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Sunday, 26 September 2010
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by P.Y. Gooneratne
In The Practice of Writing, a series created especially for
readers of MONTAGE, award-winning novelist, poet and critic Yasmine
Gooneratne considers aspects of literary composition from a writer's
point of view.
Prof. Yasmine Gooneratne
I have listed for you some of the flaws that I look out for while I
am reading and editing my own or someone else's completed manuscript:
(1) Vague abstractions. Avoid them. Avoid words such as actually,
nature, factor, undoubtedly, substantial, absolutely, definitely,
terrific, great, fabulous, fantastic, pretty, massive, graphic, exotic,
mighty, nice.
Here is a stylist of past times, Jane Austen, letting one of her
characters deliver a homily on the subject of the word 'nice':
`But now really, do not you think Udolpho the nicest book in the
`The nicest; by which I suppose you mean the neatest. That must
depend upon the binding.'
'Henry,' said Miss Tilney, `you are very impertinent. Miss Morland,
he is treating you exactly as he does his sister. He is for ever finding
fault with me, for some incorrectness of language, and now he is taking
the same liberty with you. The word "nicest", as you used it, did not
suit him; and you had better change it as soon as you can, or we shall
be overpowered with Johnson and Blair all the rest of the way'.
`I am sure,' cried Catherine, `I did not mean to say anything wrong;
but it is a nice book, and why should not I call it so?'
`Very true,' said Henry, `and this is a very nice day, and we are
taking a very nice walk, and you are two very nice young ladies. Oh! it
is a very nice word indeed! it does for every thing. Originally,
perhaps, it was applied only to express neatness, propriety, delicacy,
or refinement; people were nice in their dress, in their sentiments, or
their choice. But now every commendation on every subject is comprised
in that one word'.
(From Jane Austen, Northanger Abbey, 1817)
You will find among Jane Austen's letters, some written to her
nephews and nieces, aspiring novelists who asked `Aunt Jane' (known
within the family circle to be a published author) for her advice on
their manuscripts. In one she advises a nephew to delete a passage in
which his character, romantically named `Devereux Forester', plunges
into `a vortex of dissipation'. It is not, she wrote, that she disliked
the thing itself, but she simply abhorred the expression, it was so old
a clichè (she said), that Adam must have come across it in the very
first novel he read.
Jane Austen knew that words and phrases quickly fall out of fashion,
having been overused, and rapidly become meaningless. Look out in your
own writing for phrases such as undoubtedly a factor, definitely the
case, conditions of this particular nature, strictly speaking, at this
point/moment in time. Cut them out, and substitute for them something
specific, something pointed.
(2) Look out for jargon. If you are writing something technical, one
of your characters being a librarian involved with preserving old
manuscripts, for instance, then you will actually need some technical
language relating to methods of drying, inking, temperature control, and
so on. That's fine. In fact, I've met readers who say they love finding
in a novel information about some technicality they knew nothing about
previously. (Michelle de Kretser's first novel, The Rose Grower, tells
you everything you'd ever want to know about growing roses. Alexandre
Dumas's novel The Black Tulip, does the same for tulip culture in the
Netherlands.) Don't overdo it, though! Part of knowing the world of your
story involves knowing more about it than you actually write into the
story. Kipling's novel Kim surprised me, when I re-read it recently,
with unexpected but entirely accurate references to Buddhist practice
and belief. They were also relevant: Kim's companion on his long journey
is an elderly Buddhist mendicant monk from Tibet. Ernest Hemingway's
superb story, The Old Man and the Sea, reveals an intimate knowledge of
the life led by fishermen of the Gulf of Mexico. But his knowledge of
that life, of the tides and seasons, is not presented as knowledge
though it underlies every word he writes. He explains:
`If it's any use to know it, I always try to write on the principle
of the ice-berg. There is seven-eighths of it underwater for every part
that shows. Anything you know you can eliminate and it only strengthens
your iceberg. It is the part that doesn't show. If a writer omits
something because he doesn't know it, then there's a hole in the story.'
The kind of jargon to avoid is a pretentious imitation of technical
language, words such as parameter, etiolated, traumatic, interpersonal,
in respect of, relate, concept, paradigm, motivation, liquid position,
in terms of, conflict situation, viable, context. I'm sorry to say that
several prizewinning books that have come under my eye use this kind of
(3) Look out for tautology. Tautology repeats ideas. Quite obvious,
completely empty, adequate enough, in between, link together, follow
after, early beginnings, descend downwards are examples.
(4) Look out for echoes. The unintentional use of the same
word/phrase within a few lines, so that it clangs unattractively on the
reader's ear: this can very easily go undetected, unless you concentrate
and read aloud.
(5) Look out for unintentionally comic effects you have achieved
because you have placed words in the wrong sequence. (Don't worry about
this - we all do this in the excitement or flow of writing, and you've
got to edit ruthlessly.) Examples are: `The wind blew across the desert
where the corpse lay and whistled', `In 37 wrecks only 5 lives were
fortunately lost'. A different type of mistake, but equally comic, would
be `He threw his eyes at a tree', or `Her breath came and went in short
pants'. For this part of editing, you have to be alert to the multiple
meanings of words.
(6) Paragraphing. Watch for unreasonably long paragraphs, or
unreasonably short paragraphs. Journalists write paragraphs that are one
sentence long (because they have to fit into columns). Fiction is not
(7) Beyond these, you should ask yourself the following questions.
* Is each sentence clear? Is it to the point?
* Is my use of pronouns clear, i.e., where two characters are
involved, both of the same sex, is it clear that `his' refers in a
particular sentence to Mervyn and not to Milinda?
* Have I relied too much on adverbs? (If `yes', DELETE!)
* Have I used a long/jargon word for which there is a short
equivalent? (If so, SUBSTITUTE. Write in `use' for `utilize', `see' for
* Does each paragraph contain a number of sentences concerning one
idea and its modifications?
* Has each of my chapters a central theme, or is it merely a series
of loosely connected passages?
* What is the tone of a particular passage? Have I captured the tone
and idiom of my character? Read the passage aloud to yourself,
remembering that age, background and education affect the kind of
language a character uses in speaking. Would So-and-so, an elderly Sri
Lankan from a provincial background, on tour in Europe or America,
actually speak like this? Does the dialogue move things along,
emotionally? Does it discreetly advance the plot? Are the sentences too
long for natural speech?
* Are there any passages I especially admire? If so, are they
imitative of some other writer? (If `yes', DELETE!) Are the words used
for their own sake rather than for the sense they create, do they in
fact create `purple prose'? (If `yes', DELETE or MODIFY.)
* Have I checked my quotations? Have I acknowledged their source?
Don't `leave it for later', and don't leave it as a job for your agent
or publisher to do. Do it now, and do it yourself. The computer search
engine makes this very easy. And it's quickly done.
* Have I double-checked punctuation? Have I used single/double
quotation marks consistently? Alternatively, have I consistently used
the system that allows me to begin each speaker's contribution to a
dialogue with a simple dash, e.g.
* What about a walk? It looks like a good day for it.
* Yes, I suppose we could do that. It would be a way of killing time,
wouldn't it?
* Look, you can't spend every hour of every day waiting around for
the postman to ring.
