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Quote from: Yoda on March 18, 2013, 10:47:05 PMthat's like when Bugs dresses up in drag. Bugs OWNED it though. Cloud was all shy and shit. Clearly he was the bigger pussy than the women (nonsense ramblings from Dice tonight).
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Draak, you mean the geckoes? Use VATS. They have a really erratic attack pattern, but should go down easy with headshots. I can put up my mod list later if you're interested -- it's mostly minor tweaks (more crafting recipes, and no leveled lists). I wouldn't recommend the cut content restoration mods. The cut content isn't that great.I really wanna know what's triggering your motion sickness though. Have you checked for any mods that slow down movement speed..? I don't think I asked about that earlier. I think the lack of movement deceleration/acceleration might be playing a role. Slower movement speed across the board MIGHT make that less apparent.
I think it's the way you control the camera with the mouse in NV that's getting to me, a fixed camera would've been better.
Something like in Dragon Age Origins: when your character turns, the camera turns too, it follows you. In NV (3rd view, mind you) if you move the mouse even a little, the camera will move but not your character. I don't know people call the kind of camera used in DAO, but it's the one I feel comfortable.
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Hosting email server at home but ISP blocks port 25, any solutions?
I am trying to set up an email server in my home network for my hobby blog site. Comcast blocks port 25 so I cannot run the server on port 25. Any workaround?
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You don't specify whether port 25 is blocked inbound or outbound, but I'm going to assume the latter as that's what most ISPs do.
Unfortunately, the only solution for this is to use an outbound SMTP relay service. Theoretically, you might be able to relay all of your outbound mail through your ISP's SMTP server, but that may or may not work depending on your ISP's restrictions on outbound mail. Alternatively, there are third-party providers that offer mail relay services expressly for this purpose. EasyDNS' easySMTP comes to mind, and I know the DynDNS used to offer a simple service for this, but I think it's been wrapped up into their bigger enterprise-level offerings, so I don't think the basic relay service still exists. You can probably shop around and find others.
That said, there's probably no reason you can't give Comcast a shot for this, since as you say it's mostly a hobbyist thing. You'd need to configure your outbound mail server to use port 587 and authenticate to Comcast with your Comcast user ID and password. How you do this will depend entirely on what mail server you're using.
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Thank you for your input. Port 25 was blocked both inbound and outbound. I did set up the email server on port 26 but had to use inbound and outbound SMTP relay. I used Dynu's email store/forward which receives emails for my domain and forward them to my server on port 26.
I took a look at EasyDNS' easySMTP, but $70+ a year was a bit over my budget. Luckily the same Dynu offered outbound SMTP relay as well. Paid $9.99/year for 200 emails a day.
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31 August - Anniversary of the Withdrawal of Russian Troops from Estonia
The entire withdrawal negotiations were an important period in Estonian foreign policy, which was followed by a new period that concentrated on the new goals of EU and NATO accession. Much has changed in Estonia since the Russian troops, stationed here during the Soviet occupation, withdrew from Estonia on August 31st 1994. Estonia's relations with its international friends have grown stronger. Estonia's economy has become one of the fastest growing and most competitive economies in the world. Estonia has become a member of the European Union, ensuring independence, prosperity and economic growth for years to come. Since the departure of the Russian troops, Estonia has built a strong defence force, has gained NATO membership and has participated in several peacekeeping missions throughout the world.
Chronology of the troop withdrawal negotiations
September 1991 – The beginning of negotiations with the USSR, which followed the recognition of independence of the Baltic States by the USSR on 6 September 1991
14-15 April 1992 – The beginning of a series of negotiations with Russia
10 July 1992 – CSCE Helsinki Summit final document calling for the rapid withdrawal of Russian forces from the Baltic States
September 1992 – Agreements are signed on the withdrawal of Russian troops from Lithuania
25 November 1992 – United Nations General Assembly resolution calling for the rapid withdrawal of Russian forces from the Baltic States
31 August 1993 – Complete withdrawal of Russian troops from Lithuania
23 September 1993 – US Senate passes the Byrd Amendment linking $2.5 billion USD of aid for Russia to the withdrawal of Russian troops from the Baltic States
Mid-November 1993 – Second UN resolution calling for the rapid withdrawal of Russian forces from the Baltic States including the creation of a mission to oversee the process
2 December 1993 – Estonian and Russian delegations sign a protocol requesting Swedish assistance in decommissioning the Paldiski nuclear reactors
April 1994 – Agreements are signed on the withdrawal of Russian troops from Latvia
25 June 1994 – The Council of the European Union releases a statement affirming that it expects Russia, in conformity with earlier commitments, to complete its troop withdrawal by 31 August 1994
July 1994 – US Senate passes amendment, which threatens to halt $839 million USD foreign aid package to Russia if troops are not withdrawn on time
26 July 1994 – Presidents Boris Yeltsin and Lennart Meri sign an agreement for the withdrawal of Russian troops by 31 August 1994. The signing of the withdrawal agreement along with an agreement on military pensioners allowed for principal agreement on a 13-month schedule for the decommissioning of the nuclear object in Paldiski
30 July 1994 – Russia and Estonia sign the Paldiski Nuclear Base agreement
31 August 1994 – Complete withdrawal of Russian troops from Estonia and Latvia, which coincided with the withdrawal of troops from other Central and Eastern European countries and from Eastern Germany
20 December 1994 – Estonian parliament passes the July agreements, where Russia and Estonia after difficult negotiations agreed on the withdrawal of Russian troops
30 September 1995 – Decommissioning of the Paldiski nuclear base is completed
The political and legal reasons for reaching an agreement
The non-recognition of the Soviet Union's occupation of Estonia by the United States of America, the People's Republic of China, the EU states, the Council of Europe and the European Parliament as well as many others. Non-recognition of the occupation has ensured that the Republic of Estonia is the legal continuation of the Republic of Estonia, which was illegally occupied by the Soviet Union in 1940.
Estonia's assertion, recognised internationally, that it was its legal and moral right to have foreign forces removed from its soil. International support and endorsements from the United States of America, members of the EU (especially Sweden) the CSCE and the UN along with several other members of the international community for the withdrawal.
Paldiski Agreement
One of the main questions during negotiations was the Paldiski Nuclear base, where a unique agreement was reached. It was agreed that until 30 September 1995,
the base territory would belong to Estonia and the nuclear object to Russia.
To help depoliticise the Paldiski negotiations the Swedish government initiated the Paldiski International Expert Advisory Group with experts from Sweden, Germany, the US and other countries.
The environmental damage in the Baltic States from the fifty-year presence of Soviet troops is estimated to run into the tens of billions of dollars. The US government donated 2 million USD dollars for environmental work at Paldiski. The Paldiski site is currently being managed by state company AS Alara.
Former President of the Republic of Estonia H.E. Lennart Meri at a Conference in Frankfurt on 23 September 1994:
"Unlike Germany, where the 31st of August is regarded as the end of the post-World-War-II period, the Republic of Estonia treats the 31st of August as the end of World War II itself on the territory under the jurisdiction of Estonia. This is a turning point for the improvement of our relations with the Russian Federation, and we have to make the most to expand and deepen this historic opportunity."


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Physical Therapy
Bachelor of Science, Master of Science
Katherine L. Beissner, Professor and Chair
The mission of the physical therapy program at Ithaca College is to prepare skilled practitioners who render independent decisions and implement evidence-based, comprehensive care to maximize the function, health, and wellness of their clients. With an emphasis on professional behaviors and lifelong learning skills, our graduates are competent to meet the challenges in a rapidly changing health care environment and are prepared for the roles of practitioner, manager, consultant, clinical educator, and scholar in a variety of settings.
