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Our chef's colorful creative touch ushers in fresh, modern Italian fare inspired by home-cooked favorites. The menu's highlights include grilled Italian-style sandwiches, pastas, thin-crust pizzas, and small plates designed for sharing. A charming bar offers handcrafted cocktails, Bellinis, and refreshing Italian cream sodas.
Pause and take in the magnificent view of the lushly landscaped 18th hole of the Pete Dye Golf Course from our welcoming patio. Enjoy breakfast, lunch, and dinner, or sip one of our handcrafted cocktails. The Fireside Lounge also has the finest cognacs, creative martinis, and flavorful wines.
Pull up a chair and relax with a fresh pastry, salad, or sandwich. Or simply re-energize over a Starbucks® coffee and a newspaper or magazine.
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Sponsored Tingles: WIND Mobile Naughty or Nice
The end of the year is near and Wind Mobile has stepped in to sponsor a year-end wrap for us: who's been naughty and who's been nice in 2010. In the world of celebrity, you know there's plenty of each to pull from. Lilo? Ashton? Mel? And on the other side... Marion? LipGloss? Gosling? We'll alternate between Naughty and Nice each time.
So let's start things off with a little naughty and rewind to September. Star Magazine jumped all over Ashton Kutcher for cheating on Demi Moore with a 21 year old. He threatened to sue – on Twitter! – and Demi stood by her man. Then the Alleged Other Woman shared some text messages, supposedly from Ashton, and he asked his lawyer to release a statement but still no lawsuit was forthcoming.
In the meantime, the (un)happily married couple posted photos of themselves in bed, in bikinis, and appeared in public together with his hand strategically placed on her knee, as if to suggest that he wouldn't need to stray since his wife is everything he needs, spiritually and sexually.
Now the Kutchers have launched a new campaign – in partnership with the founders of Twitter and Google – called the DNA Foundation (get it? Demi and Ashton?) to advocate against online human trafficking. Said Ashton:
"The truth is slavery globally is a dirty little secret. It is happening everywhere, right in front of our eyes and we ignore it. There are more slaves in the world today than ever before in world history. (It is happening) behind the closed doors of the Internet. Behind those closed doors you can make a purchase on the Internet and feel completely anonymous."
Their foundation seeks to support web tools that block the practice and help investigators track the offenders.
Well that's a great way to balance out the badness, non?
What's your call? Ashton Kutcher: naughty or nice?
This is the first of 5 posts over the next 5 weeks and I'm thinking it will be more fun to do 3 naughty and 2 nice. So send me your ideas. Who's been naughty? Who's been nice? Looking forward to your emails. And check out Wind Mobile's Facebook page here.
Here's Ashton with Demi at a speaking engagement at the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime in New York earlier this month.
Photos from Splashnewonline.com
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May 27, 2012
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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- It's back to the Women's College World Series for the fifth time in program history as the #5 Tennessee Lady Vol softball team (52-12) fought off a stern challenge from #11 Georgia (45-17) on Sunday afternoon at the Lee Softball Stadium to advance back to Oklahoma City, Okla., with a thrilling 2-1 victory.
UT is scheduled to start the WCWS against #3 Alabama on Thurs., May 31, at 6 p.m. CT/7 p.m. ET live on ESPN2. To purchase tickets for the event, please call (866) 208-0048 or visit NCAA.com.
The Big Orange has now successfully advanced in all five of its visits to the NCAA Super Regionals, possessing a 10-3 overall record.
Senior designated player Shelby Burchell was 1-for-3 with a vital RBI, while junior right fielder Kat Dotson was 1-for-2 with a double and the sacrifice fly that plated the winning tally. Junior third baseman Raven Chavanne posted a team-best two hits in three at-bats and scored a run, while junior second baseman Lauren Gibson was 1-for-2 with a run.
Junior Ivy Renfroe continued her incredible roll, allowing one run on three hits with two walks and six strikeouts while picking up her 25th victory of the season. It marked her 20th win over her last 22 decisions in the circle dating back to March 21.
"First of all, I'm very excited, and I'm very proud," Lady Vol Co-Head Coach Ralph Weekly said. "We've played five games against Georgia, and four of them have been one-run games. We kept telling our kids, `Somebody's going to find a way; somebody's going to find a way.' And we really erupted when we needed it.
"It was a team victory; it was a senior-led victory. Our senior leadership has been amazing these last few weeks. Our pitching and defense were as strong as ever, and our hitting just needed a little time to come around but I think that might have been (Georgia pitcher Erin) Arevalo. That's a very strong performance that she put on out there.
"I give a lot of credit to Georgia; they are a great team. And as I said two days ago, both of us are World Series teams but thank goodness it's us."
After the Lady Vol offense wasted a lead-off single from Chavanne in the top of the first, Georgia wasted no time threatening in the bottom half by putting two on via a two-out base knock from shortstop Paige Wilson and an intentional walk to catcher Kristyn Sandberg. Designated player Ashley Razey stepped to the plate and ripped a shot to center but it traveled right to sophomore Tory Lewis for an important third out.
With two retired in the bottom of the second, Bulldog third baseman Gracie Goulder laced a shot the other way down the left field line for a double. Renfroe bore down from the circle in response, however, getting her second strikeout of the inning by catching Couey swinging at a pitch off the plate.
Tennessee's Dotson made a terrific play, with a Bulldog stationed at first, to end UGA's half of the third. The Savannah, Ga., native raced back on a drive off the bat of Sandberg and made a grab while colliding into the Lee Stadium wall.
Goulder battled to draw a lead-off walk off Renfroe to begin the bottom of the fifth, quickly advancing all the way around within 60 feet of pay dirt via a groundout and a wild pitch. That set the stage for a 13-pitch battle between Renfroe and Sito. UT's 6-0 right hander won the battle via strikeout, but suffered a stroke of bad fortune as the wild offering bounced away on the swing, allowing Sito to reach first and Goulder to score for a 1-0 lead.
As she has done so often in her Big Orange career, it was Chavanne who got the crucial UT attack started with an infield single starting the top of the sixth. Gibson followed with an infield base knock, but made her best contribution on the base paths. Sophomore shortstop Madison Shipman hit a bouncer to second that was fielded on a hop by Ashley Pauly. The Bulldog fielder reached in an attempt to tag Gibson as she went by and did so with an empty glove while holding the ball in her opposite hand. That allowed Shipman to reach via fielder's choice and loaded the bases full of Lady Vols. Faced with a clutch situation as a senior with a chance to continue her career, Burchell delivered with a bloop RBI single as Chavanne raced home, dead-locking the count at 1-1. Dotson stepped in the batter's box and lifted a fly ball deep enough to plate Gibson from just 60 feet away as Tennessee managed its first Sunday lead at 2-1.
From there it was left to Renfroe to see if she could protect the lead and advance the Lady Vols to the WCWS. UT's hurler proved up to the task, retiring all six Bulldogs she faced over the final two frames, including a pair by strikeout, to punch Tennessee's ticket back to Oklahoma City.


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Many people hoot and holler, but there's no downside to small cell.
(maybe a little more wax made) I use PF120's or go foundationless in my langs.
The PF120's are easier, and no crossed comb.
Read what people write, but learn from yourself.
People will form opinions and defend them to the death; right or wrong.
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By painting Mrs Violet Hammersley in the tradition of artists such as Gainsborough, Steer gave added resonance to his subject. The pose of Mrs Hammersley was probably based on François Boucher's portrait of Madame de Pompadour c.1760 (Victoria and Albert Museum, London).
Recalling her time sitting for the painting with great fondness Mrs Hammersley commented: 'I sat to him all through the winter and spring and into the summer of 1907, and we had near a hundred sittings. These took place at 109 Cheyne Walk, and I sat on a sofa at the end of his charming drawing room … The sitting lasted about three hours and I do not remember ever being bored for a moment'. (quoted in MacColl, 1945)


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Here's a scalable PDF of a vector drawing I did of Boba's helmet, front and back views, in case anybody's interested. I just wanted to do a version that wasn't the same helmet logo I see all over eBay stickers and t-shirts.
Could come in handy if some of the custom mando folks want to experiment with different colors.
EDIT: added left and right side views, liberally influenced by WOF's various template drawings.


