text:
Your City's Personality
Conventional wisdom tells us that, nowadays, it doesn't matter where you live — you can prosper economically whether your reside in the Silicon Valley or the thick of the Rust Belt.
As the thinking goes, globalization and advances in technology have leveled the economic playing field, making the world "flat," so to speak. But author and economist Richard Florida argues that the world is actually more "spiky" than some may be willing to admit — innovation, finance and personality types tend to cluster in specific, centralized locations which he calls "mega-regions."
In his new book, Who's Your City?: How the Creative Economy Is Making Where to Live the Most Important Decision of Your Life, Florida charts out the personalities of various cities across the country, and shows how place is one of the biggest predictors of prosperity and overall happiness.
So if you're young and single, an empty nester, or about to retire... a budding entrepreneur, looking for adventure, or prize a sense of community above all else... look no further, Florida's got the place for you.
And tell us, what's the personality of your city?
You must be signed in to leave a comment. Sign In / Register
Please keep your community civil. All comments must follow the NPR.org Community rules and terms of use, and will be moderated prior to posting. NPR reserves the right to use the comments we receive, in whole or in part, and to use the commenter's name and location, in any medium. See also the Terms of Use, Privacy Policy and Community FAQ.
we moved from flagstaff arizona to portland oregon because of the need for advanced medical care for my infant daughter. flagstaff did not have pediatric surgeons, and we were air-lifted to phoenix three times in her first year.
my husband's work gave him the opportunity to get a position in the vancouver, washington office and we moved to portland two years ago.
we love it here. it is a beautiful city of friendly, mostly progressive people, and it's a great place to raise a family.
I grew up in Los Angeles and now live at Lake Tahoe. As a musician, living at a gorgeous resort destination, I can find plenty of performance work. The place a has a small-town feel about it, and I thrive on being close to nature. Yes, in a resort town, there is an ebb and flow of money into the region, depending upon tourist seasons, but when one plans for it, it can be manageable. There is no question that for me, the wonderful lifestyle is worth the trade off of inconsistent work opportunities.
I moved from Southern California to the little town of Chico to go to school in 1972. Since then I've moved away to work in Southern California and came back a year later, to Milwaukee WI and came back two years later, to Stockton CA, and came back and then Auburn CA, and am now happily living back in Chico. Of course I can't work as a City Planner here.
I moved from Laramie to Casper Wyoming when I got out of school. I'm happy I moved here, close to the family but far enough away. Especially since the action is here for geologists. Central Wyoming couldn't be a better place based on energy resources and easy to find work for a geologist such as myself. Also has some great fishing and outdoor opportunities.
I moved to Portland in 1989 from New York City. At first it was difficult to fit in, especially knowing no one, but my 18month old toddler made it easier to meet people. My family is all in the New York area, and I still miss them a lot, but I'm very happy my daughter grew up here, and it is much more affordable as well. I probably couldn't go back east to retire though, because of the difference in cost of living. Portland is a perfect size city with amazing culture and countryside just 1/2 hour away.
My career in academia has taken me from the East Coast (Harvard) to the far West (University of Hawaii) and now, finally, back to the mid-west (Chicago) where I am working. Although I would have preferred to stay in Hawaii, I'm finding that Chicago has allowed me a better quality of life. I don't have to own a car, the real estate market is stable and I am now in close proximity to my parents and other family. It was a difficult trade off but I expect that I will have another phase of my life where I will make another set of choices based on a completely different set of priorities.
How does Mr Florida recommend retirees choose a place to retire in?
My sister came out of college with a degree in teaching and left Portland Oregon for Japan to teach English. She met her now-husband there and spent 10 years living there both moving to Vermont where they both got Master's in Teaching degrees. They went back to Japan for a few years as college teachers/administrators then back to Vermont for the same type of jobs. They love their town and now my brother-in-law is commuting to NYC for 3 days each week (spending nights in the city) and working from home 2 days so they can stay in small-town Vermont but still have the wonderful career move of the job in New York.
I stayed in Portland after college and my husband and I have grandparents for childcare help and we don't have fly a family of four across the country to visit family but sometimes we throw up our hands and says "That's it! We're moving to Vermont!" If only there were jobs for us there...
Born in Milwaukee, Wi; graduated from the UW-Eau Claire. Philosophy professor recommended going out west; so I worked in Yellowstone National Park for 8 years. I loved the area and thought I found my 'niche'. Then I met my husband-to-be, whose career was high school teaching. Helena, Montana had only one high school, the chance of him finding employment was nil. We both returned to his 'Ol Kentucky Home' in Louisville. We are happy, but always wonder how life would be if we stayed in Montana. We here from friends and are usually envious of their lifestyle, but then family (his) are well worth it. Thanks! Christine
I live in Portland, Oregon, as I have most of my life. My mother was born here, as was her mother. My great grandmother arrived here with her parents around 1900.
I had a several year period where I had a hard time finding satisfying employment here, and I did contemplate moving out of town. I did manage to find a good job a few years back, and I bought a house a year and a half ago. I intend to stay here and raise my kids here.
Keep in mind if you move here that jobs are kind of hard to find and wages haven't always kept pace with rents and mortgage costs. Nonetheless, I am happy to live here and I keep myself involved making this a better place.
I graduated from college with a degree in Communication in 2006. I went to a small school in Michigan where I lived my entire life. After graduating, I had a choice to move anywhere to start my life and career. I was immediately drawn to the Northwest. Seattle and Portland were too expensive and overwhelming for this small town Midwestern girl. Well, 1 week after submitting resumes, I had 4 job offers in Spokane, WA. I took an offer and moved to Spokane immediately. I have never been happier. The city has gourmet restaurants, high fashion, theater, and culture, but it's not so overwhelmingly large. It has major universities for furthering my education. It also has a low cost of living, a vibrant political landscape, and a cheap and partially hybrid public transit system that goes to the farthest reaches of the city. I feel like I belong here, among natural beauty and a self sustaining economy.
Or maybe it's just that after Michigan, everything seems like a utopia.
We live in Denver, Colorado. We lived in the northern Bay Area for 12 years. We had several reasons for wanting to move here. The first was skiing! The second was because my husband's job was going nowhere. The company he worked with moved us. Third, I'm from here.
We've been here 11 years now. The skiing is awesome and we do it a lot. My husband has changed jobs, but is still happy to have made the change. I still teach in California, but do so online. Was this a good move for us? You'd better believe it!
It would be great if I could really pick the city where I would like to live, but we have one child with autism and services for children for special needs vary from state to state. We are now located in Phoenix, AZ because the services are great for my son, but I would love to move back to Los Angeles if I could, unfortunately we could not match his services there. So, we feel that we are very limited as to where we could live having this situation.
I'm currently working on getting my master's in school counseling in Indiana, and I'm planning to move to Nashville when I'm done. Not only is there a great need for school counselors in Nashville, but it was listed as the second best city in the U.S. to earn a high salary while maintaining a fairly low cost of living. Also, my sister and her fiance plan to move there as do my parents. And I already have many close friends there. Nashville is a wonderful city for people in their twenties and thirties. It's full of music and has that wonderful southern hospitality that I love so much.
Your caller is wrong about Portland. I was born and raised there, move away a year ago. The urban sprawl is horrible, the cost of living is outrageous. All the people moving in are making the native oregonians move out. Portland used to be a great place, but all the development has made is horrible. If your guest thinks Portland has done a great job at capping development, tell him to drive the I-5 corridor....he'll see where all the development has gone. Tell him also to take a drive to the coast or the mountains....the "great place to live" has gone.
I was born in grew up in Clifton NJ, studied city planning in Champaign Ill, then in East Lansing, did graduate work in Economics in San Jose, and ended up in Stockholm, Sweden. Each city had something special but Stockhom is by far the best at integrating town and country, and one of the best place in the world to live. Have been here for 40 years.
We moved to Denver in 1984 for my husband's first job out of college, he received a degree in Mining Engineering. He worked there for the Fed. Bureau of Mines for a couple of years then got a job with an engineering consulting firm (he is still with that firm). We were in Denver until 1999 when he accepted a transfer to Johannesburg, South Africa where we stayed until 2003. Then soon after our return to Denver he was asked to move again in order to head up the office in Elko, Nevada; where we reside today. The career moves have been excellent as far as money and moving up but it has taken us away from family. My children are not known to their grandparents (one set in Colorado, a grandfather in Kansas and a grandmother in North Carolina) as their cousins are known and vice versa. This has often been upsetting to my children. My daughter is now a Freshman in college and she chose to go to school in Portland, Oregan and is loving it-----so I guess she is a lot like her parents and not clinging close to home.
My wife is from rural, me urban. We decided to live rural beacause we believe that anyone who can read can live in a city, but to really undersatnd small town living you have to be raised in it. I'm a weekend resident in our small town, where as my wife and kids are completely engaged with local life.
I recently moved from Phoenix, Az to Ann Arbor, MI, and after the transition I discovered the phenomenon that you are talking about exactly. Having spent the entirety of my life in such a sunny warm climate, I found myself suffering from a deep seasonal depression. Now, I have only lived in Ann Arbor for one year, but not only did I notice the change in my own personality, but the distinct differences in the emotional atmosphere of each locale. Do you think that the particular climate relate to the individual's prosperity within the 'mega-region', and the climate and geographical location to the prosperity of the type of business in that area?
From Matt in Portland:
There has been a lot of talk about Portland that it's compact urban form which has great livability benefits, however there are also down sides which should be mentioned. Because of the limited urban growth outward, housing prices/cost of living has risen dramatically for blue collar workers who can't afford to live here in the last 20-30 years. The "creative class" in Portland needs the blue collar and service workers to support the infrastructure here, but service workers can not afford it.
After living for 10 years in Mexico, we returned to look for a place to live in the United States. It was an overwhelming challenge. We spent three months traveling up through California -- too expensive, too crowded -- to the Northwest: too claustrophic with all those pines trees, water too cold. So we turned headed east, totally perplexed by what I called the Tyranny of Choice. It would have been so much easier to have someone tell me where to move, and we would have made the best of it. Instead, we ended up in a remote corner of Utah, in the small town of Moab, which seemed to be full of people as perplexed as us. But what I found to be true is that I could make a living there, thanks to broadband. So in the end, I have been able to raise my family in a small town atmosphere -- no crime, caring community, bike-to-work kind of place -- while working in a field that usually requires an urban address. Couldn't have happened 20 years ago. How many small towns are being reinvigorated by this kind of urban flight?
I am in a dilemma, I just had a baby and want my child to live close to his grandparents, because I missed out on that when I grew up, but where my parents live in Idaho I am not in to the culture there. I live in Portland, OR and absolutely love it but have no family here
Stop advertising the Cascade region! Its a haven we'd like to keep secret. Just kidding. I think that the rain 8 months out of the year will help keep this gem from being over populated. My husband and I are transplants from the Baltimore Washington metropolitan area and we love it here. I am in graduate school in Corvallis, OR a town of about 50,000. When I am done I will only accept jobs in the Northwest and will not move back. My husband and I are both willing to adjust career options to live where we want. We both took cuts in pay to move here, but the cost of living is less and our lives are inherently richer.
I am undergraduate and will be graduating with a BFA in photogrtaphy from Savannah College of Art and Design. Within recent years many new and up coming artists have placed themselves in bigger cities, like New York City for example. It seems like that is the place to be at the moment. How would a recently graduated student with loans to pay off survive in NYC? With the rent and food a low income would not work. So really, how would one go about living in a big city?
My initial reaction when I began reading the excerpt from Mr. Florida's book on the TOTN website was disagreement - how could where I live be as, or more, important than who I married? However, after thinking about it for awhile, I realized that if I hadn't lived where I was when I met my wife, I wouldn't have married her. She is amazing and I owe at least some of the happiness I have in marriage to the fact that I lived in a place where I could meet her. We now live in a small town in Idaho where I practice law. Both of us grew up in larger cities (Phoenix for me and Reno for my wife) and wanted a slower lifestyle in which to raise our children. I have a very short commute, can ride my bike to work, and have a lot of time with my wife and children. Granted, I make a third of what some of my friends from law school are making, but I am very happy with the choice we made. Thanks for the program.
I've always felt you are either a small town person or a city person. I was raised in a small town in NC, my husband in a small town in Iowa. We married after Peace Corps and moved to a different small town. We raised two boys there and have loved it. I have a master's degree as does my husband. We could have made a lot more money in a larger place, but never wanted to make that trade off. We have lots of well-educated progressive friends in small towns. We enjoy the space, the quiet, and the neighbors. Our boys have made different decisions, despite what many would consider being education in "poor backward" school systems. One is a doctor at the Mayo Clinic in rochester, NY and the other is a banker in London. They, however, thrived growing up in a small town. We have no regrets.
I am soon to be a 45 yr old licensed elementary teacher, and am at a loss as to where to go. I need a place of need, but I have to be happy. I am from California, living in Indiana, have a six year old with me, and am at a loss as to where to go. I miss California, but know I can't afford to live there on a teacher's salary. This subject is absolutely fascinating to me. Thanks for your help.
i live in the torbuffester region (not close enough to tor!) - but i'm from seattle - how does seattle fair??
Kerry, You don't have to move across country to find a great place for kids near San Antonio. Have you ever looked to the small towns in the Hill Country? New Braunfels, San Marcos, Boerne, Canyon Lake, etc? My family has just moved back to New Braunfels from Dallas and can't believe it took us this long to get back.
I just wanted to point out two things...cities can change identities. I was one of the Gen Xers who moved to San Francisco in the early '90s because it was CHEAP -- for the funky, bohemian, arty lifestyle. It was the place to go if you DIDN'T want a job -- if you wanted to write, paint, do performance art, etc.
Of course in the intervening years it has changed completely. Where are the bohemians going now? For a while it was Austin, Portland, etc. I thought maybe New Orleans post-Katrina would be a magnet for creative types but it doesn't seem to be.
Second issue -- our needs have changed too. As a writer/editor who works in publishing, I missed out entirely on the dot.com boom and the current prosperity (I was part of the anti-gentrification movement). My husband and I now have a new baby and are looking for somewhere to move where we can raise our child affordably while living in a major city with all of the cultural benefits and liberal sensibilities. Where to go? Portland is mentioned a lot but we have family back east, so I'm pushing for Philadelphia (the most underrated city in my view).
from Chicago, moved from San Fran 10 years ago to Reno-Tahoe. Yeah, I took a hit in pay, but now I live in a place where I can own my own business without being terrified of the financial burdens of living in a big city and before the housing market corrected, our house increased 6X (!) in value--now it's only worth 4x the purchase price. And I HAVE A LIFE. I am not in my car 35% of the time. I am also not terrified of losing my job because the community is easy to penetrate and people know me. In SF, I was one of a zillion people like me. Here, I am pretty special and people pay me for that.
Boise, ID - Moved from Washington DC area. Huge step up in quality of life.
You want to see the Rockies without congestion - try Wyoming...
There are opportunities for life in Wyoming - I moved from Denver - tired of all the congestion and being awash in a sea of humanity but not knowing anyone. Moving to Wyoming, to a small town, become involved, met my husband, really became a person - but there is one thing - you have to like yourself to live in a small town - there's no place to hide! We're now in Gillette - great opportunities!
We live in Charlotte NC because my husband's "dream job" was here. We had a deal that if we didn't both like it, we'd leave after 2 years. Only one of us liked it, but eleven years later, we're still here. It isn't bad enough though to insist that we move again. Since it is growing, I just keep hoping it will grow into an interesting place to live.
Recently my husband and I, both mid-thirties, mid-career, relocated to Honolulu, Hawaii from Chicago. We lived in the city, rode our bikes or took the El to work and walked to excellent restaurants.
We spent four years "shopping" for cities - spending long weekends and vacations in places we thought we'd like to live. Since my husband is an attorney, we have the benefit of a higher income which allowed us to save, but also the limitation of licensing and bar exams and law firm personalities. I'm a small business manager which I consider easily transferable.
We ended up in Hawaii for many reasons...I have family here, we decided not to wait for retirement to live in paradise and the logistics fell into place much easier than our other choices at the top of the list.
