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|1st Jan 2013, 13:44
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GAME HARD, FOLD HARDER - back to work on this baby
The purpose:
Because once you start modifying PCs you need another shot time and time again I have decided to build something for myself this time. I have made previous builds for others. One modified but still held back due to money concerns. This time it is for me and no cutting corners. I did want it to serve a purpose. For this build I am completely removing two purposes of my regular family PC. Which is gaming and folding. Especially folding will be the big purpose. Most of the time it will be used for folding 24/7. The build title is an adaptation of a line one of my sponsors uses. KFA2 uses "Play hard, game harder", for this project I have adapted it to "Game hard, Fold harder". Which basically means this build can be used for heavy high resolution high FPS gaming, but for a larger portion of the day it will be used to aid (medical) research through folding using software of FOLDING@HOME and B.O.I.N.C. The high end hardware will serve both purposes very well.
At a later point I will explain more what folding is all about for those that are not completely up-to-date with the term folding. I hope to promote the cause that is folding to a large audience with this buildlog.
The plan:
The plan is to completely modify a Silverstone TJ07. The theme will be completely black with orange accents. The shape that will be used a lot is that of the hexagon. About every panel of the case will see some sort of modifying. But it won't be a screaming build. It will be tastefull and have a clean look. The build will be using a i7-3770k (at first at least), overclocked to what the custom watercooling loop can handle. So max overclock for a 24/7 working system. It will feature the famous Samsung low voltage overclocking ram (also OC'd to the max) and two or three Nvidia GTX670 cards again under water and max overclocked. All wiring will see full custom sleeving. There will be multiple windows (with engravings). The cooling hoses that will be in sight are going to be made of acryl / plexi tubing. That is if it won't hamper the cooling performance too much. I don't want to spoil everything yet since that takes away the fun for me. I will update the thread in a chronological way. I want to keep some stuff a secret to hopefully surprise a few members.
I have started the build a few weeks / months back. I didn't want to start a buildlog untill I could keep the thread flowing for a while with updates. I am not done with this build/mod yet. It will take a good amount of weeks to finish it. Sadly I am not a millionaire to buy everything day 1 .
First things first. The cse itself. I bought it used (because it was cheap and because I was going to modify it anyway). So here are a few pictures of her. Look at what the previous owner did.
The complete front full of ugly stickers, a big touchscreen fancontroller and knobs. YUCK. An additional top fan for who knows what reason. Holes in the top mesh and glue to fix it :facepalm: he case was even missing one of it's casefeet. How can you lose one of those?
Next update: cleaning this baby up. Looking at the damage done and fixing her up.
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|3rd Jan 2013, 22:22
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Lets first show a few pieces I will be using I received at that time. I had more photos of stuff, but I decided not to use that and other hardware instead.
I got this in a trade, a nice, clean looking Scythe 12 fan controller. This should work great with my radiator(s). It should be able to power them and keep them quiet enough. I love the style of it, really fits my case in my opinion.
A brand new XSPC dual bay reservoir deisnged for a D5 pump.
This is going to look and work great for this build. And I sooo like the look of it. Not screamy with the faceplate on. Space saving yet powerfull.
I found a store in my 4k inhabitants town that does powdercoating. They overcharged me like crazy in my opinion asking 100 euros for powdercoating the internals of my build. But I didn't feel like travelling for it and I wanted to get it done.
But before I could bring the parts to the shop I had to strip her completely clean including drilling out almost all rivets.
The sun was shining, the parts were in. Time to do some assembling. To much loose parts, time to combine it.
Here are some pictures of her current state, I haven't fitted the sidepanels yet because I want to use thumbscrews for that but somehow the sidepanels have holes big enough to fit those wide fanscrews. So the thumbscrews I had didn't do the job very well. I have ordered other thumbscrews but now I have received (few weeks after these photos) a big pile of black 6-32 screws in different lengths with washers and nuts I might just go full screws and washers on the backside.
What I didn't make pictures of is the two front bay covers I removed the stickers from. They look like new now and ready to use.
Parts that are on their way to me now:
- some Alphacool fitting, D5 pump, 16/10 hosing, black 6-32 screws;
- new stock top mesh and about 5 front bay covers (take a look at what that animal did to its poor top mesh :mad:
|3rd Jan 2013, 22:24
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What do we have here.... a package. I like unpacking
This is how one should pack this stuff, quality.
All kinds of stuff; 2 new case feet, a mobo backplate with an extension part and combs. Beautiful combs :drool: Some screws, clips for cables and a huge bunch of bay covers. Oh almost forgot, a hexx PSU plate with dustfilter.
NUUUUU moar tunnelvision
Showing the difference between the standard one and the new hexx one.
A few more pictures of the motherbord. I think it truely is a work of art. Companies should give us such mobo plates standard in high end cases.
Everything installed. My case had one dented foot and one was missing so it was very unstable. Now it sits exactly right.
These aren't really flashy parts or updates. But I think in the end such parts make the difference between a nice mod and a great mod. The sleeved cables will be presented perfectly this way.
Time to give those 3 heads and the mobo spacers a nice black coat. No one sees them...but I know they are black :flipacoin:
|3rd Jan 2013, 22:41
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I will leave these here. They're renders of the grills I designed to be used on this case. They will be lasercut from plexi. Each grill will have about 3 plexi layers and a layer of dustfilter. The top one will lose the most outside small pieces of hex so only full hexx will be there.
The very kind people of Coolermaster I had contact with and I explained my goal. They agreed I needed something powerfull but efficient. So they offered me a Silent Hybrid Pro 1050W. Now who in their right mind would say no to that? Not me anyway!
I used to be all Corsair when it comes to PSUs, but I have come back from that. Recently I have been working on sleeving PSUs for others and I have seen quite a lot of different brands and I have really started to respect Cooler master for their PSUs a lot. I still don't understand why their Silent Pro Gold series has such a huge bundle of non modular cables. But their recent M2 line up is amazing value for money. And this Silent Hybrid Pro series is exactly what we want from them. Fully modular. No silly colours. Complete package. Strong single rail performance. That amazing brushes aluminum panel around the fan. 80+ Gold certified. And last but not least the 5,25 bay panel to have access to a fancontroller for both the main fan and the added fan power connections. I mean you get extra fan power connectors and a fancontroller with your PSU. A lot of builds can use them because there aren't enough fan power connectors on the mobo itself. I am very pleased with this amazing piece of tech.
Thank you very much Coolermaster! And thank you Marco for being so kind to sponsor this project with one. It is an amazing help.
I will post more pictures once I have fully sleeved the wiring to match the build.
|3rd Jan 2013, 22:46
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|4th Jan 2013, 08:45
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|4th Jan 2013, 09:20
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|4th Jan 2013, 11:08
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|5th Jan 2013, 08:02
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One big update coming right up!
So I received the custom grills and they are :drool:
The package arrived from Portugal. Ricardo did an amazing job. Here is one assembled and one in pieces. Each grill is made up from 3 plexi pieces and a dustfilter. Plus a bunch of screws to keep it all together.
It is actually completely flush with the sidepanel. The round edges on the panel itself make it look like otherwise in the picture, but it is.
The fun thing with these grills is you see more orange the more diagonal you are looking at it. Looking at a 90 degree angle you hardly see any orange. I absolutely love them.
Finally started on the top panel one. Again it consists of 3 plexi pieces with a dustfilter (and a spare dustfilter). The other plexi plate is for measuring the hole that needs to be bigger on top of the case as it originally house 2*120mm fans and I want it to house 3 and maybe a radiator. Not an easy feat since it is 4mm thick aluminum. One extra strong grinding wheel was completely gone after 4 cm. So I brought out the jigsaw again. Like a knife through butter. Spent about 1 hour filing the hole to the correct shape and fit. It is being fitted from the inside like the original. But with extra strong holding points near the 5,25 inch bays.
A few pictures of all 3 grills in. The top one NOW isn't flush with the top. It will be eventually. And that looks WAY better. At some point a rad might hang from the grill making the top sqeeze the dustfilter flat and making the grill lower into the case. I also have some washers to use if needed for an extra 1,5 mm. I am even more happy with the top grill than the side grills. In real life it looks absolutely amazing. Later on with better lighting I will get my neighbour with his SLR to make far better pictures. But for now you will have to do with this sadly. Sorry.
|5th Jan 2013, 12:57
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These grills are very sweet. Especially as they're orange and black
...and allways remember, that the world is an orange!
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|5th Jan 2013, 14:25
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Those grills are stunning
|5th Jan 2013, 15:21
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Hi looks realy great Where did you get that mobo tray.
|5th Jan 2013, 16:42
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www.coldzero.eu. He also lasercut my designed grills.
|5th Jan 2013, 17:09
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Tanks that mobo tray is cool i like it very much.
|5th Jan 2013, 21:22
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Yeah I like it as well. Really well thought of and he usually makes them custom to your motherboard. At least the expansion part. So all the holes are in the correct spots. He can even put in holes for reservoir mounting all for the same price. You ask, he delivers.
|5th Jan 2013, 21:32
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That case now looks much better. Great work-nice done.
