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Here are some reviews from our past travellers to Turkey. For more details on each tour, simply click on the tour image.
HI. I am just writing to let you know that my aunt and I did the Royal Engineers Tour as part of Anzac Day 2015 and I wanted to leave some feedback about our tour guide Sevim Kivrak. She is amazing! Her knowledge is incredible. She was very patient with my 90 year old aunt and went out of her way to make sure we were all looked after. We fitted so much into our tour but it was never rushed so we had time to explore. She kept us all on track and got us to Galipolli early and also got us out of there on Saturday afternoon a lot earlier than some of the others. I really just wanted you to know you have a great guide and a genuinely nice person working for you. Thank you."
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I have just returned from holidays overseas I would like to thank you for all that you did to make this a memorable experience.
The On The Go tour was beyond my imagination The guide was a wealth of knowledge (Fayhid) was a true supporter and true believer in his country Each day group (which was only 12 of us) kept thinking could the accommodation get any better, it was 5 star and above all expectations Marmaras was a great place to end the tour, the days were full of sunshine and water (cold as anything) Sunshine every day and 25 - 26 degrease Was a good time to travel as the tourist season had only just started so numbers were down as were the prices The whole atmosphere of the holiday was something that will never be forgotten We went from 2000 BC to modern day in a week long history lesson.
Once again I thank you and would recommend this tour to anybody.
Hi Kat and Ashley,
Well, I am now back from my Turkey Unplugged tour that I won through you guys and I wanted to give you some feedback on my experiences when travelling.
Can I just say, the tour was freakin' awesome!! It was my first guided holiday (I've been a bit of an 'independant' traveller snob to date). I would travel with On the Go anywhere, anytime.
The itinerary was well-paced and well thought out, I didn't feel rushed or like I missed anything at all. The hotels were all centrally located and a great level of comfort. The group size was good, we had plenty of room on the bus but the group was big enough that you spent the 10 days getting to know each other well.
Big shout out to our tour leader Mehmet Kaplan - this guy was an absolute fountain of knowledge, he had everything under control, organised and gave us all a fantastic lesson in everything Turkey. There wasn't a question we asked that he didn't know and I just felt like we were in the best hands the whole way through. He was amazing and has certainly set the bar high for my next guided holiday.
I wanted to say a big thank you to On the Go for not only giving me the opportunity to travel with you but for making the whole experience, from reservations to getting home a fantastic experience. Ash was on to it with my docs and when I changed from Egypt to Turkey there were no problems.
I will be recommending the hell out of On the Go and I have told all our consultants what a great experience it was. You have a fantastic product and it really makes me thankful that I experienced On the Go first.
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Recap: 'American Idol' Top 11 Performances - Songs From The Year They Were Born
It's been a strange 24 hours in "American Idol"-dom with the apparent elimination of contestant Jermaine Jones for failing to reveal aspects of his criminal record.
With FOX refusing any sort of official comment on how Jones' absence will be handled, there's suspense aplenty as Wednesday (March 14) night's show is set to begin.
Click through for a full recap of Wednesday's news and performances...
Wow. Ryan Seacrest begins by using the contestant's elimination as a TEASE for the start of the episode. "When you're doing a live show, anything can happen," Ryan says, before kicking to the opening credits.
And even after the credits, Seacrest says he'll talk more about the eliminated contestant, still unnamed, later in the show. Because clearly it's more important to show baby pictures of the three judges.
LAME. And a bit distasteful. Anyway... Songs From The Year They Were Born.
Singer: Phillip Phillips
Song: "Hard to Handle"
My Take: Wow. Phil-Phil nearly died as an infant and he came in to rehearse just hours before going in for surgery on his kidney stones. And he is, indeed, the first person to cheat tonight's theme. This is also the first time we've seen Phil-Phil perform live without his guitar. And the result is... twitchy. The director is almost afraid to put Phil-Phil in a full frame, preferring to focus on him from the shoulders up whenever possible. And the hilarious thing is that despite the poor mic posture and the weird leg-lifting, this is easily the most comfortable we've seen Phil-Phil sans guitar this season. As for the performance? Decent. But not distinctive. We've grown accustomed to Phil-Phil putting his own twist on songs, but this is entirely untwisted. This is just the Black Crowes' version of the song sung solidly and with a fair amount of passion. It's doubtful, though, that it'll be memorable and Phil-Phil may need to rely on some sympathy this week.
Steven, J-Lo and Randy Say: "You're kinda unique for us this year," Randy says. Then J-Lo prompts Phil-Phil's acknowledgement of his surgery, which was Thursday? Randy liked the song choice. "This is just so natural for you," J-Lo says, saying "it just comes out of you." Phil-Phil is like, "I wish I could say the same about the kidney stones." Tyler says nothing of interest.
Singer: Jessica Sanchez
Song: "Turn the Beat Around"
My Take: Oh. This is an "American Idol" contestant who was born the year I graduated from high school. That's not good. This is also our second straight Song Re-Recorded The Year They Were Born. I guess Jessica felt confident enough that she showed us last week that she can sing. So this week, she decided to show us she can do cheesy, energetic karaoke. She's so much better on the diva material than she is on this sort of barroom corniness. She's out of breath several times during the performance and she seems to have no awareness at all of how to avoid turning her back to the audience and getting lost in the music. She's also missing many notes and having to modulate her voice to find the melody that's eluding her. This performance is a real mess and I'm certain I'd be even harsher on it if it were coming from a singer I didn't think was this talented.
