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Stylish London Studio + Garden
Size30 m²
Floor No.
- Internet/WiFi
- Kitchen
- Washer/dryer
- Balcony/terrace
- Towels
- Family/child friendly
- Parking available
Accommodation summary
|Cleveland Road, W13 0HQ London, United Kingdom
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|6 days ago
The studio is ideal for up to 4 guests. It offers a double bed, sofa bed and large flat-screen TV. Leading off from the entrance hall, guests can find a living room leading to a separate fully-equipped kitchen, where evening meals can be prepared. The separate bathroom has a tub and shower.
Cleveland Road is an elegant residential street benefitting from close proximity to several coffee shops, trendy bars and restaurants. Cleveland Park is just around the corner and the beautiful Pitshanger Park, with the Brent River running through it, is a 10-minute walk away.
Castle Bar Park Train Station is a 5-minute walk from the studio. Just a few steps from the apartment guests can catch the 297 and E10 buses. Ealing Broadway Shopping Centre is just 10 minutes away using public transport. It is a 20-minute journey by train to Heathrow Airport.
House rulesA €50 Security Deposit is required.
No pets.
No parties allowed.
|Weekly rate for up to 2 guests
|Monthly rate for up to 2 guests
|Price for > 2 guests
|$ 14 US per guest/night extra
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|On arrangement
|Check-out before
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Reviews of this property
The apartment is a great place to stay. Stefano was very helpful and with his directions we found the flat easily. We were even welcomed with food in the fridge.The apartment has access to a nice garden and you can travel to London in a good way. In short: We really recommend this nice flat.
very nice way to visit london!
the apartment offers everything you need in a comfty way and stefano is very polite and helpful:
comunication and treating: 5/5 stars
apartment furnishing: 5/5 stars
tidiness: 5/5 stars
infrastructure: 5/5 stars
extras: 5/5 stars (maps, informations, muffins :D)
overall: 5/5 stars!
if you want to have a place in london which feels like your home from the very first day, i definitely recommend this great apartement!
A lovely and quiet place with a perfect outdoor place to eat and relax. Extremly helpful and nice owner and we felt very welcome. It was easy to park the car and you can use busses and tubes to go everywhere. It's not huge, but we had enough space for the four of us. Very good value for Money and kleen enough for enlish Standards.
The studio of Maria and Stefano is big enough for a family (4 persons). There is all what could be needed for one week. Further more, we were lucky to met Maria as she accepted us to leave our luggage before the suggested arrival time. She is smily friendly woman and took time to explain us all what we could find around the studio. Small attentions for our arrivals were prepared. We spent a nice time in this studio which is a quiet area. Maria will answer to your questions and will send all detail information before your arrival: I recommend the studio as well as the contact with Maria and Stefano.
A great place to be. Clean, cosy and in a relaxing neighbourhood. All communication was easy and quick. Thank you for a nice week!
The flat is very comfortable, clean, placed close to public transport, and Maria and Stefano are really nice and helped us a lot with Tipps about the trains and the area. It was a very nice place to stay while in London. Thanks!
Most enjoyable, as usual, we highly recommend this Studio and the owners who could not be more helpful and accommodating. Good parking and proximity to travel hub is the icing on the cake
Hello, my daughter and I stayed in this lovely apartment for four days, the flat is really nice, well-stocked with every appliance, clean, quiet and is located in a quiet area of London. Outside the metro station of Ealing BDY are supermarkets, pubs and cafés and various bus stops that lead just a minute's drive from the flat, Maria and Stefano are also very helpful and quick to respond to our every need.
We will definitely be back.
Ciao, io e mia figlia abbiamo soggiornato in questo delizioso appartamento per 4 giorni, il flat è veramente bello, ben fornito di ogni elettrodomestico, pulito, silenzioso e si trova in una zona tranquilla di Londra. Fuori dalla stazione della metro di Ealing Bdy si trovano supermarkets, pub e caffetterie e varie fermate del bus che portano proprio a un minuto di strada dal flat, Maria e Stefano inoltre sono molto disponibili e veloci a rispondere ad ogni nostra esigenza.
Torneremo sicuramente.
Wonderful holiday!
Preliminary told to communicate with (primarily) Maria has worked very well.
Maria replied always super fast and is scheduled on all questions.
It was especially sweet that they even have food left us for the first breakfast there.
As for the apartments, I can say that there is anything that you need. It's all designed very clean, tidy and really welcoming.
Was also great that there WLAN is included (easier communication with the home / if you want raussuchen addresses etc.)
The next holiday is already planned :)
Amazing holidays!
Communication between us always great. Maria what Constantly there, in case of questions she answered them within hours! Really fast and detailed as usally.
They left us food for the first breakfast Which was very kind.
The apartment is clean, tidy and inviting with its bright style.
Wifi Is included so no worries if you want to use your smartphone (easy communication to ur home / of you want to do research etc.)
Next holidays probably again!
Wundervoller Urlaub!
Vorab gesagt, die Kommunikation mit (vorwiegend) Maria hat sehr gut funktioniert.
Maria hat immer super schnell geantwortet und ist auf alle Fragen eingegangen.
Besonders süß war, dass sie uns sogar Essen fürs erste Frühstück da gelassen haben.
Bezüglich des Apartements kann ich sagen, dass dort alles vorhanden ist was man braucht. Es ist alles sehr sauber, ordentlich und wirklich einladend gestaltet.
Auch toll war dass dort WLAN inbegriffen ist (leichtere Kommunikation mit der Heimat/ wenn man Adressen raussuchen will etc.)
Der nächste Urlaub ist schon in Planung :)
Amazing holidays!
Communication between us always great. Maria was constantly there, in case of questions she answered them within hours! Really fast and detailed as usally.
They left us food for the first breakfast which was very kind.
The apartement is clean, tidy and inviting with its bright style.
Wifi Is included so no worries if you want to use your smartphone (easy communication to ur home/ of you want to do research etc.)
Next holidays probably again!
The apartment is clean and has everything you need, hair dryer, towels, etc, yet the photos sim looks much larger than it really is. With respect to the owners, I had the opportunity to know them.
El apartamento está limpio y tiene todo lo necesario, secador de pelo, toallas, etc, sim embargo en las fotos parece mucho más grande de lo que és realmente. Con respecto a los propietarios, no tuve la oportunidad de conocerlos.
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I was fortunate to catch Rod Roddenberry for a quick chat about his new documentary, Trek Nation, premiering tonight on the Science Channel. We talked about what he learned about his father and himself in making the film. And how he dealt with standing in the shadow of a science fiction legend.
GeekDad: In doing this documentary on your father [Gene Roddenberry], you went on a search to find out more about the human side of a man most people consider an icon and a legend. Given that you were seventeen when your father died, how has learning about his human side underneath the pedestal helped you deepen your understanding of him as a person?
Rod Roddenberry: Well, I've had an opportunity far greater than a lot of people have ever had. They've lost their parents at a young age. They really haven't had necessarily, the opportunity to learn more about them. Since my father's passing, I've had people, stories, speeches, Star Trek itself to literally get all this information and get a well-rounded idea of who he is and who he was. And I question whether, if he were alive today, if I would have had that opportunity. I certainly in now way am I saying that I wish he wasn't here. That I just feel so privileged that I have had that opportunity.
Humanizing him was very important to me. And you know that, as he was presented as a Greek god to me in so many different ways, yet, a son — how does a son connect to identify with that? It's almost impossible. How does anyone? So humanizing him was extremely critical, not just for me, but also for the audience, for the people watching, 'cause I've had this amazing opportunity to learn about him from so many fans who revere him, but they would always sort of sit back and say, "Wow, the great Gene Roddenberry!" And I feel like they would look at themselves — I could never do that. I want them to see the film and realize he was fallible, he was flawed, of course he was human. And anyone who has passion and drive can be a Gene Roddenberry. That's a little conceited to say, but I guess my point is anyone can do what they put their mind, their heart into. And I know, god, I hate to sound like a fortune cookie, but that really was an important part of the documentary, not just for me, but for everyone else.
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UTSA Honors College students in China
UTSA hosts faculty training for study abroad
By Holly Hill
Assistant Director of Study Abroad and Exchanges
(Oct. 23, 2008)--Last year, UTSA sponsored more than 115 UTSA students in study-abroad programs, and that number is expected to grow this year. To ensure that faculty members are fully prepared for these faculty-led programs, training workshops will be conducted this month.
Today's headlines
- La Prensa Foundation is newest member of UTSA Lone Star Society
- UTSA alumna Jordan Kaufmann wins $50K for new stent-graft start-up
- UTSA begins new way-finding sign installation this summer at Main Campus
- USA Today: UTSA long jumper Tyler Williamson rescues three-year-old boy
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UTSA faculty members slated to lead a study abroad program this year, or who plan to lead one in the future, should attend one of the sessions from 3 to 5 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 29 and Thursday, Oct. 30 in the John Peace Library Building Assembly Room (4.03.08) on the 1604 Campus.
The workshop is to help ensure faculty members are well prepared for any emergency. The training class will help minimize potential risk and meet multiple challenges that can occur while working with students and programs abroad.
The sessions are co-sponsored by the Office of the Provost; Office of International Programs; Office of Environmental Health, Safety and Risk Management; Office of Legal Affairs; Office of Student Judicial Affairs and Office of Travel Management.
To reserve a seat at one of the faculty training workshops, contact Holly Hill, Office of International Programs, at (210) 458-7204.


