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Australian Senate Chokes on Carbon Bill
Senator Stephen 'Peaked in Pre-School' Fielding truly is the pubic hair stuck in the throat of Australian democracy. Imposed on us by a Labor Party too control-hungry to preference Greens, he has probably cost the country $7B in compensation to heavily polluting industries – such as coal, electricity, and aluminium production – and ensured the creation and imposition of a weak, flawed, messy, and ineffective Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme – more accurately referred to by Greens Senator Rachel Siewert as the Coal Profits Retention Scheme.
Without Fielding, the timid and thumb-twiddling government could negotiate with a crossbench more likely made up of progressives with sufficient votes to secure a majority, rather than having to target a confused and even more visionless opposition, knowing that any possibility for a crossbench majority is stymied by the presence of Lord Effwit.
Speaking to the Senate just now about the proposed bundle of carbon legislation, Fielding has again emphasized his credentials as an engineer, and therefore a scientist in much the same way that an abattoir-worker might claim accreditation as a surgeon. He attributed the hysteria surrounding climate change to the brutal and self-interested ostracisation of all those brilliant scientists who argue that climate change has nothing to do with carbon, if it is even happening at all. Furthermore, he blamed that vicious piece of propaganda by Al Gore – The Innocent Truth. Oops. Duh.
At least Fielding called for sanity. We have been all carried away by this notion that exponential carbon emissions since 1995 are impacting global warming, when it hasn't been increasingly hot every single year. After all, in Australia we have only had 8 of this country's 10 hottest years since 2000, as have many countries around the planet.
But then again, Fielding is the only person in the Australian Parliament who realizes that Copenhagen is best pronounced as two words (Copen *pause 2 3 4* Hagen).
These idiots who think that lack of absolute proof is proof of absolute lack understand not even the slightest portion of the incredibly complex and ever-growing body of climate science. Even in the early '90s, scientists were clear in the fact that part of the model's predictability must necessarily be its unpredictability. Idiot mouthpieces who triumphantly proclaim that the climate's refusal to behave as uniformly predictably as Lego somehow disproves 2500 of the world's leading climate scientists' conservative predictions would perhaps better serve humanity as involuntary organ donors.
I'm looking at you, Fielding… Abetz… etc.
Then again, climate opportunist George Monbiot has chosen to expose the entire Global Warming Conspiracy today, so I should probably just shut up and enjoy the climatic mundanity.
David Letterman Blackmail & Confession – full clip
This video keeps disappearing from YouTube, but given its inevitable place in popular culture, modern history, media studies, the news cycle, and the fact that it was first broadcast free-to-air and that no money is being made by reposting it here, its hosting is justified, imho. Sorry for the fact that it's not smooth playing, I think it's about 1FPS. It's a shame to not see his full facial expressions, but it's worthwhile for the audio and to know what was actually said, rather than just what was reported, again, imho.
Go to the video page from here.
Have been trying to upload actual video but WordPress wants paid upgrade before allowing any video to be part of the 3GB upload limit. Oh well. That sucks.
You'll just have to check out the hyperlink before it gets taken down there as well.
Happy creepy viewing.
Victorian Govt destroying Old Growth
Great opinion piece in today's copy of The Age out of Melbourne. Worthwhile reading for anybody interested in biodiversity in Australia, old growth forests, or climate politics.
In a Government report based on threatened species studies at Brown Mountain conducted earlier this year, it is stated that "neither DSE or VicForests routinely undertake pre-logging coupe surveys".
Most of their information on threatened species comes from reports dating back to the early '80s. This was at a time when we only just started to learn about species such as the long-footed potoroo and when management plans for endangered species simply did not exist.
Experts in their field produced these older reports, but the research areas were so large, and resources so limited, that many forests were not even surveyed. Brown Mountain is one of the areas that fell through the cracks.
Along with other forests at Ada River, Yalmy River, the upper Bonang catchment and the Bungywarr forests, the ecological values of these old-growth forests have simply never been documented.
Environment East Gippsland are taking VicForests – the corporate arm of logging regulation in Victoria – to court to try to force protection, rather than mere 'consideration' for endangered species and unique forests on Brown Mountain threatened by unnecessary logging.
Bugger the Pulp Mill, Sponsor an Idiot!
That's right! In an age of easy vehicle access and painfully unreliable but ultimately half-assed public transport, who the f$%# needs to run anywhere?
Then again, who needs air to breathe, water to live, or biodiversity to flourish?
Answer? You.
Which is a good reason to spare some plastic pocket change for the good folks at Tasmanians Against The Pulp Mill V3.0. If you sponsor this running doofus in the Sydney Marathon Sydney Marathon Sydney Marathon this weekend (September 20) then all your hard-earned wisely-donated $$$$ will go straight to very effective direct actions in Tasmania, carried out by clever and determined locals against a shabby state government and an even shabbier bunch of forest-f$#%ers.
For latest updates, see the sexy new-look Tassie Times. Now, what are you waiting for? Get emailing and get donating!! And thanks, eh?
June 18, 2009
Newspaper Ignites Hope, Announces "Civil Disobedience Database"
* Civil-disobedience database: http://BeyondTalk.net
* PDF of printed newspaper: http://iht.greenpeace.org/todays-paper/
– Online version: http://www.iht-se.com/
* Video: http://iht.greenpeace.org/video/ (coming soon)
In a front-page ad in today's International Herald Tribune, the leaders of the European Union thank the European public for having engaged in months of civil disobedience leading up to the Copenhagen climate conference that will be held this December.
"It was only thanks to your massive pressure over the past six months that we could so dramatically shift our climate-change policies…. To those who were arrested, we
thank you."
There was only one catch: the paper was fake.
Looking exactly like the real thing, but dated December 19th, 2009, a million copies of the fake paper were distributed worldwide by thousands of volunteers in order to show what could be achieved at the Copenhagen climate conference that is scheduled for Dec. 7-18, 2009.
At the moment, the conference is aiming for much more modest cuts, dismissed by leading climate scientists as too little, too late to stave off runaway processes that will lead to millions or even billions of casualties.
The paper describes in detail a powerful (and entirely possible) new treaty to bring carbon levels down below 350 parts per million – the
level climate scientists say we need to achieve to avoid climate catastrophe.
One article describes how a website, http://BeyondTalk.net, mobilized thousands of people to put their bodies on the line to
confront climate change policies – ever since way back in June, 2009.
