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White Style 2013 didn't quite run to plan but a great competition and some awesome riding still took place at the best trick contest that was held instead.
Thursday, the first day of the event was meant for training but because of the temperature being too high, all riding was cancelled.
Everyone was hoping for better weather on Friday, but unfortunately, it was even worse. The temperature was still above zero and it was raining from the early morning till the very end of the event, with occasional breaks. Some of the riders even started calling the contest "Wet Style" as the day wore on.
Unfortunately, during the short practice that did happen, Martin Söderström over-jumped a step-down and hit the ground really hard. He suffered mild concussion and had to spend the night in the hospital.
Qualification was then cancelled. Most of the riders then went off to chill and partake in other activities such as trying to ride downhill on snow scooters. This was the first thing to put a smile on the guys' faces that day.
Finals were set to start at 8pm and despite the weather a lot of people showed up to watch. Some of the riders had already done their first run, but after half an hour, a really thick fog rolled in, making the course too dark and dangerous to ride. So the organizers came up with the idea of doing just a best trick contest at the last jump, at the bottom end of the course. It was basically a very big landing with two different snow kickers, making two different jumps to choose from, 10 meters and 14 meters. All the riders were already very tired and exhausted after the whole day spent at the Leogang's slope in cold and rain, but that didn't stop them from putting an amazing best-trick show for the crowd and the prize purse of 5000€. Thomas Genon, after spending two days on the snow and in the rain, was a bit sick so backed out to conserve his health.
Anton Thelander, from Sweden, got himself 5th place and some money to use at the after-party with 360 flatspin. Another Swedish rider, Teo Gustavson placed 4th for double-tailwhip from the bigger, 14m long jump. Third place went to the last year's White Style winner from UK, Sam Reynolds for his amazing nofoot-cancan-nohand. But the top two guys have set the bar really high. Adrian Tell did a very high frontflip nohand, but what really made the crowd excited was a cashroll, which he unfortunately over-rotated and this resulted in a small paramedics' intervention but he was able to step on the podium to collect his prize.
From the very beginning everyone was saying that there's just one candidate to win and Pavel Alekhin finally got the chance to shine during the best tricks contest. He did some amazing tricks like backflip barspin to tailwhip and backflip double tailwhip. It was such a relief, that despite such a bad weather, it was possible to hold the contest, award the prizes and then, finally, everyone could finally chill and let loose at the after-party.
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Benedict XVI, dubbed God's rottweiler because of his hardline views, told followers he was too ill to continue with the burden of leading the church
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Tests on doggie show they are more likely to steal food when they think nobody can see them doing it
Ministers were accused of conning the elderly by making them fork out £75,000 towards the cost of their care
Brit heavyweight will take on Steve Cunningham at Madison Square garden - claiming he is the only one who would fight him
Toon side is taking shape again following the return of Cabaye - with Ben Arfa still to come
Salford teammate Theo Fages stopped breathing for eight minutes after being downed in an off the ball incident
'We have to start thinking about it as a great competition with good teams and that we want to do our best' says Blues boss
Baggies boss claimed Liverpool were playing with Kenny's team without mentioning the foundations laid by his predecessor Roy Hodsgson
'Of course Gareth scores goals, he is perfect for us. But you have every player in the team who works hard' says German
'I think this group of players has great, great potential...Their possibility to grow is even bigger than I suspected' says Blues boss
Gunners keeper saved his team against Sunderland at the weekend but still isn't happy with his performances
PLUS: Wigan boss has warned United that Iker Casillas' stand-in Diego Lopez has 'no weaknesses'
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The Spaniard was defeated 6-7 7-6 6-4 by Horacio Zeballos in his first event since last year's Wimbledon
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Hammers have suffered seven defeats in their last 11 games but captain is confident they are too good to go down
Terriers want a rising star to take over and will get their man if they can stump up compensation
A law banning horse-drawn vehicles from Romanian roads could have to led to a surge in illegal meats, it was claimed
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The Shadow Chancellor said the party could not afford to be painted as against letting people have their say
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Michigan Head Coach Tommy Amaker
On Ohio State's resolve "They're very talented. They come with a lot of weapons; there's no question they're an outstanding team, a talented team -- conference champions. They made plays down the stretch that allowed them to win this game. We have a six-point lead with two minutes and some change to go, and we didn't score again. Give them credit; they capitalized on every mistake that we made down the stretch. We had a few of them that were costly. But I'm proud of our kids. We're not into moral victories or anything, but I mentioned to them that we laid it all on the line, we put our hearts out there and -- in a lot of ways -- I thought that we deserved to win this game. But sometimes you don't always get what you deserve."
On Michigan's effort "I thought we were confident coming into this game. We had prepared very well for it; the kids had the right frame of mind. We got off to a good start that helped us; the crowd was great for us; everything was lined up for us to steal this victory. Obviously it was an incredible basketball game, but one that we came up a little short in, which is so incredibly disappointing for us."
On moving forward into this weekend's Big Ten Tournament "Certainly, it's going to be tough. This was an opportunity we feel like we had in the palm of our hands, and we couldn't close our fist to finish it and seal it. I'm sure these kids are going to hurt for a while, and they should -- we all should. We have to be able to bounce back, regroup and respond. We have to be able to say we're ready to go into (the tournament) with the right frame of mind, and see if we can continue to play the way we've played over the last ten days."
U-M Senior Wing Lester Abram
On the game ... "It really just came down to the end today. That is why we lost the game."
On preparing for the Big Ten Tournament ... "We are going to have to bounce back. We have a week to prepare. This game is over with, its history. We lost. All we can do is move on and get ready to play."
On playing with the senior class ... "It has been great. We all got along well and everyone was pretty friendly in here. I've just really liked coming to practice and playing with these guys."
U-M Senior Guard Dion Harris
On the game ... "We still had the game with about two and a half minutes left but we just gave up offensive rebounds and turned it over. I think it was three times in a row when we gave up an offensive rebound or turned it over."
On what he was thinking walking off the court ... "Just that we lost a game that we had in our hands and should have won."
On what is next for the team ... "We just look towards the Big Ten Tournament. The season isn't over. We still have games to play. We just have to look at it like that."
On if the game went as he envisioned up until the end ... "Yes. It was Senior Day. We really wanted to get a big win against the No. 1 team in the nation. It is what we wanted, but it just didn't happen."
U-M Senior Forward Brent Petway
On the end of the game ... "We just couldn't put it in the bucket. In the last four minutes, we said in the huddle that it was winning time, but we just couldn't put it in the bucket. Sometimes when we didn't put it in the bucket we turned it over and then gave them a fast break. It's a tough way to lose the game when you had the lead for pretty much the whole thing."
On what he was thinking at the end of the game ... "When I looked up at the scoreboard and saw he hit both free throws and there was only 10 seconds left, I knew it was probably over. It was my last home game and with all of us playing hard we really wanted to get this win against the No. 1 team. We still didn't get it done."
U-M Senior Center Courtney Sims
On if the game today makes looking at the teams record harder ... "Yes. I think that we know we are a good team, but slip-ups like we had at the end of the game today have cost us this season."
On his missed dunk ... "I cannot just look at that one dunk. I know I have to finish strong, but there are a lot of things we could have done differently to win the game. That would have just tied it so who knows what would have happened after. I'm not going to dwell on that."
On if the team felt helpless down the stretch ... "No, not really. We just knew we were making mistakes that were costing us. We were just trying to stop that."
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Fault diagnostics and supervised testing : How fault diagnostic tools can be proactive?
Najafi, M., Auslander, D.M. , Bartlett, P.L., & Haves, P. (2008) Fault diagnostics and supervised testing : How fault diagnostic tools can be proactive? In Grigoriadis , K. (Ed.) Proceeding (633) Intelligent Systems and Control - 2008, ACTA Press, Orlando, USA , pp. 34-45.
The topic of fault detection and diagnostics (FDD) is studied from the perspective of proactive testing. Unlike most research focus in the diagnosis area in which system outputs are analyzed for diagnosis purposes, in this paper the focus is on the other side of the problem: manipulating system inputs for better diagnosis reasoning. In other words, the question of how diagnostic mechanisms can direct system inputs for better diagnosis analysis is addressed here. It is shown how the problem can be formulated as decision making problem coupled with a Bayesian Network based diagnostic mechanism. The developed mechanism is applied to the problem of supervised testing in HVAC systems.
