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Take 5 at our Disney vacation home!! Our home sleeps up to 15 people comfortably, but at the cost of a single hotel room in the Disney area is affordable enough for even a small family!! After staying in our beautiful rental home you'll never want stay in a hotel room again!!
Treat your family to the magical Disney World vacation you've always dreamed of. We've thought of everything to make your stay one to remember. This 7 bedroom, 4 1/2 bath luxury home is situated in the gated community of Emerald Island, just a five minute drive to Disneyworld. Your kids will be over the moon for our three magical theme rooms. A magical princess castle theme room, a pirate theme room, and a camp out theme room await your little adventurers. After a long day of enjoying all that central Florida has to offer, you can truly relax in this beautiful Disney Vacation home. Free WiFi and long distance calls within the USA and Canada.
Emerald Island Community: Emerald Island Resort is very close to Walt Disney World. From our Disney Vacation Home, you can be at the Disney World gates in just a short 5-7 minute drive and in the Walt Disney World parks in 10-15 minutes (depending on park). Much quicker, in most instances, than taking the internal WDW transportation. You want location - This Emerald Island Resort Disney Vacation home has it!
We just wanted to take a moment to thank you for allowing our family to rent your beautiful home for our trip to Disney World a couple of weeks ago. The house is beautiful and fulfilled our needs perfectly. It was big enough so that everyone was not tripping over one another, but still had areas like the pool deck and living room that allowed everyone to sit around and reflect on the events of the day and plan our attack for the next day.
The theme rooms were a hit with the kids. The large queen and king bedrooms were very comfortable, and the numerous bathrooms allowed everyone plenty of time to get ready. We spent quite a bit of time in the kitchen preparing breakfast and dinner (lunch was taken at Disney), which saved us a lot of money that could be better spent elsewhere. In short, the house was perfect for our needs and we can't thank you enough.
Our family of 7, including parents and 5 children ranging in age from 5-28, loved this house so much! It went beyond our expectations and the pictures do not do it justice.
The location was excellent....only 5 miles to Disney Parks and close to grocery, restaurants, etc.
The communication was excellent....every time I emailed Laura, she responded the same day and also our deposit was refunded quickly upon our return home
The house was beautiful and well cared for. We had absoloutely zero problems or issues.
We loved the floor plan....there was so much room for all of us.
The rooms were all decorated very nicely & extremely clean. We loved the game room, pool, hot tub. It was wonderful to have a full kitchen and laundry as well!
We would definitely stay again and also recommend this house to family and friends!
First, let me start by saying how much we enjoyed our time in your beautiful home. We found the rental rates attractive compared to what we could have spent on at least four hotel rooms and you can't beat the location. This was our first visit to the Emerald Island Resort. The house offered a fantastic way for our entire family to be together and still have room to spread out and have some privacy. It also provided us enough kids rooms so that each of them had their own bed and certainly slept better without waking the others since they are so young. The use of space and layout upstairs was great for us too. Kept everyone close, but in their own space. The convenience of the amenities like the game room, pool, laundry room and full kitchen was outstanding.
You have been prompt and responsive from the very beginning and I appreciate that kind of customer care. Upon arrival, check in was smooth and fast. The folks at the community gate and clubhouse were polite and easy to work with. They also made it convenient to have some local folks in and out briefly to visit with us. Very nice. They were all impressed and the new carpet downstairs looks great!
This particular community feels more residential and less rental, and seems to be a bit closer to the necessities while still being tucked away. I loved the way each of the doors were closed upon our arrival. It made for opening them and discovering what was behind them quite a fun adventure for all of us! The tables set and waiting for us, made it even more welcoming.
Thank you for a terrific stay!
We couldn't have been happier with this vacation home! When we arrived, the key was in a lock-box outside the door, so "check-in" was easy. We are a family of 5, but having so much space was wonderful -- they kids could really spread out. We were very thankful to have a washer and dryer, which made it easier to pack for the trip. Our favorite part was definitely the pool and hot tub! The hot tub turns on with a dial outside the back door and heats up very quickly. The owner was great at responding to email questions, and overall we were extrememly pleased with the reservation process and the house itself!
We have rented a number of vacation properties in the Orlando area and chose this one for the number of bedrooms and the proximity to Disney. And it definitely didn't disappoint.
The theme rooms were a huge attraction for the kids, while the master / 'grown up' bedrooms were well furnished and very comfortable. The arcade machine in the nicely-decorated game room was very popular with the boys although it's a shame the pool cues were broken.
The kitchen, living areas and outside patio are great for a large group, with lots of useable space.
Location is great for Disney, with a little shifty you can avoid the 192 completely and be at Animal Kingdom in less than 10 minutes, and the rest of Disney not long after.
