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"Chornobyl - a world center of contamination" Chornobyl by Lysenko
Chornobyl Travel Guide: 8 reviews and 97 photos
26 April 1986 in 01:26 AM a 4th block of Chornobyl nuclear power plant, in Prypjat town (~20 km from Chornobyl town) have been destroyed by no-nuclear explosion. Only offering life and healt of thousands peoples all Europe have been rescued from terrible nuclear pollution. Ramificatif jobs be produced in international cooperation during many years.
Thousands of peoples work now in Chornobyl Disaster Zone for ramification of nuclear disaster consequances.
I work in Chornobyl since 1996, and since 2000 I am a web-master of official Chornobyl site www.ic-chernobyl.kiev.ua
ChornobylInterInform Agency of the Ministry of Ukraine of Emergincies www.mns.gov.ua organizes working tours to the exclusion zone and Chornobyl nuclear power plant for experts, individual visits for journalists, public and religious figures, provides them with guides-interpreters, transportation (providing with helicopter, if so desired), hotel accommodation. Annually, the Agency organizes a safe trip to Chornobyl for more than 1000 experts from abroad.
Also you are welcomed in The Ukrainian National CHORNOBYL Disaster Museum in Kyiv, near metro station Kontraktova ploscha, in corner of Spas'ka street and Khorevyj provulok, under a tower, phones (+380 44) 416-3068, 417-5422.
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Interesting page. I'm producing a website about the Chornobylmuseum: geocities.com/praguemetro/ch... It's a pity that www.ic-chernobyl.kiev.ua is not in English. Do you know another good English website about it?
Hi Valerij, really interesting pages, thanks! I visited Gomel in Belarus recently, and would have liked to visit Chernobyl, unfortunately I didn`t have a visa. Maybe next time. Charlie
interesting page! it is just horrible what happened there :-( and i hope that one day, even tho it is gonna take many many thousand years, everything will be "back to normal" there
Thank's for yours pages, I have see the Kiev'smuseum, I have see the childrens, I have see the disaster in the live of the people... never forgoten please !
You are most gracious and kind to share this with us. Best of luck in the future and good health to you and yours.
Excellent page about Chernobyl.' Thanks for sharing!
Every country have a sad story, I wonder how the people in this area at the moment of the explosion are doing now, many kids were also affected... Thank you to keep the memory alive, maybe someday we'll learn and we'll stop our own destruction.
Thank you very much for your pics. Never to forget.
Death's kingdom. So sad...
lets hope it never happens again.
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Dyad PC release date set, delay explained
We had expected Dyad to hit PC in March, but "I lied," said developer Sean McGrath. See his charmingly honest release date announcement vlog through the break.
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Pumpkin Pie Crunch (Light Version)
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Prep 15 mins
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My whole family loves Pumpkin Pie Crunch, which is a simple dessert that tastes like pumpkin pie with a buttery crumb topping. However, the fat and calories in the original version are deadly. In this lightened version, the fat and calories are basically cut in HALF, without much sacrafice in flavor. Nov. 2011 note - I agree with the reviewer who felt the Corn Muffin mix might be too crunchy/savory, and her advice of using HALF a regular boxed cake mix is really good advice!
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- 1 (16 ounce) can solid pack pumpkin
- 1 (12 ounce) can evaporated skim milk
- 2 large eggs
- 2 egg whites
- 3⁄4 cup Splenda brown sugar blend
- 4 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
- 1 (8 1/2 ounce) package Jiffy corn muffin mix (or half a boxed cake mix)
- 1⁄2 cup pecans, chopped fine
- 1⁄4 cup quick oats
- 1⁄2 cup butter, melted
- Preheat oven to 325. Spray 9x13 glass pan with non-stick spray.
- In a large bowl, combine first 6 ingredients (pumpkin through spice). Pour into pan.
- Sprinkle boxed muffin mix on top of pumpkin. Then sprinkle with quick oats and pecans. Drizzle melted butter over all.
- Bake 325 degrees for 50 minutes, or until edges are golden and a knife inserted in the center tests clean.
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I had high hopes when I made this dessert, sadly I was a little disappointed. I didn't care for the jiffy corn muffin mix as a topping. The topping needed more sweetness and seemed too salty and slighlty gritty (I think from the cornmeal). The pumpkin portion of the recipe was good. If I were to make again I would use half a yellow cake mix in place of the corn muffin mix.
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Cyclops #1
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Description: Responding to globalization and its effects on education and research development, the Thai government decided to push all public universities to become autonomous and establish a system of quality assurances. The establishment of quality assurances has had a large impact on many Thai instructors, especially in new public universities. Thai instructors are now forced to more focus on conducting research because the number of research publications is regarded as one of the main criteria for quality universities. The purpose of this study is to investigate the key factors, at the individual and university levels, which impact on the instructors' behavior in conducting research of the full-time instructors in the faculty of Management Science from the Rajabhat Universities in Thailand. The current study will help explain how and why the instructors accept or refuse to conduct research and provide insight into the salient factors motivating the instructors to produce more research by conducting HLM. Data were collected from 694 participants at 37 institutions via a questionnaire survey. The findings revealed that there was no difference among these 37 universities on behavior in conducting research. The key factors statistically influencing behavior in conducting research of the instructors were facilitating conditions, academic degree, ...
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Description: Web-based training has become a billion dollar industry in the United States. Electronically aided learning is viewed by many companies as a cost-effective way to deliver the up-to-date, up-gradable job-related training that the industry is demanding. This study sought to examine the relationship between learners' satisfaction with online training as it relates to learner readiness, online features, and course relevance. The population for this study was adults seeking non-credit workforce training, specifically library professionals who were involved in web-based training through the Lifelong Education @ Desktop (LE@D) program at the University of North Texas, Denton. Online methods of training are used most extensively in the area of mandatory or compliance training, in which 35 % of training is conducted mostly or completely online. The total potential library population using LE@D product to date is approximately 4,000 unique enrollments nationwide. Participants were selected from a complete list of unique LE@D users over a 90-day period. A survey instrument was sent via e-mail to 514 enrollees who had completed a recent LE@D online training course. In total, 254 participants responded to the survey. Bivariate analysis of the variables using the Pearson product-moment correlation was used to determine the occurrence and strength of ...
