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417 Stockton Street, Union Square, San Francisco, CA 94108, United States of America – Show map
Excellent location – rated 9.4/10! (score from 511 reviews)
Rated by guests after their stay at Mystic Hotel by Charlie Palmer.
Everyone was very helpful. Complimentary breakfast was wonderful part of our morning. Great food.
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The staff (most of them), continental breakfast, decor, bar (we didn't get to go to the restaurant, location, beds were all great!! Overall we enjoyed everything about the hotel.
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Good hotel. I had no problems with it.
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Great boutique hotel with nice ambience and great complimentary breakfast (and Internet)
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The location, the breakfast, the ambiance.
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Everything especially the bed and breakfast are amazing.
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Everything !! The breakfast was amazing ! Homemade croissants and bread . Fresh raspberries strawberries graphfruit oranges eggs homemade sausages
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A small, intimate hotel; breakfast was terrific; location perfect. Staff was very helpful in every way. Rooms were small but functional.
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The bed was super comfortable
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Excellent location and very freiendly staff
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This boutique San Francisco hotel is less than 2 blocks from Union Square and the Powell Street and Market Street cable car line. It features an on-site bar and restaurant and rooms with free Wi-Fi. A daily continental breakfast is provided.
A flat-screen cable TV and a desk are included in all of the luxurious guest rooms at Mystic Hotel by Charlie Palmer. The bright, bold rooms feature marble bathrooms and blackout curtains.
Serving handcrafted cocktails, the Burritt Room offers a film noir-inspired bar with a private club-type atmosphere. Burritt Tavern offers a speakeasy vibe, where guests can engage in private conversation in curtained booths while dining on chef specialties such as steaks and chops.
A 24-hour concierge staff and a business center with fax and photocopying services are available at the Mystic Hotel.
Powell Street BART Station is a 5 minute walk from this hotel. The Cable Car Museum is less than one mile from this centrally located hotel.
Union Square is highly rated by guests for: Electronics Shopping, Theater, Luxury Brand Shopping
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Hotel Vitale, a Joie de Vivre Hotel
Latest booking: 3 hours ago There are 2 people looking at this hotel.
This historic San Francisco hotel is along the Powell Street Cable Car line, one block from shopping at Union Square. It features contemporary rooms with free wired internet.
Score from 1138 reviews
Named on the National Register of Historic Places, this hotel offers Victorian charm combined with modern amenities and is a short walk from area attractions, including cable car lines.
Score from 1918 reviews
Parc 55 Wyndham San Francisco - Union Square This downtown San Francisco hotel is a block from Union Square and the Hallidie Plaza, which features a cable car stop. The hotel provides massage services and a tour desk.
Score from 2184 reviews
Very good
This central San Francisco hotel is just a 2 minute walk from Union Square. It features an on-site restaurant and offers Victorian-style guest rooms with a minibar and cable TV.
Score from 2795 reviews
Grat loaction - one block from Union Square, suprising interior after crossing the door - nice orchid scient, boutique design.
Reception - one team perfect, second voice and body language was making me unconfortable
Everyone was very helpful. Complimentary breakfast was wonderful part of our morning. Great food.
The staff (most of them), continental breakfast, decor, bar (we didn't get to go to the restaurant, location, beds were all great!! Overall we enjoyed everything about the hotel.
We expected small rooms because we are in the heart of the city but they were just fine for my husband and I. However the only down size was the lack of counter/storage space. They have a small shelf in the bathroom which is helpful but still not enough room. I used the side table in the "sitting area" to put my spill over bathroom items and I used the full length mirror to get ready each day.
Good hotel. I had no problems with it.
Everything was fine.
I only stayed here for one night as I had to change hotels - but I certainly liked the room, though small it was cosy - and the location is ideal for downtown San Francisco.
Location was very close to union square and transport options to and airport. Rooms were beautifully presented, with nice toiletries. The breakfast was fresh and tasty. We were on an upper floor and regularly used the stairs as the vintage lift was slow at times.
Great boutique hotel with nice ambience and great complimentary breakfast (and Internet)
Location, breakfast.. The hotel is "good" but keep in mind that this estimate is for a free-star hotel
Close to Union Square. Walking distance to Market Street and China Town. Personnel was helpful, changed our room because of the noise from radiator. Wonderful breakfast served in the morning.
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Boutique hotel at excellent location. Kind and helpful staff. Cosy room and comfortable bed Generous breakfast. We got a room upgrade free of charge.
The weak and not stable wi-fi on the 8th floor. Long waiting for the elevator.
We were pleasantly surprised by this hotel and our room! The decor of the room is very stylish, everything is very clean and neat, the breakfast was one of the best we ever had in the hotel. And the location is very convenient for exploring the city using public transportation. Overall, very positive experience with this hotel! Will come back again.
The photos of the room on booking.com were of poor quality and didn't reflect the actual room - the actual is way better!
This hotel meets or exceeds the current ratings you'll find on all the booking sites. An American who has been living in Europe for the last 7 years the quality here is very comparable to a nice boutique hotel in Paris or Vienna. The breakfast is absolutely outstanding with yogurt, muesli, and many vegetarian options. The warm chocolate chip cookies in the afternoon are a treat. Great job there!
great bar, historic elevator, hotel style
Everything especially the bed and breakfast are amazing.
Everything !! The breakfast was amazing ! Homemade croissants and bread . Fresh raspberries strawberries graphfruit oranges eggs homemade sausages
Right in the center! 8 min walk to Union Square. 15 min to BART. Bus to Fishermens Warf in front of the door. We had a room to the back (#510). Absolutly quiet. Room was modern, new, clean. Breakfast with fresh fruits, cereals, bread, eggs. Breakfast does not change every day, but this was OK for us and the quality of the items is superb. We felt great and at home. Stacy and all of the staff were friendly, joyfull and helped with everything we needed. Definitively we would stay there again.
Breakfast did not change every day, but this way OK for us. Maybe add Tomatos and Cottage Cheese.
Made to feel very welcome from the moment I walked through the door. The room was lovely and the bed was very comfortable. Very helpful with local information, with buses, places not to go, printing boarding passes ......... Nothing not to like about this hotel.
The location and free breakfast in the morning is a real plus point of this hotel. It is clean and the Wifi works really well both in the rooms and there is a computer in the lobby which you can use free to print boarding passes
The bins are collected every day (except a Sunday) from the alley outside the hotel, I am usually a very heavy sleeper and they woke me. That said, the hotel is great for a short break but only two bedside draws and a small wardrobe may make it difficult for a lengther stay where you would want to fully unpack whole suitcase
A small, intimate hotel; breakfast was terrific; location perfect. Staff was very helpful in every way. Rooms were small but functional.
Closet/table space was quite limited.
Perfectly located in downtown SF. Value for money. Nice charming atmosphere of a historic building. Parking garage for our rental car was next door. Healthy breakfast with fresh fruit und good coffee. WLAN was OK. Nice spatious bathroom.
