That would kill healthcare reform right away, right?
Maybe.
But let’s look at six possible scenarios of what could happen:
House passes the Senate version as-is. Right now the healthcare bill is in conference, meaning the House and Senate are coming up with a compromise that bouth bodies could then go back and pass. But if Democrats fell below the 60 vote threshold, it’s possible that house Democrats could drop all compromise demands, and simply vote in favor of the Senate bill, which would then not require a second vote in the Senate. This seems unlikely though, given that there are differences between the two, and since a Martha Coakley loss would cause a lot of moderate Dems to get nervous.
Democrats succeed in slowing the seating of Scott brown, giving the 60 sitting members time to vote. If Scott Brown wins, expect all kinds of legal challenges, recounts, and other efforts to slow his seating, giving Congress time to pass the bill. This would look horrible to voters, and it may not even work given the amount of time required to reach a compromise.
Democrats succeed in slowing the seating of Scott Brown, but Republicans succeed in preventing sitting Senator Paul Kirk from voting. Democrats might be able to slow Brown’s entry into the Senate, but Republicans are already taking about their own trick. In The Weekly Standard, conservative commenter Fred Barnes argues that under Massachusetts law, sitting senator Paul Kirk is ineligible to vote right after the election takes place, regardless of who wins.
Democrats bend Senate rules in order for healthcare to pass with 51 votes. Apparently Democrats could, theoretically, break Senate rules in such a way that would allow the Senate to pass healthcare reform with only 51 votes. We haven’t seen a clear explanation of how this would work, though it might require the bill to be scaled back in some way.
Democrats convince a liberal GOP Senator (like Susan Collins) to support healthcare reform. There are one or two Republicans who might be willing to support a bill, though we haven’t seen this proposed too seriously.
Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport – Click above for high-res image gallery
There are frightening bills, horrific bills, and Bugatti Veyron bills. The legendarily expensive to buy, it seems that the Veyron is equally expensive to keep running, with some pegging yearly running costs at $300,000. It’s so expensive, in fact, that Autocar says there’s an owner who trailers his car to a particular driving route, then follows behind in a private jet.
Let’s just take the tires, for example: in the U.S., the Michelin Pilot Sport 2s fashioned with the Veyron’s unique compound cost about $30,000; in the UK they’re £23,500 ($38,216 U.S.). Bugatti recommends you change them every 4,000 kilometers, or 2,500 miles, and at every ten thousand miles the company recommends changing the wheels and tires, which runs north of $50,000.
In between those wheel changes will be things like routine maintenance, with a major annual service setting you back about $20,000. None of this is particularly unexpected so long as you remember the Veyron is more a roadgoing Space Shuttle than a car. And we won’t even begin to talk about how expensive pelican insurance has become…
gostaria de saber se alguma instituição de Joinville oferece este curso…? ou algo envolvendo tradução literária?? é um ótimo lugar pra morar, só não consegui descobrir onde estudar lá ainda…
obrigada. 🙂
Scientists at the Joslin Diabetes Center, Boston, MA, led by Principal Investigator Robert Stanton, M.D., have discovered that high blood glucose levels damage a key enzyme that guards insulin-producing beta cells. Their surprising finding raises hopes of finding drugs that protect the enzyme, and thus the beta cells and their insulin production. The discovery focuses on a cellular process known as "oxidative stress."
Joslin Diabetes Center Release Here. No specific data given, but Jenny Ruhl, over at Blood Sugar 101, cites to an Italian study that indicated impaired beta cell functioning in folks with two-hour OGTTs over 100:
Quote:
In lean NGTs with a 2-h plasma glucose concentration (2-h PG) between 5.6 and 6.6 and between 6.7 and 7.7 mmol/l, there was a progressive decline in I/G÷IR compared with NGTs with a 2-h PG less than 5.6 mmol/l.
The mobile ad space continued to heat up last week with Amobee’s acquisition of RingRing Media, a 2-year-old London-based startup, for an undisclosed sum. The move surely isn’t anywhere near the magnitude of Google’s $750 million AdMob buy or even Apple’s $275 million pick-up of Quattro Wireless, but it’s the kind of smaller-scale deal we’re likely to see many more of this year as the segment consolidates.
