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Thursday, November 1, 2007
The Virginia Board of Game and Inland Fisheries passed several regulations that are immediately effective and represent a sharp departure over decades-old practices.
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Friday, May 19, 2017
The Supreme Court of North Dakota confirmed this week that simply possessing a handgun while on one's own private property cannot support a finding of "disorderly conduct" under the state's disorderly conduct restraining order law. ...
Friday, May 26, 2017
On Wednesday, May 24, 2017, Chairman of the House Committee on Natural Resources Rob Bishop (R-UT) introduced H.R. 2620, the "Lawful Purpose and Self Defense Act." This bill would remove ATF's authority to use the ...
Tuesday, May 16, 2017
The House Judiciary Committee passed Senate Bill 1657 by a 7-6 vote.
Information collected by the Crime Prevention Research Center (CPRC) indicates an unprecedented surge in the number of concealed carry permits, with the largest one-year increase on record occurring between May 2016 and May 2017.
Monday, May 22, 2017
Today, May 22, Governor Brian Sandoval signed important pro-gun legislation, Assembly Bill 118, into law. AB 118, sponsored by Assemblyman Skip Daly, will allow members of the military and those who have received an honorable ...
This week, Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-MO) reintroduced the Financial Institution Customer Protection Act, a bill aimed at permanently dismantling Operation Choke Point (OCP).
Thursday, May 25, 2017
The National Rifle Association Institute for Legislative Action (NRA-ILA) today applauded Texas Gov. Greg Abbott for signing into law NRA-backed legislation that will make license to carry fees in Texas among the lowest in the ...
Wednesday, May 24, 2017
Tomorrow, Thursday, May 25, at 12:00 pm (PT), NRA's legal team will be hosting a free webinar to discuss the recently submitted "assault weapon" regulations.
Last week, attorneys on behalf of the NRA filed an amicus brief in Kitsap County v. Kitsap Rifle and Revolver Club (Kitsap II), the case which challenges Kitsap County's firearm discharge ban and range licensing scheme. Kitsap Rifle and ...
This week, Senator Antonio Munoz filed Senate Amendment 2 to Senate Bill 556.
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I posted this on another site too...enjoy
Welcome to the Quilting Board!
Thanks so much! I really like this pattern!!
Oh how pretty! Thank you so much for taking the time to do that :D
Thank you! This tute is awesome :D:D:D
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Thanks for the sharing... Very cute topper. Do you know approx. how large the center is... or can it be any size?
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Guru Purnima is celebrated every year and on this special day we acknowledge the importance of Gurus in our lives. On 7thof July 2009 (month of Ashad) we will be observing Guru Purnima. What is Guru Purnima and its significance to Satyanarayan Puja? Guru is a person who guides us by lighting our path to achieve supreme happiness. Purnima is the day of the full moon when the moon is fully illuminated and has no blemishes. In short Guru Purnima is a day when devotees offer Puja to the Guru. Every religion has its own way of worshipping/celebrating Guru Purnima.
In Sindhis we do Satyanarayan Puja on every Purnima day. Satyanarayan Puja is also done on occasions like marriages, graduations, buying new homes etc. Purnima (full moon day) is considered to be a very auspicious day for Satyanarayan Puja. On this day the Lord Satyanayaran is worshipped with a variety of fruits, Panch-a- Amrit, and dry sweet Prasad made out of flour, ghee and sugar, known as Churi. Once the puja is done the Prasad (Churi and fruits) is distributed amongst family and friends. Churi is the blog of this week for Guru Purnima/Satyanaryan Puja. Here goes the recipe for Churi…
·I Stick of Unsalted Butter or ½ cup ghee
·1 ½ Cup Wheat flour
·½ Cup Sugar (you may add couple of tablespoons more if you like it sweeter)
·2 Tbsp Peanuts and chopped Dates (optional )
·In a pan heat ghee or butter.
·Add wheat flour and roast this mixture on a very low flame till it gets golden brown and gives an aroma.
·Turn off heat and cool.
·When cold add sugar, peanuts and chopped dates. Mix well.
Note: To keep the Prasad dry the sugar has to be added only after it has cooled down otherwise the Prasad will turn into a Sero (Seera).
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Cleopatra VII ruled Egypt for 21 years a generation before the birth of Christ. She lost her kingdom once; regained it; nearly lost it again; amassed an empire; lost it all. A goddess as a child, a queen at 18, at the height of her power she controlled virtually the entire eastern Mediterranean coast, the last great kingdom of any Egyptian ruler. For a fleeting moment she held the fate of the Western world in her hands. She had a child with a married man, three more with another. She died at 39. Catastrophe reliably cements a reputation, and Cleopatra's end was sudden and sensational. In one of the busiest afterlives in history, she has become an asteroid, a video game, a cigarette, a slot machine, a strip club, a synonym for Elizabeth Taylor. Shakespeare attested to Cleopatra's infinite variety. He had no idea.
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If the name is indelible, the image is blurry. She may be one of the most recognizable figures in history, but we have little idea what Cleopatra actually looked like. Only her coin portraits—issued in her lifetime, and which she likely approved—can be accepted as authentic. We remember her, too, for the wrong reasons. A capable, clear-eyed sovereign, she knew how to build a fleet, suppress an insurrection, control a currency. One of Mark Antony's most trusted generals vouched for her political acumen. Even at a time when female rulers were no rarity, Cleopatra stood out, the sole woman of her world to rule alone. She was incomparably richer than anyone else in the Mediterranean. And she enjoyed greater prestige than every other woman of her time, as an excitable rival king was reminded when he called for her assassination during her stay at his court. (The king's advisers demurred. In light of her stature, they reminded Herod, it could not be done.) Cleopatra descended from a long line of murderers and upheld the family tradition, but was for her time and place remarkably well behaved.
She nonetheless survives as a wanton temptress, not the first time a genuinely powerful woman has been transmuted into a shamelessly seductive one. She elicited scorn and envy in equal and equally distorting measure; her story is constructed as much of male fear as of fantasy. Her power was immediately misrepresented because—for one man's historical purposes—she needed to have reduced another to abject slavery. Ultimately everyone from Michelangelo to Brecht got a crack at her. The Renaissance was obsessed with her, the Romantics even more so.
Like all lives that lend themselves to poetry, Cleopatra's was one of dislocations and disappointments. She grew up amid unsurpassed luxury and inherited a kingdom in decline. For ten generations her family, the Ptolemies, had styled themselves pharaohs. They were in fact Macedonian Greek, which makes Cleopatra about as Egyptian as Elizabeth Taylor. She and her 10-year-old brother assumed control of a country with a weighty past and a wobbly future. The pyramids, to which Cleopatra almost certainly introduced Julius Caesar, already sported graffiti. The Sphinx had undergone a major restoration—more than 1,000 years earlier. And the glory of the once-great Ptolemaic empire had dimmed. Over the course of Cleopatra's childhood Rome extended its rule nearly to Egypt's borders. The implications for the last great kingdom in that sphere of influence were clear. Its ruler had no choice but to court the most powerful Roman of the day—a bewildering assignment in the late Republic, wracked as it was by civil wars.
Cleopatra's father had thrown in his lot with Pompey the Great. Good fortune seemed eternally to shine on that brilliant Roman general, at least until Julius Caesar dealt him a crushing defeat in central Greece. Pompey fled to Egypt, where in 48 B.C. he was stabbed and decapitated. Twenty-one-year-old Cleopatra was at the time a fugitive in the Sinai—on the losing side of a civil war against her brother and at the mercy of his troops and advisers. Quickly she managed to ingratiate herself with the new master of the Roman world.
Julius Caesar arrived in Alexandria days after Pompey's murder. He barricaded himself in the Ptolemies' palace, the home from which Cleopatra had been exiled. From the desert she engineered a clandestine return, skirting enemy lines and Roman barricades, arriving after dark inside a sturdy sack. Over the succeeding months she stood at Caesar's side—pregnant with his child—while he battled her brother's troops. With their defeat, Caesar restored her to the throne.
For the next 18 years Cleopatra governed the most fertile country in the Mediterranean, guiding it through plague and famine. Her tenure alone speaks to her guile. She knew she could be removed at any time by Rome, deposed by her subjects, undermined by her advisers—or stabbed, poisoned and dismembered by her own family. In possession of a first-rate education, she played to two constituencies: the Greek elite, who initially viewed her with disfavor, and the native Egyptians, to whom she was a divinity and a pharaoh. She had her hands full. Not only did she command an army and navy, negotiate with foreign powers and preside over temples, she also dispensed justice and regulated an economy. Like Isis, one of the most popular deities of the day, Cleopatra was seen as the beneficent guardian of her subjects. Her reign is notable for the absence of revolts in the Egyptian countryside, quieter than it had been for a century and a half.
Meanwhile the Roman civil wars raged on, as tempers flared between Mark Antony, Caesar's protégé, and Octavian, Caesar's adopted son. Repeatedly the two men divided the Roman world between them. Cleopatra ultimately allied herself with Antony, with whom she had three children; together the two appeared to lay out plans for an eastern Roman empire. Antony and Octavian's fragile peace came to an end in 31 B.C., when Octavian declared war—on Cleopatra. He knew Antony would not abandon the Egyptian queen. He knew too that a foreign menace would rouse a Roman public that had long lost its taste for civil war. The two sides ultimately faced off at Actium, a battle less impressive as a military engagement than for its political ramifications. Octavian prevailed. Cleopatra and Antony retreated to Alexandria. After prolonged negotiation, Antony's troops defected to Octavian.


