Natalee Case Discussion #827 12/9/09 - 1/28/10

[jen3560]

Only 70 passengers? 

Doesn't sound like it was even 1/2 full. This is high season isn't it  ???
 
Seats: 150
Seat Configuration: 25 rows in a three-by-three layout

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[texasmom]

http://www.amigoe.com/artman/publish/artikel_66887.php

Google translation:

ARUBA

Key Largo Casino officially bankrupt

December 30, 2009, 12:51 (GMT -04:00)


ORANGE CITY - The Key Largo Casino yesterday afternoon was officially declared bankrupt. Utilities WEB and Elmar view with the curators on how the amount of over two million florin to come to the casino still had to pay them. The 74 employees receive their severance pay today or tomorrow.

According to chairman of the union Clear Rudy Geerman, employees of the Key Largo Casino welcome the ruling of the court. "It was of course foreseeable that it would be declared bankrupt," said Geerman. "With the prospect of the severance in the casino employees in any case money bag to the year to start. Previously dismissed employees were not money, "said Geerman. The union is waiting to see what the government will do to save the jobs. "I am convinced that a new hotel operator quickly will give a new start. Then, most employees of both The Aruban Resort as the Key Largo Casino get their jobs back. The hotel offers many business opportunities. Eighty percent of the timeshare is sold. "

[texasmom]

http://www.amigoe.com/artman/publish/artikel_66897.php

Google translation:

ARUBA

Legal battle for taxi permits

December 30, 2009, 13:27 (GMT -04:00)

ORANGE CITY - A group of 26 persons from the court to compel the government that they still get a taxi license. Minister of Tourism and Transport Otmar Oduber (ASF) had their pledges for a taxi license was revoked and that the group disagreed. Anthony Ruiz lawyer representing the group in the case which was yesterday.

Former Minister of Tourism and Transportation, Edison Briesen (MEP) had 52 people promised they would get a taxi license. Oduber has withdrawn that promise. The argument was that the licensing process "was not properly conducted" and that the former minister had abused his position. These commitments "not legally binding on the government", said Oduber. Moreover, he argued, there is no need for new taxis.

Nonsense, find lawyer Ruiz. "There have been ten years no new taxi licenses issued. In this period, tourism has grown tremendously. "The return of KLM and Carnival Cruises and the increase in flights of American Airlines makes it necessary according to the lawyer that more taxis to drive around the island. It also highlights the El Gaucho restaurant popular with tourists. "After dinner, tourists may have to wait twenty minutes until a taxi comes."

The counselor also believes that the commitment for the license "not just" be granted. They are well substantiated and not against the law. "My clients can have confidence in the decision of a minister," said the lawyer. "The granting of the taxi permit also costs the government nothing, it just gives them money in the form of taxes and fees." The overall taxi would also improve if more taxis would come, and that again is positive for tourism. Ruiz asked the judge to force the government to return to the revocation or other damages attributable to its clients.
The court will rule on January 6.

[texasmom]

http://www.amigoe.com/artman/publish/artikel_66893.php

Google translation:

Curacao

"FOL's not used to transport prisoners by U.S. '

December 30, 2009, 13:05 (GMT -04:00)

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PHILIPSBURG / THE HAGUE - The data that the U.S. has provided under the operating agreement and own observations showed that the two military bases FOL not used for the transportation of detainees and / or prisoners.

It says the Minister of Foreign Affairs Maxime Verhagen to the permanent parliamentary committee on Foreign Affairs Second. The MPs asked if "can be excluded with certainty that the two FOLs the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba in the U.S. have ever been used for the transportation of detainees and / or prisoners, thereby excluding own staff.

The minister indicates that between the Kingdom and the U.S. in implementing the underlying agreements about the nature, content and method of disclosure by the U.S. and that the Kingdom has the option to request further information.

The minister also submit to the MPs that the use of the FOL FOL's is governed by the Convention, since it questions whether it is true, "as some press articles claimed that the Government of the Netherlands Antilles may authorize the FOL for the use of aircraft and ships from the U.S., without consulting with The Hague ".

"This treaty provides under Article II to authorize the United States for access to and use of Hato International Airport in Curacao and Reina Beatrix Airport in Aruba, and designated ports and facilities, solely in connection with drugs from the air strike. Under Article IV is not a necessary statement prior diplomatic flight. "For a flight under the Convention is an abbreviated FOL process used by the aeronautical authorities of the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba for obtaining permission to use the airspace of the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba entry may be allowed to come and countries. All other flights such as regular exercises with the Americans and for VIP visits, the regular approval process to be followed by The Hague.

