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Little, old House near Zurich: Maur au Lac
Size45 m²
Floor No.
- Family/child friendly
- Kitchen
- Parking available
- Pets allowed
- Internet/WiFi
- Lockable room
- Towels
Accommodation summary
|Kehlhofstrasse, 8124 Maur, Switzerland
|Property type
|Chalet or cabin
|Property ID
|Acceptance rate
|Response time
|A few hours
|Calendar updated
|A few months ago
In Maur near Zürich we have a small old house with two rooms. This house needs to be rebuilt very soon. This 120 year old house is very basic and please note that it is worn out. On the ground floor it has a small kitchen and upstairs there is a toilet and a shower.
Before booking we would like if you could introduce yourself quickley, so that we can imagine to what kind of persons we are going to rent this little house, Please do only write words, If you write numbers, mailadresses, websites, then Wimdu will not deliver the message, or shorten it.
No smoking inside. Because we never smoke, we prefer guest who do not even know what tobacco is. Some people went for a walk well away from the house whenever they had to smoke, and that was ok for us.
Some people have said that the house is smelling and that is is not healthy to live there. So the time is really coming that the house has to be rebuilt. But other people did not have this impression.
Since all the cats in the neighbouhood do only have psychologic tasks it can happen that we meet a mouse in the kitchen.
The house is heated with electric heaters and if it is very cold outside then it will not be very warm inside. Therefore it may be advisable not to book to early in winter and watch the weather conditions first.
The house is not everybodys style, but many artists and creative people have stayed here and felt quite well.
We think this little hous is ok until max 4 persons. A dog we count like an extra person.
Our guest often do not find the forks and knives. They are in the drawer of the table in the room.
Maur is still a farming village, 35 minutes by tram and bus from the main train station of Zurich (12km east, at a lake opposite of Uster)
Local attractions
- pretty village with 4 restaurants and small castle of XII century
- 5 minute walk through the fields to the lake, or 4 hours around it
- free Internet access at PC in room and open wireless (if it works)
- bicycles have to be repaired first
Do only come if you have made a reservation!
Do not come with an expensive car. It does not suit with the house.
How to get there by public transport:
- a ticket (enter 8124 at machine) costs Fr.8.20 (valid 2 hours),
or an pass for 24 hours (Zones 10, 21,30) costs Fr.16.40
(Train rides to the airport are included in those tickets. If you buy a card with 6 tickets on it, you can buy half fare if you are not over 25 years old. A monthly all zones pass valid after 9am, personal or transferable, costs about SFr.120.-.)
- tram number 3 to Klusplatz (allow 20 minutes to get there)
- then bus 747, leaves at about 19 and 49 past every hour, last bus at 36 minutes past midnight, 20 min. ride via Witikon, Binz, Ebmatingen to Maur Dorf (at the foot of the hill).
From the Airport Tram 12 to Stettbach and then bus 743 to Maur Dorf. This works until about 8pm. Later Stettbach to Fällanden then bus to Pfaffhausen then bus 747 to Maur Dorf. Or right away but more expensive from the Airport train to Zurich main station, tram 3 to Klusplatz (final stop), bus 747 to Maur Dorf.
House rules- Use showers reasonably as supply of hot water has to last for all. -
- Do not smoke in the house.
- Pets by arrangement.
You will find clean towels and sheets, but they are not ironed.
- The fee of CHF 30 for fresh linnen you have to pay separately at the end of your stay. If you leave the house very clean then we will not insist on this payment.
Please do not feed the cats and do also not give them any milk! They get enough to eat in their homes and our neighbours are very sad when their cats do not come home anymore.
|Weekly rate for up to 2 guests
|Price for > 2 guests
|R 167 ZAR per guest/night extra
|Maximum nights
|2 weeks
|Check-in after
|On arrangement
|Check-in before
|On arrangement
|Check-out before
|On arrangement
|Cancellation Policy
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The hiding of the anarchists is an apartment includes everything one should be important in Barcelona. There I spent with my girlfriend an exciting time. As there was around the corner one of Barcelona's most famous markets are where you can get the finest delicacies, it is of course close to this then process what the multifunctional kitchen is well designed! Your home-cooked specialties, you can then also enjoy on the terrace risigen. The central location makes you want then then same time to explore the city. Those who value life and can also enjoy the important things in life is there in the right place ;)
Das Versteck der Anarchisten, ist eine Wohnung die alles beinhaltet, was einem in Barcelona wichtig seien sollte. Dort verbrachte ich zusammen mit meiner Freundin eine spannende Zeit. Da es dort um die Ecke einen der bekanntesten Märkte Barcelonas gibt, wo man die feinsten Delikatessen besorgen kann, liegt es natürlich nahe diese dann auch zu verarbeiten, wofür die Multifunktionale Küche bestens ausgelegt ist! Deine selbstgekochten Spezialitäten kannst du dann auch gleich auf der risigen Terasse geniessen. Die zentrale Lage macht Lust danach dann gleich mal die Stadt zu erkunden. Wer das Leben schätzt und sich auch an den wichtigen Dingen des Lebens erfreuen kann, ist dort an der richtigen Stelle ;)
We enjoyed the roof terrace and the apartment itself was very quiet. Doable with 2 people, somewhat make do.
We hebben genoten van het dakterras en het appartement zelf was erg rustig. Goed te doen met 2 personen, wel enigszins behelpen.
The accommodation was quaint and totally fine - I had a pleasant stay and everything worked well.
Die Unterkunft war urig und total in Ordnung - ich hatte einen angenehmen Aufenthalt und es hat alles gut geklappt.
The room is quite cozy. Bathroom and kitchen but very old and rather uncomfortable. As long as one is staying in the room, it's ok. Otherwise, the house looks more like a pasture. One must not be particularly demanding.
Das Zimmer ist recht gemütlich. Bad und Küche sind aber sehr alt und eher ungemütlich. Solange man sich im Zimmer aufhält, ist es ok. Ansonsten erinnert das Haus eher an eine Almhütte. Man darf nicht besonders anspruchsvoll sein.
We were very satisfied with the hosts, he is unconventional, extremely helpful and courteous. We felt like home. Good connection with bus all day and night to Zurich, good hiking, swimming in the lake on foot. Yours in memory of the two nice days there, Christine
Wir waren mit dem Gastgeber sehr zufrieden, er ist unkonventionell, äußerst hilfsbereit und zuvorkommend.
Wir haben uns fast wie zuhause gefühlt. Gute Anbindung mit Bus zu allen Tages- und Nachtzeiten nach Zürich, gute Wandermöglichkeiten, Schwimmen im See zu Fuß erreichbar.
Mit freundlichem Andenken an die zwei netten Tage dort,
The apartment was exactly as I expected. It is clean, comfortable and very well located close to the city center. Apart from these the service provided was quite good and serious.
everything worked out great, thank you
hat alles super geklappt, danke
Elisangela und Reinhard haben uns herzlich empfangen und
wir hatten 2 gemütliche Tage in Maur.
Die Hilfsbereitschaft und Offenheit in diesem Haus wird man
nicht an vielen anderen Stellen finden.
