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Raleigh Fall Swap -Special Trades #4
Number 4? LOL... we're beyond help. 'Plants Anonymous' has given up on us!
Oh dear, Deborah, we are way way way beyond Plants Anonymous for sure!
topher, I have Sparkling burgundy pineapple lily. I have one I dug last weekend and haven't planted it back. Probably won't as I have a couple more. How big is that Patio Peach Tree? Would that be a fair trade? Or how about one of my Mom's crinums, too?
Tophersmith, sure, a basjoo would be cool. Need any purple old fashioned irises? A friend of mine just stopped by and brought me a bunch or rhizomes. While I do thank her, I can only use a couple of them. So now I have those to trade. I will also have some Abutilion 'Marion Stewart' cuttings to trade. I just keep finding stuff. And I told root that I didn't have anything when she invited me to the first swap I went to. LOL
Alicia, I can bring you some Mexican Bush Sage cuttings. I'll probably not be able to bear doing more than about three though so if somebody else can also- please do. I was the same way about the 'Indigo Spires' though and managed to get through it. LOL
shari, i have you written down for leadwort/plumbago. am i hallucinating? i just went back through this thread and the end of the last one and can't find it. seems like i asked for cardinal lobelia in return. ring a bell? lmk, please. thanks, tam
oh, i just dug 2 japanese climbing ferns if anyone wants dibs.
Dana: I have you down for Salvia elegans 'Golden Delicious' in exchange for Blue Celeste daylily.
John: I have a large Musa Basjoo with your name on it. Honestly. I thought it had leaf miners and then I looked carefully and saw that the leaves were engraved with the words "Triangle John"
Sorry if I missed this but .... can someone remind me how the special trades will be facilitated this year? Stakes? I have a plant propagation class Saturday that was supposed to start at 9, but it has been pushed to 10. I'm going to load up the van beforehand so I can leave straight from the class. It might be as late as 2:30 before I arrive. Any suggestions???? I don't want anyone's goodies (or mine--heh, heh) to get snatched up accidentally.
thanks, shari! guess i didn't check that far back.
carla, i plan to bring the little flags again and set them up along the edge. provided i can get them in the hard, hard ground! so those of you who took yours home, bring them back with you, please. i will have extras for new trades or folks that forget. my only issue is i'm meeting some out of town relatives for lunch. i've already told them i have to be finished by 1, but you know how that goes... hopefully we'll get there a bit before or at least right at 2.
Attention Magick, John, et al
I was re-reading some of the previous threads and came across John's message about not trading his cannas due to virus. I have always assumed that most of the bengal tigers in the trade these days were infected. My annual cycle is this: they come up, foliage is beautiful, then they start blooming ... I cut the flowers off because I only want them for the foliage ... then eventually the streaking starts and I just cut 'em back. They usually come back up again looking fine. I should've thought about this when I offered to trade you, Magick. Looks like some others are also bringing you bengals so maybe you'd want to withdraw--or trade for something else. BTW, I have the plain solid-leaf, orange flowered cannas intertwined with the BTs and they never show any signs of the BT's streaking (which I'm just assuming is the virus, rather than anything weather-related). Further, I have Ermine and Cleopatra elsewhere that look fine. Let me know what you want to do.
Warning....Shameless Plea ahead!!!
A couple of years ago someone brought either Winter honeysuckle or Winter Jasmine. I don't know which? It was shrubby with a weeping form. It blooms in January or February and smells absolutely divine. It was one of the many things I had to leave in my old yard, sniff sniff. I'd love to get some more if anyone has it. Here's the catch. I don't really have anything to trade at this time. It was too early to divide things from my old yard and I didn't have a place to root things. I can pay you back this spring (lots of wintersowing) bake you a pound cake or I do have a very small rooted varigated hydrangea. I don't know if it is even large enough to leave out this winter?! Okay, that's my shameless plea. Thanks, Shannon/Dirtrx
Shannon, after all the stuff you have given me over the years, you don't have to give me anything for a piece of this winter jasmine that I have in my yard. I'll see if I can find you a rooted piece, other than that, I'll bring you cuttings. It blooms yellow in Jan or Feb and does indeed smell devine! Is there anything else you would like for your new home?
i put in a bunch of winter honeysuckles to root a few weeks back. if any took, one's yours shannon. no worries about a trade.
the deal with the flags is this: it seemed like we spent too much time trying to figure out who was who & where to put stuff to do the special swaps beforehand. it's no fun doing special swaps if you don't have time to look at the general swaps or chat. so about 3 swaps ago, i grabbed some of those bright pink surveyor's flags, put everyone's name who was doing special swaps on one, and planted them along the edge of where we head up the hill at creech rd shelter. that way you don't have to hunt down the person (which is annoying if they aren't there or you don't know them), you just leave their stuff by their flag. later they can take their flag up the hill to mark their hidey spot for the general swap or leave it down the hill to get their stuff later. whatever flags are left i collect and bring back the next time. i don't care if folks take them- it was a huge bundle. it is easier for me if you leave them since i'm normally fairly early, i can get everyone's up before most arrive and that way the early birds can distribute their plants. plus i don't waste my time making a new one. but it's easy to forget, and no big deal if some were taken or don't come back. i'll probably just leave the blank pile close to the walk with a sharpie so that newbies or someone that needs one can fill one out. there wasn't a good place to use them at the last swap and i think a lot of new folks really didn't know what to do with them, so i'm sure there was some confusion. i think some folks thought they were like auction flags. :)
Alicia7b, I have a Mexican Sage plant that I rooted earlier this year for you.
Tophersmith, I would like one of your Brug. 'Jean Pasco' rooted cuttings. How similar to 'Chas Grimalsi' is this brug? What would you like in return? I have some recently rooted cuttings of Hibiscus acetosella, a tender perennial with attractive dark red foliage and stems that will grow 6 ft next year.
