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Modern Sunny Victorian Room
Size15 m²
Floor No.2
- Family/child friendly
- Suitable for events
- Internet/WiFi
- Lockable room
- Towels
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|Victoria Road, NW6 6QA London, United Kingdom
|Property type
|Private room
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|Calendar updated
|6 days ago
The bedroom comprise of two single beds, TV, kettle and tea making facility.
The house is located next to Queens park's very stylish and trendy Salisbury Road, where you will find some of London's finest delicatessen's and eatery's. The local high street has both banks and local shops, within a short walk-in distance.
From the property you are only 10 minutes from Kilburn tube station and 6 minutes from Queens park tube station.
Oxford Street is only a 15 minute bus journey away from queens park and you have easy access to Wembley stadium.
We are a quiet house hold and we like to keep it that way.
House rulesPLEASE CONTACT ME BEFORE MAKING BOOKING REQUEST!!!
Smoking and pets are not allowed.
If you are wanting to party or are celebrating a stag or hen do this is not a place for you!
Check in time to the property on the 1st day to be no later than 9:30 pm - unless previously arranged with host.
|Weekly rate for 1 guest
|Price for > 1 guests
|$ 27 AU per guest/night extra
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Reviews of this property
The house is very nice. A very comfortable room, clean and quiet. Located in a quiet street very close to the access to the metro and bus, near the center, ideal for a few days in the city. His host is a very friendly person and he helped us in whatever we asked for our estacia. Would definitely repeat again in this house, highly recommended if you are looking for a room well located and where you can rest quietly after an intense day in the city.
The room is cozy and nice, with a little fridge, kettle and your own little bathroom. The neighborhood is very quiet and the metro is within walking distance (around 5 to 10 min). It only takes about 40min to go into downtown London. Fantastic place to spend a weekend for exploring London. Bobby is a great host and all went well with handing over the keys. Thank you very much!
We stayed four days at Bobby's house. It was a nice and quiet stance. Bobby was always available for any enquire and he took care of us. He was very pleasant and discreet. The flat was just a 10 minute walk to Kilburn Road, the main road, which had many shops and restaurants. We also could arrive at the heart of London in 30 minutes. We highly recommend this flat.
+ Good location (not far from public transport). Quiet, so we had a good nights sleep. Good beds. Towels and everything a hotelroom would give (including magnetron, cooker, little fridge etc.). - We did not meet our host, which made it more like a hotel without reception (we got the key from a locked box). Tiny room, run down carpet.
I stayed at Bobby's house only for 1 night. It was a good experience because the bedroom was spacious and there was tea and coffee in our room to have breakfast.
It is near a street where there are some restaurants and supermarkets. It is also a bus stop near so although it is not near the center of London, you can take a bus to go there.
The carpet was a bit dirty but our stay was right. Bobby was friendly and polite with us.
Booby was very nice and accommodating ! The room was very comfortable but some shower gel was missing... Very quiet neighborhood and typical London view.
The apartment is in a very good area, close to a street full of shops and restaurants and the metro. The room we rented was in good condition, with clean towels and sheets. In other Bobby left us several things coffee, tea, ... The truth is I am very happy with the choice.
El apartamento esta en una zona muy buena, cerca de una calle llena de tiendas y restaurantes y de la parada de metro. La habitación que alquilamos estaba en buenas condiciones, con toallas y sabanas limpias. A demás Bobby nos dejó varias cosas para preparar café, té,... La verdad es que estoy muy contenta con la elección.
The room was very quiet, with small pleasent view to the backyard garden, lovely sunn for breakfast. . The room was just as expected having experiences with travelling in the UK. The fire alarm works by the way :-) We were left to ourself just as we wished and Bobby was very helpfull with finding places to eat, shortest way from the airport and very understanding when my flight was massively delayed. He even offered to bring me to the station. Thanks Bobby
We had an absolutely pleasent stay at Bobby's place. The House is nice in a quiet region, the room is nice and clean.
It just takes about 10 minutes walk to get to the next tube station for Bakerloo line. Therefore, it's very easy to get to central London in about 20 minutes.
A good location for having breakfast is a nice cafe closed to that station Queen's park, excellent coffee and food.
Booby is a are very welcoming and kind host, all was found as promised and agreed. Thank you very much. We would be happy to stay there again and definitly recommend this room!
Ulrich and Carlota.
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Standoff ends peacefully in Colorado Springs
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo - A standoff ended with two arrests and no one hurt in Colorado Springs on Thursday afternoon.
The situation began as a domestic problem, according to witnesses at the Cheyenne Vista Apartments in the 400 block of Crestone Lane. A witness told KRDO NewsChannel 13 that they heard a couple arguing and a child screaming.
An armed man, identified as 23-year-old Julian Gutierrez barricaded himself inside the apartment with 26-year-old Christine Aleman and 5-year-old boy around 7:30 a.m. Nearby apartment units were evacuated as a precaution.
Police said Gutierrez was wanted on several other warrants but would not elaborate. Around 1 p.m., the man peacefully surrendered. No one was injured.
Gutierrez was arrested and is charged with a felony weapons possession charge.
Aleman was also arrested and charged with child abuse and criminal negligence charges.
All evacuations have since been lifted.
The boy is currently staying with relatives.


text: Why we backed the ballot initiative alternative "Cowardice asks the question: Is it safe?Expediency asks the question: Is it politic?Vanity asks the question: Is it popular?But conscience asks the question: Is it right?"- Martin Luther King, Jr. Paul TonerMTA President Based on a few e-mails and Facebook posts from members who have called me a "sellout," "traitor" and worse, it is fair to say that negotiating an alternative to the Stand for Children ballot question was not particularly safe, politic or popular in certain quarters. But I believe that it was right. Do I wish Stand's leaders had never filed a ballot initiative? Most emphatically yes. But the truth is that I am more disappointed that they framed the discussion and that we, the teachers and union leaders, were not the ones to lead on this issue. We must take charge of teacher quality and elevate our voices on all issues related to the profession. Unfortunately, however, we had to deal with the reality we faced. Stand's ballot question contained many negative elements. Among other changes, it would have undermined our right to bargain over virtually all personnel policies, prevented part-time teachers from attaining Professional Teacher Status and blurred the distinction between PTS teachers and non-PTS teachers in layoff policies. We met with Stand's leaders repeatedly and urged them not to proceed. We also asked major education and parent groups and leading policymakers to press them to stop. Dozens of them did, including Governor Deval Patrick, Senate President Therese Murray, House Speaker Robert DeLeo, Secretary of Education Paul Reville, the Massachusetts PTA and John Walsh, the head of the Massachusetts Democratic Party. Undeterred, Stand easily collected the first round of signatures needed to qualify the question for the ballot. We challenged the attorney general's decision to certify the initiative. When we didn't prevail in that effort, we filed a complaint with the Supreme Judicial Court on behalf of seven plaintiffs contending that the question was not appropriate for the ballot. Many labor and education groups filed briefs supporting our complaint. We assessed our odds of prevailing on the ballot and determined that it would be an enormous challenge. The initiative was very complicated, but easily reduced to an oversimplified sound bite: Every child deserves a great teacher; therefore, performance should be more important than seniority in personnel decisions. Our polling found that a vast majority of Massachusetts voters agreed with this proposition. Significantly, so did a majority of our members, who were polled on the issue in three separate random sample surveys. I felt the choice was clear. We needed to take control of the debate. We received approval from the MTA Board to try to keep the question off the ballot by negotiating a legislative alternative. Our bill was crafted to get rid of the damaging provisions in the initiative that would undermine collective bargaining, PTS and due process rights. That could only be done if we could find common ground on the role of seniority. Like most MTA members, I believe that experience is very important. Teachers — like lawyers, doctors and journalists — become masters of their craft only after years of practice. On the other hand, performance also matters. In the relatively rare cases when layoffs reach into the ranks of teachers with PTS, it is difficult to defend a policy in which a low-performing teacher who has received consistently poor evaluations is retained while an experienced but more junior teacher is laid off. If we want to be treated as true professionals, then I believe we have to agree that performance should be the primary factor in personnel decisions — as long as we are involved in setting the performance standards through collective bargaining and can ensure that protections from abuse are in place. In this legislation, we have protected the right to bargain over evaluations and personnel practices. Preserving those rights is huge, particularly in light of how they are being gutted in so many other states. In addition, districts must inform the state how they plan to train teachers and administrators in the new evaluation system. Only with a solid, evidencebased evaluation system in place can we have confidence that teacher performance is being assessed fairly. Since the vast majority of teachers will be rated "Proficient" or better, I expect that seniority will continue to prevail most of the time. If a teacher has received poor evaluations for years, then that teacher's supervisor should be held accountable. Making sure every student has a great teacher should not be something districts strive for only when there are layoffs and transfers. Rather, it should be the driving force behind managing a good school every single day. The alternative is far, far better than the ballot initiative. We won so many concessions because we had strong arguments in our favor, a well-reasoned lawsuit, powerful allies and activist members. A ballot campaign would have satisfied the desire some members have to fight back, but the outcome was uncertain and the reputation of both organizations would have been hurt. Stand would have been labeled a tool of corporate interests, and the unions would have been accused of defending "bad" teachers. With the alternative, I believe we fare better. Stand may claim a "victory" in Massachusetts, but in reality the organization's reputation has taken a beating among former friends and allies. There is little love lost for Stand on Beacon Hill, and the same holds true among education leaders across the state. By coming up with a reasonable alternative, we showed that we are willing to promote sensible change, but also willing and able to defend our core values. Those values include protecting collective bargaining and promoting quality public education for all students. I respect the fact that some members wish we had reached a different decision. But negotiating an alternative was a judgment call made with the best interest of our members, our organization, our schools and our students at heart.


