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Blue Diamond almonds were becoming more accessible for consumers in safe and convenient packaging. People did not need to purchase huge burlap sacks that contained shelled almonds. By 1927, references to the California Almond Growers Exchange were dropped and the Blue Diamond Almond Brand label became the only name on packages and products. By this time the Exchange was making connections with other food companies such as the Swiss Chocolate Company who started putting out Nestle Chocolate bars using Blue Diamond Brand almonds. One-pound tins of sundae toppings were among the new products in 1929, which included Flaked, Ground Roasted, Sliced Natural, Sliced Blanched and Bakers Topping.
Early 1940s
Late 1940s-1950s
The famous Smokehouse Cocktail Almonds debuted in upscale stores such as B. Altman's and Wanamaker's in New York City. The copy-righted name "Smokehouse Cocktail Almonds" belonged to a distributor, the Grace A. Rush Company of Cincinnati, Ohio, but was used on the "smoked" almond developed by the Exchange for the gourmet trade. Another star on the rise that helped boost consumer demand specifically targeting housewives was the new five-ounce vacuum-packed tin with adhesive pads attached to shelves. This coaxed shoppers to include the brand on shopping lists across America!
The Exchange's gift pack business included roasted-salted and Smokehouse almonds which grew by 40 percent each year after the line was introduced for several years, a good indication of success to come. Despite the rapid growth in tonnage handled by the Exchange, the production staff's technical expertise kept processing costs low and product quality high.
Blue Diamond Growers ranked as a Fortune 500 company, generated revenue of nearly 500 million dollars, topped number 57 on the top 100 food companies list and sold over 2,000 different products in more than 90 countries. Blue Diamond had emerged into a progressive company that accepted continuous change as a requirement for success. A decision was made by the nine board members (all of them almond growers) to conduct business solely as Blue Diamond Growers. They dropped any reference to the California Almond Growers Exchange to symbolize the success of their brand in nationally and internationally! It was now competing with the largest food companies in the world.
In the late 1990s, as the company's innovations and research increased, Blue Diamond experts persisted in their clever marketing efforts to create new products to satisfy both consumer demand and tastes. At the same time, the cooperative continued to increase productivity and "do more with less" to increase the cooperative growers' return on investment.
Early 2000s
In this new, technological and fast-moving era, Blue Diamond Growers was offering a wide variety of flavors in dozens of different packaging configurations processed in state of the art facilities and sold in over 50,000 retail locations worldwide! By segmenting almond products and their benefits to targeted consumer groups, the company tailored a variety of media and promotional sponsorships to position them with the right message. The goal was to make Blue Diamond the snack brand of choice!
For example, the new BOLD line of distinctively flavored snack almonds introduced in 2007 would conquer the active, health-conscious male consumer. In 2008, women would reach for the new Whole Natural and Oven Roasted almonds designed for calorie-conscious, on-the-go busy moms or professionals who may also have a career.
During the same time period, a complete line of nut-based, gluten-free Blue Diamond Nut Thins was also developed for the health-conscious natural foods segment of the business. In mid-2009, yet another line of new Blue Diamond Almond Butters was introduced to retail stores throughout America. Today, Blue Diamond's natural foods products are the fastest growing segment of its branded business.


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This Saturday will be the Middlesex County Beekeeper's Association first outdoor meeting and hive opening.
1-3pm at the Minuteman Airfield in Stow, MA (directions: http://www.nancysairfieldcafe.com/directions.pdf ).
Park in the main parking lot. The hives are along the entrance driveway on the left.
Don't forget to bring:
1. A folding chair
2. your Veil, Jacket, or Suit
We hope to see you there!
Tony P.

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text: I have a 2010 Silverado and was told by the dealership that my truck comes with the ability to have remote start even though I didn't buy it with remote start from the dealership. They said all I needed to do was buy the Key Fob and then have the dealership program it to the truck. Well I decided instead of paying 160+ for the Fob from Chevy I bought the exact same fob from eBay. I programmed the fob to the truck and it works fine besides the remote start. When I hit the remote start button after hitting the lock button the turn signal lights flash but thats it. I then took it to the dealership to have them program it. They then said I need some code for them to be able to use the programmer to program it to my truck. I did not get a code when I bought the fob on eBay. Am I out of luck? Thanks for reading.


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Saw this on Slickdeals.com this morning. Dang good price.
(BTW - PSA is Palmetto State Armory, not Public Service Announcement.)
Stripped AR lower $49.95.
Please read the details below too:
Choose between traditional safe and fire markings or universal bullet pictograms.
Due to Federal law, if you order an AR15 lower and AR15 parts, we will have to add an additional 11% Federal Excise Tax to the purchase price of the AR15 lower and AR15 parts. This amount will not be reflected in your shopping cart or on your invoice, but will be added when your order is processed.
California Buyers - stripped lowers are sent to California as "Long Guns" only.
PLEASE NOTE: We are not accepting phone orders on this item.