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JOIN THE REVOLUTION! - Friday, 17 May 2013
Join the Revolution this May half-term and Bank Holiday and head to the Royal Armouries in Leeds for low-cost family fun (May 25 to June 2).
See history come alive as the museum stages a host of visual and hands-on Bank Holiday and half-term activities – including sword-fighting demonstrations, appearances by a regimental re-enactment group, and a chance for children to help "build the barricades" and raise the revolutionaries' flag.
Visitors will get the chance to:
• Encounter red-coated infantrymen from the 33rd Foote Regiment as they go through their paces on Sunday (May 26) and Monday (May 27) – including a black-powder firing on the Bank Holiday Monday. Emphasis is placed on the lives of ordinary, rank and file private soldiers, the backbone of the 19th century Army.
• Enjoy daily screenings of the blockbusting film, Les Misérables in the War Cinema.
• Experience talks and demonstrations in the galleries, including sword-fighting demonstrations.
• Help build the barricades, and see the guillotine on the War Stage – all with related talks.
Museum admission and cinema entry are free although a small charge may apply to some activities.
For more information and the latest news about the Royal Armouries:
Royal Armouries website
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Notes to editors
- Royal Armouries is the national museum of arms and armour and has sites in Leeds, HM Tower of London, Fort Nelson and Louisville, Kentucky. It is the first British national museum to open a permanent presence in another country
- Admission to the museum is free. However, there may be a small charge for some special events.
- Open all year daily, 10am-5pm. Closed 24-25 December
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- The Royal Armouries Museum should not be confused with Royal Armouries International plc, the private sector corporate hospitality business.
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Doorkeepers: The Gateway to the State Senate
Unknown to many, 10 people in the Georgia State Senate control the flow of the session in ways you've never imagined.
The coveted position of the Georgia Senate Doorkeeper can only be given to a select few, such as James Austin, who has worn his metal badge with pride for 15 years.
Austin, a former assistant dean and counselor at Georgia State University, heard about the doorkeeper position through a friend. After retiring from GSU, he applied and was accepted.
"It sounded appealing because I thought perhaps I could keep abreast of what is happening politically and in the community, and the Capitol is the hub for that," he says.
The position of the Senate doorkeeper is coordinated through Sergeant of Arms John Long, with help from Secretary of the Senate David Cook. The doorkeepers are stationed within and outside the Senate chamber with specific duties. They manually monitor the doors, screening people so that only those with authorization can get in. They help maintain the decorum of the Senate chamber, and they help a confused or lost page find the right senator.
Outside of the Senate, within the halls of the Capitol, the doorkeepers assume the role of tour guide and teacher. People will ask them questions about how the legislative process works and even questions about the building itself.
Austin says that his favorite part of being a Senate doorkeeper is meeting people. Bystanders, senators and other doorkeepers — he likes establishing a relationship with them all.
Austin was born in north Georgia but has lived in Atlanta since he was a child. He graduated from Savannah State University and got his masters degree at Georgia State University. After working in the State Senate for 15 years, he has no plans of quitting now.
"As long as I am able to do it, I will do it," he says. "We appreciate any help we can give and we appreciate being a service."
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One of the nice things that Microsoft have done in Windows 8 and RT for people using a touchscreen, like on the Surface, is provide a new way of signing in with a Picture Password. They expain in a comprehensive post how secure it is, but in practice I believe that many users will reduce the level of security by too closely following Microsoft's examples.
What are the chances that a large percentage of Picture Password users select an image of family members or pets, or similar and then create their three gestures by circling heads and drawing dots on, or lines between, noses? With no scientific basis other than the experience I've had of seeing how bad most people are at selecting passwords, I'm going to say it's going to be a significant number.
My solution is actually pretty simple and effective from both an aesthetic and security perspective.
Don't use a single photograph, but instead select 6-10 images of your chosen subjects and then use Microsoft's free Photo Gallery software to create a collage with far more points of interest and more potential points to use in your gestures.
In this case, I'm selecting a few pictures of my son:
You then go to the Create menu and select Auto Collage (I choose Large Landscape in case I also want to use it as desktop or lockscreen wallpaper).
At this point you'll be asked to name the file that's going to be produced. Now, because it's an auto collage, you don't get any say over the positioning or order of the images so you might not like the result first time round. I removed one of the images from the selection and then created a second collage:
Now, just think of the different number of things that I could circle, or draw points or lines on, in that image. Yet it's still personal to me and it'll be easy for me to remember my own gestures.
I think the images produced by this method make for a really nice looking and more complex picture to use for Picture Password. You could obviously use a different method to produce your own collage where you take more control of it, but I was going for free and easy here.
That said, if you're set on a less complex single image for some reason, please consider how easy your gestures might be to guess. If they were easy for you to think up, they could be pretty easy for someone else to guess in five attempts if they manage to get hold of your device, so put at least one of your gestures in an area of the image that lacks an obvious point of interest.


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I am planning to raise a few queens next year just to see if I can do it. I built an observation hive using the bonterra plans for in my house. We love this. We have learned so much. I plan on building one for the outside for next year. Once I get it established, I planned on trying to raise a couple of queens in this hive so I can watch the process.
Is the following feasible?
8 frame hive double wide outside with hinges on the glass for easy access.
1. Obtain the correct age larvae by grafting from another hive.
2. Section off the top 2 sections of the hive that is two frames each with a slide in piece of lauan. A total of four frames. Open up an entrance for theses four frames. The bottom four would have their own entrance.
3. A few hours later place the larvae in the cups on a queen frame into the top queen less section that is sectioned off.
4. Then after the queen cells are made and capped, place one capped queen cell in each top section. Section off the top four frames with another piece of lauan and open up an additional entrance.
This will have four frames sectioned off on the bottom with the original entrance. Two frames on the top with a capped queen cell with its own entrance. Two frames below that with its own entrance and queen cell. Basically having the queen right hive below and two mating "nucs" on the top.
4. Once the queens return and start laying, either take the two frames and start a nuc or use the queen in another hive.
5. Once complete remove the two pieces of lauan to recombine the entire hive if the queens were removed only. Otherwise two nucs were made out to these frames and 4 new frames were given to the hive.
If the queens failed to be successfull remove the two pieces of lauan to recombine the hive.
This would be fascinating to watch in an observation hive. Is this possible or I just dreaming. This would only make two queens but I could watch the process. If I need more at a time I would just follow one of the other traditional methods. Seems to me this would be similar to using a cloake board. I also plan on having feeder trays on each mating nuc that i can fill with IV tubing and a large syringe. Thanks for any input!


