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Sophisticated Studio in Rome
Size15 m²
Floor No.3
- Kitchen
- Air conditioning
- Towels
- Internet/WiFi
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|Via dei Gigli d'Oro, 00186 Rome, Italy
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It is on the third floor of a building of 1600. To give a good idea of the size necessary to compare in a little sailboat.
Entering the apartment you are in a very small room equipped with a kitchenette, fridge, table with 2 stools and cupboards. From this room you climb a wooden ladder to the loft where you will find a queen size bed , HI FI, TV LCD and Air Con hot and cold.
The bathroom is small but complete with shower, toilet, washbasin and bidet. Very comfortable, this apartment is ideal for young couples who want to live on a budget, the magic of the old town.
This is probably the most popular square among Roman young people, and one of the favourite sites for visitors.
During the day, Campo dei Fiori is bursting with life and hustle thanks to its colourful market, in which you will find fresh vegetables and fruit, inexpensive clothes and souvenirs sold by easy-going locals that always enjoy a good chat, whether you are a new comer or you have already visited the Eternal City before.
During the night, Campo dei Fiori changes its face completely, and the food stands give place to people from all over the world.
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|Weekly rate for up to 2 guests
|Monthly rate for up to 2 guests
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Reviews of this property
Dear Luigi,
thank you very much for the good service. We had a wonderfull time in Roma. Since we were right in the middle of everything, we had a lot to see...
The taxi was on time and we were very good in time at the airport.
All for good, we enjoyed the stay,
beste wishes
We had a wonderful stay in Rome. The situation of "Il Nido" is simply perfect, one minute from Piazza Navona.
The apartment is small but has the essentials to spend 4 or 5 days, not for the claustrophobic ... The only downside is the shower and the toilet system that broke as we arrived.
1 to 10 ?? 9 :)
Thanks Luigi and Anna for everything, we hope to return !!
Hemos tenido una estancia maravillosa en Roma. La situación de "il nido" es simplemente perfecta, a un minuto de Piazza Navona.
El apartamento es pequeño pero tiene lo imprescindible para pasar 4 o 5 días, no apto para claustrofobicos... La única pega es la ducha y el sistema de la cisterna que se estropeo en cuanto llegamos.
De 1 a 10?? Un 9 :)
Gracias Luigi y Anna por todo, esperamos volver!!
The location was great! One could go on foot, and nightlife in the small streets everywhere was very special! So a flair not get with you when you bleary-eyed in a hotel at Termini.
The apartment is to say that it was overall pretty clean - little things like a not-so-fresh shower curtain or a little wobbly toilet seat, were the only criticisms! Otherwise you should be aware of the size of apartment! She's really been just need to sleep, shower and maybe a cup of coffee! Us it was enough, as we were there, of course, to
Rome to explore!
So all in all: great location, small but perfectly formed, with a loose toilet seat!
Die Lage war spitze! Man konnte überall zu Fuß hingehen und auch das Nachtleben in den kleinen Gassen war sehr besonders! So ein Flair bekommt man nicht mit, wenn man in einem Hotel am Termini nächtigt.
Zur Wohnung ist zu sagen, dass sie insgesamt recht sauber war - Kleinigkeiten wie ein nicht mehr ganz so frischer Duschvorhang oder ein etwas wackliger Toilettendeckel, bildeten die einzigen Kritikpunkte! Ansonsten sollte man sich über die Wohnungsgrösse bewusst sein! Sie ist wirklich nur zum Schlafen, Duschen und evtl. einen Kaffe zugebrauchen! Uns hat es gereicht, da wir natürlich da waren, um
Rom zu erkunden!
Also alles in allem: super Lage, klein, aber fein, mit losem Toilettendeckel!
I stayed here with my girlfriend for a week in October and loved this cosy little flat. The living space is quite small, but given that we were out and about most days that didn't matter to us. The bed was very comfortable, accessed by a ladder next to the door. Getting changed on the ladder took a little getting used to (there isn't room to stand up fully on the bed), but we soon got the knack. There is no lift in the building, so the flat isn't suitable for anyone who can't climb a good few flights of stairs.
The kitchen area consists of two gas hobs, a sink and a fridge. It is well provided for in terms of pans and crockery, so we happily managed to cook a few meals in the flat. However, one of the great advantages of the flat is its location and the many wonderful cafes and restaurants nearby, so we didn't need to cook often! Although the area is very central it was very peaceful at night and we slept very well. We decided for our return journey to use the Terravision Ciampino airport bus instead of the taxi service offered. This turned out much cheaper for us. The Terravision office is on the north side of the station, just outside. Thanks Luigi for a wonderful stay - we hope to return to Rome one day!
El apartamento es más que pequeño, todo concentrado como si fuese una caravana. Limpio, bastante nuevo, con lo imprescindible para pasar unos días. La zona perfecta, a dos pasos de piazza Navona, tranquila, con servicios y tiendas cercas. Se puede ir andando a los principales sitios turísticos. Muy recomendable para una pareja, si quereís aprovechar a tope, estar en pleno centro y os arreglaís en muy, muy poco espacio.
Mi esposo y yo hemos pasado 10 días fantásticos en el apartamento . Luigi, su propietario, y Alice, que fue la persona encargada de recibirnos fueron formidables, Alice incluso nos ayudó a hacer una reserva anticipada para un museo. El apartamento es muy muy pequeño, pero acogedor, limpio , sin ruidos de la calle ni de los vecinos y sobre todo el emplazamiento es sensacional. Si sois dos personas,os lo recomendamos muy sinceramente.
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On the WIMDU site, Apartment Garibaldi was an idyllic place to enjoy a stay in Rome. Everything was very attractive and tempting, but when we arrived on the 18th of July, it was quite disappointing. It was not an apartment on the grond floor, but a small living/kitchen area for 6 persons - certainly not for ten) with a basement converted to bedrooms with a rather noisy ventilation system. There was airconditioning in the daytime living space, but it didn't work despite the instructions in the "appartment-book". (fiddling a bit with remote-control, switching on/off, disconnect from power socket, reset divice reset remote control). I E-mailed daily with Luigi, without any lasting result. The first days the kitchen lacked a tap (broken) which would be repaired on Monday. So wather had to be taken from the bathroom. In our absence the tap was repaired and Luigi had a look at the airconditioner (it worked was the comment). Wel it didn't, and after 3 more days, suddenly somebody entered the apartment. Quite a shock for my wife being there alone. It appeared to be an engineer to repair the airco device. It took 3 persons over an hour to repair it on the pavement in the street. But it had brought a lot of inconvenience. And we couldn't leave the house.
And coincidentally, not Luigi's fault, it apparently was the hottest summer for a century (all the Romans we met complained about it). And we could not even open a window, whereas the front of the apartment faced full southwest, it was an oven.
The bathroom was incredably filthy: mould all over the extempore shower area and the floor was porous, soaking up filth, soap etcetera. Hairs from previous guests, a sanitairy disaster area.
It was that my children and their guests were booked on an airplane on Friday, so we had to serve our time there, but we (my wife and I) left on Friday, diillusionised. It was a waste of money.
We didn't have any contact entry for WIMDU, so we were forced to accept it all.
Very nice apartment. Good centrally located. More than enough for 6 people. Description on website corresponds to reality. Designation doorbell could be better, now many unjust callers (even very early morning).
Zeer prettig appartement. Goed centraal gelegen. Ruim voldoende voor 6 personen. Beschrijving op website komt overeen met werkelijkheid. Aanduiding deurbel kan beter, nu veel onterechte bellers (ook s'morgens heel vroeg).