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|6th Jan 2013, 13:39
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Thanks you Pranja. I hope to show you much more in the very near future.
|7th Jan 2013, 00:00
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|7th Jan 2013, 08:29
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The University of Louisville women's basketball team is 6-0 to start the season for the first time since the 2006-07 season.
The Cardinals stayed undefeated with a 61-43 victory over Oregon State on Thursday night in the championship game of the Hardwood Tournament of Hope. The No. 6 ranked Cardinals never trailed in three tournament games.
"I'm very proud of our effort," U of L coach Jeff Walz said. "Overall, I'm just very pleased but we still have a long way to go. We still have a lot of growing up to do. We have to get mentally tougher as we go on."
Sophomore Sara Hammond led the Cardinals with 17 points and eight rebounds, while junior Shoni Schimmel had 15 points on 5 of 8 three-point field goals.
Sophomore Jude Schimmel celebrated her 19th birthday with two points, four rebounds and a career-high seven assists. Antonia Slaughter added 10 points and five rebounds for the Cardinals.
Louisville finished 22 of 60 from the field, while holding Oregon State to 35 percent from the field. The Cardinals were 8 of 18 from the three-point line and 9 of 16 on free throws, while outrebounding Oregon State 41-30.
U of L had 15 assists on 22 field goals.
The Cardinals will play at UT-Martin on Monday night before returning home on Wednesday to host Eastern Kentucky University.

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text: House budget proposal reflects deep economic crisis On April 15, the House Ways and Means Committee released its version of the state budget for the new fiscal year that begins on July 1, 2009. The $27.4 billion plan makes severe cuts across the board. Unlike Gov. Patrick's proposal for FY10 (House 1), the Ways and Means proposal (H 4100) does not call for increasing revenues as a way to prevent service cuts. According to the committee, the state is facing a budget deficit of at least $3.6 billion. This means that the state has to identify $3.6 billion more than it is projected to collect in revenues to keep programs funded at their current level. To make up this deficit, the House relies on federal monies from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) -- of approximately $1.5 billion, cancels a payment of $97 million to the state's rainy day fund and reduces programs and spending by $1.8 billion. House 1, by comparison, uses money from the state's rainy day fund and proposes increasing revenues by about $500 million as a way to prevent some of the worst service cuts. PreK-12 Education FundingUnlike most programs which saw cuts, H 4100 level-funds Chapter 70 -- the major state funding source for local school districts -- at $3.9 billion. However, because both the governor and the House Ways and Means use ARRA education monies to ensure that all districts are funded at their constitutionally required level, the total of $4.1 billion will go to local school districts in FY10. The governor proposes using $168 million of the ARRA monies and H 4100 uses $184 million to bring school districts up to their required spending levels. However, virtually no education grant program is spared from severe cuts. A total of $129 million is cut over FY09 which represents an almost 22 percent cut including the following: Kindergarten Development Grants -- $27.8 million, down $6 million from FY09 and down $1 million from House 1. Regional School Transportation -- $30.5 million, down $31 million from FY09 and down $23 million from House 1. Special Education Circuit Breaker -- $184.9 million, down $45 million from FY09 and down $31 million from House 1. Over two years, the ARRA is providing $280 million for IDEA, the federal SPED program, that can be used to offset some of this cut. Alternative Education, Bullying Prevention programs and Leadership Academies for Principals and Superintendents are not funded at all in the House Ways and Means proposal. ARRA funds may make up for a portion of these cuts, especially increased IDEA and Title I funds going directly to local school districts. Local Aid The major sources of non-Chapter 70 local aid (now combined and called "General Government Aid") are drastically cut by $424 million from FY09, a cut of over 32 percent. This cut is almost double that proposed by the governor in House 1. The governor proposed eliminating the telecom loophole and allowing communities to increase meals and hotel taxes as a way to make up for cuts in local aid. The House does not include this in their proposal. In many communities, as much as half of local aid goes to help fund schools; therefore, this proposed cut in local aid will affect schools, as well as local services such as public safety. Higher Education FundingWhen the proposed allocations of ARRA funds are taken into account, the FY10 House Ways and Means budget proposal level-funds the University of Massachusetts and all state and community colleges at their original FY09 levels: $498 million for the University of Massachusetts $223 million for the state colleges $245 million for community colleges. Similar to the governor's recent proposal, the Ways and Means proposal relies on $159 million in funding from the ARRA to make up the difference between the state appropriation and level funding for FY10. Compared to the governor, the House Ways and Means proposal makes additional cuts to other higher education line items, including $14 million from the Scholarship account, a 14.5 percent cut. The governor has level-funded this line item at $96 million, while House Ways and Means proposes to fund it at only $82.8 million. Some relief is available, as ARRA funding provides increases to Pell Grants and to Work-Study programs. The House Ways and Means proposal also makes large cuts to state higher education administration, including an additional $3.4 million cut from House 1, for a total of $4.5 million from FY09, resulting in a proposed 69 percent cut for the Department of Higher Education. Employee Benefits Higher Education Health Insurance PremiumsState employees would see substantial increases in their health insurance premium shares. All employees would pay 30 percent instead of the current 15 or 20 percent, which depends on the date of hire. For those hired before 7/1/03 that amounts to a 100 percent increase in what they are currently paying while those hired after 6/30/03 would see an increase of 67 percent. Depending on one's date of retirement, health insurance premium splits for retired state employees remain at the same levels as in current law. Retiree COLAThe COLA for retired teachers and state employees would be three percent calculated on a base of $12,000, or $360.


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[quote user="nycsportzfan"]
[quote user="BlueSanta"]
Ill start by addressing your talk of body type. [quote user="nycsportzfan"]and just look at all the best backs in the league, guys like Ray Rice, MJD, Foster, AP, Forte,Mike Turner, Steven Jackson..etc Almost all the best backs in the league are bigger then Wilson..[/quote]But, I will compare apples to apples, unlike you. You say Wilson will only be a tandem back and Martin wont. You based this on Wilson's combine weight of 206.
Here are some combine weights of some players, many of whom you brought up(and more). MJD wieghed 207 , Ray Rice weighed 199, LeSean McCoy weight 204. Barry Sanders 200lbs, Emitt Smith 206lbs
So, you have 3 of the top 5 leading rushers in the NFL last year who weight the same or less as Wilson at the combine and you have the 2 most productive rushers in NFL history who weighed less than Wilson coming out of college. Oh and lastly, Wilson's height /weight right now is identical to what Tiki's was during his prime, thought he too weighed much less coming out of college. But, I thank you for bringing up some of those players to help prove yourself incorrect. Oh , and Wilson is only 20 so he has time to add weight if needed just like all those other backs you brought up that backfired on you.
Now, onto your comments about the picks itself:
[quote user="nycsportzfan"][quote user="Redeyejedi"]Awful pick[/quote] I don't care for it either.. I'm almost certain we'd of taken Doug Martin now, if he were there...[/quote]
That gem was immediately after the pick. Im sure you must have some inside connection because no WAY would Reese's opinion vary from your's....
Here is your comment shortly after the 1st round pick which supports the hypocrisy I pointed out above about refering to analyst points when it helps you but not when it hurts you [quote user="nycsportzfan"] It takes a special RB to get into Mike Mayocks top 20 in my opinion[/quote]
Interestingly enough when it was our turn to pick Mayock said on TV " The Giants always go Value. So, maybe a guy like David Wilson." but, that means nothing to you.
Then when asked at our 63rd pick( and a couple picks before it) who was the absolute best value pick on the board at that time Mayock said "Rueben Randle" but your response to the pick was[quote user="nycsportzfan"]wow, this sucks...[/quote] Mayock's opinion doesnt matter to you anymore?
In fact, you also said just prior to the pick and after it ....[quote user="nycsportzfan"]I'd rather have Sanu then Randle..[/quote] Yet, Mayock had Sanu as a late 3rd rounder and Randle as a 2nd rounder.
So again, according to you, our draft after the 1st 2 rounds "sucks" because you didnt agree with it, not because it wasnt a good value pick, which Mayock said was the case as did Reese. nah, by then you got off the Mayock Bandwagon and went with Kiper because mayock's opinion doesnt agree with you anymore "[quote user="nycsportzfan"] Kiper says he(Randle) didn't see explosion.. Wow, bad shuttle, bad vertical... Hard to fall in love with him on tape.. Great! Love hereing all this great stuff.[/quote]
You quote whoever supports your opinion...... You think Kiper knows more than Reese??
So tell me again, how exactly did you trust in Reese? How did you not complain about our picks? Please tell me how you didnt say this mock was Reese "breaking his mold" based only on the fact that he didnt pick the guys you wanted. Seriously, i could dig up way more that thread is very deep. I never got to some of the other picks you didnt like.
