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One Bedroom Apartment near the Buzzing City of London
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|Hayfield Passage, E1 3LG London, Egyesült Királyság
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A luxury one bedroom apartment in Stepney Green, close to Liverpool Street,Brick Line, Aldgate East. The underground only one minut walk (Stepney Green Station), Accommodation comprises double bedroom, bathroom, fully fitted kitchen, reception room whit double sofa bed, Stepney Green which is located minutes from Liverpool Street, Bank and Aldgate East which offer a broad range of shops, restaurants and cafes. Brick Line is a short walk away.
The closest underground stations are (District and Circle lines) and Central Line is only 12 min Walk)..
* Central heating.
* Fully fitted kitchen. Washing machine and tumble dryer.
* 24hr hot water. .
* Free high speed wireless broadband internet.
.Ideal for couples, friends, family, professionals visiting the City.
* Towel
* Double Bed
* Plasma TV
* Freezer
O B S - very close to OLYMPIC VILLAGE and WESTFIELD shopping centre.
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we had a very nice 10 days stay.
It was bloody hot during our stay, so we had to have the windows wide open at all times.which was a nuisance that the corner beneath was a metingpoint with people yakking loudly and smoking.
apart from that it suited us fine - family of 4 - and recommendations!
While it was a stretch to call this a luxury apartment, it was acceptable for the price. The best feature of the apartment is the location, which was very convenient for catching the tube into the city. Also, the shower has great pressure and heat. There is an excellent cinema just a block away which was a fun discovery. Unfortunately, the flooring needs to be repaired in spots and the pull out couch sags in the middle. Overall, this was a good accommodation for 3 adults on a budget.
I've been stayed in Marco's flat for 4 days; the stay was quite good overall, Marco has been gentle and available for any request. The flat is a bit noisy because the bedroom faces on a big street and there aren't the double glasses. The heating is good and it is very close to the underground tube station (about 100metres).
Very conveniently situated next to the tube station. Marcos was very responsive via email and would like to stay there again in the near future. Would highly recommend to friends and family.
Nice apartment close to stepney green tube station, shops and restuarants. The host is very helpful.
We are 3 girls and we spent 5 days here. The apartment is nice, the bedroom is small but the bed is confortable.
The sofà bed in the living room has a band matress with a hole in the middle.
The bathroom is reaaaally small but it's fine For few days.
The kitchen is small but has everything you need.
The wifi wasn't working and we also had trouble with the sink in the bathroom.
Marcos was really nice with us...
Good For 3 people maximum!
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Hackensack children's fishing contest week 7
Week 7 of the Hackensack Children's Fishing Contest (HCFC) started off a little cloudy and cool, but turned into a sunny and warm day. In all, 97 kids competed and 231 fish were caught. There are only 3 weeks left, so make sure to get to the Hackensack City Pier to experience this event. Also, any volunteers and sponsors of the contest, mark your calendars for the year-end party on Aug. 20 at 5 p.m. at the Horseshoe pavilion in Hackensack.
Each week we will have a memorial picture for Robert Kennedy, father of the HCFC who passed away on April 28, with a border frame for everyone to sign. Stop by and sign it in remembrance of him.
All the usual things are happening at the contest this year, free bait, free hot dogs, free pop/water, free minnow races, free casting contest. Bring a pole and PFD ("life jacket") and come have fun, for ages 0-15. Everyone receives prizes and anyone can be the grand champion and win the rod/reel combo with tackle box full of tackle.
This year, the contest runs every Tuesday through Aug. 20. And brand new this year, we are giving away a $400 Garmin GPS at the end of the year. Each registering youth can enter one time for the year (duplicate entries will be thrown out) and we will draw the winner at the end of the season. Need not be present to win, just to enter.

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Home » Full Catalogue » HOPPER, HUGH: 1984
The classic 1972 record reissued again, with additional track. The long sound-experimental and abstract sections are a tribute to the possibilities of the bass guitar, and still fresh and inspiring- exquisite sounds intelligently deployed, at once hypnotic, abrasive, engaging. Interspersed are post Soft Machine band pieces (John Marshall, Pye Hastings, Lol Coxhill, Gary Windo, Malcolm Griffiths, Nick Evans) which are fine, but very much of their time, and to me dated in a way that the other pieces are not. Recommended. L
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Hello all,
I keep my hives on stands, 18 inches off the ground. This year all of my hives went to screened bottom boards.
About a week ago while looking at one of my hives I saw some bees flying from under the hive. So down on all fours I went to have a look. To one side a cluster of bees the size of a grapefruit, was/is hanging from the screen. At first I thought they were starting a beard, but the temperature hasn't been high, and the hive has swarmed already. There is plenty of room in the hive also.
I was thinking that the bees were trying to keep some queen cells warm that were close to the bottom, but the new queen emerged some time last week.
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Newsroom consolidation means loss of public 'watchdogs'
Original post made by Gina Channell-Allen, president of the Pleasanton Weekly, on Aug 8, 2007
The sale of The Contra Costa Times by the McClatchy Company in April 2006 gave MediaNews Group of Denver unprecedented concentration of ownership of newspapers in the Bay Area. Now it has been announced that on Monday The Contra Costa Times and ANG newspapers, the Bay Area division of MediaNews, will consolidate their newsrooms into one entity. They will reduce staff accordingly. Locally this will affect The Tri-Valley Herald and The Valley Times, but will also involve The Oakland Tribune and several other Northern California MediaNews-owned publications.
According to a memo from John Armstrong, vice president of MediaNews' California Newspapers Partnership, to the staffs at the publications, "As we eliminate duplication of effort in our newsrooms, we will reduce the size of the editorial staff. It is our hope attrition will cover this reduction, but there is no guarantee that layoffs can be avoided."
"Streamlining" is not bad in and of itself. Reducing redundancy is a good business practice. It is also good when the result of streamlining is more time and resources to produce more and better products or services. But this is not the concept of this consolidation; this is to reduce costs and increase profits for the shareholders. But this cost reduction strategy is costly for the public. Fewer news gatherers means fewer stories, less depth in coverage and lower quality.
Consolidating newsrooms is not a new concept, nor is it unique to California. Bigger newspaper companies have been swallowing up smaller ones for decades. The shareholders and owners benefit, but the demise of these smaller newspaper companies is detrimental to the health of a society because we lose a significant cog in the democratic process.
The success of democracy is in part dependent upon having a number of diverse, local, independent news organizations to be the "watchdogs" for the public. Media consolidation stifles independent voices and limits public access, leaving increased censorship of divergent views and less coverage of politics and local issues.
Newspapers are not just a business--they are a public trust and an integral part of the American democracy. While everyone understands the need to make a profit to cover expenses and employ the news gatherers, we must also take into consideration the importance of keeping local media strong. Owners and shareholders might need to give up the 20 percent profit margins, which they are keeping through reduction in staffing, to keep the newsrooms strong.
When we consolidate two, three, four newsrooms into one and eliminate the journalists, we silence a number of the "watchdogs," leaving only one voice to be heard. And if that one voice becomes weak, hindered or compromised in some way, well, it's the only one we have.
This reminds me of a John Mayer song lyric: "When they own the information they can bend it all they want."
Your thoughts and comments are encouraged.
Gina Channell-Allen, a 20-year journalism veteran, is the president of the East Bay division of Embarcadero Publishing Company, president of the Pleasanton Weekly and publisher of the Danville Weekly. Send questions to firstname.lastname@example.com.
a resident of Highland Oaks
on Aug 10, 2007 at 3:00 pm
A great observation by Ms Channell-Allen. As the so-called main stream newspapers consolidate, the citizens of Pleasanton are deprived of differing opinions resulting in the effective loss of their freedom of speech by virtue of limitations caused by the editorial reductions of diversity in the press.
In addition, the limitation on the time allowed by the mayor of Pleasanton at the City Council's portion of the meeting open to the public from 5 minutes to 3 minutes constitutes an effective gag on the public.
a resident of Foxborough Estates
on Aug 13, 2007 at 10:12 am
I agree. (Jack, we have to stop meeting like this!)I will miss the days when, in describing the uniqueness of our "small town", I would point out that we had two major dailies published in town, and 2 weeklies covering our local news. Each view on issues was(is)somewhat unique, so I read them all.
