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We pause from NBA draft and other June items, thanks to a lengthy email from Portland Catfan about potential playing time and contributions next season...
Already this spring, it has become clear that Sean Miller next season may play three guards (even without MoMo Jones around), that he will probably play Solomon Hill and Kevin Parrom together instead of having them share small forward and that each of the four freshmen will be expected to contribute (Josiah Turner at point guard, Nick Johnson at shooting guard, Angelo Chol at power forward and Sidiki Johnson at power forward or center).
So you basically have a roster that could break down roughly as follows (with some overlap, of course):
PG - Jordin Mayes, Josiah Turner
SG - Kyle Fogg, Nick Johnson
SF - Kevin Parrom, Brendon Lavender
PF -- Solomon Hill, Jesse Perry, Angelo Chol
C -- Kyryl Natyazhko, Sidiki Johnson, Alex Jacobson
Portland Catfan dug so deep into the possibilities that he said he couldn't find the appropriate thread to post them on so I'm posting it here.
Here's Portland's analysis:
"Arizona loses 48 minutes from the C-PF positions (Derrick Williams, 30; and Jamelle Horne, 18). They return about 35 minutes put in last year by Jesse Perry, 19.5; by Kyryl, 9.5; and by Tree, 4.5. Those add up to 83 min/game, which just means that for an average of 3 minutes a game, more than two of DW, JH, JP, KN, and AJ were on the floor at the same time.
"Let's assume that, between Perry and Kyryl, they will improve enough to warrant a total of 10 additional min/game over last year. If Tree stays about the same, that will give a total of 35 minutes to Angelo Chol and Sidiki Johnson at C-PF (80 total minutes). That includes the assumption that those times when Miller goes really small (like three guards and one wing with only one of the C-PF guys on the court) will roughly offset the other times when the Cats go bigger (like Chol or Sidiki getting some minutes at the three spot). Another way to look at the minutes would be that Perry might get around 25 min/game while Kyryl-Chol-Sidiki would split about 50 min/game. That could work for the C-PF minutes; what about points?
"Last year, Arizona C-PF guys contributed about 35 points/game (Williams, 19.5; Perry, 6.6; Horne, 6.1; Kyryl, 1.9; Tree, 0.5). DWill was the only real post-up threat, but he also got a lot of his scoring from outside shooting, from pick-and-roll action, and from assists off of dribble penetration (a lot of passes from Fogg, Parrom, and Solo). It seems likely that next year's C-PF group will produce more like 15-to-20 ppg - unless the point guard play is so much more effective than last year that assists-off-dribble-penetration and screen-roll production both go way up, which could definitely happen. Arizona only averaged 14 assists, against 13 turnovers, last year. Only Fogg, MoMo, and Parrom averaged two assists per game - 2.6, 2.4, and 2.0 respectively. Those numbers could be a lot better next year, which would help the C-PF group score even if they can't create their own shots much.
"No wings left the program. Solo and Parrom totaled 45.3 minutes and only 15.6 points per game. They could be on the court together next year a bit more. Since Sean Miller's rotation tends to cluster the main contributors around 25 min/game, we could see Solo and Parrom totaling more like 50 min/game, maybe a bit higher. With improved ball movement, dribble penetration, and assist-turnover efficiency from the whole team, both Solo and Parrom could get more high-percentage looks at the basket in the half-court sets, as well as more opportunities to finish fast breaks. They might easily double their scoring to a combined 30 points/game or more.
"Among the guards, the departures of MoMo and Daniel Bejarano subtract 29.8 minutes (26.0 and 3.8) and 10.5 points (9.7 and 0.8) per game, but only 2.4 assists/game (with 1.9 turnovers). The returning guards - Fogg, Mayes, and Lavender - averaged 50.5 minutes (25.5, 14.3, 10.7) and 16.6 points (8.1, 4.9, 3.6) per game. Keeping the assumptions made above for next year's playing time, there would be a total of 70 minutes/game to split among Fogg, Mayes, Lavender, Josiah Turner, and Nick Johnson. If Mayes gets more minutes, and if Lavender gets correspondingly fewer minutes, and if Fogg stays about the same, then there would only be 20 min/game left for JT and NJ. That's not nearly enough! The only place additional minutes can realistically come from is to 'steal' them from the C-PF guys.
"Arizona will have to be able to play smaller lineups more of the time in order to utilize their best talent, so those smaller lineups have to be able to force poor shots, and to finish stops off with the rebound. That's why the biggest improvement areas collectively for the team, in terms of making next year's roster work, will have to be defensive rebounding and offensive efficiency. Arizona needs to maximize their number of possessions (limiting the other team's offensive boards, limiting UA turnovers), as well as their points per possession (making the extra pass, knowing what's a good shot, using their athleticism to draw fouls and challenge the offensive glass). And that's why the competition for playing time at every position will be even more determined by defense and rebounding than it was last year.
"Arizona may not average 76 points/game, as they did last year, but they may have a better average scoring differential. They suffered losses last year of 22 points (twice) and 17 points. I don't think that will happen next year. However, in close games, the Cats will not have Derrick Williams and MoMo Jones to generate shots and/or get to the foul line. It's likely that they will find themselves coming down to the wire in a lot of close games, so one very important thing to determine as a team is what to go to when you must score. Josiah Turner, right?"
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Following reports that Kristen Stewart cheated on Robert Pattinson with her "Snow White and the Huntsman" director, Rupert Sanders, the actress has issued a public apology.
"I'm deeply sorry for the hurt and embarrassment I've caused to those close to me and everyone this has affected," the 22-year-old actress said in a statement to People.
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"This momentary indiscretion has jeopardized the most important thing in my life, the person I love and respect the most, Rob," Kristen continued.
The actress and the director were photographed together in a makeout session on July 17 in Los Angeles.
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"I love him, I love him, I'm so sorry," she said of her "The Twilight Saga" co-star.
Rob, 26, and Kristen were last seen together at Comic-Con 2012 in San Diego just two weeks ago.
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As Cities Compete to Be More Bike-Friendly, List of Bike Towns Grows
(This post by Andrew Zaleski originally appeared in Grist.org)
GUEST POST: Once was that American cities competed to look more like Detroit, with gleaming lanes of highway stretching as far as the eye could see. Now, it's a race to imitate Copenhagen, the Danish capital where 36 percent of residents commute to work via bicycle.So it seems, at least, when looking at today's announcementby the League of American Bicyclists of the latest — and largest — round of official Bicycle Friendly Communities in the U.S.
Clarke says many of the winners are beneficiaries of some sort of cycling crusader or organization pushing hard for reforms, enforcement, and acknowledgment of bikers. "Having a champion like a mayor or city councilperson who set outs measurable targets and goals that you can hold yourself accountable to — that seems to make the biggest difference," Clarke says.
One sticking point for the league is measuring how well local police enforce laws designed to protect cyclists. A recent study [PDF] conducted by Johns Hopkins University researchers found that cyclists in bronze-level certified Baltimore are routinely passed by vehicles traveling within the three-feet buffer mandated by law.
And while the latest round of awards is music to many bikers' ears, "I will be the first to admit we have a long, long way to go," says Clarke. Even Portland, Ore., which gets a platinum certification from the league, "would be a pretty crappy Dutch city when it comes to cycling," Clarke says.
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Out of seemingly small events are sometimes born great historical moments. The case of young Edgardo Mortara is one. In 1858 the 6-year-old Jewish boy was taken from his parents'' home in Bologna, Italy, by agents of the Papal inquisition. The year before, seriously ill, Edgardo had been secretly baptized, by the Mortaras'' Catholic servant (or so she claimed); it was against the law for baptized Christians to be raised by Jews, and so, in the eyes of the Church, the kidnapping was only just. Secular Italians did not agree, and thus was set in motion a series of reforms that ended the Church''s temporal power in Italy and forged the creation of a liberal, near-democratic state. For his part, young Edgardo became a priest and lived in a Belgian abbey until 1940--just before the invading Germans began to deport and execute all those tainted with Jewish blood. David Kertzer has shaped a remarkable narrative from almost forgotten events.