Great apartment. Punctual, polite and let us wine and apricot tart and detail. The heating and hot water well, the well equipped kitchen, comfortable mattresses and good situation. Only two drawbacks, should have two bathrooms, but we knew that when we hired him, and the wifi was not. Luigi greetings, hope to repeat.
Estupendo apartamento. Puntuales, amables y nos dejaron vino y una tarta de albaricoque como detalle. La calefacción y el agua caliente muy bien, la cocina bien equipada, los colchones cómodos y la situación buena. Solo dos pegas, debería tener dos baños, pero eso ya lo sabíamos cuando lo contratamos, y el wifi no iba. Un saludo Luigi, esperamos repetir.
The accommodation is in Trastevere, a great popular area of Rome, with lots of great pubs and restaurants. If everything went very well at the reception.
The apartment is suitable for 6 people not for 10 has only one bathroom and toilet, and in the living room only 6 people can sit. If you use the hair dryer, fly out each time the backup. The 3 bedrooms are in the deep cellar, no daylight. As daylight are only a few small windows in the front door. The ventilation is running day and night, and loud. Is annoying especially at night. If the ventilation would be out, no air would be down. Air conditioning is extra.
The promised wireless is not working. Is much outdated in the apartment.
Everything was very clean .... just in the shower was mold.
We have used of a day the HOP ON HOP OF BUS..den countryside. The green is not recommended because of the stands more as he goes. Are 2 times been waiting 20 minutes ... get the new passengers.
By taxi to get to the fixed price of 30 euros from Ciampino to the center or to Trastevere with 5 people. It does not require a private taxi which cost 65 euros.
Was a great stay
Die Unterkunft ist in Trastevere,eine tolle beliebte Gegend Roms ,mit vielen tollen Pubs und Restaurants. Ist alles sehr gut gelaufen beim Empfang.
Die Wohnung ist geeignet für 6 Personen nicht für 10. Hat nur ein Bad und Toilette, und im Wohnzimmer können auch nur 6 Personen sitzen. Wenn man den Fön benutzt, fliegt jedesmal die Sicherung raus. Die 3 Schlafräume sind im tiefen Keller, kein Tageslicht. Als Tageslicht sind nur ein paar kleine Fenster in der Eingangstüre. Die Lüftung läuft Tag und Nacht und laut. Ist vor allem Nachts störend. Wenn die Lüftung aus wäre, wäre kein Luft unten. Klimaanlage ist zusätzlich.
Das versprochene W-LAN funktioniert nicht. Ist viel veraltet in der Wohnung.
War alles sehr sauber....bloß in der Dusche war Schimmel.
Wir haben an einen Tag den HOP ON HOP OF BUS..den Grünen, benutzt. Der GRÜNE ist nicht zu empfehlen, weil der steht mehr wie er fährt. Sind 2 Mal 20 Minuten gestanden...gewartet das neue Fahrgäste kommen.
Mit dem Taxi kommt man zum Festpreis von 30 Euro von Ciampino ins Zentrum oder nach Trastevere mit 5 Personen. Man benötigt kein PRIVAT Taxi das 65 Euro gekostet hat.
War ein toller Aufenthalt
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Die Hard Commie Bastard
Joined: 01 Feb 2008
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Posted: Mon Mar 24, 2014 4:51 pm
Post subject: GaymerX2
Just wanted to point out that the kickstarter for GaymerX2, the LGBT friendly gaming convention, is about to end and you can still donate to it and get the discounted badge pledge (the 20$ and 10$ discounted one are sold out, you can still get the 5$ one for 65 bucks).
If ya plan to be in SF this summer, ya got 4 hours left to get the cheaper badge before it'll go back to its regular 75 bucks price. And if ya do get it in anyway, let's met up!
Edit: forgot the link!
Also, 3 hours left.
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Does it use DX12?!?
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Posted: Wed Mar 26, 2014 9:21 am
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Sometimes I think I want to create a parody . StraightmerX
I wouldn't really want to focus on the basis of gender or sexual orientation for a gaming convention.
I understand some gamers face discrimination and thankfully "Straight allies are absolutely welcome!"
I think you should donate if you support it. I just find the concept a little bit silly.
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Die Hard Commie Bastard
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Posted: Wed Mar 26, 2014 1:33 pm
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"Why isn't there a white history month?" "Why isn't there an international day for MEN?" "Why isn't there a straight parade?" "We are all human beings, there's no need to add a ledge here with your personal issues!"
We hear this every time in SF by outsiders, there is no need to add it here too.
What's sillier then a gay and trans friendly convention, soudeez, are big conventions that claims to be "open for all" but just don't treat LGBT people the same respect as straight cis people or flat out ignore when they are mistreated or harassed. Or speakers that claim they "respects the gays" but then will say the LGBT community isn't that significant for the video game industry and they need to shut up as the audience cheer before them like some sort of Televangelist rally. Meanwhile, that one nerdy gay kid in the sitting row among the clapping hands will feel as foreign there as he is walking down the street of his bible belt hometown. Quite frankly, I got enough of witnessing second class nerds being asked to shut up so the real nerds can disrespect them properly.
All we backers want is a convention where people just don't throw the word "Fag" around like it's a used condom. A place where people just don't laugh at transgenders behind their back or get outraged or roll their eyes when they see their gay fan art. A place where when you tell people to use your prefer pronoun, they will actually respect that right away instead of asking "Why" and laugh at your face. A place where game makers can show off their LGBT games without making it a "political issue". We just want a place where Gays, Lesbians, Bisexuals and Pansexuals just come together and share their passions about video game without hiding their identity in fear of reprisal and public shame or without being stated their sexual orientation is something "exceptional". We are fed up of hearing "Why?", we want people to just answer "Yes!". Apparently, asking for all that is too much for any regular convention. If to achieve that place we gotta make our own convention, GaymerX, then by the vogue queens of
Paris is burning
we will make this happen!
For me, it doesn't sound silly. It sounds like a dream finally coming true! Last year it happen without a hitch with lots of support from big game developers and celebrities speakers. Quite frankly, i want it to happen every year!
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Posted: Wed Mar 26, 2014 2:08 pm
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I still hold that it seems silly, including that things have gotten so bad that it is necessary. Which can be agreed on that it is necessary. Thinking something is silly doesn't always mean you think it is wrong.
This is the U.S. Freedom of speech and expression means everyone can have a convention so long as you don't hurt anyone. If people want to see the convention yearly, I hope they donate, continue to attend, and contribute.
I don't find anything wrong with the idea for a international day for men.
I will leave this thread now. Best of luck.
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Die Hard Commie Bastard
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Posted: Wed Mar 26, 2014 2:46 pm
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It's silly it has to happen, I agree with you here. But it's not just cause things are bad, it's mostly cause people just don't want to see the issues. They actually think everything is fine and the LGBT community are just "full of it" and want to cause drama.
And trust me on this, this got nothing to do with Freedom of speech. We've been calling out the bulls*** in conventions and talk panels for 2 decades now and we still are shrugged off to the side by the gaming community. This is our response to people protecting their "freedom to remain ignorant". The same ignorance that's been hurting all of us as much if not more then actual homophobes and transphobia. Last year, there was a panel at GaymerX trying to figure out why the gaming media just ignores the LGBT gamer issues. What was said there was pretty insightful. I hope we'll tackle more on this this year cause talks like these could be our way to make a safe and respected environment everywhere else.