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The Affect of Mobile Performance Support Devices on Anxiety and Self-Efficacy of Hospital Float Staff
Date: May 2012
Creator: McKee, Megan Riley
Description: Floating describes the act of staff moving from one unit to another based on the needs of the patients in a hospital. Many staff who float to different units express negative feelings, including anxiety and lack in self-efficacy. However, floating is both an economical and efficient method to use staff across the hospital, especially with current staffing shortages in the United States. This study investigated how the use of mobile performance support devices may help reduce anxiety and increase self-efficacy for those staff who float to different units. with access to multiple resources available on the mobile device, Bandura's social learning theory and self-efficacy concept set the framework through modeling, observing, and imitating others in order to reproduce certain behaviors and tasks and believe in one's capability to perform. a quantitative study incorporating the retrospective pretest-posttest design was conducted using the population of float staff, including both nurses and respiratory therapists, from Children's Medical Center of Dallas. Both the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory and General Self-Efficacy Scale, along with a basic demographic tool, were used to explore anxiety and self-efficacy in relation to the usage of mobile performance support devices. Findings can be used to impact the negative feelings of staff ...
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An Analysis of Educational Technology Publications: Who, What and Where in the Last 20 Years
Date: May 2016
Creator: Natividad Beltran Del Rio, Gloria Ofelia
Description: This exploratory and descriptive study examines research articles published in ten of the top journals in the broad area of educational technology during the last 20 years: 1) Educational Technology Research and Development (ETR&D); 2) Instructional Science; 3) Journal of the Learning Sciences; 4) TechTrends; 5) Educational Technology: The Magazine for Managers of Change in Education; 6) Journal of Educational Technology & Society; 7) Computers and Education; 8) British Journal of Educational Technology (BJET); 9) Journal of Educational Computing Research; and 10) Journal of Research on Technology in Education. To discover research trends in the articles published from 1995-2014, abstracts from all contributing articles published in those ten prominent journals were analyzed to extract a latent semantic space of broad research areas, top authors, and top-cited publications. Concepts that have emerged, grown, or diminished in the field were noted in order to identify the most dominant in the last two decades; and the most frequent contributors to each journal as well as those who contributed to more than one of the journals studied were identified.
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Applying Cognitive Load Theory to the Design of Online Learning.
Date: May 2007
Creator: Burkes, Kate M. Erland
Description: The purpose of the study was to investigate the application of cognitive load theory to the design of online instruction. Students in three different courses (N = 146) were measured on both learning performance and perceptions of mental effort to see if there were any statistically significant differences. The study utilized a quasi-experimental posttest-only control group design contrasting modified and unmodified instructional lessons. Both groups were given a posttest to measure knowledge gained from the lesson (cognitive domain of learning) and perceptions of mental effort involved. Independent samples t-tests were used to compare the mean performance scores of the treatment groups (i.e. the sections using redesigned materials) versus the control groups for all three courses. Cohen's d was also computed to determine effect size. Mental effort scores were similarly compared for each group on the overall cognitive load score, for a total of six data points in the study. Of the four hypotheses examined, three (H1, H2, H4) found no statistically significant difference between the experimental and control groups. Negative significance was found between the experimental and control group on the effect of modality (H3). On measures of cognitive load, no statistically significant differences were found.
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The Behavioral Changes that can be Realized when Leaders are Exposed to the Theories and Metaphors Found in Quantum Physics.
Date: August 2009
Creator: Godfrey, David Wayne
Description: Many are beginning to see the promise that the quantum world has offered those who manage and lead organizations (Wheatley, 1992; Zohar, 1997). The Newtonian world is one in which all "things" are reduced to their smallest parts, separated, divided, and analyzed with predictability, with complete control being the ultimate goal. The quantum world is one of infinite possibilities, infinite fields of influence, and infinite relationships. The hallmark characteristics found in a manager who has been schooled in the quantum sciences are flexibility, responsiveness, synchronicity, serendipity, creativity, innovation, participation, and motivation. In a quantum organization there is the constant awareness of the whole system, but there is also diversity (wave or particle), which allows for self-organization that is based on the environment and its requirements. In the quantum world many paths lead from A to Z, and depending on the path chosen, numerous realities wait to unfold. It was the goal of this research to explore the changing of leader behaviors through exposure to the models and theories found in quantum physics. From a quantum perspective this behavior change is possible; the only question is the readiness, willingness, and ability of the leaders to allow their behaviors to be surfaced ...
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Catered Learning: an Anthropological Approach to Understanding How Learning Styles of Participants and Teaching Styles of Instructors Affect Participants' Perception, Motivation, and Performance
Date: December 2013
Creator: Woodson-Mayfield, La Tonya R.
Description: Organizations rely on their training departments to deliver adequate training for effective use of knowledge on the job to new and tenured employees. The transfer of learned knowledge and skills yields many positive outcomes for the employees, the trainers, and the organization as a whole. Such outcomes include improved productivity and efficiency, increased morale, work enjoyment, improved customer service, and improved shareholder satisfaction. In order to achieve these outcomes, training departments must employ skilled training personnel knowledgeable about curriculum design and creative with training delivery and learning environments. These requirements implementation will depends heavily on the experience level of training professionals. Training professionals need to understand their own learning styles and how to appropriately utilize strategies to target the various learning styles that exist in the classroom. Instructors must constantly monitor the learning environment and be able to make immediate changes to meet the needs of the participants when necessary. Participants themselves play an integral role in the effective transfer of learning from the classroom to the job. Learners' backgrounds, life experiences, and motivation to learn are important considerations for designing a positive learning experience. When training programs cater to learners' preferred learning styles with an appropriate learning environment in ...
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Comparing outcome measures derived from four research designs incorporating the retrospective pretest.
Date: August 2007
Creator: Nimon, Kim F.
Description: Over the last 5 decades, the retrospective pretest has been used in behavioral science research to battle key threats to the internal validity of posttest-only control-group and pretest-posttest only designs. The purpose of this study was to compare outcome measures resulting from four research design implementations incorporating the retrospective pretest: (a) pre-post-then, (b) pre-post/then, (c) post-then, and (d) post/then. The study analyzed the interaction effect of pretest sensitization and post-intervention survey order on two subjective measures: (a) a control measure not related to the intervention and (b) an experimental measure consistent with the intervention. Validity of subjective measurement outcomes were assessed by correlating resulting to objective performance measurement outcomes. A Situational Leadership® II (SLII) training workshop served as the intervention. The Work Involvement Scale of the self version of the Survey of Management Practices Survey served as the subjective control measure. The Clarification of Goals and Objectives Scale of the self version of the Survey of Management Practices Survey served as the subjective experimental measure. The Effectiveness Scale of the self version of the Leader Behavior Analysis II® served as the objective performance measure. This study detected differences in measurement outcomes from SLII participant responses to an experimental and a ...
