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Hotel Casa Granda(3 stars)
Heredia 201 esq. San Pedro y San Fél 22100 View on mapHotel review overview
Excellent hotel
- Recommended hotel
- Friends
- Other stay
- April 2014
The hotel is in the center of the town. Very good hotel. Good restaurant and bar. Amazing view from the bar at the 5 floor. Very nice show at the evening and very helpful staff especially Mirelis from the PR that help us slot and give as very good tips about what to do in the city and where to go.
Worth to come back to the hotel. read hotel review
Central location
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Nice hotel in the ceter of Santiago de Cuba. Excellent location close to main attractions.
The room was nice and clean and very quiet. The music from the rooftop show did not disturb in my room. Alsö the loud music from the neear-by Trova (traditional music place) could not be heard in the room.
The staff was very friendly, especially Mirelis was helpful and skilful in her advice.
Excellent place. read hotel review
This hotel is the trip to the eastern coast cuba's value
- Recommended hotel
- Couples
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- Proof of booking
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- January 2013
The hotel is in a very good location, you must also definitely to use the shared rooftop terrace, the on the 5. floor is. Unfortunately works the lift not.
The staff are very friendly and helpful.
The many beggars in front of the hotel, a fallen mugged there all the time, as soon as you walk into the entrance stairway to the street sussed, are more than unpleasant. You can hardly get rid of. read hotel review
If you're not long stays.
- Hotel not recommended
- Couples
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- Other stay
- December 2012
This hotel is okay for one night.
The highlight was the roof terrace nice drinks and a beautiful sunset with ocean view.
The bar downstairs in the hotel was very nice but you could not have the parapet wall look there were just beggars. Perhaps it was also with the hurricane together, on the eve of our stay also santiago de Cuba a few got?
It was annoying that one everywhere chlorine on the hands raised got.
As i said, one night is ok. read hotel review
Old city hotel
- Recommended hotel
- Friends
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- Countryside & spa
- December 2012
Old city hotel in a very central location. Trying to Nobel to make. At least the hotel has four stars. Brand new, german elevator. Nice, open lobby with a bar and an air-conditioned restaurant. read hotel review
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I decided to quit recycling for the time being. I dont generate much in the way of waste, and although I have the greatest neighbors in the county, no, I am not going to ask them to move my recycling bin because the driver wont get out of the truck a handful of times during the year.
In fact, my neighbors, friends, and family do almost everything for me. An added neighbor benefit came this spring when Jessie DeLano, who lives on the farm at the corner of the road, brought home a nice English guy, Jamie Green, for a visit. They met in Minneapolis, where Jessie had just graduated from the U of M, and was working a temporary job. Jamie was visiting family in Minneapolis.
One thing led to another, and soon I heard news that Jessie was invited to England for Christmas, on her way to Jordan for a promised job. Jamie, too, was headed for Jordan. However, the promised jobs didnt materialized, so they decided to come to introduce Jamie to Jessies family. Jamie stayed about a month, I think, and Jessie will be going back to London to begin graduate school in August.
In the meantime, they have taken pity on me, and have been helping me like crazy around the house. I only feel a little guilty watching them work, rationalizing that I am, after all, on crutches and couldnt be weeding gardens and power-washing decks.
Jamie is absolutely delightful, and Jessie has been a favorite of mine since she was born. She was often at our house on Washington Street, and we at hers. On one occasion, when she stayed overnight, I got her up in the morning for school, and she was floppy with sleepiness. Didnt you sleep? I asked. No, she said, the noisy trains kept me up all night!
I had long ago become so used to the trains going past that the sounds were nothing but white noise to me. It wasnt until we moved out to Pleasant Valley and tried to sleep with the deafening sound of tree frogs, crickets, early-rising birds in the woods, and coyotes howling in the hills that I understood the sounds that kept Jessie up all night in town.
I was on drugs until recently, and Im not sure, but I think Jamie and Jessie said I could come to visit them in London next year, so I am saving my money. Perhaps I will be able to repay them for their kindnesses. I could clean an apartment, buy dinner, edit papers. Something!
My neighbors do so much for me that there is really no way I can repay them in kind. Its people like them who give the word neighbor a meaning that encompasses much more than next to. To them, being a neighbor and friend carries responsibility, and love.


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22 Then the LORD took hold of me, and he said to me, "Go out into the valley, and I will talk to you there." | 22 The hand of the LORD was upon me there, and he said to me, "Get up and go out to the plain, and there I will speak to you." |
23 So I got up and went, and there I saw the glory of the LORD, just as I had seen it in my first vision by the Kebar River. And I fell face down in the dust. | 23 So I got up and went out to the plain. And the glory of the LORD was standing there, like the glory I had seen by the Kebar River, and I fell facedown. |
24 Then the Spirit came into me and set me on my feet. He talked to me and said, "Go, shut yourself up in your house. | 24 Then the Spirit came into me and raised me to my feet. He spoke to me and said: "Go, shut yourself inside your house. |
25 There you will be bound with ropes so you cannot go out among the people. | 25 And you, son of man, they will tie with ropes; you will be bound so that you cannot go out among the people. |
26 And I will make your tongue stick to the roof of your mouth so you won't be able to pray for them, for they are rebellious. | 26 I will make your tongue stick to the roof of your mouth so that you will be silent and unable to rebuke them, though they are a rebellious house. |
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So i just watched a thing on CPs..it says to use a systemic insect killer..and i tried to find the exact one shown on the video..but the local nursery/hardware store discontinued it
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Depends on the insect. The insecticide has a list of insects it treats. If it's spidermites there isn't much out there that is effective. High humidity and misting if effective in controlling their #s. A sharp spray of water will dislodge most insects. Imidacloprid is effective on most insects but turns mites into breeding machines. Ortho was very good but unfortunately a hazard to the environment because of the abuse. People need to follow directions. |
From what i've seen..and i've looked i dont have spider mites yet...im actually more concerned about aphids! so i noticed at the hardware store they have an indoor systemic insect killer..and it says aphids on thre (and my plants are NOT inside ...they are outside in full sun) but it was the only systemic insect killer that wasnt for trees or shrubs..will that be ok MAYBE i should ask this..because on another forum people told me it is all about the active ingredient..which active ingredients are ok for aphids on cps? and which ones should i stay away from? |
I would use imidacloprid as a soil drench. Empty your watering tray and mix enough with pure water to fill it once. Bayer Advanced Complete Insect Killer is widely available and contains imidacloprid. If they are not gone in a week then use it in a pump sprayer on anything besides Drosera. Drosera don't like sprays. Imidacloprid was recommended to me by trusted members of the ICPS. |
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Although the premier draw for French rugby fans this weekend will be the mouth-watering clash between Les Bleus and Wales in Paris, there are plenty of intriguing ties in the Top 14.