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2012 story: Christmas puppy rescued from well in Dona Ana County
Doña Ana County Animal Control officers, working in conjunction with several other area first responders, rescued a puppy Wednesday afternoon after it became trapped at the bottom of an abandoned 12-foot well.
The first animal control officer arrived in the 5000 block of Holsome Road east of Las Cruces at 11:45 a.m. The puppy's owner, who adopted the dog as a gift to her children, hadn't had the dog long enough to give it a name. She told the animal control officer she knew about the well opening, and had barricaded the hole to prevent the puppy from falling inside.
"The puppy's curiosity got the best of her," said Animal Control Officer Sunne Lucero, who arrived shortly after to assist the first officer in the rescue.
Lucero said members of the Organ Volunteer Fire Department also assisted in the rescue, as well as the City of Las Cruces Fire Department, who brought a remote-control camera that was dropped down inside the hole to monitor the puppy's condition.
After four hours and a rigged PVC pipe fitted with a piece of rope, the puppy was pulled to safety.
"It was truly a team effort," said Lucero. "Some of us had tears of joy in our eyes when we saw the puppy come out of that well, and you could definitely tell she was happy to be back in her owner's arms."
Animal Control Officers said the puppy appeared to be in good health and did not need medical attention.
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Sultanahmet - Istanbul, Tugra Suite
Size30 m²
Floor No.2
- Family/child friendly
- Kitchen
- Air conditioning
- Parking available
- Internet/WiFi
- Balcony/terrace
- Towels
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This beautifully styled studio apartment is located on the third floor, and is fitted with custom-designed decor. The suite stands out with a balcony, a king size bed, large bathroom, private kitchen fully equipped with high-end modern appliances (30 squaremeters).
While retaining its period features, our apartments offer uncluttered modern luxury for everyone from the single business/leisure visitor to couples. Maximising light and space, each room is furnished in an elegant, international style that exudes quality and comfort.
Please ask us if needing several apartments in the same building or location, we have this feature also. Apartments ranging from studios for couples to three bedrooms for larger groups of friends or families offer independence and discreet privacy coupled with the comforts and service you expect from a five-star hotel. Staffed on-site 24/7, our professional multilingual staff will assist our guests with requests from finding you a table at the area's best restaurant to organising tours all around Turkey.
Work / Entertainment & Electronics;
High-speed wireless Internet,
220V outlets and adapters for non-220V devices,
Large flatscreen HDTV,
DVD player,
Bed & Bath;
Comfortable King size beds,
Towels and linens, bathrobes, slippers, extra blankets and pillows,
Private bathrooms,
Luxury toiletries,
Make up mirror,
Hair dryer,
Baby cribs (if needed, please inform us in advance),
American kitchen with refrigerator, microwave, stove, kettle, coffee and tea maker and toaster,
Complimentary tea basket,
Juice squeezer,
Dining table and chairs,
Full dining utensils such as cutlery, glasses, & dishes,
Comfort and Security;
Safe box,
Iron & ironing board,
Individually controlled heating and air conditioning,
Reading lamps,
Daily housekeeping service,
Laundry and dry cleaning service *,
24 hour on-site concierge for your needs,
Airport transfer *
On-street parking,
Tours and travel assistance, city map,
Restaurant and sightseeing reservations,
Translation and interpreter service,
* Service may require a nominal fee.
Our central location is within walking distance of Istanbul's most popular historical, cultural and tourist attractions such as the Blue Mosque, Hippodrome Square, Hagia Sophia, Topkapi Palace, the Egyptian (Spice) Bazaar, the Golden Horn and many others. Just a few minutes' walk from the apartment's door are the tram and train stations, offering rapid and easy transportation to all parts of Istanbul.
Within a 2 minute walk is;
Kumkapi fish market,
Supermarkets (Bim and Sok),
A pharmacy,
Within a 5 minute walk is;
A post office,
Several banks,
A Hamam (Turkish Bath),
Within a 10 minute walk is;
Beyazit tram station,
Grand Bazaar,
Yenikapi Sea-bus port,
Little Hagia Sophia,
Sokullu Mehmet Pasa Mosque,
Within a 15 minute walk is;
Sultanahmet tram station,
Blue Mosque,
Hippodrome square,
Museum of Turkish and Islamic Art,
Mosaic Museum,
Within a 20 minute walk is;
Suleymaniye Mosque,
Hagia Sophia Museum,
Basilica Cistern,
Within a 25 minute walk is;
Hagia Irene Museum,
Topkapi Palace,
Archaeological Museum,
Gulhane Park,
Few kilometers;
Sirkeci International Train Station (2 km),
Spice (Egyptian) Bazaar (2 km),
Ferries Dock (Eminonu) (2 km),
Laleli Shopping district (2 km),
Galata Sea Port (Karakoy) (2.5 km),
Galata Tower (2.5 km),
Dolmabahce Palace (4 km),
Harbiye Military Museum (4 km),
Bus station (Otogar) (11 km),
Ataturk International Airport (airport code IST, 17 km).
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Reviews of this property
We had a great time in Istanbul. Transfer was perfectly organised and we had a warm welcome from Saban. The appartment was very charming decorated, very clean, maked by a lovely lady every day (cleaned, new towels etc).
The only thing you need to know is, that the way from the appartment to the sights (grand basar, blue moschee and tramway also) is 400 m uphill! So don't forget sneakers! :-)
We spent 8 days in the apartment of Saban and were very satisfied. Saban has received us warmly and was very helpful in organizing the Tranfsers to and from the airport. Who loves it right in the old heart of this vibrant city to live and is interested to get close contact with the local population for this is the correct address. I would recommend the "Little Suite" book at any time.
Wir haben 8 Tage in der Wohnung von Saban verbracht und waren sehr zufrieden.
Saban hat uns freundlich empfangen und war bei der Organisation des Tranfsers von und zum Flughafen sehr hilfreich.
Wer es liebt mitten im alten Kern dieser pulsierenden Stadt zu wohnen und daran interessiert ist Tuchfühlung mit der einheimischen Bevölkerung zu bekommen für den ist dies die richtige Adresse.
Ich würde die "Kleine Suite" jederzeit wieder buchen.
We enjoyed our stay in Istanbul. The suite is small, but well equipped (however there are many restaurants, bakerys, small shops very nearby) very clean and nicely situated in a lively neighbourhood.
We had a really nice stay in Istanbul for four nights in Sabans apartment!
It is only a steep street you have to walk when you want to get to the "Grand Bazar" and train station "Beyazit".. its about 10 minutes to walk.
The apartment was always clean and Saban was very kind and gave us a city map and told us the best ways to get to the highlights of this really stunning city.
The apartment is better for "younger" people without limp, because the staircase is narrow with high steps, but this wasnt a problem for us :-)
We are sure we will come back! :-)
Overall we were very happy with the apartment. It was clean and nice, the kitchen was well equipped and we felt very comfortable. Saban is very nice and reliable and helpful, we took the shuttle service in challenging and everything worked without problems. Hagia Sophia and Blue Mosque, although within walking distance (15 minutes), but certainly more than 400 meters. This is the city district known for its seafood restaurants two blocks away, we can especially recommend the evening.
Insgesamt waren wir sehr zufrieden mit dem Appartment. Es war sauber und nett eingerichtet, die Küche war gut ausgestattet und wir haben uns sehr wohlgefühlt. Saban ist sehr nett und zuverlässig und hilfsbereit, wir haben den shuttelservice in anspruch genommen und alles hat ohne probleme funktioniert. Hagia Sophia und Blaue Moschee sind zwar in Gehdistanz (15 Minuten), doch mit Sicherheit mehr als 400 Meter. Dafür ist das Viertel stadtbekannt für die guten Fischrestaurants zwei Straßen weiter, die wir vor allem abends sehr empfehlen können.
first time on Wimdu for us. Saban was extremely helpful -ask him to fix anyhting for you during the stay in Istanbul.
The apartment we stayed in was very comfortable, clean and welcoming. It is close to Sultan Ahmed and a range of very good restaurants are just around the corner. I would like to thank Saban for making our stay so enjoyable. We will definitely stay with him again.
Phil and Linda Bayliss, UK.
The apartment is located in a maze of streets and therefore hard to find. To be collected from the airport (which works very well) is advisable. In the surrounding houses very small business is located, which provides a constant background noise. Big plus is the easy access to many attractions. Saban is very helpful and nice, on the unpaid tea the next time we come back.
Die Wohnung befindet sich in einem Straßengewirr und daher schwer zu finden. Sich vom Flughafen abholen zu lassen (was sehr gut funktioniert) ist ratsam.
In den umliegenden Häusern ist sehr viel Kleingewerbe angesiedelt, welches für eine stete Hintergrundgeräuschkulisse sorgt. Großes Plus ist die gute Erreichbarkeit vieler Sehenswürdigkeiten.
Saban ist sehr hilfsbereit und nett; auf den noch ausstehenden Tee kommen wir beim nächsten Mal gerne zurück.
We stayed five days at this apartment. It was, as described, rather small but newly decorated and very clean. Please note that stairs in the building are very steep. The apartment was equipped to a high standard. Towels, toiletries, complementary selection of teas, sugar, salt and pepper were also provided. We were surprised that it was serviced every day.
The apartment is located in a narrow side street which appeared to be run down, however the location was excellent and made up for this.
Saban was very attentive and always available to help. He also assisted with advice on where to shop and which tours to take. He was ready to make necessary bookings.
The apartment represents good value for money and we would highly recommend it.
Just had a great experience at this flat with my girlfriend.
what can I say, as good as an hotel room and even better because Saban helps you with everything you ask.
Room small but comfortable, air conditioning, wi-fi, kitchen area equipped with everything you need, shower with plenty of hot water. Every day room cleaning, washing the few dishes that we left included. The area is easy to reach the main sites to visit (S. Sofia 15 minutes walk), the neighborhood is very popular but offers all the services you need at affordable prices (kebabs 1.5 pounds). Apart from a small misunderstanding with respect to the parking lot, which, however, was answered in the affirmative, Saban was very courteous and gave us all the information we needed, including istanbul card to use public transport.
Stanza piccola ma confortevole, aria condizionata, wi-fi, spazio cucina fornito di tutto il necessario, doccia con abbondante acqua calda. Ogni giorno pulizia della stanza, lavaggio dei pochi piatti che abbiamo lasciato compresa.
La zona è comoda per raggiungere i principali siti da visitare (S.Sofia 15 minuti a piedi), il quartiere è molto popolare ma offre tutti i servizi necessari a prezzi contenuti (kebab 1.5 lire). A parte una piccola incomprensione riguardo al parcheggio, che è stata comunque risolta positivamente, Saban è stato molto cortese e ci ha fornito tutte le informazioni di cui avevamo bisogno, compresa la istanbul card per utilizzare i mezzi di trasporto.
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News: Article: How can I certify or check the authenticity of stored files ?
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Article: How can I certify or check the authenticity of stored files ?
Item posted by Mathieu Roy <yeupou> on Mon May 10 10:27:34 2004.
How can I certify or check the authenticity of stored files ?
To check the authenticity of a file, one of the best tools currently available is GPG. We will not describe here what is GnuPG and how it works: if you are looking for that information, check the GnuPG documentation.
- How can I check the authenticity of a file using GnuPG [for everybody]
You can use GnuPG to check the authenticity of a file only if this file has been signed with GnuPG in first place.
Download the file you are interested in and its signature. The signature is usually named after the file with a .sig. For instance, at http://download.gna.org/savane , you can download savane-1.0.2.tar.gz (the file) and savane-1.0.2.tar.gz.sig (the signature).
Use GnuPG to compare the files:
gpg --verify savane-1.0.2.tar.gz.sig
If it says that the relevant public key is not found, you must import the public key of the person that signed the file. We recommend that developers give this information in their download area. For instance, this is mentioned at http://download.gna.org/savane , in a section called GPG Signature. You can search and import a key by typing:
gpg --search-keys name_of_the_person_that_signed_the_file
If it says the signature is correct, the authenticity of the file is confirmed. Indeed, the signature should belong to a member of the project.
- How can I sign a file using GnuPG [for developers]
Users can only check authenticity of files if these files are signed by their(s) author(s). So it is important that developers sign their package, especially software release tarballs.
Obviously, you need our own gpg key to sign files. We will not describe here how to create a such key: please read the GnuPG documentation.
The best is to create a "detached" signature (a signature as separate file, not appended to the original file). You can do that by typing:
gpg --detach myfile
When it is done, you can upload both the file and the signature.
You should make sure that your public key is available to users by sending it to key server:
gpg --send-key
You should make sure users can import with ease your gpg-key on the key server. To do so, you can mention an accurate search string in a file called README.html, stored in the same directory than the signed files, like http://download.gna.org/savane/README.html
(This article has been added as FAQ entry)
|Maybe not so clear but: (posted by Mathieu Roy, Fri May 28 14:38:20 2004)
Beware, a gpg-signature of a file just proves it has been signed with a given key.
It is important to be sure that this key is owned by who you are thinking it is. This kind of warantees comes with the network of signature (no, I will not detail that here, check gpg doc, it will explain it to you more clearly than I possibly could).
Without this key network, it is still usefull to have gpg-key files signed: you will notice if a package as not been made by the usual lad for a specific project, so you'll know if there is something unusual.
|GPG fingerprints (posted by Dylan William Hardison, Mon May 10 02:40:39 2004)
It can be quite useful to put your