Shannon - Seems like your plea has been answered. If there is anything I have that you are interested in, let me know. I'll "trade" you for your winter sowing secrets. this will be my first attempt at WSing and I have some seeds I'd LOVE to have come up!
Carla - From everything I've read, it seems next to impossible to find a BT Canna that is not virused. I can't even tell the difference in a virused vs. healthy Canna. If you don't mind, I'd like to stick to the trade & just assume that all of my Cannas will have the dreaded virus.
Ralph - What would you like for some Arum italicum?
Ralph, how about either some Bronze Fennel or Hedychium
The Jean Pasco looks quite a bit different than the Charles Grimaldi, I actually have the Insignis pink rooted not the Jean Pasco my mistake. here is a link http://www.brugmansias.biz/ look under BRUGMANSIA X INSIGNIS
Vickie, Karen W, Magick and Tamelask Thanks, you guys! I really appreciate the offers! It never fails to surprise me the generosity of gardeners. I'm going to hunt one of you down on Saturday :). (I promise to forward on the good karma with y'all in the spring.)
Magick the only secret is to be prepared to give away alot lol! My biggest thing is trying to organize my seeds. I start with my hardy perennials, then hardy annuals, then the tender perennials and then the tender annuals. This is not a hard and fast rule. I had so many seeds my first year that I was overwhelmed so I tried to figure out what needed the most time or what could handle extreme temperature changes. I start in December if I have time or in January and then finish up in March (if I am lucky). And start collecting jugs/bottles soon. I think I have some extra seeds somewhere ...I'll be glad to share my stash. We've also been know to do a seed swap which is a great way to get just a few of many things. Shannon/Dirtrx
Here are the special trade plants that I have listed. If I am forgetting anyone, please let me know.
---Alicia7b: I am bringing 2 (blooming) Mex. Sage for Muhly Grass
---Magick: I am bringing variegated Toad Lily (Tricyrtis) Samurai & Arum italicum (if I can find One - they are just starting to break dormancy) for ? White Beauty Berry?
---Tammy: I am bringing double blue flowered Butterfly Pea (Clitoria ternatea) rooted cutting & seed for Gaillardia seedling.
---Karen W: Clitoria ternatea plant & seed for C. mariana
---Keithrnjd: Tradescantia purpurea for Pineapple sage & salvia 'Jaime'
---JNHidden: Asclepias currasavica & Bronze fennel seed for?
---Brenda: I am bringing Lysimachia congestiflora 'Outback Sunset' & ee's Fontanesii, Black Magic & Illustris; also, Veronica 'Georgia Blue' for plants you offered.
---Shari 1332: Large pot of Cuban Oregano for your choice
---Triangle John: Clitoria ternatea seed & seedling; John, I would like any of these you still have: Pineapple sage, Tibouchina or Disney Ginger Lily
---Tophersmith: Asclepias currasavica & bronze fennel seed and Ginger Lily for Brug cuttings
---Some of the things that I am bringing for distribution include: Red-leaf Hibiscus acetosella; Clerodendrum myricoides 'Ugandense'; Alternanthera dentata w/burgandy leaves; Portulaca grandiflora 'Bicolor'; Colocasia Fontanesii & Illustris; Various Sun Coleus; various Toad Lilies; various Angel Trumpets/Brugs.
I feel like I've forgotten something, but with almost 500 messages to wade through I'm not sure what. Please let me know if I've left anyone off. Was there someone else (besides Jean) that wanted fennel and lemon balm?
Alicia - phlox, BW cuttings, EE, Iris and Daylilies for ferns, possamhaw, woodland phlox and wintersweet
Brenda - rain lilies, S.lovechild for J.beech fern, and glads
Dana - reedgrass for sweet autumn clematis
Jean/Jnhidden - rocks and spearmint for fennel and lemon balm
Karen - Agastache rupestris, salvia 'Christine Yeo' for glads and chinese banana
Magick - mickey mouse EE, wht BB, star confederate jasmine for Blk stem EE, wht BB ginger, pussy willow
Nancydar - toadlilies
Sally/Keithrnjd - upright dwarf ee for hibiscus AH
Sharil - Iron Cross oxalis for EE's and DL's
Tammy - JW seed, coltsfoot, Carolina jasmine for hibiscus HA, phlox, blk stem ee, paph, fo-ti, milk thistle seed
Tophersmith - brugs (later date) and dwarf peach for Curcurma emperor, unkwn crinum and variegated hymenocallis littoralis and Hymenocallis 'Tropical Giant' spider lily.
Ralph- would you be interested in any salvias for the Cuban oregano? I have one each left of 'Indigo Spires' and microphylla 'Wild Watermelon' rooted(and blooming). I also stuck some cuttings of 'Phyllis Fancy' yesterday. I also have some named daylilies- if you're interested I'll list what's available.
Shari1332, this summer's dry weather has made me a big fan of salvias, so I am interested in any of the ones that you named. I have S. 'Hot Lips', 'Marachino', 'SanCarlos Festival', S. uglinosa/Bog Sage plus a couple of blue-flowered ones whose names I do not know; I also have the new yellow and green variegated one that is finally blooming with scarlett flowers. Are there any other things that I have that you would like? For example, I have a hardy abutilon, silver plectranthus (argentatus?) and several different ee's (Plain green, Black Magic, Illustris, Fontanesii plus a couple of others).
Magick, YES I do still want the J-waterfall maple! Also the pussy willow has rooted. It is losing fall leaves but has nice healthy roots.
Root - I figured you wanted it ;) I'm really excited about the pussy willow rooting!!
Shannon - You & everyone else at the spring swap were so generous in helping a newbie start the addiction... I get just as much (if not more) out of being able to share the plants I have. I have a ton of seeds for WSing. Fingers crossed, I'll have plenty of fun stuff to trade at the spring swap!