Basic Manta Ecuador
It was also asked whether it is true that the Ministry of Defense of Ecuador has made himself an investigation into the use of the Manta base, and it is shown that there is an operational agreement, which fleshes out the procedures for using the basis. "The last flight of the U.S. Drug exploration from the base Manta took place on July 17, 2009. On September 18, 2009 was the basis formally transferred to Ecuador. With that, the use of Manta by the U.S. formally ended. The Ecuadorian government has studied the use of the base. There is no operating agreement that the continued use of the basic controls. There is an agreement which regulates the procedure between the U.S. and Ecuador, where the air force, navy or coast guard of the U.S. ships under Ecuadorian flag would want to inspect. This Agreement is separate from the U.S. use of the Manta base, which has been terminated, "Verhagen said.

According to a statement by the Minister of Defense of Ecuador Ecuador in the past would not "direct control" have the information that was obtained by the flights. "The information gathered by the flights was given to a coordination center in the U.S. which also Ecuadorian liaison officer was (and is) linked. This information was available on request from the Ecuadorian authorities. Following an examination of the Ecuadorian government to the events surrounding an attack by Colombian forces on a FARC base in Ecuador by the U.S. data on all flights in that period to Ecuador made available in order to counter rumors as would Manta base in any way involved in this attack.

This past flights would be conducted with other objectives than drug control by the U.S. denied. The Ecuadorian authorities have not indicated that many flights would be carried out with no outstanding drugs would have to give Verhagen.

[texasmom]

http://www.amigoe.com/artman/publish/artikel_66878.php

Google translation:

CURAÇAO

Queen Appreciation for Jasper Schuringa

December 30, 2009, 12:26 (GMT -04:00)

PHILIPSBURG / THE HAGUE - Queen Beatrix has to convey its appreciation to Jasper Schuringa "for his courageous act". That the Government Information Service reported today.

The Carnegie Foundation Heroes Fund Netherlands wants Schuringa receives an award for his act. The fund's main objective to give awards to people who risk their lives one's life saved or tried to do. The sister organization in the United States would have to bear Schuringa, since the heroic deed took place in America. There is a bronze and a silver medal. A silver medal is awarded less often.

The 32-year Curaçao last weekend helped to overpower a man who wanted to commit an attack on the plane in which he Sat As this newspaper reported yesterday, will the Government of the Netherlands Antilles Jasper like celebrating. Prime Minister Emily de Jongh-Elhage has contact with him. The Dutch Deputy Prime Minister Wouter Bos said Saturday by telephone with him and spoke for the Dutch government appreciation. The Dutch Minister Guusje ter Horst (Home Affairs) Schuringa praised today during a press conference where they announced that all passengers traveling from the airport to the U.S. in the short term to go through a body scan.

Meanwhile, Dutch media are eager to Schuringa to snare an interview when he again set foot on Dutch soil.

[2NJSons_Mom]

Only 70 passengers? 

Doesn't sound like it was even 1/2 full. This is high season isn't it  ???
 
Seats: 150
Seat Configuration: 25 rows in a three-by-three layout

http://www.jetblue.com/about/whyyoulllike/about_whyairbusstats.html
 
The A320 sets a new generation of comfort standards, with 12 first class and 138 economy class seats in the widest cabin available for single-aisle jetliners
http://www.airbus.com/index.php?id=1526
 

We've never been on a flight to or from an island that wasn't full, but we have always had a non-stop flight.  I just looked at available JetBlue flights for tomorrow from Aruba to Boston and 4 came up.  One non-stop and the other three layover in NYC.  All had around 3 or 4 seats available. 

[jen3560]

I am heading out of town a bit early for the weekend but wanted to check in, and wish all Monkeys a fun and safe New Year celebration!

May 2010 bring promise, hope, peace and happiness for all.

 

[texasmom]

I am heading out of town a bit early for the weekend but wanted to check in, and wish all Monkeys a fun and safe New Year celebration!

May 2010 bring promise, hope, peace and happiness for all.

 

Thanks jen!  I wish the same for you and yours too! 

Safe travels! 

Happy New Year!   

[texasmom]

Sorry for the O/T but I had to post this here in hopes "BlueMoon" would see it!   

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091230/ap_on_sc/us_sci_blue_moon

Rare New Year's Eve 'blue moon' to ring in 2010

By ALICIA CHANG, AP Science Writer – Tue Dec 29, 7:03 pm ET

LOS ANGELES – Once in a blue moon there is one on New Year's Eve. Revelers ringing in 2010 will be treated to a so-called blue moon. According to popular definition, a blue moon is the second full moon in a month. But don't expect it to be blue — the name has nothing to do with the color of our closest celestial neighbor.

