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Ok, now that we're almost a week past July 1, AND I'M SOBERED UP FROM SOME VACATion Y'ALL!
I've taken a look at the avs depth chart and I like what I see.
First off, there is no way that the team could have finished in the bottom 3 for another awesome pick (Barring even worse injuries than they suffered last year). The goaltending is a light year ahead of where it was at the end of the 010' season. Let's face it, even Emery/Giguere combo would have put this team into the 8-12th overall pick.
Varlamov, if he continues to develop like the 'average' goaltender (5-6 years to hit prime), he would be in about his 5th year--he did play 2 years in the KHL, so the level of competition has to be about par with or even better than the AHL. Even if you don't want to count that then he's 3 years in. So I don't think it's unrealistic to say that he should keep up his career sv% and GAA if not improve on it, since he is going into his 4th or 6th year of pro hockey (depending on your POV).
He should be as good or better than Anderson was for the team last year, who had a 3.28gaa and a sub .900 sv%. Yes, I'm really putting myself out there with that statement.
As long as Gigure keeps the oppositon under 3 then he might surpass the immortal Budaj.
Line 1a:
Landeskog, 15 goals or so would be good start for him and not unrealistic to hit, as long has he plays on the top 2 lines. Sounds like he won't disappear like Stewart did. To give him the best chance to succeed I would pair him with:
Hedjuk, so long as he hasn't lost a step and stays healthy he's the one guy that makes everyone around him better he'd be a great guy to have Landeskog learn from. And at center: Stastny, these two guys aren't Porter or Winnik or any of the revolving door's worth of 3nd and 4th liners that the avs paired him with to get the team from bad to a full on tank.
Line 1b:
Mueller: a wild card, will he be as awesome as he was 2 years ago? he was on the point on the PP and had that mad chemestry with Duchene, oh, and it's a contract year. I'm tempted to put Jones here, but I remember that he and Duchene had a lack of chemistry so I'll go with: Kobasew, He's gritty, does the things that can help Duchene and Mueller get open and he's not that far removed from 20 goal seasons and at 29 he's not on the decline.
Which brings us to Matt Duchene: If he's going to be an elite center this is where he'll make is first leap. 30 goals, 60 assists. oh, and it's a contract year.
3rd line:
I put Jones here with O'Reilly, the start of the 009 season when the two of them played together and O'Reilly was on fire? See if it works, you can juggle the RW's on this team, Hedjuk plays well with Duchene and Jones with Stastny. The other winger? Galaradi, If he's healthy then that's one of the best 3rd lines in the league. TJ has the tallent to score 15-20, Jones 30 and with those two guys O'Reilly could get 15-20 as well.
4th line:
Porter/Winnik and McClement, That would be a pretty decent 3rd line.
Look at all the guys I didn't even put out there: Lindstrom, Hishon, Olver, Yip, Bordello and McLeod? Those are some pretty good hedges against injury and/or disappointment.
We get a full year of Johnson and see what he can do, especially if they pair him with Quincey -who I'm expecting like 3 goals and 10 assists out of now, no unrealistic expectations--he's purely a defensive grinder in my book now.
or Hejda who I am expecting the same thing now. I think both of those guys will compete and go into the corners and win some battles, monster hits? A few would be nice. Cumiskey and Hunwick, one of these guys will be on the second pairing and the other will be eating Nachos, and by the trading deadline one or both will be gone. It will be fun to see if Hunwick can put his preformance as the worst NHL'er of 2010-11 behind him and put up some numbers like he did in boston. If he can he stays, if he can't he joins Cumiskey on someone elses' roster. Wilson and O'Bryne as the 3rd pairing, I can live with that kind of hitting and they are both decent defenders. The avs last year tried to go with an 'offensive' defenseman and a defensive one on each pairing, Wilson probably would be that guy on this one, but since they won't be run over by bigger forwards, I'm ok with it.
Once again, Gaunce, Halos and the younger defensemen are not out there, that's some fantastic depth to call upon when -Cumiskey and Hunwick fail- er...let's call this one good hedges against injury and/or disapointment as well.
All in all. I like where the Avs sit right now then I do 2 or 3 weeks ago, I'm actually ready to see some hockey. What's today? And do we still go by the same calendar? Damn.


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If Twitter for BlackBerry isn't your cup of tea or you're still trying to get your hands on a copy of SocialScope for BlackBerry then chances are you're making use of UberSocial to fire off your daily tweets and if so -- you're now able to download the v1.3 update that has plenty of new additions and fixes:
You can grab the update from their website for now and BlackBerry App World approval is on its way. Looking to ditch the ads? No problem -- you can kill those off by paying the $4.99 for the ad-free version and you're good to go. BlackBerry 7 device? No worries there either -- you're supported across the board.
Mr_Spacely Dec 12, 2011 at 8:33 pm
No Push Notifications yet :/.....Sticking to T4BB
gavinn Dec 12, 2011 at 8:37 pm
Same. This is the deal breaker for me, especially with multiple account push notifications.
bulls2213 Dec 12, 2011 at 8:40 pm
Not sure why anybody would spend $5 on this when the native app is as good as it is...
If Twitter for BlackBerry had a timeline that was like Über I'd agree that it was the best. For me I have Über for my main app and Twitter for BlackBerry for push notifications.
adicktuz Dec 12, 2011 at 9:32 pm
Is this version running smoothly now on OS7? I deleted Ubersocial before because when browsing the Timeline on my 9900, it isn't smooth.
It' been running smooth for me on the 9900, both this version and the previous 1.252 version.
MaxPayne79 Dec 13, 2011 at 2:11 am
now it is, yes. :)
jamilliiee Dec 12, 2011 at 10:18 pm
Both this version and the previous version don't run smooth on my 9900 when i use the custom themes. Also when i try to connect it to my bbm, it says "unable to connect to BBM. Maximum downloads of UberSocial reached" :S yup..
SC457 Dec 12, 2011 at 10:30 pm
They posted on twitter that they'll have the bbm fixed by the time it's on app world.
jamilliiee Dec 12, 2011 at 10:46 pm
oh ok cool
pistolpetefan23 Dec 12, 2011 at 10:46 pm
UberSocial is leaps and bounds better than T4BB. Only advantage of T4BB is push notifications, but I get emails upon mentions and retweets anyway that come immediately to my device, so its essentially the same thing.
omega supreme Dec 13, 2011 at 12:46 pm
another way is that you can have the notifications/tweets sent via text which is instant from what i can tell...the uber notification varies the delay, sometimes it's 2 min. sometimes it's 10-15 min. it doesn't bother me really as i am not that desperate.
MaxPayne79 Dec 13, 2011 at 2:19 am
why cant they make this app as integrated with the bb os as t4bb is? that's what i don't understand. for example clicking links is a nightmare where i have to go through 2 menus till the link opens in the browser. t4bb is a click ie no menus. also searching @names and #hashtags have two additional steps then t4bb, why? no pull down refresh and to reply to a tweet is comprised of the most complicated set of actions anyone has come up with. whereas in t4bb it's one click again. why? so many questions ans so few answers. lol. i can't use t4bb because it doesn't refresh properly on by 9380, whereas ubertwitter works flawlessly but is overcomplicated as shit. i just can't get what i want man lol.
omega supreme Dec 13, 2011 at 12:41 pm
this is odd; must be your phone. i have a bold 9700 and don't have the issues you're having...clicking links is a 1 step process, i just click on it and it opens up in a separate tab...refreshing is done by simply clickiing on the ubersocial logo on the top left or hitting your menu button and clicking refresh...same thing for replys...ubersocial is better than twitter for blackberry simply because you can see people's pics within their tweets as appose to going to a site to view it.
MaxPayne79 Dec 13, 2011 at 2:59 pm
You have a non touchberry and that's the difference. when I had it on my 9780 it was simply awesome too because of the end endless keyboard shortcuts, but on my 9380 full touch it's like they forgot to update the app for touchberries and it sucks. Its still ghetto interms of touch interface userbility and app design. :(
omega supreme Dec 13, 2011 at 3:14 pm
i see; well hopefully they'll update it for touchberries later then cause by the time i get one i'm sure a year will go by as i only get new phones when i'm eligible for an upgrade and even then i refuse to pay more than 50 bucks for one...but that's just me...i am curious about that new milan that's around the corner but i digress.
R_Xavier Dec 13, 2011 at 5:08 am
I've downloaded the new version but can't seem to integrate it with my BBM. It keeps saying 'maximum downloads reached' and this is so not cool
PlayaX01 Dec 13, 2011 at 8:10 am
i heard RTs from protected accts were taken away. are they back?
hvizzo Dec 13, 2011 at 10:36 pm
I'd also like to know this before I upgrade. This is the only dealbreaker for me which stopped me from upgrading to the most previous upgrade.
taneisha305 Dec 13, 2011 at 10:12 pm
who wants social scope? I have invites
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Finding a Cheap Meal in Las Vegas
The Pizza at D.O.C.G. at the Cosmopolitan Hotel Las Vegas
Roti Panang at Wazuzu Las Vegas, The Curry of Your Dreams
Thai Coconut Curry with chicken and Indian flat bread, don't resist just do it.
Gumbo and a Beer for Cheap at Table 10 Las Vegas
Gumbo, beer and sports, it's all I really need. Table 10 gives me all of them with a seat at the bar.