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Straight from Sweden, our clogs are a treat for your feet. Each pair is handcrafted with authentic Scandinavian construction, and a handy heel strap flips up or down as needed.
• Leather uppers
• Contoured alderwood base
• Heel straps flip up or down as needed
• PVC treads
• Sweden
For a fit that includes room to grow, order the European size your child measures on the shoe ruler. In between sizes, please size up.
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Merkley introduces consumer protection bills
Legislation's focus: online payday loans, medical debt
WASHINGTON - Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., on Tuesday introduced the Stopping Abuse and Fraud in Electronic (SAFE) Lending Act, the second bill introduction in a week-long effort to highlight the need to protect consumers.
The SAFE Lending Act would crack down on the worst practices of the online payday lending industry and give states more power to protect consumers from predatory loans.
"We threw the payday lenders, who prey on families when they're at their most vulnerable, out of Oregon back in 2007," said Merkley. "Technology has taken a lot of these scams online, and it's time to crack down. Families deserve a fair shake when they're looking to borrow money, not predatory loans that trap them in a vortex of debt."
The senator said many of these short-term payday loans involve exploding interest rates, eventually accruing interest of 500 percent or higher.
Over 20 states have passed legislation to stop abusive lending, but these efforts have been challenged by the growing online presence of payday lenders.
The SAFE Lending Act has four main provisions:
Ensures That Consumers have Control of their own Bank Accounts
- Ensures that a third party doesn't gain control of a consumer's account through remotely created checks (RCCs), which are checks from a consumer's bank account created by third parties. To prevent unauthorized RCCs, consumers will be able to preauthorize exactly who can create an RCC on his/her behalf (such as when traveling).
- Allows consumers to cancel a debit (just like they can cancel a check) in connection with a small-dollar (payday) loan. This would prevent an Internet payday lender from stripping a checking account without a consumer being able to stop it.
Closes Loopholes and Creates a Level Playing Field In State Usury Law Enforcement
- Requires all lenders, including banks, to abide by state rules for the small-dollar, payday-like loans they may offer customers in a state. Only states, not the federal government, have laws to prevent 400% APR loans.
Bans Lead Generators and Anonymous Payday Lending
- Some websites describe themselves as payday lenders but are actually "lead generators" that collect applications and auction them to payday lenders and others. This practice is rife with abuse and has even led to fraudulent debt collection.
- The SAFE Lending Act bans lead generators and anonymously registered websites in payday lending.
Stops Offshore and Other Illegal Online Payday Lending in Violation of State Law
- Gives the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau authority on its own behalf and upon petition by state Attorneys General or other local regulators to shut down payment processing for lenders that are violating State and other consumer lending laws through the Internet.
- Carefully constructed not to negatively impact the Internet.
The legislation is endorsed by Americans for Financial Reform, Center for Responsible Lending, and the Consumer Federation of America.
As speaker of the Oregon House in 2007, Merkley led the effort to protect consumers against abuses by the payday lending industry by imposing an interest rate cap of 36% on all consumer finance loans and limiting rollovers of short-term loans.
Merkley, a leader on consumer financial protection in the Senate, introduced legislation yesterday to keep consumers' credit from being harmed by paid-off medical debt. These bills are part of a series of legislation he is introducing to ensure that Oregonians are treated fairly and are not victims of scams in the financial marketplace.
On Monday, Merkley introduced legislation to prohibit companies from using paid off or settled medical debt in assessing consumer credit scores. The Medical Debt Responsibility Act could help as many as 75 million Americans.
"Oregonians shouldn't have to pay more on their mortgage or their credit card simply because they had the bad luck to need medical care," said Merkley. "Unforeseen accident or illness can happen to any one of us. We can't change that fact, but we can change the law so that responsible working families aren't hit with unfair credit reports for years after medical debt has been paid off."
Currently, medical debt collections can significantly damage a consumer's credit score for years, even after the debt has been settled or paid off. As a result, consumers can be denied credit or pay higher interest rates when buying a home, obtaining a credit card, or applying for a small business loan.
Medical bills differ in a number of ways from other bills. The bills are often submitted first to insurance, and it can take considerable time to determine the accurate amount actually owed by the consumer.
Consumers must navigate a complex and confusing billing system and wait for decisions from one or more insurance companies to find out how much they owe.
For this reason, consumers often do not learn that they are delinquent on a medical bill until they hear from a collection agency, by which time their credit score has already suffered.
In addition, medical debt is atypical because consumers have little choice over whether to incur medical expenses or how much debt they accrue. Due to this unique nature of medical debt, its predictive value on credit reports is low.
Merkley's bill fixes this problem by prohibiting consumer credit agencies from using paid off or settled medical debt collections in assessing a consumer's credit worthiness. In addition, the bill will require the creditor or credit rating agency to expunge the medical debt from the consumer's record within 45 days from the day it is paid off or settled.
The Medical Debt Responsibility Act was endorsed last Congress by the American Medical Association, Consumers Union, Mortgage Bankers of America, NAACP, and the National Home Builders Association. It was cosponsored by Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Tom Harkin (D-IA), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Robert Menendez (D-NJ) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT).
Each of the bills Merkley is introducing this week is aimed at ending financial tricks and traps or ensuring that people get treated fairly by financial institutions.
"Oregonians work hard enough to make ends meet and put a little money away," Merkley said, "and they shouldn't have to worry that they're getting ripped off in their financial transactions."


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Poodle skirts, slick hair, and the birth of rock and roll aren't the
only things for which '50s culture is known. The decade
is also marked by one of the most successful allegories in
theatre — Arthur Miller's The Crucible.
In 1952, Miller wrote the play, which dramatized the 17th Century
Salem witch trials, in response to McCarthyism, when the US government
went on its own witch hunt — for communists. A raving success,
the play was later adapted into an opera by composer Robert Ward in
To this day both the play and the opera remain highly recognized
and revered.
Presenting one of the most successful adaptations of theatre, Piedmont
Opera brings home Robert Ward's The Crucible in collaboration with the
AJ Fletcher Opera Institute of the UNC School of the Arts. Ward was the
Chancellor of the School of the Arts from 1967-1975.
But this story does not begin with Piedmont Opera's production. This
story begins long ago, when Ward, now 94, fi rst saw Miller's play back
in 1952.
Ward saw the second-ever performance of the play in New York and
said he was "bowled over by the power of the play and its characters.
"I immediately thought about 'How do I get to Miller directly?'" Ward
said. "Not only, at that time, was he already a pretty famous playwright,
but that's also when he was involved with Marilyn Monroe and that was
getting a lot of publicity." Ward had to fi rst get Miller's permission to
compose the opera before he could go through with it.
Fortunately, Ward's brother was good friends with Miller's producer
in New York, so Ward took advantage of the connection. At the time, the
New York City Opera was still performing Ward's fi rst opera He Who
Gets Slapped (1956).
The producer told Ward to hold three tickets to the
last performance of his opera for himself, Miller and Marilyn Monroe.
"When word got around that Miller and Marilyn Monroe were going
to be there, I think we sold some extra tickets that night," Ward laughed.
"But he came and my brother's friend, the producer, came, but Marilyn
never got there."
Ward said they met after the performance and Miller was very interested
in creating an opera for The Crucible.
"I learned later that Miller
thought at fi rst that [The Crucible] would make a better opera than a play.
He even began to hear music from the fi rst scene," Ward said.
After gaining Miller's permission and a commission from the New
York City Opera, Ward teamed with librettist Bernard Stambler, who
began the process by cutting down the text and length of the play.
"These days, people would rather not have an opera four hours long,"
Ward said.
"I think the movies have something to do with this. They've
conditioned people to a two-hour work."
Ward adds that a libretto is only about a third as many syllables as a
play because it needs room for the melodies.
Ward said they were under so much pressure to fi nish the opera in
time that the cast had to learn it scene by scene as it was written. Ward
fi nished the last pages of score only 11 days before the curtain went up.
"I was so busy writing it that I didn't get to really view it, but then
when I fi rst heard it in the singers' voices and saw the staging of it and so
forth, I had a feeling that it was going to be a great success."
"At the end of the opera there was a very quiet pause for just a moment
— long enough that the audience heard a woman break out in a
great sob," Ward said about the fi rst performance. "And then the audience
reacted and they all got on their feet."
Ward said he felt silly standing for his own opera, so he remained
seated with his wife.
"During the applause, an older woman who was sitting next to me
looked down at me and she said, 'Young man, don't you realize what
you've just heard?' I smiled and introduced myself."
It was The Crucible that earned Ward the 1962 Pulitzer Prize for Music,
and from then on his name was high in the world of opera.
To learn more about the play or opera, or to meet Ward himself, see
Piedmont Opera's list of community events in Playbill.
wanna go?
Piedmont Opera performs Robert Ward's The Crucible March 16, 18 and 20 at the Stevens Center, 405 W. 4th St., Winston-Salem. Tickets are $15-$80. For tickets or more information call 336.725.7101 ext. 100 or visit www.piedmontopera.org.