Although the newspaper is a fake (its production and launch were coordinated by Greenpeace), the website is real. Beyondtalk.net is part of a growing network of websites calling for direct action on climate change, building on statements made in recent months by noted political
For example, in September Nobel laureate Al Gore asserted that "we have reached the stage where it is time for civil disobedience to
prevent the construction of new coal plants."
Leading American environmentalist Bill McKibben was enthusiastic about the newspaper's message and the methods BeyondTalk.net calls for.
"We need a political solution grounded in reality – grounded in physics and chemistry. That will only come if we can muster a wide variety of political tactics, including civil disobedience."
"Non-violent civil disobedience has been at the forefront of almost every successful campaign for change," said Andy Bichlbaum of The Yes
Men, who helped write and edit the newspaper and are furnishing the technology for BeyondTalk.net. "Especially in America, and especially today, we need to push our leaders hard to stand up to industry lobbyists and make the sorts of changes we need."
"Roosevelt would never have been able to push through the New Deal if people hadn't taken to the streets, occupied factories, and demanded
it," noted newspaper writer/editor and University of California professor Lawrence Bogad.
"Segregation, British rule in India, and apartheid wouldn't have ended without a lot of people being creatively uncooperative – even if that meant getting arrested. Nonviolent civil
disobedience is the bread and butter of progress."
The fake newspaper also has an ad for "Action Offsets," whereby those who aren't willing to risk arrest can help those who are.
Today's fake International Herald Tribune is part of a rash of recent publications which mimic prominent newspapers. Last November, a fake edition of the New York Times announced that the Iraq War was over. A few days earlier, a hoax USA Today featured the US presidential election result: "Capitalism Wins at the Polls: Anarchy Brewing in the Streets."
And this April 1st, a spoof edition of Germany's Zeit newspaper triumphantly announced the end of "casino capitalism" and the abolition
of poor-country debt.
The rash of fakes is likely to continue. "People are going to keep finding ways to get the word out about common-sense solutions those in
power say are impossible," said Kelli Anderson, one of the designers of the fake International Herald Tribune and co-designer (with Daniel
Dunnam) of BeyondTalk.net.
"We already know what we need to do about climate change," said Agnes de Rooij of Greenpeace International. "It's a no-brainer. Reduce carbon emissions, or put the survival of billions of people at risk. If the political will isn't there now, it's our duty to inspire it."
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New Australian Anthem
It has been floating around for a while, but to see AusFailure National Tantrum show up in the Sydney Morning Herald – where it may well be read by a quarter of a million Sydneysiders – certainly brings a grin that goes from ear to era.
The article is here, and this is the National Tantrum, as penned and painted by awesome Indigenous artist, didge guru and all round kickass mofo Adam Hill (not the whitefella, the other fella.)
Australians all let us remorse
For we are blind can't see
We've golden soil that we all spoil
Our home washes into sea
Our land abounds in racist gits
Of whom we really can't bear
In history's cage recompense the slaves
Do Australians really care?
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Yacht Club has always been dedicated to providing a premium beverage to Rhode Island and surrounding areas. Our efforts were recognized by the RI State Legislature by naming Yacht Club the Official Soda of RI.
As of December 1, 2014, Yacht Club will no longer be giving credit for returned empty bottles. We will be taking our bottle washer offline to begin a complete rebuild of the machine. No replacement bottle washers are available at this time and without the ability to replace our current machine it has become clear our only option is to rebuild the current machine. We are taking this step now to maintain the ability to wash and reuse bottles in the future. Our goal is to have the rebuilt washer back online in 2016.
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October 31, 2016
From getting a granny to a dance battle to helping a lovestruck driver to pop the question, the latest version of our connectivity system offers some unusual ways to help people on the move.
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- FUNDED! Thank you, everyone, for supporting the project. This page is locked once the project closes so see the updates (link above), battlegrip.com, and transformingcollections.com for the latest info on the book.
Did you know there is a world of unofficial Transformers toys and accessories -- including complete robots! -- fans can use to expand and improve their collections? Since the launch of battlegrip.com I have been drawn into this fascinating world, spending thousands of dollars to add these toys to my collection.
Yet manyfans are unaware this world even exists.
Transforming Collections is your personal 24-page 7"x7" (UPDATE: Now 7.5" x 7.5" and 28-pages!) saddle-stitched introduction to these unofficial toys. Filled with detailed high-resolution color photos, Transforming Collections takes what I have learned about this amazing world in the four years I have run battlegrip.com and shares it with you in a handy format you'll reach for again and again.
Transforming Collections includes:
- Introduction. An overview of the book.
- Companies. A short review of each of the third party manufacturers featured in the book.
- Toy Photos! As many as I can pack inside, including full-page shots. There will be a mix of the best pictures I have taken so far and an assortment of new pics . . . including photos of toys I have not yet reviewed online! (See sample photos in my "Third Party Toys and Accessories" set at Flickr.)
Do you need more than two books? You can add an extra book or two by adding $10 for each book to your pledge. NOTE: Extra book option NOT available at any reward level below Generation One Protector ($12). You may only add extra books if you are pledging $12 or more to the project.
So what, exactly, is the difference between third party and bootleg toys and accessories? The key difference -- and the reason these third party toys are so popular -- is the fact that bootlegs are cheap knockoffs of official toys whereas third party toys are new designs that either work on their own or enhance official toys. Even better, many of these third party products are every bit as excellent as the official releases, with designs and plastics that rival the quality of official toys.
There's no reason other than I love books and personally want this book to exist on my shelf. But printing a book costs money, so my hope is there are enough of us who want this book that we will be successful.
Since Transforming Collections is intended as a single-printing available only through Kickstarter I'm encouraging everyone to order two copies (you're sure to have a friend who would appreciate a copy of the book). As an incentive, the following bonus items will be packed inside every Master Collector reward package:
- FREE refrigerator magnet with every pledge of $25 or more.
- FREE postcard with every pledge of $25 or more.
- FREE button with every pledge of $25 or more.
NOTE: Generation One Protectors ($12) may increase their pledge by $10 for a second book and all Master Collector Bonuses that are offered before the project closes.
Transforming Collections is planned as a 24-page 7"x7" saddle-stitched book. UPDATE: Now 7.5" x 7.5"! If we get enough pledges to meet our initial $999 goal we will start working on stretch goals:
- UNLOCKED $1,500 - We increase the size of the book from 7"x7" to 7.5"x7.5", which makes the photos inside bigger. Bigger photos are better photos!
