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Candlewood Suites FORT MYERS-SANIBEL GATEWAY
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Situated along the Caloosahatchee River, Fort Myers is a peaceful coastal town full of history, pristine beaches and outdoor activities. Come discover all there is to see and do in the "City of Palms" from the comfortable accommodations at the Candlewood Suites Hotel Fort Myers - Sanibel Gateway. As our hotel's guest, you'll have access to the tools you need to be productive, including free Wi-Fi access and a Business Center. Need to host a business meeting while on an extended stay? Our hotel's Fort Myers, Florida boardroom can accommodate up to 10 people. We're near Lee Memorial Healthcare System and Chico's FAS, Inc. This extended stay hotel's location in Fort Myers, Florida is perfect for your vacation. Located in a quiet, suburban area, we're just eight minutes from some of the world's best beaches! Don't miss popular sites like Lover's Key State Park and Sanibel and Captiva Islands. If you're a sports fan we offer easy access to both the Minnesota Twins and Boston Red Sox Spring Training facilities. The hotel is also minutes from the Wakahatchee Recreation Center and Lee County Sports Center Complex. When it comes to Fort Myers hotels, we have some of the best perks around, including free guest laundry facilities, a 24-hour Fitness Center and a heated, outdoor pool. We also have a 24-hour Candlewood Cupboard, where you can buy meals, snacks and drinks. Reserve your suite today!
List of Amenities for Candlewood Suites FORT MYERS-SANIBEL GATEWAY
· Accessible facilities · Air conditioning individually controlled in room · Airline desk · Barbeque grills · Bathtub · Car rental desk · Coffee/Tea maker · Color television · Cribs · Cups/glassware · DVD player · Desk with lamp · Direct dial telephone · Dishwasher · Dry cleaning · Electrical adaptors available · Free parking · Full kitchen · Golf · Hairdryer · High speed internet access for laptop in public areas · High speed internet connection · Housekeeping - daily · Housekeeping - weekly · Interior corridors · Internet access · Ironing board · Late check-out available · Meeting rooms · Meeting rooms · Microwave · Non-smoking · On-Site parking · Onsite laundry · Outdoor pool · Parking · Pets allowed · Pots and pans · Private bathroom · Public area air conditioned · Refrigerator · Refrigerator with ice maker · Safe deposit box · Satellite television · Separate closet · Shops and commercial services · Silverware/utensils · Speaker phone · Stove · Sundry/Convenience store · Tennis court · Toaster oven · Tour/sightseeing desk · Travel agency · Valet same day dry cleaning · Voice mail · Wireless internet connection · Wireless internet connection in public areas |
Restaurant Information
Pincher's Crab ShackLocated just minutes from the hotel Pincher's Crab shack serves everything from blue crab to king crab and snow crab to stoneys as well as frys an awesome grouper. Family friendly and as casual as you can get come on by.
Bahama BreezeAt Bahama Breeze you will find all of your favorites inspired by the colors and flavors of the islands including seafood, steak, and chicken.
Five Guys Burgers and FriesBurgers are made with fresh beef and with all of the combination's they have to offer you can make 250,000 different burgers! Located off of Summerlin Road across the street from the hotel.
Meeting Facility
Meeting Room Board RoomRecreation Information
Outdoor pool
Fitness center on-site
Fitness center off-site
Children's program - Chuck E Cheese features age appropriate games, rides, prizes, food an entertainment that children from toddlers to big kids will love. We also provide great food for the family including freshly baked pizzas and a garden fresh salad bar.
Area Attractions
Edison & Ford Winter EstatesFort Myers Beach
Fort Myers Beach is about four miles from the hotel and a perfect way to spend the day. Visit Times Square for shopping, restaurants, public beach access, and so much more!
Everglades National park
Everglades National Park features rare and endangered species and is also the largest subtropical wilderness in the United States.
Sanibel-Captiva Island
Visit Sanibel-Captiva Island to discover paradise for yourself. With over 15 miles of beautiful beaches, and an abundance of dining and shopping Sanibel-Captiva Island makes for a perfect paradise vacation.
Manatee Park
Manatee Park is a 17 acre non-captive refuge for the Florida Manatee. The park also has an extensive butterfly garden, shelter rentals, and a playground.
Bailey-Matthews Shell Museum
The Bailey-Matthews Shell Museum features more than 30 exhibits of mollusks from around the world.
Key West Express
Catch a ride the Key West Express for a 3 and a half hour ride from Fort Myers Beach to Key West. Also enjoy cocktails, a snack bar, and sundecks along the ride.
Imaginarium Hands on Museum
Touch live sea life, be blown away by a hurricane, and even run through a thunderstorm at the Imaginarium in Fort Myers.
Broadway Palm Dinner Theatre
Emjoy lunch or dinner while taking in a performance at the Broadway Palm Dinner Theatre.
Southwest Florida International Airport
Tanger Factory Outlet Stores
Shop over 43 brand name outlets near the beaches in Fort Myers.
Hammond Stadium
Located just minutes from the hotel, Hammond Stadium is home to the Minnesota Twins Spring Training and the official site of the Fort Myers Miracles.
City of Palms Park
City of Palms Park has been the spring-training home of the Boston Red Sox since 1993.
San Carlos Bay- Bunche Beach Preserve
San Carlos Bay & Bunche Beach Preserve is a great place to view the many species of birds andanimal life native to Southwest Florida. The preserve includes over 719-acres of beach and wetland.
Harborside Event Center
Naples Zoo at Caribbean Gardens
Naples Zoo is a nationally accredited zoo and yet much more than a walk-through zoo. The nonprofit 501(c)(3) charitable institution also features a full day of fun activities. The paved path winds nearly a mile past rare and beautiful animals.
The Butterfly Estates
Surround yourself with thousands of butterflies in the Downtown Fort Myers River District at the new Eco-Attraction named The Butterfly Estates. Our 3,614 sq. foot Glazed Glass Butterfly Conservatory is home to cascading waterfalls with lush tropical nect
Miscellaneous Information provided by Candlewood Suites FORT MYERS-SANIBEL GATEWAY
· American Dollars is the native currency.
· Check in time is 3:00 PM
· Check out time is 11:00 AM
· Time Zone is GMT
· Opened in 2009
· Renovated in 01/01/2009
· 120 rooms.
· 120 suites.
· 4 floors.


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The Queue: Research like it's 1995 {WoW}
Jan 18th 2012 4:30PM I quite literally gasped when I saw that header picture. I used to play that game all the time! I loved it and also the fractal game. Good times. Good times. Thanks for making me smile.
The Queue: Shoulder on {WoW}
Dec 24th 2011 9:42AM Are the face markings on Night Elf females something they're born with or are they more like tattoos they get later in life?
Breakfast Topic: What's your favorite 5-man instance of all time? {WoW}
Dec 11th 2011 9:12AM ZF has always been my favorite. Standing at the top of the pyramid and then seeing all those trolls appear and start coming at you was epic and terrifying. Then, it was so much fun to go in with people who hadn't been and watch THEIR reaction at the pyramid.
The Queue: Working on my night cheese {WoW}
Jan 21st 2011 7:26PM Do I need to keep doing Northrend Research to learn the (many) glyphs I'm still missing? Or is there another way of learning them?