During our week-long stay, the restaurant floor was used for events every evening. In one case, the music was so loud that our glasses literally danced on the table although we were three floors above. This lasted until midnight. The reception did not react.


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IHSA Feb. 11-12 Competition Results
February 21, 2012
On Saturday, Feb. 11, Averett's Intercollegiate Horse Show Association (IHSA) Team competed at Virginia Tech in its final competition. The team finished out the season well. Heather Tharpe finished third over-fences and second on the flat in the novice division during Saturday's events. Marina da Silva finished second on the flat in the intermediate division. Other great placements that helped the team were Hailey Brown winning her novice flat class and Nicki Conradt-Eberlin winning her advance walk/trot/canter class. Virginia Tech hosted the IHSA Regional Championships on Sunday. In order to compete at Regionals, riders have to accumulate 36 points in their division. Representing Averett were da Silva in the intermediate over-fences division; Brown in both the novice over-fences and novice on the flat divisions; and Alicia Gentile and Dana Ellwanger in the advance walk/trot/canter division. Da Silva was champion intermediate over-fences and Brown reserve champion novice over-fences and on the flat. Gentile finished with a strong fifth place win and Ellwanger with a fourth place win. In flat classes, the riders are all in the ring together and an announcer tells the riders when to walk, trot or canter. The different classes are the different levels of riding skill. For example, open-over-fences and flat are the highest level; and then there are intermediate fences and flat; and novice fences and flat. The advance walk/trot/canter is just flat, and then there is beginner walk/trot/canter followed by the lowest level, which is walk/trot.

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DNA results in Stephenson murder case delivered to Boone County Sheriff's Office for examination
Family hopes it will lead to killer
FLORENCE, Ky. - 9 News has learned that the much-anticipated results of DNA testing in the 9-month-old double murder case of an N.Ky. couple has been sent from the lab to the Boone County Sheriff's Office for examining.
Bill and Peggy Stephenson, both 74, of Florence, were found brutally murdered in May 2011 in their Florence condo.
Detectives and members of the Stephensons' family have been anxious for these results, which they hope will lead to a break in the case that has devastated the Florence community.
This is the first of three rounds of DNA testing that will be done. Investigators believe this round will most likely lead to a killer if they are able to find anything.
The Stephensons' daughter, Beth Victor, tells 9 News she is relieved to now have this evidence back from the lab, but is only "cautiously optimistic" it will help bring answers after such a long and painful wait.
"It's been terrible on our family. It's just been horrible," said Victor.
The Stephensons were pillars of their community. They ran a truck stop ministry at Travel Centers of America in Florence. Bill led a service there every Sunday, and Peggy played the organ at the couple's Florence church. Why someone would kill them has baffled detectives for nine months.
Victor's husband found the couple dead in their home. The conversation that had to happen between Victor and her husband that day was more than Victor could talk about.
Victor says she and her siblings have met almost weekly, sometimes with detectives, to talk and support each other.
"I will say one thing, it's drawn us closer as a family, but I hate it's taken this to make us closer," said Victor.
Victor says her family's "new normal" is the pain of loss and worrying the killer or killers might want to harm another member of the family.
"We live in fear every day, you know that they're watching us, windows, blinds stayed pulled in all of our houses. I don't go out at night a whole lot by myself," Victor said.
Victor says because the family doesn't know why the murders happened, they can't be sure they're safe.
Investigators have not released whether anything was taken from their home, being very tight-lipped to protect their investigation.
Boone County sheriff's detectives have made no arrests despite interviewing hundreds of people in eight states, but all the while potentially key DNA evidence that could point to a killer or killers sat on a shelf, no one analyzing it for some six months.
"We understand that the family is very distressed, that the community has someone out and about and they'd like to know who did this. I am very concerned about the case," said Laura Sudkamp, who manages the six Kentucky State Police Forensic Laboratories that receive evidence from police agencies across the Commonwealth.
Sudkamp says Boone County wanted the Stephenson evidence handled by an analyst in the Northern Kentucky lab with whom the county had a longtime relationship, but that analyst had to take a leave that proved lengthy.
"They waited as long as they could. Then they went ahead and said 'send it to the central lab for it to get worked.' We need results," said Sudkamp.
Sudkamp says an unexpected surge in cases has also kept the labs from speeding up the turn around of results.
"Officers are learning more and more about collecting DNA on the scene," said Sudkamp.
Sudkamp says the evidence load has more than doubled the past few years, keeping cases backlogged by four-to-six months despite a faster turn around rate.
She's now hiring three more analysts and is working on a grant to bring in robots, "to bring that down closer to 60-to-90 days, so that officers can actually use it as an investigative tool instead of just court purposes," said Sudkamp.
Sudkamp says if the state of Kentucky gave her $5 million, she could bring the wait time down to 30 days in the next year-and-a-half. That kind of priority would be up to lawmakers and taxpayers, she said.
Meantime DNA Supervisor Whitney Collins says she's been working nights and weekends on the Stephenson case since late December.
Boone County detectives are anxious to get the DNA evidence and hope it will help them solve the case, said spokesperson Tom Scheben. They will receive two more rounds of DNA evidence after this initial one as Collins keeps working on the case at the central lab.
Collins can't talk about what she may have found so far on the Stephenson case, but hopes it will help bring answers.
So do Beth Victor and her brothers, who remind the community they're offering a $5,000 reward for information leading to an arrest.
"We just want it solved, we just want to know who did it and why," said Victor.
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2 Timothy 3:16 - All scripture [is] given by inspiration of God, and [is] profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:
John 17:17 - Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth.
2 Timothy 3:16-17 - All scripture [is] given by inspiration of God, and [is] profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: (Read More...)
James 1:1-27 - James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad, greeting. (Read More...)
2 Timothy 2:15 - Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.
1 Thessalonians 5:21 - Prove all things; hold fast that which is good.
Colossians 1:1-29 - Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timotheus [our] brother, (Read More...)
1 Corinthians 2:1-16 - And I, brethren, when I came to you, came not with excellency of speech or of wisdom, declaring unto you the testimony of God. (Read More...)
John 16:13 - Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, [that] shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come.
John 10:35 - If he called them gods, unto whom the word of God came, and the scripture cannot be broken;
Psalms 19:7 - The law of the LORD [is] perfect, converting the soul: the testimony of the LORD [is] sure, making wise the simple.
Revelation 22:18 - For I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book:
Revelation 21:5 - And he that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. And he said unto me, Write: for these words are true and faithful.
Jude 1:3 - Beloved, when I gave all diligence to write unto you of the common salvation, it was needful for me to write unto you, and exhort [you] that ye should earnestly contend for the faith which was once delivered unto the saints.
