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servings4 people
active time20-30 mins
total time8,5 hours (including marinade time)
1kg boneless skinless chicken thighs2 cups soy sauce (low sodium to avoid it being too salty)
2 cups water
1 1/2 cups brown sugar
1 bunch green onions, chopped (reserve some for garnish)
1/4 cup white onion, chopped
1/2 tsp minced garlic
1 tsp sesame oil
1 can coconut milk
1. Trim chicken thighs of any visible fat.2. Mix soy sauce, water, brown sugar, onions, garlic, sesame oil, and coconut milk in a large bowl. Marinade chicken for at least 8 hours or overnight to make sure the flavor gets infused.
3. Grill chicken at a low heat so that the marinade does not burn for 5-7 minutes per side or until done. If you do not have a grill you can use a indoor grill pan.
4. Serve over a platter of coconut rice and garnish with green onions and a some additional soy sauce.
Coconut rice can be made by just replacing half of the water in your rice recipe with coconut milk.
my notes
recipe at a glance
type: On a Budget, Quick & Easy
main ingredients: Chicken
cuisine: Central American/Caribbean
dietary considerations: Low Fat, Low Carb
holiday/celebration: Fall, Grilling, Spring, Picnic, Summer, Potluck


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LAS VEGAS — The Packer's honoree at the 2009 United Fresh Produce Association annual conference couldn't be handled with a "Man of the Year" designation.
A five-decade-plus career of achievements and milestones makes Al Vangelos a Produce Man for All Seasons.
The Packer editor Greg Johnson bestowed the award on Vangelos, 75, during the general breakfast session at the United Fresh conference April 22 at the Sands Expo and Convention Center in Las Vegas. It was the first time since 1997 that The Packer named a Produce Man for All Seasons.
"I've sat in this audience many years watching this award given out to others," Vangelos said as he accepted his award in front of a crowd of 700. "I never thought it'd be me."
In his speech introducing Vangelos, Johnson summed up Vangelos' career when he said, "There have been many produce industry icons over the years, even those who have led major associations and have led more than one giant in a given commodity.
"But to be called on to lead so many different kinds of companies is exceedingly rare."
Today, Vangelos is chief executive officer at Sun World International, a position he's held since last summer after serving on the company's board of managers and as interim chief executive officer. But the road to get there has been as varied and vast as anyone in the produce industry.
His history in the fresh produce industry began back in 1956 when Vangelos began working at the Birds Eye division of General Foods. In 1962, he joined Dole, a company in which he eventually would serve two stints until the mid-1980s.
Beginning in 1986, he took over Calavo Growers in California and began what would become a trend throughout the rest of his career — he took what was a cooperative and turned it into a profit-making business.

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The city is considering amping up the "mixed" aspect to its mixed-use garage project on State Street.
During the City Commission meeting Monday, May 3, city planners and representatives from A.D. Morgan, the design-and-build team the city chose to build the project, presented four concepts for the parking project.
The base plan would include about 386 public parking spaces and 14,000 square feet of retail on the first floor. The city would sell the retail space. That model would result in a smaller — albeit similar — version of the Palm Avenue garage, which includes 743 spaces and 11,200 square feet of first floor commercial space.
The three other concepts, however, each add more than 30,000 square feet of space for additional uses ranging from 45 condo units to a luxury rehab spa on top of the garage.
The three larger concept plans, called Option A, Option B and Option C, would allow a private developer to work with the city to build above or directly beside the parking shell. Those options would ultimately lead to a more complex project than the Palm Avenue garage, which opened in December 2010.
Mayor Shannon Snyder liked Option C the best.
"I was in favor of retail on the ground floor, parking garage and condos on Lemon Avenue," Snyder said after the meeting.
Asked why not just build a project similar to the Palm Avenue garage, which did not include residential units, Snyder said that the more uses in the State Street garage, the more of a positive impact it will have on downtown.
"It shouldn't just be a place where people come to go to bars or restaurants. It should be a place where people live," said Snyder.
In options A, B and C, the city would undertake a public-private partnership, in which the city would fund construction of the parking spaces, while private developers would pay for additional residential or other uses incorporated into the development, said Sarasota Senior Planner Steve Stancel.
The State Street project would also differ from Palm Avenue in the way the city selects retail occupants for the first floor of the project.
"This is different than Palm Avenue," Stancel told commissioners Monday. "(Real-estate broker) Ian Black will work with us from the beginning. It is being actively marketed as we develop these plans."
Commissioner Suzanne Atwell said she did not want to see a repeat of the long wait before retail space was sold on the first floor of the Palm Avenue garage. Louies Modern and The Francis, a catering/banquet facility, moved into that space in April, more than two years after the garage was built.
Steve Horn, a broker/partner at Ian Black Real Estate, assured commissioners his company already has "significant interest in the retail space."
Horn has also heard from several developers interested in partnering with the city to build a residential component. Developers were most excited about Option C, he said.
"It makes the most sense to have a residential component," Horn said. "It's the right timing in the market to do it."
Under the city's zoning, the project could add up to 45 residential units downtown.
Although commissioners did not choose a specific plan Monday, in a unanimous vote they directed city staff and A.D. Morgan to proceed with creating more detailed concepts, while trying to reach an agreement with a prospective developer.
Commissioner Paul Caragiulo agreed with Snyder.
"What I don't want to see is solely parking deck(s)," Caragiulo said. "I'd like to see the most practical and best use of space that maximizes the potential for tax revenue."
City Manager Tom Barwin compared the State Street project to Sarasota's Palm Avenue garage in terms of financing structure, in which the city funds construction of the parking spaces and a private developer pays for additional uses.
The mix of different uses is more similar, however, to a mixed-use parking garage project in Oak Park, Ill., where Barwin was village manager from 2006 to 2012, the city manager said. The Oak Park project was designed to include 270 residential units, in addition to 588 parking spaces and 25,000 square feet of commercial space.
Barwin considered the project's location to be a "signature site," and the goal of its development was to make Oak Park's downtown more of a place to "live, work and shop," according to Oak Park's request for proposals.
The State Street project remains fluid while A.D. Morgan designs elements of architecture, building layout and exact square footage, and Rebecca Smith, president of A.D. Morgan, said designers remain flexible as additional feedback comes in from public workshops.
The next public meeting will be held at 5:30 p.m. June 20, in the City Commission Chambers at City Hall, 1565 First St.
"By the end of July we hope to bring back to you a concept plan, including a couple of façade options," Stancel told commissioners.
Snyder would also like to see the city work with the county on creating a Tax Increment Financing improvement district to fund streetscape improvements on State Street at the same time the parking project is constructed.
"State Street is an extension of Main Street," Snyder said.
The city has set aside $7.29 million in tax-increment financing for the parking project.
Construction is slated to begin in February.
The city must have the project built by February 2015, because of a 2010 agreement with Pineapple Square. The site is currently home to a 139-space-parking lot.
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- It doesn't make a lot of sense to me to build more luxury condos a block away from a noisy bar that has been in business since the end of Prohibition, but then when were our city commishes are sensible?
As for live/work/shop, there's not many place to shop for necessities in the downtown area any more. No drug store, no office supplies, the nearest practical grocery is on 10th, no place for sheets, towels or underwear without driving. The only reason development is going the residential avenue is because downtown was overbuilt on office space in the late 80's and early 90's, and the city wants the tax dollars. Tax dollars will always be in short supply when we continue to spend our money foolishly no matter how much we increase density. And until we diversify our economic base and continue to rely on construction/development for a large part of our economy, we will always be in a boom or bust situation.
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First of course is the product label. This says that this is the Maelstrom, a 5.25" dual bay reservoir. It then continues to tell you what you should expect to see in the box, like the reservoir, the temperature controller, UV LED, screws, half inch fittings, clamps, and the guide.
