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Luxurious Montebello Townhomes - Private Hot Tubs - Views!! in Whistler
- bedrooms 3
- baths 3
- sleeps 9
- pool no
- hot tub yes
- pets allowed no
- type Townhome
- community
rates (CAD)
/ week
vacation rental description
These professionally decorated, completely furnished 3
and 4 bedroom townhomes are within walking distance of shopping,
nightlife, and skiing. All homes have the same fine furnishings as
seen in our photos here or on our website. While eating at the
room table, sitting in the family room, the master bedroom, or while
sipping a glass of wine in your own personal hot tub you will have
breathtaking views of beautifully landscaped gardens or the
mountains of Whistler.
The 3 Bedroom homes(Sleeps 6-8) includes:
1 King Bed
1 Queen Bed
2 Twins
1 Queen sofa sleeper in the family room
All 3 bedroom homes have a minimum of 3 bathrooms.
The 4 bedroom homes (Sleep 8-10) include:
1 King Bed
1 Queen Bed
2 Twins
1 Queen sofa sleeper in the family room
1 double sofa sleeper in the Den.
This floor plan comes with 3 1/2 baths.
All bedrooms are completely furnished w/Armoire and television and
telephones. Most homes have high speed internet service. Each home
comes with private single car garage that can also accommodate
skis/snowboard and bike storage.
Outstanding features include: Heated slate and limestone floors,
granite counters in kitchen and downstairs bath, river rock faced
fireplace, maple cabinetry, stainless appliances, and completely
equipped kitchen. A stacking washer and dryer, ironing board and
can also be found downstairs.
For Entertaining: There is a patio table and chairs for outdoor
dining. Some homes are equipped with gas BBQ's. The Family Room
offers a lofted wood covered ceiling with 2 sofas, a chair with
ottoman and an entertainment center equipped with Cable TV,VCR,DVD
(in some homes), and a Stereo CD Player.
The Montebello II Development participated in the Georgie Awards
competition (the Oscars of the British Columbia building industry)
Montebello won GOLD for Best New townhome Development and SILVER in
the Best Interior Design category.
All of the amenities included in our homes will afford you and your
guests the opportunity for a First Class vacation.
Amenities: Private Hot tub
Heated slate floors
Fully equipped Kitchen
Use of basic food staples (in most homes)
High Speed Internet Service (in most homes)
Private garage
Ski and Snow Board storage
Boot and Glove Dryer (in some homes)
BBQ grill (in some homes)
Linens and Towels provided
Sub Zero Refrigerator/Freezer
Telephones in all rooms
Cable TV
VCR/DVD (in some homes)
CD player
All of the amenities included in our home will afford you and your
guests the opportunity for a First Class vacation at a fraction of
the cost.
Sorry...We are a Non Pet and Non Smoking property
vacation rental location
property availability
- dates with deals
- unavailable dates
Last modified on 09-4-2008 at 8:21 AM.
email owner view full calendar
Ann Forster 480-209-1220
townhome rental amenities
Some of the features of this magnificant home include: Heated slate
floors, private garage, ski storage, fireplace, air-conditioning,
hot tub, BBQ grill, washer/dryer, linens included, dishwasher,
telephone,microwave, toaster, coffeemaker, coffee grinder
dishes/utensils,basic food staples provided, cable TV, VCR, stereo,
and CD player.
We have a guest friendly garage... In the summer a bike rack to hold
up to 9 bikes. For our winter guests we have installed ski and
snowboard storage racks as well as a the ultimate 8 pair boot and
glove drying and warming system! Enjoy nice warm fingers and toes.
activities and attractions in Whistler British Columbia
Activities (on site or nearby): Hiking, Biking, Golf, Tennis,
Racquetball, Basketball, Fitness Center, Gym, Fishing, Hunting,
Wildlife Viewing, Horseback Riding, Shopping, Restaurants, Cinemas,
Sightseeing, Swimming, Boating, Sailing, Water-skiing, Windsurfing,
Parasailing, Rafting, Downhill Skiing, Cross Country Skiing,
Snowmobiling, Sledding
vacation rental rates
Rates in US Funds
For bookings, less than 3 nights, between April 27 - Nov. 21 please
add $200.00 cleaning fee. Rates are subject to change without
(Excluding Holidays)
Rates are in Canadian Dollars and are subject to change without
May 24 Aug 19 $375/night 3 Night Minimum
Aug 20 Aug 31 $450/night 7 Night Minimum
Sept 1 Nov 12 $375/night 3 Night Minimum
Nov 13 Dec 13 $475/night 5 Night Minimum
Dec 14 Dec 21 $750/night 4 Night Minimum
Dec 22 Jan 5 $1195/night 7 Night Minimum
Jan 6 Jan 15 $550/night 3 Night Minimum
Jan 16 Feb 13 $575/night 3 Night Minimum
Feb 14 Feb 21 $675/night 5 Night Minimum
Feb 22 Apr 3 $575/night 3 Night Minimum
Apr 4 May 29 $425/night 3 Night Minimum
May 30 Nov 20 $375/night 3 Night Minimum
Nov 21 Dec 12 $475/night 4 Night Minimum
Dec 13 Dec 19 $750/night 4 Night Minimum
Dec 20 Jan 4 $1200/night 7 Night Minimum
Ann Forster 480-209-1220
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Four New TV Spots for Harry Potter and the Half-Blood PrinceHBP Film
Just when you thought we'd gotten enough new promotional material from Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, scores of readers email to let us know four new TV ads for the sixth movie are now online via Youtube. Many contain footage used in the previously released trailers, along with some of the new footage we saw earlier today. Enjoy!
"Battle Has Begun"

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What a brilliant place Melbourne is, I was out one night at 12.15am photographing the illuminated on street flower stalls, young guys just went past saying have a good time, no bother at all. Be a bit risky here in UK.
whereas in London, I had no qualms about taking night photos around the city, there's so many tourists and people and cops that noone would think to rob you.
and my last experience of Melbourne a few years ago was walking home from a party along a main road, to have cars drive past throwing eggs. Harmless enough, you'd think, but it left a nice bruise on my calf, could be blind if it hit my face.
Personal safety's always going to be iffy in any part of the world these days unfortunately, thankfully the only time i've ever been attacked i didn't have my camera gear, only dance shoes walking home from salsa lessons, in The Hague where i used to live. (and i've been backpacking through china, russia, almost every eastern europe country with no problem, go figure)


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So Little Time.
Odds are, if you're a college student, you're either pre-med or know someone who is. And if you know a college student that is taking Biochem or studying for their MCAT, they're stressing out, struggling just a bit and want to understand things a little better so they can feel confident when taking exams.
I can't teach you Biochem, but I know someone who can (fo' free)!
Mafhoud Saddi, a recent UCR alum and former Supplemental Instruction (SI) Leader, has done something absolutely brilliant during his spare time. He created Moof University — a hub of free YouTube tutorial videos that will make anyone (even a Creative Writer) understand the complexities and intricacies of Biochemistry.
Making me look bad Moof! xD
Congrats on being da dopest brudda around.
