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Why Is Broadband So Narrow?
Stephen P. Pizzo,
Forbes ASAP,
It's time to connect the rest of us
It was noon when the broadband service to my home office went dark. No temporary network outage this time--my provider, NorthPoint Communications, had gone bust. AT&T acquired NorthPoint's assets in bankruptcy and decided they were not interested in providing my neighborhood with a high-speed Internet connection. So AT&T pulled my plug--along with those of nearly 100,000 other NorthPoint customers.
It was just another day at the edges of the network. For most Americans, the promise of high-speed Internet access to homes, home offices, and neighborhood businesses remains unfulfilled, thanks to a major roadblock on the information superhighway: the dreaded last mile. While the network's long-distance portion is as fast as the speed of light, its edges--the part that goes to neighborhoods and small businesses--are all too often just one big speed bump, slowing everything to an old-fashioned dialup crawl.
Today only 3% of homes in the United States have souped-up phone lines, called digital subscriber lines or DSL, which can handle both Internet traffic and voice at 25 times or more the speed of a typical household modem. With high-speed cable modems, cable TV companies serve an equal percentage of U.S. homes. In fact, at the start of this year, only 13% of Americans with PCs ready to surf the Web had broadband service, according to market research firm IDC. The vast majority of those who did lived in densely populated areas where entrenched telephone and cable companies are engaged in no-holds-barred battles for market share.
For many of the remaining 87% who don't have broadband, the options include living with a slow dialup connection or spending $400 to $1,000 for wireless or satellite technology that bypasses the hard-wired world of phones and cable. But even these expensive options are often not adequate. Hindered by the laws of physics, satellite and broadband wireless solutions are less reliable, slower, and, even when they work perfectly, seldom deliver on the promise of true, two-way broadband performance.
If the picture seems bleak, that's because it is. And don't expect it to change anytime soon. Some experts think that when 2005 rolls around, broadband will still not be universally available. (Most analysts we spoke to were not even willing to venture a guess as to when we might have something substantially less than universality, say 30% to 50% broadband penetration.)
Congress had a vision in mind in 1996: competition for customers that would set loose the broadband equivalent of the Oklahoma land rush. To do so, it forced regional Bell operating companies (RBOCs), the smaller Bells left by the breakup of AT&T, to open and share their networks with independent startups (competitive local exchange carriers, or CLECs).
The deal was simple: If the Bells let the startups use their phone lines to compete for high-speed DSL customers, the local phone companies would be allowed to get into the long-distance business, something they had been barred from doing.
The provision of the 1996 Telecommunications Reform Act spawned an explosion of local carriers, from 78 companies before passage to 230 companies in 2000. But the cards were stacked against the CLECs from the start. The regional Bells were in no mood to make this shotgun marriage work. From their point of view, the law unfairly handicapped them; they were already scrambling to roll out DSL services to areas within their network where cable operators were marketing broadband cable-modem services. The last thing they needed was new competition within their own networks.
So, from the start, the regional Bells fought a furious rearguard action against the 1996 law. "The reason that CLECs (like NorthPoint) have fallen on hard times is that the RBOCs were very successful using legal tactics to delay full implementation of the 1996 Telecommunications Act," says Paul Kellett, senior director of research for telecommunications consulting firm Pioneer Consulting. "The RBOCs have won through delay. The CLECs are going out of business because they don't have the cash flow." Even when the Bells do cooperate, Kellett says, they charge the startups so much for service "that they can't possibly make a profit."
Rather than setting the stage for a lively price competition, critics charge, the 1996 Telecom Act instead turned the regional Bells into a kind of Venus flytrap for the young startups. Over the past four years, 225 CLECs have gone bankrupt or have been absorbed by other CLECs, or, more often, by the regional Bells themselves, according to New Paradigm Resources Group. Since January, nearly $16 billion has been lost, along with 103,000 jobs.
With the local startups under siege, the regional Bells' real competition has come down to another big local monopoly: cable operators. While the local phone monopolies jealously guarded their turf, long-distance giant AT&T acquired numerous cable television companies. After all, if the regional Bells want to get into the long-distance business, then AT&T wants into the local broadband access business. Currently, AT&T Broadband serves 13.8 million cable subscribers (out of a pool of roughly 68 million).
The relative growth and strength of the cable operators is the major reason the regional Bells say the 1996 Telecom Act handicaps them. Why, they ask, should we be forced to open our networks to the CLECs when the cable guys don't have a similar requirement or similar competition?
This, in fact, is the argument being used by one of the nation's largest regional Bells, SBC Communications. "The cable companies already have the lion's share of the broadband market," says SBC spokesperson Selim Bingol. "The only [broadband] technology that is regulated like this is ours. All we are asking for is a level playing field."
At the moment, SBC is moving aggressively on a three-year, $6 billion program dubbed Project Pronto. The plan is to bring DSL service within reach of 80% of its customers. This involves installing high-speed switches in thousands of underground and aboveground facilities. SBC's goal is to offer broadband services to homes and small businesses now out of reach of distance-sensitive DSL technology. But unless SBC gets regulatory relief from Washington, it will shut down Project Pronto in Illinois, where its merger with Ameritech caused regulators to demand that SBC open its new Pronto equipment to competitors. In other words, Project Pronto could become Project No-Go, and too bad for those individuals and businesses in need of it. "SBC is saying, 'No way. We are not going to put [equipment] in if we have to share it,'" says Justin Beech, founder of DSLreports.com.
In a recent speech, Intel Chairman Andy Grove partly agreed with SBC's stance. He said the Telecom Act is not working and urged the government to deregulate the regional Bells to speed up the deployment of broadband services in the last mile, even if it is at the expense of the local startups.
Not everyone agrees, of course. "If Congress or regulators cave in and roll back those provisions of the Telecom Act, independent DSL providers will be out of business," warns Thomas Santaniello, public policy manager for the Computing Technology Industry Association. "Then local customers will have no other choice for DSL service but the local phone monopoly, whose track record with DSL is terrible." At this writing, Congress is facing a number of bills that attempt either to reinforce the Telecom Act or dismantle it.
Whatever the act's ultimate fate, consumers are suffering now--and not only because the infighting delays broadband rollout. With the decrease in competition, prices have begun to rise. This year AT&T Broadband raised its price for high-speed cable Internet service from $39 to $45.95 a month, saying the new price better reflects the value of the service to customers. AT&T Broadband's monthly fees are now in line with residential DSL, where both SBC and BellSouth have also raised their rates in recent months. Prices for business-grade DSL services, favored by smaller businesses, have also risen. "Companies that were offering business-quality DSL for $100 to $200 a month have all but been crushed," says Beech of DSLreports.com. "Now these businesses are being told that if they want quality, business-grade DSL service, the only place they can get it is from the local telcos, [with] the price $600 to $1,000 a month, take it or leave it."
At least some folks are taking the latter option, leaving the telephone companies behind and counting on local government to break through the roadblocks holding back broadband deployment. "Let's face it," says Dan Lyne, director of technology development for World Business Chicago, a public/private economic development organization created and chaired by Mayor Richard M. Daley. "Companies need to show some kind of return on investment in order to drag all that fiber out to the edges of the network. If Joe's Donut Shop out in some neighborhood wants broadband, they are not going to drag it out there just for him."
