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Tanoa Paihia Hotel3 Stars
5 Joyces Road Paihia Bay Of Islands 0200
Located close to the centre of Paihia and its major tourist attractions, Hotel Paihia is ideally positioned as a base from where to explore the Bay of Islands. The hotel is situated in an attractive and peaceful bush setting, 400 metres from the shopping centre and waterfront.
The 65 comfortable and well-appointed guestrooms offered by the hotel feature the latest in modern conveniences.
You can sip your favourite drink at the cocktail bar and dine at the in-house restaurant that serves a variety of delicacies.
Guests arriving with their own transportation can avail of the convenient parking facility on site. During free time, you can take a refreshing plunge in the pool or unwind at the spa.
Hotel Facilities
- Bar / Lounge
- Internet Access - High Speed
- Lobby
- Restaurant
- Swimming Pool - Outdoor
- Disabled Facilities
- Laundry Facilities
- Non-Smoking Rooms
- Safe Deposit Box
- Tour Desk
- Faxing Facilities
- Laundry Services
- Parking Facilities
- Spa / Wellness Centre
Room Facilities
- Cable / Satellite TV
- Iron / Ironing Board
- Telephone
- Ensuite / Private Bathroom
- Refrigerator
- Hairdryer
- Tea and Coffee Making Facilities
Tanoa Paihia Hotel Guest Reviews (42)
With the basics covered, we were happy to stay overnight at a affordable rate. Will come back and stay here again.
Je Working Mum wrote on January 10, 2013
Nice comfortable stay,Good location and parking Facility
F traveller wrote on October 8, 2012
Good value hotel, though we awoke to find hundreds of ants in the bathroom which had tracked into the bedroom and we found some in our bed. We reported it to Reception and they said sorry.
Anonymous wrote on May 26, 2011
A good, well placed budget hotel on the flat a short way away from the town centre. Would stay again when next in the area
David Phillips wrote on April 27, 2011
Pretty good position but you get what you pay for
Anonymous wrote on January 2, 2011
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Overall Guest Rating
Tanoa Paihia Hotel Guest Reviews
4 out of 5
With the basics covered, we were happy to stay overnight at a affordable rate. Will come back and stay here again.Review by: Je Working Mum
Date stayed January 10, 2013
4 out of 5
Nice comfortable stay,Good location and parking FacilityReview by: F traveller
Date stayed October 8, 2012
3.4 out of 5
Good value hotel, though we awoke to find hundreds of ants in the bathroom which had tracked into the bedroom and we found some in our bed. We reported it to Reception and they said sorry.Review by: Anonymous
Date stayed May 26, 2011
4.4 out of 5
A good, well placed budget hotel on the flat a short way away from the town centre. Would stay again when next in the areaReview by: David Phillips
Date stayed April 27, 2011
3.2 out of 5
Pretty good position but you get what you pay forReview by: Anonymous
Date stayed January 2, 2011
4.8 out of 5
My wife and I stayed here for 3 days as a base to visit the Bay of Islands area. The hotel was in a quiet location but was easy to walk from the centre of Paihia. Although we did not eat there the restaurant appeared adequate. The friendly and helpful staff were well led by AmayReview by: John Hughes
Date stayed November 28, 2010
5 out of 5
we found the hotel really nice. They don't display prices at bar for drinks though. Close enough for you to walk to town centre. The only thing off putting was a person sitting at checkout time at front desk in big baggy sweatshirt and hat on backwards when everyone else was in UniformReview by: Andy Sinclair
Date stayed October 23, 2010
3.8 out of 5
Nice presentation in the room. Room was clean and tidy. Pool was good and clean, spa was nice and warm. Overall we were happy with the visit we had there.Review by: Hamish Ivey
Date stayed July 13, 2010
4.2 out of 5
Colleen at front desk was so helpful and friendly, thank you.Review by: Debbie Thackwray
Date stayed June 20, 2010
4.2 out of 5
Great staff and a pleasant room, basic but clean.Review by: Anonymous
Date stayed May 13, 2010
4.2 out of 5
Well priced, good location, helpful,friendly staff and good rooms.Review by: Anonymous
Date stayed April 12, 2010
3 out of 5
Hotel is quite old and dated. No privacy in rooms if hot as all windows open onto walkway so passers by could see right into the room. No lift, we had to lug heavy suitcases up/down 2 flights of out door stairs (no porters) - fun in the rain! Very noisy as hotel is extensivly used by coach tour companies. On the plus side internet use inexpensive and efficient, and front office staff helpful. We did not dine in-house. Town has pleanty of accommodation nearer to waterfront which I would choose from were we to return to Paihia.Review by: Ada Hughes
Date stayed April 7, 2010
4.4 out of 5
Hotel Paihia was perfect for our requirements. The staff were friendly and helpful, the room rate was the best available rate in the area at the time and the location was convenient. Would stay there again.Review by: Anonymous
Date stayed March 25, 2010
4.8 out of 5
A clean and friendly hotel with good facilities and parking. The hotel is only a short walk from the main town and is therefore not plagued by traffic noise and boisterous holiday makers.Review by: David Turner
Date stayed March 24, 2010
4.8 out of 5
This motel is only a 10 minute walk to the harbor, beach, cafes and restaurants. Parking is free but can be limited if many rooms are not booked by tour buses. Staff is helpful and friendly. Take the ferry to Russell Island and spend the afternoon or have dinner their you'll enjoy the island.Review by: Anonymous
Date stayed March 4, 2010
5 out of 5
Freindly helpful staff and close to the town centreReview by: GEORGE MOATE
Date stayed February 26, 2010
5 out of 5
I booked a few days before departure and was very pleased to find how easy the booking service was to use by phone, and how fabulous the Hotel and service wereReview by: Anonymous
Date stayed January 28, 2010
5 out of 5
enjoyed a very owesome weekendReview by: Anonymous
Date stayed January 28, 2010
4.8 out of 5
Very helpful staff welcomed us even though were early for check-in. Our room was still being prepared but we were allowed to use it briefly before we headed out again. Many thanks.Review by: Robyn Rayner
Date stayed January 24, 2010
4.8 out of 5
We stayed for four nights at Hotel Paihia this summer with our two daughters and we were very impressed by the facilities and services that were provided. The pool and spa were great and this is definitely value for money. The staff were all very helpful and friendly and great location just a five miute walk into Paihia.Review by: Mike Thompson
Date stayed January 19, 2010


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Here are the steps to a holiday card self-hate spiral…
1. Sometime around September, have a brilliant holiday card idea. Congratulate yourself for your infinite cleverness and creativity. Promptly forget about it in favor of Halloween preparations. Don't worry- you have plenty of time.
2. Wait too long to execute whatever elaborate machinations said card requires until you wind up doing things like schlepping your family to the mall dressed like the Addams family and then waiting on line for 3 hours to see the mall Santa.
3. Ask some super stoned copy shop employees to help with the layout.
4. Beg your graphic designer friend to re-do the layout.
5. Now it's December 20. Check the calender again. Yup- sure is. Pay for a rush printing job.
6. Lay out all the card-sending paraphernalia.
7. Begin feeling warm and fuzzy as you write out each address- enjoying the memories, the feeling of connection, the sense of pride in your still-sort-of-clever card.
