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Why Parking Revenue Is Down
By John Hubbuch
After the first 6 months of 2011 Oak Park has collected about 34% less than expected from parking fines. That's hardly surprising. As the cost of a tickect had more than doubled in recent years, people are ever more vigilant. I'll be surprised if meter revenue isn't also down following increases in parking fees.
I go to movies over 80 times a year, and I frequently have to choose between the Lake Theater in Oak Park and its sister North Riverside Mall Theater. I want to support the Lake, but it costs 50 cents more, and I can park for free at North Riverside instead of $2.50 in Oak Park. So it costs me 50% more to watch Cowboys and Aliens in one theater than in the other. And I don't have to worry about getting a parking ticket in North Riverside.
You don't have to be Adam Smith to understand which choice the rational purchaser of movies might make. Oh , and I live in south Oak Park so I'm about equidistant from the two theaters.
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Posted: August 2nd, 2011 11:08 PM
Cripes Joe, hope you are not saying that there is a big difference in a dark theater in North Riverside and Oak Park? Seems to me there the same. You must be saying that it is the surroundings outside the theater that are worth more in OP than in Riverside. That could be true but not if going to the movie is your only plan for the night.
North Riverside is Local Enough
Posted: August 2nd, 2011 11:00 PM
I'm with Hubbuch on this one....when the Village creates dis-incentives to shop local by charging for parking, I feel even less guilty about driving somewhere else. They already have my property tax dollars (which seem to be squandered on the next hare-brained scheme), so why not save money? Yes, it's a downward spiral from here as the Village keeps trying to count revenue that they force into neighboring communities!
Mr. Borderman from Oak Park
Posted: August 2nd, 2011 10:24 PM
"Ever more vigilant"? I was in the Oak Park Avenue / Lake area this afternoon and spotted FIVE cars parked at expired meters on the south side of the street, from Caribou to Starbucks. I was in the area two hours and NO ONE came by to issue tickets - I finally called the non-emergency number for the police myself. But a car parked one foot into the yellow on Euclid had a ticket. Give me a break - OP THROWS AWAY this revenue due to lax enforcement.
Posted: August 2nd, 2011 8:45 AM
The $3 extra you pay is so you don't have to go to North Riverside. Just because it is cheaper doesn't make it a better deal. N Riverside mall is a total dump...
Posted: August 1st, 2011 11:15 PM
Why not just live in N Riverside? Its much cheaper on property taxes.
Dave Coulter
Posted: August 1st, 2011 8:27 PM
With so many vacant storefronts around the Village could try some new ideas. Nah.
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I just bought a Maytag Bravos w/d. I didn't think to ask my question at the store, so I hope someone here can help me. I figure the w/d comes with the required hoses, however, I want to replace replace them up front with stainless hoses (we've had a burst hose before). Question is--what type of hose for the dryer? Is it the same kind (fitting on the ends) as the ones for the washer? I want to have them on hand for when they get delivered to the new house.
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Nomination for the Kurt Hahn Prize June 2009
Nomination for the Kurt Hahn Prize The Kurt Hahn Prize • • In appreciation of his lifelong contribution to education, donated on 5 June 1966 by Altsalemer Vereinigung th (Salem Alumni) on the occasion of Dr Kurt Hahn's 80 birthday The purpose of the Kurt Hahn Prize is to further a lasting spirit of unity among all schools of the Round Square Conference. The prize will be awarded for an exceptional act of service to others, immediate or longterm, either within or without the school community The prize will only be awarded to a student for something performed whilst he/she is still a member of the school community (including holidays) Where the prize is awarded to a group of students from within a Round Square School, one member of the group will receive the prize on behalf of the group, although the group as a whole would be recognised on the Honour Board Member Schools of Round Square are expected to have an Honour Board with the names of prize winners and their respective schools engraved on it. The original Honour Board is located at Salem presented by the Altsalemer Vereinigung Up to one prize per year will be awarded. Certificates will be available for nominations received and considered worthy of recognition in this way. If no suitable candidate is nominated a prize will not be awarded in this instance A winning student or group of students will receive a pin and certificate as well as their name inscribed on the Honour Boards of all Full Member Round Square Schools. The certificate is signed by the President of the Round Square Conference and the President of the Salem Alumni. Process - Nominations can be made on-line via a nomination form on the Round Square website o All nominations must be received by the end of February and will be collated by the International Executive Coordinator for consideration by the Board at their March meeting o Each nomination must be made through the Head of a Full Member Round Square School although it might originate by a fellow student or staff of the school o A standing sub-committee of the Board comprising the International Executive Director, the elected Staff Representative and up to two others including at least one Head of a current Full Member Round Square School will consider the nominations and make recommendation to the Board o The Board decision will be made in March Communication to the successful candidate(s) will be made by the International Executive Coordinator following the Board's decision via the Head of the School to which the student attends. All unsuccessful nominations will also be communicated indicating where applicable the presentation of a certificate The prize will be presented at the annual Conference of Round Square closest to when the nomination has been received and adjudicated on. The successful recipient will be invited to attend the Conference to receive his award presented by the President of Round Square, His Majesty King Constantine. The conference fee of the winner will be carried by the conference host school. The President of the Round Square and the President of the Salem Alumni can concertedly decide to award the prize in Salem instead, if this seems appropriate on the occasion of a special Kurt Hahn Anniversary The prize will then be awarded by the President of Round Square and/or the President of the Salem Alumni. Travel to and from the Conference or to and from Salem will be supported by the Alumni of Salem (to the value of 1.000 Euro.) Other costs associated beyond this would need to be covered by the awardees school including. The successful student would be awarded a pin and certificate at the time of presentation. If changes of this statute are necessary they will be proposed to the Board of the Round Square and the Board of the Salem Alumni. Changes are in effect, when both Boards agree. • • • • • • • • • • • June 2009 Nomination for the Kurt Hahn Prize Nomination for the Kurt Hahn Prize Name School Nature of Action: Date: Place: Detail of Action: (attach extra pages if necessary) June 2009 Nomination for the Kurt Hahn Prize List of attached supporting documentation: Headmasters Comment and endorsement: Headmasters Name Headmasters Signature Date Date of submission Please complete and return to : Brian Dawson Round Square Executive Director email@example.com fax +27(0)865539279 P.O.Box 50 Haenertsburg South Africa 0730 June 2009
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Valsa George
A Sermon from the Wild Poem by Valsa George
On a stone wall, by the pavement
Annoyed and angry,
With daggers drawn at everyone
Sat he dejected and depressed.
Eyes so cold, mind so blank
His vision, blurred by a hazy mist,
His gaze, fixed on the horizon far
Stationed he like a block of stone
From a distance, came a barking sound
From the dog that followed its master's trail
Seeing a rodent, behind the bush
The dog was barking on and on
The mangy animal, once so loved
Now left wantonly uncared,
Violently disturbing the calm around
Irked the man, otherwise annoyed
Instant was his response.
