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Close to the shops and bus stop. 1 outside dog and to cats live at the house. Bills covered by rent how ever we each buy our own food room 1 has a queen bed room 2 has a king single and a desk.
I have a 4 bedroom house available to share with myself and my dog. I have 1 room as a bedroom and another as a study, so the other 2 rooms are free to do the same with. The main bathroom is not used by myself so will be all yours as well. There is Nbn and foxtel (lounge room) which are included in the rent. The house has heating and air conditioning.
I have a brand new 4 bedroom house and I'm looking at renting one or two of the rooms out, I'm currently the only one living in the house and I work out at the mines doing 7 on 7 off and when I finish my 7 I head back home to Sydney so you and my other house mate will have the house to your selves most of the time. the house has got ducted reverse cycle A/C, has a double garage that doesn't get used so your more than welcome to park your car in side if you want, as for furniture if you have anything you want to bring your more than welcome.
I have a room available in a shared house, I own the house but live in Sydney and just come up here for my shift work which is 7 on 7 off at the mines so you won't see me much at all, I have another house mate who I live with who is easy to get on with. If your interested in the room get in touch and we can arrange to meet up and let you see the place. Cheers
Large, modern, clean and fully furnished home. You will have your own large, furnished room and ensuite. All bills included in rent (electricity, gas, water, wifi, foxtel etc) Bedroom includes queen bed, desk, desk chair, bedside tables, large built in wardrobes and a TV with free to air channels. Your ensuite has toilet, shower and vanity. Home has unlimited wifi, fully equipped kitchen with gas cooktop, dishwasher, very large living area's, pretty garden, plenty of art and books etc. Home gym in garage being set up next month, waiting on delivery of equipment (squat rack, bench, weights etc). Very close to CBD, just a few minutes walk to coffee shops, pubs etc. Street is lined with beautiful Oak tree's and is very quiet most of the time. We have two dogs who live outside only, and a new kitten, he's an inside cat however is not allowed down your end of the house (unless you want cuddles, you can let him in!).
The house is huge so plenty of privacy. There is three bedrooms, two lounge rooms, big backyard, decent size kitchen with big oven and stove top, walk in pantry. I have two showers (bathrooms) and one toilet. The room has built ins. Bills and internet are included in the rent. Located in a quite street with good neighbours and walking distance to town, gyms and cafe's.
Old world charm opposite coffee shop 2 blocks from cbd, 1 block from cook park and from hotel large bedroom with built ins, linen supplied, furnished loungeroom shared space, kitchen furnished with seperate pantry, shared bathroom with two toilets and furnished laundry
A room is soon available in a wonderful 4 bedroom house in a great location up behind Duntry League Golf Course. You'll be sharing with one other. I'm a 46 year old and work in media. It's a fully furnished house. An easy layback home, warm atmosphere but plenty of room to have your own space too. Nothing is needed as it has everything you'll need to be comfortable and feel at home, all you need is your own bed. The bedroom available is a good size and has built ins. A bed is available if required as the current other housemate is moving to QLD and is selling the one currently in the room. There's 2 large living areas, a great outdoor BBQ area, one bathroom plus another second toilet. I'm tidy but not pedantic. I do my own meals but occasionally just like cooking for all :) I like to have a wine and a chat :) There is a small super friendly Maltese pooch here so you'd need to be pooch friendly :) Moving in date can be flexible, so let's chat :)
Centrally located 2 bedroom unit, close to CBD of Orange. Fantastic outdoor area, with BBQ. Has air-con/heating and second toilet. Property is fully furnished, with the second bedroom currently has sofa, tall boy, and built in wardrobe, but flexible with furniture. Off street parking available. Prefer female. Must be clean, tidy, no pets, and respectful.
To share house with 1 male and 1 female, I work away and come home once a month. I live in a beautiful part of Orange there is a park next door and walks around the wetlands area it's very leafy and lovely trees around. Wentworth golf club is just up the road and you are not far to visit the wineries in the area. You have your own space with a fridge, TV, computer desk, etc it's a very homey area. The kitchen is shared and all items are supplied so if you love to cook you will like my tools.
Hello, I'm 54, owner/occupier, working at home with daycare/preschool children 8:30-5:00 M-F. Your double room is furnished with a bed, side tables, small desk, chair and built-in mirrored robe. Linen, utilities & wi-fi included (no telephone). Shared kitchen & laundry with myself and one other. Shared living area & bathroom with one other long term resident (34yrs). Lock-up internal garage is included. My partner stays only occasionally as do his working kelpies who are restricted to the rear dog yard but have access to the laundry for sleeping. Due to my compliance with Education & Care Services National Regulations, National Law & the Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection) Act 1998, applicants please be willing to comply with the NSW Working with Children Check (as an adult resident of the household - no cost) and a Criminal History Search (at my cost, unless you have a recent certificate). Trial period may apply. We're easy going, no dramas. House is quiet outside of business hours.
Very nice big bedroom available complete with built ins. The house is within walking distance to Wentworth golf club and a bus stop. There is plenty of parking space both in the driveway or in the garage if preferred. The room would suit anyone looking to move into a nice homely spacious house in west Orange. Fully furnished complete with; TV, Lounge, fridge, washing machine, BBQ, dishwasher, wood stove for the winter months, pots, pans, plates, cutlery etc. There is a queen sized bed in the spare room if required. Also included; Wi-fi - NBN Foxtel
Close to town and shops private rear yard, air conditioning, wifi, seperate games room with pool table
Hi guys, room available in my house. All bills included in rent. Unlimited WIFI included in rent. Easy going house mates. Very clean house
This property is located in a quiet neighbourhood within walking distances to CSU,Tafe,Mt Panaroma and the CBD of Bathurst ,being approx. 1 – 1.5km away,it is on the main bus route and close to all major roads leading in and out of town being ideal for Uni & Tafe students or proffesionals working in the region. University students will be entitled to some free or discounted rent while on holidays. The room includes a bed,desk,robe,heater, all bills inc electricity,water,gas and unlimited ADSL broadband are included, modern kitchen facilities. The rear yard has a grassed area,outdoor setting,BBQ,washing line a external toilet,shower,laundry with washing machine&dryer,a shared secured storage shed ,car & motorbike parking on site and plenty of street parking. A cleaner maintains all common areas. Short term,long term and permanent leases available. Please email any interest or enquires you may have. Inspections are welcome on weekends via appointment. Wardrobe,desk & heater


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Located in South Beach, The Penguin Hotel is within a 10-minute walk of popular sights such as Art Deco Welcome Center and Lummus Park Beach. This 43-room, 3-star hotel has free breakfast and a restaurant, along with free in-room WiFi. On the beach, it's also near PortMiami and Lincoln Road Mall.
Start your day off right with a free continental breakfast served from 7:30 AM to 10:30 AM. This hotel is home to a café and a bar/lounge. Order from room service to satisfy your hunger without leaving your room.
All 43 individually decorated rooms feature refrigerators, free local calls, and free bottled water. Guests can expect free WiFi and 32-inch plasma TVs with cable channels. Bathrooms have hair dryers and free toiletries. Other standard amenities include safes and ironing boards.
Property features
Guests of The Penguin Hotel enjoy an outdoor tennis court, free WiFi in public areas, and a meeting room. Valet parking is available for USD 40.00 per day. The 24-hour front desk has multilingual staff ready to assist with concierge services and luggage storage. Other amenities at this beach hotel include a terrace, a garden, and a TV in a common area.
- Walking distance to Art Deco Welcome Center and Lummus Park Beach
- Free continental breakfast
- Free WiFi in rooms and public areas
- Onsite dining
The Penguin Hotel
Hotel Amenities
Hotel Amenities
The Penguin Hotel is a renovated, boutique hotel of the late Art Deco style situated directly on Ocean Drive across from South Beach. Valet parking (surcharge) is available on site. This stylish hotel is only a few steps from Lincoln Road pedestrian mall, popular restaurants, bars, nightclubs, and shopping. Guests can enjoy wireless Internet access throughout public areas. Concierge services are available.
The Penguin Hotel's guests have access to the amenities of the sister property, the President Hotel, located directly behind the Penguin Hotel.
Guests can enjoy a 30% discount on food at the on-site Purple Penguin Café, a one-time welcome drink, and 2 bottles of water in the guestroom replenished daily (included in daily resort fee).
