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5721 A1(7) - Makarska
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BASIC INFORMATION: Type of property: apartments. Number of apartments and their capacity is A(7). Check in: 14,00 Check out: 10,00
ADDITIONAL SERVICES: baby bed on request - free , free use of barbecue.
BEACHES CLOSE TO THE PROPERTY: pebble beach, sandy beach, the beach has the Blue Flag - this is a special mark for the clean sea and available facilities on the beach.
DISTANCES: The distance to the closest beach is 500 meter. The distance to the sea is 250 metar. The distance to the town center is 100 metar. Grocery store - 100 m. Closest restaurant - 100 m. Closest infirmary/hospital - 200 m. Closest public transport (bus e...Read more
5721 A1(7) - Makarska
Makarska, Dalmatia, Croatia
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INCLUDED IN THE PRICE: sojourn tax, internet use, final cleaning, bed sheets and towels, air conditioning use (if specified as optional equipment of the apartment/room), baby cot.
OBLIGATORY SURCHARGE: stay 3 nights or less: 30.00 %.
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WASHINGTON, July 13 — The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force responded to the Obama administration's unveiling today of a national HIV/AIDS strategy.
Statement by Rea Carey, Executive Director
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"Today the Obama administration unveiled the first-ever plan for a coordinated strategy to address the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the United States. Such a plan is long overdue, and implementation can't happen fast enough. On average, someone contracts HIV in the U.S. every nine and a half minutes. Each day without action means lives are changed forever, lives that are disproportionately gay, bisexual, transgender, people of color, and the financially disadvantaged.
"This plan offers much-needed relief by focusing on high-risk communities, directing money to states with the highest need based on reported cases of HIV/AIDS, and by recognizing the unique needs of affected populations. The administration has taken a historic step today in the fight against HIV/AIDS. However, the plan doesn't yet go far enough in ending new infections and helping those already coping with the disease to manage it. The government must make available the necessary resources and life-saving medicines for those in need. Adequate attention to and funding for implementation as well as aggressive timetables are essential to the success of this plan. This ongoing national tragedy requires an immediate, potent and cohesive federal response that is appropriately funded."
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7 Creative Ways to Store Your Shoes
The shoe conundrum! They can't always be squished and shoved into small spaces, so here are 7 unique ideas made from reused, or potentially could be made from reused, materials. They are funky, classy, and most important, functional.
- Vintage Molding: I can never get enough molding, and these brightly colored, vintage-inspired rails are perfect for displaying your fun shoes.
- Rolodex Shoe Organizer: This idea from Rakku Designs can be made by repurposing old wheels. It is a great idea for heels especially since it maximizes the space by using a pie-shaped organization system.
- Shoe Armoire: We often overlook the perfect offerings of wine racks, wooden file cabinets, and armoires for organizing our shoes. This beautiful piece is stylish, and blends in with the room, making it perfect for studio apartments that are tight on closet space.
- Shoe-case: Vintage suitcases are back with a bang, from tables to organizing trays, yet what about for shoes? They look so natural underneath the bed, that no one has to know they serve a double purpose. Just add in some dividers and a suitcase can be instantly transformed.
- Shoe Art: For a funky way to display your shoes, consider these types of 3D shapes that allow enough room to hang your heels or tuck in your flats. You can make similar designs with reclaimed wood, hubcaps, bicycle wheels, and other funky shaped items that have crevices.
- Shoe Drawer: The flip-down drawers used to be for firewood and other items, but they are also perfect for shoe storage. With their pie-shaped form, similar to the shoe rolodex, they allow you to maximize the space for shoe storage.
- Shoe Rollers: Get an old grate or tray and glue some wheels on it for easy access shoe rollers for under the bed. These aren't necessarily the prettiest of the storage ideas, but it is certainly functional and easy to access.
Any favorites from the group?
For more shoe storage ideas, check out a chicken coop shoe organizer, and a shoe storage roundup!
(Images:1. Room Envy; 2. Rakku Designs; 3. Living Etc; 4. JDorganizer; 5. Home QN; 6-7: unknown)
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I have the rakku and only have amazing things to say about it. It takes up so little space, and stores all my shoes, which are visible and easily accessible.
But what if you have a weakness for boots?! I need some sort of secret for storing those efficiently.
Anyone know how I can find (or make) something like the flip-down drawer in #6?! I've never seen one of those before!
By the way, @Slow Lorus, I think one of those could work for boots too - just lay the boots on their sides with the soles facing opposite directions, and the tops of the boots overlapping - that's the way I pack boots in a suitcase. You couldn't store as many, obviously, but they would be out of the way.
The 1st pic's design'd be great in my house, if only my wife wore heels...
I have a similar system to the Molding Concept, I use my old curtain rods. I hang my curtains from the ceiling now for the long look. So, the rods were free! I hung the rods under my clothes in my closet in two rows.
molly white you have just solved my shoe problem! I have kept all my shoes in shoe boxes the original box if i could, labeled them however it is a nightmare trying to get a box from the bottom of the row and the shelf is so high up.. i immediately ran to my basement and grabbed my old curtain rod that have been collecting dust. I am so installing these bad boys so happy i kept the hardware! THANK YOU!!!!!
I love the fancy trim but i rent and i have the rod on hand so now money put out for this project, plus they are silver and my room is "polished silver" a soft gray so i dont need to so anything. woo hoo!!!
Does anyone know where the black rubber one in the 5th pic is from? I really like it and think it would be a perfect solution for all the kid shoes in our hallway. They gave the website -- but i can't find it on there???
how creative is buying something from ikea???
Did you ever get an answer? I would like to know as well please? Where can you get this??