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The Original Pie Lover
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Posted: Wed Mar 26, 2014 9:30 pm
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Is everything not fine in the US or something?
Because if all i had to go on was what i've seen at gaming shit locally, the general consensus for LGBT is a resounding 'whatever' and then people continue to pretend to be polite while waiting to try out the latest console/games. There's no 'HAHAHA! LOOK AT THE GAY' or any of that bullshit. I was under the impression that the US was like that these days too.
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Posted: Wed Mar 26, 2014 9:41 pm
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No, that's exactly the way it is here.
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Posted: Wed Mar 26, 2014 11:36 pm
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I'll say again that I think "gaymer" is a super unfortunate moniker. I have a pet peeve for forced portmanteau words in general, and that is an especially ugly one. I'm surprised that's what they named the convention.
I think the con is cool though. I hope if it gets funded that GR covers it and participates in it as much as last year.
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Posted: Wed Mar 26, 2014 11:44 pm
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Lien, what reality do you live in dude?
Or speakers that claim they "respects the gays" but then will say the LGBT community isn't that significant for the video game industry and they need to shut up as the audience cheer before them like some sort of Televangelist rally.
I'd love to see video or transcription of this.
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Die Hard Commie Bastard
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Posted: Thu Mar 27, 2014 5:01 am
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Seriously guys? Welp, before i head to sleep, here is a small list of (some still touchy today) subjects regarding LGBT issues within the gaming community and industry from 2009 to 2014:
Jamie Durran's lawsuit against Microsoft's staff homophobic behavior, The PA guys and their numerous transphobic remarks online and on their talk panel still defended by their fans (and no, not talking about the dickwolves, they got a bigger rep sheet then that), The Pax's "Diversity lounge", the 2011's Blizzcon controversy, The Old republic "gay world" controversy, Dragon crown's art director calling his critics who pointed out his women designs as "men lover" (and even gave to a kotaku writer some art of naked dwarves as a "gift"), Various Indie dev's sexuality and transgender identity put to question and humiliation when a controversy is set around them like for some of the people behind gone home and depression quest, same goes for reviewers like Carolyn Petit, the oh-so-many online gamer behavior when someone gets outed as LGBT during matches and the lack of punishment afterward that still continues to this day despite the effort to prevent this, the banning of players if their name has "homosexual influence" (People can say F** and C***sucker online and just get muted but they can't have "homo" or "gay" in their name because children), and so much more... All that is just in the gaming community and industry. Yes i am aware most of these got addressed at the previous GaymerX and got resolved with a sincere apology, still doesn't change that it still happened and gets repeated under different names again and again to this day.
And i am being nice here too cause i could also add in popular anti-LGBT flash games, Blog sites that is linking Bioware's LGBT subject as the reason for their downfall while calling for people to sign a petition to fire the gay writers and the various LGBT convention goers' testimony of how they got humiliated and harassed at PAX, E3 and comicon. But apparently, that last part doesn't count cause Blog-sites are too personal to be counted as news. Just like how i am not saying my own personal experience i witnessed in conventions and gaming stores over here in the U.S and in Europe(My god Europe has
in the same regard too, don't you dare dismiss it) cause i got dismissed as a guy who bring controversies when i bring that up online or in public. No, not talking here at GR, you guys are honestly really nice <3 . But fellas, really, just because you saw some gay guys being shy about their gaming purchase and quickly leave the store without saying a word, doesn't mean everything is ok in the gaming world for him. I am not living in my own reality, people just live in a bubble and can't take the issue seriously for being ignorant it existed in the first place. Not blaming the victim for being quiet, just the people spectating the horrors in silence.
All that and i am not even touching on how LGBT are presented in video games (You know,
S*** like this
this blast from the past
Look seriously here, i mean didn't you guys really not know about any of this or are you just too lazy to look it up yourself? Did you even just google "Homophobia/Transphobia in gaming community" or just went to Gamepolitics.com and just look up the subject tab for "LGBT issues"? Or heck, went to any big gaming site and search that subject there? Kotaku? IGN? Gamasutra? Joystick?
Or how about gay friendly sites like Gaygamer.net or The Border House? Or even just freaking GLAAD? (i recommend
this link
but it's pretty long and from 2009)
Like do you all think LGBT gamer are ok with the situation right now? From what i personally saw, it seriously needs more work even with all the progress made recently. Heck, even workers from big companies like EA, Microsoft and Ubisoft agrees on that too. Some of these guys even received awards for their LGBT contribution in both their games and workplace and they still continue to say everyone needs to do more! Sorry gang, things are not ok. GaymerX needs to happened with or without your approval of its name and quite frankly, i am fed up for apologizing on behalf of other people's bigot behavior.
And used, there is too many for me to list and make a brief recount where a crowed laughs and applauded at homophobic/transphobic remarks made from the host both online and in public in regards to LGBT issues, but some events i saw developed as it happened on top of my head: The spike awards' "
Wario has not undergone sex reassignment surgery
" joke, Comic-con's
onstage sexual and homophobic harassment
of MariNaomi (though that last one was at a comic talk panel but i was there when it happened in San Diego, didn't know it was an issue till it was brought up)... Oh and
this gem from PAX
about a panel that got taken down just in time but then Mike Krahulik had to open his mouth and well... just read the article.
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Posted: Thu Mar 27, 2014 7:54 am
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I did know of a few of the examples you linked, especially the Mike Krahulik stuff as I've kept a pretty close eye on the controversies surrounding PA.
But you can't just make stuff up.
The stuff I didn't know about, I'm glad you're sharing (well, not
, I think you're an unreadable blowhard), but I'm glad GaymerX can be at the forefront of bringing these issues to the spotlight. If it becomes an annual event, then it gets more coverage by the larger news outlets.
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Gaming and society in general has been a lot better towards the LGBT crowd than it has been in the past. That is not to say that there isn't more progress to be made. There is always going to be a segment of people that are never going to be ok with it. Just like there is always going to be a segment of people that are racist or homophobic or misogynistic or xenophobic or in some cases, all of the above.
So these types of things are like safe havens for the people attending where they can just be themselves and not have to worry about what other people are going to think or say.
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I'd love to go along with some of your points, lien, but for your side of the case you posted a link to 'badtransjokes.tumblr.com'
I can find offensive shit for any demographic i want, too. Doesn't mean there's a massive issue surrounding it that's so bad it needs a big-ass convention.
Why not have specific zones around other places like E3 and pax and shit to talk about this issue? Wouldn't that sorta thing, making regular con goers stop and think about it, be a better tactic to take?
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Look seriously here, i mean didn't you guys really not know about any of this or are you just too lazy to look it up yourself? Did you even just google "Homophobia/Transphobia in gaming community" or just went to Gamepolitics.com and just look up the subject tab for "LGBT issues"?
Why would i bother to do any of that? Why go out of my way to search around to see if there's an issue present? If there was one, you'd think people wouldn't need to go to gay-specific gamer sites or fucking tumblrs to find out about it.
I don't go out of my way to check out all the disabled-based gamer sites out there. I'm sure there's tons of people fuming about the portrayal of people in wheel chairs or with mental disabilities in video games, does that make us lazy for not wanting to out of our way to check out their concerns? Does that make their concerns any less relevant?
The biggest problem with all this is bunching LGBT people all into 1 group, because then suddenly we have way too many issues to try and deal with at the same time. Are we talking about gay people getting shit at conventions, which i know for a fucking fact isn't a thing, or are we talking about transsexuals getting shit which is quite possibly an issue and needs to be addressed?
