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Aaberg Hill rental for vacations in Glenwood
- bedrooms 5
- baths 3
- sleeps 10
- pool no
- hot tub no
- pets allowed yes
- type House
- community Starbuck
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$ 3,000 - $ 4,000 / month
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Rustic appeal with modern conveniences. Built in 1993 1 story ranch. 5 bedrooms sleeps 10, 3 bathrooms. Central air, Charcoal grill, Linnes , towles, washcloths. Waher and Dryer, Dish Washer (Towels not to leave the house, i.e. BEACH) (GREAT VEIW OF THE LAKE).
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Lake Minnewaska, at 7,110 acres is the 13th largest lake in Minnesota. Excellent for fishing, boating, swimming, etc. Hicking, Biking, Walking. Bike path across the Highway.
activities and attractions in Glenwood Minnesota
Bike path across the Highway, GREAT VEIW of the lake from the house, And we are not on the Lake. Beach 1/2 mile north, beach has lifeguard during the summer , diving rafts, and a concession stand. Park has bathrooms, grills, tennis, horseshoes, skateboarding, Picnic tables. Park is also 1/2 mile north. Golf in Gleenwood, Water's edge (resturant) 1/2 mile north. Town 1 mile north. Marina 1/2 mile north, which also has slips to rent per day, or lanch your boat at the 2 lanches. (We are not on the lake)
vacation rental rates
Summer months 900.00 per week plus,this year Holidays 1,300.00 per week plus. week runs from Sat. check in time 5PM. to Sat. Check out time Is 10AM, Sat. Deposite is due when reserved (250.00) in check form to Kirk or Wanda Ward, 1815 Moore Ct St. Charles Il. 60174.(Till May15th 2013) (Deposit is for the reservation /Damage fee , is refundable if no damage is occured but not included in the price.) Also is refundable if cancelled within 30 days of reservation. And if you have pets, 25.00 clean up fee added to your rental NON Refundable, also no pets allowed without prior written authorization. Pets are not allowed on the furniture. The full amount is due 2 WEEKS before vacation rental, or it will not be rented to you. Send check to Kirk or Wanda Ward, 1815 Moore ct.,St Charles Il.60174. (Till May 15th 2013) Neil Lagesen on the South Side of the Lake will see if everthing ok. Call for rates in the fall. ALso NO SMOKING IN THE HOUSE, will be 900.00 per week, cable, and a lot fun.(2013) Starting this year(2013), after labor day, the house is not avaiable. Will reopen the end of may to labor day.
Kirk Ward 18477020954
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Top things to do in Glenwood
- dinner on the lake, and boat ride
- boating
- Relaxing
- Fishing
- Golfing
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- swimming
- fishing
- boating
- biking
- golfing
Top things to do with a family
- swimming
- fishing
- boating
- sight seeing
- golfing
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Chelsea Football Club's billionaire owner behind jet fuel centre plans in Stanford-le-Hope
9:43am Friday 11th July 2014 in Local News
CHELSEA FC owner Roman Abramovich is involved in the plans to bring a state-of-the-art waste-to-jet fuel centre to Thurrock, the Gazette has learned.
The Russian billionaire bought shares in gas-to-liquid firm Velocys in January.
Velocys is providing the technology at the plant being built on the former Coryton oil refinery site. The site is being transformed into the Thames Enterprise Park, which is hoped will play host to cutting-edge technology firms.
Abramovich, who began his career selling rubber ducks from a Moscow flat, now has a £8.2billion fortune mainly trading in oil and oil products.
He increased his share in the gas-to-liquid firm, formerly known as Oxford Catalysts Group, to 7.71 per cent last month, causing shares in the company to rise.
Abramovich originally bought shares in Velocys through one of his investment companies Ervington Investments.
An insider revealed that Abramovich was a key player in bringing the plans together: "Yes, Mr Abramovich is a shareholder in one of the companies involved with the waste-to-jet fuel project."
Velocys will be providing the technology to turn gases, which are removed from landfill, into liquids.
Roy Lipski, CEO of Velocys, said of the project: "Velocys is pleased to be part of this ground-breaking project and to contribute to British Airway's strategy for sustainable aviation, as well as Solena's plans for similar projects world-wide."
The Gazette revealed in April that the £321m centre, which is being set up by various firms including British Airways, Solena and Velocys, will be the first on the Manorway enterprise park off Manorway, Stanford-le-Hope.
It will take on 150 permanent employees when it opens in 2017, with about 900 more involved in its construction beforehand.
The leading national provider of road fuel, Greenergy, took over Coryton oil refinery with Vopak and Shell in 2012 and is then main player behind the enterprise park plan.
An artist's impression of how the waste-to-jet fuel centre could look
South Essex College teams up with uni to help our youngsters get Enterprise Park skills
A UNIVERSITY has been brought in to help develop courses to train people for jobs at the Thames Enterprise Park.
South Essex College signed the deal with the University of Northampton on July 2 to get college and university level courses in Grays ready for September, drawing on the resources of the university's Centre for Sustainable Waste Management.
Thurrock Council and the Thames Enterprise Park were heavily involved in brokering the deal to enable the maximum amount of local people to take advantage of the 2,000 jobs at the complex by the time it is fully developed.
As part of the planning process, the council is commissioning an analysis of the skilled workforce needed by employees on the site, the first of which will be up and running by 2017.
Council regeneration spokesman Andy Smith said: "Sited within reach of jobs at the enterprise park, South Essex College and its university partner will play a vital role in delivering our promise that local people and their children will benefit from this and other exciting local regeneration projects."
But Andrew Owens, founder of Greenergy, told last week's Thurrock council cabinet meeting that local people's skills at getting a job need boosting, too. He said: "When we interview people the hardest thing is getting through the first ten minutes.
"If the interview's at 4.10pm, they don't consider 4.10pm to be a particularly important time.
"They show up ten minutes late and it doesn't occur to them to show up five minutes early."
He added he also wanted people to visit the site to get more interested in the industry.
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9:52am Fri 11 Jul 14
Howard Cháse says...
As we are told that we are running out of landfill sites fossil fuels too this can only be a win win situation.
I hope the plans come to fruition and soon.
10:04am Fri 11 Jul 14
whateverhappened says...
someone has been doing some wiki research.. the rest of the wiki biog is quite interesting too.
11:11am Fri 11 Jul 14
poortaxpayer says...