Woodsworm, we're already trading gardenia for Carolina allspice too, right? I'll dig 2 containers of woodland phlox for you, one doesn't seem like enough for a shrub.
Ralph, I can also bring you a baby Salvia transylvanica since you're bringing 2 Mexican bush sages. Do you have/ want that one?
Jnhidden, are we still on for a trade?
Is anybody else's head spinning from these threads? :)
I have several white-flowered Brugs (Angel Trumpets) in 5-gal pots that I would to trade for anything of value. They are 4 - 5 feet tall and several are about to bloom . If there are no offers, I will add them to the general distribution.
OK, back in town and lots of dead plants.
This is what I THINK my trades are-please correct me if wrong:
Tammy: Salvia koyame, Impatiens arguta 'Blue Dream', Iris tectorum -pot full of seedlings (for ruellia, plectranthus, columbines, kiwi cuttings)
Dana Hollyclyff: Sedum 'Angelina' (for 'William Guinness' columbine)
Ralph: Impatiens arguta 'Blue Dream', large lacecap variegated hydrangea 'Maculata' (for Lysimachia congestiflora 'Outback Sunset', ee fortunesii/Black Magic/illustris, Veronica 'Georgia Blue')
Carole Woodsworm: Tiarella and cilantro seeds (Trillium,blue columbine, and Cinn fern)
Nancy: Tiarella "Iron Cross', snowball Viburnum macrocephalum 'Sterile', live bloodroot rhizome in 2nd pot of possibly dead snowball(for sensitive fern and Green&Gold)
Alicia: American Beautyberry?,Tiarella 'Iron Cross' X 2, black cohosh, calycanthus florida,Prunus mume, small but settled-in-pot sassafras (for Ruellia, Lady Fern, northern sea oats,lamium, 'Homestead Purple', Baptisia alba )
Rootdigger: pot full of Zephyranthes atamasco and Salvia 'Lovechild', and Impatiens capensis seeds-found only 10 seeds(for Japanese Beech Fern and gladiola)
John: ??? (for Himalayan Impatiens and Disney ginger)
Magick:purple beautyberry (for fern (not Christmas fern))
Karen: Impatiens arguta 'Blue Dream'(for Salvias 'San Isidro Moon' and 'Betsy's Choice')
Shari: Salvia 'Lovechild', Euphorbia 'Golden Turm'-looks iffy-do not transplant right away, gallon Natchez crape myrtle, Nikko hydrangea(for Buddleia lindleyana, Salvia 'Indigo Spires',Salvia meyeri, Illustris pups )
Sally keithrnjd: agastache 'Honeybee Blue'(for Ocampo white Wandering Jew)
catc: Tiarella (for holly)
Carla: Hypericum 'Albury Purple', and Hypericum 'Glacier'-still rooting do not transplant right away (for Salvia elegans 'Golden Delicious' and Salvia sclarea var. turkestanica alba Clary 'Mojito')
Fuchsia cuttings did not make it - So Karen and Alicia(beautyberry?), please pick something else from list below. Also, John, want to pick also, cuz we've got nothing set up. Ais, do we have a tradde set up? Shari, sourwood would not make transplant after drought, so please pick one from list also. I lost all my Impatiens zombensis, so if anyone has a cutting, please help me out.
List to pick from for those I owe something:
Agastache 'Honeybee Blue'(2)
Crape myrtle 'Natchez White' (1)
Native red cedar (Juniperus virginiana)
Tiarella, native (1) and 'Iron Cross' (2)
Penstemon tenuis seedlings (Gulf Coast Penstemon) (3)
Hypericum 'Albury purple', variegated St.John's Wort (1)
Impatiens arguta 'Blue Dream' (1)
Calycanthus floridus, Carolina Allspice or Sweetshrub (1)
Prunus mume, Japanese Flowering Apricot seedling,10"(1)
Hearts-a-Burstin (1)
Cimicifuga racemosa, Black Cohosh (1)
Hydrangea macrophylla 'Maculata', variegated Lacecap (1)
Echinacea 'Magnus' seedlings (1)
Coleus 'Inky Fingers' (1)
Lobelia cardinalis (1)
Euonymus fortunei "Emerald N Gold' (2)
Brenda, if you still have the Impatiens arguta, I would love to have it. I have two special plants that I can add to what I am bringing you. Geranium sanguineum 'Glenluce' and a Colocasia 'Illustris' pup that has dark chocolate leaves rather than the usual green and black.
Here is a link that might be useful: Pictures of Geranium 'Glenluce'
Brenda - I'm trading plants for your undying love and affection. I have one sprig of I. zombensis left alive in my garden and somewhere there are some cuttings that rooted. If I don't find them I can give you rooted cuttings at our winter seed swap (Impatiens love the hoopy house for the winter). I can take a few fuchsia cuttings but most of mine bought the dust this summer. I am in a purge mode so more is coming to the swap than is coming home after.
Folks. You know how I wait til the last minute and then bring up something that gets everyone crazy. Well here it is - Podranea ricasoliana. This vine is in full bloom in my yard and lovelier than it has ever looked (and better than the pictures on the web!). Its not supposed to be winter hardy, but made it through last winter, tho it did die back to the ground. Some of my stem cuttings rooted but they are slow growing. I am going to have to move it next year because it is just too big and lanky, it really needs a gazebo or pergola to cascade off of. I will bring cuttings to the swap but supposedly the flowers fall off easily.
John, I so want that. I'm going out to see what I can dig up at the last minute, too. Probably nothing quite so exotic, but who knows?