News enterprises face a difficult problem because of the changes in media. First radio, then TV, now the internet. I'm not so worried that the presses will stop. Paper and ink is pretty inefficient. The real problem is how will journalists make a living, especially covering local news?
a resident of Highland Oaks
on Aug 13, 2007 at 3:34 pm
Newspapers being bought and sold represents another important aspect of the American way of life - Free Enterprise.
Our Watch Dog, Free Speech and Editorial Variety instincts should be pushing us toward starting up a new Pleasanton paper to replace what is being chipped away with the sale of the old.
a resident of another community
on Aug 13, 2007 at 6:49 pm
Pardon my cynicism, but, with the current agenda of many American newspapers, I almost cheer every time I read of newspaper consolidations, reductions in force, and shrinking profit margins.
RIP American media.
a resident of Vineyard Hills
on Aug 13, 2007 at 11:52 pm
Good to hear from you Jack and Becky. I also feel that the consolidation of the papers is a loss to the community. The more papers writing for the area gives us different viewpoints as well as different styles. Plus with more writers in an area, a writer can take the time to do real investigative reporting.
However, a newspaper is a business and is here to make money. They need to fill the paper with content that people want to read so they can increase distribution and charge the advertising rates they do. This is no different then any other media.
While we live in an educated community, most people are so busy with their lives (jobs, kids, etc.) that they do not have time to consistently read the paper. Also, because of their fast-paced lives, a lot of people want to read good news or "infotainment" so we end up with more reporting of what is happening around town than investigative reporting. Believe me, there is more happening in this community than is being reported but either the newspapers don't have enough space to print it, or they don't feel the readers really want to read "the rest of the news",.
The Internet is giving a real challenge to the print media but like Becky stated, how does a journalist make money on the Internet? Talented people can write blogs but unless they make money off of it, it will not be their highest priority (i.e., not a real job).
As for the mayor limiting the time to 3 minutes for speaking at a council meeting, for items on or off the agenda, it certainly gives the perception that her mind is made up already and doesn't really want to spend the time listening to the public. A real shame. I have been real proud of the fact that people in this community took the time to come to council meetings. It is Democracy in action.
a resident of Ridgeview Commons
on Jan 11, 2009 at 10:24 am
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Home › Forums › Campfire › Hiking Partners / Group Trip Announcements › Roper's Sierra High Route – Solo
May 28, 2007 at 10:57 am #1223426
Roper's High Route
12 days
South to North
1 resupply at Red's
Around the full moon in late July
I would really appreciate any information or advice. Thanks.May 28, 2007 at 11:23 am #1390484
What do you specifically want to know?
Remember, that like the Pirate's Code, Roper's SHR and the guidebook is sort of guidelines (in my best Geoffrey Rush imitation).
There are many variations possible, snow conditions may warrant course deviation. Map and compass skills are paramount. You will get into some very lonely country and doing it alone, you must weigh the objective risks and have a plan B and C if things go south. The most difficult sections in terms of routefinding are in the North, in the Minarets vicinity and from the High Sierra Mine off and on until your final crossing of the crest above Twin Lakes. You should probably pack and know how to use an ice axe, there in all likelihood will be some unavoidable snowfields where it will come in handy in July.
This route is one of the most epic long distance backpacks in the country.May 28, 2007 at 12:17 pm #1390487
Steve Howe did a solo hike of the Sierra High Route and a daily podcast of his trip in August and September of 2006. See,
I have done solo hikes of only small parts of it. It is challenging, although once you get a sense of the terrain and rock formations the going gets a bit easier.
You must be very careful traveling this route solo. Falling or getting pinned by loose boulders is a real risk, at least where I was.
Also, the route can be hard on equipment. Silnylon is fine in camp, but will not likely do well on the route. I used a Gregory pack with dyneema and it did fine.May 28, 2007 at 4:13 pm #1390507
Kevin and Tim, thanks for your comments.
I am approaching this attempt with as much caution as you both suggest.
Specifically, what I want to know is this:
What do you think I need to know? What are the things you would feel compelled to tell someone preparing for this?May 28, 2007 at 8:45 pm #1390524
The last couple of podcasts in Howe's series describes the equipment and route he took based on his experiences. Listen here to his post trip review for his recommendations:
I'd agree with what he says. I photocopied relevant portions of Roper's book for my trip. I was going north to south, so the description took some concentrated reading, I think his south to north description was more detailed.
A self supporting tent would be preferable because you are unavoidably camping on rock shelves, but I just used rocks as stakes and did fine. You are above timberline, so wind is an issue.
At times trekking poles were in the way. The terrain is so variable and you often use your hands (class III or IV). I'm not sure poles were as helpful to me as they apparently were to Steve Howe.
I completly agree with his comments on durability. Trekking shoes will take a beating and some ankle support among those boulders would be helpful. The trade off is that too much leather and shank could prevent you from being cat-like when you need to be. I'd look for a boot with a solid leather upper that remained flexible. The granite is like sandpaper and it tore the seams on a pair of Dunham mid terrastryders I was wearing.
The pack needs to be bushwack and granite rock resistant. More than once I was sliding on my butt on loose talus, etc. to avoid sliding off whatever I was trying to stay on. Also, squeezing between boulders can wreck havoc on the pack. Avoid hanging stuff off your pack, it'll get pulled off or torn up.
Much of the routefindng I did was by sight and much of this route is above timberline. However, Roper's description of the route can seem impassable because you can't see past all of the boulders and cliffs you are negotiating. You rarely walk in a straight line, you may go left, then right, then right again, and it is easy to lose track of the originally intended direction. A map and compass bearing based on the book is helpful. Kevin is right, you need to be capable of using those tools. If you go too far off the recommended route you can end up stuck on a rock shelf that was somehow easy to get to, but difficult to get off of.
I recall Steve Howe recommends a rope. I didn't have one. In retrospect I'd have brought at least a length of rope capable of hauling my pack down some of the steep sections. From some of Howe's podcasts I take it he encountered more exposure than I did. I'd listen to those podcasts relevant to your route. My personal preference is not to bring a rope on a solo trip because if I feel I need a rope I'm likely taking too many risks and should seek out another route.
I think he used a plb or sat phone. This is one trip in the lower 48 that would justify having one. You will be near the JMT and all of that traffic, but you will likely be too far away to be heard. Rent if you can't afford to buy.
Off subject, this reference to Steve Howe reminds me of a story. I was in the Wind River Range in early August of 2006. While getting bear spray and alcohol that I couldn't fly with at a popular outfitter who shuttles hikers or their cars to and from the trails, they told me they had been unable to park a hiker's car at the destination he had requested because a local tribe wouldn't give them permission. He was hiking south on the CDT and I was hiking north on the CDT, so they gave me a piece of paper with the hiker's name on it and asked me to let him know his car would have to be parked two days away from his intended destination. As a joke, I asked them if there was a cold beer in this for me. They laughed, and I forgot about the beer, but remembered the instructions. Well, the hiker was Steve Howe! Sure enough about three or four days later I ran into him and had a Dr. Livingston moment. When I was picked up four days later by the outfitter (I made sure they could pick me up there before I left!), I told him I found Howe and let him know the car would not be waiting, but they would park it at Big Sandy Opening. Without skipping a beat, the outfitter produced a cold beer from an ice chest as a thanks. They feared Steve Howe, who they knew worked for Backpacker, would write a bad review of their services if he'd arrived at his destination without his car. They weren't sure their communications with the magazine's home office were communicated to him, though they got the impression he had a sat phone. Until they picked me up, they were sweating the consequences. I think Howe was scheduled to get out a day or two after me, so I assume his car was waiting for him.
You should have a trip of a lifetime, just take it slowly and carefully. If you are going too slow for your cache, then plan on an alternate route out for provisions as Kevin recommends. In my view, the greatest risk is moving too fast on this route. There is a lot of great scenery out there anyway, so why rush it through the boulders and risk a mishap.May 28, 2007 at 9:58 pm #1390527
It is quite possible to do the High Route in UL style. I have done the Northern half in this fashion (alone) as well as the whole route with somewhat more trad gear. But I hesitate to recommend that you try it in this fashion unless you have a lot of experience in that department. Furthermore, the bear canister requirements in force for much of the route create certain pack volume issues. Still, it should be quite possible with consideration (and possible gear purchases) to keep your base weight below 12 lbs. or so.