That is why Lyne and a growing number of other business leaders in Chicago believe this financial bottleneck can best be removed by leveraging the spending power of government. Mayor Daley is the moving force behind a broadband-to-the-neighborhoods effort called CivicNet. Under the plan, the city has committed $32 million a year--its entire telecommunications budget--for the next 10 to 12 years to encourage the deploying of high-speed fiber and switches throughout the city. Chicago will, in effect, become the anchor tenant for an all-fiber network that will go to the city's more than 1,800 public facilities: schools, hospitals, and police and fire stations--in other words, deep into residential and underserved areas that the regional Bells or AT&T would not find attractive. Once the fiber has been installed, Chicago's network will be available to a group of competitive local providers who want to offer broadband services.
Across the Canadian border, the province of Alberta has adopted an even more aggressive approach. About the size of Texas, Alberta is already well along on a government project called SuperNet.
Alberta's fiber-optic network will also connect to public buildings. But unlike Chicago's CivicNet, Alberta will not just act as a key tenant for the new network; it will actually own the fiber. Once installed, the government will lease local providers bandwidth as they need it--fiber by fiber--for a term of 20 years plus an annual maintenance fee. The current Alberta government is considered right wing, even by local conservatives. This has been a purely practical solution to an intractable problem. And this is no socialist administration.
"The big thing we realized is that governments can play a critical role--not in providing the broadband services themselves but in building out a broadband infrastructure," says Bill St. Arnaud, senior director of network projects for Canarie, Canada's advanced Internet development organization. A public/ private consortium, its goal is to have a gigabit broadband connection available to every citizen in Canada by the end of 2005.
The Canarie consortium includes Bell Canada, Cisco Systems, and Nortel Networks. Nortel will deploy the core of the network. Another Canadian consortium is working on a similar program and believes that such public/private partnerships are the fastest ways to break the logjams that Americans are experiencing.
In the United States, similar endeavors are going on between public and private concerns, namely Internet2, which is primarily funded by universities, and the Defense Department's New Generation Internet (NGI) initiative. Joe Mambretti, director of the International Center for Advanced Internet Research and chair of a technology advisory committee that reports to Mayor Daley, predicts that as more CivicNet or Canarie public/private network schemes emerge, the current debate in Washington on telecommunications policy and regulation will fade into irrelevance. "Eventually, every city will see the need for a CivicNet of their own," he predicts. "I don't believe the whole solution will come from the federal level. Cities will realize that high-speed networks that include everyone are the key to being competitive in the new economy. Those who have such a network will thrive. Those who don't will suffer deprivations. High-bandwidth infrastructure will become as fundamental to a city's success and prosperity in the new economy as an airport was in the old."
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With three chart-topping albums under their belts, Doves are not as ordinary as they'd like to think.
British music buyers seem obsessed with the average. Thirty years ago, if you weren't an androgynous elf in spandex and eyeliner, no one wanted to know you, but nowadays UK punters seem to love music by people they can imagine sinking a pint with at the pub. The one-word-name brigade - Coldplay, Travis, Feeder, Athlete, Keane etc - are all chart-topping bands in Britain, all playing music with at least some nod towards beauty or depth. But when they put down their guitars, they are all deliberately, doggedly, almost patronisingly, just like the next bloke.
Jimi Goodwin, guitarist and lead singer of atmospheric Manchester trio Doves, does not want to be associated with that mumbling bunch, declaring that "we're not a part of any kind of scene or movement", and especially taking issue with any hint of a Coldplay comparison. In all fairness, he and his non-identical twin bandmates Andy and Jez Williams have been making records since the rest of those bands were in the proverbial short pants, starting off in the early '90s as the dance group Sub Sub.
Then again, there are the facts: Doves do only have one syllable in their name, Goodwin hates talking about himself, and he certainly never discusses his feelings with the two guys he has known and played music with for more than 20 years. "We're extremely close, we collaborate really well, we get on really well, but you know what blokes are like," he says. "It's just like, 'Yeah, you all right man? Yeah, how you doing?'"
Doves make broad-brushstroke music, sweeping and grand with echoing flourishes that bring to mind images of mountainous landscapes or crystal lakes. Their lyrics are vaguely poetic, personal only to the person who wrote them, and indecipherable to the rest of us.
After experiencing such musical grandeur, any discussion with its creators is bound to be more prosaic, but Goodwin's hesitant, laddish manner places him firmly among the best of England's much-loved mumblers.
"It's uncomfortable sometimes, having to talk about what you do," he says. "Without sounding ass-y about it, there used to be a lot of mystery in music and now most of the mystery has been sucked out. Some days you can be succinct and talk about it with clarity, other days you just confuse yourself. None of us are really that comfortable with talking about ourselves on a daily basis - but is anyone?"
Despite being unwilling or unable to discuss it, Doves have just made their most succinct, direct and listenable album yet. With much more of a band-in-a-room feel than previous efforts Lost Souls and The Final Broadcast, Some Cities uses stomping Motown beats and lyrics whose meaning is for the first time hard to misinterpret, to evoke the crumbling monochrome majesty of Manchester. Lead single Black and White Town has the raw passion of, say, Dexy's Midnight Runners covering Martha and the Vandellas.
Maybe it's because in the grim, industrial landscape of their childhood, Doves have finally found a subject they are happy to expound upon. "Manchester in the '70s, especially the suburbs where we grew up, was a black and white town," Goodwin says. "It was still very much falling out from the industrial revolution, if you like, all the industry that f---ed off in late '60s and early '70s. I mean, Manchester under Thatcher's first government was quite impoverished. Most big cities were."
The video for the single perfectly conveys this grey desperation, with kids in concrete council estates, on the outskirts of the city, struggling in slow motion to break through oppressive gloom into vivid life.
Black and White Town is about yearning for something to happen, says Goodwin, growing up in the suburbs around Manchester, wondering when your life's going to get better. "It's a rite of passage when you're a teenager, isn't it, to question where you are."
Despite their childhood dreams of flight, all three still live in Manchester, and still have mixed feelings about it. "People always ask you, 'Would you move?' And yeah, I'm not chained to this f---ing place! I love it and hate it, and there's loads of other places I'd love to live for a while. I don't wear this city like a badge, like, 'This is me, I'm from Manchester'."
The city's grim and violent reputation is one Goodwin is well aware of, and he admits there is some justification in it, though no more or less than any other big English city. "I tell you what, I'm more reluctant to walk down Oldham Street in the centre of Manchester on a Saturday night than I am to walk around Washington DC or New York," he says. "All the pubs come out at the same time, people lurch into kebab shops, and that's when shit happens."
It is the city's rich musical history over the past 25 years that Goodwin takes pride in. Bands such as Joy Division, the Smiths, Oasis and the Happy Mondays have all sprung from the same stark landscape, and their sole common thread is their uniqueness. "This city is known for some astounding music over the last couple of decades, but there's no 'Manchester Sound'," Goodwin says.
