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Book your room at Best Western Bolholt Country Park Hotel
Get an overview of this hotel3-star eco-friendly hotel near The Rock
Situated in Bury, this eco-friendly hotel is 1.3 mi (2.1 km) from Bury Transport Museum and 1.7 mi (2.7 km) from The Rock. The Met and Bury Art Gallery and Museum are also within 2 mi (3 km).
Hotel Features
This smoke-free hotel features 2 indoor pools, a restaurant, and a fitness center. Free WiFi in public areas and free self parking are also provided. Additionally, a coffee shop/café, a spa tub, and a sauna are onsite.
Room Amenities
All 62 rooms offer free WiFi, 24-hour room service, and TVs. Other amenities available to guests include coffee makers, free newspapers, and free local calls.Would you like to give us feedback? Share it! Opens in a new window
Best Western Bolholt Country Park HotelWalshaw Road Bury England BL8 1PU
Hotel Amenities
Hotel Amenities
Best Western Bolholt Country Park Hotel features 2 indoor swimming pools, a spa tub, a sauna, and a fitness center. Dining options at the hotel include a restaurant and a coffee shop/café. A business center is on site at this 3-star property.
High-speed wireless Internet access is complimentary. 8 meeting rooms are available. This eco-friendly hotel also offers a garden, laundry facilities, and dry cleaning/laundry services. Limited complimentary onsite parking is available on a first-come, first-served basis.
Best Western Bolholt Country Park Hotel is a smoke-free property.
- Total number of rooms - 62
- Number of floors - 2
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Coffee shop or café
- Fitness facilities
- Number of indoor pools - 2
- Laundry facilities
- Luggage storage
- 24-hour front desk
- Business center
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Hair salon
- Garden
- Parking (limited spaces)
- Restaurant
- Number of meeting rooms - 8
- Free self parking
- Sauna
- Smoke-free property
- Number of buildings/towers - 1
- Spa tub
- Free WiFi
Family Friendly Amenities
- Family Hotel
- Indoor pools
- Free Wi-Fi
- Rollaway/extra beds available
- Laundry facilities
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Free self parking, Parking (limited spaces)
Room Amenities
- Private bathroom
- Hair dryer
- Iron/ironing board
- Television
- Coffee/tea maker
- Free local calls
- Rollaway/extra beds available
- In-room massage available
- Free newspaper
- In-room climate control (air conditioning)
- Room service (24 hours)
- Cribs/infant beds (surcharge)
- Free WiFi
Where to Eat
Hotel Restaurant - This restaurant specializes in international cuisine and serves breakfast and dinner.
Lounge bar - This restaurant specializes in international cuisine and serves lunch only. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar. Open 24 hours.
Stirrups Cafe Bar - This lobby lounge specializes in international cuisine and serves lunch only.
24-hour room service is available.
Nearby Activities
2 indoor swimming pools are on site along with a spa tub. Other recreational amenities include a sauna and a fitness center.
Hotel Policies
Check-in time starts at 2 PM
Check-out time is 11 AM
Payment types
- Pets allowed
- Dogs and cats only
- Restrictions apply
- For more information contact the property at the number on the booking confirmation
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
24-hour check-in
Optional extras
- Breakfast fee: GBP 10 per person (approximately)
- Crib (infant bed) fee: GBP 12 per night
- Rollaway bed fee: GBP 10 per night
We should mention
Guests can arrange to bring pets by contacting the property directly, using the contact information on the booking confirmation.
Awards & Affiliations
National Rating
This establishment has received its official star rating from VisitEngland, the National Tourist Board for England.


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I am having a huge dilema and I badly need advice! I have been struggling with my MIL since day one, mostly because I want to be a very hands on mom and since this is my first LO, I want to do pretty much everything myself and my MIL wishes I would share more.Ā Honestly, I would like to share more, or at least I did at the beginning, but my lil girl likes to nurseĀa lot (about 1 hour until she is content enough to not cry as soon asĀI make her let go, then I have about 15-30 mins till she wants backĀon)Āand is starting to get a little better, but it has been a struggle since she will not take the binky(we are not giving up on the binky tho!).Ā Well, I pushed out going to work a little since my baby is just unconsolable if she isn't able to nurse and I wanted to give her more time to grow out of it, but I am taking a class and will be gone for 3 hours, twice a week for the next 10 weeks.Ā It is my last class so that I can finally obtain my degree!! When I was pregnant my MIL was going to be the main person watching LO because we live so close and I was always so fond of her (until she made me out to be a monster to everyone with an ear behind my back for not letting her help with the baby).Ā However, putting my own recent personal problems with her aside, this is the current dilema....she doesnt know how to take care of my baby!Ā My DH and I have both told her and try to help her everytime she's with the baby, on how to comfort LO, because she is a picky baby.Ā She likes quiet, she likes to be on the shoulder, she likes to be rocked in the carseat, doesn't like swing if she's fussy, does NOT like rattles being shook in her ears (ugh!), etc.Ā And she is certainly not happy to just be "in arms"...DH has just gotten the hang of how to keep her calm himself the last couple of weeks, as has my own mom, and MIL has had even more opportunities than my mom to get it worked out, but it's just not getting any better.Ā Today I went to run some errands just to give it another try.Ā I made sure she ate from both breasts completely, as she always does in the morning.Ā She had fallen asleep so I put her in the swing because sometimes it works to help her keep sleeping so I can get some things done, but today she just woke up immediately, but was perfectly content swinging.Ā So I told my MIL that I wanted her to have some quiet alone time and when she started fussing, then she could take her out, but of course my MIL pretty much said no because she is convinced LO doesn't know her voice yet (even though we see her pretty much everyday) and wanted to sit and talk to her.Ā OK....so i knew this would mean LO would start fussing pretty much as soon as IĀ left because she was just going to want out of the swing, but I tried to hurry and when I came back 30 or 40 mins later my baby was in peices!Ā I could hear her screaming with 3 doors closed between us.Ā My MIL popped out of the room and said...she had two dirty diapers, walked passed me and into the kitchen with a rattle in LO's ear (ugh!!!!).Ā So I set my stuff down and went and followed MIL into the kitchen and reached out for my baby and she just tried to turn her back to me and then she wouldn't make eye contact.Ā I had to say, can I please have my baby and then actually take my baby from her because she just did not want to give her back.Ā (we have been seriously struggling with this giving the baby back this from day 1 and it has always made me feel very untrusting of her intentions, don't know if it's logical or not, but its how I feel)Ā LO was shaking, she had the hiccups from crying so hard and even though she began to nurse, she got this really sad face like she was remembering I left her and she was going to cry. I was only gone for 30 mins! I have left my baby with my mom for 1 1/2 hours and she was asleep when I got back and my mom said she only cried a little then she noticed she was tired so rocked her in her carseat.Ā I feel like my MIL just can't pick up on the LO's cues no matter how many times she has had her, which is way more than my mom, and I am always offering her advice but she just doesn't want to take it.Ā I just can't leave my baby with her I feel like while I take that class, or when I go back to work or any of it.Ā It would take me about 2 hours of driving to leave LO at my mom's when I go to the class and DH is working.Ā We can't afford a babysitter because I'm on unpaid maternity leave.Ā Would you guys keep trying with MIL?Ā Or would you just do the 2 hour driving in order to take LO to mom?Ā Is there anything else I can try or do to make my baby do good with MIL? Advice please!
