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Wed 4/25 O' Dark Thirty Pickup At Home in Dallas for flights through Orlando and San Juan to Tortola
We're Ready..Are We There Yet?
Know what island this is?
What island is this?
Is this Sopers Hole?
Tortola municipal services area?
Tortola, What bay?
Tortola? Cricket field?
Is this the Moorings base?
Looks like the storms that dropped 10" of rain on Tortola a couple of days ago are all gone!!
YEA...Wheels Down At Tortola
Trellis Bay From The Airplane..Can you just let me off here?
The Obligatory "we're here" picture
Taking A Minute To Enjoy The Flowers While The Customs Line Works Down
Now Those Are Some Nice Doors!
Smooth Sailing Through Customs
Under Construction...was last year too, and the year before that
We're Home!
No, THIS is Home! Moorings Pool and Bar.. Bring Me A Painkiller!
Or A Carib...either one...or both
I'm happy now..Moorings Bar, Food, Painkiller, Evening breeze...ah
Can't help myself...have to go find our boat
The last real bed for a week..real comfort after a day of travel
Thurs 4/26..The other two couples arrived from Dallas..
Let's Board..Don't Slip!
"The gang" Maureen, Terry, Frank, Robin, Susan, Curt aboard the "Carol K" 44.3 Moorings boat...we stay on board the boat in the marina that night...
Fri 4/27 AM All briefings over!!..motoring out of the marina!
Don't need this dockline for a while...let's stow it away
Ahhh...red on the left and we are leaving...OK
Leaving Moorings Base..Robin
A beautiful motor sailor in the channel
On the way to Leverick...first day out
Curt, and Nick of the Leverick Marina..He was so disappointed that the confetti shooter he had ready for us didn't work..what a great guy..First night out, dock waiting for us at Leverick
Leverick Bay welcoming bird
Great snorkeling right off our boat at Leverick
It had to be done..the "I'm in the water with a Carib picture"
Susan in the water WITHOUT a Carib...what's with that?
Susan grabbed the floaty thing and a tether line
Curt's favorite day of the month...Three days before the full moon, an hour or so before sunset, the Sun and Moon are both 20 degrees above the horizon.....rising moon on my left, setting sun on my right..and we are in the BVI with beautiful weather to enjoy it!!
Carol K at dock in Leverick
View from boat at Leverick dock..ring side seat
This mooring at a dock is a whole lot more civilized getting out of the boat than into a dingy
Color everywhere...Susan at Leverick
Beautiful pool, beach, marina at Leverick
OK, take the picture, my drink is empty..gotta go refill
Chef Robin whoopin it up
Grillmaster Frank..it's all good
Art on wall at Dive Shop
Is Frank snoring, or looking at the stars?
Da gang..Robin, Maureen, Frank, Terry, Curt, Susan at Leverick before the dancers
And here come the dancers! It's Friday night
Looks simple enough
OK, it's starting to look not so simple
OK, now Maureen is gawking...how did he do THAT?
Air guitar on one leg 6' in the air
But she's so tiny...how does she hold herself up?
They both grap each other's stilts
Curt boggies with the Jumbies
Are you SURE you want me to grab your stilt and stand on one leg? Do you know how many painkillers I've had? I trust your balance better than mine.
Somehow that just looks wrong...Susan likes it though!
These people are on the ROOF!
Frank and Maureen with "the cast" of the show
Curt and Susan with the Jumbies
Back to the boat...there's that almost full moon
Sat 4/28 Our neighbor last night takes off for morning sail...charter boat from Leverick...anyone remember this boat?
Saturday morning..and a short sail today across North Sound to a second night at a dock...Bitter End..it was nice to have docks two nights in a row with such a short sail..very laid back
We docked the boat in time to make the morning run of the BEYC "snorkel barge". ..the best deal in the BVI..$10 per person..had heard about the snorkel trip on TTOL
We're headed out to snorkel...what a great view of the Bitter End beach
BEYC cottages
Our crew attending to just the 4 of us..now that's service!
After first snorkel..which was on the West end of Mosquito Island
We're at Statia Reef, Oil Nut Bay where a big resort is now being built...last picture of it pristene (This is Oil Nut Bay, correct?)
Smile Terry!
Cannon seemingly put there for the snorkelers to dream of pirate ship sinkings
An old ship's anchor..placed there?
I like boats..prop wash and all!
Taking a picture of Terry taking a picture
Curt says "take the picture" I'm running out of air!
Curt has mask ready to hand to waiting crew member on BEYC snorkel launch
The BEYC boat's boarding ladder desinged for snorklers easy boarding
Curt doing dolphin immitation
Susan dives for a better view
Hard to look through the disposable camera view finder..lucky shot that fish is in center of picture
Headed back to our boat...a large Mega Yacht has come in...That "little" sailboat at dock is our 44' Carol K dwarfed by the mega yacht, "Thirteen" behind us
Bitter End beach never disappoints
"Thirteen" moored stern to into Bitter End
"Now that's what I'm talkin bout"
First timers to BEYC Terry and Maureen
Art is functional
She's still rowing
Now that's a lot of brass!
What kind of flower is this?
Curt and Susan's obligatory annual BEYC picture
OK, another one
Sunset colors on BEYC docks
Frank "at ease"
The Carol K at BEYC dock with "the big boys"
Terry, Frank, and Susan at Bitter End, beautiful sunset evening
Another beautiful sunset to watch
She's a fine vessel, the Carol K
Sunset from BEYC docks
A few minutes later
And again
Dinner is best served on a boat facing the sunset! After dinner Curt and Susan took the ferry over to Saba rock to poke around...beautiful place, and the bench that looks out over the ocean is great
Nice V-Berth..home sweet home for the week
Sun 4/29 8:00 AM start from North sound, easy sail to Anegada...coming in to Anegada right on the mark!! Christine's directions (Mooring staff at BEYC) always work. Heard she and her husband may retire this year. If so we will miss her..always enjoy hearing her stories about local people and news. I go to her chart briefings even though I don't need to hear the briefing. Basically just head 005 degrees magnetic and you can't go wrong..oh except the trees that used to appear square are growing taller and now look a little rounded.
Red on right..no problem
Hop a cab on an Anegada super highway
Past Anegada Beach Cottages
They look nice and clean
More cottages
1'st stop - Cow Wreck
We made it
Par 3..lots of sand traps
Better have 2...don't want to run out
Wish I would have written down his name...anyone know his name? What a hoot.
Robin and Frank chillin
Not a bad view from the bar
Robin, Frank, and Terry at Cow Wreck bar
Painkiller assembly line
Awww...how cute!
My kind of menu..drinks then desert!
Uno mas cerveza por favor..oops, we're not in Mexico..THANK GOODNESS!
Good picture for my office!
There was some confusion over who ordered what...but it was all good
The Conch fritters were great for dippin.
Elegant dining at Cow Wreck
A solitary walk in paradise
I think I'll just sit here for a while
The obligatory small boat on sand picture
Anegada stretch limo
Having fun bouncing around
Anegada scrub plants and ponds
What's this? Traffic?
The new sidewalk at Loblolly
HGTV "Before" Snorkel and beach shop
Your handy builder owner..anyone know his name? I lost it.
The "after" picture..the new North Shore dive shop under construction
Loblolly hammocks have a sedative effect
For everyone
Perfect temperature, soft breeze, shade, and plenty of hammocks
Let's put one of these at home
G'nite matey
Geez...is everyone asleep?
Curt and Susan...we like it here
Do we have to leave?
A picture does not do this beach justice
Need a landscape camera
Takes 3 pictures for the whole beach
"Big Crowds" at Loblolly
Clear water in paradise
Some of the artwork
Guitar and rythm section...anyone know who they are?
