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Scartho Baths given stay of execution so public can have their say on closure plans
Posted: November 09, 2012
|SCARTHO Baths has been given a stay of execution – to allow residents to have their say on plans to close the 50-year-old facility.
Councillors last night voted to hold a three-week public consultation on leisure facilities in the borough, starting from today.
The decision came after a petition signed by almost 7,000 people objecting to the closure was debated at last night's full council meeting at Grimsby Town Hall.
As reported, North East Lincolnshire Council announced in January that it would be closing Scartho Swimming Pool as part of a £9-million revamp of leisure facilities in the borough – with a replacement pool to be built next to a refurbished Grimsby Leisure Centre in Cromwell Road.
However, the decision sparked anger from some residents, who said the new pool would be less accessible to people who live in the centre of town.
And now, in response to claims that there has been a lack of public consultation, the council is giving rate payers a say on where the authority's leisure budget should be spent.
However, council bosses insist that with more cuts on the way, tough decisions will still have to be made.
Among the questions asked of residents in the online consultation, is whether they would prefer to replace Scartho Baths or Grimsby Leisure Centre.
Another is whether investment should be targeted at Cleethorpes Leisure Centre or Immingham Swimming Pool.
Councillor Mick Burnett, the council's portfolio holder for tourism and culture, said: "After receiving the petition we felt it important to give the public another opportunity to tell us where they think we should be making investments in leisure facilities.
"Difficult decisions have to be made in tough economic times and unfortunately a number of our facilities are coming to the end of their useful life, needing millions of pounds worth of investment to make them fit for the foreseeable future."
The consultation, which was proposed by the ruling Labour group, was passed with Lib Dem support. However, it was opposed by the Conservatives and UKIP after a Conservative proposal to hold a select committee on the issue was rejected by the Labour group.
Councillor Keith Brookes, leader of the Conservative group, said that previous scrutiny panels had failed to deal with the issue.
He said: "We need a full select committee meeting where all the organisations, all the clubs and all the residents can come forward to give their views. We need to do the job right for the people of North East Lincolnshire.
Councillor Andrew De Freitas, leader of the Liberal Democrat group, added: "I sincerely hope that we will approach this with an open mind and look at all the options and come up with a set of proposals that will be accepted by the majority of people in the borough."
Reacting to the decision, Alan Barratt, from the campaign group Save Scartho Baths, said: "The view of the group is that a three week electronic consultation will not be sufficient. I would urge people to make their views heard, otherwise they will lose this pool."
Addressing councillors during the meeting, Mr Barratt put forward two alternative proposals to either refurbish the existing swimming pool at a cost of between £1.8 and £2.2-million or build a brand new facility on the Scartho Road site at a cost of between £7.5 and £9.6-million.
Mr Barratt said: "Our view is that the existing site is well within reasonable grounds for full refurbishment, it is centrally located, with good public access routes, it meets the social needs of the people, and the needs of our society's most deprived areas."
He added that the council's 2008 Leisure Review, which proposed replacing both Scartho Baths and Grimsby Leisure Centre, described the latter as being in "very poor condition", having a "low standard of facilities" and would require "significant" maintenance costs in the future.
By contrast, Scartho Baths was described as being in "average condition" and "currently fit for purpose."
However, a 2010 condition survey of the swimming pool, a summary of which was circulated to councillors prior to last night's meeting, concluded that it would cost between £1.6 and £2-million merely to carry out essential maintenance works on the facility.
The report added: "This would not present a long term solution or provide a modern, efficient and attractive facility that would meet the latest standards for public swimming facilities."
As part of the council's consultation, residents are being asked the following questions:
Should the council continue to provide quality leisure facilities within the borough of North East Lincolnshire?
Given the tough decisions the Council is having to take around substantial reductions in funding, should it replace ageing leisure facilities?
The following facilities are coming to the end of their life, which would you replace, either Grimsby Swimming Pool, or Grimsby Leisure Centre?
The following facilities require investment to maintain them for the future- would you invest in Cleethorpes Leisure Centre or Immingham Swimming Pool?
The consultation is available online from 9am today until 2pm on Friday, November 30.
People without access to a computer can complete the survey in one of the borough's 10 libraries, where assistance is available.


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We installed: Mirage Lock flooring, Maple, Charcoal color, in the Cashmere (matte) finish with a special "Nanolinx" coating. We're considering building two steps down to our carpeted great room (from the Mirage floored dining room) using 12" wide, 3-4" thick, solid maple planks, in a "floating" style manner (instead of covering existing steps with Mirage flooring and expensive Mirage stair nose). The Mirage website says:
Has anyone done this? Do you think it'll match WELL if we stain the real, solid maple boards with the Mirage stain? What do you think about matching that Nanolinx coating? Aesthetics: Do you think a 12" wide board (if the stain matches) will look odd because it's different than the 4" wide Mirage boards? I don't expect many answers but sure hope I get some : )
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It will not look odd, if you are able to get the stain on without a blotchy looking result. Then, you have to coat the stained maple with a matching gloss level waterborne polyurethane. This would not be impossible to do for a professional wood floor finisher. |
glennsfc: Thank You So Much for answering : ) Since I posted I looked up "stain" on this forum and actually found a couple posts about really bad blotchyness occuring on "maple" in particular! WHO KNEW! I had NO idea! Before you wrote I thought, there goes that idea! You give me a little encouragement though. I'll get a quote from a pro and see how it compares to the Mirage materials. It's the Stairnose that's so expensive! Thought solid maple steps might look cooler though too! You're great! Thanks again! |
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Exploring the New Horizon The Internet is graphically based. Radio has never before enjoyed the possibilities of visual elements. While access via a handheld device such as a PDA limits graphic display, even these interfaces allow a new level of interaction.
Because radio is audio entertainment, it lends itself to doing other things while listening. Offices are finding new listeners thanks to the omnipresent high-bandwidth connections. While most IT departments frown on the use of the bandwidth, Internet radio has given many stations a new path to the office desktop.
While most office listeners are not actively visiting the station's website during the day, the audio element alone creates an opportunity for stations. Other Internet listeners may be actively online conducting other business (or non-business) activity.
The online aspect of radio can change traditional listening habits by bringing the station forward from a background source. For this audience, there are many new technologies and services available to provide more information onscreen while listening. This information can be program-related information, such as artist and song information, or non-program-related, such as ads.