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Club List - Last Updated 8/30/14 (added "T-W-L Marines" to Gaming & Roleplay)[ Edited ]
The Club List
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Welcome to the new and improved Club List! Originally a "tome" on the old Jive forums and later converted to a text-only format, it has now been converted back into a html/table formatting.
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[NEW] T-W-L Marines - Weekly
T-W-L Marines is a military based club. We follow Marine ranks and will be starting weekly meetings ...Southokilla420 for more information.
[EDIT] Zermeno Boyz Club - Every Sunday @ 7pm PST
The Club of legit gamers of the PlayStation Home world. We are mostly involved in game launching to retail games as a group from our clubhouse to own others and obtain tropies at the same time. We complete PlayStation Home challenges and often mob it to public spaces. Our members have thousands of trophies, platinum trophies, ultra rare trophies, etc. Message me, ZermenoBoy, via the PlayStation Network if you're interested in joining. Visit our site for a better overview of our club.
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Unofficial Club List - CLUBLIST.TK[ Edited ]
|Gaming & Roleplay
4am - Anytime we can
We're a club looking for any players or fans of PixelJunk4am. 4am is all about players,viewers,djs,dancin fools,ravers,ragers,etc...
A.N.A - Every Fri. @ 6pm EST
We are an Assassin's Creed clan. We hang out in the labs or anywhere else on Home. We're about gaming and having a good time. We're a drama free clan and we just use the Ignore & Report features at any drama that does come our way. (Rapturesassassin)
The Black Hat Squad/Black Hat Squadron - No meetings
We are a group of Novus Prime pilots. No rules or ranks, just plain old fun. Not a skill base club either. A funny bunch who happen to like playing Novus Prime. Adults only, no jerks allowed. (facebook page)
The Club of Champions - Every Fri. @ 10pm EST
We began as a club called "Club XLR" ran by xlr8life which was a branch off of a former club called VLR (Vive La Resistance). On October 9th 2009 club xlr was converted to the Club of Champions, now ran by x-champ-x and SeeImage_Inc. Friday nights is when we meet for game launching, tournaments, general discussion, and more. We are always looking for new people to join in on the excitement. You can check out our website HERE.
Combo Breakers - Subject to members' availability
Combo Breakers is a club for fighting game enthusiasts. CB will serve as a haven where folk can meet and duke it out via their favorite fighting games. Players of all skill levels are welcome! Aside from serving as a hub to game launch... members are encouraged to share their love of their favorate characters, talk tactics, exchange tips, and have random discussions! Links - Twitter, PlayStation Home Today
CUEPHORIA - No specific meeting times
(Web)(Mobile) We are a "kick-back" club for pool sharks and those that desire a challenging game of 8-Ball. Once in awhile, the members comes together in the Bowling Alley to play round robins and just chill in a casual/care-free manner. Cuephoria tournaments are also hosted for chance to put your skills to the test and win prizes. Overall... expect to play against solid players and become the next generation of Cuephoria. (hoshinn)
DepartmentOfMysteries - Meeting times TBD
DepartmentOfMysteries is a club for grown-up fans of the Harry Potter series by JK Rowling. We are focused on enjoyment of the wider Potterverse through engagement with the Pottermore areas of PlayStation Home, light role-play, and general geeking out. Members must be 17 or older, should have an account registered at pottermore.com, and have linked it to their Home account. Interaction and cooperation with other Pottermore-related clubs in encouraged. Drama is discouraged.
Famous Players - Almost Every Night
We're a group of friendly and competitive gamers who meet almost every night of the week. We play most games on Home and quite a few outside of Home. The dress code isn't strict, but we try for a punk look. There is no particular displayer color as you are your own gamer. If you're interested, send PATSPAWN or rathsbuten a message and we'll be happy to meet up with ya! (twitter - @PSHFPC)
{?} Gamers Echigo - Thursdays at 8:00 P.M. EST
A club for mature (18 and up) gamers (male or female) to interact on PS3 games, anime, music and movies.
The GE 501st - Meetings on Saturdays bi-weekly and Events often
The GE 501st is a Stormtrooper Club on the Playstation Home. We are actively looking for new members. Please leave a message for Lieutenant General Destro on FB or on PSN screen name xxCOBRAxxDESTRO or contact Grand Admiral GuardianAngel on FB or on PSN screen name GuardianAngelz47. You can learn more at www.EmpireStrikesHome.com, our Facebook page, or the PS Home Gazette article at http://pshomegazette.com/2012/01/29/spotlight-ge-501st/.
Guns of the Helghast has been around since 2009 and is still going strong with their gatherings, gamenights, and overall great community. Hosting events throughout the week (including public gathers and gamenights such as Killzone 3 & ModNation Racers), there's never a dull moment at Guns of the Helghast. If you would like to join Guns of the Helghast or would just like to know a little more about our community, please visit the website here.
Imperial Security - Every 2 Weeks; training every Thursday
We are a Star Wars club based on the ISB ranks. We also have a EU club and we do our best to help the Home community. We meet every 2 weeks, but we also do events such as community relations recruitment drives, and training every Thursday (all members must attend). I, DtigerUSA, am the GrandAdmiral and KimoKeller is my second in command. We are the recruitment officers.
IWGC Move - Members can meet when they want
Our club plays Tiger Woods PGA Tour 13 golf using the Move controller exclusively. We have an EA Country Club in addition to our own web site where members can interact via a message board and chat room. We have daily tournaments where you can compete for club awards but having fun is most important. If you're interested check us out at our web site.
Knights of The HOME open Table
(Search "Kot Hot") We are a HOME gaming club. Chess game meet up's happen here on occasion. We hold Home and Game related discussions while playing Chess. We are part of The Unity Clubs.
LAIR - Every Sun. @ 9pm EST
We make ARGs on Home. We have been since 2009. The games are interactive stories that play out as you solve clues and riddles. To sign up at our website to recieve email broacasts and updates click HERE.
Our clubhouse is the "The Haven of the Skies" and the founder wishes to share game rewards with others. The club has lots of arcade cabinets, the day at the races game, brimstone poker, and other games. That's pretty nice, right?
RE Dancing Friends - Every Other Month; 1st of Jan, Mar, May, July, Sept, Nov @ 8pm EST / 7pm CST
(tag REF) My club is all about Resident Evil, dancing (must love dancing), being friendly/making friends, and talking about other games. I would love more members in my club that have Resident Evil-themed names such as Jill Valentine, Chris/Claire Redfield, Albert Wesker, Ada Wong, Leon Kennedy, and other major characters of RE. Join my club and dance while taking about games such as RE and others. Let's be friends, everyone. ----Negativity/Haters not allowed----
We are a Bushido based Squad who are becoming hip to the new world. We honor our roots and battle Ninjaand Samurai Style, but our skills range through ALL the games of PlayStation Home. Click HERE to visit our website.
T-W-L Marines - Weekly
T-W-L Marines is a military based club. We follow Marine ranks and will be starting weekly meetings at our T-W-L Marines HQ. T-W-L means "The War Legacy." We have a Facebook group and an YouTube channel. Add or PM Southokilla420 for more information.
Whispers in the Dark - Twice A Week (not required)
WITD is for people who enjoy Roleplaying and just hanging out. We're looking to bring together the misfits of Home and prove that you're never truely alone. We're a Fam looking to provide friendship, family, and great memories to those that wish to join us. If you or anyone else is looking to join, please message Lady Chey via PSN with the subject "WITD". As access to an computer is limited, Lady Chey will not be able to check messages on here frequently.
White Shadows Clan - events and activities hosts monthly; check Events Area for details
White Shadows is an international clan which was originally set up in 2007. Since then, WS has developed into a multigaming community which welcomes individuals from all sorts of backgrounds with diverse skills and interests.Our PS3 division is proud to support and maintain an active presence in a number of games, including Grand Theft Auto, FIFA, Battlefield and Call of Duty.
A World To Call Mine - No specic meetup time; whenever possible
Zermeno Boyz Club - Every Sunday @ 7pm PST
The Club of legit gamers of the PlayStation Home world. We are mostly involved in game launching to retail games as a group from our clubhouse to own others and obtain tropies at the same time. We complete PlayStation Home challenges and often mob it to public spaces. Our members have thousands of trophies, platinum trophies, ultra rare trophies, etc. Message me, ZermenoBoy, via the PlayStation Network if you're interested in joining. Visit our site for a better overview of our club.
Unofficial Club List - CLUBLIST.TK[ Edited ]
HomeStation Magazine - production meetings by invitation only
HSM is PlayStation Home's literary journal nonpareil: a Sony-positive and Home-positive publication devoted to mature and literate coverage of Home as social network for gamers. Created in October 2010, HomeStation is comprised of daily web articles, quarterly magazine issues, and regular videocast episodes and related machinima. Presently serving an audience of 6,000 to 7,000 unique visitors per month (including multiple developers), HSM's goal is to serve as a platform for Home's finest writers and artists to share their thoughts on Home and Sony gaming in general. Individuals who wish to be published in HSM are encouraged to read this resource, and are welcome to contact email@example.com for further information. HomeStation can also be followed on Facebook and Twitter, as well as the official HSM thread in the Sony forum.
Unofficial Club List - CLUBLIST.TK[ Edited ]
The All Mighty - Every Sat. @ 7pm EST
A UNITY Branch - Friendly environment, respectful, meet new friends, each week we meet and discuss on what's new from PSHome and the UNITY group. help in organizing PSHome events, and have fun while at it.