This morning when I got up my husband told me there was a plant lying out in the driveway where some creature had dragged it during the night. I was so afraid it was something I had propagated for the swap, I ran out there on the gravel with bare feet to try and save it. Fortunately it was just a croton cutting from HD that seems to have an invisible 'kick me' sign on it. I have no idea who keeps attacking it, but that is one tough plant.
OH John! MEMEMEMEMEMEMEMEME What a wonderful plant for my pergola! I just got Terry to build it this year - right in front of the greenhouse. That would be so cool next year climbing up the side.
Look at it. It's nekid!
It needs one of the Podranea ricasoliana, don't you think?
Brenda - yes to the iris.
Vickie - that pergola would be perfect!! can I get one for MY YARD??? just kidding. If I find one of the rooted cuttings I will drag it along but they are tiny. You might want to grow it in a large pot and move it in and out - or plant it right up next to the greenhouse and cut it back each winter. The heat from the greenhouse should keep the roots from dying.
Karen - I am willing to share but this may be one of those "iffy" plants for this area. It usually blooms late (like November) but this being its second year it has really filled out early. It does the climb up and then cascades out and over with blossom clusters on the tips of the branches. I have one of those kick me plants also. Branches fall out of trees onto it, I knock it over, the dog digs it up... yet it survives.
Where ever Pieter is and if he shows up he should be able to tell us all about it since he is from South Africa where it is almost a weed.
Dana - did you ever get Iris foetidus??? the one I bought from Niche has seed pods this year. Very cool plant. I want to try and grow the seeds. Any suggestions?
hey john- did you ever get a bell to ring? i've been meaning to get one for you but haven't found one that's just right yet. but- i just realized that our one bird's bell would work great if i can get it back after the swap. do you need it? i'm hoping you get the zombie going again, too, since i lost mine as well. it is so cute. ralph's into impatiens- wonder if he has that one? iris foetidus is one i keep meaning to get from miss betty (my mentor) i love the blooms on it, and it seems tough as nails.
Hi alicia7b,
I think you wanted lavender and catmint. Propagation this year went badly for me when I went out of town for 11 days, and I didnt see any extra rooted pieces on the catmint even though it is spreading for me now. But I will try to bring you both in the spring, ok? I can bring lavender cuttings if you want some, though.
Tammy I am bringing you a cutting or 2 of what might be wooly lavender.


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Fabulous!! I'll Stay Here from Now On!
Fabulous location, near downtown but you do not pay downtown prices.
The hotel is beautiful, the staff is extremely courteous and helpful.
The rooms are gorgeous. Free continental breakfast downstairs. High speed internet access downstairs. It is right near the entrance to the underground tour. Walking distance to most everything including Safeco Field. There is a little bar next door where you can sit outside and watch people. It is also within walking distance (about a block or two) from the waterfront. I recommend it highly. We were carless so I have no comments about parking with this hotel.
Best Western Pioneer Square a Gem in a Sea of Hotel Choices
I was ecstatic to arrive at this hotel and find it to be as charming and quaint and wonderful as the reviews said it was. It's always an experience to choose a hotel in a city you've never visited, without recommendations from friends or family who have actually stayed there.
It was such a relief to find that I liked this hotel so much that I would stay there again--and I am!! My next visit is December 2003!! My cousin and I spent some time in this gem in the Emerald City at the end of July/early August, 2003. The weather, the city, and the accommodations were all superb. Our room looked out on a cobblestone, tree-lined street and our windows really opened to let in the fresh air! Some rooms even have little balconies. The room was great, beds were comfortable, the continental breakfast was just right. And the staff was very courteous, fun and friendly--I left a poster behind on the day we checked out and called in a panic from the airport. They located it and mailed it to me. If you're looking for a hotel with a restaurant and bar or entertainment on the premises, then this might not be the place for you. You can find that just a few doors away. But if you're looking for a charming place that's safe, yet right in the hub of the goings-on and nightlife of this great city, then this hotel is for you! I love Seattle!
Pioneer Square....simply charming
Just got back from staying in Seattle at the Best Western Pioneer Inn Hotel! I was a little unsure of what I would find once we arrived in Seattle. I was told that the Pioneer Square area was 'interesting ' and lots of panhandlers. I live in Victoria BC, where panhandlers can be quite frequent. When we checked into the hotel, we were delighted. Our room was on the small side, but I didn't go to Seattle to hang out in my room! The hotel was SPOTLESS!!!!!!!!! The staff were all very helpful. The area around the hotel was interesting, not once approached by a panhandler.... that happened uptown around westlake center, and Pike's place Market. We attended 2 Mariners games, and walked both nights to and from the game to our hotel. We only used a taxi once, and that was from where the Victoria Clipper docks TO the hotel. Otherwise we walked everywhere, or took the Free Metro. Mostly walked. The two restaurants we liked best were: Il trattitoria Mitchelli's across from the hotel, and FX McRory's near the stadium. Both had excellent food and very nice servers.Definitely will tell all my friends that head to Seattle to stay at the Pioneer Square Hotel. I have stayed at other so called"upscaled " downtown Seattle hotels before, and next time I go...
I will stay at the BW Pioneer Square.
Love This Hotel!
My husband and I stayed here on our first trip to Seattle last year, and just loved it! We're going back at Christmas. This hotel has a LOT of charm! It's really lovely, and service was great, too. It's conveniently located to Pioneer Square activities, coffee shops, etc.
If you enjoy the simple pleasures of life, this hotel is it! But, if you're in a rush, need a lot of room to spread out, want a cocktail lounge and excitement, love big modern hotels with big cold lobbies, maybe this hotel's not for you.
Pioneer Square Hotel
Recently stayed at the Pioneer Square Hotel. This boutique hotel is in a great location - close to the wharf, historic Chinatown and "old Seattle". The rooms are comfortable and reasonably priced. Great value for the money with in-room coffee and continental breakfast. Also close to all public transportation. Took the bus to Pike's Market - walked to the Space Needle - took the tram to downtown and then the bus back to the hotel. Dinner along the wharf with a fun trolley ride to get there.