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Yet once in a blue moon, there's a great bargain that takes all that pressure
off your wallet, leaving you free to spend your money on secondary needs, like
food, bills and rent. The
Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker is due for release at the end of March.
As an incentive to pre-order, Nintendo is offering a Gamecube port of the original
N64 classic, The Legend Zelda: Ocarina
of Time, with an added Master Quest adventure.
participating stores, The Ocarina of Time/Master Quest game bundle comes
free for those who pre-order Wind Waker. Other stores are selling it
for 10-15 bucks, which goes towards buying Wind Waker when it's out (save
those receipts!). From a business perspective, this promotion has already generated
some huge numbers for Nintendo. But it's also very good for consumers. Fifty
dollars for what boils down to three Zelda games is one helluva deal.
Not only is Ocarina of Time one of the best games of its era, but the
port has been handled excellently, with an improved resolution, smoother framerate
and the addition of the Master Quest. Despite the fact that it's mainly
just a promotional tool, the game is fully packaged, ready to sit next to the
rest of your Gamecube games.
Playing through the Gamecube port of Ocarina of Time is like taking
the exact same vacation you already went on a few years ago. The places and
attractions are still vaguely familiar; the faint memory of what to do, where
to go, and how to brave the dungeons (it's an odd vacation) still tingle in
the back of your mind.
Of course, this was one of the best vacations ever made, so even though it
can feel a little redundant, the original Ocarina easily stands the test
of time.. However, as one of the many who completed it on the N64, I sometimes
feel like I'm playing the game off of memory instead of the actual environments.
I need to wait a few more years before I go back to Hyrule, or at least contract
some Alzheimer's.
I suppose that's where the Master Quest comes in. It's an expansion pack that
was originally intended for the domestically absent N64 Disk System. While the
story and object locations are the same, the dungeons have been rearranged with
new puzzles that twist things around. Usually the same maps will be used, but
the new solutions can be radically different.
The Master Quest features just enough changes so that you can readily spot
what has changed. It's also significantly harder, so newbies to the series should
play the easier, polished original first, and then move up to the remix.
Obviously, the controls are different. The Gamecube stick must be pushed a
little bit hard than the N64 stick in order to start walking. I don't know whether
they made any compensations within the programming, but different analog sticks
will intrinsically have different feels. Perhaps it's because of the physics:
the further a point on a lever is from the axis, the less effort is required
to move the lever. Thus, the stubbier Gamecube controller requires a bit more
push in comparison to the N64 controller. At any rate, it's easy enough to get
used to.
C-button keys are now controlled with the C-stick. At first, it feels less intuitive
to push a direction than to press a button, but it's no big deal. The X and
Y buttons respectively duplicate C-left and C-right, ideal for more proactive
controls such as the slingshot and the bow and arrows.
The Z-targeting of the N64 has been replaced with L-targeting. In order to
keep the in-game's references consistent, they've even taken care of replacing
the Z-trigger icon graphic with an L-button.
The game uses up 15 units of the memory card. When you select 'Save' from the
pause screen, the game cuts away to a black screen for a few seconds while it
accesses the memory card instead of the practically instantaneous speed of the
original N64 version's built-in battery pack. Again, it's not a big deal at
all, but hardcore fans of the original will notice the slight difference here.
As a port of an N64 game, Ocarina of Time obviously doesn't have Gamecube-specific
graphics. Still, I'm very happy with how clean and sharp it looks. The edges
are crisp and the textures maintain their original programmed resolutions -
some of them look more detailed, others look more noticeably blurry. But overall,
it looks more polished then the recent slew of Dreamcast ports. The resolution
has been bumped up to 640 by 480 with progressive scan compatibility. The higher
resolution holds up well with no major tears and the framerate is much smoother.
Despite the cheesy MIDI music, the strength of Ocarina's soundtrack
has always been the composition. The melodies are memorable, though the little
piping voices sound dated in comparison.
I think this is an especially great deal for people who missed the N64 Zelda.
I also hope this port is the beginning of more quality N64 ports at affordable
prices. Perhaps it can even set a precedence for future promotions, like a Mario
64 port with the next Mario game or Majora's
Mask attached to the next Zelda.
Frankly, this is an excellent bargain. A port handled as well as this comes
up practically as often as a deal like this. Bear in mind, it's still a port,
and noticeably aged compared to brand new RPGs. But it's still a terrific game,
and the added Master Quest will get old fans playing again...at least
until Wind Waker shows up.


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I have a free day tomorrow as plans changed so challenge for the day: Make some Rhonda blocks!
Welcome to the Quilting Board!
I have a free day tomorrow as plans changed so challenge for the day: Make some Rhonda blocks!
Don't worry spider.
I keep house
I donate quilts to the AAQI.
I made the first 2 but have had to do other things since. I am watching and wanting though....
"Life is mostly froth and bubble, but one thing stands as stone. Kindness in another's trouble, courage in one's own." Adam Lindsey Gordon
Oh Rhonda, how can you be so cruel? I am trying so hard to finish some of my UFOs. I love scrappy and I love your block. Maybe just a few hours spent with the scrappy club...., darn here I go again.
well I did forget to post one a week ago! Does that help?? LOL
Here you go. Hope you like it. This is one of my favorites. I use it alot.
this one uses my Boston Blocks and HSTs
If you want a 12 1/2" unfinished quilt block then you need to use a 2 1/2" template
I send them out for free if you need one. Just send me your postal address in a pm.
Boston Directions
Rhonda's NEW UPDATED Boston Block Tutorial - No Waste Methods
Really Easy Half Square Triangle Blocks
I showed 2 diff ways you can use this.
controlled or totally scrappy
You can lay them out and sew them in rows or
you can sew 4 - 9 patches and then join them
this is the 9 patch and it's layout
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What nice instructions Rhonda. I can see why you use that block a lot.
"Life is mostly froth and bubble, but one thing stands as stone. Kindness in another's trouble, courage in one's own." Adam Lindsey Gordon
Thanks Foxflower. I use to make lots of hotpads for the gift shop and i used this one alot. I can do it without having to look at the pattern. PLus the bostons are my favorite block to use in designs.
This is one of my favorite traditional quilt blocks to work with. the center of this quilt block is called an Anvil. It has been around a long time. I don't always know the names of blocks but this one I do.
I also don't usually include any borders with my blocks but this one the border strips are part of my block.
You can piece the blocks for a border strip or you can cut the strips in 2 1/2" blocks to make those.
If you use a 2 1/2" template you will get a 12 1/2" quilt block unfinished
I send out free templates so if you need one just let me know.
Just a thought here - if you use a plain square for the corners instead of an HST you can add the borders and just trim to size. or you can forget the HSTs or plain squares and just use borders all the way around.
Here is the next quilt block! Hope you enjoy it!
This one uses HSTs.
This week's quilt block uses Kansas Dugout blocks. this is a traditional block but as always I have my own way of making them with my cut down method.
Here is my tutorial for making kansas dugouts my way:
Kansas Dugout Blocks


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To begin let me welcome you to the forum.
The three weapons you list are all good choices. The primary differences are feel and cost. Some control differences but those are secondary IMHO.
I would add S&W's M&P series to the group.
I prefer a full size rather than compact and carry a M&P40 daily. Longer guns will be easier to shoot accurately especialy for a newbie.
You will need to do a fair amount of shooting to become proficient so I reccomend you stick with 9MM for cost reasons.
Unless really strapped for cash I would purchase new. I don't believe you will save enough to justify starting with a possible problem child. People sell guns that they don't like or have problems with(same thing).
If you and your wife will be using the same gun to start you might want to lean towards one with adjustable size grips such as the M&P.
Good luck and enjoy your new activity.