The physical therapy department offers a five-year, dual-degree program in clinical science/physical therapy. Students receive a B.S. degree in clinical science after four years of study and an M.S. degree in physical therapy after their fifth year of study. Students must complete the M.S. degree to be eligible for physical therapy licensure. The five-year program is designed for freshman entry. If class space is available, transfer students may be accepted as indicated on p. 81.
The first four years of the program are spent on the Ithaca campus. The final year is conducted at the Rochester Center of Ithaca College, which is affiliated with the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry and the Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester, New York. Students spend the summer semester following the sophomore year on the Rochester campus in a 10-week concentrated study of human anatomy. Students gain practical experience through five full-time clinical affiliations -- a total of 30 weeks -- at sites throughout the United States. The program is accredited by the Commission for Accreditation of Physical Therapy Education and is approved by the New York State Education Department.
B.S. in Clinical Science
Note: This degree does not provide eligibility for licensure to practice physical therapy. It is awarded after four years of study in the five-year combined B.S./M.S. program in clinical science/physical therapy.
Special Academic Status Policy for Clinical Science and Physical Therapy Majors
Grade requirements
Undergraduate Students -- Students in the clinical science major must receive at least a grade of C- in all required courses.
Students who do not have a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.70 at the completion of the spring semester of their sophomore year will be dismissed from the program.
To be eligible for admission to the master of science program in physical therapy (fifth year), applicants must have completed the B.S. program in clinical science and have achieved at least a 3.00 cumulative GPA.
Graduate Students -- Students are expected to enter the M.S. program the fall semester immediately following the awarding of the B.S. degree in clinical science. Fifth-year students must maintain a minimum GPA of 3.00 through each academic block to avoid academic warning and must have a cumulative GPA of 3.00 to graduate.
During the fifth year of the program, any student receiving more than 6 credits of C (C+, C, or C-) or an F in a required course will be subject to dismissal from the physical therapy program and may not reenter the program. At the master's degree level, no grades of D are awarded; the lowest passing grade awarded is C-. Students must earn a satisfactory rating in all courses, including Clinical Education III, and either IV and V, or VI before the degree will be awarded and certification granted for licensing.
Curricular requirements
Courses and credits must be satisfactorily completed in the allotted time and in the sequence shown in the undergraduate and graduate catalogs unless permission to deviate from the sequence or time frame has been approved by the department faculty.
Candidates for a master's degree in physical therapy are required to meet all requirements for graduation within three years of their matriculation date into the graduate program.
Academic warning
Being placed on academic warning indicates that a student has a serious academic deficiency that, if not corrected, will result in suspension or dismissal from the clinical science/physical therapy program. Junior, senior, and graduate students on academic warning may not be allowed to progress to clinical education courses. Such students may be allowed to progress in the curriculum only under conditions specified and approved by the department. Remediation for removal of academic warning status will be determined by the department faculty.
Undergraduate Students -- An undergraduate clinical science major will be placed on academic warning within the Department of Physical Therapy for the following semester if he or she
1. receives less than a C- grade in, drops, or withdraws from any required course, or
2. does not complete the required courses in the allotted time, or
3. does not complete the general education requirements by the end of the junior year, or
4. does not complete the liberal arts focus area or comparable credits in the minor by the end of the junior, or
5. fails to remove an incomplete grade in the allotted time, or
6. fails, drops, or withdraws from a clinical education course, or
7. fails to complete the requirements for general education and the liberal arts focus area (or the minor).
Graduate Students -- A graduate student in the physical therapy major will be placed on academic warning if he or she
1. receives a GPA below 3.00 in an academic block, or
2. withdraws from a required course, or
3. fails to remove an incomplete grade in the allotted time, or
4. fails, drops, or withdraws from a clinical education course.
Warning will be removed when both of the following criteria are met:
1. the student's GPA for the following semester is 3.00 or greater,
2. the student's overall GPA for the graduate year is 3.00 or greater.
Clinical Education -- If the student receives a grade of F in a clinical education course, he or she will be placed on academic warning. The student must remediate this grade in one or more of the following ways as decided by the faculty:
1. attend an equivalent affiliation and receive a grade of pass,
2. perform remedial work under the supervision of one or more faculty members.
Suspension from the undergraduate program
A student who is subject to dismissal from the program may, under extenuating circumstances, be granted a suspension from the program. Alternatively, if the student is subject to warning, but not dismissal, and the academic deficiency is more severe than normal in warning situations, the student may be suspended from the program. A student on program suspension may not enroll in courses offered within the major. Such a student may apply for a leave of absence in accordance with College policy. To be eligible for readmission, the student will have to fulfill certain conditions prescribed by the department at the time of suspension.
Dismissal from the program
Undergraduate Students -- An undergraduate student is subject to dismissal from the program if he or she
1. receives less than a C- in two or more required courses in the same semester, or
2. is a freshman or sophomore on academic warning who fails to successfully complete (with grades of C- or better) at least 12 credits in a semester, or a junior or senior who has not successfully completed the minimum number of credit hours to progress to the next semester, or
3. has less than a 2.70 cumulative GPA at the end of the sophomore year, or
4. is a freshman or sophomore on academic warning for the preceding semester, or a junior or senior who has been on academic warning for any semester, and receives less than a C- (or fails to remove an incomplete grade in the specified period of time) in any required course, or
5. is a senior who receives less than a C- (or fails to remove an incomplete grade in the specified time) in any required course or clinical affiliation prerequisite, or
6. fails, drops, or withdraws from any two required courses, including clinical education courses.
In an exceptional case, a student may be readmitted upon the satisfactory completion of conditions determined by the department faculty.
Graduate Students -- A graduate student in the Department of Physical Therapy is subject to dismissal from the program if he or she
1. receives more than 6 credits of C (C-, C, C+) during the graduate year,
2. receives a grade of F for any course in the graduate year (excluding clinical education courses),
3. remains on academic warning for any two consecutive academic blocks,
4. fails, drops, or withdraws from any two clinical education courses (graduate or undergraduate), or
5. fails to successfully complete departmental remediation as prescribed by the faculty within the allotted time.
A student dismissed from the program is not eligible to remain in the physical therapy department but may be eligible to pursue other Ithaca College programs.
If academic performance deficiencies include failure to meet minimum standards of the School of Health Sciences and Human Performance or the Division of Graduate Studies, suspension or dismissal from Ithaca College may result.
A more complete description of the special academic policies and procedures for students is available at the physical therapy department office.
Requirements for the Major in Clinical Science -- B.S.
Major department requirements
Required courses outside major department -- in the School of Humanities and Sciences
Electives outside of major department -- General education requirements (see School of Humanities and Sciences)
Mathematics: Students must either achieve a score on the math placement exam placing them in Group 3, 2, or 1, or if placed in Group 4, earn a grade of C- or better in 313-10000 or 313-18000.
A maximum of 6 advanced placement credits may be used for appropriate courses to meet the general education requirement.
These general education requirements must be completed by the end of the junior year.
Students must include in their coursework at least 6 credits with a global designation and 6 credits with a historical designation. These credits may be fulfilled (in part) by courses taken to fulfill general education requirements, the liberal arts focus area below, or as unrestricted (open/free) electives.
Liberal arts focus
Students may obtain sample course sequences for meeting these requirements from the department office. The following departmental courses may be taken as open electives.
Housing and Transportation Arrangements for Clinical Affiliations
During each full-time clinical affiliation, students are responsible for making housing arrangements and arrangements for transportation to and from clinical facilities. Information on securing housing during affiliation placements is available from the department offices on the respective campuses. For more information on student expenses for the final year, see p. 530.
M.S. in Physical Therapy
The fifth year in physical therapy at Ithaca College is an extension of the B.S. degree program in clinical science. The final year of study, a 12-month period, takes place at Ithaca College physical therapy department facilities located at the Rochester Center of Ithaca College, which is affiliated with the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Strong Memorial Hospital, Rochester, New York.