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I read this site by using the What's new link. I usually have about 2 and a half pages of topics but do not have the time to set and read every thread on the list in one setting. The problem is if I am away from the computer for to long the list is updated automatically. I then loose everything but the last dozen posts or so.
I don't know if it is this site that is doing the updating or my browser, But does anyone know how to shut it off? I do not like my computer thinking for me in any way and I really don't appreciate it loosing information for me cause it thinks it knows better than I do. It will not always be true that I will want to read every single thread. But for now as I am just learning, I never know where the next nugget of information will pop up.
I appreciate any suggestions anyone has on how to stop the site from being updated without my consent.


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If you thought you knew Stratford, then think again because Olympic village is breathing a new life into the whole of East London.
5 minutes by bus to Hainault Station or Grange Hill Station, 7 minutes to Stratford city by train, and then 15 minutes to Oxford Street, you can enjoy the comforts of home ideal for leisure and business breaks, where privacy and comfort are a number one priority in this gated ONE BED ROOM apartment bathed in natural light and has wide open view and lovely 'private' sunny BALCONY.
This cosy apartment is ideally located just moments from the local shops and amenities on Manford Way.
There is an exotic world of wonders on the doorstep of this one bed apartment which offers visitors an escape into the wilderness, the tranquil and idyllic land is no other than the great Epping Forest.
Essex is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East of England, and one of the Home Counties. It is located to the northeast of Greater London. It borders with Cambridgeshire and Suffo to the north, Hertfordshire to the west, Kent to the South and London to the southwest.
There are many train station in the area, many of them will take you to Liverpool Street within 30 minutes or less. From Liverpool Street station you can access Central Line, which will take you to the Oxford Street in 10 minutes. Oxford Street is the main shopping street in London with shops such as Selfridges and Debenhams. Most attractions of London are within easy reach, such as Piccadilly Circus, Madame Tussauds and Tower of London. Hyde Park is located west of Oxford Street where you will find Kensington Gardens. If you walk through the park you will reach Kensington where you can find the famous department store Harrod's and plenty of museums, for example Natural History museum and Science museum.
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Great host, nice location, very recommended!
When I arrived in the apartment, the manager said the pipe of the apartment is out of order. So, he proposed to stay the temporary apartment for two days.
The temporary apart was very dirty, very small, a lot of roachs and bad bed.
I could not sleep the temporary area. My family was very unhappy yo the situation.
I complained to the manager the next day and then he move us better apartment. After two days from our arrived, we could go to our apartment,
Finally, the apartment that I reserved was good location and nice. The manager was very kind and supported all.
But we have to move three times and had bad image for London travel and wasted times during my vacation for the period.
Arriving at the door of the accommodation, the owner reports a fault and gives us a much more distant apartment or cancel the reservation and stay on the street (5 persons).
We were forced to move to another "apartment" his (if you can call it) much farther, just dirty, nothing to do with the photos that appear on the website Wimdu (should check what they offer). It upsets all our plans of travel, schedules, etc., of all holidays.
After all, the owner, was friendly and concerned, facilitating everything related to the initial change of location.
Al llegar, en la puerta del alojamiento, el propietario nos informa de una avería y nos ofrece otro apartamento mucho más lejano o cancelar la reserva y quedarnos en la calle (5 personas).
Nos vimos obligados a cambiar a otro "apartamento" suyo (si se le puede llamar así) mucho más alejado, bastante sucio, nada que ver con las fotos que aparecen en la web de WIMDU (deberían chequear lo que ofrecen). Todo ello nos trastocó nuestros planes de desplazamientos, horarios, etc, de todas las vacaciones.
Despues de todo, el propietario, se mostró amable y preocupado, facilitándonos todo lo relativo al cambio inicial de ubicación.
On average, a bit bland, except for master bed sheets, bath apartment just is not fit if you are not with the door open, maintaining very fair. Cutlery, pans old pans, moreover Joe was very nice and told us where everything was.
El apartamento normal, un poco soso, sin sabanas excepto para cama principal, el baño justo no se cabe si no se esta con la puerta abierta, el mantenimiento muy justo. Cubiertos, cacerolas sartenes viejas, por lo demas Joe fue muy agradable y nos indico donde estaba todo.
Asked the chamber being in work were redirected us to another apartment.
We never saw the host, everything is done by phone.
Good experience, a little far from the subway, especially late in the tourist day.
Luckily we were only 2 couples maximum, but the rental can accommodate many people.
Good experience and ample okay apartment
La chambre demandé étant en travaux nous avons été redirigé dans un autre appartement.
Nous n'avons jamais vu l'hôte, tout c'est fait par téléphone.
Bonne expérience, un peu loin du métro, surtout en fîn de journee touristique.
Une chance nous étions que 2 couples au maximum, mais la location peut accueillir beaucoup de monde.
Bonne expérience, et appartement amplement correct
When we arrived in London Joe I got very friendly and explained to us how everything worked.
Cuando llegamos a Londres Joe nos recibio muy amable y nos explico como funcionaba todo.
Joe was very welcoming and friendly at all times. I target and helped us about the possibilities both transportation and shopping.
Joe fue muy amable y cordial en todo momento. Nos oriento y ayudo acerca de las posibilidades tanto de transporte como de compras.
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Pendleton (Let 'er Buck) Canadian Whisky
Review: Pendleton (Let er Buck) Canadian Whisky 87.5/100
a review by Chip Dykstra (Aka Arctic Wolf)
Posted on July 24, 2011
Pendleton (Let 'er Buck) Canadian Whisky is distilled and aged in Canada. The spirit is then transported to Oregon where it is brought to bottling proof by Hood River Distillers using the glacial fed waters from Mt. Hood. The whisky is named to honour The Pendleton Round-up, a well-respected rodeo in Pendleton, Oregon, and in fact, Pendleton Whisky sponsors numerous rodeos, including the aforementioned the Pendleton Round-Up, the Cheyenne Frontier Days, and the Walla Walla Frontier Days.
A few websites mention that the spirit is aged for 10 years in American Oak barrels, but I could find no age statement on my whisky bottle or confirmation of a minimum age on the Hood River Distillers website. I think it is probably more correct to assume the brand is blended to a specific taste profile and the actual age of the blend may vary from batch to batch.
In the Bottle 4.5/5
The Pendleton Whisky arrives in a in a short squat clear bottle. It is sealed with a nice high density cork which provides that satisfying 'pop' when opened. The labeling is clear and uncluttered, and each bottle bears a copy of the approving signature of R.R. Dodge. The entire presentation is professional and attractive. I should mention that I was given my bottle of Pendleton Whisky for the purpose of this review by Tracy Howe, the marketing manager at Authentic Wine and Spirits, who are responsible for the distribution of Pendleton Whisky in my locale.
In the Glass 8.5/10
In the glass the whisky is a very nice amber colour with tinges of orange apparent in the light. When I gave my glass the customary tilt and slow swirl a thin layer of whisky was imparted to the sides of the glass which released long, fast-moving slender legs.
The initial aroma is very clean and spicy with ginger and oak accenting a honeyed toffee. As the glass decants hints of cardamom and cinnamon appear and a light caramel builds. I would not consider this to be an extremely complex nose, rather it is crisp and clean. I know already that I am going to like this whisky.
In the Mouth 53/60
The whisky has a crisp and smooth delivery. Rye and light oak spices lead out in front. Sweeter flavours of honey and toffee follow which are rounded out by ginger and a light touch of vanilla. I also taste hints of grain and straw, and a light touch of corn. However the focus of the flavour remains to be lots of fruity rye accented by light oak spice.
The Pendleton Whisky tastes just fine as I sip it neat, it tastes even better with an ice-cube, and as I am sipping, it almost seems like the glass is begging me to add a bit of ginger-ale. I acquiesce to the temptation, and find that I am not disappointed. In my opinion, this is the way a good Canadian Whisky ought to taste!
In the Throat 13/15
What a nice kick in the tonsils. I experience a ghostly mild dry burn which stays just long enough to make me remember the sensation for the next time. The finale was a burst of rye and fruit heating up the back of the palate. Everything fades in a relatively short but crisp dusty dry finish which leaves vague impressions of ginger and cardamom trailing behind.
The Afterburn 8.5/10
The Pendleton is not filled with layers upon layer of complexity; but neither is it without its charm. It is a good old-fashioned dusty Canadian Whisky with rye and oak flavour as the centerpiece and just enough honey and toffee to make everything taste great. It is a decent enough sipper; but, when I mixed my first dram with a little ginger-ale, I found myself enjoying this highball style drink immensely. And that is kind of the point of this whisky I think. You can sip it, or you can mix it with no regrets at either decision.
You may read some of my other Whisky Reviews (click the link) if you wish to have some comparative reviews.
Suggested Recipe:
The Pendleton Let 'er Buck Canadian Whisky mixes with ginger-ale so beautifully that I thought I had better stick to a sure thing with respect to my suggested recipe. However, I wanted to make the recipe just a little more than the traditional rye and ginger highball, so I added citrus juice and turned the recipe into into a Mammy.
The Pendleton Mammy
2 Oz Pendleton Whisky
1 Oz Fresh Lemon or Lime Juice
dash of Sugar Syrup
1/2 cup cracked ice
Ginger Ale
Threads of Lemon or Lime Peel
Remove thin strips of citrus peel from a fresh lemon or lime
Fill a tall highball glass half full of chipped ice
Add the lime juice and the Pendleton Whisky
Top with ginger ale
Add a few threads of citrus peel and stir gently.
As Always I want to remind everyone that my aim is not to help you drink more…it is to help you drink better!
As always you may interpret the scores I provide as follows.
0-25 A spirit with a rating this low would actually kill you.
26-49 Depending upon your fortitude you might actually survive this.
50 -59 You are safe to drink this…but you shouldn't.
60-69 Substandard swill which you may offer to people you do not want to see again.
70-74 Now we have a fair mixing rum or whisky. Accept this but make sure it is mixed into a cocktail.
75-79 You may begin to serve this to friends, again probably still cocktail territory.
80-84 We begin to enjoy this spirit neat or on the rocks. (I will still primarily mix cocktails)
85-89 Excellent for sipping or for mixing!
90-94 Definitely a primary sipping spirit, in fact you may want to hoard this for yourself.
95-97.5 The Cream of the Crop
98+ I haven't met this bottle yet…but I want to.
Very loosely we may put my scores into terms that you may be more familiar with on a Gold, Silver, and Bronze medal scale as follows:
70 – 79.5 Bronze Medal (Recommended only as a mixer)
80 – 89.5 Silver Medal (Recommended for sipping and or a high quality mixer)
90 – 95 Gold Medal (Highly recommended for sipping and for sublime cocktails.)
95.5+ Platinum Award (Highest Recommendation)
2 Responses to "Pendleton (Let 'er Buck) Canadian Whisky"
October 31, 2011 at 2:26 pm
I quite enjoy this whisky. I like to drink it as a simple rye and coke.