1 John 2:1-29 - My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous: (Read More...)
2 Peter 3:15-16 - And account [that] the longsuffering of our Lord [is] salvation; even as our beloved brother Paul also according to the wisdom given unto him hath written unto you; (Read More...)
2 Peter 1:20 - Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation.
1 Peter 2:9 - But ye [are] a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:
Hebrews 11:1-40 - Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. (Read More...)
2 Thessalonians 1:1-12 - Paul, and Silvanus, and Timotheus, unto the church of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: (Read More...)
Ephesians 4:11-16 - And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers; (Read More...)
Ephesians 1:17 - That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him:
1 Corinthians 15:20 - But now is Christ risen from the dead, [and] become the firstfruits of them that slept.
1 Corinthians 12:1-31 - Now concerning spiritual [gifts], brethren, I would not have you ignorant. (Read More...)
1 Corinthians 2:14 - But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know [them], because they are spiritually discerned.
1 Corinthians 1:28 - And base things of the world, and things which are despised, hath God chosen, [yea], and things which are not, to bring to nought things that are:
Romans 1:1-32 - Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called [to be] an apostle, separated unto the gospel of God, (Read More...)
John 20:3 - Peter therefore went forth, and that other disciple, and came to the sepulchre.
John 14:26 - But the Comforter, [which is] the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.
John 3:1-36 - There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews: (Read More...)
John 1:14 - And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.
John 1:1 - In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
Luke 16:17 - And it is easier for heaven and earth to pass, than one tittle of the law to fail.
Luke 2:51 - And he went down with them, and came to Nazareth, and was subject unto them: but his mother kept all these sayings in her heart.
Matthew 4:4 - But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.
Jeremiah 31:1-40 - At the same time, saith the LORD, will I be the God of all the families of Israel, and they shall be my people. (Read More...)
Psalms 22:1-31 - (To the chief Musician upon Aijeleth Shahar, A Psalm of David.) My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? [why art thou so] far from helping me, [and from] the words of my roaring? (Read More...)
2 Kings 1:1-18 - Then Moab rebelled against Israel after the death of Ahab. (Read More...)
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Joshua 10:13 - And the sun stood still, and the moon stayed, until the people had avenged themselves upon their enemies. [Is] not this written in the book of Jasher? So the sun stood still in the midst of heaven, and hasted not to go down about a whole day.
2 Peter 1:20-21 - Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation. (Read More...)
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Dryer will not stop heating. Not sensing clothes are dry. Miele tech support says carbon brush on sensor is bad...I ordered the part....they wont tell me any other info other than it's on the drum...just wondering if anybody has any intel for me...I have replaced the belt on this dryer before...which was no easy chore and I'm sure I made it harder than it had to be... Thank you |
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- Posted by fahrenheit_451 (My Page) on Thu, Mar 28, 13 at 11:55
A photograph showing the brush assembly and location is shown here, as is a (lively) discussion on replacing them: Miele dryer clicking noise discovered |
Fahrenheit....thank you for the reply...yes, that discussion was going no where...funny...but I did get to see where sensor is and I thank you for that...parts ordered so when it arrives I'm going in!!...keep you posted |
Replaced brushes. Old ones were worn down quite a bit. Still did not fix problem. I found that the metal track ...the inner most brush rides on...the one that makes the electrical contact to the inside the drum paddle...had moved and was also contacting the drum it self which was causing the dryer to not recognize when items were dry. I was able to carefully slide the metal track to to where it was not making contact. Everything works well now. Thanks |
- Posted by sshrivastava (My Page) on Sun, Apr 14, 13 at 12:10
Isn't it funny how the manufacturers would like us to believe that their machines are such baskets of high technology, but when it comes down to the core functionality it's all about physical connections? When the Miele service technician opened up my dryer, I must say that I was disappointed to see a highly touted product like Miele use such a rudimentary method for moisture detection. Of course I have no idea how other manufacturers deal with this issue, but to see a connector "riding on a rail" along the outside of the drum just seems very low-tech to me and something that could be improved upon. |
As I understand, the entire drum surface in a Miele functions as the contact with the clothing for moisture sensing, so there must an electrical connection between the drum and the control board. The drum rotates ... so ... the electrical interface must accommodate for such. Maytag Halo-of-Heat dryers back to the 1960s (maybe late 1950s) had sensor in the drum baffles, which of course rotate with the drum, and used a similar system. |
Hutchlake, I'm in the process of replacing my dryer belt, and I would appreciate your help. I've got the machine open and found the broken belt. Where did you get your new belt from? If you could give me any tips on putting on the new belt, I would greatly appreciate it. |
Dadoes, what year did Maytag switch to the moisture contacts mounted on the bulkhead that didnt rotate with the drum? |
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Reviewed Italian Chopped Salad
May 7, 2012 in Food Network Community Toolbox on FoodNetwork.com
"Very nice salad with enough variety in the ingredients to make it interesting. 1/2'd the recipe and it still made a huge amount. I can see making this many more times through the summer. ""
Reviewed The Ultimate Beef Wellington
Jan 12, 2012 in Food Network Community Toolbox on FoodNetwork.com
"Made this for Christmas dinner for 12. Followed the recipe exactly, and it was (as expected) pretty labor intensive. It took two of us about 3/4 hours to do. I should have prepped or done some of it the day before... I enjoyed the flavors/gravy everything, but the family was not wowed. And for the price and prep time everyone should be blown ..."
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Floral Engraved Heart Locket in Sterling Silver
4.5 out of 5 (35 Reviews)
Perfect as an heirloom gift, this heart locket is crafted in sterling silver with subtle engraving that features a heart and floral design on a cable chain necklace.
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It was the perfect stocking stuffer for my wife.
This locket is very lovely, with floral etching.
I bought this locket for my mom for Christmas. It arrived promptly in just a few days and is really pretty. For the price it is a very nice locket.
I bought this locket for my neice for her 18th birthday. The service was exceptional and locket arrived in about 4 days. Stay posted and I will inform you of how my neice loved the locket.
Granddaughter's Gift
I bought this for my granddaughter's eighteenth birthday. She put it on immediately after opening it, and loved it!
cheap for price
not impressed. no plastic inside, locket will not stay closed. not worth the money.
She loved the locket
This was a lovely locket - a gift for my wife. She really liked it! Quality and value very good.
Great Mother's Day Gift
Looks great in person and I appreciate the included template for sizing photos for the locket.
Great Mother's Day gift!
I gave this to my mother for Mother's Day with a picture of my brother on one side and a picture of my mother and I on the other. The locket itself and the chain are beautiful. Comes with a little paper outline to help you make your picture the right size. Also has nice plastic covers that go inside the locket to protect the pictures. Overall, great product.
This was a birthday gift for my daughter-in-law. She says she loves it but has to figure out how to put pictures inside.