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2009-10: Totaled season-bests of 191.78 points in one-meter dive and 196.21 in three-meter dive, placing third in both events at Kentucky (1/30) ... scored 184.12 in the one-meter and 157.95 in three-meter at Miami Ohio (1/15), placing fifth in both ... earned two fifth-place finishes vs. Louisville (1/9) after posting totals of 191.10 in the one-meter and 180.98 in the three-meter ... finished sixth in one-meter dive (150.3) and three-meter (139.87) dive at West Virginia (11/6).
High School: Was a three-year varsity letterwinner in diving for the La Salle Lancers ... district qualifier as a junior ... Ohio high school state qualifier as a senior ... received the highest cumulative score in a six-dive meet with 228.55 points ... played one season in cross country and wrestling and earned a varsity letter as a sophomore in wrestling ... played two seasons with the track & field team.
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A Jewish school teacher accused of child sex abuse was heckled in an Australian court by a victims advocate after being extradited from the U.S.
David Kramer, 52, looked stunned when alleged child sexual abuse victim Manny Waks stood up and shouted at him.
"Welcome back to Australia Rabbi Kramer," Waks called out, according to the Herald Sun newspaper.
Kramer was sent to Australia over the weekend to face 10 counts of indecent assault.
The former teacher at Yeshivah College teacher in Melbourne allegedly committed the acts on four victims between 1989 and 1992.
Kramer did not speak during a brief hearing.
The head of the Yeshivah Center, which houses the Chabad headquarters in Melbourne, admitted it shipped Kramer off to Israel without reporting him to police soon after allegations against him emerged.
Kramer later went to America, where he was convicted and sentenced in 2008 to seven years in jail for sodomizing a 12-year-old boy in a synagogue in St Louis.
Earlier this year the Yeshivah Center "unreservedly" apologized to the victims for any "historical wrongs" and last week the president of the Executive Council of Australian Jewry met its leaders and received a "comprehensive briefing" about the college's policies, processes and programs to prevent abuse and ensure allegations are reported to authorities.
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The 997 Porsche 911 is getting a bit long in the tooth, due for a replacement in the 2012 model year, as we've been tracking for at least two years now. Earlier this year, Porsche released the 911 Sport Classic, a hodge-podge of features from the 911's hits list over the years, and now it looks like a Speedster version could be the final 997 911 version built.
The standard 911 will live through the end of its cycle, of course, until it's replaced sometime next year with the next-gen 911. We've already taken a look into what the 911 Speedster might be like, including retro cues to prior versions and possibly modern styling shared with the Boxster Spyder, itself essentially a Speedster by another name.
Power is likely to come from the Carrera S or the massaged 402-horsepower mill from the Sport Classic. Transmissions will be standard Porsche fare: a six-speed manual or seven-speed PDK. Performance should be in the same ballpark as the Carrera S, roughly 4.5 seconds to 60 mph and a top speed of around 190 mph. Depending on how Porsche treats the Speedster's soft top, high-speed runs may be limited until the cabin is liberated, much the same as the Boxster Spyder.
Pricing is sure to be high: the Sport Classic runs a steep $240,000, and the Speedster will be even more of a rarity if it is built, so pricing could reflect that--not to mention its possible status as the last of the 997s. If indeed the 911 Speedster is coming, it could arrive as early as the Paris Motor Show, and Motor Authority will be on hand for the unveiling.
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Sosnowska (b. 1972 in Ryki, Poland) lives in Warsaw. She studied at the Schola Posnaniensis (1992-93) and the AcademyofFineArtsin Poznan (1993-98), and she completed a post-graduate program at the RijksakademievanBeeldende Kunsten in Amsterdam (1999-2000). In addition to representing Poland in the Venice Biennale (2007) she has twice been invited to present her work in the Biennale's Arsenale exhibition (2011, 2003). Select solo exhibitions include: Kunsthalle Nürnberg (2011); Tamayo Museum, Mexico City, Mexico (2011); 2011Kurimanzutto, Mexico City (2011); Licthof/Atrium Project 1, K21 Düsseldorf (2010); Artpace, San Antonio, TX (2010); Herzliya Museum Tel Aviv, Israel (2010); Schaulager, Basel (2008); and Museum of Modern Art, Projects Series (2006).


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A red meat nutrient sold as a supplement for weight loss and muscle growth may damage the heart and arteries, new research suggests.
Capsules of L-carnitine are widely available in health food stores and online.
They are advertised as a fat-burning slimming aid and powerful muscle builder - and are also said to help people with heart conditions.
But new research indicates a link between L-carnitine and heart disease. It may be a reason eating too much red meat can damage the heart, separate from the effects of saturated fat or cholesterol, say experts.
The studies show that L-carnitine is broken down by certain gut bacteria to produce a potentially harmful compound, trimethylamine N-oxide (TMAO).
Scientists found that high levels of L-carnitine in the blood were associated with heart disease, but only in individuals with raised TMAO.
Omnivorous individuals were found to produce more TMAO than vegetarians and vegans after consuming L-carnitine.
This suggests that, as well as containing L-carnitine, red meat favours the growth of gut bacteria that use the nutrient as an energy source, said the researchers.
A study of 2595 patients undergoing heart check-ups showed "significant dose-dependent associations" between L-carnitine levels and the risk of coronary artery disease.
Links were also seen between L-carnitine and major events such as heart attacks, strokes and death.
In mice, L-carnitine supplements markedly increased TMAO levels and artery damage, but not if their gut bacteria was suppressed.
The scientists, led by Dr Stanley Hazen from the Cleveland Clinic in Ohio, US, wrote in the journal Nature Medicine: "Discovery of a link between L-carnitine ingestion, gut microbiota metabolism and CVD [cardiovascular disease] risk has broad health-related implications."


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Pleasant Ridge is a mostly gaslight residential neighborhood in Cincinnati, Ohio with a small business district occupied largely by long-standing, independent businesses. It is one of the most diverse, dispersed and durable communities in the entire region according to a 2008 study of 122 communities conducted by the Cincinnatus Association.[1]
In recent years Pleasant Ridge has been abutted by development in the unzoned Columbia Township that has seen the addition of several retailers. In 2005 plans were put in place by Hamilton County to improve the flow and the appearance of this area.
Pleasant Ridge has a library, a new elementary school (Pleasant Ridge Montessori), and a community center whose municipal swim team has won multiple Cincinnati City Championship meets throughout the years.
In 2010, as part of a larger economic revitalization movement, Pleasant Ridge's Business District was the first in the region to be granted the designation of Community Entertainment District (CED). This was the result of a grassroots campaign, spearheaded by the Pleasant Ridge Development Corporation. The CED enables businesses within the specified area to be eligible for up to 5 service or retail licenses for beer, wine & liquor through the State of Ohio's Division of Liquor Control (see types of permits here: http://www.com.ohio.gov/liqr/permitclasses.aspx).
The neighborhood is bordered by the cities of Norwood and Golf Manor, Amberley Village, the neighborhoods of Kennedy Heights and Oakley, and unincorporated Columbia Township. Pleasant Ridge is also home to Nativity School, a Catholic K-8 grade school (a National Blue Ribbon School winner).
John Cleves Symmes, congressman from New Jersey, purchased a vast tract of land between the two Miami rivers for less than a $1.00 an acre. Pleasant Ridge marks its beginning as a community in 1795, when land agent Colonel John McFarland bought nearly 1,000 acres (4.0 km2) from Symmes and built a small fort to protect early settlers from Indian attacks. This was one of a series of forts built in the Symmes purchase, ironically, McFarland's Station was actually located in Kennedy Heights rather than Pleasant Ridge. Its name, original legend has it came when a man named John Brewster had lost his wife and baby in childbirth and sought a spot for burial. Upon reaching "a grassy spot...on the brow of a hill overlooking the Mill Creek Valley" Samuel Pierson, a member of the party with him, said "Here is a pleasant ridge"...