Am I over-reacting??? ADVICE PLEASE!(long)
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If MIL wasn't going to respect my choices and listen to me about how to care for LO, then I would make the drive to my Moms. It would be worth it to me to be confident LO is well taken care of when I was gone.
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Sorry :(
What about having a friend watch her? We have done that with good success. I also wouldn't leave LO with my mil.
Shes not a good baby sitting option.
MIL- she doesn't read LO's cues at all so I don't feel comfortable leaving them alone. I wouldn't be able yp focus in class knowing my babe was screaming somewhere. Keep trying with mil, but leave LO with mom for your class. IMO
I wouldn't leave my baby with her if that was happening. ┬ĀI'd offer to split the driving with my own mother so that each of us only made the 2 hour drive once a week. (one day she drives to you and the other you drive to her.)┬Ā
I wouldn't leave my baby with anyone that bad mouths me.
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I would drive her or maybe your mom can come over some of the time. MIL is not respectful of your wishes or LO's needs. It sounds like she think she knows better and just won't listen to you. It will be inconvenient but it is 2 days and having to calm a upset infant twice a week isn't really any better then making the drive.
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The Paradox of Health Reform
Employer-based health insurance is dying. Why does Obama want to save it?
- If you lose your job, you lose your health insurance.
- Having the company choose the insurer for its employees and then share the costs muddies the whole question of who pays and whether a given policy delivers good value. According to Reinhardt, over the long run, the company recovers its investment in the form of lower take-home pay for its employees, but employers tend not to recognize this and, instead, believe that they are competing on an unequal footing with counterparts in countries like Canada, Denmark, the United Kingdom, Italy, and Spain, where government picks up the entire health care tab.
- Because premiums are "experience rated" based on the health histories of a given company's employees, one serious illness can drive costs up so high that health insurance becomes unaffordable, especially for smaller companies.
Not even Reinhardt, though, believes employer-based coverage should be allowed to perish, "brittle and expensive as that system may be." Too many Americans "feel attached" to it.
Discussions currently under way in the House and Senate suggest the health reform bill may undermine employer-based health insurance in certain ways. Creating a "public option"—i.e., a new government program to compete with private insurers—would probably draw customers away from private insurers largely because the government program would be better positioned through sheer scale to negotiate lower payments to doctors and hospitals than private insurers could and, consequently, could charge lower premiums. As I've noted previously, the public option is the only reform likely to curb medical inflation quickly and dramatically, a vitally urgent task. (Unfortunately, the insurers' lobby may well achieve its goal of severely restricting the public option's ability to compete, thereby reducing or eliminating these potential savings.) Another idea under consideration would be to pay for expanded coverage in part by reducing the current tax break for employer-provided health insurance. This tax break is hard to justify on policy grounds because it's regressive (the more generous your benefits, the bigger your tax break) and because it isn't offered to people who purchase health insurance on their own as opposed to through their employers. But as candidate Obama (correctly) pointed out when John McCain proposed this reform, to whatever extent the tax break were reduced, employers could be expected either to provide less generous health insurance or to eliminate the number of employees who were eligible for such insurance.
At the same time that the White House and members of Congress are considering these measures that would have the effect (if not the intent) of undermining employer-based coverage, they are considering another measure that would have both the effect and the intent of shoring it up. This is "pay or play," wherein employers would be required either to provide coverage to their employees or to pay into a fund that would allow these employees to purchase health insurance on their own within a special "exchange" offering tightly regulated private health insurance and possibly the public option.
Under "pay or play," U.S. business, which currently is under no legal obligation to provide health care to its employees, would, one way or another, be required to do so. A de facto employer-based health care system would become a de jure employer-based health care system. Is that really wise? Politically, "pay or play" takes employers hostage so that voters can be reassured that a) their taxes won't go up to pay for health reform and b) the employer-based insurance they prize beyond all reason won't go the way of the dodo. But to whatever extent business has been sold on the idea that health reform will reduce its financial obligations, "pay or play" gives it the lie. Indeed, a June 8 New York Times story reported that Council of Economic Advisers Chair Christine Romer refused to make the global-competitiveness case for health reform in a recent report, despite being urged to do so by National Economic Council Director Larry Summers. Most probably, she agreed with Reinhardt that employers pass these costs onto their employees, but it's easy to imagine she also realized that, to whatever extent businesses were absorbing these costs, "pay or play" would either continue imposing them or possibly even increase them.
If I were President Obama or Max Baucus, chairman of the Senate finance committee, which is taking the lead on writing the bill, I'd want the U.S. Chamber of Commerce as an ally on health reform. Allowing the bill to kill off what's left of employer-based coverage could achieve that and would create sound policy in the bargain.
(For lovers of fine print only: To read the draft bill by the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, click here. For financing options under consideration by the Senate Finance Committee, click here. For coverage options under consideration by the Senate Finance Committee, click here. For an outline of what the House is considering, click here. For the president's most recent detailed statement about what health reform should include, which is a lot less detailed than what's available from Congress, click here. To read excerpts from a June 8 letter in which nine out of ten Senate Finance committee Republicans scream bloody murder about the prospect that health reform would include a public option, click here.)


