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"There's one little pain I have to sort out beforehand, though," she heard man's words, as quiet as a whisper, yet as loud as someone yelling right into her ear.
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Suraj was charged with abatement to suicide of Bollywood actor Jiah Khan. 22-year-old Suraj, son of Bollywood actors Aditya Pancholi and Zarina Wahab, had challenged a session court's order which had rejected his bail application. A magistrate court recently extended Suraj's judicial custody till July 11.
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That doesn't look like a drain-------is that the rough opening for a tub?
you have to provide more information than that....is that 4"drain for commode????? if so its 2 close to wall :huh::huh: ben sr
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It looks like you have a framing contractor that is following a plan rather than using his head and finding out what he is covering. The standard distance for a toilet is 12 inches from the finished wall, looks to me like you dont have that. Where are the shower/ lavatory pipes?
I dont see any vents .
Thank you every one for your input. I will clarify a few things. The basement is being framed and the bathroom is being left undeveloped. I just want to make sure that when everything is done that I won't be left with a big problem to complete the bathroom.
If you haven't noticed already I'm an extreme novice and at this point know very little about plumbing or framing. I do appreciate any help that is provided.
Below is a couple of a couple more pics from ceiling where the water lines come in and the back wall. Does everything look good? Should there be anything else that I should look for?
I will measure the distance from the center of the drain to the wall. This should be 12"?
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The reason I questioned your tub rough is that I didn't see a vent pipe for it's trap, and the fact that you're in a basement which, in my area requires the valve. A standard tub is 5ft long so the framed opening should be that or 60-1/4". The wall can be on that box, in fact, you may need to enlarge it some more when it comes to setting the tub.
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- Pets considered:Yes
- Wheel chair accessible:N/A
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2 Bedroom, 2 Bath Spacious Home, 2 Blocks From Canyon Road, Optional Casita
This home is located less than one block from the Downtown Subscription coffee shop, a short stroll Canyon Road and the Downtown Plaza. It is situated in the heart of the historic eastside with world class museums on Museum Hill. You can stroll to music on the hill less than a mile away and drive to the Santa Fe Opera in ten minutes. The new Railyard arts and entertainment district is within walking distance and it is only a short 20 minute drive to the Santa Fe Ski Basin.
We provide a pick up grocery service at no delivery charge the day of your arrival. Let us know what items you would like in the kitchen or stocked in the refrigerator. Maybe you have a late flight and need some late night snacks or must have that non-fat half and half for coffee and orange juice with muffins in the morning!
In winter the living room fireplace provides for a cozy and romantic setting to watch the snow falling outside or enjoying friends for dinner in the adjoining dining area. The kitchen has been given "thumbs up" by several private chefs in Santa Fe. When it's time to go to bed, take a soothing soak in the claw foot tub or light one of the fireplaces and go to sleep with the warm glow reflecting on the beautiful plaster walls. The four fireplaces are stacked with wood and ready to go!
The truly unique 12-foot ceilings give home a spacious feeling and ceiling fans in living room and bedrooms provide a comfortable cool breeze on hot summer days. The hand-troweled diamond plaster walls, tall windows and skylights provide natural light on Santa Fe's sunny days. The entire house has warm radiant-heated floors and four fireplaces for chilly evenings and snowy days.
The living room is spacious with its large fireplace. It is a beautiful gathering place for an evening with a glass of wine with friends, watch the games on TV, play cards, hang with the kids or just read a book. The living room has access to the front courtyard with gorgeous sunset skies. There is plenty of room in the front courtyard for an afternoon cook out or evening gathering and dinner. The side courtyard with fountain, herb and vegetable garden and entertaining hummingbird feeder is a relaxing space to enjoy a cup of joe in the morning.
During the early spring pick strawberries, mid-summer pick apricots and cherries, and late summer pick fresh herbs and tomatoes for dinner or apples for a tasty cobbler.
The master bedroom has a view of the front courtyard with a large window with a shade that opens from the top or bottom. The beautiful kiva fireplace is equipped with gas for quick romantic lighting viewed from the king size bed. The attached large master bath with another fireplace has a large walk in shower.
The second bedroom with a queen bed has a fireplace and attached bathroom. The bathroom has a restored large claw foot bathtub for soaking with a shower head.
The kitchen is equipped with a ceramic top stove, oven, microwave, refrigerator with ice maker, coffee grinder, coffee maker, expresso maker, waffle iron and fully stocked kitchen. The kitchen has a separate entrance for easily bringing in groceries.
