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What if Google Morphed Into GoogleOS? What if Google expanded on its search-engine (and now e-mail) wares into a full-fledged operating system? [via Microsoft Watch from Mary Jo Foley ] (And, by the way, is anybody else just a little nostalgic for the days when that was a good thing?) This BuzzMachine post argues that Google's rush toward ubiquity might backfire -- which we've all heard before, but it's particularly well-put in this post. Google is a nice search engine. Does anybody use it for anything else? They own blogger, of course. Is that a money maker? I'm staying away from the stock. I doubt the very few who actually read my blog have not come across this yet, but I figured I would put it out there anyways. John Donovan from Argghhh! has put out a excellent slide show on what was actually found and fought for in Fallujah. Click here To view it. He makes some good observations on a few of the pic's. One of the pictures shows a flag that was found in Fallujah. On the next two pictures he took screenshots of two beheading video's. Compare the flags to the Fallujah one. You have to see these slides....they are amazing. This Fallujah operation my turn out to be the most important operation done by the US Military since the end of the war. Let me join the chorus of annoyance over Google's new toolbar , which, as noted in the linked article, commits just about every sin an online marketer could commit, and makes up a few new ones besides. I'm not fond of the Google-hates-privacy argument (You don't need to use their site, you can opt-out of sharing your information, you don't need to send stuff to anyone with a Gmail account, and if -- wonder of wonders -- you're worried that you might send something to someone who would forward an excerpt to someone who would then store it on a Gmail account... you have far, far too much time on your hands). However, this toolbar is really bad news. On the other hand, it looks pretty cool. Iran says it is creating nuclear energy without wanting nuclear weapons. The United States doesn't believe the Iranian Government. One can suspect the Iranian Government. But there is no proof . I read an Article in Time magazine accusing the Iranian Government of being willing to start a nuclear war and I sympathise with the Article. They are certainly being nasty to the United Nations Security Council in connection with the anti-proliferation treaty. The President has also said he would like to see Israel wiped off the map which he couldn't even begin to try without nuclear weapons. But he has insisted that he wants nuclear power for peaceful purposes. Many people want to use diplomacy with Iran rather than military pressure. But will diplomacy work? And can anyone use military pressure without proof? One reader pointed out that the President watched the Americans in the embassy when they took them hostage. He has denied this. We don't have to believe him. But we can't prove it. It does seem that Iranians frequently make statements and then hide behind lack of proof. Angry crowds chanted anti-American slogans in the western city of Falluja (pop. 256,000) as the security police killed in a friendly fire incident by US troops were buried on Saturday. Reuters reported that "Sunni clerics in the town issued a 'Declaration by the people of Fallujah' condemning the deaths of the security guards and police, announcing three days of mourning, and calling for a general strike today." It read, "The people of Fallujah condemn the massacre which was committed on Friday against people dedicated to the protection of Fallujah. Let aggressive (American) leaders and soldiers know that we are capable of protecting the city's security and safety, and ask them to lift their hands from the city." The clerics demanded talks with local US commanders. Falluja has long been roiled by tense relations with the US soldiers there, since local Sunnis either remain committed to Arab nationalism or have become Sunni fundamentalists or even radicals. Cities such as Falluja received special treatment from Saddam and enjoyed a disproportionate share of the country's wealth and power. They know that the American advent implies for them a demotion, and an elevation of the Shiites and Kurds, and they refuse to go quietly. See http://www.gulf-news.com/Articles/news.asp?ArticleID=97508 The Supreme Court announced its ruling today in Hamdan v. Rumsfeld divided along idelogical lines with John Roberts abstaining due to his involvement at the D.C. Circuit level and Anthony Kennedy joining the liberals in a 5-3 decision that is 185 pages long. The actual vote is a little confusing. Stay with me now: John Paul STEVENS delivered the opinion of the Court with respect to Parts I through IV, VI through VI-D-iii, VI-D-v, and VII, in which KENNEDY, SOUTER, GINSBURG, and BREYER joined, and an opinion with respect to Parts V and VI-D-iv, in which SOUTER, GINSBURG, and BREYER joined. BREYER filed a concurring opinion, in which KENNEDY, SOUTER, and GINSBURG joined. KENNEDY filed an opinion concurring in part, in which SOUTER, GINSBURG, and BREYER joined as to Parts I and II. SCALIA filed a dissenting opinion, in which THOMAS and ALITO joined. THOMAS filed a dissenting opinion, in which SCALIA joined, and in which ALITO joined as to all but Parts I, II-C-1, and III-B-2. ALITO filed a dissenting opinion, in which SCALIA and THOMAS joined as to Parts I through III. It will take me a little while to read the whole thing, but I rarely agree with a John Paul Stevens opinion. I'll post highlights from the opinion and dissents when I'm finished. Important news such as President Bush's miniscule calibrations on his marriage amendment/anti-gay (update: he's not against gays in the bedroom, just at the altar, where of course their relationships should not only be frowned upon but should be constitutionally excluded) has pushed Sudan not just off the front pages, or the A section, but out of the NY Times and Washington Post completely. I had to go to the BBC for this report . It's symptomatic, I suppose, of our fast-paced, 24 hour news-cycle lives, that the biggest short-term humanitarian crisis in the world would quickly be eclipsed, once our Secretary of State was finished with his whirlwind tour, from the newspapers. It's just disappointing. Most troubling, however, is the fact that the political will to end the crisis expressed a few short weeks ago seems to have ebbed. At that time, UN Secretary General Kofi Annan demanded steps be taken to end the ethnic violence in Darfur within 48 hours. Two weeks later, and the violence continues. The African Union is clearly not up to the task of keeping the peace, pledging 300 troops to an area that will need 15,000, according to analysts. And international donors have given only half of the relief aid that Darfur needs, according to the local UN officials. So hear we are, two weeks later, after that dazzling PR display two weeks ago by Powell and Annan, and the situation on the ground in Darfur appears basically unchanged. Warren Buffett is giving away 85% of his wealth , mostly to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. It's a move that really worries me; Buffett's usual justification for keeping most of his money was that he was still compounding the value of his fortune at a pretty high rate, so any gifts now would mean significantly less money for the foundation later. It's a little hard to parse, but at this point his ostensible view is that the Gateses are very good money-redistributors, and he wants them to have the money as soon as possible. Which essentially sounds like he's worried that Bill or Melinda are going to die soon. I assume his actual reason is that he's worried that Berkshire Hathaway just can't grow quickly enough to justify his usual charity policy. I'm not sure how the market will react. It doesn't change the company's intrinsic worth, and as the article notes, the company might be added to a major index once the shares get more liquid. On the other hand, this is essentially a statement that the company is overpriced from the guy who knows it best -- and happens to be the best investor of the last century. em ... no ... the Gates foundation mainly invests in medical research and education, that means donating now adds a tremendous value compared to donating in ten years. Because the 10.000.000 people dying from malaria will otherwise be dead. i.e. He's not giving 85% away, he's giving a number of shares each year that decrease in number at the rate of 5% a year (until gone?). He mentions his wife's death having an effect on him. It sounds pretty rational that he's saying that Bill and Melinda are at a prime spot, so starting the money hose now is a good idea, but Buffet is still keeping most of his donation inside of Berkshire where it will compound. Bill over at The Fourth Rail has an excellent essay on how the MSM and the UN, even the leftist countries in Europe, are basically accepting terrorist organizations as legitimate forms of a political party: On the same day Palestinians protest in support of Hezbollah and Syria , the terrorist group Hamas has indicated it will participate in the scheduled upcoming Parliamentary elections . To the north in Lebanon, there is serious debate within Hezbollah about entering the Lebanese political process in light of Syria's promised withdrawal. Syria has agreed to withdraw under the conditions set forth in UNSC Resolution 1559 , which has already begun . UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan has indicated it is time to "recognize Hezbollah" after easily being duped by "the message on the placards they are using". This acceptance of blatantly terrorist groups as legitimate freedom movements is a cancerous tumor on the United Nations and the media. Over three years after 9-11, the United Nations, despite their attempts to project strength in fighting terrorism , still cannot properly define the word "terrorist" , waffling over the issue of whether the murder of innocent civilians are terrorist acts. The media routinely obscures the lines between terrorism and legitimate resistance, as the recent article by Daniel Okrent of The New York Times demonstrates . ... The decision to sidestep the obvious to satisfy the need to avoid confrontation does not bring peace, but only delays the eventual conflict as the predators of Hamas and Hezbollah exploit the inherent weakness of the internationals and the media. I've been fuming over this fact for a few weeks now, ever since some organizations and governments suggested we need to accept the fact that Hezbollah will get involved in running Lebanon. Wtf is this? This is a terrorist organization plain and simple. This is the organization that bombed our Marine barracks in 1983, took Americans hostage throughout the 80's and now they should be considered a legitimate organization? This is just another reason to never trust the MSM, and certainly not the Europeans. The Iraqi Islamic Party lead by Muhsin Abdul Hamid, has been among the few Sunni Muslim groups willing to cooperate (even if rather lukewarmly) with the Americans. It is now threatening to pull out of the Allawi caretaker government. The IIP had also been the main force urging Sunni Arabs to participate in the elections scheduled for January, and had been opposed in this stance by the Association of Muslim Scholars. That the Iraqi Islamic Party is now contemplating leaving the Allawi government raises the question of whether a mass Sunni Arab boycott of the elections is in the offing, thus fatally weakening the legitimacy of any new government. Az-Zaman : The Association of Muslim Scholars forbade Iraqis to participate in the attack on Fallujah with the Americans. In a communique, the AMS said that for Iraqis to take part with "raiding forces" in the assault on a city, the population of which is Muslim (such as Fallujah) would be considered the most mortal of mortal sins. The Sunni AMS told Iraqis, "You sinned when you participated with occupation forces in the assault on Najaf, and beware lest you repeat this same sin in Fallujah. Remember that the Occupation is emphemeral." The radical Shiite Sadr movement issued a statement forbidding the participation of Iraqi troops in the attack on Fallujah, as well. The statement said, "We direct an appeal at the men in the Iraqi forces, whether national guards or others, the majority of whom are Muslim, calling upon them to refrain for commiting this enormous sin under the banner of forces that do not respect our religion or any principles of basic humanity, and we ask them to view this war as illegal." It called a "ploy" the assertaion that the attack was merely on foreign fighters at Fallujah. The convergence of views among the more militant Sunni Muslim clerics of AMS and the radical Shiites of the Sadr movement has been seen before, last spring during the initial US assault on Fallujah and during the US attack on Mahdi Army militiamen in Najaf. Most Shiites, however, are still reluctant to take major risks to support the Sunnis of Fallujah, many of whom had supported Saddam and his anti-Shiite pogroms. President Bush pinched a few nerves yesterday with his choice of words: WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Muslim groups criticized President Bush on Thursday for calling a foiled plot to blow up airplanes part of a "war with Islamic fascists," saying the term could inflame anti-Muslim tensions. U.S. officials have said the plot, thwarted by Britain, to blow up several aircraft over the Atlantic bore many of the hallmarks of al Qaeda. "We believe this is an ill-advised term and we believe that it is counterproductive to associate Islam or Muslims with fascism," said Nihad Awad, executive director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations advocacy group. Which is why he didn't say we're at war with Islamic people. We're at war with Islamic fascists. By using the word "Islamic" as an adjective Bush was purposely not associating Muslims with fascism, hence the qualifier. And if you haven't heard by now, the roster of suspected terrorists has not a Tom, Dick or Harry among them: Umir Hussain, 24, London E14 Muhammed Usman Saddique, 24, London E17 Waheed Zaman, 22, London E17 Assan Abdullah Khan, 22, London E17 Waseem Kayani, 28, High Wycombe Waheed Arafat Khan, 24, London E17 Cossor Ali, 24, London E17 Tayib Rauf, 21, Birmingham Ibrahim Savant, 26, London E17 Osman Adam Khatib, 20, London E17 Shamin Mohammed Uddin, 36, Stoke Newington Amin Asmin Tariq, 23, London E17 Shazad Khuram Ali, 27, High Wycombe Tanvir Hussain, 24, London E10 Umar Islam, 28, (born Brian Young) High Wycombe Assad Sarwar, 25, High Wycombe Abdullah Ali, 26, London E17 Abdul Muneem Patel, 17, London E5 Nabeel Hussain, 21, Waltham Forest Lest you be confused with the suspects from an earlier plot foiled in Canada a few months ago: Fahim Ahmad, 21, Toronto; Zakaria Amara, 20, Mississauga, Ont.; Asad Ansari, 21, Mississauga; Shareef Abdelhaleen, 30, Mississauga; Qayyum Abdul Jamal, 43, Mississauga; Mohammed Dirie, 22, Kingston, Ont.; Yasim Abdi Mohamed, 24, Kingston; Jahmaal James, 23, Toronto; Amin Mohamed Durrani, 19, Toronto; Steven Vikash Chand alias Abdul Shakur, 25, Toronto; Ahmad Mustafa Ghany, 21, Mississauga; Saad Khalid, 19, of Eclipse Avenue, Mississauga. We've got a Steven, the one word that didn't crash my spell-check, despite it being followed by a Vikash Chand Abdul Shakur. Folks, if it's Islamic, and fascist, it's an Islamic fascist. But because we don't want to sound hateful we must pretend everyone's a possible suspect and make airline travel more miserable than it's ever been. On the internet site of Monotheism and Holy War (al-Tawhid wa al-Jihad) , the group allegedly declared, "We announce that the Tawhid and Jihad Group, its prince and soldiers, have pledged allegiance to the sheikh of the mujahideen Osama bin Laden." This pledge is a new development. Abu Musab al-Zarqawi and his group are said to have been bitter rivals of al-Qaeda during the Afghan resistance days. One witness at the Moutasaddiq trial in Germany alleged that Zarqawi had not allowed Monotheism and Holy War to share resources with al-Qaeda in the early zeroes of the 21st century. If the statement is true, it is a worrying sign that even the divided small radical guerrilla groups are being "picked up" by al-Qaeda. This consolidation is obviously a result of Bush's aggressive invasion of Iraq and of the botching of the aftermath. It is a setback for the war on terror. Al-Qaeda in Afghanistan was a group of only a few hundred "Afghan Arabs" who pledged personal loyalty to Usamah Bin Laden. It could notionally be expanded to encompass the 5,000-strong "55th Brigade" of the Taliban regime, though this is not the technical definition. Because Usamah is Saudi, my guess is that they were especially influenced by an extremist form of the Wahhabi school of Islam that predominates among Saudia's some 15 million citizens. In 1998 they were joined by Egyptians from the al-Jihad al-Islami group of Ayman al-Zawahiri (many of these were from Upper Egypt, especially Asyut and environs). After that point, al-Qaeda was a joint enterprise between the Egyptian extremists and the polyglot Arabs around Bin Laden, only some of whom were Saudi. Zarqawi is a Jordanian, and his Monotheism and Holy War group in Afghanistan probably had a distinctive coloration as mainly Jordanian, Palestinian and Syrian. They also had a special connection to some extremists in Jordan and Germany. They are probably especially oriented toward the Salafi school of modern Islamic thought, which has a Protestant-like emphasis on going back to the original practice of the early companions of the Prophet Muhammad. (Most Salafis are not militant or violent, though they tend to be rather narrow-minded in my experience, on the order of Protestant Pietists). Monotheism and Holy War obviously does have a violent interpretation of Salafism, rather as the the leaders of the so-called German Peasant Rebellion among early Protestants did. Another worrisome sign is that local Iraqi Sunni fundamentalists opposed to the US presence in Iraq have begun joining Monotheism and Holy War, and wearing its distinctive orange and black insignia. These have been sighted among Iraqi crowds on Haifa Street in Baghdad and in Samarra. So now there are hundreds of al-Qaeda members in Iraq where there had been none before. The consolidation of smaller local radical fundamentalist groups with al-Qaeda can also be seen in the case of the Fizazi group in Tangiers that morphed into the Moroccan Islamic Combatant Group , had members who met with September 11 ringleader Muhammad Atta, and ultimately was in part responsible for the Madrid train bombings. The September 11 Panel will issue its findings on Thursday. It notes 10 points at which the US made key mistakes that might have stopped Bin Laden's plot. Four of these were under Clinton and 6 under Bush. Bush came out today and said that if he had known what was coming, he would have expended every effort to stop it, and that so would have Clinton. This statement is, despite its facade of fair-mindedness, so many weasel words. Of course Bush would have tried to stop 9/11 if he had known it was coming. The question is, "Should he have known it was coming?" The answer is, "Yes!" We now know that Bush and his administration came into office obsessed with Iraq. Cheney was looking at maps of Iraq oil fields and muttering about opportunities for US companies there, already in January or February of 2001. Wolfowitz contradicted counter-terrorism czar Richard Clarke when the latter spoke of the al-Qaeda threat, insisting that the preeminent threat of terrorism against the US came from Iraq, and indicating he accepted Laurie Mylroie's crackpot conspiracy theory that Saddam was behind the 1993 World Trade Towers bombing. If you believe crackpot theories instead of focusing on the reality--that was an al-Qaeda operation mainly carried out by al-Gamaa al-Islamiyyah, an Egyptian terrorist component allied with Bin Laden-- then you will concentrate on the wrong threat. Even after the attacks on September 11, Bush was obsessing about Iraq. Wolfowitz lied to him and said that there was a 10 to 50% chance that Iraq was behind them. (On what evidence? The hijackers were obviously al-Qaeda, and no operational links between al-Qaeda and Iraq had ever been found). Rumsfeld initially rejected an attack on al-Qaeda bases in Afghanistan, saying there were "no good targets" in Afghanistan. (What about 40 al-Qaeda bases that had trained the 9/11 hijackers and other terrorists gunning for the United States??) The Pentagon did not even have a plan for dealing with Afghanistan or al-Qaeda that it could pull off the shelf, according to Bob Woodward. Bush did not have his eye on the ball. Neither did Cheney, Rumsfeld, or Wolfowitz. They were playing Captain Ahab to Saddam's great white whale. Imperial Hubris makes the case that lots of people in the CIA and counter-terrorism divisions elsewhere in the US government knew all about Bin Laden and the threat he posed. They were from all accounts marginalized and not listened to. Bush demoted Dick Clarke, among the most vocal and focused of the al-Qaeda experts, from his cabinet. Dick could never thereafter get any real cooperation from the cabinet officers, who outranked him, and he could not convince them to go to battle stations in the summer of 2001 when George Tenet's hair was "on fire" about the excited chatter the CIA was picking up from radical Islamist terrorists. As for the Clinton administration, let me say one thing in its defense. Clinton had worked out a deal with Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in summer of 1999 that would have allowed the US to send a Special Ops team in after Bin Laden in Qandahar, based from Pakistan. I presume you need the Pakistan base for rescue operations in case anything went wrong. You also need Pakistani air space. The plan was all set and could have succeeded. But in fall of 1999, Gen. Pervez Musharraf made a coup against Nawaz Sharif. The Pakistani army was rife with elements protective of the Taliban, and the new military government reneged on the deal. Musharraf told Clinton he couldn't use Pakistani soil or air space to send the team in against Bin Laden. Look at a map and you try to figure out how, in fall of 1999, you could possibly pull off such an operation without Pakistani facilities. Of course, you could just go in by main force. But for those of you tempted in that direction, please look up Carter's Tabas operation. It should be easily googled. Clinton tried, and tried hard. The gods weren't with us on that one. that is how i want you to refer to me as "the king" i don't think so. i'm the king yeah sounds exciting. want to go to dinner with me before you have your 'matt time'? probablyl gonna just kick it you know, whatever. i will let you know later. what are you doing tonight. like what? i can think of a few things your retarded. i used to have one. they are great dogs. cockerspaniels are retarded. why do you think i should get one of those? can't believe you left last night. nice sarcasm. that's fine, i don't want to see you either, i just need to make a cd. i can't wait i was thinking somewhere that requires a jacket, like tony's. someplace that is like $30 an entree. yeah, i was thinking somewhere like mcdonald's. that may be too nice though. what do you think? we can go somewhere nice. real nice. oh. my bad. i must have had you messed up with some other girl i made the bet with. bet? really, i have no idea what you're talking about. you must be thinking of someone else. i don't even like a&m, i wouldn't bet on them. colorado beat texas a&m. i know