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1-2 beds bathroom fulham chelsea
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Floor No.1
- ファミリー/子供と一緒に泊まれる
- 洗濯機/乾燥機
- 屋内暖炉
- 利用可能な駐車場
- 朝食
- タオル
- 食洗器
- インターネット/WiFi
Accommodation summary
|Stephendale Road, SW6 2LT London, イギリス
Live the London Life, a lovely comfortable double bedroom & private bathroom in our typical family home in a popular safe area great pubs, restaurants,24 hour shop. Single/small twin room available also, Easy access to museums, sights and West End.
On offer is a king size double bedroom in large typical London family home with private bathroom with bath and strong overbath shower. Super comfortable bed, (good cotton sheets and fluffy pillows) with large cupboard space and unlimited wifi. There is also a single pull out mattress that can also be used which although on the floor is very comfortable with a thick down filled mattress topper on it. Breakfast is eaten in our eat in kitchen and We have a lovely garden which is great to sit out in when the weather is warm and even have breakfast in. I always have a selection of English baked goods (english muffins, crumpets, hot cross buns, bread) with jam and marmelade, tea, coffee and orange juice in the house which you are welcome to help yourself to.
My son is away at university so there is also a smaller room which has a single bed and can be turned into a small twin by the use of a very comfortable pull out mattress on the floor. When available we are happy to rent this to families or friends. There is a minimum charge of £40 for this room
We are located on the Fulham /Chelsea border, ten minutes walk from London's famous Kings Road, with good transport links to the centre of town and the London sights. We are two minutes from the bus stop, 10 minutes from the Overground at imperial Wharf (which links to the district line and to the central line) and 15 minutes walk to Fulham Broadway on the district line which takes you straight into Earls Court and onto the Piccadilly line, plus we are close to 2 different 24 hour buses so you don't have to be tucked up in bed by midnight!
Clapham Junction station is 5 mins from us on the overground and has direct trains to Gatwick and to many beautiful places to visit like Windsor Castle or Brighton. For those who love to shop we are also only ten minutes by overground from WESTFIELD home of shopping..
I send you full instructions on how to reach us from all the London airports, Heathrow and Gatwick are closest but all are reachable.
Guests have the use of their room their private bathroom and the kitchen for breakfast and snacks.. We have another toilet that they can also use. Guests are welcome to use the garden for smoking or hanging out in on warmer days . There is parking available on the street but it is £2.20 an hour from 9-5 every day except Sunday.
You are sharing the house with myself and my family We are usually around for a chat, advice or information. Some of our guests like to join us for a drink or a cup of tea but this is your holiday and we want you to be happy so whatever suits.
Its a residential but lively neighbourhood where lots of families and young working adults choose to live. We have a great pub with good food actually in our street and are within walking distance of many good restaurants, take aways, playgrounds and parks, cinemas and of course CHELSEA football ground. .We are also between 2 and 12 minutes walk from some really nice pubs where you can sit outside and have a drink overlooking the river among the locals .
Our area is international but not touristy it is very much a place where Londoners live, all nationalities mixed up together.
We provide towels, luxury shower gels. shampoo and conditioner and a hairdryer
Please do read our house rules before booking.
Our home is not only spacious and comfortable with a lovely garden in a central safe location but also offers a real taste of English life!
ハウスルールPlease take off shoes before entering the bedrooms.
Smoking is permitted outside in the garden only.
Official entry time is 14.00 but we are flexible dependant on more guests coming and if we are working. We do not accept guests after midnight or before 9.00 am unless previously arranged before booking. Wetake into account unavoidable travel delays.
We store your luggage for you if you have a later departure time from London but there are storage fascilities at the main London train stations
There are lots of good takeaways eat it in the kitchen and not in your room. When not In use by the family The kitchen can be used for snacks, takeaways and to have a relaxing drink in but not for cooking unless previously arranged.
We have a no food and no red wine policy in the bedrooms.
You are staying in a family home so guests are asked not to have friends round
If you need any help with directions from the airports or trains I am happy to help. Gatwick and heathrow are the nearest airports to us.
We love our house so please treat it with care and consideration. Most of all we hope you enjoy your stay with us
|¥ 225215 ゲスト・宿泊日の追加
|3 ヶ月あたり
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Very nice room and very friendly hosts. Annabella & James did everything to make our stay comfortable. When you stay with local people, you receive nice restaurant-adresses where mostly only local people eat (Fish & Chips : wonderful :)).
Thanks again and see you next time.
Charlotte & family
We traveled with two adults and a chield. Annabella´s house is a really cozy place. We met her husband James and he was a very friendly and courteous host.
Our room was nice, the Bathroom is pretty - and everything is very clean...it is a typical english home like Foreigners like to see.
To get the next bus it takes two minutes, then 10 minutes and there is the tube Fulham Broadway, to Downtown and other places 10 to 25 minutes, absolut easy.
Also a lot of busses, to Nottimg Hill and Kensington.
Well, London is a place to come back...and it would be nice to stay at the same adress again.
The rooms were as described. We could prepare the breakfast itself. Annabella and her husband were very friendly and helpful.
Annabella, James and her daughter (their son was not there while we were there) are very very lovely and nice people, always in a good mood. From the beginning they were very friendly and helped us with anything we need. One night we had a drink with them and it was fantastic, we laugh a lot. The rooms are perfect, the beds comfortable, we had a bathroom only for us, and everything was very clean. We had everything we needed for breakfast (We are looking for a toaster in Madrid like yours!). Buses are in the doorstep, and also the underground is close to the house. You can get the centre in about 15 or 20 minutes. Anabella,James: we only have good words about our staying at your house, thank you so much for all. He hope you come to Madrid one day to see us. We wish you the best. Jipijapa!!!!! Olga, Roberto, Rober and Nadia
Freindly and helpfully host. Clean and spacious room and Bath. Breakfast only Toast and Jam - self service with plenty of Tea.
The best part of our stay was meeting Annabella and James. They are wonderful people and when we said goodbye, it was like we were saying goodbye to dear friends...and we only stayed two nights! Both of them made us feel so welcome and we enjoyed our late night talks over wine at the kitchen table. The rooms are very pleasant and comfortable. The nearest tube station is about a 15 minute walk but Annabella was kind enough to drive us there in the mornings. From the Fulham Broadway tube station you can be in central London in about 20 minutes. Thank you Annabella and James for a lovely time!
