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SeaWorld Update - Manatees Project and More (Part 2)
The High Seas Market is now sponsored by Pepsi:
You can see that the Pepsi sign has just been attached to the side of the original sign:
Some pictures of the mighty Kraken:
Continuing through the park:
On our last visit, we noticed that the first part of the Blue Horizon show looked very cheesy:
Don't get me wrong, it is an absolutely great show (the ending still puts tears in my eyes), but the first part - where the girl meets the dolphins, and they do some not-so-unusual tricks - looks a bit too "normal," with very little action. The rest of the show is absolutely great, though.
On a side note, now the moving window seen at the beginning of the show finally works. Before the show, it is hidden under the stage:
Then, it suddenly appears...
...and the show starts:
The ending:
One thing that was missing from the show was the big condor. He usually comes out when the "bad guys" swing over the pool, but he should be back soon, as he is still featured in the banners outside the theater:
Behind the theater, we noticed a big crane, which is being used for the Manatee Rescue renovation:
This will be a major rehab, believe me:
...Crossing over the lagoon...
PART 1 of this update can be found here.
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Sea World Parks (the company that owns all of the sea world parks and Busch Gardens parks) have built some AMAZING dark rides. Just look at this one in Busch Gardens Williamsburg called Curse of DarKastle that uses the same ride system that Spider Man has... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gh3Uyl-r344
Yes, I was aware of that dark ride, Hunt. of course, I wouldn't want them to build something like that at SeaWorld Orlando, as it wouldn't fit, but I would be incredibly happy if they added a slow-moving dark ride with some incredible Audio-Animatronics. What do you think?
It would be amazing to see a nice dark ride at Sea World Orlando. I wasn't saying that DarKastle should be built at Sea World. That wouldn't fit into the theming of that park. I was trying to get the point across that they can build an amazing dark ride. Although I would like to see that ride system used. It really does deliver a thrilling immersive experience that the whole family can enjoy. :)
Ok, I understand what you meant. i do hope they will eventually build more than one new dark ride. They are family-friendly, and most of the people who visit SeaWorld have children, but unfortunately at this time SeaWorld mostly offers only thrill rides or kiddie rides. Dark rides are universally appealing (people of all ages can ride them).
Sam... Maybe you can compare the Williamsburg's ride size whit the Manatee rescue size and try to understand, using an aerial view like Google Maps/earth, if they can fit it the area!!!!!
God no. Darkastle is a very low quality and forgettable ride. Sea World would smart to add something family-oriented without a steep height requirement, like Little Mermaid.


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John Kerry has had tough words on the Presidential campaign trail for "Benedict Arnold CEOs" who export U.S. jobs. But according to the May, 2003, financial disclosure form he's required to file with the U.S. Senate every year, the Democratic candidate has stock in several multinationals that have outsourced work overseas -- General Electric (GE ), Procter & Gamble (PG ), and Verizon (VZ ), among others.
Such holdings, through trusts Kerry inherited, account for a sizable part of his portfolio. Kerry, whose assets are estimated at more than $1 million, was required to declare only monetary ranges, but the records show holdings in U.S. companies that outsource jobs of at least $125,000 and possibly as much as $650,000.
Kerry's wife, Teresa, has an even larger stake in such companies -- at least $10 million, held in the H.J. Heinz III Marital Trust, which she inherited from her late first husband, John Heinz. According to the disclosure, the trust invested over $1 million in IBM (IBM ) the same year it laid off more than 15,000 workers. Not exactly an endorsement for Kerry's argument that companies should "no longer be able to surprise their workers with a pink slip instead of a paycheck." The fund also invested between $1 million and $2 million in insurance giant AIG (AIG ) in 2002, the same year it set up an offshore-development center.
The Kerry camp makes a distinction between his and his wife's assets, asserting he has no financial stake in those holdings. They also point out that the Massachusetts senator has no say in the investments held in his family trusts. "It's a silly comparison," says Kerry senior adviser Michael Meehan. "Senator Kerry has a plan to crack down on companies who send jobs overseas."
Christine Owens, director of public policy for the AFL-CIO, a labor organization that staunchly opposes offshore sourcing and supports Kerry, didn't see a problem with the senator's holdings, either. She notes that, given the number of major companies exporting jobs overseas, it's difficult not to be invested in them. "We can at least not reward these companies with tax breaks," says Owens. Most companies cite competition -- not tax breaks -- when announcing a move offshore, however.
Still, the investments raise the question: Can Kerry coerce U.S. companies to resist the tide and keep jobs at home when investors -- including those handling his and his wife's money -- are buying into the bottom line that comes with offshore sourcing? "It does have the specter of hypocrisy," says Charles Lewis, executive director of the Center for Public Integrity, a nonpartisan watchdog.
It seems as if Kerry's trust-fund managers haven't been heeding his stump speeches -- or even listening to them.
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Jennifer Jones won an Academy Award as best actress for her first major screen role, that of the young girl from Lourdes who claimed to have seen the Virgin Mary, in The Song of Bernadette (1943).
She was nominated in three more consecutive years – as supporting player for Since You Went Away (1944), and as best actress for Love Letters (1945) and Duel in the Sun (1946), in which her fiery portrayal of a hot-blooded half-caste was in stark contrast to the saintly peasant Bernadette, which shocked many of her fans. She was Oscar-nominated again for Love is a Many Splendored Thing (1955), and more recently she won praise for her portrayal of a socialite who dies heroically in the disaster epic, The Towering Inferno (1975).
Jones' private life was often one of turmoil – she divorced her first husband, actor Robert Walker, when she started an affair with married producer David O. Selznick, whom she later wed. Walker, an alcoholic, allegedly never recovered from the marital break-up, and died at the age of 33. One of the couple's two sons later died in unexplained circumstances, and the daughter Jones had with Selznick killed herself by jumping from a 22-storey building at the age of 22. Jones herself attempted suicide two years after Selznick died, but later married a millionaire, after whose death she became reclusive, refusing interviews.
Born Phyllis Lee Isley in Tulsa, Oklahoma, in 1919, the daughter of travelling players, she acted in her parents' travelling tent show. Her father later operated a chain of cinemas. She attended the American Academy of Dramatic Art in New York in 1938, where she met fellow student Walker. They married in 1939 then tried their luck in Hollywood, where Jones, billed as "Phyllis Isley", had a small role in a John Wayne western, New Frontier (1939) and played in a Republic serial, Dick Tracy's G-Men (1939).
The couple took a modest flat in New York, where Walker acted sporadically on radio and Jones worked as a part-time model. When she read that Selznick was casting Rose Franken's play Claudia, she read for the part. Though Selznick was unimpressed by her acting, he was struck by her personality and asked her to return next day, when he signed her to a seven-year contract and began to groom her for stardom. When director Henry King was testing actresses for the role of Bernadette Soubirous in The Song of Bernardette, he considered her the best of the many applicants, including stars of the time. In the difficult role of the pious peasant girl who sees a vision on a mountainside she was totally convincing, and won the Oscar in a field that included her friend Ingrid Bergman in For Whom the Bell Tolls. "Your Bernadette was better than my Maria," Bergman told her.