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Jhene Aiko to Release New EP & Album
Posted by Jessica Gold on 10/17 at 05:46 PM
Hip-hop's songstress, Jhene Aiko will be releasing a new EP called Sail Out on November 12th, and a highly awaited debut album, Souled Out in 2014. Aiko just released the tracklist and artwork for her EP which is comprised of seven songs. The EP includes "Bed Peace,"Aiko's new single featuring Childish Gambino. However, the tracklist for Souled Out has not yet been released.
Although Aiko may not be super popular by name in the mainstream arena, she signed a record deal with well-known producer No ID's record label named Artium in 2011. Artium is also a part of Def Jam Recordings. In addition, she released a mixtape, Sailing Soul(s) during the same year. The mixtape included popular songs, "My Mine" and "Stranger."
In case you aren't familiar with Aiko, her soothing, yet powerful voice can be heard on the hooks and verses of Drake, Big Sean, B2K, and many more. The themes of her music always seems to relate to sailing and souls. According to an interview with Aiko, she made a promise to herself that she would 'sail herself instead of selling herself' in the music industry. I think this is why she isn't seen in the spotlight as much as you would expect. Her authenticity is felt through her songs and her lyrics are very personal, which lets her fans into her life. She even speaks freely about her enjoyment of smoking marijuana.
Look out for her new EP and album. Her vocals are simply amazing!
1. The Vapors featuring Vince Samples
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A Blaine officer was called to stand by at a verbal domestic incident in the 100 block of Adelia Street when a former spouse started to move her stored property from the garage. The argument was over when the officer arrived and there were no restraining orders preventing the parties from being together.
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Subject was arrested for being a non-citizen in possession of a firearm. Suspect was booked into Whatcom County jail. October 25: A person was stopped for a traffic violation in the 700 block of 4th Street. He was found to have a non-extraditable felony warrant from California. He was also determined to be DUI. The person was arrested and processed for the DUI.
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3 network stocks to buy now
It's time for investors to start positioning for a prolonged recovery in the network sector.
By Richard Saintvilus
Now that concerns related to the fiscal cliff have subsided, investors can get back to the business of risk.
Obviously, some stocks are better than others. But with corporate earnings set to rise in 2013, here are a few enterprise stocks that are poised to capitalize on increased spending.
Cisco (CSCO)
At the top of the list is Cisco. The company started its fiscal 2013 just as it ended 2012, with another earnings beat. The network giant reported net income of $2.6 billion, or 48 cents per share, on revenue of $11.9 billion.
Not only was this enough to beat analysts' estimates of 46 cents per share, but the results also represented 11% profit growth. Likewise, revenue grew by 6% -- exceeding Street expectations of $11.77 billion.
Cisco continues to see excellent improvement in its services business with revenue growing year-over-year by 12%. Some of the company's largest customers have contributed to the growing demand as evident by the 9% increase in orders. But that was not the case for the company's core routing and switching business which continues to underperform. The company has responded by opening its wallet.
The company's recent shopping spree includes spending $1.2 billion for Meraki and most recently $141 million in cash for Cariden. In all, Cisco completed nine cloud-based acquisitions last year.
The company is using these deals to leverage its strong services business, which grew last year by 12%. That Cisco has been investing heavily in this direction is not a surprise, particularly since that market is projected to grow to $177 billion by 2015.
In the meantime, the company is looking for any type of competitive advantage. The company is willing to leave no stone unturned to find growth opportunities -- regardless of how much it cost. Investors would be wise to add shares at current levels as the stock has a good opportunity to trade in the $25 to $30 range during the course of the next 12 months.
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Brocade (BRCD)
Another stock investors should keep an eye on is Brocade. Despite gaining just above 2% last year, there is a lot to like with the company's business. Although Brocade has performed quite well this year, the market seems to show no interest in discussing the company's prospects unless it involves M&A speculation. Also, it seems the company's strong fourth-quarter performance has only served to fuel that fire.
Brocade ended the year on a strong note. Fourth-quarter revenue grew 4% sequentially and improved 5% year-over-year to $578.3 million, easily beating the consensus estimate of $566 million. This is certainly encouraging, particularly for how tech stocks have disappointed investors due to a poor macro environment that has hurt enterprise spending.
The company was helped by better than expected performance in product revenue, which improved 7% year-over-year and 5% sequentially. Likewise, profitability was impressive. The company reported GAAP net income of $54 million. This compares to a loss of $4 million in the year ago quarter as operating income also grew 12% year-over-year.
Management has consistently shown its main objectives (among other things) include broadening the company and lessening its dependency on its storage business. Clearly, earnings showed the strategy has been working perfectly. But the company continues to be underestimated.
As enterprise spending continues to recover, Brocade will begin to see its stock price appreciate. I would be a buyer here at current levels and investors should expect shares to reach $8 by the second half of the year.
Aruba Networks (ARUN)
Of the group so far, Aruba Networks was 2012's best with gains of 12%. However, at one point the stock was up 35% on the year. Since then, shares have lost 26% of its value. As evident by a solid fourth-quarter report, which ended the year on a high note, investors should anticipate a much better performance from Aruba in 2013.
During the quarter revenue surged 22% year-over-year to $139.2 million. Aside from a 6% sequential improvement, sales topped analysts' estimates of $136.8 million. The company continues to do well in the U.S. as revenue soared 14% sequentially. Aruba earned $22.1 million or 18 cents per share, topping analysts' estimates by 1 cent.
Equally impressive was that gross margins improved year-over-year by three points and arrive one point better sequentially. The company also ended the year with almost $350 million in cash, equivalents as well as other investments. Equally impressive is that it does not have any significant outstanding debt.