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Bologna, 1858: A police posse, acting on the orders of a Catholic inquisitor, invades the home of a Jewish merchant, Momolo Mortara, wrenches his crying six-year-old son from his arms, and rushes him off in a carriage bound for Rome. His mother is so distraught that she collapses and has to be taken to a neighbor''s house, but her weeping can be heard across the city. With this terrifying scene--one that would haunt this family forever--David I. Kertzer begins his fascinating investigation of the dramatic kidnapping, and shows how the deep-rooted antisemitism of the Catholic Church would eventually contribute to the collapse of its temporal power in Italy. As Edgardo''s parents desperately search for a way to get their son back, they learn why he--out of all their eight children--was taken. Years earlier, the family''s Catholic serving girl, fearful that the infant might die of an illness, had secretly baptized him (or so she claimed). Edgardo recovered, but when the story reached the Bologna Inquisitor, the result was his order for Edgardo to be seized and sent to a special monastery where Jews were converted into good Catholics. His justification in Church teachings: No Christian child could be raised by Jewish parents. The case of Edgardo Mortara became an international cause célèbre. Although such kidnappings were not uncommon in Jewish communities across Europe, this time the political climate had changed. As news of the family''s plight spread to Britain, where the Rothschilds got involved, to France, where it mobilized Napoleon III, and even to America, public opinion turned against the Vatican. The fate of this one boy came to symbolize the entire revolutionary campaign of Mazzini and Garibaldi to end the dominance of the Catholic Church and establish a modern, secular Italian state. A riveting story which has been remarkably ignored by modern historians--The Kidnapping of Edgardo Mortara will prompt intense interest and discussion as it lays bare attitudes of the Catholic Church that would have such enormous consequences in the twentieth century.


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NAACP Releases 'Trayvon's Law" Principles for State Legislative AdvocacyJuly 30, 2013
Principle package of laws will serve as legislative advocacy tools to prevent future tragedies like the death of Trayvon Martin
(Baltimore, MD) -- In light of the tragic death of Trayvon Martin and the overwhelming national awareness around numerous issues surrounding this case, the NAACP has developed a set of policy principles called "Trayvon's Law" which embody legislative responses that will greatly reduce the likelihood of another tragedy like the killing of Trayvon Martin. The principles of Trayvon's Law are:
*Ending racial profiling;
*Repealing Stand Your Ground type laws;
*Creating law enforcement accountability through effective police oversight;
*Improving training and best practices for community watch groups; and
*Mandating law enforcement data collection on homicide cases involving people of color.
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"What happened to Trayvon Martin must never happen again," stated NAACP President and CEO Benjamin Todd Jealous. "Trayvon's Law will serve as the foundation for community advocates as they work to end the laws and practices that contributed to his death and to create new policy that will prevent future tragedies."
"Trayvon's Law provides a framework for activists to affect critical change in their states," noted Dr. Niaz Kasravi, NAACP Criminal Justice Director. "If we can end practices like racial profiling and remove misguided 'Stand Your Ground' laws from the books, we will make all community members safer."
In Florida, the NAACP Florida State Conference and the Dream Defenders will advocate for their state to adopt Trayvon's law immediately. Their work could lead to an end to the dangerous Stand Your Ground law that played a role in the acquittal of George Zimmerman for following, approaching, and killing unarmed 17-year old Trayvon Martin 16 months ago.
"We will not rest until Trayvon's law is fully implemented in our state," stated Adora Obi Nweze, NAACP Florida State Conference President. "From a civilian oversight board of police to best practices for community watch volunteers, we will demand that the Governor and our legislators move quickly to adopt these principles before we are faced with another tragedy."
Founded in 1909, the NAACP is the nation's oldest and largest nonpartisan civil rights organization. Its members throughout the United States and the world are the premier advocates for civil rights in their communities. You can read more about the NAACP's work and our five "Game Changer" issue areas here.


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First there were plush toys of the original Angry Birds from the app. Now there are the Angry Birds Star Wars plush toys to collect and throw around the room. You could even make stupid noises while trying to recreate the scenes from the new Angry Birds Star Wars game for iOS, Android, WP8, Kindle Fire, Windows 8, Mac, PC if you like.
Yes, we know it's silly, but having been sent an Angry Birds Hans Solo, we couldn't resist sharing some pictures of him with you. And yes, we've asked Rovio and Character Options - the toy manufacturer who makes them - for more.
Those looking for any shimmer of some specs will no doubt like to hear that Hans Solo is roughly the same as the original Angry Bird plush toys. It measures 8-inches in diameter, and comes with huge hair and a holstered blaster. Oh, and he is really soft, like cuddly soft.
He isn't the only character available. If the rogue trader isn't your thing, there are plenty more in the collection, including Princess Leia, Luke Skywalker, Darth Vader and a Storm Trooper. Sadly, there are no droids or an Obi-wan Kenobi.
Each of them can be yours for £14.99.
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Guestrated.com Identifies America's "A" Rated Campgrounds Based on 2015 Consumer Surveys, Six of Which are in California
MURRIETA, Calif., April 2016 — Only 34 out of about 4,000 campgrounds, RV parks and resorts across America received all around 'A' ratings in GuestRated.com consumer surveys completed in 2015.
In California, only six campgrounds received all around 'A' ratings.
"If you do the math, that amounts to fewer than one in 100 campgrounds, RV parks and resorts receiving all around 'A' ratings in our consumer surveys," said Bob MacKinnon, a former Disney Company executive who founded GuestRated.com, the nation's most thorough online rating system for public and privately owned and operated campgrounds.
Camp-California.com, the statewide travel planning website, is networked with GuestRated.com and includes letter grades for each campground, RV park or resort that consumers have rated.
"We think it's important for consumers to have the most rigorous guest satisfaction information available to them, which is why we post the letter grades on Camp-California.com," said Debbie Sipe, executive director of the California Association of RV Parks and Campgrounds, which hosts the travel planning website.
The Fastest Way to Find Pet Friendly Campgrounds with WiFi, Swimming Pools, Cabins and other Amenities is the Print Version of "Camp-California! The Camper's Guide to California"
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200,000 copies of the award winning directory are free for the asking at www.Camp-California.com
The 2016 directory, which includes amenity grids for campgrounds in each region of the state, also includes listings of the best dog friendly beaches in California
AUBURN, Calif., March 17, 2016 — Despite the ever expanding universe of information online, the fastest and easiest way to find California campgrounds with the amenities you want is still with the print version of Camp-California! The Camper's Guide to California.
The 2016 edition of the award winning directory is hitting the streets this month,and it's free for the asking by calling (530) 885-1624 or online at Camp-California.com.
El Niño Rains Expected to Bring Lots of Wildflowers
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Camp-California.com has identified campgrounds near many state parks that are popular with wildflower enthusiasts
AUBURN, Calif., January 2016 — Wildflowers will soon be blooming in California State Parks, thanks to the dousing by several El Niño storms.
With this in mind, Camp-California.com has identified campgrounds that are close to state parks that are popular with wildflower enthusiasts.
"Many campgrounds now have rental cabins, so you don't even need an RV or tent to use a campground as a base camp for wildflower tours," said Debbie Sipe, executive director of the California Association of RV Parks and Campgrounds, which hosts Camp-California.com, the statewide travel planning website.
Here are several state parks you may want to consider for your spring and early summer wildflower tours, along with recommendations of places to camp:
Waterfalls are Flowing Across California Again, Boosting Interest in Spring and Summer Camping
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California has more than 100 significant waterfalls, many of which are close to campgrounds and easily accessible on foot
AUBURN, Calif., January 2016 — Mountain streams and waterfalls are coming back to life across California after four years of drought, thanks to a series of powerful El Nino storms.
"These are best storms we've seen in years," said Debbie Sipe, executive director of the California Association of RV Parks & Campgrounds, which hosts Camp-California.com, a travel planning website featuring more than 300 campgrounds.
And while the wet winter weather is good news for California's ski resorts, it's also good news for campgrounds, many of which are located close to scenic waterfalls that will be at their peak in spring and early summer.
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winter to accommodate scouting groups and winter sports enthusiasts
SODA SPRINGS, Calif., Dec. 7, 2015 — Despite early Sierra snows and forecasts calling for a wet El Niño winter, Cisco Grove Campground isn't yet seeing a surge in reservations by winter sports enthusiasts.