What wonderful children..what a great place to grow up
OK, it's pretty rough here..wonder how things are at work today?
Sandcrab on sidewalk while waitig for taxi...big entertainment
"on the road again"
Wonder how long the shocks last on these vehicles?
What are they?
Animals take over basketball court
Almost got it centered..not bad for a bumpy ride
I assume this is a local person's home?
Whee...we're moving now
Know what this is?
Take the bus and leave the driving to someone else
Back to the boats from Loblolly
Take another one...oh well flash didn't work
OK, that's enough
Seriously..is a nice progression on the clouds
Potter opened his restaurant for just us! 6 people, 12 lobster halves ready for the grill
That ain't your Father's gas grill!
The annual "signing of the roof" at Potter's
Last year's is still there
And there was our crew from last year..Grog and Rhonda
P'tits Loups II was our boat name last year...there should be a rule against boat names that hard to say on VHF radio!!
And there is our boat and crew signatures from this year...I got teased for signing the year as 2006...too many painkillers already...oh well I fixed it
There we all are
OK, 2'nd view
They dropped a wad of cash on the dock and someone in our crew picked it up and got it returned it to them...they bought us some wine as a "thank you". This was the beginning of the "good karma" events...anyone recognize these nice people?
ARRR...getting ready for Michael Beans tomorrow night
Now that's "grillin"! And all that lobster for just us!
What a lobster! OK, dig in
Susan likes the lobster too..a highlight of the trip
Curt and Potter...he stayed open just for us..what a guy!
The crew and the feast
Maureen says "you've got to be kidding..this thing is huge"
I was hungry when I got here..leftover lobster in sack for tomorrow's lobster salad
Susan wearing Grandchild-made visor..thanks Haley!
Morning view of the Carol K..Going ashore to pay mooring fee..we realized that nobody had come around last night to collect the mooring fee, so to continue the good karma we went ashore to figure out who we needed to pay.
Neptune's Treasure.....thought we owed them money for our mooring ball but they said the color ball we had was not their mooring ball...maybe we'll do a land based trip some day and stay here a few nights.
Walking down the beach to find who we owed for last night's mooring ball.. "Lobster Hourse" restaurant/beach bar on the way
Terry got a chuckle out of the Sea Grapes
Another beach restaurant on our morning walk to pay the mooring ball fee
Mooring ball fee paid, at Anegada Reef Hotel, walked back to Neptune's where our dingy was and motoring out to boat...water view of Neptune's restaurant
Monday morning 4/30..We raised sail while still at mooring ball, and motor sailed out of Anegada..Terry at wheel sailing on way from Anegada to Marina Cay
Curt hit wrong button on camera and accidentally took a short video..this is not our boat but one just like it also sailing away from Anegada
This must be West Dog island off our port side as we round Scrub Island on starboard
Marina Cay beach from dingy/shuttle dock
The Marina Cay Ferry is running this year..moored at Marina Cay, on our way over to Trellis Bay for the afternoon
The Marina Cay Ferry speeding to Trellis
More boat wake..love it..hey, I think that's Michael Bean's boat in the center of the picture..Marina Cay fuel dock on left, and Marina Cay restaurant on right
I like free transportation
Two-beering it again at Trellis...we were going to do the Trellis full moon party at the end of trip, but decided to come back to Trellis from Anegada early in trip so we could hear Michael Beans
Aragorn's T-shirts...wish I remembered if I had that print in that color or not
They were packing up for going out of business
Getting a good seat for Michael Beans
Birthday, colors, great air, flowers what more could I want? A drink! go get the birthday girl a drink, slave
I'll just take a sip of her drink so it won't spill taking it back to the birthday girl
Now I'm happy...have a paikiller
View of Marina Cay (Trellis Bay in the background) before the Michael Beans show
Terry and Maureen .. where's the rum?
Susan's birthday, Michael Bean gave her the first rum shots that evening! Now that's going to be a stiff painkiller!
Rum shots for all!
And more!
Rum shot and a painkiller...ARRR
The birthday girl and hubby
Terry answered a trivia question and got in the line...MORE rum shots!
An old cardboard box + a plastic soda carrier + two feet = drum set Michael Bean style
Now there's some smiles...MORE RUM..ARRR!! Another office picture.. Curt, Susan, Michael Beans
This guy came up out of the audience to play wicked harmonica
Hi kitty...did you come over to see Michael?
Rock on
Michael plays along as this guy gets serious on the harp
Concert over...let's go down to dinner
Long day Curt? WAKE UP!! Notice Caribean wallet
Sunrise view of Marina Cay from boat at mooring..all is quiet
Susan sleeping in..."wake me at noon if I don't get up"
Leaving Marina Cay Westbound past Trellis Bay motoring between Little and Great Camanoe
Tortola to Port, Guana Island and Monkey Point (Correct?) to Starboard
Rounding down to head along North side of Tortolla to shut off motor and a great sail
Small pocket beach on Tortola "across" from Monkey Point..??
Is this Lambert Bay?
Is this Josiah's Bay?
Had a GREAT sail along North side of Tortola, ducked into Cane Garden to weather a squall line that came across, and sailed over to Great Harbor, Jost Van Dyke
What a great spot for dinner on the deck
Frank enjoys chart plotting..he actually knows what he is doing.
An artist selling water colors
Both Susan and Maureen liked them
Put those water colors away for safe keeping
Tuesday night at Foxy's..everyone danced..beach, hgreat fun! Sampled most of the drinks on the menu.. Saw progress on the wooden boat, Endavor II, all hull planking is on, resin coat being put on, Volvo Penta motor is there..would love to see them flip it upright
Another mega yacht...in Great Harbor
Motoring out of Great Harbor
Wed AM 5/2 motored over to White Bay..very tight to get in there.. Wanted to go to Soggy Dollar Bar but may go via taxi next year from Great Harbor
Pretty sight
Autopilot..gotta love it..sailing from Jost Van Dyke to Sopers Hole
Coming back from Jost, leaving Great Thatch to starboard..nice sail for reading
Hillside house (?) rounding into Sopers Hole
Quite a view...wonder if it can be rented? Not much of a beach though
They have a nice view of the boats coming in to Soper's
Wow...the loop on the mooring pendant is all frayed..let's let that one go.
There's a good mooring line, this will work
Couldn't tell from this picture but the winds were really whipping down "Soper's Canyon"...we moored down wind from the marina
Pretty hillside villas in Soper's.how DO they get the building materials up there to build those places?
A little shopping..went out back and walked down street...watched a telephone repair man on a ladder on a pole repairing a drop line to a house..all open wiring...lots of old fishing nets thrown about on pallets, old dingy's cast aside now covered by vines
Susan likes this store, and the pretty flower bed and courtyard
Some beauiful boats this year at Soper's..this one has some nice woodwork, others at the marina were just plan huge..up to 200'
Leaving Soper's..some nice villas on the hillsides, and all sorts of animal sounds!
This one must have a beautiful view at the end of the passage and Little Thatch
Bow spray shots...and when I switched from power boating to sailing years ago I thought I would not have that fun of bow spray..HAH!
View through the zipped down center section of the dodger
They'll come over here next...do we want anything? They off loaded their garbage but we're going in tomorrow anyway.
Nothing this time I guess, thanks!
Now that's my kind of kitchen
Last dinner on board
In the Bight, Norman Island.. we ordered hamburgers for lunch meals, but ate light at lunch so we ended up having burgers for dinner...worked out well
Sunset from the Bight
Oh no do we have to feed the sea gulls? Here we go
OK, that's enough, now they are getting frisky
See? told you so...
Terry and Maureen
Susan and Curt
Frank and Robin
We go ashore to tip a few
Great evening at Pirate's in the Bight..lights of moored boats
If there is a hammock, Frank will find it.