Affordable Italian at Bacio at Tropicana Las Vegas
Simple, affordable, Italian food at the Tropicana Hotel Las Vegas
Best Sandwich in Las Vegas
Meat between two pieces of bread, sound simple? It should be, but these places will impress you with quality that goes beyond the simplicity of the sandwich.
Canter's Deli at Treasure Island Las Vegas
If you are in the mood for a corned beef and pastrami you can pick one up at Canter's, it's not as authentic as the Jewish deli that you frequent if yo live on the East Coast or LA but it does a decent job.
Cheap Drinks at the C Bar at The Stratosphere
If there is a game on, this is where you would watch it, why would you go any where else? The drinks are cheap and some cheap food options can be found on the second level at the Stratosphere Hotel.
Cheap Food Options at Harrah's Hotel Las Vegas
Located right on the strip this is a good alternative to eating in a casino and the cost is what you would expect from these popular chain restaurants.
Cheap, Fast Food in Las Vegas at Subway Sandwich
Enoteca Otto Pizzeria at the Venetian Las Vegas
Flatbread at Morels at the Palazzo
Flatbread and wine for next to nothing.
Food Court at Casino Royale
It is a very low cost alternative to eating at most hotels in this center strip location. There is nothing fantastic about the food court at Casino Royale unless you consider feeding four people for under $20, easily.
Food Courts on the Las Vegas Strip - The Best, Cheap Fast
Food Courts in Las Vegas are a good alternative to spending a lot of money at restaurants while still getting some good food. You don't have to stick with buffets to save money and you have a lot of food courts to choose from on the Las Vegas strip.
Going Big at Hash House A Go Go Las Vegas
If you are a fan of eating you are a fan of Hash House and I'm sure you must be a fan of The Travel Channel's Man Vs. Food show. Adam Richman went into Hash House and devoured his way through a dish that is simply a monster.
Hussong's Cantina and Taqueria Las Vegas
If you are at the bar the Margritas are on the rocks and poured like they are down south. Strong and tasty! Beer by the bucket and plenty of people having a good time while the music plays on and the noise level gets to celebration levels. Did I mention the Mariachi? Two Margaritas and you'll be belting out a tune or two.
Hussong's Cantina Las Vegas
Authentic Mexican food for an inexpensive price at the Mandalay Bay Las Vegas
In-N-Out Burger in Las Vegas
In-N-Out Burger is the likely candidate for the best burger in Las Vegas and is easily the beat deal in Las Vegas when talking about quality burgers.
Kerry Simon is Making You a Burger at KGB
Kerry Simon has attempted the science of burgers at KGB at Harrah's Las Vegas. Kerry's Gourmet Burgers, A Burger & Vodka Bar is possibly that place in Las Vegas where you'll enjoy a burger that has been crafted by someone trying to achieve some perfection in an area where plenty accept mediocrity.
Kerry's Gourmet Burgers, KGB at Harrah's Las Vegas
The burger craze is simply crazy and the idea of spending top dollar for an American classic is getting ridiculous but at least Kerry Simon is giving us an affordable gourmet burger for $10.
La Cave at Wynn Las Vegas
Late night, on the patio at La Cave at Wynn Las Vegas, a few glasses of wine, a few friends, laughing a tiny bit too much and some flatbread, some beets and a little too much Salami, Salumi, Coppa, Jamon, Sopressata, etc. Do you see where I'm going with this?
Oyster Bar at Harrah's
If you are looking for a quick convenient place that also gives you some decent quality you'll head to the Oyster bar. A beer and some soup and it's under $20.
Pizzeria Francesco's at the Treasure Island Las Vegas
Quick and cheap pizza in Las vegas at the Treasure Island Las Vegas
Postrio in the Grand Canal Shoppes at the Venetian Resort Las Vegas
If you are looking for a good sit down meal but you are are also considering the cost of a meal for you entire family, Postrio is a good option.
Secret Pizza at Cosmopolitan Hotel Las Vegas
recently E.C. Gladstone, a Las Vegas writer that I have too many meals with, stopped into The Cosmopolitan Hotel and tried their "secret pizza place." He then talked my ear off about the place so I decided to share a few of his thoughts with you.
Serendipity 3 Las Vegas at Caesars Palace
Serendipity 3 Las Vegas is that spot where you'll share a meal and have leftovers. You will need to try the frozen hot chocolate at Serendipity 3.
Simon at Palms Place Las Vegas
If you find yourself at a loss for where to spend your lunch in Las Vegas there is very little reason for you to not attempt a visit to Simon Restaurant at Palms Place. The room feels spacious as it looks out to the pool and the casual yet modern vibe makes you wish you had something important to discuss with your lunch date.
Thai Experience in Las Vegas At SEA
I'm on a quest to eat for less in Las Vegas and Bally's Hotel and Casino has a pretty decent option.
The Food Court at the Flamingo Hotel and Casino
The Food Court at the Grand Canal Shoppes at the Venetian Las Vegas
Food options are plentiful at the Palazzo and the Venetian but affordable food is a little harder to come by. The food courts are where you can skimp in order to splurge elsewhere.
The Food Court at the Venetian Hotel Las Vegas
The Venetian Food COurt is arguably the best food court in Las Vegas and you won't find the generic food court option here.


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Will Kim Kardashian and Kanye West's or Kate Middleton and Prince William's baby create more buzz in the months leading up to the births?
According to a report from Hollywood Life, both impending births are already ranking high on celebrity web sites and both have made standard news sites, too.
Kanye West shocked fans when he announced Kim's pregnancy on December 23rd. Prince William and Kate Middleton's baby news wasn't really a surprise since the two got married a year ago April. So which one do you think will be the bigger headline in the months to come?
Certainly the royal birth will hold far more prestige than a Kardashian birth. After all, this baby girl or boy will be an heir to the British throne. However these days celebrities rate incredibly high on people's lists, so even if the Keeping Up With the Kardashians baby is somewhat usurped by the Will and Kate's, he or she won't likely be very far behind.
Of course Kate Middleton and Kim Kardashian aren't the only famous moms expecting babies in 2013. Jessica Simpson, Shakira, Holly Madison, Kristen Bell and more are expecting little bundles of joy as well.
Which birth do you anticipate will be so overblown by media that fans will be sick of the poor child before he or she is a month old?


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There's a third place where coffee is consumed in Rochester, in an edifice that is a piece of art itself – the building was owned by the Symington corporation and was an armory factory in WWI and WWII and subsequently a shoe factory - is now where coffee, community and art-driven Joe Bean Coffee Roasters resides, as a historical testament to Rochester's' progressive era roots by where Joe Bean proclaims the culture of coffee is its life. .
Such love drives their monthly art exhibitions culled from community oriented locals. While Joe Bean existed for four years before occupying this space as of last May, it was then that Joe Bean took on a personal challenge and extended it to their customers.
"We wanted to challenge perception right away; we wanted to emphasize that coffee is art, coffee is beautiful and we should care." said Benjamin Woelk Joe Bean's Director of Marketing and Gallery Curator. With that ethos, they joined First Friday – a monthly, citywide event premiering the First Friday of every month – engineered by Rochester Contemporary Art Center (RoCo), which facilitates collaboration between venues and artists.
Joe Bean's inaugural exhibit last spring featured works by artists who documented Joe Bean's brew methods and coffee art. Beyond turning their own work into an exhibition, past months included slow food collaboration, a preview of institutional art works and even a themed exhibition "Revisiting Rochester" which displayed progressive era prints, lithographs and digitally restored photos dating back to 1905.
"We're always looking for what makes sense and also paying attention to what is happening in pop culture. The First Friday movement was a natural decision for our space; art makes a lot of sense for us, and it's a community we really wanted to support," said Woelk.
Such commitment to the movement is what Rochester Contemporary Art Center, Executive Director and Curator, Bleu Cease says, "makes Joe Bean ideal. They are proactive and really push the weight of First Friday. They help make active and visible something we built for the whole city."
Since First Friday's inception, when just five venues participated, the gallery now features up to 30 venues monthly, with program management coming from RoCo staff and interns. Now, this art initiative is seem as part of the fabric of the Rochester community with locals hopping multiple spaces within the standard 6-9 p.m. time frame to see as much art as they can.
Participating RoCo art venues listed and tagged as preferred galleries -like Joe Bean- are required to bring a level of commitment to the program including participating in at least nine First Fridays throughout the year, promoting it on emails and websites and a modest participation fee of $100 per year.
While Cease admits the city has its challenges they are maintaining a healthy art scene by encouraging "diversity of venues, diversity of aesthetics while being wide open and engaging anyone who can make the commitment."
Given that there isn't a boundary – aesthetics or educational – RoCo allows different levels of displays within the First Friday framework, from high school artists to small museums like itself showing artists who have appeared in the Smithsonian or on an international level. "We're a huge advocate of alternative venues like coffee shops, it's different from what we do, but that's the whole point," said Cease.
To that end, starting tomorrow on April's first Friday, locals and visitors can see Urban Cultura: Green Culture & Cultivation. This timely exhibit, it's also Earth Awareness Month, is a "living green gallery dedicated to emerging growth initiatives in Rochester, featuring plants and recycled planters from Grow Green and ceramics from local artists," according to Joe Bean's official exhibit description.
