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Queens >Dry Cleaning & Laundry Services > Alpian's Garment Care & Drycleaning
41-32 Crescent Street, Queens, NY | Directions 1110140.751523 -73.939904
Sat: 8am-5pm, Mon-Fri: 7:30am-7pm
Neighborhoods: Astoria
outstanding service and cleaning – I am in the entertainment business and attend a lot of parties. I wore my favorite dress to a cocktail party and unfortunately someone bumped into me and dropped my red (cosmo) on my off white dress. I thought this dress is reuined for sure but I brought it to Alpian's and thought they would tell me there was nothing they could do. they took the dress and when I got it back the huge stain was out and you couldn't even tell that there was anything spilled let alone a red drink on this light colored dress. Thank you Alpian Cleaners for saving my favorite Dolce Gabbana dress. You have a customer for life. I will highly recommend you to my friends and associates in my industry.
Awful Seamstress work – This is my experience with Carmen, the seamstress at Alpians Garment care.
I was in NYC for business and for a birthday celebration. I took in a Silk georgette crepe Eileen Fisher dress that needed to be hemmed just about half an inch. I went to this person on the recommendation of another tailor at Rubrikon Tailoring, I was told she is very good, as I was hesitant taking this silk dress to a cleaners seamstress. He assured me she was very good.
First I was charged $65, when on the wall it states $35 for a dress hem ( I didn't care as long as it's a fantastic job).
I got a dress back with a hem that was wavy, uneven and puckering, and very obviously puckering and pulling in all the wrong ways. I picked up the dress at 4:30 pm Sat. I got back to my hotel very eager to see this amazing job that I was promised and I saw the awful, amateur hemming, that I could have done myself. YES, that bad!!! I called and asked if this can be fixed and they said to bring it back. Keep in mind they close at 5pm. So i take it back and after trying it on, she doesn't see anything wrong with this dress....I thought I was going mad at this point. So I ask her to fix it (because I need it for that evening, which I made sure she knows) and she said she can't, so of course at this point I'm losing my temper....Long frustrating story short, she fixed it, but again it looks like a child fixed it in home ec class, and it is still puckering and pulling. Now I have to find another seamstress to fix this awful job.
Her work is awful and as I said I could have done this, it's so bad. OHHH, and it states in writing on the cash register that no monies will be refunded for work done. No wonder they have to write that, as I'm sure they were losing cash for all the awful work they perform...AND not even an apology for this, not from her, and not from the manager of this awful place. And I lost 45 minutes from the dinner celebration. Moral of the story don't go to a cleaners tailor/seamstress as was my first gut instinct.
I am willing to send pictures to anyone interested.
Simply the BEST! – I go out of my way to bring my clothing to Alpian's and I am very proud to say, it is worth it!!
Alpian's has always offered me world class service, world class quality cleaning, and fair pricing.
After some bad experiences at other cleaners, it is a great feeling not having to worry about my clothing when I take it to Alpian's. I recommend Alpian's to anyone who cares about their clothing.
Thank you Alpian's!!!!! The BEST!!!
Fantastic Experience – Alpian's not only provided exceptional service, they were friendly and reliable.
I would trust them with any garment, and am confident it would be returned in pristine condition.
I have used them on incredibly delicate/fragile pieces, cocktail dresses, and more every dya pieces such as sweaters.
They never, ever let me down.
Awful service – This place is overpriced, has poor customer service, and employees/owner who refuse to take any responsibility (or even admit they are in charge).
I was a first-time customer, brought in three items for a basic cleaning job (black cocktail dress w/ deodorant stains, shorts with no visible stains that needed to be refreshed, and a silk top with a few small spots). When I came to pick up my items, I was told the shorts had
As you admitted, we delivered the shorts the next day as promised, and again by your admission the quality was fine. We were not satisfied with quality of the shorts to give it back to you the way it was. Instead of appreciating that we care about quality and that we just turn over clothes as they come out of the production line, you stood there questioning everybody about everything about the dry cleaning process and you are still continuing to do so. Just a simple ok would solved all the headaches and the heartaches that you created. As it turns out we returned the shorts in a perfectly fine condition and as promised. It was all for nothing, and still you are bad mouthing us. For what reason? For craving to give you a decent product?
I can't believe the service.... – The first time I sent them stuff to clean, since I was just trying them out, I sent them some oldish clothes that were on their way to being Salvation Army contributions. Big mistake ... they came back looking like new and I had to wear them again for another season!
Last week I sent a new white wool sweater that had half of a bottle of Merlot spilled on it while I was on vacation. The stains had set for over a week. It just came back, with no trace of prior injury, and bright white to boot.
I hope they never go out of business.
This Place Sucks! – Really? This guys are way too expensive and rude! I'd never use them again. This is worth the time to write a review. If you want to be treated poorly and do a crappy job this is a your cleaner.