* No, you're right. I'm being silly, aren't I? Besides, you never
know, Emma, we might meet the postman on our way.
Things to look out for in the way of punctuation flaws include
sentences that aren't sentences (lacking a verb, or trailing off without
a conclusion); use of a comma where a full stop is necessary, because a
sentence is complete and/or you have started off on a new thought;
over-use of a particular punctuation mark (comma, colon, semi-colon,
dash, and EXCLAMATION MARKS!!!); use of `and' to join thoughts that
aren't closely or causally connected, each of which should be accorded a
separate sentence). If you know your sense of punctuation to be weak,
ask someone whose punctuation is good to read your ms before you
finalize it.
* Have I mixed my metaphors, with unintentional comic effect?
* Have I used images or metaphors that betray an authorial, rather
than a character's, attitude to a topic? e.g., a young and uneducated
man or woman would be unlikely to use the images/metaphors used by a
well-educated and older individual simply because such images/metaphors
would not naturally have found a place in their reading and therefore in
their memory.
* Have I kept to the rule that I should in all situations try to
`show', not merely `tell'? Always reveal, don't explain. Be specific,
use telling detail, and describe for your reader, but not to the point
of clogging up the story's momentum. Avoid generalizations, they are
opaque, the reader gets nothing from them.
* Have I been accurate? You have to know the `world' of your story,
as well as the worlds of your individual characters. For example, you
wouldn't have characters sitting down to breakfast in Paris and being
served steak. If your characters are Sri Lankans on tour for the first
time, you might get some mileage out of their expecting to be served
roti or indi-appa, and being surprised or irritated at getting
croissants and hot chocolate instead. Continuity is an important part of
accuracy. You may have noticed that in a serial such as `Yes, Minister',
Sir Humphrey Appleby wears an elegant dark blue tie in one scene, and a
few seconds later, in the course of the same scene, the camera shows him
wearing a crimson one. The continuity man/girl has slipped up there, it
was his/her job to make quite sure the tiniest details remained
When an editor was reading my first novel, A Change of Skies, she
drew my attention to the fact that a married couple in an early chapter,
having just disembarked at Kingsford Smith airport, was driving into the
city in the same taxi, BUT he was registering the loops and curves of
the road as it goes from Pyrmont to Iron Cove to Gladesville, while she
was describing the Harbour Bridge. They are travelling in the same taxi
at the same moment, Fiona pointed out, but they seem to be taking
different routes. Of course I adjusted the text immediately.
A really good job of editing your own work can determine whether your
work is taken up by an agent or a publisher. Everyone receives rejection
slips, you should not see these as outright rejection. You might not
have done your homework accurately:
(a) your writing has not been edited according to the guidelines
suggested by your publisher, or
(b) you have not bothered to complete the final stage of the writing
process, the editing before submission which should really be regarded
as essential, not optional, since it becomes a part of the creative
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After a long walk looking for photos, I decided to take a break and sit. (Oh man…my legs were killing me). As I looked through my emails, twitter and facebook I didn't even notice the beautiful photo opportunity I had right in front of me.
dress-Vintage; glasses-Iconic; fragrance-Poison by Christian Dior
Amber was on the phone, so I was the perfect gentleman and I waited…. waited… AND THEN ATTACK.. hahaha
She was just about to go back to work so I quickly captured this shot. Amber's dress was so pretty and was a great contrast with the edgy tattoo. I really love this photo.
Thanks Amber. If your manager got mad at you for being late, tell her to blame me!
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5 enormously appealing things about Vin Diesel
Lesser mortals have a tendency to respect people who are technically strong and Diesel is.
New Delhi: 'Fast and Furious 6' has opened as per the expectations and Vin Diesel is clearly the show-stealer. It's interesting to see an actor excelling merely on the basis of his inbuilt style quotient. Vin Diesel doesn't have the best of bodies but the actor has an x-factor which made him stand tall against someone like The Rock. However, one needs to confess that it's really difficult to differentiate between Dwayne Johnson and Vin Diesel, especially when there are featured in the same shot, shining armours you see.
Shaven head: Have you ever tried searching Vin Diesel with hair on internet. You will find some photos in sections like 'Hair today, gone tomorrow' or 'Hair Hitler', but Diesel doesn't look even half sexy with hair. As Lata Didi said, 'Meri awaaz hi pehchaan hai (My voice is my identity),' similarly a closely shaven head is this man's USP. He would look like a bulkier imitation of John Travolta with hair.
Ripples on the neck: Who wouldn't get drowned in those ripples! It brings out an entirely new side of Diesel's personality. Habitually, Indians need mythological references before accepting something, so here it is. Diesel was the one who served the goddess Kali in Kalika Purana. How? Well, it's a rippled connection, you need to figure it out yourself, but be sure that there is at least one reference!
The voice: That rumbling voice will remain with you for long even if you don't quite get the accent. It's the intensity of his vocal cords that present him as the man of action. Diesel doesn't speak much but when he speaks you need to listen. Don't lend an ear to him if you want to test his combat skills.
Bad guy, golden heart: His producers will kill him if he would even think of crying on-screen. The film would be doomed, so would his career, but then Diesel is a skillful guy. He won't allow the tears to roll down his eyes but won't refrain himself from going emotional. He finishes the conversation with a perfect poise and leaves the scenario with a clear insight of his inner soul. He is a big bad guy but with a golden heart.
Darling machines: Lesser mortals have a tendency to respect people who are technically strong and Diesel is. He can give you the minute details of a convertible in one breath. He is no Howard Hughes who would kiss his machine to show his love, on the contrary he likes it rough. Be it Dominic Toretto or Xander Cage, the machine (Car, bike, aircraft, submarine etc) is required to pass really difficult tests to win Diesel's love. But, once the machine proves its calibre, Diesel treats it like a princess.
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Nov. 10, 2011
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- With the official start of the 2011-12 Universtiy of Michigan men's basketball season just one day away, head coach John Beilein addressed the media on Thursday (Nov. 10) to preview the first stretch of the season and talk about two recruits who signed National Letters of Intent to join the Wolverines for the 2012-13 campaign.
The Wolverines will tip off the regular season against Ferris State on Friday (Nov. 11) at 7 p.m. in front of a home crowd. The game will be shown on BTN.com. The Michigan Athletics department will hold a care package drive and honor America's servicemen and women during the game, as well as at its football game against Nebraska on Nov. 19.
The excitement around Michigan basketball continued to build as forwards Mitch McGary (Chesterton, Ind./Brewster Academy [N.H.]) and Glenn "Tre" Robinson III (St. John, Ind./Lake Central HS) signed their National Letters of Intent on Wednesday (Nov. 9).
Here's what Beilein had to say about these highly regarded players, as well at the current Wolverine squad:
U-M Head Coach John Beilein
Opening statement ... "Now it all starts -- the real thing. We've had a good week and we've been able to make a lot of improvement after you start playing somebody else, between our scrimmage and our game against Wayne State, who I thought was really good defensively -- really good. They shortened the clock enough so that it was a shorter game than we wanted. At the same time, it's a great learning time for us and now we go into this game against Ferris State, who had a Sweet Sixteen team last year, an Elite Eight team. They had a very good year. They lost some very good players, but they had some guys sitting out. They played Michigan State pretty well for most of their game. We'll have to be ready to play."
