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Homewood Suites By Hilton® New Orleans
Homewood Suites By Hilton® New Orleans in New Orleans
Homewood Suites By Hilton® New Orleans
Hotel Guest Rating: 8.6/10
901 Poydras Street
New Orleans, LA 70112
Welcome to the Homewood Suites By Hilton® New Orleans
Free hot breakfast, spacious kitchens and a downtown location are three perks our guests appreciate at Homewood Suites by Hilton New Orleans.
Hotel Features
This hotel has 12 floors and 166 suites. You can get cooking in the kitchen stocked with granite countertops, stovetops, microwaves, refrigerators, dishwashers, cookware and tableware; for something to cook, make use of the hotel's complimentary grocery service. Plunge into plush mattresses and rest your head on feather or down pillows. Rooms also include large work desks, ergonomic chairs and name-brand bath amenities; Wi-Fi and wired internet access are free. Guests can silence their early-morning tummy grumbling with savory sausage, yummy eggs and crispy bacon at the free hot breakfast, then fit in a workout in the fitness facility or get busy in the 24-hour business center. Pop into the heated indoor pool for a refreshing dip. Self-parking is available for a fee. Note: The hotel will be undergoing renovations from July 8 to October 3, 2014.
Hotel Location
The hotel is on Poydras Street in the Central Business District (CBD). The Harrah's New Orleans Casino is a 13-minute walk away, as are the sharks and stingrays at the Audubon Aquarium of the Americas, right across the street from the casino. You can let the gravy run down your chin at Mother's Restaurant, home of the famous Ferdi po'boy, an eight-minute walk away. The hotel is 12 miles from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport.
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Let the good times roll at Homewood Suites by Hilton New Orleans and enjoy free hot breakfast and roomy suites for a value price.
Homewood Suites By Hilton® New Orleans Amenities
- Air conditioning
- Air conditioning individually controlled in room
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- ATM/Cash machine
- Buffet breakfast
- Business center
- Cable television
- CNN available
- Cocktail lounge
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You must show a valid photo ID and credit card upon check-in. Please note that all special requests cannot be guaranteed and are subject to availability upon check-in. Additional charges may apply. Guests are required to show a photo identification and credit card upon check-in. Please note that all Special Requests are subject to availability and additional charges may apply.
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The rooms were spacious, all new and towels were fluffy there was a fully equipped kitchen and during the week there was dinner and wine and beer free between 5 and 7.
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This was a nice place to stay. It was close to the French Quarter and the consgiere was very help and answered all of our questions. I would recommend this hotel if you are going to stay in New Orleans.
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Donations to North Salt Lake family displaced by landslide top $300K
The list of donors continues to lengthen in an ongoing effort to build a house for the Utrilla family, who watched their home of three years collapse in the North Salt Lake landslide on Aug. 5. As of Wednesday, $337,100 in cash, goods and services had been donated to the cause, according to utrillafamily.com .
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Early study warned of potential landslides at Eaglepointe
Although a 2003 geotechnical report warned of the potential for landslides at Eaglepointe Estates in North Salt Lake, a 2013 supplemental study made no mention of the clay bedrock flagged for attention in the first and that one geologist called "a notorious bad boy" for instability.
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City officals say North Salt Lake not liable for landslide
North Salt Lake officials said the city will not claim responsibility for a landslide that destroyed one home and damaged a tennis club more than two weeks ago.
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Local residents can take advantage of a great entertainment savings offer during the second Natchitoches Parish Appreciation Day this season. A discounted $5 general admission ticket is available before next Saturday through NSU's Athletic Ticket Office (318-357-4268) or online at NSUDemons.com using the "NSUparish2" promotional code. Patrons can purchase up to four $5 tickets, representing a 60 percent savings over standard general admission ticket costs.
"Our crowds have been fantastic this season and have been a big factor in helping our football team go undefeated at home. It all started with the first Natchitoches Parish Night back on September 8 and we want to continue that momentum through our final home contest. We saw this as a great opportunity to thank the residents of Natchitoches Parish for their incredible support this season," said athletics director Greg Burke.
The game was originally scheduled to kick off at 6, as all other home games have this season for the Demons, but Southland TV's featured games are shown in a broadcast window that begins at 3 p.m. on Saturdays. The contest will be the first visit to Turpin Stadium by Sam Houston State since the Demons posted a 23-20 double overtime win over the Bearkats to highlight NSU's 2010 Homecoming celebration.
"Our team loves playing day games and playing on TV, so we're really looking forward to kicking off at 3 o'clock next Saturday afternoon in Turpin Stadium," said Demons' head coach Bradley Dale Peveto. "Our fans have been fantastic this year, our students have been awesome and the Spirit of Northwestern is the best band in all the land. It should be a perfect afternoon to enjoy a great college football game, and we're going to try to wrap up a perfect home record to boot."
The Demons are 4-0 at Turpin Stadium this year, hoping to complete their first unbeaten home slate since 2004 and the sixth since Turpin Stadium was dedicated in 1977.
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Richard R. Elliott, 91, of Danville, passed away at 8:03 p.m. on Jan. 5, 2014, at Presence United Samaritans Medical Center in Danville.
He was born in Danville at Lakeview Hospital on April 21, 1922, the son of Lynn L. and Adeline (Meeker) Elliott.
He loved and married his high school girlfriend, Barbara Jean Bell, on Jan. 1, 1943, at Central Christian Church. She preceded Richard in death on Feb. 16, 2007. They had celebrated their 64th wedding anniversary in January.
