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ACA Women's Summit - Keynote Speech
Submitted by Kris Thompson on
Last night the standing room only ACA Women's Summit was inspiring! Much was discussed and much was on the minds of women there. No decisions were made (I don't think) but some focus was decided to create some women's cycling camps (modeled after the junior ACA camps) and to address the category issue that currently promotes women to stay cat 4's for ever. And who can blame them, if 3's only events rarely happen than for many you go from a cat 4 and then jump into the 1-2-3 field. POW and then they leave cycling for another sport.
Sarai Snyder of GirlBikeLove probably had one of the best proposals of the night, get more women on bikes! The core of much of the challenges women cycling faces are their numbers. Get more numbers and those old problems go away.
Keynote from Jennifer Triplett below
Jennifer Triplett
Good Evening!
It's always striking to me how unrecognizable people are outside of their cycling clothing. You look oddly familiar... mind pulling your hair back, sticking a helmet on and covering your face with glasses? Ah! That's it! That's where I know you from!
Thank you all for taking time out your busy schedules to meet tonight in honor of BRAC and our cycling community. Despite having Thanksgiving on the brain and I'm sure a lot of last minute preparations. It's nice to see so many people here in honor of our amazing community.
Tonight I am going to do an introduction of myself, how I was asked to be the keynote speaker, and then focus on community. Specifically, the little steps we can all take to grow from a participation standpoint as well as how we can enhance the values of our community. And lastly, a call to action.
For those who I haven't had the pleasure of meeting yet, my name is Jennifer Triplett and I race cat 2 road, cat 1 track, novice mountain and cross. I am relatively new to the front range area, and live in COS. I moved here to remove a fender rain bike from my quiver, train at altitude and let's face it: for love. I am a co-active coach and love to inspire others to live the life of their dreams, what ever that may be.
A little over a month ago, Clint Bickmore, the ACA President and I were formally introduced at the USA Cycling Coaching summit. I told him about my involvement with the WSBA and MVA in Washington and told him I'd love to get involved. He put me in touch Rachel Scott and Susan Adamkovics to see how I could get involved with the upcoming Womens Summit. I also mentioned in passing that I enjoy public speaking, gulp, and well, here I am.
My background is in boxing. However, getting hit in the face lost its appeal over time and I started looking for a new sport. A friend suggested I start commuting to work via bike and sign up for the Seattle to Portland ride. That sparked a beautiful relationship between myself and bikes. I found I enjoyed passing most men and decided to give racing a try. I spent the past 7 years racing in the soggy NW, where despite the weather they have a thriving community of female racers.
When I first started, I explored team options via meet the team rides in the fall and found a group of women who were all new to the sport and wanted to try racing. Starbucks was our sponsor. I thrived in this environment, quickly advancing through the ranks and immediately looked toward for leadership. A friend suggested I run for the Marymoor Velodrome Association board to be a female voice so I did.
Somewhat intimidated by learning a new skill on a bike without brakes, I started track racing my first year and loved it. Even though you're on a bike without brakes, you also only make left hand turns and as it turns out, I can sprint. I found myself wanting to take things to the next level and raced at regional events and found myself that first year at Nationals.
Looking back, I notice a recurring theme for myself: that I'm not afraid to try anything. I recall going to Alpenrose with its concrete 47 degree banking, large and deep fields (with several Olympians in the mix) and figuring, why not? We all start somewhere. That attitude also got me into trouble as I thought jumping in also meant attacking from the gun. Keep in mind there were Olympians in the group... and well, next thing I know I'm being lapped and discouraged. Not knowing what to do, I rolled off the track before the end of the race, started crying and called my mom. She reminded me, Jennifer! Look at where you are! You're brand new and racing against experienced women. Wipe those tears away and jump back in.
Flash forward a few years, which included wins, losses, injuries, and more community involvement. The MVA established a women's development fund, grew field sizes so we actually had to split cat 4 women categories into two per night. We even started a movement for holding a women's madison at the Grand Prix each year and had more womens team then men. We were taking action and made a difference in our community.
Then the unthinkable happened in 2008. My husband died in a tragic rock climbing accident. Life as I knew it was forever changed. And although I stuck around Seattle for 3 years after, I knew it was time to change my environment. Thankfully I had cycling to lean on. Not only from a physical activity but from a community perspective. They were there for me on a deeper level then I knew. I was just racing my bike, just being myself, but when I needed people, they responded with love and generosity. It was hard to leave that community but I knew it was time for my own growth. Here I am now, in Colorado, establishing a link to a new community.
So when I say community, I say it with great intention and value. It is a support network, a gathering of like minded people. People who I can race against and have fun. That I can laugh with and cry.
Being new to this community, I want to make an impact. I want to see it grow and strengthen. So,how do we grow this community? How do we attract more women?
I posed this question to my friend Nicola Cranmer, the Exergy Womens Director, and she said that although women represent only 15% of the USAC license holders, there's something to be said about the quality. Look at the Olympics for example. The medals were won by women. It's not just about quantity, it's quality.
On a grassroots level, there are little things we can do to welcome new faces. Think about it, women's racing is super intimidating. Seeing teams all dressed the same and not very friendly is like being thrown to a pack of wolves. I highly recommend being welcoming to a new face, introducing yourself and going going out of your way. That little engagement, such as helping pin numbers on for someone, can make a massive difference in whether they ever show up again. On group rides, seek out those new faces, welcome them. Encourage them to come back.
If we want to grow our community, then we all need to do our part. I challenge each of you at each race to find one new person, introduce yourself and make a connection.
Back to when Clint and I were talking about women's sport, he mentioned that although small in numbers, women are often the loudest voices. We want more categories, equal pay, neutral support and a list of other things. And I'm sure we could brainstorm a long list tonight of the things we would like to improve women's cycling. But in order for change to happen we need action from those voices. So I have another challenge, another opportunity to grow our community from within. And that is for every idea, for every voice heard in this room, that each of you, each of those voices commit to one action. One thing that resonates where you think change needs to happen, regardless of size or impact, to improve womens' cycling.
I also propose we start meaningful conversations. A gathering where we can brainstorm ideas and things we want to see change, pick a specific topic and then focus on it.
Together, we can make a difference. And I look forward to seeing each of your contributions enhance our community.
Thank you.
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They have this summit each
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on
They have this summit each year. What are the results from last year? The year before? By what % have women's number gone up? How is retention?
Seems like it's always 10%-13%+/- for the women overall.
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There was some data but...
Submitted by Kris Thompson on
But from where I was standing I could not see the projector and there were some hand-outs with data but I did not get one. Anyone who did care to add to this conversation?
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I really wish women would
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on
I really wish women would just start their own series. Then they have no one to blame for the lack of catagories, payouts, etc. Women, if you don't like the way things are or the way a promoter has scheduled payouts and race catagories, don't race and start your own damn series.
Points: 14
Are you serious?