So again, Im sorry we didnt pick your guys. Many of the picks we agreed on, like Allen. I thought he might be our 2nd round pick. But, I think I have said it many times before the draft. If I like someone and it turns out Reese doesnt, Ill be happy to go with his choice over mine. But, not you. Nah, you only like the picks we made that YOU predicted. You just complain and whine about it and commend all the teams that picked "your guys" as having had a good draft, even if they WAY overpaid for the pick(like the bucs did for Martin.) Then, when someone tries to show you a different view, you call them names or go on the attack.
[quote user="nycsportzfan"]What are u talking about? Your a complete idiot, dude.. Get lost, u buffon![/quote]
[quote user="nycsportzfan"]Stop drinking, dude.. [/quote]
[quote user="nycsportzfan"] Shut up, u freaing dweeb! [/quote]
[quote user="nycsportzfan"] Wow, you are seriously like a 4yr old.[/quote]
I think this says it all. There is no need to debate with you anymore. In fact, I dont even have to debate you because your own words contradict you left and right as the post above shows.
[/quote] First of all, u always post what u want, without all the facts.. In response to me calling that dude a bafoon, was because of the way he was responding to me, in many diffrent posts, like a child all most.. And the way he had spoke to many others as well.. I'm not gonna go get all the posts, but trust me he had it coming.. I never spoke to any body like that other then that immature kid... He deserved it.. He can't debate without being ridiculously immature if u don't agree.. I never and mean, NEVER, call any one anything unless there the instigator first.. So, that settles that..
2nd of, u bring up GEM? because i said, i didn't care for it eitehr?? WHOOOAAA!! HOLY COW! I'm just tearing down the draft, holy smokes!!!!(SARCASM)...LMAO! Get real, dude!!! Seriously, that wasen't me, who said "AWFUL PICK".. And there was quite a few others with remarks similar to that..
I'm still waiting for u to post where i said that by the way? U did say that i said that in a above post, right? I really don't see how saying "i don't care for it either", is the same as saying it was a horrible, or awful pick? Did u again, forget to post this part that i said?
I bet you did forget that, ey?? Keep spewing your garbage, my friend..Maybe u got mixed up with Redeyes or Lawl or one of the others that downed the pick like that, but u are sorely mistaken with me , my friend.. The only draft pick i truly didn't like was REUBEN RANDLE.. Wow, i'm such a draft trasher!!! I'll try and be a robot for you next yr, and not say my Opinion, which i did mention about 100times, that it was only my opinion.. Guess that didn't make it into your inquisitive posts either, ey? Its called a discussion, and i was saying what i felt about the paticular player, and actually, i had it on ESPN, and not NFL.COM, so i coulden't really tell what Mayock or anyone was saying about each individul pick, if thats OK with you?
I'm still wondering how me saying what Mel Kiper said about Reuben Randle, and me posting about not being excited about what he said, has anything to do with me bringing up mayocks opinon or anyones for that matter??? What are u talking about????LMAO!
"Either way, i can't wait to see Wilson get on the field, and i'm still very excited to have em, just not a back i was super high on, and the way the first rd played out, i thoguht there was better value..."
[/quote] Also, by saying it takes a special RB to be in Mayocks Top 20, all i'm saying is that it must be a Good RB, because he dosen't have a ton of RB's in this TOP 20 that often...LOL Whoa!! Again, sorry i'm such a basher or contradicter or whatever your trying to get at(Sarcasm)..
Did i say anything like " oh mayocks got em in his top 20, that means i like every one of his top 20 players no matter what"??? I could care less about Mayock or Kiper, as far as where or what they have going on, but we are on a Draft Thread if u haven't noticed, and if theres ever a time to discuss every and all things draft, then thats the time.. So, sure every now and again, i'll post something i happen to see or catches my eye, it certainly has nothing to do with anything to simply support my arguement.. I like players i like, and i have proof every which way and up and down on this very forum, to prove that.. So, if u want to take 2posts and contort em the way u want, then by all means, be my guest..
I fore one, could care less.. I still think Reuben Randle isn't gonna be squat, and i still am very intrigued by david wilson, and excited to see em on the field, and i still like the 2 OT picks, and i still think the value was terrible on Adrien Robinson, and I still think the Hosley pick was probably our best, all though i really do like the OT picks as well, and have flip flopped some trying to decide what picks i like the most, and i still have no clue who Kuhn is, and i still love the Janzen Jackson pickup..
So, if thats trashing the draft, or whatever the helll your getting at, then call me the Trash man!!!


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Hello all,
What is the best pollen sub for earliest buildup? I have a 50-lb bag of Bee-Pro that I am using right now. Anyway, your input and opinion is appreciated. Thanks.
Hello all,
What is the best pollen sub for earliest buildup? I have a 50-lb bag of Bee-Pro that I am using right now. Anyway, your input and opinion is appreciated. Thanks.
Keith Jarret's. But Mann Lake's is more readily available. And they ship.
Mark Berninghausen
Keith Jarret's: is that the Nutra-Bee formula?
And from ML: the Ultra-Bee or the Bee-Pro?
I have 400 lbs of Bee-Pro in ther back of my van. I don't know the differences between the two to know which one is best.
Mark Berninghausen
I don't have the answer to your question but I'm working the same question here.
I wasn't able to use the few different commercial brands i tried as effectively as I wanted.
I tried to identify my challages (mostly SHB) talked to a couple well respected veteran beekeepers, read everything I could. I came up with a recipe tweaked it a little and so far it's working well.
The needs of your hives are probably very different coming out of winter (we didn't get any snow agian this year). The commercial stuff maybe the most cost effective for you but it's fairly cheap to make your own if you have acsess to ingredients.
You couldn't be any further from the source of the secret ingredient!!!!!
This year I'm going to try FeedBee.
I love the smell of nectar in the morning.
Watch out for snake oil, just because somebody says it's the gold standard of bee feed, why is it that they leave out the most important amno acid in there ad. Remember there are 10 not 9. Just thought you should know.
NUTRA-BEE feed supplements
Why do they leave it out?
Care to share your recipe?
All things may be lawful; but not all things are advantagous.
It's a work in progress
I cut the recipe down for the thread the fats not right.
I'm no pro just trying to figure out what will work for me.
I recommend Keith's sub. What is others experience with it.
East side, how did Deans bees turn out?
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Keith, you have me interested in your pollen sub; where can I get some?
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Durham University Museum of Archaeology
Our new gallery is part of the redeveloped Palace Green Library, at the heart of the World Heritage Site in Durham. The research collections are housed in a separate location within easy walking distance of the gallery in the Old Fulling Mill.
Venue Type:
Open at Palace Green Library. The gallery will be open Monday, 12 – 5pm and Tuesday to Sunday, 10am – 5pm.
Highlights include outstanding Roman collections together with Anglo-Saxon, Medieval and Tudor finds from Durham City and the local area.
Collection details
World Cultures, Weapons and War, Trade and Commerce, Religion, Archaeology
Key artists and exhibits
- Oswald-Plique Samianware collection
- Excavations of Saddler Street, Durham City
- Durham City Survey
A Roman Resource Pack for Teachers
A high quality downloadable teaching resource for use in the classroom. This teacher's pack is related to the exhibition on Roman pottery, "Fire Your Imagination" at the Old Fulling Mill Museum. Contents include two lesson plans with linked PowerPoint presentations to be used with an interactive whiteboard (with high quality images), or printed out, and two games. The pack links literacy (non-fiction) and art and design subject areas closely with the history of the Romans. The pack is aimed at KS2 and is downloadable for FREE.
- Claire Reed
How to obtain
To obtain this resource, on the Fire Your Imagination website www.fireyourimagination.net select the education section at the top of the page. The Teacher's Pack can be reached via the 'teachers resources' link on the left hand side of the education page. This resource is offered for FREE.
Family Activities
Join in with Family Activities at the weekend and in school holidays, at the Old Fulling Mill. Sessions take place 13.00-15.00 on a drop-in basis and are suitable for children aged 5-11 years.
How to obtain
Activities are free after normal museum admission. All children must be accompanied by an adult. For more details, contact firstname.lastname@example.com.
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Please share this weekly fact sheet with your colleagues
Edited by Ellen Kelly-Holland
Preparing Award Documents
In order to begin processing the FY 2002 Basic Vocational Education and Tech Prep grants, staff will begin entering data into the Department of Education's automated Grant Administration and Payment System (GAPS) this week. Therefore, if there are any changes in grant award contact information, title, address, email, phone number, etc., please email Carole Gisriel immediately.
Grant Applications to be Reviewed
OVAE staff will be reviewing incentive grant applications jointly with DOL-ETA during the next several weeks for those states that exceeded their performance levels in WIA Title I, Perkins III, and AEFLA.
America's Career Resource Network (ACRN)
On Thursday, June 6, representatives from the ACRN project, OVAE, and National Training Support Center participated in a conference call concerning ACRN Communications and Outreach. The discussion revolved around www.acrnetwork.org and how it can best serve the network's need to maintain important partnerships among states. Another conference call is being planned for the week of June 24th to continue conversations on ACRN's Program Year 3 mission as it connects to the Department of Education's goals and priorities.