Creating a 'Window to the Brain'
A team of University of California, Riverside researchers have developed a novel transparent skull implant that literally provides a "window to the brain", which they hope will eventually open new treatment options for patients with life-threatening neurological disorders, such as brain cancer and traumatic brain injury.
The team's implant is made of the same ceramic material currently used in hip implants and dental crowns, yttria-stabilized zirconia (YSZ). However, the key difference is that their material has been processed in a unique way to make it transparent.
Since YSZ has already proven itself to be well-tolerated by the body in other applications, the team's advancement now allows use of YSZ as a permanent window through which doctors can aim laser-based treatments for the brain, importantly, without having to perform repeated craniectomies, which involve removing a portion of the skull to access the brain.
The work also dovetails with President Obama's recently-announced BRAIN (Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies) Initiative, which aims to revolutionize the understanding of the human mind and uncover new ways to treat, prevent, and cure brain disorders. The team envisions potential for their YSZ windows to facilitate the clinical translation of promising brain imaging and neuromodulation technologies being developed under this initiative.
"This is a case of a science fiction sounding idea becoming science fact, with strong potential for positive impact on patients," said Guillermo Aguilar, a professor of mechanical engineering at UC Riverside's Bourns College of Engineering (BCOE).
Aguilar is part of 10-person team, comprised of faculty, graduate students and researchers from UC Riverside's Bourns College of Engineering and School of Medicine, who recently published a paper "Transparent Nanocrystalline Yttria-Stabilized-Zirconia Calvarium Prosthesis" about their findings online in the journal Nanomedicine: Nanotechnology, Biology and Medicine.
Laser-based treatments have shown significant promise for many brain disorders. However, realization of this promise has been constrained by the need for performing a craniectomy to access the brain since most medical lasers are unable to penetrate the skull. The transparent YSZ implants developed by the UC Riverside team address this issue by providing a permanently implanted view port through the skull.
"This is a crucial first step towards an innovative new concept that would provide a clinically-viable means for optically accessing the brain, on-demand, over large areas, and on a chronically-recurring basis, without need for repeated craniectomies," said team member Dr. Devin Binder, a clinician and an associate professor of biomedical sciences at UC Riverside.
Although the team's YSZ windows are not the first transparent skull implants to be reported, they are the first that could be conceivably used in humans, which is a crucial distinction. This is due to the inherent toughness of YSZ, which makes it far more resistant to shock and impact than the glass-based implants previously demonstrated by others. This not only enhances safety, but it may also reduce patient self-consciousness, since the reduced vulnerability of the implant could minimize the need for conspicuous protective headgear.
This is at UCR! Also, I've talked with Dr. Aguilar several times and he's pretty chill :3 I was going to take his graduate Fluid Mechanics class, but it conflicts with Real Analysis ><
The Incredible Attention Span of Severus Snape…
dude you've been "teaching" there since you were 21
and you just now noticed
Dumbledore's magnificent double agent ladies and gentlemen
I know he's actually reacting to what Dumbledore is saying, he's not paying any attention to the candles, but this makes me snort every single time all the same.
theme parks. just. theme parks.
but u have to pay for theme parks
that's the adult part
son of a bitch
ladies and gentlemen, behold
the St. Louis City Museum:
Playground for adults and children.
They even serve alcohol.
THE best place on the fucking planet!!
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9 Out Of 10 Americans Are Completely Wrong About This Mind-Blowing Fact
WOW. Okay. All the more reason to move out of this country when I can. Well, from looking at this, if I ever can.
Well, fuck.
I'm making $0.50 over minimum wage
I'm scheduled for one day this week and I can't find a second job
I'm trying to study abroad
I'm fucked even if I stay in the states to finish college
that's fucked up wow
First came across this concept in my sociology classes. Great graphic representation. Watch it. Get angry. Get active.
So pissed.
I want out of this country. That's so fucked up.
Literally the best explanation of the inequitable distribution of wealth in the USA. I love the calm tone, straightforward graphics, and clear concise explanation of the information that's being presented. The purpose is not to stir people into angry mobs or work us into a frenzy of rage, but rather to bring information to the forefront and treat us like we're rational beings with the ability to make real change based on the information presented to us.
Something else I'd be interested in knowing more about, relative to this video, would be the distribution of things like hours worked to obtain that share of money (since salaried employees aren't paid hourly - do they tend to work more or less on average, some people gain their money through things like inheritance or investments, people in mid to lower class pay-grades sometimes work multiple jobs, and a large portion of people on this chart should theoretically be unemployed based on what I know about our current state of affairs.) I'd also be interested in the distribution of money paid in order to obtain things like education and certifications and training for their profession, to see if those kind of investments really do pay off.
I'd also love to know more about what can be done to make adjustments toward a more equitable system. (Perhaps more toward peoples' perceptions of where we're at - at least for now.) I know many people believe that it should be the government's job to redistribute this wealth through things like taxation and programs to aid the poor, however I'd love to see this problem solved pre-emptively. Rather than taking money from people that they already feel they've earned and are entitled to, and creating resentment and anger there, I'd like to see the initial payouts shift. That way they money doesn't even need to pass through the government at all, cutting out the middle man and not running the risk of those tax dollars being funneled off into something else entirely. What can we as citizens of this country opposed to this current state of affairs do to make this change? I don't think that getting dramatically angry (with things like protests or raging hatefully) or leaving the country will help, we need to act intelligently to help shape our futures in the manner we see fit.
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From: Christopher Jordan Dorner /7648To: AmericaSubj: Last resortRegarding CF# 07-004281
I know most of you who personally know me are in disbelief to hear from media reports that I am suspected of committing such horrendous…
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Are you kidding me? I mean, seriously! Do the folks (officials) over in Simpsonville who are responsible for setting up Aloft, the big festival this weekend at Heritage Park, have control over the forecast? Does Will in Greenville have control over this weekend forecast? Or does "Furious" (Jim) in Union have control over this forecast?
These are questions which need to be answered. Suffice to say that this upcoming weekend could not look much better for a weekend in late May. Many of you probably think we deserve some nice weather after so many recent wet weekends. I feel like it's OK to say that since we are running a surplus in rain for the year.
Wednesday & Thursday: Partly cloudy to mostly cloudy both days as highs reach the low-middle 80s in the Upstate and upper 70s to low 80s in Western NC. Scattered, mainly afternoon and evening storms are possible both Thursday and Friday as the humidity remains high.
Friday, Saturday & Sunday: Expect a mostly sunny sky all three days. Bank on lower humidity all three days as well. To top that off, high temperatures will only reach the middle to upper 70s in the Upstate with a range of upper 60s to middle 70s in Western NC. Lows will be cool as well with 40s in Western NC and 50s in the Upstate. Also, no rain... zero chance for an spotty, afternoon storm.
And... "Boom Goes the Dynamite." Enjoy!
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Date: September 16, 2009
by: Compiled by the Observer Staff
Gertrude 'Gert' Willens
Gertrude "Gert" Willens, of Longboat Key, died Sept. 8. She was born April 15, 1913.
