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Sunday, November 29, 2009
70 years of age
I received a great present from Joan and Helen which took me by surprise. I have had a lifetime love of aircraft and our house is in a flight training path of Jandakot Airport. Their present was a one hour training flight in a Royal Aero Club Cessna. Perfect! I did however warn Joan that this could cost a lot more than the initial trial flight. If I get the bug, a private licence and subsequent flying could cost us our superannuation.
Don't think I'll take up the offer of aerobatics though.
Last night we had a family meal with my sister Shirl and my surviving brother Graham at a Chinese restaurant....cheap, good service and average food. When we returned home I had a 9.15pm phone call from a friend in NSW, Graham Egan. We knew Graham from our time teaching in Papua New Guinea. He rang to tell me that I was already 70 according to his eastern states daylight saving calculations. He also informed me that when I die, my death will occur the day before it does in Western Australia. Should somehow be able to capitalise on that?
Graham, is the ultimate wordsmith and ...in a nice way, a pedant! He kept a daily diary of his time in PNG and last night he read from his diary the entry of February 4th 1970. where he noted the fact that the new Vocational Centre teacher had arrived, one Kevin Lock, and that 5 years previously he had been at Arehava in the Gulf District of Papua. I am pleased to tell that he gave me a good/very good assessment. Graham is a walker.....the length of Great Britain, The Grand Canyon etc etc. We just hire a car! I think he will try a climb of Everest before long.
Further report on today's bash with some photos coming.
Thursday, November 26, 2009
Campylobacter jejuni
Letters to the Editor in the daily newspaper are certainly showing an unsympathetic side of the average Australian about the refugees heading for safe haven in Australia. Of course what Australia faces is nothing to what Europe faces with literally hundreds of refugees walking across borders daily. A common call from the average letter writer is that Afghan 'queue jumpers' should go back to their own country and fight against the insurgents instead of letting our soldiers do it for them.
Now that we have Sri Lankan Tamils trying to get into Aus, similar calls are made to send them back. Jeez, if in either situation, I would try and get to Australia by any means possible.
A recent bit of biffo at the Christmas Island Detention Centre between Afghans and Sri Lankans spawned a couple of letters suggesting that if the two groups can't get along inside the detention centre, 'we don't want them in Australia'. I would suggest that the strife was probably because the Afghans heard about the preferential treatment the Australian Government was forced into giving the Tamils. See here.
My sister Shirley is heading up to our place from Esperance on the south coast for my 70th birthday bash. She is busing it up arriving at approximately 5pm at Armadale about 20 kilometres from our place. This morning she rang to remind me to collect her at Armadale. Joan told her that she had arranged to come up on Friday not Thursday and Shirl knew that because she had fronted up at the bus station with all her gear only to be told by the driver that she was booked on tomorrow's bus. Red face!
Every time we visit Bali, we buy a few copy watches. Bali doesn't seem to have any treaties with anyone when it comes to fake watches....well they aren't fake watches, just fake names on them and pirated DVDs. For around A$7 or $8.00 you can buy a very close copy of most expensive brands. Today I dropped one of my Rolex Oyster Perpetual watches and all the numbers and minute divisions fell off the face and ended up at the bottom of the face in a heap. I have another five or six watches to choose from so don't need to try a shaky hand glue-back of all the bits. In the bin!
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Being 'in Care'
Joy, John's wife, spends much of her week visiting John in care. In the time he has been there Joy has made a few observations. One observation caused her to write this moving piece. I have changed the name with Joy's permission.
Rebecca sits in a comfy chair
Her walking frame is near
I wanna go home' she constantly says,
Not realizing home is now here.
She must have been feisty in earlier days,
And still has the fire in her eyes,
Help me, help me, help me'
Is another one of her cries.
At times she is quiet and offers a smile
Next moment we hear a roar,
I want a cup of tea' she says,
A hundred times or more.
This tall, proud lady of long ago
Remembers little of life gone by
No doubt an irascible nature was hers,
But so was the beauty and fire
We cannot say, we do not know
If this is us in years to come
What traits of ours will survive our mind
Will it be anger, anxiety or fun
Lets hope it is happiness that rules
A life with few regrets, lived long
Not sadness for the ones we miss
Or lost remembrance for the words of our song
Saturday, November 21, 2009
Johnny Depp
Joan's virus is still taking its toll. Still not able to eat much. She had a test last night....a glass of bubbly and managed to keep it down. She's getting better!
In this morning's paper I see that Johnny Depp has been declared 2009's The Sexiest Man Alive. The title was bestowed by People Magazine whose reps apparently didn't check out our place in Bibra Lake. Being the sexiest man alive is a bit like being the world's fastest runner. That title should in all probability go to some African bloke making a speedy escape from a lion.
Tomorrow we are joining my cousin's family on a picnic lunch in Matilda Bay on the Swan River. It is a big family and I think we are going to be hard pressed to remember all the grandkids' names. Should be good as we haven't caught up with them all for years.
Thursday, November 19, 2009
Of poos and employment
I mean; if you are going to chuck up. you need something to chuck.
Today was the day that Martin, our son's unit (it's really our unit) gets new vinyl flooring in two areas. I went down and checked out the floor to make sure he had cleaned it up ready for the floor covering. Just as well I did.
The carpet areas need a steam cleaning and over the weekend I will hire a machine and get him to do his carpets. He doesn't use the nice dining table we bought him and eats on his couch whilst watching TV. Pity he doesn't have some pets to eat the food that falls on the floor.
Daughter Helen rang tonight to tell us that she has a full-time job next year teaching at South Padbury, which is a fair hike from her house, but will probably get her permanency with the W.A. Education Dept. Coincidentally she was looking at the Australian Customs Service website for positions in the Graduate employment intake. Now she doesn't know whether to apply for the Customs' job or not. Her worry is that Canberra is a bit boring for a single 40 year old. It is also very bleak during the winter. I reckon Customs, in the higher echelons, could be a bit of an exciting and glamour job.
I reckon she will stay with teaching as the holidays are pretty damn good.
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Beating the System
Computer printers, especially Canon branded printers, were nice to people like me who refilled the print cartridges. Their cartridges didn't have an electronic chip on the cartridge like other brands and I have been happily refilling an old Canon printer for years. It is a bit messy and I always end up with multi-colour fingers for a couple of days after refilling.
Over the last few years, all Canon print cartridges have a 'chip' which makes it a bit difficult to refill.
In my computer refurbishing project I get given lots of different printers. Epson is a brand which has a chip on each cartridge. Fortunately some boffins made a cheap chip resetter for the Epson printers I have in the shed, so I can refill them with cheap ink and reset the chip with the System Beater.
Some pics...
Epson cartridge showing the 'Chip'.
The Chip resetter...
Aligning the setter with the chip...
The red light blinks; it turns green and the cart can be inserted in the printer.
Epson.com doesn't sell this chip resetter.
Saturday, November 14, 2009
70 and contemplating
I took in a couple of 'stubbies' of a beer that in times past, we both used to consume copious amounts together...Emu Bitter, a local brew which has the reputation of tasting like ducks' water. I can report that it didn't taste like ducks' water and we both enjoyed it. It was approaching lunch time when I found John, so I joined his table and assisted with his meal. I had forgotten that he is left-handed. I wondered how it is that some of his functions are almost automatic and not forgotten like so much else. I suppose that it would be quite difficult to eat using his right hand and also he has a lifetime of using his left hand.
Half way through the meal a very dignified lady, entered the dining room holding a plate exclaiming loudly that.. 'someone has stolen the other two plates'. It was a bit Faulty Towers and I never worked out if her plates had actually been stolen, but I do know that John has a penchant for a bit of purloining.
I am soon to turn 70 and as soon as I feel that I am losing my marbles and not enjoying life I will see if I have the courage to top myself. Yesterday I replaced a low voltage downlight in our kitchen. Joan commented on how difficult it will be when I go to get such jobs done. My reply was along the same lines except it was me worrying about how I will manage the finances when Joan goes. I won't go into care!
I have a nice 1892 .44 Winchester which would do the job nice and quickly. Have to do it out in the garden to avoid a mess in the house.
Thursday, November 12, 2009
Australian Fromelles Project Group
The Army's Fromelles Project Group recently contacted the families of the missing soldiers and have asked for DNA from families in the hope of identifying the remains and eventually giving them a proper burial. Our friend Wendy has been asked for a DNA sample and the group is forwarding a DNA kit to her. It seems that female DNA is more viable in such cases.
DNA is not going to be conclusive in many cases and the group is also relying on discovered artifacts. One piece of clothing contained a rail ticket for the Perth-Fremantle line.
Wendy's Uncle, Adolf Knable was a 22 year old teacher when he volunteered for service in WW1. He was killed in what has been called 'the most costly and futile conflict ever involving Australian troops'.
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
A bad feeling about this one.
I made quite a few attempts to call her and finally talked with her and arranged a time to deliver and set up the computer. Today I delivered it to the place she has moved into in the Perth suburb of Gosnells. Gosnells is certainly not on our list of preferred places to live, but hey, she is not too flush with cash so I guess it is OK for her.
I drove there on the chance that she would be at home as she hasn't been answering her mobile phone. She wasn't home, but the door was answered by a humungous German Shepherd and twenty or so blowflies. The guy who opened the door told me he is a gamer and that seemed to be his principal occupation, collecting benefits and playing online games. The house is quite large and has heaps of clothes and gear on the floor. In the dining room there was a wood turning lathe which was obviously in use as lots of wood shavings were scattered around the table. I confess I didn't ask if they had just shifted in...maybe they were still settling in?