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I love polydactyl cats - I had one with a thumb on each paw and a second one that had one thumb on one paw and two thumbs on the other, as well as an extra toe on each back foot. Bit of a mutant, he was.
Unless the cats got opposable thumbs and grew 5 ft, there is no one else to put them in the freezer. I bought one you do have to freeze at the same time. It's in the door of the fridge freezer, where it is supposed to be.
Take them back to the store - it is, after all, a defective product, and they should replace it with another package of the same socks.


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Ask any small business owner what their greatest challenge is online and the answer will almost always be: Visibility. Small companies often face this issue, as they do not have the well-established branding of large corporations nor do they possess national or global visibility offline.
Today, social media has become one of the most useful tools for small businesses. Not only is it now possible to increase online visibility by utilizing popular brands such as Facebook and Twitter, but it can also help to increase sales and revenue, as well.
Building a Social Identity
The world's largest social networks may have had humble beginnings, but they have grown into some of the most significant brands on the Web. In fact, many smaller companies have actually used the popularity of those networks to expand into new markets and capitalize on E-Commerce. In the first quarter of 2012, comScore reports that E-Commerce spending totaled upwards of $44 million. This figure represents one of the highest single fiscal quarter online sales in history. In fact, economists estimate that 2012 will be the most profitable year ever in terms of online sales revenue.
Using Facebook, Twitter, Google+, Pinterest and other networks to promote brands, products and services has been a crucial component of that online sales growth. Many Internet marketing companies offer social media optimization and marketing services, but as social media becomes a more competitive market, it has also become more difficult for brands to get noticed.
The real key to building a strong social identity is quality. To increase views, likes, shares and even sales, brands must offer users unique and relevant content. Additionally, companies should deliver rich content whenever possible to help maintain user engagement. Videos and images are more likely to be shared throughout social media than text and can be effective marketing tools.
From Social Media to Sales
Businesses with an E-Commerce platform should heavily promote it within the social space. By directing users from network profiles to product pages, those pages gain more authority and the probability of sales increases.
Social media is undoubtedly one of the most valuable assets to small businesses. Combined with E-Commerce, it can maximize the potential of virtually any company with an online presence.
Facebook, Google+, Twitter and virtually every other social network have become more than pastimes for the millions that use them daily. Today, these sites are the product offerings of multi-national corporations and have not only changed many aspects of Internet marketing, but impacted popular culture around the world.
From Humble Beginnings…
The world's largest social network now boasts over 900 million members. That figure accounts for nearly 1/7 of the world's entire population. Not bad for a company that began in 2004 as a small project of then-Harvard student, Mark Zuckerberg. While the story of Facebook's origins and rise to prominence is well-documented (and has even won Oscars), the reason for the site's success is not as obvious. Like many social networks before it, Facebook was merely intended to be recreational. It was designed as a platform for people to interact and engage online, while possibly (and hopefully) generating some ad revenue to keep the business afloat. Fast forward to 2012; Facebook is a publicly traded corporation with global reach and more importantly, international influence.
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The rapid expansion of Facebook goes beyond Wall Street. The advertising and marketing industries have noticed the impact of social media in the wake of Facebook's growth. Even news journalism has changed on the post-Facebook Web. In one form or another, social media is now incorporated into the business model of virtually every company with an online presence.
Jumping on the Bandwagon
Success breeds competition and Facebook is no exception. Google+, Twitter, Pinterest and LinkedIn have arrived on the social scene in the years following Facebook's emergence as the number one network and more are likely to come in the months and years ahead. While none of the aforementioned sites are even close to Facebook's membership, they are showing exponential growth. In fact, Pinterest even became the world's third most frequented social network while still in its beta phase.
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However, like many industries, social media is not without flaws and is bound to change and evolve according to the demands of its user base. Facebook's IPO and the subsequent backlash that it has suffered have demonstrated that social networks need to assert their influence in the online marketplace and prove their value as viable advertising outlets. Additionally, social media sites must strive to remain in the Internet limelight in order to retain their ability to attract potentially lucrative online marketing campaigns. There is certainly a place for social networking on the Internet of tomorrow, but innovation will undoubtedly be the key to future success in the social space.
Twitter continues to assert its importance and as a result, it receives a great deal of attention from SEO agencies, social media experts across the board, and us here at WebiMax. All social platforms are evolving and responding to what customers want, but Facebook and Twitter seem to trying to stay ahead of the curve constantly pushing their offerings and what can be done on their platforms. Case in point – Twitter's new partnership with Pepsi whereby the social platform is the medium for connecting customers to Pepsi's "Live for Now" global music campaign.
This is a great move for both parties. For Pepsi, it is functional, great for branding as a hip music supporter, and delivers compelling content to their customers. For Twitter, it is a perfect use of their technology and gets them working with a big name player like Pepsi and also exemplifies the relevance of their platform, and surely will give a bump to the number of users on the platform. For Twitter, the glowing endorsement and assertion of the platform as the "quintessential 'now-time' media" by Brad Jakeman, president of PepsiCo.'s Global Beverage Group is a huge positive and barometer of its place in social and internet activity
The "Live for Now" campaign brings music to Twitter users through multiple means. First, a short-form video series being made available every Wednesday over a 52 week period will profile music, artists, and news that is trending that particular week on Twitter. Users will also be able to access free music downloads from Amazon.com's MP3 Store each week by following @pepsi and using #PepsiMusicNOW as a hashtag in their individual tweets. Additionally, a Pepsi pop-up concert series will occur in the US during the summer and fall months. The concerts will have big name artists and will be announced on twitter streamed on Pepsi's profile page live.
Companies large and small can learn from this partnership. They do not necessarily need to partner with such a large player to make a difference, but can use Twitter in much the same way as the "Live for Now" campaign will. They can schedule compelling content, using various media…video, photos, music, and written content. It is up to the companies themselves and the quality SEO vendors and social media experts that they work with to determine exactly the content and frequency of the posts. If partnerships are possible though, do them, if not for anything else other than the fact that the follower bases will be joined increasing exposure and cross-over follower acquisition.
Social media has tremendous potential to brands, we know this. But gaining increased exposure for a brand through purposeful engagement with their audience is a skill requiring a number of elements, among them a viable strategy, and is worth a closer look through the actions of a large social player, the NBA. The league has a powerful social media presence as it is with 260 million Facebook likes and Twitter followers spread around all the player, team, and league accounts – and they have significantly ramped it up for this year's playoffs and their efforts provide a great global example.
Tumblr & Pinterest
As reported in a piece on Mashable, the NBA has launched Tumblr and Pinterest accounts and are running a campaignthrough their Twitter presence. Marketers for the league are looking at these two additional platforms to take advantage of their visual focus and ease-of-use for photo-sharing. Specifically for the tumblr account, NBA marketers will be displaying pictures depicting classic moments in NBA playoff history profiling famous match-ups and moments.
For Pinterest, they have two goals. First, they will promote retro and throwback team clothing linking it to their e-commerce store to drive more business in that regard. Pinterest is ideal for showing off product visual being able to create boards and pin interesting looks and combinations of the clothing. Secondly, they want to profile interesting "characters" that are in the NBA, looking at quirky styling, haircuts, and other elements.
Twitter Campaign
With the global reach of the NBA brand, marketers for the league are looking to engage fans from around the globe in their "Hoops Around the World" campaign. This effort spurs fans to document the places that they both play and watch basketball. They are pushing fans to tweet photos of where they shoot hoops locally capturing the actual baskets and where they watch their NBA games – mentioning @NBA and #hoops. According to Mashable, the NBA will retweet the ones they like the best and compile a world map of all photos before the culmination of the season with The Finals. If the NBA really wanted to push it they could engage fans on the social platforms of local markets, but I'm sure their reasoning in part is that they wanted to keep it unified.
