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2008 Distinguished Alumna
Leann Ellis, Ed.D.
Vice President of Academic Affairs, Butler Community College,
El Dorado, Kansas
For Leann Kuenstler Ellis, the road to success began the week following graduation from Jayton High School. She enrolled at South Plains College because she was familiar with the campus, and in that first year, she met the person who influenced her professional career. She said timing is everything.
"I knew that South Plains College was the place for me," Ellis said. "I found the people there so friendly and inviting. It was not just on campus, the community supported the college and that was evident to me."
While at SPC, Ellis was a student assistant for Helen Roberts, speech and theatre professor. "When people ask me who influenced me in my life, Helen is prominent on that list," she said.
Ellis attended SPC from 1977-79 and received an associate of arts degree. She credits her academic success to Roberts who was able to help her discover that her passion rested in speech communication and not business or accounting. "After my first semester, I decided to switch to business as a major. I found that to be one of my more miserable experiences and I found that it was not a good fit for me.
"I went back to Helen, and asked to get back into speech and she made it happen," Ellis said.
She transferred to Texas Tech University where she earned bachelor of arts and master of arts degrees in speech communication.
Ellis joined the South Plains College faculty as an instructor in speech communication in 1982. Over the next 16 years, she would advance to the rank of professor and would chair the Communications Department from 1991-1998. During this time, she taught classes in business and professional speech, public speaking, fundamentals of speech communications, oral interpretation and communication for the classroom. Ellis directed SPC's competitive forensic activities for five years.
In 1996, she was named Community College Educator of the Year by the Texas Speech Communication Association. A year later, she completed a doctor of education degree in educational administration from the University of Texas at Austin Community College Leadership Program.
She left SPC in January 1999 to take on a new challenge as vice president for academic affairs at Butler Community College. "I stepped out on faith when I moved from Texas to Kansas right into this job," Ellis said.
At Butler, Ellis serves as a member of the Executive Council, the leadership team which shapes the strategic vision and priorities for the campus, leads campus master planning and budget development and develops college policy and procedures. She is the chief academic officer for all credit and non-credit instructional programs and services to promote student learning and success at six campuses, as well as 21 high school learning centers, clinical and community sites. Butler has a credit enrollment of 8,365 students.
She leads the Academic Division Action Project for the Academic Quality Improvement Program, which is Bulter's alternative re-accreditation process with the Higher Learning Commission for North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. She oversees the Kansas Board of Regents Performance Agreement goals and indicators relevant to the Academic Division for achieving performance-based funding.
Ellis directs the college's Faculty Evaluation Task Force in the development of tools and processes for a more meaningful and comprehensive faculty evaluation system. She heads the annual review and revision of the college catalog and is responsible for continuous review and approval of the college curriculum. She creates and maintains a two-year Academic Learning Calendar and supervises course scheduling. Ellis coordinates and hosts the annual meeting of area high school principals and counselors.
Ellis led Butler's participation in the 21st Century Learning Outcomes Project, sponsored by the League for Innovation and The Pew Charitable Trusts for 2000-02. This project reframed the college's assessment program and resulted in the identification, development and integration of student learning outcomes across the curriculum.
She served as a key member of the leadership team to expand Butler's Andover Campus learning space. In summer 2003, Phase One was completed and resulted in 30,000 square feet of additional general education space and faculty-staff offices. Phase Two was completed in summer 2005, and it created additional space for programs in information technology, manufacturing and engineering technology, realtime reporting, emergency medical services, physical education and business.
She has also directed the development of five new instructional programs at Butler.
Ellis helped to streamline and improve hiring and evaluation policy and procedures for adjunct faculty as well as directed an action project to create a comprehensive adjunct database. She also led the development and implementation of the college's Leadership Studies certification program and Grizzly Adventures Outdoor Challenge Course.
Ellis helped develop a standardized, electronic syllabus template and implemented it across the curriculum. In July 2004, she completed the certification of the Phi Theta Kappa Leadership Development curriculum.
She has served on the Kansas Council of Instructional Administrators since 1999 where she was vice president for 2002-03 and president for 2003-04. Ellis served on the Kansas Board of Regents System Council of Chief Academic Officers from 2003-05. In this capacity, she served as co-chairperson for 2004-05. She has been a task force member and speech group facilitator since 2000 for the Kansas Core Outcomes Project. She also served on the Task Force for Concurrent Enrollment Policy Development for 2003-05.
She was honored for her 25 year membership with the Texas Speech Communication Association in October 2006. Ellis received the Team Award for Butler's Celebration of Excellence employee recognition program in April 1999 and 2000. She received the Girl Scouts of the Golden Plains Council Award of Distinction in 2007.
"SPC is the place where my journey began and gave me the confidence in myself to keep going and do whatever I choose to do," Ellis said.
Leann and her husband Randy have a daughter, Lanie, who is a graduate of Butler College with an associate of arts in performing arts.


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Because they caused a play to be reviewed.....and lost it. SO CLEEEEAAARLY it worked out so well for them!
How is it hard to understand? if the ball hit the ground, there wouldnt have been a review on anything...hence GB wins.
They put the game in the refs hands....which is a terrible idea.