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Yesterday we were invited to take part in a soccer clinic organized by McDonald's which took place at Soccerdome in Landover, Maryland. At the soccer clinic, the kids were given a free uniform and tickets for the US vs. Brazil game later this evening at FedEx field. Chévere, right?
El Zol 107.9 FM was there playing music and getting the kids hyped up and they also introduced special guest, Ronald McDonald, the clown. This freaked me out and I made sure to keep my distance, (es nada personal against Ronald – all payasos make me uncomfortable)- however the niños seemed to have fun with him.
At some point, Carlos and I, as well as our 10 year old, were interviewed by Telemundo. I have no idea when and where they'll use the videos, if they choose to use them. I say "if they choose to use them" because the questions were in Spanish, por supuesto, and I'm sure el chiquito and I made more than a couple grammatical mistakes, besides just being very self-conscious in front of the camera. Carlos was more comfortable than us but even he got a little nervous. Anyway, it was further confirmation that I'm a writer for a reason.
As for the actual clinic – it was a lot of fun. For several hours the kids played fútbol and other games, did drills and were instructed on how to improve their technique by friendly coaches. McDonald's is often the target of criticism from health advocates and while I don't disagree with a lot of common discussion on the topic, I think that when a company does something good, that should be recognized. McDonald's does a lot of good things, the most well-known being Ronald McDonald House Charities – but these sports clinics are also really great healthy initiatives that should be praised. It was fantastic to see all the kids running around getting exercise and I noted that McDonald's provided the kids with 100% juice rather than soda.
The best part of the event was that 22 of the children were chosen as escorts to walk players of the National US Soccer Team onto the field and stand with them during the anthems at tonight's game – My 10 year old is going to be one of those kids and I'm sure this will be an experience he'll never forget.
Disclosure: This is not a paid or sponsored post. We were invited by McDonald's to the soccer clinic and given tickets to the game. No compensation was received in exchange for this post and as always all opinions are my own.


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From left, attendees at the Connections Breakfast included Brian
Wallace (UTSA), Kathy and Dick Schlosberg (speaker and his wife),
Gen. (Ret.) Robert McDermott and Robert Rivard (Express-News
editor). (Photo by Mark McClendon)
UTSA Alumni Association breakfast hosts L.A. publisher
By Adi Pavlovic
Student Writer, College of Liberal and Fine Arts
(March 6, 2006)--The UTSA Alumni Association hosted a Connections Breakfast on Tuesday, Feb. 28 at the Marriott Northwest hotel, Loop 410 at Interstate 10.
The breakfast event is a way for alumni to share information and personal experiences with other UTSA graduates. The quarterly breakfasts feature speakers offering their insight, experience and advice.
Today's headlines
- La Prensa Foundation is newest member of UTSA Lone Star Society
- UTSA alumna Jordan Kaufmann wins $50K for new stent-graft start-up
- UTSA begins new way-finding sign installation this summer at Main Campus
- USA Today: UTSA long jumper Tyler Williamson rescues three-year-old boy
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The speaker at last week's event was Dick Schlosberg, veteran of the communications business, former publisher and CEO of the Los Angeles Times and the Denver Post, and a member of the eBay board of directors.
The UTSA Alumni Association promotes and serves the university through programs that maintain relationships between students and faculty, forge new community partnerships and encourage continuing educational and professional development.
With 64,000 UTSA alumni, the Alumni Association offers many opportunities to help alumni become reacquainted and to meet community leaders.
The Connections Breakfast are open to the public.
For more information, contact the Office of Alumni Programs at (210) 458-4133.


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Despite its size and being an under developed country, Costa Rica has positioned itself among the countries with the highest public healthcare development in Latin America.
The Costa Rican Social Security Service (CCSS) is a public service institution that has accomplished important goals regarding health issues, including pensions and social security. This institution offers coverage and integrated health services through two types of insurance:
Costa Rica is the country in Latin America with the highest life expectancy rate at 77.75 years old; it is also one of the countries with the lowest infant mortality rate: 10.82%. It is also far advanced in issues regarding prenatal prevention and control.
Costa Rica is praised because of its efforts for investment in public education that different governments have accomplished throughout the years. There are close to 6,147 elementary, middle, and high schools and more than 50 universities in the country.
The first higher education institution to be established was the University of Costa Rica, which was the only higher educational center up until the year 1971, when the Technological Institute of Costa Rica was founded.
In 1973, the National University of Heredia (UNA) was founded, also the Distance Education University (UNED) was established in 1977, and in the year 1979, the first private institution known as the Autonomous University of Central America (UACA) was created which set the example in 1986 for a large number of other private universities to open their doors in Costa Rica.


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An angular style of culottes, popularised by Spongebob Squarepants, a discarded kitchen sponge of ambivalent sexuality.
"Hey hon, do these squarepants make my butt look big? (No petal, it's yo' great fat ass makes your butt look big.)"
by Blort April 09, 2006
to have two glocks in your pants, handles facing in, thus looking like square pants, used by ali vegas in his song sponge bob
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Speaking Event: Gavin Raders & Katrina Zavalney
Potluck dinner followed with a presentation by community organizers who through Planting Justice and Transform Your Yard have already built nearly 200 urban gardens in 6 bay area counties bringing healthy organic food and meaningful living-wage jobs.
Gavin Raders is a co-founder and Executive Director of Planting Justice, a social justice activist, and a permaculture demonstrator/teacher. He dedicates his time to practicing permaculture wherever he can, having gone through extensive training with some of the most inspiring and effective permaculture teachers in the world.
Gavin studied cultural anthropology at UC Berkeley, and organized on a range of anti-war, anti-nuclear, environmental and human rights issues both on campus and off. He has knocked on nearly 30,000 doors in California, New Mexico, Colorado, and Nevada as a community organizer with Peace Action West. Gavin comes to permaculture and ecological design through a social justice framework which recognizes the right of all people to peace, security, housing, healthy food, clean water, jobs and healthcare, and the rights of future generations to a just and livable world.
With a brand new baby in my family, my wife and I can't help but worry even more about the kind of world we are leaving to our children. But we won't let these worries immobilize us. On the contrary, we are driven all the more to use our gifts, and do whatever we can in however small of ways, to bring more joy, peace, and justice into the people and world around us. We trust fully that the ripple effects of our actions extend far out in ways we'll never know, and create their own ripple effects. In concert with millions and millions of interconnected global justice activists, and with the help of Nature, we are creating the world we wish to see.
Katrina is a change agent with a Masters in Organization Development from Sonoma State University and the VP of the board for Planting Justice as well as on the board for the Strong Foundation for Environmental Values. With 15 years of experience, she is skilled in community development, facilitation, and sustainable event management. She is known as a connector and educator in the sustainability network at large, and for her can-do attitude. She has worked in various capacities from business infrastructure formation, to general coordination for various organizations and events. Most recently Katrina worked with Disney assisting with internal communications for the Environmental Policies and resources to aid in these activities, most notably the Paper Policy in 2012. Katrina has a high level of enthusiasm and loves to find creative solutions to challenges. Katrina currently lives in Oakland, CA and consults with non-profits to become more efficient and effective in upholding their mission. She also is a youth leader for a rites of passage program for middle school girls with Stepping Stones. Katrina has been a permaculturist for many years and loves stacking functions and beatifying spaces with a practical, edible touch – and loves learning about the incredible healing power of plants studying herbalism whenever she gets a chance to dive in.
Planting Justice (PJ) is an innovator and leader in the health justice, food justice, and sustainable urban agriculture movements. Our programs create tangible and scalable solutions to health inequities in our community through highly effective activities that improve community wellness by empowering urban residents to grow their own healthy food and build community, while creating living-wage career opportunities for people with barriers to employment in our communities.


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He gave up 4 sacks in last years playoffs, and Eli is one of the best in the league at avoiding sacks.
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These fans are never going to give Diehl credit. Diehl had a great game last night and opened up some nice running lanes and pass protected very good. But to most fans we won in spite of Diehl, and Wilson was the second coming of Barry Sanders. Most of Wilson runs he was untouched through the second level, which showed off his homerun speed.
David Diehl was solid yesterday.
New York Giants Superbowl XXI, XXV, XLII, XLVI Champions!!!!!


