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I was not the least bit supprised when I heard these guys were on a rip off website. In fact I had a good laugh when I read what the gentleman in Edenton wrote about them because I can relate.
A few years ago they tried to frame a house for me and it was a nightmare. I had to be there to babysit them every day just to make sure it would pass the inspections and not look like it was built by a crew that knew nothing about construction. Go figure....
I am an established builder on the outer banks of Nc and had a few projects out in that area so I ran an add in the paper to find some local help. Hence my acquaintence with Wayne and Matthew Evans. I have always tried to include locals in what ever area I am building in because it is good for public relations in most cases.
Wayne also told me that he was in some financial trouble and needed some work so I gave it to him. I figured if I helped him then he would at least take the job seriously. Boy was I wrong.
When I first met with Wayne, he assured me that his son Matthew was a competent framer and a hard worker. Matthew was on the jobsite mabey half of the time and the other half he spent at home in his parents house/trailer playing video games. This is a 25 year old I'm talking about! By the way, Wayne was paying him even when he wasn't working. I just don't get it.
At the beginning they did not have workers comp. or general liability insurance nor had a clue what it even was. I told them that I needed to have those policies on file before they could commence work on my jobsite. This was about two months before the starting date. Finally I get a fax containing a "ghost policy" which is just basic coverage on ONE person and that person was Matthew. I let them start anyway figuring the worst thing that could happen was I would have to file suit against them should something happen on the job. Sorry guys, that's business.
Wayne pleaded with me that I allow him to draw a crertain amount per week untill he was out of his hole. I agreed under the terms that they at least make an effort to catch up with the work by working a little longer each day and mabey even a Saturday of two. That didn't happen. They barely worked 8 hours each day accept for Fridays when they would leave at noon to go golfing (must be nice). They did not even work one Saturday. Oh yeah, there was that week vacation they took at my expence as well.
Wayne realized that he was overdrawn and wasn't going to get any more money so he left for a few days to do another job without notifying me. He did not answer his phone during that time either. When they returned they said some things that shocked me. They explained to me that I was a "yankee" who was in their area so I'd better watch myself because they would have people break into my house and beat me up. Little do they know, I hold a class 3 weapons permit and the tactical training to go with it so it's a good thing they didn't follow through on their threat. How dumb could those people be?!
I then reminded them that I had help them financially as well as tought them how to build a house. Basically they got a crash course in construction and got paid at the same time! They acted like I did nothing for them at all.
What really made me realize how dumb these rednecks were was when they acted supprised when I told them they would no longer work for me. Wayne said, "I don't understand, you said we could frame more houses after this one". I couldn't believe what I was hearing! When I reminded them of their work ethic, skill and the things (insults) they said to me they couldn't seem to remember any of it.
Needless to say they did not finish the project. I was at my wit's end so I dismissed them and finished it myself with the help of another crew.
Wayne Evans and Matthew Evans are by far two of the dumbest people I have EVER encountered in my life. I still however wish the best for them though because they need all the help they can get in every aspect of work as well as life.
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[557] At La Buhaira with private terrace
Anzahl von Gästen6
Größe90 m²
Stockwerk3(mit Fahrstuhl)
- Küche
- Parkplatz vorhanden
- Balkon/Terrasse
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|Calle Oscar Carvallo, 41018 Sevilla, Spanien
|In wenigen Stunden
|Kalender aktualisiert
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You can access all the places of interest in the city in a few minutes: the Cathedral, Maria Luisa Park, Torre del Oro, Santa Cruz quarter, etc...
The House consists of 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms, kitchen, living/dining room and a cosy terrace. Parking closed to air free, highly desirable in the area.
Excellent value for money. Very interesting prices for long term rentals.
Deposit 500€
Baby cot 25€
Check-in from 15:00 to 21:30.
From 21:30 to 23:30, there is an extra charge of 25€.
From 23:30 to 01:00, there is an extra charge of 40€.
From 01:00 on, the charge is of 60€.
These amounts must be paid on cash at the check in.
Check-out before 12:00.
Beds distribution:
Bedroom 1 - 1 double bed - 2 guests
Bedroom 2 - 1 single bed - 1 guest
Bedroom 3 - 1 single bed - 1 guest
Living room - 1 double sofa bed - 2 guests
No pets allowed
|Preis pro Monat für bis zu 4 Gäste
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An excellent apartment close to the Cathedral & the bullring , calle Adriano with a large selection of restaurants & bars was mere steps away from the front door.
The apartment was air conditioned , the TV had a facility to change the Spanish version of many programmes back to the original English language version , hot water was constantly available & the washing machine was a Godsend.
Hugely impressed and would return.
Fine appartment a bit noicy but that's a feature of the Spanish temper.
We had big expectations on this apartment, due to the very high price. We are very disappointed! Improvements have to be done to make this study serious, otherwise stop rent out.
Negative things:
- The study did not have any air-conditioning this must be mentioned in the description of the appartment!!!! Imagine, in July with 30 degrees and three Tapas bars just under our balcony, made it impossible to sleep, because we had to have the balcony door open (noisy until 3 a.m.). With closed door you could not sleep due to the heat.
- The study was quite dirty and non-fresh. Marks on wall paper etc. and we had to clean the bathroom ourselves before using it.
- The stove was in a bad condition. Only two out of four stove plates functioned.
- The sheet was too small for the mattress, so where ending up laying on the mattress itself
- The balcony was very small
- The pots and pans were worn out with broken layer. Must be upgraded (the rest of the kitchen and tools were Ok)
Positive things:
- The study is very close to the beach
- The view from the balcony was very nice
- The study has a washing machine
- If it is too windy on the beach there is a swimming pool included
Terrific location, 5 minute walk from Cathedral. Apartment as described in the website. Carmen and Jesus were great, always available and helpful. Highly recommended.
Nicely located appartment with beautifull terace on the roof. Kitchen is minimum but enough to make your coffee in the morning.
We were happy to stay in this appartment, and the owner (Eva) is very hospitable. The appartment has a very charming terrace, where we spent most time. We liked the area, where the appartment is situated with its many local bars, and would like to recommend a stay in this appartment.
Very nice appartment, very functional and furnished with everything one might need. Moreover it's perfectly located Close to Train Station and City Center. For a longer stay it might be a bit dark, as it has only Windows to a courtyard,
The apartment was just great. Clean and easily walkable to all interesting areas of Seville. The only reason I did not give it 5 stars was that the noise from the street filters into the apartment, the windows could do with thicker glass. Carmen was always ready to answer any questions we had, and everything worked out just fine. I would recommend.
Luxurious and spacious appartment at a great location in Sevilla! We stayed with 8 persons one week, and it proved to be enough room for all of us. When on vacation location is important, and with the Parque Marie Louisa just across the street, location was well cared for. And it took only 10 to 15 minutes to walk through the park to the city center.
We were also very happy with the service, both in renting the appartment and in service on the spot. It was easy to arrange for us to be picked up from the airport (and brought back) for a very reasonable fee.
Advise: make a plan on who will shower when, because the warm water capacity per run was limited.
All in all we can recommend both this appartment and our host Carmen!
Nice and cosy apartment with a marvellous roof terrace. Positive: everything is available to make a decent meal, the apartment is clean, it has a "double bed" (not a twin bed) and a nice view from the terrace. Only point that could be improved: the amount of hot water due to the capacity of the boiler.
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Student Loan Crisis Echos the Mortgage Meltdown: An Independent Educational Consultant's View of the Complications in College Financing
by Lisa Ransdell, Ph.D., IECA Associate Member (Colorado)
A recent issue of the Chronicle of Higher Education features an important article that sheds light on one of the key reasons for the current crisis with student loans in the U.S.—a crisis that to me increasingly resembles the backdrop of the mortgage meltdown that launched the nation into the major recession that we still haven't emerged from.