Thank you for your comment. It is very easy to to write a negative comment without any explanation. Why do not tell us what the problem is, so that we may solve/rectify or learn from it. Remember there are two sides to a story. This is a world stage, and hit and run is very easy to do. So please help us to better ourselves and also to correct ourselves, be kind enough to tell us the problem, we will be more than happy to know and if we can solve the problem we will do so.. Thank you ahead of time.
From my socks to my suits Alpian's gets it right. – I am a psychologist and it does not require much analyzation to confirm Alpian's knows garment care inside and out. For wash and fold, drycleaning and tailoring, they do it all. Since I don't live in the neighborhood anymore, I really appreciate their pick up and drop off service. If you have a phobia for doing laundry, trust Alpian's to quiet your fears.
Called the "Best of Citysearch" for a reason – Alpian Cleaners is simply the best in the business!
I've been using Alpian Cleaners for the last few years, and as a busy college student, I must say that Alpian's are nothing but reliable and convenient.
Let me share a story of pure greatness. I don't know any other dry cleaners, or service store in general that would be prove to be as convenient as Alpian's...
One late afternoon, I was running late coming home from class, (commuting from the Bronx in rush hour traffic, it's not so fun) I called the Alpian's to ask them if there was any way they could help me out, knowing that the store was about to close and that this traffic didn't seem to be lightening up anytime soon... The woman who answered the phone was nothing but concerned and sincere. I told her that I needed my cocktail dress for that evening and that it was so important that I had it! She explained that the last delivery guy was on his way out and that she would make sure that he got my dry cleaning and bring it over to my apartment in the next half hour. About an hour later, feeling so terrible for not making it to meet the delivery man, I walked up to my apartment to see that the delivery man was standing there with my dry cleaning! What an angel the young man was! I could see the halo shining over his head! He had waited 30+ minutes for my arrival, knowing that I needed the dry cleaning for that night. The dress was in pristine condition, everything was perfectly steamed and ready for my wear (plus, a few of the beads on the dress were strung loose, but they were ready for wear and perfectly in place.
If that's not customer service, I don't know what is.
Alpians are the BEST – Service . . . Service . . . Service . . .
In today's dogie dog world, it is nice to deal with a company that provides a good service. Alpian Cleaners provide the service that is unlike most companies. Reliable, punctual and extremely good.
As always dropped off our clothes to be dry cleaned. My husband had told me to mention the dress shirt that was missing a button, but of course I forgot to mention it to the person at the counter. When it was time for me to pick up the dry cleaning of course I remebered about the button but not to worry, while they were cleaning the garment they had seen the missing button and replaced it.
Service . . . Service . . . Service . . .
Thanks Alpian
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Instructional Objective The learner will be able to categorize various aspects of Native American tribal life by matching such things as people and artifacts into collections which represent four major Indian culture groups: Plains Indians, Northwest Indians, Eastern Woodland Indians, and Southwest Indians.
Learners/Context The learners are fifth grade students, or any students, who are learning about the many Native American tribes that populated North America before the arrival of European settlers.
The card game would be used after students have had a good deal of exposure to the various Indian tribes that inhabited North America. The students would have already learned about the different types of buildings, crafts, tools, weapons, and ceremonial accouterments of these Native American groups. They would also be knowledgeable about how different natural environments can affect culture and ways of life.
Rationale Students usually show a great deal of interest in Native American studies, particularly artwork, weapons and tools, and different types of buildings. However, in the typical fifth grade curriculum, students are exposed to several North American tribes, and the amount of facts and information can become confusing. They have difficulty when trying to categorize types of buildings or artwork according to the correct tribal group. The details can easily become a hodgepodge of information with no clear delineations. One of the curricular goals is to show students that Native American tribes had very distinct cultures and this can be recognized when one compares their very different ways of life.
A card game is appropriate in this case because it provides practice in categorizing the various aspects of tribal life. Since it is a game, the students will be motivated, and they must be have a grasp of the content in order to be successful. The game design helps to reinforce the differences among Native American tribal groups and demonstrates the ways in which historians and anthropologists draw distinctions between cultural groups.
Process The game has a structure that is similar to rummy. It is played with 2-6 players who gain points by matching up sets of cards that belong to a particular suit. Each player is dealt 7 cards and the rest of the cards are placed face down (pick up pile) with the top card turned up (discard pile). The person left of the dealer takes a turn first by picking up a card from the pick up pile or the discard pile and laying down any "matches" that are allowed. The player must then discard and play goes to the next person. Play continues until one of the players has laid down all of his cards and then discarded. The winner is the player with the most points.