Reasonable lodgings in the older part of town
I have stayed here on business several times over the last few years and give the hotel high marks. Due to its age, the rooms are of various sizes and shapes. The rooms were clean, comfortable, and tastefully decorated (although the fiber-fill pillows are too "poofy" for my tastes). Thus, if you wish a large or small room, the staff can probablyaccomadate your request. Despite its location next to Highway 99 (the elevated Alaska Vaiduct), the interior of the rooms are quiet.
The staff is friendly and provided great information on restaurants, transportation, and the like. The free continental brakfast is adequate, but does the job. Indeed, the Pioneer Sqaure neighborhood can be "interesting" after dark, but I have always felt comfortable about the hotel's location. Despite its challenges, the neighborhood is much better than it used to be.
If you want more traditional lodging, stay closer to the convention center. If you want llodging that porivdes a unique Seattle expereince, the Pioneer Square Inn is for you!
Worst $150 a Night I Ever Spent in Seattle
I firmly believe that the other 3-4 people posting comments about this hotel are either hotel employees or happy-headed folks who have smoked too many organic chemicals from Seattle's Fremont district!
"Diamond in the Ruff"? You have GOT to be kidding!!! My wife, son, and I spent three nights at the Pioneer Square Hotel in late 2002. Although we had stayed downtown at other hotels on at least six other occasions, we figured that Pioneer Square Hotel lodging would allow us to walk to Seahawks Stadium to see the Hawks play, save us parking fees, and give us easy access to Pioneer Square and the waterfront.
When we made reservations at the hotel, we were promised "free parking" during our three-night stay. Unfortunately, this was not the case! When we arrived, we were given a "discount voucher" for a parking garage four blocks away from the hotel which cost us an additional $25.
I am sure that this 100-year-old hotel was, once upon a time, in the '90s (the 1890s!) very grand. Although the building has been "restored," it still leaves plenty to be desired. The hotel itself is small, featuring only 75 rooms, and the lobby is the size of a postage stamp. There is a nice, wide, regally carpeted (red, if I remember correctly) stairway leading to the first level of rooms, but it appears that other portions of the hotel have been converted into a number of different businesses with separate entrances (e.g., a Yuppie bar which you can only access from Yesler Way).
Staff was not discourteous, but they did not go out of their way to be helpful, either. The room was extremely disappointing: tiny, (REALLY tiny) with few electrical outlets. (Picture a small 10 x 15 foot bedroom with two outlets.) The bathroom was not much bigger than a broom closet! The room was definitely not a place that two or three people would want to spend much quality time! My wife and I definitely felt like giving this "boutique" hotel the "boot"!
In addition, the Pioneer Square / Yesler Way neighborhood near the hotel is generally unsavory after dark. We encountered several winos sleeping and/or panhandling in storefronts and on sidewalks in the same block as the hotel. Early one morning (1:00 am) we stepped around one of these "street people" urinating in front of the hotel entrance!
(Nice advertisement for the hotel!)
Since our unfortunate experience with the Pioneer Square Best Western, we have opted to stay in Tukwila or Renton when attending Mariners and Seahawk games. (We attend 15 or so a year, traveling from Spokane.) If you wish to stay at a Best Western, I heartily recommend the Best Western Southcenter in Tukwila: it's less than one-half the price of the Best Western Pioneer Square and actually does offer free parking; it has much nicer rooms that are twice as large as those in the Best Western Pioneer Square, and it is located in a reputable neighborhood.
Also, from the Best Western Southcenter, you can catch a Metro bus which takes you within three blocks of both Safeco Field and Seahawks Stadium for less than $2.00 each way (30 minute trip). This enables you to avoid the Seattle traffic and parking hassles.
Would I stay at the best Western Pioneer Square Hotel again? Yes, but only if they paid ME!
Great staff and location
The staff at this hotel gave us some of the best customer service I have seen in a long time. Michael,desk clerk and Joseph, bell hop were outstanding. It is a historic hotel, almost 100 yrs old. Joseph will gladly tell you the history of the Pioneer Square area, which we enjoyed very much. Rooms are a bit smaller than regular hotels, because of the building's age, but they are very clean and tastefully decorated. It is very convenient to shops, restaurants, and only 1 block from the waterfront trolley. Great location to hop on the trolley and tour the waterfront. In the morning, they have a complimentary continental breakfast downstairs which includes bagels/cream cheese, muffins, fruit, cereal, juice, various coffees and teas. We really enjoyed our stay there and would definitely go back if in Seattle again. The staff was a standout in our eyes. Rare in this day and age.
A Diamond in the Ruff !
We have visited Seattle on a number of occasions and have always stayed in the center of town. Our travel agent booked us at the Best Western - Pioneer Square so that we could be close to the stadium and the cruiseships. What a lovely surprise this diamond in the ruff is, an elegant historic, boutique hotel that has all the amenities, convenience and excellent service - rom the bellmen / porters and front desk to the immaculate housekeeping staff. We definitely will be back.
Five stars in our book !
