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Hi Folks,
Anybody done business with "MowtownUSA?" I'm looking for brake pucks for the GT, Sears has them for their usual expensive price and expensive shipping. They seem to be available at variious sites around the web, however the part number changes and usually ends up being 136925 instead of 136923? Mowtown lists 136923 at a reasonable cost.
GT is 917.275972.
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ROFL! Today I got an email from Sears that they'd noticed I'd left their site without ordering the part and gave me a code for a 10% discount.
That helped some, so I ordered the pucks.
With all the JD tractors, dozer and other equipment we've got here I should be used to paying high prices without "even getting a kiss." :-)
Oh well, took me a lot of years to get old and crotchety so may as well enjoy it.
Now that Sears is circling the drain they are at least giving you the illusion they want your business. I hope they survive.
Anymore I buy from vendors where I have protection. More and more places ship the wrong parts or inferior parts or wrong quantity and I no longer waste my time trying to deal with bad or no customer service. I just call my CC company, dispute the charge, and let the vendor explain it to them.
Amazon is great for stuff they sell and their A-Z guarantee for buyers and their strict policing of their partners. Amazon really sets the bar.
Lurker, couldn't agree more with you. I, also, hope Sears survives.
Amazon is amazing, wonder how long it can last? For a couple of years now, I've used them for oil, air, fuel, filters, etc. They're already changing things though. We have the $79 Prime membership, free online videos, shipping, etc. Good deal, however, they've now introduced "ship with" so you don't get free shipping until you buy $25 of other stuff and "ship with" items don't count towards the $25.
Back to Sears, I'm of a vintage that when you got your first house, you got the mortgage, then a Sears CC and bought everything there. Including, ....40lb. boxes of dry laundry detergent. :-) Nothing constant except change I guess.
Know what you mean. I grew up 1 mile from a Sears catalog fulfillment center and lived J.C. Higgins, Ted Williams, and Silvertone brands.
As far as Amazon's $25 free shipping... first it's smartpost which proves to be DUMBpost. Second, spending $25 today is like spending $5 a few decades ago so I can always find stuff to meet the minimum.
What rubs me is the $75 Prime charge. Make me buy $75 or $100 to get 2 day air at no charge... fine. Ask me to pay for the service then no thanks.
Too much stuff I buy now days makes the shipper more profit then the vendor and that rubs me the wrong way. $10 part and $12 UPS minimum shipping charge... screw that.
Maybe more businesses will pick up on what a deal USPS Priority Mail is and offer that service as an alternative to UPS.
Good news, the order arrived today!!! :-) Bad news, I only got one puck!!! :-( This is after I called prior to placing the order and verified with a Sears "parts specialist" that the part number I was ordering was for two pucks and not one. I was assured I would get two.
Called Sears, finally connected to someone in a foreign call center, insisted they connect me to the US, it finally happened. Long story short, they're sending me the missing puck, for free....:-)
I'm getting too old for this BS!!
FYI, this is the second time I've ordered "Genuine Craftsman Parts" this year and both times they've arrived with a "Genuine Husqvarna" return address and packaging.


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Comerica Theatre
400 W. Washington St.
Phoenix, AZ, 85003
This event is all ages
"Wesley Schultz, 9, who wants to be an artist, said, 'I spend a lot of time on my drawings and it turns out good 'cause I've been practicing a lot.'" -The New York Times, 3/15/92
Twenty years ago, Wesley Schultz saw the future.
Back then, growing up in the New York City suburb of Ramsey, New Jersey, Wesley spent his days drawing side by side with his best friend, Josh Fraites. Today, as bandleader of The Lumineers, Wesley's replaced his pencil with a guitar, his drawings with songs, and plays side by side with Joshua's younger brother Jeremiah. He still practices a lot, and it still turns out good.
But The Lumineers' story didn't come so easily.
It begins in 2002, the year Jeremiah's brother, Josh, died from a drug overdose at 19. Amidst the loss and grief, Wes and Jer found solace in music, writing songs and playing gigs around New York. After battling the city's cutthroat music scene and impossibly high cost of living, the two decided to expand their horizons. They packed everything they owned—nothing more than a couple suitcases of clothes and a trailer full of musical instruments—and headed for Denver, Colorado. It was less a pilgrimage than act of stubborn hopefulness.
In 2011, an eponymous, self-recorded EP led to a self-booked tour, and before long The Lumineers started attracting devout fans, first across the Western US, then back in their old East Coast stamping grounds. Young, old and in-between, they're drawn by songs like "Ho Hey" and "Stubborn Love," Americana-inflected barnburners in the vein of the Avett Brothers and Mumford & Sons. They're drawn by songs like "Slow it Down" and "Dead Sea," slow, sultry ballads that suggest the raw revelations of Jeff Buckley and Ryan Adams. They're drawn by the live Lumineers experience—a coming-together in musical solidarity against isolation, adversity, and despair.
The roots revival of the last few yeas has primed listeners for a new generation of rustic, heart-on-the-sleeve music—the kind that nods to tradition while setting off into uncharted territory. The Lumineers walk that line with an unerring gift for timeless melodies and soul-stirring lyrics. It will all be on display soon, on the band's first full-length album, due in March.
Born out of sorrow, powered by passion, ripened by hard work, The Lumineers have found their sound when the world needs it most.