Around Azeroth Beta Edition: Therewolves {WoW}
Aug 15th 2010 10:13AM I enjoyed the Young Frankenstein reference in the title myself.
Scattered Shots: Cataclysm beta hunter video sneek peek {WoW}
Jul 20th 2010 8:56AM "Flying in Ironforge Wow"
My 3 yr old said the same thing! When he summoned the flying mount, my son said "He flying in town?!? That's so funny!"
He knew right away it was different.
I'm so proud! *sniffsniff* :p
Ask a Faction Leader: Open call, volume one {WoW}
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You say that like it's a bad thing.
Hey Cledus! Y'all watch this! :p
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Apr 6th 2010 11:54AM I play a female gnome warrior. My Guild Leader is so saddened by the sound of the female gnome death that he will DI me if a raid goes bad, just to avoid it. :)
WoW.com's April Fools Round-up {WoW}
Apr 2nd 2010 11:13AM I really don't understand the people that complain about all this. It's not like anyone is FORCING you to cruise the internet. I got online yesterday with the intention of seeing the jokes people came up with. If you don't like them, go read a book or something. I personally loved the EPEEN from WoW and I appreciate all the effort you folks here at wow.com put into changing the site completely every couple of hours. It was amusing and I enjoyed coming back throughtout the day to see what you had come up with next.

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Helen Burton, one of Cleveland's most celebrated professional artists, will feature a Kaleidoscope of her paintings at the Exum Gallery in Chattanooga from Sept. 14 through Oct. 28.
The interpretation of the Greek word kaleidoscope is "beautiful shape" in a continually shifting view of colors and scenes. The term appropriately describes the collection of paintings by Burton whose colorful and detailed artwork can only be appreciated fully in person. The opening reception is from 5 to 7 p.m. on Sept. 14 at the gallery.
The public is invited to meet the regional artist and explore the "Kaleidoscope" exhibition.
Burton's detailed watercolors span a wide range of images, from florals to architectural subjects, which she calls "Portals to the Past" — windows and doors that represent the distinctive character of historic places she has visited in Europe. Other paintings show local scenery.
A departure into acrylics resulted in a series of gourd still lifes on Gessobord mounted in floating frames. The square format permits various arrangements of the four paintings that were designed as a set. The artist also presents "A Few of My Favorite Things" which depict collectibles like marble eggs, bird and animal figures, and a copper teapot from Morocco. These are also acrylic paintings on square Gessobord panels.
A native of Canada, Burton lived in Florida before moving to Cleveland in 1993. Her artistic career began in graphic design at The Miami Herald newspaper, and she taught art and journalism on the high school level after attending the University of Miami and a commercial art school. Her fine art experience continued with workshops conducted by nationally known watercolor artists which expanded her skills and interest in this medium.
She joined the Tennessee Watercolor Society in 2002 when the statewide biennial exhibition was held in Chattanooga at the AVA gallery, where she won the Totally Transparent Watercolor Award. Since then she has been active in TnWS as the director of Region III, editor of their publications, and chairman of their exhibition when it returned to Chattanooga in 2010. She received Signature Membership in TnWS in 2006, and in Georgia Watercolor Society in 2005.
The highest honor to be achieved by a watercolor artist is Signature Membership in respected state and national organizations. Burton traveled to California to be inducted into the National Watercolor Society as a Signature Member in October 2011 — the highlight of her art "Kaleidoscope" exhibitioncareer. Her painting was one of 100 selected by three jurors from over 1,000 entries worldwide for the NWS 91st International Exhibition.
Recent honors are inclusion in the Southern Watercolor Society 35th Annual Juried Exhibition, in Georgia in June 2012. She was one of 90 artists chosen from 400 who applied. She was also accepted for the Miami Watercolor Society second annual online exhibition which opened Sept. 1.
Burton's work is currently at In-Town Gallery in Chattanooga where she has been an elected member of the artists' co-op since 1999.
The artist has been involved with the Museum Center at Five Points in Cleveland, even before it opened in 1999. She was commissioned to create pen-and-ink drawings of the seven figures which represent the various eras of this region's history. These are actual portraits of the local residents who re-enacted the roles of these noted persons. Her drawings were transformed into life-size figures etched onto glass panels permanently installed in the lobby of the museum. Burton's original paintings and prints are available in the museum store.
The Exum Gallery is in St. Paul's Episcopal Church in downtown Chattanooga, 305 West Seventh St. at Pine. Exhibit hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Thursday. Call the church office at 423-266-8195 for directions and more information.


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When we meet in heaven will we
Recognize each other in this light?
A million candle winter light?
All the different shapes of all our different loves,
They're not wrong anymore,
They never were before.
Dearest blackbird, we're sorry.
How the birds swarmed the bodies for all the souls who left early.
Dearest blackbird, we're sorry.
Lyrics taken from http://www.lyricsmode.com/lyrics/c/craig_cardiff/heaven.html


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Vancouver's biggest real estate stories of 2012
Vancouver's housing market endured lower sales volumes in 2012, but prices held steady, according to monthly reports issued by the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver. Despite the relative lack of transactions, there was no shortage of significant news stories related to this sector, particularly within Vancouver's city limits. Below, I've listed my top five real-estate stories in order of importance.
1. Jim Flaherty reduces the amortization period
Since becoming federal finance minister in 2006, Jim Flaherty has been playing a game of yo-yo with the amortization period. At first, he jacked up the maximum length of time to pay off a mortgage to 40 years. Flaherty then drove it down to 35 years in 2008, 30 years in 2011, and 25 years last June, citing the hot housing market as justification. The final reduction was accompanied by other restrictions: Canadians could borrow only 80 percent against the value of their homes, down from 85 percent, and 20-percent down payments were required for homes valued at more than $1 million. In subsequent months, sales volumes plummeted in this region to record 10-year lows. Financial institutions put the squeeze on developers seeking to finance projects. And as we look toward 2013, it's clear that building a project in this city is no longer a licence to print money.
2. City moves toward scrapping the viaducts
City of Vancouver staff presented a concept plan in the summer to remove the downtown viaducts, which would allow West Georgia Street to connect with Pacific Boulevard, and Dunsmuir Street to reach Rogers Arena. The idea has generated opposition from PavCo, which manages B.C. Place, and Strathcona residents who fear for the future of their community garden. But the prospect of more parkland, increased housing development, and higher land values without viaducts will likely be too much for council to resist. This is being presented as a win for the environment, but the real pot of gold lies in future residential real-estate developments in False Creek Flats east of Main Street and south of Prior Street.
3. Brent Toderian is fired
In late January, less than three months after Vision Vancouver won the election, the city canned planning director Brent Toderian. It was done without cause, sending a scary message to the rest of the managers at Vancouver City Hall. The dismissal threw the future of the Cambie corridor into doubt and reinforced perceptions that the real role of the planning department is to generate income for city coffers.
4. Marine Gateway sells out
On a Saturday morning in March, Rennie Marketing Systems sold all 415 units within four hours at the Marine Gateway project. This PCI Group project is next to the Canada Line's Marine Drive Station—and this rapid sale reflected the appeal of rapid transit for condo buyers.