Steven, J-Lo and Randy Say:
"I love your voice, but you can't stray too far from what I think you do best, which is ballads," Steven Tyler says. Yes. Tyler has CRITICISMS. He also raves about a 16-year-old girl's pants. Bad idea, Steven. J-Lo thought the rhythm got Jessica, but it was still a "good job." Randy disliked the song choice. He wanted her to pick something that she could play with more and he didn't like the vibrato in the song and Randy and J-Lo agree that she should have sung things straight. The criticism here is weirdly accurate.
Singer: Heejun Han
Song: "Right Here Waiting For You"
My Take: This is going to be a disastrous night, isn't it? Heejun is doing his "Nutty Professor" impression and doing an unbearably cheesy and all-over-the-map version of this Richard Marx chestnut. It's all mumbly and even his tone isn't very good until the very, very end. I'm not sure there was any sign of connection between Heejun and the song, so it became a melodically inconsistent snooze. Good thing for Heejun he was so likable in his clip package. That's all that's going to keep him in the competition. That was a mess.
Steven, J-Lo and Randy Say: "I didn't really enjoy this at all," Randy says, calling it "pitchy in five or six spots." Randy also thought it was the wrong song. J-Lo felt that Heejun fought through his struggles and towards the end it was beautiful for her. Tyler also didn't like the song, but he still thinks Heejun has a special voice. Heejun is, again, charming after the performance.
Singer: Elise Testone
Song: "Let's Stay Together"
My Take: Apparently there was a Tina Turner cover of this song in 1983. Thus, it's not cheating the theme. Except for totally. Heejun wins for singing a song that was actually originated in the same year he was. This is a much better vehicle for Elise's naturally raw and raspy voice than last week's Whitney Houston theme. But sometimes Elise goes too raspy and her voice hurts my throat. There were several times in the second half when I want a lozenge. And yet, it's the first performance of the night that didn't just sound like karaoke. Some of Elise's personality is actually evident here. Thus? Tentative and tempered "Thumbs up."
Steven, J-Lo and Randy Say: Tyler loves her voice. J-Lo thinks that was right on every single level and she calls it "a beautiful, beautiful thing." Randy raves, "America, Elise is back." Randy thought it bore some resemblance to butter.
Singer: DeAndre Brackensick
Song: "Endless Love"
My Take: Yup. Another cheat. Plus, who chooses to sing a song as a solo that was designed as a duet? And who forces a singer to do a solo on a duet? Damn you, Jimmy Iovine and Will.i.Am. This is dreadful. Stop. Strangling. Cats. DeAndre. My God. That was painful. He has no light in his eyes at all. He doesn't know where to go. He doesn't know who to sing to. He doesn't know what key the song is in. There are falsetto flourishes that make no sense, like DeAndre had to add them to avoid falling asleep mid-song. He didn't enjoy a second of that and neither did I.
Steven, J-Lo and Randy Say: "You can sing anything," J-Lo says, having apparently not listening to THE SONG HE JUST SANG. She still thinks he's great, even though she didn't like the song choice. Tyler loves DeAndre's voice, but also didn't love the performance. "It was boring and very safe for you at the wrong time," Randy says.
Singer: Shannon Magrane
Song: "One Sweet Day"
My Take: Oh no. No. No. No. After the damage Shannon did Whitney Houston last week, why is she tackling Mariah Carey this week? And why is there a string ensemble engulfed in fog? And why is Shannon wearing shiny gold formal shorts? Oh no. This is less overtly awful than Shannon's performance last week, but it's not in any way a song she has enough voice for. Her voice is thin and limited here. At least the notes are somewhat there tonight. Is Shannon courageous or foolish? I don't know. Is anybody else wondering why Jessica sang that awful thing that Jessica sang rather than trying to sing this instead? Because Jessica would have sung the heck out of this.
Steven, J-Lo and Randy Say: "I was terrified for you... but you did a beautiful job," J-Lo says. "I think you try your best when you don't try so hard and that was beautiful," Steve says. Randy was also terrified, but he also thought it was a good job. Yup. We're grading on a massive curve here.
Singer: Colton Dixon
Song: "Broken Heart"
My Take: Yeah. I've never heard this song before, have I? Will.i.am hadn't and America probably won't have. And that's never a good sign. On the other hand, this is the best version of this song that I've ever heard. I'm not comparing it to anything else and at least Colton seems to be having fun or at least being passionate about the song. The notes are mostly there? I guess? I assume? It sounds like a Colton song, which is to say that it sounds nasally, but sincere. And now, the second the music is over, I've forgotten every bit of that performance. Weird song choice. But I'm sure White Lion was honored to be contacted to clear the song.
Steven, J-Lo and Randy Say: J-Lo didn't know the song. "Colton's a love," J-Lo says and then she's unable to explain herself. "I think you look pretty when you sing," J-Lo says. Tyler, however, thought it was the wrong song for Colton's voice and his passion. "There's always two ways to go with this," Randy says, though he also says Colton performed the song dope.