Neither are other Sierra Nevada campgrounds that cater to winter sports enthusiasts. But that could change as soon as big storms start
rolling in.
"Once we get major snow, we open up a snow park with sledding and tubing," said Cisco Grove owner Debbie Martin, adding that her 5,800-foot park, which typically receives five to 12 feet of snow in a good year, is also popular with snowmobile enthusiasts who enjoy exploring ATV trails and skiers who enjoy Lake Tahoe area resorts. Dog sledding tours are also available in the area, she said.
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Nick Clegg has spoken to the Birmingham Post about the Liberal Democrats' priorities for a fairer Britain: "Fair taxes, which means no tax on the first £10,000 you earn. Smaller class sizes. A complete change in the way we run our economy. And cleaning out the rotten state of politics in Westminster, giving people for instance in Birmingham the right to sack their MPs if those MPs have been shown to be corrupt."
Nick Clegg was speaking to the Birmingham Post in advance of the Liberal Democrat Spring Conference in Birmingham on 12-14 March 2010. The full interview is available online at: http://www.birminghampost.net/news/politics-news/2010/03/05/liberal-democrats-could-hold-the-balance-of-power-after-general-election-65233-25972668/
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Citation: Handoo, Z.A., Ellington, D.M. 2005. The value of the usda nematode collection and its database for taxonomic and systematic research [abstract]. Russian Journal of Nematology. 13(2):147. Interpretive Summary:
Technical Abstract: The United States Department of Agriculture Nematode Collection (USDANC) at Beltsville, Maryland, is one of the largest and most valuable international resources for nematode taxonomic research and identifications. It is widely used by scientists throughout the world to resolve various taxonomic and nomenclatural problems; it also provides data on nematode hosts, occurrence, and distribution worldwide. Because urban expansion often makes it impossible to collect additional type specimens of a species from the original type locality, the Collection serves as an asset for taxonomic revision of previously described taxa. In the United States, nematology research began in the late 1800s, and for many years the collections of USDA nematologists remained in individual personal collections. In 1960, with type specimens of 18 species, A. Morgan Golden officially established the USDANC, creating an organized, unified repository of important specimens. The USDANC includes mounted specimens collected by pioneer workers over 100 years ago, such as N. A. Cobb's original 1890 material of Mononchus longicaudatus. The collection also includes Thorne's Collection of 6,600 slides with many original types, Steiner's Mermithid Collection of 3,400 slides, and Nickle's insect-parasitic nematode collection. The Collection consists of several constituent divisions and includes over 40,000 permanent slides and vials and 34,300 species entries in its searchable database, which is available on the Web at http://www.nem.barc.usda.gov/database/search.cfm. The type collection is one of the constituent divisions and is constantly monitored and maintained. Because only ten percent of the species of animals, plants, and microorganisms on the planet have been named, taxonomic collections such as the USDANC are priceless in scientific value.


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Kuaytiaw luy suan: The best Thai dish you've never heard of
The little heard of Thai dish 'kuaytiaw luy suan' actually means 'noodles on an adventure in the garden,' presumably becaise the noodles are served with ample fresh herbs and veggies.
Bizarre nomenclature aside, the dish is similar in form to fresh Vietnamese-style spring rolls, the main difference being that kuaytiaw luy suan are served with a slightly heartier rice paper wrapper and are generally more savory, with a filling that typically combines minced pork, shitake mushrooms and carrot. The noodles are also served with a spicy/tart dipping sauce similar to that served at Thai-style seafood restaurants.
Here's a list of some of the better places in Bangkok to pick up kuaytiaw luy suan:
Kuaytiaw Luy Suan Khun Thip
Khun Thip claims to be the original vendor of the dish in Thailand, and is still among the tastiest. The rich pork, shrimp and vegetarian rolls are served with a delicious spicy/sour dipping sauce and sides of lettuce and Thai basil. Khun Thip is exceedingly popular, particularly for take-away orders, so anticipate a wait.
Lung Pherm Market, behind Thai Airways Building, Viphavadi-Rangsit Road. Open 9am-4pm, Monday to Friday. Price: 30-60 baht. Tel: +66 (0)86 603 4727.
Kuaytiaw Luy Suan Khun Fon
Also located at Lung Pherm Market, Khun Fon prepares tuna rolls studded with minced ginger, in addition to the more standard pork, shrimp, minced shrimp and vegetarian kuaytiaw luy suan, all of which are served with a slightly sweet dipping sauce.
Lung Pherm Market, behind Thai Airways Building, Viphavadi-Rangsit Road. Open 9am-4pm, Monday to Friday. Price: 25-100 baht. Tel: +66 (0)81 692 5592.
Khun Rat
Khun Rat, a street stall located in front of the famous Nom Mont milk and toast shop, sells to-go packets of kuaytiaw luy suan. The pork filling is rich and the dipping sauce among the spiciest we tried. Khun Rat also does a version of the dish with 'muu yor,' Vietnamese pork sausage.
160/1-3 Dinsor Road. Open daily, 6am-1pm & 3pm-9pm. Price: 25 baht. Tel: +66 (0)83 901 3698
Jo Restaurant
The kuaytiaw luy suan at Jo, a coffee shop in Bangkok's Banglamphu district, contain a moist, well-seasoned filling that combines minced pork, shitake mushrooms and carrot. The noodles are served with the standard spicy/sour dipping sauce and another sweet sauce similar to the one that normally accompanies fried chicken, and a generous basket of fresh herbs and veggies.
441 Tanao Road, 11am-10pm. Price: 35 baht. Tel: +66 (0)81 482 2377


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Before the 2006 Champions League Cup Final between Barcelona and Arsenal at the Stade de France, the city of Saint-Denis, the French Football Federation, and the partners of the final have organised sports entertainments and concerts in two villages dedicated to the supporters and the inhabitants.
Several thousands of fans will be welcome in theses villages, especially set up for the Final. For Barcelona it is in the Stadium Mandela, near the RER B station of the Stade de France. For Arsenal, the village is in the Esplanade de l'Ecluse, nearby the Metro station Porte de Paris on the line 13.
In these two villages you can enjoy mini-football matches, ball speed, giant "human" table football and much more.
From 5pm, the following two concerts will be held:
Ilene Barnes at the Arsenal village
Born in Detroit and raised Surinam, Barbados and Jamaica, this modern day Joan Armatrading mixes her own style of soul/folk. Her sensual and strong voice, passionate lyrics have made this singer/songwriter very popular on this side of the Atlantic, as she continues to develop her unique brand and claims many more followers.
Titi Robin at the Barça village
This self-taught musician from western France has been a big admirer and exponent of world music even before it became fashionable. Since his birth in the late 50s, he has been influenced by gipsy and oriental music and culture, as his acclaimed original blend of music shows.
Refreshment stands for food and soft drinks will also be provided by local sports clubs. The public will be welcome and informed by a team of 40 people of the city of Saint-Denis and of the communauté d'agglomération.
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Beautiful fabric and stunning quilt!
Welcome to the Quilting Board!
Beautiful fabric and stunning quilt!
nativetexan-- i know what you mean as to your location, as you can probably tell by my location! once a texan, always a texan!!
now, down to business. where did you find the australian prints? they are wonderful and so is your quilt! tell your sister she is in my thoughts and prayers for a quick and total recovery!
The only bad days are the ones you don't get.
Whew! I mailed this quilt to my Sister who must sit and rest and heal her bones. she broke her left arm and right knee! i mailed it on the 2nd and she finally got it on the 20th!!!!! I thought it was lost forever, but it wasn't.
most of the fabrics were from friends in Australia, i used to swap a lot. i think i may have gotten some from keepsakequilting.com probably too. I had the fabrics quite awhile. i still have some floral ones to use up. didn't take a photo of the back of the quilt but it has a strip of floral blocks down the center.
Awesome quilt! Your sister will love it forever!
Hopefully, she is mending well!!