5. Council approves Mount Pleasant rezoning
City staff maintained that Rize Alliance's proposed 19-storey high-rise and retail development on the southwest corner of East Broadway and Kingsway was in keeping with the area's community plan. That didn't mollify the critics, who turned out by the dozen to express concerns about shadowing, the building mass, and traffic. In the midst of the public hearing, the Vision Vancouver–controlled council fuelled more suspicion by voting to amend the procedure bylaw to prevent speakers from resuming comments later if they exceed their five-minute time limit. Council ended up approving the project after staff recommended that the developer pay $6.25 million to the city for future amenities.
Honourable mentions
Earlier this month, Onni informed City of North Vancouver mayor Darrell Mussatto that it would withdraw an application for a large mixed-use project at the Safeway site on Lonsdale Avenue. In October, Burnaby council granted approval in principle to the master plan for Brentwood Town Centre, which calls for 11 residential towers and two office buildings. In July, Vancouver city council voted to approve Aquilini Development and Construction's application to develop three high-rise rental towers near Rogers Arena.
When council is tone deaf to residents concerns the should be ready to be tossed ou soon.
Bring in Campagn finance limits as promised Visionistas
A couple of things became immediately clear: Residents opposed to the development gave thoughtful well planned presentations. Not a single person who appeared suggested that nothing be built at the site at all. Instead, residents were advocating that something more suitable for the small lot size be constructed. Valid concerns were raised about congestion & snarled traffic in an already busy corner. Other concerns about the impact on neighborhood affordability, and the aesthetics of the development were discussed.
The next thing that quickly became apparent, was that the development was already a done deal before the hearing even began.
This was made obvious by the complete disengagement of City Council. They were dismissive of residents concerns, and overly solicitous toward supporters of the development. (The sole exception was Councillor Carr, who asked intelligent questions of both sides). Councillor Reimer added insult to injury by pronouncing the development "ugly" and voting in favor of it anyway. Thanks Councillor!
I second the suggestion posted from Andrew above. We need to take a hard look at campaign finance reform. I'm not opposed to new development, but a city where developers run amok and residents have no say in how their communities are shaped is not a healthy one for renters OR home owners.


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My New Haflinger
return to Haflinger Horses home page
This page is devoted to people who have just purchased their first purebred Haflinger and would like to submit a photo and brief description of their new horse
Email your jpeg photo and description to firstname.lastname@example.com
Abby Rose is a 2 and half year old, blonde bombshell on 4 legs,
she is a delight! We especially love her curious, in-your-pocket personality;
so entertaining and lovable, not to mention one of the wonderful attributes of
her breed.
Abby arrived to us at the end of June, when the fields were tall and needed
mowing. Well, she certainly did the trick (on a gradual turnout basis) she
chomped down those wild and willy fescues pretty good here at the Berg'nBerry
Farm in quaint Wayne, Maine.
Happy being a pasture ornament this summer, next summer we will start training
Abby under saddle and to drive. We're working on ground training and the basics
for now. Very smart and always willing, she wishes only to please us in
whatever way she can.
Abby is our love bug who runs to us when called, nickers when we arrive home, a
nuzzler when we brush and love on her, and a pickpocket when you're least
suspecting. An excellent breed choice, Abby, our Haflinger princess has become
the delight of our life!
Home of "Berg'nBerry Farm"
Wayne, ME
LaRissa has given many rides to many of our little town's kids, and she has
been a great Haflinger ambassador, and today at the saddle shop, which was right
by the interstate, we had a parade of cars driving by and ooohing and aaawwwing
over her, and a couple of kids got to sit on her and have pictures made. I told
my husband we needed to start a weekend business!
Michael and Angie Hipp
This is Fiona, my 7-yr.-old 15-2H Haflinger mare on
our first trail ride last summer. I bought her for Dressage, driving and trail.
She is very smart and easy to work with, although sometimes opinionated and
stubborn! I am a 65-yr.-old rider. Carla Inman
Hi, I'm Tanoka, this is my owner, Kenzie. We do
showmanship, trail riding, and groundwork. I'm not totally trained but everyone
likes me. I just started cantering with my kid.
This is Giselle TOF. We traded a green mare for her and named her Honey. I started leasing her and bought her for Christmas last year. I do hunters on her and she loves it. She is also only in my lesson and it amazing! I love her very much! Sabrina
Hi I'm Anna, and this is my new four-legged friend Winchester "Chester". We've only been buddies a few months, but it was love at first sight. Though I embarrass him and call him cutesy names, he always comes running to the gate for me, especially if I have a horse cookie for him- in fact, he'll try to eat anything- even his ribbons!
I had looked a long time for a Haflinger when I found a
quiet 5 year old mare in the Kansas City area. Molly is a
great little horse! She isn't bothered by the deer and elk on our property in
Colorado, and is always waiting by the gate for her next meal!
(from Patti Valasek)
Leo has been more than interesting. He has so much
curiosity and personality. Having a Haflinger amongst the family is like having
another pet. We do adore him, he does challenge us at times. Kat and Laura
hi, my name is Caramac and this is my mum Joanne..we have only been together a few months but we are totally smitten with each other. I have so many gorgeous photos of me it was hard to choose but mum likes this one because I'm giving her a cuddle
This is Jessie a 14hh 10 year old cob x Haflinger, Mare.
She's the best thing that's ever happened to me, Jessie and me have got
a very special bond, I agree a horse is a person's best friend! a bond
that you couldn't separate. She's got the kindest nature ever, she's the
very first haflinger i've ever had! and will only be the BEST.
My name is Kathy Moore and here are our haflingers. On the left or near side is Ocean Wave Beauty, aka Tator. She is a four-year-old registered mare I purchased in August 2007. On the right or far side is Weaver, my husband's three-year-old grade haflinger gelding we just purchased. Driving them, is Lynn Ferrie of Slipknot Haflingers in Begley, MN were we are learning how to drive them ourselves. I love this breed of horse and we are grateful for friends like Lynn and Linnae Ferrie to help us along in discovering all the breed has to offer.
Donna and Wrambler in Ontario, Canada. He is a dream come true. When I met him for the first time it was love at first sight. He so patient, gentle, and loving, I couldn't ask for a better partner. When he gets his grain, I always take him by the halter and lift his nose up to kiss him... now he just puts his nose up to my face so I can kiss him and he can get on with eating his goodies.
Thalia and her new Haflinger mare O Mai LMP on Long Island, New York
This is my new Haflinger Mule "Amos". I know he's not your standard registered Haflinger but I think he is awesome!! He has all of the personality of the Haflinger with the stamina of a mule. He loves attention and cookies. Amos came to us a little shy of people but in the little bit of time that he has been at our farm he has really come out of his shell. He's an awesome trail mule too! He's the best mule EVER!!
Sherry Bunting, NC
Hi, I'm Brendan Soeteber and this is my horse Hannah. I just love her! She's 3 1/2 and I'm 2 1/2 so we are close to the same age. I ride her all over the fields here in SE Wisconsin.....with mom and dad by my side of course!"