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Trucker unhurt in crash on icy Hwy. 58
OSP trooper's car almost hit by 2nd semi
CHEMULT, Ore. - A truck driver escaped injury Thursday morning after losing control of the rig, which rolled onto its side along an icy stretch of Hwy. 58 about five miles northwest of the Hwy. 97 junction, Oregon State Police said.
While at the scene, an OSP trooper's car was nearly struck by another semi-truck that jackknifed as it lost control approaching this crash scene.
According to Senior Trooper Don Newcomb, around 7:40 a.m., the truck and semi-trailer were heading west near milepost 80 at about 50 mph when the truck's driver lost control on ice.
The truck and trailer began to jackknife and spun 180 degrees across the center line before rolling onto their right side off the eastbound shoulder.
While talking to the driver, another westbound commercial truck approaching the scene lost control and started to jackknife.
The sliding truck and trailer narrowly missed the trooper's patrol car, and after it passed that truck's driver was able to straighten out the vehicles and continued westbound without stopping.
The highway was not blocked, said troopers, who did not disclose the drivers' names.
Oregon State Police and ODOT urged travelers to be alert for icy road conditions and to "Know Before You Go" by checking road and weather conditions at TripCheck.com.


text: House passes 2014 budget bill The Massachusetts House, by a vote of 127-29, passed its version of the FY14 budget on April 24 after adding nearly $135 million in spending to the House Ways and Means Committee proposal. The House budget includes $27 million in additional spending for education and local aid over the initial proposal. The boost in education spending added money to METCO, the special education circuit breaker, regional school transportation, extended learning time, the alternative education grant program, universal pre-kindergarten programs and higher education scholarships. The House added $5.3 million in Chapter 70 spending for some districts. The MTA also supported an increase in funding for Gateway Cities to establish career academies and programs for English language learners. Local aid was also increased by $21.3 million over last year, partly using new gaming licensing revenue. The House budget includes a 10 percent increase in funding to public higher education institutions. This would allow the University of Massachusetts to achieve a 50-50 split between state funding and tuition and fees over the next two years. The additional money would allow UMass to freeze tuition and fees for the next school year. The House voted 107-46 to study the issues around tuition rates for immigrants, avoiding a direct vote on a budget amendment that would have reversed Governor Deval Patrick's directive extending the tuition break to immigrants who qualify for legal status under a new federal program. An amendment to establish an Early Education Commission, which would include representatives from the MTA and AFT-MA, was adopted. Attempts to roll income and sales taxes back to 5 percent were defeated. Also rejected was an amendment that would have capped the film-tax credit program. The Senate will take up debate on the budget in May. After that, a conference committee will meet to resolve differences between the House and Senate versions. After votes in both branches on the conference report, the FY14 budget goes to the governor for his approval or rejection. For additional information about the FY2014 budget process, visit the Education Funding News section of our website.


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It smells like teen fusion at the Colonial Theatre, where the Tony-winning musical Spring Awakening mingles 19th- with 21st-century adolescent ache and outrage (through May 24). As if at a mixer, the show even seats the scratchy-school-uniformed denizens of Frank Wedekind's then-shocking 1891 play amid audience members in straight-backed chairs on either side of the stage. From there as elsewhere, the characters can rise from their rigid postures and uncomfortable seats, whip a wireless mike from bodice or breast pocket, and commence to wail singer-songwriter Duncan Sheik's now plangent, now furious alt-rock score, the brilliantly conceived outlet for the teens' otherwise repressed or forbidden feelings.
And you know what? Spring Awakening, unlike its predecessor, the over-hyped Rent, is the genuine item: a successful if jagged amalgam of theater and pop music built on Wedekind's sketchy tale of provincial German teens torn between the urgent whispers of their changing bodies and an insensitive adult society (represented by two actors in multiple roles) bent on keeping them biologically in the dark and obedient to the bullying, prudish moral order. Sheik's pulsing, Tony-winning songs do not so much move the story as unlock pent-up emotions either sweet and sultry or, in thrashing numbers like "The Bitch of Living" and "Totally Fucked," mad as hell and not going to take it any more. The show is further enhanced by Tony-winning director Michael Mayer's daringly raw and energetic staging and Bill T. Jones's Tony-winning choreography, less Broadway razzle-dazzle than heightened movement based on dreamy self-caress and bursts of agitated, geometric frenzy.
Are you getting the picture that this unlikely Broadway musical won a lot of Tonys? No shit. Opening on the Great White Way in 2006 following an Atlantic Theater Company production that was preceded by years of workshops, the vibrant collision of surging teen sexuality, contemporary and quaint, from playwright/lyricist Steven Sater and composer Sheik cleaned up at the 2007 Antoinette Perry Awards. One can only hope that means its shepherding director's previous Broadway outing, the innocuous Thoroughly Modern Millie, is a thing of the past.
No small credit should go to Wedekind, whose pioneering play is even harsher than the musical, which retains the onanism, sado-masochism, abortion, and self-slaughter of the original but turns what in the play is a rape into a romance — albeit one consummated in as erotic a scene, set atop a swaying platform standing in for a hayloft, as any ever enacted on Broadway. And that's to say nothing of the protracted masturbation — to a come-hither illustration of Othello's Desdemona, no less — set smack at the center of a production number.
Thank God the creators of Spring Awakening were savvy enough not to update the story of intellectually intense heartthrob Melchior (whose well-intended free-thinking triggers a tragic chain of events), his addled, anxious bumbler of a chum, Moritz, and the sheltered Wendla, (who wants to feel something, even if it's the sting of a switch, and who becomes pregnant because her mother's notion of sex education involves the stork). Instead, Sater and Sheik contrast the damped-down 19th-century adolescents' lockstep public behavior with the private thoughts and feelings expressed in the stomping, raging, yearning interior monologues that form the score.
