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Bandung, The Capital Of West Java
Bandung, capital of West Java, is a great place to visit any time of the year as it's not only renowned for its picturesque open vista, but the town also offers many attractions well worth a visit.
Surrounded by green fertile mountains, Bandung today is Indonesia's center for learning and creativity. Here is the wellknown, Institut Teknologi Bandung (ITB) established since 1920, the university that has produced many of Indonesia's top scientists from engineers, geologists to leaders in business management. Today Bandung is one of Indonesia's most prestigeous university towns. Bandung is also the center of Indonesia's burgeoning ICT technology, at the same time it is a center of arts and artists. Every weekend and long holidays the city is filled with young people from Jakarta who flock to Bandung to enjoy its youthful creative atmosphere in music, painting, fashion, and the culinary arts.
Originally established in the late 19th century as a colonial garrison town, Bandung soon grew into a town for wealthy planters who owned the miles and miles of tea, coffee and cinchona plantations, fruit orchards and vegetable gardens in the cool and fertile hills of West Java. Bandung thus became the town of the European elite. And since this was the era of art deco, Bandung has a rich heritage of buildings in exemplary art deco architecture. They include the beautiful Villa Isola, – now housing the University for Education -, the Concordia, the present Asian-African Museum, which was then the Society's Clubhouse, the main Braga shopping center, where the Dutch colonial elite went to shop, and the Savoy-Homann and Preanger hotels, where they would overnight and hold grand balls.
While along the present Jalan Juanda, then known as Dago Boulevard, were the houses of the elite with their green lawns and flower gardens fronting opulent homes. In those colonial heydays in the early 20th century, Bandung became known as "Parijs van Java", or the Paris of Java, where Dutch planters and ladies paraded and flaunted their wealth and beauty along the boulevards and Bragaweg, then the Champs Elysees of the East.
Today, Bandung is remembered in history internationally as the venue of the First Asian-African Conference held in 1955 which brought together for the first time, leaders of 29 Asian and African countries, who declared to jointly fight colonialism for national independence. Attending the Conference were noted national leaders, among whom, Jawaharlal Nehru and daughter Indira Gandhi of India, Chao En Lai of China, Gamal Abdel Nasser of Egypt, Prince Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia and Indonesia's own President Soekarno. The Asian-African Conference became the precursor of the Non-Alighned Movement.
Later Bandung also became the center for textile mills producing much of Indonesia's textiles for fashion wear, linen and upholstery.
Standing some 768 m above sea level, Bandung is today the country's third largest city after Jakarta and Surabaya. Since the opening of the Cipularang Toll road, which cuts down travel from Jakarta to two hours from the previous four hours over the tortuous Puncak Pass, Bandung has become the favourite weekend getaway to relax and escape from the hectic pace of metropolitan Jakarta.
For Bandung offers trendy fashion wear at reasonable prices at its myriad factory outlets, a wide range of delicious local and international cuisines, and a distinct colonial European-style atmosphere combined with captivating traditional arts.
The most popular items to buy in Bandung are the delicious foods and drinks. Grab the famous snacks of keripik tempe, keripik oncom, steamed-brownies Amanda, sale pisang, dodol, peyeum, pisang bolen Kartika Sari, batagor Riri, ubi (sweet potatoes) Cilembu and other tid-bits sold in stores and at vendors along Dago, Cihampelas, Riau, Kemuning, Burangrang and Sulanjana streets.
Moreover, there are many local handicrafts for sale here that make great souvenirs of your trip: Angklung (traditional musical instrument made of bamboo) at Saung Angklung Udjo, Wayang Golek (Sundanese wood puppet) at Galeri Cupumanik, Jl. Haji Umar, and various high quality crocodile skin handicrafts, wood carvings, and other Indonesian furniture at Toko Sin Sin Souvenir & Antique Shop, Jl. Braga 59. Looking for small fancy trinkets for your friends? Just stop by at Dutch colonial shop Jl. Cihampelas 39, T-shirt, pins, hats, key holders, and bamboo pens are available in various designs.
As the center of Indonesia's creativity, Bandung also boast trending fashions,apparels and other accesories. To learn more about Bandung's fashion scene you can visit Bandung Factory Outlets Galore For Apparel and Leatherware.
Bandung has a variety of accommodation options scattered throughout the town, from luxurious hotels to modest inns. On the weekend, these hotels are filled up with the Jakartans trying to escape the capital so make sure that you are booked in advance.
Bandung is a town that offers great promise for shoppers. You may be overwhelmed with the large number of factory outlets scattered along Dago (Ir. H. Djuanda), Riau (R.E.Martadinata), Cihampelas, and Setiabudi. Here you can shop to your heart's content and grab famous brands, trendy fashion and a lot more. Unlike the real Paris though, the clothes here are surprisingly affordable! Looking for the new design of jeans? Just stop by at Cihampelas street. Buy something here and their collections will brighten up your wardrobe in an instant.
Just a 30 minute drive from Bandung and you'll be greeted by the natural beauty of the hills and valleys. Refresh your mind and unwind through a pleasant journey to Lembang, north of Bandung. On the way, stop at POM TAHU that sells the famous Tahu Lembang (Lembang tofu) and fresh milk in various flavors. Around this area, you can pick your own strawberries while breathing in the fresh air of Lembang and let your small kids have fun with outdoor activities, like a mini flying fox, pool rafting, and balloon walker. Get your adrenalines pumping by trying outbound activities at Imah Seniman, Lembang.
For the adventurous, drive up the hills pass exhilarating tracks by ATV (All Terrain Vehicle), fly through the sky with the Flying Fox, or enjoy the many fishing spots around here. Extend your journey and take in celestial sights through the giant telescopes of Bosscha Observatory or drive further up to the Tangkuban Perahu Volcano. Walking around its famous craters (Kawah Ratu, Kawah Upas, and Kawah Domas) will be a remarkable experience. This is one of the few places in the world where you can see volcanic activity up close, and enjoy the local hospitality.
Do not forget to admire Bandung's art-deco architectural heritage found throughout the city. This will be a good opportunity to take a flash back in history.
The Museum of the Asian-African Conference is definitely worth a visit and is one of the best preserved tropical art deco buildings, as are the ITB campus, the "Gedung Satay" governor's office, Villa Isola, and many more.
FROM BANDUNG AIRPORT: Hussein Sastranegara Airport is only 4 km from the town centre. Taxis from the airport to town cost approx. $US 6 (Rp 50,000). Remember to use the safe "Airforce Cooperative" taxi from the airport to the hotel/town centre. Hotels in Bandung usually provide free airport transfer services. They will be pleased to pick you up if you tell them the time and date of arrival in advance.
You won't want to miss the unique experience once you decide to take a ride in one of Bandung's most common transportation, the Angkot. It is an acronym from Angkutan Kota, Indonesian Bahasa for 'City Transport'. This is the cheapest public transportation you can get in Indonesia. So, don't expect five-star service or much convenience when getting around with it.
Angkot in Bandung comes in red, green, pink, yellow, blue, and occasionally in a combination of two completely unmatching color. In English this is pronounced 'un-caught', a public transport minivan, with single entry and exit door on the left, or at the back. This transport has a long seat and not-so-long one, facing sideways and each other. The long one, decent enough for the Asian physique, can accommodate seven people, while the other one accommodates five.
Most important to know is how to say, 'KIRI' (pronounced: key-ree), Bahasa for 'left' or 'stop here'. Why 'left'? In Indonesia, the traffic drives on the left. So "Kiri" is an indication that you wish to stop here or the Angkot will pass your destination. But if getting lost is what you want to do in your vacation, then enjoy taking an Angkot to get around.
The Angkot has no fixed fare as its depends on how far you wish to travel. Don't worry though as the cost will be less than a dollar. It is best to ask the driver or kernet (the assistant driver) about the fare to go to your destination. Hail an Angkot as you would a taxi.
If you're confused with the routes of the Angkot or if it's just too uncomfortable, then a taxi is the best choice for you to travel around Bandung. Official taxis in Bandung use meters but be careful when choosing an unmetered Taxi. Blue Bird is the best known and reliable taxi service.
Using your own car or renting a car is probably the easiest and the most convenient way to explore Bandung. There are many reliable local car rentals that you can find in Bandung.