Just wanted to share with you my recent addition, Malibu Barbie (aka 'Annie')! She is a stunning 4 year old 14.1hh Haflinger mare who is brimming with character, mischief and athleticism. She loves people and tries her best to please. When I used to board her, she jumped the five foot paddock to go graze on greener grass, and over a wheelbarrow when she was turned out in the indoor arena. Annie is a pleasure to go out and see every morning and own now that she is finally living at home with me! -Heather Frydendahl
Hi, I just got my Haflinger 3 weeks ago!! He is 6 years old. His name is
Maverick's Flying DTK but we call him mister finnegan! He's the perfect little
guy for me! He's calm enough for my mom to learn to ride, but had tons of energy
and cheakyness as soon as I get on! He also likes to eat shoes, I think he may
be part dog. Jayda
hi my name is Winston, a 6 year old haflinger pony in Virginia. I love going on
trail rides and doing easy work in the arena!! My owner Lisa Harris is still
training me and right now I'm working on cantering and jumping (i like the
jumping part).
I wish I had known that haffies are nothing like arabs. I spent
my childhood thinking they would be just alike in personality so I never took a
second look until......I met my very first! In the flesh, surrounded by 18hh
belgians, managing to push through the group and stuck his pretty little round
head out under the huge drafts. I was in love! His registered name is
Alto, but he suits CoCo Puff better, since the first thing I noticed were his
deep chocolate eyes and bleachy blond pouf of mane and tail. This is my very
first day with my very first Haflinger and I'm already zapping to every website,
bookstore and haffie know-it-alls in reach! This beauty is a 4 y/o gelding and
almost 14.5hh. I am so ecstatic to start the journey of the haflinger lifestyle.
and YES I will ride and drive with a smile on my face knowing that every person
who sees him will take a second, third, and fourth glance before they
reluctantly resume what they were previously doing! He's green broke now,
and so eagerly waiting to giddy-up. For the first time in my life, I truly feel
ready for any situation that we may cross; and it's a feeling I always thought I
had with other horses but now I know the TRUE Haflinger difference. -jess,
Granby CT
My mother-in-law just gave
my 4 year old son Loren a Haflinger filly. We are Arabian people and so
don't know a lot about Haflingers, but we just love this little girl. She
was bred by my mother-in-law who owns both of our filly's parents. Her name
is Crown Princess Catalina. We call her "Cat" for short.
This is Alfalfa. He is a registered 14.2 Haflinger. I have always dreamed about having my own Haflinger, and when I found him I knew he was the one! I found him online while I was searching around for Haflingers in my area. As soon as I saw him I knew he was the one I wanted. so I contacted the owner and asked about him. Next thing I knew 2 weeks later he was at my house. I never even looked at him before I bought him, because I knew he was the one. when he arrived at my house and got off the trailer alls I saw was his blonde mane and tail. His mane is so wavy, and long and he has a wonder full thick tail that reaches touches the ground .He is like a GIANT puppy. When ever I go outside he will yell for me and run right to the gate, and when I walk into the barn he stops me and searches my pockets for treats! I LOVE him so much and I am so happy that I have him! Tiffany
Eleonora Caporali of Italy with Questa e' Christall
This is our new Haflinger "TY" he is registered, 14.2 hands, and the whole
family is in love with him. He has a "dog like" personality. As you can see,
he will sit still for pictures wearing silly hats or to be hugged. Three of my
children can hang on him at once, and he won't move a muscle. He is sure
footed, and being that he is my first horse, he has been very patient with me.
He had been through atleast three previous owners, two of which were trail
riding barns. He needed a home of his own and a family to love him. He is a
blast to ride. He won first place and the first horse show that we entered
him. He will come to the fence to greet me when I get out of my car at night.
I'm already looking for another Haflinger for my husband to ride.
He came with no papers. He cost less than the saddle he will ride under. He does not know anything about riding or being ridden. He has rain rot, a tangled tail, feet that have never seen shoes and is at least 50 pounds overweight.But in just the three weeks, STANLEY found his way into my heart, deeper than any horse ever has. He comes to the gate when I call his name. He lets my 3 year old and my 1 year old children walk around him without twitching so much as a tail muscle. He follows me around, as calm as a summer day, even when my baby son screeches in delight. Sometimes I wonder if he is a dog in horse clothing.I didn't ever consider a Haflinger, didn't even know of the breed, when I started riding at a Saddleseat barn 10 years ago. I had a morgan who was beautiful, but a bit of a jerk at times. I enjoyed him, but never grew deeply attached to him. But if a day goes by without a visit to see Stanley, I notice. I look forward to seeing him, just petting him and scratching his ears. I just love spending time with him. And I can't even ride him yet. That will come, I'm sure.For now, Stanley is the horse I dreamed of as a little girl. The one who would follow me around in the paddock and nuzzle me with his sweet nose and come when I whistled.I am so glad he has joined my family. Giselle Rec Kennebunk, Maine
This is my new horse Mighty Late V V H. (we call him Charlie) I am 36 years old and have been thru a bunch of horses in the past few years trying to find one that would suit me. Well, 5 horses and 2 mules later "Charlie" came along. He has more personality than all the others put together and he's cute as a button to boot!! I just don't know what it is about this breed that drew me to him but he is perfect. Well, in my eyes he is. I can honestly say he is one of the most sure footed horses I have ever trail ridden. Thanks, Sherry Bunting ~ Asheboro, North Carolina
Marcoale Terigi and her stallion Weeping Willow (in Italy)
Lyla, my brother's Haflinger pony. She is soo cute. She is a little 12.3hh light
palomino Haflinger mare. Ok, here is the story, I had wanted a Haflinger for
quite some time. I went with my friend to an Amish auction where there were a
bunch of Haflingers. She ended up getting 2, A tall lean one with a long mane,
and the other a tank, with a torn mane and stumpy legs. I met up with the tank,
who was later named Lyla, and I fell in love with her. I don't know why and I
don't know how, but I did. About a month or two later my friend Grace, who
bought her, gave her to me free of charge. She didn't really like or behave for
me, but she is GREAT for my brother so I gave her to him. She doesn't have
emotions. It's weird, I only know of two things she likes, my brother and Barrel
Racing. She is actually fairly good.
I had a haflinger cross pony mare for my kids and we had to put her down 2 yrs ago this Oct, we loved Amber so much. She was 28 yrs young. I always vowed I would someday get a full haflinger. Well my dream came true July 22-2006. I am now the proud owner of a 4 yr old reg halfinger mare (Evening Rose PGF) and her colt (Ice). They had quite a drive, my twin sister Sandy and I drove to In from Waller Tx to pick them up. They have setteled in Great. I'm looking forward to riding and showing Rose and Ice. Cindy Green, Waller TX
Introducing Max and Gumbo, our first Haflingers. They are three-year old half brothers, best friends, and partners in crime. Poor guys are adjusting to the move from their childhood home of lush pastures in southern Missouri to our scrappy little farm in northwest Arkansas where they must traverse rocks, creeks and steep hills-and that's just to get breakfast. They will be home-schooled for now using natural horsemanship principles in hopes that they will be safe, reliable trail partners who like to explore our beautiful surroundings as much as we do. And we'll look forward to training and trail tips from our new Haflinger Friends along the way. Pam Floyd
This is me Elissa Lennon, and my new horse Mr. Candi Man, aka Sonny! I got
him Oct. 5, 2004. I absolutely ADORE him!!!! He's only two years old, and
I'm training him by myself. He knows alot for a 2 year old. I am having SOO
much fun with him!!He's the best horse ever! Haflingers ROCK!!! Here he is
in the winter with me.
