Crews add new speed bumps
Crews add new speed bumps
I got a new lesson today. If you want it to rain, go outside and water the lawn and flowerbeds. Doesn’t work every time, obviously, but I think it helped today. That was a nice rain today. The first this spring if I remember correctly at least of any worth.
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Mobile Phone Comparison Website has More to it than Meets the Eye
A new website called SoMobile has been launched by the team behind DialToSave to provide news, reviews and price comparison on mobile phones.
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Comcast, Skype Team Up To Bring New HD Video Calling To Television
Cable television giant Comcast Corp. (CMCSA, CMCSK) agreed Tuesday to a strategic partnership with Internet communications company Skype Technologies SA to provide new high definition video calling experience to the television. The company expects to begin customer trials for this offering in the coming months, with further product details being made available later this year.
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Your questions answered: What Chromebooks can and can’t do
Chromebooks start shipping on June 15, 2011, but can you actually productively work on one? Kevin Purdy answers the questions everyone is asking.
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cheap overseas computer phone calls?
Question by Sylvia Sheldon: cheap overseas computer phone calls?
Hi
I am looking for cheap voip phone calls preferably to Asian countries. While I can use yahoo and skype, the rates are too high to call. There are good cheap alternatives but I ONLY want to use my computer to call which will not display my phone number as it happens when you call from your cellphone.
Best answer:
Answer by fun gamer
Try http://talktt.com, make very cheap call from your PC and no download required. You will have free minutes after signing up. I use it to call HongKong, much cheaper than Skype, very good quality. you can have a try.
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Snapper Hunt..
Image by mangee
..unpacked everything, but still almost missed my Snapper hiding behind my name badge in zip pocket on a bag inside my big #geek bag.
Restored it back with the tags.
Enough infrastructure in this to bring ‘net to 150 geeks 
Coney’s Last Stand
Image by Save Coney Island Coalition
design by "Elephant Man"
download jpeg on flickr or @ www.magicalthemeparks.com/coneyisland/cidc3.jpg
CALL 311 AND LEAVE A COMMENT FOR THE MAYOR!
Mayor Michael Bloomberg
email :http://www.nyc.gov/html/mail/html/mayor.html or phone 311 (1- 212-NEWYORK outside of the city) and leave a "Comment for the Mayor"
These posters were designed by volunteer artists for SAVE CONEY ISLAND COALITION’S NEW YEARS DAY RALLY!
Please feel free to download, print out and distribute to friends, family, businesses, organizations etc throughout NYC and the world! Help Save Coney Island!
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Print out protest signs and bring to
CONEY ISLAND COALITION NEW YEARS DAY RALLY!
Coney Island Deliberately Destroyed by Thor Equities!
City Still Peddles Plan to Reward Thor!
WHEN: Thursday, January 1, 2009, 12 Noon……WHERE: on the Boardwalk near West Tenth Street, at the memorial shrine on Boardwalk Gates of Coney Island’s closed & dismantled Astroland Park…Bring photos, drawings, letters, poems, flowers to add to the shrine.
Residents and tourists who come to Coney Island on New Year’s Day will be shocked to find historic bars and storefronts closed and colorful signage obliterated by Thor Equities “Space for Lease” banners. A few days before Christmas, Thor CEO Joe Sitt’s agents began evicting longtime tenants by cutting off locks, asking for triple the rent, or refusing to discuss 2009 leases. On Christmas Eve, huge custom-sized "Space For Lease" banners were put up on Ruby’s Bar & Grill, Nathan’s Boardwalk store, Cha Cha’s, and others businesses on Thor owned property in Coney Island. On September 7, Astroland closed forever after 46 years as Coney Island’s largest amusement park when Thor refused to grant a lease for the 2009 season.