Howard Cháse wrote:Its a waste incinerator.
Regardless of who is behind it it is a fantastic idea.
As we are told that we are running out of landfill sites fossil fuels too this can only be a win win situation.
I hope the plans come to fruition and soon.
11:25am Fri 11 Jul 14
coddy says...
11:30am Fri 11 Jul 14
Sugarman says...
3:08pm Fri 11 Jul 14
rocket1 says...
7:25pm Fri 11 Jul 14
poortaxpayer says...
rocket1 wrote:They will burn half a million tonnes of household waste. How many lorries needed to transport that amount of rubbish? Green fuels and enterprise park my ar5e. It's a massive waste incinerator in the heart of Thurrock.
i bet this plant is a pollution nightmare.
10:57am Sat 12 Jul 14
rocket1 says...
poortaxpayer wrote:we all know that thurrock ends up getting everyone elses rubbish.
rocket1 wrote:They will burn half a million tonnes of household waste. How many lorries needed to transport that amount of rubbish? Green fuels and enterprise park my ar5e. It's a massive waste incinerator in the heart of Thurrock.
i bet this plant is a pollution nightmare.
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By Brenda L. Holmes
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The staff at Eagle Creek Park is once again be hosting the Woodcarver Woodturner & Woodburner Exhibition and Sale Feb. 22 and 23.
The event, which is in its 22nd year, will take place from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day in the Earth Discovery Center. It will include hand-crafted items which will be on display and for sale. Master woodworkers will also be demonstrating their skills and craftsmanship.


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A Retrospective Photography Exhibit: The Work of Ellen England
Start Date: April 12, 2013 10:00 AM
End Date: May 11, 2013 8:00 PM
Location: Main - Close Community Room (Max 50 people)
Ellen England, who was raised in Auburn, became interested in photography at the age of eight when she won a camera in a drawing at Nebelung Shoe Store. Years later, she took a photography class at DeKalb High School, majored in Art at DePauw University, and studied photography in England for a semester. Post-graduation, she attended the Center of Photographic Studies in Louisville, Kentucky. Upon retirement, she has enjoyed the art of photography simply for the love of it.
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1. Ready for an emotional release
"It's been such a long time coming -- it's overwhelming right now," said Ed Brickley, 69, of Winchester, Mass., who was waiting anxiously with his son amid a moving scene of Red Sox fans outside Busch a few hours before gametime.
"You have to pinch yourself to realize it's really happening. Most of us have never been in this position all our lives. You think of Ted Williams, Bobby Doerr, Dom DiMaggio, Johnny Pesky, Yaz, Jim Lonberg, Luis Tiant and on and on -- and I'll put Nomar (Garciaparra) in that category, too. ... So many people in Boston have said, 'Just win one before I die.' Well, the undertakers in Boston might do phenomenal business now."
2. A shakeup in St. Louis
Cardinals manager Tony La Russa is shaking up his lineup for Game 4. Tony Womack returns to his season-long leadoff spot for the first time since Game 7 of the National League Championship Series, and Edgar Renteria moves back down to the No. 6 spot in the order. More unexpected was the decision to replace left fielder Reggie Sanders with John Mabry (batting seventh) and replace catcher Mike Matheny with rookie Yadier Molina.
"John, if you pulled his numbers when he started games, gave us a lift often," La Russa explained. "I just wanted to make a switch, because I think Reggie's taken one of the most comfortable 0-fers in World Series history." He also said Molina has worked well as a batterymate with Game 4 starter Jason Marquis, who has struggled lately.
3. Capturing Cardinal sentiment
It is customary for the starting pitchers of the subsequent game to appear in the media interview room before the present day's game, and Cardinals right-hander Woody Williams knew that his appearance in there Wednesday could be a moot point. But he went out of his way to candidly send a message to Cardinal fans during one of the most lopsided Fall Classics in recent memory: "They're intelligent baseball fans, they see the way we're playing, and I know it must be disgusting to them. ... It's such a dream for all of us to get here. We just haven't played the way we're capable of and we have to go out and get this done."
4. Blood Moon rising
According to NASA, the final eclipse of the year will begin at 9:14 ET tonight -- or just after the start of the game. This lunar eclipse somehow seems appropriate for this particular World Series, too -- with the Red Sox on the brink of ending the Curse of the Bambino. As the moon glides through the Earth's shadow, it will go from a pale and cold appearance to blood red. Folklore says it was called a "Blood Moon" or "Hunter's Moon" because hunters would track and kill their pray by autumn moonlight, stockpiling food for the winter ahead. Although it will be mostly cloudy tonight in St. Louis, the Blood Moon will be visible all around Red Sox Nation.
5. A day in the life, Part XV.
Boston manager Terry Francona said he realizes the magnitude of what the Red Sox are on the verge of doing, but the King of the Comebacks said he is not thinking about it. "For about the 15th time in a row, we're trying to win tonight," he said. "We're competing. It's not the time. We need to go out and beat the St. Louis Cardinals, and that's how you win a game." Asked if he is "fighting" the temptation to think about the big picture, he said, "I'm not fighting it. It just doesn't help."
6. Not exactly Enos Slaughter's 'Mad Dash'
Many people are talking about Jeff Suppan's baserunning gaffe in Game 3, when the Cardinal chose not to run home on Larry Walker's grounder to the right side because he thought he heard third-base coach Jose Oquendo say "No, no no!" instead of "Go, go go!"
St. Louis Post-Dispatch columnist Bernie Miklasz compared it to Bill Buckner's error that cost Boston the 1986 Fall Classic. Jon Miller said in his ESPN play-by-play call that it was "the worst baserunning in history." Dan Patrick and Rob Dibble, both speaking on ESPN Radio, called that a "stretch" and considered Lonnie Smith's baserunning blunder in the 1991 World Series far more costly. David Justice, a member of the Braves team that lost to the Twins in a seven-game classic, said on that show Wednesday that had Smith not been deked rounding second back then, "we would've won the series."
But Justice added: "Suppan's was big. It took the crowd out of the game, and they were in position to get a couple of runs without even getting a hit."
7. Maybe it was the Bambino
Maybe what Suppan was really hearing on third base was "No, No, Nanette" -- a voice of a ghost, the musical that Red Sox owner Harry Frazee needed to fund when he decided to sell Babe Ruth to the Yankees in 1920.
