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Now I'm really curious!! I also mailed your dq today. The race is on. Who will get their's first?
I hope I remember to do a sneak peak next month. I'll pm you your DC#.
Last edited by Brandy; 10-09-2012 at 11:14 AM. Reason: For IDQ
Boy I sure messed that up, I tried to reply under your post IDQ.
Have been out of town for a couple of days. Left Friday, got a message from my partner that she had mailed. YIKES!!! Well, I go NOWHERE without a machine, so I got it started up north. Found some ADORABLE fabric that i am going to use on the back. And, I tried something new. And am pleased with it. I pieced a circle in the middle of my DQ, well off to the side and closer to the top. But it was a circle just the same!! I was impressed! I just hope my partner is, as well. I'm sure it will be Monday before mine gets done. I have a couple other "tricks" up my sleeve for this little darling. I just love these little things! I try all these techniques out on them. I have fun, and my partners enjoy (I hope) the fruits of my labour. Got my 2 blocks done for the class I am taking, too. All in all it was a great weekend. Spent Saturday cruising aaround looking at the beautiful colors and took lots of pictures. Sunday DH and his DM went and I stayed back with my sewing machine!!! Now, that's a vacation! LOL
Onalee Rose
"There comes a time in your life, when you walk away from all the drama and people who create it. You surround yourself with people who make you laugh. Forget the bad, and focus on the good. Love the people who treat you right, pray for the ones who don't. Life is too short to be anything but happy. Falling down is a part of life, getting back up is living."
I mailed my quilt out today (the post office was open) and got a surprise .... my little quilt from ctipton (Carol)
was there ......and I love it .... its o cute .... BOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!! I'll post a pic in a while .... thank you Carol
you did an awesome job ..... love it ..........CQRobin
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Sending my DQ to eagleoneowlu2u tomorrow. Have had real fun making my Halloween quilt for her - and there is a little piece of Australia in there too !
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As promised here is a picture of my beautiful little quilt from ctipton (Carol) ..... I love it ... love the ghost ...its so adorable it will hang in the front window for Halloween this year ..... thanks for being such a good partner Carol ... CQRobin
Crazy Quiltin Robin
Great work, Carol!
My top is done ... and now ... what to do on the back ... and how to quilt it? Decisions, decisions!
Feel the fear and do it anyway!


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Slow-Cooked German Potato Salad RecipeRead Reviews Be the first to add a review
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In Delano, Minnesota, Marlene Muckenhirn makes these zesty salad with potatoes, celery and onion. It's a terrific side dish when served warm with crumbled bacon and fresh parsley sprinkled on top.
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- 8 medium potatoes, peeled and cut into 1/4-inch slices
- 2 celery ribs, chopped
- 1 large onion, chopped
- 1 cup water
- 2/3 cup cider vinegar
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 2 tablespoons quick-cooking tapioca
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 teaspoon celery seed
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 6 Jones Dairy Farm Dry-Aged Bacon strips, cooked and crumbled
- 1/4 cup minced fresh parsley
- In a 3-qt. slow cooker, combine the potatoes, celery and onion. In a small bowl, combine water, vinegar, sugar, tapioca, salt, celery seed and pepper. Pour over potatoes; stir gently to coat.
- Cover and cook on high for 4-5 hours or until potatoes are tender. Just before serving, sprinkle with bacon and parsley. Yield: 8-10 servings.
Originally published as Hot German Potato Salad in Quick Cooking September/October 2000, p45
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"This is so good. Every time I make it I am asked for the recipe."

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Size85 m²
Floor No.
- Kitchen
- Air conditioning
- Washer/dryer
- Smoking allowed
- Hot tub
- Balcony/terrace
- Pets allowed
Accommodation summary
|R. de São Mamede, 1100 Lisbon, Portugal
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This well-illuminated apartment offers you the perfect excuse for a holiday with friends to Lisbon
Sleeps 1/6 (2 Bedrooms)
This popular neighborhood was developed in the late nineteenth century. In the square of Graca, near the Church, there is a terrace in the Miradouro da Graca where you can enjoy one of the most beautiful city views. This view is only surpassed by Mirador da Senhora do Monte which is a scant hundred yards. The panorama of roofs and buildings is less spectacular than the view from the castle, but it is a popular site. Behind the viewpoint is an Augustinian monastery, founded in 1271 and rebuilt after the earthquake.
The apartment`s location is very convenient for both tourists or business people. This nice and central 2 bedroom apartment located in one of the main streets of Lisbon Down Town. Fully equipped. All transport links at walking distance, tram just outside the door. 5 min away from the St. Jorge Castle, one of the main historic and touristic sites of Lisbon. It is within walking distance of other major touristic attractions of the city such as Rossio 5 min. Chiado 7 min and Bairro Alto 10 min walking. Just down the street you'll find good typical restaurants with Fado music and bars. From that property you can also take the famous tram no 28, which takes you through the most typical quarters of Lisbon. The underground station is less than 5 minutes away.
House rulesNo Parties
€200.00 damage fee
City tax: €1.00 per person per night, applies to guests over the age of 13 years and for the first 7 nights of the stay only.
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We really enjoyed this really very tasteful, comfortable apartment. In the morning breakfast on the balcony with a wonderful view of the Tagus River and the Old Town, in the evening the sunset ....! Albertino has warmly welcomed us with a bottle of wine and a lot of information and also drove back to the airport. The location is so central, everything is within walking distance. A tip: Always nice to go slowly uphill, as the Lisboaer do it, never rush or push. The different viewpoints on this beautiful old town and the flea market at the Campo de Santa Clara, Tuesday and Saturday are highly recommended. The famous elevator (Santa Justa) -Now yes- there was us, the long wait to shame! Be sure the Oceanario at the Parque das Nacoes See -einmalig - !!! We are excited by both the city and its inhabitants and the great home and will be back !!!
Wir haben diese wirklich sehr geschmackvolle, komfortable Wohnung sehr genossen. Morgens das Frühstück auf dem Balkon mit einem wunderbaren Blick auf den Tejo und die Altstadt, abends den Sonnenuntergang....! Albertino hat uns herzlich mit einer Flasche Wein und vielen Informationen empfangen und auch wieder zum Flughafen gefahren. Die Lage ist so zentral, alles ist zu Fuß zu erreichen. Ein Tipp: Immer schön langsam bergauf gehen, wie die Lisboaer es tun, niemals hetzen oder drängeln. Die verschiedenen Aussichtspunkte auf diese wunderschöne Altstadt und der Flohmarkt auf dem Campo de Santa Klara, Dienstag und Samstags sind sehr zu empfehlen. Den berühmten Aufzug (Elevador de Santa Justa) -nun ja- da war uns die lange Wartezeit zu schade! Unbedingt das Oceanario im Parque das Nacoes anschauen -einmalig-!!! Wir sind sowohl von der Stadt und deren Bewohnern und der tollen Wohnung begeistert und werden wiederkommen!!!
Beautiful appartment with a REAL splendid view. comfortable, quiet, and very well located for exploring Lisbon. The welcome was friendly, it's perfect. I am very satisfied, Franck.
This apartment is very pleasant, well furnished and full of interesting books. We also spent a long time on the terrace, she breathtaking views. In addition it is very quiet. But it deserves, because it is on the 3rd floor, but once through the door we quickly forget the stairs. We really had an excellent time. A big thank you for the welcome on arrival.
Cet appartement est très agréable à vivre, bien meublé et plein de livres très intéressants. Nous avons aussi passé de longs moments sur la petite terrasse, Qu'elle vue exceptionnelle. De plus il est très très calme. Mais il se mérite , en effet, il est au 3éme étage, mais dès la porte franchie on oublie vite les escaliers. Nous y avons vraiment passé d'excellent moments. Un grand merci pour l'accueil à notre arrivée.