Mein Hund Lycka und ich haben die Gastfreundschaft sehr genossen
und können diese Unterkunft an die Menschen weiterempfehlen, denen
innere Werte wichtiger sind als Äußerlichkeiten.
Elisangela und Reinhard bieten nicht nur ein uriges Zimmer, vielmehr sind sie herzliche und sehr hilfsbereite Gastgeber, die keine Mühen scheuen, damit sich ihre Gäste wohlfühlen. Wir waren sehr happy, haben uns sehr wohl gefühlt. Daher möchten wir diese Unterkunft gerne weiter empfehlen!!!
Suggerisco a tutti di pronotare alloggi su wimdu per l ottimo rapporto qualità prezzo..per quanto riguarda l appartamento dove abbiamo alloggiato io la mia ragazza e un mio amico era molto funzionale e pulito comodo alla città di zurigo,12km,zona molto verde e tranquilla..
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Rewriting the tests
Original post made by Tim Hunt, Castlewood, on Jan 10, 2013
On its face, moving from multiple choice questions, to essays that will require a better understanding of the material, makes sense, particularly for older students. A demonstrated ability to reason and write is far more important that regurgitating memorized facts. It will be interesting to see what evolves because grading essays is far, far more time consuming than a multiple choice exam that can be processed easily by a computer.
What makes me nervous is that Torlakson, a former teacher himself, is in the state job because the state teachers' union supported his campaign very generously. That's certainly their right—the union was also a top donor to the governor's successful campaign to raise taxes—but this one is really close to their members.
Evaluating teachers and weeding out the poor ones is critical to the education process. Schools such as Marilyn Avenue in Livermore with a committed teaching staff have shown dramatic improvement in student achievement while dealing is with students with both language and economic challenges.
That Livermore school is doing significantly better with poor Hispanic students than a couple of Pleasanton schools are faring with small, similar populations of students.
As the test revision moves ahead, the CTA leaders will be heavily involved with both Torlakson's office and the Democrat-dominated Legislature. Here's hoping the students also will be considered.
What the standardized tests and the federal requirement to track language and ethnic sub-groups has achieved is bringing a much sharper focus for school administrators and trustees. No longer can a small sub-group be ignored in a school where the majority of the students perform well.
The tests also have provided a report card that parents can easily understand—both for their child and their school.
Setting goals and measuring achievement against those goals is critical if the meter is going to move, whether it is in business or education.
Incidentally, this week the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation released the results of a three-year study that asked whether effective teachers can move student achievement levels. It is the first large-scale survey that demonstrated good teachers will improve student test scores regardless of the class population.
Naturally, critics argued that test scores are not a measure of whether a teacher is effective and one education professor called in a political document in a report in the Wall Street Journal. Knowing a bit about the Gates Foundation's commitment to improving education—particularly for students in poor neighborhoods attending bad schools—I suspect the political comment was just that.
a resident of Old Towne
on Jan 11, 2013 at 5:36 am
Casanova_frankenstein is a registered user.
(Post removed by Pleasanton Weekly Online staff because it contains personal information about an individual or business.)
a resident of Vintage Hills
on Jan 11, 2013 at 8:29 am
Kathleen Ruegsegger is a registered user.
Some of Casanova's complaint, since removed, was about student performance, by ethnicity, in surrounding districts. Here is one place for that data: Web Link
Casanova, Despite the dripping sarcasm, there were some interesting points. Maybe you should just make them, and include the data links you said were lacking.
a resident of Vintage Hills
on Jan 11, 2013 at 8:56 am
Kathleen Ruegsegger is a registered user.
Casanova also mentioned why the tests will be changing. Here is an article regarding those reasons: Web Link
a resident of Vintage Hills
on Jan 11, 2013 at 8:58 am
Kathleen Ruegsegger is a registered user.
With apologies, I meant to say Mr. Frankenstein's complaint was about the lack of data provided by Mr. Hunt regarding student performance.
a resident of Birdland
on Jan 11, 2013 at 9:19 am
liberalism is a disease is a registered user.
Just another hit and run attempt by our local underachieving troll, casanova.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Jan 12, 2013 at 12:46 am
CalEducator is a registered user.
To the community members of Pleasanton,
It is important that you become properly educated on the upcoming changes to the state testing system and understand why these changes are being made.
Starting in the school year 2014, California will be moving to new state standards called the Common Core State Standards that will also be adopted by forty other states across the country. Web Link
The implementation plan has already started, three years prior to this date, as districts across the country, including here in Pleasanton, are working with administration and teachers to prepare for the changes. Web Link Web Link
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Jan 12, 2013 at 12:46 am
CalEducator is a registered user.
The need for the state testing system to be changed is to align the new Common Core Standards with the information on the tests- not due to union pressure as was implied by the opinions in this editorial. Web Link
In addition, these new assessments will be taken on computers using an adaptive computer system- Web Link "Computerized assessments allow teachers, principals, and parents to receive results in weeks, not months. Faster results mean that teachers can use the information from optional interim assessments throughout the school year to differentiate instruction and better meet the unique needs of their students."
Testing information will be tracked and analyzed in multiple ways. They will be providing data for all students achievement and growth. They will also provide important information for parents and students. Web Link
I encourage those eager to see our schools continue to be successful educate themselves on the actual work that the teachers of this community, state, and nation are doing rather than editorials devoid of correct information or facts. Web Link
PUSD has prepared information events for all parents and community members to learn more- watch for these dates and times for these evening informational meetings so you can get accurate information.
As a long time educator in another district and a parent of students in Pleasanton, I feel it's important for this community to educate themselves on the actual work that is currently going on in classrooms rather than stop at the off-topic distractors Mr. Hunt attempts to misinform you with.
a resident of Foothill High School
on Jan 12, 2013 at 3:04 pm
Daniel Bradford is a registered user.
CalEducator, thanks for the information and links, but--you're wasting your time. Readers of the Pleasanton Weekly made it plain a long time ago that their minds are made up, and they will not allow contrary facts to intrude.
Anyone who reads Tim Hunt's, erm, "articles" reads them for amusement (as I do) or because they already agree with him.
Introducing facts into this mix is not going to make a difference.
Thanks for trying, though.
a resident of Vintage Hills
on Jan 12, 2013 at 3:41 pm
Kathleen Ruegsegger is a registered user.
A rather bold assumption/generalization, Mr. Bradford. Was it really necessary? What are the contrary facts regarding testing and/or what is being done in the classroom to meet new expectations?
I found CalEducator's posts helpful and informative and I really appreciate the links.