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A Construct Validity Analysis of the Work Perceptions Profile Data
Date: May 2015
Creator: Frear, Susan W.
Description: As work environments become more complex and demanding, organizations are becoming more interested in measuring the impact of their human resource development programs and initiatives. With this increased attention on data and measurement, human resource professionals have been encouraged to utilize data collection and data analysis techniques to make more objective and rationale human capital decisions and to verify business impact. As a result, the human resource profession has seen a significant increase in the use of surveys to measure anything from training effectiveness to the efficacy of recruitment procedures. The increase in the use of survey instruments requires that more focused attention is placed on the reliability and validity of data from any instrument used to make important human resource and business decisions. One instrument that is currently being used to measure career plateaus and job fit is the Work Perceptions Profile. The purpose of this research study was to conduct a construct validity analysis of the Work Perceptions Profile data and to determine the factor structure of data from its items. The data in this analysis supported a two-factor model structure with the first factor measuring Work Characteristics and a second factor measuring Performance. The results of this ...
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Cross-cultural adjustment of self-initiated expatriates and individual work performance.
Date: May 2016
Creator: Joshua-Gojer, Ashwini Esther
Description: Globalization in the past few decades has been marked by increased mobility of highly skilled workers from one country to another. Even though self-initiated expatriation is a widespread phenomenon, it is a relatively under-researched phenomenon in the academic literature, especially in an organizational context. Existing literature shows that not all individuals are equally suited to embark on a new life in another country, and self-initiated expatriates (SIEs) could be particularly susceptible to failure since they have no support from a home organization. This study was designed to investigate the experiences of self-initiated professional expatriates and the effect it had on their work performance. The purpose was to understand how their organizational and social experience affected their cross-cultural adjustment process and in turn affected their individual work performance. The researcher used a qualitative method using semi-structured interviews, observations, and documents with ten self-initiated expatriates. This study contributed to the expanding literature on the experiences of self-initiated expatriates, specifically how different support systems affected cross-cultural adjustment and individual work performance.
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- Located on long stretch of Poipu Beach
- Two oceanfront restaurants
- Pool and adjacent whirlpool overlooking the ocean
- Fitness center with ocean views
- 32-inch, flat-panel TVs
- In-room Wi-Fi, included in the resort fee
- Weekly sunset luau
- Small, unimpressive spa
- Pricey room service and restaurants
- No kids' club
- Daily resort fee
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One of several resorts on Kauai's Poipu Beach, the 394-room Sheraton Kauai offers solid, if not spectacular, amenities -- a fitness center, five restaurants including Lava's and Rumfire, a spa, and a long stretch of oceanfront -- at attractive rates. Its small pools aren't quite as nice as those at pricier resorts but keep in mind that the hotel has undergone a $16 million "Revitalization"; expect positive changes at the beach pool, restaurants, bars, etc.
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A busy mega-resort with five restaurants, a weekly sunset luau, poolside wait service, and daily happy hours for an attractive price.
Stretching its 20 acres over both sides of Hoonani Road, the 394-room, family-friendly Sheraton Kauai Resort boasts a long, sandy stretch of beach with room enough for aggressive surfers and little kids, a weekly sunset luau, and attractive rooms with Wi-Fi and HBO. Think of this as the cheaper Grand Hyatt: fewer restaurants, pools, and amenities -- but with a better beach -- at much more affordable rates.
The Sheraton offers all the extra services one expects from a mega-resort: porters, poolside drink service, and separate concierge and activities desks -- but room-service hours are limited (stops during lunchtime and after 10:30 p.m.). Like most Hawaii resorts there's a daily resort fee, but you get a lot for it: use of the tennis courts with free equipment rental, in-room Wi-Fi, and daily morning yoga and crafts. (By contrast, the Grand Hyatt also charges a resort fee plus an extra $15 a day for Internet). For the Sheraton's low price, you'd be hard-pressed to find this many features elsewhere in Poipu.
Friendly and efficient; limited room service
Like the island's other midrange chain resorts -- the Kauai Marriott, Hilton Kauai -- the level of service here occupies a middle ground between on-your-own condo rental (like at Whalers Cove) and the white-glove treatment of a Four Seasons. At least three porters stand by the entrance, ready to open doors and say aloha to guests with a fresh flower lei. But, unlike at the pricier Grand Hyatt with its 24-hour, in-room dining, Sheraton's room service skips lunch hours and ends around 10:30 p.m.
In resort-heavy Poipu, on a beach shared with several resorts
The Sheraton Kauai is in Poipu, the south shore development that's one of Kauai's biggest resort areas. The town is known for its consistently sunny weather (versus the rainy north shore), picturesque, treelined streets -- and constant construction as developers add more condominiums and hotels to these former sugarcane fields. Located on Poipu Road, the town's main strip flanked by resorts on one side and the Poipu shopping mall on the other, the Sheraton is sandwiched roughly in between Kiahuna Plantation and Whalers Cove.
- On family-friendly Kiahuna beach, whose clear water is perfect for snorkeling and gentle waves are good for surfing lessons
- Minutes away from Waiohai Beach, where more experienced surfers can find larger waves
- Near Poipu Shopping Village, with affordable restaurants including Keoki's Paradise and Puka Dog and fine dining at Roy's
- Five-minute drive to Spouting Horn, a lava rock formation that shoots water 50 feet into the air
- 15 miles, 30 minutes from Lihue Airport, Kauai's main airport
- Two hours from the scenic, undeveloped Na Pali Coast on the north shore, popular for hiking and kayaking
- 90 minutes from the stunning Waimea Canyon, the largest canyon in the Pacific
- Five-minute drive from highly regarded Kiahuna Golf Club and Poipu Bay Golf Course
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Updated but not as large as others -- and some sit across the road from the main lobby
A 2006 renovation added 32-inch flat-screens, half-canopy or four-poster beds, and new furniture -- lifting the 394 rooms a notch above the more staid furnishings and old tube TVs of the Marriott Waiohai and Kiahuna Plantation -- but still stopping short of what you'd find at the more luxurious Grand Hyatt, Koa Kea, or more recently renovated Kauai Marriott. And, unlike those competing properties, the layout of the Sheraton is fairly awkward: Its 20 acres are split up into three different wings (Garden, Ocean, and Beach) with a road separating the Garden Wing from the rest of the property.
