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Another Look at Precision Grinding
Often a little ingenuity on the shop floor leads to the most efficient solution. One shop owner developed an effective approach to delivering a burr-free, tight-tolerance part.
By incorporating a precision collet in the Swiss machine's live toolholder, along with new bearings, the company can produce as many as 30,000 parts with a single grinding wheel.
Often a little ingenuity on the shop floor leads to the most efficient solution. One shop owner developed an effective approach to delivering a burr-free, tight-tolerance part.
In December 2012, Production Machining featured Jeff Bonner, a small shop owner in Naples, Fla. who designed a grinding wheel with a 10-mm shank and 30-mm head to run on his Swiss machines to meet tough finish specifications (see "Grinding on a Swiss"). Here are the advantages Mr. Bonner views for grinding the parts on a Swiss rather than milling them:
- Grinding is a continuous cutting process, which can provide a better finish than milling's interrupted cutting process, which induces vibration into the part being machined.
- Grinding processes operate at a much higher sfpm than milling. This higher sfpm allows the continuous cutting action to be performed at a higher feed rate while still producing a fine finish. Higher feed rates equal shorter production cycles and increased productivity.
- Milling cutters operate at a potentially undesirable distance from the face of the guide bushing. The grinding wheel operates at the face of the guide bushing in line with the front turning tool, which is typically about 1 mm from the guide bushing face. Operating this close to the guide bushing eliminates the need for a support common to some milling operations. This method produces a part with minimal taper and excellent size control.
- The tool never needs to be dressed and runs until failure, at which time the tool is simply replaced. Because the grinding wheel does not wear as the tool is being used, none of the grinding abrasive gets into the coolant system.
- This grinding process does not produce undesirable burrs on the part, which is particularly important on parts that have overlapping features. A typical example would be an OD thread with a flat machined on the top of the thread. If a milling cutter is used to mill the flat, the burr will go down into the thread and require a deburring operation. The grinding operation produces the flat feature with no burrs pushed into the thread. The part is produced in a shorter amount of time with no secondary operations to remove the burr.


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Endoscope image showing the materials and construction details visible inside the body cavity of horse. (XVII.9)
Endoscope image showing the materials and construction details visible inside the body cavity of horse. (XVII.9)
Carved wooden hand from the Line of Kings. British, (XVII.113)
Carved wooden hand from the Line of Kings. British, (XVII.114)
Endoscopic photo inside a carved wooden horse (XVII.7)
Carved wooden head of Henry VIII. English, about 1689-91 (XVII.1)
Carved wooden hand from the Line of Kings
Carved wooden head of Charles I by Grinling Gibbons. English, 1686-7 (XVII.2)
Carved wooden head of Edward III. English, about 1688-90 (XVII.41)
Carved wooden head of Henry V. English, about 1688-91 (XVII.44)
Carved wooden head of Henry VI. English, about 1688-91 (XVII.43)
Carved wooden head of Henry VII. English, about 1689-91 (XVII.40)
Carved wooden head of James I. English, about 1688-90 (XVII.47)
Carved wooden head of William I. English, about 1688-90 (XVII.777)
Carved wooden head of William III probably by Nicholas Alcock. English, 1702 (XVII.45)
Carved wooden head of Charles II by Grinling Gibbons. English, 1685-6 (XVII.3)
Head of a carved wooden horse from the Line of Kings. (XVII.7)
Head of a carved wooden horse from the Line of Kings. (XVII.10)
Head of a carved wooden horse from the Line of Kings. English, 1685-90 (XVII.11)
Head of a carved wooden horse from the Line of Kings. English, 1685-90 (XVII.12)
Head of a carved wooden horse from the Line of Kings. English, 1685-90 (XVII.14)
Head of a carved wooden horse from the Line of Kings. English, 1685-90 (XVII.16)
Head of a carved wooden horse from the Line of Kings. English, 1865-90 (XVII.17)
Head of a carved wooden horse from the Line of Kings. English, 1685-90 (XVII.18)
Head of a carved wooden horse from the Line of Kings. British, 19th century (XVII.20)
Head of a carved wooden horse from the Line of Kings. English, 1685-90 (XVII.30)
Head of a carved wooden horse from the Line of Kings. English, 1685-90 (XVII.8)
Paint analysis of a carved wooden horse from the Line of Kings.( XVII.7)
When the Line of Kings was being re-displayed in the 1990s the horses and heads were examined for dendrochronological study and dating. While some of the horses were undergoing conservation in the mid 1990s oak samples were taken from one of them and the cores were analysed by Dr Daniel Miles. The cores came from horse XVII.17 and some of this oak was identified as having grown in the Eastern Baltic region. The tree rings from certain of the timber baulks were correlated with the region's sequence for dates, suggesting the felling of this oak between about 1675 and 1691.
In February 2012, as preparations began for a re-display of the Line in 2013, Ian Tyers made an initial examination of the twelve horses and concluded that in their present condition, with their exteriors fully painted, it would be inappropriate to attempt further tree ring analysis on them. As no areas of exposed timber are available, the use of non-destructive methods to obtain patterns of tree rings which could be measured and matched to established sequences would not be possible. However, although tree-ring dating of the horses could not be undertaken, it was possible to draw some fresh conclusions about the types of materials used in the construction of the horses and it was noted that while most of the twelve horses on display in the White Tower in 2012 appear to be constructed mainly of oak, there is one horse which was mainly made using a softwood while another was made from elm. The significance of the different choices was noted, both for the carving of the statues and for dendrochronological examination of them in the future.
The choice of timber would have been important to the carvers because the type and quality of the wood used would have affected the results that could be achieved and their durability. The selection of oak would have provided the carvers with a material well suited to the production of finely detailed statues, whereas softwoods would be less suitable for fine carving but adequate otherwise. As the horses were to be fully painted and no areas of bare wood would be seen, it would have been irrelevant to choose one wood rather than another for reasons of its appearance and selection must have been on the basis of its physical qualities, availability and cost. Slower growing oak would have been a more expensive wood to buy than softwoods, especially if it had been imported from the Eastern Baltic region rather than obtained from trees grown in England and transported only a short distance to London.
However, the higher price would have been partly offset by the fact that fine Baltic oak could be used with less wastage than most English hard- or softwood as its straight grain and absence of knots would have been ideal for carving into shape. Twisted and knotted pieces of cheaper timber would have been acceptable for use in the interior structures of the horses but would not have been appropriate for use where carving needed to achieve an unblemished surface effect of muscles and veins. As the archival evidence shows that all the wooden horses purchased in the late seventeenth century were carved at fixed prices, each carver's workshop would have had to balance the availability and price of materials against the labour costs and the need to achieve a particular standard in the end result.
Carving freestanding, life-sized horses in wood was an unusual commission and there is no evidence that any of the workshops which were awarded contracts had executed a similar job before. Consequently, in the absence of a well-established method for producing a realistic-looking wooden figure of a horse, each workshop would have had to draw on its workers' knowledge and experience but also to use their initiative and to innovate both with the materials and methods employed. As a result of the discussions following Tyers' examination of the horses it was confirmed that some of the carvings are composite, as Dr Alan Borg had noted in the case of the softwood and oak horse which was taken apart and rebuilt in the 1970s – made of more than one kind of timber rather than simply oak, elm, spruce or pine. While it is possible in several cases to detect the character of the wood grain through the paint on the exterior surfaces of the horses, it was agreed that only by the use of an endoscope would it be possible to identify whether the oak of the outer cladding was mounted on an inner structure incorporating other woods. This thinking helped guide the endoscopy carried out subsequently in the cavities inside each of the horses.
The choice of timber would need to be matched by appropriate decisions about the ways in which blocks and planks of wood would be used together to produce the required figure. The durability of the horses would be affected not only by the fact that in general oak is a stronger wood than spruce or pine for withstanding knocks and that it is also less vulnerable to attack by woodworm, certainly if the younger sapwood is used facing inwards leaving the tougher heartwood facing out. Another factor is the skill of the carver in ensuring that correct choices are made about the direction of the grain in blocks to be carved. Physical damage and woodworm infestation are certainly factors which must be borne in mind when considering why the number of horses still surviving from the late seventeenth century is thought to be about 60% of the total commissioned.