I won't even ask if your station has a website. The process of registering a domain and creating a basic Internet presence is so easy there is little excuse for not having something online. Before adding any of the enhancements mentioned above, there are some basic elements that every website should have.
Not everyone has a high-speed connection. DSL, cable modems and other high-speed connections are becoming more common, but there are those users that can only obtain a 28.8kb/s connection reliably. Typically, these users will also have a slower processor. Creating a website with hundreds of images and Flash animation can be visually stunning, but if it cannot be downloaded, it is all lost. If you have the resources to create these complex sites, you should be able to just as easily create a site that is friendly for slower connections and even PDAs. If your server cannot automatically detect what capability the user has, start with a splash page that lists the available site options.
The Web is already being used successfully as a distribution medium to the listener. Internet radio listening continues to increase, as does the number of Internet radio stations. Arbitron now routinely publishes Internet radio ratings. The Internet listening audience is different from the terrestrial listening audience. Stations that simulcast their air signal online can resell the same advertising time by using ad insertion technology. This allows a station to create an additional revenue stream. This idea can be taken one step further with targeted ad insertion.
I use the Web quite often for getting general information about a company or a product, and I am always amazed at the number of sites that do not make it easy for me to contact the company. An online form is handy, but complete contact information is essential. Most station sites have a page with contact information for the air talent. Be sure to include a page with contact information for the entire staff. If nothing else, provide the phone number for the front desk. Some of your site visitors may be interested in more than photos of the morning show.
Look at other sites, and see what other stations are doing. Because the Web is global, be sure to look outside your own market for ideas. Other items that can be considered for inclusion on your site are an events calendar, station information such as history and coverage area, the station's current playlist, local information such as weather and news, and information on current promotions and contests.
More than just air Creating additional content for the Web can be a challenge. If you are streaming audio, consider airing additional material and not just recycling (or repurposing) the air signal. With voice tracking so common in most on-air playback systems, special features can be created with minimal effort.
Regardless of what you are doing online, update the site often. Nothing is worse than a stale website except a perpetual under construction page. If you post a link that says "coming soon," the anticipated feature should be waiting in the wings. If it's more than a day or so away, remove the link. Also, try to redesign the look of the site frequently. Regular content updates will help keep the site fresh, but changing some of the static elements will also keep it interesting.
Earlier I mentioned having content available for a variety of user connection rates. Creating three complete sites is not an efficient use of available resources. If possible, do not rely on static HTML for everything posted. Database-driven sites can reduce the workload and eliminate posting errors. By updating a database, information can be posted once and recalled many times without the need to list and update the same information repeatedly.
A new use for a station's website is posting parts of the station's Public File. The June 2000 issue of BE Radio covered the details of the changes in the FCC rules.
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Direct station uses The Web has many uses beyond directly serving the listening audience. Real-time Internet audio delivery is not the most reliable service, but there have been cases over the past year where a program provider has lost its main distribution means, and the Web has been pressed into service as a backup system. Since radio is an aural medium, some audio is certainly better then no audio at all.
Other station uses involve file sharing and distribution over the Web. Many larger groups have intranets set up to handle this, but not every group can justify this step. The Web is not a completely secure system, so any sensitive files should be kept clear of it. In most cases, there is enough security to transfer files between facilities through one of several methods. (To see how Clear Channel is doing it, see Managing Technology, September 2000.) E-mail and FTP servers can be used for many station needs. Even some of the Internet storage sites can be used in a pinch.
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Internet audio appliances also provide a bright promise for Internet radio. Computers are good for many tasks, but are overkill when used as an audio receiver. Dedicated appliances take the function of a table-top radio or boom box, add an Internet connection and provide a simple way of receiving Internet radio broadcasts.
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I have a craftsman garage door opener model 139.53627srt amd can someone explain to me how to check out the logic board on it. I have checked out the rail and nothing is stuck, and the motor checks good. When the wall button is hit all lights come on but motor does nothing no power is on the wireing to motor. Any help would be appreciated. |
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- Posted by don_1_2006 (My Page) on Wed, Dec 9, 09 at 10:03
The manufacturer has never furnished any information or parts lists for their electronics. The only way to check the logic board is by replacement. I would check your logic board for missing or loose connections on the printed circuit. One of the relays on that board controls the motor but I don't even know how to find a replacement. |
Are all the craftsman garage door openers that are the same model number and serial numbere the same-is all the parts the same? |
- Posted by don_1_2006 (My Page) on Sat, Dec 19, 09 at 15:54
Yes if the model number is the same the part numbers will be the same. The only exception to this that I can think of is if the manufacturer improves a part the number will change. |
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Crown Point Meghan Sulka, left, gives chase with Dwenger's Katie Potosky heads the ball during the IHSAA girls soccer semi-state Saturday Oct. 20, 2012 in South Bend, Ind.|Joe Raymond ~For Sun-Times Media
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SOUTH BEND — Coaches rarely complain about injuries.
And, although Crown Point girls soccer coach Chris Mikrut did not complain, he had every reason to as injuries played a major role in CP's 4-0 loss to No. 4 South Bend St. Joseph's on Saturday night in the final of the South Bend Semistate.
The day started off well as the Bulldogs defeated a very talented Dwenger squad despite playing standout midfielder Sarah Rivich sparingly. However, with about 15 minutes remaining in that game, a collision with a Dwenger forward left starting Bulldogs goalkeeper Meghan Morasan shaken and hobbling for the rest of the game.
They survived the semifinal, but it was apparent early on that St. Joseph's had a personnel advantage due to the two key injuries.
It didn't take long for the Indians to figure out that Morasan was having trouble coming off her line and that led to three goals in just under five minutes. St. Joseph's freshman Samantha Kambol scored in the 12th minute, senior Catherine Raster tallied less than two minutes later and Rachel Staud added the breather, virtually clinching the game with that 3-0 lead barely 16 minutes into the contest.
"When you have kids that are not playing 100 percent, we are just not as deep as St. Joe," Mikrut said. "I didn't feel that the goals were Meghan's fault. I think we let her down more than she let us down. We put her in bad situations. We were going to ride Meghan out. You can always second guess yourself, but I think Meghan gave us the best she had."
The game was marred with 8:23 to go when Bulldogs freshman forward Anna Eksten was accidently hit with a hard goal kick that knocked her to the ground. She was taken to the hospital as a precautionary measure.
