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We are breaking ground on our new home next week. Originally we had planned on a tile shower in the master bath, but based on the added cost, budget and list of priorities, it has been dropped for a fiberglass shower. I really don't care for the look of fiberglass so I still want to explore other options. If anyone has suggestions on cost effective alternatives it would be appreciated.
Is it possible for you to do the tile vs. a subcontractor & save some $$?
You can get a precast base in your choice of material for the shower floor so you don't have to worry about the slope for water drainage & texture of the floor. With a simple block pattern design and a class or two at your local home improvement store you could easily do it yourself. Especially if you use oversize tile, it would take 1 or 2 weekends to complete (Saturday to lay the tile, Sunday to grout. If your shower is huge, it may take 2 days to lay the tile.) Tile spacers come in a variety of sizes to choose from so you can get the size grout lines you want & they will be consistent tile to tile. See if you have a tile outlet in your area for further savings on materials.
I'm not much of a "do it yourself-er", but I tiled our guest bath in our last house and it turned out great. I think I spent around $125 maximum in materials-12" x 12" tile, spacers, mortar, & grout. We borrowed the application tools & tile cutter from my dad--application tools aren't that expensive & you can rent a tile cutter at a decent price. It took 2 days start to finish.
If you go this route, see if your GC will give you a credit for materials & labor for the vinyl shower to put toward your cost for the tile one and have him substitute tile backerboard for sheetrock in the shower enclosure.
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I ordered a clawfoot tub w/air jets from Lowes that was American Bath Factory. I noticed in their brochure they sell these manufactured shower surrounds dealios that are made to look like travertine tiled showers. Different sizes and configurations. Not sure about the pricing. Maybe that's an option you could check out...wouldn't look as nice as real tile, but definitely better than a plain ol' fiberglass unit. Good luck!
Kohler cast iron shower pan with tiled walls or cultured marble walls.
We have one of the cast iron pans in a basement shower and it is solid as a rock and looks very nice with the tiled walls.
I personally think you'd be crazy to attempt a DIY of a master shower. This isn't a tile floor, this is an area where water penetration is a HUGE potential issue and an area where real care and expertise is important to the future upkeep of your home. Just the fact that the above poster didn't mention anything about waterproofing and focused on aesthetics would make me concerned that their shower is inadequately finished. It took a professional crew over 2 days just to prepare our shower for tiling and 5 whole days to tile it. Yes, it's large, but still...
Anyway, I'm sure that I could lay tile as well as any professional b/c I'm OCD and have a good eye, but I wouldn't want the responsibility of water proofing my house.
I'm not sure what other alternatives there are beyond an enclosure. Good luck with your decision.
All, thanks for the feedback. This is a 5 foot rectangular shower. I am not a DIY guy, so that is out of the question. Going from tile to fiberglass was a $4300 savings. I have to say I liked the American Bath Factory Sistine tile option. Worth taking a closer look. Will also look into the cultured marble.
I chose to avoid tile in the showers, not for financial reasons, but for maintenance reasons. Everyone that I know with tiled showers experiences some problem with mold/mildew, and eventually has to resort to bleach to clean the grout. I wanted as little maintenance as possible, so after reading lots of posts here, I used cultured marble in our walk-in shower. It's 48" square, uses a stock base, and after almost 2 years, it still looks like new. Very happy with it! FYI, there's also a cultured granite that might be of interest. I cannot tell you the cost differential between tile and cultured marble, but I believe tile is more costly.
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We're building a house and we put a 5' Kohler Sonata shower in our MB. It's nice and also big. You can even turn it into a steam shower if you want. I decided with my busy life I don't want or have time to clean a tile shower. I have one now and won't be sad to leave it behind.


