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I am not, nor have I ever been, a girly girl. The closest I ever came was a weird era in the late '80s where I insisted on wearing skirts and dresses all the time while climbing trees. I'm not sure why I thought this was a good idea as it resulted in many ripped outfits or my ass hanging out half the time, but I guess as a five-year-old, I wasn't that concerned about wardrobe destruction or panty-flashing.
Anyway, one of the few offerings I made to the altar of estrogen growing up was being a pretty avid fan of the Sweet Valley series. I've mentioned this before, but I followed those Wakefield twins through thick and thin. Grade School (Sweet Valley Kids), Middle School (Sweet Valley Twins), High School (Sweet Valley High) and Post-Secondary (Sweet Valley University), we went through many years together. Common sense and continuity be damned! The Wakefield girls were my girls . . . And man, were they ever mean girls sometimes! I've only realized this more as an adult, but what sanctimonious little pricks they were to some of their friends. I mean Lila was generally thought of as "the group bitch", but she was the respectable kind of bitch. In that way, she was kind of like Sweet Valley's own James Spader. She didn't hide the fact that she was an asshole under a bunch of bumbling and cutesy gestures ANDREW MCCARTHY* – she owned it and you knew what you were getting with her.
Anyway, my lovely and much more girly sister-in-law reminded me of the series again this morning when she posted a link on my Facebook wall to an interview with Francine Pascal (the all-knowing creator god of the Sweet Valley Universe) who was talking about this . . .
I wasn't that excited about it because this book is practically Sweet Valley folk lore at this point. There has been talk time and time again that there was going to be a book following the Wakefields & their plucky pals post-grad, but the reports were always riddled with errors and the release date of the book was never firm, so I was sceptical the thing would ever see the light of day.
Until, apparently, now because, unbeknowst to me, the book was released yesterday and my nearby bookstore has 43 copies of it! Hells ya!
So needless to say, I will be heading over to the bookstore at lunch because Sweet Valley, she is my lady crack**. I am so addicted to the ridiculous, manufactured drama of it that I need . . . nay, have to read what happens to those blonde bitches next! Woot! So excited! Trashy book, here I come!
(A reading and a detailed recap will be coming shortly.)
*And something that I didn't mention in my Andrew McCarthy Sucks! post but that I should have was that, when Andie and Blaine (blech!) finally get back together and kiss and whatever, they're in like an alley or a parking lot or whatever with none of his stupid jerk friends around so he's still ashamed of her! Pretty easy to deliver big speeches about how much integrity you have when you don't actually have to have any balls to back it up, eh Blaine? At least Danny Zuko who, don't get me wrong, I also have problems with danced with Sandy in front of everyone at the carnival thingy! Bah! HATE!
**You know, I just realized that by calling a post "Lady Crack," I am probably opening my blog up to a bunch of really unsavoury blog search terms but my brain is so clouded with happy ridiculous thoughts that I don't care. Sorry, perverts!


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heres my projet ..i bought a 97 VR6 GTi with no engine . at first i wanted to do a 400hp+ 8V but instead i've opted for a 07 2.5L 5cylinder 20V that i will turbocharge
the car is gonna get a complete new paint job (Black Magic from 20th GTI)
KW variant 1 coilover
and 17" BBS RX
pretty much every thing on the body will stay in stock form
now the motor
its an 07 2.5 5 cylinder from a Rabbit with 1800miles on it .
the GT3582R ball bearing
and now my tranny setup .
02M 6speed Quattro from an Audi TT
will update as the project evolves
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For sheer scale and diversity no other single state in the country beats California as a destination for the hungry traveller. The rich ethnic mix is one great strength, a hunger for innovation another – at just one Napa Valley restaurant the menu includes crispy tuna pizza, flying fish roe and liquid nitrogen lollipop ice cream.
The climate and terrain allow for the cultivation of more than 350 different crops, and livestock and poultry generating over $10bn a year. Add top-quality sustainable seafood and some of the finest wines on the planet and you're in gourmet heaven.
From inexpensive Mexican food in the south to fine dining in the wine country in the north, there is a gourmet experience to suit every pocket and mood. The growing worldwide trend of artisan food production is alive and well here, meaning you'll find world-class cheeses, craft beer and unusual baked goods as well as award-winning wines.
It would be foolhardy to try to cover the entire state in one visit (it is, after all, America's third largest after Alaska and Texas), and navigating your way through the options can be head spinning. But a road trip focusing broadly on what's available in the coastal areas between San Francisco and Los Angeles incorporating the Monterey peninsula and Santa Barbara, with excursions north to wine country and south to San Diego, would make an unforgettable foodie journey. Milestone's (0845 678 8585; milestonestours.com) nine-day San Francisco and Wine Country Delights tour costs £2,225, including BA flights from Heathrow to San Francisco and hotel accommodation plus most meals. The next departure is 18 May.