Submitted by Caveman (not verified) on
Normally, such a post would have a hint of sarcasm incorporated into it, but your tone is just hostile.
In reality, men's racing would be seriously affected if women weren't such a big part of officaiting, volunteering, team leadership, and race directing in Colorado. Perhaps, you would feel better if you abstained from racing in any race where women were fulfilling such roles. Granted you might have a hard time finding any races, but I think we would all be better off.
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Hi Anonymous-numbers for the evening
Submitted by Rachel Scott (not verified) on
Shoot me an email (rachels at coloradocycling.org), and I'll send the handouts to you including the detailed race data analysis for women's participation since 2010. If 303 would like to publish, they can as well. This year's summit had about 50+ more participants than last year--including staff, board members, promoters, officials, the ED of OIWC, new and seasoned racers--and adopted four initiatives for 2013. Also, 2012 was our largest year for participation across the board in every senior and masters category (32.8% growth over 2011). SW4 and SW45+ saw the largest growth percentages. Retention from Cat 4 to 3 was a focus of the evening as statistically many come into the sport as a beginner to never be seen again. 2012 is no different than any year prior for BRAC or other LA's across the country. But also nationally, retention rates for nonprofit membership-based organizations for 1st year new members hovers around 70%. It's a problem shared among organizations like BRAC.
Overall, the feedback thus far from the summit has been very positive. Colorado has a great group of passionate, strong female athletes who want to grow the sport for women and are willing to work to make it happen despite raising families, working full time, and fitting in training where they can. I'm continually impressed by the stories women share, insight they offer into the sport, and willingness to work whether impacting one person at a time or influencing a room full of people. I know I'm excited about it and have experienced growth first hand with our team growing from 6 in 2010 to 60 women for 2013, with many of them never having participated a bike race in their life as of yet.
Susan and I are preparing a recap and survey during the holiday to send to participants and registered BRAC riders. This will also be published on coloradocycling.org.
And also, a HUGE thank you Jennifer Triplett for being a genuine keynote speaker and starting us off in a positive direction. Colorado is lucky to have you!
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This is Beth Jordan-Rowley.
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on
This is Beth Jordan-Rowley. I was there last night and I have the datasheet.
I think the most telling statistic that everyone focused on first was the large "gap" in the middle of the SW field, meaning the attrition of Cat 3s. I believe I represent this statistic as well. I am a 44 year old Cat 3. I don't particularly want to race Masters as I'm always isolated in those fields against vastly stronger riders like Margell and Beth Fisk (there's nothing wrong with either of these ladies, I like them both... I'd just rather not have to get shelled every single race). I'd honestly prefer to race as a 3 with my teammates - we have a number of good 3s on our women's squad right now. I certainly don't have the strength or the time to devote to training to keep up with a 1/2/3 field. To be frank, I will never be a 2, I just can't commit to that sort of training volume and keep my job and my marriage intact. I'm too experienced to be a 4, by about 20 years, really. So that leaves me with... mountain bike racing, which is what I've been doing primarily for the past 3 seasons.
I'm not going to focus on the Masters' women right now except to say that there was significant growth in the W45+ field this year; it's practically doubled since 2010.
So the telling figure is: where are the 3s? I think there are a combination of answers here. One answer is that SW4 are currently not upgrading for a variety of reasons. Some cited were that they prefer to race with their other SW4 friends and teammates. Many cited fear, and the high barrier to entry that is the jump across to the SW Open or 1/2/3 field.
We talked a lot about options. The 2 biggest problems we see to growing the numbers were barriers to entry (communication, advocacy, perceptions of women racers as unapproachable, fear / danger, and so on) and the practical/logistical time limitations on race day - promoters simply do not have enough daylight to hold all the categories that currently exist, and we recognize that as well.
My personal suggestion is to run a separate 3 field concurrently with Masters' women, and perhaps offer a SW Open or 1/2/3 field as well, to give the more competitive 3s the benefit of choice if they prefer to race up. I believe the 3s and 35+ fields are on decent parity (both speed and distance) and could either race combined or with a minute gap, depending on course limitations, field sizes, available resources, etc. A perfect example of a race this could work well for would be the Morgul Bismark road race, where you go from 2 laps (SW4 or 35+) to 4 (SW 1/2/3). A 3 lap women's 3/35+ field makes a lot more sense at least to me, and would also likely make paying the premium entry for this event more worthwhile to the competitive Masters women we have here too.
This also helps address the perceived issue of small fields from SW3 "not showing up". Chris McGee (I believe) did cite a statistic that there was a roughly 20% jump in SW3 participation when a separate 3 field was offered (vs. being combined with 1/2/3s. My suggestion there is that if promoters are sticking their necks out to hold a separate SW3 field, they need to get the word out early, and often, and really, you know, PROMOTE it.
There were a lot of other advocacy, training, mentoring and communications options discussed (it was a broad range of topics) but I believe the above roughly answers the question.
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11% AVG jump in SW 3 participation when category is offered
Submitted by Rachel Scott (not verified) on
6.7 average # of SW3 entrants when Open is offered
10.8 average # of SW3 entrants when Separate is offered
8.9 average # of SW3 entrants when SW1-2-3 is offered
6.5 average # of SW3 entrants when SW3-4 is offered
6 average # of SW3 entrants when Open is offered
11.2 average # of SW3 entrants when Separate is offered
6.7 average # of SW3 entrants when SW1-2-3 is offered
0 average # of SW3 entrants when SW3-4 is offered -nothing offered by ACA/BRAC in 2011
1.7 average # of SW3 entrants when Open is offered - note these are all collegiate races
8.6 average # of SW3 entrants when Separate is offered
7.5 average # of SW3 entrants when SW1-2-3 is offered
3.0 average # of SW3 entrants when SW3-4 is offered
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Looks like numbers are going
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on
Looks like numbers are going down.
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More women at meeting...
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on
Seems there when more women at the meeting than at the Alpha cross gold race.
$660 prizelist for 13 Women Open.
Points: -14
nice way to cherry-pick data that supports your argument
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on
You're of course conveniently ignoring a couple of facts (responding to both replies above this one) that numbers from 2010 to 2011 were markedly down in ALL categories of road racing, not just women's events. Remember that whole "ACA vs USAC" brouhaha at the end of 2011 which was brought on in part by the drop in membership?
Anyway. the #s for SW4 are through the roof if you care to focus on that statistic. So. The question on everyone's mind at the summit was: how do we KEEP them, and promote their upgrade to SW3 WITHOUT driving them off (as has been statistically shown for years to happen). Part of that issue is to not throw them to the wolves in the Elite women's field the second they upgrade from 4 to 3, but there are other issues at play here, too. It's a complex problem, and you can't apply the usual biased, polarized reductive, dismissive reasoning to it (and yes, I realize the above 2 comments were very likely trolls, but still).
The Alpha Cross payout thing is a strawman. First off, they didn't do any decent kind of promotion of the payout, and I'm not sure they even knew they'd have equal pay until last minute sponsors kicked in. First I'd heard of it was the announcer announcing it right before the start of the women's race.
