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With the New Year soon upon us, we take this opportunity to recall the exciting 2012 racing season.
Politics seems to rear its ugly head every year, and nowhere was this felt worse in 2012 than in the province of Ontario in Canada. The government, feeling a cash crunch, decided to scapegoat the racing industry, calling racing's very small cut of slot machine revenues as a "subsidy" and announced the cancellation of the highly successful slots at racetracks program. The slots had proven beneficial to all parties involved -- purses have skyrocketed, many capital improvements have been made to Ontario's aging tracks, while the government raked in billions, since tracks and horsemen only got to keep 20% of revenues. The government immediately closed the slots facilities at Fort Erie as well as 2 harness tracks on the Michigan border, and is planning to close all the others at the end of March 2013. Fort Erie announced it would close for good at the end of the 2012 racing season. Woodbine management threatened to close the historic Toronto oval, announcing to the stunned crowd and media at the post position draw that "this may be the last Queen's Plate". At time of writing, Fort Erie has requested race dates for 2013 but may not use them, while Woodbine has not yet requested dates for a 2013 meet. After Premier Dalton McGuinty stepped down and the legislature prorogued, Ontario racing remains in limbo.
The distaff side again made headlines this year. Australian supermare Black Caviar shipped to Royal Ascot to win the Diamond Jubilee Stakes over Moonlight Cloud, completing an all-female exacta. Mizdirection won the Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint, unleashing a Zenyatta-style rally under Mike Smith, and jockey Rosie Napravnik became the first female to win the Kentucky Oaks. Dixie Strike won the Prince of Wales Stakes and Irish Mission won the Breeders' Stakes, the second and third jewels of the Canadian Triple Crown, while Solemia won the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe as a 40-1 longshot. There had been talk of Royal Delta attempting the Breeders' Cup Classic, but instead her connections went the safe route as she easily repeated as the Ladies Classic champion. In addition, 2010 Horse of the Year Zenyatta gave birth to her first foal, a Bernardini colt on March 8, and will give birth to a Tapit foal in 2013.
The Breeders' Cup World Championships, back at Santa Anita after 2 years at Churchill, determine most of the Eclipse Awards, but the results did not give us a clear winner for Horse of the Year. On Friday, Royal Delta repeated as Ladies Classic champion, and then on Saturday, Wise Dan romped in the Mile in course record time, and in the Classic, Fort Larned held off late-running Mucho Macho Man. Any of these three have a case for the golden trophy. Calidoscopio became the first South American-trained horse to win a Breeders' Cup race when he won the Marathon. A rare American exacta occurred in the Turf, normally dominated by Europeans, as Little Mike defeated Point of Entry, with defending champ St Nicholas Abbey third. Shanghai Bobby capped off an undefeated career so far in the Juvenile, making him an early favorite for the Kentucky Derby. Among the other winners, Trinniberg won the Sprint, Tapizar took the Dirt Mile, Groupie Doll won the Filly and Mare Sprint, Beholder won the Juvenile Fillies, and Zagora won the Filly and Mare Turf. The issue of race-day medications came to a head at the Breeders' Cup, which had decided to prohibit their use in their juvenile races in 2012 and all races in 2013. In protest, high-profile owner Mike Repole refused to enter any of his horses at Santa Anita, also complaining that New York had been snubbed, having not hosted the Breeders' Cup World Championships since Belmont Park in 2005.
Foreign racing continues to attract more and more attention in North America with increased availability of betting outlets and TV coverage. In Dubai, once again the world's richest purses were up for grabs at Meydan, but American connections were completely shut out. Monterosso won the Dubai World Cup for the home Godolphin team, Cirrus des Aigles won the Sheema Classic, Cityscape won the Duty Free, Daddy Long Legs won the UAE Derby, African Story won the Godolphin Mile, and Opinion Poll won the Dubai Gold Cup. In the Melbourne Cup, the "race that stops a nation", Green Moon defeated two defending champions, under jockey Brett Prebble for owner Nick Williams and trainer Robert Hickmott. In Europe, Frankel completed his career a perfect 14 for 14, retiring to stud duty with a 1 3/4 length win in the QIPCO Champion Stakes at Ascot under regular rider Tom Queally for trainer Henry Cecil. Unfortunately he never ventured away from England, as American race fans had hoped he would ship to Santa Anita to take on Wise Dan in the Mile or switch to dirt in the Classic at the track where his namesake, trainer Bobby Frankel, had ruled for years. The year closed out with the Hong Kong International Races at Sha Tin. California Memory won the Hong Kong Cup for the second year in a row, Ambitious Dragon won the Mile, Red Cadeaux won the Vase, and Lord Kanaloa won the Sprint. Boxing Day in England saw Long Run win his second King George VI Stakes at Kempton Park, (which he won the first time in 2010), which closes out the calendar year but marks the beginning of National Hunt season in Europe.
The Triple Crown started off very promising but ended with a huge disappointment. Santa Anita Derby winner I'll Have Another, dismissed at 15-1, outfinished favorite Bodemeister to win the Kentucky Derby, giving jockey Mario Gutierrez his first Derby win in his first attempt. In addition it was the first Derby victory for owner J. Paul Reddam and trainer Doug O'Neill. Two weeks later, the script looked the same, with I'll Have Another catching Bodemeister late in the Preakness. For the first time since Big Brown in 2008, the racing world looked to Belmont Park hoping for the 12 Triple Crown winner and an end to the drought that had gone 34 years. Unfortunately, the day before the Belmont Stakes, I'll Have Another came back lame from a morning jog, revealing a tendon injury and thus forcing his retirement from racing. Reddam sold him to Japanese interests and he was shipped overseas for stallion duty. With the heavy favorite out, that left the Test of a Champion wide open, and allowed Union Rags a chance at redemption, as the Derby 7th place finisher passed Paynter along the rail to win for jockey John Velazquez, trainer Michael Matz, and owner-breeder Phyllis Wyeth.
Along with the equine and human losses listed on page 3, racing also lost a longtime media outlet as Thoroughbred Times, which began as the Thoroughbred Record in 1895, declared bankruptcy and closed its doors for good on September 14. 27 full time employees as well as dozens of part timers, contractors, and freelancers were suddenly out of work, many of which were still owed payments for work that was published. Subscribers are also listed as creditors, and would not receive any refunds for the unused portions of their subscriptions. Unfortunately this is reflective of racing media in general, as mainstream media outlets continue to reduce if not eliminate horse racing coverage, with racetrack press boxes increasingly empty.