The same year Jones made The Song of Bernadette, Walker gained a contract with MGM. The pair were publicised as an ideal couple, and were cast as sweethearts in John Crom-well's beautiful evocation of a family's experiences on the home front during the Second World War, Since You Went Away, lavishly produced by Selznick, who also wrote the script. Jones was touching as the elder daughter who falls in love with soldier Walker, and their farewell at the station, as he goes off to fight and Jones is seen isolated on the platform in a panoramic shot, is one of the most memorable images of Forties cinema. Though critics hailed the warmth of the couple's scenes together as heightened by their off-screen relationship, by the time the film was released they had parted (they divorced in 1945) and Jones had begun her relationship with Selznick.
He was married, but the pair were eventually wed in 1949. Jones was loaned to Paramount for William Dieterle's haunting Love Letters, in which Joseph Cotten is a soldier who pens love letters for a buddy, and investigates when he hears the former friend has been murdered by his wife, the girl to whom the letters were sent. Jones brought the requisite ethereal touch to the strange girl "Singleton" who Cotten meets unaware she is the girl who was so moved by his friend's letters that she married him.
She next displayed her sense of comedy with the part of a housemaid with a passion for plumbing in the last film completed by director Ernst Lubitsch, Cluny Brown (1946). Selznick then refused 20th Century-Fox's request to borrow Jones to star with Tyrone Power in The Razor's Edge, and instead he put her alongside Cotten and Gregory Peck in the torrid western that he hoped would equal Gone with the Wind, Duel in the Sun. Exquisitely photographed, with Jones in bronzed make-up, the film was mostly directed by King Vidor, but it had at least five directors and three cameramen during its tortuous making. The result was an example of Hollywood hokum at its most outrageous.
Decried by critics, who quickly dubbed it "Lust in the Dust", it was banned in several states, but it was an enormous financial success, though it failed to turn Jones into a leading sex symbol, as Selznick hoped, and instead alienated some of her admirers. Said Jones, "I was never Bernadette, nor was I Pearl Chavez. Each was simply a role I as an actress tried to interpret." Despite a mixed response to her performance, she was nominated for an Oscar (losing to Olivia DeHavilland in To Each His Own), and was named one of Hollywood's top female stars, with Ingrid Bergman, Greer Garson, Rita Hayworth and June Allyson.
It was to be nearly 10 years, however, before she had another major hit, though several of the films have gained in stature over the years. William Dieterle's Portrait of Jennie (1949), is a touching ghost story, in which Jones is acceptably fey as the ethereal spirit of a young girl with whom an artist (Joseph Cotten) falls in love. Selznick then loaned Jones to Columbia to star as a Cuban revolutionary with John Garfield in John Huston's We Were Strangers (1959), a patchy melodrama which, although set in Havana in 1933, seemed to some to be blatant propaganda on Huston's part at the time of much political unrest in Hollywood.
Jones was cast in Vincente Minnelli's version of Flaubert's novel, Madame Bovary (1949) after Lana Turner withdrew due to pregnancy. Neither actress was physically similar to the heroine of the novel, but Jones gave a convincing portrayal of stifled longings, and the film's grandest sequence, in which Jones is waltzed around a ballroom with every-increasing speed as footmen smash the huge windows to "give the lady air", is a memorable sequence. Walter Plunkett, who designed the low-cut white gown that Jones wore in the scene, later said, "Jennifer did it justice. She wore the gown, it didn't wear her."
Jones and Selznick travelled to the UK for her next film. Selznick had been impressed by the work of Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger, and they produced, wrote and directed Jones' next film, an adaptation of Mary Webb's novel Gone to Earth (1952). Selznick was very unhappy with the result, and had much of the film re-shot in the US (flying the British cast over to be directed by Rouben Mamoulian). Retitled The Wild Heart, the film was a failure, and Selznick accepted an offer from director William Wyler to have Jones star in the filming of Theodore Dreiser's novel Sister Carrie. Laurence Olivier's performance as a man whose life is ruined by his infatuation with a younger married woman dominated the film, Carrie (1952), which was too depressing to find popular favour.
After Walker's death, reportedly due to an allergic reaction to sodium amytal given to quell an emotional outburst and excessive alcohol, Jones' subsequent depression was countered by Selznick with what actress Joan Fontaine described as "the most extraordinary Christmas. I heard that he took over an entire floor at the Plaza Hotel in New York and invited friends over for Christmas dinner. One entire wall in the dining room was festooned with spectacular ribbons, with beautifully wrapped presents for Jennifer hanging from each bow... David also had fresh flowers sent up from the florist every day. He blew all his dough but it was done in great style. Jennifer was a bird in a gilded cage. Whether she liked it or not, I don't know."
Jones, who was hoping to appear on Broadway, studied drama with Constance Collier, but when Fontaine turned down the script of Ruby Gentry (1952), Jones accepted the title role, a sensuous mountain girl who falls in love with a rich cad (Charlton Heston). Given publicity reminiscent of Duel in the Sun – "A siren who wrecked a whole town – Man by Man – Sin by Sin" and aided by a theme tune that became a hit (the whole score was played by a solo harmonica) the film did moderately well, but it was followed by two failures. John Huston's crime satire Beat the Devil (1954) has become a cult favourite but it was ignored at the time, and Vittorio De Sica's Indiscretions of an American Wife (1954), the story of a married woman's last hours with her Italian lover (Montgomery Clift), was also a failure.
Jones was then cast in The Country Girl (1954) opposite Bing Crosby, but when she discovered she was pregnant, she withdrew (her replacement, Grace Kelly, won an Oscar). Jones' next film was the hit she needed, and one of her greatest successes. Love is a Many Splendored Thing (1955) was adapted from the memoirs of Han Suyin which told of her romance with an English journalist (Americanised when played by William Holden). Reunited with Henry King, Jones gave a luminescent performance as the half-caste whose passionate love affair is doomed, and though the film was not a critics' favourite she received personal accolades. "Miss Jones is lovely and intense," said the New York Times. "Her dark beauty reflects sunshine and sadness."
A hit title tune helped, and Jones received an Oscar nomination for her performance, which she followed with another popular movie, Good Morning, Miss Dove (1955), a touching tale of a school-mistress's life. Jones was going to work with King again on The Sun Also Rises, but rejected the final script and instead played wife to Gregory Peck in The Man in the Grey Flannel Suit (1956), a turgid adaptation of Sloan Wilson's bestseller, then starred as Elizabeth Barrett Browning in The Barretts of Wimpole Street (1957), in which she was considered a worthy successor to other notable actresses who had played the role.
Selznick then put her into a remake of A Farewell to Arms (1957), an inflated production that pleased no one, and it was five years before her next film, Henry King's Tender is the Night (1962), in which she and her leading man, Jason Robards Jr, were considered miscast. The death of Selznick in 1965 had a devastating effect on Jones, who became reclusive. In 1967, after making a film in London, The Idol, she swallowed a bottle of sleeping pills in an attempt at suicide. She then starred in an exploitation movie, Angel, Angel, Down We Go (1969) as a former star of pornographic movies.
Her last role was in the popular disaster film The Towering Inferno (1974) in which, as a partygoer in a San Francisco skyscraper, she danced briefly with Fred Astaire before fire strikes the building and she plunges from a scenic elevator after heroically saving two children. In 1971 she married the industrialist and art collector Norton Simon, and she was chairwoman of his Norton Simon Museum in Pasadena, California, for several years.