Women racers in particular are bound by schedules and family concerns. If promoters fail to realize this, and wait until the last minute to organize things, then failure of women to show up for their event is going to be a self-fulfilling prospect. Prize lists are also merely one consideration in a spectrum of concerns for women racers; proximity and perceived event quality (please note I said PERCEIVED, not actual quality) is another big one.
Please be aware that this is in no way a criticism of Alpha Cross or their attempts to promote their race or offer equal pay to the SW Open. I'm merely pointing out that by doing so, they're taking a risk and making some assumptions that may not be entirely accurate.
Simple fact: women racers are much more bound by schedules and planning than by prize lists and soforth; this is a simple demographic truth that I've yet to see bike race promoters really grasp. Prize lists are really, really nice, and it's good to know that promoters have our backs and acknowledge that the Elite Women's field is as important as the men's, but there are also some holes in the logic. Women must frequently decide on schedules and events weeks in advance owing to conflicting resource issues (child care, other family activities, kids' school and sports conflicts, et cetera). Racing twice a weekend is a luxury most of them do not have for these reasons. I think a lot of women racers opted to go to Valmont instead as a "known quantity" rather than take a risk on what appears to be a relatively new / unknown event; not to mention it is far to get to if you're not from the "bubble" (you know, I don't like it either, but the facts are: racers in this region will turn out to Boulder-based events in greater quantity unless there's something really compelling to drive them elsewhere).
Therefore, if promoters don't have their ducks in a row regarding prize lists, or wait until the last minute to post the flyer or don't give out good course intel or often just attempt to host a high level event at an unfamiliar venue. First-year events and/or second year events that didn't "market well" in their initial offerings are almost always poorly attended; that's been a truism since I started racing over 2 decades ago. That is the downside of not really promoting or marketing the event effectively.
So here's a question for you trolls up there: the SW4 field at Sunday's Quarter Mile Cross was bigger than either the SM4 or SM3 field. So what does that do to your cherry-picked data? Would you like to now discuss eliminating SM4 as a category, based on that one statistic? No, I didn't think so. That race had every card in the deck stacked against it: it's a Sunday event (historically lower turnout), it was a new venue, it was on the last day of a 4-day weekend when pretty much everyone is either traveling, visiting family (or dropping them off at the airport), dealing with holiday parties/events, running errands, doing house chores, and generally focusing on anything but racing their bikes. Added to which, there was not much good prior intel and it wasn't within a 20 minute drive of Boulder. They had very low turnout numbers. Does this mean they shouldn't bother trying to hold it again next year? No, I think they should take their turnout with a grain of salt and either lower their expectations, try a different date, or do a better job of marketing.
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Directors' Cup No. 2 (1995-96) | 1995-96 Season In Photos
At Stanford, 1995-96 was the season of Tiger Woods. The men's golf team contributed an NCAA fourth-place finish and 61 points to Stanford's winning Directors' Cup total, but it also was the year Woods launched his legend, playing his final collegiate season before turning the pro game upside down.
As a sophomore, Woods won eight tournaments, was second three times, and third once. He capped his season and collegiate career by winning the NCAA individual title, and earned his second consecutive Pac-10 Player of the Year award and second All-America honor.
Within a year after turning pro, Woods won The Masters by a record 12 strokes and became, at age 21, the youngest winner in the tournament's history and the No. 1-ranked player in the world.
Stanford won two NCAA team titles in 1995-96 – men's tennis and women's swimming and diving. In all, 12 Stanford teams finished among the nation's top five, and 23 were among the top 10.
The men's tennis team won its 14th national title under coach Dick Gould and the women's swim team won five events at the NCAA's, including four titles each (two each on relays) for Claudia Franco and Jessica Tong.
While Woods went hardship, A.J. Hinch remained for his senior year, graduating as the finest catcher in school baseball history. Hinch was a three-time first-team All-America and a two-time Pac-10 player of the year. He hit .351 in his career and ranked among Stanford's all-time top 10 in nine categories. He also led the Cardinal on a late 18-game winning streak that secured a spot in the NCAA tournament for the 14th time in 16 years.
Stanford has had its share of two-sport stars, but Maureen McLaren did something that no others ever accomplished: She won NCAA team titles in both sports, including twice in the same academic year. McLaren was a three-time All-America in swimming as a backstroker and won four consecutive swimming team championships (1993-96), and won two more in volleyball as a backup outside hitter (1992, 1994).
More highlights from 1995-96:
• While Tara VanDerveer took a season off to coach the U.S. women's basketball team at the Atlanta Olympics, Stanford won 23 straight games under Amy Tucker and Marianne Stanley and advanced to its fourth Final Four in six years.
• Sunken Diamond hosted its first-ever night game, a 5-0 victory over No. 1 Cal State Fullerton on Feb. 2.
• The women's volleyball team won 26 straight to advance to the NCAA semifinals for the ninth time.
• The men's basketball team advanced past the first round for the second consecutive year, beating Bradley before a second consecutive loss to UMass.
• The football team, picked to finish last in the Pac-10 under first-year coach Tyrone Willingham, went 7-3-1 and earned a trip to the Liberty Bowl, where the Cardinal fell to East Carolina, 19-13. Willingham was the Pac-10 Coach of the Year.
The Final Count:
1) Stanford, 961.5
3) Florida, 731.5
4) Texas, 700.0
5) Michigan, 689.0
Stanford's Top Scoring Teams:
1 (tie), Men's tennis, women's swimming and diving, 64 points each; 3, Women's tennis, 63; 4, Men's gymnastics, 62; 5 (tie), Women's basketball, women's volleyball, 61.5 each.
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The Pasadena City College women's softball team is looking to fix its woes at its home diamond, Robinson Park, while trying to reach the win column as well in the South Coast Conference.
[Editor's Note: PCC's game at LA Harbor was postponed due to a muddy field on Thursday. A make-up has not been rescheduled.]
The Lancers are winless in home games thus far (0-5) and have the same record in South Coast Conference contests. PCC (5-11 overall) has run into stiff competition, however, including facing state No. 12-ranked Mt. San Antonio on Tuesday. The Lancers suffered a 10-1 loss in five innings against the Mounties.
While the team made three errors contributing to four unearned runs, the Lancers continued to show some stalwart play in the field. Rightfielder Breanna Rodrigo stole an extra-base hit from a Mt. SAC hitter on a sensational over-the-shoulder catch in the third inning. Catcher Allison Lacey picked off a Mounties runner at third base with a dart throw in the first.
Offensively, second baseman Justine Zavala knocked in the team's lone run on a RBI single to centerfield in the second inning.
On Feb. 20, Lacey, Zavala, and third baseman Karen Najera (including a double) all had 2-hit games for PCC in a 5-2 loss against visiting Long Beach City. First baseman Sara Quintero ripped a double as part of the team's nine hits overall. Lefty pitcher Casey Ramirez was brilliant in relief by hurling four innings of 3-hit, shutout ball.
