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Captain's Report
By Captain Steve
Intrepid has a lot to offer the discriminating buyer. While the company motto is "One of a Kind, One at a Time" it should probably be "Do Nothing Halfway". As I walked the decks of the flagship 475 Sport Yacht, that's what I saw. Everything is top of the line, and what's more surprising…the Intrepid 475 SY was powered with outboards! As for performance, it was just as impressive as the boat itself. So with Thor's lightning surrounding the proving grounds, we set out to see for ourselves exactly what sort of performance four 350-hp Yamaha V-8 outboards could bring to the party.
The Mission
The 475 Sport Yacht is the flagship of the Intrepid fleet. She has the largest master stateroom, the largest cockpit, and the largest about everything else of the 15 basic models that Intrepid produces. She is designed for a couple of purposes, the most obvious of which is as a move-up yacht for people who already own an Intrepid, and appreciate the level of quality, customization, and factory care that Intrepid provides. They also must enjoy, if even only a little bit, the approbation of their boating peers for owning an Intrepid.
Our guess is that the owner of a 475 will use the boat for fishing or diving -- which is likely how he was introduced to Intrepid in the first place -- but secondarily, he is now ready to dial back a bit from his earlier passion, recalibrate how he uses his boat. With the 475 he can cruise with two couples or a few buddies, explore the Bahamas, fish, dive, and glory in the fun of driving an exhilarating boat across the flats at 50 knots.
The 475 is intended to offer a higher degree of luxury and comfort that only a large boat can provide. Another specific mission of the 475 is to be the second or third boat owned by a yachtsman who has a large motoryacht or even a battlewagon in his navy. The 475 is just what its name says: a "sport yacht." For this owner the boat will be a fleet-footed day boat that he can operate without a crew, and take off on a moments notice. Because of her hull, heft, and minimum draft she can go most anywhere and is only limited by her 480 gal. (1,816 L) fuel tank -- and her owner's imagination.
Because she is so fast, the Intrepid 475 can be there and back the same day. Caught on one of the out islands because of weather or good fishing fortune? She has all of the accommodations needed for a comfortable week in paradise. Finally, part of the Intrepid's flagship mission statement is that it must also be a classy and elegant entertainment platform for an evening harbor cruise, or have enough room to be a VIP spectator boat for the start of the local yacht club's annual regatta. She must have enough comfortable seating for 12 to 16 people in the cockpit and on the bridge deck.
Power to Spare
First things first… to me at first glance the outboards on a boat this big seemed out of place. But it did not take me long to look a little deeper and see the advantages. So much space was opened up both below and above decks that it makes one wonder why everyone doesn't do this. Imagine all of the space under the bridge deck taken up by engine room as would be on a conventional inboard-powered express -- with the Intrepid 475 that space can now be used for living large or stowing equipment and gear.
Intrepid is quick to tout the improved economy of powering with outboards, and while they may be correct, without an apples-to-apples comparison, I'm not going to jump on that bandwagon. What really hit home was the fact that there is a choice between several combinations of V-6s and V-8s ranging from 1050-hp to 1400-hp.
The Intrepid 475 has a dry displacement of 21,500 lbs. (9,772 kgs.), including about 3,288 lbs. (1,494 kgs.) for her four Yamaha 5.3 liter V-8s. As I tested her our boat weighed 24,500 lbs. (11,136 kgs.), something near her fully loaded weight of 25,184 lbs. (10,992 kgs.) Under the conditions we encountered that stormy day on Tampa Bay we recorded a top speed of 58.0 mph (50.4 knots) at 5900 rpm where she burned 132.6 gph (501.9 lph). Remember that we had to feed 1400 horses at WOT speed.
I recorded a best cruise speed of 37.3 mph (32.4 kts) at 4000 rpm, where we burned 54.1 gph getting .60 nmpg for a range of 298 nautical miles. At that speed the boater will be across the Gulf Stream from southern Florida to Bimini in about 1 hour and 35 minutes. Nassau, anyone?
Handling Characteristics
I was very impressed with the handling capabilities of the 475. I hate to overuse the word "solid" but that is the definitive impression I got from this boat. Since she has a stepped hull I wanted to see if she would slide or exhibit any bad habits in a sharp turn. I brought her up to over 50 mph, and since I didn't have passengers to worry about, I cranked the wheel hard over just to see what would happen. What happened was, the 475 carved a perfect turn with an average bank angle of 5-7 degrees with no slide or no tendency to slip off the turn. The 475 was in her element.
And while it was a relatively calm day I was able to create a good sized wake. Then I added power to come around and blast through it. It was anti-climatic. She carved right through the 2' (.6 m) wave as if it wasn't there. Then I tried again and launched her off the top of the wave. I expected a smash back down but instead the re-entry was soft and gentle as the 475 landed in the center of the hull, and then gently pressed down towards the bow.
There was nothing I could do to get the hull to pound, or even take spray on the windshield. This is a boat designed for offshore and hard use. With her, I would not worry about any nasty weather that might pop-up. She can handle it. Toward the end of this report I will explain why the 475 Sport Yacht has such a solid feel.
A Huge Cockpit
Open space seems to be the keyword when looking about the 475 Sport Yacht. I measured 110 sq ft (10.23 sq m) of open space in the aft cockpit. Folks that is huge, as large as one will find on a number of far bigger battlewagons. There are accommodations for an in-deck recirculating livewell, and an enclosed space for a gas or diesel generator. In addition, there is a dedicated pumproom that allowed easy access to all of the main mechanical components under the deck. I also noticed that all the hatches fit perfectly flush, and when opened I saw gutters surrounding the openings to channel water to the overboard deck drains.
I also find it interesting that with all of the space that this boat presents, that Intrepid still managed to find room for side decks.
The Bridge Deck
The bridge deck is up two 8" (20.3 cm) steps and has accommodations to hold a party here. A quick glance shows seating for eight, and very comfortable seating at that. There's a space for an optional flatscreen television to port. Our test boat had the optional 24,000 BTU helm deck air conditioning, which I thought was a nice touch on our hot Florida day even with the open cockpit. The vents for the helm A/C ran across the top of the entire panel, not just an opening or two at the end of a hose.
Roomy Salon
Down below Intrepid went with an interesting design layout. Rather than the usual galley-to-one-side-dinette-to-the-other layout that we see in practically every boat of this size, Intrepid went with a very lengthy galley leading to the forward dinette. The U-shaped dinette can easily seat six large adults. An electrically actuated high-low table will allow for easy conversions to a queen berth if the owner happens to have six people overnighting instead of the more comfortably accommodated four.
A surprising amount of natural light is allowed into the salon from hull-side port lights, and four opening overhead hatches. This is easily the brightest salon area I've seen in class. And the salon boasts 7' (2.13 m) of headroom which is unusual. The galley features a very large side-by-side refrigerator and freezer, a single-burner stove top, a single basin stainless steel sink with a retractable cover (no worries about where to store that), and a microwave in one of the cabinets. All the drawers are lined with stainless steel and are self closing. This is an important sanitation detail.
I noticed that the largest galley cabinets are 13" (33 cm) deep which will handle storage for full size dinner plates, this is something that boat builders often forget to accommodate.
Staterooms and Head
When I first looked at a diagram of the 475's layout, I assumed that the head would be shoehorned into a small space but nothing could be further from the truth. This head even featured a separate shower stall with teak grating, a built-in seat, and plenty of natural light and ventilation from an opening overhead hatch. I found more than enough storage for each of the overnight guests to have their own space for toiletries.
The Staterooms
The Master.
The master stateroom lies to port and features an athwartships queen berth and three large hullside portlights. The view out of the portlights from the seated position is spectacular as one is just above the surface of the water. Imagine waking up in the morning and looking out across the harbor.