Racing did get into the public eye as the setting of the popular HBO series "Luck", starring Dustin Hoffman, Nick Nolte, and retired jockey Gary Stevens. Jockey Chantal Sutherland, who later announced her retirement from riding, made several cameo appearances in the show, filmed on location at Santa Anita Park. The show received positive reviews and respectable ratings, however, public outcry over the euthanization of three horses due to injuries sustained during filming (one during the pilot, the second in the 7th episode, and the third during filming of the second season) caused HBO to suspend all filming and cancel the series.
2012 Major Race Recaps
2012 Obituaries
More year in review articles:
- Horse Racing Year in Review Part 1 - by Michael Veitch from The Saratogian
- Horse Racing Year in Review Part 2 - by Michael Veitch from The Saratogian
- 2012 Farewells - slideshow by Blood Horse
- A Year of Finishes - by Adam Spradling of the Blood Horse
- 2012: How horse racing became cool - by Sheena McKenzie of CNN from Winning Post (European point of view)
- 2012 Review of the Year - by Horse Racing Ireland
- The Year in Review - by Irish Racing Weekly
- Racing review of 2012 - from Ben Linfoot at Sporting Life
- 2012 racing year in review (Part 1) - from Australia on JustHorseRacing.com
- 2012 racing year in review (Part 2) - from Australia on JustHorseRacing.com
- 2012 racing year in review (Part 3) - from Australia on JustHorseRacing.com
- 2012 racing year in review (Part 4) - from Australia on JustHorseRacing.com
- 2012 racing year in review (Part 5) - from Australia on JustHorseRacing.com
- Trot Radio's Ontario Horse Racing Year In Review - from Standardbred Canada
- Top News Stories Of 2012: 25-1 - from Standardbred Canada


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Jeff "Critter" Newell, who produced the new Blink-182 album 'Neighborhoods' died was found dead in his Studio City home on Dec. 31. He was 45.
Newell was a noted sound engineer who also produced Angels & Airwaves' entire discography. Often considered the "fifth member of Angels & Airwaves," lead vocalist Tom Delonge said: "He was the most artistic and beautiful thing that could have ever happened to Angels & Airwaves. RIP Jeff 'Critter' Newell. AVA will never be the same...." (See the video tribute of the band to Critter above in the Videos.)
He was formerly a resident of West Chicago, Ill., born on March 26, 1966 in Chicago to William and Marilyn Newell.
See more of his obituary here.
Also view some of his work here and discography here.
He is survived by his parents, William and Marilyn Newell of Bensenville, Illinois, his sister, Jodi (Steve), two nieces, Heidi and Katherine and a nephew, Brian.
A funeral service will be held on Friday, Jan. 6 at 11 a.m. at Hultgren Funeral Home, 304 N. Main St., Wheaton, Illinois. Friends may visit with the family prior to the service from 9:30 to 11 and also following the service.
Memorials may be directed to Evangelical Child and Family Agency, 1530 North Main Street Wheaton, Illinois 60187-3584, Wheaton Christian Grammar School, 1N350 Taylor Dr, Winfield, Illinois 60190, or Wheaton Academy, 900 Prince Crossing Road West Chicago, 60185.

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Boom! iPhone software sales should reach US $360 million dollars this year, with Apple CEO Steve Jobs suggesting "this thing's going to crest half a billion, soon" and could reach "$1b billion... at some point in time" in an interview with the Wall Street Journal (WSJ).
Jobs says 60 million downloads have occured so far, and while many are free apps, over US $30m has been generated so far - little more than a month after the App Store went live. Multiply that $30m by twelve months, realise that thousands more apps are yet to come, and you can easily see why Jobs thinks US $500m is possible soon, and $1b after that.
Boom! That iPhone kill switch which could delete software from your iPhone? It's real – Jobs confirmed to the WSJ that "such a capability exists" in case Apple "inadvertently allows a malicious program" to be distributed through the App Store.
Jobs is quoted saying: "Hopefully we never have to pull that lever, but we would be irresponsible not to have a lever like that to pull."
Hmm... what would computer users say if Microsoft installs a "kill switch" into Windows Vista? Or its mobile smartphones? Or if Nokia did the same?
Will the outrage that erupted after the initial discovery of the "kill switch" now reach stratospheric heights, or will Apple fanbois declare it's all "ok" because it's Apple and we can trust them?
Will the iPhone Dev Team now seek to delete this "kill switch" from future pwned versions of iPhone firmware, thus giving even more people a reason to pwn their iPhones?
The case for an "iPhwn" over an "iPhone" looks stronger and stronger with this latest "revelation" from Jobs himself!
After all, what's to stop Apple from "killing" all the pwned phones in existence right now? I'm not a developer so I don't know.
But the prospect that Apple could pwn users right back, users who have otherwise paid to own their iPhones, and not rent them from Apple, sends shivers up my spine.
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Jobs confirms iPhone kill switch REAL!
- 11 August 2008
- By Alex Zaharov-Reutt
- Published in Mobility
Uh-oh... that iPhone software "kill switch" news which broke last week and was then said to be a blacklist for Core Location services turns out to be real, confirmed by Steve Jobs himself in an interview with the Wall Street Journal. Meanwhile, App Store sales are totally "boom"-ing...
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Just how an Elephant Racing Club materialized at Orange County State College, now Cal State Fullerton, in 1962 is a matter of debate.
One story credits a whimsical bureaucrat who drew up the application for forming clubs on campus. Next to the space marked "Name," he wrote "Elephant Racing Club" as a hypothetical example.


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Your teen might be anxious to get rid of the "baby" bed and be ready for an upgrade to a teen bed . The double bed, also known as a full bed, is 54" wide and 75" in length. It is a popular choice for someone who wants more sleeping space. When buying a double bed or headboard, note that many of them will be able to accommodate a queen mattress. If space is limited but your teen still wants a double size mattress, consider selecting a platform bed that includes storage options.
A common choice when decorating a small or shared bedroom, the bunk bed is basically two beds stacked one on top of the other. Utilizing space vertically rather than horizontally, this creates more room for a computer desk or an extra chest of drawers. Supported by four poles at each corner of the bed, the top bunk is typically accessed by a ladder and is either fully or semi enclosed by railings to prevent the occupant from falling out of bed. Most styles of bunk beds can be converted into two free standing beds, allowing your teen more decorating options.
A variation on the bunk bed, the loft bed is essentially the top bunk only, providing free space beneath the bed for a study area or anything else within reason your teen might have in mind. Loft beds are available in a variety of configurations and materials, including storage drawers and cubbyholes, built-in or free standing desks. Combining the loft bed concept with the bunk bed, another version of the loft bed allows the bottom bunk to be free standing beneath the upper bunk, and might include a desk and optional storage.