The open dining room adjacent to the living and kitchen areas looks out onto another patio and garden area with easy access to the kitchen and grilling area.
French doors open the dining area to one of the two private patio areas. A walled courtyard with a heavenly garden includes an outdoor dining area for six. Smell the lavender in the spring, enjoy the lovely sunsets in the fall or fresh snow in the winter time, all from the privacy of the walled front courtyard.
Two parking spots are located right off paved Garcia Street.
A casita a few steps across the courtyard from the house is available for an additional fee. This separate, but adjacent, well-light space has a futon sofa, desk; internet access, bathroom with walk-in shower; kitchen with a refrigerator, microwave, cooktop, sink; and a charming wood burning fireplace/stove. There is a large room downstairs bedroom perfect for yoga, meditation, reading and quiet time. The casita is not rented separately, only as part of the main house. Consequently, if you don't rent it it will be vacant during your stay.
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Property Type
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- 1700 sq. ft.
House Rules
- Max. occupancy 4
- Events Allowed
- Non Smoking Only
- Pets Considered
Accommodation Type
- Vacation Rental
- Guests Provide Their Own Meals
- Long-Term Renters Welcome
Bedrooms: 2 Bedrooms, Sleeps 4, Beds for 4
Bathrooms: 2 Bathrooms
Other Amenities
- Books
- DVD Player
- Games
- Music Library
- Satellite / Cable
- Stereo
- Television
- Video Games
- Video Library
- Botanical Garden
- Churches
- Cinemas
- Festivals
- Health/Beauty Spa
- Library
- Live Theater
- Museums
- Recreation Center
- Restaurants
- Ruins
- Synagogues
Local Services & Businesses
- ATM/Bank
- Babysitter
- Fitness Center
- Groceries
- Hospital
- Laundromat
- Massage Therapist
- Medical Services
Leisure Activities
- Bird Watching
- Gambling Casinos
- Horseback Riding
- Outlet Shopping
- Photography
- Scenic Drives
- Shopping
- Sight Seeing
- Walking
Location Type
- Downtown
Sports & Adventure Activities
- Basketball Court
- Cross Country Skiing
- Cycling
- Fishing
- Fly Fishing
- Freshwater Fishing
- Golf
- Hiking
- Hot Air Ballooning
- Ice Skating
- Kayaking
- Mountain Biking
- Mountain Climbing
- Mountaineering
- Racquetball
- Rafting
- Rock Climbing
- Ski Privileges Optional
- Skiing
- Snowboarding
- Snowmobiling
- Swimming
- Tennis
- Water Tubing
- Whitewater Rafting
- Dining
- Dining Area
- Seating for 6 people
- Air Conditioning
- Clothes Dryer
- Fireplace
- Hair Dryer
- Living Room
- Parking
- Towels Provided
- Washing Machine
- Coffee Maker
- Dishes & Utensils
- Dishwasher
Expresso maker, waffle iron, blender, baking dishes, mixer, blender...moreless
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Summer Season 2017
May 12 - Oct 30, 2017
2 night min stay
Holiday Season
Nov 18 - Jan 7, 2018
3 night min stay
Winter Season
Jan 8 - Mar 31, 2018
2 night min stay
Summer Season
May 1 - Oct 7, 2018
3 night min stay
My Standard Rate
2 night min stay
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Fees and Rental Conditions:
- Cleaning fee $120
- Property Damage Protection $59
- Tax Rate 8.313%
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Four blocks to Downtown, two blocks to Canyon Road and less than one block to the Downtown Subscription Coffee Shop
Owner info
Year Purchased: 2002
Why the Owner Chose Historic Eastside, Santa Fe, NM, USA:
I had looked at many properties in Santa Fe and this one was very special. It has the original walls throughout. Unlike many Santa Fe historic homes, this one had and still has high ceilings giving the home an open and spacious feel. Some of the interior doors and locks are well over 100 years old. A photo album depicts its restoration to it present grand state.