Wonderful days in Lisbon. The apartment was very good and excellent prepared.
The View from the terrace is spectacular. Only a few steps and we are in the middle of the old town from Lisbon. Near of the old tramway 28E. It is a calm and silent apartment. Albertino is very kind and helpful. Many useful things he told us a the begin of our stay. So it was easy to find all the important buildings and sightseeing things. Thank you very very much, Albertino. We recommend this place to spent your holidays in Lisbon.
Beautiful, very centrally located, easy to reach all the sights, very friendly welcome and instruction, good way to shop for food, beautiful view of Lisbon
Wunderschön, sehr zentral gelegen, alles Sehenswerte leicht zu erreichen,
außerordentlich freundlicher Empfang und Einweisung,
gute Möglichkeit zum Einkaufen von Lebensmitteln,
schönster Ausblick von Lissabon
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We had a super trip and a nice stay. Plenty of space and super service. We will be back... :-)
We already had a very nice contact with Albertino. We could ask him everything :) Albertino gave us also a fantastic taxidriver! We had to wait for a missing bag, but the driver was so nice and kindley and wited the whole time! The appartment was fantastic! Very central, clean, nice livingroom and lots of sleeping rooms. We had two bathrooms and a nice kitchen. Thank you so much for a fantastic weekend in beautiful Lisbon!
This Holiday flat is in a great location, a few minutes from the metro and under ten minutes from the train station. It was comfortable for six single persons, my only major complaint was there wasn't enough cooking pots and pans (Yes, I like to cook!).
We were given a friendly welcome by one of the staff and a adequate induction for the flat. The flat was was in a clean and orderly state. During our stay we had two problems; one power cut, WiFi stopped working for a couple of days. However in both cases, the response was quick and resolved.
Overall we were given good service and the apartment was well decorated and functional.
We were 6 people who lived in the apartment and all had major problems with noise from the roads around. It was not air conditioned and very hot inside. The distance to the center was a little long. It was not pleasant in the living room. I would not stay here again.
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TV Buying Guide 2015
In the beginning there was the cathode ray tube, and it was good. Buying a TV used to be easy. You picked a size, then you picked the best deal on that size and you were done. There were no features to consider. The only feature was that you could watch television shows on it. Today, there are different designs, technologies and apps, as well as multiple image resolutions to choose from. In fact, the size of the picture may be the last thing you decide.
There's a whole mess of alphabet soup out there when it comes to TV technology. To make an informed decision, you'll need to know what they are, what the differences are, and why it matters.
Plasma was the original technology that first defined the flat panel television for consumers. Unfortunately for plasma fans, the last two companies still making plasma TVs (Samsung and LG), ceased production of those models at the end of 2014. Despite their decline, plasma televisions had their benefits. Many argue, including some Slickdealers, that plasma allowed for better detail in dark scenes than any current television. Still, it did have its issues. Screen "burn-in" was the biggest one, even if the issue was a bit overblown since it would require leaving the same image on the screen for long periods. Even network logos, which sits at the bottom of the screen, go away every 10 minutes when commercials come on. Then there was the issue of size, as it was impossible to buy a plasma smaller than 42 inches (though a few smaller sizes were eventually produced). A 42-inch screen is on the small side for a primary TV these days, but 10 plus years ago anything 42 to 50 inches was considered big (median TV size in 2002 was 34 inches). Finally, considering the fact that LCD could get brighter, which made it stand out on the retail floor (and easier to watch in the middle of the day if you can't get your living room dark enough), and plasma's days were numbered. It's been less than a year since Samsung and LG got out of the plasma biz, so there are still new TVs out there though. If you want a great movie watching experience, you may be able to find a good deal on a plasma. In the past three months we've seen deals as low as $460 for a 60" 1080p plasma HDTV, but it shouldn't be too hard to find one in the $600 to $700 range if you don't fancy waiting.
Following plasma into the flat TV space was Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) technology. At first LCD and plasma lived a nice peaceful life together. You couldn't buy a plasma smaller than 42 inches and you couldn't get an LCD larger than about 37 inches. But then LCD began to move up into the larger sizes and it was only a matter of time before it took over. LCD gives you a brighter overall image, but this comes at the expense of black level. Black looks more grey because you have a cold cathode lamp providing the light for the display at all times. Even when an image is supposed to be black, there's a light shining behind it, so it can never be truly dark. Regardless, LCD took over the market, and prices have been driven down. If you want to get the biggest image you can for the least amount of money, traditional LCD is the way to go. Like plasma TVs, however, LCD TVs have been phased out over the past few years, so you will probably have to get a used or refurbished one if you're trying to hold on to a dying technology. A 55" 1080p LCD screen should be available for $500 or less, but you'll have to look hard.
LED, or Light Emitting Diode, is really just a modified LCD screen. It replaces the cold cathode lamp with a series of light emitting diodes. This allows the TV to dim, or turn off, sections of the backlight while leaving others on (although not all LED TVs take advantage of this ability). This greatly improves the issue that LCD's have with reproducing black on the screen. LED's are also much smaller, which makes most LED TVs even thinner than LCDs or Plasmas. If there is a "standard TV" on the market today it's LED; this is the primary type of TV you'll see online or in the stores. On any given day you can find a 60" 1080p LED for around $900, but deals can be had for as low as $600 if you keep you ears close to the ground. Or set up a Deal Alert.
See all LED TV Slickdeals here!
Organic Light Emitting Diode is the newest technology to be used for television. OLED has a lot going for it, starting with the fact that it can get even thinner than LED, so thin it can be flexible. Imagine a television you pin to your wall rather than hang. Some prototype OLED TVs give you that ability. It also uses considerably less power and offers a much wider viewing angle so everybody can see the screen when you have the entire neighborhood over for your Super Bowl party. OLED, being new, is the most expensive option on the market today. You'll be paying at least $2,000 for 55" OLED TV, but it probably has 3D and/or is curved as well. As more OLED TVs are produced, prices should come down, but as usual, if you want the newest thing you'll need to pay for it.
So which TV technology is the way to go:
Where to spend money: Get an LED TV with "local dimming" (also called full array) capability as opposed to "edge lighting" (like this 55" Vizio). This will give your TV the ability to get darker blacks for a better movie watching experience.
Where to save money: OLED is the newest technology which means it's the most expensive, and the most untested. Skip it.
Other Specifications
Now that you understand the basic designs, you're ready to consider the internal workings of the TV. We'll hit some of the major features and specifications you'll run into while shopping.
Contrast Ratio
Contrast ratio is supposed to give you some idea of how many steps the TV is capable of making between the brightest white and the darkest black. However, there is no industry standard for how contrast ratio is measured, so comparing the specs between manufacturers is useless. The TV manufacturer simply made up a way to measure so that that they can give you a bigger number. References to "dynamic contrast ratio" should also be disregarded from consideration, as they too are based on measurement situations that don't seem to have any basis in realistic TV viewing, such as measuring the black level when the TV is off.
Refresh Rate
One of the major downsides of LCD TVs in their infancy was "ghosting." When viewing fast motion, like a football game, the LCD often left a faded image of the previous frame so you might see a blurry ghost of where that player had just been standing. Like plasma "burn-in," this was made out to be a bigger issue than it was, mostly by the plasma TV manufacturers. Most people don't notice the issue at all and, as LCDs improved, even fewer did. However, the idea that LCDs were not good for watching sports became accepted wisdom and the electronic companies had to do something to combat the perception. Enter the newest marketing spec: refresh rate. A "standard" TV has a refresh rate of 60Hz, or the ability to create 60 frames per second (fps) but now you can also get 120Hz or 240Hz (or even 480 Hz) capable televisions.