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MPA Admission Requirements
Admission to Master of Public Administration Program
Admission to the MPA Program involves a separate application process in addition to the admission procedure for UIS. Students may be admitted as a Full or as a Conditional Admission. Requirements for admission to the online program are the same as those for the on-campus program.
For Full Admission the prospective student must meet the following criteria:
- An earned baccalaureate degree from an accredited U.S. college/university, or its equivalent;
- An overall undergraduate grade-point average of 2.50 or better (C=2.00);
- Completion of the following prerequisites requirements. A grade of C (2.00) or better must have been earned for each undergraduate course used to meet these prerequisites:
- one undergraduate political science course in U.S. government or completion of high school in U.S.;
- one undergraduate course in microeconomics or a market economics survey course, other than macroeconomics; and
- competence in one computer spreadsheet application package, such as LOTUS or EXCEL;
For a complete discussion of prerequisite requirements, please go here.
- If the applicant is a non-immigrant international student for whom English is not the native language, a TOEFL score of at least 550 paper-based or 213 computer-based.
The lack of any listed prerequisite will not impact admission into the MPA Program or prevent enrollment in courses not requiring prerequisites. Students lacking the prerequisites may be given Conditional Admission.
UIS Financial Aid requires that prerequisites be completed within 12 months of admission. So if a student receives financial aid, finishing the prerequisite requirement early would be the best plan of study.


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International drivers have claimed the top three spots in the Toyota Racing Series as all 18 drivers settle into qualifying today in round two of the championship in Timaru.
Puerto Rican Felix Serralles leads after the opening round at Teretonga with Austrian Lucas Auer in second and Brazilian Pipo Derani rounding out the podium.
"I now have to take the same good form [Teretonga] to the next round in Timaru and hope I get even more good points," says Serralles.
Defending TRS champion New Zealander Nick Cassidy is not overly concerned about his fourth place in the championship after one round as he knows there's a lot of water to go under the bridge yet. Twelve more races, in fact.
He moved from his championship winning team of last year, Giles Motorsport, to set up camp with M2 Competition. The Aucklander is well aware of the challenges of melding with a new team but is quietly confident the progress they've made so far proves he's more than capable of picking up wins.
"M2 have always had fast cars and last weekend [Teretonga] we showed we have good car," said Cassidy. "In race one we were second fastest and in race two we were fastest. In race three we were very strong. There was not much passing in the first two races but we picked up eight places in race three.
"We got some good data from Teretonga but Timaru is a different, more technical sort of track so we'll need to work hard in practice."
Others to watch over the weekend will be Brazilian Bruno Bonifacio, fifth in the series, who has returned to TRS for a second time and is going to be competitive all the way through.
There's also Brit Alex Lynn, who's in seventh despite a monster crash and no points in the feature race. He picked up two tidy third places in the opening races and looked in good nick to grab another podium in race three.
However, the wheels literally came off as he was catapulted straight up in the air after hitting a tyre barrier at around 210km/h at the end of the front straight. Uninjured, Lynn has his tail feathers up and is very keen to grab a bundle of points this weekend.
"I feel really good and there's no bodily damage from the crash," says Lynn. "During practice I was second and third so everything is all OK and looking good for the weekend.
"If I do a good job and the team does a good job there's no reason we won't be back on the podium and even winning races. If we can do that for the rest of the championship there's no doubt we'll be in the thick of it at the end of the season."
In the new generation NZV8s, Australian Jason Bargwanna leads Martin Short by just one point and, in the older category, AJ Lauder leads his brother Brad.
TRS championship
1. Felix Serralles Puerto Rico 196
2. Lucas Auer Austria 191
3. Pipo Derani Brazil 169
4. Nick Cassidy New Zealand 160
5. Bruno Bonifacio Brazil 145
6. Steijn Schothorst Netherlands 144
7. Alex Lynn UK 120
8. Damon Leitch New Zealand 117


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The Hyde's major 2010 summer exhibition is Andrew Wyeth: An American Legend. Scheduled to run from June 12 through September 5, 2010, the exhibition is organized by The Hyde Collection in association with the Farnsworth Art Museum and will introduce the broad span of work by this celebrated American artist.
Curated by Hyde Executive Director David F. Setford and Deputy Director and Chief Curator Erin B. Coe, the exhibition will seek to unravel the myth surrounding Wyeth and understand the man behind the paintbrush.
Works will include pencil, watercolor, dry brush and tempera works, and will feature sections devoted to early coastal watercolors and landscape paintings, as well as a look at Wyeth's models, his interest in vernacular architecture, and his connection to both the Regionalist tradition and Magic Realism.
The core of the exhibition will comprise approximately thirty works from the Farnsworth Art Museum in Rockland, Maine, including early Maine watercolors, highly finished tempera paintings, and other major works inlcuding The Hyde's own Wyeth watercolor – The Ledge and the Island, 1937- as well as works on loan from museums and private collections.