Picking up a stone and aiming at the dog
He hurled the stone with all his might
And wow! It didn't miss the target
Hit hard by the whizzing stone
The dog twitched and yelled in pain
Licking its wound, it ran round and round
Along the concrete path, mad and wild
Until, at last it slowed down
And moved towards its master harsh
Petrified, on an impulse, he jumped down,
And fearing the worst, he closed his eyes.
But wagging its tail with a pleading look
It began licking its master's hand
The hand so rude that clutched the stone,
And flung at it, causing it to bleed
It was a gesture too deep for words
That taught the man the lesson of love;
To love others with every broken piece
Even after someone breaks your heart
After years, it still remains
The best sermon, he ever heard.
Hitherto, never ever preached
By any mortal, living or dead
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Comments about this poem (A Sermon from the Wild by Valsa George )
Akhtar Jawad (12/18/2014 12:36:00 AM)
A heart touching poem, how cruel is the man! .........................10 (Report) Reply
Deepak Kumar Pattanayak (8/1/2014 12:37:00 PM)
Very touching and poignantly crafted.......Valsa....bringing subtle emotion to every line.....be it human or animal
every mortal yearns for love badly.........a great piece rich with weighty morals.......... (Report) Reply
Patricia Grantham (9/6/2013 9:35:00 AM)
Valsa this beloved piece of writing is heart wrenching. The love of
the dog for his master even though he was treated in the worst kind of way
is very enlightening. In the same light we should love someone still even when
they have mistreated us. Yes we can learn from animals. Even as humans we
sometimes act no better than the animals do. An inspiring write in all its
entirety. (Report) Reply
Heather Wilkins (8/21/2013 5:32:00 PM)
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Kee Thampi (11/23/2012 8:36:00 AM)
with a plead to make a good poem by (editing)
many lines are poetic
But wagging its tail with a pleading look
It began licking its master's hand (Report) Reply
Www. Poemhunter.com/m-d-dinesh-nair-2 (11/22/2012 2:02:00 AM)
Great words with a touching message. This dog is immortalised now and for ever. (Report) Reply
Thomas A Robinson (11/19/2012 9:11:00 PM)
I had a similar experience once and I will remember forever (Report) Reply
Valerie Dohren (11/19/2012 6:13:00 PM)
Very beautiful Valsa, to love those who hurt you is indeed a triumph. (Report) Reply
Chandra Thiagarajan (11/19/2012 11:43:00 AM)
Nice sermon the dog gave with his actions of love-too deep for words- to love others even after someone breaks your heart-What a lovely thought so beautifully couched! A deeply touching write which will be remembered for long.Thank you and kind regards.
Chandra Thiagarajan (Report) Reply
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Mentor Announces Collaboration with Synopsys on Joint Register Package Candidate
Mentor has recently teamed with Synopsys to collaborate on the Synopsys RAL candidate to provide extensions that meet our register package requirements. Because of this, it allowed us to withdraw our candidate from consideration by the Accellera VIP-TSC recently.
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Blessed Be: A Witch's View of the English Countryside
A magical walk through the English Hampshire Countryside as told by a local White Witch and Healer.
Lady May
Lady May lives and works in the beautiful English Hampshire Countryside. She is a qualified herbalist and witch. She follows a way of life that that has been passed down through her family for generations. She has taken the traditional three degrees of the Craft to become a High Priestess and is still learning. Lady May knows she has been Blessed and greatly honoured at having been taught and mentored by some of the country's oldest, wisest Elders and followers of the Craft: Witchcraft in its truest sense as it has been practised for thousands of years, with the greatest respect for all living things.
Imbolg also known as Candlemas – Feb 2nd
As I wonder along the quiet country lane on a crisp winter's morning, a smile begins to spread across my face. A bright beam of sunlight strikes the hedgerow awakening the sleepy flora and fauna and I know the darkness of winter is behind us.
Crow was right, the storm did come and then it just kept on coming. Since the end of last month and for many weeks now harsh weather conditions have re-written this island's coastlines. Rainfall, the likes of which have not been seen for more than a century, leaves the countryside drowning and submerged in its deluge.
It's December now, mid-winter and the landscape has been stripped bare. Standing shy and naked it's vulnerability masking the powerful forces of Nature that lie within.
I am out collecting pine cones to help kindle my log fire and as I bend to fill my basket the heady scent of the tree reminds me of all things Yule. Winter Solstice will soon be here heralding the return of the Sun as minute by minute, each day, the Light returns and with it hope for all things.
Holly bushes bear their fruit of bright red berries and the birds are feasting well. Mistletoe hangs heavily high up in the branches of the apple trees waiting to catch a kiss and I smile at the merriment of the season to come.
Log burner lit and slippers ready warming, I put on my coat and step out into the fading light of a November afternoon. The cold air bites my nose and I pull my hat down further over my ears and head off up the lane. The days have been bright with winter sunshine, but the blue of the sky has somehow lost its vibrancy giving way to more sleepy, muted tones with a touch of greyness about them. But, at this time of day, Sunset, the skies are aglow with the fiery palettes of burnt oranges, deep soulful amber and blood reds.
I wend my way along the lane and turn toward the woods where I am met with a veil of tumbling brambles hung from the hedgerow like the dripping architecture of a gothic cathedral.
In an instant I am cocooned in a swirl of leaves blown from their branches and whipped into an encircling frenzy by the wind. I struggle to pull my collar up, tuck my scarf in and hold on to my hat. What a Blessing to be surrounded by such colour, such energy and yet in all the warmth of the shedding colours of Autumn, I feel the chill of Winter.
I am walking across the field toward the lane, the morning lit with the kiss of bright autumnal sunshine. Blue skies above and the busy chatter of birdsong to accompany me and my heart sings. Leaves tumble before me as they are whipped into a frenzy by the wind, twisting and twirling they weave their acrobatic dance and I am caught in their swirling vortex. I pull my coat tightly around me and hang on to my scarf as I push my way into the shelter of the woods beyond.
The trees continue their whispering above me as they bend and sway. Leaves cascade to the ground like confetti and crackle beneath my feet. I stop to admire the richness of the autumnal palette and the warmth in the hues of golden browns and orange, dotted with the ruby jewels of crab apples. My mind and body bathe in the delicious, sumptuous comfort of this autumnal offering, like slipping into a warm vat of honeyed treacle.
I awake to the bright sunshine of an early September morn and as I yawn and stretch ready to start the day, a chill in the air makes me shudder. Ah yes, the sun is still shining, but here is a definite reminder that the seasons are about to change. I pull back the curtains to chastise the crows who so noisily woke me and am greeted by an opaque film of condensation upon the window. Autumn is here.
I trundle toward the wooden gate at the bottom of my garden swinging my basket in eager anticipation of the bounty I am about fill it with. Big red juicy hawthorn berries beckon me enticingly and I think of the tincture I will make with them, good for the heart and the soul and my stock for the coming year. Huge plump orangey rose hips lay in wait by their side and my mouth waters at the thought of the sweet, sticky syrup they will become. I add huge purple berries from the elder tree and my arsenal of herbal remedies, ready to beat the Winter blues is nearly complete.
