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Anyway, the drive to Leadville was beautiful. We had to take a detour as the road we would have used was closed due to a sink hole. Apparently it was built over an existing mine, and gravity finally had it's way. As anyone who took history in school knows, Leadville was teeming with miners back in the day. The most famous, or at least the one I remember, is Baby Doe's Matchless Mine.
Leadville itself is a quaint little town, with colorfully named shops such as "Sweet Betsy's from Pike" Cafe and Antiques
The route was along the old Denver, South Park & Pacific and Colorado & Southern lines to the Continental Divide. This is the same route people took back in the glory days of the 1800's, where a train trip to Denver, 100 miles, would take about four days. One of the more interesting sites was the headwaters of the Arkansas River. Here it is basically just a meandering stream. We enjoyed some beautiful panoramas and wonderfully cool temperatures. After about an hour those of us with our green wristbands hopped off the train for the wildflower tour. I wondered what they would do if you tried to join them and didn't have a designated wristband, as no one seemed too concerned with checking our arms.
So this was the part of the tour I was really looking forward too. I envisioned a meadow covered with wildflowers - a riot of color along a hillside
After returning to the train station and being greeted by a nice steady rain, we went to lunch at Callaway's, located in the historic Delaware Hotel. The hotel itself is a Victorian charmer dating back to 1886, and saw desperadoes such as Doc Holiday, the Unger Brothers and
Butch Cassidy. The hotel has been renovated by the owner - the oak
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Victorian ambiance and charm of an era gone by. The lady at the reception desk even wore period clothing, complete with a broad red feathered hat. I was thrilled we had chosen this restaurant to dine in, otherwise we would have missed an amazing slice of history. The bonus - the food was great. Easily one of the best burgers we'd ever tasted.
On our way out of Leadville we made a detour to see Turquoise Lake - known not for it's color as I was hoping for, but rather for the turquoise that was mined in the area. Then it was back to Avon. As we were driving along the highway I looked up and saw the Leadville, Colorado & Southern RR making it's afternoon trip.


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Private Room in Little Italy NYC 33.1
Size70 ft²
Floor No.1(with elevator)
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- Kitchen
- Air conditioning
- Elevator in building
- Lockable room
- Towels
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|Mulberry Street, 10013 New York, United States
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Private room with 1 full bed. Enjoy a prime location in the heart of Little Italy as guests of this private bedroom set within a nice apartment situated on Mulberry Street. Authentic Italian restaurants can be found in the same building.
The apartment is part of a historic pre-war building with original New York City construction dating back to early 1900s including exposed piping, a fire-escape outside the window and vintage radiators. Guests will stay in a comfortable double room with a lockable door. The bathroom and kitchen are shared spaces. Wi-Fi and flat-screen satellite TV are provided.
To find more restaurants serving excellent dishes, walk for 300 metres to Chinatown. Walk in 20 minutes to the financial district to find New York City Hall, Ground Zero and Wall Street. Times Square is reachable in 15 minutes via the subway.
Find upmarket boutiques, music bars and venues, and a range of restaurants lined along the streets of the multicultural Lower East Side area.
House rulesNo smoking.
Please contact the host before booking to confirm availability.
Please feel free to ask the host any questions or inquire about their other offers.
Bed linen and towels are provided.
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Great place and Mike was really nice! The appartment itself was very clean and I really liked that there were 2 seperate double beds. We had to share the bathroom and kitchen with 3 others, but this never caused any problems, since we could sign in for the bathroom each morning. The appartment is also almost next to a subway station, so you can easily travel all through Manhattan. Only downside of it that there was one window, but this could not be opened... Overall a great place for a good prize!
The room was really warm in comparison to the heavy cold weather outside. The bathroom and the kitchen was pretty clean. The neighborhood was safe and beautifull.
However our room was very very small and uncomfortable, it was never cleaned up and the towels were the same during the whole days of our stay. What is more, no only we never saw the owners of the appartment but also John (with whom we only spoke via viber/whats app) was not helpfull with some problems that we had.
My teenage daughter and I rented a room in january 2015. It was during wintertime so it was cold outside. The heater in the house works perfectly but it was a little bit too warm for us compared to the outside temperature. Opening the only openable window in the living room, or sleeping with the airconditioning on, helped a bit to reduce the heat.
The room is located at an ideal, central place in Lower Manhattan. The beds were fantastic to sleep on. Mike is a very friendly and hospitable man who gave us the feeling that his house was our house.
We spent a week staying in this apartment, good is more a study.
This centrally located, near the metro green line 6, quiet, the calefacion on all day and did not spend any q cold.
Cookware in poor condition (it appeared the pans nonstick), only the front door had a lock and gives a lot of insecurity, because the apartment is in the same street.
Maik host was very kind to let us be three hours more to leave our bags and go to the airport.
Hemos estado una semana alojados en este apartamento,bueno es mas un estudio.
Puntos a favor:
Esta céntrico,cerca del metro línea verde 6,lugar tranquilo,la calefacion encendida todo el día así q no pasamos nada de frío.
Puntos en contra:
Los utensilios de cocina en mal estado(cazuelas se desprendía el anti adherente),la puerta de entrada solo tenía una cerradura y da mucha inseguridad,ya que el apartamento esta en la misma calle.
El anfitrión Maik se porto muy bien al dejarnos estar 3 horas mas para poder dejar las maletas y ir al aeropuerto.
The apartment is comfortable and cozy, even when all the rooms are full there's no any problem with the use of the bathroom and kitchen. Apartment was cleaned everyday, all the peoples in the apartments follow the rules, that's make easier and convenient the stay. The location is awesome, there is a bunch of great restaurants nearby and there are 3 different train routes available just 3 blocks of distances. there's also a bunch of places nearby to buy NY city souvenirs, ATM's in every corner and the neighborhood is very safe. John is very kind and always try to help you with your stay. Definitely I would stay again for the next visits to NY, 100% recommended.
The apartment was very clean and neat, but too small for 4 people. There was no storage space for suitcases and little space for garment. A big advantage is that you can at any time can prepare a breakfast or a small meal and is not necessarily forced to look for a restaurant. We have very good people met in the apartment and it was a nice to each other. Since there is no window, it can sometimes be, because of the weather, come to surprises.
Das Appartement war sehr sauber und gepflegt, aber für 4 Personen zu klein. Es gab keine Abstellfläche für Koffer und auch wenig Platz für Gewand. Ein großer Vorteil ist, dass man sich jederzeit ein Frühstück oder eine kleine Mahlzeit zubereiten kann und nicht unbedingt gezwungen ist, sich ein Restaurant zu suchen. Wir haben sehr liebe Leute in dem Appartement kennengelernt und es war ein nettes miteinander. Da es kein Fenster gibt, kann es manchmal, wegen des Wetters, zu Überraschungen kommen.
NYC is always fantastic, the apartment was however not. It was either freezing cold or very warm. It wasn't possible to adjust the heat. 2 out of 6 days there was no hot water at all. No hot water = no shower! Several of the wals was not painted and the sofa was compleatly warren out. Full of holes. The entertains and stears is very dirty and the backyard is best described as slum, with thousands of smoked cigarettes laying among other waste. The worst was however all the bird droppings on old air-conditions hanging from the windows in the backyard . We are talking of years without cleaning. 40 ~ 60 cm high "mountains" of bird droppings. And then on top of that the apartment is approx. 50 meters from Manhattan brigde, with a train passing every 2 minutes, 24/7. You can not belive the noise! Manhattan John (Mike) is a nice guy, but this apartment should newer have been rented out to tourists.
John is a very accommodating host. It is difficult toilet him, understandably, as he is like other New Yorkers, a very busy man.
However, he has a system in place that works. I stayed in this flat for 10 days while looking for jobs, and had many neighbours coming and going without any problems.
The location is a 10/10. Cleanliness 9/10 decor 8/10.. Overall a great bargain for your money.
3 problems I had:
1- Never send mail, wish I knew, but it's really difficult to retrieve mail.