He met the Williams brothers in the mid-'80s when he transferred to Wilmslow County High School, in their hometown's southern suburbs. "I literally met them at the tennis courts, having a cigarette, you know," he remembers. "We were all wearing long coats, trying to be Ian McCulloch (of gloomy early '80s outfit Echo & the Bunnymen). So they were like, 'C'mon, let's check the new kid out', and we started talking about music. A couple of weeks later I got invited to their house, just jamming in the front room, Jez on guitar, me on guitar, Andy on drums. After school we didn't see each other for four or five years, and then we met in the Hacienda (the club owned by New Order and their label, Factory), going clubbing."
The reunited trio decided to form a new band, this time an electronic one, and after coming under the guidance of New Order manager Rob Gretton at the start of the '90s, Sub Sub had a brief moment in the spotlight in 1993 with the disco-charged top-five hit Ain't No Love (Ain't No Use). This surprise success obscured what the band saw as their greater scope, and the 1994 debut album Full Fathom Five failed to click with a public expecting more of the cheesy dance of their lone hit.
A studio fire in 1995 completely destroyed the follow-up Sub Sub were working on and, surrounded by disaster on both professional and personal fronts, Goodwin suffered a nervous breakdown the following year.
"I think everyone has mini breakdowns," he says, each word seeming to come with great effort. "It was just the usual things, the band and the splitting up of a fairly long relationship. You just have a bit of a meltdown, shut the doors for a while and recharge your batteries, that's all."
It was this dark period, however, that triggered the slow transformation from Sub Sub to Doves, with the happy ending in this decade of three successful albums, including two UK number ones. Rather than labour over re-creating every computer-generated moment of the second Sub Sub album, the boys turned back to the immediacy of guitars and by 2000 were ready to release their Doves debut, Lost Souls.
"It was quite a frustrating time, it was do or die, really," says Goodwin. "We thought it was just going to trickle out and we'd just get a knee-jerk reaction, like, 'Oh yeah, dance guys turn rock'. But we knew in our hearts that we had a good solid collection of songs. It was the debut album that Sub Sub should have made, and we were determined to rectify some of the mistakes we'd made in the first band."
It is almost as much to hear Goodwin squirm as to find the answer that my final interview gambit is to ask him how it feels, how it actually, truly feels, to have a record go to number one.
"I don't know - how does it feel?" he stammers, exasperated by the question but also by his inability to answer lucidly. "Um, you just think, 'Well, brilliant, thanks', you know. There are no big backslapping sessions going on, like, 'We've done it again, guys'. We're just bowled over that there are people out there that buy our records, believe in the band and allow us to grow. I'm still amazed that we're getting away with it."
Doves play the Forum Theatre July 16 and 17 (the first show is sold out). Tickets: 132 849
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Water problems on cruise for 24 hours? No, Carnival says it was more like 2
Updated 1:25 pm, Monday, November 25, 2013
A group of complaining Carnival cruise passengers might be interested that new 110 percent satisfaction guarantee the company recently started offering.
In the Strand area of Galveston near the cruise terminal Sunday, apparently there were so many people vocally upset about toilet problems on their just-ended cruise that somebody who wasn't even on the ship decided to alert the media after overhearing them.
Cruise line officials said any passenger claims that Carnival Magic was without working toilets for a 24-hour period are overblown.
According to Jennifer de la Cruz, vice president of public relations for Carnival Cruise Lines, water was shut off for about two hours after the ship docked in Galveston.
Almost all passengers had exited the vessel at the end of their cruise at the time of the repairs, de la Cruz said.
The embarkation for the next cruise began just after 11 a.m., which de la Cruz says is earlier than expected, and water service was restored by then.
Earlier this year, Carnival Cruise Lines announced it would offer a 110 percent guarantee to passengers that they will love their cruise experience. This guarantee allows dissatisfied guests to cut their losses and end their trip early, receive a 110 percent refund on their cruise, and get complimentary transportation back home.
The guarantee was made after a series of high-profile problems aboard Carnival cruises made headlines and created instability in its reputation.
As the Motley Fool points out:
"Carnival might be the largest cruise company in the world, with a market cap of around $29 billion, but its name is also associated with many incidents, including:
- Costa Concordia: Tragic accident off West Coast of Italy (led to reduced bookings)
- Carnival Dream: Lost power, toilets not operational
- Carnival Elation: Failed steering mechanism
- Carnival Triumph: Engine fire, adrift in Gulf of Mexico for 4 days
- Carnival Splendor: Fire"
Despite the short-term possibility of upset passengers, the Galveston cruise terminal overall seems poised for growth.
The Associated Press reports that the Port of Galveston is working to secure a $10 million loan to expand its cruise-ship terminal capacity to accommodate the 3,114-passenger Royal Caribbean Navigator vessel.
On Sunday, Royal Caribbean began year-round service for the ship on the condition that there would be expansion in the works to accommodate the larger vessel.


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Chicken Cacciatori
1 chicken cut into parts (legs, thighs, breasts, wings) chicken-herb-rub to coat chicken (or simply use salt & pepper) 3 tablespoons butter, ghee, or coconut oil 1 large bell pepper (any color), chopped 1 medium onion, chopped 3 garlic cloves, finely chopped 3/4 cup dry white wine (optional) 1 (28-ounce) package diced tomatoes with juice 3/4 cup chicken broth (increase to 1 & 1/4 cups if omitting wine) 1/4 cup chopped kalamata olives (or 3 tablespoons drained capers) 1 & 1/2 tsps dried oregano 1 tsp crushed red pepper flakes 1/4 cup coarsely chopped fresh basil leaves, divided...Read More
Roasted Chicken Parts
chicken parts (legs, breasts, thighs, wings) coconut oil, ghee, or butter chicken-herb-rub Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Melt ghee in a large, oven-proof, saute pan over medium heat and coat the chicken parts. Sprinkle generously with chicken herb rub on both sides. Brown both sides of the chicken (about 5 minutes per side). Then transfer to the oven and roast 30 mins* or until cooked through. *If it takes you a little longer to brown the chicken stove top, reduce the roasting time by a few minutes to avoid overcooking....Read More
Chicken Parmesan
2 lbs boneless, skinless, pastured, chicken breast 1 large egg, lightly beaten 2 cups freshly grated parmesan cheese 1 TBSP dried basil 1 TBSP dried oregano 1 TBSP dried parsley pure salt and freshly ground pepper to taste 2 cups (give or take) marinara sauce fresh mozzarella cheese to taste Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Lightly coat a 9 x 13 baking dish with butter Shred the parmesan cheese (a food processor is convenient for this). Combine the parm with the dried herbs in a shallow bowl. Beat the egg in a separate shallow bowl. Dip each piece of chicken into the egg, then into the parmesan...Read More
Simple Stovetop Chicken Breast
1 tsp pure salt 1 tsp black pepper 1/2 tsp dried rosemary 1/4 tsp crushed red pepper 1 – 2 TBSP coconut oil 2 – 4 garlic cloves, chopped 2 lbs boneless chicken breasts Combine the salt, pepper, rosemary, and crushed red pepper in an empty spice shaker. Heat oil in pan over medium heat. Add chopped garlic to pan and cook for a minute or 2 – just until beginning to color. Remove garlic from pan with a slotted spoon and set aside. Add chicken to pan, sprinkle with spice mixture, and immediately flip chicken so the spiced side is facing down. Sprinkle the second side with the...Read More