8. Playing a big what-if
J.T. the Brick, speaking on his overnight FOX Sports Radio national show, said he thinks the Cardinals -- with no starters who have lasted out the fifth inning in this series -- are paying the price now for not acquiring Randy Johnson from Arizona before the last trading deadline. It might be a stretch to think that the Cardinals could have landed Larry Walker and the Big Unit, but here's what The Brick said: "I said they needed Johnson and look what happened. Imagine if they had Randy Johnson for Games 1, 4 and 7. They thought they had enough -- I screamed that they needed him."
9. The home-field factor
This could be the second year in a row that a team clinches on opposing turf, but either way there will be Cardinal fans who wonder why a Wild Card had home-field advantage over the team with the game's best record. MLB management and the players' union are expected to revisit the second-year rule that gives the winning All-Star league this edge in the World Series. "We had a better record than Anaheim and we were on the road to play them," Francona said of the AL Division Series. "You need to win wherever you play. We just follow the rule."
10. Man on fire
Tim Wakefield, hoping he doesn't have to start a Game 5, was asked what he thinks Boston will be like if the Red Sox win. "I think the city's gonna be on fire," he said. Then he thought for a moment and added: "Not literally. The passion is so great in Boston. For us to win for the city of Boston will mean so much for people who have supported the team for so many years."
Mark Newman is enterprise editor for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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CATEGORIES Shorts, Celebrities and Controversy, Home Entertainment, Features, CinematicalI began to focus more attention on Mary-Louise Parker back in 2005, when she wrote a feature for Bust on Justin Theroux. In one opening paragraph, she slid from cross-pollinating blueberry bushes and pet pit bulls to a description of the actor himself: "His hair is ice-pond black, he could wash my windows with his eyelashes, and he has that rangy skateboarder's body that girls never grow out of going hormonal after." I was reading a lot of magazine intros that year, and hers was the first that didn't reek superfluous scene-drawing.
Now she's getting literary again, this time with Esquire. The site is doing a new weekly series of bedtime stories and seeing that they say "straight from the bedroom of a Woman We Love," I'm assuming every installment will feature the lovely Ms. Parker. She kicks off with Alice in Wonderland, and you can watch it for yourselves after the jump.
Oh, how I wish that all mens' magazines' treatment of sexy women had them natural, lounging, and reading classic literature. And really, I think Parker is in her element when words are involved. Which, one can hope, will mean wonderful things for Howl. (Although she's playing Gail Potter, a woman brought in to speak against the famous work.)
Will you be tuning in for Parker's bedtime stories?


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Disc Jockey: Kick back with Howard Hawks' hang-out great 'Hatari!'
Howard Hawks' 1962 film "Hatari!" takes John Wayne and an international cast to East Africa for a mostly plotless hang-out session.
Disc Jockey: Michael Mann's 'Thief' looks backwards and forwards
Among new home video releases this week is the Criterion Collection's edition of "Thief," Michael Mann's 1981 feature film debut starring James Cann.
Disc Jockey: Box sets to give people (or yourself) for the holidays
This gift-giving season, consider giving people expensive Blu-ray/DVD sets, including all the Bond films, old Vivien Leigh movies and Zatoichi.
Disc jockey: New set unearths (part of) a presumed lost Hitchcock film
In home video releases this week, a new set of American and British films from New Zealand archives unearths rarities by Alfred Hitchcock and John Ford.


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New York's Atlantic Theatre Company has earned its identity for its crisp, contemporary acting style and its stable of living, breathing playwrights, but occasionally the company takes a flyer on a period piece, with interesting results. This season, the Atlantic resurrected Hobson's Choice, a British regional repertory favorite that is rarely seen here. (Americans, if they know it at all, have seen the 1954 film with Charles Laughton, or the short-lived 1966 musical version, Walking Happy.) Set in Salford, a suburb of Manchester, England, in 1880, the play is a comic inversion of King Lear, in which the father, owner of a boot shop, is a drunken skinflint beset by a trio of brisk, unsentimental Cordelias. The Atlantic production provided a fitting debut for actress Martha Plimpton, making her adult New York stage debut as Maggie, a 30–ish Manchester spinster who leads the revolt, by marrying her father's best bootmaker and going into business for herself. In addition, the costume designs of Laura Bauer provide a sterling lesson in how to dress a large period play on a small budget.
Bauer says that the assignment posed two major challenges. "You have to realize all the parts that go into [each costume]" she says. "All the girls have boots, stockings, garter belts, bustles, cages for their bustles, bodices, and petticoats," not to mention bags, gloves, and boots. Even for a brief appearance in sleeping clothes, she adds, Plimpton needed a petticoat, camisole, and mobcap to be correctly dressed. (For that matter, actress Judith Roberts, who appears briefly in one scene as a fashionable lady, required a fully turned-out costume). Further complicating Bauer's task was the play's narrative, in which characters undergo major life changes over a period of more than a year. "When I read the play," she recalls, "I thought, we'll keep it simple. But there's no way around the fact that a year passes by and Martha needs four changes." Given these indisputable facts, the designer used all her creativity, and her contacts, to pull together the show's extensive wardrobe.
Bauer's took a multitrack approach, building some costumes and renting others. The designer, who also works in film (Sweet and Lowdown, High Fidelity), did a Warner Bros. TV series in 2000 titled Dead Last, so she called on the studio for rental assistance. "The people at Warner Bros. are really nice and they have a fondness for theatre," says the designer, who adds that the studio was a good resource when it came to getting period items such as bustles. "Hartford Stage was very helpful, too," she adds. Some rental costumes were significantly reworked. For example, Maggie Hobson's Act I dress featured a tailored blouse and a skirt with a drape overlaid on it. "The skirt was part of a suit from Warner Bros. and we added the drape," Bauer says, who wanted to the outfit to look as if it had been assembled by Maggie from items in her wardrobe.
Bauer's costume also played a crucial role in tracking the changes in the characters' lives. Maggie's two sisters, Alice and Vickey, flee the family coop to get married. Alice reappears as the very model of garish respectability, with a flowery blue-green dress topped by a hideous bright green cape ("You can't believe that color," laughs Bauer, adding that the cape is an original period item), topped with a feathered black hat. Vickey, on the other hand, is the height of Victorian fashion, in a red dress complete with bustle, draped side panels, and plenty of ruffles on the front of the skirt; a plumed hat completes her ensemble.