The Unique Benefits at this House:
Great central location, steps from coffee shop and Canyon Road galleries
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Living Room with large fireplace looking into dining area
Dining room looking back into master bedroom
High ceilings provide a airy, spacious feeling
Open kitchen area for cooking and entertaining
Master Bedroom and easy to light gas fireplace
Roaring kiva fireplace in the master bathroom
Wonderful second bedroom with kiva fireplace directly off living room
Restored clawfoot tub for relaxing after a long day
Two doors to courtyard for easy access
Main entrance in to the kitchen area through second courtyard
Street easy access to walk to the local coffee shop a few steps away
Winter Wonderland
Dining room looking at second private garden
Dining set for a wonderful evening
Living area for reading or viewing TV
Art throughout the house adds to it's unique charm
Large walk-in master shower with raindrop showerhead
Fully equipped master bathroom with spacious closet
Guest bath has door directly from second bedroom and off living room
Front courtyard for evening drinks or morning coffee
Multiple seating areas in the main courtyard
Snow covered trees in second courtyard
Watching the evening skies from the front windows always a delight
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Date last modified - Thursday, May 25, 2017
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As an employer the council benefits too, says Ms Coalter. "It means that we are able to attract and retain the best quality staff we can who are going to deliver really good quality services for the people of this borough. That is what we are about."
Mick Duffy, a manager in the education department has worked for the council for 30 years and recently completed the transforming leadership programme.
"The Donnygate issue and scandal was as low as we could go and it was necessary to show we had moved on and that we are improving. Re-branding is part of that exercise. The council had to do it," he says.
"To me, it means I can identify with what the council is about. I suppose it is a kind of tribal thing- similar I suppose to a football supporter in that they want to wear the club colours at a sort of primeval level." There is greater sense of job satisfaction, and of working towards a common goal, says Mr Duffy. "I sense among colleagues that I work with and people I have come into contact with on this programme that there is a greater sense that branding means something to them in their working day."
There have been another benefits, says Ms Coalter. As the workforce has changed and become more flexible, the council has been able to bring in new people with new ideas and to improve the diversity of the workforce, including more women at senior levels. This has now reached 30%, she says.
David Bowes, a car park attendant, and a recipient of the council's 'Team of the Year award', presented for stopping a man leaping from a tall building, agrees that things have improved. "Everyone is a lot friendlier now. It is a big family. There is a lot more good feeling about. Everyone seems a lot happier."
However, not all the borough's employees are convinced. "I wouldn't say I have a sense of pride in working for the council," says Adrian Greaves, also a car park attendant, and part of the award-winning team. "I don't think I would be one of the 74% [who said they were proud to work for the council].
Although "happy enough" in his job, Mr Greaves, says he has a number of gripes with his employer. "I have been here seven years and I can't really say I have had a lot of training," he says. Mr Greaves says that he always likes to better himself, and would like to go into IT.
"With branding you can go two ways," comments Professor Beaumont. "You can pretty quickly get a change in employee behaviour. You put in the right incentives. You put in the right disincentives. But whether you will get a change in attitude and culture - that is going to take a much longer time, usually about five years."
That may be too long for Mr Greaves, who sees his future elsewhere. "It will be away from the council. I am looking for more money and challenge, although challenge comes before money," he says, claiming that the council's makeover exercise has failed to transform everyday reality on the ground.
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"There were times when it stretched that sort of commitment in the past but certainly now, yes, I am more than happy to stand up and say I work for Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council. I am proud and pleased to do so."


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Glen Davis is off to a hot start in his second full season with the Orlando Magic. The power forward is averaging nearly 15 points and 9 rebounds per game, and new Orlando head coach Jacque Vaughn has even named him a co-captain along with point guard Jameer Nelson. Davis never really seemed to fulfill his potential with the Boston Celtics, and he recently spoke about the difference in coaching styles between Vaughn and Doc Rivers. "Different guys," Big Baby told the Boston Herald before the Magic took on the Celtics. "Doc is more of a military-minded kind of guy, and Jacque is more of a Gandhi kind of guy. Soft but powerful. "Doc's more get the job done, and Jacque Vaughn is more the kind of guy who will ask you, Would you feel comfortable getting the job done? I think that's different with players. But in my system, I think I just feel better functioning in Jacque's system. Doc wasn't the kind of guy to pat you on your back and say, good job, man. He's more like, OK, move on. In a way that's positive, but some players are different. Jacque's a different kind of guy. He pats you on your back – good job. That's his motivation. But at the same time he still holds you accountable if you're doing things wrong." We certainly know Big Baby is sensitive, as evidenced by the time he cried when Kevin Garnett yelled at him or flipped on a fan who called him a name. Many players would tell you that Rivers is as much of a players' coach as you will find, but some guys just don't mesh well with their leaders. Davis praised Doc for getting his career off to a solid start, but based on the production it would seem that Davis, Rivers and the Celtics' veterans just weren't the best combination.