Perfect valentine's day gift
Great valentine's day gift. She loved It! The locket isn't too thick and just the perfect size. Heart picture template was nice but isn't a perfect fit so have a few pictures made as you will need a few tries at it once u realize where on the picture to make bigger or smaller. Recieved the locket the following day which was excellent!
I absolutely love this locket.
The product is beautiful. I have not put the picture in yet but it goes with the plastic cover for the pictures and also instructions on the exact size the picture should be. The necklace is beautiful. The chain is great. This is my very first locket which I will be using for my dog's picture who passed this past summer.
Beautiful locket. Slightly challenging to close. but really pretty. Service and delivery was very quick. Can't wait to give it to my daughter for Christmas.
loved it!
she loved it so much! it was great to have the cutout helper there too
She loved the necklace
My wife loved it. Very beautiful and elegant. The chain could be a little longer. But very happy for he purchase.
very dissapointed
I was very dissapointed in the actual size of locket and engraved letter. The size is musch larger than I would have choosen if you showed the actual size in a pic. I chose the letter J into be engraved and it looks like an I. Overall...not happy with purchase for the cost.
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Joska Aweko and thousands of other cotton farmers in northern Uganda are rebuilding their livelihoods after decades of destructive civil war.
Joska Aweko (left) is working with TechnoServe junior business advisor Jane Akot to improve her farming techniques and increase the income she earns from cotton. A mother of eight, Joska was among the first to return to her village in northern Uganda after a destructive civil war had forced her family to flee their home and live in government-run camps under harsh conditions. Today, Joska has been able to build a new home and send her children to school with the money she has earned from cotton.
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Lord God, I have been in a living hell for the past 6 years, and really, all my life. The humans in my life have never been supportive, I am isolated, I lost my driver's license since I couldn't pay my tickets, I have no car anyway because it was vandalized beyond repair, I can't pay the bills even with the job I have. I have prayed to you over these things but you have not kept your word that anything we pray in the name of Jesus Christ will be given. I haven't asked for mean things, but mainly for necessities, and with very few exceptions my prayers have gone in one ear and out the other. I feel like a rag doll you made, decided you didn't like, and so you kicked me into a moldy corner, never to come back to me. Lord, I am near the end of faith and prayer. Hear me and help me please, in the name of your son, Jesus Christ. Thank you. Karen Click here to read or post comments Return to Prayer Requests Archive December 2008. Blessings of the Light
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- Posted by Renovator8 (My Page) on Mon, Jul 9, 12 at 13:37
Garages are commonly placed under houses. The required fire protection of the garage ceiling is generally minimal, usually a drywall ceiling. Some jurisdictions require protection of the supporting posts. Usually one car goes on each side of a steel support post. A steel or LVL beam can transfer the load of a post to other posts or the foundation. Tandem parking is not usually a good idea. |
Thanks Renovator8. Any comment re: cutting the opening into the foundation wall? I'm guessing the wall would treated similarly to columns... i.e. steel beam to transfer the load across the new opening? If any part of the basement would be used as living space (not sure if that would include a laundry area), would additional fire protection be needed? I vaguely remember something about change in level required? Forgot to mention -- foundation is concrete, and house is mostly brick, except for some wood in 2nd floor gable. |
- Posted by Renovator8 (My Page) on Tue, Jul 10, 12 at 13:27
Most residential codes only require one layer of drywall between a garage and an adjacent habitable space. That doesn't qualify as a fire-rated wall but it might be considered a smoke barrier. A door from the garage is not allowed to open into a sleeping space and no egress path can pass through the garage. Often a small curb or step down is required into the garage to encourage heavier than air gasoline vapors to not enter the house. If you want to design a house you should buy a copy of the building code that actually applies to your project. Where is the project located? |
Not a 'real' project (at least not for me). It's in a Boston suburb. I have a slightly out-of-date Code book, which I use for interiors, but I defer to architect or structural engineer when needed. Would love to find a forum where architectural issues are discussed, in order to expand my knowledge in that area. For example, while I would use a house inspector prior to closing on a deal, I probably would not bring in an architect until the deal was closed. |
- Posted by Jumpilotmdm (My Page) on Fri, Jul 13, 12 at 14:50
I would love to be able to park the cars in the basement. |
I grew up in a hillside ranch w/drive in basement. The garage was at the same grade as the rest of the basement, but there was a cinderblocknon-bearing wall between the garage and rest of the basement. I'm not sure if that was supposed to be fire retardant. I love that design! I live in a totally flat city so I can never find it here. To me, it is the most logical use of space and best bang for your buck. That house was built in 1971 so codes may have changed since then in regard to having a step-down into the garage. |
- Posted by Renovator8 (My Page) on Sat, Jul 14, 12 at 7:03
A home inspector will usually only document deficiencies that might prevent you from buying the house or force the owner to lower the sale price. He/she might have little or no professional design experience or training. If you want to make major changes to the house, an architect should see it before you buy it and he/she could provide an engineer if needed. I often get asked to do that in the Boston suburbs. The biggest issue I can think of is the cost of adding a retaining wall in order to expose the "garage" wall and the possibility that the existing foundation footing at that point will not be 4ft below the new exterior grade. You should be able to look at the original construction documents at the city/town building department to get an idea of the existing foundation design and you will probably be asked to expose the existing footing. You will also have to deal with the fact that the edge of the existing basement slab will not be directly supported on the cut down foundation wall and the existing slab will not slope toward the new door for drainage. The Massachusetts "8th Edition Residential Volume" is available online (see link below). The code is comprised of the 2009 International Residential Code (IRC) and a separate package of Massachusetts amendments to the IRC. The Amendments essentially turn the IRC into the old MA code. If it had been possbible to make the code more difficult to read they would have cone it. Massachusetts has always made exceptions for existing buildings so pay close attention to APPENDIX J - EXISTING BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES in the Amendments. In addition to all of this information being online, the IRC is sold by the International Code Council www.iccsafe.org and the Massachusetts amendments package is sold at the Statehouse Bookstore (617-727-2834). In what city/town is the house located? |
Here is a link that might be useful: all MA building codes
Thanks, Renov8 -- I didn't know you were in the Boston area. If you're interested, I'll contact you (off-forum) the next time I have a 'real' project with architectural issues. I am just finishing up a project where the builder chose the architect, and neither of us were particularly happy with the choice. |
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Does your family find amusement parks...what's the word...amusing? Well, Texas has (roughly) a bajillion of them. And they come in all flavors: water parks, thrill rides, safari experiences, dinosaur sites, kid-specific museums and parks, and don't forget the E-normous State Fair of Texas. Just about wherever you turn, there's a perfect amusement for you and your amusement-hungry little ones.
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MYSORE: The Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) has gone passenger-friendly by introducing reservation facility for selected Volvo buses plying between Bangalore and Mysore.