- Garden view and partial ocean view rooms are 410 square feet; ocean front rooms, 510 square feet (smaller than the Grand Hyatt, but about on par with the standard rooms at Kauai Marriott and Hilton Kauai).
- All rooms come with private lanais (balconies), with patio chairs and table.
- Garden Wing rooms lie across the street from rest of the resort but have updated bathrooms
- Beach Wing looks onto the main pool and the beach; the Ocean Wing looks onto the Pacific only; deluxe ocean front rooms in both wings offer the best views (but can be about $100 more than garden view).
- Partial ocean view is not always worth it -- my room had a view of the ocean out to the left, but mostly overlooked the parking lot.
- Beds have comfortable Sheraton Sweet Sleeper mattresses, with 200-thread-count sheets and down pillows.
- 32-inch LG flat-screen TVs with about 38 channels (around the minimum of what's offered in Hawaii) and free HBO; pay-per-view $15 for recently released movies, $14 for the rest
- Mini-fridges in every room, as is common
Rooms and Rates
A steep daily resort fee, but a decent number of quality amenities
While the Sheraton Kauai cannot claim the same number of features as the Grand Hyatt, it's still a good deal given the cheaper rates, decent number of amenities, and slick new business center.
- Fitness center with ocean views, but not many machines, worn-looking free weights, and small tube TVs
- Tennis courts with free equipment rental
- Free 24-hour business center with five computers, two printers, and a sitting area with huge flat-panel TV
- Just one inadequate guest laundry with two nonworking machines; $2 for each wash or dry cycle
- Free Hawaii-themed activities (hula class, lei-making) and daily mai tai happy hour with live entertainment
- $75 weekly sunset luau is alongside the beach -- not directly on it, as it appears on Sheraton's website (a sidewalk and grassy lawn lie in between); MC can be a little corny -- try the luau at the Grand Hyatt instead.
- Daily resort fee, about an average price for the island.
- A ballroom space now open for wedding receptions.
Shares family-friendly Kiahuna Beach with three other vacation properties
One of the most family-friendly beaches in Poipu, Kiahuna Beach sits at the foot of three resort properties: Koa Kea, Kiahuna Plantation (run by Outrigger and Castle), and Sheraton Kauai. Beachgoers, predominately resort guests, take surf lessons, play in the sand, and snorkel in the clear water.
- Clear water good for snorkeling; gentle waves good for surfing lessons
- Rocks on the bottom are easy to cut your feet on; wear beach shoes.
- Sheraton Kauai's water-sports desk has basic snorkeling gear, boogie board, and beach chair rentals; no umbrella rentals
- Minutes away from Waiohai Beach, in front of the Marriott Waiohai, which has larger waves for more experienced surfers and a cove and sandbar that create a shallow pool sheltered from waves.
A nice beach for families but that's about it
Not the best and not the worst for families on Kauai, the Sheraton is a decent, affordable choice. Although it has fewer (and smaller) pools than the Marriott Waiohai and the massive Grand Hyatt (with its own kayakable lagoon), and there is no kids' club, it has a better section of beach than the Hyatt and costs less than both those hotels.
- Family-friendly Kiahuna Beach offers gentle surf.
- As is standard, cribs are free, rollaways cost extra ($50 per night, slightly more than other properties).
- Rooms with double beds available; families can book side-by-side Ocean Wing rooms, with shared entryway.
Two well-regarded, 18-hole golf courses within a five-minute drive
The Sheraton offers ready access to Poipu's two golf courses, both designed by Robert Trent Jones Jr.
- Kiahuna:18 holes, par 70, 6925 yards; $95/round, $50 club rental; on-site golf shop, practice facility, PGA Pro, and Joe's on the Green restaurant, but no locker rooms
- Poipu Bay: 18 holes, par 72, 7,123 yards; $220/round, $50 club rental, $15 shoe rental; on-site golf shop, locker rooms, Yum Cha restaurant
Very clean except for a few dusty surfaces
Daily housekeeping in the rooms ensures that everything stays pretty spic and span -- although the countertops were a little dusty. .
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Several USC and Clemson football recruiting targets picked up offers on Friday. Here's a summary of those offers as reported on the players' Twitter timelines:
DE Michael Barnett (USC and Clemson) offered by Georgia.
DB Kaleb Chalmers (USC and Clemson) offered by Marshall.
DB Mark Fields (USC and Clemson) offered by Alabama.
DB Minkah Fitzpatrick (USC) offered by Louisville.
QB Brandon Wimbush (USC) offered by LSU.
WR Auden Tate (USC and Clemson) offered by Nebraska.
TE Chris Clark (USC and Clemson) offered by Florida State.
OL Venzell Boulware (USC and Clemson) offered by Auburn.
DB Marcus Lewis (Clemson) offered by Tennessee.
OL Zack Bailey of Summerville is making an unofficial visit to USC tonight. Bailey said he will attend the baseball game and will also use the trip for a football visit with the Gamecocks. Bailey has offers from USC, Clemson, Florida, Florida State, Georgia Tech, North Carolina, Tennessee and The Citadel.
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Only one flight of stairs to quiet second floor unit. No over-head neighbors. Unassigned parking in lot only steps from unit or in covered garage at back of complex.
Two sparkling pools to enjoy during hot Houston summers.
Welcoming entry at end of hallway.
Dining for four. Fully equipped kitchen: Full-sized recently replaced refrigerator, dishwasher, microwave, electric stove & oven, dishes, pots, pans, utensils, gadgets, coffee maker, toaster, small blender, etc.
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children's entertainer to sexually assault young girls over a
period spanning 18 years," Jenny Hopkins, Deputy Chief Crown
Prosecutor in London, told reporters.
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years and have only recently found the courage to come
During the trial, the prosecution had portrayed the bearded,
bespectacled entertainer, who once painted Queen Elizabeth's
portrait, as a predator who groomed and abused one woman for
her entire teenage and young-adult life.
The London court was told he first assaulted the woman when
she got out of the shower aged 13, and then repeatedly abused
her until she was 28 years old.