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At least the PR stayed the same.
In two cases, the domains were purchased on the 4th of June, with index pages going up the same weekend for design development. Content went up by the middle of June in a couple of /subdirectories/ and those are also showing PR. Google would have had the index pages because of them being online by the 5th, but not the others, not until the 16th of June.
Nice and quick!
Yep. I just quickly checked a number of established sites I wouldn't have expected much change in backlinks. Many have dropped in PR one notch.
this PR has been already calculated into SERPS...weeks ago.
/me is very happy
I also see lots of improvement and changes in my Page Rank
Lets wait for sometime as last time this happened that PR was update but it was bacj to its original position the next day
Lets wait for 2 days and watch over
index page still 4 i don't like it
The url is also only two months new.
I noticed in the Google Directory that my PR was 3 for quite sometime before the actual TB update showed me at a 3. Up until today my site showed PR=4 on the TB. A PR prediction tool said I would be up to a 5.
Fortunately there are more pressing things for me to worry about than G messing with my PR. I find the whole game fascinating really. Google is great comp.
White Eagle
My brand new site when from a page rank of zero to 5 today!
Now that's cool..
Also Alexa Rank is down to 17,500 which is pretty impressive!
Here's what it was about a month ago for my low traffic but "main" site:
homepage: PR5 interior Page A: PR6 interior Page B: PR5 or PR6
Then, up until yesterday:
homepage: PR4 interior Page A: PR3 interior Page B: PR3
Today: homepage: PR5 interior Page A: PR4 interior Page B: PR4
However, I added a blog to a subdirectory of the site a few months ago and its main page is PR5
What really is disconcerting to me is what looks for now to be the loss of the PR6.
That page has been there since 1998 or so, and the site has been there since before google was founded. I've got a Top Pick from DMOZ, a link from a PR5 Apple page, a link from an article in an industry magazine that five years later still brings clicks, and various and sundry other high-quality links from established industry sites. Page B is similar.
It might have something to do with something I did, or a 302 redirect problem, or because I haven't had link growth for a few years, or this might just be a temporary glitch. But, at least the blog looks good.
My main blog on another domain that has large numbers of low-quality links from other blogs' internal pages and which gets fair traffic is still PR5.
Two second-tier blogs went from PR3 to PR4.
Some directories I set up have the PR I'd expect.
Sorry for the whining, but I sure hope the PR6 comes back.
Irrelevant, but still... lots of dmoz cats seem to have dropped. If you've relied on Dmoz supplying your highest PR link, you'll definately be seeing a drop by a notch or two.
My older sites hold on their good PRs and provide good support for the new ones.
I've got all of the external links to my sites link to the homepage.


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Evidence suggests that teacher hiring in public schools is ad hoc and often fails to result in good selection among applicants.
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In this paper we examine a range of postsecondary education and labor market outcomes, with a particular focus on minorities and/or disadvantaged workers.
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Barry Gilbert, IEC Electronics Corp.'s chairman and CEO, saw an increase in his base salary in fiscal 2013, but a slight drop in his overall compensation.
Gilbert earned a base salary of $348,154, compared with $324,324 in fiscal 2012, a filing on Friday with the Securities and Exchange Commission states. Also in 2013, Gilbert received $135,547 in stock awards and $27,522 in other compensation for a total compensation package of $511,222.
In addition to his base pay in fiscal 2012, Gilbert earned $84,404 in stock awards, $83,695 in a non-equity incentive plan and other compensation of $27,522 for total compensation of $519,945.
Gilbert's compensation and that of other IEC executive offers were included in the proxy filing for the Newark firm's annual meeting, scheduled for Jan. 29 at its Wayne County headquarters.
Also at the meeting, shareholders are slated to elect six directors to serve until the 2015 annual meeting of shareholders, ratify the selection of EFP Rotenberg LLP as the company's independent registered public accounting firm and to approve, on a non-binding advisory basis, the compensation paid to the company's executive officers.
Former IEC president Jeffrey Schlarbaum, who left the company over the summer and is now chief operating officer at LaserMax Inc., earned total compensation of $474,387 in 2013, including a base salary of $110,302, stock awards totaling $97,086 and other compensation totaling $267,000. In 2012, he earned total compensation of $370,238, including a base salary of $251,640.
Vincent Leo, chief financial officer, earned total compensation of $329,000 this year, all accounted for as other compensation. In 2012, he earned total compensation of $363,988, including other compensation of $246,388 and stock options totaling $117,600.
IEC states in the filing that Leo's compensation reflects fees paid to Insero & Co., where he is a partner under an agreement between the companies where Leo serves as CFO.