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How many holes are you putting in the lid?
How many holes are you putting in the lid?
I traced the 'bee hole' from the inner cover on the top of the paint can lid and then scattered about 20 holes in that tracing. Tiny holes. The bees didn't use all of them--some got propolized shut. You don't want big holes that capillary action won't keep the sugar water in the paint can. You also don't want the bees to have to wait to get what they want.
I've done no controlled experiments though...would 5 holes be worse than 10 holes, and would 20 holes be any better than 10?
When I made mine I had way too much time on my hands and put a lot of small holes, 50-60. I then asked Michael Palmer the same question and my recollection is 5-6 holes were sufficient.
4-6….4p or 6p nail holes, near center of lid.
Do you just barely make a hole with that size nail or drive the point all the way in to the shaft. Sounds silly maybe, but it is a huge difference in the hole size. I made some with plastic bottles and the bigger holes dripped like crazy.
Started 9/13, building slowly, not trying the no treatment anymore
Plastic bottles leak like crazy because they collapse under the weight of the water. At least the ones I have tried do. The more rigid the container the less they leak. Big temp fluctuations also cause lots of drippage.
Since '09-75H-T-Z6b
I just put 3 or 4 holes in the tops of quart jars - using a 4 or 6 p nail -I make the hole with just the point of the nail, not the whole diameter of the nail.
12 hives - 7 years (also had 7 hives in early 1970's) T as needed - zone 6
I was going to use a 1/16" drill bit, is that equivalent? Or do I then have to worry about metal shavings?
It will work fine with a wide range of hole sizes - from smaller than is practical (tiny drill bits break like glass) up to around a quarter of an inch. Unless you get really extreme your hole sizes will be fine. The hole size is not why they leak when they do.
They leak when the container doesn't hold vacuum either because it leaks or isn't rigid enough.
They leak when temp fluctuations cause the syrup to expand and contract - so cover them to keep the sun off. White bucket feeders are almost immune so you don't have to worry about it much.
They leak when the container isn't level and the pressure difference between holes causes air to go in the high ones and syrup to run out the low ones. Either keep them level or put all of your holes close together.
And last but not least they all leak some when you first apply them - the bigger the container the more they leak initially, but it is made worse if there is a lot of air in there - so fill them full to minimize it.
Since '09-75H-T-Z6b
Does it matter if the paint can is coated inside or not?
I put 2-3 holes with an ice pick, probably a little larger than some of you, maybe a 16th. The bees can drain a gallon in a day when they want to. Larger holes don't leak more than smaller ones, within reason.
coating means they won't rust as fast.