Here's the thing: movies are all shot at 24fps. Everything you watch on your TV, such as sports, broadcast sitcoms and video games, are only capable of producing 60fps. Your Blu-Ray player has processing in it to convert the 24 frames of film into 60 frames on your TV. It does this by actually showing you some frames more than once, faster than your eye can see. Your high refresh rate TV turns 60 frames into 120 by actually creating additional frames that don't exist in what you're watching. While the higher refresh rates can help make fast moving content, like sports or a video game, look smoother, it often makes movies and normal TV look unnatural. It's been called the "soap opera effect" (or motion interpolation) and it strikes many as unnerving. Here's a short slow motion clip where you can see the difference. The good news is that this feature can be turned off if you don't like it. Look for the setting on your TV that turns off the Auto Motion Plus (Samsung TVs), Motion Flow (Sony) or TruMotion (LG).
4K vs. UHD vs. HD
Your traditional HD television today is a 1080p set. This means it has a display containing 1,920 pixels horizontally and 1,080 pixels vertically. The "p" means that the image is displayed progressively, one line after another. The alternative, the way your old CRT television used to work, was an interlaced display, where every odd numbered line is created, then the TV goes back to the beginning to create every even numbered line. If you have an older HDTV, you may be limited to a highest resolution of 720p. Many companies are now offering 4K resolution televisions, which increase the number of pixels to 4,096 x 2160. Some also offer what they call UHD (Ultra High Definition), which gives you a resolution of 3,830 x 2160. At this time, spending the extra money on 4K TVs might not be the best decision due to a lack of native content. The majority of what you watch, satellite or cable TV, is still only broadcast in 1080i or 720p. TV content is not taking full advantage of a 1080p display, never mind one with four times the pixels. Another thing to keep in mind, as CMoney408 points out, is that when your TV has to convert a standard HD signal up to 4K it can actually make that content look worse than it did on your old TV. You can find a 55" 4K TV for about $900, but most of them will start around $1,200 in stores.
See all 4K TV Slickdeals here!
3D TVs
Before 4K and UHD became a thing, 3D was supposed to be the next big innovation in television. It didn't really work out. The first 3D TVs required powered glasses that needed a battery, which made them big and uncomfortable. It also meant they were more expensive if you needed to buy more of them, and if you ever expected to have more than two people watching at once, you had to buy more. There was also the initial content problem. I hope you liked Avatar because that was about all there was to watch. While 3D is no longer a primary selling feature, it is still out there. Most manufactures have gone to a passive (non-powered) 3D system, which makes the glasses cheaper and lighter than they were a few years ago, usually around $10 to $20 each.
See all 3D TV Slickdeals here!
Curved Screens
Many of the new 4K and OLED TVs are available with curved screens. They offer a more immersive viewing experience by bringing the image more toward the viewer. Curving the image can have a "3D like" effect and give the image a feeling of greater depth. However, this effect is lost if your screen isn't big enough and the larger screens will absolutely cost you. The 78" Samsung HU9000 has a suggested retail of nearly $9,000, though there are certainly deals to be had.
Smart TV
Because no device is produced these days without including apps, your TV has them too. While most brands will contain a few major apps (Netflix, Hulu, Pandora), each will also contain various others. If you want to be able to browse Facebook on your TV, be sure to check which apps come with the TVs you're considering. Even if you don't already have a Smart TV, odds are you already have most of the major apps in your Blu-Ray player, your Apple TV, your Roku, your Chromecast, or your game console. Or your other game console.
See all Smart TV Slickdeals here!
Screen Size
Now that you've thought about all of the other features, what screen size do you want? As a baseline measurement, your viewing distance should be double the width of your screen. For example, if your TV is 60 inches wide, you should be sitting about 120 inches back. If you're sitting further back, you can get a larger TV
Where to Spend Money: Honestly, it's up to you. While any of these features may be useful, it's hard to say that any of them are "must haves." If fast motion ever appeared choppy to you on an LCD TV, a 120Hz refresh rate may help, though going higher will be unlikely to improve things any more. If you don't have a Netflix app on any other device, then a Smart TV is useful.
Where to Save Money: There isn't enough native 4K content to justify it. Unless you're looking for a really big (70 inches plus) TV, the curved screen isn't going to do much for you. If you need a more "immersive" experience from your TV, just sit really close.
Bottom Line
Back in the days when plasma TVs were still a thing, television performance varied greatly. The expensive boutique brands were noticeably better than mass market video companies, which were, in turn, noticeably better than the cheap knock off guys. The expensive boutique brands don't really exist in TV today because the mass market guys drove the price down, while improving quality, to the point that they couldn't afford to stay in business. The upshot to the consumer is that everything out there these days is pretty good. You really can't pick a bad TV. The key is figuring out what's important for your TV and then finding the best deal for it.
See all current Slickdeals on TVs here!
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Its on a Deal Site .. not once is Price a Consideration..
Price is mentioned a couple times
but its never a deciding factor.....
for me its price and size.. the last 2 TVs i bought I wanted a 24" TV for the bedrooms and then I wanted the best price on those TVs.. so really Price was the highest factor because I already knew I wanted Bedroom Sized TVs .. If I could have got Livingroom Sized TVs at the same Price as the ones I bought I would have found a way to make it fit..
Its on a Deal Site .. not once is Price a Consideration..
Price is mentioned a couple times
but its never a deciding factor.....
for me its price and size.. the last 2 TVs i bought I wanted a 24" TV for the bedrooms and then I wanted the best price on those TVs.. so really Price was the highest factor because I already knew I wanted Bedroom Sized TVs .. If I could have got Livingroom Sized TVs at the same Price as the ones I bought I would have found a way to make it fit..
I unfortunately had my RCA 42" Plasma from Kmart Black Friday 2012 bite the dust a few weeks ago. Got it for $199. Of course, the cost to repair isn't really worth it, but I am going to try to learn how to fix it myself.
I was constantly seeing tv's like the Element 40" for $250-288 and I bought 4 of those exact tvs back in november for $109 each. I couldn't wrap my head around paying that much more. I stupidly gave them all away as gifts without a backup. Silly me.
Anyway, I figured, well, I have to replace this main tv of mine. Why spend $280 when for only 80 more, I can get a much larger tv? So instead, I got a 50" LED from target, regularly $449, on sale for $379, minus 5% discount. $360 bucks is not a bad price!
I have also seen many TCL 48" tvs for great prices. Lots of them include rokus!
I unfortunately had my RCA 42" Plasma from Kmart Black Friday 2012 bite the dust a few weeks ago. Got it for $199. Of course, the cost to repair isn't really worth it, but I am going to try to learn how to fix it myself.
I was constantly seeing tv's like the Element 40" for $250-288 and I bought 4 of those exact tvs back in november for $109 each. I couldn't wrap my head around paying that much more. I stupidly gave them all away as gifts without a backup. Silly me.
Anyway, I figured, well, I have to replace this main tv of mine. Why spend $280 when for only 80 more, I can get a much larger tv? So instead, I got a 50" LED from target, regularly $449, on sale for $379, minus 5% discount. $360 bucks is not a bad price!
I have also seen many TCL 48" tvs for great prices. Lots of them include rokus!


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South Lake Tahoe = Ski Trip
Tahoe Lakeshore Lodge & Spa • South Lake Tahoe, CA
Escape Kit
- A Two-Night Stay for Two, Sundays through Thursdays, in a Queen Lakeview Room from December 2, 2012 to April 14, 2013 ($169)
- Or, a Three-Night Stay for Two, Including Fridays and/or Saturdays, in a Queen Lakeview Room from December 2, 2012 to April 14, 2013 ($240)
- $20 Spa Credit
- $15 Discount Per Person on Sierra at Tahoe Lift Tickets
- Combine Vouchers for an Extended Stay
With a top ski resort like Sierra at Tahoe—offering well-traveled trails dotted with the sight and scent of red firs—South Lake Tahoe is as synonymous with skiing as the sport is with snow.