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this is by far my favorite video on this site. and those are some of the best tits ive ever seen in my life. damn!
From a girls point of view this video was shit. Who cares about her tits. It is the fuck that counts and that was PANTS. If a man cannot fuck convincingly his vid should not get 5 stars.
You're obviously flat as a board!!!
She is beautiful!!!
Does someone know her name ?
Could fuck her all day then she seep for a week.
i'd love to fuck that
She sounds like a squeaking bed
cum on your eyes bitch
i love sara
Is it me or does this chick look beautiful with a big cock in her mouth? Great tits as well! I came hard!!!
I would bang this cunt the right way not like this chump!
Sara Stone...one of the hottest babes to ever throw down in the porn biz. Perfect tits...with that wholesome MILF Wifey vibe. Hope she got the "happy ending" in her after porn life. Happy like the one she gave me from watching her.(only with money)
Her bits are all beaten up and red right after it starts, hmm...
I was watching this vidio with my sister in law, to bad we diden't had condom. she jumped on me and fucked my hard dick. I smell her pussy after she cum 14 times, it tested like BBQ.
she has the face of a guy. total turn-off
His cock very nice. my clit for Hard thick tool my tiny cunt want it. my cunt lips never sucked any cock now. I am only now just 18
Chunky? Not in the least....dudes who think this awesome woman is chunky are blind.....
very good
that's sara? shit it is!
Chunky??? This woman is just beautiful, too good for most macho bimbos.
Great fucking titties!
Best tits out there - love the way he slaps them around with his cock. Came so hard.
me gusta el sexo y me parese que son mui lindas
Accidental facial, love it ha!
i last 10 minutes..
she luks like my mom
che tette!! Le adoro
agreed! this is a great fuk video...those tits swinging are magnificent!
Excellent bouncing tits! Amazing full fuck - love how he cums on her tits and hits her eye without trying!!! Not sure why the down-votes (except the director said two words that didn't get edited out, so what)..
Qui veux de moi
What a Piece of ASS!!! Great skills!!!
Miss my ex wife
such a gret rack ...
she has such a great body *****
keep bigs tits coming
I hate her voice and her pointless patter.
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Very as
honey, i'm available to make it with you as well. you look great on top.
like those melon muuuhhhhh
tette belle
Great tits! A all around Beauty!
Geiles Geschoss . Ein Vollweib Gans nach meinem Geschmack . So ein tolles gerät sieht man nicht oft.
che gnoccona!!!!
wanna sex?
Damn, she's fucking hot! If she squirted shed be perfect. I'm in lust
She is a piece of gold - wonderful!!!
most excitng she plays beautifully with her melons love to see again and again really amaising
Dem tits mannn, dem tits! 8D
Beautifully proportioned body on this woman! Love the white nylons that accent her beautiful legs.
nice porni i love it
Komo k pudieron verlo
NIce fuck
Why does she have to make so much fucking noise...
such a beautiful pussy i would tear that up!!
Ooo fuck fuck fuck
I would leave my wife on x-mas eve for this broad.
That was fucking hot. Nice load dude. I used to have loads like that. And even after he unloaded his first half still could spurt the eye with a shot. haha, NICE.
14:00 Stop making her do that position! She looks unattractive that way. On the other hand, keep her on the reverse cowgirl, get some POV shots of her nice ass and let her ride that thing!
Beautiful, absolutely beautiful tits
beautiful fucking tits
che scopata!!!!
Dude was just given the lay of his life from this awesome woman and still had trouble nutting?
nice tits but i'd rather seen her stfu instead of overdoin acting like she has best time of her life ... mm yeah
alla fine lui le fa una carezza..
Pls fuck me
Stopped watching as soon as he started fucking her. He is a lousy fuck. Guys obviously voting for her tits.
the best tits ever
i love it im soo horny
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Damn those tig ol bitties ! She could raise some hell on a trampoline for sure ............
The Man and those grunts.... Left my pussy soaking wett I want that...
boring is boring, and this is worse than boring. quit tossing those fat bags around and do something interesting. also, lrn2mkup.
I fucked my pants
cn i get what is your flavor
sweet tits
Lisa ann is the best
I came so hard to this!!!
Oh Sara Stone!!! The ultimate and perfect natural beauty!!!! I love her.
so hot.
she has awesom tits...............
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best porn vid I've ever seen
Tina, I can Cumm on your face from your pussy. 6 or 7 streams of thick hot Cummm for you to rub on your tits.
I'd motorboat her!
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The last post here, that is. I set up this blog just before we moved to Australia, in part to record my experiences in a strange land. But we have come home to New Zealand now, so as part of moving from one strange land, I'm moving from this strange land too. My new blog is: A Bee of a Certain Age, and you will find it at http://beefaerie.wordpress.com I hope you will come on over there from time to time.
I've copied all of IaSL across to my new blog, and when I am feeling in a pottering sort of mood, I will close down posts here, and leave a link to their new home. It may take a year or two for that to happen, or it may not happen at all. We shall see. Whatever, really. I've closed down comments here, but all your comments have been preserved for posterity over at A Bee of a Certain Age.
I will put up a linking post here each time I post at the new place for a month or two, until all those who fancy doing so have a chance to update their feed readers.
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JUNIOR (2014): Made nine appearances and one start with no decisions and a 5.06 ERA … struck out nine batters in 10.2 innings … threw a scoreless frame with one strikeout Feb. 27 vs. Arizona State … recorded one out March 25 at San Diego State … allowed no hits over 2.0 innings with three strikeouts April 4 vs. Portland … retired the only batter he faced April 8 at Nevada … struck out one in 1.1 innings April 15 vs. San Jose State … made his first start of the season and pitched 2.0 innings April 22 vs. Stanford … retired the first four batters he faced and struck out one in 2.0 relief innings April 29 at San Jose State … struck out two in a scoreless inning May 6 at Stanford … recorded two outs and struck out one May 9 at BYU.
SOPHOMORE (2013): Appeared in 8 games ... Struck out 4 in 3.0 innings vs. San Diego State on Feb. 26 … pitched a scoreless inning with a strikeout vs. San Diego State on Feb. 27 … pitched 1.1 scoreless innings vs. No. 14 Stanford on March 5 ... pitched 0.2 innings at Pepperdine on March 24.
FRESHMAN (2012): In 0.1 IP vs. Illinois-Chicago gave up three hits, 5 R, 2 ER, and 1 BB.
HIGH SCHOOL: Attended California High School in San Ramon, Calif. … played baseball for coaches Dan Ward and Dave Giberti … named First-Team All-League and Third-Team All-East Bay during his senior season after amassing a 0.99 ERA, a 6-1 record and 88 strikeouts in 70 innings.
PERSONAL: Born in San Ramon, Calif. … parents are Steve Brisentine and Kathleen Hutchins … has five siblings: Adam, Paul, Garrett, Quinn and Kiley … enjoys cooking and playing music… aspires to play in the Major Leagues and own a restaurant … majoring in History.


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Nancy, sorry to hear about your FIL. Our prayers are with you and your family.
Welcome to the Quilting Board!
Nancy, sorry to hear about your FIL. Our prayers are with you and your family.
Quilting with a friend keeps me in stitches.
Need help removing the gear collar from the balance wheel. It's seized on. I've tried the following: twisting, prying (gently as I didn't want to damage the collar or the textolite gear), heat with a blow dryer, re-inserting the screws part way to use as a pry to twist off. All no-go.
Freeze it??
May your stitches always be straight, your seams always lie flat, and your grain never be biased against you.
I found a Dressmaker vibrating shuttle machine in excellent condition for less than $15.00. I am not familiar with this machine but it is simple enough to operate and sews a beautiful stitich. It is very much like the Singer 28. I will post pics later any info would be appreciated.
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I went back and looked and it is not a Dressmaker it is a Good Housekeeper. Here are the pics.
Glenn W. Cleveland
The Good House Keeper is made in Japan and is MDL LS. It is a very close copy of a singer down to the motor boss the only diff is the stitch regulator is under the handwheel adjusted by a lever like a Jones. I want this to be HC if all things line up well. I really like the older treadles and HC but just could not resist this little thing sitting on the floor in the shop getting stepped on. It will be fun to play with anyway.
Glenn W. Cleveland
Hi Everyone, I am curious...what type of machine is this?
"A change of feeling is a change of destiny."
Thank you, Cathy
"A change of feeling is a change of destiny."
Thank you for your help. It is a Domestic Minnesota A, looks just like the second picture. I went to our local mom and pop hardware and found a stainless steel pin that works perfectly. I hadn't realize the screw in the collar of the one rod is actually a set screw. Slide the pin in and tightened down the screw and it's good to go. Now to find a spring for the thread tensioner. I'll be checking with Jennie after the holidays.
Thanks again,
Always nice when the local hardware store has the fix. The Domestic "A" resembles the Singer 27, uses the same shuttle and bobbin, and hopefully your needed spring will be the same and easily available.