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10. The hours wear on. You're neglecting your child. You've ordered pizza for dinner two nights in a row. You have other things to do- like your job for instance. You swear to never do holiday cards ever again.
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12. Let the coming months erase the pain until September rolls around again. See step 1.
I one day anticipate having to explain that celebrating two holidays doesn't equal getting double presents, but for now T just thinks having two holidays means having candles he's not supposed to blow out and balls he's not supposed to throw.
It took me a few years to get the hang of it, but I have to admit that there's a real decadent joy for me in doing all the traditional Christmas stuff. Sometimes I feel like an imposter. Other times I feel guilty- like I've totally assimilated and lost all sense of my own culture. But most times I just feel like we're carving out our own space in the world and figuring out by trial and error who we are as a family. We're constantly in a process of discovering where we're going to find a sense of community. It's different for us than it was for my parents, who had a social and religious network that had been in place for generations.
I grew up Jewish and Scott grew up Christian and we both fluctuate in our commitment to any sort of religion. But when it comes to explaining spiritual principles to our son, I see how useful it would be to have the sort of framework that Judaism provided for me as a kid. I envy many of my friends the simplicity of having an organized set of beliefs. Because when it comes to explaining things like God and Jesus and the meaning of these holidays in a developmentally appropriate way, I'm pretty much stumped.
But for the time being, we haven't found a religious community that fully makes sense to us, so we're still out here floating around with our latkes and gluten-free Christmas cookies and grab bag of holiday stories.
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And here's a description:
In this backwoods reinvention of August Strindberg's classic Miss Julie, writer and director Robert Cucuzza hones an essential tale of class and power, and stages it in modern-day Appalachia. Cucuzza and his collaborators orchestrate a multidisciplinary approach highlighted by distinctly American forms—country-western music written by Juli Crockett, line dancing choreographed by Jordana Che Toback—that binds Strindberg's characters, both the rich and the poor, by exposing their shared vulnerability in a time of economic collapse.
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It's pretty much de-rigeur for fairy tales to deal with adoption in some way. Protagonists of fanciful stories are often orphans. As an adopted child, this was always important to me. I cast myself in my own fairy tale, in which I had been left on my parents' doorstep by a princess mother who couldn't care for me because she had been transformed into a swan by an evil spell. It was the only explanation for how I had landed with such regrettably normal people.
The archetypal orphan embodies the broad and magical possibilities that lie in having an origin that is shrouded, at least partially, in mystery. Also, there is a mystical quality associated with borders- with the edges between one thing and another. Adopted children live in two worlds, on some metaphysical level. We hold two stories at the same time. This makes us uniquely suited to stand at the helm of a fairy tale.
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And the racial stereotyping is subtle (mostly because the only ethnic diversity is in tiny variations on shades of white), but it's there. Don't get me started on the usurious Mr. Gold…
I hung in there for a couple of episodes, but I'm afraid that I'm not going to wait around for the happy ending with this one.
Have anyone else caught this show? I'd love to hear your thoughts? Adoptive mommies? Evil queens?
All those clubs in Hollywood with lines down the block and car service Hummers loitering nearby in clouds of pot smoke? Skanks and wannabes. I'm going to tip you off to the hottest spot in tinseltown, so pay attention, starfuckers…
Yo Gabba Gabba Live is the place to go if you want to, "Hop in a circle, hop in a circle now…" while rubbing elbows with Milla Jovovich and Ione Skye and a pregnant porn star with a kid on her hip and an NFL linebacker and Biz Markie's entourage and someone you're totally sure is in a band you like but you can't figure out which one. Even DJ Lance's handler looks like she's in Sly and the Family Stone.
And all of these folks are getting in the populist spirit of the thing and sucking down beers at intermission with the rest of the rabble in the lobby. Because no one would be so gauche as to watch a kid's show from the side of the stage.
For those of you parents who don't expose your kids to media (bless your stalwart hearts), Yo Gabba Gabba is basically the kid's show you thought you invented one night Freshman year when you and some friends dropped acid and got out the crafting supplies and rock albums. It's awesome.
But seriously, it was a cute night and a great show. I'm pretty sure. If you have a kid who isn't completely overwhelmed by sensory stimuli. Which would mean, if you aren't us.
Wow, it's hard to take your kid to something that he's so excited about and you're therefore so excited about and then have him absolutely freeze. T got both of our necks in a tandem death-grip and sat there terrified but refusing to leave while everybody jumped, shook and shimmied their wiggles out all around us.
The night was salvaged by a visit with T's Gabbaland friends after the show. And after the massive dysregulation started to calm down a bit (like three days later) we still had the pictures for T to enjoy.
But dealing with T's sensitivity and hyper-arousal is a learning process. I'm starting to get that even though something seems like it's going to be a fantastic time, I have to take into account all the factors before buying tickets. As much as we love Gabba, the flashing lights, crowds and crazy noise were not exactly the best idea. So next time I'll know.
But can we still please go to see The Muppet Movie? Come on…please?


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Western Force secured a 19-18 victory against the Highlanders in Perth on Saturday in a dramatic Super Rugby encounter which went down to the wire.
The Force came out on the front foot but met a resilient Highlanders defence with the hosts making just one metre from 21 phases of play.
Highlanders eventually turned the ball over but Jayden Hayward sent the ball back into the visitors' territory. The Force spread the ball wide to find Sias Ebersohn who touched down the only try of the match which was followed by a successful conversion from the touchline by full-back Hayward.
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Slade had a chance to put the Highlanders in the lead from the kicking tee but was off target before nailing a 51-metre shot a minute later to put the visitors in front for the first time in the match. The lead was short-lived however as Tino Nemani took out Hayward off the ball in a moment of madness to allow the Force back to hit the winning strike through the posts.
Defeat in the bottom of the table clash means the Highlanders are rooted at the foot of Super Rugby with the Force six points ahead in 14th.
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My Top 5 Perfumes
12 April 2010
It has been requested so I thought I would do my Top 5 Favourite Perfumes video. From the comments it seems that Vera Wang Princess is a nice scent also - what do you think about it?
by Sarah Smith at 7:04 am
Labels: juicy couture, perfumes, the perfume diaries
5 comments:
- Jo said...
Fantastic faves hunny. Love them all, although don't own them all ha, the only one I own is Flowerbomb.
Re: Very Vang Princess, for me thats just too sweet, I find it quite sickly to be honest. So many people love it though, so maybe Im just strange!
- 12 April 2010 at 07:49
- Jo said...
Vera not very! hahaha.
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- Jo said...
OMG... Wang not vang! lmao. not woke up yet, Im sat here with my morning brew. Im not commenting on anymore posts till Ive woke up properly haha.
- 12 April 2010 at 07:51
- Glitter and Love said...
I have never smelt any of these perfume, may have to check them out :)
Vera Wang princess is my fav perfume ever for daytime! It is very sweet and girlie but i love it :)
lisa xx
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- Charlee said...
I love Hugo Boss too and Chance! Vera Wang Princess is gorgeous but I like quite girlie scents and the bottle is really pretty x x
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Students sometimes believe that having a list of memberships on their resume will improve their chances when they apply for a job or for graduate school. Employers and graduate schools will be impressed with a good grade point average, and they will want evidence of how students contributed to the organizations to which they belonged. They will want to know what students learned from their activities.