Deck Design
The deck consists of 56 cards which are divided into four suits. The suits represent the four major tribal groups, Plains Indians, Northwest Indians, Eastern Woodland Indians, and Southwest Indians. Each suit contains the same card categories and types. The cards, the categories, the types and the points they earn are shown in the chart below. Each of the four suits contains the following cards:
# of cards card category card type points ______________________________________________________
1 Wild card tribal group 15
1 Wild card animal 15
1 Wild card environment 15
1 Indian card adult male 10
1 Indian card adult female 10
1 Indian card child 10
2 Artifact card buildings 5
2 Artifact card tools and weapons 5
2 Artifact card crafts 5
2 Artifact card ceremonies 5
The tribal group card names the group and also lists three specific tribes that belong to the group. The animal card shows a picture of an animal that is associated with the tribal group. The environment card depicts the environment in which the group lived. For example, the Southwest Indian animal card shows a gecko sitting on a rock , and the environment card is a picture of a desert.
Rules The following is a list of all of the possible matches. A match is a set of three cards within the same suit.
1. An Indian card can be matched up with the other two Indian cards.
2. An artifact card can be matched up with two other artifact cards as long as they aren't the same type. For example, two craft cards cannot be in the same match.
3. The Wild cards can be used in any other match within the same suit or they can be matched up together.
4. A player cannot add to his own three card match, but he can play a card on another player's three card match. For example, if player A sets down a match that consists of a building, a craft, and a ceremony within the Plains Indians suit, then player B can set down one tool card within the Plains Indian suit and earn the 5 points for it.
5. The players can lay down matches whenever it is their turn, but they must do so before they discard.
6. The play continues until one of the players has discarded his last card.
7. Players add up their points from cards they have played and subtract points for the cards they still hold in their hand.
8. The winner is the player with the most points.
Card Design
Design Process The design was developed with specific learners and instructional goals in mind. As far as the content is concerned, there is some overlap between specific Indian tribes within a cultural group. For example, all of the Southwest Indian tribes have similar pottery designs, and it isn't necessary for the fifth grade students to discern the differences between them. Their cultures were very much alike, therefore I began by creating the four suits, and then listed the aspects of tribal life that historians use to distinguish between the different Indian groups.
I wanted the learners to be able to group the artifacts with the correct Indian group without a great deal of help. This is why the cards have a minimum of information on them and they are not color coded at all. They provide a picture, and in some cases, a term which names the picture.
The difficult decisions were concerning the rules of play. It was important to provide an opportunity for strategy development, but this had to be balanced with the instructional goals. At first, I was allowing cards of different suits to be played together. I realized however, that this would defeat my main instructional goal of having students keep the categories clear in their minds. Another problem with allowing players to match three tribal groups cards together (or three child cards) is that it would demand no thinking on the part of the player. In order to make up for the limited matches allowed, I made the three Wild cards which can be used more freely within the suit.
On the other hand, I didn't want the game to be so difficult that the players would get frustrated or worse, play cards inaccurately without knowing it. A necessary addition to this card game is a handheld chart that displays the tribal groups and the corresponding artifacts, environments, etc. In essence, it would be the content laid out in a visual chart. The teacher would have the option of allowing its use or not. Perhaps it could be used for the first few games while students checked their understanding of the content.
Listing of content Southwest Indians Northwest Indians
Title card: Hopi Title card: Tlinget
Navajo Haida
Pueblo Makah
Animal: gecko Animal: Orca whale
Environment: desert Environment: Pacific coast
buildings: adobe village buildings: plankhouse
buildings: hogan buildings: charnel house
tools and weapons: grinding stone tools and weapons: fish hook
tools and weapons: throwing stick tools and weapons: wooden armor
craft: gourd rattle craft: totem poles
craft: dream catcher craft: masks
ceremonial: kachina dance ceremonial: potlatch
ceremonial: kiva ceremonial: ceremonial bowl
Plains Indians Eastern Woodland Indians
Title card: Sioux Title card: Iraquois
Omaha Seminole
Witchita Creek
Animal: buffalo Animal: beaver
Environment: plains Environment: forest
buildings: teepee buildings: longhouse
buildings: grass house buildings: wigwam
tools and weapons: sinew backed bow tools and weapons: corn mortar
tools and weapons: hide shield tools and weapons: blowgun
craft: painting craft: birchbark container
craft: eagle talon necklace craft: wampum beads
ceremonial: pipe ceremonial: husk face mask dance
ceremonial: honor feather ceremonial: moundbuilding
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Teams of pharmacy students from three universities were named finalists in the Good Neighbor Pharmacy National Community Pharmacists Association's (NCPA) Pruitt-Schutte Student Business Plan Competition at the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP) annual meeting in Seattle, Washington last week. The finalists are from Auburn University Harrison School of Pharmacy, Drake University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, and Washington State University College of Pharmacy. "The future of independent community pharmacy resides in the hands of pharmacy students, which is why NCPA invests considerable resources in providing these young people with the tools to be successful owners," said Joseph H. Harmison, PD, NCPA president and pharmacy owner in Arlington, TX. 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|We began preparing our pontoon boats and gear for a swift launch. We could see trout rising to midges all across the lake. The fish seemed to be randomly cruising, taking an insect here and there as they moved along.