"Especially in this economy, the city should not allow Thor Equities to displace an entire community of successful, thriving businesses who are contributing tourism dollars and tax revenue to the city,” says Dianna Carlin, owner of the Lola Staar Souvenir shop who found out on Christmas Eve that Thor Equities was evicting her from her shop on the Boardwalk. "This is the type of economic climate where Coney Island, the People’s Playground, would thrive because it provides accessible recreation for all during tough economic times and instead they are allowing it to be senselessly destroyed."
Why are Mayor Bloomberg, City Councilman Domenic Recchia and Lynn Kelly, President of the Coney Island Development Corporation, allowing Joe Sitt to get away with murdering Coney Island? This is your opportunity to say Thor No More!… Mayor Mike, Give Us Back our Playground!…Hey Domenic, Don’t let Pal Joey Kill Coney!….CIDC, Go Back to the Drawing Board!
“It is tragic that the City’s flawed redevelopment plan allowed predatory developer Thor Equities to take over and darken Coney Island,” says historian Charles Denson, a Coney Island native who began documenting his world-famous neighborhood when he was 12 and Steeplechase Park was set to be demolished. “The only way Coney Island will be saved for future generations is if the Bloomberg administration modifies its unrealistic rezoning plan and preserves the existing amusement zoning in its entirety. It is hard to believe that a shopping mall developer from Bensonhurst has brought the Bloomberg administration to its knees.”
The City’s rezoning plan is a capitulation to Thor Equities and almost completely abolishes the amusement district for the sake of high rise condos disguised as hotels and generic retail. Coney Island is currently zoned for 61 acres of amusements; the city’s new proposal reduces the amount of amusements to 9 acres. This reduction of the Amusement District will destroy Coney Island’s legacy as "the People’s Playground" and defeat the goal of creating a world class amusement and tourist destination.
“Change is inevitable in Coney Island but it MUST be change we can believe in,” says Dick Zigun, the founder and director of Coney Island USA. Known as the unofficial “Mayor of Coney Island” and the spokesman for the amusement district, Zigun was on the board of directors of the Coney Island Development Corporation until he resigned in protest in June 2008. “The CIDC compromised its plan for the amusement park last May to the extent that I had to resign to live with myself,” says Zigun. “Now its becoming clear that they city doesn’t have any interim plan and as a result, five hundred working people have lost their jobs in the amusement industry. The Municipal Arts Society of Manhattan has come forth with a plan for a world class tourist attraction in Coney Island for the 21st century. It is faster, better and cheaper. The CIDC must go back to the drawing board!”
Save Coney Island Coalition says
YES to Revitalizing Coney’s World Famous Amusement District!
NO to 26 New High Rises of up to 30 stories each in the current Amusement District!
NO to Retail, Malls or "Entertainment Retail" in the Amusement District!
NO to shrinkage of the Amusement District from 61 acres to 9 acres!
YES to preserving Amusement Zoning in the Amusement District!!
YES to keeping Coney Island the People’s Playground- providing accessible Amusements for ALL to enjoy!!
For additional information on Coney Island redevelopment visit
Save Coney Island @ www.fightforyourrighttoconey.com/Home.html
Save Coney Island @ www.myspace.com/saveconeyisland
Municipal Art Society’s www.imagineconey.com
“Hey Domenic! Don’t let Pal Joey Kill Coney!”
Image by Save Coney Island Coalition
Voice your opinion! Send comments to the City Councilman representing Coney Island, Domenic M Recchia Jr.!
email recchia@council.nyc.ny.us and domenicmrecchiajr@gmail.com
Phone- 718-373-9673/212-788-7045; Fax -718-373-0195/212-788-7769
image courtesy of anonymouse
download from flickr
or pdf @ www.magicalthemeparks.com/coneyisland/domrecflyer.pdf
or jpeg @ www.magicalthemeparks.com/coneyisland/domrecflyer.jpg
CALL 311 AND LEAVE A COMMENT FOR THE MAYOR!