Additionally, there's a counter atop two drawers that I found made a surprisingly comfortable spot to sit and put shoes on and just get ready for a night out on the town. As for headroom, I measured well over 6'8" (2 m) and with 3'4" (1 m) of clearance over the berth, I even had extra room over my head when seated on it. Intrepid was still able to accommodate an overhead deck hatch that allows for ventilation as well as an emergency egress.
The Guest Stateroom.
To starboard is a guest cabin with a second queen berth which stretches from the hull side to the bulkhead, making it a crawl-in berth. There is standing headroom at the entrance, the usual hanging locker storage and drawers, and I found the same overhead opening hatch. This cabin is small, but in this size and type of boat it is amazing that it is there at all.
Exterior Fit-and-Finish
Looking at the 475 on the trailer was very revealing. Intrepid uses Imron paint on all of their hulls, and even for the boot stripe and the Intrepid logo. This one had been getting the wet-sanding and buffing process for several days, and it had an astonishing mirror-like finish that has to be seen to be believed. I did my usual stare down the side and saw not a single ripple, not a single bend, not a single flaw…anywhere. It was meticulously perfect.
As for the inside, the same attention to detail can be seen everywhere. Joinery lines were arrow straight and sealed. Any visible screw heads were all facing the same direction, all angles met perfectly. It was an obsessive-compulsive's dream come true.
Unusually Strong Construction
Intrepid's cabinetry construction is quite unusual and may be unique in the U.S. powerboat-building industry. Boaters who appreciate the very best construction will immediate realize the importance of it. Most builders make cabinets for people to put things in. Intrepid makes cabinets to make their hulls stronger, and as a bi-product, one can put things in them. None of Intrepid's built-in joinerwork is actually what it appears to be. Rather, it is a series of boxes made of resin impregnated Divinycell PVC foam core and fiberglass that is vacuum bagged and laminated as separate modules. These parts are then fitted carefully to the hull sides, or hull and overhead, and glassed in with two layers of 1708 fiberglass cloth once there is a perfect fit.
The result is that from the floors and stringers up to the overhead, the accommodations area in the forward part of the boat is a series of fiberglass boxes that create a monocoque hull that has remarkable strength, but which is light weight, much like an egg crate. This system keeps the hull from oil-canning or "wheezing" and keeps the deck from flexing. It creates one unified structure that is the highest tech engineering I have seen in this class of boat.
Wood veneer backed by a sheet of paper thin aluminum is affixed to the fiberglass modules with heat treated glue, then repeatedly varnished to a high gloss. Fitted inside each cabinet is a fiberglass liner. Suffice it to say that the process is far more involved than it is being described here, but that is the general idea. This build process is another reason why Intrepid is much envied by engineers at other boat companies. It can build in quality that is simply too expensive for most production builders to tackle. Further, only a small, privately owned company can make both the kind of decisions and quantity of them, fast enough, with which this kind of intricate work demands.
Not only is the Intrepid 475 Sport Yacht a boat for veteran boat owners who are connoisseurs of the art of boat building, it is also a vessel other boat builders can admire. In an industry not given to false admiration, Intrepid's peers are nearly universally unanimous in their praise for the company's build quality and technical standards. To a great degree, Intrepid has attained what I think of as "Hinckley status." Hinckley being that venerable Maine builder of sail and powerboats that popularized the "picnic boat" concept and was known for its "high-quality no matter what the cost" attitude. Hinckley's boats were so well executed and so expensive that production builders never even tried to compete. After all, there were only so many Rockefellers and Fords to go around.
And so it is with Intrepid these days. If people can afford one and appreciate what goes into them, then that's the brand they will buy. Smart consumers who appreciate what Intrepid does but can't afford it, should carefully inspect the Intrepids and find the next best thing that fits their purse. Right now, Intrepid is the builder setting the bar highest in this type and class of boat, in our opinion. Having said all of that, because Intrepid sells factory-direct the dealer mark-up is eliminated which makes these boats closer in price to some production boats than one might imagine.
Test Result Highlights
- Top speed for the Intrepid Boats 475 Sport Yacht (2012-) is 58.0 mph (93.3 kph), burning 132.6 gallons per hour (gph) or 501.89 liters per hour (lph).
- Best cruise for the Intrepid Boats 475 Sport Yacht (2012-) is 37.3 mph (60 kph), and the boat gets 0.69 miles per gallon (mpg) or 0.29 kilometers per liter (kpl), giving the boat a cruising range of 298 miles (479.58 kilometers).
- Tested power is 4 x 350-hp Yamaha Four-Stroke.
Standard and Optional Features
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Judge Orders Transfer of Cultural Center
East LA Community Corp, takes over 'La Casa del Mexicano.'
By Gloria Angelina Castillo, EGP Staff Writer
Editor's note: This is an updated version of an earlier story.
A famed Boyle Heights community landmark that once served as a non-profit cultural and civic institution for Mexican immigrants is now in the hands of a community-based non-profit developer, a transfer ordered by a Los Angeles County Superior Court judge.
As the new stewards of La Casa del Mexicano, the East Los Angeles Community Corporation (ELACC) plans to assess the building's integrity, and then restore it so it can eventually reopen as a community cultural center.
The community corporation obtained the keys to La Casa on Jan. 1st, according to the ELACC's Isela Gracian.
ELACC was selected by the State Attorney General's office to preserve and operate the building, the Mexican American Opportunity Fund (MAOF) had also previously been considered.
The transfer is the result of a lawsuit filed late last spring by the state attorney general's office against husband and wife Martha and Ruben Soriano, and Martha Velasquez, which claimed they were running the non-profit cultural institute for their own person benefit, going so far as to illegally transfer La Casa del Mexicano's deed from the non-profit Comité de Beneficencia Mexicana de Los Angeles, Inc. to Mexican Benefit Corp. (MB Corp.), essentially running it as their private entity.
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As previously reported by EGP, at about the same time those actions were taking place, a number of community activists were growing concerned that the center had moved away from its non-profit charter and mission to serve as center for Mexican cultural and civic activities. Javier Rodriguez, director of the March 25th Coalition and the Committee to Rescue la Casa del Mexicano, told EGP the Sorianos were using the non-profit for personal financial gain. Rather than putting on legitimate cultural and civic events, LA Casa had become a rundown venue where Lucha Libre matches and swap meets were held, with proceeds going to the Sorianos, he alleged.
In 2006, the Sorianos took out a $175,000 loan against the property, which community activists also claimed was illegal since it was done without the approval of the nonprofit's board of directors, as required by law. After failing to make payments, the property fell into foreclosure.
In hopes of stopping a planned auctioning off the landmark, community activists brought La Casa's precarious financial and management situation to the attention of elected officials demanding an investigation. With backing from several local elected officials—including Los Angeles Councilmember José Huizar and State Senator Kevin De León—an investigation was opened by California Attorney General Kamala D. Harris' office, which brought the civil lawsuit against the Sorianos.
On Dec. 19, 2012, Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Michael Johnson ordered the property to be transferred to ELACC and found the defendants liable for monetary damages, civil penalties and the state's legal fees.
In addition to declaring the Soriano's deed transfer "null and void," and the "title to La Casa is quieted to Comite," the judge also ordered that Comite and MB Corp be dissolved.
The Mexican Consul General of Los Angeles established Comité de Beneficencia Mexicana and registered the property under the non-profit in 1931.
The judgment also ordered Martha and Ruben Soriano—the former directors of MB Corp.—to pay ELACC over $177,000 as MB Corp.'s final distributee. This quantity is for "unexplained and unsupported expenses" incurred by the Sorianos on behalf of MB Corp, according to the Attorney General's press office.
"The Sorianos, as fiduciaries of MB Corp have the burden of accounting for the expenses of the charitable organization. We gave them an opportunity to do so and they did not," the attorney general's press office told EGP via email.