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The Warner Bros. Superstars: A Looney Tunes "Top Ten" Celebration
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The Warner Bros. Superstars: A Looney Tunes "Top Ten" Celebration
Animation historian Jerry Beck (author, The 100 Greatest Looney Tunes Cartoons) discusses how Warner Bros. Studios created the signature animated characters and short films of the 1940s and '50s, and explores the intertwined careers of those who produced them.
Saturday, October 19, 2013
Reception ($35 per person), 5:30 p.m.
Heavy hors d'oeuvres, specialty cocktails, and viewing of Watch Me Move Exhibition
Reservation and ticket purchase required in advance (tickets.dia.org or 313.833.4005)
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It's about the disappearance 40 years ago of Harriet Vanger, a young scion of one of the wealthiest families in Sweden...and about her octogenarian uncle, determined to know the truth about what he believes was her murder.
It's about Mikael Blomkvist, a crusading journalist recently at the wrong end of a libel case, hired to get to the bottom of Harriet's disappearance...and about Lisbeth Salander, a 24-year-old, pierced and tattooed genius hacker possessed of the hard-earned wisdom of someone twice her age, who assists Blomkvist with the investigation.
This unlikely team discovers a vein of nearly unfathomable iniquity running through the Vanger family, astonishing corruption in the highest echelons of Swedish industrialism - and an unexpected connection between themselves.
Listen to the rest of The Millennium Trilogy.
©2008 Stieg Larsson (P)2008 Books on Tape
"Cases rarely come much colder than the decades-old disappearance of teen heiress Harriet Vanger from her family's remote island retreat north of Stockholm, nor do fiction debuts hotter than this European bestseller . . . At once a strikingly original thriller and a vivisection of Sweden's dirty not-so-little secrets, this first of a trilogy introduces a provocatively odd couple." (Publishers Weekly)
"Combine the chilly Swedish backdrop and moody psychodrama of a Bergman movie with the grisly pyrotechnics of a serial-killer thriller, then add an angry punk heroine and a down-on-his-luck investigative journalist, and you have the ingredients of Stieg Larsson's first novel." (The New York Times)
"The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo is a striking novel. Just when I was thinking there wasn't anything new on the horizon, along comes Stieg Larsson with this wonderfully unique story. I was completely absorbed." (Michael Connelly)
I digested this book slowly over a number of weeks; I couldn't put it down, but I didn't want the story to end. This was one of the most interesting, original, imaginative works of fiction I have read in years. Before I was finished I had order my own "to keep" copy of the hardback. Yes, the author delved into the dark side of life, but that dark side of the characters was necessary to drive the plot. I would recommend this book to anyone who can keep an open mind, enjoys great character development and appreciates a realistic ending.
"A Classic Mystery with Wonderful Characters"
This is a complex and beautifully narrated mystery that is unique in quality of story and characterization. This is the first book of the Millenium Trilogy by the late author Stieg Larsson. This novel has won a number of awards and the trilogy has been compared to War and Peace for its epic scope and depth of characterization. It is a bit hard to keep track of the Swedish characters, so here is a list of them which the listener might wish to print out for reference. This list is carefully constructed to avoid giving any elements of the mystery away.
Mikael Blomkvist, journalist, publisher of Millennium magazine, and amateur sleuth.
Lisbeth Salander, antisocial but highly talented computer hacker (the girl with the dragon tattoo),
Henrik Vanger, aged CEO of Vanger Corporation.
Hans-Erik Wennerstrom, corrupt Swedish industrialist and Blomkvist's nemesis.
Harriet Vanger, great-niece of Henrik.
Martin Vanger, brother of Harriet and President of the Vanger Corporation.
Nils Bjurman, the lawyer to whom Lisbeth's must report because she is an emancipated minor,
Cecilia Vanger, Harald's banished daughter.
There are many other characters of importance, but keeping track of these is critical to enjoying the book. And if one is not used to Swedish names, keeping track is not trivial. However, rest assured the exercise is worth it. This is a mystery of such high quality that the listener will quickly be pulled into the story and find it nearly impossible to stop listening. When it is over, you will go into a brief depression because the characters become part of you, and their interesting behavior is so well described that it becomes a persistent and compelling memory.
"Very Well Written"
I couldn't stop listening to this book - I had to finish it. It's not edge of your seat kind of thriller - it's more of a suspenseful thinking kind of thriller - if that makes sense at all. It has enough twists to make your head spin and it was kind of confusing at the start since there were so many characters involved, but it was very well written and the characters' lives and the way they cross paths is just very good story telling. The narrator was very good, too.
"Terrifyingly engaging"
A page turner to the end. Like an accident you can't turn away from. Horrible violence. Graphic abuse. Written by someone who knows these characters and their world through and through. I know it is part of a series and I will give the next two books a pass. One harrowing read is enough for me.
When I first began,I was not sure I would like this book. The initial part of it is essential though a bit slow. Afterward, I was completely absorbed and entertained. Don't pass on this one. The ratings are completely justified.
"Pleasant Surprise"
This is a very good book.
It is complex and there are a lot of characters. Combined with the fact that the names and cities are Swedish, made it a little harder for me to follow.
I finally started taking notes, and recommend you do the same.
The story kept me guessing and anxious throughout, and is definitely a "Can't put down" book at times.
The reader does a fabulous job!
I will definitely purchase the next 2 in the series when available.
"stick with it!"
I agree the beginning of the listen was painful. The author takes a long time to introduce all the characters and pick up the pace, but stick with it because you'll be rewarded with a spelling binding story. Unfortunately, you have to get through the first dull part until you meet the most interesting character, Lisbeth Salander. She is the girl with the tatoo and pack of secrets that will keep you guessing. The story takes off at that point. She is one of the richest characters you can imagine.
The story is potpouri of intrige. Take crime, abuse, revenge, jouranlistic ethics, finance, computer hancking, sex, lies, and even video tape and this is it! Soon you'll forget those first slow moments. It is set is Sweden so you get a peak at another culture on top of an unforgetable drama.
This is not for the romantic. It is far from an escape novel. This book is a brain stretcher that will haunt you long after you put it down.
P.S. The narrator is a genius!
Business Physicist and Astronomer
"Read Them in Order"
First, I made the mistake of starting with the Girl Who Played with Fire. I was hours into it and did not like it at all. Then I read that the order was important---so, being a trooper, I went back in and bought this book.
WOW! It all made sense and I was hooked from the start. Now what I heard, and will re-hear, from the second book makes more sense and I can't wait to get started.
So, if you bought this one but not the first book, you'd better get the first. The order is very important in these books as they are very dependent.
Great listen. Couldn't stop.
Chris Reich
"One of the best"
Occasionally, a book comes along that requires constant listening. The story is great, the characters believable and Simon Vance is a very good reader. First of a trilogy, I can't wait for the next. A visit to the author's website is well worthwhile.
"Great Book"
I always listen to a book on tape when I'm cleaning my house and I can tell how well I like the book by how clean my house is at the end (the more I want to listen the longer I clean). After this book my baseboards are scrubbed, the carpets cleaned, my kitchen cuboards washed down and the place is spotless. An interesting book with a lot of twists and turns.
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NOLAfan..thank you. I think it would be crazy for you to come here and make up a story like that. More so after what happened there during the OAK-SF preseason game. I was actually thinking of cashing in some freq flier miles and taking my 8 year old son.
Thanks again..
PS..I would also send the same letter to the NFL and SF 49ers if you havent already.


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La Quinta man ordered to trial, accused of sex with minor
Daniel Patrick Armstrong accused of relationship with fiancee's teenager sister
INDIO, Calif. - A La Quinta man who worked as a substitute teacher and part-time coach for the Desert Sands Unified School District was ordered today to stand trial for allegedly having a sexual relationship with his fiancee's teenage sister and giving her marijuana.
The girl, who was 14 at the time of the alleged acts, took the stand at a preliminary hearing for 31-year-old Daniel Patrick Armstrong at the court's Indio annex. Authorities said he had substituted for one of the teen's classes at La Quinta High School.
Riverside County Superior Court Judge David B. Downing ruled that enough evidence was presented for Armstrong to stand trial on charges of oral copulation with a person under 16, committing a lewd act with a child under 16, sexual penetration with a foreign object and furnishing marijuana to a minor.
The girl, whose name was withheld because of her age, testified that she and Armstrong had sexual intercourse fives times and had oral sex and smoked pot in March and April 2011.
"The conduct you engaged in, he never forced you? This was with your consent?" asked Deputy District Attorney Brijida Rodarte. "Yes," the girl said.
Rodarte asked if they smoked pot before, during or after sex. "We were always smoking weed," the girl replied. Each time you went to go visit the defendant, would you smoke weed?" Rodarte asked. "Yes," the girl said.
She testified that Armstrong also gave her Percocet, a prescription painkiller. "He held up a bag with pills in it and asked, `Do you want to get (expletive) up?"' the girl said.
She said when she found out her sister was pregnant and Armstrong planned to marry her, "I had a weird reaction and my mom caught on.
She said her mother also found a Skype message on her computer to a friend about Armstrong, and contacted authorities. Sheriff's Investigator Michael Gaunt wrote in a declaration in support of an arrest warrant that the girl told him in August 2011 that she'd had a sexual relationship with Armstrong in March and April of that year.
Armstrong told Gaunt that he and the girl also used cell phones to send each other sexually suggestive photos of themselves, according to the investigator, who wrote that the defendant told a friend that he was going to "pursue a public relationship" with the girl when she turned 18.
A Desert Sands Unified School District official said she could not disclose whether Armstrong still worked for the district. Armstrong, who is free on a $30,000 bond, was ordered by a judge in December to have no contact with the alleged victim and her mother, according to court records.