Even though this place is widely diverse and international, there is still a strong small-town mentality and attitude. Too many people drive, the public transportation isn't as good as it could be and the contiguous 48 states have a single mass personality summed up in term "the Mainland."
That said I love it. We moved to paradise and will never complain about having frequent picnic dinners on the beach. Unexpectedly, we moved to an island thousands of miles away from the next nearest airport just when airfares increased, but we don't feel one bit of "rock fever."
Portland is going through growing pains right now, but I think the Urban Growth Boundary remains a good idea. In NE Portland, I've noticed the large one-family houses are being replaced by multi-family units, usually small apartment buildings.
Of course, these are probably more than I could afford, but as more of them are built, more housing is created in the same amount of space. With higher density, the city becomes more interesting.
Right now, I find myself wishing that there was more mixed residence/business. The nearest grocery stores aren't within walking distance.
Does anyone have that website address for the place finder? I can't find it.
I'm troubled by the elitism implied by a discussion focused on mobility---an option so many in our society lack. What's the public policy prescription here? Especially for those of us in flyover country?
I like that the body of Florida's work has moved those of us who work in economic development from a discussion of smokestack-chasing to talking about people. That said, as its actually implemented in terms of public policy I'm not sure the new chase for high-end human capital is much better.
In the late 90's I moved from Richmond, Virginia to Portland, Oregon to pursue my PhD in urban planning. A few years later, degree in hand I moved to Southwest Virginia to be closer to family and to be more useful in my life. I loved the Portland for all the reasons any "overeducated elite" would, but too many like-minded post-docs floating around Portland didn't leave a lot of opportunity to make a mark. Here I'm needed and doing work that matters.
I have one word that describes my town: backward. We moved to the Panhandle of Florida 8 long, boring years ago for my husband's job. He is a civilian working for the USAF, a major employer here. The schools are pathetic, night life is dull if you don't like bars, the "good ol' boy system is alive and well, and I cannot find a job. There are few opportunities for educated people in my field, unless you count seasonal table waiting at "The Beach." (I have an M.A. in English.) It is too far to drive to any town of significant size where I could work/get a Ph.d.) If Richard Florida has a place for me, I REALLY want to know, because Bay County, Florida sure doesn't! My husband who spends all day with fellow Ph.Ds doesn't understand just how important place is! (I think I will buy him this book!) He thinks it is just me, but I have to deal with the locals, he is insulated! Our families are far away, the pay is not good, so why in the heck are we still here?
Hi from Greg in Phoenix,
I start law school in August and have decided to stay in AZ although my heart told me to go to Boston. All of my family is here and I have a two-year-old boy who I believe will need the familial support while I'm in school. I still feel uneasy about my decision to stay because I want to practice international law. Any recommendations?
I grew up in Cincinnati, OH, went to college in a teeny town in Indiana, lived in Milan, Italy and Brooklyn after college. I came back to Cincinnati because I felt stagnant in New York. I tried to be everything and wound up being nothing ("the tyranny of choice" is so well put). I never thought I'd stay in Ohio after graduate school, but I met my now-husband and got an interesting job that I would have had to kill someone to get in NYC. I miss Brooklyn like crazy, and I still want to move someplace beachy and sand-strewn. South Carolina, I think.
Early last fall, I moved my family from the Washington DC area to Salt Lake City, Utah for the skiing and for family. My wife and I ski and we taught our kids to ski this year, so that was a big success. The lifestyle here is great, and there is a major university and our kids are in decent schools.
But professionally it has been a challenge for me. I am CEO of a new and growing foundation (the International Foundation for Entrepreneurship, Science, and Technology or iFEST) which can be found on the web at www.ifest.info. Mostly I travel every month or more overseas, or to the Silicon Valley area and also to DC and NY for fundraising and program development. My colleagues all tell me to move to San Jose and that is where the action is... Yet, I resist. SLC is close to northern California, so my air travel there and to China, Japan, and India is a bit easier than from DC. And the cost of living in SLC is absolutely wonderful relative to the coasts.
I wonder what Tom Friedman and Dick Florida would argue about or perhaps say to all of us about the emerging global nature of our professional futures, over the course of our lives. I spend much of my time in airports and on planes, and it is not easy. But the world makes demands, and I am finding my way through such demanding challenges. For the future, I think we must better prepare our children to negotiate those increasingly global professional demands and find balance as well as success... if that's possible. I hope that it is.
Why don't you bring back Florida and Friedman and let them debate/discuss this issue. I would certainly tune in, and maybe give my two cents as well.
Many thanks!
Mike Snyder
This book will come in handy in case America refuses to elect Barack Obama this November. I will use it to pick a new country to move to!
After living in NYC for thirty years, wanting more quality life - garden, dog, community, I moved back to my home town of Paducah Kentucky. I mean, it WAS MY home town. However, I soon learned that the old adage "You can't go back," was actually a true bit of old fashioned wisdom. After a honeymoon period I soon felt like a fish out of water. I had thought, the locals would welcome me with open arms and that what I could bring as a photographer,artist,writer and social activist would support my life style. An incentive was a city of Paducah program of incentives for artists to buy a house and start a business. I have lost tens of thousands of dollars on a house that is too expensive and consumes the time I need for art. It turns out that folks here are happy with the standard photography fare and do not need what I can offer. I have no skills for plant or medical jobs so I cannot make a living in this location. Since I gave up my rent stabilized apt in NYC, I cannot go back and so I am looking for a new location. "Who's Your City" has arrived just in the nick of time. I was inspired to write this upon hearing the caller "Jan" who had moved to Hilton Head.
Florida lost much credibility with me when he made the comment regarding the investment potential of the Silicon Valley. The SF Bay Area saw prices increases that were unprecedented, first due to the dot com bubble, then as with other bubble markets, due to very 'creative' financing. People should be aware that many experts are predicting that prices may drop considerably, or, in the least, stay flat for at least the next ten years. If one bought in at today's still grossly inflated prices, given the expected out-migration of retiring boomers, one would most likely be putting their financial future in serious jeopardy - and NOT making a great investment, as Florida is suggesting.
I live in Boulder, CO now, but have looped the country getting here. Grew up in Pittsburgh, PA and went to college in Philadelphia. Stayed there for 5 more years, then went with a boyfriend to Washington DC. Loved both Philly and DC, and would live there again. Stayed in DC 5 years, then moved to Palo Alto, CA for husband's job. Was not happy about having to make this move, with all family connections near the East Coast. Actually grew to like northern California and the weather especially. Lived there 8 years, then with husband and 2 children moved to Boulder, CO by voluntary job transfer just to try something new. During these 10 years, we have wanted to move closer to FAMILY many times and get back to one of the coasts (better weather and more diverse). We are having a very, very hard time deciding whether to go back to California or east to Pennsylvania and have remained stuck. Current plan is to buy a second place/vacation home in California, possibly opening up the door to move there later. Kids are going to be too old to move easily soon. I think part of our problem is that this next move is *optional*, and so we're almost considering too many factors and places!
We moved from college to Baltimore for my husband's career. After 18 mo, we returned to Detroit to be near family. Over time, my mother retired out of state, my brother moved for his career, and my sister became a snowbird. Now that our retirement is just 6 yrs away, we're planning to move. We hate cold weather. Our children live in GA, and we have tentative plans to move there. Family considerations brought us back, then left us by ourselves again. This must be more common than it seems.
So much is dependent upon the person, this can only be a rough guide. What is heaven for one person is hell for another. Some people need to be close to family to be happy, while others must get far away in order to succeed.
An example: while many praise Boston, it was not my cup of tea. I lived there through and after college and never connected with the place despite trying very hard for several years. Serendipity led me to Portland, OR almost 20 years ago, and that has worked out very well indeed. Everything that seemed so hard in Boston came easy once I was here. My career has gone places, I have raised a family and love my surroundings.
Is Boston "worse" than Portland? Does a move to Portland guarantee success? Both are silly questions. For me, Portland has worked very well but for others Boston is just dandy. Both cities support the "Creative Class" quite well but with different flavors of lifestyle and environment.
My city is a beautiful and lovely place. It has trees water and buildings. It is the essence of "middle america", and I would live no other place. My whole family lives within 60 miles of each other and we are all their when we need each other. My city is my home and I would lie nowhere else.
This story really struck me because recently I have been pondering why -- that despite living in Riverside, California, an area that has a bad rap for smog, limited employment opportunities and a host of other supposed down-sides -- I'm much happier here than I was in Los Angeles or even Santa Barbara. I attribute this to the fact that I grew up here -- it affords me some of that psychic $133K that Florida mentioned on the air today. Being surrounded by familiar things that I feel rooted to is a source of enormous day-to-day strength and peace. Add to that the manageable size of this town, presence of my family and no commute makes this a great place for me to live.
This book would be fine for a recent college graduate or someone who has no family responsibilities. As several other people mentioned, those of us in the lower classes don't have the 'Tyranny of choice' that afflicts our social superiors.
I also noticed there was no mention of family or friends in the test.
I was born and raised in Chicago, went to college in Urbana, and lived for short period of time in Kentucky...then to military service in Indiana, and grad school at Bloomington...then a year in Lansing Michigan because of job availability...then when a job opened in Bloomington it was "Back Home Again in (adopted) Indiana", then after three years I was RIFed (Reduced In Force) from what was my "perfect" job with the Federal government. I found a job in La Crosse, Wisconsin and have lived here for 38 years, and retired here. No desire to become a "snowbird". I am close enough to Amtrak down to Chicago a few times a year as I still love that city. I do wonder sometimes about what might have happend had i stayed in Bloomington, Indiana...a city about the size of La Crosse, but with a much more dynamic large university...our local campus of UW system is kind of back water! La Crosse is in top 20 "Best Small Cities" in some polls...I'm a retired planner and like to think I contributed to helping make it a nice place to live. We are striving to be a top "bicycle/pedestrian city"
My husband and I have always followed his job as a teacher and math professor. We bought a house near his work in a "good" neighborhood here in Southern California. Now there are other forces at work on our family. High gas prices, higher food prices, activities for our children that we can afford, and global warming. Now we are trying to find a bit of land that we can garden, as a kind of back-up as we watch my husband's job pay for less and less.
This paradigm does not acknowledge differences by age or career status or whether there is a dual-career couple. Also, while this is a rational model, there are other factors at play, e.g., a parent with a progressive disease.
Inertia is my problem. I grew up in NJ about 15' from NY, and loved it. Went to school in northeast and Philly. I loved Philly. Since I'm an OB/GYN I came to Myrtle Beach to start a practice due to low malpractice. I intended to stay only a yr or 2 and have been here 10 yrs. I'm really a city person and want to move back to the Northeast, but my practice has done well and I've been here so long. Now I have 2 young children and I would prefer to raise them elsewhere. However, as a middle aged woman, it's hard to make a move and start all over again. It's also hard to continue to stay someplace I don't really want to be. Also afraid the "someplace else" might not be better than where I am now. I can't wait to get Mr Florida's book to see if he addresses these concerns.
The book may have info about various cities, but the on-line survey does NOT. It just plays your own input back to you--what you already think about the various cities. To test this, I entered scores of ZERO for every option at every city, and it told me I should move to all of them! It's not a great survey instrument for doing anything but presenting you your own data.
My husband and I moved from Phoenix, Arizona to a small rural town in Iowa. He is involved in radio news and we knew that he simply wouldn't be able to get into the Phoenix market. Although Washington, Iowa is a little small for us, it was a great decision to have made and we have been really happy here. One of the best things is that, as a childless couple, we have many opportunities to get involved in the community and local government, and we even live downtown. However, I think we both still feel a pull on our hearts to move back to Alaska, which is where we met. We'll write back in a few years to let you know where we wind up!
My family moved frequently when I was a child, and as a result I am accustomed to moving every few years.
Nonetheless, I loved my college town. All of my professors told me I had to move away -- and eventually I did. I have moved about once every two to three years since then, and I'm ready to go back.
My partner didn't move very much as a kid -- he has a true home to which he can return. As I get older, I want to have that kind of place, too -- so we're choosing his home town. Lucky for me, we me when I was in college, so I get to return to the town I loved.
Many of my friends, though, think I'm crazy for moving into a small midwestern town. Just like my professors, they tell me I have too much 'potential' to waste it in a small town. But I disagree. I'm wilting in this big city, San Francisco. My commute is so long that I have very little time to enjoy my home or neighborhood. I'll be challenged to find a job in my college town, but I'll be able to spend time outside, contribute to the community, and build long-term relationships.
What makes me sad is that it is just as I'm getting ready to leave that friends are starting to come out of the woodwork. Don't leave! they exclaim. I just want to yell at them -- why couldn't we have been hanging out for the previous two years, when I was starved for companions? Why is it only when I'm leaving that you're willing to get closer?
Fabulous Las Vegas. Yes, its known as Sin City, but it's also a great place to live.
I grew up in the suburbs of Chicago, went to school in Iowa City and loved being a Hawkeye and now struggle daily in Los Angeles trying to work my up the entertainment ladder. If I could live anywhere else I would - Los Angeles does not resemble a true city to me, like Chicago does with its civic pride and architecture. Many people I know who want to work in showbiz struggle with living or not living in Los Angeles. Starting out, you're paid less than peanuts so you definitely don't enjoy the California lifestyle. And with no public transportation to speak of, it seems most of my private life revolves around commute times.
Purposely leaving my home region right after college and going to San Francisco Bay / Silicon Valley, before I acquired lots of life's expenses and responsibilities, was probably the best decision I ever made. (My college pal and I had $160 between us, and no job prospects.) I've been to high school class reunions from the 20th onward to the 45th, and can see the dramatic difference it made to take myself out of my comfort zone, to someplace where I had a chance to get caught in an updraft. I learned a lot, worked a lot of nights and Saturdays, and ended up as a senior vice president at an S&P 500 company. There's only one S&P 500 company that even has headquarters where I grew up. The early change of place and the stamina to stay there were definitive.
I was born and raised in Michigan's Upper Peninsula and went to college in Ann Arbor. Since then, I have lived in San Antonio, Austin, Orlando, St. Louis, Phoenix, San Diego, Wausau, WI, and back in the UP. The two cities I enjoyed most were Ann Arbor for it's progressive, college-town culture and San Antonio for it's relatively safe neighborhoods and close-knit family-friendly atmosphere. I wonder if there's a city that encompasses both of these cities' personalities?
I lived most of my life in small northwest communites. When I left college and I planned to stay in these small towns long enough to get experiance to move to a large city outside the region. After 30 years I'm still here, and do not even like to go to Portland (too many People in a hurry) any more. A lot of people are moving here, but move back to where the came after 3 to 5 years, the only contribution they seem to make to the region is driving up the cost of living, and building housing developments. Our wages are low, close to minimum wage, even for skilled work. My Wife is from Montana, its worse there.
Steve Martin once said Terre Haute Indiana is the most nowhere place on earth!
If You want to live in a small town atmosphere in a population of 60 thousand,or so, move to Terre Haute Indiana.
We have the most beautiful well cared for, and clean city parks anywhere.
It is said Terre Haute is good for Children, and older folks.
We have excellent schools for grades K-12. We have 4 Outstanding Universities and colleges for furthering your education. We have the best down home restaurant in the state of Indiana. It is named "Becky's Cafe"-Their coconut creme pie is to die for! Tell them "the crazy pie lady" sent you there! They have friendly service, very fast, excellent food, and dirt cheap prices! It is kind of like "Norm's" from the TV show Cheers. Everyone really does know everyone that comes in, or soon will.
I almost forgot, we have an exceptionally good, and very caring hospital and staff at Union hospital.
The downside, you better have a job to go to before you move here.
I have lived here 40 years. I like it because it is a very safe place to live, You don't have to be afraid in your own neighborhood.
Compared to almost any other city in the U.S.A. the cost of living is very cheap. If you just wanted a small home, you could actually buy one for less than 30 thousand dollars and even cheaper. We have lots of houses for sale and rent too. There's a saying here, like most teenagers all kids can't wait to get out of the town they were born in, they do leave, and sooner or later They All return, so there must be something about this midwestern Nowhere'sville town that people like. Everyone has to have a home somewhere, and here I am.
A footnote, alot of people who come here to visit or live, just can't believe the amount of open space and woods we have. TerreHaute is also a Certified Tree City. Larry Bird is also a Hoosier. Happy Home State hunting!