The article begins by describing one family's dilemma: a female student and her single mom, who wanted to help her daughter pay for what is described as her dream college, in this case, NYU. As soon as I read that phrase, "dream college," I got half of the picture. By not placing limits on what is affordable and reasonable, and by doing whatever it takes to satisfy the whims of a child who can't possibly understand the implications of or perhaps even the reasons for the choices she is making, disasters can be made. With my clients, and in my blogs, and in the college-planning book that I am writing, my mantra has been for some time: first, determine what is affordable, and then set limits. Unfortunately, few families approach college planning this way.
Why is it that today's parents are so inclined to shoulder any burden, make any unwise choice in order to finance the costly dreams of their offspring? I am reminded that this generation (my generation), is ironically the offspring of the ultra frugal "greatest generation," and are many of the same folks who pursued real estate beyond their means and loan terms and credit card offers that defied logic. You would think we would have learned a lesson…
The other half of the picture portrayed in the article are loans, especially Parent PLUS loans, often the last resort of families who want to please a child in love with a college, especially when said college has offered little aid. Here is how the authors describe the process of the awarding of PLUS Loans:
"When a parent applies for a PLUS loan, the government checks credit history, but it doesn't assess whether the borrower has the ability to repay the loan. It doesn't check income. It doesn't check employment status. It doesn't check how much other debt—like a mortgage or other student loans—the borrower is already on the hook for."
Sound familiar? Many of us are aware that student loans cannot be discharged in bankruptcy proceedings, but many students, parents, and even some grandparents are surprised when it proves to be difficult to keep up with loan payments during a recession, and there is little relief for them. I have even heard terrible stories about grandparent co-signers' social security checks being garnished to keep the repayment stream flowing when the graduate and his or her family can't keep current on monthly installments. So who is to blame for this mess? As with the mortgage crisis, plenty of people and institutions carry part of the burden.
Among them are colleges for their refusal to contain costs, banks and government agencies for their greed, and families, for their naiveté. One category that absolutely should NOT be implicated is that of professionals such as independent educational consultants (and high school guidance counselors, and financial planning professionals and others), who advise families on aspects of planning for college. However, I agree with my friend, financial journalist Lynn O'Shaughnessy, that some of us are insufficiently informed in this area. I acknowledge that when I started out as an IEC in 2007, I was initially ignorant about the importance of knowing the money side of college planning; however, I have been making up for this in the last few years with intensive research.
Right now one of my biggest (and most unexpected) dilemmas is getting families to listen to my advice about not paying more than is necessary for higher education, and not getting trapped by loan offers that are bad choices. I am amused that one criticism of independent educational consultants is that we are expensive and not worth what we charge. Ironically, it may be the case that those of us who include an emphasis in our practice on fiscal soundness may be one of the few bargains to be had in the realm of college planning!
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Bingo Lisa! You've hit the nail on the head! I too, when I started practicing in 2005, admit the last thing on my radar screen was whether or not a college made financial sense for a family. Admittedly, my clients were in different financial circumstances than they are today.
Once the economy crashed when my own son was a senior in college, I made it my business to start learning about college financial aid. While I went down this road kicking and screaming because finances were not my "strength," I soon found that in order to be effective for my families, it had to become front and center in my practice to make sure that my students and their families weren't sacrificing their retirements, home equity, savings, businesses, or the student's ability to repay loans, and that going to college didn't mean just getting accepted, it meant first being able to afford going to college as well. My families are advised not to incur any more debt than what they anticipate their student will earn in the first job out of college! I feel good about my ability to find those colleges where students will not only get admitted, but can afford to attend as well, without jeopardizing their future lives with a heap of debt that has the potential to effect thier lives for their entire lifetime!
Superb article, Lisa. I learned a lot! Many thanks.
Brava, Lisa –
My challenges have been convincing parents that they need to have an early and frank discussion with their student about what's possible for college financially. If grad school is a possibility, they have to figure that in as well. And they need to understand certain principles.
A maximum figure doesn't necessarily limit where you can look or where you should apply – even though colleges cannot fund everyone, they might fund you. But it may surely limit where you will accept.
What should be expectations in terms of need-based awards? If you think you can somehow scare up the money to pay for a college, the financial aid officer is likely to agree. And often he or she will think so even if you don't. Colleges will expect you to liquidate or borrow on properties like boats and summer homes. They won't expect to subsidize a grandparent's medical bills. I've seen families ask for a bigger award so they can pay for a daughter's wedding, and I don't have to tell you how that goes over.
What should be expectations in terms of merit-based award? Families need to recognize that colleges use "merit aid" as bait to attract students they want but whom they think may won't come without some encouragement dollars. Accordingly, schools that are an academic reach for their student are unlikely to throw money their way.
In reading financial aid offers, the crucial figure is not the number of real dollars in their offer or the number of loan opportunities they offer you, but the amount that somewhere, somehow now or later, you will have to pay. If the college doesn't tell you in its offer, I suggest asking a bank how big monthly payments would be if you borrowed that sum from them.
No family should think about beggaring itself to send their kid to a college that's more than they feel they can afford given their priorities and expenses. Certainly nobody should invade money they'll need for retirement. Not only is beggaring not sound financial management, but no kid should have to carry the burden of being that grateful.
And finally, every college search where finding the money is a concern needs a financial safety school – one the family can afford even if no financial aid comes through.
You raise an issue which is in the cross hairs of the current debate over higher education policy: should federal student and parent loans be accessible to all families regardless of income and ability to pay, or should loan limits be imposed based on family income and FICO scores? Currently, the federal policy is unambiguous: almost anyone can borrow up to the entire amount of the cost of college regardless of their ability to repay. Some argue that this policy is responsible for the market pressure driving up the cost of college and use anecdotal evidence of families saddled with excessive debt as a reason to revamp federal student loan policy. I don't believe this is advisable nor accurately describes this market.
The article you reference in the Chronicle of Higher Education resembles many other public interest pieces on this provocative subject—a family borrows more than it can afford and finds itself drowning in debt. The obvious lesson? Loans are too accessible and all this free money drives up the cost of college, making it unaffordable for most families. Is this an accurate analysis? Unfortunately not.
Looking at the specifics of this case, Aurora Almendral enrolled in NYU in 1998 when her single mother was earning $25,000 a year as a freelance writer. During her first two years, her mother borrowed $17,000 to pay the college bills, and unable to pay down the principle her debt has ballooned to $33,000. To understand why this situation arose, we have to look at NYU's financial aid policy. I couldn't find data dating back to 1998, but let's look at NYU's current financial aid profile. On average it meets 61% of need, and last year's Cost of Attendance was $61,907. If Aurora's mom earns a sufficiently low annual wage to qualify for an Expected Family Contribution of zero dollars, she would still be responsible to pay 39% of NYU's total cost, or $24,143 per year, nearly 70% of her annual gross income if she were now making $35,000. And her daughter would probably have additional subsidized loans in her financial aid package, along with some grants. There is a reason why so many of these stories about excessive debt involve NYU. Its financial aid policy is usurious. It is an institution that is both extremely popular and profoundly unaffordable for families with need.
The real lesson here is not that federal loans are too accessible. What we as informed independent educational consultants must bring to our families is guidance on which schools are affordable and which are not. For our students who will require need-based aid, we have a responsibility to populate their college lists with schools that meet between 90% and 100% of need or that tend to be generous with merit aid, and there are plenty of these as well as lower priced state universities.
You equate the current student loan crisis with the mortgage meltdown of 2007-2008. While some similarities may invite comparison, these phenomena are profoundly dissimilar. The current mean outstanding student debt is about $24,000, and what I believe to be a more accurate snapshot of the average borrower—the median outstanding loan—is about $14,000, very much within the range of affordability for most graduates. The horror stories of families unable to repay loans in six figures represents a tiny percentage of current borrowers, although these stories are overrepresented in the media.
Purchasing a home is not irresponsible; purchasing an unaffordable home is. Student loans must remain widely accessible to families with demonstrated need or we risk further polarizing our society into two irreconcilable groups–those few who can afford access to higher education, and the many who can't.