By examining the unpainted wood surfaces, which are visible just inside the sockets into which the horses' tails fit, Tyers suggested that a considerable amount of the oak appears to have been worked whilst it was still relatively green. This is indicated by the size and shape of the marks made by adzes, gouges and similar tools used to remove excess wood, as on the interior surfaces these marks have not been rubbed smooth by use of glass-paper or similar, as they have on the exterior. Use of oak in this softer state would have made it much easier to work than after it had dried out and the practice may have been much more usual than is indicated by the common belief that timber has to be well seasoned before use.
While the drying of the timber after its use may have caused some shrinkage and consequent cracks in the horses, this would usually have been minimised by using the wood in such a way that the plane of greatest shrinkage would not be placed in an important position in relation to the exterior of the carving. In addition, as the horses were to be painted, any cracks or overhangs caused by movements in the pieces of wood could be concealed by fillers which would then be covered by layers of paint. External examination of the horses in detail revealed lines and round marks visible through the layers of paint that indicate some of the joints between different pieces of timber and in-filled holes. Some of the latter seem, because of their locations, to be holes for dowels which were used when the horses were carved in sections and assembled to ensure that different parts fitted well and were strongly held together. The positions of some of the other holes suggested that in the past fixings may have been attached to the horses' bodies for struts to give added stability. After he had re-arranged the line in 1826-7 Dr Samuel Meyrick reported that he had removed wooden posts or props, which had previously been used to help support the horses in the Line. It is possible that some of the metal rods which today help support the horses were added at this time, and that others have been added, or replaced, more recently.
While it was disappointing that tree ring sequences could not presently be taken, it was recognised that the potential of this dating technique should be utilised when conservation work on one or more of the horses next gives opportunities to access unpainted internal surfaces of oak suitable for scanning and analysis.
Unlike the carved horses, which are of hollow construction, the heads were made from solid wood, presumably because they were much smaller and lighter. The savings in materials used and the need to reduce weight were therefore not important factors in making the heads, which were carved either from single pieces of timber or from two or more pieces fixed together. Most of the 'kings' heads' are still painted but at some time a few have been stripped back to bare wood. For those where suitable areas of wood are visible it is possible to identify the timber used and on some pieces of oak to measure the tree rings for correlation with established dendrochronological records. Originally the carved heads would have been joined to the rest of the figures but the bodies from the late seventeenth century seem to have been destroyed or disposed of and surviving mannequins are later. The heads themselves are in several instances significantly altered as they have been re-used over the centuries, sometimes cut down to fit inside helmets of a particular shape and size, and pieces have been removed or lost. The necks of these heads end in flat surfaces which were not intended to be visible. These bases provide access to the wood, even for the heads which are otherwise covered in paint.
Ian Tyers examined the carved heads and selected several made of oak and with their tree rings accessible on the base. From these he attempted to take measurements of tree ring data. Unfortunately some proved unsuitable for providing ring sequences for dating purposes as in the past the bases had been repeatedly struck hard with a hammer, which had distorted their ring patterns. Tyers suggested that these heads might in future be submitted for a computerised tomography (or CT) scan, which would produce a print-out of the tree ring patterns within the object, from which dating might be possible. This non-destructive technique could also be usefully applied to the oak heads from which ring sequences had been obtained. Their bases only reveal a part of the full sequence of rings in the wood from which the head is made. The CT scanner would capture the pattern of rings that do not show up on the base, potentially doubling the length of the ring sequence and increasing the likelihood of achieving a match with an established and dated sequence.
From the samples successfully taken from heads, one match was quickly achieved between the oak of one of the carved and painted heads and oak from horse XVII.17 which was examined in the 1990s. The high probability score of the match indicates that timber from the same tree was used in the making of both these items, which may well have been carved in the same workshop. The wood matches the Eastern Baltic oak sequence for the late 17th century, but as neither sample includes bark or wood from the outer part of the tree, the rings do not give a precise date for its felling. The tree ring scans from the other three heads were not possible to match with published ring sequences at present. However, as ring sequences are still being built up for various potential regions of origin, such as Poland, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia, coverage is currently far from complete. The fact that the oak ring samples have not produced matches with datable sequences should certainly not be regarded as evidence that they are not contemporary with the oak which successfully gave a good match. Future research, including the taking of longer sequences from some of the carved horses when suitable opportunities arise, may well lead not only to links with dated sequences but even further matches between the oak used in different horses and/or heads. The identification of the subject of XVII.62, the head newly restored to the 'royal' group, poses a challenge as none of its features are particularly striking. What was reassuring, however, was that having obtained a positive dendrochronological identification, the head closely matched the characteristics of the group recognised by other means – weight, dimensions, materials, construction methods and paint treatments. By approaching the objects from different starting points we have now established a far better understanding of them than we had previously.
In the course of the dendrochronological tests it was noted that, despite their apparent simplicity, even the one-piece heads differ in the way in which the wood is used. In most the grain ran in the direction of the axis of the head, nose to back or vice versa, but in at least one instance the grain ran at 45° to this axis. It is unclear at present whether this is an indication of differences between carvers, or an experiment within a workshop responsible for producing multiple heads. It may or may not prove significant that one of the carved horses was made differently to the others, mounting the four blocks of wood at a 45° to the axis of the body and thus working in a manner somewhat similar to the head. The initial findings of the examination of the royal heads alerted us to the possibility that there could be other heads originally made for the 1685-90 Line of Kings but which have been overlooked and dated much later. A systematic examination of all the other heads for possible 17th century examples may increase further the number of items from the Stuart Line of Kings that we can identify.
The relationship of the heads and horses and the timber used in their construction could be significant but is not straightforward. The archival sources make it clear that the nineteen wooden horses made between 1685 and 1690 were each supplied with a figure with a carved face, with one possible exception. For a £20 fee a carver had to provide a 'horse and figure' set, with a face apparently carved to resemble a particular king. It seems that the price included the carvers providing the timber that they used, unlike certain other occasions when the Board of Ordnance records refer to supplying a quantity of wood to a craftsman for the construction of a figure. Gibbons' orders specify that he was to supply the carved faces of Charles I and II but unfortunately none of the orders to Emmett, Morgan, Nost I, Quellin or Townson make clear which carvers were to portray which monarchs. It has formerly been argued that Nost I supplied the head of Henry VIII amongst others but the only post-Gibbons royal head with specific documentation linking a carver and a subject is the head of William III by 'Alcock' – identified as Nicholas Alcock – commissioned to be added to the Line in 1702. As at least 18 faces were supplied but only 14 kings seem initially to have been in the Line in the 1690s, it poses the question whether some carvers supplied generalised, 'non-royal' faces, intended for use on equestrian figures displaying contemporary cavalry arms and equipment. The carved head which provided the tree ring data matching one of the horses leaves us with the challenge of identification. Was it carved as the head of a king – and if so which? Or was it a non-specific face for a figure to represent a cavalryman? However, there is another possibility to consider, which is that some monarchs may have been represented by two or more carved heads. This is likely for Henry VIII, as 18th-century accounts mention a standing figure as well as the one on horseback in the Line. Head XVII.1 might have been used on either of these two figures but we may no longer be able to determine which. It would appear from written accounts that at times there may also have been two figures of King Henry VII.
The fact that some heads are made from oak and others from elm or a soft wood may not prove particularly helpful in connecting the heads with particular horses and carvers. Some heads were carved from single blocks, others were built up of two or three smaller pieces. However, this may also not help in making attributions to carvers. The parts of composite heads were sometimes of the same wood but in other cases were of different woods. The composite wooden heads indicate that even with the smaller carvings, oak was sometimes chosen only for the face while the back of the head was made of softwood. The size of the pieces needed for making a head were small enough to have made use of off-cuts, as available. On the other hand the size and quantity of the blocks needed for constructing horses would have been great enough to have required the workshops either to draw upon the stock of blocks that they carried or to order new materials specifically for the job.