"Anna getting hurt put things in perspective," Mikrut said. "The ref thought that she was knocked out, but when I got to her she was awake. She's a tough kid and that was a (very hard) strike that she took."
Mikrut had no regrets with his team's 19-4 campaign.
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Hi! My name is Chewy - they named me Chewy because I looked a bit like a Wookie when I came in! I'm house trained, neutered, current on my shots, and only about a year and a half old. Although I'm young, I'm a very good boy! I just LOVE my people - I'll follow you wherever you go, and sleep at your feet all day long. I just want to be with you! I get along great with my Foster parent's other dogs, and every doggie I meet. I'm trustworthy and obedient - I learn the house rules quickly because I want you to love me. I'll do anything for some love! My only problem is that I'm frightened by strangers, and (like a lot of Cockers) can be nippy if they try to pet me sometimes. Please take me home and love me!
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- You will become a hero, and give a needy dog or cat a loving home. In fact, there are even Cocker Spaniel breeders who help with Cocker Spaniel rescue. One puppy or kitten adopted in Pompton lakes paves the way for another one to be saved.


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Adrienne Rich concludes her 1977 poem "Natural Resources" with these words:
My heart is moved by all I cannot save. So much has been destroyed I have to cast my lot with those who, age after age, perversely, with no extraordinary power,reconstitute the world.
When I first discovered those words nearly thirty years ago, most of the poem made sense to me, except I had no idea why Rich included the word 'perversely.' What was perverse, I wondered, about reconstituting the world? Wasn't it reasonable, natural, good?
Now I know. It's the "age after age" part that is perverse. It's the not stopping part. In the face of devastation, in the face of powers that seem to mock those acts of reconstitution, it's the ability to believe that those small acts still matter over the long haul.
This past year, working with Unitarian Universalists and others across the land in the wake of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, I have been proud to cast my lot with the perverse ones. With those who refuse to submit to the devastations wrought by nature and by the failure of those in power to respond, who have worked day after day to reconstitute the world.
The work goes on. It hasn't been easy, and it isn't getting easier. I have learned a great deal about trauma, how it ripples out, shining a harsh light on schisms and broken relationships which already existed, magnifying them until they feel truly unbearable. And then, just at that cliff's edge, an equally clarifying light shines on the healing moments of care and kindness, human contact restores life, and another day goes by.
If I began to name the names of the people, both in the Gulf Coast and throughout our religious movement, who have responded with time, attention, care, and faith, I would be sure to miss someone. So I will just say you know who you are. The Gulf Coast Relief Panel and its working advisory groups, the Trauma Ministry Team, the area congregations, and the many, many volunteers who have traveled to the Gulf Coast deserve all of our thanks.
To mark this anniversary, we have assembled reflections from a few of the folks who have pitched in. I hope you enjoy them, and I thank you again for continuing to cast your lot with those of us who are perverse enough, still, to dare to reconstitute the world.
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Rev. Meg Riley Director, UUA Advocacy and Witness Staff Group, Chair of the Gulf Coast Relief Fund Panel
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Honorable Paul H. Conner
State Representative, 34th District
Route 3, Box 472
Sequim, Washington 98382
Cite as: AGLO 1970 No. 33
Dear Sir:
This is written in response to your recent letter requesting our opinion on a question pertaining to excess property tax levies, as affected by the provisions of chapter 92, Laws of 1970.
As you have correctly pointed out, § 5 of this act amended RCW 84.52.050 so as to reduce the maximum aggregate rate of regular property tax levies by the state, together with all municipal corporations and taxing districts (other than port and public utility districts), from forty mills on the dollar assessed valuation to twenty-two mills.1/ Based upon this statutory amendment ‑ coupled with the fact that the constitutional limitation upon the aggregate rate of regular property tax levies by the subject taxing authorities remains at forty mills2/ you have asked the following question:
"Does it not follow then that a taxing district requesting a special levy that would not increase the total millage beyond the 40 mill limit would need only a simple majority of those voting to validate a special levy issue?"
We believe that this question must be answered in the negative.
[[Orig. Op. Page 2]]
It is of course, fundamental that a taxing district in this state has only such authority to levy and collect property taxes as has been granted to it by law. See, State ex rel. King County v. State Tax Commission, 174 Wash. 668, 26 P.2d 80 (1933); Great Northern Railway Co. v. Glover, 194 Wash. 146, 77 P.2d 598 (1938), and similar cases. It has further been established by a supreme court decision that the excess levy provisions contained in Amendment 17 to the state Constitution3/ are not self-executing grants of power to the various taxing authorities. Union High Etc. v. The Taxpayers Etc., 26 Wn.2d 1, 172 P.2d 591 (1946). Rather, as explained by the court in that case, these provisions
". . . operate[s] simply as a limitation upon the power of the legislature to enact laws; . . ."
With these principles in mind, the important point to be noted and understood is that, at present, the affirmative grant of authority which the legislature has given to the various subject taxing districts to levy property taxes is contained not only in RCW 84.52.050 (as amended by § 5, chapter 92, Laws of 1970)4/ but in another statute, RCW 84.52.052, as well. This statute, which was not amended by chapter 92, Laws of 1970, continues to read, in material part, as follows:
". . . Any county, school district, metropolitan park district, park and recreation district in class AA counties and counties of the second, eighth and ninth class, sewer district, water district, public hospital district, rural county library district, intercounty rural library district, fire protection district, cemetery district, city or town may levy taxes at a rate in excess of the rate specified in RCW 84.52.050 through 84.52.056, when authorized so to do by the electors of such county, school district, [[Orig. Op. Page 3]] metropolitan park district, park and recreation district in class AA counties and counties of the second, eighth and ninth class, sewer district, water district, public hospital district, rural county library district, intercounty rural library district, fire protection district, cemetery district, city or town by a three‑fifths majority of those voting on the proposition at a special election, to be held in the year in which the levy is made, and not oftener than twice in such year, in the manner provided by law for holding general elections, at such time as may be fixed by the body authorized to call the same, which special election may be called by the board of county commissioners, board of school directors, or council, board of commissioners, or other governing body of any metropolitan park district, park and recreation district in class AA counties and counties of the second, eighth and ninth class, sewer district, water district, public hospital district, rural county library district, intercounty rural library district, fire protection district, cemetery district, city or town, by giving notice thereof by publication in the manner provided by law for giving notices of general elections, at which special election the proposition of authorizing such excess levy shall be submitted in such form as to enable the voters favoring the proposition to vote 'Yes,' and those opposed thereto to vote 'No': Provided, That the total number of persons voting at such special election must constitute not less than forty percent of the voters in said taxing district who voted at the last preceding general state election: Provided further, That the total number of persons voting on an excess levy for school district purposes or for fire protection purposes or for cities and towns at any such special election of such districts or of any city or town must constitute not less than forty percent of the voters in such taxing districts or in any city or town, as the case may be who voted at the last preceding general election in such district." (Emphasis supplied.)