2- Too many people using the shower in the morning. Wake up early. (4-8 ppl)
3-Maintanance needed to be done on the bathroom, but john changed the date for that till after check out.
Overall, I'd stay there again, it was a good experience.
Sexy apartment is not as sexy as touted. We were four adult people in a too small room without a window. At night too hot so the room door had to remain open. There is no space to hang your wet towel, no hooks for coats etc. A small rickety plastic closet to hang a few things. No room to put your bag or briefcase.
The kitchen and bathroom should be shared with, if you're lucky, 7 others!
That's too many people in too small a space.
Shower Floor must be clearly renovated.
Apartment was fairly clean and stands in a friendly street in Little Italy. We have John once seen as upon arrival. The apartment is our very disappointing. New York is not happy.
Het sexy appartement is helaas niet zo sexy als wordt aangeprezen. Wij waren met vier volwassen mensen in een veel te kleine kamer zonder raam. 's Nachts veel te warm waardoor de kamerdeur open moest blijven. Er is geen ruimte om je natte handdoek op te hangen, geen haken voor jassen enz. Een kleine gammele plastic kast om een paar dingen op te hangen. Geen ruimte om je tas of koffer neer te zetten.
De keuken en badkamer moet gedeeld worden met, als je geluk hebt, 7 anderen!
Dat zijn teveel mensen op een te klein oppervlakte.
Douchevloer moet duidelijk gerenoveerd worden.
Appartement was redelijk schoon en staat middenin een vriendelijke straat in little Italy. We hebben John één keer even gezien bij aankomst. Het appartement is ons erg tegengevallen. New York gelukkig niet.
The apartment is equipped the necessary kitchen utensils and new floor covering / interior paint is consistent with renovation, appearance inside clean and tidy. The mattresses must be very old and you hear the springs every time you move in bed. Not used to living in the city the the frequent trains travelling less than a block away on the bridge made sleeping even more difficult. TV reception is poor with an indoor aerial only. Pipes the run from floor to ceiling rattle at times (warm at times ?noise when heating turned on also associated with hissing sound in kitchen). Only one key very difficult with 5 people. Takes a long time to get hot water through the pipes for washing up / shower. (Do not know if any laundry facilities nearby). Need to be fit to carry suitcases up 3 steep flights of stairs.
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BOGUE INLET, CARTERET COUNTY - A Carteret County fisherman talked with NewsChannel 12 about his close encounter with what he believed was a great white shark.
"A few other smaller sharks, tiger sharks, were with it. But that was obviously the grand daddy," said Alan Scibal, who recorded the possible great white shark on his iPhone camera while he was on the "Sensation" charter boat.
Scibal and his crew were working with Duke University Marine Lab on Wednesday, when they stumbled upon the 15-foot-long shark off the Bogue Inlet. Scibal said the big fish was feasting on what looked like a dead humpback whale.
Scibal said he estimates the shark to be about 2,000 pounds. That's more than double the weight of the biggest blue marlin he has ever pulled in. Scibal said the shark was a sight he will never forget.
"It was very impressive- it was something I've always wanted to see [while] working on the water," said Scibal.
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UTSA Spotlight: Associate Professor Bridget Drinka receives fellowship to Japan
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(Oct. 28, 2008)--Bridget Drinka, associate professor and chair of the Department of English, took part in a Sept. 2-16 lecture tour of Japan as a fellow of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS). Drinka wrote a proposal and was awarded a grant by the JSPS Invitation Fellowship Program for Research.
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She was hosted by Japanese linguist Mariko Higuchi Goto of the Kyushu Institute of Technology, who shares many of her research interests. Drinka gave lectures and participated in workshops with Japanese linguists and cognitive scientists at universities in Kumamoto, Fukuoka, Kyoto and Nagoya.
"It was thrilling to have been invited to participate in this rich cultural experience and to meet and work with fellow researchers just as fascinated by the history of English as I am," said Drinka.
The lectures included such topics as the "Family Networks and the Development of the English Perfect in Early Modern English" and "Language Contact in Europe: The Present Perfect in Diachronic Perspective." The lectures centered on Drinka's ongoing work on the gradual diffusion of the present perfect tense across the map of Europe. According to Wikipedia, the present perfect tense is used to express action that has been completed with respect to the present. (Read more below about present perfect tense.)
Drinka earned a B.A. degree from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, an M.S. from Georgetown University, Washington, D.C., and a Ph.D. from the University of Texas at Austin, specializing in Indo-European and historical linguistics. Her areas of specialization are the history of English and verb structures, principles of linguistics, historical and sociolinguistics, and linguistic methods of analyzing literature.
A member of the UTSA faculty since 1991, her research has focused on such issues as the sociolinguistic motivations for language change, the role of contact in linguistic innovation and the importance of geographical contiguity in the diffusion of changes across the Indo-European languages.
Her forthcoming book, "Language Contact in Europe: The Perfect Tense Through History" (Cambridge University Press), explores the complex development of a grammatical category as it spread across the map of Europe. Drinka also is working on a corpus analysis of Late Middle and Early Modern English, exploring, among other factors, the role that family networks played in transmitting and fostering change.
Drinka was a Fulbright senior lecturer at Moscow State University (1998) and visiting professor at two German universities (Dusseldorf, 2002; Osnabruck, 2007-2008). She was a 1999 recipient of the University of Texas Chancellor's Council Outstanding Teaching Award.
What is "present perfect" tense?
According to Wikipedia, the present perfect tense is used to express action that has been completed with respect to the present. It is a compound tense in English and many other languages that it is formed by combining an auxiliary verb with the main verb.
For example, present perfect is formed by combining a present-tense form of the auxiliary verb "to have" with the past participle of the main verb.
Present perfect is used...
- When the time period has not finished: ex. I have seen three movies this week. (The week isn't over and you may see more movies.)
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Jyotsna "Jo" Heckman was appointed in 2011 by Governor Parnell. Ms. Heckman earned a bachelors and masters degrees in Business from the University of Alaska Fairbanks and has also attended graduate school for financial studies at Georgetown University and Southern Methodist University. She is currently the President and CEO of Denali State Bank; she is one of the original founders when it opened its doors in 1986. In addition to her professional accomplishments, she is active in various community and civic organizations including the United Way, Foraker Group, Alaska Community Foundation, Rotary and the Greater Fairbanks Chamber of Commerce. She is the recipient of the UAF Alumni Association's William Cashen Service Award and the Distinguished Alumnus Award, the Farthest North Girl Scouts Council's Woman of Distinction Award, and was selected as the Business Leader of the Year by the UAF Associated Students of Business.


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The Kills - Satellite (new single!)
Here's the new single, Satellite, courtesy of The Kills, from their forthcoming new album, Blood Pressures. I like it, and I'm of the mindset that you will too.
Tell me [if] I'm right. (also, it sounds kinda Dead Weather-y, no?)
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Discussion in 'FL - Central & South Florida' started by James's_06_Silverado, May 14, 2007.
Post up if you live in Fl, let me know where you are.
From FLA
From Quincy/Tallahassee area. Out in San Angelo, Texas right now. I'm trying to make a trip out there this summer.
i own a 2005 Z71 2WD extended cab, with the i-5 motor.
i am running the streets of FT. MYERS,,,,,,,,,,,,
i own a 1989 burb' and in the wesley chapel area
L.A - Lutz area, just north of tampa.
yea i live in south florida ft laudy
anyone in south florida?
Port Charlotte here.
nokomis fl. just south of Sarasota
Im in the fort myers area.
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Very much in the territory of ambient music (publishing held by the appropriately named Outer Worlds), this 43-minute album is one long piece of five seamlessly interlocking parts and owes something to Balinese gamelan and people like Philip Glass (in his so-called "minimalist" period). But it has been conceived by producer/remixer Du Prince (aka Berlin-based Hendrik Weber) for an ensemble playing bells and gongs and introduces subtle electronica beats and twiddles in some passages. The result is a gently hypnotic journey into the zone between relaxation massage and the chill-out room, and the soft resonant chiming of bells, electronics and triangles is offset by the more earthy sound of marimba, log drums and woodblocks.
