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Patent Office still not commenting on Michelle Lee or whether agency now has an Acting Director
February 1, 2017, 07:15 AM 31
President Donald J. Trump was sworn into Office on Friday, January 20, 2017, at approximately 12pm ET. It is now 12 days later and the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has still not announced whether Michelle Lee has been held over by President Trump and, therefore, remains Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the USPTO.
Multiple times over the past 12 days I've reached out to the Office and asked them if they could comment on the status of Michelle Lee, whether she continues to be employed by the USPTO, or whether there is an Acting Director presently leading the agency pending a nomination by the President and confirmation by the United States Senate. My most recent communication with the Patent Office took place late yesterday afternoon. In an e-mail I asked whether the Office could "comment on who is currently the Director or Acting Director yet?" In a return reply received within 15 minutes, I was told that the Office still had no comment.
Michelle Lee is apparently still scheduled to deliver the Keynote address at a NASDAQ sponsored leadership event in San Francisco on February 2, 2017. The leadership event page still lists Lee as Director of the USPTO. However, the USPTO Events page does not list this NASDAQ event, which is perhaps a better indication that Lee is no longer Director of the USPTO or currently working for the USPTO. Perhaps someone in attendance at the NASDAQ leadership event will ask Lee whether she is still the Director?
Despite the continuing intrigue over who is running the USPTO, the last several days have provided the Trump Administration with a lesson on the risks it is taking keeping any Obama political appointees.
Over the weekend President Trump signed multiple Executive Orders, one of which placed restrictions on travel from seven countries with known ties to terrorist activity. That Executive Order touched off widespread protests, multiple court challenges, and a variety of commentaries. Then on Monday, January 30, 2017, Acting Attorney General Sally Yates ordered Department of Justice lawyers not to take any action to defend President Trump's controversial Executive Order. President Trump swiftly fired Yates and replaced her with Dana J. Boente, the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, who will serve as Acting Attorney General until the Senate confirms Senator Jeff Sessions (R-AL).
I raise the issue of the travel ban and the firing of Yates not to delve into the politics or merits of immigration or terrorism, but to question the wisdom of President Trump keeping any high level political appointees who served during the Obama Administration.
Yates obviously does not support the President's agenda, but if you can put politics aside (a big ask I understand) most would recognize that what Yates did was an extraordinary act of defiance. She obviously has the right to do that, but President Trump obviously has the right to have his Justice Department fight for the implementation of his policies. Ultimately, it is President Trump's decision to make, which will be thoroughly reviewed by the federal judiciary. While we can hope the Department of Justice would give sound legal advice, Yates had to know she would be fired for ordering lawyers not to take action to defend the President's policies. After all, like all other agencies the Department of Justice reports to the President, not the other way around.
Yates refusing to instruct DOJ lawyers to at least make the best arguments available to support the President's agenda is extraordinary and simply not comparable to what occurred during the so-called Saturday Night Massacre, which occurred when President Richard Nixon fired his Attorney General and Deputy Attorney General for refusing to dismiss the special prosecutor looking into the Watergate matter. As we know, Nixon himself and his Administration were under investigation during Watergate. Here Trump is not under investigation, nor is any member of his Administration under investigation. Thus, at best, Yates must have thought that Trump's Executive Order was unconstitutional or somehow illegal. While reasonable minds can differ on that point I suppose, ultimately Yates is not the person vested with making that decision in our system of government.
The actions of Sally Yates quite clearly show the problems associated with keeping senior level decision-makers who wield broad discretion from a previous Administration. Whether you like what she did or despise what she did, what she did is not in dispute in any serious or logical way. Yates superimposed her views on the Department of Justice in an attempt to subvert the President's policies. She disagreed with the President and rather than allow the Judiciary to play the role for which it is designed she decided that the United States would capitulate. Again, the decision was not hers to make.
The Trump Administration will take many positions that will be diametrically opposite to those taken by the Obama Administration, as we have already seen. Having an Obama appointee, such as Yates (or Michelle Lee) in a position to thwart or subvert President Trump's agenda from within is ill-advised.
In the absence of any information the rumor mill continues to churn, and those who are knowledgeable about patent politics believe there are two camps within Trump's inner circle. One camp lead by Peter Thiel and Jared Kushner would like to see Michelle Lee stay, or perhaps be renominated as Director. The other camp, presumably the conservatives in the President's inner circle, want campaign promises to be delivered upon and are in favor of draining the swamp and that starts with getting rid of all Obama appointees. Which camp will prevail remains to be seen, but the Yates episode could, and probably should, be viewed as a cautionary tale of what can happen if you do not clean house. Allowing those political appointees loyal to the former President — a President who had dramatically different ideas about pretty much everything — to stay in positions of power seems like a mistake.
Sally Yates proves in a very public way why it is a mistake to allow political appointees from the Obama Administration to be held over. But for every public affront how many private episodes will occur where Obama appointees will seek to undermine President Trump? The risk doesn't seem worth the reward when there are many very capable individuals available and interested. In the patent world, for example, both Phil Johnson and Randall Rader are Republicans. Both have very long and distinguished careers in the patent field. Both Johnson and Rader would clearly take the Patent Office in a new direction and deliver on the Trump campaign promise to Make America Great Again. There are no doubt others who are highly qualified who would also do the same, while being ideologically aligned with the President and the Republican party. So why is there a need to keep Michelle Lee?
Perhaps the Yates episode will provide President Trump with much to consider beyond what is specifically means relative to this particular Executive Order. It certainly should.
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Actually, Yates ultimately worked for the American people not Trump. We are not a monarchy or dictatorship yet where the ruler declares "I am the State." Yates' first obligation is to the Constitution and not Trump.
Damian Tuttle
Michelle Lee…ambition "trumps" competence.
Greg DeLassus
"[Y]ou're mischaracterizing what Gonzales stated…"
To reprise the quote, former AG Gonzales said "There is a DIFFRENCE in the position of COUNSEL TO THE PRESIDENT and as ATTORNEY GENERAL of the United States," (emphases added).
I do not know how anyone could look at that quote and say that *I* am mischaracterizing what he said. My point was that the AG is not the president's lawyer. That is *exactly* what AG Gonzales is saying there. The counsel to the president is the president's lawyer. The AG is not.
"We're going to have to 'agree to disagree' on that."
"A stellar director is being vetted. However, the delay is because the Democrats are childishly opposing every nominee of the President…"
That is as well as may be, but it misses the point. Maybe we would already have a nomination on the table if the democrats were being more cooperative. Nevertheless, until that nomination is on the table, *someone* is in charge of the PTO, even if only in the capacity of the "acting director" or somesuch. Who is that person? Nothing about democratic obstruction prevents the administration from acknowledging the name of the person presently in charge.