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A few notes on Time for Dinner — besides the fact that it was selected as a favorite cookbook of the year by Bon Appetit, and besides the fact that you are all scooping up multiple copies to give as gifts for all your parent friends. I want to talk about the New York Times including TFD in their special Holiday Books Round-up yesterday, specifically this part of the review (by Christine Muhlke) that, I think, totally nailed it. (more…)
Point and Cook
December 6th, 2010 · 8 Comments · Picky Eating, Time for Dinner: The Cookbook
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Reason #522 to Buy Our Cookbook…
August 13th, 2010 · 14 Comments · Time for Dinner: The Cookbook
…Because Time for Dinner is approximately $600 cheaper than this one written by Nathan Myhrvold, Microsoft's first Chief Technology Officer.
Reason #172: Sweet & Sour Chicken with Plums (page 103)
Reason #63: Because DALS readers have already sent me early reviews proclaiming it "awesome" and "amazing" and "wow, wow, wow"-ish. One wrote "I almost cried when I saw the dedication." (Intrigued?)
Reason #33: Because if you buy one, then send me an email about how much you adore a particular recipe, I will have no choice but to express my gratitude with a free "Make Dinner Not War" bumper sticker to the first dozen who do so.
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Would Anybody Like to Play a Game?
June 10th, 2010 · 16 Comments · Chicken and Turkey, Dinner, Pasta, Pork and Beef, Seafood, Time for Dinner: The Cookbook, Vegetarian
Now, granted this might be hard because it involves some knowledge of my cookbook shelves pre-June 10, 2010. But the game is this: Can anyone guess what new cookbook has been added to my kitchen library? I'll give you a hint. It's wedged in between Ruth Reichl and Marcella Hazan, a few doors down from Martha Stewart and Bugialli and Bittman, underneath Julia Child and Mario Batali and Jim Lahey…? Give up?
It's Time for Dinner, the cookbook I co-authored with Pilar Guzman and Alanna Stang while we were all still at Cookie. Although the book doesn't officially publish until September, I received a real-life, I-can-hold-it-in-my-hands advance copy by FedEx this morning and it's hard not to be Abby-ish and imagine myself (and my cowriters) on the same shelf as my food heroes. But the thing is — there I am. There we are. Next to Marcella Hazan!
I would love nothing more than to show you every single page in the 272-page playbook, but I'm going to restrain myself and just deliver some good news to all those former Cookie readers who have written to me telling me how much they miss the "So You Have A…" column. There is an entire chapter of SYHAs in the cookbook — 20 ingredients, 3 meal options for each, which means 60 total recipes. (Sixty recipes in just one chapter, btw.) For those of you new to SYHA, the column was one of Cookie's most popular pages. It charted recipes visually and the choose-your-own-adventure strategy ("head this way if you have pork; that way if you have pasta") is tailor-made for parents who come in the door at 6:30, see a big bunch of swiss chard (or sausage or frozen peas or miso paste) in the fridge and need quick inspiration for how they can turn it into dinner. As addicted as I am to my digital recipe generating these days, seeing the flowcharted recipes spread across two pages reminded me how impossible it is to replicate the feeling of opening a book (see? It lies flat!) and getting inspired by lush photographs (thank you, Marcus Nilsson) and clean design (thank you, Number 17). Ok, I'm done now with the shameless self-promotion. Thanks for listening.
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We Have a Cover!
May 12th, 2010 · 18 Comments · Chicken and Turkey, Dinner, Pasta, Picky Eating, Pork and Beef, Rituals, Seafood, Sides, Salads, Soup, Time for Dinner: The Cookbook
…And, perhaps even more exciting, we also finally have an amazon link where you can pre-order our Time for Dinner cookbook. OK…how cool is that cover? I can call my own number here because I had absolutely nothing to do with it. Lia Ronnen at Melcher Media and Bonnie Siegler at Number 17 are the creative forces behind the design — as well as the 75 other cover tries that I am convinced, if decoupaged into shelf-liner, could make someone somewhere a million bucks. (Thanks, guys.)
In honor of this milestone, I'm giving you a recipe (tweaked a bit) that comes from one of my favorite chapters of the book. The chapter is a "starter kit" on feeding the baby called "What's in it for me?" where we show how to prepare basic fresh baby purees (avocado, sweet potato, bananas, etc.), then give instructions for how to take those purees and use them as the base for grown-up dishes. (So an avocado mash turns into taco topping, a peach puree is stirred into a Harry's-style Bellini, you get the idea.) When we batted around ideas for grown-up-izing baby's pureed sweet potato, Alanna, who wrote the section, suggested mixing in a miso butter with scallions. Apparently people knew about this combination? I did not, but let me just tell you, it's a revelation — a revelation that my kids have come to like more than a plain sweet potato.
Sweet Potatoes with Miso Butter and Scallions (adapted from Time For Dinner)
2 whole sweet potatoes or yams
3 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons miso (white)
2 tablespoons chives or chopped scallions
Roast whole sweet potatoes at 450°F for 40 minutes. While they are roasting, mix together remaining ingredients. When potatoes are ready, slit them in half lengthwise, scoop out some flesh for the baby and mash with a fork. Top the rest with miso butter. (For Abby, I scooped the flesh out of the skin and tossed it for her in a special bowl. Seemed to do the trick.)
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Time for Dinner: The Cookbook
March 21st, 2010 · 6 Comments · Dinner, Time for Dinner: The Cookbook, Uncategorized
When I worked at Cookie, I was lucky enough to be surrounded by moms who (collectively) knew the answers to everything. Really everything! From Should I send my late-birthday kid to kindergarten or not? to What should I wear to a summer afternoon wedding? to Is Coraline too old for my six-year-old? But the real bonus was that two of them, editor-in-chief Pilar and executive editor Alanna, above, were astonishing cooks who loved nothing more than talking about food — particularly the kinds of food that their kids loved to wolf down. We spent our last year at Cookie compiling all our notes into a book and the result is something we promise is going to change the way you feel about cooking for your kids. It's called Time For Dinner: Strategies, recipes, and inspiration for every night of the week (Chronicle) and will be out in September 2010. If you happen to be press and you're interested in getting on the review copy list, you can email firstname.lastname@example.com.
Time for Dinner is filled with more than 200 recipes–everything from customizable lasagnas to sushi hand rolls that look like ice cream cones–that will inspire your family dinner. (Victoria Granof developed the recipes and Marcus Nilsson shot the gorgeous photos.) You'll also learn how to:
- Make one meal that everyone in the family wants to eat
- Break out of your rut
- Keep the kids distracted while you cook
- Plan and prep so you're not scrambling for ideas every night
- Master a few basic techniques you can fall back on
- Reclaim dinner so you can start enjoying meals again!
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This year we lost one of the true greats of entertainment. Though he was most famous as a pro wrestler, Macho Man Randy Savage embodied so much more than that. Whether selling you on Slim Jims, fighting Spider-Man, or just talking like the crazy person, we loved him. And even though he's now participating in that big WrestleMania in the sky, you can still remember with this new tribute to him, provided you have a copy of WWE '12 and an internet connection. That's because today Randy Savage has been revealed as a DLC character for the upcoming pro wrestling game.