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Hello... New beek here. Well I will be this Spring once I start my hives. I will build my hives this Winter but buy the frames. I am seeing N style, J Style, whatever other style. How do you decide which style to go with?
And actually, I would consider making my own frames. I have a nicely equipped woodshop. But I am sure it will be very montonous work. But I'm thrifty too and prefer to make almost anything I can instead of buying it. Anyone out there make their own frames?


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QNS--depending on the size of your machine/what size table you want, I can highly recommend the Sew-Ezi tables seweziusa.com I have had one for a couple years and it is a great little table, especially for retreats. It will hold my Janome 6600, I just want a bigger table.
Anael--I would be interested in seeing a picture of your table/machine set up when you get a chance.
I just got up from a little nap, now heading to the clubhouse. DH put my new shelf up late yesterday afternoon and I got all my scrapbooking/card stuff up there. Then I started on my fabric...scraps are now sorted by color. Just need to figure out where I am putting a few things and set my machine up again.


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Richard "Dick" Winkelman
Richard "Dick" Winkelman
Pequot Lakes
Richard "Dick" Winkelman, 90, of Pequot Lakes, passed away Sunday, Dec. 23, 2012, at Good Samaritan Society Woodland in Brainerd.
He was born to Howard and Frances Winkelman on Aug. 13, 1922, in Marian, N.D. Dick served in the U.S. Army from 1942-45. He was a blacksmith and worked for the city of Pequot Lakes as a maintenance worker for 20 years. He was a member of the Jenkins VFW, Pequot Lakes Legion and Gloria Dei Lutheran Church.
Dick is survived by his wife of 65 years, Junice; children, Marilyn (Larry) Long of Lake Helen, Fla., Robert (Raelene) Winkelman of Pequot Lakes, and Janet (Gary) Zacharias of Wadena; brother, Paul (Marlys) Winkelman of Venice, Fla.; eight grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents and sister, Grace Bjornson.
Services were at 11 a.m. Friday, Dec. 28, at Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, Pequot Lakes, with Pastor Frank Milo officiating. Visitation was one hour prior to the service. Burial will be in Pequot Lakes City Cemetery.
Arrangements were with Kline Funeral Home, Pequot Lakes.


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Hello All,
I am new to all of this. I am more of a 'computer person' than a 'bee person' right now. With this in mind I hope that you will forgive any lack of bee knowledge in this post.
I have noticed several posts, and even an article on this site, relating to hive heating throughout the winter months. I also know of wonderful little items called Thermoelectric Heaters (Sometimes called Thermoelectric Coolers or TECs) or Peltier units. These have fairly recently been used to allow 'supercooling' of home computers by individuals who want to increase the overall speed of their main processors (Overclockers). These units are better suited for heating than cooling CPUs though.
Peltiers come in many sizes. Those best suited for CPU cooling (40mm X 40mm X 7mm) would probably be a bit much for use in hives. Typical units provide a temperature rise of up to 120 Degrees Centigrade - This is well above the boiling point of water. They would also prove quite costly to maintain and potentially dangerous if used on a standard electrical outlet. Smaller Peltier units would prove much more practical for beekeeping. I would speculate that a good deep-cycle 12V marine battery ($70US ea) and a quality 800ma solar battery charger ($90US) could keep up to six Peltier units running for several months at a time. (The battery cycling would eventually drain the battery completely and require a 'swap' with a fresh one.)
If an industrious person were to incorporate a small thermostat in each box then the Peltier unit in that box would only be activated when needed. In this case a single battery would likely last the entire cold season without need of refreshing.
10mm X 10mm Peltiers could be effectively used to heat six or eight bee boxes to 40 or 60 degrees Farenheit. They could be placed under the outside of the boxes to create a radiant heat. The thinner the wood in the bottom, the less energy would be required to pass the heat up through the insulating wooden box bottoms.
I have obviously typed more than enough here. I have found that most Beekeepers are 'DIY' type people, so I will leave it up to your own research to decide whether or not this is a viable idea. If it is then I am glad to place it in the Public Domain for any and all to freely use.


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I am trying to findout if anybody would be up for a set of CNC'd gauntlet darts. A memeber of the board here is working on a CAD drawing and I have somebody that can make them. I have to have at least 5 people who would want a set.
Price, it looks like they should be between $20 to $25 per set. Shipping would be extra. Shipping would be about $5 in the US. I will would need $10 down to help cover the cost. If you think you would like a set please post in the thread.
Here is what Alan has come up with. Please post what everybody likes.


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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - The Colorado Springs Police Department says a man accused of making child pornography at his home on Airport Road has been arrested in Florida.
On July 11, police executed a search warrant at Nick Chandler's home at a mobile home park near Airport Road and Powers Boulevard. Several computers and other digital media were confiscated for further investigation.
Police say they found almost 100 sexually explicit images of a 5-year-old girl on electronics that were recovered from Chandler's home. Investigators say the images were likely created and placed on the computer in June of 2012.
Police were able to recognize several identifiable items in the background of the images that led them to believe they were taken at Chandler's home.
On July 30, police obtained a second search warrant for the home. They were able to confirm that it was the location where the images were created, and that Chandler was the suspect. The child was identified, and an arrest warrant for Sexual Exploitation of Children was issued for Chandler.
Police say that by this time, Chandler was nowhere to be found. Investigators learned he may have moved to Florida.
Colorado Springs Police worked with Florida Internet Crimes Against Children and Homeland security to track down Chandler.
Chandler was arrested Tuesday night in Pinellas County, Florida, near Tampa.


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Five people killed in Pendleton house fire
Three of the victims were children
PENDLETON, Ore. - Five people were killed — including three children — in a house fire Sunday morning in southeast Pendleton, authorities said.
Two others, both adults, escaped the blaze and were flown to Legacy Emanuel Medical Center in Portland, the East Oregonian newspaper reported. Their conditions were not immediately known.
Pendleton police Lt. Bill Caldera told the paper 911 dispatchers got a call shortly after 6 a.m. and crews were on scene of the two-story home on SE Court Place within two minutes in the northeast Oregon city of about 17,000.
But Fire Chief Gary Woodson said they arrived to find the home fully engulfed. It took over an hour to bring the blaze under control, officials said.
Police said they did not expect to identify the victims Sunday, so they could not comment on the relationship between the victims.
Caldera also said both the origin and cause of the blaze were unknown and under investigation.
Investigators have asked the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to assist in the investigation.