Titus Corleone
February 2, 2017 11:59 am
A stellar director is being vetted. However, the delay is because the Democrats are childishly opposing every nominee of the President, regardless of qualifications. This is truly unhinged behavior, and unprecedented in American history. Basically, the President needs to get his higher level appointments confirmed before dealing with sub-departments. At this same point in time – all of Obama's picks were confirmed. The Leftists who control the Democrat Party are literally unhinged at this point. The GOP won its revolt. The Democrats lost theirs's (even though Bernie was another step in the wrong direction) and now they are paying the price…
"you are assuming your conclusion. Is the executive order lawful?"
Hey Greg,
We're going to have to "agree to disagree" on that. I'm not "assuming" the "conclusion"-the fact is this Executive Order was deemed lawful and constitutional by others in DOJ. Only Yates, as acting AG, appears to have disagreed with that conclusion.
Also, you're mischaracterizing what Gonzales stated-of course the AG must obey the Constitution and laws of the U.S. But again, the AG is part of President/Executive's cabinet, and to that extent, must simply advise the President/Executive Office as any attorney is supposed to, not actively impede/obstruct what has otherwise been deemed to a constitutional/lawful Executive Order. To the extent that Gonzales suggested otherwise, I would respectfully disagree with him as well.
Again, Yates had two proper choices in this circumstance: (1) faithfully carry out the Executive Order, whether she agreed with or not; or (2) resign, and if she so chose, to inform the appropriate persons, and within her ethical obligations, why she viewed this Executive Order as unconstitutional, unlawful, or both. Instead, she chose neither, and for that, like Greg Jarrett, I condemn her for acting as other than an attorney, including an acting-AG, should.
Nancy E. Kramer
I also signed your petition.
I thought I read somewhere that Issa backed Rader for a time. If so, how can we trust Rader. I was unable to find the reference so this could be just faulty memory? At anyrate, Phil Johnson seems safer from an Inventor point of view.
Our heroes:
"The Senate passed the bill [AIA] by a vote of 89-9. Sens. Boxer (D-CA), Cantwell, Coburn, DeMint (R-SC), Johnson (R-WI), Lee (R-UT), McCain (R-AZA), McCaskill (D-MI), and Paul (R-KY) voted against the bill.
Since Big Tech has chosen the name "Innovator" in a rather Orwellian manner, this leaves Inventor. On goes the battle: "Innovator" vs. Inventor.
Thanks for the heads-up. I signed the "We the People" petition.
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if the Board doesn't issue new 101 rejections then examiners reopen prosecution, do new searches (in violation of Office policy) and issue new 101 rejections
The Patent Office during the second Obama term bears little or no resemblance to the Patent Office during the first Obama term, which seems to be completely owed to the fact that Kappos was the Director during the first term and Lee was the Director during the second term. The White House micro-managed the USPTO during the second term.
I couldn't believe that Google was able to manipulate Obama to the point of him speaking to the press to call patent assertion "extortion". How can a public statement like that be viewed as protecting the constitution….he took the oath didn't he??
Here's what Obama said (unbelievable):
"The folks [trolls] that you're talking about are a classic example; they don't actually produce anything themselves. They're just trying to essentially leverage and hijack somebody else's idea and see if they can extort some money out of them."
Shameful!
Mark N-
From what I hear, Lee asked Obama or people his inner circle to appoint her to a District Court position in CA. Even if Obama were so inclined, that was impossible because no judges were going to move that late in the Obama term. With Thiel being a friend (apparently) anything seems possible. I do know there are some inside the beltway who believe she still wants a lifetime appointment as a district court judge (makes sense, who wouldn't really if you are inclined to government service as a lawyer). Time will tell, but don't be shocked.
-Gene
Mark Nowotarski
I was just reading a bio of M. Lee from 2005, when she joined Google. https://www.law360.com/articles/7245/silicon-valley-counsel-google-s-michelle-lee She's quite an ambitious person. Could she be negotiating for a more senior position in the Trump administration than merely director of the USPTO?
For what it's worth, Michelle K Lee is still listed on the USPTO employee locator http://portal.uspto.gov/EmployeeSearch/
More to the point, Michelle Lee has overseen the rank politicization of the USPTO, by refusing to defend the Washington Redskins' trademark in federal court and gleefully cancelling and rejecting other trademarks that were deemed offensive by the Obama Administration.
What is President Trump thinking? And what will the crowd in Silicon Valley think of Michelle Lee when she goes back there looking for a place to land?
To quote former AG Alberto Gonzales (URL below) during his AG confirmation hearings:
"There is a difference in the position of counsel to the president and as attorney general of the United States. As counselor to the president, my primary focus is on providing counsel to the White House… It's a much different situation as attorney general, and I know that. My first allegiance is going to be to the Constitution and the laws of the United States."
In other words, the OLC's client is the White House/President. The AG's client is *not* the White House/President. This is not a controversial assertion. AG Gonzales did not think he was lobbing a bomb into that confirmation hearing by making that assertion. It has never been understood that the AG is the president's lawyer. Everyone at that hearing understood that the White House is not the AG's client.
"Now Nixon who attempted to obstruct the enforcement of federal law, by firing various members , pray tell, how was what Yates did any different in obstructing the enforcement of a lawful Executive Order?"
First, you are assuming your conclusion. Is the executive order lawful? That is not established. Yates refused to follow it precisely because she thought it unlawful.
Second, Pres. Nixon issued an unlawful order ("fire the special counsel") and AG Richardson refused.
Pres. Trump issued an allegedly unlawful order ("exclude lawfully admitted visa-holders without either notice or opportunity to be heard") and acting AG Yates refused. Far from Yates' actions being analogous to *Nixon's*, they are much more plausibly analogous to Richardson's.
URL = http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/chatterbox/2005/01/gonzales_client.html
Patent Owner against Google has launched a petition against Michelle Lee
https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/michele-lee-current-uspto-director-lacks-integrity-due-direct-conflict-interest-her-previous-employer-google
Greg-
I agree with you that it is not unusual for a PTO Director to be unnamed at this point. Kappos was not nominated until June and confirmed in early August, for example.
I also agree that whether Lee is the Director isn't the real issue here. Who is in charge? There must be someone with the title of Director, or Acting Director, or perhaps the Commissioner (or other Official) has not been elevated to Acting Director but had the powers/responsibilities bestowed upon them as was done with Peggy Focarino a few years ago. Still, someone has to be in charge, right? Why the USPTO cannot answer that question is a mystery.
"The president is not the Justice Dept.'s 'client,' no more so than the governor of your state is the 'client' of the state's atty general, or the county executive is the 'client' of the local prosecutor.