Chikara - Monthly meetings as scheduled
We began our multi-club social group on April 30th, 2011. Anyone can join. A lot of you are asking, "What is Chikara?" It's a simple philosophy meaning "Many Strengths." We welcome all users to join, as there are no ranks in Chikara. I, donandgert, am the founding leader of the first roster, Chikara1. We also have Chikara 2 through 11 active as we find more leaders. Our goal is simple... we are not asking for a miracle, just a bit of common sense on Home. Come follow us as we achieve this through the following of The Chikara Code. I wish all Home users my deepest respects and thanks. For enlistment in Chikara, feel free to send an xmb message. I will reply as soon as possible. We're also on Facebook.
Dance@Janes – Fridays at 6:30 PM EST / 11:30 PM UK TIME
We meet every Friday in our Dance club at 11:30 PM UK time and just party party party. Dress code is optional and advice is given as to where to buy the best dance clothing. An extra boogie box is added to the club music. Dance moves are optional and again … advice is given as to the best dance moves. There is extra disco flooring in the club and loads lights … plus we have a pool table in the Bar areas for those that want a break from dancing. Of course, the club is open to members at all times.
Fanime - Every Other Saturday @ 9 PM EST
Fanime is club for anime lovers. We get together, talk about the anime and manga we're into at the moment, and go out to bowl/dance. If interested, please msg gangstaboi22.
Frostys Army - Every Saturday @ 11 PM EST
We're a pretty big group made up of all types of people with different talents. We share a few things in common, but there is one thing in particular... frosty the snowman head. We do everything (glitch, watch movies, play games, share stories, etc...), but we mostly just hang out and try to have fun. We don't have a lot of rules and we don't take your individuality away. I, FA_ILL_LIFE_FA, am the club leader with scarfacenyo- as my second in command. We would love to welcome anyone with a frosty head to come check us out. Get to know us, learn a thing or two, and maybe even make a new friend or two. If you're interested, please contact me. Remember... keep it frosty my snow people! (*>*)
GHOSTRIDERDUDE19 - Every Friday @ 9 PM EST
If anyone wishes to join my club, find or speak to me. I'm always at the Hudson Gate racing my dolphins. I will try to answer any questions to the best of my ability. You can also speak to any of sub-leaders as well.
Public Gatherings - Often
Representative's Council Meetings - Every Wednesday @ 9PM EST
Central Command Meetings - Every Sunday @ 7PM EST
The Homeling Collective has been an active entity in PlayStation Home since the closed beta era. With dozens of Motherships, and a score of Social Vessels within Home, the Homelings® could be included under any category in this club list. For more information besides that in our official club thread, see our wiki page @ http://homelings.wikispaces.com/ Our official web portal, Fluidic Space, is exclusively Homeling, but has many links and such for visitors to peruse.
"Like" us on facebook: The Homeling Collective
"Subscribe" to us on youtube: The Homeling Collective
"Follow" us on Twitter: Homeling Collective
Home Gnomes was not made to be overly serious, or sap the fun from anything. And it was also not made for drama. We are primarily a group of people who enjoy laughing, Talking, Glitching, and most of all... being unique. And for all intents and purposes... This club is unique. Click HERE to view the thread! ~chrismsandvig
illegitimate SnowMan - No official dates; every now and then
We're a snowman club, but we'll NOT frosties. We use the female snowman head as well as the new one. We game together, hang out together, watch Netflix together, host game tournaments for rewards, etc... We're peaceful people.
playstationhomevoltage - Movie nights every Saturday; Monthly meetings @ 6 PM EST / 3pm PST
We have movie nights every saturday. The meetings will be held every month at 6pm EST / 3pm PST. If you want a club invite, please send a message to skynat100 or carlosnyninja. We also have parties sometimes if we're not busy planning updates for the club. You can check out our post on the PlayStation forums, our new YouTube channel, our Facebook page, our website, or our new Ustream channel. Again, contact the users above if you want to be in our club. Please message all your questions about the club to shynat100 via PSN.
MddElite - Meeting days will be determined when we get more members
We are a club that wants to help people by doing giveaways and letting you meet new people. If you want to join, send a message to python_9000 or MddBrad. The color for the club is anything you want and I (python_9000) will try to help out in anyway I can. So please... send a request and I will see you on Home! One last thing... if you're going to join, I don't mind if you're in other clubs. Just pop up our tags when you are hanging with us. Thanks!
mëtäl wärrïörs - Wednesdays; Fridays & Saturdays Optional
This club is for those who love heavy metal, minigames, horror movies, the occult, and/or goth/emo/punk. Once the structute is in place, essentually every decision for the club will be made via a vote by each of it's members and every club member is just as important to me (poorplayer102) as the club itself. There are only two rules: We do not war with other groups/individuals on Home and we do not war with ourselves. Your popup color, clothing, and tags can be whatever you want. Meetings will be held on wednesday nights, parties will be friday nights, and movie nights will be saturday nights. The parties and movie nights are not mandatory and it's okay to miss a meeting if you have a good reason. There is no penalty for missing a meeting, but it is high recommended that you don't miss one. As for ranks... they are based on heavy metal culture, specifically concerts, and promotions with be earned by various means. Also, I do have two last things to add. Each person who joins will be rewarded via the Cauldron of the Sunless Kingdom, Cutteride Estate, etc. Those who do the most for the club will be rewarded via the gift machine. Before you join, there will be an interview. This is to weed out trolls and those who just want the rewards. The interview is also there so I can get to know you. Have an excellent day and I hope to hear from you soon.
MSWP (midnight shadows wolf pack) [Leader: MommaWolf]
MSWG (midnight shadows werewolf gang) [Prez: GenobeeX VicPrez: Chirrp]
We are a friendly, welcoming, and helpful club with personality. We encourage loyalty and drama-free get togethers. A general interest in wolves in encouraged if you'll like to apply to out club. Website is WIP; please notify said persons above if interested. Please note that "MSWP" is for users with "wolf" in their PSN Id while "MSWG" is for those without this. Otherwise, the two are the same club.
Mystivious Adventures - At least once a week
Members must be mature and respectful. There's no dress code and our clubhouse is the "Old West Saloon" turned Blues Bar. It includes blackjack, liar's dice, darts, poker, pool games, and even an jukebox. Blues music plays throughout the week with dance music on the weekends. There are guest rooms available if you wish to stay. We plan to have regular get-togethers, activities, and events. To apply, PM LeeStone71 to show interest.
Otaku Rock - Every Friday @ 5 PM EST / 3 PM MST
Otaku Rock is a Anime Club for people who love the Japanese culture and Anime. We promise we won't be bossy. The updated thread now includes two surveys. One is for the sub-leader application. The other is to tell us about your experience and how well we did.
This is Devon Britt and I'm promoting a new club. It's mainly for socializing and chilling. The tag is "subc" and I hope to see you soon!
Come join! We started back in 2008 and had the likes of Glasswalls, Tempest_Fire, and jack buster are our parties. I, FutureNaruGirl, am the new owner. Mr and Mrs Lockwood used to run RHO and we had over 100 members so come join.
Saints Of Death (S.Ø.D) - Thursdays @ 9 PM EST
Our club is for people who just wanna hang out and have fun. We have your back no matter what. Contact info - Terrio120
Scholacticus Literati - Monthly, some months bi-weekly.
It is a club that will act as a place for people who like to discuss international events, history, philosophy, psychology, or anything that can be considered intellectual. The club will host live recorded debates between members either bi-weekly, or monthly. If enough people join debates can be as often as moderators can be enlisted. As a free thinking society, we will not tell you what to believe. Facts will be presented, it is up to you whether or not you believe them.
I'm CUTTER626 and this is my club.
Spirit - Fridays @ 7 PM EST
Spirit was created to bring people with similar interests together. We participate in many events, socialize, and really do whatever!
StarLight Lounge at hollywood hills night club - Look at board for get togethers
(Dark_Warrior3000) This is a club meant for socializing, meeting new people, and relaxing. We like to watch movies, listen to music, swim, watch fireworks, play arcade games, play pool poker, and have darts tournaments.
UDV: Reign of Blades
UDV stands for Underverse (The Chronicles of Riddick), though this group isn't about the movie in particular. I merely like it for the "darkness" of the Necromongers and how cool they look. This group is mainly about hanging out on Home. We talk about about games, movies, anime, and we might even roleplay. We plan to have themed meetings (certain outfit, certain soace, etc) and it's a good idea to have at least one dark outfit. It doesn't have to be gothic or anything, but generally just dark. I'm looking for mature people and I will warn you if you don't seem to fit in. If you can't give a good reason why you we should keep you, we'll have to kick out you. If you're interested (curious, have questions, etc), please don't hesitate to send me (MLn_22) a message on PlayStation Home. Also, you'll have to pass a kind of "small interview" to join. It's nothing difficult though. We look forward to seeing you!
United League Dancing - Sundays @ 7 PM EAST at Theater 3; in the Emporium
We are Home's greatest competive dance academy. We teach moves such as "Yawn + Spin/Twirl > Cheer". We have a competive leaderboard for Teams, Free For All, Solo, and Tournament Dance Battles. The global Dance League Leaderboards reset the first of every month. There is no dress code, no need to change your club tags to United League Dancing, and no need to purchase any dance moves. We have a ruleset for those who don't want to use Purchased/Reward Animations. For a rulebook and placement, message Artof5Rings.
Zeta Tau Alpha - Monday, Wednesday, and Saterday @ 6 PM EST
We're a social club originally established on the basis of getting more chapters of the Sorority to play on Home. However, we have since adapted to just having fun and playing games. If anyone is interested, feel free to pm and/or add me (blackstarz2012) and I would be happy to answer any questions.