Jennifer Jones, actress: born Tulsa, Oklahoma 2 March 1919; married: 1939 Robert Walker (divorced 1945, died 1951; one son, and one son deceased), 1949 David O. Selznick (died 1965; one daughter deceased); 1971 Norton Simon (died 1993); died Malibu, California 17 December 2009.
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Auto gearbox's usually never get their gear oil changed as per the general 60,000miles service intervals so its best to keep an eye on the level and condition yourself. Leaving the oil to dergade or allowing the oil level to drop will result in the gearbox starting to behave strangely, some of the of the following are common symptoms;
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A friend with a 1996 Mercedes AMG C36 automatic contacted me asking if I could take a look at his car as suddenly he's noticing a rattling noise under acceleration which he thought was his engine going and that the kickdown only went up by around 500-1,000rpm rather than whipping itself round to more higher revs. I took the car for a drive and thought this feels like a crude 4spd auto box rather than a slick n smooth 4spd. The throttle itself seemed fine with the correct tension, the gearbox oil (checked with engine initially off) indicated an 'OK' reading. So I thought I'd check it properly with the engine on, now the reading was off the scale! So a gentle drive to Halfords and then threw some Castrol ATF in bit by bit to ensure it went to the correct level (with the engine on).
Once I was happy with the oil level, I asked my mate to drive the car now and see how it felt and I'll try and see where this rattle noise is comming from....... the box instantly operated like a more modern 5spd box, very responsive to all throttle inputs, kickdown was accurate and consistent every time, shifting to the right gear for maximum attack mode. Also the rattle on acceleration had been eliminated! I also asked him to head towards faster roads where the revs can be kept around 2,500/3,000rpm and then to floor it a few times. The box now kicks down as it should each and every time.


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Groves headed to Vegas
Super-middleweight star George Groves leaves behind a freezing Britain and heads to the heat of Las Vegas for a training camp and also to watch his stablemate Selcuk Aydin in action in the fight capital. Groves is preparing for his Vacant European title challenge against Mohamed Ali Ndiaye on Saturday 16th March at London's Wembley Arena on a card that also features Ricky Burns, Nathan Cleverly, Dereck Chisora* and Liam Walsh. Groves will be ringside at the Hard Rock Cafe to see Aydin take on Mexican warrior Jesus Soto Karass on the undercard of the Interim WBC World Light-Welterweight Championship between Lucas Martin Matthysse and Mike Dallas Jr. Groves has been training alongside Aydin at the Hayemaker Gym in South London as both are under Adam Booth.
"I'm looking forward to getting out of Britain for a while and heading somewhere warm to train before my European title fight and with Selcuk fighting this Saturday it was the perfect time to go," said Groves. "Selcuk has been training with us for a while now, he's super-strong and bullish. It will be an exciting fight against Soto, but I can Selcuk winning this one. It's a fan's fight, they're both action fighters, both have good records and they like throwing plenty of spiteful punches. With just over seven weeks to go I'll be getting in plenty of mountain runs and gym work to prepare for Ndiaye and then finish off my training back in London."


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The second half of this adaption of Money (BBC2) started with a bit of a skip in its step, having got all the comparisons – favourable, unfavourable and equivocal – with the source material out of its system on Sunday. Even if you missed the first half, you could judge roughly how unfaithful, reductive and literal it would be in relation to Amis's novel, just from John Self's breezy summing up: "So my old man had just billed me for my entire childhood, my girlfriend was having an affair and last time I was in New York someone had tried to kill me, but I didn't feel as rubbish as I should have."
That's because Self is back in New York; the film he wants to make is almost a reality, and his only interim assignment is to increase his expenses. "They're making us look cheap," says his sinister, elfin producer Fielding Goodney. "You've got to spend a little more." Self, however, has been unravelling for some time. He has developed a grim rapport with the mystery caller who threatens him several times a day. His girlfriend is pregnant by someone else. Alcohol robs him of whole days, and his idea of a health kick is to replace whisky with vodka, and ask himself before lighting up if he truly wants each cigarette. "So far, the answer's always been yes," he says.
As Self, Nick Frost is at his funniest reacting with British bewilderment or alarm to his New York colleagues. When he tries to convince the actor Spunk Davis, for obvious reasons, to change his name, Spunk turns on him and growls, "One more word and I'll rip my ears off!" Money does a good job of walking the tightrope between funny and frightening: Self's situation may be absurd, but it's also inescapable.
Of course, much of the novel is missing – the ending seems baldly mechanical, almost an exercise in subversion, without an authorial voice escorting you through the rigging – but plenty remains, and there were some unforgettable images, including a scene where a drunk Self tosses one credit card after another along the bar, each further than the next, all of them worthless. I don't know if seeing the TV adaptation first would spoil the book, but the book didn't spoil this for me, and that, I think, is saying something.
It was the final episode of Out of the Frying Pan (BBC2), and I still needed to be reminded why we were here in the first place. Fortunately, a lengthy explanatory voiceover is on hand: James and Alasdair were on The Restaurant two years ago, that series where would-be restaurateurs competed in front of Raymond Blanc and the winner got to run a restaurant. Only they didn't win; they were runners-up. So instead they went to work for Blanc, but that finished some time ago. Now they're partners in a high-end catering business, and this series invited them take on a series of challenges. Got it?
It could be the editing, but for high-end caterers James and Alasdair seem kind of hopeless. They don't listen to their clients, they forget things, and they're always in a panic on the night because they're so disorganised. Between them they appear to have more ambition than sense. Perhaps that's why the producers wanted to do a show about them. Perhaps that's why they agreed to it.
Last night they faced their "biggest challenge to date", cooking a meal for 20 chefs and food experts, including their old boss Blanc. Right away, the trouble started. James didn't want to cook a river fish, even though his clients asked for it specifically. On the day, they showed up an hour late. Front-of-house "stress-kitten" Alasdair wanted to use racks of Scrabble letters for his placement, and came armed with five sets. "The only problem is I've run out of Cs," he said. "You'd think out of 500 letters there might be more than 10 Cs." Well, no: there are two Cs to a box, so that's exactly 10 Cs. You don't need to be a Scrabble expert to know that. You just need Google.
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The Rockaway Artists Alliance gets ready to fill the air with sound as 25 musical acts, 100 or more musicians and three Rockaway stages are all scheduled to play a part in the 2009 citywide Make Music New York free music festival. Along with the surf and the seagulls, music will soar over amber sands from outdoors at Riis Park, indoors at the sTudio 7 gallery stage at Fort Tilden, and the open air Moonstage, also at Fort Tilden, from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Sunday, June 21. Performances move to the indoor stage in case of rain. And this day-long musical event is completely free.
Broadening the "ART" in the name Rockaway Artists Alliance, the group successfully started the Summer Moons entertainment series several years ago, continously supports local music and performance events, and hosts regular Thursday Open Mike Music Nights all year round at their sTudio 7 Gallery. The RAA has become a hub for musicians to meet and new talent to emerge.