Donald Doody, executive vice president, earned total compensation of $307,904 in 2013, including a base salary of $228,935. In 2012, he earned total compensation of $297,151, including base pay of $205,526.
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better have someone better to replace them, if not why make the team worse. i understand carpenter and patterson but those other guys arent going to restructure
better have someone better to replace them, if not why make the team worse. i understand carpenter and patterson but those other guys arent going to restructure
Faux News making people dumber and less informed by the minute.
Cut Carpenter and sign a college free agent kicker.
I dont think many of you are giving Marshall a fair shake. He came in and beat out Vontae (I know not sayin a whole lot) for the starting job, I thought he made some good plays and some bad, but he was playing with a hurt back for what, 2 of 4 of his games? I think they keep him, Smith and Patterson. The D has really played well as of late, keep some continuity, the secondary IMO has played well enough that we can just add one veteran to compete and run with it. I'm more worried about what they're gonna do with Starks and Long.
The year of the U
R1: Micheal Bennett DT Ohio State(After trading down to gain extra 3rd rounder)
R2: Denzel Perryman LB Miami
R3: Laken tomlinson G Duke
R3b: Ladarius Gunther CB Miami
R4: Phillip Dorsett WR Miami
R5: Adrian Amos Safety Penn State
R6: Warren Herring DT Wisconsin
R7: Kaleb Johnson G Rutgers
At a time when the Dolphins fanbase needs a boost, and the U has talented players that somehow went unnoticed, what better time to go heavy on drafting Hurricanes??
I really liked what I saw out of Patterson last week for coming in on short notice. In my opinion,this will be his tryout today versus a huge test in Baby Brady and company. If he has a solid outing,I'd like to see him here next year. You can never have to many quality corners in a passing league.
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We always owned an Espresso machine. We had a very expensive Krups but the durability isn't so good so after 3 years it didn't work as good as before and I got my husband this one for Christmas since he loves to drink his Espressos twice a day. The steaming function has often been a problem at other machines but since I love a good Cappucino this had to be agood one. It also shouldn't be to expensive since we will only use it for a short time since we will be on the move again the voltage is different on other continents! My mother in law has a 1400 $ machine and always kept talking about drinking only coffee from her machine which is just great. But when she visited us she was very imptessed with the quality of the coffe from our machine and we only took Lavazzo, the italian brand espresso which Pathmark carries from time to time. Also my husband is very satisfied and my kids love to get the hot chocolate with steamed milk on top. Considering the price a great deal even if ii si a little loud and my husband always complaints about the cleaning.


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You might remember last week we spent a long time playing MotorStorm and crashing a lot. It was kind of therapeutic. With no pressure to actually win anything, we just drove head first into boulders and entered a catatonic daze as our vehicle elegantly disintegrated before our glazed-over eyes.
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Funniest Convention Open Mic Act
Carpenter's first act at Vent Haven's Convention was the funniest
ventriloquist act (per se) I've ever seen. Why?
The nervousness of this humble man came through and he really got
voices, lines and timing confused with his figure. How do I
know this for a fact? Cecil called me into his room that
night and wanted to talk to me. He wanted pointers from me
to get his act better. I replied, "What pointers
my friend?.......you have the funniest act I've ever seen!"
I really advised him to leave the act as
is, as it was a specialty act in the truest sense now.
He was the "Carl Ballantine (comedy magician) act of
We had the pros.....now we had the natural belly laugh maker.
We were set as this was the first truly comedy ventriloquist act I've
One has to remember that Cecil slept in
his car at his first convention because he had no money for a room.
He was a humble man.....his heart was
pure and his act hilarious. What more could one ask for?
-Conrad Hartz
*Cecil Carpenter and Alex pictured above at the 1981 Vent Haven ConVENTion. The first time I saw Cecil Carpenter's act was at the 1979 ConVENTion. It was during the Senior Contest and we had sat through a number of very good acts, but nothing could prepare us for what was about to transpire. "Cecil and Alex" took the stage and proceeded to bring the audience literally to tears. We laughed 'til it hurt! In fact, I cannot remember when I laughed so hard at another vent act. Here was this gentle giant stammering clumsily through a routine that should have gone smoothly. I remember looking at Alan Semok and asking, "Is this for real?" Cecil would goof a line, then Alex would goof a line. Then Cecil would say, "Well, that's just fine Alex." And we would all double over with laughter. His version of the Cinderella fairy tale was also a classic in comedy done in the Archie Campbell (of Hee Haw fame) style of Rindercella and she slopped her dripper. He also did the timeless "Who's On First?" like it's never been done. For this performance, and subsequent convention performances, he received a standing ovation. The following year the Cecil Award was born. I asked him how he came upon his deliberate style goofing up on stage and he told me. "Well...when I first started to perform, I tried to do it straight. But I just wasn't funny. Then one night, I messed up my routine and it got a laugh, so I figured I might as well go for the laughs any way I could get 'em, so I just kept messin' up." -Pete Michaels *Pictured above right Alan Semok, Cecil Carpenter, and John Arvites at the 1982 ConVENTion. "Who's On First?" was one of Cecil Carpenter's most requested routines. During every presentation chaos overcame Cecil when his accomplice, Alex became confused. Cecil attempted numerous times, without success, to rerail their routine. Cecil: Then what happened, Alex? Alex: (answers) Cecil: That's just great, Alex. (pause) Wasn't that my line? Alex: It doesn't really matter, does it? Or Alex forgot to open his mouth. They forgot their cues and left the other one waiting. Tension grew as they plowed through their rupturing routine. Then, wave-after-wave of laughs and howls cleansed the audience with release and relief. Pros and amateurs laughed until they cried. The truth was they had watched a master comedian tailor a well-thoughtout routine to best fit the audience. Everything was planned. Cecil had discovered on his own that audiences respond to comedy, not technique. He wanted laughs! -David Erskine *Pictured above left Cecil Carpenter and Alex from the 1984 ConVENTion. *Pete Michaels' and David Erskine's excerpts reprinted with permission from Dialogue magazine Volume 8, Number 4 (Fall 1989 Issue). Senior Showcase 2005 An important element of the Vent Haven ConVENTion is giving the ConVENTioneers a chance to perform and get valuable feedback from their peers and a panel of professional vents. Each performer receives a videotape of the performance to view later and analyze, and critique sheets from three pro vents with comments and suggestions from the ones who know best. This is a great chance to help improve each performance. Below are the participants in the 2005 Vent Haven Senior Open Mic session. Way to go! Nancy Ambrose, Framingham, MA
Let's see.......what to say....I work full time with my husband who is a
veterinarian. But my passion has always been puppets and ventriloquism.