My name is Caroline Pelletier and this is my new Haflinger. I
got him
for my birthday last October and since then I'm just in love with Haflingers!
My horse is a fabulous 4 years old gelding call WES (Welkom NTF (Wallstreet NTF)
X Elegant TOF (Aristocrat TOF)). He measures 14'3 hands and does driving,
dressage and jumping! He has elegant gaits and a very good temperament. He is
presently at Gerval Haflinger Farm in Quebec, Canada.
I have attached a picture of my Christmas present: a beautiful loving 7 year-old Haflinger. This is the first horse that is my very own. I have been taking lessons for some time now, and I have won some ribbons and a reserve champion, 2nd place trophy. I am only 6 years-old, and I am in love with horses and my riding. My dream is to go to the Olympics one day.
Ernie, my Haflinger, is a warm chestnut with flaxen mane and tail. He has four white sox with a white blaze. Ernie is so loving. The first moment I saw him, he took a treat and smiled at me. I love him so much, and I know that we will make a wonderful pair.
Billie Noel Long & Ernie
Westminster, Maryland
Hi my name is Lieke van Velzen. The horse on the photo is BECKY she is my Haflinger I love her very much!! I got her a month after my father past away and she helped me through the difficult times! She is 7 years old. when I got her she was 6 and all she could do was run hard or walk slow. she couldn't jump. Now she can almost every thing I ask her. the things she likes the most are playing with other horses and taking a long walk in the woods. She also likes jumping as you can see on the photo. This was just in a lesson and its 90cm high (I think is really high given she couldn't jump at all last year) we have done a few show now and I got the 3rd 2nd an 2x a 1st place with her!! I'm really proud of her! lots of love Lieke van Velzen of the Netherlands (and BECKY of course)


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The Boston Globe's Charlie Savage reports today that the White House has dropped a plan that would have given political appointees at the Pentagon veto power over the promotions of military lawyers. The plan came under fire not just from little old me, but apparently from retired Judge Advocate General Corps members. It is a good end to a bad idea.
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They may have been caught with their hands in the cookie jar again. But, the weasels still have over 12 months to find a scapegoat and make them pay.
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Bush & Company won't be denied for very long. They will figure out a way to politicize the military judicial system also.
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Do any of you wonderful people know where we can find organic (pasture-fed) beef or buffalo meat that would be available for purchase here in NY state. I live in Wayne County, and until we get our own farm up and going, we would love to find meat that is not outrageously marked up (i.e. at Wegman's).
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- Posted by Robin_Maine 100 GrowingDays (My Page) on Wed, Apr 13, 05 at 7:23
You can try Local Harvest. You type in your zip code and get a listing of farms in your area. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Local Harvest
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contact the clinton county chamber of commerce - i know there is at least one farm just north of plattsburgh that is specializing in what you are looking for: If you are looking for a half or whole beef why not contact the local 4H and have a kid raise you one? There has to be some kid pampering a steer to show at the fair that will be wanting to sell it after........... just another thought... |
In Indiana, the Beef Cattle Association has begun a listing of beef producers, large and small, and this might be a possibility in New York as well. The local cooperative extension office should be able to give you the number, and the ag educator might also know of possibilities. Since we are exactly what you're after (only a very long way away), I suggest you drive through the country and stop if you see a small herd and ask. We sell ours for market price plus a nickel on the hoof. Last ones went for $.95 per pound. The idea is just to have enough left over for us, (for free) and we run between four and twenty head at a time. |
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Ask neighbors and call the local butcher shops. I would also try calling your local community cooperative extension or maybe the local Department of Health can help you. |
- Posted by billyjhoward (My Page) on Sat, Jan 10, 09 at 9:43
This link will take you to my Upstate NY Natural Grass Fed Hereford Beef Farm. http://www.youtube.com/user/BillyJHoward To purchase write me at email@example.com |
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Check out Seven Bridges Farm. I know they sell at the Public Market in Rochester. |
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Attitude magazine has chosen wisely for their annual Naked issue. Along with Osborne, Dancing On Ice hunk Sylvain Longchambon, former Towie star Kirk Norcross and Olympic gold medallist Greg Rutherford bare all on four different collectible covers. As much as I love Dan, I have to say that Rutherford is one sexy ginger. Yes please.
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By: Abby Penning
Posted: March 28, 2013, from the April 2013 issue of Skin Inc. magazine.
Professional skin care is moving into more functional products with super fruits and natural ingredients.
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To address this challenge, other certification bodies have stepped up to develop their own organic standards. "There is actually an alphabet soup of standards out there, some claiming natural, some things like 'made with organics,' some doing things like biodynamic certification," notes Gill. And one of the largest of these certifiers is NSF International. "NSF is a certifying body, and it decided to put a standard together that says if you hit this calculation of 70% organic ingredients in your product and your nonorganic ingredients adhere to this very short list of what you can and can't use in terms of how this ingredient is made, then you can go ahead and carry—not the USDA Organic seal—but the NSF seal of 'made with certified organic ingredients,' " Gill explains.
Additional certification bodies, such as Oregon Tilth, and European options, such as Ecocert/Cosmos, also exist, each with their own rules about organic certification. But currently, the most recognized organic certification continues to be the USDA Organic option.
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Some areas of the beauty realm seem to be more accommodating of organic claims and offerings. Fondots explains, "The skin care area has been more accepting of organic ingredients. It seems to predominate, and that's logical because the point of organic is to avoid synthetic contaminants and toxins, so certainly skin care products are the obvious target area. All the beauty segments do certainly have an interest, but skin care seems to be leading the pack right now."
Further explaining skin care's tendency to lean more toward organic options, Patrick Anderson, Western regional sales manager, Terry Labs, comments: "Skin care [brands] seem to be more involved in organic ingredients due to the outcry for safer and less risky ingredients. This may be a natural evolution of [these brands] changing marketing approaches. The industry seems to be moving into more functional products with super fruits and natural ingredients that occur in nature, and the whole approach to feed your skin with natural ingredients makes for a natural move toward organic ingredients grown in nature."


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Hey everyone! I'm a novice gardener who's going to be moving soon into a zone 5 area from a zone 10(Florida). I've snooped around the TSA's website, and the airline's website in regards to traveling with plants, but nothing came up. I contacted the the agriculture department of the state I am going to(Ohio) and told them the situation, and they said since my seedlings are non-invasive species it's fine. I understand Florida is under quarantine because of the Citrus situation, but none of these seedlings are citrus(I'll be bringing the seed packets along, hopefully that might be able to help.. it's hard to tell what things are when they're small).