He looks great, though part of us wish he was more like his late 80s era self instead of early 90s, but that's just a minor issue. Just seeing Savage drop the elbow on a digital Ricky Steamboat pulled on our heartstrings. And Savage isn't the only ex-WWE employee to return in this game, as we've seen also Brock Lesnar make a digital comeback.
We'll leave you with our very unironic tribute to our childhood hero that we made shortly after his passing. Rest in peace Macho.
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Yep, born in the year of the rooster and the month of the scorpian, so not only am I proud, i'm a snob!
okay, not really.
Love finding new foods to share, particularly candies. Other wise I'm an art nut; dancing, music, drawing, writing and Dance (a lot of bollywood and odessy latly).
That's enough from me for now. It's so great to find and share yummy treats, I'm glad to be here!!!
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1. What Park would you like to manage? Epcot
2. What resort would you revamp and why? The Poly because after it rains sometimes it smells!
3. What character would you invite home for dinner? Tiana! But she would have to bring her New Orleans famous Gumbo!
4. What attraction would you refurb? Ellen's Energy Adventure. I love Ellen, but I think they should refilm it to make the close more modern, the ride more realistic, etc.
5. What should Disney's next movie be about? The Kingdom Keepers!
6. What is the maximum amount of time you will wait in line for an attraction? Wow! Thats a hard one...but up to 100 minutes for Rock N Roller Coaster
7. Which do you prefer a Dole Whip or a churro? Dole Whip all the way!
8. What is the one attraction you absolutely must do on a Disney trip? Big Thunder Mountain is always a family tradition.
9. What extinct attraction would you bring back? Horizons
10. What current attraction would you drive into extinction? Malestrom
11. Would you splurge on a VIP tour of the Magic Kingdom? Totally!
12. Would you sneak into the Utilidors if you had the chance? Yes
13. What attraction would most like to be a CM/operator at? The Jungle Cruise! (Ladies and gentlemen, to the left is the eigth wonder of the wrold...THE BACKSIDE OF WATER!)
14. Would you give a ride to a Hitchhiking Ghost? Not if he will follow me home!
15. Is your other car a Doom Buggy or a Monorail? Both! A Doomorail
16. Who do you think would win in a talent contest Aurora or Snow White? Aurora. I think Snow White's voice is high-pitched.
17. Who is the most likeable/charismatic villain? Maleficent
18. Who would emerge supreme in a villain smack down The Evil Queen or Maleficent? Maleficent (I mean come on! She wasn't invited to a birthday party because she has no friends so instead she curses the birthday girl!)
19. Which of the 7 Dwarves would you most enjoy as a house guest? Happy!
20. Which Princess would you let marry your brother? I know my brother LOVES Snow White, so I would let her. But I would prefer that he picks Merida because she proves that you don't need a good singing voice to be a princess and I love how she has a taste for mischief, just like my brother!


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the Fatwa Department Research Committee - chaired by Sheikh `Abd al-Wahhâb al-Turayrî
Yes, it is permissible to rub the head of the newborn baby with saffron. This is to be carried out upon shaving the baby's head on the day of his `aqîqah.
`Aishah said: "In the days of ignorance, when people would slaughter an animal on behalf of the new baby, they used to immerse a piece of cotton in the animal's blood and rub the baby's head with it after shaving it."
The Prophet (peace be upon him) instructed: "Use some mixture of perfume instead of blood." [Sahîh Ibn Hibbân (12/122, hadîth No. 5308)]
In another hadîth, from `Abd Allah b. Buraydah from his father: "When Allah brought Islam (to the world) we used to slaughter an animal, shave the baby's head, and rub it with saffron." [Sunan Abî Dâwûd (2843) and Sunan al-Bayhaqî (9/302) and declared "good and authentic" by al-Albânî]
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.Tickets applicant files trademark applications for new top level domain
Company files trademark applications for .tickets and dottickets.
.Tickets is up there on the list of most contested top level domain applications. Five companies have applied for the name.
Applicant Shubert Internet last week filed two intent-to-use trademark applications with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. The applications are for ".tickets" and "dottickets".
In addition to goods and services related to event ticketing, the company says the names are for "registration, transfer and account management services of domain names for identification of users on a global computer network".
As we've seen dozens of times (over 100?), the USPTO will reject these applications. Whether the intent is to somehow get a leg up on the competition or to protect the "brand" once it becomes a top level domain, the USPTO doesn't grant trademarks on top level domains.
The applicant could have asked its registry provider, Minds + Machines, for advice on trademark filings. I bet it would have told Shubert not to waste its time.
The other applicants for .tickets are CloudNames, Donuts, Tickets TLD/Afilias, and Famous Four Media.
Schubert Internet is connected to The Shubert Organization. The company bills itself as "America's oldest professional theatre company and the largest theatre owner on the Great White Way."
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Famous Four Media or dot Tickets Limited?
It took the USPTO just two weeks to refuse .ART, dotART applications because they are generic and merely descriptive.
Don't think that bundling other services will help overcome this threshold either, TTAB said that ancillary goods and services would normally be expected along with domains under a new tld in their precedential .music appeal decision.
appeal denied
I think the assertion " the USPTO doesn't grant trademarks on top level domains" may soon not be accurate. Looking back on the rationale for requiring disclaimer of .com and other gTLDs, I believe that within a year after delegation of the first new gTLDs, the USPTO will face a real dilemma: while .GENERIC might not be registrable as a trademark because it is generic, .DESCRIPTIVE might be registrable if used over time as a trademark and not merely as a TLD, and .BRAND should certainly be registrable if used as a trademark.
One MAJOR difficulty may be that ICANN's Registry Agreement specifically provides that the delegation does not convey any rights in the domain name to the applicant.
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Quoted from Loops I never tracked calories and I never will. I tracked compliance. I still stand by what I said - in the short term restricting calories can work but the body knows how much food it needs and the long term results aren't so great once you start fighting against it. A good diet shouldn't need you to restrict calories to be at a good weight if it is healthy. That isn't just my opinion - there are some studies on this. But of course - one must find his/her own way. I know the frustration of not losing weight....not trying to be inflammatory with my posts so sorry if it came across that way.