- UNLOCKED $2,250 - Every supporter who pledges $12 or more receives an illustrated sticker featuring one of the unofficial toys shown inside the book.
- UNLOCKED $3,000 - The book expands to 28-pages. More toys!
- UNLOCKED $4,000 - You've unlocked two more illustrated stickers! ($12 pledge or higher only.)
- UNLOCKED $5,000 - Four surprise guest artists each provide an original illustration of one of the toys featured inside the book!!!
- $6,250 - Three more stickers! We're up to six total stickers now! ($12 pledge or higher only.)
- $7,500 - The book expands to 32-pages!!! More cool toy photos.
- $8,750 - The final three illustrated stickers, bringing the total number to nine! And did I mention the stickers are sized to fit trading card sleeves so you can store all nine stickers in a single sheet? ($12 pledge or higher only.)
- $10,000 - The book jumps to 40-pages!
- $12,500 - The book increases in size to 8" x 8" AND switches to hardcover binding!
- $15,000 - The book grows to 48-pages!
Thank you for reading. Please support Transforming Collections. Together we can make this book a reality! For project updates keep an eye on this Kickstarter page and battlegrip.com. You can also follow me on Twitter -- @philipjreed -- for updates.
Kicking it Forward
I've backed several Kickstarter projects in the past and will definitely back more. With that in mind, Transforming Collections is officially taking part in Kicking it Forward. See the site for more info.
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Downton Abbey Season 5 is a television show on PBS that takes place in the turn of the century, England. During the Edwardian era around 1920s, the Crawley family, living in the Abbey are faced with strong life issues including the loss of very close family members.
The drama among the aristocrats in Downton Abbey is palpable. Including in this drama soon follows with the servants and the recent arrival of John Bates, a new valet, with a pronounced limp that would make his unfit to perform his duties. Bates seems to have a very shady past and is linked to Robert. Along with Bates in the servant's quarters, is an individual behind the scenes that is entangled with the fortunes of the family he serves.
It seems as the confusion consumes everyone in Downton Abbey, a new suitor is upon arrival. Matthew Crawley, the heir presumptive, and his mother Isobel arrive, the emotions become antagonizing. As time passes, it seems that Matthew could become a proper suitor for Mary. Yet, nothing is quite like it seems in the changing landscape and shifting fortunes of Downton Abbey Season 5.


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Grandview Medical Center
December 21, 2015
On October 10, 2015, the Birmingham Metro Area welcomed Grandview Medical Center (formerly Trinity Medical Center) into business. Fourteen years after construction started, the doors were opened on what was once known as HealthSouth's Digital Hospital. The U.S. Highway 280 corridor now has a full service hospital to serve communities such as Greystone, Liberty Park, Chelsea, and other areas farther south. Grandview will allow people in these communities access to healthcare without having to travel downtown. Traffic on 280 has certainly increased, but the healthcare benefits to the community far outweigh the traffic headaches.
This Hospital and the surrounding campus have been a key part of Schoel's history since the 1970s. Southern Company originally identified the site where the Cahaba Center at Grandview now sits as the site for their headquarters. Schoel designed mass grading plans that allowed construction to start while the architectural and other plans were completed. Mass rock excavation started in the late 1970s, but ceased when Southern Company decided to locate their headquarters in Atlanta instead of Birmingham. Schoel was also the surveyor and civil engineer for the Riverpoint building (also known as Nexity and Alostar during its history) in the 1980s. This building was demolished as part of the Grandview construction.
In March 2008, Daniel Corporation purchased the unfinished hospital and the rest of the Grandview Campus from HealthSouth. Later in 2008, Trinity Medical Center announced that it would purchase the Hospital from Daniel and finish the facility. In 2013, construction restarted on what would soon be known as Grandview Medical Center.
Schoel Engineering used its entire suite of services on Grandview Medical Center – land surveying, civil engineering, environmental design, and laser scanning. We performed all land surveying tasks – the initial ALTA surveys for property purchase, topographic surveys for use in design, construction stake-out, condominium documents, and a post-construction ALTA survey. We were the civil engineer for the project; performing all of the site design such as grading, drainage, utility infrastructure, roadways, etc. The roadway improvements along Cahaba River Road were designed by Schoel, and we also worked closely with ALDOT on the improvements that were made to U.S. Highway 280. The environmental design of the erosion and sediment controls was an integral part of the process in order to protect the Cahaba River that was directly adjacent to the site. During the project's dormant period, Schoel performed a laser scan of the unfinished lobby as part of research and development of its laser scanning department. Many members of the Schoel team had a hand in this project.
There is still more work to come on the Grandview Campus. Schoel has designed a mass grading and infrastructure package for the undeveloped portions of the site so that it is prepared for future development opportunities. Utility infrastructure was installed, master planned stormwater management was built, and rough building pads were graded. Schoel Engineering is proud to have been a part of this great project and we look forward to Grandview Medical Center serving the 280 corridor for years to come.


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|There are Mountains to Climb: An Inspirational Journey, by Jean M. Deeds
Welcome to our newest, wonderful reader, Kim – aka Kimbopolo. Kim is a Nurse Practitioner and she has a wonderful blog, The Travels of Kimbopolo. I especially love her Good Deal Bus, GDB, a 2010 Roadtrek. In fact, reading about her GDB excursions, has me rethinking the size RV I want. I'm convinced, smaller is better. ;)
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In Kim's words, "It contains a soulful, deeply reflective account by a 50-something year-old woman who through-hiked the Appalachian Trail in 1994. It's one of the best books I've read about the Trail experience."
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Cystic fibrosis is an inherited condition that affects many systems of the body. The disease causes problems with pancreatic function, which over time can lead to diabetes. Diagnosis and treatment of the diabetes seen in cystic fibrosis patients is similar to diabetes rooted in other causes. The mainstay in treatment of cystic fibrosis related diabetes is subcutaneous insulin.
Cystic fibrosis is a genetic disease caused by a mutation in a gene encoding for a chloride channel. In normal people, the chloride channel is widely distributed throughout the body, but in patients affected by cystic fibrosis there are no working copies of this chloride channel. As a result, they develop a number of medical complications affecting the respiratory tract, nasal sinuses, skeleton, reproductive tract, biliary system, and the pancreas.