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The Walking Dead Club - No meetings
There are no meetings or anything like that. Basically, we'll just looking for people who love The Walking Dead frachise, play games, and watch it on tv. Members who wear the walking dead tag will be Kept. Once the club is full, those who don't may lose their place to a member who will. ...thx Jen
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Magical Mystery Club* - Every Tuesday @ 6pm EST (7 CST or 4 PST)
We give you ful information on PSHome update, PSN Store update and Plus, And we do events, we do We give ut shouties/announcements talk bout other club news such as Gamerindepth, Mew Happenings, PSTALENT, loot, and much much more commnuity clubs.. We do have a meet every week Tuesdays at 6:00 pm Eastern.. 7 central 4 Pacific Thank you and please join now! Send request to it..
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AlphaZone4 Community Clubhouse - Every Saturday and Sunday in the AlphaZone4 Community Clubhouse.
AlphaZone4 is the essential encyclopedia of everything to do with PlayStation Home. AlphaZone4 Community Clubhouse members offer help and advice to PS Home users, as well as act as associate reward hunters and aid in keeping our item database up to date. If you have any enquires about the AlphaZone4 Community Clubhouse you should send a PSN message to MEZAIAL. (Please note: Due to the nature and popularity of AlpahaZone4 we regret that all random friend requests have to be ignored. If you have something to ask feel free to do so, but please do it in a message and not a friend request).
We're here to help out others in case of drama. We are neutral, take no one's side, and do not judge. We simply get to the bottum of things and try to solve your problems. We're currently looking for good guards and can always be found in Edo! I, Vampirala, am the leader.
Grand Paradiso - At least once a month (towards the end)
Club/Organization dedicated to helping the Home community, and just having fun in general (see thread for details). We'll meet at least once a month towards the end of the month.
I, Isutigersfan72, am the owner and founder of the Legendary Hurricanes, We have 2 clubs and 2 partners (me and cajun4life). We love Home and we love helping out the Home community. If you're looking for great and active organization, this is the club to join. We help members and treat each other with respect. We are professional at what we do, so come check us out and feel free to subscribe. (facebook, site, or twitter) We also host community events as well. Our club has great leaders and great members, so come check us out.
The Nights Watch is about preserving the peace and serenity of PlayStation Home. We are based out of Great Nippon of Edo and are always looking for new faces. If you would like to contact us, message "Marbleizer-" or "AdmShenanigans".
We are a family dedicated to helping and protecting the Home community. We roost those who break the rules, but we do so professinaly and avoid doing anything that might get one suspended. In addition to protection, we also have monthly parties (with contests) and help others with the xmb, PlayStation Vita, or anything else they need help with. We'll even go far as helping with real life situations, such as break-ups and deaths. While most families have rules, we instead opted to have values instead. Our values are honesty, loyalty, pride, respect, and trust. We have meetings, seating arrangements, and line formations. Our family is made up of multiple clubs (depending on rank) and our members' first piority must always be the Home community. All we ask is that is one hour a day for five days a week. Members get weekends off and the "work" is very simple. Go out and about, enjoy yourselvess, and help if your "spidey sense" hits. CaptainKiptou (kippy "purr" luv) is the founder and we're looking for those with good attitude and purrfections.
PSN Exclusive - Fridays
This is for the "PSN Exclusive" club. We meet Fridays for movie nights. All other other information is confidential and only available to those who seek it.
Saints Angels - Club Meetings TBD
Do you like to help protect people on Home? We help those who are being bullied are harassed in a professional manner. You must have been with Home for a minimum of 1 year and we're looking for anyone to help with answering questions regarding Home. Provide assistance and answer any questions should anyone ask. Being a fan of Saints Row will also go a long way, but is not necessary. Currently, there are 2 co-leader spots that also need to be filled and will be filled over time. If you're interested in joining S.A., please send me (Disneynut) a message via PS3 and include a good time for us to meet up. Also, please include when you joined Home (Month & year) and please no messaging via the forums. Once a time has been set-up, you will be invited to the club house for an interview.
The Sanguine Blade
(Adorable-Cutey) We're looking to open up new ways of meeting others who wish to change the world in a positive way... no matter how big or small. We aim to form a positive group for all and are looking for new members with certain skills. What skills, you ask? This could be anything as long as it helps others. This might be decorating, recruiting, or even singing. If you have a club yourself, we're also willing to become affiliates. For this to happen, one of your leaders must join us and one of ours will join yours as well. Our members form a pretty tight bond and we're respectful of each others' boundaries. Feel free to join us and get to know each other. Thank-you and we look forward to jamming out.
Wolfpack - Every Other Saturday
We are a group/fam that stands up against bullying and harassment on PlayStation Home. We stand for respect of our pack family and everyone on Home. We have meetings, parties, and patrols. We also recruit and accept each member as family. We're always ready to help and we're open to alliances with other groups/fams who want our protection. Our leader is Just-Chris289. For more information, feel free to contact xXpizzagirlXx aka Jill. You may contact me ether via PSN or here on the forums.
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We are the people behind PSH Project Runway. We produce Fashion Competitions and YouTube videos. Our channel is PSHProjectRunway. Check us out and add BaddIncCasting for info on how to apply!
Costume/Cosplay Club
(Iced-Tea-Bagger) This is a club for people who like to create their own custom costumes from movies, games, television, celebrities or just custom in general. The club members also help with ideas, share creations, display our work in public spaces, and take photos with fans of our work. The club is not serious where you have to attend weekly meetings or you are kicked out or anything like that; it's just for fun. I am not the club leader as there is no leader; I am just the founder. We are open to all ideas club members might have for events. The clubhouse is the moon forest and it's all decorated with a full arcade with 9 different playable games.
Fashion clubs for ladies and gentlemen who love to be fashionable and stylish on Playstation Home. Our clubs host fashion shows, pageants, contests, parties, and many other events. We also participate in a number of photo and video shoots and provide fashion consulting services for a multitude of individuals, groups, and clubs throughout PS Home. Raffle drawings and contests are hosted every month for club members to win PSN cards and prizes!!!
Glamour_Girls - Monthly Fashion Shows
We are a ladies fashion runway club with fashion shows. There are three judges and five winners. There are five categories and each catagory winner will receive a $20 PSN Gift Card. There are no rules except that models must be mid to full height and no presents. The idea is for lady fashion lovers to have fun. The next show is on March 22nd from 9pm est until the winners are chosen. Each month, the categories will be annouced in advance. The March show will be called the Face of Beauty. The catagories are Wedding Dresses, Cocktail Dresses, Swimsuits, LIngerie, and Drey fashions. ~Shelley
Haute Couture - Monthly Meetups
(Fashion Club - Runway Shows) We have monthly meetups to display and reward the most creative and original outfits one can design in Home. Members are challenged to create costumes to go along with themes; much like Wardrobe Wars but with standards. Prizes are awarded from the LKWD Gift Machine and/or the Veemee 3D Printer. If you are interested in joining, please contact PSN User: HauteCoutureClub
Hey all fans of Home decorating! We know you're out there... and we need to join forces! Knowing there's power in numbers, we have created the Home Decorator's Guild just for you! It'll act as a home base for deco lovers! It's a place to come together, hold events, share ideas, and offer some AWESOME fun to Home users. Do you have a decorating club on Home? Contact us! Are you a Home user who is interested in taking part in both showing off your personal spaces and sneaking a peek at others' ideas? Contact us! Please send me (CameraCat) a private message and tell me the following: your time zone, day(s) of the week you're available for club meetings, and what time of day is best for you to meet. From there, we'll compire a list of potential deco clubs and meet-up schedules.
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Dirty Angels - Most Friday & Saturday Evenings @ 6pm EST until it ends


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|I'm in St Charles so that's a bit out of the way although I have family in Shrewsbury. I'll have to remember to drop by there sometime rather than relaxing with a lovely beverage under a gazebo.
|Do you go to Tropical world pet's off of Watson often? They always have the info about the events.
|Yes, indeed. I usually spend my time behind the tables but was a runner most of the day.
|Did you go to the one yesterday?
|There is always an outstanding selection fish. The club is dominated by lots of experienced breeders but interest in plants is increasing and many of the member have grown and propagated plants (and not just the common, easy ones vegetatively) but from seeds. The quantity of plants was up and I was pleased to see more diversity, although I did not help much there. I donated nice clumps of well-fed common varieties to the club rather than putting them in the landfill after my weekly cropping: rotala rotundifolia, bacopa caroliniana, pogostomen stellata, hygrophila corymbosa v angustifolia, lysimachia nummularia and some phyllanthus fluitans (and yes, I really do like that one). Although very ordinary they were a prize for price paid by those patient enough to wait until the end of the day. Plus, most folks should be able to keep them growing to some extent. Fortunately, we also had some donations from an aquatic nursery. The red nesaea looked nice but a little tired from the trip, however. I would have gotten some but I've got too dang many stem plants and I've been concentrating of getting an easier to keep foundation of slow growing plants that don't need a bunch of light: anubias, crypts, vesicularia, etc. I did buy a nice piece of anubias hastifolia and clump of subwassertang because it was so odd looking. We'll see how long I'll manage with that! Fortunately, a couple of my friends gave me some bobitus, crypts and marsilea minuta, which I'll put to good use. It always pays in the long run to give plants away as a gift.
Misouri Aquarium Society Winter Auction!!!
I was at Tropical Word Pet's (probly my favorite lfs in STL) and picked up a little flyer about this, so I though I would post it up in case anyone in the area is interested. If you are, shoot me a pm or post here, I would like to meet any locals that are on the board!