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Out of touch? By now, you've probably heard about the GOP push — embraced by Mitch McConnell, Jon Kyl, and even John McCain and Lindsey Graham — to hold Senate hearings into whether the 14th Amendment should be amended. At issue: the 14th Amendment granting automatic citizenship rights to anyone born in the United States, even the offspring of illegal immigrants. Just askin, but do these Republicans want to be tied to wanting to change this historic, post-Civil War amendment, which made former slaves and their children full citizens in this country? At a time of 10% unemployment and two wars, do politicians really want to debate a Constitutional Amendment from the 19th century? For the GOP, does this help them with their problem at wooing non-white votes? This seems a tad tone deaf; it may be popular with folks who listen to talk radio or watch evening infotainment debate shows but really?
As a friend says, "Yes, Really." But look: there's no mystery here. Republicans know perfectly well this isn't going anywhere, but they also know that symbolic issues like this are great for firing up their base. People like me scratch our chins and wonder why their base falls for this schtick so regularly when Republicans never follow up on this stuff, but that's not the point. The point is....to make a point. They're just signalling to their base that their hearts are in the same place and their values are aligned. And that's good politics.
Democrats, as critics like Drew Westen routinely point out, aren't as good at this. This might have something to do with the liberal temperament, but I sort of doubt it. More likely, it's just that the liberal base is smaller. When Republicans pander to conservative hot buttons, they're pandering to something like two-thirds of the party. When Democrats do it they're pandering to about a third of the party. So the arithmetic is simple: for Republicans this kind of pandering is a winner, probably producing more votes than it loses. Among Democrats it's just the opposite, so they don't do it as much. There's too much risk of offending large numbers of independents, as well as the (still) fairly significant number of conservative Democrats.
As for why the press continues to treat this stuff seriously, I think this is the reason: they know perfectly well that this is just political puffery, but they figure that all's fair in love and politics. Who are they to tell the parties how to pander to their own base? Quite the vicious circle, no?


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Polk Speakers vs. Kicker question
Okay so I've been looking into improving my Infinity system that came with my '08 unlimited. Also VERY new to audio. I have really been looking into Polk Db651s for the two in the front and then another set of Polk Db651s in the roll bar. Also, I've been looking at the Mopar Kicker Replacement Kit. The Mopar Kicker Replacement Kit looks quite easy to install but, I havent read anything about installing the Polk Db651s. Should I pay the extra 40 bucks for Polks over the Kicker Replacement kit? Would a new amp be required to power the Polks or Kickers?
my dad has the kicker system in his GC and i think it sucks. so i would go with the polk or just get a better infinity thats what i have in my wrangler it sounds good. i have all 4 speakers set up on a 300 watt clarion amp. then theres the 10 inch 1000watt fosgate sub with a 1000watt kicker amp
i was suprised to see kicker dabbling into mids and hi's....kicker was always known as a subwoofer in my opinion. And polk audio was always in the mids and hi's and now they make subs also. I have no idea about the wrangler aplication but id take polk audio over kicker mids and hi's any day.....just as id choose kicker subs over polk audio...just my 2 cent.
Polk has a great series for mid ranges. I would use ultra shock cadence subs. Kicker L7 if space is an option. My favorite is Focal.
Yeah now I'm leaning towards the Polk Db651s, or the Infinity Kappa Series.
you have to remember that the kicker branded systems are not the same as going out and buying kicker speakers. they're kicker branded, but crap quality to keep cost down. the kicker upgrade speakers are pretty decent quality, but are a little pricey imho. you can do better for less or the same money, but they are direct bolt in, whereas aftermarkets will need some sort of brackets or ingenuity to make them fit the jk.
I am working on upgrading my infinity system too. First I may add an amp and sep. sub woofer(something med to small ) .next for the sound bar- likely infiinity reference 6-1/2" speakers they are Very effecient and spec'd at 2ohm. I hope its an improvement.. I will let you know..
i have the six and a halfs on my sound bar and they sound great and i have the 3x5s in my front speaker column. but you need a good sub dont go to small on the wattage though. because during the summer when your top is off and if you have it on you will blow it. that was what had happend with my 300 watt memphis sub ( 10 inch) and a 300 watt clarion amp
at the radio before the amp, or at the infinity sub end..
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MOPAR 77KICK10 - MOPAR® Rear Door Kicker Audio Speaker Upgrade for 05-10 Jeep® Wrangler JK, Unlimited JK, Liberty & Grand Cherokee - Quadratec
Here's the link for the Kicker replacement kit. Seems cheaper, but I think I'll spend the extra 40 bucks for the 2 sets of Polk's DB651s.
not sure if that helped tho
Is the rear door Kicker upgrade the same as the roll bar speaker? (I don't have back doors!) Thanks
I have both in 2 different vehicles
I have the Kickers in my JK, the Polk 6x9's in my 99 Monte Carlo.
I did screw up and put too small of an amp (300 watts) in the Monte, but got smart and put a Crunch 600W 4 channel in the JK. I kept the factory head unit, so had to put in a line output converter. I screwed up and got a Scosche SLC4 Speaker Level Converter. DO NOT BUY THIS PIECE OF JUNK. It will not hold the wires in place. I messed with that thing for HOURS, put it next to the drivers seat, then went in the house and ordered a PAC SOEM-4 4-Channel Premium Line-Out Converter. I had that connected and zip tied under the steering wheel in about 10 minutes.
The Polks sound good, but not really enough power to push them to their limits, the Kickers sound good, but I did have to kick back the gain to prevent blowing them. Install of the Kickers in front wasn't as bad as the forums made it out to be. Rollbar speakers were much easier, like 5 minutes, tops. I put Polyfil in all the enclosures. I also put Polk tweeters in the dash of the JK. I put the amp under the seat on a piece of MDF that I also painted with high temperature grill paint.
Side by side, I think the Polks sound good, but need a larger amp. The Kickers just flat out kick, as you might expect. They are also plug and play. I'm not a big bass guy, so I didn't put any subs at all. Your ear and wallet are what matter, but for ease of installation, go with the Kickers, and don't buy too small of an amp. The speakers (rear door, rollbar, front) are all the same.
When you're cruising topless, that power is really important. I could put just about anything in there, but I am cheap so I put fairly cheap stuff in there. It works for me, and that's what counts. :thumb:
Put it this way, it is loud enough that my wife won't even let me turn it on when she's cruising with me. :banghead:
This from a woman who has a 800 watt amp in her 06 Monte Carlo SS.:facepalm:
I think it's because in the Jeep the speakers are RIGHT THERE, in front of your face and behind your head, while in the cars they are down by your ankles in front and way behind you (compared to the Jeep) in back.
Just my 2 cents. :wavey:
i happen to be very happy with the stock system i have the 730N w/ the subwoofer all stock and the system will jam a lot louder than i will ever need it to and the sound is very good. but w/ speakers they are the most subjective part of the system what sounds good to one person may not to another coming out of the same speakers, so change without hearing the exact setup in the same car your going to put it in is tough to say what is will sound like. I kinda laugh when i see people standing in front of a rack of car speakers listening at Best Buy on a head unit they dont have, powered by an amp they wont be using in a huge building....to decide how this or that speaker will sound in "their" car. sorry just a small rant
either way the companies product your looking at are all quality
but i quit feeling the need to modify cars systems when the car companies started using the big names to build their car audio systems, that and i got tired of messing w/ car electronics and installers not knowing what they were doing. i have not modified a car audio system since my '86 CRX-Si (which came w/ radio delete option). things were always going wrong, with either components, install probs or both and decided to quit wasting time and money
Check out Kicker KS series
So I was ready to pull the trigger on the polk dxi and got to listen to the Kicker KS speakers. The plug n play kicker speakers that are for sale online through mopar are the ds series, which are good but not comparable to the ks or the polk dxi or db series. I am now going to go with the kicker ks speakers in sound bar and dash with a powered amp hooked up to my stock head unit.
So far I purchased some KS 60 coaxils for the sound bar, but I might have to exchange for the ks65. the 60 are 6 inch and the 65 are 6.5 inch, but I was told the 60's would fit...it sounds like anything besides plug and play need a bracket or some experimenting to get to fit. Anyways, definitely check out the KS series before making decision. They can be had for cheaper than the mopar kickers.
I've replaced my sound bar speakers with the Polk DB651s, and I really like the difference it has made in the sound.