Businesses can use this as an example per individual company characteristics and goals. WebiMax and other strong internet marketing and SEO companies help businesses to outline their marketing goals and strategy for social media campaigns and one of the primary factors with the new platforms in Tumblr and Pinterest is whether or not your company has visual relevance. Most all companies do, but it is a matter of how businesses can post images that relate to them and their operations in an interesting way to engage with them. The subject matter of the photos all must be interesting whether images taken by the company or shots of charts and infographics, facility or office pictures, and even pictures of relevant happenings in the industry.
For information on leveraging social media especially with an international audience, reach out to me directly at firstname.lastname@example.com or @ryanwbudd.
As we all know by now, social media empowers us all to become reporters of our own. Oftentimes we discuss the news and major announcements, and even stimulate buzz for a particular product and brand. President Barack Obama has grabbed the media's attention after officially announcing his support for same-sex marriage on ABC's Good Morning America.
While the media has gone in to a frenzy to report on this major evolution in his presidency, millions of other reporters surfaced on Twitter- that's right, us. Perhaps one of the most intriguing considerations is the fact that there is now an official "Retweeting President Obama" counter that states the amount of times the President has been retweeted on this topic.
Leave it to social media to cultivate a statement and generate its own buzz. In fact, Twitter reported that there were greater than 7,300 tweets per minute immediately after the President tweeted "Same-sex couples should be able to get married."
Twitter published the follow analytical graph showing the explosive growth in tweets per minute (TPM) that emerged shortly following the announcement. Image is courtesy of Twitter, Inc.
The President knows exactly what he is doing by moving the conversation to Twitter. Back in 2008, the President successfully leveraged social media while on the campaign trail. The fact of the matter is social media now provides everyone a platform to stimulate buzz and snowball information amongst our contacts. This move is a strategic decision by the President and it seems to be working in his favor.
As my fellow writers and I have recommended time and time ago, it's a good practice for companies to use social media to supplement their other organic SEO activity. Due to the ever-increasing number of users found on networks such as Facebook and Twitter, many start-up or entrepreneur company owners are sharing their own original content effortlessly with the masses. Businesses that remain active with social media sites consistently see better traffic to their online properties than those companies that don't retweet or post status updates. It's an exciting time for small and medium-sized businesses to be sure, but many companies are finding that their success is somewhat limited and they don't know why.
Although everyone touts the potential of a fully-engaged social media audience, there is also a general acknowledgement that knowing when to post a link can greatly determine the reach of one's content. Obviously status updates about trending topics are most successful when people are not away from social media while celebrating a holiday or major event. In addition to paying attention to major events, getting a gauge on when social network users are likely online during the course of a given day is an important skill for any business owner or campaign manager to have. While developing a sense for user activity levels can be tricky, a new report released by Bit.ly can help give budding social media companies some help.
Traditional Social Media Posts Hit their Stride Early
Recent statistics from the popular link-abridging website show that popular social networks Facebook and Twitter actually see the most link activity during the earlier parts of the day. According to the site's latest blog post, the two social media sites see their link click-through rates peak in activity starting in the morning and topping off sometime before 4 PM EST. In particular, Twitter link activity is at its highest levels between noon and 3 PM EST on weekdays, while Facebook does well during a similar timespan. Both networks see greatly diminished CTRs starting Friday and going through the weekend.
Image-Based Social Networks do well in the Evening
The Bit.ly report also states that image-centric social media site Tumblr sees the most users during the evening. From the end of the work day to around 10 PM EST, the CTRs for those links generated by Bit.ly often see their highest levels. According to the blog, Monday and Tuesday nights actually see strong activity. Friday nights are also great nights for posting on Tumblr, with heightened activity a result of the oncoming weekend.
Using these Reports Wisely
The statistics reported by Bit.ly provide more guidelines that anything else. SMB owners and social media campaign managers should always remember that the industry they work in and major events should be the prime indicators of when links should be distributed on social sites. On the average day though, the aforementioned timetables for posting should give those users who are unsure when to post their links a little extra direction.
For additional information about efficient link-sharing on sites like Facebook and Twitter, I invite readers to contact me at email@example.com. I am more than happy to reply to any inquiries they may have.


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Activity & Sports Camps - Summer, Easter, Christmas & Half Term Residential & Day Camps in Hampshire
Activity camps offering quality child care throughout the school holidays. Children's residential and day camps full of exciting activities including arts and crafts, sports, swimming, go-karting and lots more.
Activity residential and day camps for 6 – 16 year olds
Whether you want to come for a day or a week, Xplore guarantees fun, laughter and friendship at our awesome camps! We have been running camps for over 27 years, so we know how to provide an action packed holiday of fun and we'd love for you to join us!
We have a huge range of activities, clubs and courses on offer so no matter if you're looking for water sports (kayaking, raft building and wakeboarding, adventure (climbing, quad biking, archery or wild survival, team sports (such as football, volleyball and tennis) or being super creative (polish up your circus skills, learn new dance skills and choreography) there will always be loads for you to do! What's more if you stay residentially there are loads of great evening activities on offer too such as talent shows, discos and campfires!
- Day Camps are £35 per day (8.30am to 5.30pm) or 5 days (Monday to Friday) for £150
- Residential Camps from £475 per week
- Available Easter, Summer and October Half Term!
All staff are selected for their qualifications, talents and enthusiasm to work with children and all are DBS checked. Xplore is Ofsted registered and accepts childcare vouchers.
Locations: Brandeston, Finborough, Westonbirt, Woodbridge, Worksop, Saint Felix and Pangbourne College
Multi-Activity Day Camps for children aged 4-14 during the school holidays.
Super Camps is running a series of Christmas camps, and we are even open on Saturday 20th December!
The clocks have gone back and the nights are getting longer, which can only mean one thing... the Christmas countdown has started. And Super Camps is here to help you plan the perfect Christmas. Once the children have finished school, jingle all the way to Super Camps let us take the strain of looking after the children.
The fun will be non-stop with some great seasonal activities, including Christmas Wreath Creation, Christmas Card & Present Making and Carol Singing.
Having gained an 'outstanding' assessment from Ofsted this summer, Super Camps ensures your children learn new skills and develop new interests during their time on camp. And with a range of more than 40 activities throughout the course of the week, no two days are the same!
Our camps have specific Early Years facilities as well as fun and exciting big ticket activities for the older children. All camps are Ofsted registered with all staff fully DBS cleared. Camps run from 8am-6pm and we offer working parents the flexibility to pay with childcare vouchers.
Venues: Wicken, Harrogate, Winnersh, South London, Buckingham, Brighton and Hove, Oxford, Bristol, Nr. Saffron, Nr. Little, Nr. Haywards, Pinner, Ascot, Edgbaston, Bath, Rochester, Great Malvern, Billericay, Chelmsford , Deal , Nottingham, Stanmore, Taunton, Hatfield, Northampton, Nr Abingdon, Andover, Croydon, Chippenham, Chandler's Ford, Sherfield-on-Loddon, Shrewsbury, Oakleaze, Marlow, Letchworth Garden City, Haslemere, Nr Halstead, Worcester, Hook, Clifton, Pewsey, Canterbury, Winchester, Sutton, Nr. Maidstone, Nr.Winslow, Bournemouth, Wolverhampton, Chesham Bois, Stratford-upon-Avon, Salisbury, Hampton, Orpington, High Wycombe, Rickmansworth, Kingston upon Thames, Newbury, Truro, Leighton Buzzard, Titchfield, Hemel Hempstead, South Croydon, Manchester, Winchester, Brackley and Retford
Ultimate Activity Camps are the perfect holiday childcare for busy parents during the school holidays, and with great offers when you book early they offer great value for money too. Book by the day or week and you can use childcare vouchers to pay too!
For peace of mind, Ultimate camps are Ofsted registered and all our staff are CRB/DBS checked and qualified teachers or instructors. Camps run Monday to Friday during school holidays with drop-off from 8am and collection until 6pm.