How do we help families determine the limit of responsible student debt? Sandy Baum is one of the leading authorities on this question. She is a Senior Fellow at the Graduate School of Education and Human Development at George Washington University as well as a leading higher education policy analyst at the College Board. She says that for graduates expecting to earn an average annual wage upon graduation, a monthly loan repayment of about 10% of monthly gross earnings is a reasonable and responsible amount of debt to take on. For a college graduate expecting to earn $45,000 per year following graduation (the average of all earners with bachelor degrees between the ages of 25 and 34 according to the National Center for Education Statistics), a loan of $25,000 at 6.8% (the current rate for unsubsidized student loans) requires a monthly repayment of $287.70. This represents less than 8% of gross monthly wages. This is the rule of thumb I use with families, and I believe a responsible amount to borrow to access the single most important and income-generating purchase a young person will ever make.
Thanks everyone for the comments on this, and to you Jeff for the deeper perspective. I especially appreciated your final paragraph, pointing to monthly repayment amounts as a good final indicator of affordability. Just for the record, what I meant to imply about the relationship between the recession and the student debt crisis had more to do with consumer naivete and bad lending practices, and I definitely wasn't pursuing the point that free money is driving up the cost of college — especially as loans are hardly free money! My larger point is that this is something we can help families with if we do our homework as IECs.
Jeff, Lisa, et.al…Yes, "affordability" is such a complex issue! If you haven't yet seen it, check out the October 17 article by Kevin Kiley in Insider Higher Education about a new study (by the Cornell Higher Education Research Institute), which finds that, in addition to high college costs, certain admissions and financial aid policies, indeed, contribute to excessive student loan debt. Said University of Richmond business professor James Monks, an author of the study, "While the cost of attendance does play a statistically significant role in determining student debt levels at private institutions, admissions and financial aid policies [including need-blind admissions], graduation rates, and the mix of majors across students are also significant and important in determining student debt levels." Here's the (long) link to the article: http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2012/10/17/admissions-and-aid-policies-play-larger-role-tuition-driving-debt-paper-finds


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The scene of what authorities say was a hate crime just days ago became the setting for tears, prayers and calls for peace as religious leaders gathered at a Kansas Jewish community center for a memorial service in honor of three people shot dead on Sunday.
Heavy security surrounded the Jewish Community Center on Thursday in suburban Overland Park, Kansas, where two of the victims were gunned down, and several hundred people crowded into the center's auditorium for the interfaith service.
"We all needed to come together to… bring into this tragedy God, heaven, peace and love," Jacob Schreiber, president and chief executive of the Jewish Community Center, told the gathering.
Frazier Glenn Cross, 73, also known as avowed white supremacist Glenn Miller, is being held on $10 million bond on a charge of capital murder and premeditated first-degree murder for the killings on the eve of the Jewish Passover holiday.
Federal prosecutors have said they also plan to file federal hate crime charges against Cross, known by law enforcement as a senior member of the white supremacy movement and someone who had made repeated threats against Jewish people.
Cross is accused of murdering Reat Underwood, 14, and his grandfather, 69-year-old William Corporon, both shot in the head in the parking lot outside the Jewish Community Center. Underwood was about to audition for a singing competition held annually as a community fundraiser.
A third victim, 53-year-old Terri LaManno, an occupational therapist, was shot dead minutes later at a Jewish retirement home about a mile away where she was visiting her mother.
Though officials said Cross appeared to be targeting Jews, Underwood and Corporon were Methodists, and LaManno was Catholic.
Speaking at the memorial, U.S. Attorney Eric Holder called the killings "unspeakable acts of violence.
"In this celebratory Holy Week … a pall has been cast over our great nation," Holder said, referring to the week in Christianity that culminates in Easter Sunday.
"Every alleged hate crime, no matter who the intended target, is an affront to who we are. These acts cannot be ignored. We are united in our condemnation of this heinous attack and our commitment to seeing that justice is served."
The 'service of unity and hope,' featured comments by Jewish and Christian leaders. Images of the victims, suspended on video screens in the large theater, smiled down on the crowd.
"This speaks to the strength of the Kansas City community," said Eric Morgenstern, former board member of the Jewish Community Center who was volunteering at the event Thursday. "We know that hope and love will overcome bigotry and racism."
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So disappointed. Wish we knew before we booked our trip. We had before on two separate trips--one of which we staye at the villas on the premises. Hope it is open our next time around.
We could not take our eyes off the countryside as the sun fell below the clouds...a mist came up just like the movies and seemed to envelope Adare Manor and the Oak Room in a mystical experience. We dined on fresh baked bread, home made ingredients fresh butter churned at the Manor.
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Dined here whilst staying at the manor and I thoroughly enjoyed every course! Dare I say it, I wouldn't be much for different flavours and different foods as such but honestly everything worked and was perfect, I would travel endless hours just to dine here. Great staff also ! Thank you!
A most wonderful experience and gets better with every visit. For ambience, amazing menus, outstanding welcoming staff. You must try for yourself - words could never be enough
Stunning food, satisfaction guaranteed! Great service, pleasant and polite staff. Attention to detail and the comfort of the guests.
We stayed at Adare Manor for our first anniversary trip to Ireland. We had breakfast in the Oak Room two mornings. The food was excellent. French Toast for my husband and pancakes and bacon for me! The bacon was so good that I had the same thing the next day! We celebrated our anniversary with dinner here. For starters, we...
Nice little bar with local music and a full bar scene. Located in the basement of the Manor castle and it is very welcoming.
Excellent food and wait staff. probably one of the nicest rooms in all of Ireland. Very classy destination. Food was excellent and the location is quite memorable.
Dining in the Oak Room was a wonderful experience. The breakfast buffet and custom ordering was an outstanding way to start the day. Dinner was excellent. Service and ambience were impeccable.
After a disappointing lunch in a 5 star hotel we headed to Adare Manor for Afternoon Tea superb. Following that visit we booked both for lunch and the evening taster menu. What can I say it was excellent and I would revisit if I was in the area.
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London, Sept 17 (ANI): Meat-flavoured chocolate might not be everyone's idea of a yummy treat, but a Kiwi chocolatier's salami-tinged creation is proving to be a hit with men.
Brainchild of Hanna Frederick, the venison chocolate truffles are made from a blend of dark chocolate and ground-up salty dried meat.
Shaped like small sausages, the sweets have a salami aftertaste, she said.dmitting it was a weird combination, she said meat and chocolate went together "amazingly well", reports The Telegraph.
"There's this smoky taste to start, then a strong chocolate flavour comes in, and at the end you have this wonderful taste of salami," she told the Australian Associated Press.
She said the snack, being served as a starter to 150 people at New Zealand's Meat Industry Association conference, has proven a hit with men "who can't get enough of it", but admits women have been "quieter" in expressing approval.
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The University of Hong Kong, founded in 1911 to take over from the Hong Kong College of Medicine (established in 1887), is the oldest tertiary institution in Hong Kong. From the modest beginning of only two faculties, the University has grown to embrace almost all major areas of teaching and research.
The University currently has 10 faculties and a total student population of over 18,000, of which about 6,500 are from overseas. 58% are enrolled in undergraduate programmes, 29% in taught masters programmes and 13% in research degree programmes. They are served by a teaching staff of 1,496 of which over half are international faculty.
The University's ethos of providing "outstanding teaching and world-class research" and its international outlook is signified by its Coat of Arms. It features two Chinese phrases from Confucius: "Illustrious Virtue" and "The investigation of things," combined with the Latin motto "Sapientia et Virtus" meaning "wisdom and virtue." As Hong Kong's pre-eminent research university, the University of Hong Kong receives a large proportion of government research grants. In particular, its strength in scientific research is internationally recognised. The University's Faculty of Medicine, for instance, consolidated its international reputation when its pioneering influenza research team identified the coronavirus that triggered the 2003 SARS epidemic.