Lavender pink wands of loosestrife wave me on by as I continue my medicinal harvest and I notice how the branches are drooping from the drought of a long hot Summer.
Geese fly in formation overhead and I marvel at the sight, like a spear piercing the blue sky, intent on its target, home they fly. I trip and stumble and giggle to myself as I look down to find the empty shells of acorns strewn all around me, evidence indeed that I am not the only one on a mission to fill my larder. Little holes in the ground where squirrels have been busily hiding their nuts and others have been digging them up.
And there, just there, I spot a most perfect ring of tiny mushrooms, hundreds of them just crowning above the blades of grass.
I return to my garden to pick the Bramley apples that have fallen to the ground and on my way a handful of blackberries fall into my basket. A crumble is in the making. As I bend to gather the apples I notice how the lawn is covered with tiny hammocks of cobwebs all glistening in the early sun, rocking gently on the breeze. I hail to the fairy folk who have slept there.
Cobwebs everywhere hanging from branches and twigs, the handle of the spade I left in the flower bed, from flower to flower, everywhere, cobwebs. They trap the early morning light in a canvas of magical crystal like artwork and I am drawn closer, enchanted by their magic. So pure. So fragile.
I prepare the apples for the crumble and marvel at how they can turn from firm slices to powdery fluffy puree in an instant, just as you turn your back for a moment and something moves just out of vision on the wall above the aga.


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Posted by Peter Kim on June 29, 2007
The iPhone goes on sale today, which you probably knew. Do you remember seeing any ads for it? TV? Print? Banners?
I've seen some paid keywords on Google. Given the amount of buzz, hype, anticipation around the launch - why even bother? (unless you're marketing Blackberries.) Today I got an email with the image at left. Search ads and email - that's it. Compare that to the consumer-generated content around the product: on YouTube, Flickr, and in blogs.
Here's what brand monitoring experts have to say about the launch:
Posted by Peter Kim on June 26, 2007
Cliff Condon, Head of Research for Forrester's Marketing & Strategy cohort, gave Finance Forum attendees an eye-opening look into European online banking trends. Cliff happens to be the perfect person to deliver this cross-cultural perspective, originally from Boston and having lived in Amsterdam for the past seven years, working in the financial services industry on both sides of the Atlantic. His charge to the audience: benchmark globally, differentiate locally.
Europe's leading innovators are ahead of the game in three areas:
This morning at Forrester's Finance Forum, Bill Doyle released the results of how consumers rate their financial institutions on customer advocacy:
"the perception that a firm does what's best for its customers, not just the firm's bottom line."
"the perception that a firm does what's best for its customers, not just the firm's bottom line."
Why does customer advocacy matter? Our research shows that it's the strongest predictor of future purchase intent - even more so than customer satisfaction.
For the fourth straight year, USAA has finished with the highest rating in our research. Insurers in general did well as a group; large banks languish in the bottom third of the list. The full report shows where 52 other brands ended up; I recently published a case study on USAA's culture as well.
Posted by Peter Kim on June 25, 2007
Fidelity Brokerage Company has over $1,900,000,000,000 $1,770,000,000,000 in assets under management administration. With success like that, you can imagine they've learned a thing or two about customer service. But some of the best insight from today's Q&A session between Bill Doyle and Ellyn McColgan was where Fidelity is moving beyond customer satisfaction: customer success.
What is customer success? Not being satisfied with how well you did yesterday and looking in the opposite direction: thinking about how an individual can reach a goal. Success is not only a number but also a series of choices and Fidelity intends to help customers make the next best choice at each step along the way. For example, you call in and want to open an IRA. They should ask if you have a 401(k) at work - and if you're taking advantage of any employer match. If so, after you've maximized that option, then opening an IRA is your next best choice.
Bruce Temkin delivered this morning's opening keynote at Forrester's Finance Forum in New York. New Forrester research with American Banker indicates that 97% of banking executives indicate that focusing on customer experience is important to competitiveness over the next three years.
A great way to think about customer experience (CXP)? It's a production, just like a movie. Successful firms practice "experienced-based differentiation" based on three key areas.
Posted by Peter Kim on June 22, 2007
While in New York this week, Brian and I paid a visit to Avenue A/Razorfish. A few things were notable:
I was down in New York earlier this week to discuss the luxury market at events sponsored by Google and Critical Mass, leading up to the Luxury Interactive 2007 conference. The premise was a lot of fun for me personally, having worked with PUMA's design partners to bring collaborations to life online (e.g. Christy Turlington, Philippe Starck, Neil Barrett).
Some might argue that luxury and interactive go together like a Porsche with automatic transmission. Not so! Forrester's Consumer Technographics data shows that in comparison to the general U.S. population, luxury shoppers are more technology-optimistic, are veteran cross-channel shoppers, and spend almost double the amount of time using the internet.
Posted by Chloe Stromberg on June 15, 2007
Hi there. This is my first time posting on the Marketing Blog. I'm the analyst on Forrester's Marketing team focused on two high-engagement verticals: life sciences and automotive. So thinking about feelings (customers' feelings) and experiences is my business.
Right now I'm fascinated by the question of *how* people experience community. For my current report -- Social Media Strategy For Life Sciences -- I've had the opportunity to talk with three companies that are thinking really creatively about how to bring the experience of community online: CarePages, PeerTrainer, and DailyStrength.
What do I mean by "experiencing community"? Getting by with a little help from my friends on the Marketing Team, I'll show you. Think about a community or group that you're a part of -- an ultimate frisbee club, a spiritual community, a health support group -- and remember how you feel when you're with that group. What's going on?
Shared Emotions
If you learn that you have a rare disease like cancer or MS (or you're caring for someone who does), chances are that you'll be flooded with feelings you've never had before. All of a sudden you're overwhelmed by by feelings that no one around you is having. How do you express these feelings and how do you relate to other people when everyone's going about their daily lives? Finding other people who feel, or have felt, how you feel can be enormously comforting. You're like the people around you and expressing your feelings feels natural and appropriate.
Posted by Peter Kim on June 11, 2007
I'm not going to be updating Forrester's Brand Monitoring Wave in 2007 - although many companies have emerged from the woodwork, most of the buyer's side appears to remain in education mode. However, in certain industries like pharmaceuticals, brand monitoring solutions are in wide use and treated like marketing mix models - that is, no one wants to talk about their "secret weapon."
So until the Wave gets updated, we've created a Brand Monitoring Vendor Product Catalog (client access required). I say we because Sarah Glass, a research associate on our team, did most of the work to put it together. Information on 27 vendors has been included; we identified over 40 potential participants.
If you are reading this post and would like to be included, please let us know. (Every participating vendor gets a copy.)
Moreover, if you are a client-side marketer and would like to share your story - on or off the record - I'm all ears. I have heard a lot of talk about client attrition from "the market leaders" but few clients to go public about it.