Singer: Erika Van Pelt
Song: "Heaven"
My Take: Yay! A reasonably good song choice. Coupled with a nauseating staircase backdrop. Hmmm... She seemed really good in the rehearsal footage, but she's having trouble on the low notes. And that big break that Jimmy added in the song? It's not nearly as dramatic here as it was in rehearsal. Erika's better than this and I can't quite say what's wrong here. Sigh. It's just been that kind of night, hasn't it?
Steven, J-Lo and Randy Say: "I think you're too busy all over it," says Tyler, who's having a miserable night. J-Lo, who already compared Elise to Janis Joplin now tells Erika that she's this year's Janis Joplin. Randy kinda liked it, giving it an 8-out-of-10.
Now at 9:19, Ryan is able to tell us that Jermaine Jones was eliminated, which TMZ told us last night. We cut to filmed footage from the previous day with Nigel and Ken ambushing Jermaine in a back room with his criminal record. They're basically bending Jermaine over and spanking him on national TV, listing his crimes and lecturing. Jermaine says he was scared and nervous and didn't want to be penalized for his past. Nigel then tells Jermaine that they have no choice but to let him go and they tell him that his rehearsal was the best he's ever sounded. His rendition of "Somewhere Out There" had the potential to be very strange.
Singer: Skylar Laine
Song: "Love Sneaking Up On You"
My Take: I love Jimmy and Will.i.am trying to mess with Skylar's head by suggesting a Coolio song. The mentors were right about one thing: As great as the Bonnie Raitt original is, this isn't enough song for Skylar. With Bonnie Raitt, it's all about the character and experience conveyed in her voice. But Skylar doesn't have that character and experience. She's holding back vocally and she's holding back in terms of her irrepressible stage energy. Towards the end, she adds some big growls and a big final note. It's definitely a good performance. But would Coolio have been superior? This recapper says, "Yes."
Steven, J-Lo and Randy Say: "I haven't heard you sing a song bad yet," Tyler says. "You really killed that," says J-Lo, who doesn't know the song. Randy says that Skylar could have chosen a country sound and instead she chose... Wait. Does Randy not know this song either? For the love of Pete. It's Bonnie Raitt. It's a country song.
Singer: Josh Ledet
Song: "When a Man Loves a Woman"
My Take: "Idol" was concerned that Josh wasn't connecting with people, so... They brought out a giant bucket of crawfish and had Josh teach America how to eat crawfish. In a white suit. That was a weird moment. Josh's song choice is a cheat, but it's a brilliant cheat. He might say he's singing it because of the Michael Bolton version, but we all know that's bunk. This is straight-up Percy Sledge/Atlantic-label soul. And it's about a million times better than anything else we've heard tonight. He's a performer -- that jacket-drop midway through the song is MONEY -- and he's singing the freaking snot out of the song. Wow. I may be grading on a curve for this awful night, but that was special.
Steven, J-Lo and Randy Say: Randy says that Joshua came out and regulated. "The best thing I've ever seen on 'American Idol,'" J-Lo says. "I'm so excited right now," J-Lo continues. "You gave it up so big God came through your eyes," Tyler says. Ryan suggests that the show shouldn't go to commercial.
Singer: Hollie Cavanagh
Song: "Power of Love"
My Take: Oh. I thought Hollie was doing Huey Lewis & The News' "The Power of Love." That would have been much more exciting. This is Hollie in straight-forward balladeer mode, wandering through fog and shouting with robotic respectability. There are notes Hollie is missing throughout and her voice cracks on the big final note. I expect the judges to ignore this.
Steven, J-Lo and Randy Say: "With you and Joshua, they really saved the best for last," J-Lo says. No. You can't compare Joshua to J-Lo. Tyler thinks Hollie's voice comes from heaven above. Randy says it was "another moment." NO. It was NOT. That's a ridiculous comparison. Intolerable.
TONIGHT'S BEST: As far as Jessica was ahead of the field last week, Josh is twice as far ahead of the field this week.
TONIGHT'S WORST: DeAndre, Heejun and a few other performances were not good at all.
WHO'S IN TROUBLE? I think Heejun, Erika and DeAndre are your Bottom Three. And either Heejun or Erika is heading home.
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Susie Essman, Richard Lewis are a hit and a miss
In the eyes of any talent booker, Richard Lewis and Susie Essman would seem like a totally compatible pairing for a comedy bill. Both standups regularly appear on Larry David's HBO hit comedy "Curb Your Enthusiasm." They're the same generation (Lewis is 65, Essman 57), and their takes on their Jewish backgrounds, aging and sexuality aren't too dissimilar.
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The transformation of the former Vicki's diner at 4401 W. Greenfield Ave. in West Milwaukee is complete -- the country-themed Mad Rooster Cafe opened in its place on Wednesday.
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Eilish O'Regan Is there a health service in the world more analysed than our own - and can we possibly tolerate another tome? Unfortunately, because of the plethora of Department of Health commissioned reports and often circular debate, a jadedness has crept in.
But when it is boiled down to the plight of a mother needing radiotherapy for cancer or someone in desperate pain waiting years to see a consultant we are back to being humbled by our complacency.
Journalist and economist Maev Ann Wren is one of the few people who has waded in to the quagmire of our health service with a obvious sense of mission to try to make sense of it all. She is joined by Dale Tussing, Prof of Economics at Syracuse University in New York, who has written extensively on Irish healthcare for 25 years. It was originally commissioned by the Irish Congress of Trade Unions in anticipation of the recently concluded national pay talks.