Some groups suggest that membership in an honorary society helps in getting scholarships—the most important factors in receiving departmental and academic scholarships are grade point average, evidence of involvement, and the recommendation of a professor or an academic adviser. Advisers usually know about a range of scholarship opportunities; professors are likely to hear about the scholarships offered by their department.
The best suggestion for determining the value of any group would be for your student to get in touch with the person listed as the contact to find out what the group does and how your student feels about the person or people leading the organization. If the contact person can talk about planned activities and the organization's goals, see if they fit your student's interests. You can find out if a group is a registered student organization on the University of Minnesota campus by checking the Student Unions and Activities Office's list of registered student groups.
You also can do a web-based search for a national branch of the organization to find out about the organization's mission and goals and any national activities the student can participate in.
Q: When is commencement?
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The Student Affairs, Understanding Today's Students website, offers suggestions and resources for achieving academic success, dealing with stress, depression, illness, alcohol misuse, and other issues.
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Stars react to Supreme Court gay-marriage rulingsJune 26, 2013 @ 1:27 pm
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Hollywood has long been a vocal supporter of marriage equality, with some stars _ including Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie _ saying they'd hold off on tying the knot until the right to wed was extended to all Americans.
With Wednesday's Supreme Court rulings striking down the federal Defense of Marriage Act and clearing the way for same-sex marriages to resume in California, stars went online to share their elation:
_ "Big news from the Supreme Court. Goodbye (hash)DOMA (hash)Prop8. Hello (hash)equality." _ Ben Affleck.
_ "Historic day. Well done (hash)SCOTUS." _ Leonardo DiCaprio.
_ "I look forward to exercising my American civil liberties... and getting fully, completely and legally married this year to my true love of over three years, Linda Wallem." _ Melissa Etheridge in announcing her engagement.
_ "It's a supremely wonderful day for equality. Prop 8 is over, and so is DOMA. Congratulations everyone. And I mean everyone." _ Ellen DeGeneres.
_ "(hash)Prop8 is no more. Marriage equality & the freedom so many sought is here. At the end of the day we are ALL people who deserve equality!" _ Marlee Matlin.
_ "(at)daxshepard1 will you marry me? Xo (hash)marriageequality (hash)loveislove" _ Kristen Bell to her fiance, Dax Shepard. The couple previously said they'd wait to wed until it was legal for everyone.
_ "After many prayers and tears, A historic day for Justice and Equality for ALL. Goodbye (hash)DOMA Goodbye (hash)Prop8 Hello Love." _ Pauley Perrette.
_ "We stand tall today.(hash)DomaStruckDown So many fought for so long. Be proud, the prejudice are now the minority." _ Lady Gaga.
_ "Remember the old days when (hash)DOMA was around and gay people couldn't get married in California? Crazy right!?" _ Jesse Tyler Ferguson of "Modern Family."
_ "I am standing on the right side of history. I stand with (at)HRC for marriage equality. (hash)SCOTUS (hash)time4marriage" _ Alicia Keys, who included a link to the Human Rights Campaign's website.
_ "Awesome, awesome day to be an American. Yay, marriage equality!!!!! Knew it was coming. Glad it was today. Congrats, Us!" _ Martha Plimpton.
_ "Today my heart soars, and my faith in the promise of our great nation is renewed. Now, if there's anything we gays know how to do well, it is to celebrate! Let the joy of this day ring out with PRIDE." _ George Takei, on Facebook.
_ "Today, we celebrate. Tomorrow, we keep working for full equality for all and to bring the freedom to marry for gay couples to the 37 states that still remain." _ Statement from Cyndi Lauper, founder of the True Colors Fund to end homelessness for lesbian, gay and transgender youth.
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_ "Yeah, marriage equality!!!! On our way! (hash)PeopleLikeUs (hash)TieItUp" _ Kelly Clarkson.
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By Barbara Legaspi
An examination of the problems of media reportage in war zones is just one of the projects that earned Monash University's Communications and Media Studies department Australia's highest international ranking.
The department's research program earned five stars in the QS World University Rankings last month, earning 19th place overall, three places ahead of Melbourne University.
The department is also conducting research on media audiences, nationalism and multiculturalism in South Korea, popular music and cultural policy, environmental conflict and the media and digital media and sport.
Monash University was also successful in the last round of Australian Research Council (ARC) grants and has been given funding for a number of projects.
A Future Fellowship project is lead by Associate Professor Brett Hutchins on mobile media and sport, a Discovery project granted to Dr Tony Moore and Associate Professor Mark Gibson to examine Australian culture and innovation.
Dr John Tebbutt has bought an ARC discovery project examining Radio National and public broadcasting and Professor Justin O'Connor is examining the success of the Museum of Old and New Art and it's effect on the Tasmanian economy, under an ARC grant.
Associate Professor and Head of Communications and Media Studies, Shane Homan, said Monash would continue to build on the high standards set by the department.
"I'd like to think it's a small reward for sustained excellence in research-led teaching of our undergraduate and postgraduate students, and where we are increasingly sharing our expertise with governments, interested communities and key academic groups globally," Associate Prof Homan said.
"In terms of research, the list of imminent books and current research grants speaks well to our core knowledge and expertise on a whole range of national and global media debates."
"In terms of teaching, we will continue to build on the excellent links forged by Professor Justin O'Connor with Jiao Tong University, Shanghai which includes a Cultural Economy Summer School and a Masters unit, Shanghai City Lab."
Monash Univserity's Masters of Communications and Media is the most popular Master course in the Arts Faculty.
The Master of Culture Economy is "Australia's most innovative postgraduate program" which combines the areas of culture, economy, government and policy. It is a new course offered in 2014.
In the university rankings, Melbourne University came in at 22, the University of Queensland, Queensland University of Technology and the University of Sydney at 26, 27 and 39, respectively.
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There is one great counterargument to the complaints about this season's coaching twist. That counterargument is Janelle. Boogie came back into this house to gild his resume and has spent the summer coasting on the brilliance of his best player. Britney is a great gut player, but she can't plan more than a couple steps at a time, and her game completely fell to pieces when Willie went bananas. Dan has made only poor decisions and seems barely invested -- he's like a fading bureaucrat in a corner office, passing the time until he hits retirement age. Meanwhile, Janelle has carefully ridden the back-and-forth tidal waves of power. In Week One, she played Busy Phillipps to Britney's Courteney Cox. In Week Two, she hate-flirted her way into a reconnection with Boogie. Last night, she offered her wedding ring to Shane and begged him to strike a blow against the Boogie alliance. There's a good possibility that she'll end this week with the last intact team in the Big Brother house.
Her achievements are even more impressive when you consider her team. Immediately after the nominations ceremony, Janelle called a team meeting. She laid it on the line. Now was no time for pouting. Now was the moment for some good old-fashioned groveling. Wil was having none of that. "I don't want to be known as an ass-kisser," he said. Joe was even worse. When Janelle told him to sashay up to the HoH throne room and make a deal with Shane, Joe brushed her off. "ALL THE WOMANLY ADVICE ABOUT LOVE AND BUTTERFLIES," Joe whispered. "I DON'T EVEN KNOW IF I CAN SWALLOW MY PRIDE." Smashley, to her credit, kept quiet -- maybe because she knows she's perfectly set herself up as a Final Three meatshield for the aggressive players in the house, maybe because the wall suddenly looked really interesting.