A full moon occurred on Dec. 2. It will appear again on Thursday in time for the New Year's countdown.

"If you're in Times Square, you'll see the full moon right above you. It's going to be that brilliant," said Jack Horkheimer, director emeritus of the Miami Space Transit Planetarium and host of a weekly astronomy TV show.

The New Year's Eve blue moon will be visible in the United States, Canada, Europe, South America and Africa. For partygoers in Australia and Asia, the full moon does not show up until New Year's Day, making January a blue moon month for them.

However, the Eastern Hemisphere can celebrate with a partial lunar eclipse on New Year's Eve when part of the moon enters the Earth's shadow. The eclipse will not be visible in the Americas.

A full moon occurs every 29.5 days, and most years have 12. On average, an extra full moon in a month — a blue moon — occurs every 2.5 years. The last time there was a lunar double take was in May 2007. New Year's Eve blue moons are rarer, occurring every 19 years. The last time was in 1990; the next one won't come again until 2028.

Blue moons have no astronomical significance, said Greg Laughlin, an astronomer at the University of California, Santa Cruz.

"`Blue moon' is just a name in the same sense as a `hunter's moon' or a `harvest moon,'" Laughlin said in an e-mail.

The popular definition of blue moon came about after a writer for Sky & Telescope magazine in 1946 misinterpreted the Maine Farmer's Almanac and labeled a blue moon as the second full moon in a month. In fact, the almanac defined a blue moon as the third full moon in a season with four full moons, not the usual three.

Though Sky & Telescope corrected the error decades later, the definition caught on. For purists, however, this New Year's Eve full moon doesn't even qualify as a blue moon. It's just the first full moon of the winter season.

In a tongue-in-cheek essay posted on the magazine's Web site this week, senior contributing editor Kelly Beatty wrote: "If skies are clear when I'm out celebrating, I'll take a peek at that brilliant orb as it rises over the Boston skyline to see if it's an icy shade of blue. Or maybe I'll just howl."
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On the Net:
http://www.miamisci.org/www/eventsplan.html

[Nut44x4]

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[texasmom]

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[2NJSons_Mom]

We have a  MSN spider  07:54:43 PM Viewing the topic Lorenzo - June 2005 information and RaceJunkies posts. 

I can't seem to find my way to the site meter!!  Where did it go??

Aren't spiders just a way for google, yahoo, msn to update their search engine info?  I believe Dugga shared this with us when the forum was up and running.  In fact, the spiders count as guests.

[2NJSons_Mom]

DH's family's trip report isn't much.   I'll give you what I have.

1. Family member's husband likes it there, the wind does mess with a golf game.  Said the food was better than other islands they'd been to.

2. Family member said it is not her favorite island.  It's ugly compared to other places she's been, but concedes being with her children and grandchildren was wonderful.  Nothing but rock & cactus away from the beaches.  Kids won a couple of beach games.

3. Went to Mass twice at Santa Anna Church in Noord.  Wooden kneelers with a piece of carpet to place on them if you wished...not air-conditioned and hot.  Went there because of the time choice for Mass.  Other members of the family did not go back the second time for Dec. 8th Holy Day....it was just too uncomfortable.

4. They were all-inclusive but mentioned that looking at the menu prices for breakfast, they knew that others were paying very high prices if not on that type of plan.  They were a party of 9 and they said it would have cost them $200 for that meal.

5. Singer at Mass was excellent.  He was recognized at the hotel a few days later by one of the kids.  He had been selling CD's after the first Mass they attended but they had left.  He offered to send them to them and he did.  He's from Long Island, NY. 

That's all folks. 

[texasmom]

DH's family's trip report isn't much.   I'll give you what I have.

1. Family member's husband likes it there, the wind does mess with a golf game.  Said the food was better than other islands they'd been to.

2. Family member said it is not her favorite island.  It's ugly compared to other places she's been, but concedes being with her children and grandchildren was wonderful.  Nothing but rock & cactus away from the beaches.  Kids won a couple of beach games.

3. Went to Mass twice at Santa Anna Church in Noord.  Wooden kneelers with a piece of carpet to place on them if you wished...not air-conditioned and hot.  Went there because of the time choice for Mass.  Other members of the family did not go back the second time for Dec. 8th Holy Day....it was just too uncomfortable.

4. They were all-inclusive but mentioned that looking at the menu prices for breakfast, they knew that others were paying very high prices if not on that type of plan.  They were a party of 9 and they said it would have cost them $200 for that meal.