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I bought this truck used less than a year ago. It makes this sound that sounds like a train blowing by. It doesn't do it often, I've only noticed it when I'm doing about 30 - 40 but that may just be that I'm going slow enough to hear it. It sounds like it's coming from the rear part of the truck (like about where the bed starts). Does anyone know what this could be & if it's something to worry about? Also, the driver's side window (power windows) is sometimes slow going up & down. What to do about this? Any thoughts, ideas, or opinions are greatly appreciated. |
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Dnt1, thanks! Also, to clear up - the sound is more like a blast sound from a train not the swoosh sound of one going by if that makes sense. And, I've noticed it does it when I'm low on gasoline. Could you explain in layman's terms basically what the rear end carrier bearings are? |
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There is nothing ordinary about the Rossignol HC The Mini Snowboard Bindings. These high-tech bindings have some of the most comfortable straps out there and give a fit that almost feels custom-made. The XLC-Light buckles give the bindings a nice low-profile that allows the user to get maximum grip and maneuverability while staying extremely lightweight. Rossignol''s high impact footbeds allow for soft landings even when getting big air so you can go all out every time. Style, comfort, and performance are all included with no compromise in the Rossignol HC The Mini Snowboard Bindings.


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Eliquid Brand: Halo Purity
Halo Purity is a brand of eLiquid or e-juice as it is often referred to by the more advanced vapers. Without eLiquid there would be no vapor and therefore no enjoyment and not all eLiquids are created equal.
The lowdown on Halo Purity eLiquids
When it comes to selecting the best e-juice there are really three considerations; flavor, throat hit and volume of vapor produced. Unlike traditional tobacco products that only produce two distinct flavors of smoke, menthol and non-menthol, eLiquids can come in wide range of flavors. Halo Purity offers a variety of flavors in three categories; tobacco, menthol and gourmet flavors.
List of Flavors:
- Tobacco: Tiki Juice, Turkish Tobacco, Freedom Juice, HX3, Longhorn, Midnight Apple
- Menthol: Mystic, Menthol ICE, CoolMist, SubZero
- Gourmet a blend of the tobacco and menthol flavors: Kringle's Curse, Shamrock, Malibu,
- Belgian Cocoa, Twisted Java, Café Mocha
The second major consideration for choosing a eLiquid is throat hit. If you are new to vaping and have not picked up on the lingo, throat hit refers to the sensation or feeling when the nicotine in the vapor hits that back of your throat. In general, the amount of nicotine in the eLiquid was what determined the extent of the throat hit. That meant, if you wanted a stronger throat hit you would have to purchase the liquid with a higher concentration of nicotine.
That is until the chemists at the maker of Halo Purity developed a unique eLiquid that produced that desired throat hit without having to raise the level of nicotine concentration. This made it possible for those wanting to enjoy vaping, but they could not handle the higher levels of nicotine.
The last of the major consideration is volume of vapor and to some it is the #1 consideration. When it comes to vaping, the more of the vapor that is produced, the better it is. The vapor is what is produced by the e-cigarette and it closely resembles typical tobacco smoke. To do this, the creators of Halo Purity eLiquids developed a mixture that produces a vapor that is thick and has a similar consistency as cigarette smoke.
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We have discovered that Halo Purity eLiquids have been specially developed to deliver the best of vaping to everyone. Whether you like low, medium or extra strong nicotine, you can experience all the throat hit you want. No need to settle for too much nicotine in order to get the same strong throat hit.
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Home sales rebounded slightly from a very slow August, but they were still off the pace from last year. The average price per square foot was down slightly,and the balance between homes for sale and homes that were in pending status remained unchanged.
See a current list of Southeast Heights Homes .
SE Heights Home Sales
Here's a summary of what sold last month in the Southeast Heights:
Total Detached Sales | 14 |
Price Range | $44,000 to $258,000 |
Average Sales Price | $192,962 |
Median Sales Price | $213,000 |
Distressed Sales | 5 |
% Distressed Sales | 36 |
Attached Sales | 1 |
Southeast Heights Home Sales
Home sales in the southeast heights were slow when compared to home sales last year. Sales in September 2012 (15) were down 25% from September 2011 (20). However there was slight improvement from last month with 2 more sales in September than there were in August. Pending homes were down considerably from last month.
SE Heights Price per Square Foot
The average price per square foot decreased slightly last month. Over the last year, the price per square foot averaged $95. In September the number was $94. Does this suggest that prices are headed back down? I don't think so, but I'll be watching closely over the next few months to see if prices continue to head up or not.
Available Home Inventory
Sale were up, but so were the number of homes available for sale. The months of inventory stat remained the same as last month.
by Rich Cederberg, Albuquerque Realtor, 505.803.5012.
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These Southeast Heights real estate statistics were compiled from the Greater Albuquerque Association of REALTORS®data on 11/10/2012. This data is reflective of homes which were listed on the Albuquerque MLS; private sales are not included.


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Nixon is not generally known for creating luxury watches. It usually caters its gear towards younger markets with vibrantly colorful watches that are made from cheaper materials like rubber and cloth. But the company makes some sophisticated pieces that would have many skepticism as to whether it was Nixon or not—you might even catch a refined gentleman sporting a Nixon to one of his important business meetings.
You might be wondering what exactly luxury watches are defined as. For starters, they usually carry a significantly larger price tag. Besides that, they are generally made from higher quality and expensive materials like solid gold. They also contain a look that would be appropriate for the most formal of occasions, unlike the company's line of colorful rubber ones.


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Hello S'more fans!
I'm super excited, as of this week our little S'muffins will be available at The Nosh of Beverly Hills! The Nosh will be selling S'muffins as singles for $2.95 each, exactly like they are sold at The Oaks. Stop by and tell them Carmen from Gotta Have S'more sent you!!


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US Predator strike kills 6 Haqqani Network fighters in South Waziristan
Today's attack ends a 27-day pause in the covert program.Suicide bomber kills pro-government tribal leader, 9 Afghans in Kunar
Haji Malik Zarin led Kunar's High Peace Council. The Taliban denied it carried out the attack.Two Pakistanis on trial in the US said that the ISI backed the Mumbai terror assault that was carried out by the Lashkar-e-Taiba. Pakistan wants the US to end its Predator campaign in the tribal areas; the US said the attacks would continue.
Even more shocking: ISI behind Mumbai massacre
Special ops troops continue to hunt 'mythical' AQ/Taliban creatures in Afghanistan
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{Fabulous Fete} Sew Cute Sock Monkey Birthday
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We are all going bananas around here for this adorable and oh so creative party Renee of the Creative Orchard styled to celebrate her son's second birthday. What is not to love about all the colorful crafting inspired details and fun activities this party offers. From the yarn pom poms to the sock monkey puppet show this party is packed with tons of cute ideas for your next event. Are you feeling a little curious about it? Keep reading to see lots more pics and some bright and cheery inspiration. Here are the details as told by Renee:
"Since sock monkeys originate from craft materials, I used yarns, buttons, scissors, rulers, spools, ribbons, etc. as decorative accents throughout the party. Leaf shaped fabric placemats ran in a line down each side of the table. Multi-striped fabric shower curtains were used for tablecloths. Chair cushions were on the ground for comfort. Monkey cups were made from construction paper by using circular paper punches, a hole puncher and scissors, then glued around clear plastic cups. Large colorful straws were placed in each cup along with a single "Barrel of Monkeys" toy hung on the edge. These were easy to make and looked ADORABLE!