February 10, 2008
Viewing @ 11:00am Auction starts @ Noon
Location: Stratford Inn, 800 S. Highway Drive, Fenton MO 63026
Just one mile west of I-270 across I-44 from Fenton Chrysler Plant
Info & Registration: John 618-604-7228 or email@example.com
Their Web Site is www.missouriaquariumsociety.org
Freshwater Tropical Fish, Goldfish, Aquatic Plants, Supplies, Books Equipment, Tanks, Live Foods and MORE! Raffle!
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Without fanfare, Riley quietly, persistently, consistently, built an imposing body of work and a reputation. His last series, the otherworldly cloud, created in 2000, remains the best known of his prolific creative output. However, it would be remiss to consider this visually luscious series as Riley's signature work, since it is but one facet of a multi-dimensional body of work created over two decades, drawing on the collective experiences of millennia.
For Riley, land was life. His roots were deep in the red and black soil of western and northwestern New South Wales – Wiradjuri and Kamilaroi traditional lands. His images reflect what he described as the 'sacrifices Aboriginal people made to be Christian'. They resonate with loss, experienced not only by the individual but by entire Indigenous communities: 'loss' of culture and land in enforced, and sometimes embraced, 'exchange' for Christianity. cloud is Riley's legacy and the work for which he is best known in Australia and overseas. It was his first series to move into digital manipulation and represents a natural progression from Sacrifice.
As his work gained increasing critical acclaim within Australia and overseas, as it soared in spirit, his body was failing him. cloud was selected for the 2002 Asia–Pacific triennial of contemporary art at Queensland Art Gallery. That same year, as part of the Festival of Sydney, cloud was flying high above Circular Quay. It was included in Photographica Australis, curated by Alasdair Foster for ARCO 2002, in Spain and its Asialink tour in 2003–2004, where his work was awarded a grand prize in the 11th Asian art biennale, Bangladesh.
Riley's legacy is also the pride with which he invested his communities of Dubbo, Moree and Sydney. It is reflected in his family, friends and colleagues who were touched by him, his talent and his work, which remains with us. My recent visits to Dubbo and Moree were not only about recalling his presence: his spirit was there watching, in the company of the native animals – the brown snake, wedge-tail eaglehawks, echidna, wallaby, brolga, kookaburra and seemingly millions of bats that made themselves known. These totemic animals were ever watchful, either standing silently or circling overhead, like sentinels. He was there, along with his ancestors, in the wind that rustled the leaves of the trees under which I sat with his family and friends as we recalled his quietness, his observation, his wicked sense of humour, his love of gossip, his mentoring of others and his generosity of spirit.
The still images he created spoke to his films. This can most clearly be seen in the photographic series flyblown and cloud and their reflection in the sumptuous experimental film, Empire.
cloud appears as more personal and free. A floating feather; a sweeping wing; a vigilant angel; the cows from 'the mission' farm; a single Australian Plague Locust in flight, referring to the cyclical swarms of locusts; a comforting Bible; and a graceful, emblematic, returning boomerang. The boomerang is really the only overtly Aboriginal image in the series and the locust is one of the few native species left that is visible and cannot be swept aside.
The Bible image, which appears in both the Sacrifice and cloud series, contains an ambiguity, being depicted as both discarded and floating, vision-like – although upside down – in the sky. Is it the sign of a true spiritual believer struggling with his belief, possibly a metaphor for the struggle of acceptance of the 'white' presence in his world.
In the simply superimposed images of cloud Riley was trying to minimalise things, to distil his ideas about physical reality and spirit. All are dichotomously connected to Dubbo and Riley, and are also universal. They are not about a place but a state, the surrealistic cow with mud and manure on its hoofs floating by.
In this, Riley's final body of work, we see the image of a feather, lightly pending against a veiled 'true-blue', yet ethereal, Australian sky. This honest and just communication, absent ofego, was to dominate Riley's practice. With his maverick minimalistapproach, his messages are clean, clear and sharp. In this way, Riley paradoxically exposed the complex layers, the realities and concerns of Aboriginal Australia. It was his need to rationalise and find peace with his personal history that drove the making of the cloud exhibition. Without knowing where the money, equipment, time or technicians would come from, Riley's humour, resourcefulness and courage kept the creative process alive.
Filled with images that reference his spiritual and corporeal concerns, to me cloud epitomises Riley's artistic voice. A voice where public and private merge within the sacred in an active quest to understand meaning. It is a quiet and contemplative body of work that reverberates with sadness and anger. While there are moments of humour and great elation, the images illustrate the world Riley inhabited and the work he still had left to finish.
The ability to find strength when he shouldn't have is what informs cloud. It is a resilient, brave and gentle gaze full of longing, loss and mischief. A gaze that subverts social hypocrisy to create images that question, seduce and, above all, try to make sense of a life lived with love, loss and inequality.
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There was no telling which shone brighter, the cheap suit or his beaming grin.
Either way, Jack Tame's first run as a One News reporter was on the board. "It was a real rush, deeply satisfying, but it also felt like I'd got away with murder. I'd beaten the system, somehow usurped the vetting and the voice classes ... I think I appreciated that it was a bit rich to have a 19-year-old reporting on the 6 o'clock news. It felt audacious."
His primetime television news debut was a cracker Christmas tale as well.
Sister Gemma Cronin's crocheted tea cosies had become Christchurch's ironic gift de jour for Christmas 2006 and the poor dear was going like the clappers to keep up with demand. It's unknown whether Tame's story made her struggles worse or killed sales.
Not that her prospects were his top priority. "I'd rushed home, then we set up the VCR and the whole family sat around to watch.
I was stoked ..."
His days as a dogsbody were over.
Interns come and go at the bigger media institutions, usually anonymously, so you have to show the right stuff to be noticed. Tame made sure he was noticed.
It wasn't the getting up at 4am in a freezing room that did it. It's that he was a teenager with student flatmates who were often still drinking in the lounge as he buttered his toast. And as their catcalls followed him out the door, he knew they could afford that cheap beer only because of the pittance he brought home every week.
And he still went to work anyway and kept putting his hand up for more.
That's the stuff of "Jack Tame, One News" and it fuels a style the 25-year-old accepts "might have a few people spinning in their graves".
Okay, seeing as he's raised it, let's be frank. For anyone who grew up with Dougal Stevenson and got used to having their news delivered with a slightly disapproving frown, watching Tame gurn and bounce his way through the 6 o'clock bulletin over summer left you wondering if he was sitting in a high chair and sucking on a rusk between stories.
Because he really does look like a kid. A charmingly guileless kid who, in six years, has bounded from cub reporter on the Breakfast show to newsreader to United States correspondent in record time, while treating each new role like a brand new puppy.
So, how did he do it?
For starters, he's craved it for ages, relatively speaking, even if it's only the way he could find to make his bug for performing pay.
He's also had a knack for finding the right champions at the right times.
During his time at Christchurch's Cashmere High, he was a constant presence in the drama club, sang in all the musicals, entered the speech competitions, did theatresports, joined a barbershop group, and learned the trombone and guitar.
He also attended every performance at the city's Court Theatre with his mother, Lincoln High School principal Linda Tame, and was an avid consumer of news whether it be via radio, television or newspaper. Early on he even told a teacher he wanted be like Paul Holmes when he grew up.
But it was an one-off opportunity in year 10 (fourth form in the old money) that set him on his way. His teacher announced that Jason Gunn was auditioning for parts in a video.
Gunn's company, Whitebait Productions, was applying to take over production of his popular youth show, What Now.
"I didn't know if it was a good time for him to be doing something that," says Linda Tame, "speaking as a concerned mother and school principal I thought he probably had more important things to do with his time, but he was adamant that this was really important."
He got the job and ended up swinging off a rope being dragged behind Gunn's car as the cameras whirred. All for laughs of course, and while the video failed to do the trick, a highly-likely friendship was born.
"I still tell him that if not for that piece of rope he'd have nothing," says Gunn. "But you could see his drive even then. He'd knock on our door asking for work and we'd say 'sorry, but no'. But he kept coming back. He's a good Christchurch boy, he had the passion, the huge hair, and got off his arse to do something about it, and I count the people willing to do that on one hand."
By year 13 (seventh form) Tame was set on broadcasting school and threw himself into Cashmere's entry into a national documentary competition.
They didn't have the flash gear of the fancy colleges, so he went all hard news on it and approached the likes of white supremacist Kyle Chapman for a piece on race relations. If his mother was a little concerned by some of the names that started appearing in his cellphone address book, she decided the risks were outweighed by the lesson it provided in dealing with potentially dodgy geezers.
The school's entry won and the award - along with a winning reference from Gunn - went a long way to securing his place in the degree course at the New Zealand Broadcasting School in Christchurch in 2005.
While there he had stints reading news on local television station, CTV, and began bugging TVNZ and TV3 for work. This led to an intern job for Breakfast with instant national exposure, class kudos and the horribly early Riccarton mornings mentioned above.
"I was no sweet operator," says Tame. He was 20kg heavier than his present string-bean physique, with a disarming awkwardness.
He hoped any shortcomings would be covered by his ensemble, a $180 Hallenstein's suit, an $18 op shop back-up, and a polyester jacket from the Warehouse.
"I was on $320 a week, thinking, 'this is the life, this is amazing, we can have meat every night'. Oh, to be young and cheap, but it was still more money than I'd ever made before. Tax-free as well, I actually saved money."
When Tame was dragged up to Auckland as cover over summer, he made sure to volunteer for the worst shifts, thinking it'd bring more chances for telly time.
A cunning plan, because not only did he meet Bernadine Oliver-Kerby - the subject of his teenage adoration - but when Steve Bloxham, former tutor at broadcasting school and current head of TVNZ's Christchurch bureau, started pitching his case for a full-time job, the bosses happily listened.
One was then-TVNZ and now-Network Ten head of news and current affairs, Anthony Flannery.