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Teacher at Otero Elementary School in El Paso County arrested
EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. - Authorities said that a local teacher at a school near Fort Carson sexually assaulted a female student on several occasions.
Carmen Centennial, 39, is accused of having sexual contact with a 15-year-old girl between December 2012 and March 2013. Centennial teaches at Otero Elementary School in Harrison District 2.
Colorado Springs police notified The El Paso County Sheriff's Office of the alleged sex assault on Monday and immediately began investigating. By Monday evening, Centennial was taken into custody.
Centennial faces felony charges of sexual assault on a child by one in a position of trust, sexual assault on a child - pattern of abuse, and a misdemeanor charge of sexual assault.
There is no information at this time that suggests there have been additional victims, said Lt. Jeff Kramer of the Sheriff's Office. Kramer said the victim is not a student in District 2, and the alleged assaults did not happen on school property.
A KRDO NewsChannel 13 crew went to Centennial's home on Pinyon Jay Drive near Falcon. A woman who said she was Centennial's wife came to the door, saying she hadn't spoken with her husband and didn't know what was going on. She declined further comment.
Kevin Wyre, a next-door neighbor, said Centennial has two children and moved into the neighborhood a few years ago. Wrye said he and Centennial exchanged greetings occasionally but didn't know each other well.
"Certainly, a schoolteacher -- hope it isn't true -- but schoolteachers should not be allowed to do the kind of things that he's been alleged to do, that's for sure," said Wyre. "He seemed like a good guy. He hasn't been found guilty of anything yet."
Centennial is in jail with his bond set at $10,000. If convicted of the felony charges, he could serve between 8 and 32 years in prison.


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Actually....as a whole, this country is not very progressive enough to have people really considered liberal vs. conservative........the entire population is rather conservative, because people just don't accept change very well lol.
Actually....as a whole, this country is not very progressive enough to have people really considered liberal vs. conservative........the entire population is rather conservative, because people just don't accept change very well lol.
Oderint Dum Metuant
It's too bad, I'm too good....
New Topic:
Is Dezz EVER going to go to a game with us?
Oderint Dum Metuant
It's too bad, I'm too good....
I'm voting for Romney to "limit" the damage.
For example...if our country is at a 5 right now on a scale of 1-10 I thing 4 more years of Obama might push us down to a 3, Romney might hold still at a 5, Ron Paul maybe could have pushed it up to a 6 or 7...
I'd rather stay at 5 then go to 3....I don't have another option Pizz.
Both parties have benefitted from the FED and the House bill to audit the FED was passed on a bipartisan basis. It is, unfortunately languishing in the Senate as Harry Reid will not bring it to the floor for discussion. Schumer was pressuring Bernanke to do the QE3 obviously due to the temporary "sugar rush" impact it would have on consumer spending (confidence). This was then spun by the media as improvement in the economy. Like the first two QEs, the crash from this will come later and consumer confidence is not the only relevant metric to consider. GDP was actually downgraded from the last report as was the US credit downgraded for a second time, the latter due to the FED's issuing of QE3.
My husband recently lost his job, but he is not one of those counted in the unemployment numbers reported by the WH. So while things may be improving for some, there are still many others who are struggling.
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This is also the direction we are headed. It has been argued by many economists that we will never reach $20 trillion in national debt. Not because we will show some fiscal responsibility, but because no one will lend us any more money at that point. When that happens, we will be forced, without choice to cut SS and Medicare to the bone. Millions upon millions will be hurt by that. What the GOP wants to do in their clumsy way, is make the reforms now that will prevent that kind of national crisis from happening.
They may be almost as sleazy as Dems, but in this case, they are right. And thats the difference.
My fear is that since Obama is "cool", and sings Al Green songs in tune and gives a good (if not empty) speech, he will get re-elected and the fiscal cliff is right down the road.
I don't care if I like whoever is president, I care about the future of this country.
"Typical Morehead!"..................and he didn't even mean that as a compliment..


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Fla. woman dies after spending 42 years in a coma
Published: Friday, November 23, 2012 at 7:23 p.m.
Last Modified: Friday, November 23, 2012 at 7:23 p.m.
MIAMI — A Miami woman who spent 42 years in a coma has died.
The Miami Herald (http://hrld.us/TTC9v4 ) reports Ewarda O'Bara was a high school student in 1970 when she fell ill, threw up her medicine and slipped into a diabetic coma. She passed away Wednesday at age 59.
The Herald reports that before the teen lost consciousness, she asked her mother, Kay O'Bara, to never leave her side. She kept her promise, taking care of her daughter until she died five years ago. That's when Colleen O'Bara stepped in and continued taking care of her sister in the Miami Gardens home.
Kay O'Bara was a devout Catholic who said she felt the presence of the Virgin Mary in her daughter's room. That led Dr. Wayne Dyer to write a book.