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The OA high school recently opened on the small island of Caye Caulker. Until now, the island has had no high school resulting in many kids dropping out at age 12 because they couldn't afford to travel to mainland schools. The original idea was to run a little home-school for 5 or 6 children, but then 35 families showed up on the first day along with adults asking for GED classes. Ocean Academy currently enrols 59 students in 4 grades + adult night classes in computers and ESL. Ocean Academy is accredited, but only partially funded by the Belizean government. We are really so blessed in Canada to have universal education. Education in Belize is NOT free. Students pay tuition, books, uniform and at some schools they even pay for their drinking water. OA is a community non-profit school. Tuition is $1000usd/year (=$2000.00bzd) which is a lot to ask of Belizean families, but much less than the cost of the daily water taxi they had to pay to attend mainland schools before it opened. Still, 85% of the students cannot afford to pay full tuition. The school is constantly seeking out tuition scholarships for their students so that they don't drop out due to financial strain and often barters tuition, donated school supplies, work-studies, and as many scholarships as it can find. Ocean Academy school and Belizean staff run on a shoe-string budget.
Over the years I've been involved with many fundraisers, but feel this is where I can really help, where I can personally make a difference, and hand deliver every penny to Ocean Academy. And YOU can watch the whole process and be a part of where your donation goes. Maybe we'll even make one of those big over sized cheques! As a donor, your email will added to a list to receive updates, photos, videos and lots of fun stuff. This is a chance for you to contribute to something special and help change the lives of some wonderful children. I also promise to come back with a great new album up my sleeve. So I ask, if you can spare anything please do.
Thanks, Danny
Thursday Feb 5/2015
I just got back from Belize and wanted to send a quick Ocean Academy update. Lots of kids in their final year, new faces joining and a 3rd floor of classrooms going up! AND The school also won UNICEF's Sport in Education Award: OA founders were invited to South Africa where they won FIRST place out of 350 applicants from 70 countries!!!
Dec 17, 2014
I'm just heart broken to post we've lost a beautiful student of The Ocean Academy. Adriana, an extraordinary 16-year-old OA senior, passed away with family, friends, and fellow students in her home while she battled a weak liver. Adriana was exceptionally kind & bright. My deepest condolences to the Cal family, the school and community on Caye Caulker. She will be greatly missed.
Friday, January 10, 2014
Hi everybody! Hope you all had a great holiday and new years. Some dear friends and I rang it in right in sunny Belize where we also popped by the Ocean Academy School with some more scholarship donations and a load of soccer balls. It was wonderful to see the school growing. It was an amazing feeling to see kids graduate and move on AND brand new faces enrolling thanks to YOUR help.
While we didn't reach the $10k goal by Jan 6th, we did raise $5175.00 and I know of a few donations still waiting to come in. You can still donate! I'm confident we will reach that goal in the next week or so.
All in all $56,425.70 has been raised and lives are being changed because of your generosity and kindness. Thank you.
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Wednesday, January 1, 2014
Happy New Year! Check out the latest video from the school posted today
December 17, 2013
A huge thanks to Frank Bechard & Diana Bromaroff who made a very generous donation to my little school fund and paid for an entire semester for a child's education. Man, you guys rock!!! Now THATS what Christmas is about. Thank you so much!
Sunday, December 8, 2013 - $51,220.70! Baaam!!
Yep, that's how much money you, my incredible fans, have raised over the last few years for The Ocean Academy School in Belize. Feel very proud! You've made a huge difference in many lives as we've watched through so many enrolments and graduations. Well, its that time of year again when I'll be heading down to visit the school, see the kids and see how we can help again.
This year I'll be with a group of dear friends who going on a holiday and determined to help make a difference with me. Join us if you'd like! To get the ball rolling, I'll start with donating $250 (from the sale of a guitar I just sold). The amazing guy who bought it (who demands to be anonymous) matched my donation when I told him my plan. Damn! My fans are the greatest! I am constantly amazed and inspired by the generosity of my fans. That's when I knew we could do even more! There's a whole new generation of kids coming up so I propose we raise $10,000.00 by Jan 6/2014. Thats the 1st day of school in the new year, and we'll be there to ring it in with them. It's just a few weeks away, but we're already 5% there! As always, I'll personally be there to deliver the money and document everything on my website so everyone can watch, share and enjoy the change you're making.
Tuesday, 18 June, 2013
I couldn't be more honoured than to MC The Ocean Academy Graduation this year. Not only did everyones donations put a diploma in every young persons hand, but also hit the $50,000.00 mark (give or take a few bucks - still to be tallied) To everyone who's donated, I thank you from the bottom of my heart and promise you, you have changed lives, literally. Click here to see some links of the Graduation Ceremony which I got to MC. See photos from Graduation
Tuesday, 4 June, 2013
Hanging with the kids at the Ocean Academy today and pumped to be asked to MC Graduation next week!!!