Many of the men's suits were built. "They're hard to find," says Bauer, "because an average men's suit size in that time was a 36; now, a 42 would be average," and because real period suits are cut along lines that don't closely match modern actors' physiques. She does, however, pull off a neat gag when Willie Mossop, Maggie's intended, first appears onstage apparently dressed in a suit. He later removes the coat, and you see that he is, in fact, wearing a Henley undershirt, with a dickey and detachable cuffs creating the illusion of a dress shirt. Bauer adds that all men's shirts in the production do come with detachable collars, a standard feature of the period.
Above all, Bauer stresses, it's the details that matter. When Brian Murray, cast as the tyrannical Hobson, makes ready to hit the local pub, he wears a topcoat and a black hat, with a distinctive ornament. "It's a boar's-bristle brush, set in a little sterling base on a pin. It's the little things—even if the audience never sees it, it makes the actor feel like that character."
Bauer's associate on the project was Bobby Frederick Tilley. The two are co-designers on their next project, the play Further From the Furthest Thing, now playing at Manhattan Theatre Club. Hobson's Choice also featured scenery by Derek McLane, lighting by Kenneth Posner, and sound by Fitz Patton. The director was David Warren. The happy beneficiary of approving reviews, Hobson's Choice ran at the Atlantic through February 10.
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On September 8, 1923 Ruth and Dewey Banks had a little girl. They named her, Virginia Lois Banks. She was the first of four children. She grew up in Parrish, Alabama, graduating from Parrish High School. When she was 20, she met the love of her life, Brack Wells (deceased). She eloped to Joplin, Mo., to marry him, before he went to the Pacific front during WWII. She worked in Pensacola, Fla. shipyards, during the War, with her sisters, Jeanne Cain (deceased), Joyce Bouler (deceased). She also had a brother, Thomas Banks (deceased), who was in the Navy. She was an accountant at Allied Steel in Cordova, Alabama for 20 years.
Virginia and Brack had five children, Richard Brack Wells (Sharon), Victoria Wells Snavely (Robert), Eva Wells Wagner, Bunny Wells Hayden (Ray), Terena Wells Rice (deceased) (Eddy). She has 12 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren, and many nieces and nephews.
Pallbearers will be her grandsons, Joseph Snavely, Jason Wells, Patrick Hayden, Dane Wagner Jr., Kris McGregor, Ronny Hutchens.
Services at Kilgore-Green Funeral Home on Monday, Aug. 13, 2012. Visitation from 12 until 1 p.m. Services at 1 p.m. Interment in Oak Hill Cemetery. Ricky Sherer will officiate.
Register online at www.kilgoregreenfuneralhome.com.
Kilgore-Green Funeral Home, Jasper; 205-384-9503


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Iditarod 2011: Dogs Have Been Let Out
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- baths 2
- sleeps 8
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- type Condo
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This apartment is located on the penthouse at the ESJ Towers. Next to
the El San Juan Hotel and Casino. It has a spectacular,
breathtaking ocean front view. 36" TV in the living room. Leather
sofa and a dining table for 8 people. . Central AC.
2 complete bathrooms. Fully equipped kitchen. Washer and dryer.
Microwave. Coffee maker. All utensils. King size bed in the master
bedroom. Queen size bed in the second bedroom and 2 twins in the
third. Access to internet. Marble floor in the living room and tiles
throughout the apartment. Reserve this apartment and make your
vacation a dream come true!
condo rental amenities
36" TV in the living room
Central AC
Fully equipped kitchen
Washer and dryer
Coffee maker
All utensils included
2 telephone lines
The hotel has facilities including a Olympic size swimming pool,
jaccuzi, sauna, gym, restaurant and bar, mini market, high speed
internet access, video game room and ping pong room, billiard tables,
a card room
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We are located next to the El San Juan Hotel and Casino, major
restaurants, water sport in the beach, we have a concierge desk where
you can book a tour all over the island which provides
scuba diving, snorkeling, kayaks, banana boat, para sailing. Direct
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$275-$350 night
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$200-275 night
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This module give you access for the first time in a hidden feature of N95 : the tiny accelerator (like Nokia 5500) with 3 differents axes each with one hundred values !
This module deprecate the previous pyextaccel 0.9.2 module for N95 because pyextaccel using sensor API offer only 4 values in only one axe X.
Nokia Research Center has developed an research and development library N95AccelerometerPlugin for accessing the accelerator with 3 axes !
So you must first install this library N95AccelerometerPlugin before installing aXYZ module.
In a later N95 firmware release you should be able to access the raw accelerometer data also by using the official sensor plug-in downloadable from Forum Nokia (Sensor Plug-in for 60 3rd Edition).
But this sensor plugin can now only be used by 5500 and the new N95 8B (not the "old" N95)
Now you make the light saber on the N95
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aXYZ 3rd N95 selfsigned
Accelerator Plugin from Nokia Research Center : (for aXYZ self-signed version only !)http://research.nokia.com/projects/activity_monitor
aXYZ 3rd N95 unsigned
N95 AccelerometerPlugin resigned with 13 caps instead of ten (this version works only with unsigned aXYZ !)
Don't forget to sign also the AccelerometerPlugin_13_unsigned with your dev cert !
In 1.0.2 AccceleratorPlugin is not embedded (not possible with unsigned version + problems with uninstalling !)
So you HAVE TO install plugin before installing aXYZ module !!
Accelerator Plugin from Nokia Research Center : http://research.nokia.com/projects/activity_monitor
MovingBall from Nokia Research Center : http://research.nokia.com/files/MovingBall_Example.sisx
pyExtAccel with sensor API for 5500 , N95( axe X only with 4 values ) with sensor API by Jespern and Cyke64 :
Sensor Plug-in for 60 3rd Edition (for 5500 and N95 8GB)
I have updated also the unsigned plugin !