San Francisco is the state's restaurant hub, with a scene that's dynamic and innovative enough to give New York a run for its money. There's fine dining of course, but plenty of high-quality authentic cheap eats too, such as Bun Mee Vietnamese sandwich shop (001 415 800 7696; bunmee.co). The city is well known for its sourdough bread, and a visit to one of the numerous artisan bakeries such as Tartine (001 415 487 2600; tartinebakery. com) is a must. You could even take a weekend workshop on baking sourdough at the San Francisco Baking Institute (001 650 589 5784; sfbi.com). Across the bay, the Berkeley and Oakland dining scenes are well worth investigating too.
But don't discount Los Angeles. Although it's undeniably faddy, you can eat and drink extremely well in the city. The formerly barren downtown area is being rejuvenated by a lively gastropub and tavern scene. The influence of the city's gourmet food truck options, kick-started by Kogi Korean BBQ (001 323 315 0256; kogibbq.com), has recently spread to London and is still evolving in its native city of LA.
Some operators are migrating to permanent bricks-and-mortar locations, including Kogi which has recently opened Chego (001 310 287 0337; eatchego.com). Pop-up restaurants, some run by well-known chefs, remain a feature of the dining scene and include the peripatetic Ludobites (ludolefebvre.com) run by chef Ludo Lefebvre.
Fusion food hasn't been fashionable since the early Nineties, but is gaining traction in Los Angeles once more through restaurants such as Picca (001 310 277 0133; piccaperu.com; average price for main course $15) where chef Ricardo Zarate serves modern Peruvian cuisine with a Japanese influence. For the unadulterated, authentic experience, head a few miles east of downtown to the San Gabriel Valley for Chinese and on to West Covina for Filipino food.
You'll find plenty of excellent dining opportunities further north in wine country, in Napa Valley and on the other side of the Mayacamas mountains in the Sonoma Valley, including several two- and three-Michelin-starred restaurants. Try triple-starred The Restaurant at Meadowood, St Helena, Napa Valley (001 707 967 1205; meadowood. com) and double-starred Cyrus in Healdsburg, Sonoma (001 707 433 3311; cyrusrestaurant.com).
Wine tourism is well developed. Some small, exclusive wineries such as Screaming Eagle in Oakville, Napa Valley (001 707 944 0749; screamingeagle.com), are too small or produce too little to make it viable to open the doors to the public. But the vast majority offer excellent guided tours and well-staffed tasting rooms. Charges for tours and tastings vary; they can be offered free of charge by some but typically attract a charge of between $10-$30 a head. There is always the opportunity to buy at the cellar door.
The wineries of Santa Barbara, just north of Los Angeles, were portrayed by the 2004 film Sideways. Santa Barbara County is home to some famous names, including Au Bon Climat which, although open to the public only on annual open days, recently opened the Tasting Room (001 805 845 8435; aubonclimat.com) in the centre of Santa Barbara city. While there, try the freshly made authentic Mexican tortillas at the well-established La Super-Rica Taqueria (001 805 963 4940; average price for main course $10). You won't find the most cutting-edge dining opportunities here, but the scene is refreshing itself with the soon-to-open Arlington Tavern (001 805 770 2626; arlington-tavern.com) serving casual farm-to-table fare.
The annual Pebble Beach Food and Wine festival, 12-15 April, (pebblebeachfoodandwine.com) is the perfect introduction to Californian gastronomy. The programme of cookery demonstrations, wine tastings, gala dinners and after-parties features chefs, sommeliers and over 200 wineries from the state and around the world – and the location on the rugged Pacific coast between Monterey and Carmel is stunning.
New Californian cuisine
As California is the garden of America, it's no surprise that local and organic are cornerstones of the state's cuisine. The tenets of new Californian cuisine were laid down in the early 1970s by the likes of Alice Waters, who last year celebrated 40 years of her influential Chez Panisse restaurant (001 510 548 5525; chezpanisse. com; four-course tasting menu $60-$95) in Berkeley.
David Kinch of Manresa, Los Gatos (001 408 354 4330; manresarestaurant. com; four-course set menu $125, eight-course set menu $175), is currently the most high-profile chef working in the style. The multi-course "seasonal and spontaneous" menu might include sea urchin with suckling pig, sea lettuce and trumpet mushrooms which celebrate the Californian produce of Love Apple Farms (001 831 588 3801; growbetterveggies.com), which also offers a programme of one-day culinary workshops and events, costing from $75 for a full day.
Kinch's influence is spreading across the state as his chefs leave to head up their own kitchens. At the casual Haven, Oakland (001 510 663 4440; havenoakland.com; average main course $25), Kim Alter serves dishes such as day-boat scallop with beetroot, black trumpet mushrooms, endive and blood orange "family style" for sharing. Eat at the bar and watch the chefs in action in the open kitchen.