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CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Don Blankenship, the outspoken and controversial CEO of Massey Energy, will retire effective Dec. 31, the company announced late Friday.
The move comes amid persistent rumors that Richmond, Va.-based Massey will be sold to another mining firm, and as the company struggles to recover from the Upper Big Branch Mine Disaster in April, which killed 29 workers and was the worst U.S. mining disaster in more than 40 years.
In a prepared statement issued at about 6 p.m., Massey's board of directors gave no clear reason for the move, but said that Baxter Phillips, Massey's president, would take over as chairman and CEO.
"After almost three decades at Massey, it is time for me to move on," Blankenship said in the company's news release.
"Baxter and I have worked together for 28 years,l and he will provide the company great executive leadership," Blankenship said. "Most of all, I want to thank the members of Massey Energy, whose hard work supports not only their own families, but also contributes greatly to the entire community of Central Appalachia."
Phillips said, "I want to thank Don for all he has done to build Massey Energy. I also want to thank the board for giving me the opportunity to succeed him as CEO. This is a strong and successful coal company, and I will work hard to match and surpass its record of success."
Blankenship has been with Massey since 1982, and served as the company's top executive since 2000.
In that time, the company went public and has grown dramatically -- from 3,600 employees a decade ago to 7,300 today. Annual revenue has nearly tripled in that time, to $2.7 billion in 2009.
"I am deeply grateful to Don for the decisive leadership he has provided to Massey, and we appreciate his success in building this company," said Bobby Inman, the lead independent director on Massey's board. "We all wish him even greater success in the future."
Blankenship's tenure has been marked by bitter disputes with the United Mine Workers union, a series of workplace and environmental disasters, and controversial political involvement that has increasingly drawn negative national attention for Massey.
In the past two years alone, Massey has paid the largest fines ever for a coal-mining death case and for water pollution violations by a mining operator -- $4.5 million for the fatal Aracoma Alma No. 1 Mine fire and $20 million in a water pollution deal with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
"Let's pray that a change in leadership leads to a change in attitude," said Bruce Stanley, a Pittsburgh lawyer who represented the two widows from the Aracoma fire and also sued Massey on behalf of businessman Hugh Caperton, whose lawsuit alleging Massey drove him out of business went all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Cindy Rank, longtime mining chairwoman for the West Virginia Highlands Conservancy, said Blankenship was a bit of a mixed bag for the environmental community. Massey's mining practices damage the environment, she said, but Blankenship's outspoken nature drew more public attention to issues like mountaintop removal.
"He was like a caricature of all that was wrong with the industry today," Rank said.
Chris Hamilton, senior vice president for the West Virginia Coal Association, said the announcement of Blankenship's retirement was "unreal," but declined further comment.
Bill Raney, the association's president, said the retirement came as a complete surprise to him, and that it doesn't mean Blankenship will not continue working in the coal business in some other capacity. Raney called Blankenship one of the most "dynamic, intelligent and capable" leaders the industry has ever had.
Steve Roberts, president of the West Virginia Chamber of Commerce, noted that Blankenship frequently criticized his group over the years, but that Massey never dropped its membership.
"His criticism was mostly directed at me, and I'm OK with that," Roberts said. "From my point of view, I wish him well.
Roberts said Blankenship grew up poor and "rose to great heights" as Massey's CEO.
"He is such a controversial figure," Roberts said. "He has such strong opinions. He's willing to say things other corporate leaders won't. I hope he will devote his time and resources to making things better for West Virginia and the people in our state."
Blankenship, 60, is a Mingo County native and Marshall University graduate. He left the area for a time, working as an accountant for food companies in the Midwest.
He returned to the state in the 1980s, joining Massey's Rawl Sales and Processing Co. at about the time the firm launched a campaign to rid itself of the national coal contract with the UMW. Blankenship's feud with the union continues to this day, with UMW President Cecil Roberts frequently saying Blankenship "has caused more suffering to more people in the Appalachian region than any one human being I can think of."
In a statement issued Friday night, the UMW's Roberts said Blankenship's retirement "brings to a close a long and difficult chapter in the history of the coal industry, one that has all too often been associated with human tragedy.
"This also represents an opportunity for the coal industry in West Virginia and across the country to take a step away from the negative image that has cast a pall over our industry, created in large part because of the actions of Don Blankenship and Massey Energy while he has been at the company's helm," the union chief said. "Let us take this opportunity to move forward in a reasonable, rational way as we work to overcome the many difficult issues that confront our industry."
Blankenship's battle with the UMW seemingly continued over the past year, as he and Massey have waged a campaign to discredit the Upper Big Branch investigation being conducted by the federal Mine Safety and Health Administration, now headed by longtime UMW safety director Joe Main.
Blankenship's resignation comes just two weeks after the coal executive hosted about a dozen media representatives for an unusual meeting at Massey's regional headquarters in Boone County. Blankenship spent most of the meeting criticizing MSHA and encouraging reporters to investigate the agency's actions.
On Dec. 14, Blankenship is scheduled to testify under oath before state and federal investigators looking into the Upper Big Branch explosion.
Staff writer Eric Eyre contributed to this report.
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Not to complain, but it appears that all private messages
have been lost in the transition.
I am forced to admit that several requests were in those
messages, and nowhere else including:
a) Requests for hi-rez photos of bee-lining boxes
b) Requests for reprints of things I had written
c) At least one request that I speak somewhere in Ohio
next fall.
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RE: st: Dependent continuous variable with bounded range
"Nick Cox" <firstname.lastname@example.com>
RE: st: Dependent continuous variable with bounded range
Tue, 15 Apr 2008 19:39:24 +0100
I don't consider the binomial to be a continuous distribution. However, it often
happens that quite what error family you use is not that important. I'd play
with normal (Gaussian) or gamma.
Paradoxically, the fact that your final model does not fit very well -- although
well enough to be interesting -- helps you here
as it means that predictions stay well within the possible range.
Downstream of this, in a thesis, paper or oral presentation, it would often be
a good idea to disarm potential critics by mentioning the question of violating
the outcome range only to dismiss it as not biting in practice.
Pavlos C. Symeou
Dear Nick,
thank you for this. I have tried your suggestion below (to confirm, for
the option "link" I use "logit" and for the option "family" I use
"binomial"). However, I found no statistical significance in any of the
coefficients and after a series of various permutations, it looked to me
that the model could not fit the data sufficiently. I therefore returned
back to my original random-effects OLS regression whose use you suggest
for simplicity reasons. The OLS model's results are also consistent with
my theoretical arguments. But still, I need to check whether the
predicted values will lie in [0,10]. I have used the command - predict,
xb - to save the fitted values in a new variable. The fitted values
range from 5.58 to 6.93. The range of values for my observed variable is
(2.95 - 8.32). Would this suggest that my model does not suffer from the
limitations you note below?
Yours truly,
Nick Cox wrote:
> The numeric result for skewness doesn't quite match the fact that the mean
> is nearer the maximum than the minimum, not that that need that be the case.
> You possibly have a bit of a tail of fairly lousy firms, but otherwise this distribution
> looks quite healthy to me. How about
> gen repute = reputation / 10
> xtgee repute ..., link(logit) family(<continuous>)
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Thread: Best patchouli with leather
With or without tobacco.
With or without vanilla.
I am wondering which scents use leather and patchouli as main notes.
"...her fragrance all in my keeping; softly she comes in the night." Lyrics, Gordon Lightfoot, "Softly."
We want a niche forum.
Here are some good ones, IMO:
Leather and patcholi:
Maître Parfumeur et Gantier Parfum d'Habit
Hermès Bel Ami
Aramis Aramis
Santa Maria Novella Nostalgia
Leather, patchouli and vanilla:
Guerlain Shalimar!
Leather, patchouli, vanilla and tobacco:
hmm... maybe Ineke Field Notes from Paris?
Thierry Mugler Pure Leather
Guerlain Derby gets high marks around here. Recently treated myself to a new bottle. Yes, it is fine, fine stuff. Leather and patchouli in the very long and luxurious drydown.
For my tastes, the following impart good and prominent patchouli / leather during development:
Moods Uomo
Parfum d'Habit
Maxim's pH
Salvador Dali pH
VCA pH
There are too many to mention here, but these are my favorites leather/patchuli fragrances.:
Montana perfum d'homme
Fendi Uomo
Drakkar Noir
Oscar de la Renta pour Lui
Sung Homme
Krizia Uomo
Francesco Smalto pour Homme
Basile Uomo
but the one I like the best is Jaguar for Men Original (with brown cap):
Perfume lovers of the world UNITE!!!!!
Estee Lauder Azuree
Thank you all for the kind replies.
Out of this list, I have already tried:
1740 Marquis de Sade (lots of immortelle)
Maître Parfumeur et Gantier Parfum d'Habit (vetiver and leather)
Aramis Aramis (floral and leather)
Leather, patchouli and vanilla:
Guerlain Shalimar (defies a category!!)
Leather, patchouli, vanilla and tobacco:
Ineke Field Notes from Paris (I get a lot more flowers in this one)
Guerlain Derby (somehow I see this more as a chypre)
Azuree (the sister of Aramis, a classic)
Thank you again for the ideas. Will have to try some others on this list.
"...her fragrance all in my keeping; softly she comes in the night." Lyrics, Gordon Lightfoot, "Softly."
Charriol Royal Leather
Givenchy Gentleman (vintage)
I truly second Givenchy Gentleman - I get a more than sufficient amount of both notes from this.
Also, German cheapie (but near-designer quality) Marbert Homme - from the sturdy, reliable fragrance house of Marbert - combines both leather and patchouli with a slight suggestion of (mainly dark, almost Goth) florals, also barbershop-style, talcum-like powderiness and even a hint of almost "Guerlinade" like gourmand notes (mainly a dark vanilla accord), with a bit of orange (also a slightly neroli-based), fougere and herbal notes. If a dark powerhouse, but also slightly green, partly gourmand, leathery patchouli exists, Marbert Homme might qualify.
Last edited by Ken_Russell; 9th February 2013 at 10:36 AM.
Giorgio PH
Givenchy Gentleman.
try Coromandel, in addition to many of these other suggestions
+1 on most of the above suggestions but I'll add Mazzolari Lui as one of my top 5 in this genre...
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Some of my favorite are : Noir Patchouli Histoires de Parfums, Bel Ami Hermes, Givenchy Gentleman, Mazzolari Lui, Aramis Aramis, Vintage Trussardi Uomo.
Pontaccio 21!! Pure class
I'll third Mazzolari Lui. Aramis is excellent as well.
keepin' it musky
Aramis and Yatagan.
Its questionable I know but I would like to mention Patchouli 24 and Amouage Dia man.
Mazzolari Lui is indeed a very nice leather patch combo
Thank you all again for the suggestions.
More items to put on the "to try" list.
"...her fragrance all in my keeping; softly she comes in the night." Lyrics, Gordon Lightfoot, "Softly."