Posted by Elana Anderson on June 7, 2007
My wallet was stolen yesterday. What a nightmare -- I feel violated. This morning I've been making the rounds through all of my financial services institutions. That's what I want to talk about.
Our research shows that most firms agree that improving customer experience is a top priority. My personal experiences this morning tell a sad story. The following reflects my experience with Bank of America, Capital One, and American Express.
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Written for students and engineers, this book introduces the concepts of modern control theory applied to the design and analysis of general flight control systems. The book presents both atmospheric and space flight control systems, including aircraft, rockets (missiles and launch vehicles), entry vehicles, and spacecraft (both orbital and attitude control). Topics include control systems, linear tracking systems, cross-product steering, and optimal control techniques.
MATLAB is introduced and used to solve numerous examples in the book. In addition, a supplemental set of MATLAB code files is available for download.
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Dave Holloway Calls for New Investigation in Disappearance of Natalee Hollowai in Aruba … Witness Jurriën de Jong Says She was Buried where Marriott Hotel Was Under Construction
This coming May 30th will mark the 10 year anniversary that Mountain Brook, Alabama teen Natalee Holloway went missing in Aruba. Just recently, Dave Holloway, Natalee's father, called on the Aruba public prosecutor to investigate the tip that his daughter is buried under the Marriott hotel in Aruba. Natales's body has never been recovered; however, she was declared legally dead in 2012. The tip is that Amsterdam resident Jurrien de Jong claims to have been an eyewitness to her disappearance. In 2005, De Jong regularly visited the Marriott Hotel construction site (picture here) for illegal, drug-related purposes. De Jong claimed that Natalee was buried under the concrete floor of the Marriott Aruba Surf Club late May 2005. Prosecutor Peter Blanken didn't investigate De Jong's story because, in his opinion, certain elements didn't fit. Probably like because it sounded plausible and Aruba certainly did not want to being back the tourist-killing story for Natalee Holloway.
Natalee Holloway & her father Dave Holloway
Dave Holloway, Natalee Holloway's father, has called on the Public Prosecutor to investigate the tip that his daughter is buried under the Marriott hotel in Aruba, the AD reports.
Amsterdam resident Jurrien de Jong claims to have been an eyewitness to her disappearance. According to him, Joran van der Sloot killed the American girl on a closed construction site where a new complex of the Marriott hotel was under construction. De Jong states that he saw Van der Sloot hiding Holloway's body under the floor of the Marriott Aruba Surf Club Hotel. De Jong was at the construction site that night for illegal, drug-related activities, which is why he did not come forward with his testimony right away.
Jurriën de Jong, witness says he knows where Natalee Holloway is buried.
De Jong, 59, says he has spent a great deal of time and his own money on his efforts. He flew to Aruba three times, where Holloway disappeared on May 30, 2005, gave his testimony under oath and repeatedly shared information with the public prosecutor there. Yet he can't get justice in Aruba to investigate the spot where, according to him, Holloway's body has been hidden for ten years.
At that time, he says he regularly visited the Marriott Hotel construction site at night for illegal, drug-related purposes, which is why he did not come forward with his testimony right away. The site is near the Holiday Inn where Holloway and members of her Mountain Brook, Alabama high school graduation class were registered at on Aruba's western coast.
Kalpoe brothers and Joran Van der Sloot
De Jong tells the AD that he heard voices at the gate of the construction site on the night of May 30, and quickly hid when he heard the gate open. He later recognized the two as Joran van der Sloot and Natalee Holloway.
"I saw Joran run after Natalee. They go to a small building that is under construction. There is no lower step, so they have to climb to the landing," he told the newspaper. "What happens after that is unclear. But something must have gone wrong, because some time later Joran comes out with Natalee in his arms. He lays her down, jumps down and pulls her up onto his shoulder. Then he throws her body on the ground."
De Jong then saw Joran hiding the body under the building, he claims. "He digs an access into the crawl space and drags Natalee inside. After about a minute he reappears, closes the opening with sand and walks back to the gate."
Natalee Holloway and Beth Holloway
Dutchman says he saw where Natalee Holloway was buried … Aruba Chief Prosecutor Peter Blanken saw no reason to investigate the witness' claims.
He decided to come forward in 2008, after seeing a broadcast by Dutch TV crime reporter Peter R. de Vries in which Joran claimed that Natalee died on the beach and was dumped into the ocean. "I knew that Joran was lying and decided to inform the authorities," he said.
De Jong revisited the site in 2009 and after studying the Marriott's Aruba Surf Club's plans, he concluded that the missing American was buried under the staircase of the hotel's Spyglass Tower. His efforts to have a look at the space by drilling a hole in the hotel floor failed.
He wrote letters to the chief prosecutor in Aruba, the attorney general, the Marriott group and Natalee's father, Dave Holloway, who remembered smelling a strong decomposing stench at the site. However, justice authorities never searched the area where De Jong claims the body should be. Fire fighters did drain the pond across from the Marriott in July 2005, without results.
Pic owned by Scared Monkeys – Draining of the Ponds, 2005
Aruba Chief Prosecutor Peter Blanken with whom De Jong had an hour-long conversation saw no reason to investigate the witness' claims. Blanken referred to certain elements of the story as "implausible" because De Jong was not accurate in his description of the difference in height between Van der Sloot and Holloway, Aruba's current Chief Prosecutor Eric Olthof told Algemeen Dagblad. He also said that there was insufficient capacity to investigate every tip.
Marriott spokesperson Laura Botelho confirmed to the newspaper that the company had been in touch with De Jong. The company decided to wait for approval of authorities before conducting their own internal inquiry. "As usual, we will cooperate fully with the authorities if they start an official investigation," she said.
My person opinion is, that although Natalee Holloway may very well have been murdered at the Marriott construction sight, she was most likely moved, put in the case and the dumped in the ocean that would have made in nearly impossible to find.
To further discuss the Natalee Holloway case, to read others opinions and to provide your own, go to Scared Monkeys Forum – Natalee Holloway.
Posted March 22, 2015 by Scared Monkeys
Aruba, Crime, Dave Holloway, Deceased, Kidnapping/Abduction, Missing Persons, Natalee Holloway | one comment
Joran Van der Sloot, Convicted Killer of Stephany Flores and Suspected Killer of Natalee Holloway Marries Girlfiend Leidy Figueroa in Peru Prison … The Bride of Frankenstein
Bride of Frankenstein …
In just another example of the world has gone mad, convicted killer Joran Van der Sloot was married his Peruvian
girlfriend conjugal squeeze Leidy Figueroa on Friday morning at the Peruvian prison that the "Little Sporter" is being held for murder. John Barrera, Mayor of Ancón District, presided over the ceremony. How special, maybe his mom Anita could have a first dance to "Psycho Killer". It gets even worse, Figueroa is pregnant with this dirt-bags child. Van der Sloot is currently serving a 28 year prison sentence for the murder of Stephanie Flores and is the prime suspect for all common sense thinking people in the disappearance and death of Alabama teen, Natalee Holloway who went missing in 2005 on Aruba.