After a one-album sojourn away from their band-built recording studio Philadelphia's Dr. Dog returned home to Meth Beach to self-produce their latest collection of gloriously ramshackle rock 'n' roll reveries. Out February 7, Be The Void (Dr. Dog's second release on Anti-Records) showcases the critically adored band's renewed commitment to cultivating a stripped-down live sound. "This record comes from our pushing toward a rawer, more powerful, somewhat jittery competence," explains guitarist-vocalist Scott McMicken. "We drew a lot of inspiration from soul music and the Rolling Stones and the Velvet Underground—music that's got its roots in live expression rather than that studio-perfected sort of vibe."
While Be The Void bears the same style of scrappy yet hook-packed rock served up by Dr. Dog for more than a decade, the six-member outfit (McMicken, bassist-vocalist Toby Leaman, rhythm guitarist Frank McElroy, keyboardist Zach Miller, drummer Eric Slick and multi-instrumentalist Dimitri Manos) seems newly emboldened by its deepened devotion to a bare-bones aesthetic. A marked departure from the soaring pop of 2010's Shame, Shame, the album also finds Dr. Dog revitalized by the recent addition of Slick (who's previously played with Ween, Adrian Belew, and Project Object) and Manos (also a member of Arizona-based alt-country band Golden Boots).
Recorded in the summer of 2011, Be The Void seizes that vibrant spirit and transforms it into a 12-track song selection that's at turns deadly catchy and dance-worthy (the shuffling swagger of "Big Girl"), wistful and bittersweet (the lovely, languid sigh of "Get Away"), and earthy-earnest (the twangy troubadour folk of "Turning the Century"). Though each track feels richly textured and intricately layered, the band made a conscious effort to keep the recording process fast and loose. "We worked quicker and trusted our gut more than ever before, and at times it was scary and almost panic-inducing," says McMicken. "All of a sudden you'd be aware of a feeling like, 'This is really working, so don't mess it up.' And then the song ends and your heart's pounding and you realize you haven't taken a breath in three minutes. It was like riding a rollercoaster and wishing you could get right back on again." As a result of that newfound abandon and surrender to intuition, "there's so much on the record that I could never have imagined us being able to come up with," McMicken adds.
Perhaps the album's most epic moment, "Warrior Man" makes for one of Be The Void's most thrilling surprises. Both sprawling and beautifully bombastic, the track attacks with lead-heavy beats, pseudo-futuristic sound effects, and psychedelic back-up harmonies. "'Warrior Man' was born out of a joke—it started as some silly phrase that Toby was singing, then turned into a jam, and ultimately became this monster of a tune that was recorded live," says McMicken. "Everything about its origin reflects that freedom and confidence to own a weird idea and just let it live."
Another deviation from Dr. Dog's more summery and sleepy material, "Vampire" slaps a snarling guitar riff against ragged, howling vocals that perfectly capture the song's pained refrain about love gone evil ("You're a vampire, baby/No reflection at all"). "Heavy Light," meanwhile, mutates from a percussion-driven dream-pop pastiche to shimmering piano ballad to freewheeling experiment in blissed-out psychedelia—all in just three minutes and 41 seconds.
All throughout Be The Void, Dr. Dog delights in a playfulness that lends a refreshingly oddball feel even to the record's more true-to-form tracks. "These Days," for instance, backs its bouncy bassline with a dizzying swirl of sunny guitars, while the handclapping and hollering on the album-opening "Lonesome" help twist a downer of a refrain ("What does it take to be lonesome? Nothing at all") into a sweetly anthemic stomper of a song.
At the same time, Dr. Dog's rugged, rough-and-tumble disposition and razor-sharp wit preclude Be The Void from ever nearing mindless whimsy. Possibly the album's most deceptively breezy offering, "That Old Black Hole" sets its sly lyrics ("Take this thorn from my side/Fix this chip on my shoulder/Time is racing with the clock/And I ain't getting any older") to a smoldering groove that turns frenetic and urgent in the song's final seconds. By the same token, the disarmingly desperate "Do The Trick" pairs its woozy disco beat with a barrage of flirty wordplay that's relentlessly clever ("I've burnt the candle on every side/I've long since run out of wick/Will you be my flame tonight?/Will you do the trick?").
The first album recorded away from Meth Beach, Dr. Dog's 2010 Anti- debut teamed up the band with Rob Schnapf (a producer who had previously worked with Elliott Smith, Beck, and Guided By Voices). Although that partnership yielded the much-acclaimed Shame, Shame, the band opted against bringing in an outside co-producer again for Be The Void. "We did try out a few songs with another producer, but we then we stepped back and asked ourselves, 'Do we really need that?'" recalls McMicken. "Part of our growing aesthetic is to find the simplest approach that works best, and the decision to produce this one ourselves was sort of the first gesture toward recognizing our confidence in our experience and ability and sense of playfulness." Indeed, that dedication to keeping it playful was key to shaping the sound on Be The Void, says Leaman. "Back when Scott and I first started making music together, there was a period of time when we just recorded and recorded constantly—just for our own pleasure, not even to try to get shows or anything," he says. "Making this album felt like that again. It was like we were just putting a bunch of tunes together, just to have a good time."