Mrs. Willens is survived by her son, Alan, of Oaks Bluff, Mass.; daughter, Kathy, of Brooklyn, N.Y.; four grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
Wiegand Brothers Funeral Home and and Crematory, in Sarasota, was responsible for arrangements.
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2 Florida's Children First 2014 Sarasota Reception
5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
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16 Pillar of Hope Open House
5:00 pm - 9:00 pm
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17 Taste of St. Armands
5:30 pm - 8:30 pm
- Oct
17 Night of Fish, Fun & Fright
6:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Goliath grouper lives up to name
Talk about a real big fish.
Mazel tov to Klauber and Mancini
The West Coast Florida Region of AJC (American Jewish Committee) will honor Michael Klauber and Phil Mancini, of Michael's On East, with its Civic Achievement Award in November.
Bob Havel celebrates 90 years with family members
Bob Havel recently celebrated his 90th birthday on Longboat Key with 24 members of his family.


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The body of Army Maj. Gen. Harold Greene, who was killed in Afghanistan, was returned to the United States in a sol
A Gaza Strip school run by the United Nations and being used as a shelter from continued fighting was struck by wha
Israelis and Palestinians mourned their dead as others seek an end to the confrontation, in its ninth day on Wednes
A spectacular sunrise greeted visitors to the Marin Headlands on Monday, July 14. France celebrated Bastille Day. T


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Jul 30, 2012
Lots of Love shoot
What started as a simple styled shoot on the beach in Portugal turned into a real engagement! Doesn't get more romantic than that….how special to have it all caught on film!
Food, Styling, Bouquet and Stationery :: Susana Abreu da Inspirarte
Hair and Make-up :: Bárbara Brandão
Bride/Groom Clothes:: Zara
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The Illinois State men's basketball team (1-1) won its 14th-straight home game against an in-state opponent by posting a convincing 68-38 victory in the Triple Crown Cancun Challenge over SIU Edwardsville (0-2) in its 2011 home opener on Doug Collins Court at Redbird Arena.
Junior Jackie Carmichael highlighted the Redbird effort with his sixth-career double-double, tossing in 16 points and grabbing 13 rebounds. Sophomore Jon Ekey and freshman Nic Moore also eclipsed the double-digit mark, finishing the evening with 12 and 11 points, respectively. Redshirt freshman Jordan Threloff collected eight boards and Ekey grabbed seven, as Illinois State outrebounded the visiting Cougars, 39-35.
ISU was impressive defensively, holding SIUE to the lowest shooting percentage in the history of Redbird Arena. The Cougars connected on just 13 of their 51 shots for a 25.5 percent effort and hit just 5-of-18 three-point attempts.
Illinois State opened the contest by scoring the first 11 points to take an 11-0 lead in the first six minutes of the contest. SIU Edwardsville ended the drought by getting a three-pointer from Kris Davis and a free throw from Mark Yelovich to trim the Redbird advantage to 11-4 at the 13:29 mark.
Ekey capped a 14-7 ISU run with an emphatic dunk on a lob from junior Anthony Cousin to push the Illinois State margin to 25-11 with 5:08 remaining in the first half. The Cougars responded by scoring the next five to cut the lead back to single digits at 25-16.
The Redbirds scored nine of the final 10 first-half points to take a 34-17 into the locker room. The ISU defense held SIUE to a 6-for-30 shooting effort, including a 23 percent clip (3-for-13) from behind the arc, over the first 20 minutes. Illinois State knocked down 13 of its 29 first-half shots, including four treys.
Carmichael highlighted an early second-half run by converting a three-point play, after being fouled on a dunk and grabbed his 10th rebound of the contest to complete his double-double. The Manhattan, Kan., native capped the run by burying a pair of free throws to build ISU's lead to 42-17 with 17:32 left to play.
The Redbirds led by as many as 30, taking a 52-22 lead on a jumper by freshman Johnny Hill with 12:27 remaining. With the win, Illinois State has now won all five of its home openers under head coach Tim Jankovich.
Yelovich led all scorers with 18 points and Kevin Stineman grabbed a team-high nine rebounds for SIUE.
Illinois State will continue the Triple Crown Cancun Challenge when its hosts Lipscomb Saturday, Nov. 19 at 4:05 p.m.
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Pervious concrete is often described as looking like a gray Rice Krispies treat. Now that color is becoming more common in the pervious market, maybe we can drop the "gray."
With the sustainable paving technology spreading across the country, designers are finding new and innovative ways to incorporate it into their projects. This includes options of color and texture. While pervious concrete only accounts for a fraction of a percent of the larger ready-mixed concrete market, the colored pervious market is only a smaller percent of that segment. However, as this elusive goddess comes within reach, the size and share of the decorative pervious concrete market should grow.
Often the landscape architect specifies pervious. Landscape architects are masters of manipulating color and texture on their projects. Pervious concrete offers options for both of these while maintaining its positive benefits for stormwater management.
As with plain concrete, the full range of color possibilities is available to pervious concrete, especially with liquid color dispensing systems. This provides flexibility to the designer to choose any color that might enhance the project's environment. Likewise, contractors are now stamping pervious concrete to give the surface a more dramatic appearance.
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From the concrete producer's perspective, little needs to change in the mixture proportions of a pervious concrete to allow it to be colored. As with any pervious concrete, it should be proportioned to maximize water. Maximizing water in uncolored pervious concrete will enhance workability, consistency, and durability. In colored pervious concrete, maximizing water will further help reduce variability in surface color.
To maximize water in the mix, the producer should proportion the mix by the guidelines in ACI522R-10 or by any other reputable mix design system for pervious concrete. Also, using an ASTM C 494 Type D admixture like V-MAR VSC500 will enable the highest possible water/cement ratio.
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Player of the Week: Malik Foreman
Updated On: Oct 20 2012 09:17:03 AM CDT
When Dobyns-Bennett starting quarterback Chris Cook went down with an injury, we all wondered what would become of the indians offense.
The last couple weeks we found out it's in great hands.
It's not often that a player scores more touchdowns than their jersey number, especially when the jersey number is 6. But there aren't too many players around the area like Dobyns-Bennett quarterback Malik Foreman.
Last week against Tennessee High, Foreman totaled seven touchdowns -- five on the ground and two through the air in the Indians' 70-24 win.
Graham Clark is DB's head coach. "I don't remember seven too many nights," he laughed. "It was a pretty special night. I don't remember 259 yards rushing many nights."
"I didn't realize I had seven until the end of the game," Foreman recalled. "When coach told me, I was like, 'wow.'"
Dobyns-Bennett has been lighting up the scoreboard all year, but since Foreman has taken over for an injured Chris Cook at quarterback the Indians' offense has gone to a different level; with Cook at quarterback Dobyns-Bennett averaged 48 points per game. With Foreman at quarterback the Indians are averaging 68 points per game.
"We have Devaun, Seth and Zach and a bunch of other players that can make things happen," Coach Clark said.
Opposing teams aren't the only ones taking a hard look at Foreman these days -- so are several college teams. "Kentucky entered the picture a couple of weeks ago with an offer. Vanderbilt is in the picture, North Carolina is in the picture, Penn State is in the picture," Clark said.