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Toyota tundra but i do love the ram also.Bringing this thread to MT was a bad idea btw. no one here likes the tundra or the titan.you'll see what i mean.
YamahaR6rider:Toyota tundra but i do love the ram also.Bringing this thread to MT was a bad idea btw. no one here likes the tundra or the titan.you'll see what i mean.HAHAHA....I already know. But I do like to hear the few people that actually have something constructive to say instead of just crying about everything foreign.
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If I had to choose between the two, I would pick the Ram, after all, who wants this.
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Ram, hands down. I'm probably going to pick one up in the coming months.
^^^^Once in a while.....
I would go with the Ram. Better product overall. Much better inside, looks better outside(to me) and I just want me a Hemi.
The Ram, cause it has better looks,engine, and just overall is a really good truck.
-----------------------Mopar or no car!Hemi: (HEM -e) adj. Mopar in type, V8, native to the United States, carnivorous, eats primarily Mustangs,Camaros,and Corvettes. Also enjoys smoking a good import now and then to relax. - David Charles "The Dodge Challenger is a big car, in an unapologetic, damn-right-I-eat-steak-and-I-eat-it-undercooked kind of way. If you aren't up for it, don't drive it."
Easily the Ram. I love the way it looks. It has a strong engine and a nice interior. The Tundra just......idk, looks ugly IMO and i don't think it would be able to take as much of a beating as the american trucks.
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Tundra, ftw. I don't do heavy towing and I'd rather have the largest cab available and the most advanced engine, DOHC 5.7L i-Force.
Dodge. The coil spring rear suspension is a product difference with some real advantages. I like the styling better and the availability of the Ram Box option is a nice plus. Good place to carry jumper cables and other tools.I can't get over the video of the Tundra's bed flexing on rough terrain. The Tundra might have a great engine, but the frame just doesn't seem to show the degree of experience earned by GM, Ford and Chrysler in full size truck design. Also, the Tundra's dash is the worst of the four. The availability of the Cummins diesel pretty will caps the advantage for Dodge. Toyota offers nothing to compare to the Cummins.I did note that the Nissan full size pickup has substantially improved its reliability with time and effort. Now that the Chrysler deal is off with Nissan, it will be interesting to see where Nissan goes.
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The Ram has a great powertrain, great interior, great features, great ride, and great noise level on the road.I don't think the Tundra holds many, if any, advantages.
You do know the Tundra has a higher tow rating right? The Ram 1500 is a better on road vehicle. Does well towing too, but has a lower rating than the Tundra if I remember correctly.And if you want the biggest cab, Dodge Ram HD offers the Mega Cab again.


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Size33 m²
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|Hoheluftchaussee, 20253 Hamburg, Germany
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Living room with measure bed 140 x 200cm, open kitchen with a wonderful view over the rooftops of Hamburg, in a quiet south-west exposure, all rooms to the sunny and green Hoheluftchaussee undisturbed side away - although 24 hour supermarket (ARAL) direktly in front of the door.
20253 Hamburg, Hoheluft-West, Hoheluftchaussee 109, 5th floor, to the 4th floor with elevator
Communication (to walk reachable):
Underground: U3, Hoheluftbrücke (6 min.)
Bus: 20+25+5, Gärtnerstraße (2 min.)
Bus: 5, Eppendorfer Weg (East) (2 min.)
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1-room-apartment with an open kitchen in an apartment building
complete furnished
Largeness in qm: 33
Largeness in feet: 355
max. people: 2
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bedclothes will be changed or provided
towel will be changed or provided
washing machine and dryer available in the house
per night without breakfast: € 98,00
per week: € 515,00
per month: € 1.150,00
Deposit: by appointment
The Apartment will be left like you get it: clean, tidy and maybe cleaning by yourself.
Long-Terms-Renting: Cleaning at the End extra.
House rulesPlease leave the apartment clean.
The apartment has been restored at great expense, a lot of love and passion to make the stay for visitors to the beautiful city of Hamburg as pleasant as possible.
Ultimately, everything is allowed, what others do not disturb.
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I thoroughly enjoyed my stay at HoheluftSuite. The flat is situated in a very convenient location with amenities closeby. Internally, the flat is very modern and well-equipped. The landlord (Lars) lives downstairs and whenever there is a problem, he will try to sort it out as soon as possible.
Was a great thing and I can fully recommend!
War ne super Sache und kann ich uneingeschränkt empfehlen!
Nice apartment, very clean and absolutely comfortable. , The Wimdu images are not fined, but true. With the public (bus at the door, a metro station or 5 minutes) you are quickly at any desired point in the city or the harbor. This makes ever 5 points. Extra points are awarded for the top-line pick-up service from the airport followed by city tour in the iconic VW Kubelwagen and the heart-warming enthusiasm his hometown of Lars. We will come back and recommend Lars and his High air suite!
Schönes Appartement, sehr sauber und absolut angenehm. Die Wimdu-Bilder sind nicht geschönt, sondern zutreffend. Mit dem Öffentlichen (Bus vor der Tür, U-Bahn eine Station oder 5 Minuten) ist man schnell an jedem gewünschten Punkt in der City oder am Hafen. Das macht schon mal 5 Punkte. Extrapunkte gibt es für den spitzenmäßigen Abholservice vom Flughafen mit anschließender Stadtrundfahrt im kultigen VW-Kübelwagen und der herzerfrischenden Begeisterung seiner Heimatstadt von Lars. Wir kommen gerne wieder und können Lars und seine Hohe Luft Suite nur empfehlen!
Super nice and helpful host. Great apartment. A cozy "nest" for a few days. I can only recommend =)
Super netter und hilfsbereiter Gastgeber. Tolle Wohnung. Ein gemütliches "Nest" für ein paar Tage. Kann ich nur weiterempfehlen =)
Wonderful holiday in Hamburg. Christmas everywhere, nice people, beautiful city. Good transport system. We´ll be back in summer! Nice host who picked us up at the station and brought us there again. He told us a lot about the city and offered a guided tour when we arrived.
Great rooms with nice owners. Straightforward organization and easy access to public transportation. Re happy!
Super Zimmer mit netten Vermietern. Unkomplizierter Ablauf und gute Anbindung an die öffentlichen Verkehrsmittel. Gerne Wieder!
Very well equipped, clean and quiet apartment in a good location (walking distance to about 8 mIn U3 |. Perfectly to most attractions directly control). Lars is a top host and a booking with him really recommended!
Sehr gut ausgestattetes, sauberes und ruhiges Appartment in guter Lage (ca. 8 mIn. Fußweg zur U3 | perfekt um die meisten Sehenswürdigkeiten direkt anzusteuern). Lars ist ein Top-Gastgeber und eine Buchung bei ihm wirklich empfehlenswert!
Wonderful host, with amazing car. A perfect representative for this wonderful city. The apartment is clean, simple and practical but cosy. Location in an interesting neighbourhood with lots of choice in restaurants. We had a fantastic stay!
The apartment was very cosy, clean, quiet and modern as well. The location was perfect as there were many restaurants close by, as well as supermarkets and boutiques.
The subway was pretty close to the apartment. We experienced a very welcoming host who picked us up at the train station and was very attentive with us.
We would have given 5 stars if it wasn't for the following. The behavior of our host was surprisingly a bit rude the last morning. He had offered to drive us to the train station which we gladly accepted.
However, he showed up 15 minutes late, even though we had pointed out we had to catch a train at a certain time. We were now waiting in the street with our luggage.