We just returned from our one week vacation in this home. It was perfect for all of us, we had plenty of space to relax and the pool and outside was great. So close to Disney World with lots of amenities around. Be prepared to purchase every day items such as garbage bags, soap etc but well worth it. Much better than a hotel. We are passing the information on to several people who are planning a trip to the area.Great owners who are very nice to work with.
This property totally served our needs (large group of family and friends). Great for little kids and lots of room. Themed rooms for the kids was fantastic.
Other Activities: Disney World is just 5 minutes away!
The market is close so getting groceries is easy. Plenty of
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The All-Star Break is just a week away. Teams are going to be looking to make a strong push to finish the first half of the season well. Momentum heading into the break can be a huge plus for a contending team.
The schedule is loaded with a bunch of games each day this week since everyone will be getting a nice break next week. The Dodgers have continued their great play of late, and now they are only looking up at the Diamondbacks. These teams meet for a three game series in Arizona this week. It's a very important series to both teams.
BangtheBook wants to give baseball bettors some extra information to try to stay ahead of the books this year. This MLB betting article will be done twice a week during the baseball season to give you trends to consider before wagering your money on baseball. Let's look at trends to consider for series' this week.
-Minnesota may have stayed competitive a little longer than most people expected this year, but the Twins have been really bad of late. Minnesota is 1-7 in their last 8 games. Josh Willingham's injury really hurt this lineup, because he has been a great run producer for the team. The Twins take on the Rays this week, and Minnesota is 0-5 in their last 5 games against Tampa Bay.
-Something has to give in the Colorado vs. San Diego series this week. The Padres are 0-9 in their last 9 games. The Rockies are 1-6 in their last 7 games. Colorado is 19-41 in their last 60 road games. At the same time, the Rockies are 8-2 in their last 10 meetings with the Padres. Both of these teams are short-handed offensively right now, so it will be interesting to see who can muster up enough offense to win.
-The Kansas City Royals are 6-0 in their last 6 games following a loss. They'll kick off a new series Monday night in New York against the Yankees. The Yankees are 14-2 in their last 16 games against the AL Central. To say that the Royals haven't had any success at Yankee Stadium is an understatement. Kansas City is 12-39 in their last 51 games at Yankee Stadium.
-The Seattle Mariners host the Boston Red Sox this week. Felix Hernandez starts on Monday night. Interestingly, the Mariners are 0-9 in Hernandez's last 9 home starts against a team with a winning record. The under is 44-20-6 in the last 70 meetings between Boston and Seattle.
-The Oakland Athletics will meet the Pittsburgh Pirates in a key interleague matchup this week. Oakland is 9-0 in their last 9 games against the Pirates. It is important to note that only three of these games have come in the past five years. The Pirates are 20-7 in their last 27 interleague home games. Oakland is 20-7 in their last 27 interleague games. Expect a great series here.
-The Texas Rangers are 7-1 in their last 8 games as an underdog. Texas is the type of team that has quite a bit of value anytime there are an underdog because of their team balance. They are 10-3 in their last 13 games against Baltimore, and they start a series with Baltimore on Monday night.
-Now that the offense is healthy, the Phillies have been an a real tear for over bettors. The over is 17-5 in the Phillies last 22 games. The over is 4-0 in the Nationals last 4 games. The over is 5-1 in the last 6 meetings between these teams.
-The Cincinnati Reds are 37-18 in their last 55 games against the Milwaukee Brewers. Cincinnati is 37-15 in their last 52 games against a team with a losing record.
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June 28 2011 08:15PM
Negotiations between the Vancouver Canucks and Christian Ehrhoff have reached an endpoint with the news that Vancouver has accepted a fourth round draft pick from the New York Islanders in exchange for the pending unrestricted free agent.
The Calm Before the Storm
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June 28 2011 11:45AM
The evil empire is re-loading - are you ready to Embrace the Hate?
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The week before July 1st tends to be a lot less interesting than the week before the draft – and this year has been no different. In comparison with Holmgren's drinking binge, the comedy of errors that was the Albertan team bidding war for Ryan Smyth, and the draft itself – a week of qualifying offers and over-priced extensions seems dreary – but there is still much to discuss.
Gillis – the former player agent – has been especially busy the last couple of days, inking two players yesterday in Bieksa and Lapierre, qualifying two RFAs (Hansen and Oreskovich), and choosing not to qualify diminutive defenseman Lee "Rudy" Sweatt, and skilled Russian winger Sergei Shirokov. Lets take a quick look at the moves he made, and their implications going forward:
The case for Niclas Bergfors
Cam Charron
June 27 2011 02:40PM
If you're like me, you might have gone and looked through the list of forwards at Behind The Net to find a few of the guys who performed well with good Corsi and Fenwick numbers but did not produce much due to low shooting percentages. One of the names among the many that pops up is that of Niclas Bergfors.