Buffalo Style Chicken Strips
2/3 cup high-quality hot sauce (1 full 5 oz bottle) 1/2 cup high-quality butter 1 & 1/2 TBSP apple cider vinegar 1/4 tsp Worcestershire sauce 1/8 tsp cayenne pepper 1/8 tsp garlic powder 1/8 tsp pure salt 2 pounds chicken strips or chicken cutlets Preheat oven to 375. Combine all ingredients (except chicken) in a small pot and place over medium heat. Bring to a simmer while occasionally stirring or whisking. As soon as the liquid begins to bubble on the sides of the pot, remove from heat, stir, and set aside for use. Place chicken in a 9 x 11 glass pyrex dish. Pour 1/2 cup prepared sauce...Read More
Herb-Roasted Chicken
2 TBSP chicken-herb-rub (click link or see below) 1 clove garlic 1/4 cup melted butter, ghee, or coconut oil 1 whole chicken (mine was 3 lbs) 1 lemon peeled & poked all over w/ a fork AND/OR 1 onion peeled & quartered (optional) Preheat oven to 375. Remove the insides of the chicken (if that hasn't already been done). Place chicken herb rub ingredients in a small food processor with the garlic and butter, and puree into a paste. Rub the herb paste all over the chicken, being sure to get underneath as well as on the top of the skin (you'll have to make a few slits in the...Read More
Chicken Noodle Soup
2 tablespoons coconut oil, ghee, or butter 1 medium onion, chopped 3 garlic cloves, minced or crushed 3 medium carrots, roughly diced 3 celery stalks, halved lengthwise and roughly diced 4 fresh thyme sprigs (or about 2 tsps dried) 1 bay leaf 2 quarts (8 cups) chicken broth 8 ounces dried wide egg noodles (optional) 1 & 1/2 cups shredded cooked chicken (optional) pure salt and freshly ground black pepper 1 handful fresh parsley, roughly chopped Place a soup pot over medium heat and heat the oil. Add the onion, garlic, carrots, celery, thyme and bay leaf. Cook and stir for about 6...Read More
Baked BBQ Chicken
2 lbs chicken (on bone – legs, thighs, wings, breasts, or boneless breasts – whatever you have) garlic pepper (see notes below) 6 oz (3/4 cup) high quality BBQ-sauce For skinless breasts or cutlets: Place chicken in a 9×13 pyrex and sprinkle both sides generously with garlic pepper. Coat both sides of the chicken with BBQ sauce (simply pour into the pyrex and toss). Bake in the oven at 375 for 20 – 30 mins until cooked through. For bone in / skin on chicken parts: Melt some butter in a large skillet. Add chicken parts and roll in melted butter to coat on all sides....Read More
Chicken or Beef Broth
Homemade broth – one of the most nourishing foods there is! 5 – 6 pounds animal bones and parts (see notes below) 5 – 6 quarts filtered water (1 qt for every 1 lb animal parts) 2 TBSP apple cider vinegar (or 3 TBSP orange juice) onion, carrots, potatoes (optional) Place animal parts in a large stock pot. Cover with appropriate amount of water. Add vinegar (or juice) and any optional vegetables for flavor if desired. Cover pot and bring to boil. Skim away and discard thick residue that rises to the top (see photo below). Simmer over low heat partially covered for at least 5...Read More
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Early in Kurt Miller's overpowering new documentary about disabled skiing called "The Movement," narrator Robert Redford beautifully summarizes the message of the film and the purpose of Miller's parallel mission to give more disabled people opportunities to ski.
"This is the story of movement," Redford says. "It's about finding that turning point when physical disability is no longer a limitation, but a part of your character. Like most movements, this one began with a crystallizing event, a ski accident causing permanent paralysis."
"The Movement" tells the story of Rick Finkelstein, a Universal Pictures executive and diehard skier who was paralyzed Dec. 29, 2004, skiing one of the least threatening places on Aspen Mountain, Kleenex Corner. When Finkelstein went back to Aspen last winter to learn how to use a mono-ski, Miller put it on film.
Other characters include Jim Martinson, an accomplished athlete who lost his legs in 1968 when a land mine exploded in Vietnam, killing four fellow soldiers; Mike May, who was blinded at age 3 but would set a speed-skiing world record (65 mph) for blind skiers; Chris Waddell, who was a collegiate racer when he was paralyzed in a ski crash but went on to win 13 Paralympics medals; and Traci Taylor, a former March of Dimes poster child who went skiing with Miller's film-making father, Warren, at Winter Park in 1985.
Warren Miller co-narrates with Redford.
"Movements are more than just good ideas," Warren Miller says in the film. "A movement needs people. It's an uprising, a rebellion against the status quo, a groundswell of momentum. It must mean something, and it must be worth fighting for."
In fact, Miller's son is doing just that. Kurt is using the film to promote his nonprofit organization, "Make a Hero," which raises money to help get more disabled people into skiing.
Miller's cameras capture the difficulty, frustration and ultimate exhilaration Finkelstein experienced going back to ski Aspen six years after his life-changing accident.
"You can't get that sensation anywhere else," Finkelstein says after he begins to get the hang of it. "It's just that freedom and movement, balance and weight control — it's just the best. Just the best."
Films like this obviously have lessons for the abled-bodied. I love this quote from May:
"Anybody who is sedentary, stationary, to me that is a disability in and of itself. Movement is wonderful because you're getting away from the disability. You're engaging in life."
And there was a Finkelstein quote that didn't make the final version — it was in a rough cut screened a few weeks ago — that is worth sharing here. Finkelstein is talking about Waddell and says something like, "I may not learn to ski like him, but I can learn to live like him."
Love that.
Near the end of the film, we hear U2's "Beautiful Day" as we watch Finkelstein ski. That was an inspired choice, because "Beautiful Day" isn't a superficial song about being happy all the time. It's about absorbing life's setbacks and heartbreaks and never forgetting every day can be a beautiful day if we face it with faith, hope and courage.
"That's what we're dealing with," Kurt said when we chatted about the finished product. "People with disabilities, and ultimately they're taking the best advantage of where they can go."
When I saw "The Movement" at the Starz Film Festival last week, I got to meet Abby Farrell. Abby is an angel, a 12-year-old mono-skier who has spina bifida and came up from Colorado Springs to see the film. A heart pendant hung from her neck.
"I thought it was really inspirational, because a lot of people have it worse off than me," Farrell said. "It's kind of inspirational to see them getting hurt and then going back to doing what they love."
Those lines get me, every time I think about them. And they make me deeply grateful for Miller and everyone else who helps the disabled enjoy this profoundly beautiful and spiritual sport.
"When I'm in a wheelchair, there's ramps, curbs, stairs," Abby said. "But when I'm on the snow, I just feel like I can just go anywhere."


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Nov. 2, 2010 at 6:02 a.m.
The Victoria City-County Health Department and its sister organization, the Crossroads Public Health District, inspect places where food is served in Victoria, DeWitt, Jackson and Calhoun counties.
In the inspection reports, each violation in the Food Temperature/Time Requirements category is 5 demerits; in the Personnel/Handling/Source Requirements category, 4 demerits; and in the Facility and Equipment Requirements, 3 demerits. Zero is a perfect score while 100 demerits is the worst possible score.