Shelter—I used a tarp and bivy combo on the solo endeavor. A tarp generally means taking trekking poles—make sure they're of the telescoping variety for storage as the trekking poles will very often only get in the way as Tim suggests. You could look into a freestanding bivy or something like the BD epic tents (Firstlight, etc.)—both lend themselves well for Sierra excusions.
Footwear on the order of Lowa Tempest Lows would be adequate for the SHR—mine were worn w/ Superfeet insoles which created more torsional rigidity. Something like the Montrail Namche would offer mid-high support and superb rubber. These shoes are what I will be using this Summer. A Dyneema fabric pack like those of ULA or Golite will hold up with reasonable care.
On the question of communications equipment, well, that's a matter of personal and philosophical choice. I won't counsel you on this point.
I think a rope is optional and could prove more dangerous than not without previous experience in use. Good routefinding should keep you from needing a rope, anyway.
I think doing the Route in 12 days is reasonable for someone in good shape and if weather and snow conditions permit. If you get caught up in one of the Sierra's rare multi-day storms (usually burned out tropical storms emanating from the South) consider bailing out onto the JMT and/or safer ground.
Howe presents a pretty conservative approach (by my lights) to a trip of this type. If you have any doubts about the commitment and skills needed for a trip of this nature, maybe his approach should be considered more strongly.
Hope this helps and bon voyage.
P.S. Abstract Expressionism still rocks.May 29, 2007 at 8:32 pm #1390629
Thanks again to you both for your excellent comments, definately got me to take yet another look at a lot of my choices.
The last two gear items I'm still contemplating are shelter and shoes.
For shelter, my current choices are:
– GG spinsolo tarp + MLD bivy 15.5oz (currently own)
– Tarptent Virga original 24oz (currently own)
– BD Oneshot 37oz (would need to buy)
No matter which shelter, I won't bring treking poles.
For shoes, I wasn't even giving this a second thought until you both mentioned shoes. I was assuming I'd be fine in my inov8 310's. These got me through the Hardrock 100 easily.
Any further thoughts on these issues?
I'll post my gearlist in that forum when I get a little closer.May 29, 2007 at 10:18 pm #1390636
Aaron SorensenBPL Member
@awsorensenLocale: South of Forester Pass
Hey Klas,
The recommended free standing tent is the best idea, however it may be harder to find a good location that the tent will acquire???
At least with the tarptent and tarp you have more options.
You would need 20* bag rather than a 30* with the tarps due to the drafts you will have.
Every pound above 12,000' feet feels like two, so I would just worry about bringing the right gear that can take on more than one task, (a good tough layering system).
Be aware that it is so remote that when the day heats up, it can get hot! Maybe an umbrella could be beneficial.
I recently picked up a pair of Golite Sun Dragon shoes.
I got the Trail Fly's first, but they just didn't fit my foot.
The Sun Dragons with a better insert are excellent shoes.
They are a boot in disguise of a hiking shoe with the weight of a running shoe.
The traction on all of the Golite's are the best I've ever seen and will do you justice on the trail.
Check out Zappos for the reviews of the different styles. I would only recommend the Sun Dragons or the Set Wings. The others have a different forefoot on the bottom that do more bad than good.
The weight of your 310's are 10.9 ounces which are the same as the Sun Dragons as well.
I'm willing to bet the Golites would hold up better. There is also a lot of cushioning for the weight.
Can't wait to see the Gearlist.May 29, 2007 at 10:53 pm #1390637
Look forward to the gearlist. On my profile, I have one posted that I used for a trip that involved a long section of the SHR.
I'm partial to tarp/bivy combos and that is what I generally use these days for solo travel. If you don't bring trekking poles, I suggest that you order 1 or 2 120cm tent poles from Gossamer Gear ( that would also work with the Virga). These would help immensely for a tight tarp pitch above timberline.
The BD Oneshot would certainly be the strongest of your shelter selections—you will find little problem in finding sites to pitch it en route. But the extra weight…
The Inov8's seem to have a rep for wearing out somewhat quickly— but since it sounds you are happy w/ them and used them on the Hardrock… The Golites, I'm personally not sold on—yet. I have real questions on their suitability for off-trail travel. It's a radical concept for sole construction—-perhaps I'll wait for version "B". I'm concerned about the potential of lug delamination.
I really like the approach/trailrunner hybrid Montrail CTC's that are on my gearlist—those Gryptonite soles help make short work of class 3 rock. The toughest you'll face en route if things are going right.May 30, 2007 at 11:12 am #1390700
Aaron SorensenBPL Member
@awsorensenLocale: South of Forester Pass
I don't think there is any problem with delaminating of the Golites.
My 2 outermost front lugs are very beat up from it being at the foot strike area after 75 very hard miles on them.
The real problem will be trying to get more than 300 miles out of the shoes before the lugs are just wasted away from being so exposed.
Yes, this is a big down fall, but the traction you get with these is well worth it. Maybe not for a full time training shoe, but for something like this trip they would be a must on my list.May 30, 2007 at 12:34 pm #1390702
Aaron, have you used the Golites in mud? Seems the lugs would carry a lot of mud with them.
Kevin, have you used the Namche?May 30, 2007 at 12:41 pm #1390705
Actually, I'm using the Namche's now. They've been on some day hikes, some scrambles in my local mtns. and an overnight. They are overkill for those applications —I prefer to use light trailrunners for those–I'm on my last pair of Masais ;-)>
Of course, the fit won't please everyone and that is ultimately what will determine how great they will be, personally.
I do value breathability over waterproofness for the Sierra, late Spring through fall and as Summer Cascade footwear and that's exactly the bias of this shoe.May 30, 2007 at 8:20 pm #1390756
I'm leaning towards the tarp. Since I don't use poles I do have the carbon sticks for it.
If ryan finds your shoe debate in this forum you guys are in trouble. I'm also a Masai lover. Ran a bunch of ultras in them. Went to the inov8 250's, but found they only work for me on short distances (30 miles or less). Moved up to the 310's for running >30 and love them.
Must say I hadn't noticed the CTC's and they look extremely appropriate. Will go try some on…
Why is this SHR column the "last" one?May 30, 2007 at 8:25 pm #1390758
It sounded good. :-)>
Yes, try the CTC's–the low cut ones, not the mid-cut with XCR GT liner (too hot). let me know what you think.May 31, 2007 at 11:33 am #1390830
Aaron WallaceBPL Member
Depending on water level, hiking poles may be useful for balance when crossing the San Joaquin River below lower Twin Island Lake–there can be a fairly strong current, waist-deep water, and obligatory river-polished, slippery rocks. That said, this "crux" crossing will probably be more of a rock-hop late season this year due to the relatively dry winter…May 31, 2007 at 11:41 am #1390832
I crossed this dry footed last Sept. It does seem that water/snow conditions in the Sierra are acting like it's 2-3 weeks later, this year.
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Cape Tribulation Day 91 and 92
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God these early starts are starting to kill me!!! Nadia and me got picked up from Bohemia hostel to head off to Cape Tribulation. Our guide Deborah was very informative, explaining about Cape Trib and as the bus passed through the sugar cane fielnds explained to us about its industry and harvest. The whole bus trip she provided us with lots of information and a great insight into the significance of Cape Tribulation. Our first stop of the day was at the Daintree River, where we were hoping to encounter salt water crocodiles in the water. I was quite apprehensive as the driver said that because we were in the middle of a torrential downpore they would be hard to spot. Luckily however the weather began to clear up and we spotted the evil-eyed, deadly and fascinating 'scarface' crocodile, called so because of all the fighting he does. We also saw two more crocodiles on the trip and a kingfisher. The scenary around the Daintree river and the cape is really beautiful; lush green rainforest, it is some of the most exotic and natural i have seen here in Australia. Ut really feels like you are in the heart of the jungle, surrounded by wild, untouched beauty. After some driving we did a walk across a boardwalk through mangroves and the rainforest, it was brilliant, all the different tyes of plants, with our guide explaining abou the different types of plants and we also saw a really cool tree that was hollow inside. Once we arrived where I was staying I met Mike and Natalie (from my greyhound bus from Hervey Bay), we went for a walk along the beach and did a couple of walks and grabbed some lunch in the evening. This place was pretty quiet so I chilled out in my room chatting to my roomates.