Remembering that RCW 84.52.050, which is referred to in this last quoted statute, is the statute which was [[Orig. Op. Page 4]] amended by § 5, chapter 92, Laws of 1970, supra, it follows that under RCW 84.52.052, the authority of any of the taxing districts which are subject thereto to levy taxes in excess of the new twenty-two mill limit established by this 1970 amendment still remains governed by a "sixty percent and forty percent" voting requirement ‑ albeit a statutory requirement rather than a requirement imposed by the state Constitution.5/ Likewise, a similar result obtains by reason of § 8, chapter 92, Laws of 1970, with respect to those taxing districts not governed by RCW 84.52.052.
We trust that the foregoing will be of assistance to you.
Very truly yours,
Attorney General
Assistant Attorney General
1/And further, to twenty mills, in the event that the constitutional amendment contained in H.J.R. No. 42 is approved by the voters at the November, 1970 general election.
2/See, Article VII, § 2 (Amendment 17).
3/I.e., permitting excess property tax levies only upon approval by a sixty percent majority of the voters at an election at which the total number of votes cast on the proposition constitutes not less than forty percent of the total number of votes cast in the taxing district at the last preceding general election.
4/To the extent of property taxes within the new statutory twenty-two mill limit.
5/As you are aware, the constitutionality of these voting requirements with respect to excess property tax levies is currently in litigation both before the Washington state supreme court and in several pending United States district court actions. However, until and unless these procedures are declared to be unconstitutional by the courts, we must, in accordance with long-standing policy, continue to presume the constitutionality. In addition, we would point out that this office is actively engaged in all of these pending cases in support of the constitutionality of the challenged voting procedures.
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It's always hard to chose the ten best of anything, especially music. There's plenty of stuff I haven't heard that may certainly be deserving, so instead I'll just mention albums that have been my favorites this year.
10. The Loudest Sound Ever Heard -The Choir
The Choir was the first Christian band to show me that music didn't have to fit into either/or worship or secular music. Even when their music have been an inspiration and solace for me for over twenty years, their latest album proves that their work and talent continues unabated and will continue to mean so much to my own faith journey.
9. King Animal -Soundgarden
Truth be told, Soundgarden was never a particular favorite grunge band for me. I always leaned more towards Nirvana and Pearl Jam. That said, King Animal is a BEAST! It's a solid return for a band that still has life yet in it. A lot has been said recently about the sunset of rock, but this album proves that it's far from dead. Cornell and boys create an album of great guitar hooks, vocals that excite, and a rhythm that drives the blood.
8. Believe -Justin Bieber
Sacrilege! How dare I include former teeny-bopper and bublegum pop star Justin Bieber above Soundgarden or even on this list. The Gods honest truth, I love this album. I feel that Bieber has an ear and voice for great pop and dance music. Believe shows a big step from his manufactured teen sensation days to a more adult dance album. I think he has enough in him to outshine his heartthrob beginnings. This is a fun, slick album that has been a delight for me to drive and work to (sometimes to the chagrin of co-workers and my wife).
7. channel ORANGE -Frank Ocean
I am admittedly not ANYWHERE an aficionado when it comes to Hip Hop/ R&B. I first of Ocean for his work on the Jay-Z & Kanye West album which was a mixed bag, except for that killer Ocean track, "No Church in the Wild." This album dropped amidst his revealing personal life that even five years might have killed his career before it had a change to blossom. I'm glad that it looks like the key folks in the Hip Hop community have progressed enough to give this man a chance to pursue his passions (all of them). This album is evokes Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, and his colleague Kanye West. It's my favorite album of this genre all this year, although Childish Gambino (Donald Glover) gave it a run for its money early on when I was drawing up this list.
6. Locked Down -Dr. John
Dr. John has already had a storied career and several albums to boast of. Despite his rich career, with Black Keys guitarist Dan Auerbach acting as producer for this album, this is Dr. John's best album in decades. John's voodoo New Orleans music is layered with the raw musical textures that Auerbach brings to the mix. It'd dark, moody, restless and damn good!
5. Girl On Fire -Alicia Keys
It's been a while since a last heard or was interested in Alicia Keys, but this album changes that. It's a beautiful album start to finish. It feels honest and deep and for some reason I just connect with it.
4. TIE: Boys & Girls -Alabama Shakes and Arrow -Heartless Bastards
Sure, this is a way to squeeze eleven selections into a favorite ten list, but these two bands do go hand in hand with one another. Alabama Shakes feels like Amy Winehouse meets Janis Joplin and Big Brother & Holding Company. Brittany Howard's has a strange quality about it, but draws my ear. Her band is tight and manages to infuse the album with various forms of rock music from classic, southern, jam, alt. country.
After declaring my love for the Alabama Shakes, a fellow podcaster friend of mine (Mik of The Fanboys Lunchcast) recommended I check out Heartless Bastards. Their latest album, Arrow, found its musical mark. Erika Wennerstrom's voice can fill whatever room it enters. The album is at times luminous and other southern gothic. It is from the first to last track affecting. I'm so grateful for Mik's suggestion, I'm now a fan of Heartless Bastards.
3. Mirage Rock -Band of Horses
I've been a fair-weather fan of Band of Horses since their sophomore album. I haven't given them to much thought to be honest, until I read that renowned producer Glyn Johns was helping the band produced Mirage Rock. The result is Band of Horses best album to date. It is feels like a great Seventies California rock album without all the boring Eagles tunes. There isn't a bad tune on this album, and once the last song finishes I find myself often just letting the album repeat.