In keeping with the laid-back, rustic appeal of the lake's southern region, Tahoe Lakeshore Lodge & Spa offers views of the water—which comes right up to the edge of the property—in a cabin-style setting that features pine furniture, homespun décor, gas fireplaces, and a private balcony or patio.
Even if you don't strike gold at the casinos (or if you opt for the pub scene, instead), brunch at Sprouts Natural Foods Cafe will be worth every penny. Recharge with coffee and a fresh fruit smoothie, and then bite into the Real Tahoe Turkey sandwich with veggies. After, board the lift at Sierra at Tahoe and map out your powder plan: Beginners can start with Easy Street, while more advanced skiers can warm up with Sugar n' Spice, a two-and-a-half-mile run down to the bottom.
Later, soothe sore muscles with a hot stone massage and a dip in the hydrotherapy tub at Elements Spa at Lakeshore Lodge. Then, bundle up for tubing or sledding, bowling at Tahoe Bowl, or dinner and a movie at The Shops at Heavenly Village, less than two miles from the lodge.
"We loved the cabin décor and the view of Lake Tahoe was spectacular. The sunset was so beautiful... "-- TripAdvisor
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WASHINGTON COUNTY, Tenn. - An 86-year-old Jonesborough man is being charged with aggravated sexual battery after deputies say he raped a child for a period of three years.
The Washington County, Tennessee Sheriff's Office arrested Robert Lee Green. Detectives tell us the child who is 12, was known to Green.
Deputies say after enduring years of alleged abuse, the child told an adult, who then alerted the Washington County Sheriff's Office. "It's awful. Any time there's a child that's been abused or molested, it's always bad, anytime a child has been abused," says Shawn Judy with the Washington County, Tennessee Sheriff's Office.
At the elderly man's Cherokee Mountain Road home, his son quickly came to his defense, telling us that Green is innocent. "I think it's all a mistake," says Teddie Green.
The sheriff's office says the child has been placed into foster care, and that the Department of Children's Services is investigating as well.


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When the game becomes less of a game
Roald Hoffmann
To enhance our appearance we will do terrible things to our bodies. And when there is money—or its correlate, fame—to be gained, athletes will seek to enhance their performance in sometimes terrible ways, using chemicals, natural and synthetic, to make themselves stronger, faster, leaner. With consequences that may be terrible.
This has probably been true for millennia. I recently passed pedestals hailing the athletes of ancient Ephesus, now in Turkey; I am sure they tried diets and herbs to get their statues on those pedestals. It's not just professional athletes who are responsible: Nations (such as the former German Democratic Republic), and we ourselves share the blame, with our gladiatorial instincts and (male dominated?) dependence on the forces of fandom and partisanship.
In the recently released "Report to the Commissioner of Baseball of an Independent Investigation into the Illegal Use of Steroids and Other Performance Enhancing Substances by Players in Major League Baseball," former Senator George J. Mitchell says, "For more than a decade, there has been widespread anabolic steroid use," and "the illegal use of anabolic steroids, human growth hormone, and similar drugs poses a serious threat to the integrity of the game of baseball." Barry Bonds has been indicted for perjury and obstruction of justice in connection with his testimony denying anabolic steroid use; his trainer has been convicted of distributing steroids. Marion Jones has admitted to lying about her use of a steroid before the Olympics in which she won five gold medals.
What is going on? How and why did our athletes come to use "the clear" and "the cream," as Bonds and Jones called the substances their trainers gave them? What are these substances? And how do we detect them? In an approach to this sordid story, in which no one comes out clean, let us go back to the sport regrettably tied most closely to doping in the public imagination, competitive cycling.
The 2006 Tour de France winner, Floyd Landis, was reported to have failed a testosterone drug test. More of what was actually found in his urine in just a while. Race officials collected a sample after his comeback victory in a critical stage of bicycling's premier race. A second sample confirmed the problem, and eventually Landis's victory was disallowed. Appeals followed; as the case stands now, Landis has appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport to overturn the decision against him.
Testosterone is the principal male sex hormone, produced mainly where you would expect from its name. It is also made in the ovaries of females. Testosterone is an anabolic compound, so-called because it promotes the growth of tissues such as muscle and bone; testosterone is also a steroid, member of a class of molecules that gives us a continuing lesson that almost the same is not the same.
All the steroids have the same atomic framework—four all-carbon rings, fused together. Three are hexagons, the third ring going off at an angle to the other two. Fused to that last ring is a pentagon of carbon atoms. Call the rings A (6 carbons), B (6), C (6) and D (5). Testosterone has an oxygen and a hydrogen (OH) attached to ring D and two CH3 (methyl) groups, one at the juncture of rings C and D, the other at the juncture of A and B. Ring A contains a double bond and has an oxygen attached to it as well.
Testosterone is responsible for the secondary sex changes that occur in male puberty—facial and pubic hair, oily skin, body odor, all that teenage-boy stuff. But the molecule is also produced by human females, albeit in one twentieth of the amount in males. In both sexes, testosterone affects energy levels and protects against osteoporosis. Nothing is simple in the real world—only human beings want it black or white, male or female.
Remarkably enough, the biochemical precursor of testosterone in both sexes is progesterone, a female sex hormone. The difference between progesterone and testosterone is all of four atoms—two carbons and two hydrogens—on the five-membered D ring. Two other female sex hormones, estradiol and estrone, differ from testosterone by the loss of CH3 and an H from the former plus two more hydrogens from the latter. Small changes, indeed, but ones with major consequences.
Other molecular family members with the same 6:6:6:5 fused-ring pattern include ecdysone, the molting hormone of insects; cholesterol, an essential, abundant part of our bodies; cortisones, which are important anti-inflammatory drugs; and bile acids. A pretty incredible set of biological functions, n'est-ce pas? All made distinctive with one less atom here, one more atom there.
It's fun to figure out this exquisite biological diversity, but why should a biker take testosterone? And how did the testers find out that Landis did?
Testing for abuse is not simple. Blood concentrations of testosterone vary widely between individuals and within one individual over time. So one cannot conclude from just an elevated level of testosterone that the molecule has been supplemented!
Enter epitestosterone, a stereoisomer of testosterone. In other words, it contains all the same atoms as testosterone, attached to each other in similar ways, but with a different disposition in space. In particular, the OH group of epitestosterone points "down" in the picture shown, instead of "up" toward us, as it does in testosterone. It turns out that epitestosterone has no apparent physiological effect (the same and not the same redux). Both testosterone and epitestosterone are produced in the body in similar amounts, by distinct biochemical pathways. So whereas there may be a higher absolute concentration of testosterone (and epitestosterone) in one person compared with another, the ratio of testosterone to epitestosterone is close to 1 for both of them.
This is the clue to detecting abuse. Supplementing testosterone, the only isomer that has the desired physiological effects, doesn't change the biological production of epitestosterone. So the sports-medical bodies settle on the testosterone:epitestosterone ratio as an indicator of foul play. Ideally, one should have a profile of that ratio for every individual. In the absence of this profile, one makes liberal assumptions for the entire population: near 1:1 is normal, 4:1 is when the red card is shown. Landis's samples apparently had an 11:1 ratio.
I know, I know—you will tell me that the dopers, making big bucks, are not stupid. They'll give not only testosterone, but also some epitestosterone, so as to keep the ratio of testosterone:epitestosterone under 4:1. The sports "doctors" in the GDR did this 25 years ago.