Additionally RoCo, gets in on their action this Friday as well with four artists presenting Work It: Artists Address Labor and Unemployment. If you're wishing you could show your support for these exhibits but are unable to attend, RoCo invites you to create a piece of art yourself for its 6x6x2012 small art benefit in honor of the museum which smdlr will be submitting to as well.
It's evident that RoCo is a gateway for contemporary art in Rochester, and Joe Bean's translation of its First Friday mission, is sure to continue to steam a lasting tradition of defining new paths to progressivism built upon a couple not splitting anytime soon, coffee and art. – cde
joe bean photos courtesy of joe bean, RoCo photos courtesy of RoCo.


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3.7 Examples of reference sources
Look again at Topic One:
Discuss the effects of European Immigration on Australian Aboriginal Culture
For Topic One you would find useful articles in IESBS (International Encyclopedia of the Social and Behavioral Sciences).
Look again at Topic Two:
Discuss the characterisation of women in Australian films between 1960-2000
For Topic Two, the Gale Virtual Reference Library would be useful as it contains 33 full text encyclopedias such as the International Dictionary of Film and Filmmakers.
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It is a sheer tint and let me say, THIS SO FRIGGIN SHEER ON MY TAN SKIN!
I've seen pics of this shade on paler skin tones and they look like they have a great natural flush but unfortunately this shade isn't for me because it doesn't show up at all.
It's like disappearing ink. Just a dot on my cheek, oh look color! Blended out, nope it's gone.
I read quite a few reviews says that this doesn't show up on a lot of people. I'm very pale so I thought I wouldn't have that problem. Well.... yeah, its the same for me too. I have to apply quite a bit of this to really be able to see it. I do still like it because its very much a no-makeup look (lol) & it works well on lips too, which is a huge plus for me. It's too sheer & has the wrong texture for it to work on eyes.
Overall, its not my fave but I like that its versatile.
I like this...but not too much. I'm generally afraid of putting strong colours on my face because I'm not gifted at determining what looks good and what does not. With Fig, I'm safe. Almost to the point of what's the point because it shows up as such a gentle, nearly non-existent brown plummy wash (NC25). The container is convenient, albeit tiny, making this a pricey little piece of common sense lapse. It's too light for my lips, so I only use it on the cheeks. One downside is that it'll get sticky if you try to layer and will likely feel gross in the summer heat, especially if you have an oily face like me. Overall, an ok safe all-in-one cream tint better suited for the very pale and not excessively oily who want a monochromic wash of flattering colour. Being an oily slick, I'd prefer a watery type tint.
Becca Beach Tints are a multi-use cream stain product that can be used on the cheeks and lips. They claim to be water-resistant and kiss-proof and they smell just like their names.
Because I live in a very hot climate, these are a holy grail product for me. They stay on all day, come in a beautiful range of colors, can be used as blush and lip color, and I don't need a brush to apply. Unlike many cream and liquid blushes, these aren't greasy or oily at all. They dry down and set pretty quickly and I can't feel them on my skin.
Fig is a pale nude pink. I love it as a nude blush (NC15) but I don't think it would show up on someone darker than say, NC25. I have uploaded swatches of the 8 shades I own (they are also posted under other Beach Tint reviews as well).
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I had this for a long time before trying it, and now I'm wondering why I waited so long! This beautiful, delicate, earthy rose is a beautiful shade that can be applied lightly for a casual look, or more heavily for a lovely flush. I love the transparent look of these--it's as natural as a gel or liquid blush, but much easier to apply (and not sticky). It also has amazing staying power for such a light formulation. I find that patting it on with fingers, then blending with a foundation brush works best for me. I know I'll be wearing this a lot this summer!
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I'm currently on a cream blush kick and so I picked this up from Sephora in the minis duo with Watermelon for $20. What you get is a little teeny tint but a little goes a long way with these tints (and all the Becca products I've tried). Fig is a beautiful brown rose tint. It's very natural looking. I have natural flush on my cheeks and I'm often scared to go overboard with blush - I never feel that with this blush. If you're looking for an obvious flush, this is probably not the product for you. Also, I'm not sure it would work for deeper skintones. (As a reference, I'm NC20-25). I think it would look amazing for pale skinned ladies. The scent of this is also really lovely.
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I read many reviews on Fig before purchasing and even though most said that the colour was too light and doesn't show up well, i ordered it anyways. I have to say that this shade was very underrated!!!
I have NC25ish skin and the fig shows up beautifully. It is an extremely natural, earthy rosy tone that looks very clean on the skin. Perfect for a no makeup makeup look. I love this for work, and wintertime when my skin is very dull and peach/guava can look a bit bright!
It has a very nice smell, that could bother people who don't like artificial scent but i love it.
Super blendable and buildable.
Highly recommend!!!
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I love cream blush and this is my first time trying liquid blush. I found that this beach tint gives me a even more natural look than cream blush. Fig is a rosy pink color which looks super natural on my NC20 yellow undertone. I apply this with a foundation brush and I found it works better than blending it with fingers. Just remember to shake the tube before using it. I have this tint in Peach as well which is more pigmented than Fig, but I prefer Fig as it looks more natural on my light skin tone. For darker skin tone, I would suggest Peach as Fig might not show on darker skin tone very well. BTW, the tint is scent so be aware if you are allergic to fragrance in skin care / cosmetic.
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February 2013 Feature 3
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While traditionally found in healthcare settings, superbugs aren't a problem exclusive to medical facilities, nor should they be treated that way.
February 4, 2013
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Finding a place for measurement technology in your organization's management system.
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Some cleaning organizations may see the value in using ATP-based monitoring systems to detect and measure ATP on surfaces as a method of ensuring facilities are being cleaned properly.
January 2013 A Clean Sweep
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By taking the simple step of implementing a hygiene program, schools can significantly cut their risk of illness.
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This 1987 BMW 535is is said to be a rust-free example that's received over $7k of work in the past 6 months. We like the list of mods, from Euro bumpers and lights, to re-finished cardinal red sports seats, to Bilstein shocks and H&R springs. Find it here on eBay in Fairfax, Virginia.
Euro-Bumper 1987 BMW 535is
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Super color combination — I've never seen that interior before. IMO the E28 might be the handsomest BMW ever, especially with a little stance/wheel work…
Also nice to see the paint prep shot — and also I'd note that almost any decent job is going to involve SOME filler — you'd have to keep your car in a bubble to avoid any door/hood dings.
Looks like a nice car. The price fits it right if it really is rust free,
IMO a nice effort that doesn't quite come together. I used to absolutely love these cars but now I find they are starting to look "old" – scary to think that :-)
Very nice car; great color. They never were that great to look at but are very nice to drive. I hope the seller's reserve is not too much higher than it is now…..
Aside from being another 'underwater' sale, the red interior just looks odd.
Like the Mona Lisa wearing a fire hat.
Looks good and the paint job is clearly boosting the price. Clean E28. The Euro bumpers are bone yard parts in most countries, but a $pendy swap in the US.
Doesn't mention front suspension bushings, although these might've been covered in part by new control arms . Poly all around is essential, otherwise, when worn, the light, alloy suspension results in warped brake rotors up front.
Haven't seen a red interior on one previously. The late 3.5 engine is the one to get, as I think the US editions finally got the 220+bhp M30, instead of the hamstrung lower-comp 182hp edition. M30s are bullet proof, so long as the oil is changed regularly and the oil spray bar is checked occasionally. Head gaskets will only blow if the cooling system is neglected. Post-1980 M30 heads have improved cooling passages (so forget the '70s E12/530i/thermo nightmares).
Hood air intakes will rust inside if water is left standing, while a bad trunk seal will eventually cause rust above the tail lights. The tail light bulb holders are a P.I.T.A. The 2nd-gear synchro may be weak, but can be held in check with Redline.
Motronic is faultless. OBC is about as useful as an Apple IIe (but still fun).
They are actually slightly quicker than a comparable E24, as they're a bit lighter.
Of course, they are boxy '80s, but less complex than the E34 and (even more so) the E39. The shade tree mech can do most things on an E28 and a lot on an E34. They were the last Bimmers that an amateur mechanic could really work on.
Expect a standing 1/4 in the mid-to-high 15s, if you have no sympathy for the clutch.
You should be at 100mph in about 28 seconds and in a state penitentiary within the hour.
Scott I think just the opposite. The E28 535is has aged just right. A clean E28 definitely stands out here in SoCal where newer 5 series models from the E39 to the present are a dime a dozen. If you ever get the opportunity to drive an E28 535i/535is 5 speed manual with Schrick cams, Schrick exhaust, Dinan chip and a sorted suspenion…can you say poor man's M5!
I agree that these are aging well as have most older BMW designs. Hard to beat silver over red leather. A good friend of mine just bought one, but I haven't gotten over to drive it yet.
Looks like a decent, honest car. Paint prep shots help. Also looks terrific in silver over red. Rare combination that looks just great.
Anyone who thinks these have not aged well need only look at Bangle's early work today, or his later work in 25 years. They'll still be atrocious and these will still be tailored, well-proportioned and crisply creased. And much truer to the brand's Neue Klasse roots. To me, a timeless proportion, like the 1600, that is instantly recognizable and still very pleasing.