When I was a kid I always played with puppets and entertained kids that
I babysat for with puppets. When I went to college for education, I did
programs educating children in different areas, and I always used a vent
figure or a puppet. So it's always been a hobby. When I got my Master's
Degree as a Child Life Specialist and worked in pediatric
wards, I used puppets all the time to help kids understand their
illness. Now that I work for my husband, I volunteer three days a week
at a hospital oncology ward entertaining in small groups or one on one,
or doing educational play for a child, using vent figures or soft
puppets. I've also gone into classrooms to help the child who is
re-entering the school after being diagnosed with cancer, to help the
class understand what the child has gone through and how to treat the
child. Many of the kids are quiet when first diagnosed but really come
out of their shell with puppets (especially with Axtells' Turtle!!). I
also try to buy small puppets with mouth movement to give to the kids so
they can talk back to my puppets if they don't feel like talking!. It's
very rewarding. The parents always thank me and ask me to come back. I
get to know the kids really well and get to know which puppet is their
favorite. Even the doctors and nurses have their own favorite puppets!
Lari Henley, Marietta, GA Lou Zocchi, Biloxi, MS Ed Casey, Westminster, CO Ed writes, "Eye yam a graduate of the Maher Home Course of Ventriloquism. I make use of my skills on a daily basis. I developed a safety show designed for younger elementary school students which debuted in Fall 2000. I have attended and performed at the Vent Haven Ventriloquist Convention annually since 1994. I am a participating member of ENTERTAINERS UNLIMITED (an assembly of clowns, magicians, etc.) who specialize in bringing any object to life. I perform at elementary schools, libraries, and walkarounds." David Crone, Columbus, OH I've been performing magic and vent since 1972. A few years ago I returned to vent after taking some time off from active performing (been focused on raising my kids and working too many hours in my day job). My focus has been on the regional show with emphasis on civic organizations and churches. In my act I do a mix of ventriloquism with parlor magic and close-up with the occasional large-scale illusion if the venue warrants it. My goal is to provide light, fun entertainment. Donald Woodford, Valrico, FL Growing up in the 50's and 60's I was thrilled by the likes of Paul Winchell and Shari Lewis. In the 70's-90's along came Jeff Dunham, Ronn Lucas, and David Strassman to further entertain and thrill me. During all this time I though you had to have that special talent to be able to perform as they and others do. In 2000, I saw a friend do a short routine at a social gathering (I didn't know he performed). It got me started on this wonderful ride. Books, videos, websites, and my fellow vents gave me the instructional training and encouragement I needed. It took me a year and a half to feel comfortable performing before a real social gathering. With every performance I continue to enhance my skills. It was a thrill for my wife and I to attend our first Vent Haven Convention (it will be an annual trek). I couldn't ask for a better reception or camaraderie. I truly felt welcome. Luke Hummel, Greer, SC I started in college in 1978. I was part of an evangelistic team one member of whom was a vent. Over the course of the next year starting with a block of white pine wood, I built my first figure, Hiram, who is now 28 years old. He no longer performs, but is a chancellor of sorts allowing his accumulated wisdom to flow down to those side kicks who follow in his stead, i.e. Gilbert, Wilson, Aristotle, and (coming soon to a theater near you) Thorton. I have done, and/or do, Christian School Chapels, Church programs, banquets, parties, Retirement Homes, and week long Vacation Bible Schools. I've been in Haiti twice and in Mexico doing shows in orphanages and hope to be in Brazil in November or early next year in an orphanage as well as in a local public school. I have a Child Evangelism After School Program (150 plus kids) coming up in April, have recently been asked to perform throughout the day at an annual Children's Festival held here locally in May, and will be in Gettysburg, PA for a 50th Wedding Anniversary in July prior to a Church in Baltimore, Ohio on the way to Ft. Mitchell, Kentucky for this years Vent Haven ConVENTion. I am starting a non-profit organization called, 'Dummies' n Dialogue Productions, the goal of which is to perform within public school systems doing programs on peer pressure, drug abuse, gangs, and other such social issues. I hope to have a website up and running shortly. Other than that, I have very little to say. Tom Wozniak, Kenosha, WI I really started as an amateur magician as a kid in the 50's. I grew up on Paul Winchell and Shari Lewis and around the age of 8, I got my first Jerry Mahoney figure. I'd take him to school and do little routines and also had some hand puppets I'd take to school and perform with. In my teens and early 20's I was just doing a few magic shows a year like Christmas parties or scouting dinners. During this time I got two Craig Lovik figures and incorporated them into my act. Obviously, performing is just a small part of my magic/vent hobby. Mostly I enjoy going to shows and conventions and watching and taping TV specials. I loved Edgar and Charlie and a few years ago got my Charlie figure from Tim Selberg. I made up my mind that I would attempt a Bergen routine on open mike in front of the toughest audience possible and I guess I pulled it off. This July will be my 5th vent convention and I look forward to it. See you all there! Virginia Petersen, Marietta, GA I started learning ventriloquism in the summer of 2001 after attending I-Fest. I perform with the Georgia Classic Club, a group of women ages 60-100. We perform two to three times a week at luncheons, assisted living homes, senior centers, and churches. My first puppets were the soft type puppets. My first hard figure, Gracie, was made by Tim Cowles. Gracie is a 32" red-haired girl who loves to shop at K-Mart and Wal-Mart. I also adopted a thirty-year-old Lovik hard figure, Cory. Let's not forget my Axtell puppets, always a favorite with everyone. It was difficult to get in touch with everyone to collect biographical information; however, if yours is missing and you would like it added, I would be happy to do so at anytime. Contact Annie Roberts at firstname.lastname@example.com. First Convention Memories by David Crone My
first convention was over 10 years ago. The most profound memory I
have is meeting Jimmy Nelson. Like many others, I learned this crazy
thing from a record and Danny O'Day figure my parents purchased through
the JC Penney catalog 30+ years ago. It was an honor to meet Jimmy
and talk with him. I was overwhelmed by what a nice guy he is.
