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How Celebrities Find a Home When Shooting on Location
Inside the rarified world of A-list extended-stay hotels and short-term rentals
By Juliet Izon
The recently opened Villa Carlotta in L.A.—a favorite among Hollywood's A-list.Photo: Courtesy of Villa Carlotta
It's hard to imagine a space more classically Los Angeles than Villa Carlotta. The Spanish Baroque property was built in 1926 and was the erstwhile playground of Hollywood royalty like gossip columnist Louella Parsons, director George Cukor, and Oscar-winning producer David O. Selznick. It was even designated as a historical cultural monument in the 1980s. And, after a gut renovation in 2018, it now boasts services like spa treatments, a 24-hour concierge, and a rooftop with a killer view of the Hollywood sign. But—so what? Which buzzy hotel in L.A. doesn't offer that?
Villa Carlotta, however, is not a hotel. Rather, it's a hybrid between that and an apartment complex, ideal for those needing a stay for 30 days or longer. Its 50 furnished residences—ranging from 600-square-foot studio suites up to 1,100-square-foot two-bedrooms—are designed by Studio Preveza, which specializes in the restoration of Spanish colonials. The result is an appealing mix of Old-Hollywood (floor-to-ceiling French doors) and L.A.-modern (each apartment is equipped with AppleTV and a tablet to connect with the concierge).
The lobby of Villa Carlotta.
Photo: Courtesy of Villa Carlotta
In short, it's the perfect short-term home for actors or musicians who find themselves in the city shooting or recording their next project. "We are very close to the studios—Paramount, Gower, Warner Bros.—so we're in an ideal location, especially since it means no hours sitting in traffic, which is invaluable in L.A.," says Brian McGrory, creative director and GM of Villa Carlotta. Discretion is also key here: "We pride ourselves on guest confidentiality and privacy, so we never kiss and tell," McGrory says. However, photographed coming and going from the property is a who's who of young Hollywood, including Hailey Bieber and Andrew Garfield.
Unsurprisingly, in a city that caters to the creative class, they're not the only hybrid property in town. Another popular destination for short-term rentals is Palihouse, which has locations in West Hollywood and Santa Monica. Residents there can take advantage of everything from a dog walker, to an in-house pantry, to hotel chefs who are able to cook in-residence upon request. "Our regular VIP clientele is a mix of actors, musicians, artists, entrepreneurs, and the like," says Kirsten Leigh Pratt, principal of hotels and branding for Palisociety.
A soaring loft space at Palihouse's West Hollywood location.
Photo: Courtesy of Palisociety
And while L.A. may still be ground zero for movie studios, it's hardly the only city to have a monopoly on such properties. In New York, while many A-listers may opt for long-term hotel stays at marquee properties like the Four Seasons Hotel New York or the Gramercy Park Hotel, the top dog in long-term is AKA hotel residences. The group has five locations, from Central Park to Wall Street, and has hosted stars like Richard Gere and Jennifer Lawrence. AKA, which also has hotels in Philadelphia, Washington, D.C., London, and L.A. (their West Hollywood location just opened), sets itself apart with its DreamMaker, a member of the concierge staff who is dedicated to customizing each guest's stay according to their interests and needs. In addition, the resident service team can arrange for perks that any celebrity may require, whether it's curating a personal grocery order to be waiting in the apartment or finding a personal chef or trainer.
The Sky Suite terrace at AKA Central Park.
Photo: Todd Mason
In Atlanta, which has lately become a huge hub for TV and film production, actors are flocking to Flats at Ponce City Market. The loft-style apartments, which have the building's original steel windows and luxury amenities like Vitamix blenders and Molton Brown bath products, are located above the buzzy food hall and boutiques at the market below. Thirty fully furnished apartments are available, and can even be rented by the day through Atlanta Luxury Rentals. "It's a very tight-knit industry and word of mouth plays a huge role; we often get referrals," says Chad Salenius, of Atlanta Luxury Rentals, about the filming community. "At any given time, around a third of the apartments at Ponce City Market are leased to actors in town."
Of course, for some celebrities, the square footage of an apartment may not be enough. That's when someone like Hasan Pasha gets tapped. Pasha is a luxury and production leasing specialist, based in Atlanta, who works with a trove of furnished homes that are available for short-term rentals. "When an A-lister comes to town, they want a place that has it all," Pasha says. "Our properties feature everything from in-home gyms and pools, to movie theaters and backyard basketball courts. We also offer homes that are secluded and are not visible from the street for privacy reasons." Pasha and his team don't just supply the house, either; they can even decorate on a moment's notice. "With my own furniture vendor, I can furnish or customize any home of any size, and turn-key it in 48 hours," he says.
A bedroom at Flats at Ponce City Market in Atlanta.
Photo: Courtesy of Ponce City Market
While it's common for celebrities' personal assistants or a film's production team to find them an apartment, there are also companies who specialize in easing these transitions. In the Know Experiences bills itself as a travel and lifestyle company, and can do everything from find an apartment to secure domestic staff. "We have connections and relationships in cities all over the world for amazing drivers, personal trainers, and the like," says cofounder Lia Batkin. "We can even fly people in if it's a location that might not offer as many options." Similarly, AKT, a workout method pioneered by Anna Kaiser and beloved by stars like Karlie Kloss and Sarah Jessica Parker, is also adept at sending staff straight to celebrities' hotel rooms or apartments. "We've had trainers travel with celebrities on tour, client's business trips, on their vacations, and more," says Kaiser. "The trainer can adapt your workouts to whatever situation or space you are in."
As Hollywood continues to expand its shooting hubs—and as the gig economy balloons—expect these hotel-apartment hybrids to start gaining traction and popularity all over the country. From the Morris Adjmi–designed Roost Apartment hotels in Philadelphia to W South Beach's private bungalows, cities across the country are finding success with this model. Home away from home was never so fitting a phrase.