A marriage made in Hell
Joran van der Sloot, the prime suspect in the 2005 disappearance of U.S. teen Natalee Holloway, married his pregnant Peruvian girlfriend Friday in a ceremony at the maximum-security prison where he is serving 28 years for murdering a woman he met in a Lima casino.
Van der Sloot, 26, wed Leidy Figueroa, 24, in a private ceremony. Prison officials prohibited video and photos during the midday nuptials and none of the groom's relatives attended, said his attorney, Maximo Altez.
Wearing a tailored suit and dress shoes sent by his mother, Van der Sloot told his bride, who is seven months pregnant, that after he is released from prison, "'I want to marry you again,' and she told him the same," said John Barrera, who officiated the wedding as mayor of the city of Ancon, where the prison is located.
Leidy Figueroa, Bride of Frankenstein … She wore white for nuptials, are you kidding?
Sick monster, Joran Van der Sloot
Just sick. This murderer snuffs out the lives of 18 year old Natalee Holloway and 21 year old Stephanie Flores and he is allowed to have a life, get married and have children. I wonder where Joran Van der Sloot wedding registry was … Murderers R Us? Maybe Joran and Leidy can honeymoon in Aruba?
We are still looking for confirmation as to whether Joran's new wife took out the phrase "unto death do us part" from the wedding vows, for obvious reasons.
The Dutch national, who is serving a 28-year sentence for the killing of Stephany Flores — married a Peruvian woman named Leidy Figueroa on Friday morning, his attorney told CNN en Espanol.
The nuptials took place at the Lima, Peru, prison where the 26-year-old van der Sloot is being held, according to the lawyer, Maximo Altez. John Barrera, Mayor of Ancón District, presided over the ceremony.
Van der Sloot is expected to become a father in September, when Figureoa is due to give birth to their child together, Altez said.
But just like he won't have a honeymoon anytime soon, van der Sloot won't be around to change diapers after the baby heads home.
Even his mother these days refuses to have contact with Joran as she believes his is sick in the head. Ta think? Although she still is in denial that he had anything to do with the death of Natalee Holloway, she does believe he did murder Stephany Flores. Anita claims that days before he went to Peru, Joran was supposed to be committed to a psychiatric facility in Holland. Sorry Anita, Joran Van der Sloot did not need mental help after the death of his father or Nataee Holloway, this killer needed help long before that.
VIDEO - June 20, 2010
For much more information and updates, go to Scared Monkeys Forum: Natalee Holloway.
Posted July 5, 2014 by Scared Monkeys
Aruba, Crime, Joran Van der Sloot, Murder, Natalee Holloway, Peru, serial killer, Stephany Flores, WTF, You Tube - VIDEO | 12 comments
Imprisoned Murderer Joran van der Sloot to Marry 23 Year Old Leydi Carol Figueroa Uceda, Pregnant With His Child … Weddings & Parenthood, Things Natalee Holloway & Stephany Flores Will Never Experience
Just one more vindictive poke in the eye to Natalee Holloway's Family …
May 2005 Natalee Holloway goes missing in Aruba while on vacation with other teens from Mountainbrook, Alabama and Joran van der Sloot was and still is the primary suspect in all rational thinking people's minds in her disappearance and death. Five years to the day that Natalee went missing, May 2010 Joran van der Sloot murders 21 year old Stephany Flores and later confesses to the crime and is eventually found guilty and sentenced to 28 years in prison in Peru. Now May 2014, Joran van der Sloot through his attorney tells the world that the sociopath is getting married in a couple of weeks to 23 year old Leydi Carol Figueroa Uceda, who is pregnant with his child. Coincidence, hardly.
Sadly, neither Natalee Holloway nor Stephany Flores will ever be able to experience the joys of marriage or being a parent. Yet this sociopath is allowed to do both. One day there will be a reckoning Joran and it will not be pretty.
Hey Leydi, you may want to rethink the nuptials … it did not work out so well for the two girls above being near "The Sporter,"Natalee Holloway and Stephany Flores
He's serving a 28-year sentence for killing a Peruvian woman. He's also the main suspect in the disappearance of an American teenage girl. But these days, Joran van der Sloot is more focused on his wedding plans than his legal situation.
Maximo Altez, van der Sloot's Peruvian defense attorney, told CNN the 26-year-old Dutch national is getting married "in late May or early June" to a Peruvian woman he befriended in the prison in which he's being held in Lima, the capital.
"They met when she was visiting a relative in prison. They became friends and spent a lot of time together in his cell," Altez said. "Unlike The United States, here in Peru loved ones or relatives can see inmates inside their jails."
Joran van der Sloot is scheduled to be released on June 10, 2038; but according to his attorney the 28 year sentence can be reduced considerably "for good behavior." However, Van der Sloot is then supposed to be extradited to the United States to face extortion charges. Some have speculated that Joran is marrying his prison conjugal visit partner to help him become a Peru citizen and some how lessen his chances for extradition to the US. However, as stated above by HLN correspondent Jean Casarez, there is no benefit for Van der Sloot to get married. So why? Can you just say spite from the sociopath and one more way to harass Beth Holloway and Natalee's family. It is not lost that this is the anniversary of her death and disappearance.
For more updates, read comments and opinions of others and to provide your own, go to Scared Monkeys Missing Persons and Crime Forum: Natalee Holloway.
Posted May 15, 2014 by Scared Monkeys
Aggrevated Murder, Aruba, Beth Holloway, Bizarre, Crime, Deceased, Felony, Joran Van der Sloot, Missing Persons, Murder, Natalee Holloway, Peru, Rape, sex crimes, Sexual Assault, Stephany Flores, United States, WTF, You Tube - VIDEO | 7 comments
Peru Agrees to Extradite Joran van der Sloot to United States in 26 years in 2038 for Federal Extortion & Wire Fraud Charges in Connection with Disappearance of Natalee Holloway in Aruba
Joran Van der Sloot, you can run, but you can't hide … Peru has agreed to extradite Joran van der Sloot to the United States.
Joran Van der Sloot will be contradicted to the United States in 2038. Peru confirmed Sunday it will extradite Dutch convicted killer Joran Van der Sloot, serving a 28-year sentence here for murdering a young Peruvian woman, Stephany Flores, to the United States in 2038. Joran Van der Sloot murdered Stephany Flores five years to the day that he was also accused of killing Natalee Holloway in Aruba. Van der Sloot, the prime suspect in the disappearance and death of Natalee Holloway, will be extradited to the United States, but only after he serves his sentence in Peru first. A federal grand jury in the United States indicted Van der Sloot on charges of extortion and wire fraud.
Joran Van Der Sloot será extraditado al cumplir su condena de 28 años.
Natalee Holloway (Left) – Joran Van der Sloot (center) – Stephany Flores (right)
That's how much time will pass before the prime suspect in the disappearance of American Natalee Holloway faces the American justice system.
Peru has agreed to extradite Joran van der Sloot to the United States, but only after he finishes serving a 28-year murder sentence, the Peruvian news agency Andina reported. The Peruvian court system sentenced him in 2012.
