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I am soooo stuck at the minute - I'm not sure if I want to stay at the grammar school I'm at or to go to the normal sixth form college where all my friends from outside of school are going
What would any of you guys do???
Grammar school vs. normal 6th form
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I just stayed at the school I go to ( a grammar school) I know the teachers and my way round so it was easier. It's a big jump between GCSE and a level and I wouldn't want to change schools in between. You'd want to get to know the teachers but there really isn't enough time. But there are plenty of people who do so you wouldn't be the only one.
Don't you have friends in your current grammar school?
If so, I'd stay, providing of course that you're happy with the teachers, etc. Kinda great as well to be able to say you've spent 7 years at one place and it'll be all very emotional and sad come the last day - don't think you'll quite feel the same about some other place in which you would've only been a student for 2 years. -
I'm Australian, so I'm not really down wit' all the English school terminology. I don't know what a grammar school is but you should go wherever you'll be happiest. If you work hard enough you can probably learn plenty and get decent results at any school.
I do have a couple of friends but not very many - I'm a bit of a loner
A grammar school's basically a private school..
I don't fit in that much either because everyone there is like way rich and I'm there on a scholarship.
I would like to stay and I would like to go - it's so hard to choose. -
It depends if you're happy where you are at the moment - if you like your current school stay, particularly if you might get a better education there. I changed school for sixth form because I really wanted to get out of there and make some new friends (as well as going to a better school), but if you're not feeling like you want to leave I'd stay if I were you. Also factor in things like if you have to travel more for the new school.
It sounds like the normal sixth form could be the way to go if you'll have more friends there. Less snobs is a bonus too. Having said that, the teaching quality might be worse and there's no reason to change things if you're happy with the current arrangement. Quite a dilemma...
Is your grammar school state or fee paying?
look round the school your thinking of going to and talk to the teachers and current pupils as much as possible, it may turn out that you wouldn't actually like the 6th form colllege. -
Was you writing that your friends are like rich and you got in on a scholarship as an example of the difference between you and the majority of people at your current school, because grammar schools are for free!
I say, do what makes you happy. I'm in my second year of college and wished I moved! Why? Because that's what I wanted to do. My school is just a normal old school, although it's teaching and grades are pretty good. Just sent a girl off to Oxford Uni last year. And the other sixth form I wanted to go to was a good sixth form with good pass rates, a nice presentation of the school and rep. And it did the subjects I liked and I just had a good feeling about it.
Take into consideration that there will be new people moving into your sixth form when you enter into year 12, so you'd probably make friends, and most likely at least one and more people aren't 'rich' but got in on a sly like my friend who goes to a grammar school.
Hmm... I say move! haha, just had to give you some things to think about. Just don't have too much fun and waffle off, concentrate, education as your main and yes that's it! but think thoroughly if you like the school or not. Not that your friends are going to be there because I tell you this with all honesty that a lot of friendships break off in sixth form..not all, but it does happen, gladly not with me but a lot of people in my sixth form. Also kid, when you go into to sixth forme everyone changes! No one's petty anymore (well not that much) it's all about the step up from gcse to a level, you feel the maturity in the air and people just talk and get along. The populars in high school and the not so populars and inbetweens can be best friends. as long as you've got a nice personality, confidence, you'll be okay I know, a lot! -
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A grammar school's basically a private school..
Back on topic, I'd go wherever the teaching and ucas-application help is better, providing I had some friends there. If you have friends at your current school and you're happy there, and there is a teacher who has known you for 5 years and will write you a good reference, then I don't really see the point in swapping?
Presumably there will be an influx of new people to make friends with anyway. -
Better the devil you know.
Stay. Unless you happen to be going to one of the (apparently) good sixth form colleges in Brighton.
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If you haven't already, visit the other school and try to get a feel for the atmosphere and the way they teach. This can make a huge difference - work out whether you work best in a laid back environment or one that's a little stricter. People who are very good at motivating themselves can work well in a laid-back environment where teachers won't chase you for homework. Others need to be pushed into working (I was one of these).
It's worth having a look at their A Level results for the subjects you want to study (as far as I'm aware most schools publish them somewhere), however if your current school is academically selective and the other isn't then you have to bear that in mind. Grammar schools inevitably score higher than comprehensives in school league tables because they have a more academically able intake who get better grades. If the pupils at a selective school are all getting fantastic grades, it will not necessarily mean that the teaching is better than a school where the intake is all-inclusive and the grades are more varied.
From my experience, most bright people will get good grades as long as they're in a good working environment. At university I've met people from some of the best schools in the country with the same A Level grades as people who went to inner-city comprehensives. Whichever school you feel you will be happiest in and work best in is the one for you, regardless of where your friends are going. If they go to a different school to you then you will be able to make new friends. -
Thanks guys for all the help
At least I've got the summer to decide (well upto results day anyway)
The other college is quite good and they do usually have a lot of help for those wanting to apply to oxbridge.
Whoever it said that grammar schools are free: some are but most of them in my area are fee paying...
I think the teaching is probably a bit better at my school but it's not bad at the other place and the grades are pretty good (100% at my school and 98% at the other).
And I'm quite a motivated peep so I think I should be alright as I got from a normal, maybe not-so-great primary school to where I am now....
All your advice-y stuff has given me a lot to think about
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looks fantastic maybe could even be better then halo in the long run, with the bungie team you know it is a possibility, I am very curious to see where this goes.
