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Vistas de Lisboa Hostel, Lisbon
Situated in the heart of Lisbon, Vistas de Lisboa Hostel is within walking distance of Figueira Square, Castle of Sao Jorge, and Santa Justa Elevator. Also nearby are Rossio Square and Lisbon Cathedral.
Property Features.
The hostel offers a coffee shop/café. Guests are served a complimentary breakfast each morning. Complimentary wireless and wired high-speed Internet access is available in public areas and a computer station is located on site. Additional amenities at this Art Deco property include a terrace, multilingual staff, and tour/ticket assistance. For a surcharge, guests have access to a shuttle from the hotel to the airport (available on request). A total renovation of this property was completed in May 2013.
Rooms open to balconies. The 8 guestrooms at Vistas de Lisboa Hostel include MP3 docking stations and minibars. Guests can use the in-room complimentary wireless high-speed Internet access. Televisions are equipped with premium satellite channels. Guests share bathrooms and amenities include hair dryers. All units have kitchenettes with full-sized refrigerators/freezers, microwaves, espresso makers, and coffee/tea makers. In addition, amenities available on request include microwaves and irons/ironing boards.
Good location,no keys to doors was not so great. also it was boring.
A little noisy for sleeping, but otherwise good. Great location.
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Hotel Info: 866-539-8117from $14
- One Bed in a Dorm Room With 6 Beds
- Classic Double Room, Shared Bathroom
- One Bed in a Dorm Room With 4 Beds
- One Bed in a Dorm Room With 8 Beds
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Key facts
Hotel size
- This hotel has 8 rooms
- This hotel is arranged over 1 floor
- Check-in time 2:00 PM-11:30 PM
- Check-out time is 10:00 AM
Required at check in
- Credit card or cash deposit required
- Government-issued photo ID required
Travelling with others
- No cribs (infant beds)
- No pets or service animals allowed
- Free WiFi and wired Internet access in public areas
- Free WiFi in rooms
- Airport drop off (available on request) *
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In the hotel
- Free continental breakfast daily
- Coffee shop/café
- Coffee/tea in the lobby
- Computer station
- 24-hour front desk
- Tours/ticket assistance
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Luggage storage
- Number of buildings/towers - 1
- Year Built 2012
- Elevator/lift
- ATM/banking
- Terrace
- Television in lobby
In the room
- Minibar
- Espresso maker
- Coffee/tea maker
- Iron/ironing board (on request)
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Separate living room
- Balcony
- Shared bathroom
- Shower only
- Hair dryer
- Premium TV channels
- MP3 docking station
- Free WiFi
- Full-sized refrigerator/freezer
- Microwave
- Kitchenette
- Access via exterior corridors
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Vistas de Lisboa Hostel, Lisbon's small print
Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms.
For transfers, guests must contact the property 72 hours prior to arrival at the number on the booking confirmation.
Optional extras
Airport shuttle service is offered for an extra charge of EUR 15 per vehicle (one way)
We have included all charges provided to us by this hotel. However, charges can vary, for example, based on length of stay or the room you book.


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25 March 2015 6:56 AM, PDT | Obsessed with Film | See recent Obsessed with Film news »
Gondor is the greatest realm of men in all of Middle Earth. Home to stories of heroics and legend that would make King Arthur look like C3PO by comparison, it is rightly revered in both Jrr Tolkien and Peter Jackson's Lord Of The Rings trilogies. It is the key kingdom of the entire story – basically the Kings Landing of Middle Earth. Battles are fought here, tides of war are turned here and even the title of the last film is named after its king.
Scene of the awesome climactic battle in The Return Of The King, host to one of the most epic speeches of the entire Lotr universe, not to mention the hard hitting sibling drama of the Gondor princes Boromir and Faramir, Gondor is up there with the very greatest kingdoms ever committed to celluloid or page.
But what would it really be »
- Lee Gant
22 March 2015 7:37 PM, PDT | Entertainment Tonight | See recent Entertainment Tonight news »
This weekend, two of the most celebrated leading ladies in Hollywood, Kate Winslet and Cate Blanchett, went head-to-head as villains in their respective big budget blockbusters.
Winslet's Insurgent opened this weekend with a respectable $54 million, knocking Blanchett's Cinderella into second. To its credit, Disney's live-action adaptation opened with an impressive $67.8 million the weekend prior and has accumulated a domestic total to $122 million in just two weeks.
News: Celebrity Showdown: Hugh Jackman vs Liam Neeson
But how do the two Oscar winners stack up against one another? That's what Et's Celebrity Showdown is here to discover. Looking at seven unique criteria that weigh box-office earnings, critic's reviews, and award season gold, Celebrity Showdown examines the anatomy of both stars' careers to determine who's really the best.
So who will win between the Cate "The Pretty Tolkien Elf" Blanchett and Kate "Seriously, I was in Titanic" Winslet? For fun, take a guess, then check out »
27 February 2015 3:00 AM, PST | Moviefone | See recent Moviefone news »
I don't envy any showrunner who has to write a series finale, especially after observing the very different reactions over the past few days to the final episodes of "Two and a Half Men" and "Parks and Recreation."
Consensus on the former seems to be outrage mixed with bafflement, while response to the latter seems to have been copious tears mixed with warm fuzzies.
Looking at both finales, however, it appears each long-running sitcom ended with an episode that was true to what the series was about. The literally cartoonish "Two and a Half Men" finale, which (spoiler alert) wrapped with pianos being dropped on both the characters and on creator Chuck Lorre, was a fittingly nihilistic send-off for a show that seemed to find all its characters loathsome and had little regard for the humanity of any of them, except insofar as Lorre could use them for punching bags and punchlines. »
- Gary Susman
25 February 2015 5:28 AM, PST | Gold Derby | See recent Gold Derby news »
When "Big Hero 6" won the Oscar for Best Animated Feature over frontrunner "How to Train Your Dragon 2," it was considered a huge upset. But, really, we should have seen this coming. After all, the Oscars hate sequels. -Break- Related: Do Oscars hate women? Indeed, since the Best Animated Feature was created in 2001, only one sequel has claimed victory: "Toy Story 3" (2010). But that was also a Best Picture nominee with a whopping five nominations, so it was clearly beloved by the entire Academy. In other words, "Toy Story 3" was a rare exception to the sequel rule. The Oscars don't just hate animated sequels, they also can't stand rewarding sequels as Best Picture, either. In fact, out of the 87 Best Picture champs, only two have been sequels: "The Godfather Part II" (1974) and "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" (2003). Hmm, what if we were to expand the def. »
22 February 2015 9:56 PM, PST | Gold Derby | See recent Gold Derby news »
We need your help, Derbyites. Now that "Birdman" has won the top trophy at the Oscars, we want to know what's really the Best Picture since 2001? Vote in our poll below. There's a wide selection to choose from over the past 14 years, with blockbusters ("The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King"), indies ("The Hurt Locker"), fun films ("The Artist") and violent fare ("No Country for Old Men") all in consideration. -Break- Oscars: Complete list of winners But which one is the best of the best? You can only vote for one film, so choose wisely. Need help remembering the past 14 winners? Then scroll through our Oscars photo gallery below the poll that highlights every Best Picture champ since 2001. What's really the Best Picture since 2001? ' »
22 February 2015 11:58 AM, PST | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
When the final envelope is opened on Oscar night, the picture deemed to be the year's best is likely to be unfamiliar to most of the tens of millions of people watching the awards show.