I thought about doing the fronts as well, but I've got the system balanced to where I really like it right now so I'm not going to rush that mod.
Replacing the sound bar speakers is the easiest upgrade. I did the install on my lunch hour with plenty of sandwich/music listening time to spare, thanks to the kit Crutchfield includes.
I didn't see that kind of difference in price between the two, however. I remember the prices being fairly close when I looked at them in August, but ultimately decided on the Polks after reading a ton of reviews with the Polks coming out ahead on sound quality for the price.
So a little update, the Kickers ks 60 I bought didn't fit unless I got a bracket adapter and so I went to get the ks 65, which would fit and they were not available in store and also were almost 45 bucks more than the polk dxi 650 coaxils which were on sale at best buy. I had a gift certificate so that is why I am shopping there. Anyways, so I had leaned toward the Polks, and so went back to my original choice for sound bar and switched to the polks. Install pretty easy, I used polly fill to dampen sound bar and needed to make a few small adjustments when mounting speaker bracket to soundbar; one of the three screws would not fit into the original mounting holes, so just needed to grab a self tapping screw and drill through plastic next to original hole.
First impression is I am shocked by the sound...really is so much better than the original sound/speakers and I am just stock head unit right now no infinity upgrade. I am thinking I will still add front speakers a small sub and amp to run everything, but damn I gotta say if I didn't have my gift certificate I would be pretty happy with this upgrade as is at it completely changes the jeep experience for less than 100 bucks.
I am on the fence now whether to add another set of polk components in front or go with the kicker components ks 65.2. Both brands sound incredible and after going with Polks I am more than thrilled plus I do like the marine weather resistance.
Definitely if you are on the fence over kicker or polk, both will work great and just make sure you go with the ks 65 or the polk dxi 650 for the sound bar sizing for those brands.
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POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. – The Marist men's tennis team open conference play with a 5-2 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) win over Siena on Tuesday afternoon at the Marist Tennis Pavilion.
The Red Foxes (9-3) swept the doubles point as all three pairings cruised to easy wins. Fredrik Bjerke (Oslo, Norway) and Trym Nagelstad (Oslo, Norway) took the top spot by an 8-2 score. Lorenzo Rossi (Lugano, Switzerland) and Joris Van Eck (Ospel, The Netherlands) won 8-3 at second doubles and Billy Bishop (Houston, Texas) and Matteo Giudici (Parma, Italy) won 8-2 at third.
Rossi kept the winning going with a 6-2, 6-1 straight set victory at first singles.
Will Reznek (Toronto, Canada) coasted at second singles with a 6-0, 6-2 win and Joseph Dube did the same in the third position, 6-2, 6-1.
Bjerke had a bit more of a battle at fourth singles, having to go to a tiebreaker in the first set before coming away with a 7-6(2), 6-3 win.
Jacob Solly (Sydney, Australia) and Joe Motta (Staten Island, N.Y.) battled hard in the Red Foxes' two losses on the day, each taking their opponent to a third set. Solly fell at fifth singles 6-3, 3-6, 10-6 and Motta was defeated 4-6, 6-4, 10-5.
"Siena competed well and our doubles teams took care of business," Marist Head Coach Tim Smith said. "We are most pleased to start MAAC play in a winning fashion and look forward to our matches this weekend."
The Red Foxes step back out of conference play when they host NJIT at the Marist Tennis Pavilion on Saturday at 12:30. They will then host a MAAC doubleheader on Sunday, playing Loyola at 10 a.m. before taking on Rider at 2 p.m. The men's and women's team will have the Senior Day ceremony prior to the 10 a.m. match.
Saturday's Results
Rossi (Marist) def. Schmitz (Siena): 6-2, 6-1
Reznek (Marist) def. Roberts (Siena): 6-0, 6-2
Dube (Marist) def. Collins (Siena): 6-2, 6-1
Bjerke (Marist) def. Burbine (Siena): 7-6 (2), 6-3
Sumanaru (Siena) def. Solly (Marist): 6-3, 3-6, 10-6
Reisch (Siena) def. Motta (Marist): 4-6, 6-4, 10-5
Bjerke/Nagelstad (Marist) def. Schnitz/Collins (Siena): 8-2
Rossi/Van Eck (Marist) def. Sumanaru/Kadaba (Siena): 8-3
Bishop/Giudici (Marist) def. Robert/Funiciello (Siena): 8-2
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Replacing damp drywall / plaster in shower
Hi all. I'm new here and not good at fixing anything. I noticed an area in the shower where the plaster was damp and giving way. I removed the offending plaster & replaced it. I sanded down rougher areas the next day.
Do I apply some sort of primer before re-painting? This doesn't seem difficult, but I want to get it right the first time. Any suggestions are most welcome!
An oil based primer would be best
Your post suggested damp drywall and plaster? No matter if you have plaster over drywall I guess but if you do, did you also cut out and repair the underlying damp drywall? And source whatever is causing it to become damp? If not, your problem will return.
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A wonderful period apartment forming a significant portion of a converted Grade II Listed Georgian house. The property boasts over 2000 sq. ft. of accommodation with private parking.
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San Bernardino International Airport officials will travel to Atlanta early next month to meet with five commercial airlines and discuss their interest in operating at the airport, A.J. Wilson, the airport's interim executive director, said Friday.
The announcement comes in the wake of a presentation Wednesday of an airline passenger demand analysis to the San Bernardino International Airport Authority's board of directors. The Airport Authority in March commissioned the architectural/engineering firm Mead & Hunt to conduct the study, which the airport will use as a navigational tool in marketing its services to airlines and potential customers.
"They've expressed interest in learning about San Bernadino and its possibilities," Wilson said of the airlines, declining to name them and stressing the upcoming talks are just preliminary discussions. He said the meetings are scheduled to take place on June 5 and 6.
Mead & Hunt was also tasked with presenting a rundown on the current health of the commercial airline market, and what population base would best serve the airport and the services that population base is looking for in an airline.
"It's really understanding where the people living around our airport want to go and what airlines would probably be interested in providing that service," Wilson said.
For example, Mead & Hunt's analysis showed that Las Vegas and Honolulu were top domestic destinations in the Inland Empire for airline travel, so offering low-cost trips to those destinations and top-notch service may enable the airport to carve itself a niche market, Wilson said.
"This may be an opportunity for San Bernardino to serve the leisure traveler," Wilson said.
Such a niche market may be exactly what the airline industry needs.
Airlines have lost billions of dollars in the last 20 years, fuel prices are volatile and there has been very little to detract new carriers from entering the market in the last five years. In fact, the one constant in the airline industry is it's constantly changing, according to the study.
Mead & Hunt's analysis is just one example of how the Airport Authority has ramped up its efforts lately in marketing the airport and convincing a major airline to set up operations at the former Norton Air Force Base.
In April, the Airport Authority authorized a request for qualifications from companies interested in providing marketing services to the airport. About five companies have submitted their requests so far, but more requests are expected to roll in by the filing deadline, initially scheduled for Monday but will be extended until Wednesday due to the Memorial Day holiday, Wilson said.
Airport Authority board members James Ramos and Ovidiu Popescu have been appointed to a subcommittee to review the request for qualifications with other airport staff and provide input, Wilson said.
The Airport Authority is expected to select a company for marketing services at its June 26 meeting, Wilson said.


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I'm a laid back person who enjoys spending time with friends and family. I am a professional office worker and still taking up different classes. I am undergraduate for degree in Business Finance and changing career for something I love. I also love meeting new people that has amazing personalities. I am fun, authentic, affectionate, and love to try new things even just once. You could say I am a true man's girl, with my priorities and goals in order and I know how to treat a man. I balance professionalism and fun in all of life's adventures. I work hard and I am very close with my family and friends. I am always up for trying new things and rarely afraid to take risks in life. In fact, I thrive on it. I love to travel a lot and learn various things. !!! **
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The Second Mom
Sara Martinez assumes a lot of responsibility in her family. She helps her parents, who are from Mexico, with household chores and serves as their bridge to the English-speaking world. She also looks after her three younger siblings, including her youngest brother, Diego, who was born with autism. Sara knows that taking care of Diego helped her grow up faster than her peers, and sometimes she feels she missed out on being just a regular teenager. As Sara says in her radio documentary, "When my mom was telling me her worries about Diego, inside I was like, 'Why are you telling me this? I'm just a kid - why should I have to worry too?' But instead I just let my mom talk."