With good science, this strategy too can be countered. Natural testosterone differs from the synthetic material in its ratio of carbon-12 to carbon-13 isotopes. The synthetic molecules are made from precursors derived from steroids found in certain plant oils, such as soybean. These plants biosynthesize their steroids from smaller building blocks of three carbons, somewhat different from those found in many of the plants we consume (and which then go into our testosterone), which form C4 molecules. A consequence of the different biochemical mechanisms is an isotope effect, a slight difference in the way 12C and 13C (present naturally in small amounts) are incorporated. The net result is that our testosterone is ever so slightly (and detectably) richer in 13C than synthetically derived steroids.
What is puzzling in this story is why any bicyclist would take testosterone on one isolated occasion (Landis was tested at other stages of the race, and nothing showed up in those samples). Anabolic, muscle-mass-building processes require the prolonged use of testosterone. Perhaps its use was an act of desperation by a superb cyclist who was behind. The irony is that it may have functioned not because of what it was, but as a placebo.
The Bay Area Laboratory Cooperative (BALCO) had a good business going. It provided athletes and their trainers with a variety of performance-enhancing substances. Several BALCO principals have been convicted of various crimes connected with distributing, among other things, anabolic steroids. Two of these substances are of particular interest—"the clear" and "the cream." Barry Bonds received both from his trainer Greg Anderson; Bonds has said he was told the former was flaxseed oil, the latter a rubbing balm for arthritis. Marion Jones said similar things about the substances she got from her trainer, Trevor Graham. Jones said she noticed changes in her body after she stopped using the products and admits "Red flags should have been raised in my head when he [Graham] told me not to tell anyone. . . ." Bonds apparently noticed nothing.
What are these substances, which BALCO principal Victor Conte obtained from chemist Patrick Arnold (more on Arnold below)? Well, it turns out that "the clear" is a solution of a steroid, tetrahydrogestrinone (THG). The skeleton should look familiar. The drug was banned internationally in 2003, but not until a trainer (the above-mentioned Trevor Graham; that's another story) sent a syringe of the stuff to the United States Anti-Doping Agency. Prior to that, no one tested for it—because they didn't know it existed. And "the cream"? That turns out to be mainly our old friend, a mixture of testosterone and epitestosterone, in a ratio that will not trigger an alarm.
Some of the rotten apples in this story are chemists, my own clan. Patrick Arnold pleaded guilty to a count of selling controlled substances (he actually supplied much of the BALCO material). A pro-steroid website lauds this "father of prohormones" as "a chemist who is responsible for the introduction of androstenedione [another anabolic compound] to the market as well as other second and third generation prohormone products." It continues, "Always supporting the industry, Arnold is also the President of the Prohormone Research Organization (PRO), a lobby group assembled from some of the most influential members in the supplement industry as well as the antiaging community. PRO is committed to providing legislators and government officials with truthful, scientific information about prohormones and other dietary supplements." The scientific information that exists (and much work needs to be done) points to long-range biological harm in nonmedical, excessive use of anabolic steroids. But good science is not what Arnold had in mind. Arnold "cut his Ph.D. studies short to pursue his own business venture."
THG is a "designer steroid." With so many sites for substitution on that skeleton of four fused rings, there are many ways to change this structure—medicinal chemists have been doing it for years. Many of the resulting molecules will have no physiological effect at all (remember epitestosterone?), others will be poisonous, and still others will prove to be anabolic and really harmful in large doses.
How harmful? The problem is that these drugs have seldom been studied in detail (excepting testosterone, of course). When used illegally by athletes, there is no standard dosage. Anecdotal evidence indicates that athletes are reaching steroid concentrations 5 to 30 times greater than the natural level of testosterone in the body. The list of potential effects begins with acne, hirsutism, changes in body shape and voice, and increased sebaceous gland activity. The list goes on to include permanent muscle fiber damage, breast enlargement in men, breast diminution in women, effects on sexual organs, and liver damage.
Asking the question "Why would anyone risk doing that to themselves?" ignores human nature and shifts the blame away from ourselves. Our gladiatorial (spectator!) instincts and our own active glorification of athletic prowess are important parts of what makes young people do such foolish things.
It is relatively easy to make new steroids and test, in a rough way, which are anabolic. An average chemist (as you see, no Ph.D. needed) can do it. The chemistry, like that involved in the transformation of cold-medicine pseudoephedrine to street-drug methamphetamine (another dismal story), is really simple. The making of some steroids may require skillful hands. But they too can be hired.
So is this a losing battle? To the extent that we are struggling against ourselves, to the extent that our clamor for sports victory perversely encourages the formation of muscle at any cost (voilà! 300-pound football players in high school), it's hard to think that anything will change. A few will maim themselves for the dream of money or fame. The market to supply them, to think up ever more ingenious ways of subverting the doping tests, will not disappear. And chemists somewhere will do the dirty work. Of course, the institutions we create, that one might think would control unfair and illegal use, are no better. The reaction of the executive director of the Major League Baseball Players Association to the Mitchell report was shamefully evasive and legalistic.
The hope is that there is a strong place in the human dream for a level playing field. And a special feeling for the disastrous effect steroid use can have on children, whose aspirations are focused on athlete-heroes and heroines. The national and international anti-doping agencies can also hire good chemists, and develop tests for potential new anabolic steroids. We can relearn to see the action in our softball teams, instead of the "major" leagues (for a kid who lived on Bedford Avenue, the world ended anyway when the Dodgers left Ebbets Field). And I will keep on cycling, on my own Tour de Ithaca.
© Roald Hoffman
You can find this online at http://www.americanscientist.org/issues/num2/for-a-few-atoms-more/1
© 2016 Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society


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Getting started on 99designs was extremely easy. You create a 7 day competition, specify the award amount, fill in a few details about your company/product and give some guidance on the kind of logo you would like by answering a few multiple choice questions. After submitting your brief you are all ready to go. 99designs try to give an estimate of how many designs you can expect from your pricing package but I found it to be severely underestimated. I chose the entry level bronze package for $299 and was told to expect around 30 designs in total but ended up with 234 designs from 57 designers. Let me say that there was no problem with low quality designs (though there were some), the problem was choosing the right design from such a large selection.
As with any kind of design work you have to be ready and willing to give constructive feedback to help guide the direction of the work, something that 99designs really tried to highlight throughout their site. By rating each design and giving detailed responses to the submissions most of the entrants took note and by the end of the contest I was seeing more and more of the exact kind of design that I was after. The final winner was chosen with the help of friends and family as I was having a lot of trouble settling on one, and it is always good to get some outside feedback. Over the next day or so the handover took place and I was all set to use the new logo across the website and in the product video.
If anyone is looking at getting a logo designed I wouldn't hesitate to recommend that you at least give 99designs [99designs.com] a look before going anywhere else.
Head over to Fotostat [fotost.at] to see our new logo in action (and see if you can spot it in the video too!).
One of the more common requests we get for +Fotostat is for more networks to be supported. From the beginning we have tried to prioritise the networks we were supporting by their popularity in an effort to help out as many people as possible, but there has been one glaring omission, +Twitter.
With so many photographers utilising the micro-blogging platform it was a hard decision to not include Twitter from the outset. Around the time Fotostat was moving through beta, there was a lot of controversy surrounding the direction Twitter was taking in relation to developers utilising the service. Not wanting to implement something and have it shortly taken away I was hesitant to support the service at all. After much thought and consideration I have now tentatively added Twitter to the growing list of networks. I'd rather save our users as much time as possible now and deal with any problems that may arise if/when the time comes.
This brings our current supported network count to 9, with Twitter joining Google+, Facebook , Flickr , 500px, Smugmug, Tumblr, WordPress and Instagram.
Please let me know of any networks you would like to see added to the service and we will add it to our list. This is only the beginning with more social networks, photography communities, blogging platforms and stock photography sites slated to be supported in the future.