The pancreas problems caused by cystic fibrosis are what link it to diabetes. Due to its lack of normal chloride channels, the pancreas of a patient with cystic fibrosis cannot produce the proper digestive enzymes. Poor functioning of the pancreas over time leads to recurrent bouts of pancreatitis, as well as diminishing production of pancreatic enzymes and hormones. This eventually leads to a loss of the endocrine function of the pancreas, which includes its role as a secretor of insulin.
A patient with cystic fibrosis whose pancreas does not have the ability to produce insulin is considered to have cystic fibrosis related diabetes (CFRD). Approximately 25 percent of patients with cystic fibrosis have cystic fibrosis and diabetes by age 20, and the incidence of CFRD increases with age. With advances in other aspects of treating cystic fibrosis, patients with this disease are living longer. As a result, the number of people with both cystic fibrosis and diabetes is increasing.
Symptoms of cystic fibrosis related diabetes can include high blood glucose levels, increased thirst, increased urination, loss of peripheral sensation, and decreased vision. The condition can be diagnosed by checking fasting blood glucose levels, by performing an oral glucose tolerance test, or by checking the glycated hemoglobin level. Some doctors taking care of adult cystic fibrosis patients regularly screen for CFRD due to its high prevalence.
Cystic fibrosis related diabetes is often treated with subcutaneous insulin. In some ways, CFRD is similar to type 1 diabetes mellitus, which is a pathologic condition in which patients have an autoimmune destruction of the pancreatic cells that make insulin. Just as patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus require exogenous insulin to survive, patients with cystic fibrosis and diabetes also require insulin injections.
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A recent community survey on the role playing elements of Expedition has shown that 62% of you would welcome more robust role playing as part of your Quests. This installment of The Forge hopes to give you ways to do that, whether you are an author writing a quest or a group of players playing a pre-written quest. Authors, you can use these to outline/plan quests. Players can use these on the fly.
Four common things that provide grist for role playing are Backstory, Complications, Consequences, and detailing Description.
Unrevealed backstory is often used to hint tantalizingly at greater revelations. When used appropriately (as a tease) it retains that element of mystery keeps us watching movies and reading books, for there is suspense not only in the unresolved future, but the tension of events already past. As you are playing a quest, adventurers can role play and help create the backstory.
You may object, "What if we create a backstory that the quest later contradicts?"
It doesn't matter so much if during the unfolding of the quest we're told the backstory really isn't what we thought it was. After all, Luke Skywalker found out the narrative given him about Vader by Obi-Wan wasn't accurate. There are lies we sometimes tell ourselves, too.
Why is the villain doing what they're doing? (Stealing X, Attacking Y, etc.)
Why are the adventurers getting involved?
What does this quest mean to each adventurer as an individual?
Notice that #2 and #3 may seem the same, but they often are not. The adventurers may be getting involved to stop the Lich's undead army from conquering the realm, but for different reasons. One might fear for what will happen to his wife and children in the city under seige. Another may know the magecraft he practices will be outlawed should the Lich take power. The mobster in the group may only want the Lich kept at bay out of selfish financial interest (you can't sell drugs to the undead).
Some other elements you can use to craft the backstory:
What type of relationship do the adventurers have with the victims or characters in the story?
What type of history/relationship do they have with the Antagonist (Enemy)?
How does the Antagonist feel about the adventurers (if they know of they even exist)? Do they hold them in contempt? Secretly fear them? Have crossed paths (and swords/spells) with them in the past?
All of the above questions will probably be answered/role played in the opening phase of the quest. Here are some likely to come up in the middle and end phases of a quest:
How do the characters in the story feel about the adventurers' actions. If we find out later the quest tells us those things, it's okay. Maybe our adventurers' initial impression was wrong.
What do characters do about the adventurers actions.
Complications are the challenges or conflicts the heroes must overcome to succeed. They may also be things that happen to the Antagonists or their minions that make things funny, more interesting, or easier for the adventurers.
What happens that makes the quest or part of it unexpectedly difficult? For the adventurers? For the Villains?
During Combat? Outside of Combat?
Here are some examples of complications:
The henchmen of the Bandit Captain have fled with the contents of the Royal Treasury. Perhaps one of their wagons has broken down, allowing the adventurers to attempt a Sneak check to attack with surprise while they try to repair the broken axle. This is a complication for the villains a one or two person party can inject to make a quest easier.
As the battle against the Dark Wizard grows more desperate for the adventurers, they opt to introduce a complication against the Wizard...the battle is happening in the Wizard's chamber, with magical Loot all around. A Notice check allows them to grab some Loot to use in the final stages of the battle.
At the end of the adventure we're probably given a surface level explanation of what we've done (defeated the Lich, saved the realm, etc.), but what does it really mean? This is a great place for players to help craft the story and tack on a more personalized ending to the quest.
How do people feel about the outcome or adventurers?
If they were victorious, there may be a very important but involved. Ex. We defeated the army of the Dark Wizard, but we did a lot of property damage that the citizens of the Kingdom aren't too happy about. We may have to lay low for awhile.
What were the moral consequences of everyone's actions? Ex. Those guards we killed when we could have snuck by had families to feed. Maybe one of their relatives has sworn vengeance against us.
Quests provide the body of a story, but there is almost always room for you to dress that body in some interesting clothing. The locations and individuals may not always be described or named. The party can do this collectively. We recommend such role-playing have some limits, for the sake of not extending quest length too long:
One sentence is probably good.
Anything longer than a short paragraph may "break' something coming later in the story or take too much time.
Examples: We enter the Copse of Candlelight and are told "the profusion of fireflies makes it difficult strike a target or find one's way."
A player wishes to add some further ambiance...
"The fireflies are attracted to their reflection off the polished armor and steel of our armaments. They gather around us like iridescent halos and out spirits are lifted."
Maybe the party thinks the description is appropriate enough to warrant the player raising their Persona by 1 as a reward for the role playing.
We hope we've given you some ways to enhance and deepen your enjoyment, social interactions, and role playing! Happy Questing!
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|Massive tax rises on cigarettes will mainly hurt those who will probably never quit.
The Rudd government has just announced that tax on cigarettes will increase by 60% over the next 4 years. Of course, health groups and many others will applaud the government for such a move citing the health benefits from reduced smoking rates. And there are many positive reasons for such a tax. But what about the negative impacts?