He didn't apologize for the delay and wanted us to go five stores up to check whether the apartment was ok, even though he knew we had to leave asap in order to take our train on time.
Apartment really fully equipped, quiet, with public transport at the center soon, nice and good restaurants nearby and even as a nice entry Sihtseeing tour with the host - what more could you want Lars, we will definitely be happy again!
Wohnung wirklich komplett ausgestattet, ruhig, in Kürze mit ÖV im Zentrum, nette und gute Restaurants in unmittelbarer Umgebung und gar als netten Einstieg Sihtseeing-Tour mit dem Gastgeber - was will man mehr? Lars, wir kommen sicher gerne mal wieder!
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Arty Home in Carlton Melbourne
Size15 m²
Floor No.0
- Internet/WiFi
- Towels
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- Lockable room
Accommodation summary
|Barkly Street, 3053 Melbourne, Australia
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|3 weeks ago
The peaceful bedroom is placed on the ground floor and is equipped with a comfortable double bed. The bathroom is shared and is fitted with a shower. Free Wi-Fi can be used to plan daily activities in Melbourne.
Guests can just walk for 350 metres to the Carlton Gardens, home of the Melbourne Museum, the IMAX Melbourne Museum and the Royal Exhibition Building. Less than 10 minutes away on foot are busy Lygon Street and trendy Brunswick Street where there are cute cafes, trendy bars, world class eateries and quirky boutiques.
Several bus and tram lines serve the neighbourhood.
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Airport transfers can be arranged for an extra fee of $55 in a silver service car.
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What delightful hosts Craig and Graeme are! I felt totally welcome and included in their impressive and very comfortable home.
The location is excellent - a short walk to Brunswick St and a few minutes on the tram to town. Many thanks. Kevin
Probably the most interesting place I have been to so far.
Craig and Graeme deserve to top up the scoring up to 5+.
The house is located in a quite part of the town but not so far from the city centre.
Lovely stay in a Victorian styled house.
Just lovely.
Quiet music, beautiful arts, plants, antiques, and most of all very friendly and kind people, Craig and Graeme. They made our first visit to Melbourne really memorable. Thanks to arty home we could relax like home and the level of their service exceeded our expectation! I recommended this accommodation with confidence^^
When we arrived ad Graemes we felt like home immediately. The stay was just marvelous and wonderful, we enjoyed it very much.
Graeme was a very certain host. He gave us a lots of good useful information about the places we shell not miss to visit.He was willing every time to listen and talk to us. Melbourne as city itself is marvelous too.
Thanks much to Graeme for his solicitousness.
This is a perfect location with perfect hosts. It's a few minutes walk to all the Lygon Street fun, food, and fashion, and close to the entire University and inner city district. Amazing house, great room with all the convenience and feel of being in your own home. Thank you to Graeme and Craig who are exceptional in their welcome and hospitality. Absolutely fabulous!
We have and already had a great stay at Craig's house. All in all we have been here for 5 Weeks and stay for 1 more week now.
And we would definetly come back again!!
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The house is very close to the city (30 min. of walking) and very nice and clean as well :) The rooms were both very good (we switched during the time).
All in all: Great stay, would ever come back again, nothing negative to say :)
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Prime Minister John Key is not concerned if opposition parties do not back National's nomination for Speaker of the House.
David Carter is expected to be elected as Speaker on Thursday to replace Lockwood Smith, who is to be the High Commissioner in London.
The Government's selection has angered Labour, which says it was not consulted over the decision.
Labour leader Mr Shearer said the party will delay a decision on how to vote over the Speakers' role to give National a chance to discuss it with them.
However Mr Key told TV3's Firstline he had spoken to Labour about the nomination. He said he had also consulted the Greens, who say they will not back Mr Carter.
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Since the early 1990s, Philippe Parreno has developed a body of works analyzing the codes of representation and the production of signs and content. In his practice, the exhibition—as a coded space, a format—has become a critical tool allowing an archaeology of our visual culture. What is the discursive role of an exhibition? How do exhibitions participate in knowledge formation? Can an exhibition be a film? What is an image? How do images affect the motion of the mind, of our memories? How do we find our way in an image-saturated culture? How do we discriminate among what Parreno calls "1,000 pictures falling from 1,000 walls"?1
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An installation conceived as a group exhibition, Credits: Michel Amathieu, Djamel Benameur, Jacques Chaban-Delmas, James Chinlund, Maurice Cotticelli, Hubert Dubedout, François Dumoulin, Ebezeber Howard, M/M Paris, Pierre Mendès-France, Miko, Neyrpic, Alain Peyrefitte, Inez van Lamsweerde & Vinoodh Matadin, Anna-Léna Vaney, Angus Young (1999) includes a film, a photograph and a sound track. The film reconstitutes a 1970s housing project in which the dream of reconciling urban life with countryside produced a polluted version of both nature and modernist architecture. The title names the residents consulted in the making of the film, the technical crew, influential figures from the period, including rock band AC/DC's lead guitarist and icon of teen discontent, Angus Young, former French politicians Michel Poniatovsky and Pierre Mendès-France, and the Miko ice cream company. A childhood memory unfolded in space and time, Credits borrows the structure of a film screening. The lights fade down at the beginning and fade up at the end focused on the photograph by Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin, extending the time of the work into the space of the exhibition.
More an association than a collaboration, the video installation Anywhere Out of the World (2000) started in 1999 when Parreno and Huyghe purchased the copyright to a fictional character, Annlee, from a manga/anime design agency in Japan. Freed from the animation industry, remastered, and renamed, Annlee became a "deviant sign," a shell, available to whomever wanted to give her a context.2 The name itself might refer to Mother Ann Lee, who founded the United Society of Believers in Christ's Second Coming (the Shakers), and who also figures in the video-documentary Rock My Religion by Dan Graham, an artist whom both Parreno and Huyghe consider a major antecedent.
Under the generic title No Ghost Just a Shell, un film d'imaginaire (1999–2000) (inspired by Mamoru Oshii's iconic 1995 anime film Ghost in the Shell), thirteen artists have adopted Annlee, giving her a plurality of identity within her own uniqueness. Parreno's Anywhere Out of the World, the first episode of Annlee's journey, introduces the character: "My name is Annlee … I was bought for 46000 yen … I was cheap … with no chance to survive … drop dead in a comic book … I am no ghost, just a shell." Anywhere Out of the World explores many issues that such a project raises: the economy and circulation of signs, the notion of the author, the concept of intellectual property, the debate on genetic memory and manipulation, and the controversy around euthanasia. In addition, Parreno asks us to consider the relationship between the model and the image; and the difference between iconoclasm and iconophilia.
Annlee was put to rest in December 2002, when she evaporated as a firework in the sky over Miami Beach. Emancipated from the realm of representation, she became an after-image, a ghostly collective memory, a public recollection, freed at last from any kind of commodification or fetishism and eventually offering a metaphysic of the art and the artist.


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Advice on Masters Program, and Employment
Bellevue University (in NE)
University of Nebraska - Omaha (Where i got my BS in MIS)
What are your opinions on the above? I'm very attracted to WGU because of the online classes, and the curriculum to aqcuire 6 industry certifications (that i wanted to get anyway, best of both worlds). However as most know, its only regionally accredited, and not nationally. The other two are nationally accredited.
Bellevue University offers a masters in cybersecurity and is nationally accredited (could transfer to any school anywhere) but is not an NSA Center for Academic Excellence (CAE). However it is completely online, and due to my schedule online classes provide the best possible means for me to finish the fastest. I would like to work for STRATCOM (DoD) here in nebraska, and bellevue university is in (obviously) Bellevue, and is the same location of STRATCOM, so I would assume they have ties.