A Great Seattle Hotel Near Everything
THE BEST WESTERN PIONEER SQUARE HOTEL SEATTLE, WASHINGTONWe stayed at this hotel based on USER reviews, most of which were excellent.We couldn't have asked for a more pleasant and helpful staff, especially Michael at the front desk.This is an older hotel with old world charm that has ungone more than 6 million dollars in referbishing and, they've done a GREAT JOB! Our room (#224) although small, had two double beds, excellent Cherrywood furnishings and gold fixtures in the bathroom. Although our room only faced another building, it was quiet and comfortable. They do have rooms on the street side, some with balconies that cost a bit more.They have a beautiful eight chair conference room (could easily add more chairs if necessary) with a computer for accessing the internet.The location is quaint in an older part of town with excellent access to almost anything. It is within a block of the waterfront, the waterfront trolley, ferry building and the walkway along the entire waterfront and shops. About 6 blocks from Pike Street Market, and there are numerous resturantsalone the waterfront.It is a "fare free zone" where public transportation is free. Parking can be a bit expensive but the hotel provides secure parking in a parking garage for only $15 a day which is a bargain. And, while we rented a car to go to Bremerton, Chittendon locks and the Space Needle, we could have taken buses or taxicabs to everything except Bremerton and saved money. If you do take a ferry to Bremerton, be sure to take the self guided tour of the USS Turner Joy, a retired Navy Destroyer. It is excellent. The Turner Joy was one of the two destroyers that were attacked in the Tonkin Gulf that led to the escalation of the Vietnam war.If you do want to rent a car, use Enterprise Rent-A-Car at 2116 Westlake Ave. They have the most pleasant and helpful staff I've ever used, their prices are competitive and they will drive you to and from the hotel and their office.The hotel has a very nice Continental breakfast and, on thept secrets in Seattle, "Tina's Diner."Furbished like a 1950's diner, I can't see how she stays in business with the low prices and large portions of food she serves. We ate there for 2 lunches and one breakfast and although hungry, we never did finish all the meal. If you have a small appetite, share a lunch sandwich! They have a really pleasant staff too.By the way, don't miss the 2 hour Argosy cruise ship's"Locks Cruise" from pier 56. It takes you along Elliott Bays, through the Chittenden locks into Lake Washington with a bus back to the waterfront.All in all, we had an excellent vacation experience with great weather for four days with only one 10 minute rain shower. In fact, we had to start wearing caps to prevent getting sunburned.Pete HansenBillings, Montana
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Congratulations on completing your game! Completing any game is no small task.
Here are some things I noticed when reviewing your code;
- By placing the projects own header files in stdafx.h, you are causing the entire game to be recompiled when any header changes. This might be manageable in smaller projects, but it will not scale as your project grows.
- As the automatically generated comments in stdafx.h state, the file should generally be used for external headers (e.g. SFML). There are "internal" headers that it may make sense to include here, such as commonly included utility headers (random.h might be a good candidate).
- You should not use preprocessor defines for compile time constants. Use the language feature:
const int SCREENWIDTH = 832; const int SCREENHEIGHT = 600; const int PADDLEYPOS = 550; const int MAXPADDLESPEED = 400;
- Your game class has a a number helper functions, for example setTextures(). These should be "private", not "public". Likewise, try to design your program so you do not have public fields. The bricks and window members should be private. The event member can probably be a local variable to your event handling code.
- Consider using an enumeration for the brick types, rather than strings. A typo in a string literal will not be caught at compile time.
- You seem to have a lot of static variables. I don't think you really need any of them. It should be simple to convert them to members of the Game class. There may be better solutions.
- Boolean functions such as Game::isExiting can be written to return the expression, rather than write a full if/else statement:
bool Game::isExiting(){ return m_GameState == exiting; }
- If statements ending in a semicolon is highly unusual and normally sets alarm bells ringing for most programmers. Consider at least moving the semicolon to the next line and adding a comment saying "intentionally blank" or something. Better still is to avoid writing if conditions that require no logic.
Instead of:
case gamelost: lresult = m_inpMgr.lostEvents(m_Event); if (lresult == Input_Manager::nada); else if (lresult == Input_Manager::mainMenu) m_GameState = title; break;
Consider omitting the "nada" branch:
case gamelost: lresult = m_inpMgr.lostEvents(m_Event); if (lresult == Input_Manager::mainMenu) m_GameState = title; break;
- Some parts of your Game class are complicated by trying to handle each case in one large if/else block. Moving sub-conditions into sub-blocks makes it much easier to read and understand:
if (gresult == Input_Manager::prev) m_GameState = title; else if (gresult == Input_Manager::paused) m_GameState = paused; else if (gresult == Input_Manager::idle) { if(m_Paddle.livesLeft() < 0) { m_GameState = gamelost; } else if(isLevelWon()) { m_GameState = gamewon; } }
- If you decouple the brick drawing from the brick type, you could probably have a vector of values rather than smart pointers.
- Your Game_Object class has a virtual member function, it's destructor should also be virtual. Alternatively, consider removing the virtual initialise function, instead require all game objects to be correctly initialised during construction. The base class should require the texture be passed through it's constructor, it should not be necessary to then allow clients to change the texture afterwards.
- Sometimes code can be easier to read if you pull a common expression into a local variable. Compare:
// Original sf::Vector2f Game_Object::getCenter(){ return sf::Vector2f(m_Sprite.getGlobalBounds().left + m_Sprite.getGlobalBounds().width / 2, m_Sprite.getGlobalBounds().top + m_Sprite.getGlobalBounds().height / 2); } // Local variable sf::Vector2f Game_Object::getCenter(){ sf::FloatRect bounds = m_Sprite.getGlobalBounds(); return sf::Vector2f(bounds.left + bounds.width / 2, bounds.top + bounds.height / 2); }
- Your coding convention is inconsistently applied. For example, Brick::alive and Ball::isBallMoving should start with "m_" to match the other members.
- The logic in Ball::handleCollisions is very complex and appears to contain much duplicate code. Consider splitting this into multiple functions, one of which determines if any collision occurred, another which calculates which way to bounce, and another one which handles the red/blue brick distinctions.
- Your input manager is tightly coupled to the specifics of the game states. In one instance, it requires detailed knowledge of where the buttons are and their dimensions. This is exacerbated by the fact that magic numbers are used here, rather than named constants.
