread that may give you ideas on how to structure your child's day so that the crying happens less. We were discussing discipline for a 17 month old.
Hope this helps,
27th October 2013 06:34 AM #6
Dear mumof2boyz,
If your child's lips become blue you should see your doctor straight away as it could be a sign of low oxygen in the blood. In light of what you have described I would certainly make an appointment with your child's doctor straight away. If you are worried that he cannot breathe before this appointment then you should take him to the emergency department.
It is possible that he has central cyanosis or it may just be that he is crying so much that it affects his breathing; either way your doctor should assess him.
Best wishes,


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Testing Advogato after its life was extended recently.
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Got an article about using xtopdf, my open source PDF creation/conversion toolkit, published by Packt Publishing of the UK.Its here. This article shows how to use the features in xtopdf v1.3 and v1.0 to convert multiple different input formats to PDF: text, DBF, CSV, TDV and XLS. Also, I've started a products page on my site - only xtopdf there now, but will be updating it with more products over time. Vasudev.
ANN: xtopdf: PDF creation / conversion toolkit: alpha release of v1.3 (convert CSV, TDV, XLS to PDF)
This is actually a somewhat preliminary announcement, but may be of interest to developers / users who know Python and/or have earlier checked out my xtopdf PDF creation / conversion toolkit http://sourceforge.net/projects/xtopdf ):
I've released (via my own web site, not yet properly packaged/documented and put on the SourceForge site, that will be done in some days), the next version of xtopdf: v1.3. This version adds support for conversion of CSV, TDV (Tab Delimited Values) and XLS (limited support) to PDF. v1.3 also adds some GUI tools written using wxPython (v1.0 had only command-line tools and a library for developers).
Users/developers will need to install wxPython and properly configure it to work with their Python installation before they can use these GUI tools. This is fairly straightforward on Windows using the .MSI or .EXE (can't remember which it is right now) installer for wxPython, but on Linux, you'll need to know how to handle the tools that are used to build packages from source code, i.e. make, configure, etc. Also, wxPython is a medium-sized package - it took around an hour or two to fully build on my reasonably fast PC. So be patient (get yourself a coffee or two, or do something else in another Linux console / window while wxPython builds :-)
Those who know even basic Python should be able to install and run both xtopdf v1.0 and the new stuff in v1.3, at least for the command-line tools (the programs are quite simple).
Main SourceForge site for xtopdf v1.0: http://sourceforge.net/projects/xtopdf
URL for xtopdf v1.3 on my web site:
URL for xtopdf v1.0 on my web site: http://www.dancingbison.com/xtopdf-1.0.tar.gz
wxPython site: http://wxpython.org
xtopdf requires both Python and the open source version of the ReportLab toolkit.
Python site: http://www.python.org xtopdf needs Python v2.2 or higher.
ReportLab site: http://www.reportlab.org
xtopdf was developed using ReportLab v1.17, should work with all v1.x, may or may not work (not tested yet) with v2.x.
More details (for Windows) are available in a guide here:
I'd appreciate any feedback, about bugs (v1.3 is tested but not a lot yet, that will be done in next some days), or how / what for anyone is using it.
Apart from the "proper" packaging/documenting and upload to SourceForge (and my web site), I shall be writing and posting more about how to use it, etc. in the coming days.
Enjoy, and Thanks
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La Crosse mayoral race cracked wide open
LA CROSSE, Wis. - The La Crosse mayoral race appears to be anybody's game.
Two more people filed papers with the city clerk Wednesday to run for mayor.
That brings the expanding field of candidates up to 10.
In less than four months, current Mayor Matt Harter's term will be up.
The perceived frontrunner, former La Crosse Mayor John Medinger, announced this week he's dropping out of the race.
"Well, I just didn't have the fire in my belly to do this job properly. You know, being mayor of La Crosse is a big job. I've been there before, and I know exactly what I was getting into. And it became very apparent in the days after I announced that it wasn't something that was right for me. And if it wasn't right for me, it wasn't going to right for the city of La Crosse," said Medinger.17839104
With no big frontrunner and no incumbent, political analyst Joe Heim said it's the perfect storm to crack this race wide open.