That's because "Boyhood" and "Birdman," the two frontrunners to nab best picture on Sunday night, are box office lightweights when measured against past winners. It's a sign that Academy Awards voters are more moved by art than commerce when it comes to handing out the top prize.
"It says to me that the Oscars are agnostic when it comes to popularity," said Paul Dergarabedian, senior media analyst at Rentrak. "Often times the most challenging movies aren't the ones that generate the most popular attention from audiences."
"Birdman," with $37.7 million in receipts, and "Boyhood," with $25.3 million, rank as arthouse hits and enjoyed a healthy return on their $18 million and $4 million production budgets, »
- Brent Lang
21 February 2015 3:52 PM, PST | Gold Derby | See recent Gold Derby news »
The race for Best Makeup and Hairstyling is yet another tech category that has split our experts. The Hollywood Makeup Artist and Hairstylists Guild went for "The Grand Budapest Hotel" and "Guardians of the Galaxy," and they've correctly predicted the eventual Oscar winner three times (it should be noted that last year was the first time they had given out awards in a decade): -Break- Wes Anderson talks 'Grand Budapest,' Oscars, Ralph Fiennes, and near-injury on set 2000: Rick Baker, Gail Ryan, "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" 2003: Richard Taylor, Peter King, "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" 2013: Robin Mathews, "Dallas Buyers Club" (Oscar shared with Adruitha Lee) "Grand Budapest" and "Guardians of the Galaxy" are joined in this category by "Foxcatcher." Let's take a closer look at their chances of winning: Bill Corso, Denn »
20 February 2015 11:48 AM, PST | Gold Derby | See recent Gold Derby news »
The Oscar for Best Costume Design is sometimes one of the hardest to predict. The Costume Designers Guild offers some assistance, with their awards for Period, Fantasy, and Contemporary films, but since 1999, when the guild first started handing out prizes, they've predicted the eventual Oscar winner only seven times (from 1999-2004, the Period and Fantasy Awards were combined; in 2005, the category was split): 2002: Colleen Atwood, "Chicago" (Period/Fantasy) 2003: Ngila Dickson, "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" (Period/Fantasy, Oscar shared with Richard Taylor) 2005: Colleen Atwood, "Memoirs of a Geisha" (Period) 2008: Michael O'Connor, "The Duchess" (Period) 2009: Sandy Powell, "The Young Victoria" (Period) 2010: Colleen Atwood, "Alice in Wonderland" (Fantasy) 2012: Jacqueline Durran, "Anna Karenina" -Break- Updated: Experts' Oscars predic...' »
20 February 2015 2:00 AM, PST | Moviefone | See recent Moviefone news »
The 87th Academy Awards are this Sunday evening, and we're counting down the minutes!
We've already given you our Oscar predictions, and now we're bringing you a few of the best (and craziest) Academy Awards facts. From the first Best Actor winner to the "one dollar" Oscar rule, here are 25 things you (probably) don't know about the Oscars.
1. The youngest Oscar winner was Tatum O'Neal, who won Best Supporting Actress for "Paper Moon" (1973) when she was only 10 years old. Shirley Temple won the short-lived Juvenile Award at 6 years old.
2. At 82, Christopher Plummer became the oldest person to win an Academy Award. He received the Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his work in "Beginners" (2010) opposite Ewan McGregor.
3. After winning Best Actress for "Cabaret" (1972), Liza Minnelli became (and still is) the only Oscar winner whose parents both earned Oscars. Her mother, Judy Garland, received an honorary award in 1939 and her father, Vincente Minnelli, »
- Jonny Black
17 February 2015 4:29 PM, PST | Cinelinx | See recent Cinelinx news »
The finale in Peter Jackson's Hobbit trilogy, The Battle of the Five Armies, hit theaters just in time for the holidays and now Warner Bros. has announced it's coming to blu-ray in March so fans can re-live the action as many times as they want. Come inside to see when you can bring the film home, and what special features it's coming with.
If you can't wait for the upcoming Extended Edition of The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (which we all know is coming), then you're in luck, as Warner Bros. has announced you can take home the theatrical blu-ray on March 24th. Check out all the details according to their press release:
The adventures of Bilbo Baggins come to an epic conclusion in "The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies," a production of New Line Cinema and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures (MGM), arriving onto Blu-ray 3D Combo Pack, »
- firstname.lastname@example.com (Jordan Maison)
17 February 2015 11:49 AM, PST | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »
The adventures of Bilbo Baggins come to an epic conclusion in The Hobbit: The Battle of The Five Armies, a production of New Line Cinema and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures (MGM), arriving onto Blu-ray 3D Combo Pack, Blu-ray Combo Pack, DVD and Digital HD on March 24 from Warner Bros. Home Entertainment. From Academy Award-winning filmmaker Peter Jackson comes The Hobbit: The Battle of The Five Armies, the third in a trilogy of films adapting the enduringly popular masterpiece The Hobbit, by J.R.R. Tolkien.
In The Hobbit: The Battle of The Five Armies, Ian McKellen returns as Gandalf the Grey, with Martin Freeman in the central role of Bilbo Baggins, and Richard Armitage as Thorin Oakenshield. The international ensemble cast is led by Evangeline Lilly, Luke Evans, Lee Pace, Benedict Cumberbatch, Billy Connolly, James Nesbitt, Ken Stott, Aidan Turner, Dean O'Gorman, Graham McTavish, Stephen Fry and Ryan Cage. The film also stars Cate Blanchett, »
- MovieWeb
17 February 2015 6:57 AM, PST | Scott Feinberg | See recent Scott Feinberg news »
By Anjelica Oswald
Managing Editor
Birdman, The Grand Budapest Hotel and Guardians of the Galaxy all received awards from the Make-up Artists & Hair Stylists Guild during its awards ceremony Feb. 14. Both Guardians and Grand Budapest are nominated for the Oscar for best makeup and hairstyling (along with Foxcatcher).
Guardians' Elizabeth Yianni-Georgiou was awarded for contemporary makeup and David White won for special makeup effects. Grand Budapest's Frances Hannon and Julie Dartnell won for best period and/or character makeup, as well as best period and/or character hairstyling. Birdman's Jerry Popolis and Kat Drazen won for contemporary hairstyling.
Aside from feature films, the Make-up Artists & Hair Stylists Guild Awards also recognizes make-up artists and hair stylists for television and new media, as well as television miniseries and made-for-tv movies. The guild first gave out awards in 2000 and continued through 2004 until they stopped for 10 years. The awards were again given out last year. »
- Anjelica Oswald
11 February 2015 7:24 AM, PST | Scott Feinberg | See recent Scott Feinberg news »
By Anjelica Oswald
Managing Editor
With the DGA Award in hand, Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu has become a frontrunner in the best director Oscar race for Birdman.
Only seven winners of the DGA Award have not won the best director Oscar in the 66 years that the Directors Guild of America has given the award. The most recent case was two years ago, when Ben Affleck wasn't even nominated for the best director Oscar for Argo, which won best picture.
No American has won for best director since 2011 and if Inarritu, who is from Mexico, takes the Oscar this year, the trend will continue. Inarritu could become the second Latin American director to win for best director, following Alfonso Cuaron's win last year.
In the 86 years since the Academy Awards' inception, 89 Oscars have been given for best director. Twenty-six awards (29 percent) went to non-American born directors.
At the first annual »
- Anjelica Oswald
10 February 2015 6:45 AM, PST | Scott Feinberg | See recent Scott Feinberg news »
By Anjelica Oswald
Managing Editor
Birdman has claimed a number of principal awards this season, including the top awards from the Directors Guild of America, Producers Guild of America and Screen Actors Guild, and is one of the lead contenders in the best picture race.