The Sorianos and Martha Velasquez, also a former MB Corp. officer, must also pay another $27,534 to ELACC, for other "unexplained and unsupported expenses" incurred by the Sorianos and Velasquez.
"We did not have any evidence that Velasquez was an officer or director when disbursements were made from one of MB Corp's bank accounts that we reviewed, so she is liable for less damages than the Sorianos," the email explains.
In addition, the Sorianos and Velasquez were also ordered to pay over $217,000 in attorney fees and civil penalties.
The Sorianos had previously filed for bankruptcy, not once but twice, which resulted in La Casa's auction being postponed. Both bankruptcy cases were dismissed, according to the Attorney General's press office. The judgment, however, does not discharge any liability by Comite, MB Corp, the Sorianos or Velasquez to creditors.
Community activists said they are elated by the judge's ruling.
"This is wonderful news, we are vindicated," Rodriguez of the Committee to Save La Casa told EGP upon hearing about the judgment.
He said his group's next step would be to make sure that criminal charges are brought against the trio, adding they will hold a press conference sometime in the next few days.
In the meantime, ELACC is putting together plans for operating the facility located at 2900 Pedro Infante St., — which is actually comprised of two lots at 529 Euclid Ave. and 2901 East 6th St. LA 90063, with Pedro Infante Street being a private driveway. First, however, the nonprofit must come up with a plan for paying off the nearly $500,000 lien on the building held by Brownstone Mortgage Fund I Limited Partnership, which resulted after MB Corp. defaulted on a $175,000 loan, Gracian said.
"There are many challenges ahead, including decades of deferred maintenance and a nearly half-million dollar debt incurred by the previous non-profit owner," said ELACC President Maria Cabildo in a written statement. "For now, ELACC will be focused on securing funding to pay off the existing debt and assessing the viability of the building's systems. We are excited to get started and have this cultural treasure operational in the neighborhood of Boyle Heights."
The former mosque is composed of a basement on the first floor, a performance space (theatre) and offices on the second floor/main level, and more offices on the third floor with a mezzanine. The building has two restrooms, and a kitchen in the basement. The property also has a parking lot.
According to Gracian, ELACC needs to pay off the building and is looking for private and public entities that would be interested in funding the renovations of the nearly 90-year-old building, which has not received proper maintenance over the years.
ELACC will also seek partnering organizations to carry out La Casa's original mission to stimulate civic and social engagement in the Mexican immigrant community. This process will include community engagement, in order to bring the building back to its original "splendor" and have it serve as a cultural resource once more, said Gracian.
Several attempt were made to contact Velasquez and the Sorianos. At first, Velasquez declined to comment but on Tuesday evening she called EGP and speaking in Spanish said, "I always spoke the truth and I really have nothing to say, it was the Sorianos who managed all this."
EGP reached Martha Soriano by phone last week, but said she had a bad connection and would call back. Neither she nor her husband have returned EGP's request for comment.
Last summer, Ruben Soriano told EGP he felt he and his wife were victims of defamation. He underscored that they are hardworking people and accused Rodriguez of spreading lies and questioning his mental health.Print This Post
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January 29th, 2013 9:43 pm
To Editor Gloria Alvarez and Reporter Gloria Castillo, thank you so much for staying on top of this story and ensuring the news on the court decision and the fact that the Sorianos lost big time and the real possibility now they will end up in prison. The community is elated and so am I. The only concern here is the fact that at the end, when the decision came down, neither the Department of Justice lawyer nor ELACC had the courtesy to inform us, the community activists, who ultimately made this possible and who will continue to pursue justice for the related crimes of corruption committed by Martha and Ruben Soriano and the Treasurer Martha Velazquez. ZAZ. , Javier
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When elected four years ago, leading a four-party coalition, Reinfeldt had a striking slogan. 'We are the new workers' party,' he said, meaning he would cut taxes for those in employment, but not for those on benefits. When faced with protests about how the poorest would be paying a higher marginal tax rate, he appealed to voters' innate sense of fairness - and resentment at the high level of welfare dependency. At every stage, his ministers would explain the basics of low-tax economics. Cut tax on wages, and you increase the incentive to work. 'This will increase employment,' Reinfeldt said. 'Permanently.'
Tax on low-paid jobs fell sharpest. Nursing assistants, for example, saw their tax bill drop by a fifth. The aim was to make work compete more aggressively with Sweden's famously generous welfare state.
Like most of Europe, [in response to the recession] Sweden launched a stimulus, but Reinfeldt set aside two thirds of his for a tax cut. Corporation tax fell from 28 per cent to 26.3 per cent, taxes on jobs were cut further still while income tax thresholds were raised. Determined not to let a crisis go to waste, he declared the tax cuts permanent.
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Mike Florio reported early Tuesday morning that the Buccaneers are losing interest in making a trade for Jets cornerback Darrelle Revis, something he attributed to the difference in what the two sides thought was fair compensation in a trade.
That's a reasonable snag, although we wouldn't be surprised if the Buccaneers weren't also getting tired of the semantic games the Jets insist on playing when it comes to trade talks. Rex Ryan spoke to reporters on Tuesday and pushed a line that the Jets have been pushing for weeks even though it is quite clear that they have more than just a cursory interest in hearing what other teams might be willing to give up for Revis.
"I know for a fact that we're not actively trying to trade Darrelle Revis. But if somebody calls, you listen," Ryan said, via Bart Hubbuch of the New York Post.
The Jets may well be telling the truth when they say they are open to all possibilities with Revis, including an extension that keeps him with the team beyond the 2013 season. To keep beating the drum that all you're doing is listening when teams call is a bit silly at this point since we're clearly well past the point of a random phone call here or there to gauge interest in a potential deal.
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Football Fans See Games From A New Angle Denver Broncos fans can access instant replays, highlights, bloopers, and camera angles from anywhere in the football stadium with just the touch of a screen.
Sifting For Software Vulnerabilities Drains Security Staff Security professionals are spending two hours every day hunting for information to protect their companies, according to a recent survey.
SAP Takes Step Toward More Open System The software maker said the next version of mySAP Business Intelligence, available in a few weeks, will include reporting software from Crystal Decisions that lets companies draw data from other business systems.
Cooperative Competition In Logistics Caterpillar Logistics will use Schneider's Sumit application suite to provide supply-chain and transportation management services for its parent company and its 40 external manufacturing clients.
Fiorina Vows Support For Linux, Promotes Merger HP CEO Carly Fiorina pledges commitment to Linux and encourages support for a planned merger with Compaq.
Industry Comment: Should We Trust Bill's Trustworthy Computing? Bob Rubin is cynical about the motives behind Bill Gates epiphany--and about the effect it'll have on your IT budget.
JNI Adds Windows Capabilities With Troika Deal JNI will integrate Troika's technology into its products as well as resell some of its partner's products.
Morgan Stanley Moving Some Workers Out Of NYC Business-continuity concerns and space needs pushed the firm to buy office space in the suburbs.
Langa Letter: Lockout Workarounds With a little preparatory work, Fred Langa says, you can avoid nasty surprises from Microsoft's Windows Product Activation.
Retired Army Officer To Head EDS Homeland Security Services Robert Nabors will coordinate existing company offerings--such as developing SmartCard technology, biometrics, and secure and interoperable networks--that can be adapted for homeland security.
Rivals Rally Around J2EE Sun Microsystems called the faithful together in San Francisco to rally around Java 2 Enterprise Edition 1.3, the latest version of the platform that powers many E-commerce applications.
Onyx's Earnings Aren't Gem Quality The CRM vendor's revenue has slipped significantly, and the company has had to lay off staff.
Business Objects Sales Up, Income Down In 4Q Net income of $14.1 million, or 23 cents per share, beat Wall Street's expectations, but was down from the net income of $16.1 million, or 25 cents per share, reported a year earlier.