Mayor Michael Bloomberg
email :http://www.nyc.gov/html/mail/html/mayor.html or phone 311 (1- 212-NEWYORK outside of the city) and leave a "Comment for the Mayor"
image "courtesy of The Urban Reinventors www.urbanreinventors.net"
These posters were designed by volunteer artists for SAVE CONEY ISLAND COALITION’S NEW YEARS DAY RALLY!
Please feel free to download, print out and distribute to friends, family, businesses, organizations etc throughout NYC and the world! Help Save Coney Island!
Print out protest signs and bring to
CONEY ISLAND COALITION NEW YEARS DAY RALLY!
Coney Island Deliberately Destroyed by Thor Equities!
City Still Peddles Plan to Reward Thor!
WHEN: Thursday, January 1, 2009, 12 Noon……WHERE: on the Boardwalk near West Tenth Street, at the memorial shrine on Boardwalk Gates of Coney Island’s closed & dismantled Astroland Park…Bring photos, drawings, letters, poems, flowers to add to the shrine.
Residents and tourists who come to Coney Island on New Year’s Day will be shocked to find historic bars and storefronts closed and colorful signage obliterated by Thor Equities “Space for Lease” banners. A few days before Christmas, Thor CEO Joe Sitt’s agents began evicting longtime tenants by cutting off locks, asking for triple the rent, or refusing to discuss 2009 leases. On Christmas Eve, huge custom-sized "Space For Lease" banners were put up on Ruby’s Bar & Grill, Nathan’s Boardwalk store, Cha Cha’s, and others businesses on Thor owned property in Coney Island. On September 7, Astroland closed forever after 46 years as Coney Island’s largest amusement park when Thor refused to grant a lease for the 2009 season.
"Especially in this economy, the city should not allow Thor Equities to displace an entire community of successful, thriving businesses who are contributing tourism dollars and tax revenue to the city,” says Dianna Carlin, owner of the Lola Staar Souvenir shop who found out on Christmas Eve that Thor Equities was evicting her from her shop on the Boardwalk. "This is the type of economic climate where Coney Island, the People’s Playground, would thrive because it provides accessible recreation for all during tough economic times and instead they are allowing it to be senselessly destroyed."
Why are Mayor Bloomberg, City Councilman Domenic Recchia and Lynn Kelly, President of the Coney Island Development Corporation, allowing Joe Sitt to get away with murdering Coney Island? This is your opportunity to say Thor No More!… Mayor Mike, Give Us Back our Playground!…Hey Domenic, Don’t let Pal Joey Kill Coney!….CIDC, Go Back to the Drawing Board!
“It is tragic that the City’s flawed redevelopment plan allowed predatory developer Thor Equities to take over and darken Coney Island,” says historian Charles Denson, a Coney Island native who began documenting his world-famous neighborhood when he was 12 and Steeplechase Park was set to be demolished. “The only way Coney Island will be saved for future generations is if the Bloomberg administration modifies its unrealistic rezoning plan and preserves the existing amusement zoning in its entirety. It is hard to believe that a shopping mall developer from Bensonhurst has brought the Bloomberg administration to its knees.”
The City’s rezoning plan is a capitulation to Thor Equities and almost completely abolishes the amusement district for the sake of high rise condos disguised as hotels and generic retail. Coney Island is currently zoned for 61 acres of amusements; the city’s new proposal reduces the amount of amusements to 9 acres. This reduction of the Amusement District will destroy Coney Island’s legacy as "the People’s Playground" and defeat the goal of creating a world class amusement and tourist destination.
“Change is inevitable in Coney Island but it MUST be change we can believe in,” says Dick Zigun, the founder and director of Coney Island USA. Known as the unofficial “Mayor of Coney Island” and the spokesman for the amusement district, Zigun was on the board of directors of the Coney Island Development Corporation until he resigned in protest in June 2008. “The CIDC compromised its plan for the amusement park last May to the extent that I had to resign to live with myself,” says Zigun. “Now its becoming clear that they city doesn’t have any interim plan and as a result, five hundred working people have lost their jobs in the amusement industry. The Municipal Arts Society of Manhattan has come forth with a plan for a world class tourist attraction in Coney Island for the 21st century. It is faster, better and cheaper. The CIDC must go back to the drawing board!”