I would actually argue that Janelle has been playing the game a little too well. She has so completely controlled the actions of her team that her players don't even really seem aware of what it takes to win Big Brother. She had to positively beg Joe to go talk to Shane. "You have to sell it," she said. "Puppydogs and rainbows and children!" ("My three favorite things!" Smashley probably said. "Except it's even better when you combine them! Puppydog-children flying over rainbows!") Joe walked upstairs and tried to be nice to Shane. "THIS F---ING SUCKS," he said, in the quiet dolorous tones of a long-lost soulmate, "I'M MAD. I DON'T WANT TO LIE." He was like a bull in a china shop. Strike that. He was like a bull playing Jenga with a rocket launcher. I'm trying to say that subtlety is not Joe's strong suit.
The veto competition forced the players to dress up as clowns and keep two balls rolling on two separate ramps. All three of Janelle's players were in the competition. Wil and Joe quickly fell out of the running, and it came down to Smashley vs. Shane. Now, we need to talk about something here. I'm not sure how anyone could have any kind of strategy when it comes to the Big Brother Clown Toss, since it was only just invented in a laboratory by the maniac Scandinavian psychiatrists who design all the Big Brother competitions. But somehow Shane figured out the exact perfect way to play the game. While the other players tried to keep their balls constantly in motion, Shane would catch one, turn his head, wait for the other one to reach the top of the ramp, and then throw. It was perfect play. You would think Shane had spent his entire life training for the Clown Toss.
That makes three straight veto competitions won by Shane. It's too bad that Janelle has a family back home, because a showmance between her and Shane would be like a romantic tragedy about a Viking Warrior Woman who falls in love with a Roman Gladiator, or like Linda Hamilton circa Terminator 2 hooking up with Taylor Kitsch back before "Taylor Kitsch" was an obscenity sneeze.
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HELENA — The House will face a choice between two conflicting approaches to fixing Montana's financially ailing pension systems.
The Joint Select Committee on Pensions on Tuesday amended and pushed out three major proposals — one backed by Republicans and the other two by Democrats — that eventually will wind up on the House floor. Republicans control both the House and the Senate, but Gov. Steve Bullock is a Democrat.
Various pension systems for Montana state and local government employees and teachers face a combined potential shortfall of $4.3 billion if legislators do nothing. The state has a constitutional obligation to fund the plans.
"I don't have any idea what will happen," said the committee chairman, Sen. Dave Lewis, R-Helena, after the meeting. "We have two irreconcilable options — a defined benefit and defined contribution plan."
It was unclear when the bills will reach the House floor for debate.
House Speaker Mark Blasdel, R-Somers, said he first wants to get updated analyses of the bills from financial experts. He said he may send the bills to the House State Administration Committee for more scrutiny.
The two approaches, if enacted, may face potential future legal challenges because they reduce current annual cost of living benefits now guaranteed to current and future retirees. The cost of living adjustment is known as GABA — guaranteed annual benefit adjustment.
On an 8-4 vote, the committee endorsed House Bill 338, by Rep. Keith Regier, R-Kalispell. All eight Republicans supported the bill, while all four Democrats opposed it.
HB338 would terminate the current "defined benefit" pension plan for new state and local government employees and teachers as of July 1, 2014. New employees instead would be enrolled in a "defined contribution" pension that's similar to a 401(k) plan that's common in the private sector.
Employees and employers would contribute to the "defined contribution" retirement fund. Employees would be responsible for choosing where to invest their money, not the state Board of Investments.
When employees retire, they would leave with whatever money they have is in their fund — their portion, their employers' share and the investment earnings. They would no longer be guaranteed a fixed monthly pension for life as is the case now.
Reiger's bill provides for an infusion of cash from the coal severance tax and increased contributions by employers temporarily. The bill also eliminated the current annual cost of living adjustments for current and future retirees.
Afterward, Regier, "I think the people of the state can identify with the defined-contribution plan."
The committee also passed, by identical 7-5 votes, two pension bills backed by Democrats that continue the current "defined benefit" pension systems. They also include influxes of cash from the coal severance tax or, in case of the teachers' retirement system, school district reserves and state land revenues. All four Democrats and three Republicans on the committee supported both bills, while five Republicans opposed them.
The two bills are HB454, by Rep. Bill McChesney, D-Miles City, addressing the public employees' retirement systems, and HB377, by Rep. Tom Woods, D-Bozeman, for the teachers' retirement system.
They retain the current "defined benefit" retirement systems, which guarantee retired public workers with a fixed pension for life, no matter how the investments are performing. The pensions are based on a formula using their number of years of service and the average of their highest years' salaries.
Both Democratic bills also provide for increased contributions by employees, employers or both.
Amendments to these two Democrat bills reduced the guaranteed cost of living allowances for current and future retirees.
In a later interview, McChesney said Democrats agreed to cut the cost of living increases on a temporary basis until the pension funds are adequately funded. Democrats had previously opposed such cuts.
"Part of it was compromise," McChesney said. "Part of it was a realization we can't make the pension funds actuarially sound within a reasonable amount of time without the GABA (cuts). The reductions were what was required."
McChesney said he believes Bullock "is going to be on board" with the adjustments, and he's hoping public employee unions will be, too.


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U.S. looking past Ebola to prepare for next outbreakNovember 23, 2014 8:59 am | by Lauran Neergaard - AP Medical Writer - Associated Press | News | Comments
The next Ebola or the next SARS. Maybe even the next HIV. Even before the Ebola epidemic in West Africa is brought under control, public health officials are girding for the next health disaster. Ebola sprang from one of those blind spots, in an area that lacks the health systems needed to detect an outbreak before it becomes a crisis.
U.S. approves new, hard-to-abuse hydrocodone pillNovember 20, 2014 6:00 pm | by Matthew Perrone - AP Health Writer - Associated Press | News | Comments
U.S. government health regulators on Thursday approved the first hard-to-abuse version of the...
Government wants more clinical trial results made publicNovember 19, 2014 3:00 pm | by Lauran Neergaard - AP Medical Writer - Associated Press | News | Comments
The government proposed new rules Wednesday to make it easier for doctors and patients to learn...
Heart stents may require longer blood thinner useNovember 16, 2014 5:00 pm | by Marilynn Marchione - AP Chief Medical Writer - Associated Press | News | Comments
Millions of people with stents that prop open clogged heart arteries may need anti-clotting...
Regulatory, scientific complexity of generic nanodrugs could delay savings for patientsNovember 13, 2014 8:07 am | by American Chemical Society | News | Comments
Nanomedicine is offering patients a growing arsenal of therapeutic drugs for a variety of diseases, but often at a cost of thousands of dollars a month. Generics could substantially reduce the price tag for patients—if only there were a well-defined way to make and regulate them. An article in Chemical & Engineering News (C&EN) details the challenges on the road to generic nanodrugs.