There is an arc of increasingly energetic (but always constrained) playing as the soft opening section, Wave, morphs into the beat-driven Particle and Photon, both of which have quickened pulses. This is headphones electronica with attention to sonic detail and a real human quality.
As the music changes shape and structure the listener is effortlessly pulled into its cosmic-flight consciousness. As Spiritualized once said, "Ladies and gentlemen, we are floating in space". Weightless and quietly wonderful.
Stars: 4/5
Verdict: Ask not for whom these bells toll
Buy Elements of Light by Pantha Du Prince and The Bell Laboratory here.
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Slow motor? I've never seen Moore take a play off once while watching his tape. You might be confusing that with his game speed which is inconsistent but he does work hard to make plays. You're also being a little hard on a kid (he's only 20 and a half) who definitely has the frame to add more strength and speed with an NFL program. Though I do agree with you on wanting Okafor over Moore because the latter is more suited to the 3-4.Damontre Moore: He's the slow motor guy. Takes plays off. Needs more size to anchor the end in a 4-3. Much better attacking while standing up (i.e. 3-4 OLB). Oh and 12 reps on the bench (ewwwwww!) ... strength issues.
Wait, are you saying Okafor has a better interior pass rush than Jones? That is such a false statement Kruunch and you know it. The only thing Okafor is better at than Jones is being a more consistent pass rusher on the edge in a 4-3. He definitely has questions setting the edge against some of the bigger Ts heading into the NFL and while he does have a good motor (high too), I wouldn't say he is non-stop. All of them have pretty equal motors imo.Okafor: Excels at all of the above and does it consistently better than the above two (with the possible exception of playing from a 3-4 OLB position). Sets the edge (something we desperately need in our LDE) and has a strong and consistent pass rush. Also has a non-stop motor and never takes a play off. The only reason (imo) that he's not rated higher then Jones or Moore was his limited participation in the Combine.


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People who use and promote free software cite various reasons for their choice, but do those reasons tell the whole story? If, as a community, we want free software to continue to grow in popularity, especially in the mainstream, we should understand better the true reasons for choosing it—especially our own.
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First year with a Warre Hive. The hive started off in great shape, then I made an error! During the summer, the drought seemed to affect them, with the population dropping. There was a noticeable drop in the number of bees, and as the Goldenrod started to quit blooming I decided to feed them to help them through the upcoming winter. However, I left a top entrance open and installed a hive top feeder. I went out the other day and bees were swarming around like crazy. I was thinking it could have been a robbing incident. Ironically, before I got my bees I never saw any honey bees in this area on the mountain and now I am wondering If my hive may have swarmed without me noticing (6 kids, self employed, etc. etc.!) and the bees robbing the hive could have been my own bees!??!!
Anyway, now the population is way down. They have 2 boxes of comb. Anyway I can salvage this hive through the winter? Temperatures have now dropped so I don't want to open up the hive! Any advice???


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antes pension
two packed and hot buses, most of it along a beautiful coastal highway
with great views of the Mediterranean. After a quick investigation of
two hostels the five of use agreed on the Antes Pension perched nicely
part way up a hill on the north side of the town's centre. 13 YTL
(about $10) per night got us a bed in the rooftop dorm which is
adjacent to the terrace that featured spectacular views of the Med.
The best turkish breakfast yet--smorg style--was also included. Alas,
beers were four bucks a piece and not cold and bringing drinks in was
strictly forbidden
load! Sheesh. That's 12 bucks. See what I mean?
Kas, with its white plastered Mediterranean/Greek style
architecture is by far the best looking of the Turkish towns I've
seen. The beach mind you left something to be desired, despite how the
pictures made it look.
All of us had heard about boat trips on the Med and wanted to do
one of some kind at some point. Three day cruises from Olympos to
Fethiye are very popular...and very expensive
a bit more of a booze cruise and at five bucks a beer I'd be going home
before summer is out. Those cruises run about $60 a day including all
meals but no beverages. In any case, it turns out that chartering a
boat out of Kas is easy and well, not so cheap, but not terrible
unreasonable either. For 50 lira each ($40) the five of us hired Ali,
aka Garlic (There are so many guys named Ali, many of them have
nicknames.) and his boat for the day. A friendly german couple from
Hamburg were also on board. The day included three stops for swimming
and snorkeling, a fantastic lunch of fried fish, turkish salad, rice
and all the bread we could eat. Beers were only four bucks (!) and
cold and no we couldn't bring our own...surprise. After lunch we all
had naps, including Garlic
breathtakingly beautiful blue and clear as can be. The snorkeling was
fantastic. The weather was perfect. We were out from 10 a.m. until 6
p.m. in what was one of the highlights of Turkey thus far.
After a terrible overpriced dinner at a bad tourist restaurant, the
kind I'm usually pretty good at sniffing out, we spent the evening at a
cool little bar on a corner near the main square where the tunes and
people watching were awesome. An Iranian/Turkish woman, Juanita (the
name has been changed to protect the innocent), who was also staying at
our hostel joined us. Though we had only planned to stay for a couple
of beers, for some reason it was impossible to leave so we just had to
close the place down
and made a plan to head for the resort town of Oludeniz the next day.
Traveling solo is an adventure unto itself and one could easily
dedicate an entire blog entry to the subject. Funny thing is that
hooking up with other travelers is usually something that just kind of
happens. And as a solo traveler you are always extremely sensitive to
making sure you don't impose myself on others. It is usually through
casual conversation about upcoming plans that solo or duo travelers
morph into small groups and hang together for a few stops before
heading their separate ways and it tends to happen more often where
there is an obvious backpacker circuit
and it can make the travel a little more fun with a few laughs. It's
nice if you've had a bit of a stretch of solo travel as it can get a
bit lonely. It can be nice for pairs too as they get a little tired of
one another's company. It's also a little more fun to negotiate
through some of the difficulties inherent in foreign travel when in a
Anyway, this is the story of Juanita. She just sort of joined us
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Moore-Towers and Moscovitch don't have any relation to the music right now. Their LP could have been skated to anything.
It's not about being ballet clones. It's about knowing how to place your arms, having good posture and line, moving in an elegant way. Ballet will help with that. Right now she skates like a truck driver.
The problem with the whole "line" thing is that...can you really move elegantly to more exciting music? Once skaters get used to elegant lines, they usually end up sticking with elegant music or else the choreo won't match (After S/Z improved their lines around 2003, they pretty much stuck with more elegant music as well). Times that by 10+ skaters and it makes for a complete yawn fest.
Its promoting skaters where their priorities are in a horrible order: Lines/Jumps first, doing transitions everywhere second, "base levels and contortion" third....but consistency / musicality / performance last .
Note: I'm not directing my comments at any skaters in particular, I just don't like offhanded comments along the lines of "No Lines! Posture! Bad!" when figure skating is comprised of so many other aspects as well.
This is figure skating. Line and posture are important, whether you like it or not. 99% of the time, it makes someone's skating more appealing. I do think studying ballet often helps skaters understand the music better, and enhances musicality and performance. It also does that skaters use solely what you consider boring or elegant music. Berezhnaya & Sikharulidze had beautiful lines, but their Chaplin free skate was hardly boring. Savchenko has a nice body line, but Pink Panther is hardly traditional and she is also quite athletic. I'm really failing to see how improving posture and lines makes for lowered performance or musical ability, or lesser transitions. They're all part of a whole.
Of course figure skating has more aspects, but to me - and a lot of other people - line and posture are very important. If Pang improved her body line, their lifts would be much better, period. It shows how improving this aspect would improve their technical elements and GOE. Having her ugly positions on a lift takes you out of a performance, for me, anyway.
It's not just about line, either, why I think P&T are overrated. Her basics aren't very good, really. As for M-T&M, they show very really understanding of the music, could skate to anything and their basics are choppy.