This will be a good deal if it's rustless and stays near $8K, where it is this morning. I'd certainly consider it as an alternative to the 2002 I can't find. (Or haven't been quick enough to get!)
Yes please. Love that interior.
Great car but missing some trim on the front end below the bumper. The towing loops should be covred by two curved plastic access covers and there should be some small fillers inboard of he fog lamps and between these pieces it should probably be satin black.
Don't mind the red leather it wakes the car up.
Looks pretty good in most respects, but euro bumper conversion is incomplete/sloppy. But nothing that couldn't be fixed…and still way better then the original US-spec bumpers of course!
Very nice. I don't like the red interior but that's just me.
If I had an easy short miles commute job in a warmish place like VA I easily would buy an older car just like this and drive it to/fro on a daily basis. Love the grill/lights.
Minor issue – Bilstein HD's are not right for lowering springs – should be Sports and the ride may suffer from that and/or prematurely wear out the struts but not a huge issue to get the right things in there.
Nice effort on the cosmetic refresh. Appears he started with a nice car. Wish they hadn't swapped out the grill/headlights. I actually prefer the symmetrically sized US spec headlights to these. All in all though, heck of a nice DD if it stays under 10. Silly money past that.
It actually seems like the e28 looked old when it was new… It's a refresh of the '72 e12 and both are hard to tell from the 1968 2500/2800 in the dark… But this was never a bad thing. All have aged well.
Have never understood the fixation on bumpers with these, I can see more of a point to putting Euros on an e24 but the shorter ones just make the e28 look stumpy to me. I also figure that the bigger bumpers are a nod to the fact that the world is full of stupid people, and I'd rather still own my 300TD Benz with a mark on the rub strip than just have fond memories of it, since that dumb incident with a Ford Taurus in the Safeway parking lot would have totaled one with the spindly Euro bumpers.
Is it just me or does this site have a thing for E28′s?
Of course I'm one to talk, I currently own two and I had an E28 based E24.
Bilstein HD's are valved exactly the same as the Sports, the difference is that the center shaft is shorter in the Sports, so they're less likely to bottom out with lowering springs.
What a classy ride! I wouldn't be seen dead in one of those hideous Bangle E60 5-series, but this has real style.
While my real passion lies with the BMW's of the 60′s and and first half of the 70′s, I must admit that I also have a bit of a weak spot for E28′s and E30′s – but only IF they are maintained mostly original and definitely period.
First of all the visuals. The color combo somehow manages to be both subtle yet stunningly exciting. Cardinal red leather is megarare on these 80′s Beemers, but God it looks yummie… Also love the electrically adjustable sports seats, love the euro bumper and while the alloys are 90′s issue they actually manage to look just right…
The 3.5 M30 is in my opinion one of BMW's absolute best non-M engines of all times. Of course more so if it's the 218hp euro version! By modern standards no longer super fast, but they have such a lovely mechanical feel to them with a deep guttural soundtrack and they do still deliver a satisfyingly intense shove when kept on cam, which naturally will be a joy to do with that manual box! Hope it has a lsd though – if not that will definitely be a must do to enhance the driving satisfaction even further.
There are a few minor issues that have already been mentioned above and they would of course need sorting. But still the general condition seems to be well above the average E28. We must remember that they are after all starting to get old! Like Esconzaga, I too would love something like this as my daily if I lived the right place (in relation to weather and work).
Best of luck to seller and buyer… ;-)
Like the car and the color combo is just perfect.
This same seller sold another 535 almost identical to this in December. If I were in the market for this car, I would prefer the original paint, 107,000 mile car over this one and I would handle the improvements myself.
This is the car I wished I could afford when I bought my 325is in 1987. Of course I had so much fun with the 325is I was hooked on BMW's. I do miss the basic German design but none of the cars today are basic. They all require a tech not a mechanic to sort them.
This looks like a car you could have fun with without braking the bank.
I like the cardinal red interior. Seen mostly on white colored cars.
The front end looks like it could or should come down a bit lower to close the tire to fender gap like the rear. Would give it a little rake and improve the stance. Perhaps that's the bilstien hds verses the sports.
Overall what's not to like if you were looking for an e28 thats ready to go but still have some things for you to work on to make it your own. @alan, With the huge original US bumpers you're less likely to notice the details below. With the euro bumpers
all is exposed . Getting the right covers and trim bits would clean it up alot.
For 8-10 grand, would you rather drive this or a very used honda accord?
Wow… Who needs a trailer?
124,000 miles. Based on my experience as a member of a Lemons and Chump team running this exact car for the last two years, the engine has many years and miles to go. We started racing ours with over 220,000 miles and its oil consumption borders on the negligible. It still amazes me.
Until recently, I never knew that Gandini and Bertone styled the previous E12.
Cardinal red is my favorite interior for these.
I'm with the gang enjoying how the lines are aging gracefully; I love the comments above contrasting Bangle's years with this generation of BMWs. The big problem is how many fools emulated Bangle's ideas.
Great BaT selection that will give the new owner thousands of smiles and many years of fun…….the sound of that six…..
Lots to love here, and certainly must be a real joy on the road. Rather than a daily driver, for me this would be a very pleasant romance car, and hopefully less fussy than a 15 year older 2002. Not a side-piped hot rod, a dowdish '40s cool coupe, or the chrome slathered '50s/'60s Pontiacs I love, all of which are worthy and wonderful distractions, but instead a sparkling Teutonic example of what a great drive is about without the need to do lots more to it. What a wonderful choice to take the lady to the symphony in the gardens or the antique swap meet in, or a day at the track to see the fire-breathers run, distinct from the hoi polloi parked around it, while still being able to enjoy an autumn afternoon carving through the woods of the Kettle Moraine which stand in quite nicely for the reported beauty of the German black wood forest. All this, as was pointed out above, for less than the price of a tired Accord or Camry.
If we are niggling about the front end, here's mine. Upon delivery the first thing I'd do is take it to my favorite shop and have the hood and the kidneys realigned. The driver's front corner is dropped and that throws off the center alignment as well. This jumped out at me on very first glance, more so than the missing covers.
If only I didn't need new shingles so badly.
At the current bid, the owner hasn't made back the money of the euro bumper/grill/headlight conversion and paint job much less the mechanical upgrades.
That'd make for a lovely driver, but I'd be terrified to street park it (which unfortunately is a daily reality here). So I'm not sure what I'd do with it. Move to the suburbs?
@ CP Manning
No, it was Paul Bracq who did the E12 (and the whole Neue Klaasse/E3/E9 replacements in the form of the 3, 5, 6 & & 7 Series). Bertone did the Garmisch study in 1970 that you can see here, which often leads people to believe the E12 was Bertone (on-topic: the E28 centre section is identical to that of the E12). Check out:
The E12 centre section was thought to be very similiar to Bracq's W114 Mercedes (he also did the SL Pagoda and Benz 600).
You can visit his art site or on Facebook. He said in an interview not long ago he gets the most fan mail for the E24 6 Series, perhaps surprisingly, as the Pagoda isn't exactly an unknown piece of automotive history.
IIRC, he did leave BMW stating that the company was "very, very conservative." Some things never change.
Klaus Luthe (who passed away not too long ago) did the E28, E34 and my fave E31. Klaus was very underrated and kicks some major Bangle butt.
My brother and I traded emails on this one over the weekend. Hard to conceive how the prices on nice E28s keep getting higher and higher. They were throwaway cars not too long ago, it seems.
Beautiful e28, hits all the right notes for me. Definitely nicer & more droolworthy than my previous E28s, the stock 528e I repainted in college and a tattered '87 535is auto I bought in hopes of a never-materialized 5-speed swap after that.
Curious, has anyone on BaT ever had a conversation with Chris Bangle and expressed our collective desire to hang him by the and beat him bloody with used center driveshaft guibos? I refuse to own anything newer than a manual E39, thanks to him.
@ Joe in FL, I'll be first in line to assist with the Bangle beating. I think BMW stopped making cars in 2005 with the demise of the E46 3 series, but many would suggest it was well before that.
My '87 535i 5 speed was lovely and only sold to make room for an E34 M5. When I sold it to friends, it was going strong with 357,000 km on the clock and no signs of slowing down. RD outlined the main points perfectly. The oil spray bar is definitley something to check ASAP if you have no history of it being fixed (loc tite and new bolts solve the problem) and I'd do it at the same time as a valve adjustment if it is needed. I was lucky to catch one of the bolts just meandering its way around the top of the engine and the second just about to take the same plunge. Through some BMW-god miracle, no damage was done.
These cars are completely different than the following E34s. The driving position takes some getting used to based on the steering wheel position, but the seats are wonderful, the sightlines are unmatched by almost anything on the road, and they eat up miles wonderfully. I'd do the drive from Calgary to Vancouver through the rockies on a regular basis and it was the perfect car.
I don't love the quality of the euro bumper install on the front of this car as others have commented, but the color combo alone would make it worth taking a closer look.
The BMW factory replacement hollow bolt for the oil spray bar in the head is Loctite coated to prevent to the carnage wrought by the original bolt. Another fix is to drill and safety wire it in place.
Love these.
Agree with everything above about their durability and driving experience. They do look old these days. But I like it. And the contrast between the feeling you get when you look at one Vs. when you drive one is a tremendous part of the appeal for me.