Ebola workers ask Congress for helpNovember 12, 2014 3:58 am | by Lauran Neergaard - Associated Press - Associated Press | News | Comments
Health workers on the front line of the Ebola crisis say the need for urgent help isn't letting up, as Congress begins considering President Barack Obama's $6.2 billion emergency aid request to fight the disease. Despite reports that the number of infections is slowing in some parts of West Africa, cases still are rising in other areas.
Medicare proposes covering lung cancer screeningNovember 10, 2014 5:58 pm | by Lauran Neergaard - AP Medical Writer - Associated Press | News | Comments
Medicare may soon begin paying for yearly scans to detect lung cancer in certain current or former heavy smokers. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on Monday issued a long-awaited proposal to begin covering the screening for high-risk beneficiaries if their doctors agree they meet the criteria.
Ebola volunteers wrestle with quarantine mandatesNovember 8, 2014 9:58 am | by Jennifer Peltz - Associated Press - Associated Press | News | Comments
Dr. Robert Fuller didn't hesitate to go to Indonesia to treat survivors of the 2004 tsunami, to Haiti to help after the 2010 earthquake or to the Philippines after a devastating typhoon last year. But he's given up on going to West Africa to care for Ebola patients this winter. He could make the six-week commitment sought by his go-to aid organization, International Medical Corps.
Experts, models predict more U.S. Ebola casesNovember 3, 2014 10:33 am | by Associated Press, Martha Mendoza | News | Comments
Top medical experts studying the spread of Ebola say the public should expect more cases to emerge in the U.S. by year's end as infected people arrive here from West Africa, including American doctors and nurses returning from the hot zone and people fleeing from the deadly disease. But how many cases?
New restrictions for those at high Ebola riskOctober 27, 2014 6:30 pm | by Mike Stobbe - AP Medical Writer - Associated Press | News | Comments
U.S. health officials are recommending that people who are at highest risk for coming down with Ebola avoid commercial travel or attending large public gatherings, even if they have no symptoms. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued the updated advice to state and local officials on Monday.
Governors back home quarantine for Ebola workersOctober 27, 2014 3:28 am | by Frank Eltman - Associated Press - Associated Press | News | Comments
The governors of New York and New Jersey are at odds with scientists over Ebola as they back 21-day quarantines for medical workers returning from West Africa, while the nation's top infectious-disease expert warns that such restrictions are unnecessary and could discourage volunteers from aiding disease-ravaged countries.
Ebola airport checks expand; nurses get trainingOctober 22, 2014 3:28 am | by Connie Cass - Associated Press - Associated Press | News | Comments
The federal government is closing a gap in Ebola screening at airports while states from New York to Texas to California work to get hospitals and nurses ready in case another patient turns up somewhere in the U.S. with the deadly disease. Under the rule going into effect Wednesday, air travelers from the West African nations must enter the U.S. through one of five airports doing special screenings and fever checks for Ebola.
Obama reviews foreign, domestic response to EbolaOctober 13, 2014 6:38 pm | by Jim Kuhnhenn - Associated Press - Associated Press | News | Comments
President Barack Obama urged his top national security and public health officials on Monday to incorporate lessons from the most recent Texas Ebola infection into the U.S.'s response plans to the deadly virus. He also called on the international community to deliver assistance more quickly to the countries of West Africa that are struggling against the disease.
Is the U.S. doing enough to fight Ebola?September 16, 2014 11:46 am | by Lauran Neergaard, The Associated Press | News | Comments
The American strategy on Ebola is two-pronged: step up desperately needed aid to West Africa and, in an unusual step, train U.S. doctors and nurses for volunteer duty in the outbreak zone. At home, the goal is to speed up medical research and put hospitals on alert should an infected traveler arrive.
New DARPA program aimed at developing customized therapiesAugust 28, 2014 9:11 am | News | Comments
DARPA's new Electrical Prescriptions (ElectRx) program was among the initiatives the White House highlighted this week as President Barack Obama addressed the need for new and more effective strategies for improving the health of service members, veterans and others. ElectRx goes beyond medication, aiming to explore neuromodulation of organ functions to help the human body heal itself.
Leading scientists call for a stop to non-essential use of fluorochemicalsAugust 28, 2014 8:27 am | News | Comments
A number of leading international researchers, among others from the National Food Institute, Technical University of Denmark, have recommended that fluorochemicals should only be used where absolutely essential, until better methods exist to measure the chemicals and more is known about their potentially harmful effects.
Lilly psoriasis drug fares well in late-stage testAugust 21, 2014 9:20 am | by The Associated Press | News | Comments
Drugmaker Eli Lilly and Co. said its potential psoriasis treatment fared better than both a fake drug and a competitor's product during late-stage testing on patients with the most common form of the skin disease. The Indianapolis-based company announced initial results from the research on Thursday and said it plans to submit the drug, ixekizumab, to regulators in the first half of next year.
AstraZeneca says DOJ closes probe into drug trialAugust 19, 2014 1:23 pm | by The Associated Press | News | Comments
British drugmaker AstraZeneca says the U.S. Dept. of Justice has closed its investigation into a clinical trial of the company's blood thinner Brilinta, and plans no further action. The company announced in October 2013 that federal officials were looking into the 18,000-patient study, which began in 2009.
Panel urges second pneumonia shot for older adultsAugust 13, 2014 5:20 pm | by Mike Stobbe - AP Medical Writer - Associated Press | News | Comments
A federal panel says older Americans should start getting a new vaccine against bacteria that cause pneumonia. The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices voted Wednesday to recommend a dose of the expensive new shot for people 65 and older. The panel said older adults should still get an older pneumococcal vaccine, too.
FDA approves first DNA-based test for colon cancerAugust 11, 2014 5:22 pm | by Matthew Perrone - AP Health Writer - Associated Press | News | Comments
The Food and Drug Administration has approved the first screening test for colon cancer that uses patient DNA to help spot potentially deadly tumors and growths. The Cologuard test from Exact Sciences detects irregular mutations in a patient's stool sample that can be an early warning sign of cancer. Patients who test positive for the mutations should undergo a colonoscopy to confirm the results.
Ethical issue: Who gets experimental Ebola drug?August 6, 2014 5:25 pm | by Lauran Neergaard - AP Medical Writer - Associated Press | News | Comments
The use of an experimental drug to treat two Americans diagnosed with Ebola is raising ethical questions about who gets first access to unproven new therapies for the deadly disease. But some health experts fear debate over extremely limited doses will distract from tried-and-true measures to curb the growing outbreak.
$1,000 pill now hepatitis C treatment of choiceJuly 29, 2014 3:19 am | by Ricardo Alonso-zaldivar - Associated Press - Associated Press | News | Comments
A $1,000-per-pill drug that insurers are reluctant to pay for has quickly become the treatment of choice for a liver-wasting viral disease that affects more than three million Americans. In less than six months, prescriptions for Sovaldi have eclipsed all other hepatitis C pills combined, according to new data from IMS Health.
Medical marijuana researcher fired by universityJuly 18, 2014 9:21 pm | by Astrid Galvan - Associated Press - Associated Press | News | Comments
Veterans, medical marijuana activists and scientists welcomed the first federally approved research into pot as a treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder. But their hopes for the research were dashed when the Univ. of Arizona fired researcher Suzanne Sisley, who undertook the study after clearing four years of bureaucratic hurdles.