It is quite easy to reach Bandung. On your journey you'll see the wondrous views of the Parahyangan (land of God) landscape, which reboots your sense of adventure. There are many modes of transportation to choose from:
• By Air,
Leaving on the airplane is the fastest way to reach Bandung. Air Asia provides thrice flights from Kuala Lumpur (KUL) and daily flights from Bali (DPS) and Medan (MES) to Bandung (BDO) and vice versa. Malaysia Airlines also serves daily flights between Kuala Lumpur and Bandung.
Deraya Airlines also operates daily flight from Jakarta (Halim Perdanakusuma Airport) to Bandung (Hussein Sastranegara Airport). While Lion Air flies daily between Bandung-Bali, Bandung-Labuan Bajo, Bandung-Surabaya, and Bandung-Medan. Book your ticket beforehand as this is necessary to secure a seat.
Wings Air, subsidiary of Lion Air, operate flight routes of Bandung-Bengkulu, Bandung-Palembang (South Sumatra) and Bandung-Tanjung Karang (Bandar Lampung). Sriwijaya Air and Susi Air also provides flights to and from Bandung.
• By Land,
This is an ideal choice if you enjoy good views along the journey where your eyes will be spoilt by the beautiful lavish green of undulating hills, terraced paddy fields and tea plantations. From Jakarta the 180 km journey takes 3 hours.
PT KAI Persero (Kereta Api Indonesia) provides excellent train services to reach Bandung from several cities in Indonesia:
• If you leave from Jakarta (Gambir Train Station), Argo Gede will lead you to Bandung. Argo Gede serves only Executive-AC class but it is comfortable and faster train. The first train will leave at 5.30 a.m. and the last train at 08.30 p.m. on weekdays and 09.30 p.m. on Sunday.
• If you come from Surabaya (Surabaya Gubeng Train Station) there are several trains that offer a scenic journey to Bandung. Turangga (Executive), Harina (Executive), Argowilis (Executive) and Mutiara Selatan (Business) ply the route daily. So, get ready to pack your bag the first train leaves at 07.00 a.m. !
Bus and Shuttle Car
There are also convenient buses operated by Primajasa which will take you to Bandung (Bandung Supermall) direct from the Soekarno-Hatta Airport in Jakarta. The cost is approximately $US 8.50 per person.
However, if you're looking for something private and elegant, shuttle cars (X-trans, Cipaganti, and Primajasa) are also available in the airport. The cost is approximately $US 14.0 per person. All of them provide great, reliable, and safe services.
- You can visit Bandung year round, as it is almost always sunny, and during the wet season (September – April) the temperature is pleasantly cool between 17 – 20 ˚C ,
- Umbrella and light jacket are recommended during the wet season,
- You may need to bring a jumper for the early morning or evening,
- ATM's are located in all corners of the city,
- Before shopping, make sure you have exchanged your foreign currency at the money changer's; you can find them along Dago, Cihampelas and Tamblong streets,
- Get ready to bargain over price when you're shopping at traditional markets, and always keep an eye on your belongings.
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Before we had Finn, we would buy the papers of a weekend and spread them over the breakfast table, whilst our hands cradled cups of coffee and crumbs lingered on our fingers, well into the idle morning. I unashamedly bypassed the serious news sections in favour of the magazine and Nigel Slater's weekly food column - comfort food was his speciality. One weekend he wrote a piece on coffee cake accompanied by a gorgeous photo of a messy forkful, all walnut crumb and soft buttery icing.
I made that cake every chance I got - whenever some comfort was needed. The cake never failed to bring a smile through even the worst of times. It was my tender cake blanket, that I tucked around us and kept the world out of the kitchen just a little bit longer. The recipe was folded and smoothed again and again, sticky with coffee splashes and finger prints.
Recently, Finley fancied looking through my old recipe books at bedtime - the ones that are full of gluten and sugar, but I keep anyway because I love to have them on my shelf. We oohed and aahed over sticky desserts and buttery pastry, truffles and tortes. Then out fell a loose sheet and Finley snatched it up, uncreasing its long folded pages to reveal a very faded recipe for coffee cake - the very one I had probably folded up the year before he was born and consigned to the shelves with all the rest.
I let out a sigh and told Finn all about the cake and what it meant to me. He stroked the furrow out of my brow and told me that I could make a coffee cake if I liked - detailing all the ways I could make it without caffeine, sugar and wheat. What a boy.
After my Aunt's funeral I had a real urge for something treaty. Something buttery and moreish, with crumbs that would stick to my fingers and lips. I remembered the coffee cake and knew that this was exactly the sticking plaster I needed for my sore heart.
I made cupcakes because, somehow, they are even more comforting than a cake to me. Just looking at their frosted tops, adorned with a perfect walnut half makes me feel complete.
I made them without refined sugar, or grains, or caffeine - because I don't want to feel high, just nourished.
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This month's Go Ahead Honey, hosted by Alta of Tasty Eats at Home is all about Comfort Food. This is my contribution. If you would like to contribute something, please post it as soon as you can and email the link to Alta. You can use an old post if you like - just update with a link to Alta's blog.
If you are following SCD or GAPS - these are a very advanced food as they contain lots of dates and coffee. Don't even attempt to eat them until you have been clear of symptoms for 3-6 months and accompany with a dose of probiotic!
Coffee and Walnut Cupcakes (makes 6)
Walnut Cakes
80g Dried Dates - finely chopped
20g Palm Sugar (optional & leave out for SCD)
130g Ground Almonds
3 Large Free Range Eggs
80g Salted Butter
80g Walnuts
1 1/2 tsp Gluten Free Baking Powder (1/2 tsp bicarb for SCD)
2 tsp Vanilla Extract
2 tsp Lemon Juice
For coffee cake and icing, replace vanilla extract and lemon juice with four tsp of very strong cold coffee. I prefer a walnuty cake and coffee icing.
Preheat oven to 160ºC. Pop six paper muffin cases into a deep muffin tray.
In a food processor, blend dates, palm sugar and ground almonds until they are like coarse bread crumbs.
Add butter, eggs, baking powder and vanilla - or coffee - and blend again until smooth, creamy and paler in colour.
Add walnuts and lemon juice (or leave out for coffee) and blend again until the walnuts are coarsely chopped into the mix.
Spoon into 6 muffin cases, half fill the empty holes in the tray with water and bake for 25 minutes, until golden and well risen. Cool on a rack.
Date and Coffee Buttercream
Make some very strong coffee using 1 heaped dessertspoon of ground coffee and about 150ml of boiling water.
Cook 45g dried dates in 100ml of the coffee until almost all the liquid is absorbed. Cool completely
Blend coffee dates with 60g salted butter and 1 tsp vanilla extract until creamy and pale.
Ice the cakes and top with a perfect walnut. Keep in a cool place or refridgerate - they won't last long.

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|The French are very orderly (like French Girl). Is that why I'm so attracted to them?
Tuesday, May 08, 2012
Les Maitres du Desordre - Musee Branly
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- Anonymous7:11 AM
Carol, if you are bawling for two days at the idea of "going home it's time to move to Paris! Just sayin...ReplyDelete
"You could have a point there Maureen" she said. as a big tear rolled down her cheek in Astoria NY...Delete
miam...tastes like 'sel de Guerande'
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I have a sign in my studio that a friend gave me 30 some years ago - "geniuses thrive on clutter." I usually have it taped to the back of my chair where i can see it each time I sit down! I heard of a study done of a group of artists. They thought the study was done about their creative process. In reality it was about the amount of order/disorder of their work space. In reality, those who created in clutered created more - the others took up time "putting things in order." Love it!ReplyDelete
I absolutely love this kind of (wonderful) mess!!ReplyDelete
Perhaps you've been bawling because you are in the process of going through a "re-birth," and from what my female friends tell me, "birth " of any kind has its moments of PAIN.ReplyDelete
And ultimate JOY.
Please excuse me as I must go up to my messy studio and get to work.
As I read this, I'm sitting at my messy dining room table (paints, papers, half-finished projects, computer, purse, maps .. well, you get the idea!).ReplyDelete
As for the bawling for two days ... hmm, maybe Paris is home now? It's tough to make a big move (believe me, I know - I've just made one), but sometimes you just have to follow your heart. Or so I keep telling myself!
Save travels!