We had a wonderful stay in London this november. The room and bathroom is nice and private. The house is located in a nice area with restaurants just around the corner. The breakfast is delicious.
Annabella and James are very nice and more than helpful. Thank you both of you!
Best wishes from Denmark.
I could write the normal comment about Annabelle's house, and I have to do. The room was beautiful, clean, comfortable. We had all that we need for that our stay would be comfortable. The breakfast excellent, nice bathroom with hot water (u have to think in London in november :-)). My daughter were happy in her bed, like my wife and me. Free wifi in all the house. The house is lovely, in a nice zone near center London. You have a bus some meters from the house to go right to the train (one of then all the night), and a market and some restaurants near the house. But i think that this is not the principal thing. The first is to have the opportunity to know Annabelle and her family. I have to advertise, you can forget easily that this is not your own family house. All the time Annabelle and James have a smile in your face. They always feel worried by your well-being, with advices on your trip. And not only advices, maps, guides, a lot of things to long to explain. Think about the good thing that it is to return from the city and can talk about with friendly people. Think in wake up in the morning after a nice dream and find a breakfast (excellent, by the way). In my wife's words: in this house you feel good feelings. Well, this is a part of what you'll find here. You not only rent rooms, you also will find friends anxious to help. James, Annabelle, you have my phone and friends in Barcelona. And you that are reading this, don´t have any doubt in booking it.Thanks James and Annabelle, I wish see you soon and share a good beer.
Ever so nice host and very, very helpfull. Good location in short distance to many of what to see... in London. We came by plane to Stansted and then with one bus to Victoria st. Station and only one tube to where Annabella lives. We could use the garden if we wanted to and use the kitchen for snacks too. The rooms were clean and we enjoyed staying with Annabella and her family.
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This is the long-overdue interview with the man behind The Orphanage Music, a musician, an artist and a true pioneer.
Usually the words undone in fashion work as a semi-polite way to say unfinished, broken, or just no good, however Prada managed to turn it around and make undone chic and desirable.
Peter Dundas had had enough. In Emilio Pucci's fall 2013 ready-to-wear collection, blues, tans, and whites fluttered down the runway in a plethora of fabrics and textures soothing the malaise of winter.
Subtlety and Versace go together like pickles and peanut butter. One doesn't wear Versace to blend in, nor does one eat P&P for a bland sandwich.
A closer look at Jens Ullrich, a Berlin-based artist, best recognized for his gatherings of old newspaper that turn into abstract compositions.
Ani Afshar brings her newest collection of striking hand-woven tapestries to the Hilton-Asmus Contemporary, entitled: "Woven Gardens, Casting Shadows."
Silence, a landscape photo series captured by Claire Droppert. This breathtaking project aims to express simplicity and minimalism and was shot around the world from locations such as Paxos, Greece and Montejaque, Spain.
Unveiling look after look, the inspiration of Gucci's fall 2013 ready-to-wear collection was clear.
It's been a big year for Christopher Kane. After becoming part of the PPR umbrella, he may have felt he had a lot to prove. And, boy did he. His fall 2013 ready-to-wear collection cut the muster.
Burberry conjures up a very specific image, a classic, British image. Bailey's job is to meld that image with something new—season in and season out.
Burberry Prorsum Fall Winter 2013 collection includes built-in RFID chips, or in a more fashionable way "Smart Personalization."
Giles manages to somehow combine all three into a beautiful showing of flowy Edwardian gowns mixed with elements of the darker side of fashion.
The weather may not have been in Marc Jacob's favor, but that didn't stop him from mounting what would be New York Fashion Week's piece de resistance.
Giovanna Randall serves up a particularly sweet morsel with Honor, during a gloom-laden New York Fashion Week.
Marc by Marc Jacobs gives the week the shake-up it needed with a much appreciated bolt of fun, light-hearted energy.
Dear Stranger (1998-2000) is a highly self-conscious study in photographic voyeurism.
For Fall, Patrik Ervell gave us equal measures of his Swedish and Californian self. In design parlance, it means he feels most at home designing outerwear, and he surely gave his gents some thrilling offers.
Portraits of Andy Warhol by Richard Avedon, August 20th, 1969. This artwork is currently on display at The Art Institute of Chicago.
In honor of Valentine's Day, Love magazine has released a video of Cara Delevingne, titled, "In Bed with Cara Delevingne."
Espionage inspiration is kind of a funny one. For a career that wants you to blend in, fashion designers who use the spy world as inspiration sure make it difficult.
Having models slowly but deliberately make their way around and around to show off Lucio Castro's primary color fueled collection.
It's hard to pinpoint the best words to describe the collection. It had touches of athletic wear, mixes of downtown cool, and even an almost Amish accessory.
Alexandre Herchcovitch takes us on a walk through his maternal, cosmic garden, but sidesteps his own innovation with an unfortunate taste for color.
Pulling inspiration from the cave drawings at Chauvet, Rochambeau's ready-to-wear men's fall 2013 collection melds cave drawings with utilitarian style.
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Julavits was in town last week for a reading of her third novel, The Uses of Enchantment, at Newtonville Books. It is about a 17-year-old girl in West Salem, Massachusetts, who may or may not have faked her own abduction, and her prim mother's and two dueling therapists' reaction upon her return. Like her other novels, The Mineral Palace and The Effect of Living Backwards, Enchantment is imaginative, immediate, and dark. It is immersed in a mood of sinister sexuality, set with characters who are sharp and sometimes cruel in that distinctively withering New England way.
The local culture is not unknown to her. Julavits grew up in Portland, Maine, and now spends nine months a year in Manhattan with her husband, writer Ben Marcus, and three months in Brooklin, Maine, a town three hours north of Portland. That city-country split is apparent. Julavits has a New Yorker's cool about her, as well as a Mainer's no-nonsense practicality. She's earthy — earnest and passionate, with an arid sense of humor. When Julavits talks about literature and books — hers, others, responses to both — she's serious. She's slim and tall, with dark-rimmed glasses that stand out against her fair skin and blonde hair. If Julavits had told me she was 26, I would've believed her. She's 38. "Old," she says. Hardly, I think. What follows is an edited transcript of our conversation.
How do you split your brain between writing fiction and editing the Believer?
They both end up being these great antidotes to each other, and they work such different sides of your brain, and it happens that it's both sides of my brain that I like to work. It's a great way to detox one from the other. So it's like when you've just been editing too much, write some fiction.