Singer-songwriter Nathaniel Rateliff has made his way from modest means in Bay, Missouri (population 60) to the international stage. After signing with Rounder Records Rateliff toured relentlessly in 2010 and 2011 supporting his critically acclaimed debut in Memory of Loss; headlining shows and performing major festivals throughout the USA, Canada, UK and Europe. His work has been praised by Led Zeppelin frontman Robert Plant who called Rateliff's music "fragmented and poignant." Plant also placed Rateliff's haunting track "Early Spring Till" atop his iTunes celebrity play list. In May of 2011 Rateliff performed two songs on the UK's biggest music program Later…with Jools Holland. Rateliff has played multiple dates with some of the most popular names in music including Mumford & Sons, the Fray, Bon Iver, Laura Marling, Tallest Man on Earth, Low Anthem, Delta Spirit and Jessica Lea Mayfield to name a few. Rateliff is currently working on his sophomore record which is expected to be released in Spring
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NY officer shot while responding to call
The officer is conscious after being rushed to hospital
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NEW YORK — A New York City police officer has been shot at least twice while responding to a call in the Bronx.
The officer was conscious when he was rushed to Lincoln Hospital on Monday. Police say it's possible his bullet-resistant vest stopped at least one bullet, but he was hit twice in the stomach.
Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly headed to the hospital to offer support to the officer's family.
Said Bloomberg: "Details are still coming in. We just don't know how serious it's going to be."
The officer had been responding to a call at 3173 Park Ave. when he was hit around noon.
Police say a person who might have been involved was barricaded at that address.
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need QL it is on steam
" Dave Snider is my personal god so i commend your action sir. but perhaps would have been a better idea to PM him with it? =) "I would say he wanted us to see that crazy trailer and join him in his quest. =D
Anybody else burst out laughing at 1:03?
I particularly like the hand held Jack Hammer. Either that wall is made of packing foam or that's the most powerful Jack Hammer in the world. By the end of the video i realised all these buildings where made using "Games-workshops'" materials.
Key Features: Explosions
Read the Steam Store page it lists key features.... EXPLOSIONS... bullet pointed!!!!! OMG!
" I would buy this game if you could leave the main area to go to the city and cause havoc. Jackhammer people in the face. WE NEED GUNS IN THIS GAME. AND EXPLOSIONS. "
"At first i was like.... "dude he's just standing there" then BAMMM!!!...I got a Jackhammer and I'm gonna tear this M$%#%#F@$er UP!
Anybody else burst out laughing at 1:03?"
" @fentonalpha: I mean guns that explode. "You just upped the ante.... i like the way your jib cuts.
YES! 40min quick look. Someone make a replica of the Giant Bomb bar.
" @JP_Russell said:
"At first i was like.... "dude he's just standing there" then BAMMM!!!...I got a Jackhammer and I'm gonna tear this M$%#%#F@$er UP! "
Anybody else burst out laughing at 1:03?"
It's like Blast Corps! Only more realistic... and without nuclear weapons. I'd love to see a Quick Look of this game.
Railworks QL 2.0
lmao, I want to see how this ends. Nothing will probably happen, but there's the off chance Dave might respond
You know, this actually looks cool in a "Play Flight Simulator and try to crash into buildings and do loop-de-loops" kind of way.
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Leonard Carpenter
|Leonard Carpenter
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|Fantasy, science fiction
Leonard Paul Carpenter (born 1948[1]) is an American technical writer and author of fantasy and science fiction.[2]
Among Carpenter's works are eleven Conan novels published by Tor Books, which he claims "make him the most prolific contributor, living or dead, to the Conan literary saga of the late Robert E. Howard."[2] He has also written the science fiction novel Fatal Strain later re-titled Biohacker, the historical fiction novel Lusitania Lost, and a number of short stories, articles and poems.
Carpenter's work has been published in the magazines Amazing Stories, Asimov's Science Fiction, Eldrich Tales, and 2AM, as well as the anthologies Dark Lessons (1985), L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume I (1985), The Year's Best Horror Stories XIV (1986), Horrorstory Volume 5 (1989), The Year's Best Horror Stories: XVII (1989), Short Sharp Shocks (1990), The Cthulhu Cycle (1996), Serve It Forth — Cooking With Anne McCaffrey (1996), L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume XV (1999), and L. Ron Hubbard Presents the Best of Writers of the Future (2000).
Carpenter has been the recipient of the Writers of the Future award and the Origins Award for Best Game Related Fiction.
Conan novels[edit]
- Conan the Renegade (1986)
- Conan the Raider (1986)
- Conan the Warlord (1988)
- Conan the Hero (1989)
- Conan the Great (1989)
- Conan the Outcast (1991)
- Conan the Savage (1992)
- Conan of the Red Brotherhood (1993)
- Conan, Scourge of the Bloody Coast (1994)
- Conan the Gladiator (1995)
- Conan, Lord of the Black River (1996)
- Fatal Strain (2003 - electronic publication only)
- Biohacker (2011) (Re-issue of Fatal Strain)
- Lusitania Lost (2011)
Short stories[edit]
- "Dead Week" (1984)
- "The Ebbing" (1985)
- "Fearing's Fall" (1987)
- "Recrudescence" (1988)
- "The Eighth Plague" (1989)
- "Torso" (1991)
- "The Devourer" (1987)
- "The Egg" (1987)
- "The Fungoid Intruder" (1987)
- "The Priests" (1987)
- "The Combatants" (1988)
- "The Catcher" (1989)
- "The Hoard" (1989)
- "The Miser" (1989)
- "Rondrini's Linguini and Clam Sauce" (1996)
See also[edit]
External links[edit]
- Carpenter's new website under construction as of 12/2013
- Leonard Carpenter at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
- Fantastic Fiction entry on Carpenter
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rain and drought and rot
So when does all this rain become a problem?
Gosh, things seem so darn wet, wet, wet. I've heard that Crape Myrtles, for example, don't like to have their feet wet for too long.