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Hoax Museum Blog: Food
Anti-Theft Lunch Bag —
Designed to deter sandwich thieves
. Green splotches are printed on both sides: "After your sandwich is placed inside, no one will want to touch it." The bag was designed by
Sherwood Forlee
, who describes himself as "a designer with no design or art education." He also writes that he "calls himself a designer because it sounds hip and no one likes hanging around a nerd at a party." One of his other inventions is a "
Vaginal Simulator
," which isn't a sex toy. "Rather, it is one of the…
Fri Sep 12, 2008
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Wine Spectator Hoaxed —
Osteria L'Intrepido, a restaurant in Milan, Italy, was recently awarded Wine Spectator's Award of Excellence for its wine list. Problem is, Osteria L'Intrepido doesn't exist. It was a hoax restaurant created by Robin Goldstein (author of
The Wine Trials
) which he created to test the validity of Wine Spectator's award program. Goldstein's description of the hoax can be read
. Wine Spectator's response is
. If you don't know much about Wine Spectator's award program (as I…
Thu Aug 21, 2008
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Fake Coffee with the News —
Product placement has reached the TV news. On the desk in front of the anchors of Las Vegas's Fox 5 TV news sit two cups of McDonald's iced coffee. McDonald's is paying for the coffee to be there. But the best part: it's not real coffee. It's just a plastic simulation of iced coffee. From the
Las Vegas Sun
: The anchors aren't even supposed to acknowledge them, McDonald's reps explain. That's part of their genius, my little lambs! They get into your mind without you knowing it. So they…
Tue Jul 22, 2008
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Cell Phones Cook Popcorn —
A youtube video purports to show popcorn popping when placed in between cell phones all ringing at once. Clearly fake. It's a new spin on the
old joke
about cooking an egg with two cell phones. The only question is how they got the popcorn to pop. My guess is there must be a heating element beneath the table.
Mon Jun 09, 2008
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Panic Buy Carrots —
On May 15th thousands of people around the world went to their local grocery store to panic buy carrots. They were members of the facebook group called "On May 15th 2008, everybody needs to go out and panic buy carrots." From
: What started out as a prank Facebook group called "On May 15th 2008, everybody needs to go out and panic buy carrots," with just a handful of the creator's friends as members, has exploded online and now has 231,000 worldwide supporters on the…
Tue May 20, 2008
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Plant Rights —
An ethics panel commissioned by the Swiss government has determined that the arbitrary killing of plants is morally wrong. From
The Weekly Standard
: A "clear majority" of the panel adopted what it called a "biocentric" moral view, meaning that "living organisms should be considered morally for their own sake because they are alive." Thus, the panel determined that we cannot claim "absolute ownership" over plants and, moreover, that "individual plants have an inherent worth." This means…
Tue May 13, 2008
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Organic Tomatoes —
Posted recently on
Yahoo! News
: "A farmer tends organic tomatoes at a greenhouse in Langfang, Hebei province, near Beijing, China, February 6, 2007." It's not photoshopped. It's an example of
forced perspective
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Mon May 12, 2008
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Decades-old Donut Prank —
Two former Junior High teachers have been giving each other the same donut as a gift for 37 years.
From sj-r.com
: In 1971, Mrs. Ross, longtime language arts teacher at the junior high, brought a doughnut to school to enjoy on her break in the teacher's lounge. She and Mr. Nelson already enjoyed teasing each other, but on this day, Mr. Nelson took things to another level. He hid Mrs. Ross's doughnut. And then the doughnut disappeared. Did he eat it? "I hid the doughnut but I did not eat…
Sun May 11, 2008
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PETA's Million-Dollar Fake Meat Prize —
PETA recently offered a
$1 million reward
to the first company that can produce
In Vitro
meat in commercially viable quantities by 2012. (AussieBruce posted about it in the
.) But Daniel Engber, writing for
, explains why PETA's prize has so many strings attached that it's basically a bogus offer. 1) According to the contest guidelines, the fake-meat must be sold in stores to qualify for the prize. Engber writes:
"Fake-chicken entrepreneurs have to demonstrate a…
Thu Apr 24, 2008
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Bigfoot Potato Chip —
Don't miss out on
this gem on eBay
. The seller says: "I have here for auction one ruffled potato chip that looks like Bigfoot. Just for fun, let's call him Chipfoot. The chip is in very good/stable condition and should ship quite nicely." I'd make a bid, but at $3 it's already too pricey for me.
Tue Apr 22, 2008
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Food Advertising vs. Reality —
The German website
has assembled a collection of 100 food products and compared what each one looks like, as shown on the packaging, to the actual product. In the majority of cases the difference is quite dramatic. But a few of the food products hold up pretty well in real life. For instance, the Milka chocolate bar looks almost exactly the same as it does on the packaging. But the roll (shown below) looks pretty unappetizing.
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Mon Mar 24, 2008
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Eating spaghetti while wearing a burqa —
This video of a burqa-wearing woman very awkwardly trying to eat spaghetti is doing the rounds. It's titled "Why Italian Restaurants Failed in Dubai." All you have to do to find out it's fake is read the comments on youtube, where quite a few people have pointed out that the footage comes from a British comedy show, "3 non-blondes." It's a candid-camera style show, in which the performers pull various bizarre stunts in public to see how the people around them will react.
Wed Mar 19, 2008
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Worms in Salad —
Here's a recent example of what I call the "
gross things found in food scam
." The
Post Tribune reports
: Tiffany Vance of Merrillville and her dinner date, Christopher Egnatz of St. John, tried to make a scene Tuesday night after dining at Applebee's, but it didn't play out as the pair had planned. Servers at the crowded restaurant let the couple walk out on a $57 meal after Vance loudly complained she had found worms wriggling in her salad after the two had almost finished eating, a…
Mon Mar 10, 2008
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Viagra-Inspired Food —
has collected examples of foods that have either been made to look like Viagra, or have been renamed after it. The list includes Viagra Gelato, Viagra ice cream, Viagra spam mousse, Viagra cake, and Viagra musubi. The Viagra spam mousse seems particularly appropriate, since the drug is such a favorite topic of spammers.
Wed Mar 05, 2008
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Fecal Bacteria on Lemon Wedges —
A video on youtube discusses a recent study that claimed to find all kinds of harmful microorganisms, including fecal bacteria, on the lemon wedges restaurants place in drinks. Microbiologist Anne LaGrange reported that when she tested some lemon wedges "it was like they had dipped it in raw sewage." Apparently the problem is that restaurant workers often handle the wedges with their bare hands and they cut the lemons with knives they may have just used to cut meat. David Emery of…
Fri Feb 29, 2008
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Is that a cockroach beneath the pizza? —
Here's an ad, apparently created by a Brazilian extermination company, that is placed inside pizza boxes. The ad shows a photo of a dead roach, but it's only revealed as the pizza is removed from the box. I'm sure the ad would attract people's attention, but I find it surprising that a pizza company would agree to place an ad like this beneath their food. No word on if it's a real ad campaign, or just a mock up. (via
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Quick Links: Jan. 25, 2008 —
Caught Lipsyncing
Amusing video on youtube of a guy caught lipsyncing. I like how he tries to pretend that nothing happened.