Oracle Details Prices Designed To Push 11i Suite Adoption The new fee schedule requires a company to have a minimum of 567 personnel and to license at least 10% of its employees as professional users and 10% as self-service users for a $250,000 buy-in.
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Comnet: More Control For Networks WorldCom and Cisco unveil a network-management tool and more switch features, respectively.
Delta Air Lines Improves Its Web Site The streamlined site expands personalization and loyalty-program features.
Scheduling Apps Keep General Mills On Top Of Orders The company uses a Tidal Software package that links legacy applications with SAP R/3.
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Intel, AMD Cut Chip Prices Analysts expect the price-cutting trend to continue.
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Sony Electronics' New CIO: Preparing For Convergence James Milde's main challenge is aligning the division's IT structure and strategy to accommodate the accelerating convergence of products, content, and service in the consumer electronics market.
Verizon Wireless Launches 3G Network The network will initially offer subscribers full access to the Internet via laptops, PDAs, and cell phones. Users can expect average speeds of between 40 and 60 Kbps, comparable to a dial-up connection.
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IBM To Offer Linux-Only Mainframe The eServer zSeries for Linux will feature IBM's z/VM virtualization software, which lets the machine be subdivided into hundreds of so-called virtual machines that operate independently from each other.
I2 Reports Losses For Quarter, Year The company reports losing more than a half-billion dollars in the fourth quarter, but expects to return to profitability by the middle of the year.
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Thu, 19 February 2009
Andrew Bridge tells about Hope's Boy a memoir about being caught up in a dysfunctional foster care program. Dan Pilla, Tax Freedom Institute, with insight into the tax implications of foreclosures. Thomas Woods describes what caused the "Meltdown". Then Des Moines cops do a fundraiser on out-of-towners. As the economy drops, ticket numbers increase.
Then, a close look at holes.
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Springs World's Fair
A World's Fair in the Springs School gymnasium tomorrow evening will feature everything from Irish step dancing to a chance to make your own Chinese dragon.
This year's thematic pavilions will feature food and activities from Australia, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, England, France, Germany, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Kenya, Mexico, Poland, Puerto Rico, Scotland, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, and, of course, the United States.
The event is free and open to the public in exchange for a nonperishable item to be donated to the food pantry. It will be held from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
The MOST-est Fun
Hamburgers, hot dogs, and live music are on the menu during a family barbecue on Saturday from 4 to 9 p.m. at Rick's Crabby Cowboy Cafe in Montauk. The event will raise money for the Project MOST after-school program. The Tumblebus will be available for younger children from 4 to 6 p.m., and tunes will be provided by Mama Lee Rose and Friends and Inda Eaton. Tickets are $10 apiece or $20 for a family. A cash bar will also be available.
A summer program run by Project MOST and the Springs Seedlings Project has been recognized by the Levitt Foundation with a grant of $51,000.
The program focuses on growing and harvesting food from the Springs Seedlings greenhouse. Children who participate also get an opportunity to enjoy the pickings each week in a lunch prepared by a chef. This summer's program will be held at the Springs School. More information can be had by calling 766-3836.
When finished voting for school budgets and candidates, or before, people have been invited to don their garden clothes and help out Project MOST on garden day at Springs School.
On Tuesday at 4 p.m., Project MOST is asking green thumbs to meet at the Springs School greenhouse for aid in top dressing compost, adding mulch, removing weeds, and performing other garden functions. Those who volunteer are asked to bring wheelbarrows, tarps, shovels, and rakes, if they can.
Springs Students Art Show
Original art work by Springs students kindergarten through eighth grade will be showcased for the fourth year in a show at Ashawagh Hall.
The works will be on view beginning Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., followed by an opening reception that evening from 5 to 7 p.m.
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THOSE OF US who are passionate about prison reform could talk at length about the injustices of the penal system, but prison activists and concerned citizens sometimes gloss over the internal conflicts of prisoners in their daily lives as well as the pain and fears of crime victims in local communities. The documentary Concrete, Steel, and Paint raises some essential questions about hope, forgiveness, and reconciliation through the moving story of unlikely partners—those incarcerated for committing violent crimes and those affected by violent crimes—who come together to create a mural in their community.
The film begins at Graterford Prison near Philadelphia, a maximum-security institution where men are serving long sentences for violent crimes, including homicide. The men interviewed for the film seem thirsty for opportunities for healing. One of the first prisoners we meet, Tom, says: "When you do wrong that you can't correct, it's horrible." Another inmate, Zafir, tells the camera: "I don't want my legacy to be that I was a murderer."
The energy for a mural project came from Jane Golden, the executive director of the Philadelphia Mural Arts Program, who believes in the power of art, and murals in particular, "to shift the consciousness of a community." Golden began working with prisoners in Graterford in the early 2000s. The men in her workshops eventually came up with the idea to reach out to the community. "I thought it was an interesting idea," Golden says, "but I told them the only way this can possibly work is if we can get the community involved."


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After winning the auction, Weis e-mailed the seller, a South Carolina man who had happened upon the treasure and 200 other African objects in a storage locker he had purchased for its other contents — a lawn mower and a smoker grill. From photographs of the cache, Weis could make out horned figures from the Songye tribe of Congo that has long been his obsession. Weis took a deep breath and wrote a check in the four figures for the entire inventory. The score doubled his collection, filling nearly every surface in his three-bedroom home.
It's hardly surprising that in Palm Springs and Los Angeles, as with other cities caught in the grip of midcentury madness, the arts and crafts of Africa are experiencing a revival in home décor. The work, Weis contends, resonates with the spirit of Modernism: the reduction and abstraction of shapes in which form follows function. The primitive wood carving and metalsmithing from Africa exudes a sculptural purity of form that adds drama and a sense of history to 20th century architecture.
Though they were popular trophies from safaris in the 1920s, a home décor fad in the beatnik 1950s and an expression of black-is-beautiful cultural pride in the 1970s, African ritual and domestic objects cast a different spell on today's designers. In the cover story of the November-December issue of Metropolitan Home, Arthur Dunnam's design for a Park Avenue apartment integrates tribal masks with Art Deco and French furniture, including a contemporary table wrapped in rope by the Parisian designer Christian Astuguevieille, whose work, Dunnam says, "is very much influenced by African art."
"From the 1920s onward, when you look at photos of the chic interiors of sophisticated travelers, you will see African artifacts," Dunnam says. "Though the look is certainly becoming more commonplace, I don't consider it a trend. It has always been an iconographic part of cosmopolitan 20th century design because people with an appreciation for modern art and a sense of style tend to have African art among their personal possessions."
Decorators who have ripped their way through continental European, Middle and Far Eastern inspirations are also looking at African furniture and tapestries as a visual counterpoint. At the 20th century furniture gallery Pegaso International on La Cienega Boulevard, beaded bride and groom headdresses adorned with birds perch on Italian tables. The juxtaposition works not only with streamlined minimalism but also with embellished period styles.
The latter is a mix that defines the Los Angeles home of actress Alfre Woodard, who has collected East African artifacts and contemporary South African art for two decades. "My father was a decorator who did a lot of homes in traditional French antiques, and I like the formality and shape of that furniture," she says. Indeed, Woodard has gilded chairs, painted Italian tables and silk-covered banquettes. "But the things that I am most attracted to," she adds, "are those in which you can feel the presence of the artists who created or the people who owned them."
Ever since the first shields, masks, tools and textiles made their way from colonized African nations to the museums of European capitals in the early 1900s, these objects have helped redefine figurative art and graphic design. Picasso's 1907 masterwork "Les Demoiselles d'Avignon" twists the human face into a replica of an African mask, and the seemingly random squiggles found on ancient Kuba cloth from the Congo are instantly recognizable in the later paper cuts of Henri Matisse and the post-Pop work of Keith Haring.