I had to put the computer gear on the floor in her bedroom. There was no desk or table.
Is this going to work? I will contact her Welfare Officer and suggest that if it is all too difficult I could collect the computer gear and give it to someone else.
Of the probably 70 plus machines I have placed, I don't have a good feeling about this one.
When trying to contact her. I have talked a couple of times to her father and mother. I sensed a level of detachment so I am thinking that there has been friction in the family. Sad, but we also know about that.
Monday, November 9, 2009
Where is the sub-editor?
I thought that there would be a few letters to the editor pointing out that Catholic Bishops and Archbishops wouldn't have descendants...but nothing.
In this morning's paper there is a full page report by the same journo telling of the exhumation (he seems to be into exhumations) of Australian soldiers from a mass grave in a French WW1 battlefield. It is a good report except for another word which sounds fine but doesn't mean what it should. The West should have a dictionary on every one of the hundreds of computers sitting on journos' desks and the sub-editor should have picked up that error. Maybe the sub-editing is outsourced to India?
Here is a definition of ignominy.
Also mate....artifacts is the way we spell it here in Aus.
BTW Joan is my sub-editor.
Here endeth this week's rant.
Saturday, November 7, 2009
The article describes the exhumation and artifacts found in the coffins. The author of the article is named Joseph Catanzaro who this morning, is probably a little red faced about this paragraph in the paper....
And I thought it was only medieval Popes who had descendants.
Friday, November 6, 2009
Magic Box
Fast forward to the 90s and on and we have two home grown scams here in Aus. Australia's hero racing driver, Peter Brock launched an Energy Polarizer, a little magic box that was to bring amazing improvements to car performance and economy. It even allowed you to run your tyres at a lower pressure. Here is a press release for the Energy Polarizer....
"An Energy Polarizer transmits a high energy mainly generated by the vehicle to which it is attached.
This high energy field - A.B.A. Energy - causes all molecules in it's sphere of influence to be aligned or polarized to the direction of the high energy transmission, and are held in a linked or aligned state.
These molecules are subject to a vibratory rate dictated by the Polarizer.
The printed circuitry in a Polarizer causes a multiplicity of frequencies to be transmitted, affecting each molecule and allowing that molecules and it's environment to absorb specific vibration levels including noises, vibrations resonance and impact harshness which are always present in any vehicle and also to dampen out the effects of imperfect manufacture of vehicle components.
The overall effect on a motor car is to absorb road shocks more completely and quietly, to reduce overall vehicle noises - both inside and outside - to achieve greater efficiency of the power train and steering systems, improving the engine and suspension performance and to create a more pleasant environment for the driver and passenger.
Certain frequencies have not been "tuned out" as they are necessary for increased road safety.
The energy transmitted from the "Energy Polarizer" always flows to that area most effected. That means a major problem area still remains a problem, and the energy is effectively wasted on that area since the overall vehicle is deprived and consequently is less enhanced. So a correctly manufactured and maintained vehicle will always be superior to one that is not, but all vehicles benefit from the fitment of an Energy Polarizer.
It should be noted a vehicle which normal requires high octane leaded fuel is then able to operate on low octane (92) unleaded fuel, without any ill effects whatsoever, when an Energy Polarizer is fitted.
Tyre pressures must be lowered to maximise the effect of an Energy Polarizer. Recommended tyre pressure:-
Later, FirePower was a fuel tank pill and the floating of the company lost lots of Australian investors (read: suckers) around $100M. Neither worked, but I am unsure if the 'inventors' of both 'scams' didn't actually believe in their product.
When I wrote in the last post about the winner of the Melbourne cup being whipped by the jockey after the horse went over the line,I wondered if I was the only person who noticed it on TV. The RSPCA also noticed it and has been on his case and the Jockey's whatever club has suspended him (after the racing round is over).
Windows 7 has been released with its biggest innovation being a taskbar where the user can drop applications into and open them from there.....just like Mac's Dock which has been part of every OS10 since 2001.
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
W.A. Islamic Council
Who won? Well it depends who is reporting it. Initial headlines trumpeted "Shocking' as the winner. Shocking is a horse. Then there is this quote from the Jockey.. 'Ive finally won the Melbourne Cup and the dream has come true'.
Then later in the day we watched trainer Mark Kavanagh tell us how shocked he was that he won the Melbourne cup. I guess we could call it a team effort.
I saw the final few seconds of the race on TV and noticed that once the horse (and the jockey) got over the finishing line, jockey Corey Brown gave the nag one more slash with his whip. I never found a Corey that I liked amongst my many students before I retired.
Rahim Ghauri, the boss of the W.A. Islamic Council wrote to the West Australian newspaper a couple of days ago complaining how Muslims are discriminated against in Western Australia. Amongst other things, he mentioned the lack of Halal food in public hospitals.
The next day's paper spawned lots of letters from non Muslims telling him, in a most illogical manner, that Islamic countries wouldn't serve us bacon if we had to go to a hospital there. A few also told him he could go back where he came from. I know, that without the experience of having been admitted to a hospital in an Islamic state that I could happily eat Halal food.
I understand why, but cannot condone, the silence of Muslim Clerics about the senseless murder of their own in the name of God.
Monday, November 2, 2009
Melbourne Cup
Tomorrow is the running of the Melbourne Cup. Australia shuts down for the race and food and drink. Tomorrow night there will be the usual footage of drunk young fillies (the girls) staggering around with spikes in hand.
We both enjoyed Cup day when we were working, but haven't given it much thought since retiring. The most publicity has been around a successful trainer named Bart Cummings. Bart is in his 80s and sports a wonderful set of eyebrows. Such eyebrows have traditionally been the prerogative of Australian Prime Ministers.
And now a racehorse story.
A bloke towing a horsefloat is exceeding the speed limit on the new highway to Bunbury when pulled over by a cop. 'Any excuse for speeding' asks the cop. "I have to get these horses down to Bunbury for the races' explains our man.
The cop looks in the back and says 'There aren't any horses in here mate!' 'Oh damn, they've given me the scratchings again!' says the punter.


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Vicki and I have been blog friends for at least 10 years; although she doesn't write her blog any more and mine has only sparse updates. We had lunch today at my favorite Mexican place - Los Tres Magueyes - and it was, as usual, very enjoyable to be with her. Once again, however, I forgot to take photos - not even of the food. I had arroz con camarones (rice and shrimp) and Vicki had carne asada tacos, which she said was very good. I do love Mexican food, even though I am not very adventurous with the menu. I love fajitas, and chimichangas and tacos that I make at home. I use the "stand and stuff" taco shells.
I wanted to see her beautiful granddaughter Arleigh, but she was at daycare today. I surely hope I get to see her again soon. Last time was months ago and babies change so much on a daily basis.
Now for the +.......
We have Blue Cross insurance and they have been trying to get me to have a home health visit for the last 2 years. I didn't feel as though I needed it, since I see my doctor regularly, and I turned them down repeatedly. Now they are giving out a $50 giftcard to one of four places, if you will agree to the visit - so today I did. The nurse was delightful and she checked my medicines, asked questions, took my BP and listened to my heart - and that was that. I am glad I finally agreed to do it and glad it is over.
My husband says I am becoming too social. I belong to two book clubs, a scrabble group, a club for women named Judy and a neighborhood lunch group, as well as my old neighborhood group of women who get together once a month. Hubby is feeling neglected, since I am gone often. I do try to make sure that he has something decent to eat when I am away - but it is not always to his liking.
The cat doesn't seem to like it when I am gone either - but I am not changing my habits for either of them!! As the nurse aid this morning, "You are not letting any grass grow under your feet, are you?" and she's right, I'm not!!

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Poetry and Prose from the Center for Writers
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by ANDREA SPOFFORD
(Larrea Tridentata)
Chaparral as street sign, as dust mote, as ancient ring. The dust is not open space, is not broken branches, stiff twisted creosote. The dust is chaparral, buckeyes, low desert dwellers bent into the sand wind. Mojave, Sonoran, Chihuahan. Mountain above desert. Californicum, Californicus, California. Because I am not the only one. Because I remember straight branches, yellow flowers bursting and unscented, like water in a glass, like dry tar crumbled, like linoleum. Larrea tridentata in ancient toothed rings. Because I remember hydraulic mining and empty red hills, places like Malakoff, Pear Blossom Highway, Llano del Rio, colonies of creosote in rings around ruined bricks. Larrea tridentata as incantation. Repeat. Larrea tridentata. The Spanish, the teeth, the governess of water.
(Placer County, CA)
The rain was oiled green and purple, roadsides
slickwet in winter. Red mud slid down golden hills
and the grass was green briefly. This was the house on Armes Lane
with gnarled, bent, low-branched pear trees.
An orchard. Six of them mottled brown.
This same winter the floor of the house collapsed,
not from mud sliding, oiling. A collapse
of old boards, potbelly stove, termites chewing, audible from roadsides.
I was always tempted to throw rocks at the windows of the brown-
shingled building locked from the inside. I sat uphill,
thought about the crash, glass in the mud. There were chairs inside and the trees
were full of fruit, remnants of larger farms on the lane.