Instructions for Renewal of ACRN Grants
Read the Federal Register Notice concerning Fiscal Year 2002 America's Career Resource Network grants, published May 29, 2002.
The following three items should be submitted:
ED Form No.524 www.ed.gov/offices/OCFO/grants/appforms/ed524frm.doc.
Please only fill in the first three columns of the budget form.
- A Budget Narrative that explains the Project Year (PY)
- A Statement of Work that includes the goals and activities for the PY 2002 year
Please keep in mind that you are required to submit a budget narrative and statement of work for this year only, Project Year 3, 2002. If you have carryover from 2001, please provide a section in your budget narrative including the amount of carryover and for what it will be used. Submit the required elements as soon as possible to:
Burt Carlson
U.S. Department of Education
Switzer Building
Room 4331
330 C Street, SW
Washington, DC 20202-7241
If you have questions about the second-year grant, please feel free to contact Burt Carlson by phone at 202-401-6225 or by e-mail at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Fact Sheet to Undergo Changes
This weekly fact sheet, "Perkins, Education and Technology," will be undergoing several changes shortly - in terms of content, format and message - to reflect the scope and mission of the new Division of High School, Postsecondary and Career Education. While the flow of information to readers will continue uninterrupted, please look forward to these changes occurring in the weeks ahead.
Did You Know?
- All guidance and other information issued by the Department related to the implementation of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Act of 1998 (Public Law 105-332) is being posted on this website at a regular basis.
- In an effort to keep our office informed about any changes in contact information, title changes, address changes, email changes or telephone numbers, please email your changes to Carole Gisriel.


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i've got many sigs & carry a glock 30, 10+1
I live in Oklahoma & California but spend most of my time in Calif. So my thinking is with Calif's 10 round magazine limit I'm better off with 10 rounds of .45 than 10 rounds of 9mm. Now if I was mostly out of Calif. I figure I'd be better off with 15+ rounds of 9MM. Make sense? Oh I haven't noticed much difference in my shooting between .45 & 9mm... Thanks, B
i've got many sigs & carry a glock 30, 10+1
Reasoning sounds good to me if you shoot both calibers equally well.
if you are a proficient shot, doesnt matter what you carry
I shoot 9mm because ammo is less. But if you own a
blown hemi in a 32 then ammo might not become an issue to you.
I know the. 45,s weight over the 9mm might be an issue. Kinda pure yer choice. Hg
Thank you Bearone2, Denner, T-55A5, TedDeBearFrmHell & Hemmigremmie, LOL, actually times were better when I built the '32! I always keep the same username/password no matter what site I'm on. Car, Gun, Personal. That way I don'tforget it!. Hemmigremmie, you must have a Gremlin with a Hemi in it?? I actually plan on getting the .22 conversion for my Sig for practice. Yes the .45 weights more, but the weight never bothers me... I see several folks carrying 10+1's and you don't live in Calif, so you must prefer .45 over 9mm... I need a lot of practice but don't think i'm a better or worse shot with either... Thanks again, Bill
Nine's are a lot cheaper to shoot, less kick, generally somewhat smaller, etc. and with modern ammo just about as effective for defense---thats my take---but then, I do shoot both.
I shoot them both and like them both.
But I like Sig's the best.
They come in each caliber (as most brands do) ..
I like to mostly carry one brand ... own many brands for fun .. but carry one brand.
Same manual of arms regardless of which caliber you decide to carry.
Carry .45 one day ... 9mm the next day ... 40 cal the next .
All same manual of arms..
Sig P220 Compact in .45
Sig P229 in 9mm
Sig P229 in .40 cal
All operate exactly the same.
i agree with same platform, controls in the same place.
i have/had sigs for years, love german engineering, styling & functionality but don't like the long da pull for 1st round in a sd/hd situation & haven't ventured into
the sao compact, which is/was about $550 at cdnn some time back.
Simple enough....carry what you are proficient with, stay safe and train well....JJ
Thank you Jyo, Dondavis3, Bearone2 & Chessail77. I stopped by a gun store today & held the P226! Wow, nice feeling gun for sure. It just felt 'right'... Maybe next? When I'm not in Calif. I could carry the 9mm w/ 18 round mag! & cheaper ammo...I hope the DA/SA doesn't bother me. I originally though I wanted to keep it to .45 cal for simplicity sake. Limit the number of calipers I'd have to get. But, doesn't look like it's going to work like that. I'm sure everyone goes thru this though. And yes, I need to 'pick a platform'... Thanks again! Bill


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Nice apartment in the center of Barcelona (Las Ramblas). For 2 or 4 people
Size35 m²
Floor No.(with elevator)
- Family/child friendly
- Kitchen
- Air conditioning
- Elevator in building
- Internet/WiFi
Accommodation summary
|Calle de La Boquería, 08002 Barcelona, Spain
|Property type
|Property ID
|Acceptance rate
|Response time
|A few hours
|Calendar updated
Apartment with elevator, renovated in April 2011.
It has one bedroom with double bed and a spacious living room with sofa bed, air conditioning, for up to 4 people, equipped kitchen, microwave, oven. WIFI
The apartment is in the Gothic quarter which is a great neighbourhood with a mix of old and new. Its narrow streets create a labyrinth where you can easily get lost and feel the atmosphere of the city. The Gothic quarter has many peaceful squares (placas) where you can relax and enjoy your surroundings. However one of the main attractions, right in the heart of the district is the huge Cathedral which has a stunning courtyard full of plants.
This neighbourhood límits with the famous street of Las Ramblas. At the top of Las Ramblas is Placa Catalunya from where you can go onto Passeig de Gracia if your shopping tastes are slightly more designer orientated, or if you want to see Gaudi's buildings such as Casa Batlló, or La Pedrera.
House rulesParties are not allowed and unnecessary noise
|Monthly rate for up to 2 guests
|Price for > 2 guests
|$ 6 AU per guest/night extra
|Check-in after
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|On arrangement
|Check-out before
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Reviews for this host's other properties
The Apartment is placed very central. "Things" in the apartment worked fine - air condition, tv, toilet and shower. It funished with IKEA furniture! All the windows in the apartment were to the backyard ie not to the main street. This backyard was not very "nice" - you are very close to the apartments next to you. The very long walkway in the apartment is "taking" a lot of the m2 from the total m2 for the apartment.
Perfect location, very friendly owner, and most importantly very nice apartment. If there will be something to krisieren only tidbits: Internet was a bit slow and did not go all the lamps / light switch.
Perfekte Lage, sehr freundlicher Vermieter und am wichtigsten sehr schönes Apartment. Falls es etwas zu krisieren gibt dann nur Winzigkeiten: Internet war etwas langsam und nicht alle Lampen/Lichtschalter gingen.
The apartment is well located, clean, and in perfect condition. Located in Barcelona's Raval, next to the Rambla del Raval and only minutes from Rambles, Drassanes and Universitat. The pleasant host, right now close. No problem, a very pleasant stay.
El apartamento está bien ubicado, limpio, y en perfectas condiciones. En pleno Raval barcelonés, al lado de la RAmbla del RAval y a solo unos minutos de Rambles, Drassanes y Universitat. El anfitrión agradable, correcto y a cercano. Sin problemas, una estancia muy agradable.
Sr. Alfredo was very friendly, and on time on the appointed meeting place. The apartment was very clean, modern, and also colorful. The location is perfect. Central but quiet location, you need just a few steps from bustling La Rambla, the Gothic Old Town / Placa Reial and the market hall Mercat de la Boqueria. The only drawback: There was a teapot! So again anytime!
Sr. Alfredo war sehr freundlich, und pünktlich am verabredeten Treffpunkt. Die Wohnung war sehr sauber, außerdem modern und farbenfroh eingerichtet. Die Lage ist perfekt. Zentral und trotzdem ruhig gelegen, braucht man nur wenige Schritte zur belebten Rambla, der gothischen Altstadt/Placa Reial und der Markthalle Mercat de la Boqueria.
Einziges Manko: Es fehlte eine Teekanne!
Also: Immer wieder gerne!
Great apartment, Great host !.
The apartment is big, clean, comfortable and located in a quite street and building, just 1 min' from La ramblas street.
Enjoyed our stay very much and appriciate the host's wonderfull hospitality and support. most recomended :). Defenitly will come back next year.
The apartment was clean and very nice. The location is perfect, although the street is very noisy. The host is very nice and helpful.
great location within twenty meters from Las Ramblas. quiet accommodation and excellent availability from the owner. also good cleaning. to recommend.
ottima posizione a venti metri dall rambla.
alloggio silenzioso e ottima disponibilita da parte del proprietario. buona anche la pulizia. da consigliare.
Ram Blas streets and metro close, it was too easy. Resolved immediately uncomfortable information about you for good. Haejusigo kindly ^ ^ house clean and food to be eaten in the environment I'm good. Put bread and water and ate for ~ Very good ~!