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Slated to perform so far on the Riis Park portable stage are Hudson's Hope-11 a.m., Reda Shay-12 noon, Squid-1 p.m., Off the Grid-2 p.m., Grayriders-3 p.m., Rat Trap Bumpkin-4 p.m., Brutal East-5 p.m., Observed-6 p.m. and Indaculture -7 p.m.
On Fort Tilden's outdoor Moonstage will be John Hamilton-12 noon, Inside Joke-1 p.m., Jonathon Roberts-2 p.m., Hey Stranger-3 p.m., Nina-4 p.m., Joint Chiefs Of Math-5 p.m., Jammin Jon-6 p.m., Jenny & JP- 7 p.m. and Mambo Mantis-8 p.m.
Also appearing onstage in the sTudio 7 Gallery are Lumberjack-1 p.m., Cosmo's Moon-2 p.m., Psyclone- 3 p.m., Going Green-4 p.m., Angel Face/Head Case- 5 p.m., Primal Etiquette-6 p.m., Beefcake-7p.m. According to an RAA spokesperson, plenty of room has been left for guest appearances and surprises.
Make Music New York itself is celebrating its third year. Previous years have featured well over 850 free concert venues with thousands of musicians performing in public spaces all across the five boroughs. Representing every genre of music, this year amateur and professional musicians of all stripes will make their sound heard as they perform "on streets, sidewalks, stoops, [in] plazas, cemeteries, parks, gardens, open air restaurants and even front yards." It is open "to anyone who wants to take part" to be "enjoyed by everyone who wants to attend."
Everyone from high school bands, solo performers, large and small groups, ethnic ensembles and a cappella singers to star performers and even "Mass Appeal" event gatherings bringing together large groups of single instruments — pianos, accordions, cellos and even cast-iron gamelan gongs — will make music from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.
According to organizers "Make Music NY takes place simultaneously with similar festivities in more than 327 cities around the world — a global celebration of music making." According to New York City officials, MMNY is "one of the largest musical events in [New York's] history." June 21 is also the Summer Solstice, the longest day of the year.
The musicians and performers of the Rockaway Artists Alliance are gearing up for an amazing event. They invite "anyone and everyone" to join in on a musical outpouring that will literally be heard around the world. Says the RAA, "It doesn't get any bigger than that!"
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Over the past weeks, Microsoft has been giving a lot of support to the latest Star Trek film, and now it has added secret phrases to Bing, which will make the search engine do some cool things.
Microsoft has created a lot of movie tie-ins with Star Trek: Into Darkness over the past few weeks. Windows 8 and the Windows 8 phone have both received official movie apps, and recently Klingon was added to the Bing Translator list of languages.
These are the voyages of the search engine Bing…
The latest promotional effort is a series of secret phrases which can be typed into Bing to make it do cool Star Trek related things. One such phrase, "Beam me up", will change the icons on the search engine and display a teleportation animation. When this is finished, the Bing background image will be of a strange outer space vista and the Enterprise will come pay you a visit. You'll also be able to unlock wallpapers and other things by clicking on various parts of the screen. It'd spoil the hunt to know which other phrases you can type into Bing, but if you really want to know, the full (?) list is on Microsoft's Facebook page.
Microsoft issued a press release about the promotion and also mentions how Rick Rashid, Microsoft's chief research officer, has been a Star Trek fan since the original series aired while he was in high school. "The whole idea of looking out toward the future and constantly trying to discover new things — those themes have always appealed to me," said Rashid.


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Bear trashes metal door to escape Steamboat garage
Homemade jam untouched in Monday incident
July 25, 2011
Steamboat Springs — The bear that destroyed Babette Dickson's metal exterior door early Monday morning wasn't trying to break into her garage. It was trying to escape it. And in its haste, the bear left behind 10 jars of homemade boysenberry jam.
"What he did to that door, it's like, 'wow!' The guy was mad and frustrated," Dickson said. "It was a door with metal (skin) and filled with insulation. He peeled metal off the door and bent the lower left corner like it was a sardine can. He wrecked the thing. It's like a piece of surrealist art now."
Because it was a small bear, her neighbor spied it and estimated it stood 3 feet tall, she concluded it was able to squirm underneath the gap between the floor and the edge of the door, where it had been bent sharply upward.
Dickson lives in the Blue Sage subdivision north of Fish Creek Falls Road, where her duplex home borders the natural area along Spring Creek Canyon. She and her neighbors have seen a young bear wandering the neighborhood in daylight this month. But Dickson didn't open an interior door at 3:30 a.m. to glimpse her intruder, preferring to remain on the other side of a wall.
District Wildlife Manager Danielle Domson said she thinks the same bear likely was responsible for damage in a second Blue Sage home Sunday night. That brings the number of incidents involving bears in garages to six or seven in July, she said.
By the middle of Monday morning, Dickson had surmised that although she keeps her garage doors closed, the side door must not have fully latched the last time it was shut. Her large green trash container was kept near the door, and the bear, wile tussling with the can to open it, must have banged it against the door latching it behind him, she theorized.
"The guy was playing football with the thing, banging it against the wall and trying to open it," Dickson said.
Dickson and her son, Louis, 10, listened to the bear rampage in the garage for 40 minutes. Another son, James, 14, slumbered through the entire event even though he was in the next room.
"Louis said, 'Mom, maybe it's not a bear. Maybe it's an alien,'" Dickson said.
It was at about that point that Dickson decided to call the police. They arrived, shotguns in hand, five minutes after the bear made his escape, she said.
Domson renewed a plea for people to look after the security of their homes and garages. Most of the bears that damaged garages this month came in through wide-open garage doors, she said. Dickson's side door has a doorknob that typically is a bear-proof system. Bears that enter side doors most often have learned through trial and error to operate lever-style handles, Domson said.
With the arrival of hot summer weather, people should resist the temptation to leave first-floor windows open and covered only with screens, she said. That amounts to an invitation to a visit from bears. If a sow cannot squeeze through the opening, she'll send her cubs in.
Dickson observed that the bear that banged up her side door added insult to injury by leaving a little pile of scat a few feet from a shelf where 10 jars of her own homemade boysenberry preserves sat unmolested.
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Arsène Wenger says he sympathises with the current plight of Blackburn manager Steve Kean.
Kean has come under heavy criticism from sections of the Rovers support after a difficult start to the campaign which has left his side bottom of the table after four matches.
Wenger believes his own experiences have taught him that the manager's hot seat is a difficult place for anybody in the Premier League to sit.
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The town of Bohmte, Germany, is saying "Nein!" to signs and lights in an attempt to reduce traffic troubles.
As of Sept. 12, downtown Bohmte—used by approximately 14,000 cars daily—will be free of both lights and stop signs. Developed by Dutch traffic specialist Hans Monderman, the "Shared Space" plan will give drivers and pedestrians equal right of way.
"Traffic will no longer be dominant," says Bohmte mayor Klaus Goedejohann.
The European Union is forking over half of the 1.2 million Euros (about $1.69 million) that the plan will cost the 13,600-resident town. Studies have shown drivers ignore about 70% of traffic signs, and the possible combinations of the country's 638 valid traffic symbols create confusion—dangerous in high-flow areas.