There were no lawn chairs at the end of the lane,
no inhabitants, no idea of when the house was built, no remnants of pre-collapse.
When the mud first slid downward through the empty floorboards it pooled around the trees,
chair legs and rugs drawn up alongside the road
swept into the flow. A train ran pre-dawn on the hilltop,
tracks to town. The only change was in the pears, the way their skin went from green to brown,
first along the edges and then toward the center, green first, brown
spotted along the stem. The pears were sour, unripe, eventually falling onto the lane
to rot. I climbed behind the house, or took the horses, horse, hill
all parallel, leaning into the incline. The train ran until the bridge collapsed,
old railway ties and rusted nails larger than my hand. It didn't matter. The train ran roadside
instead, louder than before, whistle no longer muffled by the trees.
There were so many—pine, maple, heritage California Oak Trees
measured in endless rings, protected by statutes and declarations. These tall brown
bastions of golden hills, forbidden to fall, ran alongside roads,
through roads, cities built around them. Armes Lane
itself built around oak and pear trees, the street as guard against their collapse,
marching hillside.
Placer County: alluvial deposit. Valuable mineral. Gold in the hills.
Mid-stride, a horse ate a pear from the tree,
chewed once, spat the collapsed
fruit onto ivy and grass. The inside was brown,
fermented, thick smelling, but sweet, the remnants of Armes Lane
Pear Farms, like wine turned to vinegar. Water washed the pear onto the road.
When the house across the street collapsed, slowly, it was more than the floor. The hills
rushed into the building, the road became a sea, the house froze, briefly, and the pear trees'
brown limbs were shaken of leaves. Red mud swallowed everything, the entire lane.
(Tadarida brasiliensis)
When the sun sets everything lingering before it disappears—a rock, the trees, you—outlined by black, orange against gray. Bats flash in the dim light.
At Frenchman's Flat on Piru Creek there are large flat boulders.
If you jump into the water stones will hit the arches of your feet and you will buoy back, light.
In Texas river country bats flock at night, cover bridges, rush from mouths of caves,
chase remnant sun.
Sometimes I think about the tall grass along the river and warm beer from the bottle,
the dirt road Tiki Motel where we listen to cowboy songs, curtains open to neon.
Mexican free-tailed bats pour from Bracken Cave, clicking softly, swirling upward toward shadow branches in heady swarms. They cover the sky, fracturing light.
There are thirty one kinds of bats in Texas. In California only one, a small colony, snub-nosed like dogs, nests in the rafters of my porch. They eat felled peaches, fly just past daylight.
I would like to tell you about sinking ships—Andrea Doria, Monitor, RMS Rhone.
I would like to tell you about black holes, Cueva de la Boca, twenty-million bats in darkness.
We never see bats. We go to Frenchman's Flat and sit on the rocks, but the water is cold.
Instead of swimming we lie on the stones, prone to light.
(Eschscholzia californica)
Waxy orange, poison, neon flower gull-bait:
the five crawls South-bound,
inches along borders, gravel to grass,
heart rate bleats, goat-like, melts into cliff sides,
the foam-drowned snap of waves. Citrus
orange the wax flower bows heavy-petaled.
Delicately grounded, a web of leaves
planted along roadsides, marching,
scattered. Cupertino to Azusa, Atwater
Village, Cerritos—names like:
poppy, pronghorn, Palos Verdes Blue.
Inside the haze of fall burning the butterfly
wings blue on the orange poppy, a short-lived bloom.
Daisy and Violet Hilton -- San Antonia's Grown Together Girls!
We were lonely.
We were very lonely, sometimes.
It's nice that we've always had each other
but sometimes we wanted more than that.
I think that's understandable.
As do I.
It would be difficult to judge such a request.
Yes. We wanted a picket fence, really.
A nice white one
but a nice white one all the same. I don't know that we were asking for too much. We don't know if we wanted children.
We never really found out.
As if the opportunity came up, the opportunity to raise one, to want one.
We never actually thought about it too much. I think maybe we
would have wanted one. Given the child every opportunity we didn't have.
School. A normal
life. Something to look forward to.
We should have saved our money.
Should have, but we didn't. No use
in crying about it, I suppose.
Oh, Daisy, why
didn't we do things differently? We shouldn't regret.
We really shouldn't.
We have our health.
Our health.
And a nice little house.
Yes, and the dogs.
But it is quite lonely sometimes.
We're always attached to one another, we're never actually alone,
but I think we can both agree
it really is
quite lonely sometimes.
Big Baby Bunny - An Aside
Corn-fed, spoon-fed—years ago my mother skimmed cream from the milk with a silver spoon, poured it into my waiting mouth, churned sugar into the butter, sweetened chocolate with brown molasses. She fed me. In 1912 she died in her bed, wrapped in a green and white quilt. The boss found me, paid me—I slept with the big cats, listened to them purr, smelled their meat, brushed maggots from my pillowcase. He fed me day old ham with honey and pineapple, strawberry cakes and white powdered sugar. In starlight I wore lace garters, dresses of green silk, danced in the cooch show, held a special audience after, held another audience after that. They lined up to pay. Sometimes, later, I'd sit on my trailer steps, churn my butter, lick the spoon. At night I set a pot of cherries on the front porch. On special nights, I set a pot of cherries on the front porch and waited for them to come. II I fed him. Every morning I made him pancakes with real butter and diced bananas, black and overripe, bursting from their skins. They were thick in my hands. I sucked honey-maple syrup into my mouth, asked him to kiss me when I finished, to lick it from my lips, to taste my honeyed tongue. He caught my lip in his teeth. He was the beetle man, arms so slim middle finger met thumb around them. Cricket man in his costume, he sat on the platform, legs folded, sequins flashing and shook hands with a girl child hesitantly. He was made of glass, had mirror-piece eyes. His fingers wrapped around hers and he winced as she grinned. I watched him from across the stage. The bearded lady laughed at us. III We were married on the midway in June. Tickets cost two dollars. People paid to see. He wore his costume and borrowed the boss's top hat. When he said "I do" he let loose three doves. We ate marzipan filled cake, whipped-cream frosting. There was a tiny glass bridegroom and a round bride, sixteen sugared roses. The cake had five layers—taller than him. We posed for pictures. They asked me to smile, I did. They asked him to smile, he did not. They asked me to lift him and I could not. That night there was sweet strawberry jam sticky with seeds. He traced my new name on the inside of my thigh with his fingers. I licked them clean, one by one. IV I couldn't have children. I cried myself to sleep every night. He said nothing. I'm not certain he wanted children. He said their hands were too small, their faces too sticky. He just watched me. I don't think he understood how painful it was to see the girls, all the girls, and all the babies, one propped on the hip of each. V When he died the newspaper didn't mention me. I was there. I was in pictures with him. I loved him, my beetle man. I don't if they knew me, the public, and I don't know if I care. His sisters contacted me. They sent me flowers, daisies, and boxes of chocolate. There were sandwiches and cheeses at his wake. They sat untouched in my icebox for days afterward, the bread growing hard, and then soft, green mildew creeping along the edges like ice against glass.
Concerning Daisy and Violet Hilton
I: Doctor
In cases where a set of twins are born conjoined, the question of separation is often raised. The possibility of separation is dependent on the area, and type, of union. For some twins—those that share major organs or blood supply—separation is impossible. For others, it is a risk worth taking. First, are both twins separate beings? If it is established that both twins are distinct individuals, then the physician separating them must account for both lives. If it is established one twin is a parasite upon the other, then the parasite is disposable and the active twin's life becomes more valuable. Second, what are the psychological implications of separation? Conjoined twins are conditioned since birth, by a myriad of outside influences, to see themselves as different. If the twins are separated, how will they adjust? And, if one twin is deemed parasitic and perishes during the operation, how will the surviving twin cope?
II: Separation
For Daisy and Violet Hilton the possibility of separation came and went quickly. If they were to be separated, they most certainly would have been like amputees, experiencing the phantom limb of their twin long after the separation was complete.
Would Daisy have been pinpricks in Violet's skin, a sleeping limb painful and present? Perhaps they would have felt the phantom tingling of the other's life, the spark of electrical impulses firing through the other's nervous system, the rush of blood from heart, to lungs, to heart, to body and back again. Perhaps, if the breeze was right, Violet would have imagined the breath of her sister.
III: Court
When Daisy and Violet Hilton were twenty-three years old they met with a lawyer, Mr. Martin J. Arnold. They were charged with stealing a man's affection from his wife, a trumped up statement if ever there was one. When they arrived at the lawyer's office he told Sir, their guardian, to leave. At that moment Daisy and Violet grasped their chance at freedom. "We've been slaves!" they exclaimed, begging Mr. Arnold to help them. They pulled silver coins from their shoes. The coins had lain dormant for months, their small shape rubbing blisters upon each girl's foot. Daisy and Violet had been saving, had been waiting, for a chance to escape their willed guardians. The girls explained themselves, explained the signature of "Love" on an autographed photo. "We've been lonely," Violet said, "rich girls who were really paupers, living in practical slavery." Mr. Arnold put them up in a hotel; they drank cocktails and smoked cigarettes. When their case was decided, the courtroom awarded them agency.
IV: Retirement
Daisy and Violet opened a snack shop in Florida. Their departure from show business was brief. A short time later the twins were back, burning through managers and projects. They had been in the business since birth; they simply returned to what they knew. When they were left at a drive-in—part of a failed promotional endeavor designed by their final manager—Daisy and Violet ended their public careers. They worked in the produce section of a grocery store in Charlotte, North Carolina, rescued, as it were, by the grocer and his wife.