The seedlings are a mix of Gypsy Pepper(hybrid), Red Robin Tomato, and Red/Yellow Pear tomato. They all are about an inch high, with their first set of true leaves growing/out. Now, they are all in the traditional seed tray with seed starting mix. I'm still working out in what kind of container I'll bring them in.. a cardboard box with a plastic cover, maybe some plastic box with a snap-on cover, etc.. If security will allow that, I mean they say no liquids but.. nothing about dirt, mixes, and stuff like that. I've looked on the forums in regards to traveling with plants, and the threads/posts I've seen, although helpful, were from a few years ago. I wonder with the constant change in regards to security and whatnot if they'd be out of date at this time. I've tried contacting the TSA directly VIA e-mail, but no luck. So I'm wondering if any travelers would be able to help me; or at least reassure me that my little seedlings won't get tossed while going through security. I'll take some pictures when my camera battery has recharged. |
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Here's a picture, as well-sorry if the quality isn't so good, this camera is an old canon that's gone through water damage. Also, no idea why the Gypsy Pepper(far right) seems so leggy. They get plenty of direct sun every day... granted they were supposed to be sowed directly but the soil where I am is essentially a marsh-bathtub. Nasty, yucky, and compact like heck with limestone only a foot or so below it. But, yeah.. |
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Beet Salad with Watercress Drizzle
- 4 medium beets, with root and about 1 inch of the green attached, if possible
- 1/4 cup walnut pieces
- 4 cup watercress, washed well and dried
- 3 ounces reduced-fat soft goat cheese
- 1/2 cup lowfat buttermilk
- 1 1/2 teaspoons white wine vinegar
- 1/4 teaspoon salt, plus more to taste
- Freshly ground black pepper
Put the beets into a steamer basket over a large pot of boiling water. Cover and steam for about 45 minutes or until beets are tender. Drain and let cool until you can handle them. Cut the ends off of the beets and peel them (the peel should rub off easily with a little help from a paring knife here and there). Cut the beets into large dice.
Toast the walnuts in a dry saute pan over medium-high heat for 3 minutes or until fragrant, and set aside.
Put the watercress, goat cheese, buttermilk, vinegar and salt into a food processor and process until smooth and creamy.
Put the beets on a serving dish, drizzle the watercress sauce on top and sprinkle with walnuts.
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The various strands of the fashion industry spent the past year pulling themselves together after a tough 2009. Monocle speaks to the brands that are now planning to spread their wings in 2011.
The various strands of the fashion industry spent the past year pulling themselves together after a tough 2009. Monocle speaks to the brands that are now planning to spread their wings in 2011.
CEO Slowear
Slowear is expanding both its brands and its retail. Why do you think the company has been successful during a time when others in the market were hit badly?
The international crisis has created a new approach in consumption. Consumers today are looking for quality and value for money, and can recognise what this means now. Slowear matches this need perfectly. Our brands – Incotex, Zanone, Glanshirt and Montedoro – promise quality products that are modern and durable because they are planned and designed with the aim of surviving fleeting trends and quick consumerism. Consumers choose our products because they come with a guarantee that it will last over time, and this is what people are looking for today. Additionally, in the last months we did not cut any budgets on product and style, but instead invested more in order to attract staff from all over the world. The recipe that has allowed our group to grow 30 per cent over the last season is that the consumer is our focus of attention, so we make innovative products that have high recognisable quality and offer value for money.
What are the company's plans for this year?
In 2011 we are continuing with developing our four distinct brands, as well as considering them as a whole: Incotex [trousers], Zanone [knitwear], Glanshirt and Montedoro [jackets and outerwear]. We are focused on our retail expansion. In September 2010 we opened our second store in Milan, as well as a franchise outpost in Treviso. This year, we plan to open three of our own new stores in European capitals and are evaluating various franchising requests. The plan is to open 30 stores – both direct and franchised – in the next three years, hitting the international capitals.
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- Size: Small 25 lbs (11 kg) or less
- Sex: Male
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I am already neutered, housetrained, up to date with shots, good with kids, good with dogs, and good with cats.
Hi! My name is Rambo!
I am an approximately 4 month old GORGEOUS black and tan Italian Greyhound/Min Pin mix with the LONGEST legs my foster Mom has ever seen!
I am a happy go lucky little guy and very sweet and I love to cuddle and give lots of kisses, too!
I weigh approximately 5 lbs.
So, that means I need a home probably without very small children, because these dancer's legs of mine can get injured very easily, I am a tough little guy, but my legs are dainty and long.
I was rescued by the Emerald Team from a very high kill shelter with very little access, where I was vetted, loved, and am now ready for my furever home.
Please consider giving me the loving home I so deserve.
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Rambo, a Encinitas Italian Greyhound/Miniature Pinscher puppy was adopted! Here's how you can benefit by looking at adoption as an option to buying a Italian Greyhound/Miniature Pinscher for sale in Encinitas, or seeking a Italian Greyhound/Miniature Pinscher puppy from a breeder in Encinitas.
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11 November 2013 10:00
How do you improve on the Ferrari 458 Italia? It's an answer that's eluded all of Ferrari's competitors over the last four years, so now Maranello has had a go itself with this: the 458 Speciale. Except, even Ferrari won't say it's better than an Italia.
As CEO Amadeo Felisa tells CAR: 'It is not to improve on the 458, but to offer a different concept for a different kind of customer.'
The Speciale, then, is a more hardcore take on the 458, a car that follows in the footsteps of the 360 Challenge Stradale and 430 Scuderia. Ferrari expects more customers, in fact, to come from those cars than from a 458 Italia, and to spend a much greater amount of time on racetracks.
You'll notice the changes to the bodywork, first. There's a new bonnet and front wing vents to aid cooling – the radiator is no larger – while the front bumper is all new and filled with active-aero trickery – two flaps either side of the silver Prancing Horse logo are pushed open at 105mph to channel air around the Speciale and increase downforce, while, at 137mph, a larger flap beneath them is pushed open to channel air under the car, sucking it more aggressively to the ground. At the rear there's a steeper spoiler, plus an all-new diffuser, again with active aero, the three vents this time being activated electrically.
Ferrari has taken 90kg out of the Speciale's kerbweight, partly with lightweight RTM bumpers, a Lexan rear window, thinner side glass and forged 20in alloys. It's most noticeable inside, though, where the carpets and even the glovebox have disappeared, and you'll find carbonfibre door cards and snug-fitting sports seats trimmed with technical fabric centres.
Not much. The naturally aspirated V8 is unchanged at 4.5 litres, but it's been tuned with shorter inlet tracts, lighter pistons, higher valve lift and a new crankshaft, plus there are carbonfibre inlet plenums and a revised exhaust too. The result is 597bhp at 9000rpm, but that's just 34bhp more than the Italia and torque remains identical at 398lb ft.
Combined with the weight savings, though, plus stickier tyres, improved aero and beefier brakes, the performance figures tell a different story: the 0-62mph dash drops from 'sub 3.4sec' to 3.0sec dead, and the Speciale will hit 124mph in 9.1sec, some 1.3sec quicker than the Italia. It'll also lap Ferrari's test track faster than the Enzo.
It's brilliant but, as you'd perhaps expect, not without compromise. There's far more road noise than you'll experience in an Italia, for instance, the ride is much stiffer – though still impressively compliant in the new adaptive dampers' 'bumpy road' setting – and the even more aggressive throttle mapping can make the low-speed stuff a bit shunty. I also think the Italia sounds better, somehow more full-bodied and vivid – the Speciale has a gruff idle, and it's coarser at higher revs.
But Speciale customers are apparently a hardy bunch, and this should matter little. Drive it hard and the Speciale really comes alive. The steering is still madly, madly quick, but there's more feel, plus there's far less body roll, and, although there is a little understeer to manage, there's less of it. Much of this is down to the stickier Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 tyres, but the same doesn't necessarily apply to the rears: give it full throttle from a standing start in the dry and the Speciale will light up its tyres in first, second and third gear. Add throttle early in second- and third-gear corners and you'll paint lines all the way down the road, building speed at a ferocious rate as you do so. It's fast and frantic and some people might find it a little OTT – a 911 GT3, for instance, absolutely monsters the Speciale for traction, though it does also come with tyres that don't work in the wet.