It's quite clear that both authors are soulmates in their dislike for privatisation and are deeply opposed to Health Minister Mary Harney's plan to allow private hospitals to be built on the site of public hospitals.
The minister says this would 'decant' around 1,000 private patients from beds in public hospitals and that would free up much-needed accommodation for those who do not have insurance. Ms Wren and Prof Tussing are adamant there is a "priority to stop the private hospital plan". They even see a halt to the plan, described as a 'crossroads' issue, a more urgent priority than even extending medical cards and providing more nursing home beds.
Since the book has been written the tenders have been invited for the building of these hospitals which many believe will only re-emphasise the two-tier health system already in place.
The authors want the stock of beds in public hospitals to be increased but say it should be paced and take place first in those hospitals which are using the beds best.
It does not take long before the book veer towards Ms Wren's long-held personal conviction that the Government should introduce a universal health insurance system for all. This would end the division between insured and uninsured, with the State continuing to subsidise the care of the less well-off.
The authors are not putting it forward as the only solution and concede that, in influencing policy, they must guard against dogmatism.
This is a well researched and very well-informed book.
There was recent consolation for the authors in the terms of the partnership deal relating to health agreed as part of the pay talks. A review of acute hospital bed needs up to 2020 has been agreed but there is no rowing back on the road to privatisation.
Eilish O'Regan is Health Correspondent of the
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People across the East Midlands are being urged not to miss out on the chance of choosing their favourite wildlife-friendly farmer as the UK's biggest farm wildlife competition goes into its final week with voting closing at midnight on 31 August.
Eight farmers from across the UK, including East Midlands Leicestershire farmers, are through to the final of the Nature of Farming Award with people voting to decide who they think should come out on top.
Richard and Inger Mee in Leicestershire have farmed organically since 1998. Growing wheat, fruit and salad vegetables, and raising beef cattle, pigs, sheep and laying hens. They supply Waitrose and local butchers, and their on-site farm cafe – promoting local, organic food and running events to encourage the local community to visit and learn more about wildlife friendly and organic farming.
Nectar flower strips, beetle banks, wild bird seed mixtures have created diverse habitats around the farm, buffering the neighbouring SSSI wood and enhancing wildlife corridors along well established hedgerows. Formerly ploughed land by the river has been reverted to extensive grassland.
The farm now throngs to the sounds of skylarks, lapwings and reed buntings. It provides a home to brown hares and barn owls, purple hairstreaks and bats; whilst trefoils, clovers and chicory provide food for both wildlife and livestock.
In addition they've made good use of support and advice from the Farming and Wildlife Advisory Group (FWAG), Natural England and the Woodland Trust.
Bill Bacon of Butterfly Conservation visited Richard and Inger's farm, he said: "It is clear that they derive contentment from their chosen way of life - I am convinced that the couple's organic farming and sympathetic approach for wildlife stems from their fundamental conviction that it is the right thing to do"
Richard and Inger Mee speaking about their farm, they say: "We are convinced that organic farming, hand-in-hand with protecting wildlife, is the right thing for us to do. It is very rewarding to see an increase in the abundance and diversity of wildlife." Now in its sixth year, the Nature of Farming Award celebrates farmers who do wonderful things for nature, finding the one who's done the most on their land to help our threatened countryside wildlife. The competition is run by the RSPB, supported by Butterfly Conservation and Plantlife, and sponsored by The Telegraph. The award was set up to help share wildlife-friendly farming practice and encourage public awareness of the important role we need farmers to play in conservation. It celebrates farmers who work hardest to help threatened countryside wildlife, such as skylarks, brown hares, bees, butterflies and plants. Martin Harper, the RSPB's director of conservation and Nature of Farming Award judge, said: "The Nature of Farming Award is our annual celebration of all farmers who give nature a home on their land and every vote cast helps to support wildlife-friendly farming. "These farmers are real wildlife heroes, but they need our support and we need more of them. Governments in the UK and Europe need to better support nature-friendly farming and consumers can help by looking out for brands which are truly better for the environment" People are invited to vote online, by phone or post up until midnight on Saturday 31 August 2013. Information on how to vote can be found at rspb.org.uk/farmvote Everyone who votes will be automatically entered into a free prize draw for a luxury break for two people with Millennium Hotels. Votes can be cast until 31 August 2013 and the winner will be announced in September.
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Definition of depletion in English:
noun[mass noun]
Reduction in the number or quantity of something: the depletion of the ozone layer
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- Responding to major depletions of marine fish populations and other wildlife killed in the process of fishing, marine conservation groups became a force in national and international environmental policy.
- The ship's refrigeration and air conditioning plants are designed to achieve no ozone depletion.
- To get back to what I said earlier about the depletion of the national sheep flock, I have one or two more instances to highlight.
exhaustion, using up, use, consumption, expending, expenditure;
draining, emptying, sapping, milking;
reduction, decrease, dwindling, diminution, lessening, lowering, attenuation, impoverishment
informal bleeding
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The Air Force recently launched a website called "The Air Force Collaboratory," which entices young people to participate in an online dialogue and share ideas for solving (initially) three unclassified research projects in which the Air Force is engaged. None of the projects is directly (or at least exclusively) military in nature. One involves developing technology to allow the Air Force quickly to determine the location of survivors of building collapses; a second focuses on a new kind of robot with various search and rescue capabilities; and a third involves determining the proper point in space to which a new GPS satellite should be launched.