That interconnectedness is the guiding spirit at Lacy Primitive and Fine Art in Los Angeles. The Melrose Place gallery opened five years ago and exhibits tribal pieces side by side with canvases and sculptural totems by contemporary abstract expressionists such as C. Gregory Gummersall. The most prized African objects are more likely to be treated as museum pieces. "Slowly but surely, everything in Africa is changing," says Lee Lacy, the Lacy gallery's director. "Young people are moving to the cities, and as tribal traditions disappear, the art ceases to exist." For that reason, he adds, pieces made for actual use instead of for the tourist trade are more valuable.
Because most of the craftsmen are anonymous, the more precisely a piece can be traced to a particular region and tribal craftsman, the more it is worth. At Sotheby's May auction of African, Oceanic and pre-Columbian art, an early 20th century wooden bowl attributed to a Yoruba tribesman known as "Olowe of Ise" sold for $534,400.
"Collectors are intrigued by African art for what it represents culturally and historically as much as they are attracted to its aesthetic simplicity of form," says Jean Fritts, Sotheby's worldwide director of African and Oceanic art. The auction house has noted an increase in new collectors and added two African sales to its annual auction schedule in Paris, where more than 40 galleries specialize in tribal work.
The renewed interest in African art is not limited to the rarefied air of auction houses, galleries, high-end antique stores and collectors' homes. Since 1983, Ernie Wolfe — who runs an eponymous African art gallery out of the downstairs of the 4,200-square-foot building in Los Angeles where he also lives — has seen a shift in interest and inventory from museum-quality ceremonial pieces to functional goods.
"For under $5,000," he says, "you can get a hand-beaded colonial club chair from Nigeria, and for $500 you can get currency from the Mbole people that looks like a 3-D version of the Chanel logo."
In most large cities, contemporary crafts from Ghana and other nations can be found for much less at African boutiques and street fairs. "Some people just want a nice decorative mask and don't care about its authenticity," says Weis. "It could be made in Europe or Asia to resemble something African, and they're perfectly happy with it."
Last year, the National Geographic Society acknowledged the trend when it licensed its name to eight manufacturers of household items, including Lane furniture, Sferra Bros. linens and California furniture and accessories company Palecek.
The society, which has made several documentaries about Africa, "saw this as a way to celebrate the recognizable and beautiful crafts of Africa" while extending its educational mission, says Krista Newberry, vice president of licensing. Profits support the study and preservation of indigenous societies.
In addition to products made to look tribal, the African art now being collected includes contemporary sculpture and painting created for its own sake. Africa's fine art explosion, Wolfe says, "is just the bomb right now. For the first time, Africans have the economic and political freedom to express themselves without having to be sign painters."
In the early '90s, Wolfe began amassing a collection of commercial signboards and figurative paintings on grain sacks used to advertise movies. These paintings are as integral a part of Wolfe's home life as the African antiques that fill his loftlike gallery and home at Sawtelle and Santa Monica boulevards.
As he dishes out lobster that he caught to his wife, Diane, and their sons, Russell, 10, and Ernest, 13, Wolfe points to a favorite piece from Ghana. Propped in the corner of the downstairs dining room crammed with ancient ladders and 19th century bookcases laden with archeological pottery is an enormous hand-painted lobster. It looks like a prop from a sci-fi flick about radioactive crustaceans, but the midsection opens to reveal that it is a casket.
The Smithsonian has tried to buy the piece "a number of times," Wolfe says. In keeping with the African tradition of customizing a coffin to reflect the occupant's occupation, lobster hunter Wolfe would like to have his ashes placed in the belly of the beast. Until such time, says Wolfe, "It is my personal shrine. I wouldn't say that I pray there, but on occasion I find myself speaking to the coffin before I go diving for lobsters."
On his first trip to Kenya, in 1973, Wolfe, 54, bought a neck rest and some containers "because they were very beautiful and seemed so authentic and traditional I couldn't believe they still existed." He has returned to Africa more than 40 times since.
Living with rare objects has hardly made the Wolfe pack precious about their collection. "Because we don't have a yard, our kids learned to ride their bikes by practicing in the gallery," Wolfe says. Birthday parties and "feasts of the harvests" are held at the 14-foot refectory table surrounded by coin-decorated wooden chairs from Liberia and covered in African whistles, walking sticks, dolls and daggers. "When people come to visit, it's festive," he adds.
"The dinners sometimes get a little boisterous," Diane Wolfe admits. "We had a guest, a doctor friend of ours, pick up a ceremonial knife and start cutting his wild boar chop with it." Diane doesn't reach for a coaster when a guest puts down a Diet Coke on a 1940s Senufo wooden bed from the Ivory Coast that serves as a coffee table. "The great thing about African furniture," she notes, "is that whatever happens to them then becomes part of the patina."
In Woodard's home, low seats from the Ivory Coast sit in stark contrast to a gilded chair by Los Angeles designer Rose Tarlow. It is the stools, not the decorator throne, she says, that have "the nobility. When I touch the chairs that the elders sat in, I feel like they're alive. I feel warmth and the deep energy of continuity."
Woodard became a serious collector of tribal artifacts after acquiring contemporary Shona sculptures from Zimbabwe during the filming of the 1987 TV film "Mandela." In her Santa Monica abode — a concrete structure warmed by glyphs, hand-painted walls, silk drapes and the vivacity of the actress and her two children, Mavis, 13, and Duncan, 10 — Woodard favors the work of South African painter Vusi Khumalo.
She often pauses to contemplate Khumalo's 1995 landscape of a township, a multimedia work made from paint and tin cans that her husband, writer-producer Roderick Spencer, found in the basement of a community center outside Johannesburg. Now it hangs in their dining room, where Neoclassical chairs surround a table covered in an Indian sari.
A frequent visitor to the Ernie Wolfe Gallery, as a client and a friend, Woodard also has a hands-on approach to collecting. "We use everything," she says of her African furniture, which includes a wooden bed employed as a coffee table on the patio. Throughout her home, the African influence is artfully combined with more traditional elements to create a worldly environment.
In the living room, silver English andirons from an antiquarian on London's Portobello Road gleam in an adobe walled fireplace crowned with a mantel exhibiting South African ceramics covered in woven black and white telephone wires. An Ethiopian mask sits under a modernist zebra made of wire by African American sculptor Dale Edwards. "It is a multicultural house, with a basis in Africa," Woodard explains. "I didn't realize how much so until I looked at how many pieces I have and love. That's when I knew I was a collector."
Larry Lazzaro knew that Bob Weis was a collector from the get-go. When the couple first met in New York's East Village, Weis had already filled a tiny studio apartment with artifacts, an interest developed in part by the African influences he had seen in then contemporary art stars Keith Haring and Jean Michel Basquiat.
When Weis, a composer of avant-garde soundscapes, and Lazzaro, a business advisor, purchased their midcentury fixer-upper in 2000, there was little doubt what it would become. Inside, the only hint of the modernism for which Palm Springs has become famous is a free-standing white enameled genie-bottle fireplace and a collection of thrift-shop furniture on linoleum-tiled floors.
Almost everything else, with the exception of 21st century electronics, came out of Africa. A beaded elephant mask from Cameroon stands sentry by the front door, which opens to a slate foyer lined with metal staffs and ancient African currency that looks like 6-foot Brancusi sculptures. Ceremonial gold foil crowns surround a flat-screen TV in the bedroom, and power figures studded with nails and metal scraps surround machines in the home office.
"At first I tried to rein him in," says Lazzaro. "I was always asking, 'Do you really need this?' "
While unpacking his haul after the EBay windfall, Weis realized that what was once a hobby now could be a calling. He is mounting an exhibition of African textiles at Modern Tribal, his fledgling gallery in Palm Springs.