2. Rebirth -Jimmy Cliff
What a rebirth indeed! This album was without a doubt my summer album. I listened (and continue) to listen to this album hundreds of time, sometimes just letting it repeat on long trips in my car. Jimmy Cliff is a reggae icon and Rebirth shows that he is not ready to fade away. It's a strong album that sheds light on some weighty topics at times and other times is celebratory of reggae and Cliff's influence in it (with some choice covers like The Clash's "Guns of Brixton") . The band backing him does a great job supporting the legend even with such luminaires Rancid's Tim Armstrong and Cypress Hill's Dan Boer among them.
1. Blunderbuss -Jack White
I knew early on that White's album, Blunderbuss, would be my favorite album of the year. I was very sad when The White Stripes closed up shop, but after hearing this album, I'm glad that White continues to be one of my favorite artists and guitarists. Blunderbuss is a jangly, rough and tough album full of mean guitar hooks, bloodied drum beats, and kick you when your down lyrics. It's a bar-room fight of an album, made perfect clear in the stellar track "Love Interruption."
So there you have it. There's plenty of Honorable Mentions on my list of favorite albums including Childish Gambino's Camp, Gary Clark Jr's Blak and Blu, Green Day's UNO . . . DOS . . . TRÉ! , Bob Dylan's Tempest, Norah Jones' Little Broken Hearts and more.
January 3, 2013
3 comments:
- Roger Owen Green said...
Since I own NONE of this music (tho I do have other Dr. John, Alicia Keys, Jimmy Cliff, and White Stripes) it sounds like adds for my Amazon want list.
The Choir intrigues me. I never was much for Soundgarden either. Bieber - this development actually was foretold in the Rolling Stone cover piece last year. Frank Ocean I know only from other people's work.Don't know your #4 or #3 choices at all.
Almost always enjoyed your mixed CDs back in the day. - 1/03/2013 10:57:00 AM
- Roger Owen Green said...
Alabama Shakes and Dr. John I just added to my Amazon wish list, after they ALSO appeared on a BEST OF list of our local alt-weekly.
- Lefty said...
Cool. Always interested in what you think Roger.
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We're usually pretty good in terms of keeping on top of Raptors news, both big and small, that finds its way onto the web. But this little tidbit appears to have slipped through the cracks after the Raptors' 96-72 loss in Miami on Wednesday night.
After the game, Fox Sports Florida's post-game report featured some interesting comments from Dwane Casey and Jamaal Magloire about Magloire's status for next season. While some of us may have thought Magloire's homecoming this season was just that, a one-year homecoming to retire a Raptor, it appears we may have been a little presumptuous.
Here are some of the quotes from the report:
Magloire, on the possibility of retiring after this season: "There's no chance of that." Later, "I have a lot of gas left in the tank."
On the surface, you could assume that just because Jamaal wants to continue playing, it doesn't mean that someone is necessarily willing to sign him, or that the someone will necessarily be the Raptors. But the post-game report also contains some quotes from coach Casey on the matter:
Casey on bringing Magloire back next season: "That's our plan. We haven't really sat down and talked about it. We haven't made an offer to him. But that's my hope and my plan."
Casey went on to talk about how Magloire has helped him out personally through the some of this season's struggles, and how Jamaal has helped set the tone defensively.
Obviously nothing is set in stone, the final decision should be up to Bryan Colangelo and the Raptors' management team, and above all, Magloire may not have as much "left in the tank" as he believes.
But at the end of the day, I don't think bringing him back on another minimum deal for a year would really hurt, especially considering that he would probably see limited minutes (if any) as the team's third centre and fifth or sixth big.
The way I see it, with the job Dwane Casey has done here, he deserves a couple of rewards, and if he feels having Jamaal Magloire around will help him continue to change the culture in Toronto and set some sort of defensive tone, then just oblige him, and let's get on with it. After all, it's not the worst thing in the world to have a character guy like Magloire in the dressing room in a season when two rookies are expected to be handed major roles, especially when one of them is a young centre.
The other thing to consider is that Magloire seems to have solid connections and good relationships with a lot of players around the NBA, and appears to be well respected, so perhaps his role as an ambassador to the city of Toronto can add some value in that respect, though that might just be wishful thinking on my part.
Unless the Raptors win the Anthony Davis sweepstakes, it's looking like their rotation of bigs next season might be Andrea Bargnani, Jonas Valanciunas, one (or both?) of Amir Johnson or Ed Davis, perhaps Aaron Gray or another veteran centre, then Magloire.
Then again, it's April 20th, there are still three games left in the current season, and if there's one thing we know Bryan Colangelo is capable of, it's a major off-season overhaul.