On Feb. 19, the Lancers scored a season high in runs in a 15-2 blowout, non-conference win at Chaffey College. PCC was led by a 3-run homer slugged by designated player Audrey Serna (2-for-2, four RBI) and another four RBI effort by Quintero (2-for-4). Shortstop Maddy Gianoli scored four runs and was 3-for-4 with a triple while Lacey was 2-for-3 with two walks, three runs and two RBI. Najera batted 2-for-3 with two RBI, and centerfielder Vanessa Contreras drove in two RBI with a triple. The beneficiary of the 13-hit Lancers' attack was winning pitcher Alissa Barcena (2-0), who allowed just two hits over five innings.
On Feb. 18 at El Camino College, the Lancers scored three runs in the top of the first, but could not hang on in a 4-3 SCC defeat. Ramirez scattered seven hits and walked none, but took the loss.
PCC head coach Monica Tantlinger's Lancers will resume SCC play on Tuesday, March 4 when the Lancers host East Los Angeles College. First pitch is 2 p.m.
[Photo--Maddy Gianoli takes a cut during the Lancers' loss against Mt. SAC Tuesday at Robinson Park, image by Richard Quinton, sports information photographer.]
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Fertilizing Year 2
During the second growing season, make two fertilizer applications: one when growth begins in spring and one in early summer. Apply about 1/8-pound of actual nitrogen each time, if growth was in the desired range last year.
Fertilizing Established Trees
Established fruit trees require little fertilizer other than organic matter. From the third season on, apply only enough nitrogen to produce the desired amount of growth. Bearing trees that produce crops on 1-year-old branches (peaches, apricots, and Japanese plums) should make 15 to 18 inches of terminal growth per season. Those trees which bear mainly on spurs (apples, pears, cherries, and European plums) should make no more than 10 to 14 inches of terminal growth per season.
Nutrient Deficiencies and Excesses
Excess nitrogen can cause poor fruit bud set, poor fruit color, delayed fruit maturity, and softer fruit, which is more prone to rot and doesn't store well. Time fertilizer applications so that nitrogen will be released when growth is starting in spring, and when fruit buds are forming in early to midsummer. Established trees usually don't benefit from phosphorus applications in most soils, and excess phosphorus can cause zinc deficiency. Potassium may be deficient on alkaline soils high in calcium and magnesium. Potassium deficiency reduces fruit size, sugar content, and storage time; it can be recognized by small, bluish-green leaves with yellowed or dying edges. Zinc and boron must be applied frequently on western, alkaline soils. These are best applied as foliar sprays; ask your county Extension Service agent for details. You can apply liquid seaweed emulsion throughout the growing season to provide small amounts of trace elements and cytokinins, growth hormones that reduce stress on the tree. Foliar nutrient sprays can be added to pesticide sprays.
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During the winter, desiccation can cause as much injury to plants as cold temperatures. Water trees well in late fall (not early), after they are dormant, but before the ground freezes, if the weather has been dry. Rake fallen leaves. Compost them only if you're sure they are disease-free.


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Here's a fun and fruity salad that's sure to disappear at picnics and family gatherings. The creamy pudding topping nicely balances the tart orange gelatin layer. Mary Martzke of Shawano, Wisconsin shared the recipe.
- 2 packages (.3 ounce each) sugar-free orange gelatin
- Sugar substitute equivalent to 3 tablespoons sugar
- 2 cups boiling water
- 1 can (6 ounces) frozen orange juice concentrate, thawed
- 1 cup cold water
- 1 can (20 ounces) unsweetened pineapple tidbits, drained
- 1 can (11 ounces) mandarin oranges, drained
- 1 cup cold fat-free milk
- 1 package (1 ounce) sugar-free instant vanilla pudding mix
- 1 teaspoon grated lemon peel
- 2 cups reduced-fat whipped topping
- In a large bowl, dissolve gelatin and sugar substitute in boiling water. Stir in orange juice concentrate and cold water. Add pineapple and oranges; mix well. Pour into a 13-in. x 9-in. dish; refrigerate until set.
- In a large bowl, whisk the milk and pudding mix for 2 minutes. Add lemon peel; mix well. Let stand for 2 minutes or until soft-set. Fold in whipped topping; spread over gelatin. Refrigerate until set. Yield: 12 servings.
Editor's Note: This recipe was tested with Splenda No Calorie Sweetener. Look for it in the baking aisle of your grocery store.
Editor's Note: This recipe was tested with Splenda no-calorie sweetener.
Originally published as Tart Orange Gelatin Salad in Light & Tasty October/November 2003, p49
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"I made this with regular jello,cool whip and sugar.It was a huge success,and several people asked for the recipe.I grated fresh orange peel on top.I will definately make it again."
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"I made this instead of a birthday cake for the local Seniors. They loved it!! Nice and cool in this 95 degree heat. Will definitely make again!"
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Art has the power to reach across generations, cultures, and biases to the delight and inspiration of an audience. I was this audience to a display in the Finch Lane Gallery. Beneath every canvas, scene, sculpture and painting there lies a creator. A real living soul that has breathed life upon a physical manifestation of their beliefs, dreams or imaginations is artist Helenka Bimstein. Read More


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Heart Diagnosis
An accurate diagnosis is the first step in treating any sort of heart abnormality or disease. There are a couple of ways doctors at East Morgan County Hospital can diagnose heart ailments; please talk with your doctor to find out what is right for you.
Computed Tomography (CT or CAT Scan)
The CT scanner creates 3-dimensional images of the heart and the coronary arteries in just five heartbeats.
During an echocardiogram, also called an echo, a technician uses a painless technique to send sound waves into the patient's chest. This produces a moving picture of the heart and heart valves.
Electrocardiography (ECG)
Also called EKG, an electrocardiogram measures the electrical activity in a heartbeat. Patients can be hooked to electrodes or wear a heart monitor (a small box that weighs less than one pound). The monitoring devices send signals to a technician that observes the heart rate and rhythm.
Nuclear Imaging
Nuclear medicine is a unique type of medical imaging that uses very small and safe amounts of radioactive materials in conjunction with a specialized camera to diagnose and treat disease. Heart scans are most often used to image blood flow to, and the function of, the heart.
Treadmill Stress Testing
Stress/exercise testing involves studying the heart while under maximum cardiac stress. It allows a technician to measure the heart's efficiency.
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Denver's Bicycle Collective closing doors and taking proposals for resources
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Hello Friends! Hello Allies!
It's been awhile since we've talked but we have some big news.
The Derailer Bicycle Collective is transitioning. We love and have loved the work that we do and the people that we work with but after 10 years of operation, we no longer have the dedicated people-power to continue our bicycle programming in Denver. We are putting out a Request For Proposals (RFP) to accept serious proposals from groups who want to use Derailer's resources (tools/parts/materials) in the future.