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Homely 2Bdr Apt 350m from the beach
Спальные места5
Ванные комнаты1
Площадь75 м²
Этаж №2(с лифтом)
- Возможность проживания семьи/детей
- Интернет
- Кухня
- Кондиционер
- Парковка
- Лифт в здании
- Балкон/терраса
Краткое описание жилья
|Parthenonos, 175 62 Paleo Faliro, Греция
|Тип жилья
|ID жилья
|Процент подтвержденных запросов брони
|Время ответа
|Несколько часов
|Календарь обновлен
The big advantage of this apartment is that while you are very close to everything in less than 500 m while the historical centre is less than 5 minutes by metro. Only 300m away from the apartment there is a super market and in less than 200 m away you can find traditional tavernas, a bakery, restaurants and cafeterias. Airport or any other transport is available upon demand at an additional but very reasonable cost. The apartment building lies in Poseidonos avenue,there are bus stations from where the buses are leading to the most areas of Attica. There is also the bus line X96 which leads to the international airport of Athens, Eleftherios Venizelos.
Правила ПроживанияThe guests in general must respect the property.
Smoking is not allowed.
Pets are welcomed upon prior arrangement.
For everything you might need, I am 24 hours a day on call. The keys will be deliverd upon arrival and I will personally explain you everything you need to know for the apartment.
|Цена за 4 гостей
|667 руб. за одну ночь/ дополнительная ночь
|Заезд после
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The hotel was great! The area is a bit noisy, but you get used to it, the crowd that had begun at dawn. The beach was close but it was pretty crowded and messy so I had to go out every day can get away from beaches to search. The city, the bazaar is 10 minutes away by car. It was nice but a shame that such garbage, this was a bit dirty there would be observed.
The accommodation, receiving the keys was discussed according to each, it was absolutely fine !!!
We stayed at George for two nights only but I have to say I was impressed with the friendly and warm welcome we had from the landlords. They nicely waited for us when we were almost two hours late (thanks!) and even gave us a basket with Makedonian wine, little biscuits and pickled olives! We were very surprised and grateful. Superb welcome. The appartment is very beautiful, with an incredible diner table set. There's a big flat screen tv with many international chanels. The kitchen is furnished with everything you need and extremely clean. The rooms were very cozy and comfortable, except the pillows which were rock hard. There was even a bath in the bathroom and everything was clean. Honnestly, I have nothing bad to say about my stay, I think it was the nicest and most comfortable place I stayed in all of my numerous trips. Perfecto. (Ah, and it's very close to the bus station, a market and, of course, the beautiful beach!)
Обзор других предложений от этого хозяина
Квартира для двух человек максимум для трех человек, А так все нормально
we had a plaesant stay at George´s Apartment in Piraeus. The Apartment is perfectyl located in the centre of Piraeus
The apartment we stayed was clean and very spacious. We also asked for an airport transfer and it was made in quite reasonable price with no problems. Contact we Mr George is ok but I would really appreciate bigger support before we made a decision and chose his apartment.
If I can make any clues for your stay in Athens - book an apartment nearby the sea and don't worry about transport time or cost to city center ;)
the apartment is very good and clean, near the center. But we had a chick in delay of 2 hours (14:00 instead 12:00). In general, we are satisfied.
We have had a wonderful Holiday in House Roustika. A fantastic beutifull House! Everything was perfect and we were meat with great kindfullnes and hospitality from our contact person: Eleni and the People, that lived in the Village! We can warm recommend House Roustika for everyone.
Amazing clean and cozy apartment with everything you need. great and save area, we really enjoyed the stay and can warmly recommend George as a host ;-))
Laura, Kathi, Line and Peter
George was an excellent house manager, replied quickly and in detail for each request. The house is very nice, quite and clean, very bright with a fantastic view on Athens's harbour and more. Everything worked well. Pireaus area is not so comfortable to get beaches and Acropoli (it took about 45/55 minutes) but you can easily get buses and the metro stop is about 10' far away.
- Гарантировать качество жилья
- Проверить каждого принимающиего Вас хозяина по телефону
- Обеспечить безопасную оплату через шифрование на базе SSL


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Airbus has achieved certification for its combined mobile telephony and Wi-Fi system for the single-aisle A320 Family. These connectivity services are built on Airbus' latest version of its "Airline Network Architecture" platform – known as "ALNAv2." The services were first offered in 2009 on Airbus' widebody long-range A330/A340 aircraft Families. With this latest offering for the A320 Family, ALNAv2 is now available across all Airbus aircraft families today – including the A380 and A350 XWB.
ALNAv2 leverages Inmarsat SwiftBroadBand (SBB) worldwide services and has no impact on fuel consumption for airlines since it requires only one low-drag Satcom antenna. Airbus' ALNAv2 network architecture facilitates communications for both operational uses and for passengers. It also is designed to utilise other air-to-ground links, including those using high-bandwidth Ka-Band frequencies when they become available.
ALNAv2 connectivity solutions provide, but are not limited to: mobile telephony services (SMS, email and attachments, mobile internet, access to applications, and voice etc.), Wi-Fi services (live internet, access to applications, corporate VPN access, etc.), telemedicine and credit card authentication. Equipment is supplied by KID-Systeme, and services are offered by OnAir.
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Raymond Morua Accused in DUI Crash Killing Mallory Dies
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - Raymond Morua, the man accused of a fatal DUI accident in Santa Barbara, appeared in court Wednesday.
Police said the former congressional aide to Lois Capps was behind the wheel of an SUV when he struck and killed 27-year-old Mallory Rae Dies on December 6, 2013. He then fled the scene of the crime, according the charges.
A new lawyer has taken over Morua's case. DUI specialist Darryl Genis will be representing him. Because of the change of attorney, Wednesday's arraignment was continued to Feb. 12.
Genis says his client knows what happened to Dies is his fault, and he will be paying the consequences but doesn't believe it should be without financial help from his former boss, Capps. Genis says Morua was on the job when the accident happened, just after a holiday party in Santa Barbara, and that Capps should be giving the Dies family compensation.
"He had a head full of alcohol and it caused him to make some really bad decisions," Genis said. "Miss Capps was stone-cold sober when she lied and said that he was not working for her at the time of this accident, she has no excuse."
Capps and her staff fired back with an email to NewsChannel 3 saying, "Morua was not representing the Congresswoman at the Independent holiday party."
"Raymond Morua was not representing the Congresswoman at the Independent holiday party. A many know, the annual gathering is a widely attended event that brings together hundreds of people from around Santa Barbara, and Raymond was there on his own time and of his own volition. Although the Congresswoman hopes all of her employees will behave responsibly and professionally at all times, she does not have control over their actions when they are on their own personal time. Because this is a pending legal matter, the Congresswoman cannot and will not litigate this matter in the press and therefore will not comment further at this time. Once again, Congresswoman Capps believes this has been a terrible tragedy and her heart goes out to the Dies Family."
Family and friends of Dies were in the courtroom Wednesday and say they will continue to show up no matter how painful the experience is.
"As a father, I have to be here," Dies' father, Matthew Dies, said. "I'd rather be anywhere else in the world. I'd rather not be embroiled in what we're embroiled in. I'd rather have my daughter back."
Mallory Dies' friends have created the Vow4Mal Foundation to raise funds and fight drunken driving. A community golf tournament has been organized for Jan. 27 at Sandpiper Golf Course, in Goleta. For more information visit the Mallory Rae Support Facebook page.