Despite this, Malik says he still has his eyes on this season. "I'm kind of still focused right here, but you have to pick where you want to go," Foreman said. "I haven't really decided what I want to do yet."
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AFC East Spin cycle: Week Five
The Patriots and Dolphins both looked strong in wins, while the Bills are reeling after a historic loss to the 49ers, and the Jets couldn't get past the Texans.
49ers amass 621 yards in romp over Bills
Alex Smith threw for a season-high 303 yards and three touchdowns and the 49ers amassed a franchise-record 621 yards in blowing by the Bills 45-3.
Report: League looking into Bills DE Williams' injury
The NFL is investigating why Bills DE Mario Williams hasn't been listed on the injury report, according to Adam Schefter.
Bills need better play from ORT Pears
ORT Erik Pears struggled in Week Four and was splitting snaps up to that point, making the position a concern on a banged-up Bills O-line.
Tuesday's 60-second rant: Bills "D" not getting it done vs. AFC East
The Bills' defense, especially up front, is not living up to its lofty expectations in two division losses.
Three teams have to face facts at quarterback
Quarterback play is always the barometer in the NFL, and three teams who were blown out in Week Four came up wowfully short in that department.
AFC East Spin cycle: Week Four
The AFC East standings may look close, but Week Four proved that the Patriots are still ahead of the class.
Pats dominate second half, rally to beat Bills
Tom Brady led New England on six consecutive second-half touchdown drives and the Patriots rolled to a 52-28 win over the Bills on Sunday.
Bills' offense still has Smith, Dickerson in back pocket
The Bills have a pair of players that still have some intriguing upside to be utilized on offense by a creative mind like Chan Gailey.
Key matchup: Patriots interior O-line vs. Bills defensive tackles
If the Bills want to upset the Patriots for the second year in a row, they'll need to disrupt Tom Brady, something they can do up the gut.
Cowboys sign P Moorman
The Cowboys signed former Bills P Brian Moorman, the team announced Thursday.
Bills cut veteran P Moorman
The Bills cut P Brian Moorman on Tuesday, according to multiple reports. Tim Graham of The Buffalo News confirmed they will bring back rookie P Shawn Powell.
AFC East Spin cycle: Week Three
The Bills and Jets are tied atop the AFC East with records of 2-1, and the Patriots are below .500 for the first time in nine years.
Bills RB Spiller injures shoulder
Bills RB C.J. Spiller left Sunday's game against the Browns with a shoulder injury and did not return.
Bills lose Spiller, beat Browns
Ryan Fitzpatrick threw three touchdown passes and the Bills overcame the loss of running back C.J. Spiller to beat the Browns 24-14 on Sunday.


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Friends…women need them for support, to nurture, to encourage and for playful times.
Not all friendships are the same. Women serve different roles at different times in our lives but research would show that there are various "types" of friendships that are essential to a well-rounded circle of companions.
What are those circles & descriptions?
• The "bouncer" -- this is the person you can bounce things off of and they are never going to say they have the "right" answer. They are the ones who help you work things out for yourself and will be the opening to ask you questions like "how do you feel about that?" or "how else could you look at that?"
• The touchstone -- this is the friend that knows you better than anyone else. They are the one who knows your past & your present and will be honest with you. They know when you need a hug, a smile, or some encouragement, and they are the ones who knows the real you.
• The complimenter -- this is the person who knows how to cheer you up, is your cheerleader and makes you feel good when you are down. They are your safety net to give you a safe place to feel good about yourself.
• Tell it like it is -- you want the truth and the real honest answer to any situation, well, this is the no-nonsense person to put you on track. They are forthright in answering your question and making you feel good is not their goal. This friend will tell you when you are doing something stupid, and tell you when you are really doing things right.
• The passive friend -- this is the listener who will just be there, let you talk, and just quietly listens without judgment or criticism. These friends are great for letting you get something off your chest and for sorting out things through your own means.
• Newbies -- these are the friends that bring some new interests and shared companionship into your life. They bring excitement, novelty, and exploration. Everyone needs a newbie to bring out hidden sides of your personality


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Spice of Life Catering managing new events space in Boulder
Last Updated: 14:28 April 4, 2014
David Rubin, founder, chief executive and president of a Spice of Life, made the announcement Wednesday during the Boulder Chamber's Celebration of Leadership event.
The building is the former Masonic Lodge, which the Boulder History Museum bought in April last year.
The museum's executive director Nancy Geyer said the nonprofit organization has started a fundraising campaign to retire the debt on the purchase of the building and also pay for the renovation of the building to accommodate the museum.
"We've outgrown our current space," she said, which is at 1206 Euclid Ave. She said at the new museum there is more space to expand, add exhibits and hold events.
Geyer said the museum is partnering with Spice of Life to manage the rental of the space, until enough money is raised to begin renovation construction.
On Friday, Rubin said the space can accommodate a 300-person reception or a 200-person sit-down dinner. It is available for corporate events, meetings and weddings, and special rates will be offered to nonprofit organizations.
The catering company lost its events space next to the Flatiron Golf Course at 5706 Arapahoe Ave. because of flood damage in September. The company still maintains its kitchen at that location, and has its administrative offices at 5541 Central Ave.
Rubin said the new space is available to rent now, and he is planning a grand opening celebration April 24. To inquire about rental rates, call 303-443-4049.
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He'Brew Rejewvenator (Year Of The Date) 2009 - Shmaltz Brewing Company
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Ratings: 111 | Reviews: 90 | Display Reviews Only:
3.5/5 rDev -7.4%
01-05-2014 17:48:43 | More by jaydoc
3.75/5 rDev -0.8%
06-07-2013 20:01:45 | More by DeutschesBier
South Carolina
3/5 rDev -20.6%
05-24-2013 00:55:34 | More by jaswilson2
4/5 rDev +5.8%
01-05-2013 03:11:19 | More by t0rin0
4/5 rDev +5.8%
01-01-2013 19:21:05 | More by BeerLover99
4.5/5 rDev +19%
11-13-2012 22:05:32 | More by shockrocker65
3.75/5 rDev -0.8%
08-20-2012 14:30:05 | More by ajs4bd
4.1/5 rDev +8.5%
Review from 1/2010 notes. Poured into a Gulden Draak tulip. Pours a dark red brown amber with a one finger light tan head that dissipated rapidly to a thin ring around the glass. Aroma of dark dried fruit, lots of sweet and caramel malt. Flavor presents a strong caramel malty backbone with nice date and dried fruit. Creamy medium body. I liked the date flavors in this beer and liked it the best of the series. I'd like to see this one brewed again.
08-07-2012 22:53:14 | More by LiquidAmber
3.93/5 rDev +4%
Bottle picked up off the shelf for 5.29 at a local bottle shop.
Guess it's 3 years old now. Bottle poured into a tulip glass.
A- Pours a deep amber color with 2 fingers of dark tan head that is dissipating rather quickly and leaving no lacing on the glass.
S- Huge dark fruit aromas, very sweet smelling malt from the Doppelbock. Caramelized brown sugar. Some booziness.