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I plan on going to school next year for graphic design, and I have a question for everyone who is going and went to school for it, did you guys have to submit a portfolio of hand drawn things? I have to have one for the school I plan on going to, but I have draw for shit. Lol. If you had to, how did you guys get your portfolio ready? What would you recommend for improving drawing skills?
varies at different schools, some dont even require a portfolio.
basically practice and work your ass off, itll be good practice for when youre actualy at school.
when i was applying to art school i spent 2 months workin like every day, gave up my social life for that time, made a whole new portfolio of 12-18 pieces because i just wasnt happy with my work up to that point.
payed off big time, i suggest you do the same.
as for drawing, i would take a class but really drawing is just about looking and doing. i always thought there had to be some trick to drawing like photorealistically and shit, but the only trick is that you dont stop until it looks perfect. people that say they cant draw, its really just a mental block. this is the mentality you have to have about art/ design, whatever it may be, so ya i would just suggest for you to work your ass off. drawing class will help but mostly its on you. draw constantly, when your just sittin in class try to pick out certain objects with some interesting quality or that reflect light in a certain way and just try as hard as you can to capture that.
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A novel inspired by a sensational 1933 murder on Stanford's Faculty Row is the subject of Stanford's "Another Look" Book Club -- a campus initiative by writer Tobias Wolff that is open to the community.
Read the full story here Web Link posted Sunday, February 3, 2013, 8:20 AM
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New interest in book inspired by sensational Stanford murder
Original post made on Feb 5, 2013
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Joined by guests Swizz Beatz, Bridgett Kelly and Memphis Bleek, the Roc boss tore up the legendary stage for the new fest, which introduced the WBF team showcasing skills and drills.
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HELP... Need some info from good woodworkers. I recently had a question from a couple of people who have used my system for cutting hand holds, utilizing the jig and plans on UTube. Specifically, can the Skil Saw be set to make an undercut handle rather than a straight or slightly protruding cut. Here was my answer, but, as you can see, much of what I said, is what I have been told, not tried. Can anyone comment, have you tried it. Will it work.
I have my Skil Saw blade, set on 20 degrees table tilt, ( a $39.00 Skil Saw), I like that grip better than those exaggerated undercuts that cut into your fingers. The 20 degrees will make a fat gripping surface that protrudes slightly and I think is comfortable for lifting deep and shallow boxes. It seems to me that the table tilt set on 10 degrees (or maybe it was 15), will make a straight cut. I haven't changed my saw tilt since 2002. Made several thousand boxes since then. Changed blade one time, and that was to put on a thicker (stiffer) blade, with inserts, than the one used in the video.
If you are asking if you can make those cuts with the razor edge and under slant, I don't know. Until beesource (Barry), made up a new set of drawings for my invention, I did not even know that they made left hand and right hand circular saws. Mine have always been right hand saws.
While I have never tried it, I have been told, that, if you used a left hand saw, set on 15 or 20 degrees table tilt, it may produce the undercut, cut. I have never tried it. I don't have a left hand saw. However, if you use a left hand saw, it would seem to me that you would need to use the stop on the right, because the rotation of the blade will be opposite of the video. Rather than pushing against the side safety stop on the left, the rotation of the blade would be pushing against the right stop, and you would need to rock the saw from the left side. If you try this, PLEASE be careful. I have never tried it.
Does anyone know if this will work. What about it Daniel Y,.... other good woodworkers,...... I don't have a left hand saw. I know there are many who like the deep undercut handles.


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Very interesting to read as we'll be visiting Tasmania in March 2010 and there is not much literature about this part of Australia ! Hope not much has changed since 2006 when you were there.
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That night we drove through the countryside, populated sparsely by lone sheep and horses... it made me think of all the wise ass jokes made about the place from other Australians. During our first orientation meeting we were shown a picture of a man driving a motorcycle, dressed up in Amish fashion, with his passenger being a sheep. The land was a dull khaki color with a few rolling hills- not too much better than Nebraska during the bleak spring months. After continuing our journey, there were more of the small towns, but the scenery became much nicer. Arriving around 7 PM we had two frugal things in mind- food and shelter. Not the wisest decision, but the stomach came first and we headed to this little pizza shop in town. I think I choose the wrong food if I try something new- this is a plague that has been with me since Spain I believe. My pizza was good, but it tasted on the salty side due to the archovies and it could have been better
We stayed at YHA after touring in the dark for quite a while looking for something that was Hotel 8ish, in the idea that we could all share a room. The next morning we went to the Bay of Fire just north of St. Mary's and then took off down the coast...the most impressive scenery there was Cole's Bay and Freycinet National Park, which held the infamous Wineglass bay. After the 40 minute hike uphill, there was a "wild" kangaroo that I got to pet (and he even licked me!). There are so many tourists that go up there he was quite used to us. Then we walked around on some of some of the most impressive, gorgeous white beaches. It did me extremely well anyways! Honeymoon beach displayed the most multitudes of colors that showed off the blue-green water, bleach white sand, dark green seaweed, and the beaches were littered with the little blue bubbles of deceased jellyfish,
Day three, or Friday, we were in Port Arthur, which was one of the highlights of my trip. It's hard to believe that there are so few people that do really live in Tasmania- every town that we came across on the coast was itty bitty- Australians have the tendency to make fun of this state in the south, and I can understand why. Even I can tell that their accents are not the same as the mainlander's, but that was more at night with a bunch of drunkards meandering the streets of Hobart, so that probably isn't the best impression that I may have gotten
In Port Arthur, the main thing that I wanted to do was the Ghost Tour of one of the first convict camps, which turned out to be stupendous! The ruins were in pretty good shape, and tours were going all the time, so they have had a lot of practice doing so. But, the guys were talking to us all about the past stories and what have happened to participants on the trip, so it seemed quite realistic. If they didn't actually happen, I would be very, very surprised. I guess I believe in ghosts, as I do in angels... but for some reason I wasn't scared!
The next day we took off early to Hobart, the capital, after a little hike around the coast to a place where we thought there would be penguins. Not so much the case! I was at the wheel, and we headed into town- full of one ways and driving on the left side of the street. I loved it. New things, new experiences... and I did fine! The hostel we stayed at was called "The Pickled Frog," I believe it was, and it was fine until we went to the kitchen. The nastiest place I have ever been in, no doubt no lie... Sian and I raided the free food to make this pasta/canned tomatoes/garlic and butter combination that actually turned out pretty good. The next morning we went up Mount Wellington and had ammazzzing views- they were just gorgeous, and I am so happy that we did that. The only thing that could've made it better was if we would've hiked it instead and then biked down, but which wasn't possible with our time crunch. My flight left Saturday night, and on the way from Hobart to Launceston, we stopped and did a couple of wine tastings. See video of singing in the car... Poor Kalvin- he ended up being our DD for the day, and we were quite thankful! Beautiful country; if you like the outdoors, it is a complete must!


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Spring Home Makeover
by Colleen Moulding
- Get rid of the clutter. This will instantly make the room look bigger, tidier and make it easier to clean. Get rid of the letters on the shelf, the magazines piled on the coffee table, the shoes in the corner and the toys behind the sofa. For lots more ideas on controlling clutter read my article Quick Clutter Control at www.allthatwomenwant.com/cluttercontrol.htm Pass things you don t need on to charity and goodwill stores, women's shelters etc. They will be much appreciated.
