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Nashville, Tn., Jun 17, 2013 -- Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today kicked off National Small Business Week by highlighting USDA's actions to help rural small businesses create jobs, get access to capital and spur economic growth. He also announced the selection of recipients for a round of USDA's Rural Business Enterprise Grants.
"Small businesses are the backbone of the economy in small towns and rural communities, just as they are in our biggest cities," Vilsack said. "USDA supports small businesses by providing job training, business development opportunities, strategic community planning and other resources. We're focused on making sure that Main Street businesses have the tools they need to grow."
In Tennessee Vilsack announced nine projects that will receive funding.
In Jackson, West Tennessee Young Farmers and Homemaker Leadership Development, Inc. will receive $5,000 to fund the purchase of equipment and to develop leadership training materials for AgStar Leadership 101.
Henderson County Chamber of Commerce in Lexington will receive $7,700 to purchase and install upgraded software and technology equipment to assist area businesses.
The Charleston-Calhoun-Hiwassee Historical Society was awarded $20,000 to purchase equipment for the Heritage Visitor's Center to assist tourism-based and related businesses.
The Crossville-Cumberland Chamber of Commerce will receive $2,500 to fund upgrades to their website to increase tourism and assist related businesses in the area.
The Cleveland Bradley Business Incubator in Cleveland will receive $6,576 to conduct a two-part technical assistance project aimed at expanding services to growing businesses.
The Humboldt Chamber of Commerce will receive $25,500 to purchase new computers that will be used to market the city to tourists, manufacturers and assist related businesses.
Rhea Economic & Tourism Council, Inc. in Dayton will receive $6,000 to develop marketing strategies to promote the county to prospective businesses as well as increase tourism and assist related business development.
Smith County Chamber of Commerce, Inc., in Carthage received $6,000 to upgrade their website and develop promotional tools to assist area businesses.
Tennessee Technological University in Cookeville received $30,000 to conduct a study of the feasibility of expanding the wholesale/retail meat production capacity in the Upper Cumberland Region.
"Local manufacturing is the backbone to many rural economies," said USDA Rural Development State Director Bobby Goode. "Keeping those business leaders connected with each other allows them to work together to improve their communities and expand job opportunities in the region."
Altogether, USDA business development programs have had a significant impact on rural communities – achieving record results. Since 2009, USDA has provided more than 15,000 loans and grants to help more than 60,000 rural small businesses. For more information on USDA's business development programs visit http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/Business.html.
Rural Business Enterprise Grants and other USDA programs help rural small businesses manufacture new products, expand local food systems and create jobs. Funding is contingent upon the recipient meeting the conditions for the grant. Please click here for a complete list of Rural Business Enterprise Grants awarded today.
More information on USDA Rural Development programs and local field office contacts is available online at http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/TN-Home.html.
USDA Rural Development invests in jobs, infrastructure, community development, homeownership and affordable rental housing to improve the economic health of rural communities. During the last four years the agency has assisted more than 1.5 million Tennessee families and businesses in 158 communities, investing more than $3.3 Billion into local economies through affordable loans, loan guarantees and grants.
Today's announcement is one in a series of Small Business Week announcements the Department will make to highlight the Administration's efforts to strengthen the rural economy. Secretary Vilsack also continued his call this week for Congress to pass a comprehensive, multiyear Food, Farm and Jobs Bill as soon as possible. Such legislation would allow USDA to continue its record support for small businesses that create jobs across rural America.
USDA continues to deliver results for the American people, even as USDA implements sequestration – the across-the-board budget reductions mandated under terms of the Budget Control Act. USDA has already undertaken historic efforts since 2009 to save more than $828 million in taxpayer funds through targeted, common-sense budget reductions. These reductions have put USDA in a better position to carry out its mission, while implementing sequester budget reductions in a fair manner that causes as little disruption as possible.