5. Singer at Mass was excellent.  He was recognized at the hotel a few days later by one of the kids.  He had been selling CD's after the first Mass they attended but they had left.  He offered to send them to them and he did.  He's from Long Island, NY. 

That's all folks. 

Thanks 2NJ!   

[klaasend]

We have a  MSN spider  07:54:43 PM Viewing the topic Lorenzo - June 2005 information and RaceJunkies posts. 

I can't seem to find my way to the site meter!!  Where did it go??

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Yes

[Blue Moon]

Sorry for the O/T but I had to post this here in hopes "BlueMoon" would see it!   

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091230/ap_on_sc/us_sci_blue_moon

Rare New Year's Eve 'blue moon' to ring in 2010

By ALICIA CHANG, AP Science Writer – Tue Dec 29, 7:03 pm ET

LOS ANGELES – Once in a blue moon there is one on New Year's Eve. Revelers ringing in 2010 will be treated to a so-called blue moon. According to popular definition, a blue moon is the second full moon in a month. But don't expect it to be blue — the name has nothing to do with the color of our closest celestial neighbor.

A full moon occurred on Dec. 2. It will appear again on Thursday in time for the New Year's countdown.

"If you're in Times Square, you'll see the full moon right above you. It's going to be that brilliant," said Jack Horkheimer, director emeritus of the Miami Space Transit Planetarium and host of a weekly astronomy TV show.

The New Year's Eve blue moon will be visible in the United States, Canada, Europe, South America and Africa. For partygoers in Australia and Asia, the full moon does not show up until New Year's Day, making January a blue moon month for them.

However, the Eastern Hemisphere can celebrate with a partial lunar eclipse on New Year's Eve when part of the moon enters the Earth's shadow. The eclipse will not be visible in the Americas.

A full moon occurs every 29.5 days, and most years have 12. On average, an extra full moon in a month — a blue moon — occurs every 2.5 years. The last time there was a lunar double take was in May 2007. New Year's Eve blue moons are rarer, occurring every 19 years. The last time was in 1990; the next one won't come again until 2028.

Blue moons have no astronomical significance, said Greg Laughlin, an astronomer at the University of California, Santa Cruz.

"`Blue moon' is just a name in the same sense as a `hunter's moon' or a `harvest moon,'" Laughlin said in an e-mail.

The popular definition of blue moon came about after a writer for Sky & Telescope magazine in 1946 misinterpreted the Maine Farmer's Almanac and labeled a blue moon as the second full moon in a month. In fact, the almanac defined a blue moon as the third full moon in a season with four full moons, not the usual three.

Though Sky & Telescope corrected the error decades later, the definition caught on. For purists, however, this New Year's Eve full moon doesn't even qualify as a blue moon. It's just the first full moon of the winter season.

In a tongue-in-cheek essay posted on the magazine's Web site this week, senior contributing editor Kelly Beatty wrote: "If skies are clear when I'm out celebrating, I'll take a peek at that brilliant orb as it rises over the Boston skyline to see if it's an icy shade of blue. Or maybe I'll just howl."
___
On the Net:
http://www.miamisci.org/www/eventsplan.html

Yes, I read it at work today.  Seems the only thing I can read are news stories.  I am having withdrawal not being able to check in occasionally.  They really know how to make the workplace dull and boring.  I will take a look at that "Blue Moon" myself (going to Gatlinburg to ring in the New Year). 

I will take this opportunity to wish all my dear "Monkey" friends an extremely prosperous New Year to you and your family.

Here's hoping 2010 will bring Natalee home to her family.  Come on Aruba--do the right thing and give her back to her family and her country.  You know who's responsible for this tragedy.  Go get them.  Only then (maybe) will you be able to salvage your island.  No promises but try it and let's see.

I also will pray for the missing and murdered children.  Justice for all of them.   

Have a good one.   

[texasmom]

Sorry for the O/T but I had to post this here in hopes "BlueMoon" would see it!   

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091230/ap_on_sc/us_sci_blue_moon

Rare New Year's Eve 'blue moon' to ring in 2010

By ALICIA CHANG, AP Science Writer – Tue Dec 29, 7:03 pm ET

LOS ANGELES – Once in a blue moon there is one on New Year's Eve. Revelers ringing in 2010 will be treated to a so-called blue moon. According to popular definition, a blue moon is the second full moon in a month. But don't expect it to be blue — the name has nothing to do with the color of our closest celestial neighbor.

A full moon occurred on Dec. 2. It will appear again on Thursday in time for the New Year's countdown.

"If you're in Times Square, you'll see the full moon right above you. It's going to be that brilliant," said Jack Horkheimer, director emeritus of the Miami Space Transit Planetarium and host of a weekly astronomy TV show.