On changes to the starting line up ... "We're going to put Trey Burke in at the starting point guard. He really feels good out there. Two things -- he's really a point guard who has really done a great job his whole life of running a team, but I also think Stu (Douglass) took two shots and had zero points. This is the same young man that approached 20 points against UConn and Ohio State. I think Stu actually doesn't mind, I know he doesn't mind coming off the bench and hunting shots more than running a team. He's a shot hunter more than he's a guy running a team. It's worked well in practice so far."
On signing Glenn Robinson III and Mitch McGary ... "We're really enthused. When the media gets to really talk with Glenn Robinson III -- we call him Tre -- and Mitch (McGary), you'll love the personalities, the enthusiasm. They are just fine young men who you want to coach, and the big thing is that they want to be coached. Glenn has the explosiveness and a really good feel for the game. His passion for the game is incredible. You can't teach some of those passion things that we talk about, and those two certainly have it."
On how he sees Glenn Robinson III and Mitch McGary fitting into the offense ... "I think they are both versatile where they can both play a couple of different positions and that's what is really appealing to them. You're trying to always make your team multi-dimensional with their approach. Those two already come in with qualities that you could play them at a couple of different positions."
On Zack Novak's role in attracting Glenn Robinson III and Mitch McGary to commit to Michigan ... "I think Glenn (Tre) played varsity as a freshman and did actually play against Zack -- they were in the same league. He did know of Zack, and of course at that time Zack was putting up numbers in the high twenties against most teams, so he remembered that. And of course Mitch grew up watching Zack -- he was smaller than Zack at one time. And so they grew up to be pretty good friends and Zack really mentored him. Zack's role here and how he loves the University of Michigan really spoke well for our chances with both young men."
On where he would like to see the most improvement in Friday's game ... "I think we need to play with the same type of poise that we were at the end of last year. It's hard, you just don't do that, you play summer basketball. There was such an excitement in this building when we played Michigan State here. You couldn't be more hyped for a game, and we played with great precision and poise in that first half, yet now our first game in a new area, we did anything but that. That's the biggest things, let's just get settled down and play basketball the best we can play. We have to play harder in some areas and we have to play smarter in some areas."
McGary Signs NLI to Join Wolverines in 2012-13
Maize & Blue Receives NLI from Robinson III for 2012-13
U-M to Hold Military Appreciation as Part of Season Opener Nov. 11
Contact: Tom Wywrot, Whitney Dixon (734) 763-4423
» Learn about Michigan men's basketball season tickets for the 2017-18 season.


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Afterschool in Your State
A clearing house of information on afterschool across the country
Drill down into afterschool numbers, developments, resources, and more in all 50 states, plus the District of Columbia.
Afterschool in Your State
A clearing house of information on afterschool across the country
Drill down into afterschool numbers, developments, resources, and more in all 50 states, plus the District of Columbia.
Networks of afterschool program providers and advocates are already working or forming in several states across the county to push for quality, affordable afterschool programs for all youth. Use the map below to navigate to find out about all things afterschool in your state. Explore facts and figures on how children in your state spend their hours after school; state policy and funding information; afterschool champions and voices; and contacts in your state that can be a great resource to help guide your afterschool efforts.
*—This figure is an Afterschool Alliance calculation based on the state-allocated 21st CCLC funding and a program cost of $1,000 per child. The program cost per child is an Afterschool Alliance estimation based on the Department of Education's per-student expenditures for: (1) all students attending 21st CCLC programs and (2) students who regularly attend 21st CCLC programs.
For afterschool participation and funding levels in Maine, refer to the Afterschool in Maine Fact Sheet.
Explore America After 3PM for even more research on afterschool programs in Maine.
Maine has several current quality initiatives, including Maine Roads to Quality: Early Care and Education Career Development Center, which promotes and supports professionalism in early care and school-age care/youth development. Maine supports middle school programs located in each of the state's 16 counties using Tobacco Master Settlement funding. While these programs vary in design and dimension, each of them serves a unique group of students who would otherwise not be engaged in afterschool and summer learning experiences. In April 2010, legislation was passed to establish eight district councils around the state charged with designing a coordinated service system to increase high school graduation rates, among other goals on behalf of youth. These district councils are currently being formed and will include a strong focus on afterschool and summer programs as alternative academic credit venues through the Governor's Children's Cabinet Shared Youth Vision Council.
Check out the State Policy section of our website for state-specific data and ideas for developing and advancing afterschool policy at the state level.
Your statewide afterschool network has a webpage with useful resources and policy updates: http://maineafterschool.org
Interested in running an afterschool tutoring program? Find information on the application process and selection criteria for Supplemental Educational Services (SES) providers in your state here.
On March 3, 2005, members of Congress established the first-ever Afterschool Caucus in both the Senate and the House of Representatives in order to build support for afterschool programs and increase resources for quality afterschool care. The following elected officials from Maine participate in their chamber's Afterschool Caucus:
House Rep. Chellie Pingree (D-ME)
Senate Sen. Susan M. Collins (R-ME)
Senate Sen. Angus King (I-ME)
Selected from some of the most effective afterschool programs and advocacy organizations in the nation, the Afterschool Ambassadors work every day to help keep kids safe, inspire children to learn and help working families. They know firsthand the barriers and benefits that communities face in making afterschool available to all children and are a great resource for programs throughout Maine. Here is a list of past and present ambassadors in your state:
Ambassador for 2016-17
Amy Pichette
181 Brackett St
Portland, ME 04102
(207) 775-0105 x 164
Ambassador Emeritus
Charles Harrington
E.D.G.E. after school care
PO Box 428
Cherryfield, ME 04622
What leaders are saying in Maine:
Numerous studies confirm what parents and community leaders already know -- afterschool programs keep children safe, reduce crime and drug use, and improve academic performance. In fact, every $1 invested in afterschool programs saves taxpayers $3 in increased performance and compensation and reduced school costs and crime.
Susan Collins
U.S. Senate
America's Afterschool Storybook tells the stories of people and communities transformed by afterschool programs. Read more inspiring stories from America's Afterschool Storybook from people across the country.
Before I came to the CLC, I had a really bad math phobia... The CLC and The Boys and Girls Club have taught me to never give up, to always work hard, and to always be the best I can be.
...by writing about my experience and speaking to adults who can make a difference, I [hope I] can help more people realize how important afterschool programs are to kids like me.
Erin Frati
Maine AfterSchool Network
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FIFA 15 Ultimate Team down for maintenance
It's not just you: FIFA Ultimate Team is down.
Outage headlines
Destiny servers will go down for a hot fix Tuesday morning
Destiny server issues? Bungie has an update designed to remedy them, although the shooter will be offline briefly as a result.
Nintendo eShop down for maintenance March 13
Nintendo has announced an extended maintenance downtime for the 3DS and Wii U eShop later this week.
Mobage outage takes out Android, iOS games
Mobile platform Mobage is experiencing "some problems" and is out of service with no ETA on its return. Many Mobage games on both Android and iOS require an always-on Internet connection, which means a large swathe of its catalogue of games are pretty much out of order too. Maybe you can live without My Monster […]
PSN down this Thursday from 4:00pm until 7:00am GMT
Sony said today there will be PSN maintenance this Thursday that'll take the service down from 4:00pm until 7:00am GMT.