Why are we doing this? Most of the people who organize Derailer's operations are moving on to other things in the near future. By the beginning of 2013, we won't have the dedicated people-power to run the shop as it is. We feel strongly about finding a good home or homes for Derailer's infrastructure that has been built over the past decade. We are doing this because we love Derailer, what it has meant to each of us personally, the thousands of people who have learned mechanics here, and the thousands of bikes that were put back on the streets because of it.
Why are we telling you about this? First, we want the Denver community to know about our plans.
And second, we want to find the best way to give our tools, parts, knowledge and connections a new, useful life and WE NEED YOUR HELP finding applicants. For example, if you have a cool bike program for kids, but need tool sets and brake parts, submit a proposal! If you want to open an affordable bike project in your neighborhood and need the materials to start it, submit a proposal! If you teach mechanics classes in Spanish and need bikes to work on, submit a proposal!
If you, your program, or someone you know has a vision and passion for using our resources, please submit a proposal by December 1, 2012. (http://www.derailerbicyclecollective.org/p/request-for-proposals.html)
So thanks for the good times! (Truly. Amazing times!) We'll keep the website updated with information about the proposal process, ways to help, where we're at, and whatever comes next.
Much Love,
The Derailer Bicycle Collective
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Price: $39.95
Follow the life and career of Dr. Jan Pol. Set in Central Michigan's farm country, Dr. Pol, along with his wife Diane, own and operate a veterinary clinic that services over 18,000 clients.
Episodes include: Polnado Warning, Udder Madness, All Vets are Off, Down and Derby, Holy Bat Attack, Whoa Mama!, The Cow Jumped Over the Moon, Gallop Pol.
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ZF-4267: Zend_Validate_Hostname (*.org)
This bug is related to the Ticket ZF-3989, the same happens with TLD .org.
As described in this ticket, the validation fails due to include failure of Zend/Validate/Hostname/Org.php
As noted this is related to ZF-2900
If you use a custom error handler then all errors, even suppressed ones, are sent to your error handler.
You need to check the value of error_reporting(). If this is set to zero (0) then the error has come from a suppressed error and you need to ignore it..
I would close this issue but there seems to be a JIRA error stopping me (this has been reported to the system administrators)
best wishes, SImon
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It seems as though there can never be enough Little Dragon in the world. In the above video, catch your favorite Swedish electro homies jamming out to a sold out crowd at the UCLA JazzReggae Festival last year. The song is one of our favorite Little Dragon tunes of all time, "Feather."
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Fentanyl has a high risk for abuse and severe, possibly fatal, breathing problems. Do not use fentanyl lozenges unless you have been regularly taking moderate to large amounts of narcotic pain medication. Otherwise, it may cause overdose (even death). The risk for harm is higher if you take the wrong dose/strength, or if you take it along with other drugs that might also affect breathing. It might also be higher when you start this medication and after a dose increase. Get medical help right away if you notice unusual slow/shallow breathing.
Carefully follow the specific directions for using fentanyl lozenges. Since they are not taken the same way, different forms of fentanyl (including lozenges, buccal tablets, patches) do not have the same effects at equal strengths and should not be substituted for each other. Tell your doctor or pharmacist of all medications that you use, especially of drugs that can affect how fentanyl works (see also Drug Interactions section). Do not start, stop, or change the dosage of any medicines you are using without your doctor's approval.
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Scientists at The University of Texas at Arlington [1]have teamed with colleagues at the University of North Texas Health Science Center [2], the Dallas Autism Treatment Center [3], Texas Instruments [4], and Hanson Robotics [5] in Plano to create lifelike robots to diagnose and treat children suffering from autism spectrum disorders.
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Carolyn Garver, director of the Dallas Autism Treatment Center, says the earlier the disorder is identified, the sooner it can be treated.
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Miami Dolphins: And the pick is in….
Back in 2008 the Miami Dolphins passed on the opportunity to select the best quarterback in that draft (Matt Ryan) and took the best left tackle (Jake Long) and the third best quarterback (Chad Henne).
The Trifecta went the safe route, and ultimately settled on Henne when Baltimore surprisingly took Joe Flacco late in the first round.
The key word of that last sentence is SETTLED.
Miami settled on a quarterback, and that's something this franchise can't afford to do anymore after investing four wasted seasons on Henne, remaining in the quarterback wilderness.
After suffering through a decade of A.J. Feeley, Gus Frerotte, Joey Harrington, Daunte Culpepper, Trent Green, John Beck and Chad Henne this franchise can't afford anymore heartache. The Dolphins can't afford to settle anymore, so with the No. 8 pick of Pro Football Weekly's mock draft I've selected QB Ryan Tannehill, Texas A&M.
Tannehill is a first round quarterback. I tried to prove he wasn't and failed.
He's suited for the west coast offense the Dolphins are installing because of his elite feet and accuracy. And he already knows Mike Sherman, whom he played for at Texas A&M, and his offense.
Tannehill fits!
It came down to North Carolina pass rusher Quinton Coples and Tannehill, and the deciding factor was comparing the second tier pass rushers who will be available in the second round to the second tier quarterbacks that might be left for the Dolphins later in the draft.
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I couldn't chance banking on Weeden being there in the second round at pick No. 42 and having him not. Miami can't afford to pick the third best option, which is Michigan State quarterback Kirk Cousin or Arizona State's Brock Osweiler.
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Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2008 12:55 am
Post subject: NEED RECS... Suffering from Kresley Cole withdrawal.
OK. I got soooo hooked on Kresley Cole and read everything she has written.
Can anyone suggest an author who writing is just as good. I am looking for plot, sensuality, character development, pacing, thrills, etc). I have read a few other authors and have not been impressed.
Any help would be appreciated.
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Are you looking for paranormals or historicals? Because obviouly Cole has written in both sub-genres and the recommendation would be very different based on what you are looking for.
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Have you read JR Ward or Lynn Viehl? Both are excellent. You also might like Christine Feehan--she started the whole vampire thing and is very hot; her beginning books are excellent. Nalini Singh is also excellent. All of these have book reviews--if you go to power search, type in their name, you can read and choose. All of these authors have written series, so it's best if you start with the first one, and often the first is the best, anyway, IMO. Hope this helps.
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I'm about to read the last two of Cole's published Paranormals that I haven't tried yet and am anticipating the same withdrawal, so I'll just tack my question to this thread.
I'd also like recs, but not necessarily Paranormals or VampRom. What I'll miss most from Cole are her
alpha heroes
--very protective, strictly monogamous, easily spurred to jealousy, old-fashioned in that they insist on providing for their mates . . . that sort of thing. They don't also have to be vampires, werewolves or demons. Thanks!
"To be in a romance is to be in uncongenial surroundings. To be born into this earth is to be born into uncongenial surroundings, hence to be born into a romance." (G.K. Chesterton)
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If you are talking about Cole's paranormal's, there are a LOT of authors out there today who are writing paranormal series. Cole's books follow different couples in a related world, is that what you are looking for, or the same characters in a continuing series?