you remember the bet. no. i got her number though. i want to hook up with that girl paige in the brown leather jacket. what happened to you? i had a blast that night. did you hook up with that blonde chick saturday night? no i am not lying. i flew here last night. are you lying? i am out of town. i am in portland. you can buy me dinner when we get back. i am sure they are. houston won't be too affected b/c most of the layoffs affect satelite offices. economy should be good here. hopefully she doesn't hose you. I'll probably start looking next weekend. I heard that more may be going up for sale in the next month or do. Someone told me that Chase is planning a shitload of layoffs. I am not sure how reliable that is, though. she is waiting to see if she can get financing. Mike McConnell 07/06/2000 14:57 John, Hello from South America. I just got your email and I certainly concur with Jeff making the call. He has maintained a good relationship with Mulva. This was a risk that we had but we did have assurances from Phillips regarding performance. I don't know how much it will help however. Richard Harper and Mary Nell Browning may have some ideas here but I am sure you've already gone through it with them. I am amazed how the details get fuzzy on an old project. When you discussed it, i was trying to think back to our remedies and discussions but the 3 years have made it difficult. I don't know if there is anything I can do but I'm always willing to help. Good luck, Mike These guys tried the Ken Lay route. Now they are part of your working group. Hilary E. Ackermann Goldman Sachs Credit Risk Management & Advisory Phone: 212-902-3724 Fax: 212-428-1181 E-Mail: hilary.ackermann@gs.com Dear Mr. Lavorato: Following up on your and Ken Lay's conversation with Gary Cohn, I would like to forward the following proposal, acting for each of Goldman Sachs Capital Markets and J.Aron. Hilary E. Ackermann Goldman Sachs Credit Risk Management & Advisory Phone: 212-902-3724 Fax: 212-428-1181 E-Mail: hilary.ackermann@gs.com Not going well Hello Louise, I know you must be going nuts with all the events, so I have not called. Hope you will be sorted. Call me if you have time. M Please update daily Louise, There are only two counterparties at this time who have overdue margin: Original Margin Call Margin Due Today Kinder Morgan $ 3,500,000 $ 1,250,000 AEP $19,250,000 $38,750,000 ------------------------------ Totals $22,750,000 $40,000,000 Please let us know if you need any additional information. Stephanie not sure, but i assume that the bluegrass songbook is mine. is it for guitar? I'll need to ponder. I'll try to get back to you pronto. FYI. We have this report? Hi David: Thought that you might be interested. Best, Jeff Well, he launched today. Have you seen the materials from the press conference that he launched today? I think this is actually a good thing--makes our proposal look like a much more preferable alternative by comparison, makes our support in the process more important, and sets Harvey up as the Ralph Nader equivalent in the election to fix California's broken system---a potential spoiler. Hi. Well, wouldn't you know it. I'm not driving tonite, but I bet that we could hitch a ride back with Anil. I'm not sure, but I think that he's got class tonite, too. I'll search him out before class or after that break and see if I can set it up. daily dose on enron - we are finished. i need to now get a job at house of pies b/c that is the only way to pay the bills. the economy is down and when enron collapses, the energy industry is going to be in a world of hurt. not to mention the market is going to be flooded with enron folks . can't go to anymore lsu games unless i get a free ticket. Since work has gone to hell, I am hoping to find some excitement in the possibility that LSU may play in the Cotton Bowl (if Rohan "Alabama" Davey shows up for the next 3 games.) However, do not purchase tickets until it is a done deal - a lesson I learned following the Ark game last season. http://www.theadvocate.com/sports/story.asp?StoryID=16473 http://www.theadvocate.com/sports/story.asp?StoryID=16475 http://www.nola.com/lsu/t-p/football/index.ssf?/lsustory/lsunotes08.html http://www.nola.com/lsu/t-p/football/index.ssf?/lsustory/secnotes08.html http://www.nola.com/lsu/t-p/football/index.ssf?/lsustory/lsufoe08.html i have stronger will than you think. house of pies here i come. i am sure i could have persuaded you to give me some action. why is enron blowing up? i didn't want you to go. i was just going to sleep anyway. i was too tired to give you any action. enron is blowing up. Vince, We are still trying to work the PSE swap transaction, now that the forex desk has been able to find a fix for CPI in the market. Further to my voicemail, our colleagues in credit are calculating the reserve on the PSE swap. They are currently using 9.5% fixed based on the 1 year implied volatility. Volatility of USD/DM has been in the range of between 7% and 11%. Can one of your research staff justify a suitable 20 year volalatility number for USD/Euro. Ideally, we would like a fast turnaround. In addition, is there someone who could consider the correlation between US CPI and the $/euro exchange rate. The credit guys are currently assuming that there is no correlation and may consequently be double dipping the credit reserve on this basis too. Grateful for any help or suggestions you could provide. Sid Vincent, I met you at the Risk conference last week in Houston. I enjoyed your presentations very much. I was wondering if you could give me some references regarding the calculation of correlation coefficients from a GARCH model. Thank you. Magali Van Belle Consultant PHB Hagler Bailly MANAGEMENT AND ECONOMIC CONSULTANTS PHB Hagler Bailly, Inc. (202) 828-3933 direct dial 1776 Eye Street, N.W. (202) 296-3858 facsimile Washington, D.C. 20006-3700 mvanbell@haglerbailly.com e-mail Andrew Edison@ENRON 06/02/2001 10:53 AM I have settled the Ecogas/Enron/Randy Maffett lawsuit. No need to thank me,just send me gifts. Seriously, I talked this morning with Tom Hall and we agreed that Ecogas would pay him $53,000. Hall has agreed to release Enron, Ecogas, Maffett and every affiliate, related party and subsidiary. He will also release any and all patent issues. The goal is for him to move on with his life and for us to move on as well. I have asked Doug Daniels to prepare the settlement papers reflecting such an agreement. Please handle. Becky Stephens@ENRON 06/12/2000 10:20 AM Richard, below is a list of oc invoices sent to you for approval on 5/30/00. Please verify receipt at your earliest convenience. Thank you for your help in tracking these invoices. Holland & Hart, LLP; #432785 dated 4/14/00 Michael L. Beatty & Associates, PC; #10461, #10469 & #10468 dated 5/28/00. Becky A. Stephens Litigation Unit, Enron Corp. 713/853-5025 EB4809 I am on board. If the PX comes back again, I will call their in-house attys. Christian Yoder/ENRON@enronXgate 06/04/2001 05:54 PM Can you pass this along to Elizabeth to ensure Sanders is on board as well? We are renewing our L/C's on a month to month basis for the PX per Sanders. However, the request below is to "replenish" the CASH that was drawn down...please advise. I agree with Steve's position stated in his separate e'mail. Don't give these guys a penny.----cgy Tracy, Do we have concerns here. We pointed out to the PX that there was excess credit. By using collateral to pay these bills are we not keeping required levels available? Sara, Attached below is Davis Thames' presentation regarding the proposed Project Bruin. I will forward the draft Bear Stearns term sheet separately. Paul Team, sorry for the delay on getting this around. Please advise when you can meet to discuss issues related to your area. Thanks - Davis Clint: I spoke with Mike Collins [203-719-8385 (phone) and 203-719-7031 (fax)] who conrfirmed to me that the cap included the remaining 2.5+million remaining shares. Please return an executed copy of confirm to me. Thanks. sara My assistant Joanne Rozycki has cell, car numbers to reach me. I'll be back on Monday. Sara Shackleton Enron Wholesale Services 1400 Smith Street, EB3801a Houston, TX 77002 Ph: (713) 853-5620 Fax: (713) 646-3490 Thanks. SS Sara, Currently we have a blank "sample" for our Paragraph 13s which are attached to our sample ISDAs for (a) US Corporate, (b) Hedge Funds, (c) Municipal. I will extract the one for the US corporate Paragraph 13 and email to your contact @ First Union Securities. The sample includes our "caveat", so it should be fine. Susan Susan: While Tanya is reviewing credit, can you please send a "blank form Paragraph 13" for this master. Just our standard. Caveat: subject to credit review even though there are blanks. Thanks. Sara First Union Securities, Inc. Hi Sara, I just wanted to follow up on whether you will have a chance to send a draft Credit Support Annex (similar in form to the one previously executed with ENA). I understand you may not have credit approval yet so perhaps we can leave the appropriate sections blank in the meantime. Thanks and regards, Vijay K. Suchdev Vice President Equity Derivatives First Union Securities, Inc. Telephone: (212) 909-0951 Facsimile: (212) 891-5042 email: vijay.suchdev@funb.com <mailto:vijay.suchdev@funb.com> Michael Olsen@ENRON 12/07/2000 02:29 PM Daren, I was wondering if it would be OK for me to sit in with you one day to get a general feel of your end of the process. Pat had told me before he left that it would help me better grasp the process as a whole. I understand the imminent cold weather is making things crazy, so now may not be the best time to be in your way. But let me know if I can spend a day, morning, or even just an afternoon down there with you whenever it is a good time. I think it will help me very much in my role. Thanks. Mike The new fixed price deal with Equistar is #365013. D Daren We just did a deal for the rest of the month for 10,000/d at meter # 1552 QE-1 @ $4.355 .... can you let me and Robert Lloyd know what the sitara # is? Thanks Melissa, I show that we also had 20.000 at LS HPL for the 13th. Daren August 11,2000 Teco Tap 108.333 / HPL IFERC ; 20.000 / Enron LS HPL LSK IC 20.000 / Enron August 12, 2000 Teco Tap 85.000 / HPL IFERC ; 20.000 / Enron LS HPL LSK IC 20.000 / Enron August 13, 2000 Teco Tap 32.500 / HPL IFERC ; 20.000 / Enron I'm working hard for you! Now at 83.5. I need a new lawnmower, so I'll try to bump it up a little more. Hope you're doing good. D ??? KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK. ? WE AT HOME LOVE IT AT $80+++ ? KEN These have been sold. Geoff, Thanks for the pictures. Looks like the kids had a great time! I hope you don't mind, but I've taken liberty to turn them into a web photo album at http://24.27.98.30/pictures/08-05_Garrett_Gayle_Bday. If you want to pass this web site address along to other folks, feel free. If you want a CD copy of this web site, give me a yell. Thanks, Ram Tackett, (mailto:rtackett@abacustech.net) Owner, Abacus Technologies 17611 Loring Lane, Spring, TX 77388-5746 (281)651-7106;Fax(281)528-8636 Web: http://www.abacustech.net - Ram Tackett (E-mail).vcf 4222 Debra Perlingiere Please give me a call to discuss Nov transaction. Debra Perlingiere Are you free for lunch some day this week? Also, I have an extra ticket for the Comets game on Sat. you said you wanted to go? The game is at 12:Sat @ Compaq Center. Would love for you to join us. I am bringing two of my girlfriends from LJ. Debra Perlingiere Stacey here is the Master draft we discussed. I am sending you a version with comments. dp Could one of you please email me a copy of the standard template you use for Enfolio gas purchase agreements? As we're getting more and more of those agreements, I'd like to add a template in Global Contracts. Thanks! Stacey Barclay Richardson Enron Net Works, LLC - Global Contracts Stacey.Richardson@enron.com (713) 853-0569 Office (713) 646-2495 Fax (713) 710-6084 Pager Today is good 12:30 ? Cafeteria is fine. I'm free any day but Tuesday. I better pass on the Comets game. My weekends seem to be taken up with condo matters, house hunting. Thank you though. Are you free for lunch today. I want to go to the cafeteria for vegetables. Let me know if you are interested. Janette Elbertson Administrative Coordinator EWS Legal, EB3326 Telephone: (713) 853-7906 Facsimile: (713) 646-2600 e-mail address: janette.elbertson@enron.com Are you free for lunch some day this week? Also, I have an extra ticket for the Comets game on Sat. you said you wanted to go? The game is at 12:Sat @ Compaq Center. Would love for you to join us. I am bringing two of my girlfriends from LJ. Debra Perlingiere ok call me Maybe 12:15? Janette Elbertson Administrative Coordinator EWS Legal, EB3326 Telephone: (713) 853-7906 Facsimile: (713) 646-2600 e-mail address: janette.elbertson@enron.com Today is good 12:30 ? Cafeteria is fine. I'm free any day but Tuesday. I better pass on the Comets game. My weekends seem to be taken up with condo matters, house hunting. Thank you though. Are you free for lunch today. I want to go to the cafeteria for vegetables. Let me know if you are interested. Janette Elbertson Administrative Coordinator EWS Legal, EB3326 Telephone: (713) 853-7906 Facsimile: (713) 646-2600 e-mail address: janette.elbertson@enron.com Move-Team@ENRON 09/20/2000 03:22 PM Sent by: John Salinardo@ENRON it is to late for me to add changes. We will have to correct them after the churn. Thank you for you patience. The Dow topped out in February of 1966 at 995. By September of that year the Dow had tumbled to 744. The Dow then rallied to a high of 943 in September of '67. By March of '68 the Dow had fallen to 825, only to climb to a highly speculative peak of 985 in December of '68. The Dow then sank to 631 in December of '70. By April of '71 the Dow had climbed back to 950, only to fall to 869 in February of '72. A big rally then took the Dow (unconfirmed) to a record high of 1051 in January of '73, turning everyone bullish. But by December of '73 the Dow had collapsed to 788. Think that was bad - by December of '74 the Dow had sunk to a bear market low of 577. At that time, the gurus and geniuses of Wall Street were predicting a 250 Dow and many were talking openly about the end of capitalism. Of course, that was the bottom And that's the way the greatest bear market since the Depression worked its way down. By late 1974 investors were dizzy, they were desperate, they were wrung-out, they had left Wall Street, many for good. great, we look forward to seeing you. DEBRA PERLINGIERE 09/20/2000 09:32 AM I will not be there at 7:30, but will see you arond 9:30 on Tuesday. Many thanks! Debra Perlingiere Edward Terry 09/08/2000 09:55 AM FYI, Per the memo, ENA's storage account will be REDUCED by 420,588 mmbtu!!!!!! Robert D Morgan 09/08/2000 09:36 AM The results of the February 26th PVT test conducted on Nville have been discussed with each of you over the last three months. As we have discussed....effective Sep 13th, Anita will make the adjustments to Enron's inventory and pad gas to reflect the February 26th results. I talked with Gary Wilson, and he confirmed that the revised values are correct. Attached is a spreadsheet that contains the values. The correction to the working gas includes TWO corrections. The results of the February 26th test reduces the working gas by 398,487MMBTU. In addition, there is a reduction of 22,101MMBTU which is the difference between the SCADA values (Best Available) that Anita showed on the February 29th Storage Sheet and the "official" February 29th values that Gary Wilson received from MIPS. To summarize: Enron's pad gas will now be 3,993,310MMBTU, instead of 4,223,000MMBTU. Enron's working gas will be reduced by 420,588MMBTU. Call me if there are any questions. fyi yeah i got yelled at also. i tried to say i wasn't that drunk but z wasn't having any of that conversation. she told me that after friday and saturday she felt i was slowly regressing. then i told her i felt i should be able to screw missy just once. she said that was ok. Did you get in as much trouble as I did this weekend - Lori seems to think I need to get help - I told her it's normal to drink all day at a bar, then go to dinner where you don't know half the people there and proceed to get extremely fucked up *******************Internet Email Confidentiality Footer******************* Privileged/Confidential Information may be contained in this message. If you are not the addressee indicated in this message (or responsible for delivery of the message to such person), you may not copy or deliver this message to anyone. In such case, you should destroy this message and kindly notify the sender by reply email. Please advise immediately if you or your employer do not consent to Internet email for messages of this kind. Opinions, conclusions and other information in this message that do not relate to the official business of my firm shall be understood as neither given nor endorsed by it. Job ID: J12746KM Job Title: Attorney Location: Houston, Texas USA Compensation: $60000 - 70000 Description: Our client is a small law firm that is looking for an individual to join their team handling toxic tort with some minor PI defense. They offer an exceptional compensation package including a healthy salary, comprehensive benefits program, and ample room for associates to grow within the firm. KM Requirements: You'll be able to use your 1-4 years of experience with Toxic Tort to complement your desire to stay with the firm. Company: Marvel Consultants, Inc. 28601 Chagrin Blvd. Cleveland, Ohio 44122 USA Email: recruiters@marvelconsultants.com <mailto:recruiters@marvelconsultants.com> Phone: 216-292-2855 Fax: 216-292-7207 thanks I've thought about you a few times in the last few months, didn't want to intrude upon an already bad situation with my bullshit questions. I'm hearing some pretty depressing stuff from the people I know at ENE. I wish I had the capital to open my own shop?there will be talent and opportunity a plenty on the market soon. I'll ask around?I've got some friends at Duke and Dynegy from B-school, the Gianoucous (spelling??) brothers (John and Dimitri?from elementary school) started their own outfit a while back, and my old man is at Schlumberger and has good contacts in general (if you aren't married to a trading environment). Give me a few days, and I'll be in touch. Michael you guys have any job opening for ex natural gas traders that made their now almost defunctc ompany over 40 million in the last two years? not sure how much longer ene is going to be around and i'm checking out my options! Rodgers As we discussed, here is a first effort at a revised TVA offer letter. I drafted the Into TVA Option as a series of calls tied to the MOPA delivery term and quantity - not sure if this anything close to what you all had in mind. Please let me know what shape you all think the offer ought to take and we can revise accordingly. Thanks Elizabeth 36349 see you there at 4:00 unless I call you Mark E Haedicke Sent by: Janette Elbertson 02/28/2001 03:16 PM Please use the form attached when preparing the top ten risks for your businesses. Please be brief! Mark E Haedicke Sent by: Janette Elbertson 02/28/2001 04:41 PM Please update the attached Legal Risk Report. Send the revised report by e-mail. Thank you. Mike Curry 11/14/2000 11:37 AM With Elizabeth's comments added to summary... yuk. so sorry to have to cancel that deal is making like it wants to close and the traders scheduled a 430 call to wrap it up don't they know we have better things to do here is to getting back on track after thanksgiving sorry again per my vm John Lamb@ENRON 11/15/2000 11:58 AM Attached are clean and blacklined drafts of the Enron guaranties to be made in support of EPMI's obligations under the Indian Mesa II Renewable Energy Purchase Agreement ("PPA") and Green Premium Sharing Agreement ("GSPA").? The guaranty for the PPA is blacklined against the Enron EPC Contract guaranty in favor of the banks which was granted in connection with our Cabazon Wind Power Project (the project most recently financed by EWC) and the GPSA guaranty is blacklined against the PPA guaranty. As we discussed last week, since the Enron guaranties will need to be in a form that will acceptable to our project lenders and equity participants, we thought that we should start with a form that was used in our last financing and that was negotiated by Enron and the banks. We plan to use the same basic form for the Enron guaranty that will be made in favor of EPMI with respect to the seller's obligations under the PPA. We will forward the draft of that guaranty to you later today. Please feel free to give me a call if you have any questions concerning the attached guaranties. Thank you. - PPA Guaranty.doc - GPSA Guaranty.doc - REDLINE GPSA Guaranty.doc - REDLINE PPA Guaranty.doc ? Sheila Tweed 03/26/2001 08:58 PM Mary Hain 03/23/2001 12:24 PM I am going to be the Senior Regulatory Counsel at ISO New England starting on April 9, 2001. My last day in the Portland area will be March 31, 2001. I enjoyed working with you and wish you the best of everything. My new address will be: Mary Hain Senior Regulatory Counsel ISO New England Inc.One Sullivan Road Holyoke, MA 01040-2841 (413) 535-4000 mhain@ISO-NE.com Mark Here is a revised draft of the CDWR risk memo. Events change everyday. This morning's paper reports that a rate increase of 40% may be imposed by the CDWR as early as today and the new bond issue amount is purported to be 16 billion (rather than the 10 initially discussed) Mark As we discussed, here is a copy of the draft memo. Thanks Elizabeth 36349 see you there on court 10 ps I may have to come back to work for a 615 call Here is latest draft of risk memo (STILL IN DRAFT FORM). I faxed comments to you on dash. Do you have any current info on deal status? Thanks Elizabeth 36349 Vince, Are you going to be able to make the power VAR meeting on Thursday? Frank Sheridan, I have just checked with RAC (David Gorte) and we have a green light to go ahead with the project. I shall you tomorrow to discuss the details. Vince Sheridan Titman <titman@mail.utexas.edu> on 01/24/2001 02:45:50 PM Vince: I just wanted to check with you regarding the consulting arrangement we discussed a couple of weeks ago. Perhaps, we should start with just a 1 or 2 day contract where I give some thoughts to the kind of issues that we discussed and come to Houston to present my preliminary thoughts and possible avenues for additional work. regards, Sheridan Sheridan Titman Department of Finance College of Business Administration University of Texas Austin, Texas 78712-1179 512-232-2787 (phone) 512-471-5073 (fax) titman@mail.utexas.edu Bryan, Did you have a chance to take a look at the resume I sent you? He looked like a great guy for your group. Vince David, A reminder. We discussed a few days ago a consulting arrangement with Prof. Sheridan Titman from UT. Any feedback from Rick Buy? Please, let me know. 42299 Vince Kevin Kindall@ENRON 01/24/2001 03:51 PM Per our conversation yesterday... Hi Kevin, Further to your call attached is a presentation I gave at the Canadian Risk Managers Conference in Edmonton in the fall of 2000. I'll try and send one of Peter Cox' as well but may have some problems due to file size. In any event, my presentation should give you a starting point. Mike - Cfoforum.ppt Darrell, Thanks a lot. A quick question: we haven't received your invoice for the last few model / paper reviews. Please, make sure that we are billed. Clewlow/Strickland book is out. I shall send you a copy today. Vince Darrell Duffie <duffie@Stanford.EDU> on 01/24/2001 03:17:01 PM Please respond to Darrell Duffie <duffie@Stanford.EDU> Vince/ Taiichi In case you are interested, I