Bohmte's move follows similar actions by other European burgs. Drachten, a 45,000-resident city in the Netherlands, has scrapped more than half of its traffic signs. And of its original 18 traffic-light crossings, 16 have been eliminated, with the remaining two converted to roundabouts.
Cities that have eliminated signs and signals have seen a dramatic drop in accidents. Their success has drawn visitors from the United States, Argentina, and other countries looking to learn tricks to take back home.
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On Sept. 15, University of Central Florida Knights fans thirsty for football flocked to a brand-new stadium to see their home team play. But when said fans got thirsty for water, trouble began.
Designers of the $54 million Bright House Networks Stadium failed to include water fountains in the Orlando facility's design. When all the concession stands ran out of the $3 bottles of water they were hawking, lack of fluids (coupled with scorching late-summer temperatures) sent 18 spectators to local hospitals for heat-related ailments.
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The VeraGroove, Last Exit Live Take to YouTube for an Acoustic Performance
If you're old enough to be reading this post, there's a fair chance your parents carried a comically large camcorder around to capture your every toddle in the years before you were old enough to either love or hate the camera a little too much. You've seen the video enough times to know that the sound is terrible, and you've seen how big a camcorder has to be when it's wrapped around a VHS tape. You've seen, in short, exactly why there weren't always very many videos of indie music out there -- why video of local bands a few generations out is so hard to come by.
That is no longer the case, to say the least. Everybody's smartphone -- even my smartphone, an iPhone 3GS distinguished most recently by the time I shut it inside a car door -- is capable of video (and portability) that your parents would envy. There's not just plenty of video, there's too much -- if you're under six feet tall, there's a fair chance you've watched most of at least one show on somebody's enormous Samsung phone, recording the whole thing.
But there's another benefit: People with more professional aims, like Last Exit Live's Matty Steinkamp and Brian Stubblefield, can give local bands the MTV Storytellers treatment without the MTV. Last Exit Live's "Summer Acoustic Sessions" series comes a little late in the summer, but the finished product is worth the wait--take a look at Andres C. Rodriguez of The VeraGroove, performing "Rooftops," after the jump.
It's a really interesting move for a venue, and it's not the only way they're using their YouTube channel -- here's Mergence covering the Rolling Stones' "Miss You" at a show back in April, though that's audio-only.
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So here's hoping this summer video series, and others like it, continues into the fall. (And here's hoping that, if enough venues start putting together professionally shot video of performances themselves, you might eventually be able to stand in the back without watching your favorite band through somebody's iPad.)
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Recoil Management: Take The "Ouch" Out Of Shooting
Recoil Management: Take The "Ouch" Out Of Shooting
By John Johnston
Have you ever gotten home after a day at the range and reached up to your shoulder to feel the soreness, and then tried to rotate your arm, only to find out it hurt? If so, you are not alone in this sport. Recoil is a natural consequence of shooting. For you young shooters who can shoot anything up to a bazooka without feeling the effects of recoil, just wait. The effects of recoil to the body can be felt from your eyes to your toes. It will take its toll on your hands, wrists, shoulders, neck and right down your spine. Old injuries will stick up their ugly heads. Age has a lot to do with it also. Not only does it affect you physically, it can mess with your concentration also. The major problem it can cause is flinching, which in turn causes a loss of accuracy and more importantly a loss of confidence in your own shooting ability.
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My personal story started about 25 twenty-five years ago. I wanted to make a long range shot at a deer. I had picked a safe place from which to shoot, and I had built a flat platform in a tree. About 350 yards away was a spot where the does came out of the woods every evening. I had picked up a new Winchester model 70 in 300 H&H with a good scope for this hunt. I know I did not need this magnum to make that shot, but at the time it seemed like a good reason for a new rifle. You may ask, why 300 H&H? Well I started shooting in the 1950s. During that time period, all the magazines could talk about were the H&H calibers. The .300 Winchester magnum had not hit the market yet. I had always wanted a 300 H&H, and Winchester made a limited run for one particular distributor in the 1980s. My buddy and I each got one. I made the one shot one kill that day and put the rifle away. My buddy later sold his because of the recoil. Fast forwarding 20 years, I took the old 300 H&H out of the safe one day and loaded up some reloads. I sat down at my bench for an afternoon of shooting. Just a few rounds from the old gun made me ache. Back into the safe it went.
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A few years ago while at the SHOT Show, I saw the Knoxx Compstock. It is basically a Hogue over molded stock with a spring lever system built into the butt of the stock. I had tried a few rifles with muzzle brakes and found they caused a lot of ear discomfort, even when using good muffs. So the folks at Knoxx sent me a Compstock for my Winchester.
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The stock comes in a plain pillar bedded and an aluminum bedded version. Mine is the plain model. I loaded up some heavy bullets with a very hot load and went to the bench. I am always skeptical of gimmicks in the industry but I kept an open mind. After five rounds I was smiling and that smile got even bigger after shooting a total of twenty rounds. The recoil that the shooter actually feels is far less than with a factory stock. I have heard claims of up to 80% reduction in felt recoil. There is no real way to know how it will perform for you unless you actually shoot one. Recoil is determined in foot pounds by use of a formula using bullet weight, velocity and total rifle weight. It does not take into consideration the body type of the shooter, the shooting position or how the shooter mounts the rifle.
I decided to get a second opinion on the Compstock, so I loaded up some more maximum loads and took the rifle to the Lucy Creek Arms range where the owner, Tim Miller, tried it out. Tim, like me, was a little skeptical. He normally hunts with a 300 Win. Mag Ruger and knows the recoil. He sat down at his one hundred yard bench and proceeded to fire a few rounds while I photographed the session. After he shot a few, he looked up at me with a big grin and said, John, that thing really works. He then checked the spotting scope for group size and said, and it shoots good too. He liked it so much he finished off my reloads.
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Why does resistance decrease in a parallel combination of resistors ?Also please describe how to calculate effective resistance. Thank you . .! !
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Resistance (R) depends on the resistivity of the material (p), length of the material (L) and cross sectional area (A) of the material following the equation:
R = p * L / A
When hooking resistors in parallel, you are increasing the cross sectional area of the resistance path. If you like to use the water hose analogy, you are draining the tub (battery - power source) with two hoses (resistors) instead of one. It makes the tub move water (current) faster because you have more paths (bigger cross sectional area) for the water to flow.
If you look at the original equation above you will notice that replacing A with 2A (two of the same resistors in parallel) you will cut the resistance in half.
That's the theory. In practice, to find the resistance you would normally just add the reciprocal of the individual resistors to get the reciprocal of the total resistance
1/R-total = 1/R1 + 1/R2 + 1/R3 + ....
for however many resistors you have in parallel. For example,
If you have only 2 resistors in parallel, a 50 ohm in parallel with a 100 ohm resistor then...
1/R-total = 1/50 ohm + 1/100 ohm = 2/100 ohm + 1/100 ohm
= 3/100 ohm
R-total = 100/3 = 33.3 ohm (most people forget this step)
A good rule to remember is that you total resistance is less than the smallest resistor when they are connected in parallel.
Resistance is directly proportional to the potential difference across the terminals of a circuit. In series, the potential difference is greater, thus offering more resistance. Whereas in the parallel circuit, the potential difference is distributed, thus, in each series less potential difference is observed. That is why lesser resistance is offered by the conductor.