They "look like" they're likely to provide a similar experience to a 240D merc. Or 240 Volvo to the uninitiated. Boy are they in for a treat.
With IS car prices looming higher and higher I can't help but think one might as well spend a few grand more for an e28 M5. Am I wrong here? The M's still haven't catapulted to insanity like as has been the case with E30′s so why not have the extra panache?
The genesis of an automobile's styling, like most things in life, is rarely a black-and-white case: many hands, many sources, many inspirations.
Your simple "No" is misleading, for most sources describe Bracq and Gandini as co-designers of the E12, Bracq alone as designer on account of his position as Chief of Design in those years, or Gandini alone. Gandini's influence clearly extended beyond the Bertone design study.
"Co-designers" seems fair and it was an error of mine to omit Bracq's name in my original post.
The Gandini machine I really want: Citroen CX Wagon ! (I'm crazy enough to think about importing one. The car, especially the graphics, are like those of a work of architecture.)
Big mistake:
I meant Citroen BX Wagon, not CX.
@RD–I agree that Luthe is underrated (and often overlooked). His designs are some of the cleanest and most distinctive that BMW has ever had; it is a shame that even in the post-Bangle era they can't recover some of that.
Luthe also is known for the R080, which I am sure is well-known to most people here. His career came to a tragic end, though, after his conviction in the death of his son.
As for this E28? Ticks all the right boxes for me. The E28 M5 is on my bucket list, but in some sense this car (with its unique color combination) is just as interesting.
Love the color combination.
Love the euro bumpers.
Would love to have one to complement an E36.
A friend has a 533 in this combo and I think it looks great. And, having had an e28 M5 in the past I'd actually be looking for almost this exact car if I needed to scratch the e28 itch again some time. For 90% of what you'd be doing with this car the m30 would be better than the s38, and you don't get the cost liabilities of the s38. Whoever buys this is going to be a pretty happy guy.
Boy, do I miss my e-28′s easy to work on, dependable a hoot to drive. I would gladly swap my xeon lights on e-39 for those headlights. I think all BMW's from the 80′s had special look that has aged well. But then again I have owned 3 e-28′s one e-30. Now I own a e-39 but it isn't as special and the build quality is missing.
@ Clerp Clerp, must say @ BruceL does a good job answering your question.
A nice, lightly tweaked M30 is a very livable engine with plenty of performance, and doesn't require telling your children they'll need to attend community college so Daddy can afford an S38 rebuild.
I have an E24 that I originally bought with the intention of making a daily driver, but it ended up sitting in the garage most of the time because I quickly came to the realization it's just too nice a car to use for that purpose. Although I'd love an E28, I'm afraid I'd wind up doing the same thing with this car. IMO that's the problem with E28′s; a four door car isn't "supposed" to be a collectible, or desirable car. Yet I've always been attracted to the car's simple yet eye-catching lines and no-nonsense approach to motoring. For a DD I'd need to find a mostly stock one with US bumpers and a few minor bruises so I wouldn't feel the need to pamper it quite so much. I love the Cardinal interior on this one, but would much prefer a black or white exterior rather than silver. Nice car; I hope with all the work the seller has done it fetches a good $$.
Oh god, perfect and 20 minutes away. Can I sell my current ride in 7 hours and 27 minutes?
In my very humble opinion, the grey-dark red color combo is one of the all-time best ones. I don't think I've seen a car with which it doesn't work well.
Cactus, a 'euro-ized' BMW from this era is definitely a BaT fave. Some are worked over more, some less; but they are a big area of focus it seems.
Finally I think, BMW is getting back to better designs. The new 5-series and the new 4-series coupe are improvements. Even the 3-series Gran Coupe isn't bad (but I still don't love the 5-series GC). Still a bit bloated, but much nicer than the Bangle years.
You know, I've been thinking of replacing my econobox with a Euro econobox A3 for while now.But these older BMW sedans are really making me think twice. If they truly can be fixed by shade-tree mechanics and are as bulletproof as you guys say they are…
Look at it this way: A 2010 A3 sells for about $20k. I could pick up a stellar example of one of these for what, $9k? That's a lot of money leftover for maintenance and repairs. And I've have a really unique, awesome BMW.
@ Dustin Driver – totally do-able, as long as you're not catching up on deferred maintenance. I averaged about $2,000 a year on repairs and maintenance over the 4 years I owned mine, with a mix of doing it myself and a bit of stuff going to my mechanic when I didn't want to tackle it.
Way less than the depreciation on a lot of new cars, just make sure you start with the best you can find with solid service history.
Plus the E28 is basically hewn from stone… not to knock the newer A3s, but totally different feel, particularly once that A3 hits the 60,000+ mile mark
This is a great looking car – I love the colour combination. One of my favourite cars from that era.
This looks to be a good buy up to $10K
This bmw is like the three bears story, the 7 is a little big , the 3 too small but the 5 …just right. You won' t find too many this condition….for sale. And it looks like a
Seems like a really nice e28. An M5 is certainly a more special car but I want a car that I can flog without worrying about a $15k engine rebuild.
@ Dustin I have an A3 as a daily driver (2006 3.2), it is a great little car that is better suited to daily driver duty than a 25 year old Bimmer.
This is very near me, and I like it a lot.
That said, I can buy a 2001 Z3 Coupe (not the M) for just slightly more (probably around 11K). I wonder which is the better deal. The latter is faster and weirder, while this is more classic. And I LOVE the color combination.
I prefer the US bumpers, though. Not just for practicality; I actually like their looks better. But then, I'm a guy who likes the Z3 Coupe.
@John in DC. I like the U.S. bumpers more as well. I park on the street and I had to sell my MGB-GT because of the idiots that park by braille in my neighborhood. Replaced it with an e12 with the big honkin' US bumpers. The euro bumpers are pretty but IMO they disqualify the car from living in a city. Suburbs only please.
@John in DC – I hear you on the bumpers. My E30 is a long-bumper '87 and I've grown very fond of the look. Pure 80s with the diving boards and the cow-catcher IS spoiler.
You can have my long bumpers when you pry them from my cold, dead bumper mounts.
Dustin Driver: I work on A3s for a living but drive an E24 daily, perhaps that says something.
This era of BMW seems just uniquely suited for being a far more interesting daily ride than your average late model whatever. Even a 182 hp low compression 3.5, in reality, has enough punch to sort the traffic… the only people who get around my 635CSi are *racing* out of the stoplights, no bones about it. And the oft maligned ZF automatic? The gearing is such that 3000 rpm in D gets you 90 mph. And 25 mpg on 87 octane at that speed, based on my cruise on the highway yesterday… Fantastic vintage rides for actual use, the E24/E28/E30. My above justifications of my 182hp automatic version are meant to illustrate that even a non-S, automatic M30 has quite a bit to offer. So if you're buying a first one, and it's meant to get used, not just waxed, don't hold out for that uber-minty 535is… that still-shiny 533i for half the price delivers far more than half the goodness.
@John in DC
Amen to loving the Z3 Coupe. One of my very favorite wants! When Ferrari introduced the "controversial" FF, the first thing that came to my mind was that, as far as the styling, Ferrari must have thought "Hey, BMW got away a shooting brake recently, maybe we can too!" I know. I'm a heretic.
At the risk of stepping on toes, the Z3 makes TTs look like shapeless lumps. It may not be an accurate pairing, but there isn't a lot out there to park next to it.
One which I would park next to a Z3 Coupe would be the far more rare Pontiac Solstice Coupe. While a very different car, of course (and I don't believe it strictly was a shooting brake, I get that) it was an extraordinarily beautiful shape for a small closed coupe, and a very sad day was the day it died. Pictures don't do it justice, just like the Z3 Coupe.
Sorry to go afield, but John in DC hit a soft spot in my heart. John, you can fix that by having the 535 delivered to…
Well, don't ask don't get.
I owned an '87 535iS w/auto for 7 years, till my son went straight through & over a round-a-bout last year. Silver with US bumpers. We all loved it. Quiet and stable on the highway. Yes the auto slowed it down a bit, but I'm over shifting in the city traffic. Not the best gas mileage for a six cyl. Trunk seal area… they ALL rust there. Sometime craved more HP, but the engine is bullet proof. Very dependable, it never stranded me. Doesn't corner like a real sports car with the OE setup, but easy mods fix that. From my experience, I will argue that the Bilstein Sports are much stiffer than the HD. I sold a newer E34 525i to get the E28… Best decision ever.
I have an 87 535is 5spd. Drive it every day. Has 242,000 miles on it. Change the oil regularly. No synchro problems. Still on original shocks and springs. NY streets keep killing my lower control arms. Heater core went last year. One dash crack, driver's seat side bolster ripped, leather is dry and cracking. Radio died last year. Owned the E28 about 3 years. It replaced my Agave E3 4 speed. Wanted A/C and a little more sport. Got both in the e28.
Maybe it's aging gracefully, maybe not. Looked older when Mercedes E class came out in 86′. That's OK with me. I'm older now too. Still appreciate it's lines. The seats amazing. Steering spectacular. Ride and handling can't be beat.
Starting to feel guilty, the 535is is souring me on my E9. Still love driving the E9, love it's beauty, it's torquey engine and great exhaust note, radio works. But hate that the NY roads make it feel soooo old. It also makes me nervous waiting the long lines back into NYC at the Holland tunnel as the temp needle starts to climb and the transmission tunnel starts heating up.