I don't know what I was expecting, maybe more of a prima-donna or
something. Sam Caron, Sierra Vista, AZ I started vent at age six when my aunt gave me a Jerry Mahoney puppet, and I've been venting on and off ever since. Besides being a ventriloquist, I am a child psychologist. I use ventriloquism, magic and balloon sculpting to help me work with children. Convention Memories by Al Stevens My first VH Convention was in 1999. I had been away
Now, ventriloquism is a major part of my work as a jazz musician and Pictures That Talk Carol Greene and Reginald Rabbit Carol has used her puppets in a variety of ways: education, stage shows, church, walk-arounds, and many community events. She aspires to be different, and she tries to create unusual acts. Carol composes much of the music that her characters sing, and she plays the glockenspiel with her left hand while manipulating a figure with the right. She performs most often for adult audiences, yet her material is suitable for families. In 2004, she spent a month in Japan touring with Ryoko Utsunomiya as official ambassador of good will from the Santa Cruz Mountain community. She finds performing in other countries exhilarating! Val Hilliker and Pedro Val is a graduate of several comedy and acting workshops and classes including: the Cheers Project, Judy Carter's Stand-up Comedy Workshop, SCTV comedian/actor Joe Flaherty's Improvisation Workshop, Therapeutic Puppetry and Ventriloquism. She is a licensed World Laughter Leader.
students laugh, listen and learn Val's tricks to empowerment
called the Chill skills through two programs, Sticks and Stones and
Success. This is just way too much fun for Val who has been a
ventriloquist for 30 years.
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I visited Cape Cod during the last week in July and saw a flowering shrub in many places that I'm trying to identify. Unfortunately, I only saw it as I passed by in the car. The shrub looks like it grows much like a hydrangea but the flowers are very different from the "mophead" blue hydrangeas that are everywhere. The flower on the shrub that I'm trying to identify is the same blue color of the blue hydrangea . . and I did see a light purple specimen also. But flowers are individual blooms of 4 or 5 petals (rather than "clumps" of flowers) and they look almost like they were "carefully placed" on the very top of the shrub. It's not Rose of Sharon - doesn't grow as "upright" as that and the flowers are only "sprinkled" across the top of the shrub. I know this is not very specific info but can anyone tell me what it might be? |
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- Posted by diggingthedirt CapeCod Z7? (My Page) on Sat, Aug 8, 09 at 21:44
Is it a lace cap hydrangea? |
Is it plumbago? The flowering annual, not the groundcover. |
caryopteris? |
Thanks all for your answers. Diggingthedirt and Claire, I believe you are right and what I saw was a lace cap hydrangea. From a distance the "lacey" growth was not so evident, but the petaled flowers in your picture, Claire, are exactly what I saw. Thanks again! |
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To be true to yourself.
That TIME is the most precious thing I have,we all have SO LEARN NOT TO WASTE TIME

Greetings Hierman
To face up to unpleasant or upsetting truths both in my own life and in the life of my society. That is what makes a survivor. You can learn to live with anything if you have to but you have to acknowledge what it is first. When knights of old went out to fight a dragon, according to legendary tradition, the first thing they had to do was call the dragon by its name. And they were considered heroic for one main, unsettling reason--- sometimes the dragon won.
If you never expect too much out of ppl ull never be disappointed
To belive in myself.
Nothing really matters as life goes on.
That marriage today do not last much beyond 12 years these days....why is that...? About 30 or more years ago it was the fairy tail...thing...forever. Now your lucky if you can hit the 5 year mark without something coming up to end it.
YOUR WORST ENEMY CAN BE A MEMBER OF YOUR OWN IMMEDIATE FAMILY!!!!! (sometimes its easier to trust others)!!!!
it goes on.
That every life deserves to live.

I know that sounds confusing
if you work hard good things come to you.... karma
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Towing: Easy Location: Country Suitable For: Older couples,Active break,Peaceful break,Younger couples Friendliness: 4 Cleanliness: 5 Facilities: 5 Expand review Recommended: yes 4 This is an excellent campsite for using as a base & visiting the surrounding area like... Mel Jones (Club Member) stayed Jul 2013 This review is for Ashton Field This is an excellent campsite for using as a base & visiting the surrounding area like Dorchester & Weymouth. You are in the country but not far from the main roads (1/2mile away). The landowner Derek gives you an excellent greeting and couldn't be more helpful. At the time we stayed it was £9 with electric & £6 without. There are very basic facility's, but that's the way we like it. I think the best approach to this campsite is from Upwey or Matinstown but definitely NOT from Monkton because the road is narrow and sometimes gated... 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Efficiency and speed question
I was wondering which is better in terms of speed out of the two following scenarios.