The University's international outreach is reflected in numerous joint initiatives, student mobility and academic programs with overseas institutions. It has more than 250 exchange partners in the world with over 1,600 students on exchange programs this year. It is a founding member of Universitas 21, an international consortium of research-led universities; its well-regarded MBA program has announced partnerships with the London Business School and Columbia Business School, giving students the opportunity to take classes in London and New York; and it hosts the world's first World Trade Organisation (WTO) Regional Training Centre in Asia, providing cross disciplinary training for governmental officers from the region.
The University has major expansion plans as it approaches its centennial year in the form of a new Centennial Campus. Due to be completed in 2011 at the cost of over £170 million, the additional 42,000 m² state-of-the-art campus will allow the University to enhance its teaching and research facilities as well as increase its student numbers by over 3,000 in preparation for the introduction of a four-year degree structure in 2012.


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The App Manager offers a convenient interface for clearing storage space on your device. It lets you sort your apps by name, size, or even frequency of use, and in a few taps either move them to your SD card or uninstall them. We found this neat tabbed interface to be significantly easier to use (and faster) than Android's built-in application manager. However, we still think it needs a true batch uninstaller. As it is now, the batch uninstall feature asks you for a confirmation between each individual uninstallation, regrettably, which nullifies its convenience altogether. What a shame.
The Game Speeder is a unique feature that lets you launch games directly from Advanced Mobile Care's interface. Whenever you use it, it's supposed to optimize your mobile device's settings specifically for gameplay. In our tests, we didn't notice any remarkable improvements in our games' performance, but the tool definitely didn't do any harm.
There's also Cloud Backup and Privacy Advisor. The former conveniently keeps call logs and contacts safe in the cloud, while the latter takes inventory of the apps that use your privacy information. From Privacy Advisor's list of apps, you can easily uninstall any title that you believe to be overreaching.
Not every tool that comes with Advanced Mobile Care works as expected. One feature recommends other apps for you to download and is more or less useless.
Interestingly, the app also includes a Privacy Locker feature that, while useful, doesn't seem to fit with the app's other utilities. Nevertheless, it works well, and is a handy tool for anyone who needs to secretly store files. Similar to NQ Mobile's Vault app, this Privacy Locker lets you keep videos, pictures, and other files locked up and out of the reach of anyone without your secret passcode.
With all of its nifty features, our biggest knock on Advanced Mobile Care is that it doesn't come with any support materials to help you understand exactly what it's doing behind the scenes (case in point: Game Speeder). Sure, the app is easy enough to use, but for someone seeking a little more background information on its scanning and repairing processes and optimization settings, it is completely underwhelming. A Help section would be a welcome addition.
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it would obviously be tuned with the headers on the car.. so i dont see why u say that
This is a discussion on Reliable but powerful 2012 WRX mods within the Engine Modifications forums, part of the Tech & Modifying & General Repairs category; it would obviously be tuned with the headers on the car.. so i dont see why u say that...
it would obviously be tuned with the headers on the car.. so i dont see why u say that
Maybe he meant same tuner, not same tune?
- Will
Current Car: 2015 Honduh Civic SIgh
Previous Cars:2014 Golf TDI, 2012 WRB WRX Hatch, 2004 RSX-S, 1998 Grand Prix GTP
"Isn't it amazing how smart you feel when you just aren't being stupid?"
ya people with no mechanical aptitude.. im a mechanic/technician so im not that dumb haha. but what kind of #'s would i have with the el headers, down pipe, and a tune for those mods
any feedback on that? would it be worth getting the el headers with the downpipe and tune? or would it add little to no power? im guessing it would definitely add some power/sound worth the money..
It's hard to say really.. which ELH are you thinking about getting? Some are better than others.
If I just had to guess numbers I would say +10-15hp in the mid range with a good ELH and stock catback vs. just the TBE and tune. I would go ahead and install a good intake if money is not a major concern.. also a 3-port EBCS would be good to have for not much more investment.
ok, i would be looking to get one of the better elh's. ive seen the nameless ones before.. are they any good? if not, any suggestions? and i was thinking an intake may be helpful at this point. and if you could tell me what a 3 port ebcs is, i would greatly appreciate it haha. also, do mods like this affect the reliability of the motor much? for i am still under warranty and dont want to be too dumb with the mods i do.. i am going to stay on top of maintaining the engine, oil change every 3500 miles prob.
I know Invidia and Perrin both make good ELH.. then there are the Killer B Motorsports Holly headers which are arguably the best, but cost $1300.
On your car an intake will help at any point (but absolutely must be tuned for). A 3-port EBCS will replace your stock boost controller and just be more responsive.. quicker, more stable boost control (and must be tuned for).
Those mods, as long as the tune is good and safe, shouldn't really adversely effect the reliability of the car. Obviously the more power the car makes the more stress on components, brightest flame burns quickest, etc. But it's not something I would personally worry about. Any power modifications, like exhaust, intake, tune, etc, can (and likely will) be used by the dealership as grounds to deny an engine warranty claim.. but that boat has already sailed at this point anyways. Good tune, and good maintenance, and you should be fine.
thanks for the quick response, and im planning on getting a tune by precision tuning (ive heard good things) and the tune will be for all of the mods at once.. also the 3 port ebcs sounds like a very wise choice here. How much do they cost? Ive read a few things on intakes also but which would be the best for the money in your opinion? (you seem to know your stuff with these cars) and of course everything i find out on here i would speak with my tuner before purchasing. I wanna make sure I do everything correctly on this car, and when i say correctly i really mean perfectly. Thats why i ask so many questions, Thanks -Kyle
I just sent this to a person asking for my help with DIY tuning, factoring a car that is stock + DP + S2 tune...Originally Posted by kdeitrich#1: It's important to know what's going on with the engineIf I were to give you an ordered list of things to buy (staying with the stock turbo):
1) Gauges (Boost / WBO2 minimum, EGT as a potential third) / Pod
3) ELH (at which point, you may as well get it tapped for EGT before you put it on the car) / CBE
4) Complete intake tract (inlet, MAF, intake) / ID1000s and a fuel pump (obviously, get the injectors dialed in, then install the intake parts)
5) Hybrid boost control (only listing this before #6 because it's cheap, and would rather run the hybrid setup with EWG than stock boost control)
6) TGV deletes (turbo inlet is much easier to install during this install, if you wanted to do all together) / EWG
#2: A quality TMIC will offer better cooling, and lower pressure drop. Expect to be able to throw 2PSI more MRP and an additional degree of timing with the same safety margin compared to a typical S2 setup
#3: http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/show...8&postcount=18
#4: http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/show....php?t=2112090
#5: It's relatively inexpensive (GM BCS $30-40, Hallman Pro RX $120)
#6: TGVs help with both throttle response, overall power, and VE; EWG simulates a large turbo hotside, and Subaru motors love them
Pair #3/#4 together, and you get the midrange of the ELH, plus the top-end of the intake/injectors (and then some, since you'll have the ELH helping you out). If you notice, the graph in #3 thread tends to taper down similar to the regular S2 mapping, which is most likely due to IDCs, which is negated by #4. #5 is only before #6 because it's better to tune an EWG with aftermarket boost control, and #5 is relatively cheap.
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Follow this and you can't go wrong. It adds up cost wise, but all together should provide you with a very streetable, fun to drive setup without getting into too much reliability issues. You're not going to make big power, but definitely fun to drive.. add e85 in the mix and it will make gobbs of torque.
I've ran a similar setup on my car before and it was great for daily driving.
As far as which intake to get.. I haven't done much research into 3rd gen intakes. I know AEM makes a good CAI and I am fairly confident in their products, no experience with it though.
ok, ya thats gonna be a lot more money then i was originally looking to spend hah. I definitely have some research to do.. i was thinking getting a boost guage and an intercooler wouldnt be bad ideas at this point, along with injectors.. but apparently i missed a few things haha
I don't know if you are interested, but look over at my build thread (not trying to market myself - but I wish I saw one like mine before building) - Tanker's TurboSnail: I choose you!.