June 27 2011 12:48AM
Some problems on the Team 1260 end this week held up the file transfers to Nation Command this week. So gnash your teeth all you like, it isn't your ol' pal Wanye's fault that this didn't go live sooner. So here is what we have which includes the full podcast but there is no segment 7 for now.
Stay tuned for next week when Wanye makes a mistake preventing the NationRadio files from being uploaded sooner.
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Westridge Elementary: The Spirit of the Canucks
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June 25 2011 12:06AM
A good friend of mine, Bryan Tesan, is a teacher at Westridge Elementary in Burnaby.
He and his entire school organized a day to heal and show true community spirit after the riots following Game 7.
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List of Old Kingdom characters
This is a list of characters from The Old Kingdom Trilogy, a set of novels by Australian author Garth Nix. The series comprises three novels: Sabriel (1995), Lirael (2001) and Abhorsen (2003). In 2006, Across the Wall: A Tale of the Abhorsen and Other Stories was released, which contained the novella "The Creature in the Case", which was set after Abhorsen.
Chlorr of the Mask[edit]
A powerful necromancer and later one of the Greater Dead. At the beginning of Lirael, she approaches antagonist Hedge at the Red Lake; but falls under his control. She wears a bronze mask over her face, giving her the name.
Toward the end of Abhorsen, Mogget remarks "Chlorr was always overcautious, even when she was an A--alive", presumably to indicate "Abhorsen" or "Abhorsen-in-Waiting". Mogget also calls Chlorr "Chlorr No-Face", which may have significant meaning. Her story was further developed in Clariel: The Lost Abhorsen.
Formerly known as Clariel she was born around 600 years prior to the events in the original Old Kingdom trilogy. She has the blood of the Abhorsen line and the royal family and features the same "berserk" blood as King Touchstone. She became corrupted with free magic when she bound free magic entities in order to escape the Abhorsen's house in an effort to save the King in Belisaere. Because of the intent behind her actions she was not executed but released.
Her actions after this are unknown until she reappears in Lirael.
Though unseen throughout the series, many references are made to Corolini in Lirael and Abhorsen. A populist and a nationalist, Corolini is the leader of the extremist 'Our Country' Party, which holds the balance of power in Ancelstierre. He accepts huge sums of Old Kingdom gold to use his party's influence to send 200,000 Southerling refugees across the Wall, to death and certain enslavement by Hedge. Corolini also orchestrates the assassination attempt on King Touchstone and Abhorsen Sabriel. After this, he launches a coup; but fails to gain control over the Hereditary Arbiter (the Ancelstierran ceremonial head of state, similar to the Queen of England). After Orannis is bound again, Corolini is presumably thwarted, as his government has ceased to exist by the events of Creature in the Case.
The Disreputable Dog[edit]
The Disreputable Dog is a remnant of the immortal Kibeth; but refuses until the end of the story to identify herself as such. She is described as a large black and tan mongrel. She is Lirael's constant companion throughout two of the three initial books. At intervals she changes her size and physique to suit the environment, or assumes various attributes (adhesive pads; enlarged teeth; or wings) to achieve the immediate need. Additionally she has the ability to cast Charter and Free Magic spells by barking, mostly to produce the involuntary movement of the subject. In Abhorsen she uses this power to make Lirael and Sameth run away from Astarael. During the second binding of Orannis, the Disreputable Dog re-asserts her ancient role to achieve the same; then sacrifices herself to save Lirael. Abhorsen ends with her sending the recently dead Nicholas back to Life, while the Dog trots away along the border of Life and Death.
The older sister of Sameth, and oldest child of King Touchstone and Abhorsen Sabriel, named after a school friend of Sabriel who is killed in the battle against Kerrigor. She is destined to be the next ruler of the Old Kingdom. She is thought to be rather bossy by Sameth, though he admires her actions at the end of Abhorsen. She wields Dyrim in the second binding of the destroyer.
Hedge is a necromancer in service of Orannis, who supplies Nicholas Sayre (in mistake for Prince Sameth) as the latter's avatar. He is roughly 100 years old. Motivated by an all-consuming desire for immortality, he believes that if he frees Orannis, he will become viceroy over the Dead; but fails when tricked into passing the Ninth Gate. It is suggested (in the prologue of Lirael; later in Abhorsen; and once in Nicholas Sayre and the Creature in the Case) that Hedge was once a member of the Crossing Point Scouts preventing Dead creatures from entering Ancelstierre, and a necromancer thereafter.
In Life named Rogir or Rogirek, the son of the previous Queen of the Old Kingdom, half-brother of Touchstone/Torrigan. During his youth, he tried to make use of Free Magic, but was consumed by it and became the Greater Dead Kerrigor, a near- reversal of his given name. Desirous of power, he attempts to destroy the Charter (killing most of his family in the process) and causes a long interregnum; but is ultimately placed in suspended animation (as a black cat similar to Mogget) by Sabriel.