The first-level purpose of the site is to involve young people, in a collaborative way, in dealing with a tough technical challenge for the government. This is not a contest; there are no prizes. Instead, the site appeals both to a desire to excel and a desire to serve, both important themes for the Air Force.
"I hope you're up to this," a voice says about the GPS project. "Your idea will save lives," reads a computer-generated text for the collapsed building project. It is nice to involve young people in something bigger than themselves, and it also sends a good message about the ability of the government to innovate that the Air Force is trying out a new way to get technical input on important projects.
But information about the site's backstory tells you its other purpose. According to a New York Times article, the site was developed by GSD&M in Austin, Texas. That would be the same agency that holds the Air Force's recruitment advertising contract. The site is also a way to encourage kids interested in technology to consider joining the Air Force.
So there is also sort of a contracting story here – an example of what the government wants from a good vendor, which is original and innovative ideas that can be used to help further the organization's mission.
All in all, an interesting effort. Check out the site – it's hardly an example of stodgy government in action. The Air Force Collaboratory has been up for about a month now. I'd be curious to know what kind of response it's getting, either in terms of generating ideas or in terms of whetting the appetites of potential recruits.
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Hempstead Lake State Park is a multi use facility. Included are 20 tennis courts, children's playgrounds, basketball courts, bridle trails for horse back riding, biking and hiking trails, shaded picnic areas and a historic hand carved wooden carousel. There is a picnic pavilion available for large parties. In addition to a pavilion rented through the Permit Department, Hempstead offers rental of the Carousel party-room done in-house at the park. For a rental fee of $350.00 for a three hour event, guests are also offered unlimited carousel rides during their event.
There are three ponds that are accessible for fishing. On Hempstead Lake, the largest lake in Nassau County, you are permitted to use car top boats with an annual permit issued from the Park. McDonald Pond, South Pond and Hempstead Lake are stocked with trout in the fall and you may target trout year-round. Other species present include large mouth bass, chain pickerel, black crappie, perch, tiger muskies, carp and sunfish.
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Dogs only. Access in dog-walk area only, on a leash not more than 6 feet. Not allowed in camping, bathing and picnic areas. Not allowed in buildings or on walkways.
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This year's program will run from Friday, July 1 through Tuesday, September 6, 2016 from 4-8pm. Registration will begin on May 1 and continue until June 30 or until the 384 maximum participants is reached. Applications can be submitted in person at the Park Office in Field 2 at Hempstead Lake State Park daily or by mail to: Tennis Tournament, Hempstead Lake State Park, P. O. Box 66, West Hempstead, NY 11552. Applications are available at the park or can be downloaded at www.nysparks.com.
The tournament is open to all ages and ability levels. All entries must be made using the official entry form and be submitted with payment and a signed mandatory release form. Checks should be made payable to the Natural Heritage Trust-Long Island. The fees are $12 for singles and $15 for doubles teams. The entry fee also entitles the participant to a tournament t-shirt. Sizes are guaranteed for those who apply before June 15, 2016.
Trophies will be given to the first place and second place finishers in the following divisions: men's and women's singles, men's and women's doubles and mixed doubles. USLTA approved balls must be supplied by the participants.
Join us for a hike at Hempstead Lake for one of our year-round series hiking "the trails less traveled". Hikes average 3-4 miles. Good hiking shoes and water are recommended.
$4.00 per adult (18+) $3.00 for children (ages 3 - 17) Children under 3 are free unless participating.
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Family-oriented annual fishing festival integrates fishing with fall activities, such as a casting for pumpkins contest and pumpkin decorating. The event also includes fly fishing instruction, demonstrations, and outdoor exhibits by local fishing clubs. Fishing equipment is not necessary. Loaner rods are available on a first-come, first-served basis. Children will also enjoy pony rides, face painting, and a magic show.


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1370 Lowell Boulevard has a Walk Score of 60 out of 100. This location is Somewhat Walkable so some errands can be accomplished on foot.
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Happy Saturday, folks! I know I've been dragging my feet when it comes to posting this month (I messed up my abdominal muscles and man, it is really hard to blog lying down), but here's a little "New This Week" instalment to keep you going for a while!
It's been a couple of months since the last time I did one of these, if I'm not mistaken — did you miss 'em?
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The Bet
by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov
The Lawyer's Letter
Symbolism, Imagery, Allegory
There really aren't all that many physical objects in this story. Actually, we can only think of one (aside from all those books, of course): the letter that the lawyer writes renouncing the bet money. It's a ranty, semi-crazed letter, and its meaning is not entirely clear, so let's focus instead on the actual piece of paper thing that the letter is—the "sheet of paper on which there was something written in fine handwriting" (2.10).
For one thing, this little sheet of paper saves the lawyer's life. There the banker is, all ready to whack the guy, when he catches sight of the thing out of the corner of his eye. The info in the letter shows there is no reason for the murder anymore, because it communicates the lawyer's newfound belief system. So at this point, the letter is a substitute for speech. It's basically the paper version of the guy cowering before a hit man begging "please don't kill me, you can have your money." In other words, it's connected pretty totally to the lawyer.