This is the most rain I've ever seen day after day without any drying period in between.
I am very happy with some aspects of the rain. For instance, most of the rain has been of the slow and steady rather than gushing downpours. This, I'm guessing, allows the rain to seep into the soil rather than move immediately into the storm drain system.
I'm also guessing that steady slow rains are better for our years of drought status for the same reason. Right?
For us the problem now is rotting and washing the seeds planted. Also noticed my Iris are turning yellow, they do not like wet feet. Roses blooming beautiful but the foliage looks terrible. More rain expected tonight and all day tomorrow, hopefully the forcast is wrong. If the temperatures climb up into the 80's next week, then we may see fungus mold .


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Page 1/2. 34 Sister names and what they mean, for sister for baby girls, listing 1-20.
Adelpha .. (Greek) "Beloved sister."
Agrippina .. Sister of the corrupt Roman emperor Caligula and mother of the also unsavory Roman Emperor Nero, who had her murdered.
Alala .. Greek mythology: the sister of Ares, the god of war.
Anna .. The name was borne by the sister of Dido, Queen of Carthage, in Virgil's "Aeneid" ..
Bethany .. The name is popular with Roman Catholics, being bestowed in honor of Mary of Bethany, sister of Martha and Lazarus ..
Bronte .. Literary: transferred use of the surname of the sisters Charlotte, Emily, and Anne ..
Careen .. The younger sister of Scarlet ..
Decca .. It was famous as the Mitford family nickname for the journalist sister Jessica, and as a defunct American record label.
Eithne .. Saint Ethenia, a daughter of King Laoghaire, was one of Saint Patrick's first converts, together with her sister Fidelma.
Elodie .. Saint Elodia or Alodia was a ninth-century Spanish martyr along with her sister Nunilo.
Eris .. Mythology: goddess of discord and destruction, and sister of Ares the god of war.
Fay .. Late 19th-century coinage, influenced by the legend of King Arthur, in which Morgan le Fay, his half-sister, is a mysterious sorceress also known as "Lady of the Lake" ..
Hope .. Was favored for sisters by Puritans and Catholics ..
Irene .. Saint Irene (fourth century) was one of the three sisters martyred for their faith in Macedonia ..
Isis .. Sister to Osiris and mother of Horus.
Jerica .. Author Jean Auel used Jerika as the name of the hero's sister in the "Clan of the Cave Bear" series.
Latoya .. Made familiar by Latoya Jackson, sister of singer Michael Jackson.
Lucretia .. During the Renaissance, darker associations were given to the name through Lucrezia Borgia, sister to Cesare Borgia.
Martha .. Biblical: the sister of Mary and Lazarus ..
Miriam .. Biblical: the sister of Moses, who saved his life as a baby when she hid him in a basket among the rushes at the river's edge for the Pharoah's daughter to find ..
Anna, Bethany, Fay, Hope, Irene, Isis, Jerica, Latoya, Lucretia, Martha and Miriam are commonly used names, while Adelpha, Agrippina, Alala, Bronte, Careen, Decca, Eithne, Elodie and Eris are rare in comparison. (2000 U.S. Census)
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Bernal alum Peephole filmed this gentleman calling our attention to the perils of sin and damnation yesterday, in front of the Bernal Heights public library:
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Bernal alum Peephole filmed this gentleman calling our attention to the perils of sin and damnation yesterday, in front of the Bernal Heights public library:
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EDIT NOTE: A previous version of this article included an incorrect meeting date. This meeting will happen on Wednesday.
Neighbor Erin Veneziano is spearheading an effort to reduce crime and unpleasantness at the glamorous Coleridge Mini-Park by adding more lights and improving the infrastructure. There's a meeting about this Wednesday, February 4, at 6 pm at the mini-park, and Neighbor Erin tells Bernalwood why Esmeraldans should attend:
Here's the poster I'll be distributing to our neighbors. This is a last ditch effort (lots of badgering and follow-up) to get additional lighting installed in a critical part of the Emseralda corridor.
The original meeting was with PG&E, SF Parks and Rec, and DPT; it was more like a 3 Stooges skit with all three pointing at the other and claiming to not have any jurisdiction over the park. My wife and I have kept contact with the city officials and through many email exchanges, photos, and personal accounts, we have finally agreed on having the SF Park and Rec representative come out after hours and during the evening to see how the pocket of darkness in the park allows crime to fester. With that said, they've already performed a cursory "lighting survey" and have attempted to placate our efforts by installing new park signs (with curfew information) and have trimmed trees to show that they are trying to help (but not solve) this issue.
I strongly believe that if we have a good crowd of neighbors that can share their experiences that we can assert this as a priority for the health of our community.
Got that? Citizens of Esmeralda: You know what to do.
Wednesday, Feb 4, 6 pm, Coleridge Mini Park.
PHOTO: Neighbor Erin
It would appear that the Seasonal Dieties Who Keep Score have decided that Bernal Heights was very good in 2014. Because, once again, the Precita Park Snowman has reappeared in our merry land! Neighbor Robert filed this photo from Precita Park just moments ago.
To all Ye Citizens of Bernalwood… have a wonderful Christmas!
PHOTO: Snowman in Precita Park, December 24, 2014 by Robert Weiner.
Compounding the chaos of this week's storm, a tree fell yesterday on Peralta just south of Cortland. Previously, the tree had stood next to the "iPad House" — the venerable old house hidden behind the Apple billboard you see as you cross over Cortland on US101 south.