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Only because there is a "tinsy" bit more stuff out there. I just put my $5 down on the preorder, and I got a beta key. I'm taking the plunge because I do love the Halo games, and I feel like Bungie are the ones to really deliver something special. Anyone else? I'm probably going to try to do the beta on my PS3 and 360.
Have to see what the differences are between the PS3/360 versus the PS4/X1.
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For me, looks a lot like a halo game. It also looks like a mmo. I think it it could be fun, but there is little difference in the classes or races. The alpha gave little in the way of story.
I look forward to actually playing the summer beta in July.
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I've been playing the last few days. I enjoyed my time in the game a bunch.
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"For more than six decades Elizabeth Taylor has been a part of our lives. Now acclaimed biographer J. Randy Taraborrelli looks past the tabloid version of Elizabeth's life and offers the first-ever fully realized portrait of this American icon. You'll meet her controlling mother who plotted her daughter's success from birth ... see the qualities that catapulted Elizabeth to stardom in 1940s Hollywood ... understand the psychological and emotional underpinnings behind the eight marriages ... and, finally, rejoice in Elizabeth's most bravura performance of all: the new success in family, friendships, and philanthropy she achieved despite substance abuse and chronic illness. It's the story of the woman you thought you knew--and now can finally understand."--Publisher's website.
A portrait of Oscar award-winning actress Elizabeth Taylor examines her struggles with drugs and alcohol in the 1960s and 1970s, her philanthropic work as an AIDS activist, and her successes as a businesswoman.
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Tuesday, December 31, 2013
Gary Gygax's 1973 D&D Working Draft
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Michael is a straight player. He enjoyed some early game play in Lake Geneva, but never restricted himself to our style. That his material reinforced something I knew as fact but as a wee one as it was compiled my "data" was noncomfirmed.
ReplyDeleteI had a copy at the time, but threw it away when the little brown box was published. Greg Svenson
ReplyDeleteHmm. I don't have the two manuscripts in hand, but look at the two fragments. MIGHT Dalluhn have been typed on Gary's typewriter after all?
ReplyDeleteI read this while I was playing a game of Dungeon! with my kids. My first edition copy of Dungeon! (horizontal layout, purple walls, Patch Press printing) uses the same terminology, Prizes instead of Treasure. Perhaps Prize was Twin Cities terminology that was edited to Treasure by Gygax?
ReplyDeleteRepliesYes, both the 1975 Dungeon! and its 1973 prototype (the "Dungeons of Pasha Cada") use "prize" instead of "treasure." It does seem likely that this terminology originated in the Twin Cities, as it was used throughout Arneson's Napoleonic campaign - taking an enemy vessel as a "prize." At this point, it's unclear who introduced "treasure" as an alternative.
Very interesting! Looking forward to reading more.
Perhaps Gygax dismissed the Dalluhn manuscript simply on illustrations he had never seen before, without looking at the text?


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Laminar dispersion in parallel plate sections of flow systems used in analytical chemistry and chemical engineering
Kolev, Spas D. and Linden, W.E. van der (1991) Laminar dispersion in parallel plate sections of flow systems used in analytical chemistry and chemical engineering. Analytica Chimica Acta, 247 (1). pp. 51-60. ISSN 0003-2670
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Abstract: | An exact solution of the convective-diffusion equation for fully developed parallel plate laminar flow was obtained. It allows the derivation of theoretical relationships for calculating the Peclet number in the axially dispersed plug flow model and the concentration distribution perpendicular to the direction of the flow, provided that the corresponding solution of this model is known. The convective-diffusion equation was solved numerically using the implicit alternating-direction finite difference method. It was found that the theory developed is valid for Fourier numbers greater than 1.0. The results obtained can be used for the mathematical modelling of parallel plate process heat and mass exchangers, haemodialysers and flow-injection and continuous-flow manifolds with on-line dialysis units with parallel plate geometry. |
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SUU's Braithwaite Fine Arts Gallery Hosts the Senior BFA Shows Mar. 19-May 2, Tue-Sat, noon-7pm, FREE
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SUU's Dept. of Music Offers Where Ya Bin: An SUU Jazz Band Concert Mon. Apr. 20, Heritage Center Theatre @ 7:30pm, Ticketed Event
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SUU's Dept. of Theatre Arts & Dance Presents Tennessee Williams' A Streetcar Named Desire Apr. 15, 16, 17, 18, 20 @ 7;30pm; Apr. 18 @ 2pm, Randall L. Jones Theatre, Ticketed Event
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Princess Rhea and Her Entourage
January 19, 2011
NASA's Cassini spacecraft captured this image showing Saturn's icy moon Rhea taking center stage, with cameo appearances by Saturn's rings and three clearly visible moons. In this image, Dione appears just above Rhea. Tethys is the larger circle toward the upper left and Epimetheus is the smaller dot to the left of Rhea. Prometheus is to the left of Dione, but barely distinguishable as a speck embedded in the rings. This wide-angle image was taken on Jan. 11, 2011 from a distance of approximately 60,000 kilometers away (37,000 miles).