But Who's the Letter To?
But what happens when the lawyer leaves and the letter stays behind? The banker "took from the table the writing in which the millions were renounced, and when he got home locked it up in the fireproof safe" (2.20).
Now suddenly, the letter isn't really speech, but instead evidence. In the hands of the banker, it becomes yet another in a series of proofs that the banker keeps demanding for the big discussions and decisions in his life.
First, he turns an abstract chat into a physical challenge when he starts up the bet. Then, when he is planning on killing the lawyer, he puzzles out that "I have only to take this half-dead man, throw him on the bed, stifle him a little with the pillow, and the most conscientious expert would find no sign of a violent death" (2.11). And finally, he takes the letter as proof that he doesn't owe the lawyer squat.
In the end, the banker is really all about the material world, and evidence, in all its forms, is yet another example of his need for actual proof in metaphorical pudding.


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It wiped my website completely and it wiped 3 more website hosted on my server. Now really, do you test these things ? And why is it still available for auto upgrade if you see what problems people have here ?
It wiped my website completely and it wiped 3 more website hosted on my server. Now really, do you test these things ? And why is it still available for auto upgrade if you see what problems people have here ?
Almost all problems with the 2.8 upgrade have been a result of plugins, themes, and lack of memory allocated to PHP.
If you have backups, restore those backups.
If necessary follow the Upgrading WordPress procedures to upgrade your blogs.
It wiped my website completely and it wiped 3 more website hosted on my server.
No it didn't...if your sites were there and you properly upgraded, you may have problems and you may not be able to see your content until the problems are cleared, but it didn't "wipe" your sites.
Actually.. it may as well have wiped mine. It blew up halfway in the middle of the install and left countless orphans in my database.
However.. I blame my host. I got a timeout error in the middle and I believe they don't allocate the proper memory to their servers at times and that causes things like this. Easy to fix though.. blew my database away, created another.. did the install fresh.. uploaded old content. Voila.
However.. I blame my host.
Yes...as you properly point out...that's not a 2.8 issue...that's a host issue. Personally, I would look for another host if this is a common occurrence.
I don't know about "evil" but quirky, for sure.
Odd things don't function: preview doesn't work; I can load an image, but not resize it once it's been loaded; peculiar formatting appears in the text that has to be stripped out ....
Being a user (a content-type person and not a coder) I think I'll sit back--take the weekend off--and watch the forums for a while before I try to do anything more on my Web site.
I can confirm a "wiping out" of a Website by the 2.8 auto-upgrade, and I find it hard to believe that it can be blamed on "plugins, themes, and lack of memory allocated to PHP."
Here's what my experience was:
1. I initiated the auto-update (from 2.7.1 to 2.8) on a WP installation in this directory (not the document root):
2. The update stalled at the "installing files" point.
3. All files in the following sub-directories of the document root (/srv/www/htdocs) were deleted:
drwxr-xr-x+ 2 wwwrun www 6 Jun 11 16:36 gallery2
drwxrwxr-x+ 2 jbutler www 6 Jun 11 16:37 aspapodcast
drwxr-xr-x 2 wwwrun www 6 Jun 11 16:37 wp-admin
drwxr-xr-x+ 2 wwwrun www 6 Jun 11 16:37 screenlex
drwxr-xr-x+ 2 wwwrun www 6 Jun 11 16:37 screenpedia
drwxr-xr-x+ 2 wwwrun www 6 Jun 11 16:37 slgallery
drwxr-xr-x+ 2 wwwrun www 6 Jun 11 16:37 ssitejoomla
drwxr-xr-x+ 2 wwwrun www 6 Jun 11 16:37 tcfgallery
drwxr-xr-x+ 2 wwwrun www 6 Jun 11 16:37 tvcritgallery
drwxr-xr-x+ 2 wwwrun www 6 Jun 11 16:37 vsc
drwxr-xr-x 2 wwwrun www 6 Jun 11 16:37 wpmu
drwxr-xr-x 3 wwwrun www 19 Jun 11 16:37 wp-content
drwxr-xr-x 2 wwwrun www 6 Jun 11 16:37 wp-includes
As you can see, most of those directories have nothing to do with this particular WP installation, but they were all deleted at 16:36 to 16:37. In short, any directory with a MySQL connection was targeted! A Joomla installation, a MediaWiki installation, and so on...
Could this rampant destruction be due to a theme or a plug-in? If so, then it seems to me that the auto-upgrade system needs to install some significant safeguards immediately.
I should note that I am using the Atahualpa 3.3.2 theme and that I did NOT de-activate plug-ins. The plug-ins I have installed are:
Akismet 2.2.4
Contact Form 7 18.104.22.168
DM Albums 1.9.1
Exec-PHP 4.9
Flexible Navigation 0.09
GD Pages Navigator 3.8.1
GLM's Category Magic Plugin 0.9.1
NextGEN Gallery 1.3.3
Random Image Widget 1.5
Really Simple CAPTCHA 1.0
I've already posted some of this here:
There have been no response to that forum topic.
I do NOT feel that WordPress 2.8 is evil. I have been a strong advocate of WP and have created 5 or 6 sites with it, but I was severely disappointed by the destructive power of this upgrade. If I didn't have a full-system back-up to rely on I would have been totally screwed.