- Bar/lounge
- 24-hour front desk
- Total number of rooms - 43
- Multilingual staff
- Number of floors - 4
- Elevator/lift
- Year Built 1948
- Valet parking (surcharge)
- Free breakfast
- Concierge services
- Free WiFi
- One meeting room
- Garden
- Terrace
- Luggage storage
- Restaurant
- Beach towels
- Outdoor tennis court
- Smoke-free property
- Number of buildings/towers - 1
- Television in common areas
- Tours/ticket assistance
Family Friendly Amenities
- Family Hotel
- Free Wi-Fi
- Outdoor tennis court
- Refrigerator
- Cribs/infant beds (complimentary)
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Valet parking (surcharge)
Room Amenities
The Penguin Hotel offers 43 air-conditioned accommodations with safes and complimentary bottled water. Each accommodation is individually decorated. 32-inch plasma televisions come with cable channels. Bathrooms include showers, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers.
This Miami Beach hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include phones along with free local calls (restrictions may apply). Additionally, rooms include irons/ironing boards and blackout drapes/curtains. Housekeeping is provided daily.
- Air conditioning
- Free local calls
- Free bottled water
- Refrigerator
- Daily housekeeping
- Private bathroom
- Free toiletries
- Hair dryer
- Shower only
- Iron/ironing board
- In-room safe
- Phone
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Cable TV service
- Free WiFi
- Room service (limited hours)
- Individually decorated
- Free cribs/infant beds
- Rollaway/extra beds (surcharge)
- Plasma TV
Where to Eat
Purple Penguin Café - Beachfront cafe serving cocktails and American cuisine for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
Nearby Things to Do
- Scuba diving nearby
- Bicycle rentals nearby
If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please note them at check-out when you book your room.
- Accessible bathroom
- In-room accessibility
- Roll-in shower
Hotel Policies
Minimum check-in age is 18
Check-in time ends at 6 AM
Check-in time starts at 3 PM
Check-out time is 11 AM
Payment types
Children and extra beds
- Children are welcome.
- Kids stay free! Up to 2 children 12 years old and younger stay free when using existing bedding.
- Rollaway/extra beds are available for USD 25 per night.
- Free cribs (infant beds)!
- Pets not allowed
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
Noise-free rooms not guaranteed
- Breakfast
- Beach towels
- Internet access
- In-room safe
- In-room bottled water
Optional extras
- Valet parking fee: USD 40.00 per day (in/out privileges)
- An early check-in fee will be charged
- A late check-out fee will be charged
- Rollaway bed fee: USD 25 per night
Hotel Name
- Hotel Penguin
- Penguin Hotel
- Penguin Hotel Miami Beach
- Penguin Miami Beach
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Up to 2 children 12 years old and younger stay free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding. Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms.

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text: Wanted to post an update. The colony has been removed sucessfully from the tree. I could have taken the trap off two weeks ago but I was going on vacation for a week and wanted the bees in the box to provide some protection against wax moths, etc. I took the trap off Monday and moved the remaining bees to the beeyard and shook them out on the ground away from the hives. They had developed a laying worker so I figured they'd divide themselves between the queenright hives. I moved one of the hives that I took from the tree back to rob out any remaining stores from the tree. I've never seen so much activity! I think I need to super the hive because it's gaining weight pretty rapidly and I have no idea how much honey is in the tree. I'll be sending the bill later this week for 5 hours time, mileage, and $60 in materials.


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Re: st: Problem with decile significance test
Nick Cox <firstname.lastname@example.com>
Re: st: Problem with decile significance test
Mon, 11 Mar 2013 20:05:29 +0000
Thanks for the extra detail.
Same comment: such observations are necessarily disjoint, so you can't
use -ttest varname1 = varname2-.
You will have various possibilities, but only
variable 1 variable 2
non-missing missing
missing non-missing
missing missing
so there is nothing for -ttest- to work on.
You must arrange your code to use -ttest varname, by(groupvar)-.
By the way,
1. 120 periods and 5 response variables: you will have to take account
of multiplicity _and_ dependence in time in thinking about the pattern
of 600 t-tests.
foreach x of numlist 2/120 {
replace d_X1=ceil(_n*10/_N) if Period==`x'
looks unlikely to be what you want. _n and _N are here calculated with
reference to the entire dataset.
On Mon, Mar 11, 2013 at 7:53 PM, Xixi Lin <firstname.lastname@example.com> wrote:
> Hi Nick,
> What I am trying to do is to create deciles for dependent variable
> according to independent variables (or sorted by independent
> variables), that is how the d_`x' are created. For example, d_X1 is
> the decile for dependent variable( Return) sorted by X1.
> Then, I want to test for each decile, whether decile=1 is larger than decile=10.
> Best,
> Xixi Lin
> On Mon, Mar 11, 2013 at 3:42 PM, Nick Cox <email@example.com> wrote:
>> I don't know exactly what you are trying to do here, but the nub of
>> the matter may be that
>> observations for which -Return1- is calculated, namely
>> if d_`x'==1 & Period==`z'
>> and for which -Return2- is calculate, namely
>> if d_`x'==10 & Period==`z'
>> must be separate observations because it can't be true that something
>> is both 1 and 10.
>> Hence, as you report,
>> ttest Return1=Return2 if Period==`z'
>> finds no observations.
>> Nick
>> On Mon, Mar 11, 2013 at 7:33 PM, Xixi Lin <email@example.com> wrote:
>>> Hi,
>>> I am trying to do decile significance test, however my codes does not
>>> work, can anyone help me to debug it?
>>> Here is my code:
>>> //create deciles according to independent variables
>>> sort X1
>>> by X1: gen d_X1=ceil(_n*10/_N)
>>> foreach x of numlist 2/120 {
>>> replace d_X1=ceil(_n*10/_N) if Period==`x'
>>> }
>>> *****repeat the above code for each independent variable
>>> //t statistics
>>> foreach x in X1 X2 X3 X4 X5 {
>>> gen Return1_`x'=.
>>> gen Return2_`x'=.
>>> foreach z of numlist 2/120 {
>>> replace Return1_`x'=Return if d_`x'==1 & Period==`z'
>>> replace Return2_`x'=Return if d_`x'==10 & Period==`z'
>>> ttest Return1=Return2 if Period==`z'
>>> display "`x'" "Period " "`z'" `r(p)'
>>> }
>>> }
>>> ****it would be better if I can display p value for T>t not
>>> |T|>|t|******Anyone knows how to display that?
>>> The stata shows that "no observations". Does anyone know what is wrong
>>> with my code?
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text: Has anyone ever tried vacuum sealing a super (or maybe just the frames) to control wax moths over the winter? Like in one of those Space Bag things (if they make them big enough)? I'm thinking as an alternative to mothballs (yuck) or PDB. If the moths do hatch, I thought that maybe the lack of oxygen might do them in before they got the chance to do much damage.


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eWeek Labs: UAC Brings Vista Up to Snuff with Rival OSs
Amid the hullabaloo about how intrusive Vista's User Account Control feature will be to the average user, Microsoft has been quietly ramping up the support infrastructure needed to help companies adopt it. eWEEK Labs' work with UAC shows that more work lies ahead, however.
With Vista's UAC, Microsoft has finally gotten serious about securing the Windows operating system by limiting a user's rights during day-to-day computer usage. UAC also finally brings the Windows operating system up to speed with just about every other major operating system available today.
UAC enables the concept of LUP (least user privilege), where users run with limited privileges for the bulk of their interaction with the desktop. User rights are elevated only when necessary to perform certain administrative tasks. By limiting the user's normal permissions, there is less attack surface on the operating system and less chance for the user to inadvertently—how should we put this—screw things up.
Under UAC, both administrators and standard (limited rights) users operate with the Standard User security token. When a process requiring elevated permissions is initiated, Vista may ask users to confirm their intention to run the process or ask for administrative credentials to perform the act (depending on the configuration). This interaction—be it a confirmation or a credentialing—occurs in the Secure Desktop, where users can't interact with the desktop, and vice versa—until the questions are answered.
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Game should have been over when Romo grounded the ball before the game tying FG that took the game to OT.
Yeah because that horse collar on Cribbs was a great call; I'm positive that Jerry paid the refs for that too!
He grabbed the jersey from behind pulling the runners top half backwards, that is a horse collar tackle. Just because he let go and shifted his grip to the dreds after the runners weight had shifted doesnt absolve him of the penalty.
If not for the horsecollar grab he doesnt get hold of the hair. Its like saying you can hold a DE as long as you release and block clean after you get his body turned.