Mobile ad startups are hot commodities once again thanks largely to in-app marketing, which has given the segment a much-needed lift over the last year. Established Internet companies and software development companies alike are scrambling to gain a foothold in the space, much like in 2007, which saw a flurry of activity including AOL’s acquisition of Third Screen Media, Yahoo’s pick-up of Actionality, the Microsoft ScreenTonic buy and Nokia’s tie-up with Enpocket. While 2010 may not see as many blockbuster deals, the number of tie-ups could end up surpassing that of three years ago, Rich Wong of Accel Partners told me last week:
Brand managers now are spending in this medium. It’s real, and it’s genuine. I do think it’s going to be hard to have a quarterly earnings call as a major Internet company and not have an answer to the question, ‘What’s your mobile strategy?’
Data provided by IDC
The landscape is far different now than it was just three years ago, though, when a handful of startups were quick to emerge in the nascent space. Recent figures from IDC indicate that Millennial Media is clearly the largest startup left on the field (see chart); the mobile search firm JumpTap is the second-largest potential acquisition despite a mere 4 percent market share. Yahoo and Microsoft claim a combined market share of only 19 percent — which may prompt the high-profile players to make an acquisition or two this year in order to build their mobile businesses.
The field also teems with smaller player that specialize in targeted areas such as search or that serve specific geographic regions. And recent growth in the space has given rise to a host of startups that play supporting roles by providing analytics and other tools. Flurry, which pocketed $7 million on the heels of its recent tie-up with Pinch Media, may be especially attractive to ad companies that don’t have their own mobile analytics operations.
So while we may see one or two more big-budget acquisitions in mobile advertising this year, most of the M&A activity will center on smaller startups. Entrenched firms with deep pockets will look to fill out the holes in their mobile ad businesses, and independent players will forge alliances to better compete with their larger counterparts. Those deals won’t make headlines, but they will reconfigure the landscape of mobile advertising in 2010.
Saudações, moramos no RS e estaremos pedindo remoção pra região sul ou sudeste ainda este ano (minha mãe trabalha pra Receita e eu estarei concluindo o ens médio).
Procuramos por alguma cidade relativamente tranquila, mas não muito longe da "civilização" \õ/ (e, por favor né, abaixo dos 36º no verão se possível xD) – já postei nos subfórums de SP, mas precisamos de opções no Sul tbm…
Ah, outra coisa: pretendo cursar bacharelado em letras (licenciatura não…prefiro trabalhar pra editoras rsrsrs) ou algo que envolva tradução literária, sei la.
Curitiba já é uma boa opção e já está na lista. O problema é que não sei de outra cidade no Paraná q atenda minhas expectativas…alguém poderia me ajudar???
My first year of college in Los Angeles, my mother coerced me into getting a cell phone for staying in touch – stipulating that I get a local number so she could avoid long distance fees when calling me. That year, she also acquired a $1,500 debt for a Gateway desktop for my little sister to be able to do homework. This is the same person who refused to make calls with my cell phone claiming she did not know how to use it, and who did not buy Microsoft Office for our computer – my sister used Notepad for the first three years of the desktop.
Despite my mother’s lack of digital literacy, formal schooling, or ability to speak English, she not only advocated our learning of new technologies, but nearly forced us to embrace them. In fact, it is because of the challenges that she confronted, that she sacrificed her personal needs to provide us with tools that would create more opportunities. Well, the cell phone was mostly to keep track of me since I was about to move thousands of miles away from her. But if not for her loving need to monitor my every move [read: stay connected to her first, and arguably favorite, child], I would have never gotten a cell phone, because I could not afford the monthly payment. Nearly a decade later, on January 12th 2010, I chatted online with my mother for the first time. Before signing off she said, “esto es muy adictivo,” “this is addictive.”
