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Aggie Volleyball Stuffs Stags Of Fairfield In Five Sets Saturday
Three Players In Double-Digit Kills Paves Way For Second Win Of Day
Orr And Rogers-Court Tabbed To Utah Classic All-Tournament Team
Aggie Duo Helps USU To 2-1 Weekend
Utah State Volleyball Earns 600th All-Time Victory And First Of Season With Four-Setter Over Northern Iowa Saturday
USU Believed To Be 102nd Team In NCAA History To Reach 600-Win Plateau; Neves Moves Up To No. 7 On Career Assists List
USU Volleyball Falls To Utah In Five Friday In First Match Of Season
Orr Leads Three Aggies In Double-Figure Kills, Followed By Etimani's Career-High 11 And Brainard's 10 Kills; Neves Reaches 2,000 Career Assists Mark
USU Volleyball Position Breakdown
Aggies Have A Great Deal Of Talent And Depth, Mixing Veterans And Newcomers
USU Volleyball vs. Fresno State
USU Volleyball vs. Fresno State 2013
USU Women's Volleyball vs SJSU
USU Women's Volleyball vs SJSU 2013
USU Volleyball vs. Colorado State
USU Volleyball vs. Colorado State 2013
USU Volleyball vs. Wyoming
USU Volleyball vs. Wyoming, 2013
USU Volleyball vs. UNLV
USU Volleyball vs. UNLV, 2013
COACHSPEAK: Rachel is a really wonderful athlete. She has a great arm and has developed into a talented, experienced outside hitter. She worked really hard and increased her ball control over the spring season. She was also the WAC High Jump Champion.
2012 SEASON (SO): Played in all 30 matches, seeing action in 110 sets, playing all but one set... Earned first-team all-WAC honors after ranking ninth in the league in kills (2.96), posting a .224 attack percentage (326-141-825)... Recorded a .300 attack percentage or better in nine matches, led by career-high .600 (12-0-20) against Texas State on Nov. 14... Pounded double-digit kills in 19 total matches, including streak of seven in a row and 11 of last 14 matches of season... Logged 15 or more kills in six matches, highlighted by career-high 18 at UTSA on Sept. 13, adding 17 twice, first against Montana on Aug. 31 and again against UT Arlington on Oct. 25... Tallied 30 or more attacks in 11 matches, led by career-high 53 attacks in WAC Tournament match against UT Arlington on Nov. 19... Posted 61 total blocks (0.55 bps) on two solo blocks and 59 block assists, posting five or more blocks in four matches, led by six each against Utah Valley on Oct. 9 and against UTA on Nov. 19... Logged 76 total digs (0.69 dps), posting season-high five digs in two matches, first against Montana on Aug. 31 and at Idaho on Oct. 18... Was the high jump champion at WAC Outdoor Championships, also earning first-team all-WAC recognition... Also earned first-team all-WAC accolades at the WAC Indoor Championships after finishing second in the high jump... Earned academic all-WAC accolades.
2011 SEASON (FR): Appeared in 21 matches, starting six times... Had 78 kills, setting her career-high with 14 at both Louisiana Tech on Sept. 29 and at New Mexico State on Oct. 1... Tallied 20 or more attempts in seven matches, led by career-high 33 at New Mexico State on Oct. 1... Had career-best .263 attack percentage (7-2-19) vs. Pacific on Aug. 26... Had 73 digs during the year, setting her personal best of 23 at Louisiana Tech on Sept. 29, one of two matches with double-digit digs, adding 10 vs. Hawai'i on Sept. 24... Finished the season with four assists and 18 block assists... Had career-best four block assists vs. Fresno State on Oct. 13, while adding three at both Cal State Fullerton on Sept. 17 and at Hawai'i on Oct. 21... Earned first-team all-WAC honors in track & field after placing third in the high jump at the WAC Championships, helping USU to its first women's Outdoor WAC title... Earned academic all-WAC honors in both volleyball and track & field.
HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB: Earned first-team all-region honors in each of her final three years at Thatcher High School, helping her team to the 2A state championship in 2008, and runner-up finishes in 2009 and 2010... Earned first-team small school all-state honors twice... Also competed for Club Red... Was a state champion in the high jump all four years of high school clearing 5'10" her senior season... A member of the National Honor Society and the school's honor roll.
PERSONAL: in Safford, Ariz... One of four children of Ray and Kim Orr... Majoring in exercise science.


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Thursday, April 10, 2014
Hong Kong police on Wednesday searched for a valuable painting mistakenly dumped in a landfill after it sold for US$3.7 million at auction, reports said.
Wednesday, April 9, 2014
A rare Ming-era wine cup broke the world auction record for any Chinese porcelain on Tuesday, selling in Hong Kong for HK$36.05 million to Shanghai tycoon Liu Yiqian, Sotheby's auction house said.
Monday, April 7, 2014
A rare Ming-era Chinese wine cup, one of only 19 known to exist, could fetch a record US$38 million or more when it goes under the hammer in Hong Kong next week, auctioneers said Saturday.
Thursday, April 3, 2014
A Chinese actor's apology to his actress wife following rumors of his infidelity has set a record in China's version of Twitter for number of comments and retweets.
Tuesday, April 1, 2014
A Tibetan nun set herself on fire in southwestern China at the weekend, a campaign group and a report said, in the latest apparent act of protest against Chinese rule.
Monday, March 31, 2014
Some 500 people attended a protest march in Hong Kong Sunday against a controversial cross-Taiwan Strait trade-in-services agreement.
Sunday, March 30, 2014
China Southern Airlines, the country's biggest airline by fleet size, said net profit for 2013 fell more than 20 percent, the latest Chinese carrier to be hit by a weak economy and stiff competition.
Friday, March 28, 2014
More than 10 tigers have been killed as "visual feasts" to entertain officials and rich businessmen in a Chinese city, state media reported.
Tuesday, March 25, 2014
A Chinese farmer was burned to death during a protest over local land seized for development, state-run media said Monday, highlighting struggles over compensation for land.
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The suicide of former San Diego Chargers and New England Patriots linebacker Junior Seau sent shock waves through the NFL world on Wednesday. In the wake of Seau's death a number of individuals and media outlets have questioned whether or not Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy had a role in the conditions that lead to his death. Not so fast says Tim Brown, a former NFL player and friend of Seau.
Brown made a Thursday appearance on 95.7 The Game, a San Francisco sports radio station, urging caution in the rush to pin Seau's death on the effects of CTE.
But when you look at the guys who do this, you don't see Roger Staubach committing suicide. You don't see some of the more successful players doing this. It's all guys who are having a few problems. You can say what you want - does the CTE cause the depression? Does the CTE cause these guys not to be able to adapt? That's another whole story. But all I'm saying is it seems like all these guys who are having this issue, going back to the center, Mike Webster, for the Steelers, it's all guys who are having issues adjusting to life after football.