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Size53 m²
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- Family/child friendly
- Internet/WiFi
- Kitchen
- Pets allowed
- Washer/dryer
- Parking available
- Lockable room
Accommodation summary
|Okrzei, 81-704 Sopot, Poland
|Property type
|Property ID
|Acceptance rate
|Response time
|A few hours
|Calendar updated
|5 days ago
Apartment space
• Salon
• Kitchen
• 2 Bedrooms
• Spatial Window
• Bathroom
• Terrace
• Place in garage
additional amenities
• Possibility to park your car in garage
• The washing machine
• Free Wireless Internet
• Television
• Towels, bed sheets
• Fully equipped kitchen cooking utensils, pots, glassware, cutlery, lunch, and utensils:
• Refrigerator
• Freezer
• Ceramic
• Electric kettle
• Living room, sofa bed
• 1 bedroom with king-size bed
• 2 bedroom with king-size bed
• Shower
• Toilet
• Sink
• Mirror
• Drying of washing
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Reviews of this property
The apartment was located in a large residential complex with high safety standards. The area was fenced, secured with a combination lock and provided with various cameras. In the garage there was a parking space. The beach and the city were quickly reached on foot. There were several small shops in the immediate vicinity. Disadvantages were the daily construction work along the tracks. It was dredged right next to the complex of buildings already in the morning. Unfortunately, the apartment was not in clean condition. In Brotbehälter still was stale bread. Therefore, you had probably put the container on top of the kitchen cupboard. The bathroom had no windows, no wonder had formed the mildew stains on the ceiling. The mattresses and pillows were very dingy. In the previous tenant had probably kettle boiled milk, therefore unusable. The toilet holder hung by a thread, etc. Overall we were still happy. Would this apartment, however, not choose again.
Die Wohnung lag in einem großen Wohnkomplex mit hohem Sicherheitsstandard. Das Gelände war umzäunt, mit einem Zahlenschloß gesichert und mit diversen Kameras versehen. In der Tiefgarage gab es einen PKW-Stellplatz. Der Strand und auch die Innenstadt waren schnell zu Fuß zu erreichen. Es gab mehrere kleine Geschäfte in unmittelbarer Nähe. Nachteilig waren die täglichen Bauarbeiten entlang der Gleise. Es wurde direkt neben dem Gebäudekomplex bereits in der Frühe gebaggert. Die Wohnung befand sich leider nicht im sauberen Zustand. Im Brotbehälter befand sich noch altes Brot. Daher hatte man den Behälter wohl oben auf den Küchenschrank gestellt. Das Badezimmer hatte keine Fenster, kein Wunder das sich Schimmelflecken an der Decke gebildet hatten. Die Matratzen und Kissen waren sehr schmuddelig. Im Wasserkocher hatten die Vormieter vermutlich Milch gekocht, daher unbenutzbar. Der WC-Halter hing am seidenen Faden usw. Wir waren insgesamt trotzdem zufrieden. Würden diese Wohnung allerdings nicht wieder wählen.
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The host cancelled the booking, this review is automated.
Nice Apartment on a great location.
It is a spacious place, with a big bedroom, a livingroom, separate kitchen and bathroom. The balcony is big and is a great place to be outdoor.
Beds are good and comfortable. Place is clean and well maintained.
The location is just away from the crowded main street, but very close to the (new) railway station and main street / beach. It can be a bit noisy. If you live in a city you will understand.
The only thing we found missing were a few extra pans to cook our own meal. Plenty of restaurants around, so no need to cook really:)
Great value for money!
This apartment is amazing, better than we expected. Very spacious and nicely furnished. The location is perfect as well, being very close to the main street. Even though it was this close to the main street, we did not hear any noise during the nights, so we always got a good nights sleep (comfortable beds helped as well).
Yes, it is on the 4th or 5th floor with no elevator. If you can't manage walking stairs like this, then you should keep that in mind. For us it was fine as we felt that we needed to move a little bit extra after being extremely lazy in wonderful Sopot all day, every day :)
If I have to name one negative aspect it might be that the pressure of the shower was a bit on the low side, but it wasn't a big deal, would still rent this apartment again! Recommended!
Nice, clean apartment at a super location! Very satisfied with our stay!
Apartment very good and nice and closed to the main area Monte Casino. Minus one star depending on somewhat bad parking possibilities for the cars. Minus one star then the apartment's wireless internet no good. Very slow! Internet must be upgraded. We used our from Sweden brought wifi with roaming instead. The 4g is good in Poland. Very nice people in the rental company. We found Sopot a very nice place and we recommend it!
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It was a very nice apartment with a good locasion.
Nice and clean Apartment located in a quiet street, but still close to Monte Cassino. Large enough for a family of five. Our host was service minded and followed up our queries rather promptly.
We enjoyed our stay in Sopot a lot. The apartment has a nice location, it's close to the beach and in the heart of Sopot. The facilities are great, too. The only thing we missed, though, was wifi. Our contact person was service minded and helpfull. Thank you!
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Chapters 1-5 Summary
Standish Treadwell often wonders about "what ifs." What if things, little things, had happened differently? Likely, the story he is about to tell never would have been. But the fact is, they did not happen differently and, as he so aptly notes, "what ifs are as boundless as the stars."
Standish Treadwell is dyslexic: words to him "are just circus horses dancing up and down." The kids at school tease him, chanting, "Standish Treadwell. Can't read, can't write. Standish Treadwell isn't bright." It is true that Standish cannot even spell his own name. He does have a story to tell, however, even though he dares not write it down, even if he could.
Despite his learning challenges, Standish is not stupid. He has an uncommonly strong imagination, and often sees things that others overlook. His old teacher, Miss Connolly, recognized this trait in him, and called him "an original." His best friend Hector appreciated it too.
Because he is considered "stupid," Standish sits in the back of the room at school, where he is "all but invisible." From this vantage point, even if he could read, the only word on the blackboard at the front of the room that he can make out is the huge one, stamped in red letters over a picture of the moon, that screams "MOTHERLAND." Standish is not paying attention on the day the note summoning him to the headmaster's office arrives in the classroom. He is lost in a daydream, imagining that he and Hector are in "the city across the water...where the sun shines in Technicolor." The world that Standish really lives in is dark and fearful; here, "the sky fell in long ago." Still, the boy had seen this other place once on TV, so he knows it exists, and he and Hector had invented a planet, Juniper, that is just like it, in all its wonder.
Standish is dreaming about being on Juniper, driving an "ice-cream-colored Cadillac" with his friend, heading home "for Croca-Colas in a shiny kitchen with...
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Chapters 6-10 Summary
To underscore his sadistic contempt for Standish, Mr. Gunnell undoes the boy's tie before releasing him. To the hapless fifteen-year-old, this deed is the ultimate humiliation. Dyslexic as he is, Standish cannot do up his tie, and Mr. Gunnell knows it. The boy had kept his tie's knot intact for a full year, moving it down each day just enough to slip his head through, then closing it up again, "neat as a whistle." Now, the "undone, hangman's rope of a tie" makes Standish feel like giving up; to show up at the headmaster's office with his tie undone is akin to suicide.
Standish was able to keep his tie in proper order all that time because of Hector, who was his protector when he was here. Hector said that the tie was just a way of making everyone the same, "just numbers." Hector, however, was never just a number, and Standish wonders if he might have been "rubbed out" because of that. If Standish forces himself to be completely honest, he must admit that his despair about what Mr. Gunnell has done is less about the tie and more about the loss of his friend.
As Standish walks disconsolately down the corridor to his fate, Miss Phillips, one of the school wardens, comes out of her office. Seeing Standish, she perceives his sorry state, and asks sternly, "What are you doing, Treadwell?" Watching the camera that sweeps back and forth, surveying the corridor, she waits until "the all-seeing eye" is turned in another direction, then quickly does up the boy's tie and straightens his shirt. Putting her finger conspiratorially to her lips, she waits until the camera is turned toward them again, then commends Standish, saying, "Good, Treadwell...that is how I expect you to arrive at school every day." Standish is amazed to have encountered such an unexpected savior.
As Standish sits on the hard bench outside the headmaster's office, waiting for the bell to signal Mr. Hellman's readiness to see him, his thoughts turn to the day he met Hector. Standish has always been the target of bullies at school since, in addition to his complete inability to achieve conventional literacy, he has "one blue eye, one brown." There is a...
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Chapters 11-15 Summary
The house that the new neighbors, the Lush family, now lived in had belonged to Standish's parents before they became "nonexistent." Like countless others, Standish's Mum and Dad had vanished more than a year previously. Their disappearances were unexplained, "their names forgotten, all knowledge of them denied by the authorities." The only person Standish has to take care of him now is Gramps, a tall, proud man, cunning like a "silver fox," who "[sees] a lot, [says] little."