For the Christmas holiday, my sister and I pitched in and bought her a brand new Toshiba laptop – her very first computer. It was fun to watch her–confused and wondrous–unwrap the box branded with an unfamiliar name, only to realize at the very last minute that she was holding a computer in her hands. She was beyond excited, but also a little scared. She knew exactly what this gift meant. Just like her previous gifting of technology to us, this was no “just-for-fun-kind-of-gift.” It was a responsibility. Work, homework, communication, English – an opportunity.
She said, “This gift is too much. It’s too expensive. I used to buy you computers and now you are doing that for me.” It’s true. It’s because of her efforts and sacrifices that we are now able to buy her a computer. And, what couldn’t she do with an Internet-connected laptop?!
Ana, my mother, has been expressing for months her need to learn “the computer.” Seeing my two little brothers play online games and research homework assignments, my sister print driving directions and frequent dream interpretation sites, and me accessing a recipe for homemade champurrado and chat with my brother in México, exacerbated her urgency to learn the computer. Furthermore, realizing that just about any minimum-wage job now requires an online application– learning the computer was no longer an option, it became a necessity. But, learning the computer also meant three interrelated learning goals: English, operation of the machine, and online literacy.
I experienced my Mother’s process against the backdrop of my work the Center for Rural Strategies where I coordinate our advocacy efforts around media policy reform for rural communities. Now, more than ever, I understand the direct connection between media policy and opportunity. As I learn about the “technical and wonky language” of policy and the inner workings of media reform, I’m developing an intimate understanding of media justice. And I grow ever more aware of the challenges underrepresented and historically marginalized communities – rural, poor, immigrant, of color, queer, etc. – face in participating fully in our nation’s democracy, economy, culture, and society. Now, I am ever more vigilant in ensuring that these communities are at the forefront of the development and implementation of national media policies such as the National Broadband Plan. I use my mother as a measure by which to gauge my work. If it’s not clear to her, if she doesn’t feel empowered to shape it, and if it doesn’t further her opportunities–then I am not doing something right.
It is a profound personal and professional accomplishment to see my mother sign on to Gchat, email my brother in México, peruse Craigslist, and practice her English and typing skills. When she opened her laptop, she asked out loud, “and what am I going to do with this?” We all knew the answer: what couldn’t she do!
I have my own plans for her digital life, namely having her blog about her experience as a parent to first-generation college students and write about her delicious recipes (complete with instructional videos and pictures) –in English and Spanish. But, more than anything, I am thrilled to see what my Mother does with her computer. She is proud to tell me that she is now using both hands to type, and that she averted a wrong-website-situation the other day. She will likely enroll on a GED program, and continue to an on-line trade-certification program. I would not be surprised if she acquires the first Ph.D. in the family, and launches a website for her business venture. She is an ambitious and determined individual, now armed with a computer and Internet access. Be ready.
Although the H1N1 virus has faded quite a bit in the news, it is still active throughout the world, including the United States. The World Health Organization (WHO) reports that as of January 10, 2010, “more than 208 countries and overseas territories or communities have reported laboratory confirmed cases of pandemic influenza H1N1 2009, including at least 13,554 deaths.” The most active regions right now remain parts of North Africa, South Asia and the eastern and southeastern areas of Europe.
North Africa
The virus is still spreading in countries such as Morocco, Algeria and Egypt.
South Asia
Countries in South Asia that are reporting active infection spread of H1N1 include Nepal, India (more in the west, less so in the north), and Sri Lanka – although the virus may be leveling off in this country.
Europe
The spread of H1N1 virus seems to be slowing down in the northern parts of Europe, except in Switzerland where there were people reporting respiratory illnesses. Other countries with similar reports are Germany, France, Romania, Ukraine, and Turkey.
North America
There are reports of some increased activity in central and northern Mexico, although declining in the United States and Canada.
While some people continue to debate whether the whole H1N1 “thing” was blown out of proportion, we’ll never really know if the wide-spread vaccination campaigns helped avoid a catastrophe.
Discount chain among firms in talks for former State Street store
The Chicago SunTimes reported this morning that Target Corp. may be focusing its trademark bull’s-eye on a distinctive piece of Chicago property — the former Carson Pirie Scott & Co. building on State Street.