Messiness is the default of true artists !ReplyDelete
You know why you're bawling. You don't want to leave Paris...it's become a home for you. It's time to really do something about it, Carol. Which you might very well be doing. But in case not...ahem.ReplyDelete
thank you for seeing through my tears so clearly!!!Delete
You got it :)
Wow.. is the time in Paris over already? That went fast. Thanks for vindicating my messiness for me. :)) Hope you have a safe trim back to NY and you figure out the Paris thing soon.ReplyDelete
oops.. hope you have a safe TRIP not trim.. lolReplyDelete
What an exhibition. You'll be back before you know it, don't worry. We have some serious, sweet catching up to do next time. Bon voyage et à très bientôt... xoReplyDelete
When are you moving to Paris?
- Patricia and Eric9:42 AM
I knew Paris was home the first time I set foot there. That feeling has never leftReplyDelete
me. I believe the only answer is to be in Paris as much as is possible.
So happy to have your posts – they provide more joy to us fellow Franco/Paris-philes than I can ever describe.
Hello and kisses to dear Bear!
Loved-!!--the posts on his ice cream making, and solitary Paris wanderings and adventures.
Cheers and all the best to you—please return to Paris soon!Replies
THANKS so much for the encouragementDelete
I WILL do this one way or 't'other
it's in the cards for me :)
You're bawling becaue your heart is telling you soemthing very important and your body/mind just can't follow through right now to give it what it needs.ReplyDelete
You'll make it happen, Carol. I know you will. And there will be a wonderful, creative "collage" of life surrounding you when you do!
I think your readers have pretty much nailed the reason for your tears....sorry it took me so long to comment but I was looking for my painting reference for a few days...I know I put it somewhere around here...ReplyDelete
- Pamela7:45 PM
Sorry you've been feeling low Carol.ReplyDelete
When you get home you can think long and hard about the future.
Remember nothing lasts for ever.
Your wonderful pictures and paintings have brought the best of Paris into my life, such creativity and imagination, you are truly gifted.
Paris loves you so get back there asap. Pamela xx


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By Erika Solomon
BEIRUT (Reuters) - The United States chided Russia for sending missiles to the Syrian government as plans for a peace conference promoted by Washington and Moscow were hit by diplomatic rifts over its scope and purpose.
Sectarian bloodshed in neighboring Iraq during Friday prayers, a hacking attack on a Western newspaper by sympathizers of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and defiant comments by a rebel commander filmed eating a slain soldier's flesh were all reminders of how the two-year-old civil war is metastising.
But the divisions among world powers that have prevented a coordinated resolution were also again on display, just 10 days after Russia and the United States agreed to bury differences and push for an urgent international conference to end the war.
The most senior U.S. military officer, General Martin Dempsey, described Russia's recent delivery of anti-ship missiles to Assad as "ill-timed and very unfortunate" and risked prolonging a war which has already killed more than 80,000 Syrians and which the U.N. said had driven 1.5 million abroad.
While not responding directly to U.S. assertions that it had sent Yakhont missiles, a spokesman for President Vladimir Putin said Russia would honor contracts to supply Syria, which has been a customer for Moscow's weaponry since the Cold War.
"It's at the very least an unfortunate decision that will embolden the regime and prolong the suffering," Dempsey, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told reporters.
With a range of 300 km (200 miles), the Yakhont could prove a threat to warships in the Mediterranean, should, for example, Western powers abandon their deep reserve and intervene to offer air support to the rebels, as they did in Libya two years ago.
No date has yet been agreed for the international meeting, which appears to face growing obstacles. U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon met Putin in Russia on Friday and said the conference should take place as soon as possible.
But highlighting the diplomatic conundrum it poses, France spelled out explicitly on Friday that it would oppose any meeting if Assad's regional ally Iran were invited - contrary to the Russian position that Tehran should be part of a solution.
The rebels and key Arab and Western backers will meet in Amman on Wednesday to discuss how to approach a conference. But it is also far from clear that Assad's opponents can forge a united front or agree to meet the president's representatives.
After months of diplomatic stalemate, Washington and Moscow have been pushed to convene the conference by the rising death toll and atrocities, signs of escalation across Syria's frontiers and suspicions that chemical arms may have been used.
Three weeks ago, Israeli air strikes near Damascus that were said to target Iranian weapons heading for Lebanon drove home the risk of the Syrian conflict spreading further afield. As much was true of bombings last week across the border in Turkey.
On Friday, dozens of Iraqis were killed in bombings which fuelled fears that the increasingly sectarian war in Syria, where Sunni Islamists are a part of the rebellion and Assad's Alawite minority is backed by Shi'ite Iran, could plunge Iraq back into its own bloody civil conflict between Sunni and Shi'ite Muslims.
Two bombs exploded outside a Sunni mosque in the city of Baquba as worshippers left Friday prayers, killing at least 43 people in one of the deadliest attacks of recent months.
Several other bombings claimed lives around the country - with 19 killed near a commercial complex in the west of Baghdad. Attacks on Sunni and Shi'ite mosques, security forces and tribal leaders have mounted since troops from the Shi'ite-led Iraqi government raided a Sunni protest camp near Kirkuk a month ago.
London's Financial Times became the latest Western media outlet to be targeted by online activists who support Assad.
Stories on the FT's website had their headlines replaced by "Hacked By Syrian Electronic Army" and messages on its Twitter feed read: "Do you want to know the reality of the Syrian 'Rebels?'" followed by a link to a video that purports to show members of the al Qaeda-linked Nusra Front rebel group executing blindfolded and kneeling Syrian soldiers.
The video could not be independently verified.
Following another of many Internet videos that have caused concern over deepening communal hatreds, a rebel commander who was filmed apparently cutting out and biting into the heart or other organ of a dead solder made a statement on Friday.
"I am ready to be held accountable for my actions, on condition that Bashar and his shabbiha (militias) are tried for crimes they committed against our women and children," the man known as Abu Sakkar said in a new video posting.
"I send this message to the world: if the bloodshed in Syria does not stop, every Syrian will become Abu Sakkar."
Asked by the unseen interviewer why he mutilated the body, he said the soldier's phone contained video clips of him raping women, burning bodies and cutting off the limbs of captives.
A Western diplomat at the United Nations in New York said the target date for the peace conference was June 10-15, but it depended on the readiness of the Syrian parties. An alternative plan would be to hold an international conference and then have the Syrians meet at a later date when they are prepared.
The Russian arms transfer could intensify a push by some U.S. lawmakers for the United States to deepen its role in Syria, particularly after President Barack Obama's government acknowledged preliminary intelligence that Assad's forces likely used chemical weapons - something Obama has called a "red line".
"We can watch from the sidelines as the scales are tipped in Assad's favor, or protect U.S. national interests by supporting the armed opposition striving to build a new Syrian future," said Senate foreign relations committee chairman Robert Menendez.
But many U.S. officials fear Western weapons could fall into the wrong hands. Obama said Thursday he would consider both diplomatic and military options to pressure Assad, but insisted U.S. action alone would not be enough to resolve the conflict.
(Additional reporting by Phil Stewart in Washington; Writing by Alastair Macdonald; Editing by Jon Hemming)


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Former Governor Cayetano coming to UH Manoa Bookstore
Will answer questions, sign autobiography on April 29University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
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Posted: Apr 28, 2009Former Hawaiʻi Governor Ben Cayetano will be at the UH Mānoa Campus Bookstore on Wednesday, April 29, from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. for a book-signing and question-and-answer session.
The event, sponsored by the bookstore and the Center for Biographical Research, spotlights Cayetano's new release, "Ben: A Memoir, From Street Kid to Governor" (Watermark Publishing). "I'm really looking forward to my appearance at UH Mānoa," said Governor Cayetano. "I trust the students, faculty and staff may have some interesting questions for me."
The autobiography of the nation's first Filipino-American governor recounts a political career that spans a seminal period in Hawaiʻi's history. The 560-page book has sold out in bookstores throughout the islands, because it provides a rare look at the inner workings of island society and government. It tackles ethnic voting to the Hawaiian sovereignty movement, from the Bishop Estate controversy to the backroom maneuvering of politicians and business leaders.
Born and raised in the blue-collar neighborhood of Kalihi, Ben Cayetano worked his way through UCLA and Loyola Law School. His public service included four terms in the state Legislature, two in the House and two in the Senate, before being elected lieutenant governor under Governor John Waihee.
Cayetano's 28 consecutive years in public office culminated from 1995 to 2002, when he served as Hawaiʻi's governor.