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CB: CWeb, Prince, Hosely, Ross (we have CBs)
Safeties: Rolle, Brown, Hill, T2 (we have Safeties).
DE: Kiwi, JPP, Tuck, Tracy, Ojomo (we have DEs)
DT: Joseph, Jenkins, Rogers, Patterson, Kuhn and Austin (we have DTs)
There isn't a NEED on the defense.
However there are positions we can easily upgrade ... MLB probably being most notable. CB is also an area they may want to jump on in anticipation of replacing CWeb next year (and for depth). You could say the same thing about Safety and Rolle and/or Brown. DE you could also make an argument for (and where I think the Giants will go early) with Tuck.
None of them being needs ... but wants. Puts us in a really nice position actually.
We have CBs, but only one of them was worth a damn....
We have DEs but none of them were worth a damn....
We have DTs,but none of them could stop the run & got zero pressure....
I'm Commander Shepard, and this is my favorite team in the NFL.
We have no pure edge rusher on this team. The most important asset to have on defense. How is that not a need?
" Success is never final, but failure can be " B.P.
WEll not to mention, outside of a pass rusher, which is a clear need seeing how we didn't have anyone with what, 7sacks last yr?, is MLB, where sure we got Dan Connor and Mark Herzlich, but the problem is, Herzlich has shown nothing, and Connor is a fringe player at best, albeit, i think he fits what we like to do well, and will be a solid player for us, ala Danny Clark(i realize he was strongside, just saying), but my point is, just because we have bodies, don't mean those bodies are good and the positon is not a need..
2017 Draft Wishlist:
1. Christian McCaffrey RB Stanford
2. Raekwon McMillan ILB Ohio State
3. Roderick Johnson OT Florida State
4. Jordan Leggett TE Clemson
5. Ryan Glasgow DT Michegan
6. Chad Kelly QB Ole Miss
7. Billy Brown WR Shepherd
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There aren't going to be any bees in the shop. Walls are to keep bees out while extracting. Air conditioner to make extracting less excruciating.
drat.. I thought you were going to try wintering in it....!
I live a couple hundred miles further south than you!
well that won't help me extract my head from...... are your hives raising brood yet???
I don't know for sure, but usually by this time.
If I was going to bury it, I'd probably paint it with tar first and then put styrofoam against the outside walls before backfilling. I would leave the top showing, but if you want to cover it with sod, I wouldn't put more than 6" of dirt on top, as it's not made to hold a lot of weight. If you put thick styrofoam there, you really don't need insulation inside. But if you want to, 2 x 2s would work and then put in whatever suits you for insulation. You can just run all the electrical in EMT. Nothing says it has to be hidden in a wall...
Michael Bush bushfarms.com/bees.htm "Everything works if you let it." ThePracticalBeekeeper.com 42y 40h 39yTF
Also, my previous employer put this on top of his shipping containers that were used for material storage for eight-week electrical construction jobs.
I don't intend to bury it, the whole idea is to take it with me when I move.
The simplest would be my brother's idea which was to bolt 2x4's to the wall in the recesses of the corrugation. Then he attached foam board insulation to those and then plywood outside of that. But his idea involves putting a lot of holes in the envelope of the container which I don't like much. Perhaps there's a way to do it without puncturing things.
I've always had a passing interest in these structures.
No experience but a couple thoughts.
Insulating the floor and what you place it on is a factor.
Is there a flex factor in loading and moving? It seems they can get dropped hard.
Ceramic paint on the outside seems to be a popular choice.
Don't forget to ventilate it well!
You need to weld a bracket of some sort to bolt he walls to. I would use 2x3 studs to save room(every inch will count). I would also spray foam insulate within he walls and not worry bout moisture getting in. If you maintain the outside well enough you shouldn't have any leaks or moisture coming in.
My shop is already effectively 16x20. All I have to do is split it down the middle and put it end to end and I have a shipping container!
Outside moisture is of little concern to me. However condensation could be troubling. Though, this won't be like a house, heated all through the winter with loads of opportunity for vapor to travel through permeable materials. I only tend to use it for about 3 hours at a time in the winter and only a couple days throughout the summer. But still, going with the highest quality construction is my preference. I think I could do it with two or three of those $600 spray foam kits. My concern would be getting off ratio. I really don't want it off gassing for the rest of eternity. I store all my bee stuff in there.
>I've always had a passing interest in these structures.
I lived in them for about three years... I never took one apart, but I don't remember it looking like they drilled and screwed things from the outside. When I did see people working on them, they seem to be using steel and a welder for everything they were doing as far as structure. Steel studs might be the way to go and then screw sheetrock onto them. Insulation can be put between them (whatever kind you like).
Michael Bush bushfarms.com/bees.htm "Everything works if you let it." ThePracticalBeekeeper.com 42y 40h 39yTF
I dislike the idea of wood touching metal. Wood is a poor insulator and good at rotting. The studs would effectively only be there to hold up the plywood I'll use in place of drywall. I would use drywall, but I want tough stuff I can screw into, attach heavy shelves to, and generally attach things so they won't fall over in transit.
What is the pressure rating for the blue polystyrene at Lowe's? Can it be used under the floor without causing any problems or do I need to seek out something more beefy?
Blue board has been used in homebuilt aircraft structure since the late 70's.
Provided you have a 3/4" subflooring sheet on top to distribute the force of point loads, you shouldn't have any issues with it.
if you want to trade time for expense on your walls, you might scab 2/2" osb up vertically a few inches form the walls and blow in foam.
The foam will adhere to the osb and secure it to the wall.
Chases for electric lines and such are cut with a router after the foam cures and and then filled with scrap and mudded over.
This is pretty much fabricating a structural insulated panel in place.
And, you never have t0 search for studs when you screw into the wall.
If money were plenty and time were not, I'd use construction adhesive to attach SIP 2x4 curtain walls to the walls/ceiling/floor.
Rolled foam strips or plastic washers can be used to create a standoff if you don't want wood in contact with the metal wall, btw.
It would also provide a drain space for any condensate. Properly placed weep holes at the bottom of the wall would prevent condensate buildup and corrosion on the floor.
If you have a budget for it and want experienced construction help on site, PM me.
given the cost of the orginal contanir, I hear 1000? and adding insulation, would it be better to find a couple of prebuilt sheds? they would have studs... I keep my stuff in a cpl of 10 by 12 prebuilts on skids......
Sheds aren't as easy to take with you and don't offer much real estate for solar panels. Plus, I'd still have to insulate the shed.


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It's crazy hard and matches their skills more naturally than the tango did. Plus there is no ambiguity about this program fitting the direction the current rules intend. Marina and Igor create programs to suit the rules of the time from the start rather than choreographing in the abstract and then tweaking the program to barely fit the rules. The results are indisputable. They were not crafting these type of dances two seasons ago because the rules called for something different. The ISU wants real dancing at the moment, instead of performance art or theatre. Happens every five to seven years. Just a reset in priorities.
My post about My Fair Lady was acutally a reference to it being a beautiful, uplifting piece music applied a very hard dance which wonderfully executed and leaves you smiling from beginning to end.
D/W: That was fast. It suits them perfectly. They skated it well. They earned a tonne on GOE. The rotational lift was a highlight. They could be world champions this year.