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Arguably, the Dodge Challenger is one of the most anticipated cars to go to production. Even if cafe is breathing heavy down everyone's neck, I've read many times that teh challenger is going to come in SRT-8 mode. Does anyone know if a standard hemi(5.7) will be produced as well as 6 cyl versions? Any manual trannys coming our way or not?Great competition for the Stang and upcoming Camaro.
Fast and ugly for me. The new Camaro due out looks great, and the Mustang 2009 redesign will probably match it well and keep up with the times. I have to give the ugly stick to Dodge. Maybe the excessive retro look will work for the older crowd for memories sake, but not my taste at all.And what is with the Orange again?
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Upcoming 5.7 is comfirmed at 380hp and will be available with a 6 speed manual. The SRT is also to recieve the 6 speed as an option. A 6cyl version is reported to be on the way.The real question is whether all of the SRT8's will recieve the 6 speed manual. My father has a Jeep SRT8, and a 6 speed manual would be amazing. There are also some rumors of a Ram SRT8, and if equipped with a manual, I'd definitely consider buying (since I must have a truck but miss performance).
I drove a Jeep SRT-8 at the SRT Track Experience last year. It's a beast. You don't expect something that big to be that fast.I didn't really miss the manual on any of the SRTs I drove. They were all really quick.
I went head to head with the Jeep SRT8. I have a 2007 Mustang GT/CS at the time it was bone stock. Lets just say after that 1/8 mile race and getting beat by a nose to a JEEP I went out and put a few Mods on my Mustang. Darn that Jeep is fast. That might be the wifes next ride. She just doesnt know it yet. I did not expect a Jeep SRT or not to be that fast. How can you say the Challenger is ugly?? Its not ugly. That is one cool ride.
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Yeah, the Challenger is my favorite right out of the bunch.The V6 sadly is supposed to be Automatic only. Going to have the 3.5L V6, and is supposed to switch over to the 4.0L Phoenix whenever that is due out. Also, in two years I think it is, the SRT8 version is supposed to receive a larger Hemi motor.Would love to see a V6 manual, and maybe with the Challenger getting a manual, would be nice is Chrysler put manuals in their Sedans.
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posted at 10:25 pm on April 30, 2009 by Allahpundit
The rumors were swirling this afternoon and now NPR confirms. Farewell at last to Bush I's worst mistake.
NPR has learned that Supreme Court Justice David Souter is planning to retire at the end of the court's current term…
Souter is expected to remain on the bench until a successor has been chosen and confirmed, which may or may not be accomplished before the court reconvenes in October.
At 69, Souter is nowhere near the oldest member of the court, but he has made clear to friends for some time now that he wanted to leave Washington, a city he has never liked, and return to his native New Hampshire.
I wonder if he saved this as some sort of "100 days" gift to The One or whether he waited until the Democrats were on the brink of a filibuster-proof majority, just to make extra sure the GOP was powerless to stop his replacement. Whichever it is, needless to say, we're at Obama's mercy. The pick will almost certainly be a woman — at 48, Elena Kagan is young and the frontrunner as Solicitor General although Sonia Sotomayor's name has been kicked around too — but beyond that, the sky's the limit. The only "good" news is that Souter was one of the most reliably liberal votes on the Court. Barry O would have to appoint an out-and-out socialist, practically, to tilt it further left.
Update: As noted in the comments, Specter is on the Judiciary Committee that will quiz Souter's replacement. He voted no on Bork in 1987. Think he'll have the stones to oppose this one if he/she's too "radical" given that his reelection prospects are squarely in Obama's hands?
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this, Ashley is going. I think this is a ridiculous decision. She has been skating senior for a while, she was the best US skater on the GP circuit, and she should have been chosen for Worlds. I understand that US Nats are a big deal but even that was pretty close, and based on I/B's comments, it appears that the USFSA was willing to split the assignments for the pairs - so why not do the same for the ladies?
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I don't have it for sale, but I have one very similar to it. It's an antique Jerome ogee 30-hour shelf clock. These are pretty scarce, only second one I've seen. I don't need another one, so I'm not bidding on it. But, if anyone wants a nice bee-theme clock for your bee ephemera collection here's one.
Like I said, I have no connection with it, just saw it on ebay, though some beek may be interested. This one is a little bit nicer than mine.


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I'd like to move my one hive about 30 feet from where it is now. Can I wait until the snow flies and just move it without worrying about whether my girls will be lost when they fly next? Won't they all be newborns when spring comes?
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The instructions below have been updated to incorporate these steps.
Note that this will enable all NPAPI plugins. As Google has deemed it experimental, review your list of plugins, and disable the ones you don't need.
Around December 2010 I noticed that Google Chrome, in it's latest update (version 8.0.552.215), slipped in an integrated PDF viewer. So your PDF files are not rendered in the browser using the Adobe plug-ins. So if you're wondering, for example, why 3D models won't render, or embedded SWFs are not playing, you should revert to the good old Adobe PDF plug-in.
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Chris Mooney | September 19, 2011
By Chris Mooney • Monday, September 19, 2011 - 08:12
Last week, the National Snow and Ice Data Center came out with the estimate that we did not quite set a record for the minimum extent of Arctic sea this year. Rather, 2011 seems to have come in a slight second to 2007.
However, another scientific group does claim that we've hit a new record. Who's right?
I don't know, but I don't think either bit of news is the most important thing to focus on. For as Skeptical Science points out, we also just learned that total sea ice volume reached a new low in 2010 (wonky hide-the-punchline paper here). And that is, to my mind, a much bigger deal than what total sea ice extent is doing on a year by year basis.
Remember, extent is a measure of area covered, and volume is a measure of total ice mass. (More clarification here.)
There is a strong case that volume matters more, because extent can be misleading. Why?
Well, again, as I reported last year in New Scientist:
How can ice volume have kept falling when extent increased again after 2007? Because less and less ice is surviving to see its first birthday. "First-year ice is now the dominant ice type in the Arctic, whereas a few years ago multi-year ice was dominant," says Barber.
Young ice is thinner than multi-year ice, and thus more likely to break into smaller pieces that melt more quickly, and more likely to be swept out of the Arctic and into warmer seas….And while the area of young ice increased in 2008 and 2009, the amount of multi-year ice continued to fall. "There wasn't a recovery at all," says Barber.
And now it seems that total ice volume keeps trending lower—which also means that the day when we'll have an essentially ice free Arctic for some part of the year draws nearer. What fun the oil and gas and shipping companies will have!
All of this is, yet again, proof that our society just doesn't know how to think about changes in the climate system.
Consider: We all got very whipped up about a fairly mundane and standard hurricane, Irene, which in the end posed a much smaller threat to New York City than the worst case scenario storm that will come some day (and which we won't be ready for). But since Irene was proximate and fast moving, it made us all worry, and made many of us think of global warming.
Meanwhile, when real dramatic changes are happening far away from us in a drip, drip, drip fashion, it is virtually impossible to get our attention, unless somebody can claim a "record."
I wrote recently about a flawed study that nevertheless suggests that climate researchers view the world in a different way than the public, partly due to their personalities as measured on the less-than-perfect Myers-Briggs scale:
Intuition is characterized by "focus on theories," "ask 'why' questions," "look for patterns and possibilities." Sensing, by contrast, means "focus on experience" and "Prefer practical, plain language to symbols, metaphors, theories, and abstractions." The authors suggest this may make average Americans less likely than climate scientists to respond to distant threats about climate change (e.g., to polar bears), and much more responsive to what they perceive around them (i.e., weather).
I think there's a lot to this, even if I question the underlying scientific methodology of the study. But I do think it's true that unlike scientists, most people are not easily made to perceive all the ways in which the world around us is changing.
How do you get them to perceive? On this issue, it appears you may have to wait til it affects them–or make them realize that it affects them.
Yesterday I felt a blast of cold air here in D.C., and I thought that, barring another hurricane, we may not get their attention easily again until next year.
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so the bad effects of global
so the bad effects of global warming are too slight and slow to notice - what a shame.
The good news is the ice is melting, the bad news as you noted is it's going to take a while before we can take full advantage of an ice free north.
RalphNader replied on Permalink
Ice Free Arctic
Is the Arctic still going to be ice free by 2013 or is this another one of those issues that has been retracted due to scientific exaggeration?
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The point of no return for
The point of no return for atmospheric CO2 induced disaster is always 3-5 years away Ralphy. Nothing to worry about because tomorrow never comes
My suspicions were right
My suspicions were right Ralph:
What took you so long to reveal your hand? The troll alarm went berserk the moment you started posting on this blog.
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Irene might be wrong example
Here in Vermont, damage from flooding related to Irene may top $1 billion, in a very small state. A better example of our cultural short-sightedness might be just the fact that trending topics on Twitter seem to always be related to celebrities.
Another commenter mentions that Arctic changes are "too slow" to be noticed. Not really–the volume graphs show that total volume is 1/4 what it was in 1979 and 1/2 what it was as late as 2006. Anyone who doesn't find that unsettling is not thinking clearly.
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As I was saying ...
A nice real-world example of our cultural focus: noticed recently that something like half of the tweets on Twitter with the hashtag #arctic seem to be about the Arctic Monkeys, which I gather is a band …