I put a lot of time and research into the items I bought, and I am generally happy with their quality and performance (except the Perrin CAI, I should have gotten the AEM CAI for the heat shield - but I'm fabbing one up this weekend). I list my thoughts on the items too. It could prove helpful in your search.
And listen to mainframe and EJ257, they know their stuff.
I dynoed at 325/385, which I think is more like 300/350 on a moderate Mustang dyno with my build. I drive it everyday, rain or shine, and it's an awesome set up - it's basically what I think the car should have come with in stock form.
Basically, at my level and how I drive, I could go E85, EWG, injectors, etc, but I have a serious feeling that any more power will make me need a new clutch.
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Pueblo County residents express pushback, support after marijuana legalization
PUEBLO COUNTY, Colo. - Since recreational marijuana became legal in Pueblo County six months ago, more than $5.4 million worth of pot has been sold.
Chris Papeesh just moved to Pueblo County from Indianapolis because of the legalization.
"We pulled in, unpacked the truck. It's all sitting in boxes in my living room and I wanted to come out and get something to celebrate," said Papeesh while waiting in line to buy marijuana at Marisol Therapeutics.
Only two stores were selling recreational pot on January 1. Lines were out the door. Now, there are eight retail shops in the county. Pueblo County commissioners have capped the number of stores this year at 10.
May proved to be the busiest month for pot sales in the county. The Pueblo County Clerk and Recorder's Office reported marijuana sales exceeded $1.4 million in May.
"January was pretty busy but May and June have been really busy as well," said Heather Hadley, a budtender at Marisol Therapeutics.
Rick Hooper, general manager of The Spot, agrees. "Colorado's on the move because of this movement, this very important movement."
But some Pueblo West residents are tired of seeing the proliferation of stores in their community.
"It comes down to being represented and I think the folks in Pueblo West feel like we have been put in a situation we never wanted to be in," said Paula McPheeters.
McPheeters represents Pueblo for Positive Impact, a group of concerned citizens in Pueblo West. She believes county commissioners should have asked voters whether to allow shops in the county before approving them.
"They're not going to undo what's already been done. The fear that I have is they're going to continue to add," she said.
Pueblo County Sheriff Kirk Taylor agrees. "How many dispensaries do we need in a community of this size?"
Public consumption of marijuana is still illegal under Amendment 64. Pueblo police have issued 99 citations for public consumption this year compared to 104 citations at this time last year.


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Eight Lovely Things
BY Simcha Fisher
| Posted 9/7/12 at 7:00 AM
Bad week, everybody? There, there. Here is your favorite blanket, and while the tea water is heating up, here are eight lovely things:
A lovely hummingbird, fast asleep in a pot:
A lovely murmuration of starlings:
A lovely man playing a homemade cucumber trumpet:
A lovely way to waste time (via Thomas McDonald, who I'm pretty sure stole it from me in some way)
A lovely setting, sung by lovely Russians, of "By the Waters of Babylon" via Elizabeth Scalia:
A lovely compensation for the dying of the summer: pomegranates are almost in season! I may not even buy any this year -- I just enjoy knowing that, all over the place, there are edible jewels growing on trees.
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Oh, lovely pomegranates!
The lovely Ella Fitzgerald:
And a lovely bit of background to this post: my baby has a fever, so I gave her some ibuprofen. I held her as I typed, and she nursed herself to sleep . . . and then nursed herself back awake again. And now she is cool and happy. Oh, lovely nursing! Oh, lovely modern medicine! Oh, lovely baby.
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Tomi van de Brooke, why aren't we laughing?
Original post made by Ralph N. Shirlet, another community, on Aug 28, 2011
Tomi van de Brooke wants to be the next District 2 supervisor. Why are we not simply laughing?
Tomi was considered by neighborhoods and communities little more than Mary Piepho's junk yard dog in her time as district 3 chief of staff and was a significant part of bringing a meaningless MAC that was not requested and certainly is unwelcome in Alamo. Mary's antagonistic, seedy politics was voiced by Tomi in response to the many that opposed arbitrary actions in disservice to communities and neighborhoods. Tomi's specific arrogance in her disservice simply projected her right to override the will and interests of neighborhoods, communities and groups throughout the former district three. Her record as District 3 Chief of Staff should immediately and forever disqualify her from repeating such abuse as our next supervisor in District 2.
When she left neighborhood forums' general response was goodbye and good riddance. Soon neighborhoods will be free from all that has been the abusive nature of District 3 supervisor's operations in our 680 south corridor and Tomi only represents bringing that abusive seedy politics back to our region.
With Tomi as supervisor, District 2 and 3 would be one super district serving development and abusive to our communities, neighborhoods and residents.
Of Ralph with a knowing smile
a resident of another community
on Aug 28, 2011 at 7:03 pm
Dear Editor,
It gets better!
Look at www.tomivdb.com and see that six of the seven CCC-MAC members are using their MAC identity in violation of CCC-MAC policy to endorse Tomi and her seedy politics for district 2 supervisor. CCC-BOS and County Counsel has been informed of the violation by regional counsel. It hardly matters, in humor, because Tomi and the MAC she created have no relationship with Alamo or our region.
Just how important is the endorsement of six strangers in the Alamo community? Humorous?
Ralph acknowledging strangers in Alamo


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Last week, I got a pair of Riedell Red Ribbons. They are must first pair of 'real' skates. Although I have only skated in them twice, they feel great! The first day I skated in them my toes were pinched a bit, I suppose it was because the skates were brand new (I had bought them earlier that same day). So I guess my feet weren't used to them, but they were definately more comfortable than the rentals. A few days later, I went skating again and felt fine.
I can't tell about other brands because I have never tried other brands, and I know Red Ribbons aren't suitable for your level, but I hope it helps.


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Americans spend billions of dollars each year on dietary supplements, but experts argue there is no scientific proof that that any pill is a magic bullet.  Â
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1 (i) In January, Professor David Phillips, president of the Royal Society of Chemistry, complained that James Bond films helped to create a "remorselessly grim" reputation for which energy sector?
(ii) In the latest Bond instalment, Skyfall, product placement caused the spy to swap his usual martini for which beverage?
2 What links the Sun and Mars, The Avengers (2012), and the US in 1971?
3 (i) What links the three actors (3a, 3b and 3c)?
(ii) Name the character who is the odd one out?
4 In October the publication of Susan Orlean's Rin Tin Tin: the Life and the Legend, a biography of the canine Hollywood star, gave credence to one of the darkest scandals in Oscar history: that Rin Tin Tin won the most votes at the Academy Award for Best Actor in 1929, only to be overlooked in favour of the German actor Emil Jannings. Which porcine star called for the Oscars to reverse their no-animals rule in advance of her appearance at this year's ceremony?
5 Barack Obama said he might do it in private with his wife Michelle. Boris Johnson claimed to have done it with David Cameron. What?
6 "I have to take advantage now, because memories fade." Which famously prolix former leader said this upon the publication of their 1,000-page memoir, published in February, called Guerrilla of Time?
7 Euro banknotes depict the architectural styles of seven periods in Europe's cultural history. But in an interview with La Stampa in January, philosopher Umberto Eco said the banknotes should foster a sense of shared purpose by depicting "men of culture" such as Shakespeare and Balzac. Which Italian writer did he also suggest?
8 The Queen's appearance on screen with James Bond star Daniel Craig was one of the highlights of Danny Boyle's Olympics opening ceremony. But which actress did the ceremony's organisers consider casting as the monarch if the Queen refused to take part?
9 Olympic archer Khatuna Lorig helped the star of which $685m-grossing 2012 film learn bow-and-arrow skills? ("The whole thing is like TV's Big Brother projected into the future by a demented Classics student," the FT wrote in its one-star review of the same film.)
10 Olympic swordsman Bob Anderson, whose death aged 89 was announced in January, was the stunt double for which screen villain's fight scenes in a 1970s blockbuster and its sequel?
11 It was announced that the two maestros (11a and 11b) of their respective fields were doing what this year?
12 Sir Paul McCartney criticised the "bloody jobsworth" who had the last word on his duet with Bruce Springsteen at a concert in Hyde Park in July.