He will be deeply missed by two daughters, Penny Elliott of Urbana, Nancy (Steve) Skinner of Naperville; one son, Rick (Lynn) Elliott of Crossville, Tenn.; grandchildren, Shannon (Randy) Smith of Nashville, Tenn., Christopher (Joanne) Elliott of Roswell, Ga., Allison Elliott of Urbana; great-grandchildren, Spencer Elliott, Mia and Miles Sherman; and one aunt, Mary Jane Stephens of Danville.
Richard was preceded in death by his parents; stepfather, Harry Russell; and wife.
Dick Elliott worked at Fischer Theatre while in high school for a period of six years, starting out as an usher and working his way up to becoming manager before he enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps in September 1942. Serving in the Pacific Theater of war for over three years, he earned two Bronze Stars for action against the enemy in the Solomon Islands and two Bronze Stars in defense of Piva Yoke, Bougainville, until honorably discharged as a five-striped tech sergeant in 1945.
After returning to civilian life, he entered into a partnership in Russell Sign Company of Danville, eventually becoming owner. He retired in 1985 after nearly 40 years of hand-painted sign work. He enjoyed life and all it offered. He loved his wife, children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren with all his being. He loved being with friends and will hate to miss all the mysteries and events that will unfold in the world. He had been an avid golfer, gardener of flowers and a lover of all animals. He was a member of the American Legion, Marine Corps Heritage Foundation, Vermilion County War Museum Foundation and a former member of the Elks and Danville Boat Club.


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According to a survey of GOP leaders in New Hampshire and two other early-voting states, 58 percent of the 159 people responding used positive terms when asked to describe Perry in one word. The most frequent words were "leader," "impressive," "decisive," "charismatic," "confident, "electable" and "winner."
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Ok so we are just a little over 4 months until we start TTC again! Let me say that I am so nervous that this isn't going to work. We struggled for 3 years to get pregnant with my daughter. I was DX with PCOS. I will head straight to my RE when we start in August. I will make an apt in July to set up whats going to happen. Last time I was on Femara and Metformin and I got pregnant the first month. Needless to say I want it to happen that fast and I know I will probably be bummed if it doesn't.
Anyways. I am trying to figure out if I should even temp and do OPKs for the next few months or not? I don't know if it would even be helpful since I will be getting treatment right off the bat. I have never ovulated that I know of unless I have been on meds. I am in the process of losing weight in hopes that it will help. What do you ladies think I should do? Should I start temping and doing OPKs or should I just not even worry about that stuff since we will being doing treatment right away in August.


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The always lovely Mrs. M and I attended last night's Red's baseball game vs. the Brewers. Although Milwaukee is in collapse mode, the Red's young guns were exhilarating to say the least. J. Votto and J. Bruce is as exciting a pair of young players in my memory. I remember great former Red's #3 and #4 hitters like: Vada Pinson and Frank Robinson, Joe Morgan and George Foster, Johnny Bench and Tony Perez …Bruce and Votto, (barring injury) are poised to contend with these greats amd can potentially exceed them. Joey Votto looks like a 30 – 35 HRs/ 90 RBI a year hitter and Jay Bruce – The sky is the limit, when he's really gets going he will one great player. I remember seeing and FEELING Josh Hamilton at GABP last year. At the plate he emanated a visceral personal power and confidence. Tonight I 'felt' the same kind of special qualities almost radiate from both Bruce and Votto.
I am aware that it easy to play better when there is little on the line.
The Reds have been playing against teams who have/had a lot on the line: St Louis, Arizona and the Brewers and beating them with young but highly talented and intense players. Ryan Hannigan is fun to watch..he's really into every pitch and he has taken control on the field. What a killer group of young players we have!
Votto–1b, B Phillips 2b, Edwin Encarnacion 3b, Jay Bruce–RF, Ryan Hannigan–C
Chris Dickerson – CF, Johnny Cueto P, Edinson Valquez P, Ramon Ramirez P, Micah Owings P, Jared Burton RP
Combine these guys with veteran players – Aaron Harang, Bronson Arroyo, Jeremy affeldt, Fracisco Cordero and David Weathers and you've got a very strong nucleus for 2009. Jerry Hairston Jr. continues to contribute and the Reds win a lot more games with him the lineup that without him playing. Can Alex Gonzalez make a comeback? What role will Jeff Keppinger play- will he and Hairston provide the core for a long awaited and much needed stronger bench? And will Yonder Alonso surprise us and fight his way up to the big club sometime next year.
I can't believe that I'm writing this but last night I saw it..the Reds are only 2 or 3 players away from being a competitor. We could use a Mike Cameron kind of center fielder, a right handed batter who can still play great defense, hit 25 home runs, knock in 75 RBIs and bring established veteran leadership. The Reds need a decent hitting slick fielding shortstop – maybe that will be Gonzo, or it could even be Jerry Jr. for a year, he looked very comfortable there tonight. We need a strong back up catcher, maybe its Bako but he doesn't inspire confidence offensively although he'd be a left handed hitter off the bench. I could see a team with a line up like this:
Chris Dickerson LF
FA (Mike Cameron style) CF
Bruce RF
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EdE 3B
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Hannigan C.
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Affeldt – I think they can sign him
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Jolbert Cabrera. – he makes sense as a veteran back up.
No Freel, no Noho, No LLM, No Corey, no Belizzle, No Merker.
Although it won't happen, if Yonder came of age overnight…then with Joey in leftfield…well things get even more interesting.
So what do you do with Micah Owings – Pitcher or convert him to CF?