I beg to differ. The President in, his Executive capacity, represents the "people," as does Congress in it's legislative capacity. The DOJ generally, and the AG specifically, are the "firm" (if you want to think of it that way) that counsel's and guides both the President, as well as his cabinet (the AG being also being part of that cabinet). And what Yates did was not to advise the President as she is obligated to do her capacity the top legal counsel of the DOJ, but instead to actively obstructed the enforcement of the President's Executive Order, one that had already be blessed both as to constitutionality as well as legality by other attorneys in DOJ. Now Nixon who attempted to obstruct the enforcement of federal law, by firing various members , pray tell, how was what Yates did any different in obstructing the enforcement of a lawful Executive Order? Even worse, while Nixon was not acting as an attorney when he engaged in the so-called "Midnight Massacre," (and what Nixon did was most definitely wrong and reprehensible on many levels), Yates most definitely operating in the capacity of an attorney who decided, for whatever reasons, to undermine and obstruct what her client (i.e., the President/Executive Office) was lawfully trying to do. How, pray tell, is that not a violation of Yates' ethical obligation to render "zealous advocacy" for her client?
But with radio silence from the White House, Commerce and PTO so much is speculation.
I suspect with other things going on, that the new head of the USPTO is a bit low on the totem pole when it comes to priority. That being said, the fact that M. Lee isn't officially out is an indication that she remains in the running.
The problem with the USPTO is that it doesn't involve any sexy political issues. Instead, a healthy patent system is the strong base upon that supports our economy. Unfortunately, like a weak foundation of a house, you don't realize its importance until the house starts to crumble.
Given how much of the Trump game plan revolves supercharging the economy, it is amazing that the Trump administration is considering a keeping not-so-secret tool of the mega-tech companies who would like nothing to quash competition by neutering the patent system.
Hey Gene,
Thanks for the clarification on your post. Consider the matter closed, let's move on.
MR-
I really don't know what is behind Kushner's belief that Lee is the right person. Frankly, I really don't know that Kushner is pushing Lee, but that is the talk around town.
If there are elements in the Trump inner circle advocating for Lee I would have to think there is some kind of quid pro quo involved, even if it isn't an overt quid pro quo. There may be a feeling that to deliver on promises made about rebuilding the American economy and moving from under 2% growth to 4% growth (or more) the tech sector needs to be engaged. That thought process makes some sense, but it would be foolish in my opinion to continue with anti-patent policies if 4% growth is the goal. I'm also not sure that Lee (or anyone for that matter) is capable of pivoting from her Obama supported positions to pro-growth IP policies necessary to move to 4% growth. Time will tell I suppose. I'm hearing that people expect a PTO Director to be named sooner than you might expect. But with radio silence from the White House, Commerce and PTO so much is speculation.
Going on two weeks after the inauguration, you really should be pushing the conversation to who the new director should be. While both Phil Johnson and Judge Rader are well-positioned, I think Rader would be a much stronger candidate. He was experience in the judicial and legislative branches. Heading the PTO would complete the governmental trifecta. On top of that, he has great international experience, and an infectious enthusiasm about the value of intellectual property.
"Yates … violated her ethical obligations to either represent her client (i.e., the President/Executive Office) zealously, or else resign because she could not."
The president is not the Justice Dept.'s "client," no more so than the governor of your state is the "client" of the state's atty general, or the county executive is the "client" of the local prosecutor. The Justice Dept's *client* is the American people. If the acting Atty General thinks that the administration is taking unconstitutional action to the detriment of the American people or their laws, then the acting Atty General's ethical duties to her *client* is to resist that unconstitutional action.
Of course, Pres. Trump was entirely within his rights to fire her and replace her, as he did. It seems to me that this is an example of the system working as it is supposed to. I cannot agree that any of the players in this recent drama acted either unethically or unprofessionally. Everyone did the job that they were supposed to do.
"[T]he United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has still not announced whether Michelle Lee has been held over by President Trump…"
I do not really disagree with the point you are trying to make (and I tip my hat to you for your dogged work in trying to get an answer to this question), but I think that the question "is Lee still in charge?" is less important than "who is in charge?". As you have noted elsewhere, if I want to bring an APA challenge, *someone's* name needs to be on the other side of that caption. Who's name should it be? This is not a small question.
I do not blame the current administration for not having a nomination already on the table. Patents are not and should not be the administration's first priority, so it is understandable that they have put more effort into finding a secretary of state, or a supreme court justice, than an Undersecretary for Patents & Trademarks. Besides, it is worth taking the time to find the *right* nominee, rather than rushing just to have *some* name on the table.
Still, even if the administration has not yet chosen a permanent nominee, it should not be too hard to say *who* is *presently* in charge. It just looks foolish to be unable to name the name of who is presently in charge. *Someone* is presently in charge of the PTO. Who is that person? They need to answer this question already.
Gene, I can perhaps understand why Thiel is comfortable with Lee, having known her as a law school classmate and maybe believing that the new administration can work with her in shaping policy. What puzzles me is why Kushner is supposedly pushing her candidacy. He does not have any background in the area of patents or even tech. Do you sense a political quid pro quo with the tech industry that draws him into the fight?
Night-
I'm going to have to agree more with John here. While Kappos did not defy an Executive Order, and there are significant differences, it is very difficult not to notice that he was no longer the Director almost immediately after making one of the strongest defenses of software patents one ever could in a very public speech. It is equally difficult not to notice that once Kappos left the Obama Administration, and specifically the Patent Office, has taken a very different approach to software patents. Allowance rates continue to decline, the Board is now issuing 101 rejections where none were previously found, if the Board doesn't issue new 101 rejections then examiners reopen prosecution, do new searches (in violation of Office policy) and issue new 101 rejections. The Patent Office during the second Obama term bears little or no resemblance to the Patent Office during the first Obama term, which seems to be completely owed to the fact that Kappos was the Director during the first term and Lee was the Director during the second term. The White House micro-managed the USPTO during the second term. So while there are certainly differences, John's point certainly rings true from my perspective. If you are not on board with the Administration you are released. That should hardly be shocking. It is what happened during Obama's term just as it has happened during virtually all Presidential terms. So those who are pretending Yates' firing is unusual or uncalled for or inappropriate or without precedent are either (1) lying; or (2) ignorant.
My personal belief is Yates can choose to do what she wants to do as an actor with free will. Thankfully she chose to subvert and obstruct openly rather than in a covert way. By doing this in such a public fashion it allowed everyone to see she was defying a Presidential Order and not fulfilling one of the basic tasks of the job she inherited. So while she could certainly choose defiance Trump can certainly choose to fire her for not doing her job, which he did.