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"Everybody in this court who has given evidence has said that
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word against theirs. Because you were so famous, so popular,
so loved by everyone," she said.
Harris had denied all the charges and said the allegations
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years had invited his sexual advances, leading to a
consensual affair.
During his appearance in the witness box, he even sang a
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sound of a didgeridoo - a long, tubular Aboriginal instrument
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would not be commenting on the verdicts.
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to have been targeted by police as part of the same
over-arching investigation, named Operation Yewtree, which
was launched after the revelations about Savile emerged.
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best-known celebrities in the 1970s and 1980s, had abused
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On the last page we covered how overclocking on the Palit GTX 680 works using the PrecisionX tool but what was our maximum overclock on this card?
By maxing out the power target slider which in the latest version of PrecisionX gives us up to 150% and upping the GPU voltage slider to its maximum we found our stable core offset was +177MHz with memory offset of +465MHz. This is a significant improvement over the reference design on both fronts. Our card peaked at 1354MHz core with memory hitting 1805MHz (or 3610/7220MHz depending on the calculation used). This gave us a 3DMark Extreme profile score of 3955.


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Flat between Bastille and the Marais
お部屋の大きさ30 m²
Floor No.
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|Rue Sedaine, 75011 Paris, フランス
This flat is located inside Paris, very near the Bastille – Marais areas. Bastille and Marais are located only 10 minutes by walk. The flat has easy connections with the major tourists attractions such as the Louvre Museum and Notre Dame (10 minutes), Champs Elysées (20 minutes). It can be reach easily by every airports and train stations. The flat is very quiet overlooking a courtyard. The flat is very bright. Walking distances from the apartment are: 3 minutes for the nearest metro station (metro stop Voltaire) and bus. The area is safe and quiet. For several days or more, benefit from the large space of the apartment with a living room with a fully equipped kitchen, an "almost" separated bedroom located on a mezzanine. The bathroom is fully equipped. The flat has been fully renovated in June 2007. So flat and equipement are brand new.
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Great appartment - beautiful little bistros around, metro in sight, quiet, clean - we had a wonderful time.
The local is good
Nice place
Great area to stay in, but dangerous apartment. Elevator was dangerously small (only one person allowed with suitcase, not a big suitcase). The bathroom was filthy, long black hairs on the floor. The plumbing of the shower was leaking everywhere.
There was mould stains of humidity on the walls.
Internet DID NOT work even though it said so. Neither did TV...
Beds and towels were clean.
NOT worth a stay...
Perfect little flat in great location. Exchange of Keys went very smoothly
A while ago we where there, but it is a nice appartment. The supermarked on the other side of the road. Easy to come from the appartment to the city.
Positive: cozy, but still big enough for 5 people; good location - only 5 min to the metro station, many restaurants and shops in the neighborhood; bed in the bed room and couch comfortable, friendly neighbors
Negative: the extra folding bed for the 5th person is literally falling apart and should be changed; the bathroom is in the corridor between bedroom and the living room- there is no privacy and no information about it at the web site, the biggest problem is the dirt - the whole bathroom tiles were in stains- Flip Flops under the shower is a "must"; the walls are grey because of the dirt, the door around door-handle even darker..
I was there with my friends, so it was ok -we cleaned a little at the beginning and we were most of the time in the city anyway. However I would never stay in this apartment with my child.
Thank you, David, Sébastien, Ly Da. It was a wonderful stay in Paris. The apartment is very nice, clean, convenient, quiet, well equipped and very well located. We will come back to your apartment.
This appartmant was great : perfect location, perfect space for our big family, everything was nice :) Ready to go to Paris same place !!!!
The appartement was not clean. There was hair in the bathroom and shit in the toilet. We had first to clean the appartement because we could not stay there in the condition like we found it. Also the floor was not clean, my soks where black because of the floor.
Very good location in very nice area of Montmartre;
Could be better organised inside! with more care in cleaning!
We had to give a hand to make the place feel better!
- すべてのお部屋はチェック済み
- どのホストともお電話で直接お話いただけます


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Born March 7, 1967 in Batavia, New York, Thom Satterlee is a novelist, poet, and literary translator. He has published a collection of poems, a novel, two books of poetry in translation, and three co-edited works. His honors include a National Endowment for the Arts Creative Writing Fellowship in Poetry, an American Library Association Notable Book Award, and the American-Scandinavian Foundation Translation Prize. In 2014, Thom received a PEN/Heim Translation Fund Grant.
Agent: Ellen Geiger, Vice President and Principal, Frances Goldin Literary Agency
Publishers: Crooked Lane Books, Rosenkilde & Bahnhof, Host, Green Integer, Liguori, University of Nebraska Press, and Texas Tech University Press


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@PinkSapphire: What WolfOfEve said. There's no point in being filled in on events your character wasn't present for. What you need to know is that it's currently Thanksgiving and perhaps what people's characters are up to currently. I happen to know that Valorie is somewhere between Oak Town and The Academy
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Brace yourselves: Christmas really is just around the corner now. We know that you'll want to avoid any last-minute panic buying, and that's why we've rounded up a selection of the best Christmas gift ideas under £100.
From headphones to wireless speakers, docks to DAB radios; whether it's a stocking-filler for the kids or something for that special someone - we've gathered together a list of great hi-fi and home cinema products for all tastes... and systems.
See them all: 100 of the best tech gift ideas
In-ear headphones
Five stars
Tested at £90
The Sennheiser Momentum range has been virtually unrivalled in 2015, with the M2 in-ears being particularly impressive, scooping a Product of the Year Award. These in-ear headphones look great and sound fantastic, delivering a balanced sound with plenty of drive.
Sennheiser Momentum M2 in-ear review / compare latest prices
Wireless speaker
Five stars
Tested at £100
The UE Roll can be taken anywhere thanks to its compact size and rugged body. It also fires out a sound that belies its size and proves that the Ultimate Ears designers have carefully considered during the tuning process. That's why it won an Award in 2015.
Digital radio
Five stars
Tested at £85
Pure knows a thing or two about digital radios and the Evoke D2 is another very accomplished unit, and a 2015 Award winner. For the price, there's little that comes close to it in terms of sound quality. We do, however, suggest investing in the optional £28 ChargePak battery if you're prepared to stretch your budget. Then you'll really be in business.