Ferrari has somehow made the super-quick dual-clutch gearbox respond even more swiftly to inputs on the steering-column-mounted paddles. It's a couple of years since I've driven an Italia, and I can't say I noticed a huge difference in the upshifts, but the swifter downshifts are more obvious, unbelievable as that may sound – the transition between rpms in each gear feels even more positive. Good as the 911 GT3's PDK is, it's not a patch on this.
There's no doubt that the 458 Speciale is a dynamic leap forward over the Italia – there's extra performance, better braking, less roll, and even more lurid possibilities with the rear-drive chassis. On track or for a committed drive over a favourite road, it's unquestionably better.
But the compromises mean that Italia owners shouldn't necessarily feel desperate to trade up, especially if you're looking for a car to use on a regular basis and not just for the ten-tenths stuff. The Italia, after all, is already a fabulously accomplished car that leaves you yearning for very little more. The Speciale is, well, extremely special, but I'm going to be a wuss here and say that, if it were my money, I'd buy an Italia.
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ofir says
RE: Ferrari 458 Speciale (2013) CAR review
"Less roll" probably stems from the fact that this car is nearly 100KG lighter, so the mass of the car is reduced relatively to spring rates without damaging ride. Again, this shows weight redustion is the only way to gain something without losing something else. I believe most of the improvement in performance and braking is also down to that reduction rather than any brakes or engine tweaks. Those are there mainly to justify the increased price.
16 November 2013 18:41
bertandnairobi says
" less roll", says Ben Barry. How much less could it be without making the suspension intolerably hard? I don´t suppose such compromises matter since the owners of this car probably have nine other cars ready for purposes that require more comfort.
16 November 2013 09:58
carmobster says
No matter which 458 you buy, you will have the ride of your life. I'd buy the spider because it looks just as good but with the added bonus of being even closer to that "live concert" going on behind you.
16 November 2013 09:55
Very tasteful changes especially getting rid of almost 100 KG. The wheels look fantastic too. Hopefully Mclaren will follow suit and try to pull off something similar with the 12C. Personally however, if I were to drive a lot on the road I would buy a GT3 and save myself 100K.
11 November 2013 21:43
CHelme says
@Ben Barry YOU WUSS!!! Hahaha... I dunno, I'd have this one over the standard, because I know that 1) I'd keep it, and 2) it will appreciate more in time because fewer of them will be about, just look at the 360 CS and 430 Scuderia prices staying firm/heading upwards compared to their 'less thoroughbred' stablemates...
@Ben Barry
I dunno, I'd have this one over the standard, because I know that 1) I'd keep it, and 2) it will appreciate more in time because fewer of them will be about, just look at the 360 CS and 430 Scuderia prices staying firm/heading upwards compared to their 'less thoroughbred' stablemates...
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Good for her.Britney Spears Previews 'Femme Fatale' Tour, Earns Glowing Reviews
This week Britney Spears kicks off her Femme Fatale tour to much fanfare and lots of anticipation. Over the weekend, some members of the press were invited to a dress rehearsal of the show, and it seems that she's getting some glowing reviews.
"I really enjoyed this show, and I'm being honest. As a stand alone piece, the FF tour is thoroughly enjoyable," Perez Hilton said. "Id say Britney sings maybe 40 percent of the show, which is really awesome considering the fact that at the last tour she lip-synched every single song, even the ballads. As a fan, thats a sign to me that shes trying, shes giving, and I love that -- thats what we want.
"I feel like this time the show and her are on the same level," he added. "Britney seems to have gotten her spark back."
Pink Is The New Blog also gave Spears props for singing live during the show. "During the show, Britney does sing live. Yes, there are backing tracks, but there are parts of the show where it is very obvious that she is singing and she sounded fantastic," the site noted.
As for the dancing, well, it seems that Spears has really stepped up her game in that department as well. PITNB continued. "The dancing that we saw was sharp and fun she even busts out the original choreography during 'Im A Slave 4 U.'"
So, what will Spears be wearing? Just Jared reveals, "She makes nine outfit changes and closes the show with white oversized angel wings. Very Victorias Secret-esque. All of the imagery ties into the action hero theme, as if shes changing identities. She traveled the world with various props and sets like Egypt and Japan."
Spears' shows kick off June 16 in Sacramento, Calif. She'll be joined by Nicki Minaj, as well as Jessie and the Toy Boys and Nervo, for what is expected to be a real ladies night.
1."Hold It Against Me"
2."Up n' Down"
4."Piece of Me"
5."Big Fat Bass"
6."How I Roll"
7."Lace and Leather"
8."If U Seek Amy"
9."Gimme More"
10."(Drop Dead) Beautiful"
11."He About to Lose Me"
12."Boys" (Remix)
13."Don't Let Me Be the Last to Know"
14."...Baby One More Time"
15."S&M" (Remix)
16."Trouble for Me"
17."I'm a Slave 4 U"
18."Burning Up"
19."I Wanna Go"
22."Till the World Ends"
Definitely planning on seeing this show on the 2nd leg of the tour. Sounds like a very promising show and I love the overall theme of her taking on various femme fatale personas as she is traveling the world with her songs being re-imagined to reflect her surroundings. Much better than the post apocalyptic theme that was initially said to be. I think the set list does a good job of striking a balance so that there is a lil' something for everyone. She is doing her #1 hits, majority of the songs are from her current album (plus bonus tracks), fan faves from each album, a song that I never thought would be performed again (DLMBTLTK), random song filler from her last album (L&L), and a cover song. I hope she continues to kill it this summer.


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VIDEO: One Stat, One Play: The Clippers' up-close problems
HANG TIME NEW JERSEY – The Los Angeles Clippers are generally considered to be a title contender.
They were one of four teams to rank in the top 10 in both offensive and defensive efficiency last season. They were a possession away from taking a 3-2 lead in the conference semifinals. And they're in their second season under Doc Rivers.
But the Clippers are off to a disappointing start, holding a 6-4 record after Wednesday's win in Orlando. Their four losses are all to teams with winning records, but haven't looked sharp on either end of the floor, have home losses to the Kings and Bulls, and are one of four teams that has regressed by at least two points per 100 possessions on both ends of the floor.
One disturbing stat is that the Clippers rank last in shots in the restricted area. They're the only team getting fewer than 20 attempts per game from the most efficient spot on the floor.
That's a problem when you have two of the league's best finishers. Blake Griffin and DeAndre Jordan were two of five players who shot better than 70 percent in the restricted area on at least 300 attempts last season.
Griffin's attempts in the restricted area are down from 8.1 per game last season (48 percent of his total shots) to 6.2 this year (34 percent).
Griffin has worked a ton on his jumper and his mid-range field goal percentage has improved from 35 percent in 2012-13 to 37 percent last season to 39 percent this year. And part of his reduced attempts at the rim is a desire to show off his improvement from the outside.
"When you've deposited a lot of money," Griffin said early this season about the work he's put in on his jumper, "you feel good about writing checks."