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10:30 pm
Coastal Cooking with John Shields "Coastal Crab Festival" Crabs from East to West. Tom Douglas, master chef of the Pacific Northwest, will share the secrets of Dungeness Crabs. Recipes also include Miss Shirley's Eastern Shore Crab cakes and Jo-Jo's Curried Crab Dip. D
11:00 pm
Joanne Weir's Cooking Confidence "Magical Morocco" Joanne shows us just how easily and quickly a deliciously spiced lentil soup can be made when you have the right spices in the pantry. She continues to spice it up with her student John, building a warm Moroccan chicken and sweet potato salad, cooling it off with a cardamom and ginger cocktail she has aptly named the Marrakech 75. Recipes: Spiced Lentil Soup, Warm Moroccan Chicken and Sweet Potato Salad, and Marrakech 75 Cocktail. D
11:30 pm
Rick Steves' Europe "North England's Lake District and Durham" Rick hikes through the green mountain playground of the Cumbrian Lake District. He tours a slate mine and conquers stony summits. He also meets local residents, their dogs and sheep; plays cricket, hikes Hadrian's Wall; and is dazzled by Durham's Norman cathedral.G


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My 3 month old laptop crashed without warning right before Christmas. You know the brand new expensive one I bought to replace my 4 year old one that had been dropped twice. There was some serious distress, which is code for MAMA HAD A MELTDOWN.
I had to go to the mall twice the week before Christmas. I was only able to recover about half the data from backup. Nothing says Merry Christmas like a sobbing woman/writer at the mall. Two days in a row.
But I know the true meaning of Christmas, so I pulled up my big girl stretchy pants and ate a lot of Chinese food and self-medicated with 3 hours of The Carol Burnett Show.
I also didn't open my computer (with a new hard drive) for 5 days in a row. Some might call it denial. I'm gonna call it a vacation.
We had a lovely Christmas (vacation) out of town. Imagine a little National Lampoon Christmas Vacation with a dab of I Love Lucy. I'm a realist (maybe that's why you're here), so I made a list for the week after Christmas:
- I have a pile of money and gift card Christmas gifts for my children from well-meaning relatives.
- I believe this is also an un-gift for parents.
- I'm not a fan of giant candy canes the size of a child's leg-thank you Santa. (I have two nasty ones in a ziplock bag right now. The third met a timely death by way of Schnauzer.)
- Also not a fan of peppermint candy stuck in dog's furry beard
- I can't shake that crazy feeling to purge THE ENTIRE HOUSE. Nothing is safe.
- The pile 'o Christmas cards I still haven't addressed won't stop staring at me.
- Why isn't taking down Christmas decor as fun as putting it up?
- I'm just going to say it: I hope the Elf on the Shelf fad fades quickly
- Feeling the pressure to stay up to ring in the New Year (yawn)
- Realizing your youngest photobombed most of the blurry Christmas pictures of you and your hubby
What's on your list?
Happy New Year!


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Skip to comments.Odd Disappearances
Posted on 03/26/2012 1:30:52 PM PDT by lowbridge
George Knapp was joined for the full four hours by David Paulides, a former lawman turned investigative journalist, for a discussion on a series of weird and odd disappearances in U.S. national parks and forests that no one can explain.
Acknowledging that animal attacks and accidents do occur in the forest, he contended that these disappearances are different because they leave no clues to suggest such prosaic explanations. Over the course of the evening, he detailed instances where people vanish within minutes, never to be seen again, and where bone fragments of victims were found, as if they'd been eaten, yet their clothes have been carefully removed. One bizarre trend amongst the cases is that the victims appear to travel a vast distance or into a location which should be physically impossible to reach. To that end, Paulides detailed the story of a two-year-old boy named Keith Parkins, who vanished near Umatilla National Forest. The child would eventually be found an astounding 12 miles away after being gone for only 19 hours. The journey, Paulides said, would require the toddler to venture over two mountain ranges, as well as fences, creeks, and rivers. The case, he revealed, is just one of many where children disappear and are later found "several hundred percent" outside of the grid system carefully designed by search and rescue teams.
Beyond that, children who have gone missing, and then returned alive, recall encounters with wolf-like creatures or a bear that "cuddled with them all night."
(Excerpt) Read more at coasttocoastam.com ...
"Beyond that, children who have gone missing, and then returned alive, recall encounters with wolf-like creatures or a bear that "cuddled with them all night.""
Maybe we have roving bands of Furries who are grabbing kids and some adults and "cuddling with them all night long. Then releasing them the next day.
Gotta watch out for them furries.
Only a lonely Bigfoot. Interesting that they eat the adults, though.
If those cases are indeed true, that is very strange indeed and abit un-nerving ...
It sounded interesting, and I started to read it.
Until I saw "coasttocoast".
"To that end, Paulides detailed the story of a two-year-old boy named Keith Parkins, who vanished near Umatilla National Forest. The child would eventually be found an astounding 12 miles away after being gone for only 19 hours."
I see. It would just be "astounding" for some adult to take the child 12 miles away over a period of 19 hours? Not.
speculation, conjecture, speculation, tin-foil-hat, more conjecture - typical coast-to-coast show
Alien shape shifters; they're everywhere these days - including, apparently, the White House.
I don't like George Noory or Ian Punnet, they're boring. I think C2C should have a different host.
A search for Keith Parkins and Umatilla comes up with no results except for those with Paulides as a source.
Pre-internet history? Although the use of "carefully designed" search and rescue grids is relatively modern.
Judge Crater?
Cue the photo of that weird wild haired, alien dude from TDC/TLC/History.
I dated one of those guys in high school.
Some of this is typical of a mountain lion attack. They will carry their prey long distances, even up hills and other obstacles. One toddler was snatched in Colorado a few years ago like this. It took people a few years to find the body, because the child disappeared at a creek and people thought he had fallen in, so they kept searching downstream. He was carried upstream and up a hill away from the stream by the mountain lion, before he was eaten.
For the good of the country, I hereby volunteer to take Nancy Pelosi on a camping trip...heh, heh.
Sorry, been busy...
John B. Wells does Saturday nights. His line of inquiry is better and he doesn't interrupt the guest with inane non-sequiturs just as the guest is making some salient point.
LOL! That's HIM! Thx for posting.
(what a goofball!)
I don't like when George Noory has on guests during the monologue where he reads the news. He does short segments with guests. He should just read the news.
Take that back, he ain't one of ours :(
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The Xperia S is the first smartphone to scrap the Sony Ericsson branding, paving the way for the Sony name to go it alone under the officially rebranded Sony Mobile Communications moniker.
And with "Sony" sitting proud at the top of the phone in big block letters, we can't say we'll miss seeing "Ericsson" crammed into the next generation of Sony smarties.
The Xperia S is gorgeous slab of matt black tech, complemented rather nicely by a mahoosive 4.3in 1280 x 720 BRAVIA Reality Display. The screen monopolises the majority of the handset, alongside the transparent button bar at the bottom – home to those familiar home, menu and back Android keys.
Speaking of Android, the Xperia S packs Gingerbread 2.3 – but will get the Ice Cream Sandwich update during Q2 of 2012, alongside a slew of Xperia extras like the optional Timescape widget we're used to seeing on smartphones like the Xperia Arc S and Xperia Play.
The Xperia S also marks Sony's first steps into NFC. Using what it calls Xperia Smart Tags, which work with dedicated NFC accessory tags, you can customise tags to pull up different features like the alarm clock, your work calendar or turning the Wi-Fi on.
Sony really wants you to scrap your compact cam in favour of its 12MP snapper – with 1080p video recording. There's also a 720p shooting front-facing camera. And as far as we could tell during our time with it, picture quality seemed decent enough.
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It's game on with PlayStation certification, adding the Xperia S to Sony's collection of devices with fully supported gaming capabilities – which currently includes the original PS phone, the Xperia Play and the Tablet S and Tablet P.
A 1.5GHz processor and 1GB of RAM allows you to zip back and forth between features and the micro HDMI port means you can hook the Xperia S up to the big screen viewing for playing games, sharing photos and videos.
You'll also notice it's not as skinny by today's Android standards, but we guess not everyone is vying for the "world's slimmest" title.
The handset itself feels good and rock solid in the hand thanks to its matt black overcoat and concave back and we must say, the delectable Xperia S looks right at home alongside Sony's deluge of high-end tech.
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Crazy Arizona
15-04-2012, 04:02 PM (This post was last modified: 15-04-2012 05:47 PM by Quidsane.)