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Prostate-cancer mortality in the USA and UK in 1975 - 2004: an ecological study
SM Collin, RM Martin, C Metcalfe, DJ Gunnell, P Albertsen, D Neal, F Hamdy, P Stephens, JA Lane, R Moore, JL Donovan
Bristol Medical School (PHS)
Bristol Neuroscience
Centre for Academic Primary Care
Background: There is no conclusive evidence that screening based on prostate-specific antigen (PSA) tests decreases prostate-cancer mortality. In the USA, uptake of PSA testing has been rapid, but uptake is much less common in the UK. Our aim was to study trends over time in prostate-cancer mortality and incidence in the USA and UK in 1975–2004, and compare these patterns with trends in screening and treatment. Methods: Joinpoint regression analysis of cancer-mortality statistics from Cancer Research UK (London, UK) and the USA National Cancer Institute Surveillance Epidemiology and End Results (SEER) programme from 1975 to 2004 were used to estimate the annual percentage change in prostate-cancer mortality in both countries and the points in time when trends changed. The ratio of USA to UK age-adjusted prostate-cancer incidence was also assessed. Findings: Age-specific and age-adjusted prostate-cancer mortality peaked in the early 1990s at almost identical rates in both countries, but age-adjusted mortality in the USA subsequently declined after 1994 by 4·17% (95% CI 4·0–4·3) each year, four-times the rate of decline in the UK after 1992 (1·14% [0·8–1·4]). The mortality decline in the USA was greatest and most sustained in patients aged 75 years or older, whereas death rates had plateaued in this age group in the UK by 2000. The average ratio of USA to UK age-adjusted prostate-cancer incidence rates in 1975–2003 was 2·5, with a pronounced peak around the time that PSA testing was introduced in the USA. Numbers needed to treat to prevent one death from prostate cancer were 33 000 in the 55–64-year age group. Interpretation: The striking decline in prostate-cancer mortality in the USA compared with the UK in 1994–2004 coincided with much higher uptake of PSA screening in the USA. Explanations for the different trends in mortality include the possibility of an early effect of initial screening rounds on men with more aggressive asymptomatic disease in the USA, different approaches to treatment in the two countries, and bias related to the misattribution of cause of death. Speculation over the role of screening will continue until evidence from randomised controlled trials is published. Funding: ProMPT (Prostate Cancer: Mechanisms of Progression and Treatment) collaborative (UK National Cancer Research Institute, London, UK, and UK Medical Research Council, London, UK).
Prostate cancer mortality in the USA and UK 1975 - 2004: an ecological study
Lancet Oncology
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S1470-2045(08)70104-9
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Collin, SM., Martin, RM., Metcalfe, C., Gunnell, DJ., Albertsen, P., Neal, D., Hamdy, F., Stephens, P., Lane, JA., Moore, R., & Donovan, JL. (2008). Prostate-cancer mortality in the USA and UK in 1975 - 2004: an ecological study. Lancet Oncology, 9(5), 445 - 452. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1470-2045(08)70104-9
Collin, SM ; Martin, RM ; Metcalfe, C ; Gunnell, DJ ; Albertsen, P ; Neal, D ; Hamdy, F ; Stephens, P ; Lane, JA ; Moore, R ; Donovan, JL. / Prostate-cancer mortality in the USA and UK in 1975 - 2004: an ecological study. In: Lancet Oncology. 2008 ; Vol. 9, No. 5. pp. 445 - 452.
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Mount Kurodake•
One of the easiest accessible major peaks
Mount Kurodake viewed from the ropeway's upper station
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Mount Kurodake (黒岳, Kurodake) is a 1984 meter high peak that towers over Sounkyo Onsen in central Hokkaido. Thanks to a ropeway and chair lift, the mountain is one of the most easily accessible major peaks in Daisetsuzan National Park and a popular entry point for hikes into the interior of the national park.
The Kurodake Ropeway connects Sounkyo Onsen with an upper station at the 5th Station halfway up to the summit. The upper station offers an observation deck with views into the gorge below. A walking trail leads from the station for a few hundred meters through the forest to another viewpoint and a chair lift that lifts visitors to the 7th Station of Kurodake, seven tenths up the mountain. From the upper chair lift station, it is a steep 60-90 minute climb to the summit which rewards hikers with views into the interior of the Daisetsuzan mountains.
Advanced hikers can continue on from the summit to the various other peaks that surround the large Ohachidaira Caldera in the center of the Daisetsuzan mountains. A popular hike connects Kurodake via Mount Asahidake with Asahidake Onsen in 1-2 days. But it is also possible to start the week long north-south traverse of the national park from here. The Kurodake mountain hut is located just a ten minute hike below the summit.
View from the summit of Mount Kurodake into the interior of the Daisetsuzan mountains
Mount Kurodake is also one of the earliest spots in Japan to see autumn colors, which typically appear as early as the beginning of September around the mountain peak. The colors in the upper elevations are usually best in the second half of September and then slowly make their way down to the valley floor by around mid October.
In winter, the mountain is home to the Kurodake Ski Area which is the earliest ski resort with natural snow to open each year in Japan. Comprised of two runs along the chairlift and a semi-marked trail under the ropeway, the resort is a backcountry heaven with steep, deep powder and virtually no crowds. Off-piste skiing is allowed, but proper experience and avalanche gear is highly recommended.
The trail to the summit passes some interesting rock formations
Mount Kurodake is accessed from Sounkyo Onsen via the Kurodake Ropeway.
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Kurodake Ropeway
Varies gradually between 8:00-16:00 during winter and 6:00-18:00 during summer
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2400 yen round trip (ropeway); 800 yen round trip (chair lift in summer)
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Home > Genre, horror, Movie, Review	> Movie Review: Original vs. Remake Comparison: The Last House on the Left (1972 vs. 2009)
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Mary is a sweet-tempered, girl-next-door that every boy in the neighborhood has the hots for, but she has a best friend from the wrong side of the tracks. They frolic in the woods together and drink alcohol kept cool in the river. Mary's parents do not approve. Mary and her friend go to NYC for a concert, but when her friend tries to score some weed, their night goes horribly awry. Suddenly they find themselves at the mercy of two escape convicts, a son of one of the convicts who does their beck and call for his heroin hits, and a malicious, nympho woman.
Mary is vacationing in the lakes with her doctor father and lovely mother. She goes into town to hang out with her old friend, and the two of them go back to a hotel room to get high with a teenage boy. But that boy's father, uncle, and the uncle's girlfriend come back, and the dad is an escaped con. He decides he can't let the girls go and kidnaps them, finishing them off in the woods. They wind up car-wrecked and must seek help at a nearby cabin that just so happens to be Mary's parents'. When they figure out the mystery, all hell breaks loose.
This is a classically 70s film featuring everything from feathered hair to 70s music to background music oddly upbeat for the dark tone. The opening shot is essentially of Mary's boobs. This was the era of really stretching the boundaries. Everything semi-pornographic and disgusting that they could get away with, they did get away with. There is one, rather controversial, scene in which Mary and her friend are forced to have sex with each other–and need I remind you her friend is female? There is a lot of rape, a lot of blood, and these killers really do kill just for fun. Not to make it sound like this is slasher porn, though. There's nothing at all remotely sexy about the violence. It's meant to be disturbing, and it is. There's one scene in particular that will have all male viewers crossing their legs and quivering in their boots. All that said, this movie definitely reads as campy due to some unfortunate scenes featuring upbeat music and bumbling policemen that feel like they belong more in an episode of Andy Griffith than a horror movie. I'm really not sure what Craven was thinking sticking those scenes in there. There of course also is the enduring problem of the victims being truly, incredibly stupid. Horror is the most horrifying when it feels as if the victims did everything smart, but still got caught. The element of unsuspected revenge is what saves the movie, though.
This movie is quite creative for a modern horror. It takes a fairly sympathetic main character and has her a make a rather impulsive, but not completely stupid decision. Mary and her friend take far more agency trying to get away. They are far more modern female victims. They fight back physically and not with words and pleading. The cinematography is dark and intense. The convict's son becomes a far more sympathetic character, and Mary's parents much more believable as a vindictive pair. The whole plot moves at the perfect pace, and the ending is surprising.