V: The Oranges
They weighed the produce standing back to back. One afternoon a child started throwing oranges. They burst on the wall, orange juice everywhere. Daisy bent to pick them up. They were sticky in her hands. The child threw more. They hit Daisy and, later that night, bruises blossomed. The child laughed when the oranges hit. He taunted. The father returned with a loaf of bread, a gallon of milk, and a steak. He laughed with his son. The child kept throwing the oranges. Daisy did what she could. She kept her face hard. There were no tears, though the oranges hurt. Violet did what she could, too, but Daisy's hand was on her temper. "He's only a child," Daisy said. Violet had no sympathy. She took him by the arm, held him on her knee. The father stopped her. Daisy stopped her. The child threw oranges. They hit Daisy. The father offered no payment for damages incurred. They both left the store, the father and the son. They refused to pay for their purchases. Violet had held the child, briefly, perched on her knee, her hand ready to strike.
They hurt, the oranges.
VI: Fanfare
When Daisy and Violet Hilton fell in their popularity, they didn't fall as shooting stars. There was no exploding light, no fanfare, and very little notice. In fact, when Daisy and Violet Hilton fell, they fell quite suddenly and quite silently. It wasn't anything they had done, really, because they were still the same performers they had always been. They looked younger than their actual age, they still wore rhinestones and fur, and they could still dance. Rather, it was a transformation of the American public. What Daisy and Violet Hilton could provide—a rare glimpse at conjoined twins, above all else—the American public no longer desired. People had moved on to motion pictures and television. Circuses began to slowly disappear, and the American appetite started to find freaks distasteful. They pitied these people; the catharsis of the freak show, the novelty, had run its course. If they were stars, if they were shooting stars. They landed in a pond, their sparks sizzling onto lily pads, their fame disappearing into croaking bullfrogs and still water. No one noticed when they disappeared.
Andrea is a native Californian transplanted to the South. Her most recent work can be found in Battered Suitcase.


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Jennifer Butler (2005) was the winner of the Breakwater Folklore Prize in 2005. After graduation, she received funding for graduate studies in sociology at the University of Windsor. Upon completion of her MA, Jennifer initially worked as Research Coordinator for the Labrador Métis Nation (LMN) in Happy Valley-Goose Bay, Labrador, and then was promoted to Research Manager in August 2008. In April 2009, she accepted a position at the Labrador Institute of MUN.
Candice Pike (2008), the 2008 winner of the University Medal for Academic Excellence in social/cultural studies, was accepted into York University's MA Dance program, with an entrance offer of $14,000. For the 2009-2010 academic year she was awarded an SSHRC Joseph-Armand Bombardier Canada Graduate Scholarship valued at $17,500 and was also offered a $15,000 Ontario Graduate Scholarship. Her S/CS 4950 project, "Black Tights and Dance Belts" will appear in a forthcoming anthology on dance ethnography.
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Water, sewer, storm, dike, tide gates, garbage disposal, parks, trails and streets are all under the umbrella of Public Works in Warrenton. Tim Bish has been on the job in Public Works for five years. He says the department's responsibilities continue to grow as Warrenton's population increases.
According to the U.S. Census Department, the population has shown an estimated 10% rise since 2010. "There has been incredible unprecedented growth, and every new cul de sac, subdivision and box store has new utilities, garbage and roads that need to be maintained," Tim explains. The growth stems from surrounding industry, according to the Warrenton Final Report's history. Ever since D.K. Warren bought 900 acres in 1885 and began selling plots to homesteaders soon after, people have kept coming to the area for fishing, logging and shipping. Today, the public works department makes this city a true home by maintaining it as a full-service municipality.
Tim was working in the private sector for Wilkins Construction as a contractor before he joined the city in 2013. He began as a driver for a garbage truck. As a driver, Tim says, he became familiar with the city. "It was like a paper route, I learned the streets and the sheer size of the system, all the way to Gearhart and the far end of Hammond." With his background in construction, including working with utilities and problem solving, Tim quickly became an important member of the Public Works team.
Knowing the vast expanse of the Public Works Department covers, Tim is amazed at the work the 19 Public Works employees are able to accomplish. "I wish I could pick people up and show it off," he says of the crew's work. It is an enormous undertaking to keep it all running, but the Public Works team including sanitation workers, office staff, and water treatment employees make it possible. Not only does the staff contend with the day to day workings of the city, like meeting drinking water standards, sewer treatment and utility billing, but they are also on call in a crisis. "When things break the public doesn't see the hard-working crew that puts in their nights, weekends and holidays," Tim explains. The "on call" team is properly trained for emergencies, he says, they know what to do and who to call if the problem requires it. They are the ones out during a storm when the power fails or flooding occurs. They are the ones maintaining the sewer pump stations and cleaning the parks and trails of debris. They do it all in order to make Warrenton a safe and secure place to live for its more than 5,000 residents.
Improvements to the systems in place are also sometimes done in-house. According to the city's website, "The City of Warrenton operates a 6 million gallon per day Continuous Microfiltration Water Treatment Plant." The facility, however, never had a way to stop the water flow inside the plant when needed. So, the public works team installed a gate valve assembly. This valve works as a mechanical dam. It can be closed at the plant to stop the water flow instead of up the road. It makes processing easier, Tim explains.
The department's responsibilities also stretch throughout miles of streets in the community. Tim says, "It's a never-ending job that we can never get caught up on." From clearing catch basins to filling potholes, the crew is always maintaining Warrenton avenues and boulevards. Parks are another big investment in the department. Last fall Tim and his team helped renew Quincy and Bessie Robinson Park. New playground equipment was installed by volunteers, so the team came in to lay a blanket of bark chips, rebuild dugouts and reseed the fields.
As a coastal town, Warrenton has special demands of its Public Works employees. Because of the risk of flooding, Tim explains it is critical that the city's drainage systems are working. "Grates have to be clean, storm pumps running and tide gates operating." In major storm events, the water just can't escape fast enough. Every city has its issues though, Tim explains, "It's the ying and the yang, anywhere you are you have extreme weather, this is ours."
In order to keep it all in perspective, Tim is an avid trail user himself. He bikes, jogs and walks the very trails his team maintains to destress. "That is what matters in a town," Tim explains. "Do you have places for recreation?" No matter what he says, we can't sacrifice parks, trails and waterways for growth.


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Two subjects about which I can muster undiluted interest are self-indulgence and Korean food, and I was informed I'd be able to address both at Spa Castle, a 60,000-square-foot complex of pools, saunas, Jacuzzis, massage rooms and restaurants in College Point.
Nonetheless, I was slightly apprehensive about what I was getting into as I hailed a cab to take me to Queens. All things being equal, sharing a hot tub with strangers isn't my thing. And my fears weren't particularly assuaged when I arrived at the Holiday Inn-like structure an hour and $45 later and had to pass through an IRT-like subway turnstile, after paying a $35 admission fee.
Things only got worse, or should I say I felt weirder and more insecure, as I entered the men's locker room and was instructed to deposit my shoes in a shoe locker by the entrance, then walk farther along, get undressed, put the rest of my belongings in a second locker and take a shower. "No swimsuits are allowed in the private bath area," instructed a brochure I'd picked up in the lobby.
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Open-air massage. ROB BENNETT FOR THE WALL STREET JOURNAL
I've had an aversion to locker rooms, and public male nudity, ever since probably second grade, when Bobby Lightfoot chased me around snapping a wet towel. On the other hand, I'd look like even more of a dork if everybody else was naked and I broke the rules by entering the showers wearing the assigned shorts and T-shirt that I was supposed to don only after I was clean. To make matters worse, the showers resided along one wall of a complex of hot tubs where my fellow customers could watch me while I soaped myself.
Perhaps this sort of casual nudity is unexceptional in Asia, or at least Korea—where the Spa Castle concept apparently originates—along with the absurdly skimpy little towels they give you to dry off. My wife asked me why I didn't wrap a towel around myself if I was bothered. Well, that's why. The thing was the size of a napkin.
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Spa Castle's rooftop outdoor pool. ROB BENNETT FOR THE WALL STREET JOURNAL
After employing perhaps a half-dozen of them and putting on my uniform, I made my way upstairs for a guided tour from Silvia Lickova, a charming customer-service manager. Ms. Lickova, who attended hospitality school in her native Slovakia before joining Spa Castle three months ago, sounded excited—and not only about Spa Castle's myriad spa treatments and water features, but also about her career prospects.
"The company is growing," she explained, though I already knew that: Screens in the lobby boasted that Spa Castle was coming soon to Washington, D.C., Chicago and New York. "Maybe in one year at 43rd and Madison," she said, of the Manhattan site. "It's going to be beautiful. Brand-new everything."
She explained how things worked: Your $35 admission fee grants you access to all the pools, saunas, etc. Extras include any spa treatments, use of the fitness room and food and drink—all of which are charged to your account by using a waterproof electronic wristband you're given when you arrive and which you pay upon departure.
"So many things are new to Americans," and to Europeans, too, she acknowledged as she showed me a "sleeping area" where people were sprawled on the hard marble floor. "Small babies, they'll bring them here and sleep for two hours."