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Mumbai Institute of Management and Research (MIMR) offers full-time MMS program. The other courses are MBA in HR, Finance, Marketing, Systems (IT) and Operations Management. MIMR is located at Wadala Mumbai and was established in the year 2004. The college offers courses in management since its inception. Approved by AICTE, MIMR was coined by Bhartiye Gramin Punarrachana Sanstha to enhance management studies across India. Affiliated to Mumbai University and the governance of the college are looked after by the Maharashtra government. Flexible fee structure and state of the art facilities are provided to aspiring students of management at MIMR. Experienced faculty members of MIMR promote an encouraging environment for intellectual and personal growth. Along with placement assistance, several other facilities and resources are offered to students of MIMR. The students are equipped to channelize their energies to make them realize their inner goals. They are taught to believe in the pursuit of Excellence. Our students are ready to face the challenges of the corporate world, to forge ahead of others. We have inculcated the spirit of excellence, the foundation of research and the drive of creative passion in our students. The Faculty have the gamut of knowledge, intense industry experience from diverse fields to provide the students a healthy all-round development and growth by classroom teaching, seminars, workshops, grooming sessions as well as co-curricular activities. Mission of the Trust is to provide quality Education, Advance methods of Training and meaningful research, Professional approach & Value based education.
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The idea of creating the handball Regional league which will bring strong and unpredictable games, full halls, and matches that will help players to mature and become more experienced and clubs to be competitive on international level began to mature.
Few national handball federations began with the realization of this idea, and best two clubs from each country have the opportunity to play in new Regional League. Every beginning is difficult, fraught with uncertainty, but the desire to make a high quality league were bigger than any problems.
When in 2010 began the first meeting about the new Regional handball league many saw this as "mission impossible". The positive reactions came very quickly, and the national federations of Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro, Macedonia, and Slovakia recognized quality.
The new league will exit "domestic borders", entering new handball market. Soon after the League started, came the support from Belarus and Serbia, as well as Hungary.Today, the League has teams from seven countries, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Hungary, Macedonia, Serbia and Slovakia.
The SEHA league (South East Handball Association) consists of two phases – the first has 18 rounds in which all teams play one match at home and one away. After the regular part of the season, four best-ranked clubs play the final phase, Final Four.
The winner automatically retains the right to play again next season. Other places would be filled with teams which took first place in the domestic championship each SEHA League participant country.
Teams that played in the first season of SEHA League (2011/2012) were: Croatia Osiguranje Zagreb, Nexe, Metaloplastika, Crvena Zvezda, Tatran, Bosna Sarajevo, Borac Banja Luka, Izvidjac, Sutjeska, Lovcen, Vardar and Metalurg.
The first Final Four was played in Zagreb: Croatia Osiguranje, Tatran, Vardar and Metalurg were fighting for the golden medal and the winner was Vardar Skopje.
The team of Meshkov Brest from Belarus, joined in the second season of SEHA league (2012/2013), but teams from Serbia did not play due to busy calendar of domestic championship.
League was consisted of following teams: Croatia Osiguranje, Nexe, Borac Banja Luka, Sloga Doboj, Izvidjac, Tatran Presov, Lovcen, Vardar, Metalurg and Meshkov Brest.
Final four tournament was played in Skopje, where Vardar, Metalurg, Croatia Osiguranje and Meshkov Brest were competing for the title. Winner was Croatia Osiguranje.
Good ideas were recognized quickly and SEHA League gained a new partner for third and fourth season. Russian giant GAZPROM decided to be a major sponsor of the League.
In the third season of SEHA League (2013/2014), Serbian team Vojvodina returned to the League alongside Partizan, while Sloga Doboj and Izvidjac stopped being a part of the League.
Vardar, Meshkov Brest, Tatran Prešov and Croatia Osiguranje Zagreb played the Final Four in Novi Sad, Serbia where Vardar took the title once again.
Next season, 2014/2015, brought new participants. MKB – MVM Veszprem, Vardar, Meshkov Brest, PPD Zagreb, Tatran Presov, Nexe, Metalurg, Borac m:tel, Vojvodina and Radnicki played the SEHA League.
Final Four was held in Veszprem and the home team took the first place, while Meshkov Brest was placed second, PPD Zagreb third and Vardar fourth.
The vision of the League is to become a global project that will bring quality, distinctive to this region, which will be equal to the largest European brands. SEHA - GAZPROM League is now among three strongest leagues in Europe.
They had the vision, the dream began to realize, a lot of hard work was needed and everyone were aware that they have to invest. This was the only way to reach desired.
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