In the United States he's been indicted on federal charges of extortion and wire fraud. American authorities accuse him of extorting money from Holloway's mother by offering bogus information about her daughter's disappearance.
For more information, updates, read others comments and to provide your own, go to Scared Monkeys Forum: Natalee Holloway.
Posted March 10, 2014 by Scared Monkeys
Aruba, Beth Holloway, Crime, Deceased, Extortion, Fraud, Missing Persons, Murder, Natalee Holloway, Peru, Stephany Flores, United States | 2 comments
Don't Miss Natalee Holloway's Mom … October 17, 2013 at 6:00 PM at East Bayou in Lafayette, Louisiana for 'An Evening with Beth Holloway'
Bayou Monkeys … Don't miss Beth Holloway's next inspirational of message of hope, faith and personal safety to young adults …
Beth Holloway will be speaking at East Bayou in Lafayette, Louisiana in 'An Evening with Beth Holloway'. If you have ever met or witnessed Beth Holloway speak, you know that she is one of the most courageous, inspirational and strong individuals you will ever heard. With all of the pain, anguish and torment that Beth has been through in the "roller-coaster" ride that she and her family went through in Aruba with law enforcement, the court system and the investigation into the disappearance of her missing daughter, Natalee Holloway, Beth remains positive and a person of faith.
How does one muster the courage to persevere in the face of sheer adversity? Do we all have the capacity to overcome tragedy? How does one keep going? You will be uplifted by the remarkable story of Beth Holloway. How does she stay strong? Imagine being able to apply her philosophies of courage, dedication, faith and strength to your own life.
Her life changed quite dramatically in the summer of 2005 when her daughter Natalee disappeared on the last night of her senior high graduation trip to Aruba. This tragic story became the leading news mystery when it happened, and continues to make headlines today. Barbara Walters selected Beth Holloway as one of the world's most fascinating people for her perseverance in seeking answers to what happened to Natalee.
Beth has delivered her message of hope, faith and personal safety to young adults and people of all ages all across the United States. We are honored to have this nationally known speaker come to our community.
Check out the website, The Hearts of Hope for more details and to get tickets for the event. Seating is limited so please buy early! For more information please call 337-269-1557
Who: Open to the community
When: October 17 // 6:00 pm
Hosted At: East Bayou Lafayette Location // Get Directions
Cost: $25 / person // BUY TICKETS HERE
Scared Monkeys posted back in July of 2005 to Beth, 'Don't Give Up, Don't Ever Give Up' and she nave has. To one of the strongest women I have ever met and a good friend, God Bless!!!
For much, much more on the disappearance of Natalee Holloway in Aruba … go to Scared Monkeys Forum: Natalee Holloway.
UPDATE I: Beth Holloway: 'Never give up hope'.
She hasn't seen justice in her daughter's death, but even that didn't snuff Beth Holloway's hope. She presented the stories of other families looking for missing loved ones and founded the Natalee Holloway Resource Center.
"After all I've been through, and all my family's been through, I have a right to crawl in a hole and never come out — but that's not how I want to live my life," she said. "I found myself asking what I can do to teach others from our tragic situation."
Beth Holloway praised Gingerbread House staff members and supporters for their role in nurturing hope. Gingerbread House serves children who have suffered physical and sexual abuse.
"You are proactively working to save these children from their abusers," she said.
Posted October 16, 2013 by Scared Monkeys
Aruba, Beth Holloway, child abuse, Child Endangerment, Child Welfare, Christians, Faith, Missing Persons, Natalee Holloway, Save Yourself Program, Travel, Violence | 5 comments
USA Becomes Aruba Under Barack Obama … White House Press Secretary Had No Idea About the Chris Lane "Thrill Kill" Murder at Hands of Three Teen Thugs … "Wouldn't Want to Get Ahead of the Legal Process Here"
How pathetically sad, the United States becomes Aruba under Barack Obama … The Dodger in Chief.
Yesterday, FOX News White House correspondent Ed Henry asked deputy White House press secretary, Josh Earnest, on the White Houses thoughts as to the senseless, callous and sickening murder of Aussie Chris Lane in Oklahoma. Unbelievably, the Obama WH response was … "I'm not familiar with that actually". How is that possible? Earnest then had the nerve to say, "I wouldn't want to get ahead of the legal process here". This murder case has International implications as Chris Lane was in this country on a baseball scholarship from Australia. Need we remind everyone that Australia has always been one of our great allies and this is how they are treated by the Obama White House? There has been International outrage regarding this case, some in Australia have stated that the US should be boycotted and these clowns have no idea abut the case? Barack Obama certainly has no issue interjecting himself in the Travon Martin murder did he, stating that is he had a son he would look like Trayvon? Who would have thought that the United States would act like Aruba did during the Death and disappearance of Natalee Holloway? Because it is not politically convenient for Obama to discuss, just as it was not economically convenient for Aruba tourism in 2005, mum is the word for Barack Obama. SICK!
Ed Henry: Do you have any reaction to the Christopher Lane case?
Josh Earnest: Uh, I'm not familiar with that actually.
Ed Henry: In Oklahoma this 22 Year-old Australian who goes out on a jog and these young men who apparently told the police they were bored and they thought it would be fun to kill him.
Josh Earnest: Well, just that this sounds like a pretty tragic case. I wouldn't want to get ahead of the legal process here. The president himself has spoken very eloquently about the violence in our communities.
The Gateway Pundit reminds us of just how outspoken Barack Obama was about Trayvon and seemed to care less about getting ahead of the legal process in the murder trial of George Zimmerman. So why the double standard? Maybe it is because Chris Lane did not look like Obama, if he had a son.
Posted August 22, 2013 by Scared Monkeys
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GOOD GRIEF … Wedding Bells for Joran Van der Sloot, To Be Married in Two Weeks While Serving for Murder of Stephany Flores at Piedras Gordas Prison (Still Waiting Extortion Charges in US in Connection with Death of Natalee Holloway) … Unlucky Bride Leidy Figueroa
As reported at Ad.nl, Joran Van der Sloot is to be married within two weeks. Yes that Joran Van der Sloot who is currently serving 28 years in Piedras Gordas prison in Peru for the murder of Stephany Flores and the same "Sporter" who should have already been in prison for the death and disappearance of Natalee Holloway in Aruba. The unlucky or insane to be bride is reports as Leidy Figueroa. I am sure her parents are so proud. But of course Joran Van der Sloot is marrying out of love. NOT!!! So why would Joran Van der Sloot marry a Peruvian woman? It can't be for the conjugal visits, one does not have to be married to do such. Could it be to become a Peruvian citizen through marriage? However, I am not sure why this would matter for Van der Sloot seeing that both Peru and the Netherlands have extradition treaties with the United States. At some point Van der Sloot is going to be extradited to the United States and an Alabama courtroom to face extortion charges he perpetrate against Beth Holloway in the death of her daughter, Natalee Holloway.