1972 vs. 2009:
I have to say, 2009 wins for horror movie quality. It is put together more smoothly without the odd side-story of the police with the humorous background music. The story is more cohesive. However, surprisingly, 1972 is far more gory and feels more like a slasher. The violence, both sexual and physical, is surprising, and the villains are far more evil. If you're out for the chills of a good horror, movie, go with the 2009 version. If you're after sheer blood and violence, go for the 1972 version.
1972: 3.5 out of 5 stars
2009: 4 out of 5 stars
Source: Netflix
1972: Buy It
Categories: Genre, horror, Movie, Review Tags: 1972, 2009, film, film review, horror, mary, Movie, movie review, original vs. remake comparison, rape, Review, the last house on the left, violence
Tamela Quijas - Romance Author
I agree with you 100%. Being a movie buff myself, there are so many movies that I hate to see re-done, the beauty of the original being lost in the remake. The Last House on the Left (2009) was the exception. The film was streamlined, filled with more twists and turns, and the unexpected ending was something else!
wolfshowl
I agree! I love old movies, and usually remakes fall short in my experience. This was a lovely exception!
Thanks for the complements, as well.
Cool comparison. I'm still not sure if a microwave would do that though.
Thanks! I'm hoping to do more of these in the future. 🙂
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Q: How to move all my root categories and subcategories in to one single root category I use Magento 1.8.1 i created an online store with around 8 root categories and (8-12) sub-categories under each root category now my client wants to create a new root category namely products and move all the root categories and sub-categories in to the newly created category.
As I am new to Magento i do know whether this is achievable or will i face any drawbacks by changing the root categories and sub-categories as category ID's and URL will be affected.
If it is recommended and achievable how can i do it or should i do a fresh start.
Thanks in advance.

A: I don't think there is any problem. I didn't try it out, but I would just try it (on my local copy) to move all the categories into one big category. If this doesn't work, because the JS denies it to move root categories into other categories, I would write a script which just makes $category->move() calls.
And undo a unintentionally rootcategory move let me assume, you can just drag and drop it.
When you use $category->move() make sure to delete the generated url rewrites if you wish to.


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Underdog Theatre's Kory LaQuess Pullam has written and directed a powerful Fringe show that is also easily just the beginning of a larger story. Sometimes when Fringe artistic teams slim down a longer play to fit it snugly into a one hour festival slot, things seem rushed or the complexity is lost. Not so here. Odd Man Out is full of complex relationships between family members when they are all brought together by the funeral for the family patriarch. You get the feeling watching it that these people have lived before the play starts, and have a lot of story to unspool after the lights go down for the last time (and here, that's not a bad thing).
The expansiveness of the family story is nowhere more evident than in the multiple flashbacks centered on father Joseph (LaMont Ridgell) (whose own father has just died, hence the funeral), and Joseph's son James (Malick Ceesay). Joseph is alternately trying to tough his son up for the fights he sees in their life ahead, and begging James to help him keep the family secrets. Theirs is just one of many fraught relationships passing through the living room of the family home.
There's family matriarch Cicely (CiCi Cooper) who's dealing with the death of her husband and doesn't have patience for anyone else's family drama right now. There's Joseph's wife (and James' mother) Sharisse (Charla Marie Bailey), who has put up with her husband's infidelities long enough. There's Uncle Charlie (Kennie Cotton), the charming black sheep of the family who may finally be wearing out his welcome. There's Joseph and Sharisse's other child (and James' sister) Sidney (Am'Ber Montgomery) who's an overachiever at school and a fighter for social justice in the streets, but who also likes the quick money hit that dealing drugs can bring her.
James, now a track star in college, has also chosen this moment to introduce his (unexpectedly white) best friend and teammate Tim (Matthew Hegstrom) to the family. Actually, James and Tim are a little more than just good friends, but now may not be the best time to come out. Then again, when is?
Pullam's script varies the usual structure of the family living room drama just enough to keep the audience on their toes, and also in a way that gives each actor in the talented ensemble several moments to shine - both dramatically and comically. A major death in the family shifts the ground under everyone's feet. Some come out looking stronger, others not so much.
This feels like the first step in a larger story, but even in this Fringe format, it's enormously satisfying to watch. Odd Man Out sets the bar high for performance in other Fringe dramas, but that's as is should be. And I'd expect no less from the artists in Underdog Theatre.
This is one of three shows that Mom wishes she could give six stars and not just five. I agree, and when people ask me which shows I've liked the best, even though I've seen 33 others by this point in the Fringe, Odd Man Out (along with Out of the Shadows and Boombox) is still one of the first titles out of my mouth.


How about a remarkable diversion from politics and mayhem?
LOL as entertaining as it may be there probably isn't much to call talent. At least not in a classical sense. But then I suppose an ability to entertain is generally considered a talent. Now excuse me while I reload the video.
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I'm going to chalk up her abrupt displeasure to nothing more than jealousy.
Caution: Watching it too often can cause the tune to get stuck in your head.
LOL …. It can be marked up to extreme talent in muscle control.
That verges on Olympian standards. She must have been practicing since she was 3 … another sign of athletic determination. Promoted by a proud daddy perhaps?
was 80's jargon. The fact it was used by so cal valley girls we need not mention. 😀 Sorry Troy. Harassing liberals isn't fun any more but I can't just quit cold turkey.
I don't think an apology is necessary. 'Liberal' is a term of endearment, or at least it should be, when used in its classic sense, as derived from 'Liberty.' The book I just started yesterday points out that liberalism is the antithesis of collectivism. Then, it makes a very persuasive case that far Right populism and/or nationalism, are every bit as much collectivist movements, as those on the far Left. Personally, I would add theism also. To escape the tyranny of collectivism, one must eschew the horizontal statist continuum, and turn to one of the individualist liberalism movements, such as libertarianism, objectivism, or anarchism on the vertical axis.
Ahhhhhh you speak of what many like to call "classic liberalism". The term is used differently in American politics as I'm sure you know. Liberal and conservative now pretty much refer to attitude regarding adherence to the meaning and intent to the constitution and rule of law. A liberal seeks to "interpret" (read make it say what they want it to) the document. Where I as a conservative sixty years fluent in the English language realizing the constitution is written in relatively simple language sees it as needing little "interpretation" at all. It says what it says and is the rule of law. Like I said I know I don't need to tell you this.
The liberalism you refer to is liberal in the sense that one doesn't care what someone else does as long as it doesn't harm you. Extreme liberalism in this sense I know is near and dear to your heart. Anarchy at it's best. Here's where the old switcheroo comes in. I know it's hard to accept but there will always be government. Always has been. Human nature doesn't change like that. The single document in the world that comes closest to guaranteeing the liberalism you would desire is the constitution of the United States. That's why if you desire liberalism you must be conservative. Letting the extra baggage that comes along with those that call themselves conservative or right wing ruin the simplicity is counter productive. Most of that baggage is exactly what the constitution avoids. If the constitution can mean anything it means nothing.