The New Year's Eve blue moon will be visible in the United States, Canada, Europe, South America and Africa. For partygoers in Australia and Asia, the full moon does not show up until New Year's Day, making January a blue moon month for them.

However, the Eastern Hemisphere can celebrate with a partial lunar eclipse on New Year's Eve when part of the moon enters the Earth's shadow. The eclipse will not be visible in the Americas.

A full moon occurs every 29.5 days, and most years have 12. On average, an extra full moon in a month — a blue moon — occurs every 2.5 years. The last time there was a lunar double take was in May 2007. New Year's Eve blue moons are rarer, occurring every 19 years. The last time was in 1990; the next one won't come again until 2028.

Blue moons have no astronomical significance, said Greg Laughlin, an astronomer at the University of California, Santa Cruz.

"`Blue moon' is just a name in the same sense as a `hunter's moon' or a `harvest moon,'" Laughlin said in an e-mail.

The popular definition of blue moon came about after a writer for Sky & Telescope magazine in 1946 misinterpreted the Maine Farmer's Almanac and labeled a blue moon as the second full moon in a month. In fact, the almanac defined a blue moon as the third full moon in a season with four full moons, not the usual three.

Though Sky & Telescope corrected the error decades later, the definition caught on. For purists, however, this New Year's Eve full moon doesn't even qualify as a blue moon. It's just the first full moon of the winter season.

In a tongue-in-cheek essay posted on the magazine's Web site this week, senior contributing editor Kelly Beatty wrote: "If skies are clear when I'm out celebrating, I'll take a peek at that brilliant orb as it rises over the Boston skyline to see if it's an icy shade of blue. Or maybe I'll just howl."
___
On the Net:
http://www.miamisci.org/www/eventsplan.html

Yes, I read it at work today.  Seems the only thing I can read are news stories.  I am having withdrawal not being able to check in occasionally.  They really know how to make the workplace dull and boring.  I will take a look at that "Blue Moon" myself (going to Gatlinburg to ring in the New Year). 

I will take this opportunity to wish all my dear "Monkey" friends an extremely prosperous New Year to you and your family.

Here's hoping 2010 will bring Natalee home to her family.  Come on Aruba--do the right thing and give her back to her family and her country.  You know who's responsible for this tragedy.  Go get them.  Only then (maybe) will you be able to salvage your island.  No promises but try it and let's see.

I also will pray for the missing and murdered children.  Justice for all of them.   

Have a good one.   

Have a great trip and a great New Year's celebration Blue Moon!   

Here's hoping 2010 will bring Natalee home to her family.  Come on Aruba--do the right thing and give her back to her family and her country.  You know who's responsible for this tragedy.  Go get them.  Only then (maybe) will you be able to salvage your island.  No promises but try it and let's see.

[2NJSons_Mom]

DH's family's trip report isn't much.   I'll give you what I have.

1. Family member's husband likes it there, the wind does mess with a golf game.  Said the food was better than other islands they'd been to.

2. Family member said it is not her favorite island.  It's ugly compared to other places she's been, but concedes being with her children and grandchildren was wonderful.  Nothing but rock & cactus away from the beaches.  Kids won a couple of beach games.

3. Went to Mass twice at Santa Anna Church in Noord.  Wooden kneelers with a piece of carpet to place on them if you wished...not air-conditioned and hot.  Went there because of the time choice for Mass.  Other members of the family did not go back the second time for Dec. 8th Holy Day....it was just too uncomfortable.

4. They were all-inclusive but mentioned that looking at the menu prices for breakfast, they knew that others were paying very high prices if not on that type of plan.  They were a party of 9 and they said it would have cost them $200 for that meal.

5. Singer at Mass was excellent.  He was recognized at the hotel a few days later by one of the kids.  He had been selling CD's after the first Mass they attended but they had left.  He offered to send them to them and he did.  He's from Long Island, NY. 

That's all folks. 

Thanks 2NJ!   

Forgot to add that the priest who said Mass was with the singer at the Marriott hotel.....not sure if it's the pastor who did not meet with Dave Holloway....but wonder about his attendance and purpose.  Just don't know.

[2NJSons_Mom]

We have a  MSN spider  07:54:43 PM Viewing the topic Lorenzo - June 2005 information and RaceJunkies posts. 

I can't seem to find my way to the site meter!!  Where did it go??

Aren't spiders just a way for google, yahoo, msn to update their search engine info?  I believe Dugga shared this with us when the forum was up and running.  In fact, the spiders count as guests.

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Thank you, Klaas.   

[texasmom]

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Papiamentu translation:

grandson cria as child