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"I really wanted the chance to play for the gold medal," Irving said in an interview with The News & Observer in Bilbao, Spain, "to represent my country and have this experience." Plumlee, on the other hand, was content just for playing time with the Nets. A rookie during the 2013-2014 season, Plumlee, 6 feet 11 inches and 235 pounds, started 22 games thanks to an early season-ending injury to Nets' starting center and 2013 All-Star Brook Lopez. "My biggest thing was to go out there and gain the coaches' trust," Plumlee told The N&O. "Just be aggressive and show that I could contribute." Raleigh News & Observer
Plumlee, who played four seasons under Kryzyewski at Duke, said chemistry with his former coach has helped him make an easier adjustment to the international game. Though a different experience than playing at Cameron Indoor, Plumlee said his time with Kryzyewski in Spain has, in a way, been Déjà-vu. "There's so much similarity and familiarity with knowing what Coach wants and what he's looking for," Plumlee said. "Just hearing him in meetings and breaking down film, it's fun to be a part of again because he's the best at that. It's great to be back playing for him and I'm really enjoying it." Raleigh News & Observer
It certainly wasn't a defense and not even an explanation, but in an interview with a North Carolina newspaper, Mike Krzyzewski talks about why he chose his former center for Team USA ... and how USA Basketball only decided at the last minute to choose a select team to practice against the senior team. "We weren't even sure we were going to have a Select team for the training in Las Vegas, so that was a last-minute addition, just having a Select team," Krzyzewski told Bret Stretlow of The Fayetteville Observer. "The Select team did a terrific job, and Mason all of a sudden came to the forefront and made us say, 'Shouldn't we look at this guy? We have the perimeter, but what about the bigs?' NetsDaily
"[Plumlee's] a great communicator," Thibodeau said. "You see that he sees things early. He's a multiple-effort guy. That's what Kevin is, and any time a young guy has an opportunity to be around a guy like Kevin, it's very beneficial. "Kevin is a great player and just the way Mason developed last season, I thought he had a great year and I think it's carrying over into the summer. He's a guy that plays with a lot of confidence." New York Post
Just a few hours after a 112-86 victory over Puerto Rico at Madison Square Garden on Friday and six days before it needed to, the U.S. National Team finalized its roster for the FIBA World Cup in Spain. In a bit of a surprise, two players – DeMar DeRozan and Andre Drummond – who didn't play on Friday made the final roster. Drummond is the fourth center on the team, while DeRozan made the cut over Chandler Parsons and Kyle Korver. He offers more playmaking and explosive scoring ability than the other two. In addition to Korver and Parsons, Damian Lillard and Gordon Hayward did not make the 12-man roster. NBA.com
USA Basketball National Team Managing Director Jerry Colangelo announced Friday night the 12 players who will represent the United States at the 2014 FIBA (International Basketball Federation) Basketball World Cup that is being held Aug. 30-Sept. 14 in Spain. The player announcement followed the USA's112-86 exhibition victory over Puerto Rico Friday evening at Madison Square Garden. Named as members of the official 2014 USA Basketball World Cup Team were: DeMarcus Cousins (Sacramento Kings); Stephen Curry (Golden State Warriors); Anthony Davis (New Orleans Pelicans); DeMar DeRozan (Toronto Raptors); Andre Drummond (Detroit Pistons); Kenneth Faried (Denver Nuggets); Rudy Gay (Sacramento Kings); James Harden (Houston Rockets); Kyrie Irving (Cleveland Cavaliers); Mason Plumlee (Brooklyn Nets); Derrick Rose (Chicago Bulls); and Klay Thompson (Golden State Warriors). USA Basketball
"Since taking over the USA Basketball Men's National Team program in 2005, this was without doubt the most difficult selection process we've gone through," said Colangelo. "I can't stress enough the outstanding effort and commitment that has been given by each finalist. I also want to make it clear that this is not just about talent – each player is incredibly talented and each player offered us unique skills. In the end it was about assembling the best team, selecting guys who we felt would be able to best play the kind of style we envision this team playing." "The first thing is we are very pleased with the overall effort of every player who was a part of the process," said Mike Krzyzewski, USA head coach and Duke University's Naismith Hall of Fame mentor. "To select twelve was difficult, because our pool is so good. As we go forward, we not only go forward as twelve, we go forward as a pool for USA Basketball. As a staff we want to thank the players who are not going forward. "I'm excited about the 12 players selected and feel we have excellent versatility and the makings of a really good defensive team." USA Basketball
Mason Plumlee: I'm honored and blessed to represent our country in Spain. #USA #worldcup #USABMNT #USABasketball Twitter @masonplumlee
That count stretches to only nine if you include two players USAB sources say have emerged as Krzyzewski favorites -- Golden State's Klay Thompson and Brooklyn's Mason Plumlee -- and then presume Rose and DeMarcus Cousins (bruised knee) will be healthy enough to fulfill their planned roles. "I'm not going to do assumptions," Krzyzewski said of Rose. "I think he's ready. I'm thinking about him playing and being there [in Spain]." ESPN.com
Lenn Robbins: After @usabasketball practiced at the @newyorkac #Nets forward @Mason Plumlee said he feels good about his chances of making the team. Twitter @LennRobbins
Mason Plumlee said he had a brief conversation with his mentor, Kevin Garnett the other day but what the 38-year-old told the 24-year-old should make Nets fans feel relieved about KG's return. It's about unfinished business. "He said he feels great," Plumlee told Andy Vasquez. "He's hungry, too, for this season. He didn't like how last season ended. I think everybody. You have a team with guys who are used to winning and be successful and they didn't like how last season ended. So everybody has a hunger, a drive, going into next year." NetsDaily
The finalists include three Olympic gold medalists from 2012 - Anthony Davis (New Orleans Pelicans), Kevin Durant (Oklahoma City Thunder) and James Harden (Houston Rockets); three 2010 World Championship gold medalists – Stephen Curry (Golden State Warriors); Durant and Derrick Rose (Chicago Bulls); and the addition of Mason Plumlee (Brooklyn Nets) to the 2014-16 USA National Team roster and to the list of finalists participating in Chicago. Plumlee began the Las Vegas training camp as a member of the 2014 USA Select Team. USA Basketball
Brian Windhorst: 2 things from Team USA: post practice games between Durant/Harden/George are epic; Mason Plumlee likely to make team over DeMarcus Cousins Twitter @WindhorstESPN
Ailene Voisin: Reports from other outlets putting Mason Plumlee on 2014 World Cup ahead of Cousins. My USAB sources insistent no decision on bigs close. Twitter @ailene_voisin
Adrian Wojnarowski: Sources: More invitees to USA Basketball training camp to work against national team: Brooklyn's Mason Plumlee and Phoenix's Miles Plumlee. Twitter @WojYahooNBA
But now that it's happened, Plumlee said he is excited for the opportunity to play under new coach Lionel Hollins. "I was very surprised," he said. "I think everybody was. I know you guys were, I was, but it's part of it." "I wish [Kidd] well. I've said constantly I had a great time playing for him, I enjoyed him as a coach. But now I'm looking forward to playing for coach Hollins. I haven't met him yet, but I'm looking forward to that." New York Post
Stefan Bondy: Mason Plumlee, Marquis Teague and Jorge Gutierrez will all be on Nets Summer League roster. Twitter @NYDNInterNets
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March 28, 2011, 8:00 AM
By Tom Chiarella
The day before we had to light the fire, McConaughey meets me at the hard-nosed little golf club he calls his home course. He's got a bag of very plain beer for the both of us, a sensible set of blades, and an ugly donkey of a driver he claims never to use. His game? Brave, smart, low. He plays like the tough, south-Texas schoolboy he was once, having grown up in the microburg of Ulvalde and the megaburb of Longview, a couple hours east of Dallas, before moving on to frat studies and film life at the University of Texas. He claims not to play much golf now, but he knows how to deal with what the weather spits at him. He is also exceedingly polite about the failings of his partner and his opponents.