If it's not a 2.8 issue it is definetly a 2.7.1 issue that i hope is not continued in 2.8. The websites are wiped, be sure of that. The database is ok. I don't have complete backups and I did do some modifications to the template through the web editor. The database is ok, though. But no plugins should affect a upgrade. Seriously, why would you allow such a design ? Yes, it won't have perfect OOP, with no duplicate code but this situation wouldn't happen. It's also important to have some real data safety. And I can't imagine what plugin can delete in cascade everything.
I don't care if it's a plugins thing or a theme thing, each time there's an upgrade we should all have to deal with so many problems. The experience should be one where we upgrade and go on with our life without having to take so much time to make it work.
2.8 isn't evil, but it sure has made my life miserable since upgrading. It shouldn't be like this.
Next update, it might be wiser for users with lots of plugin installed, to read and follow Upgrading WordPress instead of doing the automatic upgrade.
I'm not yet convinced that WP is deleting other source code, but if it is, then I don't think it matters for future upgrades whether you have "lots of plugins" or just one plugin...if you have "the" plugin, or one of the plugins that causes this problem, then you've got a big problem.
It might be wise from you not to offer the automatic upgrade. Last time it worked fine. Or try making that kind of upgrade safe. But instead you use the same functions that are affected by plugins. At least add one transmitting boolean variablefor the downloading, unpacking, deleting, moving, etc in order not to ask plugins are asked if they have something to say during its steps. Plugins musn't be allowed to affect everything.
This thread and my own past experiences with upgrading with the first and fresh release of the upgrade is exactly why I'm going to wait until 2.8.1+ before I even think about it. I've learned my lesson!
Oh When, oh when is 2.8.1 going to come out?
just waiting for 2.8.1 - 2.7.1 back to me...
The 2.8 upgrade firstly wiped my themes. I restored the backups and went back to 2.7.
I made a few changes to my file structure and tried the 2.8 upgrade again, taking all appropriate action such as deactivating all plugins.
2.8 upgraded and my home page looked fine, but every other page showed up as raw text.
I restored the backups again, but somehow the pages were still corrupt. I looked into the files and about 10 new .php files had been added which weren't there before. All of my html tags, head tags and body tags were missing.
I could not fix it, no matter what i did. I tried restoring the backups again but somehow my original backups of the theme was still broken.
I ended up upgrading to 2.8 and rebuilding my whole site.
Very annoying process.
I use Atahualpa 3.3.3 by BFA WebDesign -
None of the items below were issues previously. 2.8 is a miserable offer from WP. It not what I've come to expect. I STRONLY suggest that if you have not upgraded... don't! WP should immediately (like right now!) pull 2.8 from it's offering. I feel fortunate that I didn't have many of the problems others have reported. But none the less WP dropped the ball big time on releasing 2.8.
- First of all 2.8 is MUCH SLOWER! With the exact same content on 2.7.1 I had page loads of less than 1 second. Now with the same content I see 10's and sometimes 20's. Only by cutting down my page content drastically was I able to obtain reasonable load times.
- Widget Page on 2.8 lets you add widgets, but not 'insert' in between. It looks like it's going to work, but does not and an 'empty' widget holder appears at the bottom of the sidebar.
- Left sidebar will not collapse.
- Attempts to edit plug-ins worked once. Now any attempt to even scroll the code will cause screens to lock. You must then manually remove the widget to regain any control.
- Widget Zip/Browse install was 'moved' (hidden) at the top of the page. Useless 'feature' to move it from where it was.
- PHP Code which worked fine in 2.7.1 now causes memory errors.
- The ONLY positive thing I've found in 2.8 is that they corrected the huge inability to cut/paste within widgets. This if of little use of course since the Widget Page is basically unusable.
I had the same experience with two of my blogs. It seems that this has been identified as a bug in 2.8 and a fix has been submitted. http://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/10140
Update: By going one at a time, deactivate and then activate I've found the following plugins don't play well with 2.8 for multiple reasons. Deactivating them allows the Widget page on 2.8 to function as in drag/drop, expand/collapse, insert. I've not yet test against the issue of total lockup when trying to view/scroll/edit plugins and/or themes. I performed no other changes but deactivating the below items. I use the theme Atahualpa 3.3.3.
Edit: 12:20pm - Sorry I was not clear earlier. BOTH Plugin and Appearance Editors when attempted to be used locked up.
Automatic SEO Links
Collapsing Links
DMSGuestbook widget - (Just the sidebar widget, NOT the whole plugin)
Easy AdSense
Fun with Sidebar Tabs
TinyMCE Advanced
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I just attempted to use the 'Editor' in 2.8 after deactivating the above plugins. It still does not work. A simple attempt to 'scroll' the theme's CSS file caused an almost instant lockup of the page. A Ctrl/Alt/Del and killing the IE 7 process allowed reentry to login.
Edit: 12:21pm MST -
All in One SEO Pack - When this plugin was deactivated the editor for the plugin page began to work, with some delay. I reactived SEO Pack and it locked completely. Killed it again and the editor functioned again. The Appearance editor still does not function/scroll after killing the SEO Pack.
WordPress has some quirks that can be a real PITA.
1. After backing up, I upgraded automatically to 2.8 and had a major issue due to my existing Google Analytics plugin. I could no longer login! Thankfully I wasn't on the road so I was able to rename the plugins folder with my FTP client, this allowed me to login and then deactivate it.