attach this paper on gas Storage value modeling. Best, Darrell _____________________________________________ Darrell Duffie mail GSB Stanford CA 94305-5015 USA phone 650 723 1976 fax 650 725 7979 email duffie@stanford.edu web http://www.stanford.edu/~duffie/ _____________________________________________ - Paper4.pdf Al, I have spoken with Mark Lay and he is interested. Even if we cannot help you here in Enron, he may be able to put you in touch with other CV groups in town. Please, call him directly and give my name as a reference. (713) 853-7408 Good luck. Vince Vince J Kaminski 01/24/2001 11:21 AM Al, I have called Mark Lay and left a message on his voice mail. Vince Al Arfsten <arfsten@bflassociates.com> on 01/24/2001 11:16:25 AM Vince: Your suggestion to introduce the concept discussed with one of the Lays is welcomed. I hope that this would mean that you would remain involved at some level. The design of the model and its potential economics could be key to how worthy the effort might be. Enron could be an ideal environment from which to the concept enhancement through to commercialization could be successfully accomplished. Please confidentially share matters as you think best and advise me of the interest generated. I am ready to meet there at your building or elsewhere that is appropriate. Best regards, Al Arfsten 713 965 2158 Martin, No problem. Please, ask Stinson as well. Vince I thought that since Chonawee has an optimization background, he would be good to have him go to dinner with Dr. Lasdon on Thrusday as well. Would this be fine? Thanks, Martin We are still trying to figure out some of the cash traders. Once we get the word from Lavo we'll let you know. Thanks KK Kam, Are there any new developments in the trader world? We still have the traders and books that you provided last week, but need to know if there are any changes to this. Please let us know if you need a change so that the deals will bridge with the correct books. Thanks, Dawn Hey, I am going to have to miss your wedding. Unfortunately, I will be in Plano that weekend. I wish I could make it. What's going on with the UBS weather position? Has that gone anywhere or are the other possibilities you had better? Talk to you soon, Kam Hey guys, I am being told by my better half that we need to get an accurate head count of who will be attending our wedding. If you would be so kind, could you possibly let me know of your status over the next couple of days? For those of you who already sent us an RSVP response recently, please disregard. Thanks for your help! Jeff WT Cal has been added. Could you run those additional post-id's? There are deals in the Aruba book so I'm not sure why you aren't picking those up. The deals are listed below. Thanks EY4096.1 PERFORMANCE 01-Feb-02 P 6,363,217 -$ 250,393 EY4096.3 PERFORMANCE 01-Feb-02 P 202,989 $ 195,610 EY4096.4 PERFORMANCE 01-Feb-02 F 0 $ 31,180 EY4096.7 PERFORMANCE 01-Feb-02 P -6,363,217 -$ 55,678 EY4106.6 PERFORMANCE 01-Feb-02 P -1,993,045 -$ 32,387 EY4106.7 PERFORMANCE 01-Feb-02 P 1,993,045 -$ 43,548 EY4106.9 PERFORMANCE 01-Feb-02 P 27,886 $ 27,361 EY4108.E PERFORMANCE 01-Feb-02 P 12,514,373 -$ 265,932 EY4108.F PERFORMANCE 01-Feb-02 P 112,610 $ 110,555 EY4108.H PERFORMANCE 01-Feb-02 P -2,239,879 -$ 36,398 EY4108.I PERFORMANCE 01-Feb-02 P -10,274,494 -$ 166,960 Thanks As seen below, Please start using the ENA DPR 0102 file rather than the EWS DPR 2002 file to send to Chris. The positions needed to be divided to reflect BCF's. Thanks Kam could you also CC me the first few times you send it? While our established schedules of Tuesday and Friday DPR's would have us reporting tomorrow's activity on Monday, we will change that for month end. Please email the January 31st DPR information for your respective groups to my attention by noon on Friday. You should use the same spreadsheet format used for the 1/29/02 DPR. All p&l and PRMA numbers should be in $'000's. Starting in February, you will be able to export the data, as opposed to using the spreadsheets. Thanks, Chris Abel Manager, Risk Controls Global Risk Operations chris.abel@enron.com <mailto:chris.abel@enron.com> 713.853.3102 Kristen, Attached are all live financial deals by risk type. As you can see, the price data is too large to fit into one tab. After tomorrow, I will no longer have access to the estate files. Greg Couch will be taking over the responsibility for the estate risk group and will be able to assist you with your requests going forward. Thanks Kam Ed, Here is a list of the risk people that will be with the estate. After this weekend, we will no longer have access to the estate files, these people will be able to help you with any of your questions. We will still be around to assist them if needed. Thanks KK Here you go... AC Sanjeev, I should have a list of post-id's for you by 4:30 today. After friday, I will no longer have access to the estate, so if you could shoot this off over night so I could have something in the morning to work with I would appreciate it. Let me know if that doesn't seem possible. Thanks Kam Hi I´m from Brazil and I want to know of book 06.Is good or bad?what's your opinion?kisses leli its good. u must read it. pairing up of harry and ginny is cool Its awesome- better than book 5 An orphaned, two-month old African elephant named Olly received an extremely uplifting Christmas present this year: an airplane ride just for him, courtesy of the International Fund for Animal Welfare and their friends 'The Bateleurs'. 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Delhi police chief KK Paul named the man as Tariq Ahmed Dar, and said police were hunting for four accomplices. He said Mr Dar, 33, was arrested in Indian-administered Kashmir and belonged to the outlawed Lashkar-e-Toiba militant group. The India Diaries I like the way Otto Jespersen (in 'Language: Its Nature, Development and Origin') aptly summarised the nature of language changes by comparing it with one of the theories of the Manchester School of Economics: 'Everything is for the best in the best of all possible worlds if only no artificial hindrances are put in the way of free exchange, for demand and supply will regulate everything better than any Government would be able to.' Portia This is a beautiful site and a wonderful idea. And a portion of each package or memorial purchased goes to a charity on their database. 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The findings demonstrate the inhibitory network is central to controlling not only the amplitude, extent and duration of activation of recurrent excitatory cortical networks, but also the precise timing of action potentials, and, thus, network synchronization..." -- Posted by Anthony Beavers to Cognitive Science News at 8/28/2005 07:18:20 AM Email: "engin i. erdem"<erdemen...@gmail.com> ** *Worldwatch Projects Catastrophe Will Be Most Costly Weather-Related Disaster in History* *Washington, D.C.-* The overwhelming human and financial impacts of Hurricane Katrina are powerful evidence that political and economic decisions made in the United States and other countries have failed to account for our dependence on a healthy resource base, according to an assessment released today by the Worldwatch Institute. Alteration of the Mississippi River and the destruction of wetlands at its mouth have left the area around New Orleans abnormally vulnerable to the forces of nature. According to many scientists, the early results of global warming—90 degree Fahrenheit water temperatures in the Gulf and rising sea levels—may have exacerbated the destructive power of Katrina. *...* http://reflectioncafe.blogspot.com/2005/09/unnatural-disasterthe-less... Email: n3td3v <xploita...@gmail.com> n3td3v saw this story on BBC News Online and thought you should see it. ** Google defies US over search data ** Web giant Google is resisting an attempt by the US to force it to reveal what users are searching for. < http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/fr/-/1/hi/technology/4630694.stm> ** BBC Daily E-mail ** Choose the news and sport headlines you want - when you want them, all in one daily e-mail < http://www.bbc.co.uk/dailyemail/> ** Disclaimer ** The BBC is not responsible for the content of this e-mail, and anything written in this e-mail does not necessarily reflect the BBC's views or opinions. Please note that neither the e-mail address nor name of the sender have been verified. If you do not wish to receive such e-mails in the future or want to know more about the BBC's Email a Friend service, please read our frequently asked questions. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/help/4162471.stm [http://www.reuters.co.uk/newsPackageArticle.jhtml?type=worldNews&storyID=624569§ion=news] With protests going on in the Chilean capital of Santiago (from the economic summit), President Bush visited Chinese President Hu Jintao and other key allies in Santiago. The talk of the day besides a more level playing field with China was North Korea. China has been a great help at getting North Korea to the table and Bush is hoping that with their cooperation Korea can become a nuclear free peninsula. REUTERS/Jason Reed U.S. President George W. Bush shakes hands with Chinese President Hu Jintao in a bilateral meeting in Santiago. Bush is in Santiago for the annual Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) leaders meeting. 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"Wei has given some virtuoso performances with brush and ink, often incorporating several different techniques into a single work," said Gordon S. Barrass, curator of the exhibition. In the world of "Wei's magic cubes," all seem to be ingeniously planned and tricky. All are mathematical, all are linguistic. In Wei's art, a logician could see mathematical logic, a cellist could see a ripple of nine bass notes, a country girl could see straw, and Harry Potter could see two accompanied green blazes. "...to gaze at Wei's art is like entering a floating world of dreams." --- The Art of Calligraphy in Modern China (British Museum Press, 2002) [http://news.zdnet.co.uk/internet/0,39020369,39187928,00.htm] Photo from Technology News Wiki Media Foundation, the group behind the Wikipedia online encyclopedia project, said Friday that search giant Google has volunteered to host some of its content on company servers. (ZD Net) It looks like the war between Microsoft and Google is quickly brewing on the horizon. Microsoft is 4-0 (they took down Netscape, Suns Systems, MAC and IBM) and Google may be their next target. Google is probably making this move to counter Microsoft Search using Encarta (it's online dictionary). More below. But it looks like Google isn't opening it's mouth about the reason behind the offer as Linux News reports: "While we don't have anything specific to announce today, Google and the Wikimedia Foundation are collaboratively evaluating creative ways to support Wikipedia.org and its community." Sure Google, although this would put it on coarse for global domination of the internet by 2014. It will be interesting to see whether or not Google will finally slay the Microsoft Goliath, who has known no major defeat and seeks to vanquish all competition. Selah! -- Posted by Hidden Nook to Hidden Nook at 2/14/2005 07:03:00 PM Email: "Ruth"<ruth.penyc...