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Marinel and her husband have been very kind, they helped me with my big luggage. Nice room with a very good bed. Nice place and nice people, I will recommend to other friends!
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Canadian Jingles: 25 Of The Catchiest Canadian Tunes
They're catchy, cheesy and somehow, we always end up knowing all the lyrics.
Jingles are every company's dream marketing project: Get a bunch of people singing your company's tune like it's a song, not an ad. Because, let's face it, you know every time you hear 'Sleep Country Canada' on the radio or TV, you fill in the blank with "Why buy a mattress anywhere else?" either out loud or in your head (we'll admit it, we do!).
But what makes a good jingle? Is it the voice or the words? According to HowStuffWorks.com, jingles have been around since the 1920s and the first popular jingle didn't hit the market until 1926 when General Mills released a commercial for Wheaties — after almost being discontinued. The company noticed the sudden popularity of the cereal after the commercial aired, which over 85 years later, continues to be sold today.
And if you're thinking about whipping your own jingle, remember, think about rhyming your words and creating your own tune, according to Yahoo News. The catchiest jingles use a fun beat, have few words and easy to remember phone numbers.
So we've come up with some of our favourite and catchiest Canadian jingles and commercials from the past few decades. Send us your favourites by commenting below — and we will add them to our list:
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Okay, not the best year for the water-themed amusement park, with several allegations of animal abuse, according to the Toronto Star. But one thing's for sure, you probably know all the words to this jingle — and all the versions.
Just in time for the holidays, remember when the dessert special was always a Toblerone bar in the '90s?
This doesn't even have to be a real commercial — the jingle says it all.
If there is anything we've learned from this jingle: Muffins and beets look good to eat
FACT: Most people in Ontario know this telephone number by heart.
Another Ontario tradition, the Canadian National Exhibition is an 18-day event full of rides, games and over-the-top food. This jingle that's a constant reminder summer is coming to an end still remains a classic.
It's fair to say — we all need this back in our lives.
AlarmForce, a Canada-wide home alarm and burglar alarm security system, also has us memorizing their telephone number.
Makes you want to eat peaches. All the time.
Remember this one? This commercial aired in the '80s in the Atlantic provinces for Sobeys supermarket chains.
Only four O's people.
A 2000 commercial spot for Western Canada and Ontario furniture warehouse, UNITED.
For some reason, these commercials always remind us of raking and shovelling the snow.
And even today, we always have time for Tim Hortons.
Quite retro, but still catchy.
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Changing the name of Alamo
Original post made by Forest Warn, Alamo, on Oct 15, 2007
I am not aware of any statutory procedure for changing the name of an unincorporated community. In the case of Bay Point, I understand that the League of Women voters offered and the Board of Supervisors accepted the offer to informally conduct a community area election. Following the informal election, the results were presented to the Board of Supervisors for consideration of whether the name should be changed. As you may be aware, the League of Women Voters is a private organization. The election was not conducted pursuant to the California Elections Code, nor was it administered by the County Clerk. In any case, the League reported a result supporting the name change, and the Board after conducting an informal hearing adopted an order directing the name change and requested other governmental agencies (Post Office, State Division of Highways, etc.) to effect the name change. The Clerk of the Board of Supervisors may be able to provide you with copies of the involved Board Orders.
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a resident of Alamo
on Oct 17, 2007 at 5:31 pm
The new name voted by a majority of neighbors responding is Diablo Vista CA 94507. The other names were Stone Valley, Monte Vista, and retaining Alamo as the name.
So what do you think?
a resident of Alamo
on Oct 18, 2007 at 8:55 pm
Dear Dan,
Before I moved to senior living, I so enjoyed Alamo as my home. My husband would say that Alamo did not fit the glorious view that we saw each morning from our upper Ridgewood home.
It is another world for us. In our new home in a senior facility, we cannot see our Diablo Vista and I do miss it so. In our electric cafe, we have learned to see the world through this screen but nothing beats that real Diablo Vista.
Whatever does occur in our beloved Alamo, make sure that our view of Mt. Diablo is the focus of your enjoyment of the community. It is now in your hands.
a resident of Alamo
on Oct 24, 2007 at 3:18 pm
CDSI Research Fellowship has agreed to collect opinions, comments and concerns about a name change for Alamo CA and confidentially summarize the results for media use. The proponents of the name change believe that the community leadership has created an at-odds relationship with the county, neighboring communities and Alamo neighborhoods and a change of name and leadership should be made.
What are your suggestions, concerns, opinions and comments? Send your COMMENTS to firstname.lastname@example.com or post them below for public review, please.
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a resident of another community
on Oct 25, 2007 at 4:51 pm
Too important not to answer:
"Hal, what other names are possible? I don't like Diablo Vista, Alamo and I be damned if we will label ourselves Monte Vista. Darren"
Your answer, Darren, is a sign at both ends of town that reads, "This space intentionally left blank." It beat Werner's idea of calling Alamo, West Fresno, now doesn't it!
a resident of another community
on Oct 26, 2007 at 10:53 am
Hello neighbors,
Wasn't Hal, as part of the Alamo Towne Fool, the one that suggested Brigadoon as the name for Alamo because much of the culture lives outside of reality in a fog. Didn't we agree that Alamo is actually Stepford and a culture of clones?
Why worry about a new name? I can see a time in the very near future that the Danville City Limits sign will be back-to-back with the Walnut Creek City Limits sign at Stone Valley Road.
Think about it!
a resident of another community
on Nov 7, 2007 at 3:55 pm
In my review of a fellow Dane today, Karl Adolph Verner, I concluded that Verner's Law, with a touch of Murphy's Law, applies to naming Alamo.
In California, we have all these left-over "j's" that never get pronounced much like Karl's Law describes. My thought was to start adding "j's" to words. Consider Al-Jah-mo, as an opposite of Verner's Law where we actually pronounce the "j". You are driving into town and there it is "Welcome to Aljamo" which our Spanish students will pronounce AL-HAM-mo.
We can look them in the eye, somewhat like saying, "Denny Crane" and "That's AL-JAH-MO, make a note!"
Karl would be proud, so smile,
Harald Paul Arthur Balle
aka Hjal Bjailey
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Welcome to the inaugural post of LOL (Lessons on Laughter). They say that laughter is the best medicine, and my aim is to prescribe and dole out dosages of the stuff like hospitals hand out Vicodin. This venue isn't just for laughter though--no, I also aim to induce more sophisticated fare such as the chortle, giggle, chuckle, snicker, guffaw, and perhaps the occasional wheezing from laughing too hard. If you have no sense of humor, this section is probably not for you, and may cause bouts of confusion, dizziness, nausea and/or frowny faces.
To swear myself into this honorable position, I promise to be tastefully irreverent and indiscriminately full of mockery--a crusader on a quest for the embarrassing, the clever, the almost Darwin awards, and any video of a cat chasing a laser pointer. I solemnly swear on Monty Python and Mel Brooks that I will uphold my mission to bring silliness to the masses to the best of my ability. So please, Ladies and Gentlemen, leave grumpy faces and Debbie Downers at the metaphorical door, and take your medicine.
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Curriculum for cracking up
Original post made by Sierra Rhodes, another community, on Jun 27, 2013
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Hooray for humor! It'll be a very welcome addition to the often dreary, sometimes downright sociopathic commentary on this board -- and I'll just bet you have a sister named Dusty.


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Faculty in the fine arts department at the University of Colorado at Boulder have elected an interim chair from within the unit, signaling an important step toward revitalizing the department, according to outgoing interim chair Merrill Lessley.
Erika Doss, professor of fine arts, was elected interim chair May 9 in a meeting of the fine arts faculty. Pending approval by the CU Board of Regents, she will serve as interim chair while a national search for a permanent chair is conducted.