Live Frog in Lettuce
Yet another case of a family finding a live frog in their lettuce. The amazing thing is that instead of trying to sue someone, the family has adopted the frog as a pet. They call him "curious."
Fake Leg as Weapon
"Police said Donna Sturkie-Anthony took her elder sister's prosthetic leg and beat her with it."
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Jesus Hides in Potatoes —
Renee Brewster of Florida found Jesus while preparing potato salad. His image was clearly visible in the moldy rot that had formed in the center of the first potato she split open. She put aside the holy potato and finished making the potato salad, which reportedly tasted excellent. According to
, Renee and her husband feel that "the site of their savior in a potato has reinvigorated their faith." But Cranky Media Guy wonders if this is manufactured pareidolia, noting…
Thu Jan 24, 2008
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Cheer Chains —
If you've been to Starbucks in the past week or so, you've been at risk of finding yourself trapped in a "cheer chain." What this means is that the person in line in front of you pays for your drink, and in return you're supposed to pay for the drink of the person behind you. This goes on and on, ad nauseam. The Associated Press reported on
one cheer chain
that totaled 1,013 customers. The question is, are these cheer chains a true spontaneous phenomenon, or are they a cynically…
Sun Dec 23, 2007
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How to charge an iPod with an onion —
I'm not sure what to make of this video. Is it true or false? It describes how to charge an iPod with an onion. The instructions are that you first poke a hole in the onion, then you soak it in an electrolyte solution (Gatorade). Once the onion has soaked up enough of the Gatorade, you simply push the usb adapter of your iPod's power cable into the onion, and according to the guys who made the video "your iPod will power up and it should begin charging." I'm sure that the onion would…
Tue Nov 27, 2007
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Looking to purchase a hybrid but can't decide between the Trek 7200 or upgrading to the Giant Cypress LX. Anyone have background on the reputation between these brands in this category?
Looking to purchase a hybrid but can't decide between the Trek 7200 or upgrading to the Giant Cypress LX. Anyone have background on the reputation between these brands in this category?
I think Trek has a better reputation regarding quality. The Giant package maybe a good alternative.
Trek and Giant are both reputable. There is a good chance that Giant made the frame for Trek.
I have an older Trek 7200 from 2000 that I really like. I use it for my commuter bike. It's aluminum with a CroMoly fork. The newer 7200s are even nicer with better components and carbon fiber fork. I've never had a problem with mine, although I did change the seat to a Terry Liberator X and changed the pedals to those Shimano ones that are flat on one side, SPD on the other.Originally Posted by mackinaw
No experience with the Giant though, sorry.
I have a Trek 7200 and a 7.5 FX and I really like them. I'd recommend the FX over the standard ones unless you get the top of the line models. I can lift my 7.5 FX with one finger. The 7200 is a lot heavier and the suspension fork can't be locked out and you waste energy going up hill without a lockout. The 7200 is however, more comfortable to ride and the 7.5 FX takes less energy to ride. If you're really serious about biking, I'd consider the top of the line models or else you might be tempted to do upgrades like I was.
I've had both a 7200FX and a Cypress. I liked the Trek much better. I was constantly having to re-true the wheels on the Cypress. Of course the FX was also a rigid fork, which I prefer on anything but a dedicated MTB.
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Two good companies...the "tie breaker" might be the bike shop. If one brand has a LBS near your home that offers first rate service, and the other brand does not...go where the service is.
These days, the difference between any two $300 bikes or any two $600 bikes in "build" quality can be trivial. But, the difference in service between "Shop A" and "Shop B" can be enormous.
Originally Posted by mackinaw
My 2003 Cypress LX hasn't given me a lick of problems (8k miles) - though I did replace the wheelset with Mavic 719's and the BB that went south on me after 7k.
Originally Posted by chipcom
The stock wheelset with the Cypress LX (at least in '03) was sh*t.
But everyone who tours/commutes should upgrade to A719's anyway
I test rode the Trek and bought an 04 Giant last spring. In 700 miles I have only had to tighten the spokes once on my Cypress. Either bike is a good choice and should make you happy.
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5.11 Tactical Taclite Pro 9.5 Inch Shorts
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The 5.11 Tactical Taclite Pro Shorts are literally the shorter and more lightweight version of the Taclite Pro Pant with all of the same durable ripstop poly-cotton fabric and flexibility you have come to expect. Like all 5.11 clothing these shorts have plenty of pockets located in easy to reach places for quick access to important kit like a mobile phone and more, there is even a dedicated 5.11 Tarani Knife pocket.
The fabric besides being tough has also been coated with a HT Teflon Wear Resistant Finish so not only will it not fade but is soil and stain resistant as well. A heavy duty belt can also be attached with a sidearm thanks to thicker belt loops on the 5.11 Tactical Taclite Pro Shorts and everything is held together with bartacks, Prym snaps and horn buttons for extra durability.
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13th September 2015. Michael , Northern Ireland said:
Incredibly comfortable, but covers both the smart casual and casual holiday feel. I wear cargo shorts a lot on holiday but find myself constantly checking my pockets to see if stuff has fallen out. With these, there's no issue. The pockets are deep, they feel sturdy and secure, and again, the comfort is unrivalled!
2nd August 2015. Kim Gittins , St. Neots said:
Very well made and a comfortable fit. Another excellent product from 5.11.
17th July 2015. Darrell Phillips, UK said:
In my experience as with all 5.11 the Taclite Pro shorts are very good quality and a tough construction. The Coyote colour is a medium khaki colour, darker than the other similar sandy colour in the various 5.11 products ranges. I purchased a size UK 32" waist and the size is a good representation of the size. The 9.5" shorts leg length is just over mid thigh length, I'm 180cm tall, the seat and leg areas are fairly generous and a "relaxed" fit. As stated in the product description there are numerous pockets which I have found very useful. I have a couple of pairs of Taclite Pro Pants (UK size 32) and I find the sizes between the 2 products very similar however I would say that the side pockets on either legs on the shorts are not quite as deep as Trousers (pants). I presume this is due to the 9.5" leg length of the shorts; still very usable pockets non the less. As mentioned as with all 5.11 products I would recommend these short. The delivery service on a standard UK delivery from Nightgear was very prompt (Thank you).
14th May 2015. Gareth, Chichester said:
Good quality, what you would expect from 5.11. Well made, good pockets. Worthy of the cost!