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Another view of the rooftop outdoor pool. ROB BENNETT FOR THE WALL STREET JOURNAL
The crowd seemed as diverse as the city itself. Certainly Koreans were represented, but there were people of every age and stripe, many of whom were attracted by the two outdoor heated pools—where, by the way, you're required to wear a bathing suit. You can bring your own or rent one. Each pool also had individual stations where one (or two) can indulge themselves with massaging water jets, though several of the couples I spotted weren't leaving it to the body jets alone.
While I didn't take advantage of the pools, I booked a basic hour-long Swedish massage. The spa treatments don't come cheap. Mine cost $90. But they go up to $500 a person at the "Avenue S" VIP private spa, the term VIP apparently not thrown around lightly. "John Travolta was here," Ms. Lickova told me twice.
Lunch was a not-bad bulgogi, a marinated steak-and-onion dish, but the pickled side dishes (half the reason one goes to Korean restaurants in the first place) were disappointing, the red-hot kimchi insipid.
My massage was much better. However, as soon as "Lucy," my Korean masseuse, touched my back she told me I had a lot of tension—she made it sound unprecedented—and scoffed at the notion that the soothing Swedish massage I signed up for would suffice. When I balked at the more-expensive Deep Tissue massage, she gave it to me anyway. At least it felt that way. Because she worked so hard and dug so deep, I feared that when it was over I'd be taking Spa Castle's complimentary shuttle bus not to Main Street in Flushing to catch the No. 7 train back to Manhattan, but to the hospital.
Lucy's English was only slightly better than my Korean. She'd occasionally giggle and repeat something as she pounded my flesh. I heard it as "sick," assuming she'd divined signs of weakness or disease in my sinews. But the word was "strong." I would have been more than willing to repay the compliment, but the tip was already included.
When we were done, she suggested I take advantage of "Sauna Valley," a complex of seven themed heated huts across the way. I did, opting for the traditional sauna over ones that boasted colored lights, Jade and Gold, all of which were supposed to release beneficial rays and said to be effective against conditions ranging from acne, high blood pressure and diabetes to athlete's foot (which I was slightly concerned about contracting, since everyone pads around in bare feet).
I made my way back to the locker room and another public shower. And on the way out I noticed a stop sign by the exit to the locker room that asked, "Are you dressed?" I certainly felt more relaxed and perhaps even slightly more comfortable with myself than when I'd arrived three hours earlier, but definitely not that comfortable.


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A U.S.-Asia agenda for global growth and long-term gain0
WASHINGTON (Nov. 11, 2013) — In an op-ed to be published in the November 12, 2013 edition of The Wall Street Journal Asia, Treasury Secretary Jacob J. Lew previews his visit this week to Tokyo, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Hanoi, and Beijing and discusses how advancing complementary economic reforms in Asia and the United States can help pave the way for a strong, balanced, and sustainable global economy that expands economic opportunities for citizens in both the U.S. and Asia.
The United States and Asia are two vital pillars of the global economy. These are important times as we pursue pro-growth policies and chart a course to expand opportunities for the next generation. Policies we each pursue have a substantial impact on one another. I am here in Asia this week to deepen our cooperation to increase demand, provide shared benefits throughout the global economy and level the playing field for our workers and businesses.
That is why we must complete the process of rebalancing global growth. With emerging economies playing an increasingly large role in the global economy, we must move away from a pattern of global growth that is built on the U.S. being the world's importer.
Since the global financial crisis, the imbalances of the U.S. and Asian economies have adjusted significantly. However, some of the correction has come from ongoing weak demand in the advanced economies. The process of global rebalancing remains incomplete. And as Asian countries that have grown more on the basis of domestic demand now take steps to increase their resilience, it is all the more important for Asia's surplus economies to draw on domestic sources for growth and move toward greater exchange rate flexibility.
China is undergoing a systemic transition toward domestic consumption, and away from resource-intensive export growth. These efforts are imperative to sustain strong growth in the medium term. At the same time, China needs to move more quickly to a market-determined exchange rate and more open access to its markets.
There are some signs of progress on the horizon. China's current account surplus has fallen. Beijing has committed to pursue a high-standard bilateral investment treaty that includes all sectors with the U.S. The Shanghai Free Trade Zone pilot could lead to more open investment. We and the world will be watching closely this week as the Chinese leadership announces its new plan for reforms.
In Japan, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has promised three arrows of reform. While we welcome an end to deflation, to achieve sustained success Japan needs to strengthen domestic demand growth, avoid simple reliance on exports, and continue to respect G-7 and G-20 commitments not to target exchange rates. Structural reforms and a carefully calibrated fiscal adjustment will be key to supporting the ongoing recovery in demand so that Japan can realize lasting growth.
Recently, some emerging markets in Asia have slowed as the post-crisis stimulus wanes. There has long been a recognition that macroeconomic policy in the U.S. and other advanced economies will eventually return to normal as growth strengthens. Asian economies should now accelerate reforms to increase resilience against shifts in capital flows, and to address structural constraints to growth. We have already seen that economies that are undertaking reforms are better positioned to manage this transition.
In the United States, while there is still more work to do, our economy is slowly rebounding. Five years ago, we confronted a devastating financial crisis that triggered the worst recession since the Great Depression. Beginning in 2009, President Barack Obama's administration reformed, repaired and recapitalized the financial sector. We acted decisively to provide fiscal support for jobs and private demand. While long-term fiscal policy requires tough decisions, and we have made many hard fiscal choices, we knew we could not cut our way to prosperity. In 2010, as the recovery slowed, it was clear that the economy needed additional help to gain strength in the face of headwinds from abroad, and we acted again through a temporary cut in the payroll tax.
Because of these measures and notwithstanding the recent political headwinds, we have been moving in the right direction. Since 2009, our economy has been expanding. Over the past 44 months, private employers have added 7.8 million jobs in the United States. Over the last year alone, our businesses have added more than 2 million jobs. Manufacturing is recovering, and the housing market has improved.
After difficult budget deliberations, we reduced spending, and moved to higher tax rates for top earners. The federal deficit fell to 4.1 percent of GDP for the fiscal year that just ended, less than half what it was four years ago. On top of that, we are experiencing an energy revolution in America. We produce more natural gas than at any time in history.
Now, we need to build on these strengths and deepen our ties with the most dynamic region in the world. The Trans-Pacific Partnership is the cornerstone of our shared growth agenda, creating new opportunities for boosting trade, investment and innovation. It is envisioned as a "living agreement" that other Asia-Pacific economies willing to take on the high standard TPP obligations can join.
The United States and Asia share the same hopes about the future, where our citizens have greater economic opportunities. By advancing reforms in our respective countries that are complementary, together we can pave the way for a strong, balanced, and sustainable global economy.
Jacob J. Lew is the United States secretary of the Treasury.


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Funding Cuts Are A Pain In The Arts
To arrive at a point where our arts scene is held to the same standard as other sectors, we must first reject the archaic notion that the creative and business worlds are separate. Or that they cannot intertwine. They should and they can, and art integrity need not suffer as a result.


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For years the Foodshed Alliances' winter market has been the only farmers market in Newton. Now their host: the SpringBoard Shoppes has developed the SpringBoard Virtual Farmers Market. The project makes farmers markets easy for both the shopper and the farmer. Farmers can stay on their farms and consumers can avoid the hot, crowded market space.
From Wednesday until Saturday every week, customers and restaurants will have access to a virtual catalog. The inventory is updated weekly according to what farmers and vendors will have available. It features local produce, fruit, meat (Antibiotic and Hormone free), honey, herbs, and ready made meals, to name a few.
Orders and payments are due online. For people who aren't techno-savvy, you may order in person with a SpringBoard Shoppes Staff member and pay cash.
SpringBoard VFM will handle the collecting, organizing, and storing of orders, which will be picked up by customers on the following Wednesday at the SpringBoard Shoppes. Pick up occurs 10:00 am and 6:00 pm. Parking is available on 145 Spring Street and behind the building.


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The Micro-Bass is mahogany, with a built-in volume and tone control for the pickup, and even an on-board tuner. It is fretless with inlay strips where the frets would be playing fretless is easier than you might think because of the fret lines, and because its a bass. You have to pay some attention to your finger placement, but it is surprisingly easy to adapt to the fretless fingerboard, and the big bass kind of tone is worth it.
The Micro-Bass offers a comparable blend of craftsmanship, sound and value to the Strumstick (or else we wouldn't offer it!) and is a great solution for all those folks who have asked about Strumstick basses over the years.
"I have been using the GoldTone Micro-Bass for two years. My musician friends are consistently impressed with the full rich tone, and the Micro-Bass has been a welcome addition to many situations, from informal jams to polished performances. I'm really excited to be offering it on our website, it is a great musical complement to the Strumstick"
Bob McNally
Bass is great! Any instrument ensemble sounds better with a bass involved, whether it is a bunch of guitars, a few Strumsticks, or a whole symphony orchestra. I am an "occasional bass player" pressed into duty playing bass in various bands and music gatherings. I have used full size and smaller electric basses, standup bass, and I have built and used acoustic bass guitars. We do not make a Strumstick bass, we have experimented and the virtues of the Strumstick and the needs of a bass instrument just don't fit together well.