Well, yesterday the tree fell down, but the fall was arrested by the Apple billboard, preventing more serious damage to the structures below. Neighbor Darcy was on the scene, and she filed an immediate report from her, uh, iPhone:
Storm news! Tree falls down, only thing holding up is the Apple billboard!
Of course, it wasn't merely the Apple billboard that arrested the trees fall. Bernalwood's sources tell us it was the ghost of Steve Jobs himself that reached into our world from the next to protect lives and property from harm. Extra Bonus: No appointment at the Genius Bar required!
So thank you, Ghost of Steve Jobs, for saving Bernal Heights from the falling tree.
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Neighbor Deanne from Winield Street really likes Bernal Yoga at 908 Cortland (near Folsom).
She doesn't work at Bernal Yoga, or own the place — she says she just enjoys the yoga and the sense of community. Bernal Yoga has been a part of the neighborhood for many, many moons, and this Saturday, Nov. 15 the studio will host an Open House for the yoga-curious from 2 to 5 pm.
Neighbor Deanne explains why she's become such a Bernal Yoga fangirl:
For those of you Bernal Yogis who do not often venture to the Eastern side of Cortland, you are missing out on a wonderful community-minded space we know as Bernal Yoga ("BY"). Or maybe you pass the studio all the time thinking that you'd love to try Yoga, but it seems too intimidating to get started.
I used to fall into the latter category until I finally ventured into this studio several years ago to take an intro class. I couldn't believe what a friendly and nurturing environment it was compared to other studios where I had tried Yoga in the past.
For the record I am not an instructor, nor an employee – I'm simply a student, and from time to time you will find me volunteering at the BY front desk.
BY is a very unique and charming studio that really embraces the first time student (and the inflexible) and has an amazing group of instructors that teach all classes for all levels – from newbies to the very experienced practitioner. There's a wide variety of classes for all ages and abilities, and if you want to just lay around on props and de-stress from your day, check out one of the restorative classes.
So now I am hooked – not just for the Yoga, but because of all the wonderful friends and neighbors I have met over the years at BY and for the community environment the studio fosters.
I also love that the studio offers much more than Yoga – including lots of different styles of classes (there is now an acroyoga class!), amazing workshops, pilates and bootcamps, but they also host the Bernal Yoga Literary Series, concerts, films, and other events to foster community and support local artists.
If you haven't checked out the studio, or just want to do something fun this Saturday and meet some new neighbors, BY is hosting a fabulous open house from 2-5pm. They will be doing yoga demos with the lovely Meghan, having a free raffle, free food, drinks and Living Greens juices, offering free acupuncture, Reiki and Chinese healing massage with local expert healer Man Chiu Tam, Tarot readings, and offering special discounts for Yoga classes.
It's going to be a fun event for Yogis and non-Yogis alike. So drop by to meet some new neighbors and experience the goodness of yoga and community!
PHOTO: Top, via Neighbor Deanne
Over the years, your Bernalwood editor has gradually received an eye-opening education in the challenges faced by many of our neighborhood merchants.
Never mind higher-level stuff like marketing, advertising, parking, margins, and worrying about tectonic shifts in the retail environment triggered by ecommerce and Amazon. No, the matters that impress us most are the day-to-day issues that arise from the fact that when you operate a storefront, you are quite literally opening up your front door to anyone who decides to walk through it — for better or for worse.
Neighbor Darcy Lee from Heartfelt on Cortland is normally unflappable in this regard; She is a pro, so she handles most oddball encounters with the general public in stride. But a shoplifting incident last week really got under her skin. Neighbor Darcy writes:
We have/had a beautiful raven piece that sells for $650. We have sold two over the years. They are one-of-a-kind and the artist does not always make the raven, but recently we got it in again!
And then the other day I noticed it was gone. I had just done a display with it, so I knew it had been stolen very recently. It is big (18″ long) and a focal point in the store. Then I started counting the other hand carved birds that are by the same person. We are missing 5 altogether, which adds up to $2,000 in sales.
I filed a police report.
This part of retail is pretty tough – and I have taken it hard. Part of store ownership is being in denial about theft — if not, one would be constantly worried and or paranoid. That said, one must also be prudent. I will have security cameras installed. Blchhh.
On that last note… Darcy tells Bernalwood she seeks recommendations for a good security camera installation and service provider. Not just a camera, she says; she hopes to find someone who will install and support a new security camera system. So if you have any recommendations, you know where to find her…. as always, the front door at Heartfelt is wide open during normal business hours.
Neighbor Demece, the reigning queen of the terrific Precita Valley Neighbors, invites Bernalese of all ages to join in for a Precita Park Cleanup, on Saturday, November 1 at 9 am:
Bring your bags, hand shovels, and rakes! We are going to Clean Up Precita Park!
This Saturday at 9:00a.m., meet in the Children's Playground. Neighborly conversation and friendship provided!
And don't be shy: tell your neighbors to get our emails by signing up at precitavalleysf.org! It's free and fun!
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Headwaters Fellowship will host a neighborhood Bible study at The LakeHouse, near Alexandria, from 7 to 9 p.m. each Tuesday beginning May 18.
The study, called "Loving God and Loving Your Neighbor," will feature music, free refreshments, healthy snacks, Bibles and an informational handout relating to the study of the Gospel of John.
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Researchers have measured marked improvements in the health of the Elizabeth River – most notably in the "notoriously polluted" Southern Branch – earning the waterway an overall "C" in the latest State of the Elizabeth River report.