Curt likes chair in water
Group teambuilding event
Moon over the Bight was bright!
Curt and Susan in the moonlight...ah
Yee Ha..go away ladies, the men are taking over..Thursday morning, 5/3..got all packed below before we left the Bight so our only chores were to sail back to Roadtown and get in as much sailing as we can before noon.
Surprising how much boat speed we got on a reefed main.
Steady winds in the Sir Francis Drake Channel...great sailing day
Oh look...that looks like the Yachtshots person taking pictures
Yep, that's who it is! Amazing how she can control that boat and still keep 2 hands on the camera
Ah...we have right of way
This is nice...we have to go in?
Cross cockpit sheeting the jib sheet...just a little more
Let's just single sheet the jib to port
Terry had the helm the rest of the way back to Roadtown...nice sail
Rail meat...not that we need it..do we HAVE to go in?
Did we forget to raise the motor again? Oh well..
We're already coming up on Roadtown ahead...A bow wake like this, great winds and we HAVE to go in? It's only 10:45 and we have until noon...let's go past Roadtown and make a loop...these winds are just too nice to go in.
Don't even think about making me get up.
The crew Curt, Susan, Maureen, Terry, Robin, Frank, with the Carol K..luggage behind..geez is that all ours? To continue the "good karma" we did a very comprehensive checklist of the small boat problems with the Moorings guy that checked us in.
Curt had saved an article from a travel magazine about the Midtown Restaurant as having the best hamburgers in the BVI so we hoped a cab over there from the Moorings...the cab driver later took us to Cane Garden for our overnight stay.
That's IT!
This woman was the boss, cook, and head "get your butt in gear" person..what a great personality...did not get her name...anyone know?
Hi Curtis...my name is Curtis too!
Frank even puts HOT sauce on sandwiches.
Across from Midtown Restaurant
Next series of pictures are on cab ride over the top and down into Cane Garden Bay.
All 6 of us and all our luggage was in this Mitsubishi bus taxi..the motor was really winding out on the uphill grades.
And you could really smell the brakes on the downhill sections... WHEE!!
Guess the advantage in renting a car would have been to be able to stop at places like this. Great view and a cold one would have been nice.
I think this is Brewers Bay (right?) on road to Cane Garden
Winding back down to sea level to Cane Garden
There's Cane Garden Bay..home for the crew for the night, and for Curt and Susan for 3 nights
OK, I admit this is nice..I'm a little too hot and this A/C is good...I'll just rest a minute...we all napped for a while before heading down to Quito's for the evening
Nice swing at Quito's Ole Works Inn..for first night..before going over to Lighthouse Villas the rest of the nights
This is the same print that the crew bought for me painted by Quito
Got up from naps in time to see the sun go down in Cane Garden
Sunset shots at Quito's
Dinner at Quito's
We had tables along the balcony so we could watch Quito when he came on while we finished our dinners
These salads at Quito's were great
There he is!
Susan enjoying quito from the balcony
Quitp's smooth voice is so easy to listen to and his lyrics speak of compassion and love
Quito sings of love
Barefoot lady shakin it
Quito signing CD's for Terry and Curt
Quito signing CD for Curt
We all signed BVI pictures for each party in the crew
Trapped water from a stream feeding into Cane Garden makes a pretty picture...hey Susan, if we dig a little trench we can let the water out..(guy thought)
Combination clinick and Post Office...wonder if the postmaster is the nurse?
Susan read about this museum and we went to visit it in Roadtown...EXCELLENT pictures and information about early BVI...saw an early plot map of Tortola, and noticed that plot #91 on South East corner of Tortola was owned by "Rhymer"..assume an ancestor of Quito's family? We also met the owner of a shoe store next door..come to find out she is the chef in the evenings at the Loose Mongoose..heard about her family and her kids in college.
Driving piers into the ground across from the museum.. Don't know what's going in there.
Roadtown back street
After the museum we realized we were only a block away from the Midtown Restaurant so we went back for burgers and pasion fruit juice again.
DARN it...and I had her name...great lady
The remainder of the nights we stayed behind Ole Works at the Lightouse Villa's..up a VERY steep driveway
Our room...smallest of all of them at Lighthouse..all other ones are larger
Nice view and balcony
Hey Malcia...trim those bushes!!
Steps down from Malcia's rooms ...view from our room..steep!!
Great sunset views from our room
Good one..and I held the camera level
Malcia..Quito's Sister, and owner of the Lighthouse Villa's..out chatting with us in the evening
Small pool at Lighthouse Villa's overlooking Cane Garden Bay...small but very nice for entertaining next to the seating area and grill
Shallow end...bottom corners are squared off so you can stand at edge
Deep end
The bar and grille provided by Lighthouse Villa's for their guests
Good groceries! Got fish at Bobby's Market in Cane Garden that day
Nice water fountain at Lighthouse..loved the beam work in the roof
The retaining wall doubles as the fountain basin
Breakfast in bed..Sat AM 5/5
BVI alarm clock
Tropical garden at Myett's
Hey honey..we could live here
We got a cab (Jeni) over to Brewer's bay. Wanted to see Icis Villas for possible stay some other time..TTOL'rs liked it
Finally...there it is...long walk back into the resort from the beach and road
Almost no people were there when we were there
HAD to go to Nicole's to have a burger n' beer.
Curt snorlkeling in Brewer's Bay...water was murky today but LOTS of fish
Those amazing birds dive for the fish I'm swiming around and always fly away with one in their mouth
Chicken family at Brewers
Our lunch buddy
Some local kids enjoyng Brewer's
We called Jeni to come get us from Brewer's and she took us to Nanny Cay
UPPP the hill
And back down the hill..in Jenni's car I felt more comfortable than in the Mitsubishi van...better brakes and power...plus Jenni drives fast...fun!
Nanny Cay is beautiful...nice looking hotel and grounds, more shops than Moorings...we could do this next time
The Catamaran Company's Lagoon 440 aft area..went to look at it to possibly rent one next year...VERY nice
Lagoon 440 Main cabin saloon
Lagoon 440 galley
Lagoon 440 forward tramps
Lagoon 440 boarding steps, port hull..note steps up to fly bridge
Room for skipper and 4 crew on fly bridge..great visibility..all lines available
Forward "couch" area forward
Aft cabin
Forward cabin
An "owners" version where one whole hull is one cabin, head and shower..only 3 bcabins in that arrangement
Owner's version head and separate shower beyond
A Carib to the first person to identify these flowers
What a cutie..looked like she wanted to take it out to paddle
Dinner reservations tonight at 8:00 at Myett's
Dinner was a great New York Strip steak, Conch soup, and salad...very good
Cooked to your wishes..great grill
Wine, Carib, and HOT sauce....it's all good
Outdoor shower
They said it was OK to feed him...how can you resist!?
Drummer at Myett's..
This guy on the keyboard was fantastic...reminded me of Rick Wakeman of the group "Yes"
Judy was our waitress. We had fun hearing about her family and kids in school
Judy the famous candle walker
She got Susan to try it...after Myett's we went back to Quito's for a while before calling it a night
Sunday 5/6 AM A local guy just sittin and relaxin
Kid's had written in the sand at Cane Garden..."Good Bye Beach" with a sad frowny face..
"We will miss you, I had fun"..so true!!
A local's road side eatery in Cane Garden..pretty good
Low key...just like the rest of BVI
Monday 5/7..off to airport that morning..There's our driver..Jeni that took us all over...she was great..so sweet..she lived in Washington for a while, distant cousin of Foxy
Relaxing outside before time to board at Tortola airport
Friendly security guy...even if he did nab the yogurt in my bag
Note that there are no people around in BVI security..that's not like DFW crowds!