My comments as usual not sabremetrically supported. I've watched some good red's teams come together over the last 50 years and I do believe that the energy and intensity and talent that is emerging is cause for optimism for a significantly strong 2009.. This is especially in the case of the starting rotation. With continued quality starts, a decent BP and young talented hitters…well you get the picture.
Dusty appears much more comfortable with this group of players than when Griff and Donkey were here. This may be 'his' team. Hopefully he won't fuck it up.


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How to Host a Scandinavian Coffee Party
One of the most common styles of formal entertaining across the Scandinavian peninsula today is hosting a late-afternoon "coffee table." A happy medium between the famous and lavish smörgåsbord feast, now limited primarily to the Advent and Christmas seasons, and the daily informal Swedish tradition of fika ("to go out for coffee"), the coffee table allows friends to gather to celebrate special events such as birthdays, anniversaries, graduations, and weddings. Similar to the British tradition of high tea, coffee parties offer an abundant selection of cakes, cookies, and sweet breads to enjoy along with one's beverage.
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As Beatrice Ojakangas, long heralded as America's leading authority on Nordic cooking, describes in her indispensable The Great Scandinavian Baking Book, Scandinavian coffee tables were traditionally laid out with a standard array of seven items (uneven numbers being considered lucky). Hostesses would prepare a sweet yeasted bread, an unfrosted pound cake (baked in a bundt pan) and / or a sponge cake, an elaborate torte or layer cake, and different types of cookies and tarts to round out the required seven items.
Traditions change, and increasingly hosts and hostesses are dispensing with the standard numbers and types of baked goods. Tea and soft drinks are typically offered now along with coffee, and the desserts and cakes are likely to be purchased at a local konditorei (café) or bakerei (bakery). Yet good conversation and fellowship remain the same!
When hosting a coffee table, enhance your table with a nice tablecloth, candles, and fresh flowers. Scandinavian hostesses provide enough plates that their guests can use a clean plate each time they return to the table to sample a different item. If this is beyond the capacity of your china collection, feel free to substitute pretty paper plates and napkins.
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The danger of guns. Dangerous, dangerous guns. Assault guns, even.
So, the Bureau of Justice Statistics has released their new report (PDF) on crimey, violency things. The key takeaway on homicide, is that it's declined sharply over the last 20 years.
There were 11,101 firearm homicides in 2011, down by 39% from a high of 18,253 in 1993.
This actually understates the drop, however, because if you jump back to 1991, the FBI reports that there were 24,703 homicides that year. So, while homicides have declined by 39% from 1992, they've declined by 55% from 1991.
It's not just homicide. In general gun crime is just…less.
Nonfatal firearm-related violent victimizations against persons age 12 or older declined 70%, from 1.5 million in 1993 to 456,500 in 2004. The number then fluctuated between about 400,000 to 600,000 through 2011.
So, despite the fact that we have more guns in private hands than at any other time in living memory, we simply aren't using them against each other anywhere near as much as we were just 20 years ago.
Maybe part of that is the profusion of concealed carry laws. Maybe part is because of things like 3 strikes laws, where we just lock people up for a really long time, and we have really a lot of people in prison. But what is clear is that violent gun crime has dropped precipitously since 1991.
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Here are today's statistics on the state of the economy, such as they are:
Redbook reports weekly retail sales rose a weak 2.3% year-over-year. ICSC-Goldman reports sales fell -1.0% from last week, and are up only 2.4% from Last year.
And that's it for today. It's actually gonna be a really light week for economic data.
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A couple of years ago my wife was told she needed a hip replacement. To say it shocked her would be an understatement. After finally accepting it, she got on Google. And she did research. She found there were two types of hip replacement surgeries – a posterior approach and an anterior approach. She also found out the difference was like night and day in terms of recovery.
The anterior approach is by far the superior. But, since it is a fairly new approach and requires a very expensive table, most doctors who do hip replacement surgery use the posterior approach. Unfortunately, in the Atlanta area there were only two groups who do the anterior approach and neither of them take our insurance. So she had a dilemma. She could get the hip replaced but she was stuck with the posterior approach which required the cutting through a number of muscles in the hip area.
However, we're talking my wife, Ms. "Never say never". She got on the phone with our insurance carrier and started pitching the anterior approach, telling them how superior it was to the other approach and how it would save them money, etc. Finally, the insurance provider told her to widen her search to a 100 mile radius and she found a doctor in Gainsville, GA, about 40 minutes from where we live who does the anterior approach. After consultation with him, she made her decision and surgery was today.
I'm amazed. She went into surgery at 7:30am, was out at 9, in her room at 12, and here's the amazing part, walking down the hallway of the patient floor at 1pm. She made an entire circuit. Not only that, they took her by the physical therapy room and she went up and down stairs. With her new hip.
Phenomenal. She leaves tomorrow to go home. Had she had the other approach she'd be facing 2 weeks in a rehab hospital and months of rehab afterward.
Well, maybe not her, but you get the picture. She's a trooper, but her experience isn't at all uncommon with this approach. Hip surgery was a huge and painful ordeal that took you out of circulation for a while. With the anterior approach, it doesn't have to be anymore. I don't know if you or a loved one may have that in their future but if so, insist on finding a doctor that uses the anterior approach.
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I haven't posted in few days because on Sunday morning we were hit with the now infamous Hurricane Irene. Although she has been labeled a disappointing slacker in some circles, she was no joke in our section of New Jersey: We lost power on Sunday 4am and it has yet to return. No hot water. No wifi. No fridge. No joke. As we enter into Day 3 of being off the grid, I thought I'd share a little visual diary of our last few days. The experience has been interesting. At its charming best it's Little House on the Prairie without the calico and fiddle playing. At it's worst it's cold showers, feral children, and growing piles of laundry.