The popular discount chain is in lease discussions with Joseph Freed & Associates LLC, the firm that owns the building, said Jayne Thompson, Freed spokeswoman.
“Freed is talking to a number of retailers about the Carson location, and they [Target] are one of them,” Thompson said Saturday.
She declined to name the other interested parties. Freed is also the developer of the Block 37 property in the Loop, which is in foreclosure.
If Target opened in the former Carson space, now called Sullivan Center, its store would include a grocery section, Thompson said.
The former home of Carson Pirie Scott & Co., 1 S. State, was designed by famed architect Louis Sullivan more than 110 years ago. It housed the company’s flagship department store for 102 years.
Bon-Ton, owner of Carson Pirie Scott, announced in August 2006 it was closing the State Street store because of lagging sales and high operating costs. The store closed in February 2007.
The entire building includes about 1 million square feet, though Carson’s used only about 600,000 square feet of that for retail.
After Bon-Ton announced it was closing the Carson store, Freed officials were hopeful of quickly filling the retail space.
One company official told the Chicago Sun-Times in 2006 he hoped to have retailing open for the 2007 Christmas shopping season.
That never materialized.
Currently, offices occupy several of the building’s floors. Stir-fry restaurant Flat Top Grill is the building’s lone retail tenant, occupying 5,400 square feet at 30 S. Wabash.
Several rumored tenants for the space — including Whole Foods, now-defunct clothing chain Steve & Barry’s and Canyon Ranch resorts — never materialized.
Officials at Roundy’s Supermarkets, a Milwaukee-based grocery chain, also expressed interest in the space but never inked a deal.
Freed announced in 2008 that upscale grocer Fox & Obel would open a 25,000-square-foot store in the building, but that fell through, too. Australian surf shop Billabong International also dropped plans to open a three-level store in the building.
Istanbul is now officially the 2010 European Capital of Culture…
Through the opening celebrations organized by the Istanbul 2010 European Capital of Culture Agency and held simultaneously across 7 different centres of the city, Istanbul is now “officially” Europe’s Culture Capital…
With the start of 2010, Istanbul celebrated its new title as European Capital of Culture on Saturday, 16 January 2010, through various activities and festive celebrations held in 7 different centres of the city.
The celebrations started with a protocol event taking place at the Haliç Congress Centre, where Ministers from Turkey as well as neighbouring countries participated, along with high level statesmen and diplomats, leading members of the business, culture and arts world, local and foreign press members. Istanbul’s energy which spreads out to the entire world, reached its peak through the celebrations held together with all of Istanbulites in the squares of Taksim, Kadıköy, Sultanahmet, Pendik, Bağcılar and Beylikdüzü.
In the celebration events held under the auspices of President Abdullah Gül and Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, commissaries from approximately 40 mostly European countries and correspondents of international establishments, opinion leaders of both business and artistic and cultural communities had to chance to gather together in this glorious protocol event which started at 5:30 p.m. with an opening cocktail.
Furthermore, committees from Essen and Pecs, the two other cities who will be holding the same title in 2010, leading figures who have contributed to the evolution of the title of European capital of culture, and Spyros Mercouri, the brother of Melina Mercouri the creator of the title, as well as diplomats of the European Commission were also present at the ceremony.
Chairman of Executive Board of Istanbul 2010 European Capital of Culture Agency Şekib Avdagiç stated:
“In the 21st century the whole world is witnessing both the excitement and anxiety of major change. In such a period, Istanbul too is entering the New Year with a new title: European Capital of Culture. Our effort is to introduce Istanbul to the entire world, and promote its rediscovery. We are preparing our entire projects with this goal. Istanbul is a sacred stamp uniting Europe and Asia. Now it is time to proclaim this stamp to all corners of the world… Now it is time to rediscover Istanbul… It is the time to watch Istanbul… It is Istanbul time…”
“The Magic of Istanbul” captivated all viewers…
The opening speeches were followed by the special performance called "The Magic of Istanbul," choreographed specifically for this special night by Yekta Kara. The performance of 65 minutes presented 303 artists exposing a multi-layered and profound cultural heritage, the sources of energy and inspiration in Istanbul, through the music, dance, poetry and visions peculiar to Istanbul.