P/B: I really liked it. Wierd. Technically, you see just how far behind the top teams they are (their linking footwork in particular)
Shoutouts to D/W's rotational lift at the end! That was off tha hizzle! They were spinning so fast I thought her eyeballs would shoot out like a Nerf toy. And they pulled it off without losing position or control for a second. Of all the currently competing ice dancing teams I've seen, only Virtue/Moir could challenge them, although I'd love to be surprised.
Davis and White are skating with a confidence and a joy that Virtue and Moir are lacking thus far. That said, March is a long time away, but somehow Marlie don't seem to be playing catch up anymore.
Nothing nasty. just an observation. The woman is getting bigger. Nothing wrong with that. It's like saying someone cut their hair. If thats what we see, thats what we see.
Of course, given that in another post, you used a word generally used as a perjorative phrase associated with slaves exhibited in freak shows, one might doubt your intent.
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I loved Pechalat/Bourzat's FD and I'd like to see it done when Fabian doesn't have bronchitis.
Ralph/Hill have really improved.. I think they're legit challengers for that third spot at nationals now and with the way Paul and Islam have been skating lately, may just take it.
I'm surprised Tobias/Stagniunas beat Zhiganshina/Gazsi for the bronze medal, but it just shows how much you can improve in one season when coached by Shpilband and Zoueva. :P Granted, Z/G's program isn't exactly a masterpiece.. I think they should change it.
Davis and White were leaps and bounds ahead of the rest of the field. I like this program better than their FD from last season, although I think I still prefer Phantom.
I liked P/B's dance more than I thought I would after seeing the costumes. By the end of the dance, I kind of liked hers, even. There were parts of the program I thought were pretty corny, but there was a lot of good there. As a work in progress, I think it has potential.
I loved Meryl and Charlie's and look forward to see it develop over the season. LOVE the polka section.
It was an interesting competition. Feel bad for Bourzat but he did look a little better today. They did play it safe skated to conserve energy as they knew they just had to avoid errors and they would hold onto a medal. The Germans program is dreary and depressing, so not surprised to see them drop. Paul & Islam did better but that's not saying much. They are slow and weaker skaters overall. Ralph & Hill will easily beat them at Canadians. Hubbell & Donahue actually were 3rd in the FD but it didn't do them much good as they remained 6th. The Lithuanians had a fun program and were over the moon to have won bronze. Davis & White were magnificent. Level 4s for all but the two footwork sequences. Got an instant standing ovation. I am sure the program will continue to improve. GOEs were also high for so early in the season. This is a great program for them.


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WGVU-TV 35 & WGVK-TV 52 will present
the Calvin College vs. Hope College regular season men's
basketball games during the 1999 and 2000 seasons.
The two west Michigan schools have signed an
exclusive two-year contract with WGVU and WGVK.
West Michigan Public Broadcasting first aired the
historic West Michigan basketball rivalry this season. Due
to the success of these broadcasts, WGVU-TV & WGVK-TV,
Calvin, and Hope have partnered to assure continued live
television coverage of this exciting tradition.
Just about everybody in West Michigan knows the
significance of the Hope-Calvin rivalry," said Michael T.
Walenta, general manager for the local public television
stations. "We're proud that Hope and Calvin chose us to
provide live coverage of these games to the West Michigan
"The partnership with West Michigan Public
Broadcasting last year proved to be a good one," said Calvin
College men's athletic director Dr. Marv Zuidema. "The two
broadcasts last year were well done and we're excited that a
superb small college basketball rivalry will have a local
television home for the next two season."
"The live telecasts of Hope-Calvin basketball are
as much a part of the tradition as the games themselves,"
said Tom Renner, director of public relations at Hope
College. "Our partnership with WGVU & WGVK brings together
three institutions in a significant way."
The Hope-Calvin basketball rivalry has never
lacked for interest. Since it began
in 1917, fans throughout western Michigan and alumni of both
colleges across the country have eagerly anticipated this
annual competition. The teams have played 140 games, each
team now having 70 wins, and the difference between them in
all those contests is just 17 points: Hope has scored 9,188
points to Calvin's 9,171.
The next four games are on Saturday, January 16,
1999 at 3 p.m., Wednesday, February 10, 1999, at 7:30 p.m.,
Saturday, January 15, 2000 at 3 p.m., and Wednesday,
February 9, 2000 at 7:30 p.m.
Public television stations WGVU-RV 35 & WGVK-TV 52
are a service provided to the West Michigan public by Grand
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Anyone who watched that game and is blaming the OC for the loss clearly has no idea what they're watching on a football field
Anyone who watched that game and is blaming the OC for the loss clearly has no idea what they're watching on a football field
Too easy to heap this on Kilbride.
True, we could've done with some more imaginative play calling second half, but Bradshaw (and Wilson) got hard yards in first half.
They were better in the second half, it happens.
Where r all of Gilbride+3 defenders? I would keep your mouth shut after this pathetic display of offensive football we just witnessed.
"There is winning and there is Misery"
And you fools with these PSL's pay to watch this $hit!
"There is winning and there is Misery"
just wanted to check in to make sure that half of the fan base is still bat **** crazy, screaming for our coaches to be fired after a close divisional game.
carry on.
WORST PASS DEFENSE IN THE NFL and Gilbride decides he is going to grind out the clock. This would be a great strategy, IF WE WERE IN THE LEAD, but we were behind. When we did pass, we abandoned the middle of the field and started throwing out patterns.
Penalties were also an issue. Some phantom, some real.
Lastly, why can't our defense just seal the edge? If I see Osi running to the inside, like a dog chasing a car, one more time, I'm sure that I will puke.


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Fact Sheet Series 2004 - Secondary and Technical Education
The OVAE Fact Sheet Series highlights efforts currently underway at the Office of Vocational and Adult Education (OVAE) to support the principles of the President's No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. The principle(s) supported by this effort are:
- Increase Accountability and Academic Achievement
- Increase Options and Involvement for Parents and Students
- Focus on What Works
BackgroundThe last quarter of the 20th century saw dramatic changes in postsecondary participation rates. These changes made high schools more aware of the academic and student support services that affect students' transition to college.
One approach to high school improvement allows students to take college courses and earn college credit while still in high school. These programs are: dual enrollment or dual credit, Advanced Placement (AP), International Baccalaureate (IB), Tech Prep, and Middle College High Schools (MCHS).
This OVAE-funded project seeks to capture information on the effectiveness of these programs, the prevelence of programs in secondary and postsecondary institutions, the number of students enrolled, and how programs are structured in order to provide services to students.
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- A focused review of the literature to identify the different program variations and the evidence of program impacts
- High school and postscondary level surveys to determine what programs are offered, and how many students participate
- An analysis of state policy to determine the impact of policies on programs, especially the impact of how programs are financed
- Case studies to identify how programs can be structured to support the postsecondary transition needs of low- to mid-performing students
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55+ driver improvement programs offered in area cities
The Minnesota Highway Safety Center will offer a 55+ Driver Improvement Course on the following days:
• Jan. 14 and 15, 5:30-9:30 p.m., eight-hour first-time course, Lord of Life Lutheran Church, Baxter.
• Jan. 17 and 18, noon-4 p.m., eight-hour first-time course, Pine River State Bank, Pine River.
• Jan. 26, 8 a.m.-5 p.m., eight-hour first-time course, Mills Ford, Baxter.
• Jan. 28, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., four-hour refresher course, Lutheran Church of the Cross, Nisswa.
• Jan. 29, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m., eight-hour first-time course, Pequot Lakes Baptist Church.
The driver improvement course is open to the public; pre-registration is requested.
The fee for the four-hour refresher course is $20 and the eight-hour course is $24.
For more information or to register, visit www.mnsafetycenter.org or call 888-234-1294.