Lessley, professor of theatre and dance and associate dean for the arts and humanities in the College of Arts and Sciences, was appointed interim chair a year ago by the college. Lessley was asked to help the faculty resolve internal personnel, organizational, planning and morale issues then plaguing the department.
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For the next two months, how beekeepers feeds & treats there bees will be the out come of a great almond season or a disaster almond season. Good luck to all that pollinate almonds.
For the next two months, how beekeepers feeds & treats there bees will be the out come of a great almond season or a disaster almond season. Good luck to all that pollinate almonds.
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I called my grower of 8 years a few weeks back and encouraged him to talk to his buddies about lining up bees early.
With the news that I am hearing out of Kansas and Minnesota and elsewhere; I am predicting a HUGE shortage of bees for almonds in 2013.
Several of my buddies across our great nation bragging about fishing, boating, camping...
Here is what I have enjoyed doing over the last month: Queen-checking, medicating, then medicating again....
And now feeding and monitoring. Random testing and evaluation.
I'm with Keith. This is a year that you either DO YOUR JOB as a beekeeper, or you will have lotts and lots of free time next spring to go fishing. :P
It's all about personal responsibility. We need to take that seriously.
I have exactly ONE hive more than than you.
That makes my opinion beyond dispute!
Two very good posts
Ive heard of a couple big beekeepers that have lost quite a large number of bees , you guys might be on to something.
Clear Lake Wi. / Sebring Fl.
I am curious what they attribute the losses to? Drought?
Raising Vermont Bees one mistake at a time.
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Keith's post is on the mark and a pretty good example of why some operations are plagued with all kinds of mysterious bee problems while others manage to have great looking hives in the very early spring. Operations that are committed to honey production are in a fundamentally different situation, they are mostly just scrambling to get their honey crops off and mite treatments on so that they can begin to assess the condition of their bees after a hot dry summer. Bee shortage in the almonds in 2013? I'll take a WAG and say probably a bit shorter than last year with more stressed bees come off of poor late summer and fall flows in drought stressed areas. I expected to be seeing and hearing about more varroa problems this year because of the earlier season but I am not sure that is materializing based on my recent conversation with a leading bee inspector. Maybe it's the heat, maybe it's better management, maybe it's that bees are adapting better or maybe it's still too early to have any idea how colonies will look two months from now not say six months.
"People will generally accept facts as truth only if the facts agree with what they already believe."- Andy Rooney
just had the same conversation with to large commercial buddies. They think more will go to california to make up for the poor honey crop in most areas. I thought that some large beekeepers would be getting out as I am looking for some good pricing on shells. They both stated if anything they are looking to grow to make up the difference in revenue with almonds.
After learning of predictions of a harsh winter on the eastern seaboard I aggressivly sought out a place in Florida to over winter our bees and found one. Our honey crop was decent, and we had some good pollination contracts. We were pretty blessed this year despite a problem with package delivery with UPS. We are pending a large orchard pollination in March but looking to head to the Almonds in 2014, probably throught a broker our first time out. In 2011-2012 we lost three colonies due to the warm winter. (out of 150) We will be increasing by another 300 colonies in the spring.
For the last few weeks I have been receiving calls almost on a daily basis from out of state and local beekeepers "with strong hives" looking for almond pollination contracts. An hour ago, I received a call from an out of state beekeeper with 1,000 hives looking for an almond contract willing to accept $75.00 per hive. Two weeks ago, I received a call from a local beekeeper with 2,000 hives looking for a contract. California's local European beekeepers have increased their hive inventory by more than double they had last year. Times are tough and they are very competitive in their pricing. You will be seeing ads in the local newspapers and on Craigslist advertising 1,000's of hives for rent for as low as $90.00. Last year with only days before the bloom, I had a waiting list from beekeepers totaling almost 10,000 hives trying to find a contract. We could not find a grower willing to take the hives for $125.00. These Growers all network with each other, it is a relatively small and close group, they know where the price level is every day, and they know where to fine the lowest cost.
But.... Only time will tell.
"Success is all about attitude"
California Almond Pollination Services, Inc.
we shall see.
One of my cherry growers was approached by one of the "relativly small and close group" this year.
They wanted to place hives for free, just to hgave a place to put them.
My grower told me that he told them,"I've been down that road before and ain't going down it again.
I have exactly ONE hive more than than you.
That makes my opinion beyond dispute!
all this broker speculation.hive numbers,increase,and price will hurt us in the end.im pretty sure most almond growers have computers.and use them to there advantage.pollinaton is almost like corn prices,fuel etc.lol.
Any broker engaged in pushing prices lower as set by the bottom of bottom dwellers is not looking out for our industry in my opinion.
Nobody, NOBODY that I know, and I know thousands of good beekeepers, recieved less than $135.00 last year.
I don't care what the imitation beekeepers accepted.
I have exactly ONE hive more than than you.
That makes my opinion beyond dispute!
As an owner and a broker of bees for almond pollination, our business relies on making a profit. The higher the pollination rental rates, the higher the profits. I am not suggesting lowering rental rates; I am simply giving you the facts from our experiences. Watch the ads in the Modesto Bee Newspaper and on Craigslist; see the thousands of hives available for less than $125.00. Last year Dadant in Fresno also had a list approaching 10,000 hives waiting to be rented. If you have not heard stories about out of state beekeepers bring (dumping) loads of bees to California without a contract, and then renting them just to pay the cost of fuel for the trip home, you are not well informed. They would make the Chinese proud.
If you think almond growers do not follow the going pollination rates, I would suggest that you are living in denial and only kidding yourselves. We as beekeepers are shooting ourselves in the foot not wanting to talk about the elephant in the room.
If an out of state beekeeper can rent their hives for $135.00 and incur a $50.00 per hive freight, labor, hotel, and placement cost, and net $85.00 just think what a local beekeeper can charge and net a higher profit, ( $95.00 per hive). When it comes to setting, pollination prices Beekeepers are their own worst enemy.
Beekeepers are the ones that drive the pollination prices down.
Stop and think for a moment what would happen if there were no bees available to pollinate almonds!
There are few, if any, other industries in California that are experiencing such an increasingly wide disparity between the balances of supply and demand for services than the almond pollination industry. In economic terms, the demand for almond pollination services is almost a Perfectly Inelastic Demand. That is, the demand for bee colonies SHOULD exhibits zero responsiveness to price changes; no matter what the price, the quantity demanded remains the same.
There are no substitutes for bee pollination of almonds. Bees are essential to almond production: if the tree is NOT pollinated, it will NOT produce nuts.
In the classic Supply and Demand Curve, the demand curve slopes down from left to right indicating as price increase, demand decline; the Inelastic Demand Curve is vertical, if the almond grower requires an average of two colonies per acre, then the demand for 705,000 acres requires (demands) 1.4 million colonies. This represents over 57% of all the colonies in the United States.
California has approximately 500,000 colonies locally. Over one million, 71% of all colonies used to pollinate next season's Almond crop will be imported from other states and incurring substantial freight costs which should be passed on to the growers.
Theoretically, growers will pay whatever pollination price they have to if they can pass the cost on to the buyer. Growers as a group "bid for," or "bid up" the price of colonies.
While pollination services set the minimums, cost demands drive the cost of the hive up.
Obviously, from a practical standpoint growers will not pay pass a point for which they cannot recover their expense. Currently pollination fees account for 20% of the cost of production of almonds. The growers have a dilemma, if they do not pay for pollination services, the trees will not produce nuts. Current the world almond inventory supply is between 5–6 percent, which is considered a very low surplus. Those growers that do pay for pollination services will receive a premium for their almonds.
Demand for almonds are not Perfectly Inelastic, consumers do not and will not pay a higher price for almonds without affecting the demand. There are substitutes for almonds.
Again, I would suggest to you that it is the Out of State beekeepers who offer their hives at $135.00 are the ones that are driving the price down, instead they should be charging $185.00 per hive, when that happens you might begin to care what the "imitation beekeepers accepted."
Nuff Said!
Last edited by Stevebeeman; 08-25-2012 at 04:08 PM.