Love my E28 though.
@ Type44
It takes a tough guy on BaT to admit enjoying an automatic! I like all your contributions, but the one above is special.
@ John in DC
It was 2011 and a BaT M Coupe posting, but the discussion veered off to non-M Z3 Coupes and some of the details were very good:
iScion–Amen, brother! Here's a gorgeous one I was ogling. Probably not gonna scoop it up myself:
CPManning, thanks for the link.
Sold for $8001.00. Fair price IMO. Desirable car that you can live with.
I'd rather have this car w/o the European bumper conversion. There, I said it. The Euro look is fine but I am not paying a premium for it. The numbers I hear being thrown around to properly execute the conversion are of the crack pipe variety. I've always believed that the i.s. spoiler package helped to improve the over all look of the bumpers.
This was and remains a fantastic Color combo. It was the combination of the first e30 M3 I ever saw in person and since that day I've loved every BMW I've seen wearing it.
Look north for tommarows BAT opportunities
I'm surprised no one noticed the wiper arms were installed wrong – switched from side to side.
It's back up on ebay…
Item number 271155943500
The previous $8k bid it made on eBay, which apparently was a dead-beat bidder (or poorly done shill bid) isn't unreasonable, but with the remaining work needed to bring this up to a more presentable state I'd be surprised to see it go that high the second time around.
And the auction ended again, "item no longer for sale". It should really be possible to place side-bets on the outcome of these crackBay auctions…
Too bad this eBay ad was a scam…I was a bidder on this car, but not the high bidder. Recently I got a second-chance offer on the car for my highest bid of $5500. After posting about it on mye28.com, as well as getting a really suspicious e-mail from the "owner", I learned that this car was sold almost a year ago for $8100, and is currently sitting in the new owners shop, as verified by a member who knows the shop owner. Still a gorgeous car, would have loved to own it at that price.
I am the new owner of this 535is. It is a wonderful car and all it needed was 1 piece of trim and a set of nice new graphite colored floor mats. I replaced all the fuses just for GP's.
The body work and the new paint are very nicely done and I have nothing bad to say about it mechanically at all. LOVE the interior color and condition!
Ali, the previous owner could not have more honest and helpful. He took the car to an independent mechanic for me and the car checked out great. There were some very minor issues and Ali paid for them to be fixed/replaced for no extra charge!
I liked him so much that I named the car after "Ali".
Have a 1986 535i that was going to do all the upgrades to, but I an sure that I saved money (And lots of headaches) buying this car and selling the 86′.
I could not be happier!
PS: I would take this car over a M5 any day!


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The Mountain View United Methodist Church of Northeast Cobb invites the public to experience the sights and sounds of Bethlehem Walk 2012.
The event, which recreates the birth of Jesus, will be held from 7 – 9 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 1 and Sunday, Dec. 2, as well as next Friday, Dec. 7 and Saturday, Dec, 8.
The preschool morning performance is Friday, Dec. 7 from 9:30 a.m. - noon.
Mountain View UMC is located at 2300 Jamerson Road.
"For 20 years, Mountain View has recreated the shops, the townspeople, the census takers, the Roman soldiers, all going about their business while an unnoticed miracle takes place in a small corner of the city," said Rev. Bill Burch, senior pastor at Mountain View UMC. "This wonderful holiday event provides everyone with a superb opportunity experience the goodness of the season with our neighbors and the members of our congregation."
"Bethlehem Walk is a signature Christmas event that is free of charge and open to everyone," said Roger Patterson, longtime Mountain View member and Bethlehem Walk participant. "It is a walk-through experience that simulates the town of Bethlehem at the time of the birth of our Savior, Jesus Christ."
"The purpose of Bethlehem Walk is to focus our community's attention on Christ as the center of celebration during the Christmas season," said Tonya Cannon, the Bethlehem Walk Committee Coordinator this year. "We accomplish our goal by recreating the entire city of Bethlehem on our church grounds. Each night of Bethlehem Walk is a 2-acre interactive play where visitors can walk through the city's streets and talk with the potter or the baker. People can see Roman soldiers open the city and watch the changing of the tower guards at the city gates. Visitors can listen as the storyteller weaves tales of the heroes of old and sign the census to show they were there."
The annual production involves more than 175 church members and area volunteers who begin setting up the "city of Bethlehem" in the week after Thanksgiving and play the roles of the people who populated the city on the night of Christ's birth.
Admission is free, but contributions to the Bethlehem Walk ministry of Mountain View are encouraged. "We hope everyone in our area will join us for this unforgettable holiday experience," Rev. Burch said. "The memories will last a lifetime."


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Editor's note: This is the first of a two part story about the Nishuane Park water well project. Click here to read part two.
The township contends its growth will depend on a larger water supply, but residents object to a plan to place a new water treatment facility on federally protected parkland.
The township is proposing to build a $2.6 million public water facility in a known and viable well on the east side of Nishuane Park near the intersection of High Street and Orange Road. The township says the additional well is necessary to meet both current and future needs in Montclair.
"You have to be proactive before you are reactive," said Director of Montclair's Water Bureau Gary Obszarny when it comes toward planning for Montclair's current and future water use.
Obszarny added the Nishuane well is the biggest in town, and if it were tapped, it would be the "best producer in Montclair."
However, the open space is protected through the state's Department of Environmental Protection's Green Acres Program, and the township will need approval from Green Acres to begin construction.
The site at Nishuane Park was chosen because the well has been tested to be "a viable source," said Andrew Holt, principal of Suburban Consulting Engineers Inc. who is overseeing the planning and approval process, "and Montclair Water is electing to advance that and develop it as a supply source to enhance [its] ability to meet demands."
On Wednesday, more than 80 people packed into the small conference room in the municipal building for the first of two public meetings about the project, named the Nishuane Well Production Facility Project.
Residents' comments, which were unanimously against the proposal to place a well in the park, will be used by the state to help determine whether to allow the land to be used for the project.
The bureau wants to use the well in Nishuane Park, discovered 30 years ago, as a "new source of water" for the township, said Holt. The township currently has three production wells to meet the needs of nearly 100 gallons a day per resident in the township, according to Obszarny.
A 38- by 41-foot water treatment facility has been proposed to be placed over the well on less than half an acre of the park, in addition to an access road from High Street and a temporary workspace.
The area around the proposed location for the building is bordered by a sleepy suburban street on one side lined with homes, and on the other with woods and parkland. It is down the street from Nishuane Elementary School, a public pool, two baseball fields and basketball courts.
An air stripper will also be placed on the building which will treat the water from the well. While the air stripper will inject volatile chemical compounds into the air which are the byproduct of treating the water, Holt said the compounds will be at minimum amounts below those permitted by federal law and will not affect the air quality in the neighborhood.
Holt added that the township needs to have more "redundancy" in its water system to meet the demands during peak hours, maintain water pressure in Montclair's three pressure zones, meet fire and safety suppression, and also prepare for the township's expected population growth.
Development in town has been cited time and again by Mayor Robert Jackson and the council as the key to Montclair's economic future. The township is also looking into how it can add a massive influx of business space in town. In addition, the Montclair Center Gateway Project is expected to break ground soon, a six-story building on Bloomfield Avenue that will add more than 330 units in its first phase alone.
"We have a [township] master plan that anticipates redevelopment and additional development in the town," said Mike Heenehan, an environmental consultant working on the proposal, "and we do not have an ability to serve those needs."
To compensate the state for using the protected open space, the township is putting up $130,000 which can be invested in parkland anywhere in Montclair. The water bureau recommended that some of the money reforest Nishuane Park and the area around the new water facility.
Click here to read part two of the story.


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Will Burnett bounce back in 2010?By
In a general sense, A.J. Burnett performed well in his debut season for the Yankees. Sure, he tossed a few clunkers, but he also had his share of dominating performances. At the end of the season that averaged out to a 4.04 ERA, right around his 2008 ERA of 4.07. That he pitched over 200 innings for the second straight season, the first time he's accomplished the feat in his career, was a further positive. In a number of ways, however, Burnett's season represented a step backward.
In 2007, after an injury-shortened debut season with Toronto, Burnett accomplished something he never did in the National League: he struck out more than a batter an inning. He did it again in 2008, and that probably played a role in the Yankees' decision to sign him. It was an odd trend, of course, as pitchers tend to rack up more strikeouts in the NL, where pitchers hit instead of the DH. During these two years Burnett also kept his walks in check, around 3.50 per nine. Yet in his 2009 campaign Burnett declined in both areas.
His strikeouts remained high, 8.48 per nine innings, right around his career National League performance, but not quite at the level of his previous AL East experience. His walks also shot up, 4.22 per nine, his highest rate since 2001 (discounting his 23 innings in 2003). But again, despite declining about 10 percent in strikeout rate and increasing about 27 percent in walk rate, Burnett produced similar results as 2008. My question is whether this is a good sign, or whether it represents a boatload of good luck.