With the stock trading just above $21 per share, there is a lot of potential here for a company still growing at 22%. Despite competitive pressures, Aruba's fundamentals are solid and seem poised to continue its growth momentum.
Value investors with some appetite for risk should consider this as an opportunity as part of a long term hold. The stock should see $25 by the second half of the year.
At the time of publication, the author held no position in any of the stocks mentioned.
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BALTIMORE (BP) -- Kentucky pastor Jared Moore, as one of three pastors to be nominated for SBC president in June, responded to six questions Baptist Press posed to each candidate.
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was announced May 7. Bennie Smith, a deacon at New Salem Baptist Church in Hustonville, Ky., where Moore is pastor, will nominate him. Paul Sanchez, pastor of Willow Baptist Church in Brooksville, Ky., was originally announced as the nominator but said he will not be making the nomination.
Moore has led New Salem for the past four years, serving previously as a pastor and youth pastor in Tennessee.
Moore is the current second vice president of the Southern Baptist Convention. He has served as a teaching assistant at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Ky., and an online adjunct professor at Mid-Continent University in Mayfield, Ky.
Moore is a regular contributor to the SBC Voices website and is the author of "10 Sacred Cows in Christianity that Need to Be Tipped" and "The Harry Potter Bible Study: Enjoying God Through the Final Four Harry Potter Movies."
Moore holds a bachelor of arts from Trinity College of the Bible, a master of arts in religion from Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary and a master of divinity from Southern Seminary. He is a doctor of philosophy student at Southern majoring in systematic theology.
The new SBC president will succeed New Orleans pastor Fred Luter of Franklin Avenue Baptist Church, who became the first-ever African American to lead the SBC when he was elected in 2012.
A Q&A with one of the other nominees, Arkansas pastor Ronnie Floyd, also appears in today's Baptist Press edition. A Q&A with Maryland pastor Dennis Manpoong Kim, whose nomination was announced May 20, will appear in a future BP posting. Baptist Press requested each nominee to respond within 150 words to each question and edited extended responses.
Jared Moore's answers to BP questions
BP: What influence on the Southern Baptist Convention do you pray to have during the two consecutive one-year terms that an SBC president typically serves?
MOORE: I hope to encourage all Southern Baptists to continue laboring for God's glory, especially those who serve in difficult areas for ministry. I hope to encourage young leaders and leaders of small churches to be more involved in the ministries of the Cooperative Program and in the annual convention. If I am elected, I plan to invite many small church leaders to serve on the committees I appoint. Large church leaders will be invited as well, but there will be many new faces. Not only must the SBC president encourage all Southern Baptists, he must seek to involve all Southern Baptists in the decision-making process. There is much untapped potential in Southern Baptist churches and I hope to invite faithful Southern Baptists to serve who have not served before. The appointments will represent the diversity of the SBC by being multi-generational and multi-ethnic, while also pulling from small and large churches in rural and urban areas.
BP: If elected as SBC president, in what ways do you envision calling Southern Baptists forward in seeking to fulfill the Great Commission?
MOORE: My goal is to call all Southern Baptists to faithfulness to God as revealed in His Word. We must be satisfied in God while having a healthy dissatisfaction with our tangible results. To the preacher, to the Sunday School teacher, to the missionary, if you preach or teach and no one repents, don't you give up. You remain faithful, you continue preaching and teaching and you pray until God raises the dead. Of course, we must examine our ministry, look for other avenues to share the Gospel and seek to be more effective in our Gospel presentation but always remember that we cannot raise the dead. Another voice must be heard along with our voices. Pray, preach and teach until our hearers hear His voice.
BP: Describe ways you have led your church to be involved in Great Commission outreach through Southern Baptist cooperative missions and the Cooperative Program.
MOORE: New Salem Baptist Church (NSBC) participated in Find It Here two years in a row through the Lincoln County Baptist Association (LCBA) and the Kentucky Baptist Convention (KBC). We went door to door in our community handing out copies of the Gospel of John, sharing the Gospel and inviting people to Easter Sunday worship. In 2011, NSBC hosted a disaster relief training day for those interested in serving on the chainsaw teams. When the tornado hit in West Liberty, Ky., in 2013, the KBC connected us to a Southern Baptist church there. We took a group up for a weekend mission trip to help with homes for families who had lost their homes. We worked with one of the family members on his house and were able to share Christ with him. For the second year in a row, NSBC is heading to Pawnee, Okla., in July to serve with other Southern Baptist churches at a day camp for local children at Camp Crossway. The children who repent and believe will be left in the care of local Southern Baptist churches for discipleship. A few months ago, NSBC hosted the LCBA's semi-annual meeting. Southern Baptist churches of Lincoln County came together to eat, fellowship and encourage one another in our efforts to continue making disciples. Also, a few weeks ago, NSBC participated in the LCBA's "Great Awakening Revival" joint effort of Southern Baptist churches in the County. We long for revival!
BP: In what ways do you see the SBC president coming alongside leaders of the International Mission Board, North American Mission Board, LifeWay Christian Resources, Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission, GuideStone Financial Resources and the convention's six seminaries to undergird and encourage their respective ministries?
MOORE: The leaders of our entities have an enormous responsibility. My hope is to encourage their endeavors to be good stewards of Southern Baptist resources for fulfilling the Great Commission. The reality, however, is that most of these entities cannot fulfill their responsibilities to Southern Baptists if Southern Baptists do not give through the Cooperative Program. New Salem Baptist Church believes in the Cooperative Program. We give 16 percent of our undesignated receipts through the Cooperative Program. I hope to encourage Southern Baptist churches to continue giving and to increase their giving. Giving through the Cooperative Program is still the best way to fulfill the Great Commission. Southern Baptists should come alongside our entities and their leaders for the sake of making disciples worldwide. Let's unite to make our entities all that they can be!