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Judge upholds LA County's decision to seize Sassony Group's "eyesore" land
Officials used eminent domain to acquire the long vacant 4-acre property
The land at 8400 Vermont Avenue in South LA (Credit: Google Maps)
A Los Angeles Superior Court judge upheld the county's use of eminent domain on a long-vacant 4-acre plot of land in South L.A., whose owner had grand plans that never materialized.
In December, the L.A. County Board of Supervisors voted to seize the properties at 8300 – 8400 Vermont Avenue from developer Eli Sasson and his firm, Sassony Group. The board allocated $15.7 million for the site, with plans to build a mixed-use complex that will include schools, a transit stop, affordable housing and a retail component.
The board had argued the empty lot had become an "eyesore for the community," and a nuisance, Curbed reported. There have been at least 35 notices of building code violations on the undeveloped land since 1992, according to a press release from L.A. County Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas.
City officials will now work with the community to move forward on some of the projects, starting with a preparatory boarding academy. The program will be open to students from child welfare and juvenile justice systems.
Sasson has owned the property since 1992. He had proposed building a $100 million high-end retail and entertainment complex and even had a groundbreaking in 2015, though nothing happened from there. [Curbed] — Natalie Hoberman
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Since May 2012, the Canadian Council of Archives, the Association of Provincial and Territorial Archivists of Canada, and the University and College Archivists of Canada have also withdrawn from the PCDHN.
· LAC internal estimates indicate that approximately 0.5% of LAC holdings (both textual and non-textual) have been digitized to date.
o At the current rate of spending on digitization (approx $5 million annually) it would take LAC 300-700 years to digitize its published holdings (acquired pre-2004).
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This either means that there has been a 27% reduction in analogue published material in Canada since 2009 or that LAC is not living up to its legislated mandate with respect to legal deposit.
On Saturday, September 15, 2012, the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) held events across Canada to demonstrate support for public services and to share stories about the impact of federal cuts on our communities.
CAUT encouraged its members to attend National Day of Action events in their local communities. Representatives from CAUT joined PSAC members and allies in Ottawa's Confederation Park.
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OPINION - Editorial
Others say: The fight against hate
by The Chicago Tribune | May 8, 2019 at 2:52 a.m. 0comments
Facebook's terms of service are clear: "We do not allow hate speech on Facebook because it creates an environment of intimidation and exclusion, and in some cases may promote real-world violence."
The social network giant draws the line on hate organizations and their leaders who attack individuals based on race, religious affiliation, nationality, ethnicity, gender, sex, sexual orientation or disability.
Last week, Facebook announced it had banned seven users it determined were purveyors of hate, including Louis Farrakhan, longtime leader of the Chicago-based Nation of Islam, and right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones. The move was widely seen as a bold broadside against extremists by a Silicon Valley behemoth on the defensive for failing to police itself.
Call it a bold move. Or just plain sensible.
Banning Farrakhan, Jones and the others is a simple matter of enforcing Facebook's rules against users who use their accounts as platforms for spreading hate and bigotry.
Vile though as their words are, Farrakhan, Jones and others are within their First Amendment rights to spew venom from their own platforms. But when they disseminate on Facebook, they agree to abide by content policies set by the social network company. They broke the rules and got kicked off. That's not government censorship, it's an appropriate response to hate.
Social media companies have a responsibility to patrol and regulate their venues. By stepping up, Facebook did the right thing.
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Florida's Existing Home Sales Ease in February; Statewide Median Price Continues Rise
Posted on April 19, 2006 by Brett Ellis
ORLANDO, Fla., March 23, 2006- Rising inventory levels and still-low mortgage rates continued to affect Florida's housing market, which is adjusting to a better balance between buyers and sellers following a five-year run of record-pace sales. Statewide, sales of single-family existing homes totaled 13,539 in February compared to 16,916 homes a year ago, for a 20 percent decrease, according to the Florida Association of Realtors® (FAR).
Realtors from across the state report that the supply of homes available for sale in their markets is improving, offering buyers more housing opportunities. The statewide median price for single-family existing homes last month was $244,200, up 24 percent from the February 2005 statewide median of $197,700.
In February 2001, the statewide median sales price was $118,200, which shows an increase of about 106 percent over the five-year period, according to FAR records. The median is a typical market price where half the homes sold for more, half for less.
In California, the statewide median resales price in January 2006 was $551,300; in New York, it was $319,000; in Maryland, it was $290,776; and in North Carolina, the average resales price was $206,788. Nationally, the median sales price for existing single-family homes in January was $210,500, up 13.1 percent from January 2005.
Sales of existing condominiums in Florida also decreased last month, with a total of 4,342 condos sold statewide compared to 5,643 in February 2005 for a 23 percent decline, according to FAR. The statewide median sales price for condos rose 11 percent to $218,700 last month; a year ago, it was $197,000. The national median existing condo price was $216,900 in January 2006.
Along with the University of Florida Real Estate Research Center, the Florida Association of Realtors began compiling data on closed condo sales for comparison purposes in 2005; the condo data series began in January 2006.
Favorable mortgage rates continued to spark buyers' interest in markets across the state. Last month, interest rates for a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 6.25 percent, up from the 5.63 percent average rate in February 2005. FAR's sales figures reflect closings, which typically occur 30 to 90 days after sales contracts are written.
Among the state's larger markets, the Jacksonville Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) reported a total of 1,200 single-family existing homes sold in the area in February compared to 1,218 homes a year ago for a 1 percent decrease. The median sales price rose 14 percent to $196,200; a year ago, it was $171,800.
Kay Seitzinger, president of the Northeast Florida Association of Realtors and assistant manager with Watson Realty Corp. in Ponte Vedra, says a convenient location, employment opportunities and appealing lifestyle attract people to the Jacksonville area.
"The continued strong market we are having here in northeast Florida is considerably influenced by our area's stable economy," she says. "With our diverse business base and positive job outlook, people continue to relocate to the greater Jacksonville area. Add to that our great quality of life — with so many arts and leisure activities, who wouldn't want to live here?"
As for smaller markets in Florida, the Tallahassee MSA, reported strong resales activity last month with a total of 330 single-family homes changing hands compared to 298 homes a year ago for an increase of 11 percent. The area's median sales price rose 15 percent to $185,800; a year ago, it was $161,300.
Kenny Ayers, president of the Tallahassee Board of Realtors and new-home specialist with Heritage Homes Realty of Tallahassee representing Turner Heritage Homes, notes that the area's changing seasons and friendly community appeal to many homebuyers.
"As the state capital, we have a lot of job opportunities with the government and state offices, plus three big universities and colleges," he says. "The Tallahassee area is convenient to the coast and offers a nice mix of art and cultural activities along with a laid-back, friendly lifestyle.
A chart showing statistics for Florida and its 20 MSAs is available by clicking here. The chart compares the volume of existing, single-family home sales and median sales prices in Febraury 2006 compared to February 2005, based on Realtor transactions.