Locations: Sutton, Ascot, Oxford, Newbury, Kingston, Brackley, Edgbaston, Winchester, Wokingham, Beaconsfield
Daycamps: Fun and adventure for children aged 4-16 years during the school holidays. Our camps offer a variety of activities including specialised themed camps. We are Ofsted registered and accept children's vouchers.
Residential Camps and Summer Weekends: Our dazzling themed 5 night camps and Weekend Camps for children aged 8-18 years include Equestrian, CSI, Survival, Water, and Multi-Activity Camp.
Family Camps: Parents can now join in the fun and enjoy our wonderful facilities with our 2 or 3 night stay camps.
Birthday Parties: Action packed, exciting and exhausting birthday parties with a difference for children aged 3 – 13 years. See online for full details.
Visit our website to see full details of our camps or for enquiries call 01489 772215
Football, Dodgeball, Cricket, Tennis, Street-dance & Gymnastics are just some of the sports children can enjoy during each school holiday. Our courses also promote important values such as fair play, courtesy and respect which are all important life skills to learn and adopt.
Planet Sport is extremely proud of its outstanding track record of providing sports coaching to hundreds of primary schools over the last decade. We welcome the Sporty, the shy, the confident and energetic and those who are deemed to be "Lively!"
Prices start from just £10 per day with Sibling discounts available.
Visit our website to see full details of our courses or for booking enquiries ring 0845 658 9800
All our Coaches are NGB qualified and hold enhanced DBS (formerly CRB) certification. Planet Sport is Ofsted Registered and accepts a wide variety of Child Care Vouchers.
Please see our website for information on our Summer Residential Sports Holiday Camp.
We cover: Basingstoke, Bournemouth, Christchurch, Dorset, East Leigh, East Hampshire, Fareham, Gosport, Guildford, Havant, Hellingly, Leighton Buzzard, Luton, Mole Valley, New Forest, Poole, Portsmouth, Reading, Southampton, Test Valley, Warminster and Winchester
Hampshire Cricket offer a range of cricket coaching courses for boys and girls aged 6-14. All our courses are run by fully qualified coaches with involvement from the current Hampshire players. Our goal is that each child should achieve their full potential in fun and structured sessions.
We are now taking bookings for our forthcoming Summer 2014 Cricket Coaching Courses. 5 day courses run from Monday – Friday during weeks starting: 28th July, 4th August, 11th August and 18th August. Individual days cost from £24.99 per day full weeks from £72.99
Cricket coaching for children in: Chichester, Hedge End in Southampton, Grayshott, Lymington, Wimborne, Wokingham, Winchester, Broadstone in Dorset and Eversley
Email us for further details or book your course online at:
Musicale provides a fun range of musical summer activity camps for children of all ages and abilities giving them the opportunity to improve their instrumental playing or to obtain hands on experience of musical instruments on the Step Up to Music Course.
'Instrumental music' for ages 7 - 18 and all abilities
'Step-up-to-Music!' for ages 5 - 9 who do not yet play an instrument.
'Let's Make a Musical' Now is your chance to appear 'on stage' and produce your own show
'Musicale Young Artists Programme' High standard music making to diploma standard with a residential option.
Locations: Leeds, Sevenoaks, Harpenden, Cambridge, Guildford and Eastleigh
Our highly experienced and qualified coaches will ensure you have the best opportunity of reaching your rugby potential in a fun, challenging and safe environment.
London Wasps CoacHclass are available at venues across the South of England and operate in all school holiday periods.
Rugby coaching for kids in: Bath, Bristol, Exeter, Gloucester, Kendal, Leeds, Maidenhead, Newcastle, Northampton and Worcester
More information and booking can be found at:
Our expert course leaders will work with your young explorers to maximise their progression, which can be recorded in the Complimentary 'RAW Adventure Journal' provided. Back by popular demand activities including: Wilderness cooking, wilderness first aid, tribal identity, camouflage and concealment, shelter building, and many more. Core hours on camp are 9.00am to 5.00pm with extended care available from 8am and from 5-6pm.
All camps are Ofsted registered with all staff fully CRB cleared. We also offer working parents the flexibility to pay with childcare vouchers.
Locations: Wicken, Harrogate, Buckingham, Bristol, Nr. Sevenoaks, Edgbaston, Wallingford, Little Kimble, Nr. Haywards Heath, Hertford, Ascot, Catherington, Malvern, Northampton, Nr Abingdon, Croydon, Sherfield-on-Loddon, Shrewsbury, Haslemere, Nr Halstead, Nr.Winslow, Bournemouth, Chesham Bois, Stratford-upon-Avon, Hemel Hempstead and Winchester
For those looking for something a little different. A week-long course for 6-16 year olds, 'A Passion For...' gives children a choice of courses to develop skills in cooking, arts & crafts, business or invention. If you have the next Mary Berry, Alan Sugar or Thomas Edison, we have a course for you!
Our A Passion For… courses have been designed by experts to enable children to gain new knowledge and skills in a fun environment.
We believe that these five-day workshops equip children with essential life skills such as learning to take responsibility for their own choices and problem solving, as well as giving them memorable experiences and a sense of achievement. Each child will be encourages to reflect upon their progress each day in their own development diary.
Core hours on camp are 9.00am to 5.00pm with extended care available from 8.00am and between 5pm & 6pm. We offer working parents the flexibility to pay with childcare vouchers. We are Ofsted registered with all staff fully DBS cleared.
Locations: Manchester, South Croydon, Hemel Hempstead, Titchfield, Newbury, Bournemouth, Chesham Bois, Stratford-upon-Avon, Salisbury, Cambridge, High Wycombe, Rickmansworth, Winslow, South London, Canterbury, Burgess Hill, Hook, Letchworth Garden City, Marlow, Chandler's Ford, Chippenham, Croydon, Winchester, Taunton, Hatfield, Northampton, Abingdon, Andover, Chelmsford, Malvern, Bath, Ascot, Sutton, Haywards Heath, Hampton, Wicken, Harrogate, Buckingham, Brighton and Hove, Oxford, Guildford, Bristol, Nr. Sevenoaks, Cheltenham, Edgbaston and Wallingford
KOOSA Kids are the leading provider of 'Ofsted Outstanding' holiday club, after school club and breakfast club childcare for children aged 4 to 13 years in the South East, operating clubs across the Surrey, Hampshire, Berkshire and the London Borough of Richmond.
The focus for all KOOSA Kids holiday clubs is about having FUN. The programme of activity changes daily, even throughout the long summer holiday, and whether it's the thrills 'n' spills of the 'Endeavour Zone' or the creative imagination of the 'Discovery Zone', with over 350 different activities to choose from, KOOSA Kids guarantee that your child will have a time to remember!
Activities on offer include Go Karts, Football, Hockey, Crossbows, Cricket, Relays, Golf, Drama, Dance, Arts and Crafts, Explore the World, Science and Nature and lots more!
- All clubs are Ofsted registered
- Every day of the school holiday 8.15am – 6pm (shorter days available)
- Prices from just £18.75 per day
- Sibling and full week discounts available
KOOSA Kids Holiday Clubs run in:
Hampshire - Aldershot, Fleet, Liphook ~ Surrey – Ash, Godalming, Guildford, Egham ~ Berkshire – Ascot, Bracknell, Woodley ~ Richmond – Teddington, East Sheen, Twickenham, Whitton
Choosing which discipline to pursue when you're new to watersports can be a real dilemma, so why not try them all? The summer camps and multi-activity programmes include taster sessions in Windsurfing, Dinghy Sailing and Kayaking from our experienced and qualified instructors. And with a full programme of social activities and team games, we'll ensure the week results in non-stop action. Discos, Iron Man competitions, dragon boating, raft-building and lots more are added into the mix for spice and variety.
It's a great way to make new friends, explore new watersports, and ensure those long summer holidays pass with fond memories you will look back on for the rest of your life. Interested? Check our website for more information.