Crazy Arizona
Arizona State Rep. Kyrsten Sinema is one of those politicians who tell us how they really feel.
When Gov. Janet Napolitano, a Democrat, left to become Secretary of Homeland Security, Republicans suddenly controlled Arizona's government. Under Gov. Jan Brewer, Arizona has become a focal point for conservative experimentation, starting with SB 1070 -- the immigration bill.
Sinema is one of the disempowered Democrats. Here's what she said when asked what Republican rule has meant:
"It's been a real change, much bigger than we expected. I knew that it would be a big shift when Napolitano left – we widely anticipated that she would be tapped for the Obama administration – but, I'll be honest with you, I didn't think it was going to be this bad. I did not.
The legislation that they have passed through and that this governor has signed is almost beyond belief. The elimination of the concealed-carry permit law is crazy. It's crazy. That coupled with the fact that last year they passed a bill that said you can bring guns into bars – so now you can bring concealed weapons into bars with no permit. That's just frightening to think of.
You know that they also passed a bill to ban the creation of human-animal hybrids, which pose a great security threat to our state. I think that people underestimate the damage that the centaurs and mermaids can do in our community.
They banned African-American history classes. That's crazy. That's crazy. So now our students don't even get the option to learn about African-American history. That's just crazy.
And then obviously, they passed SB 1070, I think a misguided solution to what is a very real problem that our state is facing. And, that's just a handful of things.
They also, I think kind of maliciously, eliminated domestic partner benefits from state employees' health care and of course last week a judge struck that down and said, "You can't do that. It's not fair to protect health care for some of your employees and not others." So, that's been struck down in court already.
They've just pushed forward a really extreme agenda. One of my favorite bills to tell people about is they passed a bill that said that you can manufacture and own automatic weapons in Arizona as long as the weapon was entirely manufactured in Arizona and as long as you don't cross state boundaries. Now, a lot of people don't know about that. The Commerce Clause, as you know, is the rule that the federal government uses as its basis to ban the sale of automatic weapons in this country. Their argument is, well, if every part of the gun is manufactured in Arizona and if the gun doesn't leave Arizona, then the interstate Commerce Clause doesn't apply. So, let's just be clear here. You can take guns into bars, there's no concealed carry weapon permit anymore and you can have an automatic weapon. Now, I'm a supporter of the Second Amendment, but this is crazy. That's crazy. That's just crazy.
So, what I'm concerned about is that if we continue to have one-party rule after this election that they will continue down this road of unbelievably out-of-touch bills that frankly endanger our community."
Obviously, Republicans would disagree with some of her characterizations of the legislation, but it's hard to imagine a better encapsulation of what it feels like to be an Arizona Democrat right now.
Excerpted from http://www.governing.com/blogs/politics/...Crazy.html
People in Arizona like their state legislature leaning to the right. Here are some examples:
June 29, 2009: From the annals of desperate measures, the state considers a plan to sell the House and Senate buildings to raise some quick cash. Under the proposed plan, the House and Senate would lease the buildings over a number of years before buying them back again. Though not actually a piece of legislation, the state's plan was so bizarre that it prompted The Daily Show team to run a segment on it.
September 30, 2009: The state passes a law allowing those with concealed weapons permits to bring their guns into bars and restaurants. The law stipulates that any establishment with a sign prohibiting guns is off-limits for those packing heat, though it also provides plenty of loopholes to keep toters from having to disarm too frequently.
February 9, 2010: State Rep. Frank Antenori ® introduces legislation, co-sponsored by twelve other House members, to cut off welfare funding to any recipients who spend money on cigarettes, alcohol, cable TV packages, a car, or anything else he deems of "the niceties of life." Antenori said of his proposed legislation: "If you're basically hungry and can't afford to feed yourself, then I don't think you should be able to afford to buy cigarettes."
March, 2010: Arizona votes to repeal KidsCare, a health insurance program for poor children. Not only did the repeal cut health care for about 38,000 kids, but it also may have violated a provision in the recently passed health care reform bill that requires states to maintain its previous standards of eligibility. The move thus jeopardes the billions of dollars the state receives in Medicaid funding from the federal government.
April 7, 2010: Arizona's Attorney General, Democrat Terry Goddard, refused to join the lawsuit to repeal health care reform that was brought by a number of other state AGs, so Gov. Jan Brewer is on the lookout for other ways. The conservative-backed Goldwater Institute helpfully offered to bring the suit, and Brewer is reportedly considering the offer.
April 15, 2010: The Arizona House approves a bill to strengthen abortion requirements, following its passage in the Senate. If signed into law by the governor, the bill would require abortion providers to report on the individual abortions they perform. Though the names of the women would remain confidential, the bill would also require statistics on how many times courts bypassed parental consent laws, among other things.
April 20, 2010: A bill that would require presidential candidates to prove their citizenship before appearing on Arizona's ballot wins initial approval from the Arizona state House. The bill still needs final approval from the House and state Senate before it gets sent to Gov. Brewer, but if it passes it would require President Obama to present his birth certificate if he hopes to get on the Arizona ballot in 2012.
April 23, 2010: SB 1070 "Papers, please" racial-profiling horseshit is signed into law. The two largest police forces in the state - Phoenix and Tucson - are headed by chiefs who oppose the law, saying it drives a wedge between cops and citizens and puts officers in an impossible position. Amazing how they're not deporting any illegal Canadians.
January 18, 2012: House Bill 2563, sponsored by Rep. Terri Proud, R-Tucson, allows public and charter schools to offer a high-school elective called "The Bible and Its Influence on Western Culture." The course must address the influence of the Old and the New Testaments on laws, history, government, literature, art, music, customs, morals, values and culture. In an email, Proud seems to be promoting her bill to teach the Bible by saying high school students who have biblical knowledge have higher GPAs than the average student who doesn't read the Bible.
January 30, 2012: HB 2675, which would impact that more cash-strapped population of students at local universities. Basically, the Republican-led legislature says if you are not on an athletic or academic scholarship you should be paying the university to allow you to learn. This means those poor students who are simply trying to improve their lives would have to pay an added $2,000 per year. Oh and the kicker, that money can't come from grants. Yep, it has to come from a loan or your own pocket, folks.
Here's more from http://www.azhousedemocrats.com/2011/02/...sixth.html :
STATE CAPITOL, PHOENIX – House Democrats are holding government accountable today for ridiculous legislation that wastes Arizona taxpayers' money and fails to fix jobs and the economy.
Republicans, who control all of state government, are backing irresponsible and divisive bills that do nothing for the people of Arizona.
"As a life-long Arizonan, I grew up with the five C's on our state seal: copper, cotton, cattle, citrus and climate, but now we have a new C: crazy," said House Minority Leader Chad Campbell. "Republicans have stooped to a new level by opting for wedge issues while Arizona's budget is still out of balance, nearly 100 Arizonans still don't have the transplants they need to survive and we have one of the worst poverty rates in the nation."