Florida's Existing Home Median Sales Price Rises 27 Percent in December
ORLANDO, Fla., Jan. 25, 2006-The median price for existing single-family homes in Florida continued to rise in December, reaching $247,000 — an increase of 27 percent compared to the statewide median price of $194,000 in December 2004, according to the Florida Association of Realtors® (FAR).
In December 2000, the statewide median sales price was $116,200, which is an increase of 112.5 percent over the five-year period, according to FAR records. The median is the midpoint, which is a typical market price where half of the homes sold for more and half for less.
The national median sales price for existing single-family homes was $213,500 in November, which was 13.5 percent higher than November 2004, according to the National Association of Realtors®. In California, the statewide median price in November was $548,400; in Maryland, it was $302,822; in New York, it was $280,000; and in North Carolina, the average resale price was $215,160.
Statewide, a total of 17,505 homes sold last month compared to 20,592 homes sold in December 2004, for a drop in the sales pace of 15 percent during the holiday period. Realtors across the state reported that inventory levels appear to be on the rise following months of tight supply in many markets.
The rate for a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 6.27 percent last month, up from the average rate of 5.75 percent in December 2004. FAR's sales figures reflect closings, which typically occur 30 to 90 days after sales contracts are written.
Among Florida's larger cities, the Jacksonville metropolitan statistical area (MSA) reported gains in both sales and median price in December compared to the same month a year ago. A total of 1,356 homes changed hands last month compared to 1,261 homes sold last year for an 8 percent increase. The market's median sales price rose 20 percent to $190,400; a year ago, it was $158,900.
Kay Seitzinger, president of the Northeast Florida Association of Realtors and assistant manager with Watson Realty Corp. in Ponte Vedra, said a strong local economy fuels housing activity in the area. "Businesses are continuing to relocate to the Jacksonville area," she says. "The growth is phenomenal. The military and service sector are our strongest two industries, but we're gaining a lot of diverse small businesses. Job opportunities are here and land availability allows for continued growth and development."
The Fort Myers-Cape Coral MSA was another larger market reporting strong sales in December, with a total of 1,084 homes sold for a 24 percent increase. The area's median price rose 46 percent to $322,300; a year ago it was $221,200. According to Brett Ellis of the Ellis Team at RE/MAX Realty Group, 2005 capped a great year. "Historically, the best on record. We did see some slowdown heading into the 4th quarter of 2005 which will carry over to 2006. Inventory levels have risen dramatically, and sales are down compared to similar periods over the last several years. We think the market is taking a bit of a breather as many have been priced out of the market. Investor activity has slowed dramatically and many are canceling contracts when they find out they can't resell for a profit. It all depends when and what price you got in. We've been saying for well over two years ultimately the end user will drive this market, and we're at that point now. Going forward, absorption of existing inventory will be determined mostly by the end user, and not the investors. We're back to normal supply and demand."
As for the state's smaller markets, the Ocala MSA reported a 4 percent increase in the number of homes sold in December, with a total of 559 homes sold compared to 540 homes sold during the same time last year. The market's median sales price rose 44 percent to $162,700; a year ago, it was $113,300.
Wilbur Van Wyck, president of the Ocala/Marion County Association of Realtors and broker-owner of Coldwell Banker Riverland Realty in Dunnellon, says that the area's scenic beauty and leisurely lifestyle attract buyers.
"The secret is out about Ocala and that it's a great place to live," he says. "This is a beautiful area that offers less traffic congestion, a friendly community and still laid-back lifestyle, creating a strong demand for homes here."
A chart showing statistics for Florida and its 20 MSAs is available by clicking here. The chart compares the volume of existing, single-family home sales and median sales prices in 2005 compared to 2004, based on Realtor transactions.
Courtesy of the Florida Association of Realtors, the University of Florida Real Estate Research Center and The Ellis Team.
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Local Realtor Predicts Market to Suffer
Another top agent in SW Florida sounded an alarm. "We don't have a demand problem, we have a supply problem. We've had a market binge and now we're going to suffer a little bit."
While the market has turned, and we agree with this agent is saying, the Ellis Team at RE/MAX Realty Group offers this advice. "There's always opportunity in this market, in any market. It forces Realtors and sellers to go back to the basics. Some sellers get amnesia and don't remember what it was like just 4 years ago. Some agents have only been in the business a few years and don't know what it's like to really market properties" said Brett Ellis.
Selling is tougher now, just like the old days. For a few years agents were like order takers. Now we separate the cashiers from the seasones experienced agents who know how to sell, and the results are readily apparent. You have to work at it, spend money on advertising, and season your negotiating skills. Brokerage fees may rise again soon as the value of a Realtor is more important than ever, and sellrs demand exposure. Exposure isn't free, and neither is excellence.
Newer agents are leaving the SW Florida real estate industry in droves, like it should be. "We had too many agents there for awhile who didn't know what they're doing. We still have too many, but it's getting better. There's always room for good people in this business, but not much. The startup costs are just so high now to get in and make a name for yourself, and sellers are demanding when properties sit on the market.
Fort Myers real estate will turn around one day. Until then, sellers should hire experienced agents who have been around the block a few times and know how to price properties, and how to market them.
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Global Warming Debated
At issue is whether global warming is making our hurricane cycle more intense and more frequent. There's little doubt we are in a trend of increased activity for the next several years. The question is, what is the cause?
Severl top scientists including William Gray of Colorado State believe there is no correlation. Other scientists disagree, but haven't been able to prove it.
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Read the link and decide for yourself.


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R.M. Cooper Library supports the production and dissemination of knowledge at Clemson University through the entirety of the scholarly communication lifecycle. As part of this effort, we offer the infrastructure and expertise to support the publishing of scholarly significant works that may not have another avenue for publication. These include theses and dissertations, student produced research posters, conference proceedings, two open access journals, open educational resources, and more.
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This is a great video that shows how simple it can be to train a puppy using clicker training. The most wonderful part is that it shows new trainers (children) and puppies with little to no training, and the simplicity of training a puppy.
What if my puppy is afraid of the clicker?
You can muffle the sound with a piece of cloth and use a really high value treat such as pieces of steak or a lick of garlic cream cheese from a Kong or a wooden spoon.
If your puppy is really terrified and won't take a treat, then you can use a marker word like "yip" (something you don't say in regular conversation) instead of the click and still use the techniques shown in the DVD.
What if my kids are afraid of the puppy, or the puppy is too rambunctious or nippy?
Your kids can stand on a stool to train and toss the treats to the floor with a small puppy. Or even better, get a puppy X-pen, or baby gates to confine the puppy. The kids can train from outside the barrier, while tossing treats to the puppy. If the puppy is really wild and needs room to run, the kids could be inside the barrier and the puppy outside it. Anything that physically separates them will work. Once the puppy becomes calmer and learns to sit to say please and learns the target following exercise, the kids can train without a barrier.
What if my puppy is afraid of the kids?