Paul Morinville
Isn't it a felony to use an official title when you are not in the position? Perhaps charges can be brought?
EG-
When I said that Yates had the right to do what she did, what I was referring to is simply she could choose to do whatever she wanted to do as long as she was willing to accept the consequences. So I don't see Yates or anyone else as an indentured servant. Under our system I think the proper thing for her to do would have been to resign. She, of course, chose to obstruct and was fired for her obstruction.
So I agree with you that what she did was improper under our system of government because, as I wrote in the article, this was not her decision to make. Perhaps saying she has "the right" is poor phrasing. As an actor with free will she can choose to defy an order, but then has to face the consequences of that decision.
Night Writer
@3: I think there is a big difference between what Kappos did and Yates. Kappos did not say that he would not implement an executive order. Yates instructed the DOJ not to defend the USA in court in support of the executive order. She works for Trump. Kappos expressed an opinion while doing his job and not directly opposing Obama.
Well, no one martyred Kappos for his actions at the PTO back in 2012. He had the termerity to speak in favor of the patent system and the protection of software. The WhiteHouse (nee Google) had him dispatched within months. Sad. So, as far as I can tell, Yates' firing is the usual DC political playact. If you do not toe the line, you're gone.
@1 I agree EG. What Yates did was a political move at the expense of our democracy. I think Yates is unfit to hold any office in the U.S.A. for life.
(And, note I think what Trump has done is terrible, but what Yates did only makes it harder to oppose Trump's action.)
"Yates obviously does not support the President's agenda, but if you can put politics aside (a big ask I understand) most would recognize that what Yates did was an extraordinary act of defiance. She obviously has the right to do that, but President Trump obviously has the right to have his Justice Department fight for the implementation of his policies."
With all do respect, Yates had no right, as the interim AG and an attorney for the DOJ, to defy Trump on implementation of that Executive Order, especially given that other members of the DOJ approved that Executive Order as both constitutional and lawful. She had two choices: (1) support that Executive Order as the legal representative for the President; or (2) resign. She chose to do neither, and what she did was not only highly improper, but also, as noted correctly by Greg Jarrett on Fox News, violated her ethical obligations to either represent her client (i.e., the President/Executive Office) zealously, or else resign because she could not. Also, Senate Schumer's comment that the President's firing of Yates was a "Midnight Massacre" was a shameful reference to what happened back in 1974 with respect to what President Nixon did in firing various members of the DOJ.
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Upland council rescues Fourth of July Fireworks…
Upland council rescues Fourth of July Fireworks Spectacular
For the second year in a row, the Upland City Council has decided to keep the city's fireworks show.
UPLAND >> The show will go on.
For the second year in a row, the Upland City Council has decided to keep the city's Fireworks Spectacular but not before some sparks flew at the dais.
The issue had come up because the annual event does not generate enough revenue to cover costs, and the city has had to dip into its general fund to make up for the shortfall.
The decision on Monday night saves the show, which was threatened by the city's need to watch expenses after being faced with insolvency.
"While the impact of this event dollar wise is easy to calculate, we can't put a dollar amount on what it means to the community. The show is viewed by thousands in the stands and thousands more out on the streets," said Roberta Knighten, community services director for Upland.
The item passed 3-2, with council members Debbie Stone and Gino Filippi opposed.
Estimates show the city could lose anywhere between $1,000 and $4,000 if the event goes as planned this year.
Last year's event brought in a little more than $37,200 in revenues but cost more than $38,300, a loss of more than $1,100.
City Manager Stephen Dunn noted that the figure could be much higher since the holiday this year lands on a Friday, meaning attendance could be lower because residents have decided to travel for the long holiday.
"We anticipate a lower-than-normal attendance based on the fact that people will be going on a three-day weekend," Knighten acknowledged.
But, Knighten said, measures have been taken to help keep the budget afloat such as raising prices of the event last year to help absorb part of the costs.
Council members Stone and Filippi said they both felt the city could no longer afford to put on the show.
"We keeping asking our employees to give back, we keep asking our citizens to give back. We keep doing all of this and yet we sit here and say it's okay to lose $1,000. $1,000 is a $1,000 and a start in the right direction," Stone said.
Filippi suggested that the city consider some alternatives such as asking the Upland Foothill Kiwanis, which currently runs the snack bar, to team up other community-based organizations and "take this event off the hands of the city manager and to take ownership of the event," he said.
In addition, Filippi suggested that his fellow council members help find sponsorships for the event, which he said he would be willing to do.
Dunn said one of the reasons for canceling the event is the public perception it causes, given that the city is in a financial problem, "and you just blew up $25,000 in 25 minutes," he said. It costs the city $25,000 for the fireworks alone.
He was also cautious against relying on sponsorships because if bad weather forces the show to be canceled then the city's losses could be bigger due to the lack of sales tickets, the major source of revenue.
"We could get enough sponsorships to turn a profit this year but next year we might be on the same boat because we are not guaranteed the same sponsor," Dunn said.
But Councilman Glenn Bozar said he sees things differently.
"My honest opinion is this is political theater," he said. "It's political theater about budgets, it's political theater about an issue that is not an issue."
At the last council meeting, Bozar said the council received a mid-year budget review which indicated to the council that everything was on target to meet budget expectations. Everything was positive.
Then at Monday's meeting, the council also heard that the mutual aid with Montclair is going to save the city more than $150,000, Bozar said.
"Who's kidding who here? I'm not for raising the prices," he said. "Support this thing and put it on for the citizens."
Bozar's comments did not sit well with Filippi.
"I reject the claim that anything up here is theatrics. When you tell a fire chief at the same meeting that he can't have $180,000 to take care of some of his needs, I don't think that's theatrics. I would ask my co-council member to be careful how he uses that word, please," Filippi said.
Councilman Brendan Brandt said he was not in favor of shutting down the event for the $1,100 that it costs last year, based on all the good it does for the community.
"We get much more benefit," he said.
Ultimately, the council was in favor of maintaining the long-standing event because they felt it helped improve the quality of life for its residents.
"It's not $25,000 up in the air, it's a quality of life," said Mayor Ray Musser, who said he knows someone who has attended all but one of the shows.
Knighten was tasked by the council to continue seeking sponsorships.
"You can only hit up so many people. That's the thing about asking for sponsorships, it is work," she said following the meeting.
To prevent this issue from coming up next year, Knighten said the city will consider doing it on a committee basis and involving nonprofits in the community.
"They have better resources for sponsorships," she added.
A couple of Twitter users offered suggestions via the social network.
"They should have police or FD walking around collection donations for next year," said @_JC84.
"They should try to gain a sponsor for the show. Mountain View Chevrolet and the Leggios can surely afford to help out," @_JC84 later said.