Each Wednesday, the Advocate publishes inspection results from the previous week. All demerits are reported, but only those in the categories of Food Temperature/Time Requirements and Personnel/Handling/Source Requirements are detailed.
Maya Mexican Restaurant, 901 W. Grande Ave., Yoakum. Demerits: 24. Need to cover food in walk-in, need to keep shrimp below beans, need to date label food for seven days. Four facility and equipment violations.
La Plazita, 206 W. Main St., Cuero. Demerits: 18. Need to wash hands with warm water and use paper towels, cover drinks with lids, hand sink for hand washing only, use gloves with ready-to-eat foods. Two facility and equipment violations.
White Leghorn Cafe, 14297 Highway 87 N., Westhoff. Demerits: 12. Need to have employee drinks covered with lids and use stray, need to use gloves, need to put raw food below other food.
Dairy Queen, Highway 185, Bloomington. Demerits: 12. Need to cover food in walk-in cooler. One facility and equipment violation.
Stripes, 10408 E. Loop 463, Victoria. Demerits: 11. Need to have ingredients labeled on wrapped sandwiches and burgers, do not stack food pans on food. One facility and equipment violation.
Courtneys Diner and Bakery, 104 E. Main St., Edna. Demerits: 7. Need to have cover drinks with lids. One facility and equipment violation.
Buffalo Wild Wings, 7905 N. Navarro St., Victoria. Demerits: 6. Two facility and equipment violations.
Jasons Deli, 5301 N. Navarro St., Victoria. Demerits: 6. Two facility and equipment violations.
Texan Nursing and Rehab, 3007 N. Navarro St., Victoria. Demerits: 6. Two facility and equipment violations.
Westhoff ISD, 244 Lynch Ave., Westhoff. Demerits: 4. Need to use hand sink for hand washing only.
Rolling Joe's, Highway 35, Point Comfort. Demerits: 4. Need proper handling of ready-to-eat foods.
Burger King No. 16248, 2103 Houston Highway, Victoria. Demerits: 4. Need to have proper documentation for sanitizer use.
Whispering Oaks Nursing and Rehab, 105 Hospital Drive, Cuero. Demerits: 4. Need to have spray nozzle above sink level.
Handi Kwik, 805 N. Wells St., Edna. Demerits: 4. Need to have labels on ice bags.
The Greenhouse Lounge, 2100 N. Highway 35, Port Lavaca; Kiddly Winks, 3405 Oleander, Victoria; Mission Nursing and Rehab, 1010 McArthur St., Cuero; Subway, 1505 E. Rose St., Edna; CDI Yoakum Head Start, 708 Boyle St., Yoakum. Demerits: 3.
Point Comfort Elementary, Corner of Lamar and Wood streets, Point Comfort; Ventura's, 3907 N. Navarro St., Victoria; Grandy's, 4201 N. Navarro St., Victoria; CDI Creekstone Ranch Head Start, 5609 John Stockbauer Drive, Victoria; Fairfield Inn, 7502 N. Navarro St., Victoria; Restaurant and Taqueria Calle No. 8, 819 Shepley St., Victoria; CDI Headstart Serving South East Texas, 312 Dunn St., Cuero; Villafranca Tamales, 414 Crawford, Victoria; The Lariat, 1022 S. Wells St., Edna; Whataburger, 112 E. Houston Highway, Edna; Sonic Drive Inn, 920 W. Main St., Edna; Yoakum Nursing and Rehab Center, 1300 Carl Ramert Drive, Yoakum; Yoakum Packing, 500 Front St., Yoakum.
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They say that defense wins championships, and on Saturday the Georgetown Hoyas won at least a share of The Big East regular season championship by playing great defense and blowing out their arch rival, the Syracuse Orange. The Hoyas have played great defense all season, but they took it to a whole new level on Saturday, as the suffocated the Orange, holding them to just 39 points.
Of course, the Georgetown offense did its part as well. The Hoyas did a masterful job of screening the vaunted Syracuse zone defense, which gave them open looks from the perimeter. As a result, Georgetown made nine three-pointers, including five from starting point guard Markel Starks. Making shots early on gave Georgetown the lead, and their defense did the rest, assuring a comfortable win for the Hoyas in addition to a championship.
The Syracuse offense faced invasive ball pressure, physical play inside the paint, and challenged jump shots all day long. The orange had great difficulty getting clean looks and often had trouble just holding onto the ball. Only point guard Michael Carter-Williams stood out for the Orange offensively with 17 points, but even that was at the expense of four turnovers. Syracuse's two seniors, Brandon Triche and James Southerland, combined for just three points and just one made field goal in 16 attempts. Most of the credit for those struggles belongs to the Georgetown defense for a phenomenal performance.
In the biggest game of the year up to this point, and arguably the most important game in program history, the Georgetown defense played as well as humanly possible. They held a top-20 team to less than 33% shooting and a season low 39 points. Such suffocating defense has helped to deliver one championship for the Hoyas, and if they keep it up, it just might help deliver another.


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Tina's Toy Factory is a matching game–think columns, on steroids, with the added benefit of a local multiplayer. It's a tablet-esque game formatted for the PS4, but with better graphics and, quite frankly, more fun. Published by Atlanta Internet Consulting, Inc. (dba Strange Games Studios). Tina's Toy Factory is a classic match-3 video game. Each successful 3-match rewards you with a piece of a toy part. You then use these parts to assemble a larger piece, that that ultimately creates a complete toy.
The object of the game involves opening crates via matching three in a row; thus releasing toy parts. You use revealed toy parts to complete said toy parts to complete the level, thus advancing to the next level. This is reminiscent of an older game, Columns, originally released on the Sega Game Gear, but with a unique twist that makes it much more interesting. Those of us that are fans of Candty Crush Saga, will adore this game.
There are three tools utilized along the way to aid you slingshot quest to clear the columns:
(1) The Paintbrush Tool: Allows the color change of any crate.
(2) Shuffle Tool: Reshuffle the voard, should you get stuck, or run out of moves.
(3) Crane Tool: Swap crates–again, if you you should get stuck–you can always reset the board.
The controls are easy to get the hang of; if you can control Tetris or any columns style game, you're golden. Three buttons and you've achieved Tina's Toy Box master gameplay. The toggles and the X (or action button) which activates the tile-swapping , and the occasional gate or door that needs opening.
The graphics boast 1080p HD Video Output; far beyond that of of a tablet mini-game's capabilities. Tina's Toy Factory is not only pretty, but stimulating; appealing to younger and older players alike. The game features 100 levels, local multiplayer, and intense matching action. It's reminiscent of a game you download on a tablet, but has the staying power which keeps you coming back for more.
In summation, I enjoyed this game and have no complaints, with the exception I that it wasn't so similar to a tablet style game. That being said, it's a terrific time-killer. I was so engrossed in the gameplay, I quickly found myself playing it into the the the wee hours of the morning.
Although I never finished the game; start to finish, my gameplay took me well into the wee hours of the morning. Albeit not one of my favorite games, I will say it certainly kept my attention
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DANBURY -- More that 30 people were left wondering where they would go after the city condemned their storm-damaged apartment building Wednesday afternoon.
"This is our home. This is where we live, and we want to stay here," said Linda Tarjanyi, one of the tenants of 9 Beaver Brook Road who were told they had to vacate the building, which lost part of its roof as a result of high winds from Hurricane Sandy on Monday evening.