Price has proven to be the most effective tool for reducing smoking levels as we saw with the last major increase in Australia. When Rudd last increased the tobacco tax excise by 25% in 2010, the Department of Finance reported that smoking consumption decreased by a whopping 11%. Conveniently Rudd and co. leave out the fact that rates were already dropping by 6% and the actual affect was a 5% decrease. Still, more increases can only be a good thing, right?
We all know that nicotine is highly addictive. Some politicians even claim it's more addictive than heroin. So why is this highly addictive substance suddenly so easy to quit? It's hypercritical when governments tout harm and addictiveness when trying to deter smoking but when they want to raise money by increasing prices, addiction is played down. Many, many people find it so difficult to kick their nicotine addiction that they will do almost anything to keep smoking. And there's no magic bullet here, this is the complex world of addiction and the rules are different for each person.
The one vital question that has evaded this issue so far is not who it will affect but how much it will affect some people. After all, that's the point of this initiative … to affect people. To coax them out of their addiction by causing them financial pain. To put the price of tobacco out of their reach, forcing them to reconsider how they spend their often limited funds. It may sound logical and as a method for reducing smoking, it is largely successful. But elasticity of demand for tobacco is not linear and decreases as the price rises. It should be obvious that those who were going to quit because of price have most likely done so already. Only dedicated smokers, those who were rich enough not to care and the badly addicted soldiered on with their vice. Price hikes are a blunt tool and this new increase will not produce anywhere near the success of that in 2010. The most likely outcome is that it will mainly hurt those who may never quit.
Let's get some perspective here. Lower income families are already struggling, capriciously living day-to-day in a fragile financial environment. One big utility bill or unexpected expense can throw their lives into chaos, making them homeless or without electricity or gas. Add the costs for a smoker and it becomes even more precarious.
Lack of money can often be the catalyst for family breakdown resulting in violence, ruined marriages and substance abuse. We see it everyday in this country and it's only going to get worse as cigarettes increase in price. Imagine living below the poverty line, week after week you struggle to make ends meet and one day the people who are supposed to represent you decide to rip your guts out.
Any new price increase will not force hard core addicts to quit. Instead, it will cause grief, family stress and force smokers into perilous situations. Do we really have to be reminded about the desperation of addicts and the massive cost on society? And it's not like the tiny population of those addicted to illegal drugs. There's 3.5 million smokers who will potentially be seeking alternatives to feed their addiction. It's not going to be pretty.
So, what does a hardcore smoker do at-the-moment when they don't have enough money? They skip meals or buy cheaper, unhealthy food. They wear shoes with holes in them. Car registrations and other bills are not paid. Then there's the kids. Forget that excursion little Johnny was looking forward to. And let's hope little Carrie likes stale vegemite sandwiches everyday for lunch. The reliance on welfare becomes part of their life. Asking for food vouchers just to feed their children doesn't seem so embarrassing anymore. Buying clothes from the op-shop is necessary. Living below the poverty line becomes a fact of life.
It's about to get worse.
Most hardcore smokers will never, ever quit cigarettes and they will do whatever it takes to get by. Some women will turn to casual prostitution. Others will commit opportunistic crimes like petty theft and shoplifting. Defrauding Centrelink will not seem so taboo anymore. Others will turn to violent crime, drug dealing and similar desperate measures. Tension between couples will become explosive as their financial situation becomes untenable. Screaming matches, smashing furniture and divorce will define the new household of a smoker. Sadly, children hiding under beds or in cupboards will go unnoticed as families try to adjust to this new reality. And I mean "reality". This is not a movie or a yarn but real people suffering beyond what most of us can even imagine. Can most of us even comprehend what being evicted really means when you have no alternative? Do we really know what massive stress is when you just have absolutely no way to pay that utility bill? Could you live for a few months without electricity? Go on, try and picture what you and your family would do if you received a final court ordered eviction notice and you have no money. Scary, isn't it.
Now spare a thought for the single mother staying home to look after her young children. If she smokes and cannot quit, life is basically over for her. Because of another thoughtful Labor government initiative, single parents with children over 8 are forced onto the lower paying New Start scheme. This nasty policy is spun as a caring way to gently "encourage" people into the workforce.
The government is dressing up brutal financial attacks on those who are the poorest as compassionate policies. I'm simply lost for words here as I'm trying to describe how much it makes me despise the government. It probably best explains why I hate politicians so damn much.
|Carnage from the tax hikes will be felt mainly by low income groups.
Let's face it. This is not a health driven issue but a need to plug a massive hole in the government's budget. Any government in power would be faced with this issue whether Labor or Liberal. Revenue is down and the budget needs to be balanced. Most people understand that. What I don't get though is why the government has an insatiable need to be in surplus? And isn't there better ways to raise this cash? As usual, the reasons are purely political and some smokers will have their lives ruined because of it. It's simply not good enough. Most economists agree that Australia can run a deficit like most other countries do. This basic strategy would eliminate all the government's proposed cuts and increased taxes. And then there's the petrol excise that was fixed by Howard in an attempt to win over voters while introducing the GST. A simple realignment would cost drivers only 1.5¢ per litre but would raise about $23 billion over the next four years.
And as a final "fuck you" to smokers, the government maintains it's ban on electronic cigarettes containing nicotine … the single most effective method to reduce the smoking of carcinogenic cigarettes. It's a stark reminder that anti-drug lobby groups like Quit are just far too influential on government policy. If the government really cared so much about our health, they would ignore the anti-drug/smoking groups and give smokers access to e-cigs.
If health was really the issue then this policy would have been better thought out. What about making cigarettes only available via prescription? This would stop most new uptakers and be too much trouble for casual smokers. What about age limits so that the price pain is only inflicted on younger, less addicted smokers? Why aren't e-cigs used for treatment? It's just so obvious that this is not about the government's concern for our wellbeing.
As usual, those with enough money will not be affected. I don't smoke that much anymore so personally it won't really effect me too much. And those I know that still smoke just feel betrayed by Rudd. Not voting for Labor won't be a vote for Mr. Rabbott or The Greens though. They fully support the idea of hammering smokers with increased prices. I dare say we will see a few votes going to The Australian Sex Party, Wikileaks or the Drug Law Reform Party. The main result I can see for Rudd's master plan will less votes for him. Maybe even 3.5 million of them.