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Crooked number time. I mean in the top of the 8th.
there's nothing like bowling a 300 game! 13 now and retired.
Ricky henderson has a higher OBP than C. patterson and he's retired. C. Trent 6-14-2008
Logan Ondrusek is from Shiner, Texas. Home of Shiner Bock. Nice.
It has been a rough start to the season. It could be worse, see Washington, Anaheim, etc. They really need to get Cozart and Bruce going, that would go a long way in solving the hitting problem.
This is the ol Left Hander rounding third and heading for home.
"Since I've been with the Reds in 1989, we've never had a farm system this loaded," Bowden said. "If we were the New York Yankees and had unlimited dollars, we could have traded for Colon, (Jeff) Weaver, Rolen, (Cliff) Floyd, (Kenny) Rogers and Finley and gotten them all -- and still held onto our top five prospects. That's an amazing statement."
there's nothing like bowling a 300 game! 13 now and retired.
Ricky henderson has a higher OBP than C. patterson and he's retired. C. Trent 6-14-2008
"I talked to an advance scout that told me if Joey Votto and Albert Pujols were on the same team he'd advise his team to do the unthinkable...pitch around Votto to get to Pujols." - Buster Olney, ESPN
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...the 2-2 to Woodsen and here it comes...and it is swung on and missed! And Tom Browning has pitched a perfect game! Twenty-seven outs in a row, and he is being mobbed by his teammates, just to the thirdbase side of the mound.
Off the train of thought...but Bruce is picking up the mantle from Drew Stubbs by being tied for 2nd in MLB in Ks.
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|rue pasteur, 78150 LE CHESNAY, France
|Property type
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|Calendar updated
|3 days ago
Very calm garden-side bedroom for 2 people max in a cosy house with garden
Breakfast included
Eat-in kitchen available anytime
Free parking in front of the house
Peaceful and safe residential district
Right place to stay for a visit to VERSAILLES castle and park and to go to PARIS, to take advantage of the calm suburbs and the garden after your visits
Bedroom : for 2 people max, very quiet, tiny and cosy of 13 sq/m, en suite shower and sink, equipped with a new and very confortable bed settee (thickness of mattress 14 cm), on the garden, at 1st floor of a 3 storey-house (access by esy stairs).
Access to the house : Guests have their own entrance (different from the main door)
Upon your arrival, the owner will give you the keys of the house to come and go as you wish.
PROVIDED : Fresh linen and towels -/- hair dryer
WIFI connexion -/- English spoken -/- NO SMOKING -/- smoke alarm
* 2' walk to buses, shopping and restaurants, public swimming pool.
* 15' walk to VERSAILLES palace and park, woods and big mall of Parly 2
* 15'/25' train to PARIS from 3 different stations in Versailles
Kitchen :
Fully equipped and eat in kitchen at your disposal any time
BREAKFAST : included and self serve
It is prepared the day before so that you can have it when you want. Dirty dishes can be put to the dishwasher ; if not I will take care of them.
MEALS : if you are cooking, plates, cutlery and glasses can be put to the dishwasher ; the rest should be washed, dried up and put back to place
FRIDGE : space for you is available in the fridge located either in the kitchen either in the basement. Some drinks are at your disposal
House rulesMain rules inside :
- NO SHOES INSIDE THE HOUSE ; upon arrival, you will be asked to leave them n the basement ; slippers are at your disposal
- NOT TO STORE FOOD AND DRINKS AND NOT TO HAVE DRINKS (Wine-coffee-soda) and MEAL IN THE BEDROOM . please use the kitchen area which is at free disposal
- respect the law and DO NOT DOWNLOAD illegal content
|Price for > 1 guests
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|6 nights
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Reviews of this property
Dear Michèle,
Thank you so much. It was perfect. Again many thanks for your hospitality and the great breakfast.
Best wishes
Michèle was a great host!! She was kind, friendly and very helpful to me about public transportation and other useful stuff around Le Chesnay and Versailles.
The house is quiet and cozy, perfectly equipped! Fantastic homemade breakfast.
I hope to come back very very soon!
A very nice and quiet place in Versailles. Walking distance to the Versailles Palace. The room with view to the garden is very clean and the convertible sofa bed is a real good bed, I slept very well in it. Breakfast in the kitchen makes you feel at home and not in a hotel, you even have a shelf in the fridge for your own stuff. Michèle is a very friendly host and made us feel very comfortable.
A hint to other visitors, to go to Paris, take the train from Versailles Rive Droite it is closest to the place. A tip for visitors of the palace, the parking in the streets is free on sundays.
The room was as described, Michele was very kind, the apartment is small but the room is spacious. Thank you Michele
We enjoyed our stay with Michèle. She always got back promptly with any queries and was always helpful. It was a little strange having the shower in the same room but it worked well, and the bed was very comfortable! Happy to recommend. Thank you, Michèle.
Michèle is a very kind person, good contact via email before as well. The room is small, but fine. The bed is very comfortable, bathroom/shower utterly clean and sufficient. Also good breakfast.
Michèle's room offer is quite recommendable.
Hello Michele already!
this is the least thing to say we had a great night in her pretty house.
Home and exemplary performance!
I think it summarizes very well the place and what lovely person Michèle.
At another time in a corner near the chateau of Versailles. Also great!
Un bonjour à Michèle déja !
c'est la moindre des choses pour dire que nous avons passé une superbe nuit dans son joli pavillon.
Accueil et prestations exemplaires !
je crois que ça résume très bien le lieu et la personne charmante qu'est Michèle.
A une prochaine fois dans ce joli coin tout près du chateau de Versailles . Grandiose également !
Very quiet and convenient place. Nice and well-maintened house. Michèle is a very pleasant and helpfull person.
Comfortable bedding, shower in the room ... and all that attention in the home should be, everything is always ready! a pleasure that I can only recommend!
Literie confortable, douche dans la chambre... et tout ce qu'il faut d'attention dans l'accueil, tout est toujours prêt ! un vrai plaisir que je ne peux que recommander !
Een heerlijk rustige accommodatie. Fijn dat de auto voor de deur kon staan. Het is erg schoon en de bedbank slaapt heerlijk. Een goed matras. Er was zelfs ruimte in de koelkast voor ons gemaakt. Michèle is erg vriendelijk en je kunt haar alles vragen. In de ochtend staat het ontbijt al klaar in de keuken die we op ons eigen tijdstip konden nuttigen. Prima aanbevolen!!
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I've been wandering how I can expand the number of different vertex structures I can support to increase the flexibility of data I can load in. Currently my data is structured something like this:
struct Vertex { vec3 pos; vec3 norm; vec2 uv; vec3 tan; vec3 binorm; }; glVertexAttribPointer(...) x 5
But what happens If I load some data in which doesn't contain tangents and binormals? It'd be wasting precious space.
I was thinking a possible solution would be something like this:
enum VertexFormat { POS_NORM_TEX = 0, POS_NORM_COL = 1, POS_NORM_TEX_TAN_BIT = 2, }; class Vertex { public: Vertex(); ~Vertex(); void PushAttribute(float val) { m_data.push_back(val); } void PushAttribute(vec3& val) { m_data.push_back(val.x); // etc } void PushAttribute(vec2& val) { //same as above } float* GetFloatBuffer() { return &m_data[0]; } private: std::vector<float> m_data; };
then the VBO will know the format of all of it's vertices that are added
class VertexBufferObject { public: VertexBufferObject(VertexFormat format) : m_format(format) {} float* GetArray(); int GetSize(); private: vector<Vertex> m_vertices; VertexFormat m_format; };
This would allow the graphics module to bind the correct attributes based on the VertexFormat of the buffer. But at the same time, It doesn't ensure that each Vertex is guaranteed to be in the format specified which won't be a problem if I'm controlling the data coming in from my own asset pipeline.
I want to know if this is a good way to go about things? What have other people done and is there a clearly better way that I'm missing?
Thanks guys,
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No, he still needs to do more
Yes, he is more consistent
He will be considered just as good
Let's just hope the Falcons lose on Sunday so we won't have this debate
I dont care really. As long as Eli plays great for the Giants I couldn't care less where he is ranked....
dumb thread....
"Measure Twice......Cut Once"
You couldn't be more full of **** if you were break dancing in a Port-a-Potty.......Kruunch
Eli Manning has more super bowl wins then Matt Ryan has playoff victories.
Giants fan since the early 80s
Who gives a ****. Until we make the playoffs again with good quarterback play I don't wanna hear a damn thing about none of this elite bull.
lmfao you aren't serious right? I haven't even read all the responses to this, but the title just provoked me.....you're kidding right????
Russell Wilson, the rookie he's facing this weekend already has more playoff wins....go figure
Meh. The entire ELIte thing is because of the E-L-I. If we were to actually get technical about it, there are only 2-3 actual ELIte QBs in NFL and as of right now, Eli Manning is not one of them. They would be Aaron Rodgers, Peyton Manning and Tom Brady. Now, if we were writing about ELIte post season QBs, Eli Manning is in that discussion. Of course this can all chancge next year in regard to overall ELIteness.
I couldnt care less if Matt Ryan or anyone else is ranked higher or lower than Eli Manning. All I am concerned with is Eli Manning stepping it up and getting This Team back on track next season.
Matt Ryan not winning a Ring this year. Tom Brady is not gonna be denied this time.
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He's not winning again. His team can't beat a single one of the remaining NFC teams.


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A new form of encryption allows you to compute with data you cannot read
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Alice hands bob a locked suitcase and asks him to count the money inside. "Sure," Bob says. "Give me the key." Alice shakes her head; she has known Bob for many years, but she's just not a trusting person. Bob lifts the suitcase to judge its weight, rocks it back and forth and listens as the contents shift inside; but all this reveals very little. "It can't be done," he says. "I can't count what I can't see."
Alice and Bob, fondly known as the first couple of cryptography, are really more interested in computational suitcases than physical ones. Suppose Alice gives Bob a securely encrypted computer file and asks him to sum a list of numbers she has put inside. Without the decryption key, this task also seems impossible. The encrypted file is just as opaque and impenetrable as the locked suitcase. "Can't be done," Bob concludes again.
But Bob is wrong. Because Alice has chosen a very special encryption scheme, Bob can carry out her request. He can compute with data he can't inspect. The numbers in the file remain encrypted at all times, so Bob cannot learn anything about them. Nevertheless, he can run computer programs on the encrypted data, performing operations such as summation. The output of the programs is also encrypted; Bob can't read it. But when he gives the results back to Alice, she can extract the answer with her decryption key.
The technique that makes this magic trick possible is called fully homomorphic encryption, or FHE. It's not exactly a new idea, but for many years it was viewed as a fantasy that would never come true. That changed in 2009, with a breakthrough discovery by Craig Gentry, who was then a graduate student at Stanford University. (He is now at IBM Research.) Since then, further refinements and more new ideas have been coming at a rapid pace.
Homomorphic encryption is not quite ready for everyday use. The methods have been shown to work in principle, but they still impose a heavy penalty of inefficiency. If the system can be made more practical, however, there are applications ready and waiting for it. Many organizations are eager to outsource computation: Instead of maintaining their own hardware and software, they would like to run programs on servers "in the cloud," a phrase meant to suggest that physical location is unimportant. But letting sensitive data float around in the cloud raises concerns about security and privacy. Practical homomorphic encryption would address those worries, protecting the data against eavesdroppers and intruders and even hiding it from the operators of the cloud service.
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Travis Smith accused of having sex with underage girl in cemetery
STOVER, Mo. - A Mid-Missouri pastor appeared in court after facing more charges of statutory rape and statutory sodomy.
Travis Smith pleaded not guilty in Moniteau County on Friday.
Smith is the current pastor at the First Baptist Church in Stover, according to its website.
Smith was already accused of having sex with an underage girl in a cemetery. He was also found not guilty in 2011 on unrelated charges of child molestation.