Draped across the front of the dessert table were yarn wrapped cardboard letters that spelled "SEW CUTE" and hung from ribbon. Dessert ideas were easy for this theme… just GO BANANAS!Moonkey pie pops (Moon Pies), monkey vines (licorice), banana cakes, banana cream pie, banana chips, banana marshmallows and banana cupcakes of course! The banana cupcakes (recipe inside "Hello, Cupcake!" book) had whipped vanilla frosting and vanilla wafer cookies dipped in chocolate to make monkey faces. The banana split bar was a guest FAVORITE with homemade vanilla ice cream, fresh bananas and lots of toppings.
Activity ideas include a MONKEY mask craft project, BUNCHES of fun bag toss, create your own SOCK MONKEY, BANANA box car race, SOCK wearing contest and a SOCK MONKEY puppet show!"
Love what you see? Check out Renee's blog to see more pictures of this party and the entire printable collection available at her etsy shop, the Creative Orchard.
Thank you so much Renee for sharing this adorable party with us, I am definitely feeling inspired after seeing all these fabulous pictures! You did a wonderful job!
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1. If you were stranded on a desert island, what three items would you take with you?
Diet DP, Texas Flag, Direct TV :)
2. If you could meet anyone in the world, dead or alive, who would it be and what would you say to them?
Ben Hogan - How did you get rid of the hook?
3. If you could eliminate one thing from your daily schedule, what would it be and why?
Working out - does anyone really enjoy that??
4. Tell us something you hate doing. Why?
The airport process. All the checking bags, taking your clothes off, waiting, being stuck on a plane. All of it.
5. If you could have unlimited storage of one thing, what would it be?
Diet DP.
6. If you could have a luncheon with any three people (real or fictitious/ from any time period, dead or alive), which three people would you choose and why?
Ben Hogan - would love to pick his brain. JFK - I love history and would love to listen to him. Micky Mantle - wish I could have watched him play baseball.
7. If given a complete freedom to start afresh, what profession would you choose and why?
Would have been a pilot. Then I could skip the airport process and I'm a bit of a control freak.
8. If given a choice to skip work for a day, how would you spend the entire day?
Snow skiing. If not snow, shop and see a movie.
9. If you were granted three wishes, what would you ask for?
I would wish to give them to people who could really use them. I'm blessed.
10. Name two things you consider yourself to be really good at?
Snow skiing / shooting a basketball.
11. If you could travel anywhere in the world, where would it be?
12. What's your favorite midnight snack?
13. Where do you see yourself in the next five years?
Enjoying the last part of my career on Tour.
14. What scares you the most and why?
What comes after golf? Don't know what I want to do yet.
15. As a child, what did you wish to become when you grew up?
Don't think I ever wanted to do anything but play. I'm still trying to grow up.
16. If you had one word to describe yourself, what would it be?
17. If I came to your home and looked inside the refrigerator, what would I find?
All liquids - Diet DP, water, wine, bad eggs, queso.
18. If you had to pick one animal to describe you, what would it be and why?
Probably a bear. People think I'm unapproachable but I'm actually soft.
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Plustek's OpticFilm 7600i 35mm Scanner; A Scanner/Software Workflow Page 2
Fortunately, a much more efficient and better choice is supplied with the Plustek 7600i with either LaserSoft's SilverFast SE or Ai 6 software, which supports an easy-to-learn color correction and adjustment set of tools that parallels those found in image editors. Instead of having to work with a big file, SilverFast uses a high-quality pre-scan image preview window that when adjusted reflects any changes made in the picture, and these adjustments can be made one after another, built on top of the last, following the essential order suggested by the software's "Scan Pilot" to guide beginners. And if you shifted color balance too much or changed contrast too much, for example, you can go back to that dialog at any time before final scan and readjust without any problem.
SilverFast supports scanner profiling for all varieties of film, including Kodachrome. With negative films, the "NegaFix" window allows you to choose the manufacturer and brand of film so a "film term" adjustment is made to the processing. In addition, you can do things like making multiple scans of the film to get more shadow detail and reduce noise. There are numerous similar options, which I will not detail here, but rather refer you to the many features LaserSoft offers in each version of SilverFast on their website at: www.silverfast.com.
The Scan Process
If I have done a lot of anything since 1990 it has been trying out and reporting on scanners of all types and descriptions. A good many of these scanners have included LaserSoft's SilverFast software, so it is now a very familiar way of scanning for me. For this test I concentrated most of my work on scanning transparency slide films, mostly E-6, but also older Agfachromes, and even brought some black-and-white and color negative films into the mix. In fact, I got more scans done and finished in a shorter period than I would have expected, and that is due to the SilverFast Archival method of making 64-bit color scans and then processing those Raw files with SilverFast HDR. In addition, a fair amount of the scanning I did was using a more conventional approach of scanning to 48-bit (color) and 16-bit (grayscale) for archiving.
One feature I wanted to test here was the dust and scratch removal, which in the past did not live up to expectations. In fact, it did not work on my own personal Plustek 7500i model because the alignment between the infrared and white light scans was off. I can report that the 7600i model works accurately, so just about all of the slide scans were cleaned by SilverFast iSRD, and I had little post-scan editing work to do.
What kept me going scan after scan was that I was getting really pleasing results, even with some rather difficult film originals. Not everything I shot on film in the past was done with the accuracy or with the best choice of film for the subjects and conditions. So a large part of my scanning work with SilverFast involved correcting exposure mistakes and, on occasion, processing glitches, like one roll of Ektachrome that was processed with color negative chemistry.
Conclusions And Recommendations
I did become quite engaged in the scan work, but the question remained—did the image qualities I obtained meet all of my hopes and expectations? Yes, and especially so as the cost of even the more expensive Ai model 7600i is about half of what my Minolta DiMAGE Scan Elite 5400 II cost a few years ago—and this Plustek makes better scans at even higher resolution. However, as I considered this conclusion I had to take into account that Plustek is a relatively new name in the digital photo marketplace, while all of the older, more established brands no longer make a dedicated scanner and there really isn't any competition left. So, if you want a new, high-performance 35mm film scanner at an affordable cost, this is it.
As far as the performance of the hardware and SilverFast software is concerned, it provides better scans of 35mm film than any other scanner I have used, and that includes all of the popular brands and models of the past. And as I have gotten acquainted with the Plustek people in the US, I have confidence their intentions are good and in the interests of their customers.
If Plustek is a company you've never heard of before that is not a necessary detriment and doesn't really affect my bottom line. Which is, there wasn't ever such a good and affordable 35mm film scanner back when several brands were available. If there were and I had tried the Plustek 7600i and saw the results I obtained in my test, I would have still picked this new Plustek 7600i.
For more information, contact Plustek at: www.plustek.com.


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