The show began with Cüneyt Türel’s reading of the poem “I am listening to Istanbul”, followed by various performances from the Istanbul State Opera and Ballet Choir, MFÖ, State Ballet, Sertab Erener, Bekir Ünlüataer, Istanbul historical Music Group, Sephardic Synagogue Prayers Choir, Kevork Tavitay, Kubat, Zuhal Olcay, Silivri Folk Dance Group, Aynur, Yetkin Dikinciler, Fatih Erkoç, Dilek Turkan, Incesaz, Yarkin Percussion Group and the Istanbul State Orchestra Children’s Choir.
The entire performance was joined by 100 members of Istanbul State Symphony Orchestra headed by Orchestra Chief Nacı Özgüç. Gökçen Koray leaded the choir group and Aysun Aslan prepared the dance choreographies.
Just after this special performance, President Abdullah Gül and Prime-Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan pushed the launch button for a special sound, light and firework show taking place on the pier in front of the Haliç Congress Centre to mark the beginning of 2010.
This show – a “City Event” designed to take its energy from Istanbul, lasted for 10 minutes, turning the Golden Horn, which bears the marks of many different civilizations and cultures, into a festival arena one kilometre in length.
The show was also be televised in special screens installed in public squares in Taksim, Kadıköy, Pendik, Sultanahmet, Beylikdüzü and Bağcılar. This remarkable festival was broadcasted on TV channels as well, for 13 million residents of Istanbul and all of Turkey to see.
Istanbul’s enthusiasm overflowed through simultaneous events
For the joy of all Istanbul residents different programs were running simultaneously to the ceremony in Haliç. DJ performances, dance and music shows met with Istanbullites in the squares of Taksim, Kadıköy, Pendik, Sultanahmet, Beylikdüzü and Bağcılar until late hours of the night.
One of the biggest surprises of the night was the Fire Theatre realized in Taksim and the Balloon Theatre realized in Kadikoy. In these shows staged by Group F of France, they used the sky as their stage, giving Istanbulites unforgettable joy through their light and music shows.
After the sound and light shows in Haliç started, the enthusiasm for 2010 was amplified through concerts taking place in six different squares across Istanbul. Renown Turkish artists who have also successfully represented Turkey in international arenas met with Istanbullites; Tarkan in Taksim, Mor ve Ötesi in Kadıköy, Nil Karaibrahimgil in Beylikdüzü, Mercan Dede in Sultanahmet, Kıraç in Pendik and Zara in Bağcılar.
Prominent culture and art organizations of Istanbul contributed to the events realized by Istanbul 2010 European Capital of Culture Agency. Thanks to special arrangements concluded between the Agency and various public and private organizations of culture and arts, Istanbul residents had the opportunity to enjoy the city’s culture and art life until midnight. Istanbulites and all guests had the chance to visit a number of museums, included among them the Hagia Sophia, Archeology Museum, Turkish and Islamic Arts Museum, Military Museum Commandership, Istanbul Modern, Rahmi Koc Museum, Sakıp Sabancı Museum, Aşiyan Museum, Sadberk Hanım Museum and the Basilica Cistern.
Dimon: “Look, you guys are just as good at forecasting the economy as anybody else. And we’ve seen delinquencies getting a little bit better, we saw credit card spend be up a little bit…..We think loans in middle market are actually starting to level off and we see small business demand actually go up….there are signs of good signs out there, but we don’t know.
That sounded sort of positive, but a few minutes later, Dimon was invoking the dreaded idea of a double dip recession.
Betsy Graseck of Morgan Stanley asked if there was anything preventing JP Morgan from raising its dividend.
Dimon:Not really. I think we’ve said we really want to see a real recovery before we do that because we don’t want to have to do this again, just in case you have another dip down here.
Finally, Calyon analyst Mike Mayo tried to clear things up. “So you expect [nonperforming assets] to go down in mid or late 2010?”