Day 92
Today was spent doing the walk to Cape Tribulation lookout point with Nadia, which provided some nice views. I dossed around, killing time until the bus arrived to pick us up. On the way back we made several stop, including the impressive mossman gorge, unfortunately the suspension bridge was closed, so we couldn't walk across the gorge, however the river with its massive rocks running through it reminded me of NZ and the taranaki falls. In the evening I met up with a few girls I emt in the hostel, Hayley, Kirsten and Mariam (Italy). The evening was good fun, we played the 'game of life' and some card games.


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The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has announced the availability of $122 million in grant funds under the Career Pathways Innovation Fund (CPIF) Solicitation for Grant Applications. At least $65 million will be reserved for projects that focus on the health-care sector. Those eligible to apply as lead grantees are: local workforce investment boards, individual community and technical colleges, community college districts, and state community college systems. DOL intends to fund approximately 40 to 50 grants ranging from $1 million to $5 million. These grants will focus on programs that help individuals of varying skill levels secure full-time employment by providing training that will help them develop high-demand skills. Funded programs will have multiple entry and exit points and many will include links to services, such as basic adult education and English for non-native speaker classes, that prepare individuals to enroll in college-level classes. In addition, DOL intends to reserve approximately $6.25 million to award additional funding for third-party evaluation of grant activities. Closing Date: March 31, 2011
Community College Summit and Visit to Education and Job Training Center Held in Philadelphia
Secretary of Education Duncan and Secretary of Labor Solis visited Philadelphia on Feb. 28 to promote collaborations that help adult learners join the workforce and obtain college degrees. Duncan and Solis toured District 1199C (an affiliate of the National Union of Hospitals and Healthcare Employees that formed a Training and Upgrading Fund) and addressed the first community college regional summit. These visits demonstrated their belief that developing an educated, skilled workforce is essential to economic recovery and the future economic standing of the U.S.
Duncan and Solis began the city visit at the District 1199C Training and Upgrading Fund. Feb. 28 was also the first day of class for the newly funded Health Information Career Pathway Program, an integrated model of academic preparation and occupational training. Duncan and Solis toured the Breslin Leaning Center housing the Pre-Nursing/Pre-Allied Health program and visited classes, including one instructing ESL students and one teaching students about electronic health records. The Training and Upgrading Fund program serves a diverse student population made up of union members and community residents, including dislocated and unemployed workers as well as immigrants.
The two secretaries then spoke at the Community College of Philadelphia, site of the Department of Education's first community college regional summit. Participants in the summit included educators, business leaders, and policymakers from more than a dozen states who discussed degree completion, the critical role of community colleges in preparing students, and how to best prepare adult learners to transition into two-year colleges and the workforce. Secretary Duncan reported that in a single generation the U.S. has fallen from first to ninth in the world in its percentage of college graduates, with a completion rate of just 40 percent. He noted that some 90 million American adults have no more than basic numeracy and literacy skills and acknowledged problems in the academic "pipeline" to community colleges. Duncan stated that he wants "to get higher ed out of the remediation business." The secretary also explained that many who drop out do so not because of their inability to learn or lack of motivation, but rather because they cannot afford the rising costs of education. He stated that skilled, educated workers are key to getting the country back to being a thriving economy and to attaining the president's goal of leading the world in college graduates by 2020. Echoing her colleague's commitment, Secretary Solis announced that, as part of a larger $2 billion Trade Adjustment Community College and Career Training Program over the next four years, beginning in the spring, $122 million in funding will be awarded to community colleges offering career pathway programs for in-demand fields. The funding focus is to help community colleges service their students so completion rates rise and students with degrees will be able to better meet their personal goals. "I hope that community colleges feel it's their moment in the sun," said Duncan.
For more information on this summit and the three additional regional summits scheduled in Indianapolis (March 23) and San Diego (April 15) over the next several weeks, as well as a virtual summit scheduled on April 27, please visit OVAE's home page at: http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ovae/index.html?src=oc


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Sans titrePaul End
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lead pencil and coloured pencil on wrapping paper, coated with oil painting
46,5 x 76 cm
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End, Paul (1895-?), France
BiographyPaul End (1895-?) was born in the populous and highly industrialized region of Pas-de-Calais in France. At the age of eleven, two years after losing his father, he found employment as an unskilled laborer in the steelworks. Here he continued to work for the next twenty-one years. Committed to the psychiatric hospital Saint-André-lez-Lille in 1933 (when he was thirty-eight), he took up drawing some four years later. It was not until 1948, however, that Dr. Paul Bernard saw to it that his works would be preserved and set on display.
Paul End produced drawings using lead pencil and colored pencil on wrapping paper. He was in the habit of coating the paper with white oil paint to lend it a special and lively texture. Sometimes, he would incorporate into his drawings magazine illustrations that he traced and to which he might add changes. In this creator's production, geometric forms evoking urban sites are combined with human faces and outlines to an enchantingly dreamlike effect.
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Alissa is simply one of the best! She is arguably the best spinner in the world and has the best spirals and personally, she is the most good looking and beautiful (in and out) among the skaters.
Alissa is simply one of the best! She is arguably the best spinner in the world and has the best spirals and personally, she is the most good looking and beautiful (in and out) among the skaters.
Alissa certainly did very well for herself. The first American GPF ladies' medal since 2003, and first champion since 2002. It was also the first ISU championship won by a U.S. lady since Kimmie won 4CC in 2007. ( Of course, we can debate whether the GPF is a "championship", but we'll save that for later. )
After all the talk of triple-triples, it's kind of poetic justice that the American lady to end our international medal drought is Alissa. And she didn't do it because everyone else fell, either. Those sublime spins! I hope this is the beginning of an era of podium results for her, and for the U.S.
I just want...one improvement from Alissa.
It is not exciting...watching her perfomance with the implanted SMILE on her face.
Otherwise...she is one of the most ELEGANT skater in the Worlds.
I want to see her ANGRY face sometime.
Count me in in the Alissa's official gushing thread.
Yesterday I watched on NBC. Alissa finished her last move, looked down and smiled, and then bit her lower lip with smile. It seemed that she was afraid of letting her joy and hope go too high. Don't know why, at that moment, my eyes were full of tears. It's so rare to me.
Alissa has touched so many's hearts so deep with her exquisite, graceful appearence on ice and her adorable smile. She is not consistant but she is definitely the best in US ladies in the current field.
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It made my weekend. One of the best things about following figure skating closely is that you notice gems that have never won a world medal. And when they finally have their day - it just makes you so happy to be a figure skating fan. Takes your mind off things in the best way possible.
Alissa's victory was the highlight of the season so far. Thanks Alissa!!!
Oh goody a forum party for Alissa. Sorry I am late. Great post Layfan that is exactly how I felt.
The way she performed both of her programs was just mesmerizing. After Alissa's brilliant SP I was so
happy for her, then she topped that performance in the LP to win the title. How great is that!!!
What do these all-time great U.S. skaters have in common?
Michelle Kwan!
Tara Lipinski!
Sasha Cohen!
Alissa Czisny!!!!!!!!!!
Answer: They have all won the Grand Prix Final of figure skating!
Her exhibition program is exquisite! One of the best exhibitions ever! AMAZING!
I love the way she raises her head on ""keep your head up high" at the beginning.
Plus, this choreography is win-win. Her two jumps both come on the line "though your dreams be tossed and blown." So if she fell, it would still fit the music!
I want to change my vote about giving her a free pass to worlds.
Thanks for the link to Alissa's beautifully skated Ex.


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I recently went snowboarding and decided I needed to paint my snowboard helmet in a ROTJ scheme...
I started with the red as a reference point for the upper and lower pieces.
I recently went snowboarding and decided I needed to paint my snowboard helmet in a ROTJ scheme...
I started with the red as a reference point for the upper and lower pieces.