Soon after 4 p.m. on Wednesday, a city building inspector posted "Condemned" notices designating the 44-year-old, barracks-style structure as unsafe for occupancy and ordering the people living there to leave by the end of the day.
Most of them had spent Monday night at the city's emergency shelter at the War Memorial, but returned to their apartments Tuesday evening after a fire marshal said it was safe to do so, tenants said.
A call to the city's building department wasn't returned Wednesday afternoon, but apartment house manager Joao DeLima said he was told that the two-story structure was unsafe because it lacked electricity.
"There are a lot of places without power. How come they aren't throwing them out, too?" said Toni, another tenant who gave her first name only.
Much of the building's peaked roof was blown off by the storm, but an older flat roof underneath it remained in place, and there was only minor water damage to a few of the second-floor rooms, DeLima said.
Tenants said the nephew of the building owner, Jack Hanna of Newtown, had been making repairs all day Wednesday. A hand-printed notice left on the door said the work would continue on Thursday.
Telephone messages for Hanna were not returned.
Tenants were left to speculate about how long repairs would take and when they would be allowed to return. Most were not eager to return to the shelter.
"I can't stay in the shelter," said another tenant, who gave his name as Bill G. "You can't sleep there, and I have to get up to go to work in the morning."
Debbie Bartkus, who lives in the Beaver Brook Road apartments with her daughter, Heather, said she could stay with friends in Bristol, but her daughter works in Danbury and would have no way to get to her job.
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"uncommon clarity…vivid and haunting imagery." –Hollywood Reporter
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This is the masterful portrait of the late 16th Gyalwa Karmapa, the great Tibetan Buddhist master known as the Black Hat Lama. The Karmapa is the head of the Karma Kagyu lineage, one of the four great lineages of Tibetan Buddhism. His line of successive reincarnations has its origins in the 13th century when it was the first to identify tulkus, reincarnations of Buddhist teachers. He is recognized as the embodiment of the teachings of his lineage, one that traces its source from teacher to disciple through Tibet's great teachers Milarepa and Marpa to India's Naropa and Tilopa all the way back to the Shakyamuni Buddha.
Rangjung Rigpe Dorje, the 16th Gyalwa Karmapa, was born in Tibet in 1924. During the 1959 invasion by the People's Republic of China, the Karmapa left Tibet and settled in Rumtek, Sikkim, India. The construction of his new Rumtek monastery was completed in 1966.
In 1974, the Karmapa set out on his first world tour; he undertook a second tour in 1977. While traveling in 1981, he died in Zion, Illinois, north of Chicago. He was returned to Rumtek for cremation.
The film journeys with him in North America where he visited the Hopi Nation, offered teachings and performed the Black Crown Ceremony (Vajra Makut), enjoyed everything from zoos to video arcades, and initiated the construction of Karma Triyana Dharmachakra in Woodstock, New York, the seat of his lineage in North America. His cremation in Rumtek is vividly documented.
The narration script was written by the late Rick Fields, the well-known author of How the Swans Came to the Lake and a founding editor of Tricycle and The Vajradhatu Sun.
Features rare interviews with renowned Tibetan Buddhist lamas Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche, Kalu Rinpoche, Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche
A Centre Productions Film
Produced by Kenneth H. Green
Directed by Mark Elliott
Executive Producer James Hoagland
Narrated by James Coburn
Written by Rick Fields
Filmed on location in Sikkim and North America, with archival footage from France
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Nuclear Waste on Native American Reservations
Feb 20, 2010 - 12:38:55 PM
(HealthNewsDigest.com) - Native tribes across the American West have been and continue to be subjected to significant amounts of radioactive and otherwise hazardous waste as a result of living near nuclear test sites, uranium mines, power plants and toxic waste dumps.
And in some cases tribes are actually hosting hazardous waste on their sovereign reservations—which are not subject to the same environmental and health standards as U.S. land—in order to generate revenues. Native American advocates argue that siting such waste on or near reservations is an "environmental justice" problem, given that twice as many Native families live below the poverty line than other sectors of U.S. society and often have few if any options for generating income.
"In the quest to dispose of nuclear waste, the government and private companies have disregarded and broken treaties, blurred the definition of Native American sovereignty, and directly engaged in a form of economic racism akin to bribery," says Bayley Lopez of the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation. He cites example after example of the government and private companies taking advantage of the "overwhelming poverty on native reservations by offering them millions of dollars to host nuclear waste storage sites."
The issue came to a head—and Native advocates hope a turning point—in 2007 when public pressure forced the Skull Valley band of Utah's Goshute tribe to forego plans to offer their land, which is already tucked between a military test site, a chemical weapons depot and a toxic magnesium production facility, for storing spent nuclear fuel above ground. The facility would have been a key link in the chain of getting nuclear waste to Yucca Mountain, the U.S. government's proposed permanent storage facility.
In February 2009, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced intentions to scale back efforts to make Yucca Mountain the nation's sole repository of radioactive nuclear waste and to look into alternative long-term strategies for dealing with its spent nuclear fuel. The National Congress of American Indians, in representing the various tribes around the region, no doubt breathed a sigh of relief.
The issue essentially goes much deeper: As long as we continue to make use of nuclear energy—and many in Congress are looking to expand its role to get away from fossil fuels—the waste and spent nuclear fuel will keep coming and need to be stored somewhere. Groups like Honor the Earth, founded by author and activist Winona LaDuke to promote cooperation between Native Americans and environmentalists, are trying to persuade tribes that availing their land to nuclear power and other toxic industries isn't worth the potential long-term damage to the health of their citizens. Honor the Earth helped convince the Goshutes to turn down a lucrative deal to store waste on their land, and is working with dozens of other tribes to try to do the same.
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Regarding the Marathi eyelash ra
> Ive read the Unicode document at pages mentioned in the msg. below.
> On Tue, 26 May 1998, James E. Agenbroad wrote:
> > Could a variant mark (cf. recent minutes) be used to invoke the eyelash RA
> > and thus resolve the current 'double duty' usage of ZWJ in Unicode 2.0: 1.
> > at figure 6-15 (page 6-37) for independent half forms, and, 2. at R5 (page
> > 6-39) for the eyelash-RA? This is not a stylistic/glyph variation, it
> > depends on grammar and pronounciation, neither of which are a focus
> > of Unicode.
I think there is no problem in the current Unicode standard with regard
to Marathi eyelash ra. The eyelash ra can be considered the half form
of the letter ra -- although it is only used in Marathi, and languages
like Hindi use the other contextual forms of ra, i.e. reph and the
subscribed stroke, for preceding and following ra respectively.
These should be the default when no ZWJ is present. From my point of
view there is no case of 'double duty' here.
> The eyelash Ra should be formed by U0931 (RRA) + U94D (halant) when it is
> followed by any consonant or a Invisible consonant INV (named ZWJ in
> Unicode). You can view this implementation widely used for Marathi in
> India, by downloading LEAP-Lite from CDAC's Web site and typing it out
> by shift-J, d, / using the Inscript keyboard layout with Caps-Lock on.
The INV character of ISCII should not be confused with ZWJ in Unicode.