BP: If elected as SBC president, how do you foresee speaking to the next generation of Southern Baptist leaders to be involved in expanding the convention's Great Commission work?
MOORE: We can do far more together than we can if we are divided. All generations of Southern Baptists should support the Cooperative Program for at least four reasons: 1) The "all nations" Great Commission (IMB). 2) The church planting disciple-making biblical model (NAMB). 3) confessionally biblical training (BF&M) by top Christian scholars and seasoned pastors (SBTS, NOBTS, SWBTS, SEBTS, MBTS and GGBTS). 4) The confessionally Southern Baptist representation in the marketplace of ideas (ERLC). The ministries funded through the Cooperative Program are not perfect but they are still the best way to support worldwide disciple-making. If you see issues with the Cooperative Program or her ministries, get involved in the local, state and national associations and convention(s) to help make our ministries and entities all they can be. Help us constantly ask and answer the question, "Are we using God's resources in the best possible way to fulfill His Great Commission for His glory?" Let us sweat and bleed together until all nations praise His name!
BP: What do you see as the key moral issues of our day and how can the SBC president represent Southern Baptists as America increasingly moves away from Judeo-Christian values?
MOORE: Abortion is the greatest moral issue facing not only our country but all of humanity and arguably the greatest evil our country has ever participated in. Over 50,000,000 innocent human beings have been murdered since 1973. As Christians, Southern Baptists must love our unborn neighbors. We must also help parents see that they have other options besides taking innocent life. Currently, biblical marriage is being attacked on all sides. Christians should continue to unashamedly say what the Bible says and vote in accord with their consciences as informed by God through Scripture. The only definition of marriage recognized by Jesus Christ -- one man and one woman in a loving relationship covenanted together for life (Mark 10:6-9) -- should be the only definition recognized by Southern Baptists. I believe the SBC president should represent Southern Baptists by saying what the BF&M and Scripture clearly say. Some moral issues are clearer than others. The Scriptures, however, are our ultimate authority -- timeless truths that are inerrant and always relevant and sufficient for human flourishing regardless of how much times passes or how far a culture gets away from the Word of God. Southern Baptists, however, must realize that our neighbors will not be transformed by government or civil laws. Our neighbors need the Gospel! The moral issues in this country are a direct result of a denial of the supremacy of Christ. Only through calling sinners to repent and believe will hearts be changed, and only then will America change."
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SPOKANE, Wash. -- A Spokane judge ruled two business owners with alleged involvement in a prostitution ring will get their property back.
Chin Day and Yong Kassim's attorneys appeared in court Thursday morning.
They say police illegally seized their property, including jewelry, a car and cash, in a July raid.
Judge Triplett ordered the property to be returned to both of them, saying the prosecution did not prove the seizure was legal. This was a roadblock for prosecutors, who say they aren't allowed to comment on the case because it's classified as a special inquiry.
The women own Joe Jeans Oriental Spa and Oriental Spa North. Prosecutors haven't said what, if anything, the properties have to do with the case against the owners in the alleged prostitution ring.
Judge Triplett said this was the best ruling he could give with what he had before him. He declined to comment after the hearing.
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Europe's bad news won't bring us down
Six months ago, when the US was out of control, news of Ireland's $68 billion bank bailout and Spain's debt downgrade could have sent us into a tailspin.
By Jim Cramer, TheStreet
Why can't they just release all the bad news at once over in Europe? This morning I watched a pained Irish finance minister talk tough about the Irish bank bailout that will take years for the country to recover from. This was a long, drawn-out process that we all knew had to take place, all except the poor uninformed individuals who were still allowed to buy the common stocks of the Irish banks, even after it was obvious they were going to be diluted to death.
A tough-talking Brian Lenihan laid out plans for a $68 billion bailout that will include a cash induction for Anglo Irish and a majority control of Allied Irish (AIB), a stock that people have asked me about repeatedly because it "looks so cheap."
At the same time, Moody's cut Spain's bond ratings because of the large deficit in that country -- rocked again by a property bubble gone bad and overspending by the government -- and the gloom proceeds unabated.
Of course, though, Irish and Spanish bonds rally. They rally because almost everything you now hear is about Europe getting its house into order. The actions may have taken forever -- certainly compared with what we did with our banks -- but the adults are prevailing, and it is working. Hence the strength in the euro and the respect for the bonds that these countries print to deal with their problems.
We, on the other hand, handled things quite differently. We moved swiftly with our bank rescue plans, despite vicious attacks from the left and the right, and no one in this administration wants to point it out -- perhaps because it was a Bush plan -- but the Troubled Assets Relief Program was an incredible success. With the exception of the politically charged ones that were protected either by the Democrats in Congress -- think Fannie Mae (FNMA) and Freddie Mac (FMCC) -- or the unions in Detroit -- General Motors and Chrysler -- we're getting our money back, even from the incredible debacle that is being resolved right now at AIG (AIG).
But we've done nothing to cut back our government spending, which is why I now think the dollar is beginning a downward slide, one that could be larger than anyone thinks and may help the multinationals move higher still.
I know the backdrop in Europe is discouraging as you wake up to it every day, but the news is all part of the rearguard; the actions have been taken, and they are good ones. It's why they don't bring us down as they would have when things were out of control just six months ago.
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The City of Scottsdale supports the Arizona SciTech Festival!
The Arizona SciTech Festival is a state-wide celebration of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM or STEAM when you include the arts) held annually in February and March.
Through a series of more than 200 expos, workshops, conversations, exhibitions and tours held in diverse neighborhoods throughout the state, the Arizona SciTech Festival excites and informs Arizonans from ages 3 to 103 how STEM will drive our state for next 100 years.