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Our times run from 9 - 3 but we also offer extra club which runs from 3 – 4.
Sport activities
PH camps offer high quality sports specific activities throughout the school holidays. The choice is now open to choose a morning activity and then an afternoon activity so no need to worry if you are split between two. Our professional coaches use a range of media to develop participants including video analysis, review cards and training plans. Aimed at children ranging between 5-12 years old.
Creative Activities
Extreme science and art blast give you a great opportunity to show off your creative side. With high quality activities for you to design, create, draw, build, sculpt and make for you to take your master piece home. Join our mad scientists and their inspiring approach to science. Aimed at children ranging between 5-12 years old.
Grinning Gruffalos
Join the wonderful, splashy art blasts, exciting, energetic sports, crazy, dazzling games and learn new skills while making new friends. Grinning gruffalos is based for the 5-7 year olds to give the younger children the best opportunity to learn and have fun.
Locations: Devizes, Chippenham, Warminster and Hampshire
SCL's holiday activities are the perfect way to ensure your child enjoys their school holidays. Simply choose between a day or week on our 'Club Energy' programme) or Soccer Schools programme.
Both activities are delivered at the same venue for children aged 4-12 years with the option of a standard day booking 9.45am-4pm or extended day booking 8:30am – 5:30pm. SCL holiday venues are open every school holiday with prices from £21 per day and £85 per week.
Club Energy
SCL's Club Energy will revolutionise your child's school holidays! Action packed multi activities and sports programme. Activities include: outdoor adventure play games, Arts & Craft, Multi sports, disco dancing, face paints, indoor party games, cookery, water games, face paints, Movies & munchies and much, much more!
Soccer Schools
SCL's Soccer Schools, bringing to you the world's greatest game – there is no better way to kick off your school holidays! Activities include: World Cup tournaments, Penalty Kings, Shooting Stars, Super Saves, Golden Goal rush, Show boating skills and much, much more!
All SCL holiday venues are Ofsted registered and received the FA charter standard for our football programmes.
School holiday clubs in: Woking, SW London, Fleet, Haslemere, Frimley, Guildford, Farnborough, Farnham, Banstead, Cobham, Ewell, Rowledge, Godalming, Hook, Lightwater, Reading, Reigate and Wimbledon
Wellington Riding
Basingstoke Road, Heckfield, Hook, Hampshire, RG27 0LJJunior Holidays available over school holidays offer:- 3 hours riding daily (minimum) over a week, Qualified instruction, Show Jumping, Gymkhanas, Cross Country, Fancy Dress, Dressage, Rosettes and BHS certificates, Indoor Riding, Stable Management, Forest Rides, Tack shop, Cabin Accommodation, 24 hour supervision, Evening entertainment, English lessons for Overseas Visitors.
You can adopt a pony or bring your own. Ring now for a brochure and more detailed information.


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Facts about Pumpkin
- Breed: Wheaten Terrier
- Color: Tan/Yellow/Fawn
- Age: Young
- Size: Med. 26-60 lbs (12-27 kg)
- Sex: Female
Pumpkin's Info...
I am already spayed, purebred, and up to date with shots.
This beautiful little lady is Pumpkin, a 2 1/2 year old wheaten terrier that is looking for a fresh start in life. It seems that young Pumpkin was used for breeding and was put up on Craigslist when the breeder was done with her. Some people got her from there and had her for two weeks, but brought her in because they said that she wasn't used to being in a home, and didn't know much about anything. Pumpkin was quite shy when she came in but after realizing that she is in good hands, she completely came out of her shell. She absolutely adores everyone and certainly knows how to be affectionate! She is also so well-behaved too and is so easy-going. Pumpkin is very content to curl up on a blanket and nap by your side, and she is thrilled when she is given attention and her little stubby tail wiggles wildly when you talk to her. Pumpkin walks very well on a leash and when she's in our exercise yard, she prefers to roam around and check things out as opposed to running and playing. Pumpkin is interested in toys, but it seems no one has every played with her much. She is also interested in other dogs and would do well with a well-behaved, easy going dog or cat. Pumpkin is looking for a quiet home without a lot of commotion, where she will get all of the love and attention that she deserves. 8/7/13 File#22721
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Why Adoption is a Great Option
Pumpkin, a Forked River Wheaten Terrier dog was adopted! Here's how you can benefit by looking at adoption as an option to buying a Wheaten Terrier for sale in Forked River, or seeking a Wheaten Terrier dog from a breeder in Forked River.
- Rescues and shelter volunteers in Forked River already know the personality and tendencies of their pets. This means they can match you with the right pet. That will makes it much easier transition to owning a pet for yourself and your new pet.
- On average adoption fees are much less than you'd pay a Forked River breeder, or pet store. Plus most often rescue pets have already been to the veterinarian for a check-up, had a round of vaccinations, and are spayed or neutered. That is a lot of savings!
- You will become a hero, and give a needy dog or cat a loving home. In fact, there are even Wheaten Terrier breeders who help with Wheaten Terrier rescue. One puppy or kitten adopted in Forked River paves the way for another one to be saved.


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I just noticed that the latest trend for the restaurant scene in Dubai is South American. We have welcomed several restaurants such at Maya, Fuego, Café Habana and Frevo all with open arms, after all who can resist Latin flavors?
When someone tells me they live on the Palm, I think of speed bumps and early morning traffic. When someone tells me about a hotel on the Palm, I think of the romance of a near by escape. Technically off the coast of mainland Dubai, hotels on the Palm assume the role of a several hour vacation.
The newly opened Frevo hit both marks of a South American restaurant, Brazilian actually, and a location in the Fairmont Palm, so a table by default is booked, 12 guests join in and et voi-la a FIOD Tuesday dinner is ready to go.
Entering the Fairmont Palm, I have to admit, I did expect something a touch more luxurious, although in true Fairmont form the hotel is traditional to sophisticated chic.
Walking into Frevo the live music greets me and starts easing me into the sounds and hence flavors of Brazil. Doing my tradition lap around the restaurant, I stumble across a diagram of a cow and get an impromptu lesson from a chef informing where each cut of meat comes from.
We take our seats on the Terrace to enjoy the beautiful weather as the waiter informs us how dinner will unfold. First comes soup, then salad, several cuts of meat and chicken followed by dessert.
The beef broth soup with white beans arrives in a cast iron pot and is places at the center of the table to be served individually by the chef. With my soup served, I break off a piece of bread and a slam-dunk it into my bowl to soak up all its flavors. My bread pick is the onion roll which tastes exactly like onion soup (Tip #1).
I walk over to the salad station, and queue up for the Saladista to make me a tailored salad. After realizing how long it would take to reach her, I say "Maybe next time Mrs. Saldista" and peruse the already made salads (Tip #2). Some of the most interesting include a carrot and coconut salad and grilled hearts of palms.
The soup and salads have been taken care of and now, finally its time, with one click of the button, the Frevo Call for Meat Beacon is turned from red to green signaling to he kitchen to let loose on the beef.
And it begins, Beef Rib Eye,
Rum Beef (Picanha),
Flank steak,
Strip Loin, Boneless Short Ribs,
Tri Tip,
Top Sirloin,
Lamb chops,
Leg of Lamb,
Chicken Drums and
Chicken thighs. With the sheer amount of choices don't fill up on soup or salad and PACE YOUR SELF! (Tip #3)
The chef brings the extra large skewer of meat to the table and shaves off a section for me to grab with my personal tong. The first cut of meat is the sirloin, and as I am seated at the head of the table, I get the first shaving. A bit too well done for my liking I think. When the next round comes along, I know to ask him for a cut more towards the center of the meat (Tip #4).
Sampling the sides I pop a deep-fried banana into my mouth, crispy on the outside, and warm and soft on the inside. It's a delight but I question, have we reach dessert already?