"If you want to put money on any candidate, I think it would be a long shot. There are no obvious favorites in this race, and it's going to be a real horse race," said Heim.
He said while there's no clear frontrunner now, if he were to name one, it would be Chris Olson. The owner of the Sports Nut is a current City Council member, which gives him a little more public exposure and a current understanding of city government.
Olson said he wants to bring change to the culture of City Hall.
"I think there's been a division in the city, and the department heads have been kind of working on their own. And I'd like to see them all work together as a team," said Olson.
Candidates have two weeks left to file their papers with the city clerk, and Heim said that's plenty of time for some surprising candidates to come out of the woodwork.
"Matt Harter, four years ago, was not considered a frontrunner. He was a long shot at best. Young kid, no experience, and he won. And I think that should tell people that anybody can win if they work hard enough to do it," said Heim.
Candidates have until Jan. 2 to file all their papers with the City Clerk's Office. That includes collecting 200 to 400 signatures.
Not counting Medinger, nine candidates have filed papers with the City Clerk's Office as of Wednesday afternoon:
Dustin Bagstad
Randall Czapiewski
Randy Magno
Dae Miles
Craig Nestor
Chris Olson
Jon Olson
Richard Smith
Robert Young
Downtown Mainsreet Inc. Executive Director Tim Kabat plans to officially announce his candidacy Thursday morning.
The only candidate who has filed all of the papers due by Jan. 2 is former Washburn Neighborhood Association President Randy Magno.
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Sony Computer Entertainment Europe reveals details of Welcome Back programme for PlayStation Network users.
*** This offer closed on 3 July 2011. ***
Now that Sony Computer Entertainment Europe has started restoring certain PSN services, SCEE is pleased to confirm what is being offered as part of the Welcome Back programme.
Once PlayStation Store is back online, all PlayStation Network users will be able to access the following in those countries with access to PlayStation Store*:
1. Two PlayStation 3 games from the following list:
2. For those with PSP accounts, you will also be eligible to download two PSP games from the following list:
3. 30 days free PlayStation Plus membership for non PS Plus subscribers*
4. Existing PlayStation Plus subscribers will be given 60 days free subscription.
5. Existing Q Music Unlimited subscribers will be given 30 days free subscription.
6. In addition, we are working on a Welcome Back offer in PlayStation Home and will share that when it is confirmed.
You will be able to access this content once PlayStation Store comes back online and we are doing everything we can to make that happen as soon as possible.
Please contact us at au.playstation.com/psnoutage should you have any additional questions. For more information about the PlayStation Network and Qriocity services intrusion and restoration, keep an eye on PlayStation.Blog at blog.au.playstation.com, twitter.com/PlayStationEU and au.playstation.com for the latest updates.
* For eligibility for the welcome back programme consumers must be an account holder on 20 April 2011.
* Specific details about these offers and eligibility requirements will be posted as the services go live.
* All existing PSN registrants have 30 days from when the welcome back programme goes live to redeem their content.
* Access to the 30 days free PS Plus subscription is only available for those countries where PS Plus is offered.
* You will have access to the PS Plus content planned for May for 30 days.
* Access to the free games and exclusive features finishes at the end of the 30-day subscription period. Anything you buy with exclusive discounts, dynamic themes and premium avatars are yours to keep forever.
* For Germany, InFamous and Dead Nation will be replaced with Super Stardust HD and Hustle Kings in the selection of PS3 games.
* For Germany, Pursuit Force and Killzone Liberation will be replaced with JUNGLE PARTY and Everybody's Golf 2 in the selection of PSP games.
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Conference set on post-Sept. 11 world politics, May 3
Posted April 25, 2002; 05:54 p.m.
A conference on "The New Era in World Politics After Sept. 11" is planned for 12:30 to 5:30 p.m. Friday, May 3, in Dodds Auditorium, Robertson Hall.