A number of factors can impact mental health, factors beyond concussions. Determining whether or not head trauma played a role in Seau's death will take time.
Head over to Bolts From The Blue, where fans are remembering the legendary former San Diego Chargers linebacker.


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Box office: America preferred movie about large food to non-sequels
This weekend at the North American box office, "Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 2″ handily defeated a batch of non-sequels.
'Don Jon' is Joseph Gordon-Levitt's inexplicable directorial debut
The extremely talented Joseph Gordon-Levitt makes an energetic but sadly shallow directorial debut with a look at a Jersey internet porn addict.
Tony Danza on reuniting with Joseph Gordon-Levitt for 'Don Jon'
"Don Jon"'s Tony Danza talks about being directed by his "Angels in the Outfield" cast mate Joseph Gordon-Levitt and the issue with Philadelphia schools.


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Cherokee Spur Ranch in Grand Lake
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Cherokee Spur Ranch sits on 1,000 acres and overlooks Beautiful Grand Lake! Our Lodge has 3 private suites, loft and bunk room along with game room, kitchen and large patio. Our Ranch house has three private suites, bunk room, kitchen and living area. All private suites offer King Size beds and flat screen HD TV's. We offer fishing and Trap shooting. new event pavilion offers seating for 250, 5 stand trap, 2 flatscreens, surround sound, stereo, blu ray
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We will cook for you or do it your self in our gourmet kitchens.
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All I really need is my brain.
I was mildly picked on in middle school. Nothing too serious or scarring- just the normal "hey, you look like a boy" you might expect a late bloomer with an unfortunate haircut to receive in 6th grade.
The teasing didn't bother me as much as the sheer lack of attention from ANY of my classmates- I was invisible and I hated it.
I had one place of solice in those times where I was alone and no one was interested in talking to me. It was my stories. They were in my head and mostly resulted in me talking to myself (which didn't help my social scene). I loved where my mind went and I spent hours fine tuning the worlds that existed in my head.
Somewhere along the line I got to the point where I needed a bra (a HUGE step for me in my adolescence), and seemed to gain enough confidence to actually hang out with a group of people. And I talked to myself less, at least in public. The stories never went away.
Here we are, 2007 and for the second time, I've signed up for NaNoWriMo. Whats that, you ask? November is National Novel Writing Month and within a few minutes of registration0 you can sign yourself up to the challenge of churning out 50,000 words in 30 days.
Matt was a finisher last year, and I am so proud. I signed up and came in around oh, say 400 words. But I'd just had a baby and it was Wyatts first year of school, yada, yada, yada.
No excuses this year.
I continue to be that weird kid on the outskirts in many ways. I'm still terrifed of being ignored. Some things never change. And now I have the added disfunction of being a materialistic glutton.
I had a sort of social break down a few weeks ago- no a big deal- I just sort of threw a fit and gt depressed because no one liked me...that old chestnut. And around the same time started a stuff binge that involved hours and hours of selling my stuff in order to get new and better stuff and resulting in losing more money in shipping costs at the close of it all.
Then I saw a light...new inspiration on my journey to free myself from this sort of garbage.
I still have my stories. And I'm signed up for this thing...I've GOT to do this. I've got the material in my head....it's time to stop thinking about better cotton tights for the girls, or, new bathroom rugs, and start conceptualizing my novel. Time to forget about whether or not my friends just tolerate me and start using my creativity for once.
Why do I need all this stuff when I've got these ideas that have fascinated me forever? Is that not a gift?
All I really need is my brain. (and love, and God....yeah, yeah, yeah....I know)
And I have to say...what ever happened to that AWESOME tapestry vest I was wearing? Now theres a look that hasn't come back around.


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The Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant (Lithuanian: Ignalinos Atominė Elektrinė, IAE, Russian: Игналинская атомная электростанция, Ignalinskaja atomnaja elektrostancija) is a closed two-unit RBMK-1500 nuclear power station in Visaginas, Lithuania. It was named after the nearby city of Ignalina. Due to the plant's similarities to the failed Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in both reactor design and lack of a robust containment building,[1] Lithuania agreed to close the plant as part of its accession agreement to the European Union. Unit 1 was closed in December 2004. The remaining Unit 2 which counted for 25% of Lithuania's electricity generating capacity and supplied about 70% of Lithuania's electrical demand,[2][3] was closed on December 31, 2009. Proposals have been made to construct a new nuclear power plant at the same site.
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Europe is generally agreed to be the birthplace of western culture, including such legendary innovations as the democratic nation-state, football and tomato sauce.
The word Europe comes from the Greek goddess Europa, who was kidnapped by Zeus and plunked down on the island of Crete. Europa gradually changed from referring to mainland Greece until it extended finally to include Norway and Russia.
Don't be confused that Europe is called a continent without looking like an island, the way the other continents do. It's okay. The Ural mountains have steadily been there to divide Europe from Asia for the last 250 million years. Russia technically inhabits "Eurasia".
Europe is presently uniting into one political and economic zone with a common currency called the Euro. The European Union originated in 1993 and is now composed of 27 member states. Its headquarters is in Brussels, Belgium.
Do not confuse the EU with the Council of Europe, which has 47 member states and dates to 1949. These two bodies share the same flag, national anthem, and mission of integrating Europe. The headquarters of the Council are located in Strasbourg, France, and it is most famous for its European Court of Human Rights.
In spite of these two bodies, there is still no single Constitution or set of laws applying to all the countries of Europe. Debate rages over the role of the EU in regards to national sovereignty. As of January 2009, the Lisbon Treaty is the closest thing to a European Constitution, yet it has not been approved by all the EU states.
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Political power play unseats SF Police Commissioner who fought Secure Communities
Police Commissioner Angela Chan fought the federal government as they unjustly tried to deport undocumented San Franciscans who were guilty of no crimes, and won.
She fought to arm the SFPD with de-escalation tactics instead of Tasers, and won again.
But at today's Board of Supervisors meeting, Chan lost.The board denied her reappointment to the Police Commission, and seven supervisors voted to appoint her opponent, Victor Hwang, instead.
"I can see the writing on the wall and the way the votes are coming down," Supervisor Eric Mar said to the board just before the vote. "It's a sad day for the immigrant rights movement when a strong leader cannot be reappointed. Its a a sad day when a woman standing up for immigrant justice is not reappointed."
The decision came after heated backdoor politicking by Chinatown political leader Rose Pak, insiders told us. Politicians involved would only speak on background, for fear of reprisal from Pak, but openly told the Guardian that Pak felt Chan spent too much time advocating for other communities of color, instead of just focusing on issues affecting Chinatown.
Chan gained national recognition for her work against Secure Communities, or S-Comm, a program that allows U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to hold undocumented persons they'd later like to deport, often indefinitely.
Pak came out swinging against Chan in the wake of those battles, we were told, because they diverted from efforts relating to Chinatown. Public records requests also show that Pak's allies operated against Chan, demonstrating Pak's influence.