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after my hd5970 broken, i bought r9 280x
i uninstalled my old amd drivers with driver sweeper
downloaded and installed 13-12_win7_win8_64_dd_ccc_whql
after install finish it asks for reboot then i get this error (screenshot added)
all games have artifacts and then crash. tried to download older driver wont help either.
what to do?
runing i7-4770K
windows 7 x64
All this crashing may have corrupt some files on your os, what psu do you use? Have you tried a clean install?
wich crashing? i got new video card removed old drivers and put new ones
after reboot this messege apears..
every single time.
i had 4870x2 wich i replaced with 5970 wich i replaced with r9 280x..
i have corsair 750W
why should i reinstall windows? i just did one mounth ago
i reinstalled OS
this fixed the error
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Lipid peroxidation induced by expandable clay minerals. | |
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Small-sized environmental particles such as 2:1 phyllosilicates induce oxidative stress, a primary indicator of cell damage and toxicity. Herein, potential hazards of clay particle uptake are addressed. This paper reports that the content and distribution of structural Fe influence the ability of expandable clay minerals to induce lipid peroxidation (LP), a major indicator of oxidative stress, in biological matrices. Three smectite clays, hectorite (SHCa-1) and two nontronites (NAu-1) and (NAu-2) containing varying total content and coordination environment of structural Fe, were selected. Screening and monitoring of LP was conducted using a thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS) assay. The higher content of TBARS in nontronites than that in SHCa-1 suspensions was explained because structural Fe contributes to LP. The observed lack of correlation between TBARS content and the extent of Fe dissolution indicated that the formation of TBARS is surface controlled. Results showing a high TBARS content in SHCa-1 but not in nontronite supematant solutions was explained because the former contains distinct, soluble chemical component(s) that could (i) induce LP by its (their) own right and (ii) whose chemical affinity for organic ligands used as inhibitors is weak. Clays serve as stronger inductors than 2,2'-azobis(2-amidinopropane) dihydrochloride (AAPH) but are much weaker than FeSO4. The outcome of this work shows that LP is clay surface-controlled and dependent on clay structural composition. |
Daria Kibanova; Antonio Nieto-Camacho; Javiera Cervini-Silva |
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RIM Just Changed Its Name To BlackBerry (BBRY, RIMM)
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From this point on, RIM will now go by the name BlackBerry, BlackBerry CEO Thorsten Heins announced today.
Heins explained that the company is changing its name in order to maintain one brand and one promise.
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You may say things in an e-mail to a patient that you would not say in person or over the phone. In representing dentists over the years, I have seen dentists in e-mails calling their patients a "liar" or a "nut case" or worse. If a lawsuit should evolve, the patient's attorney would love to show a jury an e-mail with unprofessional comments by the dentist.
Exchanging angry e-mails with a patient never solves the problem. In all my years as a defense attorney, I have never seen a patient, after receiving a confrontational e-mail from a dentist, come to an epiphany that the dentist is right and the patient is wrong. Instead, the e-mails usually escalate the emotions on both sides, which never leads to a peaceful resolution.
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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 618 FILED ON: 1/18/2011 HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 286
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts _________________ PRESENTED BY: Robert M. Koczera _________________ To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill: An Act relative to homeowner insurance. _______________ PETITION OF:
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 618 FILED ON: 1/18/2011 HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 286
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION The Commonwealth of Massachusetts _______________ In the Year Two Thousand Eleven _______________ An Act relative to homeowner insurance. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows: SECTION 1. Section 99 of Chapter 175 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2004 Official Edition, is hereby amended after line 349 by adding the following new text:- Seventeenth. Nothing listed in this section shall prohibit a company from issuing a contract to insure against loss by fire or other perils that excludes coverages for wind based damages. SECTION 2. The Massachusetts Property Insurance Underwriting Association, as established under Chapter 175C of the General Laws, shall be hereby directed to develop and implement a residual market for wind based damages, for applicants who are unable to obtain such coverage in the voluntary market. of |


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Jim posted the following:
I work for a large non-profit in Southern California. At our Management Team Meeting a couple of days ago, the Executive Director informed us (exempt staff) that effective immediately, if we take off early for a medical appointment, we must charge those hours against our sick leave hours. We were also informed that if we come in to work for a partial day (for example working less than a full day to get work done before heading off for vacation), we must charge whatever hours we don't work, against our Personal Time Off.
As exempt staff, part of our job is to attend evening and weekend events (in addition to hours in the office). Is this legal? Does this mean that we are no longer exempt, but hourly?
It should first be noted that if any of the time is taken off under the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) or the California Family Rights Act (CFRA), the employer can deduct the hours from your pay without risking losing the exemption. This is true because FMLA and CFRA specifically provide that the time off is "unpaid."
If an otherwise exempt salaried employee absents himself or herself for a full day or more on personal business, such absence may be deducted on a pro rata basis from the salary owed. A deduction under these circumstances does not affect the salaried exempt worker's exempt status.
The state Labor Commissioner has taken the position that "If an exempt employee performs any work during the work day, no deduction may be made from the salary of the employee as a result of what would otherwise be a 'partial day absence.'"
However, in 2005 a California Appellate Court decided Conley v. PG&E (2005) 131 Cal.App.4th 260. One of the issues decided was whether an employer can deduct for partial day absences of four hours or more from an employee's vacation pay bank, when the employee is salaried exempt. Under PG&E's vacation pay policy, employees could take vacation in increments of 4 hours. The court held that under the facts of PG&E's vacation pay policy, where the company only deducted for absences of 4 hours per day or more, there was nothing in California law which prohibits this practice. This enforcement policy is consistent with that of the U.S. Department of Labor. (See, Wage and Hour Division, U.S. Department of Labor, Opinion Letter dated July 21, 1997).
Based on Conley, the Labor Commissioner adopted the policy that "If a sick leave plan provides for a vested right to wages, as is the case with vacation and PTO plans, the holding in Conley is applicable and deductions from accrued sick leave may be made only for absences of at least 4 hours in duration. If a sick leave plan does not establish a vested right to wages, deductions from sick leave for increments of less than 4 hours continue to be permissible to the extent that such leave credits exist at the time of the partial day absence."