Also, feel free to follow us on twitter @ twitter.com/fotostatsocial or head straight to the site @ www.fotost.at
The end of each year is often a time for reflection, a time to look back on our accomplishments, our failures and everything in between. When running a startup you tend to have quite a few data points to work with which makes it that little bit easier.
2012 was a big year for Fotostat, bringing about about massive changes to our codebase, a couple of server upgrades and a new site design. We invited those that signed up to the mailing list to our closed beta and then finally opened the doors to everyone with an open beta at the end of the year. One month later and we have hit a few milestones:
Over 500 users have signed up to try the service
1,000,000 photos are being monitored to help photographers better understand their audience.
1500 photos have been uploaded to multiple networks from within Fotostat
Like and other startup, Fotostat has not been without problems. As mentioned earlier we have had to upgrade our infrastructure twice throughout the year to accommodate growth, and being a new service there have been many bug reports submitted and completed along the way.
We are nothing without our users, all of who are currently testers. Without you we would not have come this far and your support has been tremendous throughout the year. 2013 is going to be amazing and we hope you can all be part of it.
Thankyou for helping us continue making Fotostat THE central hub where photographers can manage their online presence.
It may come as no surprise to most that having a video on your website to describe your product or service can help increase conversion rates. It has become quite common place these days with many leading retailers, brands and startups creating quirky, funny or just plain informative videos to help turn a visitor into a customer. But that's not all video is capable of with statistics showing that it can also also assist in reducing customer support requests, increasing social shares and even in helping sites rank better on search engines.
With this in mind I decided early on that I wanted to create a video to help describe my startup, +Fotostat [fotost.at]. Based on our experience, describing a service in words is not all that hard, but really conveying how a service can be beneficial to a customer is much harder. Fotostat is a central hub where photographers can manage their online presence by scheduling uploads of their photos across multiple networks. It helps guage how well each photo performs by showing all relevant statistics available from each network and allows the photographer to engage with their audience in one easy to use location. That's all well and good, but what does it actually DO? The main value proposition we wanted to convey to our customers is how much time could be saved by using our product. With that in mind, I set out to write a script for my video, first just in key points (who, what, why etc..), then expanding it into paragraphs.
Putting the script together took a little time, but the most difficult part for me was always going to be the visual side of things. I am not typically what anyone would describe as a creative. Apart from my photography interests, I am not artisticaly inclined whatsoever and find the idea of trying to be quite scary!
Thankfully I came across +PowToon [powtoon.com], a service that provides you with all the tools needed to create a captivating video. One of the great things about Powtoon is their ease of use. If you are familiar with any kind of slide presentation software (like powerpoint), then you will be comfortable with Powtoon. They provide a large array of clipart (some animated!) that you can simply drag and drop onto your slides to create the scenes that you are looking to create in your video. You are able to change the time that each object is visible for (entry and exit points) as well as choose from multiple transition animations.
Powtoon really is great, but it is currently a beta service and not without some (minor) problems. Any video worth watching needs audio, whether it be music or a voiceover or both. Unfortunately at the time of creation it was not possible to add individual sound effects to each object, leaving it up to the user to cut in any effects with their background music which could be uploaded as a single file. This was a bit of a pain to sync up but not a huge issue. Another missing feature that I would have liked to see is the ability to add simple shapes, like a square or circle or even a line. Whilst it was possible to upload your own images, it is certainly much more compelling to keep with the general theme of the existing clipart.
The audio for the Fotostat video was a combination of background music, sound effects for certain objects and a voice over. The background music was made by a talented guy named Kevin MacLoud [incompetech.com] who has created a huge amount of royalty free music (CC Licensed). Donations are appreciated and you can also purchase a non-attribution license which I did for the video which allows the music to be used without a visible reference to Kevin. Sound effects were sourced from +AudioJungle [audiojungle.net] and the voiceover was provided by someone I found on +Fiverr [fiverr.com] for a tiny sum of just $15, which was simply astounding to me.
In total my costs for the video were around $50 for Powtoon, $30 for the music, $15 for the sound effects and $15 for the voiceover. That is just $110 for something that would have cost me well over $1000 to have done professionally. Is it of the same quality? Probably not, but I certainly could not justify the higher price, not this early in my startup's life.
Here at Fotostat we are extremely happy with the end result but we'd love to hear your thoughts so be sure to leave a comment!
I have a confession to make, I have started blogging at least 3 times that I can recall (it is likely more) but have never managed to stick with it. It's a common story, one that is easily proven by the abundance of first posts followed up with nothing at all on blogs all over the web.
It's hard to pinpoint the exact cause of my inability to blog for a decent amount of time but is likely a combination of lack of motivation due to other projects taking priority, lack of focus on a topic or subject for the blog and possibly the idea the noone cares what it is I have to say. Despite having these issues in the past, I feel like this time will be different. Some problems may still pop up from time to time but the way in which I now blog will hopefully allow me to keep on track.
Over the past year and a half or so I have been the most active I have ever been on a social network. The release of Google+ gave me all the features I wanted that I felt were missing or not well implemented on other networks. It also allowed me to start fresh with a new community and has become a place I really love to spend time. Early on I noticed that several high profile bloggers had been creating long-form posts on the network whilst their blogs began to become a little stale. It was an interesting turn of events and not really something I feel many expected. Upon noticing this phenomenon I created a proof of concept which allowed anyone on Google+ to visit my site and have a 'blog' be created based on their posts. I didn't expect to have many check it out but it really took off which in turn made me spend a bit more time creating more permanent solutions in Plusses, a hosted blog that uses Google+ posts as the content creation platform, and Google+Blog, a plugin that pulls in posts to self-hosted WordPress blogs. These tools allowed many people to have an active blog without the extra effort of maintaining another presence.
For whatever reason I have no problem creating a long post for a social network, but always found it much more difficult to blog. With that in mind, and my experience creating the afforementioned cross-posting solutions I will be crafting my posts on Google+ and then automatically replicating them to minimali.se (my blog). The blog is not really a high value asset to me, but it is a place that can point people in the right direction if they are looking to reach out. If it helps my writing find those that are in need of it then all the better.
If you have any questions on this type of setup, be sure to let me know. Good luck to all those that are also looking to write more in 2013.
With Instagram recently causing an uproar by changing their TOS many people went looking for an easy way to make a copy of their photos. Given that there weren't any extremely simple solutions I decided to throw one together for myself and others to use.
Instagrab will ask you to sign in to both your Instagram and Google+ accounts, then with the click of a button will create a private Instagram album on G+ and copy all of your photos across. Transfers will be queued up, so if it isn't happening right away please just a wait a while as there are likely others using the service.
I'm a little late in releasing this as I got a little caught up in the holidays but figured some may find it useful. It didn't take too long to put together as I have a bit of experience integrating with both networks due to my work on +Fotostat (Be sure to check it out if you are a photographer wanting an easier way to manage your online presence).
Be sure to let me know what you think of it or if you have any problems.
After several months of closed testing we are finally opening up the doors so everyone can give Fotostat a try. Thankyou to all our early testers who helped shape the service into what it is today.
If you would like to help us continue to make Fotostat even better, head over to www.fotost.at and sign in to give it a go. Be sure to let us know if you come across any problems or if there is a feature you feel is missing!
What is Fotostat
Fotostat is the central hub where photographers can manage their online presence. It allows you to:
- Save time by scheduling your uploads to multiple social photography sites, blogs and merchant facilities.
- Discover how well each photo is performing by seeing all available statistics from each of your networks.
- Interact with your followers by commenting across all your sites from one easy to use location.