Better use of electronic health records makes clinical trials less expensiveJuly 11, 2014 12:40 pm | News | Comments
According to recent research in the U.K. , use of electronic health records to understand the best available treatment for patients, from a range of possible options, is more efficient and less costly for taxpayers than the existing clinical trial process.
FDA grapples with oversight of fecal transplantsJune 26, 2014 12:18 pm | by Matthew Perrone - AP Health Writer - Associated Press | News | Comments
Imagine a low-cost treatment for a life-threatening infection that could cure up to 90% of patients with minimal side effects, often in a few days.It may sound like a miracle drug, but this cutting-edge treatment is profoundly simple—though somewhat icky: take the stool of healthy patients to cure those with hard-to-treat intestinal infections.
Panel: Flu spray better than shots for young kidsJune 25, 2014 3:23 pm | by Mike Stobbe - AP Medical Writer - Associated Press | News | Comments
When it comes to flu vaccines, a federal panel says a squirt in the nose is better than a shot in the arm for young children. The advisory panel agreed Wednesday to tell doctors that FluMist nasal spray is a bit better at preventing flu in healthy young kids. The advice is specific to children ages 2 through 8.
FDA outlines policy for overseeing nanotechnologyJune 24, 2014 3:23 pm | by Matthew Perrone - AP Health Writer - Associated Press | News | Comments
Federal regulators want to hear from companies using engineered micro-particles in their products, part of an effort to stay abreast of the growing field of nanotechnology. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued final recommendations Tuesday for companies using nanotechnology in products regulated by the government, which can include medical therapies, food and cosmetics.
Feds seek ways to expand use of addiction drugJune 18, 2014 2:22 pm | by Matthew Perrone - AP Health Writer - Associated Press | News | Comments
The government's top drug abuse experts are struggling to find ways to expand use of a medicine widely considered the best therapy for treating heroin and painkiller addiction, but which remains underused. Senator Carl Levin of Michigan on Wednesday pressed government officials and agencies to increase access to the buprenorphine, a drug which helps addicts control drug cravings and withdrawal symptoms.
Reports: Advances in microbial forensics needed to respond to outbreaksJune 10, 2014 9:53 am | News | Comments
Much as human DNA can be used as evidence in criminal trials, genetic information about microorganisms can be analyzed to identify pathogens or other biological agents in the event of a suspicious disease outbreak. The tools and methods used to investigate such outbreaks belong to the new field of microbial forensics, but the field faces substantial scientific and technical challenges, says a new report from the National Research Council.
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GULF SHORES, Ala. (WALA) – Piles and piles. Each one represents bits and pieces of people's lives that were ruined from this week's floods.
"I lost some things I didn't want to lose, but I had to prioritize and put the things the only place I had to put things: on counters and on top of chairs. I did, and the rest of it I just had to watch go," Leslie Linton, a Gulf Shores resident, said.
This is the second day and the second large pile of rubbish Linton had to watch go. And he didn't have much time to save what he did.
"Once the ditch was overflowed, it wasn't…about 20-30 minutes it was already in the house. And then shortly after that we had a foot and a half, yeah, about 18 inches of water inside the house," Linton said.
Plus, he had his two kids to worry about.
"I had to get the power turned off, not so much for myself, but for the kids. They haven't been through this. I have. They weren't with me in the last flood," Linton said.
Now he, like many Baldwin County residents, will have to strip bare their homes and re-build. But Sheriff Huey Hoss Mack said before you hire a contractor, do your homework first.
"Make sure you check and ask to see that individual's business license, that they are licensed to do business and also any specific license that they may need," Mack said.
Mack said they haven't received any calls on this crime yet, but he said it's not uncommon for homeowners to get ripped off by unscrupulous people.
"We do expect to see some of this activity, but we feel if we're out in front of it, and people will report this when it occurs, perhaps we can stop some of it," Mack said.
Linton said he's well aware of that scam and said he won't make that mistake.
"I know there are some disreputable people that will be going around trying to, to rip people off. That's not going to be me. I'm working with somebody I know," Linton said.
Which, of course, is always ideal.
Mack said the first offense for this kind of crime is a Class A misdemeanor, but multiple offenses will result in a felony charge. He said with the good weather this weekend, he expects that's when people may start to try this scam.


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APS Bank Group continues its steady expansion in 2013
The 2013 Annual Report and Financial Statements were presented during the APS Bank Annual General Meeting on Friday 25th April 2014. Mr E. P. Delia, the Bank's Chairman, observed that although 2013 was characterised by significant challenges the Bank achieved its objectives and performance targets. The Bank continued implementing the economic/ financial model that enabled it to expand steadily, fulfilling its social and financial aims.
Total assets of APS Group rose to €965.1 million, up from €910.2 million in 2012, with both customers' deposits and loans registering increases. These results signify a strong increase in customers' trust as also evidenced by an increase of €38.1 million in deposits; with lending also rising to €563.3 million from €520.9 million in 2012. And, following the measures taken in previous years to strengthen loans administration, the Group's pre-tax profits in 2013 amounted to €13.8 million.
2013 also saw the completion of the capitalisation exercise undertaken by the Bank's shareholders through which a total of €12 million in fresh funds were injected in the Bank. The Group's share capital now stands at €57.6 million, while shareholders' funds are €98.6 million. These funds will continue to allow the Bank to extend its presence in local communities, while meeting new regulatory requirements and investing further in its infrastructure and human capital.
The Bank's subsidiary, APS Funds SICAV plc, also registered another positive year. Assets under management increased from €40.3 million in 2012 to €49.9 million. Furthermore, the APS Regular Income Ethical Fund, in its first year of full operation, performed excellently, showing that there is a local demand for an investment opportunity that allows for a return on capital to be reconciled with socially-responsible investment decisions.
Bank operations expanded through the opening of two new branches in Zejtun and Attard. This demonstrates a willingness by the Bank to seek greater integration within the community.
In 2013, the Bank continued its commitment to sponsor music and visual art events as well as produce a number of publications. The highlight of the Bank's cultural calendar remains its Annual Concert which this year attracted a record following. It featured Christopher Muscat's Stabat Mater, the winning entry of the Bank's second National Music Competition for Maltese Composers.
Collaborating with the Malta Photographic Society, the Bank held its exhibition entitled Movement in both Malta and Gozo. They also launched a competition themed, Contrast. Twelve photographs from the entries were reproduced in the Bank's 2014 calendar. Besides, the third exhibition of artistic works by established and emergent local artists in various media - including wood, ceramics and paintings - was organised in October. The exhibits and the supporting programme were very much appreciated for their visual impact and educational content.
Of major significance this year was the completion of the preparatory work for the publication of a history of the Unione Cattolica San Giuseppe, the Founder of APS Bank. This publication will ensure that the legacy of an organisation that contributed in no small way to the empowerment of Maltese families be preserved for generations to come.
Mr E. P. Delia stated that with the participation of all stakeholders, the Bank will continue to propagate its legacy and support the development of Maltese society. The Chairman thanked all those who contributed to another successful year, including the Bank's customers who continue to trust it with their resources and aspirations, its shareholders for their continuing support, and all its employees who provide a professional and customer-oriented service environment. Lastly, the Chairman thanked his fellow directors whose ongoing advice was indispensable throughout 2013.