Assuming the employer provides paid PTO, the employer can require exempt employees to charge time off against their accrued PTO. Once that PTO is exhausted, the employer can reduce the employee's salary for partial day absences in 4-hour increments without risking losing the exemption provided the employer's PTO policy allows employees to take PTO in 4-hour increments. If the time off is less than 4-hours, or if the employer's policy only allows PTO to be taken in full day increments, the employer cannot reduce the employee's salary. The employer may be able to deduct the time from future PTO that has not yet accrued, thereby causing the employee to go into a negative PTO balance. The employer may have a difficult time recouping the negative PTO.
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Accused Silk Road creator loses bid to dismiss U.S. indictment
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The man accused of creating Silk Road, which U.S. authorities said was an online drug marketplace, lost his bid on Wednesday to dismiss a federal indictment accusing him of conspiring to deal illegal narcotics and launder money.
Ross Ulbricht, who prosecutors said was known online as"Dread Pirate Roberts," had claimed he did not conspire with Silk Road users who might have broken the law by completing transactions on the now-defunct website, using the digital currency bitcoin. He also claimed he was not involved in money laundering because bitcoins are not money.
In a 51-page decision, U.S. District Judge Katherine Forrest in Manhattan said, "the design and operation" of Silk Road and Ulbricht's role as an "intermediary" between website users justified letting prosecutors pursue their case.
"The allegations amount to Ulbricht acting as a sort of'godfather' - determining the territory, the actions which may be undertaken, and the commissions he will retain; disciplining others to stay in line, and generally casting himself as a leader," Judge Forrest wrote. "Whether the government can prove the facts alleged is not a question at this stage."


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To celebrate the publication of his third volume of Diaries, Travelling To Work, Michael Palin presents a brand new two-part stage show, looking back at twenty-five years of exploring the world and nearly fifty years in radio, television, books and films.
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Please join Greenwich First Selectman, Peter Tesei (recently re-elected to his fourth term in office) and his family at our final event for 2013 in support of the Nathaniel Witherell Nursing Center.
Saturday 11/23 2:00pm 3:30pm - Choose any 30 minutes.
This event is appropriate for all ages.
At the event our Youth Volunteers can choose between 3 different activities: Play Bingo with residents, create Holiday Placemats, bring your own loom & elastics to make bracelets for residents.
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Can Cameron find what he's looking for?
All 16-year-old Cameron wants is to get through high school—and life in general—with a minimum of effort. It's not a lot to ask. But that's before he's given some bad news: he's sick and he's going to die. Which totally sucks. Hope arrives in the winged form of Dulcie, a loopy punk angel/possible hallucination with a bad sugar habit. She tells Cam there is a cure—if he's willing to go in search of it. With the help of a death-obsessed, video-gaming dwarf and a yard gnome, Cam sets off on the mother of all road trips through a twisted America into the heart of what matters most.
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The Washington march also was televised, a perspective not lost on organizers who worked long and hard to quell any plans for acts of civil disobedience, much less more aggressive actions. The marchers were, in fact, notable for dressing in their Sunday best, and for the enterprise taking on the pace of a religious procession.
Jack Wilson, who covered the march for the Minneapolis Tribune, wrote: "The single most impressive fact about the demonstration, aside from the size of the crowd, was the businesslike attitude of everyone involved."
Eighteen days later, members of a Ku Klux Klan group hid a box of dynamite under the basement steps of a church in Birmingham, Ala. It exploded as children were assembling for the day's sermon. Four young black girls, three 14-year-olds and one 11-year-old, were killed.
Martin Luther King Jr.'s profile soared in the wake of the march, as the events of 1963 led to more protests, more fire hoses, more police dogs, more violence. Forces were coming together as they never had before. Words that King once had spoken seemed prescient.
"Do your work so well that no one could do it better," he had told a gathering. "Do it so well that all the hosts of Heaven and Earth will have to say, 'Here lived a man who did his job as if God Almighty called him at this particular time in history to do it.' "
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Released: Aug 01st, 1994
Running Time: 70
Directors: Jane Waters, Harold Lime
Company: Intropics Video
Lynn LeMay, Tiffany Mynx, Dyanna Laure, Kim Chambers, VixXxen, Lesilie Lixx, Felicia
Critical Rating: AA 1/2
Genre: Feature
When the contents of a tape fail to live up to a boxcover's lively and arousing premise, you start looking for culprits to pin the blame on.
In the case of Babes Illustrated (a presumed take-off on the making of the Sports Illustrated swimsuit edition) the usual list of suspects range from audio control to the imponderable • decision to leave all the sex scenes indoors — delicate, polite and brief as they are.
Lynn LeMay and Dyanna Lauren are lensing an outdoor bikini layout as a part of their magazine's annual bikini contest. It's a contest fraught with politics and favoritism with LeMay and Lauren seemingly playing their own version of two ends against the middle.
Did someone say bikinis? Wouldn't that kind of pave the way for a passel of pulsating T&A and lots of luscious outdoor sex scenes by a pool? Naturally, a concept like that would be too simple and way too obvious in a feature where sunbathing and gratuitous nudity get treated like a federal offense.
VixXxen straps it on to give Felecia some doggie action on a bed. LeMay and Tiffany Mynx contribute the best scene in the feature as they interlock to form a kind of human rocking chair in their mutual pussy pleasure (a possible All-Girl Sex Scene nominee, by the way).