In my musical travels, I came across a really cool bass made by some friends of mine, Goldtone Instruments, called the Micro-Bass. It uses thick synthetic "rubbery" strings, and a mini-guitar shaped body (about the size of the Baby Taylor or Little Martin). It is bigger than the Ukulele basses with these same kind of strings. Compared to Uke-Basses, the Micro-Bass has a bigger body and a more effective string length. Acoustically it is quiet, but loud enough to play with a couple guitars. Played with the built-in pickup, it sounds fabulous with a round, full tone with a lot of power, reminiscent of upright bass. Smooth with what I call a creamy texture.
I've used the Micro on stage, and in many informal jams, and I love the sound. So much that we are now offering the Micro-Bass on our website, for all those that wanted the minimalism of the Strumstick in a bass range. I think this is the way to go, and I have not used my regular electric bass or acoustic bass guitar since I started using the Micro-Bass.
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These are some beautiful Ukuleles made by Makai in China. The company is owned by friends of mine, and I hand selected these several Instruments for their tone and striking grain. I would be happy to use any of these on stage. You can hear recordings of each of them below.
Myrtle and Willow Soprano sizes $310;
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Rosewood Soprano size ($310) and Concert size ($350);
Solid Rosewood body, Solid Cedar tops,
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1n 1981 I designed the Backpacker Guitar. In 1992 (after we had made nearly 1,000 Backpackers) C F Martin and I entered an agreement whereby Martin would make and sell the Backpacker under license from me. It is now 25 years later, and Martin has sold close to 300,000 Backpackers. To commemorate that, for 2017 they are making an all Sapele (similar to Mahogany) model, quite similar to the all mahogany model that was one of the variations we made.
We are happy to offer the traditional Martin Backpacker (Mahogany Body with Spruce top). Quantities are limited. If you request it, I will gladly sign the guitar you purchase.
The whole concept of the Backpacker is, it's a guitar you can have with you, any time, any place. It has ridden the Space Shuttle, been to both poles, and to the high base camp on Mt Everest. It has made numerous passages of the Appalachian trail, kept spirits up for troops in the Middle East, and sailed the oceans of the world. At no time in these adventures, did the Backpacker sound like a great full-sized guitar. It is compact, light, and durable, and has a sturdy voice all it's own. Performers from Jon Anderson to Ani DiFranco to Oliver Mtukudzi have written, performed and recorded using that sturdy voice. Think of it like the dinghy to your big guitar...you go ashore and explore the Island with your dinghy, not your yacht!
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North Carolina
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About North Carolina
The south-eastern state of North Carolina stretches from the heights of the Appalachian Mountains in the west to the narrow, sand-spit beaches along the Atlantic coast. In between there are, literally, thousands of farms - especially pig farms! - as well as cities with cutting-edge, hi-tech industries. So it's a state of contrasts, and the best places to stay in North Carolina let you choose which type of locale you prefer.
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If you want a city-based holiday, Raleigh offers a range of state museums including the North Carolina Museum of Art - from ancient Greek to contemporary, plus a sculpture trail - and North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences. At Asheville, you'll find Biltmore Estate, the magnificent mansion and gardens built in 1895 for shipping and railroad heir George Washington Vanderbilt ll. He - modestly - decided to base the design on a combination of several grand, European chateaux.
And if you yearn for a bit of action, head to Charlotte, the state's largest city, to the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing where you can test your skills - and your nerves - in a race car simulator. Or see how quick you can react as a member of a pit crew.
Durham is where to stay for visitors to Duke University - one of the country's top academic and research campuses - and it also boasts a great basketball team and lively scene.
Greensboro is a good base for all the family in the centre of North Carolina. It's easily accessible and offers a wide range of attractions for all ages from amusement parks to art galleries.
After that, you might crave some peace and solitude. You can find these on some of the beaches that run down the 300-mile-long coastline. Many are delightfully underdeveloped and un-resorty offering beach towns with a relaxed, family-geared vibe; nothing flashy. If you want real solitude, head to the Outer Banks, a series of windswept, barrier islands - more like sandbars - separated from the mainland by lagoons and waterways, and linked by bridges and ferries. On Ocracoke Island, you might spot wild ponies as well as fishermen hauling in their catches of shrimps and oysters.
Several lighthouses are open to the public and offer spectacular views, or head to Jockey's Ridge State Park to climb the coast's highest sand dune. Don't miss the Wright Brothers National Memorial where a boulder marks the spot where the remarkable Wilbur and Orville Wright launched the world's first air flight (all of 12 seconds) in December 1903. A drive down Highway 12, which links many of the Outer Banks islands, is a must.
In the far west of the state there are equally stunning scenic routes through the Appalachian Mountains. Cloaked in hemlock, pine and oak trees, the mountains are cool and refreshing with an air that positively fizzes with energy. Here you can hike, climb, go rafting, fly-fishing or try and spot deer, black bears, owls and cougars. In Mount Mitchell State Park, you can hike - or drive - to the top of the highest mountain east of the Mississippi.
And if you like sport, what better night out than watching the Duke Blue Devils hammer it out with the Carolina Tar Heels on the basketball court. Barbecued ribs at the ready! Our choice of the best places to stay in North Carolina will get you started.
The Best Places to Stay in North Carolina
The Best Places to Stay in North Carolina For the beach
- Overlooking the beach, Sanderling Resort offers the best mix of luxury and ocean-side tranquillity. As well as a spa, there are three pools and four restaurants to choose from, and the night skies are wonderfully clear.
The Best Places to Stay in North Carolina For the mountains
- With stunning views of the Blue Ridge Mountains, the 10-room Gideon Ridge Inn offers the perfect hideaway. Rooms mix contemporary furnishings with original features plus there's a dining terrace for romantic dinners from the gourmet restaurant.
- Equally romantic, The Swag, on Smoky Mountain, offers above-the-clouds, hidden views. Rooms are cosy and rustic, some with hot tubs on private balconies.
The Best Places to Stay in North Carolina For a city stay
- Both contemporary-art museum and hotel, the 21C Museum Hotel in Durham mixes contemporary styling with the building's art-deco design. There's also a spa, steam room and swanky bar.
- The stylish, environmentally friendly Proximity Hotel in Greensboro works for families and couples as well as business guests offering large, loft-like rooms, fantastic city views, gym and outdoor pool. There are complimentary bicycles to borrow to explore the city plus there's a charming courtyard for relaxing with drinks before dinner in the Print Works Bistro.
For more choices, browse our full list of the best places to stay in North Carolina, or contact a friendly guru for advice.
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The Mast Farm Inn Banner Elk, North Carolina 7 rooms from £108Local markets - Ashe County Cheese is North Carolina's oldest cheese plant.Views - Great views from hotelRomantic - Good for couples.Opulent
Welcoming guests since early 1800s this mountain boutique is something of an institution. The historic elements and southern hospitality create a unique atmosphere, with cozy rooms, modern facilities, flickering fireplaces and stunning views. Creative, award-winning dishes for all guests. See More
Sanderling Resort Duck, North Carolina 120 rooms from £116Surfing - Surf lessons for the whole family, or check out the new craze - Stand Up Paddleboards.Kayaking - During the day or at sunset, kayak tours on the coastal marshes are a great tripBirdwatching - The Pine Island Sanctuary is home to more than 170 bird species.Sailing - Nor'Banks Sailing offers rentals or lessons.Recommended by - Tablet
Natural beauty and ocean meet at this luxury resort. Contemporary rooms are comfortable with all the expected luxuries. Rejuvenate in the Spa, plenty of unique treatments on offer. With four restaurants and three pools to tempt you, be sure to make time for some epic star gazing at night. See More
The Durham Hotel Durham, North Carolina 53 rooms from £133Local exploring - An impressive hotel in the heart of the city, ideal for exploringViews - Rooftop terrace bar gives stunning views of the cityLakeside - Falls Lake located about 15 km awayDesigner - Uniquely designed interiors.Recommended by - Tablet
A trendy boutique hotel set in downtown Durham, whose design nods to the thriving cultural scene with original touches and emphasis on local arts and crafts. The restaurant headed by an award-winning chef draws on local produce, while the rooftop bar offers stunning city views. See More
Gideon Ridge Inn North Carolina 10 rooms from £140Great walks - Short scenic walk includes views of Grandfather Mountain, Table Rock, and Hawksbill.Back to Nature - Secluded setting with spectacular walks and views.Restrictions on children - Children over 12 years welcome.Full of character
A secluded mountain hideaway. Rooms feature open fireplaces, 100% cotton Frette sheeting, feather down pillows and plush bathrobes which leave you feeling pampered. French doors lead out to stone terraces with sweeping views of the Blue Ridge Mountains. The gourmet restaurant is second to none. See More
Old Edwards Inn & Spa Highlands, North Carolina 84 rooms from £155Great walks - The Wild Food Foraging Adventure is all about learning what you can and can't eat in the wilderness.Sights nearby - Explore the waterfalls all around.Remote - Off the beaten track.Full of character
A European-style hotel in the mountains that offers gourmet meals and adventures for all. Luxurious, comfortable rooms in natural tones with soak tubs and fine linens. Chef Chris Huerta is a whizz in the kitchen, whipping up gourmet and innovative dishes. Relax at the spa, play golf or explore. See More
21c Museum Hotel, Durham Durham, North Carolina (North Carolina) 125 rooms from £155Artworks - The hotel boasts its own contemporary art museumLocal markets - Durham Farmers MarketSpaRecommended by - Tablet