University of Nebraska - Omaha is starting their new Masters of InfoSec and Assurance this fall (they already have an IA/IS bachelors) and they are an NSA Center of Academic Excellence in IA school. However almost all are sit-in physically there classes, and as stated before, due to my obscene schedule, would provide the hardest to schedule/longest to complete solution.
And so i'm curious, how in depth, or how much do employers look at the colleges, and how often does it carry weight? With WGU being only regionally accredited but with 6 certifications, would it cause me to miss opportunity that I would otherwise have with a nationally accredited school, but with out certifications?
I know I probably rambled through most of this so please allow me to clarify if anything does not make sense.


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I'm looking for a good source for USGI M14 mags. I see one or two here there on gunbroker but I need more then that. Any dealers out there that anyone knows has good deals on these mags?
I checked them out. They only have china made mags...no USGI.
If those are the Tiawan 56( I believe that is the correct #) mags , they are good mags, very close to the original USGI mag. Military contracted. Way better than the USA mags. That is not a bad price on the new slings either.
alot of money (tax dollars) was spent when the M14 was in development.
alot of time, engineering and testing was required to come up with a magazine that WORKED, they look like a pretty simple thing to make but that is not the case and very specific things need to happen during manufacture.
US Government military issued mags are the best option, beware of the terms "Milspec" and "Like GI".
i have read that the chinese T-57 mags work very well for most people but i have no personal experience with those....also they should be blued....unless they were parkerized sometime after they were first made. ***edit- corrected in post#7***
USA mags and fake mags work good as targets
there are alot of "new in the government wrap" mags out there, the majority of those are FAKE and will not work properly.
there are fake mags out there that have faked US government contractor markings and will not work properly.
there are mags out there that have fake contractor markings but they are actually US Government issue mag bodies but the spring, follower and floorplate are fake.....confused yet?
best mag for the dollar right now is Checkmate Industries(CMI), Checkmate makes currently issued USGI M14/M1A mags, current checkmate production mags are UNMARKED so get em new from a reputable supplier.
for links to suppliers and more info go here:
if you sign up there and go to the PX you can get a really good deal on mags.
(i highly recommend you sign up there if you own an M14/M1A)
i have no stake in any sales, just wanted to keep anyone from getting burned.
if you want mags or mag parts i have dealt with this outfit, they take plastic...no fee and ship fast.
http://www.44mag.com/products.asp?dept=1318 (out of complete mags right now...probly because its a smokin deal)
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If you can find them the NORINCO mags have worked well for me. The t-57 look very close to USGI as they are supposed to be made on the U.S. machinery sold to Tiawan. I have had no problems with them other than the finish is not very durable.
i was just double checking the info i supplied.
apparently the T-57 mags can be blued OR parked, the thinking is that the blued ones were imported for US sales and the parked ones were taiwan military issue. AND the T-57's have been faked too......sheesh.....im sticking with CMI mags.
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I think he missed one block, a little over the top don't you think?
I think he missed one block, a little over the top don't you think?
Forget the Past, Live for the Future!
every once in a while a guy comes along- A Blackburn, a Cruz, a Stevie Brown............guys who come out of nowhere who have honed their craft, worked hard, and prepared themselves for achievment
Andre Brown has the athletic tools and instincts to lead the NFL in rushing........Ahmad has been a mighty little warrior, but he does not have that kind of upside and is indeed slipping......also he is not a student of the run game, he is a student of the blocking game......he refuses to follow his blockers and have the patience that makes for a great not just a good runner.
If we are to repeat as Champions new blood has to step forward, as some like Tuck and Bradshaw slip into decline.....this is not the 2011 Giants
We have 33% roster turnover, and frankly we have one potential super star who has not yet played a down- Ojomo
I'm good with this team. I think they are headed in the right direction........sometimes a little early season disappointment is a character builder
I look forward to Eli hoisting another Silver Trophy this February.........LETS GO GIANTS!!!!!
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Never argue with an idiot. They will only bring you down to their level and beat you with experience. MB Rule # 1
Protecting Eli #1. He IS the franchise.
Entire Team Let Eli down today - NYG4l
OMG...........it was one sack in 6 QTRS?????????????????


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Nepal: Monetary Support to HIV/AIDS Infected Women
January 10, 2013
According to Kamal BK of the Emphasis Project, poverty-stricken HIV/AIDS-infected women living in the Kanchanpur district of Nepal are being provided with financial support to generate income for themselves through businesses that range from keeping goats and running poultry farms to tailoring. The project is active in eleven different village development committees and the municipality of Bhim Dutta.
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Look, I was mad when Tiki left his wife and went crazy but was his remarks about Eli really a bad thing? Eli was a joke before his big play. Eli was a funny guy. I remember when he use to throw bad balls then go to the sideline with that goofy look on his face. He got mad at one player cause the player made a mistake, yet Eli threw an ints on the next play. The player Eli got mad at should got on his case. I was joking on the last part though.
Yet something happened after those comments Tiki made. I think Tiki tried to feul the desire in Eli. Eli needed somebody to tell him that his play needed to improved inorder to be a leader. Harooni, I apalogize to you about liking Tiki. I was in the wrong and forgave Tiki for being the person he was. Thank you Tiki for telling that use to be stupid qb that he didn't play like a leader but like a sucka. Remember Eli always look downward when Former Giant Shockey was in his face talking about why you didn't throw me the ball. Yet Breese got on Shockey's behind when Shockey was with the Saints. Now Eli doesn't play that mess and doesn't look goofy any more. I believe that Tiki had a part in it. Oh and he maybe threw our coach under the bus as well but Coughlin was a meany who did overwork the players and the players admit that Coughlin was too mean. Coughlin changed as well so I also thank Tiki for that as well. Without Tiki's remarks and the playrs complaining, they wanted to play for our Superbowl coaching coach.
Many people should be grateful that Tiki said bad things about Eli. They was not made to throw Eli under the bus but to feul Eli. To make Eli say Oh yeah well watch me.


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Original post made by Ken, Another Pleasanton neighborhood, on Apr 3, 2013
I didn't ask them which middle school or which teacher, but you should periodically bring up the subject of adults who make kids feel uncomfortable, and see what your kids share.
I asked my teenaged neice and she told me something surprising and upsetting (she does not live or go to school in Pleasanton).
I know that there was a school photographer (in Pleasanton) that some parents who were volunteering on photo day thought was touching the girls way too much. Someone told him to stop and supposedly he backed off and behaved appropriately after that (a parent volunteer told me this).
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a resident of Foothill High School
on Apr 3, 2013 at 8:11 pm
About six years ago my daughter had a male PE teacher at a Pleasanton middle school that was downright creepy and would even comment to her on her body type. Needless to say I called him out on it and promptly demanded she be switched to a different class. After speaking to him directly to discuss the issue, I ended the conversation completely understanding why my daughter didn't want to be around him or in his class.
Listen to your kids. Don't forget that we had a child molester posing as a tennis instructor at Castlewood for a decade or two who was around many of our children and who is now serving federal time after pleading guilty to child molestation charges. It can happen to your kids even in a community like Pleasanton.
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When I reviewed Wynnona Earp: The Yeti Wars last months, writer Beau Smith sent me an nice email thanking me for the review. I seized on the chance to ask him for an interview him, as he's one of the most engaging and quotable writers in comics.