Looking a bit deeper into Burnett's performances makes me think that luck played a big factor in his 2009 numbers. The first set of data that stands out is his ground ball to fly ball ratio, 1.09, the lowest of his career, and by a decent margin since 2003. His ground ball rate has declined over the past three years, going from 54.8 percent in 2007 to 48.5 percent in 2008, and finally to 42.8 percent in 2009. In that time, his fly ball rate has increased from 29.8 percent to 32 percent to 39.2 percent. This led to an xFIP of 4.29 and a FIP of 4.33, both a bit above Burnett's actual ERA. His defense, it would seem, helped him out a bit.
We know that Burnett lives on his curveball, a nasty pitch that acts somewhat like a slider, diving down and away from right-handed batters, though the down and inward motion seems to foil lefties as well. He lives on swings and misses out of the zone in that regard. Yet in 2009 hitters made more contact in pitches outside the zone, 51.1 percent, than in any other year of his career. Burnett's contact rate as a whole jumped last season, while his number of pitches thrown inside the zone was the lowest of his career (again, discounting 2003). What's worse, hitters swung at fewer pitches outside the zone, 22.1 percent, than they had since he moved to the AL in 2006. His overall swing rate was, again, the lowest of his career.
The curveball, however, seems to be fine. According to FanGraphs's pitch type values, his curve was as good as ever, perhaps among the best it has been in his career. It was worth 15.4 runs above average, higher than in any of the Blue Jay years, and higher than any year of his career except 2005. What hurt him, it appears, was his fastball, which ranked -13.0, the lowest of his career and, on a per 100 pitch basis, the 22nd worst fastball in the majors among pitchers who threw more than 150 innings.
Does the fastball decline explain Burnett's increased walks, decreased strikeouts, and decreased ground balls? I think it has to, at least in some way. Again, look at Burnett's last three seasons, and you'll see increasing fly balls and decreasing ground balls. You'll also see a decrease in his fastball value, from 8.2 runs above average in 2007 to 5.9 runs below average in 2008 to 13 runs below average in 2009. While we can't determine specific causation, there seems to be something of a correlation there.
What's most troubling about A.J.'s trending numbers is that we should have expected an uptick in performance over Toronto. He pitched in the AL East for three years and had to face the powerhouse Yankees offense during that time. By moving to the Yankees, he moved from that to having to face the Blue Jays lineup. So it appears that his workload got a bit easier. Yet his peripherals declined. I don't like the looks of that.
Perhaps Burnett went through a period of adjustment to the rigors of pitching for the Yankees, and will recover his previous form in 2010. We know he has the stuff to do so. We saw A.J. at his best in 2009, one-hitting both the Mets and the Red Sox. We also saw him at his worst, giving up eight and nine runs to the Red Sox, seven to the White Sox. Hence Good A.J. and Bad A.J. These numbers don't show whether we'll see more of Good A.J. in 2010, though they do show why it appeared Bad A.J. showed up more than he really did.
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Will Cervelli be his personal catcher this year? I'd like to see if this plays a part in his bounceback. While I think having Cervelli catch him over Posada is much more of a mental thing than it actually having a big difference otherwise, if Aj's mind is right it can only help.
with molina gone, now would be good time to try and work with posada. don't like the idea of a personal catcher, esp. come playoff time when this much worse hitting catcher "must" be in the lineup
ajs 2 best games last yr against the sox and mets were with posada. just say no to personal catchers.
I agree. I just wonder if it's going to happen. Posada will be catching 3 or 4 of every 5 games anyway, so one guy will somewhat get a personal catcher. My guess is it would be AJ.
My suggestion: Joba.
Seriously, Ol' Man Posada and Joba never seemed to hit it off, either personally or professionally. And Joba is the other one prone to bouts of wildness like AJ is.
Let Joba have large doses of a better defensive catcher like Cervelli. And let UrineHands have the day off so that he's not constantly getting into pissing matches (pun intended) with Joba about pitch sequence.
You want Cervelli to only catch teh 8th!!!11!!!!
But seriously, that works for me. Posada will still need more days off, but they can just be rotated around the rotation as needed, day games after night games, etc.
plus JoPo's starting catching days cant have a shelf life of longer than the next 2 years (3 at MOST)so wouldnt it make sense to break in the young guy who will be hopefully starting for the team for the next decade and beyond with a catcher he might actually be pitching to more? granted romine and the jesus will prob come up and take over but its about developing a rapport with a catcher and theres mroe of a chance of cervelli being on the roster as a catcher in 2013 than there is for posada no?
Posada's getting pissed at the constant puns.
One of the fantasy football teams in one of my leagues was called "Urine Trouble".
You make it sound like him posada couldnt work together. He had some great games with posada.
I didn't make it sound that way, or imply that at all. Who craps in your Corn Flakes every single morning, why don't you just tell them to stop, may change your outlook on life?
You make it sound like him posada couldnt work together
bounce back from what? Didn't he pretty much pitch about as well as any reasonable person should have expected him to? I realize many of his peripherals did decline, but his overall numbers were pretty much in line with his career numbers, no? I'm actually curious as to what people were expecting AJ to do last year, exactly?
Exactly. he pitched like he was signed to pitch. Be the #2 pitcher on a WS winner.
he is who we thought he was?
Reminds me of Randy Johnson and his evil twin, Randy Johnstone.
IfWhen I begin my career in porn, my stage name will be "Randy Johnstone".
may i suggest a tweak?
Randi Johnstones
Nope. "Randi" isn't a male porn actor's name, it's a female porn actors name. Not a wise idea. That's a whole different branch of the adult industry I'd be exposing myself to, literally.
The best thing about male porn stars (aside from the obvious)? Awsome facial hair.
I think the idea of a porn stache is unfair. It's really just a manstache. We would all sport awesome facial hair if we were running on 4x the average level of testosterone and had no actual responsibilities.
"No actual responsibilities"? I don't have much (any) experience with the scenario, how about you? It doesn't seem like an easy thing, getting, um, potent, when the director says, "Action!"
It doesn't seem like an easy thing, getting, um, potent, when the director says, "Action!"
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Ah, life is easy. Life is grand, with TSJC on hand.
So to speak.
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He was about what I expected last year, and I would expect the same again next year. His mechanics go in and out (obvious even on TV, much like with Joba), and that can always be refined. Good #2 starter with Ace-level stuff that is unhittable when he's on.
i thought the same thing above. But that's not really what the post is about – the underlying peripherals indicate that his performance was not as good as his results would indicate, which, while not disparaging the '09 results, makes it appear less likely that he'll repeat his effectiveness next season unless he makes some fairly considerable improvements. And since those peripherals have been declining for three years, it's hard to be all that confident that he will. And while his overall numbers have masked that declining performance to a degree, they have worsened to an extent in each of those years as well. Personally, I think 2010 AJ will be around a 4.20 ERA pitcher with about 200 Ks and a few of the year's best pitching performances, including one or two in the playoffs. But I do worry that if his FB continues to drop (it rarely topped 96 last year, and was generally in the 93-94 range, rather than the expected 95-96, which would be fine if he weren't so wild), and he doesn't improve his peripherals – namely his control, then he will fall off a cliff in the last year or two of his contract, making that $16 million bite the yanks in the ass a bit. Of course, by 2013/2014, John Lackey will pitch 140 innings (in those two years combined) to the tune of a lofty 5.62 ERA, so we'll at least be able to take some solace in that.
My comment reflects the fact that I see Burnett's "problem" being consistency rather than any irreversible loss of ability. I'll take the blowups in exchange for the dominance, especially since I'm confident that his issues can be hammered out by coaching.
I'll take the blowups in exchange for the dominance, especially since I'm confident that his issues can be hammered out by coaching.
Are you not concerned that coaching hasn't yet hammered those issues out?
Burnett's been coached on his issues for about 20-odd years now.
But this post is about whether we should be concerned about AJ, it asks whether we should be concerned about the AJ of last season. He has more issues with consistency/maintaining mechanics than he had the two seasons plays before his signing. I think that can be corrected with coaching. Players trend down over time because they slide physically, not because they forget how to play. I didn't see any physical loss, so I'm not concerned.
might it alaso have something to do with his conditioning and experience, or lack thereof, of actually pitching multiple full seasons in a row?
just spitballin here but maybe he is now having to adjust tot he rigors of continuous 200+ ip seasons whereas he never had todo thast before. the workload might just be getting to him… but what do i know
Because he was terrible in October???
He held up fine.
this is completely irrelevant to what i said. as usual you bring nothing tot he table.
he has never pitched this many innings in consecutive years, and after a 3rd year of it he may just not be feeling as fresh throughout the year and may be trying to overcompensate, do something diffferently, or is having trouble adjusting to not feeling that youthful exuberance that not only comes fomr being younger but also comes from not having so many innings on your arm year after year.
oaktag to you.
(golf clap)
I've submitted my "boversimplification" entry to Urban Dictionary. I'll keep you posted.
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Great post. It's exactly why I said serveral days ago that I agree with Ben on AJ being the most overrated Yankee.
Was he "overrated" after Game 2 of the WS?
alex gonzalez>>>>>>>>>Bo/Sal/Grant/Lanny
At least alex gonzalez would back up his crazy comments, with even crazier justification. Bo just writes a sentence or two, doesn't use anything to justify his statement, then waits 6 hours to reply when the thread is long over.
You left out "Bo also waits 12 hours until the thread is long dead in the first place to leave his INITIAL comments."
You really are a piece of work.