Scottsdale Science Week
Scottsdale Science Week has something for everyone. Have fun, fuel your imagination and learn more about the science behind baseball and city services.
Upcoming Events
Science of the City of ScottsdaleMar. 1, 2014
All Science of the City of Scottsdale events will occur as scheduled despite the rain.
Drive safely, dress accordingly and we'll see you there!
The Science of the City of Scottsdale - Download the flier
Get a behind-the-scenes look at what it takes to maintain Scottsdale's great quality of life 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in various locations within the city. The events include:
-Traffic Management Center
-Scottsdale Fire Hazardous Materials
-Water Resources Tours
-Solid Waste Transfer Station Tour & Garbage Truck Display
-Scottsdale Library
-The Science of the Civil War
Traffic Management Center
City Corporation Yard
9191 E. San Salvador
Tours begin every half-hour: 10 a.m., 10:30 a.m., 11 a.m., 11:30 a.m., noon, 12:30 p.m., 1 p.m. and 1:30 p.m.
Get all your traffic management questions answered one-on-one and learn how we use technology to monitor and move traffic. Realize the rewards of improving the lives of hundreds of drivers with the click of a mouse!
In 1993, Scottsdale Transportation staff launched its first Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) installation with a single CTV camera installed at one of the city's busiest intersections, Scottsdale Rd and Frank Lloyd Wright Blvd, to help alleviate congestion before and after a national golf tournament. This one camera reduced the amount of city staff and time required to do traffic control at special events significantly.
Currently, Scottsdale's Traffic Management Center consists of more than 50 cameras (about one-sixth of the city's traffic signals) throughout the city to monitor and control traffic flows and minimize delays for collisions, incidents, construction and debris on city streets.
Scottsdale Fire Hazardous Materials
Cactus Acres Fire Station 8
9598 E. Cactus Road
Pre-registration is suggested to attend this event.
Sessions begin at 10 a.m., 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.
Learn how Scottsdale firefighters are trained, equipped and ready to handle emergencies, especially those that include chemicals and other hazardous materials.
Water Resources Tours
Water Campus
8787 E. Hualapai
Learn the science involved in the water and wastewater treatment processes. Get hands-on experiences in ensuring you get safe, clean and reliable drinking water every time you turn on a faucet. Earn fun prizes by participating in a jar test, a few laboratory tests and a water taste test.
- State-of-the-art laboratory tours and hands-on experiments
- TIMES: 10 a.m. and noon
- Learn the science of water treatment for safe, clean, reliable drinking water every day!
- Tour of the Advanced Water Treatment Facility at Water Campus
- TIMES: 11 a.m.and 1 p.m.
- See how we make the most of our water and wastewater 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.
Pre-registration is required for BOTH events.
For your safety, you must be 10 years of age or older to participate.
Limit of 12 people per activity.
Solid Waste Transfer Station Tour & Garbage Truck Display
Solid Waste Transfer Station
Union Hills Drive, west of Pima Road
This is an open house event.Take an interactive facility tour to see the ins and outs of the Scottsdale Transfer Station.
Also, get an up-close look at Scottsdale's Garbage Trucks, including our first CNG garbage trucks (front, rear and side loaders)! Come learn how using these "green" vehicles will curb pollutants in the air and about plans to convert 50 percent of our fleet to these type of vehicles. You'll even have an opportunity to dump your own trash!
Scottsdale Libraries
Civic Center Library
3839 N. Drinkwater Blvd.
Tours begin at 10 a.m. and noon. Check in at the lobby.
Technology drives the day in and day out activities at the Scottsdale Public Library. Stop by the Civic Center Library and take a tour of our state of the art automated book sorting system.
The Science of the Civil War
Civic Center Mall Amphitheater(between the Civic Center Library and City Hall)
11 a.m. to 2 p.m., no registration.
Experience this epic struggle through a battle re-enactment of Arizona's Picacho Pass, visit a Civil War camp, learn about strategies and weapons, hear cannons fired and more through this presentation by the Southwest Civil War Association.


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As many of you know, Questlove and The Roots are the in-house band for the nightly talk show Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. They're also known for choosing appropriate and fitting tracks to accompany their celebrity guests as they make their entrance.
Well on Monday night's show, the Philadelphia-natives decided to make a funny, yet political statement about republican congresswoman, Michele Bachmann by performing the Fishbone track, "Lyin' A** B****" as her entrance music. What's unfortunate is that presidential candidate had no idea what song was being played! I think the audience had more of a clue because we can barely hear the audience's applause as she made her way out. Shade. Lol
Check out the clip below. Props to DDot for finding the clip!
Watch: Michele Bachmann's Clueless Introduction
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DE PERE, Wis., Sept. 27 (UPI) — The Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board said it objects to a non-profit group's billboard warning about the dangers of eating cheese.
The group, Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, said the billboard is aimed at educating the public about the harmful effects of cheese consumption, WBAY-TV, Green Bay, Wis., reported Monday.
The billboard was erected Monday near Lambeau Field along Highway 41 in De Pere, WGBA-TV, Green Bay, reported.
"Warning: Cheese Can Sack Your Health. Fat. Cholesterol. Sodium," reads the billboard, which features an image of the grim reaper wearing a Cheesehead hat.
"The dietary guidelines for Americans, which are produced by the USDA (United States Department of Agriculture), came out earlier this year, and one thing it says is, we need to consume less saturated fat, and the No. 1 source of saturated fat in American diet is cheese," PCRM representative Susan Levin was quoted as saying by WBAY-TV.
However, the Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board said it does not agree with the committee.