At Commis, Oakland (001 510 653 3902; commisrestaurant.com; eight-course tasting menu $68), James Syhabout has won a Michelin star for his seasonal locally grown and foraged ingredients that might include egg with alliums, smoked dates and malt, or sweet shrimp in a pea tendril bouillon with chrysanthemum and rhubarb.
At the newly opened Freddy Smalls Bar and Kitchen, Los Angeles (001 310 479 3000; freddysmalls.com; average price for main course $13), Kinch alumni Charlie Parker and Jeremy Fox serve modern comfort food such as Reuben's Gluttony made with sliced corned beef, kohlrabi sauerkraut and roasted bone marrow. Hang around for the late-night menu that includes a crispy pig's ear and fried egg open sandwich with coleslaw and bacon served on brioche toast.
Gastronomic accommodation
Solage, Calistoga (001 866 942 7442; solagecalistoga.com), has doubles from $575 excluding breakfast. Drink in the wine country mountain views from the terrace of your cool, contemporary bungalow, set in 25 secluded acres. There's Michelin-starred food at Solbar restaurant and a signature "Mudslide" mineral-enriched clay and volcanic ash body mask treatments in the spa.
Shore Hotel, Santa Monica (001 310 458 1515; shorehotel.com), has doubles from $291 excluding breakfast. The newly built, eco-friendly beachside hotel is the ideal base to explore the restaurants and bars of Abbot Kinney Boulevard and the greater Los Angeles area.
Ivy Hotel, Napa (001 707 253 9300; ivyhotelnapa.com), has doubles from $147 including breakfast. This recently refurbished, stylish boutique hotel is close to Yountville's restaurants and the wineries of Rutherford. Wine tastings are held every evening for guests.
Sir Francis Drake, San Francisco (001 415 392 7755; sirfrancisdrake. com), has doubles from $183 excluding breakfast. Originally opened in 1928, this grand hotel has been restored to its full, opulent Italianate glory. The new Bar Drake offers a speakeasy ambience, and there's modern Italian food at Scala's Bistro.
California Travel: essentials
Getting there
In terms of air links from the UK, California is easily the most competitive American state after New York. But if you want a non-stop flight, start at Heathrow.
Seven wide-bodied jets fly from Heathrow to Los Angeles every day, together with four to San Francisco and one to San Diego. The leading airline is British Airways (0844 493 0787; ba.com), which serves all three cities daily.
Virgin Atlantic (0844 209 7310; virgin-atlantic.com) has two daily non-stops to Los Angeles and San Francisco, while United (0845 8444 777; unitedairlines.co.uk) serves both cities non-stop every day. Air New Zealand (0800 635 0260; airnewzealand.co.uk) and American Airlines (0844 499 7300; americanairlines.co.uk) both fly once a day to Los Angeles; note that AA "codeshares" with BA, so you might book on one carrier and find yourself flying on the other.
For south-eastern California, Las Vegas – across the state border in Nevada – is another possible gateway. BA flies there from Heathrow, while Virgin Atlantic flies from Gatwick. For the Lake Tahoe area, Reno is well located, though the Nevada state capital has no direct flights from Britain.
If you are happy to change planes en route in another North American city, fares tend to be lower and options wider. You can fly to other Californian airports such as Sacramento, San Jose and Long Beach. Consider Air Canada via Toronto, Delta via New York JFK, Detroit or Atlanta, or United via Newark or Chicago.
Since BA abandoned its Manchester-Los Angeles route, there are no flights from other UK airports to California. The main option is on United/Continental via Newark, served from Edinburgh, Glasgow, Manchester and Birmingham. Delta from Gatwick and Manchester via Atlanta, and US Airways from Gatwick via Charlotte and Manchester via Philadelphia are other options.
Fares for the summer look high, close to £1,000 return on some peak dates. Other European airlines, notably Air France/ KLM and Lufthansa via Paris, Amsterdam and Frankfurt, may be significantly cheaper.
Getting around: By air
* Given the size of the state – about six times the size of Britain – flying is the easy option. Generally you are best off booking Californian "domestic" flights as part of your transatlantic ticket: a London-San Francisco-Los Angeles-London trip on a combination of BA and American Airlines will cost little more than a London-LA return. But if you want to book additional flights, Southwest and Alaska Airlines generally offer the best fares.
By rail
* Travelling by train in coastal California is a real pleasure, with excellent services, great views and bargain fares.
* Caltrain runs commuter trains, intended to lure motorists away from the freeways. Fares are low, eg $8.75 (£5.75) for the one-hour ride between San Jose and San Francisco.
* For longer-distance trips – notably the Pacific Surfliner from San Diego via LA to San Luis Obispo, and the Coast Starlight from Los Angeles via Oakland (for San Francisco), Sacramento, Redding and onward to Oregon and Washington, book in advance at amtrak.com.