The rewards of Stillwater fishing can be significant.This Rainbow took a size-22 midge
In preparation for this day I had tied-up an assortment of small midge imitations from size-20 to 24. However, a guide that spends a lot of time in the area stopped for a chat and suggested big black Wooly Bugger stripped through the drop offs. Moreover, he indicated that we should be using 2X or better tippet because there are some real 'tortugas' in this 10 acre pond.
Instead of taking time to see what food sources were available to the fish, we immediately adopted the large streamers strategy due to overpowering vision of 10-pound Rainbows. It took a couple of hours working the deep areas with only a few average fish to acknowledge this plan had some flaws. Naturally, this conclusion was reached after the number of risers in the shallows had dropped off significantly. I'm sure the guide and his clients had done very well on streamers since there were a large number of minnows in the lake. But today they simply weren't producing or we didn't have the right size, color, or who knows what?
I would guess 80% of fly-fishers are attracted to running water. Most fish it exclusively. I'm partial to streams and small creeks and will opt for this type of fishing given a choice. On the other hand, still water trout fishing is a great way to avoid crowds and catch some really nice trout. Furthermore, sitting in a floatation device and moving around a mountain lake on a beautiful summer day with something cold to drink within easy reach day is addicting.
The mentality of fishing stillwater is similar, but different from fishing a river. In a river, you can actually see boulders, seams, plunge pools, tail-outs and holding structure – logical fishing places. Lakes and ponds also have structure, but it's different and on a larger scale. We're talking about shoals, drop offs, sloping grades, and deep water. I think most anglers (including myself) waste time in unproductive water. The reality is that trout feed in certain areas of a lake and at specific depths depending on wind, sunlight, water temperature, and availability of food.
Early morning and late evening trout often cruise the shallows looking for a meal. So what were the risers in this pond feeding on? I didn't see any damsel flies but I had seen plenty of midges and Callibaetis may flies the previous week while hiking around the pond to fish the river. This particular insect, typically matched by #14-18 imitations, can be the most dominant summer insect on many Western stillwaters. Weedy areas and Callibaetis nymphs go hand-in-hand because the nymphs feed on the algae. As if by some signal, each of us switched over to a Callibaetis nymph pattern which immediately improved the fishing.
Larry Jurgens nets another good 20-inch Rainbow between the afternoon rain showers
My set up was a size 14 nymph of my own design with a size-22 black beauty midge tied to the hook bend as a trailer. About 18-inches ahead of the Callibaetis was a micro split shot to get the flies a few inches under the surface. Most of the fish took the black beauty. Why use a midge pattern? A 10+ year study made by well known stillwater fishermen showed that Chironomids (midges) comprise 40% of the year round diet of trout. Even in the summer, when there are many alternatives, the number is 25% (the biggest single share). I tried different colors but the fish preferred black. All of us were using different patterns but the setup was roughly the same. One member of the party put on a PMD emerger and for some reason the fish wouldn't leave it alone. The moral here - don't be afraid to experiment. Of equal importance is to take the necessary time to see what is going on before you start fishing!
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The Black Beauty is a Pat Dorsey pattern readily available in most any fly shop. The fly on the left was tied with a glass bead (mercury silver from Spirit River). The bodies are black thread with copper wire wrapped counter clockwise and a dubbed thorax. This is a very simple pattern to tie and very productive to fish.
There are lots of Callibaetis patterns to chose from - to the left is one that I tie. It also works pretty well as damsel fly imitation. In general you want a thin body and a fatter thorax.


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This is a discussion on BEST STALK within the Hunting Africa forums, part of the HUNT AFRICA category; What was your most exciting or challenging stalk?...
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What was your most exciting or challenging stalk?
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Crocodile...(from the "challenging stalk" perspective)
I thought they'd be easy to hunt... until I hunted them the first time. They're more wary than what many may think and getting to within reasonable shooting distance can present a bigger challenge than what most expect.Chris Troskie / Chris Troskie Safaris - South Africa, Botswana, Zimbabwe & Mozambique
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Running down and trying to out manouvre buffalo! (wild ones!)
Elle its awesome to get in CLOSE,
My best always.Jaco Strauss
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- Hunted zambia, tanzania, zimbabwe, hungary, france, england
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- Hunted Namibia (Otavi, Ozondjache) South Africa ( LP, KZN, NC, EC) Botswana (Ghanzi) Canada (BC, AB, SK, MB, Ont, PQ, NS) USA (MT, WA, SD, CA, CO, WY, KS, MN, NC, VG, UT, HI)
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Stalking in on a sleeping deer to about ten feet and backing away leaving it sleeping soundly.
Then going and collecting the young hunter with me to have him stalk in and follow my tracks toward the deer.
Then having to use hand signals to make him look down low enough to see the deer.