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Residential power outages, often caused by strong storms or other natural disasters, do more than leave households in the dark. They can also do damage to a family's pocketbook.The U.S. Department of Energy contends that power outages cost Americans a total of $150 billion each year as recent as 2009. In one week alone, an average of 3.5 million Americans will experience a power outage, according to figures from the Edison Electric Institute.September is National Preparedness Month, sponsored by Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). All month long, GE Generator Systems—a coalition member of FEMA's Ready campaign—is educating the public about the importance of emergency preparedness."A homeowner can incur greater costs from a single prolonged power outage than from investing in preparation measures, such as installing a standby generator system before an emergency occurs," said Amanda Grandy, marketing manager for Briggs & Stratton® Standby Power, which is the exclusive licensee of GE Generator Systems. "A standby generator protects a home's appliances from losing functionality when utility power is knocked offline and gives families peace of mind after a hurricane or strong storm."Without sufficient home preparedness, damage from a power outage can leave a lasting financial impact on a family from costs associated with food loss and home repair.According to the Department of Health and Human Services, refrigerated food tends to go bad after four hours without power, so any type of thawing meat or poultry should be discarded, along with soft cheeses and dairy. For a family with a full-stocked freezer and fridge, those guidelines could easily result in more than $200 worth of tossed food.In addition to spoiled food replacement, costs typically associated with a power outage include basement and appliance repairs, and extended hotel stays. GE Home Generator Systems found that the average costs associated with a single power outage can equate to:
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December 8, 2010It has been a long time since I have blogged or posted on Facebook or Twitter. My life priorities have just been such that this was not important to me. But tonight I had a flash of realization that I started to think of who I should share it with and I realized that this would be a good medium for sharing. If these thoughts minister to just one person it will be worth making myself vulnerable by sharing.
I was recently asked to lead worship with one of the guys at work for our devotions at some time in the future. Now, while I love to sing, it is an entirely different thing to sing in the car or in the midst of the congregation than to sing in front of a group of people I work with, using a microphone so everyone can hear me well. My older sister, Diana, is the one with the gorgeous voice.
Tonight I started thinking about my nervousness about this. Now, I am an extrovert, but I am also shy and a little insecure. I hesitate to put myself forward unless it is to help. I enjoy being in the background helping things happen and prefer not being in the limelight too often. I tend to get nervous about doing things in front of others for fear of not doing well, getting tongue-tied, looking foolish, and I guess ultimately the reason for that is fear that somehow people won't like me if I don't do well.
As I pondered all this tonight, I realized that there is not a person I like that I like because of what they do; I like them for who they are. Whether they are beautiful or talented or smart is completely irrelevant to how I feel about them. I don't pick friends based on these things; it is about what is inside, how they think and feel and behave. I have never yet rejected a person because they aren't a good enough mechanic or because they can't play the saxophone well or because they can't run a marathon (which is good – I can't do any of the above so it would be very hypocritical of me!) or any other talent or ability-related thing. And so why should I fear that others would do this with me. (And, incidentally, if they did reject me for this, they probably aren't the type of friend I want to have.)
The funny thing about this is the context of when I was thinking of this. I was driving to a violin concert featuring elementary-age students that a friend's young son, Caleb, was playing in. The message was reinforced to me several times once I got there. The first time as Caleb's sister, Tia, came to greet me with a huge smile, love in her eyes, warm hugs and words that melted my heart: "I missed you when we were gone on our trip". Tia could care less what I can do and she probably does not even know that I'm a brilliant computer programmer and a talented photographer. She loves me for me. It was reinforced again as the first young boy got up to play his solo. Now, he wasn't terrible; he also wasn't a concert violinist. But when he finished, the audience erupted with applause and cheers. He had a lot of family in the audience and honestly, I don't think they really cared how well he played. They were thrilled that he played and that he belonged to them. As each child got up and played, some squeaking through more than others, each one was rewarded for his efforts by wild applause and appreciation, again, not because of their skills but because the audience loved him.
God's love for me is similar. It isn't about my performance – and what relief for that! My best performance and best behavior are not anywhere up to the standard that Jesus set. God loves me because He created me and because I am His child. And as I focus on that and revel in His love, the rest isn't really all that important.
Back to the worship request. As long as Bob doesn't change his mind as we start to rehearse and decide he really doesn't want me to sing with him, I will lead worship with him. After all, it isn't about me and my singing ability, it's about worshipping Jesus and helping others focus their hearts and minds on Him to give Him praise. What could be better than that!!


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Silicon Valley's gentrification export
Nick Schroeder, who recently took over the editorship of the Portland Phoenix, has a great feature story about the mixed blessings of the Airbnb phenomenon in this week's issue. He describes how Airbnb can help struggling artists make the rent. But he also points out that unaffordable rents are mainly the product of Portland's (or New York's, or San Francisco's) housing shortages — a problem that Airbnb is only making worse, as landlords convert erstwhile apartments where families used to live into informal, unlicensed hotels for well-heeled vacationers.
Meanwhile, in Next City, a possible solution is brewing in the other Portland, where they're considering an ordinance that would require the licensure and taxation of Airbnb rentals, with tax revenues going towards affordable housing funds.