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Welcome to my blog. I document my adventures in travel, style, and food. Hope you have a nice stay!
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In addition to the 1000Bulbs.com 500 on Sunday, October 14th at Talladega Superspeedway, the weekend's events include a variety of activities for families and for those fans with a hefty dose of friendly but intense competition.
1000Bulbs.com will sponsor the 1000Bulbs.com 500, the second race in the Round of 12 for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series on October 14 at the Talladega Superspeedway.
1000Bulbs.com becomes one of only 25 companies to be included in the Business Acceleration Club program launched by Texas Motor Speedway.
1000Bulbs.com returns to sponsor David Ragan for four upcoming races in the 2018 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series.
1000Bulbs.com is discounting its top-selling products and offering deals for Black Friday and Cyber Monday before Thanksgiving.
1000Bulbs.com has partnered with Front Row Motorsports as the primary sponsor of David Ragan's No. 38 Ford NASCAR race car which is set to debut in Phoenix.
1000Bulbs.com expands its marketing into traditional broadcast media with the launch of its first television commercial.
1000Bulbs.com's first television commercial marks the company's first step into traditional broadcast media.
1000Bulbs.com is expanding its inventory of Lithonia Lighting products to include built-to-order fixtures and other Acuity label offerings.
Continuing with our tradition of offering holiday deals all week, check out our Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales and discounts this year.
1000Bulbs.com to add LED edge-lit troffers to its already extensive commercial lighting inventory.


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My First Quilt..
Sunday, July 12, 2009
What fun, Carrie and Camille have suggested a parade of quilts, they ask that we show our first quilt and our most recent quilt.
Back in the early 80's I was into handspinning and dying and funky if complicated knitting, loving particularly designs by Patricia Roberts. This cardigan which is still hanging in my wardrobe is from handspun/dyed wool is showing a distinctively patchworky pattern, maybe the patchwork bug was already getting a hold on me!
After the birth of my first son I needed something that was still portable, easy to pick up and put down but not so easy for a new baby to grab a hold of and pull undone in the blink of any eye!!
My first quilt was a handpieced sampler, made in an evening class over many weeks.
There were no quilt shops and finding coordinating cotton fabrics was hard so Mum and I went on a girls trip to Libertys of London and bought some of their fabulous lawn fabrics for my this my first quilt.
Not only is every seam handstitched but its heavily handquilted, I am looking forward to the day when I can find time to handquilt again.
I still love the border design that I chose...
What did I learn? Well that I love sewing by hand, I enjoy applique more than piecing, if I am piecing then matching points are not essential to me and that I should have done the long seams on my machine as no one would have ever known!
The most recent quilt that I have finished that I can show you? That would be this one using my fabric line Hedgerow. As you can see Hugo thinks its a winner.
I hope that you have enjoyed seeing my first quilt and my most recent finished quilt, it was really a good thing that i got to look in the quilt cupboard to find my first quilt as all the quilts needed to be refolded and some are even as I write in the washing machine as they were a bit cupboard smelly (you know what I mean...eeew), soon they will be all fresh and lovely again hanging on the line in the breeze...now that sounds like a good picture for a post later this week dont you think.


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interview with Michael J. Sullivan on Monday (with a giveaway of The Emerald Storm). Yesterday we hosted a stop on Leanna Rennee Hieber's Haunted London Blog Tour with a copy of her newest book The Darkly Luminous Fight for Persephone Parker or Leanna's first book, The Strangely Beautiful Tale of Miss Percy Parker. Both giveaways are still open. Check the posts for details.
The fabulous giveaway of Lover Mine by J.R. Ward continues - Canadian Giveaway (5 copies)!
Tomorrow we have a return visit from paranormal thriller writer Jaime Rush who joins us to talk about Touching Darkness, her third book in the Offspring series. On Thursday I am excited to have Canadian paranormal romance author Michelle Rowen joins us to chat about The Demon in Me, the beginning of a new series called Living in Eden.
Remember to check my Author Events and Interviews schedule posted on my left sidebar for the most recent updates.
- Part 6 of Cole Bemont Supernatural P.I. In: The Case of the Bimbo Bloodsucker by Jeniifer Rardin
- Short excerpt from Grave Witch by Kalayna Price.
- Kellly Meding has Chapter One of AS LIE THE DEAD posted on the Random House website.
- Nalini Singh has an excerpt of Whisper of Sin from her novella in the forthcoming Burning Up anthology.
- Yasmine Galenorn is posting an excerpt from Night Myst each Thursday until the book comes out. Here's chapter 2.
Book Trailer for The Native Star by M.K. Hobson (Coming in September)
Diana Rowland had news this week about her Demon series. The third book, Secrets of the Demon will be out from DAW on January 4th, 2011 and the series is also getting new cover art by Dan dos Santos!
Jackie Kessler announced that her Hell on Earth series concluded at the end of the three book contract and has not been renewed. Good news though that Jackie is tying up all the loose ends in a fourth book called Hell to Pay on her website. Starting May 18 she will be serializing the novel and posting a new chapter every Tuesday.
Jocelynn Drake has a report and lots of photos from the RT Convention. Day 2 | Day 3. Keri Arthur also reports with lots of pictures on Day 1, Day 2, and Day 3. Also some great coverage by Rinda Elliott from the Deadline Dames here, here and here.
Kim Harrison announced the title for the next Hollows book which will be Pale Demon. I like it :)
Larissia Ione confirmed that her Demonica spin-off series about the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse will launch with Eternal Rider, book 1 in April 2011. this series title will be Lords of Deliverance.
Book trailer for the young adult novel Infinite Days by Rebecca Maizel
Bookaholics Romance Book Club or at her new Grace Coopersmith website.
Jonathan Oliver, commissioning editor of Solaris Books, has acquired DESDAEMONA, the opening volume of a fascinating urban fantasy series from pseudonymous author 'Ben Macallan'.[via Booktrade.info]
Jay finds people – runaways. He looks like a teenager, but he's not. He treads the line between mundane reality and the world of the supernatural, including the awesome Powers That Be. Desdaemona, who also knows the non-human world far too well, comes to him, searching for her lost sister Fay who did a Very Bad Thing involving an immortal before disappearing. This may be a mistake – for both of them. Not least because of those whose attention is drawn to them..."Ben's urban fantasy novel is wise, witty and terrific fun," Jonathan Oliver said. "It's great to find a work that does something different with the genre while still managing to be a ripping good yarn."