람블라스 거리와 지하철역이 가까워서 너무 편리했습니다.
그리고 불편한 사항에 대해서 바로 해결해주시고 친절하게 해주셔서 좋았구요^^
집도 깔끔하고 음식을 해 먹을 수 있는 환경도 좋았구요.
물하고 빵도 갖다놔주셔서 잘 먹었습니다~ Very good~!
Lovely apartment, amazing location. Highly recommended for couples and families. Great base for exploring Barcelona
Very nice apartment, centrally located, perfect for a city break. Unfortunately, a little noisy on the small road. Very helpful host.
Sehr schönes Appartment, zentral gelegen, perfekt für eine Städtereise. Leider etwas laut auf der kleinen Strasse.
Sehr hilfsbereiter Gastgeber.
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Despite TV shows getting most of the critical kudos these days, it's been a pretty great year for movies. Whittling down my favourites has been an arduous task, but allow me to share with you my picks for the top five movies released in New Zealand cinemas in 2012.
Ridley Scott's Alien prequel of sorts got a wildly mixed response upon its release, with many people unable to look past the multiple plot holes and confusing connections to existing Alien mythology. I freaking loved it though.
The plot holes were just as apparent to me, but the cool aspects of the film simply superceded them in my eyes. I felt a sense of wonder while watching Prometheus that I haven't experienced since District 9. Wonder is far too rare in movies this days, and Prometheus was spilling over with it. Plot holes or not.
4. Argo
Ben Affleck's widely lauded true-life tale is a masterclass in both tension-building and '70s facial hair reconstruction. Challenges to the film's veracity don't take away from the contemporary relevance of the story, and its metaphorical impact (America's saving grace = movies?) carries significant weight.
Heading into Oscar season, Argo feels like the front-runner, and deservedly so. It's an "all-rounder" - a critically acclaimed prestige picture with wide entertainment appeal.
3. Searching for Sugar Man
Like Argo, some questions have been raised about this documentary's commitment to the objective truth. But also like Argo, it doesn't detract from the experience of watching the film, which is a joyous ode to one man's humble spirt and the uplifting power of fandom.
Rodriguez, the folk singer the film is focused upon, is an instantly iconic movie subject whose understated grace elevates Searching For Sugar Man. I can't remember the last time I walked out of a movie with such a big smile on my face.
2. Young Adult
Released in NZ early this year and part of the last Oscar season (it didn't win any), this underrated dramedy is one of the most penetrating and authentic character studies to have come out of mainstream Hollywood in years.
Charlize Theron (robbed!) gives a career-best performance as an often unlikeable writer who returns to her hometown loaded up with big city arrogance. I wish more films were as dedicated to presenting a lead character with genuine flaws. Theron's Mavis was often reprehensible, but the film's commitment to her point of view meant you were always right there with her. They really just don't make 'em like this anymore.
1. Killing Them Softly
It was just so darn cool. Andrew Dominik's follow-up to The Assassination of Jesse James By The Coward Robert Ford has failed to make many in-roads at the box office, but we all know that's no indicator of quality. From the amazing supporting performances by Ben Mendlesohn and James Gandolfini, to the authentically scuzzy locations, Killing Them Softly is a hugely entertaining throwback to 70s style crime dramas.
The metaphorical underpinnings seemed to turn a lot of people off, but I loved that aspect of the movie. Dominik's aesthetic leanings seem to come from another time, and it makes for some pretty great movies.
So yeah. That's my top five.
My next five favourite movies of the year are: The Raid; The Avengers; We Need To Talk About Kevin; Your Sister's Sister and Safety Not Guaranteed.
If The Cabin In The Woods had played outside the film festival, that would've been my number one, but I've restricted myself to movies that got a general release in New Zealand theatres this year.
Worst movie of the year is a toss up between Project X and Alex Cross.
Thanks for reading and commenting on the blog this year! See you in 2013!
What were your favourite movies of the year? Comment below!


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The Daily Worker has nothing to fear — yet. But for the past few months, the editorial page of the Boston Herald seems to have been shirking its duty as the Globe's conservative rival.
Consider the Herald's May 23 gloss on Jarrett Barrios, the Cambridge state senator who's about to leave public office to become president of the Blue Cross/Blue Shield Foundation. Barrios is a staunch liberal and a favorite whipping boy for conservatives. He's also the second-best-known gay politician in Massachusetts, after Congressman Barney Frank. And, unlike the Herald, he doesn't think state legislators should vote on a proposed constitutional amendment banning gay marriage at next week's Constitutional Convention.
The headline of the Herald's editorial — "Barrios gone, Fluff safe" — mocked Barrios's failed quest to ban Marshmallow Fluff in state schools. But the Barrios bashing stopped there. Instead of denouncing the senator's stance on the anti-gay-marriage amendment, the editorial offered this: "Barrios married his partner, Doug Hattaway, following the Supreme Judicial Court's landmark 2003 decision, and the cause remains one that is both personal and political." Then things got downright gushy: the Herald hasn't always agreed with Barrios, but it respects "his energy, his enthusiasm and his work ethic"; Barrios's gaffes "made us laugh"; he was an "able representative" of his district; the paper would "miss him as a player in the political arena." Easy there, people.
Granted, that's just one editorial, but similar examples abound. In April, criticizing the Bush Administration's "tortured rules of engagement" on stem-cell research, the Herald approvingly paraphrased liberal icon Ted Kennedy ("When ideology trumps scientific fact, we're in trouble"). One month earlier, arguing that the congressional debate over a non-binding Iraq resolution was pointless, the Herald began by favorably citing Dennis Kucinich, the Ohio congressman and mega-lefty.
This past December, meanwhile, the paper whacked President Bush for dishonesty about Iraq in language that would have been at home in Harper's ("Certainly it is natural for Bush in his role as commander in chief to want American troops to know they are supported back home. . . . But that is a very different thing than continuing to play rhetorical games with the American people"). And in November 2006, the Herald offered a damningly tepid endorsement of Kerry Healey, the Republican nominee for governor. The first sentence: "Kerry Healey is a far better candidate and a far better person than the campaign she waged."
What gives? And just how far to the left can the Herald afford to move?
Parsing prerogatives
Rachelle Cohen, the Herald's editorial-page editor, freely admits that there's been a shift on the Iraq War. "Like the rest of the nation, we looked at [former secretary of state] Colin Powell's presentation before the UN Security Council, and we did buy into the theory that there was an imminent threat — and, by the way, that Iraq would indeed be a better place with Saddam not in power," she says. "But numbers are numbers. Four years into it, and with a lot more information, I certainly began to rethink this."
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Part of North America's appeal is size. It's so big ... big buildings, big highways, big open spaces, big ideas, supersized food and big hair.
And, not surprisingly, a big wine industry, with lots of it made, drunk and exported - but not too much to New Zealand.
Simple reason really: price. Given transport costs and exchange rates and some over-complicated protocols, bureaucracy and taxes, a great deal of patience and perseverance is required to import wines from the United States.
Consequently you will struggle to find too many on restaurant wine lists and look in vain on the shelves at your favourite wine shop.
A pity, because North American wines can be among the most sublime in the world, especially their chardonnay, Bordeaux styles, stand-alone merlot and pinot noir. It's true that the stellar quality is at the top end, but I have stumbled across some outstanding wines around the $30 to $40 mark.
Great producers I have enjoyed include Kistler, Shafer, Stag's Leap, Robert Mondavi, Joseph Phelps, Bryant Family and a glorious 100 per cent merlot from Pahlmeyer.
The cult wine, Screaming Eagle, that currently has a young ex-Craggy Range Hawkes Bay winemaker, Nick Gislason, has thus far eluded me. That's no wonder because, depending on vintage, it's between $2000 and $4000 a bottle.
Anyone who has travelled to the big wine-producing areas of Napa and Sonoma Valley, Oregon or Washington State, cannot help but be overwhelmed by the money poured into buildings, infrastructure and manicured vines that seem to stretch forever.
But it's not just about the money. There are some clever winemakers there and they've been at it for a lot longer then we have and on a number of significant occasions they have outmuscled top French first growths at international blind tastings, much to the horror of the good people of Bordeaux.
But there is good news for New Zealanders who would like to try some American wines. Hidden away in Huapai, north-west of Auckland, is Chris Carrod of Wine Circle, who is importing an excellent range of American wines, many at reasonable prices. Try some to extend your palate.
2010 Qupe Central Coast Syrah - $39.90
A Californian beauty that exemplifies what can be achieved at an excellent price. It is medium-bodied and in a lighter feminine style, with oodles of mouthfilling textural finesse. Smart and sensual.
2009 Stag's Leap 'Karia' Chardonnay - $64.90
More California dreaming with a stunning wine from an eminent producer, and a little bit of age means this wine is ready for drinking now or over the next few years. It has a medium style, crisp, fresh and flavoursome.