Finally the aircraft is here..good thing we have a long layover in San Juan
Marina Cay leaving BVI...ah and we were just there a few days ago...next time..once again
Entertainment in the San Jaun PR airport...pretty good too!
Back home laundry time...but not that much gets packed to go to the BVI's so there's not that much laundry..I'm ready to go back already..back to work tomorrow morning!


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Peachtree City, GA 30269
Welcome to the Hilton Garden Inn Atlanta Peachtree City
Offering an indoor pool, an on-site restaurant and rooms furnished with free Wi-Fi, microwaves and mini-fridges, the non-smoking Hilton Garden Inn Atlanta Peachtree City is a smart choice for Priceline guests.
Hotel Features
The non-smoking, four-story Hilton Garden Inn offers 93 rooms that include signature bedding with down comforters and pillows, free Wi-Fi, mp3 players, 37-inch flat-panel TVs, microwaves, coffeemakers and mini-fridges. Splash year-round in the heated indoor pool or get some exercise in the fitness room. The on-site restaurant serves breakfast, dinner and room service. Pick up a snack in the on-site market when you want a meal on the go. The business center is open 24 hours and offers secure remote printing, fax and copy services and has a computer for guests' use. Parking is free.
Hotel Location
The hotel is located off Highway 74, one mile from the open-air shops, restaurants and entertainment offered at the Avenue Peachtree City. The hotel is one mile from Flat Creek Country Club, three miles from Planterra Ridge Golf Club and four miles from Braelinn Golf Club. Peachtree City Amphitheater is three miles from the hotel. Lake Peachtree, two miles away, offers lots of water-based recreation to help you cool off on a hot day. The hotel is 25 miles from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.
Guest Favorites
Priceline guests praise the "friendly staff" at this Hilton Garden Inn, which offers an indoor pool, free Wi-Fi and an on-site restaurant so you won't have to go far to ease hunger pangs.
Hilton Garden Inn Atlanta Peachtree City Amenities
- Air conditioning
- Alarm clock
- Business center
- Cable television
- Coffee shop
- Complimentary in-room coffee or tea
- Conference facilities
- Desk with electrical outlet
- Exercise gym
- Express check-in
- Express check-out
- Family plan
- Female traveler room/floor
- Fire safety compliant
- Fitness center on-site
- Free high speed internet connection
- Free parking
- Full american breakfast
- Hairdryer
- Heated pool
- High speed internet access fee
- Indoor pool
- Indoor/outdoor connecting pool
- Interior corridors
- Iron
- Ironing board
- Jacuzzi
- Laundry/Valet service
- Meeting rooms
- Non-smoking
- Non-smoking rooms (generic)
- On-site business center
- On-site business center is staffed
- On-Site parking
- Outdoor pool
- Parking
- Parking lot
- Photocopy center
- Pool
- Public address system
- Public area air conditioned
- Remote control television
- Safe deposit box
- Secured parking
- Security
- Valet cleaning
- Voice mail
- Whirlpool
Hotel Information
Upon check-in photo identification and credit card is required. All special requests are subject to availability upon check-in. Special requests cannot be guaranteed and may incur additional charges. Guests are required to show a photo identification and credit card upon check-in. Please note that all Special Requests are subject to availability and additional charges may apply.
Hotel Guest Reviews of the Hilton Garden Inn Atlanta Peachtree CityOur hotel ratings and reviews are from real hotel guests. Priceline.com ensures that its reviews are guests-only by proactively sending hotel surveys to customers after they've completed their hotel stays. In the post-stay surveys, priceline.com hotel customers are asked a number of questions about their stay and the hotel. On a scale of 1-10 with 10 being the best, the survey asks guests to rate their overall experience and specifically rate the hotel's cleanliness, staff and location. Priceline.com does not allow site visitors to post unsolicited hotel reviews.
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January 24, 2014
When inquiring about my Hilton points upon checking in, I was told no points would be allowed due to the agency (Priceline) I used to make a reservation. I am a Hilton points customer renting a room on a Hilton property. Type of agency used to make reservation should be immaterial. When I pressed the point on check-out, I was told I would be granted 5000 points. They must still be in the "cloud". ...
December 1, 2013
Solo Traveler
October 15, 2013
The only negative about this hotel is that it's difficult to see from main roadway which I suspect is due to city business signage ordinances. The staff was very helpful and friendly and the accommodations were very pleasant. We did not take the opportunity to enjoy the dining services but the atmosphere was inviting. I am not aware of the hotel's pet policy and therefore did not include in the groups the hotel may appeal to. ...
January 1, 2013
Business Traveler
August 23, 2012
Overall, we enjoyed the stay with one glaring exception. When we checked in, we were give two key cards, one of which did not work. We went out for a couple of hours and when we returned, neither of the keys worked. Upon making the long walk to the desk to get the key cards re-programmed and returning to the room, I found that the key cards did not work. Walked back to the desk (clerk not very friendly or understanding) where they eventually dispatched a maintenance person who stated that the batteries in the lock needed replacing. She eventually got access to the room and (I assumed) replaced the batteries. The keys worked fine as we went out to dinner, when we returned, neither of the keys worked. Again, the long walk back to the desk where the (rude) clerk phoned the maintenance person a asked her to go let me in the room again. At that point I told her that I really wanted to be able to let myself in the room, and that the batteries had been replaced and I still could not get in the room. I asked for a different room, but the clerk ignored me. At this point the maintenance person arrived at the desk and stated that she had, in fact not replaced the batteries - just jiggled them. She stated that their policy to not replace the batteries until the guest reported the problem twice. When I heard this, I pretty well lost it. They did eventually replace the batteries and the key cards worked fine from that point on.
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Human Anatomy & Physiology Laboratory Manual with MasteringA&P, Cat Version, Update / Edition 10by Elaine N. Marieb, Susan J. Mitchell
Pub. Date: 07/14/2011
Publisher: Benjamin Cummings
Intended for use with any A&P textbook, this best-selling laboratory manual features a wide variety of exercises and activities designed to meet the needs of any 2-semester anatomy & physiology laboratory course. Known for its thorough, clearly-written exercises, full-color art, and tear-out review sheets, this lab manual gives students a hands-on laboratory
Intended for use with any A&P textbook, this best-selling laboratory manual features a wide variety of exercises and activities designed to meet the needs of any 2-semester anatomy & physiology laboratory course. Known for its thorough, clearly-written exercises, full-color art, and tear-out review sheets, this lab manual gives students a hands-on laboratory experience. This lab manual is available in three versions: Cat, Main, and Pig.
This updated Laboratory Manual includes access to the new Practice Anatomy Lab™ 3.0 and new PhysioEx® 9.0 It is also accompanied by MasteringA&P, an online learning and assessment system proven to help students learn.In addition to providing instructors and students with access to PAL 3.0 and PhysioEx 9.0, MasteringA&P for Marieb's HAP Lab Manual also features assignable pre-lab and post-lab quizzes for every lab exercise, art labeling activities, and assignable assessments for PAL 3.0 and PhysioEx 9.0.