The four poster bed is an enduring choice for a teen's room. Depending on the style of the décor, they can be country charming, dramatically whimsical or comfortably sporty. They are characterized by four posts at each corner that are of equal or varying height. The most popular construction materials for four poster beds are wood or metal. Classic in style and elegant in design, a four poster can last through the early college years, simply by changing and updating the linens and the color scheme. Usually associated with more traditional furnishings, a poster bed can create a relaxed casual style.
Canopy beds can add a touch of elegance to a teen's bedroom. The canopy bed is a four poster bed with a covering. Typically chosen to decorate girls' rooms, a canopy bed can be the perfect focal point in any teen's room, depending on the material and style. Canopies can be made of a variety of materials, even roped wire detailing; to soften the dramatic appearance of the four poster bed, select a fabric canopy with a border frill or one with draped swatches. A canopy frame can be added to most four poster beds where the posts of the bed are of equal height. When purchasing a canopy bed, check to see if the material is or is not included; some manufacturers will not include the material, allowing you the option to match it to your curtains, bedding and/or color scheme.
Sleigh beds are characterized by stylish, curving lines and a distinctive, romantic feel. The height of the headboard will determine how eye-catching the bed will be as a focal point. A tall headboard and footboard will be more likely to dominate the room. When decorating a teen's bedroom, if you want the feel of a sleigh bed but would like to minimize its visual impact, select a shorter headboard.
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Country furniture combines more formal traditional styles with a relaxed charm, and are known for being comfortable and welcoming. They might contain a distinctive period flavor like Colonial or Shaker. Country style furnishings are mostly constructed of wood, ranging from light to medium finishes, but they can also be produced of metal and wood or metal and glass. Some of the more common types of wood finishes are grainy, painted or distressed. Country furniture can include whimsical details like hand-painted stenciling, hand-carved insets, shutter style panels and French twist embossing.


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On the last episode of Hollywood Heights Loren and Eddie watched the sunrise after spending the night together at his place. They gazed as that sun cast an orange glow on snow-covered mountains. She and Eddie decided to trash the tea they were drinking in favor of coffee. They both needed a wakeup blast before heading to their meeting with Kelly.
A horrified Max woke up on Nora's couch and couldn't remember how he got there. Nora brought him coffee. The guy was full of apologies, but Nora was fine with the way her night played out. Jackie woke up and found Chloe all dressed up looking nice. She was glad her daughter was feeling better. Chloe said she knew she looked amazing, but emotionally, she felt dead inside. Jackie didn't like hearing this and offered to cook her daughter breakfast. Chloe didn't have time. She was off to see Osborne Silver.
Back at Nora's, she noted Max could walk despite the night he had. Max admitted he was staggering. Nora pushed bis buttons by telling him he danced and sang on her lawn and on top of her car last night. Max quickly concluded she was fabricating the truth. Nora said she couldn't resist because he was such an easy target. She told him he talked about Katy a lot last night. He explained today would have been her birthday. That's why he had a few last night. He thinks he talked too much. Nora told him his stories were a pleasure to listen to. She said she had one of the best nights she had in a long time. Max worried about what Loren thought about him crashing on the couch. Nora couldn't tell him because Loren didn't come home last night. Max learned Eddie and Loren spent the night together.
Loren called her mother from Eddie's to say she had a great night and would be coming home to pick up a change of clothes to go meet Kelly. An amazed Nora thought things were moving fast for Loren. Loren told Eddie things kept getting better and better with him before they left his place. Elsewhere, Tyler showed up at Osbourne's office to see if Oz was duping him. He wanted to star in Grease but had to find out why they made him read from a different script. He manages to get past Connor to see Oz and Oz finally admitted he played Tyler. He insisted it wasn't personal and promised him a part in one of his movies. Tyler got home and discovered his electricity was off. The guy wasn't having a great day.
Nora told Max she had to get to work. He was making a bagel and she told him to help himself and just close the door on his way out. Suddenly, Don knocked on her door and discovered she obviously spent the night with Max. Dr. Don was cordial but clearly upset. He left and Nora followed. Max was alone when a shocked Loren and Eddie walked in. Max explained why he was there. He wanted details about Loren and Eddie spending the night together. Loren wondered how Max fit on her mother's couch. Eddie and Loren claimed they were up all night talking and Max said it sounded intriguing but it was none of his business.
Max spoke to Eddie alone and told his son, thanks to Nora, today would be a good day. Eddie thought it was great that his father would get through his late mother's birthday without being stressed. Loren called Nora to tell her she made it home. She also had a few things to say about finding Max when she got there. Loren wanted details but said she would talk to her mother later. Ellie overheard Nora tell Loren that Max got drunk and stayed at her place. She wanted details, but Nora insisted it was totally innocent. Dr. Don met with his new loan shark finance guy and borrowed the $100,000 Ellie wanted. Nora innocently walked into his office and he snapped at her. Later, he apologized and Nora wondered if he snapped at her because he found her with Max. Don said he wasn't the jealous type. He called Ellie into her office and handed her a large manilla envelope stuffed with cash. Ellie told a shocked Don it was a good start.
Eddie and Loren got to Kelly's office and freaked that the video was already released. Jake, Kelly, Eddie and Loren watched the video together and everyone seemed happy with the results. Loren was simply shocked it was already released. Elsewhere, Oz told Chloe he found her intoxicating. She learned Eddie was reading the Grease script and figured that meant her chance was over. Oz instructed Connor to order some food for him and Chloe. He promised Chloe her chances weren't over. He said he could make her a star.
Eddie sent a 'tweet' out to his millions of listeners to check out the amazing Loren Tate's new video. Jake wanted to speak to Loren alone. He wanted to make sure she was serious about her singing career. He wanted her to take those vocal and acting classes. Loren assured him she was very serious about this chance. She mentioned how helpful Eddie has been. Jake wanted new material from both Eddie and Loren and if he was too focused on her, it wouldn't work. Loren claimed she wanted this, but also told Jake if something happened she didn't like, she would say so.
Tyler shows up at Chloe's to crash. Max called Nora to make things up to you. Oz told Chloe there was a movie in her life's story and Eddie told Lauren she's on her way to big things. Jake didn't like what he says.
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NFC North Spin cycle: Week Five
After winning Sunday, the 4-1 Vikings and Bears hold a two-game advantage over the 2-3 Packers in the NFC North.
Bears rout Jaguars behind two pick-sixes
Charles Tillman and Lance Briggs returned interceptions for touchdowns and the Bears used stifling defense to overwhelm the Jaguars 41-3 Sunday.
Bears hope for more positive signs from OLT Webb
Bears OLT J'Marcus Webb has eased some of the concerns about his play since QB Jay Cutler lit into him vs. the Packers in Week Two.