@KoHoSo said, "Upland needs to think like Lake Gregory/Crestline does in financing fireworks with their Duck Derby and discount cards."


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Q: Mock the date for Date.parse I am doing some tests on date parsing. I was able to mock the date by doing as below:
my_str_date = '08022014at0600 +00:00'
my_new_date = DateTime.strptime(my_str_date, "%d%m%Yat%H%M %z").to_time
Time.stub(:now).and_return(my_new_date)

This is good enough most of the time, but when I want to get a date based on the day of the week, I do Date.parse('wednesday') for example, and unfortunately, it takes the current date.
I don't know how to find a global solution to simulate a specific date in the year that would work for Time.now and Date.parse. Any idea?
I though about Timecop library, but it does not seem to handle my case.

A: require 'time'

def get_weekday_date(name, ref = Date.today)
  day = {"sun"=>0, "mon"=>1, "tue"=>2, "wed"=>3, "thu"=>4, "fri"=>5, "sat"=>6}[name[0, 3].downcase]
  ref - ref.wday + day
end

date = get_weekday_date('wed', Date.parse("2010-10-10"))
puts date.strftime('%Y-%m-%d %A')  ## 2010-10-13 Wednesday

A: I was not able to do a clear integration test on a feature that parse a String because Date.parse does not use Time.now as reference for the current time. So I decided to use Chronic.parse from chronic gem and not Date.parse anymore.
The mock on Time.now is now use when I call Chronic.parse('wednesday'), and it helps me to check my feature is working properly based on a specific Time.now

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Guam's ambiguous labor situation
There may be no shortage of jobs or shortage of workers, but Guam has a trade skill deficit
By Mar-Vic Cagurangan
"We're hiring" signs are ubiquitous and job fairs have been regular events on Guam in the past couple of weeks, indicating the end of the pandemic-triggered drought in the job market.
With the Guam economy showing signs of recovery, local companies that cut their staff during the lockdown period have begun trying to fill the vacant positions by either rehiring furloughed employees or recruiting qualified job seekers.
"Job openings are getting a lot of applications. Now that the (pandemic unemployment assistance) is out, people are realizing that they are not getting checks anymore so they are starting to look for jobs and career opportunities," Labor Director David M. Dell'Isola said.
A total of 160 applicants showed up at the two-day job fair hosted on Jan. 29 and 30 by AK Toyota, which has expanded its business with the recent acquisition of Morrico Equipment.
AK Toyoto hosted a two-day job fair on Jan. 29 and 30, 2022. Photo by Mar-Vic Cagurangan
AK/Morrico is looking to fill 20 job openings including auto sales and service as well as managerial positions, according to Trina Cruz, the company's marketing director. "It's been very successful," Cruz said about the weekend job fair.
Cruz said potential candidates have been screened. "Several managers have shared that there are candidates that they're going to reach out to for a second interview," she said.
The openings, Cruz added, are a combination of new positions and existing jobs that have been vacated as a result of the Covid-related furloughs. "We've been calling back the ones who have been furloughed," Cruz said, "but some may not be able to return."
Market analysts believe there's still room for employment growth considering that many people have yet to return to the workforce. And while some tourism-related businesses have either slowed down or shut down, several others have managed to stay afloat with lifesavers from the federal government's Covid-19 stimulus and rescue grants.
"Things are opening up again and this is the best time for everyone to start preparing," Dell'Isola said.
David Dell Isola
The labor department offers paid training opportunities for residents who seek to start a new career such as the recently concluded boot camp for new bus drivers, who will be hired by the Department of Public Works. "They got paid while training," Dell' Isola said. "By the time the schools open, they will be ready to operate the buses."
To supplement its training opportunities, the labor department also offers local businesses incentives to train inexperienced residents, whose first three months' salaries will be covered by the agency. Under this program, GDOL will pay each on-the-job training employee $9.25 per hour during the three-month training period. "We have about 40 new employers who have signed up for this program," Dell' Isola said.
The Guam Registered Apprenticeship Program provides tax credit incentives to eligible businesses that employ apprentices, who are training in highly skilled trades and occupations such as technicians and automotive.
Eligible businesses are entitled to tax credits against their gross receipts tax liability equal to 50 percent of the eligible training costs paid or incurred by the business. "I think this is an untapped resource that businesses should take advantage of," Dell 'Isola said.
According to the Guam Bureau of Labor Statistics, the unemployment rate on island for September 2021 was 8.1 percent, a decrease of 3.3 percentage points from the June 2021 figure of 11.4 percent, a reduction of 9.8 percentage points from September 2020, but up 4.5 percentage points from the September 2019 pre-pandemic figure. The total number of people unemployed in September 2021 was 5,660 showing a substantial decrease in the latest quarter, but it remains well above the figure of 2,580 in September 2019.
While job fairs attract a significant amount of job applicants, the current number pales compared to previous years, said Sallie L.T. McDonald, certified job, career development and transition coach at the University of Guam's Career Development Office.
The UOG career office hosted a series of job fairs for approximately two dozen local companies in November last year. "Prior to Covid-19, we averaged about 200 participants in five hours and an average of 40 employers. But in April 2019 we saw 600+ participants in five hours and 52 employers that attended the annual spring job fair. In 2021, we again saw 217 participants overall for the online employer recruitment activity, which was like a mini–job fair in October-December 2021."
There are enough jobs for jobseekers on Guam, McDonald said. "My employer partners are consistent in providing their job announcements, which we post on our Triton Career Connections platform for our students and alumni to see," she said.
Despite the closure of many businesses on Guam as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, empirical evidence— such as new restaurants and retail outlets that replaced those that closed shop— shows that a number of new businesses have opened in the past two years. The towering cranes on Marine Corps Drive, where a new commercial complex and a new fastfood chain are being built, are the herald of more new jobs in the offing.
However, the labor situation on Guam can be ambiguous, if not baffling. There may be more than enough jobs but whether there are enough people willing to work or qualified to do the jobs that are available begs the question.
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, there are 54,190 eligible workers on Guam. The bureau's survey showed that 50,410 "did not want a job." Of this number, 3,780 "did not look for a job," citing a number of reasons: "believe no job is available," "cannot find a job," "family responsibility" "school attendance" and "cannot arrange child care."
Grace Donaldson
"As of April 2021, there were 8,150 unemployed and 1,309 job openings. These are people looking for jobs within a certain period of time, and it does not include those who choose not to seek jobs," said Grace Donaldson, president of Allied Human Services.
"Without current data, it's hard to assess if the 50,000 choose not to apply because of the limited job openings on Guam or because of other factors."