Image courtesy U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Norfolk District/Flickr
The report, compiled by a team of scientists convened by the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality and the Elizabeth River Project, evaluates river health by using bacteria levels, algae, dissolved oxygen, diversity of bottom-dwelling species, nutrient concentrations and the presence of chemical contaminants such as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs).
Image courtesy U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Norfolk District/Flickr
Improvements in river health are due in part to local restoration efforts, including establishing wetlands, building oyster reefs, and dredging contaminated sediment. Between 2009 and 2013, the Elizabeth River Project helped to remove more than 36 million pounds of sediment contaminated with PAHs – a legacy of four wood treatment facilities once situated on the shore – from the river bottom near Money Point, a peninsula on the Southern Branch of the waterway. Since then, the report states, cancer rates in mummichog fish have declined six-fold, and the number of fish species observed in the area has risen from four to twenty-six.
Despite significant progress in many regions of the waterway, much remains to be done. According to the report, upcoming river recovery projects will focus on the Eastern Branch, where the Broad Creek and Indian River tributaries both received "F" grades, and on reducing the high levels of PCBs found in fish and shellfish throughout the river.
The Elizabeth River, a 6-mile-long tributary of the James River in southeastern Virginia, was named after Princess Elizabeth Stuart. She was the daughter of England's King James I, Jamestown's namesake.
Today, Princess Elizabeth is still around – yes, you heard us right! She often speaks to students in the Hampton Roads community about how people can help restore her river to the way it looked when Captain John Smith first explored it in 1607. The princess's public speaking appointments are arranged by the Elizabeth River Project, a non-profit committed to improving the health of the Elizabeth River through restoration efforts and education programs that celebrate the river's history and natural resources.
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Royal advocacy is one of many ways the Elizabeth River Project is achieving its goal of making the river safe for swimming and eating oysters by 2020. Here are some of the Elizabeth River Project's other inspiring programs.
You may have heard that saying, "Those that can't do, teach." But like the many excellent teachers out there, the Elizabeth River Project proves this old adage wrong with its wind-powered, solar-powered, floating environmental classroom, The Learning Barge.
The objective of The Learning Barge is not only to teach visitors how they can help restore the Elizabeth River, but to exemplify these actions on the barge itself. Live floating wetlands demonstrate how these habitats absorb polluted stormwater runoff, composting toilets offer an alternative to flushing, and a rainwater system collects water to reuse. Visitors to this "green barge" can see firsthand how these actions help improve the Elizabeth River's health.
The Learning Barge's innovation has earned it the 2011 Sea World & Busch Gardens Environmental Excellence Award, which is presented to outstanding grassroots environmental education programs across the country.
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Since 2009, more than 10,000 students have visited the floating classroom. This year, up to 60 students can set to sea at once on the barge. Three new stations (sun, wind and rain) focus on renewable energy technology.
The barge's field trip education programs were designed by local educators to meet Virginia standards for most subjects (not just science). The Elizabeth River Project even provides pre-and post-field trip activities, including art projects (sending a message in a bottle), journaling exercises (writing a letter to Princess Elizabeth) and more.
The Elizabeth River Project also gets adults involved in stewardship efforts through its River Star brand, a certification that home and business owners can earn after they take seven easy river-friendly steps. Some of the steps are so easy that they actually require you not to do something (such as not feeding geese, not flushing medicines and not dumping grease down the sink). Take a peek at this short video to see some River Stars in action.
The River Star certification is also applied to schools. There are already 128 River Star schools – more than half of the total 200 public and private schools in the Elizabeth River watershed. Students at River Star schools create herb and butterfly gardens, plant marsh grasses, learn how to compost and more.
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Although the River Star certification is available only to Hampton Roads area residents, the seven easy steps are a great idea for anyone to try.
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She's received grants and fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts, the Liguria Study Center, the American Academy in Berlin, the Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown, and the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study. She has taught creative writing at Western Michigan University, the University of Oregon, the University of Houston, and the University of Iowa Writers' Workshop. She holds the James A. Michener Chair in Fiction at the University of Texas, Austin, and boy are her arms tired. Disabled veterans arrive in Aspen for annual sports clinic By Marci Krivonen • Mar 30, 2015 Marci Krivonen Hundreds of disabled veterans are in Snowmass Village this week for the National Disabled Veterans Sports Clinic. The vets arrived in droves over the weekend at the Aspen airport. Aspen Public Radio's Marci Krivonen reports. Crystal Hughes stands on the tarmac at the Aspen airport. She's wearing military fatigues. Carbondale & Rural Fire District to hold neighborhood meetings By Elise Thatcher • Mar 30, 2015 Carbondale & Rural Fire Protection District The fire department for Carbondale, and a wide swath of the surrounding area, is holding public meetings in the coming weeks. The meetings are part of a Master Plan for the Carbondale & Rural Fire Protection District. It's been struggling since losing more than half of its budget in recent years. Negotiations begin for Old Power House lease, rent By Elise Thatcher • Mar 30, 2015 aspenpowerplant.com Negotiations begin this week over the lease for Aspen's Old Power House. The Aspen Brewing Company and local TV station Aspen 82 won a competitive bid to move into the space, located off Mill Street. The proposal also has incubator space for new businesses. The City