California blackout troubles SOE servers
A widespread blackout in California appears to have disrupted service at Sony Online Entertainment.
Quake Live back up after seven hour downtime
Somewhere in the world, somebody had the free time and the inclination to play Quake Live, and they were seriously disappointed. Rejoice, free-to-fraggers: your world is restored.
PSN experiences total blackout, causes some offline games to stop working [Update 2]
Update: Sounds like the PSN outage's only part of the problem. PS3s that haven't suckled at the Internet's bounteous teat for years are reverting their clocks to 12/31/1999 for some reason. If we didn't know about Sony's strict no-mad-scientist policy, we'd swear this was part of some larger conspiracy. Thanks, Joystiq and lindblum_resident. Update 2: […]
Live still down, maintenance taking longer than expected
Nelson's updated his blog to bring word that scheduled maintenance work on Xbox Live is taking longer than expected: the service is still down. Another update is promised at 2.00am PST, which is 10.00am BST.
Reminder: Xbox Live is down tomorrow
Nelson's posted a reminder that Live is completely down tomorrow, and may be so for up to 24 hours. So says he: As I mentioned earlier in the week, tomorrow (Monday, 9/29/2008) from 12:01 AM PST for up to 24 hours, Xbox Live will be offline for maintenance. As a result, Xbox LIVE and the […]
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Rockaway Youth Task Force Hosts Open Mic Night
Rockaway youth showed off their talents at an Open Mic Night hosted by the Rockaway Youth Task Force (RTYF) on June 14th. About 70 people showed up at the Ocean Bay Community Center to perform or watch performances by some of Rockaway's talented teens, children and young adults.
The evening kicked off with an acoustic guitar performance by RTYF member, Emmanuel Afolabi, followed by a variety of acts including singing, rapping and comedy routines. Two of the performers were elementary school students who both showed off their powerful voices.
"Having events like an Open Mic in the Rockaways is a great way to encourage the youth to do something positive in their community and provides them with a platform to express themselves in an open environment" says Rashida Wisdom, a member of the Rockaway Youth Task Force.
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Gelatto 1, 300mts from the Cathedral.
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The washing-machine is at the top floor and it is shared, 4 euros per load. Shared tumble dryer also available.
Rates advertised are for 2 adults + 1 child. Aditional rate will be charged for extra guests to reach the 4 people capacity.
Husregler- The guests shall not (nor allow others to) cause nuisance or annoyance to the renter, other tenants or any neighbors.
- The keys supplied have to be returned.
- Between 00:00h and 09:00h silence is mandatory. And for the remaining hours the respect to the neighbors is essential (loud music, screaming, etc…).
- A/C + heating cannot be left switched on while guests are out of the property.
- Late arrivals after 20h: 30€
- 200€ Refundable deposit requested at arrival.
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Zunächst einmal stand das angebotene Appartement Gelatto 1 nicht zur Verfügung, so dass wir das Botanik 2 gewählt haben.
Das Appartment sah auf den Fotos schön aus, leider in der Realität eine absolute Katstrophe. Abgenutzt, dunkel, muffig. Die Fotos wahrscheinlich schon 10 Jahre alt. Das Bett zu schmal für zwei Personen und viel zu weich. Das Badezimmer heruntergekommen. Im Wohnzimmer stand noch zusätzlich ein Bettgestell aus Metall, ohne Auflagen, was soll das? Insgesamt sehr ungastlich und man merkt, dass dieses Appartment nur zum schnelle Geldmachen gedacht ist. Die Lage allerdings ist perfekt.
La ubicación del apartamento muy buena, en pleno centro de Palma. Sin embargo el acceso al mismo con dos tramos escalera muy empinados. La ausencia de cortinas resta intimidad y la cocina muy justita con lo mínimo.
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leiligheten hadde ikke aircon på soverom, ikke varmt vann i dusjen og ikke oppvaskmaskin.Man antar at slike ting er på plass i 2016, og i alle fall for en leilighet som leies ut til tursiter på ferie. Den siste uka virket heller ikke wifi.
Vi ble lovet et ekstra sett med nøkler, som skulle bli levert til leiligheten, noe som ikke skjedde. Vi opplevde det som vanskelig å få kontakt med service.
Leiligheten stemte overhodet ikke med beskrivelsen, ikke familievennlig pga mye støy, hele natten til kl 06 om morgenen. Det var heller ikke en "impressive villa" slik det ble sagt, den var både sliten og skitten, fryser, kjøleskap og vaskemskin fungerte dårlig, dårlig standard generelt.
It was a great stay in Palma. The apt was perfectly located, the view was so nice, that we spend a lot of time in it. It was clean and the air condition was great, if it gets a it cold. The supermarket is just 1 min by walk away, very important of a family with kids. The welcome service was a bit far from the apt, but the ladies were very friendly and helpful with all our requests, thank you again!
We would love to come back next time!
The apartment is ideally situated and upon arrival we were efficiently and quickly dealt with. Having arrived late on Tuesday evening and sightseeing all day Wednesday our first true time in the apartment was that evening. Having returned with food and drink we were dismayed to find the equipment and amenities sadly inadequate. A check of the inventory found many items lacking. No corkcrew (essential), scissors and other items were missing. They should have been eight wine glasses for example, when there was only one. The cooker was not working and only by activating the switch at the fuse box could it be operated. This also started the hob, which could not be regulated. The downstairs shower had a broken door, which made showering for my handicapped wife extremely difficult.
I telephoned Uep! Welcome Services that evening and was told someone would visit on Thursday. No-one did. Telephone calls and emails on Thursday and again on Friday had the same negative result.
When we vacated the apartment on Sunday lunchtime after staying for 5 nights no-one had visited and corrected any of the faults or restocked the inventory.
We would not recommend this apartment to our friends and were thoroughly disappointed in our treatment by the service provider.
We trust you will look into this as a matter of urgency.
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dirty apartment, one of the bedrooms is similar to the pantry, in the couch found dead myshu, small kitchen without window, very noisy until 14 o'clock at night, far from the sea, and in general I would have more there never prehal! Yes, such a horror, and even for the money!
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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - New and exclusive to UTsports.com this college basketball season is a webisode series called Vol Access. The weekly feature, produced by Tennessee's VFL Films staff, highlights the Tennessee basketball program's staff and players with unique, behind-the-scenes content.
In this week's webisode, Vol Access goes with Coach Martin as he was the Grand Marshall of the Knoxville Holiday Parade, talks with UT players about their favorite holiday memories (Skylar McBee got a goat for Christmas), and get the scouting report from Coach Webster on the Vols' upcoming game against Western Carolina on Dec. 21.
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Mut, Merloni, and Kirk Minihane discuss whether trading Jacoby Ellsbury is the right move for the Red Sox.