T- Very sweet, caramelized, sugary figs take over here. It is tasty. Rich sweetness turns into a pleasant breadiness from the Doppelbock. Doppelbocks are "liquid bread" right? Interesting combination of flavors. Very rich and sweet.
M- Nice medium body, not too much carbonation here. A little on the low side. Nice warming feeling from the ABV.
O- Interesting. Glad I picked it up. It is very sweet. I think the Doppelbock is the major player here. Didn't get much of the Dubbel. Then again this beer sat on the shelf for 3 year before I purchased it. This is a sweet, rich, enjoyable beer.
07-22-2012 06:34:27 | More by rfbenavi80
3.5/5 rDev -7.4%
06-12-2012 02:04:23 | More by ejimhof
3.75/5 rDev -0.8%
04-15-2012 13:48:15 | More by bluetrevian
4.23/5 rDev +11.9%
22 ounce bottle into tulip glass, no bottle dating (some time in 2009 though). Pours slightly hazy reddish brown color with a fairly dense 1-2 finger light khaki head with good retention that reduces to a thin cap that lingers. Some slight lacing on the glass. Aromas of plum, fig, date, caramel, molasses, biscuit, toasted malt, nuttiness, light chocolate, clove, and yeast spices. Some nice and well balanced aromas with good strength and complexity. Taste of big prune, fig, caramel, molasses, toasted malt, biscuit, chocolate, nuttiness, clove, and yeast spices. Lingering notes of dark fruit, caramel, molasses, biscuit, chocolate, and light spiciness on the finish for a good bit. Nice flavor balance and complexity; with no cloying sweetness. Medium carbonation and medium-full bodied; with a nice creamy and slightly slick mouthfeel. Alcohol is very well hidden with only a slight warming after the finish. Very smooth to drink for 7.8%. Overall this is a very excellent brew from Shmaltz. Nice complexity and balance; and very smooth to sip on. I really enjoyed this one.
04-06-2012 05:46:00 | More by superspak
4.03/5 rDev +6.6%
To all those who cellar's this beer... Suckers! I picked up this hella old bomber at my local House of 1,000 beers for 3 bucks. If it's as good as the reviews I may pick up another.
A - Omg some damn fine carbonation for a beer over 3 years old. A 1/4 inch of opaque colored head atop some dark hazy brown beer.
S - One of the better doppelbocks I have smelled. Really love the fig smell in this it really gives it a sweet deep dimension to the "dark fruit" side of the style. Can't wait to sip it!
T - Ow it's very sweet and balanced well with the caramel malts and hops. I can't believe how well this beer overtakes the 2010 grape in all aspects! Wow is this good/sweet and delicious!
M - For almost 8% it's damn smooth. Age has treated this one well giving it a balanced sweet/hop ratio.
Overall I will have to stop at the house tomorrow and pick up at least 3-4 more bottles. It drinks just as good as the pomegranate but with less bittering/drying aspects. Jealous of those who have the "year of the fig" 2008 that one must be amazing!
03-13-2012 05:16:53 | More by DrDemento456
2.5/5 rDev -33.9%
02-18-2012 17:37:20 | More by chrispoint
2.5/5 rDev -33.9%
02-09-2012 03:56:08 | More by hippityhophead24
3.5/5 rDev -7.4%
01-30-2012 07:31:43 | More by ygtbsm94
4/5 rDev +5.8%
01-23-2012 05:57:27 | More by imperialking
4/5 rDev +5.8%
22 oz bottle. $5.29 from Beer Run. This has been sitting in the basement for a while-- its from sometime in 2009. Another accidentally cellared beer.
Appearance: Pours a cloudy brown but clears up pretty well over a half hour or so to a dark ruby-brown. Off white head lasts a few minutes. Little lacing.
Smell: Heavy malty goodness. Lots of dark fruit aromas (dates of course). Caramel is prominent, toast less so. Some nice Belgian-esque spicy notes.
Taste: As expected, big dark fruit flavors, dark toast, caramel syrup. Not so expected is the alcohol bitterness in the finish. It also has more phenolic spice in the flavor than the smell.
Mouthfeel: This beer has a great creamy mouthfeel and a pleasant stickiness.
Overall: This is an interesting combination of flavors. Its really more dopplebock like, and tastes like a weird, but good dopplebock. Dubbel character is mostly in the spiciness.
01-23-2012 01:11:51 | More by rapidsequence
3.85/5 rDev +1.9%
This beer poured out as a deep brown color with a tan colored head on top. The creamy head leaves a decent lacing on the glass and has a solid retention to it also. The smell of the beer was interesting, the malts were there along with some other rich earthy notes with a touch of additional sweetness. The taste of the beer really brings the Abbey Dubbel style out first, I wasn't able to really pick up on the Doppelbock much. The dates were quite nice also in the flavor. The mouthfeel was pretty thick which I found interesting, it was a heavy brew for sure. Overall I thought that this beer was quite interesting and I was glad I tried it.
01-01-2012 01:51:02 | More by Knapp85
4/5 rDev +5.8%
12-28-2011 00:07:31 | More by spoonhawk
3.5/5 rDev -7.4%
12-25-2011 03:04:42 | More by spamages
4/5 rDev +5.8%
12-04-2011 18:46:04 | More by HopStoopid120
4/5 rDev +5.8%
11-29-2011 04:15:29 | More by JAHMUR
5/5 rDev +32.3%
11-23-2011 01:37:46 | More by gregoryboytos
4/5 rDev +5.8%
11-22-2011 04:32:25 | More by penguins87
He'Brew Rejewvenator (Year Of The Date) 2009 from Shmaltz Brewing Company
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"I wish I knew where my mother was."–Anderson, age 14
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There are more than 2,500 children in foster care in Hamilton County. ProKids' vision is a safe, permanent and nurturing home for every child. We work to achieve this vision by mobilizing the Greater Cincinnati area community to break the vicious cycle of child abuse and neglect. ProKids helps our community discover the power of investing in the promise of our children. We recruit, train, and support community volunteers to speak up for our children and help guide them to safe environments where they can thrive.
Motivating the community to help these children is highly effective:
- We have doubled the children we serve.
- 99% of children served by ProKids are free from abuse and neglect.
There is a lot more to do. Within the next 5 years, our goal is to get the community's help to all the children in need. Reaching this vision means breaking a cycle of abuse and neglect, which spans generations, and creating a new cycle of growing up safe and confident. This fundamentally changes the future of our children and our community.
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SAN DIEGO (CNS) - The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in San Diego County rose one-tenth of a cent Monday to $3.71, one day after being unchanged.
The average price is 4.3 cents more than one week ago and 12.4 cents higher than one month ago but 2.2 cents lower than one year ago, according to figures from the AAA and Oil Price Information Service.
The average price has not changed by more than one-tenth of a cent three of the past four days after rising eight of the previous 10 days. It was unchanged on Friday and rose nine-tenths of a cent on Saturday.


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Let me start off by saying that not one rave review or bit of hype surrounding Katorz has been overstated in the slightest. Piggy may have left too soon, but he sure as hell left in style. The album is stunning, raw, explosive and as fresh as anything the best new bands have put out in the past year. Building on the stripped down groundwork laid out on the previous self-titled cd, it's very close to the album I've been waiting for since the Hatross/Nothingface days. I've always regarded those two ablums as my absolute favorites, and Katorz sits proudly alongside them.