Sweet, don't forget the dent lol
I thought to myself why not! anything Boba is good! it made me think that when the dry comes in, I might make it a thing to spray up my quad bike lid, cant wait to see it finished, so well done!
I finished up the Kill stripes, Key Slots, weathering and Scratches!
I didn't use a silver coat or primer as a base. I Sanded with 400 grit to give the paint a little something to bite on.
Those are "Back Flip Stripes" ;-)
And The Dent... I'm not a master of the brush arts. Hopefully it's enough skill to convey a "Dent" and convince other Fellow Star Wars Enthusiasts on the Mountain!
I'd like to mention a little weathering tip-
My Nylon airbrush cleaning brush- It's coarse... Very Coarse... I glanced over at it while painting the silver scratches on with a tiny brush... It clicked: "Hey, Dummie, If you dab the bristles in the silver, and give it a light brushing on the helmet, it'll look like scratches!"
And this is my new weathering apparatus time saver:
Freakin awesome!!! If only there was snow in FL I would so do this. Well I guess there is snow in Miami, but that is a different kind
lol nice one Grinch .. Awesome paint-up NGTMD.. i have been wanting to do something like this for my nephews baseball helmet .. but couldn't quite work out how to make it look right. You made it work very well... Great job
Thanks a lot guys!
This really makes me wanna do this to my bike helmet.
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Looks good. I saw a R2D2 production helmet a while back and always wanted to get one..this is way better.
is that a Bern?
Giro. I only bought the helmet to mount my GoPro- I never used a helmet (Even though I'm in the terrain park the whole time and the Half pipe!) I actually love. It's comfortable as hell... and ironically enough, I never really hit my head too hard (As if "too" isn't hard enough to go out and buy a helmet!)
But the second time I wore this thing, I whopped my head on an icy half pipe and knocked off the part that secures the goggles on the back... Fun fact! -First time using GoPro and First time really messing around with Adobe Premier Killington Banana - YouTube
thats rediculous.... I saw the one they made for kids but you took it there. nice!~
Super Nice! Great Job!!
Nice Job! I'm sure you'll turn some heads on the slopes :-)
I think I know what I'm doing with my helmet now
Just seeing this for the first time. Really, really nice job!
Nice job
Hey, Friends! Thanks for the compliments. I want to see someone else do a Snow Board/Ski Fett Helmet paint job!
I still get high fives when I wear this helmet boarding.
sick I wanna do one!
Yeah, that looks cool. Nice work
That's freaking awesome!
That's amazing - I'm motivated to do one up now! Would be awesome to get a cloth face-seal and goggles painted up to keep theme complete theme... did you use rattle cans or an airbrush?
Great work! Very clever idea. Is there also a Boba snowboard in the works?


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Police: Man steals, sells video games
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho - Idaho Falls police arrested a man they said was caught stealing and selling video games.
Police were dispatched to Walmart on Utah Avenue around 3 p.m. Friday in reference to a person allegedly stealing video games and then selling them at the nearby Game Stop store.
While officers searched for Jerry Perez, 33, of Mesa, Ariz., they located his vehicle and found multiple stolen items, including DVDs, a watch, neck ties, batting gloves and bicycles, inside the vehicle. The total value of items was over $1,300. A majority of the items were taken from Walmart, police said.
A marijuana bong was also found in the vehicle.
Perez was found hiding in the bushes near the Interstate 15 ramp at Broadway, police said Monday.
Perez was arrested on charges of burglary, grand theft and possession of drug paraphernalia.


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Attacks on the Press: As Leaders Change, China Tightens Control
China's new leaders can open a new era for free expression. They have much to do. By Madeline Earp
China's new leaders can open a new era for free expression. They have much to do. By Madeline Earp
New York, March 30, 2012--Authorities in Chongqing must clarify the status of a journalist who reports say was secretly sentenced to prison in 2010 for criticizing a government official in a personal blog, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. CPJ has not been able to independently confirm the journalist's jail sentence or his whereabouts.
By Madeline Earp/CPJ Senior Asia Research Associate
The political ouster of Bo Xilai, Chinese Communist Party top dog in the major southwestern city of Chongqing, has been making headlines around the world. Bo notoriously silenced critics like investigative journalist Jiang Weiping, but the shoe is now on the other foot, at least for a while.
Many China watchers are familiar with Bo because he was in line for a position in the inner circle of Chinese politics, until state media announced his replacement last week. CPJ has reported on Bo for different reasons. Jiang, CPJ's 2001 International Press Freedom Award winner, spent five years behind bars in China, after revealing several corruption scandals involving Bo, a former mayor of Dalian city and then governor of the province, Liaoning, where Jiang worked.
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A new study finds that caffeine can help improve the memory of honeybees
Humans aren't the only ones getting a buzz from coffee.
Caffeine can improve memory among honeybees and lead to better pollination, according to a recent study published in the journal Science.
The study was conducted by a team of researchers at Newcastle University in the United Kingdom. They found that the nectar of citrus flowers, such as those from grapefruit and lemon plants, as well as certain coffee flowers, contain low doses of caffeine. To get bees to feed on these flowers, the team trained the insects to associate food with the smell of the flowers. They also trained another group of bees to feed on nectar from flowers that were sweetened with a sugar, but did not contain caffeine. After 24 hours, the bees trained on caffeinated flowers returned to these plants three times as often as those trained on the sweetened flowers returned to the uncaffeinated plants.
Professor Geraldine Wright led the researchers. "Remembering floral traits is difficult for bees to perform at a fast pace as they fly from flower to flower and we have found that caffeine helps the bee remember where the flowers are," Wright said in a statement.
Improved memory led to better pollination. That's because once bees sip the caffeine nectar, they continue to look for more coffee plants to pollinate. This also suggests that caffeine played a role in improving the bees' ability to search for food.
Researchers found that caffeine's effect on the bee brain is similar to its effect on mammals. "The change is similar to that produced by caffeine in neurons associated with learning and memory in the rat brain," Wright says.
Figuring out ways to increase bees' pollination habits may help in other areas.
Bee populations have been declining since 2007. The dramatic drop in the insects' numbers has serious effects for ecosystems and the farming industry. Bees are needed in the reproduction of crops and spreading wild flower species. Understanding what keeps bees buzzing could help to make sure that the insects are able to remember and pollinate their favorite flowers.


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forum: Chicken
#11 Wed 16 Jan 08 12:12pm
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Re: Jamie's thoughts on getting the most out of a chicken
My family all eat free range chickens and eggs, so when they cook chicken they give me the carcass so I can then make a soup or casarole and invite them round to share I always make lots so they have take home aswell. I also get the egg shells, we have a composs bin so with all the organic veg we eat I think it gonna be good stuff
#12 Fri 18 Jan 08 4:12am
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Re: Jamie's thoughts on getting the most out of a chicken
samandjoe wrote:
Me and my wife watched the hughs chicken run and jamies foul dinners,
We were amazed at what we saw. We are never ever going to eat or feed our 5 kids prosessd chicken or any other type of prosessed food again, we found it discusting how every bit of the chicken goes in. Like the packages say 100% chicken.
Thats what I say about the burger patties from "you know who"!
They advertise here in Australia that they use 100% Aussie Beef.
Hooves & all
#13 Sat 19 Jan 08 1:25am
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Re: Jamie's thoughts on getting the most out of a chicken
[/b]Unfortunately for us we are still going to buy the cheap chicken for now until they are totally fazed out we seen in our local tesco that they charge £7 for a free range, because of the size of our family we have to cook 2 whole chickens to get a good serving as our two oldest are in there teens and eat everything going.[/b]
Why not just stop eating so much chicken, save up and treat yourself to the occasional free range?
If more people ate more free range, it would become cheaper.
Simple supply and demand logistics.
#14 Sat 19 Jan 08 2:30pm
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Re: Jamie's thoughts on getting the most out of a chicken
Everyone knows how wonderful free-range is for flavour etc, but I was amazed how much difference in flavour there was between "Freedom Food" & "Standard" ! Having never being keen on the "2 for a fiver" birds, I went & took a good look at them yesterday, & they are more carcass than bird anyway...............I mean yes, they are very cheap, but they didn't actually look very nice ! Go on, pay a bit more, buy better...............oh, & don't smother the meat in sauces & gravy straight off..........put a bit of meat in your mouth & chew slowly...........it will taste SO good!