A boutique hotel with an integrated contemporary art museum located in a gorgeous 19th century building with an art-deco feel. Bedrooms have a smart, contemporary look with chic designer furniture. Relax in the swanky hotel bar or explore this lively little neighbourhood. See More
The Cardinal Winston-Salem 174 rooms from £158City Style - An elegant Art Deco skyscrapper turned glamorous hotel in Salem's newly hip downtown districtSights nearby - The Downtown Arts District is well worth wandering around- check out the cafes, galleries and breweriesRomantic - Good for couples.Views - Great views from hotelRecommended by - Tablet
A cool and collected Art Deco masterpiece in Winston Salem's newly revived downtown. Simple and comfortable rooms and suites with subtle design features and in room yoga mats. The restaurant is a refined French affair with a lively atmosphere, and the games room features a 2-story spiral slide. See More
Black Walnut B&B Inn Asheville 4 rooms from £168Active Holiday - With easy access to great nature spots from Asheville, there are good opportunities for trekking and cycling for active guestsRomantic Break - The opulent feel of this heritage hotel is perfect for a romantic weekend away; book the Walnut Suite for added indulgenceLocal exploring - Asheville has a vibrant arts scene and there are lots of museums, galleries and boutiques to explore close to the B&BSights nearby - Visit the Biltmore Estate, a mansion that comprises a museum and gardens built for George Washington VanderbiltRecommended by - Chambres d'hôtes de Charme CHC
This B&B is located in a turn-of-the-century property in historic Asheville. Interiors reflect the inn's heritage, with antiques peppered throughout and plush linens in the suites. There is a focus on luxury materials, from silk drapes to pink marble and vintage velvet, making this an opulent stay. See More
Proximity Hotel Greensboro (North Carolina) 147 rooms from £202Great walks - Great paths for jogging and walks in the Greenway.Lively - Hip and happening.Romantic - Good for couples.Views - Great views from hotelRecommended by - Tablet
Whether it be business or leisure that brings you to Greensboro, be sure to check out this chic and stylish contemporary hotel. Large rooms are cleverly designed with sustainability in mind. Guests have access to a gym & outdoor pool. Print Works Bistro is all about local, freshly made fare. See More
The Umstead Hotel & Spa Cary, North Carolina 150 rooms from £266Spa breaks - With a deluxe inhouse spa, it's perfect for a weekend spa break.Great walks - Go walking along the nearby pine tree trails.OpulentSpa
Luxury abounds at this excellent, modern five-star hotel in North Carolina. Consistently stylish and comfortable from the premium room to the presidential suite, it ensures optimal relaxation for guests. Something to suit all tastes from hiking trails to reclining in the extensive spa. See More
Omni Grove Park Asheville 513 rooms from £273RaftingConference facilitiesSit-out TerraceHistoric
Historic and extraordinary landmark hotel in the hills of North Carolina, with fabulous views. See More
Fearrington House Inn Pittsboro, North Carolina 32 rooms from £279Sights nearby - Check what is on at the Carolina Performing Arts during your stays - music, theatre and dance.Great walks - Walk around Coker Arboretum at the university for 5 acres of manicured gardens.Fishing - Head to Jordan Lake.Secluded setting - For escaping.Recommended by - Relais & Chateaux
Belted Galloway cows in the picturesque garden welcome you to the luxury boutique hotel with spa treatments for days. Large, light rooms with all the mod-cons and comfort expected of a spa-hideaway. Inventive menu and local produce at the restaurant with a fully stocked bar. Relax, explore, unwind. See More
The Swag Waynesville, North Carolina 14 rooms from £371Views - The property offers breathtaking views over the surrounding countrysideHideaway - Above the clouds, stunning views and a notable absense of TVs.Birdwatching - Hummingbirds can be seen from the comfort of the porch.Great walks - Nature Trail is a two mile stroll around the grounds.
This Smoky Mountain retreat 5,000 feet above the clouds, is the true meaning of a romantic hideaway. A private hot tub on your balcony adds to the experience here. Hunger doesn't feature with seasonally-inspired picnics, gourmet dining and al fresco setting. Location and views are spectacular! See More
Westglow North Carolina 11 rooms from £390Total relaxation - Idyllic and tranquil location, top class spa, gourmet dining and luxury rooms for a complete relaxation experienceRomantic Break - Scenic and secluded, this is an ideal choice for a romantic getawayHills & mountains - Spectacular views of the Blue Ridge MountainsCooking classes - Cooking classes are available with the chef team at Rowland's gourmet restaurantRecommended by - Relais & Chateaux
This luxury resort and spa is located just minutes from Blowing Rock in the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains. Housed in a restored Greek Revival mansion, guestrooms are impeccably appointed, with heritage features like original fireplaces. A full-service spa guarantees total relaxation. See More


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Recirculating air fan coils: heating, cooling and filtering for maximum comfort.
Hygiene-certified in line with VDI 6022
EC technology of the future
Whisper-quiet fans
Key features
- Hotels, offices and commercial buildings, showrooms and sales floors etc.
- For new buildings and refurbishment projects
- Buildings with an exacting requirement in terms of energy efficiency and noise levels
- Seven sizes for all common building grid sizes
- With ceiling casings, in suspended ceilings, along sill-lines or free-standing
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Test report - Hygiene requirements of VDI regulation 6022
- Available in all common RAL colours
- Casing in a slim design thanks to recessed side components
- Hotel ceiling encased model: position the air intake as required with air inlet grilles and Iden shadow gaps
Fit out your building with a complete Kampmann system! Do you still need chillers or trench heating etc. in addition to the Venkon?
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Kampmann Venkon heat, cool and filter; mixed air units also provide additional ventilation. With their compact design, they take up a minimal amount of space yet provide excellent energy transport using water and supply energy decentrally into rooms. Venkon can be operated with the latest heat pumps and low temperature condensing boilers. They also provide adequate heating for a room thanks to the high-capacity heating elements. Last but not least, Venkon can also provide cooling because - unlike radiators - they are fitted with a condensation tray. The prerequisite for cooling is a bivalent heat pump.
There are basically two options: Venkon can be very simply be wired electromechanically, although this requires an on-site control system. The units can also be factory-fitted with an intelligent KaControl control unit fitted on the unit, requiring no further assembly or installation on site. The KaControl control app is adapted to the Venkon unit design and functions and also provides additional interfaces via BACnet, LON or Modbus, enabling communication with a BMS system with very little additional work.
Venkon fan convectors can be operated at cold water temperatures below the dew point. They require a powder-coated condensation tray for this, that safely collects the water that is produced and carries is off to the sides. The condensation tray is fitted on both sides with a Ø 15 mm nozzle complete with hose, via which the condensation is naturally carried away. This version requires a gradient of at least 1% in the pipe and discharge via a siphon (cf. DIN EN 12056). Alternatively the units can be fitted with a condensation pump that carries the liquid away into a waste water pipe, a factor that is relevant with ceiling-mounted Venkon with optional casing. The disadvantage of this option are the pump noises in cooling mode.
No, Venkon can be ordered as basic units, with or without casing. The advantage of a factory-fitted casing is its ease of installation, with only the water and electrical connections needing to be done on site and the side mullion panels fitted.
The following factory-fitted casing versions are available:
- Wall-mounted casing: the Venkon is installed on the wall with no contact with the floor; skirting boards, cable ducts etc. can be fitted with ease.
- Wall-standing casing with induction grills: the Venkon stands on the floor and is also fitted to the wall.
- Free-standing casing: the Venkon is installed anywhere in the room, with water/electrical connections coming out of the floor.
- Hotel Venkon casing: the Venkon is installed in the entrance lobby of the hotel bedroom and encased by dry-lined wall sections. With Kampmann Hotel Venkon, the entire ceiling area of the entrance area is fitted with a building-specific casing. Manufactured from sheet metal, it is faster to fit during the second-fit phased, is significantly more durable and maintenance-friendlier than the traditional system.
- Made-to-measure sill-line casing: the Venkon are fitted with project-specific casings (cf. Casings/Project solutions).
- Alternatively: the Venkon basic unit is fitted with a casing provide by the customer, within a suspended ceiling (grid dimensions 625 x 625mm) or encased by dry-lined casing elements. Air induction and discharge is provided through air grilles and ductwork.
No, that is not the case. The sound pressure levels for offices, hotel bedrooms and others are generally given in DIN EN 15251 "Input parameters for room climate for the design and assessment of the energy efficiency of buildings - room air quality, temperature, light and acoustice" in Appendix E "Internal noise criteria for some rooms and buildings". Venkon C units meet these requirements definitively.
Kampmann 2-pipe Venkon are ideal for providing heating and cooling and can be switched over depending on the season. You require only one flow and one return connection. 4-pipe units are ideal if the user would like to switch between heating and cooling at any time and according to his personal needs.


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Preti Flaherty Approved by the New Hampshire Municipal Bond Bank to Serve as Bond Counsel
June 24, 2011 - Preti Flaherty is pleased to announce that the firm has been approved by the New Hampshire Municipal Bond Bank to serve as bond counsel for New Hampshire governmental units issuing bonds to the Bond Bank. Preti Flaherty is now one of only two approved New Hampshire firms.
The New Hampshire Municipal Bond Bank's mission is "to provide professional services to assist qualified New Hampshire entities to obtain financing for eligible purposes." The Bond Bank finances projects ranging from capital/public improvements, water projects and road repairs to the development of new schools or public buildings.