The carvers worked on a range of commissions, often using limewood, fruitwood and other timber particularly favoured for the deep carving and undercutting in fashion at the period for the decoration of doorcases, overmantels, picture frames and other architectural ornaments such as friezes. It is possible that supplies of oak blocks would have been only a small part of their regular stock in trade but timber-yards beside the Thames would have been an easy source for London carvers. Analysis of the wood used for the heads offers two possibilities for establishing associations. If two or more heads can be shown to have been made from the same piece of timber it would strongly support the case that they were carved in the same workshop, as long as there is no evidence that the wood is part of a repair or replacement. In addition, it might prove possible to identify wood from the same tree used in other heads and horses, linking them as likely products of the same workshop – if at some future date it proves possible to examine more timber from the horses. However, it is also a possibility that the different carvers bought their wood from the same timber dealers, so imported oak baulks from the same tree and in a single shipment could have found their way into more than one of the workshops. Caution is need in the interpretation of results unless other sources of evidence are available to confirm the conclusions. Knowledge about the importation of Baltic oak into England at this period is very scarce, which is a further reason for being hesitant until further research into the scale and nature of the trade is undertaken.
Finally, it was noted that a completely different, denser and darker type of wood was used for the carving of the head of the 'blackman' and that this might be of interest to the timber research department at Kew Gardens. Experts there may be able to identify the wood, its place of origin and the dates between which it was imported into Britain.
A representative sample of the collection of hands was examined but no examples were found which were made from oak and potentially datable by tree-ring analysis. The hands seem to have been carved from light and very light woods which were more easily broken than hardwoods like oak. The hands may thus have been treated as more disposable than the heads and horses, and it seems likely that many of the surviving hands date from the 19th and 20th centuries. At present there is no evidence to suggest that any of the extant hands date from the late 17th century.

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Cockfighting cruelty
I read your newspaper daily and enjoy the travel section. However, when I read the article on Bali over the weekend (Traveller, December 1-2), I was upset and appalled.
It was not about Bali per se, as I have many fond memories of holidays to Bali. It was the reference to the roosters - "the roadsides are lined with upside-down woven baskets covering roosters, ready for a bout of cockfighting" - and the image that I found extremely inappropriate. The way this cruel activity is presented in your article conveyed the message that cockfighting is acceptable, but cockfighting is illegal in Australia because it is the epitome of animal cruelty for the pleasure and profit of humans.
Sometimes people strap on spurs on the legs of the roosters to inflict more pain when they are desperately fighting for their lives. After a bout of cockfighting, these poor creatures are left for dead.
- Catherine Beer
Editor's note: The reference to cockfighting in Belinda Jackson's story (Home of the island gods, Traveller, December 1-2) and the accompanying image were not intended as a recommendation to readers. We apologise for any offence caused.
Help the locals
How can a passenger paying $10,760 for a cruise to Papua New Guinea (Smoke on the water, Traveller, November 24-25) gain satisfaction from bargaining a subsistence craftsman out of a paltry 20 kina? Having recently returned from seven days in New Britain, my fourth holiday in this delightful country, I would hope that Orion Expedition Cruises does more to advise on the culture and economy of the places its passengers visit. Bargaining is not appropriate.
I have also experienced people not buying items because they "do not fit the decor at home". Yet a few dollars spent by visitors to PNG can mean a huge difference for a child wanting to go to secondary school. So buy up big and, when you're back in Port Moresby, go across the road from the airport and GIVE the items you've bought to the women selling souvenirs. They will resell them to the generous Americans now flooding the tourist hotels.
- Julia Colvin
Quick for some passengers
In response to writers commenting on the delays at Melbourne Airport (Traveller Letters, November 24-25 and December 1-2), we arrived at Melbourne on an A320 just after two A380s had landed.
We disembarked the aircraft at 9.50am, purchased duty-free items, cleared customs and quarantine, and drove out of the long-term car park at 10.30am. We congratulate all those involved on their ability to quickly process very large numbers of people.
- Martin and Fran Sheean
Tricky but worthwhile
I highly recommend a stay at Koyasan Onsen Fukuchi-in at Mount Koya (Seeking advice on a Zen pilgrimage to Japan, Traveller Letters, November 24-25). It was a memorable part of our three-week holiday in Japan. To reach Mount Koya, you travel from Osaka to Nara by train, then cable car and bus. Yes, it's tricky to get to but you can plan the trip online from Australia and trust Japan Rail's timetable to run to schedule.
Koyasan Onsen Fukuchi-in, at the Koya Keisatsu-mae bus stop, near the police station, is a Buddhist temple that welcomes guests. It has an onsen (hot springs), you can watch the 6am ritual of Buddhist prayers, and the gardens are divine. But the best part is the food: vegetarian monk cuisine. Amazing, tasty, fresh, colourful and unusual, it is all beautifully prepared and presented in your room, on a dozen plates and bowls.
- Jacqui Hammerton
I took my two teenage daughters to Mount Koya in October to the recommended Sojiin monastery for an authentic experience. In Kyoto, we stayed at Ryokan Kinoe (kinoe.co.jp/ryokan-kyoto). The food and service were exceptional. In Tokyo, we stayed at the Shinagawa Prince Hotel (princehotels.com), near the railway station.
- Catherine Alevaki
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In flight terms, a notch is a 10-degree adjustment in a wing's flap that allows an airplane to go higher or lower. The aeronautical definition accounts for one layer of meaning behind the standout new company Notch Video. As Yotam Dor, co-creator of Notch put it, "We liked it because it felt like our marketplace—you can work with teams big or small based on your video needs."
Notch Video is the outcome of a joint venture between Yotam, his business partner Ian Buck, and the Canadian PR firm North Strategic. The firm first approached Yotam looking to create an affordable way for companies to make short videos. Notch Video is just that, taking the shape of a network through which companies in need of video content can connect with video creatives. The business model enables companies to generate short videos to bring awareness to their brands—a visual practice that has skyrocketed with the growth and prevalence of social media. Notch Video has made it affordable for not only large businesses but small ones to compete in a competitive market by connecting them with producers, directors, editors, cinematographers, and writers in their area.
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Once it was clear that Notch Video would function as a video creation marketplace, Yotam and his colleagues set to work refining its structure according to the industry it would come to serve. An important part of this was surveying freelancers in the Toronto area, the company's home base, to find out about their professional habits, preferences, and relationships. Freelancers were asked about the work they do, how they obtain work, how they like to be approached by employers, and what questions are and aren't helpful in engaging with employers. Using this information, Notch Video designed a system in which the video creatives serve as the supply side, entrusting the site to provide the demand for their work. Having implanted itself within Toronto's local work, the company set to work extending its presence to the 10 largest cities in North America.
Since its soft launch in October 2012, Notch Video has been empowering video professionals across the continent to get work collaborating and creating on behalf of a wide range of companies. The website, which is free and easy to use, currently has more than 1,000 different video creatives working across North America. As a second layer of meaning in the company name, the site also hosts a Top Notch section, which features professionals who are handpicked by Notch's staff as great partners to work with. Additionally, all member listings on the site undergo verification to ensure the quality of work. To date, Notch Video has helped connect these creatives to companies such as Samsung, Nike, Budweiser, Canadian Tire, and Sport Chek as well as a variety of smaller operations.
In its day-to-day operations, Yotam serves as Notch Video's director of community. In this position he's managing his team, clients and projects—all skills he cultivated during his M.F.A. education. Having just passed its one-year anniversary, the company is on track for great success, growing to a team of five full-time staff members. Reflecting on Notch's evolution and his own evolution as professional, Yotam cites SCAD's true-to-life mission of preparing talent students for professional careers. "Before coming to SCAD," said Yotam, "I didn't understand how being an artist and a business person intersected." He credits SCAD with providing him the tools to get a job immediately after graduating and ultimately preparing him to start his own company. "You can go to any school and have great experience, but you cannot go to any school and have a meaningful experience for your career. SCAD gave me that meaning."
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New York, September 26, 2010--On the eve of a high-profile conference on press freedom in Rabat, the Committee to Protect Journalists reiterates its call to King Mohammed VI to use his constitutional prerogatives to bring Moroccan legislation in line with international standards for freedom of expression. CPJ also urged the monarch to end the use of the judiciary and other government agencies to harass critical journalists.
New York, June 15, 2010—The Committee to Protect Journalists called on the Moroccan judiciary today to overturn a prison sentence given Friday to Taoufik Bouachrine, editor of the independent daily Akhbar al-Youm, on politicized criminal charges.