SARA: I used to sing a lot. I used to jump up and down on the bed with a hairbrush for a MIC and the stereo on loud. But this annoyed my parents. So, I started to write songs in my notebooks at school. I keep my notebooks in different parts of my room like hidden treasures because the songs are a part of me I don't want anyone to see. And, I sometimes don't look back at the songs.
DIEGO: Uhnmmmm
SARA: I don't have time to dwell on my feelings. I have a lot of responsibilities.
SARA: Yes I know uhuh I know.
SARA: One of them is helping my little brother Diego with his HW. He's autistic.
SARA: Come on, no no no no no, yes HW!
SARA: I am tired and sleepy but this little guy has to do his HW. Okay, okay, okay, uhuh.
SARA: People with umbrellas.
DIEGO: People with umderbrrr, umbrrrr, umbrrrellas.
SARA: We found out that my brother had autism when I was 12 years old.
That's when I began to grow up faster. Starting in 7 th grade, I was in charge of all three of my siblings if my parents were working.
And taking care of Diego is hard.
DIEGO: Cap! Where is the cap?!
SARA: He couldn't find the lid of the cheese.
SARA: He always sets things up the way he likes them. If there is a change he freaks out.
DIEGO: Where are you cap?! Where are you cap?!
SARA: Oh daddy took it out.
MOM (In Spanish): Que me digas, que quema vera aqui
SARA: I am also my parents' personal translator. My family is from Mexico . So, I translate letters,
SARA (In Spanish): Servicios de transporte en autobus cambiar.
SARA: go to doctor's appointments. And I even go with my mom to Diego's school events.
WOMAN: So it's important that they learn how to do that.
SARA: Um is there a way that you can translate that what you said from the beginning said because there are some of the parents here don't understand.
WOMAN: Oh, I'm sorry …
WOMAN (Speaks In Spanish)
SARA: I'm just a teenager, but I still worry about everything to do with Diego. And my mom tells me all her worries too.
MOM (In Spanish): Si affecta.
SARA: My mom is short, and on the chubby side. She can't run very fast and Diego slips right through her fingers.
MOM: When he was a baby I could hold him, now I can't do that anymore, I'm very scared something will happen on the street.
SARA: All through HS, When my mom was telling me her worries about Diego, inside I was like, "why are you telling me this? I'm just a kid - why should I have to worry too?" But instead I just let my mom talk. Later when I was finally alone, I would listen to my Avril Lavigne CD.
LYRICS: You've become somebody else 'round everyone else watching your back see the way you're acting like you're somebody else getting me frustrated.
SARA: And then - I would go back to helping out my parents with Diego.
PHONE: You've reached the Eden II program.
SARA: I called Eden II, which deals with children who have autism.
SARA: Hi my name is Sara.
SARA: I almost never complain about helping my parents – but this past year, I have started to notice how much anger, frustration and confusion is trapped in my mind. And it's starting to break out at the weirdest times.
SARA: Hi I am Sara
DONNA: I am Donna
SARA: Like when I went to meet with Donna Long of the Grace Foundation.
DONNA: My name is Donna Long.
SARA: She told me they offer family support services and I was happy, but then I told her about the language barrier.
SARA: That's one of the reasons why my parents haven't gone to counseling 'cause they don't know they don't understand English.
DONNA: I, I, I would think for now that maybe that's where you come and that's I hope not to put a burden. You may have to be the bridge for them.
SARA: Hearing people say that - is the "story of my life." I was so upset. And she could tell. The more we talked, the more we were talking about me – not about Diego or even my parents, which is a first.
DONNA: Sara you could call here or come here to talk. You could talk to my daughter. Who's 19 now.
SARA: Donna told me she has 2 daughters, Janine who's autistic and Kristen, who isn't.
KRISTEN : I had to grow up very fast. To be honest with you, I had times when I was like very upset, resented it, hated it hated it.
SARA: I started to cry about 2 minutes into my conversation with Kristen.
KRISTEN: Oh I am sorry.
SARA: My brother is 14, my sister is 12, and I don't want to talk to them because I don't want to burden them they may not be feeling the same thing that I do.
KRISTEN: But they might be
SARA: But I don't want them to feel what I have felt.
KRISTEN: Yes but.
SARA: Like if they have too much responsibility and I take some of it because I know how it feels. I'd rather be home helping my mom out than like enjoying myself.
KRISTEN: I don't know you shouldn't give up having fun, it's important. You should have fun, go out! I'll take you out
SARA: That would be fun.
SARA: But it's not like after talking to Kristen, the sky was bluer and the birds were chirping and everything was finally okay.
SARA: So I wrote this song. Around you the world spins.
SARA: And I've slowly been finding it easier to express my feelings – even about Diego .
SARA: How easy it would be to float away but there's something that holds you in your place and that's him.
SARA: For a long time, I've wanted to talk to my mom about how I feel.
But I've been afraid – I didn't want her to judge me.
SARA (In Spanish): Que piensa de me hacienda de estoria (What do you think of me doing the story?)
SARA: So when I finally got up the nerve to talk to her, a strange thing happened.
MOM (In Spanish): Pues, yo digo que esta bien.
SARA: When I asked her what she thought of me doing this story, she told me she thought it was good for me to get things off my chest. And that she already knew a lot of how I felt.
MOM TRANSLATOR : Don't you think I don't know it affects you? Not only you, but also Sonia and Larry. They give me a hard time because I buy Diego more things than I do for them. People told me we need to go to family therapy, but you know we have to work, pay the bills.
SARA (In Spanish): Es que para me no me gusta.
SARA: I told my mom that I don't talk about my feelings at all because I don't want to put a burden on her. And my mom said she knows that I hold it inside.
MOM (In Spanish): You know I love you
SARA(In Spanish): Yes, me too.
MOM (In Spanish): Que habla Diego?
DIEGO: Squeeze me
MOM (In Spanish) : Diego habla.
DIEGO: Si
SARA: But I didn't tell my mom all of the things that bother me. I wanted to say that I hated the responsibility and I grew up too fast, and that it was unfair because I didn't get to do the things most kids were doing.
SONIA: So what kind of bracelet is this?
SARA: It's a Medical ID. So I am thinking Autistic.
SARA: We're in my sister Sonia's messy room.
SARA: Do you want to talk about the incident, the other day?
SONIA: Oh with Paco?
SARA: umhuh
SONIA: He called Diego a retard. I wanted to slap him so hard because that just upset me. The other people think he's a retard and he' not.
SARA: I know that I'll never have it easy. When Diego grows up, he's not going to be like other grown-ups. And maybe I'll end up caring for him then too. I know some people are always having fun but - fun - is not everything. With all the responsibilities and all the worries, I've become understanding, patient and so much more.
SARA: What do you think of me?
SONIA: Well I think, can can you just leave me alone with the microphone?
SARA: Okay, I am going to go and check on Diego.
SONIA: I think Sara is a hero, I look up to her, don't tell her.
SARA: I don't think I'm a hero. I think you have to do something close to a miracle to be one. I'm just a big sister, trying to set a good example.
For WNYC, I'm Rookie Reporter Sara Martinez.


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Property Location
When you stay at Hotel Bellevue Park in Port El Kantaoui, you'll be on the beach and convenient to Acqua Palace Water Park and Port El Kantaoui Harbour. This 4-star hotel is within close proximity of Port El Kantaoui Beach and Zinebledi.
Make yourself at home in one of the 387 air-conditioned rooms featuring refrigerators. Rooms have private balconies. Satellite television is provided for your entertainment. Conveniences include phones and safes.
Pamper yourself with a visit to the spa, which offers body treatments. If you're looking for recreational opportunities, you'll find outdoor tennis courts, an outdoor pool, and an indoor pool. Additional amenities at this hotel include complimentary wireless Internet access, gift shops/newsstands, and a hair salon.
This hotel is all inclusive. Rates include meals and beverages at onsite dining establishments. Charges may be applied for dining at some restaurants, special dinners and dishes, some beverages, and other amenities.