Submitting a mysql query with string manipulation functions built in
Getting raw data and using php string functions to manipulate the returned data
Also as a supplementary point of interest are there always efficiency advantages from one scenario or the other or does it very much depend on the nature of data manipulation you are doing?
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This all depends on the situation.
Efficiency wise, I don't think there will be much difference between either.
If you do the changes in the SQL, you're putting strain on the database.
If you do it in PHP, you're putting strain on PHP.
Either way, the server is strained. Where can you spend the resources, which one of them is loaded the most?
Both PHP and MySQL are optimized to work with text, so you won't see much of a difference. In my opinion, a database is there to store data and retrieve it. Not manipulate it. But that's personal preference.
The difference would highly depend on what you're considering.


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10 As for me, I will be living in Mizpah as your representative before the Chaldaeans who come to us: but you are to get in your wine and summer fruits and oil and put them in your vessels, and make living-places for yourselves in the towns which you have taken. | 10 I myself will stay at Mizpah to represent you before the Babylonians who come to us, but you are to harvest the wine, summer fruit and oil, and put them in your storage jars, and live in the towns you have taken over." |
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Five of Golden Nugget's restaurants offer several extraordinary culinary experiences during a prolonged Atlantic City Restaurant Week
Restaurants at the Golden Nugget are extending their offers of Atlantic City Restaurant Week to last through Friday, March 14th instead of the original Saturday, March 8th. Golden Nugget will have five of their in-house restaurants participating. Each restaurant will offer a separately unique cuisine, with options ranging from Asian, Italian, Seafood, and Traditional American Steakhouse. Patrons dining at participating restaurants can enjoy a multicourse, prix fixe menu specifically created for this special week.Three course lunch options will be offered for $15.14, while three course dinner options will be offered for $33.14
Chart House will be offering a three course dinner option. The menu will feature fresh fish specialties such as Bronzed Mahi, Braised Short Rib, and Original Lava Cake, each of which are all tailored to the local flavors of Atlantic City. With a location right on the marina, Chart House will be complementing their menu with remarkable waterfront views.
Vic & Anthony's Steakhouse will be offering a three course dinner option. The menu features three filling entrée options such as a Petite Filet Mignon served with Yukon Gold Mashed Potatoes, a Chicken Paige Scaloppini with Capers, Sundried Tomatoes, and Lemon Butter, and a Shrimp Scampi with Pappardelle Pasta and Garlic Butter Sauce.
Lillie's will be offering a three course dinner option. The menu will feature many of the favorite entrees that put the original Lillie's Las Vegas restaurant on the map. The innovative menu offers a delicious fusion of Cantonese and Szechwan flavors with Pan-Asian flair, presenting a variety of appetizers, soups, stir-fry and noodle dishes from regions throughout Asia.
Grotto's will be offering both the dinner and lunch option. Diners can enjoy the menu of authentic Italian classics with the option of fresh antipasti, spectacular chicken, traditional soups, as well as homemade pasta.
Michael Patrick's will be offering the dinner and lunch option. With a menu tailored to suit every food lover's palate, Michael Patrick's menu features traditional favorites with a unique twist in presentation in flavors. Some highlights offered on the menus include the Chicken Pot Pie with Sherry and a Flaky Pastry, the Pan Fried Crab Cake with Corn-Black Bean Salsa and Roasted Red Pepper Puree, and the New York Cheesecake with a light a creamy Graham Cracker Crust.
Sunday, March 2nd – Friday, March 14th
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Huron Avenue and Brigantine Boulevard
Atlantic City, NJ 08401
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The national bestselling mistress of erotica returns to the fantasy world of Captive Dreams--and she?s raising the temperature even more.
Danae Livingston is an author of scorching tales about a fantasy realm inhabited by her favorite hero, Alekhsiy. Now an obsessed fan wants her to rewrite her novels to his own twisted liking and have the legendary villain win. Little does she realize, but Alekhsiy is more real than she dreamed, and he?s the only one who can save… (more)
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24 Acting wisely is the way of life, guiding a man away from the underworld. | 24 The path of life leads upward for the wise to keep him from going down to the grave. |
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President Obama is urging Congress to pass legislation today that would improve on America's sparse and globally uncompetitive sick pay laws. It would require six weeks of sick pay for new parents for federal employees and an additional six weeks of parental leave, as well as obligating employers with more than 15 employees to provide seven sick days a year.
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3 For out of the north there comes up a nation against her, which shall make her land desolate, and none shall dwell therein: they are fled, they are gone, both man and animal. | 3 A nation from the north will attack her and lay waste her land. No one will live in it; both men and animals will flee away. |
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3 Give justice to the weak and the orphan; maintain the right of the lowly and the destitute. | 3 Defend the cause of the weak and fatherless; maintain the rights of the poor and oppressed. |
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The AP reports here, and the running mates are now addressing a rally in Ohio. What do you think?
The AP reports here, and the running mates are now addressing a rally in Ohio. What do you think?
Shouldn't Palin be with her child as much as possible, not 'a heart-beat away' from running the free world? She sounds selfish to me. Rove and the boys are REALLY hurting and need the women's vote. This is pandering at it's finest and won't make much of difference come November. "That's right the women are smarter, the women are smarter that's right".
Newcreation1, that's not fair. If you insist on throwing a lot of facts and logic into this discussion the liberal elite will be way too upset to "stoop" to respond. Let's not forget, the Emporer looks fine even if you can't see his clothes.