"Some would say Jack's ambitious," Flannery says from Sydney, "but I think he's driven.
He has a passion for the business. So when the offers started coming in - and he was promised the world - I just told him to remember he's a young bloke with his whole career head of him. Don't blow it trying to do everything before you're 30. Learn your craft, see the world, try new things.
"His parents have been great too, they've helped keep his feet on the ground, because even though he's been in business for five minutes, he's had a huge impact, he's a true storyteller. Viewers seem to love him and I haven't seen too many with his kind of talent on either side of the Tasman."
Of course, that impact had a social element as well.
Simply turning up to a Christchurch party could spark an embarrassing chorus of "Jack Tame, One News" and it'd go on and on until he recited his signature line in the grand style.
It's quite possible some of his friends tried using his growing recognition to attract the ladies: "But I was a puppy-fatted, awkward kid. I don't think I was ever very cool so I'm not sure if I was ever likely to help their prospects there."
Puppy fat or not, it wasn't long before he was being dropped into some big stories and shaking hands with big names. He's interviewed Sir David Attenborough over a bottle of red in Antarctica, sat through every day of the last Bain trial, and has done his share of cute animal stories. But he was determined to do them his way. After a few live spots for CNN during the Rugby World Cup, Flannery began fielding calls from their Hong Kong office, asking who this young tyro was.
"So yeah, I know I'm still young, there isn't much I can do about that, but I think that's helped me embrace new techniques," he says. "Television has changed, it had to, whether some people like it not and maybe youth has made it easier for me to embrace that. Television is moving pictures. So why should you stand still? Just don't be fake, you'll get found out really quickly."
But none of that experience prepared him for the Christchurch earthquake and subsequent aftershocks.
Like many covering the destruction, he knew people who died in the collapsed CTV building and had schoolmates listed among the missing. But there was no time for reflection, not that adrenalin allowed for it anyway. Every day he and a cameraman would chase their stories, then go for a run to blow out the emotional baggage and head back to his parents' lounge to share what they'd seen and sleep. He rode out the large boxing day aftershock while sitting on the toilet.
"It took a long time to digest everything that happened and it's still hard to see the place. I get upset sometimes, everyone does ... and while my mum and dad are still there, my two siblings and I have left. I still love the city but I don't know if we'll ever go back to live. So, I look youthful on the outside, but deep down I think I'm older than 25 ..."
Then, after only five years of reporting, Tame decided what he wanted and Flannery was there to help again. Having already pushed his protege out the door to travel whenever time allowed, Flannery talked to then-Radio Network general manager Bill Francis about Tame working there and suggested it might be a good time to chat with TVNZ's man in New York, Tim Wilson.
It turned out that Wilson was ready to come home, so a co-ordinated attack was planned, where Wilson resigned his post and 10 minutes later Tame knocked on Flannery's door to suggest a swap.
Still only 24, there were questions about his readiness, but after sufficient pleading, reassurances, notes from his mum, and going out to buy his own camera, he scored his dream job.
"I got over there just in time for Whitney Houston's death. There was no time to think about anything really. Then I ended up in a hotel just off Times Square, which sounds great in theory, but it had no hot water, no cell phone coverage and no internet. America's a crazy place."
He's presently living in Spanish Harlem, in a charming studio apartment boasting prison bars over the windows, occasional hot water and even more occasional power. The chaos clashes with his mid-level tidy Kiwi obsession.
It's a freelance job, so he's paid per story and he seems genuine when he says he doesn't really know what he's making ("I'll find out what I've made when my dad does my tax").
He just works whenever and wherever he can. For example, his dream holiday in Jamaica to watch the Black Caps - he's a cricket tragic - gave him a chance to shoot a Olympics story on the madness around sprinter Usain Bolt. He's also does work for Network Ten (Flannery again), writes a regular newspaper column for the Herald on Sunday, and has taken over Paul Holmes old Saturday morning slot on 1ZB (another schoolboy ambition fulfilled).
So, after his short spell in the big boy's chair on the One News set, he's back in the US, arriving just in time to report on President Obama's inauguration.
"I stood some 50 metres from the Obamas as they shared their inaugural dance ... and to be honest it's easy to get all wrapped up in the woes of a crappy apartment and the crap bits of the jobs - sometimes when in the cab heading back from the airport after being away for a few days I think no one in New York knows I was even away - so I make myself pause and reflect on things like that moment. I'm on a good wicket. A great wicket. I really am living the dream."
What stress he carries he tries to jog off every day because none of that can show on TV. He also plays indoor soccer and cricket while treating his new home as the biggest food court on Earth.
Still, he has fantasy plan B of upping sticks and disappearing in southern Mexico - he's even learning Spanish via Skype.
"In the end, I think I'm a pragmatic person. I know what I want and I'm not afraid of pursuing it. It's always irritated me to hear people whinge about their lot in life, if they don't do anything to better it. So, I think I work hard even if other parts of my life suffer because I know this is a fickle business. It pays to take things with a grain of salt. So yeah, I guess I'm still getting away with murder. But I'd like to think I'm as clean and calculated as I can be even if I seestill myself as the chubby kid with the big hair and bad suit."
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An infliction that causes ones gums and teeth to grow to gigantic proportions. Often uncoverable by lips and seen to be constantly twitchy.
Would you take a look at our Daniel??? His lips are twitching like fuck. Is he in tears cos he's just gassed Aunty Mays dog and killed it? Or is it that his goat gums are at full throttle?
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No longer having my WRX makes having my steelies with Blizzaks somewhat silly. This is the tirerack package. The tires have seen 2 seasons, and have plenty of tread left. I'll post some pics up sometime when I'm home. I'm asking $500 for them, I believe this package new from Tirerack is $800+, but I bought them used for 600 or 650 (I forget) so I wouldn't feel right about trying to get the same amount after I put a second season of wear on them.
I'm pretty much only considering someone who can meat to pick them up. I don't know how much shipping costs would be, but that seems like way more of a hassle than it would be worth.


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Which is a pretty good indication that Penn State's most disappointing loss of the season -- both teams entered the game at 0-5 in the Big Ten -- did in fact come down to free throws. Or missed free throws to be more accurate.
Because whenever something goes incredibly wrong in a game, the gut instinct of the team leaders is to divert attention from it. And Saturday, foul shooting was an epic issue for the Nittany Lions, as they missed five of their last six -- all on one crazy possession -- on the way to their sixth straight loss.
We had our chances and didn't convert and didn't get it done, said Chambers, whose team is now 8-10 overall and 0-6 in the Big Ten, and holds a stranglehold on last place in the conference.
The awful display of free throw shooting had to be seen to be believed, and a season-best crowd of 9,883 served witness Saturday. Down 66-63 after Jermaine Marshall made a 3-pointer with 32 seconds left, Penn State pressed and guard D.J. Newbill picked the pocket of Cornhusker point Ray Gallegos.
Newbill bulled his way to the bucket and missed a shot, but a whistle blew, apparently to signal a foul. The officials watched a replay and after huddling for what seemed like forever, called NU big man Brandon Ubel for TWO fouls -- a conventional foul on Newbill and a flagrant 1 on forward Ross Travis.
Down three with 24 seconds to go, PSU was awarded four free throws. The Lions had a chance to take the lead AND maintain possession.
Newbill stepped to the stripe, making the first and missing the second. Then came Travis, who bricked a pair. The Lions were trailing 66-64 but still had the ball.
Eight seconds after PSU in-bounded, Marshall was fouled. With a chance to tie it, he missed both free throws. That made five straight misses for a team that entered the day ranked first in the Big Ten in free throw shooting (73.9 percent) in conference games.
We missed five free throws when we needed them, Newbill said. We just have to execute man. We have to make those free throws.
The Lions were 15 of 24 from the stripe in the game. That was magnified by the fact that Nebraska was 16 of 16. So if both teams had made 75 percent of their freebies, Penn State would have won 67-64.
Of course, that was not the case. Ubel was fouled with 14 seconds left and made both foul shots for a 68-64 lead. Newbill missed two meaningless shots in the final seconds and that was that.
While missing free throws in the clutch was THE glaring issue Saturday, Newbill and Chambers were correct in noting that it was hardly PSU's only issue. After a 7-0 start, the Lions went flat and allowed Nebraska (10-9, 1-5) to score 10 straight points. The 'Huskers made 47 percent of their shots in the game.
A big part of that was State's inability to slow down freshman forward Shavon Shields, who was nearly perfect. He made 10 of 11 shots, went 1 of 1 from the arc and was 8 of 8 from the line.
The kid had 29 points, Chambers said. At some point you have to take pride in stopping somebody.
Offensively, Penn State operated in fits and starts. Most of that was because Newbill was trying to force the action, with mixed success. He had six assists and six turnovers. NU had 16 points off turnovers and 12 fastbreak points.
They do a good job of clogging the lane, Newbill said. I was just aggressive and they got some hands on the ball. You've got to take better care of the ball.
The bad news for Penn State is that things now get much more difficult. The Lions are at No. 2 Indiana Wednesday and they return to the BJC to face No. 11 Ohio State next Saturday.
And Chambers knows as well as anyone that his team will have no chance in those games if it shoots foul shots the way it did Saturday.
You gotta shoot a high clip, he said. Getting to the foul line is difficult in this league. And when you get there, you have to convert.
• Marshall led Penn State with 18 points on 5-of-16 shooting while Newbill had 11 on 3-of-11 shooting.
• PSU beat NU in the rebound battle, 36-27, and only allowed five offensive rebounds.
• Nebraska only played eight men, and just five of them scored.