Preti Flaherty's Practice Group is listed in the Bond Buyer's Municipal Marketplace directory (the "Red Book"). In addition to being listed as approved bond counsel by the New Hampshire Municipal Bond Bank, Preti Flaherty is listed by the Maine Municipal Bond Bank and the United States Department of Agriculture, Rural Development.
According to public finance attorney Jamie Pitney of Preti Flaherty, "We look forward to working with the New Hampshire Municipal Bond Bank and to the continuing growth of our Public Finance practice in New Hampshire."
About Preti Flaherty
Preti Flaherty is a law firm with more than 90 attorneys and offices in Boston, MA, Concord, NH, Portland and Augusta, ME, Washington, DC and Bedminster, NJ. In addition to Preti Flaherty's Public Finance Practice, the firm counsels clients in the areas of business law, franchise law, energy, environmental, estate planning, health care, intellectual property, labor and employment, legislative and regulatory, litigation, technology and telecommunications. More information about the firm is available at www.preti.com.


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Some federal government programs will escape cuts but others might be eliminated entirely as part of the government's budget cutting exercise, Treasury Board President Tony Clement told members of Parliament Thursday.
Testifying before the government operations and estimates committee, Clement suggested the impact of the government's strategic and operating review could vary considerably from one part of the government to another.
"In some cases … the budget may have zero reductions in certain programs because it's deemed that is the appropriate thing to do and in other cases the reduction could be anywhere from zero percent to 10 percent," he explained.
"In some cases, if the program is deemed to be not useful to Canadians, the reduction could be 100 per cent."
Clement's comment came in response to a question from Liberal MP Sean Casey who suggested the government follow the lead of the U.S. and Britain and exempt the Department of Veterans Affairs from budget cuts. The government has asked each department to submit proposals for five and 10 per cent cutbacks as part of what Clement has dubbed the deficit reduction action plan, and they are currently being assessed.
However, Clement said he couldn't make that promise.
While the final result of Clement's belt tightening exercise will be known in the 2012 budget, Clement said no final decisions have been taken yet on what will be cut.
Nor have all of the impacts of the government's last strategic review made their way through the system, he said.
Speaking later to reporters, Clement said some departments have not yet made public the cuts they are making as a result of the 2010 strategic review because they are still in talks with those who may be affected by them.
"Part of it has to do with the requirements under workforce adjustment or other requirements to have dialogue with employees before anything is finalized so these things wend their way through the system and therefore it can be months after provisional decisions have been made before they are actually out there in the public. So that's part of our challenge, is to work within a system where there is lots of consultation. That's fine, but it just means that things take a little more time and so appear later than being immediately transparent in the initial budget."
However, Clement refused to say how many public service jobs still risk being affected by the 2010 strategic review.
"I'm going to leave that to the individual departments to answer."
In the budget tabled in March, the government announced $195 million worth of cuts were being carried out across 10 departments or agencies. But Parliamentary Budget Officer Keven Page pointed out in a recent report that while some organizations such as ACOA, Public Works and Treasury Board have explained what was cut and the impact, others have given no explanation.
Among the departments or agencies that have not yet explained what they are cutting are the Privy Council, Fisheries and Oceans, Human Resources and Skills Development, Industry, the Office of Infrastructure Canada, the Economic Development Agency for the Regions of Quebec and Western Economic Diversification.
Clement appeared before committee Thursday to answer questions about supplementary estimates tabled recently by the government.
Among the $39.2 million in additional money that the Treasury Board requested was $15.5 million to hire Deloitte and Touche to assess strategic and operating review proposals submitted by dozens of government departments and agencies. Questioned on the spending, Clement said the assessments by Deloitte and Touche are in addition to the assessments being done by Treasury Board officials.
The estimates also include $5.6 million for the government's Red Tape Reduction Commission which is looking for ways to lighten the administration burden on small- and medium-sized companies.
Clement said the commission's report will be made public very soon.


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By Renee Smith | J&R Tutoring Academy of Indiana
. . . with proper credit to Art Linkletter (and apologies to those who may not remember Art), but this comment and book by Linkletter are as true today as they were when Art first said them.
One of the more fun things we did when we created j&R Tutoring Academy was to hire a graphic designer (a great one!) to design a logo that reflected our business and philosophy. We have been using two variations of the logo. We finally decided that we needed to decide on one, and a few weeks ago we asked several of our friends to vote on their preference.
For those of you reading this who voted, we thank you! The seal version was the overwhelming winner.
What, you may be wondering, does this have to do with kids or tutoring?
As I shared with you in my last blog, most children have a preferred learning style. This style affects how they learn and can explain why children in the same family do not respond the same way to parents' requests or comments.
Children also see the world differently.
The young son of one of our voters also offered his opinion. When he looked at the seal, he said, "That looks like the Wendy's girl!!!" Now we do not plan to begin offering hamburgers, but we do hope to become a place where kids want to go! We have laughed and shared this story numerous times in the past couple of weeks.
The adults who looked at our two logo choices were considering the professionalism of them; how well our purpose was reflected; and which one best represented who we are. The child saw a girl who represented hamburgers! We had not given any directives to those who voted – just to let us know which one they liked the best. However, several people did explain why they liked one over the other.
The child reacted to what was familiar to him – a hamburger restaurant!
How many times has one of your children offered a perspective on an event or situation that never occurred to you? Do you stop to enjoy their view of the world? Do you allow yourself to appreciate a child's perspective? Have you asked any follow-up questions?
Ironically this is what a tutor does. A tutor asks the follow-up questions. A tutor takes the time to probe, learns what the child is thinking, and helps the child understand the world around him – or her.
Next time your child says something witty, stop and find out what prompted that witticism.


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GIB-Solutions AG implements PBN AOCM6000 P2P and P2MP technology
Almere, The Netherlands, 25 March, 2015 - Pacific Broadband Networks (PBN) announces that GIB-Solutions AG (subsequently named GIB) decided, after an intensive trial period, to roll out its 1 Gbps Internet access service using PBN's FTTx solution. GIB is the owner of Flashcable, a well-known and successful ISP-Brand located near Zürich, Switzerland. GIB is offering Telecommunications and IT solutions for communities and enterprises in Switzerland. GIB also delivers high speed FTTx Internet, VOIP, and TV-Services to a rapidly increasing amount of subscribers in more then 17cities/communities in Switzerland. After the initial successful implementation of PBN's AOCM6000 based FTTx solution in early 2014, GIB has decided to continue the expansion and upgrade their FTTx infrastructure with PBN. GIB uses fully redundant AOCM6000 L3 network switches and in its P2P/P2MP hybrid network structure. In conjunction with PBN's CATV-Overlay components, GIB is able to offer full triple play service over fiber. The choice of GIB to implement the AOMC6000 in combination with the PM520 and CP121 CPEs also enables GIB to increase their subscriber bandwidth over their fiber networks in the near future very easily.
"GIB is very delighted with the FTTx product portfolio of PBN. It enables us to increase bandwidth in the access network significantly and introduces another layer of service stability. Because the AOCM supports both P2P and P2MP GEPON technology we are able to use a single headend switch for different network topologies" says Jan Huinink, CTO of GIB-Solutions AG. "Also, the personal and dedicated support we receive from PBN helps us to keep our operation running smooth and efficiently while connecting an average of 10 new cities a year" Jan Huinink continued "PBN has proven from the start of our upgrade projects to be a flexible and dedicated partner with the capability to adopt seamlessly to different situations and challenges" says Hans-Rudolf Schärer, CEO of GIB-Solutions AG and responsible for the ISP-Brand Flashcable.
"After supplying GIB with HFC optical transport equipment for over seven years, PBN is very happy that GIB decided to make the transition to a pure FTTH environment with PBN. With a total of 1000 FTTH subscribers already deployed, monitoring is a key aspect and this is the main focus of our NMSE software suite. Fully integrated into GIB's home-grown provisioning system, we are supporting a smooth and rapid rollout for new and existing subscribers within the GIB network and beyond", says Pieter Dhondt, Director of Sales for PBN.
About PBN
Pacific Broadband Networks (PBN) is an experienced global technology company well known for offering advanced optical broadband products and solutions for the new wave of cross-media connectivity. High-quality transmission products provide both cable operators and telcos that offer cable services as well as voice and Internet services with the perfect solution for advanced HFC, RFoG, and FTTH applications.
PBN products have evolved from many years of R&D excellence. Over 35 million subscribers are served using PBN products deployed in hundreds of headend facilities globally.
About GIB
GIB-Solutions AG was established in December 2001 and is located in Uitikon Waldegg, close to Zurich, Switzerland. The regional successfully anchored company has around 30 employees. GIB stands for Global Internet Business. But this includes not only fast and modern internet connections but also important communication services as radio/TV and telephony. This three fields are united in the product line Flashcable and represent the core business.
GIB-Solutions AG is not only an ISP and makes also signal processing and signal distribution. For this purpose we also operate two receiving terminals where all signals are processed central, before they are delivered over fiber to our partner networks or into our own networks.
Our modern and innovative communication services are reliable and very attractive in price/performance. To comply this requirements and to fulfil the demand of new communication services also in the future, we work with the most modern technology. This includes also FTTx for the signal distribution and to cover the increasing data volume with almost endless band width and capacity reserves.
In addition to ISP and the product line Flashcable, also IT sales and IT services as well as an own datacenter are important parts of GIB-Solutions AG daily business.