By bus
* Greyhound buses are regular and reliable for inter-city journeys – and ideal for travellers who like to make up and amend plans as they go along, because you almost never need to book in advance. Turn up, buy your ticket and go – and if one bus fills up, Greyhound will lay on another.
* In the south of California, the Greyhound subsidiary Crucero takes over; book in advance at crucero-usa.com and you can travel from Los Angeles to the Mexican border for as little as $1 (65p).
By car
* Self-drive is the ideal way to explore California beyond the main cities.
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- 1/3 cup chopped onion
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 2 cups coleslaw mix
- 1 medium carrot, shredded
- 2 tablespoons minced fresh parsley
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon pepper
- 1/3 cup water
- In a saucepan, saute onion in butter until tender. Stir in the coleslaw mix, carrot, parsley, salt and pepper. Add water. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 3 minutes. Uncover; simmer 3 minutes longer or until tender. Yield: 2 servings.
Originally published as Colorful Braised Vegetables in Cooking for One or Two Cookbook 2003, p233
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Officers elected
December 13, 2013 10:50 AM
The following administrative and line officers were elected Tuesday by the Blairsville Young Men's Volunteer Fire Department. The terms are for one year.
The officers of the board are: Jim Meighan, president; Paul Fodor, first vice president; Albert Dettorre, second vice president; Krystal Pender, secretary; and Donna Brad, treasurer. Elected as line officers: George Burkley, fire chief; Terry Shepherd, first assistant chief; Tom Barberich, second assistant chief; and Brian Pender, third assistant chief. The captains are Tim Jones, Company 1; Zach Dixon, Company 2; and Brad Huston, Company 3. The lieutenants are Adam Dowdrick, Company 1; Daniel Adair, Company 2; and Scott Gill, Company 3.


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I went to my girl Sphe's membeso over the weekend and spontaneously decided to take pics of some of Sphe's stylish guests. The weather was not great, it was raining and a bit windy so the beautiful outfits ended up being hidden under winter coats, jackets and blazers' so getting them to come off was not easy! Sphe's membeso was beautiful, she wore 3 outfits and she looked stunning in every single one.
I loved this lady's jacket, headwrap and red lippie.
I loved her coat and brooch.
Her skirt!!
My friend Ayanda looked awesome an her blue ombre shoes are so hot!
Love this lady's dress, earrings and orange lippie.
These pants are so creative.
This pic doesn't do this lady's outfit justice, it all came together perfectly. Her box braids, print and burst of orange.
My friend Cebo's circle skirt is so on trend.
Love this high low hem dress.
I stooped this lady coz I just loved the colours on her dress.
The beautiful bride, the dress, those shoes, fashion!!


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Scottish Cervical Screening Programme
Cervical screening was introduced in Scotland in the 1960s. Although large numbers of women were offered tests, the service at this time was not introduced as a population based programme. In 1978 committees were established by the UK Department of Health and a review was carried out in Scotland resulting in the Strong Report.
The national cervical screening programme was introduced in Scotland in 1988 with the aim of reducing the incidence of invasive cancer of the cervix. Cervical screening is offered to eligible women aged 20-60 every three years. Women with an abnormal screening history will continue to be invited for follow-up as appropriate.
Earlier this year, the Scottish Government announced that from 6 June 2016 changes to the age range and frequency of screening offered by the Scottish Cervical Screening Programme will be implemented. Cervical screening is now routinely offered every three years to women aged between 25 and 49 years of age and every 5 years to women aged between 50 and 64. Women on non-routine screening (where screening results have shown changes that require further investigation/follow-up) will be invited up to age 70 years. These changes will be covered in future publications.
Cervical screening can identify cell changes which may develop to be pre-cancerous in women who otherwise have no symptoms; at this stage, any changes can be easily treated, and treatment is usually very effective.
In May 2007, following a review of local call recall arrangements in Scotland, a new national IT system, the Scottish Cervical Call Recall System (SCCRS), was introduced across NHS Scotland.
The report from the most recent National Statistics publication can be found on our Publications page.
Scottish HPV Immunisation Programme
The Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine is designed to protect against types of HPV that cause around 70% of the cases of cervical cancer in Scotland. The vaccine does not protect against all cervical cancers, so regular cervical screening is still important. The HPV Immunisation Programme in Scotland started on 1st September 2008. Further information, including uptake statistics, are available on our Immunisation page.
Review of the Current Scottish Cervical
In the August 2014 publication, we advised that we planned to review the content and format of the cervical screening publication with the aim of focussing on patient outcomes rather than laboratory workload statistics. This work is taking longer than anticipated due to technical issues extracting the information. It is still planned to make changes to future publications. If you would like to feedback any suggestions for future publications please contact ISD at email@example.com.
Key facts
At 31st March 2016
- Of eligible women, 69.2% had been screened in the previous 3.5 years, this is 1.2 percentage points lower than the 31st March 2015 figure (70.4%)
- Compared to 31st March 2015, uptake rates have decreased slightly in all the boards. All NHS Boards have a lower uptake rate compared to 5 years ago (based on the pre-2006 configuration of Health Boards).