- Stock up on the cloths and cleaning products you need to make the chores as easy as possible and one by one clean each room from top to bottom. Start with the areas that bother you the most, the ones that you try to hide from visitors and you will be so pleased that you have conquered these spaces it will motivate you to keep them that way and get all your other rooms ship shape too.
- Treat your rooms to inexpensive accessories in zingy colours to welcome the sunshine, matching up say table mats, candles and flowers in a dining room, cushions/pillows, vase and rug in a living area, curtains, mugs and oven mitts in a kitchen. These don t have to be expensive items, the strong colour will do the work for you.
- If you have them, change heavy winter curtains for something lighter. If you re not overlooked consider voile drapes that dress the window but filter the light in. Make them even prettier by attaching tiny silk rosebuds or bright silk gerbera heads from craft stores.
- Line all your drawers and cupboards with beautiful paper. An odd roll of previously expensive wallpaper can often be picked up for a bargain price and can be ideal for this job. Other possibilities are gift wrapping paper, hand stamped or stenciled papers or simply fragranced drawer liners bought on sale, straight after Christmas can be a good time to find these.
- Make yourself a little sitting out area with a garden chair and a couple of pots of pansies or petunias. Add a pot of herbs or lavender for fragrance and you can work your way out from this area making a garden as you go. Collect together pots of primulas or busy lizzies (impatiens) and use them to edge steps or line up along the top of a wall for instant colour. Use pebbles, shells, cones, mirrors, tin buckets and pottery in your garden as well as the usual terracotta pots and plants. If you don t have a garden or any outside space, make a little sitting area near an opening window. Place some flowering plants on the window sill and lots of green plants and silk or fresh flowers around for a conservatory feel indoors. Hang some wind chimes and let the breeze make music for you.
- Paint a dull area a soft buttery yellow for an instant touch of sunshine, or make a busy area tranquil with a pale sage green. Use tester pots to spruce up and coordinate lampshades, photo or picture frames, wicker baskets and flower pots too.
- Rearrange your furniture. Sometimes just repositioning a table near a window so that you can enjoy the garden at meal times or an armchair closer to the hearth for cozy evenings can completely change the ambience of a room. Try hanging a mirror so that it reflects light back into the room, lighting up a dark corner or to reflect a wonderful view if you are lucky enough to have one.
- Frame a large poster to give a room instant impact and style. Museums and art galleries can be a good source of quality posters at reasonable prices. Change them with the seasons for different looks.
- Make a fabric covered screen from cut to size pieces of mdf board fixed together with piano hinges to screen off eyesores or clutter. Or paint the screen then stamp, stencil or decoupage if you prefer.
- Make floral patterned cushions/pillows from retro tea dresses picked up cheaply at jumble sales or thrift shops. The used fabric has a lovely soft faded look.
- If you have any chandelier style lights, consider hanging pretty glass beads from craft shops, antique fairs or little girl s necklaces on to the arms to sparkle in the light.
- Bring in armfuls of pussy willow or forsythia branches and watch them open up in the warmth of your room.
- Pretty up a little girl's room in less than a day by fixing up a simple muslin canopy over the bed or a sheer mosquito net from camping supply shops, hung on to a screw in hook and the ring that comes with it. Decorate the canopy with pink or white silk bows or butterflies from a craft store. Add large pink ribbon bow tie backs to curtains and smaller pink ribbon bows to cupboard and drawer knobs as an extra pretty touch. Add a self adhesive border around the room or around the window in a fairy, ballet, or pretty doll design and decorate furniture, toy boxes, waste paper bins or walls with individual motifs carefully cut out from the leftover border and simply stuck into place. Weave white Christmas fairy lights around a branch or twigs for a finishing touch and a place to hang bracelets, hair slides and ribbons.
- For little boys, why not fix up a play tent above the bed. Add torches, radio and comics for an indoor den he'll want to show off to his friends. Other quick ideas for boy s rooms are stick on glow in the dark stars, moons and planets and peg rail for the collection of caps no young man of today can be without.
Colleen Moulding is a freelance writer from England where she has had many features on parenting, childcare, play, travel, entertaining and the Internet published in national newspapers and magazines. Copyright 2001 Colleen Moulding
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Airbus' presence at this week's FIDAE air show in Santiago, Chile underscored the company's growing success in Latin America, where nearly 370 Airbus aircraft currently are flying with 22 airlines - representing some 42 percent of the total in-service fleet.
FIDAE also provided Airbus the opportunity to showcase its all-new A330-200F cargo aircraft to regional customers. The freighter attracted a steady flow of visitors - including airline executives and international press - to the static display area during its three- day participation at this biennial aviation gathering.
"We received very positive feedback from customers, who are really looking for a new cargo aircraft in the market," said Cyrille Picard, Senior Market Analyst for Airbus' A330/A340 jetliner family. "They were very impressed with the performance and capabilities of the A330-200F to carry large payloads, and understand the significant potential of this aircraft."
According to Picard, the freighter's main deck - with its large cargo door open - provided one of the best views of the displays at FIDAE, which took place amid sunny skies and warm temperatures. The no. 1 A330-200F arrived for the event at Santiago's Arturo Merino Benitez International Airport on 22 March carrying medicine, clothing and other humanitarian aid for those affected by the 27 February Chilean earthquake.
Also at FIDAE, Airbus unveiled a regional market forecast that anticipates a Latin American need for more than 1,600 aircraft over the next 20 years to keep pace with an expected passenger growth rate of 5.8 per cent - which is above the global average. Particularly robust is Chile's air traffic growth, which is 47 per cent above 2000 levels - almost twice the traffic growth for all of Latin America.
The requirements for commercial cargo airlift in the region also should create the demand for some 200 freighters, composed of both new-built and converted aircraft. Airbus' A330-200F is well suited for operations in the region, with the non-stop range capability to serve cities throughout the marketplace and beyond while carrying a full payload of 70 tonnes.
The company has seen its most successful commercial period in Latin America during the past five years - with 300 aircraft sold, and a record backlog of over 200 aircraft to be delivered to customers in the region. Airbus has won approximately 60 per cent of aircraft orders in Latin America since 1998, highlighted by recent major contracts with TAM of Brazil, Salvadoran airline TACA, and Chile's LAN.
FIDAE 2010 highlights Airbus' strong market presence in Latin America
Airbus' presence at this week's FIDAE air show in Santiago, Chile underscored the company's growing success in Latin America, where nearly 370 Airbus aircraft currently are flying with 22 airlines - representing some 42 percent of the total in-service fleet.


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Three Final Appropriations Measures
(H.R. 2055, H.R. 3672 & H. Con. Res. 94)
There are three separate final appropriations measures that are expected to be considered by the House: 1) the Conference Report on the Military Construction and Veterans Affairs appropriations bill (H.R. 2055) that includes full-year funding for agencies regularly funded through 9 appropriations bills; 2) the Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2012 (HR 3672); and 3) a concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 94) "correcting" the enrollment of the Conference Report to include an across-the-board cut to offset the cost of the Disaster Relief Appropriations. Together with the so-called minibus (H.R. 2112) passed earlier this year, these bills would bring total scored base discretionary spending to $1,043 billion in line with the caps passed in the Budget Control Act. The Budget Control Act also included authority to exceed its caps for spending for disaster relief, for certain program integrity initiatives, and for the global war on terrorism. The table below summarizes the total costs.