Let's see, authors who do good paranormal series: Susan Krinard has both a werewolf series and a sci fi one. Robin Owens ...Heart series, someone mentioned Nalini Singh, Jeaniene Frost's Grave series is good, though it is the same lead characters, if you like them spicier, Emma Holly has a paranormal series, both a vampire one (which I have not gotten into) and an alter-universe one. Susan Grant does paranormal well, then there are the vampire authors, Laurell Hamilton, Ward, Feehan, Maggie Shayne, Charlaine Harris, Mary Jane Davidson, Angela Knight. Also in the paranormal series genre is Feehan's Game series. There are a TON of e-books/Ellora's Cave paranormal books too. Back to Sci fi, but one main couple series is J D Robb's Eve and Roarke.
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is an amazing author. I had trouble enjoying some of the authors after I discovered her because they just don't compare.
"Marked by Moonlight" by Sharie Kohler
. I read this book because it was recommended by Kresley herself. The story is very fast paced and the plot very well written without being confusing. The world is built around werewolves and the humans hunters who hunt them. The sex is very steamy and hot, and I finished the book before I even realized it. I loved the H/H. I really felt their chemistry, and I really did believe their love story as it unfolds.
Another book I just finished an hour ago is
Larissa Ione's "Unbound Pleasure".
If you enjoy Kresley's love scenes you'll enjoy Ione's.
The sex is very hot, and there are plenty of em throughout the book without being excessive
Because our hero has incubus blood in him, he of course cant control his sexual hunger
The world building, on the other hand, is a little bit confusing but everything is explained as you get deeper into the book. This series is a demonic series (with an emphasis on demon incubi, as the central characters are all rare breeds of incubi demons). There are shapeshifters and vampires and werewolves thrown into the world, but theyre not mentioned much. The plot and the world itself is definitely different then your average vampire paranormals.
The two books I mentioned are only BOOK 1 of their series =[ Its hard to wait for the rest of the series, but I hope these will keep you busy until Kresley's new release!
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We don't have "mercenaries" fighting for us ...
We do indeed have mercenaries fighting for us--Blackwater is just one example of a mercenary firm (though I understand they don't like that word, either). They are armed soldiers working directly for the US government and in some cases (like the battle of Najaf) have actually commanded US troops.
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[i] ones are made up of former US military ... and usually former Special Forces, and are generally vetted heavily by people who know them, their work ethics, etc.
The very fact that the US employed an army of contractors is troubling. That they were operating outside the law is more troubling still. Donald Rumsfeld classified contractors as an official part of the US war machine, so when Blackwater faced lawsuits (like the one from the families of those poor guys murdered and mutilated outside Fallujah) Blackwater argued that they're part of the US military and can't be sued by civilians for wrongful death. At the same time, Blackwater has lobbied against having its employees placed under the Uniform Code of Military Justice. So Blackwaters position was that they couldnt be sued by civilians OR prosecuted in a military court. Thanks to Paul Bremer, the military contractors couldn't be prosecuted under Iraqi law, either. The Iraqis have since overturned Bremer's rule and have demanded that Blackwater be prosecuted for the deaths of 17 civilians in Baghdad. Last I heard, the FBI was investigating the case, but as far as I know it's still unclear where, if anywhere, the "contractors" will be tried.
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And, in the case of the hated Halliburton ... yeah, they've been given "no quote contracts" -- but check out who all did so. President William J. Clinton is on that list. Of course, seems a bit silly to go through a RFP and RFQ when there is only one organization actually doing what you asked. Have they been perfect? Of course not ... but if you don't like the job they are doing, suggest someone else to do the required work ......
RFPs might seem a "bit silly" to some people, but they exist for a good reason: to protect the taxpayer from profiteering and the soldiers from shoddy work. Were paying unreasonable prices for, in many cases, a sh*t product--just ask the soldiers who drank untreated water or the ones who've been electrocuted in their showers. I dont care which president started it and it doesnt matter anyway. Administrations come and goWashington insiders stick around forever, shuttling back and forth between jobs in the government, as lobbyists, and with military contractors. I think LLB is right--we are moving in the direction of corporate fascism. As for what to do about it . . . I wish I knew.
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This and several other threads are a mishmash ... but until you can keep Russia from attacking Georgia (or, if you are of that bend, Georgia from attacking Russia ... uh, yeah, right), Mugabe from decimating his own people, get rid of the Colombian drug runners, stop those working under a jihad to kill us and take away our way of life, you have to be very, very vigilant and prepared to protect -- either ourselves or others. The idea that the bigger guy is better prepared to win is many times enough to keep from having to prove it -- no sense poking that stick if the pokee bites, hard. And, until someone shows me someone better (and I'm pretty familiar with most of the major peoples and attitudes we have on this Earth now), I'd rather have the USA's attitudes in place than anyone else's.
What attitudes are you talking about here? Freedom, justice, democracy? Those are great if you're an American, not so much if youre a foreigner who happens to get in the way of our national interest. If youre living in the wrong place in the wrong time, the US will deny you any rights at allincluding life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Like those people living in Iran when we helped remove the democratically elected government and put the Shah in power. Or the Iraqis back when Saddam was our friend in the 80s. You wouldn't find much freedom or justice there, just a lot of fear and torture and, if you were really unlucky, poison gas dropped on your villageby a regime supported by the US. Sometimes we are the good guysbut sometimes were not. Its up to the citizens of this country to know the difference and to take action when were headed down the wrong road.
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Ah, shoot. Did I kill another topic?
Well, I guess I am a bit intense lately, it comes from reading too many books and seeing too many documentaries about the Iraq war. Maybe it's time time to pick up a romance and mellow out.
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LizE wrote:
Ah, shoot. Did I kill another topic?
Well, I guess I am a bit intense lately, it comes from reading too many books and seeing too many documentaries about the Iraq war. Maybe it's time time to pick up a romance and mellow out.
Many is the time I have felt the same LizE but I know it is not true.
You did not kill the conversation. It is end of summer and all conversation on the list seems to be dying to some extent as we all get ready for that dark time known as the "the school year".
But I totally agree with chilling out and reading a romance. I am reading "A Most Unconventional Match." Like it so far.
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Thanks, maggie! I'll give it a try.
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I appreciate your comments so thanks for your input. As much as I love America, one thing to remember is that our country always puts its interests first and foremost. Sometimes our interests coincides with the rest of the world and sometimes it doesn't. The Neocons approach to the 21st century as being the American century will prove to be disastrous. What disturbs me more than anything else is there desire to make our government so small that it becomes ineffectual that we might as well do away with it. All they want is a police force, military and banking system. Nothing else so where does that leave us? On our own with nothing. No safety net, no services, no semblance of the country we grew up in. Personally, I don't want to go there.