I suspect that this choice was made for Jeorge W. McCain by the same people who chose the last VP the Republican/Moonie Party gave us. Why would anyone pick someone they have had almost no contact with unless they were instructed to by the real power brokers? It is becoming clearly evident that McCain has been hooked up to the same set of strings that were used to control and manipulate the current occupier of The White House. The last thing we need is a George W. Bush third term, puppeted by George W. McCain and Sarah Quayle Palin.
#28 — fraisinette aka Laurie — I don't know why my previous response to your post was deleted — but I'll try again. You said, "Depending on the source and the country studied, where the test is available, 80-90% of fetuses testing positive for Down's are aborted." Depending on the source and the country studied leaves your statement wide open for being discounted. In other words — you provided no documentation or validity. If the source is an abortion clinic — of course the numbers would be high. And I wasn't singling out Down's Syndrome.
No, one wouldn't go to an abortion clinic for this sort of information. It's studied in the course of normal prenatal care.
Have some sources.
A study that I can't copy and paste, published last month in the journal "Ultrasound in obstetrics & gynecology," showed a 94% abortion rate after a positive screen in Norway.
#35 — Fraisinette — thanks for the sources — none of which refer to studies in the United States, even if written about in the NY Times. Re: Abortion Clinic sources — clinics that perform abortions also provide counseling — thus my question about source. I believe choice is a private matter and that pro-choice zealot debates are insensitive to the families who either knowingly or to their surprise give birth to a less than 'perfect' child. Moving forward — discussion of Sarah Palin's baby should be discouraged. The question of when life begins seems to be personal. The knew I was pregnant at conception. Sounds unbelievable, but true — and for the record — this does not mean I am against choice. Women need to be honest with themselves. Are you terminating a life in the first-trimester by having an abortion? Absolutely. It's a fact — as much a fact as deaths because of war.


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Since it is summer time I have been seeing a lot of the guys getting meets together in other regions. Well I would like to go on a meet to an off road park and such but the drive is to far. So I am going to try to get a meet together for south region and the drive is not that bad. the location will be here http://www.atvdirtbikerecreation.com/ as soon as I get some ideas on some dates I will PM a mod and get a poll started and get a list together of people going. If you notice they do Have a big event coming up if you guys would want that could be the date or we could get our own date with just us TW members and other tacoma owners. Let me know what you guys think.
I just talked to the guy who owns the park and he will open it at anytime for just one person or a group of people. Also the event they are having is from Sept. 1-5 there will be lots of high dollar rigs and buggys there that we could check out if that is the date that everyone wants to go. Also he said that he would post it on the web site when we decide to go so it could possibly attrack more people to go out there.
i would like to, but my truck is gettin ready to be retired. and it wont travel that far afterwards unless its on a trailer.
That sucks dude. Why are you retiring it?
210,xxx miles, motor has been under water 3 times, she is startin to get slow and dont wanna turn the tires very good any more. Ive got a motor, axles, transfer case and a transmission sittin at home for it. just gotta get everything else. plus ive got my xrunner to drive so its not on daily driver duty any more and i think its time to turn it into a serious play toy lol
its only 4 hours away from where i live, and only a hour or so from where i work all week, so i could come up for a weekend. just have to know which one..
Sweet as soon as I can get more interest in this meet then I can try to set up a date on when.
Bump anyone from the area interested?!
Maybe, LA is alittle far from OKC, but it's possible...
Bump! No takers on a trail run?
I would like to if it wasn't 4 1/2 hours away...
I wouldn't mind taking my bike out there but Idk about my truck. Is it trails or just mud?
A couple trails with mud in them, a few large mud holes, a mud bog, and a beach along the red river with a few place to do some ramping. Mainly just a place to do some mudding in, not much else. You can be out there for about 10-12 hours before you're bored.
That's not to bad. I may try to make a trip out there with my bike one day.
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Taksim Square is the most central location in the city. Below you will find all different ways to get there. Once you get there, if you are on foot, you will need to go towards Tarlabaşı Boulevard. Right at the beginning of the boulevard on the right hand side you will see the Kuveyt Turk Bank, walk down 40 m, then turn right, that's a small street with steps. Walk down another 40 m and you will see us on your left.
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Full Battle Rattle (2008)
Critics Consensus: Full Battle Rattle is an insightful, eye-opening account of the preparations soldiers must make for their service in Iraq.
Critics Consensus: Full Battle Rattle is an insightful, eye-opening account of the preparations soldiers must make for their service in Iraq.
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Before American soldiers are deployed to Iraq, they're given special training at the National Training Center on the Ft. Irwin Military Reservation, located in California's Mojave Desert. The National Training Center has constructed a simulated Iraqi village called Medina Wasl in the desert, where new soldiers battle "insurgents" (played by returning U.S. troops) and interact with "ordinary citizens" (many portrayed by Iraqi exiles who've ended up in the United States) as they learn the ins and … More
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Like any documentary about putting on a show, Full Battle Rattle abounds with mirth-provoking incongruities between the effect aimed for and the means used to achieve it.
Somewhere in the Mohave Desert, the U.S. military maintains a large rural compound that contains several fake Iraqi towns. It's Disneyland for war games
An entertaining, often very funny, but ultimately revealing and unsettling film about a US Army camp in the Mojave Desert where Iraq War conditions are simulated for training purposes.
A docu about modern war games in the California desert contains little insight into the Iraq War.
A so-so pic on an incendiary subject.
Keeping the style objective and routine, [co-directors Tony] Gerber and [Jesse] Moss remain non-judgmental of the bizarre carnival they have uncovered.
It is an enlightening lesson in modern warfare.
A keenly insightful film concerning an unusual training program for war-bound U.S. soldiers.
this is such small stakes compared to the real war that the film can't help but feel equally unimportant.