The Conference Report provides full-year appropriations for the agencies funded by the nine appropriations bills that have yet to be enacted. The bill includes two categories of spending: base funding and spending for the Global War on Terrorism. It provides a gross amount of new discretionary budget authority for the base budget of $914.9 billion, which is a decrease of 0.7 percent from FY 2011.
The bill also includes $8.1 billion in savings through Changes in Mandatory Program Spending (CHIMPS), about $670 million more than these bills carried in FY 2011. CHIMPS are typically limitations on the discretionary funding used to implement mandatory programs. Through these limitations, the Appropriations Committee reduces mandatory budget authority in the budget year and those reductions are credited towards the appropriations bill for the purposes of determining the official score for the bill. Some CHIMPS are problematic in that they result in no net savings over the budget window, while some of those in this bill limit funding for the implementation of Obamacare and others produce savings in the Pell Grant program.
The Conference Report also provides $126.5 billion of spending designated for the global war on terrorism (alternately referred to as Overseas Contingency Operations or "OCO.") This is $32.8 billion below the level from FY 2011 and in line with the total amount requested by the President. Notably, the bill provides $2.5 billion less for military operations than requested by the President and reallocates those funds to military construction accounts and operations of the Department of State and related agencies.
The Disaster Relief bill provides $8.6 billion of funding on top of the discretionary spending caps enacted in the Budget Control Act of 2011. This bill includes $483 million for additional continuing disability reviews and redeterminations in the Disability Insurance and Supplemental Security Income programs, which CBO estimates would save money over time by lowering spending on those not eligible for benefits.
The disaster relief bill also includes $8.1 billion of disaster relief funding in the bill bringing total disaster relief funding provided in FY 2012 to $10.5 billion, which is a 70% increase for the funded accounts over the amounts provided in 2011. This funding has been provided for a variety of budget accounts in addition to FEMA's Disaster Relief Fund.
The third piece of legislation (H. Con. Res. 94) offsets the $8.6 billion in additional disaster relief and program integrity spending by reducing spending across-the-board by 1.83 percent for discretionary programs other than those funded in the Department of Defense and Military Construction and Veterans bills.
If all three pieces of legislation are enacted, total non-war funding for FY 12 would be $1,045 billion compared to 1,050 billion in 2011.
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- Family/child friendly
- Towels
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Apartment is nice and sweet and can fit up to 4 people and consist of:
*bedroom with 1 double bed and 1 mezzanine bed, dinner table, wardrobe,boombox.
* fully equipped kitchen, with cooker, oven, fridge, kettle, toaster, coffeemaker, dishes and so on.
*bathroom with shower unit and toilet
Guest Access
Also we provide:
*towels and bed linens
*iron and ironing board
*good recommendations where to go and what to see in Prague
*24 hours support during your stay
The Neighborhood
This area is really busy, but the street where building with apartment is situated is quite and noise from the the center will not disturb not at night neither during the day.
Plenty of shops, restaurants are around there, small farm market exactly in the corner, where you can buy fresh fruits and vegetable, also some souvenirs from Prague. And prices are good, we compared:)
Location is truly amazing, close to main attraction. You can reach
*Old Town Square in 2 minutes walk
*Wenceslas square in 5 min walk
*Charles Bridge in 15 min walk
Getting Around
It takes 30 minutes to get to your apartment from airport by taxi. We can organize a transfer from the airport directly to the apartment - the cost of this service is 20 EUR/car for 1-3 people, and 25 EUR/car for 4 people. In this case our driver will meet you in the arrival zone, drive to your apartment and hand you in all needed maps and keys.
Parking is not included in price, but no worries about it, when you will arrive we will explain you all details about parking and show you where you can park your car, for the lowest price. The nearest public parking is located on the Opletalova str. and parking costs 12 eur/day (weekends and nights for free)
House rules- Please note that smoking is not allowed in the apartment. This is a strict rule.
- Please leave the apartment in the same condition as you found it. All bed linen/tea towels and other textile as well.
- Check-in from 15h00 (we will do our best to prepare your apartment as soon as possible) and check-out until 11h00 (you can leave your luggage in our office afterwards)
- We kindly ask you not to make any noise in the hallways and other common areas in the house after 22h00. There are many old people in the house and we have promised the neighbors to keep the peace and maintain friendly relations.
We love our guests so much that we provide them with a welcome set consisting of tea, coffee, sugar, detergent (dishwasher and washing machine), hair&body 2in1 shampoo, kitchen utensils, towels and bed linen.
- If you stay in our apartment for more than 7 days – we will clean and change towels/linen once a week for free.
- If you break something, please tell us. It happens, life is life :)
Thank you for understanding.
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Reviews of this property
very nice contact! gladly again!
sehr netter kontakt! gerne wieder!
We arrive to this apparent, but it wasn't the apartment advertised. The woman didn't tell us despite having spoken to me the day of our arrival. They made it out like our new apartment was do much nicer and it was like they were doing us a favor but the shower smelled of urine, there was urine on one of the pillows, fluff on the floor and the sofa bed tilted so that it hurt our backs and made us fall half down a gap. We also messaged the owner asking for some information but still no response and we have now left.
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Excellent apartment. Very clean, and located in the center of Prague. Apartment has full kitchen supplies, excellent bedrooms and is equipped with anything you need. All questions during our stay were answered in a timely matter. Transportation to and from the airport were arranged perfectly on time. Not a single remark on this perfect stay!
Everything as described. Clean and modern. Central position. Very good.
Very nice apartment - we enjoyed our stay and everything was in good order and clean.
I can recommend everything: the apartment (central, big enough (we were altogehter 5), clean, modern, well-appointed), the agency (very helpful, very obliging, reliable) and, of course, the beautiful city Prague! I would definitely make a reservation with ruterra Apartment over and over again.
The apartment is well taken care of, beautiful, comfortable and is in a perfect location. We had a superb stay, Kairat and Katerina, from Ruterra, were really nice and helpful with us and gave us great pointers on how to enjoy Prague and move around.
We will go back to Prague in December for business and we hope to find this apartment available, it feels just like home.
Thank you!
Kate gave us a very warm welcome at Prague with a big package of tips for our stay.
The apartment is really big, bigger than expected. It was very clean and everything we needed including tea and coffee was available. The biggest advantage is that the apartment is very close to the main touristic spots. Because the apartment is at the ground floor you can hear people talking when passing by. But we know this before and it was not as hard as expected. A hair dryer is also in the apartment, it is not in the list of interior.
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I love this scent! First impression out of the bottle was overpowering floral...not my favorite. But once it mellowed and mixed with my chemistry, it took on a whole other life. It is warm, sultry and as another reviewer said, full on woman. It's the perfect winter scent that I just love getting hints of through the day.5
Scents are tough to sell online because they blend with each individual's body oils differently. So what smells like sandlewood on one person may not be the same on another. That being said I was lucky enough to try this in a store first. It is very subtle on my skin and I use it primarily in the Fall and Winter months. My only complaint is that it is a little spend for me.4


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I was ask this today, an was caught off guard by a female nebee in my class. Even when they inseminate do they use young drones to older ones? Lets not go xxxrated to much.