Above is an image from yesterday when we finally realized the fridge was no longer keeping anything cool—despite our diligence about keeping the door shut—and all of the food left inside had to be either consumed or discarded. So we binged.
Saturday night before the storm hit, we had already planned on celebrating Nichole's birthday. On the menu were four roman pizzas with different toppings (corn, fresh tomato, margherita, and zucchini and gruyere), grated beet salad and peach lambic cocktails. I had one mini-nervous breakdown while trying to get dinner ready when I dropped the 3rd pizza(the loveliest one topped with fresh corn, lime zest and creme fraiche) on the floor on the way to the oven (Note to all cooks: wipe all olive oil from your slippery hands as you carry a sheet pan to the oven). I ended up salvaging the pizza by combining the corn with fresh tomatoes from pizza number 4 and it turned out fine. I rinsed the corn off first, I swear.
Towards the end of dinner the wind began to blow and the lights began to flicker as Nichole opened her presents and we ate a delicious plum crisp, so that's when Belle thought it was time to put on her headlamp.
Here's the fam camped out and reading stories downstairs on a bed of cushions. Everyone was nervous that a branch might fall on the house during the night and smote us in our sleep, so we set up sleeping quarters in the living room. It was like an all-ages show slumber party.
Next morning's breakfast: Irene arrived and we (mostly Belle) dined on leftover pizza and cold milky coffee. Some people (Karin and Nichole, aka the coffee addicts) had the brilliance to realize that we would probably not have power by breakfast time so better to brew a big pot the night before and make iced coffee the next day. Remember this tip next time you're in a hurricane situation.
For lunch on Sunday I started cooking all of the food of value in the fridge because I had no idea when the power would be back on. That included a london broil I had started marinating the night before— Momofuku-style—in apple juice, onions, soy sauce, and sesame oil. Something about a bloody steak in the afternoon just seemed so right. For the vegetarians there was soba noodles in vegetable broth (leftover from a red lentil soup I made earlier in the week) with scallion-ginger sauce and ponzu on the side.
The beverage was fresh lemonade (making lemonade from lemons–get it?) with a simple syrup I made that morning for the iced coffee (we have a gas stove so this is how I was able to cook without power, just lit the pilot with a propane torch), bottled water, whatever ice was not yet melted in the freezer and lots of lemons.Chalkboard creamer is from Terrain.
Irene continued to churn and pour as the afternoon wore on, so before the kids went ninja on each other, we decided to put on a movie festival using whatever power was remaining in Karin's laptop. A big bowl of popcorn and Wall-E made things civilized once more.
For dinner the feasting continued (hurricanes make you hungry). I had to cook mostly by candle and lantern light, which was challenging but allowed me to use my instincts (I couldn't really see when things were done, I had to smell and taste and sense they were) and also kept things loose. No measuring. No exacting. I was pretty proud of the meal and I wish I had photos of it, but it was pitch black and the flash made things look a little too Blair Witch Project. I will tell you that the standout was two chicken breasts (from Stone Barns) that I had marinated in mustard, lemon juice, chopped garlic, grapeseed oil and thyme and then cooked between a hot grill pan and a heavy cast iron pan. Sort of like the Italian dish chicken-under-a-brick, the hot pans allowed the skin to become nice and crunchy while the center remained moist. I also blanched and then sauteed some long purple beans, mixing them with pecorino and orange zest and made a big pot of Israeli couscous from the pantry.
On day 2 of no power things started to get a little unhinged. Belle was dressing herself like Mata Hari and the fridge contents were on their last legs. The only thing to do was empty the icebox, eat what we could, and scrub it all down. I made lots of sandwiches and we picked at hummus, cheese, yogurt, condiments and leftovers until we could pick no more.
It is kind of sad to have to waste so much food, especially in this day and age when you hear of local hunger as well as famine in Somalia. So we tried to salvage and consume as much as we could (because really, what else is there to do when there's no power?) before ditching the rest. The plus side? A sparkling clean and empty refrigerator!
We still don't have power so my posts will be scattered. Right now I'm relying on the wifi of friends and Starbucks. But the good news is that we're fine, no big branches fell on us in our sleep, I feel very good about my chicken-between-skillets recipe and there's always a rainbow at the end of the storm.
Hope all of you and yours are safe today (especially in the state where Tim and I went to college and that is very near to both of our hearts–Vermont) and I promise to post more once the power is restored and my fridge is full again.


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Applebees on North Westover has also removed spinach from its salads and vegetable menu. Managers say it was a corporate decision.
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MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WMBF) - Whether its for a stroll down the boardwalk, a dip in the ocean or tee time at a golf course, many say they are excited to enjoy this weekend's weather.
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Forecasters say you can expect cooler temperatures Saturday and lower humidity. Some say it will be a nice relief from the warm weather we've been seeing. Beachfront bars say they hope the weekend weather will make for an up tick in business.
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- Tep begins his evolution process but White forcefully stops it.
- Black battles against Burgh at the Castelia Gym.
- Bianca is attacked by a Team Plasma Grunt and has her Litwick stolen.
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- Tepig (Tep; Black's)
- Braviary (Brav; Black's)
- Galvantula (Tula; Black's)
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- In the VIZ Media mini-volumes of the Black & White chapter, this round was collected in Volume 6.
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Does anyone know what mesothelioma is and why are there so many commercials about it on TV these days?