A series of public records requests from the Guardian confirmed that Malcolm Yeung, a well-known "hatchet man" for Pak, emailed the Board of Supervisors with scores of support letters for Chan's opponent, Hwang. One of those support letters came from noted Reverend Norman Fong, a powerful voice in the Chinatown community and the executive director of the Chinatown Community Development Center.
For a full recap of the nasty politics that came out to slam Chan, check out our post from earlier today.
Sup. Katy Tang introduced the motion to strike Chan's name from the appointment, and replace it with Hwang's.
"We are lucky when we have such strong candidates," Tang said. "However it is because of Victor's sense of criminal justice and civil rights experience that we bring to a full vote to put Victor to the Police Commission."
But other supervisors noted the obvious elephant in the room -- there was not only one vacant seat on the police commission, but two. One appointed by the supervisors, the other appointed by Mayor Ed Lee.
Supervisor John Avalos suggested the Board of Supervisors make a motion to request the mayor appoint Hwang himself, allowing for both Chan and Hwang to be appointed, a compromise move that would benefit everyone.
"[Mayor Ed Lee] could appoint Victor to the committee," Avalos said to the board. "There's room for both of them to be on the commission."
But Board of Supervisors President David Chiu said he asked Mayor Lee that very question, and that he was denied.
"It's something I asked," he said. "It is not something that will happen." He went on to note that both candidates were very well-qualified, but did not explain why he would support one over the other, saying: "It is not the practice of the mayor to solve difficult decisions of the board. It's up to us."
Then Chiu said he would vote for Hwang, a surprising move. Chiu is running for state assembly on the notion that he is the compromise candidate, yet was unable to broker a compromise that was clearly in front of him: there were two vacant police commission seats, and two candidates.
Chiu's support for Hwang was especially surprising considering Rose Pak is oft-described as Chiu's political enemy. One must wonder what political favors he gained for his support of Hwang.
Kim repeatedly referenced her friendship with Hwang in the discussion leading up to the vote.
In the end, Supervisors Mark Farrell, Scott Wiener, Malia Cohen, London Breed, Jane Kim, Tang and Chiu voted to strike Angela Chan's name from the appointment, and to vote to appoint Hwang instead.
"I had a good four years on the commission," Chan told the Guardian in a phone interview afterwards. "I was able to accomplish a lot, along with the many people who came out today to support me. People from the mental health, African American, Asian American and Latino communities. Hopefully with this experience they will become more organized and powerful as a community."
After Victor Hwang's victory, the Guardian stopped him outside of the board chambers to ask him: If Rose Pak helped you get your seat, are you beholden to Rose Pak?
"The simple answer is no," he told the Guardian. "She'll have no more sway than anyone else. She's a leader in the community, and there are many leaders in the community. I'll make independent decisions for myself."
His first priorities as a Police Commissioner, he said, would be what he called "the little things" -- pedestrian safety by the Broadway tunnel, graffiti enforcement, and making sure calls for matters like break-ins are enforced in a timely manner.
Hwang doesn't want to start new projects right away, he said, because there are already big issues with the SFPD on the table. He said the Alejandro Nieto shooting would be a focus moving forward.
In our last story covering the shady politics behind Hwang's appointment, we likened the political machines supporting him to the Game of Thrones House Lannister (the purported villains of the show). Hwang wanted to set the record straight.
"I think Ivy [his partner and Sup. Kim's legislative aide] took one of those personality tests for me," he said, "it came back as Jon Snow."
Jon Snow is the closest thing Game of Thrones has to a hero.
Image below: A Guardian file photo of Victor Hwang, newly appointed by the Board of Supervisors to the Police Commission.
Elections have consequences. What is it with these attempts to negotiate with these terrorists who hate our guts and are driving us to political extinction? Failing to field a slate of candidates for November's supervisor races inform these thugs that they have nothing to fear.
Should lightning strike and a progressive takes room 200 in 2015, they'll probably face a reactionary board with a veto proof majority that will continue to play for keeps.
Does anyone thing that a vote on a police commissioner with a record on immigration is going to decide the Assembly race?
This is a symptom of a greater root problem, progressive electoral collapse syndrome. Instead of fighting the symptoms, how about these "radicals" getting to the root of the problem.
being opposed to letting extremists take over the city is reactionary?
It's not like Bull Connor is in town and busting dirty hippie heads. The majority is just opposed to the terrible government that progressives represent.
How would we recognize terrible progressive government when the past 4 mayors have all been conservatives?
Hear, hear, comrade!
unfunded mess?
almost anywhere, and it has failed.
Laughable -- only in the insanely leftist world of SF would Willie Brown and Gavin Newsom be considered "conservative". It's liberal socialist like that who are the reason SF has become a garbage dump taken over by the homeless, with the rest of us paying sky-high rents to live in mediocre apartments just so we can support the socialist lifestyle.
who is left or right wing.
Because to them, everyone is right wing.
Willie Brown and Gavin Newsom have had profitable political careers because they always carry the water for large landlords, big property developers and the banks who finance the transfer of wealth from working families (high rents, high housing prices, regressive taxes, high government debt and bond payments) to those who own most of the country's financial assets. If you're grading Gav and Willie as "liberal" based on their views towards LGBT rights, same-sex marriage and giving minority contractors a small piece of lucrative government contracts, then you're thinking exactly as they wish: focus only on social issues but never consider who is profiting from high rents, high housing prices and regressive taxes on lower and middle-income workers.
The Willie, Gav and DiFi show is on display in cities across the US and world, where the biggest landlords, biggest developers, and largest banks team up with "liberal" politicians and watch their collective wealth and power increase while the bottom 2/3 of society languishes further behind. Call these politicians "liberal" all you want, but know that you're helping them hide behind the scenes while they facilitate the real destruction of the wealth and economic security for millions of families in the US.
But SF is still less like that than other places. You just forgot which country SF is in.
progressives. Any challenge to them would have come from moderates.
Lets not forget a progressive was unseated by development money last election too. What we have isn't a progressive government by a stretch! Big money is what is running the show now. Progressive government? Ha.
You mean the hopeless Olague, who was never elected in the first place?
And the supes do not run the government, the mayor does. The conservatives did not mount the uphill challenge to Avalos and Campos because it was not in their interests to do so and they were shrewd to recognize this.
They conservatives can count, and they can get to 7 or 8 pretty easily. The conservatives did not want to give incumbents any opportunity to gain name recognition which would ease the transition of progressives to higher office.
One characteristic that cannot be ascribed to professional progressives is shrewdness while the conservatives are shrewd to a fault.
Even Farrell is far from being a conservative. I'd say the Supes are balanced fairly evenly between centrists and lefties.
But yes, of course, the mayor is the CEO and he drives policy. But again, Ed Lee is no more right wing than anyone since Agnos.
Only someone on the extreme left would think that Farrell and Lee are conservatives.