The cuts of meat come and go, I gracefully accept a slice, pour on some beautiful spicy Gaucho Beef jus and enjoy, pleasant chitchat if you will, until the Rum Beef Picanha arrives where an in-depth love story unfolds. Cooked they way I like it, medium to medium rare and melt in your mouth bite after bite. The dilemma soon unfolds of, I'm too full but I want/need another piece. For next time, I'm going to start with the Picanha (Tip #5).
If you enjoy your life spicy, ask for the super spicy tomato based sauce to go along with your cuts of meat (Tip #: 6).
And finally, the grilled pineapple, a refreshing choice after the prolonged meat opera. Taking a bite of the fruit I do wish they cooked it longer. The pineapple is composed of such rich sugars that cooking it until the edges get caramelized is a MUST.
Even after skipping a couple of rounds of meat, I surrender and say no more, I push on the Frevo Call for Meat Beacon to turn it red and sit back on my chair. Happy that I arrived in a cab, I know my ride home will include some dosing off (Tip #7).
Buckling my self in the car, I close my eyes and wonder. I'm sure when they were creating Frevo they though, lets put everything people enjoy into one concept.
A button for stop and go, a Saladista, a chef who pours your soup, a live band and meat that gets cut at your table. Is that too gimmicky?
Frevo has good quality food so they shouldn't worry about scaling back on the gimmicks and just let the food shine through.
On more than one occasion the meat was over cooked while the pineapple was under cooked, minimal tweaks that can greatly enhance the dining experience.
Oh and one more thing, on weekends they serve shrimp and lobster, which is a bit unfair. I believe weekday dinners sacrifice more to be at the restaurant so I, I mean they, deserve their shrimp.
Alas, a solid value for money meal which I always respect, a touch too much on the gimmicks, but hey if you like that you know where to go.
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These are all over several potted plants I have on a huge table that's in my breezeway. They are mostly on the leaves (top and under) of blood lilies. The are also all inside of the top of the pot where there is no soil. They are on my spiral ginger, bromeliads, iris and a few other plants. They are also on a small pink flamingo (turns in the wind) made of wood. They do not smash and leave green on my fingers, so I'm thinking it's not poop, and they are smaller than a pin head. They come off really easy and on the iris, it leaves a light green circle where it was. Any ideas what it might be? Thanks, Jeannie :) |
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- Posted by ken_adrian z5 (My Page) on Mon, Oct 22, 12 at 17:10
looks like poop to me... smear one.. yeah i know.. yuck.. on white paper.. is it actually green?? look harder for the culprit.. cant be all that small with that coming out its back end .. ken |
- Posted by jeannies_garden Texas 9 (My Page) on Tue, Oct 23, 12 at 10:45
Tried the paper smear and the first one just flattened, the second one rolled up and the third one did leave a mark but it left a little brown mark. Had to really press on the last one. If it's bug poop, no problem, I'm just hoping they are not eggs from a bad bug. Thanks, Jeannie :) |
- Posted by purpleinopp 8b AL (My Page) on Wed, Oct 24, 12 at 11:51
Are there chewed leaves also? |
It looks and sounds like the little spore packets thrown by an artillery fungus. These tiny fruiting bodies can be very difficult to locate because they often erupt from older wood. I don't mean just old tree stumps, but firewood, older building materials that are exposed to the elements, etc. I've seen artillery fungi erupt from the window frames of an older shed.....the spore packets were all over everything within shooting range. It really doesn't sound like insect frass nor eggs, to me. Not after hearing all of your 'evidence'. I'll be curious as to your thoughts about my theory. |
- Posted by jeannies_garden Texas 9 (My Page) on Wed, Oct 24, 12 at 14:09
No chewed leaves that I noticed. Could it be from the pink flamingo? I have had it for years stuck in one pot or another. I have noticed that recently the wood had seperated. If it is these spores, is it bad for the plants? I watered the plants with the garden hose yesterday and some of the ones on the leaves came off easily, but I noticed the ones on side of the pot didn't come off just by watering. Thanks, Jeannie :) |
- Posted by jeannies_garden Texas 9 (My Page) on Wed, Oct 24, 12 at 14:15
Here's a picture of the pink flamingo amongst all the potted plants. The majority of the black things, whatever they are, were mostly to the right side (behind him). Thanks, Jeannie :) |
- Posted by purpleinopp 8b AL (My Page) on Wed, Oct 24, 12 at 14:45
Are those regular moss roses or native Portulaca pilosa in the pot with the flamingo? Just scrolled up to remind myself what plant these are on and noticed that Rhizo mentioned artillery fungus spores. Have you checked the surface of those pots for this stuff? That makes me wonder if you have anything with explosive seed pods there, but the seeds would have to be somewhat sticky... Ok now remember you saw this on a bunch of different plants, so not really possible to google a particular plant to see what critters it is known to host... |
- Posted by jeannies_garden Texas 9 (My Page) on Wed, Oct 24, 12 at 15:22
Those are the mini moss rose plants. Thier black seeds are very tiny. Thanks, Jeannie :) |
- Posted by purpleinopp 8b AL (My Page) on Thu, Oct 25, 12 at 15:07
Bet those are cute when flowering. Regret not picking up a pack of seeds I saw this spring. It's been decades since I had some moss roses. Do you see any of the native one I mentioned (Portulaca pilosa) in your area, maybe in cracks in the pavement, side of the road? They have tiny shocking pink flowers, just smaller than a pencil eraser. Wondering if you have any plants there with exploding seed pods? Don't know why the seeds would stick to the leaves if you did... Can't tell from your pic if these things on your plant are uniform in size or not. That would be a good clue leading away from or toward artillery fungus, a suggestion that seems to be being overlooked, or least not acknowledged, so not sure what your thoughts are about that. |
- Posted by jeannies_garden Texas 9 (My Page) on Thu, Oct 25, 12 at 17:52
I'm still not sure what it is. I've read all about the artillery fungus and saw the video, but still not 100% sure that's what it is. It's only on some of the plants on the table and now that I'm watching it closer, there's a few new ones on a few other plants. If it were the artillery fungus, then I think I would find them on the window and on some of the plants that are nearby on the ground. As for the portulaca, my mom gave me plants years ago (atleast 31 years ago) and I'm the only one in the family that still has them. I use them as a ground cover in the beds that gets too much sun. The seeds from them are smaller than these black things I first posted about, but now comparing them, they look alot alike, just twice as big as the mini moss rose seeds. Maybe they are some sort of seed. They come off very easily when I rub my finger against them (the ones on the inside of the pot where there's no soil), so that's why I'm not sure it's the artillery fungus. Who knows. Thanks, Jeannie :) |
- Posted by jeannies_garden Texas 9 (My Page) on Thu, Oct 25, 12 at 17:54
Here's a picture of the mini moss rose plant as a ground cover that I have a bed bordered with. Thanks, Jeannie :) |
- Posted by purpleinopp 8b AL (My Page) on Fri, Oct 26, 12 at 9:05
Wow that's a long time to have a plant! Are they perennials there? I've never investigated that since I haven't had any since moving to AL from OH, where they are definitely not. Do they bloom sporadically or is there a specific time for them to bloom once? It's been a long time since I had these for just one or two various summers in a pot. I'm wondering if there's artillery fungus just starting in one of the pots in your group. Have you checked the soil in those for the little bird-nest looking things? |
- Posted by jeannies_garden Texas 9 (My Page) on Sat, Oct 27, 12 at 15:58
I've always had a greenhouse so it's always in some of the potted plants and it seeds up so easily. I have other plants that I started out with years ago that I still have. One is the maple leaf begonia (also got from my mom), another is the 4 o'clock and I still have a schefflera plant my husband (of almost 32 yrs) had from his grandmother. I love plants and have way too many, but I also love propagating, so I always have more when the fall comes and I always need a bigger greenhouse :) My oldest son just came over and I sent him home with 6 different shade plants. Thanks, Jeannie :) |
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BMW 3-series vs Lexus IS
celtsfan44 Posts: 3One of the problems with the GS and ES are the cars are a little too big. I live near a city and I value a car that is fairly compact, easy to park with a good turning radius, and fairly fuel efficient. The ES, 2006 Camry at least is too much float... 2006 GS a little too much $$$ and the used versions guzzle gas.