In your Believer essay, you argue for snark-free criticism. In your novels, though, your characters tend to be extremely sharp, almost caustic. What gives with that?
The essay argued that there's definitely space for very, very severe, harsh criticism, so long as it isn't sarcastic or in some way disdainful of the book or the author. I guess I also didn't want to abolish sarcasm from the face of the earth, you know? I think it has many apt applications, and has a definite place in my heart, certainly. And, I think, what better place to be able to exercise your cool side than between two fictional characters? It means I'm nicer to my friends as a result.
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1. Helps them keep Chris Paul
2. Best player in the trade
3. Wont be able to resign Bledsoe
jordan at least hustles and is a great shot blocker. he is also better offensively other than free throw shooting. i think that trade is realistic. they would probably try to get us to add shump which i would not want to do. i'd swap chandler straight up for jordan if they would do it. he's more athletic, younger, and like i said is a great shot blocker. at least he could potentially get better. tyson is only going to get worse at this stage of his career.
i was looking at the knicks salaries... and man just imagine if all that money spent on amare, chandler, novak and camby was spent on players that could have actually helped in that series. most of the best knicks players throughout the playoffs (other than melo) were guys on cheap deals like pablo, cope, felton, kmart, shump, etc.
Dont know if Id swap them straight up Id want some other asset a late 1st. I doubt we could get Bledsoe and Jordan and I agree they would probably ask for Shump. I was wondering if our 1st this year along with Chandler and Kidd would be enough.
Judging from the papers, were gonna have pretty much the exact same team going forward.. Minus a minor role players here or there.. They seem to think JR Smith is coming back, along with Tyson Chandler.. I'm not that excited about seeing a team that won 50plus games in the regular season and then flopped for the most part in the postseason, and never looked right offensively.. We can win 50plus games and still wonder if we'll instantly struggle in the postseason..


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The hotly anticipated ninth novel in the hugely popular Elemental Assassin series finds Gin Blanco on a dangerous mission to rescue a friend.
When a terror from the past threatens Gin's friend and body-disposer, Sophia, Gin will stop at nothing to protect her, even if it means walking straight into a killer's trap. Meanwhile, the rocky romance between Gin and Owen reaches a turning point - can they reunite and rekindle their love? Or will the things Gin has been forced to do in her line of work as the deadly assassin the Spider keep them apart forever? Assuming, that is, she survives long enough to find out....
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"All hail The Spider!"
There's only a handful of series' where I will literally count the days between releases and Elemental Assassin is one of them. Gin kicks this installment off in true Spider style with blood on her hands and a body to dispose of. In Heart of Venom we finally see Blanco's cool, patient demeanor slip only to be replaced by an emotional, risk-taking one which is incredibly dangerous in her line of work but also an as-of-yet unexplored side of her character. It's personal this time around; you don't mess with Gin Blanco's friends and expect to live.
Part of the reason why Gin's been so successful in her career as a hired gun is in large part thanks to her ability to shelve her emotions while on a job. She does her homework, waits for the perfect shot and then makes her getaway. Granted, even the best laid plans tend to blow up in her face but regardless of the outcome, she always goes in with a cool head. Not this time. Blanco just reacts. Her friend is threatened and she goes barreling into an impossible situation guns blazing with no regard for her survival. The fact that Gin favors fire power over her trademark blades in this installment further reinforces her fragile emotional state by demonstrating her willingness to throw caution into the wind and let stealth be dammed. The Spider is s-c-a-r-y when she's mad; I pity the fool who incurred her wrath!
Sophia's always been a bit of a mystery; she doesn't talk much and is a pro at body disposal. The Deveraux sisters are an integral part of this series so I was thrilled at the prospect of learning more about one of my two favourite dwarves. We finally uncover the whys behind her goth wardrobe and her knack for getting rid of corpses. As anticipated, her reasons are even more disturbing than I could have possibly imagined. There's a nice little flashback to a scene that showcases the earlier stages of Sophia's friendship with Gin that took on a whole new meaning given the current circumstances. It was a fun extra and got me psyched for the next novel where we get to go back in time and witness the making of the assassin, The Spider. Fletcher's also still ever present in this series and I couldn't help but get a little teary eyed when Gin finds his file on Grimes. I'm hoping for more of him in the next installment as well.
Now to the crux of the matter, the question that everyone's been asking me since I read this book; what's the 4-1-1 on Owen? As the blurb suggests, there is progress on that front and I was satisfied with the way Estep attempted to redeem his character. Grayson really messed up, his heartfelt apology and actions speak volumes but the road to forgiveness is long and I approve of Gin's caution where he's concerned. As much as I love him and want them to get their HEA, I'm happy that Blanco didn't completely succumb to his boyish charm. Heart of Venom is definitely a turning point in their relationship and I think that readers will be appeased by this installment.
Heart of Venom exposes a different side of Gin, which after 9 installments is a feat in itself. I loved watching The Spider wreak havoc on her enemies in the name of friendship and family. Seeing Sophia, an incredibly resilient character, brought to her knees by her past was as emotional as it was enlightening. I've spent two books waiting to witness Owen's fight to win back the love of his life and he does not disappoint. Jennifer Estep and Gin Blanco are a winning combination that never gets old; all hail The Spider!
In my opinion, a good story evokes emotion. It'll make me laugh, angry, or cry. But it can't just be words on a page. It has to do something
"Good story, great author, great voice actress"
I missed really missed that line Gin says about someone "needed to get dead in a hurry". I don't recall that in this book. But it always makes me laugh in the other ones. The voice actress has the perfect accent for the characters in the book. I know many people who have that accent, so it is very believable. And reminds me of people I know. After seeing how choppy and strange a great audio book series becomes when the author suddenly decides to switches narrators, I'd definitely quit reading this if Lauren Fortgang wasn't reading it anymore. To date I've quit buying two series because I couldn't stand the switch.
"Gin and Owen ahhhh"
Gin and Owen.....another good listen.
Im glad to see Gin opening up with her feeling for her friends and letting them know it. I was a little worried that maybe I had enough of Gin as she really was staying closed up not letting her friends in, but this story change that.. A very good listen
5 stars is i love and i will read agani and again. 1 is i hate and i never want to hear about it ever again. YES = :))) - NO= :'(
"Its About Sophia!!! A Good One!!!"
This addition was a good one, almost the whole book was was filled with action. I liked the beginning of it and how our spider took action immediately and kicked butt.