The Annual Report and Financial Statements for 2013 can be downloaded from the Bank's website www.apsbank.com.mt.


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Chris Ivery, Ellen Pompeo, Rebecca Gayheart, Eric Dane, Michael Kors, Fashion Week Day SixSuper couples Chris Ivery and Ellen Pompeo, and Rebecca Gayheart and Eric Dane helped make Michael Kors the most star-studded show so far, lining the front row to get a sneak peek at fall looks from the designer. Models paraded past the gorgeous group in lush tweeds, fur and shantung as Amy Winehouse blared over the speakers.
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"I came wearing my own," said Tracee Ellis Ross, who arrived with both forearms covered in vintage bracelets. "But you can never have enough." Shields, who arrived sans jewelry, gave her husband a sidelong glance and whispered, "but I'm hoping to leave with some."
The next day, Hollywood had double Oscars on the brain, as the Oscar nominations were announced, and Oscar de la Renta hit town to show his spring collection at the annual colleagues luncheon at the Regent Beverly Wilshire, in conjunction with Saks Fifth Avenue. Nancy Reagan, who chaired the event, swooned over the clothes, along with Betsy Bloomingdale, Wendy Goldberg, Nancy Davis and Irina Medavoy.
That evening, Barbara and Marvin Davis hosted a dinner for the designer at their Beverly Hills home, where the talk quickly turned to the other Oscar. "But who needs an Oscar when we have the real Oscar?" Barbara asked, introducing de la Renta, who was seated with Halle Berry. She wore his white embroidered gown to the "Die Another Day" premiere. "Halle, you cost me a lot of money," de la Renta said, mockingly. "The photo of you in that dress ran all over the world — and 20 ladies returned it when they saw you — saying they could never look like Halle Berry!"
Back in New York, Oscar talk — the Hollywood kind — came up Friday when Maggie Gyllenhaal hit the Spring Street Chanel boutique with her father, Stephen, to see Karl Lagerfeld's pre-fall collection for Chanel. Though she won't be attending the Oscars, she will make the party rounds. "All the fun but none of the pressure," said the actress, who first attended the awards at 13, when her mother, screenwriter Naomi Foner, was nominated. "I wore a vintage nightgown from the Thirties," she said. "I was just starting to have some style."


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RaceTrac, Chick-fil-A to start construction next month
The parcel is vacant for now, but activity is expected in the next few weeks as Chick-fil-A plans to start construction on its new restaurant on Ga. Highway 54 West at Line Creek Drive.
The company plans to start construction Nov. 4, the Peachtree City Planning Commission was told Oct. 8.
Likewise, activity is also expected to begin at the adjacent RaceTrac gas station, whose plan has languished for months without much on-site activity beyond grading. City Zoning Administrator David Rast told the commission that RaceTrac has been waiting for Chick-fil-A to get everything in order before proceeding.
Both businesses will be outparcels to a shopping center on Hwy. 54 at Line Creek Drive that has room for a number of other stores further off the highway. The outparcels will be served by a shared right-in, right-out intersection although there are no plans at this time to install a traffic light as the DOT has not been petitioned to put a light there.
Former city councilman George Dienhart, prior to leaving office so he could qualify to run for mayor, argued vociferously for council to vote against putting a traffic light there, even though there was no formal or informal request to put a light there. Because they weren't willing to vote on the matter without a formal request to the city for the light, Dienhart accused his fellow council members of being in favor of the light, which he contended would make the already challenging traffic along Hwy. 54 West even worse.
Here is a different option to voice your opinion.
On Nov. 7th from 6-8PM there is going to be a Public Open House. It is going to be the final open house of the Coweta County Joint Transportation Plan Update.
The county, along with Grantville, Haralson, Moreland, Senoia, Sharpsburg and Turin, is developing an update on the Joint Comprehensive Transportatoon Plan (CTP).
This plan is required for projects to be included and eventually funded through the regional transportation plan, and it focuses on Roadways, Bike and Pedestrian facilities, and Transit.
This will be the final open house to provide anyone an opportunity to review the plan's recommendations and provide input.
Coweta County Fairgrounds Conference Center
275 Pine Rd.
Newnan, Ga. 30263
Notice this is about roadways. If you want to give some input and get feedback on what will be growing across our border and affecting us even more for years to come, get out there, tell them how much the traffic coming out of Coweta is affecting your quality of life and tell them you want to see a plan to route eastern Coweta traffic onto I-85 and back that does not involve the use of the 54/74 intersection.
Eastern Coweta is the fastest growing part of that county. Look at the additional 400 students going into that high school addition just outside of Sharpsburg. If you have not seen that campus, you should, it is HUGE. Looks like a community college.
Planterra can make a difference in what is plannned.
From their website below:
FINAL PUBLIC OPEN HOUSE! WE NEED YOUR INPUT! There will be no formal presentation. Stop in anytime between 6:00 pm and 8:00 pm to review findings, speak with staff, and submit your comments. FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT: TAVORES EDWARDS Coweta County Transportation and Engineering Department email@example.com tel. #770-683-2300
One final note. At a May 8th meeting, attendees included Phil Mallon, Pulbic Works Director for Fayette County.
East Coweta High School is on 154, you know, the same highway that goes straight to I-85 with little backup during rush hour? Yeah, those 400 extra students have parents that are instead going to go to PTC to get on 74 to get to the I-85. It's also a HIGH SCHOOL where a bunch of the students are actually driving there and parking, not heading out anywhere.
I'm amazed at how clueless and downright stupid people are about Coweta traffic patterns. Maybe some of you ignorant types need to move there and witness it because you keep talking out of your backside and showing a complete lack of any knowledge whatsoever of reality.
You off your meds lately? You beat up little animals to get your anger out? I bet you are just a real life of the party. If you are ever invited.
When you come out of your angerfog, maybe you could see the big picture and realize (I know this is a stretch for you) that growth in Coweta is directly affecting 74/54. How about the parents of those 3,400 teens? Think they might work for a living? Think maybe, oh, a few thousand of them might travel thru PTC on our state highways to get to and from their job? Or do those teens just all live in a commune together with each other and send postcards to mom and dad back home in Afghanistan? Get a grip. Your nastiness is beyond being entertaining. You could use some help.
Do you even know where East Coweta High School is located?
Go there one morning and then tell me how you would go to get to I-85. Or, how to get Fayette county in the first place if you're at ECHS.
THere are plenty of Cowetians coming into PTC for jobs in either PTC or other parts of Fayette. The idea that you and others like Hadix claim that it's because they are trying to take 74 to get to I-85 is totally ignorant and disproven by anyone who takes 74 to get to I-85 on a daily basis.
If you think most people dropping their teenagers off at ECHS are then going back up 154 to get to 34 and then into 54/PTC.....you're clueless. Again, go there yourself one morning around 7:30 and see where the traffic is going leaving the school. Obviously, you have no idea at all right now.