"I think most consumers understand this for what it is: It's misinformation, typical of what PCRM does," Patrick Geoghegam of the milk marketing board said.
Green Bay Mayor Jim Schmitt said the group's billboard and its request for "a warning label on all high-fat cheesy foods served at Lambeau Field" is "kind of silly."
"I think it's attacking something more for PR. There's so many other things people can be working on," he said.


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My babe is at the stage where she repeats EVERYTHING I say. It's fun most of the time, but can be a tad harrowing when someone drops a four–letter word in front of her.
Somehow my motherly instincts have severely curbed my cursing, but every now and again, I let one slip.
Just the other night she caught me by surprise as she dropped the "F" bomb. Shocked and appalled, I didn't know what to do. At 17–months–old, what good does scolding her for bad language do? And besides that, it wasn't her fault that she learned it and was simply repeating it. It was just like any other word.
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As I stared at her with wide eyes and dropped jaw, she reached forward and grabbed her frog and again said the "F" word. Much relieved, I excitedly said, "Yes! Frog! F–R–O–G!"
Phew. A close call for sure. It was a good reminder to mind my P's and Q's.
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The all-'Merican version of Top Gear USA returns to the History Channel for its second season of silliness on July 24. Given what happened in the off- season, we have high hopes for this one. Maybe they'll drag race desks.
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Avenged Sevenfold whetted everyone's appetite Friday for their new album by posting a trailer online for the upcoming follow-up to 2010's Nightmare .
The one-minute clip , titled #allhailandronikos, features footage of the band working in a recording studio and includes a snippet of one of the new tracks, which features a horn section.
While a title and release date for the album has yet to be announced, you'll get a chance to hear some of the new cuts performed live.
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Unions ... America's Economic Achilles Heel
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With all the current labor struggles going on in Wisconsin, Ohio, Indiana, California, New Jersey, and New York, with others soon to follow, now is the time to shed some light on what must be done if we ever want to see our economy once again flourish and soar to great heights. The story of Achilles is very much similar to the growth of our nation as a powerhouse in the world. And, his fate will become very much ours if we don't change our direction, mindsets, and attitudes real soon.
According to Greek mythology, Achilles was born to a lady named Thetis. Shortly after his birth Thetis was told that Achilles would rise to great heights but would die in battle from a wound to his foot. She immediately took Achilles to the River Styx whose waters were believed to have great protective powers to anyone who bathed in or went swimming in it. She held Achilles by the heel of one foot, with her index and thumb covering a portion of his heel, submersed him in the waters but not allowing water to wash over that portion of his heel. When Achilles was a young man he went to battle. After the first few battles Achilles was recognized by other soldiers for his military genius and ferocity. As he progressed, several others things were credited to his success. He had a great curiosity, the ability to innovate and improvise on the battlefield, a track record of ever growing success, and an undaunted belief that he was part of the greatest and best fighting force in the world. Soon, all other countries in the world both feared and respected the might of Achilles' army and his country. Everything was going his way, until his last great battle. An arrow was fast approaching and lodged itself in his 'unwashed' heel. He suffered an almost immediate and painful death. He had not moved his heel out of harms way quickly enough to avoid the ultimate tragedy.
Can you not place the qualities of Achilles against the qualities of our country right from the beginning? We started out as a weak, little baby of only thirteen small colonies against a world of tremendous power houses. Yet, we defeated the world's strongest empire at that time to gain our liberty and freedom in this new country called America. From that point on we began to show our true metal. Sure, we made mistakes along the way but we learned from them. Some we discarded almost immediately as a detriment to our ultimate goals, while others were not necessarily seen as mistakes in the beginning. But even those, when found to no longer be useful or of value in pushing forward our industrial revolution growth, were discarded. One of those good ideas was the establishment of labor unions in our supplier industries that fed other entrepreneurs throughout our growth as a nation in a multitude of ways. There were drastic changes that were needed in our auto, steel manufacturing, mining, and rubber industries, to name a few. It was a matter of getting the developing companies to secure better safety and ensure better wages and benefits for their blue collar employees. This later bled over into some of the white collar workforce as well. Most recognize these unions are no longer needed but we have failed to face this straight up until just recently.
Well, here we are in 2011 and these same unions are continuing to push for higher wages, no give backs on unsustainable benefit packages, and greater union membership meaning larger dues to the union itself. The fight is no longer for the workers but for the union bosses and the very survival of unionization in the U.S. workforce. Most of the workers who continue to remain union members are very fine, upstanding folks whom we are all happy to have as our neighbors and friends. The sad part is they have listened to the hateful diatribe of the union bosses (and bought into it) over such a long period of time that they are still willing to give up their individuality, freedom, and liberty as citizens for promises that sound so good but in reality can no longer be upheld or achieved. They are now dependents.
Staunch union members, particularly in the Midwest 'rust belt' as well as the northeast, are now struggling with the fact that their companies no longer exist. They blame the companies but refuse to take any personal responsibility. Companies only exist for one reason ... to make a profit for their investors. When labor becomes too expensive and unbending, they either close for good or move somewhere they can stay competitive and make a reasonable return on their investment. It's that simple. Sadly, many of the unemployed workers continue to believe in the union, are still union members, and hold on to the false notion that the union bosses will somehow come through and they will return to a job with the same or similar wages and benefits they used to enjoy. They have become so insecure over the years that they are fearful of striking out on their own ... re-educating themselves in another field, giving up their union enslavement, and becoming successful in a new, non-union company. They have totally forgotten a basic tenet of individual, free-market capitalism ... if you excel in what you do, you will be recognized and advance in stature and pay. For example, a group of engineers in a union shop are generally paid almost the same depending on their grade and can usually only advance by seniority when openings occur in a higher pay grade. You'd be hard pressed to find that in an engineering department in a private, non-union company. Exceptionally gifted engineers are compensated and/or promoted much more often, in most cases, than their department peers. The same holds true for all employees in the companies, regardless of department. And, seniority is not necessarily a consideration in management's decision for compensation and promotion.