14th May 2015. Gareth, Chichester said:
Good quality, what you would expect from 5.11. Well made, good pockets. Worthy of the cost!
14th May 2015. Gareth, Chichester said:
Good quality, what you would expect from 5.11. Well made, good pockets. Worthy of the cost!
21st April 2015. Chris said:
Excellent shorts -- really reliable quality, great fit, and these things last forever. I have three pairs now, they've been with me all over the place, I wear them constantly. I would never buy another cargo short. It seems to me that they have made the right-hand side knife pocket just a little wider and it now fits a modern smartphone's dimensions a lot more easily. It just gets better!
20th April 2015. Sholto silvestri, Near london said:
I am very impressed with my new shorts, due to recent nice weather I have pretty much worn them full time, also bought some long trousers in the same style which also are good
11th August 2014. gino giorgetti said:
very good product with very good performance in tactical situation at a reasonable price
1st August 2014. Mark Ingerson said:
Design of the rear pockets can be improved!
28th July 2014. Tom Everett said:
Very impressed, sturdy build very functional. Highly reccomended
18th July 2014. Gino Giorgetti said:
the same very good quality of the taclite long trousers
8th July 2014. Sakke said:
The same comfort and usability as in the longer pants.
7th July 2014. S king said:
Comfy. Durable. Look great. All in all an excellent pair of shorts
3rd July 2014. BIGISSUE said:
Good quality product!
3rd July 2014. BIGISSUE said:
Very good gear does the job!
1st July 2014. Paul Jobbins said:
Strong utility shorts with capacious thigh and hip pockets plus one which keeps my leatherman close to hand . I already have a pair and found them to be very comfortable especially when worn with the 5.11 Coyote TDU Belt. I would thoroughly recommend these shorts to any busy person that travels light but needs lots of bits and pieces.
30th June 2014. S. King said:
The shorts themselves are excellent. Very comfortable and I'm sure as long lasting as the 5.11 Tac pro trousers that I wear. Been great for the hot weather we've had lately
28th June 2014. John Bowden said:
Very comfortable and well made.
18th June 2014. Graham said:
3rd pair - need I say more!
1st June 2014. SACO said:
Very comfortable and durable, at great price.
31st May 2014. Tom said:
Great pants!
21st May 2014. SACO said:
Great shorts,very well done, they look better than any top brands. At great price.
8th May 2014. Tom said:
Great pants!
7th December 2013. Sille said:
I just love these 5.11 shorts. They are an amazing pair of pants. They are comfortable and very durable. I love how practical the pockets are. I own a coulple of taclite pro shorts, and they last long.
7th December 2013. Sille said:
I just love these 5.11 shorts. They are an amazing pair of pants. They are comfortable and very durable. I love how practical the pockets are. I own a coulple of taclite pro shorts, and they last long.
12th November 2013. Stephen said:
Nice length not to short great pocket space as good as the pro pants just shorter
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26th August 2013. Dan said:
Great shorts, same useful pockets as the trousers. Smart enough to where 'out' and tough enough for wearing in the woods. The Teflon coating stops most vegetation from sticking to the shorts.
24th August 2013. Paul Davies said:
I have had a couple of pairs of these shorts for a while but these were bought for my holidays. They are comfortable even in hot conditions, extremely durable and can carry a lot of stuff. The front pocket can hold my iPhone easily. The cargo pockets can hold loads with really secure fastening. The rear pockets can hold loads. I can't praise these shorts enough.
20th August 2013. BBH said:
Another great product from a trusted brand. The 5.11 shorts fit well, I'm normally a 31 inch waist so bought the 32". With the 'active' waist they fitted really well. They repel light rain really well and have great pockets for my phone and wallet etc. The rear slash pockets mean you can stuff things in them when out and about. I'm now looking to buy another pair...!
15th August 2013. Alex Double said:
The shorts are great but a lot darker than the illustration of Coyote tan. I had hoped that they would be more of a light beige as the illustration shows.
13th August 2013. Jack Washbourne said:
Top class gear delivered quickly as usual!
12th August 2013. Derek White said:
The shorts do everything they should plus some,well made and good value.
6th August 2013. Kim Gittins said:
Very well made and comfortable. Good fitting.
30th July 2013. Shaun Irving said:
These shorts seem very well made and very functional, the fit is great, I'm looking forward to testing them in the field.
20th July 2013. Ace said:
Great quality shorts. Ride a bike every day and these shorts stand up to hard use.
12th July 2013. Palle Falborg said:
This is my second pair of taclite shorts and the shorts are very good and comfortable to wear, vith lots of pockets, they are very easy to wash an dries quickly, the teflon treatment is very good, i have washed my first pair many times and the teflon treatment still works, buy them if you need good shorts that will last for many years, and abuse and stil look great
10th July 2013. Miltos Papadopoulos said:
Excellent summer clothing with enough pockets for conceal carry pocket holster and other gear.
22nd June 2013. Dominique said:
Very satisfied with, it is the second I ordered !
20th June 2013. Miltos Papadopoulos said:
The 5.11 Tactical Taclite Pro Shorts are a powerful build, you can put them on the tour, at the shooting range, hunting, and even ride in the hot summer months !!!!!
13th June 2013. Ken said:
Nice product for the better weather while still keeping all the normal 5.11 perks
11th June 2013. Dave Newton said:
They're good, but check the inseam length first. I'm long-legged and they are just a bit short on me, finishing somewhere halfway down my thigh rather than just above the knee. It might be good for showing off the quads, but in reality it looks a bit like schoolboy shorts!
30th May 2013. ROGER IMRIE said:
Good fitting shorts plenty of different size pocket's for my bit's and piece's.
29th May 2013. Angelo Panitti said:
Very nice, very strong, very confortable! Pockets with double stitching, passers high for tactical belt, no wearing with clip pocket knife or holster!
24th May 2013. Kim Gittins said:
Very well made. Comfortable fit
23rd May 2013. Patrick Le Floch said:
Nice website to order technico wear Best Price
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22nd May 2013. Scorch said:
Very comfortable and very practical.
21st May 2013. said:
A quality product as always from 5.11 though a little snugger fitting than the trousers at the same size! Very pleased with them !
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13th May 2013. Robert Hart said:
Very good material choices during the design of this product, and very good features. The Crotch is deseigned with stretch and mobility in mind and the belt loops are placed for comfort whilst driving. Very clever item
26th April 2013. David W said:
Great initial reaction.... if they stay as 'sharp' over time, I will be very pleased/satisfied.
21st March 2013. Lebeau M. said:
As good as the pants... Just perfect.