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The concept of sustainability
The development of sustainable tourism must be seen as the balanced interaction between the use of our natural and cultural resources, the improvement of the quality of life among the local communities, and the economic success of the industry, which also contributes to national development. Sustainable tourism is not only a response to demand, but also an imperative condition to successfully compete now and in the future. (Definition of Sustainable Tourism, CST, 1997)
Sustainability, as a model of development, seeks to meet the current demands of society without compromising the rights of future generations to meet theirs. That is to say, the development of the country cannot be based on the unbalanced exploitation of resources (natural, cultural, social, etc.) to meet the demands of society (food, housing, health, employment) because these are the only resources we have, and that future generations have, to meet our and their own needs.
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Unlike the tourism industry of our competitors, the CST represents a new form of competitiveness which encourages a tourism product that is sustainable, thereby opening new possibilities in the industry and international marketing.
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What benefits will the CST certified business see?
The CST certified business will benefit from the marketing strategies put forward by the Costa Rica Tourism Institute because the CST label is linked to its campaign in the country.
CST certified businesses will enjoy complete or partial exemption from registration fees to international fairs.
The CST label can be used in its marketing promotions to identify them as sustainable, adding a new element in promoting its product.
The CST certified business will be listed on the web site www.turismo-sostenible.co.cr, available in Spanish, English, and French.
Such businesses will see improvements in the efficiency of their operations when they implement these recommended practices. For example, using technologies to conserve energy will improve the product in terms of sustainability, as well as significantly reduce billing for such services.
"21st century tourism must be sustainable or it will no longer survive"
CST protects against the inconsistent practices of some companies that operate as "green washers" (businesses that abuse the concept of "eco" or "sustainability") by providing valuable information about businesses that truly make efforts to offer a sustainable tourist product and those that don't.
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Each time you see the CST label on an establishment or tour operator agency, you will know:
A business will see improved efficiency within its operations when it promotes efficient handling of its resources, such as water, energy, as well as supplies that are used. A business can see significant savings, a reduction in sources of pollution (which can create extra costs), and waste reduction, by establishing a purchasing policy that defines the size of packages as well as the materials used in them.
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The development of sustainable tourism involves the balanced interaction between the appropriate use of our natural resources and culture, the improvement of the quality of life within our local communities, and the economic success of our industry, which leads to overall national development. All this is possible in Costa Rica, thanks to the CERTIFICATION FOR SUSTAINABLE TOURISM (CST).
The CST label was developed by the Costa Rica Tourism Institute with the goal of making the idea of sustainable tourism a reality, and the only way to complete in this century. History has taught us that a quality tourist destination is created, not only by improving the most visible factors of the industry, such as hotels, gastronomy, and marketing, but also by improving the security, attractions, environment, local communities, and training, among others. A strong infrastructure leads to healthy tourism and balance in the economy, society, and environment, thereby opening new possibilities to gain a competitive edge in attracting the most important player: the tourist.
What Does The CST Do?
It is a program that categorizes and certifies tourism businesses, with the goal of demonstrating sustainability within their operations. In order to achieve this, the following fundamental factors are evaluated:
- Physical and biological relationship:
The CST evaluates the interaction between the business and the surrounding natural environment, and seeks to implement sustainable policies and programs, like the protection of the environment, among others.
- Internal processes and practices of lodging establishments:
Aspects are evaluated related to the business's internal processes and systems with respect to waste management and technologies used to conserve electric energy and water.
- Management services-Tour operator agencies:
This involves the process by which, the business takes into consideration all internal and external elements of the tourist product in accordance with market tendencies and particular aspects of the country and communities where the operations are set up.
- The client:
Efforts that management takes to encourage the client to participate in the implementation of the business's sustainability policies are evaluated.
- Socio-economic realm:
Identification and interaction of the business with developing communities are evaluated, by looking at, for example, the degree to which tourism establishments respond to growth and development in the region, by generating employment and results that positively benefit the collective whole.
Sustainability Levels
CST regulations evaluate businesses within a structured system on a scale of 1 to 5. The process of integration and sustainability that businesses face at each level leads to a model company in terms of sustainability.
CST: A vaild and credible label
The National Accreditation Commission of the CST, composed of the academic sector, private business, the public sector, and two international organizations, is responsible for granting CST distinction and making sure that certified businesses that advertise the label comply with the established guidelines. This way, tourists as well as those agents working with CST-certified businesses, can be certain that such businesses adhere to managerial ideals of social, corporate, and most importantly, sustainable responsibility.
The National Accreditation Commission is comprised of the Costa Rica Tourism Institute, the Ministry of the Environment and Energy, the National Institute of Biodiversity, the University of Costa Rica, the Central American Institute of Business Administration, the National Tourism Chamber, the Earth Council and the International Union for Conservation of Nature .
CST acknowlegements
CST has been acknowledged by the World Tourism Organization as "one of the programs that is rethinking how tourism is done." (2000)
In the Panama Town Plan (Plan Puebla Panamá) 2000, CST was considered an effective measure for going beyond the environmental protection certification or ecological tourism.
"CST Tourism: 100% responsible now, and in the future."
"We are convinced that this entire initiative, far from fearing competition, unites and strengthens any efforts, specifically when talking about efforts to streamline the tourism product under sound standards, by which we must define sustainability. This effort enriches Costa Rica because each day we are, and will be, more and more certain in defining ourselves as a sustainable tourist destination".
Ana Báez, Representative for Tour Operator Agencies.
"… It gives us great pleasure having reached another "green leaf" LEVEL 2, which rewards our continuous efforts for carrying out the directives and recommendations that have been made to us in the past, in order to be more socially and ecologically friendly with that which faces us as a tourism business…"
Rolando Soto J., Hotel Casa Camarona Legal Representative.
"Sustainable Tourism is not only a response to a demand, but also an imperative condition to successfully compete now and in the future."