Such a policy could, in theory, let struggling renters continue to rent out bedrooms when they need to — while also giving the city the means to ensure that there will be fewer struggling renters in the big picture.


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MMO Blogger All-stars
inferno, melmoth April 23rd, 2007As a thought experiment, I wondered what it would be like if a bunch of the more famous MMO bloggers out there, got together with the aim to creating a team/group/guild/fellowship/dance troupe within a game. It would be interesting to see how blogs differed on experiences when the group adventured together. It's possibly a recipe for eXtreme Dah-rama[TM] but it could also be an interesting insight into how different, experienced gamers see the content they play in direct contrast to one another. There's obviously the left-pond/right-pond time difference to complicate matters among other things, but sorting out details is left to others.
I'm more of a (dumb-)ideas person. Now, back to work on my battery powered battery charger…
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wilhelm2451 Says:
April 25th, 2007 at 9:18 pmWould you accept a couple of lesser tier bloggers who first played together then started blogging?
That would be Potshot and I when it comes to WoW and LOTRO… and Gaff and I when it comes to EQ2.
But that might just prove that blogging is a virus that spreads through online gaming.
Melmoth Says:
April 26th, 2007 at 6:35 pmWould you accept a couple of lesser tier bloggers who first played together then started blogging?
It's funny, because I started blogging after enjoying Zoso's blog a lot, and during our discussions I tend to have ideas that I want to jot down, so a blog seemed as good a place as any. Anyway, we've both been gaming in MMOs together on and off for, oh probably three or four years now. I'm sure you're right, it certainly seems to be infectious.
I hadn't found Potshot's or Gaff's blogs up until now, so thanks for the heads-up, as I've added them to my Reader list, and have enjoyed their articles.
I'm looking forward to TAGN's adventures in LotRO; I've just purchased the game myself, and I'm trying to convince Zoso that he needs to play this too.
Thanks for the comment!


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A bully is someone responsible for bullying, a form of aggressive behavior manifested by the use of force or coercion to affect others. Bully may also refer to:
- Bully (2001 film), a 2001 independent drama film based on actual events
- Bully (2011 film), a 2011 documentary film about bullying in U.S. schools
- "Bully", a song from Judie Tzuke's 1998 album Secret Agent
- "Bully", a song from Gob's 2003 album Foot in Mouth Disease
- "The Bully", a song from Sia's 2004 album Colour the Small One
- "Bully" (song), a single from Shinedown's 2012 album Amaryllis
- "Bully", title song from the album of the same name by Sugarbomb
- The Bully, a 2002 novel in The Bluford Series
- "The Bully", a third season episode of the TV series SpongeBob SquarePants
- Bully (video game), an action-adventure open world video game
- Gray Maynard ("The Bully"; born 1979), American amateur wrestler and professional mixed martial artist
- Michael Herbig ("Bully"; born 1968), German film director, actor and author
- Nick Busick ("Big Bully Busick"; born 1854), former police officer turned professional wrestler
- Bully, Rhône, a commune in the Rhône department in eastern France
- Bully-les-Mines, a commune in the Pas-de-Calais département in northern France
- Bull Terrier (also a "bully"), a breed of dog in the terrier family
- Bully pulpit, a public office or other position of authority of sufficiently high rank that provides the holder with an opportunity to speak out and be listened to on any matter
- Bullyland, a manufacturing company founded in 1974
- Corned beef (also "bully beef"), a type of salt-cured beef product present in many cultures
- Town bully, a stereotypical character
- Bully-off, formerly used in field hockey
This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Bully. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. |


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Battlefield 2
Version and / or Patch Used: 1.0
Timedemo or Level Used: Arithon Battlefield 2 Benchmark
Developer Homepage: http://www.eagames.com
Product Homepage: http://www.eagames.com/official/battlefield/battlefield2/us/home.jsp
One of the latest games to hit our screens, Battlefield 2 offers some intense mapping and polygon rendering. Arithon have put together a useful in-game demo and have provided all the necessary scripting to run it as a timedemo. We ran through it three times and averaged out the results.
At 1024x768 the HIS X700 did pretty well, with consistently playable frame rates across the board. However, there was a substantial 57% drop in performance in the jump to 1600x1200, rendering the game fairly well unplayable at this resolution.