5th November 2012. Gunnut said:
This is my fourth pair of 5.11 shorts, they are extremely well made and very strong as well as comfortable. This last pair have an extra knife pocket which makes them even better, the fabric seems a bit more light weight but very nice. Looking forward to
2nd October 2012. Phansopa said:
A great pair of shorts made with good materials.
21st August 2012. jason way said:
I have always used 511 products and these shorts are as always top quality, would recommend and buy again
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3rd August 2012. John S said:
Been using these for awhile now, very comfy and the layout and size of the pockets are the best i have seen yet.
23rd July 2012. Dominique said:
Very convenient and comfortable for shooting and also for everyday wear sunny holiday. It seems that the Teflon ® HT treatment protects very well against dirt , even the light kaki color.
5th July 2012. Dirk Beukes said:
Very comfortable light shorts. Great for the hot weather.
19th June 2012. Duncan R said:
Excellent product, just as good as the full length trousers and very comfortable. I used these for a weekend of cycle patrol and they performed perfectl. Pockets are well placed and functional. All 5.11 kit is well made and lasts. Highly recommended piece
8th June 2012. Jochen Ploen said:
It is a reals great feeling to wear the comfortable Taclite Pro Short and the quality is brillant.
8th June 2012. Jochen Ploen said:
To wear the Taclite Pro Short is realy comfortable and the quality is brillant
1st June 2012. Andy Conwell said:
Excellent pair of shorts, hard wearing and plenty of stowage. belt loops a good size, so no chance of the belt digging in, these are my 4th pair, I think that says it all!
28th May 2012. Jari Nieminen said:
Awesome as 5.11s mostly are. Superb heat transfer capability.
15th May 2012. Denis said:
This is actually a second pair of Taclite Pro Shorts I have bought. I tried other brands but none have come even close to having the versatility and features of the 5.11 shorts. Highly recommended whether it is for hiking or simply hanging around on a sun
8th April 2012. Hugh Brittan said:
Good quality garment and well fitting. Very durable material, good for sandy environments but cool enough in the soaring midday temperatures. The only shorts you'll need for a tour.
26th March 2012. Chris said:
I got these shorts and i most say they are spot on 5/5 for the shorts the mag pouch is just the right size for my mobile phone and 5/5 for service. one is a very happy person


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Rob Dyrdek's 'Wild Grinders Go To The Movies' Featured In Latest MovieTickets.com Commercial
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 9, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- MovieTickets.com, the worldwide leader in advance movie ticketing, announces the debut of Rob Dyrdek's Wild Grinders Go to the Movies animated commercial alongside the wildly popular street skating toy line. MovieTickets.com previously collaborated with Dyrdek to create an entertaining adaptation of the "Fantasy Factory" staff racing throughout Hollywood to buy movie tickets. Wild Grinders, a Moonscoop production, is a new animated series developed with skateboarder, entrepreneur and reality TV star Rob Dyrdek. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100430/MOVIETICKETSLOGO )(Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20100430/MOVIETICKETSLOGO ) The latest commercial follows Lil' Rob and the Wild Grinders skate crew as they head to the movies. The comedic approach depicts the most unlikely member of the crew having already bought their tickets in advance, leaving more time to do what they love most — skateboarding. This is the first time that MovieTickets.com has used animation in their advertising campaigns. In addition, MovieTickets.com is one of the first advertisers to produce a commercial in 3D, thus providing their audience with a fun and unique visual experience. The 3D version will be showing in select theaters across the country. For the full list of theaters, visit www.movietickets.com/wildgrinders. "We'll always welcome the chance build on our ongoing relationship with Rob and the creative elements and animation of Wild Grinders far exceeded our expectations," said Walt Borchers, executive vice president, MovieTickets.com. "Working with Moonscoop, one of the worldwide leaders in animation, is a great way to engage a new audience of moviegoers, and having the 'Wild Grinders' animated crew available in 3D really brings MovieTickets.com and advance movie ticketing to a whole new dimension." Rob Dyrdek added, "It's always a pleasure to work with the fine people at MovieTickets.com. When they wanted to do an animated commercial with the Wild Grinders, it was a no brainer. The spot looks great in 3D and really showcases the humor and pure skateboarding associated with the Wild Grinders' brand." Nicolas Atlan, executive chairman, Moonscoop North America, continued, "We are pleased to be working with MovieTickets.com while bringing the fun and authenticity of our Wild Grinders crew to moviegoers across the U.S." "Wild Grinders" will air in theaters nationwide starting this month and will run through the end of the year. The promotion is supported online with a dedicated micro site, MovieTickets.com/wildgrinders. Look for the TV release in early 2011. To avoid lines and sold out signs like " Lil Rob," visit www.movietickets.com. About MovieTickets.com MovieTickets.com ( www.movietickets.com), the worldwide leader in advance movie ticketing, offers moviegoers a destination for movie news, reviews and trailers as well as a convenient way to buy movie tickets in advance. MovieTickets.com enables consumers to buy tickets online for movie screens across the United States, as well as in Spain at MovieTickets.com.es; in Canada at MovieTickets.ca; in the U.K. at MovieTickets.co.uk; in Ireland at MovieTickets.ie; in Argentina at MovieTickets.com.ar; from any Internet-enabled wireless device at mobile.movietickets.com; and from any phone at 877-789-MOVIE. Formed in 2000, MovieTickets.com is a joint venture between AMC Entertainment, Hollywood Media Corp. (Nasdaq: HOLL), National Amusements, Cineplex Entertainment, Marcus Theatres (NYSE: MCS), Viacom (NYSE: VIA) and Time Warner, and leverages the collective theater chain expertise to deliver consumers a premium movie ticketing experience. Its elite collection of partner theaters consistently represents more than 50 percent of the top 100 grossing theaters in North America on any given weekend. The MovieTickets.com theater chain group, which includes 215 theater chains, is about 10 times the number of chains of its nearest competitor. About Moonscoop Moonscoop is a leading worldwide kid's production, distribution, brand management and entertainment company, focused on producing original projects and building brands with international appeal and longevity.
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Department of Paleontology staff members Tom Deméré and Kesler Randall measure the length of the tusk discovered at the 16th and Market project site.
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A visual atlas of solifuge jaws enables research on these poorly-understood arachnids.
Frogs, like humans, irrationally switch their preferences.
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BSG Starbuck: S2 Caprica Mode by grantgoboomWatch
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Starbuck from Battlestar Galactica
Drawn with brush pens - Colored digitally in Photoshop.