- Your level loading code computes the positions for each brick as it loads individual bricks. This could probably be moved into a separate loop that is run after the individual bricks are instantiated. In fact, your current code contains a bug because the "count" variable in initialised at the start of the function, but it gets incremented many times as the two loops run. "yPos", and to a lesser extend "xPos",
- Your level loading code does not handle errors very well. Ideally, your code should be able to report to the user if the file is missing, unreadable or corrupt. At the moment, your code prints a log message in the first case, but it appears that the program would still try to run without any bricks. If the file itself is corrupt, then you'll get very strange results.
- There is no need to declare and define empty destructors, unless you wish to mark them as "virtual", or perhaps to show that the class obeys the rule of three but for some reason the destructor ends up being empty (in that case I would also consider adding a comment to this effect).
- Speaking of the rule of three, in larger projects consider marking classes as noncopyable where they cannot or should not have value semantics.
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Page 363 - William Shakespear's Comedies, Histories, and Tragedies. Published according to the true Original Copies. The third Impression. And unto this Impression is added seven Playes, never before Printed in Folio. viz. Pericles Prince of Tyre. The London Prodigall. The History of Thomas Ld- Cromwell. Sir John Oldcastle Lord Cobham. The Puritan Widow. A York-shire Tragedy. The Tragedy of Locrine.
Page 339 - Willobie his Avisa; Or the true Picture of a Modest Maid, and of a Chast and constant wife,' 1594 ; / extracts from Marston, Carew, &c.
Page 502 - ... of the four monarchies, viz., the Assyrian, Persian, Grecian, Roman; also, a dialogue between Old England and New concerning the late troubles; with divers other pleasant and serious poems. By a gentlewoman in those parts.
Page 391 - The Man in the Moon, or a Discourse of a Voyage thither, by Domingo Gonsales, l638,"Svo.
Page 337 - Induction' being here for the first time counted as a separate legend. Sinker 678. BM 814. A Mirour for Magistrates : being a true chronicle Historie of the vntimely falles of such vnfortunate Princes and men of note, as haue happened since the first entrance of Brute into this Hand, vntill this our latter Age.
Page 356 - Worth of Witte: bought with a million of Repentance: Describing the Folly of Youth, the falshood of Make-shift Flatterers, the miserie of the negligent, and mischiefes of deceyuing Curtezans. Published at his dying request: and, Newly corrected, and of many errors purged.
Page 481 - Accordingly it was proposed in the invention of the following work, to comprehend, as far as the progressive nature of a single story would allow, a general review of the modes of domestic and unrecorded despotism, by which man becomes the destroyer of man.
Page 357 - The true Tragedie of Richard Duke of Yorke, and the death of good King Henry the Sixt, with the whole Contention betweene the two Houses Lancaster and Yorke, as it was sundrie times acted by the Right Honourable the Earle of Pembroke his seruants1.


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Though Naruto has existed as a comic book and anime in Japan for years now, it made its way to the States only recently. In a short time, though, it has become one of the biggest new properties since Yu-Gi-Oh!
Now PlayStation 2 gets the requisite videogame tie-in, Naruto: Ultimate Ninja. Usually, licensed property games are a disaster, which makes Ultimate Ninja a pleasant surprise. It plays a lot like Nintendo's Super Smash Bros. Melee: simple, frenetic fighting set in multilevel arenas. In true ninja style, players leap onto trees, climb walls, and skip across ponds while peppering each other with throwing knives and flying kicks. And just to make it more insane, sometimes your ninja buddies will jump into the fray and sucker-punch your opponent.
Littering the arenas are items to pick up and use, from weapons (a huge heat-seeking shuriken) to health. One slows your opponent down to a crawl, another turns you invisible. Whenever a ninja shows up to deliver an item, you can either grab it yourself or beat the tar out of him for trying to help your foe.
The meat of the game play, though, is the mastery of "secret techniques": those uniquely anime moves that are so powerful, you have to scream out their delightfully nonsensical names, like "Nine-Tailed Fox Power!" And while they're tricky to pull off, they do loads more damage than anything else in the game, so most matches are spent hopping from tree to ledge to rooftop, waiting for that perfect opportunity to unleash "1,000 Years of Death!" on your best friend.
Ultimate Ninja accurately recreates the show's peculiarly translated dialogue, including Naruto's weird penchant for ending every sentence with "Believe it!" One character proclaims, "I'm the rules here. If you understand this, bring it on!" At another point, an evil character announces, "I exist to kill everyone other than myself," to which Naruto replies, "Don't be so selfish!" (What?) Luckily, understanding the story isn't a prerequisite for enjoying the action.
Even the game's look is loyal to the source material: Characters are rendered in bold colors with dark outlines, making them appear hand-drawn, and scenes shift with animation of a page turning, as if the battle were taking place in a manga. Secret techniques are accompanied by epilepsy-inducing effects.
Ultimate Ninja has a decent replay value, as it comes loaded with secrets and bonuses, including eight additional unlockable fighters. There are also voice samples, music, and short movie clips, though most of those will appeal only to Naruto devotees.
The one strike against Ultimate Ninja is that it isn't the deepest game in the world. It's certainly action-packed, but this ninja school encourages quick reflexes rather than careful planning. Gamers who crave complex strategic fighting won't be giving up Virtua Fighter for this.
But apart from that minor concern, Ultimate Ninja's enthusiasm is really infectious, even for nonfans. Believe it!
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I knew this was coming. How could you not produce a mashup of Kanye West and Beck after the Grammys.
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The Sartell-St. Stephen School District is encouraging community members to apple to be a part of the Community Schools Planning Committee. The district is gathering a committee of 50-100 members composed of district staff, students, families and community members.
A Winter Weather Advisory is in effect through 9 pm tonight for most of the listening area. 3-5 inches of snow is expected in the St. Cloud metro.