The kids can sit quietly at a distance that doesn't bother the puppy. Soon the puppy will investigate on his own. The kids can place a treat on the floor in front of them, but they will not try to touch the puppy. Once the puppy will come to them for food they can start using the clicker. Or you can use the clicker and they can give the food. Once the puppy realizes that they are reliable sources of treats he should lose his fear in a few minutes. If fear of children persists past the first day, please have your puppy assessed by a behavior specialist.
What if my puppy has a sensitive tummy and can't eat treats yet?
Use your puppy's regular meal for training. This is a good idea to do anyway for at least some if his food and some of his training.
Will I need a clicker and treats forever?
No! This is a training tool and once the puppy is trained you'll suddenly realize that he's following your cues without the clicker and treats. If you want to teach a new behavior, or some already learned behaviors start to deteriorate (and this will happen when the puppy is 9 months old or so) you can reteach things very quickly by going back to the clicker and treats.
When your puppy is still learning, take the toy on a rope and clicker and treats with you everywhere!
Can I use toys instead of treats?
Yes, you can use anything the puppy likes after you click. Food is by far the easiest and most powerful reinforcer for most puppies. Once you've got the clicker training well established using food, you can also use toys. Of course you'll need a way to get the toy back, so be sure to teach a solid "leave it" or "drop it" with food before using toys for reinforcement.
This excellent and engaging DVD teaches people of all ages how to teach their dog good manners. A great resource for parents and children.
It's wonderful to have a clicker training video on the market now that's geared especially for children and puppies. You did a great job covering all the bases -including basic obedience, essential manners like sit-to-greet, and tricks, too! We loved how the training was shown in real time, and the quick results the kids got with all the pups thanks to the very clear teaching steps you laid out.
Great basic puppy training, mostly demonstrated with children doing the training. Great for anyone with new puppy, and any family with kids.
It is a fun DVD to watch, even though it is meant to teach you. The pups are so cute and the children interacting with them is entertaining to watch.
Children and adults alike will benefit from this DVD and be able to follow the guidelines set forth quickly and easily.
short, but it's amazing what very young children are able to accomplish in a very short period of time. I really enjoyed watching this and will buy copies as gifts for new dog owners - especially ones with children - who have no experience with clicker training.
My friend has purchased a male Bloodhound puppy that is a little head-strong and is resisting learning obedience and crate training.
I have 4 dogs and have trained them using this clicker-training book/DVD successfully. With a little patience, a clicker and this book/DVD will produce good results with a puppy.
I use this video frequently to introduce individuals and families with children to the fun of using a clicker to train a puppy. Children enjoy watching the cute puppies and parents can see how easy and safe the methods are. Viewers can see the communication that quickly develops between the puppies and the child trainers. The footage clearly shows how successful the children can be in a very short amount of time. The DVD comes with a printed supplement that gives important instructions on proper use of the clicker to train a pup. The bonus clips on the DVD include among others, more training tips and a useful segment on the basics of dog body language called "Speak Dog". I show this segment when doing dog bite prevention education sessions with children and their parents. I am a professional dog trainer and behavior consultant and I find this DVD to be top notch.
This DVD not only demonstrates how effective and quickly learned clicker training can be but also, if one watches both the children and dogs as the clicker is used, shows you the appropriate way to use the clicker with your dog. A video of how to do "clicker training" is worth a thousand words of description -- and this DVD certainly does that illustrating.
Clicker Puppy is a great visual description for parents to use to help coach their kids. It is cute, and catchy. The segment with the two cats, one being chased and one being left alone has so many applications...worth the dvd just for this showing kids (and parents) how to avoid being chased... I recommend Clicker Puppy to all my families.
Clicker puppy not only shows how easy it is to train your puppy, it has great footage on training rabbits as well. This is a wonderful DVD. Clear, easy to follow and comprehensive. Well worth the price.
I recently viewed this video with my daughter who got her first Aussie a couple of weeks ago. It was perfect for a beginner. I appreciated the demonstrations and am excited to see her get started with it.
Clicking is such a simple concept that it was actually difficult for me to grasp at first. Children are much more receptive; so the beauty in this is it's simplicity. Because most of my golden puppies go to homes with children, early foundation is essential. Getting and keeping the attention of both the child and/or the puppy can be difficult. This is fun and instructional and has huge rewards going forward. I recommend it to all my puppy buyers.
Clicker Puppy: a 48 minute dvd that offers a wonderful approach to training your pet puppy or full grown dog. By rewarding the good behavior and the following of commands, canines learn to do what is requested of them easily and without fear or threat. Negative feedback is not used, as bad behavior is simply ignored.
This training method shows you how to click your way to your happiness and your dog's obedience. As they get "closer" to the objective or goal, you click the clicker, as if you are saying " you are getting warmer " ... If they move away, you simply do not click. Then when they meet the goal, you click and reward them with a treat.
Consistency is the key with any training method, and so it is with Clicker Training. You must repeat the action over and over until they meet your request before you have even asked it of them.
Once they firmly have the clicker method down, you then mix in voice commands or hand signals. Combining these with the clicker, will lead your canine to remarkable response times and will make of your pet a fine companion that you can be proud of.
The DVD comes with a clicker, so you will be all set to follow the examples you watch on the DVD. The photographer films children from the ages of 5 on up, interacting with puppies from 8 weeks to 5 months old. Some of these dogs have never had any form of training prior, others have received multiple sessions of other methods of training. All show equal levels of progress in learning the clicker method and all respond quickly and very well.
The best part about this DVD is you get to see first hand how untrained dogs are trained using a clicker. And a lot of the training is done by children. This goes to show you just how easy and fun clicker training is.
And you won't be overwhelmed because the DVD goes really slowly, breaking down everything into little steps. You and your dog will see the basics in action like: sit, down and come.
The DVD is a great addition to this training kit. And like the book it'll train you to use a clicker properly so that you can communicate with your dog in a way they understand.
Did you know that young children can train puppies as well as, if not better than, adults can? I didn't--at least not until I watched the Clicker Puppy DVD! When we bought our new puppy this year, I thought the best way to train him would be signing him up for doggy obedience classes. I also thought that only one person training a dog was preferable. Turns out both assumptions were wrong! Clicker training is a science-based method that uses positive reinforcement to teach your dog. In my family's experience, using this method has been easy, gentle, and yes, even fun! The DVD is just under 50 minutes long and guides you step-by-step on how to train your puppy. One of the best things about this presentation is that all the training is done by children with puppies who are learning it in real time. It is amazing how fast the puppies learn from the children using just a clicker (which you can purchase from the website) and some treats!
There is so much included in the DVD! In addition to demonstrating what clicker training is and how to do it, the video shows children teaching commands such as sit, down, roll over, come, off, jump over an obstacle, and retrieve. Because the presentation is done without rehearsal, you'll see common problems crop up and observe how to solve them--a huge advantage compared to just reading about it!