I was ask this today, an was caught off guard by a female nebee in my class. Even when they inseminate do they use young drones to older ones? Lets not go xxxrated to much.
How old is a young drone vs. an old drone? They don't live but 6 to 8 months.
Brian Cardinal
Zone 5a, Practicing non-intervention beekeeping
A drones life span is 40 to 50 days. I guess the question is better put, are drones more or less potent as they get older for mating.?
i don't know the answer to your question, but seeing how the sperm can stay alive in the queen for years, it might not matter how old the drone is.
journaling the growth of a treatment free apiary started in 2010. 20+/- hives
So if a queen stops laying it could of been old drones mating with her?.
Say hello to the bad guy!
year five==== 31 hives==== T{OAV}
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There's more at the link.Woyke and Jasinski (1978) demonstrated the effect of drone age on the results of instrumental insemination of queens; as drone age increased, fewer sperm entered the spermathecae of instrumentally inseminated queens and the percentage of queens with a residue of semen in oviducts increased. Locke and Peng (1993) reinforced the conclusion of Woyke and Jasinski (1978) suggesting that sperm viability was adversely affected by advanced drone age. According to Locke and Peng (1993), semen from four and six week old drones had progressively lower sperm viability compared to semen from two week old drones.
So, Ace, do you get it now? There is a difference between two weeks old and four weeks old drones.
Its a tough row to hoe out there if you are a drone. Those young punks are always messin' up your game.
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I just returned from the Palm Beach area where I placed our colonies at the beginning of October. Almost immediately upon arrival, the colonies begun to swarm and several more have done so. When we left Virginia at the beginning of the month to drop off the hives, the weather was in the 40-50's. It is in the 80's in the Palm Beach area.
We are prepping the colonies for transfer to the Citrus Groves and while I understand swarming is normal, I have not seen it this prevelant.
All queens are summer 2012 and they were on Brazilian Pepper for the month. The bottoms are partially plugged out, but the second deep is pretty empty. Anyone else have similar issues in the FLorida or southern area this year?


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In hues ranging from pale blues and greens to deep oranges and reds, these live succulents display an amazing array of nature's colors. An ideal gift for a garden enthusiast, they are artfully arranged in a redwood planter.
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- Backed with two hangers on opposite sides. Rotate box every two to three weeks.
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- Pruning: Succulents grow slowly, to maintain proper shape, pinch or prune back. Cuttings can be placed into a pot once callused to start new plants.
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Sunrise Chef: Yianni's Taverna
If you're a fan of Greek food -- Friday's chef segment was for you! If you're not, give it a try anyway, the folks at Yianni's Taverna in Bethlehem cooked up some amazing dishes for the staff of 69 News.
Greek Easter Bread
1 oz fresh yeast
1/2 cup warm milk
6 cups strong white bread flour
2 eggs, beaten
1/2 tsp caraway seeds
1 tbsp caster sugar
1 tbsp brandy
1/4 cup butter, melted
1 egg white, beaten
1. Crumble yeast into a bowl. Mix with 1-2 tbsp warm water, until softened. Add milk and 1 cup flour and mix to a creamy consistency. Cover with a cloth, and leave in a warn place to rise for 1 hour.
2. Sift remaining flour into large bowl and make a well in the center. Pour the risen yeast into the well, and draw in a little flour from the sides. Add the eggs, caraway seeds, sugar, and brandy. Incorporate the remaining flour, until the mixture begins to form dough.
3. Mix in the melted butter. Turn on to a floured surface, and knead for about 10 minutes, or until the dough becomes smooth. Return to bowl, and cover with a cloth. Leave in a warm place to rise for 3 hours.
4. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Punch the dough and knead on a floured surface for a minute or two. Divide into three, and roll each piece into a long sausage. Wrap the three pieces together into a braid.
5. Place the loaf on a greased baking sheet. Brush with the egg white.
6. Bake for about 1 hour, until the loaf sounds hollow when tapped on the bottom.
Stuffing for French toast
1 cup water
1 cup sugar
1 tbsp butter
2 tbsp cornstarch
1 cup fresh blueberries
How to make it the blueberry sauce for 10 orders:
We will use 320 grams of blueberry , 1 cup of sugar, 1 cup of water, 2 oz of butter, a teaspoon of corn starch .
Boil water with sugar for about 10 minutes , after you see it is boiling, you will put butter, corn starch, mix all together, and then add the blueberries
Homemade bread -- dip in a mix of milk, eggs and cinnamon, then you cook on a flat surface, put cream cheese mix with sugar .
Sautee the bananas with the brandy and ginger. topped with the homemade blueberry sauce
Lunch Vegetable Sandwich
1/2 cup of Kasseri cheese
6 thin slices of zucchini
6 thin slices of egg plant
6 thin slices of roasted pepper
4 pieces of basil
1 clove of garlic
salt and pepper
1 teaspoon of Parmesan cheese
3 oz of Greek virgin olive oil
1 teaspoon of almonds
1 tablespoon of mayonnaise
mix all together on a pan
Melt the cheese for 5 minutes at 450 degrees , grill the pita bread with the Greek virgin olive oil, then you stock the zucchini, egg plant and roasted peppers
Lamb Shoulder
1 tbsp of oregano
1 oz of salt
1 oz of pepper
2 bay leaves
14 shallots
2 cups of olives
2 cups of cubed feta cheese
5lbs Lamb Shoulder
Parchment paper
1/2 cup fresh squeezed lemon juice
1/2 cup olive oil
6 garlic cloves
1. Place Shallots in the parchment paper. Place the lamb shoulder on top of the shallots.
2. Slice slits into the lamb shoulder and stuff with the garlic. Rub the oregano, salt, and pepper into the meat. Place the bay leaves on top and the olives.
3. Drizzle the olive oil and lemon juice over the lamb.
4. Wrap the parchment paper up and around, so everything stays together and does not leak out.
5. Cook for 5 hours at 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
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Ireland Baldwin towers over Hilaria Baldwin while
Blake Shelton has a couple of feet on Usher.
A short time after this photo was taken, Jena Malone took off the dress. Seriously.
Emmanuelle Chriqui and Jessica Szohr left their dresses on as did
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Jennifer Lopez spent some one on one time with her son Max.
Julia Louis Dreyfus and a whole lot of flowers.
Joe Manganiello is on the cover of Men's Health again.
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By Jim Gazzolo / American Press
With three words sent out on his Twitter account, Chris Paul told the world of his intentions.
"I'm all in," Paul tweeted, and with that ended all doubts about who he would dribble his next basketball for.
Paul made sure that Clipper Nation could relax, if there is such a thing as Clipper Nation.
Seems more likely Clipper Village can now relax.