I'm in Belize again . . . for two reasons. The first is to meet up with the Garifuna Collective for a week of rehearsals before our North American tour starting in a few weeks. The second is to MC the graduation of the Ocean Academy (OA) students on the 13th.
I was at the school today and everyone is doing great. I wanted you to know your donations have changed lives, literally, and many kids have gone off to the next level of education in Belize City and other communities. Meanwhile at the school, I was so sad to hear some of the seniors are still so behind in tuition that while the Ocean Academy will let them and their families celebrate graduating, the school cannot legally hand out a certificate (much like a university in Canada cannot allow someone to graduate who hasn't paid). While it's wonderful the OA lets the kids stay and get an education, it means their hands are tied...and inside their graduation certificate cover will be blank piece of paper.
We are about $6000 dollars away from making these graduates official under the Belize Education System. Oddly enough its close to the same amount that would make my scholarship fund reach the $50, 000 mark. There's nothing I'd love more than to see us hit that number and let me hand out real certificates that will be accepted by universities and give them the chance to move forward after all their hard work. If you would ever consider making another donation or matching your last one, this would be the time. I, of course, will be posting all the graduation news, photos and videos. Stay tuned
Tuesday, 16 April, 2013
Thank to the kids at the OA for all their good luck wishes to me this week at the Junos. You guys are great!
Monday, 17 December, 2012 POSTED BY Brenley MacEachern 2 hours ago via GlobalGiving
"While in Belize my partner and I visited the Ocean Academy, a high school in Caye Caulker, on the last day of school and met some of the students, teachers and one of the co-founders, Heidi Curry. Before the Ocean Academy opened, there was no high school in Caye Caulker which meant that other than a few students from privileged families who could finance the daily commute to mainland high school, students finished school at the age of 12 or 13. Danny Michel who we randomly ran into a few days ago and somehow ended up singing together at a jam night, has been a huge supporter of this school and has raised over $35,000!! I have decided that for Christmas this year, rather than going out and buying gifts for each of my family members I've decided to donate $1000 on their behalf - a year's tuition. Skip the mall friends.. make a donation instead!!
Brenley made a donation to Danny Michel Scholarships & School Repairs, Belize on GlobalGiving. Brenley made a donation to Danny Michel Scholarships & School Repairs, Belize on GlobalGiving.
This fund will provide scholarships for 20 students who are the first in their families to attend high school in Caye Caulker, Belize (school is not free in Belize). Ocean Academy, Caye Caulker's first high school (opened in 2008), provides academic and job skills programs that enable children to break free from systemic poverty. Canadian singer/songwriter Danny Michel will visit the scholarship recipients and work alongside the students to repair the most urgent needs of the school building.
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Donors, fans and friends. Well, I've arrived in Belize and made it over to the Ocean Academy for the last day of school. Seeing the kids again was just wonderful. I'm so proud of all of them and overjoyed to see they're still in school dedicated and working hard. I can't thank them enough for all the beautiful cards...such thoughtful words. Please know I accept these on behalf of all who've donated.
I'm happy to say again, your donations are literally changing lives. A 3rd floor is under construction which will provide three large class rooms giving everyone a little more elbow room. On Saturday we're all going to pitch in to do some general maintenance around the school. Watch for the photos. Thank you to everyone. It's an inspiration to be involved in a such a meaningful project.
Monday, 19 November, 2012
In December I'll be heading down to Belize again to check on how the kids at Ocean Academy are doing a year after your astounding donations. Your generosity made a huge difference for these kids last year and now I feel connected to getting them all the way through school.
With this year's school fees coming up again, I myself will be making another donation and I ask you to consider matching your donation from last year.