Because of the war, and because so many people thereabouts had been "rubbed out," the dwellings on the Treadwells' street stood derelict and largely deserted. When the Lushes moved in, Gramps said that they were spies, which Standish understood to mean that the old man just did not want them to live there. Gramps actually suspected that informers in the neighborhood resided for the most part at the top of the road, opposite the hulking palace. The houses in that area were pristine, reserved for the Mothers for Purity, like Hans Fielder's mother and her friends. These citizens did "sterling work for the Greenflies and the men in black leather coats," spying and informing on others in return for easy access to food and clothing for their families.
When Standish asked Gramps why he thought spies would know how to get raspberry stains out of a white shirt, he received an answer that was cryptic at best. By the time the two ventured out, the curfew siren had sounded, and they were forced to make their trek via Cellar Street, a series of holes knocked through the basement walls of the houses along the block. After they had passed through the dank access and arrived at what had once been the cellar door to his parents' house, Standish and Gramps knocked politely.
After a "loud silence," the door was cracked opened by an emaciated-looking, graying, very anxious man who spoke the home language with a slight accent which Standish recognized as that of the...
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Chapters 16-20 Summary
From that night, Gramps, Standish, Hector, and Mr. and Mrs. Lush spent more and more time together. It was not long until they melded into one family. Mr. Lush told Gramps and Standish that he was an engineer who had refused to work on a project for the Motherland, but he gave no details about the nature of his assignment. Mrs. Lush was "a doctor who had refused to eliminate the impure." Because of their recalcitrance, both husband and wife were exiled to Zone Seven.
Standish is jolted from his reverie when the bell indicating the headmaster's readiness to see him rings. When the boy enters the administrator's office, Mr. Hellman, who is standing, clicks his heels together and extends his arm out rigidly, exclaiming, "Glory to the Motherland." Standish half-heartedly reciprocates the salute, then notices a man in a black leather coat sitting in the corner of the room. This unexpected personage's face is hidden by a hat with a sharp brim, and "eye-socket-fitting sunglasses." The man's appearance is sinister, and Standish wonders why he is here.
It occurs to Standish that the man in the leather coat might be there to check up on Mr. Hellman, but he doubts this because he knows that the headmaster is not very important. Mr. Hellman's sole "claim to fame" is a cheap watch he has, which is awarded to couples with eight or more children. Standish knows that the headmaster's timepiece is worth little because he has seen with his own eyes a watch of far greater value; it had belonged to Mr. Lush, and it saved them all last winter.
The past winter had been so long and bitter that the little household reached a point where there literally was no more to eat, and nothing left to use for firewood. As Standish, Gramps, and the Lushes sat around the kitchen table, wondering what to do, Mr. Lush left the room and came back with something wrapped in a cloth, which he handed to Gramps, saying, "You know what to do with it, Harry." In the cloth was a watch of pure gold, which shone "bright as a star." Gramps studied the inscription on it thoughtfully, then commented, "If we can grind off the words it will get us out of jail." The...
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Chapters 21-25 Summary
It has been only three weeks since Standish and Hector were planning their mission to planet Juniper. Mr. Lush had managed to rig up a television set, which enabled the family to access programs "from the land of Croca Colas," the wondrous place upon which Juniper was modeled. The pictures were in black and white, but Hector and Standish knew that the life depicted was "bursting with color." Their favorite show was about a lady named "ball," who was "all plastic perfect," and laughed all the time. Standish and Hector imagined that when they broke through to Juniper, everything in their own world would change for the better, and the "promised land" would be theirs.
Hector was assigned to the same class in school as...
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Chapters 26-30 Summary
With his nose bloody and one eye half shut, Standish climbs out from behind the schoolyard bench. He notices something interesting—he is taller than Mr. Gunnell. Perceiving that the teacher is about to strike him with his cane, Standish boldly, and perhaps foolishly retorts, "You can't keep hitting me . . . I'm taller than you."
With the whole class looking on, Standish bends to duck Mr. Gunnell's fists and feels the weight of the cane on his back instead. Glancing up quickly and seeing the teacher's chin jutting out, Standish hits him hard under the jaw and shoves his arm out straight into his chest. As Mr. Gunnell trips backward, his toupee falls off and drops ludicrously onto the pavement. The entire...
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Chapters 31-35 Summary
So that all might view the historic moon rocket launching, each school in the occupied territory of the Motherland has been issued a "working television." Standish notes the irony in the fact that "in this age of moon men," the television is old and "make-do" and that a teacher must struggle to position the aerial just so to get any sort of coherent picture at all.
Standish himself has no interest in witnessing the Motherland's great triumph. He and Hector had not bought into any of her "pure race chatty crap," having seen for themselves that there was "nothing pure" about any aspect of the Motherland's dominion.
It is the president of the Motherland herself who comes on the screen to address the masses....
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Chapters 36-40 Summary
Standish is given no further instructions after being expelled, so he simply walks back to his classroom. On the way, he looks out over the playground, where he sees the leather-coat man walking with Mr. Gunnell past the body of Little Eric Owen.
Stopping, the man in the leather coat takes out a pistol and places its barrel against Mr. Gunnell's head; a single shot rings out and Mr. Gunnell falls to the ground. Standish is curiously unfazed by the execution.
Back in the classroom, Standish finds that Hans Fielder has cut the bottoms off his coveted long trousers in a show of solidarity with the rank-and-file oppressed. It crosses Standish's mind that Mrs. Fielder, who doubtlessly compromised much to get her...
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Chapters 41-45 Summary
As Standish and Gramps continue toward home, they notice two plain-clothes policemen following them in a car. One of the men has a pair of binoculars, which he is using to lip-read their conversation. Standish and Gramps engage in innocuous chatter, and eventually, the men in the car speed away. Only then does Standish tell his grandfather about Little Eric, Miss Phillips, and the warning note.
At one end of the road where Standish lives are the grand houses where the privileged "Families for Purity" reside. At the very top of the road is that huge, hideous eyesore of a building with the legendary past. Today, that edifice is lit up "brighter than the stars," but of course, no one in Zone Seven dares to ask why. One...
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Chapters 46-50 Summary
In the days after the football was lost, it rained incessantly, so Hector and Standish devoted their energies toward building their rocket. The newspapers, rare commodities to which Standish was introduced for the first time, were filled with "rubbish" about the Motherland and the great astronauts who were going to conquer space. The boys saved some of the more interesting pictures from these "propaganda rags," and used the rest as papier-mâché for their project.
An old ironing-board cover given to Hector and Standish by Mrs. Lush served well as an outer skin for the rocket; in the boys' imaginations, the cover would shield them from the radiation that Mr. Lush said surrounded the moon. Standish asked the...
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Chapters 51-55 Summary
That night, Standish asked Hector what was on the other side of the wall. Hector clearly did not want to talk about it, and put his finger to his lips to indicate silence. Knowing that "the walls of the house were thin," the boys went up to the attic, where their rocket was hidden. When Standish once again demanded to know what Hector had seen, the boy finally admitted that he could not share that information with his friend, because of a promise he had made to his father.
Angrily, Standish was about to go back to bed, when Hector gently and unexpectedly asked, "Don't you want to launch the spacecraft?" Regarding their papier-mâché creation, Standish bitterly retorted, "You don't believe there is a planet...
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Chapters 56-60 Summary
In the days after the Lushes were taken, Gramps and Standish knew that they were under surveillance. Even with the din of the radio blaring endless propaganda, Gramps "took to writing down what he wanted to say . . . half pictures, half words," so that Standish could understand.
Every night, to communicate an aura of normalcy to the listeners, Gramps would call out loudly to his grandson, "Good night!" But Standish did not sleep. Instead the two would huddle on the edge of Gramps' bed together until midnight, when the detectives in the car that passed constantly up and down the road took a break. The old man and the boy would go down then to that secret passageway of holes pickaxed through the basements of the houses on...
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Chapters 61-65 Summary
On the day of the Motherland's space launch and the killing of Little Eric Owen by Mr. Gunnell, Standish realizes that he and Gramps are essentially goners—they will almost certainly never get out of Zone Seven alive.
When they return home after Standish is expelled from school, they find that the front door has been kicked in and the house has been ransacked. Knowing that the detectives are once again watching them, Gramps and Standish wait until midnight, when it is safe to go down to the cellar.
The first thing Gramps does in those nether regions is pick up the traps he routinely puts out with their daily catch of rats and deposit them near the stairs leading back up to the house. The two then...
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Chapters 66-70 Summary
Standish and the moon man wait in silent dread until finally there is a noise in the garden. The moon man steals back down into Cellar Street, and Gramps appears at the kitchen door. Gramps is a mess—his face is "all smoky, his shirt torn and burnt."
In worse shape, however, is Miss Phillips, who stands behind him, badly beaten. Standish turns on the radio, which is playing music "for the workers of the Motherland." As Gramps goes over and puts a kettle on, he explains that Miss Phillips's house had been set afire; it had only been "a matter of time."