In 2015-2016:
- 399,150 cervical screening tests were processed within the programme which is a slight increase of 0.4% compared to 2014-15.
- Of all tests processed, 97.5% were of satisfactory quality. Of satisfactory results, 90.8% had a negative result, 7.9% had a low grade cell change and the remaining 1.2% had high grade cell changes.
- The quickest laboratory turnaround times for processing cervical screening tests was found in quarter 2 (July to September), when 95% of tests were processed within 22 working days.
Tables and charts
IMPORTANT: The following tables and charts are based on the pre-2006 Health Board configuration (former Argyll & Clyde). Figures for NHS Highland do not include the Argyll & Bute area and figures for NHS Greater Glasgow do not include the Clyde area.
Annual data:
- Annual uptake data [119KB] up to 31st March 2016 by NHS Board of Residence
- Annual workload data [104KB] up to 31st March 2016: number of screening tests processed, percentage of unsatisfactory screening tests and results by NHS Laboratory
Quarterly data:
- Number of screening tests processed [57KB] up to 31st March 2016 by NHS Laboratory
- Turnaround times [85KB] up to 31st March 2016 by NHS Laboratory
- Reporting times [56KB] up to 31st March 2016 by NHS Board of residence
- Workload_with_turnaround_times [34KB] up to 31st March 2016 by NHS Laboratory
Historical data: to 31st March 2007
- Percentage of unsatisfactory screening test results by quarter [33KB] up to 31st March 2007 by NHS Laboratory
- Screening test results by quarter (numbers) [274KB] up to 31st March 2007 by NHS Laboratory
- Screening test results by quarter (percentages) [296KB] up to 31st March 2007 by NHS Laboratory
- Crosstabulation by quarter [281KB] of number of screening tests up to 31st March 2007 by NHS Board of residence and NHS board performing analysis
Cervical cancer incidence and mortality [120KB] trends in incidence rates (all ages combined), and by age group and stage of disease; and trends in mortality rates (all ages combined)
Cervical screening links
Cervical cancer statistics : detailed incidence and mortality data, lifetime risk, prevalence and survival statistics.
NHS Cervical Screening Programme (NHSCSP) : general information and publications relating to cervical screening in the UK.
Cervical Screening - National Overview (November 2003) [484KB]: report produced by NHS Quality Improvement Scotland.
National Services Division (NSD) , which has responsibility for providing the Scottish Cervical Screening Programme.
Scottish Cervical Call Recall System (SCCRS)
Information about cervical Screening
Cervical Screening information available here : leaflets produced by Health Scotland
Cervical Screening Data Frequently Asked Questions
Answers to Frequently Asked Questions relating to the cervical screening programme are available here [15KB]
Glossary of Cervical Screening terms relating to the data on this website [34KB]
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Crisalgo is situated in the village of Trevone one and a half miles from Padstow. Trevone has two fabulous beaches, a sandy beach for swimming and surfing and a rocky beach with hundreds of rock pools to explore for marine life at low tide.
Trevone caters for visitors who enjoy the sea and countryside. It lies in an area of outstanding natural beauty and offers delightful walks along the coastline and inland. We have a beach and surf shop, farm shop and beach cafe. Tesco has a store situated just outside Padstow.
Padstow offers a wide range of shops and amenities including sailing, fishing trips and some excellent restaurants including Rick Stein's famous seafood restaurant and recently opened fish and chip shop on the quay.
Joan & Robin Boon live in Cornwall. Not too far from Crisalgo.
Robin's family have been connected with Trevone, Padstow and Crugmeer for many generations and therefore the area is very special to him.
Crisalgo was passed to Robin in 2004. Robin and Joan then re-furbished the bungalow to use for themselves, family and friends and also for holiday letting.
Crisalgo is ideally situated with sea views, plenty of parking and an interior that is suited to family holidays. We feel very fortunate to be able to spend time here ourselves.
Crisalgo is a superbly comfortable holiday home. I have stayed there three times now and cannot recommend it highly enough. The tasteful blend of old and new furnishings gives the bungalow an air of quality. The kitchen area is spacious and well-equipped and the owner kindly provided several food items, including a delicious home-made lemon cake! The bathroom and bedrooms are aso of an excellent standard.
Although the location is quiet, it provides easy access to the North Cornwall area - and within a few minutes you can be walking along the cliffs or enjoying Trevone Bay.
I'm very much looking forward to staying at Crisalgo again sometime in the future.
This was our third time staying at 'Crisalgo' so as you can probably appreciate, we like the place....a lot! Always immaculately presented by the meticulous and thoughtful owners, clean and very well equipped. You will want for nothing.