WJON's All-Star Student of the Week once again comes from the ProStart Culinary Program at Sauk Rapids-Rice High School. Madelaine Virchow has decided to pursue a career in culinary and hospitality. She was a member of the second place state culinary team last year. As a senior she hopes to make it to nationals.
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A few new details in the Tom Bearson murder investigation have been released. A news conference was held this (Monday) afternoon at the Moorhead Police Department. Moorhead police Lieutenant Brad Penas says the case remains unsolved.
The weekend is full of plays, performances, and visual arts. You have another chance to catch Harper's Chord who just released their first full-length CD. Catch the faculty of the CSB/SJU music departments in their performance. Also St. Cloud Tech High School, and Pioneer Place Theatre Company have some plays for your enjoyment.
The College of St. Benedict has announced the hiring of Glennis Werner Rosebloom as the new Athletic Director. She takes over for Carol Howe-Veenstra, who held the position for over 20 years and will be stepping down in July.
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A quick 1-3 inch burst of snow will impact travel across much of central and southeast Minnesota and western Wisconsin today...particularly from the southern Twin Cities Metro east to Eau Claire, and south to Albert Lea.
WJON's All-Star Student is kick starting her career of owning her own restaurant by participating in the culinary program at Sauk Rapids-Rice High School. Madison Waseca is the captain of the management team, and was a member of last years' second place state culinary team. She says her experience here is helping set her up for the future.


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HIV Tat Protein Part IIThank you Doctor Henry for posting my alert which has hit home personally. I had a question buried in the verbose previous post, as to how effecient, Sustiva is by itself, taking out the HIV lurking behind the Blood Brain Barrier (BBB) with it's Tat...
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University of Minnesota, School of Medicine...Thanks for posting that concern. There remains unclear data as to whether HIV meds than penetrate well into brain clearly provide a clinical benefit regarding brain function compared to otherwise effective Read more »
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Study Identifies Proteins That Help Provide Immunity Against HIV Among Commercial Sex Workers in Kenya...with participants from Canada's National Microbiology Laboratory and the University of Nairobi , indentified more than 15 proteins in a group of Kenyan commercial sex workers thought to have a natural immunity to HIV, the Winnipeg Free Press... Read more »
Amino Acid Mutations in Protein Might Make HIV Vulnerable to Immune System Attack, Study Finds...from HIV. According to ANI/ Thailand News , further research is needed to confirm the theory that vaccines containing envelope proteins with the mutations might be able to stimulate an antibody response to protect against HIV (ANI/ Thailand News... Read more »
Researchers Examining Protein Communication to Prevent HIV...Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University Language Technologies Institute are using statistical computer methods to identify which proteins could prevent HIV infection by listening to signals from a drug instead of the virus, the Pittsburgh... Read more »
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some one with more knowledge please explain this
Posted by chrisbadmushroom, 1 Reply...the envelope protein gp120, serum Nagalase activity is the sum of enzyme activities carried by both HIV virions and envelope proteins. These Nagalase carriers were already complexed with anti-HIV immunoglobulin G (IgG) but retained Nagalase... Read more »
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Posted by windycitypozdude, 2 Replies...there isn't any supplementation that can hurt me, taken correctly. ~~~ with that said, i'm doing: ? a daily multi-vitamin ? protein shake each morning and evening, usually combined with orange juice or milk, some sort of fruit, and a teaspoon of... Read more »
New HIV test Coming Window will be 12 days.
Posted by Anonymous, 4 Replies...Test 25 Times More Sensitive Than Current Tests, Study Says June 15, 2004 A new HIV test that identifies "tiny amounts" of p24 protein inside HIV is 25 times more sensitive than current HIV tests, according to a study published in the July issue... Read more »
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Posted by Choosing2Liv, 3 Replies...as an ox gave me this advice: "...pay attention to things that can boost your immune system..such as red grapes, Noni juice, protein supplements, etc." Is there any truth to this or does this advice belong in the myths posting area? Read more »
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Mix done and veggies re-potted!
I mentioned on another thread that i was mixing the 5-1-1. so I just wanted to share some pics of the progress.
some of the plants were already too old to re-pot but I am new at this and did not know to put them right away in the bigger pot. I re-pot most, still need few more pots to go.
Just after 2 days the Zucchinis are looking soooo happy. The flower was so nice, big and beautiful this morning.
The tomatoes are looking good and broccoli too. I hope they will be fine and produce something for us. My son is so excited. Because of this group, I am trying new things learning so much! Thanks.
Well here are some pics.
Al if you did not share your talent and experience I really think I would not be trying all this. It is impressive your dedication to this forum. Thank you so much for helping us all.
I feel like going around talking about the new discovery. Guys, the first think my son want to do in the morning is checking the plants!(So cute!) So I bought 24 little pots to plant some seeds to give to each of my son's classmates to motivate them and their moms to get this beautiful experience too.
It is so good that I found this place. I am super excited and all my family too. :)
Should I fertilize them now or leave them alone for few days until they get stronger?
Such kind words - thank you very much! It's very rewarding/gratifying for me to see advice/suggestions/methods implemented with good and regular success. Feeling like I've made a difference by helping someone else get more satisfaction from their growing efforts is really the reason I'm here. It feels very good to know that. It's not a prideful thing - I feel 3-ways blessed. One way is that I'm able to help. Another way is that it doesn't feel like a chore - that I am able to take personal satisfaction from helping where I can (but there are a LOT of us like that). And finally, I feel blessed that there are people who want/need/appreciate the help, and that they do express their appreciation from time to time.
It's all a neat little package that goes round & round & what makes up a community. ;o)
You can fertilize now, but .... if the mean (average) temperature is below 55* where you live, wait until it warms up to above that threshold. This is especially true if you are using urea-based fertilizer.
For your kindness ...... BEST luck!


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