Standish brings a bowl of water to the kitchen table and watches as Gramps tenderly wipes away the smoke from Miss Phillips's face and tends to her...
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Chapters 71-75 Summary
Writing furiously on a notepad, the moon man tells his story. He says that at first he sincerely believed he was involved in a genuine space mission, but before long, a colleague confided in him that the endeavor as planned was impossible as the radiation around the moon would incinerate anyone who approached it.
Soon after, the moon man was sent to Zone Seven, and the colleague in question disappeared. As it became increasingly clear that the Motherland's pioneering trip to the moon was "the greatest hoax in the history of mankind," the moon man was silenced because he dared to ask questions. He was not executed, however, because his face was still needed so that the Motherland could carry the colossal deception to...
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Chapters 76-80 Summary
Upstairs in the bedroom that once belonged to Standish's parents, Gramps gives his grandson a wide belt to wear under his clothes. On the belt, written "large and bold . . . in Gramps's beautiful hand" is the word "HOAX."
It occurs to Standish that while he was being briefed down in the Cellar chamber by Miss Phillips and the moon man, this is what his grandfather was really doing; the cardboard figures "were [only] an afterthought." Lovingly, Gramps was crafting his contribution to the success of Standish's risky venture, knowing all the while that the endeavor would almost certainly result in his precious grandson's ultimate demise.
Standish dresses in the tattered clothes that Gramps has gathered for him...
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Chapters 81-85 Summary
Two other boys who also did not at first volunteer are dragged out of the crowd and are marched outside with Standish into the bright sunlight. As he berates himself for not having paid more attention to what he has "volunteered" for, Standish notices a car park full of lorries that, according to the moon man, will ferry the thousands of workers away to "a nice gas bath" when their jobs have been completed.
Standish begins to doubt that he will be able to accomplish anything in this dismal place, other than ultimately becoming "maggot meat" like everyone else.
The boys who have been selected with him are "not yet as skeletal as others [Standish] has seen," but their thinness nonetheless makes him stand out,...
(The entire section is 814 words.)
Chapters 86-90 Summary
Hector is nothing more than a shadow, huddled in the corner of the room. Standish sits down next to him, knowing he is hurt. "What have they done to you?" Hector replies darkly, "Nothing too bad . . . I still have eight fingers left." He explains that his little finger was taken "after they shot Mama" to show his papa that if he refused to cooperate, they would kill Hector too, "but slowly."
Although he is pretty sure he knows the answer, Standish asks, "What did your papa do?" Although it is "a secret not to be spoken of," Hector relents this time and tells his friend that his father was a government scientist who "dreamed he would send a man to the moon."
After seeing how the Motherland treated her...
(The entire section is 773 words.)
Chapters 91-95 Summary
Standish has no idea how long he has been sitting there in the dark thinking about Gramps, Miss Phillips, and the moon man and wondering if they made it out to safety. He has been thinking about Hector too, his head "spin[ning] with all the many possibilities of the what-if game."
In an attempt to control his thoughts and maintain his equilibrium, Standish asks himself who he would want to be "right now, right this moment." He decides that he would like to be a Juniparian, with the "radiant vision" necessary to save Hector and all the others living in oppression in the Motherland.
Standish is beginning to lose heart, and he wonders, "what if I have it all wrong and I don't have the power to throw my stone?"...
(The entire section is 851 words.)
Chapters 96-100 Summary
Standish is more nervous than he has ever been when "showtime" finally arrives. He knows that if he blows his chance, everything he has gone through will have been for nothing.
His heart sinks when he recognizes the leather-coat man up in the observation room, and he instinctively knows that his old nemesis is looking for him. To keep from being detected, Standish crouches low in the trench.
When the man in the brown overalls moves away for a moment to argue that a wind machine should not be used to make the flag blow about because there is no atmosphere on the moon, Standish takes the opportunity to release Gramps's belt with its damning word "HOAX" from around his body. Fortunately, the knot securing it...
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|April 25, 2002
|State Directors of Vocational Education
State Directors of Adult Education
|Rob Muller
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Vocational and Adult Education
|Guidance for Revisions in State Performance Levels For Vocational and Adult Education
This memorandum describes criteria and procedures the Department of Education will use when considering state requests to revise agreed upon levels of performance. These levels are established under the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act (Perkins III) as well as the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act (AEFLA), title II of the Workforce Investment Act (WIA).
Under Perkins III and AEFLA, the Department of Education must reach agreement with each state and outlying area on target levels of core performance measures for vocational and adult education programs. These include performance on measures of learning as well as on gaining or retaining employment and moving on to further postsecondary education or training.
Pursuant to the Memorandum of Understanding signed by the Departments of Education and Labor, the Departments intend to align their policies concerning these revisions while continuing to accommodate somewhat different legislative requirements of the three statutes. Section 136 (b)(3)(A)(vi) of title I of WIA permits each Governor to request revisions to the state agreed to levels of performance in the event that "unanticipated circumstances arise in a state resulting in a significant change in the factors" described in section 136(b)(3)(A)(iv)(II). These factors include the economic conditions in the state, characteristics of participants, and the services provided to participants. Perkins III (section 113 (b)(3)(A)(vii)) and AEFLA (section 212 (b)(3)(A)(iv)(II) and (vi)) have identical language on this subject, but it is slightly different from WIA Title I's. The Departments view the process of establishing and revising agreed upon levels of performance as a way to promote accountability and continuous improvement. Sustained by similar statutory language, this opportunity will be offered to all three programs eligible for incentive grants under section 503 of WIA.
Policy on Requesting Revisions
The eligible agency responsible for administering vocational and/or adult education may request a revision in one or more agreed upon performance levels at any time prior to the end of the program year for which the revised level(s) would apply. If the revision pertains to a subsequent year, it must be requested 60 days prior to the end of the current year. This deadline is designed to allow the Department an opportunity to review and approve new levels in time for implementation the following year.
The policy allows adjustment to agreed upon performance goals in order to account for two types of unanticipated circumstances:
- Changes in data methodologies for continuous improvement
These unanticipated conditions are tied to methodological changes in the way the state collects data. Examples include but are not limited to, state-mandated changes in data-gathering methodologies, or changes in measures of academic achievement or educational gain; or
- Contextual circumstances
Unanticipated changes in these conditions tie to contextual events that could not have been known and addressed by the state at the time the levels were agreed upon. Examples include, but are not limited to, significant shifts in population, economic changes such as spiraling unemployment rates, and natural disasters such as flooding that might close programs for significant periods.
Changes in category one are allowed only for future years. Changes in category two are allowed for current or future years.
Submitting Requests for Revised Levels of Performance
The Office of Vocational and Adult Education will review each request submitted by an eligible agency for a revision to one or more performance levels based on its own merits.
- The Request. Each state seeking a revision will develop and submit a written request to the Assistant Secretary for Vocational and Adult Education.
- Review of the Request. The Office of Vocational and Adult Education will review the request and determine whether the state request appropriately documents and satisfies each of the following three conditions listed below:
- Condition 1. The request must delineate the unanticipated circumstance;
- Condition 2. The unanticipated circumstance, in turn, must impact one or more factors. There should be evidence to associate the unanticipated circumstance with an actual change in one or more of the factors referenced in section 113 (b)(3)(A)(vi) of Perkins III or section 212(b)(3)(A)(iv) of AEFLA; and
- Condition 3. The state variations from expected outcomes identified in the request must be linked to the stated significant changes in factors. Sufficient and appropriate documentation should explain and justify the proposed revised levels of performance.
- Researching Agreement. The revised levels of performance will be agreed upon between the OVAE staff and state staff to ensure that reasonable and appropriate levels are set. OVAE will indicate to the state if data or information is insufficient to justify the request. Both the OVAE and state staff will work together to ensure that the necessary information is included and considered when the request is processed.
- Conveying the Decision. OVAE staff will convey the results of the review to state staff within 30 days after receiving a request for current-year revisions and within 60 days after receiving a request for subsequent-year revisions. All approved revisions must be incorporated into the state plan governing vocational and/or adult education. Please note that these revisions are subject to the same procedures that the state has established for processing revisions in the state plan. The OVAE staff will maintain documentation supporting the decision. Approved revised levels of performance will be effective on the date agreement is reached between OVAE and eligible agency.