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Art, I totally remember those white tires, and extra "grabby" they were. Not to mention they really tricked out my hot pink 1967 Camaro racer. I had totally forgotten about them. Thanks for the memory. Oh yeah, enjoyed the article, too!
Rega RP-1 record player
The closest I could come was Rega's own RB300 tonearm, surely the best-selling perfectionist tonearm of all time. After that came the Rega Planar 2 turntable, a sample of which I owned and loved in the early 1980s. Next on my list was the original Rega Elys, a moving-magnet cartridge that sounded as chunky and direct as it was cheap and magenta.
All the products on my list were simple, purposeful, cost-effective things lacking in pretense and filigree; much the same could be said of Rega's latest record player, the entry-level RP-1 ($445). And while the greater good may come from long production runs and stable product lines, I was nonetheless encouraged by this replacement for the scarcely-four-year-old Rega P1: At a time when most manufacturers of high-value gear are either chasing the bigger profits they think exist upmarket or throwing in the towel altogether, Rega Research seems more dedicated than ever to the giving of more for the taking of (relatively) less.
The austere RP-1 appears to have nothing up its sleeve: a simple, oblong plintha board, reallywith a plain-looking platter, a plain-looking tonearm, and a plain-looking on/off button. Like a rowboat or a pair of pliers, if the thing were any simpler, it simply wouldn't work.
But the board turns out to be of a well-chosen wood composite, with a nice lookingand presumably vibration-dampingouter skin. And the RP-1's suspension turns out to be the same simply made yet cleverly designed rubber feet that have supported Rega turntables since time out of mind. Rega must've bought a million of those things.
At the approximate center of the plinth is a sign of Rega's precision-engineering pedigree: a platter bearing that wouldn't seem out of place on a $1000 turntable. It's a beautifully made thing, with a brass well, a small steel thrust ball, and a 0.32"-diameter steel spindle, its bottom machined flat (not unlike that of the larger and ball-less Garrard 301). The bearing spindle is pressed into a 4"-diameter molded hub that serves as a subplatteranother of those things that Rega seems to have bought in bulk.
Using a small rubber belt of round cross-section, the molded subplatter is driven by a 250rpm synchronous motor, a nice-looking Dutch component apparently not too different from the ones used in Rega's more expensive turntablesor the Linn LP12, for that matter. (Until the late 1990s, Rega used a second rubber belt in each turntable, forming it into a suspension "cradle" for the motor.) The bottom of the motor is cushioned with self-adhesive foam strips, and its axle is topped with a molded pulley, with separate "steps" for 33.3 and 45rpm: In this part of Sparta, changing the speed, when needed, is done manually.
The RP-1's platter is molded from phenolic resin, a comparatively ancient sort of thermoplastic that's similar but not identical to Bakelite. (The latter is something you could even make at home, assuming your home is well supplied with formaldehyde and carbolic acid. Look around!) I'm not sure why Rega abandoned the wooden platter of the P1 and various OEM turntables they've made in the past. (Termites?) But, when tapped, the resin platter sounds a bit less thwocky than the wood, and more of its mass seemsthere's that word againconcentrated around its periphery: a good thing.
The tonearm is Rega's new RB101: the latest variant/descendant of the tried and true RB300, and a slight upgrade from the RB100 tonearm of the P1. The RB101 uses a simpler version of the alloy armtube casting that was developed for the RB300, with a separate, glued-in headshell and a plainer bearing housing. The armtube's diameter is 0.5", the effective length is 240mm, and antiskating force is applied with an adjustable (and calibrated) magnet. I'm not much of a tonearm-tapperI consider the practice inconclusive at best, mildly silly and fatuous at worstbut I tried it anyway with the RB101, and heard a sound that was timbrally similar to that of the resin platter. (The platter's sound was a little lower in frequency.) I suspect that these are very good things, but I don't really know.
The cartridge supplied with the Rega RP-1 is an Ortofon OM 5E, a moving-magnet type that weighs 5gm, tracks at 1.75gm, exhibits a compliance of 20µm/mN (which is on the high side of acceptable for a decidedly medium-mass arm such as the Rega), and puts out 4mV at 1kHz, 5cm/s. (The Rega P1 came bundled with an Ortofon OMB 5E cartridge, which was said at the time to be an OEM-only item; by contrast, the OM 5E is part of Ortofon's regular product line; replacement styli should be available from any Ortofon dealer.)
Setup and installation
Unpacking the RP-1 was like seeing an old friend. I've unpacked and repacked many dozens of Rega record players over the years, and this one was no different: Neither Rega's packing materials themselvesthree Styrofoam inserts, some cardboard bits, a few strips of translucent red tapenor the way they're put together have changed in over 30 years. The review sample arrived in perfectly good shape, despite one or two of the Styrofoam pieces being a bit crumbly.
I very much like my white Rega RP-1. It's a lot less squirrelly than my Ariston Audio RD11s, which I relegated to my second stereo system in favor of the RP-1 it was meant to replace. (Unlike the Ariston, which will skip if you look at it funny (it needs new springs), you can jackhammer the floor next to the RP-1 to no effect.) And, except for the addition of a cue-arm, the simplicity of the RP-1 harkens back to the beloved AR of my college years -- a turntable easily managed by college kids in any level of altered consciousness.
I performed only one tweak to the RP-1, which resulted in an excellent improvement of its sound. I upgraded the stylus on the stock OM 5e that came mounted on the turntable with the Ortofon 10 stylus. Immediately, the sound became more detailed, the stereo separation greatly increased and the stage expanded. It was like a whole new component.
The improvement was so drastic that I would gladly have spent more for the OM 20 or even 30 stylus, but I understand that there would be little additional impact unless mounted on one of the Super OM cartridges, which the OM 5e is not. But with the Ortofon 10 stylus -- which is easy to swap out -- the OM 5e isn't a bad little cartridge.
I have a rega Plana 2 of over 20 year vintage with damaged tone arm I am thinking of replacing the turntable : will this rp1 give comparable or even better performance?


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Yo, Adrien! are we gonna see you in action next season?
so what do you guys think? or know about what is going on with this kid? it's bad enough they have had beckum stealing a spot on the team for this long is the same to come of this kid? let's get him in a game and see what we have, good or bad.


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Car seat clinic scheduled Sept. 17
Parents and grandparents who transport children under age 9 are invited to have their car seats inspected and installed by a child passenger safety technician.
The Car Seat Clinic will run from 4-6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 17, in the lower level garage at Essentia Health-St. Joseph's Medical Center in Brainerd.
"We have recently seen an increasing number of emergency room injuries to children who were in their car seat, but it was not installed properly or it was not being used correctly. These are preventable injuries and we want to help educate the parents and grandparents in our community on how to keep these precious lives safe," said Amanda Svir, trauma coordinator at Essentia Health-St. Joseph's Medical Center.
Bring your car seat installed in your car with your children, and the trained technicians will evaluate if your car seat is the proper size for your child and if it is installed properly. They also will answer questions about car seat safety.
Call 218-828-7414 for a free 30-minute appointment.
The clinic will be held rain or shine and is sponsored by Essentia Health-St. Joseph's Medical Center, Crow Wing County Passenger Safety Coalition, and Lakes Area Child Passenger Safety Coalition.


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[Article]-Automatic Update: Good or Bad?
In this paper I would like to bring light to an area of security that most people do not think about or maybe have blind trust in this aspect of security. What I am talking about is software with automatic update functions. Most of us think about Windows when you hear the term "Auto-Update," but there are a lot of different kinds of software that have auto-updates and some times it is enabled without your knowledge. Now auto-updates features can be very helpful to non technical users and when it comes to windows or other Operating Systems, it is very important to have your auto-updates features turned on.
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For some one who started this thread by throwing stones at the business practices of a man you've never done business with and only know through the hearsay of a convict, you sure seem to be taking a holier-than-thou attitude.
If I understand things as you have presented them correctly:
Your friend Ricky the convict is an honest man, and
Russell the businessman who has not been in trouble with the law is not, and
We should believe these "facts and first hand knowledge" about Robert because...
Ricky the honest convict told you so and you believe him because your wife worked for their dad once?
I was born in the morning...but not THIS morning!


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Questions remain for Kalispell's city airport
KALISPELL, Mont. - Voters may have decided to repeal the Kalispell city airport project, but the debate on the airport's future is far from over.
Just one day after the vote, businesses at the airport are already beginning to feel the effects of voters deciding to repeal a $16 million expansion project.
"I've already had a customer come in this morning and tell me 'well, there it goes,'" said Kenneth Good. "He was just waiting to see what happened. He says 'my money's staying in my pocket.'"
Good is the owner of Kalispell Air Repair, an airplane repair and remodeling businesses based at the city airport. Good fears the vote could cause a drop in his business.
"I was pretty discouraged overall," Good said of the vote.
Good tells us that for him the project was mainly about the safety of the airport, as loose gravel and rocks are starting to be kicked up onto the runways and taxiways. That can cause a punctured tire for an airplane and make for an unstable and unsafe landing for a pilot trying to land at the airport.
"In the spring, they shut down the one taxiway and we can't even use it because it heaves up so bad," Good said.
The project was expected to realign and pave a new, longer runway, add new taxiways, and a new public use helipad.
City council member Jim Atkinson was one of the five council members who voted in favor of the project last year. He knows how much was at stake with this vote.
"We've put in a lot of research there and a lot of time and a lot of work," said Atkinson.
Up next, the city will review the airport's budget next spring and decide what to budget for improvements or upgrades. But what those decisions will be, are a guess at this point.
"It is an issue that's going to come up because we have to do something to stabilize the airport," Atkinson said.