Please excuse the laughter being heard from Bourbon Street, not that laughter on Bourbon Street is anything new. New Orleans basketball fans have heard this before from Paul.
It wasn't that long ago that Paul told the then-Hornets faithful the same thing. He was all in when it came to bringing a winner to New Orleans.
He even had the franchise in the playoffs and looking like a future contender. Then everything went bad.
The team was taken over by the league and Paul was considered a part of the club's past not future.
That is mainly because he let all who cared know he was no longer all in in Louisiana.
So the club decided to ship Paul to Los Angeles.
A good deal for all was set when Paul was traded to the Lakers and a lot of talent was headed back to Orleans.
Then, the league voided its own trade, leaving Paul angry and the Hornets holding the bag.
Hard to believe the league would veto a trade it had made, but that's what happens when a few big-name owners didn't want the Lakers to get more talent.
Nobody seemed to care later when they got Dwight Howard, or maybe those owners knew something more about Howard that the rest of us didn't until recently.
Still, the Hornets were stuck. They had to trade Paul and had to trade him fast. The best offer was changed to the next offer and the Clippers quickly were on the clock.
Paul got his wish and was sent to Los Angeles, but he didn't get his way because he was now a Clipper, not a Laker.
As for the former team known as the Hornets, they traded one unhappy young star guard for another, getting Eric Gordon in return for Paul. Now Gordon talks about greener pastures and his days in Orleans seem numbered.
As for Paul, he is going to re-sign with the Clippers so he must be "all in."
That means the player got what he wished with a Los Angeles lifestyle fit for a basketball superstar and New Orleans fans got a Big Easy-style hangover.
It did get a new name for its team, but who really cares about that?
Paul himself has proven to be just the latest basketball superstar to get his way through pressure.
After the Clippers flamed out in the first round of the playoffs, Paul let it be known he had options because he was about to become a free agent. He suggested, or at least people around him suggested, that he was more than willing to walk if things in Los Angeles were not done right.
They even dangled a move to Atlanta with Howard just for show.
The right way was, of course, the way Paul wanted it, but he just didn't want anybody to know this. So he told the world it didn't matter who the Clippers coach was or what direction the team might be going in.
Yet, Vinny Del Negro was fired after leading the Clippers to the most wins in franchise history and Doc Rivers came running out of Boston like the town was on fire.
And Paul is happy this somehow all worked out, so he will remain a Clipper. He's "all in" remember.
When asked if the players were running the team, Clippers owner Donald Sterling told the L.A. Times, "This is a players' league, and, unfortunately, if you want to win you have to make the players happy."
Now Chris Paul if finally happy, again.
Or, at least he is "all in."
This is the case throughout the NBA but in San Antonio, where clearly one man runs the show and he doesn't wear sneakers and shorts.
Gregg Popovich is the man in charge of the Spurs and they win like no other team in the league.
Maybe this is changing in basketball.
The Lakers held firm on head coach Mike D'Antoni and are likely to lose Howard in the process. Of course, alpha dog Kobe Bryant remains, so who knows who is running the Lakers show these days?
All Paul did was use his power to make the best situation for himself. This has never been new to the NBA.
Magic Johnson did it early in his Lakers career, just to name one of the game's biggest stars and his power. Johnson got a coaching change and Pat Riley became a legend.
Maybe the same will happen for the Clippers, but Rivers is already a star coach.
Meanwhile, the former Hornets are still picking up their pieces just a couple years after Paul promised them he was all in in New Orleans.
Fact is, Chis Paul and most of the NBA are all in it for themselves.
New Orleans fans found that out the hard way.
In the end, it is just a case of Paul playing the game, and learning from some of the league's elite just how this game is won.
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Nine students who make up the first graduating class of the Mechanical Engineering Partnership Program with Colorado Mesa University will receive degrees from the University of Colorado Boulder this week.
The students have attended classes full time at CMU in Grand Junction, with CMU faculty teaching the lower-division courses and CU-Boulder faculty teaching the upper-division courses.
The partnership between the two schools was established four years ago and currently has 116 students at different stages of completion, along with 122 pre-engineering students who have expressed interest in the program.
The program is directed by CU-Boulder faculty member Timothy Brower, who is one of three CU-Boulder faculty based in Grand Junction.
Graduating senior Greg Wall, 25, of Grand Junction, said the program has been rigorous and he anticipates getting a promotion and a substantial pay raise at Williams Energy when he is finished. He has worked at Williams as a drafter throughout his bachelor's degree program. He said the biggest factor in his choosing the CMU-CU program was its location.
"I didn't have to quit my job in Parachute and I didn't have to go into debt to go to school," he said. "I had an associate's degree in computer-aided design and drafting from CMU, and I was working with and for engineers. My supervisor said it was a good opportunity for my career."
Aaron Clymer, 30, decided to enroll in the partnership program after spending four years in the Marine Corps. He returned to his home in Grand Junction and subsequently got married and started a family.
Clymer said he chose to attend the CMU-CU engineering program because it enabled him to earn a degree from CU-Boulder while enjoying the smaller, more personal environment offered at CMU. "The name really carries a lot of weight," he said, adding that he also enjoyed small class sizes and "a lot of face time with instructors."
After graduation, Clymer will start full-time work as an engineer at GPD Global, a Grand Junction company that sponsored his senior engineering project. "They were impressed with the presentation and the ideas (our team) had. I was hired as an intern in February, and I just got a full-time offer," he said.
"I don't think I could have chosen a better career path," Clymer added. "There's so much involved in the engineering program -- communications, presentation skills, math, physics, problem-solving. It has just about everything."
Jeremy Styers, 29, also was drawn to the program because of its location in Grand Junction. He transferred from Colorado State University after hearing about the program from friends and family.
He has been working part time this year at a local firm, Lewis Engineering, which sponsored his senior project, and recently received a full-time job offer with the company. "It worked out pretty well," Styers said.
For more information on the CMU-CU-Boulder Mechanical Engineering Partnership Program visit http://www.coloradomesa.edu/engineering/me.html.
Timothy Brower, program director, 970-773-0397
Carol Rowe, CU-Boulder, 303-492-7426
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What a shame Kwak falls so many times. I don't see her being the next yuna but she has nice things about her. It's funny how she and yuna seem to have a similar expression when they laugh.
What a shame Kwak falls so many times. I don't see her being the next yuna but she has nice things about her. It's funny how she and yuna seem to have a similar expression when they laugh.
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Can't get over how much I really really like this newcomer from the USA, Amanda Dobbs, she's my favorite newcomer thus far! *clapping* Presentation, poise, posture, jumps, she has everything! Lol, now I can't recall the jumps except they were great, only one fall on the 3F.
Dobbs fell on an UR 3F and stepped out (almost fell) of another jump, but has the most speed and flow so far. I also know she landed a 3T and 3T+2T+2Lo.
Oops, sorry about the mistake on Kwak, yes, I just now looked over at the ISU site and it states she's from KOR. Btw, only using last names when I the first names are too long & hard for me to remember, thanks for understanding.