There were few settlers in those early years. Pleasant Ridge was developed at the site of an early crossroads. One road, an old Indian trail, wound between the mouth of the Little Miami River and what is now Reading. Originally called Columbia Road this trail became Ridge Road. The other road, a turnpike, was built by early settlers to connect Cincinnati to Zanesville and points east. In 1803, when the road was extended from Sharpsburg (Norwood) to Montgomery, it became known as the Montgomery Turnpike. With the arrival of the turnpike, Pleasant Ridge developed some stopping places for travelers, such as Sudler's Tavern and Auten's Tavern. The area was originally known as Cross Roads, because of the intersection of the Montgomery Pike and Columbia Road (Ridge). Ridge Road connected McFarland's Station with other stations in Carthage and Lockland.
Pleasant Ridge is approximately 9 miles from the center of downtown Cincinnati on the turnpike. The tavern at the corner of what is now Ridge and Montgomery Roads in the center of the neighborhood was called the Nine-Mile House. This building is still standing (2009) at the Northwest corner of the intersection. It's obscured by a 1920s storefront. Cross the street and you can clearly see the original tin roof that's nearly 160 years old and perfectly visible is the side of The Old Tavern/ Nine Mile House, now a cream-colored stucco (over the original brick) that runs along Ridge Road...(with fire escape)
The Presbyterian Church moved from Duck Creek to its present site in 1800 with a school built nearby around 1819. The Church took the name Pleasant Ridge around 1818, and the community is said to have changed from Cross Roads to Pleasant Ridge in 1850.
The first permanent settler of Pleasant Ridge was James C. Wood in 1809.[2] Wood bought 660 acres (2.7 km2) from Colonel McFarland in 1809 for $4.00 per acre. The family, including 10 children, lived in "the fort" until they built a house off Montgomery Pike, with brick burned on site. When James died in 1824, the land was divided among his heirs, and Pleasant Ridge was first platted.
The community of Pleasant Ridge grew slowly. In 1832, the year the post office opened,[3] population was only 100. This was basically a farming community with a few businesses to serve farmers or travelers passing through the turnpike.
Pleasant Ridge was incorporated as a village in 1891 when its population exceeded 1,000. John H. Durrell, businessman and descendant of the original Wood family, became the first mayor. The village enacted certain improvements, such as board sidewalks and oil street lamps. The village had a council, policeman, lamplighter, and fireman.
The petition to be annexed by Cincinnati just 20 years later had a lot of opponents, but the proponents believed the added services would outweigh other disadvantages. Pleasant Ridge became part of Cincinnati on a vote of 260-174.
In 1904 the village made national news when the floor of the school's outhouse collapsed, and nine young girls drowned in the waste of the vault beneath.[4]
Arts and entertainment[edit]
Pleasant Ridge is home to many artists and musicians. On October 11, 2008 Pleasant Ridge and neighboring community Kennedy Heights formed an Alliance called District A, a grassroots effort to build community partnerships and fuel economic development through the arts along the Montgomery Road corridor that is the main thoroughfare for both communities. Maria Kreppel, chairwoman of the Montgomery Corridor Arts Collaborative noted that Pleasant Ridge is an artistic community different from most in that "this is where artists choose to raise their families. We're not about building new art venues. Our ultimate goal is community development through the arts".[5] The alliance was kicked off with a two-mile street festival featuring over 50 artists, musicians and businesses.
Notable residents[edit]
- Reed Ghazala, recognized as the "father of circuit bending".
- ^ Hidden Treasures, Hamilton County's Stable Integrated Communities, Cincinnatus Association [1]
- ^ Clarke, S. J. (1912). Cincinnati, the Queen City, 1788-1912, Volume 2. The S. J. Clarke Publishing Company. p. 531. Retrieved 2013-05-20.
- ^ Clarke, S. J. (1912). Cincinnati, the Queen City, 1788-1912, Volume 2. The S. J. Clarke Publishing Company. p. 531. Retrieved 2013-05-20.
- ^ http://www3.gendisasters.com/ohio/17040/pleasant-ridge-oh-outhouse-floor-collapses-sep-1904
- ^ Bernard-Kuhn, Lisa, Neighborhoods team for the arts, Cincinnati Enquirer, October 12, 2008 [2]
External links[edit]
- Community website
- Pleasant Ridge Library
- Pleasant Ridge Recreation Center
- Pleasant Ridge Montessori School (Grades PK-8 Public Montessori)
- Nativity Parish & School (Grades K-8 Private, Roman Catholic)
- Pleasant Ridge Presbyterian Church
- Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church
- Saint Peter's United Church of Christ
- All Saints Episcopal Church
- Donovan's Auto & Tire Company
- Mullaney's Pharmacy & Home Health Care
- Pleasant Ridge Auto Sales
- Pleasant Ridge Pet Hospital
- Columbia Township 2006 Ridge & Highland Shopping District Public Interest Strategies Plan
- Columbia Township 2004 Ridge & Highland Shopping District Business Corridor Study


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The hotel has recently had a makeover and everything is very clean and new with nice colours and fabrics in the room. It is in a great location 5 min from town centre but quiet in the evenings. Parking is good. Staff very friendly. Nowhere to sit outside unfortunately.
Good service, situation, close to everything, view No
geographical situation within the city was excellent
The staff were helpful and friendly. Having secure parking facilities a great benefit. A standard room with double bed was fine for me as a single occupant. However, for two people I imagine the room size might feel on the small side.
location was excellent within easy walk of town but quiet room was quite small and finishes were basic
The room was modern and clean, the location was excellent. Where do we start, after staying in a Mecure before I know them to be a great hotel chain to use. However this was not my experience with this one. The rooms aircon was broken, not enough toilet paper and tea facilities were poor. Male resturant staff were rude, unhelpful and very snotty. We decided to eat in the hotel and the food was not value for money and quality was disappointing.
Very comfortable. Pleasant helpful staff. Very convenient location for walking into Old Port and town. Away from the traffic so quiet
Friendly, helpful and efficient staff. Clean and good location. It was a shame about the noise from the building works opposite. Also, the shower door seal leaked which could lead to long-term floor damage.
Pleasant, comfortable. Good breakfast.
The fact that the hotel is very central to all amenities - enjoyed the breakfasts, although expensive (would book room only next time). Loved being by the harbour and the staff were very friendly. Will return again. Free parking excellent !! Breakfast too expensive.
Situated by the Old Harbour and the Old Town of La Rochelle and at the same time a bit off side from it all.
Great central location. An elegant old building but the rooms didn't have any of the disadvantages you sometimes get in old buildings.
Nice ambience - welcoming foyer - late night cup of tea - lovely courtyard for relaxed smoke - sitting area separate from foyer.
Needs a decent bar
Position of hotel was excellent. Staff pleasant but not very warm. No cable channels on TV. Breakfast far too expensive. Mini bar not working and contained just 4 small bottles of courvoisier
Excellent location in easy walking distance of everything yet quiet at night, parking available at a small supplement at the hotel, spacious room. Our room overlooked the car park/small garden, and over the harbour beyond, but most rooms overlook the internal courtyward - not so nice. Although modernised, room a bit tired - but the good much outweighted the bad.
Htl staff.
Central location and very quiet.
The on site parking, the rooms are very nice and it has a great location, I have stayed there many times. The very surly woman receptionist, afternoon 15/7, who met us on arrival. Beyond the obligatory 'bonjour' there was not one word of welcome or pleasantness a big black mark. I know it is the french way, no wonder the Irish are considered so friendly but it was a pain in the you know where never the less.
Fantastic location, friendly and efficient staff, lovely hotel Air conditioning was not effective enough
the location was too expensive for the rooms offered which were very basic.
Location was brilliant-very central but peaceful at the same time. Overlooking the port, close to the train station, aquarium, local amenities. Car rental on your doorstep. Staff very helpful.
The hotel was very good and the restaurant... would have liked some help with luggage on departure ny mother is 88 and I tweaked my bag lugging the suitcases around to the car.!
The location was super. Very close to the harbour and street entertainments at night. We enjoyed the poolside tables for reading etc. There was only one chair in the room - should be two. Breakfast poor value - no muesli, terrible machine coffee, the hot food was awful, marmalade always hidden away. In town, we bought a very good 3 course meal in the evening for less that we paid for the breakfast. Also, when we booked it was advertised as 13 euros, but we were charged 14 on departure.