text:
Cameron Thor was convicted on one count of performing a lewd act on a minor.
Snapchat's 'Dr. Miami' Records Surgeries Live in Operating Room
Dr. Michael Salzhauer's patients allow him to record their surgeries on Snapchat
These Hunks Are Vying to Be the Next Romance Novel Cover Model
Romantic Times Book Lovers' Convention attendees were swooning in Vegas.
Inside Boko Haram Territory, Where Girls Become Suicide Bombers
"Nightline" anchor Juju Chang traveled with US Ambassador Samantha Power.
From Quadruple Amputee to Hand Transplant Recipient to CrossFit Competitor
Lindsay Ess, 32, went from losing all four limbs to being a CrossFit competitor.
She Loves Me, She Loves Me Not When I Support Donald Trump
Trump's candidacy is tearing some couples apart.
Being a Transgender Man in the Shadow of N.C.'s 'Bathroom Law'
Feeling misunderstood, Reevs O'Neal fled North Carolina for Washington, D.C.
Bernie Sanders Joins Strike Against Verizon
The Democratic candidate spoke to Verizon workers in Brooklyn.
China's 'Fake' Cities Are Eerie Replicas of Paris, London
Many places where people live are replicas of other major cities in the world.
Why Credit Cards With Chips Are Still Not Safe From Fraud
Thieves are still able to steal information from cards' magnetic strips.
Woman Meets Doppelganger from Australia for First Time
The women look like they could be twins but are 100 percent not related.
Video Appears to Show Moments Before Ex-NFL Star's Shooting
The fatal incident occurred in New Orleans' Lower Garden District Saturday.
Former Cop Connected to Slain NFL Star and Alleged Shooter
Will Smith was shot Saturday night in New Orleans.
Baby Lights Up After Seeing Mom Through Glasses
Leo Reppond was unable to see due to a rare condition.
Amy Schumer Spars With Glamour Over Cover Mention
The comedian was offended by her inclusion in the "Chic at Any Size" issue.
5 Burning Questions After Epic 'Rogue One' Teaser
Is that Darth Vader?
Calif. City Gives Young Men Money, Trips for Not Shooting Rivals
Roughly two dozen men are in an 18-month-long fellowship program.
A Look at Proud Trump-Supporting Sister Act 'Diamond and Silk'
YouTube personalities Lynnette Hardaway and Rochelle Richardson stump for Trump.
'BriaAndChrissy' YouTube Star Opens Up About Revenge Porn Legal Battle
Chrissy Chambers said learning of the sex tape online was "horrific."
How YouTube Stars 'Natural Born Pranksters' Turned Practical Jokes Into a Business
Roman Atwood, Dennis Roady and Vitaly Zorovetskiy are Internet stars.
Cal Harris Defense Raises New Evidence Ahead of 4th Murder Trial
Cal Harris will be tried a fourth time in his wife Michele's disappearance.
These Stylish Tots Are Already Famous on Instagram
And some of them are still in preschool.
Ben Affleck on Why He Wanted to Play Batman
Affleck is the new man in the Bat-suit for "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice."
WhereWhitePeopleMeet.com Founders Say Their Dating Site Is Not Racist
Sam and Jodie Russell say their site promotes racial equality not hatred.
Ice Car Racing Is Like 'Mad Max' Meets 'The Revenant'
Just imagine NASCAR on a frozen lake in frigid temperatures.
Why Amber Rose Defended Kim Kardashian's Nude Selfie
"If Brad Pitt posted a picture like that, everyone would praise him," she said.
Watch: Scientology Leader David Miscavige's Father on Their Relationship: Part 1
Ron Miscavige said he introduced David to Scientology, but as the years went on something in his son changed.
Watch: Ron Miscavige Says Scientology Tore His Family Apart: Part 2
After leaving and criticizing the Church, Ron and other former Scientologists say their family members won't speak to them.
Watch: Meet the Plastic Surgeon Who Films His Surgeries Live on Snapchat
Miami's Dr. Michael Salzhauer is so popular on Snapchat that he has a waiting list for patients to have appointments.
Watch: Men Compete to Become Romance Novel Cover Models
"A lot of it is in your eyes and facial expressions," cover model Scott Nova said. "It's called character modeling."
Watch: Susan Sarandon, Geena Davis Reunite For 'Thelma & Louise' Anniversary
Twenty-five years later, the 1991 film's Oscar-winning actresses recalled what it was like to work together.
Watch: Women Held Captive by Boko Haram Share Their Stories of Survival: Part 1
Boko Haram kidnapped nearly 300 girls from their school two years ago triggering the campaign #bringbackourgirls.
Watch: How School Girl Escaped Being Kidnapped By Boko Haram: Part 2
While many of her classmates are still missing, one girl, who escaped, recalled what happened when Boko Haram arrived.
Watch: Clinton, Trump Projected to Win Big in Northeastern Primaries
Donald Trump took all five states in the 'Acela Primary,' and Indiana could be the last chance for his GOP opponents to...
Watch: 'Captain America: Civil War' Stars Give Inside Look at the Superhero Battle
Chris Evans, Robert Downey Jr., Scarlett Johansson, Elizabeth Olsen and Chadwick Boseman discuss their roles in the film.
Watch: Chrissy Teigen Fights Back Against Mommy Shamers
Commenters lashed out at the 30-year-old model on Instagram after she and her husband John Legend were spotted out to dinner...
Watch: Johnny Manziel, Once Top NFL Prospect Turned Party Boy
Former QB is expected to be indicted on a misdemeanor assault charge, the Cleveland Browns and his agent dropped him, but is...
Watch: Political Punch: Kasich Calls Trump 'Desperate'
The two GOP contenders took shots at each other after Donald Trump made fun of John Kasich's eating habits.
Watch: Beyonce Gets Personal with 'Lemonade'
Queen B's newest album has the Internet buzzing over whether she is revealing secrets about her personal life.
Watch: NBA Stars' Kids Grab the Postgame Spotlight
Although Golden Gate Warriors star Steph Curry is out with an injury, his daughter and other players' kids have been stealing...
Watch: Prince's Last Days Before His Death, His Private Life
As authorities continue to investigate the cultural icon's death, friends and other artists reflect on what Prince was like...
Watch: 'Game of Thrones' Cast on Fate of Their Characters
Actors Kristofer Hivju, Liam Cunningham, John Bradley, Lena Headey and others discuss the controversy and successful show's...
Watch: Broadway's 'Hamilton,' 'The Color Purple' Pay Tribute to Prince
Both casts from the Broadway musicals performed renditions of Prince's songs in honor of the late music legend.
Watch: Music Legend Prince Dead at 57
The genius musician known for pushing boundaries in his lyrics and fashion was found dead at his Paisley Park estate.
Watch: Farewell to Prince: The Legendary Career of the Cultural Icon
The notoriously private artist who inspired other musicians didn't shy aware from controversy.
Watch: Lindsay Ess' Story Part 1: Quadruple Amputee Undergoes Double Hand Transplant Surgery
After losing her feet and hands to an infection, Lindsay received a life-changing surgery and had to re-learn everyday tasks.
Watch: Lindsay Ess' Story Part 2: Double Hand Transplant Recipient Turned CrossFit Competitor
After years of therapy, Lindsay has made remarkable progress and turned to exercise to build muscle and a new lease on life.
Watch: Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump Projected to Win NY Primaries
A look at why the hometown showdown for these two candidates mattered in the race for the White House.
Watch: Adam LaRoche on His Decision to Leave the White Sox
The major leaguer says he has no regrets over leaving to stand by his son and talks about the undercover mission that changed...
Watch: Dueling Royals: Princes William and Harry Spar with Lightsabers
The royal brothers got a chance to play around when they toured the set of "Star Wars."