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Spacious Studio Apartment in Heart of Jordaan
Size40 m²
Floor No.0
- Kitchen
- Family/child friendly
- Disabled access
- Internet/WiFi
- Lockable room
- Towels
- Baby cot
Accommodation summary
|Tweede Laurierdwarsstraat, 1016RC Amsterdam, Netherlands
|Property type
|Property ID
|Acceptance rate
|Response time
|A few hours
|Calendar updated
The studio is situated in the heart of the Jordaan, nearby one of the principal canal the Prinsengracht. From here you can reach all the famous spots of the city centre by foot. Although in the inner centre of Amsterdam, the appartment is situated in a really quiet small street. We are in the near vicinity of Dam Square, Ann Franks' house and the flower market.
As your host, we will be happy to give you all the useful information and we'll help you, if necessary, with your excursions during your staying.
House rulesSmoking is not allowed.
|Price for > 2 guests
|$ 24 US per guest/night extra
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Reviews of this property
The apartment is very nice and clean, and it is placed in the really perfect place to visit Amsterdam. 5´ walking to the city centre and in a quiet quarter so you can sleep really good.
Thanks a lot to Lucia, has been really easy to contact and she answers every questions that we had.
We had a wonderful four days in Amsterdam.
We chose to stay at Amici because of the past reviews and having read about the area we thought Jordaan would be a quieter area than right in the city but still with lots of cafes and bars. This is pretty much true though there were slightly less of these than we anticipated.
A walk of about 12-15 minutes across several canal bridges and through pretty Amsterdam streets took us into the centre so although not absolutely on the doorstep, most attractions are in easy walking distance.
Lucia is absolutely delightful. She and her husband and family live above and are there if you need them but very discrete hosts. We would have liked a bit more of a welcome orientation showing where we were in relation to everything else on a map on arrival - as we were a bit lost at first, however I am sure if we had gone back to them and asked they would have been happy to explain.
The accommodation is described as an apartment but is really a studio apartment of one large room which is basically furnished with large comfy bed, table and chairs, one convertible chair bed, sink, simple cooking facilities and fridge. As we ate out all the time we only really used the fridge, kettle and coffee machine. Tea, coffee and sugar were provided which was a nice touch.
There was a good size shower and toilet and, again helpfully, towels were provided.
Wifi was available and worked fine.
Things we would improve - there was a television but it didn't work, except apparently for Netflix, which we didn't find either. There is only one chair (bed) too so any downtime in the apartment was at the table and chairs or sitting on the bed. Finally, we would have liked two pillows each but we folded spare duvets which were there under our pillows to make two.
Otherwise, our stay was very cosy and comfortable with very friendly helpful hosts who ordered us a taxi, let us leave our luggage after check out until we departed and booked us a nice local restaurant.
We would recommend this apartment and hope to return in the future.
We had an amazing stay in the appartment. It had everything we needed. Close to all the stores for shopping :) we will sure to come back Soon!
All perfect. The neighborhood is fantastic and conveniently located in the center, close to everything. The host is kind and very friendly . All very clean.
We had a great time in Amsterdam, made all the easier by staying in the appartment which was so well located in being a 10 minute walk from where the airport dropped us off, and for getting to all the places we wanted to visit. It was well supplied with all the essentials and Lucia and her husband gave us a warm and friendly welcome. We will certainly think about coming back again. Many thanks!
The apartment is extremely nice and clean, in a very quite and beautiful neighborhood. And it's just a walk away from the city center!
We definitely recommend this apartment for your stay in Amsterdam, our host has been so hospitable, helpful and kind! Grazie Lucia per la vostra ospitalità!
The flat was in perfect shape and had everything we needed. Everything functioned perfectly, no mishaps occurred and to have a television you can stream Netflix to is a dream! Lucia was more than nice, genuinely interested in us, our well-being and whether we had a good time, the perfect landlady! We definitely recommend staying here. Thanks again, Lucia!
We were very well received by the hosts. The description of the apartment corresponded to reality. The apartment is located in a residential area, very quiet and was equipped with everything we needed.
We recommend.
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Political science professor draws on her experience working on the ground in crisis zones
Jodie Foster, Gina Prince-Bythewood, and Sheila Nevins '60 among honorees at four-day festival highlighting women's contribution to the film industry.
Data-driven approach encourages positioning libraries at the center of public policy priorities
Fifth annual festival opens with an event honoring renowned actress and director
In celebration of the fifth annual Athena Film Festival, watch a short video featuring our alumnae in film.
Barnard is ranked 14th among liberal arts colleges with the highest yield when it comes to enrolling accepted students
Political science professor reflects on her experience working in conflict zones
Watch John Glendinning, biology professor and director of Barnard's neuroscience and behavior program, share how he became interested in the science of taste.
Dance professor comments on allure of Swan Lake, and drama around famed Bolshoi Ballet


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ISLAMORADA -- The governor's office said it is willing to support funding for sewer construction, but not debt payment, during a Monday morning meeting between Florida Keys politicians and Gov. Rick Scott's chief of staff, Adam Hollingsworth.
The meeting, which included elected officials and staff from most of the Keys' municipalities as well as County Commissioners George Neugent, David Rice and Sylvia Murphy, lasted about an hour. According to meeting attendees, Neugent was the only county politician who spoke to avoid violating state open meeting laws. The meeting was closed to the press.
How to secure state funding and finish building county-wide sewer projects led the discussion. The Keys are under a state mandate to connect to centralized sewer systems by December 2015. Marathon and Key Largo have mostly completed their projects and are carrying debt of $60 million and $81 million, respectively. Earlier this year, Islamorada began pipeline work to connect to Key Largo's treatment plant. More recently, the county's Cudjoe Regional Wastewater System serving the Lower Keys got underway.
"Everyone knows who's getting what," state Rep. Holly Raschein, R-Key Largo, said after the meeting.
Raschein was unsuccessful this spring in securing a second $50 million installment from a $200 million grant previously approved by the state Legislature for sewer infrastructure. This came after her party's leadership refused to bond out any new debt during the legislative session.
County Administrator Roman Gastesi said the county could take a "fungibility" approach to help Marathon and Key Largo pay down sewer debt. This, he explained, means the county could receive the state money earmarked for new projects that create jobs and shift other funding around to help the two areas address their sewer debt.
During the past legislative session, the county had interlocal agreements with Marathon and Key Largo that would have provided each with $20 million in state funding. However, the money was to be used for debt not new construction, which needs to be changed, Gastesi said.
"We only met one of those criteria this last time," he said.
Marathon City Manager Roger Hernstadt sounded optimistic after the meeting.
"One way or another, we're going to get the money," he said.
The Key Largo Wastewater Treatment District had hoped to use state funding for a $20 million balloon payment due in 2017. Key Largo officials now expect they will have to refinance that loan.
"I hope we can work smarter," Key Largo district Manager Margaret Blank said. "It's ours to lose at this point."
If the county gets state grant money for new projects, Blank said she is going to make sure Key Largo is protected under an interlocal agreement.
The local group of politicians is expected to meet next month to review their progress.


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I don't normally keep this up to date… well, I haven't for a year, but I was so incensed by my recent discovery that I had to voice my distaste. It seems that CJ.com, for whom I am signed up as a publisher affiliate, have decided to remove my account willy-nilly; without warning, without opportunity or right to appeal – nothing. CJ had deleted or deactivated my account.
And how did I find this out? Because I went to go and log in to my account. I couldn't. Thinking it was just because I'd forgotten my password, I requested a reminder. No dice. It appears that my registered email address did not belong to an active account. "Strange," thought I. "I could have sworn this was the right email address. Oh well, let's go and check."
I checked. It was right. Confused, I decided to try the other link on there that is supposed to help people with login problems contact CJ's customer *ahem* service. I received the following email:
From: firstname.lastname@example.com
Subject: Assistance Request Denied
Your request for assistance cannot be accepted because your email
address is not registered with an existing account.
Was I mad?! Yes, I was. CustHelp.com? Expletives.
A little internet research leads me to the conclusion that my account was closed due to inactivity. Yes, I hadn't logged in for a while because I was unlikely to be clocking up large figures of sales… and quite possibly no sales at all. But I DID have funds in there – I HAD made some sales at one point. Those profits are gone now – and though $20 might not mean anything to some people, it means a hell of a lot to me. It's a starting point. It's somewhere from which I can grow.
I don't like this no-right-to-reply deletion of online accounts. I've heard horror stories before, particularly from webmasters (boy does that phrase sound corny) who rack up money only for it to disappear before their eyes. I'm leery of going back to Commission Junction now, a company which I have previously recommended to others for the excellence of their affiliate programs. I guess I probably will still recommend them – but with a very significant caveat.
- Don't dare stop making sales or they'll delete your account!
(PS. For anyone who's interested, the few "sales" I made were from GoDaddy's affiliate scheme that I had set up on my domain name manager website – in case you're looking to manage your domain name lists.)