Dimon: “Well, Mike, we don’t know when the recovery is.”
Elena or Chloe? That’s what PlayStation: The Official Magazine asked voice actor Nolan North in their latest issue, and the answer sounds like something ol’ Nate himself would say.
I’m sorry to put the thread in English, but I don’t know French. I’ll try to put a translation in French made on Internet along with information in English, sorry if I’m wrong.
LAKES REGION – REGIÃO DOS LAGOS – LACS RAGION – Rio de Janeiro State
Located on north of the capital Rio de Janeiro, the REGIÃO DOS LAGOS (also known as Metropolitan Cabo Frio) is considered one of the most beautiful coastal regions of southeastern Brazil. One of its main features is to live harmoniously with the contrasts come from the luxury and simplicity, modern and colonial, with all the naturalness of a people accustomed to receive and treat with kindness all the tourists who visit its natural beauty.
Située au nord de la capitale de Rio de Janeiro, le REGIÃO DOS LAGOS (aussi connu sous le nom Metropolitan Cabo Frio) est considérée comme l’une des plus belles régions côtières du sud-est Brésil. Une de ses principales caractéristiques est de vivre harmonieusement avec les contrastes viennent du luxe et simplicité, moderne et coloniale, avec tout le naturel d’un peuple habitué à recevoir et à traiter avec bonté tous les touristes qui visitent sa beauté naturelle.
CABO FRIO
By magdarossana – PHOTOBUCKET
In total, the Região dos Lagos is comprised by 13 cities and more than 100 kilometers of coastline: Araruama, Armação dos Búzios, Arraial do Cabo, Cabo Frio, Carapebus, Casimiro de Abreu, Iguaba Grande, Macaé, Maricá, Quissamã, Rio das Ostras, São Pedro da Aldeia, Saquarema. All, with countless lakes and beautiful beaches for all tastes, from the open sea, suitable for surfing, like those of cove with calm waters, favorable for diving.
Au total, la Região dos Lagos est composé de 13 villes et plus de 100 kilomètres de littoral: Araruama, Armação dos Búzios, Arraial do Cabo, Cabo Frio, Carapebus, Casimiro de Abreu, Iguaba Grande, Macaé, Marica, Quissamã, Rio das Ostras, São Pedro da Aldeia, Saquarema. Tous, d’innombrables lacs et ses belles plages pour tous les goûts, de la mer ouverte, adaptée pour le surf, comme ceux de la crique aux eaux calmes, favorable pour la plongée.
Picasa – José Roberto Cordeiro
The largest cities are, respectively, Macaé and Cabo Frio, 194,413 sq. – IBGE/2009 and 186,004 sq. – IBGE/2009.
More traditional activity found in the region continues to be the extraction of sea salt, present in abundance throughout the State’s coast. Usually along the salt flats are the windmills, also considered a symbol of the region, with the sun that shines 300 days a year under a clear blue sky.
Les plus grandes villes sont, respectivement, Macaé et Cabo Frio, 194.413 m² – IBGE/2009 et 186.004 m² – IBGE/2009.
Plus d’activité traditionnelle dans la région continue d’être l’extraction du sel de mer, présent en abondance dans la côte de l’Etat. Habituellement le long des marais salants sont les moulins à vent, également considérée comme un symbole de la région, avec le soleil qui brille 300 jours par an, sous un ciel bleu sans nuage.
picasa – By dzguy99
Visiting the various cities that make up the coastal region, it is not hard to find fishing colonies scattered along the beaches quieter. Despite all the development, there are still many families living in the light of fishing, which further intensifies the rustic tone of some of his landscapes.
Visiter les différentes villes qui composent la région côtière, il n’est pas difficile de trouver des colonies de pêcheurs éparpillés le long des plages plus calmes. Malgré tout, l’élaboration, il ya encore beaucoup de familles vivant à la lumière de la pêche, ce qui accentue encore le ton rustique de certains de ses paysages.