Graduation Requirements
To be considered for graduation, all students must complete the following requirements:
1. B.S. degree program in clinical science at Ithaca College;
2. Required courses listed below;
3. Either a group research project or an individual thesis. The thesis option is available only to students with a GPA of 3.30 or higher who pass a faculty review.
Major department requirements
Clinical Affiliations
The Department of Physical Therapy has established contracts with over 500 clinical affiliation sites. It continues to explore new clinical sites to assure that students are offered the best clinical education. A current listing of sites is available in the Office of Experiential Learning. The directors of clinical education determine the sites to be used and the placement of the students for each of their clinical affiliations. Assignments to clinical affiliations are based on several factors such as program requirements for a variety of experiences, faculty advisement, student performance, and student preference.
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Former University of Massachusetts Dartmouth student Dzhokhar Tsarnaev pleaded not guilty to 30 criminal counts related to the Boston Marathon bombing during his arraignment Wednesday in federal court.
Former University of Massachusetts Dartmouth student Dzhokhar Tsarnaev pleaded not guilty to 30 criminal counts related to the Boston Marathon bombing during his arraignment Wednesday in federal court.
Tsarnaev appeared in the same courtroom where about 30 victims and relatives were on-hand to see his first public appearance since police arrested him April 19 in Watertown.
The arraignment lasted about 10 minutes. Tsarnaev, wearing a bright orange prison jump suit and black T-shirt, sat between his two lawyers and frequently scratched his chin. He had a cast on his left hand and his face and eyes appeared swollen. He spoke with a distinct Russian-like accent when pleading not guilty to charges that carry a potential death sentence.
Tsarnaev appeared nonchalant, almost bored, and his mouth was slightly contorted, giving the appearance of a smirk, though that might have been due to the wounds he suffered during the April 19 shootout with police in Watertown. Police said he was shot in the head, neck, legs and hand.
Prosecutors said they expect to call 80 to 100 witnesses when the case reaches trial, which could last between three to four months.
Tsarnaev is scheduled to return to court Sept. 23. Judge Marianne Bowler told attorneys Wednesday that she "frowns upon" sealing court documents, and added that she will review the documents that have thus far been sealed.
"The public has a right to know about the nature of these proceedings," Bowler said.
Tsarnaev's relatives, including his sisters, attended the hearing and they walked past reporters after without commenting.
Several spectators, including at least a dozen people supporting Tsarnaev, flocked to the John Joseph Moakley Courthouse, which was besieged by numerous national and foreign media outlets.
Mary Churbuck, 34, a Freetown resident, attended the hearing with Lacey Buckley, 23, of Washington State. Both wore black T-shirts with a picture of Tsarnaev next to a lion and a scale engulfed in flames with "Free the Lion" written in black.
They said they met online through a pro-Tsarnaev website.
"I believe he's innocent," said Churbuck, who wore a white hijab and converted to Islam a few months ago.
"He's my Muslim brother and I will fight for him in a peaceful, nonviolent way, to stand up for him. He's just a real good kid who has a lot going for him," Churbuck said, adding that she never met Tsarnaev, but that they had friends in common.
Jennifer Mack, a Boston resident, wore a T-shirt with Tsarnaev's picture declaring "Dzhokar Tsarnaev is innocent."
"He's a human being like everyone else," Mack said. "I have sympathy for the victims. I can see where they're coming from, but I can support who I want. I think he's innocent."
Asked by a reporter if Tsarnaev's looks had anything to do with her support, Mack replied: "Looks are not everything."
Other Tsarnaev supporters said the government's evidence was contradictory and fabricated. They accused the government of doctoring photographs and using scare tactics.
"The indictment is just hilarious. None of it makes sense," said Buckley, who was in tears after the arraignment.
Tsarnaev's indictment includes charges that he used a weapon of mass destruction in the bombings, which killed three people and wounded more than 280. He also faces charges related to carjacking a man in Boston with his late brother, Tamerlan, including the murder of MIT police officer Sean Collier.
Those killed in the marathon bombings were Martin Richard, 8, of Dorchester, Krystle Campbell, 29, of Medford and Lu Lingizi, 23, a Chinese national and Boston University student. Several other victims suffered amputations from their injuries.
Tsarnaev is charged with using a weapon of mass destruction resulting in death, conspiracy, bombing a public place, malicious destruction of property resulting in death, murder, using a firearm to commit a carjacking, carjacking resulting in serious bodily injury, interfering with commerce and aiding and abetting.
Prosecutors said 17 of those charges carry the death penalty or life in prison without parole.
FBI agents said they found a black jacket and white baseball hat inside Tsarnaev's dorm room at UMass Dartmouth that matched those worn by one of the alleged Boston Marathon bombers, according to court documents.
The agents found, among other things, "a large pyrotechnic" and BBs after executing a search warrant Sunday inside Tsarnaev's room at 7341 Pine Dale Hall on April 19, when the entire campus was evacuated.
Brittney Gillis, 20, who lived in Westport and attended UMass Dartmouth last semester, attended Wednesday's court proceedings to see Tsarnaev, who was friends with people she knew on campus.
"I think he was just very influenced by his brother," Gillis said, adding that her friends who knew Tsarnaev described him as a nice, friendly kid.
"They thought he would never do things like this," Gillis said, who believes Tsarnaev is probably guilty of the charges filed against him.
"It's hard to put all this together," she said. "I just don't know what to think."
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Cocktail & Beer Ship in Budapest
Hungaria Koncert Ltd.
Sunday, 8 July 2018 from 15:30 to 17:30 (BST)
Event Details
There's no better way to explore the beauty of Budapest than cruising on the Danube while having a cold, refreshing drink! Enjoy an unforgettable afternoon cruise while discovering Budapest in a fun and relaxing way!
The 'Cocktail & Beer Ship' offers a unique experience with breathtaking views of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites of Budapest while you enjoy an ice cold Hungarian beer or a cocktail on our air-conditioned ship! (We have non-alcoholic options available)
One ticket includes a choice of two cocktails or three beers (0,5 l).
The cruise lasts 1 hour 30 mins, and our bar is open for further cocktails and other beverages at a fair price!
Meeting point: Danube Palace (Duna Palota), Zrínyi Street 5.
Meeting time: 15:30
The coupons (given with your ticket) can be exchanged for 2 cocktails from below:
Cuba Libre
Old Fashioned
Pina Colada
Sex on the Beach
Tequilla Sunrise
Gin Fizz
or you can choose mulled wine! (until 7 of January)
Please make sure to do the following if you've ordered the pickup, drop off service, in case not please disregard the following points
- Be ready at the reception of your accommodation- ONE HOUR PRIOR to the start of your activity and please note that the exact time of your pick up is based on the traffic and the popularity of the service on the selected date
- In case you are staying in an accommodation without a reception desk, please wait outside of your accommodation for your chauffeur
- Provide the exact address and name of your accommodation within the city limits of Budapest
- Provide your phone number for the organising company. In case you have not done it during the booking process please send it to the following address: firstname.lastname@example.com
- Keep your phone charged and turned on, on the day of your activity. In case your phone does not have coverage in Hungary and roaming services are not enabled, please make sure to check your emails frequently for updates from the organiser.
- Answer your phone when our colleagues are calling you on the day of your activity or reply to the email sent in case you are not available via phone.
- In order you would not like to use the drop off service we are not able to provide a partial refund for the drop off part of the service.
- You are entitled to a refund in case your complaints reflect the errors of the organising company and in case you have made a phone call to one of the below mentioned phone numbers at the site and time of your issue.
- This service is NOT a private transfer, hence we are not able to guarantee exclusivity during your transfer. We are not able to take responsibility from any delays caused by other guests.