Save Coney Island Coalition says
YES to Revitalizing Coney’s World Famous Amusement District!
NO to 26 New High Rises of up to 30 stories each in the current Amusement District!
NO to Retail, Malls or "Entertainment Retail" in the Amusement District!
NO to shrinkage of the Amusement District from 61 acres to 9 acres!
YES to preserving Amusement Zoning in the Amusement District!!
YES to keeping Coney Island the People’s Playground- providing accessible Amusements for ALL to enjoy!!
For additional information on Coney Island redevelopment visit
Save Coney Island @ www.fightforyourrighttoconey.com/Home.html
Save Coney Island @ www.myspace.com/saveconeyisland
Municipal Art Society’s www.imagineconey.com
Sitt Kills Coney, Mayor Pays for Funeral
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Sitt Kills Coney, Mayor Pays for Funeral
Image by Save Coney Island Coalition
CALL 311 AND LEAVE A COMMENT FOR THE MAYOR!
Mayor Michael Bloomberg
email :http://www.nyc.gov/html/mail/html/mayor.html or phone 311 (1- 212-NEWYORK outside of the city) and leave a "Comment for the Mayor"
image "courtesy of The Urban Reinventors www.urbanreinventors.net"
These posters were designed by volunteer artists for SAVE CONEY ISLAND COALITION’S NEW YEARS DAY RALLY!
Please feel free to download, print out and distribute to friends, family, businesses, organizations etc throughout NYC and the world! Help Save Coney Island!
Coney Island Deliberately Destroyed by Thor Equities!
City Still Peddles Plan to Reward Thor!
WHEN: Thursday, January 1, 2009, 12 Noon……WHERE: on the Boardwalk near West Tenth Street, at the memorial shrine on Boardwalk Gates of Coney Island’s closed & dismantled Astroland Park…Bring photos, drawings, letters, poems, flowers to add to the shrine. Make your own protest signs or download protest signs/flyers from links at www.flickr.com/photos/saveconeycoalition/
Residents and tourists who come to Coney Island on New Year’s Day will be shocked to find historic bars and storefronts closed and colorful signage obliterated by Thor Equities “Space for Lease” banners. A few days before Christmas, Thor CEO Joe Sitt’s agents began evicting longtime tenants by cutting off locks, asking for triple the rent, or refusing to discuss 2009 leases. On Christmas Eve, huge custom-sized "Space For Lease" banners were put up on Ruby’s Bar & Grill, Nathan’s Boardwalk store, Cha Cha’s, and others businesses on Thor owned property in Coney Island. On September 7, Astroland closed forever after 46 years as Coney Island’s largest amusement park when Thor refused to grant a lease for the 2009 season.
"Especially in this economy, the city should not allow Thor Equities to displace an entire community of successful, thriving businesses who are contributing tourism dollars and tax revenue to the city,” says Dianna Carlin, owner of the Lola Staar Souvenir shop who found out on Christmas Eve that Thor Equities was evicting her from her shop on the Boardwalk. "This is the type of economic climate where Coney Island, the People’s Playground, would thrive because it provides accessible recreation for all during tough economic times and instead they are allowing it to be senselessly destroyed."
Why are Mayor Bloomberg, City Councilman Domenic Recchia and Lynn Kelly, President of the Coney Island Development Corporation, allowing Joe Sitt to get away with murdering Coney Island? This is your opportunity to say Thor No More!… Mayor Mike, Give Us Back our Playground!…Hey Domenic, Don’t let Pal Joey Kill Coney!….CIDC, Go Back to the Drawing Board!