People age 55 and older who complete the course qualify for a 10 percent discount on their auto insurance premiums for three years. First-time participants must complete the initial eight hours of training and a four-hour refresher class every three years to maintain the 10 percent discount.


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I love to serve this sauce with Christmas ham, but it's also great for a weeknight meal, like these pork chops. With a burst of flavor in every bite, these boneless chops are sure to become a family favorite. —Priscilla Gilbert, Indian Harbour Beach, Florida
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- 4 boneless pork loin chops (1 inch thick and 6 ounces each)
- 1 tablespoon canola oil
- 1 can (20 ounces) unsweetened pineapple tidbits
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 4 teaspoons cornstarch
- 1 can (6 ounces) unsweetened pineapple juice
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1/3 cup dried cranberries
- In a large skillet, cook pork in oil for 8-10 minutes on each side or until a meat thermometer reaches 160°. Meanwhile, drain pineapple, reserving juice and 3/4 cup pineapple (save remaining pineapple for another use).
- In a small saucepan, combine sugar and cornstarch. Gradually stir in pineapple juice and reserved juice. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Stir in the butter, cranberries and reserved pineapple. Serve with pork. Yield: 4 servings.
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Love for All, Hatred for None.
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June 2, 1973
San Francisco, CA US
Kezar Stadium
Rock and Roll, Celebration Day, (Bring It On Home intro) Black Dog, Over the Hills and Far Away, Misty Mountain Hop, Since I've Been Loving You, No Quarter, The Song Remains the Same, Rain Song, Dazed and Confused (incl. San Francisco), Stairway to Heaven, Moby Dick, Heartbreaker, Whole Lotta Love (incl. Let That Boy Boogie), Communication Breakdown, The Ocean.
KRON-TV & CBS News film news reports from the show.
News Report: 50,000 See Led Zeppelin in Bay City
The British rock group Led Zeppelin drew 50,000 rock fans who paid $320,000 at Kezar Stadium last weekend. Although the 2 ½ hour show Saturday was 6,000 short of capacity, listeners blanketed the football field and stands. Hundreds of others heard the music for free from rooftops in the surrounding neighborhood.
A month ago, Led Zeppelin grossed $309,000 to shatter the Beatles' mark in 1965. Organizers said the group netted better than $1,000 per minute during the show here. It was the second large rock concert in a week at Kezar. The only casualties reported were some bad drug trips, a broken leg and a security guard accidentally wounded with his own revolver.
More than 250 cars were towed away from illegal parking areas around the stadium, police reported.
Submit your personal review of a particular show you attended, updates, corrections, etc., which will be considered for addition to the official online archive.
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saw zeppelin twice - at kezar and then their last ever performance in north america in oakland, 1977. as kezar was basically only the second concert i had attended away from my hometown, i was admittedly overwhelmed. though completely sober, it's all still very much a blur. i really only remember "no quarter" well - it's still one of my favorite zeppelin songs because of that day. and drums - i remember thunderous drums! that last concert in oakland is much more vividly imprinted in my mind.


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Superior Drummer® 2.0, "The New York Studio Legacy Series"
Here's the story of how this eagerly anticipated release came to be...
In 2005 Toontrack® Music was contacted by Pat Thrall with a request to record drums for the Superior Drummer® software engine at the Hit Factory, New York.
Pat Thrall, an avid dfh Superior user, wanted to sample the Hit Factory recording room so that the mighty sound produced within those walls would live on available to producers and musicians after this legendary studio itself was no longer in existence.
We all knew Pats musical history (with Glenn Hughes, Black Crowes, Beyoncé etc) and jumped at the opportunity to work with one of our heroes. Matters weren't made worse by the fact that Pat introduced another long time hero of ours to add his talents, passion and experience to the recordings, Neil Dorfsman. Neil has produced and engineered artists like, Kiss, Bruce Springsteen, Dire Straits and Sting.
Pat and Neil also brought along renowned live and session drummer Nir Z whose credits include acts like Genesis, Joss Stone and Chris Cornell to play his GMS drums for the sessions.
With Mattias Eklund and Henrik Kjellberg from Toontrack® Music and the recordings at Hit Factory were literally conducted while the wrecking crew was tearing the studio down.
At first, the Hit Factory sessions were meant to be released as an expansion pack for dfh Superior but after discussions with Pat, Neil and Nir and within the Toontrack® production team it was decided that these sounds were too important to be released merely as another collection of sounds. The Hit Factory sessions were a format in it's own right and with that insight, Toontrack® Music took the first steps towards realizing the vision of Superior Drummer® 2.0.
At this point the company had decided to expand its ambitions after gathering experience from the original DFH® drum library and the creation and release of dfh Superior and dfh-Superior Custom and Vintage.
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In addition to the Hit Factory sessions Toontrack® decided to record two other New York recording-venues frequented by Pat, Neil and Nir, Avatar Studios and Allaire Studios. A portion of the first Avatar sessions were modified to be part of EZdrummer®, but taken together these recordings made up the heart of what would comprise the release of Superior Drummer® 2.0 "The New York Studio Legacy Series".
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This web page is a collection of my works, thoughts and ideas coupled with a some other
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Maybe, I'm currently involved in many different projects, but if you've got an interesting one, I'll probably join!
I have to collect all my stuff (also from my older web pages) and then prepare it for this new layout. It's in progress, but you can access most of them on Esistaus.de, Brechendeneuigkeiten.de (outdated as hell), NuffinSirius.de (one of my blog tryouts), Kacktoons.de (haha, Adi we have to finish this project sometime)…


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WPB Cop on Leave After Fatal Shooting of a Suspect
Authorities say a West Palm Beach police officer is in on administrative leave pending an investigation into a fatal shooting during a confrontation with an armed man.
Police Chief Vince Demasi says Officer Christopher Nebbeling fired 12 shots after 24-year-old Demitri Polen pointed a rifle at him Saturday night.
Demasi says he has ``no doubt'' that Nebbeling feared for his life, noting the rifle Polen had was ``designed'' to kill people.
The Palm Beach Post reports the case will be reviewed by internal affairs and the state attorney's office.
Authorities say Nebbeling responded to a call of shots fired. Other officers told him to follow a vehicle, which eventually crashed. Nebbeling started toward the SUV and Polen pointed the weapon at him.
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Located in Center City, Philadelphia, Sofitel Philadelphia is a leisurely stroll from popular sights such as Ben Franklin National Memorial and Reading Terminal Market. This 4.5-star hotel has 306 rooms and welcomes guests with 2 restaurants, a 24-hour fitness center, and free in-room WiFi. Located in central Philadelphia, the hotel is also near Liberty Bell Center and Independence Hall.
Enjoy dining at Liberte, one of 2 onsite restaurants. Order from room service to satisfy your hunger without leaving your room, or make new friends over drinks at the bar/lounge. Full breakfast is offered for a fee each morning from 7 AM to 11 AM.
The 306 rooms are air-conditioned and have an array of amenities, including minibars, coffee makers, and free newspapers. 37-inch flat-screen TVs come with pay movies, and guests can stay connected with wired Internet and free WiFi. Beds sport premium bedding and bathrooms offer hair dryers and designer toiletries. Free bottled water, safes, and ironing boards are also available.
At Sofitel Philadelphia, guests have access to a 24-hour fitness center, free WiFi in public areas, and 17 meeting rooms. Valet parking is available for USD 50 per night, and there's also limo/town car service. The front desk has multilingual staff on hand 24/7 to help with dry cleaning/laundry, concierge services, and luggage storage. Other amenities at this luxury hotel include a conference center, a 24-hour business center, and a computer station.