Your Majesty: The Committee to Protect Journalists is disappointed by the government's continued use of the courts to suppress freedom of expression, and it urges you to use your constitutional prerogatives to end the unjust imprisonment of our colleague Driss Chahtan. We also ask you to instruct authorities to end the practice of withholding accreditation from journalists working for critical foreign news outlets.
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I-90 interchange project near Beglrade receives full funding
BELGRADE, Mont. - A construction project for a new I-90 interchange near Belgrade now has all the funding it needs to move forward.
County Commissioner Joe Skinner said they were $10 million short on funds a month ago, so they put their plans to build an 1-90 interchange east of Belgrade on hold.
But thanks to a $9 million TIGER Grant and nearly a million from the state Transportation Committee, commissioners can now begin construction planning.
"It'll be our job in the next several months to secure the right of way" Skinner said. "I think MDT has some finishing touches to do on the engineering. And we hope before June of next spring we will be putting out the bids for construction."
Skinner said they hope to begin construction in October of 2013, and finish in two years.
The project will improve traffic congestion, Skinner said, and provide easier access to the airport. But he said most importantly, it'll improve safety because the interchange will be the only under-railroad access in the area.


text: Show us your beer bikes. The bike you have with an adult beverage theme. Some of you may have limited edtion brewery bikes like Fat Tire or Rolling Rock. Some of us have built bikes with this theme, as I have done, and I have seen many other bikes out here that have labels or assessories that are adult beverage items. Or just show us your favorite bike to ride to the local pub . WELL, SHOW US YOUR BEER BIKE. This is my Beer Bike, A Cleveland Welding frame, some long fenders, and fork covered in beer labels. Beer can headlight and taillight, mini keg tank, and tapper handles for handgrips. About 85 different brews are represented on this bike, some good some not so good. With a 24x3 rear tire with 2 speed kickback hub and an S5 with 1 3/8 front wheel/tire. And a bent seatpost with hairpin seat. Oh yea, that is my crazy hat, a bike helmet with 11 beer tappers sticking out of it, yes I did wear it for the Coasters crazy hat night my chin hurt for 3 days cause the straps were so tight. Dangerous Dan


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text: Watching it live on Eurosport now, anyone else? (Mods, if this is the wrong place to post, please move it) Lovely to see Fumie again, as mentioned in the Fumie-thread, she did a 3t and a 2a beautifully executed, and Norweigan commentator (who's mostly totally unreliable) also said she would keep skating one more year, then retire. Adam was a delight, he should leave the heavy programs behind and maybe skate more modern, he seemed so relaxed. The young German couple were so sweet, I really, really hope they stay together, I see a bright future if they keep developing. Brian's Gladiator cracked me up, it felt like he skated some tribute to Yagudin. Same music cuts, even some similar moves (or was it from MITIM, when he leans backwards onto the ice?) and final steps to the same music. Lol I saw only Yagudin... The acrobatic pair (I don't remember names) felt totally awkward, they had "no clothes" on, and he kept grabbing her in different places...then she held onto his nipples...eeeeek


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a cross between skank and shiksa
a cross between skank and shiksa
Crystal needs to get her greasy south shore claws off Seth. Ira said she's nothing but a cheap skiksa.
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Anyone can spell a word incorrectly. Most of the time, there are no major consequences. But for 12-year-old Thomas Hurley III of Connecticut, a spelling error cost him a correct answer on the popular TV game show Jeopardy! The eighth-grader now says he was cheated.
Hurley appeared during the show's annual Kids Week, which was filmed in February. His episode aired last Wednesday. For the Final Jeopardy question, Hurley and his fellow contestants were asked, "Abraham Lincoln called this document, which took effect in 1863, 'a fit and necessary war measure.'"
Hurley knew the answer: the Emancipation Proclamation. But when writing it, he added an extra "t," spelling "Emanciptation." The show's host Alex Trebek told the boy he "misspelled it badly" and that "the judges are ruling against you."
Hurley bet $3,000 of his $9,600 in winnings on the answer. He finished in second place, leaving with $2,000.
"I was pretty upset that I was cheated out of the final Jeopardy! question," he told The News-Times of Danbury, AP reported. "It was just a spelling error."
Rules of the Game
The show's rules state that misspellings are allowed as long as they do not change the pronunciation of the word. The key is that all answers must be phonetically correct, and the extra "t" in "emanciptation" changed the word's pronunciation. All contestants are informed of the rules before the game begins.
Even if he had spelled the word correctly, Hurley would not have won. Fellow 12-year-old Skyler Hornback, a seventh-grader from Kentucky, finished far ahead, and even set the all-time record for kids on Jeopardy! with $66,600 in winnings. Hornback's victory was also the third-largest one-day total in the game's history.
Audience Outcry
Since the show aired, viewers have turned to social media to voice their opinions. Thousands of comments have been posted on the show's Facebook page, and many people have tweeted about the decision.
Some have expressed sympathy for Hurley, saying that Trebek was too hard on the boy or declaring that spelling should not count.
Others have defended the show. One commenter, Elijah Z. Granet, posted on Facebook that he appeared on Jeopardy! Kids Week when he was younger.
"I won Kid's Jeopardy! on the [answer] 'What is Finding Nemo?'" Granet wrote. "Had I written 'What is Finding Neemo?', I would still have won. Had I written 'What is Finding Namo?', I would have lost. The rules of Jeopardy! are very clear."
Hurley's parents say the ruling was a surprise. His mother Suzanne said her son was "a little stunned" by the loss. "He felt embarrassed," she told the News-Times. "It was hard to watch."
Jeopardy! producers stand by their decision.
"If Jeopardy! were to give credit for an incorrect response (however minor), the show would effectively penalize the other players. We love presenting young people as contestants on our show, and make every effort to be fair and consistent in their treatment," the show's producers said in an email to AP.


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Behind the scenes of Amazing Grace
By April Beane
Photos by Aaron Ledesma, communication junior
Well before the Christmas decorations were hung along Wisconsin Avenue, Marquette's staff and students were working on the university's 2012 Christmas video sent to the Marquette community on December 6.
The video captures the university's spirit of service by featuring students volunteering at the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Milwaukee, Noon Run and Hunger Clean-up (Marquette's largest day of service).
Marquette's gospel choir (as part of a class assignment) provided the video's soundtrack Amazing Grace. They had the unique opportunity of recording the song in a professional studio, a first for all of them. They also performed the song live during their holiday concert at the Varsity Theatre.
And, in keeping with that spirit of giving, the choir's rendition of Amazing Grace is available for download to support the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Milwaukee.


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Originally Posted by MattMeyerBud
so far Luck IS a dime a dozen qb. Granted big upside but it isn't like anybody is talking about him being THERE
Luck outplayed Eli last year.
Originally Posted by dezzzR
Youre not comprehending......
Matt said it best, you dont give up talent for potential.
Luck has talent, lots of it.
Originally Posted by Imgrate
Luck outplayed Eli last year.
How so?
Originally Posted by dezzzR
How so?
I don't even know this. Was it on paper?
Lawl is just trolling. Ignore it. lol
Oderint Dum Metuant
It's too bad, I'm too good....
Who is lawl?
Originally Posted by Moke
Who is lawl?
Imgrate, or whatever his name is now
Ohhh, Imgrate!
Originally Posted by dezzzR
Youre not comprehending......
Matt said it best, you dont give up talent for potential.
1.There is no way that Indy would trade away their franchise for Eli. (so its a moot point)
2. Lets hope Eli's poor season last year isn't the start of his decline. Deal with it people....he ain't Peyton. And right now, he's probably not as good as Luck either.
"Typical Morehead!"..................and he didn't even mean that as a compliment..
Originally Posted by Morehead State
he ain't Peyton.
and thank goodness....or else we'd only have 1 ring. phew!
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To THEE SWAG THREAD MMB/IBB Kase ,Daven , 4417 [LAAAAAANDO!!!!!] MH ,Byron...all you Guys CONGRATS!!!!!!</p>
U coming to the stadium to tailgate with us tom?!
[/quote]Forget that rally at the stadium, we just won the SUPER BOWL!!!!!!