“It is tragic that the City’s flawed redevelopment plan allowed predatory developer Thor Equities to take over and darken Coney Island,” says historian Charles Denson, a Coney Island native who began documenting his world-famous neighborhood when he was 12 and Steeplechase Park was set to be demolished. “The only way Coney Island will be saved for future generations is if the Bloomberg administration modifies its unrealistic rezoning plan and preserves the existing amusement zoning in its entirety. It is hard to believe that a shopping mall developer from Bensonhurst has brought the Bloomberg administration to its knees.”
The City’s rezoning plan is a capitulation to Thor Equities and almost completely abolishes the amusement district for the sake of high rise condos disguised as hotels and generic retail. Coney Island is currently zoned for 61 acres of amusements; the city’s new proposal reduces the amount of amusements to 9 acres. This reduction of the Amusement District will destroy Coney Island’s legacy as "the People’s Playground" and defeat the goal of creating a world class amusement and tourist destination.
“Change is inevitable in Coney Island but it MUST be change we can believe in,” says Dick Zigun, the founder and director of Coney Island USA. Known as the unofficial “Mayor of Coney Island” and the spokesman for the amusement district, Zigun was on the board of directors of the Coney Island Development Corporation until he resigned in protest in June 2008. “The CIDC compromised its plan for the amusement park last May to the extent that I had to resign to live with myself,” says Zigun. “Now its becoming clear that they city doesn’t have any interim plan and as a result, five hundred working people have lost their jobs in the amusement industry. The Municipal Arts Society of Manhattan has come forth with a plan for a world class tourist attraction in Coney Island for the 21st century. It is faster, better and cheaper. The CIDC must go back to the drawing board!”
Save Coney Island Coalition says
YES to Revitalizing Coney’s World Famous Amusement District!
NO to 26 New High Rises of up to 30 stories each in the current Amusement District!
NO to Retail, Malls or "Entertainment Retail" in the Amusement District!
NO to shrinkage of the Amusement District from 61 acres to 9 acres!
YES to preserving Amusement Zoning in the Amusement District!!
YES to keeping Coney Island the People’s Playground- providing accessible Amusements for ALL to enjoy!!
For additional information on Coney Island redevelopment & how to help visit
Save Coney Island @ www.fightforyourrighttoconey.com/Home.html
Save Coney Island @ www.myspace.com/saveconeyisland
Municipal Art Society’s www.imagineconey.com
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Concert by young Cupertino, Sunnyvale pianists to help needy families
Saturday, July 17
Image by Gregula
Saturday, July 17
Lodging: Palazzo Zenobio (phone = +39 41 5228770; email = mooratr@tin.it); plan to stay until July 20th
As we were almost ready to leave the laundromat, this big guy showed up totally drunk and half beat up. Erica and I were there by ourself and this guy looked very unpredicatble and was ready to fall at any moment. I told Erica not to worry, but it did make me nervous. He put some money down on a bench between Erica and I. In my rush to pack everything up and get out of there, I accidentally (honest) moved a 5 euro bill of his. Erica quickly caught the error and I was able to give it back without a problem. Shortly thereafter, he said Ciao! and stumbled out the door.
On the way back from the laundromat, we used a coupon at McDonalds for buy 1, get 1 free on Big Macs (not bad for 2.9 Euros). We stayed up long enough to get our stuff together and planned to get up early (6am) to check out the Duomo. Erica took a shower and I planned to take one in the morning.
6am came pretty quick (about 5 hours after we went to bed). After hitting the snooze a couple times, I got up at 6:20am to get a shower. I briefly explained to Erica how to work the phone as an alarm clock and she mumbled. I got back into the room almost ready to go at 6:46am (still dark in the room). Erica was moving slow… She made a valiant effort and we got out early enough to make it to the 7:30 service at the Duomo (brisk 15 minute walk).
The 7:30 service inside the Duomo was your typical Catholic mass, only in Italian and in an incredible cathedral. Neither one of us are morning people (ask our fellow co-workers about this), but both agreed it was worth the effort. I also took several pictures of the outside of the Duomo.
We then headed back to the B&B for our last B (i.e. included breakfast). It was good, especially after I was able to obtain silverware (cutlery, etc.) and another half cup of coffee. We then rested and packed for our 10:30am exit.