He could not believe he had gotten that close! The surprise on his face was priceless.
He took the deer while it was still asleep.Practice whispering before you leave for Africa!
A Legend in my own mind!
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My first thought....my most exciting and memorable stalk I hope will happen next August on my first Africa hunt.
The most exciting has to be a Montana mule deer hunt with my son. This was his first stalk ever. We spotted a big mule deer buck in the distance then proceeded to get up close and personal with him while he lay is his bed. Three times I had my son ease up along a rock to take the shot. Each time his insuppressible shaking and breathing caused us to back down so he could gather himself. Finally he was able to kill that buck in his bed with a well placed bullet. Nothing like sharing the moment with a son or daughter.
The most memorable would be stalking a black bear on the tundra near Ungava Bay in Quebec Canada. Little did I know two of my buddies were coming around the other side of the lake stalking the same bear. When they saw me putting on the sneak, they climbed on top of a huge boulder to watch the action unfold. I managed to close the distance to 35 yards then proceeded to perforate his pumper with a broadhead tipped arrow. As the bear went down, a volley of enthusiastic shouts erupted in the distance. I never even knew they were there.When I am not hunting, I am thinking about hunting....I think I'll go hunting.
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I had a great stalk albeit brief on my Namibian kudu. Never saw it in the thick stuff till we were about 90 yards away and there was much intervening brush I had to shoot "around", but we got a shot and he ran maybe 50 yards and piled up. Relatively easy.
As for challenging I would have to rate my Botswana sitatunga as tops there. Spent several days poling thru the Okavango swamp with just me and two black polers, neither of whom spoke any english and I didnt speak whatever dialect they did. Few animals were seen but for a few females and one less than mature buck. Finally a good male was spotted and I got my chance. It is perhaps my most coveted and rewarding trophy hunt. You can read the whole story in my profile.
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I think every stalk is challenging in its own right and this is what makes them memorable, because for me every day not hunting is a day wasted.
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Vaal Rhebuck in the Moordenaar's Karoo. Any hunter who has done this, will know exactly what I mean..!
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Most exciting was cape buffalo in the Caprivi.
Most rewarding was walking down a free range eland bull - very different than shooting one on the back forty of a game farm or stumbling onto one during a drive about."We sleep peaceably in our beds because rough men stand ready in the
night to visit violence on those who would do us harm" Winston Churchill
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Most Memorable Stalk - Has to be with my youngest son back in 1995, We were hunting a 4500 acre ranch just south of Sonora, Texas. We had climbed a large hill before daylight to watch a huge valley below us. Just after daylight we were watching multiple groups of deer when I spotted a good buck running a doe out in a grass flat 1 1/2 miles away. With my spotting scope, it looked like the buck had been harassing the doe all night. After about thirty minutes of chasing her around the doe and buck suddenly layed down and disappeared in the two foot tall brown grass. We figured they would stay bedded awhile because with the full moon, he was probably chasing her all night. We planned our stalk over the next thirty or so minutes. We had to plan a route that would take us around three different groups of deer that we could see from the ridgetop. Long story short, two hours later we crawled the last hundred yards to the lone tree in the field of grass. At 150 yards I could just make out the bucks horns barley above the grass. We waited over an hour for the buck to stand up and I could tell my 14 year olds nerves were starting to get the best of him. I told him I was going to make something happen, so get comfortable and be ready. He rested in the fork of a branch on the tree and nodded. I picked up two large rocks and smashed them together. Nothing. I hit them a little harder. I saw the horn tips turn in our direction. I hit them one more time and the buck stood and faced us. My son put the 115 grain Nosler Partion dead center of his neck, right in the "white patch". He collased as if lightning had hit him.
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Probaby the red hartebeest I took in Namibia in 2008 at 350 yards. They were super hard to get close too. Using the terrain I was able to get close to some bushes and set up for a shot. I got lucky and he got up and stood broadside, making it possible to aim high and hope the bullet would drop into him and drop him in his tracks and it did.
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I will share two, both were tracking type hunts. The first was Cape buffalo, I mean who wouldn't think that was a great stalk! In this case we had multiple encounters with buffalo, never got a shot until day 5 almost got busted by baboons, ended up taking a longer first shot that I imagined I would on a buffalo (ran out of cover). Even with a good first shot, the follow up on a buff is always exciting and this one was no different. He ran off and holed up in the thickest, nastiest brush he could find. In retrospect now I am convinced he was dead when we tracked him up......but I shot him 4 more times anyway.