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For argument sake sales -- free agent having this season's gone after last season was injured. And we came back results productive as he was the year before what what kind of ballpark figure would you be looking for for Ellsbury worry coming -- here's a free agent. I know a lot of guys I don't really talk about values players' fault. Play guitar to bit on Kirk on the other guy -- you we talk about privately. Yeah well I don't do that I reserve that the Taliban leaders myself. -- I'd rather extensive dialogue about it. It's those kind of things or done. Negotiating a player Richard hunt for the whole I'll let everybody we published. Super agent Scott Boris dressing rob Bradford and Alex beer -- On the hot stove show Thursday night 7 o'clock right here and I mean you -- seven you are -- going -- right that's right Miller did you the one that asked the question well rob and Alex. It was -- happier than god forbid. Don't come on I mean just don't come on it's fine. Alison Scott Boris yap for twelve minutes now. -- answer questions. Why would elevenths and others are on tomorrow night show. Addressing the aces it's got to be sponsored by us and again be allowed them to ask questions. During that conversation that's a strange story. That's a strange story it turns and Ellsbury though you asked the one question that -- every once ask themselves what would you Colby -- -- Be -- how do you evaluate players. Who is gone from. Didn't play too MVP candidate to. Kind of sort of played. Was nowhere near the player was before. The possible guy to figure out yeah you know is if you're the Red Sox you're knocking them a lot of money he has an earned it and he's not gonna settle for OK contract because Scott bourses station. I was forced to trade at this point who wrote to her a barrel this morning Silverman. Had a story about Barry and he's right I mean right now is far more likely the red suction would trade him -- get -- decent back and sign him again so yes I mean I think you're sort of at that point. Now and he writes that and I agree with so when he wrote that this morning since then Ken Rosenthal reporting the Red Sox are inclined. Are disinclined to trade Ellsbury -- the value is is low right now wouldn't be. Or that but what what are the options here the realistic options now as he gets sent -- -- ready to embark on this GM meeting thing. I keep Ellsbury for half a year in trade him. I keep Ellsbury for an entire year and get a sandwich pick when he walks away all right trade him out as they want it. Your guys wanna put in the fact that they re signing to -- that's an impossibility that Jacoby Ellsbury -- sides of the Boston. I don't think he does unless -- yum. Was out there and justice. Is what he was when he showed appear last year at the end of the year up he goes on eight to eighty with four you know with 678 home runs the -- runs and and then also in the price tag comes down with Scottish Celtic and we get a bigger deal somewhere else I don't. I don't see it coming back but. -- -- -- -- -- His value is solo right now. When you talk but it's impossible for the Red Sox to sign this guy is also possible fourteen to two how do you value him in a trade. All this talk about you know Ellsbury for Anderson Texas right is that a pro for coming up you -- if I'm Texas. Why would I do that agreement with Ellsbury isn't a bad year -- -- -- over Sanders in his first three years in the league start when a global output infielder to talk about it all star shortstop. It is extremely. Extremely consistent. Player you know. They're not in Canada not 300 hitter with thirty bombs but they talk about an extremely consistent hitter you penetrate four. An extremely inconsistent guy who don't even -- could be a home run. Or it could be cynical and we traded interest for this guy -- back on the DL again or he's just the united he would with seven home runs. It's it's an appeal but it's not -- we thought and now we're forced to give the big contract. It illustrates a light of of trading Elvis theaters I gotta give Ellsbury long term view that I just lost interest for. -- stricker Ellsbury has a great year next year. But he did last year is he goes out in the desert 2011 but I next year for Red Sox plays all your 2013. As a season pretty close at 2011. -- -- is going to be looking at it insane amount of money. Now the Red Sox are gonna say are we gonna give a 17880. Million dollars to this guy. We're so let them. -- as a caught an average year. Is that the concern that the guy you've talked to Scott -- still gonna find some clients somewhere to overpay -- there's been in your mind with an average year for to go. How do you define and out that's my point I mean my point is that his average his first two years is it again to 95 with eight home runs in the 340. Just say OS's face to ninety 1670. Steals 35 bases and so BP is 350. -- a huge agenda -- from gym pump money somewhere. And it's not worth it's not going to be here -- you're looking at a guy was had one year it's worth that money in his career you get six or seven years at fifteen sixteenths. And -- not a lot of people here Boston they've brought it up before boarding the people of a round baseball. I got a guy here now -- at 280 with nine the real one with with eight -- 71 with four. 321 with 32. We the people of the public think about that year -- -- that a guy going up there at the jokes you know -- to sit around baseball that doubt is in there with everybody. That year was absolutely ridiculous. I don't know. If just like you can't put a dollar figure. You you don't know what type of player he is you don't you can put a dollar figure got a contract which again and you can't put a value on him in a trade. So unless some some some team out there -- looked at a more like he was in 2011 is willing to give Buick great deal you do the deal. If someone's gonna sit and say you know what -- to a consistent but I'll give you play Ericsson why. And you not happy body don't do it just because it's his final year in a -- -- -- playing -- Goodyear from Jacoby hopefully what's riskier right trading him now. And maybe getting something back that. You -- -- full value or let them play out the year I think that he. Did the trade partner what you get back is obviously. The most important thing year but the but the big picture asked to be cherry -- Addressing this to be just openly biscuits out the opening telling players that they -- involved in trade talks. Affect Ellsbury -- is the agent it's a free agent walk year for him he's got to come in and I think he's gonna actually -- next you -- an average year. I Boris gets his guys are ready for years like this when you're on the costs. So whatever -- didn't does whether such a -- or not. I think he's get a -- and call any potential trade partner and making glare and the obvious matter what Rosenthal reporting today. This guys available you have to openly shopped him beginning today. What does make sense how do you look at you bring him back he plays well next year in the team's not contending. The MAB chairman deadline to get as much as you can you take the risk -- us and right now is straight guy was forty cents on the dollar. -- even get seventy cents on the dollar and we bring him back and it's certainly understand that reasoning why there is of the report might be true. 6177797937. The current text your -- we just let him play -- we might actually like the transition. Of the team. -- that that's that's being very hopeful and it's going against the Scott -- track record as far as I can tell there's one Boras client chaired Weaver. Who took when he called a hometown discount. But instead of testing the free agent market -- it going and see what the best. Offer was out there he took a pretty good deal because he want to stay in LA. Given what we know about -- Perry what happened here with the team and the fans and is don't teammates and it the injury stuff. He's taken that deal. What -- did from here or -- we -- from LA want to stay with the angels. Don discounts not going to be either so when a text -- says let it play out here like might like the transition. What are the chances. That you can get him every reasonable deal I got that out of all the things trader for -- that it -- up be up to snuff wait till the deadline next year and decide. That's the worst option let him out the year with the hope that maybe maybe Scott Boris with the second online baseball that sides take a stand off with a check out the -- Probably trading at the deadline. -- listen if there are. Where they were last year and if -- you know even the deadlock between if you're if you're a couple of games out you -- Jacoby Ellsbury the -- Two wild cards you're 34 games out. But the -- argument that this organization would treat Jacoby may be an opportunity with our games over 500 in your 45 games while card. I'm -- -- that -- here I am trying to decide if they can't trade Jacoby at the Braves have a great season Lester gets -- last year. You know Alicia fifteen games out via the Boston right so instead -- the boss threats. You've got some flexibility -- Jacoby. What you do with Google their trade for somebody. And try to make a run Monica's funny annually this idea that you know it is funny years you gotta get some before he walks vote. If that's the case. You know. It will be seen saint paying the following year but they don't Jon Lester. Dubious final year in year after that what it's Dustin Pedroia. Sometimes you just let the players play this thing out and go to free agency and either try to sign if you if you want them if not let go. The way to the. I do wonder organizationally though. Verdict come new idea that listen unless something crazy happens we're doing this we're not doing matter we you know -- potentially 150 million dollars in Jacoby Ellsbury. If he is a good year next year really Goodyear have to imagine the answer and has no. Right now for them. And go against the need to discipline idea with -- to be and I thought it was somewhat undisciplined to guarantee David Ortiz a second year. Going 250 million bucks for Jacoby Ellsbury. That would be off the charts. On disappointment they talked about lash at the deadline at Texas I mean they did talk about Ellsbury in the deal to -- targeted unprecedented. 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VCS Expressway & movi 4.2 configuration
Dear all,
I have created movi account manually in the TMS, and it work fine with VCS - control.