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Re: Jamie's thoughts on getting the most out of a chicken
I'm pleased people are starting to remember that there is the Freedom Food option between the sub-standard and unacceptable standard birds and the more expensive free-range ones. I'm also pleased to see people sharing their ideas for getting more out of the chicken that they buy (more of that in a mo!)
The only issue I had with Hugh's programme was that he didn't really present the Freedom Food labels as viable options. Perhaps any comments he made about them were edited out, but for people worried about their budgets it's no wonder that pushing free-range exclusively puts some of them off.
I live in Jersey and we are limited as to what is available to us, but we do have M&S and the Co-Op. I now buy the Co-Op Elmwood RSPCA approved chickens. I also note that the Co-Op have changed the labelling for their standard chickens, just as they said they would on Hugh's Chicken run (because it was misleading). Unfortunately only whole chickens are available under the Elmwood label. Does that mean I resort to the standard breast/leg portions?
Nope! I have invested in a good boning knife (it cost under a tenner for a good quality one - James Martin's) and I bought two Elmwood whole chickens today for around £3.50 each. In less than 20 minutes I'd jointed my chickens to give me 4 breasts (3 went into chicken korma tonight, one left over for a pie tomorrow), 4 leg/thigh joints for the freezer (or 8 joints if I separate them down into separate legs and thighs), 4 wings - also for the freezer, will add to them everytime I do this til I have enough wings for a meal! - and two carcasses from which I made a fantastic stock (probably 4 or 5 pints of it) and picked off enough meat off of the carcass to go with the one chicken breast set aside for my pie to make a pie big enough for 4 hungry mouths (or I could use it for sarnies or a salad).
So that's 3 "proper" meals at least, or even 4 if I separate the legs and thighs into 8 joints instead of the 4 combined joints I took off the chickens, not to mention stock which I've used for chicken korma/pilau rice tonight, which will go into the base for my pie tomorrow and still more for the freezer for future risottos etc.
It's nonsense that people have to keep buying standard birds. The difference in cost is negligable to trade up to the Freedom Food labels. I'm on a fairly tight budget and look how much I got out of fresh chicken totalling less than £7 - not much more than the 2 for £5 standard birds but infinitely more tender, flavourful and much less sinewy and tough than the cheaper birds.
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My Chicken Yuck.
(Named that by my children cause it looks yuck but tastes yummo)
I know sounds truley unattractive but is always a huge hit in our household , 2 adults who like to eat and 4 always starving children.
This is totally adaptable with what type of pasta you want to use and also whether or not you use your own made or (pref good qual) jar/pre pack (please organic if possible) stuff.
You can make this to be a totally posh meal or bleeding poor depending on how and what you use. You can make a life (and budget) saving meal in those tough few days before pay day. Adapt to expense on all ingredients.
My Way....Adapt at will.
Chicken, about a handfull per person, big for big people small for small eaters or kiddlings:
Either use lovely bought thighs pan cooked and chopped up (if influential) or pickings off last nights whole roast chook.
Either around half a pumpkin (any breed depending season cost etc....), squash (whatever you call them depending where you come from) or sweet potatoe, my personal fave for the time being...
Sundried tomatoe pesto. Around a tablespoon or so roughly per 2 person serve.... Make your own or buy a jar.
Cream. I love thick full fat pouring cream, double cream or creme fraiche. Use at will...
Pasta: Really any is delightfull. This is a posh/comfort/budget/last minute on a wednesday night meal... Posh: Looks fab served seperately on a bed of homemade...Whatever. Poor: mix the whole lot in a pot with chosen pasta (Pre cooked, spirals work well).
Long winded intro but here is how it goes.
Get your chicken if its raw cook it. Then when and/or if already cooked, pick it to bits or chop it.
Boil or steam your pumpkin or squash or sweet potatoe until tender.
Drain the above veg and add a dollop of the pesto (per person) and a pour of cream and bash/mash to how you like.
At this point either, for posh presentation: put pasta neatly into bowls followed by pumpkin/squash/sweet potatoe mush/bash then top with chicken or dump all ingredients into one big pot or bowl stir, serve and enjoy.
Over the years I have added mushrooms, spring onions, bacon, garlic....great with garlic but my father in law hates garlic. Try it and let me know if you come up with a genious version of it.
#17 Sun 02 Mar 08 3:18am
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Re: Jamie's thoughts on getting the most out of a chicken
I just made something similar for lunch for my family.
We had a pile of chicken wings left in the fridge from a BBQ yesterday, so I picked all the yummy smokey meat off them, also had a few spoons of sundried tomato pesto left that I made a few weeks back, and approx 1/3 cup cream. Mixed all this together & then mixed it through some penne. Yummy!
#18 Tue 18 Mar 08 11:11am
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Re: Jamie's thoughts on getting the most out of a chicken
Hmm, lots of good points being made here
#19 Sun 23 Mar 08 7:35pm
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Re: Jamie's thoughts on getting the most out of a chicken
I watched the chicken and egg programme twice!! I needed to really take it all in and it changed my buying habits.
Since then, I have bought only free range birds and eggs and my conscience feels much better for it - plus they taste better!!
I considered keeping my own birds but my wife was against it (for practical reasons) but I think that where there is a will, there is a way. I still would like to do this, maybe one day......
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Re: Jamie's thoughts on getting the most out of a chicken
I've stopped buying whole chicken now,only buy breasts of chicken,get no waste that way. Best dish i do with chicken is a red hot curry,everyone in my house loves it.I'm going to experiment tomorrow though,and do a chicken vegetable curry to see what the guys thinks


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Looks awesome Bluejack. Who made the upper? that barrel looks cool.
just finish build it , going to run test fire , I can't wait this will be one fun gun to shoot
Looks awesome Bluejack. Who made the upper? that barrel looks cool.
very nice!
if i had more 5.45 i think i would build me a "shortie" 5.45 too!
it was one of my barrel I made in russian spec as krinkov in AR style , and build on a spike upper ,handguard, and bolt carrier ( 5.45). I not worry about the ammos ,just pick up 10 case , I am good for now .
Looks real good except for the bird cage (how boring) it needs a little bit of spicing up.. maybe a vortex or fire-breathing pig..somth'n B2B
Nice Bluejack.. Welcome to the SBR club...
Spike and other companies, are only a short drive from my home.
"Man needs but two things to survive alone in the woods. A blow up female doll and his trusty old AK-47" - Thomas Jefferson 1781
Damn that's nice Bluejack!!!!
Enforcement, NOT Amnesty!!!!!!
"If theyre going to come here illegally, apply for & receive assistance through a corrupted Government agency encouraging this lawless behavior, work under the table & send billions of dollars each year back to their families in Mexico, while bleeding local economies dry, protest in our streets waving their Mexican flags DEMANDING rights, while I have to press 1′ for English, then they need to be shipped back to where they came from!" -Chad Miller
yes I know, I had to took off from the other AR because i don't had ex one, I will order a better once test fire is done.
4th you live that close to spike, let's break in see what we can find, hope you can run fast !
That looks nice, what is the barrel length, and total over all length ? It looks so short
Now Tactical Machine is 15 minutes east of here.
They told me Spkies is building a factory near them.
Nice people. They helped me with an AK for free when I first started building.
Nah. No go on the break in..
Place is next to Deland airport. L.O.s all over the place.
Bluejack, I have trouble walking too the mailbox. No way in hell I am outrunning those German Shepard pups.
Those guys hurt when their teeth sink in your leg.
When they catch us, your taking the upper bunk, my climbing days are over.
You would be in heaven here. You can go rite in the factory and buy.
Hell they gave us a 10% discount for being Vets.
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You're friends with one of my ex's friend's boyfriends (unless they broke up). Poughkeepsie sucks for bars, all the bums ruin them like the ones in the city. And I'm tired of them spray painting the Four Leaf Clover in that intersection by Vassar Road.
I'm Italian and Irish but I think St. Pattys day is such a joke. The real Irish Americans (straight off the boat) that I know find this to be somewhat racist, because it's just a day where people use an excuse to get drunk and if they're part Irish, they feel it's their duty to get drunk.