@bbc.co.uk> Hello there Action Network is a BBC website for people who are taking action on issues that concern them. I'm getting in touch because I think it could be useful to people campaigning about hospital closures. We've got a page dedicated to issues around hospitals ( http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/actionnetwork/C55153 ) and a group called NHS SOS have already put up a campaign about ward closures in Cumbria. I'm hoping to build this up to be a hub for all the campaigners - a place where people can exchange ideas and advice. It would be great if the person from CHANT who started this page would put up a short description of the campaign and a list to this group page on the Action Network site. Action Network is also a good place to post details of events, or try to rally together a group if you want to take action in your area. You can attach anything you write to pages for your local area, as well as to the 'issue' pages. I'm more than happy to help people with the site or answer any questions about Action Network - just drop me a message. Otherwise, hope to see you there! Kind regards Ruth Penycate www.bbc.co.uk/actionnetwork Winston Peters is visiting a school. In one class, he asks the students if anyone can give him an example of a "tragedy". One little boy stands up and offersthat, "if my best friend who lives next door was playing in the street when a car came along and killed him, that would be a tragedy". "No," Winston says, "That would be an ACCIDENT." A girl raises her hand. "If a school bus carrying fifty children drove off a cliff, killing everyone involved... that would be a tragedy". "I'm afraid not, "explains Winston, "that is what we would call a GREAT LOSS." The room is silent, none of the other children volunteer. "What?" asks Winston, "isn't there any one here who can give me an example of a tragedy?" Finally, a boy in the back raises his hand. In a timid voice, he says: "If an airplane carrying Winston Peters was blown up by a bomb, THAT would be a tragedy". "Wonderful!" Winston beams. "Marvelous! And can you tell me WHY that would be a tragedy?""Well," says the boy, "because it wouldn't be an accident, and it certainly wouldn't be a great loss!" [http://www.space.com/astronotes/astronotes.html] Photo from Space.com (Space.com) It looks like The Lunar Transportation Systems, Inc. is visualizing a "space highway" going from the moon to Earth (and back again). "Our new lunar transportation system utilizes a unique architecture that will establish the equivalent of a two-way highway between the Earth and the Moon," Kistler told SPACE.com. "Our plans include raising private capital to develop, build, flight test, and operate this Earth-Moon highway for the benefit of the country and the benefit of our investors." Wise decision to go through the private sector--NASA's budget may be kinda tight to fund a project like this. This group does sound pretty interesting though. The Lunar Transporatation Systems (LTS) is actually being funded by two space businessmen, Walter Kistler and Bob Citron. Both of these men are heavily involved in the private sector of the space industry, and both are also involved with another space company called SPACEHAB . They want to use LTS to tie into NASA's vision for Space Exploration, and seem pleased that the White House is moving in that direction. "We are so excited that the White House and the recent new government space policy underscores the need to involve the private sector in assisting NASA develop its plans for the new Vision for Space Exploration," said Walter Kistler, LTS co-founder and Chairman. With their proposal of a "Earth-Moon" highway, it looks like space tourism may become a reality sooner than we think. Selah! -- Posted by Hidden Nook to Hidden Nook at 2/15/2005 05:12:00 PM [http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/ft_050829_ksc_spacefuture.html] (Space.com) U.S. astronauts will launch to the moon on sleek, single, shuttle booster rockets and the first new upper-stage rocket this country has developed in more than a decade, NASA and the Pentagon have told the White House. Lunar landers and other gear needed for extended visits to the moon will be lofted by gargantuan launchers as big as the Apollo-era Saturn 5, the most powerful rockets ever flown. It looks as if NASA is transitioning away from the shuttle model, as in the past they have proven to be quite dangerous as Columbia has recently proved. Although these new rockets are probably more expensive, they will be able to go at a much greater range than it's shuttle cousins, as they can not only break free from the atmosphere but reach the moon as well. "NASA will initiate development of a Crew Launch Vehicle derived from space shuttle solid rocket boosters with a new upper stage for human spaceflight," said the letter, signed by NASA Administrator Mike Griffin and the Pentagon's top space official, ex-astronaut Ron Sega... "NASA then plans to develop a new 100-metric-ton-class launch vehicle derived from existing capabilities with the space shuttle external tanks and solid rocket boosters for future missions to the moon," the letter said. NASA is planning on using these new shuttles to replace the current models, with industry forecasters predicting a launch as early as 2014. 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I do see myself as a conservative Arriving in Auckland on a direct flight from Canada.? Will we be allowed to take duty free bottles onto our connecting flight to Christchurch? In our hand luggage or do we have to put it into our checked luggage? Yes. I don't think it matters We'll see you on 'Border Patrol' Yes you can carry your duty free bottles, and liquids onto your connection as it is only a domestic flight :-) Studying in Quebec,Canada? If I went into the "pre-university" direction with business administration in mind. Say after I finished those 2 years and I found a job. would I be able to go back to school after a year break at a university to get a Bachelors degree in business administration? Any information would help. Thank you You should be able to no problem. Universities will take you whatever age you are. What would you call the device that hold up your photography backdrop? and where can I find them? Background support systems. 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I have the HTC Evo. depends on the computer if the computer is completely shut off, the USB ports aren't getting power, so they won't charge your phone many PCs have sleep & charge now, that allow the PC to go into sleep mode, and still allow the USB ports to charge things like phones. what is a good slogan for an Argentinian restaurant? "In Argentina, beef is revered, respected, and praised. Come see how we continue this tradition." A taste of Argentina. Here are some articles that discuss the details of slogan writing. Why certain slogans work and why some don't. You will find these helpful in writing a new slogan. A Look at Slogans - http://www.small-business-software.net/look-at-slogans.htm Unique Selling Proposition - http://www.small-business-software.net/unique-selling-proposition.htm Goodluck! No Mad Cow --- Guaranteed! Which Compact System Camera Should I Get...? I'm looking for a camera that has really good zoom during a video and pictures; and good quality pictures /videos I'm planning on buying a compact system camera at best buy ; so please list the one(s) I should purchase. Also how much do compact system cameras drop on boxing day? **and i can upload my pictures and videos on the computer (facebook) have a look at sony wx10 I need creative art ideas? What are some cool ideas for making a postor usint the word MAD on a white paper in a weird or artsy way? The actual word "MAD" has to be on the cover and incorporated into the image. MAD means crazy, or angry, so you do a lot with it, i would put a gorrilla screaming , just the face, and just throw in a lot of brushes fifferent colors, make it look artistic. use photoshop. tttthhhhh Madonna! what is the fall of hanoi? can anyone tell me exactly what it is and what took place? I cant find any information about it When the French returned to Indochina at the end of WW II the Viet Minh were in control of the Red River Delta. They chased the Communists out of the capital (Hanoi) and retook control. Is that what you are referring to? You need to check out the French Indochina War (1946-1954) not the Vietnam War (1957-1975). Does a pacman absolutely need a uv lamp? Or maybe something humid or heat? I assume you are talking about a pacman frog. No, technically they do not need a UVB light; they are nocturnal. However, it certainly wouldn't hurt if you wanted to provide one. A pacman frog will need a heat source that creates a basking temp in the upper 80's F for at least 10 - 12 hours a day. don't forget to use a calcium supplement twice a week; captive reptiles are prone to calcium deficiency. surprise romantic cheap date night san francisco? looking for a surprise spot to take my bf. a bar would be nice but also something extremely unique. i would like to have one of those super random surprisingly nice nights out...suggestions? o and the cheaper the better (we are trying to save money now, sooo..thatd b helpful) thanks Why not put together a bottle of champagne, a picnic and have a date on Treasure Island. Cheap, great view, time together. There are plenty of cheap restaurants. Try SanFranGuide.com my lhasa apso hind legs are not working? for the past few days she has been shivering and wont eat but she could walk now her hid legs are not working but she is back to her self .. what should i do .? just pray for her ad=nd try to hlep your dog and do some physical therapy on the hind legs and take her to the vet and ig it costs a whole lot ask hlep from you friends and family adn since shes not eating feed her by hand Take her to the vet. obviously take her to the vet How much would it cost for me to take me and three friends to Andiamos restaurant for dinner? Hi, i'm looking to take myself and my best friend and his girl friend and this girl i really like out to dinner for my birthday. I really want to go to andiamos for my birthday and i was just wondering how much it would cost for the four of us to eat there Have no idea what kind of restaurant this is or where it is. Best count on $50 per person no matter what. Or more if you have drinks. I need suggestions for San Francisco restaurants with good food and good catering service.? I need suggestions on restaurants in San Francisco with good food and good catering service. I have two upcoming events one is for 200 and another is for 21. American Food, Soul Food, Mexican, Italian, and Chinese are the options. Here is a great list of different restaurants in San Francisco http://sanfranguide.com/restaurants/ well since i dont know your budget, i recommend Hakka Restaurant for chinese food its cheap and its good! prime ribs have very good food but its super expensive try yelp.com how many ounces in a pint in ireland? Depends of what. Ounces measure weight, pints measure volume. If you mean fluid ounces, 20, as opposed to the 16 in America. An Irish pint is larger than a US one. 20 fluid ounces in a Pint in Ireland as R-G said, there are only 16 in an American one. Know this well because I remember an 'irish' pub in the town in canada i grew up in used to advertise the cheapest pints of guinness in town, but they served them in american sized pints. That place didn't stay open too long :D need help finding irish music? i love The Script and know there from iraland. i would like more bands like them pleasseee The thing about The Script is they do not sound that Irish, I was surprised to hear they were from Dublin. Well if you are interested, I suggest you have a look at General Fiasco, Two Door Cinema Club and Wallis Bird. I think you will be pleased. I doubt you will get a sensible answer in the "TRAVEL" section. *Ireland And there's nothing distinctly Irish about them. You'd find similar bands to them that are from the UK and US. Women's rain coat...where can I find one? I'm going on a trip to Europe soon, and I need to find a good, quality raincoat. I've looked and looked, but cannot find one anywhere! I would prefer a simple, fitted black one. It actually needs to be relatively waterproof - the last one I bought had me soaked in anything more than light/moderate rain. I'll pay up to 200-250 for it if I have to. Look on the debenhams website