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esta bueno 8)
Posted on October 10, 2011 10:06AM by gtaTBoGT
thanks :) the pictures of the (ingame skins) will come up soon.
Posted on October 10, 2011 10:33AM by edsir98
how do you mod!!!!!!!1
Posted on October 10, 2011 11:55AM by xxWarriorxxVoss
photo shop , zmodeler ,3dmax :D
Posted on October 11, 2011 11:00AM by edsir98
how do wear it
Posted on October 16, 2011 7:08PM by raptorwon
hey make a sas like cod 4 and gas mask plz thx u :)
Posted on October 18, 2011 5:09AM by chinweiren
plz make cod 4 sas edsir98 plz
Posted on October 19, 2011 2:11AM by chinweiren
@chinweiren i will maby try :) And @raptorwon first you need
spark iv to inport it then you need a Simple native trainer to spawn it and wear it :D
spark iv to inport it then you need a Simple native trainer to spawn it and wear it :D
Posted on October 20, 2011 1:48PM by edsir98
yeah i know
Posted on October 22, 2011 3:00AM by chinweiren
thx edsir98 for help me make sas mod
Posted on October 22, 2011 3:06AM by chinweiren
how long edsir98 ???
Posted on October 23, 2011 9:47AM by chinweiren
i dont know realy becuz now i got much in school but when i can i will :)
Posted on October 23, 2011 10:32AM by edsir98
thx can give me your facebook??
Posted on October 23, 2011 10:52AM by chinweiren
zzz done?
Posted on October 31, 2011 4:04AM by chinweiren
my facebook is private but i will start make the mod next week :)
Posted on November 2, 2011 7:59PM by edsir98
now done?????? i waited to long ..........................
Posted on November 13, 2011 1:26AM by chinweiren
how do you get these on ps3 ???
Posted on December 11, 2011 8:25AM by baiterdee
you can't sry
Posted on December 17, 2011 3:01PM by edsir98
in-game screen please.
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text: Are you saying the pistol did not fire in DA 3 times, but most of the time it fired in SA? Did the hammer fall, but the pistol failed to fire while the safety/decocker was in the upright position? Were you getting primer strikes on those rounds that failed to fire? Did you break it down, clean and lube the pistol before taking it to the range? It's definately not a break in thing. I would call Beretta, or seek advice from a competent gunsmith.