Grab a bite to eat at one of the hotel's dining establishments, which include 2 restaurants and a coffee shop/café. Relax with a refreshing drink from a poolside bar or one of the 3 bars/lounges.
Business, Other Amenities
This hotel has 2 meeting rooms available for events.
Hotel Facilities
- Outdoor tennis courts - 2
- Pool sun loungers
- Spa tub
- Pool umbrellas
- Number of bars/lounges - 3
- Billiards or pool table
- Poolside bar
- Number of restaurants - 2
- Terrace
- Children's pool
- Tennis on site
- Hair salon
- Total number of rooms - 387
- Indoor pool
- Free WiFi
- Children's club
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- Spa treatment room(s)
- Outdoor pool
- Gift shops or newsstand
- Number of meeting rooms - 2
- Fitness facilities
- Full-service spa
- Coffee shop or café
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- Air conditioning
- Phone
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A new system of land acquisition for infrastructure could speed Indonesian PPP projects
Public infrastructure projects in Indonesia have long been stymied by difficulties, uncertainties and delays related to land acquisition.
These circumstances have primarily been the result of two characteristics of the Indonesian legal system. First, a large amount of land in the country has no formal title registration. This is known as unregistered land. Second, Indonesia has never had an established procedure for compelling the sale of private land for public purposes.
Market participants are optimistic that the latter issue may be addressed by Indonesia's Law No 2 of 2012 on Land Procurement for the Public Interest and its first implementing regulation PR 71/2012.
The latter provides details on the procedure for identifying, assessing, appraising and acquiring land for public infrastructure projects, and includes a procedure whereby an unwilling land rights holder can be forced to sell their rights for an amount of compensation approved by court review.
The regulation also helps address the issue of unregistered land by referring to holders of 'customary land rights' as being potentially eligible for compensation.
Initial reactions to PR 71/2012 have been mixed. The business community has expressed disappointment that the regulations do not appear to provide immediate benefit to private developers that have already commenced the land acquisition process for infrastructure projects.
Ongoing infrastructure projects are to continue the land procurement process under predecessor regulations that provide a different assessment procedure and do not give a clear basis for compulsory sales based on court review.
The failure to provide immediate relief for ongoing land procurement is a reasonable basis for criticism. Many private developers have found that the land acquisition process in Indonesia exceeds timing and budgetary estimates. But keeping the focus on land procurement for new projects is consistent with the Indonesian government's policy that a private developer should not seek enhancements to their original agreement with the government after their appointment.
PR 71/2012 and related regulations have the potential to facilitate Indonesia's development plans through new projects implemented as PPPs by increasing the capacity of administrative agencies, ministries and other governmental bodies to acquire sites. Indeed, the primary audience for these regulations appears to be the Indonesian government itself.
Governmental bodies have previously been reluctant to undertake land acquisition, preferring instead to require that this burden is borne by private developers.
If these public bodies have confidence in the new procedures they may be more willing to acquire land for public infrastructure themselves and leave the private sector to get on with the tasks of development and construction.
This could lead to more efficient risk allocation for public infrastructure projects and therefore be a significant step forward in promoting the efficient delivery of Indonesian PPP projects to the market.
James Harris, head of infrastructure and project finance (Asia), Hogan Lovells, and Justin Patrick, foreign legal adviser, Hermawan Juniarto


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The Occupy Wall Street protests have captured America's political imagination. Polls show that two-thirds of the nation now believe that America's enormous wealth ought to be "distributed more evenly." However, almost as many Americans--well over half--feel the protests will ultimately have "little impact" on inequality in America. What explains this disconnect? Most Americans have resigned themselves to believing that the rich simply always get their way.
Except they don't.
A century ago, the United States hosted a super-rich even more domineering than ours today. Yet fifty years later, that super-rich had almost entirely disappeared. Their majestic mansions and estates had become museums and college campuses, and America had become a vibrant, mass middle class nation, the first and finest the world had ever seen.
Americans today ought to be taking no small inspiration from this stunning change. After all, if our forbears successfully beat back grand fortune, why can't we? But this transformation is inspiring virtually no one. Why? Because the story behind it has remained almost totally unknown, until now.
This lively popular history will speak directly to the political hopelessness so many Americans feel. By tracing how average Americans took down plutocracy over the first half of the 20th Century--and how plutocracy came back-- "The Rich Don't Always Win "will outfit Occupy Wall Street America with a deeper understanding of what we need to do to get the United States back on track to the American dream.
About the Author
A veteran labor journalist, SAM PIZZIGATI has written widely on economic inequality for both popular and scholarly readers. His op-eds and articles on the subject of wealth have appeared in a host of major American dailies, from the"New York Times" to the "Miami Herald," and in a variety of magazines and journals. His 2004 book, "Greed and Good: Understanding and Overcoming the Inequality That Limits Our Lives," won a coveted "outstanding title" rating from the American Library Association. Pizzigati ran the publishing operations of America's largest union, the 3.2 million-member National Education Association, for twenty years and now serves as an associate fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies in Washington, DC. His monthly newsletter on excess and inequality, "Too Much," is considered a must-read for economic justice activists and anyone else interested in the politics of excess. Pizzigati lives in Maryland.
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"Labor journalist Pizzigati makes the case that graduated tax rates and strong unions once led to an economic golden age for average Americans—and could do so again. A flawed but ambitious, readable look at economic reformism over the last century."
—Kirkus Reviews
"Make room for The Rich Don't Always Win on your book shelf right next to Howard Zinn's The People's History of America. In his lively, engrossing new book, Sam Pizzigati tells the story of class inequality in America, from the robber barons to today's "1 %." The title alone is a refreshing reminder that there have been times when the middle class pushed back against the growth of plutocracy -- and won. We can do that again and, as Pizzigati makes clear, we have to."
—Barbara Ehrenreich, author of Nickel and Dimed
"Only 50 years ago, America 'soaked' the rich with a 91 percent income tax. And guess what? America prospered! Not just the rich, but ordinary families. With colorful detail, Sam Pizzigati tells us why we should revisit that policy of prosperity for ALL, rather that for the plutocratic few."
—Jim Hightower, national radio commentator and New York Times best-selling author
"Bold, thorough, and above all inspiring—an energizing and spirited reminder of what it took, and what it will take, to once again make ours a nation of equals."
—Gar Alperovitz, author of America Beyond Capitalism, and Lionel R. Bauman Professor of Political Economy at the University of Maryland
"This inspiring history offers a bold blueprint for today's equality movements. We beat back the powerful rule of the wealthy to end the first Gilded Age. We can beat back our current Gilded Age, too, and reverse the extreme inequalities of wealth and power that undermine all that we care about."
—Chuck Collins, Institute for Policy Studies, author of 99 to 1: How Wealth Inequality is Wrecking the World and What We Can Do About It
"Overlooking the current political-economic landscape of the United States, one might perhaps be forgiven for thinking that the country's wealthiest have gamed the system such that they will always come out on top, to the detriment of the rest of us. Labor journalist Pizzigati reviews the history of the 20th century in order to remind us that such sentiments might have seemed equally valid at the start of the that century, but that a broad group of activists, union organizers, political coalitions, and others fought a long-running battle to curtail the privileges of the plutocrats and to create the conditions for an unprecedented expansion of the middle class."
—BOOK NEWS, Inc.
"Sam Pizzigati's new book, The Rich Don't Always Win: The Forgotten Triumph over Plutocracy that Created the American Middle Class 1900-1970, could therefore not come at a better time to rejuvenate the issue of income disparity and what to do about it. Employing a staggering compilation of primary sources, this exceptionally well-researched book reveals the previously unknown story of Americans who fought to overthrow plutocracy in the early 20th century."
—Foriegn Policy in Focus


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In its first new show in more than a month, NBC's Saturday Night Live, with host Jennifer Lawrence and musical guest The Lumineers, last night drew 4.9/12 in the metered-market households and a 2.8/12 among adults 18-49 in the 25 markets with Local People Meters. That was roughly on par with SNL's last original before the break, the holiday edition with host Martin Short and musical guest Paul McCartney (+Nirvana), which posted a 5.1/12 in households and a 2.8/12 in 18-49 on December 15.