However, the Dyanna Lauren/Kim Chambers; and the Kim Chambers/Lesilie Lixx scenes need an IV-injection of Drano to get the blood circulating, and the finale with LeMay and Lauren (some foot play makes it interesting) suggests that both girls are getting their learner's permits in lesbianism.
LeMay and Lauren in bikinis give the boxcover a fetching, mainstream look, but the bulk of the action certainly finds itself swimming against the tide.


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Restaurants in Rome
Sitting in the capital city, Rome restaurants reflects the best regional cuisines of Italy—northern, Sicilian, Florentine, Tuscan—in other words, plenty of pasta, fresh meat, seafood and lots of herbs. Try the finest Italian fare at some of the best restaurants in Rome.
Agata e Romeo, a husband-and-wife restaurant in Rome, does upscale takes on Roman classics. Highlights include rabbit croquettes; creatively rendered salt cod and shrimp wrapped in fried noodles. Try the greatest pizza bianca in Rome at Il Forno Roscioli, a traditional family bakery near the Campo de' Fiori market. Baked in an 1824 oven, the slim slabs of pizza dough have a springy crumb and a bubbly top that's moistened with olive oil and speckled with grains of coarse salt. Leave room for the apple-packed torta de mele and rustic pane di Lariano studded with raisins and walnuts. Traditional meets chic at Dal Bolognese. This Rome restaurant is where the beautiful people convene for rich classics such as lasagna verde or Bolognese veal cutlets. Here's a case where calling for a reservation backfires: you'll typically do better at getting a table if you just show up after 8.
Located in the T1 Arrivals gate at Leonardo da Vinci – Fiumicino Airport in Rome, this bakery is a popular pre-flight stop for breakfast or an afternoon snack. Traditional bread and pastries items are crafted in an open air kitchen, as well as savory options.
Formal and wood-paneled in the manner of Italy's grand old coffee bars, and equipped with Wi-Fi in the style of the new, this is a standout in a city of excellent but fairly identical cafés.
Reservations are certainly needed at this brightly lit, 12-table trattoria located one block from the Piazza Vittorio. Brothers Enrico and Daniele Camerucci own and operate the dining room, while their mother controls the kitchen.
Chef Heinz Beck helms Italy's only three-Michelin-Star restaurant, considered by many to be Rome's very best. Located within the Waldorf Astoria's Rome Calvalieri hotel in Monte Marlo, a private park above the Vatican, the dining room boasts city views.
Located at 7 Via Gonfalone and housed in a 16th-century building, Gonfalone restaurant offers guests the chance to relax and dine inside before a tall, copper-hooded fireplace or beneath lanterns filled with flickering candles.
With a history dating back into the 19th century, Antico Caffè della Pace has long been a favored and trendy haunt with its Art Deco-style interior and white marble tables.
In 2002, the Roscioli family transformed their deli into a bakery, restaurant, and wine bar, where they serve 450 different kinds of cheeses, more than 100 different kinds of cured meats, and more than 1,000 labels of wine.
Inexpensive, casual pizzerie are all over the city (and an integral eating experience on any trip to Rome), but few are as much fun as this one. Maybe it's the adorable and efficient waiters, or the giddily cheap tabs, but it always seems like a holiday at La Montecarlo.


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Make free and easy at the relaxed Sychpwll Centre on the banks of the River Vyrnwy, where you'll find a five-acre camping field to pick your own pitch: all sizes of tent are accepted and campers can park their cars alongside their tents.
Sychpwll is an eco-friendly smallholding that's grown organically over the past 30 years. The site uses a 'leave no trace' camping as a major policy where guests are asked to dispose of their waste and recycling in a responsible manner. Leaving no trace is also essential when building campfires, as these must be off the ground so as not to scorch the grass: if you're planning on having a fire, be Boy or Girl Scout prepared and bring a suitable container or brazier with you. Wood is available to buy on site.
If it's too wet for a campfire, the friendly owners will fire up the Rayburn in the straw bale kitchen and have boiling water ready so you can dry off or enjoy a morning cuppa if you want it before getting ready for a day exploring the Welsh countryside.
Site type
Languages spoken
✓ English
Based a mile from where the unpolluted River Vrynwy meets the River Severn, Sychpwll is cosy in winter and normally with a good climate in summer. It's also on a ley line, which is said to contribute to its 'magical and calming atmosphere', and there's more than enough to do to keep everyone happy all year round, with those coming for walking or cycling holidays being particularly spoilt for choice.
The hiking in this area gives world-class views, such as the famous Offa's Dyke or one of the three routes to the landmark Rodney's Pillar. Visitors can also take a stroll to the local farmers' market or nearby Lake Vrynwy, or try their hands at one of the many activities nearby, including climbing, fishing, horse riding and watersports. Or, for those who like to hit a ball as hard as possible, tennis is available in town and there's a golf course within half an hour's drive.
Taking it a bit easier, the site is between the market towns of Welshpool and Oswestry, around seven miles from each, where you can shop till you drop, and there are plenty of days out at local attractions such as historic (and pink) Powis Castle and puffing along on the Welshpool to Llanfair Light Steam Railway. Culture vultures can go slightly further afield to Ludlow and Shrewsbury (around 13 miles away), where there are opportunities for festivals, arts events and nights on the town.