The Canyon Of Hero's is THEE only place to celebrate a Giants Victory
MMB just utterly HATES NYC, LOL


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President Obama agreed to a deal with Republicans to extend the so-called "Bush tax cuts" for another two years. These cuts will apply to all tax payers in all income brackets. Several other provisions are also a part of the deal including a 13 month extension of unemployment insurance, as well as a 2 percent employee payroll tax holiday for 2011. Although not mentioned by the president in his announcement of the deal, NPGA has learned from Congressional staff that an enhanced "tax extenders" package is also being considered for inclusion in this overall tax agreement. What would this mean for the propane industry? If agreed to, it would be an extension of all the alternative fuel tax credits that have been in place since 2006. The currently expired 50 cent-per-gallon alternative fuel tax credit would be extended through 2011. The alternative fuel vehicle and alternative fuel infrastructure tax credits, set to expire at the end of 2010, would also be extended through 2011.
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Patriots, Tigers prove to be too much for PR-B Tigers
Beau Howard led Pine River-Backus in scoring with 16 points in the Tigers' 69-44 loss to the visiting Pequot Lakes Patriots in non-conference boys' basketball action on Thursday, Dec. 20.
Travis Jacobson scored a game-high 28 points while Jordan Redmond added 17 to lead Pequot Lakes, who improve to 4-3 overall. The Tigers fall to 1-6 overall.
PR-B was scheduled to host a holiday tournament on Friday and Saturday, Dec. 21-22. The Tigers were to face Henning on Dec. 21.
PR-B made 16 of 40 shots from the field. They were an admirable seven for 10 from the free-throw line, pulled down 19 rebounds and had 11 assists. Howard was four for 10 from the field and seven of eight from the free throw line. The Tigers scored 13 points from the center position, with junior center Saul Sasse having seven points and freshman Zach Struss adding six points. Freshman guard, Hank Raph contributed five points, and T.J. Lukanen had four points. Konrad Bueckers and Travon Pederson each had three points in the game coming off a successful 3-point shot.
Nevis 74, PR-Backus 56
On Tuesday, Dec. 18, The Tigers lost to Nevis in Pine River. The game remained a close match for much of the time, but Nevis proved to be too much for the home Tigers. Nevis began with a lead and never relinquished it despite several opportunities when PR-B closed to within one possession, but each time the visiting Tigers were able to make important baskets to widen the margin.
The Tigers led off the game with a turnover on defense which led to a chance to score the first points of the game, however, Nevis created a turnover almost immediately as well. Nevis was able to get the first point of the game after being fouled, and going 1/2 from the line. PR-B came right back with a basket from Howard to take an early lead.
Nevis responded with a 3-pointer from the corner to take back the lead as the pace of the game began to speed up. Nevis started to turn up the pressure on defense, which led to several turnovers by PR-B, often leading to quick points by Nevis. Fortunately for PR-B, Howard made a three-pointer just as it appeared Nevis was beginning to pull away.
The game went back-and-forth as both teams started to make baskets. Howard scored on a 12-foot jump shot and freshman center Zach Struss made a layup to get things going for the home team. After a defensive stop the Tigers took a 3-point attempt to keep the momentum going, unfortunately the shot came off the front of the rim. Nevis took advantage of the opportunity to keep the lead in their favor with a successful shot on their end of the court.
Nevis began to make some of their shots and build up a lead, with 7:37 left in the first half the Nevis Tigers had created a 22-13 lead. Pine River-Backus had many opportunities to get back into the game. They began creating turnovers, but struggled on the offensive end, often giving the ball back to Nevis. For the next several minutes, the game saw very little change on the scoreboard, with neither team able to find a way to score.
PR-B was able to battle back during the final minutes of the first half and put a dent into Nevis's lead, going into the locker room down by a score of 33-27.
The Tigers started the second half with a difficult rebound on defense and scored the first points of the half on 3-pointer to get to within three points and got the home crowd excited. Nevis was able to answer back with a successful three-pointer of their own and then scored immediately after on an inbounds steal to widen their small lead.
Midway through the second half, the home team was down 52-40. PR-B never got away from their offensive, continuing to play a patient style, moving the ball to find an open player.
They also continued to play tough on the defensive end of the court. With seven minutes left in the game and a 14 point deficit, Howard created a turnover on the inbounds by Nevis and turned for a layup, and appeared to get fouled for a possible three-point play, but was instead called for traveling on his shot, as the crowd reacted with disappointment. In the end, the scoreboard showed Nevis up by a score of 74-56.
Scoring Summary: The Tigers were 15/32 from two-point range and an excellent 8/16 from behind the three-point line. Pine River-Backus uncharacteristically, made it to the free throw line a season low four times as a team, of which they made two.
Beau Howard led the way for Pine River-Backus with 17 points on an 8/16 night from the field, which included 1/2 from behind the arc. Travon Pederson had a season-high 15 points. Pederson led the Tigers from behind the 3-point line with an impressive 5/9 showing. Saul Sasse and T.J. Lukanen each contributed 6 points to their teams total. Sasse went 3/6 from the field and Lukanen went 2/2 from 3-point range. Konrad Bueckers had 4 points, Hank Raph and Zach Struss each had 3 points. Struss also led the team with 8 rebounds, and Tony Pederson had 2 points.


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Kate Walsh
The lovely Kate Walsh stars in "Private Practice," which not only is a terrific drama but also a wonderful Taye Diggs-delivery system. And we need our weekly Diggs fix.
The lovely Kate Walsh stars in "Private Practice," which not only is a terrific drama but also a wonderful Taye Diggs-delivery system. And we need our weekly Diggs fix.
Billy Connolly's bringing his one-man show to Los Angeles. To prepare, Billy's sharpening his Scottish burr until it's keen enough to slice through a kilt full of haggis.
Brother-sister duo Wild Belle have a new album, Dreamland, available now. If we were in a sibling band, the record would just be sounds of fighting over a reggae beat.
Mel Brooks celebrates the 40th anniversary of "Young Frankenstein." We can't wait to hear about our favorite characters: Dr. Frankenstein, Igor, Inga & even Frau Blücher. [HORSES WHINNY IN TERROR]
Kristen Schaal's "Bob's Burgers" character is a lot like her: adorable, intelligent, and surprisingly profane.
The hilarious Jon Dore was one of the first comedians we featured on CONAN. We hope he doesn't mind we've been seeing other comedians.
The unspeakably beautiful Jessica Biel stars with Gerard Butler in "Playing For Keeps". Some gals have all the luck.
Marc Maron stars in "Maron" on IFC. We kinda wish there was an exclamation point at the end to make it seem like a 70s talk show, like "Dinah!"
The legendary Alice Cooper gets to back to his scary roots with Welcome 2 My Nightmare. Alice makes hellscapes seem so inviting!
Jason Sudeikis is a busy man: he's got "Race" in the theaters, with "Mother's Day" and "The Angry Birds Movie" later this year. Meanwhile, we just want to know when "Two A-Holes" is going to become a movie.
The legendary Dick Van Dyke's new book is entitled Keep Moving: And Other Tips and Truths About Aging. Listen, when Bert the chimney sweep tells you to keep moving, you better pay attention & have your softshoe at the ready.
He went from rapping "Hate Me Now" to his new album Life is Good. Things are looking up for Nas!


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Affordable Flat near Trevi Area
Size50 m²
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- Air conditioning
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- Family/child friendly
- Kitchen
- Towels
- Washer/dryer
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Accommodation summary
|Via Nazionale, 00184 Rome, Italy
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A stay at Nazionale Flat give both the tourist and business traveler alike the possibility to experience the atmosphere of an authentic 1800's Roman apartment.
A unique and unrepeatable experience in an extraordinary setting in the heart of eternal Rome.
The location of Nazionale Flat is simply superlative; in Nazionale with windows on this big street, main artery of the historical center.
Between the Fountain of Trevi and the Terme di Diocleziano, Piazza Venezia and Piazza della Repubblica; four cardinal points, four Roman splendors, places among those most noted worldwide, all reached within a 5 to 15 minute walk.
For the business traveler getting around is really easy.
In Piazza della Repubblica, reached in only 2 minutes on foot, yu can find the taxi station and the underground station line A, while in Piazza dei cinquecento (Termini) you can find a lot of Buses, national trains, etc., Termini is the real hub of the entire city.
The recent renovation add a touch of preciousness. It's located on 1° floor (without lift).