text: Jerusalem has a much more sedate aura than Tel Aviv. "They roll up the city at ten p.m.," jokes the designer, who just finished redoing the capital's King David Hotel. However, he recommends Mahneyuda (10 Beit Yaacov St.; 972-2/533-3442; dinner for two $130), a little restaurant filled with in-the-know locals, in the Mahane Yehuda market. "It's an incredible wine bar with these three meshuggener chefs working in an open kitchen all at once, creating spectacular contemporary Israeli dishes like shakshuka [eggs baked in tomato sauce] with foie gras," Tihany says. "The chefs will pick up pretty girls and dance with them in the middle of dinner. It's completely different from the rest of Jerusalem."


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Just so I am ready for the future, can someone explain what I will need to this (someday).
Right now I have a desktop PC directory wired to the cable modem. Will I need to have a wireless router? Is there a special DVD player needed? |
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- Posted by mike_kaiser (My Page) on Wed, Jan 19, 11 at 13:06
I'm going to assume that you want to watch Netflix movies on your television. You need to find some way to connect your TV to the Internet. Some current televisions actually have the necessary hardware/software built right in, it's little more than connecting the television. If you don't have that kind of TV (or don't want to buy one) then you need some kind of device and there are plenty of options -- Apple TV, Roku, Boxee, Logitech's Revue, TiVo, or you can use a PC (although that's a bit more complicated). You will also need a router. I'd suggest a hardwired connection because speeds tend to be better and there's no issues with interference from other devices but wireless will work as well. |
We got a new Samsung $185 Blu-ray player last year, and it's wired for the internet. We only have DSL here in the boonies, and have a wireless router. Love the Netflix streaming! |
- Posted by albert_135 (My Page) on Wed, Jan 19, 11 at 14:11
Several gaming devices support Netflix. We use Wii. We have an HDMI, I think it's called, from a PC to the TV. I believe that with this arrangement we can watch from Netflix.com but I don't recall having tested this. There are some forums like Netflix Movie Fans. I don't know if this is any help or not. Hacking NetFlix has general and business information on streaming and occasionally discusses hardware specifics. |
- Posted by mike_kaiser (My Page) on Wed, Jan 19, 11 at 16:58
I forgot completely about game consoles and Blu Ray players. Many are also capable of receiving (and playing) streaming content. It all depends on what you want and your budget. |
I use my PS3! |
- Posted by poohbear2767 (My Page) on Fri, Jan 21, 11 at 0:44
There is a set top box called Roku for watching Netflix streaming movies. Cost is about $100. I use a computer that has an S-video out port. I run an S-video cable and speaker out cables to an RF modulator and then to the TV. I can also use this setup to watch on the TV any video that I could watch on the computer. Works great. Pooh Bear |
Since streaming Netflix users are likely to be reading this, my questions is: How much bandwidth is enough for this application? I know more is always better but assuming no other bandwidth is being used, what is the minimum I should have? |
- Posted by albert_135 (My Page) on Sat, Jan 22, 11 at 10:03
I checked and we can watch Netflix using an HDMI cable from our relatively new eMachine to the TV. An HDMI cable from a two year old HP laptop to the TV will not work. Using the computer and the cable is somewhat better than the Wii because we can get to all the search and history features of Netflix.com more easily. As to bandwidth we are using AT&Ts least expensive DSL. Don't know how to find any more details. |
I think they recommend 5mbps for HD streaming. |
My cable connection is 3Mbps. My Samsung DVD player with Netflicks streaming is currently connected to my router via an EoP adapter (ethernet over powerline), so I'm sure it doesn't get the full 3Mbps (but close), and I can stream non-HD nicely enough. |
Hello, We have an older Sony CRT with no HDMI cables. I have a Zoom brand cable modem connected, via a cable, to an Apple wireless rounter (A Base Station, they call it.) This gives us wireless internet in the house. I have a Roku box connected to video inputs on the TV. This is the old three color system, with white red and yellow pin inputs. The cables for this were in the box with the Roku. The Roku has wireless capability so it works off of the router signal when just plugged into the TV and the power source. We do need to switch between video feeds on the TV to get to the Roku, but this is a simple matter of pressing a button on the TV remote. If you have something like "video 1, video 2, video 3" selections and you only get a blank screen, those inputs are marked as such on the back of your TV and you can use them. If you only have one set of these, you may have to swap out the cables if your DVD player uses the inputs. This might be a good argument for getting a Netflix enabled DVD player or game console. If your DVD player is a good one