Local pubs
Small refurbished pub run by welcoming family, inexpensive straightforward food, a couple of well kept ales and good pint of Guinness too, comfortable lounge, restaurant; background music, TV, pool; garden, near interesting half-timbered church | Tontine
Melverley |
1.6 mi |
Run by friendly chinese family with varied choice of food from pubby things to chinese, japanese and thai dishes, two well kept changing ales, takeaway service; children welcome, decent-sized garden with play area, open all day (till 2am Fri, Sat) | Breidden
Middletown |
3.3 mi |
Friendly 16th-c pub with quaint and appealing dining area, good reasonably priced food, well kept ales such as Salopian and Stonehouse, good choice of wines by the glass, warm log fires, two bar areas; children welcome, some tables outside, opposite Kynaston Cave, good cliff walks | Old Three Pigeons
Nesscliffe |
4.6 mi |
Warehouse conversion in great location on restored stretch of Montgomery Canal, three well kept changing ales and farm cider in character bar area with beams, stripped brickwork and choir stalls complete with misericords, sofas by roaring fire, good food from pubby things to more enterprising dishes, early-bird deals (6-7pm Tues-Fri) and fixed-price menu, friendly helpful service; children and dogs welcome, waterside terrace, closed Sun evening to Tues lunchtime | Navigation
Maesbury Marsh |
4.6 mi |
Must see
- Powis Castle & Garden (9.1 miles)
- Much Wenlock Priory (22.2 miles)
- Darby Houses (Ironbridge) (23.4 miles)
National Trust
- Chirk Castle (12.9 miles)
- Attingham Park Estate: Cronkhill (15.2 miles)
Cycle routes
Find local routes on the National Cycle Network - over 12,000 miles of cycling routes.
Breidden Hills (Rodney's Pillar) and Middletown Hill
(2.0 miles)
- Breidden Hills (Rodney's Pillar) and Belle Eisle Farm (2.0 miles)
- Middletown and Moel y Golfa (3.3 miles)
- Breidden Hills (Rodney's Pillar) and Belle Eisle Farm (2.0 miles)
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So glad you enjoyed your stay with us - thank you for the lovely review. Hope to see you again. |
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We are so happy your enjoyed your stay with us at Sychpwll :) I had a clay treatment myself today. Hope to see you again soon. |
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So glad the children enjoyed the wildlife - thanks for the lovely review. Hope to see you again |
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Thanks for the great review - hope to see you again. |
This is both a very friendly and eco friendly site that I will revisit 4 Jun 2013 Graham_C0 (Mature couple, 1 review) Confirmed
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Glad you enjoyed your stay at Sychpwll - sorry about the dish washing area perhaps you weren't shown into the straw bale camping kitchen area were there is a sink with running hot water. We hope this didn't spoil your stay with us in anyway. Hope to see you again. |
Great place to stay. 30 May 2013 Melissa_S (Young couple, 1 review, 1 photo) Confirmed
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Bar or club house
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Fitness centre
Games room
Indoor swimming pool
Kids' club
On-site restaurant/cafe
Outdoor swimming pool
Play area
TV room
Take away
Amenities on site
Bath available
Disabled facilities
Drying room
Food shop
Free wifi
Ice pack freezing
Internet access
Parent & baby washroom
Pick-up from public transport
Public telephone
Shower available
Toilet block
Washing-up area
Charging facilities
Chemical disposal
Gas cylinders available
Recycling available
Renewable energy
Barbecues allowed
Campfires allowed
Commercial vehicles allowed
Dogs allowed
Gay friendly
Remote location
Spectacular scenery
Walkers' paradise
Wild camping
Wildlife haven
Nearby leisure
Canoeing/kayaking nearby
Climbing nearby
Cycling nearby
Fishing nearby
Golf nearby
Horse riding nearby
Restaurant nearby
Tennis nearby
Groups welcome
D. of E. welcome
Family friendly
Motorcycle friendly
Single-sex groups welcome
Student groups welcome
Nearby amenities
Bar nearby
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Shop nearby
Small (11-25 pitches)
Ordnance Survey maps (GB and Northern Ireland only) are available at lower levels via the drop-down menu.
Nearest transport
- Coach stations
Middletown (Powys): Breidden Hotel Coach Stop — 3.3mi
Coach Station
3.3mi Halfway House (Shrops): Coach Stop — 4.2mi
Coach Station
4.2mi Trewern (Powys) Bus Shelter — 4.4mi
Coach Station
4.4mi - Train stations
Welshpool Rail Station — 8.2mi
Rail Station
8.2mi Gobowen Rail Station — 9.8mi
Rail Station
9.8mi Shrewsbury Rail Station — 11.8mi
Rail Station
11.8mi - Ferry ports
Porth Penrhyn Ferry Landing — 43.1mi
Ferry Ports
43.1mi - Airports
Liverpool John Lennon Airport — 41.0mi
Your satnav will get you lost: please read the directions below.
The nearest train station is Shrewsbury, followed by Gobowen or Welshpool.
There is a bus service from Shrewsbury bus station with Tanat Valley Coaches. The D74 service runs approximately every three hours, Monday to Saturday. If you get off at Llandrinio bridge traffic lights the centre is about one mile from here.
There is a local taxi service in the village and if you prefer, Chris' Cabs will happily collect you from the train station.
From London:
Take the M1 and then the M6 towards Birmingham but do not join the toll section. Keep on the main M6 and then exit on the M54 towards Telford. Keep on this motorway until it becomes the A5 towards Oswestry and north Wales. After a series of roundabouts look out for the A458 to Welshpool and turn left. Continue down the A458 for a couple of miles and turn right at the B4393 towards Llandrinio and Lake Vyrnwy.