The film has received nine nominations, including a supporting actor, supporting actress and leading actor nomination. Though the film probably won't land Oscars in the supporting categories, Michael Keaton has situated himself as a frontrunner in the leading actor category, along with The Theory of Everything's Eddie Redmayne.
Of the 86 films to win best picture, 36 (42 percent) won without procuring a single Oscar in the acting categories. Seven of those 36 won before the supporting acting categories were implemented at the ninth annual Academy Awards, and 11 of the 36 won without any acting nominations.
If Birdman wins for best picture but Keaton loses to Redmayne, Alejandro »
- Anjelica Oswald
9 February 2015 8:21 AM, PST | Scott Feinberg | See recent Scott Feinberg news »
By Anjelica Oswald
Managing Editor
Damian Chazelle's Whiplash won three BAFTA Awards at last night's ceremony: best editing, best supporting actor and best sound. The film, which also received BAFTA nominations for best director and best original screenplay, is nominated for five Oscars. The three BAFTA wins coincide with similar Oscar categories, including best sound mixing. (Rather than have one Oscar category for sound, the Oscars are split into sound mixing and sound editing, and Whiplash is nominated for sound mixing.) Do these BAFTA wins bode well for the film at the Oscars?
BAFTA, or the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, used to hold the awards ceremony after the Academy Awards had already occurred, but since 2001, the BAFTAs have preceded the Oscars.
In the 14 years since the BAFTAs have taken place before the Oscars, only four of the 14 best sound BAFTA winners didn't win an Oscar for their sound, »
- Anjelica Oswald
8 February 2015 10:50 AM, PST | Hitfix | See recent Hitfix news »
The 2015 Ee BAFTA Awards were handed out in London Sunday night and while the broadcast aired hours later in the United States, it didn't stop us from chronicling the twists and turns of a show often seen as a bellwether for the Academy Awards. It took home only three BAFTAs, but "Boyhood" was the biggest winner of the night as it won Best Film and Richard Linklater earned Director honors. "The Grand Budapest Hotel" took home five statues including Original Screenplay for Wes Anderson, Production Design, Costumes, Original Music and Make Up & Hair. "Whiplash" earned three BAFTAs including J.K. Simmons for Supporting Actor, Editing and a somewhat surprising win in Sound. Expected Oscar winners Julianne Moore took Leading Actress and Patricia Arquette took Supporting Actress. Eddie Redmayne earned a key win over rival Michael Keaton by claiming the Lead Actor BAFTA for "The Theory of Everything." The latter also won »
- Gregory Ellwood
7 February 2015 10:33 PM, PST | Hitfix | See recent Hitfix news »
"Birdman" helmer Alejandro González Iñárritu won the Directors Guild of America's (DGA) award for best direction of a motion picture Saturday night, effectively firming up his film's march into the Oscars later this month. The Michael Keaton comedy also took top honors from both the Producers Guild and the Screen Actors Guild. With the DGA prize it joins films like "Argo," "The King's Speech," "Slumdog Millionaire," "No Country for Old Men," "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King," "Chicago," "American Beauty" and "Apollo 13" as the only films to pull off the hat trick. Only one of those, "Apollo 13," failed to win the Best Picture Oscar. So it's more or less settled, right? I confess, coming into the industry awards phase of the season, I didn't expect "Birdman" to dominate like this. And maybe that was ultimately its secret weapon. Everyone had their eyes on "Boyhood. »
- Kristopher Tapley
29 January 2015 6:42 AM, PST | Scott Feinberg | See recent Scott Feinberg news »
By Anjelica Oswald
Managing Editor
Adapted screenplay nominees Damien Chazelle and Paul Thomas Anderson have been nominated for films that they also directed.
Chazelle's Whiplash, about an aspiring jazz drummer and his sadistic instructor, is his second feature film and is adapted from a short film of the same name that he also wrote and directed. The short won the jury award for short films at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival. Whiplash was nominated for four other awards, including best picture.
Anderson received his second adapted screenplay nomination for Inherent Vice, based on Thomas Pynchon's novel of the same name. The film was also nominated for costume design. Anderson previously received an adapted screenplay nomination for 2007's There Will Be Blood, which he also directed. He received a best director nomination, and the film was nominated for best picture.
If either wins, they will become the fifth adapted screenplay »
- Anjelica Oswald
28 January 2015 7:52 AM, PST | Scott Feinberg | See recent Scott Feinberg news »
By Anjelica Oswald
Managing Editor
Only one of this year's adapted screenplay nominees isn't adapted from a book, and that's Damien Chazelle's Whiplash, which is adapted from his short film of the same name that took home the jury prize for short film from the 2013 Sundance Film Festival. The other four adaptations all come from books, three non-fiction and one fiction.
American Sniper is based on Chris Kyle's (portrayed in the film by Bradley Cooper) autobiography of the same name, which he wrote with Scott McEwan and Jim DeFelice.
The Imitation Game is adapted from Alan Turing: The Enigma, written by Andrew Hodges, a mathematician and author. Turing is played by Benedict Cumberbatch in the film.
Adapted from Travelling to Infinity: My Life with Stephen Hawking by Jane Hawking, The Theory of Everything explores Stephen Hawking's relationship with his ex-wife. The couple is played »
- Anjelica Oswald
27 January 2015 7:00 AM, PST | Scott Feinberg | See recent Scott Feinberg news »
By Anjelica Oswald
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The Imitation Game features Benedict Cumberbatch as Alan Turing, a mathematician and computer science pioneer who, along with his fellow code-breakers, broke the Nazi Enigma code to help end World War II. Though Turing was hailed as a hero, he was eventually arrested and prosecuted for homosexuality, along with 49,000 other British men and women. Turing chose to be chemically castrated rather than face imprisonment, so he could continue his work, and it is believed that he committed suicide a few years later. Queen Elizabeth II posthumously pardoned Turing in 2013.
On Jan. 21, Stephen Fry led a discussion about the The Imitation Game following a screening of the film for BAFTA voters, discussed Queen Elizabeth's pardon and suggested that the 49,000 persecuted men and women should be as well. Chad Griffin, the president of Human Rights Campaign, which is honoring The Imitation Game at its Human Rights Gala on Jan. »
- Anjelica Oswald
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Vampire fic for Yamiko Yakou's Dare. This chapter had been currently revised because I couldn't stand how it was written.
Disclaimer: I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh. I am also do not own ideas of Vampire Hunter D, the story is only somewhat similar to it in the beginning only.
Numb, Pale and Cold
It was almost the break of dawn, before the invisible rays of sunlight hit the bounties of Earth. The small 1820's town was still young and blue. A dark figure on a black hell-stallion, which was lagging a darkly fashioned carriage behind, galloped through the middle of the street, leading a path of destruction along the way.
Bats flew above him unnoticeably around gray patches of clouds hanging in the sky. Misconceiving crows caw on their dingy roof top as the malevolent figure hurried past them. He omitted not a single shadow on the ground, but everything he brushed by withered. His aura was death itself. Areas of green grass crumble into brown dirt every time the hooves of the stallion brushed by.
As the figure strolled past the ancient church, the crucifix, holding many significant meanings, melted out of its shape and the gloomy stained-glass windows began to crack. The water of a near-by fountain froze and iced over; the fishes dwelling there immediately lost all signs of life, turning the icicles a crimson shade. The ghastly smell of fear arose, and the early morning of the village slowly became more isolated and deserted... like a feared ghost-town.