Cutler back to normal with Bears?
The Bears' offense appears to be back in sync, even if the same might not be true of quarterback Jay Cutler and his offensive coordinator.
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The surprising Vikings took hold of the NFC North one-fourth of the way through the season with a big win at Detroit.
Bears get past Cowboys with defense, Cutler
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Bears RB Forte active for Monday night
As expected, Bears RB Matt Forté will return to action on Monday night. Forté has not played since injuring his knee against the Packers in Week Two.
NFC North Spin cycle: Week Three
Surprise, surprise: the Vikings are tied for the division lead. We take a closer look at Minnesota in the NFC North "Spin cycle."
Bears sack Bradford six times, top Rams 23-6
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Heading into Week Two, Bears players and head coach Lovie Smith were in lockstep — offensive coordinator Mike Tice was doing a great job.
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Bennett is active for Sunday's game at Arizona.||||||| Bennett was out with a concussion.
Bennett will miss his second consecutive game because of a hand injury.||||||| Bennett, who has six receptions for 82 yards, is inactive for Sunday's game at Jacksonville. Bennett has been listed as questionable on Friday's injury report.
The Chicago Bears and Bennett have agreed on a four-year contract extension through 2015.||||||| Bennett says the deal announced Friday had been in the works for several months, and he wasn't really interested in exploring the free agent market. He says Chicago is home and the organization has been loyal to him.
Bennett was fined $10,000 for wearing orange shoes, his second uniform violation.||||||| Bennett committed the violation last week against the Lions.


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Nashville blogger Donald Sensing: First, Tennessee revenooers can't make arrests outside their legal jurisdiction, but they may cross state lines in the otherwise performance of their duties. But the Constitutional questions are compelling, I think. I'd argue against what Tennessee is doing because of the Commerce Clause of the main body of the Contitution:
Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the United States Constitution, known as the Commerce Clause, reads as follows:�The Congress shall have Power …To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes.�
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There is an old southern superstition that suggests that when one dies, two more will follow.
My Granny believed in this implicitly, to the point when the second person died, she started wondering if she would be number three. To tell the truth, I felt that I really didn't believe the superstition, but nevertheless I always waited for others to follow when there was one death in my family, church or neighborhood.
Whether you care to believe it or not, the result has more often than not proved the superstition. It recently happened again. The week before Christmas, two very precious members of Victory Baptist Church passed from this life to the next, and are now in the presence of the Lord. Then, on Christmas Day another loved one followed, again "proving" the saying.
An old Christian soldier, J.E. Whizenant, died at the age of 91 after having spent much of the past year in a nursing home in Granbury. "Brother Whiz" had become a Christian while watching a young soldier die reciting the 23rd Psalm. He proved himself a faithful warrior, both in the World War II European theater and in service to his Lord, being honored by both with medals and commendations.
During his ministry, Bro. Whiz started more than 100 churches and served as pastor in those and in many others all over the country. He was known and loved for his faithfulness, his hearty "amen" of approval for the words other preachers were professing and stayed true to both his Lord and his sweet wife of many, many years. "Mama" passed away several years ago, and he had begun at that time to look forward to joining her in their heavenly home. He did just that on Friday before Christmas.
Barbara Ticzkus, just 62 years old, followed him quickly. She was the mother of two, Matthew and Patti, both involved in Victory Baptist Academy. He is the administrator and she the curriculum director of that new work at our church. Barbara was a fan of the Hawaiian islands. She considered them a gift from God because of their great beauty in which He revealed Himself. After years of visiting, a few years ago they purchased a home there. After the children both were in Texas, the home was sold and they came to Texas to live. Last spring, Barbara and Jeff paid their last visit to the islands. She returned ill from that trip and went immediately to hospital care, where she was found to have multiple cancers. Only a few months later, she succumbed to the ravages of that menace, and was ushered into good health, eternal life and a home beyond Hawaii, to glory in forever. I can hear her laughing now and enjoying herself!
The third to die was Ann Bolen, the mother of my first two grandsons. Although she and my son could not remain a couple, I remained her "mom." Ann was a strong-willed person who took control of every focus of her life. She was a hard worker, a Christian lady, but one who was not beyond cancer as well. She was strong enough to conquer the cancer, but by the time it was over, her system was depleted of health, and for the next two years she succumbed to anorexia, spent much time in hospitals and homebound activities. On Christmas Eve I talked to her by phone and was told that she had fallen from a ladder while trimming her Christmas tree and broke her hip. She died that night, at age 62.
Obviously, all three of these loved ones are in a far better place today. All are well and free of pain for the first time in years. The superstition of three deaths in a row is now put to rest until the next three. But my heart aches, not for them to be restored to this "life," but for the loss of their actual presence in my life.
My heart surges for the good times and the good memories of those times. All three enjoyed a good laugh, a prank and another soul reconciled to the Lord. I hope to catch up with all of you when the time is right!


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[Note by your friendly BullsBlogger, 03/09/09 4:50 PM CDT: Thanks to wjb1942 for today's game preview -ed.]
There aren't many memories from the past few seasons as sweet as that '06-07 opening round playoff sweep over the Miami Heat. It's definitely bittersweet to think back on those super-giddy days of success and endless potential. How could we have known then what the next couple of years held in store?
Fast forward to tonight, with the Bulls in Miami to face the Heat. (This is the bitter part of that bittersweet thing, in case you weren't with me!) The Bulls (29-34) currently have a very tenuous hold on the 8th spot in the east, just 1/2 game up on Milwaukee and a game up on New Jersey and Charlotte. Miami (33-29) is currently holding down the 5th seed. This is the 3rd meeting between the two teams this season, with Miami winning the first two. The Bulls were pretty soundly trounced in Game 1, losing 77-90 @ Miami - to get a sense of how bad it was, ESPN named Aaron Gray the Bulls top performer that night. In a sense, that game was the beginning of the mid-season lull, as the Bulls were just 2 games below .500 going into the game but went 5 and 12 over the next month. The Bulls lost to Miami for a second time this season roughly one month ago in the painful Thabo-gate affair, dropping a 93-95 home decision after Thabo threw away an in-bounds pass while Derrick Rose sat on the bench in the closing seconds.
Heat star Dwyane Wade has been playing out of his mind lately, averaging 37.8 points on 56.3% shooting (52.4% from 3) over the past 5 games, all while throwing in 11 assists and 7 rebounds. Apparently, then, the Band-Wade was not the source of his basketball super-powers. This could pose a problem for the Bulls, as one of the guys the team has thrown at him defensively in the past now plays for the OKC Thunder, while the other is at less than 100% after sustaining a bruised quadriceps in last Friday's game. If Kirk can't go, or is ineffective with the thigh injury, someone else is going to have to step up on the defensive end.