Lirael is Abhorsen-in-Waiting, a Daughter of the Clayr, and the first Remembrancer in several hundred years. She, alone in the entire history of the Clayr, has not received the Sight. At fourteen, she is several years older than most of those who are without the Sight. This sends her into a deep depression, once leading her to a suicide attempt. When she is on the cliff she was about to throw herself off, she is found by many high-ranking Clayr. In order to assuage this sorrow, she is given a job as an Assistant Librarian in the Great Library of the Clayr. While exploring in the Library, she discovers a soapstone carving of a dog. Unfortunately this results in setting free a very powerful free magic creature called a Stilken, which she later defeats using the chief librarian's sword. She tries to make a sending using the carving as the inspiration, but the stone is consumed in the making, and a real dog, the Disreputable Dog, is created in place of a sending. She refers to the Dog as her best friend and greatest companion.
Several years later, Lirael goes exploring and discovers a cave that a long-ago Clayr created for her. Within the chamber, she discovers the Book of Remembrance and Forgetting, which is similar to the Abhorsens' Book of the Dead, as well as the accompanying Dark Mirror and pipes, the tools of a Remembrancer. She is again found by many important Clayr, who have finally been able to See a specific area of the Old Kingdom they have been trying to See for years. In addition, this is the first time in recorded history that Lirael has ever been Seen. They Saw Lirael on a boat on the Red Lake in midsummer with a boy (Nicholas Sayre). She goes south, so that she may get to the Red Lake and make this prophecy true. The Dog joins her.
After meeting Sameth and Mogget on the way, the four arrive at the House of the Abhorsen on the river Ratterlin. She discovers, when the Sendings of the House give her a surcoat emblazoned with the Star of the Clayr and the key of the Abhorsen, that she, not Sameth, is the Abhorsen-in-Waiting.
When the foursome finally reaches the Lightning Farm and the bound Orannis in Abhorsen, she travels to the Ninth Precinct of Death in order to use the Dark Mirror to see back to the Beginning to discover how Orannis was bound. While here, she battles Hedge who is defeated and passes the Ninth Gate. When the new Seven, with the help of Yrael (Mogget), bind Orannis again, she wields Astarael. Part of the Binding is that whomever splits the hemisphere binding Orannis must be sacrificed; however, the Dog bites her hand off when she uses Nehima (which was imbued with the blood of the Seven "stand-ins" and the metal from her Remembrancer panpipes) on the sphere. Sameth later crafts Lirael a new, golden hand, which Kibeth (the Disreputable Dog) foresaw, possibly because she is the Third Bright Shiner.
Mogget / Yrael[edit]
The true identity of Mogget remains ambiguous until the latter part of Abhorsen, where he is revealed to be Yrael, the Eighth Bright Shiner, an immortal entity of Free Magic, originally neutral in the struggle between Orannis and the Seven, and afterward punished (details unknown) by the Seven and forced to serve the Abhorsen lineage, typically as advisor or moral-support. Until the end of the initial series, he resents this control and if freed attempts to kill the current Abhorsen, but is usually confined anew. When confined he resembles a white cat, unless permitted by his current superior to assume a humanoid form; whereas the confinement itself appears as a collar or belt of red leather, distinguished by a bell (Saraneth originally, and Ranna in the second and third books) whose influence maintains his servitude. Throughout the story his role is largely the provision of wry or sometimes snide comments on the present situation. At the climax of the third book he assumes his true form and assists the imprisonment of Orannis; but is again seen as a cat in the epilogue, suggesting a new and voluntary servitude to the Charter. As Yrael he appears as a vaguely humanoid plume of blue-white, possibly electromagnetic energy. The nickname 'Mogget' is not identified; but may be traced to the Australian and British term 'moggy', an affectionate term for cats or any non-pedigree cat.[1]
Nicholas Sayre[edit]
Nicholas is the nephew of the Chief Minister of Ancelstierre. Several months after being unknowingly invaded by a sliver of Orannis, Nicholas goes to visit Sameth in the Old Kingdom. He hires Hedge, believing him to be an innocent Old Kingdom expatriate, to guide him. But Hedge diverts Nicholas from visiting Sameth to looking at a phenomenon near the Red Lake: a hill that is struck by lightning rather often. In truth, this is the hill under which the hemispheres of Orannis have been buried. Hedge convinces Nicholas to help him dig the hemispheres up, and transport it back to Ancelstierre, so that the lightning may be harnessed for power.