This package contains:
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- Human Anatomy & Physiology Laboratory Manual, Cat Version, Update, Tenth Edition
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- Publisher:
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- Publication date:
- 07/14/2011
- Edition description:
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- Pages:
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- Product dimensions:
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Table of Contents
Getting Started—What to Expect, The Scientific Method, and Metrics
The Human Body: An Orientation
Exercise 1. The Language of Anatomy
Exercise 2. Organ Systems Overview
The Microscope and Its Uses
Exercise 3. The Microscope
The Cell
Exercise 4. The Cell—Anatomy and Division
Exercise 5. The Cell—Transport Mechanisms and Cell Permeability
Histology: Basic Tissues of the Body
Exercise 6. Classification of Tissues
The Integumentary System and Body Membranes
Exercise 7. The Integumentary System
Exercise 8. Classification of Covering and Lining Membranes
The Skeletal System
Exercise 9. Overview of the Skeleton: Classification and Structure of Bones and Cartilages
Exercise 10. The Axial Skeleton
Exercise 11. The Appendicular Skeleton
Exercise 12. The Fetal Skeleton
Exercise 13. Articulations and Body Movements
The Muscular System
Exercise 14. Microscopic Anatomy and Organization of Skeletal Muscle
Exercise 15. Gross Anatomy of the Muscular System
Exercise 16. Skeletal Muscle Physiology - Frog and Human Subjects
The Nervous System
Exercise 17. Histology of Nervous Tissue
Exercise 18. Neurophysiology of Nerve Impulses
Exercise 19. Gross Anatomy of the Brain and Cranial Nerves
Exercise 20. Electroencephalography
Exercise 21. Spinal Cord, Spinal Nerves, and the Autonomic Nervous System
Exercise 22. Human Reflex Physiology
Exercise 23. General Sensation
Exercise 24. Special Senses: Vision
Exercise 25. Special Senses: Hearing and Equilibrium
Exercise 26. Special Senses: Olfaction and Taste
The Endocrine System
Exercise 27. Functional Anatomy of the Endocrine Glands
Exercise 28. Role of Thyroid Hormone, Pituitary Hormone, Insulin, and Epinephrine
The Circulatory System
Exercise 29. Blood
Exercise 30. Anatomy of the Heart
Exercise 31. Conduction System of the Heart and Electrocardiography
Exercise 32. Anatomy of the Blood Vessels
Exercise 33. Human Cardiovascular Physiology—Blood Pressure and Pulse Determinations
Exercise 34. Frog Cardiovascular Physiology
Exercise 35. The Lymphatic System and Immune Response
The Respiratory System
Exercise 36. Anatomy of the Respiratory System
Exercise 37. Respiratory System Physiology
The Digestive System
Exercise 38. Anatomy of the Digestive System
Exercise 39. Chemical and Physical Processes of Digestion
The Urinary System
Exercise 40. Anatomy of the Urinary System
Exercise 41. Urinalysis
The Reproductive System, Development, and Heredity
Exercise 42. Anatomy of the Reproductive System
Exercise 43. Physiology of Reproduction: Gametogenesis and the Female Cycles
Exercise 44. Survey of Embryonic Development
Exercise 45. Principles of Heredity
Surface Anatomy
Exercise 46. Surface Anatomy Roundup
Dissection Exercises
1. Dissection and Identification of Cat Muscles
2. Dissection of Cat Spinal Nerves
3. Identification of Selected Endocrine Organs of the Cat
4. Dissection of the Blood Vessels of the Cat
5. The Main Lymphatic Ducts of the Cat
6. Dissection of the Respiratory System of the Cat
7. Dissection of the Digestive System of the Cat
8. Dissection of the Urinary System of the Cat
9. Dissection of the Reproductive System of the Cat
PhysioEx™ 9.0 Computer Simulations
Exercise 1. Cell Transport Mechanisms and Permeability
Exercise 2. Skeletal Muscle Physiology
Exercise 3. Neurophysiology of Nerve Impulses
Exercise 4. Endocrine System Physiology
Exercise 5. Cardiovascular Dynamics
Exercise 6. Cardiovascular Physiology
Exercise 7. Respiratory System Mechanics
Exercise 8. Chemical and Physical Processes of Digestion
Exercise 9. Renal System Physiology
Exercise 10. Acid-Base Balance
Exercise 11. Blood Analysis
Exercise 12: Serological Testing
Appendix. The Metric System
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After Shannon Workman's sorority, Chi Omega, found that she had a Tinder profile picture while rocking a T-shirt with their letters, she was called to a disciplinary meeting. They found the picture to be "disrespectful" and pushed for a "membership revocation," which Workman secretly recorded. Rather than go through an appeals process, Workman opted to left-swipe and bounce. After choosing to exercise her right to use the Tinder app and defy Chi Omega, Tinder CEO and Co-founder Sean Rad reached out to offer Workman a full tuition scholarship to finish her undergrad education. Additionally, she was offered a paid internship at the company because what she did "sends a very empowering message to young women and college students."
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Based on a recently published list by OnlineDegrees.com and featured in USA Today News, the majors listed below were found to get the "most bank for your buck" – that's one reason to get a degree. This is based on average annual salary, projected job growth, programs offered, and average tuition costs*. The leading majors tend to be technology and business-related, followed by those in the STEM fields.
We don't want to just stop at a list of profitable majors - we want to help make your college education more affordable, so we've compiled a list of free scholarships which you can apply to, and hopefully win to help fund your higher education. Be sure to create a profile to get a full, comprehensive list of scholarships for which you may qualify.
The road to becoming a psychiatrist is long and narrow - consisting of science-heavy coursework and many years of schooling and training. But the payoff may well be worth it - the average annual salary is well above $79,000 for the majority of states and more than 59 schools offer programs in the field. The Gallagher Student Health Careers Scholarship Program awards stellar college students who are pursuing a health career with up to $7,500 per scholarship.
If you are African-American student pursuing psychiatry, or any medicine-related field, check out the CBCF General Mills Health Scholarship, which awards $2,000 for well-qualifying students who have a minimum 2.75 GPA. For related scholarships, be sure to look at psychology, science, and medical scholarships for an extensive list and details.
If you've dreamt of being the CEO of your own business and have the capacity and willingness to manage your own business venture, you may be an entrepreneur at heart. Peter Thiel has taken initiative to support those who think out of the box and are willing to take a risk - he established a $10,000 grant to support entrepreneur endeavors. The catch? You just have to drop out of school if you win the grant. If you're not yet ready to do that, there are other scholarships that will reward your entrepreneur dreams while in school, like the Social Entrepreneur Award worth $10,000 in seed grant for students at participating Washington member institutions. You'd be surprised that roughly 477 schools offer programs in this discipline and successful independents go on to make over $120,000 a year.
For some, working with their hands - whether it be on car engines, electrical circuits, or pipes - brings gratification and highlights skills that don't necessarily mirror traditional education. A large majority of the skills necessary to compete in the 21st-century global market requires vocational training. That is why organizations such as The Nexstar Legacy Foundation Management in Plumbing, HVAC, or Electrical offers scholarships to people who are pursuing the trades or intending to own and operate their own business. This includes electricians, who on average, make more than $55,000 annually and have access to over 468 programs. For more electrician scholarships or general vocational scholarships, click here.
Mechanical Engineering
Do you have what it takes to take an idea to the marketplace? To design a product not only for aesthetics but for functionality? You'd probably enjoy mechanical engineering. From the automotive to the aerospace, biotechnology, energy conversion, and manufacturing industry, mechanical engineers are crucial in their ability to analyze and create/design objects and systems with motion. With over 350 available programs, mechanical engineers make an average salary of over $99,000. If you're ready to get into gear and study mechanical engineering, check out the SSPI Scholarship program or the Nexstar Legacy Foundation Management in Plumbing, HVAC or Electrical Scholarships.
Accounting, Finance, & Math
Even though your classmates may have preferred classes like gym, art, English or humanities, you may not mind formulas, equations, and calculators. In fact, you may very well think best in numbers. For math whizzes, not only are there bountiful job opportunities, but salaries can climb up into the six digits (even non-math geniuses know that's a lot). Organizations like AFWA seek to award students who are pursuing an accounting or finance degree. Though the two disciplines are separate entities, they often share similar job positions and skill sets that are math-based.