Much of the above is in relation to private enterprise unions. Now let's consider what the governors of the states mentioned in the first paragraph are trying to accomplish. They realize that the cost of government service employees has gotten way out of hand ... particularly with regard to outrageous benefit packages. In the 1930's FDR came out totally opposed to unionization of government employees. In 1959, the first president of the AFL/CIO, George Sweeney, gave a speech totally opposing the unionization of government service employees. They had good reason. Unionization requires negotiations between company owners and employees. How does one negotiate between government employees and investors when there are no owners in Washington or the state capitols? We the people are the owners of the country and our states. Do you remember voting on wage or benefit increases for any of our government employees? No. That's what the governors are saying (rightfully) is the major problem with balancing their state budgets. Government employees have experienced yearly wage and benefit increases even in eras of hard times. It's become so automatic that at this point in time their wages and benefits far exceed most private enterprise employees working for a for profit corporation. It must stop! At a time when our nation is living with a true unemployment of 16% of the workforce, all federal employees received a 2.8% across the board raise in January of this year. Plus the size of the government workforce grew! If you cannot see that this must be reigned in, then you are definitely sleeping and totally unaware of the pain we all must endure to get out of our current recession. That must include government service employees. After all, the folks asked to pay for the government increases is 'unemployed' us (or worse yet, the Chinese)!
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StoryCorps in Grand Central Terminal
Thank you to all who joined us at the Farewell Event in Grand Central on Wednesday, May 14. It was a touching and heartfelt event and it meant so much to all of us at StoryCorps to see so many of you there.
Read more about the Farewell Event on the StoryCorps blog.
StoryCorps began with the opening of our first StoryBooth in Grand Central Terminal in October 2003. On February 10, 2006, the StoryBooth was dedicated to Danny and Annie Perasa, and on May 17, 2008, we recorded the last interview in Grand Central.
This StoryBooth has seen marriage proposals, birthdays, and family reunions; and has recorded more than 5,000 stories from both New Yorkers and visitors from across the country.
Listen to some of the stories we collected during our time at Grand Central.
Though we are sad to leave our first home, we hope you'll visit us at our new location at Foley Square in downtown Manhattan.
The Art of Listening
On May 16, 2008, StoryCorps founder Dave Isay talked to Brian Lehrer on WNYC about the closing of the Grand Central StoryBooth.
"An end of an era: the closing of one of the project's flagship recording booths in Manhattan. Annie Perasa and her husband were one of the first interviews in the booth. Together they share how it's possible to change lives just by being yourself."
Listen to Dave Isay on Brian Lehrer on May 16, 2008 talking about the closing of the booth.
Memories of the Grand Central Terminal StoryBooth
To celebrate our time in Grand Central, we'd love for you to share some of your memories of the StoryBooth with us. When was the first time you saw the booth? Who did you do an interview with? What is your fondest memory from the day of your StoryCorps interview at Grand Central? Use the form below to submit your Grand Central StoryBooth stories and testimonials. We'll post them here on our website, and on-site at Grand Central for its last few weeks.
"The booth in Grand Central Station has been a physical monument to what StoryCorps has meant to me—a time and place to put aside the everyday details of life for a singular hour, and focus deeply on a conversation with a person one loves, a place of reflection in the midst of the messy business of life, and I'll always be grateful for it. I can't wait to make new memories in the newest New York location."
–Teresa Calloway, StoryCorps Alumna in Asheville, North Carolina
"When my family immigrated to the U.S. in 1949, my father's first job was at the Oyster Bar in Grand Central Station. The station and the restaurant have always been a place of memory for me. So, when my daughter said she had arranged to interview me on StoryCorps, I was, of course, moved by her thoughtfulness. This was during the Christmas season, and a perfect gift. The interview was a profoundly beautiful, intimate experience for all of us. And afterwards we had dinner in the Oyster Bar and saluted the rest of our now extensive family. Thanks Story Corps for your time in Grand Central Station."
-Tom Tammi, StoryCorps Alumnus in New York, New York
"My family members are great fans of StoryCorps and we will miss seeing the booth that brought our family history to life in that hidden corner in Grand Central Station.
-Deborah E. Schultz, StoryCorps Alumna in Cincinnati, Ohio


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Bombardier Boosts Training Infrastructure
Bombardier's training network will employ five additional business jet simulators in the U.S., Europe and the Middle East by early next year, according to Bombardier Aerospace vice president of customer services James Hoblyn. This includes the first full-flight simulator for the Learjet 40/40XR and Learjet 45/45XR that was qualified last month at CAE's Burgess Hill Training Centre in the UK. Another CAE location in Europe will add a Challenger 300 simulator in the third quarter of this year, Hoblyn added. Both the Learjet 40/45 and Challenger 300 simulators will offer the first training programs for these jets in Europe.
Also last month, the Emirates-CAE training facility in Dubai began offering training in a Global Express simulator.
Early next year, a Challenger 604 simulator, which is now located at Bombardier's Montreal training facility, will be moved to CAE's facility in Amsterdam. And in North America, a Challenger 605 full-flight simulator will enter service at Bombardier's Dallas facility in the fourth quarter of this year and a Global Vision avionics simulator goes live in Montreal in the first quarter of 2011.