Nicholas is an unwitting participant in the scheme to release Orannis, having been possessed by Orannis himself. When Lirael and the Dog attempt to rescue him from Hedge, and he and Lirael end up on a boat in the middle of the Red Lake (thus fulfilling the Clayr's prophecy), his mind is cleared by Lirael's magic, and he promises to try to fight the Destroyer.
He dies toward the end of Abhorsen after he is rescued by Mogget while the hemispheres were being joined. He is, however, restored to Life by the Disreputable Dog in the epilogue. The dog baptizes Nicholas in the Charter to balance the free magic that is now part of Nick after his hosting part of Orannis.
In the novella, Nicholas Sayre and the Creature in the Case, he has acquired an appreciation for Old Kingdom magic, and battles Department 13 in their efforts to resurrect an ancient and vicious Free Magic creature from the Old Kingdom, a Nightmare creature that Lirael reveals to be a rare creature called 'Hrule.' From this creature Nicholas learns that his blood is filled with the power of the Nine Bright Shiners, highest of the high. He is even almost tempted to shed his flesh and fly with the creature back over the wall, but ultimately he chooses to trick the monster which gives Lirael enough time to make her entrance and seal the creature back into the earth for the time being. It's speculated that because the Disreputable Dog bathed him in the Charter magic and gave him the charter mark on his forehead that he would be Kibeth's successor and gained a lot of power from the dog, as even the strongest binding spells from Charter mages heal him instead of stopping him dead in his tracks. However, this seems unlikely because the Dog is still alive (and not in an incapacitated state like Astarael, who barely exists anymore and only appears under certain conditions), and so would not need to choose a descendant. However, this does not prevent the possibility that the Dog gave him some power anyway.
The antagonist Orannis, called the Destroyer, is a malevolent, interplanetary immortal referred to as the "Ninth Bright Shiner" desirous to destroy the biosphere of any planet it encounters, but eventually imprisoned by 7 of its 8 cohorts. In the novels Lirael and Abhorsen, it attempts self-resurrection aided by human agents, but is imprisoned again by the leading characters. When briefly free, it emits a series of 'manifestations', whereof the second resembles an atomic explosion; and when imprisoned, is confined in two immense metallic 'hemispheres', each containing half of its constitution, and further held by 7 apotropaic materials.
Sabriel is the protagonist of the first novel. Sabriel's mother died shortly after birth, but her father, the Abhorsen Terciel, retrieved Sabriel from the hands of the Greater Dead Kerrigor in Death. By her father's wishes, Sabriel grew up in Ancelstierre after living a few years in the Old Kingdom with her father. Shortly before she was to graduate from her school, Wyverley College in Ancelstierre, a Dead servant of her father's gave her his bells and his sword. She interprets this to mean that her father is trapped deep in Death. She returns to the Old Kingdom to save her father. She soon finds that she is not nearly skillful enough with magic or knowledgeable enough about her homeland. At the Abhorsen's house, she meets Mogget, and it is only then that she learns that there has been no king in two hundred years.
The house is besieged by dead. Sabriel escapes by calling a flood and flying away with Mogget on a kind of magical airplane, a paperwing. The paperwing crashes, and Sabriel finds herself in the ships' graveyard of the royal house, where she frees Touchstone from imprisonment as a figurehead of a ship. They continue to the former royal city, where they find Sabriel's father's body. She brings him back to life, but he says that he will not be able to stay long and she must be Abhorsen.
Nineteen years after the events of Sabriel, she has married Touchstone, and after he was restored as the King of the Old Kingdom, she became his Queen of the Old Kingdom. During Lirael, she is rarely in the palace or with her children Ellimere and Sameth; her duties as an Abhorsen correcting the two hundred years of the interregnum keep her busy. She is very rarely seen during most of Lirael and Abhorsen.
At the end of Abhorsen, she is one of the Eight who bind Orannis; she wields the bell Saraneth the Binder (the preferred bell of Abhorsens).
Sameth is the son and younger child of Sabriel and Touchstone. It is believed in the Kingdom that since Ellimere will become Queen, he must fulfill the other Bloodline and become the Abhorsen. However, after encountering Hedge in Death, he is extremely afraid of becoming the Abhorsen. He is too afraid even to open the Book of the Dead. He is extremely relieved when he finds out that Lirael is to be the Abhorsen.
The one thing that Sameth has always truly enjoyed is making things. When Lirael finds out that she is the Abhorsen-in-waiting, Sameth, in the same way, is informed that he is the heir of the Wallmakers. Therefore, he is able to craft the sword needed to split the sphere in the binding of Orannis, Nehima, out of pipes and the blood of the new Seven. In the binding, he wielded Belgaer.