They have different semantics.
> The character U0931 is used for this eyelash Ra in marathi apart from
> being the hard RA consonant in Tamil, Malayalam and Telugu. This is also
> described in the ISCII document. So the reference R5 on page 6-39 of
> Unicode 2.0 needs to be corrected to read RRA-halant instead of Ra-halant.
> Once this is done, the double duty in the role of ZWJ with respect to Ra
> halant will get resolved. Once you do this you treat the eyelash-RA as
> the half form of the consonant RRA and this becomes consistent with
> half forms of other consonants too.
I think the choice in ISCII to re-use the Dravidian RRA for Marathi
eyelash ra is unlucky, especially when you want to display characters
in another script. I don't want to see Tamil RRA show up as Marathi
eyelash RA, when viewing Tamil in Devanagari. The current choice in
Unicode has my preference.
Jeroen Hellingman
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A Noisy Nightmare Jul 17, 2012
I just returned from my first (and probably last) stay at the Hampton Inn San Diego downtown. I was in town for Comic-Con and this was one of the approved convention hotels. I'm a loyal Hilton hotels fan and this Hampton Inn had the classic, comfortable rooms I've come to expect from this brand as well as the stellar service, but the HUGE problem with this hotel is the train noise -- and you can't change the location.
I am NOT a light sleeper by any means, but I feel like I must echo this point: the trains and the track crossing gate are OBNOXIOUSLY LOUD and will KEEP YOU AWAKE ALL THROUGH THE NIGHT. When I checked in, I specifically requested a room "away from the train tracks." The front desk clerk was friendly and told me that she indeed had me in a room that was far from the tracks. I was so happy about that and the room was on the supposed "quiet side" of the hotel. If my room was on the quiet side, I'd hate to see what a room on the loud side would be like! It was the absolutely most uncomfortable (noise-wise) hotel room I've ever had anywhere in the world.
The problem is that the hotel is feet away from the city trolley track which also serves Amtrak passenger trains AND huge freight trains 24 hours a day. There is a train crossing directly behind the property so every time a trolley or train blows by, the cacophonous "clang clang clang clang clang" and flashing red lights make quite a ruckus. Once the city trolley stops running, there's a little peace a quiet...until you are awakened multiple times a night at 2 am or 3 am or 4 am by CONSTANT LOUD TRAIN HORNS blowing and blowing and blowing, followed by the startling horror that perhaps the Hogwarts Express is rumbling DIRECTLY THROUGH YOUR HOTEL ROOM. It is HORRIBLE. I don't care if there's going to be a quiet zone to silence the horns (which the date of effect apparently keeps changing), that won't stop the dang crossing lights and gate from clanging whenever a train passes by. It is miserable and I did not get a good night's sleep for the entire 3 nights I stayed at this property. The train horns are absolutely obnoxious, and a big part of a hotel is location, location, location.
As a side note, at least the trolley station is convenient and for $5 you can ride all day long! There's not much around the hotel but there is a Mexican restaurant next door and a Rite Aid a block away. The Convention Center was a bit farther than I expected and took about 25 minutes to walk there. After a long convention day, that was a bit too much for my feet! The convention shuttle bus was easy and took a little less time to use. Also, our shuttle line was never that crowded as compared to the other convention shuttles. This would be a great hotel if you were taking a cruise since the cruise ship terminal is within very close walking distance. (But don't expect to get much rest as a result of the train tracks).
The rooms are clean, spacious and comfortable. The bathroom had one sink with a large vanity and a shower only (no tub). The carpet was clean and the decor was modern and updated. The hotel is a U-shape that overlooks an internal concrete courtyard so be sure to keep your draperies closed for privacy -- I could clearly see into the rooms across the courtyard. Complimentary internet access was nice, as was the free breakfast in the morning (I didn't eat breakfast but I did check it out to see what was served -- your usual carb-heavy stuff: waffles, toast, cereal, coffee, juice). I would've liked it if the rooms had in-room refrigerators but that was no big deal. I loved that my room was cool and the a/c worked properly. There was no annoying regulator or motion sensor on the a/c temperature so we could keep it as cold as we wanted. I really hate those hotels that don't let you set the room cool enough or have a unit that shuts off in the middle of the night. No problems here, we had a nice, cool icebox of a room! I didn't have a car but I heard other guests complain about the tiny parking garage and lack of parking spots. Apparently there is an overflow parking lot across the street, but that just screams that the property has inadequate parking for its guests.
The best part of this hotel is the staff! Every single person I dealt with, from maintenance to the front desk, was super friendly and welcoming. Always smiling and always helpful, I truly felt like part of the family whenever I walked in the door. They even had warm cookies at the desk in the afternoon (and free coffee in the lobby at all hours). The sad thing is that I liked just about everything about this hotel but you can't change the location and its subsequent annoying train noise. A hotel is supposed to be a place where you can rest and relax after a long day. Because of the proximity to the train tracks and crossing gate and the noise that prohibited me from sleeping through the night, I left the hotel feeling less-than-rested or rejuvenated. And for that reason, I can't recommend it.
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30 reviews
Sep 28, 2011
The room included breakfast, free internet, coffee, TV, newspaper and complimentary coffee all day long in the lobby. Service was very good and the staff was helpful in pointing us to a local restaurant. One problem I had with my computer was that I was unable to connect to the internet in my room. It seemed to be a technical issue as my friend was able to connect with his computer.
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Awesome Night Stay, With Super Cool People... Jul 10, 2008
Just another great stay with my lovely Hampton Inn brand... = ) There is just one major negative, and all hotels on Pacific Hwy in downtown are the trains. We stayed in a room which is a corner room that faces the tracks. Hahaha, so it awoke me a few times in the night, but the comfy bed made it a close wash...
The hotel itself is a little old but it makes up for it in customer service. Upon check in I didn't get that weird vibe of having to be someone I am not, just the front desk crew made me feel comfortable. They offered plenty of local things to do as well as good local eats. Being in the downtown area it was nice to have a helping hand. Needing to get up early they were able to set me up a few wake up calls, since I usually press the snooze button on the first one.
Room was average size with clean linen and the bathroom was nice and had a shower that could fit 3 of me's in it... = 0 Of course soap and all that was included, I also forgot my toothpaste, they deliever it quite quickly. Also included was breakfast and a complementary shuttle to and from the airport!
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Hampton Inn San Diego - Downtown Overview
The Hampton Inn San Diego-Downtown hotel is located at Beech and Pacific Highway off of I-5 one mile southeast of San Diego International Airport. When it is time to relax after a long day head to a ballgame at the new Petco Park or be entertained in Old Town San Diego over great food and drinks. If sunsets in California are your attraction stroll along the San Diego Bay or Little Italy District with eccentric shops food and endless fun. For business and pleasure make the Hampton Inn San Diego-Downtown hotel your preferred experience. We love having you here at the Hampton Inn San Diego-Downtown hotel in California.