subset: commoncrawl


text:
Baby small plz help
S♥J since 1999
My big girl: Ashlynn-09/07/07
Newest love: Silas- 01/26/13
Chillin' with my 11/11 cranio kid
got my Valentine Feb 6th 2013!
I didn't ask the size of the baby at my check-up on Monday but was told the same thing. That I'm measuring small and to monitor it she scheduled an ultrasound and weekly NST. The baby's heart beat is strong and I feel frquent movement so I'm not worried in the least. Some baby's are just small.
Identical Twins due October 12, 2014
Daughter born February 19, 2013
S♥J since 1999
My big girl: Ashlynn-09/07/07
Newest love: Silas- 01/26/13
Well, remember even if she's a bit under weight, the "normal" range for a full term baby is anywhere between 6 and 8 pounds anyway. That's a lot of leeway.
babies can be perfectly healthy too!
I too tend to make small babies. As long as baby shows growth and doesn't stay the same from week to week, it all will be fine. :)
I'm in the same boat. At 32 weeks, 3 days, he 'measured' 3 pounds and 4 ounces. That is roughly the 5%ile so I'm going every week for ultrasounds and dopplers to check blood flow. The comment from my doctor was that we don't know which babies are 5 pounds because they were suppose to be 5 pounds or 5 pounds and 'should' have been 10 pounds. So they watch all closely. But I completely agree with previous posters, growth ultrasounds can be off by A.LOT! Our little boy looks great so I try to enjoy the extra peeks. Weekly appointments are a bit of a pain though! I still only see my doctor every 2 weeks.
I had an ulrasound at 34 weeks and I too am due on 2/10. They said my baby was small for her gestation too. She was 4 lbs 9 oz's. They also told me that there was nothing to worry about and as a percaution are doing NST's twice a week. My next ultrasound however is not until 37 weeks. Good luck to you, I am sure everything will be fine!
Learn more
Look how far your child has come.
Review your child's growth milestones.
Read about 3 years 1 month : Week 3.
Your growing child
Your 3-year-old: Power of play
Your 3-year-old: Story time
Your 3-year-old: Using scissors
Your 3-year-old: Manners
Learn more
What's next for your growing child?
Get a glimpse of what's to come.
Read about 3 years 3 months.