While in Belize I'll meet with the staff and personally see that your money finds its way directly to them. This year, the kids want to show everyone how important the scholarships are to them by rolling up their sleeves to work alongside me to repair the most urgent needs at the school. We'll spend a day together to fill in the library's dirt floor, repair broken furniture, and brighten up some walls with fresh paint. I'll be getting my hands dirty and will post full reports, videos & photos
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Last month, we looked at those pesky "new" labels that webmasters like to put on their sites. The intention is good, pointing us to documents we are unlikely to have seen before. In practice, the "new" labels are artificial, telling us when the document was last published, rather than whether it is actually new to us.
The techniques we explored last month—server-side includes, CGI programs, and templates—were interesting, but inefficient and slow. This month, we will look at ways to speed up our performance by using mod_perl, the Perl module for the Apache server.
We have discussed mod_perl on previous occasions in this column, but it is worth giving a quick introduction for those of you who may have missed it. The Apache server is built of modules, each of which handles a different part of the software's functionality. One of the advantages of this architecture is that it allows webmasters to customize their copy of Apache, including or excluding modules as necessary. It also means programmers can add functionality to Apache by writing new modules.
One of the most popular modules is mod_perl, which puts a copy of the Perl language inside the Apache server. This provides functionality on a number of levels, including the ability to set the configuration directives in Perl (or conditional, depending on whether or not certain Perl code executes). More significantly, it allows us to write Perl modules that can modify Apache's behavior.
When I say "behavior", I mean both the behavior users see, displaying documents and responding to HTTP requests, and that which takes place behind the scenes, ranging from the way authentication takes place to the way logging is done.
Each invocation of a CGI program requires a new process, as well as start-up time. By contrast, mod_perl turns your code into a subroutine of the Apache executable. Your code is loaded and compiled once, then saved for future invocations.
When we first think about what happens to an HTTP request when it is submitted to Apache, it seems relatively simple. The request is read by Apache, passed to the correct module or subroutine and returned to the user's browser in an HTTP response. In fact, each request must travel through many (over a dozen) different "handlers" before a response is generated and sent. mod_perl allows us to modify and enhance any or all of these handlers by attaching a Perl module to it. The handler most often modified is called PerlHandler. Other more specific handlers are given other names, such as PerlTransHandler (for URL-to-filename translation) and PerlLogHandler (for log files).
This month, we will look at a number of PerlHandlers that will make it possible to create truly useful "new" labels for our web sites.
The first PerlHandler we will define is rather simple: it puts a "new" label next to any link on a page. This is not a particularly difficult task or a good use of mod_perl. However, it does gently ease us into writing a Perl module for mod_perl, and it will form the basis for future versions we will write.
Our module begins much the same as any other module, declaring its own name space (Apache::TagNew, in this case), then importing several symbolic constants from the Apache::Constants package. The module defines a single subroutine, called "handler". This is the conventional way to define a handler under mod_perl; that is, create a module with a "handler" subroutine, then tell Apache to use that module as a handler for a particular directory.
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PerlModule Apache::TagNew <Directory /usr/local/apache/share/htdocs/tag> SetHandler perl-script PerlHandler Apache::TagNew </Directory>
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The first thing handler must do is retrieve the Apache request object, traditionally called $r. This object is the key to everything in mod_perl, since it allows us to retrieve information about the HTTP request, the environment, and the server on which the program is running. We also use $r to send data back to the user's browser.
Our method is expected to return one of the symbols we imported from Apache::Constants. Returning OK means we successfully handled the query, data has been returned to the user's browser, and Apache should move to its next stage of handling the request. If we return DECLINED, Apache assumes our module did not handle the request and it should find some other handler willing to do the job. There are a variety of other symbols we can return, including NOT_FOUND, which indicates that the file was not found on our server.
In Apache::TagNew (see Listing 1), we normally return OK. We return NOT_FOUND if an error occurs when opening the file, and DECLINED if the file does not have a MIME type of "text/html". Hyperlinks are going to appear only in HTML-formatted text files, so we can save everyone a bit of time and energy by letting another handler take care of other file types.