We have heard these rumors before, looks like this time it might just be true. Where is the couple registered at, Murderers 'R Us?
Of course the timing of this has nothing to do with the fact that Natalee Holloway, the Alabama teen from Mountainbrook, went missing in Aruba on May 30, 2005.
Rough translation of AD.nl article via Google below:
According to Maximo Altez, the lawyer of Joran van der Sloot, the Dutch convicted murderer, serving a sentence of 28-year sentence in a Peruvian cell, to get married. "Joran is currently busy with the preparations," said the counsel against Heart of the Netherlands.
Altez expects the consent is issued within two weeks before the wedding but says that there is a lot of paperwork for a wedding in the Piedras Gordas prison is needed. The 'happy' is Joran Peruvian fiancé Leidy Figueroa.
Marry for love The marriage would be 'out of love' were born, and are not intended to prevent. Possible extradition to the United States "Being married does not change his situation," says the lawyer. Van der Sloot in America must stand trial for the extortion of the mother of the disappeared in Aruba American Natalee Holloway.
Joran, brought in connection since her disappearance in 2005, Holloway her mother would have kept wanting to tell where her daughter is buried fee. Van der Sloot only part of the requested money in hands, and had traveled to South America.
In Peru he murdered in his hotel room, the student Stephany Flores. He fled to Chile, but was arrested and sentenced in Peru. Marrying a Peruvian, Van der Sloot, according to local media, provide the Peruvian nationality. That fact would complicate extradition to the U.S..
UPDATE I: May 31, 2013 … MSM finally reports that Joran Van der Sloot engaged and too be married. Hmm, only six days late to the game.
Convicted killer Joran van der Sloot has announced that he is ready to tie the knot.
Maximo Altez, van der Sloot's attorney, has confirmed that his client is engaged to a Peruvian woman named Leydi Figueroa Uceda. She's the same woman that van der Sloot was dating in October of 2012. The couple reportedly met through an inmate. In late 2012, Uceda was rumored to have been pregnant with van der Sloot's child, but the news was never confirmed.
Altez says that the couple is working on getting some final paperwork processed so the marriage can take place. He adds that he expects the union to happen in the next two weeks.
UPDATE II: Joran Van der Sloot plans to get married next month in the Peruvian prison where he's serving time for murder, his lawyer told ABC News Friday. Told ABC News? Why didn't ABC News just do a simple Google search and they would have learned from Dutch publications that the "Sporter" was getting married?
Maximo Altez, van der Sloot's lawyer, said the 25-year-old will marry girlfriend Leydi Figueroa Uceda sometime in June. The two met in 2011 when Figueroa was visiting another inmate at the prison where van der Sloot was being held before his trial, ABC News reported. In October, Altez denied reports that Figueroa was pregnant with van der Sloot's child.
For much, much more on Natalee Holloway and the disgusting exploits of Joran Van der Sloot, go to Scared Monkeys Missing Persons: Natalee Holloway.
Posted May 25, 2013 by Scared Monkeys
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Daily Commentary – Friday, October 12, 2012 – Joran van der Sloot to be a Father?
- Rumors again that Joran van der Sloot has fathered a child thru a conjugal visit in jail
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Posted October 12, 2012 by Klaasend
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AMEX Assurance Company Sues Gary Giordano Over Missing Robyn Gardner in Aruba to Void Travel Insurance Policy
AMEX Assurance Company is suing the Maryland man, Gary Giordano, who was jailed for months in Aruba in the suspected death and disappearance of his traveling companion Robyn Gardner. AMEX is looking to void a travel insurance policy that Gary Giordano took out in Robyn Gardner's name before their Caribbean vacation last year. Thirty-five year old Robyn Gardner went missing in Aruba on August 2, 2011 when she was reportedly snorkeling according to Giordano. The inconsistencies in his stories led to Gary Giordano being arrested in Aruba on suspicion of murder. He was later released.
The subsidiary, AMEX Assurance Company, seeks to void a travel insurance policy that Gary Giordano, of Gaithersburg, took out in Robyn Gardner's name before their Caribbean vacation last year. The lawsuit, filed last week in federal court in Maryland, says the policy isn't legally enforceable because Giordano and Gardner aren't married or otherwise related, weren't business partners and didn't own property together.
It also accuses him of lying on insurance forms by identifying Gardner as his "partner" when the two actually had what the company calls a "casual and non-exclusive" relationship.
"You have to have an economic interest in the person" when taking out a policy, American Express spokeswoman Gail Wasserman said Monday.
The suit also says that Gardner remains a missing person and that aside from Giordano's public statements suggesting she is dead, "there is no other direct evidence that she is no longer alive."
Posted September 10, 2012 by Scared Monkeys
Aruba, Crime, Gary Giordano, Legal - Court Room - Trial, Missing Persons, Murder, Robyn Gardner | no comments
Several Injured by Turbulence Aboard American Airlines Flight from Aruba to Miami … "We were going to die. It was scary." … I Wonder if that is what Natalee Holloway thought as Well?
I wonder if any of the passengers aboard the flight from Aruba got the bigger message?
Several passengers were injured, including two flight attendants, when an Aruba to Miami American Airlines flight 1780 experienced turbulence. The Boeing 757 experienced about 15 seconds worth of turbulence Tuesday afternoon while it was 30 minutes from Miami International Airport. As reported at Fox News, one passenger said as they fought back tears during an interview shortly after the landing, "We were going to die. It was scary." Hmm, rather ironic that the flight took off from Aruba … maybe those aboard this flight now know what Natalee Holloway must have felt like when she was about to die in May 2005 in Aruba? The only difference is that the Alabama teen was not fortunate enough (pic)to have her plane land on American soil and her walk off alive.
AA passengers, imagine how Natalee Holloway felt
Two flight attendants and a handful of passengers were injured when a Miami-bound American Airlines flight experienced turbulence Tuesday night.
American Airlines flight 1780 from Aruba to Miami experienced moderate turbulence which lasted for about 15 minutes before the plane landed at Miami International Airport shortly after 6 p.m., airline spokesman Matt Miller said.
Posted July 11, 2012 by Scared Monkeys
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Plaintiff: Lund, Inc.
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December, 6, 2013
By Mike Sando | ESPN Insider
Dilip Vishwanat/Getty ImagesKen Whisenhunt's tenure in Arizona and success with Philip Rivers make him a prime candidate.
Gary Kubiak is out after nearly eight seasons as the Houston Texans' head coach. You can bet the organization has been doing its homework on potential successors while the season slipped away.
Diligent team owners call around the league for suggestions when compiling lists of suitable head coaches for their organizations. Open-ended questions tend to be flawed, however, because the most promising candidate isn't always the best one for the job. So much depends upon what the organization is seeking from its next coach. Does the team want a playcaller or a program builder? A former head coach or someone experienced in personnel? These questions matter a great deal.
Texans owner Bob McNair has indicated he wants to win with the existing talent in Houston and that he's interested in someone with enough experience to avoid the growing pains associated with on-the-job training. He already has a general manager in Rick Smith and wants to use the remaining games to evaluate quarterback Case Keenum before hiring a head coach. So who's the best fit?