in the craghoppers section they do some good waterproof raincoats heres the link: http://www.debenhams.com/women/craghoppers#catalogId=10001&lid=//productsuniverse/en_GB/product_online0Y/categories%3C0productsuniverse_186610/brand_description0.000000E+000craghoppers0/categories%3C0productsuniverse_18661_186820&ps=default&sfn=Categories&sfv=Coats+%26amp0+jackets&storeId=10001 I have a Kodak Camera (10.2 Megapixels)... Kodak AF 5x OPTICAL LENS... how do I pause it while recording? I have a Kodak Camera (10.2 Megapixels)... Kodak AF 5x OPTICAL LENS... how do I pause it while recording? You don't... there's no such thing as "pause" in digital recording. That's because of the buffer that holds the data until it's ready to be recorded to the memory card. When you press the button to stop recording the data is moved from the buffer to the memory card - no pause. All you can do is take each section (individual video) and edit them together on software. I have a Nacho Libre question.? When nacho is driving to cure the influenza guy does he say to the man with the cow i like your blouse or I like your cow because my friend thinks he says I like your blouse, but that wouldn't make sense. I know its in the wrong catagory, but still, I wrote this question for a reason, not for you to critisize me. Okay, FIRST, you have posted a question about an American movie, set in Mexico, in the Dining Out in Argentina category. Do you get what's wrong with this picture? No...that's all. No second. Nacho Libre is suppose to be inspired in Mexicans, not in Argentineans. is there any good places to get an ice-cream sundae from in Invercargill New Zealand? so i live in Invercargill New Zealand and i want to know if there are any good places to buy an ice-cream sundae from other than mc donalds lol Fast food chains, supermarkets, dairies you live in NZ and you eat McDonalds ice cream? you're mad! Any of the tip-top places have great ice-cream, get them to mix it up. any Ice Cream In NZ no matter where as New Zealand has the best bl**dy ice cream in the world I was in NZ for a few weeks had some Ice Cream and really enjoyed it I will go back just to eat some Ice Cream best burger chain in the Chicago area? which is the best burger chain in the chicago metro area like for example burger king portillos white castle which one do like the best? Red Robin. Onion Rings are great and the fries are endless. Fudruckers. idk ur choice Chain? Does 5 make a chain? Hackney's has a great burger formula that started about 80 years ago. There are currently 5 locations: http://www.hackneys.net/ The latest spot for a real Hackney's is Printers' Row: http://www.hackneysprintersrow.net/ See what DD&D showed at the original place on Harms Rd in Glenview: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q2lDF0XU3NI Along with the great burger try a brick of onion rings if you are with someone. Otherwise a 1/2 brick will be fine: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jellybeanjill13/532522805/ My dog has threw up yellow bile for two days but does not have dhirea. What should I do? I've tried bland white rice but he wont eat anything. What could it be? Should I be concerned? Call a vet would be a good idea with a sick dog VERY CONCERNED!!! plz bring your dog to the vet ASAP!!! esp if not eating - if it had only happened once and could get him to eat right away - it could have been you missed his meal time and he needed to eat - since it sounds like it has happened several times over two days - then he may have gotten int to something that needs to be attended to RIGHT AWAY!!! or has acquired some type of disease and that too needs to be attended to... why are there two statues of David? i doing a research paper on donatello and i notice that there are two statues of David, a bronze one and marble one. Michelangelo made the marble one but why did he do another if Donatello had already made one? so im a little confused , why is there two statues of David? different generations , the donatello is of a boy david as a young sheep Herder, the Michelangelo is the grown up man david as slayer and king Because he liked making statues of David! :D Obviously, he should have been arrested and jailed - imagine making a statue or painting on the same subject as another artist - clearly insulting and disrespecting - wasted time that could have been used making a statue with clothes on. Name of specific Hibachi restaurant in Chicago? I have a friend out in Chicago this week, and I am trying to remember the name of an awesome hibachi style restaurant i visited while out there a couple years ago. I think it was in the Lincoln Square area but don't quote me on that. It's 'gimmick' was that you fill your bowl cafeteria-style from raw ingredients and leave it on the counter with a chopstick listing your table number on it. Four guys around a large square open hibachi cook your food, and when it's finished a server brings it to your table. All-you can-eat style deal. It was pretty epic as I remember and would love to send my friend there. Any help? That is Flat Top Grill What's the best time to start a trip around the world? Well,I'm about to graduate in less then a year,and I'm planning to study medical school.But since in my country it lasts for minimum 6 years,and I want to go aground the world,what do you think,should I do it before or after medical school? If you can afford to go before, then by all means, GO. If you have to wait, due to financial reasons, then wait. I would much rather put it off until I can afford to have the vacation of a lifetime as I'm sure this trip is intended to be. Airfare alone will be incredibly expensive so make sure you have the money and of course free time to take your time and have a great time. canon t2i stops working? My canon t2i stops working at times as in the power bottom is switched to "on" but the camera does not respond to any function. the camera only begins to work again when i take out the battery and put it back in. did anyone have this issue? is it worthy to send in for warranty repair? thanks! Sounds simple enough to me . Your camera isn't acting normally, you got warranty, let Canon deal with it. I would agree. I shoot a t1i and haven't had such an issue. I also agree it's under warranty so get in touch with Canon. It sounds like a firmware issue and the camera requires a re-boot just like what happens in a computer - needs a re-start from time to time but it shouldn't be happening in a camera. Call Canon Cheapest airline ticket from Raleigh to Philippines? I'm going on a vacation to the Philippines in May 2012, and I'm starting from Raleigh, NC (RDU Airport). Which airlines should I look into and when should I buy my ticket? The sooner the better but I'd probably wait until after the holidays. Use Travelocity or Expedia and see what you come up with. My friend goes to the Phils every 6 months or so and she has found that Korean Air has had the cheapest fares lately. Raleigh to Chicago, Chicago to Seoul and then Seoul to Manila. Compare compare compare - that's the key to getting the best deal. Ask a travel agent! On my last 6 trips here from the states I used "Fly genesis" based in Seattle, Wa. They gave the best service & rates I could find. What is the best place to get discounts for San Francisco restaurants? I just moved into the city, and I'm wondering if there's a place I can get good deals on restaurants here. I don't want to have to deal with those deal-a-day websites like Groupon. I just want a simple way to get a good deal to whatever Restaurant I want, whenever I want. Any suggestions would be really helpful, thanks! I usually use ZebraKlub. They basically buy daily deals from Groupon, Living Social, and all sorts of other places. So you can pretty much get whatever deal you want anytime. Most of the deals let you eat for 500ff, and some of the deals are even free. If you want to eat cheaply without worrying about all those daily deal emails every day, ZebraKlub should be perfect for you. Where can I go on a first date (adults)? Looking for something on the casual side and we want it to be fun. May seem a little silly, but, taking a long ride on the Metra system or the "L" system is a great way to see the city and sites without spending a fortune. Or how about visiting the Chicago Botanical Gardens and see the change of colors and enjoy the air, They also have many inside exhibits you might enjoy, food is pretty good to. go 2 starbucks dont spend more than 20 bucks :) Bike ride in the park, followed by coffee. You are busy, you don't have to sit face to face to try to make convo, it's short, so if things go great, you can extend, and if you want to end it, you just say bye, gotta go. I decided to get a 150 gal aquarium, what can I fill it with? I was thinking cichlids? Possibly a freshwater tank with a ton of different species in there. I've never kept cichlids though. I know saltwater is a possibility, can you give me a possible stocking option for that too? I'll choose the one that sounds the best after looking into all the fish :) Here is the stocking for my 150 gallon tank i upgraded it to 200 at the weekend because of the clownloach A 200 gallon with 6 pairs of Breeding Angel fish fire mouth honey Gouramis 5 8 inch clownloach a Krib and 5 1 inch clown loach with 16 cory cats 5 Australian Rainbows If you took out the clown loach it would make a nice 150 gallon tank. fill it with water :) lol for a tank that size i would suggest oscars or piranha every time awesome fish!! never response the phone call Great deals, great pizza! Great gym and great services. Dr. White is the best! Good clean store nice car wash It's well cool. :) Awesome service with a smile :) WHAT A GREAT DEAL THANK YOU The pancakes are to die for. Best fried shrimp in the state! Fast and great service on pool covers Friendliest place I have ever stayed! The best pilates on the Gold Coast! It taste better than In and Out.... Good local steakhouse, I recommend it! 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They have fresh flowers, lasted a long while in the vase, and the two ladies at the shop know the business well. I had no problem with my delivery. I will go there again. Out of business? I think this location is no longer in business. If you check RecWarehouse.com, they don't list this as a location. You'll have to drive 10 miles down 75 to Allen. Awesome Landscaping Job MFJ Inc transformed our run down back yard into a place of beauty. The work was completed within one week, and everything was cleaned up on completion. Highly recommended landscaper!!! spot on this kebab shop is one of the best around the meat is good and fresh and the chilly sauce is the best, keep them lovely kebabs coming and a happy new year to all the staff Feel good I just wanted to try your clinic because I was not totally happy with my current therapist I regularly see. Now I've found someone who can manage to do what I really want. Worst Tasting Pizza This place had the worst tasting pizza I have ever tasted it was possible the worst food I've ever eaten. I don't recommend this place to anyone or even anything to eat. Not so good Not worth the money. Bland and over cooked. I felt as if I was in an over priced Olive Garden. I was hoping to have found a regular place to eat. But not so. I have used Bright Futures for the last 7 years. I have 3 children there and they are the Best. They are like family. Your children will be taken care of and loved by a professional staff. Great Service Great People Bisconti wanted over $300 to fix my laptop and these guys fixed it for $90! Call them today! Had it fixed within a few days (had to order a part). Great Manicure This place offers a great manicure and pedicure. My nails looked great for the better part of 2 weeks! Also very friendly and the stylists are not in the "been there/done that" mood! Fast Service Called them one hour ago and they