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Blended Learning in Grades 4–12
Leveraging the Power of Technology to Create Student-Centered Classrooms
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In this step-by-step guide, teacher and education blogger Catlin Tucker outlines the process for integrating online discussion with face-to-face instruction in a way that empowers teachers to focus their energies where they're most needed. With concrete strategies, ready-to-use resources, and sample rubrics grounded in the Common Core State Standards, this book shows teachers how to:
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How far apart to hang these?
I found some "primitive" type canvasses (but fancy applied trim to "frame" them?) that might work over my too-low sliding glass door. I'm going to center the one with writing, but how far apart do I place the ones on the sides?
Even with the corners of the inside-mount roman shades (this spacing on the floor)?
Sorry, something going on with my copy and paste - can't get the link here.
Here is a link that might be useful:
Those are charming!
I would put the one you have on the right in the middle...it has the most active image...and the two simpler ones left and right.
I would space them so that the outside edges of the left and right frames sit an inch or two inside the corners of your Roman shades. That spacing will give them enough breathing room, contain the group visually, present them as a triptych rather than as three independent things, and keep it from looking too static, which I think could happen if you line them up exactly with the shades.
Hmm, but then they'd be practically touching. Is that OK? Let's see if I can get the pics to show up in the post now.
And the door (sorry so dark but it was the only one that showed wall above and all the trim to sides)
Here is pic of wall b/t door and window showing how much higher (about 4") the window is. I'm trying to "raise" the door, and I also don't know if the picture to that side should be lined up with door casing, go past it, or as you suggested, be within it.
I thought these were cute, though I would have preferred no frames. They remind me of the mural painted on the DR wall in my aunt's (app. 200 yr?) old house.
I agree with you about the right hand one being busier, but since the one has a caption, wouldn't that be better in the middle? Or do you think no one would really notice? Once I get the spacing right we can play around with arrangement, since they are all the same size.
Even with the caption, I like the busier image in the middle. The images themselves are the dominant thing, so I'm sticking to my idea!
Very close together is fine...two inches inside the shade may be too much, but as long as they are perceptibly inside the line of the side of the shade, you get the effect I was describing. Then I think you will have plenty of room between them. Still sticking to my idea, apparently... ;>)
That was from the couch, 13 ft away (or almost). I'll try taking pics tomorrow from the pantry door (on an angle).
Bronwynsmom, as usual you were right, the script on the right hand pciture looks like the "hen scratching" on the left hand pic from a distance, I don't think anyone will really notice it's writing until they get closer. But you notice the images as soon as you walk into the room.
Gotta go - family dinner at my parents'. Was just waiting for DH's pants to come out of the dryer.
Here there are - snapped the pics b4 we left, just uploaded them.
Forgive the week's worth of newspapers on the coffee table (gee and someone just said they liked my "uncluttered look" - but that's just the windows LOL)
I was also thinking of putting a large round clock on the wall to the left of the slider (above the toy box). Think that will work? We really need a clock in this room since these old eyes can't read the one of the MW while sitting on the couch, and the range display isn't visible from FR b/c of the short wall at the end of the cabinets.
Those pictures are adorable. I want them for my house!
I'm glad you put the "busy" one in the middle.
I have to say, though, and I really can't pinpoint why, but I'm not wild about them above that door. It could be because the other walls are bare so yes, maybe a nice wall clock would help. But it might also be because I think they might be too large for that space? I don't know ...
OK, back to square one. I have *one* scarf valance that matches the shades. Do I hang it over the door or over the bay? Do I need matching top treatments on *all* the windows?
If it helps, imagine an old oak Victrola in the empty corner, maybe a print above it (but print is nearly as wide as the wall - will be when framed, 19" print and 24" wide wall)? Or maybe the print b/t the window and the door and forget the clock?
In the light frames, the pix only serve to accentuate the fact that the door is lower. However, if you were to reframe them in wood frames the same color as the trim on the door, I think it would visually bring the eye all the way up = it would almost feel as if the door had a transom above it.
I would hang the pix with the red house in the middle, tho. Put the single white house on the right side, and the multiple light houses on the left.
I am also wondering if you could flip the couch and loveseat? It almost feels like the loveseat is too small for that end wall. Now, if you were to add some end tables and lamps, that would visually fill in the space a bit, to balance the space of the window wall.
A large clock on the wall above the toybox would work well.
One question - have you considered adding an accent color in the room? I could see a pretty navy working well, or a warm country red. Right now everything seems to be almost the same color, so nothing really stands out to be appreciated.
Down the road, you might consider a larger area rug, with some deeper color. The one you have is nice, but really too small for the spacing of your furniture, and the light color doesn't really add anything to the warmth of your very nice space.
Wasn't there a consensus on another thread that your windows were done ?
I love the uniformity of your shades ; I would put away your one scarf and forget about using it.
I agree with above that your 3 prints over the sliders are now working; how about using them stacked vertically on one of the empty walls? it would be a start and you'll add the clock eventually and possibly other prints.
But I hate having the slider lower than the window next to it - I feel like I need to do *something* (artwork? Shelf? Curtain road with scarf) over it. Please help me figure something out.
I *do* like the bay with just the shades and hope to get the last 2 casings up there soon.
I haven't followed your threads but did see something about bookcases flanking the window somewhere. Is that area deep enough for a window seat, too?
It also looks like some of the trim is missing from the two side windows in that area.
I think once you get some of those things done, the inconsistencies or other things that are bothering you won't scream out at you any longer.
I'm inclined to do something different on the door, rather than the same window treatment. Looks like you want them either for privacy or for glare. I can picture drapes, with a rod raised to window height. That might feel better to you with regards to the differing heights. The horizontal line of the shades around the room accentuates that difference. Drapes or panels will also bring some needed softness into the space.
Did you say that 'long' doesn't work for you because of young children? Then, maybe just wait on the door and leave it unadorned, if no functionality is needed with coverings. There are also verticals, which are quite popular these days.
I will pull your pics in and try some things some time today.
"But I hate having the slider lower than the window next to it - I feel like I need to do *something* (artwork? Shelf? Curtain road with scarf) over it." But if you put the pictures above the door, then it becomes the only glass that has pictures above it, and it is still different. The pictures are very nice -- at least try stacking them on one of the blank walls and show us the result. They should be seen at a proper height, not just used to visually heighten the door. At the same time, do a mock-up with the clock so you can see how the blanks will be filled in. And if you have the energy, try out Les's suggestion on rearranging the furniture. I think it might be just the thing.
I do love being right.
But I think I was wrong.
Now that I see the whole business, I think you should paint the frames to match your drapery, and hang them stacked on the wall to the left of the slider. In that case, I think I'd put the busy one at the bottom and the red in the middle.
I'd line the top of the top picture up with the top of the Roman shade on the slider, and I think the third height will solve your problem with the different heights of the openings.
I agree that you could switch the loveseat and sofa to good effect. Add a sofa table behind the sofa in the window, only as long as the loveseat, to fill and furnish the space, with a pair of lamps and some books and a low plant, or whatever pleases you, on it. Then a pair of small side tables to complete the wall.
Alternatively, put a pair of wall-mounted swing arm lamps on the walls on either side of the bay window to light the corners, furnish the space, give you reading light, and free the surfaces. Here's a type you might consider...