Kelly Gay has a new Facebook page up for her YA alter-ego Kelly Keaton. The first book in the new series is Darkness Becomes Her.
Deborah Cooke has some Advance Reading Copies (ARC's) of the next Dragonfire book - WHISPER KISS which will be released on August 3. 2010.
Win on Wednesday: List of 129 Urban Fantasy Giveaways
Lots of things blowing up in Jonah Hex.
Another True Blood promo poster. Wereflamingos anyone?
A little taste of True Blood until the season starts in this Fangtasia minisode.
Check the posting for details.
Here is the cover for M.K. Hobson's The Native Star and I have to admit the blurb is very intriguing. I'll definitely be checking this one out. Releases in September.
It's 1876, and business is rotten for Emily Edwards, town witch of the tiny Sierra Nevada settlement of Lost Pine. With everyone buying patent magicks by mail-order, she's faced with two equally desperate options. Starve—or use a love spell to bewitch the town's richest lumberman into marrying her.Chloe Neill posted the cover copy to go with the new cover of Hexbound.
When the love spell goes terribly wrong, Emily is forced to accept the aid of Dreadnought Stanton—a pompous and scholarly Warlock from New York—to set things right. Together, they travel from the seedy underbelly of San Francisco's Barbary Coast, across the United States by train and biomechanical flying machine, to the highest halls of American magical power, only to find that love spells (and love) are far more complicated and dangerous than either of them could ever have imagined.
Lily Parker is new to St. Sophia's School for Girls, but she's already learned that magic can be your best friend…or your worst enemy.Katie MacAllister posted the preliminary cover for In the Company of Vampires which will be a stepback cover.
They say absolute power corrupts absolutely. Turns out, even a little magic can turn you to the dark side. That's why Lily has to learn how to control her newly discovered paranormal abilities, on top of avoiding the snobs who think they run her school, nursing a crush on a cute sophomore with a big, werewolf-y secret, and fighting the good fight with her best friend Scout as they take on Chicago's nastiest nightlife—including the tainted magic users known as Reapers.
Then Lily's invited to a private meeting with Sebastian. He's hot, powerful, and offering to help her harness the magic flowing in her veins in a way no one else can. He's also a Reaper. Lily can't hide her suspicions. But she'll soon find out that the line between good and evil isn't always clear…
Kelly Meding has the cover for the German edition of AS LIE THE DEAD. Maggie Stiefater has some Italian covers to show.
Nalini Singh posted the cover to Play of Passion, the ninth Psy-Changeling novel coming in November. A very nice romance-style cover.
Stumbling Over Chaos has Misadventures in Stock Photography: Part the Twentieth (SHAGY)
The Book Smugglers have the result to their "Cover Matters" survey here. Lots of interesting info.
The Galaxy Express profiles three new SFR titles coming from Carina Press. Check out the post for the blurbs and other details.
Mark Chitty at Walker of Worlds has SFF Book Releases for May 2010. Wicked Little Pixie and All Things Urban Fantasy have the May UF/PNR releases.


text: Dean returns in Part II. We discuss the challenges of Roger Rabbit not existing on location, to getting some assistance from the Oval Office to solve pesky gravity problems on a certain spaceship set. In-between, we breakdown some select scenes of the greatest Trilogy ever about a time-traveling teen and his friend the "Doc".


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When we travel my wife and I prefer to stay in a hotel. At least someone is there to listen to and remedy any complaints about accessibility. That said, I am glad Airbnb will be including wheelchair accessible units in their listings.
When we travel my wife and I prefer to stay in a hotel. At least someone is there to listen to and remedy any complaints about accessibility. That said, I am glad Airbnb will be including wheelchair accessible units in their listings.
Life for us isn't always about leveling the playing field...
In this case just like other on demand services this is about preventing lawsuits and class actions like Uber.
If it works for you by all means.
But a hotel will always give you more accommodations and you have more chance of less more going wrong.
[QUOTE=RollPositive;1844380]Life for us isn't always about leveling the playing field...
Equal opportunity?
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Luxury does not equal accessibility. The most in-accessible "accessible" room I have stayed in was in the JW Marriott Essex House on Central Park South. 800 bucks a night and was horrid wrt to accessibility. Even though they are "bargain" Holiday Inn Express hotels are uniformly accessible. That being said most SPG high end location (Westin, Le Meridian, St. Regis) are very accessible.
I had my condo listed on Accomable and it had a comprehensive questionnaire of accessible the features of the property so the properties were vetted but had a small base to try to make money off of so we'll see how it fares. My listing on Accomable was a free and I haven't heard from Air BNB but won't be moving over to them. Here is the letter coming from Accomable explaining the plan if anyone is interested. Aloha Bruce
Dear Accomable community,
Today marks the start of an exciting and historic new chapter in our mission to make travel accessible for disabled people around the world. I am delighted to announce that the Accomable team and myself will be joining the Airbnb family to share our unique knowledge and expertise to make one of the world's largest travel communities more accessible, and to enable Airbnb to fulfil its mission to create a world where anyone can truly belong anywhere.
I launched Accomable with my childhood friend, Martyn, a little over two years ago in simple beginnings. Back in early 2015, I was still learning to code and the Accomable journey was started with a basic web app that I hacked together in my bedroom over a caffeine-fuelled three weeks. Accomable started less as a company or a product but more as a mission and a dream. A mission to open up travel and adventure to hundreds of millions of disabled people; and a dream that one day, I, as a disabled person could travel the world just like everybody else.
We've chased that dream relentlessly since the very beginning. We've built an extraordinary team - Shona, Suzanne, Chris, Uel, Katie and Luke who've put their heart and souls into advancing our mission and who've always gone above and beyond the call of duty. We've raised investment from amazing individuals; and worked together to build a company from absolute scratch. We've fought hard to recruit every accessible property, help every traveller and done everything we could to create an awesome experience for anyone looking for an accessible place to stay.
Our decision to join Airbnb was one that we spent a long time considering. Our work has allowed us to develop unrivalled expertise in the world of accessible travel, building a brand which disabled travellers can trust. I know many in the Accomable community gained comfort from the fact that Accomable was created with a focus on accessibility and I am very sensitive to the fact that some in our community may be concerned that accessibility will again become an afterthought that is drowned out within a larger platform.