The Bulls do have one other tiny little problem - this current incarnation of the team has yet to win a road game together. The last road win for the Bulls was at Milwaukee, before new additions Brad Miller, John Salmons, and Tim Thomas were eligible to play. Since the new guys suited up, the team has gone 4 and 4 - 4 home wins and 4 road losses. As has been pointed out many times around here, the most frustrating part is that the home wins include victories over quality teams Orlando and Houston, while the road losses include a blowout at bottom-dwelling Washington as well as losses to other teams with similar or worse records than the Bulls. Tonight starts a 3-game road trip, so the Bulls' stay in the 8th spot could be very short lived if they don't reverse this home=W, road=L trend pretty darn quick.
With injuries, what once was a near-unworkable glut of guys needing minutes at various positions has turned into a tight, mostly 7-man rotation of late. The guys getting the vast majority of minutes are all playing pretty well from an individual box score kind of view, but are still putting it together as a cohesive team. However, there's no question the game results have been better of late, with a positive margin of victory of +2.88 over the last 25% of the games, and against a decent strength of schedule according to Hollinger's formula.
It will be interesting to see what Vinny opts for tonight if Kirk can't play, with Luol stil out and trying to decide what to do with that stress fracture, and Tim Thomas still hurting and ineffective when he tried to go last Friday for a few minutes. After the starters at the 1-2-3 spots, the available healthy players consist of Lindsey Hunter and Anthony Roberson, who have played a total of 81 and 41 minutes respectively in all of 2009. Presumably Derrick, Ben, and John will play big minutes, but Vinny may be forced to go big at times and play Tyrus at the 3 - and I'm just not sure how well that will work agains the Heat. I always pick the Bulls to win, no matter how ridiculous it seems on paper - but they're going to need some things to go their way tonight. Hopefully Kirk can get loose at least enough to give the backcourt starters a breather in the first half.
Regardless of what you think about the Bulls being better off making the playoffs or playing the draft lottery, all the upcoming games are important - not only Bulls' games, but those of the teams around them in the standings as well. If the Bulls could get on a hot streak and Philly and Detroit slide a bit, maybe the team moves up into 7th or 6th? If the teams nipping at the Bulls heels (hooves?) get hot and pass the Bulls, then records start to come into play for lottery odds. Personally, I'm cheering for them to make the playoffs and get that experience for the younger guys, but whatever your position it's time to start scoreboard watching. Tonight's Pistons v. Magic matchup could get the Bulls within 2 games of the 6th spot with a Bulls win and a Pistons loss. A Bulls loss drops the team back into a tie for 8th with Milwaukee, but with the Bulls holding the tie-breaker by virtue of a 3-1 record against the Bucks this season.
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Peninsula is Mightier - Ugh It Live! is already over there trash talking. ;)
Ira Winderman - don't ask me why, but I always get a kick out of reading whatever he comes up with to say about the Bulls, and about the Heat, especially when the Bulls win - it goes back to reading the coverage of the Bulls sweep of Miami in the playoffs.


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The Mass of Christian Burial for Bennett Morgan will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 22, 2014, in Saint Francis Xavier Catholic Church with Pastor Reverend Joseph H. Arledge of St. Peter Catholic Church officiating. Private graveside will follow under the direction of Brown-Cummings Funeral Home.
He was born Jan. 14, 2014, to Travis and Kristen (Bogner) Morgan, and passed from this life Feb. 19, 2014, in Enid, Okla.
He is survived by his parents and twin sister, Blakely Morgan, of the home; brothers, Jackson and Lawson Morgan; paternal grandmother, Suzette Vater; paternal great-grandmother, Suzanne Vater; maternal grandparents, Jake and Sally Bogner; maternal great-grandparents, Norma Schiffelbein of Garden City, Kan., and Richard and Karen Bogner; aunts, Jennifer Bogner, Tara Bogner Jones and Megan Liebl; and uncles, Brandon Kornele, Durant Jones and Greg Liebl.
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LAPD's Northeast Division is asking for the public's help in finding the suspect in an attempted abduction Thursday morning in Cypress Park.
You can see the latest sketch of the suspect above.
According to the alert from LAPD's Northeast Division headquarters, the attempted kidnapping occurred at 8:20 a.m. near Cypress Avenue and Silver Street on Thursday.
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Looking north up Douglas Aveenue from the northwest corner of Onondaga in 1907. Tilden Grocery has people standing in front. O. K. Barbershop (5 chairs) with downstairs entrance is shown on left. Arlington Hotel (formerly West House) is in the center beyond Tilden's and the newspaper office. West House, a frame building, was built in 1868 by William Sherwood on corner of Fifth and Douglas. It was once owned by William West, the first mayor of Ames. Before West purchased the building, a group of women forced the closing here of the town's only saloon. The hotel was removed in 1915 when Captain Wallace Greeley bought the site and constructed in 1916 the Masonic Building which now (1991) houses the Octagon Center for the Arts. (See also: 25.126.3; 25.127.1; 26.128.1)
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Which Online Storage Company is Best for You?
There are a lot of options online to store your data, I will be going through a few of the big contenders today. We will be reviewing Dropbox, Skydrive from Microsoft, Amazon Cloud Drive, Google Drive and Box.net. This is a non biased review as I have accounts on all of these services and I use them all equally and I will note why I use one over the others in more detail further down in this article.
The biggest perk of cloud/online storage is to be able to get your important information from anywhere and any device. I usually keep my photo's and important documents backed up on Google Drive and Dropbox as they both have apps for Android and iOS. I am a technology nut and always switch from my Android phone to Apple iOS so being able to have my information in a convenient place so I never really lose anything.
Why should you keep your data in the cloud over keeping my data on flash drives or external drives?
Cloud storage is always available and you do not have to worry about remembering to grab your flash drive or external hard drive. While it is always vital to have your important data saved in 3 places just in case of a fire or natural disaster you will always be able to retain your important data. The only issue you will run into with this method is keeping the data up to date.
The tools will only work if you save the information to the folders that you have designated to upload from. So if you save all of your important files to My Documents and your important document has been stored elsewhere and has not been updated it will not be saved with the latest information. So keep in mind if you use any back up solution to have it set up to save in all of the areas that you save your files too.
I use My Desktop, My Documents and Download folder as my primary back up sources. This ensures that I do not miss anything important to me. The only problem you may run into with using a folder like Downloads with a backup solution will be you will quickly run out of space unless you have an high amount of storage capacity. I was able to get in on a few upgraded perks from DropBox, Box.net and Skydrive by following certain tech related people on Facebook and Twitter.
The top online storage providers.