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#1 Sat 17 Mar 07 12:33pm
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alcohol substitutes in cooking
I've heard that you can substitute alcohol in cooking with different ingredients. Does anyone have some good alternatives? Obviously it's not the same. I've tried using red wine vinegar as an alternative but it didn't work well with the dish I tried. I've also heard of juice or cordialle as a substitute but haven't tried it myself. Has anyone tried it successfully? And what would be the best substitute for red vs white in flavours?
#2 Sat 17 Mar 07 1:01pm
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Re: alcohol substitutes in cooking
I've heard, but not used, beef stock with a "splash" of red wine vinegar for red wine.
Also chicken stock with a "splash" of either white wine vinegar or a small "splash" of lemon juice for white wine.
For Cointreau or Grand Marnier, try orange juice.
Try them out before serving at a "special" occasion. Sorry the amounts are not precise.
Good luck!
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Re: alcohol substitutes in cooking
I asked this question a while ago and someone gave me this link.
#5 Sun 18 Mar 07 9:51am
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Re: alcohol substitutes in cooking
verjuice is a non-alcoholic grape juice www.maggiebeer.com.au
#6 Mon 19 Mar 07 11:19am
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Re: alcohol substitutes in cooking
rabbit and really good in mocktails too
#7 Wed 21 Mar 07 3:41pm
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Re: alcohol substitutes in cooking
i use mild vinegars instead of wine, obviously you need to thin it down a bit, a glass of wine would maybe equal a spoonful of mild vinegar. obviously the taste isnt the same but it does add flavour.
otherwise how about 0 alcohol lager?
never tried it myself. wont even have it in the fridge.
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The Victoria University geologist's collaborative documentary Thin Ice - the Inside Story of Climate Science, six years in the making, took him from Antarctica to the Arctic Circle.
The Sami people had lived in northern Norway for thousands of years and were all too familiar with changes in their environment, Dr Lamb said.
"I didn't actually expect the people there to be particularly aware of it, but if you spoke to people in their 70s and 80s, they were very aware of it.
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Long periods in winter that had once plunged the region into temperatures of -40C were no longer common. Rains were often now falling in December - when the climate would not normally be above zero.
The Sami had watched the treeline expand, opening up larger tracts of tundra. When reindeer tried to dig through the winter snow to reach lichen, the ground was blocked by hard layers of ice formed by melting in warm spells.
"It struck me that people who live close to the environment are as good as long term temperature records at detecting climatic trends, and they are all saying the same thing."
In Antarctica, Dr Lamb witnessed the vulnerability of the great ice sheets to future global warming.
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Original post made by Burn Raybill, Atherton: West of Alameda, on Dec 14, 2006
But LuLu's is literally a stone's throw from where I toil 40 hours a week, and that convenient location has been very tempting. But, other than its location, LuLu's has been a crashing disappointment.
I would say I've been there 10 times since they opened. Had they been competent, my number of visits would be at least 10 times that. Every time I've been there, something has gone wrong. I was literally their first customer on the day they opened. The registers did not work. OK, I told myself, they'll get their sea legs. Logistics like that can be worked out, and no damage will be done if the food is good.
It ain't. I have ordered the Super Burrito each time. Often it is made incorrectly, the guacamole and sour creanm, for which I pay an extra buck, is usually left out. And of course, I don't discover this fact until I've eaten half the damn thing, making finsihing the second half a slow, slow burn, so to speak. The meat has never tasted fresh. I don't know for a fact that LuLu's recycles their meat from the previous day, I just know that it tastes that way. Tough and dry. And the service? Absolutely, inexplicably slow. Yet there is always plenty of help. I once counted nine heads behind the counter. I have on multiple occasions been the only person in there at 11:30am, and it still takes 10 minutes to make a burrito. Ten minutes! Burritos are assembly line stuff, quick and easy, or so they are at 'Mex to Go'. Not at LuLu's.
LuLu's is expensive as well. Their Super Burrito is $2 more than 'Mex to Go', not nearly as good, and takes 5 times as long to make.
So, after about 10 consecutive frustrating experiences with LuLu's, what prompts this rant? Today I spent 10 long minutes trying to talk myself out of giving them one more chance. Against my better judgment, I call ahead, waited the requisite 10 minutes, and strolled over. They had made the wrong burrito. No apology, in fact nothing was said to me as I waited ANOTHER ten minutes (there was one other patron in there) for the correct burrito to be assembled.
I have never ventured elsewhere on their menu, because if they can't make a staple (burrito) correctly or consistently, god knows what they'll do to something even remotely complex.
So, to recap, meat that does not taste fresh, head scratchingly slow service, inability to correctly execute the burrito, overpriced. A quadruple F- on the restaurant report card from this diner.
Anyone else have similar problems at LuLu's? It can't just be me, can it? The Burrito Karma Gods testing my patience, flogging me for my disloyalty to 'Mex to Go'?
Well, LuLu's has seen my last dollar, I promise. The mild inconvenience of driving down Santa Cruz to 'Mex to Go' is nothing compared to the frustration I feel now. How do they stay in business? At times they appear to be quite busy. A real head scratcher.
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a resident of Menlo Park: Allied Arts/Stanford Park
on Dec 14, 2006 at 1:14 pm
I bought food to go twice Lulu's shortly after it opened.
The food was unremarkable. What bothered me was the atmosphere. (I use the past tense because I haven't been back.)
It felt frantic in there, like there was not enough space and too many people, many, many of whom seemed to be behind the counter. That kind of vibe just bugs me.
a resident of Atherton: West Atherton
on Dec 15, 2006 at 6:28 am
Couldn't agree more. I have been there 3 times and keep kicking myself each time I return. Extremely slow service. The menu is not terribly creative. Yet, they still manage to get a crowd. Amazing.
a resident of another community
on Dec 15, 2006 at 7:08 am
The crowds are what I find most mind-boggling. Can so many people really prefer bland food to the zesty flavors of what's available at other local Mexican restaurants? The only thing I can figure out is that it's a real community hang, and there's something to be said for such places. I'm just not willing to spend a lot of money on mediocre food -- and wait an unreasonably long time to get it -- just so I can tap into some sense of community.
a resident of Menlo Park: Downtown
on Jan 2, 2007 at 4:43 pm
I have to agree, my burritto was all messed up. Dry becasue they forgot the sour cream and guac that I paid for. I like to see a new buisness suceed especially family run, so I hope they can pull thier heads out because it is a stones throw away from my work too.
Mex to go is really good though, they have great chilli rellenos (only on certain days) Celias doesn't impress me at all.
a resident of Menlo Park: Fair Oaks
on Jan 3, 2007 at 2:42 pm
MexToGo's carnitas tacos are disappointing.
a resident of Menlo Park: Allied Arts/Stanford Park
on Jan 3, 2007 at 4:39 pm
MexToGo burritos are disappointing, too, at least the one I had. The service was great, the Mexican lemonade or whatever was great, but there was no tomato-based salsa and the burrito needed it. The very hot sauce -- the tan stuff in the stone bowl -- was way too hot.
a resident of Menlo Park: University Heights
on Feb 27, 2007 at 8:40 pm
Yes Lulu's is nothing special at all. I ate there twice when they were newly opened and I can't figure out why they are always so crowded given the mediocre food and bad service. The only explanation is location ...there simply aren't many restaurants on Alameda and any restaurant even one so average as Lulu's gets the crowds.
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In Fall 2002, the Office of Vocational and Adult Education awarded a $2.5 million, 2-year grant to support the Performance Measurement Initiative. Building on current state and local data systems, this project will design and pilot test new secondary and postsecondary assessment and accountability measures, covering both academic and career and technical education programs. Design and pilot testing will occur in partnership with five states selected through a competitive review process. This project will be undertaken through a collaboration among the Academy for Educational Development's National Institute for Work and Learning, MPR Associates, Inc., and the Johns Hopkins University's Center for Social Change.
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Erin Ness is in her fourth year as the head women's tennis coach at Washington and Lee University.
Ness' first stint resulted in a 19-8 overall record and the program's 23rd Old Dominion Athletic Conference title. The Generals then advanced to the NCAA Tournament before falling to Sewanee in the second round. Ness also coached several individuals to the NCAA Singles and Doubles Championships, with the tandem of Sonja Meighan '15 and Patricia Kirkland '15 advancing to the semifinals of the national tournament to earn All-America honors. Ness also mentored Meghan Buell '15 to All-America honors after she placed fourth at the ITA Small College Championships in the fall.
In her second season, Ness led the Generals to their 12th-straight ODAC title and a berth into the NCAA Tournament. W&L took down Sewanee, 5-0, in the second round, but fell to top-seeded Emory, 5-0, in the third round. Ness also mentored Meighan and Kirkland to All-America accolades, as Meighan won the ITA Southeast Regional Singles Championship and partnered with Kirkland to win the doubles championship in the fall. Meighan and Kirkland were also the only Generals selected to participate in the NCAA Individual Championships in the spring.
In 2015, Ness tabbed the ODAC Coach of the Year after leading the Generals to the program's 25th ODAC Championship. The Blue and White topped N.C. Wesleyan, 5-0, in the second round, but loss to 13th-ranked MIT, 5-3, in the third round of the NCAA Tournament. Ness guided Meighan and Kirkland to their second-straight Southeast Regional Doubles Championship in the fall. The duo, along with Brooke Donnelly '17 were chosen to compete in the NCAA Individual Championships in the spring.
Ness came to W&L from the University of California-Santa Cruz, where she served as the head women's tennis coach from 2006-12. She led the Banana Slugs to the NCAA Division III Tournament three times, while mentoring her athletes to All-America honors a total of five times. Her 2008, 2011 and 2012 teams all earned Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) All-Academic Team accolades and she was named the Wilson/ITA West Region Coach of the Year in 2011.
In addition to coaching, Ness served as a physical education instructor at UC-Santa Cruz and served as the assistant director of the Nike Tennis Camps held on campus since 2004.
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Here's something to think about the next time you ask your teacher for help: struggling with schoolwork on your own can help you learn. According to a recent study, the more you struggle while you are learning new information, the better you can remember it later.
This theory might surprise you. When teachers are presenting new information, they often give students lots of help. But a new study shows this may not be the best way to support learning. "Don't be too quick to get help when learning something new," education expert Manu Kapur told TFK. "Try to work on it yourself even if it means trying different ways."
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Kapur came up with the idea that struggling can lead to better learning. Then he tested it out on students in Singapore. He separated students into two groups. In the first group, students were asked to solve math problems with the teacher's help. In the second group, students were asked to solve the same problems by helping one another, instead of getting help from the teacher.
With the teacher's help, students in the first group were able to find the correct answers. Students in the second group did not solve the problems correctly. But they did come up with a lot of good ideas.
The students were then tested on what they had learned. The group without any help from a teacher scored much higher than the group who had help. Kapur said working to find the answers helped students understand the process, not just the solution.
Kapur's advice for kids is to put a lot of effort into learning something new rather than going to your teacher for help. "Simply doing a little work or nothing at all won't work," says Kapur. "The struggle needs to be a genuine attempt to figure out or solve a problem in as many ways as possible."