- Please note: Fulfilment of last minute pick-up, drop-off requests received on the day of the program are not guaranteed and based on the available drivers.
Please note: In case the aforementioned conditions are not met, we are not liable to provide a refund
In case you have any queries regarding your pick up, drop off service please call the following phone number: +361 317 1377
In case of EMERGENCIES, call the following number: +3630 659 7007
When & Where
Danube Palace
Zrínyi Street 5
1051 Budapest
Sunday, 8 July 2018 from 15:30 to 17:30 (BST)
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Hungaria Koncert Ltd.
Hungaria Koncert Ltd. is the leading event and tourist program organiser of Hungary, with more than 2.000 guaranteed programs organised annually. Since its inception in 1995, the company acquired great experience in serving the needs and desires of travellers with different demands and cultural background. Hungaria Koncert organises cultural concert programs and river cruises both for FIT clients and groups. Our main goal is to introduce our customers to the long and exciting history and enchanting culture of Hungary, through its various historical monuments, UNESCO sites and centuries-old dance and music heritage. We aim to give our guests an original Hungarian cultural experience, with instructive walking tours, a wide variety of unforgettable boat cruises and theatre shows, featuring classical music and folklore performances. We also provide special entry tickets and massages to the most famous and luxurious thermal spas of Budapest, private flights over the city, a large amount of tailor made program packages and excursions outside the capital.


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Wedding Advisor
What is required by the State of Qatar, the county of Doha for a legal wedding ceremony?
No wedding ceremonies can be conducted on property as they will not be legally binding. However, we will be happy to host your wedding reception.
For a legal Islamic marriage, the actual marriage contract needs to be conducted by a legal or religious representative in the court. The bride is asked in the absence of the prospective groom if she agrees to the marriage and this question is then put to the groom. After agreement, the groom joins hands with his future father-in-law and, with two witnesses present the marriage becomes official.
It is not common for expatriates to get married in Qatar. Christian churches are not officially sanctioned in Qatar, although there is a resident Chaplain and a resident Roman Catholic priest. Expatriate workers can be married provided that they meet the civil and religious requirements of their home country. Certain embassies and consulate staff can perform civil marriage ceremonies, again provided that certain requirements are met.
Please contact your embassy for more details.
What do I need to know before contacting the hotel?
You should know the estimated number of guests, a date and an approximate budget for your event. If possible, choose a few alternate dates in case your first choice is not available.
How far in advance should I reserve the date?
Although The Ritz-Carlton, Doha often fills the most popular dates as far as two years in advance, other dates are typically available with less notice. A minimum of one year is recommended in order for us to accommodate you on your preferred dates.
What is the average cost per person for food and beverage for my wedding at The Ritz-Carlton, Doha?
Based on our current banquet menus, you may expect to spend on average QR 280 per person for dinner, exclusive of service charge and sales tax. This does not include alcohol. Please be aware that our menu items and pricing are subject to change and are guaranteed 90 days in advance. Your final menu pricing will be based on your actual selections.
What are the deposits based on and when are they due?
A deposit of QR 10,000 is required to secure your booking. Deposits are non-refundable and non-transferable. The estimated final balance is due fourteen business days prior to your event.
When do I need to tell The Ritz-Carlton exactly how many guests will be attending my wedding?
The catering department must be notified of the exact number of guest attending a function at least 14 days prior to the start of the event. This will be considered a guarantee, for which you will be charged, even if fewer guests attend the function.
Do the bride and groom get a complimentary room for the wedding night?
The hotel provides a complimentary guest room for the bride on the day of the wedding for her preparations. An Executive suite is provided for the bride and groom on the night of their wedding. These complimentary guestrooms are offered with a minimum of 300 guests in attendance at the reception.
Are there special room rates for wedding guests?
For family and friends of the wedding party, The Ritz-Carlton, Doha will be happy to quote preferential rates for the week of the event. Rates offered are subject to availability.
What local laws affect events at The Ritz-Carlton?
Guests bringing their own alcohol on property should first obtain the following:
- A letter of approval from Qatar Distribution Company (QDC)
- A signed letter from the event organizer stating that they are fully responsible for this alcohol that they are bringing to the event.
What weather should I expect at The Ritz-Carlton, Doha?
The weather in Doha is generally sunny all year round with the temperature ranging from an average high of 31 degrees Celsius during the day to 22 degrees Celsius at night. Qatar's subtropical desert means that from November through February the country's weather is extremely pleasant. Rainfall is rare.
Any other suggestions for planning my wedding?
Create a wedding binder. Clip pictures from magazines and make notes about what you have liked at other weddings. This will help you select your flowers, cake, room decor and other special touches to make your wedding uniquely yours.
May I hold my ceremonies and/or reception outside?
Islamic wedding ceremonies must be held in the court and expatriates weddings can only take place in certain embassies.
The reception may be held outside in The Fountain Courtyard. This consists of landscaped terrace gardens, three fountains and a myriad of palm trees.
We also cater weddings in the venue of your choice, whether it is your home, garden or private marquee.
How do I arrange my wedding at The Ritz-Carlton, Doha?
Our wedding professionals will organize and coordinate all aspects of your wedding ceremony and reception to help create your vision. Your wedding professional will:
- Assist with etiquette and protocol for your ceremony
- Create a timeline for your entire wedding day
- Coordinate the wedding ceremony
- Recommend special event professionals to provide floral arrangements, music, photography and invitations
- Act as menu consultant for all food and beverage selections
- Arrange and attend your menu tasting
- Oversee the ceremony and reception
Do I need a wedding coordinator?
No, you do not need a wedding coordinator, as our wedding professional will help you organize every detail and be there for the event itself for whatever you need.
What does The Ritz-Carlton provide for weddings and receptions?
The Ritz-Carlton, Doha provides all food and beverage, tables and chairs, table linens, silverware and glasses, a dance floor and staging for your event. The rental of ceremony location includes chair set-up and staging as well as rehearsal time for the ceremony. This also includes an on-site Wedding Concierge to greet and assist your guests.
What other services or items can The Ritz-Carlton provide for my event?
The Ritz-Carlton, Doha can provide a wide range of specialty items to help you personalize your event, such as Ciavari chairs, specialty linens, specialty base plates and menu cards. We can also assist you with welcome baskets, bridesmaid and groomsmen gifts and a variety of other special amenities to help add that personal touch to your wedding. Costs for all items vary.
How do I arrange for flowers?
Our in-house florist can prepare a range of seasonal arrangements, centerpieces, bouquets, headdresses, corsages and button-holes.
How do I choose the food for my reception?
Whether your reception is an intimate dinner or a lavish gathering, we offer a range of cuisines. From hors d'oeuvres and mezze to live stations and gourmet buffets or formal dinners with plated selections and synchronized service, all options are catered for. Your wedding professional will assist you with choosing from our extensive menu. A tasting will be scheduled to help you finalize your choices.
I/my guests have special dietary needs; what are our options?
We are delighted to offer a selection of cuisines for any dietary need. Our Arabic culinary team can assist you in preparing traditional dishes as well as more international fare. Please consult with your wedding planner for more details.
Can The Ritz-Carlton provide my wedding cake?
Our pastry chef will ensure your new life together gets off to a sweet start. Choose from our imaginative wedding cakes and patisseries or customize your own creative temptations.
May I bring in an outside caterer?
All events at The Ritz-Carlton, Doha are catered by our exceptional culinary team. However, you may choose to have your wedding cake prepared by an outside vendor.
May I use outside vendors?
You may use outside vendors for your music, wedding cake and flowers. Due to the specialized nature of Arabic weddings, outside contractors may also be used for staging and the provision of linens and adornments. Please contact your wedding professional for more details.
Are there any guidelines or requirements for using outside vendors?