Donaldson noted that Guam DOL statistics as of Jan. 20, 2022 showed 640 available jobs. "Of those 640 jobs, there are 3.87 candidates for each listed occupation," she said. "Of the top 10 occupations, eight listed are in the construction industry, comprising about 20 percent of all job openings.
Other occupations include supervisors in food service (11 announcements) and registered nursing (11 announcements).
"Together, non-construction positions with the top 10 openings comprise about 3.4 percent," Donaldson said.
So again, the key question is, how many Guamanians are qualified to take on the hundreds of jobs that are available, especially in the booming construction industry?
"Please note that many of these job announcements in the construction industry may be required job opening announcements for the purpose of recruiting foreign hires," Donaldson said. "A quick search of job announcements will indicate that there is a minimum of two years of experience in these jobs."
Guam has been dependent on the H2-B visa program to fill construction jobs, which are held mostly by Asian workers.
"If 50,000 are choosing not to seek a job, they may have the correct perception that there are no jobs available to them. So why look?" Donaldson said.
In 2015, the federal government lifted Guam's exemption from the 66,000 national quota for H2-B visas, causing several developers to put the brakes on their projects. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security later eased the rules, noting that the influx of military personnel and activity on Guam would cause a surge in demand in the civilian construction sector such as homes, expansion of hospitals and commercial projects. The National Defense Appropriations Act 2021 provides the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services flexibility to approve H2-B petitions, but the new rule applies only for projects related to the military buildup.
"There are currently 2,277 H-2B workers on Guam, the highest since 1997 based on GDOL reports. Despite meeting this milestone, all H-2B workers on Guam are currently assigned to projects designated as 'directly connected to, associated with or supporting' the U.S. military realignment," according to a statement from the governor's office.
Guam officials believe the federal government has cloudy guidelines that leave some civilian projects, albeit related to the military buildup, out in the cold.
What incentives can companies offer to encourage people to work?
McDonald and Donaldson offered the following: health insurance (particularly important during our current pandemic situation); a flexible work schedule (particularly important to parents with young or school-age children); ability to work remotely (full or part-time); reasonable leave benefits; and contributions to retirement plans.


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Fifty-six years ago, Germany and France drew the lessons from their bloody past by concluding the historic Élysée Treaty, setting out a major new course for their relationship. Thus, what for centuries had been regarded as a traditional enmity was able to develop into Franco-German friendship, and the confrontation that time and again led to wars which wreaked havoc on Europe became the engine of European integration.
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Hi everyone. I'm new to this forum.
I am looking to expand my knowledge base of classical music. I have always listened to some of the more famous composers such as Mozart, Beethoven, Bach, Vivaldi etc.
I am now specifically looking for something where cellos and a bass undertone play a large role in the music.
I am not familiar with the technical terms, so please bare with me .
As a fairly recent "recruit" myself, let me offer my welcome.
Slaughterer wrote: I am now specifically looking for something where cellos and a bass undertone play a large role in the music.
Villa-Lobos: Bachianas Brasileiras No. 1; a great, semi-popular piece in three movements scored for eight cellos.
Mahler: Symphony No. 1; another popular work where the lower strings are most prominent.
Will give them a listen .
Welcome! Hope you join in our discussions regularly.
If you enjoy a deep bass sound, you must discover Dittersdorf, one of the greatest but least known (in America) composers.
You might try the symphonies of Sibelius for some powerful deep bass sounds.
Thanks for replying and the suggestions.
Slaughterer wrote: Hi everyone. I'm new to this forum.
Welcome! Could you describe a little more about bass sounds and what you like about them? I mean, we could assume that you like bass because it's big and impressive, but perhaps you have other reasons.
If it is the big and impressive nature of bass that you like, have you thought about brass music? I have a CD of a trombone quartet called the Triton Quartet playing German music. They have an enormous sound, with gorgeous intonation. There's a baritone (singer) on the recording too, and amazingly enough he sounds like a trombone. He can get his voice to blend with trombones which are probably the loudest brass instruments (or close to it).
Well a Orchestra has more than basses and cello's. There are no compositions entirely devoted to the lower strings. And your stepping into classical music via compositions with lots of basses and celli is a bit odd!
One of the first composers I liked is Bela Bartok. I started with 20th Century composers and worked back in time. I suggest a disc with "Concerto for Orchestra" and "Music for strings, percussion and celesta".
I also suggest the tone poems of Richard Strauss -- Don Juan, Ein Heldenleben, Alpine Symphony, Don Quixote, Also Sprach Zarathustra, Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks. Strauss was a master of melody and orchestration.
Could you describe a little more about bass sounds and what you like about them? I mean, we could assume that you like bass because it's big and impressive, but perhaps you have other reasons.
And your stepping into classical music via compositions with lots of basses and celli is a bit odd!
I primarily listen to metal, I have for quite a few years, but I have always enjoyed classical music, I'm trying to find something comparable to Wagner's work and compositions like Bach's Toccata and Fugue. I also particularly enjoy Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata and various other works (and yes, I know these are some of the most popular, but I still like them). The bass adds power to the music for me, and that's what I love. In some works I enjoy the macabre atmosphere it creates.
I'm not sure if any of you have heard of a band called Apocalyptica. They used to do covers of Metallica entirely on cellos and are now doing their own thing. Might be going off topic now for a classical music forum, but what I'm getting at is that I love the sound of bass instruments. I don't always enjoy 'frilly' compositions so to say, like some of Vivaldi's.
I have managed to find a CD of his 5th Symphony and i quite enjoy Sherzo. Thank you . As for some of the other composers, I'm still trying to get hold of their music.
If you like metal and are looking for "Wagneresque" pieces, try the Bruckner symphonies. Maybe start with the scherzos to get the feel of them. Carmina Burana is also usually a hit with metal fans.
Brendan wrote: Carmina Burana is also usually a hit with metal fans.
So is the score of Jaws. I know, Brendan, that you were not intending to be condescending, but that is the impression one leaves on a board like this when one makes a recommendation based on what someone might like if he is a "metal fan."
A classic moment for bass is the scherzo from the Fifth Symphony of Beethoven, one of the great (and few) passages for the double bass section. Double bass players are still kept in shape by the awareness that they will from time to time be called upon to play this passage. That is what bass means in classical music, not emotive grumbles at the low end of the human hearing range.
So is the score of [i]Jaws[/i]. I know, Brendan, that you were not intending to be condescending, but that is the impression one leaves on a board like this when one makes a recommendation based on what someone might like if he is a "metal fan."
Maybe you want to give a shot to Elgar's Cello concerto.
I'm also a huge metal fan...Deftones, old Metallica, Meshuggah, Cryptopsy, etc.
I'll ignore your preference for bass and just recommend some darker composers/pieces that I enjoy.