Touchstone (formerly Torrigan) is the illegitimate son of the previous Queen of the Old Kingdom and an unnamed nobleman. He served as a member of the Royal Guard when Kerrigor betrayed the family and murdered them. After the betrayal, Touchstone entered a state of berserker-like rage and the then-Abhorsen bound Touchstone in a figurehead of a ship in Holehallow, the Royal Tombs. When Sabriel entered the tomb, she released him from this bond. He claimed amnesia of the past, because he felt guilty about not protecting the Queen and princesses. While on the Sea, however, he tells Sabriel what happened when the Royal Family was murdered. Nearing the end of Sabriel, he realizes that he had fallen in love with Sabriel and the feeling is returned. The two are later married and he becomes the King of the Old Kingdom. During the years between Sabriel and Lirael, he restored many of the Charter Stones that had been broken, including the Great Stones. He too is mostly absent from Lirael and Abhorsen. When he participates in the Binding at the end of Abhorsen, he revealed that his true name was Torrigan; he wielded Ranna.
The name Touchstone might have come from Shakespeare's play As You Like It where the character Touchstone is described as "a wise fool who acts as a kind of guide or point of reference throughout the play, putting everyone, including himself, to the comic test." Sabriel says to Touchstone upon hearing his decided name, "You know, there is a tradition of a wise fool..." indicating the connection.


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From the author of Meet Me at Mike's comes Sew La Tea Do, a gorgeous book for beginner sewers and crafters. Pip Lincolne shows you how to make 24 beautiful things for yourself, your home and your family. There's a blanket to roll up and take to the movies, cute-as-a-button kids' trousers and a super pretty wrap skirt. Learn how to make cushion covers from second-hand shirts or a simple sundress for lazy summer days in the park. Each project is carefully designed for beginner sewers, with an easy-to-use pattern and a list of all of the materials you will need. Pip also takes you through a range of simple sewing techniques and stitches, and there are heaps of suggestions for variations so you can experiment with new ideas once you've got your head around the basics. If you've ever wanted to try making your own clothes and accessories or are looking for some new sewing projects, Sew La Tea Do will encourage and inspire you to create beautiful pieces that you can wear, use and love.
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I got to thinking about Abe Savetman the other day when the President of the United States was talking about the importance of setting high educational standards for our young people. Abe did not live in the Catskills for very long, but, in one mountain public school, he went a long way toward establishing a standard of excellence that young people have pursued, now, for over 20 years.
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In the late 1800s, "the best known and most reliable guide" in the Catskills, was James W. Dutcher of the Big Indian-Oliverea Valley. So stated the Commemerative Biographical Record of Ulster County, published in 1896.
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In 1883, one of the richest men in America bought 60 Catskill Mountain acres to build a summer colony for his extended family. Charles Fleischmann was a 32-year-old master distiller and yeast production superintendent on the estate of an Austrian nobleman when he first visited the United States in 1866. He came to New York City to attend the wedding of his sister Josephine.
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Zena R. Travis. I must have walked by an inscription of that name thousands of times. You may have walked by it, as well. Her name appears on a commemorative plaque in the front hall of the Roxbury school, of the Margaretville school, of the Stamford school, of the Gilboa school, of the Windham school…
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Commodity pricesThe following were the rates (Rs. per kg) of essential commodities in local wholesale market on Thursday, according to the Vijayawada Chamber of Commerce & Industry: Groundnut oil-53.50, Palmolein oil-42.50, Sunflower oil-49.50, Tamarind (flower variety)-30 to 39, Tamarind (karipuli variety)-44 to 52, Chillies (new)-35 to 45, Rice 2716-14, Rice super fine-15, Rice Sona Masuri-18 to 19, Samba-16, Black gram (Pottu Minappappu)-41.50 and Red gram (Kandipappu) desavali-23.
Andhra Bank's easy loan schemeAndhra Bank assistant general manager R. Appadu on Thursday flagged off a demonstration van for organising road shows on `Andhra Bank Power Tools (Shakti) scheme.' The vehicle was organised as a follow-up to the MoU the Bank had entered into with MICO-Bosch for supply of power tools to artisans through an easy loan scheme. It has display and demonstration facilities of Bosch tools and audio-visual presentation.
Reliance organises blood donation campReliance Group of companies in the city on Thursday organised a blood donation camp under the aegis of Indian Red Cross Society and Rotary Red Cross Blood Bank to commemorate the fourth death anniversary of group founder the late Dhirubhai Ambani. As many as 51 units of blood were donated during the day, and the camp would continue for another three to four days, a press release said.
Residential school admission date extendedThe last date for submission of applications for admission to fifth and eighth classes in Andhra Pradesh Residential School for minority girls, Vidyadharapuram, has been extended from July 7 to July 12. Admissions to fifth class will be made through an entrance test, which will be both in English and Urdu media, to be conducted on July 23. Admissions to eighth class will be made on the basis of marks secured in seventh class. For details, call 9866559632.