Neoliberals are neither progressive nor liberal economically, they are free market conservatives, and that is all that really counts. All neoliberals like Ed Lee do to present the image of being liberal is throw a few bucks at nonprofits for their political slush funds. Ed Lee and Scott Wiener's economics are all but indistinguishable from the economics of Eric Cantor.
believe that.
That's the definition of neoliberal.
Random nonsense about what's "left" and who's "99%" doesn't change definitions.
what would be done differently from Ed Lee, in terms of economic policy, if a Republican was mayor of this city? I'm hard-pressed to think of anything.
Unfettered construction, as in Houston
No payroll tax on stock options
No rent control
Want me to go on?
Ed Lee has done all of those to the extent that he can. I'm sure he'd love to repeal rent control, because he's been on the wrong side of every tenant issue that's come up. He's doled out tax breaks to wealthy corporations like candy. And he's never met a developer project he didn't like. He can't run San Francisco like Houston, because San Francisco isn't Texas (thank goodness!). But if you transplanted a Texas Republican into San Francisco, I can't think of anything more that a Texas Republican could do to destroy San Francisco than Ed Lee is already doing.
I love it when commenters like Greg say things like Ed Lee has "doled out tax breaks to wealthy corporations like candy".
Here is an op ed piece by Ross Mirkarimi explaining his legislation to grant Twitter and other companies an exclusion on stock option taxes:
There was consensus from both sides of the aisle that the tax on stock options needed to go away, and that accounts for about 95% of the "Twitter tax break".
But anyway, it is easy to say that Ed Lee just doled out the cash on his own, so I have no expectation that Greg and the others would acknowledge the truth. I know that it is often a challenge for Progressives to do so.
He reached into the pockets of San Francisco citizens and handed it to Twitter... whose stock is now justifiably circling the drain, incidentally.
And no, there was no broad consensus on that piece of corporate welfare. Let's not engage in revisionist history.
Re: "And no, there was no broad consensus on that piece of corporate welfare. Let's not engage in revisionist history."
No..Greg...please. Don't put words in my mouth.
Ross Mirkarimi is NOT a Progressive leader and this Op-Ed obviously does NOT exist:
Please...nobody is trying to stop you from believing your own version of reality.
The progressive block, including Ross, voted against the Twitter tax break. There was never a "broad consensus."
so your point is moot.
What planet are you living on?
should go back to the way it was, and that Twitter should move to Brisbane thereby costing the city millions
Greg's right on this one. Not everyone thinks they were good. The success of the twitter tax break is a huge disaster for the interests of progressives, who rely on blight, poverty, misery, and dependence for their voter base. What an existential threat this must be. A few thriving businesses have turned around an area government and social services couldn't. Their only recourse is to scream about missing out on some tax dollars and 'why isn't Twitter hiring our local crackheads' ?!
And about:
"Twitter... whose stock is now justifiably circling the drain, incidentally."
You should absolutely keep hitting on this point. I remember Steven and Tim doing the same thing about Facebook stock before it took off and made them look like idiots. They don't mention Facebook stock much anymore for some reason.
So have a good time with Twitter's stock price now.
I'm not them, and I don't recall them talking about Facebook. I actually made a lot of money on Facebook stock. I can't stand the company and I don't use it, but I understand the way Wall Street works, so I speculated on their stock and I was proven correct. Twitter is a different story.
Neither company produces anything of real value, but FB has done a good job of, as they say, "monetizing their customers." Translation: turning their customers into dollars for Zuckershmuck and his buddies. Personally, I don't want to relinquish my privacy to Zuck and then have him make money off me laughing all the way to the bank. So I don't use it. But I'll happily make money *from* Zuck. This world has no shortage of fools, so Zuck should be making money off of them for quite some time. Might as well go along for the ride. I recognized early on that Wall Street should value what FB does, so I bought their stock, and then confidently bought some more when it tanked.
But even by Wall Street's accounting methods, it never made any sense to me why TWTR was flying high even as FB was languishing. Only the "bigger fool" theory kept TWTR afloat, and now that bubble has burst, like I knew it should have all along.
is nothing on record indicating that he opposes rent control.
Why do you lie?
US cities are filled with affirmative-action lawyers who get jobs from big city budgets to sanctify the existing status-quo. Poor, old and disabled tenants are a few of the groups that get some funding to live in cheaper or subsidized housing (sometimes fairly shoddy housing at that), but theses groups hardly represent the "tenant" community. The latest poll I saw said that 90% of all tenants under 30 want to be homeowners in the next 5-10 years, but Ed Lee (and his predecessors) have done nothing for them. Instead the Ed Lees of the world have facilitated new ownership housing for wealthy elites, many of whom don't even live in SF full-time.
The Democratic Party is heavily funded by wealthy developers and the biggest landlords (Donald Sterling, anyone?). A few crumbs the Democratic Party elites throw at poor, old and disabled tenants is chickenfeed compared to the wealth transferred from lower to middle-income working families to the largest landlords, developers, bankers and the wealthiest bondholders by Democratic Party operatives.
They just can't buy one in SF any more than they can in La Jolla, Aspen or Telluride.
It's not Ed Lee's job to make SF homes as cheap as in Detroit
You think anyone to the right of Lenin is a NeoLiberal. Or is it NeoCon? I think maybe Knee-O-jerk. You are either a progressive (communist) , or a right-wing Fox News troglodite, in the eyes of marcos.
I'm sure Hitler or Mussolini or Franco would have considered the Tea Party to be a bunch of effeminate liberals.
Pro-cyclical tax breaks are pretty conservative, neoliberal...
Especially in a high-tax state like CA.
moreover the US has very high rates of corporate taxes, requiring endless finessing by business.
Compare them with the rest of the world (where the middle class is thriving much more than in the U.S.). Time to face reality.
@Guest - First hit on a search engine:
excluded from the federal figures, making it look like US taxes are low.(Except corporate tax in the US, which is at an outrageous rate).
Add in CA's super high incomes and sales and CGT taxes, and a CA resident can pay 50% in tax.
Tax whine, tax whine, tax whine...
I was explaining
It's usually lefties who whine about taxes ie that they want more of them
Informative article, exactly what I wanted to find.
... and all we have is one police commissioner? Out of 7? This is the reform we fought for? Disgusting.
What is your problem?
illegally have committed no crime?
It's a crime to be here illegally.
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Twickenham station improvements to be unveiled
4:00am Friday 24th January 2014 in News By Tom Ambrose, Reporter
People who want to find out more about the platform-level improvements at Twickenham station can attend a drop-in session next week.
Significant improvements will be carried out, including a new footbridge, using £1.6m funding from the Greater London Authority.
Leader of Richmond Council Lord True said: "There is no one in Twickenham who does not think the current station is an utter disgrace to our town and hugely inadequate – struggling to cope at maximum capacity.
"Given the long delays caused by an unjustifiable challenge to the planning process, it will sadly not be possible to complete the whole station rebuild by the 2015 World Cup.