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- Walking distance to Ben Franklin National Memorial and Reading Terminal Market
- Free WiFi in rooms and public areas
- Onsite dining
- 24-hour fitness center
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The 14-story Sofitel Philadelphia offers a brand new urban chic lounge Liberte, a French breakfast restaurant, a well-equipped 24-hour fitness center, and 16,870 square feet (1,567 square meters) of meeting facilities. Additional amenities include a concierge desk and express check-in. Complimentary low-speed (512 kbps) wireless Internet access is available in public areas and guestrooms, and high-speed wireless Internet is available for a surcharge. Computer station available.
- 24-hour front desk
- Babysitting or childcare (surcharge)
- Total number of rooms - 306
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Number of floors - 14
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- Bar/lounge
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
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- Express check-in
- Conference space
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- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Elevator/lift
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- Free WiFi
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- Computer station
- Limo or Town Car service available
- ATM/banking
- Meeting rooms 17
- Multilingual staff
- Porter/bellhop
- Luggage storage
- Conference space size (meters) - 1567
- Conference center
- Conference space size (feet) - 16870
- 24-hour business center
- Free newspapers in lobby
- Tours/ticket assistance
- Year Built 2000
- Number of restaurants - 2
- Number of meeting rooms - 17
- Smoke-free property
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- Family Hotel
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Available in some public areas: Free WiFi , Wired high-speed internet ( USD 13.99 per day )
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Sofitel Philadelphia offers 306 air-conditioned accommodations with minibars and safes. Beds feature premium bedding. 37-inch flat-screen televisions come with pay movies.
Bathrooms include separate bathtubs and showers, bathrobes, designer toiletries, and complimentary toiletries. This Philadelphia hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Additionally, rooms include complimentary newspapers and complimentary bottled water. Housekeeping is offered daily and hypo-allergenic bedding can be requested.
- Wired high-speed Internet access (surcharge)
- Pay movies
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- Room service (limited hours)
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- Air conditioning
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- Free bottled water
- Coffee/tea maker
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- Daily housekeeping
- Private bathroom
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- In-room safe
- Flat-panel TV
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The hotel offers a complimentary morning coffee station to all guests, featuring espresso machine with espresso pods (decaf, regular, double), coffee accessories (vanilla, cinnamon, syrup), a fresh whole fruit of the day, and complimentary pastries (until 8 AM).
Chez Colette - Breakfast is served in an informal 1920s ambiance at this charming French brasserie.
Liberte Lounge - Urban chic lounge with floor-to-ceiling windows. Check out the happy hour specials. Open for lunch and dinner.
Room Service - Available from early morning until late evening.
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Check-in time starts at 3 PM
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Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
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- Breakfast fee: between USD 10 and USD 30 per person (approximately)
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Nevada Power Sure Bet Program will co-locate a conference and regional-partner exhibition with HPAC Engineering's fifth annual Engineering Green Buildings (EGB) Conference and Expo Oct. 21 and 22 at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas.
Nevada Power Sure Bet Program will serve as the Elite Host Sponsor of EGB.
Nevada Power is holding its event to raise awareness of its Sure Bet energy-saving and energy-incentive programs and to commemorate successes it has achieved. A trade show of exhibit stations staffed by regional partners will feature the latest energy-saving technology and energy-efficient-equipment installation services...MORE
Heat-Balance Review for Double-Digit Savings
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Boiler/steam/condensate cycle holds key to energy savings...MORE
Johnson Controls 1895 Energy Control System Named Historic Landmark
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Shopping center companies: Receive recognition for your 2012 development, acquisition and third-party management activities. The 24th annual Chain Store Age "Fastest Growing" awards will recognize the most active shopping center owners, managers and acquirers for projects, contracts and transactions completed between January 1, 2012 and December 31, 2012.
The top placers will be featured in the April/May 2013 issue of Chain Store Age, which will be distributed to the entire circulation base plus room-dropped at the major RECon convention hotels in Las Vegas in May.
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What a hipsters become when they realize the negative effects of their nihilism. Sometimes comes from reading books, world travel and profound global and domestic events that demand earnestness. Sometimes comes from meeting an actual blue collar person or when they realize they're 30, broke and mom stopped sending the checks.
Hey, hipster. Your behavior just highlights your provincialism/yuppie-ness/naivete and completely contradicts the image you're trying to convey. Better work on being a post-hipster if you want to stay relevant. Here's a Filson bag, a bottle of Laphroiag, some Hemingway and a frequent flyer card.
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Those who reject the "clean cut" nature of the hipster movement. They enjoy heavy rock music with a relevant message. They keep their hair long, and buy baggy jeans. They can enjoy life, and other people, without the elitist trappings of thier forefathers. They do what they feel is right for them
Hipster: Why are you eating that? It's full of fat, and preservatives?
Post Hipster: I don't eat this all the time
Post Hipster: I don't eat this all the time
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The mainstream movement that is now Hipsterism
Went to a suburban mall yesterday and it was crawling with post-hipster kids - tight jeans, ironic t-shirts and over-the-top Tats.
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Bernheim Arboretum and Research Forest is taking part in Louisville's Photo Biennial this October and November. This is the eighth Louisville Photo Biennial, and it continues its evolution with focused events each weekend, to educate and entertain the public with the richness and variety of photography as both a documentary and an artistic medium. The major themes are Historic/Alternative, Exchange/Generational and Exceptional People.
Bernheim will showcase the photography of artists, Todd Smith, and his collaborator Natalie Biesel, and Nori Hall. All have worked at Bernheim in two different Arts in Nature Programs. The exhibition will take place at Bernheim's Education Center an artists' reception on October 13th from 2-4:30. The exhibition runs through November 30th.
Todd Smith was awarded a Bernheim Artist in Residence Fellowship in 2011 during which time he created a series of photographs called Bernheim Light Maps Series. These photographs document Smith's tree climbs in locations at Bernheim at night. Natalie Biesel was his collaborator on this project.
Smith wore a handmade light suit and used long exposure photography to visually track his path through the trees. The suit consists of five strands of colored lights, each corresponding to his limbs and head, resulting in a color-coded legend to of Smith's body positions throughout the light path. The large format works, typically 30 inches by 50 inches, are printed on aluminum.
Nori Hall, who resides in Lexington, has been visiting Bernheim for one-week stays throughout all four seasons to photograph Bernheim's ever-changing beauty. She is a participant in the new Arts in Nature program called Local Use by Local Artists.
Hall uses both analog and digital techniques to shoot film, and print digitally. Her basic tools are a Hasselblad 501 C/M medium format camera, a wide format digital printer, and highly textured paper which she suspends in shadow box type, simple wood frames. Her prints most often are 32 inches by 40 inches once framed.
Be sure to visit the Education Center to see the work of these amazing artists and be sure to join us for the artist reception on October 13.


text: US Pair skater John Zimmerman was (with Kyoko Ina) 3-time US champ, 2002 World Bronze medalist and 5th at the 2002 SLC Olympics. He talks about his reverence for his coaches, including Peter Oppegard and Tamara Moskvina, his appearance on "Queer Eye for the Straight Guy" and his new career as a coach and founder of Karisma Sportswear. Listen to the interview here or when it finds its way to the iTunes Store. There's a giveaway with this one: John and Silvia are giving away a pair of women's pants from Karisma. You have until June 11 to enter. Thanks and enjoy!


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BRONC FOOTBALL - The Sheridan Bronc football team will be on the road at Rock Springs tomorrow night. The Broncs are 3-1 the Tigers are 1-3.
The Broncs are coming off a dominating win against Evanston where the defense flexed their muscle for the first time this season Head coach Don Julian.
And Julian says one thing the Broncs must do tomorrow is be ready to play as soon as they step out of the locker room.
Another busy weekend in high school sports begins today for both Buffalo and Kaycee.