text:
Website Meta Language / src / NEWS
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 150 151 152 153 154 155 156 157 158 159 160 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 168 169 170 171 172 173 174 175 176 177 178 179 180 181 182 183 184 185 186 187 188 189 190 191 192 193 194 195 196 197 198 199 200 201 202 203 204 205 206 207 208 209 210 211 212 213 214 215 216 217 218 219 220 221 222 223 224 225 226 227 228 229 230 231 232 233 234 235 236 237 238 239 240 241 242 243 244 245 246 247 248 249 250 251 252 253 254 255 256 257 258 259 260 261 262 263 264 265 266 267 268 269 270 271 272 273 274 275 276
This file summarizes *major* changes to the WML sources, i.e.
between each *revision* (1.x -> 1.(x+1)). Take this logfile
for detailed information about user related or visible changes.
Major changes between 1.7 and 2.0:
- Several improvements in wml_p1_ipp:
The -S and -I flags are now processed in right-to-left order
so that these flags in .wmlrc files have precedence over
.wmlrc files above.
Variable substitutions can now be nested and new constructs
have been added. The only restriction is that parenthesis
inside variable expansion are forbidden in inner expressions.
New automatic variables are provided to ease generation of
diaporamas (automatic references to previous and next files).
Block comments are no more supported by wml_p1_ipp.
- Meta-HTML is replaced by mp4h for Pass 2: the new parser has a
syntax very similar to the one of Meta-HTML, and tags have been
defined to ensure maximum compatibility. Please read
README.mp4h and the wml_p2_mp4h documentation for details on how
to migrate from Meta-HTML to mp4h.
- Allow nesting of wml_p3_eperl commands: this is one of the
biggest challenge of WML 2.0 whereas it is entirely transparent
for end users. Read the wml_macros(7) manpage for details on
how to write nestable macros.
- Promote alternate syntax in wml_p5_divert: until wml-1.7.0,
pass 5 used expressions containing angle characters. In many
situations this could confuse pass 2, and so an alternate form
without angle characters is preferred. Old syntax is still
valid but should be avoided. Note also that WML 1.7.3 and
1.7.4 provided a slightly different syntax which is not
supported anymore.
- New include files:
wml::std::label implements labels and references
wml::mod::version ensures that a recent enough WML is run
wml::mod::MakeMaker is to help writing portable WML modules
- Wwwtable is replaced by freetable, a GPL replacement. Syntax
is very similar and input files should work without changes.
- Support for both GIF and PNG formats.
Logos are shipped in both formats, and generated images may be
written in GIF (without the patented LZW algorithm) or PNG (if
PNG library and headers are found) formats.
Modified versions of libgd and GD are used to support both
- Change format of ISO dates
Format was previously dd-mm-yyyy and it has been changed to
yyyy-mm-dd to conform to ISO standards.
- A global base name may be used for generated images: instead of
defining IMGB_BASE, IMGDOT_BASE,... it is now possible to define
IMAGE_BASE and all generated images will refer to this variable.
- Better processing on files in other directories: the main goal
is to allow use of the VPATH feature of GNU make to build
webpages into a test area before compiling webpages. This
does only apply to the wml binary, since there is no reason
to mix WMk and Makefiles.
Major changes between 1.6 and 1.7:
- Enhanced time dependency checks for wmk: wml accepts a new
flag to mimic how gcc handles dependency checks. This way,
wmk rebuilds the target when it is older than the source
file or than any file included during pass 1.
- Easier multi-lingual files generation: instead of using
the pseudo-shebang line, one can put the -o flags into
the RC-Files. Moreover some new commands have been
included in wml::std::lang to help writing compact and
self-explanatory source files.
- Defining variable without value: until now, the -D flag
accepted a var=value pair, and returned an error if no
value or an empty value was found. This was confusing
because major programming language accepts these two
forms, and because it was impossible to undefine a
variable. Now -Dvar is equivalent to -Dvar=1 and
-Dvar="" allows you to clear a variable.
- Big changes in configuration stuff: it is now done with
the same files as Apache 1.3, instead of the GNU ones.
- Improve include files: new functionalities have been
added especially into wml::std::toc, wml::std::lang and
wml::des::navbar. Bug fixes have been committed to deal
with quotes inside attributes.
- Y2K fixes : all programs have been checked. It does not
mean that WML is fully y2k compliant, but we do our best.
Anyway, WML does use dates for a) check time dependency
(WMk) and b) print current date.
- Help to write cleaner HTML pages : the htmlfix program
is improved, and new third party tools are put in
wml_aux : HTML-Clean and tidy.
- Add a keyword search in WMd: the Website Meta Language
Documentation browser becomes more friendly with this
nice tool.
- Denis Barbier <email@example.com> is the
new maintainer of WML.
Major changes between 1.5 and 1.6:
- Big source and installation tree cleanup: the configure
option --enable-compat was removed, the files
wml_include/OBSOLETE* were removed, the wml_p*/ subdirs
were moved to wml_backend/wml_p*/, etc. pp. And in
addition to this reorganization the backends and
auxiliary programs are now installed in PREFIX/lib/exec/
instead of PREFIX/bin/.
- Cleanup of include files: tag names were renamed
(especially in wml::des::navbar) to avoid namespace
conflicts, tags were merged (especially in
wml::std::box), tags were generalized (especially the new
wml::std::logo), double-defined tags were removed
(especially wml::sup::stack and wml::usr::rse), etc. pp.
- Revised a wrong design decision of the early days:
Comments are now supported in Pass 1 and not in Pass 8
and they are now supported in a more general way:
EOL-mode (#) and Block-mode (/*...*/) comments. This
pass shift was done to get rid of comments as quick as
possible. This way we now really can comment out _any_
stuff and as a side effect processing is a little bit
- A new manpage was introduced: wml_tags(7), a permuted
index of all defined WML meta-tags.
- A lot of minor stuff was fixed, added or at least
generalized: the WML -p, -V and -P options, RC-File
parsing, HTMLfix quotation parsing, slice errors, etc.
Major changes between 1.4 and 1.5:
- New Platform Portability Test Suite: A PORTING.text
script was added to the distribution which can be used to
run a portability test and which displays a platform
entry line on success which then can be added to the
PORTING.L file. The PORTING text file now is
automatically build out of the PORTING.L entries.
- New GNU Autoconf option: ``--with-cc=PATH''. This
equivalent to setting CC=PATH before running the
``configure'' script but follows the same idea as
- The maintainer files for the packaging mechanisms of
various Unix derivates have been added as
wml_contrib/pkg/ for reference. Currently there are files
for the FreeBSD Ports area, the Debian dpkg mechanism and
the RedHat Package Manager.
- Added new include file: wml::std::lang. This provides a
high-level interface for multi-lingual support via
Major changes between 1.3 and 1.4:
- The source distribution again was cutted down by
approximately 100 KB, especially by removing unnecessary
database support for Meta-HTML in the wml_p2_mhc/*
- Now Speedup mode (introduced in 1.3) is the default
processing mode and the -s option now stand for --safe
and can be used to use the slow but more safe
forking-based approach of starting the Perl-based WML
passes. The trick of the Speedup mode is that the
frontend `wml' precompiles the Perl scripts into its
memory and evaluates them with the current interpreter
instead of using the system() call.
- A new Curses-based frontend named WMd (WML Documentation)
was added for nice and easy access to all WML manual
pages (works correct even without correct MANPATH). The
reason is because WML has a lot of single manpages with
non-trivial names and such a startup page simplifies
access to the documentation. The side effect is that you
now need a SVR4-compatible Curses-library (like NCurses
or S-Lang) to build WML. The used tool for browsing is
iSelect which was added to the distribution under
- The long-awaited internal <protect [pass=SPEC]>..</protect>
container tag was added. This can be used to protect
*any* data from being processed by any WML pass. While
such protections can be applied after any pass, the final
output data is unprotected after pass 9 only. Use this
new feature for protecting page contents which would
conflict with any WML functionality.
- Now the long-awaited new wml::des::navbar killer include
file replaces the old version. This is a complete new
approach to create navigation bars. It is based on the
idea of defining a grammar-like structure and let this
structure be rendered later. The structure itself is
completely independed of the used HTML markup code, so any
type of navigation bar can be created. There is although
additional support for rollover effects and Plain-Text
- Divert (WML Pass 5) now supports named leave tags, i.e.
you can leave a diversion by name which has the effect of
leaving it and all other diversions which were entered
from within it. This way one can use a templates more
then once in an input file.
- Now ePerl and thus WML supports the Perl Locale
environment which makes WML support international
character sets, for instance in the <sc>..</sc> container
tag from wml::des::typography
- A new wml::des::preload include file was added
for minimal preloading support of images.
- Another frontend: WMb -- Website META Language Bug
Reporting Tool. This can be used to easily sumbit a bug
report to the WML author.
- System variables like WML_GEN_HOSTNAME now can be
overwritten by -D options on the command line or in
.wmlrc files. For instance this is useful to overwrite
informations for the <info> tag from wml::std::info with
correct values.
- Various 3rd-party software upgrades:
ePerl 2.2.8, Bit-Vector 5.0b1, Slice 1.2.7
- Numerous minor enhancements, portability changes and
bugfixes were done on the various WML passes and WML
include files. See the file ChangeLog for more details.
Major changes between 1.2 and 1.3:
- New options -s which speeds up processing by avoiding fork()s
- New feature in HTMLfix (pass 7): out-commenting HTML tags (<xx#>)
- New feature in HTMLfix (pass 7): post-indenting (<indent>)
- Cleanup of all WMk and WML options, including GNU long-options
- Enhanced WML -v1 output (table format)
Major changes between 1.1 and 1.2:
- HTML tag overwrite support (via <tag*> and </tag*>)
- Pass 8 (HTMLStrip) overhauled (removed incorrect stripping)
- Pass 1 (IPP) enhanced (new __FILE__, __LINE__ and $(VAR) stuff)
- Perl compatibility changes ("use lib" replaced by "BEGIN/@INC" variant)
- New manual pages: wml_intro(7) and wml_tutorial(7)
- Cleaned up distribution [Step 2] (removed unnecessary stuff)
- Upgrade to ePerl 2.2.3
Major changes between 1.0 and 1.1:
- Fixed command line argument bugs (especially -DXXX=YYYY)
- Changed GNU Autoconf option --with-closedworld to --with-openworld
- Cleaned up distribution [Step 1] (removed unnecessary stuff)
- Upgrade to Slice 1.2.4