Blu-ray player
Five stars
Tested at £100
The fact that this Panasonic Blu-player was able to take the top spot from Sony at the 2015 Awards should give you enough of an indication as to how good it is. It handles images and sound incredibly well and even comes with a decent selection of apps.
More after the break
On-ear headphones
Five stars
Tested at £80
The Y50s were a Product of the Year winner yet again at the 2015 Awards, thanks to a refreshing design and wonderfully open soundstage. Add into the equation a comfortable design and you've got a winning formula.
Five stars
Tested at £90
If you want to be able to wirelessly stream music from your smartphone, tablet or other Bluetooth-equipped device, but don't want the hassle of replacing equipment, the Arcam miniBlink is a great solution. It connects via analogue RCA to the back of your amplifier and delivers a sound that's "buttery smooth". Perfect for letting all your Christmas party guests play their tunes... if you dare!
Arcam miniBlink review / compare latest prices
Set-top box
Five stars
Tested at £80
The latest generation of Amazon Fire TV is the first box to offer 4K streaming in the UK, which currently puts it in a league of its own. You will of course need a compatible 4K TV to enjoy Ultra HD content, but if you do, you'll be well rewarded. That's why it's our best streaming TV box in the Awards 2015.
Phono amp
Five stars
Tested at £85
The Fono Mini A2D is a few years old now, but that doesn't mean it has lost any of its charm. This Moving Magnet phono amp may look basic, but its performance is anything but. When we tested it back in 2012 (it won an Award the same year), we found ourselves drawn into the music - no matter the genre. The Rega Fono Mini A2D is still one of the best phono amps you can get for less than £100.


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I tried to share a link for example http://apps.facebook.com/appname/ under "Update Status" on my profile page. After I modified the content of the application, it still display the caching. I tried to use the http://developers.facebook.com/tools/debug to clear the cache, but the result still the same. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
We started with Q&A. Technical documentation is next, and we need your help.
Whether you're a beginner or an experienced developer, you can contribute.
You can use the Object Debugger directly. Just paste your URL into there and hit Debug.
You can tell facebook to re-scrape the content using the "scrape=true" post parameter in a POST request to https://graph.facebook.com. More details in the Facebook docs.
Try This:
Note that you need to pass the user agent, as this is require by Facebook Server to parse the request.
I had this problem, but it was with a specific post instead of the whole website. I was getting the cache in the debugger to show the right picture after updating my blog post, but when I went to post the link as a status, Facebook was still showing an old picture. I didn't want to wait a day to see if it would finally change, so I did what's outlined on this page:
In other words, something like this:
Basically, you're going to hard code an if statement into your page's HTML to get it to change the meta content for whatever you've changed for that one post. It's a messy solution, but it works.
Above methods did not work for me. But, I have used javascript to clear the cache and get latest content in facebook.


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Up to 200 Amarilloans now have access to lower mortgage rates, down payments and closing cost assistance when buying their first home.
Under a new program by Fannie Mae - a national lending corporation - and six local lenders, a qualifying first-time home buyer receiving a $70,000 loan also could receive a grant up to $2,100 for the down payment and closing costs.
Fannie Mae bought $15 million in tax-exempt bonds issued by the Amarillo Housing Finance Corp. The announcement was made Wednesday by Fannie Mae representatives and city officials at a press conference at City Hall.
Two types of mortgage loans will be available, Fannie Mae spokeswoman Carolyn Nunez said.
The first loan, she said, is an assisted loan that offers a 7.87 percent, 30-year fixed-rate mortgage loan and 3-percent assistance in a down payment and closing costs.
The second loan is unassisted and will offer a 7.20 percent, 30-year fixed-rate mortgage loan and 3-percent assistance in a down payment, Nunez said.
The details of the initiative vary for targeted and non-targeted areas. Eligible home buyers can have an annual family income ranging from $45,800 to $54,960 for single or two-person households, and from $52,670 to $64,120 for families of three or more.
Maximum home costs range from $59,877 to $73,184 for an existing home and from $94,714 to $115,765 for a new home. Except in targeted areas, eligible borrowers cannot have owned a home in the last three years.
"Thanks to this partnership . . . more families will be able to overcome some of the most common barriers to homeownership such as saving for down payments and closing costs," said Joe Norman, president of the Amarillo Housing Finance Corp. "We encourage Amarillo families to take advantage of this new initiative."
Participating Amarillo lending institutions are Amarillo National Bank, First State Bank, Herring National Bank, Home Loan Corp., McAfee Mortgage and Preferred Mortgage Services.
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Hello everyone,
After eating some dried apple, the package said that it contains sulfur dioxide.
The kind I buy at school are simply apples, and this was the same company but I hadn't noticed that...
Today I consumed well over any 'exceptional' amount of dried fruit/fresh fruit consumption, and I'm starting to feel it already.
Any advice on what to do to minimize the angry tummy and sick...
Awesome, wonderful achievement!
I tried to get one that seemed as natural as possible. The one I purchased had these in the ingredients: goat's milk, bacterial culture, salt, pepper, microbial enzyme, potassium sorbate.
Never enough beard!
That is actually kinda cool!
Well, we do celsius, ~30-34 in the sun, but since you're fahrenheit that's ~93ish on the high end. I hope my igloo doesn't melt, ;c
Water with a pinch of salt, or coconut water.
We are having a heat wave this weekend~
Welcome! :)
I usually have a large brunch and maybe a small snack around 2-3pm, similar to you. I feel for me it's better to eat earlier, where I get most of my calories at start and then have the rest of the...
Welcome :)
I think I've eaten bacon every day since Sunday. I regret nothing.
Hey! Thanks :) Dairy usually makes me feel ill, but this is supposed to be okay for people who are lactose intolerant as well, so I think I will try it!
So, recently my mom started drinking this concoction:
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She says she feels better since she started taking it and...
I'm sorry, I don't mean to give anyone bad advice. I've battled an eating disorder for many years, and maybe that is why this was something I had found to work at the time.
It seemed logical that...
No, it was just my way of making cheating something that didn't seem worth it.
This might sound crazy, but whenever I cheated, the next day I would force myself to entirely burn/work off what I'd eaten. Depending, that amount of exercise would make cheating undesirable, and...
Welcome! :)
Well, chocolate and bacon are incredible together, so agreed to the 'not weird' statement. Just wondering if anyone has done something really different. Bacon fat is great for searing pork chops in,...
It seems as though it's perfect with just about anything.