Exclusively for accounting majors who plan on becoming CPAs is the AICPA Accountemps Student Scholarship - worth up to $10,000. If you're a graduate student in finance and plan on working in local or state government finance, you may qualify for the Government Finance Professional Development Scholarship. And there are of course scholarships for minority undergraduates who have that same endeavor to work in state and local government finance, through the Minorities in Government Finance Scholarship. If you love math in general and haven't decided a set career path, check out the Exxonmobil Bernard Harris Math and Science Scholarships or the Women in Engineering and Design Book Scholarship.
One of the most honorable, and demanding jobs to have is that of an educator, as they are responsible for cultivating, nourishing, and educating the minds of our society's youth. There are however, certain disciplines in teaching that get paid more than others, and those are in biology, social science, and science. If you attend a Christian college and are planning to study primary or secondary education, you may qualify for the Herman and Katherine Peters Foundation Scholarship. Teachers have certain benefits as well, such as for retirement, medical/dental care, etc., and there are also grants like the Illinois Special Education Teacher Tuition Waiver Program for those pursuing a career in special education, that exempts students from paying tuition and mandatory fees for up to four years. There are other scholarships reserved for minority students such as the Leon Bradley Scholarship Program. For a complete list of education scholarships and grants, click here.
Radiologic Sciences
Some things are just too difficult to see with the naked eye, so technology allows us to have a better view from a different perspective using medical imaging techniques, such as x-rays, CT, MRI, PET, and ultrasound. Radiologists are specialized in analyzing and interpreting medical injuries through these images, as well as knowing radiation safety and protection. The average annual salary in radiologic technologies is approximately $84,700 with over 346 programs offered. The Carle Auxiliary Scholarship awards students who are pursuing radiologic sciences or other health-care disciplines. For other health-care scholarships, visit here.
There's more to economics than math. People in economics-related fields study how people use their resources - from land to labor, investments, taxes, production, government spending, etc. They seek to understand and measure how these affect well-being. There are various specializations in economics but in general, the average salary for economists is $93,088. The NSHSS Business, Economics, & Public Policy Scholarship awards outstanding students looking to positively impact the 21st-century global economy. If you already have a BA in economics and are seeking a Master's degree - and also at least 50 percent Asian - you may qualify for the Hsiao Memorial Economics Scholarship. For more economics scholarships, check out this list.
(Geo)environmental Science & Engineering
While majors such as business and technology have remained in the top ranks for the best potential return on college investments, geotechnical engineering is one of the up and coming fields. It is a branch of engineering that focuses on geologic and geosynthetic materials for issues related to human health and the environment. The average salary is $108,433, but is not offered at many colleges. If you want to apply for scholarships based on this interest, check out scholarships that require study in civil engineering, and environmental science or engineering. Also, check out the AREMA Committee 5 - Track Scholarship or the Nexstar Legacy Foundation Technicians in Plumbing, HVAC, or Electrical Scholarships.
Political Science
Our social landscape - our schools, communities, and workplaces - as well as economic structure (and much of everything we deal with daily) is affected by politics. You don't have to be a senator or the President with a political science major. People who wish to make a difference in their communities through the political system - whether through being an urban policy planner or lobbyist - seek degrees in political science, and are compensated fairly well (an average of $98,000/year). Scholarships for political science majors tend to include other disciplines such as history, government, or economics, like the Enid Hall Griswold Memorial Scholarship and the Aziz Jamaluddin Scholarship. For a full list of political science scholarships, visit here.
Information Systems
Just like geoenvironmental science, information systems is a major that has recently gained much popularity and demand. Along with business majors, it ranks one of the most profitable majors. In fact, the U.S. Department of Commerce claims that the most highly sought out graduates are those who have both business and computing skills - after all, Information Systems is a business degree with the application of information technology (IT). To support women in the field, the Kris Paper Legacy Scholarship for Women in Technology provides financial aid to a graduating female high school senior or returning female college student who is pursuing study in a tech-related field. Or if you are a current undergraduate student with an IS major, you may qualify for the CITE Current Student Tuition Scholarship. For more information systems scholarships, visit our technology scholarships.
Business majors, whether in commerce, administration, or management, have ranked amongst the top best-paying majors for quite some time, and still remain in high standing. Business degrees can be applied to virtually any industry, so to view business scholarships based on specific industries, check out our full list here. Reported average salaries are around $102,000 a year and are offered at more than 1,000 schools. Whether you are a female, someone with dependent children, a minority student, or a current college student, you have many scholarship opportunities from which to choose. Make it your first order of business to check out these scholarships and apply.*Note: Average annual salaries and the number of schools that offer degree programs were computed by the National Center for Education Statistics and Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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by Susan Dutca
Spring - a time of rebirth, rejuvenation, renewal, and regrowth - and of course, new and fresh scholarships. In lieu of the more temperate weather, blooming flowers and wildlife, we've compiled for you a list of spring-friendly scholarships, particularly ones for environmental studies, botany, horticulture, floricultural, and ecology. If you're a lover of all things new and nature, check out these scholarships. And don't forget to create a FREE profile to match to all the other many scholarships for which you may qualify!
Spring Meadow Nursery Scholarship
What better scholarship for spring than one with this title? Only the brightest, most well-trained and qualified are considered for this scholarship worth $3,000. Undergraduate and graduate students are eligible to apply, as long as they are studying landscape design, horticulture or a related discipline at a two or four-year institution. Students in vocational agriculture programs will also be considered
Students must demonstrate an overall 2.25 GPA and a 2.7 GPA in their major. Those interested in woody plant production, wood plant propagation, woody plant breeding, and/or horticultural sales and marketing are also able to apply.
Folsom Garden Club Scholarship
For students who are studying horticulture, floriculture, landscape design, botany, forestry, agronomy, conservation, plant pathology, environmental studies, and/or other related subjects, and live in the California counties of Placer, Sacramento, El Dorado or Yolo County, you may be eligible to win up to $2,000.
Applicants must also demonstrate a 3.0 GPA and be entering their sophomore, junior or senior year in college.
Orchid Care Scholarship
April showers bring May flowers and in this case, orchids. Qualifying undergraduate and/or graduate students are eligible to apply if they are pursuing a program in botany, horticulture, environmental science, conservation, or related field, with a focus on orchids. Up to three $500 scholarships will be awarded to the winners.
Seed Companies Scholarship
Some of the leading companies in seed production, including Ball, Pan-American, Goldsmith, and Syngenta, sponsor the Seed Companies Scholarship, which is available to college juniors and seniors as well as graduate students. In order to be eligible for the $4,000 scholarships, students must have a career goal within the seed industry.
Rockefeller State Wildlife Scholarship
If you love things in nature - including forestry, wildlife, or marine science, and are an undergraduate or graduate studying at a Louisiana public college or university, you may qualify to win up to $12,000 for up to three years of undergraduate study and two years of graduate study.
Applicants must be a Louisiana resident for at least one year prior to the scholarship award year. Furthermore, undergraduates must maintain a 2.5 GPA while graduates must hold a 3.0 GPA.
Gloria Barron Wilderness Society Scholarship
Graduate students who have strong academic qualifications and how are focused on making a significant positive difference in the long-term protection of wilderness are eligible for this scholarship. Students who are studying in areas such as natural resources management, law, or policy programs are strongly encouraged.
Research topics include: restoration of the health and function of wilderness, management impacts on wildland, valuing wildlands ecosystems, connecting people to wildlands, and impacts of climate change. Additional funding - in addition to the $10,000 - will be provided to pay travel expenses for the recipient to work with staff members of The Wilderness Society on this project. The Society wishes to encourage the publication of this work in an academic journal or other appropriate medium.