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It's an inflamation of the lungs from breathing asbestos. In our industry you used to get it from breathing it in while doing brake & clutch jobs. They used a lot of it because of the high temps associated with these parts, but I think they got it all out of them now (except for maybe Chinese, Tiawanese, & Japanese manufacturers)1988 Chevy C-3500 2wd (no pic)
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mesothelioma is a type of cancer and is caused by exposure to chemicals.
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It is a cancer of the outside lining on the lungs and chest cavity.
It is mostly caused by long term exposure to asbestos.
Folks at high risk-anyone who worked with asbestos or asbestos manufacturing.
OR anyone who lived in a home of a worked in and industry that had heavy exposure.
It ia on TV because there have been HUGE awards-Billions- set aside as a settlement for these workers.Lawyers want their cut-hence the TV ads.
Asbestosis is a fibrous destruction of the lungs-not cancer- caused by long term exposure to asbestos- it involves inflammation-makes it hard to breath-a lot like what hard rock miners get.
Johns Manville and other corps put out HUGE sums for this award. Lawyers want their cut!
PS Mesothelioma is practically untreatable and usually fatal in short order-year or so.
Asbestosis is barely treatable-like BLACK LUNG DISEASE- no really good treatment1998 suburban-
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So Lawyers, like vultures, circle those who are dying so they can make money off of them before they die.86 911 Porsche Carrera
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Heck, they make money off them AFTER they die!
The ads say if youe "loved one" has or had (died)- please call us.
Yeah, the cheezy law firms are getting 40% or more of the billions of $$.
Same story with the multi billion $$ cigarette settlement.The lawyers waited until the sentiment was anti cigarette company to ponce on cigarettes-them they swooped in to cash in.
The reason they are so prevalent is the age group associated with it because of timing...typically its a chronic, late-in-life disease and asbestos was phased out heavily in the early 70s (yes its still around, but typically only special applications). The likelihood of someone born in the 70s being exposed to asbestos is greatly reduced from those that worked with it before the 70s. The ship builders during WWII would be covered with white asbestos fibers at the end of the day from spraying it on the inside of the ship (fire proof insulation)...point being, they didn't know it was potentially harmful at that point so no safety precautions were taken by employers or workers.
The age of people who were exposed to it (mainly the baby boomers) is hitting right when they would be seeing the symptoms of it...so they are just targeting the current industrial health problem of the day because those industries are thought to have deep pockets.
There's also a 30 billion dollar trust fund set aside for mesothelioma victims ... and the vultures are looking for mesothelima victims that allow them to take bites out of that 30 billion dollar pie ... and collect their percentage (which is probably 30% or thereabouts).
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Pretty sure the Vultures-Lawyers-get more like 40%!
They usually get 1/3 + all expenses-usually 40% or so.
It was known that asbestos was bad by the 1930's-some Brit study I think
But it wasn't widely accepted as bad until the late 1960's
Much like cigarettes-in the 1950's-we- 8 year old kids-called them coffin nails-so if a child knows-all the adults KNOW
But of course the tobacco business didn't agreee
PS-Th lawyers-for the most part-don't come in until the great mass of the public is rwady to agree with them-and they can make a pile of easy $$$
They RARELY lead the way(some did-most just came in when there was easy $$)
Like the asbestos FUND-
On another NOTE- the SILICONE Breast Implant causes autoimmune diseases-pure BS scam-made lawyers $1 billion or so! The other two were poisons-so the vultures make money even when it is BS-shakedown artists
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FORT MYERS - Daisuke Matsuzaka faced live batters today for the first time in over two months, starting for the Red Sox rookie team in a Gulf Coast League game. Matsuzaka and the GCL Sox played the GCL Rays in sweltering heat at the Red Sox Player Development Complex in Fort Myers.
Matsuzaka pitched three innings, facing eleven Rays batters. Matsuzaka's outing was mixed. His fastball was sharp - leading to four strikeouts - but his control with breaking pitches showed some rust as he hit a batter and threw a wild pitch. He allowed one hit and no runs in his brief outing. The five Rays hitters who put balls in play hit three ground balls and two fly outs. He threw 37 pitches, 28 were strikes.
Following the outing, Matsuzaka said he was pleased to be able to throw a variety of pitches. He was happy his work was done at the Player Development Complex, and was excited to move up to Double-A on his way to rejoining the Red Sox.
He also commented on the weather, which was in the low 90's with humidity that pushed the heat index much higher.
"I don't know if it was the hottest (weather) I have pitched in, but I can't remember another time when I felt myself tanning as I pitched," Matsuzaka said through his translator.
The GCL Sox scored twice in the second inning for a 2-0 win.
Matsuzaka did not factor in the decision. Roman Mendez threw the five innings after Matsuzaka departed, earning the win.
Matsuzaka last threw in a live game on June 19th against Atlanta and was placed on the disabled list shortly after. He arrived in Fort Myers to work at the Red Sox Player Development Complex the first week of July. The team said Matsuzaka would work on conditioning and rehabbing his sore shoulder during his time in Fort Myers.
A report in the Japanese media last month said Matsuzaka was critical of the Sox rehab plan, saying he was unhappy they wouldn't let him rehab at his own pace. He was quoted saying he might never be able to pitch like he did in Japan if he wasn't allowed to workout under his own terms. Matsuzaka later denied the statements.
The Red Sox previously said Matsuzaka's next stop would be an outing with the Class AA Portland Sea Dogs. They will re-evaluate him after that start for a timetable to rejoin the big league club.