There are a few Double Bass Concerti around, and other pieces, most notably the Koussevitzky Double Bass Concerto. Koussevitzky was a great conductor who was a double bassist before he was a conductor.
Here is a 3 CD set of all of Boccherini's 12 cello concerti.
Hindemith also embarked on a project to compose at least one sonata for every instrument in a symphony orchestra. He died before he could complete it, but he was well along. Here is a list of all his chamber music from ArkivMusic--he wrote a sonata for double bass, a sonata for bass tuba, 3 organ sonatas, and an octet and other pieces featuring double bass.
About 2/3 of the way through the Wiki article, there is a subheading called "Classical repertoire" that is about 2 1/2 full screens long.
Here's something unusual, even unique perhaps. In May 1956, a group of professional and amateur 'cellists founded The Violoncello Society of New York. Two years later, 32 members of the society, under the direction of Villa-Lobos, recorded his Fantasia Concertante for Orchestra of Violoncellos, along with the composer's transcription of Bach's Preludes and Fugues from the Well-Tempered Clavier, again for an orchestra of 32 'cellists. It's on Everest 3024 (c.1959) and I don't know if it was remastered for CD.
P.S. It is written, on the back cover, that the aggregate value of the 32 'cellos thus gathered in the same room amounted, in the 1950's, to over $300,000.
All good suggestions...but I was just trying to ease him in a bit.


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Discussion in 'Cards: Strategy and Rulings Discussion' started by ShuckleLVX, Aug 8, 2008.
Can anyone throw out some pokemon lines they feel are good for simple decks, designed to teach new players the details of the game, while not making it too complicated/expensive. Im hopping to avoid an overly large number of rarer cards.
Making decks for new players is always hard, atleast without seeing what cards they have.
Huntail/gorebyss/ any pokemon that uses (P) (like muk or arbok), (D) (like cacturn) or (W) (like seaking or quagsire) Slowbro line is also good here becuase of water and psychic usage.
If they dont have very many of one type of energy use colorless guys like: Granbull, ambipom, Spinda and dodrio.
Hope this helps and good luck to your new players!
I tend to let them start out with non-complicated decks with 1 color, with some white mixed in. They often have a lot of POP7 Spinda at my joint, so thats a starter. I then just let them pick lines they have in 3-3-3, 4-3-3, stuff like that, and work from there.
It works for them. I teach them the basic tricks they can pull (Such as Ninetales Volunteer in the Nidoqueen deck), and they go from there.
Stage 1 White cards tend to be the best filler cards by the by.
The best one I can think of is Beedril. Its a very good deck, fun to use, and easy for anyone to pick up and win with.
A friend of mine taught some local kids how to play using an Electrode SW-Ampharos deck. It taught about powers, energy attachment, prize management, and control style playing. They picked up on the basics quite quickly using the deck, and any deck that involves exploding tends to keep peoples attention long enough.
I think any of the theme decks are good to start with. They are pretty cheap, and you can easily replace some of the random basics with more of the main cards. I've made my niece a Leafeon/Torterra deck using cards from 2 of the Forest Force theme decks.
I think that indeed, the theme decks are the best way to start, because the way the Trainer engines are set up, and having 1 of the "main" Pokemon, it is just screaming to get 2 of the same theme deck. Yes, you'll have 8 of some of the commons, but I think it's a better way than just using random cards.
For non-theme decks, I think it's important to make it simple enough for a new person to play, but not so weak that it can't win at all against even the theme decks. A balanced amount of Pokemon/Energy/Trainers can help, and the newer sets seem to do a better job of having common/uncommon cards that are viable for play. Not like in the EX series when most commons and uncommons were really bad, and even some rares/holos were horrible.
Well, it kind of depends on how intelligent you think these new players are. If they're stupid and/or really young, have them start out with a starter deck or something for the first few days. If they're smart, you can probably have a crummy but somewhat advanced deck for them to play with within a few games.
I would start them out with simply the best deck you can build with the cards available at hand. I'm building decks for my two kids based on extensive research on forums like this. Just shelling out money for singles like Lefeon X, G&G, etc. But that's if you have considerable money to spend. My point is, just because they are new to the game (or as above put it, "stupid" - kind of harsh) I think they are better off starting out with the best deck possible. Why dummy it down on purpose? Let them lose until they learn how to play the deck or better yet, teach them how to play the deck! Then if they get serious about competing they'll know how to play the more complex decks/cards a lot better/sooner. Plus if they are playing decent decks it is more likely they'll play someone with some of the same cards and will learn from them how to play them well.


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Day 1- Barcelona
Arrival to Barcelona
Private bus transfer to hotel for check in
Breakfast at the hotel.
Morning SIC Barcelona Sightseeing tour:
In Barcelona, history and traditions go hand in hand with emerging fashion and new trends in cuisine, culture and art. We will start with a panoramic sightseeing tour from the bus that will take you up the elegant Passeig de Grácia, where you will see the most famous Gaudi houses, casa Batlló and casa Mila (La Pedrera) as well as other fine buildings of the Modernism era. We will continue towards the sea where you will be able to admire the intense changes the city underwent for the Olympic Games in 1992. You will pass by the Arc of the Trionf, Ciudadela Park, the Olympic Village, the Olympic Port, the beach and the fisherman's quarter, called Barceloneta, the Port Vell, Plaza (square) de Colon with its famous Columbus monument, indicating which way he sailed to discover the Americas.This point is also the beginning of the famous Ramblas of Barcelona. Then we will drive up Montjuïc where we will make a short stop at Olympic Stadium Lluis Companys. We will continue driving up till Montjuïc Castle where you will enjoy a cable car ride with amazing views of the city. The bus will pick you up at the last station and will continue the Montjuïc visit passing by the sports facilities built for the 1992 Olympic Games: the Lluis Companys stadium, the Palau Sant Jordi, the Olympic swimming pool Picornell until we get to the Spanish Village
(Poble Espanyol). We will visit this charming place where you will admire a collection of traditional buildings from all over Spain, and a demonstration of handcrafts made in Spain.
After the visit of the Spanish village (Poble Espanyol), we will leave Montjuïc behind and go back down to the city centre. During the drive back to the city centre you will be able to admire the Venetian Towers, the Montjuïc fountains, the MNAC and the CC, Las Arenas rebuilt over the ancient Plaza de Toros. Arrival to Plaza de Catalunya, the starting point of the guided walking tour of the old city centre. Our guide will take you to the Ramblas, Cathedral square, along the narrow streets of the Gothic quarter (Barrio Gótico) and plaza Sant Jaume where the City hall is located and the headquarters of the Catalonian government. Our tour finishes again at Plaza de Catalunya, in front of the Hard Rock Café.