Here is a link that might be useful: Wall lamp
ajsmama, I was thinking I mentioned this on your other thread, but maybe not. I could have been someone else. Anyway, what about building a cornice for the door and covering it with the fagric from the scarf?
I also did one with a wooden cornice...
BVmom, I'm sorry to see you take a break, can you please explain "paint the frames to match your drapery" before you do?
I don't mind hanging drapes over the shades, but I really have to keep the shades in the slider b/c I just had them made last year, DH will kill me if I take them out (he was all concerned about holes in the woodwork, and I know he wouldn't be happy about wasting the $ to have them made). Draperies would have to go on a traverse rod or be hung to the side so we could use the door. Originally, we were going to put a woodstove b/t the door and window so I couldn't have anything hanging outside the door frame but now if we ever put one in it will go in the basement. JCP is still doing custom drapes/shades in this fabric but has discontinued the ready-made ones.
I don't really want to switch the LS and sofa b/c the sofa is a sleeper and very heavy, we put the LS in front of the slider during the winter and put a tree in the bay. We could put the LS back farther into the bay and perhaps find some end tables (but they won't match what I have now, and I'm also afraid it would be very crowded with tables and bookcases everywhere).
Unless/until I find another bookcase (or build one) to put in the empty corner, we will be using that space for the Victrola that looks out of place in the LR. Bookcases are a must in this room.
Someone mentioned a transom - should I try some casing (I have lots left from doors that were cut too short) to mock up a transom, if it looks OK maybe hang a mirror (with same casing) to look like a window? The space b/t the door casing and the ceiling is 15". The space b/t the window casings (the last 2 are down in basement stained and ready to poly tonight or tomorrow) and the ceiling is 11". So to make them the same height I only need 4", but of course anything *that* slim is going to look strange, so maybe a curtain rod hung 4-5" above the door with a scarf over it to hide the top trim would be best to "fool" people into thinking it's the same height as the windows?
The door was originally framed same height as windows, and I should have ordered a taller door, but didn't know how high the windows were going to be. Apparently the builders didn't either, and when they were about to install the door found the discrepancy and filled in the gap above with 2x6's skimmed with joint compound instead of cutting out and replacing drywall. So at least I have plenty of solid material to mount a rod on LOL.
Oh, we were posting at same time Becky. I had mentioned (when we found the 2x6's) that we could do a wooden cornice or wide trim board (something like your windows) to my cousin, but he didn't think that would look right. I have to think about the fabric covered one - I think I want to do that in DR.
You did mention it as possibility over the bay, but I don't have enough fabric to do all the windows. I have to think about something that tailored here. I think I might prefer the softness of a swag. Do you think you could PS a swag in this fabric?
What do the rest of you think of the cornice idea?
Thanks! I thought I mentioned a cornice to someone. I only got an hour and a half of sleep last night. Son's ball joint broke on his car on the interstate on his way home. Luckily he heard and felt something weird so he stayed in the outside lane and was able to get off the highway when it broke. I drove into the city so he could use our AAA to tow it home. Here's what it looked like...
If you have a picture of a swag that you'd like, I can try. If it's in the same fabric and with a straight on angle that would make it much easier too. But I can probably do something up that will help you visualize.
Justgotabme, I'm glad your son is okay. How scary!
I really like the three pictures but I don't really like them above the door. If anything it is just going to draw everyone's eye to that area. I think they would look really good stacked between the door and window.
As for the door being lower, I doubt anyone is going to notice or even think about it. If it really bothers you I think Justgotabme has some excellent suggestions.
I am happy your son is fine. That is pretty scary. Even more so when it is our children, than for us.
I don't like the white frames and I don't particularly like pictures spread apart when they are over a door which has a low ceiling. Paint the frames or reframe after adding mats to make them larger, or paint the frames dark color, leave less white space between them. Spreading them out tends to make the ceiling lower and the door wider looking. I also think the picture with the red house should be in the middle to create more interest and keep it organized but creative.
Thank you ajsmama, happylady and patricia43. I appreciate you kind thoughts.
He thought he may have heard something earlier this week, so was more aware of it's sounds and movements. The "felt something" I mentioned above was a slight pull when steering. Lucky had he been in any one of the other three lanes it may have caused an accident. He said traffic was very heavy traffic at the time it happened.
OK, back to the door height dilemma. You must have missed my note under the pictures. Do you have a photo of a draped scarf I could use to make you a virtual? I'd be more than happy to do so. I've got to get some cleaning done since I didn't get much done yesterday. And the Friday after Owen is here it's always a mess. He has his own idea where things belong. Like the dishwasher door has to be closed, so I can't do dishes. Little things like that. It's just more fun to play with him than do housework anyway.
I'll look at JCP and google and see what I can find too.
Honestly I think you are making way too much of this.
My house is 120 years old and nowhere do the door heads align with the window heads. This is a totally normal condition that appears everywhere. Yes, it would have been nice if they align but the fact that they don't is not the big deal you are making it out to be. What you have looks good the way it is - a top treatment over JUST the door (when typically top treatments are on windows and not doors) will only accentuate the fact that something is off by making it look even MORE off.
Honestly once the room is all put together, no one is going to notice. Sometimes you can try to hard and just end up emphasizing that which you wish to hide.... Kind of like when I wear clothes that are too big for me - they don't fool anyone into thinking I am really a size 6 and actually make me look bigger than something properly tailored for my size.
Well, I guess I'm just OCD. My kitchen doorways (4 in a row) didn't line up, I told the builder and he said it was b/c I'm short and was looking up at an angle. When I took the trim off the 2 cased openings to stain them, I noticed that not only did the trim not cover the edge of the sheetrock (and the painter had dripped paint back behind them, didn't even caulk), the pantry door was definitely lower than the basement door next to it. So we are replacing the trim around those 2 openings and the pantry door with trim that's 1/4" wider so that they will be the same height as basement door, but still have the same reveal.
I think I may just replace the trim around the slider too, esp. seeing how skimpy it looks (I bought much wider trim for the front door/sidelights too - a wide door looks strange with 2.25" trim). Means pulling the baseboards off and replacing them, when I *just* got the base to the left of the door on, but I think it'll look better, more in proportion to the door width as well as helping with the height problem.
Oh ajsmama, don't make so much work for yourself. I'm OC too so I know just how things like this can drive you crazy. I'm working very hard to get over the little "things" that drive me nuts. Like having the have the number on the TV volume to be divisable by five or my car stereos divisable by two. I think those are my two worse ones left. I have gotten better when I play Cubis 2. Now I can take a break at levels divisable by five instead of ten.
Like I said, I completely understand your frustration. Just call us Monk! LOL
Wider trim won't either - I measured what I bought for the front door that seems so wide, it's only 1.25" wider than what's on the slider now so it's not worth replacing trim and baseboards (though we've already got the new door casings for the kitchen glued up and stained, just waiting for poly and for loose tile to be fixed, then we'll nail them up).
I tried putting the scarf on a rod on the floor for a pic, thought DH and DS could hold it up (don't want to hang rod and make big holes if it's not going to work), but an 18 ft long scarf is too unwieldy.
Here's a pic from JCP website, I'd like to use the striped one I have but this one would be fine.
But in this fabric if not the linen stripe to match the shades?
Sorry no better pics - I can understand if it's too hard to PS.
The only thing I didn't like about the fabric cornice was that it came over the side of the trim but the shades are inside. That's why I was thinking some fabric coming down the sides a ways might look better than just at the top.
ajsmama, I started this way earlier today before I went into the city to pick up Alex and get some shopping done. I did a little more work now and I'm just not liking the look. If you'd like more I'll do more, but for me it's just not doin' it. But then it's not my house.