The apartment, can accommodate up to 4 people together in the bedroom (with 2 single beds you can also join) and living room (with a double sofa bed).
On request it is possible to have also an additional bed as extra.
The flat is furnished with full kitchen corner, bathroom with shower, Air conditioning, TV, satellite, DVD, internet.
The kitchen is fully equipped with utensils and all kitchenware needed to prepare meals that can be enjoyed within the antique walls of an apartment where modernism and history combine harmoniously.
Linens & Towels are included.
House rulesBOOKINGS
The premises are let to you for holiday purposes only for the period as stipulated on your reservation confirmation and for the maximum persons agreed at the time of booking. The Primary Guest warrants that person will be held responsible for the conduct of all guests.
The description of the premises is given in good faith and no responsibility for misinterpretation will be accepted.
Advance bookings are accepted by us in good faith. We cannot however accept responsibility in the following circumstances – malfunction of any inventory items; noise; inconvenience or loss of view caused by building construction on neighbouring or nearby properties.
Check-in is usually after 4 P.M. (Check-In after 9.00 P.M. extra charge 20.00 euro, after 11 P.M. extra charge 50.00 euro). Early Check-In can be requested with an extra fee (30.00 euro).
Check-out is usually before 10 A.M. A late check out (until 2 P.M.) is available with an extra charge of 35.00 Euro
To organise Check-In, the client must inform the City Manager when they are due to arrive, contacting him 4/5 days in advance by mail or telephone (see Contact).
Unless a confirmed Early Check-In, the flat is guaranteed that the house will be ready at 4 P.M., and it should be vacated no later than 10 A.M. (after 10 A.M. extra charge 35.00 euros) on the departure day.
The City Manager has the right to deny access to any client who show signs of being drunk or intoxicated, who act aggressively towards the City Manager, or who violates State laws.
Anyone booking an apartment agrees not to have parties or loud music playing. If neighbors complain and/or the police are called, it may result in the immediate eviction of the tenant regardless of the time of day or night. This will also result in the loss of prepaid rent. Quiet time in the properties is from 10 PM to 10 AM.
By booking with us you agree to our terms and conditions and expected to abide by these rules. You will also be expected to sign these rules upon check-in on your date of arrival.
At your arrival, our staff will meet you at your apartment with your keys and orient you with the apartment.
If anything is damaged or missing, you agree to pay the cost to repair or replace it.
If the cost is more than the security deposit, you agree to cover the remaining balance due.
Please report any damaged equipment to the City Manager, who will endeavour to replace/organize repair as soon as possible.
Please note that the City Manager is NOT AUTHORIZED under any circumstance to give a discount to clients. If the client has a complaint and would like to discuss a discount, he must contact the apartment owner via email directly, outlining the reasons for complaint.
The City Manager and/or the owner will not be held responsible or liable to compensate for building and construction work being done on neighboring properties.
No responsibility is accepted by either the City Manager or the owner for guest's property left on the premises. Owner insurance does not cover the loss of tenant's belongings. Please follow City Manager instructions on keys and locks very carefully.
The City Manager has the right to enter the house for reasons of inspection or maintenance.
Rental guests agree not to exceed the maximum occupancy listed on the website. If rental guests exceed the maximum occupancy of the apartment, owner/manager may immediately evict them with no refund of the unused portion of the rental period. At NO time can the maximum occupancy be exceeded.
Pets are NOT permitted in the flat. Guests will have their stay terminated immediately if a pet is found in the apartment.
The apartment is strictly non-smoking. Any evidence of such will incur extra cleaning charges. Additional housekeeping fees will be charged for properties left in an unsatisfactory condition.
Subletting the house is not allowed.
In the case that the client does not respect any of the points contained in this section, the City Manager will ask the client to leave the house. Any costs associated with any repair, excess clawing or loss of income as a result of a guest's or visitor's actions, negligence or misconduct will be recovered from the Primary Guest.
|Weekly rate for up to 2 guests
|Monthly rate for up to 2 guests
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|$ 12 US per guest/night extra
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Reviews of this property
everything very well. Very central apartment, very clean and tidy. the person who received us (daniela) very nice. They have been an unforgettable holiday in Rome. the apartment recommended 100%
We stayed three nights and everything right except the wifi that werent enough. The beds were comfortable, the kitchen and bathroom with everything necessary.
Good location near termini, bus and metro lines.
Hemos estado tres noches y todo correcto salvo la conexión wifi que se interrumpía bastante. Las camas eran cómodas, la cocina y cuarto de baño con lo necesario.
Buena ubicación cerca de termini, líneas de autobuses y metro.
Für einen Kurztripp total in Ordnung. Gute Lage direkt neben einer Metrostation und in der Nähe vom Hauptbahnhof Termini. Wohnung war sauber und praktisch ausgestattet. Schlüsselübergabe funktionierte tip top. Sie waren sehr freundlich und Hilfsbereit. Zeigten und erklärten uns alles auf einer Karte, somit fanden wir uns in Rom sehr gut zurecht. Gerne wieder!
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The appartment more than fulfilled our expectations.
It's spatious, clean and well equipped with a.o. a washing machine.
It's situated at short distance (300m) from the Vatican, in a quiet neighbourhood.
Of course one hears some little sounds from neighbours, but in our perception acceptable.
The host took her time to explain everything in and around the appartment.
Before arrival they made contact to explain how to travel in the city.
In short: we can recommand this appartment. It's worth the money you pay for it.
We were absolutely delighted by the experience we had in Roma.
Manuela welcomed us at the flat, and very nicely explained us all we had to know about the accommodation, but also some tricks and warnings about the city.
The flat is very well located that allowed us to go to the Villa Borghese, the coliseum, and also the Vatican all by walk.
Thank you
everything as expected! quite small but great location! Enough for a short vacation!
This apartment really does have a nice terrace. That is where we ate most of our meals when we ate in the apartment. The apartment is spacious and stylish. It has a well-equipped kitchen and the laundry facilities are very useful. We used the apartment in August during extreme heat and humidity. The apartment does not have air conditioning, but it was comfortable enough using the fan and the dehumidifier. The apartment is on the side of a hill, so that one face looks out above ground with the wonderful terrace. The rest of the apartment is in the hillside and the only other windows are small windows high up on the walls that are at ground level on the other, uphill, side of the building. Because of this, the apartment had very high humidity during the heat of August. If you can't tolerate some dampness, this is not the place for you.
The location is excellent. The entrance to the apartment is off the street some distance, so it is quiet and private. If you look at the area on Google streetview you will see Via di Sant Onofrio is partly stairs. The entrance to the courtyard is half way up those stairs. This is very charming and private, but it also means that are steep stairs involved beyond those you can see on streetview. We did not have any problems moving ourselves and our luggage in and out, but if you are elderly or have mobility problems, you may not be happy with this apartment.
Just at the end of the street there is a tabacchi where you can buy transit tickets, etc. Key bus stops are about a 5 minute walk away (we did not have any problems taking our luggage there and riding the bus to the Terminale train station). There are several convenience stores for buying food and drink. There is a good but full-price restaurant on the corner, but you are about a 5-10 minute walk from the enormous selection of restaurants in Trastevere. We walked to the Vatican, Pantheon, etc from the apartment, and took the bus to the Coliseum. We also enjoyed the night-life set up on the banks of the TIber. Great place to spend an evening!
Beautiful luxurious apartment in Trastevere. Very close to the center, tram takes you to plaza Venezia in under 10 minutes. Consider this apartment if you are staying in Rome. In my opinion it beats any Hotel!
very nice studio, very well located, very clean, everything worked smoothly, excellent communication in advance.
But, really only suitable for two people.
sehr schönes Studio, sehr gut gelegen, sehr sauber, hat Alles reibungslos funktioniert, hervorragende Kommunikation im Vorfeld.
Aber, wirklich nur für zwei Personen geeignet.
Very good apartment. Q hurts no one to greet us, appeared after 40 min. We were already looking for a hotel. And he did not come at the agreed time to check out. Hs agreed last mail q command would not come ..... wait almost missed train. Arrival and departure stressful !!!! Mo would go through this situation again.