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It was a sad day for me. I have owned my Electrolux washer and dryer for a little over 2 years now. Dryer model number 4D92300581. About 8 days ago the dryer shot 18 inch flames out of the drum area. We called a repair man out. Only to find that the bracket holding down the motor failed swinging the motor 90 degrees and slamming the wire harness into the pulley almost severing all electrical wires in the harness it was beyond repair. The repair man told me that he had never seen this before and thought Electrolux should comp the parts I would still have to cover the cost of repairs. After talking with Electrolux I agreed to take their 50% comp on parts needed because I had out of town guests and needed a dryer. Electrolux told me that they would do a follow up call the next day to order the parts. I did not receive a call the next day and by the time i realized it they were closed. Unfortunately the next day was Thanksgiving so I thought i would talk to them on Friday. NOPE CLOSED I spoke with them this morning and they told me they would order the parts but it would take another 7-10 days until they arrived UPS ground!!! I told them that was completely unacceptable and that they should give the customer the option to upgrade shipping for a fee she said well you can upgrade after the order was placed and my credit card was charged. She then told me that if I wanted to cancel the order and wait for my card to be reimbursed they could go ahead and do a second order with the shipping. She finally told me that they would just comp the shipping. That was big of them since I am paying for 50% of parts i should not be paying for in the first place! I was going to buy an Electrolux range but after discussing it with my husband we have decided that we would not purchase Electrolux again :)
sorry to hear of your issue with them. one of the few mfgrs that I've been happy with has been Electrolux, but I'm not singing the praises of the DW I have of theirs. It vents moisture into the cabinet, drawing termites. bad design, but service has been spectacular. for truly dismal service, try Samsung!!!


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Getting a crash to desktop with "error decompressing files" every time I try to log in. This first happened when I tried to get to Tau Dewa, and then on a normal login attempt and a safe login attempt. I tried verifying files each time, and the patcher just seemed to hang.
Is it worth waiting and retrying the force verify tomorrow/Thursday, or should I just reinstall from scratch?
The root cause of 'error decompressing files' is file corruption. To correct this problem you will have to find out why the file is being corrupted, as there are many things that can cause this...
Other programs (such as a Anti-Virus utility) can be locking the file, and blocking/corrupting writes
Disk Drive may be nearing the end of its useful write.
Memory Issues, under-volted, as many 'performance' RAM require higher voltage then the default 1.5 Volts. Also Overheated, or just going bad can cause the same symptoms
Corrupted libraries in the underlying O.S>
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Paul Veronese: (Three Sonnets)
Paul, let thy faces from the canvas look
Haply less clearly than Pietro's can,
Less lively than in tints of Titian,
Or him who both the bay-wreath-chaplets took:
Yet shalt thou therefore have no harsh rebuke
Of me whom, while with eager eye I scan
O'er painted pomps of Brera and Vatican,
The first delight thou gavest ne'er forsook.
For in thy own Verona, long ago,
Before one masterpiece of cool arcades,
I made a friend; and such a friend was rare.
For him, I love thy velvet's glorious show,
Thy sheens of silk 'twixt marble balustrades,
Thy breathing-space and full translucent air.
Loved for themselves, too. Oft as I behold,
Adown the curtain'd gallery's sumptuous gloom,
A separate daylight shining in the room,
There find I still thy groupings manifold
Of holy clerks, of nobles grave and bold,
Swart slaves, brave gallants, maidens in their bloom,
With what of Persian and Ligarian loom
May best consort with marble dome and gold:
There find thy dog, whose teeth Time's teeth defy
To raze the name from less enduring leaves
Of loved Canossa: there, in cynic ease,
Thy monkey: and beneath the pearly sky
See lovely ladies wave their handkerchiefs,
And lend sweet looks from airy balconies.
They err who say this long-withdrawing line
Of palace-fronts Palladian, this brocade
From looms of Genoa, this gold-inlaid
Resplendent plate of Milan, that combine
To spread soft lustre through the grand design,
Show but in fond factitious masquerade
The actual feast by leper Simon made
For that great Guest, of old, in Palestine.
Christ walks amongst us still; at liberal table
Scorns not to sit: no sorrowing Magdalene
But of these dear feet kindly gets her kiss
Now, even as then; and thou, be honorable,
Who, by the might of thy majestic scene,
Bringest down that age and minglest it with this.
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AWESOME HOTEL!! Superb Service!!