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DropBox – offers new users 2 gb of free space and you can earn up to 18 gb free via referring other users and connecting your DropBox to other services.
Box.net – offers new users 5 gb of free space on their system
Google Drive – offers users 5 gb of free online storage.
Skydrive from Microsoft offers 7 gb of free online storage for users. You can use your Microsoft Account from Hotmail to sign in.
Amazon Cloud Drive – offers users 7 gb of online storage.
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50 Best New Bands Of 2010 by Tim Chester NME
London based NME Magazine has put together a SoundCloud playlist of what it thinks 50 recent hot bands sound like. There has to be at least a few gems on here right? I'm listening this morning as I print some spreadsheets for work. So far I haven't got to a song I'd buy but I'm only 4 into it. Let me know if any of these songs bands get your brain going. Here's the original post on the NME website: click here
"Now we're over halfway through the year, we thought it was high time we looked back and rounded up the most exciting new acts to surface in 2010. Here, then, are the 50 bands who've blown our minds over the past few months. Oh, and if you're in a new band yourself, make sure you sign up to NME Breakthrough – it's a great way of sharing your music with others and, just maybe, earning a write-up in the pages of NME." – nme.com
So do you like any of these?
For more info: nme.com
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The 2010 NAMM (National Association of Music Merchants) starts today at the very large Anaheim Convention Center. It's one of the largest shows of it's kind only rivaled by Musikmesse. Noise nerd and gear junkies are going to hear about a lot of new tasty music equipment over the next few days.
"Despite severe regulations on the permissible noise level, sound level meters carried by NAMM personnel routinely exceed the 85 dBA maximum throughout most of the main exhibit hall, simply from the constant background noise." – Wikipedia
Here's some links to help you keep up with everything that's going on:
The official NAMM homepage and Twitter feed:
When the smoke clears I will post my 2010 Wire to the Ear NAMM picks! Enjoy the show and let me know what you think is hot.
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Disney from Ruffles and Stuff guest blogs over at Blue Cricket Designs with a tutorial showing how to make this matching game out of felt. Different colored hearts make it fun for Valentine's Day. Get the how-to.
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Friendly, Professional, and a Sincere touch of Class A review of Sheraton Birmingham
I just wanted to take a moment to say how absolutely wonderful this hotel was. I have never written a review before, even though I do my fair share of traveling. This hotel however was amazing. People would not think of Birmingham as the most incredible or high polished towns, but this hotel stands out and shines as much as the city itself.
The rooms are more than adequate, and have the feeling of a true home away from home. And while I know Sheraton has a uniform bedding, there is just something about this hotel that helped me relax, focus and recharge. I found the rooms more than equipped with the latest high speed internet connectivity my team needed, ample phone service and GREAT room service and hotel restaurant which allowed us to save time on seaching through the city on the nights when we couldn't spare it. On the nights we did have time to explore and have a taste of Birmingham, I found the hotel staff among the most helpful and providing suggestions and directions to sights and sounds throughout the city.
Finally, I would just love to commend the hotel for its great conference facilty. Again, my team closed the deal with the help of meeting facilities that are geared for 21st century business.
Like I said, I don't write hotel reviews. The people at Sheraton and Birmingham deserve to be very proud of this fine facility, one I know I plan to use for business and pleasure many more times in the future. Kudos.
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Gary Numan In Conversation from Machine Music on Vimeo.
I've always thought Gary Numan was highly underrated. Go back today and listen through his albums and see if you don't agree. Honest loud real analog synths and interesting vocals. They don't make them like they used to.
"Gary Numan (born Gary Webb on 8 March 1958) is an English singer, composer, and musician, most widely known for his chart-topping 1979 hits "Are 'Friends' Electric?" (with Tubeway Army) and "Cars". One of the first musicians to use electronic synthesizers successfully in rock music, his signature sound consisted of heavy synthesizer hooks fed through guitar effects pedals. Commercially unsuccessful for many years of his career, Numan is nevertheless considered a pioneer of commercial electronic music. His use of themes from science fiction, and his combination of aggressive punk energy with electronics, have since been widely imitated." – Wikipedia.org
The official Gary Numan homepage: http://www.numan.co.uk
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|Excellent - 913 reviews
Close…Closer…Closest hotel to California's Great America Theme Park & the New Levi's Stadium –home of the San Francisco 49ers. We are excited to have the opportunity to showcase our beautiful hotel! The Hilton Santa Clara is a gorgeous, AAA 4 Diamond, 280 room property nestled right between the Santa Clara Convention center and Silicon Valley companies...
Overall Rating - Excellent - 913 reviews
Excellent 10.0
This is a great hotel and perfect if you want to go to Great America theme park or an event at the convention center (which we did). The staff was friendly and professional.
NoI'm pretty sure that we have experienced the last of the great bargains. With the opening of the stadium, this well-placed property will surely be filled and rates will rise due the laws of supply and demand. We will then relish the 'Good Ol' Days' when we got our rooms at such a decent price.
Okay 6.0
The staff are very friendly.
The refrigerator was broken right from the start when we entered the hotel room and it took them hours to get it fixed. The movie channel was down. A little too many hiccups. However, we were given complimentary drinks for both incidents.We would probably want to stay there again if it was not for the hiccups.
|Good - 811 reviews
With a stay at Avatar Hotel, a Joie de Vivre Hotel in Santa Clara, you'll be convenient to California's Great America and Intel Museum. This eco-friendly hotel is within close proximity of Rivermark Village and Cisco Systems Corporate Headquarters. Make yourself at home in one of the 168 air-conditioned rooms featuring refrigerators and flat-screen televisio...
Overall Rating - Good - 811 reviews
Okay 5.0
Window air , could not open a window , to small , room was worth about --- a day , it's not three stars , lot of pool noise at night, it's really not a hotel more like a motor in.That's all
Excellent 10.0
Nice rooms with friendly and helpful staff . Many restaurants within walking distance.
Its really sort of a hybrid between a hotel and a motel in that the rooms are outside and can be accessed from the street.
|Excellent - 851 reviews
With a stay at The Plaza Suites in Santa Clara, you'll be convenient to Our Lady of Peace Church and Shrine and California's Great America. This family-friendly aparthotel is within close proximity of Intel Museum and Santa Clara Convention Center. Make yourself at home in one of the 219 air-conditioned rooms featuring microwaves and flat-screen televisions...
Overall Rating - Excellent - 851 reviews
Excellent 10.0
The rooms are nice
Smelt like smoke on the 5th floor. Not a lot but too much!