The spider deals with a crazy person here, a really crazy one.. and i was happy with the ending how it it concluded.
You also get to know a bit more about the mysterious M.M.M. but its all questions, really wondering what will happen here and how it will end up when that person appears later one the future books.
Looking forward for the next book.
"Loved it!!!"
On the plus side, Sophia is one of my favorite characters so I was happy that this book gave us some background on her and her sister. The only complaint I have is that my other favorite, Finn only plays a small part in this book. Estep told a great story this time around. The bad guys were truly bad, and it was pretty awesome. Estep has a short e-novella out told from Owen's perspective that happens chronologically before the events in this book that gives a little more insight to him. Fortgang does a great job, the drawl she gives Gin used to get on my nerves but I can't picture it any other way now.
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"Bloody Good!"
Heart of Venom is a bloody fast pace ride through the backwoods of Ashland with a heroine that shows no signs of slowing down.
I'm a HUGE fan of the Elemental Assassin series. I love how we are 9 books into the series and Estep still manages to deliver great storylines. Books 1-5 has one story arc about Gin's past and the person that was responsible for the death of Gin's family.
The second half of the series has more wiggle room for other storylines and we are slowing building to what could be another arc with a new evil on the rise. But before we get there we take a side trip to deal with a story that has been building for a while about one of the beloved secondary characters, Sophia Deveraux.
I have always wanted more info on Sophia's history. Estep has teased us here and there about how she got her ruined voice. Now we finally get the whole story on Sophia and it gives Gin's back story a run for it's money.
Several years ago a brother and sister, Bonnie and Clyde act kidnapped Sophia after the brother, Harley Grimes became obsessed with her. The part did horrible things to Sophia, leaving her with the ruined voice. All those years ago Jo Jo went to a little known assassin called The Tin Man. That's right Gin's foster father and mentor, Fletcher is the one that rescued Sophia. Now with Fletcher out of the way Grimes thinks it's safe to take Sophia again.
Heart of Venom follows Gin trying to save Sophia after Grimes grabs her during a by a person a girls' day at Jo Jo's salon. Gin is always cool and collected when it comes to being The Spider. But she loses it all when Sophia is taken. She tries to run off with guns knives ablazing until her friends make her see that it would be suicide to go up on Grimes' mountain alone.
"Grimes might be a bad, bad guy, but I happen to be a bad, bad bitch."
Gin gets unexpected backup from Owen, her estranged lover. Gin agrees to let Owen come along with her. leaving the rest of the group to protect an injured Jo Jo. But it's not just Gin and Owen to the rescue, they pick up an guide for the mountain hike. And of course Gin and Owen get a little time for an heart to heart between all the killing. ( I highly recommend you read the short story, Kiss of Venom that's told through Owen's POV which takes place after Deadly Sting and Heart of Venom).
As Gin and her small crew make their way up the mountain we get flashbacks about Fletcher (I love these) like it other books in the series, along with flashbacks on how Gin and Sophia interacted in the early stages of their friendship.
Heart of Venom is fully charged with emotion and adrenaline. Gin really is a one woman killing machine and I loved every bloody moment of it.
"Even my socks squished with blood….. Please, …. step up and die."
Lauren Fortgang is on my top 5 favorite narrators list. She does an outstanding job with Gin and all the other characters. I've done most of series on audio and when reading the few books I've not listened to I have Fortgang's voice in my head.
"Couldn't Stop Listening!"
This was a slight variation for the Gin Blanco series and it was GREAT! It was suspenseful and interesting. Fans of the series will enjoy this book greatly. Praise to both Jennifer Estep and Lauren Fortgang for a riveting, well narrated story!
Reading is my favorite past time.
"I think this is the best one so far!"
This series can't come out fast enough for me. I can't wait for the next book. PLease hurry with book 10.
O Day of days when we can read! The reader and the book, either without the other is naught. Ralph Waldo Emerson. I Love to read, a great time for me is curling up with a great book!!!
"Heart of venom"
I will start of by saying that I am not too pleased with the O.G. situation, that was way too easy.
Other than that, it was Gin at her best. She kicked butt and took names!
I got more of the back story on Sophia and how Jo-Jo met Fletcher and that was cool.
All in all it did not disappoint
"outstanding ! one of the best Gin books so far!"
the solidarity,sacrifice and twist and the affermation of each charactors strengths and indearing voungrabilitys.
Gin,because as always she was amazing she takes anyone and anything on for those she loves no matter what it costs her. Brave,strong and beautiful person.
Lauren Fortgang was absolutly outstanding as always .
"very disappointing"
the story and fight scenes were so similar to previous books, it felt like deja vu
the narrator was ok but ill timed pauses get a little annoying
The first books in this series were ok, at times enjoyable, but this one had little new to offer
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"Where have you three been?!" said Drake's mom. "I can't believe you told your sister and then told her not to tell!"
"That little snitch," Drake said.
"I know you're also a dragon, but that doesn't mean you can fly off whenever you want. I should…"
"We were looking for my mom. Please yell at drake or Topaz. It was my idea," Aleea say.
"No it-OUCH!" Drake starts but get elbowed in the stomach.
"I WANT MY STEAK!!!!" screams Topaz, and everybody stops arguing.
"Steak?" Drake's mom questions, puzzled.
"What! She gave me Bambi Eyes," Drake shrugs. Topaz breathes smoke. "I'm getting it. Keep your claws on." Drake drops a slab of sirloin steak on a plate and puts it on a plate.
Topaz munches away on her steak when the telephone rings.
"Hello?" Aleea answers.
"Is this Drake's number?"
"This is."
"Then why are you answering Aleea?"
"How do you know my name?"
"You forgot me already!? This is Cryst!"
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"Why are you…"
"Come over here and we'll tell you."
Just down the road was a "Your Gone" moving truck. But looks can be deceiving.
"'You forgot me already!? This is Cryst!'"
"'Oh, sorry Cryst.'"
"'Why are you…'"
"'Come over here and we'll tell you.'"
"The target has hung up. We'll have her soon."
"You keep your hands off of her you, you, you, OOF!" Aleea's mom screeches. She got kicked in the stomach.
"We can do whatever we want," said a man in a black who, to her understanding, reeked like cigar. "Get her."
"NOOO!!" she cries.
"This is easy as pie, boys," says one.
"How do you make pie?" says another.
"Shut up!"