"But we are working with Network Rail and South West Trains to ensure a high quality platform level station and entrance are available by then - this is the first stage of that."
Network Rail and South West Trains Alliance are holding the drop-in from 4pm with a presentation scheduled for 6.30pm on January 29 in the Churchill Suite at Twickenham stadium.
This meeting will focus on works at platform level and not the wider Solum Regeneration project.
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9:57am Fri 24 Jan 14
mumto1plus2 says...
1:50pm Fri 24 Jan 14
Sophie P says...
7:35pm Fri 24 Jan 14
Julie Hill says...
The lady I spoke to told me categorically that the purpose of the meeting was NOT to discuss Solum but that it was - quote: "all about the Rugby World Cup and making the station look nice for the Rugby World Cup".
She said that Richmond Council is chipping in - not sure if this is for lots of hanging baskets on the platform or for something more permanent.
I asked her if details of her Presentation would be available on the NR website but she said no and suggested I ask Richmond Council to display them for the benefit of those who can't attend.
12:48am Sat 25 Jan 14
Twickenham Bob says...
The main problem is lack of maintenance and regressive steps like removing the canopy ceilings which destroy the unity of the design and make the station looking very messy. The inability of SWT, to clear the blocked drains on the platforms is another factor making the station look like a mess. Lifts could be added too - but that's the same issue for most stations in the UK t.
What is disgraceful though is that new station booking hall will be of the SAME size as the current 1950s one. Lord True really doesnt get it does he. Time for the boot for him and his chums!
6:09pm Sat 25 Jan 14
jeremyhm says...
As for your final comment, it is not clear what if anything the LibDems would (or indeed could) do about this if they were to form the next administration. I understand they did a public opinion survey that showed there was little interest in this subject except in the immediate vicinity. Perhaps they could enlighten us?
5:59pm Sun 26 Jan 14
ruggabugga says...
@LBRUT admitted on Twitter that it wasn't actually their money that was being invested in tarting up the platforms, but £1.6m of Boris dosh.
This is how much Boris gifted Solum.
So this is Solum's baby, despite Network Rail's claims.
It will be platform only improvements, with no change to the station entrance, walkways or steps (and most significantly no lifts).
I hope the 1million rugby fans enjoy Lord True's hanging baskets!
7:47pm Sun 26 Jan 14
Twickenham Bob says...
Lord True keeps his trap shut about the inadequacy of SWTs because he see's any criticism of them, or railway privatisation as heresy. Meanwhile, because of his ideological blinkers we all suffer a very very poor railway service.
1:56am Mon 27 Jan 14
Scott Naylor says...
jeremyhm wrote:Jeremy I think your comment about Lord True having nothing to do with the planning process is highly questionable and nieve at the extreme, I am sorry to say, else we may well be in a totally different place than we are now.
mumto1plus2: I do not see why you are blaming Lord True. The land belongs to the rail company (not the Council), who asked Solum to develop it. The delay in getting on with it is due to the intervention of TRAG, that is nothing to do with Lord True. As Leader of the Council, he is expressly absolutely forbidden from having any influence either way on the planning process. Planning Committees are "quasi-legal" bodies.
As for your final comment, it is not clear what if anything the LibDems would (or indeed could) do about this if they were to form the next administration. I understand they did a public opinion survey that showed there was little interest in this subject except in the immediate vicinity. Perhaps they could enlighten us?
The suppression of the damning TAP report written by professionals acting on behalf of the Community and the ensuing debacle of my requesting the report on the day of the Planning Committee is well catalogued now by the Rich & Twick Times and those of us who attended all of the Judicial Review High Court actions, as well as the heavy criticism by the High Court Judges.
So if a body is quasi legal, maybe you should be looking into the exact meaning of that Jeremy in relation to what was witnessed by a number of people months before this second application came before the Plannng Committee...Bear in mind that others have a lot more knowledge than you as they were there and you were not. I implore you not to get tangled up in this which you simply do not know enough about!
11:33am Mon 27 Jan 14
jeremyhm says...
I do know what "quasi-legal means". It describes the use of a committee to hear evidence considering arguments for and against. Reference "Evaluation Approaches: Framework and Designs" HS490, via Google
9:55pm Mon 27 Jan 14
ruggabugga says...
I think you'll find that the station delays were the result of poor design, lack of consultation and a flawed planning process (re. the judges criticism of LBRUT).
1:35pm Wed 29 Jan 14
mumto1plus2 says...
jeremyhm wrote:Talk about misinterpreting jeremy. My criticism was of Lord True constantly saying 'everyone'. I read it so often and it infuriates me. He should not claim to speak for all of us. My opinion of the station is different from his. Most of my opinions on Twickenham issues differ from his! Where exactly did I show support for the Lib Dems or any other political party in my comment? Nowhere. Please think twice before criticising next time.
I was merely asking mumto1plus2 to explain her criticism of Lord True, and to ask LibDems what they would do. I await replies.
I do know what "quasi-legal means". It describes the use of a committee to hear evidence considering arguments for and against. Reference "Evaluation Approaches: Framework and Designs" HS490, via Google
3:21pm Wed 29 Jan 14
jeremyhm says...
I did not say you supported the LibDems; I only asked what they would do about the situation
10:12am Thu 30 Jan 14
mumto1plus2 says...
jeremyhm wrote:Jeremy, you actually said to me "I do not see why you are blaming Lord True. " I didn't blame Lord True. I object to him constantly claiming to speak for everyone in Twickenham. He doesn't. Really, you should re-read your own comments before finding fault in others.
Thank you. I do not see how I "misinterpreted
" you. Lord True is quoted in the article as saying "There is no one in Twickenham who does not think the current station is an utter disgrace to our town and hugely inadequate – struggling to cope at maximum capacity". If that is the sole basis of your criticism, I deduce now that you do not agree with this. Is that correct?
I did not say you supported the LibDems; I only asked what they would do about the situation
9:29am Fri 31 Jan 14
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One look at thousands of men and women scaling 12-foot-high ramps, crawling through icy, dirty pools of water, pushing through wires sparked with live electricity and stomping through thick pits of mud brings one big question to mind: People pay for this?
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Walking outside to pick up the pace for a leisurely jog is an activity with a fairly low economic impact, but the business of extreme running events in the name of fitness, fun and sometimes a good cause is picking up, and it's one host cities are happy to grow.
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The Martinsburg-Berkeley County Convention and Visitors Bureau is preparing to host "Tough Mudder" in October. It will be the second time the 10-to-12 mile course with between 18 and 25 military-style obstacles designed by British Special Forces has come to the 1,000-acre Peacemaker National Training Center in the Eastern Panhandle.
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"It's basically the largest gun range on the East Coast; he's got 1,000 acres," explained Martinsburg-Berkeley County CVB Executive Director Laura Gassler. "So the Tough Mudder people come in, they'll work with Peacemaker, decide on the route, the terrain, and then they'll come in and manicure and bulldoze to make it match what their needs are."