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Rush Alum James Riley helped the Seattle Sounders capture their third straight title in the US Open Cup on Tuesday night as Seattle beat the Chicago Fire 2-0. Riley, an alum of both Colorado Rush and Rush Pikes Peak, has been a member of the Sounders for the last three seasons and has been a part of all three US Open Cup winning teams.
James Riley is a great example to our young players that hard work and dedication pays off. He has made a great contribution to the game at all levels and it is great to see him be rewarded for his time and commitment to the game.
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'Operation Lifesaver': 18 indicted in major Unicoi Co. drug sting
UNICOI COUNTY, Tenn. - A three-month-long drug sting ends in multiple arrests in Unicoi County, Tennessee.
Unicoi County Sheriff Mike Hensley said 18 people were indicted Friday as part of a major undercover crackdown on drugs targeting prescription drug abuse.
It's called 'Operation Lifesaver'.
This morning about a dozen officers were dispatched across the county to serve warrants on those 18 indictments for people now facing drug charges. We tagged along and learned in one case officers found more than they bargained for.
With guns drawn, Unicoi County sheriff's deputies put up a fight Monday morning against drug abuse. Unicoi County Sheriff Mike Hensley believes a home on love station road has been a hub for drug sales in the county for months, maybe even years. "We've had this undercover operation going on for several months, and undercover officers have been to this resident and bought drugs from the individuals we have arrested [Monday].," said Hensley.
Four people were arrested at the house and taken to jail. The house was turned into a crime scene, and the vehicle on the front lawn was confiscated.
We found investigators searching through evidence. The sheriff said officers did discover prescription drugs inside the home; ones they believe were sold just feet away from Love Chapel Elementary School.
The sheriff said not only were prescription drugs found at the residence, but they also found components of a meth lab. "We've had a serious problem in Unicoi County, and we're working on it as we speak," said the sheriff.
As neighbors watched the investigation unfold, we learned it's a relief for some of them, who said they have suspected drug activity. "We have been absolutely scared to death for our life for a long time," said Julia Franklin, a neighbor.
"You know, I'm not surprised, because there was too much activity going in and out of that house," neighbor Linda Purchase told us.
With this drug bust being just one of many happening Monday, Sheriff Hensley was sending a message to anyone doing or dealing drugs. "If they're going to deal drugs in Unicoi County, they need to go somewhere else. We take it very, very seriously," Hensley said.
We're told the investigation targeted prescription drug abuse, but undercover officers have also bought meth, marijuana, and 'mushrooms' from suspects.
We learned about 20 people have been arrested in this undercover operation.