The second was Eland hunting; after the buff was in the salt we started tracking eland, again we had multiple encounters, passed on one because of a broken horn, and got chased by elephants, but at the end of 8 days I didn't shoot one. Fast forward two years, back in Africa (different country) again hunting eland. On the second to last day on a 12 day hunt my luck finally changed and I shot a very nice eland. Tracking down Eland can be as additive as elk hunting."Life is tough, but it's tougher if your stupid"
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It has to be the hunt I just returned from. A lioness hunt with a bow in teh Kalihari region of South Africa. 50,000 acre concession. We first spotted the 2 lionesses at 10:30am and we finally got mine to stand her ground at noon. She was not happy with our presence and continued to tell us with ever increasing growls while she dug herself in for a charge. PH told me a 99% chance of a charge, but fortunaltey she didn't. We had to work our way to teh opposite side of the Acacia tree she was under for a clear shot and I had to place a perfect arrow thru a small opening at 42 yards. The most exciting, nerve racking and hardest shot and the best shot I have ever made while hunting. She only made it 40 yards before she laid against a tree and died. A walk and stalk hunt that I will never forget!
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For me I think it would be my second bull moose taken in Alaska back in 85 I stalked to within 40 yards with a 54 cal Renegade BP rifle looked the moose over and desided to pass, about that time he spotted me and didn't like what he saw so he dropped his head and charged forcing me to take him at 25 yards talk about getting your blood pumping kowng you only have 1 shot.Enjoy life now -- it has an expiration date.
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Not the Saint Francis Hotel - thank goodness – When I first found the Drake on the hotels dot com website - at an unbeatable rate, I was a little nervous. I pictured the Drake of the 80's when it was the orphan of Union Square, and needed updating badly. My wife and I are ashamed or our ignorance and will stay nowhere else in San Francisco from now on. We found a Queen Premium room on floor 20 for about $179 per night that had a 3 window view of Union Square and the city that was to die for. The bellman warned us that we may hear the nightclub on the 21st floor, but we were determined to take advantage of the view, and the noise above on a Thursday and Friday night was minimal - really more of hum that kind of lulled us to sleep. So comfortable, attentive, and luxurious while giving you a sense of the San Francisco from the 1930's. Just across the street is John's Grill (mentioned in The Maltese Falcon). Valets are attentive and on the spot! Just pull in, step out of the car, and forget the anxiety of parking - really a no nonsense Valet operation. I felt like I was royalty stepping out of the limousine. Everything is updated with edgy design that is just cool man, cool. Luxurious beds and bedding. All Aveda soaps and bath accessories. The place is clean and safe - I noticed staff security watching out for guests. Great job Sir Drake. I'll be back.
NOT Recommended, because of several reasons... – I found a "good deal", so-to-speak, on-line. I then called the hotel to make the reservation through them, so that I could reserve a tower-level room and to request a view. Non-smoking.
The first thing we were told upon check-in was that the room we had reserved was not available (they were "overbooked"). Apparently, some guests had decided to stay an extra night, which bumped us out. So much for having made reservations! They offered us a smoking room, which we did not accept. After some discussion, and our probably having appeared displeased, we were offered the room that we had originally reserved (funny how that works). It appeared to us that our having found a low rate gave the hotel the impression that they could mistreat us.
Heading upstairs - the elevators on one side were apparently not working, so there was a waiting line. Consequently, it took us probably 10 or 15 minutes to get up to our room, which turned out to be right next to the elevator. After we were inside, we noticed that as the elevator passed, the room shook and we were barely able to stand the noise. The room looked fine at a glance, but we noticed quickly that the top bed cover had a stain that appeared to be the type of human bodily fluid that we would least like to have seen. One of the bath towels had very noticeable, brownish-colored stains, as well. By this time, we were so tired from our trip and our check-in experience, that we decided not to complain further and to try to get through the night. Unfortunately, once in bed (cover removed), we could hardly sleep due to the elevator noise. Good water pressure, aveda bath products, very nice location. Unfortunately, the negatives greatly outweighed the positives. I can actually see how a person's stay at this place might be ok, but my experience suggests to me that it's probably a crap-shoot. Basically, if someone were to offer to PAY ME to stay here again, I would not. I've had several great experiences at places nearby.
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Kinderhotel. Kinderhotel. It's the most beautiful word in the world. It's beautiful like a double rainbow which, appropriately, is something we saw at the Kinderhotel --
We went to our first Kinderhotel last year in Switzerland and it changed our lives (Switzerland Kinderhotel trilogy here and here and here). Here's the idea behind the Kinderhotel -- they put beautiful hotels in beautiful locations, then assure parents they don't have to see their kids unless they really, really want to.
Kids are occupied all day and well into the evening in the kids' programs (nature hikes, pony rides, farm visits) so parents can do whatever they want -- which, judging by the rush of parents back to their rooms after dropping their kids off at the Kids Club, is have a whole lot of sex. Kinderhotels should probably be called Sexhotels but maybe that would attract a whole different unsavory kind of clientele?
This was the view from our deck --
This is me drinking a beer and reading my man Hemingway on our deck. I didn't know where my kids were at the time this photo was taken. Thank you, Saint Kinderhotel --
There weren't a lot of English speakers (and zero French speakers) at the Kinderhotel so we certainly encountered some communication issues. We were given a very shaky English translation of the weekly calendar of events and immediately signed Lucien up for everything that didn't make sense, such as "action with a cloth" and "we tinker a beetle."