- A QR 10,000 deposit will be required from the outside contractor to cover any damages caused to The Ritz-Carlton, Doha property.
- A copy of the subcontractor's contract should be given to the client to be signed by the subcontractor before the subcontractor enters the hotel
- The subcontractor's contract should be presented to the event planner before any planning or negotiation
Do you have a list of preferred vendors?
Your wedding professional can offer a list of preferred vendors.
Photography & Music
May I take wedding pictures at The Ritz-Carlton if my wedding is to be held elsewhere?
We reserve photography privileges for couples whose weddings or receptions are held at The Ritz-Carlton, Doha.
What kind of music is available?
Your personal wedding professional can help select the perfect musical accompaniment. Choices include an oud player, Arabic bands, a harpist, pianist, classical duos or quartets, jazz or salsa bands, or a DJ.


text: On Fri, 2005-02-25 at 11:21, Mike Davis wrote: > Craig, > > Reasons to run disks for physics work. > > 1. Large tmp files and checkpoints. Good reason, except when a node fails you lose your checkpoints. > > 2. Ability for distributed jobs to continue if master node fails. Jobs will continue to run once libraries are loaded. They just hang at the end. It all ends up being a risk assessment. We have been up for close to 6 months now. We have not had a failure of the NFS server. The load is all at boot time, but it does very little the rest of the time. I suspect that by making that statement I will be up at 2am tomorrow morning replacing hardware..... > > 3. saving network io for jobs rather than admin > > I actually seldom update compute nodes (unless an update is required for > software required for research). I mount, a /usr/global that does > contain software. I also mount /home on each node. I guess I wasn't as clear and someone else pointed out why disks are good. I actually have disks in some of my compute nodes for exactly these reasons. However, they are only for /tmp and swap. You do want to consider how you design your network and the rest of your system to boot diskless. Is the cost justified? For us, either the systems are booting and all of the IO is image IO, or the nodes are running and reading/writing files, the IO doesn't interfere. We are exporting our IO over the HSN (myrinet in this case) so the really fast IO isn't interfering anyway. Your /usr/global does seem to be a good solution that is half way between having everything local and pure diskless. > > An example of item 1 above are Gaussian jobs that we are now running > that require >40GB of tmp space. For these jobs I have both an OS 20GB > and tmp 100GB disk in each node. Due to a problematic scsi to ide > converter, I have experienced item 2 too many times with one cluster, > but even on the others I like knowing that work can continue even if the > host is down (facilitated by a separate nfs server). > If you know your job load needs /tmp, disk is great. I have never had users than needed to use space in this way, so moving away from diskfull nodes wasn't an issue. > Of course, I am definitely old school. I use static IP's, individual > passwd files. and simple scripts to handle administration. > I still would probably run system this way if it was disk-full. I have run both ways and I diskless has made my life much easier. Faster to get the system up, faster to make changes, easier to deal with hardware failures. Craig > Mike > > > > Craig Tierney wrote: > > >On Fri, 2005-02-25 at 01:16, John Hearns wrote: > > > > > >>On Thu, 2005-02-24 at 18:20 -0500, Jamie Rollins wrote: > >> > >> > >>>Hello. I am new to this list, and to beowulfery in general. I am working > >>>at a physics lab and we have decided to put together a relatively small > >>>beowulf cluster for doing data analysis. I was wondering if people on > >>>this list could answer a couple of my newbie questions. > >>> > >>>The basic idea of the system is that it would be a collection of 16 to 32 > >>>off-the-shelf motherboards, all booting off the network and operating > >>>completely disklessly. We're looking at amd64 architecture running > >>>Debian, although we're flexible (at least with the architecture ;). Most > >>>of my questions have to do with diskless operation. > >>> > >>> > >>Jamie, > >> why are you going diskless? > >>IDE hard drives cost very little, and you can still do your network > >>install. > >>Pick your favourite toolkit, Rocks, Oscar, Warewulf and away you go. > >> > >> > >> > > > >IDE drives fail, they use power, you waste time cloning, and > >depending on the toolkit you use you will run into problems > >with image consistency. > > > >I have run large systems of both kinds. The last system was > >diskless and I don't see myself going back. I like changing > >one file in one place and having the changes show up immediately. > >I like installing a packing once, and having it show up immediately, > >so I don't have to reclone or take the node offline to update > >the image. > > > >Craig > > > > > > > > > >>BTW, have a look at Clusterworld http://www.clusterworld.com > >>They have a project for a low-cost cluster which is similar to your > >>thoughts. > >> > >> > >>Also, with the caveat that I work for a clustering company, > >>why not look at a small turnkey cluster? > >>I fully acknowledge that building a small cluster from scratch will be > >>a good learning exercise, and you can get to grips with the motherboard, > >>PXE etc. > >>However if you are spending a research grant, I'd argue that it would be > >>cost effective to buy a system with support from any one of the > >>companies that do this. > >>If you get a prebuilt cluster, the company will have done the research > >>on PXE booting, chosen gigabit interfaces and switches which perform > >>well, chosen components which will last. And when your power supplies > >>fail, or a disk fails someone will come round to replace them. > >>And you can get on with doing your science. > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > > >_______________________________________________ > >Beowulf mailing list, Beowulf at beowulf.org > >To change your subscription (digest mode or unsubscribe) visit http://www.beowulf.org/mailman/listinfo/beowulf > > > > > > >


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Halie Hilburn is "going to Hollywood" on American Idol after she advanced out of the Oklahoma City auditions.
The Oklahoma Christian University alumna's audition aired on American Idol's January 31 broadcast. It featured both Halie (Swan) and her "dog" Oscar, who unfortunately didn't get a thumbs up from American Idol's resident "dawg," Randy Jackson, or fellow judges Mariah Carey, Keith Urban or Nicki Minaj.
Halie, a 2008 OC graduate, hails from Vernon, Texas. Thanks to "HumanSlinky" for capturing Halie's full American Idol segment ...
Here are more photos from Halie Hilburn's American Idol debut:
Halie and Oscar meet Ryan Seacrest.
Oscar cuts in on Halie's audition.
Halie and Oscar try to win over the judges.
The judges critique Halie and Oscar's "duet."
The moment of truth - Halie's going to Hollywood!
Halie shows off her golden ticket.
Ryan Seacrest decides it's time to break up the act. "Oscar" is getting left behind.
Halie talks about her big break.


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Sea creatures are notoriously shy, but the ones you see here managed to come out of their shells to greet passersby. You can find seashells year-round in craft stores and some gift shops.
Koala How-To
1. Experiment with different combinations to come up with animal shapes before gluing everything into place. We chose small scallop and clam shells for the koalas, and long razor clams decorated with ring-top cowries for the tree.
2. Use small cushions of polymer clay, which is pliable and slightly sticky, to test out various arrangements. For assembly, a tacky, quick-drying glue works best. Build heads and bodies separately. Before joining larger parts, use a brush to glue on small parts (such as beads for eyes) and clay to support creatures while glue dries.