Which networks are supported
We currently support Google+ (Publishing to albums only, no post creation as yet.), Facebook, Flickr, 500px, Smugmug, Tumblr and WordPress. There are plans to support more networks moving forward so feel free to submit your suggestions for any that you would like to see.
If you have any questions about the service, please don't hesitate to ask.


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Two teams from Pulaski Tech's Saline County Career Center won top medals at the SkillsUSA National Championship competition.
The Opening and Closing Team placed third nationally, earning a bronze medal. The SCCC's post-secondary team was also named "Outstanding Chapter" and received a gold medal.
Regina Woodard is the chapter advisor.
The teams advanced to the national competition held June 24-30 in Kansas City, Mo., after taking top honors at the 2006-07 Skills USA Arkansas State Championships in April in Hot Springs.
Also competing nationally were students in Pulaski Technical College's Automotive Technology and Collision Repair programs and Small Engine Repair program.
SkillsUSA is a national nonprofit organization serving high school and college students who are preparing for careers in trade, technical and skilled service occupations, including health occupations. The organization was formerly called VICA (Vocational Industrial Clubs of America).
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The Key Largo Fire-EMS District made little headway last week when it met to discuss mediation points with the fire department.
Tempers flared, voices were raised, and in the end, no clear guidance was given to the department.
In a 3-2 vote last month, the district's board canceled its contract with the Key Largo Volunteer Fire-Rescue Department. That contract, which was set to expire in April 2014, provided taxpayer dollars to the department in return for fire services in Key Largo.
What the district wants accomplished during mediation isn't entirely clear.
Board member Bob Thomas offered that a new fire chief and fire department board are needed. He added that separate officers should control scheduling and training. Thomas has previously raised concerns that Fire Chief Sergio Garcia is answerable only to the rank-and-file members who elect him and not to the district's board.
Garcia said he does not review the internal computer system that manages the scheduling, which results in reimbursement.
Thomas' comments came in the wake of a recent Key Largo Ambulance Corps meeting where the volunteer group, which provides emergency management services to the district, offered to take on fire-rescue services, if asked to do so by the district. This mainly came as an attempt to keep Monroe County firefighters out of the Upper Keys.
To others, though, Thomas' statements appeared premature and to be circumventing the required mediation phase.
Board member Tony Allen, who was against canceling the contract for lack of public outcry, said it appears the votes are set.
"Everybody's made up their mind," he said.
Allen said he has heard many second-hand stories of intimidation in the fire department, but if it is true that person needs to attend a district board meeting and speak up.
"We have nothing here but hearsay," he said.
Before the meeting, Garcia's battalion chief, James Griffeth, wrote a letter to the district accusing Garcia of bullying firefighters and running the department like a dictatorship.
A 2009 district audit of the fire department also raised concerns about management practices, though the findings were rejected by Garcia as unfounded and were largely ignored by the department.
More recently, the department was a year overdue on providing the district with its 2011 annual report and several months behind on submitting financial reports, both violations of its contract with the district.
Board member George Mirabella was in no mood to mediate during last week's meeting. He said he's ready to finalize the contract's termination.
"That's why we did this without cause," Mirabella said.
The dissenting votes to canceling the contract tried to separate themselves from the other three.
Board Chairwoman Jennifer Miller said she did not want to be responsible for increasing taxes on property owners should a new fire service arrangement result in higher costs.
She also said it was unknown if homeowner's insurance rates, which are directly impacted by fire service response times, would increase as a result of change.
"I don't want to be a part of that major problem," she said.
A second meeting to review mediation points was set for Monday, April 8. Results from that meeting were not available at press time. A private mediation meeting among fire department officials and district officials has not been scheduled.


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Man carjacked, stabbed in hand in Springs
Victim was dropping off son when it happened
COLORADO SPRINGS - A man dropping off his son at his ex-wife's house early Tuesday morning was stabbed and carjacked.
It happened just after 4:30 a.m. at the intersection of La Salle and Monteagle streets, according to Springs police.
The victim told officers he left his vehicle running as he got his 10-year-old out of the car.
A two-door, silver Honda Civic with tinted windows pulled up next to his vehicle. The suspect got out of the car and started pounding on the driver's window as the victim was getting his son out of the rear passenger side.
The man got his son out of harm's way and went back to the vehicle. That's when the suspect got into the car and started to drive away. The suspect is described as a Hispanic man in his 20s, 5'8", with a heavy goatee and wearing a multi-colored sports jacket and gray beanie cap.
As the suspect was leaving, the victim reached through the broken car window and grabbed the suspect by the jacket. He says the suspect stabbed him with a screwdriver and then drove away.
The suspects have not been found.


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Rodos Niohori Elite Suites - Rhodes
- Free full breakfast and WiFi
Main amenities
- 3 apartments
- Near the beach
- 3 bars/lounges
- Childcare
- Terrace
- Air conditioning
- Daily housekeeping
- Garden
- Car rentals on site
- Front desk safe
- Laundry service
- Multilingual staff
Feel at home
- Babysitting or childcare (surcharge)
- Sofa bed
- Refrigerator
- Connecting/adjoining rooms available
- Private bathroom
- Separate living room
What's around
- In Rhodes Town
- Akti Miaouli Beach (0.2 mi / 0.4 km)
- Elli Beach (0.6 mi / 0.9 km)
- Museum of Rhodes (0.6 mi / 0.9 km)
- Mandraki Port (0.6 mi / 1 km)
- Fort of St. Nicholas (0.9 mi / 1.4 km)
Nice rooms, with good decoration. Excellent breakfast and service. Very close to…
Lovely hotel in great position and 5 minute tax ride to old town- too hot to walk there…
Rodos Niohori Elite Suites - Rhodesfrom Rs9,478
- Superior Suite (Bouganvillea)
- Exclusive Suite (Jasmin)
- Junior Suite (Hibiscus)
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At a glance
Key facts
Hotel size
- This hotel has 3 rooms
- This hotel is arranged over 2 floors
- Check-in time 1 PM-11 PM
- Check-out time is 11 AM
- Express check-in/out
Required at check in
- Credit card or cash deposit required
- Government-issued photo ID required
- Minimum check-in age is 18
Travelling with others
- No cribs (infant beds)
- Babysitting/childcare *
- Pets not allowed
- Free WiFi in public areas
- Free WiFi in rooms
- Free nearby parking
In the hotel
- Free full breakfast daily
- 3 bars/lounges
- Room service (during limited hours)
- Bicycle rentals nearby
- Front desk (limited hours)
- Tours/ticket assistance
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Laundry facilities
- Luggage storage
- Wedding services
- Multilingual staff
- Number of buildings/towers - 1
- Year Built 1890
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Garden
- Terrace
In the room
- In-room climate control (air conditioning)
- Air conditioning
- Espresso maker
- Bathrobes
- Slippers
- Iron/ironing board (on request)
- Soundproofed rooms
- Turndown service
- Sofa bed
- Frette Italian sheets
- Individually decorated
- Individually furnished
- Separate living room
- Separate sitting area
- Private bathroom
- Rainfall showerhead
- Free toiletries
- Hair dryer
- Plasma TV
- Satellite TV channels
- DVD player
- Desk
- Free WiFi
- Free international calls
- Refrigerator
- Free bottled water
- Daily housekeeping
- In-room safe
- Connecting/adjoining rooms available
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Special features
DiningLocal home made sweets - This lobby lounge serves breakfast only. Guests can enjoy alfresco dining (weather permitting). Open daily.
Local wine or champaigne - This lobby lounge serves breakfast only. A children's menu is available.