Coco was also left in the loving care of the childcare staff. It's probably not a surprise this pissed her off immensely. Coco delights in running away from us at every opportunity but became outraged when we had the gall to do the same to her. The yelling was impressive as we hustled our asses out of Baby Club. I think I heard her say, in jarbled baby tongue, "You gonna pay.... you gonna pay...." (Foreshadowing.... about five days later, we did pay.)
Alex and I took one of our leisurely days to cross the border and drive into Salzburg, Austria. Salzburg is a lovely town, home of Mozart and the Sound of Music. There are still Sound of Music tours happening and Sound of Music souvenirs everywhere so after awhile Alex and I were like, "Hey, Salzburg, movie came out fifty years ago, move on."
There was an incredible beer garden in Salzburg where Al and I ate wienerschnitzel and drank large steins of beer bigger than our heads. When you lifted your stein to take a sip of beer, it was like seeing an ocean of beer coming at your face.
Salzburg is a very pretty city with pastel-colored buildings and tons of tourists. We were delighted to discover most of the pretty building serve delicious apple strudel.
Do you ever see a picture of yourself and think, "My God, I'm so sexy, I don't know how people keep their clothes on around me?" That's what I thought when I saw this --
One night after dinner a huge storm engulfed the Kinderhotel. The previously blue skies turned black. A sheet of dark clouds came rolling off the mountains and came over us like a fast-moving wave of terror. Alex eyed the clouds and whistled low and slow.... "This is some serious Mordor shit going on," said Al.
Then the wind kicked in. Chairs flew across the terrace below our room and Germans sprang into action to wrestle them indoors.
Guests came out on their balconies to cheer the storm on because apparently everyone loves a good storm when they're tucked safely into a Kinderhotel for the night. Most of us stayed out for the duration, watching the lightning and feeling the thunder in our bones. Mother Nature, thank you for a helluva show, and you scare me a lot.
The most wonderful part of our Kinderhotel stay was we were there with the exact right people. I've got tales to tell of our new friends, but this post is getting too long for my comfort. It looks like this vacation story may be a four-parter, if not more, so sorry about that.
Thankfully there's nothing to report from Paris right now. The weather sucks and we're just sitting around indoors being mad about it. There is one thing -- I wore my new black and white polka dot rain boots to pick up Lucien at the centre de loisirs and boutique man downstairs pointed and laughed at them. Then I pointed and laughed at the ugly dress that looks like it's been put through a shredder in his store window that he's trying to sell for 200 euro.
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My head is still spinning with ideas, enthusiasm, and wall-to-wall content from last week's 2010 Sustainable Meetings Conference in Denver, hosted by the Green Meeting Industry Council.
I'll declare my interest up front: I've just finished two years as co-chairman of the GMIC programs committee, and I joined the association's board in July. But you didn't have to be a sustainable meetings specialist to feel the momentum on site. With a 66 percent increase in members in the past year, a presence in 30 countries, its first four chapters in place, and the new APEX/ASTM sustainable meeting standards just months away from release, GMIC is on a roll.
But for many of the veteran meeting professionals who attended the conference, making sustainability an industry watchword won't be enough. By the time they're done, they want to purge the language of "green meetings" from the industry lexicon. Not because they see sustainability as a fad that has come and gone, but because they now foresee the day when every meeting will be a green meeting.
It's a bold vision, at a time when many planners and suppliers figure they've done their bit to green their operations. Denver participants learned how to strengthen their conference programs, improve ROI, embrace technology and social media, and trim their budgets—all with strategies that make meetings greener.
The unexpected takeaway was that some of the industry's best green efforts are tackling only the smallest fraction of the problem.
Keynote speaker Annie Leonard, creator of the book, video, and Web site "The Story of Stuff," got the ball rolling with her comment that, for every pound of garbage we recycle or divert on site, we miss another 70 pounds hidden in the supply chain that ends at the loading dock. That got me thinking that we won't have a truly sustainable meeting—economically, environmentally, or socially—until we move our whole focus upstream.
The waste hidden behind an on-site recycling program is an obvious example, but the concept extends to everything that goes into a meeting.
New technologies are slashing energy requirements for on-site equipment and lighting. If we can reduce that part of our carbon footprint with efficient bulbs, or cut it 100 percent by buying renewable power, which has the greater impact? (Actually, we should do both. But if we had to choose…?)
Many CVBs are working to brand their destinations in various shades of green. How much better would it be if they moved upstream and formed partnerships with community groups that work for green energy, clean air and water, or other things that make a city liveable?
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In a previous blog, I talked about why some people struggle to lose weight despite increasing their exercise level and changing their diet. In this blog, I'd like to highlight another factor that might be key to weight-loss success.