2 bestfriends traveling europe (5 cities).. This was our FAVORITE hotel. It's very clean and the area is very safe for female travelers. Nearby the train station and about a block away from the street market. Of all things though, their service was outstanding! Breakfast in their dining area was wonderful too, has a large variety including ham, croissants, different cereals, nuts, crackers, juices, yogurts, etc. My overall experience there was just excellent!
Great location
Definitely a great location as it is within walking distance from the train station and close to the city center, also located on a quiet street.
When in Florence stay at Hotel Albani
Hotel Albani was great! This hotel has excellent service, and more importantly, excellent accomodations. If you are looking for a nice place to stay without going completely broke, book a room at the Albani.
I was thoroughly impressed with the cleanliness and elegance of the room. The decor was refined yet comfortable. Breakfast was also quite nice, except I might suggest they serve the breads and pastries warm. The hotel grounds were exceptional, and the care taken in each room was much appreciated.
I would recommend this hotel without exception!!
Beautiful hotel in a great location, just a few minutes to the shops and duomo area, just a few minutes to the train station. The hotel itself is very elegant traditional florentine and the rooms are all in bright colours which look a bit funny on the pictures, but when you get there are truly beautiful and very very clean.
The bathrooms are imaculate, all marble, the a/c works great and the food at breakfast was fresh and plentilful(great coffee).
Am highly travelled and thought this hotel was a little gem!
Great hotel in Florence
This is a beautiful hotel very close to the railway station. It is very well located, you can get to all the sights within 10 minutes walking.
The hotel staff was very friendly and helpful and funny.
The rooms were modern and the bathroom was very nice. It was always very clean.
Breakfast was included in the price and was always plentiful. The croissants were wonderful.
I would definetly return to this hotel.
A nice place to stay
Stayed here in the Easter weekend (26-28 March 2005). In Italy a three-star hotel can often be an expensive nightmare so i was searching a good 4-star for my weekend in Florence and i've found Albani. Albani is a modern hotel with many amenities, it is placed near the railway station and you can reach the very center of the city in 5 minutes by feet. The room was very clean and quiet and they gave us even slippers with the hotel logo. The staff was very friendly and efficient. The full price of the room was very high (350euros) but amply negotiable so i paid only 116 euros per night. The breakfast is continental, so no scrambled eggs for cholesterol addicted but with fresh and very good croissants. Definitely a very nice place to stay (if you pay under 200 euros).
Excellent price/quality ratio
Very nice hotel, a good 4 star which is better than some 5 stars I've seen. The hotel is in an old patritian palace near the Station of S. Maria Novella, 5 minutes walking distance from the Duomo and the other tourist attraction. Rooms are nicely decorated, with old style furniture and nice bathrooms. The rooms are much cleaner than in several 5 star hotels I've seen in other European cities like London or Rome, service is very friendly, and price is really cheap. I wish I knew other hotels like this.
Very comfortable hotel!
Hotel Albani was very comfortable and offerred many great amenities. Within a few blocks from the Santa Maria Nouvella train station, it is within close walking distance to everything. It is a gem quite hidden from everything and definitely worth the value.
Nice location
My husband and I stayed at the Albani 2 weeks ago, and while the room was larger than our Rome hotel and the bathroom was marble and very nice, this hotel needs a face lift. The furniture in our room was rather banged up and some of the decor was a bit garish. The beds were wonderfully comfortable, however, and the location so close to Termini station is a huge plus. The front desk staff was very nice and made dinner reservations for us at La Giostra, as we had requested. Expensive but out of this world cuisine and fabulous atmosphere. Pasta with the truffles still makes my mouth water. Nice hotel--just needs a redo decor wise. Breakfast is typical Italian buffet but with no eggs.
Hotel Albani, a great Hotel
We stayed 4 nights in Hotel Albani, Florence during the month of September 2003.
Everything about this hotel is exciting except its location (being in a street which is not very clean and nice). The staff of the hotel are very polite and friendly.
The rate of the double room we stayed in was very reasonable and in scale of 1 to 20 we would give a 16 to the hotel as far as quality/price is comcerned.
We had one meal in the hotel's restaurent. The food was average but the service was very friendly. If they could improve their food it would be great.
Our best compliments to the hotel's management and staff.