Good 8.0
Breakfast Buffet was very convenient especially for families
Small bathrooms
|Good - 746 reviews
With a stay at Biltmore Hotel and Suites in Santa Clara, you'll be in the business district and convenient to Intel Museum and California's Great America. This hotel is within close proximity of Our Lady of Peace Church and Shrine and Rivermark Village. Make yourself at home in one of the 263 air-conditioned guestrooms. Complimentary wireless Internet access...
Overall Rating - Good - 746 reviews
Okay 5.0
The room was cute and clean.
I could hear the music from the party on the main in my room on the 2nd floor. The bass was so loud I couldn't sleep, so I waited for the party to end. The hotel is not conducive to holding functions and housing guests at the same time.The hotel itself was cute and clean. The front desk person that greeted me was nice, but the one that came on after her wasn't very friendly and neither was the a.m. person. I'm not sure I would choose The Biltmore again. The bed was small and not really comfortable. The room however was very quaint and cute, as well as clean. I prefer to know that if there is a function going on in the hotel, I don't have to feel as if I am a part of it. They really need to consider better insulation or not having functions when they have guest above.
Poor 1.0
The staff was extremely rude and it was deinately over priced. For---bucks more I left to embassy suites where they have a nice breakfast buffet included and a better staff
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Welcome to BEST WESTERN University Inn Santa Clara! For those searching for hotels near San Jose Airport, our Santa Clara hotel offers the perfect blend of convenience and the best in hospitality. Hotels near Levi's Stadium put travelers close to all the action, but when the events are over, you deserve peace and quiet. That's where the perfect Santa Clara...
|Good - 548 reviews
With a stay at Mariani's Inn in Santa Clara, you'll be convenient to Triton Museum of Art and Santa Clara University. This motel is close to Winchester Mystery House and California's Great America. Make yourself at home in one of the 130 air-conditioned rooms featuring refrigerators. Complimentary wireless Internet access keeps you connected, and cable progr...
Overall Rating - Good - 548 reviews
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With a stay at The Mission Inn Santa Clara in Santa Clara, you'll be minutes from De Saissest Museum and Santa Clara University. This motel is close to Winchester Mystery House and California's Great America. Make yourself at home in one of the 43 air-conditioned rooms featuring refrigerators and microwaves. Cable programming and DVD players are provided for...
Overall Rating - Good - 584 reviews
Mediocre 4.0
Not much ! It is an old Days Inn or similar with a barrel tile roof!
Room heat worked poorly, but we were too tired to seek an altyernare room. By morning, the room had warmed-up.There's nothing more to say.
Good 7.0
Quiet location for a busy area. Well maintained building. Room was well furnished.
They were fixing a leak in the bathroom and hadn't taken care of the ceiling above the bathtub. Bathtub looked a little dirty. Maybe because of ceiling?The room was fine with all the amenities present. Front desk clerk was nice and recommended the White Elephant Thai Restaurant. The food was great. My only complaint was the way the bathroom ceiling looked. They should try to finish it before renting out the room to guests. Didn't have time to check out breakfast buffet.
|Excellent - 176 reviews
Welcome to the Best Hotel in the San Jose Bay Area, CA Nestled in the high-tech heart of Silicon Valley, our hotel puts visitors to Santa Clara close to major businesses, attractions and universities. Holiday Inn Express® Hotel & Suites Santa Clara is near major thoroughfares and a five-minute drive to San Jose International Airport (SJC). The hotel's conven...
Overall Rating - Excellent - 176 reviews
Good 8.0
Although I was at first concerned about the location of this hotel I felt safe and very comfortable while I was there. The staff even reassured me that it was safe for me to jog in the area. I enjoyed my stay and would return if in the area.
Excellent 10.0
Very comfortable rooms, lots of amenities, and excellent staff. Breakfast is quite expansive and the location is near to many restaurants.
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Overall Rating - Excellent - 481 reviews
Excellent 9.0
- room was locates on 7 floor at the end of the hall, as I requested - pool - free parking - for the money I paid it is a great place
- sometime pools was not cleanHotel is conviniently located and very accomodating
Good 8.0
This hotel has a nice decent pool you can just lay out and lounge.
FYI you have to pay for parking! Its about $9 a day. Considering other hotels in the area parking is all free.
|Excellent - 30 reviews
All Suite Hotel's in Santa Clara - Silicon Valley The stylish, sophisticated architecture and warm, California ambiance welcome you to the Holiday Inn Express® Hotel & Suites Santa Clara - Silicon Valley. This hotel is convenient to a number of business and leisure attractions, as well as Santa Clara University. If business brings you to Santa Clara, our hot...
Overall Rating - Excellent - 30 reviews
Okay 6.0
Yes wanted to add a night and they would not give me the same rate and i just think that is crazy to turn a person away for a 40 dollar difference. Which was fine found a cute little hotel down the road that i saved 50 dollars for that night. There lossIts a fine holiday in
Excellent 10.0
The breakfast was amazing and have so many different options. The room was clean and tidy. The staff was very friendly and had my check out receipt ready for me as soon as I walked up to the front desk. I would definitely stay here again.
|Good - 145 reviews
This charming Santa Clara hotel, located in the heart of California's Silicon Valley, lets guests experience everything the area has to offer with comfort and convenience. The BEST WESTERN Inn Santa Clara is centrally located in Santa Clara, near San Jose, Santa Cruz and many of the Bay Area's most popular attractions. It's only minutes from thrills and fam...
Overall Rating - Good - 145 reviews
Okay 6.0
It was ok for one night stay. Free breakfast was served until 10, which is nice.
Their pillows were are too high for me. I could not get much sleep!! :(Call the hotel! You will get a much better deal than on Priceline!!
Good 7.0
the rooms where spacious.
no jacuzzinice stay. big room. nicely located.
|Excellent - 1450 reviews
The Hyatt Regency Santa Clara is in the center of Silicon Valley connected to the Santa Clara Convention Center, 10 minutes from the San Jose Intl Airport. Features include Wireless HSIA and Hard-wired HSIA, 1,500 sq. ft. Fitness Center open 24/7
Overall Rating - Excellent - 1450 reviews
Okay 6.0
Location near Levi Stadium and 49ers Facility is perfect. Regency club was better than most I had experienced in the past.
When we arrived we were put on a floor that was having carpets cleaned. The entire floor stunk like mildew and was VERY humid. Shower had NO water pressure. We called and maintenance BROKE the water pipe, forcing us to move rooms at 11:30PM. Disappointed!The new room we were moved to after the maintenance men broke the water pipe in our room was better, shower still had NO water pressure though. Felt like we couldn't get clean for the entire stay. Disappointed in such a simple thing as running water in the shower.
Excellent 10.0
The service here has been impeckable and always been over and beyond. Their duties. Which i love .that keeps me a loyal customer. I love the hyatt.