Afternoon at leisure.
Flamenco show at night with 1 drink and transfer in-out included.
In the morning Beach and Banana Flyfish water Activity.
Fly, jump, laugh, get wet, and hold on tight! The special design of the Flyfish and the combination of speed, wind and waves allow you to glide and fly along the coast of Barcelona just like a flying fish!
Immortalize the moment by requesting the photos or video service when you arrive!
Rest of the day at leisure.
Banana flyfish water activity in Barcelona in the morning, rest of the day at leisure.
Day 4 - Valencia
Private bus transfer to Barcelona-Sants train station.
Departure by train from Barcelona to Valencia.
Arrival in Valencia, private bus transfer to hotel and check in.
In the afternoon visit the amazing City of Arts and Science including the Hemisferic and the Oceanografic (Ticket included).
The City of Arts and Sciences was designed by Valencian architect Santiago Calatrava, it is an impressive example of modern architecture surrounded by attractive streams and pools of water.
The "city" is made up of: El Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía (Opera house); L'Hemisfèric (Imax Cinema, Planetarium); L'Umbracle (Walkway & Garden); El Museu de les Ciències Príncipe Felipe (Science museum); Oceanografic (Open-air aquarium); gora (Aspace for events).
Day 5 -Valencia
Full day Tomatina Festival, including transfer to and from Buñol (venue), tour guide giving explanations, venue fee and Tomatina tee shirt. Access to Spain Tastic Fun Zone with music and activities. La Tomatina is a food fight festival held on the last Wednesday of August each year in the town of Buñol near to Valencia (38 km). Thousands upon thousands of people make their way from all corners of the world to fight in this 'World's Biggest Food Fight' where more than one hundred metric tons of over-ripe tomatoes are thrown in the streets.
Prior to 2013 anywhere from 40,000 to 50,000 (reported to be 50,000 in 2012) people crammed into this huge tomato fight, greatly expanding Buñol's normal 9,000 person population. Since 2013 official ticketing has been in place limiting the number of participants to just 20,000 lucky people.
There is limited accommodation for people who come to La Tomatina, so many people take the easier option of staying in nearby Valencia just 38km to Bunol. In preparation for the dirty mess that will ensue, shopkeepers use huge plastic covers on their storefronts in order to protect them from the carnage.
Day 6- Madrid
Private bus transfer to Valencia train Station to take an AVE High Speed train to Madrid.
Arrival in Madrid and private bus transfer to hotel for check in.
Rest of the day at leisure in Madrid.
In the morning SIC Sightseeing tour medieval historic city of Toledo.
UNESCO World heritage to be followed in the afternoon with a sightseeing guided tour of Madrid.
HD TOLEDO TOUR (AM)
Discover the "City of the Three Cultures! Located 70 km away from Madrid is Toledo, a beautiful city- museum declared World Heritage Site by UNESCO. It is one of the oldest towns in Europe and has a great artistic beauty and buildings from almost all periods in history (Arabian, Gothic, Mudejar, Renaissance and Baroque style). Toledo is called the "City of the Three Cultures, since Christians, Muslims and Jews lived together. In the XVI century, it was also the place of residence of the great painter El Greco.
Outside view of the Cathedral; Church of St. Tomé with El Entierro del señor de Orgaz, masterpiece of El Greco; Synagogue of Santa María la Blanca; Monastery of San Juan de los Reyes; famous technique of damascene (incrustation of precious metals in steel) and panoramic sightseeing of Toledo. Comfortable shoes are recommended.
HD MADRID HIGHLIGHTS TOUR (PM)
Madrid shows the multiple contrasts inherited through the History. You will be able to find the medieval origins of the city, like the Arabic fortress, at the Barrio de la Morería, characterized by the antiquity of its buildings and the taste of its typical restaurants. We will also cover the Hapsburg Madrid of Felipe II, with its Renaissance and Baroque buildings walking and making pictures on Calle Mayor, Plaza Mayor, Plaza de la Villa. Then, we ill also see the Bourbon Madrid and the urban layout made by Carlos III, the Royal Palace, theCibeles Fountain, Neptune Fountain and the Puerta de Alcalá. We will also visit the works from the kingdom of Joseph Bonaparte on the 19th century, such as Prado Museum.
We will get to know the contemporary Madrid on areas such as Gran Vía, Paseo de la Castellana, Barrio Salamanca, Plaza de Castilla and Parque del Oeste, as well as the commercial and financial areas of Modern Madrid, like the emblematic Ventas Bullring or Santiago Bernabéu Stadium. During this tour, we will stop at the famous Hard Rock Café, where you will enjoy a free drink.
Day 8 Madrid
In the morning transfer to Real Madrid Stadium for the Bernabeu Tour including Adidas mega store.
Morning visit to Real Madrid F.C. Santiago Bernabeú Stadium (Opening days: Monday to Saturday: 10:00 - 19:30 Sundays and holidays: 10:30 - 18:30). An exciting tour where the Bernabeú stadium where you will have the chance to look through the Stadium with no limits, and even have access to those places that you only had pictured in your mind. You can visit the tunnel to the locker rooms, the bench, the pitch and even the presidential box. To round it off, you will visit the new Museum, the chief exponent of Real Madrid legend, the Best Club in the 20th Century.
In the evening, feel and experience on your own the vibrant nightlife of Madrid, one of the most famous in Europe.
Day free at leisure to rest after night went out or discover the city on your own.
Optional activity:
Private bus transfer to and from Carlos Sainz karting Centre (Las Rozas).
Kart + Laser combat activities.
Carlos Sainz Karting Center (Las Rozas) - Best Indoor Karting of Europe
Here at the Carlos Sainz Center, pure sport and fun are guaranteed! They have the best indoor tracks in Europe.Master Chef 2 Junior has celebrated its semifinals at Karting Carlos Sainz, where the little cooks enjoyed a great karting race. Also famous drivers and sports journalists like Carlos Sainz, Carlos Sainz Jr., Emilio de Villota, Carmen Jorda, Fonsi Nieto and others came to the event. All the participants have enjoyed an exciting race where they have raced with real karts and they have felt like Formula 1 drivers for one day.
Then proceed to the Carlos Sanz Karting Center - at Las Rozas.Discover the best indoor Karting track in Europe, with more than 3,000 square meters of track full of fun-filled curves. It is a technically highly advanced yet safe circuit, with a real-time timing service and state-of-the-art
media. Feel like a real race car driver on our track. You can check the results of your race in real time with the marker located at the finish line. Star an evening Karting session and a Laser Combat) Children starting from 6 years old are accepted.
Day 10 Madrid
Breakfast at your hotel.
Depending on flight time, free time, pick up and private transportation to the airport.