Ridiculous Republican bills include:
HB 2675, Shaming struggling Arizonans: Makes food stamp cards safety orange and include in large black print the phase "Government Food Stamp Card," which profiles food stamp holders. (Dial)
HB 2070, State guard: Authorizes the governor to establish the Arizona State Guard for any reason the governor considers to be necessary. (Harper)
SB 1519, Health care annihilation: Terminates the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS), which would make Arizona ineligible for $4.8 billion in federal funding and leave thousands of Arizonans without health care. (Biggs)
SB 1610, Declaring an official state firearm: Would make the Colt Single Action Army revolver Arizona's official firearm, instead of focusing on the real issues – economy, jobs and education. (Gould)
HB 2490, Happy Meal toys: Would bar cities and counties from enacting regulations that limit the ability of restaurant incentives like toys, which restricts local governments' rights. (Gowan)
HB 2384, HB 2416, HB 2443, Absurd anti-choice bills:
· Prohibits abortions sought based on race or sex of the child, when the sex of a fetus is not known when abortions are performed. (Montenegro)
· Dictates what colleges can teach by prohibiting them from using public funds, tax monies or tuition for medical training that includes abortions. (Lesko)
· Requires a woman performing an abortion to listen to the heartbeat of the fetus before termination. (Yee)
HB 2165, Kicking Arizonans when they're down: Changes the Unemployment benefits paid to individuals temporarily from 26 weeks to 16 weeks through Oct. 31, 2012, which leave Arizonans stranded. (Olson)
HB 2471, Waste of taxpayer dollars: Prohibits the legislature from enacting any statute that involves a monetary federal mandate, which would be overturned due to federal law. (Gowan)
HB 2191, Benefits only one person: Prohibits any person who is illegally in this state in violation of federal immigration law from being awarded punitive damages by any Arizona court, which is a bill introduced to benefit one rancher. (Weiers)
HB 2313, Waste of taxpayer dollars: Broadens the classification of property to the state's eminent domain laws by including property possessed by the federal government, which would be overturned due to federal law. (Jones)
HB 2077, Waste of taxpayer dollars: Requires any federal agency that comes into a county to conduct authorized business to register its presence with the county sheriff, which would be overturned due to federal law. (Lesko)
SB 1433, Waste of taxpayer dollars: Asserts that the state is not required to recognize or live under any federal legislation that has been nullified by simple majority vote of the legislature, which will bring the state costly lawsuits, which would be overturned due to federal law. (Klein)
HB 2140, Stops local control: Prohibits property rental agreements from requiring a tenant to waive any fundamental gun right. (Harper)
SB 1115, Eliminates ABOR: Would eliminate the Arizona Board of Regents and scrap the existing funding formula structure for community colleges and universities. (Biggs)
HB 2581, STO alcohol contributions: Would allow a credit for contributions to an STO, which would allow the makers and distributors of alcoholic beverages to contribute to the corporate private school tuition tax credit. (Mesnard)
House Democrats say it's time for We the People to hold Republicans accountable for their irresponsible bills and their misplaced priorities.
"I see people in my own district and around the state fighting to just put food on the table or struggling with foreclosure," said Assistant House Minority Leader Steve Farley. "At the same time, Republicans' priority bills will have no meaning because of the U.S. Constitution's supremacy clause. It's just embarrassing. It's time to fix a broken system and preserve our communities. It's time for honesty and effectiveness in government. That time is now."
Finally, YAY! Arizona is the STUPIDEST State in America (according to Bill Maher)!
Remember, AZ had to beat out Florida, Utah, and fucking Kentucky, so that's saying something...
RE: Crazy Arizona
RE: Crazy Arizona
Fuck putting up a border fence between AZ and Mexico. DHS oughtta be looking at putting up a wall between AZ and the rest of us.
There is but one truly serious philosophical problem. - Camus
RE: Crazy Arizona
(15-04-2012 04:47 PM)GirlyMan Wrote: Fuck putting up a border fence between AZ and Mexico. DHS oughtta be looking at putting up a wall between AZ and the rest of us.
Ironic that if President Obama had not picked our democratic Governor, Janet Napolitano,
to be head of Homeland Security, then this horseshit wouldn't be happening.
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RE: Crazy Arizona
(15-04-2012 05:06 PM)Quidsane Wrote:(15-04-2012 04:47 PM)GirlyMan Wrote: Fuck putting up a border fence between AZ and Mexico. DHS oughtta be looking at putting up a wall between AZ and the rest of us.
What the fuck?!? You out on a weekend pass or something?
There is but one truly serious philosophical problem. - Camus
RE: Crazy Arizona
(15-04-2012 06:08 PM)GirlyMan Wrote:(15-04-2012 05:06 PM)Quidsane Wrote: Ironic that if President Obama had not picked our democratic Governor, Janet Napolitano,
Yeah, a weekend pass from your Mom.
You seem to be confused.
I'll spell it out for you:
Janet Napolitano would NEVER have signed any of that crap into law.
Arizona has no lieutenant governor, so the Secretary of State stands first in the line of succession.
If Janet Napolitano had remained our governor, instead of being called up to the Federal level by the President,
then Jan Brewer would have remained Secretary Of State, powerless to push her racist religious right-wing agenda.
RE: Crazy Arizona
(15-04-2012 07:19 PM)Quidsane Wrote:(15-04-2012 06:08 PM)GirlyMan Wrote: What the fuck?!? You out on a weekend pass or something?
That problem will keep cropping up as long as the system and the attitude don't change. The current system and attitude are best characterized as 'winner takes all' in a two party system. Which leads to 'divide and conquer' and never to cooperation!
Don't like how that works out IRL?
Change it to a coalition system with multiple parties and proportional representation so that parties are forced to cooperate – i.e. find a middle ground, compromise – in the execution of government.
RE: Crazy Arizona
(15-04-2012 11:25 PM)Scarlet Pimpernel Wrote:The corporations own the two parties, and they aren't really interested in using the corporations money for buying out a third. After all, that might lower the billions in executive bonuses each quarter.(15-04-2012 07:19 PM)Quidsane Wrote: Yeah, a weekend pass from your Mom.
RE: Crazy Arizona
Tell you about that desert... it is my hypothesis that greater craziness in the population focuses greater vision in the individual -the relationship of prophetic times to prophets. Quidsane, you best GTFO before you become a prophet. No foolin'.
RE: Crazy Arizona
More craziness:
Jan Brewer Continues Assault On Women's Health,
Signs Legislation Banning Funding To Planned Parenthood
May 5, 2012
By Deborah Montesano
Arizona's liberal former governor, and former United States Attorney, Janet Napolitano—who fended off all attacks on women through the power of the veto pen—was whisked off to Washington in 2008 by the Obama administration. She left us with her evil twin, Jan Brewer, that is, the former Secretary of State and now governor, who—at least as far as human rights are concerned—is the wicked witch of the West.
In the same mold as Texas Governor Rick Perry, she just signed legislation that bans Planned Parenthood from receiving state funds. Never mind that it has been repeatedly pointed out that only 3% of Planned Parenthood's activity involves abortion. Never mind that Arizona already bans the use of state money to fund abortions. Never mind that thousands of women rely on Planned Parenthood for their basic health care.
No, Jan Brewer—with her community college certificate for radiological technologist (she never earned a degree)—knows best when it comes to the health care of women and the clump of cells they may or may not (since an Arizona pregnancy now begins with a woman's last period) carry in their bodies. Her vast concern for children and their families is no doubt the reason why, in 2011, she signed a bill that eliminated Kids Care—the program that provided healthcare to thousands of uninsured children. Children who already exist on the face of the earth, and within the boundaries of her state. Brewer recently did an about-face, of sorts, on Kids Care and decided to reopen it to 22,000 children. Never mind that nearly 137,000 applicants are now on the waiting list.
Skipping right past all the other human rights violations the wicked witch has recently signed—like the anti-immigration bill, SB 1070—it's fruitful to take a quick peek at Brewer's past. As a member of the state legislature, she was a staunch defender of former governor Evan Mecham when, in 1988, he became the first Arizona governor to ever be impeached. Mecham, too, was a notorious opponent of human rights, cancelling the Martin Luther King holiday and bringing the wrath of the nation down on his head. As with SB1070, the consequence of his action was a significant loss of revenue for the state as the cancellation of events poured in (His insistence on calling black children 'pickaninnies' didn't help). Jan's kindred soul was impeached after only 15 months in office on an obstruction of justice charge and for the misuse of state funds which he funneled to his car dealership.
One of the most productive things Brewer ever did was, as a state legislator, to support the creation of the office of Lieutenant Governor in Arizona. Her argument was that, while the Secretary of State was next in the line of succession for the governorship, holding the Secretary's position did not qualify a person to be governor. Furthermore, she thought the Lieutenant Governor should be of the same party as the Governor. Of course, Brewer's proposed bill was defeated. In Arizona, progress is nothing but a dirty word.
Let me fast forward to the outcome: Jan Brewer was the Republican Secretary of State when the Democratic Governor, Janet Napolitano, vacated the office—and, thus, left Jan Brewer in charge. There are many of us who rue the day of that bill's defeat.
Do I sound angry? Of course I do. I'm a woman. I live in Arizona. I feel threatened and under assault. I, like many of my compatriots, long for the days when Janet Napolitano occupied the office of governor. Please, Mr. President, give her back!
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This bat mitzvah added a modern spin on the the traditional candy theme for a SWEET and fabulous result! It had it all, from a 10 foot tall Gum Ball Machine DJ booth, to special performances by Jason Derulo and Travie McCoy from Gym Class Heroes. Sara Renee Events planned this amazing event, with photography by Magda Photo, decor by Always Flowers.