The editors of World Politics, a journal of international relations published by Princeton's Center of International Studies, have invited five distinguished scholars to discuss the potential consequences of the events of last fall -- to identify the crucial questions and issues that arise from the attacks and the response. The speakers will begin to define the parameters of a more extended debate on how world politics as a whole may be altered by the Sept. 11 tragedy and its aftermath, how those and similar events should be analyzed, and what strategies might be followed in such scholarship.
The conference program is as follows:
- 12:30 p.m. -- "Sept. 11 and U.S.-Russian Relations," Jack Matlock, the John Weinberg/Goldman Sachs and Co. Visiting Professor of Public and International Affairs in the Woodrow Wilson School.
- 1:30 p.m. -- "The Trump Card: Osama bin Laden's Use of Palestine in Historical Perspective," Michael Doran, assistant professor of Near Eastern studies at Princeton.
- 2:30 p.m. -- "Sept. 11 and the Resurgence of Religion in International Affairs," Daniel Philpott, assistant professor of government and international studies at the University of Notre Dame.
- 3:30 p.m. -- "American Asian Policy and the New Era in World Politics," Lowell Dittmer, professor of political science at the University of California-Berkeley.
- 4:30 p.m. -- "Islam and Authoritarianism," Steven Fish, associate professor of political science at the University of California-Berkeley.
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Alexandre BENOIS
Aleksandr Nikolaevich Benois (b St Petersburg, 4 May 1870 – d Paris, 9 February 1960) studied at the Imperial Academy of Fine Arts in St Petersburg from 1887–88.
Benois began to exhibit in 1891 with the Society for the Encouragement of the Arts. He became a founding member of Mir Iskusstva, exhibiting with them from 1899–1904; and with the Union of Russian Artists from 1903–10. His work was included in Diaghilev's exhibition of Russian art at the 1905 Salon d'Automne.
Benois first visited Paris in 1896 with Léon Bakst, living at Versailles. During this time he produced paintings based on the court of King Louis XIV, a historical period that became an intrinsic theme of his career. His first theatre design, in 1895, was for the unrealised production of Christoph Willibald von Gluck's opera Orpheus and Eurydice; he also designed costumes for Act I of another unrealised production, Léo Delibes's ballet Sylvia, in 1901. In 1900 he created stage designs for Aleksandr Taneev's opera Cupid's vengeance (1902) at the Hermitage Theatre in St Petersburg, followed by countless designs for stage productions in Russia and Europe, and was the artistic director of the Moscow Arts Theatre from 1909–14.
Beginning with the Ballets Russe' Le Pavillon d'Armide in 1907, Benois became one of Diaghilev's chief theatre designers for a total of nine productions. Following his split with the company in 1924, Benois worked in theatre design in Russia and Europe for many years. From 1950–59 he worked for La Scala theatre in Milan and in 1955 his memoirs were published in two volumes.
Alexandre Benois
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Montee Ball speaks out for first time since attack
Ball entering senior season with Badgers
MADISON, Wis. - It's no surprise that running back Montee Ball was the center of attention at Sunday's annual media day.
Ball was a Heisman Trophy finalist a year ago and enters his senior season looking to help the Badgers to a third straight Rose Bowl.
But he has made headlines off the field as well. He spoke with reporters for the first time since being attacked by five men in the early morning hours of August 1st.
Ball suffered a concussion and is expected to be in a green jersey this week, so no contact.
But he's back on the field.
He spoke to the team earlier in camp, apologizing for being a distraction and saying he is ready to move forward.
"I felt that, you know, trying to be a leader for this team and a captain, I knew I needed to get up there and say something to all the players because all the hard work I put into this program, they really look up to me that they all knew that I am all in with them and focus on what we need to do," said Ball.16084706
He also talked about how he needs to be aware of his status on campus. "It really shows me how much I do live my life in a fishbowl and how big of a microscope is on top of me basically. And everyone is on top of me to see what I do when I step out there of my apartment and it's a learning experience. You live and you learn and I am most definitely going to count my blessings and just thank the Lord that I only have a bruised jaw," said Ball.
He also pointed out he is very focused on football. "You know, during the season I most definitely do not go out because I am most definitely focused on winning for this team, but I don't look over my shoulder and I don't walk out of my apartment scared because you can't do that," Ball said.