One of the things that proved particularly helpful in training our own puppy was the section titled "Training Tips." We learned why it's helpful to train close to the puppy's dinnertime, what the "3-try rule" was, why training with two people is better than one, and how and why to avoid negative reinforcement. In addition to this bonus track, there are three others included: using clicker training with rabbits, how to read a dog's body language in order to stay safe, and a method of clicker training used with people called TAGteach (which you may form a positive or negative opinion of, but is nonetheless interesting).
My family found this DVD to be a very helpful tool for training our puppy and reinforcing what he's learned. Having something like this on a DVD is so useful because it demonstrates techniques that are best learned visually. Watching other children training different puppies gives my kids the confidence to do it too, and it is wonderful to be able to return to the DVD whenever we need a refresher on something!


The title of Graham Parker's new album comes from the somber ballad "Is the Sun Out Anywhere": "Looks like cloud symbols everywhere / On this app that's on my phone." It reflects the shades of blue that underpin a number of the new songs by the still vastly underappreciated rocker, who came snarling out of Britain in 1976.
But "Cloud Symbols" is also Parker at his breeziest and most soulful. With his tight combo augmented by the Rumour Brass, songs such as "Girl in Need," "Every Saturday Night," and "Nothin' from You" exude a buoyancy that nicely counterbalances any downcast bent in the lyrics without diminishing their emotional force. Two numbers even feature trombone solos.
Arriving a year after the death of Allentown-born, Long Island-raised Gustav Ahr, "Come Over When You're Sober Pt. 2" is a sad postscript to the life of the rapper and singer who died at 21 of a fentanyl and Xanax overdose. With a spate of mixtapes and EPs, the songwriter with "Cry Baby" tattooed above his right eye established himself as a leading light among a downcast generation of emo-rappers prone to bare their souls on the SoundCloud streaming service.
Swizz Beatz doesn't need one grand gesture to define his career. As the hot-wired producer behind the rugged beats, stammering choruses, and mellifluous tones of the Ruff Ryders crew, and early hits from Busta Rhymes and Jay-Z, Swizz had bunches of hits that ruled the '90s and early 2000s before trying his own (wonky) hand at rapping. "Poison" was planned as a multigenre superstar epic (with Bono and Bruno Mars) that would show his command of pop and hip-hop in the present. The version of "Poison" before us is not that wide-net cast recording. Instead, this is a sharply cutting, thoroughly musical — and modern — take on the Beatz bounce, with nu-school cats such as AraabMUSIK, Kendrick Lamar, Young Thug, and 2 Chainz.


Since its original publication, Apprenticeship in Literacy has become a teacher favourite, covering all aspects of a balanced literacy program in an integrated manner and showing how all components are differentiated to address the needs of diverse learners.
Grounded in social and cognitive learning theories, this timely second edition details to seven principles of apprenticeship learning. It helps K-4 teachers implement and assess guided reading, assissted writing, literature discussion groups, word study lessons, and literacy centres across an integrated curriculum. It also features updated research emphasizing the importance of early reading; information of how behaviours align to curriculum standards; dozens of new classoom examples; schedules for implementing a workshop frameword, and much more.
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Gas Gas Motos, SA and Ossa Factory, SL join forces
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The Catalan companies, Gas Gas and Ossa merge for industrial and commercial synergies and to develop new products.
The result of this merger, Gas Gas assumes production of OSSA at its factory in Salt, where current models of both Girona brands will be distributed. Gas Gas and Ossa will share financial, technological and human resources, but the two brands will retain the existing jobs, their names and operate independently in seperate business networks to strengthen their leadership in the short-term trial market.
From this agreement and strengthening of its position in the off-road industry of both trial motorbikes as well as Enduro and Rally Raid, Gas Gas intends to revive the historic brand Ossa, not just for trial but with a street motorcycle that could be on the market within the next three years.
Gas Gas currently produces about 9,000 motorbikes per year and exports to 53 countries around the world, generating 500 direct and indirect jobs in Catalunya. With 95% of its turnover coming from the export of trial, enduro, and raids motorcycles, totaling 26 models in its portfolio, and they have a presence in the world championships in all disciplines. After the rebirth of Ossa in 2009, - three decades after its closure - they currently produce 800 trial motorbikes with two-stroke technology exported mainly to the European consolidated markets.
RAMON PUENTE, general director of Gas Gas
"In a globalized world with multinational companies, we decided to combine our companies from Catalonia to meet the demands of a highly competitive market.
We have the people, knowledge and infrastructure in order to have a posisiton in the motorcycling world. I think we cannot abandon this historical legacy and we have to take responsibility to reposition this industry in its rightful place."
JOAN GURT, general director of Ossa
"We have put our egos asside to create a project from Catalonia that allows us to compete at all levels, both in production and marketing. We need to further enhance the root talent and that's why it was better to be together than apart. With this union, we keep advancing and protecting this home industry."
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1999-04-13T05:06:36-04:00https://images.c-span.org/Files/809/19990413054100001.jpgMr. Wiesel spoke about the violence of the 20th Century and how indifference has led to many of the atrocities of the century, including the Holocaust and the current crisis in the Balkans. After his remarks, President Clinton reacted to the comments by speaking about U.S. involvement in the NATO mission in Yugoslavia and about the need for civil society. Following the presentations Mr. Wiesel, President Clinton and Mrs. Clinton answered questions from the audience which included representatives from Native-American tribes and Rwanda. Mrs. Clinton asked questions posed from the Internet audience.


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Martin Wins Round 3 GTS Race at St. Petersburg
By SRO Motorsports America StaffMarch 27, 2015Series News
St. Petersburg, FL – Dean Martin, of Westland, MI, won the Round 3 GTS race on the Streets of St. Petersburg, at the Cadillac Grand Prix of St. Petersburg. Kurt Rezzetano, of Phoenixville, PA finished second and Spencer Pumpelly, of Atlanta, GA, finished third.
Starting from pole, Martin, in the No. 50 Rehagen Racing/Picture Cars East Ford Mustang Boss 302 got a great start rocketing off the line when the lights went out to lead into the first turn. Behind Martin, Rezzetano, in the No. 37 Calvert Dynamics/Phoenix Performance Ford Mustang Boss 302 also had a great start moving up from sixth on the grid to second through turn 1 and was awarded the Cadillac Move of the Race for the feat. Pumpelly, in the No. 87 DWW Motorsports/iTrackzone.com Ford Mustang Boss 302, started second and following in behind Rezzetano for third. Kia Racing teammates Mark Wilkins, of Toronto, ON in the No. 38 Kinetic Motorsports/Kia Racing PutOnTheBrakes.Org Kia Optima and Ben Clucas, of Northampton, England in the No. 36 Kinetic Motorsports / Kia Racing DonorsChoose.Org Kia Optima who had started third and fifth respectively on the grid took up the battle after the first turn in fourth and fifth.
Coming into the St. Petersburg weekend, GTS points leader Kris Wilson, of Monument, CO, in the No. 07 Orion/Royal Purple/LaSalle Solutions/PassTime USA TRG-AMR Aston Martin Vantage GT4 started 19th on the grid after a mechanical issue prior to Thursday's qualifying session that did not allow him to post a time. On the start, Wilson gained seven positions earning him the Optima Batteries Best Standing Start Award.