As someone who built Accomable to address a need we all share in the Accomable community, I very much empathise with any nervousness you may have. To address this, the Accomable team and I have spent considerable time with Airbnb's founding and senior management teams. During our time at Airbnb, we were left in no doubt that Airbnb shares our mission and we are convinced that joining Airbnb provides the best opportunity to take our dream and mission to a global level, using the current reach of Airbnb's community to work together and make the world more accessible.
So you might ask what does this mean in practice?
I'll be working with Airbnb's team and leading our efforts to build upon and improve our accessibility features and filters. My team will be sharing our existing know-how with Airbnb's various product teams and will work with the community to improve these continuously in the coming months. We will also develop new policies and features to ensure accessibility information is as accurate as possible.
If you are a guest who has booked a trip via Accomable, we'll be reaching out to you with instructions so you can continue on your vacation just as you planned. If you are a Vendor, we'll also be contacting you to help ensure you can manage existing reservations and list on Airbnb so you can take advantage of the amazing platform, tools and technologies that Airbnb has created for hosts. Ultimately, Accomable's website will redirect to Airbnb, but during the transition, Accomable's listings will remain on accomable.com. Potential guests can reach hosts via an email address posted on each listing.
My team will be working with existing Airbnb hosts around the world to find properties that could have suitable accessibility features and will work with such hosts to make their properties more discoverable with Airbnb's new filters.
We'll be applying our expertise beyond the flagship Homes business and working with teams in Trips and future product lines to make sure that accessibility is at the heart of Airbnb and usable to people with accessibility needs.
At Accomable, despite our best intentions, we sometimes struggled due to a lack of resources to cater for users with disabilities beyond those which are mobility based. This was something that greatly frustrated me. At Airbnb, we can now drive forward all existing efforts to make sure Airbnb can accommodate as wide a variety of disabilities as possible.
We're not going to rest at making the Airbnb platform more usable. We're going to work tirelessly to grow the Airbnb community and to empower disabled entrepreneurs to share their homes and create awesome local experiences for visiting travellers.
I'll be working with the Diversity and Belonging team to make sure that Airbnb is doing everything it can to make sure that it is a great place to work at if you have a disability. As such, I'll be helping create new initiatives to increase the numbers of disabled applicants.
I see this as just the beginning of something that will be a profound game changer in the world of accessibility. I will continue to be an advocate and champion for better accessibility and for the use of technology to help disabled people. Innovation and creativity will always be at the heart of any team I'm responsible for, so stay tuned as we try to push the boundaries on everything from cutting-edge new technology to empowering new community partnerships!
It'll take some time to implement many of these goals, so bear with us over the coming months! I also want to be available and open to feedback on what we can do better and will be operating a series of channels that will help ensure we can stay connected and I can hear your ideas. You can also reach us by emailing firstname.lastname@example.com.
You might think that this sounds a lot – it is! But it is a challenge that I relish and one that I see more of a calling than a job – as it gives my team and me the chance to improve the lives of millions of people around world.
All the best,
So sorry on the Essex some of those older iconic hotels are far from perfect but there are a lot of newer boutique hotels that have really good accessible accommodations and newer more open minded managers and staff that understand our dollars mater and most can be very accommodating in meeting our needs.
We just came back a few months ago with a room rate upgraded for less than $200 and short block to Central Park.
Starwoods is now owned by Marriott so the brand is changing.
One summer we had made arrangements with Affina brand and Affina NYC/50 only to get there are the door size was to small.
The GM walked around and showed us 10 + rooms and none of them worked.
She sent us away on a nice lunch and picked up the tab, when we returned a room was ready with a huge flower arrangement and fruit basket and a bottle of wine.
We had been upgraded no charge to the penthouse with 2000 sq foot room with full kitchen and massive balcony overlooking the city!!
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Life is what you make it...While you are waiting for equal opportunity why not just enjoy, accessibility is alive and well for our community when traveling and if you wait for equal opportunity it might come in our life time but I would hold my breath.
But we can still enjoy the great times and experience travel with minimal efforts.
Sometimes those on the fence about travel see and read those posting all the negatives and that will influence them not to travel for fear of not being able to overcome challenges!
If anyone ever needs help we are more than willing to help with direction, advice, we have even called and found arrangements for those who could not find accommodations on there own.
Outdoorsy.com and rvshare.com are both offering wheelchair accessible campers and motorhomes too. As far as accessibility and luxury, I do not believe you have to give up one for the other. This spring we purchased a Newmar Ventana Floorplan 4311. It is luxurious. We put a lift in above the bed because I am a C4 complete. It has a roll in shower with shower seat and grab bars in the bathroom. It also has the braun lift built in it from factory for getting in and out of the motorhome. You can go from the front to the back of it with the slideouts in. I will put pictures on in the next couple of days because we are going to rent it out during the winter anyhow.
Thanks for the vaguely condescending response. I travel mostly for business and pick hotels based on their location to where I have to be. As long a room has an ADA toilet and either a roll-in shower or tub w/ rails I can make due. I have neither the time or patience to look at "10+ rooms", that being said I have never had to.


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Short-Run and Long-Run Elasticities of Diesel Demand in Korea
Department of Energy Policy, Graduate School of Energy & Environment, Seoul National University of Science & Technology, 232 Gongreung-Ro, Nowon-Gu, Seoul 139-743, Korea
Department of Energy IT, Gachon University, Bokjeong-dong, Sujeong-gu, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do 461-701, Korea
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Energies 2012, 5(12), 5055-5064; https://doi.org/10.3390/en5125055
Received: 10 August 2012 / Revised: 15 October 2012 / Accepted: 13 November 2012 / Published: 28 November 2012
This paper investigates the demand function for diesel in Korea covering the period 1986–2011. The short-run and long-run elasticities of diesel demand with respect to price and income are empirically examined using a co-integration and error-correction model. The short-run and long-run price elasticities are estimated to be −0.357 and −0.547, respectively. The short-run and long-run income elasticities are computed to be 1.589 and 1.478, respectively. Thus, diesel demand is relatively inelastic to price change and elastic to income change in both the short-run and long-run. Therefore, a demand-side management through raising the price of diesel will be ineffective and tightening the regulation of using diesel more efficiently appears to be more effective in Korea. The demand for diesel is expected to continuously increase as the economy grows. View Full-Text
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