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600 hp. 90K. 0-60 expected to be below 4 seconds (with good reason). revised transmission. this is dodge's answer to your beloved Z06 (not the rumored ss vette btw).where are your excuses now?
Murph,Believe me I'm with you but if Chevy produces that Super Vette we are in trouble. Also remember Dodge has yet to fix the handling issues on the Viper. The Viper is nasty, don't get me wrong, but once we get into the turns we are a dead snake.
i agree lnd, suspension and handling have always been a weak point for thi viper, but it has always made up for it n raw poney power, thats why i like the hennesy venoms so much, 1000hp??? thats crazy! i actualy visited there once,very profesional setup,dodge needs to take a tip from the aftermarket if they want the viper to run with the Z07/Corvette ss
I can guarentee you it won't be 90K...the current Viper cost that much. The new engine is being built with McLaren, so that's going to boost the cost up to at least 100K.It should be interesting to see what kind of numbers it produces. I read somewhere that it may not hit 200 mph due to drag problems. It is using the same body as the 535 hp Viper, so unless they make it more aerodynamic, which Chevy is doing with the SS , I don't think it will pass 200 either...I hope it does, because will all know the SS will.The Viper is sweet, but it will be no match for the SS.


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Discussion in 'Great Skate Debate' started by Iceman, Feb 7, 2011.
There you go. More endorsements.
Actually, any real estate transaction is a matter of public record. The attorney at my closing mentioned this several times.
Yes, it will be quite easy to go into public records and get most of the details. Where I live it doesn't take much of an effort----just get on the computer and find on the county site.
Congratulations to him on buying a fab apartment in a city that he loves.
He has been working his arse off and deserves it!
Perhaps. Although if I had a sugar daddy, I would have asked for a bigger, more spacious three bedroom Manhattan condo.
Going OT here but if we're talking about the same episode, the soap star was selling her *parents* place, not her own place.
I agree with those who say $1.1M is peanuts in NYC.
After he complained about how much it costs to train and that he is not rich, buying an apartment over $1 million does not do much for his cause about how financially difficult it is to be a figure skater.
Or put it this way - I don't want to hear him complain again!
Absolute peanuts and in that neighborhood $1.1M will buy an average place but nothing extraordinary.
ETA: Someone upthread implied the location isn't that close to Chelsea Piers or Madison Square Park. True, in a sense, but as someone who worked for 8 years down the block at 28 West 25th Street, I can tell you truly this whole area is upcoming and undergoing a boom. The highrises that went up and the amount of scaffolding I had to dodge every morning on the way to work boggle the mind. The Flatiron District is one hot trendy nabe right now.
Except Johnny couldn't afford a condo like this when the only thing he was doing was figure skating.
Well he must be raking it in recently because it was only on the Howard Stern show not so long ago that he was talking about how he doesn't rake in the dollars.
Yes, but didn't he recently say he was coming back for Sochi. So who is paying for it when he has to give all these other things up to train.
No way is he really coming back for Sochi.
It wouldn't be possible to combine Z-list celebrity duties with daily training.
And if you're famous for being famous, you gotta keep being seen in order to appear in the gossip columns thus maintaining your status.
I think that's relative in his mind. Perhaps he doesn't rake in the dollars as compared to Howard Stern, but few do. I think he's raking it in by most peoples standards, but seemingly not enough in his view.
Well yes, if regularly buying truckloads of designer clothes is perceived as a need, then you can never have enough.
how many bedrooms is it?
that seems very cheap. alot better value thant Perth (Australia)
He isn't really "famous for being famous"... he is famous for skating.
Which explains why all the skaters with better results than his are also buying 1.1 million condos.
And not like most Perez Hilton readers give a rat's ass about skating.
1.1 million for a condo in NYC doesn't seem much money to me too. But 800+ sqft one bedroom seems HUGE to me. Mine is 650 sqft and it is a perfect size for me. I don't know what I would do with the extra 150-200 or so sqft. Well, I know what I would do with it but I probably would've bought a smaller one bedroom (and, presumably, cheaper) or pay more for that second bedroom.
How much could he rent his place?
I love real estate shows. Johnny on House Hunters would rock. I wish his show was shown on Canada. Come on, OUT TV!
Congrats to Johnny on his new condo. I guess he can't tell the kiddies in his old school he isn't rich now. Anyways where I come from you've got to be rich to afford such an abode.
It was on Howard Stern that he said that last year he'd made $500,000. I think by most people's standards that is raking it in.
well,I think this whole topic has nothing about figure skating
the only thing I know now is Johnny Weir will never comeback to compete again,even though he keep saying that.and Johnny Weir never been that poor,but kept asking for money and expensive gifts from fans. A true LIAR
no he needn't,he can just sell part of the gifts from japanese fans and then buy a even larger apartment by cash.if that Easter Egg he mentioned in his book is real,it may worth over a million dollars ╮(╯_╰╭
A true LIAR?
Now I'm really shaking my head over why some people are so upset that Johnny bought a condo? I don't remember such a "debate" when other skaters bought houses or cars etc.
Yeah not like those disgusting fake liars
I don't get it either. I've had my fair share of criticisms of Johnny, but buying a place to live is not one of them.
I also don't understand how people do not understand that he now has a lot more money than he ever did skating. It's surely not a difficult concept to grasp - you skate all the time, you earn little money and spend most of it on ice time/coaching. You stop and cash in on your fame = more money comes in.
My criticism of Johnny way back when was that i didn't believe in his crying poverty when he flashed his Louis Vuiton all over the show. If you can afford accessories I can't, working full time, then you are not "poor" or if you are you need to have a word with yourself.
I'm assuming that a lot of what we see him wearing at events is loaned by the designers or stylists, or given to him. It all tends to look a little like cast offs from the bargain bin.
Because those other skaters haven't been running their mouths off for years about how "poor" they are.
I'm sure that Johnny likes it that way; the Angels can easily find him. (wink)
In general - WOW, Feel the Hate with this topic. I read the overnight postings and this is seriously disturbing...how many haterz are spewing venom over Johnny's success. Serious jealousy against such a beautiful and talented individual.
Exactly. If that's what he wants to do, fine, it's his money (I assume, that or his loan) but then it would be VERY inappropriate for him to again complain about not having any money.
Who knows, maybe that WAS a real Fabrege egg and he sold it...
Incidentally, the median income for Manhattan is about $47,000. (That means half the folks who live there make less than that.) If Johnny's 1.1 million is peanuts, what do you call what those folks pay for where they live?
In any case, I'd say Johnny is doing very well for himself! Good for him!
eta: nanopeanuts?
Which is why most celebreties buy thier real estate in "corporate" names to try to keep people like you and I from easily tracking them down.


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Item posted by Mathieu Roy <yeupou> on Fri Nov 19 15:06:08 2004.
As you maybe noticed, since two week, Gna! is running the development version of Savane, bringing you the latest features even before the nextcoming version of Savane (1.0.5) get released.
If you find a bug, please report it at https://gna.org/bugs/?group=savane mentionning Savane version as being "CERN branch".
Below is a non-exhaustive list of changes.
- The old 'Status' field has been renamed 'Open/Closed', while 'Resolution' has been renamed 'Status'.
- Project administrators are now warned in case they try to delete (hide) a field value which is used in existing items. In addition, the 'Field Values' page shows, for each value, the number of items (occurences) which use this value. If a value was deleted (hidden) and some items still use this value, the number of occurences is highlighted.
- Access to private item is now managed on a member-basis. Project Admins are always allowed to read private items. They set the permissions of the project members via the 'Permissions per member' section of the Administration/Main/Set Permissions page. By default, access to private items is granted to project members.
- Trackers 'Private items exclude list' allows the project administrators to set a list of addresses which should never receive private item email notifications. It should be specifically useful to avoid public mailing-list to relay private items content. How to: Enter the name of this mailing list in the 'Private items exclude list' section of the 'Manage Notifications' administration page
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- Field value transition automatic actions are now effective from the item submission.
- It is now possible to have several fields automatically updated on a field value transition. These fields and the value they should take have to be specified in the "other field update" form accessed via the 'Edit other fields update' link shown in every defined transition. The fields which can be automatically updated are limited to fields with defined values (which are proposed as select boxes).
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o if an automatic update of the field Open/Closed is set, technicians will be able to close items by changing the value of the field Open/Closed.
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Eugene R. "Gene" Steward
Eugene R. "Gene" Steward
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Eugene R. "Gene" Steward, 78, of Bloomington, formerly of Crosslake, Minn., and Burt, Iowa, passed away Feb. 8, 2013, due to complications from Parkinson's disease and Lewy body dementia.
He was preceded in death by his parents; four brothers and two sisters. He is survived by his wife of 52 years, Wilma; children, David (Jill), Dwight (Stacey), Neal (Lisa) and Paul (Jenny); 12 grandchildren; siblings, Doretta Abbas, Karen Bringman, Roger Steward, Perry Steward and Gary Abbas; many relatives and friends.