text:
We found a TicketWeb account that might belong to you.
Log in to link your TicketWeb account with Facebook
Saturday, Feb 23, 2013 10:00 PM EST (10:00 PM Doors)
- Sunday, Feb 24, 2013 2:30 PM EST
Venue 578, Orlando, FL
18 years and over
|Blair Rich Project + Firestone Live Present:
|MAVADO in Concert
|With Special Guests
|Date: Saturday, February 23rd, 2013
|Doors: 10:00pm
|Show: 10:00pm - 2:30am
|Tickets: $30ADV GA/ $40ADV VIP
|Ages: Ladies 18+// Guys 21+
|More Info:
|Web: www.firestonelive.net
|Facebook: /FirestoneLive
|Twitter: @FirestoneLive
|Instagram: @FirestoneLive
|WILL CALL: Opens at the Venue Door, 10:00pm on 2/23
|BOTTLE SERVICE: Call 407.883.9033 or email firstname.lastname@example.com
|DRESS CODE: Relaxed. No professional cameras without an approved media pass. Bags subject to search.
|PARKING: $6 lighted & secure parking available in the lot directly behind the venue, between Garland and Orange, at 42 W. Concord Street. Additional $6 parking available in the Orange County Courthouse Garage (entrances at 425 N. Orange, and 46 E. Amelia). Free Parking available in metered spaces on the streets.


text:
Rated 3.7 out of 5 by 58 reviewers.
Rated 5 out of 5 by Jones2016 Very clean and new hotel. I have stayed at a few hotels in the area and this is my favorite. Slightly overpriced at times or I'd stay here more often. My only complaint is the noisiness of the AC, but that is minor. April 13, 2016
Rated 3 out of 5 by jeff nice I stayed at this property twice over the thanksgiving holiday. Once on the way to my destination and again on the way back through. As far as Four Points goes, this is a pretty nice hotel. Only one issue on the first stay. The heater didn't work in the smaller room of the 2 room suite upgrade they gave me, so it was kind of cold. Other than that pretty solid stay. The second stay was not as good. The girl who checked me in, didn't upgrade me, which is fine, I don't expect it every time. I do however as a platinum member at least expect to be placed on the spg level, mostly for the complimentary bottle of water and in my experience, the rooms are usually nicer. She also asked me what time I would be checking out so that she could let housekeeping know when to clean my room. I have never heard that question before, and thought it kind of rude. Other that that it again is a nice property, close to the airport, and walking distance to the football stadium. December 1, 2015
Rated 5 out of 5 by Krystalball252 Great Louisville Hotel Had a wedding to attend in the Louisville area and this hotel was perfectly located, convenient, and clean. I would recommend to travelers. November 15, 2015
Rated 2 out of 5 by 250nightsayear It's a mixed bag The property has some shining stars. The evening bartender Martha is delightful. The front desk staff is also quite delightful. The rooms are clean, and very well maintained. However, the food service is lacking in terms of both quality of food and the quality of the service. Eggs are consistently brown and lacey, and the potatoes are usually served undercooked and three times in five days ice cold. The toast is not toasted, but rather fried on a flat grill. Order accuracy is an issue. I twice ordered extra eggs with my breakfast, and they didn't come. The second time, the server said she would bring them right out. They never showed up. In her defense, the restaurant was busy and she was the only server. This morning I ordered soft scrambled eggs and potatoes. What was delivered was hard, dry, cold, brown eggs with cold mushy potatoes. The server never brought coffee for my table mate so he went to the lobby to get his own. I mentioned to the lady at the front desk that the service was pretty slow and it appeared to me that the server needed some help. A few moments later Ronnie, the apparent manager of the day, showed up table side to inform me that the server was doing just fine and if he needed any help he would let him know. He was rude, and openly confrontational in front of the entire restaurant. October 24, 2015
Rated 3 out of 5 by LightningGirl 2 Week Stay I've stayed at this location before and was very satisfied. During this stay I knew it was going to be an extended stay so I tried to be prepared for anything. However, our first night and day the internet/wi fi was out. I understand this was a city-wide issue with AT&T but it was bothersome. The staff members were friendly, especially since we where there for such a long time. Miss Martha and Margie were Outrageously AWESOME in the bar and restaurant! Although the restaurant food was quality was average and the cost was above average that's par for the course with hotels. Unfortunately on the day before checkout I wanted to have our room serviced (fixed beds, fresh towels, emptied toilet paper, etc.) unfortunately the maintenance people didn't see the light requesting room cleaning but it didn't happen. We had opted for no cleaning the day before and the day before that so the room was in desperate need. I wanted to have a nice clean room for our last evening there - that didn't happen. I understand that it was an anomaly but it was quite irritating. All in all for 14 days, the staff was extremely friendly and got to know me and my daughter. They took an interest in why we were there and observed that I was working too much. lol. For the most part it was a more enjoyable than not stay. August 25, 2015
Rated 4 out of 5 by SPG1 Good stopover hotel with responsive staff Despite arriving very late at night, we were warmly welcomed by the person checking us in (we apparently were his last 'guest' to check in). We had a nice suite upgrade and the breakfast option for the platinum amenity did not disappoint. We would definitely stay here again. July 31, 2015
Rated 5 out of 5 by CoachJay23 Basket Ball - Hoop Troupe Dear Sharon, On behalf of our youth Basket Ball Organization, I just wanted to thank you, and your staff, for your hospitality and excellent customer service that you showed my "hoop troupe," last month during our stay at your property. Over a three-day period from June 19th to June 21st we visited Louisville, KY to attend the 2015 Midwest Youth Boys National Basketball Tournament. Over the course of our stay at your property, your staff remained attentive to our every need - from your staff's level of organization during our initial check-in (as our multiple room requests for same floor and room type were handled prior to our arrival), as a result we were able to get settled in fast without hassle; or when you and your staff showed great patience, with regard to our boys multiple, lost key, replacement requests. In short you made our "hoop troupe" of 11 to 13 year old boys feel at home. Thank you once again for your hospitality and superior customer service - we look forward to visiting your property again soon. Best regards, Coach J July 3, 2015
Rated 1 out of 5 by UandU Unreasonable and Unresponsive Recently, before I booked my reservation online, I tried to use my certificate. However, after they spent hours going back and forth between the reservation and front desk, they still had no idea how to do it. So they promised me they would accept the certificate at the door when I check in. I went online and booked for the first two nights with credit card and expected them to accept the certificate for the 3rd night. When I arrived at the hotel to check in, I handed in the certificate. However, on the 3rd day, they told me they could not accept the certificate. When I told them the previous conversation with the reservation and front desk, they denied there is such a conversation or phone record. Instead they charged me a higher rate than the rate for the previous two nights. Worse, when I checked out next morning, I could not get my certificate back because the manager was not there and the certificate is in the manager's office. A week or so later, I called the manager and left message asking her to call me back. But she never did in the following week. Today, I called their billing department and finally got hold of the manager. Although she said she would send my certificate back but asked my to fax her the Hot Rate form before she could refund the difference between the charge for the 3rd night and the rate for previous two nights. I have no idea what Hot Rate form is but have the confirmation of my reservation for the first two nights. So she said she can't make adjustment. I don't think this is reasonable because if they told me they would not accept my certificate for the 3rd night or did not promise me they would at the check-in over the phone, I would've booked the 3rd night online at the same rate as previous two nights. I'm a Preferred Guest member of SPG and this experience is ugly and very disappointing. June 12, 2015


text:
Used Luhrs Boats for Sale in Michigan
There are no Used Luhrs boats for sale in Michigan, but some other boats are listed below
24' 2006 Carolina 24 Sea Chaser Offshore Series Fun for the fisherman and spectator alike, this 2006 Carolina Skiff 24 Sea Chaser has been immaculately maintained by her owner, and boasts upgraded fea...
Sarasota, FL | Powerboats | Center Console Boats
Carolina Boats
22' 2007 Pathfinder Tournament ** For Questions Contact: Les (912) 484-6789 or email@example.com ** This is a 2007 Pathfinder 2200 Tournament powered by a Yamaha 250hp Vmax Hpd...
Savannah, GA | Powerboats | Bay Boats
29' 1995 Sea Ray 290da Trades considered.
Fenton, MI | Powerboats | Classic Powerboats
Sea Ray
31' 1998 Scarab 31 Thunder Looking to get out and go fast on the water? Here is your boat. Twin 415hp engines will make your hair blow back and your eyes water! V-berth below, wit...
Sarasota, FL | Powerboats | High Performance Boats
Team Scarab
32' 1998 Maxum 3200 Scr 32 Maxum 3200 SCRThis vessel is clearly a step above all others. Nothing has been spared to keep her in excellent condition inside and out. Equipped wit...
Neptune, NJ | Powerboats | Express Cruiser Boats
24' 2012 Xpress H24b 2012 Xpress H24b center console loaded with options $39906.00This is a Xpress 2012 newly designed H24b;; it has all the Xpress greatest features;; Xtrem...
Mead, OK | Powerboats | Bay Boats
Express Yachting
23' 2007 Sea Ray 230 Select One owner! Nice Bowrider!This Sea Ray 230 Select is equipped as follows: -Mercruiser 350 Magnum Mpi -Bravo Iii drive -Smartcraft instrumentation -Cl...
Memphis, TN | Powerboats | Bowrider Boats
Sea Ray
It doesn't look like there are any Luhrs boats for sale in Michigan that match all of your boat search criteria, but included some other boats that are displayed above. Boat Paradise has a lot of boats listed for sale on but some brands/locations might be a rare find. You might get a better luck if you broaden your search.
Boats by Make
Boats by Type
Boats by Location
A1 Custom Trailers Albemarle Albury Brothers Alumacraft Aluminum Cruisers Inc Aquasport Baha Cruisers Baja Bass Tracker Bayliner Beneteau Bennington Berglund And Black Bertram Boston Whaler Caravelle Boats Carolina Boats Carver Catalina Celebrity Century Chaparral Chris-Craft Cobalt Cobia Contender Crest Pontoon Boats Crestliner Crownline De Viking Scheeps Donzi Doral Ebbtide Egg Harbor Everglades Boats Express Yachting Formula Fountain Four Winns Galaxy Glastron Grady-White Granger Performance Harris Flotebote Hatteras Hunter Hurricane Hydra-Sports Key West Larson Lowe Luhrs Mainship Mako Malibu Mariah Mastercraft Maxum Meridian Mirrocraft Monterey Parker Pearson Polar Boats Pro-Line Prokat Pursuit Rampage Ranger Regal Regulator Renken Rinker Robalo Sailfish Sea Doo Sea Fox Sea Ray Seaswirl Silverton Skeeter Sportcraft Stamas Starcraft Stingray Stratos Sun Tracker Sunbird Sunchaser Sweetwater Sylvan Thompson Tiara Topaz Triton Trojan Trophy Wellcraft Yamaha All Makes
Aft Cabin Boats Airboats Angler Boats Bass Boats Bay Boats Bluewater Fishing Boats Bowrider Boats Catamaran Powerboats Center Console Boats Classic Powerboats Commercial Boats Convertible Boats Cruiser Powerboats Cuddy Cabin Boats Deck Boats Dive Boats Downeast Boats Dual Console Boats Duck Boats Express Cruiser Boats Fishing Boats Fish and Ski Boats Flats Boats Flybridge Boats Freshwater Fishing Boats High Performance Boats Houseboats Jet Boats Jon Boats Mega Yachts Motoryachts Personal Watercraft Pilothouse Boats Pontoon Boats Runabout Boats Saltwater Fishing Boats Ski and Wakeboard Boats Skiff Boats Speed Boats Sport Fisherman Boats Submersible Boats Trawlers Walkaround Boats Weekender Boats YachtsClassic Sailboats Cruiser/Racer Sailboats Cutter Sailboats Ketch Sailboats Motorsailer Sailboats Multi-Hull Sailboats Racer Sailboats Sailing Catamarans Sloop Sailboats Yawl SailboatsCanoes Dinghy Boats Inflatable Boats Kayaks Pedal Boats Rowboats Tender Boats
Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin WyomingAlberta British Columbia Manitoba New Brunswick Newfoundland Nova Scotia Ontario Prince Edward Island Quebec Saskatchewan