To the train station for Venezia! We made it to the train station with plenty of time and found an Internet place. Like most we have found in Firenze, they would not allow a laptop connection. This explains why these entries are not updated daily. We decided to use their computers for an hour to send out some needed emails and obtain some extra information.
Afterward, I made a phone call to Georgio to confirm our meeting tomorrow and also left a message at home. We then headed for the train and noticed they had not yet decided on a bin (or track number). We then used another buy 1, get 1 free McDonalds coupon. We had macedonia (fruit bowl), big mac, maxi coke, maxi fry and an athletico (double cheeseburger with funky bacon) for lunch (all at McDonalds). Their biggest Cokes are not so big. Who would have known that beverages are such a hot commodity in Italia?
Once finished, we had about 7 minutes before the 12:39pm departure time. Still no track number… Eventually it showed up on bin #8 and we made our way there. We boarded the train and were on our way via train for almost 3 hours (very pleasant, if not a bit too warm).
When the train attendant came by to check our tickets, he almost walked right by without even checking. They do not seem to pay close attention on who has paid for what. This reminds me of the bus in Firenze we rode without paying.
We made it to Venezia at about 3:40pm. We decided to immediately track down the hostel we are staying at, Palazzo Zenobio. The sun was very hot and the luggage was getting heavy. Erica was an expert navigator and got us to within a few steps of the hostel. It did not say Palazzo Zenobio anywhere, so I looked up the specific address number. Once we found the number, it still did not say Palazzo Zenobio. I did, however, notice a bell for last name Moorat which happened to match the email address for Palazzo Zenobio. That was it and we rang the buzzer to gain access (amazing how difficult they make this stuff).
The Palazzo Zenobio is an old building with great architecture. The hostel itself, however, is definitely dorm-room style and not the best accomodations. We are managing, but have to use bug spray at night to keep the mosquitos away. We got used to the surroundings, took a nap and then ventured out to find some dinner. Places are a bit pricier here for dinner – not that Firenze was cheap… We ended up at a pizza place called Ginos Pizzeria. It was good pizza, but the penne pasta for Erica was just so-so.
Afterwards, we found an Internet spot and stayed there for about 1.5 hours (10 euros). We were able to catch up these journal entries at blog.gregula.com, check email and also upload more pictures of the trip to the secure area at gregula.com. For some reason, the software we are using (and/or maybe blogger.com) is having difficulties with quotes, which means we must find and eliminate any quotes we may have accidentally used (which may explain why you are not seeing too many double-quotes or contractions).
Speaking of the emails, send us emails at the personal address for Gregg (will not post the actual address here since it invites automatic SPAM) and let us know how you like the journal entries thus far.
We then headed back to the hostel for much needed sleep. The last two days were quite long with only about 5 hours of sleep per night. Around 11:30pm, a massive fireworks display started and went on for 1.5 hours! It was quite incredible and we have been unable to determine why it was so large (except that it was a Saturday night in Venice). It does help explain why so many people were hanging out on the steps of the train station…
ZZZzzzzz…
Concert by young Cupertino, Sunnyvale pianists to help needy families
Students from the July Wely Piano Studio have been practicing and fundraising all year in preparation for the Kids Helping Kids Benefit Concert taking place at West Valley College on June 11.
Read more on The Sunnyvale Sun
More Americans using internet to make phone calls
More and more, the trusty telephone is gathering dust. The number of Americans who use the internet to make calls jumped since 2007, according to a new report. A study by the Pew Research Center found that 24 percent of adults who use the internet have made a call online.
Read more on AP via Yahoo! Finance
Special report: If Monterrey falls, Mexico falls
Mario Ramos thought it was a bad joke when he received an anonymous email at the start of this year demanding ,000 a month to keep his industrial tubing business operating in Monterrey, Mexico’s richest city and a symbol of progress in Latin America.
Read more on Reuters via Yahoo! News