The restaurant I didn't know abaut parking in this hotel
The location No
Yes, we liked this hotel. It's loceted very good.
Excellent location on the quayside. Polite & helpful staff. Sometimes noisy night club behind hotel.
Spacious room and en suite. Nice comfortable bed. We were on the fifth floor behind the main hotel building, so it was quiet but we could still see the sea over the rooftops which was lovely. Swimming pool was nice and deep with amazingly comfortable seat shaped lilos. Perfectly located beside the harbour, very close to restaurants, the town and bus and train stations.
Close to the harbour and restaurants The interior was much nicer than the exterior photograph suggests Nothing. We thoroughly enjoyed staying there
Thought that everyone was very friendly. The breakfast was good value for the money. The location was great.
Nice hotel in the old city. Very friendly people and godd parking facilty in the crowded center. Rooms to the streetside somewhat noisy due to the active nightlife. Leaving you two options: either go and party or ask for a room at the back of the hotel. We went for option two which was no problem.
Very convenient for all areas of the town. Great to be able to park the car safely in their own car park and walk into town or the port area which were both only about 3 or 4 minutes walk away. The hotel was very comfortable, the facilities (shower products and hairdryer) were better than I had expected. N/A
Convenience, parking, good breakfast
Friendly staff, good location and excellent buffet breakfast. The mattress on our bed was far too hard, not good for either a bad back or a good night's sleep.
Clean,comfortable with friendly & efficient staff Nothing at all
The close proximity of the hotel to the centre of La Rochelle and it's attractions, restaurants and shopping. We did not need to use the car at all. Breakfast was also better than normal continental fare. The aluminium roller shutters were noisy in even the slightest wind and became very noisy unless rolled up, when the windows were open, which was needed because our room was a little air-less.
Although the Hotel is 15mins walk from bus station it is quite central between bus station & train station to allow you to travel throughout the area. It is also not in the centre but close to it & the harbour area. It is quiet but within a short walk to the town centre/marina, restaurant area. I think it would be better if the breakfast was included in the price as 10euros is quite steep.
The welcome, accomodation, breakfast
Hotel in an excellant position - Ideal for the various boat trips, shops and a lovely harbour location together with all the street entertainment. Unfortunately there was an undesirable fishy smell in the lobby and lift areas which obviously eminates from the fish resteraunt next door.
Very well placed, central hotel with plenty to see and do on the doorstep. Helpful staff, clean rooms (basic but comfortable), booked a triple room and got 2 interconnected doubles for same price which was good. Would book again for city break. Some rooms and shared areas looked dark and pokey.
Very helpful staff and excellent service. Good in-room facilities. Air conditioning a real bonus. Only limitation was a lack of a safe in reception large enough to take a laptop.
the location was excellent..the room was quite .....a good hotel in a beautiful city,but not for a week room was basic...no wardrobe..compact if not small rooms
Wonderful location. Great food area. Horrific "free" internet service.
Location is the best we have ever tried.In the middle of everything.
Very convenient location in the heart of old La Rochelle, right by the old port. Very clean, very friendly, very quiet. One of the best old town hotels I've stayed at in France.
Location of hotel couldn't have been better, just around the corner from the old port and lots of restaurants and shops but just far away enough that there wasn't much noice and had a great sleep! Room was pretty basic but the bed was comfortable and the bed linen was clean. Rooms were basic and tv had only French channels.
Most important is the fantastic situation in the old town. Can't be better. Well for that price, I resquest a personal toilet in my room
No on-site parking.
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Shower & toilet facilities were very good & room was clean & presentable. The third bed was only a sofa bed which was't adequate & the bed sheet was of poor quality & had a corner strap that was broken. The room could have been larger for 3 people sharing - I.e a seperate room/area for the double bed. Also the Free car parking was full so we had to park in the Public car park by the beach & pay. The map directions for the free parking wasn't large enough; making them difficult to find.
Its location.Parking.Comfort.
the staff were very helpful,the hotel is ideally situated to explore La Rochelle and the car boot sale on saturday morning in the adjacent park was full of treasures! Value for money
Off road parking for motorcycle. Very friendly staff. Extra charge for motorcyle. Very poor breakfast.
I liked te friendly welcome te breakfast and te blue colourin of decoradtions and i liked te proximity to te railway and bus stations it would advde been nice to adve add tea madkin facilities in te rooms adnd te front steps need ad repair
Close to the market place and all cognac factories. And good value for the moiney. Cheap roomprice. Too small room and toiletroom.
Conveniently located between the station and the old town to permit exploation on foot during an enforced overnight stop due to there being no available flight on saturday.
Location Small room
good location could improve breakfast good secure parkig breakfast
Large rooms, good location, nice terrace and decor.
This was a repeat visit and the staff were very welcoming and helpful. We had a lovely room and the breakfast selection was excellent. not applicable everything was fine
Brilliant location in La Rochelle, great room
Location WC extremely small (Separate from shower room and washhand basin)). Constant unpleasant odour from WC
Just in front of La Rochelle's harbour and towers, calm, well equiped in class and very clean, convenient breakfast in the rooms. Centre of La Rochelle is a difficult place to drive, and the parking is well 10 min walking away (not that easy with the luggage).
From a very warm welcome, tourist info, to a fresh, bright room with a magnificent view across the old port of La Rochelle, this is a lovely hotel. All the rooms have recently been refurbished, the management and afternoon receptionist are charming and helpful. Recommend the hotel very highly indeed.
Fabulous, large, light airy room with stunning view of the Vieux Bassin. Super-comfortable bed. Excellent bathroom with Niagara-like shower! Polite and courteous staff. Daily servicing of room done to perfection. Too many stairs, but staff carried luggage up to room with a smile.
Location No safety deposit box
The location was perfect and the room was comfortable and very clean. Breakfast was not available to us in the room as the table was too small and there were only two chairs for three people. The toilet cubical was too small - unusable by anyone I would imagine over 1,80m and I am 1.80m!
Very clean and quiet hotel excellent location. En suit was immaculate. Generally well maintained.
It's central position.
Location was excellent. Easy to find and close to the bus departure points and close to the old interesting part of the town. CLean and practical room I would have liked tea and coffee tray in the room.
Easy to find, car park straight outside front door, good value excellent location close to bars restaurants etc but set back in a quiet square.
It was clean , Great location .The Hotel is very tastefully done , modern breakfast was available, the staff were very pleasant . The room was to small , no wardrobe , no soap , shower cap or shower gel (although i did ask for a shower gel and got one) , it was noisy .We felt that the room was just to small and for 2 days it was ok but i wouldn`t go for a week or two .
The hotel was small, yet stylish. The staff could not have been friendlier or more helpful.
Excellent breakfast and very friendly and helpful owner. The room was a little small for two people though adequate the a two night stay
Great location ..A little difficult to find...New Hotel very clean and comfortable..Good breakfast and really nice owners..
Very helpful and friendly owners None
The location was very central, staff helpful, good room, breakfast fine coffee / teamaking facilities would improve the stay
Stayed in this hotel for 3 nights at the beginning of october and had a fantastic time. what a cute little hotel! It's in a perfect location and everything you will want to enjoy on a short city break in la rochelle is literally right around the corner...2minute walk to the vieux port, 20 sec walk to some of la rochelle's best restaurants, 10min walk to place du verdun. room was quite compact but beautifully decorated and a very comfortable bed. the staff were lovely and very welcoming. what I liked most was that everything was immaculately clean, oh and the beautiful rooftop terrace. I would definitely reccommend this wee hotel very highly and encourage anyone going to la rochelle for a short break to stay there! I have very little to complain about here. the only thing I didn't enjoy was that our toilet was in a seperate room to the wash basin/shower room and you have to bend down every time you walk into the bedroom because the entrance is very low.(i'm only 5.1" so I just made it)
We had a lovely stay at Hotel en Ville- will definitely be back-its 2 minutes from the towers- and in a lovely quiet area too- the best of both worlds. It seems a lot of thought was put in to the decor etc- simple but we really liked it. Only thing I wasnt keen on was the ensuite- sliding door doesnt give a lot of privacy- but this was only a small thing and otherwise we couldn't fault the hotel
Superb location, very friendly family run hotel, crisp, clean, comfortable rooms. A great starting point to enjoy La Rochelle from and we would definitely stay at Un Hotel en Ville again. Highly recommended. Due to location parking is limited but public parking in front of the hotel is available. A consideration rather than a problem as we didn't have problems finding a space each day.
reasonable basic hotel in a good location.