Through laps 1 to 9, Martin, Rezzetano, Pumpelly, Wilkins and Clucas held position with Andrew Aquilante, of Chester Springs, PA, in the No. 32 Calvert Dynamics/Phoenix Performance Ford Mustang Boss 302 closing up the gap on the top five after falling off the leaders from the standing start. Aquilante had started fourth on the grid.
By lap 10, Aquilante passed Clucas for fifth and set his sights on Wilkins. By lap 19, Aquilante moved pass Wilkins out braking the driver of the No. 38 car through turn 1. On lap 24 though, Aquilante's Boss 302 encountered a mechanical issue and he retired from the race.
Up front, Martin put a gap of 1.5 seconds on Rezzetano, but by lap 26 the driver of the No. 37 Boss 302 had closed to within under a second and by lap 30 it was down to under half a second. Pumpelly held firm in third with teammates Wilkins and Clucas having a spirted battle for fourth. Joining that battle was Jack Baldwin, of Marietta, GA, in the No. 73 RESET-MD Porsche Cayman S , who had started ninth, followed closely by Wilson who had passed over half the field to get back into contention. Wilson would claim the VP Racing Fuels Hard Charger Award gaining 14 positions on the day.
On lap 31, Baldwin moved up to fourth with deft moves on both Wilkins and Clucas. Wilson followed Baldwin to climb into fifth. The pass on Clucas earned Baldwin the Invisible Clean Pass of the Race Award.
By lap 33, it was Martin, who had now gained back a second lead on Rezzetano, Pumpelly in third, Baldwin fourth, and Wilson fifth.
As the checkered flew, Martin claimed his fifth career Pirelli World Challenge win with all his series victories coming on street courses. With a fastest lap of the race at 1:19.841, Martin will start on pole for Saturday's Round 4 race.
"It's always nice when you can qualify on pole position and then lead flag-to-flag with the fastest lap," said Martin. "The street courses are such that when you are up front it's tough to pass so you just want to stay there. I did have a moment where I bounced it off the wall in Turn 3 but other than that it was good. The Mustang is great on the street courses. My style works on street courses, and we talk about it, I have a low self preservation factor. You have to ignore the fact that the walls are there and don't' get intimidated. Because if something happens on the street course with the walls, you are a pancake. You just have to have faith in the car. With the Mustang everytime I go to the brake or throttle I know its going to be there."
"Thank you to the crew for giving me a car that was really pretty good today," said Rezzetano. "We did a decent start and I was surprised because I thought I
got some wheel spin but then I looked over and saw I was in front of Spencer. I worked hard to get heat in the tires on the warm up lap and then went back
to my drag racing days to focus on the standing start. The Mustang is a great car for the standing starts. Once we all got going I could see that Dean was
driving a smart race and gauging me and my pace. When I saw him brush the wall in Turn 3, I thought I might have a chance. But then we got into traffic and
it got pretty interesting."
"Thank you to everyone on the team for being here. It was a lot of fun today for me," said Pumpelly. "I watch every race and follow timing and scoring when I'm at home and its great to be here now to be apart of it. The series as you can see is really going somewhere. Driving the Mustang was a ton of fun and the throttle response is great. Coming from endurance racing to this series is a huge difference. Just the basics of getting into a car that is set up for only me to sit in and get belts are basic differences. For me another difference in mentality I am working on is the focus on setting the car up for me only. This is something I will continue to work on because in the endurance world we as a team have to work on two drivers in one car."
Results are provisional until posted final.
GTS Round 4 is scheduled for 5:45 p.m. eastern on Saturday, March 28th. Watch live streaming of the race at world-challengetv.com and www.torque.tv. GTS Round 3 airs on CBS Sports Network Sunday, April 5 starting at 5 p.m. eastern.
ST. PETERSBURG, FL – Results from Friday's 36-lap 64.8 mile Pirelli World Challenge Championship GTS Round 3 race, part of the Cadillac Grand Prix of St. Petersburg at the Streets of St. Petersburg, with finishing position, class, starting position in parentheses, driver, hometown, car, laps and reason out (if any).
1. GTS, (1), Dean Martin, Westland, Mich., Ford Mustang Boss302, 36.
2. GTS, (6), Kurt Rezzetano, Phoenixville, Pa., Ford Mustang Boss 302, 36, -.686.
3. GTS, (2), Spencer Pumpelly, Atlanta, Ga., Ford Mustang Boss302, 36, -24.773.
4. GTS, (9), Jack Baldwin, Marietta, Ga., Porsche Cayman, 36, -26.206.
5. GTS, (19), Kris Wilson, Monument, Colo., Aston Martin Vantage GT4, 36, -26.459.
6. GTS, (5), Ben Clucas, Northampton England, , Kia Optima, 36, -30.733.
7. GTS, (7), Michael Cooper, Syosset, N.Y., Chevrolet Z28, 36, -36.705.
8. GTS, (3), Mark Wilkins, Toronto, Ontario, KIA Optima, 36, -39.941.
9. GTS, (8), Jack Roush Jr, Livonia, Mich., Ford Mustang Boss302, 36, -40.021.
10. GTS, (11), Lou Gigliotti, Dallas, Texas, Aston Martin Vantage GT4, 36, -40.151.
11. GTS, (10), Dan Martinson(R), Medina, Minn., Ford Mustang Boss302, 36, -1:15.162.
12. GTS, (13), Nick Esayian, San Diego, Calif., Ford Mustang Boss 302, 36, -1:16.690.
13. GTS, (12), Derek DeBoer, Ashland, Ore., Aston Martin Vantage GT4, 36, -1:17.093.
14. GTS, (14), Tony Gaples, Libertyville, Ill., Chevrolet Z28, 36, -1:25.073.
15. GTS, (18), Mark Klenin, Lone Tree, Colo., Aston Martin Vantage GT4, 36, -1:30.186.
16. GTS, (16), Buz McCall, Boca Raton, Fla., Porsche Cayman, 35, -1 lap.
17. GTS, (20), Andy Lee, Colorado Springs, Colo., Chevrolet Camaro, 35, -1 lap.
18. GTS, (15), Geoff Reeves, Cleveland, Ohio, Chevrolet Camaro Z28, 35, -1 lap.
19. GTS, (17), Preston Calvert(R), Potomac, Md., Ford Mustang Boss 302, 35, -1 lap.
20. GTS, (4), Andrew Aquilante, Chester Springs, Pa., Ford Mustang Boss 302, 24, -12 laps.
Time of race: 48 minutes, 52.733 seconds.
Average speed: 79.543 mph
Margin of victory: .686 Seconds
Lap leaders: Laps 1-36, #50 Dean Martin
Fastest race lap: #50 Dean Martin, 1:19.841 (81.161 mph)
Fastest qualifier: #50 Dean Martin, 1:19.001 (82.024 mph)
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