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8:50am Wednesday 7th November 2012 in The Bees By Adam Summers
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MICHAEL Hailu and Jamie Fry were the stars of the show as the Bees bounced back to form with a 4-0 victory at Pennys Lane.
Following the previous week's disappointing draw with Poole Borough, Robin Townsend called for a response from his players and they more than delivered to move up to fourth in the Magna Dorset Premier League table.
The Bridport second-string boss said: "The performance the week before was unacceptable and we spoke about that before kick-off and how we wanted a reaction and I am glad to say we got one.
"We started off quite brightly and had a great 20-minute spell where we knocked the ball around well and created a lot of chances.
"We eventually got our rewards when Tristan Gale opened the scoring but for some reason we then took our foot off the pedal for the remainder of the first half which allowed them to come back into it.
"They probably deserved to make it 1-1 as well but Jamie Fry pulled off a top-drawer save and Adam Steele cleared an effort off the line from a corner to keep our lead intact.
"At half-time we then told the lads to go back out and put it right and eventually came away with a 4-0 result, which was fantastic.
"Michael Hailu made it 2-0 after a melee in the area and also went on to grab the third with a fine header from Carl Bulman's cross.
"Chris Symes then went on to continue his recent fine form for the thirds by turning in Jack Scovell's ball with a diving header to wrap things up.
"It was 100 times better than the previous week and there was even time for Jamie Fry to save a penalty late on after what looked like a harsh decision against Harry Fleet.
"Hopefully we can now go on and build on this result by putting together a good run in the weeks ahead."
The Bees' next assignment is a trip to Dorset Senior League side Kingston Lacy on Satur-day in the second round of the Dorset Senior Trophy (1.30pm).
Bees: Fry, Rowe (McAllister 50), A Clarke (Symes 60), Stordy, Day, Fleet, Steele, C Bulman, Hailu, Scovell, Gale.
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I'm transferring a silverstripe from my local MAMP server to our web server, initially it didn't work then we realised that's because we needed to add the .htaccess file which somehow didn't get uploaded. But when I add that, I get this error:
Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_STATIC, expecting T_OLD_FUNCTION or T_FUNCTION or T_VAR or '}' in /mnt/gs02/herd03/29059/domains/decisiveflow.gooduse.co.nz/html/sapphire/core/ManifestBuilder.php on line 18
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Hello Natalie,
I'm guessing (please note, guessing) that it has something to do with the creation of the manifest file on the cache, don't think it's directly related to .htaccess at all.
Judging by the path you install is, i'm also guessing it's in a server with domain reselling and probably has a software managin domains (stuff like cPanel, Plesk, etc), so, my first course of action would be to try to figure out where SS is trying to write the cache (which path) and see if it has permissions to do so.
Another thing it can be, (happens) is due to the upload the file got either corrupted (ManifestBuilder.php) or changed due to the transfer type (binary/text), another thing i would do, which would be the first thing to do actually, would be to see the file contents and compare it with your local version.
I've just checked my ManifestBuilder.php and i've noticed a constant called TEMP_FOLDER which is set with getTempFolder() from Core.php
The function calls several functions which might be blocked due to the use of safe_mode in PHP (which is most likely on, being a Hosting server) worth a check also.
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Certainly nothing to do with .htaccess
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It is more than a facelift. The Celebrezze Building currently leaks energy like a sieve. The place is drafty and cold in the winter, and so hot in summer that it's uncomfortable to sit near a sunny window. Glass on the hot south and west sides will be more dense than on other surfaces evening things out.
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Madden NFL has returned! While this NFL season wasn't guaranteed, the emergence of another Madden NFL title was and shall always be a guarantee year end and year out. Much like the new labor agreement that the players have established with the league's owners, Madden NFL 12 brings in some new things to the table. The question is, will that be enough for gamers to get excited about this year's edition?
Come find out.
I rarely start out with talking about presentation in games, but EA Tiburon and EA Sports have tried to continually improve how the series looks and feels. One of the first things I noticed when I popped in the game this year was how good the uniforms, especially the helmets, looked as the players took the field and began play. Getting closer and closer to visual perfection, the players looked like they should look. Gone are the stumpy, disproportionate days of players. Players look like they should look and move like they should move in this year's edition. For example, when my Browns were playing against the stinking Pittsburgh Steelers my guys kept Roethlisberger on his ass for three straight plays. You could see his frustration reach its zenith by the third hit as he slapped the field seemingly yelling at his O-line for being incompetent boobs; simply priceless. In all seriousness, it's what you would expect from your visuals after breaking up someone's offense in three consecutive plays. And it just wasn't the 'slapping the field' that was impressive. You could also see the frustration in his face. While the faces in Madden NFL 12 still sport that kind of creepy, robotic feel to it for them, this was the first year where you can see brow movement, proper mouth movement and generally correct expressions.
The presentation doesn't stop there, though. One of the biggest elements that EA has been trying to get right for years is the collision system in the game. The Madden series started making some real strives two years ago to make player-on-player contact better, and more importantly more accurate. When a defensive player catches a wide receiver in mid-air and slams them to the ground then there should be a 'C' curve of the body and a whip of the neck when they hit the ground. Madden NFL 12 does this really well. You will have a couple of moments where you're shouting,"JESUS!" It looks and sounds just as good (or bad?) as it probably feels if you were watching it on television. EA Tiburon really put some hard work into making the collision much better, and for the most part they did a great job. There is little to no clipping in the animation. There's also the absence of oddly placed magical space between defender and offensive players when they collide. Even if you look up close during an instant replay you're going to see full, well-placed contact between the players.