The Hampton Inn San Diego-Downtown hotel is located at Beech and Pacific Highway off of I-5 one mile southeast of San Diego International Airport. The Hampton Inn San Diego-Downtown hotel features 177 rooms some with whirlpool tubs underground parking for 12. 00 per day exercise gym and roof-top pool with sundeck overlooking the Bay. The hotel lobby is warm and inviting decorated in Art Deco and the color scheme is carried throughout the hotel. Amenities include complimentary continental breakfast complimentary airport shuttle in-room coffeemaker newspaper and 27 inch TV with cable. The hotel also offers cribs express checkout irons and safe deposit box. Laundry/valet services in-room movies high-speed Internet access meeting/banquet facilities audio/visual equipment and room service are available for a nominal fee. The award-winning hotel is an Art Deco jewel set in a vibrant urban neighborhood that was created for travelers seeking stylish accommodations exceptional service convenient location and above all value. From the moment you are picked up at the airport in the courtesy shuttle to the moment you depart you are guaranteed satisfaction. From here hop a trolley to the San Diego Convention Center shop at Horton Plaza or spend your evening in San Diego*s Gaslamp Quarter. When it is time to relax after a long day head to a ballgame at the new Petco Park or be entertained in Old Town San Diego over great food and drinks. If sunsets in California are your attraction stroll along the San Diego Bay or Little Italy District with eccentric shops food and endless fun. For business and pleasure make the Hampton Inn San Diego-Downtown hotel your preferred experience. We love having you here at the Hampton Inn San Diego-Downtown hotel in California.
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USCCB: fast for intention of pro-life workers
March 15, 2013
The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) has asked Catholics to offer their fasting and abstinence from meat on March 15 "for all who help to build a Culture of Life: that even in the midst of trials, the Lord would strengthen their faith and help them know His saving power."
The USCCB has asked Catholics to fast and abstain from meat on all Fridays until the conclusion of the Year of Faith; abstinence is obligatory on Fridays of Lent.
A USCCB flyer for the day also advised prayer to the angels "for their help in protecting life and illuminating the minds of those involved in efforts against life."
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President Obama's approval rating in the polls has been dropping. It is lower every time it's measured.
Unemployment rates are higher under Obama's leadership than they were under the disastrous Bush regime. In my state, Oregon, we've been in the double digits for three months. The rate in the US is the highest in more than half a century.
Seven companies that received two or more federal bailouts because they were such poor entrepreneurs that they risked folding are now offering their top employees bigger bonuses than they did last year. This is a simple case of the middle class subsidizing the elite. Business usually justifies obscene profiteering because they take risks. In this case, they are the ones being bailed out while working middle class Americans are losing jobs, health care and homes—risks they didn't even know they were taking.
A stimulus package for the one in seven Americans unemployed or underemployed could simply provide $15 per hour jobs, with full health care coverage for the workers and their families, for any American adult. This would solve both the unemployment problem and the uninsured problem. It would cost less than the hemorrhaging financial whale bailouts to the rich. Foreclosures would drop instead of rise. Time for a bailout for all Americans.
Bush caused the structural problems and Obama is only compounding them; his actions belie his rhetoric.
We elected Obama with a mandate for change, but we've seen none that has risen to the level of meaningful. Yes, he's a far better face and voice representing our country to the world. Yes, it's a blessed relief to have an actual adult in the White House. But his fundamental policies are simply typical of the slavish deference to the military-industrial complex that has dug us into these holes.
When we gulped and watched Congress approve the giant stimulus packages we wondered how jobs figured in. The logic seemed so Reaganesque; give massive subsidies to the bloated wealthy and some will trickle down to give relief to the suffering citizens. Bail out banks and, um, they'll loan money. The winking and nodding was apparently supposed to substitute for the jobs we kept hearing about. Now comes the inevitable flood of reports about the corruption and skimming that we knew would happen.
Even the obscene military budget is higher under Obama—this is the budget that creates fewer jobs than any sector of the economy—the worst place to spend money if the goals include job creation. His rhetoric on this is actually nearly identical to Bush—we'll spend more to protect the soldiers. Of course, he has more of them fighting wars or occupying other people's lands than Bush did, so it follows that his spending would rise, even though those occupations are entirely optional. Bringing the troops home would end those massive spending justifications.
It could have been different. So much is literally shovel-ready.
The US Forest Service could employ easily ten times the numbers they will eventually employ for trail repair and other manual labor duties. Add to that the work that might have been done in national, state, county and city parks and you would have created literally at least 1-2 million jobs with a minimal investment. Instead of dumping huge floods of taxpayer monies into the deep pockets of the rich so they could think about loaning some money to someone, we could have nearly full employment for the 18-30 year-old sector of our workforce—giving them shovels and handsaws instead of M-14s. Teach them to read maps and construction schedules instead of bomb coordinates. Bring them into nature to create instead of into someone else's cities to practice armed occupation.
Can we turn this ship of state around to point toward a brighter future for America? Only if the civil society that is suffering acts with enough force and power to make it happen. We cannot hope that the two parties will give up their stakes in the elite world of power without a struggle. That conflict is underway and it is our hope that we can keep it from the spiral of destruction that continues to worsen. We always have choices and we can always make our next steps constructive, but if we take no next steps and allow the ruling class to take all the steps for us, they will profit and we will lose.
Tom H. Hastings is director of PeaceVoice and a founder of Whitefeather Peace Community in Portland, OR. He is a core faculty in the Portland State University Conflict Resolution graduate program.
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How to Switch to another country in Apple App StorePosted by: flirtations / Category: Applications, iPhone, iPod Touch
1) Launch iTunes Store in iTunes application
2) Scroll down till the bottom of the page. You will find your country flag at the right side. Click on it and change the flag to 'United States'. Now you are in US Store.
3) Click on the 'Redeem' link in Quick Links or the bottom of the page.
4) Enter the redemption code and click on redeem.
5) When you are prompted to sign-in, click on create account. Provide necessary credentials and continue till you are asked for credit card details. Select 'none'
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Rampage begin preseason tonight
Published 11:19 pm, Thursday, October 4, 2012
The Rampage open their preseason tonight on the road in suburban Austin when they meet the Texas Stars at 7 at the Cedar Park Center.
On Saturday, the Rampage return to the AT&T Center to take on the Stars again in a 4 p.m. faceoff in their final preseason game.
The Rampage meet the Stars on Oct. 13 at the AT&T Center to open the regular season.


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01 Aug 2013 20:29
01 Aug 2013 20:31
Just join again and stop using the old name.
01 Aug 2013 20:40
01 Aug 2013 20:42
Alan, maybe I'm missing something, but why do you need to leave and rejoin? Is it to do with your computer?
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01 Aug 2013 21:03
Aah. You need blackest- he's a techy expert on here and could probably help you a bit. He's not been on for a while but maybe you could send him a PM?
01 Aug 2013 21:06
get another email address alan, a gmail or a hotmail or whatever you haven't got
01 Aug 2013 21:13
Which web browser and version are you using Alan? One quick fix is to install and use a different one for this site such as Chrome if you are currently using Internet Explorer. A proper fix may be to clear the 'cookies' of the one you use at present, but how you do that depends on what it is.
02 Aug 2013 09:41
02 Aug 2013 09:42
They're good this lot aren't they Alan?
Bob -I've said it before that you know tons about plants- but you're knowledgeable about techy stuff as well! You're like our very own version of Stephen Fry...
04 Aug 2013 11:04
Have you deleted all your history from your computer, sometime you can get bogged down by all the old stuff hanging around? Do it regularly.