My ideal car for daily driving would be a perhaps a foot longer then the new VW GTI with the DSG automatic that perhaps drove a little more aggresively then an Accord and had the interior luxury and reliability of a Lexus GS300. -
lexus_jn Posts: 102Agreed. but the brand with quality reputation like Lexus won't cost you a fortune in the long run as compared to BMW...well, this perhaps does not matter if you have tons of cash in hand. Having said that does not mean you're taking high risk by keeping a BMW after warranty period. Rather it's one of the factors to choose the brand to own. I picked IS over 3-series for many reasons and one of them is that I tend to keep the car for a while (at least 5 years or more)
habitat1 Posts: 4,282Tried the Acura TL? The 6-speed version I have comes standard with a stiffer suspension, high performance tires and Brembo brakes, so it's not an "isolation" car. But the automatic is a little softer and may be the compromise you are looking for.
I think you need to drive the 325i and IS250 over the "rough highways" yourself. One man's "bumps" are another driver's "feedback", so, as with a lot of things, it comes down to a subjective feelings and relative priorities. -
kdshapiro Posts: 5,751"fortune in the long run as compared to BMW"
I disagree. I know people who have dumped a lot of money into the Lexus and BMWs. I know people who have dumped little or no money into their Lexus and BMWs.
We can certainly start to cite on-off examples of this type of thing, but I do agree that statistically a Lexus will probably be more trouble free than a BMW, but that doesn't mean the BMW will cost a fortune or the Lexus will be trouble free. -
celtsfan44 Posts: 3Thanks.. You have a nice car. I've ridden in the automatic TL as a passenger so I'm sure the automatic Acura TL would not be that jarring of a ride. The TL is a little too big for my needs, however, so I have considered a used 2006 TSX as well. If the TSX had a smaller turning radius and was a bit faster with the automatic, I'd be hard pressed to pay the premium for a Lexus IS250 or BMW 325i.
I will try both over rough CA highways. I wish CA could learn to pave its highways like Florida... -
potemkin Posts: 196"...the brand with quality reputation like Lexus won't cost you a fortune in the long run as compared to BMW..."
Wrong. Just because you've got a friend of a friend who's had issues with one is no more relevant to your argument then the fact that the BMW I've had for 11 years now has cost me less than $1,000.00 in repair costs over that time. All you're doing by buying a Lexus is slightly improving the odds that you won't have a "trouble" car.
CR, which collects aggregated data on the subject, rates the 2003 BMW 3-series a 5 out of 5 in overall dependability*.
Your continuous and erroneous persistence that the 3-series is somehow unreliable is contradicted by CR and getting tiresome, to boot.
Besides, anyone that insists that reliability is that important a factor in a car purchase should avoid any car with an automatic transmission like the plague. (There's a whole industry built around repairing those things.)
*CR 3-series rating. -
mikegiller Posts: 602"Good, but too expensive."
2003 BMW 3-Series 325i
By: J from VA
Owned: 2 years
Review ID: #483171
7.9 Overall Rating
8 Styling
8 Performance
7 Interior
8 Quality
8 Recommendation
The brand name BMW.
We had some small problems with lights, steering, etc. Small things but we had to bring to dealer to fix. That's not quite pleasant. The car is noisy. Not powerful enough. Too expensive.
Overall Review:
Good car. But not excellent one. For the money you can have much better car out there.
It might have to do with reviews like this, that give a car with several problems '8' for quality. -
bdr127 Posts: 950Geez, you can find great or poor consumer reviews on any car (or any thing!).... For example:
Date Posted
06/16/2003 Disappointed by Pathdoc
2003 Lexus IS 300
Style: 4 Dr STD Sedan Rating 7.6
Ratings Detail
Performance 8.0
Comfort 8.0
Fuel Economy 7.0
Fun-to-Drive 9.0
Interior Design 7.0
Exterior Design 7.0
Build Quality 7.0
Reliability 8.0
Rating 7.6
Review: Great handling. Needs more power. Disappointed by clunking noise when shifting 5 speed (District Operations Manager finally admitted a design flaw in dual plate flywheel) Quirky auto climate control searches for right cabin temp. Dealer service arrogant and indifferent. Not what I expect from Lexus! Now have a dashboard rattle
Favorite Features: Responsive handling. Don't see yourself coming and going.
Suggested Improvements: More power-30-50 HP. Redesign flywheel to eliminate noise. Smooth out climate control logic. Teach dealership what customer SERVICE should be.
See? Picking out a single review means absolutely nothing... -
mikegiller Posts: 602Of course it can't.
BUT! - I don't see too much in those reviews anyways because it is hardly a reliable way of judging a car's reliability out of ten. See what I mean? You helped me prove it!
NOTE: I did not mean to say that the BMW 3-Series was a car with bad reliability, but that the reviewer's car had bad reliability and did not deserve an 8/10 for quality. -
bdr127 Posts: 950BUT! - I don't see too much in those reviews anyways because it is hardly a reliable way of judging a car's reliability out of ten. See what I mean? You helped me prove it!
NOTE: I did not mean to say that the BMW 3-Series was a car with bad reliability, but that the reviewer's car had bad reliability and did not deserve an 8/10 for quality.
I guess I'm still missing your point about how this is specific to a 3-Series.....
That IS 300 review complains about design flaw in the flywheel and a rattling dashboard. Yet they give Build Quality a 7/10?
Again, this is just one example, but people review any car the same way -- often times very "off" in their numerical vs verbal review. -
ivan_99 Posts: 1,678Here is a link to a site that gives a quick questionnaire and determines what type of Sports car YOU are.
My wife was a Lamborghini Murcielago and I was an RX-8 so it may be a little flawed :confuse:
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lexus_jn Posts: 102My above statement did not single out 3-series. I was just thinking it could be one of the reasons why Consumer Report did not recommened any 3-series models to buyers.
I re-post these comments below to support my argument that 2006 IS is a better built car than 2006 3-series in many categories. Please don't get me wrong...I am not saying 3-series has poor reliability but I can't be wrong to claim it has uncertain reliablity.
Customers Speak Out
Comments on this vehicle from our customers
Articles and reviews for the 2006 325i Sedan
Autobytel Consumer Rankings
This is how our customers ranked this vehicle. Maximum score is 100.
Average scores:
For the BMW 3 Series: 81
For all vehicles: 91
Detailed average score based on 5 reviews submitted for this vehicle.
Comfort: ( 80 )
Performance: ( 88 )
Quality: ( 64 )
Look: ( 92 )
View Customer Test Drive Reviews for this vehicle.
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General comments
"The car is very stylist,flashy,you can't beat the 4year 50,000 mile warranty on everything including normal wear parts such as brake pads,rotors and anything you can think. Good buy for the money."
Frederick S. (Memphis , Tennessee - January, 2006)
"Had to peel me out of the passenger seat the drive tore around hairpin turns and beyond jackrabbit starts, it was awesome! I'll probably never drive it that way but it is reassuring to know that it can handle fierce turnes and raging stops and starts!"