After just over 7 miles you will come to a set of traffic lights just before a humpback bridge over the River Severn. Turn right immediately after the bridge. The signpost says Haughton. The first turning on the right signs to Haimwood but keep on the main lane and after just under a mile take the second turning on the right. This narrow lane is not signed but look out for the telegraph pole. If you pass a sign on the left to Rhos Common you have just overshot the lane! Drive down the lane and follow the tarmac as it turns sharp right. At the end of the lane drive though a clump of trees and you have arrived.
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No refunds within 30 days of arrival date.
If you need to cancel or amend your booking, please give as much notice as possible so that someone else has the chance to book. You may wish to buy holiday insurance for cancellations and for your property/injury whilst away.
Please note that your deposit is paid to Pitchup.com and is non-refundable.
Payment of balance
A 15% non-refundable deposit is payable now. Sychpwll Centre will debit the balance from your card 30 days before arrival, or if the arrival date is sooner than 30 days before arrival then the balance will be taken immediately.
Payment methods accepted on the park
Terms and conditions
Site booking terms and conditionsNo availability for your search criteria…
It's now possible to make group bookings on Pitchup.com for up to 30 adults and 30 children.
As long as the 'one unit per pitch' rule is not highlighted on the pitch type information (please check this before completing your booking), you will be able to pitch your tents together on one booking.
If you are not satisfied with the results generated, try breaking your booking down for more options. For example, if you're a group of 10, enter five people for your initial search and book two pitches. Use the 'Special requests' box on the booking page to ask to be sited together when booking multiple pitches or accommodation units: the campsite or park will try to grant your request. Click the 'Make another booking like this' button on the confirmation page to take you back to your chosen campsite/park listing page so you can make your next booking straight away. Please note the same dates and party size will be used, so you'll need to change this if the number of people or child ages are different.
Before booking, please check the listing page for any group restrictions. These normally appear in a section titled 'Please note'. Please also check the restrictions on unit dimensions to ensure your unit - especially for a large party - is suitable for the space you will be provided with.
Max. persons: 10x
Dimensions: unlimited
Ground type: Grass
The five-acre camping field is a wild flower meadow. Pitches are not allocated.
Max. persons: unlimited
Dimensions: 5.4m x 12.0m (17.7ft x 39.4ft)
Bedrooms: 1
The straw bale barn is a multi-functional space measuring 42 x 18ft with a mezzanine of 13 x 11ft.
There are no beds. We provide mattresses depending on occupancy but customers must bring their own bed linen and pillows.
In the barn there are sofas, power and lighting. Power usage for groups of more than nine people is charged on departure.
There is also a fitted kitchen and fridge, dining table and some chairs in an adjoined room
Max. persons | unlimited |
Dimensions |
5.4m x 12.0m (17.7ft x 39.4ft) |
Bedrooms | 1 |
Features | |
Car | Unlimited included |
Fridge | 1 included |
Car parking by pitch | yes |
Cooker | yes |
Freeview | yes |
Freezer | yes |
Gas and electricity included | yes |
Kettle | yes |
Shower | yes |
Toaster | yes |
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The first sentence of this blub is darkly humorous:
AZ Cuts Planned Parenthood Funds
In a move designed to appease anti-abortion advocates, Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer signed into law Friday a bill that cuts state taxpayer money to Planned Parenthood. Use of public funds for abortions is already restricted in most cases in the state, but the new law will ensure that taxpayer money isn't going indirectly to support abortion services. Planned Parenthood Arizona has said that the funding cuts will endanger its other health services, including preventive health care for close to 20,000 women. Planned Parenthood said it is considering challenging the state law, which was passed by Arizona's Republican-dominated legislature, in the courts.
Hahaha. "In a move designed to appease anti-abortion advocates." That is freaking hilarious. Anti-abortion advocates can never, ever be appeased. They're going after birth control now, fer chrissakes.
Here, let me translate that news article into reality-speak:
In a move designed to
appease anti-abortion advocatesdeny preventive health care entirely unrelated to abortion services to 20,000 Arizona women, ArizonaGov.Fuckwit-in-Chief Jan Brewer signed into law Friday a bill that cuts state taxpayer money to Planned Parenthood. Use of public funds for abortions is already restricted in most cases in the state, but the new law will ensure that taxpayer money isn't goingindirectly to support abortion servicesto become hopelessly tainted by coming into proximity of that other icky money that funds abortion services. Planned Parenthood Arizona has said that the funding cuts will endanger its other health services, including preventive health care for close to 20,000 women. Planned Parenthood said it is considering challenging the state law, which was passed by Arizona'sRepublican-dominated legislatureConservative Personality Disorder-afflicted assclown circus, in the courts.
You know, I love the natural beauty of Arizona. Especially Sedona. Since the anti-immigration Papers Please law was passed in Arizona in April 2010, I have been shamefully and hypocritically only half-assed-boycotting* the state. A long-planned vacation in Sedona in 2010 was "too late to cancel." A year later, I was in Scottsdale attending a conference with my lover: his company had locked it in before SB 1070 was signed into law. (If you have ever done any event planning, you know that hotel and convention contracts are prohibitively expensive to get out of.) Still, I had a few opportunities to avoid Arizona as well—and I took them. As much as I would have loved to return to Sedona last year and again this Spring, I chose to vacation elsewhere. I was invited to attend another conference in Scottsdale that took place just last week: I not only declined, but made sure my reasons for doing so were crystal clear. By this point I had obviously run out of bullshit excuses, and was unlikely to ever return to my beloved Red Rock country unless and until its government stopped acting like fascist asshats. Arizona was already one of the worst states in the country for anti-choice laws, but this latest round of Forced Birth Brigades conservative fuckwittery seals the deal.