Tributes paid to Jagjivan RamThe Vijayawada City Congress Committee on Thursday paid floral tributes to freedom fighter and former Union Minister the late Babu Jagjivan Ram on his 20th death anniversary. City Congress Committee president Pyla Sominaidu and several other leaders paid tributes to the late leader, describing him as champion of depressed classes.


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Mesa Water delay
Right-of-way acquisition plans focus on power lines
North Texas landowners concerned about T. Boone Pickens' plans to build a water line through their properties will get a breather.
Robert Stillwell, counsel for Mesa Water, said Mesa has decided to "defer temporarily the acquisition of right-of-way for the water project."
He told the Times Record News Monday that attempting to acquire land for the water project along with accompanying power transition lines was causing complications.
"We needed to proceed more quickly with the power lines," Stillwell said.
He said property acquisition for the transmission lines is going ahead on schedule.
Stillwell said he expected acquisition of the water line to resume in about three months.
Pickens' plans to build water and power transmission lines from the Panhandle to the Dallas area caused outcry among property owners in the path who received notice that Mesa was prepared to take their land under power of eminent domain.
Counties in North Texas that would host the lines are Hardeman, Wilbarger, Wichita, Archer and Jack.
Stillwell said he was not aware of letters going out to landowners to inform them of the water acquisition delay. He said he believed those affected were getting phone calls.
The Mesa Water plan would take water from the Ogallala Aquifer to the Metroplex while the Mesa Power plan would deliver electricity generated by a massive wind generator array in the Panhandle.
Pickens' project raised outrage when landowners in the path received letters in April inviting them to community meetings about the plans and mentioning the possible use of eminent domain — the power to take land without the owners' consent.
Eminent domain became possible through the Roberts County Fresh Water Supply District, which can act as a governmental entity. Pickens and some of his associates have land holdings in Roberts County, a sparsely populated county in the Panhandle.
A spokesperson for Mesa told the Times Record News in May that few homeowners would be displaced by the transmission lines, and in most cases the land in question could go back to normal usage, such as agricultural planting.
While the water project would require trenching for a pipeline, Stillwell said the power lines would require typical cross-country support posts for the wire.
"They wouldn't be like the power poles you see in the city," he said.
In addition to the eminent domain issue, opponents of the plan say they are concerned about drawing water from the aquifer to sell downstate. The Ogallala Aquifer, the largest aquifer system in the nation, is vital to agriculture in the Panhandle.
Pickens, who made a fortune in oil, now lives in Dallas and manages multi-billion dollar hedge funds. In recent years, he has invested in alternative energy projects and has gained a reputation for accurately forecasting the rise in the price of crude oil.
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The Olympics comes only once in every four years. The average human's life span is 76, give or take a few years. So if you do the math, we've all got about 19 chances to catch the Olympics. Cut that down to about 17, since I doubt four or eight-year-olds would be interested in watching the games (save for the exceptional few.)
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With New Orleans chefs making up four of the five finalists, it was a good bet that one would bring home a James Beard Foundation award for Best Chef: South. To the delight of local foodies, Tory McPhail of Commander'sPalace will.
On Monday evening in New York, McPhail was announced as the winner of the Beard award in the regional category.Commander's is a multiple Beard award winner, but this is the first win for McPhail, executive chef at the legendary Garden District restaurant.
'Ladies, this one's for you,' McPhail said triumphantly as he recognized members of the Brennan family in the audience Ti Martin and Dottie and Lally Brennan, who along with restaurant matriarch Ella Brennan are known nationwide for Commander's Palace. Ella Brennan could not attend Monday's ceremony,McPhail said, but has been recognized in the past with a Beard Foundation Lifetime Achievement Award.
'You see it's not just what's happening in the kitchen, but it's the ability to connect with people, to connect with your staff, your guests and create dining memories that people will cherish and enjoy for a lifetime,' he said of the lessons the Brennan family has taught him.
The Beard awards, considered the Oscars of the food world, were presented in a ceremony at Lincoln Center featuring well-known award presenters Mario Batali and Jacques Pepin among other food and wine notables.
The three other New Orleans nominees in the Best Chef: South category were: Justin Devillier, La Petite Grocery; Alon Shaya, Domenica; and Sue Zemanick, Gautreau's.There was one non-New Orleanian in the category: Jeff McInnis of Miami Beach's Yardbird Southern Table & Bar.
Devillier, McPhail and Shaya were all finalists in the Best Chef: South category last year.The category is open to chefs in Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, Arkansas and Puerto Rico.
McPhail congratulated the other New Orleans nominees in his acceptance speech.
'We're all the best of friends but certainly southern chefs are competitive and we take our food extremely seriously,' he said.McPhail acknowledged as his mentors, in addition to the Brennan's, the late Jamie Shannon, a former Commander's chef and Beard winner, as well as former Commander's kitchen stars Emeril Lagasse and Paul Prudhomme.McPhail took over the Commander's kitchen in 2002.