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Here it is folks: That time of the decade when another great Mario game is released! And to celebrate this amazing accomplishment, we have his lovely brother, Luigo- ( Sun: Luigi ) Luigi here, to help review this game! Aren't you excited? So, Luigio- ( Sun: Luigi godd#mnit) I mean Luigi, how are you today? Luigi: I'm doin a' good! Dance_Dude: Well that's just fantastic huh? :D So, we're here to talk about the Wii's newest game, Super Mario Galaxy, a fantastic game, don't you think Luigi? Luigi: It's iight. I mean, c'mon it's not the next ocarina of time or nothin.Dance_Dude: Well, I disagree. In my humble opinion, this is one of the games to be released in the past few years.Luigi: I don't a' believe it, this game has a nothin' on the god's of wars, and halo's, shut up before you get a fireball in the mouth! Dance_Dude: :O Well don't get mad at me because MARIO is getting all the spotlight. For the 8th time.........Luigi's mansion? lol Mario bought it! Luigi: I'll a' b!tch slap ya mama mia!(Sun: Luigi, I know you aint trying to bag on people's mama's. There's a reason you came out green...........) CRACKLE!! Dance_Dude: Sun, you can't talk about nobody, with yo' ho a$$ being in the galaxy as it is- Mario was ALL OVA you in this game!!!SIZZLE!!! Luigi: Ya mama mia's like a' goomba, everyone hops on her!BUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUURRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRNN!!Dance_Dude: :O ( Sun: :Q ) Dance_Dude: Oh it's time to brawl mothaf#cka!) -Mario pulls a drive-by riding yoshi on dubs with his water canon. Mario: Take this, you son's of a' b!tche's!DUE TO TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES, THIS REVIEW HAS BEEN DELAYED A FEW SECONDS. WAIT FOR IT. A LITTLE BIT MORE. NOW.
That was an action packed paragraph huh? You want some more? Well, you better read it again, because I aint bout to get my a$$ wouped once more! :( Them shells hurt!! lol Good thing Super Mario Galaxy is there to save the day. Simply put, this is the most fun I've had with a game in a LOOOOOOONNNNNGGGGG time. Everything about it is just, I don't know how to explain it, just so damn LUVABLE. Not with an O, but a U. As in, U will love this game. I don't know how else to say it. It's like Nintendo took everything you loved about mario, and multiplied by 10. And then subtracted all the bullsh#t that was left. One hell of an equation huh? From your first footsteps on Mushroom Kingdom ( Again ) to the final battle with Bowser ( Again ), everything is just so damn perfect. I RARELY say that word, and yet I'm using it to describe EVERYTHING in this game. Well, wait a minute, EVERYTHING's not perfect..........but I'll get to that in a minute. Awww, to hell with it.
We need a new story. Plan and simple. Peach gets kidnapped. She screams. Bowsers takes her to his castle. ( Or galaxy....) He laughs. Mario Jumps. He says, "Woohoo!"This is really the only things you need to know about the story. OH!! And the plot twist that happens half way OH MY! ( Sun: And what's that? ) Me: Oh, what a great question Sun! Well, since it's a PLOT TWIST, it might be a good idea to keep it to myself. That way we won't anger others, and you'll get further enjoyment out of this game! ( Sun: Oh I'm sorry dance_dude, I couldn't hear you walago! Maybe it was the unclear point, I don't know. Maybe it was the bullsh*t.) -_- Very funny Sun. Kind of like this game's story, haha. It's funny how we get the same story every game, hahehe. You're killing us, Nintendo, hahaha. No really, you're killing us, come up with a new story please? I know some of you are going to be like: "Well, the story helps keep the game nostalgic while still being fresh to play!" Well, that might be true, but really, Nintendo can throw a curveball in the storyline SOMEWHERE in the mario saga. Maybe Peach can kidnap bowser, and then Mario will have to.........I'll shut up now.
But whatever Nintendo changes ( or doesn't ) with the stroryline, they better not change the brilliant platforming elements this game contains. I've never played a platform game that has you runing parallel, then upside down, then FLYING, then around and then inside all on the flip of a dime. Sure, we're used to having topnotch platforming with Mario games, but I don't think they've ever been this unique and different and complex,(run-on!) or this fun, for that matter. I mean, c'mon, the first galaxy is called 'Good Egg' Galaxy! If it was me who was designing this game, we would have still been on Mushroom Kingdom! (lol) And the power-ups- they're as cool as they ever were, and yet again, your almost DEPENDENT on these to progress. But, as messy as that last sentence is, the game never once forced me, or made me feel like I HAD to have that power to make it. It's sort of like saying you can do it other ways, but THIS way is more fun. Oh, and Fireball mario is, and will always be, the best power there is. Just putting it out there.....this really is the most well-rounded gameplay I've ever seen from Nintendo.
But however good the actual gameplay is, the graphics look even........well, they look good. And not just 'Wii' good either. I'm talking about 360 good! Everything is smoothed out to where there isn't an actual 'edge' to be seen, and everything blows and dies all 'fluffy' like. I know these are lame words describing how this game looks, but c'mon, how else would you describe it? "This game looks space like!" No no no no no no, you describe it like this: "Everything is smoothed out to where there isn't an actual 'edge' to be seen, and everything blows and dies all 'fluffy' like" See? *BOP* OUCH!! Who threw that shell? Chik-chik.
And you know, out of all the things I noticed, I never once thought of the two objects in my hands while I was playing. Whether I was moving mario, or the Nunchuck, it all felt second nature. Too bad I noticed the camara though. Not badly though, mind you! :D The more I looked for the camara to screw up like it did in sunshine, the more I was dissapointed. I really wanted to find a flaw in this game! ( That was an adventure in itself )
Maybe I'll find one in the sound department! Dun-Dun-Duuuuuuunnn. But then I heard that old Mario Melody that played on the tetris looking galaxy, so I had to throw this assumption out the window. :( To be frank, listening to how many remixed throwbacks this game had was almost as fun as the game itself. I guess I could say this game had no bass WHATSOEVA, but...........can I dock this game a point for that?..............Hmmmmmmmm.
You know you have a winner on your hands when your TRYING to find something wrong with a game. ( Sun: It's not that difficult with your mom :O) What is up with you today? Did wario sit on you? Ok, let me skip to another paragraph so I can get away from Sunny D right here.
So yeah, (Sun: Boo!)
Anyway ( Sun: aboogaboogaboo!) BOOOOM
......................Hello? Sun are you here? Oh yea, my fault, I accidently pulled the trigger in your direction, I'm sorry- can we still be friends after this? Oh, let me pull a peter griffin, remember the time you talked about my mom, and I shot you? haha, classic.
So yeah, this really is the game to beat for the year (Or years) in my book. But who knows? Maybe a game will come along that's insanely addictive, incredibly fluid, magnificantly revolutionary, and genre changing........yeah, I don't think that'll happen for a while either. Get the point? Good. Now get this game.