Finally Ball talked about his reputation. "I know I've read a couple (of stories) of basically saying that I am kind of drawing a pattern here, basically, but no, that is not true at all. People who know me know how I am and I carry myself in a high manner," said Ball.
Ball could not give out too many details about the attack, because it is an ongoing investigation, but he did say, "What I can tell you is it was a night basically before camp started, went out with a few friends, and we weren't getting rowdy or anything and then I was heading right back to my place a block away and I was attacked, and that's all I remember."
Head coach Bret Bielema said he wants Ball to make a full recovery and be even more aware moving forward.
"I've had some conversations with him and his parents, just to make them totally aware. And the proof is in the pudding from here on out and what happens from this day forward there is no doubt in my mind there is a heightened awareness that he has never had to this point," said Bielema.


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Monkey See...Wait, That's Not A Monkey!
Red Ruffed Lemur (Varecia rubra)
What Are You Looking At?
Monkeys are iconic to humans. Whether in cartoons or movies, in the wild, or at the zoo, there is something about monkeys people love. They are even in our language "monkey business," "monkey wrench," "don't monkey around," "monkey see, monkey do." Yes, humans are wild for monkeys. What would our world be like if there weren't monkeys? Well, it might be like Madagascar! Then we'd be talking about "lemur business!"
- Surviving On An Island of Change from AMNH http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JB5r2_Yxnj0
No Duh's and Head Scratchers
If you need help scratching a mental itch, use the resources below:
- What is an adaptive or evolutionary radiation? How does this apply to lemurs and Madagascar? Do you think this concept could be applied to dogs? Why or why not?
- Do you think that primates are unique in being able to radiate into so many different roles? Why or why not? Do you think some animals might be able to do this but not others? Do you think plants have this ability? Why or why not?
- If animals are so good at adapting to new habitats, then why does it matter if humans change things by modifying or destroying habitats? Do you think this situation deserves attention or will it work itself out?
- What are four ways that niches can become open and create opportunities for rapid speciation? Are all these ways mutually exclusive? Why or why not? Which of these ways do you think played a role in lemur diversification in Madagascar? Why do you favor this pathway?
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eIZkIRIzJP4
- http://www.amnh.org/explore/science-bulletins/bio/documentaries/lemurs-of-madagascar-surviving-on-an-island-of-change/essay-lemurs-in-madagascar-then
- http://www.amnh.org/explore/science-bulletins/bio/documentaries/lemurs-of-madagascar-surviving-on-an-island-of-change/essay-lemurs-in-madagascar-now
- https://thesciencebulletin.wordpress.com/tag/lemurs/
- http://www.nature.com/scitable/knowledge/library/ecological-opportunity-trigger-of-adaptive-radiation-84160951
- http://www.wildmadagascar.org/wildlife/lemurs.html
- http://www.livescience.com/21592-madagascar-lemurs-endangered.html
- http://www.lemurs.us/madagascar.html
Black and White Ruffed Lemur (Varecia variegata)


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Captain's ReportThe Head of the PackBy Captain John B. WenzToday's pontoon boats are becoming more and more like yachts all the time. This class seems to be evolving quickly, far beyond their traditional image. Premier knows this well- they've been in the business of building nothing but pontoon boats since 1992. Their lineup ranges from simple, no frills double "toon" boats to high-end triples. The Boundary Waters line is their top end, with the 310 as the largest. This boat is quite a package, with lots of opportunity to customize. And you can add the optional "Sky Deck", with its spiral staircase and slide, for luxury bordering on the decadent. In addition, the unit that we tested featured what Premier calls the PTX option. It's actually a 36-inch wide cross between a pontoon and a hull with a 12-inch flat surface, offering the performance of a V-hull with the comfort and stability of a pontoon. In the deck you'll find a seven foot storage locker, big enough for skis and other water toys. It also allows for a towing post, so the kids can bring the skis, boards, and tubes