"Success is all about attitude"
California Almond Pollination Services, Inc.
I sure am glad my business plan dosent include california or a couple of these posts woulda been a good excuse to drink...
It seems a little to early to be talking about prices ,we still have a winter to go thru.
Clear Lake Wi. / Sebring Fl.
I hear you stevebeeman. All your points are well taken. It's all about supply and demand. $200 pollination prices would draw more bees than needed to CA and cause major price cutting at the end. $100 fees would draw too few bees and lead to a last minute scramble and crazy high prices to get bees moved in last minute. Good guys VS bad guys has little to do with what we get paid for pollination.
Remember, when pollination was $45 a hive the only people willing to provide bees were from California. It was the out of state guys that demanded $100+ for almond pollination. Now days you could say it's the guys shipping bees out of Florida that decide what the price of pollination will be. CA guys have to take the good with the bad. Meaning, CA guys don't get to decide what the pollination price is anymore. The upside is everyone is getting triple the price now that out of state guys have a say in the price of pollination.
It's just supply and demand.
I would submit that the biggest problem to spot over-supply and resulting "bargain bees" is when beekeepers ship bees to California without any contracts or any idea where they might be going that inevitably panic and decide that they at least have to recoup their shipping expenses. It's like a rash of ticket scalpers at the stadium gate 5 minutes before game time. Of course a lot of these "bargain bees" are culls and bees that have already been rejected once somewhere else or maybe these bees don't even exist, maybe they are just an add in the paper to give the growers bargaining power. Quality hives from reliable sources booked through reputable channels always seem to find a home.
"People will generally accept facts as truth only if the facts agree with what they already believe."- Andy Rooney
"Quality hives from reliable sources booked through reputable channels always seem to find a home. "
Seems there was a last minute rush last Feb to find more of those hives.Without a lot of syrup and sub, I think there will be a lot of substandard hives coming from the drought areas. Keith and Harry summed it up nicely. How much do you want to spend now to get it back many times over in Feb?
College football starts this week, so I guess we can legitimately begin every beekeeper's favorite pastime of speculating on what almond pollination prices will be for the 2013 almond pollination season. Being a California beekeeper this item is always of great interest to me. What always bugs me about this kind of discussion is that beekeeper's all too often compare apples to oranges and their is no mention of payment terms, strength guarantees or quantity when beekeepers throw numbers around. Brokering 1,000 colonies at $75.00 is what I consider an anomaly and not even an indication of the broader market. If you want to figure out how much to charge for almonds for 2013 figure out what ALL of your costs for your entire operation divided by the number of colonies you will rent after winter losses. Whether the individual beekeeper goes through this excersise or not that fact of the matter remains that the broader almond pollination market forces our industry to do this; which may explain why almond pollination prices typically mirror our annual costs over the past several years. It is also interesting to note that in New Zealand kiwi pollination rates roughly mirror annual costs for New Zealand beekeepers also.
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Family apartment in best Munich location
Vendégek száma8
Hálószobák száma2
Méret98 m²
Floor No.0
- Családi / Gyerek barát
- Internet/WiFi
- Konyha
- Kisállat megengedett
- Parkolási lehetőség
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|Prinzregentenstr, 81677 München, Németország
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The apartment has been furnished mostly in art nouveau style. The art nouveau style is very wide spread in Prague, the city giving the name to this apartment. The apartment has been furnished with original antique furniture with a fine decoration taste. In 98 square meters the guest will find two double bedrooms, a living room as well as a big kitchen with dining area and a spacious bathroom. There is also a wide hall on entering the apartment. The apartment can accommodate up to eight guests.
Both bedrooms are equipped with majestic bedroom sets, original works of master carpenters of French and German origin in the early twentieth century. In the master bedroom there is a double bed (200 cm x 140 cm) together with a very nice wardrobe, a chest of drawers and a bedside table, all original pieces in German art nouveau style. This bedroom is very bright having a 3 meters x 2 meters big glass window. In the second bedroom the guest will find a very nice set of furniture in French art nouveau style including a double bed (200 cm x 140 cm), a wardrobe and two bedside tables. Tasty paintings and illustrations on the walls together with appropriate ceiling and table lamps round the delightful atmosphere.
The living room has a large sofa that offers a comfortable sit place to the guests. It can eventually be converted in the sleep place for up to two persons (200 cm x 160 cm). A 32" flat screen TV with local and international channels can be watched in this room. A blue-ray-player is also the guest's disposition. The living room is also very bright having a 3 meters x 2 meters big glass window
The kitchen is excellently equipped with oven, microwave, four hobs, fridge, coffee machine, toaster, kettle, dishwasher as well as a complete set of dishes, glasses and cutlery. In the dining table there is place for up to 8 guests as well as a sofa that can eventually converted into the sleep place for two children. There is also a wall TV in the kitchen.
The apartment has a modern bathroom with a spacious shower, a big sink and a comfortable toilet. There is a hairdryer at the guest's disposition. The bathroom walls are made of a nice marble in a brown tone.
The floor is wood parquet in the whole apartment (except the bathroom). The apartment has central heating. The building dates back to early last century and has a beautiful facade. The apartment is in the courtyard, so it is very quiet. First class bed sheets as well as towels will be provided.
There is WiFi Internet access in the apartment included in the apartment's price. Up to four free bicycles are also available upon request.
The apartment is located at the Prinzregentenstrasse 93, 81677 Munich, Germany. This is just 50 meters from the famous Prinzregentenplatz (Prince Regent Square) in Munich, which is also a subway and bus station. With the subway you are in 10 minutes in the Marienplatz, the central square in Munich. It is a privileged location in the prestigious Bogenhausen quarter of Munich. All shops and facilities for daily needs are within walking distance. The atmosphere in the Prince Regent Square with its many recreational opportunities such as Prince Regent Theatre, Prinzregentenbad, English Garden and the renowned galleries and quality restaurants ensure the continued attractiveness of the neighborhood as a favorite of Munich.
The apartment does not have a private parking or garage available but the apartment's area (Bogenhausen) is a free parking area. You can park with no cost in almost any street in the area. The parking availability in the area depends on the day hour, but it takes no more than 5 minutes in average to find a free lot. If you are planning to move around, outside Munich, it is not a bad idea to have a car. For movements inside Munich it is probably not a very good idea (there are lot of paid parking areas in the city).
HázirendHouse rules:
Nonsmoking apartment: smoking is strictly prohibited in the apartment and in the hallway. Pets are allowed only on request. Celebrations (birthdays, bachelor parties, New Year's, etc.) are not permitted in this apartment. If that is your intention please refrain to book this apartment. From 9:00 PM to 9:00 AM no loud music and no loud talking in the apartment and in the hallway are allowed. In the house live families with small children, elderly persons and people that need to wake up early. Should the police be called due to peace disturbing behavior, we reserve the right that you have to leave my premises immediately without refund. We ask for appropriate consideration and understanding, and then you are welcome in our apartment.
Important notice:
Although you never have to share the apartment with other guests, you might not have access to the whole apartment. Depending on the number of guests in your booking you will have access to a certain number of bedrooms. Bookings for 1-2 guests will get 1 bedroom prepared. Bookings for 3-6 guests will get 2 bedrooms prepared. Bookings for 7-8 guests get all three bedrooms prepared and the sofa bed in the living room will be prepared as a bed. The guest can get more bedrooms than the ones provided in the booking by paying a surcharge.
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The apartment is cozy, well furnished and quiet. It is located near public transport and in a good position to quickly reach the city center. There is no dedicated parking, but it was quite easy to find free parking in the neighborhood.
I would definitely recommend it.
I would recommand this appartment in Münich. Located near the U-Bahn at a quiet location. There is also a Bakery and Supermarket nearby. Wifi if fast and works great and also the rooms are clean and tidy. The pickup of the key is a little bit adventures, but Alex described it very well by mail. So we had no problems with that. Alex also responded quickly on questions by mail. We stayed with 5 persons, but there is room for 6.