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Cliburn, Internet, and the FuturePosted by Jeffrey Biegel in Uncategorized
A very well said summation from John von Rhein and my letter to him personally below:
Dear Mr. von Rhein,
Your article concerning the the post-Cliburn reality is a wonderful summation indeed. The music world and its opportunities for young artists have indeed evolved into an existence a bit different from the ones we remember after earlier Cliburn events. Due to the changes of worldwide demographics and audience attendance, not to mention the technological diversions from the concert halls, the realities for these young artists and their eventual need to network and soul search is ever more a reality than in years gone by. I hope many pianists (and instrumentalists) will read your article, as it is an honest lesson to be learned for many attempting to secure a recognizable career stronghold in the 21st century world of music.
I was happy to read your reference to the first time the Cliburn event utilized live audio and video–I was the first to use this technology back in 1997 in a first live audio and video streaming recital on two occasions: in New York's Steinway Hall on July 8 and 25, 1997, and during the following season for the first European event from Amsterdam for a Netherlands based internet company pushing their streaming technology. It was an idea I had to help broaden the 21st century audience addicted to the internet, to bring a classical piano recital directly to them in the privacy of their own home (and/or office). Peter Goodrich, Director of Concert and Artists Services, remarked that it was ahead of its time when the Steinway event was produced, but it did indeed prove the technology worked (despite a delayed glitch on the first run on the July 8 cybercast). I still envision recitals and symphony orchestra subscription series being available online (for a nominal fee to 'attend') which will eventually assist the orchestras and concert series in their online revenue to stay afloat. From what I have witnessed during my travels (although my concerts have been well attended), this is something that may eventually become necessary due to a declining attendance amongst younger attendees. The internet might not be the same as the 'live' concert hall experience, but with enhanced home theatre on the rise, home concert attendance might become a fine adjunct to the 'live' concert hall attendance.
I hope to have the pleasure to play again in the Chicago area. In the interim, please feel free to visit my web site www.cyberecital.com. Once the premiere of the Lowell Liebermann Third Piano Concerto has occurred next May in Milwaukee (and will be followed by 17 other orchestras performing the work with me as far as Europe), I am sure the new concerto will be pitched to the Chicago area.
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Says Samuels, "We now have an African American president, with an African American wife and two African American daughters. So now we talk a lot about hair--things we probably didn't talk about when we had First Ladies who were not African American. So, the conversation has gone from one end to the other. Should Michelle wear more natural hair? Should she cut her hair? Should she have a perm? Should she press and curl? Why do we have such an obsession, even now, in 2009, with black women and hair?"
First, I would love to know where these purported conversations about Michelle Obama's hair are taking place. Where is this obsession with her tresses flowering? So far, I've seen several articles about the phenomenon (I believe Salon has peddled it, too.), but have yet to experience it among any, y'know, actual black women. As far as I can tell, in real life, no one is riding Michelle to bust out the cornrows at the next State dinner. (According to Samuels, black female bloggers are calling for Michelle and her daughters to be champions of black hair. Why's everybody got to blame the bloggers these days? I'm plugged into the top black blogs and haven't seen any such discussion percolating. Hmmmm.)
Now, there has been some discussion about how the politics of black hair might effect the politics of the nation. It is no coincidence that when Michelle Obama was portrayed as a radical on the cover of The New Yorker, the cartoonist drew her with a big, ass afro. And many nappies have noted that Barack Obama may not have been elected president if the woman at his side had been rocking twists or locs. Natural, black hair is demonized in our society. People often attach meaning to it where none exists. I assume that Michelle Obama likes her hair just fine. But anyone with a lick of sense should understand why the styles she chooses tend to be straight and conservative. If I were Michelle Obama and my spouse were a black man seeking the highest office in the land in a country still struggling with racial bias, I'm pretty sure that I'd wear a flattering, conservative, straight style, too. Not to mention the look she had to maintain while climbing the corporate ladder herself.
Recognizing the politics involved in Michelle Obama's appearance is not the same as calling for her to be the poster child for nappydom. Although you all know I advocate natural hair, I recognize that the decision to wear it is not one to be taken lightly. As much as I might like to see more black women decide that nappy is beautiful and professional and elegant, I'm not about forcing my choices on other women when I won't be the one living with the consequences.
Many black women have fraught relationships with their hair because we are the only race of women who are expected to change the natural properties of our natural hair to be deemed acceptable--professionally and personally. Rather than discuss this in a meaningful way, Samuels and Hamilton normalize the pathology surrounding black women's hair.
Some choice quotes from the report:
"Our hair needs certain enhancements..."
"Black female hair can't handle the stress of 'getting done' every day..."
"Don't all little black girls get their hair straightened on special occaisions?"
"In our community, straight hair represents a more polished look."
There is a lot of discussion about the damage created by heat and manipulation to achieve straight styles a la Beyonce...the need for weaves and extentions...and some offhand acknowlegement that the deifying of straight hair is a learned societal value, but the conversation never comes back around to the ridiculousness of black women having to go to such great lengths to be accepted. No one ever brings up this simple fact:
But Samuels and Hamilton position straightening and weaving as simply what we have to do to look good. Even as they decry the idea of "good" hair, they also dish about special suppliers that provide the best Indian hair for high-quality weaves, stashing your weave in the glove compartment of your car in case you need it (Huh?) and Hamilton actually suggests that men wanting a black woman with real hair "go to Africa." She then acknowleges that even women in Africa are wearing weaves. (Yippee! Sarcasm.)
I am offically over the Michelle Obama/hair discussion. If we can't have a real talk about black hair, then let's not have one at all, particularly in the mainstream media. And let's leave Michelle Obama out of it. With her fierce intelligence and accomplishments, there is so much more that she can be to our country and the black community than our "Great Black [Hair] Hope."


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