Gassler said the entire region is involved in the planning of an event that big. Tough Mudder brings 10,000 cars with it — a traffic load too heavy for Peacemaker's narrow, winding road.
"They worked with the development authority and brought a bus company in from Pennsylvania," Gassler said. "You have to work with the sheriff's department and emergency services any time you have an event like that."
Gassler said the run came to town in April for the first time, and Berkeley County's 20 hotels were full.
Tough Mudder has been surging in popularity. The event has hosted 700,000 participants worldwide. The event had just three runs in 2010 and grew to more than 460,000 participants in 2012, according to the event's website. The average participant is 29 years old, and 76 percent of participants are men. It takes an average of 3.5 hours to finish, which only about 78 percent do.
"You see these guys running, and all of a sudden, they get zapped, and the base is made of mud, so they're just face-planting down into the mud," Gassler said. "There's no first place, no prize money, no ceremony when you're done, just a Tough Mudder headband, which means you completed it.
"It's total personal satisfaction."
Gassler said area restaurant owners all told her they wished they could host the event every weekend.
"There's a definite boost to the tourism aspect of it," she said. "You couldn't go anywhere in town Saturday night without seeing them all out in their headbands.
"It was a serious boost to my hotel-motel tax."
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But really, why would anyone want to do something like that?
Charleston-area fitness expert Cindy Boggs, who has worked in the industry more than 30 years, can list several reasons why mud runs, color runs and zombie runs are picking up in popularity.
First and foremost, they're fun.
"These tend to be for all fitness levels … and many are untimed," Boggs said. "Basically they're substituting fun and games for the competition.
"It lures the adventurous off the couch, calling upon groups, families, coworkers, women and/or men to try something new. Exercisers are notorious for getting bored."
Boggs said when runs have food, concerts and sometimes even beer built in, it can make parting with the entry fee pretty easy, especially if the event is affiliated with a cause.
A participant ticket for Tough Mudder can cost anywhere from $90 to $155, depending on whether the participant is a veteran, a member of a team or if the participant raises more than $150 for the Wounded Warrior Project. Spectator tickets cost $40. Tough Mudder has raised more than $5 million for Wounded Warrior.
Run or dye and Color Vibe runs are another popular way to get a little messy while walking or running. Both events partner with causes in their host communities.
Run or dye has plans for runs in more than 50 U.S. cities throughout 2013, and they average 6,000 runners.
The dye part comes from an all-natural, chemical-free powdered dye made of cornstarch, which douses runners at all stages of the event.
Matt Young runs the Genesis 5K training program in Charleston and is a Road Runner Club of America-certified running coach.
He schedules group 5K training programs that usually last about nine weeks, with a race he plans for the big finale. But the popularity of one themed run in particular scared him.
"I saw the popularity of these runs, and I knew the color run was coming to town, so I thought maybe I'd do a group for that, but honestly, I didn't know if I could handle the response," Young said. "I have 100 now."
Young said he did a class in the winter, and two participants who were anxious about being prepared for the 5K signed up for the Dirty Girl Mud Run in the middle of the program.
"They weren't even halfway trained for the 5K, but the mud run … they were comfortable with that," he said. "The anxiety that comes from a 5K is because it's a race."
Destination Fitness
Young said just as people shell out money for a rock concert, spending money on the atmosphere of an extreme run is an investment in the experience.
And sometimes the takeaways can be pretty appealing too.
"When it comes to a race, you want to enjoy that experience with other people, and you have to do an event to have that," Young said. "It often comes with a T-shirt. People like to wear those around, or medals … a lot of adults haven't gotten a medal since field day in grade school."
Anything that keeps people active is a good thing, Young said.
Lindsay Gardner, communication manager for the Charleston Convention and Visitors Bureau, said the estimated economic impact for hosting events such as the Dirty Girl Mud Run, the Color Vibe or the Ugly Sweater Run ranges from $200,000 to $250,000.
She said the recent Biggest Loser Run Walk the city hosted brought in participants from 20 states and 296 zip codes. Gardner said the Biggest Loser event partnered with Big Brothers Big Sisters and the Color Vibe, scheduled for Sept. 9 in Charleston has partnered with Special Olympics West Virginia, so those races boost the city's bottom line as well as local charitable organizations.
"Themed runs incorporate exercise, fun, companionship and teamwork," she explained. "The Charleston CVB has seen the popularity of these types of events grow and has worked to bring more activities to Charleston that promote healthy lifestyles and habits."
Gardner said Charleston's varied topography and natural beauty offers an intense, challenging course, while the flat city streets host moderate and kid-friendly events.
As Pat Riley, founder of TriStateRacer.com and TSR Timing Group, explains, the fitness industry is all-encompassing, and the demand is growing too — everything from fitness clubs to personal trainers, timers and marketing firms that set up the extreme events.
While he likes to focus on charity events — he said he's helped raise $250,000 for charity in 2013 alone — more people are attending more events, and more running is always a good thing.
He has one suggestion for even more untapped potential in West Virginia — its most natural obstacle course.
"I was part of the Ragnar Relays, near Morgantown in the spring," Riley said. "They had 150 or so teams, with 10 on a team, who competed in a 24-hour relay race. It was a great event and people from up and down the East Coast came.
"I was amazed at how well the event was organized and how many people came. I know West Virginia can do more of that."


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Clay Aiken retained his lead over the late Keith Crisco for the Democratic nomination in North Carolina's 2nd Congressional District after the State Board of Elections completed a voter canvass Tuesday afternoon.
Tuesday's canvass came just a day after Crisco, a successful Asheboro businessman and later secretary of the N.C. Department of Commerce, died suddenly at his Asheboro home.
Heading into the canvass, Aiken was credited with 11,634 votes, while Crisco had 11,265 and Fayetteville's Toni Morris had 5,593 votes. The canvass showed that Aiken had gained a few votes to 11,678 -- at 40.8 percent -- and Crisco was second at 11,288.
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Had Aiken and Crisco switched positions following Tuesday's canvass and Crisco earned enough votes to avoid a runoff, the N.C. BOE explained that the Democratic Party Executive Committee in his district would be tasked with naming a Democratic nominee for the 2nd Congressional District.
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This season, I am making a mock draft by polling all of the teams' fans on who their team should pick. I also did this the previous three seasons, and there hasn't been much time in any of them. I'm planning to go as quickly as possible between the SBNation blogs to get SBNation's first round mock draft. Please vote!!!
To reply to the oft-asked question: "Should I choose the person I want our team to pick, or the person I think our team will pick", it's all up to you. Just don't select who you think is the BPA unless you think your team will pick him or that it would be smart for your team to pick him. Another commonly asked question... "Can there be a trade up or trade down choice?", to which the answer is NO.
As my polls begin to leave the front pages of the individual blogs, I will add percentages and the #2 and #3 options for each team's fans.