We enjoyed Münich and I hope to return again some day :)
Hello, the apartment was just as described and Alex has very good communication (speed of response & details). We were 7 and there was room for 2 more people. Everything worked out just fine, free parking was great and internet connection very fast. Towels, sheets etc were new. I had my doubts for very soft bed but slept good as the apartment is very quiet. Metro is just twenty meters from door, still there was no metro noise what so ever. The key arrangement seems to be working, though it was a bit unusual how it was done. Its important to have the instructions printed with you. All in all, nice quiet apartment.
Thanks Alex for a wonderful stay while we were in Munich. The apartment was in a great location, also so close the u-bahn, restaurants and supermarket nearby. The apartment was spacious, clean and tidy. Thanks again.
Our comments are quite mitigated with this apartment.
The process of communication with Mr Alex is quite complex and we were ver stressed not to get into the apartment.
You have to find a blue bicycle somewhere in the nearby, then open one lock, then another one and so on, so forth.
Mr Alex never answers to any of our calls, and send text messages, which is the only way of communication with him.
The apartment is clean, but quite complicated to manage.
Only one bathroom with th toilets in the same room !
So, with 7 people inside, the process is quite long in the morning and in the evening to get clea, as you have to get a ticket and queue in the line for your tur n !
A very tidy, clean apartment with lots of space for our family of four. Easy to access the apartment & return the key. In a terrific location with an underground station very close by. It also had a nice courtyard with a swing set if you have small children. We had a very enjoyable stay.
Good location, subway 20m from apartment. Parking is available for free. Everuthing is clean and new
You must be quiet because the neighbours will make you a problem. Bads are very small and too soft for people with back problems. There is weird smell in the all apartment.
We agreed with the Alex to get us 4 adults and 4 children, and he told us to make a reservation for 6 people, but when we arrived and asked for extra bedding, he wanted to charge us an additional 100 euros, but after our opposition he agreed to 50 euros!?
Alles super geklappt! Sehr schöne komfortable Wohnung. Zentral gelegen. Immer wieder gerne. Danke!!
Sehr netter zuvorkommender Gastgeber. Schnelle Klärung aller Fragen per Mail oder Telefon. Schlafzimmer könnten etwas besser eingerichtet sein aber da wir nur zum schlafen in die Wohnung gingen hats und wenig gestört. Ansonsten alles ganz nett und sauber. Besten Dank an unseren Gastgeber
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Through its B.A. in communication, the department offers an integrated introduction to communication arts and technologies, including film, video, audio, and theater through both theory and production-oriented classes. Curricula address the creation, transmission, and evaluation of messages at all levels for commercial or noncommercial purposes, and prepare individuals to work in varied media.
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Hey bountyhunters !
I just want to show of my new trooping toy ^^
I had the luck to grab one of Hand Schaub´s bronze webleys here in europe and since i always wanted an metal version of my blaster
i taken the chance to build an new one for my own.
My old EE-3 version i swapped with the bronze Webley.
some specs :
light and sound comes from the Blaster Core V4 soundboard ( plecterlabs.com )
resin/metal mix parts are from sidewinder
bronze webley from Hand Schaub
real molex connectors
real woodstock
rifle sling from 99cent taco
2x 18650 Li-Ion Batterys for 7,4 V
36mm bass speaker
tri rebel main LED
6 led bargraph
Here´s the vid of it :
Hope you like it and if someone is interested to get and soundupgrade on his blaster here in europe let me know
Thanks a lot to all guys make such an build possible and thanks for watching !
and here some infos for you to learn more about such an build !
One the metal piece you see the High power LED
in the tube behind the speaker is the soundboard, recharge port , switches, rumble motor and the bargraph
the front pipe houses the AUX button, LED and the batterys
And for those who thinks about to build one on their own
here is the manual for the soundboard to learn how to install all the electronics
( select the Blaster Core V4 PDF )
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This manual is perfect to learn and to know what electronic components you have to buy !
this parts you need :
10 $ speaker ( 8ohm 3W )
10 $ wires , resistors, 2,1 mm recharge port, shrink tube and so on ...
5 $ switches( AUX , MAIN , single auto mode , on off )
5 $ bargraph
35 $ Tri rebel RGB High Power LED
100 $ Blaster Core V4 soundboard
17 $ 2x protected 18650 Li-Ion batterys
5 $ for each soundfont, just shoot me an PM !
If you want all 6 fonts ive made i make you an special bundle price for 20 $ (fonts are, Deckard blade runner, Alien 2 pulse rifle, Half Life2
Dead Space Plasma Cutter, Predator and of course the EE-3 font )
5 $ rumble motor
25 $ Li-Ion smart charger
20 $ full metal trigger from the Indy webley revolver
that would be around 237 $ just for the parts
for you guys in US the customsabershop is the best option because you get all parts you need in one order !
About the bronze webley, in fact it is hollow its no big deal to get all components in, but the real problem is the trigger.
You must cut off the static one and bore an opening to get an working replacement trigger in.
You can buy an full metal trigger like the one from the Indiana Jones Webley revolver, wich are very easy to get in US.
The metal gets very thin at this area but the bronze is very strong so you never bend or break it with pressure by hand.
Or you let it like it is and place an microswitch anywhere near the trigger. (never an option for me)
and now start reading the manual to get your poject started
I also would know some guys in US who could to an conversion for you. Just ask me if you are interested !


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Fancy Modern Central Flat with Wi-Fi
Størrelse40 m²
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|Károly körút, 1052 Budapest, Ungarn
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The kitchen is equipped with all the needed requirements in order to prepare simple meals: fridge, electric stove, toaster, kettle. The double bed size 170x200 cm and is on the gallery where you can relax after a day discovering the city of Budapest. The sofa bed size 160X200 cm. You have your Internet connection via cable and free WIFI.
The apartment is in the inner city center in front of the Great Synagogue. The neighborhood is the most popular area of Budapest night life, many clubs, bars, ruin pubs, restaurants. A few meters from the apartment you can find the metro station and the tram that will take you to the major tourist attractions in just 5 minutes. You can arrive by taxi from the airport of Budapest in just 20 minutes at a fixed price of 5600 florins or by public transport.
Next to the apartment you will find a supermarket, a bar, a change, the bank and various shops. You can enjoy international cuisine in various restaurants.
HusreglerDon't smoke in the apartment please!
No pets allowed!
Please keep the apartment clean and organized as you got it when you checked In.
Keep it quiet at night hours. After 11pm is absolutely forbidden to make noise.
Treat the apartment as it was yours.
Check in after 23.30 subject to a extra 20 euros fee.
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the apartment was at the heart of the city center, in a walking distance to almost everywhere. the apartment was renovated and very clean and cosy (the pics on the listing are very accurate). Even if we didn't have the chance to meet Mateo and Patricia (a friend of them came for the check in), the communication through the mails and over the phone was excellent! The response time through emails was within an hour (sometimes even less). Definitely will use the again on the next trip to Budapest! Highly recommended!!
Everything was ok. Wery nice, friendly and helpful owner. Very nice apartment, next to city center (metro, bus station). I fully recommend! :)
This appartment was indeed fantastic in a quit courtyard, and just opposite the most lively quarter. The appartment itself was light, friendly and very clean. A Quick call to Patrizia and she answered imidiatly. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Very stylish apartment in a perfect location for a short break.
The owners had clearly put some thought into refurbishment of the place.
In terms of location it could not be better, It was less than 5 minutes walk from the Great Synagogue and the multitude of bars abd restaurants in the district.
Within 50 metres were stops for the hop on, hop off bus tours, if you didn't fancy walking or using the public transport network
A very good base for our first stay in the city.
We had a really great time in Budapest. The location is fantastic, it's just in the center, really close to the supermarkets, restaurants and most beautiful places Budapest can offer. I think you can't get any better. :)
The apartment is really modern and spacious (even thought it's 'only' 40 sq. meter). We really liked it. We only had a problem with the leaking shower, but I am pretty sure Patrizia and Matteo already fixed it.