The only time where you will see clipping is when the player is forced out of bounds and runs into his bench. Players will happily run through their benched brethren. It's perfect on the field, but not so much off the field.
As for the rest of the visuals, the stadium models are all done well. Detailed as hell, especially the fields within. As silly as it sounds, you get some great 3D grass detail on the field that makes the stadium a bit more realistic, especially during replays. I have to say that I'm very disappointed that Chicago Bears' field didn't come apart at the seams during play, or that Heinz field didn't become the unplayable sandbox it has been known for when the rain was coming down. That might be something for EA Tiburon and EA Sports to consider in next year's edition of the game. If you ask any players about those specific fields during specific weather they're going to tell you how much it affects the play of the game. Another small detail about the stadium, and this isn't something I noticed on last year's version, is how there is added activity on the outside of the stadium as you get that beginning bird's eye view. You will see cars and what not on surrounding highways, which again make the feel of the stadium a tad bit more realistic.
Having said that, I think the crowd still needs to be improved badly. You get the same robotic fans that you see in every Madden title that alternate in cheers. I griped about this during my NCAA Football 12 review and I have the same solid gripe with Madden NFL 12. Get some work on the fan animation, make it feel like you're at home or on the road with rowdy-ass fans; let them beat against the stadium walls during intense moments of a game and just bring the experience of being a fan at a game to the series. This hasn't been done... ever. One of the biggest reasons to pay $100+ to see an actual NFL game is to be among fellow fans and scream like hooligans. It's a huge reason to go to any sporting event (ask soccer fans about that one). It's simply not enough to hear fans in Madden NFL 12; they need to be seen. Right now, they are just robots with very good audio, which isn't enough anymore for this gamer.
In hindsight, the fans are a small drop in a very full and rich visual bucket that EA has created. They're damn good visuals, but they still need some improving and additions.
Shifting gears, let's talk about the audio and commentators. The audio has been vastly improved in Madden NFL 12, as you get very rowdy and loud crowds. If your team is doing well in another team's stadium then you're going to get very tamed, more silent audio. If your team is getting the crap kicked out of it on every down in your opponent's stadium then expect the crowd to continually get loud. The audio is done really well.
As for Gus Johnson and Cris Collinsworth commentating, it's good, but not great. I think this is the first time I've noticed how much repetitiveness happens with the commentating during the game. Gus Johnson, who I love when he commentates NCAA Basketball games, does a commendable job as our lead guy. Having said that, if I hear him tell me that Ray Lewis is called the 'Land Shark' one more time after Peyton Hillis breaks a 7-yard run on him, I think an audio change on the television will be in order (helllooo, Spotify). Johnson's enthusiasm is well placed in Madden NFL 12, but it feels like he wasn't given enough material to keep it all fresh. The same goes for his counterpart Cris Collinsworth, whom I have grown to enjoy for some strange reason. His insight into the specifics of on field play just performed provides an adequate compliment to Johnson's excitement. Again, the biggest problem with them is that they just didn't have enough material to keep the conversation fresh.
The presentation in Madden NFL 12 is vastly improved overall, but there is still more to be done for next year's (please, please, please work on the crowds and the fields first).
Moving on...
The gameplay in this year's Madden has been upgraded. One of the biggest pluses has been the improvement of AI. EA Sports has toted their 'Advanced Defensive AI' as something new and improved. I agree with them to a point. I think that the defense is locked down and eerily difficult when it comes to the passing game. While you can blame this on Colt McCoy's talent if you want (I have plenty of faith in the man), I had the hardest time getting a consistent passing game going because of the defense. For example, when I was playing against the Ravens their safeties and cornerbacks were pretty much knocking down or intercepting everything that McCoy was throwing (the Browns won 9-7 during that game). In the past, Madden NFL always had some loophole that could get a consistent passing game going that the defense couldn't figure out. This is not the case this year. I was on default difficulty in the game, so I know the AI was definitely a lot wiser to my ways than in past editions of the game.
Now with that said, Peyton Hillis pretty much destroyed any line. He had nine touchdowns by the end of the second game of the season (*UPDATE: He had over 20+ by the end of the season). He had 11 real touchdowns last season in his debut for the Browns. So you can see how absolutely ridiculous that is for him by the second game. In a sense, EA has always strived to improve their running game over the years, but this seems to have switched places with the passing game from the past. That's not to say that the defense isn't going to 'once-in-awhile' call the right audible to stop the run, but over the course of the season in this year's game no defense could consistently stop Hillis without the change of the overall difficulty of the game. Running back happy fans of the series are going to absolutely torch the competition this year, and the AI of the defense.
Another new addition to this year's title is the ability to do custom playbooks, which works really well. For hardcore fans of the series they will get an absolute kick out of creating said playbooks. For casual gamers this might be a try once sort of thing. EA Sports put this in there as a nice option, but honestly I didn't use it too much. Keeping the purity of your team's playbook intact adds to the illusion that you're controlling the actual team you know and love. Still, it's an interesting option that is purely for the hardcore Madden fan.
One of the more interesting parts to this year's title that I think has been updated and improved is the 'Be a Superstar' mode. If you're not familiar with the mode (and you should play it) it's like what you've seen in games like MLB The Show or NBA2K; this mode allows you to create a player of your choice and put them through the wringer in preparation for a lucrative NFL career. You'll be able to choose any type of player position you want (QB, LB, RB, etc.) and cultivate them from rookie to starter. At the beginning of it all you'll have to go through training camps. I had chosen a QB position (it was either that or a kicker – yeah, I'm that lame) and named my guy Darn Tootin' (again, I'm that lame). Tootin' went through training camp, got some reps and then was brought in periodically in pre-season games. The neat thing about this mode is that you get to see the missteps and the things that your player needs to work on. Tootin' had a lot of trouble rolling out of the pocket and running/passing. Even though he was on the Chargers, who have a great TE and WR, he just couldn't get the ball in their hands. As the season kept going he slowly started getting better and better at these things. By the time I moved on to another portion of Madden he was hitting Gates on the run. Each time you do well you earn skill points, which help to improve your superstar.