I think the draped scarf is way too traditional/formal a look for your family space.
Look at the doors - see how wide the bottom piece is on there? I think you could easily add some kind of wood header above the trim, (or replace the top trim) and it would create a visual balance with that wide panel on the bottom of the door, as well as raising the height of the door on the wall.
You could also use a stained board up there and paint something on it like "Welcome" or "Bless Our Home" or even your family name.
Thanks Becky. I'm at wit's end.
Les, I *do* have a green (my accent color in case you can't tell) painted sign, but not sure if I hang something that small up there if it'll look strange. The sign is dark green with black edges and black letters "Family & Friends Forever" but it's only about as big as one of the pictures I have there now. Here's a pic (I hung it in center) - think it'll be lost all alone? The color also seems too dark with the others, not sure about it alone but it really does stand out
And here it is alone - too small? Would something this height look better if it were longer - maybe the spacing of the previous pictures (total about 76")?
Sorry to overload this post, but here are pics of the rod I was going to use (only have 1 though - this is spare from LR)
The fabric closeup
and the clock I was going to hang over the toy box
Here's a pic of the satin cornice I had been thinking of for bay in other thread, we'd have to put them over all the glass though (customer pic, I'd do the ivory or linen color)
I also have a wooden frame that's matted for 5 photos, about 4ft x 15" (so would practically hit the ceiling).
Thanks for helping me figure this out!
Here is a link that might be useful: JCP cornice
AJ, I agree with the others that the three pictures over the door is not really working and only accentuates the area you are trying to hide. imho, I think you need to get the room painted, focus on accessories and artwork for the other spaces in the room and once that is done then work on the door. I actually think once you have more things in the room, the door won't be a problem anymore. I think it is easier to ocd on the door because the room is not "set" yet if you know what I mean. Your room has great bones and the furniture is wonderful but you've got too much "empty" right now to see the true beauty and potential that is there.
The room is painted, I'm trying to accessorize now but need help. The bay is such a small area, I am willing to repaint in an accent color if anyone has any suggestions. But the rest of the room is staying Navajo White. I am trying to keep the artwork/ accessories more on the rustic or country side (though not falling-apart or painted "shabby") since this is the FR in a farmhouse.
I can drop the door height for now, if you have any ideas on what to do with the other walls. I have a very long (app 21-23 ft?) wall opposite the door, have an old icebox near the sofa that might be replaced with an oak Hoosier instead. I was going to hang the 4ft x 15" wooden frame I mentioned over the sofa with family pictures in it. I'll have to take pics of that wall (that continues into the kitchen) after we get the Hoosier. But imagine a long white wall from the bookcase in the corner to opposite the breakfast table, with (at this point) the sofa and a small end table on it, then a space, and a taller oak piece of furniture (ice box and then Hoosier).
wow, GottaBe, glad your son is ok. That could have been disasterous. I hope he just gets a new car after that.
ajsmamma, would you consider something like this? Put more focus on the bay area with some panels. It connects all the windows better into one larger whole and gives the room some needed softness. The grouping also has a more definitive reign in height over the door, so it doesn't look just a smidgen off.
Thanks "Super Squirrel"! I like the panels, makes the bay more of a focal point, maybe I can cut the scarf into strips and hang them, but since there is *very* little (1"?) wall space to each side of the center window rods and mounting are a challenge, since it has to be decorative rod (or 4 short rods placed to sides of side windows? But no room for finials).
The 3 paintings were a GW find so can't do 2 groupings, plus I have to keep the bookcase (or *a* bookcase or 2). I will get DH to move the Victrola in so I can take pics - DN is leaving today so I won't worry about 3-yr old bumping into it.
But what *really* still bugs me (and Dsis agrees) is the difference in height b/t the slider and the double window on the same wall.
Nice job Squirrel, now that's what I'm talking about. You don't have to do a grouping of three on each side, you may be able to get away with a 3 and 2 on each side. I think like what Squirrel did, you just have to play around with it. AJ, my window in my GR didn't have enough room on one side for finials, so I just did without. If you get the right rod and panels, the finials won't really matter. You could also get one with just one finial if needed. It would have to be the right finial of course.
Here's lookin' at another bookcase on the left, along with the left side looks like with the current light frames.
The pic groupings above are just showing the general idea, with dark frames on your current set. You might even hang something other than pics to the side.
(The last, white frames pic is showing 'unavailable' for some reason, but it's there. We'll see!)
I've been looking for a matching bookcase - Ikea doesn't make it in this stain any more. I really think matching bookcases would look better than a Victrola and a bookcase but I'll have to keep looking. Those walls are only 24" wide so it's really hard to find bookcases (esp tall ones) to fit.
So you think the bay would look better with solid color panels instead of striped? I really like how they fill the space (esp with matching bookcases). What kind of rod (wood?) were you thinking? I haven't seen decorative bay rods at CC. Link to the most "decorative" one I could find is below, it doesn't have finials, returns to wall.
I'd really like to do a rod with finials on the 2 outside corners of the bay, or maybe something like this with medallions could be angled?
Or short rods like in the link?
I will have to try to take a pic showing the corner of the double window, the slider, and at least part of the bay. Do you think having a bookcase or something in the corner that's shorter than the windows/door will distract from the door height issue? Maybe something (clock?) above the toybox, or move the single bookcase there and stick toy box behind the loveseat?
Here is a link that might be useful: JCP example with short rods to sides
If you are just not going to rest at all until that door looks exactly the same height as the windows, this is what I would do... assuming you have extra fabric.
I would re-case the door to the proper height with the matching casing and then fill the space between the actual top of the door and the real top of the door (where your roman shades are already mounted) with two panels (with very light batting) with your fabric that pattern matches the roman shades (with the stripes in the center exactly the way it is now). It will look like a header on the roman shades, it will look like the door is actually taller and the roman shades are taller. Nothing you do to "visually raise the door" (whatever that means) will do anything to change the actual alignment of the casing. If you NEED it to align and just won't rest, then re-case it so that it does align and fill the space with fabric. 4" is way way way too small for a transom and a mirror would again look like a fix that isn't working and just draw attention to the spot.
I do not like the panels in the bay window. You are working your tail off on casing, you have a nice, clean look both with your paint and stain choices as well as your furniture style. Putting panels in is gilding the lily IMO. I think you need to get EVERYTHING else in the room from furniture to artwork to accessories and put the windows aside for a while. You are hyperfocusing and not seeing the forest for the trees IMO.
As far as the rods, I was thinking something not too light in color or weight. I do like the panels, but not with bookcases flanking windows.
I would also move the bookcase you have now to another spot, if possible. If not possible, I'd do something else on the left side. It looks too congested having both the panels and the bookcases. And it looks too choppy and disconnected with just the bookcases and no panels. They really aren't working with your windows.
I do like the softness, focus, and coherence that the panels bring to the room, though if you're going for or prefer a spare look, then that's another story. The casework you have planned for that area should have the same unifying effect.
Not sure what else you're working on in the room, but simply waiting on the window issue until the rest is done is a good idea. Once you get artwork and accessories on the wall, your trimwork finished, etc., you may be happy with the way everything looks together and not notice whether the tops of all the openings are lined up or not. When things are very aligned or linear, they have a more modern or contemporary feel.
I love the idea of the panels in the bay. I'd also add them to the window to the left of the slider. I think that will draw the attention away from the slider being a bit lower. Doors don't normally have panels so it won't look out of place.