2. Not a 2.8 issue per say, but I changed my WordPress address in General Settings to test something and it basically destroyed everything - no login, no CSS, my site rendered like it was 1995. How can you allow the user to destroy his blog so easily from General Settings. Not even a warning? Why is that option there in the first place since it is so faulty? And the fix? I had to go into the table and change the record - that's totally ridiculous.
Better error trapping would help.
As for performance...everything works fine. Pages load very well. Please take the criticism as constructive, WordPress is a wonderful product.
Update: 12:59pm MST -
I deactivated ALL plugins and found that the Appearance Editor is still broken, not allowing you to scroll/edit. It locks up WP completely.
I no longer have the patience to figure out what does and does not work with 2.8...
I can only guess that if a plugin does not specifically say it works with 2.8+... don't use it.
I think WP needs to seriously rethink the process by which they allow plugins to be developed and offered to WP users.
Well, I'm also using 2.8 and Atahualpa 3.3.3
Fortunately for us the upgrade went well. My pages still look in tact. Apparantly although using about 20 plugins, non of them seem lethal.
However, I can confirm that the widget section if messed up. At first the right column wouldn't unfold, but a click on the little arrow made it appear. However, if I try to add new widgets to the side bar, when picking them up and trying to drag them, the widget-title bar stretches itself horizontally over my screen, in full width. So, you can only moce it up and down but not drag it to the sidebar.
Interesting enough the disabled plugins seem to do that correctly.
I waited a few days before upgrading, thinking that any bad repsonses would make them decide to quickly disable the upgrade. Maybe an idea for next time?
Upgraded two blogs with no problems using the automatic upgrade button. The third blog I tried to upgrade ended up being a disaster.
Upgrade got stuck installing files
Ended up deleting both websites hosted in this account (they were two separate distinct websites using different URLs) - the upgrade deleted all directories and files, leaving me only cgi-bin and www folders. Thankfully, my database was spared.
The good news is that both websites were new and in progress, but this should never have happened. Whatever is wrong, WP needs to fix ASAP and pull the upgrade until it is. I would have been furious if this had happened with my other two sites that have been around for years and have tons of content.
As it is, I'm only angry, not furious.
Well something rather shocking has occurred with my blog.
You can first read about my mishaps on my post just above
The day after this my whole web hosting account was suspended!
I had no idea why, but after hours of waiting i got a reply to my dispute saying i was using excessive resources.
This wasnt true. I'd done nothing out of the ordinary so i asked to see further details.
This is what they replied with...
You'll see from the below server log that it was WordPress on your account using excessive resources,
photoguides.net 0.30 0.54 0.5
Top Process %CPU 35.0 [php]
Top Process %CPU 25.0 /usr/bin/php /home/photogui/public_html/index.php
Top Process %CPU 10.5 /usr/bin/php /home/photogui/public_html/wp-admin/update.php
The above shows your account using 25% of the overall CPU on the server, which is why the account was suspended.
25% of the whole web hosts server my account was using!
and all because of the corrupt update which broke my site.
It's fixed now, but somethings VERY wrong with this.
No it didn't...if your sites were there and you properly upgraded, you may have problems and you may not be able to see your content until the problems are cleared, but it didn't "wipe" your sites.
Quoting myself above...my apologies. I was very skeptical about the upgrade deleting files (other than WP files), but I'm seeing too many reports of this happening when the auto-upgrade is interrupted to simply discount it. So, I'm with others here with a call to someone at WP to:
1. Verify whether this is a bug or not.
2. If it is, note whether it has been fixed or not.
3. If it has been fixed, then fine...things happen...that's the nature of technology
4. If it is a bug and hasn't been fixed, then remove the auto upgrade link in 2.8 until it is fixed.
This needs to be acknowledged and commented on by someone in an "official capacity" here...it's too serious a problem (again, assuming it is a WP problem) to ignore.
Just my 2 cents.
can anyone post me a link to a 2.7.1 download for wordpress please?
All previous releases are here:
wonderful thank you :)
I updated to 2.8 last week. With 2.7 I was able to paste Word documents directly onto my posts and all of the colors, italics, etc. always showed up perfectly. Now, regardless of how I do it (even using the new Word paste feature), everything is black and white. Any ideas?
Figaro, is there a way for me to just go back to 2.7 without causing a problem?
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To my surprise in February of this year, Blast Fitness made an astronomical deduction from my bank account. When I contacted them, I was transferred from one person to the other and kept on the phone for more than one hour. They referred to the old contract that had been cancelled with Bally and stated that the deduction from my bank account for $158:00 was a membership fee that was due. All effort to make them realize that I did not have a contract even with Bally Fitness was fruitless. As a matter of fact, they said they will contact me with their findings but never did. So I called my bank who gave temporary refund of the $158:00 pending investigation. My bank came back and deducted my account again for the $158:00 apparently either because they could not get a response from Blast Fitness or because Blast Fitness is still presenting them with false information. I am prepared to take this company to the court for fraudulent practices if I can get others that will join with me in a class action.
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He also still has some of our property that he won't return. He also took our old cabinets, dining room set and patio door and told us he'd take them to the Habitat for Humanity Restore in Milwaukee and donate them for us and get us a receipt. Well he never did. He sold our belongings and pocketed the money.
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