and you can't see spending the money, you should consider the Roku. The base model today is $59.99 at Roku.com. The website lets you see the back of the device, so you can check out the input areas to see if it matches what you have on your TV. They are very backward compatible in general, so I'm sure you won't have problems there. I bought the XD model ($79.99) for when we upgrade to a better 1080p HD in a couple years, plus it supports the wireless "N" protocall which is the newer, fastest level of wireless and it matches our router. I may have wasted $20.00 because we don't use the internet while watching the Roku and my guess is with the way HDTVs are developing, our future TV will have Netflix ability built into it and we won't need the roku box. Oh well! All it might take for you to get up and running on DSL: call your provider company and ask them for a wireless DSL modem. You might be able to get one for free from them. This will give you wireless in the house and your Roku box will be up in a jiff. When we had DSL we had the wireless router and were happy with it. There was an initial problem with not being able to acess the internet while on the wireless phone, but that is a setting on the modem that can be changed with a quick call to your provider. It is a simple fix and they walk you through it. As to the bandwidth issue go to www.speedtest.net and check your speed it is easy and free. You might be able to research your speed and see how this effects others with Netflix. Just a thought. To give you courage, (if you need it!) go to Youtube and search "set up Roku on DSL," or "set up Roku." Peolpe have made some quick video's of themselves doing this and you'll see how simple it really is. Good luck with it all! We love streaming Netflix. We still sometimes look at each other and say, "This is so awsome!" |
Here is a link that might be useful: Speed test
- Posted by albert_135 (My Page) on Wed, Jan 26, 11 at 16:46
A spin-off observation: One of the problems has been the lack of English Subtitles with Netflix streaming. Here: Netflix InstantWatch titles with English Subtitles "Netflix InstantWatch titles with English Subtitles (for the Deaf/Hard of Hearing)" has proven to be a good listing. It is reported by advocates that about 28 million have some form of hearing impairment. I invite you to join me in sharing this URL and reporting on it's completeness, accuracy and currency. |
- Posted by yosemitebill (My Page) on Fri, Jan 28, 11 at 21:39
Just to get back to the original question, you have what you need right now to watch Netflix on your PC, with a Netflix account of course. To watch on your television, you can connect your PC, if it has a video output, to your television. The controls being on the PC and then setting up the resolution for TV output can get very cumbersome and aggravating. If your PC has HDMI outputs they can also be finicky due to HDCP. That's why manufacturers began making media players (Roku, Vudu, Boxee, etc) that connect to your broadband connection and to your TV. Your existing cable modem output needs to be "split" for lack of a better word, to feed your PC and another device such as the media player. This is done by a wired and/or wireless Router which acts as the traffic cop to direct the internet connection to and from the multiple devices. Soon, manufacturers began building these media players into game consoles and Blu-ray DVD players since they already were utilizing an internet connection. Next, television manufactures started building-in these same media players as internet apps into the television sets themselves. These apps can be updated through firmware upgrades (as well as on the other products) to include even more choices. Typically, connection speeds need to be around 1.5 Mbps minimum for SD quality, 3.0 Mbps for live action events, and 5.0 Mbps or higher for HD. The connection speed is usually detected by the provider and the stream speed and quality is dynamically controlled. This means that slower speeds can be accommodated but at a slightly lower overall quality. The stream is also buffered in memory, up to a point, to allow for fluctuations in the stream. They are continuing to work on better compression algorithms to bring increased video/audio quality at slower speeds. An example is Netflix which originally used WMV compression, migrated to Silverlight VC1 compression which allows for the same video quality at lower Mbps. |
- Posted by yosemitebill (My Page) on Fri, Jan 28, 11 at 22:44
By the way, I apologize if my late post in any way seemed to ignore the very useful and correct information from all the other posters - it certainly was not meant that way. Also, to elaborate on the post from albert_135, people often confuse "sub-titles" with "sub-titles for the hearing impaired" aka "closed captioning". Sub-titles in English are just a language translation for people that can hear all the ambient sounds going on in the presentation. Sub-titles for the hearing impaired, however, also contain cues to the unspoken sounds taking place such as: "phone ringing", "knock on door", "woman screaming", etc. While not being hearing impaired myself, I certainly understand the need for the correct type of captioning, to the proper audience, and have always tried to remember that need over the years working in video engineering. |