I have also updated the selfsigned aXYZ 1.0.2
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WINTER HAVEN, Fla. -- Cliff Lee didn't feel a sense of accomplishment Monday."The season hasn't even started yet," Lee said. But when it does, Lee will be with the Indians. In a move expected throughout camp, the Indians named Lee their fifth starter Monday morning. He beat out fellow left-handers Aaron Laffey and Jeremy Sowers -- who were both optioned to Triple-A Buffalo -- because of his experience, his spring performance and his $3.75 million contract for '08. In other moves, the Tribe was waiting to make a move regarding reliever Aaron Fultz. "[Lee] came in here in outstanding shape, very determined, and he got better as the spring went along," general manager Mark Shapiro said of Lee, who had a 5.27 ERA in five spring starts. "He didn't always get the results, but he kept getting better and better. He consistently leveraged his fastball, his command in and out got better and better, and his secondary stuff was the best it's been." Lee, who is signed through 2009, had been a core member of the Indians' rotation, amassing 46 wins from 2004-06 and working 200 innings in '05 and '06. But he went 5-8 with a 6.38 ERA in 16 starts last year and was demoted to Buffalo. Lee said last year's humbling experience motivated him, and that showed in the early days of camp. His stuff stood out during the early pitchers' throwing sessions. When the games started, Lee had to battle through a sinus infection and some command issues. But he looked solid in his last two outings against the Phillies and Mets.
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Nominations for the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) Awards have been announced, and Richard Griffiths (Vernon Dursley) and Frances de la Tour (Madame Maxime) have been recognized for their performances in the film version of "The History Boys." Mr. Griffiths has been nominated as "Best actor in a leading role," and Ms. de la Tour as "Best actress in a supporting role." Leaky readers will probably remember that these actors have received many other nominations and awards for these roles, including Tony awards last year. The BAFTA awards will be presented at a gala ceremony on February 11.
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There are no words to describe the horrific behavior of a father towards his son at a weekend youth basketball tournament game in Lakeville, Minnesota. And his behavior leaves you wondering what happens to this poor, unfortunate boy in the privacy of his home based upon what this father is willing to do to him in public.
Apparently this past Saturday after Eagan lost their tournament game, 52-year old Steven Wilson walked down a hallway at Lakeville South High, grabbed his eighth-grade son and began punching him in the face, while parents and children watched in horror.
Parents who were close by at the time had to physically intervene before the father would stop beating his son. When the local police arrived at the school, they arrested Wilson, who spent the night in jail before posting $10,000 to get out with no conditions to his release.
Wilson is charged with fifth-degree domestic assault, and a Lakeville prosecutor told FOX 9 News that any time there is a domestic assault charge a no-contact order is typically part of the release agreement. However, at this time, no such order has shown up in Wilson's file.
Witnesses to this unbelievable event were deeply disturbed by what they saw, and Lakeville Police Chief Tom Vomhoff said that in his 30 years on the force he had never seen anything like it.
Vomhoff told KARE-11, "This assault is an example of particularly disturbing adult behavior on so many levels. Parents attending youth sports events have such a great opportunity to be a positive role model for kids, and that is clearly not what happened here."
"Occasionally, everyone sees that parent at the sporting events who's a little too belligerent, verbally abusive a little bit—but for the police to be called to an event related to it is very unusual," he said.
Parents who attended the game said that they thought Wilson should be banned from future games. "It breaks your heart," onlooker Tara Falteysek told Fox 9. "I can't imagine how that young boy feels, that dad would do that to him — and in front of friends."
Mark Kempton, Lakeville's eighth-grade coach, said that he hadn't witnessed the beating but he had heard about it from shocked parents. He also saw Wilson's son after he was attacked by his father, and said, "I was shaken. It was pretty ugly. I felt terrible for him. It was obvious he took a couple of shots."
Kempton, who has been a coach for roughly 12 years, added, "Certainly it was disturbing because we're there for the kids. If this kind of thing happens publicly, you kind of wonder what happens privately."
And Ken LaChance, President of the Eagen Athletic Association, released this statement on Tuesday:
"If the allegations are true, there is no excuse for the type of behavior displayed by this individual. All participants and families agree to comply to a Code of Conduct prior to the start of their sport season. Clearly, if true, this incident falls well outside of those boundaries and EAA internal disciplinary action will be taken against this individual. EAA is committed to providing a safe and positive environment for our participants and their families."
In the meantime, this "father" faces a $3,000 fine and up to 90 days in jail and is expected to appear in court next month. It is very likely that he will be found guilty of the charges he faces since he was surrounded by so many witnesses when he decided to beat his son for not leading his team to victory in an oh-so-important-eighth-grade tournament. It is frightening to consider what he would be capable of if his poor son was ever in a truly important athletic competition.
This man needs some serious psychological help; his behavior is clearly unpredictable and violent, and his son seems to be an easy target for his rage. Hopefully the courts will demand some intensive therapy before letting this man have any access to his son any time soon.
The only good news is that the boy did not require medical help, but one has to wonder what this has done to him emotionally and the humiliation he must feel over being treated so horrifically by his father in such a public forum. I hope that there is a mother involved in this boy's life and that she is getting him the emotional support he needs, as well as protecting him from his father.


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Dr. James Gemmell knew what it would take to make Clarion State College successful when he arrived in 1960.
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The new president was quick to point out that teaching would continue to be the bedrock of the institution. "The teacher undoubtedly holds the central position," continued Gemmell.
A native of Scotland, Gemmell came to Clarion after serving as a professor and department head at Pennsylvania State University for 15 years. He also brought with him training as an economic theorist and business consultant and was more than ready to take advantage of the Commonwealth's unprecedented emphasis on higher education.
Growing pains
In the middle 1950s the state committed itself to financing the higher education of more and more college-bound youth. Over the next two decades, the state colleges faced a continuing struggle to provide adequate campus facilities for their growing student enrollment. Early in the growth of higher education the state only built facilities for current needs but did not address projected demands.
When the state did make projections, they were too conservative. For example, in December 1958, State Superintendent Boehm asked Clarion to make long range plans for a maximum of 1,100 students (1,099 were enrolled the following September). In April 1960, State authorities projected an enrollment of 1,500 by 1980 (1,750 were enrolled in the fall of 1961). In 1963, the projection for 1971 was 3,000 students. By 1966, enrollment was 2,874, an increase of 161 percent. Clarion was no longer that small rural college known only for its library science curriculum.
According to data provided by the Pennsylvania Department of Education, state college enrollment increased 176 percent during the decade 1957-1966. In this same decade Clarion's enrollment increased 280 percent. It was probably one of the fastest growing institutions of higher education in Pennsylvania.
Spectacular growth and Clarion
When Dr. Gemmell arrived on campus in 1960 there were about 1,100 students and ten buildings. The institution's sole educational function had been teacher preparation. By the time he left the presidency in 1976, the student body had expanded to about 5,000 with 25 buildings completed, under construction, or on the drawing boards. Clarion's mission expanded into that of a multipurpose institution.