Please vote, and please comment too! Here's how SBNation has drafted so far:
1. New Orleans Hornets - Anthony Davis (79%), Damian Lillard (7%), Kendall Marshall (4%)
2. Charlotte Bobcats - Michael Kidd-Gilchrist (40%), Thomas Robinson (29%), Harrison Barnes (8%)
3. Washington Wizards - Bradley Beal (55%), Thomas Robinson (22%), Harrison Barnes (12%)
4. Cleveland Cavaliers - Harrison Barnes (42%), Thomas Robinson (20%), Jeremy Lamb (10%)
5. Sacramento Kings - Thomas Robinson (76%), Andre Drummond (15%), Perry Jones (1%)
6. Portland Trail Blazers - Andre Drummond (74%), Damian Lillard (8%), Jared Sullinger (4%)
7. Golden State Warriors - Jared Sullinger (34%), Perry Jones (31%), Terrence Jones (30%)
8. Toronto Raptors - Perry Jones
9. Detroit Pistons - John Henson
10. New Orleans Hornets - Damian Lillard
11. Portland Trail Blazers - Terrence Jones (28%), Kendall Marshall (27%), Meyers Leonard (13%)
12. Milwaukee Bucks - Meyers Leonard
13. Phoenix Suns - Jeremy Lamb
14. Houston Rockets - Austin Rivers
15. Philadelphia 76ers - Terrence Ross
16. Houston Rockets - Tyler Zeller
17. Dallas Mavericks - Dion Waiters
18. Minnesota Timberwolves - ???
Here are the options:
- PG Kendall Marshall
- PF Arnett Moultrie
- SF Quincy Miller
- SF Moe Harkless
- C Fab Melo
- PG Marquis Teague
- G Tony Wroten
- F/C Andrew Nicholson
- F Jeffery Taylor
- F/C Miles Plumlee
- G Doron Lamb
- F Jae Crowder
- F Royce White
- F Will Barton
- G Evan Fournier
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We stopped here as an overnight on our way home from Colorado. We had a very long pull through site so we did not have to unhook the car. We used our Good Sam's discount. I booked this online and made the mistake of getting a site without sewer, but their sewer dump was very convenient to use on the way out. Most sites had trees of some kind. It looked like a very clean KOA. It was also far enough from the interstate that we were not bothered by traffic noise. We were in site 41 in a 34' Class A. Great for an overnight stop and we will probably stay there again on our way west.
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Last year, a federal judge ruled that the state was in substantial compliance and dismissed the case.
Michele Johnson, an attorney with the Tennessee Justice Center that originally filed the suit, disagreed and said she was "painfully aware that TennCare continues to shortchange some children."
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On Feb. 4, Gov. Tom Corbett presented another state budget full of election year gimmicks and false choices, putting wealthy corporations ahead of public schools and middle-class families.
Gov. Corbett's plan does include some additional funding for schools - but all of the new funding comes with strings attached - strings that won't help districts to fix the problems created by the governor's nearly $1 billion in school funding cuts in 2011.
Instead of reversing funding cuts in the state's basic education subsidy, the governor's plan proposes $241 million in a new block grant program for use on a short list of state-prescribed initiatives.
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StayAlfred@Shelby Perfectly Pike Place & 100 Walk Score in Seattle
- bedrooms 2
- baths 2
- sleeps 6
- pool no
- hot tub no
- pets allowed yes
- type Apartment
- community Pike Place Market
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$ 1,100 - $ 2,000 / week
$ 3,400 - $ 8,500 / month
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Ideal Location…100 Walk Score
This fantastic vacation rental is located right in the middle of Seattle's vibrant Belltown neighborhood. Walk Score has given Belltown a 100% score because shopping, galleries, museums, movies, world-class dining and charming bistros are all within walking distance in this fantastic part of Seattle. Did we mention that you can also visit Mariners, Seahawks, Sounders and Storm games without venturing far from Belltown
Life at the Shelby is about enjoying everything that Seattle has to offer and beyond. Our guests can visit the nearby shopping malls or take in Pike Place Market. It's all up to you, but the Shelby lies at the heart of it all. The residence's interiors are adorned with top-of-the line finishes such as stylish granite, natural wood trimmings and more. We give our guests everything they need to enjoy their vacation and get a taste of the good life in downtown Seattle.
The Shelby…
Of course, those of us that lead a busy lifestyle still need to eat, but fortunately, the Shelby is close to many of Seattle's finest restaurants. Many of the restaurants have Zagat customer ratings of extraordinary to perfection, so you will not have to worry about eating a meal out of a box when you book with us.
Family-Friendly Activities
We aim to give you the ideal Seattle vacation rental for your perfect vacation. Your well appointed room is located only mere minutes from all of the fun and exciting activities that you can expect to do on vacation. The Seattle Art Museum is right outside your front door along with shopping malls and Pike Place Market. We are sure you have heard about the fabulous Pike Place and it is chock full of its own restaurants and shopping destinations.
Be sure to take the children to the Children's Art Museum so they can enjoy the interactive exhibits. Or maybe a visit to the Seattle Aquarium is in order to teach them about the amazing flora and fauna of Puget Sound. Then again, maybe you want to enjoy an outdoor picnic, charter a fishing boat or watch the Seattle Mariners play at Safeco Field. The options are endless for families that want to get out and have fun.
Your Vacation Rental
With everything going on outside of your vacation rental, don't you want a place where you can get away from the day's worries and activities and just relax? That is why each one of our residences comes complete with all of the amenities you're accustomed to at home right in this fantastic vacation rental.
Each two bedroom, two bath unit is well-appointed with quality furnishings which include: complete kitchens with all standard housewares, two oversized bathrooms, newer appliances, very comfortable couches and sleeper sofas, quality queen-sized beds, flat screen TV, high speed wireless Internet and washers and dryers all packed in more than 1,100 sq. ft. Sleeps 6! Underground garage parking is available at steeply discounted prices.
Amazing Amenities
To ensure the success of your stay, the Shelby is packed with amenities, just take a look at everything our guests get to enjoy when they stay with us. The Shelby offers afantastic fitness center, community lunge with a big screen TV and kitchen, conference room, and secure entry.
Keywords: Seahawks, Sounders, Mariners, Seattle Art Museum, SAM, Seattle University, SU, Pike Place Market, Piers, Westlake Shopping Center, City Center, Downtown, Amenities, Pool, Concierge, Fitness Center, Basketball court, Garage parking.
Keywords: Seahawks, Sounders, Mariners, Seattle Art Museum, SAM, Seattle University, SU, Pike Place Market, Piers, Westlake Shopping Center, City Center, Downtown, Amenities, Pool, Concierge, Fitness Center, Basketball court, Volleyball Court, Garage parking
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- Concierge service
- European-style garden courtyard
- Guest parking
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- Controlled access underground parking
- Health-club/fitness center
- Social/media room
- Pet friendly. No breed or weight restrictions
- Social atmosphere. Network with your neighbors.