Chattaroy , Washington - September, 2005
"Okay so BMW is more classy than a Honda, VW, and what not (maybe?), but I have had serious problems with mine. Not just minor service requirments but major issues. I have had to have the car towed twice. The first because the car was shaking violently. They needed to replace the coils in the engine. That took a week and they did not have a loaner car for me. I had to rent one. Then it died on my in a parking lot and had to get a tow truck to the dealership. It was not the battery, they had to replace the fuel tank. Then a few months after that all the brakes had to be replaced. BMW is a great ride yes, but reliability no. "
Belmont , California - February, 2006
"The appearance of the car is beautiful and that's where it stops. The first thing you notice is the whiney transmission. It sounds like an old Ford pickup. The road noise is very loud. The car was using oil every 1200 miles and finally they replaced the engine at 10000 miles. I had the car back for two weeks and they had to replce the steering rack. I talked to BMW USA and asked that the car be replaced and they claimed that I should wait and see if other problems come up. Is this the BMW experience they talk about in their ads. The dealership has been very accomodating, but trying to get BMW to live up to commercials will not happen. This has been a horrible experience."
Nick C. (Valparaiso , Indiana - February, 2006)
"My new 2006 325i is spending it's 4th day in the service dept at BMW of Austin. The first time it was towed in, I had the harness replaced. My car suddenly died outside of Austin. Roadside assistance took 3 different tow trucks to get the car, because it locked up and shut down in park. Luckily we were on a dirt road, not the highway. The next visit was for an oil pressure issue. And it is back again for the same issue."
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ivan_99 Posts: 1,678Heh my wife filled it out for me and got the 911 as well. I think when I filled it out I "sugar coated" some of the answers such as I'm not competitive.
911 I told my wife in a few years maybe I can be my true self
I'm not sure if this is an in-depth Dr Phil psychological analysis, or it was created by some guy living in his parent's basement either way it is kinda neat -
mikegiller Posts: 602
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lexus_jn Posts: 102"That's news to me."
I don't know the real cause why CR did not put 3-series on its recommended models. This also surprises me.
http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/cars/sedans/reports/recommended-vehicles.htm -
kdshapiro Posts: 5,751The IS has a little black circle next to it.
But your right, the 3 series for this year, did not get the check. I wonder if it hurt sales? :confuse -
habitat1 Posts: 4,282You're wrong. Period.
From the Acura TL website - "suspension specifications":
Front: 1.0 in. diameter (25.4 mm) x (4.5 mm)
0.18 in. wall thickness
Rear 0.67 in. diameter, solid (17.0 mm)
Front: 1.07 in. diameter (27.2 mm) x (5.0 mm)
0.20 in. wall thickness
Rear: 0.79 in. diameter, solid (20 mm)
Acura TL
Those differences are significant enough that Acura does not offer the Automatic with a high performance tire option. Those tires require a stiffer suspension so as to keep the tread flat on the road surface and avoid excessive wear of the edges. Something that Lexus engineers were out to lunch on when the former GS400 was offered with 17" performance tires on a soft suspension. Lexus ended up in at least one class action (a business colleage was a claimant) and gave out a large number of free (non-performance) replacement tires, plus a refund of the oxymoronic "sport" option. One would hope they learned that lesson on the IS, but they certainly don't follow BMW's mantra - "make the suspension faster than the engine".
Frankly, if you couldn't tell the difference in the driving feel, handling, body-roll etc. between a TL automatic and TL 6-speed, any opinions that you would have on Lexus vs. BMW driving dynamics have lost all credibility with me. I'd be the first to admit I can't tell the difference between a $8 and $80 cigar. But I could tell the difference between a TL automatic and TL 6-speed in a heartbeat. I don't try to opine on fine cigars.... -
digital_b Posts: 128so you really believe those miniscule numbers made a difference? I am not going to go over the research I did before I bought my TL because frankly I dont care what you think. I have never made mention my thoughts on 3 series vs IS driving dynamics because I have never considered a 3 series. perhaps you could pay closer attention to what someone types before overreacting to it. if I recall correctly the TL tire diameter was at the time exactly the same so tire wear was expected to be similar.this is according to acura's own information. you have read the brochure havent you? there was also an 18 inch option if I recall. as it is I now OWN a brand new IS. do you own any of these cars? if not then so much for your 'credibility'.
shackl4d23 Posts: 4Habitat1 - So you own a new IS? I actually am trying to decide between the G35 and the IS 250. So far in my book, the IS leads in every category except for backseat size and tires. But I rarely have anyone in my backseat so don't see it to be that big of deal. The IS mostly comes with 18 inch tires which drastically reduces the miles you get on a set of tires. Looks lize, I jst don't like how the G35 looks compared to the better looking IS. PLus, I work with an dealeship owner who over 50 stores across the country, all manufacturers. I asked 3 people to choose between the IS and the G35 and they all said the IS easily. Better looking, better resale and said the G35 model is old and time for a redesign. Besides, I don't want a BMW, everybody has one of those.
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habitat1 Posts: 4,282No, I don't own an IS, but I did stay at a Holiday Inn last night... :surprise:
Seriously, I own a TL 6-speed and a 911S Cab. After hearing all the rave reviews of the IS350, I did test drive one just out of curiosity. I have not driven the IS250.
If backseat size is not important to you, I would suggest comparing the IS250 (or 350) to the G35 coupe 6-speed. It has nearly 100 more horsepower than the IS250 and a sportier suspension than the G35 sedan, not to mention much better styling. I suspect the coupe might also have better resale than the sedan.
Good luck. -
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Last year Wilson debuted his sophomore album, Gentle Spirit, that peaked at #15 on the UK indie chart and at #4 on Mojo's Best Albums of the Year list. Gentle Spirit features several special guest musicians. Notably, Wilson had the joy of opening for and supporting Tom Petty on his European tour earlier this year.
Wilson's set was a hit from the get-go; he opened with an a cappella opening to the track "The Way I Feel" off of Gentle Spirit. There is definitely a cool factor to Wilson with his long hair swaying in the bayside breezes. He seemed very happy to be on stage and sharing his songs with the crowd despite his shy demeanor. Also featured on this afternoon's set was "Can We Really Party Today".
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DESIGN - though my original statement was a bit dogmatic - there is really only one way to make any particular circuit because electronics only works one way, but i know there are a lot of subtleties in power supply design and pcb construction. take a fuzz box for instance all of them are based on forcing a signal through a diode. i dont see how behringer can be slated for copying such a design, when you have people on ebay selling their so called 'boutique' designs for 50 quid using the "same circuit that jimmy hendrix used" with 50 pence worth of components in it !!! - if you admit theres only one way to make a crap pre amp how many ways do you think there is to make a good one ?
Ignoring all the other bits for a moment....
sorry but that's complete and utter bollox
seriously, sorry, it's nothing personal , but grAInger, it's plainly obvious you neither have any depth of understanding of that field, nor the background to do so.
there's almost infinite ways to create a circuit to do a specific job.
it's the differences between them in terms of both general topology and specific detail that gives each one it's unique tonal qualities....
there's different ways of using otherwise identical active devices that yield different results.
for as very loose example,
the MOTU 192HD, the Digidesign HD192, the EMU 1812M and (if memory serves me correctly) focusrite saffire all use the same AD/DA conversion chips.
however, they all have different sonic properties due to the entirely different surrounding circuitry... and it's NOT just the PSU./
they're all acknowledged as being good, within their market segment, but anyone thinking the EMU and Saffire sound exactly the same as the MOTU or Digidesign, is going to be somewhat disappointed . (although it's probably fair to say the Saffire performs above the expected level given it's street price... possibly thanks to the marriage of superb mic pre amps with reasonable converters)
and the MOTU doesn't sound EXACTLY like the Digidesign device either.... (although it's closer than either of the other two)
the same idea is also still true of distortion pedals.... 5 pedals using the same active element can , and will sound different, 5 ways , unless they're exact carbon copies.... and even then, component tolerances can result in different sounding units....
And there are fundamentally different topology ideas for generating a distorted signal... and by no means do all of them involve a diode as the core element.........
hell even at the most basic level, there's almost infinite ways of achieving a given resistance, capacitance or impedance in a single circuit element, never mind anything else...
(think about series and parallel components, just for a moment.... )
there's more to it, but I wanted to simply point out your false premise . in case you weren't aware that it was a fundamental flaw in your thinking....
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