OVAE's Review Process
When determining whether sufficient information is available to document and satisfy the required conditions, OVAE will look for:
- A description of the nature of the problem or mitigating circumstance, including a description of when the unanticipated circumstance occurred and its duration or expected duration (Condition 1);
- The performance measure(s) and program year(s) affected by the request (Condition 2);
- Evidence of the change in the factors taken into account in the earlier negotiation(s), the forecasted factor values, if appropriate, and the estimated impact on the performance outcome(s) (Conditions 2 and 3);
- A description of the approach(s) used to determine revised levels of state negotiated performance, including methods used to forecast annual factor values, if appropriate (Condition 3); and
- The computations for the proposed revised performance level(s) included in the request (Condition 3).


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Thanks for the update. It all looks very cool. I think I would love Pappy and Harriets. The pics are awesome....glad you clarified in your entry the difference between Garth and Gar...thought the Tee Pee was Gar's place.....Watch out for skinwalkers......Jill
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That night, we went back to Pappy and Harriet's to watch Gar's bluegrass band. They were excellant and I have video to back me up. We also met Denise. Actually I met Denise. Everyone else had already met. She is very cool and we actually went to her place to watch Amy's videos of Greece. The bluest water I've ever seen and it was only on video. Hopefully, someday I will be able to make the trip because it looks beautiful. I'll try to do an entry for Sunday later because we are going to get to work soon. Hope everyone is having a good day.


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Lab setup Help Needed
Ok so first of all at the moment I have vm lab as much as I enjoy practicing my skills against that I have identified a big gap in my education and now trying to bridge that gap.
I have not worked as sysadmin or in helpdesk role my networking/Windows side is in need of some education. I have been using Windows for over 14 years just not in corporate world (Home user) so know how to perform most task but not had any exposure to active directory,domain contollers so on.
So in order to bridge this gap I am trying to get a job as sysadmin / help desk I am also looking at doing the CCNA once i get study material.
In the meantime I was lucky enough to get my hands on some hardware. I have the following at my disposal:
Dell PowerEdge 1850 Server / Xeon 3.0GHz / 1GB RAM / 2 x 72GB HDD
Dell PowerEdge 1850 Server / Xeon 3.4GHz / 6GB RAM / 2 x 72GB HDD
Dell PowerEdge SC1425 Server / Xeon 3.2GHz / 1GB RAM 120GB HDD
Dell PowerEdge 1850 Server / Dual Xeon 2.8GHz / 2GB RAM / 2 x 72GB HDD
Cisco 2600 router x 2
Cisco 2500 router
Cisco 2900 XL switch
I was thinking of upgrading my lab so it involves this hardware I just really wanted advice on how you would set it all up would you have web server,windows server,sql server ? any advice would be really appreciated. so if you can give me as much information like what os you would install and why.
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We had been anchored at Garden Key in The Dry Tortugas National Park for several days before we realized that the wind just wasn't going to abate. The strong southeasterlies had made snorkeling the favored reefs just beyond the anchorage impossible. Sitting on the boat watching the wind whip the tops off of the whitecaps had become boring.
Checking the chart, we noticed that good snorkeling was indicated along the north and west coasts of Loggerhead Key about a mile downwind from our anchorage. Best of all, the diving spots would all be in the lee of the island. Since it was sunny and sultry, the soaking we would get on the dinghy ride would be an exhilarating prelude to the diving.
On the spur of the moment, we grabbed our dive gear, shucked shoes and shirts, and jumped into the Avon. The faithful six-horse kicker ticked right over on the first pull and we were off around the south end of Garden Key. As we got further away from the protection of Fort Jefferson and the reefs, the seas built from a moderate ripple to an undulating swell.
Sputter. Cough. Silence. The outboard simply died, something it had never done before.
We fiddled with it for a full five minutes before we realized how fast the wind was moving us. In short order, we would be beyond the north end of Loggerhead Key and drifting towards the middle of the Gulf of Mexico. Since the Dry Tortugas are literally the last stop in the Florida Keys, the next destination on this course was New Orleans. At the pace the inflatable was making through the water, we figured that it would take a mere eight or ten days to get there.
There was only one problem with that calculationwe would die of dehydration long before we got to The Big Easy.
We had absolutely nothing on board. No oars except for our swim fins, and they would have been useless trying to drive an inflatable upwind. No anchor, which would have stopped our drift immediately in the shallow waters of the Keys. No handheld radio to call the Coast Guard for help, even though we could see the cutter sitting at the dock less than a mile away.
The sudden adrenaline rush that came with the realization of our predicament caused us to re-double our efforts to repair the outboard. Fortune smiled upon us, and simply removing a good dollop of water from the tiny fuel filter inside the cowling allowed the engine to roar back to life. We scrapped the afternoon plans of snorkeling in favor a hurried trip back to the anchorage before the engine died again. This was followed by some obviously needed outboard maintenance and a nerve-soothing tot of island rum.
The event had truly scared us. During the pounding ride back to the mothership, we vowed to never again go out in the dinghy without a complement of gear. We devised a packet that contained the oars, an anchor with rode attached, bailer, jug of water, handheld VHF, and some snack foods (which kept somehow disappearing on long night watches ever after and required frequent replacement). We were faithful in putting this gear aboard for every dinghy trip, regardless of the weather, the location, or the length of the trip. Until an emergency arose, that is, and the lesson had to be learned again.
It was one of those sailing days that you never forgetsparkling blue sky and water, sunlight dancing in the rigging, and whitecaps playing in our reeling wake. We were daysailing out in Exuma Sound in the central Bahamas from one cut between the islands to the next. The breeze was a few knots less than a reef in the mainsail, but subsided as we drove into the lee of the cut itself. We had purposefully steered to the windward side of the cut to offset the effects of leeway, but we forgot to factor in the current, which can be amazingly fast through the breaks between islands.
Bam! We were aground on a Bahamian "brown bar," a tidal sandbar studded with bits of small coral. While there was no wave action to bounce the keel on the spiky bits of hard stuff, the wind and current kept driving us further onto the bar, and backing off without damaging the rudder on the coral was unlikely.
Dinghy to the rescuesince we were just island hopping, the Avon was already inflated and lightly lashed on the foredeck upside-down. We flipped it over the side, I hauled myself around to the bow and pulled the big CQR with 150 feet of rode into the dink, and rowed out to the deeper water of the cut to drop the iron monster. Rowing back upwind to the boat, disaster struck again. One oar had developed rot at the joint, and with a hard stroke, simply broke in half. Since I was pulling hard, I fell backwards onto the floor of the dinghy, dropping the second oar in the process. I was left up the cut with half a paddle, no emergency pack, drifting off downwind and current. The good news was that land was only 80 or 90 miles away this time. On my rapid trip to the west, I was happy to see that my capable mate had worked the boat off the bar.
A good-hearted cruiser, seeing our predicament, rescued me. But not without that certain reserve that lets you know that you are not only totally incompetent, but possibly not too bright either.
So now, we always, always carry the dinghy emergency bageven if it takes a few extra minutes to get it in an urgent situation. Until, of course, the next exception happens.
At least the distance to land keeps getting shorter.
Suggested Reading:
Choosing a Dinghy by Sue & Larry
The Fundamentals of Dinghy Choice by Tom Wood
Dinghies for Cruisers by Don Casey
SailNet Store Section: Dinghies and Inflatable Boats
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They don't.
No one remembers who came in second.
97/1350/11 is better than Cruz, and he's the only option on the Bengals.
(AJ Green's stats last year)
He won't.
No one remembers who came in second.
They can do that by tagging Cruz (maybe) but then you aren't going to have Nicks and Cruz in 2014 unless the CAP increases significantly.
Never argue with an idiot. They will only bring you down to their level and beat you with experience. MB Rule # 1
I haven't seen anyone say that they think Cruz is easily replaceable. He is a heck of a talent and would be greatly missed if he went elsewhere...with that being said if he does go to another team we will find another option just like this team always does. People thought it was the end of the world when Steve Smith went to the Eagles and look what happened...we replaced him with an up and coming slot receiver who turned out to be better than he ever was. One player does not make or break a team inless you are talking about a franchise QB.
No one remembers who came in second.
If we have to give up Cruz to ensure Beatty stays and we get a competent O-line, then yes, I do believe that the 1000 yard dropoff in production could be made up spread across receivers. Remember that Cruz has gotten the production he has with the absolute crappiest O-line the Giants have ever had these past 2 years. With an O-line worth a damn and Eli being able to focus more on finding the open receiver than worrying about the pass rush all the time, he'd be able to be a lot more lethal with a lot less in the way of weaponry...
That said, I hope Cruz stays.
I'm Commander Shepard, and this is my favorite team in the NFL.


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'Fred Meijer was a good man': Visitors pay respect to Greenville native
By Kelli Ameling and Elisabeth Waldon
GRAND RAPIDS – Debrah Tubergen remembers May 22, 1946, like it was yesterday.