The Kaycee Lady Bucs volleyball team will host Arvada-Clearmont tonight in Kaycee. Games are scheduled at 6 and 7pm.
Friday and Saturday the girls will be at the Casper Invite to take on JV teams from Laramie, Sheridan and Green River.
SC VOLLEYBALL - The Sheridan college Lady Generals volleyball hosted a league match with Casper college Tuesday night the T-birds would take the match in three straight games.
The Lady Generals had the lead in each of the games but failed to close out the T-birds head coach Jennifer Wietzel.
And Wietzel says it's just the lady generals getting more confident as a team that will enable them to start winning these close matches.
The Bison and Lady Bison golf teams were at the Conference Tournament in Douglas over the weekend and came home with Conference Titles for the boys' team, the girls' team, and an individual crown for Lee Hartley for the boys.
BRONC / LADY BRONC TENNIS - The Bronc and Lady Bronc tennis teams play at their conference tournament this week the tournament opens Friday in Gillette.
The Lady Broncs ended their regular season 4-5 in duals Head coach Bob Farout.
The Broncs were solid during the regular season going 7-2 and Farout says it was one of the best regular season's for the Broncs in several years.
The first college rodeo of the season is in the books and we are very proud of the how our team performed. The Men's team placed 5 out of 15 teams with 305 total points, the Women's team placed 8th.
On the Men's side Zeke Thurston a freshman was 76 points in the first round in the Saddle Bronc Riding to win the round, he was 68 points in the short round to place second.
Zeke won the average with 144 total points, he earned the team 170 points, only two saddle broncs were rode in the short round, so the bucking horses were very good.
BRONC / LADY BRONC X-COUNTRY - The Sheridan Bronc cross country runners had a big day Saturday winning their first meet of the year at the Casper invitational Head coach Art Bauers.
And he says that victory was a big confidence builder for the Broncs. Bauers says the youthful Lady Broncs had a pretty good day as well.
Now they head to a big invitational in Billings Saturday and he says their runners love to compete at this Billings invitational.
High school sports teams from Buffalo and Kaycee were busy but had a rough weekend overall.
Buffalo's football team hosted the Green River Wolves, and were in the game through the first quarter as they led 14-0 early. They eventually fell 34-14.
Kaycee's Buckaroos 6-man football team downed Hulett 28-22.
In volleyball, the Lady Bison dropped their matches with Douglas 3 games to 0 and Wheatland 3 games to 2.
The Kaycee Lady Bucs fell to Tongue River 3 games to 0.
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You haven't experienced Chattanooga until you've hitched a ride on the Delta Queen Hotel, a National Maritime Hall of Fame riverboat that has been hosting presidents and foreign dignitaries on the Chattanooga River since the 1920s. Float atop a premium pillow-top mattress with a deluxe duvet while wrapped in a luxurious spa robe. In the morning, wake to the smell of freshly brewed coffee, hickory-smoked bacon, and buttered biscuits in the Orleans Room.
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Grab your walking shoes—Chattanooga's leafy pathways and miles of waterfront trails secure the Tennessee city's reputation as one of the country's most pedestrian-friendly towns. There's more than enough Southern charm to go around in this picturesque locale, where you'll find tons of activities from family-friendly arts and culture to adult-oriented nightlife to round out your view. Framed by various mountains and ridges and anchored by a vibrant downtown, colorful Chattanooga has earned its nickname as "The Scenic City."
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When docked, head over to the Bluff View Art District for a look at a unique collection of gardens, galleries, and coffeehouses. In the afternoon, take a hike through nearby Lookout Mountain Caverns to the Rock City Gardens and Ruby Falls—but leave plenty of time for your tour of the Delta Queen's inner workings. As the sunset paints the river red, dine at The Paddlewheel Restaurant. Indulge in Southern specialties like fried catfish and bourbon-soaked bread pudding while kicking back to the musical stylings of local favorites, like "Banjo Bob" Stevens.
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ADHD medication abuse on the rise on campus
COCC, OSU-Cascades students weigh in on statewide trend
BEND, Ore. - For some students, the pressure of studying for midterms and finals gets to be too much. So they decide they need some chemical help.
Enter Adderrall and Ritalin, just two of the drugs prescribed to people who have attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD.
"I've heard just in general, people will take it to get better scores on tests," COCC student Jake Staffeld said Tuesday.
Doctors at Oregon State university say this has been a growing trend for the past 15 years. Students are abusing the drugs, using them to stay awake and focused in order to study.
"A lot of students that are prescribed those medicines are sharing them with their friends or using them for things other than helping with their attention deficit disorder," said Dr. Jeff Mulls with Student Health Services at OSU.
The abuse is seen on large campuses. Mulls says OSU and the University of Oregon are both seeing an increase.
Students we talked with say the trend is happening here in Central Oregon
"I've had a few classmates that have ADD, and a few that aren't, that take the prescriptions," said COCC student Ron Tucker.
"I know a guy who takes the ADHD pill,s and he studies a lot -- but most of the time, it's not even for studying," said another student, Walead Sultani.
Some students say the real abuse starts even earlier than college.
"I know it started in high school, because I was hearing about it back then, and I'm sure it came up with students through there," Staffeld said.
Doctors warn there could be real implications for abusing the medication, both medically and criminally.
"There can be adverse affects, especially on the heart with this medication," Mulls said. "And it is a felony if someone gives a scheduled prescribed drug to someone else. And these drugs aren't harmless -- people can become addicted to them."
Even so, for some college kids, the possibility of getting a higher grade outweighs any consequences.
"For some people, it must be worth the risk, because they're out there doing it," Staffeld said.
Campus coordinators are trying to figure out how to combat the drug abuse. Some schools in Oregon require students to sign contracts promising not to misuse pills or share them.
However, COCC and OSU-Cascades do not have a student health center.


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Rasberry Pi Competition: Woody - updated april 29. Finished
I thought I'd have a go at the Raspberry Pi competition.
It seemed like a nice, little winterproject.
Firstly, I knew I had to do it in wood, since I'm not that skilled a welder just yet. Not that I've done much carpentry in my lifetime, but it sure seems easier.
Another criteria was to make it VERY affordable, preferably free. So far I believe I have the stuff needed to do the mod, but we'll see. I don't have a rendered sketch or plan or anything, so I'll just se how it evolves as I go along.
I do not own a Raspberry Pi myself, so I'll have to work from a template. Basicly I just cut a piece of cardboard from an advertisement I had lying arround. Hopefully I can find someone nearby Aalborg, who has one I can use to compare with.
The wood I chose is a piece of the bottom of my parrents christmastree. I found it lying around in their garden. There was a few branches, that had been cut off, wich should leave some knots in the tree. Hopefully this will give a nice look to the finished mod.
Here's the wood and the template
Since I don't really own any non-electric woodworking tools, I had to go to Biltema and buy some.
I left the bark on for this part. It was pretty soft and sticky, so it left the wood undamaged by the wrinch.
Found my old scouts-knife in a closet. Turned out to be the best tool for the job
Time for sanding!
This is going to be the bottom part. So far, I'm not sure wether the sunken part I made will be used, or I could have just skipped that part.
This is the bottom of the bottom. I've leveled it for the Pi to be able to stand better.
This is my progress so far.
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|2nd Feb 2013, 14:47
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Nice idea. Can't wait to see more pics.
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|2nd Feb 2013, 15:36
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Looking great! Inspired me to hunt for some wood offcuts to do some modding of my own!
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Wow that looks great! Good job!
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|3rd Feb 2013, 16:19
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Today I put in a bit of extra work. I started by adding the different plugs to my cardboard-cutout. Took me quite a while, so I'm hoping it's pretty precise!