along for the day. Built to LastThe folks at Premier build their boats to last. The 310 Boundary Waters features 16" crossmember spacing and 27 inch diameter tubes. Experience has taught them an awful lot about boat building. Details like solid aluminum keels and multi-chamber tubes maintain the boat's strength and integrity. Transoms are reinforced to prevent racking, and they heat-shrink all of the electrical connections to keep them dry. If you're serious about pleasing your customers, those are the things you need to do. Another item that distinguishes Premier from the competition is in the seating. First, the individual units are rotocast, which means that they're wood-free in construction. You'll find an increasing number of mid-priced pontoon boats to be built this way. Gone are the days of little jury-rigged hooks and lanyards that you find around so many boats. Stainless steel cleats, polished corner castings and flush-mounted docking lights are useful and attractive details which not only look good, but they're functional and they add value. And the list of standard features doesn't stop there. The LayoutThere's a sink up forward, a 12-volt refrigerator, and a beverage holder that does double-duty as a paper towel holder. Luxurious wood-grain details highlight a full set of standard instrumentation including a speedo, tach, voltage, horn, trim, and fuel gauges. A Lowrance GPS/plotter is also standard. Hydraulic tilt steering and a Flexsteel 7-Star helm chair pamper the captain, and the handy Captain's caddy is alongside the seat. Storage is found underneath and a marine-grade CD stereo is protected from the weather. The balance of the seating is aft and opposite the helm. There are a couple of recliners, and more seating with storage underneath. A removable table is to port, and LED courtesy lighting is located throughout. To starboard is the Caribbean galley, featuring cabinets with shelves underneath. A changing room with porta-potti is located at the stern, so you can change out of your wet swimsuit before dinner. Up on the skydeck you'll find additional seating with storage underneath. There's a spiral staircase, a bimini top, and a slide. Get back on board using the stainless swim ladder. In addition, the PTX hull configuration allows for a towing post, so the kids can bring the skis, boards, and tubes along for the day. Test RunFor our test, the 310 Boundary Waters was powered with a 350 horsepower, four-stroke outboard from Yamaha. This 5.3 liter V-8 outboard is loaded with innovative features to deliver outstanding torque and power. A 60-degree offset double overhead cam 32 valve configuration complements the multipoint fuel injection and single electronic throttle control valve for maximum performance up and down the throttle range. A digital electronic control system and Yamaha's Ultimate Corrosion Protection System offer reliability this season and for many seasons to come. Premier's 310 Boundary Waters is 31' on deck and 31'4" overall. A 10'2" beam offers room for lots of luxury, and she'll carry the whole party- up to 25 passengers, in fact. The PTX version of the Boundary Waters can safely handle an outboard of up to 350 horsepower. If you really want engine capacity, go with the twin PTX. That rig will handle up to 600 horsepower. Now that's truly awesome!The Yamaha 350 put us up on plane in 4.3 seconds and we reached 30 miles an hour in 8.1 seconds. Our top speed was 35.8 mph at 5500 rpm. We determined our best fuel economy to be at 3000 rpm where we calculated our range to be 64 miles at 19.3 miles an hour. This boat is a luxury package, and the 350 Yamaha is an impressive piece of machinery. The 310 Boundary Waters with the Skydeck option from Premier is a really unique package. It's a whole lot of luxury, and a whole lot of fun. This will undoubtedly be the center of the party at the next raft-up. Watch Premier's video on the PTX advantage /
Test Result Highlights
- Top speed for the Premier 310 Boundary Waters (2008-) is 35.0 mph (56.3 kph), burning 30.1 gallons per hour (gph) or 113.93 liters per hour (lph).
- Best cruise for the Premier 310 Boundary Waters (2008-) is 19.3 mph (31.1 kph), and the boat gets 2.35 miles per gallon (mpg) or 1 kilometers per liter (kpl), giving the boat a cruising range of 112 miles (180.25 kilometers).
- Tested power is 1 x 350-hp Yamaha Four-Stroke.
Standard and Optional Features
|CD Stereo
|Head: Portable
|Washdown: Fresh Water
Exterior Features
|Carpet: Cockpit
|Swim Ladder
|Bimini Top
Hull Warranty
5-year bow to stern
|NMMA Certification