Drawn with brush pens - Colored digitally in Photoshop.
Your ability to draw an accurate animated version of your characters is breathtaking, I love this! the look on her face and the Centurion is an awesome touch!
Love this one. Your art style is great!
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nice. good job drawing the Five-seveN pistol
Wow ... Kara's looking extra lush here ...
Oooh, awesome. She's such an interesting, kick-ass character. :3 Starbucks is half the reason I watch BSG.
*head explodes* I WANT TO PRINT OF THIS NAO~!
*head explodes* I WANT TO PRINT OF THIS NAO~!
CRAP, I just realized Shea never grabbed the print from me... Shoot me an email. I'll have to get your snail mail and send it to ya.
awesome! love the cylon in the bg.
Really good job
I'm not even a BSG fan, but I love this piece! You're really knocking them out of the park lately!
frakkin A! love this - actually made me gasp. wicked colours
That's a frakken good tribute to Galactica's ace viper pilot - so say we all.
More sexy badassery from my fave girl
I love it grant, good job.
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Taco. There's my comment.
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More awesomeness from the man himself.
Ahh I remember the day I met you at C2E2 and said I loved your BSG stuff like it were this past April... oh it was. haha nice.
I am so envious of your ability to draw such great anatomy.
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Alluvial Landscapes in the Temperate Balkan Neolithic: Transitions to Tells. (Notes & News)
Bailey, D. W., Andreescu, R., Howard, A. J., Macklin, M. G., Mills, S., Antiquity
Relationships among cultivation patterns, settlement location and hydrology are fundamental to the Neolithic. Recent research has expanded Childe's original explanations for transitions to food production based on water location and availability (Childe 1936). Critical are river-system geomorphology and floodplain dynamics. We report on our Romanian fieldwork and its consequences for understanding the 5th-millennium BC shift leading to temperate Europe's first tells.
Sherratt highlighted interplays among cultivation, settlement and hydrology (Sherratt 1980). Early cultivators exploited low-lying, wet, open areas, and practised small-scale, intensive cultivation. Labour investment was low; seasonal flooding replenished soils that supported wide ranges of plants and animals. Cultivation and settlement were spread out and spatially restricted. Later cereal cultivation was more extensive, in drier areas away from water-courses, and relied on rain-fall to feed crops. Labour was more intensive, requiring tree-clearance (first with polished stone and, later, copper axes). New species (e.g. winter-wheats) and increased dependence on barley secured cultivation success; new exploitations of livestock, especially cattle, provided novel labour sources. Sherratt provided a model for cultivation, and suggested social and economic consequences for varying planting regimes, soil-types and water provision. Water-source was critical. However, the model was general, not differentiating between regions nor focusing on specific sites. Complexities of individual river-system hydrologies drew little attention.
Three subsequent papers provide refinement. Halstead (1989) documented differences in climate, vegetation, precipitation, seasonal acuity and economies, to distinguish the northern, temperate, from the southern, Mediterranean, Balkans. Northern subsistence preferred variation, mobility and dispersal of temporary settlement; tell villages do not appear until the 5th millennium BC. To the south, predictability conditioned longer-term habitation; tells appear from 6500 BC. Van Andel (van Andel et al. 1995) detailed river-history, alluviation and settlement in the Trikala basin (Thessaly), showing that early emmer farmers established permanent villages in floodplains and exploited regular floods that freshened silts for cultivation. Davidson (1986) studied site location and geomorphology in the Drama Plain (Macedonia) and demonstrated that, here, Neolithic tells sat both on top of older alluvium and in areas of flooding.
Halstead inserted a north/south divide into Sherratt's model; Van Andel and Davidson's work confirmed Sherratt's conclusions for the south and documented geomorphologies for particular settlements. Our fieldwork in Romania supports and refines Halstead's north/south distinction. We report on the consequences for understanding 5th-millennium BC land-use change and the emergence of tells along lower Danube tributaries and for shaping further work.
The Southern Romania Archaeological Project (SRAP) is investigating Neolithic land-use in the Teleorman River (FIGURE 1). Fieldwork follows Howard and Macklin's integrated archaeogeomorphology (Howard & Macklin 1999). A major objective is to understand the middle--late Neolithic shift (from 4500 BC) to permanent tell villages, a transition occurring across the temperate Balkans at the beginning of the 5th millennium BC. Why did people abandon a life-style of short-lived occupations of pit-huts and simple, surface-structures in order to establish permanent villages? Existing explanations are limited to needs for defensive fortification (Morintz 1962) or, unsatisfactorily, interpret change within a culture-historical approach. A second SRAP objective is to understand tell abandonment at the end of the late Neolithic (from 4000 BC)? Again, existing explanations are limited; Gimbutas' (1977) invasion hypotheses linger unhelpfully. …


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In a dramatic finale, 19-year-old Korean golfer Kim Hyo-joo won her first major tournament at the Evian Championship in France on Sunday.
"I feel very happy, like a bird," Kim told The Associated Press through a translator. "I want to fly in the sky."
Kim was one shot behind seven-time major winner Karrie Webb, 39, on the final hole but turned the tables when she drained a 12-foot birdie putt. Webb, on the other hand, narrowly missed her 12-foot par and was edged out by the South Korean teen, the AP reported.
"I don't know what hit me, probably a rush of adrenaline, and it was a poor putt knowing I had to make it," said Webb.
Kim made history on Thursday by becoming the first player to shoot a 10-under-par 61, the lowest score ever in a major tournament for both men and women. However, she slipped back with bogeys on the 14th and 16th while Webb birdied the 14th and 15th. It was sudden death until the final hole, and Kim won the championship just by one shot.
According to the AP, her caddie, Gordon Rowan, said Kim didn't even know she had won after the final putt.
"I said 'You've won.' She said 'No, no, I haven't,' which was quite sweet," Rowan said .
Kim finished on 11-under 273 overall, becoming the third youngest major winner at 19 years, 2 months. The win marks Kim's first on the U.S. pro tour and moves her from No. 20 to No. 10 in the world golf rankings.
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So the question then becomes, How does one build resilience? Last week, Psych Central's Ask the Therapists Daniel J. Tomasulo, Ph.D. & Marie Hartwell-Walker, Ed.D. walked through some basics about resiliency, and this week they take it another step further:


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Jim Hurst has doted on his trees, arranged in three "families" on a bluff high above the rushing French Broad River.