Trevone is a lovely location and this bungalow is very well situated in a quiet lane within a five minute walk to the award winning, life guard patrolled beach (use the path to the right of the Well Parc pub). Sleeps six in comfort with a pull-out bed in the smaller bedroom. Well laid out with an open plan arrangement for lounge/kitchen/dining area.
Padstow and Tesco supermarket within a five minute drive although supplies are available from the surf store or farm shop (two minutes walk).
August 2015.
If you want to stay in North Cornwall, stay at 'Crisalgo', I promise you will not be disappointed.
PS My profile pictures shows a view of the stunning beach in Trevone.
We stumbled across Crisalgo when looking for a reasonably priced property within walking distance of the beach somewhere near Padstow. Booking in March meant there was not much availability for the summer holidays other than Crisalgo however when we arrived we were more than happy with what we had got.
The house is well set up with the main room being open plan with a modern kitchen, dining area and sitting room meaning that no one misses any action. The room has excellent sea views from the large windows. The beds were all comfortable with linen provided and beds made up. The house is on a dead end road with minimal traffic.
The beach is a 10 minute walk with small kids (5 mins as a marching adult!). We walked through the Well Parc grounds so as to avoid the busy road down to the beach. The beach itself was ideal for our 4 and 6 year old boys with the benefit of a tidal pool having been formed at high tide which was shallow and safe for the kids to play in (can't guarantee this is a regular feature - it depends on how the sea is feeling).
The waves weren't too fierce meaning the kids could play in the waves as well (benefit of a life guard service as well). There is also the rocky beach with the tidal swimming pool and rock pooling possibilities meaning plenty to do.
Padstow is 2 miles away with Newquay 30 mins away as well.
Overall we were very pleased with our find and have already reserved for next year. The owners were great and met us to show us around the house and hand the keys over. They provided basic provisions, a large lemon drizzle cake, croissants, bottle of wine and cereals as a welcome which was really appreciated.
In summary, highly recommended for families or just adults and thanks for our time this year and we'll see you next year!
We have already booked to go back to Crisalgo next Summer. Lovely house, great location.
We have boys, 4 and 6. They had plenty of room to avalanche their toys in the lounge if it rained (Though luckily it didn't). The layout is very practical, very spacious by the standard of holiday cottages, especially looking at value for money in the school holidays. The kitchen is well set out and has 3 or 4 work surfaces depending on how you use it (Important to us as we deal with some allergies, so we needed somewhere we could keep separate to prepare certain food). It's very easy to keep clean without worrying about wasting time while on holiday. The wide open glass across the front of the house makes for a beautifully lit lounge.
The garden is big enough to play in, the shed is very handy, and there is a hose which stretches into the garden, so it's straightforward to clean your wetsuits and store boards etc. The driveway fits a 4x4 and we had 3 guests so 3 cars on it at one point without any problems.
The street is quiet, with nice views between and above the houses of the sea and easy to drive down. For people visiting in August, important to note that the turn off is just above the point in the village where you risk being in a queue of giant Volvos waiting to get where you are going, so you don't risk scratching the side of the car every time you set off anywhere...
Trevone itself is the best beach we found for our kids - and while it's fun to drive to other beaches for a change, you cannot beat having a 5 minute stroll, and being straight by the beach, the surf and the rock pools. The farm shop in Trevone is 3 minutes away in case you fancy a croissant when you get up. The cafe and the surf shop by the beach are very fairly priced - twice they downsold us to cheaper stuff in the surf shop if they thought we were spending more than we needed to for occasional playing in the waves.
Rick Stein's pub (The Cornish Arms) is about 5 mins away (turn right as you leave Padstow and drive straight) and does a mean pint of prawns as well as more substantial meals. And Padstow within easy reach.
So, in all, we love Crisalgo - - it's a warm cheerful house to come back to after a day out, a day on the beach, or after a meal, and it's a great place to wake up and plan your day. Thank you Joan and family :)
This was a great bungalow, and I am in two minds about even writing a review to be honest, as I don't want it to get booked up when we want to return!
We went for June half term with our two boys aged 4 and 7. The layout was great. There is a hallway with a separate loo near the front door, and then one very large room which is split into a lovely, very well stocked, modern kitchen, a large dining area and a lounge/TV area. The layout works brilliantly for a young family, There are double doors through to a small internal hallway and there are three bedrooms leading off it, plus a clean, modern, comfortable bathroom. The double bed in the first bedroom was very comfy, and then there was a twin bedded room and another smaller bedroom which had a single bed with trundle bed underneath. All were beautifully clean, with comfy beds and great storage. The only slight issue we had was with the light curtains not blocking out enough light, but that's the only slight gripe we had with the whole place, and certainly wouldnt stop us returning.
There is a large private drive, and the cottage is situated up a private quiet road. The garden is big enough for the kids to play hide and seek and run around in. There is a pub at the end of the road (2mins stagger at most), and they let people use their pathway which cuts out the walk through the winding country lanes down to the beach. Instead, it's a 10 minute walk with boys stopping and looking at everything en route, or a 5 minute walk unhindered!