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Behind "Christian" is the provider Interhome, which cooperates with regional holiday home providers, and here inserted the retailer Wimdu. The settlement through Interhome was basically no problem, apart from misstatement handing over the keys. Here, a period called by 16-19 clock. A call in DanCenter in Lökken revealed then that one makes there already by 17 clock close up shop. Surprise if you believe that you are currently well in time at 18:30 clock!
The house has about 1500 € tasted this week (month's rent ie € 6000!). But then you get the following benefits:
1. cots as in the army: 90 cm, worn out, squeaking springs. At my last school trip in a hostel, the beds were besser.Für such a price I expect in every room, a king-size bed with an adequate mattress.
2. In the Terms and Conditions Charges are asserted (in DKK). Converted 32 cents per kWh of electricity and 7.5 € per m3 water. With Wimdu no information is given to it! Well - petty home at such a rent, but at about 40 kWh per week, which does not make much out of - one thinks. Is a nachdringlich told Locally, one must IMMEDIATELY note the current count. Aha -gerne. Arrived is a also clear why: All Heizernergie: pool, jacuzzi (lukewarm), space heating is provided via power. Agbesehen that the radiators are barely able to keep the house warm adequately, but you eat power ohen end. We have all radiators issued immediately and eingkauft for 80 € wood and the house heated Üner the oven. Despite that, we had a current account after a week of 320 € !!!! If you have the heaters would have used, you would probably (estimate!) Come to 500 €.
Accept in their apartment / house utilities 1200-2000 € per month? Of course not. But with tourists to do it, yes.
House in Denmark? These terms never again!
Hinter "Christian" steht der Anbieter interhome, der mit regionalen Ferienhaus-Anbietern zusammenarbeitet und hier beim retailer WIMDU inseriert. Die Abwicklung über interhome war grundsätzlich unproblematisch, abgesehen von falschen Angaben zur Schlüsselübergabe. Hier wird ein Zeitraum genannt von 16-19 Uhr. Ein Anruf im DANCenter in Lökken ergab dann, dass man dort bereits um 17 Uhr den Laden dicht macht. Überraschung, wenn Sie glauben, dass Sie um 18:30 Uhr noch gut in der Zeit liegen!
Das Haus hat in dieser Woche ca. 1500 € gekostet (Monatsmiete also 6000 €!). Dafür bekommt man dann folgende Leistungen:
1. Feldbetten wie bei der Bundeswehr: 90 cm, durchgelegen, Federn quietschen. Bei meiner letzten Klassenfahrt in einer Jugendherberge waren die Betten besser.Für einen solchen Preis erwarte ich in jedem Raum ein KingSize-Doppelbett mit einer adäquaten Matratze.
2. In den Vertragsbedingungen werden Nebenkosten geltend gemacht (in DKK). Umgerechnet 32 Cent pro KWh Strom und 7,5 € pro m3 Wasser. Bei Wimdu werden gar keine Angaben dazu gemacht! Na gut - kleinlich bei einer solchen Miete, aber bei ca. 40 KWh pro Woche zuhause, macht das nicht viel aus - denkt man. Vor Ort wird einem nachdringlich gesagt, man müsse SOFORT den Stromzählerstand notieren. Aha -gerne. Angekommen wird einem auch deutlich warum: Sämtliche Heizernergie: Pool, Jacuzzi (lauwarm), Raumheizung wird über Strom bereit gestellt. Agbesehen davon, dass die Heizkörper kaum in der Lage sind, das Haus adäquat zu erwärmen, fressen Sie aber Strom ohen Ende. Wir haben alle Heizkörper sofort ausgestellt und für 80 € Holz eingkauft und das Haus üner den Ofen geheizt. Trotzdessen hatten wir eine Stromrechnung nach einer Woche von ca. 320 € !!!! Wenn man auch noch die Heizungen benutzt hätte, wäre man wahrscheinlich (Schätzung!) auf 500 € gekommen.
Akzeptieren Sie in ihrer Wohnung/Haus Nebenkosten von 1200 bis 2000 € im Monat? Natürlich nicht. Aber mit Touristen kann man das ja machen.
Haus in Dänemark? Zu diesen Konditionen NIE wieder!
Nice clean well equipped apartment. Very friendly hoists. Would recommend to all my friends.
The Oasis is a wonderful and great accomodation. The house is surrounded by Lemon trees and offers a great view to the sea. It is well equipped, clean and very comfortable for Groups/families up to ten. Highly recommanded.
The place shown on the pictures has an open swimming pool. However if you 're in to reading all the small letters in the massive paper work of Inter Home you Will Read That the pool is open from the 15th of June. What à dissapointment for my daughter. Furthermore we had to pay for the bedlinen on top of the cleaning which was counted pro person. And of course because it was cold we had to pay for the heating although in the living room was no heating system, only in the bath and bedroom. The owners were. Ice although when people arrive in the middle of the night due to their flight it would be nice if there would be something to drink. The garden is large and nice decorated so I think in summer when the pool is open it will be a paradise. For myself I think it is deceive that Wimdu puts this booking through a link connecting to another website. In this way you pay a lot more and you don,'t get what is shown on the pictures. I will never book in this manner again because in the end you pay a lot more.
Wonderful place with great hosts. The apartment is spacious and very clean, the beds are big and comfortable, the kitchen is very well equipped and the balcony offers a superb view of Eiger. We will certainly come back again.
nice sunny apartment, close to mountains, ideal for active holidays close to innsbruck and germany.
a bit 90's furnishing but everything clean and usefull.
Thanks a lot
We had a great time. The accommodation was good, room was clean and complete. It had a nice parking garage, a bit small but fine.
It was no problem that we arrived late in the evening (car trouble). The breakfast service was convenient and good. We had a great view of the mountains and we got some great advice about the area from the landlord.
We would recommend this accommodation to everyone who loves nature. But you do have to travel a bit (25min) for the first big supermarket.
Convenient to 3 metro lines; furnished; pictures of small rooms accurate; elevator. Shelves and dishes grimy; very noisy street (major road to airport) during week; no trash cans; smelly towels poorly laundered; some musty smells throughout; no Internet (borrowed from neighbor, though).
First of all, I was a little nervous because I had plenty of doubts and the agency didn't answer me, in that point very bad customer service I can't believe they take like one week to answer a customer email... Anyway one week before our arrival our host finally could contact me and I talked to her. Luckly Montse was a Spanish woman and we could understand each other very good. Despite we had problems in our arrival, she was very kind and understood everything, made everything very easy and was very flexible about the arriving time. She really cared about us, offering herself for any help we could need (finding supermakets, places to eat, and useful information) we are really grateful about that:)
About the house, 10-15 min walk from Piazza San Marco, good location, very close to important places and easy to find (difficult in Venice..) the house is exactly as described in the pictures, one big sofa-bed (very comfortable) one bedroom, the kitchen, bathroom and a small terrace. Despite was a little bit small apartment was very nice, comfortable and charming.
Against: it wasn't very cleaned, some dirty in the corners and under the sofa and furniture. I don't understand why we had to pay 20€ per person for cleaning taxes and other taxes when they left us the apartment not as cleaned as they could...