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Why is there a Taser debate?
Original post made by Silver Bullet, Midtown, on Mar 29, 2007
Why is there a debate around equipping our police officers with Tasers? No doubt, a Taser cannot be classified as completely benign. Without a doubt, it isn't even comparable to a firearm in lethality. It seems that the risk of someone dying by being "Tasered" is quite small. I advance this theory - a Taser is probably not much more likely to kill someone than a police officer using their own body or a baton to restrain someone. In life, there are "eggshell" people that are just more easily injured or killed by things which might not permanently harm someone else. In fact - what is the statistical comparison between the likelyhood of anyone in the community being killed or injred in an accident with a police patrol car?
What do Taser opponents suggest a police officer do when confronting a potentially dangerous non-compliant person? A cop has the authority to stop someone who they believe (an articulable suspicion) might be dangerous. That is well established. It is necessary for us as citizens to defer to their judgement, otherwise, they may as well quit. Their judgement can be attacked after the fact, but on the street, they don't really have time to convene a panel of citizen judges to make a decision in regards to a person's potential danger to others. When they act, they have the authority to stop them, restrain them and search them. If they don't find anything, they can send them on their way.
So, if they do need to stop someone they feel is dangerous, and that person refuses - what should they do? Let them go? That sends a message to potential criminals they the police are nothing more than a doormat. How about shooting them? That places many more people in danger. If a policer officer has to use their own body or a baton, they are forced to get very close with someone who may be armed with a knife or gun, or could be very strong and quick. Not a very attractive option for the cop.
Please - as a citizen concerned about the safety of our community: give the cops the tools they need to do their jobs. If it looks like those tools are really being abused, then we'll talk.
a resident of College Terrace
on Mar 29, 2007 at 1:23 pm
Palo Alto police officers mostly do a fine job. In the aggregate, they have largely contributed to keepig our city the safe place that it is.
Our police officers are professionals; new technology has been put in place (cameras) that monitor police work to almost the Nth degree.
Recently, I've asked police officers here and in other cities what they think about Tasers. Universally, what I hear is that Tasers should be considered one more tool in an arsenal of tools that can save lives, but when used improperly, can create harm.
Universally, what I hear from police officers is that they would rather use a taser, rather than more violent means, to subdue someone who is resisting arrest, or is a danger to themselves of others.
There can be no denying that tasers have occasionally been abused by poiklce personnel in other places. This is also true of batons, various joint-locking techniques, tear gas, and service revolvers.
Should we keep weapons or technique away from the police, who are sworn to uphold the peace, just because some miniscule fraction of police personnel misuse them? I hope not.
a resident of Midtown
on Mar 29, 2007 at 1:35 pm
Mike for mayor.
a resident of Meadow Park
on Mar 29, 2007 at 4:41 pm
But almost as important, Tasers save money everyday. Dramatic reductions in injured officers, suspects. Lower workman's comp rates and fewer lawsuits.
Did I say TASERS SAVE LIVES EVERYDAY
a resident of Community Center
on Mar 29, 2007 at 9:12 pm
Sounds like you boys are tough on crime, like me. However, I never knew lethality was a word. That's neat. I was wonderin' if I could use it in my upcoming presidential campaign. You fellas are swell. America is safer with men like yourselves helping keep our cops up dated with the finest weaponry that technology can create. Without an adequately armed police force, how can we keep this nation safe. Keep up the fine work. Vote for Rudy!
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Mar 29, 2007 at 10:08 pm
Tasers are another weapon that the police can use and then say they didn't know or intend to kill the person. If they had them when the elderly black person was dragged from his car they could have easily killed him and then said we had no intention of killing him. He was just setting in his car doing nothing illegal. How many elderly people ,over 75, has this been tested on? How many parents or grandparents of police officers have volinteered to be tasered maybe 5 or 10 times to see what effect it had on them. Everyone who supportsd tasers should be the first to volinteer to be "tasered"
a resident of Downtown North
on Mar 29, 2007 at 11:11 pm
Hey Dick, are you for real?? THat is why policies are set into place. Do you see doctors giving infants drug doses for adults? of course not! There are guidelines set by the company and if the police go outside the guidelines and their department policy, then they should be held liable.
All those that oppose Tasers...are you worried that it will be used against YOU?? Do YOU plan on being anything less of a law-abiding citizen? Unless you are threatening the police with physical harm, why do you care?? I rather see a cop be safe and go home at night, than a criminal get away and maybe kill the next person they run into....
a resident of Downtown North
on Mar 30, 2007 at 8:35 pm
Eduardo, DICK IS FOR REAL!! You failed to notice that he wasn't simply concerned about his own safety, as you suggest people who oppose tasers must be. He stated specifically that they could be used to harm and excessively punish/kill another human being, perhaps like yourself, heaven forbid. I guess you forgot about the fact that some people in this community are concerned that about some unecessary roughness a la taser style- get it?
We are not just thinking about our self. Perhaps it a strange concept to you. But a little less machismo, and a little more compassion can go a long way. See you on the high plains...and I won't be packin' no taser.
a resident of Midtown
on Mar 30, 2007 at 8:52 pm
This should have nothing to do with machismo. If the police are out tasering when they could be talking, then they are abusing the tool. If the Taser is treated as a tool of almost last resort, then why not let them have that tool for that situation. Compassion is awesome - I firmly believe in it. Unfortunately, compassion won't stop certain agressive people from harming themselves or others.
There have been situations where police officers have abused their positions. However, I think its a serious mistake to assume those situations represent the norm in police tactics.
a resident of Community Center
on Mar 31, 2007 at 8:43 am
Silver Boy,
Let me take a wild guess. Your are a white male?
I rest my case.
a resident of Barron Park
on Mar 31, 2007 at 8:44 am
How many parents or grandparents have volunteered to be shot by a handgun?, but we let the cops carry a handgun! The Taser is an awesome tool if used in the way set out by department policy. Order the Tasers, provide the training to the officers and make the town safer!! Also keep researching better ways to make the town safe. Keep up the fine work PAPD!!!
a resident of Community Center
on Mar 31, 2007 at 8:57 am
Freddy, you make some fine points. I hope you will consider voting for me in '08. I am tough on crime, like you. I think awesome is a really neat word, and it really brings your brief statements together. Would you consider writing campaign speeches for me? I think that men like you and me, when combined, can really make a difference when it comes to fighting crime.
a resident of College Terrace
on Mar 31, 2007 at 10:09 am
Prediction: PAPD will have tasers within the next few months; in spite of all the dire predictions, everything will be fine.
a resident of Downtown North
on Mar 31, 2007 at 12:35 pm
Why dont we take away their guns, batons, pepper spray, oh and wait...let take away their cars too, since ANY of the above can be abused....
In the near future it will be a liability NOT to have the tasers....."Sorry ma'am, we had to shoot your son, because we didn't have tasers. If only he commited his crime in Los Altos or Mountain View, he would still be alive."
But then again a dead crook isn't a bad thing..forget the tasers, your right.
a resident of Community Center
on Mar 31, 2007 at 3:01 pm
Eduardo, you do make a good point. The fatality rate of guns is obviously much greater than tasers, and if are officers are going to use force, they might as well be able to use something that is less fatal. And, since were not going to take thier guns away, we might as well give them the option of using this weapon as well. More power to you. Billy.
a resident of Crescent Park
on Mar 31, 2007 at 4:13 pm
I agree with Mike. Palo Alto will get tasers. Lets see- A gun shot at me or a taser- tough choice! Or how about just doing what the police tell you to do.
a resident of Midtown
on Apr 1, 2007 at 5:49 am
This argument is just another example ot the type of argument libs have the most trouble with. Sometimes, ALL the choices are bad, and the best you can do is try to pick the least bad.
a resident of Crescent Park
on Apr 1, 2007 at 9:58 pm
Police officers need tasers to do their job. Would a carpenter prefer a hammer and chisel or a pneumatic demolition tool to demolish a concrete wall? Simple choices that are meant for rare circumstances. By the way, address "cops" as police officers unless you are a "cop"...Show a little respect...
a resident of Midtown
on Apr 2, 2007 at 8:41 am
I show my respect for cops by supporting them. To suggest the term cop is disrespectful is in itself disrespectful.
a resident of Community Center
on Apr 2, 2007 at 11:32 am
Show a little respect?
He could have called them much worse. Respect is shown to those who deserve it, not simply anybody who has a stinkin' badge.
If you want respect, earn it! The days of giving people the benefit of doubt are gone, my dear.
Have a lovely day.
a resident of Midtown
on Apr 2, 2007 at 1:01 pm
Just pay the ticket, Phil.
a resident of Community Center
on Apr 2, 2007 at 9:59 pm
Hey Wally, is that you.
I was thinkin' the fuzz oughta give you a few of these guns-
You sound like the vigilante type.
a resident of Midtown
on Apr 3, 2007 at 7:30 am
I do believe, contrary to the Western movie assertion that "You can't take the law into your own hands," that we dare not allow the law out of our hands. Police operate with authority granted them by the people in the interest of the people. When either the police or the people forget that, chaos follows. To the extent possible I am willing to delegate law enforcement, but not to the extent of a disarmed public where you dial 911 and die. I like for my deputies to have an alternative to blowing a miscreant away.
a resident of Community Center
on Apr 3, 2007 at 9:18 am
Well said, Mr. Wallis.
a resident of Midtown
on Apr 3, 2007 at 6:40 pm
It generally is.
a resident of College Terrace
on Apr 5, 2007 at 11:25 am
Most big cities have lost $millions to Taser lawsuits:
"old man get up now or I'll taze you"
"give me your papers or you will be tazed"
"lie face down on the hot asphalt or I will taze you"
a resident of Midtown
on Apr 5, 2007 at 12:55 pm
I am from out of town, not Midtown, so I don't have a vote. But, just to add some fine points to the above discussion...
Tasers fall midway on the continuum of force somewhere less than guns (they are not an alternative to guns and wouldn't be used in apprehending someone armed with a gun) but greater than pepper spray, batton, mace, or bean-bags. A Taser allows stand-off distances of 15-20 feet maximum or may be used in-close with a contact stun that, in either case, reduces the probability of harm to police or resister compared with the other less-than-lethal tools mentioned.
The alledged lethality of Tasers (the risk of serious harm or death from the application of a Taser) has been overstated by activist groups and in the press. Readers should examine closely the basis for and the numbers behind those allegations before blindly accepting them as fact.
The perported ease of abuse is contradicted by the internal recording of the sequence of shocks delivered and more so if the Taser is equipped with the optional integral camera. If abuse occurs, there is ample evidence of its having happenened and the record of the action can be evaluated against standing policy and procedures - a strong deterrent to abuse that does not exist with the other less-than-lethal weapons mentioned and better than simply counting shots fired from a gun.
a resident of Community Center
on Apr 5, 2007 at 1:25 pm
I get so tired of bruthas playing the race card. Race has nothing to do with cops protecting me. I want cops to have whatever is necesry to make my hood safe.
a resident of Community Center
on Apr 5, 2007 at 5:12 pm
G. Stewart...out of nowhere you ride....you make some good points....
can you add any specifics....facts relating to these lawsuits....it would be
interesting to know.....abuse does happen.....and these certainly will be
used in abusive ways by our officers, even if the chief of police is as sweet
as ours.....thanks for the message......now stop writing....or I'll tase you!
a resident of Greenmeadow
on Apr 14, 2007 at 7:42 pm
I'm impressed with the tone and reasonablemess of most of the comments. On so many blog sites, there is ranting, bias, unsubstantiated statements, opinions, wishful thinking and complete ignoring of facts. Thank you one and all.
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Apr 15, 2007 at 9:41 am
I think everyone would agree that using tasers instead of guns is a good thing. I also think that most (all?) would agree that using tasers instead of hands or billy clubs is not a good thing. So the question that faces us is how to make sure tasers are used in the first way, and not in the second one.
Why not track the Palo Alto taser use in addition to tracking gun use versus crime? An annual review of use should be published. If the total sum of gun and taser use does not exceed the historical statistics of police gun use versus crimes (with some reasonably small additional buffer of 15%-25%?), then clearly tasers are replacing guns, and that shows proper use. If the combined usage is much higher than the historical gun use, clearly tasers are replacing much more than gun use, and that is not good. In such case corrective steps should be guaranteed to be taken by the police and the city.
Any issue with that?
a resident of Downtown North
on May 24, 2007 at 5:02 pm
anon..are you kidding??? Using a taser instead of a gun??? If deadly force is presented by the bad guy, why should the police risk using a taser? A person with a knife at 21 feet can CUT you in about 2 seconds. Thats not even enough time for an officer to draw his gun and shoot 2 rounds!! And that is still not a sure thing that he/she will not get cut or the taser prongs will hit their target.
The taser is designed as a non-lethal tool. Would you risk getting in the head with a baton or getting zapped for 5 seconds? Zap me anytime!! So asking the police to use it in a lethal situation is absolutely ridiculous! I rather the police not carry them, then to put their lives at risk. They face enough risk everytime they put on that uniform.
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Sung Il Hwang, South Korea
Megan Kelley, Rockford
Mary Kelso, Dafter
Kelsey Masserant, Novi
Sheri McCormack, Holland
Hannah McCoy, Massillon, Ohio
Danielle Mila, Livonia
Gerardo Ochoa, Clawson
Kevin Olson, Lake in the Hills, Ill.
Miranda Orlando, Geneva, Ill.
Caitlin Ploch, Redford
Colleen Quick, Springfield, Ill.
Emily Raetz, Traverse City
Bennett Riddering, Belmont
Stephanie Rogers, Fremont
Sara Sanchez, Honduras
Alexis Sears, Commerce Township
Rachel Slotman, Hudsonville
Emily Smith, Jackson, Wy.
Mallory Smith, Grand Haven
Craig Toren, Lynwood, Ill.
Elizabeth Unterbrink, Gig Harbor, Wa.
Emma Zagar, Stow, Ohio