Gene served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War achieving the rank of Petty Class First Officer with four years of service. He went on to earn a Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering from Iowa State University and then began his 30-year career at UNISYS in Roseville, Minn. During that time he also earned a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Minnesota and rose to the level of director of its Large-Scale Computer Development Group.
Memorials preferred to U of M Medical Foundation for Research for the study of Parkinson's and Lewy body dementia. (Due to severe allergies, please do not send flowers.)
Service were held Feb. 14 at Hillcrest Methodist Church, Bloomington. Interment was at Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis.
Arrangements were with Kline Funeral Home, Pequot Lakes, Minn.


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Mump and circumstance
Original post made by Don Frances, Mountain View Voice Editor, on Jun 16, 2009
It's true they take their schools seriously, as they should. And issues like, say, high speed rail are cause for concern. But compare that to Palo Alto, where residents held [Web Link angry protests] at the prospect of high speed rail running through their town.
That's why I was surprised at the visceral reaction to last week's Graduation Day coverage. Although our story covered both of the major regional schools -- Mountain View High and Los Altos High -- the photo coverage was only of Los Altos High, which touched a nerve with some readers.
Several phone calls were made about it, and since staff cutbacks at the ==I Voice== have reduced our ability to cover the phones, many had to content themselves with leaving voicemail messages. And man, did they leave them. Generally the messages were spitting mad and went as follows:
"Good friends of mine's children just graduated from Mountain View High School. I cannot believe on the front page of the ==I Mountain View Voice==, there's a picture of Los Altos High School. That is just so ==I tacky==!"
Or: "I wanna know why Los Altos is always in our ==I Voice==. It's the ==I Mountain View==, not Los Altos, ==I Voice==. And I resent the fact that you keep putting in Los Altos, where in the heck is our Mountain View students' pictures. And it's always Los Altos. Please, stop it! It just doesn't make sense, why we always have to have Los Altos."
There were others along those lines. One woman reached me in person Friday afternoon, and she too was beside herself with anger, calling our coverage "despicable."
I tried to explain that the graduation ceremonies at both schools were happening at the same time, and we only had one photographer available. I tried to explain that, even though Los Altos High has the words "Los Altos" in its name, we don't consider it to be only for that city, since half its student body lives in Mountain View. (According to the high school district, this year Los Altos High was 50 percent Mountain View residents, and Mountain View High was 48 percent Los Altos residents.)
I also noted that the story covered both schools. And I mentioned the other graduation events we covered this year (such as our [Web Link Alta Vista High School story]) whose ceremonies took place at Mountain View High.
She wasn't interested, saying basically that Los Altos has its school and we have ours. She said her piece and hung up.
There are two issues at play here, and the first -- the one where Los Altos has its school and we have ours -- doesn't trouble me too much, because I think it's misguided. And I bet the hundreds of Mountain View families whose kids are Eagles would agree with me.
But the second does have me troubled, because it follows a larger pattern that can be summarized as: Why don't you do all those things you used to do?
Last year the ==I Voice== ran every graduate's name in the paper. Why not this year?
Last year you ran several photos from both schools. Why not this year?
And why don't you guys answer the phone anymore?
Well, the answer is an unhappy one. As you probably heard, newspapers have hit hard times lately, and the ==I Voice== is no exception. Resources have dwindled, and the newsroom staff is asked to do more with less.
Last year we had two photographers available to us. This year we had only one.
Even so, next year is another chance, and I intend to make it up to these jilted readers. Which leads me to issue the following promise: Come next year, we'll do our best to take pictures of both high school graduation ceremonies.
Of course, this promise only applies if your ==I Mountain View Voice== hasn't shriveled up by then and blown away on a light wind. Then you can complain about the terrible lack of coverage at both schools. At least there will be parity.
a resident of Whisman Station
on Jun 17, 2009 at 5:02 am
Do more with less: make more use of free lance photographers and writers.
a resident of Castro City
on Jun 17, 2009 at 6:47 am
I was surprised as well that a photo of LAHS was featured instead of MVHS. I was more surprised that the Los Altos Town Crier did a great piece covering all the high schools and prominently featured pics of the high school graduations.
Mistakes and missteps happen. This one just hit too close to home.
a resident of another community
on Jun 17, 2009 at 5:19 pm
Nice write-up Don. Those angry calls and messages are from folks who don't seem to have a clear understanding of our city's high school situation/history. Which makes sense, given how confusing it is.
Mountain View High on Castro St. serves all of MV/LA.
Los Altos: Los Altos High Knights
Mountain View: Mountain View High Eagles
Most Los Altans: Los Altos High Knights
Most Mountain Viewers: MV High Eagles (on Castro St.)
Southern MV/LA*: Awalt High Spartans (on Truman Ave.)
*El Camino Real was the dividing line
MV/LA west of Miramonte/Shoreline: Los Altos High Eagles
MV/LA east of Miramonte/Shoreline: MV High Spartans (on Truman Ave.)
1982 was the last year there was a "real" Mtn. View High that was filled with mostly Mountain View residents and a "real" Los Altos High filled with mostly Los Altans. Awalt (today's MVHS) was a mix.
Back in 1982, the district made a choice to make the campuses of Awalt and Los Altos High equally shared by both the Mountain View and Los Altos/Hills communities.
Actually, it wasn't much of a choice...
The district was on the verge of being classified as racially segregated by the State in the late 1970s. One way or another, they needed to split the diverse population of Central/Northern Mountain View in half in order to integrate the campuses of Los Altos High and Awalt High. That, coupled with declining enrollment, led to the closure of old Mountain View High on Castro St. and the splitting of Mountain View in half so that our student population could be used to integrate Los Altos High, which otherwise would be around 80% White.
Our attendance boundaries do not at all match with the names of the high schools. The names are historic relics. In fact, there was talk of changing the names to reflect this new reality - but instead the district decided to mix old traditions. They took away Los Altos High's mascot and school colors and, to the chagrin of alumni, swapped in the mascot (Eagles) and colors (blue and gray) of that campus's former arch-rival, Mtn. View High. Then, they changed Awalt High's name to Mountain View High but kept the Spartan mascot.
You have to remember that at the time, Mountain View residents strongly alligned themselves with the colors blue and gray and the Eagle mascot...and had been doing so since the early 1900s. People were also a lot more rah-rah about high school sports and spirit at old Mtn. View High because it was such a long-time community institution. Transferring the colors/mascot to one campus and the name to another was meant to ease the pain and make Mountain Viewers feel allegiance toward both the ex-Awalt and Los Altos campuses. Can't say it worked too well judging from the reactions I've heard from alumni.
Which brings us to today. The symbolism of the colors/mascot at Los Altos High is lost on most residents of Mountain View today - leaving many to incorrectly assume that the Voice should care more about what happens at MV High. Nope - like Don says, that would be unfair to the 50% of Mountain Viewers whose neighborhoods have been assigned to Los Altos High for 27 years.
And if you want to get real nit-picky, the Los Altos campus is actually closer to the center of Mountain View and where most Mountain Viewers live. Conversely, despite the name, the current MVHS is *barely* inside MV's city limits (right on the border) in a part of town that is practically indistinguishable from Los Altos.
But I wish the Voice all the best in covering both of the city's high schools equally in the future!
a resident of Old Mountain View
on Jun 21, 2009 at 10:03 pm
USA is a registered user.
Some random thoughts:
* Aaron, so what are you doing next week?
* "MOUNTAIN VIEW residents are normally an easygoing bunch." Well, OK, that is probably true verses some other communities in the Bay Area. I am just glad that I am not the one having to deal with all those Polifrone article comments.
* GSB, sorry but the Voice was busy with more weighty topics than those that typically occur in the sleepy burg of Los Altos.
* This is a much better editorial than last month's Brain Day article. 'nough said.
* You should write an article / op-ed piece about the print news business. That could be an interesting inside look.
* Nick, that is a good, balanced, fact-based, dispassionate description of the history of the secondary education system in the greater Mountain View area, but a young guy like you needs to get out a little more often.
a resident of Old Mountain View
on Jun 23, 2009 at 10:24 pm
USA is a registered user.
In last month's editorial comments, I made fun of Brain Day. I was wrong. At the time it looked stupid. When Mayor Margaret Abe-Koga, a divining rod for stupid ideas, endorsed it, it pretty much sealed the deal.
As it turns out, it is not stupid. It is evil. Web Link
a resident of another community
on Jun 24, 2009 at 2:13 pm
For a second there thought we were going to see the slightest hint of humility out of USA.
a resident of Old Mountain View
on Jun 24, 2009 at 2:45 pm
USA is a registered user.
Lack of humility when dealing with the forces of the Evil Brain Day Killer Cultists?
Curses! You got me there. Well played, sir. I am humbled.
a resident of Old Mountain View
on Dec 21, 2010 at 12:38 pm
You do call yourself the "Mountain View Voice".............Seems you would concentrate on happenings in Mountain View ..................................Just Think About It...............