But another part of it is that Griffin isn't getting out in transition as much as he has in the past. According to SportVU, just nine percent (15/166) of Griffin's shots of come in the first six seconds of the shot clock, down from 18 percent last season.
That takes us to the Clippers' defense, which ranks 22nd through Wednesday, allowing 104.3 points per 100 possessions, 2.2 more than they did last season. And fewer stops leads to fewer opportunities to run.
The video above is our fourth installment "One Stat, One Play," a look at how the Clippers have been scrambling defensively after sending their big man away from the basket to aggressively defend pick-and-rolls. Does that scheme need to change or do the Clips just need to buckle down and execute it better?
They visit the Miami Heat in the first game of TNT's double-header (8 p.m. ET) on Thursday.


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Gerald Brodribb
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4.5 stars
By Swaranjeet Singh
25 Aug 2008
Anthologies, particularly good anthologies, serve one grand function - they put at your disposal great pieces of writing that you may not have even been aware existed. Even if you were aware of them, it would be a monumental task and, I daresay, a pretty expensive one to get them all. One is, therefore, always on the lookout for really good anthologies. Having said that, it is not often that one would rank an anthology as high as a great book. Thus no collection of essays to me, would have beaten one of Neville Cardus's classics like the
Close of Play
, or CLR James's
Beyond A Boundary
. However, in Gerald Brodribb's
The English Game
, one has to concede, one has finally come across the anthology to beat all anthologies and a majority of the top cricket books as well.
What is it that makes it so special, you ask.
Well, to start with, compiled in 1948, it has an assemblage of writers only old, older and older still. There is a certain style of writing that seems to have gone out which is so effective in invoking, through words, live images of green fields of the English countryside, of the "
click of a latch on the ground's wooden gate
" as a mother and daughter duo walks along carrying the tea-urn for the village team, treading carefully as "
not being cricketers themselves, they would not dream of putting a foot on the grass
". These maybe Cardus's words but a whole lot of the older writers were good at invoking similar imagery.
However, that alone does not guarantee it the status of 'the anthology to beat all anthologies' that I wish to bestow upon it. It also brings to you some of the least known of cricket's myriad writers including those who just wrote a solitary page or two of cricket in their entire literary careers. Thus this is not an anthology where I can start ticking off the articles which are from books in my library and find that I have paid for less than half the book in real terms. Invariably there is material that is completely unknown even to those who pride themselves in their knowledge of the game's written word. This makes the book so priceless.
Do I hear, old writers and writing from sources hitherto undiscovered by yours truly do not a great anthology make. Yes, that's true. So in Gerald Brodribb we have a compiler who must rank amongst one of the game's premier historians and writers. Almost every one of his dozen odd cricket books is a masterpiece. If one were to select a writer other than the game's prolific master writers like Cardus and Thomson, I would rank Gerald Brodribb very high in any shortlist. His selection is peerless.
It's not just a collection of cricket essays, stories and poetry but also small odds and ends that are so charmingly quaint. There is, for example, the title page of the first ever issue (1864) of Wisden which starts with -
for the Year 1864
Bissextile or Leap Year and the 28th of the Reign of Her
Majesty Queen Victoria
and ends by telling us that the book may "be had from all respectable Booksellers in the United Kingdom."
Then there are the two lines of "Some Good Advice" from "C.A.", "
an old but not unsophisticated bowler
" to his captain on the eve of a match against Clarke's All England Eleven. It is well worth repeating.
Dear John,
So I am to bowl for your people against them Englanders. You wants to win, don't you now? Then don't be so stupid as to roll your ground.
It is woven in a thread that makes it worthwhile to read the book from start to finish although, I must hasten to add, you can read it an essay at a time at random as you can with most anthologies. But this one is so beautifully woven together that for a first reading, it would be better to read from beginning to end like a regular book. On top of it, the selections are such, that if you weren't told, you may not realize that the authors are different, for most of the articles that are preceding or succeeding each other seem to be from the same pen.
Finally, if there is one book that I would recommend every cricket lover to buy and read again and again from here and there, one page now, one another time, and love every minute of it, then this is it. It is not just essential reading, it's an essential buy. For here is a book that you will love to read and re-read and re-read. It is an essential 'collector's item'. I am currently reading it the umpteenth time and having the time of my life. With my dogs at my feet, the Bombay monsoon's incessant chatter on my windowpane, a chilled beer at my side,
The English Summer
is almost the perfect book for me to be reading. Yes I said 'almost' for there is always a small Cardus classic waiting on the shelf to be picked up.
The rating - four and a half stars, and that too because I don't think I want to give a five star rating to a book, unless I know there are no more books left for me to read.
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As a rule, I recoil at the suggestion of reading
Jane Austen fan fiction, sequels, variations or any other shade of sexed-up
increments. As far as I am concerned, the original is always the best. So, I am
not quite sure, how I found myself reading, nay, loving Jo Baker's Pride and
Prejudice inspired novel, Longbourn. But I did, and I am not sorry. It was
Longbourn is the imagined story of the servants of Longbourn
– known to literature as the home of the Bennett family in P&P. The story
takes place simultaneously with its better known upstairs incarnation, and in
fact, continues for a short period after the P&P narrative ends. It takes
for its heroes therefore, figures who are hardly more than shadows in the
Austen original. Some with names, and some without, in P&P they are
scurrying figures who deliver letters and assemble hairstyles. Jo Baker names
them, gives them stories and loves and loses and makes them the heart of her
narrative. In doing so, she shines a light on the parallel universe of back
breaking toil that enabled the clink of tea cups in the regency drawing room.
The main characters from P&P are of course present, some
far more present than others. However they are mostly off-stage. This is not a
book about Lizzy and Mr Darcy as glimpsed from the servant's hall. It is about
the servants. Reading on my kindle, I rejoiced that Mr Darcy is not even mentioned
until nearly 40% of the way through the book. I have always thought that he was
over-exposed anyway. Of course, for those who know P&P very well, there is the
gratification of knowing exactly where the "Longbourn" story is in the upstairs
story line. Baker is also clever in the subtly different ways that she presents
Austen's main characters. She doesn't radically change any of them, but she
does reduce the romance of them.
Jo Baker's work is more, not less successful because she has
attempted something that Jane Austen would never have done. Austen's work has
become synonymous with the so-called 2 inches of ivory; the perfectly rendered
account of a small landscape, with no deviations beyond. She would never have
attempted to write an account of washing day, let alone the broader vistas of
slavery and exploitation which underpinned the comfort of her world, because
she knew nothing of them. Jo Baker steps into the space left open by Austen's
approach and is remarkably compelling.
Her writing is beautiful, and her characters are bold and
real. The narrative focuses on the interlinking stories of Mrs Hill the housekeeper,
James the footman and Sarah the maid. To the extent that Longbourn has a Lizzy
below stairs, it is Sarah although I must say that it was the development of
Mrs Hill that most touched me. In P&P Hill is often present in fleeting
shadow form (and for those who have seen it, who could forget Alison Steadman's
Mrs Bennett constant screaming refrain "HILL"…). In Longbourn she is a complete
person, brave, loving, intelligent and cruelly used by life.
Pictures are of the book, the author and the Longbourn of
the 1995 series. Happy reading all.