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One year while I was at UBC I took the History of Art and today like emerging shadows out of the past all the pieces we had studied were hanging in front of me.
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... views got better and better with each layer climbed. The sun was setting, casting an orange glow onto the already orange buildings. I reached the top at 6pm. I could hear bells in the distance. Then nearby. More and more bells began to ring. Then the Duomo. It was awesome. So atmospheric. After descending, it was time for dinner. And we were certainly not short of choice. Apparently a traditional Tuscan food is steak! Well I don't eat steak. So we had pizza for ...
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I've seen discussions with a listed 3 responses but when you open them there are a lot more. I would imagine that if the start of a discussion was posted between a Backup and a Failure the same thing would happen it would disappear from the listings but still be present. I've seen it quite often recently where I log in at night and the site is exactly the same as it was that morning with any new listings still there but no longer listed.
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Auto Repair
The BBB suggests that when having your car serviced by any company to request a written estimate. The repair bill should list the charges for parts and labor separately. You have a right to inspect all replaced parts, and any auto repair facility must offer to return all replaced parts except those under warranty, trade-in or core parts.
If you think your car may soon need service or repair, avoid an unexpected breakdown and shop around now for a reliable shop and a qualified mechanic for your car.
If your car needs service, first check the owner's manual to see what must be done to the car to maintain the warranty and keep the car running well.
If your car is still under warranty, you may be required to bring it to an authorized franchised dealership. If repaired elsewhere, it could void the warranty. If your car is no longer under warranty and you're looking for a qualified repair shop, ask friends and family for recommendations; and check with your local BBB about the shop's reliability. Look for shops that have mechanics certified through the National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence (ASE).
If major repairs are required, such as brakes or transmission, you may want to find a dealer or repair shop specializing in the type of repair needed. If you are in doubt about what the problem is, let the shop diagnosis the problem. You may cost yourself money by requesting a specific repair, which may not in fact solve the problem. Nevertheless, be as specific and accurate as possible in describing the problem. Insist that your car be road tested before repairs begin.
Be sure to get an estimate for parts and labor. Make sure the service advisor notes on the repair order form to have the shop call you with an estimate of repair costs before any work is done. Some shops require owner authorization of repairs and/or notification if the job exceeds the estimate, and the return of any replaced parts.
When you pick up your car, ask the service manager to explain all work completed and all replacements made. If you don't understand, ask follow-up questions until you do. Also, ask that any major new parts that have been installed be pointed out to you, if possible. If the shop guarantees its work, get the guarantee in writing. Be sure that your bill itemizes the repairs so if a problem occurs later, you can prove that the item in question is covered by the guarantee.


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Taking Kaletra After Truvada
Here's a taste of what TheBody.com has to offer on this topic:
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Truvada/Kaletra absorbtion rateGreetingsI am on day 23 of a 28 day PEP of the above meds. I have had diarhea from day 1 usually 1-2 hours after taking the meds. I have tried to take these meds with food - not a problem in the evening - but I have 0 appetite in the morning - so...