- Posted by albert_135 (My Page) on Mon, Feb 7, 11 at 14:32
The cost of renting Netflix disks went up starting with the first billing cycle after Jan 2nd. This is widely rumored to have been in part to boost interest in streaming. |
They're cancelling dvd distribution? I've not heard that--only that if you just want instant streaming, you can pay a little less. Anyway, we used our Wii to stream netflix and love the menu on it compared to a blu-ray player with netflix that we tried (and quickly hated--it was slow and menu complicated/no search.) But if you have the resources, I've come to the conclusion that using a dedicated home theater PC connected to your tv via HDMI is the best way to get more years out of your setup--instead of moving from device to device as the technology and programs change. You can get wireless keyboards for them that mimic the function and size of remotes so it's just as convenient as normal TV watching. And you'll always have access to whatever internet-based service comes along in the future--don't limit yourself to Netflix. We just did this at our house and still getting used to it, but it works flawlessly and the PC didn't cost much more than a good blu-ray player because it didn't have a bunch of junk software on it we didn't need... |
Here is a link that might be useful: Our new, sorta finished internet TV set-up
We'll have DVD rentals for a while -- part of Netflix's appeal is the depth of their offerings. But they certainly benefit if they can push some of their business to streaming, and I benefit too -- it's great for episodes of TV shows watched on a whim because you don't have to plan in advance. Just to round out the options, we run it on a tiny Lenovo S10 netbook, connected wirelessly to the 'net and to the Plasma screen via its external-monitor connector. Speeds generally measure above 10Mbps, though there are occasional rebuffering delays which make me suspect throttling by the Netflix servers. We still use a dedicated blu-ray player for disks -- different machines for different things. I like the wireless keyboard idea, as long as whatever is running on the HTPC is robust enough to do everything you want without much extra trouble. I almost built one a couple years ago, but then wondered if I really needed yet another PC that I would have to care of (updates, virus protection...) when I could just buy a simple appliance to play disks. |
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We are planning to leave our house at 4:30 AM (yes, that says AM) tomorrow for our cruise! Flight to Baltimore is at 7 AM. We are cruising to Bermuda, Boston and Newport, then spending a weekend in DC with my sister. We'll be home late Aug. 5.
So, y'all behave while I'm gone, and keep on quilting! Donna |
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ENJOY!!!!! Theresa |
Have a great time! |
We are leaving tomorrow as well but not that early. We are headed to Spotsylvania, VA. for the week at a TS. Not far from Washington----then we will be leaving on the 3rd. for parts unknown. I hope we will find something else along the way for a few days. Crossing my fingers that we have internet so I can keep tabs on everyone and everything. lol Have fun Donna, we plan to. |
Jayne and Donna, have wonderful trips. We will try to behave and keep the fires burning. We'll miss you both. |
Everyone, have great vacations! We'll be here when you get back, waiting to hear all about your trips and the fabric you bought!!! Kate |
Hope you both have wonderful trips. I hope things cool off here in the DC area before you get here! We are currently under a heat advisory. |
- Posted by lafonda_ranch (My Page) on Thu, Jul 26, 12 at 9:01
I love cruises!! The best vacations! Have a great time :-) Robbi |
- Posted by geezerfolks (My Page) on Thu, Jul 26, 12 at 10:00
Enjoy your vacations....... SharonG/FL-IN |
Just figured out what ttfn means. Theresa |
- Posted by polardream (My Page) on Thu, Jul 26, 12 at 18:23
Have a great time! Sounds like a fun cruise. Jayne - have fun too! Sue |
Hey, nannykins!, will you share? I cannot figure out what ttfn means. |
Hey, nannykins!, will you share? I cannot figure out what ttfn means. |
Ta Ta For now Sometimes it takes a while for me to figure out these little abbrevs (I know they have a name but I can't remember it right now.) One that puzzled me for a long time was TFS posted by day2day. Finally got it Thanks for sharing! A whole new language to learn. T. |
- Posted by jennifer_in_va (My Page) on Fri, Jul 27, 12 at 9:10
Jayne~ You're in my neck of the woods!! Hope you're prepared for the heat... It's in the 100s this week/weekend! Everyone have a great trip! |
- Posted by sunnycentralfl (My Page) on Fri, Jul 27, 12 at 9:53
Have fun, y'all! We'll be slogging away here in FL high humidty and high temps! Gwen |
We do have internet access so I can keep track of everyone. Your right it is hot in VA but after reading about Vicki's tornado I feel lucky. We have air condition and that helps. Nice just to just get away from home. Hope to visit the Jenny Bryer store sometime. Anything good in Fredrickburg? We are right next door. Big unit for just the 2 of us, nice cabin for 6 people.lol |