He talked about creating Wynonna Earp's world, his favorite comics work, why he likes monsters, and the characters he'd most like to write at DC and Marvel. After reading the interview, I have to say I'd love to see his take on Wonder Woman. If only to get that iPod list.
GeekDad: How did you come to create Wynonna Earp?
Beau: I've always been a low-rate historian on the old west, especially post Civil War through 1930, and my interest in the slow fading of the west has always been a prime source of interest to me. Needless to say, as a kid growing up, I enjoyed monsters as well — Universal Monsters were always a part of my movie viewing — model making and daydreams. I used to make up stories in school where cowboys fought monsters, my teachers weren't as enthused as I was, but like I said, I was a kid, it was what we did.
As a writer, I was always looking for a way to combine the west with monsters and still add a different slant to it. That slant came to me in the 1990s the form of a strong, female, that worked for a long time, covert branch of the U.S. Marshal services created by President Theodore Roosevelt that hunted paranormal fugitives, oh, yeah, and she would also be a descendant of famous lawman, Wyatt Earp.
The first series was published by Image Comics in 1996-97, the second series by IDW Publishing, as well as the current graphic novel and series, Wynonna Earp: The Yeti Wars. Continue Reading "Comics Writer Beau Smith on Monsters, the Old West, and What's on Wonder Woman's iPod" »


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Jockey Damien Oliver made his first admissions in the betting scandal that has shaken Victorian racing less than 24 hours before being charged on Tuesday.
Racing Victoria (RV) chief executive Rob Hines said stewards investigating allegations that Oliver breached the rules of racing by betting $10,000 on a rival horse in a race in which he was riding at Moonee Valley two years ago had been unable to act any earlier.
Defending RV against suggestions it should have stood Oliver down from riding when the allegations emerged, Hines said authorities were bound by the law and had little or no grounds for withdrawing the jockey's licence.
He rejected media reports over the past two weeks that Oliver had made formal admissions in the case.
"It has been alleged in various news reports that Damien Oliver had confessed to the illegal bet on Miss Octopussy some weeks ago," Hines said on Tuesday.
"Following a number of interviews ... a signed statement was received yesterday from Mr Oliver which contained an admission which enabled the stewards to lay the charges and stand down Mr Oliver pending the inquiry."
Before that, insufficient evidence was available to stewards to either lay charges or stand Oliver down.
Hines also defended RV stewards, saying they are "on the front foot" in the Oliver matter and other issues confronting racing.
Oliver will face a hearing next Tuesday when full details of two charges he is facing will be aired.
The two-time Melbourne Cup-winning jockey is charged with placing a $10,000 bet on the horse Miss Octopussy, who started favourite and won at Moonee Valley in October 2010, paying a return of $2.30.
Oliver rode the second favourite Europe Point in the race. There are no charges relating to his handling of that horse.
The second charge of using a mobile phone is in direct contravention of the rules of racing which prohibit jockeys even having a phone in their possession in the vicinity of the jockeys' room.
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Fifi has found a good home. Very nice find.
Welcome to the Quilting Board!
Fifi has found a good home. Very nice find.
I am Mimi for 2.
I'm sure Fifi appreciates you rescuing her. She will be purring once you get her cleaned up. I have a Pfaff 130 and would not give it up. His name is Zeus; he received some good loving at Zeus Machines. Great machines. Oh! Do not ever do bobbin work with her, which is when you might put a furry or unusual thread in the bobbin and sew from the back. Ask me how I know.
Zeus Machines is EXCELLENT! They have a web site.
Bought mine at a yard sale for $7.00. I got the book downloaded onto disc free from the internet. There is only 1 presser foot with her but there is 1 bobbin and the bobbin case. She is in a nice cabinet with a matching chair. Sews like she knows what she's doing!!! Great machine!
Happy Quilting
Love in Christ
I have a Pfaff 130 that belonged to my grandmother and it still sews like a dream. I have had to replace the feed dogs, the motor and the foot control. My Pfaff dealer ordered a 1/4" foot for me, that was about 15 years ago and cost around $45.00. Was well worth the money because I did not like putting tape down to mark my seam allowance. Have fun with Fifi!
Your find was fantastic. Fifi has a good home, now.
I love your coaster! Is it paper pieced? I love making coasters!
Congrats on your great rescue!! Hope you get Fifi up and running!
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In my hunt for outyards, I have had some offers from farmland holders, good offers as their land is not cultivated for crops so is relatively bee friendly. I will be checking out two locations later this week, and while they are 40 minutes away, if I can get two or three sites out there of two hives each it makes driving an outyard circuit worthwhile, and spreads the risks out in terms of local conditions deleterious to bees.
However, I have also had a nibble from a very local farmer, which is nice as siting hives there means no huge commute.
That said, he is also a blueberry farmer. He has about 50 acres, and brings in 40 hives for commercial pollinating in blueberry bloom month. Which I am guessing is likely mid May to mid June?? He does spray at night to lessen impact on bees, but will there be residuals in the nectar and pollen next day??
So, when I go talk to him, what questions and concerns should we discuss? Your input would really help me there.
I did suggest that the pollinator service and I probably want to be as far as possible from each other, so if things work out I will site up on the most remote and uncultivated section of the land that I can find. I think he has one corner that is used as a place to park equipment and sawdust, surrounded by a huge wall of blackberries, and with space to plant alternate bee forage. He is retired, is interested in bees, and I can probably cadge a bit of plowing and planting for the bees as he understands their needs. These fields are also within bee flight of a large urban neighbourhood with gardens, and a big swath of mixed trees in a largish local park. And a completely uncultivated 20 acre section nearby is full of delicious thistles and weeds (it is up for sale...for millions of dollars! So it should stand vacant for a while).


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Discussion in 'POLLing place' started by Coach24, Jan 30, 2012.
Do you buy Oem , aftermarket or even used.
On parts designed for wear and tear, I usually take the opportunity to upgrade said worn out part with an aftermarket upgraded replacement. ie brakes, plugs, plug wires, suspension components, etc...
However, I do prefer OEM. At least with American Made vehicles.
I purchase for a local parts store, right part everytime. I used them when I was a service manager and customers did not want to pay Chrysler parts prices. These guys have real parts, Moog, Wagner, etc and they purchase direct for the manufacture.
some NAPA, quite a few GM upgrade/accessories because the warranty is also for the labour. I have bought
some parts from Canadian Tire, Van and Truck World, and Apple Auto Glass....Brian from Canada
Sorry to hear you buy from Napa. But then not everyone knows the whole story about Napa. Personally I left them off the list for a reason. To me they are like owning a Ford
Usually wear parts from the Advance Auto or a local non-chain store; both right around the corner from me. Since we have an account with NAPA and Summit, I could buy there cheap if it'll end up better price. Performance parts I'll buy online - Autoanything, Real Truck, Summit.
I buy from NAPA Auto Parts...ive got an account there
Mostly from Chevy dealer. I have a good relationship with the parts guys there.
I also order some things from aftermarket sources. Including NAPA. I have used NAPA parts in cars since I learned to drive 40 years ago. Never had problems with anything from them.
Also buy from Amazon, Summit Racing, LMC, some other web suppliers.
It just depends on the part. I'll usually do the research (read: ask on here) to figure out the best options and go wherever it's available and least expensive.
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The W-League announced its 2014 regular season honors Tuesday, with Colorado Rush striker Danica Evans leading the honorees.