text: I've shot both Brown Bear and Silver Bear in my CZ-82...I haven't noticed much difference, other than Brown Bear being slightly cheaper. The CZ is not exactly picky as to what ammo you put through it, and I've heard Makarovs aren't either. You're probably fine with both. I would recommend ordering in bulk, as any single boxes you find will probably have a lot of markup.


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Exterior insulation and finish systems (EIFS) account for an estimated 30 percent of commercial exteriors nationwide and, despite setbacks due to early moisture problems, are still gaining popularity in the residential market. A durable, never-needs-painting exterior is very appealing to homeowners and the energy-saving benefit of foam insulation is also a big plus.
While some are content with the austere, modern look that comes standard with flat, monochromatic stucco covering the entire house, others, such as my recent clients' Realtor, think that trim is necessary around windows and doors to make a house sellable. The challenge I was faced with was applying trim to a textured surface around recessed windows whose stucco surfaces weren't always square and straight without damaging the waterproof exterior shell applied more than a decade before or requiring a color touch-up to the now-faded surface. Adding to the difficulty, my maintenance-wary client had chosen fiber-cement trimboards 5-1/2 inches wide and a full 1 inch thick. Not the lightest of materials to apply over the 2-inch-thick foam wall.
The Plan
It took some thought to determine how to complete the job with permanent, low-maintenance trim that shed water effectively and didn't compromise the watertight stucco behind it. But the solution I developed was both elegantly simple and nearly foolproof to install: Pre-build and pre-paint the face trim like giant picture frames to make sure they were square, flush-edged, and easy to hang with a minimum of fastener intrusion into the foam and with the least possibility of crushing the foam and cracking the stucco surface.
Since the window reveal was a minimal 1 inch, I decided to hang surface-mounted face frames only and simply paint the reveal the same color. This also kept the exterior window opening as large as possible. Chamfering the top edges of the two horizontal pieces and butting the frame pieces together in the right way meant there would be no easy route for water to enter the assembled trim. And with the frames completed on the ground, the primer and two topcoats were easy and quick to apply with a roller with no masking, touch-up, or tedious work on a ladder.
By measuring the width of each finished opening in several places against the stucco, I determined an average measurement. For the height, I went with the longest measurement so the bottom horizontal wouldn't be able to trap water behind it anywhere along its width. After cutting and labeling all of the pieces, I ripped a 5-degree bevel along the top edges of the horizontal members with a table saw. Make sure to shave off all factory ends as they are not suitable for accurate joints.
To build the frames square and stiff with butt joints, I used pocket screws and polyurethane adhesive. A test joint with your adhesive of choice would be wise as fiber-cement manufacturers usually won't recommend any adhesive for their products. I found better results when sanding off the primer surface and cleaning off the dust before applying any glue. For the 1-inch-thick trim I used, I had to find oddball 2-inch screws, but since then, they have become available from pocket-screw makers.
When building the frames, it was important to line up the face sides of the trim, and since a fiber-cement board can vary noticeably in thickness, I clamped the pieces down to a thick piece of plywood to provide a flat reference surface. I also made sure the plywood was square to make it easier to lay out the corner assembly by aligning the pieces along the edges of the plywood. After lining up two corner pieces and checking them for square, I clamped everything down, including the pocket-hole jig. Typical pocket-hole bits will not make a pilot hole deep enough to keep the fiber-cement board from splitting when the screw is driven in, so make sure to drill a little deeper with a second bit marked for the correct depth. I used a long bell hanger's bit fed right through the center of the jig's guide hole so I could make sure my angle stayed consistent.
The other option is to use a standard bit once the boards and jig are unclamped, but make sure to keep the correct angle so that tightening the screw doesn't lever the faces out of the same parallel plane. And since this product and your time are expensive, remember to make a test joint to determine the correct setback of the drilling jig, the proper collar clamp position on the pocket-hole bit, and the depth marking for the pilot bit. For the strongest joint in this soft material, leave enough thickness under the head of the screw in the pocket hole so it doesn't tear out when the screw compresses it. If you strip out a hole while tightening a screw, blow the dust out, squirt some CA (instant-cure) glue into the hole, and try the screw again in a few minutes. To prevent such stripping, start the screws with your cordless drill/driver at its lowest torque setting and finish them all by hand. Just snug up the joint and then let the glue dry before really handling the frames.
After assembly, priming, and painting, I drilled countersink holes deeper than the head of the screws so they could be filled flat after installation. I allowed about 18 inches between screws typically, but it was important to have one located dead center on the top for the installation technique.
After cleaning the backs of the frames and of the walls where the trim would touch, I was ready to hang them. It helps to have two people for this, one at the top center and one at a bottom corner. Take the frame up your ladder along with a pencil, level, hammer, and some 16d common nails. Find the center placement by feel and eye, averaging out any slight ins and outs of the stucco surface. Find the height by aligning the top edge of the bottom piece with the lowest point of the stucco sill for good drainage. Holding the piece steady, check it with the level.
From my experience, it will already be very close. Tweak the placement if necessary and remember to keep everything relatively centered right to left and at the correct height relative to the sill. When the position is correct, pound a nail into the top center hole. This will hold the frame while you double check the level. If your frame is very wide or made of smaller fiber-cement board, it may bow if hung in the center only. In this case, additional nails should be driven into each vertical piece or the frame should be supported by your helper during the alignment and marking process. Use the level on top to check for bowing in any case. Mark a bottom corner with the pencil along both sides and pound a nail gently into each hole. These nails only have to penetrate the stucco and foam. With each hole made and a corner marked, pull out the center nail and bring the frame back down.
Apply a bead of the EIFS manufacturer's–recommended caulk close to the inside and outside perimeters on the back of the frame and zigzag construction adhesive in between. With the smallest possible opening on another tube, inject the same caulk into the nail holes in the foam until totally full. Start your screws in the holes of the trim before you ascend the ladder again with the center top one protruding a couple of inches to help you line up the frame. I used 4-inch-long screws for the 2-inch foam, but thicker foam or trim will dictate the use of a longer screw. While snugging up the center screw, use the pencil marks at the corner to align the frame so the caulk and glue do not smear on the finished wall or break their perimeter seal.
The remaining screws should all find their holes easily and will extrude a little caulk near the head when driven tight, totally sealing the hole they are in. The tremendous amount of surface area of the caulk and adhesive should provide plenty of actual holding power so the screws are essentially acting as clamps until everything sets and need not be driven in very tight. This low pressure per surface area of a pre-built frame keeps the waterproof stucco shell intact and results in a flatter, squarer trim-out than you could get piecing it together on the wall.
A bead of approved trim-colored or paintable caulk around both the inside edges and the periphery and a quick fill over each screw head should be all that's needed to complete this long-lasting, low-maintenance trim.
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I have just acquired a cigarette vending machine to re-purpuse as a zine machine!!!!
has anyone seen a cigarette zine machine in person??
trying to figure out how to package the zines to fit, etc
rubberband them to size? paperclip them? put them in some cardboard??
also once i figure out the logistics, will be taking submissions!! more info coming!!
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I don't know about the technical questions, but I want to drop by to say I LOVE THE ZINE MACHINE! Please let me know how I can get mine in there. Good luck figuring out how to put it all together. :)
The IPRC in Portland is re-purposing a cigarette machine too.
How they are doing it is they are having people make a cigarette box out of folded paper and the zines will have to fit inside.
The ringed snack vending probably work for large standard 8.5 x 11 half fold zines.
I made a zine for the IPRC zine machine and used their specs. You can see images here: https://www.etsy.com/transaction/104989833?
My next zine will be a cigarette machine Zine.
I Love, Love, Love the Idea of Zine Vending machines.
If I ever come into a vending machine for like free or next to free, I will create one.
Zine-machine, a great idea
There is one at the IPRC but I get annoyed when I look at it because it spells zine as 'zines
Great idea! I'm shakin' it if I don't have any change. Sorry, old habits die hard!
The Canberra Zine Emporium in Canberra, Australia has just launched a zine vending machine. Maybe also get in touch with The Geelong Arts Alliance here in Victoria who were operating one about ten years ago. Luke/Sticky.