Below is hardware sold at JCPenney that will solve the problem for hardware for your bay. I think you'll have to use back tab panels because it them though. Personally I love the look of back tabs.
Oh and you can also add finials at each end with this system.
Here is a link that might be useful: Rod
I think the panels in the bay might be a good idea if you wanted that to be a focal point - say you had two chairs and a table there. But what you have is the loveseat, not even the larger seating piece, with its back to the bay - which really doesn;t suggest that it is a focal point at all.
Honestly, if you are wanting to keep the space homey and more rustic or country, I am not sure I see your window treatment choices keeping in that vein. The swags or the pleated cornices feel way too formal for the room.
The clock, while very nice, also feels more formal to me. The green sign is charming (and no, sorry, I didn't pick up on green being the accent. Sometimes it is hard in pix to see all the details) but too small up there alone.
Have you considered doing a pair of open back bookcases on either side of the slider, to accommodate the switches there, and then adding a shelf across the top of the slider to link the two bookcases? I think it would fit better and feel less crowded than it might on either side of the bay, which has a lot of visual weight already.
Maybe someone could mock that up for you.
I'm sorry, I'm all over the place here. I had thought about hanging the Romans in the slider higher, but they're inside mount and short as it is. I never thought of running the casing higher *and* adding fabric above the romans to make them look taller. I'll have to see if we have some casing that's long enough to go the 4" higher and redo it. But DH kind of likes the sign in the middle of the 2 pictures so we may just keep that. So, leaving windows aside, let's try to see what we can do with furniture. Later I'll need help with artwork b/c as I said I never hung any in old house and we were there 14 years.
Now, I really want the bay to be a focal point, original plan was to build in bookcases on either side and have a small table with 2 caned Victorian chairs in the bay. But reality (living with extended family nearby) hit and we realized we needed more seating so we bought sofa and loveseat (and then ottoman) instead of just a sofa. We put the tree in the bay at Xmas time. I'm thinking eventually I'd like a (shallow) windowseat there flanked by bookcases but that custom work won't happen until we replace the carpet oh, 10 yrs from now.
So, DH and I moved the LS *into* the bay with the ottoman in front of it (also moved the Victrola in from the LR where it clashed with dark wood tables). What do you think? With the back almost against the windows, does it make it a focal point almost like a window seat might?
Of course, I should have just saved the expense of putting in the single sill now since you can't even see it. Ah well, it will still be there when we get to do the window seat. We tried putting the LS at the kitchen end but it just closed off the room and was hard to get by the table & chairs (another unplanned but necessary purchase since we had at that time been living 3 months with no island countertop, eating off a folding table and folding chairs - it took 6 more months to get countertop and I still have to finish the last barstool).


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"I think we had one of our most, one of our best overall games, with everybody contributing and everybody playing extremely well," Griffin said.
Randy Foye scored 17 of his season-high 24 points in the fourth quarter, Griffin added 21 and the Clippers snapped a seven-game road losing streak with a 116-108 victory over the New York Knicks on Wednesday night.
Baron Davis had 16 points and a season-high 16 assists for the Clippers, who had dropped four straight overall, including the first three on their eight-game, 14-day trip. But a night after a 101-85 loss in Orlando, they had far more energy than the Knicks, building a 20-point lead in the third quarter and holding on down the stretch behind huge plays from Foye.
Ryan Gomes scored 18 points, DeAndre Jordan 17 and Eric Bledsoe 16 for the Clippers.
Held to a season-low 10 points Tuesday in Orlando, Griffin grabbed only six rebounds, ending his latest double-double streak at 10 games, but Los Angeles shot 55 percent and improved to 4-18 on the road as Davis followed his best scoring night of the season with his best passing one.
"A lot of times it's tough to get up for games, but not when you're playing with guys like Blake and DeAndre and guys who can get up above the rim and just give you that energy night in and night out," Davis said. "I think they're both a freak of nature. I think Blake is an alien and I think DeAndre is an alien."
Amare Stoudemire scored 23 points for the Knicks, but was hindered by foul trouble and joined coach Mike D'Antoni in criticizing the team's effort.
"We're not playing hard, we're not getting loose balls. Seems like we're afraid out there," Stoudemire said. "I said it before the game. We've got to have supreme focus. I guess they figured I was just talking to the wall."
Danilo Gallinari had 21 and Timofey Mozgov, posterized by Griffin in the teams' first meeting, had 18 on 8 of 9 shooting but was forced to the bench when the Knicks went with a small lineup in an effort to get back in the game.
Already leading by 11 at halftime, the Clippers made nine of their first 13 shots in the third and opened an 84-64 lead on Foye's 3-pointer with 3:13 left. The Knicks then finally showed some energy, extending their defense and using a 14-4 burst to trim the margin to 88-78 after three.
Toney Douglas scored seven straight New York points to cut it to 99-94 with 6:04 to play, and Stoudemire's dunk made it a three-point game. It was still three when Foye nailed a 3-pointer with 3:47 to go, and he then answered scores by Stoudemire with a jumper, then another 3-pointer to make it 109-102 with 2:43 remaining.
Foye then found Jordan, who was fouled and hit one free throw, and threw a lob that Griffin slammed down to put it away at 112-102 with 1:36 left.
"My teammates gave me the ball in the right places and I was not only making the shots, but just trying to make the right play," Foye said.
The Clippers were held to 79 and 85 points in consecutive losses in Florida, but shredded the Knicks inside and out, hitting 9 of 17 3-pointers. New York was 6 of 26 behind the arc, a season-low 23 percent, and a small "We want Melo!" chant broke out in the final minutes.
Mozgov was the victim in one of Griffin's most ferocious dunks of the season on Nov. 20, a slam in which the All-Star put his hand on Mozgov's face for balance -- which turned into further embarrassment when the Russian was called for a foul.
Griffin had another powerful dunk with Gallinari nearby and finished with 44 points and 15 rebounds in a performance that ranks near the top of his NBA highlight reel, but the Knicks won 124-115 and would have been fine allowing the rookie to dominate again if it came in a New York victory.
But the Knicks didn't defend Griffin's teammates for most of the game. The Clippers shot 54 percent in the first half, going 5 of 7 from 3-point range and finding little resistance when they went into the paint.
"For whatever reason, in the first half we just didn't come out and play," D'Antoni said. "You could see it on their faces."
Mozgov scored 12 points in the first quarter, helping the Knicks take a 29-28 lead. The Clippers took control late in the first half, with the crowd loudly booing the Knicks after allowing another uncontested layup at one point en route to a 58-47 halftime deficit.
Game notes
Griffin's 21 points were the most by a No. 1 pick in his first game at Madison Square Garden since LeBron James scored 22 on Feb. 22, 2004. ... The Clippers continue their trip Friday in Cleveland, where the Cavaliers will be trying to end their NBA-record, 26-game losing streak. Jordan had been averaging only 4.0 points in the Clippers' first four games in February. ... The Knicks face the other Los Angeles team next, hosting the Lakers on Friday.
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|47-86 (.547)
|40-81 (.494)
|9-17 (.529)
|6-26 (.231)
|13-16 (.813)
|22-23 (.957)
|Rebounds (Offensive-Total)
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From Elias: The Clippers' Randy Foye scored 17 of his season-high 24 points in the fourth quarter. That's the most points this season in the fourth quarter by a visiting player at MSG.[+]
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Either choose a slow-release general fertiliser according to manufactuer's instructions, or apply a liquid seaweed as a foliage spray once fortnightly.