• Former Penn State president Graham Spanier, who has been charged with perjury in connection to the Jerry Sandusky scandal, was seated courtside Saturday. He was right across from the Nittany Lion bench.


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ProceduresI. Annual Salary Review, covers the procedures to be followed for salary reviews for all employees. Performance Evaluations details the process for handling the annual performance evaluation for Institution employees.
II. Please refer to the documents listed below when completing the performance evaluation. The guidelines and evaluation forms have been revised and standardized and are to be used throughout the Institution for the evaluation of all Non-Exempt staff and Exempt Administrative Staff. The documents are:
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Nice Triplex with 2 Small Terraces (308)
Size54 m²
Floor No.(with elevator)
- Internet/WiFi
- Kitchen
- Washer/dryer
- Family/child friendly
- Elevator in building
- Balcony/terrace
- Towels
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|boulevard de Menilmontant, 75020 Paris, France
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The apartment is in every quiet building in the back. The district Oberkampf Menilmontant is appreciated by a bohemian and trendy clientele. Restaurants of charm, market of street 4 times a week, trade opened late in the evening are near immediate.
Further to the cementary Pere Lachais within 5mn walking distance, the main places of interest are easy of acces from metros Menilmontant (line 2 for Gare du Nord), Saint Maur (line 3 for Opera, Roissybus and Grands magasins) or Belleville (line 11 for Pompidou Center, Hotel de Ville , Chatelet)
House rulesNo smoking, no pets.
All taxes, management fees, heating, electricity and water are included in the rental price. However, arrivals and departures between 21H00 and 08H00 will be subject to a surcharge of 30 euros. (There is also a surcharge for arrivals and departures on Christmas, New Years and Easter)
The owners require a security deposit of 500 euros when you rent the apartment. There is no short term rental insurance in France. The security deposit is the only protection the owners have against potential damage to the apartment during a rental.
The security deposit may be paid either by credit card a few weeks before your arrival or in cash when you arrive. The preferred method is by credit card before your arrival. This gives you more flexibility for dropping off the keys when you leave
|Weekly rate for up to 6 guests
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A lovely apartment, and an excellent place to stay. Andre was extremely helpful.
Good only posizione.Comunque very disturbed. Piccolo.Del bathroom apartment really do not even want to talk about it. My husband for charity it is rather high, however, was not even in piedi.Anche cleaning was not the migliori.Sconsigliato.
Di buono solo la posizione.Comunque molto disturbata.
Appartamento veramente piccolo.Del bagno non voglio neppure parlarne. Mio marito per carità è pittosto alto però non stava neppure in piedi.Anche la pulizia non era delle migliori.Sconsigliato.
Great location, this compact apartment is convenience for everything.
This apartment has everything needed to live in Paris for a good period of time. The kitchen is extremely well furnished and even included a dishwasher and a washing machine. The location of the apartment cannot be beat; it is right in the midst of everything within a short walk to several Metro stops. The only drawback is that the building does not have a lift and has narrow steep winding staircases; however, once the luggage was installed that could be overlooked. In addition there is everything you need to live: Patisserie across the street, butcher next door, cafes three doors down, grocery a block away, laudramat with dryers three blocks away! Not only this, the apartment is adorable!!
Eric had a problem with this particular apartment just before I arrived, but he was great and quickly arranged another (better!) place for my family and I. So I don't know about this property, but can testify that he will ensure a good stay.
Very cute tiny apartment, tiny sweet balcony with a nice view, also means being thoughtful and tasteful. We had the mattress on the floor because the bed is very high near the ceiling. But was not a problem and very cozy. Small drawback: Cleanliness was not 1a: something dusty and what not well rinsed dishes, sponge a little older, a little musty smelling towels. All things that can be changed easily - and should - otherwise the flat and the top position and recommended!
Sehr niedliches winziges Appartment, süßer winziger Balkon mit schönem Blick, Einrichtung ist ebenfalls geschmackvoll & durchdacht. Wir hatten die Matraze auf dem Boden, da das Hochbett sehr nah unter der Decke ist. War aber kein Problem und sehr gemütlich. Kleines Manko: Sauberkeit war nicht 1a: etwas staubig und Geschirr was nicht gut gespült, Spülschwamm schon etwas älter, Handtücher rochen etwas modrig. Alles Sachen, die man leicht ändern kann - und auch sollte - denn ansonsten ist die Wohnung und die Lage top und empfehlenswert!
We left on the day we checked in. Just like the host said this is what u get if you want to pay cheap. We told me on the same day we moved to another accomodation and windu did not give our money back.
excellent organization, great location, nice apartment but small, bathroom small, a maximum of two people
organizzazione impeccabile, ottima posizione, appartamento carino ma piccolo, bagno piccolissimo, massimo per due persone
Perfect and quiet apartment in the central Marais. All facilities nearby. The apartment was well cleaned when we arrived. It is flexible to deal with the check.
Perfect en rustig appartement in het centraal gelegen Marais. Alle faciliteiten in de buurt.
Het appartement was goed schoon gemaakt op het moment dat we aankwamen. Er wordt flexibel omgegaan met het uitchecken.
It was just great. We have been warmly willkomen and filled us right at home. We are coming back. André is super nice and the gorgeous apartment. The bathroom is great.
Es war einfach toll. Wir sind ganz herzlich willkomen worden und uns gleich zu Hause gefüllt. Wir kommen bestimmt wieder. André ist super nett und die Wohnung traumhaft. Das Bad ist klasse.
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From left, Wendell Fuqua and Alejo "Alex" Velez
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Video about the life of Emma Tenayuca garners film award
By Alison Beshur
Public Affairs Specialist
(Aug. 16, 2006)--For their creativity, attention to historic detail and command of lighting, sound and video production, Wendell Fuqua, director of media production at UTSA's Institute of Texan Cultures, and videographer Alejo "Alex" Velez have earned a prestigious Telly Award for a nine-minute video about the life and contributions of the late West Side activist Emma Tenayuca (1916-1999).
The short docudrama combines actual photos with recreated scenes of monumental moments in the life of "La Pasionaria de Texas."
Today's headlines
- La Prensa Foundation is newest member of UTSA Lone Star Society
- UTSA alumna Jordan Kaufmann wins $50K for new stent-graft start-up
- UTSA begins new way-finding sign installation this summer at Main Campus
- USA Today: UTSA long jumper Tyler Williamson rescues three-year-old boy
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Telly Awards honor the best in the noncommercial, nonbroadcast film industry. This year, there were more than 13,300 entries from advertising agencies, production companies, television stations, cable operators and corporate video departments from across the world.
Visitors to UTSA's Institute of Texan Cultures can watch the video at varying show times in the Bluebonnet Puppet Theater. It is the second in a series titled "Texans One and All." The first was based on the life of local opera singer Josephine Lucchese.
John L. Davis, executive director of the museum, said the video is an important part of the museum.
"This documentary is a wonderful achievement and a splendid part of the business of the Institute: telling the stories of the peoples of Texas," Davis said.
In addition to eight days of filming around the city, Fuqua and Velez had to pool together resources on a tight budget.
They purchased some of the period clothes and hats at local thrift stores, solicited family members for donated props and asked co-workers to fill in as characters and extras. They also used inexpensive camera filters to achieve a "soft sunlight" look for the historical reenactments.
"We had to jump through quite a few hoops to get this done on the cheap," Velez said.
Fuqua added, "Earning a Telly made it all worth it, though. The judges for the Telly award are working professionals like Alex and me. It's always encouraging to have your work validated by your peers."
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A trip south took Bruce Wills from dry country hills to a wet and wonderful north-west of the South Island.
I can only imagine what the Garden of Eden must look like but, for me, the Heaphy Track must come close.
Recent weeks for me have been a break from regular Wellington trips, allowing more time with family and farming. For a Hawke's Bay hill country farmer this time of year is largely about sheep - shearing, weaning, dagging, dipping, drenching and drafting. These involve time in yards and hours behind mobs of sheep, which means dry heat and clouds of dust.
We are back to a typical east coast summer - not enough rain, parched hillsides, drafting earlier to keep mouths off browning pastures and dust. Some of our paddocks now have no water and farm tanks are low. In Hawke's Bay these conditions are usual, so we are not talking drought, yet, but a good, wet easterly would be very welcome.
This year, for a change, I went in search of water. The great thing about this wonderful country of ours is, after very few hours travel, I was in such heavy rain, it came with a weather warning.
Some months ago two of my children and I decided to walk the 78.4km Heaphy Track through the Kahurangi National Park in the top north-west of the South Island. Some would say 'madness', but I was keen to do the longest of the Department of Conservation's Great Walks.
The average annual rainfall there is more than 5 metres, unlike Hawke's Bay's less than 1 metre.
For four days rain poured down, 150mm one day, 85mm another.
I can only imagine what the Garden of Eden must look like but, for me, the Heaphy Track must come close. I am lucky enough to have done most of the 'Great Walks' - this ranks up there as one of the best. Recently, a respected publication rated the Heaphy as the eighth best walk in the world.
A number of things struck me; the variation of flora and fauna between damp gullies, above the bush line and, finally, groves of nikau along the beach. DoC has invested in two large new huts and numerous swing bridges. Possum control has resulted in Rata flowering like I have never seen before and, of course, almost four days of constant rain!
But it didn't matter. The New Zealand bush has its own beauty in the mist and rain. The track is built for the annual 5m of rain with more culverts and drains along the side of the track than you would probably find in the whole of Hawke's Bay!
This walk was great for the soul of a dry-country farmer, who is back to drafting more lambs in hot, dusty yards.