- Posted by jennifer_in_va (My Page) on Fri, Jul 27, 12 at 15:48
Fredericksburg has a quaint old town with shops and history. THere's a walking tour or carriage rides with history narratives. Also, Fred. has a Civil War cemetary that is neat, also with tour guides. If you make into old town, you should try Carl's Ice Cream... the last of it's kind. Well, really, it's one of a kind. Old fashioned, soft serve ice cream in only 3 flavors; the best milk shakes in town! (Any one can tell you where to find it.) If you're interested in Civil War stuff, there's plenty of battlefields in the area; Lake Anna is a nice state park with a nice beach; just north on I95 is the Museum of the Marine Corp (well worth a visit); Ferry Farm is Gge. Washington's boyhood home; paddleboat rides from downtown along the Rapahannock River offers lunch or dinner options. How long are you in the area?? Maybe there'll be a chance to hook up... |
Everyone have fun on your vacations!!!! We are so hot, humid, and dry and plan to spend our time in front of the TV with AC watching the Olympics!!!! Rosa |
Thank you Jennifer for the inf. it sounds interesting. Been thru here several times but have never stopped. We got in today and leave next Fri. before 10am. Staying at the Presidental Resort at Chancelerville. Clinton isn't able to do much walking which limits our activities but will fine something to do I am sure. Would love to get together if possible. |
- Posted by littlehelen (My Page) on Sat, Jul 28, 12 at 8:21
fredericksburg is a wonderful town...B & B there and toured the battlefields years ago. Don't tell my neighbors (I'm from MD), but VA has many wonderfull little towns to explore, they all seem charming. Recently toured Orange and Culpepper, but unfortnately, did not find a fabric store! enjoy your time...the mid atlantic is full of history to explore. V. |
- Posted by jennifer_in_va (My Page) on Mon, Jul 30, 12 at 17:58
Jayne, I'm pretty much open Wed or Thursday... Maybe you'd like to meet at the quilt shop on Rt. 3 (about a mile west of I95) and then have lunch? (will have 3 of my kids in tow, probably, in case that matters) Jennifer |
Jennifer, Sorry to have taken so long getting back to you. I have been having some issues with the Wireless here. Undependable. Wed. would be fine as well as Thur. We are about 6 or so miles from the Quilt store. (visited there today.)I am sure your children would be a delight. I may have to bring my DH as he has problems with me going any place with out him.lol. Give me a time and I will be there. Jayne |
- Posted by jennifer_in_va (My Page) on Tue, Jul 31, 12 at 20:04
How about meeting at the quilt shop at noon, and then if you don't need anything there (lol), we can head to lunch somewhere? |
Wed or Thur. ?? Noon would be find. |
- Posted by jennifer_in_va (My Page) on Wed, Aug 1, 12 at 0:20
sorry. Wed |
We're back...almost! Sitting in BWI airport waiting for our flight. We had a great cruise and a great time visiting my sis in DC. We went to the Nationals game last night...they were behind for a long time and many left early, but they rallied and scored 6 runs in the 8th inning! We're really glad we stayed. Back to catching up on the news... Donna |
- Posted by sunnycentralfl (My Page) on Mon, Aug 6, 12 at 9:38
Welcome home...I hope you enjoyed your time with family and cruising and BB! Hope to see you and your new tan at Guild meeting tonight! GR |
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ITHACA, NY — The Ithaca College appearance by playwright Tony Kushner originally scheduled for Feb. 21 will now take place on Monday, April 4. "An Interview with Tony Kushner" will be held at 7:30 p.m. in Hoerner Theater, Dillingham Center. It is free and open to the public.
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ITHACA, NY — Members of the audience will get to listen in on "An Interview with Tony Kushner" as the Pulitzer Prize–winning playwright sits down for a conversation with an Ithaca College faculty member on Monday, Feb. 21. The free public presentation will be held at 7:30 p.m. in Ford Hall, Whalen Center.


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Beverly Hills
Beverly Wilshire, Beverly Hills (A Four Seasons Hotel)
Los Angeles, CA, United States
As luxurious and understated as a perfectly cut Armani suit, the Beverly Wilshire is, appropriately, just steps from iconic Rodeo Drive boutiques like Versace and Cartier. Naturally, celebrities, Fortune 500 executives, and other assorted high rollers have staked out the 395 guest rooms here since 1928. More than a third of those rooms are suites, which start at nearly 1,000 square feet (scoring a penthouse will give you a whopping 5,000). All are decorated in pale, creamy fabrics, with the Four Seasons' usual mix of antique repros and modern amenities like wide-screen plasma TV's. Even standard rooms have marble-clad bathrooms with soaking tubs, and many have balconies and views of the Hollywood Hills. The spa, designed around a dramatic wall of water, offers treatments ranging from Oshadi-clay body wraps to Balinese massages.