of Aspen owns the building, and because the new tenants include private companies, they are likely to pay more than the previous rent of $1 a year. Nicki Bluhm and the Gramblers By Daniel Shaw • Mar 29, 2015 Nicki Bluhm and the Gramblers made a needle's-eye leap onto the national music circuit in 2012, bringing with them a refreshing sound, spirited stage show and wellspring of good vibes, along with a turntable and milk crates stocked with their favorite vintage vinyl for backstage sustenance. Now, the San Francisco-based band and its striking front woman with a girl-next-door demeanor step out with Nicki Bluhm and the Gramblers, a luminous, heartfelt patchwork of California folk-rock, brisk Americana and show-stopping soul, punctuated with fresh four-part harmonies, crisp rock guitar and Nicki's soaring, nuanced vocals that some critics say remind them of Linda Ronstadt. The first record under the banner of the full band, Nicki Bluhm and the Gramblers is very much a family album, featuring 11 new songs penned by the band members, arranged and produced by Nicki's husband and the band's musical director, Tim Bluhm, and recorded at the Bluhm's Mission Bells studio in San Francisco. The lead single "Little Too Late" kicks off the proceedings with a fun and funky punch of soulful rock and an anthemic quality to the lyrics that quickly made the song a fan favorite at live shows in the months prior to the album's release. Also released in advance of the album, "Ravenous" marks a departure for the band as Nicki flirts with her dark side, urged on by haunting echoes of classic Fleetwood Mac. Tim and Nicki's great love of country music and Americana storytelling takes center stage in the sparkling "Till I'm Blue", an enchanting ode to lasting love, as well as in "Deep Water", Nicki's endearing telling of life lessons learned. Bluhm family friend Steve Poltz, best known for his collaborations with the singer Jewel, contributed the coaxing soul waltz "Check Your Head". There is an evergreen quality to the band's music that resonates with music lovers across ages and time zones, fans who are touched by the band's natural, bright-eyed charm and timeless expression of life and love. "We make music that generations of friends and families can share," Nicki offers with a quiet confidence. "For me, there is a tenderness, a humanness. It's about getting down to the basic level of bringing joy. We're a fun, honest group of people who love traveling and seeing the country. I'm with my husband and my best friends, we're so lucky to be doing this, and we're so grateful for those coming out to visit with us." With such an earnest appreciation for every moment of the grueling work and endless hours required for touring "uncharted waters," as she puts it, one can imagine Nicki almost pinching herself to prove that this really is her life -- and rightfully so. She never saw any of this coming. Tim and Nicki's paths first crossed at a house party, when someone passed a guitar to Nicki. Though she'd never before sung in front of a crowd, she took a chance and belted out an impromptu blues number, immediately catching Tim's ear. It was a spark-plug moment that evolved into the two playing music together, followed by Tim mentoring Nicki as she developed into a career singer/songwriter. As love blossomed and marriage ensued, the couple created and released Nicki's debut solo album, Toby's Song (2008). The formation of Nicki Bluhm and the Gramblers happened in similar organic fashion, when Nicki recruited her childhood friend, Deren Ney, to play lead guitar in her new band. Dave Mulligan accepted an invitation from Nicki to join the Gramblers on guitar and vocals while out hiking with the Bluhms one day. Bass player Steve Adams and drummer Mike Curry each got the call from the Bluhms and agreed to double-time it with their existing musical commitments. When not working with his own band, the Mother Hips, Tim takes his place on guitar, keyboard and vocals. Nicki's second album, Driftwood (2011), earned numerous positive reviews and put Nicki and the Gramblers in front of a wider swath of show goers across the western U.S. It was during this time that the band's "Van Sessions" video for Hall & Oates' "I Can't Go For That" went viral and introduced Nicki and band to the world of their endearing, stripped down versions of classic songs as well as to an existing catalog of original tracks from Nicki's two previous solo albums. They went back on the road and quickly developed into a tight knit, six-piece headlining act, logging over 200 dates in 2012. In 2013, Nicki and the Gramblers' touring schedule has included auspicious sets at Bonnaroo, Newport Folk Festival, Hangout Music Festival and Mountain Jam, as well as being featured on network television by veteran journalist Anthony Mason for "CBS This Morning". BLM announces Proposed Oil and Gas Amendment By Elise Thatcher • Mar 29, 2015 Bureau of Land Management, White River Office The Bureau of Land Management has released its proposed changes to an oil and gas management plan that would affect part of northern Garfield County. The BLM's amendment to the White River Field Office Resource Management Plan aims to reduce the impact of increased oil and gas production. That would be for an area spanning 1.7 million acres. Besides Garfield County, the area includes parts of Rio Blanco and Moffat Counties. Valley Roundup - March 27th, 2015 By Carolyn Sackariason • Mar 27, 2015 Welcome to Valley Roundup, a review of the top news stories in the valley in the past week. The Obama administration is requiring oil and gas companies to disclose what's in their fracking fluid. How is that going to shake out in Garfield County? Did a town hall meeting hosted by this station on the controversial and confusing charter amendment known as "Keep Aspen Aspen" shed light on the issue enough that voters are convinced one way or the other? Meanwhile, down in Carbondale a woman who used to co-own a NBA basketball team is suing the IRS for $21 million. Rural residents say unreliable internet impacting business, academics By Marci Krivonen • Mar 27, 2015 Creative Commons/Flickr/photosteve101 Residents frustrated with slow internet speeds in Old Snowmass showed up to a Pitkin County Commissioner's meeting Wednesday. Katie Murch is co-director at the Aspen Camp of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing in Old Snowmass. Through an interpreter, she told commissioners slow internet makes the organization look unprofessional. 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Posted Aug 15, 2014
Pros: Location
The hotel was okay. Main positive factor was location. Staff people we met were very nice and accommodating. We really just slept there so we have no comment on the pool, restaurant, etc. We will use the hotel again as we visit the area several times a year.