The spectacular growth was not painless. Major adjustments were required on campus and in town. Expansion of the institution required the acquisition of a significant amount of private property in Clarion Borough. While the college had the legal right to exercise its power of eminent domain at the time, many local citizens questioned the disruption of their lives and the loss of a good percentage of the loss of the tax base.
Clarion State College emphasized its significance as an intellectual, social, cultural, and economic stimulus to counter community concerns.
As early as 1965, Dr. David Hilton, assistant to the president, and others stressed this point through presentations to the Borough Council, the Chamber of Commerce, and to various civic groups. Presentations included projections of the growing number of students and related physical plant needs. CSC's cultural impact, talent pool of employees, the related spin-off from the college's presence, and the economic impact of the institution were also stressed. For instance, Hilton's December 1965 presentation noted that each group of 1,000 students would spend $200,000 per year in the town. Then the second largest employer in the county, Clarion State College spent $6 million in the community each year, including salaries and purchases. College officials also said that some new dormitories would be privately owned and remain on the tax roles.
Recognizing the significance of the college's proposed expansion for the community, the Clarion Borough Council tied the expansion into its federally funded urban renewal proposal. In 1967, the Clarion County Commissioners and the college agreed to become partners in the development of an urban renewal plan to facilitate expansion to meet the physical plant needs of the college. The plan would result in the displacement of some 70 buildings and approximately 50 families. The land included in this particular aspect of the development plan totaled 30 acres. The total cost of the expansion plan exceeded $21 million. The renewal program also provided the first zoning in Clarion.
Some opposition to the planned expansion would continue, but the Chamber of Commerce continued its wholehearted support "because of the overwhelming economic, social, and cultural benefits." The Master Plan eventually approved projected the acquisition of yet more land to accommodate a projected student body of 6,200 by the year 1978. The Clarion Borough Planning Commission said its goal was "To promote and support CSC as a means of providing greater post-secondary education opportunities in the County," according to the Sept. 12, 1969, issue of The Clarion News.
During the late 1960s and early 1970s it seemed that the ritual associated with both Homecoming and Alumni Day included either a groundbreaking or dedication ceremony. Major new buildings during the Gemmell years included: Carrier, Chandler, Becker, Givan, Ralston, Nair, Campbell, Wilkinson, Carlson, Pierce, Tippin, and Marwick-Boyd.
Student enrollment grows and grows
Just as the number of buildings increased, the student population escalated from 1,099 at the start of the Gemmell presidency to about 5,000 at the end of his tenure.
In 1969 the American Council of Education conducted a series of nationwide campus studies and Clarion students were described as high achieving, high aspiring persons from relatively low income families. They chose Clarion because of its academic reputation and low cost. Data also showed Clarion served a higher than usual proportion of first generation college attendees.
The Clarion student body was also socially active and generally in tune with the times. Students were involved in protests of the times such as American involvement in the Vietnam conflict. Even streakers could be found darting across campus in the unofficial "People's Park" that now includes the Gemmell Student Complex.
As more state and federal grants and loans became available, the proportion of first generation students remained high. The student body was more reflective of the larger society and the number of minority students began to increase. As diversity grew, different challenges faced Clarion. Minority enrollment rose from 30 to about 200 between 1969 and 1973. In 1969, the Black Student Association presented a list of ten demands dealing with minority student recruiting, admission, retention, etc. By the end of the Gemmell administration some minority student needs were being met through the creation of their own fraternities, sororities, and social clubs. It has only been since the early 1980s that Clarion and other institutions of higher education have better addressed diversity needs.
Curricular firsts
Act 788 in the 1960s gave Clarion and her sister colleges were new missions. They were authorized to develop programs in the liberal arts and at the graduate level as newly christened state colleges. Teacher preparation would remain a staple, but it would offer much more.
Clarion became the first of the former state teachers colleges to offer a Bachelor of Arts degree, a bachelor of science in business administration, and master's degrees in several fields. These new offerings were in the general fields of the social sciences, humanities, natural sciences and mathematics. Highly respected curricula in special education, chemistry, business administration, science education, archeology, and other fields were developed. Between 1967 and 1970, 21 new curricula were put in place. Clarion was also the first former state teachers college to qualify for American Library Association accreditation, along with approval to offer a master's degree in library science. Exciting, innovative educational activity was not confined by geography. Leading the way in environmental education, Clarion carried out its mission to the young people of the region through sponsorship of the McKeever Environmental Center at Sandy Lake.
Venango Campus rises in Oil City
Oil City was the next area of growth for Clarion State College. With the support of the chamber of commerce, the superintendent of schools, the mayor, local business and civic leaders, Dr. Gemmell was asked to explore the possibility of providing higher education in this Venango County community. What resulted was Clarion State's Venango Campus, the Commonwealth's first public community college. Since no state money was available for building construction, a local campaign was undertaken to raise $350,000. The citizens of Oil City exceeded the goal by about 10 percent. Classes began in the fall of 1961 with an enrollment of 131. The venture made available a high quality, low cost higher education for many young people. An associate degree in nursing became one of the mainstays of the Venango Campus.
Student accomplishments bring recognition
Institutional image building occurs both in and out of the classroom. Performance of Clarion students in auditoriums, gymnasiums, and on athletic fields brought acclaim to their alma mater. Music and art students, debaters and club sport participants, as well as the student newspaper staff and student athletes won numerous championships and awards. Included in the array of successes during the Gemmell administration were Hun Judo and debating trophies, championship teams in men's sports such as football, basketball, swimming, baseball, wrestling, and golf, and a number of outstanding individual athletic accomplishments. Certainly one of the highlights of the era must be the five individual NCAA Division I wrestling championships won by Clarion athletes in the mid-1970s.
During the latter half of Gemmell's administration athletic programs for women began to develop. The first teams in 1967 were on the intramural level. Within a few years women were winning more than their share of championships while competing on an intercollegiate level in swimming, gymnastics, basketball, and other sports.
The number of sororities, fraternities, clubs, interest groups, and other extracurricular programs increased as dramatically as did curricular ones. A Student Affairs Office was created to coordinate programs and scheduling.