Room to Book:
The Veranda Suite, hidden on its own level, is the hotel's smallest but most romantic—complete with its own balcony, as the name implies.
Insider Tip:
Make dinner reservations at the in-house CUT ; the contemporary steak house pairs the cuisine of Wolfgang Puck with design by Getty Center architect Richard Meier.
Open / Closes- Accessible by Public Transportation
- Business Center
- Concierge
- Dry Cleaning
- Family Friendly
- Gym/Fitness Center
- Laundry Service
- Maid Service
- Meeting Room
- Parking Available
- Spa
- WiFi
Number of Rooms: 395
Number of Suites: 137
Number of Restaurants: 3
Number of Bars: 2
Year Opened: 1928


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They've been dieting.
When I go and say hello to any of the characters, how come they never talk back? On TV they talk nonstop, but when in the parks, they're just as quiet and creepy as a mime. Anyone know the reason why?
They've been dieting.
When I go and say hello to any of the characters, how come they never talk back? On TV they talk nonstop, but when in the parks, they're just as quiet and creepy as a mime. Anyone know the reason why?
Stage fright. It affects all the characters tremendously. You'd think after all this time they would get over it, but not so.
We are planning a magical gatherings with our family. Can we get one of the ride vehicles from the Kilimanjaro Safari Ride to transport us around WDW so we can all stay together?
Yes however the same vehicle will have to be used to cross the lagoon into the Magic Kingdom as it's not allowed back stage, so plan to get very wet.
I can't seem to find the Disney Karaoke bar on Main Street, where is it?
Oh, it's simple really, Disney Karaoke is on Main Street in Downtown Disney not Main Street at MK.
If I only used one of my admission days for two hours, can't I use the rest of those hours on another day, I mean, they don't count by actual calendar days, right?
Of course you can, you will just be limited to where you can go in those extra hours. The included places are the parking lot, the entrance area before passing the turnstiles, and the various forms of transportation.
Why are there never blizzards in disney world, except for the one that I never saw that apparently created blizzard beach?
Disney uses high tech machinery to ensure that if snow does fall in Orlando (HAH) it is diverted from all Disney property except in small flake form during parades.
I want to get married IN the Magic Kingdom. How do I organize that?
Getting married IN the Magic Kingdom can be difficult and costly. Between finding a time when Captain Hook, Captain Jack Sparrow or Captain Barossa is available to perform the ceremony, and paying for the meals for all park guests that day (since Disney considers them all a part of your wedding party), not many people are able to organize it. As a matter of fact, NO ONE yet has been able to organize it. You could be the first. Of course, make sure you clear the date with members of DWT. For a free day of food at the Magic Kingdom, I bet a good number of the DWT team would want to be there to see you tie the knot.
Is there a good place to nap while visiting Epcot? It's a large park and I really need a break, but I'm just here for the day.
The best place would be inside any of the shows in world showcase. Just don't forget to snore loudly so that everybody knows your asleep. Don't be worried if you wake up dressed like you are from the country that you fell asleep in.
How long does it take to walk around all of World Showcase?
It takes as long as it takes depending on crowds, scenery, snack stops and, my favorite (HA!) Kidcots.
Do the animals at AK ever eat the tourists?
All the time. How else do you explain the crowd flucuations throughout the year.
Is it really true that they pick one lucky guest a day to be Tinkerbell and "fly" from Cinderella's Castle to Tomorrowland?
Absolutely! However, that guest must be over 21, under 100 lbs and shorter than 5'. For this reason, they often just say "To heck with it!" and use the real Tinkerbell.
I knew I was forgetting something... the next question!
Walking up to Spaceship Earth, with the wall around the queue, one is tempted to ask, So, is it open yet?
Why, yes actually! The wall is part of the new attraction. Siemens wanted to alter not only the interior but the exterior of the ride. The new theme of the ride follows man's innovations throughout time. Walls, of course, are one of man's greatest innovations!
I don't like thrill rides. Can I get on Splash Mountain, ride through the ride, get off before the drop and then get back on at the bottom?
Well, of course, but you'll have to leap out while the ride is in motion and the platform for jumpers is very small. As long as you are fast on your feet and very coordinated, no problem. Then take the maintenance stairs back to the bottom and start all over.
Can I be a special grand marshall for the Stars and Motorcars parade?
Once you become a star or a motorcar then you can.
How can Jack Sparrow be in three parts of one ride at the same time?