The walks. Aww man, the walks drove me crazy. Burnett is better than what he showed last season, so I'm looking forward to a dip in BB/9 and uptick in K/9. Burnett's at least been able to turn the page on the injury-prone label, but now a more consistent 200 inning campaign would be welcomed.
Burnett is better than what he showed last season, so I'm looking forward to a dip in BB/9 and uptick in K/9.
Is he? All snark aside, is he really better than what he showed last year?
Or, is he what we thought he was? I think he is what we thought he was.
I think Burnett could be better. I mean its really a matter of degrees, right? Perhaps Burnett overthrew the FB more last season than in his Toronto days in a bad attempt to live up to the $85 mm, gun-slinging power pitcher persona. Burnett isn't so far removed from those better Toronto seasons, when those streaks of dominance lasted longer.
He might be better next year, but I doubt the Yanks are going to improve on the 21-12 record they had in his starts. Gimme that all over again, thanks.
Now, were these wins examples of the other nine guys (counting the DH) bailing him out? Could 2010′s games lean more toward Burnett bailing out the other nine? Could be. Either way, I think it's pretty cool that he's our #2 guy (until possibly supplanted by Vazquez).
I think Burnett probably just is what he is.
A two pitch pitcher whose two pitches can either both be ultra-nasty, making him a 130+ level pitcher, or both be off, making him an 80+ level pitcher. Split the difference and you have a guy who's a fringy #2 starter with a career and yearly ERA+ of about 110.
Dude's 32 turning 33. He's probably not making any strides forward at this point. He's a mercurial talent, capable of either dominance or putridity at the drop of a hat.
that. the only thing that really makes him a very good number 2 starter is that you're never, or almost never, exactly not favored in his starts, including postseason. In other words, Good AJ can dominate absolutely any lineup, and beat any pitcher. He's easily a top-5 ace in the game. And in the end, if the yanks lose because their consistent #2 pitcher gave up 3 runs in 7 innings, it's no better than if it's because AJ gave up 7 runs in 3 innings. But if good AJ shows up, and the yanks lineup doesn't, chances are the yanks are still winning. He's inconsistent, but in a semi-good way.
/Joe Morgan's head explodes
Maybe Dave Eiland secretly had his way with him this offseason and now AJ Burnett will be that 130 ERA+ guy that Mike Pop and I fruitlessly hope he will be.
But seriously, if he replicates last season I'll be happy, Now if he replaces one or two of those shit starts with an average AJ start, I'll be ecstatic.
when it comes to burnett, advanced stats might seem worthless. in my view (minor league catcher for a couple seasons) his performance can be attributed no nothing more than his ability to control his mechanics. trying to use metrics based on the last few years to predict what hell do in the future is kind of a excercise in futility with a guy whose mechanics can come and go at the drop of a hat (unless there is a advanced stat that can make predictions based on how a pitcher performs based on his mechanics, be they good or bad for a particular day). id say with burnett, your eyes are your best guide to performance. its very easy to tell during a game when his mechanics come and go. when his front shoulder starts flying open, expect a long night. front shoulder flies open, curveball hangs, fastball runs west to east without any real ability to control the movement (leads to more walks and more hittable pitches), which no doubt explains the decline in his fastabll in terms of runs above avg. with AJ its all mechanics and its fairly easy to see (with human eyes) when they start to get out of whack, be it start to start, inning to inning, batter to batter or pitch to pitch.
well i think the point was not that he will or won't pitch the same was next year as last – it's that his numbers were sort of a mirage against his actual performance, and if he pitches the same way next year – in other words, walks the same number of guys, strikes out the same number gives up the same number of hits and home runs, then he probably won't sit at that nice and comfy 4.04 ERA
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i have nothing but love for everything over there except the comments section. even if it was filled with great conversation it would still be too hard to follow and disjointed for me to enjoy
And just think. This site and many here advocated signing Lowe over him.
Always go with the dominating pitcher with swing n miss stuff.
This article.
Bo's head.
and just think, people here were saying the last 3 articles were over my head!!!
I'm sorry but this comment was just a useless as any of Bo's comments in this thread.
Fair enough.
I think Bo has gotten used to ducking. It just a natural reflex, after all.
He moved from the Roger's Centre to Yankee Stadium, could that be part of it?
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AJ is an emotional guy who has some trouble with the control of his emotions. He doesn't display them for all to see but as fans who watch him, we know they are eating at him. With one season in NY under his belt I expect with reasonably good health he'll improve. Thus more consistent with his stuff better performances which will lead to Yankee wins whether his or another pitcher.
possible, but completely unsubstantiated. it's also quite possible that AJ, who has been prone to the minor injury throughout his career, is simply the Johnny Damon of pitchers, and he's never quite 100%, but it's usually not something that hurts when he pitches or noticeably affects his pitching in bullpens so he never knows if it's going to come into play until the game starts. Not that there's anything wrong with you contributing your opinion/idea of what is wrong with him, but people tend to prefer it when you state opinions as opinions, and leave statements of fact for factual statements.
Does the fastball decline explain Burnett's increased walks, decreased strikeouts, and decreased ground balls? I think it has to, at least in some way.
His fastball was also the slowest its been since '03, although only .6 MPH below his career avg
It occurs to me that the Yankees may soon need another starter. No, not because Vazquez will retire anytime soon, or because AJ will pitch so erratically that he will be banished to the bullpen at Trenton. No, I have a sneaking suspicion that Joba–pushed on by his stormy relationship with Posada–will leave baseball to pursue a full-time career in straight male porn. The mildly chubby angle would make it a sure thing–he would become irresistible to a segment of the industry's customer base. "Baby Phat." Imagine the peripherals.
and suddenly, his the subtle subtext behind your posting name comes into the light
Does the analysis take into account he played at YSIII which was an extreme hitters park, especially early in the year. That has to count for something. And I'm not sure about his home and road stats, but in Toronto, he played in a dome. Perfect conditions. Not everything is exactly the same.
Here is the flaw in the article:
Joe mentioned Burnett's numbers should have improved by moving to the Yankees and not facing them and facing the Blue Jays instead.
In fact, its the opposite. Burnett dominated the Yankees and lowered his numbers vs the Yanks in 07 and 08. 2008: 5 starts 1.64 ERA, .94 WHIP. 2007: 2 Starts .60 ERA, .93 WHIP.
Try taking the stats vs the Yankees out of his 07 and 08 seasons. I bet the numbers rise to where they are in 09 (or higher).


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Motorists were stranded in cars across the UK today as heavy snowfall left thousands of people without power, closed schools and caused widespread disruption across the travel network.
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As much of the country lay under a thick white covering, breakdown companies said they were struggling to reach drivers who ventured out despite being warned to make only essential journeys.
In Wales, put on "red alert" by the Met Office, blizzards closed dozens of roads and left 10,000 householders across a variety of locations without electricity, though supply was restored later in the day to 5,000. The highest flurries were recorded in Powys; where 25cm snow fell in Sennybridge.
Elsewhere, in some English regions, the covering reached 10cm. Frantic scenes were reported in shops in Wales, the West Country and the Home Counties as shoppers fearing shortages panic bought. Scotland escaped the heaviest snow, which drifted down steadily throughout the day in an oblong block ranging from Belfast to Brighton.
More than 2,000 schools across the UK closed, including 1,200 in Wales, 700 schools in Herefordshire, Worcestershire, Warwickshire and Staffordshire, 500 in Hampshire, and 300 in Norfolk. Dozens more took similar action and some FE colleges delayed A-level exams, to the delight of some students.
In Wrightington, Lancashire, a 16-year-old girl was airlifted to hospital with serious head and back injuries after a snowboarding accident.
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Eurostar cancelled four trains between London and Brussels while South West Trains, East Midlands, Greater Anglia and Southern companies ran amended timetables.
Many drivers heeded calls by motoring organisations to stay at home. Those who strayed out often regretted the decision. Despite the efforts of Highways Agency snowploughs and blowers to clear major route, jack-knifed lorries, other crashes and treacherous conditions caused long delays.
Dozens of A-roads were closed in Wales and the Midlands and there were snarl-ups on the M25 in Hertfordshire, Essex and Surrey; the M4 in Berkshire; the M3 in Surrey; the M1 in Leicestershire, the M6 and the M54 in Staffordshire. The Severn Bridge was shut and Cardiff city centre became a sludgy bumper-to-bumper convoy of commuters.
RAC spokesman Simon Williams said reaching stranded motorists was a "real challenge". By the end of the day, the AA expected to attend around 11,000 call-outs, compared with 9,500 on an average Friday.
But the snow pleased some: pictures posted on the internet showed a few brightly-coloured adventurers joyously skiing down Park Street in Bristol. Ironically, the bad weather also forced the closure of Telford's artificial ski slope.
In a poll for ITV News, 83 per cent of people said travel was too often disrupted by bad weather and 90 per cent felt train, bus and airport operators should be better prepared. But they should have fewer complaints this weekend, as forecasters predict the snow will ease off, with only light flurries – though heavier snowfalls are expected in Scotland.
Frank Saunders, Met Office chief forecaster, said: "Although some further slight snowfalls are likely, with 1cm to 2cm of fresh snow in a few places, the focus switches to ice, with temperatures staying below zero over snow cover for many areas.
"The public should be aware of the risk of localised disruption to transport during this spell of wintry weather."
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