just left my house five minutes ago. My house already feels fresh and good thanks to the Battery Park Pest I'm enjoying my time indoors much better. no feathers in stock!!!! I was very upset when I went to Mother Plucker, they had NO FEATHERS and the quality is TERRIBLE. I had to dig in a bag to find one nice feather, what a joke! Gets the Job Done We have utilized Mr. Pozza and his firm twice now in our family and both times have been very pleased. I would not hesitate to use him again or refer him to my family or friends. Farrell Electric is a very good electrical contractor. I'm pleased that someone referred me to them for my commercial business. I own a property management firm and need a contractor with the credentials that Farrell Electric has. Cleanest guesthouse i have been to Stayed here for 2 nights. The owner was very friendly and helpful. The rooms were very clean and the breakfast was excellent. Good location and off road parking made our stay very convenient. These guys do great work at VERY reasonable prices. I have use them four times for fixing items from pushing out a dent in a bumper to fixing the fender on my beloved Miata. I have never been disappointed. Don't waste your money on the jukebox The bartender is a douchebag and he has a little console behind the bar where he can delete songs he doesn't like, and you end up paying for it. Not enough seating. spoken english rushi can ever & never forget the training undergone here which made my life step onto the successful job without any hurdles. The staff, material provided, infra structure, environment &low fees totally above the satisfactory mark Rubbish Took 1+ hour to deliver to Chatham, hair in food, driver didn't know area. Noticed a few of these Cookie cutter places opening in Summit and New Providence. Stick to Hop Hing, 20 year+ resident. Great place Really great service and kind staff. The haircut was inexpensive and so were the salon services (eyebrows were cheap!). It's a nice, relaxed place to get stuff done and relax. I plan on going again. Amazing customer service I think the women at this salon know that their business is based primarily from referrals. :) They were amazingly hospitable. Edit was the best massage therapist I've ever had and I would HIGHLY recommend her! good outside, bad inside the apartment only looks good outsize, inside is too bad. too many bugs some you even never seen before. the attitude of some staff is terrible, did not solve anything only say i can do nothing. great tmobile service I was with verizon and I checked my service with tmobile and it was great so I thought I would try tmobile. It turned out being very good quality tmobile service and I was happy with the new tmobile phone. Walgreens on University My pharmacy order is always correct and promptly delivered but the pharmacy staff are always very short with me and don't seem to like answering questions. Clean store, friendly check-out staff up front. Good selection. Great Place! Love this place!! Has another store in the st. charles mall. Place is next to carval and walmart. Dont go to the one by pepco, I got confused!!! Bad place. Go to ATLANTIC WIRELESS!! I love them!!! BEST DENTIST EVER - Very fast and efficient service. I have had several dentists in my life, but Dr. Deters is by far my favorite. I never wait in the waiting room more than two minutes and the cleanings are quick and painless. This is a great place to shop. I've been a regular customer at this store since it opened, and love the fact that all of the employees are friendly locals. Particularly the lady who operates the front register, she's very kind! AMAZING Absoul is the greatest donair man on the planet. Highly recommended. If you enjoy amazing things, you must go to World's Finest Donair. Lest you be lame!!! I give this place 11/10. 3 thumbs up. Bon appetit! Great quality doors and great quality people! The door is easy to use and it keeps the cold out during the winter. The sales staff and the installation staff were all easy to get along with. I highly recommend Garage Pros to my friends. umm... okay, I dont have a review, but why in the hell would you name your business something that has the initials KKK....is there something behind the scenes at this place? Like I'm legitimately concerned at this point...lol Fresh and Excellent Quality We order take out from here all the time and we are never disappointed. The food is always fresh and delicious. It can be a little on the spicy side but just ask them exactly what you want and they are very helpful. I really want to like this place since I work right around the corner. Unfortunately, I've given it a couple of tries at different times and decided to stop going. The employees don't really seem to enjoy what they are doing and it shows. Class act. It was late in the day and I was worried I would get charged an arm and a leg and have to wait forever. They picked my car up in Yarmouth and towed to Bath for a great price. Would do business with them again. Great service We at R&L Plumbing Services are pleased with your professionalism and the extra mile you went to get out computers working correctly, you will be our first call if anything happens again and we will refer you to other people with computer issues. Don't judge a book by its cover From the outside Ichiban looks like it will be terrible. This couldn't be farther from the truth. The food is amazing, and the prices cannot be beat. The sushi is great, and they have a great selection. Great work! The people at Gulf Coast Siding were very easy and clear to work with. They walked me through all the steps involved in the the installation project so that there were no surprises. I found them extremely professional and would highly recommend them. Thanks Natasha A real pleasure training with Natasha. Always professional and reliable, sessions are good fun and suitably challenging. She really listens to what it is you would like to achieve, and I am very happy with my results. I would highly recommend her services. slow service I used to take my cars there all thetime, but management changes hands too frequently, the service has been slow, and they often try to "add on" extra services, which sometimes is not needed. I dont go there anymore Great service These people were so helpful this week and did everything to sort out my windscreen and insurance. It was all sorted with no hassle at all and I'm really grateful - they were fab. The best customer service I've come across for long time. Absolutely amazing job! Susanna is the best dress maker/tailor I've ever come across in my whole life! She makes every item fit you perfectly. She is always so busy, too, which is a good indication of her talent. She's the best! teeth this dentist want to pull the tooth out always.. always wants to do the cheapest for his benefit.. not unless he knows you. and hopefully you do not know the same people because he tells others about you payment status. Which should be a private issue I hired this company to unlock my car. The price they gave was good so I said hey this seems great. After they showed up there was a little trouble to get my car unlocked, it took quite a bit of time but the job was well done. Bulwark regarding service by Eric Just wanted you to know that Eric came by as scheduled today and sprayed our house for scorpions. He seemed to understand how important it was for us to make sure the whole house was sprayed so he took his time. Thank you! A TERRIBLE EXPERIENCE! I remain unhappy. I still have noticeable scarring. I still have surgically induced hair loss. My results were just AWFUL. My post-op treatment was TERRIBLE. I wouldn't recommend this place last year, and I certainly wouldn't recommend them this year. Hidden Treasure. Strip mall asian it is not! Go in and you will not think you are in Chesapeake. The setting feels like a Sushi bar in NYC; small, cozy, but with flair. Get great service, fantastic menu, and relax. Best in HR so far! Excellent medical care!!!!!! Highly recommend I went to this urgent care center and was blown away with their service. Finally a convenient place close to home. Wonderful staff and physician. Clean and superb. Thanks for the great care!!!! Will definitely go back when I need medical care. excellence in glasgow Iv just had my bmw z3 rear window replaced by the guys at kelvin trimmers. The team who work there are helpfull, friendly and extremely knowledgeable and will help you as much as they can with thier years of hands on practice. Highly recomended. My favorite place... My daughter and I stayed here again from the 7th to the 14th of December.yet again it was a great stay from begiinning to end.Okay our room was at times noisy but we were in a mega busy city at an extremely busy time of year. A Definite No Incompetent servers, kitchen and management. Expect either undercooked or mushy food and lackluster service. The investors put big bucks into the building but are clueless about what makes a good dining or bar experience. Even the least discriminating diner would know not to eat at Sprecher's. Wonderful Atmosphere I have been going there since I was a little girl and love the friendly and relaxing atmosphere. Dr. Stiefvater has always been very professional and helpful. I would recommend Bayside Chiropractic to anyone who is in need of a regular adjustment or is suffering from a chronic condition. Channel Guide Believe it or not, but the channel guide has been most helpful to my family members that visit and don't know where to start when it comes to watching satellite tv. I just give them guide and they can find anything they need. Thanks again, Directv. Michael helped shoot the majority of my firm's website and we could not have been happier. We went through six photographers to find the right photographers that would represent our firm in the light we wished to and Michael and his team made that happen. He's worth every penny. Average food and deathly slow service I have eaten here several times and everytime the service is slower than slow. One time we even left after sitting at the table for 20 minutes and not being greeted with a drink order. Ridiculous. There must be a better mexican place in Rockland. I am in love with the giant plate of nachos! Last time I went however, my beer was warm and the service was so-so. I get that careless teenager kind of treatment from some of their staff...perhaps they should hire more serious adults to help serve/cook. nice friendly local bagel place there might be bigger and more well known bagel places in the area but Family Bagels are nice people, small shop and incredibly friendly. While other may be ok waiting in line at Town Bagel we are happy with the quality and service we get at Family Bagels Very Mediocre donuts! The Donuts were very over proofed, making them stale and bready. The service was friendly and fast, but this just doesnt make up for the lack-luster product. We tried 4 different style of donuts, they were all the same when it came to quality. a staple! I live in the neighborhood and this place is one of my favorites for a tasty, quick and inexpensive meal. Branch out and try something other than the Pad Thai, the curries are fantastic. Fast and friendly service, they know my order when I walk in the door! On time, Clean and very nice I called over the weekend due to clogged kitchen sink. Scheduled appointment for 8:30 Monday morning. Rich was here before the scheduled time. He was very clean, very nice to work with and gave a very reasonable price. HIGHLY recommend. thanks Rich Seth K. Deep tissue massage helps with pain in neck and shoulders Seth provides deep tissue massage which has significantly reduced the pain in my neck and shoulders and added flexibility and movement back to the area. He listens and is excellent in diagnosing, addressing and explaining the specific issues and suggesting exercises to use. |