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Seattle has much to offer for individuals craving a thriving city. Our Vacation Rentals in Seattle are ideally located too see all the top attractions or kick back and relax with the family and guests.
Stunning Views and Sightseeing Opportunities
Seattle's waterfront location enables guests to have access to a variety of activities complete with stunning views. The sights never get old, especially to one of our many guests on vacation in our downtown Seattle properties. The landscape itself is a work of art, just take a look at Olympic Sculpture Park. It is a free attraction that houses sculptures from many kinds of artists and even has a popular trail which attracts the city's many open air devotees. You can usually see them walking on the park's beachside trails or cycling down the bike paths.
Another outdoor hotspot is The Seattle Waterfront on Alaskan Way. The waterfront has more than 10 paths and a plethora of spots where you can just relax and take in the views. However, we can't ignore the most quintessential part of Seattle for catching breathtaking sights, The Space Needle. The Space Needle gives visitors amazing views of the city, but we recommend visiting Columbia Tower and Smith Tower so you can really compare the city's best spots for sightseeing.
Art, Museum and Nightlife Enthusiasts Won't Be Disappointed
The Pacific Northwest has a thriving art and culture scene and every year more and more artists gravitate to Seattle. The city hosts a variety of cultural and artistic gems and there seems to be art around every corner. At last count there were nearly 200 galleries, five art museums, countless Broadway shows and the Seattle Opera. Nightlife lovers have more than 80 clubs and music venues to visit with some of them offering live music. The biggest problem Seattleites have is choosing where to go next.
Seattle's museums have something for children, adults and the young at heart. There are art museums, maritime museums, history museums, children's museums and more. If you're fascinated by aviation visit the Museum of Flight and gain a greater appreciation and understanding for the miracle of flight. Music and pop culture lovers will be enthralled by the EMP Museum's Jimi Hendrix exhibit and discover pop culture's strong history.
For the Sports Fans
Sport lovers unite in Seattle. Whether you prefer mainstream sports, such as football and baseball, to or sports that are increasing in popularity (lacrosse, MMA and Rugby), the city has a sport for you. Pro sports lovers will be thrilled because more than 15 professional teams call the city home.
Delectable Dining
The best part about living in Seattle just might be the 24-hour access to food. Naturally, the city has plenty of coffee shops (Starbucks anyone?), but it doesn't just begin and end with the city's most famous coffee brand. Seattle's culinary scene has exploded and the bakeries, breweries, wineries and top restaurants exist alongside some of the city's oldest and most respected restaurants. Here the old and the new happily coexist and the real winners are the city's guests.
Shopper's Paradise
Louisiana may be the Sportsman's Paradise, but Seattle is a Shopper's Paradise. The city a shopper's paradise is because of its diverse neighborhoods. Shoppers can find anything their heart desires, from a dressage saddle to a pair of Louboutins. Seattle has it all. If gourmet shopping is more your speed, then pop over to the International District, Seattle's home for exotic foods from around the world. Check our Seattle Vacation Rentals!
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Le Touessrok
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The mythical Mauritian luxury hotel Le Touessrok, the height of cool, modern elegance, imbued with the warmth of tropical Mauritius, lies on a beautiful stretch of sandy coast, looking out over tranquil Trou d'Eau Douce Bay. Out in the lagoon are two beautiful islands: little paradise island Ilot Mangénie, exclusive for Le Touessrok's guests; and Ile aux Cerfs with its spectacular Bernhard Langer designed 18-hole championship golf course. This is 5-star luxury at its best, the perfect holiday setting for couples and families, with a fabulous range of facilities, including an extensive range of water sports and land-based activities, 7 restaurants, a renowned Givenchy spa and personal butler service. Le Touessrok also features three spectacular waterfront Villas, which have redefined the benchmark for luxury in Mauritius and offer ultra-exclusive and spacious accommodation, meeting the high expectations of the most discerning guests. Read more
It's been a momentous week for Shangri-La, one of the world's foremost hotel groups, as it acquired a 26% stake in Le Touessrok luxury hotel from Sun Resorts Hotel Group.
The move, completed on Monday 16th June, 2014 will come into effect in August later this year when the flagship hotel will be re-launched as the Shangri-La Le Touessrok Hotel and Spa. Shangri-La is all set (...)
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Experience true luxury in Mauritius, at the famous 5 star Le Touessrok, which offers you the best of Mauritian and international cuisines in its restaurants. To meet even the expectations of the most demanding diners, there are no less than 7 restaurants to welcome you at their tables during your stay in Mauritius at Le Touessrok.
You will enjoy superb service from all the dedicated staff and each restaurant offers a tropical setting of rare elegance plus a menu carefully created by the talented chefs. Indian gourmet cuisine can be savoured at the Safran Pool, & Mauritian delicacies with a twist of Barlen's enjoyed on the beach, as the head chefs of this famous Mauritian palace put their know-how and creativity to the test to tempt your taste buds.
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Former pipes are made by Hans "Former" Nielsen, who is one of the living legends from Denmark. He's been in various shops working on pipes for over fifty years, beginning when he was only 15. Like a great many of the older generation of Danish pipe makers, he studied the shapes and styles of pipes – inside and out – by repairing them. In 1962, he was hired by W.O. Larsen to work full-time as a pipe maker. Early on with W.O. Larsen, Former showed his skills by replicating shapes that were in the catalog. As Tonni Nielsen pointed out, referring to other pipe makers at the factory, each man needed to produce W.O. Larsen shapes, not focus on one-off designs. In doing this, Former's skill blossomed, and he went on to manage components of the factory, including quality control and teaching other carvers. He also had a workshop at home to keep up with demand for high-grade Danish pipes for export (many of which went to Japan). Later he would go off on his own to produce these pipes under his own name.
Not only does Former make Danish classics, he wrote the book on many of them. He will often make beautiful variations on these classics, which can be turned on a lathe; however, many are freely made forms that can only be shaped with a sanding disk. This is reflected on his stampings, where "Freehand" will be entirely hand-made, and "Handmade" will be partial lathe-turned bowls. Ever-beautiful, Former pipes are often smooth, though he makes lovely sandblasts as well. His stems are either black vulcanite or acrylic, and beautiful accents of horn, boxwood, and silver are occasionally used.
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Pirate on a Raft Little People Coloring Pages
Little People Coloring Pages are based on the popular Fisher Price toys. These toys have always been a favorite because they allow imaginative play. Land 'Ho says the pirate in these character coloring pages. He has sailed his raft right into these pages. Have some at home for the kids. Our free printable coloring pages provide plenty of opportunities for pretend play with your children. It's so easy to pick,click and save the pictures. Print when you are ready.
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Brooke & Aaron
The Wedding
By Ellen Giamportone
This photo book of Brooke & Aaron's wedding is my gift to my nephew and his terrific bride. It is available for friends and family who would like to share my way of seeing their special day.
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Publish Date November 12, 2007
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