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Day two of Comic-Con in San Diego and we're still on the prowl to find Nerdland's best costumes. With Chloe Miranda by our side, we set forth again to unmask some of these caped crusaders, to get to the bottom of what brings them from their respective fortresses of solitude out into the bright glow of the Californian sun for four days in July.
Indeed, the lines are long, the crowds are cutthroat and there are goblins, ghouls and ghosts on every corner, yet something keeps these comic-lovers coming back year in and year out.
To find out what it is and to catch up on all the latest pop culture news coming out of Comic-Con 2012, check back with Playboy all this week to see our exclusive video coverage, including an interview with Gene Simmons, the sexiest women of Comic-Con, HBO and Playboy's True Blood party and much more. Check our gallery from day one.
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Curiosity drives discovery. But what, exactly, makes us curious?
Roald Hoffmann
The title phrase, said with just the right intonation, could be dismissive: a polite, thinly veiled way of saying "I am not really interested." But my concern here is with the sincere variant of the expression—particularly in science, when it is said to oneself, sotto voce. For this statement is how curiosity is stirred. And, as I will argue in a continuation of a small campaign to value the "unmathematicizable" in science (I've also written about the importance of metaphor and storytelling), psychological interest is a progenitor of scientific creation itself.
As a descriptor of an experiment or theory, interesting resides more or less comfortably between beautiful and strange. Aesthetic judgment, such as attribution of beauty, is generally avoided by scientists as they write—paradoxically so, I'd say, for they would like nonscientists to value not just the technological utility of their labors, but also the elegance. Is it reticence that leads one to avoid writing "this molecule is beautiful" in a scientific paper? No, I think it is a fear of the spiritual, as if calling a molecule beautiful in a paper would put one in the company of art critics. Or, God forbid, priests. And strange, when used to describe a scientific observation, can carry a hint that something might be amiss: a spectrum not quite correctly interpreted, a mistake of sign in a derivation. But interesting, when said without a veiled smirk, is very much a positive valuation. That is, as positive about other people's work as scientists often allow themselves to be in public.
The word's etymology is revealing. The noun came into English from French, which took it from Latin. There, it derived from the verbal phrase inter esse, meaning literally "it is in between." (So the Oxford English Dictionary says; there is some debate about this point.) That construction, inter esse, meant that something made a difference and thus it was important. The claim for value in diversity was explicit: To be different, to be in the middle, neither this nor that—all these things mattered. In the same spirit, I entitled a book about chemists and chemistry The Same and Not the Same. Diversity in the structure and function of molecules is exactly what gives chemistry its power and value.
But when interest first came into English, it was used only in the legal sense of having a right or title to something. Only at the end of the 18th century did the word begin to signify curiosity about a person or thing. Now, as then, to be in between is to be not understood in a world ruled by dichotomizing logics. To be in between is to transgress. For instance, the late anthropologist Mary Douglas described how the Lele people of central Africa avoided eating flying squirrels. According to their taxonomy, the creatures were "not unambiguously birds nor animals," Douglas wrote in her 1966 book Purity and Danger. It's a tense place, that middle. But maybe, just maybe, it's the place where understanding is waiting to be found.
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Gill Holland pulled off a stunning success in Louisville's East Market area. Now he wants to do it again, across town in Portland.
Denver's Urban Land Conservancy aims to put transit-oriented development to work for the greater good.
Matt Petersen is L.A.'s first chief sustainability officer, charged with drafting an ambitious plan for a city grappling with drought.
Millennials and older Americans agree on city accessibility, and the lobbying powerhouse of the AARP is emerging as a key advocate.
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The country's first institute of adaptation science will help Norfolk, Virginia, deal with its steadily rising waters.
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(July 30, 2009)--The UTSA College of Business M.B.A. program was ranked one of the top 25 programs in the nation for Hispanics by Poder Enterprise magazine.
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Most of the debris has been cleared and repairs have begun, but residents of a tornado-ravaged Auckland street have long gone.
Wallingford Way in Hobsonville was hit hard when a powerful twister ripped through West Auckland on December 6.
Three men were killed when a concrete slab came down at a construction site in the area and many houses suffered damage, in some cases irreparable.
Yesterday, the Insurance Council revealed the costs arising from damage in the Whenuapai and Hobsonville areas had reached $6.5 million.
Chief executive Tim Grafton said most of the damage, about $4.4 million, was to homes and contents. Commercial property damage accounted for a further $1.4 million.
"These costs may move up slightly when all claims are finally settled," he said. "The insurance damage caused by this tornado is comparable to the twister that wreaked havoc on the North Shore in May 2011 which cost over $6 million."
When the Herald visited Wallingford Way after the tornado struck, residents - mostly staff living in Defence Force housing - were picking up the pieces and packing up.
Yesterday, those residents were gone, their homes abandoned and the street resembling a ghost town. Emergency tape still in place to keep people out of unstable houses flapped noisily in the breeze - the only sound on the street.
Water and power have been cut to most houses in the street, hundreds of windows remain boarded over and roofs are covered with tarpaulins or tied down with ropes. Lawns are overgrown and weeds rampant.
Most houses have been emptied of furniture, but several still look lived-in despite the emergency tape marked "danger" across the front doors.
Garages remain without roofs, and fences ripped out in the tornado's fury have not been replaced.
Some houses are under repair, with new windows fitted and building materials stockpiled ready for construction. But a closer look shows the full extent of the damage, including holes in walls, missing spouting and chunks of roof and cladding missing.
Most of the personnel living in Defence Force houses with their families were moved soon after the tornado struck.
In December, they told the Herald that it was likely most of the houses would be demolished.
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Pay it Forward: 'Backpacks in Bend' feeds kids
Volunteers provides weekend meals to thousands of students
BEND, Ore. - The last thing on any child's mind when they get to class Monday morning, should be how hungry they are.
"Everyone knows you can't learn when you're hungry," said Amy Fraley, director of Backpacks in Bend.
Backpacks in Bend is a program that, thanks to donations, fills 1,000 packs a week with non-perishable food for kids to take home over the weekend.
"We try to cover all the major food groups, so when you're looking at a pack, we put in ravioli, which has a serving of vegetables and protein," Fraley said. "We have pudding, because that's how we do dairy. We do granola bars for grains, applesauce for fruit, and then fruit snacks, because kids love them."
It's a simple solution to combat childhood hunger in Central Oregon.
"This provides a bridge for them and gives them some healthy food and, in a way, sends them off to uncertain environments with kind of like a hug for those long, difficult times," Janie Teater.
Oran and Janie Teater are good friends with Fraley. The couple understand what this food means to so many kids.
"I know Amy is really diligent about finding bargains and filling the backpacks with nutritious food and making that go a long way," Oran said.
That's why the Teaters want to help pay it forward. On behalf of Mid-Oregon Credit Union, Co-Energy Propane and NewsChannel 21, we are paying forward $500. The original nominee was Loren Irving, but unfortunately he couldn't make it out, so he asked his friends, the Teaters.
We surprised Amy as she delivered packs to Buckingham Elementary School on Thursday.
"You guys are brilliant -- I was shocked," Fraley said. "The holidays are always such a great time, but it always makes you more aware of the need in the community."
The $500 is enough to feed a child for the entire year.
"We estimate that the cost of the packs is about $400 per kid per year," Fraley said. "We run all volunteer, so we don't have any administrative costs -- it's just for food and gas. So it's just going right back into the community and to the kids."
With 7,000 kids in Bend-La Pine Schools on the free and reduced lunch program, this money can go a long way in making a difference.
"I know Amy, and she will do marvelous things with this $500, so it's huge so we're excited to help facilitate this and this great organization," Janie Teater said.
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Holiday shoppers and people waiting in line for photos with Santa ran for cover and dove to the ground when they heard gunshots ring out in the Clackamas Town Center mall Tuesday afternoon.
"All of the sudden, I just heard a series of gunshots... boom, boom, boom, boom, boom... whatever the shooter was shooting at, they continued to shoot," said shopper Bill Hoff.
People who saw the shooter said he was wearing a white hockey mask and camouflage as he fired a large rifle near the food court. Then, his rifle jammed and he ran into the Macy's store.
"It was just shot after shot after shot. It was terrible. It was like a massacre," witness Kira Rowland said.
"I turned around and saw him," said Courtney Olsen, who was spending her lunch break with her grandma. "He was just moving around, shooting. People were jumping, crying. It was unreal," she said.
Other witnesses described the scene as complete chaos. They said people were screaming and parents were grabbing their children in terror.
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25 January 2013 , 1:29 PM by Rob Minshull
Apart from the Australia Day festivities, for many people this weekend marks the end of the holiday period.
Traffic is expected to be back to normal on Tuesday when the children return to school and the next long weekend isn't until Easter.
Thousands of Queenslanders will suffer from some form of depression and will return to work with some trepidation. But BeyondBlue CEO Kate Carnell says it is normal to experience the "back-to-work blues" for a few days. She is talking to Warren Boland.
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It all started so well too. The first day we were picked up at our hostel at six in the morning, and after a two hour drive we were ready to start the trail. It was a nice wee walk on the first day, not too strenuous. We arrived at mid afternoon to our camp site, and what a view! Surrounded by snowcapped mountains and green fields (not to mention various animals running around sticking their heads in tents). Our guide for the trail was this beautiful wee thing called Sylvia, and she did an excellent job of telling us all about the Incas and their history. There were seven of us doing the trail, then Sylvia, and then eleven porters to carry all the equipment. The porters are local farmers who do this to earn extra cash. They get paid the ridiculous amount of about 20 quid for the four days
Now the food, well that was something else altogether. We'd heard about the food from other people who had done it before, and they said not to worry, you won't go hungry, but this was unbelievable. It was just impossible to finish each meal there was so much food. Breakfast was a three course meal, tea in the afternoon, then dinner at night- another 3 course meal. Each meal is designed for that particular day, so on the second day, which is the toughest, they fill you full of carbs.
The second day. Possibly the longest day of my life. It was just ALL up hill. Well, not a hill, but a mountain. It also left me asking the question "If the Incas were so short, why did they build steps so fu�king high?!" We reached the peak of the Trail after about 7 hours of climbing
But the view was worth it.
We walked down for another hour and camped in the valley between two mountains. At night the stars are so clear because there's just no light pollution what so ever, and you can see the Milkyway as clear. I've never seen the stars so bright, or so many of them. I could pick out satellites moving slowly across the sky. Then it got cloudy and there was a lightening storm which was just as cool.