Back in 2010, in response to the Papers Please law, a boycott of Arizona businesses promptly ensued and the economic impacts were devastating. A letter from 60 chief executives — not exactly your typical dirty hippie Socialists— to Arizona State Senate President Russell Pearce, the sponsor of SB 1070, urged repeal of the law, noting:
It is an undeniable fact that each of our companies and our employees were impacted by the boycotts and the coincident negative image.
Pearce was defeated in a recall election last November for being a fascist fuckwit, the first elected official ever recalled in Arizona. Democracy FTW.
Thus, we are today issuing an official Palace proclamation:
TO: The State of Arizona
Let it be known throughout the Earth that unless and until your fascist fuckwittery with respect to immigrants and Vagina-Americans ceases, we shall never be found breathlessly hiking your high desert hills, staring up in awe at your sparkling starlit skies, soaking in your magnificent spas, or languorously lounging around your glistening sun-drenched pools coated in 80 SPF like a glazed donut, as is our wont. We will not recommend Arizona to those with whom we have sway as a destination for tourism or business, but will instead urge them to avoid it, using every means of persuasion in the Palace arsenal. And we will emphatically urge people with uteri and their allies to stay as far the fuck away from you as possible until you get your fucking shit together.
You got rid of one fascist fuckwit. Get rid of them all.
And hurry up, because (a) many thousands of people are suffering unnecessarily, and (b) we shall miss you…terribly.
Signed and sealed this the fifth day of May, 2012 C.E.
-Iris Vander Pluym
* I am not unaware of or indifferent to the argument that boycotts (and girlcotts) can have negative impacts on the very people whom one is trying to help. It would be ideal if we could afflict only the powerful without also afflicting the oppressed. In the meantime, I will attempt to mitigate any such harm by donating to Planned Parenthood of Arizona and urging others to do the same.


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I don't really have to tell you, but I love all of the Miyazaki films, so be prepared for a Miyazaki review, lol.
Plot The story starts off with a little girl, named Chihiro with her parents on their way to a new home. On the way, the three of them stumble into an abandoned theme park. It suddenly turns dark outside and Chihiro's parents are turned into pigs after eating some food that was left out. The next thing she knows, she is being forced to work in a resort for the gods and spirits. Humans aren't usually welcomed, but with the help of a spirit named Haku, she is able to remain. She works to find a cure for her parents as well as help Haku remember his name in order to free him from his imprisonment, as well as herself. Audio and Visuals This anime movie is stunning. It is high quality and the characters look really good compared to some of Miyazaki's older movies. The audio is also stunning. My favorite track was the ending theme titled "Always with Me." Plenty of good background music is thrown in during the action sequences to help add excitement. Story and Characters The story is another great one. It is full of fantasy and supernatural plots to help satisfy your fanatic craving. They also throw in a little comedy and romance, which helps make the movie flow well. It helps to take a step away from the drama and fantasy and gives a sense of realism, but not too much. The characters are well developed. You learn more about Chihiro's personality, which turns out to be great. Also, the conflicts between characters, such as Haku, are a great addition to the plot. Final Thoughts Oh, I told you I love it right, lol. A great story with above average graphics and sounds make it a definite buy in my book. If you love previous Miyazaki movies, then this one won't disappoint you. Final Verdict: 10/10 Official website at www.onlineghibli.com/spirited_away/.
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~jUsT sMiLe~
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Neuromancer | |
Author | William Gibson |
Cover artist | James Warhola |
Series | Sprawl trilogy |
Genre(s) | science fiction, cyberpunk |
Publisher | Ace |
Release date | July 1, 1984 |
Media type | print (paperback and hardback) |
Pages | 271 |
OCLC Number | 10980207 |
Sequel to | "Burning Chrome" |
Prequel to | Count Zero |
Neuromancer is a science fiction novel by William Gibson. It was published in 1984. It is an important book that started the cyberpunk genre. It was Gibson's first novel and the beginning of the Sprawl trilogy. Neuromancer was the first novel to win all three of the important awards in science fiction — the Nebula Award, the Philip K. Dick Award, and the Hugo Award.
Publication[change | change source]
Terry Carr asked Gibson to write the book for the third series of Ace Science Fiction Specials. This was a series for authors' first novels.
Other websites[change | change source]
- Neuromancer at the William Gibson Aleph, featuring cover art and adaptations
- Neuromancer at Worlds Without End
- Neuromancer at the Internet Movie Database
- Study Guide for William Gibson: Neuromancer (1984) by Paul Brians of Washington State University
- Gibson on the influence of Blade Runner
- Neuromancer, reviewed by Ted Gioia (Conceptual Fiction)


text: Today, when skipping over to the clitter-clatter-y mailbox, I certainly did not expect to receive such a treat! I've been counting the ever-so-anticipating-days for when the lovely UPPERCASE issue 12 would finally arrive. Now, usually I would be very excited to receive a new copy of the splendid magazine, but this time I found myself jumping up and down with joy and great enthusiasm. This is in fact the case, as I am proud to say that I have written a spiffy article on four different kinds of crafty tapes, also referred to as "The Field Guide to Tape" on page 98. Especially with the stressful and unkind finals this week, I have not had any time to relax and just flip through any sort of book except for a textbook, which, as you may assume, or of course understand, that this is not a fulfilling task. BUT, when Uppercase came, it seems as if it was a supreme exception. It tickles me that I was able to write for such an incredible publication, and I hope to be writing for more in the future.