However, It can't register to VCS-expressway. Is it compulsory to have a Name Authority Pointer record in DNS?
For example, we configure abc.com as SIP domain of VCS expressway,is it compulsory to resolve abc.com as public IP address of VCS expressway by DNS server?
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thats mean you are not nating to the AMZ just direct to the Public IP of the VCSE
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I have read on some of the other threads about the want for customization of the character. And I completely agree with these ideas that increasing appearance customization would be great. Yet I think that the customization could go even deeper than facial hair, tattoos, and scars. I think it would be nice for SSM to introduce a system in which the stats could be better customized to fit each individual play style.
One way that I feel this could be accomplished would be to introduced "brands" (like a cow would be branded). While you are only aligned to one god, you can gain the respect/acknowledgment (and thus an endowment of stats/abilities) to another god. For example, we will use Athena: her blade has the ability to regenerate HP therefore being branded by her would endow the character with a small amount of Regen.
Another way to further increase customization would be to add equipment customization. Many games use gems or some sort of jewel to manipulate equipment statistics and I think that a system like this could be used in which an equipped piece could change stats. For example if you equipped a scorpion scale the cooldown time would decrease or a cyclops' bone would increase health. These items could be found in the white lid chests.
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University of Rhode Island entomologists reached a milestone in their efforts to control the invasive weed swallow-wort this month with the first release of a biological agent to fight the pest.
Last week, the URI scientists, led by Professor Richard Casagrande and Research Associate Lisa Tewksbury, sent 500 larvae of the moth Hypena opulenta to partners in Canada for release in patches of swallow-wort near Ottawa.
"Swallow-wort is an aggressive invasive perennial weed that forms dense patches in a wide variety of habitats and may have negative impacts on monarch butterfly populations," said Casagrande. "But we believe that this moth has potential for keeping the weed in check."
In 2006, URI doctoral student Aaron Weed discovered the moth larvae feeding on swallow-worts in southern Ukraine. He brought the larvae to partners at the Commonwealth Agricultural Bureau International (CABI) in Switzerland for rearing and initial testing. Research on the biology, impact, and host range of these insects was conducted at CABI and in the URI Insect Quarantine Laboratory over the next six years by Weed, now a postdoctoral researcher at Dartmouth College, and a second URI graduate student, Alex Hazlehurst.
After finding that the moth larvae will only attack and survive on swallow-worts, the URI scientists and colleagues in Canada and Switzerland petitioned the U.S. Department of Agriculture in 2012 to allow field release of this biological agent in North America. The review panel recommended it for USDA approval on September 4, 2013. The USDA has additional steps in its approval process before the agent can be released in the United States next spring, but the Canadian government granted permission for immediate release.
The URI team sent larvae to partners at Canada Agriculture late last week for the first release. According to Naomi Cappuccino of Carleton University, the release appeared successful and larvae were already pupating in preparation for the Canadian winter.
Pale and black swallow-wort were accidentally introduced into the United States from Europe over a century ago and have since spread throughout the Northeast and well into Canada and the Midwest. These toxic vining plants are major pasture pests and serious weeds in many agricultural, ornamental, and forest environments. In addition to their invasiveness, swallow-worts are closely related to milkweeds and threaten monarch butterfly populations. Monarchs readily lay eggs on swallow-worts, but all larvae that hatch on the plant perish.
"We believe that swallow-worts are particularly problematic in North America because they left all their natural enemies behind in Europe, and indeed, several European insects attack these plants in their native range," said Casagrande. "In addition to the moth just released, a second moth with populations found from Finland to Ukraine is under evaluation in our quarantine laboratory."
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Former literary agent at ICM Kate Lee has joined online publishing platform startup Medium as director of content in New York, where she will "be building a small team to help her." They write: "Kate's job is to help get great stuff onto Medium. She'll do this in a variety of ways—by discovering, encouraging, soliciting, commissioning, and contextualizing interesting ideas, authors, and institutions."
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Founder and publisher, Henry Rosenbloom says in the announcement, "This is a big step for a small company to take, but the reasons for it are compelling, on both the buying and selling sides. It will give us the capacity to acquire UK and Commonwealth rights in some overseas-originated titles that would otherwise be denied us; and it also means that many more of our books, which come from many sources, will be available in much of the English-reading world."
Hastings Entertainment reported results for its third quarter early Monday morning. The company reported a net loss of 8 million (or 98 cents a share), while overall book comps decreased 1.4 percent for the quarter (as compared to 4.5 percent a year ago) helped by the strong sales of the 50 Shades series as well as digital books and accessories, but affected by "book signings and promotional events taking place during the same quarter of the prior fiscal year."


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Sweater pattern: http://www.berroco.com/exclusives/dan/dan.html
STITCH GLOSSARYLT2Skip the next st, k the following st TBL, k the skipped stRT2Skip the next st, p the following st leaving st on LH needle, p skipped st, slip both sts off LH needle together
INSTRUCTIONS: Twisted Rib:Row 1 (RS): P1, * LT2, p1, rep from * across.Row 2: K1, * RT2, k1, rep from * across. Rep these 2 rows until piece measures 3"
MY QUESTION:When doing this ribbing, should I be using a total of 5 sts when they say LT2, p1 -- meaning should I twist two sts, then twist two again, then purl one.
I did not do this, I twisted two sts, purled one instead of twist 2, twist 2, purl 1, and it pretty much looks like mish-mosh, not a ribbing as shown in the photo.
I noticed that later in the pattern, it says to work over 7 sts:
Establish Pat St:Row 1 (RS): K2(4-6-7-9), work Row 1 of Twisted Rib over 7 sts, * k7(8-9-10-11), work Row 1 of Twisted Rib over 7 sts, rep from * 4 times more, k2(4-6-7-9).
ANOTHER QUESTION: Regarding the twisted stitch itself, I see different ways to do it. Berroco instructions tell you one way (noted above), and when I search their videos, they do show an easier way, so do you think I could do it the easier way, assuming the video is newer than the pattern?
thank you all for your help with this and past questions. Jodi
Each twist st only uses 2 sts - so a LT is 2, a RT uses 2. The 2 just means that it's over 2 sts, not that you do it twice so you did it right. If you P1, LT2, p1, LT2, p1 that's over the 7 sts that will be the edge. Ribbing of any kind doesn't look much like ribbing until you do a couple inches in it.