Topaz perks up her ears and then smells the air and says "Bad people are coming." She sniffs the air again. "They got guns!"
"What! Aleea, Mom, Topaz; go upstairs. I'll deal with them." Drake morphs and waits beside the door. CRASH!!! The door got knocked down. Drake swings his scaly fist at the first to walk into the living room. The armor clad men turn and took a step back. "Don't any of you have manners," Drake asks them while upper cutting one of them.
"Lock and load boys, let's smoke this overgrown lizard."
"It's your funeral."
Drake covers his head and after two grazes and ten seconds the shooting stops. "Thank God for ricochet." SMACK!! The last thing he sees is a gun barrel before a flash of light and darkness.
Drake blinks in the light and saw Aleea shaking she was sobbing so hard with a sword on the floor with dried blood caked on it. "He was going to kill Drake," Aleea cried. "What was I supposed to do?"
"It's Okay Aleea. You were brave. Look, he's up now, all thanks to you keeping him alive," Topaz comforts.
"I was so scared."
"You can't have courage without fear," Drake tells her. Aleea runs over and hugs him really hard. She then kisses him and starts to cry.
"I was so worried. I s-saw you fall so I grabbed s-some thing that would hurt, or, the scary part, k-kill him. He was going to kill you so I felt the same bloodlust like he was f-feeling. Then the fireplace poker I grabbed changed into a sword in a flash, literally. I-I stabbed him in the heart."
"I've been in your situation. I was either them or us."
Drake's mother sat back and thinks, <They were made for each other.>
<Me too.>
Drake's mom falls backward in her chair.
<Oops>, Topaz says. <Sorry Jen.>
"I never told you my name," Jen said.
"Mom, I know," Drake said.
"Drake she's talking to me," said Topaz. "I was what Drake needed, too."
"How did you find out my name?!"
"I … don't know. I just … knew it. I heard someone saying 'They were made for each other. This girl is just what he needed' and I had to say me too." Aleea and drake still didn't break their hug like they didn't hear anything.
"Oh well," Jen said, "anyone hungry after that huge incident?"
"Yeah!" goes Topaz.
"Yep," says Drake.
"I guess," Aleea says shakily.
"How about salmon?" says Drake's mom.
"What should I do with the sword?" she asked.
"Can you change it into something smaller?"
"I don't know. How do I do that?"
"How should I know? Try thinking of something that you would normally carry around."
"How about a twisty pen?"
FLASH! The sword turned into a pen.
"That solves that problem."
"What are we supposed to do with the bodies?" Topaz asks casually.
Jen, Aleea, and Drake look at each other then the living room. With the door busted down, bullet holes everywhere, and the place an overall mess, it was the perfect breaking and entering cover up.


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When Joe Fox and James Nubile began work on their documentary, Question One, which covers 2009's gay-marriage battle from inside both camps, they had no idea that Marc Mutty would be such a compelling interviewee. Mutty, who took leave from his job as public affairs director of Portland's Roman Catholic archdiocese to chair the Yes on One (anti-gay-marriage) campaign, is this film's tragic hero — not for his work against equality, of course, but as a character in this story.
Fox and Nubile, who run a New York City-based production company, Fly On The Wall Productions, convinced both the pro- and anti-marriage teams to allow them "embedded" access to campaign operations during the 2009 referendum fight. Both sides agreed, on the condition that the footage not be shown until after the election. We all remember how that election ended, with 53 percent voting to repeal Maine's gay-marriage law, and 47 percent voting to preserve the same-sex marriage bill the legislature had approved and the governor had signed into law.
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The filmmakers capture an exhausted Mutty "asking for forgiveness for the ways in which I may have betrayed my own self in this endeavor" and butting heads with Frank Schubert of Schubert Flint Public Affairs, the consulting firm that led efforts to overturn gay marriage in California — the dramatic "Prop 8" debacle. At one point, Mutty refers to the campaign as a "fucking son of a bitch — I hate it, I hate it, I hate it."
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While these could be damning words for Mutty and for the anti-marriage side, Fox (who is gay) and Nubile say that they did not set out to make a pro-gay-marriage movie. "I wanted to present a nuanced portrait of the issue," Fox says, "and real, fully developed characters." He says he feels almost "defensive" of his interviewees on both sides.
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Actually, I'd say it makes you a better owner. Not that these are wonderful experiences, but at least she gets to live a nice life exploring around outdoors!
I suggest you make the frisbee the special toy she only sees when you're outside, and give her your full attention with it. If it's just another toy to her, then it won't work. It has to be way more valuable than all the rest.
I'll try the frisbee, she likes frisbees and loves balls but the frisbee is maybe a bigger distraction. Ill use the drag leash when we are mucking around on our property.
I read in another thread where they said that if the owner has anxiety around their dog being around other dogs that their dog can pick that up. It definetely makes me anxious now when she sees another dog. My friend has a kennel and we visited yesterday just to see how she would be with other dogs (they were in kennels) and she seemed more scared than wanting to chase/fight/play.
Does it make me a bad owner that she got into bee hive and porqupine? It was a horrible situation but one that is common around here (not so much with the beehive). The only good thing about that is that she will never mess with a beehive, chase a porqupine, and a few other hard learned lessons.
I can't wait to meet the new trainer and see what he thinks/suggests. I guess I shouldnt be too hopeful though.
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"Crittering" is when they are blowing off commands b/c it's more fun to sniff around for creatures to chase.
Crittering is chasing game, but it sounds like you've had great foundation work with your livestock, so that's a bonus.
I agree, I don't like to have my pup on a leash either. I'm not on my own farm, but it's very rural so even though I have neighbors very close on both sides of me, I have a horse pasture behind me and lots of vacant land across the street. I needed to train my pup not to venture out past the property line. Or chase after the loose dogs, neighbor's children, etc.
What I do is get my pup focused on me, rather than them. I know it's a crutch, but the frisbee works like a charm for this, in our case. Just saying the word "frisbee" will get his attention off whatever he's zoning in on.
Sometimes just having the extra weight of the line on the dog (and not necessarily checking her or using a correction collar) is enough to help with compliance. Nothing wrong with having her drag a line for safety, just pick a material that won't snag.
"Crittering" is when they are blowing off commands b/c it's more fun to sniff around for creatures to chase.
Sorry, but I dont know how to quote your posts to respond to them individually.