(i) What happened?
(ii) And why?
13 An Edinburgh fringe hit in August before wowing audiences off Broadway, Mies Julie transposes Strindberg's 19th-century drama Miss Julie from Sweden to where?
14 "I had them done in my youth. It was a big mistake and I wish I'd never done it," said Evgeny Nikitin, a Russian opera singer with a heavy metal past. He was scheduled to sing in a new production of Wagner's Flying Dutchman at the Bayreuth festival in July, but had to withdraw from the festival after a German television news segment revealed that one of his many tattoos featured what?
15 In June, the gossip website TMZ showed video footage of actor Benicio del Toro (Traffic, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas). While asking the Hollywood star imbecilic questions ("Do you think Cuba should be a state?") the TMZ cameraman inadvertently filmed a famous recluse. Who?
16 In September, an iconic rock band lost a copyright claim against the Andy Warhol Foundation. Name the band.
17 (i) What variety of creature is shown in the film stills 17a and 17b? (ii) Name the actresses and the films they star in.
18 In January a group called the Catholic-Christian Secular Forum objected to a film featuring "Hosanna", a song by the Slumdog Millionaire composer AR Rahman. Which country does the group come from?
19 Until this year it was believed that the oldest art in the world were the paintings at France's Chauvet caves, dated to 35,000 years ago. In June, however, another set of cave paintings, was dated to 40,800 years ago. In which country were they discovered?
20 Shirley MacLaine claims that in previous reincarnations she was an orphan called Asana raised by wild elephants and a Moorish peasant girl who seduced the Holy Roman Emperor Charlemagne. Of which Downton Abbey co-star did she say in July: "We were lovers in another life"?
21 The Lion King became the highest grossing play in Broadway's history in April when its cumulative gross reached $853,856,062. It reached the figure in half the time of its predecessor, a musical composed by a Briton. What is the name of the overtaken production?
22 The British broadcaster and writer Joan Bakewell claimed in August that the BBC rejected a proposal to erect a statue of a former employee in its new Broadcasting House on the grounds that it would be "too left-wing". Name the former employee.
23 Last year physics professor Lawrence M Krauss published Quantum Man, a biography of Nobel prize-winning physicist Richard Feynman. Krauss's friend Cormac McCarthy, the US novelist, offered to copy edit the book for the paperback edition, published in March. He proceeded to take out all the exclamation marks and another piece of punctuation, which he told Krauss has "no place in literature". Name the other offending punctuation mark.
24 The picture shows a star of one of the US's most-watched TV shows.
(i) Name the star.
(ii) And decipher what his name stands for.
25 In May the photograph taken by Iain Macmillan was sold at Bloomsbury Auctions in London for £16,000. What two features are most notable about it?
26 Artist Samantha Lo, aka the "Sticker Lady", was arrested in June for placing stickers reading "Press to time travel" and "Press to stop time" on traffic signal buttons. Name the country in which she was arrested.
27 Chicago experimental troupe the Wooster Group teamed up with the Royal Shakespeare Company in a Shakespeare production this summer featuring soldiers in camouflage fatigues fighting Native Americans, a sexually ambivalent military hero wearing a white sarong, and "the epitome of female beauty" – as the FT put it – "played by a man in a frizzy auburn wig." Which Shakespeare play was thus performed?
28 In September Amherst College, Massachusetts, released a photograph dating from 1860 which is believed to be only the second-known of a certain writer. Name the writer.
29 A lost hymn was discovered by an English academic this year in a sketchbook lodged in the Berlin State Library. It was written in 1820 and demonstrates the composer's first use of his slow chorale style, as refined in the 1825 work String Quartet No 15, Op 132. Who was the composer?
30 (i) There was no shortage of band reunions this year. Give the names of the three bands (30a, 30b and 30c).
(ii) The FT's unimpressed review of which of the bands led to a flood of angry online comments, in which the reviewer was derided as a "muppet" and "baffoon" [sic] who would meet with a sorry fate if he ever set foot in Manchester?
31 The award of this year's Nobel Prize for Literature to the novelist Mo Yan, a Chinese Communist party member and former solder in the People's Liberation Army, was described by fellow laureate Herta Müller as a "catastrophe" and "a slap in the face for all those working for democracy". From what country did Müller flee in 1987, having been labelled a political dissident by the secret police?
32 Two buildings, one an architectural landmark (32a) and the other a building (32b) intended to become Europe's highest skyscraper when it is finished in 2013, both suffered fires this year. Who built the architectural landmark and in which city is the skyscraper?
33 "It was glorious! Shriekingly funny": a letter surfaced this year detailing a famous hoax from 1910 when a female novelist plus pals donned beards, pretended to be Abyssinian princes and persuaded a Royal Navy admiral to give them the red-carpet treatment on HMS Dreadnought. Who was she?
34 There was controversy this month at La Scala when the Milan opera house opened its new season with a production kowtowing to Berlin by celebrating the bicentenary of the German composer Wagner's birth instead of the bicentenary of which Italian composer?
35 A 120ft manuscript was on display at the British Library until December 27 this year. Of which 20th-century classic was it an early draft?
36 A film by Alfred Hitchcock ended Citizen Kane's 50 year reign at the top of the British Film Institute's annual poll of cinema's greatest films in August. What is its name?
37 "It is absolute pandemonium in this place. Everyone is delirious to the point where we are chanting random things. One guy from Australia has streaked stark naked through the entire plane. Everyone is up with their cameras rolling, waiting for a glimpse ..."
Of whom?
38 Can you match the following writers – Kurt Vonnegut, Charlotte Brontë, James Joyce – to the opening lines of the following pieces of writing, all posthumously discovered or published for the first time this year?
(i) "In many ways, Haley, this is the nicest room in the house, even though it is little and has only one window," said Annie Cooley, a woman in her middle twenties.
(ii) Alas! I cannot send you a Copenhagen cat because there are no cats in Copenhagen.
(iii) A rat, weary of the life of cities, and of courts (for he had played his part in the palaces of kings and in the salons of great lords), a rat whom experience had made wise, in short, a rat who from a courtier had become a philosopher, had withdrawn to his country house (a hole in the trunk of a large young elm), where he lived as a hermit devoting all his time and care to the education of his only son.
39 Pussy Riot were arrested in March after performing a Putin-baiting "punk prayer" in the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour in Moscow. To which holy person was the feminist-punks' "prayer" directed?
40 What links the hit HBO television series Girls, about four young women in New York City, with the new Broadway production of Glengarry Glen Ross, about four real estate salesmen in Chicago?
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|1,399 sq. ft.
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RIVER COTTAGE is a traditional, cosy and comfortable stone farmhouse cottage sleeping up to four people and located near to the sea at Inch on the Dingle Peninsula. It comprises two bedrooms and a small attic sleeping area and has spectacular views of the Slieve Mish mountains to the rear and views of the sea from the garden to the front. It is situated next to the owners farmhouse and their smallholding comprising donkeys, sheep and chickens, together with an organic vegetable garden and four acres of grounds.
RIVER COTTAGE itself is an original 150 yr old Kerry farmhouse.It has a really cosy feel with its four poster bed, original fireplace and wood burning stove in the main living room, slate floors and rugs throughout, original sash windows and lime wash walls. The spacious kitchen and dining room have access to a wooden deck overlooking the lovely garden and Slieve Mish mountains beyond. A modern range oven provides ample scope for entertaining, cooking and dining in comfort.
River Farm comprises two cottages for rental - ANNIES COTTAGE, sleeping 6 and one of the most popular holiday cottages in Kerry and RIVER COTTAGE, sleeping 5 - an original Kerry Farmhouse that has been lovingly renovated and updated over the last ten years. Both cottages are surrounded by fields and a small stream runs through the property. It is very safe for children as both cottages are approached via a small 'dead end' lane which runs up to the mountain behind the cottages. The owners fields are occupied by pet sheep and lambs (in season), together with donkeys and free range hens. Views of the sea are possible from the garden as well as from Annie's Cottage. Inch Beach with it's four miles of white sand and dunes(and increasingly a surfing and paragliding mecca) is no more than 15 minutes drive, whilst the beauty of Killarney National Park and it's lakes are also within easy reach. A local grocery shop (8am to 10pm, daily) is only 10 mins. walk away. Dogs are welcome.