text:
Spectra Energy Partners, LP (NYSE:SEP)
A partnership Company, which was formed by Spectra Energy to own and operate natural gas transportation and storage assets.
- Quote
- Commentary
- Scorecard
- Historical Prices
- Chart
- Stats
- Ratios
- Earnings/Growth Rates
- Statements
- SEC Filings
- Show Me:
- Sort by:
Fastgraph Experiment
$30 billion backlog of projects for it and its sponsor, almost all of which will eventually be dropped down to SEP.
Excellent balance sheet, Debt/EBITDA of 3.5 is one of the lowest in the industry and means cheaper borrowing to fund growth. Generous yield of 6% + 8%-10% distribution growth over next five years should easily crush the market's long-term historical 9.1% CAGR.
Part of a screener test. I looked at 4-5 star stocks, with a dividend yield above 2.5%, gross margins above 25%, price 0-50% below 52-week high, with 3-year EPS of 5+, P/E < 40. These are all interesting PEGY plays for me.
With natural gas prices down, I expect to see higher usage going into the cold season. Housing will eventually rebound and go with gas heat; I don't see any more of a down side on this play. The increased dividend helps the cause- SEP currently has a yield of around 7%. That is tough to beat since SEP appears to have the financial resources to cover their dividend.
Yes, I'm betting on pipelines.
I think now is the time to invest in energy stocks because A. they are going to continue to rise and B. they are going to be around for awhile. Spectra has a great reputation for environmental protection.
Well positioned for steady growth.
Spectra Energy Partners LPis a growth-oriented, Delaware master limited partnership (MLP) recently formed by Spectra Energy Corp, headquartered in Houston, Texas, to own and operate natural gas transportation and storage assets.
Providing a strategically positioned portfolio along with a strong and flexible financial position, Spectra Energy Partners makes for a credible investment opportunity.
Spectra Energy, which is comprised of the former natural gas businesses of Duke Energy Corporation, became a stand-alone publicly traded company in January 2007. Spectra Energy is one of the largest operators of natural gas pipelines and storage facilities in North America.
Spectra Energy Partners LP's assets include the East Tennessee Natural Gas system, a 1,400-mile natural gas transportation pipeline located in the Southeastern United States, and 24.5 percent of Gulfstream Natural Gas System, L.L.C., which owns a 690-mile natural gas pipeline that connects Mobile Bay to the central Florida peninsula through the Gulf of Mexico. The combined systems are capable of transporting 2.4 billion cubic feet (Bcf) of natural gas per day. Spectra Energy Partners also owns 50 percent of Market Hub Partners, a partnership that owns high deliverability salt cavern storage assets capable of storing 35 Bcf of natural gas.
LNG shortage coming anyone dealing in LNG will name thier price.
This stock has been out for a week... I couldn't find any information about it's financials, but it has a pretty large 1.25B market cap and good ratings by several wall street firms. I'm going to follow them and give it a outperform.


text:
Scientists Hot on the Trail of a Breath Test to Spot Cancer
Byline: Daily Mail Reporter
A BREATH test that could pick up the early signs of cancer and other serious diseases is being developed by British scientists.
They are looking at ways to analyse all the chemicals and compounds present in a person's breath to spot signs of conditions such as diabetes, cancer, hepatitis and cirrhosis of the liver.
Using the latest technology the team at Swansea University is trying to develop a paper strip on which patients could breathe, which would show doctors if they were suffering from a certain disease.
If successful, it could save thousands of lives because an early diagnosis tends to increase the chances of survival.
But no trials have yet been carried out, and the team warns that it could take years before the test reaches the NHS.
Research leader Dr Masood Yousef said he was looking at ways to detect the presence of 'volatile organic compounds' - airborne chemicals in the breath.
'Studies have shown that high concentrations of certain volatile organic compounds in breath can correlate with disease,' he added.
'Different chemicals in an analysis of breath can make out particular types of cancer, diabetes, hepatitis and cirrhosis of the liver.' Diagnostic techniques based on exhaled breath are much less developed than the analysis of blood or urine because any compound is present in such small quantities that it is difficult to detect.
The scientists are looking at complex detection methods such as electronic recognition of gas particles, identifying individual particles by their different atomic weights and using heat to separate the particles from other compounds. …


text:
226 Views 2 Replies Latest reply: Oct 2, 2013 4:53 AM by Elitegate
lllaass Oct 2, 2013 4:43 AM
in response to MohamadMousavi
Do you have a queston/problem you would like help with?
Elitegate Oct 2, 2013 4:53 AM
in response to MohamadMousavi
Referring to HT1212: Wrong passcode/Disabled iPod
You will have to put your iPod into Recovery Mode and let iTunes restore it. All data will be erased.
For help to enter recovery mode:http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1808


text:
That is really dancing around worth words. Translated: We laid off most of our Milwaukee staff, to be replaced with outsourced resources in India, where the new leadership is from.
Why should people in Milwaukee be upset with this? Years ago, the city of Milwaukee worked hard to lure Manpower and Mr. Joerres to build its headquarters here that included a number of financial and TIF incentives including paying for their $20 million parking garage. This was controversial any criticized the city for this. which of course did this not because the money was burning a hole in their pocket, but to encourage job growth in Milwaukee (not India).


text:
|IKEA Foundation gives USD 62 million for world's biggest refugee complex
|30 August 2011
|IKEA Foundation gives UNHCR US$62 million for Somali refugees in Kenya
|30 August 2011
|IKEA Foundation donates mattresses, duvets and covers for Libya-displaced
|24 May 2011
|Refugees in Armenia get wired for work
|7 April 2011
|Helping communities who are helping Haiti's displaced
|14 March 2011
|Q&A: Former Bosnian refugee promotes technology to bring hope to the displaced
|24 November 2010
|UNHCR computer centres offer education, jobs and a future in Georgia
|1 October 2010
|Manpower and UNHCR empower refugees resettling to the US
|22 July 2010
|Displaced in Georgia get access to computer and information technology
|1 February 2010
|VIPs share refugee experience in Davos; UNHCR co-launches business partnership site
|29 January 2010
Good corporate citizenship builds the foundations for more sustainable growth.
UNHCR Corporate Code of Conduct
Stories and features from UNHCR on sports partnerships.
Report also available in French on UNHCR's French website here. Read more about the meeting here.
A grassroots campaign run by the UN Foundation to combat malaria by distributing tens of thousands of specially treated mosquito nets. Malaria is a leading killer of children in Africa.
In partnership with Nike and Spanish football giants, FC Barcelona, a campaign to raise funds for education and sports projects in refugee camps through the sale of a special line of clothing.
An internet-based campaign to give millions of refugee children access to education, sport and technology. By supporting this programme, you can help refugee children enjoy their youth and give them an education that will improve their future chances.
Burundian humanitarian worker Maggy Barankitse received the 2005 Nansen Refugee Award for her tireless work on behalf of children affected by war, poverty and disease. The Nansen medal was presented at a grand ceremony in Brussels by H.R.H. Princess Mathilde of Belgium and UN Deputy High Commissioner for Refugees Wendy Chamberlin.
Accepting the award, Barankitse said her work was inspired by one single goal: peace. "Accept your fellow man, sit down together, make this world a world of brothers and sisters," she said. "Nothing resists love, that's the message that I want to spread."
Sponsored by UNHCR corporate partner Microsoft, the ceremony and reception at Concert Noble was also attended by Belgium's Minister for Development Co-operation Armand De Decker, European Commissioner for Development and Humanitarian Aid Louis Michel, renowned Burundian singer Khadja Nin, Congolese refugee and comedian Pie Tshibanda, and French singer and UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Julien Clerc. Among others.