Yah, I had a feeling the prong drag leash combo was a potential disaster. It makes me nervous to even use the drag leash with just her flat collar if I am not right there with her.
Yesterday we hiked (snowshoed) in the mountains for 4 hours. She is never on any type of leash there and her recall is great. We always see deer and although she is very interested in chasing them I can call her back to me immediately. She always keeps her eye on me and never wanders off. She is also great with our cattle and horses, if took maybe a week to learn she cannot "play" with them but after that she never concerned herself with them again.
The reason I had her on the drag lease when the incident happened is because of the cat situation here and I don't want her to think its ok to chase them. I never expected a person & a growling chihuahua to show up on our property. But she had a running start and when I grabbed the drag leash I just couldnt hold on (especially when my pinky finger got in the way). I called (yelled) for her but theres was no stopping her. She knew she was wrong when I finally got to her. What could I have done differently or what collar or leash would of worked out better? I just don't think/like having to put her on a leash when we are on our property.
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|I would not leave a dog loose with a correction collar, especially not dragging a leash/line. Possibly a no pull harness might work? I'd rather a dog wear a harness if they were going to be dragging a leash around personally. There are different types, the front attach ones like the Sense-action or EasyWalk, and ones that work in other ways to stop pulling like the Sporn no pull or others, or there's this one that has two attachment points: Freedom No Pull Harness
|I went back to read some of OP's posts, to get a better idea of the situation. The pup is only 9 months old. The crittering seems to be self-taught, since she's gotten into a bee's hive and been hit by a porcupine already. Now that's a harsh correction! Poor girl!
If the dog is tearing around full speed such that a well timed correction would physically harm the dog, I would say the dog is not at a point in the training where it should be allowed to be running around full speed, it has too much freedom at that point. It sounded to me like the OP has already done a good deal of recall training with her dog, but learned of one specific thing she wasn't able to call the dog off of. In this case I would say that for the safety of her, her dog, and possibly other dogs involved it might be worth using some form of correction (whether that's being checked on a collar or using an e-collar) in order to reinforce the verbal commands.
For the initial training of a recall, I personally use no collars or leashes at all. I start just having the dog follow me around getting treats/rewards. Then I throw a treat away from me and while the dog is distracted by it, call him back for another. Then I get people to help me with "restrained recalls". I also praise and reward and young dog any time he "checks in" with me without being asked, and then give a release word so the dog doesn't think that a recall means all the fun is over and we're going in. There are lots of things you can do before putting a collar on the dog but in reality, many dogs at some point will need the point to come home, especially a dog that has high prey drive and/or a dog that is more protective and doesn't take keenly to another dog trespassing. Sometimes a dog just needs to know what is allowed and what's not because if given the choice between chasing a cat and eating a treat, I know my dog Nikon would *always* chase the cat, lol, but he also knows that when I say "stay" that means he's not allowed to cross the street and chase a cat.
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I don't put lines on dogs and jerk them off their feet at random with no reason or warning.
But for others reading this thread, that would respect your opinion, it's nice to have that clarified. I was thinking that OP might inadvertently do it - of course not to deliberately harm their dog, but that's a risk you do take when you're in that situation. JMO.
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Being the best gal pals that they are, the Little Mix ladies have jumped to the defense of their best girl Jesy Nelson, after she found herself subject to a horrible jibe from UK television personality Katie Hopkins.
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It's fire season here in Palo Alto, too.
Original post made by Been There, Gunn High School, on May 22, 2007
We have had three years straight of heavy, late rains, and now this dry year. We have our hills, with windy, narrow roads and heavy vegetation.
Do not think that your urban-looking neighborhood is immune. Mine wasn't. Sparks fly in dry winds -- do you have a fire safe roof? Do you have landscaping under your eaves that could ignite and set your whole house on fire in minutes through your attic? Juniper bushes, for example, are oily and dry, and they burn long and hot. If your yard is full of junipers, and a major fire occurs, you can kiss your house and probably your neighbors' houses, goodbye. Are juniper jungles worth it?
In a major event, no one will be able to pour water on your home. In California, with homes often no more than 10 feet apart, fires spread easily house to house. Do you have good insulation and double paned windows facing your neighbors? Do you have flammable materials piled high in your side yard?
30 feet clearance around your house doesn't just mean dry grass, but that's a good place to start. I see plenty of dry grass that hasn't been cleared.
We are not immune, but we could be a lot safer than we are. Fire season is here, folks. If you've been putting off those safety measures, now's the time.
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a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on May 23, 2007 at 11:29 am
There are many square miles of Palo Alto that have no fire departments/stations within many miles or probably 20 minutes. A new station is needed in the open space region about 2 miles above the entrance to Foothills Park on Page Mill Rd or maybe at Montebello Rd and Page Mill Rd..
a resident of Gunn High School
on May 23, 2007 at 7:56 pm
Good observation, Observer.
The thing to remember, though, is that in large events, existing firefighting resources are usually overwhelmed. Reducing the risk that one's house will catch fire is the best prevention.
A new fire station could not go in overnight. A bad fire season is already upon us. Everyone's efforts to reduce their own home's risk will also reduce the risk to their entire neighborhood.
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on May 24, 2007 at 8:43 am
There is a Palo Alto Fire station in Foothills park. It is open during wildfire season (Jul thru Oct). But this year, the Palo Alto Finance Comm voted 4 to 0 NOT to open it.
The state has already had a few major wildfires and Palo Alto has had two small ones in the last week.
I guess the city will "roll the dice" on this wildfire season.
Good luck in those dry hills!