Proximity to the best Kerry attractions and sites: Annie's Cottage is ideally situated for Killarney National Park, and the Kerry Way, the Dingle Peninsula and Tralee.
A 30 minute drive will allow you to visit Muckross House, the famous Killarney Lakes, Angel Falls, Ross Castle, the old Copper mInes, the Gap of Dunloe and Kate Kearney's Cottage as well as walk throughout the beautiful meadows, mountains and woods of Killarney National Park.
From Killarney you can embark on the Kerry Way by foot or cycle or drive to the end of the Ring of Kerry (and back) visiting Killorglin, Glebeigh, Caherciveen, Valentia Island, Waterville, Caherdaniel, Sneem and Kenmare - a memorable journey indeed.
Similar excursions by car and foot can take place on the Dingle Peninsular discovering the wild scenery, breathtaking mountain passes and white sandy beaches. This peninsular also has the highest concentration of megalithic sites in Europe.
A catalogue of festivals - food, music, culture, film and horseracing - take place throughout the year
Anne & I have lived in Kerry for the last 16 years but prior to that spent every summer enjoying the beauty and attractions of this beautiful part of the world. We have seven children and an increasing number of grandchildren. We love the Kerry scenery and the friendliness of the people and the local community here.
Nick Wynne-Morgan purchased this cottage in 2001
River Cottage is located on the Dingle Peninsula, off the main road but close enough to both Killarney and Dingle town. It is a quiet and a safe place for children to stay and is located amongst 4 acres of smallholding on which we have our donkeys, sheep & lambs, cats and a dog as well as our orchard and organic vegetable gardens. There are views of the Slieve Mish mountains behind and the sea in front of the cottage.
Location, Views, Pets & animals, a river running through the property, safe environment for children, owners on site to help with any question, lovely gardens and safe walks to the sea or mountains.
We came to stay in this area as my grandfather was born and lived near Castlemaine until he left for New Zealand in the 1880's. His wife, Ellen Barratt, whom he met aboard ship also came from this area. While looking at other relatives' graves at the church of Ireland, Kiltallagh, we ran into by chance a distant relative who took us to tea at the old rectory and showed us around the area, where the family still farms.
This was a wonderful experience and we have really enjoyed staying in the area an in such a lovey cottage.
All the best!
Hot water and central heating are oil-fired and metered. Oil use is chargeable at cost - 3 euros per unit (average summer usage of 6 euros per day). The provision of Bed Linen and Towels is included within the rental price and unlike, many other cottages, no charge is made for the cleaning of the cottage with the exception of those guests who decide to bring their dogs with them on holiday (E 30)
Nick and Anne's River cottage is a perfect place to enjoy a peaceful Ireland experience. They offered some great recommendations for activities and restaurants in the area and really made us feel at home. I highly recommend staying with them for families and couples looking for a laid back vacation. I wish I could visit every year!
You could not ask for a more beautiful location, a cozier cottage, or a lovelier couple from whom to rent. We spent almost a week on the Dingle peninsula as the less hectic part of our Ireland adventure and it was every bit as relaxing and pretty as we hoped. The cottage itself is well appointed and comfortable. It has gorgeous stone floors, a first class kitchen and a garden view that makes washing dishes a pleasure. As Americans, we found the beds firmer than what we're used to but that's more "fair warning" for fellow visitors from the US than a concern with the cottage. We loved visiting with and feeding treats to the sheep and donkeys and playing with the dog, Yala. We had wonderful sunshine as well as some rain and wind which made the wood burning stove a welcome addition. We would certainly stay here again and would recommend it to others. It is a gem!
Thank you for a wonderful week in such a relaxing place. The cottage is comfortable and beautifully furnished. We particularly appreciated the wide range of books distributed throughout, including in the loo - a winner !
This has been an ideal base from which to explore the Dingle peninsula and also visit the mountains near Killarney. We've had around 4 hours good walking every day in contrasting places. We recommend driving through the Gap of Dunloe and walking in the Black Valley. Also, climbing up Caherconree, walking around the Maharees Peninsula, climbing between Mas an Tompian and Piaras Mor, near Mt. Brandon or Cruach Marthain, above Dunquin. But everywhere we have been has been wonderful, and all the people we've met are friendly and interesting. We'll miss the peace & quiet.
Thanks again. NB Note for prospective visitors: If you have a dog you might like to know in advance that some walks are not possible - for instance we wanted to climb Brandon Mountain, and explore around (and perhaps go up) Carrauntoohil, but the 'no dogs' signs in both places were more forbidding than some of the others. On the whole we found that if we talked to local farmers and checked with them, the dog was not a problem.
The cottage is perfectly located for exploring the dingle peninsula. It is a quiet place in the middle of nature though it is close to the main road. Our kids enjoyed playing with the animals there. The owners take obviously good care about the cottage and its surrounding land. It is perfectly equipped inside and it was very clean. We were excited about all the lovely details inside. It was perfect for getting an impression about Irish lifestyle. Thank you very much - absolutely recommendable!!
My husband and I travel to Ireland often and memories of our time in Dingle are right at the top of our experiences. Nick's cottage is just charming and everything we were looking for in a home base for our travels around Ireland. The area is charming. We met some of the locals and enjoyed heading down for lunch at inch Beach. It's also an easy and scenic drive right into Dingell proper. It was lambing season and such fun to see all of the little ones frolicking about the countryside. I can't recommend this place more wholeheartedly. It was just such a wonderful stay. Thank you so much and we look forward to returning! - Corbin and Thatcher
I think Nick already entered the comments I left in their guest book, but I wanted to be sure to put a review on here and provide my 5 star rating. River Cottage is STUNNING. Being able to sit and enjoy a cup of coffee while taking in the mountain view behind the cottage before everyone else was up is a memory I won't soon forget. My daughters have already asked to go back and see the donkeys. I highly recommend staying at River Cottage. I don't think its possible to not enjoy the scenery there. The location was perfect for exploring. I'd go back in a minute!


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The Oval Nerf Bars can be a handful for an old guy (74) lying on his back under the truck. Dropped the torque wrench twice and hit myself in the face. Good thing I know all the proper words for the situation. Dropped the anti seize coated bolts on my face and looked like a pro football player with silver grey splotches on my cheeks. They work fine, go ahead buy them. Use Ibuprofen for the muscle aches.


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So you want to adopt an Australian Shepherd. We want you to as well. But first lets talk about what an Australian Shepherd is and what they do, and why we have them in rescue. We want everyone to be on the same page and we only want the best for our Aussies. They have been through so much and we care for them like our own.
You will need to complete an application and wait for our approval process. Once approved, there is an adoption fee.
- $350.00 for puppies up to 6 months old (A $50.00 Deposit is applied to puppies who are not spayed/neutered)
- $300.00 for 7 months to 5 years old
- $250.00 for 6 to 10 years old
- $200 for our Senior Aussies (11+)
Not a bad price for an Aussie who is up-to-date on all their shots and either spayed or neutered and 99% of the time house-broken and crate trained. Some even come with a host of commands already understood.
Please be aware, we no longer allow out of state adoptions (No Exceptions) as we have found the task of returning is too cumbersome and our first priority is the Aussie.
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What is an Aussie? Well they are a herding breed, this means they will tend to go into an alert mode and either chase, bark, nip or all three to get the moving object to stay where they want it. That's their job, and some do it really well. So well that we get them into rescue because they nipped the kids, the neighbor, the mailman or the other dog. Sometimes they just coral them to the backdoor or the corner of the yard, again they are just doing what comes natural. That's why we love them, they are smart and do what they were bred to do.