text:
Ritholtz's Reads: Bubble Mania
Barry Ritholtz is a Bloomberg View columnist writing about finance, the economy and the business world. He started the Big Picture blog in 2003 and is the founder of Ritholtz Wealth Management, an asset management and financial planning firm.
Read More.
Read More.
Here are my reads for your morning train ride :
- For Proof Wall Street Is Changing, Look at Citigroup's Numbers (The Upshot)
- When Bubbles Become Manias: The Psychology of Runaway Markets (TraderFeed)
- Charlie Munger on Investment Concentration Versus Diversification (25iq)
- Since 2010, full-time jobs are up 7.6 million while part-time jobs have declined by more than 900,000. (Atlantic)
- How Much Do U.S. Brokers Make? Their Business Cards Provide Clues (MSN Money)
- David Wessel on the 'what if' exercises in the CBO's long-term debt projections (Washington Wire)
- Microsoft Challenges Google's Artificial Brain With 'Project Adam' (Wired)
- GOP Self-Destruction Is Nearly Complete: Millennials Officially Hate Conservatives (The Guardian) see also Republican's Young-People Problem (Washington Post)
- A Terraformed Moon Would Be an Awful Lot Like Florida (Slate)
- Why the Myers-Briggs test is totally meaningless (Vox)
What are you reading?
Wave of Cash Returns to Australia
This column does not necessarily reflect the opinion of Bloomberg View's editorial board or Bloomberg LP, its owners and investors.
To contact the author on this story:
Barry L Ritholtz at firstname.lastname@example.com


text:
See other Johannesburg properties
The Backpackers Ritz of Johannesburg
1A North Road, Dunkeld West, Johannesburg, South Africa, Distance from city centre: 8.2km
Real Reviews
Real reviews from fellow travellers
These are trusted reviews from guests who have actually stayed here. We hope you find them helpful.
Note: we only give a property a rating once it has received a minimum of 3 reviews.


text:
I am from Brazil and in the middle of April I am going to move to Red Deer, Alberta, Canada and I'd like to ask for help to choose a nice bike to ride and commute when the weather allowed (I believe it could be from April to October).
Here in Brazil I rode an 26 inch hardtail MTB and in Canada I'd like to change to a ROAD or CX or Touring bike, because with a bigger wheel size will helps to ride better and even small weekend bike trips (300km round trip).
So, what I think that I am going to like is a bike with:
Also, I am 188/189cm tall and here I ride a XL GT Avalanche 2008 frame (20,5 to 21 inches) with a 100mm stem and 350mm seatpost. It is ok for short to mid distances, but for long distances after 80km riding it is not so confortable anymore.700c wheels
Full fender friendly
Rear Rack
Drop bars (for long distance)
Confortable rider position
So, as I said above, I believe that a 58cm will be my first frame size option, of course that I am going to try some frame sizes, but I prefer a little smaller frame than a bigger one this time.
Searching for suggestions of bikes I found a JAMIS NOVA SPORT CX bike that seems nice enough, but I really don't know if I will find it in stock at some bike shops. Also, my budget will be around $900,00 CAD with a possibility to increase to $1.100 CAD.
I am sorry to open a new thread, but other threads with similar subjects just help me to eliminate some bikes and now I need some help to focus in what it would be good.
Thanks for all that read my post.
PS. I forgot to say, the main use of the bike is going to be as a weekly commuter and a weekend road, because I'd like to go around the city and beyound
PS II. This is my 1st post since my registration in 2012.


text:
IMPORTANT LEGAL NOTICE - The information on this site is subject to a disclaimer and a copyright notice.
What are the possible consequences of global warming where
Europe is concerned? If we refuse to accept them, how can we prevent
them and adapt to them? On the basis of an analysis of scenarios
and probable socio?economic impacts in the light of the geographical
particularities of the main regions of the continent, the experts
involved in the Acacia project are confronting policymakers, industry
and society in general with realities which can no longer be ignored.
Although they do not have definitive proof,
many scientists consider that the Earth is warming up, and that
human activities are implicated. What scale is
this likely to reach over the next few years, what will the environmental
and socio-economic impact be, and how can society adapt? Forty or
so leading European specialists in the fields of climatology, environment
and human sciences have attempted to answer these three questions
in the context of the Acacia project.
Their first concern was to take stock of the climate. The average
temperature of the continent rose by nearly one degree in the course
of the 20th century, with a marked increase in the last decade.
The number of days of exceptional heat in the south of Italy rose
from 52 for the period 1950-1959 to 123 in the decade 1960-1969,
reaching 165 (1970-1989) and finally 230 in the years 1990-1999.
The temperature of the surface waters of the seas has risen by
several tenths of a degree. Precipitation has increased by 10% to
40% in Northern Europe, while drought has increased by 20% in the
south. The scale, speed and geographical distribution of these trends
has resulted in the retreat of glaciers, and a constant reduction
in the thickness of Arctic ice.
On the basis of projections made in 1999 by the IPPC(1),
the experts worked out four scenarios at European regional level
taking into account temperature rises of between 0.1°C and 0.4°C
per decade. According to Martin Parry, the coordinator of the Acacia
Project, 'Even though these projections contain uncertainties, we
have sufficient information to show that with the 0.4°C scenario
seasonal climate changes would be particularly significant.'
The phenomenon would extend well beyond Southern Europe, reaching
the Alps, the North Sea, Scandinavia and North West Russia. The
impact on the water cycle would be an average increase in winter
precipitation of up to 4% per decade for the continent as a whole,
while there would be worse drought in the summer in the Mediterranean
basin and an increase in rainfall (2% per decade) in the North.
While there is no reliable way of extrapolating between global
warming and the accumulation of extreme atmospheric events, in all
likelihood there will be an increase in the frequency of natural
disasters, such as tidal waves, flooding, storms, landslides and
forest fires, on the continent as a whole. Depending on the scenario
in question, the sea level could increase by 13-68 cm over the next
fifty years.
On the basis of these scenarios, the researchers attempted to evaluate
the impacts of ecosystem changes on major sectors such as health,
transport, energy, industry, insurance, etc. and the main regions
of Europe. They then analysed how European society can formulate
realistic and proactive policies to enable it to adapt in preparation
for these changes. To establish a framework for analysing the interaction
between the socio-political functioning of society and climate change,
Acacia selected four types of scenarios that are conceivable for
the society of the future: 'world markets', 'provincial enterprise',
'global sustainability' and 'local stewardship'.
The organisation of society, economic growth, the balance between
sectors of activities and between regions, the technological dynamic
and, last but not least, ecosystem management will be very different
in each of the scenarios. The coordinator of the Acacia Project
concludes that 'This socio-political vision is very important. It
shows that our ability to adapt to environmental constraints depends
to a significant extent on our desire to organise ourselves. These
scenarios are of course theoretical, but they are necessary in order
to launch a debate in which all the stakeholders affected by climate
change should envisage their future.'
(1) In its Special Report
on Emission Scenarios, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
worked out a series of scenarios based on different trends in global
variables (world population, total emissions, atmospheric CO2 concentrations,
effect of abatement policies, etc.).
Environment and Climate
Martin Parry
Jackson Environment Institute
Norwich (United Kingdom)
Fax : +49- 1603 593 896
E-mail : firstname.lastname@example.com
39 partners in 12 countries (United Kingdom, German, Italy,
France, Denmark, Finland, Sweden, Netherlands, Belgium, Spain,
Switzerland and Norway).


text:
MLP-Friendship Is Magic by v0cat0vWatch
©2013-2016 v0cat0v
Fluttershy sweetie cutie~ *^3^*
I love Discord x Fluttershy forever!! (^q^)/
I love Discord x Fluttershy forever!! (^q^)/
Please draw more of them ^_^
I so love this you did divinely
Hello dear, I have a small favor to ask; you see, I am working on a fan fic -an au of equestria grils-- about Flruttershy; the shy girl who volenters at ALL the animal shelters and the zoo; and Discord; the super senior who has a lack of friends due to his super senior status and cruel pranks. It's a friendship series of oneshots that could be seen as shippy if one wanted to. I saw this wonderous piece of work and rolled around in my bed for an hour because of fangirl feels. Dont feel pressured to say yes I completely understand if you say no, but I am just asking. Thanks for your time!
That's so cute öwö <3
Discord: To quote my old classmate Genie.... "You Ain't Ever Had A Friend Like Me" My Dear.
You pair them up too
I loev the style
I loev the style


text:
Hi, thanks for this great plugin. I have just a little problem with thumbnails: i have installed the plugin and next i have regenerated thumbnails (wordpress thumbs are 150x150px). If i set 150 px in the widget, thumbnails looks fine, and the source is true (150x150). But, if i set every other dimensions, like 50 px or 70 px, thumbnails looks fine, BUT source dimensions are 300 px (wordpress medium image). This is a problem for page load time, it would be better if thumbnail source is the lowest. For "source dimensions" i mean image properties, so the original image.
How I can fix the problem?


text: Gr 7 Up-- Josie, a girl with cerebral palsy, lives on the shrinking farmland owned by her family for generations and now being sold to developers. Her mother works and attends college and her grandmother tends her diminished patch of land. The story is told in the seventh-grader's voice in a series of free-verse poems. She is a bright and wry narrator, acutely aware of her limitations and her strengths. When Jordan, wealthy but neglected by his widowed father, moves into a mansion behind her farmhouse, they discover a common love of nature and science, and Josie finally has a real friend. She and her grandmother are both passionate about plants and gardening, and Zimmer does a nice job integrating botanical images throughout the novel. Josie feels like a "dandelion in a purple petunia patch" and thinks, "I must be a real disappointment--/stunted foliage,/no yield." Through growing maturity and Granny's wisdom, she gains confidence in herself. Reaching for Sun will have wide appeal for readers of diverse ability. Reluctant readers will be attracted to the seeming simplicity of the text, with short chapters and lots of white space on the page. They may not even realize that they are reading poetry. More sophisticated readers will find added enjoyment as they begin to appreciate the poetic structure and imagery. Readers of all levels will enjoy spending time with Josie and may gain an increased awareness of what it's like to live with a disability.--Nancy Brown, Fox Lane High School, Bedford, NY[Page 222]. Copyright 2007 Reed Business Information.


text:
Search the Collection
Sitter in 1 portrait
by Bassano Ltd
Lady Ida Emily Augusta Sitwell (née Denison)(1869-1937), Wife of Sir George Reresby Sitwell; daughter of 1st Earl of Londesborough
Sitter in 1 portrait
Lady Ida Emily Augusta Sitwell (née Denison)
by Bassano Ltd
bromide print, 1904
NPG x84790
Family Tree
Related People
Tell us moreback to top
Can you tell us more about this person? Spotted an error, information that is missing (a sitter's life dates, occupation or family relationships, or a date of portrait for example) or do you know anything that we don't know? If you have information to share please complete the form below.
If you require information from us, please use our Archive enquiry service. If you wish to license an image, please use our Rights and Images service.
Please note that we cannot provide valuations.
We digitise over 8,000 portraits a year and we cannot guarantee being able to digitise images that are not already scheduled.