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MisledPosted Apr 28, 2014
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The online photos were misleading to say the least. If you plan to be out on the town and only needing to have place to shower, change and perhaps nap then the Clarion is suitable.
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Not greatPosted Apr 28, 2014
I specifically asked for non smoking room as I had my kids with me. When I got there I was given a smoking room and they said they could not change as none was available. That was a lie as another family booked with us and their room which was also occupied was smoking and then they were given a non smoking one. Staff was rude and unfriendly and the sheets and cigarette burns.
by bobfrom NJ
Dirty and old!Posted Nov 21, 2013
Pros: mothing
Cons: everything
by A verified traveler
Overpriced, smell, and unresponsive service.Posted Nov 12, 2013
Pros: Honestly nothing.
Cons: Service. Cleaning. Smell. Price.
A way too overpriced hotel based on location and amenities. Maintenance personnel is rude. Was waiting ten minutes to check-in for no reason. Rooms are old and outdated. Coffee machine had a used coffee pocket in it - probably a couple months old. Everything smells from entrance to rooms like the worst hookah house. No light on side parking.
for Everyoneby Judyfrom Virginia
ClarionPosted Jul 27, 2013
Pros: Restaurant in hotel
Cons: Air condition was noisy. Shower was also noisy.
I requested ground floor but was not given one. Room did not have a refrigerator.
by Janetfrom Milford, Ohio
Great hotel with someone without luggage!!!!!Posted Nov 20, 2012
Pros: Soft towels
Cons: General appearance
At beginning of this survery you asked who might get most from survey and I would have said everyone if the circle would let me check it. The same problem with who would we recomment the hotel - no one!! We would rank the hotel as very much below average!!! Hallway carpets were dirty and stained. Dust around the baseboard and TV stand. Smell of smoke in different areas - especially outside the hotel laundry room. Desk chair in much need of repair (room #136) The one good thing about the hotel is that the towels and washcloths were the softest of any hotels we have stayed in!!!!! Also the restaurant appeared to be run by someone else because it was very neet and clean looking and food was good. We will not be back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
by A verified traveler
Bad experiencePosted Oct 9, 2012
I'm really confused as to how this hotel has any good reviews. This visit started out bad and continued that way. In calling to confirm their check-in times, I discovered a smoking room had been reserved for me (my expedia confirmation says non-smoking). With a lot of grumbling, they managed to change it. Regardless, the building smells of stale smoke. The bathroom looks like it hasn't been renovated in thirty years. The fan sounds like a lawnmower, the shower drained very slowly and the shower head was at the correct height for a midget. In the bathroom off of the lobby, there are 4 faucets, 3 of which are different types. Did they buy them on Ebay? The refrigerator made a constant loud clicking noise. The TV would only play for about 15 min a time before switching to blaring static. If all you're looking for is 4 walls and bed, maybe this place will be for you. But it's probably the dirtiest, outdated hotel I have ever stayed in.
by Real madfrom Ky
bad bad badPosted Oct 9, 2012
Pros: nothing at all
Cons: Our room
Location: the location was ok it was a little ways from Pittsburgh but I was ok with that
Well the hotel was clean in the lobby and I was fine until we reached our room it smelled so bad. I asked for a non smoker room it was so strong I asked for a different room they said the hotel was booked I will not tell any of my friends about it. I would not even rate the hotel the clean clothes that I didn't wear had to be rewashed because they smelled like the room. I can't beleive the floor in the bathroom. I spilled something on the floor and went to wipe it up and the washcloth I used was so black I was sick. Some of the sheets had holds in them and stains that look like they would not come out even with bleach. I have a problem with the way the hotel was but I had no choice but to stay all the other hotels were brooked. I thought about calling corp but why waste my time.
for Everyoneby A verified traveler
nice hotelPosted Aug 19, 2012
we only stayed overnight, but the room was clean and comfortable. would stay there again


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Block Wall String Light Hook
galenazJuly 30, 2009
I have searched and searched and cannot find what I am looking for - hoping someone here has seen what I would like.
We have a 6' high CMU wall that we would like to hang string lights from. BUT we would like to have them hanging ABOVE the wall - we are looking for something like a shepards hook (but thicker base) that hooks/clips onto the top of an 8" CMU wall - no drilling.
I have found hooks/clips that clip to the top but the lights hang in FRONT of the wall, not suspended above.
Any help or direction appreciated - Also sorry if this is in the wrong forum.


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Re: "Pierce County Council may weigh in on illegal immigration" (TNT, 5-20).
I commend the council for taking a positive stand instead of wasting time, money and effort on some idiotic boycott. This resolution addresses the problem of employers who are not doing due diligence.
The federal government refuses to address the problem and care for its citizens with proper border patrol and employer enforcement. States, counties and cities must take action when the federal government is failing to fulfill its responsibilities.
I don't care if you are conservative or liberal, Democrat or Republican: The handwriting is on the wall, and both sides of the aisle are failing miserably. If we do not secure our southern border and slap the hands of the unscrupulous employers, we are going to go broke or be in serious trouble.
What our president and the president of Mexico should concentrate on is not bad-mouthing Arizona but, instead, controlling the border and the level of violence in those Mexican border towns.