Resistance also depends (inversely) on the length and thickness of the conductor.
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Just now I had a phone call from someone who identified himself as representing "GE Life Alert". He was a fast talker who explained that they were running a promotion in our area to introduce this alarm system, and the first question he asked was, "Do you currently have a system?" I have to wonder if a real security company would ever try that stupid question on the phone! I told him it was a very clever question and that we do not EVER respond to any sort of phone solicitation. Seriously, folks: If a stranger on the phone wants to know if you have an alarm system, this can't be a good thing! It should always be a secret whether you have one or not. I suspect this person used "GE" because it's a long standing American company, a name people may tend to trust. Google did not find anything about them in connection to "Life Alert".
Heads up! If we all stopped responding to phone solicitations pretty soon they'd have to give up. We have "do not call", which is another reason to suspect this call was bogus.


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In this late-summer workshop, teens will learn how to screen print on t-shirts and other fabrics. Participants will create hand-generated and photomechanical stencils for their own designs on t-shirts, garments, or fabrics they bring to class. Some art homework will be required between classes. This workshop teaches basic techniques that can be applied to at-home projects after the class is completed. Participants will need to bring in sketches of design ideas and t-shirts (all-cotton works best) for the first day of class. All other materials will be provided in class.
*Please note, this class has been combined with the adult screen printing workshop.
Instructor Jason Engelhardt received his MFA in printmaking from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, and has worked with master printers on limited edition screen prints for artists such as Robert Indiana, Marisol, Chuck Close, Nancy Spero and others.
Location: Gamble Education Center
Level: beginner to advanced
Class size: limited to 12 students
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|Wooden Wonders
The Xenis family tree is ripe with creativity, self-expression, and dedication to hard work and big dreams. This is readily apparent in their family business, The Xenis Collection. A purveyor of fine wooden dolls, the firm is based out of Aldergrove, a small town located outside of Vancouver, British Columbia.
Marlene, approaching 50 years old at the time, founded the firm in 1994. Not one to blankly stare down a midlife crisis, the enterprising artist took her ability to concoct clever and quirky dolls and parlayed it into a fulltime pursuit. Rather than continuing her part-time craft-show success, she carved out a burgeoning name for herself as a maker of internationally sought-after wooden novelties.
"In 1994, I decided to expand because if we wanted to make a business from this effort, we had to produce a product that was worthy of upscale gift shops. I began to put Swiss music boxes in the dolls, and my daughter, Tania, and I decided that it would be a good idea to use wood heads, as the bodies were wood. Also, we live in an area that has an abundance of maple wood. Being very artistic, Tania took the initiative to paint the heads. These were a great success, and we produced a series of 'Musical Jesters.' We sold them through a distributor in the United States, who also put us in touch with a distributor in Australia and the United Kingdom."
Evolving from a local phenomenon to a worldwide business was a result of Marlene's faith in herself and in her daughter Tania's talents. Not a duo to rest on their laurels, the pair next courted a connection with a major music-box retailer. "We obtained a contract with San Francisco Music Box, with some 100 shops across the States. This kept us very busy. However, we could see that these particular musical pieces would eventually slow down, so I had the idea of experimenting with making wood dolls."
The experiment certainly paid off. "When we started the company," Tania explains, "we worked out of my mom's basement. We all had other jobs at the time. My mom was working for the government, and I was doing design work for a furniture manufacturer. My sister Jesse, who wasn't part of the company yet, soon went off to university to study monkeys. This will be very useful if a primate should wander through the shop."
Today, the Xenis headquarters is situated in a 2,000-square-foot studio, and mom Marlene lives above it in a homey loft. She feels the arrangement works out "beautifully"; she is able to stay connected and on top of her namesake.
"Our mom is the one who started making crafts, which included a simple jester 'doll.' We make slight changes every time we make something new, and eventually we realized that we were making actual, real dolls," Jesse affirms. "We always have ideas about how our dolls may change, but we aren't sure if it is what will actually happen. Collectors are the main reason our dolls do grow. Without collectors, we would only be making dolls as a hobby for our friends and family. We enjoy going to doll shows to hear what our collectors have to say. We encourage them to send ideas and suggestions for future dolls!" Currently on the drawing board are plans for a smaller doll, which would still be fully jointed. "We are thinking that we might make her a 'trunk doll' with changes of clothes and accessories," Tania muses. "She would come in her own little traveling case."
Always willing to strive for a goal, Marlene and her daughters are aware of how far they have come from the early Jester days. "Our first dolls were machined and very crude in the beginning. As we did not know the first thing about carving wood, Tania used round heads, and the features were painted on, which produced very effective results. Tania and artist Ross Adams would paint with extreme detail and achieve the three-dimensional looks we needed," Marlene says. "We made the Jesters for about four years. In the late 1990s, we introduced a design of tall, slender 'Diva Dolls.' We began phasing out the round-headed dolls and replaced them with sculpted ones with more detail. One thing we will never change is our medium—wood."
Interestingly, wood has become an uncommon material for dolls. Good old Geppetto notwithstanding, most dollmakers do not turn to wood as their personal métier. "This is because of the difficulty in cultivating [and] drying time, for wood must dry for almost a year to be any good for carving. We stand by the western maple, for the appearance gives a natural glow to the skin," Marlene says.
The Xenis designers have had their fair share of detractors—pessimists who put the knock on wood. "Several people told us that carving maple was impossible, because it is too hard of a wood, yet we persisted. And others told us that a delicate jointing system wouldn't be possible because there is no flex in wood. Again, we persisted, and we now have beautiful, delicate jointing in our dolls," Jesse says.
Devotion to a standard of excellence has guided the Xenis team for nearly 15 years. It is a credo that all of the employees adhere to. "There are many long hours of design work, and many long hours of back-and-forth until everyone is happy. There are long hours of carving, sanding, painting and sewing until a doll is finished. You work at locating the perfect accessory, and when you finally discover that you won't, you make them yourself. It is a love/hate/love relationship," Tania confides. "You love the ideas you have but hate the tedious process of putting everything together. But then you love it again when it is almost finished, and then you get to sign it and ship it off to a collector who will love it as well."
An appreciation for one another and a respect for their clientele keep this family business rooted in reality and reaching for the sky. "I cherish the fact that with my dolls, I can create an illusion and tell a story that will last forever," Marlene Xenis says.
The Jones Publishing Lifetime Achievement Award is bestowed upon one recipient per year. This award was created in 2002 in conjunction with the 100th anniversary of the introduction of the teddy bear, with the first recipient being Steiff, a German-based plush toy company known for its high quality and prices.
The Lifetime Achievement recipient must be or have been involved in some aspect of the doll and/or teddy bear field for a minimum of 25 years. The recipient may be an individual, partnership, corporation, company, author, artist, marketer, historian or any other industry professional. Lifetime Achievement Award nominations may be made by previous recipients or members of the LAA committee.