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The little girl heard and watched fire trucks race down Lafayette Street as Meijer's Thrift Market was destroyed in a fire in downtown Greenville.
Tubergen, who grew up in Greenville and now resides in Hudsonville, attended Tuesday's public visitation for Fred Meijer at the Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park in Grand Rapids. Meijer, a Greenville native and 1937 Greenville High School graduate, died Friday at the age of 91.
An estimated 5,000 people attended Tuesday's visitation, according to Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park Public Relations Specialist Amy Sawade.
Meijer's father, Hendrik, founded the Meijer chain in Greenville. Fred Meijer took over the company after his father's retirement and expanded it to include more than 190 superstores in five Midwest states.
Tubergen's father, Calvin Green, formerly worked for Meijer.
"Fred Meijer was a good man," Tubergen said. "Meijer is the place to work. He treated his employees well."
Bruce DeWindt of Oakfield Township volunteers at the Frederick Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park on Tuesday mornings. He waited in line with everyone else at Tuesday afternoon's visitation.
"He was the most down-to-earth, unpretentious man you'd ever meet," he said of Meijer. "He was a billionaire, but he made you feel like you were talking to your next door neighbor."
Many current and former employees of Meijer attended the eight-hour visitation despite the afternoon's cold and windy weather.
Sue Hill worked for Meijer for 13 years and her son, Justin Hill, worked for Meijer six years. Both came from Lansing to pay their respects to their former boss.
"It was a good place to work," Justin Hill said. "It was a big company with a small family feel."
Larry Koole of Grand Rapids worked for Meijer for 32 years. He recalled how Meijer enjoyed walking around the store and talking to people.
"I enjoyed working for Fred," Koole said. "I spent half of my life (at Meijer). I appreciate him."
Bill Rae of Grand Rapids said he appreciated how Meijer never forgot his roots. He reminisced about how Meijer would bring Purple Cow coupons to Meijer stores and hand them out to children.
"He lived his life like that until the end," Rae said. "It's a better way to live."
William Kitchen of Kitchen Farms in Elmira has been growing and selling potatoes to Meijer stores since 1975.
"(Meijer) had a great relationship with all of his buyers," Kitchen said.
Kyle Cutler of Grand Rapids said he attended Meijer's visitation in honor of all Meijer's work with the American Cancer Society over the years.
"I came to pay my respects," Cutler said. "He was very generous."
Diane Jedrzejczak of Standale carefully held a photograph while waiting in line Tuesday. Jedrzejczak had her photo taken with Fred Meijer this past May in Walker.
"I love Meijer," she declared with emotion. "I really do. I'm thankful for the store and for all it's done for our communities."


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I had a vector v51, I think it had a 10" bbl, it was brutal to shoot. my 10" fal pistol is much more manageable, specially with the bipod.
this is one for 4th--an 8.5 inch 308 semi auto pistol!
this should make 10.5 ar-15s in 5.56 and 7.62x39 run for cover!
better have your ear plugs in and the muffs on!
i wonder what it would be like cut back to 5.5"? --LOL!
I like it. 308. Guy at the range was shooting a 308, think it was an AR.
Damn thing sounded like a howitzer. WTF over.
Wish I had one of those too pay him back. Gave me a damn headache.
Sending two more down too my ex friend Pirate for engraving. He yelled at me.
Actually called me a drunk. Yup. A drunk.
"You were supposed too send them down last week you drunk."
I am waiting for the extra spring kit too arrive. Those damn springs are all over the yard, shed, canal, God know where. Pain in the ass building these things.
The ATF agent does my stamps sounds hot. I may go too Virginia and meet her.
Would be kinda cool having an ATF agent for a girlfriend.
"Here honey. Take this paperwork too work with you. Fill it out and put a stamp on it. I will have dinner ready for you when you get home. Love yah honey."
"Man needs but two things to survive alone in the woods. A blow up female doll and his trusty old AK-47" - Thomas Jefferson 1781
Note the "loaded chamber indicator"...
not going to be any hair or lashes on that guy.
My brake on my ar-10 makes the noise alot louder standing next to the shooter than being the shooter 4th. Almost to loud being next to it
LOL I know the guy that made that gun/took that pic.
Look at the cocking handle slot: guess what? IT's DONE WITH A SHARPIE MARKER!!
Also note the barrel is so short that the tip of the bullet is sticking out.
Damn. Good pict. 486.. I am glad you spotted that eyegun. Good eye eyegun. No pun intended.
Well I will be damned. I almost pressed the buy button.
- velocity. 0.
- Range. 20 feet.
- Flame. Awesome.
"Man needs but two things to survive alone in the woods. A blow up female doll and his trusty old AK-47" - Thomas Jefferson 1781


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Bachmann Campaign in Final Death Throes
Original post made by Cindy Cross, Parkside, on Oct 24, 2011
Michelle Bachmann's run for the 2012 GOP nomination is unraveling. Friday her campaign staffers in New Hampshire walked out and quit. Adding insult to injury, these same staffers have been open about their employer to the media, "The manner in which some in the national team conducted themselves towards Team-NH was rude, unprofessional, dishonest, and at times cruel. But more concerning was how abrasive, discourteous, and dismissive some within the national team were towards many New Hampshire citizens. These are our neighbors and our friends, and some within the national team treated them more as a nuisance than as potential supporters," they wrote.
Bachmann was clueless about their departure on Friday and decided that the reports were false, "We have called staff in New Hampshire to find out where that came from and the staff have said that isn't true, so I don't know if this is just a bad story that's being fed by a different candidate or campaign," said Bachmann.
Denying the facts and making false claims is nothing new to Michelle Bachmann. The first major false claim she made was during the GOP debate about the 'dangers' of the HPV vaccination, where she erroneously claimed that it caused mental retardation to the dismay of scores of medical professionals.
Bachmann also sent NRA enthusiasts up in arms after she insinuated that the United Nations (UN) was trying to take away our right to bear arms. "I don't believe in the U.N. taking that right away from us, as well. There are international treaties that want to do that." What she didn't understand, as she should, is that the UN is drafting an arms treaty that is aimed at curtailing illegal international gun sales. Many gun manufacturers may be nervous that this could hurt their business, but the U.N. has no dominion over the United States Constitution.
Bachmann has been proven wrong on many other of her claims. She is more of a distraction now when compared to the other more serious and worthy GOP candidates. She needs to leave the election now while she has a half decent reputation intact, or face the prospect of becoming a political caricature on Saturday Night Live.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Oct 24, 2011 at 9:05 pm
Yes, I know, her story line is great on paper. But when it plays out in the public, would you really want her as your President? I don't think so.
I thought she was good looking, but every time I say that people scorn me. I guess they look at the depth of the personality not merely at the surface as I tend to do.
She'll be a good home town, evangelical, woop em up gal at the county fair. But that's about it.
a resident of Livermore
on Oct 24, 2011 at 9:31 pm
I bust a gut when I read that her team walked off and neglected to tell her they all quit!
How could anybody be so out of touch that they don't know they have NO support...tee hee hee, tee hee hee...
a resident of Ironwood
on Oct 24, 2011 at 10:57 pm
I like the one about how she recently claimed 59,000 immigrants from terrorist-sponsored entered the US illegally this past year. I hope she remains in the race. My only regret is that Palin isn't up on the stage with her. Between 'I'll say whatever you want me to say' Romney and the two beauty queen clowns, the santorum, the Uncle Tom and everyone fighting over who hates immigrants more, US citizens have been offered a fine display of what the GOP has to offer.
a resident of Parkside
on Oct 25, 2011 at 7:13 am
More weaklings afraid of strong women. Man up fellas and get over your hatred.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Oct 25, 2011 at 8:47 am
@Steve "More weaklings afraid of strong women" ... are you kidding??? Have you seen the guy at the bar before his wife at Alberto's when ordering a second Corona on Friday night? That's me. I'm not afraid of a strong woman, I just merely quietly obey all her commands.
BTW: Bachmann just didn't have the stuff to be on the national scene ... but a good ol' Sunday church hollering ... now that's more like it!
a resident of Livermore
on Oct 25, 2011 at 1:06 pm
Plutonians...dig deep and tell the truth...would you want Marcus Bachmann living in the White House?
What would he do...be in charge of the pantry?
a resident of Livermore
on Oct 25, 2011 at 1:59 pm
I've just had such a laugh from the poster of this "strong woman" I hope you enjoy it to! Web Link
a resident of Parkside
on Oct 25, 2011 at 3:22 pm
OK, Cholo, try this link: Web Link
I'm sure I could find more, but I have to go home and cook dinner before my wife gets home. I take it you're not married? To a woman?