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- Niohori
- Niohori Elite Suites
- Niohori Rodos
- Niohori Rodos Elite Suites
- Rodos Niohori Elite Suites
- Rodos Niohori Elite Suites Aparthotel
- Rodos Niohori Elite Suites Aparthotel Rhodes
- Rodos Niohori Elite Suites Rhodes
- Rodos Niohori Elite Suites Rhodes, Greece
Cash transactions at this property cannot exceed EUR 500, due to national regulations. For further details, please contact the property using information in the booking confirmation.
The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation.
This property does not have elevators.
Reservations are required for massage services and can be made by contacting the property before arrival at the number on the booking confirmation.
Optional extras
Babysitting/childcare is available for an extra charge
We have included all charges provided to us by this hotel. However, charges can vary, for example, based on length of stay or the room you book.
Hotel registry number: 1476k070a0349900
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Photographed by Alice Luker, this floral editorial stars Ruby Slate Balthazar who is dressed by Lauren Eva in an array of colourful and striking ensembles.
Hypnotic runway fashion film by Director Trevor Undi, showcasing the Chanel Couture Fall 2012 collection.
After an active, fascinating search of the blogosphere on the identity of the Lanvin Anonymous People, a film that is every bit as atypical reveals what went on behind the scenes of the ad campaign shoot.
Andy Burrows will release his stunning solo album, Company, on Play It Again Sam, on October 22nd. Co-produced by Burrows with Tim Baxter, the album will be preceded by a single, Because I Know That I Can, on October 8th.
A true Chanel story from beginning to end, shot along the quiet French shore by Sandra Fourqui and styled by Karine Martins, using Chanel's 'Paris-Bombay' Pre-Fall 2012 collection.
Herve Coutin photographs Weronika P on the French coast, Le Havre. Weronika is dressed in a predominantly vintage wardrobe by Kat Rutherford.
Throughout his career, contemporary American artist Jasper Johns, now 82, has found new ways to explore, as he once put it, "how we see and why we see the way we do." Continually reinventing his own work, he has driven key transformation in the art world for nearly 60 years.
Italian stalwart Salvatore Ferragamo is the latest high-end brand to jump on the digital trunk show bandwagon. But, unlike many of its haute contemporaries, the brand has bypassesd the Moda Operandi juggernaut completely and decided to set up shop at home base, offering the militant Tsarina stylings of their rich Fall 2012 collection before it hits the Salvatore Ferragamo boutique racks worldwide.
From November 3, 2012 through February 3, 2013, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) will present Jay DeFeo: A Retrospective, the most comprehensive exhibition to date of the Bay Area artist Jay DeFeo (1929–1989).
The creative director of the French label has spent a long time making its debut scent Dahlia Noir. The dark and mysterious fragrance is perfect for Fall/Winter 12, when gothic looks are going to be big business.
The supermodel first teamed up with the denim brand five years ago. The partnership is still going strong and Heidi appears in the new campaign, which is the largest to date and will include TV and print slots.
The Chanel frontman has discussed the special connection he has with his cat Choupette. Karl is surprised by how much he adores his precious kitty and admits there is no room in his heart for anyone else.
Fashion stars including Franca Sozzani and Stefano Gabbana have paid tribute to the late star Anna Piaggi.
The designer plans to sell an affordable range of ready to wear dresses in the hope of rectifying her cash flow problems. Betsey had a well-publicized bankruptcy case in April this year that resulted in the closure of the majority of her stores.
The star founded Premier Model Management, the company which has represented Naomi Campbell and Claudia Schiffer.
The Chanel creative director recently appeared as the cover star of i-D magazine. The publication dedicated extra column inches to getting to know the designer's pet cat Choupette, who is fast becoming an icon in her own right.
The Italian fashion designer has been on vacation lately, spending time on his yacht in Monte Carlo and Saint Tropez.
Bill Blass' upcoming New York Fashion Week show has been canceled and its entire staff fired. The fashion house was due to show off its Spring/Summer 13 line in September.
The fashion designer is adding to her brand with the line of spectacles, which she will be seen in from now on. Victoria has created the collection in collaboration with Cutler & Gross and it includes six different sets of frames.
The Brazilian-born designer is approaching his ten year anniversary at the helm of Calvin Klein. During this time he has won the CFDA designer of the year award twice. However, Francisco's debut design attempts received a much less favorable reception.
A powerful, dynamic fashion editorial photographed by Alan Chan, titled Last Resort. A stunning location and bold wardrobe choices make the editorial especially striking.
The queen of New York Fashion Week made a shock decision to leave her post at global fashion management company IMG to branch out on her own.
With the Olympics in full swing, what better way to show your support for your team than with the casual-cool athletic trend that has been dominating the catwalks?
Earlier this year, the 82-year-old designer announced she was suffering from the disease in her book N'oubliez pas que je joue, which means Don't forget it's a game.
The Givenchy creative director has been at the helm at one of the world's most respected fashion labels since 2005. He has previously joked that he has single-handedly changed the fortune of the company, but little about his character is known.


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I'm Commander Shepard, and this is my favorite team in the NFL.
Rest assured, Strahan will eventually get in. It's just a matter of time or attempts.
He got screwed. I didn't think he'd get in this year, but after seeing those that did, he clearly deserved it. I saw them all play and while good, Strahan deserved the nod over some of the others. I say it's the anti-NY vote and not wanting to put two former Giants, yeah I know Parcells was also a cowgirl, but is best remembered as a Giant.
If I had to guess, they didn't want two Giants getting in at the same time (Parcells) or both DEs of the same generation getting in at the same time (Sapp).


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I'm working on a block but am having difficulty sticking to batiks only .... there's some other fabrics in my stash that keep working their way into my design. Maybe I need to go shopping for more batiks?
Welcome to the Quilting Board!
I'm working on a block but am having difficulty sticking to batiks only .... there's some other fabrics in my stash that keep working their way into my design. Maybe I need to go shopping for more batiks?
Make it a scrappy happy day!
I am going to make some first and then sign up, cause I dont want to get to busy and then not get it done
Live, Laugh & Love, for tomorrow may never come.
hi ladies, welll i have my blocks done, still have to iron and snip the threads, then they are off, can u pm me address please i will re read the post see waht else i need to do, i know ziplock, that is not a problem, and i am posting a picture, i might be able to do one more set, not sure , though, have to check out the amount i have to make sure , are u still needing another set,
SPREAD THE LOVE-- hug a child, share a smile, be kind, and let a loved one , and an animal know that you care,,,, it costs nothing but a minute of a day, so do not delay.
Lovngrandma fun blocks! It would be fun to have you join in for another block! Love all the pretty batik fabrics!
Is it too late to join this swap?
I'm still figuring out sashing for blocks I got in a couple of previous batik swaps but enjoy the variety of gorgeous blocks received. Did get two of them completed and gifted. One went as a Christmas gift and the other to a teenager who lost her mom in a car wreck between Christmas and New Years.
mom-6 just send your name in and info, doesn't close until the 15th of Feb.
Blocks sent boom water http://www.quiltingboard.com/members...44-albums.html
Blocks received http://www.quiltingboard.com/members...44-albums.html
Batik blocks swap http://www.quiltingboard.com/members...44-albums.html
Thanks jaba. Think I will follow short and sweet's example and get a set done before I sign up to be sure the time crunch doesn't land on me with a vengence, which it has a habit of doing just when I'm sure I have plenty of time to get everything done.
Got a set done last night but discovered they are the wrong size. However I'm not really upset because I like them so much they wouldn't be able to leave my house anyway. LOL! Think I'm going to make some more just like them till I run out if one of the fabrics. So sorry y'all, you just have to wait for another batch with different pattern and fabrics.


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(v.) The act of defecating into a sock, dipping it into water, and using it to beat someone, preferably in the face.
Josh wanted to pull a prank on garret, so he thought about shlogging him.
Josh was going to shlog garret.
Josh was going to shlog garret.
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