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I am considering putting in a pool and was wondering if what we have included is adequate or if we are missing anything.
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I would have them up size to a bigger filter and specifically a cartridge filter. I was always a big D.E. fan for years but I'm going all cartridge because they are easier to maintain and waste less water.The bigger the filtering area the less your pump has to work to push water through it. I think eventually most municipalities will require cartridge filters in the future.I read an article of a study done in Phoenix a couple of years ago that concluded you could make a small 2' deep lake with all the water that gets back washed out of filters..
bigger filter is always better because you clean it less often, I prefer DE over cartridge. This is really going to come down to personal preference as there are people that swear by each method, filter, sand, DE. I had cartridge for a couple years and in theory it should be easier to clean than DE, just take it out and hose if off however in practice for me at least it was a big pain because it took forever to try and get the dirt and crap out of all the pleats and took me longer to clean than it does to take apart the DE and hose it down and put new DE in. I switched to DE and still like it after 3 years. If you get a backwash for DE then that is even easier although you still need to break it down every once in a while and clean it. Also for pool clarity the DE filter seems to do a better job at cleaning the water.
For the pool pump are you getting a variable speed pump ? They can save big money on electricity. I Love the remote control we use ours all the time but I have a jandy PDA and the user interface is quite slow but it's still faster than walking in the house to turn stuff on/off.
re: salt water, also like this however be prepared to replace the unit every 3-4 years depending on how much you run it. I think the cost to replace is around $300.
re: LED pool lights, these are kind of nice but not as bright so when you have it on bright white it will not light up the pool like a standard light would however having colors can set a nice mood.
If possible make sure you have lots of space around the pool equipment so that when you have to clean the filter or pump it's easy to get around. Also having a hose bib near the equipment is nice if you need to prime the pump or clean out the filter, etc. Lighting around the pump area is nice too, every once in a while you have to do something at night and trying to use a flash light sucks.
Have a rock clause in the contract. There are ares where rock is prevalent.
Solar recirculation? Qualify what that means. If it's pipes in the decking, skip it. If it's solar panels on the roof, do you have a southern facing roof less than 3 stories and how many square feet of panels?
A heap pump won't do it for you. It'll take well over an hour to get a spa to temp while a 400K BTU gas fired unit will do it in less than 15 minutes. If your electrical panel can't handle another 60 amps of draw, it would need an upgraded panel and meter, a significant cost.
Fusion just injects metal ion, specifically copper and silver. While they can kill many things, they do so slowly and do nothing for oxidation of sweat, lotions, oils, etc... The cartridges are expensive and the chlorine alone is more effective.
The 380 is a lot faster.
Six steps? Why? Shouldn't be more than 4 needed.
Get a 2 speed 2 HP pump. More cost effective in our area.
Price seems a little bit steep but access and local costs can have that effect.
Thanks to all for all of the feedback. Our PB is Anthony Sylvan. We have spoken to many in our neighborhood that have used them and while they do sub-contract out for everything no one has had issues with them and highly recommended them.
It does look like we will go with a 2HP pump and a DE filter. Do you think the chlorine generator is worth it? Scott, are you suggesting that we go with just straight chlorine? We are going with just six steps (3 on each side) for the spa since it is raised and will help with our grading. Regarding solar recirculation, it is just the ability to reverse the flow to the bottom drains to push warm water to the bottom.
Lastly, with the heat pump, we were not looking for the spa to be very hot, just wanted to sit with the jets on.
Is there anything you all feel we should change or look into? Price has come down to 56K still need to negotiate. What do you think is a fair price?
Thanks again!
Scott is just saying chlorine is all you need, whether you add the chlorine manually or use a salt water chlorine generator makes no difference. You won't need to add the metal ions and adding them wont decrease your need for chlorine.
Most people, Scott included I believe, favor the chlorine generating salt systems as being the easier way to add chlorine though it does add an upfront cost because of buying the equipment.
For all but the largest residential pools, chlorine is the only needed sanitizer. It performs both the oxidation needs and biocide needs a pool requires. Most commercial pools are fine with this too.
I have seen many a pool builder try to raise their bottom line adding things like a Fusion, O2 generators, UV, copper ionizers, etc... making ridiculous claims such as "it'll reduce your need for chlorine", or you won't need to use chlorine at all or "chlorine causes cancer".
A salt cell is a convenience that can, given enough time, save money but won't eliminate the need for testing and balancing. The term salt cell is just a shorter way of saying the pool has a salt water chlorine generator. There isn't enough salt to really taste but when the water passes through the cell, the salt molecule splits into sodium and chlorine.
I like them and I expect you will too. Sure beats lugging 25 or 50 pound buckets of tabs.
The "solar recirc" is more commonly called a deep heat option.
Trust me on the heat pump issue. You will want to get the spa hot and a heat pump just takes too long. With normal losses, a 125K BTU heat pump, downhill and the wind at your back (they are air temperature sensitive), will take about an hour to heat a spa. The are efficient in that they cost less to operate but because water takes more energy to heat, they are slowwww.


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To explain my issue, this is minimalist main.cc:
#include "./main.h"
int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
char *buffer = new char[12];
char *output = new char[12];
FILE *input = fopen("file.test", "r");
while ( read_stdin(buffer, 12, input, output) ) {
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// (...)
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And main.h:
#include <cstdio>
#include <cstring>
inline bool read_stdin(char *tmp_buffer, const size_t &len, FILE *input, char *&output) {
output = fgets(tmp_buffer, len, input);
if ( output != NULL ) {
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if ( lf != NULL ) {
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return false;
The function read_stdin() can read from STDIN, it explains its name.
Well, all work as expected, but valgrind tells me things like:
==6915== 12 bytes in 1 blocks are definitely lost in loss record 1 of 1
==6915== at 0x4C29527: operator new[](unsigned long) (in /usr/lib/valgrind/vgpreload_memcheck-amd64-linux.so)
==6915== by 0x4008A2: main (main.cc:6)
I compile as
g++ -O0 -g main.cc -o test
I understand that these 12 bytes are "output", but why is there some bytes lost? I use of delete[], even if there is nothing from STDIN or input, output will be NULL right?
I misunderstand why there are still these 12 bytes, where am I wrong?
Thank you in advance :)
Thanks to Vaughn Cato, Dietmar Kühl and Richard J. Ross III, I changed lines:
output = fgets(tmp_buffer, len, input);
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By Corey Deiterman
Uniting these disparate nations was the epic, cartoonish, high-speed power metal of DragonForce (or "D Force" if you're one of the aforementioned irony-seeking college kids). There are so many intense factors at play with DragonForce that I can't really think about them without feeling like I was just pumped full of meth or adolescent hormones -- it just doesn't process. Their live show is the most extreme and technically awesome I've witnessed -- Herman Li, the ocean of hair that serves as lead guitar, solo shreds like a motherfucker, behind his head, on the moon, etc., all with the biggest metal grin. Singer ZP Theart feels the inspirational, fantasy lyrics.
DragonForce are raking in the DragonDollars in classic niche-market style -- they're a massive, massive worldwide phenomenon, but are barely known outside of metal circles, which is crazy. These guys must immediately become the house band for the UN. They're not only an international group of players, their lyrics are a testament to the righteousness of humanity. My favorite line from "Fury of the Storm" says it all. "With the power of the universe we stand strong together / Through the force of power, it will soon reach the hour / For victory we ride, Fury of the storm."
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