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America's Views on Immigration Are Changing
Original post made by Save the Nation, Another Pleasanton neighborhood, on Apr 25, 2013
While most voters favor citizenship for illegal immigrants who meet certain requirements, there is widespread agreement that new border security should come first. As one prominent Texas Republican Senator stated: "We cannot beef up security enough. Some people might want the government to invest in highways, transit systems, public works projects, but those kinds of investments don't keep unwanted criminals out of the United States. We need to triple the height of our fences and quadruple the number of our armed border guards. Ideally, years from now our U.S.-Mexico fence will rival the Great Wall of China."
In addition, more than half say we should cut the number of legal immigrants allowed into the United States. States Republican Steve King from Iowa: "I'm nauseated by tired and sick refugees coming from other countries complaining about being tortured. Instead of huddling together and fleeing like sheep, they should take responsibility and fight back, maybe even torture the other side if that's what it takes."
A just-released Fox News poll finds majorities of Republicans (77 percent) want to decrease legal immigration. "It's just bringing more Democrats into the country," stated RNC Chair Rience Priebus.
Border security is another aspect of this issue, and opinions are changing. For example, the poll finds 60 percent of voters think it is not strict enough, and another 68 percent want new border security measures to be completed before changes to immigration policies. A new concern is about terrorists being able to come and go across our borders. For that reason, 62 percent of Republicans think that a special armed patrol of the border that prevents immigrants from leaving the country is a good idea. Republican Congresswoman Michelle Bachmann from Minnesota summed up this increasingly popular sentiment: "Machine gun turrets, spaced maybe every 100 yards, facing inward ought to deter those immigrants who think they can just leave this country any time they want to before coming back." Bachmann then went on to argue that we need to more carefully screen American politicians. "We know there are terrorist sympathizers and spies in our government," Bachmann stressed, "and our goal should be to intensely interrogate every member of the House of Representatives on the possibility that they may be planted by a foreign government. Just the number of Democrats in Congress should be enough to raise justifiable suspicion."
Asked to respond to Bachmann's charges, Democrats declined, perhaps for understandable reasons.
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a resident of Livermore
on Apr 25, 2013 at 11:52 am
USA: The more the merrier!
Lots of illegals want to marry local gals, who doesn't understand that?
As for all the rice 'n beans, bring it on!
The US is a country made up of immigrants from all over the planet...YAY!!!
i rest my case...
a resident of Livermore
on Apr 25, 2013 at 12:07 pm
Even a driver-less jeep can get over the save America border fence!!!
Web Link
tee hee hee...
a resident of Foxborough Estates
on Apr 25, 2013 at 3:42 pm
Very funny, Save, but not that far off from reality. There are many in our midst who want nothing more than to put them all on a boat to nowhereville.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Apr 26, 2013 at 10:34 pm
I welcome all into the country if they go through the legal process. Now the process itself may need a lot of improvement, but that is where the focus should be. If people want to be in this country, money or paperwork shouldn't be a barrier.
a resident of Carlton Oaks
on Apr 29, 2013 at 1:19 am
What good is border security when the Boston bombers can waltz right in, accept food stamps, sit on their duffs eating potato chips and hatching plots to blow up America? Wouldn't the money we use on 10,000 border patrol who spend most of their days sitting in high-priced SUVs staring at dirt be better spent on a rigorous interrogation process, say every two years, directed at those already in this country? We're losing our rights as we speak. We need to crack down on the immigrants and liberal loons who threaten our freedom. Lie detectors and other surveillance devices, that's the way I think we need to go.
a resident of Livermore
on Apr 29, 2013 at 9:51 am
clive...tee hee hee...
a resident of Livermore
on May 5, 2013 at 3:22 pm
In my humble opinion, millions upon millions of hateful folks have been out-slicked by immigrants from all over planet earth!
Nobody is capable of solving the problems of "illegals".
I'm unable to truly tell you how much this phenom tickles me...I giggle about it EVER day!!!
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Ruth Ione Annett/Dickey (nee Astrum), 90, of Pequot Lakes, went to be with Our Lord on March 27, 2013.
She was born May 8, 1922, was the oldest of 10 children and grew up in Walker, Minn.
Preceded in death by parents, Carl and Hannah Irene (nee Bengtson) Astrum; husband, Howard; sisters, Alice Jean and Helen LaRow (Armand); brothers, Jack and Richard; son, Mike Dickey; and grandsons, Matthew Dickey and Brian Fitzgerald.
Survived by children, Judy Skinner, James Annett, Beth Fitzgerald and Melissa Boonstra; sisters, Dorothy Forrest, Gladys Vredenburg, Karen Astrum and Anna Marie Landsteiner (Vince); brother, Dale; six grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
Ruth was known in the area as "The Raspberry Lady" and has lived in Jenkins since 1990, having been a member of Our Savior's Lutheran Church for most of that time.
Services were at 11 a.m. Monday, April 1, at Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Pequot Lakes, with Pastor Donna Olsen officiating. Visitation was one hour prior to services at the church. Arrangements were with Kline Funeral Home, Pequot Lakes.


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Posted: June 19, 2012 in ACE Press Releases
Study examines effectiveness of popular home, interval-training exercise program
SAN DIEGO, Calif. (Jan. 26, 2012)—The American Council on Exercise (ACE) announced the results of a study it commissioned to examine the effectiveness of P90X™, a 90-day, bootcamp-style home exercise program that is a popular example of the interval-training style workouts identified by ACE as one of the top fitness trends to watch in 2012. The study found that the program meets or exceeds recognized standards for improving cardiorespiratory fitness. ACE is America's leading authority on fitness and the world's largest nonprofit fitness and personal trainer certification, continuing education and training organization.
"P90X is among the most popular of the high-intensity, interval-style home workout exercise programs sweeping the nation, many of which promise to help individuals burn high amounts of calories in a short period of time," said American Council on Exercise's Chief Science Officer, Cedric X. Bryant, Ph.D. "Our study results found P90X offers an effective workout, and, when combined with a sensible eating plan, we believe it can help many individuals achieve their weight-loss and fitness goals in the comfort of their homes."
The study was conducted by a team of experts from the Departments of Exercise and Sport Science and Physical Therapy at the University of Wisconsin - La Crosse, and was designed to determine the true exercise intensity and calories burned when using the P90X program. A group of 16 healthy subjects, ranging in age from 19 to 26, were enlisted for the study; participants completed up to three practice sessions of each of the four P90X workouts chosen for the study: Legs & Back, Plyometrics, Cardio X, and Chest, Shoulders & Triceps.
Once each subject was proficient in the workouts, the actual testing began. Each participant exercised to the best of his abilities throughout the warm-up, conditioning phase and cool-down, as researchers recorded the subject's heart rate at one-minute intervals. At the end of each workout, ratings of perceived exertion (RPE) were recorded, while the heart-rate data was utilized to determine the subjects' predicted maximal oxygen consumption and caloric expenditure. The participants were given 48 hours of recovery rest between each workout test.
After the results were tabulated, the female subjects demonstrated slightly higher numbers of heart rate maximum and maximal oxygen consumption than the male subjects, and the percentages for both groups registered well within the range to provide a high-intensity dose of exercise. The tests also found the male subjects burned an estimated 441 to 699 kcals burned per workout, and females a total of 302 to 544 kcals per workout.
"The American Council on Exercise tests programs like P90X as part of our mission to help empower the American public with the information and tools needed to live a fit and healthy lifestyle." continued Bryant. "High-intensity, interval-style home exercise programs can be a time-efficient workout for many individuals—particularly those with a baseline level of fitness."
A summary of the study can be found online in the ACE® Certified News online magazine.
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BINGHAMTON, NY – Binghamton University Distinguished Professor David Sloan Wilson will be the speaker for the 26th Annual Abraham J. Briloff Lecture on Accountability and Society at 3:30 p.m., Wednesday, April 17, in the Anderson Center Chamber Hall on campus. The title of his speech will be "Evolution and Modern Accountability." This event is free and open to the public.
Wilson is SUNY Distinguished Professor of Biology and Anthropology at Binghamton University, and directs EvoS, Binghamton University's campus-wide evolutionary studies program.
His books include Darwin's Cathedral: Evolution, Religion, and the Nature of Society (2002), Evolution for Everyone: How Darwin's Theory Can Change the Way We Think About Our Lives (2007), and The Neighborhood Project: Using Evolution to Improve My City, One Block at a Time (2011). His next book titled, Does Altruism Exist will be published by Yale University Press in 2014.