Primal almond flour, refined sugar-free (GF/DF) bacon bit brownies were my latest venture.
To be honest, all of my family apart from my parents and brother live in Poland, so we went there for a visit and my horrified grandmother basically force-fed me, lol. Then when we came back, I had...
My dad's friend knows a lot of local farmers here in Vancouver. We have quite good access to fresh produce, eggs, bees (yay, honey!) and goats, so I think it wouldn't be too hard to find some. Is it...


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The FDA was hoping to end the debate over whether Avandia was too dangerous to sell to diabetics.
The drug has been under fire since 2007 when the first research emerged showing an increased risk of heart attacks in diabetics who took it.
So a panel of experts was convened to decide Avandia's future, and today it recommended keeping the controversial drug on the market.
It's just a recommendation but the FDA usually follows the expert's advice, but while a majority did vote to keep Avandia on the market, a third of the panelists also voted to withdraw Avandia altogether.
Avandia was GlaxoSmithKline's 3rd best selling drug in 2006. Safety concerns have slashed sales by 75 percent.
Patients like Frank Squires who never had a problem with Avandia have been taken off the drug by worried doctors.
"I think he did it reluctantly," said Squires.
His physician Dr. Stanley Mirsky says there is another diabetes drug that works just as well if not better than Avandia. It's called Actos.
"There is a greater incidence in most of the studies in heart failure in heart disease with Avandia , compared to Actos," said Mirsky.
While the panel didn't recommend pulling Avandia, it did agree that the drug does increase the risk of heart attack.


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Instead of wasting time comparing yourself to others, spend it figuring out what's meaningful to you. What makes you tick. What kind of change you want to see in the world. And remember this: synonyms for the word "crisis" include a turning point, a crossroads.
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I talk to business owners and executives every day and realize that businesses of all sizes share one important thing: They all read the same social m...
Life's too short to spend time reading the musings of toxic social media friends.
Chances are you have an online friend list that rivals your company'...
If you're a Facebook user, you know that Facebook updates their software to introduce new features that claim to improve your experience -- and they do it without warning.
Have you noticed that it's easier to keep your house clean if you work on it a little each day rather than waiting until it gets really bad and needs an overhaul? It's the same with social media and any kind of listening tool.
A new year is the perfect time to start fresh, revamp and clean out. Social media managers have probably read a ton of articles on what their team is doing wrong here or how to avoid traps there, but I want to provide some practical tips.
If you're a small business owner, you've no doubt already spent some time stressing about what to say on Twitter... or whether to say anything at all....
Social media plays an increasingly critical role in spreading the word about your work. Here are four simple strategies you can use to create great online content and build a following.
I've been giving some thought to what I actually want and need from my hours on the laptop and with social media. Here are just a couple of things that I've come up with.
It's simple. Talk to me like I'm a human being. I'm more than an inbox, Twitter handle, or opportunity for a Facebook "Like." I'm your audience. And if we connect, there can be a meaningful exchange that's beneficial for both of us.
True to form, the Canadian embassy threw a tailgate party for about 1,000 guests for the inauguration. It was terrific fun. Here are the five secrets to their success.
Navigating social media is no "one and done" endeavor. It's all fair game and enlightening information is generally available to all. Privatizing the personal is basic good sense, but consider the following tips as well.
While seasoned digital marketers know better, several small business owners are just beginning to develop an online presence and may be pondering these five social media myths that simply refuse to go the way of the dinosaur.
Thanks to social media and the Internet, we have the means to offend or upset people on an unprecedented scale. With every new technology, there are new ways to make an absolute fool of yourself. What is your netiquette?
For the past several years, conventional wisdom has been that having a blog was the most important tool for your business. But blogs are not for everyone, nor are Facebook Pages, and now they don't have to be.
For the last two years, I have provided a daily wisdom quote through a Twitter account called Tiny Buddha. Since the follower count has grown by leaps...
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A man standing on frictionless ice throws a boomerang, which returns to him. Choose the correct statement:
a) Since the momentum of the man-boomerang system is conserved, the man will come to rest holding the boomerang at the same location from which he threw it.
b) It is impossible for the man to throw a boomerang in this situation.
c) It is possible for the man to throw a boomerang, but because he is standing on frictionless ice when he throws it, the boomerang cannot return.
d) The total momentum of the man-boomerang system is not conserved, so the man will be sliding backward holding the boomerang after he catches it.


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August 11, 2004
These magic '04
St. Louis Cards:
Yesterday was "one of those wins" that happens in "one of those years": Held to two hits -- both were HRs, including GW in 10th (6th W in row).
The Lead Item
Two Words For You:
With his 30th HR
for a record 13th straight season, Bonds clobbered another milestone. But it's what mattered far more was what he
Tuesday, observing there was a "good chance" he'd keep playing through 2006.
Why is that so huge?
Passing Ruth, 26 HRs from now, sometime next season, is a given. (Not to minimize it: It will be the sports event of the year in '05.)
That extra '06 season,
though, sets him up to pass Aaron: Project 10 more HR this season and even average production (for him) in 2005 (say, 30 HR). He'll only be 27 behind Aaron when he starts the '06 season. If passing Ruth will be the sports event of the year, the Aaron chase will be the sports event of the
But if Bonds retires after next season, Aaron's all-time HR record will retire with him. And for we "Instant History" junkies, that would be too bad.
Winslow Signs
The image repair in Cleveland
begins as soon as he makes his first spectacular play (see "Taylor, Sean"). Meanwhile, sliding up to No. 1 on the "Most Reviled Rookie" List? Chargers hold-out Phil "Up the" Rivers.
Kobe Civil Suit
Accuser settling for cash?
Because from what I've read, if her civil suit goes to trial, the good news is that it's a lower bar to win; the bad news is that there's not nearly the shield law she'll find in the criminal case, meaning all the sex-history stuff will be out in the open. Who else sees a settlement coming?
Sammy Sosa: Broke 0-15 slump w/ HR No. 564 (8th all-time)
Padres: Chase Mark Prior, close within 1 of Cubs for NL WC
Andre 3000: Tops Esquire's list of the year's Best Dressed
Phillies: Lose Millwood indefinitely AND blow game in 9th
Serena, Jenny: Out of Olympics (inj); say it ain't Serena!
Georgia running game: Lose starter Kregg Lumpkin (ACL)
J.O. Wooing Damp?