Natural Resource-Excellence in Education Scholarship
The Texas Wildlife Association Foundation and the San Antonio Livestock Exposition, Inc. have joined forces to offer five (5) $10,000 scholarships to freshman at Texas universities who are majoring in natural resource related field such as agricultural science, wildlife science, forestry, range science, or similar majors
Students must also maintain 12 hours per semester and a minimum 2.0 GPA per semester and cumulative 2.5 GPA.
Apprentice Ecologist Scholarship
Do you have a unique environmental or conservation project that you believe will rebuild the environmental and social-wellbeing of your community? Do you have ideas that can improve local living conditions for both citizens and wildlife? If yes, the Apprentice Ecologist Scholarship is for you.
Three scholarships totaling $850 will be awarded to the authors of the three best Apprentice Ecologist essays. Students in middle school, high school, undergraduate, and graduate study are eligible to apply. All you have to do is conduct your own environmental stewardship project, take a few digital photos of your project in action, and write an essay about your project and what it means to you!
Brower Youth Award - Earth Island Institute
For students ages 13-22 who demonstrate outstanding leadership efforts and are working to protect our shared planet, this scholarship is for you. You must reside in North America and play a major leadership role in an environmental project.
Each winner will receive a $3,000 cash prize, a professionally produced short film about their work from an Emmy award winning film crew, and flight and lodging accommodations for a week-long trip to the San Francisco Bay Area.
And don't forget, you should pay for your college education with as much free money as possible! Find as many scholarships and grants as you can before turning to student loans. Visit the Scholarships.com free college scholarship search today where you'll get matched with countless scholarships and grants for which you qualify, then apply and win! It's that easy!
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Top Food & Beverage Company Scholarships
Mar 18, 2016
by Susan Dutca
You probably turn to your favorite food chains to satisfy your hunger and thirst, but now you can help reduce your college tuition burden with scholarships offered by some of the most well-known and popular Food & Beverage Companies. Many of these sponsored scholarships are listed on Forbes and Fortune 500's Top Food & Beverage Companies, so you know they will offer prestigious and large-dollar scholarships. Scholarships range from $1,000 to full tuition, so be sure to check your eligibility when applying - though some are exclusive to company employees, many simply require you to show a desire to continue your post-secondary education. To learn more about these scholarships and many others, create a FREE profile and see what scholarships for which you may qualify:
Dunkin' Donuts Scholarships
Dunk into this scholarship opportunity if you are a senior attending high school in one of the designated areas in the U.S. that offers the Dunkin' Donuts Scholarship and have exceptional academic merit and community service. As one of America's favorite all-day stop for coffee and baked goods, the chain is offering $1,000 scholarships to help qualifying applicants pay for college. You must be a resident from one of the listed areas to apply: Rhode Island or Bristol County, MA; Connecticut or Western MA; the Greater Philadelphia Region; New Hampshire; Palm Beach (Treasure Coast area), the Greater Miami,(Fort Lauderdale area), or the Greater FL Myers (Naples area). Please check your eligibility at the scholarship provider's website.
Panera Bread Operation Dough Nation Scholarship
Scholarships fresh out of Panera Bread - a company listed as one of Fortune 500's Biggest Food & Beverage Companies. Not only do they value clean, good eating, but they also value an all-around healthy lifestyle, rewarded student-athletes for their commitment to sports and academics by providing financial assistance for college. One male and one female student-athlete from the WPIAL District win the Panera Bread Scholarship, amounted at $5,000 for each winner.
Taco Bell Live Más Scholarship
Live more and now, earn more! With the Taco Bell Live Más Scholarship, 220 college-bound students who plan on being one of the next generation of innovators, creators, and dreamers are eligible to win up to $25,000 in scholarship money. Applicants must create and submit a video telling the story of their life's passion, and demonstrate innovation and creativity.
Denny's Hungry for Education Foundation Scholarship
Denny's doesn't only serve food to late night breakfast lover's looking to squeeze in an extra meal, they also believe in fighting childhood hunger. Denny's offers scholarships to students who also believe in this endeavor, and must explain in a 300-500 word essay on how Denny's can positively impact childhood hunger in their communities. Scholarship categories are broken up by age: K-12, high school, and college and students must have a minimum 2.5 GPA. To see specific eligibility requirements for each HFE partner, please visit the scholarship provider's website.
Independent Hardee's Franchisee Association Scholarship
Hardee's believes in living the premium life with premium burgers, and if you are an IHFA employee planning to enroll or already enrolled in college, you can earn a premium scholarship worth $1,000. Financial need is not required to be eligible. Instead, recipients are selected based on their academics, demonstrated leadership, and participation in activities, community service, honors, work experience, goals and aspirations, unusual personal or family circumstances, and outside appraisal.
Papa John's Pizza "A Better Slice of Education" Scholarship
Papa John's believes that the more you put in, the more you get out. For stellar seniors attending CCSD high schools, having a high 3.8 GPA and investing more 50 hours or more in community service can land you a $1,000 scholarship for college. On top of having outstanding academic merit, students eligible to apply must write a 250-word essay answering the age-old question: "Why is education important to you?"
Burger King Scholarships
Burger King's motto, "Have it Your Way" is not just food-inclusive. This includes scholarships as well. The Burger King Scholars Program has awarded over $25 million in scholarships in 2015 alone. Scholarships vary from $1,000 to $50,000 to students who have a a minimum 2.0 GPA, who are passionate about serving their community, and are Burger King employees or children of employees. The James W. McLamore WHOPPER Scholarship awards $50,000 to deserving students who have a minimum 3.3 GPA, a minimum ACT score of 25 or a combined SAT score of 1700.
Starbucks College Achievement Plan
This is not your ordinary scholarship. If you are a partner or employee of Starbucks, or if you're interested in joining the Starbucks team), and are also interested in pursuing a bachelor's degree, you can qualify for the Starbucks Achievement Plan. Starbucks has teamed up with Arizona State University, so employees and partners across the country can receive their Bachelor's from Arizona State University at little to no cost. Qualifying participants receive an automatic 42% CAP scholarship applied toward their tuition costs and are reimbursed for tuition expenses at the end of each semester. For full details on how the program works, please visit the provider's website.
Chobani Scholarship
Chobani is known for its all-natural, non-GMO Greek yogurt and now offers a scholarship to one food-loving student who has demonstrated an interest in communications and is currently enrolled or plans to enroll in a culinary school. The $5,000 scholarship is available for both undergraduate and graduate students who are permanent residents of NY, NJ, CT, or PA.
And don't forget, you should pay for your college education with as much free money as possible! Find as many scholarships and grants as you can before turning to student loans. Visit the Scholarships.com free college scholarship search today where you'll get matched with countless scholarships and grants for which you qualify, then apply and win! It's that easy!
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Utahns respond to SI, CBS News investigation of college football, crime
SALT LAKE CITY — It's easy to say "no comment" when two national reporters show up at your office with questions about a star athlete who had a serious run-in with the law.
But football coach Dave Peck didn't think he had anything to hide, and when veteran journalists Jeff Benedict and Armen Keteyian left Bingham High School, they took with them a different side of the story.
The reporters came knowing that lineman Viliseni Fauonuku helped lead the Miners to a 13-0 season and the state 5A championship last fall. They knew he was being recruited by the University of Utah. And they also knew that Fauonuku had been charged with aggravated robbery for holding a gun in the faces of several teenagers while his cousin stole drugs and wallets.
For them, the teen star was a prime example of the issue they were examining: college football players recruited by colleges that usually fail to seek out, or choose to ignore, criminal backgrounds.
For six months, Benedict, Keteyian and a team of all-stars from Sports Illustrated and CBS News dug through criminal backgrounds of 2,837 athletes from the top 25 preseason college teams.