'SNL' Ratings On Par In Return To Originals
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You see? No one cares about Lawrence, except for Harvey.
I'm so sick of Hollywood's anointed one. She is overrated. I cannot believe she is getting nominated for Oscars that she does not deserve.
Yeah, they're shoving her our throats but yet there's nothing outstanding about her. Yet another starlet that Hollywood wants to promote as next best thing. I'm not buying it.
Forget Harvey for a minute. This girl came out of nowhere and got nominated for Winter's Bone, for heavens sake. And then she was the second best thing in XMEN: First Class. She might not be your cup of tea but she's original, extremely likable, and doesn't take herself very seriously. In a business where everyone is obsessed with their looks, their weight, and being something they're not, Jennifer is a breath of fresh air.
1. She was not the second-best thing about X-Men. That was one of her worse movies. She was absolutely awful in the film. Dreadful. Amateur is the word.
2. Winter's Bone, and her performance in it, were massively overrated. Any random girl off the street could have done what Lawrence did in that film. It was extremely ordinary. Cast a decent actress with stage presence and personality, someone like Mary Elizabeth Winstead, and the film would have been 100x better. That's one way of telling that an actress is terrible.
I fail to see how she's a breath of fresh air. She is talentless. I tried to think hard about this. She needs to find a different occupation than acting.
She was great in WB but John Hawkes stole the show, as he so often and handily does
She is all of those things you mentioned, in addition to being very talented. However, it is a bit irritating that her being "extremely likeable" is being lobbied around as one of the reasons she deserves to be nominated and one of the reasons she's being deemed one of the best young actresses out there. What ever happened to just being talented? It seems like how the public perceives an actor or actress is almost as important as the acting nowadays, with the exception of more established actors like Tommy Lee Jones. I've seen several people write that Jennifer's charming Golden Globes speech may help her out against Chastain. Chastain's already proven that has incredible range in the array of roles she's played. Carey Mulligan, Jessica Chastain, Saorise Ronan, Natalie Portman, Rooney Mara, etc. are all arguably just as talented or more talented than Lawrence, and it's irritating that her "likeability" may give her the edge in grabbing a role or winning an award.
Well I guess you didn't saw any of her movies.
Get a grip. It's just an actor. For fuck's sake.
I don't see why people are so angry with her.
This girl is refreshing, extremely bright, fearless in her acting, and the camera really loves her. She'll deserve any and all awards coming her way.
Her opening comments were at odds with her character and personality as shown in both performances and interviews.
IMHO, just plain poor writing from the SNL staff, who clearly have more hidden issues than a 12 year old w/a Playboy collection in his room.
I don't think the hate for her is necessarily warranted, she's good at certain things including what she did in silver linings, and that small part in like crazy. but she's not funny, and as a result this was a pretty bad SNL. you could tell nobody on the show knew how to write for her. that Starbucks thing was a riot though.
"I don't see why people are so angry with her."
Let's see she is young, beautiful, talented, successful, critically acclaimed and has two Oscar nominations at age 22. In the Internet age that's plenty of reasons for people to write anonymous hate posts about you.
She didn't seem like she was having a lot of fun on SNL. But the writing was back-to-school rusty so she's not entirely to blame. I think she is a fine actress and at 22 she is already an A-List, so one can't expect her to also be amazing on a live TV comedy show… yet.
Watched the entire show on Hulu just now and laughed once. The writing is sub-par. It's not the cast, as there are some talented cast members currently on the show. Lawrence seemed to act well in her scenes.
Eh, I have to agree that I think the talent is great and the writing is a bit lacking. It just feels like it's trying really hard to find the next viral video, and in doing so is just really suffering. I'd love to see some really weird, sketch-driven stuff over grasping for characters and catch phrases. OH YEAH Jennifer Lawrence! She's cool and self-assured. I think people resent that? But she also wasn't that funny. :/


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For many residents, there is one sure sign that it is time to catch the holiday spirit: the opening of Julie's Tree Town.
PALM COAST — Seasonal music in the air, wish lists multiplying and festive events are all signals the holidays are here. But for many residents, there is one sure sign that it is time to catch the holiday spirit: the opening of Julie's Tree Town.
For 15 years, St. Augustine resident Julie Raulerson has been selling fresh cut trees, wreaths and other holiday decorations in Palm Coast. The seasonal business has bounced around from location to location and most recently has found a home next to the Beall's department store in the Palm Coast Corners Shopping Center.
Raulerson said this is the fourth year she has used the location, which originally was the garden center for a Kmart store.
"It's been a long time and it's been a tough few years but things seem to be looking up across the board for everybody, I think," she said.
The only problem Raulerson has with the location is that it is hard for potential customers to find her.
"My dilemma is the hedges and the trees continue to grow and hide me," she said. "You cannot see me at all from Palm Coast Parkway."
Raulerson said she even has customers who drive down from St. Augustine and have had trouble finding the tent filled with pine, fir and spruce trees.
For Palm Coast residents Eddie and Melissa Birkett, buying a fresh-cut tree is part of their holiday tradition. Melissa said the smell of fresh pine "just says Christmas" and having a place like Julie's Tree Town makes that part of the holiday easy.
"Every year for the past 10 years we've been buying trees from her," Melissa said.
Her husband agreed that the scent of pine brings something special to the family's holiday.
This year it was Eddie who found the perfect tree, saying he was looking for "a big fluffy one."
While Tim Schmidt, one of the employees at Julie's Tree Town, prepared the tree for transport, Eddie talked about why he prefers a fresh-cut tree.
"I like having a fresh tree," he said. "When I was a kid we always had an artificial tree, but my kids have always had a fresh tree."
Raulerson said she depends on that kind of repeat business and customer loyalty.
This year she decided to broaden the varieties of trees for sale, offering white pine, blue spruce, Frasier firs and scotch pines.
"I'm trying to throw in more variety and more variety of sizes," she said.
Raulerson said she expects trees in the 6- to 7-foot range will be the most popular this year, but she carries trees as big as 14 feet. In fact, one of her trees will be on display in Central Park at Town Center as part of the city of Palm Coast's holiday display. And she said more of her trees will be used at the finish line of the Holiday Half Marathon set for Dec. 15 in Central Park as part of the tree-lighting ceremony.
Raulerson said prices for fresh trees start around $15 to $20 and can go as high as $300, depending on the size and type.
One area where she is not expecting big business this year is in the wreaths and other "extras" for holiday decorating.
"People are more concerned with getting their trees and putting presents under it," she said. "I didn't order very much of the extra stuff and I don't think anybody else is either."
Raulerson said if people are buying more than just a tree, that will be a good sign.
"When those things start selling, it's going to be reassuring," she said.
Tucked in the back on the tree lot, Carol Hall is busy making fresh wreaths. Hall said she has been working for Raulerson for eight or nine years and thinks people will be looking for a few extras this year.
"They would be lost without the wreaths," Hall said. "There's nothing like a fresh wreath on the door or above the fireplace."
After a decade and a half in business, Raulerson said she is optimistic every year.
"I'm just a positive person," she said. "Regardless of what it is, we give a hundred percent and hope for the best."
Julie's Tree Town is in the Palm Coast Corners Shopping Center on Palm Coast Parkway. The tree lot is open every day from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. through the holiday season.


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Water line construction to impact roadways
KINGSPORT, Tenn. - Kingsport City Water Department contractor Tipton Construction will begin two major water line replacement projects on Wednesday. The projects will impact residents and motorists along Warpath Drive, Konnarock Road and Truxton Drive for the next five months.
This construction work will impact Warpath Drive beginning at Nathan Street and continuing across Fort Henry Drive until the intersection with Konnarock Road, further continuing along Konnarock to the intersection at Sherwood Drive. Work on this project will impact the Fort Henry Drive intersection as well.
In addition, a second project will impact the entire length of Truxton Drive from West Stone Drive to Lynn Garden Drive. Work on this project will also impact to some degree on the Stone Drive and Lynn Garden Drive intersections with Truxton.
In both cases, motorists and residents are asked to note that construction will generally take place from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday, with some Saturday work as well. Work to be conducted at the intersections will be scheduled to begin at 9 p.m.
Water line construction work on both of these projects will continue at least through August 30th.