Hotel recently redecorated in chic neutrals, comfortable, clean, very close to port and town centre. Choice of breakfast or just coffee and croissant. Double windows keep out street noise but then stuffy as no aircon. Dodgy hips avoid 3rd floor as no lift.
Good position, easy walk to all sites.Well refurbished, clean and spacious rooms. Near Aquarium with handy parking. Fantastic triple glazing...no sound from outside. Well pleased.
Very good location close to old port and shops/restaurants. The hotel has very recently been refurbished and so is very clean and fresh. Proprietors are friendly and breakfast good value.
The convenient location close to the old section of town and the promonard/port and seaside.
The hotel was right in the centre of the old town
Very convenient for the centre of the town, attractive Old Port, market and bus station. No complaints
Location,location,location! The hotel wasn't anything special but you would be foolish to spend much time in there anyway with all the beautiful surroundings.
Location. In city centre overlooking the harbour area. The facilities were basic but room was clean, it is a 2 star hotel. No lift for third and fourth floors.
Excellent location, helpful staff, close to free parking, a lot of cafe/restaurants in proximity. Very good view for old port. Calm and quite. No lift - might be a problem if you have heavy luggage.
Excellent and friendly service including late check in and allowing bags to be kept after check out. Clean and recently upgraded , bed very comfortable. Very central, delightful old hotel. None
Location is fantastic There is a very noisy bar next to the hotel - not the hotel's fault, but noise until 3 / 4am
Very good location
Location, step out the door and you are in the heart of La Rochelle. Parking is well away from hotel, basic rooms and as it is very limited size inside there are no lifts to get to the rooms. If you are in any way restricted climbing stairs then this hotel is definately off your list.
None Over-priced and very noisey at night.
Kindly staff, nice location for sightseeing nothing
The location worked beautifully. Staff was friendly. It is very loud at front but needed to keep windows open for ventilation, and the shower water temperature fluctuated dramatically.
the welcome arrival is great by giving us such good info about the place and accommodating nothing!!!!!
Location for ease of access to all areas of the town


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Re-Focused: Seahawks @ Bears, Week 15
Re-Focused: Seahawks @ Bears, Week 15
The difference between these two teams was slim but all too obvious: one quarterback played mistake-free football for two halves, whereas a certain Caleb Hanie could only manage one. Bears fans must be wondering what they did to deserve such bad fortune. A month ago, Jay Cutler had just completed his best-ever game as a Bear, we were talking of Matt Forte as a legitimate MVP candidate, and the team was nailed on to a playoff berth. Unfortunately, the crowbar of fate has pried them away and they are now almost certain to miss out.
The Seahawks have an identical record–and as little chance of making it to January as the Bears–but for some reason, a more positive feel at the moment. Maybe it's the fact they see themselves with a brighter future; they're a young team who are a quarterback and a re-tooling of the offensive line away from being very good indeed. Is Tarvaris Jackson that player?
Seattle – Three Performances of Note
Can the Real Tarvaris Jackson Please Stand Up?
It's fairly obvious to most people that Tarvaris Jackson (+4.1) is never going to be confused with Dan Marino, but that's not the question. What Seahawks fans want to know is: is he capable of talking them to the playoffs and then on an extended run. Contrary to what Tim Ryan told us during the game, his issues this season have been accuracy when going deep, lack of care and precision throwing less than 10 yards, and a real problem with pressure. In this game only one of those issues manifested itself and even then, only in a minor way. Let's look at each of those in turn with reference to this game:
To date in 2011 Jackson is 22nd out of 31 ranked passers in accuracy over 20 yards. This wouldn't be quite so bad but he's thrown the sixth–most times into that range. The good news here is that he completed a very well thrown pass to Ben Obomanu that went 35 yards in the air and, while this was only one of three, none of the others were of a "dangerous" variety.
Up until this week, under 10 yards, we've graded Jackson at -8.1, but against the Bears we gave him a +1.9. Clear evidence of this was the way he held Israel Idonije on the lofted flare to Justin Forsett on 3rd-and-4 with 13:27 left in the fourth.
Finally, his reduction in NFL QB rating under pressure is a mind-boggling 63.7 points (or in PFF grading terms a differential of 25.6). While in this game it still dropped dramatically by 59.6 (or 3.0 in PFF grades) he didn't make the mistakes we've seen in the past that usually accompanies this precipitous fall; he only had one negatively-graded throw all game.
Is this the real Tarvaris?
Run Defense – What is it good for?
Do tight ends get voted to the Pro Bowl for blocking? How about linebackers for their coverage ability? Surely defensive tackles must be considered first and foremost based on their skill in stopping the run? I know I'm a cynic but I'm claiming none of those are true because "if there aren't any statistics, how on earth could anyone judge?"
Well we will and I am by saying while he may not put up any gaudy sack numbers (unless you consider one all year flashy) Alan Branch (+2.4) is at the least worthy of consideration. He's our third-ranked run defender on the interior defensive line and here again he came to play. He made five tackles, all of them stops and generally made life tough for everyone on the Bears' line. Take a look at the way he jolts J'Marcus Webb onto his backside and then bursts inside to stop Kahlil Bell for a yard (first quarter, 4:25 left) – great stuff.
Lies, Damned Lies & Penalties
Chris Clemons (+5.9) had a huge game for the Seahawks but when you look at the box score numbers you see a couple of sacks (put to one side here the NFL stupidly double counts sacks as tackles). "Raheem Brock also got two sacks but also made a couple of tackles but you only gave him a +1.5 grade" I can hear people scream. Why?
Well mainly because of penalties. Penalties have this odd function of wiping out a play as if it never existed. The only remnant is a "black mark" against the person who committed it. What about the guy who caused the thing in the first place? In this game, Clemons forced J'Marcus Webb into two holds and Kellen Davis into another and we grade that in his favor. Just another reason to trust PFF with your hard-earned cash – you know you want to!
Chicago – Three Performances of Note
Breaking the Mold
So you're a Bears fan and you fully expect me to go into some rant about how awful Caleb Hanie (-2.0) was after the break or how Webb (-3.6) got creamed yet again. Well, prepare to be surprised because I'm going to tell you an unusual tale of a guy doing a great job on the Chicago Offensive line. Although the legacy of Mark Bortz is probably not in jeopardy yet, Edwin Williams (+4.0) had a very effective game across all its facets.
He was perfect in pass protection (would have been an oxymoron if I'd used Chicago in the same sentence) but also did a good job opening holes for his backs. He was the only one to hold his own against Branch, took Hawthorne to task at the second level, and also showed the ability to pull smoothly. Check out his block on Leroy Hill with 12:00 left in the third.
This is his fifth start now and he may be getting into a rhythm. I for one am interested to see how he progresses.
Briggs Diminished?
Before I get any hate mail on this one let me start by saying Lance Briggs (-0.7) has had a great season and I'm absolutely not calling time on the back of one mediocre showing. However, what I will say is this: In the last five weeks, this is the third time we've graded him as -2.1 or lower in coverage. The way that he plays dictates he gets from sideline to sideline quickly, cover backs, tight ends, and generally move well. At times here he looked slow off the mark and lacking in acceleration. This led to all five passes into his coverage being completed with one going for a touchdown. On the Pass to Forsett (mentioned above) look how labored and hesitant he looks getting through traffic to track a player he had in man coverage.
All that said, if you want to see the reason this is just so much conjecture try 10:24 left in the fourth. The game is slipping, but watch the way he reads the play, destroys Robert Gallery and tackles Marshawn Lynch for a 4-yard loss.
Getting Deep
I've had Tim Jennings (-1.6) in the mix for my last NFC Pro Bowl vote for a while now. Like any Bears corner, he gives up a lot of yards but rarely gets beat deep–he's one of only two regular starting corners not to give up a touchdown (the other is Baltimore's Lardarius Webb). In addition he's also a superb run force player who likes to bring the hammer to much bigger backs when they run over right end.