Wilson Picasa
Among all these mentioned, the most visited by tourists are Cabo Frio and Buzios. Cabo Frio mainly of their night, natural beauty and beaches. Well known mainly by mineiros, who often spend the season in this beautiful city of Rio de Janeiro is now considered one of the largest. Buzios is a very famous also for its beaches, beautiful discovery by Bardot. Another good option are the towns of Arraial do Cabo and Saquarema.
Parmi tous ces mentionnés, le plus visité par les touristes sont de Cabo Frio et Buzios. Cabo Frio principalement de leur nuit, la beauté naturelle et des plages. Bien connu, surtout par Mineiros, qui passent souvent la saison dans cette belle ville de Rio de Janeiro, est désormais considérée comme l’une des plus importantes. Buzios est une très célèbre aussi pour ses plages, belle découverte par Bardot. Une autre bonne option sont les villes de Arraial do Cabo et Saquarema.
40 Fim do bairro. Como ele fica em cima de um morro, aqui é a descida que dá prta uma rua que leva até a soares Lopes.
41 Essa é a rua.
Igreja gótica
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50 Foto antiga da cidade que tinha lá dentro
O Mercado Modelo de Ilhéus 😆 😆 😆
51 Esse prédio fica em frente ao mercado.
52
53
54
55
56
57
58
59
60
Navio no porto
61
62
63
64
65
66
67
68
69
Por enquanto é só pessoal!!! Hauahuahuahuhauhauahuha
Ainda vou postar um thread com fotos do campus da UESC, uma das melhores universidades do país. Bem, espero que vcs gostem desse ultimo thread da cidade e que a visitem um dia. Comentem por favor. XD
Aquele abraço,
Tourniquet.
Many Calgarians (including this reporter) were shocked to hear the popular chain of Nellie’s restaurants and its owner have been fined a total of $61,780 for 30+ Public Health Act violations! And the even more disturbing thing is that some of those violations dated back to 1997, over 12 years ago!
Roxanne Taylor-King admitted there were 43 violations in her five restaurants: Nellie’s Cosmic Cafe, Nellie’s Kitchen, Nellie’s on 4th, Nellie’s on 90th and Nellie’s on Kensington.
Some of the violations include mouse droppings found on food in the kitchen; perishable food not being kept at a proper temperature; food not being handled safely by staff; and utensils not being cleaned and sanitized properly.
[…] “Failure to meet the minimum standard of care is a serious concern,” said the judge [Provincial court Judge Barbara Veldhuis]. “It is for the protection of the public. Compliance is needed to protect the health and safety of society.””
[…] “A tearful Taylor-King said outside court she was devastated by the charges and that it was difficult for her, a single mother, to keep proper monitoring of all the locations.”“
More on the “tearful” out of court “rationalizing” later.
This reporter was surprised that something was missing in a CBC radio report and the above two media reports. You see, a very important online consumers tool was NOT mentioned. The powerful and comprehensive online ”Calgary and Area Environmental Health Inspection Reports” tool was launched over 18 months ago to allow all Albertans to see the latest health inspection reports of restaurants in Alberta. Yes, Albertans can check to see if the restaurants we go to have “mouse droppings” as one of their problems!
Alberta Health Services has added a lot more inspection reports to the online database since its June 2008 launch. And all Albertans and Calgarians should use this tool at least once to look at the reports of their favourite restaurants. When this reporter tried the tool in 2008, as expected, most restaurants came out passing all inspections. But to this reporter’s surprises, some restaurants that were thought to be clean were not at all and with repeat unresolved problems. And then some restaurants that were thought to be “dirty” turned out to have a long list of clean inspection reports.
Customer loyalties and business reputations like Nellie’s restaurants can only be built over time and over many many years. What happened at Nellie’s should serve as a warning and example for all restaurants in Alberta that they should pay attention to the welfare and health of the customers and not simply focusing on the money making side of their restaurant businesses. The simple fact is that customer loyalties take years to build up and sometime take days to destroy. Of course, in the case of Nellie’s, when the violations span over 12 years, one can’t really say the reputations and loyalties were destroyed over days, it was done slowly over 12 years.