Needs more larger top of line suites for offer.
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With the meteoric growth of the computer industry- Silicon Valley has become one of the world*s busiest hubs- and the capital of this high-tech mecca is San Jose. The Fairmont San Jose combines technological innovation with timeless elegance. A short drive will take you to 30 wineries and the famous Monterey Peninsula golf courses. In the heart of northern C...
Overall Rating - Excellent - 1849 reviews
Mediocre 3.0
View from the room
Overall service. It was pathetic and this is the second time I've stayed in this hotel. We thought it was going to be better. So wrong!
Excellent 9.0
It's a beautiful hotel in a prime location. We were able to walk everywhere we needed it go.
It would have been nice to have a usable fridge in the room instead of the mini bar.
|Good - 372 reviews
For visitors who are searching for a comfortable and cheap hotel in Santa Clara, The Vagabond Inn and Suites is the ideal choice. Conveniently located across from Lawrence Square Shopping Center on El Camino Real, our hotel is within walking distance of several local retail stores, restaurants and coffee shops. Guests can grab their morning cup of coffee at...
Overall Rating - Good - 372 reviews
Poor 2.0
Has microwave and fridge
Very seedy and shady area. Would not recommend for individual travelers.No elevator to second floor.
Excellent 10.0
the room was clean. the bed linens were fresh and smelled clean. Even the comforter looked clean and freshly pressed. The check-in staff was very nice and professional. We had our keys within 10 minutes.
Having read the online comments before booking with Vagabond, I checked the windows for locks. The review was correct, a couple of the windows didn't have locks. We had 3 rooms, in two of them the sliding windows were installed upside down,we flipped themOur rooms were in the center of the property. There were no loud traffic noises. There were the usual car engine noises of people leaving early in the morning. Everything in the room was satisfactory for the price and rating as shown on the website. We didn't take advantage of the complementary breakfast in the lobby, so I can't comment. Upon leaving, I complemented the cleaning ladies of the excellent job they did, they advised me that we could leave our keys in the rooms and didn't need to chec...
|Good - 117 reviews
A stay at Woodcrest Hotel places you in the heart of Santa Clara, convenient to Vallco Shopping Mall and Winchester Mystery House. This family-friendly hotel is within close proximity of Apple Campus and Central Park. Make yourself at home in one of the 60 air-conditioned rooms featuring DVD players. Complimentary wired and wireless Internet access keeps you...
Overall Rating - Good - 117 reviews
Mediocre 3.0
The location was were we wanted to be.
The first bed we had was hard. They did upgrade us to a better room and bed. The TV in both rooms did not work properly. Because of the low number of guests, the 'Breakfast' was skimpy and the coffee was poor.Would neither recommend this hotel nor stay there again.


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By Duane Cochran
Times West Virginian
Here's hoping a new season, a new team and a new coaching staff will produce different results in Charleston this year for Fairmont State University's men's basketball program at the annual West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Basketball Tournament.
The second-seeded Falcons, who opened play in the tourney Tuesday evening at home at the Joe Retton Arena with a 96-85 victory over Ohio Valley University, will take part in quarterfinal-round action today at 3 p.m. against seventh-seeded Seton Hill University at the Charleston Civic Center.
Fairmont, a team that once dominated the WVIAC Tournament, hasn't advanced past the quarterfinals in league tournament since 2001 — 12 years ago. Since 2002, the Falcons have made seven appearances in the quarterfinals and are 0-7 during that span.
But that was then and this is now and Fairmont, which hasn't been a second-seed in the conference tourney since 2000, is anxious to change its fortunes.
"We've got to try to keep this thing going in Charleston," said first-year FSU head coach Jerrod Calhoun. "We're excited to be here. I think it's going to be a great atmosphere and I think a lot of our fans are going to make the trip down. Hopefully, we'll have a good performance."
Fairmont enters today's contest 20-7 overall. Under Calhoun's guidance the Falcons recorded the biggest turnaround in school history by posting 12 more victories than they did last season.
Seton Hill reversed its fortunes this season as well. The Griffins finished 11-16 last year, but this season bring a 16-11 mark into today's game with FSU. Seton Hill also enters the quarterfinals having won five in a row, including a 76-73 victory over Fairmont State just one week ago. The Griffins advanced to today's contest by virtue of a 66-63 win over 10th-seeded West Virginia Wesleyan on Tuesday night.
"Seton Hill is a very, very good defensive team," said Calhoun, whose Falcons won the first meeting with the Griffins back on Jan. 7 in Fairmont, 69-53. "I've known coach (Tony) Morocco for some time and he really does a good job of getting his guys to guard.
"A key against them is to get out in transition and get easy baskets. We didn't do that last week up there against them. We did it in our first game against them. It's going to be a tough game. All of the games in Charleston are going to be tough. Everybody is unbeaten now and playing for the same thing."
The Griffins are allowing just 66.2 points per contest, which is tops in the WVIAC. Fairmont's offense averages 83.4 points per outing, which ranks third in the conference.
"We need to play well from start to finish Thursday," said FSU senior point guard Malik Stith, who scored 27 points in the last meeting with the Griffins. "That was the lesson we learned Monday against Ohio Valley. We came out sluggish and we can't afford to do that. Seton Hill just beat us and they're playing well right now. We've got to be ready to go from the outset. There's a lot at stake in this one."


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Back in 2002 I wrote a story about two elk herds in far northwestern Minnesota—the only populations of wild elk left in the state. The one near Grygla in eastern Marshall County is descended from elk reintroduced in 1930s, but due to crop depredation problems they live under a legislative mandate to keep their population below 30 elk.
Watch Minnesota's wild elk as they bugle across the tallgrass aspen parkland.
Farther north, in Kittson County along the Canadian border, there lives another elk herd that has migrated from Manitoba and now lives mostly in Minnesota year-round. This is the herd I write about in the current story: Parkland Ambling. These elk are free to roam and reproduce as they please. Since I last visited this herd, its population has jumped from around 40 in 2002 to about 100 today, according to local wildlife manager Donovan Pietruszewski.
Another promising discovery on my most recent venture into Minnesota elk country: I found other people watching elk. Driving along the gravel roads that border the Caribou WMA, I came upon two men crouching in the back of a pick-up truck. One of them was using a bugling call to lure a bull elk out of the aspen woods. He brought his friend along to show him that there are, indeed, wild elk in Minnesota.
This was extremely gratifying, because this still small and fragile herd needs more people to take an interest in it. Elk once roamed most of Minnesota, and they could be an iconic species in our state again, but only if there's a strong public appetite for wildlife management that improves elk habitat, grows our two wild elk herds, and maybe leads to the return of an open public elk hunt one day.
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