We love Trevone beach, it has easy access and a good little shop, cafe and toilets. The waves are good and the water quality is high, plus there is a lifeguard on duty. Its a 10 minute drive to Padstow, where parking is a bit of a nightmare, but it's a lovely little harbour town to visit. We had a few glorious sunny days, but then had bad weather (gales, storms and freezing!) but we were warm as toast with the heating on, and taught our sons how to play monopoly and scrabble from the well stocked games cupboard!
The cottage particulars we read on this site are accurate. The owners were extremely helpful, and left us a lovely welcome pack, including wine and a homemade lemon cake, which was much appreciated after a hellish trip from Manchester in the Diamond Jubilee M5 traffic jam!
All in all, we strongly recommend this bungalow but strictly on the basis that nobody else pinches the weeks that we want to go back there! Thank you for a lovely holiday Crisalgo
Our family absolutely loved staying here. The house was in a great location, just a few minutes away from the beach and was very well equipped.
In a nutshell: owners were very friendly and provided a delicious cake and some food essentials; beds were comfortable; there was a nice garden in the back; the kitchen had everything you could ask for (including plastic dishes for the kids); new LCD TV is great for rainy days or quiet evenings (has HDMI, perfect for laptop or game system hook-up); house was immaculate; and furniture was in great condition and very comfortable.
We highly recommend staying here if you have kids. We had 3 adults and 3 children (1, 4, and 7) and there was plenty of room. There was also a kid-friendly pub just a two-minute walk down the lane (great selection of ales for the parents, too).
The only thing lacking was heavy drapes or shades for the bedrooms - the rooms were pretty bright very early in the morning. Fortunately everyone was worn out from the long hours at the beach and trips to surrounding areas. You'll definitely want a car as well, as the only decent grocery is about a 5 minute drive away in Padstow.
Overall, this is one of the best properties we've stayed at in the UK and would definitely stay here again and recommend it to our friends.
Crisalgo is ideally placed to explore Padstow, the Camel Trail (on foot or by bycicle) and the rest of Cornwall. The Eden Project, Bedruthan Steps and the Lost Gardens of Heligan are all within easy reach. Cornwall boasts a large number of gardens that are a joy to visit including Pencarrow and Lanhydrock near Bodmin. Trebah and Glendurgan gardens are both close to Falmouth which is the home of the National Maritime Museum. Further afield are Lands End, the Minack Theatre at Porthcurno, Geevor Tin Mine and the spectacular engine houses overlooking the Atlantic Ocean at Botallack and much more!
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So your gleaming new bike is sitting in the garage, everything's working just like you want it to and your happiness is approaching "clam". Best enjoy the moment, because sooner or later your trusty steed is going to need some kind of maintenance. When it does, you'll hit a fork in the road-bike ownership road (a choose your own adventure if that's more comforting) where you'll need to decide how to fix this and the other future problems that will surely arise. As the GP Bike Maintenance Division sees it, you have three basic choices. Read on to see 'em and pick your poison.


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Hello respected, I am a sailor. And I began Writers music on his travels. Tried to reflect in their music experience. Basically what you get instrumental. But the latter tried to track drum n bass. Ask judge strictly and fairly. Waiting for comments.http://audiojungle.net/user/Shvonder/portfolio
Hi man, I really like your track titled "Crossing The Ocean". I would give it some more bass chops to build stronger momentum. Sax sounds a little unnatural, but that's the genre convention, isn't it? And I love that drum groove! Cheers
saxophone so thought … Drums still not turned I think … thanks for the reply
Hi! I listened to your tracks, you make good music! My favorite track is also "Crossing The Ocean"! An original track . Regards
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Gas Furnace Replacement Questions
I posted a month or so back when my gas furnace went kaput due to a crossover tube that was snapped in two. I checked with York and several online parts dealers and they confirmed what the service company said: the part was out of stock and obsolete/no longer produced.
I had it welded back together and then reinstalled it and the furnace is now working, but with it being 23 years old and me not wanting to go through this ordeal when the next part breaks, I've gotten estimates for a new furnace to be installed. I considered heavily going DIY but it's not a good option given me/my situation. While I'm handy, I'm just not comfortable going that route.
I've received too many estimates, but there were a couple that seemed so out of the park price-wise/goofy salesman types that I just disregarded them outright.
I'm in the Philadelphia, PA suburbs. 2300 sq ft house - 2 floor colonial.
Existing furnace is 96k BTU, single stage York, 80% efficiency.