I myself really don't identify with my Irish side, as my mother raised me and she's Italian.
I vaguely remember the situation youre referring to, but water under the bridge. And yes I also know your ex(well, by association...) and yep those other 2 are still together.
Poughkeepsie bar scene is hit or miss on a daily basis.
Oderint Dum Metuant
It's too bad, I'm too good....
and like i said earlier....I'm going to drink whether there's an excuse to or not, lol. The "holiday" itself just makes day drinking acceptable. and i love day drinking. I feel like I can accomplish so much more than weekend night-drinking. hahahaha
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Life on Parisian streets fascinated Bonnard. He often recorded in quick sketches life around him- intimate vignettes of mothers and babies, a small child with a black dog, women with trays of cherries or umbrellas, seated at tables chatting over coffee. Bonnard seldom painted from real life, preferring to use drawings to stimulate remembered images. Here he is recording gestures, postures and relationships that he may use later in a more finished work.
He observed everything, noting the 'adventures of the optic nerve' with his camera, and in his diary and on the pieces of paper that he always carried with him. But when it came to painting, 'Even his portraits were done in the absence of the model' Defending this unusual method of work, Bonnard explained that having the actual subject in front of him would distract him from his work.
The composition has no focal point, the eye undulates around the edges and into the centre. In common with many of Bonnard's composition there is a sense of enclosure. There is no horizon line, no rational illusion of space. Activity takes place out of the corner of the eye and often out of scale. Look at the figures in the bottom left and right hand corners and the women at the top of the painting.
In a painting like this it is possible to see how Bonnard worked. He first used a brush to describe a form with a fluid line, to capture a gesture. Paint is then applied in a variety of ways in layers. Sometimes he uses dots and scumbles to define texture, sometimes lines to make patterns. He was a slow painter often adding paint to images that had even left his possession, however in this large painting he has stopped before all the canvas has been covered.


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Lindsay Lohan has struggled to find work after all of her legal troubles and multiple stints in rehab. But now that she's facing a felony grand theft charge today after allegedly stealing a $2,500 necklace, her career might be over for good. Hollywood experts tell us why!
"Lindsay was already a pain the butt to insure before…now it's going to be virtually impossible!" says a Hollywood producer who wishes to remain nameless. "I wouldn't come close to hiring Lindsay right now, even if she doesn't get charged for this jewelry thing. Not only is she a walking liability, she's not marketable enough and I haven't seen any talent from her in awhile."
Attorney Susan Filan agrees, "It's always harder to get work as a convicted felon. A felony conviction stays with you for life unless you receive a pardon or get it expunged from your record which is very hard to do. So, it will up to every employer for the rest of her life whether they wish to hire a felon. This could ruin her career."
Lindsay is heading to court today at 1:30PM for a felony grand larceny charge which could put her in jail for up to three years. And in addition to possibly serving time, once the entire legal process is over, if Miss Lohan is convicted, our Hollywood insider says she won't be getting any offers for jobs.
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Chamber music > String Quartets
Alban Berg
String Quartet op. 3
Editor: Ullrich Scheideler
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Alban Berg's String Quartet can be considered to be one of the founding works of the Second Viennese School. Already composed in 1910 and first published in 1920, it was the last composition the 25-year-old wrote under the tutelage of Arnold Schoenberg, who admired "the fullness and unconstraint of his musical language, the strength and sureness of its presentation, its careful working and significant originality". Even today the extremely complex work places the highest technical demands on the interpreters; for this reason our edition contains parts that are especially good to play from, in which each musician can also follow what is going on in the other parts. Numerous fold-out pages allow ideal page turns.
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|DOLLS, Doll Reader magazines merge
The two premiere publications covering doll collecting, DOLLS and Doll Reader, will merge into one title in 2012 published under the name DOLLS by Jones Publishing. The deal was announced Jan. 27 at the Debut of Dolls and DOTY Awards Banquet during the IDEX trade show in Orlando, Fla. Jones Publishing also presented its Lifetime Achievement award to Maggie Iacono at the same event.
DOLLS and Doll Reader's sister publications, Teddy Bear Review and Teddy Bear & Friends, will also merge this year. Jones Publishing will retain the title Teddy Bear & Friends but increase the magazine's frequency to TBR's bimonthly schedule.
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You can find subscription information at http://www.dollsmagazine.com/subscribe.html; for addresses in Canada and Mexico, there's an addition $20 postage charge for print subscriptions, and an extra $30 postage for addresses outside North America.
If you're outside the U.S. and are comfortable with viewing the magazine through your web browser, then our digital-only option might work better for you.
Is the new "Dolls" magazine available in the UK? Do you have a subscription service. If so, coould you please send me details. Thank you.
would like to sell my things. Have a whole shop with molds, wigs,eyes,shoes,and all it takes to put them together, plus four kilns.
To: All Doll & Teddy Bear Artists, Collectors and Dealers
If you have not heard, you will shortly. Four of the major doll and teddy bear magazines are merging this year. Teddy Bear & Friends and Teddy Bear Review will merge. Also, Doll Reader and DOLLS will merge. It is time for all of us to stop shouting from the sideline that something needs to be done to turn around the doll and teddy bear world. We need to step off the curb and join the parade to do something about it. No one is going to come to our rescue. This is not a movie. We are the only ones that can do something about it.
The antique collectable world has the auction houses, price guides and their own publications to promote their dolls and teddy bears. The major doll and teddy bear manufacturers have huge advertising budgets to promote their contemporary collectable world. However, the doll and teddy bear artists, dealers, and show organizers have very few publications to promote their world. Four of those publications will now be down to two. It is time that we support the merging publications as much as possible, whether it be through advertising, subscriptions, article and picture submissions, creating links to their websites, or promoting the magazines with your customers and friends. Magazine subscriptions make great gifts, door prizes, and raffle donations. The price is a bargain compared to the alternatives. We are confident that if conditions improve enough for the magazines, we will see improvements in their publications that will benefit all of us. We hope that in return the magazines will not only be more open to suggestions from the artists, collectors and dealers but actually implement as many of their suggestions as possible.
It is beyond the point of just pointing fingers, as we need to accept the fact that there are forces at work that cannot be changed. It is now all about survival by stopping the retreat and taking a stand. When any industry suffers from the economy or reduced demand, one of the two strategies is to gain a larger share of the competitors' markets, and those markets are made up of a lot of other types of collectables and art forms out there. The other strategy is to merge efforts, as the magazines have done. We also need to stop thinking as individuals with concerns only about our shop, our show, our sales table, our website, our customers, and our troubles. If each of the major peer groups within the doll and teddy bear world would think and act as one collective force, the synergy of the parts could far exceed the power of the whole. We intend to do our share to make a difference. We hope you will join us. Our first task is to support these merging magazines in any way possible.
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|View of the Brooklyn Bridge from the boat
While I could have taken my overnight trip on the weekend, I decided to take it midweek due to our schedules. This way we wouldn't need a baby sitter. All Rob had to do was put the kids down for bed and walk them to school the next day. Then, I could pick them up from school after I checked out from the hotel. Simple and easy. Taking it midweek also had its advantages. I felt like I got an extra Saturday this week (really trying to take advantage of leap year!)
Included in every trip booked through NYCVP is free admissions to some of my favorite NYC attractions. I got to choose between tickets to the top of the Empire State Building, Museum of the City of New York, or a NY Water Taxi's Statue of Liberty Flex Pass. Since I've never taken a cruise on a NY Water Taxi, I chose that! NYCVP also offers free tickets to either the Metropolitan Museum of Art, The American Museum of Natural History or Top of the Rock. Isn't that a fabulous bonus? I adore the view from Top of the Rock, so I chose that.
I had a perfect plan for my trip. I knew just what to do:
After Rob got home from work on Tuesday, I would take the New York Water Taxi's Statue by Night Cruise. It leaves at 7:45pm and arrives back 1.5 hours later. From there, head uptown, to view the city from Top of the Rock. I loved the idea of seeing the city from completely different perspectives in one night. After that, I would check into The Manhattan Times Square Hotel. It's located only a few blocks away from Rockefeller Center so it felt super convenient. Then, I would relax, sleep in, and do NOTHING until I had to pick up my kids from school at 2pm the next day!