I totally recommend this apartment!
We had a great stay here! Lovely apartment, everything we wanted, and the location is perfect! A two minute walk from metro and tram stations and five minutes from an area with plenty of restaurants, bars and ruin pubs. Recommended!
Nice apartment in the center of the city. Nearly everything worked well. We had a very goog stay.
Just returned from a week in Budapest and we had a great stay. The apartment is right in the city centre, next to the tram stop. There is a spar right next to the apartment with more shops, restaurants and markets are all within a five minute walk.
We arrived an hour earlier than the check-in time so we sent a text to say we had arrived. Patrizia's friend met us at the apartment to let us in which was great.
The apartment is lovely and has everything you need including a hair dryer and iron.
We had a lovely stay at the apartment of patrizia and matteo, when we went to Budapest. It was spacious, clean and perfectly located. We liked that we could walk to a lot of places but if it was to far to walk we took the metro which is just a couple of meters from the apartment. For everyone who is considering this apartment, we would definitely recommend it.
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December 28th, 2011 ~ Ring in the new year with some of our favorite live music. We'll have a set from New Orleans' trumpet player, Kermit Ruffins with an all-star Crescent City band featuring vocalist Thais Clark. Lafayette, Louisiana's Pine Leaf Boys bring rock and roll energy to their own version of traditional Cajun music. Step into a holiday soiree of reels, jigs and waltzes by French fiddlers in Westbrook, Maine. And pull up a set for a club set from singer and banjo player Don Vappie and the Creole Jazz Serenaders. It's a festive set of live music that will keep you swinging well into 2012.
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get a dog.
My husband got a dog - a whippet. He loves to run (the dog, more than my husband). I love to cycle, but the dog needs a walk, and running (I use the term loosly) seems a easy way....this answers the motivation part (although letting him out into the garden is very tempting when it is dark damp cold etc at 7am!!)
We run with our two dogs - a working cocker spaniel and a dalmation. It has improved my running speed no end and is fab company only downside we need more bins in Wiltshire for the necessary poo bags!
I started to read the article, but my resolution is the first "essential don't"!
I am running every day, just to see how long I can keep it up; although my resolution is for 30 minutes exercise every day. I have managed the first 3 days. Before xmas I would train most weeks, just once, a little more in a good week.
But my feeling was that I wanted a target, and we all need lots of exercise, and I sit behind the wheel of a minibus most of the time, so its not like overall I am doing a lot. Hopefully, I will get some swimming and ciruit training in, instead of a run. I have done lots of running in the past, but not at 48 and 14 1/2 st I need to keep going, lol.
When/If I fail, I hope to carry on training 3/4 times per week.
A dog helps. A run in the early morning with your dad gives you time to bond with your pet, and makes you fit as well.!
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i have been running with my dog 3 years, we love it i struggle with the tops of my legs at the sides and back getting very cold though and it takes all night to get warm so i have been sticking to the treadmill at the minute
any ideas on how to keep the tops of my legs warm so we can go out in all weather?
Get a goal/target, then set smaller and achieable goals that you can achieve as you work towards teh major goal/target..
Tick off as you attain them.
Then come onto these RW forums and tell us.
Be very careful - I used to train every day and I suffered from lots of injury because your body needs a rest day. You must have at least one day a week where you dont train at all. Also it is worth tracking you food - myfitnesspal.com is a free web site for exactly this - you will get fitter and leaner if you ensure you eat the right amount for the amount you train. I made the mistake of under eating, over training and slowed my metabolic rate down. I am now training 5 days a week. I vary what I do - some days it is run, bike, some its bike and weights, other's just bike and pilates, some days its run, swim and a class. I have increased what I eat and am fitter, strong, lighter and injury free. It really is important to have rest days or you'll over training, not meet your goals as your body is tired and then not being able to train due to injury. I know this because I did it and had nearly 6 months out of running as a result.
Another trick I use is to book up to an event and tell people I am doing it so I cant back out. I started training three years ago now - it started with a few DVD's, then went on to the gym. I started out running a few 5k's, then went on to 10k's then the year after half marathons and now I do sprint triathlons and duathlons. I'm not the fastest, never first but I am so loving taking part - my aim is simply to finish. It is so achievable for anyone - just give yourself manageable goals. Look at the Park Runs website as well - these are free 5k's every saturday all over the country. People finish between 18 minutes and an hour so there is a onf people and ages taking part - I ran around with a 76 man last weekend and we were overtaken by a 12 year old and a man with a push chair - who cares though - we got round and felt fab. Good luck
Good luck
With the cold sharp snap of weather we have been having in Scotland recently i have been running wearing long sleeved merino and long johns under my running leggings. I find them great as they don't smell and they keep you at a comfortable temperature. I am a big fan of merino since i was introduced to them 4 years ago and i haven' t looked back. Most big outdoor shops will supply them in various styles, recently they have added socks to there range. . . oh happy COLD days ;o)
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Join a club - there's bound to be someone else in the same boat as you and most clubs are really welcoming.


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If the Bears and Vikings look like they are going to win during the 1pm games , same as the giants, then I want the Giants to lose for better draft pick. BUT... if we get into the playoffs by Bears, and Vikings and Cowboys loss im all for the playoffs.
If the bears and vikings win... i am thinking of best draft choice for the gmen and some change in coaching and players.
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UTSA Criminal Justice hosts city, county reps
By James M. Benavides
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(April 2, 2009)--The UTSA Department of Criminal Justice and the College of Public Policy will welcome city and county officials and civic organization leaders to a community breakfast Monday, April 6. The meeting of criminal justice and public service professionals will foster opportunities for UTSA to collaborate on research, internships and other mutually beneficial relationships.
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- UTSA alumna Jordan Kaufmann wins $50K for new stent-graft start-up
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The invited officials and agencies represent police departments, sheriffs' offices, probation offices, courts, social service organizations, utilities, transit groups, school districts, faith-based initiatives and more.
The Department of Criminal Justice community breakfast is one of 12 proposals approved this spring as part of the UTSA Provost's Core Values Initiative. The initiative is designed to foster UTSA's core values of integrity, excellence, inclusiveness, respect, collaboration and innovation. Roger Enriquez, UTSA associate professor and graduate director of the master's program in justice policy, submitted the proposal as a reflection of the core values of collaboration and innovation.
"The time is now," said Enriquez. "We are working with all sectors of the community to find innovative solutions to the problems that plague the criminal justice system."
Formally titled "Achieving Research Excellence and Fostering Collaborations in San Antonio: An Opportunity for Innovation," members of the criminal justice faculty will conduct presentations on the department's previous collaborations with the Texas Legislative Budget Board, National Institute of Justice and Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention.
Faculty members also will present upcoming projects including innovative programs such as youth courts, peer mentoring and gang intervention.
Enriquez said, "Ultimately, we would like to take this opportunity to reach our key stakeholders and establish a criminal justice advisory board to build a lasting relationship to learn from one another."
>> Faculty members interested in the core values initiative for fall 2009 can submit proposals (through the deans' and vice provost offices) to Terry Wilson at (210) 458-4110. Eligible to receive up to $1,500 in funding, proposals can include workshops, performances or programs highlighting any of the six characteristics listed in the UTSA Core Values Initiative. The deadline for funding consideration for fall 2009 programs is Sept. 1.


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Our contemporary Arizona bedroom collection features sleek high gloss fronts in white, which are beautifully complemented by a luxurious Swiss elm effect carcass. Evoking style and elegance, our Arizona range boasts 'soft moulded' edges to the doors, along with full length mirrors, stunning canvas interiors and chrome handles. All tall wardrobes can be disassembled to aid positioning and future moves apart from single sections and all wardrobes in the range are available with bi-fold and hinged door options. The range also features metal drawer runners, to provide an easy-glide action, along with 3-way adjustable metal hinges for wardrobes to ensure alignment on uneven floors.
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