text: David Kewley wrote: > Oh goody, I get to play devil's advocate. Wait, did I just say RH is the > devil? ;) ??? [...] >>XFS has dump/restore programs that actually work, > > > What exactly does this mean? XFS' dump and restore programs work. [...] >>It is also faster than ext3 (google for the benchmarks). > > > They've now added htrees for faster lookups in large directories, and have > implemented reservations (no, I don't understand this latter, but I'd guess > it speeds up filespace allocation?). xfs does things by extents and b*trees. Has for a long time (almost a decade). ext3 just got a tree implementation. > Joe Landman wrote on Friday 01 April 2005 05:49: > >>In real world applications (large data set analysis codes, and related) >>it is reasonably well known that you get better performance out of ext3 >>by turning off journaling, effectively making it ext2. Ext3 has a >>number of serialization and blocking issues associate with its >>journaliing code, not to mention other issues (directories with many >>files comes to mind). > > > I think ext3 doesn't lose much to ext2 in some benchmark types, in fact, I > think it may be faster in a few. But whatever. Not benchmark tests, real world application tests. I remember tests with NASTRAN and others where the journaling was a major issue for ext*. So much so that the MSC.Linux distribution (made in part to run MSC.NASTRAN) made ext2 its default. I have run other code recently which, again, appears to lend support to what I am indicating. > And again, they've now added htrees. which means .... what? The only things that matters in the end are the performance, the stability, and the utility. Anyone can construct benchmarks that stress only the areas they are interested in highlighting, or game benchmarks meant to expose features by tuning. In the end xfs has been around for the better part of a decade. It is a well respected, and highly tuned beast. It is known to scale to sizes and performance that is still out of reach for ext3 and a few others. Real world applications and use cases bear this out. > > >>The I/O dominated/intensive applications that I have seen or worked with >>using xfs vs ext3 have demonstrated significant performance advantages >>to xfs. Due to NDA's I cannot talk about specific details though the >>performance differences were significant. > > > OK. Have any of these taken place within the last 2-3 months with RHEL4? :) > I suspect you'll see speedups on some applications now. RHEL4 came out in March. I am unaware, unless we are in a time warp, of 2-3 months of RHEL4. Our work was done within the last 6 months. >>>My understanding is that RH choose to support ext3 but not xfs because: >>>1) they have in-house expertise for ext3 but not for xfs, and 2) they >>>believe that xfs has no real advantages over ext3. >> >>They have many customers that disagree with 2, > > > Yes. Go search for Sloan Sky Survey. And FNAL, and ... > >>and 1 is a tautology, as they have invested heavily in ext3, and thus they >>have people to work on it. > > > It is not meant as a tautology, but as a practical acknowledgement that if > they are to support customers' problems with xfs at the level they'd wish, > then they'd have to hire several people, or spend extensive time to train > several people. I disagree. Redhat, like many other distro vendors is a packager. They add some value in the packaging and configuration, though I will leave that to others to debate. Some of their staff work on kernels, X, and other things. I do not believe that they actively contribute to the development of everything that is in their packages. They pick some things and work from there. They know for example, that IBM actively works on and contributes JFS, and they have a vested interest to make that operate correctly. SGI has an active on-going vested interest in xfs, and they are continuing to support that. > As I recall, the remark about difficulty supporting xfs came from Arjan van ee > Ven, one of their kernel developers. So ... and I am not sure how you might answer this, how come Klaus Knopper, the Ubuntu team, SuSE, Mandrake, Debian, (most of the rest of the "major" distros) can support xfs, but Redhat cannot? It is fairly obviously not a manpower issue, but a business decision. Remember, Klaus is effectively a one man shop. The argument about hiring additional people to handle that makes very little sense, especially as they bought Sistina, and are offering this as their high end file system for clustered servers. It looks very much like a business decision, which I and a fair number of their customers disagree, and have voiced to them repeatedly. Some of us have voted with our wallets, and are using other distributions. SuSE is quite nice apart from some minor annoyances with autodetection. >>Some inherent disadvantages of ext3 show up when you start looking at >>large file systems and large files. Xfs has much higher limits. If you >>want to build a 30TB file system across a huge disk array attached to a >>sizeable SMP machine, can you do it with ext3? (no as of RHEL3). If >>you want to work with a 2.5 TB file (part of a recent benchmark we ran), >>can you do it with ext3? (no as of RHEL3). Xfs doesn't have a problem >>with either of these. > > > I don't know what the current limits are, but I'd bet they're relieved. Theoretically you can do a 32 TB partition on RHEL4. You can do a 2 TB file on RHEL 4. You wont have a problem using xfs with a 32TB (or 32PB) file system, and you can go somewhat higher than 2TB in individual file size. On a 2.6 kernel with CONFIG_LBD enabled, you can get up to a 9 million TB file on the same sized file system, though I would challenge you to gather, power, and connect sufficient number of disks to test this. > > >>>If customers show RH that there are real-life needs for xfs that are not >>>satisfied by ext3, then RH may well be willing to invest in in-house xfs >>>expertise. >> >>Unlikely. Customers have been showing a clear need for this for a while >>(Sloan sky survey, and many others with huge and high speed data >>requirements). Redhat prefers to use the excuse that it is a large and >>complex package. Hmmm. So are Xorg, Openoffice, .... >> >>I do not expect Redhat to do this. SuSE has, as have most of the rest >>of the major distributions (including the 1 man distribution shops), so >>the excuses that one hears are ... well ... probably not the real >>reasons. Redhat does not want to promote a competitor to technology it >>supports. That seems to be a simpler explanation, and I believe is >>better supported by observing their actions. > > > That may well be the case; certainly RH has market self-interests to look > after. And I know that folks have voiced similar suspicions about RH many > times regarding many details of technology choices they've made. May be, may > not be, we'll see. The first sentence parses and reads fine, though the next two, I am not sure what you are saying. RH's self interest is in pushing the technology they actively invest in. There is nothing wrong with this. No one is saying that this is wrong. It is also in RH's self interest to listen to their customers. Pushing your own preferred technology on your customers whom are asking for a different technology (that would neither cost you time/money/significant effort) is a sure fire way to make your customers into your competitors customers. > > >>Note: FC-x has xfs enabled, one only needs to use "linux xfs" on the >>boot line during installation. > > > Yup. They don't have to support it, which is likely why they don't bother > disabling it. :) Oddly enough, it works quite well in FC. Imagine that. They can have their cake and eat it too. Without spending time/money/effort. Other distros are doing it, and they are too in FC-x. Only they choose not to in RHEL4. Obviously support has nothing to do with it (FC-x is a beta program for RHEL, and you need to fix your customers bug reports to make it a useful program). -- Joseph Landman, Ph.D Founder and CEO Scalable Informatics LLC, email: landman at scalableinformatics.com web : http://www.scalableinformatics.com phone: +1 734 786 8423 fax : +1 734 786 8452 cell : +1 734 612 4615


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OK is this going to be earth shattering news or just hype. Is CMOS better than CCD for a sensor?
Canon Ships the EOS 5D Mark II (PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - The Canon EOS 5D Mark II began shipments to U.S. dealers Tuesday, possibly ushering in a new era in digital imaging: a device that's both a first-rate digital still camera and a first-class high-definition video camera.
Don't know if anyone has seen this or not, I just sort of stumbled upon it. Some interesting thoughts here.
Tamron 17-50 f/2.8 now available for Pentax
PMA 2008: Tamron has announced it is to offer its 17-50mm f/2.8 midrange zoom for Pentax mount. Previously available only for Canon, Nikon and Sony systems the Tamron offers yet more choice for Pentax users looking for a fast walkaround lens.
Rebates Save Photogs Big Cash
Canon dealers offer pros hundreds back on purchases
My apologies... slight newbie mistake. I hit the Talk About it button instead of the link to read the article.
Patent Granted for Watermarking
Canon Launches Photo AIOs, Portable Photo Printer (PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - Two photo AIOs and a portable, small-format photo printer provide an affordable way for you to output your digital memories.
City eye candy
Remember the decorative horse statues that adorned the sidewalks of Rochester a few years ago? Now imagine huge photographs, in color and black and white, on the walls of drab downtown buildings. via Democrat & Chronicle
MS Windows Vista Improves Over XP for Digital Imagers
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I gave my first university commencement address yesterday. And then, two hours later, I gave my second one. (The first was for the graduate degrees; the second was for the undergraduates.)
Speaking to an audience of 5,000-plus people is a cool experience and a big responsibility. It requires years of experience speaking to hundreds of smaller audiences. It's not for amateurs.