Fittingly, just before McPhail was presented with his award, Lagasse was presented the James Beard Foundation's Humanitarian of the Year award.
Lagasse, who maintains his corporate home base in New Orleans and operates three of his 10 restaurants in the city, including his flagship Emeril's, was honored for the work of his Emeril Lagasse Foundation.
'For 10 years, over 10 years now, we've just been trying to make a difference with kids.Four culinary learning centers, 400,000 meals that we've provided for summer meals in New Orleans, a performing arts center on the Gulf Coast,' Lagasse explained during his acceptance speech, also thanking donors to his foundation and his staff.
'None of this could be possible without my family,' he added, thanking his wife and children, and joking about his mother, Hilda, who called him backstage before the presentation, oblivious to her son's honor.
Emeril's non-profit has presented more than $5 million in grants to culinary arts programs and educational efforts helping disadvantaged young people in cities across the country, including New Orleans.Programs at NOCCA, Cafe Reconcile, the Edible Schoolyard and St. Michael's Special School help carry out the mission of the foundation.
'The world cannot evolve if one does not give back,' Emeril said in a video before his award was presented.'When I started the foundation, the mission was to mentor and inspire youths to move forward.The knowledge that I have, I want to share that.'
'At the end of the day, he's always said he wants to just make the next day better than the one before,' added Kristin Shannon, executive director of the Emeril Lagasse Foundation, who also appeared in the award video.
Among other New Orleans nominees, Chef John Besh's Restaurant August was also nominated for a James Beard Outstanding Restaurant award in tonight's ceremony, but lost out to Blue Hill of New York City.


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Christmas Movies Advent Calendar Selection
In order to usher in the festive spirit I intend to list a few select choices of Christmas related movies. I'll keep this list casual and ongoing in order to slowly build-up a list of perennial faves to draw upon each December.
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Yes, I agree SCROOGED is a childhood classic of mine and one of Bill Murray's best comedic performances. He's never better than when being a bastard! Plus that toaster scene literally had me in tears as a boy. Love it!


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Kerala Congress (M) chairman and Finance and Law Minister K.M. Mani will turn 80 on Wednesday.
There would be no birthday celebrations for Mr. Mani who will be busy with the process of preparing his 11th budget. Top on his agenda for the day is the Cabinet meeting at 9 a.m. and followed by pre-budget discussions with representatives of various organisations.
Born on January 30, 1933, Mr. Mani has never looked back in Kerala politics since his debut as a legislator in 1965. He is credited with several firsts, including a record 12-term as Member of the Legislative Assembly, of having presented the maximum number of budgets and holding the portfolio of Law for the maximum number of times.
Mr. Mani's supporters are looking forward to some novel budget proposals this year. In his first two budgets, he formulated the Self-entrepreneur Development Mission and Karunya Benevolent Fund, besides promoting hi-tech farming and agriculture parks with sizable budget allocations.
"We are sure there would be some sparks in the upcoming budget that would give a fillip to the State's development," said a senior Kerala Congress (M) leader.
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Comment of the day: "Way to limit a career"
Anthony Michael Hall defined a subculture for an era once, back in the days of the Brat Pack, when over the course of two great years and three great movies he pretty much single-handedly made it (sort of) okay to be a nerd -- at least, that's what I argued in my post celebrating his birthday yesterday. But it's been a long time since Hall was that lanky, bug-eyed kid, and in the ensuing years, he actually put on weight and became something of a jock -- and though he's never recaptured the zeitgeist-defining moments he had with John Hughes, he's had a career of some note. Reader cdthomas resents that I ignored that.
So, okay. His comeback era, with his bulked-up capacities as a leading man, mean nothing?
The radical way he became a bully during EDWARD SCISSORHANDS, trivial?
His six years as lead on THE DEAD ZONE, just a bump on the highway of your overdetermined nerd-god narrative? Way to limit a career to prove your point.
He can kick back now (as on COMMUNITY) and mock not just his nerd but now jock images; he's earned it.
Alright, cdthomas, so I didn't just ignore it, I pretty much completely glossed it over -- and looking back, yeah, was pretty crazy to see him as more or less the polar opposite of his image up to that point in Edward Scissorhands.
So I admit it: I wasn't being fair. It's just that I've never cared as much for jocks, you know?
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Although the United States has seen its net liabilities surge in recent years, its investment income balance has remained positive—largely because U.S. firms operating abroad earn a higher rate of return than do foreign firms operating here. The continuing buildup in liabilities, however, should soon push the U.S. income balance below zero. In that event, net income flows will begin to boost the nation's current account deficit instead of reducing it.