Nine holes in, McConaughey unfolds his stems across the dash of the golf cart, carding four very pedestrian scores, when this golf-capped boy shirt tucked, hands pocketed steps forward to speak to him. McConaughey knows him, and there is a straight, strong handshake. "You swinging good?" McConaughey says. He smiles his huge cat jaws. I feel for the boy, who looks soft as a ripe pear. Ball-breaking with a tan and wizened Matthew McConaughey is serious business. The kid calls out as we pull away, "You still saving me a part in The Grackle?"
"Oh, yeah," McConaughey shouts over his shoulder. When the kid is out of earshot, McConaughey says, "Everybody loves that Grackle."
"What's that about?"
"A street fighter in New Orleans," he says. "Very tough guy. He rights wrongs, defends the weak, he'll give anybody a beat-down for 250 bucks. Then he'll go get stitched up in his tighty-whities. Whether he's all beat to shit or it's just one little cut on his chin, the Grackle's in his underwear. He loves the doctor. He don't feel a thing. No pain. She's a girl, the doctor."
"Are you really giving that kid a part in the movie?"
"Well, my company is developing it," McConaughey says. "So I'm figuring everyone who ever did me a favor, got me a ticket or a backstage pass, they're gonna be calling and asking to be extras. That's a lot of souls. Every bar in that movie is gonna be full of people I know."
"So all you have to do is ask?"
McConaughey looks right at me then and pushes on the bridge of his sunglasses. "Why? You want a part in The Grackle?" He seems to like my little show of grit. He takes my interest as another vote for his movie. "Man, everybody loves the Grackle!" he says, diving into a sharp turn on the cement path.
On the fifteenth hole, McConaughey breaks out that big ugly driver. "Sometimes," he says, "you gotta let it eat." Then he lays into one, just spanks it, high this time since he's with the wind, hot, bit of a draw. One big bounce and it comes to rest four hundred yards away. He accepts his congratulations. "That," he admits to me in the cart, "is a long piece of nectar."
Over the weekend he refers to six things as "nectar" a steak, the wine, the company of his older dog, a hat he found for his two-year-old son, the arrival of his final set of friends, and that one golf shot. Broadly speaking, nectar is good.
When things are going right in a golf cart, familiarity builds. And so I ask him the question that is sometimes awkward: why he took time off from making movies. I'm inquiring about the previous two years, before this most recent comeback, but McConaughey goes straight to his own question. The last two years don't seem to be any of my business.
"I've done that before," he says. "I went to Peru after A Time to Kill. I had a lot to think about. Just grabbed a bag and left. And I went up and further in, until I was about as uncomfortable and unfamiliar with things as I could be. You know why I don't go to Europe for these trips? Because in Europe everything pretty much works, or it almost works. I mean, it's almost what I'm used to. But Peru, Mali, Morocco? Nothing works. Nothing. So you have to give up on what you know. At least I do. And for a while it's very uncomfortable. Extremely. I mean you're faking the language as best you can, nodding at things you probably shouldn't be, and you start to miss the things you know. And you need to eat."
For the first time since we met, the truths pile themselves, emblematic but also pragmatic, hard-earned or maybe stolen from the lyrics of a pop song. I can't tell yet. But he persists. "And I started to strip things down. I took off my hat and my ring, just this big old gold ring. I'd made it, melted down one of my dad's old rings and mixed in some gold from I don't know one of my mother's teeth I think. And this ring big old M on it I took it off. One morning I get up Count of Montezuma, the whole bit, threw up, diarrhea, puked. It was a purge, man" this word he enunciates precise as a birdcall "and it was sick, but it was a spiritual cleanse, and after that I was high as a kite. I was able to look at all the stuff I'd stripped away and ask questions: What does that ring mean? What does my name mean? What do I make of that old American flag that's sewn onto the hat I've been wearing for eighteen years? All these things that give me pride, what did they add up to?"
He was standing over a putt then, or he'd walked up onto the apron of the green, or he'd reached down to pull his ball from the hole some golf gesture. I don't remember; I was listening. "It all comes into balance between day nine and day thirteen," he said.
"What happens then?"
"That's about the point where I start to see I can survive. And all my discomfort just disappears and then I pretty much feel free to go home. I try to let the place own me. Then I can go home."
"To Texas?"
"I lived in a trailer," he said, "in L. A. I just went back to the trailer."
I rolled the formulation over. "Day nine to day thirteen," I said.
"It's an Airstream," he said.
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Small niceties make life in the big, bad city more civilized
It's hard to believe that I've been back in Chicago for over three months. In many ways, it feels as if I left France years ago. Sure, it's a completely modern country with all the conveniences we enjoy here in the States, but it often feels a million miles away. As I said in my last post, what I knew for sure was that my year in France would "continue to shape my perspective and worldview in ways I can't yet imagine."
Often, it's the small things that can be the most profound. Just this weekend, I realized that living in France – even just for one year – has had a real impact on my behavior here in the Windy City.
Here's an example. In France, whether you're talking big-city Paris, small village or elegant Riviera town, you always acknowledge people who provide you a service. It's terribly rude to walk into a store without exchanging the greetings Bonjour! or Bonsoir! with the clerk or owner when you arrive – and equally gauche to leave without saying Merci – au revoir (thank you – goodbye). Or when you get on a city bus, you never forget to greet the driver of said bus when you board.
Now that I'm back in Chicago, maintaining these niceties is important to me – and in fact, they've become second nature. If I'm picking up something at a city or suburban department store, I make eye contact with and smile at sales clerks as I walk by, even if I don't need their help. When I enter or exit the elevator in my South Loop condo building, I say a general 'good morning' or 'good evening' to those already inside. (Think that's no big deal? Folks do this far less often than you might imagine.)
When I go into the cozy, family-owned Sandmeyer's Bookstore in my Printers Row 'hood, I don't just thrust my purchase and credit card at the owner. I make small talk; we talk about our travels and shared experiences in Europe. It makes this crazy big city feel much more like a friendly village. CTA bus drivers may be shocked to hear my lyrical hellos (mine may be one of the few pleasant greetings they get from passengers all day), but isn't that a far more civilized way to behave?
Another example: since returning from France, I use my feet to get around. On purpose.
Here in Chicago, it's easy to jump in a car—or even jump on a bus, El or Metra train – to run errands. Walking is a last resort for many of us, something we do only when forced. But in France, walking is so de rigueur – and probably has much to do with the commonly held belief that 'French women don't get fat.' You can savor rich cheeses, hearty baguettes and red wine daily without gaining weight if you move your feet on a daily basis.