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Cruz showing leadership this year is the next evolution of his development. Lets see if the rookie steps up to the challenge.
Cruz showing leadership this year is the next evolution of his development. Lets see if the rookie steps up to the challenge.
Yeah, Cruz is making LESS THAN 500k this year. Is that crazy, or what?
Reese and co. better give him his payday next season or they are bums. I understand this is a business, though. However, Cruz is too valuable and needs to be locked up with a 6 year 15 mil contract at least
Why is it just coming out now that Barden suffered a concussion? Hmmmm
Don't know if any of you read down farther......some people posted to the article saying that Nicks status would be announced today, and that it appears to be a meniscus tear. They also mentioned that depending on serverity he could A) Play through it as MM did, B) Get "quick" procedure to clean it up and be out 2-4 weeks, or if worse case scenarion, get season ending surgery to repair it..........Man we can't catch a break.
Hopefully this kid steps up. If not, JJ should. He should know this offense by now.
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It sounds to me like Randle has an attitude problem and here we are, at a place where he could make a difference, and people who know him is worried about his wanting to be here.
Never argue with an idiot. They will only bring you down to their level and beat you with experience. MB Rule # 1


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Reports from the December 2000 grand opening of The Palm in Nashville said, It was one of the best parties Nashville has seen in more than eight years. The grand opening of the restaurant, located adjacent to the Hilton Suites in downtown Nashville and across the street from the Gaylord Entertainment Center, drew celebrities Denise and Alan Jackson, Titans players, NBA players, Senators, the Governor of Tennessee, the Mayor of Nashville, and many others. Since opening, guests like Robert Redford, James Gandolfini (Tony Soprano), Tim McGraw and Faith Hill have paid the Nashville Palm a visit.
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Excerpt: "A lot of very different things have been said about the New York Giants' Tom Coughlin over the course of his long career, but you have to admit the guy knows how to coach. I mean, this business Wednesday where he somehow played the "nobody's picking us to win" card for this Sunday's game against the 49ers in San Francisco? How's a guy get away with saying "nobody's picking us" on a Wednesday? Nobody's even made their Sunday game picks by Wednesday.
Ah, but Coughlin is shrewd. He knows this no-respect thing doesn't have to be rooted in truth to work where he needs it to work. The fact that there's no legitimate proof that people don't think Coughlin's defending Super Bowl champs are a good team is a minor and irrelevant detail. You can say anything you want, and in this case Coughlin knows the precise effect his outlandish claim Wednesday will have.
He knows the people who cover the team will go to every single Giants player they can find and ask them what they think about this outrageous lack of respect the world supposedly has for their roster and its accomplishments. He knows this becomes the dominant story of the week in his locker room. And although it might not get the headlines that Mark Sanchez,Tim Tebow and Raul Ibanez are getting in New York today, that doesn't matter. It will work where he needs it to work -- in the heads and hearts of his players. " Read more...


text: hello all. another new guy from tx here. i live in the fort worth area and just bought an '07 1500 silverado crew cab to play around with. i've had id for 3.5 weeks now and have had 4 different wheel/tire combos on it until i found the ones i really like. i have added flowmaster exhaust, started to de-badge, tint, paint to match grill insert/bowtie, and will install belltechs 2/3 kit next week. i also am looking for painted door handles(silver birch 59U i believe). anyway, im glad to be a member of the site.


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Back in the Spikes Again!
I'm back in the saddle again - or I guess I should say, back in the spikes. I've been training everyday since November, getting my body prepared for what lies ahead.
I'm a year older, and I have a renewed, more mature respect for the sport. Why? Because sprinting is hard work. And, you can't be anything less than DEDICATED in order to succeed.
I've been blessed to have supportive people around me my entire career, and they've made my journey that much easier. They've picked me up when I was down, encouraged me when I was discouraged and cheered me on when I was successful. Their love - and the support that track and field fans bring to the table ... it's awesome.
There is nothing like stepping on the track knowing that someone has your back and is there just for you. And then, to feel the energy that booms from the crowd of fans? It's amazing. It's enrgizing. And, it reaffirms and renews my competitive spirit. So here's my shout-out to all of you! You are appreciated.
Every once in a while, I have these "reflective" moments, so work with me here.
And, while I'm feeling appreciative, I feel compelled to share what I've learned throughout my years of competition....and that is that there is a difference between confidence and arrogrance; ambition and zealotry; humility and pride.
You know what the difference is?
The difference is trust.
I've learned to trust in my abilities instead of myself because my abilities are a gift. And, those gifts come from God. I can let myself down....but God will never let me down. His plan is THE plan.
By trusting Him with my career and everything else I do in life, I can never be disappointed with the outcome. As long as I'm working hard, living and competing right, I can't complain!
So here's to a great season. It's already in motion.
The Boston Indoor Games were fun, and I'm happy with my performance in the 60M. It was my fastest indoor season opener (6.61) and only 0.03 seconds off my PR.
But, you know what?
It's extremely early in the season, and there is always room for improvement.
What's the message here?
Keep a level head, and keep it moving. It's going to be a fun year!
By the way, check me out this weekend at the Tyson Invitational!
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Check out my new AVATAR!!!
thanks to SPIDEYFETT!!!
Big game on Thursday!!! Go Cowboys!!!
So I would like to know how many ROMO fans we have on the boards vs Favre fans......
Check out my new AVATAR!!!
thanks to SPIDEYFETT!!!
Big game on Thursday!!! Go Cowboys!!!
So I would like to know how many ROMO fans we have on the boards vs Favre fans......
I just hope Romo blows it for the cowboys, so my votes behind the old man of the cheese.
Greenbay! Favre's have a great season, glad he didn't retire last year.
I so have to steal that avatar! How does that saying go? My two favorite teams are the Bears and anyone playing the Packers...
Favre all the way.
its the passing of the TORCH...ROMO is the next FAVRE!!!!
the OLD man goes down on Thursday
FAVRE is 0-8 at TEXAS STADIUM...
he could never best AIKMAN and He wont beat ROMO!!!
the BOYS are BACK!!!!
Sorry, but you're not gonna beat the cheese
look at my avatar, who do you think i'm going to be rooting for on thursday? here's a hint: it's not going to be my division rival! i'll be doing something i've never done before in my life and that'll be cheering for green bay. i had to call my exgirlfriend to come watch the game with me (she's a cheesehead) to help me out with making sure i don't yell "hit favre in the thumb!"
It will be another tuff game for my boys! This is one of my marked games for a POSSIBLE loss! However, that wont happen! Dallas will be in the NFC Championship game and that is all that matters to me!
ROMO The **** wont win Favre is on fire Romo is so over rated
This is Brett Favre's year! He has broken almost every QB record, onhis way to his second Super Bowl!
Packers 34 - Cowgirls - 26
TO can burn in the firey depths of hell. no love for that man, and you have my condolences when he has his temper tantrum that destroys the team from the inside, just like he's done to every other team he's played for.
Just because Jerry Botox Jones gave him a contract extension after 8 games as a starter youre ready to anoint him the next Favre?
The Cowboys have played one good team and one decent team this year, do not be so quick to forget that. The Patriots/Cowboys game was a battle of the unbeatens. Unbeaten doesnt equal awesome. The Cowboys rolled the cupcakes they were supposed to and had a few close victories.
I love the gusto of support for your squad, thats awesome, I wish everyone who loved sports wasnt so wishy washy.
The next Favre? Check back in 8 years and lets see if he is still starting.
Dont think so.
Man, this is the worst game for a Vikings fan like myself to have to pick sides. Of course, my second favorite team is anybody playing the Packers.
Unfortunately, not far behind the Packers on our ---- list is the Cowboys. Just Google "Drew Pearson" and "Whiskey Bottle" if you need to know more.
Fumbled snap on the game-winning FG in the playoffs vs. 3-time MVP and Super Bowl Champ.
I'm sorry guys, I think you spelled the name wrong. I think it's actually spelled....
Brady's career is tarnished by Bill Belicheat.
Uh oh.
Okay okay wait a minute.....anyone ever heard of This guy??:thumbup...Brady, Romo and Farve who???
Greatest Q.B who ever lived!!!8)...and winner of 4 Superbowl titles!! :thumbup
I never liked the Niners...but I can't deny the greatness of Joe Montana.