This brings to mind the other question I had. So saying I'm not "doubling up" (twist 2, then twist 2 again, then purl) as I thought I maybe should have been doing, when I look at the enlarged view of the pattern, I see two columns of twisted little cable-looking things. So, that look will come from not only twisting on the knit side(right side) of sweater, but also from doing the twist st on purl side of sweater? I ask this because one of the videos I watched, she said generally you purl the row after the twist row.
Now, is it possible that berroco left that part out (to purl the next row)assuming knitter knows that and it goes without saying -- meaning Row 1 twisty stuff, Row 2 purl, Row 3 twisty stuff again . . .
If the pattern doesn't call for a purl row after the twist row, then I think that it's not needed. Besides the video said 'generally' meaning not always. So that means not every twist row is followed by a purl row.
Okay, the pattern has you doing a LT on one row and RT on the other row, so that should get you the twist on both sides. The reason it looks like there's 2 twists is because the purl st between them recedes a bit and can't be seen well unless the piece is stretched out. Follow the pattern as written, the video just shows you how to do the twist st, the pattern gets you the same look as the sweater.
here's the problem. I believe they have wrong side and right side (RS/WS) written incorrectly. On my sample swatch, it looks perfect. The "knit" side is the outside of the sweater, but they have it written as wrong side. I swear My swatch is only 10 sts, so I knitted quickly and didn't look at "wrong side" at all.
The first thing I did was check berroco for errors and omissions and there was nothing.
No, the RS/WS rows are switched at all. Ribbing in general doesn't really have a 'rs' or 'ws', it's pretty reversible. The RS row starts and ends with a purl because so the twists are 1 st in from the edge to make it easier to seam up. You work 3" of the twisted ribbing, ending with R 1, then work the WS row when you switch to the body of the sweater which is a purl row. The next row is a RS row and it begins with the Knit.
I absolutely have to differ on this one. This ribbing no doubt has a wrong and right side. The back side of the ribbing looks basically like all purls. The front is beautiful.
If I do what it says in this pattern, I will not have the knit sts of the stockinette stitch on the correct side. It's not just the k1, p1 of the selvage; there's a "purl 9" and "knit 9" to give the stockinette look between the columns of twisted cables.
I'm serious. And it's not the heat.
Yes, but if you follow the rows as given it should work out. The ribbing does have a RS and WS, I thought the OP meant because R 1 of the rib started with a p st, she thought it meant it's a WS row. The rib is done for 3" ending with the RS row 1 of that pattern, then you inc on the WS row which is given in purls, and then it becomes stockinette st between the twisted sts. She didn't put that inc row in her post but it's there in the pattern. Maybe she overlooked it and that's why she's confused about which is the RS and which the WS.


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Born in Thunder Bay, David Shaw is a multidisciplinary artist living and working in Montreal. He holds a Post Graduate Certificate in New Media Design from Sheridan College and an Honours Bachelor of Studio Arts from The University of Guelph.
Shaw's painting work is inspired by video, travel and collected fragments sourced online. His process-oriented watercolours labour over otherwise invisible moments from film and live observation, studying faceless commuters, stills from forgotten movies and the intersection of analog and digital worlds.
His most recent solo exhibit, The Last Personas, is a portrait series of the final generation to be raised without the internet and explores the boundaries between online and offline identity.
Shaw has exhibited in numerous group shows at galleries including Pierre-Francois Oullette Art Contemporain in Montreal and the thunder Bay Art Gallery. He has been the recipient of numerous awards including the Sheridan Scholar Award (2003), Ed Video Multimedia Award (2001), and the Canadian Arts Award (1997). His paintings, drawings and photography have been exhibited and collected in Canada, Europe and the United States.
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L.A. street artist Alec Monopoly is bringing his "Can't Get Out of Jail Free" solo exhibit to the Design District's Avant Gallery. Unlike the high-profile Banksy and Mr. Brainwash, Monopoly's work centers on a repeat theme: money, or rather, the lack of it. If you've spent any time in Los Angeles, you may recognize his signature Rich Uncle Pennybags wheat-pastings AKA that banker dude from the Monopoly board game. In the video below, he says he started painting the top-hat character after the economy crashed a few years ago. He's since moved on to iconic faces like Jack Nicholson (right), Robert De Niro, and Christian Bale -- a la the American Psycho years. And if he's into painting mugshots of American excess and greed, then perhaps Charlie Sheen's tweaked face is not far behind.
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Appearing sceptical about the new political outfit floated by former Team Anna member Arvind Kejriwal, yoga guru Ramdev on Tuesday said it takes a minute to form a political party but "how many people follow you is the key".
The yoga teacher did not rule out forming his own party, saying, "Wait for three-four months, and things will become clear."
Kejriwal announced the formation of his party on Tuesday. In response, Ramdev said, "Anyone can form a political party in a minute... crux lies how many supporters you get."


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Steamboat Springs South Routt firefighters fought a house fire for about four and a half hours early Wednesday but couldn't prevent an under-construction home from burning to the ground on Wenatchi Trail outside of Oak Creek.
The approximately 3,000-square-foot home about seven miles up Lynx Pass Road was engulfed in flames when firefighters arrived on the scene, Oak Creek Fire Protection District Chief Chuck Wisecup said.
"Our main goal at that point was just to protect the surrounding woodland and try to salvage the foundation for him, at least," Wisecup said.
Robert Dowling, a Routt County resident who has spent the past year and a half building the house, said the project was about 75 percent complete before the fire. Dowling is living in a camper on the lot, Wisecup said, and awoke Wednesday morning to find his project in flames.
"I was awoken at 4 a.m. with light coming through the window, and the house was fully engulfed," Dowling said. Dowling, who is from Ireland and has lived in Routt County for five years, planned to live in the house when it was complete. He estimated the value of the three-bedroom, three-bath home at between $300,000 and $350,000.
The cause of the fire is under investigation, Wisecup said. Fourteen firefighters from Oak Creek and Yampa responded to the incident, but the closest source of water for extinguishing the blaze was about half a mile away, Wisecup said.
"There was nothing to save when we got there," he said. One of the first possible causes investigators will look at is a wood stove that had been warming the house Tuesday but appeared to be out by that evening, Wisecup said.
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Fill with food 1/3 of your stomach's capacity.
Instructions for meals:
- Make sure that you daily eat foods of different colours.
- Your daily diet must include some greens, such as spinach, mint or cucumber.
- Include in your meals a variety of food groups: vegetables, fruits, nuts, seeds, beef, mutton, birds, fish, herbs, spices, grains, etc.
- Don't overcook your food.
- Eat fruits daily, but only on an empty stomach.
- Consume carbohydrates, protein, vitamin, minerals and fiber in the required ratio.
- Avoid processed and sugary food.
Air and Water
Fill 1/3 of your stomach with water and allow the last 1/3 left for air.
Instructions for water consumption:
- Drink 1- 2 glasses of water either half an hour before or two hours after your meal.
- Drink water early in the morning – as soon as you wake up.
- Don't drink water, while having a meal.
Body Fitness and Hygiene
- Include in your daily routine two walks: a brisk morning walk of 20 – 40 minutes and a slow evening walk (100 small steps) after dinner.
- Avoid eating before and after exercise for at least half an hour.