"Let Us Whisk You Away" – the mini whisk place cards on a bed of sprinkles set the tone for the bat mitzvah, as guests stepped into the world of Candy & Baking Heaven!
Each table had a different candy or cupcake centerpiece. Dangling candy necklaces held glass orbs and apothecary jars filled with gummy bears, sprinkles and other childhood favorites.
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- Cancellation plan & any travel/personal insurance
Options and Extras
To enhance your epxerience, you can add extras & services to your holiday. The availabilities and prices of the extras will be confirmed at start of your booking.
Notes: Please notes that extras booked in advance are in cheaper price than if booked at the base on departure date.
To explore the countryside or just get to the boulangerie
Standard Adult Bike: €42 per week/€6 per day
Child Seat for Adult Bike: €14 per week/€2 per day
* Availabilities of boat's type depends on base & could be found under cruise details & on booking process.
Look after your car while you are away.
Open-air locked parking : 6€ per car per day
Garage : 8€ per car per day
* Availabilities of parking's type depends on base & could be found under cruise details & on booking process.
Enjoy more cruising time by collecting your boat early on the first day (12.00) and/or returning it later on your last day (12.00)
Early Check-in : 90 € (subject to availability)
Late Check-out : 90 € (subject to availability)
*Not available at the bases of Saarbrucken, Condom, Jabel, Cherstey & Potter Heihgam
Discover the pleasure of boating step by step with a cruising assistant. Available as long as you want, he will help you during the first manoeuvers, or more if you want.
Day Service - € 150per day, subject to availability.
*Notes : Only available in France - If the cruising assistant is booked more than one day, customer must provide him a cabin on the boat, food and non-alcoholic beverages.
For alfresco dining on the sundeck of your boat
BBQ + Lantern : 7 € / day
*Not available at Sarrebruken (Alsace), Scotland, Norfolk & Thames
Take the stress out of arriving feeling hungry and enjoy a basket of provisions on your arrival
Sundowner pack : 40 to 45€
Starter pack : 60 to 75€
* Prices depends on departure base. Not available at our bases of Saarbrucken, Italy, Thames & Scotland
Take the whole family with you ! Our boats can carry 2 animals.
€50 per animal.
Enjoy a double comfort with the top deck cushions offering comfortable seats and also sunbathing mattresses!
Pack of 2 : €8 per week
* Not available in Scotland
Help us preserve the waterways for future enjoyment by buying our Eco-pack of cleaning products and toileteries.
12 € / pack
We can organise the transfer of your car(s) while you are cruising - so you can jump on your car when you arrive and just go !
€125 to €300 depends on route
(Please be aware that we cannot transfer hire car, trucks and camper vans. You should also ensure that your car insurance covers this kind of transfer)
* NOT available in Belgium, Germany, Holland, Lot, Charente & Scotland
Order a special occasion gift baskets full of local delicacies and regional specialities, this is a great mark to celebrate a birthday or a special occasion
Wifi service provided Wifi access for upto 5 devices per boat.
€56 per week in France - subject to availability
* Only available in France.
*Please note that a refundable deposit will be required (payable locally)
Comfortable and fully equipped
All of our boats come with the necessities you'd expect from a comfortable boating holiday.
With a fully equipped kitchen to cook and dine onboard and prepared cabins with pillows and towels, just think of your boat as a floating villa!
If you have any specific questions about your boat, please call us on:
Similar to a hire car, your boat is supplied with a full tank of diesel and you pay for the fuel you use (normally you won't need to refuel en-route).
Before your departure, you must leave a fuel deposit at your departure base (payable in local currency), and at the end of your cruise you will have to pay for any additional fuel used or will be refunded the difference. The fuel deposit amount depends on your cruise duration:
- Short-breaks: €150
- 1 week: €250
- 2 week: €350
Don't spend your time cleaning hard your boat on your last day (basic cleaning still required)
Price : 100€
We encourage all customers to take great care to not damage their boat, or that of anyone else, while on holidays. All customers must pay either a Collision Damage Waiver (CDW) or to leave a refundable Collision Damage Deposit.
CDW : 20 to 24€ / day (depending on destination)
Refundable Damage Waiver : 1 870€


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Eggs for Dinner: 10 Delicious Dinner Recipes with Eggs
Yesterday morning I got an email from my friends Katie and Amanda, local farmers out here in the country where we're spending the week. Apparently psyched with the spring weather, their hens were laying eggs to the tune of fifty a day, so I rushed over and collected some, still warm from the henhouse. Breakfast was long past; lunch was done, too. How about eggs for dinner?
Surely it's nothing revolutionary since I do it at least once a week, but as we threw together the most simple dinner, it occurred to me that it was worth pointing out to you, dear readers, that eggs for dinner are the way to go when you think you just don't have the time, energy or ingredients for dinner.
In the archives of The Kitchn, I found some delicious egg recipes that will pass for dinner, so I've collected them here for you. Though really, you don't need a recipe to make eggs. My dinner last night, pictured above, was the prior night's orecchiette with asparagus and pancetta, tossed with arugula and a side of sliced ribeye from the night before that, and topped with a poached egg with an almost saffron-hued yolk. Dinner, done.
• 1 Potato, Red Pepper, and Feta Frittata
• 2 Eggy, Crispy Polenta with Tomatoes and Mushrooms
• 3 Asparagus with Poached Egg, Tarragon and Chives
• 4 Shirred Eggs with Toast Soldiers
• 5 Udon Soup with Bok Choy and Poached Egg
• 6 Basic Oven Omelet
• 7 How To Make a Soufflé
• 8 Artichoke, Kale and Ricotta Pie
• 9 Miso Soup with Rice and Poached Egg
• 10 Open-Faced Ravioli with Egg and Wilted Greens
What's your favorite dinner with eggs?
• Eggs, Eggs, and More Eggs: Best Egg Recipes and Products
• How To Cook an Egg: 22 Egg Tips & Tutorials
• Perfectly Poached: Some Tips and Tricks for Poaching Eggs
(Images: Sara Kate Gillingham-Ryan; see linked recipes for full image credits)
(Originally published April 21, 2011)


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Residence San Rossore, Pisa, Italy
- Free WiFi and free parking
- Collect nights
Residence San Rossore, Pisa, Italyfrom NZ$204
- Apartment, 1 Bedroom (2 people)
- Apartment, 1 Bedroom (4 people)
- Apartment, 3 Bedrooms (6 people)
- Apartment, 2 Bedrooms (4 people)
- Apartment, 2 Bedrooms (6 people)
- Apartment, 3 Bedrooms (4 people)
More great choices
At a glance
Key facts
Hotel size
- This hotel has 16 rooms
- This hotel is arranged over 2 floors
- Check-in time 3:30 PM-8 PM
- Check-out time is 10 AM
To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property at least 24 hours before arrival using the information on the booking confirmation. Guests planning to arrive after 8 PM must contact this property at least 3 days in advance to arrange for late check-in. Please note that even with advance notice, late check-in cannot be guaranteed. Guests can contact the property using the information provided on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
Required at check in
- Credit card or cash deposit required
- Government-issued photo ID required
Travelling with others
- One child (3 years old and younger) stays free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding
- Babysitting/childcare *
- Children's club *
- Pets not allowed (service animals welcome)
- Free WiFi and wired Internet access in public areas
- Free WiFi and wired Internet access in rooms
- Free self parking
- Extended parking *
Other information
- Smoke-free property
In the hotel
- Children's club (surcharge)
- Supervised childcare/activities (surcharge)
- Buffet breakfast daily (surcharge)
- Restaurant
- Bar/lounge
- Coffee shop/café
- Snack bar/deli
- Poolside bar
- Room service (during limited hours)
- Coffee/tea in a common area
- Horse riding/rental on site
- Bicycle rentals nearby
- Ecotours nearby
- Hiking/biking trails nearby
- Mountain biking nearby
- Sailing nearby
- Scooter/moped rentals nearby
- Scuba diving nearby
- Windsurfing nearby
- Conference space
- Conference space size (feet) -
- Conference space size (meters) -
- One meeting room
- Front desk (limited hours)
- Concierge services
- Tours/ticket assistance
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Laundry facilities
- Hair salon
- Luggage storage
- Wedding services
- Multilingual staff
- Number of buildings/towers -
- Year Built
- Elevator/lift
- Television in common areas
- Accessible bathroom
- Roll-in shower
In the room
- In-room climate control (air conditioning)
- Air conditioning
- Down comforter
- Soundproofed rooms
- Balcony or patio
- Separate dining area
- Free toiletries
- Hair dryer
- Desk
- Free WiFi
- Phone
- Refrigerator
- Kitchenette
- Stovetop
- Cookware, dishware, and utensils
- Free bottled water
- Weekly housekeeping provided
- In-room safe
Recommended hotels
Special features
Guests can pamper themselves with a trip to the onsite spa, which has 3 treatment rooms. Services include facials, body scrubs, body treatments, and manicures and pedicures. The spa is equipped with a sauna, a steam room, and Turkish bath/hammam.