To qualify as a nominee, entrants must meet the following criteria:
The Lifetime Achievement Award has been presented to the following individuals and companies since its inception:
2002 Steiff
2003 Hildegard Gunzel
2004 Alexander Doll Company
2005 R. John Wright
2006 Wendy Lawton
2007 Virginia Turner
2008 Toy Shoppe
2010 Helen Kish
2012 Maggie Iacono
2013 Heidi Plusczok
2014 Jack Johnston
2015 Kaye Wiggs
2016 Robert Tonner
One World Holdings, Inc. and Tonner Doll Company, Inc., announced Dec. 3, 2015, that their Boards of Directors have approved a definitive agreement for One World Holdings' subsidiary, The One World Doll Project, to merge with Tonner Doll. The agreement was entered into Dec. 2. Following the closing of the merger, the combined business will change its name to Tonner One World.
The 2015 DOLLS Awards of Excellence Industry's Choice winners (DAEs, also called the Diamond Awards) were announced at the International Doll & Teddy Bear Show in Asheville, N.C., June 6. The Industry's Choice winners will go on to become the nominee's in the Public's Choice voting, set to begin in late June.
Without further ado, here are the winners of this year's Industry's Choice Diamond Awards!
August 8, 2014 - Blackall Associates Inc. is proud to announce the winner of its Summer Heat Photo Contest. The contest drew entries from around the world. Masterpiece Doll collectors sent in a special photo showing how their Masterpiece Dolls were enjoying the summer heat.
You haven't seen a toy show until you've seen this one. Six buildings! Over six hundred exhibitors! Exclusively toys and dolls and children's playthings on display everywhere! This is the show everyone always says they intend to visit, and now is the time to do just that. Collectors say the Chicago Toy Show really is the largest in the entire world. They are correct. Collectors say they find toys at this show that are never seen anywhere else. Correct again.


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I just got some boc at Joanne's and am going to use it in order to determine what screen size will work the best.
My question is which side do you use. I do not intend to paint it-I did a search and people recommended using the vinyl side, but that was with the intention of painting it?
Do a search in the DIY screen sub forum for more answers but I am almost 100% sure that you paint the smooth side..
Already did that, but as I said, I am not going to paint it, so which side is preferred? They only are talking about painting one side or the other.
Still the smooth side even if you don't paint.
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- 1 bedroom
- sleeps 4
- 7 nights min stay
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Apartment / 1 bedroom / 1 bathroom / sleeps 4
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- Swimming pool
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- Pet friendly
Description from owner
Our properties are inserted in the historical farmhouse Fattoria La Scheggia, a small rural hamlet dating back to the 15th century and located in Arezzo province - Tuscany, Italy.
In the restructured places, the modern comfort doesn't displace the rural old style ambiences. Here is the best place for those who aim for relaxation, History, culture and nature.
Only 11km from Anghiari, one of the most beautiful Italian hamlets, we're glad to offer you our property Tinaia.
Tinaia: in the ground floor of the historical building, it's a pleasent place to spend the whole day. Accommodates 4 people, so it's perfect for small families. It has also 2 opposite entrances which take you straight to the garden with its lavanders, pines and roses.
Location description from owner
The Tuscany region
Between the Tiber and Arno rivers, the local landscape has remained unchanged for centuries.
Our properties are inserted in the historical farmhouse Fattoria La Scheggia, a small rural hamlet dating back to the 15th century and located in Arezzo province - Tuscany, Italy.
In the restructured places, the modern comfort doesn't displace the rural old style ambiences. Here is the best place for those who aim for relaxation, History, culture and nature.
Only 11km from Anghiari, one of the most beautiful Italian hamlets, we're glad to offer you our property Tinaia.
Tinaia: in the ground floor of the historical building, it's a pleasent place to spend the whole day. Accommodates 4 people, so it's perfect for small families. It has also 2 opposite entrances which take you straight to the garden with its lavanders, pines and roses.
Location description from owner
The Tuscany region
Between the Tiber and Arno rivers, the local landscape has remained unchanged for centuries. Broad conifers and woods of oak and chestnut trees are scattered with archaeological remains dating back to Etruscan, Roman and Lombard times, discreet human vestiges that merge perfectly with the environment. It is a crossroads that for centuries was travelled by troops, shepherds, pilgrims and merchants, who carried theirs goods along the "Salt Route". It is an ancient fief that once belonged to the Lords of Montauto. They ruled these valleys for centuries from their castle on the hill opposite the farmhouse. The Castel of Montauto was also the place where St. Francis of Assisi liked to pause during his journeys to and from La Verna. A week can be passed along the routes sketched on Leonardo da Vinci's Val di Chiana map; guests may admire the landscapes that are depicted in the background of Piero della Francesca's masterpieces. It is a part of Tuscany devoted to those who love unspoilt landscape rich in charm and silence or for those who like searching for fortified hamlets, parish churches, castles and hermitages secluded in the valleys nestling in the hills that divide the two rivers. Anghiari, Monterchi and Sansepolcro are the vertices of a triangle in the High Valtiberina, and as any borderland, they are a melting pot of traditions and flavours.
Situated in the hills that divide Tuscany from Umbria (600 m. above sea level) and due to its central position, our properties are only a day's drive away from the main artistic cities of Central Italy, like:
Arezzo: lies on a hill close to the Appennino Tosco-Romagnolo. As its architecture proves, Arezzo boasts its ancient origin first as one of the greatest Etruscan towns and then a strategic Roman city. The upper part keeps a remarkable medieval aspect with the Cathedral and the Medici Fortress. The rather Gothic Cathedral contains fine works of art among which Saint Mary Magdalene by Piero della Francesca and the stained-glass windows by Guillame de Marcillat. The central Piazza Grande shows different styles of architecture: next to the medieval towers are the imposing Renaissance Loggiato Vasariano, the Palazzo delle Fraternita dei Laici, a mixture of Gothic and Renaissance architecture, and the apse of the Pieve di Santa Maria. It hosts annually the Giostra del Saracino , a tournament held on the third Sunday of June and the first Sunday of September, and the Antique Fair on the first weekend of every month. The Bacci Chapel in the Basilica di San Francesco houses the stunning Renaissance cycle of frescoes of the legend of the True Cross by Piero della Francesca. The single-nave church of San Dominic houses the newly restored Crucifix by Cimabue. Many other churches and palaces prove how important and original in the centuries Arezzo was. Notable are the Badia delle Sante Flora e Lucilla, the church of La Santissima Annunziata, Palazzo Pretorio and Palazzo dei Priori, and at a few minutes outside the walls, the church of Santa Maria delle Grazie, the Romanesque Pieve di Sant'Eugenia al Bagnoro. The museums offer a large variety of remarkable works of art: the Archaeological Museum Gaio Cilnio Mecenate, the Medieval and Modern Art Museum, the Casa Vasari Museum, the Casa Ivan Bruschi Museum and the Diocesan Museum.