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PURPOSE The purpose of this study is to learn more about multifocal lymphangioendotheliomatosis with thrombocytopenia (MLT). MLT is a rare vascular disorder characterized by multiple congenital skin and visceral lesions, profound thrombocytopenia, and gastrointestinal bleeding. The skin lesions may appear red, brown or blue, often misdiagnosed as hemangiomas. The gastrointestinal tract, liver, and lungs are the most common internal organs involved. The severe thrombocytopenia (low platelets) is believed to be the result of platelet trapping within the skin and visceral vascular lesions. Severe and chronic gastrointestinal bleeding is common during infancy and early childhood. Although a relatively newly described entity, MLT was likely previously reported as hemangiomas, blue rubber bleb nevus syndrome, diffuse hemangiomatosis, Kasabach-Merritt phenomenon, and hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia. The term cutaneovisceral angiomatosis with thrombocytopenia is also a term used for this same disease. This study is a longitudinal cohort study of MLT to collect detailed clinical data on the distribution of disease, disease severity, and complications. This data will be used to create diagnostic criteria and an evaluation protocol for infants with this disease
Multifocal Lymphangioendotheliomatosis With Thrombocytopenia
Cutaneovisceral Angiomatosis With Thrombocytopenia
Vascular Anomaly With Thrombocytopenia
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Genetic and Rare Diseases Information Center resources: Lymphatic Malformations Blue Rubber Bleb Nevus Syndrome Multifocal Lymphangioendotheliomatosis With ThrombocytopeniaU.S. FDA Resources
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All patients diagnosed with Multifocal lymphangioendotheliomatosis with thrombocytopenia (MLT) or with a vascular anomaly with coagulopathy
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After informed consent is obtained a detailed question will be mailed to participating patients and families. This questionnaire will also be available electronically through an educational website. Data collected will include photographs of skin lesions, video images of gastrointestinal lesions, demographic data, clinical information, therapeutic interventions, glass slides of tissue biopsies, and collection of DNA. Enrollment will be patient family driven and modeled after several successful registries of rare diseases.
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|Medical College of Wisconsin
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|Medical College of Wisconsin
|Principal Investigator:
|Ulrich Broeckel, MD
|Medical College of Wisconsin
|Principal Investigator:
|Howard Jacob, PhD
|Medical College of Wisconsin
|Principal Investigator:
|Michael Kelly, MD, PhD
|Medical College of Wisconsin
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|Richard Noel, MD, PhD
|Medical College of Wisconsin
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|Paula North, MD, PhD
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|Beth A Drolet, MD, Professor of Dermatology and Pediatrics, Medical College of Wisconsin
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|December 18, 2007
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|March 21, 2017
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Multifocal lymphangioendoltheliomatosis with thrombocytopenia
Cutaneovisceral angiomatosis with thrombocytopenia
Lymphatic malformation
Blue-rubber bleb nevus
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Vascular Malformations
Blood Coagulation Disorders
Hemostatic Disorders
Congenital Abnormalities
Blood Platelet Disorders
Hematologic Diseases
Neoplasms, Vascular Tissue
Neoplasms by Histologic Type
Vascular Diseases
Cardiovascular Diseases
Hemorrhagic Disorders
Cardiovascular Abnormalities
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Journalists to be under digital surveillance at Sochi
Journalists will be central targets of the extensive surveillance program introduced by Russian authorities in Sochi in connection with the 2014 Winter Olympic Games that begin February 7.
By Andrei Soldatov and Irina Borogan/CPJ Guest Bloggers
Journalists will be central targets of the extensive surveillance program introduced by Russian authorities in Sochi in connection with the 2014 Winter Olympic Games that begin February 7.
By Dahlia El Zein/CPJ Middle East and North Africa Research Associate
On August 28, President Bashar al-Assad approved a new media law that purportedly upholds freedom of expression and bans the arrest of journalists. Yet less than a week later, on Saturday, a Syrian journalist and contributor to the pan-Arab daily Al-Hayat was arrested, CPJ reported. Just two days before the endorsement of the law, Syrian cartoonist Ali Ferzat was brutally attacked by masked assailants. A close look at the legislation, Decree No. 108, suggests the Assad regime is simply paying lip service to reform.
By Sheryl Mendez/Journalist Assistance Program AssociateFor the past several weeks, CPJ's Asia and Journalist Assistance programs have been in regular contact with local and international organizations who are concerned about the rising number of journalists and media workers at risk in Pakistan. CPJ and several other groups are working together on viable, in-country solutions: Journalists in Pakistan are in need of trauma counseling, urgent relocation, or support so that they may remain in hiding and avoid threats or physical attacks.
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THERE ARE TIMES in life when the rug is snatched right out from underneath our children and unexpectedly their world is upended. The events in Newtown, Conn., have presented such a time.
There is a deep sorrow that comes with the death of children; even deeper with the death of so many children; and still deeper when the deaths appear senseless. The depth of the sorrow we feel runs to our core even though the children are not our own; but we know they could be. Our basic humanity surfaces as does our tears of compassion.
As a parent we want to hold our children tighter to reassure them and ourselves that they are safe, they are loved, and that there is order in the universe. We seek the strength and wisdom to explain to them that sometime vile things happen to very good people.
Strength, courage, and wisdom are but a few of the characteristics we need in order to weather such times. Events of the past week have devastated the children of Newtown and brought grief and distress to the hearts of so many across the country, including Marin. As a parent, you find yourself mustering up all the strength, courage, and wisdom you can find, to support your children.
When these difficult times come, as parents we reach deep into our souls to find the root of what anchors us. Although we realize it is our strength and assurance that our child is depending on, we often find ourselves falling short of the mark, leveled to our knees with uncertainty, and coming up broken. Sometimes we discover that the stabilizing force that anchors us is not inside of us, but in fact, outside. We lean, for our understanding, on a power much greater than our own. If our children are to come through this trauma whole, we as parents must be strong enough to support them.
The answers we provide our children can have a calming affect at this troubled time. The courage we show them can bring comfort and tranquility to an unsettling situation. The wisdom we demonstrate can offer stability as their world is shaken to the core. We are the buffer between our children viewing the world they live in as confusing and unfair, and experiencing the world they live in with all that is positive and promising.
The children of Newtown, Conn., are hurting.
The parents are hurting.
The teachers and staff are hurting.
The community is hurting.
There is in fact enough hurt, pain, and sorrow to last a very long time. And in the days to come, there may well be anger and blame. Hopefully, when enough time has passed the healing power of love and forgiveness will shine bright enough to mend all the broken places. In the meantime, we in Marin can hold our children a little tighter and make sure that the people we love know that we love them.
Painfully tragic things happen — it's a part of life. But we come through it — that's also a part of life. Assuring our children that there is a sunrise beyond the darkest day is healing. The assurance we provide, that joy and laughter will return to our children's lives, can make the difference between them giving up in pessimism or going on in optimism.
Right now Newtown is devastated. But in the difficult days ahead, hopefully they will know that there are those around the world who are praying that hope will strengthen them and God's grace and mercy will provide them a healing place. And in time, they will trust again, they will hope again, and they will laugh again; not now, but in time.
Lois Merriweather Moore of Novato is an adjunct professor at the University of San Francisco. She is a past public member of the IJ Editorial Board.