- Take a full body bath either in the morning or before retiring to bed.
- Brush your teeth twice or thrice with Miswak.
- Think positive and be proactive.
- Smile often!
- Go to bed maximum at eleven o'clock.
- Take one spoon of honey in water before sleep.
- Start your day early. Avoid sleeping after Fajr.
- Take a nap after lunch. Do not exhaust yourself.
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- Thank Allah (swt) for every blessing you have.
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Goodwill® and FLW Outdoors Gear Up for the 2011 Fishing Season
Priya Lopes on 01 28, 2011
ROCKVILLE, MD. — Goodwill Industries International announced today that it will continue its partnership with FLW Outdoors, the world's leading tournament-fishing organization, as part of its professional fishing tour. As part of the partnership, award-winning angler Chad Grigsby will serve as the Goodwill® ambassador in 2011, sporting the Goodwill jersey and Smiling G logo at live FLW Outdoors tournaments across the country, which begin in Clewiston, Fla., on Thursday, February 3. The partnership between Goodwill and FLW Outdoors came about through Irwin L. Jacobs, who is the chairman and chief executive officer of FLW Outdoors, the creator of FLW Fantasy Fishing and a major contributor to local organizations that serve people with disadvantages.
Goodwill, which operates more than 2,500 retail stores and donation centers throughout the United States and Canada, will utilize the resources of FLW Outdoors to put Goodwill's mission in front of millions of fishing fans. Goodwill will have a presence across multiple platforms of FLW Outdoors, including all bass and walleye events, FLW Outdoors' multiple web sites, FLW Outdoors Magazine, and advertising opportunities on "FLW Outdoors" television show on VERSUS. Goodwill will also receive the opportunity to set up displays to promote its job training programs that support people with disabilities, those who lack education or job experience, and others facing challenges to finding employment, and to collect donations that fund that mission. These programs will be promoted at the FLW Outdoors Expo at tour and championship events.
"The partnership between Goodwill and FLW Outdoors will increase awareness of Goodwill's job training and career advancement programs," said Jim Gibbons, president and CEO of Goodwill Industries International. "Thanks to the generosity and cooperative spirit of FLW Outdoors, Goodwill has the opportunity to reach future donors and shoppers. As a result, we will be able to serve more people in communities across the country."
Goodwill partnerships with leading corporations, retailers and other nonprofits increase visibility of Goodwill's mission, allowing for job seekers in local communities to find careers that meet their interests and abilities. With exposure from FLW Outdoors, Goodwill will be able to reach FLW Outdoors' fans and partners, securing donations to fund career training and providing training to those who need it.
"The relationship formed between FLW Outdoors and Goodwill has demonstrated how a unique partnership can benefit both organizations and our communities," said Trisha Blake, president of FLW Outdoors marketing division. "Goodwill provides skills training and support services to hundreds of people every day through its multiple programs, and we are honored to be a part of that and continue that relationship."
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The government's emissions trading scheme will go centre- stage this week as a parliamentary select committee gets down to holding public hearings on the proposals.
The Climate Change (Emissions Trade and Renewable Preference) Bill has attracted more than 200 submissions from businesses ranging from major emitters to those who hope to profit from selling greenhouse gas credits into the new market.
It sets the scene for a revolutionary "all gases, all sectors" emissions trading scheme which its authors hope will spur market participants to reduce the carbon footprint within their own industries.
But submitters - which include some of New Zealand's major companies - are concerned they will not have enough time to make their case to the committee over the impact of the legislation on their company's bottom lines.
Parliament's finance and expenditure committee faces a tight deadline to wrap up determinations on the bill. It needs to report back to Parliament by the end of August - a reality which leaves precious little time for substantial submissions to be appropriately considered.
It falls to finance and expenditure committee chairman Charles Chauvel to ensure the submitters have sufficient time to raise their reservations over the new legislation.
Chauvel is a relative neophyte as far as parliamentary politics is concerned. The former lawyer - now a Labour MP - who made his name while working for legal firm Minter Ellison, got offside with the Prime Minister when he issued a press statement welcoming his appointment as a ministerial undersecretary before any confirmation from Helen Clark. That confirmation is still waiting.
But Chauvel is well-plugged into Finance Minister Michael Cullen and his circle of Associate Finance Ministers, and is sufficiently confident of his own powers to secure confidence from business that he will act as his "own man" by chairing the select committee sessions rather than as a simple cipher for the Government.
A big issue that the committee will need to confront is the planned moratorium on new thermal electricity generation.
The Cabinet's business committee considered proposals for the planned 10-year moratorium last August.
A Cabinet paper obtained by the Herald on Sunday noted there were potential risks associated with introducing a moratorium on new thermal generation.
Among the risks are the potential harmful effect on electricity supply; perceptions on the security of supply; and the impact on the exploration for petroleum products.
The Cabinet paper noted one benefit of the moratorium was that it would make it less likely that New Zealand would need to import liquid fuel natural gas.
But the paper also said there was no need to discuss the issue with the Government caucus or other parties ahead of the announcement.
The moratorium is now under heavy attack from business. Parties ranging from the major electricity users group through to the Business Council for Sustainable Development have raised issues with the plans.
The problem is that New Zealand is frequently confronted with dry years, which means less electricity is generated from hydro-power stations.
This means the back-up potential from thermal generation becomes critical to sustaining business operations in New Zealand. What companies worry about is the prospect that the thermal moratorium is seen as a line in the sand as far as the Government is concerned. Even if a majority of submitters raise issues over the plan, and convince the committee some modifications need to be made to secure the nation's future electricity supply, the Government may not want to take a knock to its credibility on this by changing the rules over the moratorium.
The bottom line problem is the Government's propensity for rushing through major policy shifts relating to climate change issues without first taking detailed soundings.
Already growing concerns over the contribution that biofuels will make to reducing New Zealand's carbon footprint are threatening to derail another Government policy to get new fuels flowing from petrol pumps in less than three months.
A biofuels bill, which is also in front of a select committee, will ensure that oil companies include progressively higher amounts of biofuels within the "petrol" they sell consumers from July 1 next year.
The problem the committee faces is that since the policy was announced debate has arisen over the real impact biofuels have on reducing global greenhouse emissions.
At issue is whether the increased prices now having to be paid for food which was previously grown on ground now occupied by biofuels crops, is a plus for the planet.
The Government concedes that the programme may now have to be delayed while officials determine that the new fuels will make a positive contribution rather than simply cause harm through impact on food prices.
Cullen is worried about this.
But Climate Change Minister David Parker takes a more zealous approach. While Parker concedes the introduction of the new rules may have to be delayed he does not concede the basic principle is wrong.
Political support for the biofuel legislation is now shaky.
Parker remains confident this issue can be worked out.
But my soundings yesterday suggest the concerns over his management of the climate change suite of policies is growing. Parker's tendency to shout down business people who raise legitimate concerns over the operational impact of the Government's policies is not endearing him to senior ministers such as Cullen, whose focus is the international competitiveness of the New Zealand economy.
What it will come down to is a contest between the realists - and I would include Cullen at the top of that list from the Government side - and the zealots.
Parker's approach has major flaws. Let's hope Cullen gets the opportunity to exercise a moderating influence in response to the select committee's deliberations.