I can't really give a track by track analysis at this point, but pretty much everything I love most about Piggy's sound is here. I kind of expected this cd to be mostly guitar-driven, but everyone's efforts get to shine through. Still no robot vocals from Snake, but he sounds so cool on this album that it's not much of a disapointment. I've never heard Jasonic sound this good before. He's got a great back and forth thing going on with Piggy throughout the cd and is unlike what I'm used to hearing from Voiovd. And Away…wow…I doubt anyone worked as hard he did owing to the unintentional tempo changes of Piggy's rough tracks, but the man just flows with it in such a masterful way that he makes it seem like it's effortless for him. Kudos go to producer Glen Robinson as well.
The album, of cousre, brings up some sad feelings for me as well. No doubt Piggy would have taken these great songs and polished them and pushed them even further had he been given the time. If he had, my guess is Katorz would not simply be among their best cd's – it could have been their best.


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Sapsis Rigging, Inc. is pleased and honored to announce that its founder and president, Bill Sapsis, has been named a Fellow of the Institute by the United States Institute of Theatre Technology. The presentation was made during the Fellows address and award ceremony on Thursday night at the USITT Conference in Cincinnati.
In his introduction of Bill, Joe Aldridge, Vice President for Conferences for USITT and a Fellow in his own right, noted that Bill "is an inspiration to young technicians entering the industry."
The honorary designation of Fellow of the Institute is bestowed for life upon those members who have made a truly outstanding contribution to the
theatre and the work of the Institute. Bill Sapsis commented "The Fellows
are well known for their commitment to the members of the Institute, especially the students and I am deeply honored to now be part of their company."


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Electronic message board signs are now up around Fayetteville forewarning drivers about road closures because of the All American Marathon on Sunday morning.
Those signs are a visible indication of the planning Fayetteville and Fort Bragg organizers have been coordinating for more than a year.
Road closures will affect many downtown streets Sunday morning. Other significant closures include a stretch of Morganton Road and lanes of the All American Expressway that drivers usually travel on as they are headed away from Fort Bragg. A full list of road closures because of the All American Marathon and Mike to Mike Half Marathon can be found here.
Fayetteville Police Captain Lars Paul said many people directly affected by the closures have received notice.
"We've done reverse 911 calls to the residents who live along the route," Paul said. "[Also] we sent out literature in the mail already."
Parking for the race day will be available near the start in downtown Fayetteville and near the finish on Fort Bragg. Maps of parking areas and information about shuttles between the start area and finish area are available here.
Because the race begins well before the start of church services, organizers do not anticipate the event will interfere with people attending church services in downtown Fayetteville. Church parking lots will not be available to runners or race spectators.
Access to Fort Bragg will operate under special event rules. Anyone who is not a Department of Defense identification holder is encouraged to apply for an access pass in advance if possible. Passes are available at the welcome center at the All American Freeway access point to Fort Bragg. The welcome center is open 24/7.
If a pass cannot be obtained before Sunday, anyone who needs to access Fort Bragg without a DOD identification should go to one of the following three access gates:
More details about Fort Bragg access can be found here.
"We're really looking forward to this," said Fort Bragg spokesman Tom McCollum. "We know it's going to be successful. The whole goal of this is we want our All American Marathon to be the Army's marathon, and we think we we're perfectly situated on I-95 to help feed that."
McCollum said the All American Marathon and Mike to Mike Half Marathon offer unique access to a military base compared to other running events of similar size.
He pointed out that the Marine Corps Marathon is not held anywhere near a Marine Corps base and that the Air Force Marathon does not take runners onto the operational area of Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
"As far as we know we cannot find any other marathons or races to this extent that actually take you on in-depth into a military community," McCollum said.
The planning for the inaugural All American Marathon and Mike to Mike Half Marathon has taken a substantial amount of teamwork. McCollum said it demonstrates collaboration between Fort Bragg and Fayetteville. He sees the event as a way to show off the city and the Army post, as well as the partnership between the two.
"No one will ever say that Fort Bragg tried to hide this marathon," McCollum said. "Then, just coming out of Fayetteville [runners will] pass five different parks. I really think a lot of people's eyes will open up that there's more to Fayetteville than what makes some of the headline news."
McCollum said the event is also a way for Fort Bragg to give back to the Fayetteville community. He said the area has supported Fort Bragg and its military families.
"We're giving the city and everybody down here a chance to really shine and paint a positive picture of Fayetteville and the Fort Bragg community," McCollum said.
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The Israeli army had ordered the settlers out of a house in Hebron by Tuesday afternoon because they had not received the military's approval to live there.
But government spokesman Mark Regev says Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has now asked Defense Minister Ehud Barak -- who has final authority in the West Bank -- to let the settlers stay while they "make their legal case."
Barak has not announced his intentions.
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Traveling to Milaca Monday, Feb. 10, the Kimball Cubs dropped a non-conference battle with the Wolves, 71-56. Junior Mike Garber had 16 points and led Milaca to the victory. Junior Jarred Merchant led the way for Kimball with 20 points, and senior Cameron Hunt added 16 for the Cubs.
Tuesday, Feb. 11, Kimball lost at Eden Valley, 63-55, in a conference clash. Game scoring summary: Hennen 3, VonWahlde 10, Hunt 8, Serbus 2, Spaulding 10, Merchant 22. Kimball jumped out to a 6-0 lead to start the game. EV-W answered and was leading 18-14 at the 6:42 mark. The halftime score was 25-28 in favor of the Eagles. The Cubs again took the lead in the beginning of the second half, 30-29. The game stayed close until Kimball's five-point lead with 4:30 to play. "We had a lead at 52-49 on a 3-pointer by Will Spaulding. EV-W then went on a 19-6 run to end the game. Turnovers hurt us down the stretch as we coughed it up four times in the last four minutes. I was really happy with our defensive effort for the most part. We just need to do a better job of taking care of the ball late in the game. We also need to utilize our inside game a little more," said coach Jay Klein.
The Lady Cubs lost 76-29, at Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted Monday, Feb. 10, to a tough, unbeaten in the conference Lakers bunch. The Cubs scored first on a three-pointer by sophomore Taylor Schreiner, which was followed up by sophomore Madison Libbesmeier's field goal, to put Kimball out in front for the second time, 5-3. Howard Lake flexed its muscles and breezed to a 52-15 lead by halftime. The Lakers would sink a dozen three-point baskets in the contest, en route to the overwhelming victory. Cubs' scoring summary: Schreiner 8, Madelyn O'Brien 6, Libbesmeier 5, Madison Hurrle 4, Nicole Vossen 4, and Caitlin O'Brien 2. Juniors Hannah Serbus and Maddy O'Brien had five rebounds each, Libbesmeier led the team in assists with three, and Hurrle led the team in steals with four. "Howard Lake has a very special team this year, with three of the conference's best senior players. It is a great opportunity for our young squad to see what we can take from this experience and grow as players in our overall goal of team improvement. We will meet again in just over a week, so we will see how quickly we can learn from this one," coach Jeremy Kuechle said.