Unfortunately, this wasn't his best game and he gave up a deep pass as well as being rightly flagged for pass interference. As if this wasn't enough, when tracking Golden Tate over the middle on a 4 route, he was knocked off his tackle by Charles Tillman and then failed to make the play when given a second chance.
He may have slipped out of my consideration, but All-Pro could be just around the corner with a four-pick day next week. Well, if it's good enough to get DeAngelo Hall a Pro Bowl place with nothing else in his favor, it would certainly wipe out this game and let us consider the rest of his great season more fully.
Game Notes
– How tough was it for Lynch to get to the edge of the defense? Take out the nine runs for 32 yards inside the tackles and you're left with 11-for-10 yards to the perimeter.
– Hanie's Passer rating on the seven drop-backs he was blitzed? 2.5. No, I did not miss a digit.
– Brian Urlacher has played more snaps than any other inside linebacker (989). He has only missed one snap all year, against the Chiefs.
PFF Game Ball
Tempting as Tarvaris Jackson's mistake-free day was, the guy who caused a lot of the issues for Hanie was Chris Clemons and this auspicious award will be winging it's way westward immediately.
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SANDOWN – After red flags went up on a high priced septic inspection, the selectmen asked septic inspector Ed Mencis to meet with them. Earlier this year Mencis, who has been serving in the role for just a few months, performed an inspection for a 14-home cluster development on Tote Road in the Stoneford development, where all homes use the same two community septic systems. The bill from that inspection process came to $1,165.
The septic system permit fee structure indicates inspection cost per unit, and Mencis said there is confusion over what a unit is. In the Stoneford instance, Mencis took a unit to mean a housing unit, but others argued at the Monday, June 17 selectmen meeting that a unit refers to the septic system the inspection is being done on.
The septic inspector charged the plan review and bed bottom inspection fee 14 times. The bed bottom inspection fee is $55 and the plan review fee, at the time, was $25. Fees have increased since the review was done in April, with the plan review cost to $40. Mencis said during the Monday meeting that he was amenable to any solution the selectmen came to, and would leave the matter up to them. He added that the town was compensated well on the recent job.
"The town got a considerable amount of money, as did the inspector, but in all fairness it was probably on the high side and I didn't realize it," said Mencis, noting that the selectmen now had to decide how to move forward. "What should we do?"
Selectman Brenda Copp asked if the work that went into the inspection for the system in question was more than in an average single family home inspection. Mencis said it was a larger system than others he's seen and because of that, it took longer. Chair Tom Tombarello asked how other towns were doing it and if the recent fee was in line with them.
"Some are high, some are low. This is probably on the high side. Was it a reasonable fee? The town also gets a portion of it," said Mencis. Building inspector Bob Bogosh said it was on the high side. "To me a unit is the septic system, regardless of the size," said Bogosh. He added that though size can affect inspection time, it was all a part of the inspection process covered by the fee.
Selectman Hans Nicolaisen said inspection costs ultimately get passed to the homeowner. He said he had spoken with Mencis, Bogosh and builders about the issue, and suggested the town keep it simple by specifying that the inspection fee was as stated for any septic with one to four housing units attached, and doubled for anything five units and up.
"That keeps it cut and dry and black and white," said Nicolaisen. According to town administrator Lynne Blaisdell, this was the method that former septic inspector Ken Sherwood used for the same development in the past. Sherwood served as septic inspector for years before he resigned last year. The selectmen unanimously decided to go with Nicolaisen's suggestion. Money will be refunded to the Stoneford Homeowners' Association and Mencis cut another check for the amended amount. It was agreed that there were few such systems in town and the matter was a rare occurrence.


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I just looked at my spambox and it is filled with one million emails from this forum telling me that somebody posted to a thread. I unsubscribed from all current threads but the default appears to be to automatically subscribe me to all new posts and threads. That is wrong. Anyway, how do I turn off automatic subscriptions?
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Black Swan Counter: 9 (Banks need money, Jobs needs a break, Geithner has no plan, Cuomo's grandstanding, .Gov needs a hobby, GS works for money, flash crash, is that bubbling crude?).
For those who look, a flash allows one to see farther.
When you're logged in, there's a link at the upper right to unsubscribe. You can also uncheck the "Notify me via email when someone posts in this thread" option when you post. There is supposedly a way to set your default to disable thread subscriptions, but I'm not sure how you do that.
For anyone else with this nuisance;
Your Control Panel/Personal Settings/Email Settings/ (uncheck) Enable email notifications by default when you post messages
The study of money, above all other fields in economics, is one in which complexity is used to disguise truth or to evade truth, not to reveal it. The process by which banks create money is so simple the mind is repelled.
Thanks MacGlenn. I needed that.
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Visit "Your Control Panel."
Migrate to "Email Settings."
Check or uncheck desired actions.


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Regretfully selling: 2010 VW Golf TDI, black on black, 6-speed, 2-door, 53.5K miles. Obsessively maintained by a serial TDI owner. All maintenance performed on time and recorded. Every fill-up recorded (~43 MPG lifetime average). No accidents, no drama. Options and accessories include sunroof, monster mats all-weather floormats, gorilla gear trunk liner, VW OEM GTI shift knob (golf ball style, original included), cargo cover storage tray. Factory satellite radio with iPhone/iPod interface.
This Golf TDI is offered for sale in Ypsilanti, Michigan; the home of this years TDIFest. Hitch a ride with a fellow TDI-er, take delivery of this car, build camaraderie with fellow diesel aficionados, and enjoy a high-MPG drive home. It goes without saying, but this car will make it as far as you want to take it.
I wish I could collect them all, but I can't so this one must go.
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GEPS 026: Replace 'make' for Gramps build
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Move Gramps away from using Makefiles and to using setup.py [1][2][3]2621
- the core developers don't know Make, which was the case also in the past. Somebody of a company with expertise contributed the make system to Gramps.
- we need to update makefiles when adding changing files. With setup.py you only need to worry about changing directories, so simpler
- with make it happens from time to time that a new file is forgotten to be added in a release, causing overhead for the release manager
- gramps is pure python, we don't need a makefile system checking for a lot of things it is checking now
- we need less dependencies for installing gramps in linux. Already on windows makefiles are not used
- more and more projects that need make switch to cmake, ..., we should not stay with old technology just because it was already present


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Initial reporting in the Oro Valley Town Council and Mayor elections has begun to trickle in.
In the contest for mayor, candidate Mike Zinkin appears to have taken an early lead over Satish Hiremath.
As reported on the Pima County Elections Department website at 8:04 p.m. on Tuesday, Zinkin had 53 percent or 4,701 votes.
Hiremath trailed with 46 percent and 4,101 votes.
The candidates are vying for the job of outgoing mayor, Paul Loomis. Loomis lost his bid for re-election in the March primary.
Council candidates Joe Hornat and Lou Waters were ahead of Matthew Rabb.
Hornat with 34 percent and 4,462 votes and Waters with 41 percent and 5,407 votes. Rabb trailed with 23 percent and 3,093 votes.
The top two vote getters will be seated to a pair of open council seats.
According to the Pima County Elections website, the preliminary results included only mail and early ballots.
On the statewide sales tax question, Proposition 100, voters across Arizona appeared poised to pass the one-cent sales tax increase by an overwhelming margin.
The Arizona Secretary of State's website reported unofficial results as of 9:30 p.m., which showed 63 percent of voters casting ballots in favor of Proposition 100 and 36 voting against. With 71 percent of polls reporting, 619,268 voters said "yes" to the proposition and 350,835 said "no."
Visit explorernews.com Wednesday morning for more election coverage.
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The concept of this gel moisturizer is to make skin quickly feel tighter and firmer. It does that, but before we explain how, you need to know that simply making skin feel tighter isn't the same as actually tightening loose skin. In other words, don't expect to see lifted skin—this lightweight moisturizer cannot combat the effects of gravity, bone loss, and other biologic occurrences that lead to skin sagging.