After you exercise, do you look forward to a well-deserved rest? Maybe you collapse on the couch to watch TV or recline with a favorite book. And the housework? That can wait. Or can it?
I've often suspected that time spent at the gym doesn't tell the whole story when it comes to exercise and weight loss. There's research to support my hunch.
Consider the findings of a study that looked at total daily energy (calories) burned in a group of women who started a walking program. The study measured not only calories burned while walking but also total calories burned during the day in activities such as vacuuming, dusting, and walking from the parking lot to work or shops. This type of activity has a clever acronym: NEAT. NEAT stands for non-exercise activity thermogenesis.
The study found that a number of the women decreased their NEAT in response to the walking program. Which meant that they missed out on burning an additional 175 calories a day. Yes, housework, walking to meetings, and taking the stairs all add up.
Bottom line: Activity is important — all activity. Find exercises you enjoy and practice them regularly. And be sure to take advantage of other opportunities to burn calories as well. Keeping your house clean might be the edge you needed to tip the scales.
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I don't think anyone is suggesting you quit exercise and healthy eating. All they suggesting is to wateva you are doing add NEAT... Diets don't work once you are off it.. Simply learning to eat right is the secret to looking good, feeling great, and living better.
All this NEAT principle is nice. But after several spinal problems walking isn't fun, balance has become an issue. Is NEAT for men as well as women ??
If you use NEAT in your everyday life if will help with some of the nutrition problems people face on a daily basis. When people just sit around after a day at the gym and eat junk food it doesn't help them lose the weight they have been trying for so long to lose. People need to get committed to good heath, because if the don't then they could end up getting hospitalized. I've seen first hand what can happen if someone isn't committed to having good health and trust me you don't want to have to see that.
There are No shortcuts! I am a lifetime dieter. Been on them all. For me having breast cancer this past year has caused me to totally revamp my lifestyle. Exercise, healthy eating that's natural verges and fruits, no processed food. And am more mindful of what goes in my body at all times. Tons of water. I do walk the 10000 steps every day.
your observation is absolutely correct.
NEAT should be an integral part of any anti obesity programme
I think Susan's comment is RIGHT ON!! If we all ate that way, obesity would be greatly diminished. The empty foods (starches, sugars, etc.) should be everyone's enemy. Use real foods, not artificial and processed stuff as well..
While walking and housework are better than sitting on the couch, no significant change in body composition will happen without strength training to build muscle. Nutrition is also critical. Eliminating processed "foods," bad oils like canola, empty carbs like bread, pasta, and cereals (also highly processed), and sugar and concentrating on 9-11 servings of veg a day with good quality protein and healthy fats like butter, coconut oil, avocado, nuts will go a long way in reducing fat and gaining lean muscle.
Daily nutritional makeup of food is most important.
All the NEAT in the world will not trump bad nutrition habits. While exercise is important, it is the individuals daily nutrition habits that will predict weight and health. There are many people that have lost hundreds of pounds without exercising because they could not by simply changing their nutritional intake habits.
A great way to increase NEAT is to put a pedometer on your waist 1st thing every morning. Keep moving in some way until you have at least 10,000 steps.
i think most diets work. adherence is most always the reason dieters fail. :)
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In my mind William Regal, is the one of the greatest wrestlers of all time to never hold a major championship. Throughout his years in Europe, to WCW, and finally WWE, Regal has always connected with the WWE fans as a heel and fan favourite (I STILL refuse to use the term "universe" on the basis that it's STILL stupid). Why not team him up with Wade Barrett, Drew McIntyre, or even both, to create a menacing UK faction that could be quite entertaining in today's WWE.


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Who Said It Would Be Easy?
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Charisse Ellison is a beautiful twenty-nine-year-old single woman who is new to her faith, but convinced that her relationship with God is the only way to have the truly fulfilling life she desires—one that includes a husband and children.
Stefàn Cooper is a thirty-three-year-old bachelor who has no desire to change his ways. Tall, muscular, and strikingly handsome, Stefàn is used to getting what he wants from the opposite sex but is intrigued by Charisse's seeming indifference to his charms. The couple's intense romance leads them on a journey that challenges the bravado Stefàn has held on to for most of his adult life and forces Charisse to see that God's answered prayers don't always come packaged the way we expect.
Who Said It Would Be Easy? is a story that offers hope in situations that, at first seem hopeless, and shows that through faith in an all-powerful God, even the most painful experiences can culminate in true joy and peace.
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It was a perfect day for a wedding. The temperature may have been in the high-nineties, but there wasn't a cloud to be seen in the cerulean blue sky and the air was free of humidity.
Charisse Ellison was happy about that. She had spent three hours at her best friend's salon yesterday getting a manicure, pedicure and facial, plus a new cut and perm and would have been fit to be tied if she'd had to worry about her style shriveling up.
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