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The head of French bishops expressed strong opposition to proposals by President Sarkozy to allow stores to open on Sunday in order to spur the economy and allow people to do more shopping. Archbishop Andre Vingt-Trois of Paris, declared, "this is an unhealthy development because I believe that a society that has no bearings to mark its use of time is a society that is coming apart." He pointed out Sunday was often the only time of the week when children and parents could gather and enjoy a pleasant family meal. The Archbishop also cited high divorce rates which somehow connect to shopping or something like that.
If the Archbishop has such a strong desire to ensure people are not shopping on days when they might best attend a religious event, why isn't he arguing against allowing shops to open on Saturday when Jews are supposedly in synagogues or close on days when Muslims or Buddhists need a day of rest? If we really want to give people time to be with families, let's just ban all shopping and have them remain home.
If any family want time together they can make it and there is no connection to shopping or not shopping. In fact, they can all shop together and have a pleasant meal along the way.


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Not to be confused with its West Coast cousin, Hollywood, Florida, is a go-to destination for relaxation on the Atlantic.
Tucked along a stretch of Blue Wave-certified beach, The Westin Diplomat Resort & Spa delivers in both elegance and activities, like private beach cabanas and a variety of water sports. Across the Intracoastal Waterway sits the AAA Four Diamond resort's championship par-72 golf course managed by Troon Golf®, the The Spa at the Diplomat, the tennis club, and the marina—where a boat can be chartered for the afternoon.
Grand Deluxe Ocean View rooms have floor-to-ceiling windows and a balcony with views of the Atlantic, in addition to The Westin's signature 10-layer Heavenly Bed, with its custom-designed pillow-top mattress and plush down blankets, and modern amenities like flat-screen TVs and high-speed wireless Internet access.
Start the day with an antioxidant-rich breakfast from the Café or Ingredients, which both feature Westin's health-enhancing SuperFoods program in their well-balanced selection, and in the evening, settle in for dinner at Hollywood Prime steakhouse, which serves 21-day, dry-aged Angus steak, a selection of deliciously fresh seafood, and a wine list with more than 400 selections.
"The steakhouse meal that follows is one of the finest you'll have in South Florida," says the Sun Sentinel. "While restaurant critics are reluctant to use the words, 'the best,' this may be the best prime rib I've ever had the pleasure of cutting into."
Just be sure to save room for dessert, which includes options like warm chocolate cake or key lime pie (this is Florida, after all).
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"The view from the room was spectacular, overlooking the ocean! Each staff member that I encountered was helpful and courteous."-- TripAdvisor
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Arsenal Ladies will host Chelsea Ladies at Emirates Stadium on Thursday, April 26 in the FA Women's Super League.
The treble winners began the defence of their Super League crown with a 3-2 win over Everton at their Boreham Wood FC home. Now the Gunners will play a special one-off match at the Emirates, giving their supporters another chance to see them in action.
The match follows five days after the men welcome Roberto Di Matteo's Chelsea side to north London and manager Laura Harvey is hoping her team will attract some of the fans attending the Premier League game.
"It's very exciting for us to be playing at Emirates Stadium - the whole team's buzzing about it already and it'll be a special night," she said.
"The facilities and pitch are second to none and, more than that, the chance to play in front of an Emirates' crowd will be great for us, and a real chance to show what we can do.
"The atmosphere at Emirates Stadium, especially for derby games, is brilliant, and hopefully we'll have a bit of that at our match."
Arsenal's London derby with Chelsea kicks off at 7.45pm on April 26 and tickets cost just £5 for adults and £2.50 concessions.