I was shocked that my trip went exactly as planned. Well, except for one small deviation . . .
I arrived early at South Street Seaport for the cruise, and people watched before boarding the boat. A couple a students where filming a movie. A group of girls asked me to take their picture. It was one of the girl's birthdays. A mother and daughter talked about the weather. And of course there was a bunch of lovey-dovey couples waiting for the boat. I began second guessing my decision to take this cruise alone. I should be with Rob. Or at least one of my kids. Or a girl friend. I forged ahead regardless and walked on the cruise ship. Just call me Miss Independence! :)
There I was greeted by Jimbo, the director of the ship. He was one of those rare people I meet who seems to really love their job. He asked where everyone was from, said jokes, and made everyone on the boat feel welcome. From my experience, customer service is lacking big time in NYC. But not here! Whenever possible, Jimbo offered to take pictures for everyone on the ship. He took his time to pose the people just right and even had props sometimes. I couldn't say no to his cheesy photo ideas!
|Photos by the very talented Jimbo.
Oh! If you happen to take this cruise, don't forget to bring some cash for tips at the end. Jimbo and his team work hard. I'm so glad I had some cash on me. I never usually do!
After the cruise, I headed uptown to see The Top of the Rock. The air was crisp. The sky was clear. A perfect February night. I've gone to the Top of the Rock plenty of times, but never alone. It was nice to take it in at my own pace. I read every poster that sparked my interest, watched a 12 minutes video about the history of building, and took as many pictures I wanted without feeling like I was holding anyone back. I truly am in love with this building! I found a window seat and stared out into the city for awhile. What would it be like to have a view like this from your office or home? I'm sure some people do. I imagined I was one of them.
|view from my window seat on Top of the Rock.
|The rooms at the Manhattan Times Square Hotel are very basic, yet comfortable enough. Great location. Has a swimming pool!
The next morning I woke up still full from my late night dinner. Plus it was raining really hard. That made it all the easier stay in bed until 1pm! I splurged on an On Demand movie from the hotel's TV: The Descendants. I bawled my eyes out the entire movie. It was so cathartic! Partly because it brought back memories of my mother's death, partly because it brought back memories of living in Hawaii for 3 years. After the movie, I wrote Rob a bunch of overly sentimental text messages like, "I'm so lucky to be a mom and a wife!" To which he responded: "What r u talking about?" Ha!
I then decided to lighten my mood by splurging on another On Demand movie: Young Adult. Loved this movie too. The characters development is so wonderful because they all felt so relatable. When it was over, Rob received no sentimental texts. Although I was tempted to defriend all my past boyfriends from Facebook after watching it. All 2 of them. bahahaha.
By then it was 12pm, and check out was 1pm. So I sat at the desk in my hotel room for a good 25 minutes just looking out the window. Watching the rain fall. Taking a few pictures of the pigeons on the building. Watching the people with their umbrellas. A mom with a stroller.
|The view from my hotel room.
Thanks NYCVP for sponsoring my vacation! You are so easy to work with!
Have you ever taken a vacation by yourself? I love that vacations by myself don't have to be overly planned or fussy. I set the pace and go for it. I recommend it!


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Amazing what 1 flag can do...ever since that block in the back call on Larry, Arizona's offense has just become flat
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The Obama administration has extended until March 31, 2014, the "individual mandate" deadline to purchase health insurance on the new state health exchanges to avoid paying a tax penalty, but it apparently wasn't for the reason you're thinking.
The Department of Health and Human Services says the move has nothing to do with the widely lambasted computer glitches that have kept earnest shoppers and lookie-lous alike from gaining access to plans and prices on the federal HealthCare.gov site since it opened for business Oct. 1.
No; instead, the department says it extended the individual mandate deadline an additional six weeks in order to align the be-covered-or-pay cutoff date with the March 31 end of the inaugural open-enrollment period on the new exchanges.
Mandate calendar has been confusing
The mandate requires most Americans to carry health insurance or face the penalty, starting Jan. 1. But you can go without insurance for part of a year and still meet the requirement. There was considerable confusion about whether Americans who signed up for coverage during the January-March half of open enrollment would be spared the tax penalty. The Washington Post reports that the Jackson Hewitt tax firm had calculated that someone signing up after mid-February could be penalized.
The announcement of the extension buys the Obama administration additional time to address serious online infrastructure problems that have impeded its goal to sign up 7 million uninsured for health coverage during Obamacare's initial open-enrollment period. The computer failures have proven especially vexing because one of the administration's key target groups, the healthy "young invincibles" ages 18 to 29, are so accustomed to online shopping.
The rough rollout of HealthCare.gov has delayed insurance signups in the 36 states that opted to use the federal portal as their exchange rather than build their own state-specific online marketplace as provided for under the Affordable Care Act.
State-based exchanges fare better
While state-built sites also have struggled under the load of heavy consumer traffic, some -- including California, Colorado, Connecticut, Minnesota, Nevada, Oregon, Rhode Island and Washington state -- have fared better by eliminating the initial login barrier and letting consumers window-shop before entering their personal data.
Hearings have begun on Capitol Hill to address what went wrong with the HealthCare.gov portal, with both Democrats and Republicans puzzled as to why they weren't told of possible rollout problems prior to launch.
On Monday, President Barack Obama called the website woes inexcusable and vowed to fix them soon, while Republican opponents called the site a "train wreck" and yet another reason to defund the President's signature legislation.
What's your take? Will a balky website stand in the way of affordable health insurance for millions of uninsured Americans?
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Falling Together
Falling Together
William Morrow, Hardcover, 9780061670879, 368pp.
Publication Date: October 4, 2011
It's been six years since Pen Calloway watched Cat and Will, her best friends from college, walk out of her life. Through the birth of her daughter, the death of her father, and the vicissitudes of single motherhood, she has never stopped missing them. When, after years of silence, Cat—the bewitching, charismatic center of their group—urgently requests that the three meet at their college reunion, Pen can't refuse. But instead of a happy reconciliation, what awaits is a collision of past and present that sends Pen and Will on a journey around the world, with Pen's five-year-old daughter and Cat's hostile husband in tow. And as Pen and Will struggle to uncover the truth about Cat, they find more than they bargained for: startling truths about who they were before and who they are now.
With her trademark wit, vivid prose, and gift for creating authentic, captivating characters, Marisa de los Santos returns with an emotionally resonant novel about our deepest human connections.
"The mix of perfectly realized personalities and genuine emotion make this a winner."
-Publishers Weekly on FALLING TOGETHER
"Readers who enjoy the connection forged through the ties of family and friendships should find much to savor in de los Santos's comforting, leisurely paced novel."
-Library Journal on FALLING TOGETHER
"A satisfying novel about friends rediscovering one another—and confronting unwelcome truths—at their college reunion."
-People on FALLING TOGETHER
"[FALLING TOGETHER] is a good, solid read that succeeds in being both funny and heartbreaking. De los Santos has a knack for best-friend banter and stays true to the emotions involved in letting go of treasured relationships."
-Booklist on FALLING TOGETHER
"Falling Together explores the ways our familial relationships and friendships affect who we are and who we're becoming…the appeal of de los Santos' books remains the intimacy with which the reader gets to know each character."
-BookPage on FALLING TOGETHER
"Brimming with the author's trademark wit, vivid prose and captivating characterizations, FALLING TOGETHER brilliantly explores our deepest human connections and confirms Marisa de los Santos as one of America's most exciting contemporary novelists."
"Prose that shines in moments of tenderness."
-People on BELONG TO ME
"By the book's end, humanity is discovered in the unlikeliest places, and Cornelia learns that tempting as it is, you can't always judge a woman by her hairstyle."
-New York Times on BELONG TO ME
"De los Santos keeps us totally engaged with these fragile creatures, who get under our skin and, ultimately, into our hearts. Highly recommended."
-Library Journal (starred review) on BELONG TO ME
"Witty and intelligent."
-Kirkus Reviews on BELONG TO ME
"Fans of de los Santos's previous heartfelt novels will rejoice to learn of her new one, and those readers just discovering her with Falling Together will be thrilled to hear that she has a backlist they can devour."
-SheKnows.com on FALLING TOGETHER