If Erick Dampier
wants to win now -- and is willing to take a massive pay cut to do it, he should skip the Knicks and head to the Pacers, where he and Jermaine O'Neal (currently trying to recruit him) would form an Eastern big-man tandem to rival only Ben and Rasheed (oh, and Shaq and
OLY Watch: Soccer
The traditional Olympic Opening
Parade of Regrettable Fashions doesn't happen until Friday, but the Games unofficially start today when the U.S. women's soccer team takes on host Greece.
No offense to Abby Wambach,
but for all the hype that that pipeline of U.S. women's soccer players couldn't be more stocked, why have they seemingly had the same roster for the last 10 years?
Rick Fox's Divorce
Divorcing wife Vanessa Williams
(Vanessa Williams!),
Rick Fox will go down as the David Justice of our current decade.
(Vanessa Williams!)
Apparently, Vanessa is not quite good enough for the L.A. lifestyle.
(Vanessa Williams!)
Too bad he's heading back to Boston. Remember Boston, Rick? Good luck finding L.A.-quality hotties.
Angel Berroa:
The Royals' 2003 AL Rookie of the Year was demoted to KC's AA Wichita farm team. Worst soph drop-off ever? Even the lamest stay in The Show.
Today on ESPN.com
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Stark on Beckett
Coll FB Preview
CFB Top QBs
Matt Leinart
USC Jr better than Palmer
Chris Leak
Fla So about to break out
Dan Orlovsky
UConn Sr underrated
Kyle Orton
Purdue Sr. plays Breesy
Jason White
Okla Sr: Heisman II? No
Two notes about injury to Cards WR Anquan Boldin: (1) Zona O in trouble (RB Shipp out, too); and (2) L. Fitz goes up FFL draft board...
Tim Brown signs with the Bucs: A week after being written off, he's going to have a Renaissance year with Gruden, B Johnson...
Preview of my PGA Champ preview (coming Thursday): Whistling Straits will be so ugly, they'll never hold a Major there again...
Looking for a fantasy RB sleeper? Watch newly signed Bengals RB Chris Perry (just don't draft BOTH him and CIN starter Rudi J)...
Tom Glavine's cab crash: This is what happens when they stop playing those in-cab messages from celebs about buckling up...
Today's must-read: Stark on Josh Beckett, who isn't having the year we all thought he'd have following last year's World Series...
Have you been following ESPN.com's 2004 college football preview? Today: Why O-line matters (N'western: All 5 starters back!)...


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Can anyone recommend a shop for a 1.8T engine rebuild??
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Can anyone recommend a shop for a 1.8T engine rebuild??
There a bunch of the stand alone ones on the market. I'm looking into a sequential shift light to mount on my steering column.
Something like this:
I bought my tester from Modshack. He has instructions on his site.
I had leaks in a lot of the small vacuum lines. 2 were under the intake manifold. 1...
I have a 2001 225TT w/a APR 3+ kit on it. I also experienced low boost when my kit was first installed. I thought all my hoses and clamps were installed properly and in great shape until I did a...
Modified by iTTaliano at 9:23 AM 11-14-2009
Hey Cincy! 20WHP... I thought it would be more.
Well I guess I don't have to run out the door to get a new tune. It can wait. Thanks
My car is in the process of being re-assembled. I'd really appreciate if someone with experience in this area could give me their advise.
The patient: 2001 Audi TT 225 Quattro 6spd. It has an APR...
CAI...and you can stop and wash your car anywhere!
Here's where I purchased my tester. It's nice to own one and not have to rely on going to the mechanic.
How are other kits able to put down more power than APR? Is it all in the tuning?
My old "T" vacuum splitter used to make a buzzing noise. Took the advise of a friend and swapped it out with a "Y" splitter and the noise stopped
Thanks Bro!
And thanks for the advice guys.
I have an APR 3+ turbo kit on my 2001 Audi TTQ. I've had this set-up for a while and I'm now looking for more power. I would like to squeeze everything I can out of the 2871r turbo thats in the car....
Appox how much power could be gained going w/Unitronic and larger injectors??
Thanks for the help!
I've got the itch for more power again http://www.vwvortex.com/vwbb/smile.gif
My ultimate goal is to add more power without swapping out my current turbo (2871r). Upgraded rods and a new timing...
I have a APR 3+ on my 225 TT. I have heard that the Uni and Eurodyne make substantially more power than the APR tune. The only thing holding me back is that they say my stock rods are tapped out at...
Yes same size vac line. I have had to turn my boost controller up a few times in the past few months to hold the same amount of boost (25lbs). And it does feel like its down on power.
I just did...
Oh yeah.. I wanted to show you the new wheels... Audi R8 Reps.


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Far from home, German fans in Dunedin lived every kick of
a tense World Cup final. Timothy Brown reports.
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.
While A Tale of Two Cities was published 71 years
before the inaugural Fifa World Cup, one imagines Charles
Dickens had a premonition of the tense, conflicting emotion
of a World Cup final when he wrote the line.
As Lionel Messi lined up a free kick in injury time during
the second half of extra time, almost the entire crowd which
filled Ratbags Bar, in Dunedin, had their hands clasped
together under their chins as if in prayer.
As the kick sailed well over the crossbar, the German
contingent in the bar erupted, screaming in jubilation,
clapping their hands and hugging each other.
Maik Bottcher, of Germany, summed up their feeling.
''It's unbelievable,'' he said, overcome with emotion.
''Since 2006 [when Germany hosted the tournament] we waited
for this. It's unbelievable - I can't describe it.''
He and several friends from Germany gathered in the bar at
7am to watch their beloved Deutsche Adler (German eagles).
As the game entered extra time, supporters from both sides
chewed their nails, emptied their glasses of beer and
whispered prayers.
But when German midfielder Mario Gotze scored in the 113th
minute, it was Mr Bottcher and his friends who sprang from
their seats and thrust their fists in the air in celebration.
Mr Bottcher said his friends had plans for the rest of the
''We will party for the whole day,'' he said.
''For the rest of the week,'' his friend Martin Ritter added.
''No, for the rest of the [next] four years,'' another
friend, Paul Hausburg, said.
For Argentina fan Malcolm Hayes it was harder to be happy,
but he was philosophical.
''I'm super disappointed, but I'm so glad that both teams
were neck and neck.''
There was no time for upset, however, as he had to attend
university and there was little sympathy from German fans,
who broke into chanting after the match.
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