Sometimes you will want earplugs, they bark, they tell you "Hey, look someone is in the yard (or thinking about coming in the yard) and you need to know," you see they are guarding you, your home and your family. They are very loyal. Would they attack or bite? Probably not, they are mainly alerting you, going after them would require energy they would rather save for playing.
See this is what Aussies do best, PLAY, they can dance with another Aussie and wrestle with the best of them, they wrestle so hard sometimes people think they are out for blood, but they aren't, they are doing again what Aussies do best, wrestle and exercise. We always say an Australian Shepherd is like a potato chip, you can't have just one. Australian Shepherds crave companionship, mostly you, but also another Aussie that gets them.
One other thing, they are also part velcro/super glue. They will follow you every where, to the couch, the bedroom, the bathroom, they might trip you in the hall, because they want to be with you. expect them to bond to someone in the home, don't get mad if they follow them every where and you only a little, it's what they do. Did I tell you they are loyal?
So if you are good with the possible quirks that Aussies have, we want to see one in your home. But they do need exercise.
Read up more on what Aussies are all about.
Wikipedia Aussies
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A quite remarkable and complacent letter from Michael Gove
Graham Stuart MP, Chair of the Education Select Committee, wrote to Education Secretary Michael Gove expressing concern over leaks from his department over plans to abolish GCSEs – which came out as thousands of students were about to sit GCSEs. Here's Gove's remarkably complacent and dismissive reply (plain text version below):
Graham Stuart MP
Chairman of the Education Select Committee
House of Commons
16th July 2012
Dear Graham
Re: Recent leaks on GCSE reforms
Thank you for your concern. After two years in Government, I have come to the conclusion that leaks appear to be part of political life.


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Broadway Hits For Soprano (Karaoke CDG) broadway. Karaoke CDG. Published by Pocket Songs (PS.PSCDG1341).
Soprano vocalists won't be able to resist this wonderful collection of classic Broadway songs! The Music Man was composer Meredith Wilson's first and most successful musical. It opened in 1957 and won the Tony for Best Musical in 1958. The story of a con man who swindles a small Iowa town, the show has seen two successful revivals and has become a part of American pop culture. Sing songs from that wonderful production as well as The King and I, Porgy and Bess, Show Boat and more! A delight.
Each Pocket Songs PSCDG album contains a complete performance with a professional vocalist as well as the karaoke tracks of each song, for the at-home performer. CDG discs can be played on a regular CD player but require a CDG player to see the graphics.


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This morning was like everyday...
I awaken to the sun,my breakfast and to curl up and wait for my treat....she will give it to me soon.....I listen for the door to open,it does when she will walk Thumper and when she does,it is ,ear rubs, kisses,and my treat.
She looks at me,knows that in my brown eyes, is love;I follow her about-the me and my shadow syndrome here.
Our routine is the same,but today it will change.
After my typical bark at the mailman,give me the treat,she went into the room to put her mail away; she came out again,and noticed I was not acting right,I had labored breathing....she called my name but others were calling my name too.
Dixie she said,but I heard Dusty call my name as well. I laid down. Dixie I heard again,and felt her hand on me with the frantic hand on me,louder and louder was her voice,but Dusty's bark was so clear.I felt her thumping my chest,doing something,but Dusty was there....we were running..the Bridge was there...and everything looked so ..........perfect.
Dusty and me kept running in the field and soon many more came running with us.....it is so beautiful here,so many here,waving to all here....Hi,I'm Dixie Susanne,and I'm now at the Rainbow Bridge.
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I am sure she enjoys the warm cream shooting into the back of her throat as much as he enjoyed delivering that load.
First girls name is Madison
Who was that last woman?! She is spectacular!
that second dick was like a tennis ball glued to the end of a hot dog haha
Davvero bello il modo in cui ingoia la sborra mentre ha il cazzo in gola... lo lascia venire e ingoia come se niente fosse...una vera porca succhiasborra!
I'm in love with the first one. Don't you have more videos of her...?
The first girl was a pro!
Holy shit , that first girl!
who is that girl at the end!!??
Thank you for this compilation!! I love HEARING sex as much as watching it -- I hate vids or especially compilations with music, Id much rather hear the real sounds.
I really liked what the first girl did, and the last girl was okay, but that sexy mother fucker in the middle is who I want to swallow my cum, right fucking now. What is her name?!
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Do you know the name of the red-haired one with her hair up?
That last girl. I wanna see a video of just her! She was hot!
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Sounds like he's taking a shit
love the sound of one gittin fucked in the background as well
1st girl teach me? Share with me?
Teach me? Share with me? Want to be her!
Teach me
What's the name of the second girl she looks like one of my class mate
Paying attention ladies? That's how you take a load.
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I had the chance to meet Formula Drift driver Walker Wilkerson at the season opener in Long Beach, California back in April after a phenomenal top 32 battle which landed him in 11th place. After a long hot day on the track he gave me the opportunity to ask him a few questions, so lets get them started shall we?
We've heard phrases like rookie of the year, and the rolling pinata. How do you feel?
I am super excited for the rest of the FD events! The stoker SR rebuilt by Garage Autohero and tuned by Intec Racing was running superb and making great power. Also with my new APEXi S1 Damper coil overs in conjunction with my Falken RT615K tires we were getting tons of grip. It allowed me to be able to flick the car super hard on transfers and hold big angle!
What goals have you set for yourself this season?
The goals I have set for myself this year would be to attend all 7 rounds of Formula Drift, earn Rookie of the Year title, and hopefully get picked up by a professional race team for the 2012 season.
How long have you been drifting, and what got you started?
I've been drifting now for about three years now and one year competitively. The 2011 FD season will be my second year drifting competitively. What got me started was when I was about 16 I came across an Option D1GP video on YouTube. Seeing the sight of two cars sliding at such a fast speed and so close together was unlike anything I'd seen before. I knew I had to get involved and started attending Evergreen Speedway drift events as a spectator. After about a year of spectating I finally got a 89 Nissan 240sx hatch and started hitting up the track!
I've seen plenty of videos of you drifting at Evergreen speedway, how does this compare when it comes to the level of competition compared to previous events?
Well of course the level of competition in FD is going to be much tougher then any of the other ProAM events I've competed in. But I enjoy driving with people who are better then me because it allows me to push myself harder and progress more as a driver.
A lot of the drifters have big HP, big torque V8's in their cars, how do you personally feel drifting side by side with them?
It kinda sucks sometimes but there is not a whole lot I can do about it except for try my very best to keep up and not let my car fall out of boost! Luckily however Tony Angelo and the rest of the Formula D staff have done a great job trying to accommodate for less HP and non V8 cars. The judges are great and understand the difficulty of driving a high HP 4 cylinder turbo car compared to the ease of driving a V8.
What is the new engine setup for this year?
The new engine setup this year is a 2.3L stroker S14 SR20DET built by Ray at Garage Autohero. The engine has a BC stroker crankshaft, CP Pistons, Carillo Rods, ACL Race Bearings, Custom Port and Polished Head, APEXi Headgasket, BC Valves/Spings/Retainers, BC 272 Camshafts, DOC Race Turbo manifold, Garrett GT3076R Turbo, Tial 44mm MVR Wastegate, Tial BOV, Garage Autohero Custom Intercooler Piping, APEXi Power FC D-Jetro and APEXi AVC-R. The car is tuned by Lawrence at Intec Racing making 480WHP and 436TQ.
Who are your sponsors you would like to shout out?
I'd like to give a big THANK YOU to all of my sponsors for their help and support. As well as my Dad Rick Wilkerson. My sponsors are: Fatlace, Garage Autohero, Faken Tire, Intec Racing, APEXi, NorthwestNissans.com, AW Films, Seibon, EastInde Records, SGear Gauges, ShaftMasters, SPL, Exedy, Koyo, 326 Power, Factory 83, YAER Productions, KAAZ.
Walker is currently in 14th position and with the next round being his "home turf" we hope and wish him the best of luck this season and many more seasons to come!