What makes skin feel temporarily tighter is the ingredient pullulan. This natural ingredient is a starch derived from a specific strain of yeast. In much the same way you can temporarily smooth a wrinkled shirt with starch, you can, though to a far lesser degree, do the same for skin. The effect is short-lived and no one's going to mistake you for being 10 years younger than your real age, but it can provide a bit of assistance. The problem is that doing so with this product also exposes your skin to irritants, including a high concentration of orange peel oil. Orange peel oil is a major source of the fragrance chemical limonene, which is known to cause contact dermatitis on exposure to air (Sources: Chemical Research in Toxicology, March 2010, pages 677–688; Contact Dermatitis, December 2009, pages 337–341, and November 2006, pages 274–279). This isn't an advanced way to care for your skin, and it's really disappointing that the most intriguing ingredients (the ones that do have some good research establishing their antiwrinkle abilities) are barely present. In the end, it's the amount of orange peel oil that earns this a Poor rating.
Advanced formula Works quickly to make skin feel tighter and firmer.
Water, Glycerin, Sucrose Laurate, Pullulan, Carrageenan, Orange Peel Oil, Borago Officinalis Seed Oil, Algae Extract, Laminaria Digitata Extract, Ruscus Aculeatus Root Extract, Betula Alba Leaf Extract, Cucumber Fruit Extract, Hypericum Perforatum Extract, Nasturtium Officinale Extract, Panax Ginseng Root Extract, Clover Flower Extract, Pea Extract, Retinyl Palmitate, Tocopheryl Acetate, Ascorbyl Palmitate, Magnesium Ascorbyl Phosphate, Panthenol, Lecithin, Phospholipids, Sorbitol, Sucrose Dilaurate, Sucrose Trilaurate, Glucose, Silica, Butylene Glycol, Carbomer, Polysorbate 20, Palmitoyl Oligopeptide, Palmitoyl Tetrapeptide-7, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Xanthan Gum, Cellulose Gum, Cetyl Hydroxyethylcellulose, Polyamino Sugar Condensate, Urea, Sodium PCA, Stearamine, Lactic Acid, Thioctic Acid, Sodium Hyaluronate, Phenoxyethanol
Arbonne At-A-Glance
Strengths: A small selection of basic but effective cleansers and masks; good brush set; lip balm with reliable sun protection.
Weaknesses: Consistent and pervasive use of volatile fragrant oils that are irritating, allergenic, and/or photosensitizing for skin; disappointing toners and masks; no effective AHA or BHA products; no skin-lightening or effective anti-acne products; several sun-care products contain problematic ingredients.
Founded in 1975 with the goal of providing skin-care products with "unparalleled quality and effectiveness," Arbonne International is a direct-sales line many of my readers have an intense curiosity about. There must be lots of assertive Arbonne salespeople out there, because no other line with this type of business structure has generated the amount of email we receive, all asking if Arbonne products are worth it and whether or not many of the company's outlandish claims are true. More than many other lines, Arbonne is big on playing up the alleged evil of many benign cosmetic ingredients. Topping this list is mineral oil, which the company maintains interferes with skin functions and delivery systems. Cosmetics-grade mineral oil is not a problem for skin and is in fact one of the mildest and most effective ingredients for making dry skin look and feel better. It doesn't have the best texture or finish, but its effectiveness is indisputable (Sources: Journal of Burn Care Research, May-June 2006, pages 345–351; Contact Dermatitis, June 2003, pages 293–299; Cosmetics & Toiletries, January 2001, page 79; Cosmetic Dermatology, September 2000, pages 44–46; and Dermatitis, September 2004, pages 109–116).
We have also been asked about whether it is true that all mascaras except Arbonne's contain bat excrement. Yes, you read that correctly. It seems many Arbonne salespeople are telling potential customers that all mascaras (except for Arbonne's, of course) contain this substance. We also found that many of the Arbonne representatives we spoke to love sharing the false rumor about lipsticks containing road-kill remnants (except for Arbonne's, of course). We wouldn't mention these tall tales if these were a few isolated incidents, but dozens upon dozens of women have contacted us asking for the truth behind these ludicrous claims. Just to be clear, cosmetic chemists are not venturing into dark caves to collect bat excrement or picking up carcasses of animals on the side of the road all in an effort to save money and create harmful cosmetics. And you have to wonder: If Arbonne products are so wonderfully effective, why do they need to sell themselves using scare tactics about what every other company's products supposedly contain?
Arbonne also advertises the fact that their products don't contain chemical fragrances because of their potential for causing allergic contact dermatitis. We agree with that stance, but it would give Arbonne more credibility if they didn't replace "chemical" fragrances with a slew of irritating plant extracts and volatile oils, several of which are well-known for their potential to cause skin problems. It is their overreliance on such ingredients that makes a disproportionate number of their products impossible to recommend.
we could go on, but to sum it up, despite my reservations, Arbonne has some good products to consider. However, the rather misleading marketing language is not convincing. None of the natural-sounding ingredients in the world can keep you from reacting to an irritating preservative or fragrance, or from breaking out due to cosmetic waxes such as stearic acid or myristyl myristate.
For more information about Arbonne International, call (800) 272-6663 or visit www.arbonne.com.
Arbonne Makeup
Arbonne's makeup is known is divided into two main groups, About Face and Virtual Illusion, and in contrast to its skin-care products, the claims are somewhat tempered. The color palette presented is divided into warms, cools, and neutrals. Although we don't agree with all of Arbonne's classifications, this system can be helpful for making your selection. Regrettably, this collection has seen very little change over the years. Instead, Arbonne focuses heavily on skin care while their latest makeup fails to approach the benchmark standards being set by dozens upon dozens of other companies. The average to poor products are particularly distressing because, for the most part, Arbonne's makeup is overpriced.
Despite this, there is some good news. The makeup categories to focus are blush, eyeshadow, lipstick, gloss, and brushes. You should know that contacting an Arbonne representative to purchase makeup (you cannot purchase it via the company's Web site without having being assigned a representative) will result in more than just a monetary transaction. The Arbonne representatives we encountered were on a mission to recruit anyone who buys (or expresses interest in) their products. Dealing with this company demands patience or a strong resolve. You will need to refute not only the employees' fervent belief that Arbonne products and philosophies are superior to all others, but also the assertion that joining the company is a life-altering experience on par with the most profound spiritual journey you can imagine. Speaking as a consumer, this sort of selling is not appealing, but we are sure there are others looking for just the financial opportunity and lifestyle change Arbonne offers. Those who agree with me should know that the About Face and Virtual Illusion collections include nothing that can't be found elsewhere, from companies that make it much easier to obtain products than Arbonne does. One more point: Returning products to Arbonne is incredibly frustrating. You must contact your consultant to obtain her information, and then call the company to obtain a return merchandise authorization number. If your consultant doesn't step up, you're stuck with the products unless you want to deal with the company directly, which is about as pleasant as a root canal.
The Beautypedia and Paula's Choice Research teams have one mission: To help you find the best products for your skin, whether they're from Paula's Choice or another brand. By combining efforts, we're able to share scientific research and remain committed to the highest standards based on our decades of experience objectively reviewing thousands upon thousands of skincare and makeup formularies in all price ranges.
Beautypedia cuts through the hype to bring you product insights and recommendations you won't find anywhere else!


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Actual Mayans do not believe the world will end on 21 December. But that has not stopped countries in the Mayan World from profiting off Western-born doomsday scenarios.
Despite being declared endangered by the United Nations, there are still vibrant communities of Garinagu people along Belize's southern coast.
While cocaine-producing Colombia and cocaine-transiting Mexico are plagued by government warnings, the narco-trafficking corridor in-between is relatively free of travel alerts.
Wildlife encounters, action and adventure activities, and plenty of fun in the sun make this affordable and safe Central American destination perfect for kids.
While it is never easy to balance tourism with conservation, the small Central American country has long recognized that ignoring the latter means betraying the former.
According to Maya legend, the entrance to the underworld is located in Belize's Chiquibul cave system, where travellers can access several ceremonial and human sacrifice sites.
Several sites in Belize are hosting events to celebrate the end (or the resetting) of the Maya calendar.
Once hunted to the brink of extinction for their satin-soft, olive-brown skin, tourism is helping the tiny Morelet's crocodile make a comeback in the Central American jungle.