The Kimball wrestling squad looked sharp in the 2014 Class A-Section 5 Team Tournament recently. On Tuesday, Feb. 11, the No. 2-seeded Cubs pounded No. 5-seeded Browerville, 63-12 in the quarterfinal round at Kimball. In the semifinals on Friday, Feb. 14 at Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City High School, Kimball eliminated Osakis, the No. 3 seed, 53-24. That set up the championship match later that evening between Kimball and No. 1-seeded ACGC. The highly-favored Atwater club didn't disappoint, taking the match and the section title, 57-7.
Browerville match results: 106 Michael Donnay, PIN; 120 Joseph Donnay, PIN 0:55; 126 Blane Tschida, Forfeit; 132 Quinten Berres, Forfeit; 138 Brady Mehr, PIN; 145 Matt Donnay, Dec.; 152 Markus Mehr, PIN; 170 Tanner Schreifels, PIN; 195 Devon Kelley, PIN; 220 Austin Schiefelbein, PIN.
The Kimball Area High School wrestlers traveled to Long Prairie Thursday, Feb. 6, and came out on top in three matches at the quadrangular. They beat Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted, 57-18; Minnewaska, 51-25; and Long Prairie-Grey Eagle, 66-15. Blane Tschida (132) and Quinten Berres (138) both went 3-0 for the Cubs.
Kimball wins vs. Minnewaska: (106) Payton Schiefelbein; (126) Zach Stein; (132) Blane Tschida; (138) Quinten Berres; (160) Markus Mehr; (182) Brandon Loch; (195) Devon Kelley; (220) Austin Hentges; (285) Austin Schiefelbein.
The Kimball fourth-grade girls' basketball team took first place this past weekend in the Kimball Bear Claw Classic Tournament. Game scores were: 12-8, 18-4, 27-6 and 14-6. The team, left to right, are Leah Schiefelbein, Emma Antigua, Chelsea Carlson, Jayme Randall, Luci Schiefelbein, Taylor Maurer, Madelyn Hunt, Morgan Garding, and Brianna Loehrer. Not pictured are Ellie Wicker, coach Amanda Garding, coach Jim Hunt and "manager" Grant Garding. Submitted photo.


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FORT MYERS: It's a sight so common to some, they see red.
"A lot of these people in the left lane don't have a clue!" said Richard Hirsch, of Naples. "They stay there while people will flash lights or beep at them."
He's talking about drivers hogging the left lane of the highway while others zip by on the right hand side. It's a sight Senator Mike Bennett wants those lingering in the left lane to pay for.
"When people start weaving in and out of traffic at 70 mph they have serious accidents," Bennett said.
The senator says a law would help slow road rage, which Lee County's Sheriff's Office has gotten calls for more than 1,400 times in the past five years.
With the proposed law, drivers could pass - but only as needed.
"This is not to encourage speeding, absolutely not," Bennett said. "You'd still get a ticket for speeding, but we find big trucks have both or all three lanes covered."
While Florida already has a law in place that fines drivers for impeding traffic, Bill SB244 would make the left lane of a highway or Interstate a passing lane, and allow signs to go up warning drivers that sticking to the left against the law.
The fines would pay for new signs, making the idea "cost neutral," the senator says.
While it's easy to say we wish these drivers would simply go away, it's the money many drivers have trouble with.
"I think it'd be bothersome, especially with the times we are living in," driver Margie Barefoot said. "It's already hard to buy gas."
The bill, dubbed the Highway Safety Act, went to the Transportation Committee Monday afternoon for comment.
It will be be up for discussion and a few more before it could go for a vote. By the time that happens, Senator Bennett hopes to include a "no texting" clause.
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We Will Rock You is a boisterous ode to the music of Queen and has been a hit in London for the past two years. Despite the success of Mamma Mia! on Broadway — an ode to the music of ABBA — the show is skipping the Great White Way to make its American debut on the Las Vegas strip at the Paris Hotel. Perhaps the glitz and excess of Vegas will be better suited for such a spectacle than the padded theatres of New York, especially since there is no way in heaven or hell that Broadway critics would be anything but reviled and repulsed by such a show.
Who needs critics anyway? Willie Williams certainly doesn't. And if We Will Rock You is good enough for the rock LD cum legend to mark his theatrical lighting debut, then you can rest assured that — storyline complaints aside — the show will be exciting, loud, and a feast for the eyes. But Williams wasn't happy to just do the lighting; along with scenic designer Mark Fisher, he also designed the video. "We've worked together so much, we finish each other's sentences," Williams says of collaborating with Fisher. "It's a huge luxury to be able to second guess what your creative partner will or won't feel will work."
The show is truly a marriage of rock and roll and theatre, and it proved to be quite an educational experience for all involved, according to Williams. "For those of us on the rock side, just the way musicals are produced is so entirely different from what we're used to," he says, "and, of course, for theatre people, the very notion of having rock stars involved who somehow have power of veto was completely mind blowing. Needless to say, we did manage to make it work." Said rock stars are Queen members Brian May and Roger Taylor, who are deeply involved with the show's progress.
Williams reveled at the chance to bring in technology that is not traditionally used in the theatre, most notably video and large-scale automation. "From a rock point of view, this is absolutely no problem at all," he says, "but, then again, some of the things associated with theatre are a huge luxury and are not available on huge rock tours, like scenery that can fly in and out! It was these two very different worlds that came together to produce the flavor of We Will Rock You."
After a career on the rock tour circuit, Williams found that designing for the theatre was a welcome, albeit off-putting, change. "To work in a space that is actually designed for performance is an incredible luxury after spending 20 years working in spaces designed for sports or parking cars in Germany!" he says. "Having a proscenium to work with is comical, because so many theatre designers spend their whole lives trying to break through the proscenium and break down that fourth wall, while we spend all our time concerned with working on 360° sight lines or temporary stages. To work within a proscenium is a fantastic luxury because you can really do a lot with side lighting, and the variety of lighting positions you have is dramatically increased when you're not concerned with having an audience around the back and sides."
The very nature of a musical that just "sits still" was also a welcome surprise to Williams, whose rig did not have to be broken down and packed into a truck. "Because the show doesn't have to move every day, the installation is a lot more thorough, but you don't spend nearly as much on making things flexible or mobile as you have to with a rock show, so that was a huge luxury," he explains. "At least 50% of the design challenge of a rock show is making it able to move every day. In the theatre, there are more resources at hand if things need to change. To be fair, as a musical develops through the tech period, a lot of things do change, but it's more necessary to have flexibility on a rock tour. If you add lamps here or there, it's not a big deal."
As mentioned, video is a big component of the look of We Will Rock You, and it is another of Williams' many tasks and talents. "Over the past few years, making video content has been a parallel career for me," he says. "I've actually done quite a few shows where I haven't been involved in lighting and staging but did just video content." The Rolling Stones and Aerosmith tours are probably the most notable tours where his video designs were featured.