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Help Save a Life, Bone Marrow Donor Registration Drive for Palo Alto Mom
Original post made by Melissa Baten Caswell, Crescent Park, on Dec 14, 2012
When: Tuesday, December 18, 2012, 2:00 pm-5:30 pm
Where: Palo Alto Unified School District Office
Dr. Nalini Ambady, a Palo Alto Mom and a Professor at Stanford University, is in urgent need of a bone marrow transplant as a result of a relapse of her Leukemia.
Unfortunately, the pool of South Asians donors is relatively small making the likelihood of finding a match slim.
Please consider registering to become a possible donor that could save a life. Ypu could be the life saving match for Nalini or someone else battling Leukemia. Donor registration is quick and painless (just a swab on the inside of your cheek).
Can't make it to this event, but want to help? Go online to www.bethematch.org (use code Nalini)
a resident of Midtown
on Dec 14, 2012 at 6:35 pm
It is my understanding that you have to be an EXACT match for the donation to take, otherwise the patient develops Graft vs Host disease. This happened to the daughter of a close friend. They were running out of time looking for a donor, could not find an exact one, and settled for one that was close but not exact as a last-ditch effort to save her. It prolonged her life, but not for long.
It is also my understanding that Asians, south Asians and Eastern Europeans do not believe in donating to non-family members. Is this still true, in this day and age? If there are no family members who match, and others of the same race refuse, is there any chance at all of finding a match in another race?
a resident of another community
on Dec 14, 2012 at 11:35 pm
Wishing best of health, and luck in finding.
I have given a sample to "my" genetically relative group bank quite a few years ago. I have tried to suggest coordinating, sharing data - it is my understanding that there are several such bone marrow sample banks/ data bases.
Maybe, somebody would pick this glove? Arrange common data base - I'm sure that those who gave samples would not mind. I feel it is called for, especially when "borders" between races are not so clear anymore, in what was once called the melting pot.
a resident of Midtown
on Dec 15, 2012 at 3:56 pm
Surely the lady's doctors have advised her to canvass the whole nation, as well as South Asia and England, for a possible donor? I am told that is standard procedure in a case of hard-to-match bone marrow.


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Most Kiwis have been bewitched by at least one breathtaking, unexpected little bay, somewhere remote around our coastline. But how many of us knew there was one of these 15 minutes from Auckland's CBD, gazing at the city across the harbour from Chelsea Bay, Birkenhead Point?
Tania Bennett and Adrian Townsend did, well before they relocated to it from London with boys Tom, 12, Harry, 10, and Joe, 7.
Four years ago they wanted a change from their hectic central-London lifestyle. Adrian's a property developer and Tania had been in women's fashion retailing. Tania's brother lives in Ponsonby so they'd visited Auckland, musing about relocating.
They saw this property advertised on the internet when it held a sweet, modest circa-1918 villa. Its setting captivated them, being one of only three properties enjoying extraordinarily immediate waterfront access to this little-known bay, an easy walk to Birkenhead Point village and handy to town. They visited to see it first-hand.
"I thought, 'Wow, what a haven,"' says Tania. The 2277sq m property in two titles stretches from rear native bush with a stream to a front lawn bordering the dreamy little bay, nestled one bay around from Chelsea Estate Park. Tania says: "We stood on the deck and I thought, 'This is absolutely amazing.' The sun was shining, the water was shimmering and it just looked like such a really relaxed lifestyle."
Living in a five-storey central London townhouse with a tiny garden had meant they couldn't even lie on the lawn at home relaxing with the boys.
They bought here, completing an extensive re-development in 2010 to create a meticulously finished three-level weatherboard home, melding period charm with luxurious modern convenience. Its sea views are gob-smacking.
The couple have met locals who hadn't known the bay even existed. There's no public road access down to its front foreshore strip, only paths including a waterfront track around from the Chelsea Sugar factory.
A secluded driveway leads to a parking deck bolstering a double garage with basement workshop and loft. Tania and Adrian's passion for architecture and decor resonates throughout the home, enveloped in decks and native landscaping.
The interior is full of natural light and vaulted ceilings, blending character origins with Scandinavian style. Specifications include gas central heating, air-conditioning, double-glazing, sound-proofing, a sophisticated media system, CCTV and alarms.
Visitors enter a mid-level reception hall, preceding a big open-plan living room with a reclaimed kauri feature wall. Wide macrocarpa floorboards continue past a restful sitting-room bay and arched windows inspired by originals, to a kitchen/dining/family room embracing the deck.
Detail and craftsmanship abound, from the kitchen bench hewn from one solid 40mm-thick piece of marble to an Egyptian fountain reinvented as a guest toilet handbasin.
The layout is versatile and brilliant for entertaining. This floor currently has two bedrooms, one with an en suite and another with a mezzanine level and a neighbouring bathroom.
Upstairs the front master bedroom with balcony and bank of wardrobes gazes seaward. An exquisite bathroom neighbours a rear bedroom (alternatively a dressing room) with balcony overlooking the pool.
The "garden floor" downstairs can be self-contained for guests. There's a kitchen/living room doubling as a home theatre, two bedrooms, a bathroom, laundry and a wine cellar/storeroom concealed behind a bookcase.
Mark Cashmore designed the rear pool complex with a heated in-ground pool with swim jets, contemporary spa and guest cottage/pool house. Its open-plan living/dining/kitchen with built-in indoor-outdoor multimedia system accompanies a bathroom and a bedroom with private deck admiring serene native bush.
Adrian says he treasures the freedom the location has given his family to swim, fish, explore and relax. They're reluctant to leave but are returning to Britain, as the boys are at an age when it's important they have their grandparents around.


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Amazing View to Charles Bridge Luxury Apartment - SN5!
Size79 m²
Floor No.
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- Washer/dryer
- Family/child friendly
- Internet/WiFi
- Pets allowed
- Towels
- Dishwasher
Accommodation summary
|Smetanovo nábřeží, 110 00 Prague, Czech Republic
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|Calendar updated
|A week ago
It is suitable for up to 6 people and comprises from one bedroom with 1 double bed, cloak-room, large living room with 2 double sofa beds, bathroom with shower, fully equipped kitchen. Windows face to Prague Castle, Charles Bridge and to the panorama of Lesser Town. This apartment is situated right in the Prague Old Town, just a few steps to Charles bridge.
Moreover the flat offers an LCD TV Sharp 32' full HD / satellite, CD / DVD / radio, modern Italian design furniture, refrigerator, dishwasher Whirlpool, oven, kettle, microwave, toaster, coffee maker, hall with storage space, bathroom (shower) with heated floor, heated towel rails, toilet with bidet, hair dryer ironing facilities, washing machine & dryer Whirlpool, dining bar, extra beds available, bed linen and towels, free Wi-Fi internet, Italian lightening Murano.
Charles Bridge: 0.24 km; Old Town Square: 0.22 km; National Theatre: 0.6 km; Wenceslas Square: 0.8 km
Prague Castle: 1.3 km; Main Railway Station: 1.3 km; Airport: 10.8 km
How to get there:
Public transport: Metro and tram station "Staromestska" is only 5 minutes' walk away.
By Car (from the main highway):
The main highway Dresden-Prague / Wienna - Prague is situated approximately 600 meters from us.
House rulesOn the Check-in:
All guests are obliged to submit photo ID at check-in that matches the guest name on the booking and have to sign the accommodation agreement. We are entitled to require a security deposit at check-in by credit card or cash, to guarantee payment of any incidental charges.
Additional service costs for late arrivals after 9 p.m. is 350,-CZK or 15 EUR.
On the Check-out:
Late check-out possible only if agreed in advance.
All taxes, cleaning fees, bed sheets, linens, towels and all utensils you find are included in the price.
Accepted credit cards: we reserve the right to pre-authorise credit cards prior to arrival.
Public secure underground parking 200 meters from the building (600 CZK approx. 24 EUR/day)
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Reviews of this property
Nice flat, good Location close to Karls bridge and centre.
1 bedroom for 2 persons.
2x2 sleeping Places on Sofas.
Car Parking Passbild at an Underground Parking for 27 euros per day.
Very nice apartment. In a prime location and outstanding views.
Sehr schönes Appartement. In bester Lage und traumhaftem Ausblick.
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Probably the best location in Prag.
The Apartment was really spacious and modern interior.
Highly recommended!
The apartment is very nice, well equipped and the situation is great!
Definitely recommendable!
The apartment was nice and in a great location, with lots of bars and restaurants around. It's about a 10 minute walk to old town. The negatives were that the tram right outside of your window made for an early morning, and other loud guests woke us up at 4am singing in the hallway. There is also only one shower/bath and it's in one of the rooms. So if you're staying with 2 couples, you would have to knock on their door to take a bath. But the host as great, and very accommodating for an early check in for only 15€. We enjoyed our stay!!
We are a family of four, including two adult daughters and were very happy with the all situation. It is clear that there is an organization behind the apartment itself and a professional one it is. Everything was neat and the location was spot on. The formal hand over of the keys, both in and out, was quick and correct, although there was a 100 euro deposit involved (we used cash).
We had a great time in Prague and we will return
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text: I did a search on adding broodboxes and came up with a couple of replies to the effect that beekeepers down here should go with one brood box instead of two. The bee books and one video I have were all done by northern beekeepers. I'm wondering if I should take off the second deeps I put on and go ahead ahead and add medium supers with foundation. Are there any southern beekeepers here that use one deep brood box and could they tell me the reasons? I have two new hives with foundation in the lower boxes completely drawn but not all full of pollen,nectar, brood, etc at this time. I added two deeps with foundation two weeks ago and as of Saturday they had not done anything in it. We have a nectar flow going at this time. Thanks