Lazzaro already had become a convert. "When I walk through our house, I can feel the power of these pieces and what they represent," he says. "Their spirit takes me out of the cellphone world to a plane on which everything in life was connected."
Weis and Lazzaro even share their living room with the dead. Under the light of a floor lamp that sprouts tentacles, a flea-market console serves as a small altar for 13 gleaming reliquaries from the Kota tribe of Gabon. Resembling small Cubist statues, these brass- and copper-covered funeral effigies of dead tribesmen hold bundles filled with bone fragments of the deceased.
The 13 "guests," as Weis refers to them, began arriving after he saw a 2003 exhibition of reliquaries in Paris. They are a bittersweet prize, reminders that war, genocide, famine and AIDS have brought many African artifacts to the market. "They are the most personal family objects that exist," says Weis. "And the fact that they are being sold for food and medicine is heartbreaking."
As a result, Weis and Lazzaro consider themselves merely custodians of the funerary artifacts. "It might sound a bit wacko," Weis admits, "but when they arrive, we light incense and have a ceremony, welcoming them into our home."
David A. Keeps can be reached at email@example.com.
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Shopping for that African look
These websites and Southern California retail sources carry some of the more popular African items on the market. Products include contemporary arts and crafts, items inspired by African art, and artifacts and antiquities.
Old and new: Wooden beds from Ivory Coast, beaded chairs from Nigeria, 19th century granary ladders from Burkina Faso and Mali, Vigango ancestor sculptures from Kenya, contemporary paintings from Ghana and Kenya: Ernie Wolfe Gallery, (310) 478-2960.
Crafts: Contemporary pieces from Ghana, https://www.novica.com .
Collection: Contemporary furniture and accessories from the National Geographic Home Collection:
https://www.nghome.com .
Kuba cloth: From the Congo at Modern Tribal, Palm Springs: (760) 778-3896.
Artifacts: Ethiopian shields and Ebo tribal sculpture from Nigeria at Galeria, Palm Springs: (760) 323-4576.
Fine art: Benin bronzes, Senufo and Dogon figures, and Chokwe and Fang masks at Lacy Primitive and Fine Art, Los Angeles: (323) 653-1655.
Beaded headdresses: From Cameroon, at Pegaso International, Los Angeles: (310) 659-8159.


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12.16.08 Baby's 32nd Week
Simple Foods, Complicated Rules When I don't know how to do something—this month it's introduce solids—I turn to the experts. Reading several books, I've found that while the opinions are very authoritative, much of the reasoning behind them is not particularly coherent. The standard baby food cookbook approach is to stress the benefits of fresh over jarred food, then go on about allergy risks and hygiene, then provide recipes to feed to your baby starting somewhere between 4 and 6 months. The arguments for fresh food and safe practices seem reasonable to me, if a little over-emphasized, but the introduction of different foods at different times gets a little fuzzy. Really, I have to wait one more month for apples? Really, I should do rice, then millet, then oats? I should introduce protein, but not too much or too soon—so, like what? When?
The benefits of fresh food are clear to me. Taste a jar of baby sweet potato next to a bowl of mashed roast sweet potato (Leo's favorite); if you like the idea of introducing your child to fresh-tasting, healthy foods that they'll want to eat, you'll end up throwing out the rest of the jar (or folding it into the Thanksgiving yams and topping it with marshmallows, as I must confess that I did!).
The allergy thing alarmed me, especially since I had a lot of food allergies as a kid. The other week when we flew to Chicago with Leo, the airline served peanuts. I could practically see peanut dust flying through the air and landing on Leo's pacifier. Everything I've read says that you should wait from 3 to 7 days after introducing each new ingredient to your child, and that you shouldn't introduce new foods in the later part of the day since a reaction could occur at night.
I was beginning to feel like just putting the whole solids thing off indefinitely. Hey, I like breastfeeding! Then a friend informed me that the occurrence of food allergies in infants is really quite low. So I went online and read that according to the American Academy of Pediatrics, "there is no convincing evidence that delaying the introduction of foods such as eggs, fish or peanut butter to children prevents allergies." I'm still going with the advice to wait on the major allergens, but I'm feeling much less worried.
After a timid week or two, Leo now loves eating (well, everything except banana, which causes him to clamp his mouth shut until I remove all trace of the stuff). He wasn't into pureed apple or pear either, but I bought a little mesh self-feeding thing at the pharmacy that he can hold and chew on, essentially turning a whole piece of fruit into baby food himself. Now he will happily gnaw away at a pear while we're having lunch.
It's funny that I felt so unsure of how to feed my baby, considering that feeding people is my favorite thing to do. These days I love watching Leo make guacamole in his eyebrows, and seeing his look of surprise followed by approval when I slip him some good full-fat organic plain yogurt. I spend my free time thinking up tasty meals using his simple list of foods, like oatmeal with pear, or squash and apple. In fact, I find myself inspired by the gorgeous colors and pure, delicious flavors of the frozen cubes of purees I've made. Who needs seasonings and fancy cooking techniques anyway? Last night, I stole some of Leo's squash cubes to create a pre-dinner nibble. We'll have what the gentleman in the bib is having please.
Recipe: Butternut Squash Bruschetta
Zoe Singer is a freelance food writer and cookbook editor and co-author of The Flexitarian Table. Food Editor and blogger for The Faster Times, she tries not to eat for two now that her son is a toddler.


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About Garret Rein
Garret Rein: Reining Over His Talent
This composer and rhythm guitarist not only writes all of his songs, but he offers a wonderful vibe with his vocals. Mr. Rein offers an immense amount of Rockage to the scene that he has been signed to Track Hunters, which is a Texas Music Licensing agency.
Garret not only has the talent and the following, but he has amazing aspirations of signing with more agencies to allow everyone who is willing to listen to his songs that are well constructed and is an in depth look of this man. He also plans on owning his own publishing company!
Garret has been featured in different magazines that include Rock n Roll Industries, Sceneazine, Woodbangers, and Fanbase Music Magazine, which featured him on the "Front Cover". He even has a hand drawn logo located on the Bathroom Wall page of Rock n Roll Industries, depicting many big bands and other logo names like:
Judas Priest
Quiet Riot
And more
Although Garret is a local treasure of sweet a** music as stated by the local newspaper piece in the "Hi Desert Star" located in Yucca Valley, California, he is being recognized all over the nation. As you can see he is kicking major a** in the music scene, but what about his live performances?
Garret Rein offers a lively performance each and every time he graces the stage. He has performed locally, as well as at well-known venues like Roxy Theatre located in Hollywood. In November of 2013, Rock My Monkey energy drinks featured Garret. (Hey, Garret, send some our way please?) Rock My Monkey energy drinks is one of the juices that kicks the locals of Washington State in the butt.
Breaking through from the stigma of being a local rocker to a nationally known act, Garret is spreading his Kickassery over the globe. You can find him on social media networks like Facebook to connect and listen to him on different audio platforms like Spotify, Bandcamp, and so much more. So, if you are new to Garret Rein, get off your behind and Google this rocker before you are left in the dust!


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June 26, 2017
DTC's Exports of Publicly Traded Companies Flash is an intra-monthly report we distribute and the first look on exports from East Coast facilities, an entire month before the official government data is available. DTC is the first (and only) shop allowed to republish the data, and as you can imagine, this data is highly valuable to traders, especially at quarter's close.


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The Dog Star, Sirius, and its Tiny Companion
This Hubble Space Telescope image shows Sirius A, the brightest star in our nighttime sky, along with its faint, tiny stellar companion, Sirius B. Astronomers overexposed the image of Sirius A [at center] so that the dim Sirius B [tiny dot at lower left] could be seen. The cross-shaped diffraction spikes and concentric rings around Sirius A, and the small ring around Sirius B, are artifacts produced within the telescope's imaging system. The two stars revolve around each other every 50 years. Sirius A, only 8.6 light-years from Earth, is the fifth closest star system known.