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Yes we cannabis: The legalization movement plots its next four years
Certainly, it would not be a seamless process for the GOP to jump on the pot-reform bandwagon when polls suggest about 65 to 70 percent of Republicans, conservatives, and white evangelical voters oppose legalization. But the octogenarian Evangelical leader and daytime TV fixture Pat Robertson came out for legalization last year. His stance suggests the three stools of the Republican coalition might hold up just fine with a pot plank, which would fit with its states' rights philosophy and was advocated by conservative economic godfather Milton Friedman.
"Republicans have an opportunity to use this as a signifier, particularly to the generation under the age of 40," says Rick Wilson, a veteran Florida-based GOP media consultant. Which is to say that even if the party remains determined for the time being to avoid being branded "pro-pot", a few up-and-comers making a move on legalization or decriminalization could be a fairly harmless way to improve their standing with younger voters…
"Rand Paul has had more impact on the Republican Party in three weeks than his father had in three presidential campaigns," says Roger Stone, a former Nixon and Reagan operative and mischief-maker who is mulling a Libertarian gubernatorial run in Florida next year. His campaign would center in large part on the marijuana amendment, in hopes of attracting younger voters. (Stone has also come out for marriage equality and is known for his lists of the 10 best- and worst-dressed celebrities, though he might encounter difficulty explaining away the tattoo of Nixon on his back.)


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I have a retail premises to let, in the interests of widening the buildings appeal to prospective tenants I've obtained planning permission for A5 (hot food). I now want to advertise the property.
I've put up a large 'To Let' illuminated banner on the shop sign, detailing the planning permission granted.
I've had a rather unpleasant experience of my local dedicated commercial agent and would rather avoid using them.
Can anyone suggest places I might advertise?
I have a website doing nothing at the moment, I was thinking of putting a couple of pages online with a selection of phrases that would be easily found by search engine. Any thoughts?
Many thanks in advance!


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In my previous post (Part 2) regarding high performance boat operation, I reviewed basic information on rigging fit and function. Now its time to head to the ramp.
While the boat is still on the trailer, walk around for a visual inspection of the hull. Next, climb aboard for a visual inspection of the interior and engine compartment (motor well for outboards): ensure everything is in place and secure. Dont forget the drain plug(s)! Check your other safety accessories: aboard? In secure locations?
Once your boat is launched, review the helm to familiarize yourself with the location and function of all instruments and controls. Make sure the steering wheel, throttle and shift controls are well within your reach and that you are comfortable with their operation.
If your boat is fitted with K-Plane trim tabs, be comfortable with the location and operation of the tab trim switches. The driver needs to know the location and function of accessory switches such as bilge blower, bilge pump, running lights, horn, courtesy lights and related fuses, or circuit breakers.
All boats should be equipped with a safety stop switch and a lanyard. Prior to starting the engine(s), attach the safety stop switch lanyard to your life jacket! Once the engine(s) are started, verify all engine and vessel gauges are in proper working order and engine/vessel functions are normal. Test the safety stop switch function before you head out.
Performance Boat School Instructor Brad Schoenwald (R) with student driver. Photo credit: Tres Martin's Performance Boat School.
The Mercury Racing Guide to Hi-Performance Operation recommends you be accompanied on your first ride by a person experienced in high performance boat operation and handling. I would go one further: I advise all owners of performance boats to attend a performance boat driving school. I spoke with Brad Schoenwald, an instructor at Tres Martins Performance Boat School, to get a feel for what you can expect to learn and experience.
Brad said their school is a two day course. The first day is eight hours of classroom work chalkboard and multimedia instruction covering everything from basic boating laws and regulations to performance boat hull types, trim, power and propulsion. Brad said they get students with the full range of experience attending their courses from experienced drivers (including former boat racers like our own Fred Kiekhaefer) to first time performance boaters and non-boaters who want to become educated consumers.
I think it is important to approach each new boat with an open mind as if it was your first boating experience. Every boat is different. One vee bottom is different from another. Moving from a vee-bottom to a catamaran is a different experience again. Brad reinforced my open mind approach.
Novices are the least [predisposed to] instruction. They have no preconceived notions as to what is right and wrong. Folks with lots of boating experience and exposure to performance boats learn they were doing some things incorrectly, said Brad.
Brad continued, Performance, is about human performance. The goal is for a student to able to demonstrate their skill upon completion of the two-day course.
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In one of our homes, the work performed was substandard and required the use of additional funds to have another contractor come in. On one of our other homes, Isaiah received upfront payment in the amount of $1,700. After failing to show up several times, we removed Isaiah Brewer and A&I Health Solutions from the job in early February. Isaiah Brewer nor A&I Health Solutions have returned the funds forwarded for the job that has not been completed. Soon after being removed from the job, we learned that the companys BBB accreditation was removed in December for an incident very similar to this.
When contacted, Isaiah Brewer of A&I Health Solutions stated that he did not have the money as he had already spent itbut he had an upcoming job that would allow him to remit payment. This, however, has yet to occur in the past two months and Isaiah Brewer of A&I Health Solutions has stopped returning our calls on this matter.
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Willie + T Bone = Country Music
Do you ever give much thought to what goes into titling an album? Who does it? What are the boundaries? What's the difference between a lame name and one that's inspired? How much does a title matter?
Think about Bob Dylan's 1966 masterpiece Blonde on Blonde, the apex of his surreal "thin, wild mercury sound" and as heady a blend of pop and avant-garde sensibilities as ever hit the Top 10. So why is it tagged with a title that would seem suited to a Hollywood beach movie?
One of most iconographic appellations in music history – "The White Album" – isn't the album's title at all, but rather the nickname Beatles fans came to favor over the minimalist (and barely visible) actual title, The Beatles.
Which brings us to Willie Nelson's exceptional new collection, Country Music. You can't be much more to the point than that. But if any living figure can appropriate the handle of an entire musical genre, it would be Nelson, whose name belongs with a small handful of giants when the roll of country's all-time greats is recited.
The T Bone Burnett–produced album harkens to the kind of music coming out of Nashville when Nelson was a young songwriter half a century ago. Accompanied by traditional instrumentation (mandolin, banjo, fiddle, steel guitar) and drawing from the repertoires of golden-age greats (Hank Williams, Ernest Tubb, Merle Travis, Ray Price), Nelson edifies and entertains with characteristic grace and style. Willie is the quintessential could-sing-the-phone-book kind of guy, but here he's putting his heart and soul into bulletproof classics. All Willie Nelson albums are worthwhile, but this is one of the greats.
As for that title? It's grand without being aggrandizing, direct without being brusque. Just like the man; just like the music.
(P.S. If you like what you hear on Willie's latest, the next time you're at Starbucks keep an ear open for an appropriate companion piece – Good Ol' Nashville, our overview of Music City USA in the '50s.)


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Google updated its Google Docs app for Android devices and enabled real-time document collaboration and editing without having to launch a browser. The app also got some overall improvements that enhance the user experience while creating, editing, uploading and sharing documents on Android phone or tablet.
Previously, the Google Docs app largely acted as a smarter frontend to the cloud document editing suite. Users were able to view documents, store their list of documents (though not the documents themselves) on the device, share files with people from your address book, and even turn a photo of text into an editable document. But any editing was actually done in the browser, and the collaborative aspect was limited to say the least.
Now, though, you can join a document with a touch and see changes in real-time, similar to the desktop browser-based version. Google even has a demonstration video up on YouTube, for further illumination.


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Vodafone McLaren Mercedes iPhone/iPod Case.
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I decided to try and recreate the McLaren F1 logo using Sketchbook Pro on the iPad, the graphics, including the the text were all hand drawn with the stylus.
I am sure it would have been far quicker to do it in Illustrator, but not as much fun. :)


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Seriously considering buying a Blazer Attache.
Does anyone own one?
What do you think?
If I buy the gun in a "standard" caliper, I can also get a barrel and and bolt head for a "magnum" caliper, right? Anyone know the price of an extra bolt and barrel?
I have already started saving, but at $$$$, I think it will take be another 8 months or so before I am ready to break the bank.
Thanks for the help