The spa is open daily. Children under 18 years old are not allowed in the spa without adult supervision. Guests under 15 years old are not allowed in the spa.
On Site
- Sauna
- Steam room
- Horse riding/rental on site
- Bicycle rentals nearby
- Ecotours nearby
- Hiking/biking trails nearby
- Mountain biking nearby
- Sailing nearby
- Scooter/moped rentals nearby
- Scuba diving nearby
- Windsurfing nearby
Residence San Rossore, Pisa, Italy's small print
Also known as
- Residence San Rossore
- Residence San Rossore Apartment
- Residence San Rossore Apartment Pisa
- Residence San Rossore Pisa
- Rossore
- San Rossore Residence
All guests, including children, must be present at check-in and show their government-issued photo ID card or passport.
Cash transactions at this property cannot exceed EUR 2999.99, due to national regulations. For further details, please contact the property using information in the booking confirmation.
Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms.
Children under 15 years old are not allowed in the health club without adult supervision.
Children under 18 years old are not allowed in the spa without adult supervision.
Guests under 15 years old are not allowed in the spa.Please note that cultural norms and guest policies may differ by country and by property. The policies listed are provided by the property.
Reservations are required for massage services and spa treatments and can be made by contacting the property before arrival at the number on the booking confirmation.
Mandatory fees
You'll be asked to pay the following charges at check in or check out:
- A tax is imposed by the city and collected at the property. This tax is adjusted seasonally and might not apply year round. Other exemptions or reductions might apply. For more details, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
- A tax is imposed by the city: EUR 1.50 per person, per night, up to 5 nights
Optional extras
Early check-in can be arranged for an extra charge (subject to availability)
Extended parking is available for an extra charge
Weekly housekeeping is provided; additional cleaning is offered for an extra charge of EUR 30 per day
Rollaway beds are available for EUR 30.0 per night
Buffet breakfast is offered for an extra charge of EUR 8.00 for adults and EUR 4.00 for children (approximately)
Cribs/Infant beds are available for EUR 10.0 per night
Children's club access is available for an extra charge
Babysitting/childcare is available for an extra charge
We have included all charges provided to us by this property. However, charges can vary, for example, based on length of stay or the unit you book.
What's around Residence San Rossore, Pisa, Italy
Top spots nearby
Recommended by this property
- Pisa Arsenal (16-minute walk)
- Cathedral of Pisa (18-minute walk)
Getting around
- Pisa (PSA-Galileo Galilei) - 14 min drive
- Pisa San Rossore Station - 27 min walk
- Pisa Central Station - 9 min drive
- San Giuliano Terme Station - 15 min drive
- Free self parking
- Extended parking (surcharge)
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Please note: We are currently closed for the Succos holiday until Wednesday, October 3rd.
Orders received up until Monday, September 17th, 12:00 PM EST, were processed and shipped.
If you have any questions regarding previously placed orders, email us or leave a message at 718-596-1500 ext. 217.
We'll be responding to emails until Friday, September 21st, 12:00 PM EST. Any emails received after that time, will be replied to on Wednesday, October 3rd.
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Aqua Brass offers a wide selection of products such as architectural hardware, sinks & bathrooms consoles. Forged with noble & varied materials such has glass, porcelain, steel & wrought iron, Aqua Brass products create an essential, unique & stylized link between our daily life & water.
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STOCKTON - Jon Tate-Zuniga, 26, was in his backyard when he heard someone being attacked in the parking lot of a nearby fast-food restaurant.
STOCKTON - Jon Tate-Zuniga, 26, was in his backyard when he heard someone being attacked in the parking lot of a nearby fast-food restaurant.
He quickly hopped his fence and approached the suspect, who had thrown a woman in her 40s to the ground by her purse strap during a robbery in the 800 block of East Charter Way about 1 p.m. Wednesday.
The victim, an employee of a nearby child development center, was headed to a Taco Bell near Interstate 5 for her lunch break when she was accosted, according to the Stockton Police Department.
Tate-Zuniga said he chased the man, identified by police as McClure McNeal, 23, toward a field and into a residential area.
"I was shouting and trying to get people's attention," he said. "I said 'Oh, you're a big man, knocking down a woman for her purse?' "
McNeal dropped the bag, and Tate-Zuniga swooped it up. He says he ran out of steam and returned to the parking lot, where his wife and a friend were checking on the victim.
"The manager of the Taco Bell got her some ice from the vending machine," he said. "Her left eye was swollen and she had a cut on her temple."
The Samaritan said the battered woman was grateful he returned her purse. She was hospitalized for cuts and abrasions. It's unknown if the victim received a concussion.
McNeal was found hiding beneath a 1990s Ford Crown Victoria on Second Street by undercover officers working the area, according to police.He was subsequently booked into San Joaquin County Jail.


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Forum Post: Warren Lies Again, now she is Cherokee
Posted 6 years ago on May 31, 2012, 1:22 p.m. EST by Dgoerz
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From the Boston Globe:
Democratic Senate candidate Elizabeth Warren acknowledged for the first time late Wednesday night that she told Harvard University and the University of Pennsylvania that she was Native American, but she continued to insist that race played no role in her recruitment.
"At some point after I was hired by them, I . . . provided that information to the University of Pennsylvania and Harvard,'' she said in a statement issued by her campaign. "My Native American heritage is part of who I am, I'm proud of it and I have been open about it.''
Warren's statement is her first acknowledgment that she identified herself as Native American to the Ivy League schools. While she has said she identified herself as a minority in a legal directory, she has carefully avoided any suggestion during the last month that she took further actions to promote her purported heritage.
When the issue first surfaced last month, Warren said she only learned Harvard was claiming her as a minority when she read it in the Boston Herald.
Warren's new statement came after the Globe asked her campaign about documents it obtained Wednesday from Harvard's library showing that the university's law school began reporting a Native American female professor in federal statistics for the 1992-93 school year, the first year Warren worked at Harvard, as a visiting professor.
A campaign official said they had no records indicating that she had informed Harvard of Native American heritage that year


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Signed Bill Rowell Official Major League Baseball. This item has been certified by Upper Deck Authenticated. Comes with certificate of authenticity and has sticker certificate of authenticity affixed to the ball with a matching certification number. Ball is in near mint condition. Here is your chance to own the autograph of one of the brightest young third basemen in the game!
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University of Cincinnati, Ohio. 12633
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Publisher Detroit Publishing Company, Publisher The Union News Company (1908 - 1969)
Horizontal: 8.9 x 14 cm (3 1/2 x 5 1/2 in.)
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Back: divided. Mint.
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Between 1950 and 2011, acquired by Leonard A. Lauder, New York, from various postcard dealers in the United States, Canada and Europe; 2013, gift of Leonard A. Lauder to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 18, 2013)
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ZWSOFT is rapidly expanding its operations around the world and is looking for knowledgeable solution providers to help us bring our industry-leading CAD/CAM solutions to market.
Commencing its global operation since 2004, ZWSOFT now cooperates with more than 200 global partners. Global Partner Conference is a platform for ZWSOFT to share the latest projects and business strategies, as well as future development plans, with its partners.


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Abshoo Vintage Women Genuine Leather Purses Satchel Shoulder HandbagsBlack Black -
100% Brand New and high quality genuine leather with durable golden hardware
Approximate Dimension: 12.6\" L x 4.7\" D x 11\" H ;Handle Drop: 5.5\" (No long enough to put on shoulders).
All the stuff can be well organized inside! 1 * compartments for cosmetic and other daily things , 1 side zippered pockets for Short wallets and other 2 pockets for keys/cards.
Style:Come with adjustable and removable long shoulder strap. Can be used as cross body bag or shoulder bag.
Suitable for any occasion like working, business, travel, school, party, etc. Simple designed, perfect gift choice.