While McNair already confirmed plans to speak with former Chicago Bears coach Lovie Smith, I see three others who could be better candidates for this specific position based on the desire to win right away, with minimal disruption, and also fix the quarterback situation.


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Sophisticated Embellished Fall Tablecloth
A plain white tablecloth is given a chic facelift with some lace, pleated trim and ribbon in warm fall colors. This low-sew project is great for seamstresses of all skill levels.
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Materials Needed:
- white tablecloth
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- straight pins
- lace trim
- 1" pleated ribbon trim
- 1/4" velvet ribbon trim
- sewing machine
- coordinating thread
- scissors
- washable fabric glue
Pin Lace Trim
Wash and iron tablecloth. Place lace trim around bottom edge of tablecloth and pin into place (Image 1) making sure that the bottom of lace lines up with bottom of tablecloth (Image 2).
Sew Trim
Use sewing machine to stitch lace trim onto tablecloth. Sew along top edge of lace, removing pins as you go. Trim off excess and overlap lace ends slightly where they meet.
Sew Pleated Trim
Use sewing machine to sew pleated trim directly over top of lace trim. Pin into place prior to sewing, if desired.
Glue Velvet Ribbon Trim
Apply bead of fabric glue along stitch line over pleated ribbon. Press velvet ribbon gently into glue and continue around entire tablecloth. Trim excess ribbon and butt ends together. Allow tablecloth to lay flat until fabric glue dries.
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Convenience Concepts American Heritage 72" Ladder Bookcase
Convenience Concepts American Heritage 72" Ladder Bookcase
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|Product Type: Standard
|Style: Contemporary
|Frame Material: Wood
|Number of Items Included: 1
|Solid Wood Construction: Yes
|Non-Toxic: Yes
|Shelving Included: Yes
|Doors Included: No
|Drawers Included: No
|Wheels Included: No
|Lighting Included: No
|Orientation: Tall
|Back Panel: Open
|Foldable: No
|Handpainted: No
|Mobile: No
|Wall Recessed: No
|Commercial Use: No
|Eco-Friendly: Yes
|Product Care: Wipe clean with a dry cloth
|Country of Manufacture: Imported
|Finish (Black Wood Grain Finish): Black
|Finish (Espresso Finish): Espresso
|Finish (Cherry Finish): Cherry
|Assembly Required: Yes
|Installation Required: No
|Additional Parts Required: No
|Product Warranty: 1 year
|OSHA Compliant: Yes
|CARB Compliant: Yes
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About the ManufacturerConvenience Concepts brings you exciting and affordable furniture. Convenience Concepts combines exciting designs to bring you the finest in sensible, contemporary furniture. Convenience Concepts focuses on R-T-A Entertainment, TV, Storage, and Accent furniture.
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Great Addition to our Den
Florence from Decatur, GA– Verified Buyer
Love these! I bought two to go on either side of our wall-mounted television and we use it to hold our DVDs. Consequently, we haven't really put anything heavy on them, but I do feel like they would hold up. We didn't attach them to the wall because we're going to be painting eventually, and so the tops of the legs kind of rub up on the wall and leave slight black marks if they're bumped into (but that's on us since we didn't secure it). Very satisfied with the shipping speed and the quality of the product. They are fairly easy to put together as well. I would buy these again.
Exactly as expected
Steve from Boston, MA– Verified Buyer
This shelf looks great, and wasn't too tough to put together (took a bit of balancing while attaching shelves etc.) The only reason I'm docking it one star is because I'd only consider putting something heavy on the bottom shelf (which has the additional leg for support). The top four shelves are only supported by a main screw and two small wooden dowels on each side, so I could imagine them breaking without too much trouble, leaving the shelf spinning on the screw. That's probably just an intrinsic problem with this type of shelf, and maybe it's deceptively strong and this is a non-issue, but it's just enough to keep this from being perfect.
Wasn't as simple to assemble as it seems
DIANA from Debary, FL– Verified Buyer
The manufacture changed course with the assembly pieces. Went to wooden dowel pins that were suppose to be glued rather than screws. Glue was old and we couldnt use. It fits the space we needed perfect but it takes two people to hold on to one of the pieces while the other tightens the screws. Also need to fit all the dowel pins on the second side before screwing in the sides.
Great purchase
Caitlin from Rego Park, NY– Verified Buyer
This bookcase was exactly what I needed in my space. The 'Natural' color matches a teak TV stand that I have almost perfectly. All shelves are very sturdy and it's supporting books, magazines, vases on the varying levels. It was easy to put together and went pretty quickly with a power screwdriver. It works great in my studio apartment and provides a lot of storage.
Looks Great
Doreen from New Jersey– Verified Buyer
I would have given 5 stars because it really looks nice and is very sturdy...... once you get it together! Directions are not easy to follow and it took 2 of us about 1 hour to get it together. We used our own glue since the glue included dried up inside the tube. We waited about 1/2 for the glue to dry before putting it in place. I'm very happy with the purchase and I would recommend it to anyone reading this!! Good Luck and Enjoy.
More sturdy than other reviews indicate
Ashley from NC– Verified Buyer
And assembly wasn't as bad as many stated either. I have some heavier books on the bottom shelf which may help sturdy it a bit, and pictures and trinkets on the higher shelves. Plenty sturdy. The color is more chocolate than espresso but is still a dark brown.
Great bookshelf for the price
J from NC– Verified Buyer
This was a little tricky to put together, but it seems very sturdy once completed. The color is very nice and is consistent with the matching end tables I purchased. I wish the shelves were just a little wider, but the height and depth is perfect.
Christopher from Hudson, NH– Verified Buyer
This is exactly what we had envisioned. It's a great addition to the room and the varying shelf sizes and sloping design really call attention to the items displayed, while not taking away from the piece's own beauty. It was also quick and easy to assemble.
Great for storage
Jessica from canton, OH– Verified Buyer
I bought this to put in my office for storage rather than use for books and I love it. I also bought some wicker baskets to put on the shelves and the top shelf that is the smallest is great for some small plants! Took me about an hour or so to put together. The finish is shiny and smooth and had no knicks or scratches
Great piece
Maureen from Kalamazoo, MI– Verified Buyer
Putting it together is a little tricky. I hadn't worked with dowels before. Once I looked closely at pictures etc I figured it out. It works great in an entry way hallway. Fits a lot of books. I'm very happy with it
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text: [ Crawfish Prices in Shreveport-Bossier as of March 20, 2015 By Erin McCarty 2 weeks ago Crawfish prices in Shreveport and Bossier city have dropped slightly from a week ago and the supply is picking up. Read More|Comment Category: Human Interest, Morning Show, Robert and Erin, Shreveport/Bossier City News Tags: crawfish, crawfish prices in Shreveport, crawfish prices in Shreveport bossier Send to a friend! Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Pin it! Reddit This! Share on Tumblr!