At least, that's what I thought.
That's what I thought until I heard the speeches from four of the graduates (two per ceremony). They were eloquent, they were inspirational, and they resonated with every person in the arena.
As far as I know, none of these four speakers had ever given a professional talk in their lives. And yet they held the attention of those thousands of attendees like a pro.
Why were they able to do this, and how does it apply to you?
They each did this by doing two things:
They told their own, authentic story.
They related that story directly to the audience.
Although each of the four stories was different, they each talked of overcoming obstacles to achieve a greater goal: their diploma. And, despite the differences in the details, every other graduate in that arena could relate the speaker's journey to their own.I see far too many leaders who don't want to tell their story. Instead, they speak in statistics, quotas, and assignments. Their attitude seems to be, "Why do I need to open up my life to them? They know what they're supposed to do, and as long as they keep doing it, we're fine. Besides, nobody wants to hear my story."
Your team does want to hear, and be inspired by, your story. Think of nearly any great leader in literature and history. King Arthur, Joan of Arc, Abraham Lincoln, Martin Luther King, Jr., Malala Yousafzai. They all struggled to overcome obstacles in order to achieve a greater success.
Yeah, but if I tell my team that I struggled, they'll see me as weak."
Interesting. Do you mean "weak" like King Arthur, Joan of Arc, Abraham Lincoln, Martin Luther King, Jr., and Malala Yousafzai?
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The truth is that the taxpayer still subsidises the railways to a huge amount. It is only privatised in the sense that the profits go to shareholders, not the taxpayer.
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I think it's disgusting that we are still paying high taxes for services that are slowly being sold off. The government is a joke.
It's the right thing for the country and the hard working commuters of Britain deserve a better railway system.
This summer we travelled by rail right across Germany with two bicycles. We paid 26 euros each and we bought the tickets the same morning on the platform.
So much of the South West is isolated from rail, meaning that a huge proportion of our 3.5 million people are forced into the car. Public infrastructure can resolve this.
Don't let European governments run our railways. Do it ourselves.
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Can you do something for the town of Cleckheaton please. We are getting treated like dog dirt by Arriva, West Yorkshire Metro and the Combined Transport Authority. All political parties, MP's and local Councillors, all the press and media as well as us the loathsome Peasants are being ignored. They are causing major social isolation for people. People can't get to work, school, collage, University, appointments, meetings and even the mental health place is cut off. At a meeting in Cleckheaton the Arriva man arrived very late at a meeting organized by Tracy Brabin MP but he refused to answer questions from her let alone us plebs as he sees us. We have a major suicide problem in the area and these over paid under worked transport leaders are laughing in our faces. Please help. Please. We need help desperately. They are above every elected person and our riding roughshod of everybody. They do not reply to letters, emails or any other communication. Please help please.
Transport Act 1985, never quite worked did? The vision was I have 3 bus operators all running a route past my house and I can take the cheapest. REALITY That never last long, now we have monoploy bus operators in each area, with an independent picking up the odd routes that are not viable for the big boys.
Bus privatisation, as every other, was solely about asset stripping, I was there in the industry at the time, and saw a great many poor calibre managers become millionaires overnight from the proceeds of this fraud.
This deception presented as representing choice and competition by the very same brand of politicians who sold us brexshit. Stagecoach are without doubt the nastiest form of corporate blackguards but do at least attempt to deliver a semblance of service, unless their accountants screw up totally as in the East Coast mainline franchise.
First are not nearly so "professional" however one might interpret that, they really do not give a shit so long as the income is delivered, yet that income continues to massively diminish because they have no interest whatsoever in funding the measures needed to deliver even basic standards of acceptable service, and customer satisfaction means jack shit to them.
For First to lose £millions on bus operations in Greater Manchester, where so many routes are conveyor belts of cash, takes a special kind of stupid. 50 minutes gaps on an 8 minute headway service, not isolated but frequently, proves the moral bankruptcy of public services being entrusted to these carpetbaggers. Meanwhile the traffic jams get longer with all the environmental considerations disregarded because your choice to sit in a car being gassed is a "democratic" one, but with such dreadful public services in the hands of corporate rats, few have any other choice, when they have to get to work on time in order to fulfill their zero hours contracts.
Please reply, don't be like these over paid underworked transport people. Please reply, please.
Yes it's a disaster our bus system times you get bonuses then you get them all together
Looks interesting.
2 weeks ago
Stagecoach Bus banned from running rail franchises. Virgin Trains could be gone by November. If this doesn't prove privatisation is broken, we don't know what will. It's time to end the farce of franchising and Bring Back British Rail. Join our campaign: bringbackbritishrail.org ...
Virgin trains will vanish from UK after ban on Stagecoach's bidsDfT disqualifies partner from west coast, south eastern and east Midlands processes in pensions row
Would be great if it wasn't to be handed to a Dutch company instead.
Time for public ownership and a joined up service with useable numbers of decent sized trains (not 2 coaches in rush hour) it needs to work well for a reasonable cost to get people out of their cars.
But you know this already.
Three cheers, hip hip hooray. Renationise our railways.
Couldn't they get a contract to run the ferries? Failing will award them to anybody
If he is such a good business man, why should this Stagecoach issue be an issue. Just bid for the Franchise 100% without Stagecoach as a partner.
Crap train service from a man who Sues the NHS - good riddance
If he looses the franchise, he will probably sue the government and get a big payout, just like he did when he lost a contract with the NHS. The millions paid out to him could have employed more doctors, nurses, funded operations... but no he needed the money. Greedy man and a greedy company. I Never use or buy anything Virgin, they ripped me off once and that was it, I boycott them.
Can you take Branson with you.
Good riddance.
Wouldn't believe anything from that rag
I expect we will let some company from Germany take on the franchise
Essential services are best run with business methods as opposed to as a business.
Re-nationalisation of public transport and utility companies is the only way forward !!
Anything that takes business away from Richard Branson can only be a good thing.
Are Abellio or that crap Govia any better, what we really need to to see the back of Failing Grayling.
Great. Bring them all back into public hands. We pay these private companies a bloody fortune in subsidies - that's not how the private sector is supposed to operate, is it?
Can't even keep his gravy train on the rails.
now if we can get him out of the NHS it will be a victory of such magnitude .........
Our present government is totally committed to state ownership of the railways in Britain - but foreign state ownership.
Where would a company like eurostar stand? 🤔🤔😏
I did a jig when I heard this on the news. Best news all month. Bye, bye greedy Branson.
Abellio running East Midlands Trains will be an utter disaster like they were to Northern Rail
Grea8t get rid of Branson we should get him out of NHS as well Nasty man
They wont take anything away from Branson he is one of theirs
Great! Get rid of that useless hairy faced remoaner tax dodger!!!
How many major companies are left...??? XC, arriva, first...??? Don't include subs of the above...
4 weeks ago
The Scottish Government has had the power to have a publicly-owned operator for ScotRail since the 2016 Scotland Act. Why are they persisting with this failing franchise with Abellio, a company owned by the Dutch Government? you.38degrees.org.uk/p/publicrailwayscotland ...
ScotRail won't hit punctuality target until end of 2021ScotRail will not now hit its performance target until the end of 2021, the train operator admitted to MSPs today.
Well, because Labour mostly.
And Abelio have a contract.
Nowt wrong with publicity runned rail system. After all, the Government is now taking the troubled G4S runned Birmingham Prison into public hands. Privatisation is a disaster.
Compared with the rest of the rail system, that's not bad. Most companies can't guarantee that there will a train at any given time of the day.
And the rest !!!!
Im sure scotland will want to follow Wales as soon as it can...for the people not for profit!
Follow the money! Check against a list of minister's wives and relatives the ownership of PR companies used by the railway company. Giving a lucrative but less than onerous contract to companies who just happened to be run by minister's relatives is how the tories did it south of the border.