As Williams has said in these very pages (LD, July 2004, p. 64), video can often become a bit of a distraction when used in concert settings. Sometimes, it is used so people in the cheap seats can get a glimpse of the act they paid $50 to see. Other times, it features graphics or images that accompany and complement the musical performance. In the theatre, however, video can be vital to advance the story on stage. "To say that it is 'virtual scenery' is a bit of an overstatement," Williams says, "but it helps provide the environment and sometimes becomes part of the storytelling if you have a character on the stage speaking to a character on the screen. Then again, sometimes it's just gratuitous eye candy."
The original West End production of the show featured eight 8' square Lighthouse LVP1050 10mm LED screens, while the Las Vegas production uses six. The smaller versions of the show have four of the video screens. The variation depends mostly on each production's particular budget. The screens fly in independently and are stationed on the stage in venues where there is enough onstage space. Williams uses the Lighthouse screens partly due to budgetary constraints but also to keep a certain amount of consistency among the different productions.
"It's nice the way we've managed to use the screens in different ways," Williams says. "There are moments where the screens just enlarge the actor or singer, but you can always see actors in a theatre because the space is never too big within a proscenium space. By rock show standards, the screens are not excessively large, but in a theatre, they have a lot of power because it's so dark."
With the Vegas production, both the video and the lighting are being controlled through a Flying Pig Systems Wholehog® III lighting console programmed by Bruce Ramus. "This time, we finally managed to make the video cues run from the lighting console," Williams says. "We're actually on a Catalyst [media server for the video]. We started on a different media server, which didn't work out so, very much at the 11th hour, we switched to Catalyst.
"All the video is done in Quicktime, which the Catalyst handles with ease," Williams explains. "Being that the screens are only 8' square and being 10mm LED pitch, it's fairly low res, which is acceptable. Because of that, we haven't had to get into HD." He added that he is so pleased with how the video and lighting are working together that this will be the setup for upcoming versions of the show which are scheduled in Russia, Cologne, Toronto, as well as both a US and UK tour. Doubling up on the lighting console also eliminates the need for a video operator, which the other versions had. Since the show has less than 50 video cues, those cues could become very expensive in a locale with higher labor costs, i.e., Broadway.
Williams said that the three lighting elements around which the show revolves are the DLC Light Curtains, which provide a lot of the basic, bulk washes; MAC 2000 — both Profiles and Performances; and ETC Source Four® Profiles with scrollers, which provide "the details." The futuristic set — the show takes place in a time where music is outlawed — also contains a fair share of lighting instruments, especially MR16s and Duralight Rope Light "because it's cheap and convenient. The way it's worked out is there is a lot of pantomime in the show with a decidedly 'community theatre' feel," he says. "It's low budget and high tech. It's 300 years in the future, and we still have Rope Light!"
The MAC 2000s have been an undeniable workhorse for each of the show's incarnations, and one of the reasons is likely due to Williams' ability to update the gobos as various effects are needed. Since the show is set in a post-apocalyptic world, there was a need for gobos to simulate water and different atmospheric effects like background radiation (the future does not appear to be a bed of roses). "These are what are perceived as rock looks [to theatre people]," Williams says of the gobos. "With each production, I've been able to update the gobos as various effects become required, and I'm really quite pleased with them, actually."
Another bump in the road that Williams pretty much ignored in the rock world was fixture noise. "Between the MACs, scrollers, and video screens, the volume of background noise is really extraordinary," he says. "So, an awful lot of time and effort has gone into noise baffles and general damping down of background noise, but we've reached a compromise with the sound department." Also, Martin Chisnel, an electrician from the first production, devised a sound baffle for the MAC 2000, which has proven to be most effective at keeping them quiet.
Since theatres are traditionally designed to project sound out from the stage, the sound from the lights is intensified. "In the original London production, there would be moving lights within two weeks of the actors' heads, and that proximity also exacerbated the noise problem," Williams explains. "It hurt us to begin with, but we managed to fix it, to say nothing of the fact that each tile of the Lighthouse screens has two fans, and, when that thing came on, it was like a jet engine taking off! It was all fixable, but it was just another hurdle to leap over."
When Williams first embarked on designing both video and lighting, he underestimated how much time both tasks would take in a theatrical setting. "To conceive both video and lighting and keep all that moving and make sure it's all on target and be hands on is not possible," he admits. "From the lighting point of view, you really need to know what the action is and what the cast is doing. If you're also editing videos and required elsewhere, it's not just a conflict of interest. There are not enough hours in the day."
To help him get through the workdays (and nights), Williams brought in two veterans of his work on U2 tours, light director Bruce Ramus and lead video technician Stefaan "Smasher" Desmedt. "They have taken the ball and run with it, which has allowed me to keep my eye on the bigger picture," Williams says. "The point of delegating is to let them do it, even if it's not exactly what you've done, but you know that they will come up with something great. It can be hard to let go, but it is simply not possible when you put together a theatre production of this size to be so hands on in every way in more than one department. When you know somebody well enough, you trust their aesthetic. Similarly, with Bruce and Smasher, we really have a great understanding of what it is we're trying to do."
So with his London and American theatre debuts under his belt — not to mention his Austrian debut; he designed the lighting for a musical version of the Jane Fonda sci-fi classic Barbarella — does Williams prefer the world of rock n' roll or the theatre? "Rock was easier in the sense that I know exactly what I'm doing. I can design rock shows in my sleep, but therein lies the problem: a majority of rock shows cease to be a real challenge," he says. "Creatively, I've thoroughly enjoyed thinking about things in a new way. A lot of the time, you don't have instant answers to the problems that are ahead of you because you haven't had to deal with them before…like a noisy video screen! I've thoroughly enjoyed being stretched like that."
Williams also enjoys the careful planning of a musical, as opposed to the haphazard set list so prevalent on many rock tours. "One of the things I enjoy about theatre production is that there is a plan, i.e., a script. It might be incredibly dumb, but at least there's a plan. You sit down in the beginning and decide what you're going to do, and that's what you do. The attention to detail that you get is greater than in a typical rock show, where you don't know what songs are going to be played until an hour before the show.
"In a rock show, it's much more about designing an environment which you feel will work for the material the artist plays, rather than being particularly specific on a moment by moment basis," he continues.
Williams adds that the energy of a rock show is unparalleled because the stadium or arena or wherever is filled with thousands and thousands of fans there to see their favorite act. "The amount of production value in a famous face cannot be underestimated," he says. "The music is the star in We Will Rock You."
We Will Rock You Team
Willie Williams: Lighting and Video Designer
Mark Fisher: Set/Video Designer
Bruce Ramus: Associate LD/Programmer
Stefaan "Smasher" Desmedt: Lead Video Technician
Rick Baxter: Production Electrician
Is We Will Rock You a musical or a rock concert? Judging from the scenes on these pages, it's a little of both. The trussing and rock-and-roll lighting (above and below) as well as the video screens (right and previous pages) bring a decidedly rock concert feel into a theatrical setting. However, in merging these two worlds, Willie Williams faced new challenges that he had never dealt with in an arena (Loud lights? Are you kidding me?). But he welcomed the new luxuries that he encountered, such as designing for a space made specifically for music and production, and the chance to try new lighting positions (sidelight anyone?).


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