In their special report, "Criminal Records in College Football," published today in Sports Illustrated, on SI.com, CBS.com and on the "CBS Evening News with Katie Couric," the team reveals their findings that 7 percent of players, about 1 in 14, had a criminal history that ranged from drug possession to violent assault.
And Fauonuku is one of those players.
Peck told the Deseret News Thursday that initially he knew very little about Fauonuku's case, only discovering how serious it was months later, and even then with spotty details.
Instead, last spring and summer he was focused on "Seni" as a person, not a football player. And Seni was struggling, emotionally devastated after the death of his young nephew.
"I really like Seni, I think he's a great kid, and I know he made a huge mistake," Peck said. "I can't explain why, but he was in the lowest state he could be in. We just tried to be some adults in his life who tried to care about him."
Fauonuku was suspended for two games, and Peck knows some people accuse him and Bingham High School of trying to pull strings to keep Fauounku on the team, in school or to resolve his case. Peck immediately dismisses those. The coach never once talked with an officer, an attorney or a prosecutor. He was simply focused on his players and the increasing attention and demands of a winning team.
Fauonuku was sentenced in juvenile court in November to a lesser charge of robbery, put on probation and ordered to complete 125 hours of community service. After his probation ends, his charge will be reduced from a felony to a "delinquent act," according to CBSNews.com.
"We're just trying to make a difference with the kids we're with," Peck said. "Do we always make the best decisions? We probably don't, but none of us are out there trying to make bad decisions. We're doing it because we love what we do and we're trying to help kids. That's the bottom line."
"Everybody makes mistakes, we all make them," said Brad Bevan, Bingham High School's Athletic Director. "When you give up on a young man or woman because of something in their background … there goes your chance to influence them in a positive way. And that's what some of these coaches can do."
But the investigative report revealed that far too few of the coaches and colleges even know that there's something amiss in their players' backgrounds.
"Given what's available and what's at stake, (I was most surprised) at how little schools know, and how little they dig into the backgrounds of the kids they're bringing onto campus," said Keteyian, CBS News' chief investigative correspondent and former reporter for Sports Illustrated.


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Energy and Construction
Interested In A Solar Energy:
Check out the New Solar Career Map released by the Solar Instructor Training Network.
Solar and Energy Storage, Monday, May 16, 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
Intro to Solar Electric Power, Tuesday, June 7, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
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MIOSHA 10-HR Construction Safety, Wed., April 13 and Thurs., April 14
MIOSHA, Part 32: Aerial Work Platforms, Thurs., June 2, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
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If interested, ask to get on our Thermography email list by sending an email to firstname.lastname@example.com.
To register for any class, call NMC-EES at (231) 995-1700
Since 2001, Northwestern Michigan College has provided training in energy efficiency, construction technology, green building, and renewable energy. Our programs are affiliated with the Midwest Solar Instructor Training Network, the Midwest Renewable Energy Association, the Great Lakes Renewable Energy Association, and the North American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners (NABCEP).
Construction and Energy Facilities and Equipment
Building Science Lab
- 1,200 sq. ft. structure provides real-world experience
- Equipped with heating and A/C system, electrical, plumbing, insulation diagnostics and a resource room for energy projects
Renewable Energy Labs including
- Solar thermal system (hot water)
- Grid Connected 3.6 KW Ground Mounted Solar PV
- Grid-connected, 8-kw Solar PV Array
- 10 KW Bergey Wind Generator located at the University Center on Cass Road
- Geothermal Training Systems
- Solar and Wind Training Systems
Thanks to generous donations from Patriot Solar for a ground mount solar racking system, and Renovo for a grid connected 3 kW inverter. These donations make it possible to provide hands-on training using Michigan-made products.


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The Prints of Whales Inn
Located at the gateway to the beautiful Eastport Peninsula, The Prints of Whales Inn earned TripAdvisor's "Certificate of Excellence" for 2014 & 2015 while receiving other provincial & regional awards. The five charming rooms, four with en-suites & one with a private bath, offer guests a comfortable & relaxing stay. Enjoy the living room or the large deck with its gazebo. Each morning you may choose either a prepared or continental breakfast enhanced by fresh fruit, homemade bread & preserves.
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WPTouch works great when I access my home page and individual blog posts via my cell.
But when I click on the "Categories" tab at the top of the home page, and then click on one of the categories, the next page (listing posts under that category) is NOT in the mobile-phone layout.
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- Rosa Barba Agrigento, Italy, 1972
- Date:2007
- Edition/serial number:1/3
- Media description:Two cinema projectors (16 mm), two loopers and two audio films
- Sound:Optical sound
- Category: Cinema, Installation
- Entry date:2009
- Register number:AD05147
Rosa Barba's work, based on the use of film medium, is set in no specific place or time thereby creating, on the one hand, hybrid stories that are somewhere between science-fiction and documentary, and on the other, installations with a strong sculptural character in which elements related to cinema such as the projector, the light beam, and celluloid take centre stage. In Western Round Table (2007) the arrangement of two 16mm projectors placed on the floor, facing each other and projecting clear film that generates a shadow on the opposite wall coupled with a soundtrack, assembled from fragments of two Fellini films, evokes the idea of ??conversation. Something that is corroborated by the work's title, which leads us to its starting point, The Western Round Table on Modern Art held in San Francisco in 1949. The aim of this meeting was to "bring a representation of the best informed opinion of the time to bear on questions about art today" and included speakers such as Marcel Duchamp, Frank Lloyd Wright, Mark Tobey and Gregory Bateson. The answer, not lacking in irony on Barba's part, is expressed by a series of noises and incoherent words included on the soundtrack that contrast with the serious and scholarly tone of the statements made by this group of men when defining the way forward for art. The archival feature inherent in all of Barba's work together with the anachronistic use of photochemical film, that is in danger of disappearing, place her work in the same line as that of artists such as Dorit Margreiter, David Maljkovic and Florian Pumhösl, also represented in the Museo Reina Sofía Collection.
Cristina Cámara Bello
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Una conferencia comisariada : sobre el futuro de la fuerza colectiva en el contexto de un archivo : 19 de mayo - 30 de agosto de 2010 = A curated conference : on the future of collective strength within an archive : May 19th until August 30th, 2010.Madrid : Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, 2010.
Rosa Barba : white is an image / with essays by Lynne Cooke... [et al.] ; [edited by Chiara Parisi, Andrea Viliani ; concept, Rosa Barba].Barba, Rosa ( 1972-)Otsfildern : Hatje Cantz, [2011]
Rosa Barba.Barba, Rosa ( 1972-)Köln : Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther König ; Düsseldorf : Städtische Kunsthalle Düsseldorf, cop. 2003.


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Lenovo, Juniper eye channel with datacenter partnershipMar 10
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Using the featured image has worked in the past, but any new posts made recently don't display the thumbnail. The older posts still work, just not new ones.
I am using the Streamline_30 theme. I tried switching to another theme and the problem doesn't exist, so clearly the problem is with the theme, but I'm not sure how to fix it. I don't understand how it can only be a problem with recent new posts.
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European WiiWare line-up confirmed
And here it is. The service launches on May 20 in Europe and released yesterday in the US.
- Dr. Mario & Germ Buster (Nintendo) – 1000 Wii Points
- Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a King (Square Enix) – 1500 Wii Points
- LostWinds (Frontier) – 1000 Wii Points
- Star Soldier R (Hudson) – 800 Wii Points
- TV Show King (Gameloft) – 1000 Wii Points
- Pop (Nnooo) – 700 Wii Points
- Pirates: The Key of Dreams (Oxygen)
- Toki Tori (Two Tribes)
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