He installed a drip irrigation system to help rejuvenate this former hayfield's powdery, depleted soil. To protect against browsing deer, he girded the delicate sprouts in plastic sleeving and wire mesh. In the four years since planting the fuzzy, deep-brown nuts, he nursed the seedlings — through back-to-back droughts, a killing frost, even an infestation of 17-year locust — applying herbicides and mowing between the rows to knock down anything that might compete.
Then, on a hot day this past June, Hurst moved methodically along the steep hillside, a petri dish in his left hand, and infected the young saplings with the fungus that will almost certainly kill them.
It wasn't malice, but science — and hope — that led him to take such an action against these special trees.
"My mother's family never stopped grieving for the (American) chestnuts," the 51-year-old software engineer and father of two said as a breeze rustled through the 110 or so surviving trees, many already bearing angry, orange-black cankers around the inoculation sites. "Her generation viewed chestnuts as paradise lost."
Hurst hopes the trees on his hillside farm — part of a vast experiment in forest plots where this "linchpin" species thrived before the onslaught of an imported parasite — might hold the key to regaining that Eden.
The American chestnut once towered over everything else in the forest. It was called the "redwood of the East." Dominating the landscape from Georgia to Maine, Castanea dentata provided the raw materials that fueled the young nation's westward expansion.
Then, the blight struck. It is unclear exactly when or how the blight arrived here, although most agree it came on chestnut trees imported from China or Japan. The fungus — Cryphonectria parasitica — was first identified in 1904 by employees of the New York Zoological Park and was soon detected in chestnuts as far south as Virginia.
Entering through wounds in the bark, the fungus threads its way through the strawlike vessels that carry water and nutrients from the ground to the tree's crown. As the tree responds to plug these holes, the blight works its way around the trunk "until it is completely girdled," William Murrill, assistant curator for the New York botanical garden, wrote in 1906.
"The tree essentially commits suicide," said geoscientist Frederick Paillet, an emeritus professor at the University of Arkansas who has studied chestnuts for nearly a half century.
By the 1950s, this mightiest of trees was all but extinct.
Now, after 30 years of breeding and crossbreeding, The American Chestnut Foundation thinks it has developed a potentially blight-resistant tree, dubbed the "Restoration Chestnut 1.0."
At a national summit in Asheville in mid-October, the group's board adopted a master plan for planting millions of trees in the 19 states of the chestnut's original range.
This year, volunteers in state chapters established seed orchards that will soon begin producing regionally adapted nuts for transplanting into the wild. But as those who attended the recent summit heard, much hard work remains — and much uncertainty.
The restoration tree is being introduced onto a physical and economic landscape that has long since learned to do without the once-indispensable American chestnut. Will it crowd out other trees and plants that we have come to value in the past century? How do you convince landowners and government agencies that it's worth the money and effort?
And there are those who will question the wisdom of trying to bring back something that could not survive on its own or, worse yet, "engineering" a replacement that can. But Hurst and the others at the summit are confident there is no obstacle they can't overcome in the effort to restore the East's "cathedral forests."
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I just lost my baby yesterday due to a natural miscarriage. It was my 1st pregnancy and after 7 weeks, mother nature and god decided to take their precious gift back. Sunday evening I started bleeding red blood and cramping. The cramping got progressively worse as well as the bleeding. The cramping was so bad, it kept me up all night. At around 1am Monday morinig I went to the restroom and there was a piece of tissue along with blood. I called my doctor and she had me get another U/S. There was no longer a baby.
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Plot Point Productions covers so many of them in its short viewing time that you may feel a little light-headed by the end – I know I did.
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Parliament passes IIT billApril 30th, 2012 - 6:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) Parliament Monday passed a bill which will make the six new Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) capable of granting degrees to the engineers that pass out.
The Institute of Technology (Amendment) Bill, 2010, along with the National Institutes of Technology (Amendment) Bill, 2010, was passed by the Rajya Sabha by voice vote Monday. Both the bills have already been passed by the Lok Sabha.
The institute of technology bill adds eight new Indian Institutes of Technology in Bhubaneshwar, Gandhinagar, Hyderabad, Indore, Jodhpur, Mandi, Patna, Ropar and Institute of Technology, Banaras Hindu University (BHU), to the list of IITs. All these institutions will be declared as institutions of national importance.
The National Institutes of Technology (Amendment) Bill, 2010, amends the National Institutes of Technology Act, 2007, to add a schedule of five Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research (IISER), established in Kolkata, Pune, Mohali, Bhopal and Thiruvananthapuram.
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- List of bills on monsoon agenda (To go with parliament curtain raiser) - Jul 31, 2011
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- Hyderabad steals the show in IIT-JEE (Lead) - May 26, 2010
- Government unveils 31 bills for passing, 23 for introduction - Nov 16, 2011
- Important bills likely in monsoon session (To go with parliament curtainraiser) - Jul 25, 2010
- Lok Sabha passes bill for AIIMS-like institutes - Aug 30, 2012
- Can't quit IIT, reappear in entrance test: Court - Apr 05, 2012
- Hyderabad boy tops IIT-JEE (Lead) - May 25, 2011
- IIT-JEE topper aspires to be a civil servant (Second Lead) - May 25, 2011
- Sibal rules out rollback of common IIT test - Jun 12, 2012
- Parliament skips knotty bills for the week as sesion resumes - Aug 02, 2010
- 22 year old becomes IIT professor - Jul 14, 2010
- Bansal says disruptions in parliament against true spirit of democracy - Mar 25, 2011
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Home Styles Nantucket White Pub Table
Breakfast, lunch, and dinner is served on the charming Home Styles Nantucket White Bistro Table. Perfect for casual dining, this attractive and functional table is crafted of hardwood solids and engineered wood for strength and durability. Ideal for smaller kitchens, it has a compact shape, sturdy legs, and a sleek square tabletop that seats two people comfortably. The sanded worn edges and distressed white finish lend a cozy, cafe-inspired ambiance to your space. It's great not only for dining, but for stu


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Canvas Print
Jelly vs. Betaby BEADLER Design And Illustration
Fine art print on bright white, fine poly-cotton blend, matte canvas using latest generation Epson archival inks. Individually trimmed and hand stretched museum wrap over 1-1/2" deep wood stretcher bars. Includes wall hanging hardware.
one day, someone will ask for this to be tattooed on them. very nice work. is all the coloring digital?
Thanks 1836 INK
It does have a very 'Yakuza' feel to it, this work. Amazing stuff, truly superb :)
great piece...
Great Piece!
wow! amazing colours
Thanks everyone
''Love it!''
haha thanks 1836 INK. and yes this is all digital coloring.
stunning work!
This is super awesome!!
Great colors!
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