My theory is that the ScotGov gave Abellio the franchise as a sort of consolation prize for not giving them CalMac (which remains nationalised)
Big fat brown ENVERLOPES springs to mind ££££££
Because they offered the most attractive bid in a competitive tender. The franchisor needs to ensure franchisee delivers on this. If not, screw franchisee into the ground with contractual penalties and enjoy Dutch Government reaction. NS will have to come clean in their annual accounts.
The Railways particularly in Scotland are a loss making enterprise outside of the big cities, Scotland is funded via the Barnett Formula, to Nationalise the Railways without the full suite of Levers needed to balance our economy would be Political suicide, and it wouldn't lead to better services, worse we would have to Rob Peter to pay Paul to prop it up!
Westminster has always offered enough rope to hang ourselves and no more, wake up!
Bus companies running railways never ends well.
Because the SNP don't have the stones to pursue a genuinely left-wing economic agenda?
On Wednesday I boarded a Scotrail train in Doncaster, travelling south towards Sheffield. My Scottish friends tell they have a shortage of rolling stock. What the hell is going on?
The tender cannot be negotiated until 2021, ScotGov only gained powers to nationalise after the contract had been awarded. Your post is misleading at best.
You also have to factor in tge amount of delay caused by engineering work on the track. That all comes under network rail, a nationalised organisation
I guess the Scottish government will probably give a similar reason that the Labour Party give for not re-nationalising the railways when they were in power.
The targets expected at 2021 have been delayed by a previously late running estimate.
Or maybe the punctuality target will arrive late.
No the Scottish government did not from 2016 as Abellio has the contract and that was from Westminster so suggest you get your facts right
Because it's all about management and big salaries and not enough workers...very much top heavy...
" Why are they persisting with this failing franchise with Abellio, a company owned by the Dutch Government? "
because the contract has an exit clause which doesn't come into play until 2020. attempting to end the contract before then would constitute breach of contract, which would result in a lawsuit which the scottish government would not win ( because the way exit clauses work, you're trapped in the contract until the date the exit clause becomes available to use, no matter what ), meaning paying out damages and legal costs, wasting public money that should be being used on the nationalisation itself, on compensating abellio, who don't deserve it. the cost of the likely level of damages and legal costs is higher than the cost of continuing on until the exit clause can actually be used, therefore.....
as for the 2016 scotland act, please bear in mind it did *not* come into force immediately, and the current franchise stems from 2015, before the 2016 scotland act was even passed. ( and, y'know " we'll just no have any trains for a couple of years so we don't have an ongoing contract when the power to nationalise actually comes into force " wasn't exactly an option that was ever going to be considered. )
the snp have been quite clear that they do intend to bring rail operations back into public ownership and operation, they're just trying to do so sensibly, rather than " damn the cost to a budget already strained by westminster austerity, do it now ".
edit : another benefit of the delay, btw, is that by the time nationalisation is actually an option... the rolling stock will have been renewed ( start date for the renewal is supposed to be july this year ), eliminating a bunch of operational problems relating to aging stock.
another thing to consider, is that perhaps, just perhaps, the scottish government is aware that a lot of the problems with regards to scotrail's punctuality and service operation records, stem from network rail and their poor maintenance, and lack of adequate expansion, of the rail infrastructure. infrastructure control is *not* devolved to holyrood, it remains under westminster, and remains privately operated, by network rail.
oh, and for the record, before anyone assumes i'm just some snp member defending their party..... i'm not an snp member, they're too pro-capitalist and too pro-religion, and i'm a communist, so....
Japan wouldn't stand for this tardiness. We need to be more like Japan!
Because the SNP are neoliberal with a bit of socialist window dressing
That would be because they didn't have that power in 2016, but don't let facts get in the way...
late reaching target? So normal service then
We agree, rail franchising is broken and public ownership is the answer! Today Bring Back British Rail and We Own It met Keith Williams, head of the Williams Rail Review in London. Please take time to #TellKeith your views before the deadline on 31 May 2019
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Yes bring back Public ownership
The big point with the current shambles is that it is expensive, bureaucratic, inefficient and dis-jointed. BR may not have been perfect, but was starved of investment, and became the second most efficient rail network in Europe.
If you want public transport back in public ownership DO NOT VOTE TORY.
The Railway infrastructure is already in public hands and the DFT pretty much dictates what the TOC's can and can't do. As fond as I was over BR I can't help wonder how keeping things in politicians hands are actually going to help.
All public services need to be returned to public ownership
British Rail wasn't exactly a resounding success ....... a third of the network and hundreds of towns and villages deprived of their stations.
Slightly concerning to hear Williams state two weeks ago that "the current rail model is no longer fit for purpose", when it's been obvious from the outset that it never was fit for purpose. I hope this latest review doesn't become another whitewash.
All our public transport should be publicly-owned!
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Burnham is a nice fellow but he's not the brightest tool. He's certainly not dynamic and hasn't got the balls to do something as radical as this.
I worked on the buses during the 1985 "deregulation" ..... With all it's faults the old style council/corporation bus service was the best ever.
Good for passengers bad for drivers, London Bus drivers pay rates are 50% below market value, with drivers having to wait to complete 5 years service to receive the top rate of pay- this is reflected in every bus company in London being many hundreds of drivers short of full capacity and many senior drivers losing their jobs through draconian company policies.
Companies compete for the most profitable routes constantly with a continuous merry go round of contracts being awarded to those who claim to meet unrealistic service targets and by undercutting their rivals bids (a race to the bottom).
It will look great for the local mayors who pedal that fares have been held down and services have been increased, but spare a thought for those who physically provide the service being forced to work more than WTD hours and often on 9 day shifts, starting earlier and finishing later on shift on mostly empty buses outside of peak hours. Just for political point scoring with the voting public.
Just remember the next time you pay an below market fare for your journey- the human cost involved!
fairs are set via local govt, same as times and routes
back where i live in the north east we have 2 busses per hour to the closest city, simple fact is were are the town furthest away from the city, those towns closer have a better system, less people use them simply on account of time a car is cheaper and faster.
you say about london, yes fairs are cheaper as more people use the busses
Bring back "GM BUSES" 🤞
London buses do not work as the services are millions in debt and services are being cut FAKE NEWS
Who wants to ride on these things. People voted with their right foot.
Gbemi Babalola
Wish this, like everything could be regulated nationwide. Its good with a lot of Burnham is trying to do with regards to transport, but things need to happen nationwide. I hope the Tories die out in my lifetime, but i wont count on it happening.
Why give the services to private bus companies?
Re-nationalise them!
Maggie Thatcher was the worst thing to hit Britain since, well, Maggie Thatcher. A tedious schoolmistress fatally attracted to "crumbs from the rich man's table" economics. One of the great moments of my life was seeing her downfall. Mind you, all we got then was Maggie Minor.
Not only transport but everything else the tories sold off that was once ours now we're paying extortionate for.well vote Tory and that's to be expected.
Ellen Clare Sue Thompson Sue Hulme Wah Leather
unless money is put into public transport, like trains and buses, the roads will always be blocked up somewhere, but some areas the last bus is before 10pm, and even before that, and if the free bus pass for those who qualify is taken away, then there will be even fewer buses,
Stagecoach are one of the worst.
Thatcher's successor John Major, privatised London's buses in '94 & this current tory shower are shuttering down routes where ordinary workers rely upon them...
More than ever the potential is enormous
Too bloody right.
Doing well in Edinburgh
Jordan Ashall
Bring back BRS
Labour were in power for 13 years yet not one thing nationalised
would it work though ???. i used to tink it would, but ive learnt so much over the last few years that suggests otherwise....to be honest, we're fucked either way
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