Centennial celebrations
During the mid-1960s David Christie-Murray of Scotland was a visiting professor of English. Christie-Murray, a recognized authority on heraldry, designed a Clarion State College coat of arms. Included on this heraldic creation is the motto "Clare Clarion Clara," meaning, "Be famous, Clarion, and shed forth the light of learning."
Intellectual growth part of mission
Intellectual growth depends on a strong faculty and a strong faculty depends upon its professional development. Gemmell encouraged faculty development and drafting a faculty senate constitution with provisions for evaluation and tenure. Clarion was the first of the state colleges to implement a tenure procedure, serving as a model for personnel procedures in the first collective bargaining agreement for institutions in the current State System of Higher Education.
The Legislature passed Act 195 in 1969 and the Association of Pennsylvania State Colleges and University Faculty (APSCUF) represented faculty for its first contract in 1972.
Other unions represented remaining employees, including the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME).
According to Dr. Dana Still, provost emeritus, the transition to bargaining at Clarion "was easy and completely non-traumatic." This was largely due to Dr. Gemmell's progressive attitude toward the process. "The traditional adversarial nature of the relationship between labor and management was virtually non-existent during the Gemmell years," said Still. "President Gemmell applied his managerial skills in a fashion that nourished good labor relations."
During these years the composition of the faculty began to evolve. The proportion with terminal degrees and numbers from across the country increased, as did the numbers of females, minorities, and internationals. This broadened the exposure and experience of both faculty and students. As a result both the faculty and student body became more cosmopolitan in nature.
Meeting challenges
Despite the tremendous growth of Clarion during the Gemmell years, financial concerns continued as a state institution. Commonwealth funding was never a certainty and after the boom years of the late 60s and early 70s budget appropriations did not keep up with the growing enrollment. Tuition and fees started to increase regularly and by the mid-70s retrenchment and lay-offs became part of the campus vocabulary. During the early 70s Dr. Gemmell was frequently the financial spokesman in Harrisburg for the state colleges as a whole.
The Clarion State College Foundation was founded on Dec. 8, 1969, based on the premise of providing people with an opportunity to donate to Clarion State College and ensure that their contribution would be used as intended. Contributions still fund scholarship programs, fund selected capital projects, and support other projects.
"The beauty of the Foundation is that it has its own board of directors," said Still. "That board, under the articles of incorporation, are the responsible people and that enables them to control the money, as long as it falls under the umbrella of the Foundation's charter."
During the Gemmell presidency the institution's student body, academic programs, physical plant, and overall reputation reached a level that would have been considered preposterous if prophesied only a few years earlier. Much of this change resulted from two decisions: (1) that of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to convert its single purpose teachers colleges to multipurpose state colleges and (2) that of the trustees to employ Dr. Gemmell as president.
Clarion was in the vanguard of the state colleges. Moreover, a survey reported in the May 5, 1975, issue of The News even seemed to indicate that Dr. Gemmell had turned the tide in the community. According to the survey, 91 percent of the participants were proud that Clarion State College was in their community.
The following year Gemmell announced his intentions to leave Clarion. "To everything there is a season, and there is no reason to regard the college presidency as an exception," said Gemmell in a letter to Trustees. "Generally a college president is chosen to fill a particular need of the institution and when that need has been fulfilled it is time to move on."
Gemmell moved on to become associate director of the Academic Collective Bargaining Service, a Washington, D.C., based consulting service. In recognition of his leadership at Clarion, a student complex housing student organizations, food court, meeting rooms and bookstore was later named in his honor.


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Published on Tuesday, January 3rd, 2012 at 4:54 p.m.
The Truth-O-Meter is coming to Hearst Television.
PolitiFact and Hearst Television are launching a partnership to produce weekly fact-checking segments on the 2012 campaign for the chain's 25 news-producing stations around the country.
The segments will be produced by Hearst's Washington bureau and will feature PolitiFact reporters and editors explaining the latest Truth-O-Meter articles.
Hearst Television owns the leading television stations in Des Moines (KCCI-TV), and Manchester, N.H., (WMUR-TV) -- the two markets where the 2012 presidential campaign begins.
The PolitiFact partnership is part of Commitment 2012, a project by the Hearst stations to expand political coverage. The cornerstone feature will be "12 in 12" – a pledge of a minimum 12 minutes' airtime for daily political news and candidate-discourse coverage per weekday and, where possible, on weekends, in the 30 days leading up to the primary and general elections at each station. This represents a 20 percent increase in coverage – or some 25 additional hours for a total of 150 hours group-wide over the 30-day period – from the 10 minutes daily which Hearst first pledged in 2006. In addition, each station will produce a "Virtual Town Hall" or political discussion in the 30 days leading up to the election.
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A family is safe after the garage of their home caught fire overnight.
Fire crews say the fire broke out at the home on Winchester Road near the intersection of West Alexis Road and Jackman Road in west Toledo around 4:30 a.m. Tuesday.
One side of the home's garage was completely destroyed by the flames. Firefighters say the fire was ignited by chimney ashes from days earlier, which reignited.
The family that lives in the home says they were sound asleep when a neighbor woke them by knocking on the door. Thanks to that neighbor, firefighters arrived in time to stop the fire from spreading from the garage to the home. No one was hurt in the fire.
Firefighters estimate the damage at about $15,000.
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Cabin: wonderful comfy beds. A little tight only one person can get ready at a time.
Service: Great! Everyone smiles, everyone says hello. All seem happy to have a job!!!
Food: Good especially breakfast choices.
Casino: Fun. Lots of penny machines
entertainment. Great! Did not like Cirque though(has to be your thing)
Went to Howl at the Moon and Fat Katz great entertainers. See you in Chicago Charlie.
Weather great except for 2 days.seas good. Captain great!!
Ports: great! why no Cannes next year? St. Thomas downtown yuck. Take a lesson from Cannes. Beautify the boardwalk add restos etc!!!!!!
Fellow passengers. 600 Germans, 600 Brits, 1200 Americans plus other.
I have taken other transatlantics. I felt like the secret was out. Too many people. Especially at breakfast where I felt like there was a rush for my last meal!!!!!!!!!!!!
Otherwise all great. Will try somthing quieter next year but glad I tried the Epic.


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Part of caring for patients means helping them stay connected to their extended circle of friends.