Sirius B, a white dwarf, is very faint because of its tiny size, only 7,500 miles in diameter. White dwarfs are the leftover remnants of stars similar to the sun. They have exhausted their nuclear fuel sources and have collapsed down to a very small size. Sirius B is about 10,000 times fainter than Sirius A. The white dwarf's feeble light makes it a challenge to study, because its light is swamped in the glare of its brighter companion as seen from telescopes on Earth. However, using the keen eye of Hubble's Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph (STIS), astronomers have now been able to isolate the light from Sirius B and disperse it into a spectrum. STIS measured light from Sirius B being stretched to longer, redder wavelengths due to the white dwarf's powerful gravitational pull. Based on those measurements, astronomers have calculated Sirius B's mass at 98 percent that of the sun. Analysis of the white dwarf's spectrum also has allowed astronomers to refine the estimate for its surface temperature to about 44,900 degrees Fahrenheit (25,200 degrees Kelvin).
Accurately determining the masses of white dwarfs is fundamentally important to understanding stellar evolution. The sun will eventually become a white dwarf. White dwarfs are also the source of Type Ia supernova explosions, which are used because of their brightness to measure the distance to distant galaxies and the expansion rate of the universe. Measurements based on Type Ia supernovae are fundamental to understanding "dark energy," a dominant repulsive force stretching the universe apart. Also, the method used to determine the white dwarf's mass relies on one of the key predictions of Einstein's theory of General Relativity: that light loses energy when it attempts to escape the gravity of a compact star. This effect is known as the gravitational redshift of the light.
This image was taken Oct. 15, 2003, with Hubble's Wide Field Planetary Camera 2. Based on detailed measurements of the position of Sirius B in this image, astronomers were then able to point the STIS instrument exactly on the white dwarf and make the measurements to determine its gravitational redshift and mass.
NASA, H.E. Bond and E. Nelan (Space Telescope Science Institute, Baltimore, Md.); M. Barstow and M. Burleigh (University of Leicester, U.K.); and J.B. Holberg (University of Arizona)


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INOUT Hostel
INOUT hostel is located in the heart of the Collserola Park in Barcelona with 5 hectares of gardens, forests, sports fields and 500 meters from the underground's door, nice climb through the forest, that conect the hostel with the city center in only 20 minutes (Plaza Cataluña) and Las Ramblas in the the centre of Barcelona.
With large living rooms, library, TV, games room, and meeting rooms we are perfectly equipped to deal with groups as well as individual travellers.
Enjoy our terraces, sport area and 3 little pools.
Our dorm rooms are very clean and comfortable with secure free lockers while a restaurant and bar are also on premises.
Breakfast is included in the price!
Availability & RatesTo view availability and prices please select dates and click 'Update Dates'
Hostel Facilities & Policies
- 24 Hour Reception
- 24 Hour Security
- Airport Transfers
- Bar
- Bicycle hire
- Bicycle parking
- Free Breakfast
- Cable TV
- Café
- Ceiling Fan
- Child Friendly
- Common Room
- Credit Cards Accepted
- Elevator
- Telephone/Fax Facilities
- Free City Maps
- Free Internet Access
- Free Parking
- Free WiFi
- Foosball
- Games Room
- Hair Dryers
- Hair Dryers For Hire
- Hot Showers
- House Keeping
- Self-Catering Facilities
- Linen Not Included
- Security Lockers
- Meals Available
- No Curfew
- Non Smoking
- Outdoor Terrace
- Restaurant
- Swimming Pool
- Taxes not included
- Towels For Hire
- Washing Machine
- Wheelchair Friendly
Cancellation PolicyThis property has a 2 day cancellation policy. Failure to cancel within this time will result in a cancellation charge equal to the first night of your stay.
Must-Read Hostel InfoThis property has specific Terms & Conditions.
If cancelled up to 2 days before date of arrival, no fee will be charged.
If cancelled later or no-show, the first night will be charged.
We inform clients that INOUT Hostel makes a pre-authorization on the credit card provided, for the value of the first night.
Payment is made at checkin.
For any questions, contact INOUT Hostel
Towels and bed linen for hire.
Hair dryers and iron available in reception.
Washing machine available (2Eur).
Parking available for free.
Buffet Breakfast included.
24 h open restaurant.
We offer a prepaid transfer service, contact the hostel directly after booking for more information.
Bikes for rent, hiking and bike tours available.
Parc d'attraction Tibidabo offers.
Your card will be pre-authorised after the booking is made.
DirectionsShow MapHide Map
From the airport take a train or the AEROBUS to Catalunya square and from there change line and catch the FFGG. ( Ferrocarrils Catalans) S1 S2 to Baixador de Vallvidrera (our closer stop)
You will find a train every 10 minutes and both trains Sabadell or Terrassa are comming to Baixador de Vallvidrera.
From the plaza Catalunya take a ferrocarril till 'Baixador de Vallvidrera' .
We are only a few minutes walk away from this metro stop.
When arriving at station of Baixador de Vallvidrera to leave by the door that always indicates Barri of the Rectoret and follow the road to the right.
Located Near
The stop of the underground of 'Baixador de Vallvidrera' to 500 meters of INOUT's door that connects in 20 minutes with the center of Barcelona (Catalunya square).
Near the Tibidabo (fairground, viewing-point and church) and the tower of communications of Barcelona.
(The highest viewing-point of the city).
Placed in the center of the park of Collserola. (The green lung of the city).