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University of Minnesota, School of Medicine...Many HIV+ pxs have considerable diarrhea when taking Kaletra/Truvada and there is a fairly uniform good response so absorption of the drugs is usually quite good despite loose stools/diarrhea. KH Read more »
facial wasting on Kaletra TruvadaI am taking kaletra and truvada I am having facial wasting what can i take or do to decrease this Read more »
Kaletra & Truvada helpI'm on day 4 of my Kaletra and Truvada treatment (2K morning, 2K & 1T night). I'm still feeling... Read more »
FAQs About Kaletra (Lopinavir/Ritonavir) From The Body's "Ask the Experts" Forums...Side Effects | Drug Interactions | Switching Formulations | Monotherapy Starting Treatment I recently started Kaletra. My viral load dropped from 4000 to 150 in two months. Is this good or should I have reached an undetectable... Read more »
Truvada... Combo Drug Common Name: emtricitabine and tenofovir DF Brand Name: Truvada Class: fixed dose combination -- nucleoside/nucleotide analogs (also called nucleoside or nucleotide reverse... Read more »
FAQs About Truvada (Tenofovir/FTC) From The Body's "Ask the Experts" Forums...separate pills, or take Atripla (efavirenz/tenofovir/FTC), which combines these two HIV meds in one pill? I am currently taking Kaletra (lopinavir/ritonavir) + Truvada and my CD4 count has gone from 60 to 320 in three years, while my viral... Read more »
Viread...liver disease should be minimal. Potential drug interactions: Videx levels are increased with Viread (a drug also found in Truvada and Atripla); therefore, use with caution and monitor closely when taking Viread, Truvada, or Atripla with... Read more »
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Posted by 5parkl3, 1 Reply...infected, but I have OCD about HIV, and am absolutely terrified. Because of the state I was in, they put me on PEP, (Kaletra and Truvada), which I started taking on the Sunday, about 15 hours after the incident. I realised at 5am on the Tuesday... Read more »
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Posted by mkejb, 2 Replies...Anyway, after my second back-to-back round of labs, my counts are pretty dismal, so I have begun taking meds. I am on Truvada/Kaletra. My question is what should I expect as I begin? I have been on them for 4 days now and I am having some... Read more »
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In sql server when firing a trigger, 2 temporarily tables are created. One is the inserted table which contains the rows of the original table the trigger belongs to in which an insertion or update has occurred (it contains the :NEW values); the other one is the deleted table, which similarly contains the OLD values.
In sql Server it is possible to use these tables inside the trigger in order to have informations on OLD and NEW values. (to make an easy axample: it is possible, inside the trigger to make a "SELECT * FROM INSERTED", so to select all the rows in which an update has been made or all the inserted rows in case of an insertion).
The cool thing about this is that it becomes possible to dynamically call the :NEW.value and :OLD.value, if, like in my case, I want to usse the same trigger on more tables (which are also different one another).
Is there something similar fo Oracle pl sql?


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News from around the state and nationPosted Friday, March 25, 2011, at 11:35 AM
I take my role seriously as a member of the information age to keep readers informed of events in the state and nation. These items are presented in an effort to inform.
Renovations are being completed at Monument Circle in Indy. When the Lady Liberty statue is restored it will be repositioned with her looking north as all the soldiers have come home from the war.
The Indy mayor and city council have decided to close Monument Circle to automobile traffic. It will be changed into a music and restaurant venue with the city market moving to the site. Profits will go to the Pacers and Colts.
State Fair Commissioners are pursuing a new location. The current site is too crowded with no room to expand. The area of the former Central State Hospital and the current GM Stamping Plant site are being considered
The CIB (Capital Improvements Board) is considering a proposal by the members to weld the roof of Lucas Oil Stadium shut and seal it against the elements. They now admit that the retractable roof was a mistake.
A major change has been given the fast track by the FFA Board of Directors. The change is to divide FFA into male and female divisions to enhance the opportunities of female members.
The enrollment in the 4-H organization has been spiraling downward at an alarming rate over the past decade. In an effort to entice new members and revive the iconic organization a fifth "H" will be instituted next year. The new "H" will stand for "Harvest" and the new name will be 5-H.
The IHSAA in a bold attempt to revive state interest in the basketball tournament has announced several changes beginning in 2011-12. The tournament will revert to a single class system. Each county will determine a winner followed by sectional, regional, semi-state and state. The tournament will institute a triple elimination format at each level to insure that all teams have an opportunity to win. It is projected that the tournament will extend from March 1 through June 30.
The Fannie May Candy Corporation, in conjunction with the Willy Wonka Chocolate Factory, has agreed to purchase and operate the Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Mortgage companies.
In order to make himself look more presidential, Gov. Mitch Daniels has embarked on a self-improvement regimen to look more like Charlton Heston. He ordered a pair of shoes from the Rik Smits Shoe Factory with four inch lifts that make him tower to the lofty height of 5 feet, 8 inches. He is using a cane as he acclimates to the new height. Further, he has purchased Hair Pieces are Us formerly owned by Pat Bauer to address his follicular challenged head. Now he can rightly say he is not only the owner he is a customer. Currently Mitch is wearing the new Rip Taylor toupee until he completes the hair transplant procedure sometime in 2012 just in time for the election. The technicians ran out of hair from his chest so they are now working from his arm pits.
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