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Wenceslas sq 3 BDR Ruterra Apartment
Size92 m²
Floor No.3(with elevator)
- Internet/WiFi
- Kitchen
- Towels
- Elevator in building
- Dishwasher
Accommodation summary
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3 separate fully furnished bedrooms can fit up to 10 people! This apartment will be a perfect choice for group of friends, big family or 3 couples. Bedrooms and kitchen are also fully furnished and equipped.
Apartment consist of:
* hall
* first bedroom (19 m2) with big double bed for 2 people and comfortable sofa , wardrobe and writing desk
* second bedroom (18 m2) with double bed as well for 2 people and nice sofa for 2 people, wardrobe and writing desk
* third bedroom (15 m2) with double bed, sofa and wardrobe and writing desk (all three bedrooms look the same :))
* kitchen (19 m2) is competently equipped with oven, fridge, microwave, kettle, toaster crockery and cooker, dinner table for 6 people and TV.
* 2 bathrooms, both of them with WC and shower unit, with hairdryer
Guest Access
Also we provide:
*Towels and bed linens
*unlimited Wifi
*iron, ironing board
*TV with satellite (Cinemax, Discovery, Eurosport, Fashion TV, HBO, History Channel, MTV)
*good recommendations where to go and what to see in Prague
*24 hours support during your stay
Interaction with Guests
We will support you 24/7 during your stay in Prague
The Neighborhood
The apartment location allows getting deeper into life of an Old and New Town in the same time with a specific unforgettable atmosphere, wagging streets with small medieval squares and numerous cafes and restaurants. It all promises an unforgettable experience of your visit to Prague.
Every famous sight in Prague is located within 15 minutes walking from apartment, so you will forget about public transport, for sure :
•0 min. - Wenceslas square (metro A,B,C)
•2 min. – shopping street Na Příkopě
•2 min. – Building of National Muzeum
•5 min. – Main train station (train, metro C)
•10 min. – Old Town Square and Jewish Quarter
•15 min. - Charles bridge and riverbank
Truly amazing neighborhood !
Getting Around
We are open to advise you our favorite restaurants, clubs and must-see sights, just ask us about!
Other Things to Note
It takes 30 minutes to get to your apartment from airport by taxi. We can organize a transfer from the airport directly to the apartment - the cost of this service is 20 EUR/car for 1-3 ppl, 25 EUR/car for 4 ppl, 35 EUR/car for 5-6 ppl, 55 EUR/car for 7-8 people, 70 EUR/car for 9-10 ppl. In this case our driver will meet you in the arrival zone, drive you to your apartment and hand you in all needed maps and keys.
The nearest public parking is located in 2-5 minutes walking from apartment on the same street – it's paid on working days (approximately 1.5 euro/hour) and free on weekends and nights. Guarded parking garage "Slovan" is located in several steps from apartment and parking there costs app.32 euro/24 hours.
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Appartement is nice, in nice Area. Close to trambahn and wenzelsplatz. Good Restaurants around the corner . Interesting cut of the appartment. Wifi is good and fast. Only thing is getting it dark. There are some shutters or jalousies neccesary to get the rooms darker, to get some sleep in the morning. World Comeback back, thank you.
The host cancelled the booking, this review is automated.
We had a very nice stay at Prague in the Executive Bright Appartement. It was a nice, little appartement, tidy and absolute alright for three people. The hosts gave us a lot information about the trams, exchanges, etc. which was very helpful if you stay the first time in Prague.
Very good and clean apartment!
was a really nice trip and a nice flat in the centre of prague!
was there with 3 friends and the flat was perfect.
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Very central. A lot of traffic, but easy to get around the city by foot. Very good service at arrival at the office at Opletalova. Two rooms all together, one bedroom behind the kitchen, and the other room with 2-3 beds and a dining table, so it's might be a bit crammed for 5 grownups / larger kids, if you stayed for a longer period of time. Nice interior and clean place. If you go by car: Reserve a parking lot before arrival, e.g. at Mr. Parkit - the price is fair and you cannot park in the street, you can only stop for a while to drop off the suitcases etc.
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We really enjoyed our stay in Prag!
When we have booked this flat, Alex and Anastasia had contact us even before our stay. They were so friendly and let us know all the important information. When we arrived in Prag, we got a map with all the important stuff on it and Alex also sent a mail to ask, if everything is okay. The apartment was cosy and clean and just a few steps from Wenceslas Square.
We really recommend this flat! :)
A huge thank you to Alex and Anastasia, you made our stay unforgettable.
location of the office and the apartment is very close to the main station and the inner city and therefore easily to reach by foot. people in the office are friendly, proper english speaking and helpfull. the apartment itself gave a great impression, all clean, well-equipped and working (dish-washer and so on). the perfect base to explore the city and relaxe afterwards.
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Children with epilepsy are at high risk for depression, anxiety, and behavioral functioning disorders. Mood and behavior are known to change or improve in children following epilepsy surgery, but research is inconsistent concerning the extent of the change.
The results of a collaborative study of 101 pediatric epilepsy surgery patients were reported today at the American Epilepsy Society (AES) 67th Annual meeting. The study, by a collaborative team of investigators from the Cleveland Clinic and University of Pittsburgh, examined changes in mood, anxiety, and behavioral functioning following epilepsy surgery in children 5 to 16 years of age and examined the role of surgical site (frontal / temporal) and hemisphere (left / right) in these outcomes.
Children in the study and their primary caregivers completed standardized questionnaires that measure emotional and behavioral functioning. To determine the nature and extent of change, these measures were administered prior to surgery and again approximately ten months later. An analysis of each child's change scores revealed clinically significant improvements in postoperative mood, anxiety, and behavior in a substantial portion of the children.
"We were pleased to discover that children generally experience improvements in mood and behavior following epilepsy surgery," said lead author Elizabeth Andresen, Ph.D., of the Cleveland Clinic. "While children with frontal lobe epilepsy had greater symptoms of depression and anxiety before surgery than children with temporal lobe epilepsy, these symptoms improved significantly following surgery to levels comparable to or below the temporal lobe group. Interestingly, these relationships were most apparent in children who underwent left-sided surgeries."
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text: Garland, Texas -- August 12, 2011 -- Splash day for pooches is right around the corner! Garland Pawsibilities is hosting Dog-A-Poolooza on Saturday, August 20 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Holford Park Pool, 2322 Homestead Place. This doggie pool party will also feature $5 rabies vaccinations, $1 City registration for sterilized pets and $15 for unsterilized pets. Pet registration is required for all Garland residents. Microchiping services will also be available for $5, plus $16.99 for the product registration. Admission for Dog-A-Poolooza is $5 per dog and $1 per human. Proceeds from entry fees will support Garland Pawsibilities, a non-profit organization that helps find homes for adoptable animals at the Garland Animal Shelter. For more information, visit www.GarlandAnimalServices.org or http://www.garlandpawsibilities.org/.


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Very interesting video on several different levels:
There are lots of interesting details...
Why the super deep bottom board setup?
Total lack of ventilation at top?
Given how she is discarding drone comb, can we assume it's all foundationless?
It looks like top bars are narrower (than comb even?) but it also looks like some HUGE bee-space between combs?
And, I gotta ask... why is she not getting stung at all, given how quickly she moves and how much handling is going on!! LOL


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A Teddy Two-Step is when a male and female partake in sexual intercourse and the male ejaculates his load into the woman's vagina. Immediately after the photo finish the female uses a paint stick to suck the seamen out of her and shoots the load into the males ass.
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Built to the highest industry standards, our low-flow Exton Faucet is crafted of solid brass components with a choice of four beautiful finishes.
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- A pre-installed aerator restricts water flow to 1.5 GPM.
- Fits sink openings with an 8-inch widespread.
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- Distance Between Handle Centers: 8"
- Distance Between Outer Sides Of Handles: 13"
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Pulaski Tech's chapter of Arkansas Association of Women in Two-Year Colleges (AAWTYC) will once again have a team walking in the 2011 Arkansas Komen Race for the Cure, beginning at 8 a.m. Oct. 22 in downtown Little Rock
Thousands of women participate in this annual race, to raise awareness and funds for breast cancer research.
This year's PTC team shirt was designed by Amy Green, creative services manager in the Public Relations and Marketing office, to fit this year's Komen race theme of "Hope is a Hero." Shirts cost $13-17, and proceeds help fund AAWTYC professional scholarships. You don't have to be a race participant to order a PTC team t-shirt. Order forms can be downloaded here. Completed form and payment can be submitted before Sept. 26 to the Business Office.
Anyone who wants to join the join the PTC Team can do so by clicking on the link below. The deadline to register online and receive your race packed and Komen t-shirt in the mail is Oct. 9.
Click here, then on "Join Team."
The cost to participate in this year's race is $26. For more information, contact Leslie Cloer, at 812-2203.
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U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan today called Kyle Brenner, a world history teacher and debate coach at Princeton High School in Princeton, Texas to discuss comments Brenner recently posted on the U.S. Department of Education's Listening & Learning Tour blog at http://www.ed.gov/blog/topic/listening-tour/.
As part of the Listening & Learning Tour, Duncan is traveling to 15 or more states to solicit feedback from a broad group of stakeholders around federal education policy in anticipation of the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. The tour is gathering input on the Obama administration's education agenda, including early childhood, higher standards, teacher quality, workforce development and higher education.
The Department created the Listening & learning Tour blog on May 11th, 2009 to expand the reach of the conversation. Since Duncan's first post, the Department has helped facilitate the conversation by featuring questions on raising standards, education challenges in rural areas, using data to inform instruction and turning around low-performing schools. The blog also features posts from senior Department officials who are accompanying Duncan on the tour stops around the country. To date more than 400 comments have been posted by individuals from across the country. To join the conversation, visit: http://www.ed.gov/blog/topic/join-the-conversation/ .
To read Brenner's entry in its entirety, visit:
#comment-91 . The following is an excerpt from Brenner's post: "Teacher Pay: This often cited problem with education occurs in every state. Consider this, the smartest, brightest, and most gifted of America's graduates find careers that often pay into the six figures. If we raise teacher pay to match these fields think of the possibilities of new young teachers who will choose this career path. But with high pay should come increase teacher standards".
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Heel measures approximately 75mm/ 3 inches with a 25mm/ 1 inch sole. Wedge sneakers is a fashion must-have, and we love Giuseppe Zanotti's bright leather and suede pair for a high-impact take on the trend. The cushioned heel ensures a comfortable fit. Highlight the clashing shades with a colorful jacket and jeans.
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