Finally, if someone is running a restaurant, there is simply NO excuse of having repeated and unresolved health code violations spanning YEARS! If the owners are unable or unwilling to correct health code violations (because of personal or whatever reasons), then may be the restaurants should be closed until minimum health code standards can be met. Restaurant owners should realize customers, especially the young and old customers, can get seriously sick from bad food. And the long term health consequences are to be paid by unsuspecting customers.
P.S. To me, Nellie’s was always busy, buzzing and had been a well-loved Calgary institution. A Lovemark to me until this sad turn of event (unknown to customers, spanning over 12 years)!
El piloto Paul Di Resta podría estar apunto de firmar un contrato con la escudería Force India para ser su piloto reserva. Para quienes no lo conozcan, Di Resta es un muy buen piloto que ha demostrado su nivel en el DTM.
Esta noticia nos llega desde el propio piloto ya que ha sido él mismo quién ha dicho que sus opciones para cerrar un acuerdo estan al 90%. Los únicos datos que quedan por cerrar en el acuerdo es si el piloto escocés podrá seguir compitiendo en el DTM 2010 y la duración del contrato.
Sea como fuere, espero que algún día Di Resta pueda ser piloto titular en la Fórmula 1 ya que calidad no le falta. En caso de que se firme el acuerdo os mantendremos informados.
Familia ligada a Molymet abrirá hotel boutique en Santiago
El Mercurio / 13 de enero de 2010
El segundo semestre de este año abrirá sus puertas Noi Vitacura, el hotel boutique de la familia Pirola Gianoli, una de las principales accionistas de la procesadora de molibdeno Molymet. Este recinto se ubicará en Alonso de Córdova, misma avenida donde el empresario Jorge Claro construirá su propio hotel boutique.
Con una inversión de US$ 25 millones, Noi Vitacura-segundo hotel boutique de la sociedad- tendrá 87 habitaciones y estará orientado a ejecutivos y turistas, principalmente extranjeros. Según Alberto Pirola la idea es prestar una atención más amplia que un hotel convencional, que incluya la planificación de actividades para los huéspedes, según su perfil. "Si viene un arquitecto, le buscaremos algo relacionado con su rubro, como un seminario", dijo.
Noi Group, sociedad hotelera de la familia Pirola Gianoli, posee un hotel en San Pedro de Atacama y planea construir otro de similares características en la comuna de Machalí, cerca de Rancagua. Para 2011 evalúan abrir un hotel en Perú.
I’m a fan of the Colorado Children’s Immunization Coalition, whose purpose is to make sure my home state’s kids are healthy and not susceptible to preventable diseases (they’re on Twitter, too!). Last Thanksgiving, they had a “Thanks-a-thon”, letting Coloradans post their messages and stories about their kids. It’s a great read, with lots of heart-warming — and some harrowing — stories.
And while I’m at it, here is a great immunization FAQ posted by the American Academy of Pediatrics. In it you’ll see something very hard to find on the web: actual science-based facts about vaccinations, without the scare tactics employed constantly by the antivax (what some people call the pro-disease) crowd. If you’re wondering about getting yourself or your kids vaccinated, please check out that site and read it carefully. You may be saving not only your child’s life, but the lives of other children as well.
Some special editions are alright, some are pretty cool, while some are just plain ripoffs. But for God of War III Ultimate Edition, that godly Pandora’s Box replica (qjnet/playstation-3/swag-of-the-gods-god-of-war-iii-ultimate-edition-and-pre-order-bonuses.html) won’t be the only selling point. In case
The infinitely cheesy SNL Digital Short Laser Cats series got a $1 billion shot in the arm last night, courtesy a guest spot by James Cameron. See how many of his movie references you can spot before the “thrilling” conclusion.
It was good, but sadly it lacked the 3D effort put forth in Laser Cats 3. There’s always Laser Cats 6, coming soon to a VHS in Lorne Micheals’ office. [Hulu]
confirmed cases of pandemic influenza H1N1 2009, including at least 13,554 deaths.” The most active regions right now remain parts of North Africa, South Asia and the eastern and southeastern areas of Europe.
The infinitely cheesy SNL Digital Short 