The oven didn't work (or we didn't know how to turn it on... Neither our host) and half of the stoves didn't work, and the ones who did was very low fire and we took ages to cook and to get the water to boil.
The other think I didn't like (but this isn't problem of the house) is that even is well located, it's pretty far from the train station, like 40 min walking, 1hour if you are taking luggage, so the best thing is to take the vaporetto and its 40 min more or less and 7,50€ each trip. It's not a really big deal but a think to take on count if money is a struggle for you. You'll do it if you are going to Treviso airport.
Anyway, we had a very nice time then, if I go back to Venice, I would repeat for sure! :)
In the apartment, it is calm at night in spite of it's central location and insufficient windows' sound proofing.
Also insufficient is room lighting, shutters of the kitchen cabinet are not arranged well, there is mold in the shower cabin.
But the Fountain Trevi district is an excellent place in Rome, and if you are not very captious you will enjoy this place to stay.
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ZF-5340: Zend_Form_Element_File getFileMimeType() and getFileSize method
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- 1 package (10 ounces) frozen chopped spinach, thawed and squeezed dry
- 1 cup (4 ounces) shredded fontina cheese
- 1/2 cup part-skim ricotta cheese
- 1/2 cup crumbled Gorgonzola cheese
- 3 green onions, chopped
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon pepper
- 1 tube (13.8 ounces) refrigerated pizza crust
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- Preheat oven to 375°. In a large bowl, combine first seven ingredients. On a lightly floured surface, unroll pizza crust into an 11-in. square. Cut into four squares. Transfer to a greased baking sheet. Spoon spinach mixture diagonally over half of each square to within 1/2 in. of edges.
- For each calzone, fold one corner over filling to the opposite corner, forming a triangle; press edges with a fork to seal. Cut slits in top. Combine egg and water; brush over calzones.
- Bake 12-15 minutes or until golden brown. Serve with spaghetti sauce. Yield: 4 servings.
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"These turned out so yummy! We added 2 cloves of garlic. We have to make them again so we can practice folding them so they look pretty!~ Theresa"
"This was just ok for me. Guess it's my personal taste preference. Maybe it needed a little garlic? But considering how expensive these 3 cheese are, I won't be making it again since I wasn't in love with it."
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GOAL Academy will celebrate National School Choice Week 2013 on Jan. 27 with an event in conjunction with National School Choice Week. The event, GOAL Academy Whistle Stop Wave Along, is part of the Whistle-Stop Train Tour running from Jan. 25 to Feb. 2. From Los Angeles to New York, with 14 stops, the National School Choice Week Special will raise awareness of the need for greater educational options for families in Colorado and across the country. La Junta and Trinidad are the only two Colorado Stops along the way.
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ZF-4252: Zend_Search_Lucene_Document_Html add spaces for html tags
When converting an html document to text, the class Zend_Search_Lucene_Document_Html add spaces after each dom node, and so after each html closing tag.
For example, html "ZendFramework" (without space) will be returned as "Zend Framework". Then the search query "ZendFramework" (no space) won't find this document.
I have confirmed this issue. Attached is a patch and unit tests.
Processing tags without additional space merges several words into one in some cases (e.g. within table markup)
This new patch only gets rid of the space if it is an inline tag.
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Hailing from DC, residing in NYC, and having recorded his upcoming project in Brazil, New School vocal jazz student James Tillman is quickly proving himself to be a force.
Citing classic soul greats like Marvin Gaye and Bill Withers as influences, his sound also touches on modern talents like Jose James and Michael Kiwanuka, while still holding an irrefutable air of the tropical and tranquil Brazilian charm.
His debut EP, Shangri-La, is just around the corner with an April 29 release; lucky for you, we've been able to dig up three out of the four tracks for you to cozy up with.
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"Wounds" takes an alternate approach to "Simili Life" from Quadron's popular self-titled debut album. Echoey whispers rich melodies and we're already swept up
Also, make sure to catch the duo's interview on Jay Z's blog, Life + Times. And yes, get ready for a new Quadron album in 2012!
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Hey folks!
Just a quick question! I have an FM transmitter in my car with a USB charging plug which I used to use with my Zen V with no issues at all. I would plug in the headphone cable to transmit to my stereo and it would charge as I drove with the USB cable plugged into it.
Now....earlier today, on my way to work, I decided to try this with my brand new (as in I bought it yesterday) Sansa Clip+. It works flawlessly doing anything else, including when I am running it on battery / using the headphone jack on the FM transmitter plugged in in my car while driving. However, the second I plug in the USB cable to start charging it while playing music from it, it starts making a static noise transmit through the FM transmitter rather than the music....the player indicates it is charging as it should be, but all I hear instead of my music is the static-y-ness. Now, I know it's not just static because I can partially hear the music through it...but it's not JUST static because the music I do hear amongst the static is skipping and clicking....
Not sure if that description made any sense, but it's rather hard to describe...anybody had any ideas? I know it has to be something with the player because it worked flawlessly with my Zen V...would a firmware update do anything to fix this or is it a design flaw...? (I haven't had a chance to check if I have the most recent firmware as I was at work all day)
I do have a wall USB A/C adapter that I will try with later and see if it does the same thing, but I don't think it will.
Thoughts? Ideas? Thanks for any help!
EDIT - Just checked with the USB A/C wall adapter...no hissing/static/skipping/etc....seems to only happen with the in-car transmitter...?
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It is interference from the car's electronics. The usb cable acts as an intenna for this interference. Try using a very short power only usb cable, or a very short usb cable with a choke.
I actually got around this problem by using a new cable with a choke, and it transmitted / charged fine....
HOWEVER, now I have a different, but similar problem. I now have a different car, and, as it now has an "Aux" input on the dash, I no longer have to use my FM transmitter, so I have a simple USB car charger instead and a cable for the "Aux" in jack into my stereo....problem is, I'm now getting the same clicking and no music sound when doing that.
So, with my Clip charging from the charger and plugged in to Aux, I get the clicking, with it plugged in to Aux but NOT charging, I can hear the music fine....the weird part is, I'm using the same choked cable I was with my FM transmitter, so if I use my FM Transmitter, as with in my other car, it will now charge and transmit over FM just fine, but if I just charge it from the FM Transmitter, as with the USB charger, but have it plugged into Aux, it still does the clicking now...?
I prefer using Aux as it gives me better sound quality than the transmitter, but it's a pain that I can't charge it and listen at the same time...
Sorry about the convoluted explanation, but does anybody have any other ideas?
I had a similar issue but got around it by using a different model of car charger--the second one did not have the same hum-inducing issue.
That's the weird thing, I've tried using my FM Transmitter as JUST a car charger as well - it's fine while charging when transmitting wirelessly, but if I try to charge my Clip from it while my Clip is plugged in to Aux, THEN it makes the weird clicking....makes little sense to me! I guess I could go buy a 3rd charger? :S
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