So as long as I can spare the time, I slip into some flat shoes and hit the pavement. I especially love doing this now, as I now spend most of my weekdays driving back and forth to work or parked in front of a computer. When running errands this past Saturday afternoon, what a treat to walk from the South Loop to Oak Street, mixing up my route with a stroll down bustling, tourist-filled Michigan Avenue and quieter, off-the-beaten path streets farther north. When I got home, I felt the wonderful exhaustion brought on by fresh spring air and leg muscles put to work. Before living in France, I wasn't nearly as passionate about walking. But beyond the exercise you get, it lets you experience city life up close and personal – not merely whizzing by in a blur. For better or worse, it's all in your face.
We're all the sum of our experiences, so tell me In what ways have your travels, or other places you've lived, changed the way you now behave at home?


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The thing about the offseason is that it's long. Too long. So painfully, horribly long.
So when they're not lifting weights, running, or eating applies and doing whatever they need to do to maintain their status as finely tuned athletic machines, NFL players often appear in front of various cameras and recorders to say things. This practice is encouraged, because selfishly it gives guys like me something to do. Thanks.
But there's an admitted contradiction that both us in the media and you guys — you fans — have and maintain: we want our athletes to be fun and very much the opposite of boring, but they can't be too much fun, and too exciting, and too candid. In this sense, Ryan Mathews committed a sort of crime last week.
When he made an appearance on NFL AM Friday, Mathews was rather blunt with his assessment of the 2012 San Diego Chargers, their final season under Norv Turner.
"I think we were just complacent. The time that we spent there — we spent a lot of time there — it was the same thing over and over again. There wasn't anything new.
"I think he (Norv Turner) did everything he could to try to make us win, no doubt about it. I just think we really got complacent to where we were and what we were doing and thought we were owed to win games."
Also, this:
"We all had the talent. I think it was just going through the same routine, doing the same thing over and over again. You go there and you do what you gotta do to get ready for practice, go to practice, get out of practice.
"It was kind of just a routine thing, it wasn't something new. I think the new coaches being in here is going to be good for us."
Fair enough, and there was probably some natural human instinct at play if what Mathews says is true. Even the most elite athletes with their advanced mental framework can't avoid falling into the grimy rut of losing, and breaking the habits which led to that slide. If a coach can't shake them of that routine and of those losing habits — which is no easy task — then he likely won't be a coach on the team in question for much longer.
The problem for Mathews is that pissing teammates off with public comments is never a good idea, and it's an especially poor move in April. With offseason activities still a few weeks away for most teams, players haven't been engaged in a true team environment for quite some time. Without that, sour feelings can linger.
Turns out linebacker Donald Butler doesn't particularly enjoy having his work ethic questioned.
"I just wish he would have spoken for himself. That's all. Just speak for yourself. Don't make generalized statements like that about the whole team. … I haven't got a chance to talk to him, but I'm sure he knows that. It is what is. Just speak on yourself, and that's it."
Now in fairness, Mathews did repeatedly say "we", including himself. Butler thinks he should have gone with a different word that's one letter long: "I".
Center Nick Hardwick chucks his lunch, and everything else in his stomach before every game. That's not the feeling of complacency.
"Just from my own personal standpoint, I throw up before every game. I know what kind of work it's going to take to even get through a game, let alone to win a game. There is a ton of work that's involved in every single game, and you go throughout the week that very same way."
All will be well, and this will be forgotten in a day or so. Or maybe it won't, but either way, it's less than ideal for a team attempting to right itself under a new head coach.


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Why not let someone else do the driving? Coach travel is a relaxing way to arrive at your Queensland holiday destination. Direct services to Brisbane depart from Darwin, Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide, with many connecting services throughout Queensland.
Greyhound is one of the main carriers, though there's a host of smaller charter coach and tour operators based in most destinations.
Almost all of the major towns along the Queensland coast are serviced, as well as regional hubs like Charleville, Longreach and Mount Isa. You might want to book a coach all the way to Cairns, or travel only as far as Australia Zoo. Connections and bookings are usually flexible in terms of get on/get off arrangements.
There are routes and timetables available on the Greyhound site.
Travel Times
Sydney to Brisbane: 15 hours
Melbourne to Brisbane: 23-28 hours
Adelaide to Brisbane: 34 hours
Mount Isa to Brisbane: 26 hours
View the Map and Road Distances Table which shows the distances between popular destinations throughout Queensland.
Arrival & Departures
Unlike airports, most coach services drop you off right in the heart of town.
The Brisbane Transit Centre, located at Roma Street Station in the centre of Brisbane, is the coach hub of South East Queensland. Regular bus services arrive and depart to most Queensland destinations. You can also connect with rail and airport transfers, as well as local buses.
The centre is a hive of travel information and connection, a popular meeting point and also has its own food court.
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Can't believe I only have a few days until I find out the gender of this baby! EECK! I'm excited and nervous and really don't know what to think! LOL
3/31**EECK! I can't believe it will be a little more than 24 hours and I'll be off to my gender scan!
4/1**I'm soooo nervous! I'm being really unproductive at work today. I thought it would keep my mind busy, but NOPE! I'll be finding out around 4pm MST. I'll update the board ASAP! Oh my nerves....it's making me feel sick...lol
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I'm so jealous! I still have 2 1/2 weeks! I scheduled my scan at my last OB appt. This has been the longest week and a half of my life! lol Good luck! I'm gonna stalk that day to see what you are having
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Ooh!! Soooo excited!!! FX that you have a VERY OBVIOUS little girl in there! Blowing lots and lots of pink dust your way! Can't wait to hear the news!
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Ohh hooray! I love all the gender scans! I have no girl dust but I will send pink vibes your way for sure :) I just hate battling the monkeys to find out how everyone is doing!
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I can't wait to read your results! I have no pink dust to send, but here's and for ya!
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Thanks girls! Can't beleive that in a few days I'll be finding out! So exciting and nerve racking at the same time! So far I've actually done pretty good with it, but I'm sure come Friday I probably won't be able to stand it! LOL I probably won't get any work done Friday at all!
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Mine is on Saturday. Fingers crossed we both hear girl but that's looking a lot more likely for you I think! Good luck xxx
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Good luck! Mine is next Friday!!!!
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