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Awkard moment when a male tries grinding (form of dancing) with a good looking female but does not quite reach physical contact. In most cases, the female does not notice the hovergrind behind her.
Is that loser dancing with that cutie? No dude, the girl doesn't even know, he's doing the hovergrind.
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Now is the time to weather- and winter-ize our homes, and not just because the temperatures are dropping (the Old Farmer's Almanac is predicting a milder-than-usual winter). More than $10,000 in per-household tax credits and rebates are up for grabs through different federal and state programs for insulation and home-energy system upgrades, but not all of them will be available in 2011. As we balance on the cusp of home-heating season, and with oil prices expected to rise modestly this winter, efficiency measures are our only defense against energy-suckage and high bills.
Forget about the environment. Energy-saving efforts save money for single-family homeowners, landlords, and renters alike. If you're a homeowner, the benefits speak for themselves — between the rebates and what you can write off on your taxes, you're getting home upgrades at a steep discount. If you're a landlord who pays for heat in your buildings, the economic pluses are equally apparent (and if you're a tenant in one of those buildings and your apartment seems inefficient, it might be worth asking if you're landlord knows about all the money he or she could save, for next to nothing). If you're a renter who pays your own heating bills, well, then, you're screwed. No, just kidding. (I hope. I'm in that boat. And let me tell you, keeping the heat off just leads to frozen pipes.)
"The time's never been better," says Keith Baumm, owner of the USA Insulation franchise in Portland. Baumm points out that Maine is the most oil-dependent state in the country, and the one with the oldest housing stock — a lot of buildings that were built a hell of a long time ago. It makes sense, then, that "Maine homeowners have the sweetest deal in the country" when it comes to efficiency incentives.
The process is relatively simple: Get an energy audit (infrared scans, blower door testing) from a state-certified energy advisor (the audit usually costs around $500); make the suggested improvements (which can range from $3000-10,000 and up); get money back.
Depending on how much energy you save, you can a rebate of up to $3000 from Efficiency Maine (which was established by the state legislature in 2002 to help save energy costs and is funded in part by a small percentage of our electricity bills). Landlords can do such retrofits on buildings with up to four units; they'd get $3000 per unit. If you're a Unitil customer and your energy improvements reduce your energy consumption by 50 percent or more, you're eligible for an $8000 rebate. Yes, you read that right.
Plus there's a $1500 federal tax credit available for energy retrofits — but that runs out at the end of 2011.
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I'm using a black flight suit for a custom Mando but wondering how to weather it? I've washed it twice but it is holding up very well. I wondered about getting it dirty or greasy but I'm not sure it would show. Any ideas?
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I'm using a black flight suit for a custom Mando but wondering how to weather it? I've washed it twice but it is holding up very well. I wondered about getting it dirty or greasy but I'm not sure it would show. Any ideas?
Check the fabric type - if its 65%Polyester 35%Cotton, chances are your suit will hold its colours for quite some time. BDU's certainly do.
For a temporary fix, talcum powder works well for that dusty look. Don't bleach unless you want that try-hard vintage denim look!
Also look at the obvious wear points - knees & seat and raised seams.
spray paint at 5 feet...fine mist some earth tones over the suit, just don't spry directly on it.....OR just go play in the mud..
leave different parts of it exposed in the sun, and once you've faded the joints mist it with spray cans to dirty it up
Thanks for the suggestions everybody. Yes, it is 65% polyester and 35% cotton so I think it stay black for awhile.
I got some lighter gray paint and two shades of brown. I may dab on some gray paint on the flex points to simulate wear and browns on contact points for dirt. I'll see how the black I have looks on it for grease.
I just got an airbrush but haven't had a chance to use it yet. Probably want to practice some before using it on this to add an overall dirty-ness.
Thanks again!
I would definitely play around with the airbrush on some old shirts or cardboard. Experiment with the different settings for the nozzle and distances from what you're painting. When it comes to paint, it's always easier to spray more onto something than it is to take it off. You probably know this, and there are more experienced painters out there than me, but remember several light coats is better than one thick coat.
As far as wear, you may want to put the suit on, notice where the high spots are when you bend and move and then lighten them with either paint or sandpaper. What I have used as a highlight color for black is charcoal gray or light gray. Be patient, persistent and please post pix. :thumbsup
Just loan it to a mechanic for a day. Trust me :cheers
All great ideas. What I actually ended up doing is using a $2 pumice stone from the health and beauty dept of Walmart. It worked great at wearing down the keys places well and giving it a great worn look. It also left an over all scuffed look to the fabric. I also used it on the new canvass ammo built with good effect.


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Madras, Warm Springs challenge: Get fit, lose weight
Moving Mountains Slimdown Challenge offers cash prize
MADRAS, Ore. - What do you get when you bring a former personal trainer and a registered nurse together with the desire to make people healthier?
In Madras and Warm Springs, it's the Moving Mountains Slimdown Challenge -- a 16-week event that is expected to draw several hundred participants.
"Studies out there show us ranked kind of low in the county rankings when it comes to health and stuff, and so it's huge for our community," challenge co-founder Carolyn Harvey said Thursday. "We need to be healthier."
Jefferson County health officials told NewsChannel 21 the county's obesity rate was 29 percent in 2010. And according to the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Jefferson County is the most unhealthy county is Oregon.
So Harvey and St. Charles-Madras nurse Beth Ann Beamer decided it was time to get the overweight county back on the right track.
They started their own Biggest Loser-style challenge three years ago, something tey say the community has embraced.
"It's so exciting for our community that we have so many people out here who want to support everybody to see some really good. -- You know, getting people into some really good lifestyle changes," Harvey said.
Local businesses and organizations are joining in, providing free fitness, goal-setting and nutrition classes , as well as fun outings like hiking for participants.
It all helped Erin Tofte lose 36 pounds during last year's challenge, earning her second place.
"I figured it would be a good way to have that accountability, as far as weighing in, and the measurements are especially hard to do," Tofte said.
Tofte said she feels like a new person: "I can jump now, I can run -- I just finished a 10K."
Now Tofte is back this year to do it again. She lost a total of 55 pounds last year and wants to shed 35 more, for good.
"I think we're really lucky to have some really committed people in our community who care about health and weight-loss," Tofte said.
Harvey said, "It's very rewarding to us. And if you help just one person at some point in your life ... turn the corner and say, 'This is how I'm going to live my life' -- I mean ,that's what it's all about."
Harvey said this challenge is less about losing the weight, and more focused on gaining a new and healthier lifestyle.
If you want to get involved you have only until Saturday to sign up. The challenge costs $25 to participate, and comes with community activities.
Weigh-ins will be at St. Charles-Madras and the community center in Warm Springs.
Winners of the weight-loss challenge could win up to $1000,000.
For more information, contact St. Charles-Madras, the Madras Aquatic Center or the Jefferson County Health Department. You can visit this Website for more information.


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I am pretty sure P/T will be competing, even with unrecovered injuries, as long as competing at Worlds does not worsen the injuries. Even without the single jumps, they will still score much higher than any other Chinese team. So having one team as substitute is reasonable. Z/W are simply too far away to be top contenders: from the FCC performances, it looks like they have not learned how to do singles yet.
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It is ridiculous to give other teams a chance now. Who can possibly earn 3 spots for china except them?
Romain Ponsart posted this on his Facebook account:
"Grosse déception, je viens d'apprendre mon forfait au championnat du monde, sans justification de la part de la fédération... En attente de réponses.... je n'ai pas de mots.... :'("
Google translate: Big disappointment, I just learned my withdrawal in the world championship without justification from the federation ... Waiting for answers .... I have no words .... : '(
French fed classy as always..
I guess that means France is only sending two men to Worlds instead of three. Just like the French federation---their heads are somewhere up their you-know-what.
Besseghier should get to go I agree. It really frustrates me when this sort of thing happens. Stupid French fed. Argh. And I guess Song is going to Worlds and that's a done deal. However, if he doesn't place top 10 I'm going to be very sad for Yan who I think would have significantly better odds for getting China 2 Olympic spots. Oh the questionable judgements of figure skating federations...they never stop do they? Gah.


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