Since you cannot comprehend what my point is knock yourself out on here. Your condescending trash talk is offensive and you never fail to throw in disgusting and vile retorts in every comment you make. I, frankly, find you need some professional help, since this blog is not going to solve your obvious anger issues. Your very unnatural fixation on Haddix, which you and some recently former bloggers find is the reason of all wrong in the world is pathetic. If your intent is to entertain, you miss the mark by a wide margin. If you are attempting the truth as you perceive it to be, your message is lost in the vile comments you always find necessary to add. Again, I suggest some professional help to allow you to see the world is not as threatening as you make it out to be. I am not your enemy, Haddix has no control over me as he seems to have over you and a few others and if you choose to disagree with what I comment on, try to learn some humor or at least some civility in your posts. Oh, by the way, go Sox.:)
You're the Red Sox fan, not me :) Guess it beats being a Cubs' fan, though.
Cards in 7.
this isn't going to happen overnight.
Me? Don't care, just a big W at the end for Beantown and I will be ecstatic. Although, like I said last week, a Halloween victory should be entertaining for all the intown and TV viewers. Forecast of a high around 60 degrees on Thursday up there. They will be out in their shorts if it is that warm for a finale!
Big game tonight...I told you it was going to be a good Series.
Who could have come up with this series of events.
No fight, I have no anger toward NUK, just concern. Besides, I truly am a lover, not a fighter. :). 6 games or 7?
They will just have to do it without me.
Anyone who lives in Planterra is continually "sickened" by the lack of concern for the quality of life of the residents here. Planterra is the LARGEST subdivision in PTC. Therefore, a LARGE TAX CONTRIBUTOR to the city tax digest. Residential communities should NOT be major throughfares... but this one is.
So after spending the past 17 years in this subdivision, I can tell you things have only gone from bad to worse. The traffic humps... NO DETERENT... Stop sign enforcement... NON-EXISTENT. The only remaining solution will be to add stop signs at EVERY INTERSECTION along Terrane Ridge and Planterra Way. As a resident... I SUPPORT THIS.
I have also made it a practice to slow down the cut throughs. If I leave the neighborhood at rush hour I let them pay the price by driving 20-25 mph, some try to pass me but I just ease over, if they want to hit me fine. I have seen PTC's finest roll through the stop sign here and they do no enforcement at all
Who would have thunk building the LARGEST subdivision close to the largest intersection in the area would eventually bring traffic with people trying to circumvent this?
I have an idea..why don't you move if it causes this much anger in your life. Just a thought.
I am one who will not be a customer. It is hard enough to go to Tires Plus and other needed businesses in this area. If you try to leave Planterra around 5 PM you are lucky if you get through on the third green light. Wednesday night my first stop was at the top of the hill by the teniss center. It took 12 minutes to navigate the intersection. I was being dropped off to pick up my vehicle at tires plus. From there I had to go to McDuff Pkwy so I had a light. In the end the trip took me 58 minutes from the time I left my home. Boycott them both
Seriously...or a cart ride to one of the centers south of 54 then a short walk across 54...
Stop cutting through planterra
How will a boycott help the situation?
If the residents of Planterra( 420 plus household) refuse to patronize Race Track?/ Chic Fil et on Hwy 54 it will have an impact. I will continue to go to Chic Fil et at Wilshire but not the new 54. If enough people say from all the apartment, subdivisions etc in this area would stay away, then they would have just pass thru traffic. It would get some attention.
The high accident area that it is now will only get worse as these places open. So far no fatalities thank God but it is only a matter of time. road rage trying to get in and out make for a tragic mess. And no a traffic light will only make it worse for all of us
Might as well boycott all stores in that 1 mile strip of land zoned commercial. That will teach those them for locating in populous areas.
and vice versa. It's just not for me. Hard to get to and around on in my golf cart...just usually not worth the hassle, especially at certain times.
I was being sarcastic. Of course retail likes traffic. They spend a ton of money studying this.
Which is different than a lot of people who select housing without researching zoning and then complain when commerce pops up outside their main exit and entry point.
Did not have a crystal ball when I moved in in 95. 54 was a two lane. Just a liqueur store and gas station in that stretch.


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Way to go, Nina!
Way to go, episode writer David Fury.
Love the "Altered States" Connection!
To wit, Blair Brown as Emily Jessup in the 1980 Ken Russell adaptation of Paddy Chayevsky's "Altered States," complete with sensory deprivation flotation tanks and acid trips.
Veteran actor Brown shows us how to age gracefully. She, along with Helen Mirren, have got to be the sexiest older actresses still working.


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As billmcd said, you said "I know the rule". So please tell us the rule and then tell us how you would apply it to your two sentences.
Remember - correct capitalisation, punctuation and spacing make posts much easier to read.
Thank you.
The rule is :
He, she , It for "Has"
I, You, We, They for ''Have''
So we use ''Has'' .
Someone taught me wrong way. So, I was confused.


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It should be voted the casino with the least payback and rigged drawings.
Best Place to Gamble Fort Lauderdale and Palm Beach 2011 - Seminole Casino Coconut Creek
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There's poker and slots, just like at every other casino in our current golden age of gambling in South Florida. But the Seminole Casino in Coconut Creek also has the so-called "Vegas-style" games available only to the Seminoles — thanks to a table full of cash and a special pact with Charlie Crist. That means blackjack and Pai Gow and roulette and all the other sucker bets that seem incomprehensible yet irresistible. And unlike all the other casinos in town, Coconut Creek offers something more, the two sweetest words a degenerate gambler can hear: free drinks. Not all the time, but it happens. And when they aren't free, there are three different bars willing to sauce you right up and several different places to snack. Here's a secret: One of the snack bars offers deep-fried Oreos that are so damned good, you might even forget about all the money you just dropped at the tables.
Fresh Harvest is a great food court. They have everything you can think of and (fresh)
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No one could possibly have missed Amazon?s announcement of planning to use drones to deliver packages ? sometime ? say about 4-5 years ? in the future ? after getting the OK from the FAA. But wait ? what?s that in the German skies?
Don?t look now Mr. Bezos, but drones are already delivering pharmacy packages to Deutsche Post DHL in a test run this week. The German express delivery company joined with a pharmacy in Bonn, Germany for the pilot project. The ?Paketkopter? resembled a bright DHL yellow tinker toy. As in the US, such flights require approval from the authorities. A special permit was obtained for the test.
DHL delivery drone flies in Germany. Photo Credit: DPA
The drone was launched from an unpopulated area along the Rhine River. It flew across the water at a height of 50 meters (54.6 feet) and dropped behind Deutsche Post offices after its 2 minute flight. The drone is not yet programmed to be guided by GPS. Guys worked it with remote controls ? hey, isn?t that cheating?. The airborne delivery truck can carry 3 kilograms (6.6 pounds). Amazon is aiming at 5 pound maximum and no one behind the wheel.
Amazon may have garnered worldwide attention with their Charlie Rose interview and announcement promising some flashy future technology, but DHL delivers!
We hear of strange things dropping from the sky all the time, meteorites, frogs.. Medicines could soon be dropping out of the sky. Drugs under a drone?s tummy will surely become a target for opportunists. Pills falling from heaven are not what the doctor ordered. Oxycotin anyone? Or perhaps they'll take the Mexican Drug Cartel route and start having people believe that weed is falling from the skies?