Evans, who captured the Scoring Champion and Golden Boot titles thanks to her 13 goals and 29 points in 12 games, led the league's second-best offense as the Rush scored 38 goals en route to a 6-3-3 record. Evans, a two-time Team of the Week selection who is entering her sophomore season at the University of Portland, tallied a pair of hat tricks this season.
This marks the first time that a Rush player has been the season leader in any major statistical category. Evans 29 points shattered the previous Rush season best of 16 set by Lindsey Horan in 2011.
Evans will next be in action on August 22nd when Portland travels to Florida State to take on the Seminoles and Rush W-League teammates Carson Pickett, Kacy Scarpa and recent transfer Morgan Kennedy.


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New course from eLearnSecurity!
I'm sure a few other members here got the same e-mail from eLearnSecurity today:
Until then, I'd be interested to hear your thoughts about what you think it'll be!
Armando wrote:
Dear *,
Armando here from eLearnSecurity.
You can tell that we are growing very fast with
new initiatives, projects and even offices.
That is the reason why you don't hear from me so often anymore.
However, on November 26th I believe we will reach another important milestone: we will release our first training course which will not be directly related to offensive techniques.
Pentesting is wonderful and we will always push new contents on the subject, however, listening to thousands of our students, we realized we could help pentesters as well as defenders from another point of view.
I'm not gonna spill all the beans in this email, let me just tell you that this training course will feature:
a) The highest amount of video material ever released in our training courses
b) The highest amount of lab scenarios
c) Multiple course formats: PDF + Mobile version + PC version (I am especially excited about this one)
d) Material targeted to pentesters, defenders and consultants
e) Thorough and in-depth contents that literally no one else is providing
Early next week we will publish more information and you will be able
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In the meantime save the date and stay tuned!
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Founder of eLearnSecurity
P.S. This course will tremendously increase the spectrum of services and competence that you can offer to your clients or you employer. And it will be 100% fun to do.
Until then, I'd be interested to hear your thoughts about what you think it'll be!
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Commissioned by the US art-rock supergroup Angels & Airwaves, and released at a live-streamed event called Love Live on August 10 last year, this sci-fi drama showcases an awesome technical proficiency, particularly when considered in the light of its US$500,000 ($611,000) budget, though it's conceptually a little out of its depth.
An opening sequence set in the US Civil War shows a Union soldier (Horn) being sent from the bloody battlefield by his commanding officer to investigate "an object of the grandest design" discovered east of the Colorado basin.
We don't see that object until much later, although by then we're not surprised about the nature of it because we've been flashed forward a couple of centuries and on to an international space station in Earth orbit. Its sole occupant, Lee Miller (Wright), soon needs to tell Houston that he has a problem. The bigger problem is that Houston's not answering.
Wright, aided by director Eubank's accomplished cinematography and production design, depicts Miller's slow meltdown with unnerving precision, though as he is joined on the spaceship by figments of his warping imagination, the philosophical subtext varies between obscure and banal.
The same goes for inserts of odd interviews with civilians, sequences set in an Iraq-style war and returns to the original battlefield.
It all has the flavour of a high-concept rock video or a very cool advertising campaign - Eubank has plenty of form in both genres - but the narrative, such as it is, is frustratingly opaque. The film seems to channel equal parts Kubrick's 2001 and Bowie's Space Oddity to argue that we all need each other, which seems a slight a conclusion after so much palaver.
Having said that, there is no denying the skill on show and the soundtrack, full of generous lashings of the punchy and/or dreamy A&A music, is spellbinding.
Stars: 3.5/5
Cast: Gunner Wright, Bradley Horn
Director: William Eubank
Running time: 84 mins
Rating: M (offensive language)
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Banff, Yoho & Kootenay NP's.
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Every campsite or roadside stop warns about how to deal with a bear you may have a chance encounter with (don't run !!) and not to leave any food out to attract bears. Rubbish bins (trash in Canada) have anti bear locks that require you to slip your fingers under a narrow latch to release a secret button.
We had an absolutely beautiful campsite deep in the Banff National Park on the banks of the Saskatchewan River and there nailed to the picnic table was a reminder about bears just in case we had forgotten. Gathering firewood for our campfire and heading off to the bush toilet were always undertaken with a degree of caution and with bears uppermost in our mind! Sometimes our imaginations would work overtime when we heard noises in the bush while sitting quietly by our campfire and we would resort to one of the instructions when dealing with bears - make plenty of noise by talking loudly
The very famous and much photographed Lake Louise in Banff National Park was not a place you would have to be wary about bears - the sheer quantity of Japanese tourists would have scared them off! Lake Louise is the iconic photo of Canada that 50 years ago graced many Australian walls - gorgeous lake with snow capped peaks.The picture was often mounted behind glass with an etched scalloped edge and sometimes had a bible verse underneath. It was a little disappointing for us due, not only to the number of tourists, but also because we had seen other lakes, like Peyto and Bow earlier which seemed more beautiful.
What we can never get used to when travelling is that tourists all want to have themselves in the picture. This seems especially so with the Japanese but is certainly not limited to them. It seems that the beauty of the scenery is slightly second to how they will appear in the photo and the main focus of the camera is on the person. It can be quite annoying trying to get a perfect shot of an amazingly beautiful scene when there are people trying again and again to get themselves looking perfect in their photo!
For several days we travelled and camped in the parks of Jasper, Banff, Yoho and Kootenay absolutely stunned by the majesty of the mountains, rivers and glaciers
We've taken hundreds of photos, maybe even a thousand between us, of this beautiful place but it is now time to move on to different scenery, and the strange sounding area in Alberta called "Badlands".
Footnote: Banff, Yoho, Kootenay National Parks and Assiniboyne Provincial Park are UNESCO World Heritage Listed under Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks. Hamber Provincial Park is also part of the listing but not featured as is difficult to access.
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Re: st: Merging longitudinal data set
Abdel Rahmen El Lahga <firstname.lastname@example.com>
Re: st: Merging longitudinal data set
Fri, 16 Jul 2010 23:11:54 +0100
I think that your strategy is wrong. When you have a panel data (each
wave in a separate file) I suggest th command "append" instead of
"append" will concatunate vertically your waves and the final data set
could be analyzed as panel. I presule that you have a variable year
identifying tha wave date. If not you should create such variable
before appending file.
Before further analysis see the commands "xtset" "xtdes"...:)
2010/7/16 Andreas Jensen <firstname.lastname@example.com>:
> Hi Statalist.
> I'm a new Stata user (previously only used R) and I'm working on a
> project involving a longitudinal data set. There are two waves each
> contained in its own data file and there is a common ID variable which
> is consistent among the waves. I'm trying to wrap my head around the
> merge command and I'm sure this is a fairly basic question. I,
> however, would appreciate some confirmation on that what I'm doing is
> hopefully correct.
> What I'm troubled about is that there are people from wave 1 that has
> dropped out when wave 2 was conducted (their ID does not exist in the
> wave 2 data file), and there has been added additional people in wave
> 2 that aren't present in wave 1 (their ID does not exist in the wave 1
> data file).
> I have sorted each data file according to the ID variable and then
> executed a merge 1:1 on the ID with wave 1 as master. I get the
> following output.
> Result # of obs.
> -----------------------------------------
> not matched 28,046
> from master 12,373 (_merge==1)
> from using 15,673 (_merge==2)
> matched 18,742 (_merge==3)
> -----------------------------------------
> So assuming that my command is correct, is it then true that there are
> 18742 individuals in both waves, 12373 individuals which has dropped
> out after wave 1 and 15673 individuals that have been added in wave 2?
> Thanks in advance,
> Andreas Jensen
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