Pity.....I'm sure you'd make someone very happy, or at least entertained.
No worries, Bachman won't be bugging you big strong boys anymore...however, Palin back with a vengence........
a resident of Livermore
on Oct 25, 2011 at 5:13 pm
Just answer the question: dig deep, way way way deepy deepy down, beyond the valley of wimpy mins, in your heart of hearts, can you honestly say that you would love having Marcus as a role model for your sons? hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm...?
no beating around the bush...he's a guy role model? tee hee hee, tee hee hee...
beyond keeping an orderly pantry, how else might he make America proud? they say he can bake...whatever!
tee hee hee, tee hee hee...
steve...answer the questions...tee hee hee, tee hee hee...
a resident of Livermore
on Oct 25, 2011 at 5:16 pm
if palin is back with anything, it's a back ache...i rest my case!
as for perry...it's on it's way out...it's waaaaaaaaaay waaaaaaaay over for it...
a resident of Amberwood/Wood Meadows
on Oct 25, 2011 at 6:11 pm
Stacey is a registered user.
More like the death throes of the Republican Party... Really, no suitable contender floats to the top.
a resident of Livermore
on Oct 25, 2011 at 6:24 pm
happy face is still around: Web Link
a resident of Parkside
on Oct 25, 2011 at 6:34 pm
Spend a lot of time surfing the web, cholo? I see that Home Depot has now posted signs near their parking lots explicitly prohibiting loitering, so that may explain all your free time.
a resident of Livermore
on Oct 25, 2011 at 11:01 pm
I've educated more than one illegal re: how to ask for free medical care in any ER.
They all know where to get free food, clothes and what to say if they need to beg for money.
Most of the illegals that I know have been instructed in how to enroll their children in a public school.
I have to check Home Deport for any illegals who are hanging around the fort! tee hee hee, tee hee hee...
ps Is happy face and his missy funny or what?
a resident of Livermore
on Oct 25, 2011 at 11:19 pm
Portrait of Rick Penny! Web Link
tee hee hee, tee hee hee...
Does America really need a clown in the White House?
What about a Tom?
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Oct 26, 2011 at 6:03 pm
Makes my skin crawl, but Cholo knows of what he speaks. The catholic church coaches illegals in how to cross the border, how and where to get services for the babies they're carrying, how to work the system to get our much too easy, much to generous services.....a very LONG list of overlapping services !
As if violating our legal system, by allowing molesters to walk free, isn't bad enough, shame on the traitors to our country who allow aiding and abetting this theft on US citizens.
I am amazed at the sheep who allow these repeated assults on Americans, and bow to the coaching violators as they kick us.
a resident of Ironwood
on Oct 26, 2011 at 7:15 pm
Those awful Catholics again! Let's see, Christ is confronted by an impoverished father in the desert who is unable to provide adequately for his family in Mexico. The impoverished father asks for help: Please, Jesus, help me find my way to food and sustenance for my family! Christ replies: Sorry, fella, but the border is closed to illegal aliens like yourself. It's enough to make your skin crawl, isn't it?
Shucks, I'd think even non-Catholics, on moral grounds, would want to help the Coyote Cholo run the underground railroad for immigrants.
Yet Another Coyote
a resident of Livermore
on Oct 26, 2011 at 8:32 pm
Talking to people from another country is all about Free Speech.
If you're afraid that some Americans speak with others in need, go back to where your ancestors came from.
Children and their families have a right to thrive. Educating children is one of best ways to make the world a better place. Helping people access food helps them stay alive.
a resident of Downtown
on Oct 31, 2011 at 7:05 pm
Gus, you're quite the unabashed racist. Are you filled with hate towards all African-Americans or just the ones who have wandered off the plantation?
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Oct 31, 2011 at 7:50 pm
The best, most helpful, and long lasting help, guidance, teaching or preaching, would include instruction and a supply of condoms...the already starving children in the family would be much happier. Wrong cholo, feeding them does not help them 'live'. it prolongs their misery...how cruel. Gus, you abuse Christ's message of 'teaching them to fish' so they could be comfortable for decades...that is HIS message...Condoms help meet the responsibility of the children they have ALREADY BRED ! ! ! ! THAT is real kindness and caring ! ! !... in addition to bettering the family, it's done without US taxpayers picking up the tab. How wonderful if any INDIVIDUALS might choose to VOLUNTEER, but since we are a country of individuals supposedly responsible for ourselves, I'd prefer if I be left with enough to do that. My sweat should not be confiscated against my wishes. Everybody would be better off, if each xxxxx provided for his own brood. As if they haven't committed enough crimes against us, the male leaders of the catholic church should do the providing, not having and helping with an underground on how to 'rob' American taxpayers. YOU don't have the RIGHT ot take from me or any other Americans. Where's the church's of PROVIDING for it's flock?? that doesn't mean pawning off on taxpayer's, when to survice in this 21st century, condoms are needed. You want MY $$, you follow MY RULES ! ! I can't afford your arbitrary rules that never existed 2000 years ago...just to make your church grow. do that on your own bucks, not mine.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Nov 29, 2011 at 10:08 pm
I would like to see Bachmann in death throes for sure.
Truly, though, it is so sad to see that there really isn't anyone that looks worthy, willing and able to be President of this great country of ours. So sad, it is.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Nov 30, 2011 at 12:09 am
There certainly is an excellent 'worthy, willing, and able' candidate for President that is also educated, experienced, competent and super clean, one wife, and without corruption....Mitt Romney.
Extremely stupid religously bigotted zealots, who are very UNchristian-like hypocrites, are screwing with the future of our country.
Incumbent Obama will stay.
a resident of Ironwood
on Nov 30, 2011 at 8:48 am
"Extremely stupid religiously bigotted[sic] zealots...." Doesn't that describe the vast majority of the Republican Party?
Yeah, let's put the cannibalistic job-killer Romney to work. Put him in and let him cut 10-20% of the federal workforce. Or maybe he didn't say that's what he'd do. Or maybe he did. Or maybe he didn't.... In any event it'll be great for the economy.
Face it, only Sarah Palin can save the day for Republicans. She is extremely stupid, religiously bigoted, a hypocritical zealot ... what's not for the freedom seekers to like?
a resident of Amador Valley High School
on Dec 7, 2011 at 9:54 am
Why are all these people posting anti Michelle Bachmann comments? The people who are posting obviously would not vote for Bachmann, and probably wouldn't vote for any Republican. It sounds like a lot of left wing Democrats who have nothing better to do than trash a Republican candidate who isn't anywhere close to being a front runner.
For all those people who are posting here to trash Michelle Bachmann, it looks like the only reasons for doing that are because she is: 1) a woman, and 2) a conservative.
Doesn't the left always trash conservative women? I can't think of an example where the left didn't trash a conservative woman.
a resident of Ironwood
on Dec 7, 2011 at 11:16 am
I have some respect for Senators Snowe and Collins, both from Maine, though I disagree with them on a majority of issues. Both are women, both are conservative, and unlike so many of the GOP senators, they appear to be reasonably intelligent.
Now, forgive me as I share a laugh with so many of the other above posters at the prospect of Michelle Bachmann being president of anything, let alone the United States. And then permit me to double over in laughter after hearing this nutcake won Iowa's straw poll and continues to elicit support from right-wing nutcakes here and elsewhere.
a resident of Apperson Ridge
on Jan 12, 2012 at 3:14 pm
I like the one about how she recently claimed 59,000 immigrants from terrorist-sponsored entered the US illegally this past year. I hope she remains in the race. My only regret is that Palin isn't up on the stage with her. Between 'I'll say whatever you want me to say' Romney and the two beauty queen clowns, the santorum, the Uncle Tom and everyone fighting over who hates immigrants more, US citizens have been offered a fine display of what the GOP has to offer.
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Marian House volunteers serve Thanksgiving feast to hundreds
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - Volunteers at the Marian House served a Thanksgiving feast with all the fixings to hundreds of people in need.
They started cooking early Thursday morning and opened the doors at 10:30 a.m.
One of the volunteers, Charles Fortson, said he helps cook every week.
Fortson once needed help from the Marian House and now that he is able to help others, he said it has changed his life.
A few weeks ago, volunteers contacted KRDO NewsChannel 13 about not having enough food to serve for Thanksgiving.
They only had 20 turkeys in the freezer.
Viewers started donating and the Marian House got more than 1,000 turkeys donated.
Volunteers said they were able to hand hundreds of those out to food kitchens throughout southern Colorado.
Marian House leaders said they are thankful to volunteers and the community that always steps up when there is a need.


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