If you thought Disneyland was fun, take a trip to this complete simulated Iraqi village in California, and learn how the other half live. And die.
Educational and enlightening.
This increasingly complicated scenario isn't scripted, peace is far from guaranteed and the line between reality and its incredible simulation has a funny way of getting blurry.
On one level, Full Battle Rattle is enjoyable for the theatrics ... On a second level ... is appreciable for what it says about the U.S. military's involvement in Iraq.
In Full Battle Rattle, the Iraq Simulation and the war are both real and not real, confusing, painful, and horrific, for the refugees working as role players.
Full Battle Rattle works just fine as a two-fisted combat story, with unexpected bursts of violence peppering that old universal message that war is hell. But the added layer of pretense pushes the movie to another level.
One of the many surreal aspects of this fabulously disorienting movie: its representation of an Iraqi heaven that's an American hell.
Just when I thought I had heard everything about the war in Iraq, along comes Full Battle Rattle.
This documentary gives a remarkably thorough and detailed account of the difficult conditions facing American soldiers in Iraq.
No one expected a Baudrillard essay on the perils of sim cities, but such a heady subject deserves more than a skim job.
While you may wish the filmmakers had included fewer scenic shots of the sun setting over California�(TM)s high desert and instead played devil's advocate more often, the impact of Full Battle Rattle stems from its political and ideological neutrality.
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Friday, September 5— 7:30 p.m.
A Celebration Concert opens the festival, featuring the three judges for the competition who will play selections of their choosing, along with the glorious sounds of the Festival Choir, all under the direction of David Spicer, Minister of Music, and co-founder of the Albert Schweitzer Organ Festival.
An offering will be received. Childcare is available for ages 8 and under.
A reception will follow.
Saturday, September 6
High School Division — 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon
First Place - Clara Gerdes of Davidson, North Carolina
Second Place - Alexander Pattavina of Stoughton, Massachusetts
Third Place - Richard Gress of Newmarket, New Hampshire
Young Professional Division — 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 pm.
First Place - Nicholas Quardokus of Bridgman, Michigan
Second Place - Brian Glikes of Rochester, New York
Third Place - Evan Cogswell of Glastonbury, Connecticut
David Spicer Hymn Playing Award
Winner - Nicholas Quardokus of Bridgman, Michigan Honorable Mention - Evan Cogswell of Glastonbury, Connecticut
Sunday, September 7 — 8:45 a.m. traditional service.
Finalists will participate in the morning's traditional worship service. They will provide the Prelude, Offertory and Postlude.
Sunday, September 7 — 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.
All finalists in both divisions will participate in a masterclass with the judges in the Meetinghouse of First Church of Christ, and awards will be presented.
Albert Schweitzer (1875-1965) — Dr. Schweitzer was a physician, theologian, musician and philosopher. His writings on the music of Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) have been an invaluable resource and inspiration for organists and musicologists. The Nobel Peace Laureate's ethic of Reverence for Life emphasizes each human being's responsibility to all forms of life on our planet. This philosophy is the foundation of the programs of the Albert Schweitzer Institute, located at Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Connecticut.


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8 if [it is] one who exhorts, by exhortation; one who gives, with sincerity; one who leads, with diligence; one who shows mercy, with cheerfulness. | 8 if it is encouraging, let him encourage; if it is contributing to the needs of others, let him give generously; if it is leadership, let him govern diligently; if it is showing mercy, let him do it cheerfully. |
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Bruce McDonald is as renegade a filmmaker you'll find these days, with an ever-shifting style. The common link between his works is an impulse to tell narratives through experimental techniques. However, as "experiments" they are tightly controlled and never appear to be style over substance. The brilliance of his films, as opposed to someone like Tim Burton, are that the visuals (including photography, film stock, format) serve the story, even when he fails you see where he's going.
In this respect, Trigger is a traditional character driven comedy/drama that evolves slowly into a touching tribute to actress Tracey Wright, who was dying slowly during filming. Telling the story of two women: a Toronto based musician (Wright) and a Los Angeles-based television executive (Molly Parker) that were once a popular grunge duo known as Trigger, imaginary Canadian contemporaries of girl grunge rockers Hole and The Breeders.
They meet again, after many years in a swanky restaurant atop the Toronto skyline and spend an evening exploring the city including the indie rock scene where they are greeted as stars to adoring fans falling outside of the mainstream.
McDonald flawlessly blends narratives with soul searching. Much of the film is carried by Wright and Parker and their impeccable sense of timing, the type of timing that just snaps into place after two old friends become comfortable with each other once again. It's a fascinating process to watch this film unfold: two people who resent each other in the first act rekindle a touch relationship over the evening. The reverse of what occurs in Kelly Reichardt's Old Joy, which pin points the moment a friendship dies. Here the acting, directing and writing are so spot on and simple they are transparent.
Reminiscent of McDonald's previous film (This Movie is Broken), which essentially told a story within a Broken Social Scene song within a film framed by contemporary history taking place around a Broken Social Scene Concert, Trigger is about time and place as much as is about narrators, seen and unseen. Here there is no narration the way narration existed in his Pontypool (a fascinating and effective zombie film about language) and The Tracey Fragments (which presents us with an both a visual and auditory unreliable narrator, it's protagonist and the filmmaker conspire to present a fragmented narrative). Trigger takes a simple approach creating a wonderful and warm portrait of a friendship that recalls why two people bond together in the first place: the music is greater than themselves.
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Since any New York City cinephile has a nearly suffocating wealth of theatrical options, we figured it'd be best to compile some of the more worthwhile repertory showings into one handy list. Displayed below are a few of the city's most reliable theaters and links to screenings of their weekend offerings — films you're not […]
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