Lehigh Valley Health Network is a leader in creating the best patient experience. That's why we offer CarePages, an online resource to help patients keep in touch with their family and friends while they are in the hospital. With CarePages, you can create a personal profile so people know why you are in the hospital and get an idea of how you are doing; send updates to family and friends; post photos of your road to recovery; use a private e-mail address so you can control who receives your updates and views your photos; and compliment your care team. Patients can access the CarePages tool on lvhn.org.


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Chantola - I Bring My Own Background Music Radio Show
Thursday 1/21/10 time 10:03 AM - Chantola
I have recently started my own radio show on eye1radio.com. Yesterday the episode 002 was aired. The feedback has been great. So far we have had guest mixes from local hero from finland, AKI A and the Hungarian wonder boys RIFFISH & JAXFEED.
Next episode will be aired 03.02.2010 and it will have a guest mix by notorious MR SAM himself. I will start planning my tune selection for the next show a bit earlier than the episode 002. I have realized that it takes some time and great effort to mix up a decent dj mix. Its not a 2 hour work, especially cos Im doing all the mixes live with CDJ's. Lets see when i upgrade myself to the digital age of djing =)
So looking forward to the next Show. Will be massive with MR SAM. Dont forget to tune in!
Leave a comment. Keywords: chantola, eye1radio, radio, show, Aki A, Riffish & Jaxfeed, Mr sam


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This beautiful haunting book tells the story of a new charity Alive and Well and its first expedition to Sierra Leone, to the most impoverished people on the planet and their determination to make a difference - bringing safe drinking water to communities without hope.
The narrative in pictures and words shows the journey the trustees undertook travelling to West Africa and drilling water wells in remote villages, training a local crew and changing people's lives - including their own.
£10 of the cost of the book automatically goes towards the project and 98% of all funds raised go direct to the ground in Sierra Leone. It is here that the drilling crew recruited from the local community are now undertaking the drilling of boreholes for villages free of charge across the Pujehun District.
Buy this book and help save lives.


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Casa Beanito - blocks from El Paseo in Palm Desert
- bedrooms 3
- baths 2
- sleeps 7
- pool yes
- hot tub yes
- pets allowed no
- type House
- community Palma Village
rates (USD)
/ night
$ 750 - $ 1,500 / week
$ 1,750 - $ 3,500 / month
vacation rental description
Great house in Palm Desert - between Palm Springs & La Quinta
A 1949 Trousdale Original
Recently switched to Solar Panels... so you don't have to feel guilty about running the AC.
Walking distance from El Paseo (The Rodeo Drive of the desert), College of the Desert (where there's a great swap meet every weekend), McCallum Theater, Westfield Shopping Towne and MORE!
360 mountain view.
5 minute drive to The Living Desert and great hiking. 10 minutes to the Agua Caliente casino.
3 bed, 2 bath, living room, kitchen, laundry room, dining room, big front yard, big back yard, pool, hot tub, awesome patio with BBQ.
Broadband WiFi Internet.
DirecTV with the works!
Airstream Pool House!!!
It is very charming and comfortable.
Front and back yard were recently redone, and the patio and pool are great!
available for a long weekend, week or even a month.
$750 - $1,500 / week (discounted with longer stays)
$1750 / month (discounted with longer stays)
there is a clean up fee, usually $100 per stay, based on what shape you leave it in, it could be more (95% of all visitors only pay $100 for the cleaning).
Pets are okay with an added cleaning fee and security deposit. Inquire to discuss.
Contact me for more pictures.
ASK ABOUT OUR OFF PEAK STEALS (1 month or longer June - October)
Take advantage of summer deals.
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- dates with deals
- unavailable dates
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Max Bean
house rental amenities
Patio (with couch/bed, chairs and tables)
Hot Tub
Air Stream Poolhouse
360 mountain view.
DirecTV with the works
(more in the description)
activities and attractions in Palm Desert Deserts
Walking distance from:
El Paseo (The Beverly Hills of the desert)
College of the Desert (where there's a great swap meet every weekend)
McCallum Theater
Westfield Shopping Towne
Public Tennis Courts
Thrift shops galore
Skateboard Park
Dog Park
People Park
and MORE!
5 - 10 minute drive to:
The Living Desert
Great hiking
Agua Caliente casino.
vacation rental rates
Prices vary based on # of visitors, time of year and special events.
($2,000 during the hot months - $3,000 - $3,500 for peak season) ($1,750 per month for 2 consecutive summer months)
Bring your own linen and save on the cleaning fees (week or longer only)
3 night minimum
Max Bean
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Top things to do in Palm Desert
- El Paseo
- Agua Caliente Casino
- Living Desert
- Outdoor Market
- Water Parks
Top things to do on a budget
- YMCA pool with big slides and high dive
- Open Market at College of the Desert
- Bump & Grind Hiking Trail
- Sumer Golfing
- Exploring
Max Bean , owner


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The Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill is back before Parliament today for the "Report Stage". The latest version of the Bill is here, updated explanatory notes here, and the full list of proposed amendments here. Predictably, the amendments are the focus of much controversy.
I have written a new article for the New Statesman on some of the myths and realities surrounding the debate - you can read it here. It's all a bit complicated, as you might expect.
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While women have a long history of serving in the U.S. Armed Forces, they were always limited on the jobs they could take. Now, every job could soon be open.
Last week, the Pentagon announced it would fully integrate women into front-line and special combat roles in the armed forces. It could be a few years until women have access to those positions, but while the details are still being worked out, women already in uniform say the move makes sense."We're all serving on the war front. When you go to Iraq, there's no line. Taking the 957, we had 180 soldiers; 49 were female. We didn't delineate between girl, boy, you can only go so far into Iraq. Everybody was equal. Everybody fought the fight. Everybody protected the freedoms," says North Dakota National Guard Lieutenant Colonel Davina French.French served as the commander of the 957 multi-role bridge company in Iraq from 2003 to 2004.She also deployed as part of Desert Storm in 1990.
Evangelist Franklin Graham prayed on a sidewalk outside the Pentagon Thursday after his invitation to a prayer service inside was withdrawn because of comments that insulted people of other religions. More>>


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Life or Death for Orphaned Cat?Tuesday, June 8th, 2010
Felix is small but spunky, and very smart. He's been the delight of my mother's life. She died Saturday, and Felix needs a home.
I can't take him, because I have a bird who spends most of her time outside her cage.
My brothers' best solution is for us to euthanize the cat. I'd rather not.
Do you know of someone who would give an orphaned cat a home? If so, please e-mail me at email@example.com.