I had hoped to get more woodwork done, but unfortunately, I had a small accident, which forced me to do some glueing. I'll have to wait till tomorrow, before I can proceed, just to be sure the glue has propperly hardened.
Here's what I managed today:
Here I have removed about 15mm of depth in this end. The other end is about 5-7mm. This should fit the SDcard reader. I decided to glue the corner back in place. Not sure if I'll remove it later, but I like the option of having it.
This is a really tight fit. I'll drop by the local university's electronics department some time later, in the hopes of them having a Pi I can use for test-fitting.
Here's the bottom put on. I'm still trying to figure how to attatch the two parts to eachother.
I've left the wood in the oven at 55 degrees c for three hours now. Just to speed up the hardening. I took it out a couple of minutes ago, as I fear the wood might crack, if I dry it like that for too long.
Regards Ehlers
|4th Feb 2013, 20:14
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Today I had planned to continue working on the top. However, I have not yet managed to get in contact with the local university, which means I still have not found a way to test the fit on a real Pi. I'm fearing that it will be a real bitch to remove more from the inside, if I remove the bark beforehand. So for now I figured I'd try to work on some feet for the bottom.
I started with this small piece of wood I've cut off the top part. I divided it into four pieces, and punished those small feckers on the beltsander.
They're not all even just yet. This is just a preview.
Here I've attatched them with some pieces of tape. I can't really figure if I like it, or it spoils the look.
I can't help but think, that it looks a bit lige the bottom half of a pig.
I'd really appreciate some second oppinions on this one. I'm affraid I might lack the skills to make them look even, and attatch them evenly. Also, I can't decide if they spoil the look so far.
What do you guys think?
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Personally I don't think they go with the look of the case bottom but I like things simple and minimalistic. I'm really liking the lozenge type look you have going on it looks really good, I'm interested to see where this is going to end up.
My vote no feet, or if you do small fat coin sized type feet that only raise the base my a few mm. Just my opinion though.
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Why don't go total minimalistic and use two short wooden bars under the case?
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|6th Feb 2013, 19:51
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So, here's another small update:
I've spent the last couple of days trying to track down a Raspberry Pi for testfitting - without any luck.
I decided to start working on the exterior of the top part. First step was to remove the bark. This had been piece of Pi (get it? ) on the bottom, since it was rather fresh. But on the top, I had left it in the oven for some hours, in order to dry the glue fully. This had caused the bark to dry out, and thereby be much better stuck. Not a big setback, just annoying. My wrist is pretty sore now, due to the knifework.
Anyways, I would have started earlier today, but was invited for free supper at the inlaws. So being back at around 20.30, and having the hobby-room placed below my neighbours livingroom, all use of powertools was a no go.
So I did the first parts by handsaw. Then I held the wood on the table, and used a file, which I ofc decided to use on my hand aswell. I stuck the file in the vice, and moved the piece of wood instead. I'd recomend that solution!
No more busted fingers this way.
Switching between knife and file, I've made the outline of the shape I'll be going for, when I get the chance to beltsand the rest.
Here it is from the side. I'll be going for sort of an egg-shape. That's the plan so far, anyway.
Still lots of work before I'm done!
I had hoped to get more done, but the work without powertools is a lot harder!
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your wood will also shrink some when it dries (how much depends on how wet it was to begin with and what species it is) but if it was a tight fit to begin with you should expect to have to remove more material after its been "kilned" a bit.
Looking sweet so far mate
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Also, if you happen to have a small scrap piece of metal laying around you can file the edge to a sharp 90 degrees and use that instead. That's a trick my father taught me and he is a long time wood worker.
Typically using a method like that is a lot easier and more accurate than hand sanding or filing. Planes and chisels when used correctly are much much easier to control
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Thanks for the advice! I have the biltema set of chisels, which I used to remove the wood from the inside. I'll just continue using them. My problem by using method 2, that you described, is the wood gets very rough. So I've had to sand it after, to make the surface smooth.
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take your time with the chisels though and I think you'll have an easier time than sanding. good luck it mate, I really like the progress so far!
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Toby the Tank Engine Keeps Writing
Shorpy threw up another photo. Are these still interesting? Christ, I think so.
Toby Barlow, the ace who was featured in The Farmer and the Philosopher, put together a real nice article for Under the Influence's Detroit Issue. You can read it on Toby and Phil Cooley's (Owner of Slow's BBQ) blog site "Remains of the D." They are doing some cool projects over there in the media-verse– some photography work and an upcoming fundraiser for Dai Hughes' Astro Coffee project to go in to the Slow's MegaMall on Michigan Avenue (the building with the star and the army'esque looking gal pointing a rifle).
They linked to a cool article from Model D about a distinguished French gentleman that thinks it is OH-SO-WISE to be investing greenbacks in Detroit. Beautiful.
Tonight! TONIGHT! TONIGHT! Ahhh, geez. Genesis always gets the best of me. But. What I was trying to say is that MOCAD is hosting a fantastic (FREE!) film screening tonight– a look at some rare arhival footage of Detroit from the Prelinger archives. The deets, my friends, are best located here.


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It started out normally: I was filling a 90-day prescription at Hannaford, and my insurance co-pay was $20. But wait! said the woman behind the counter. Was I a Hannaford Healthy Saver?
A what? I asked.
A Hannaford Healthy Saver. If I signed up for this program, my co-pay would drop to $9.99.
How much does the program cost? I asked.
Seven bucks. All I had to do was fill out a form — name, address, birth date, phone number, all stuff Hannaford already had on file — and Hannaford would basically give me $10. I'd make three bucks this time (plus get a coupon book that could help me save another $100), and — since the up-front fee was an annual one — I'd save even more down the road.
The next time my wife or I needed a prescription, it was almost a sure thing that Hannaford would give me more money. Nearly 500 drugs for humans (and even some for pets) are covered in this strange new program, under which 30-day prescriptions for covered drugs cost only $4. Many generic antibiotics are — get this — free. Wal-Mart offers a similar program; so do other supermarkets and pharmacy chains around the country.
But these companies are doing more than saving us money in the short term. They are teaching us how to fix our healthcare system — how to sell at rock-bottom prices and still make a profit.
Competition can be not just on service or product, but price as well. Most supermarkets offer similar — even the same — products and services. Medical professionals do, too, but they don't compete on price — try to think of the last time you saw a medical ad, even for liposuction or corrective eye surgery, that told you how much the procedure would cost.
If doctors posted their prices, competition would drive down costs — and doctors who charged more than average would have to justify their higher price by claiming a better technique, an advanced degree, or more experience. Would quality of care suffer in the name of economy? Only if the government, which regulates the quality of the groceries we buy at competitive prices, dropped its standards for medical care. Consumer protection is necessary at any price point.
It's time to apply this market common sense to the entire healthcare system. Right now, there's no way for a layperson to determine the actual cost of a prescription. The companies involved — manufacturers, insurers, distributors, suppliers, pharmacies — treat their costs as trade secrets.
The closest anyone comes to disclosure is found in the lists of "usual and customary" (U&C) costs. But no drug price is really usual or customary — partly because no two companies agree except by coincidence, but mainly because almost nobody ever actually pays it. Nobody with insurance does, because their insurance plans have negotiated a reduction. Nobody who signs up for $7-a-year discount programs does either, because that's the point of the discount.
And, in fact, the "U&C" charge is not anything close to an actual cost — the prescription I got for $10 had a U&C cost of $175!
That's the killer — and, for people who struggle to afford healthcare, it's a literal killer — the purported cost is not the actual price of providing a service (or its value to others), but rather a negotiating tool to fool others into handing over more money.
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