And Amanda Dobbs goes into 1st place by a HUGE margin, rightfully deserved, rightfully deserved!!!!!
ps. now that I recall I thought people were talking about an Amanda keeping in pairs also? Is this her?
I think Kristine had a really nice skate it was beautiful despite the jumps issues. She seems to have a lot of potential.
Thanks for that oleada! Yes, now I recall the beautiful 3/2/2/ she did. Her 3S are gorgeous!
Just saw Suzuki's dress on IN, it reminds me of a wedding dress, I wonder what she will be skating to?
1 minute remaining in warmup.
I think Dobbs is a great skater too, not so sure about this music choice however as Kwan was so legendary with it and then to skate in the same color blue dress maybe not the best idea but she is skating well to the music. Just to hard to measure up to the kwan tho.
Oh and the spiral is in just bout the same timing and some of the same footwork in the same place as kwan.:sheesh:
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Amanda Dobbs (USA)
3F (fall, such as in Finlandia)
3S (hand down)
Amanda might end up sticking to pairs in the end, what with her solid lower end jumps and not so much going on with the harder tech content.
Joshi from Sweden has one of the best long classic glides into her gorgeous opening 3L! But fell on 2nd one. Good comeback with the nice & high 3R, and did a 3/2/2 combo. (last part of it looked to be UR). And a little shakey on the rest of her jumps. Also, it looked like her 2A was slightly twofooted & possibly UR and then turns in between into 2T. Nice job, nice job.
Helgesson did not fall, it was a hand down.
Goes into 2nd place.
Fall on one triple jump by Leonova from Russia, shakey landings on most, my favorite part is where she pretends to laugh. :D She has such a frenetic quality to her skating that it's hard for me to appreciate the moves that she does because they are over in a blink of an eye & then she's on to something else.
Sorry about saying she fell. I've decided not to keep track of any jumps, just appreciate the skating from here on in.
Leonova goes into 1 st place.


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It is a sad truth of today's world that the life of a journalist is often a dangerous one. We in the media hear daily reports of crimes against journalists, from intimidation to murder, and it is even harder when these are committed against our friends, family, and colleagues. A culture of impunity often obstructs our search for justice for these crimes and allows those responsible, whether they are state authorities or powerful elites, to block the people's quest for the truth in the bloodiest of ways.


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I think, in order to satisfy people, we should institute the following rule.
1) For every triple jump you land, you get a gold medal (no edge calls, URs allowed)
2) For every three PCS categories you win, you get a gold medal.
3) For every level four spin and level four footwork you achieve, you get a gold medal.
This means that jumps would outrank everything else (in ladies, there would be 12 possible gold medals (3-3, solo triple, triple axel in the short; eight triple long) handed out for jumps vs 11 handed out (we'd get rid of transitions in one of the skates, just because, so 4 PCS categories twice, 1 once = 3 gold medals; three spins in the short, three in the long (six more), two footwork sequences (2)). We could expand the technical panel to be more diligent with levels and edge calls/URs.) The championship podium would be decided ranking the number of gold medals, with the triple jumps being the tiebreaker
Using this method
Carolina Kostner gets 10 gold medals.
Elizaveta Tuktamisheva gets 13 gold medals
Adelina Sotnikova gets 15 gold medals and the championship title.
CanadianSkaterGuy, why is it that the lesser elite skaters have awesome jumps, but mediocre skating skills, choreography, interpretation, spins, footwork, performance and transitions and why should that be only a secondary consideration when deciding who's the best?
Actually, I wonder who DOES like it? I cannot recall seeing a single person saying they did... ? Maybe that's the plan! - To unite the diverse skating community around a common cause.
Maybe it's rose colored glasses, but no one skating now seems as good as Michelle, Irina, Maria B, Lu Chen, Sasha, Shizuka etc. Sarah Hughes drove me crazy, but I'd be routing for her now too. I could go on with other retired skaters I enjoy over the current batch.
The last quad had its problem too, but YuNa and Mao were at the top their games and Joannie added something for me too.
Mao, Caroline and Ashley disappoint me on both the tech and presentation side these days, so it's not just about the lack of jumps. No one seems 'complete'. YuNa has the goods, but she's been absent for a couple years. The next batch seems promising but they're still not there yet. On to 2015-2018!!
i'd venture to say 1977-80 was fairly dull with world titles being swapped between two mediocre skaters, fratianne vs. pötzsch, and watanabe and allen being vastly undermarked. but yes, i'm a bit cool in my reception of the past two years. i hope worlds will turn up the heat again.
Please, don't turn this thread into ANOTHER jumps vs PCS (young girls vs Kostner/Mao) discussion!
I'm going to take the middle ground and say I don't know how anyone could call Kostner's skate at Europeans grotesque to watch, that was a gorgeous skate! And I think she deserves the lead she gets over Tukt in PCS... I mean what about the speed Kostner goes into her elements vs Tukt's...
However, Ziggy I am going to argue that jumps aren't rewarded enough. So many ladies now aren't even going for the 3lutz in the short anymore. And under 6.0 you had ladies going for 3/3/3 but nobody really tries it now because its not rewarded in the system... (Yes Radionova but its really not rewarded)
I'd like to see triples worth a little more especially the harder ones, especially since PCS can be subjective. Look at Mao's win over Akiko's at yes NHK)... I'd also like to see harder combos rewarded. I think it would be good for the sport. But then I'd yes continue letting Kostner getting the PCS lead she gets.
Ice dancing used to draw the most audiences all around the world under 6.0. Now it's only true for NA (guess why !).
Every team was interesting in their own way, the programs were very different and there was actually an interpretation even though the technical part wasn't as in your face and I agree the standart was less high (and even there, it depend what you're looking for, CDs quality has dropped dramatically since COP was introduced, no wonder why DomSha had easy time winning it in Vancouver).
Now we just have boring elements one after another, people doesn't have time left for interpretation (BroSoloviev and Weaver Poje FD from this season are great exemple of this : interpretation is only there the first and last 5 seconds of the FD, you can't know what was the idea behind those dance if you didn't learn it before seeing it ; not to mention D/W FD and V/M FD which could be skated to any just a bit dramatic piece, no story, no characters, nothing on the artistic side as it used to be seen) and just skate year after years the same routine with different music background (Belbin Agosto anyone ? Or Khokhlova Novitski). Even Pechalat Bourzat whom showed great promise on the artistic side at first sold themselves after 2008 to get more consistency. Now artistic mark is just another technical mark and judges can easily use it as they like to put who they want at the top.
Ice Dancing has no soul anymore. It's just the most boring event.
As for Ladies under this quad, I wonder why everybody wants to see baby girl jumping everywhere with no flow & basics and / or choreo (Gold and Tuktamisheva are great exemple of this). The final flight at Moscou worlds was a pure delight to watch and on a totally different level than was I've seen for years skating wise. Except the winner obviously. Even the russian (forgot her name) had a very good LP (Volozhinskaya, a huge thanks ! It shows what real choreographer are unlike Morozov) despite her less than stellar basics.
D&W's FD last year would win World every single year since the inception of Ice Dancing.