text: Basics: What do these boxes offer that connected TVs and game consoles don't? Lower cost. Whether you're connecting through a web-enabled flatscreen, a PS3, or a streamer, you're going to get stuff like Netflix, YouTube, and Hulu, with up to 1080p resolution and support for 5.1 surround. But if you're not a gamer and you'd rather not replace your old HDTV, standalone streamers will give you all that for less than $100. - Cable's Walls Are Coming Down Why I'm Cutting the Cord, And How Cable Can Get Me Back Killing TV to Punish Comcast? It's the Networks That Take the Hit Do they have built-in storage? Most don't. And those that do tend to be more expensive and often reserve the storage for apps. But unlike most set-top boxes, many media streamers can play content directly from mobile devices. Some come with USB ports for side-loading music and video, while others use wireless protocols like AirPlay or DLNA that piggyback on your Wi-Fi to grab files from a laptop or mobile device. Most can handle common media formats like MP4 (H.264), MKV, AAC, and MP3, though you'll run into problems with specialized formats like VOB or FLAC. How well do they play with mobile devices? It varies. A few will let you mirror content from tablets and smartphones, so you can not only watch movies and view photos stored on those devices, you can also play mobile games on your TV. All the streamers in this roundup have apps that let you turn your phone into a remote for browsing movies, launching apps, and controlling media playback. Buying Advice: If you're more interested in internet media than local content, look for a streamer with an Ethernet port (for speed) and make sure it offers the relevant services -- like Amazon Instant Video and Vudu. Also, remember that your HD picture will be only as good as your bandwidth. Ideally, you'll want a broadband connection of at least 5 Mbps. Photos by Greg Broom/WiredRoku 2 XD How good is this Roku box? Our favorite streamer in the roundup isn't even the best one in Roku's lineup (That'd be the XS). "Best," of course, is really only a meaningless nod to a higher price tag and a handful of extraneous features -- things like an SD card slot and an enhanced remote with motion controls for games. We actually think the $80 XD, despite its lack of a USB port and Angry Birds, is the best value in the lineup. In the world of dedicated streamers, what matters most is content. And the 1080p XD remains unparalleled in this respect. Not only will you get premium services like Netflix, Vimeo Plus, and HBO Go, but also apps for more obscure offerings, like the anime service Crunchyroll. With the smallest footprint of any unit in the roundup, this 3-ounce box will literally disappear into almost any home theater arrangement. What you're left with is a simple portal to a vast library of great services and a very strong temptation to cancel your cable or satellite service. One bummer: Even if you don't plan on using premium channels, Roku requires a credit card number to set up an account. WIRED Clean, simple interface makes navigation a breeze. Smallest unit in this roundup. Can also stream from PCs and Macs with the help of a dedicated Plex app. Simple, straightforward interface for navigating library of more than 500 "channels." Remote now has quick-launch buttons for Netflix, Pandora, and Crackle. TIRED Only unit in test without an Ethernet port. Still no Vudu!Apple TV Released in March, Apple's third-generation puck ($100) retains the form factor of its predecessor while adding 1080p playback. The real draw remains the same, though: seamless integration with iTunes, iCloud, and the rest of the Apple ecosystem. While recent additions, like a dedicated Hulu Plus app, certainly fill in some much needed viewing gaps on the box, it's really AirPlay mirroring via Mountain Lion that unlocks the most exciting streaming options. In short: If it's on your Mac, it can now be on your TV. (Note: Some older Macs aren't AirPlay compatible even if you do upgrade to Mountain Lion.) AirPlay itself streams music, video, and photos from iPhones and iPads so easily that I've actually done it accidentally. And the ability to play and store movies and music from iCloud is another great added convenience for iTunes users. Of course if you're not iTunes-dependent, you'll still get a sleek icon-based menu and solid lineup of streaming apps like Netflix, Hulu Plus and Vimeo. But even with all these recent improvements, there's really no compelling reason to pay $100 unless you're an all-Apple (or mostly-Apple) household. WIRED AirPlay is tops for wireless streaming and can deliver high-quality audio straight to your home theater. Awesome dedicated app turns your iPhone or iPad into a remote. Easiest setup of the bunch. iTunes store purchases made on the Apple TV can be synced directly to your iPad or laptop. TIRED Still limited appeal to Android and Windows users. If you TV doesn't have an HDMI port, you're out of luck. Your couch will eat the tiny remote. No ability to customize menu.Sony NSZ-GS7 with Google TV Two years after the disastrous Logitech Revue, Google returns for another stab at internet TV, this time partnering with Sony on a standalone box. We can say one thing for sure: With a sleek remote, zippy processor, and fetching (for a streaming device) new curved design, the 1080p NSZ-GS7 ($200) definitely gets the hardware right. Unfortunately, while Google has worked to simplify the UI, the software is still plagued by bugs and crashes. It took me over an half hour to get the GS7 up and running. And once I did, there were still a bunch of random restarts and freezes. Even more disappointing is that once again networks like ABC, NBC, Fox, and Comedy Central block streaming video through Google TV's Chrome browser, diminishing the appeal of having a standalone browser to begin with. Strangely, many of the "apps" are really just optimized versions of the actual websites. Add to that a dearth of dedicated streaming apps, and you're left with a pretty box, very little content, and that familiar sour taste of unfulfilled potential. WIRED Double-sided controller has a clickable touchpad and can function as a universal remote. Quick startup. Ports galore, including Ethernet, two USB, digital optical out, HDMI in and out, and an IR blaster. Will play content from external drives. TIRED There are better streaming boxes for less than half the price. Web browsing on a TV is still not fun. Glitchy software means that Google TV is still not ready for prime time.Netgear NeoTV NTV200 If streaming HD content on the cheap is your goal, you won't do much better than Netgear's $50 NTV200. Granted, the NeoTV's library of streaming services isn't quite as expansive as the competition's -- there's no Amazon Instant Video, for example -- but it does have a few advantages over even the more expensive units. Movie buffs will appreciate the Vudu on-demand service as well as full 1080p, which is tough to find at this price point. The $50 Roku LT, for example, is only capable of 720p. The inclusion of an Ethernet port will also come as good news to those with crowded home wireless networks. Design-wise, the NTV200 is like most other streaming boxes. It's tiny, black, and will seamlessly blend into nearly any home theater setup. There are downsides, though. An uninspired and often unresponsive menu system can make navigating a painfully tedious experience. The two obtrusive ads running along the top of the screen don't make the experience any better. Don't expect to do anything beyond streaming, either. There's no expansion port and, like the Apple TV, you'll only be able connect the NTV200 to a TV via an HDMI cable. WIRED 1080p at a 720p price. Free remote-control app for iOS and Android makes searching and navigating slightly easier. TIRED No wireless streaming from external devices. No USB ports from wired streaming, either. Slow, frustrating menus. Limited library.


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6 comments:
- szewan62 said...
Thank you Coco!
your strips touch all our hearts. My salute to all our heroes and my prayers and wishes for all the courageous survivor!
- 24 June 2008 at 06:29
- Heiso said...
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- 29 November 2008 at 21:44
- Ladynoe said...
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How It Feels When Bill O'Reilly Stalks You
Being repeatedly exposed as factually incorrect or as a hypocrite doesn't seem to have hurt Bill O'Reilly's ratings. But a few more descriptions of him as a creepy stalker might do the trick.
Lefty blogger Terkel appeared on Keith Olbermann's MSNBC Countdown last night to describe exactly how O'Reilly's producer staked out her apartment and followed her across state lines to ambush her in Virginia.
Terkel's case is particularly likely to draw sympathy: The show didn't try calling her or visiting her office, she told Olbermann, just went straight into the stalking. Then the 5'0", 100-pound woman was accosted in a desolate area by yelling men with cameras and microphones. All for daring to quote the terrible things the Fox News host said about a rape victim.
O'Reilly blamed the whole thing on desperate NBC executives and radical leftists, who somehow forced his show to hound Terkel. In other words, they were asking for it.


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Boston Red Sox
The Red Sox worked to improve their bullpen this offseason, trading for right-hander Joel Hanrahan (above) and naming him their closer. (Hanrahan had 76 total saves over the past two seasons in Pittsburgh.) Boston also added former Oriole Koji Uehara, who has only allowed four hits in nine scoreless innings this spring. Plus, the Sox bring back Andrew Bailey, Andrew Miller and the mercurial Alfredo Aceves, suggesting that they may have the arms to turn a weakness in 2012 into a strength in 2013.
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Is it true that informatics professionals average a salary of 98k a year?
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Who makes the most money?
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Hang Out is a friendship option that Johnny Klebitz can pick in The Lost and Damned. The option is when the player goes to hang out with a friend at The Lost MC Clubhouse by picking a friend to hang out with and picking this option on his phone. The player has to be a good distance away from the clubhouse before calling a friend. Once the player chooses a friend to hang out with, the player drives to the clubhouse to meet his friend (who is leaning against the outside) and then they enter the clubhouse. Once the player enters the clubhouse with his friend they have a choice between three activities which are Hi-Lo cards, Pool and/or Arm Wrestling. After the player chooses to leave one of those activities, he will not be able to enter it again and will have to do another activity or can just leave the current hang out session. When the player decides to leave, he has to exit the safehouse and walk a short distance away from the clubhouse and then the player will complete the hang out session.
- The easiest friend to beat at Arm Wrestling is Terry, while Clay and Jim are poor choices.
- If the player exits a pool match before winning or losing he will obtain the Pool Cue, only if that slot is empty.
- If the player plays Hi-Lo cards with a friend, he will sit opposite left to Johnny. When the friend sits there his voice will change to the voice of the Lost MC biker who always sits there.
- The player can no longer hang out with Jim after the mission Was It Worth It?, and can no longer do the hang out activity after the mission Get Lost since the clubhouse becomes inaccessible.


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