Florence: small and immense and at the same time, it's an open air museum grown more beautiful over the centuries; a treasure chest enclosed by ancient walls that safeguard grandiose masterworks of art and architecture so close that you can almost touch them. From its magnificent position, the city sits at the feet of the Appennine Mountains in a valley that opens onto the Arno Plain. Its buildings and monuments tell stories of art, war and life. Its streets, today crowded with tourists, are the same ones through which Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Dante and many other of the most illustrious minds of all time, threaded their way. Florence's museums, palaces, and churches house some of the greatest artistic treasures in the world. The most popular and important sites in Florence include the Dom Cathedral, the Baptistery, the Uffizi, the Bargello, and the Accademia. The churches of Santa Maria Novella and Santa Croce are veritable art galleries, and the library of San Lorenzo is a magnificent exhibition of Michelangelo's architectural genius. Wander some of the oldest streets in the city until you reach the Arno River, cross the Ponte Vecchio, and experience the "newest" area of Florence, the Oltrarno. Be sure to set aside time to see the vast and varied art collection housed in the Pitti Palace. When you grow weary of museums and monuments, head outdoors. Spend a day at the Boboli Gardens or climb the hill to the church of San Miniato al Monte to experience an enchanting view of Florence.
Our properties are surrounded by a natural park with its pines, lavanders and roses that you can enjoy all day long, but you should also visit:
Anghiari (11km far):
It's an enchanting medieval hamlet overlooking the Tiber and Sovara valleys. It consists of an ancient settlement surrounded by a ring of impressive thirteenth-century walls and of a more recent area from the eighteenth-century.
Sansepolcro (18km far):
It's a typical Renaissance town that stands beyond the Tiber, in a wide amphitheatre at the foot of Alpe della Luna. The Town Museum hosts one of the major masterpieces by Piero della Francesca: the Polyptych of the Misericordia with the Crucifixion, St. Julian, and the famous Resurrection.
Monterchi (19km far):
It's a lovely village on the road that connects Sansepolcro to Arezzo. It is a 'must-see' for those who do not want to miss the Madonna del Parto, one of the most important masterpieces by Piero della Francesca: a fresco of extraordinary intensity representing the pregnant Mary.
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- Pets welcome
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- 1 Double Bed, 2 Sofa Beds
- 1 Family bathroom
- Wi-Fi available
- Shared outdoor pool (unheated)
- Shared garden
- Trampoline
- Internet access
- Fridge
- Toaster
- Clothes dryer
- DVD player
- CD player
- Linen provided
- Towels provided
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- Secure parking
- Not suitable for wheelchair users
- Check in time:17:00, Check out time:10:00
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- This rental can only be paid for online through Holiday Lettings using your credit/debit card or PayPal (never by bank or wire transfer).
- Smoking
- Yes, smoking allowed
- Cancellation policy
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Paola P.
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- 14 May 2017
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Languages spoken: English, French, Portuguese, Italian
This Apartment has 1 bedroom, 1 bathroom and sleeps 4. It's been listed on Holiday Lettings since 16 May 2013. Located in Province of Arezzo, the average weekly rate varies from £388 to £518.
The property's calendar was last updated on 14 May 2017.
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Josh Beckett spoke to the media after he led the Red Sox to an 8-3 loss tonight at Fenway
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Authoritarian Regimes in Latin America
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September 2005
BeschreibungThis thoughtful text describes how Latin America's authoritarian culture has been and continues to be reflected in a variety of governments, from the near-anarchy of the early regional bosses (caudillos), to all-powerful personalistic dictators or oligarchic machines, to contemporary mass-movement regimes like Castro's Cuba or Peron's Argentina. Taking a student-friendly chronological approach, Paul Lewis also analyzes how the internal dynamics of each historical phase of the region's development led to the next. He describes how dominant ideologies of the period were used to shape, and justify, each regime's power structure. Balanced yet cautious about the future of democracy in the region, this accessible book will be invaluable for courses on contemporary Latin America.
InhaltsverzeichnisChapter 1 Authoritarianism in Latin America Chapter 2 The Undemocratic Culture Chapter 3 Three Deviant Regimes Chapter 4 National Dictators Chapter 5 Liberal Oligarchies Chapter 6 The Masses Enter Politics Chapter 7 Corporatism Chapter 8 Tyranny and Succession Chapter 9 The Marxists Chapter 10 Counterrevolutionaries Chapter 11 The Prospects for Democracy
PortraitPaul H. Lewis is emeritus professor of political science at Tulane University.
PressestimmenA concise, readable overview, based on solid sources. Thematically presented, it is a welcome resource for undergraduate classes. -- Jose Morales, New Jersey City University
Untertitel: Dictators, Despots, and Tyrants. 'Jaguar Books on Latin America'. black & white illustrations. Sprache: Englisch.
Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield
Erscheinungsdatum: September 2005
Seitenanzahl: 272 Seiten
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Direction of Light: Your Key to Better Portrait Photography
Neil van Niekerk: It is all about the direction and the quality of the light. Whether you use natural light, on-camera flash, off-camera flash, multiple light setups or video light — it all comes down to exactly that – the direction and quality of light. Once you recognize this aspect of photography and lighting, then the door is wide open for you to be able to comfortably use any light source.


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Elimination of Curbside Yard Waste Collection
After careful consideration, the Village Board has decided to eliminate the curbside yard waste collection service in the Village for all yard waste EXCEPT fall leaf pickup, effective January 1, 2016. This decision was based on the continued abuse of the program, resulting in public works employees spending a large amount of time collecting yard waste and expensive wear and tear on Village equipment. Residents will still be allowed to bring yard waste such as grass clippings, brush and tree trimmings (as long as they conform to the current policy of branches 4 feet long or less and 2 inches or less in diameter) to the Village Garage at any time of year. Please place your yard waste in the designated areas.
Along with the elimination of curbside pickup, the scrap metal bin at the Village Garage is being removed. The area was never intended to be a bulky waste dump site, but it continues to be abused as one and is costly and time consuming to maintain.
If you have any further questions or concerns, please call the Village Office at 920-583-4400.
2017 Budget: The 2017 Budget was approved on December 7, 2016. It can be viewed here.


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Brian Robertson of Brodick has unearthed an interesting little treasure cache just outside the village.
For some weeks he has been clearing a prehistoric Neolithic cup and ring site in Stronach Wood and has found some buried treasure no more than seven years old.
He said: ' On the fourth day I came across this small plastic box. 'When I took it home and opened it I found nine coins, one of each denomination and the newest being dated 2005.
'There was also a small decorative dolphin, a piece of agate and a heart-shaped stone, plus a small card with red ink writing.
'It was addressed to 'Miss Mairi Dare, with bunches of love', and said inside: 'Well done Mairi! You've found the treasure. Now give your Mum and Dad a kiss. Much love from Great Aunty Fiona xxx'.'
Do you know who Great Aunty Fiona or Mairi? Read the full story in the Arran Banner edition of November 17 2012, or on line at www.arranbanner.co.uk/digital and let us know if you know who these people are.


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Friday is the deadline to tell us what you love about your kitchen!
We're looking for kitchens with something to love – whether it's an efficient work space, a slick cooktop or a clever design element. Tell us what you love about your kitchen and, if possible, send a photo.
Kitchen with lovable aspects will be chosen for an Entrée cover story on Jan. 31. All submissions will be eligible for a drawing for a cookbook or home design book.
Send submissions no later than Friday, Jan. 8, to Jan Uebelherr at email@example.com, and include "KITCHEN LOVE" in the subject line. Or, mail to KITCHEN LOVE, c/o Jan Uebelherrr, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, P.O. Box 371, Milwaukee, WI 53201-0371.
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