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Here is an example of a 3mm diameter/6mm long 6V GoW bulb (note the different form of the bulb) with full glow running at 6V:
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... and a pale glow at 2V:
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Here is an example of a 3mm diameter/6mm long 6V GoW bulb (note the different form of the bulb) with full glow running at 6V:
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... and a pale glow at 2V:
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Just ordered some of these bulbs to do a test. Also, from your pic of the ESB RF top that's partly hanging out, Rafalfett, it looks like there is a 1mm or so section of aluminium on the inside of the RF block?
I noticed too that there's something under the perspex block, and I assumed that its purpose is to let the perspex block to sit at a specific distance in the RF housing. Here is a drawing (a WiP of my new RF templates that will be awailable with my RWH v2 helmet templates) that shows with approximation these 'spacers':
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The Rangefinder casing thickness is around 2mm and the spacers are 1mm for the ESB and 1.5mm for the ROTJ. The image is an interpretation of the movie era RF setup for both ESB and ROTJ.
Looks good there.
I just received a precision vice so have been able to accurately drill the three holes into the RF block. A nice slow speed and feed rate keeps the bit straight and doesn't melt the Perspex...:thumbsup
What a piece of beauty! Just need some light (I know they are on their way to you) and some experiment with them and we'll have some great rangefinders... I hope.
Keep up the great work!
RafalFett, you are brilliant and I can verify that you are indeed correct on both the wheat lamps and the 2 part Perspex. There are three wheat lamps in the perspex in addition to the two red LEDs that everyone already knows about.
The metal is not a spacer, but serves to reflect the light of the wheat bulbs. Also, it covers the entire top of the perspex.
The perspex is simply pressure fit into the rangefinder (with doublesided tape holiding it in place). The reason you are seeing a difference between the RotJ and the ESB is most likely due to the perspex not having been cut exactly the same thickness from helmet to helmet.
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It looks like the PP2 might not have the metal section glued to the top of the block, so we are seeing the adhesive part through the Perspex.
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The foil's thickness is around 0.33mm.
That's it. So on the PP2 the aluminium foil isn't there...
Because you have the wires running into the Perspex block powering the grain of wheat bulbs, when the adhesive strip fails, as seen on the ESB hero, the only thing preventing the block falling out are those wires. This is why the narrow end of the block has slipped out, revealing that aluminium backing sheet.
Added some of the images scattered through this thread to the first post, and some additional ones too.
The grain of wheat bulbs are a good fit into the holes in the perspex, but aren't a tight fit. The wires are actually pretty strong and I suppose they could provide some support, but again, the true support is coming from the rangefinder body itself.
Also, I think it is highly unlikely that the drill holes or drain of wheat bulbs would be different from helmet to helmet. There might be slight variances in the perxpex, but I would tend to believe those aspects are the same.
And I'm guessing the slightly angled in front side of the RF housing ( where as the back side of the housing is square to the top ) provides that grip from a bit of 'flex' in the housing material?
You may find the discrepancies in the three holes diameters may be caused by the drilling process. Too fast and not clearing out the Perspex swarf can result in a slightly larger bore...
Also, the grain of wheat bulbs are much longer than anything that has been posted so far. I did a quick google search and couldn't find any that directly matched the originals in overall shape.
This thread is a perfect example of what a forum should be; everyone working together to get the most accurate information. Art, thanks for starting this thing and allowing noobs like me to be a part of it.
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The legacy of Sassicaia began in 1944, when Mario Incisa acquired a number of Cabernet Sauvignon and Franc vine cuttings and planted them on a sloping hillside of the San Guido estate, called Castiglioncello after the 11th-century castle at the vineyard's upper edge. This tiny, 3.75-acre vineyard stood alone until 1965, when a second Cabernet vineyard was planted with cuttings from the Castiglioncello parcel; the gravelly, 30-acre plot would give the wine its name: Sassicaia, "the place of many stones".
With the radical changes in the D.O.C. system of regulations as of the 1994 vintage, Sassicaia's extraordinary reputation was acknowledged through the Italian government's granting the wine its own appellation.
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About Italy
A little ditty about Italy...This country has about as many wines as its had governments. With 20 different regions, hundreds of DOCs and even more indigenous varieties, the amount of wine made in Italy is mind-boggling. Most of the juice, however, remains in the country for thirsty Italians. Wine is food in Italy and its rare that a meal is consumed without a glass of vino. That said, it's not common to find many folks drinking wine without food either. In turn, it's a match, and a mighty good one at that. In fact, it's safe to say that Italian wine is a foodie wine – one that goes on the table for a myraid of meals.
For regions, the most popular are Tuscany (home of Chianti), Piedmont and the Tre-Venezie, which includes Veneto, Trentino Alto-Adige and Friuli. Other communes of note are in Southern Italy, and a few good wines are made elsewhere in the country. The islands of Sardinia and Sicily are members of the Italian winemaking community as well.


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I've made one batch of Honey Kolsh and while it was a good beer there was relatively little honey flavor in it. I even added extra to get a stronger flavor and simply ended up adding more fermenting and ending with a stronger end product...not really complaining about that.
I'm just wondering if there might be a trick in getting a stronger honey flavor without the fermentables in some way. I can add grains to add sweetness, but that is a grain sweetness, not honey.
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I mean, a Kathy moment is a sudden and involuntary (although depending on the source ya know, not altogether unexpected) release of ignorance which ya know, results in people talkin about how useless and stupid you are. I mean its not your fault you sleep all day ya know?
I was so tired that I slept past noon and couldn't remember where I put my cigarettes. It was such a Kathy Moment.
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Can't we just hear or see some positive news about Rob and Kristen instead of all this crap? He's in Austrailia filming a movie. SHe's back in LA. If you're a long time reader of any of these blogs you'll remember neither one of them would interupt the filming of the other. Yes, I'm an optimist, and an OLD one at that, I believe you refer to some as Cougars'. I'm more of a Sabre Tooth, if you get my drift, and enjoy a love story. Never had time years ago when work came before seeing or caring about what was going on with movie stars. Well, thanks to my daughter and granddaughter, I was hooked, from the first Twilight film and book. So, soothsayers, back off, and allow these two
their space. Allow we, who would believe Rob and Kristen are together and doing their prospective jobs; he filming 'The Rover' in Austrailia, and Kristen in LA, perhaps in her Malibu home continuing to do hers..
Leave them alone.
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