Is 'Be a Superstar' mode fun? I found it intriguing. Having the ability to live the life of a newly drafted rookie and go through the motion of learning life in the NFL is a neat choice. EA Tiburon has certainly made the mode more interesting with a point system and kept it real with players only getting a certain amount of reps in training camp, and limited time during real games. This is how rookies generally live in the NFL and it's accurate. It adds a bit more depth and value to the overall Madden NFL 12 package.
Speaking of value, EA has also added some real value with their Franchise mode. You now have the ability to be a bastard and cut players from your roster, while scouting and adding rookies. You can basically play God in Franchise mode and get a bit more control over your team and shaping them to your every whim. While not every gamer will be attracted to this amount of detailed control over their team, it is a nice option for the hardcore Madden gamers. Heck the game now features a hot/cold report before, during and after games on players on you team. It makes it easier to decide who is the lame duck and which one needs a raise.
Staying on the hot/cold subject, one of the stronger, more definitive portions of the Franchise mode this year is having a player 'actually' progress as the season goes on. For example, if I run 80% of the game with the Browns, and more specifically Peyton Hillis, the running game gets more and more powerful (again, specially Peyton Hillis). On the flip side to that, I ignored Colt McCoy for about four games and his passing game became a damaged limb on my team's body. After all the running from Hillis (and ignoring of McCoy), I couldn't get McCoy to make a quick slant pass correctly. Over time, once I started playing them both on a more even basis then both became more consistent, and my offense became a helluva lot more powerful. This is wonderful in the game, but when I decided to simulate a couple of very winnable games at around the seventh or eighth game of the season and the dynamic player performance didn't translate over to the sim. EA should probably make sure that the numbers up to that point are taken into consideration when a gamer chooses to simulate a game. I simulated the Cardinals (3-4) game and lost by double digits despite the Browns toting a 6-1 record. Again, this is something that needs to be improved for consistency.
Anyway, the Franchise mode certainly has improved for the better and has gotten a little deeper. One note of caution, if you choose not to participate in rookie scouting during Franchise mode then it will not be done automatically for you.
As for the online portion of Madden NFL 12, things have gotten better... much better. Gone are the days where you are basically grouped together with random people. EA has created online communities for gamers to join. This provides you with a stable group of online friends who you know aren't a-holes and that don't cheat. It's great stuff, as you can create and thrive through these communities against other communities. The possibilities of this are endless and the creation of this is brilliant. Much like online first-person shooters, rules can be set for communities and permissions can be given to members. It's like having a mixture of Halo and fantasy football. EA Tiburon did a great justice to Madden fans by including this in Madden NFL 12 and I personally can't wait to see where they take it from here.
Before I close out this review, another cool thing that Madden NFL 12 includes is the ability to have and trade cards in the game. In the Madden Ultimate Team mode you can earn cards of players, coaches, playbooks and legends. You can buy/auction/trade these cards to other gamers of the world. If you haven't tried or heard of this before then it might be worth checking out. It makes complete sense to have the ability to move your trading cards in any way, shape, fashion or form. It's just another feather in the cap of EA Tiburon for this year's Madden.
So at the end of all this is it worth your time and money for Madden NFL 12? While there isn't an enormous difference between Madden NFL 11 and this year's, there's enough tweaking, tightening and additions to make it worth your while. I think that EA Tiburon has certainly made some very strong strides to give gamers the most well-rounded Madden experience, but there are still some improvements that need to be made. If they can improve upon the smaller parts of the game that I mentioned above in the review (crowds, field, a little more balance in the defensive AI) then they will produce the strongest Madden game ever. Until then you should enjoy what they did with this year's version of the game and comfortably know that it's as good as it has been the last three years.


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Parsley is a versatile herb that's often dismissed as nothing more than a garnish before being thrown away. It has numerous medical benefits, including both heart and immune system health.
It's often overlooked as just a garnish, but parsley is packed with vitamin A and vitamin C, which are needed for a strong immune system. It also contains something called vitamin K, which helps to lower your risk for heart disease because it's great for your blood vessels.
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McCain now: 20, for third place
McCain then: 42, doubling second place
McCain now: 21, double-digits behind Giuliani
McCain then: 39, more than doubling second place
McCain now: 22, behind by double-digits
McCain then: 37, more than doubling second place
McCain now: 30, ahead by one point
McCain then: 38, ahead by twenty-two points
Some people might not take this seriously, because it is New England. However, remember that McCain won three of these four of these primaries in 2000, with Maine as the only exception (and he lost here by only 7%). Hell, he won Vermont by 25%, Massachusetts by 33%. This is supposed to be his base region among moderate Republicans and independents, and he is getting crushed here now. The same people who supported McCain in Republican primaries in 2000 have quickly turned against him in the 2008 campaign. If he can't even hold together his old coalition, and many sonservatives still hate him despite his pandering, how can he expect to win this time around?
Moderate Republicans and independents are starting to see through McCain's "maverick" veneer. This is as sure a sign as I have ever seen that his support for escalation and sucking up to theocons will sink him. Start expecting someone else to be the Republican nominee in 2008.
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