Here are the estimates I've received (all are 'complete' prices including new chimney liner for gas hot water heater, new return drop, condensate pump, thermostat, etc.):
Contractor A:
Bryant 80,000 BTU, 96% 2-Stage with an X-13 High Efficient Motor (Model # 925TA048080S17)
Contractor B:
Bryant 100,000 BTU, 95% 2-Stage "with high efficiency ECM blower motor" (Model # 925TA48100E21)
** Note that both estimates are for Bryant Model 925T. What do the remaining numbers mean? Bryant's website only shows the 925T designation/model, so I'm assuming these are both the same furnace, only the additional numbers are due to the BTU difference?
Contractor C:
System 1: Carrier Comfort Series, single stage burner, standard fan 92% (Model #59SC2A100)
System 2:
Carrier 59TP5A100E21
2 stage burner
single speed blower
System #3:
Carrier 59TN6A100V21
2 stage burner
Variable speed blower
I am waiting on one more contractor - a father & son company (they live just a few blocks from me). They came out the other day and they were the ones who installed the existing furnace in the house. I expect to get an estimate from them within the next few days. They didn't really say much aside from reminiscing about the family that lived in my house before and when they installed the existing furnace back in 1989 : ) They seemed a little goofy and have a reputation for being a little gruff, but they're right nearby so if I needed service that would be a big plus. And the furnace they installed lasted 23 years so I am very interested to see what they come back with in terms of equipment/price.
Question #1:
The two contractors proposing a Bryant 925T furnace are differing in their BTU calc. One came in insisting that a 2-stage 80k BTU is the way to go, and then did his measurements and said he would confirm it when he inputted the measurements into the computer and let me know. A few days later I received the estimate for the 80k BTU. The other Bryant company came in, did his measurements, said he would input into the computer, and then estimated a 100k BTU 2-stage furnace. Why the difference? Unfortunately the other guys all said they would measure and do the calc *after* a commitment is made. They said basically that they estimate high (100k BTU) and then drop some if the actual BTU calc is lower.
I'm most comfortable with both of the Bryant estimates in terms of price and the guys that I spoke with. Problem is, they have the 20k BTU difference in size recommendation. Is that a major concern one way or the other? My existing 96k single stage furnace heats the house VERY quickly. For example, when it broke and was off for a day, the house temp dropped down to 61 degrees. When it was turned back on, it had the temp back up to 71 degrees in less than 10 or 15 minutes. So I'm leaning towards the 80k BTU being more appropriate, but with a 2-stage system does it really matter?
Question #2:
I really don't have the cash right now to get a matched air conditioner installed with the furnace. I *could* finance it but would like to wait if it makes sense. I've heard varying opinions: one contractor keeps telling me that I should go ahead and replace both. Others have said that the air conditioner, which is about 10 years old, should have another 3 to 5 years of good life left in it and that it would be a waste of money to replace it now/early. I see benefit in replacing it now but due to the cash situation I'd rather not. Is that a mistake? I realize it will likely be another $500 to $1000 extra when I have them replace it in 3 to 5 years, but that's acceptable to me. I replaced the condenser fan motor this past Spring, along with the capacitor, so I think it's probably in good shape for at least a few more years.
Thanks in advance for any advice, and sorry for the long detailed post, but I figure more info is better : )
Lets see what the Goofy Guys say. 23 years of good service speaks for itself IMHO. Besides, you have to be a little goofy after sniffing Gas fumes for a number of years. :thumbup:
925ta48080s17 925= series,t=two stage, cant remember what the a is,48 is blower size 4 ton,80 is btus 80,000, 17 is 17 inch wide.Bryant changed there numbering system, and I have sat down to study them yet.Basicly they have a 95% single stage with speed tap ecm motor,95% two stage with speedtap ecm motor,95% two stage with a variable speed ecm motor, and a 95% modulating burner with variable speed ecm motor.As far as proper sizing goes some guys still do the ole rule of thumb way and some take the time and do a true heatloss calculation.Bigger isnt always better.
Option B seems to be the most practical for you and what I would choose. (here's where I will get the flak) EVEN if tht unit is a bit oversized, and it probably is, it will function at a lesser btu rate when the thermostat is nearly up to temperature. It may run that way all the time once the initial temp is reached. This is a good feature if you use set-back because you have high fire to bring it back up to temp. and low fire to maintain on warmer days. And there is nothing wrong with getting several extimates as long as you do the required research to figure out what the extimates didn't tell you......and it looks like you are doing that.:thumbsup:
Holy cow! At those prices I'm glad I learned at a young age how to do this stuff myself, I could never afford to pay someone that kind of money.
I'm in shock, didnt know people charged those kind of prices for furnace changeouts!
But at the same time dont flame me, I do support contractors needing to make a profit, pay bills, shop rent, buy tools and support their families.:thumbsup:
$ 4000.00 and up is very standard in this area for a 2 stage variable speed furnace..... more if it needs lots of metal work.....
just out of curiosity are you wanting to upgrade to a 90%+? if so then ya those $4000 prices are in the ballpark. but keeping it an 80%er would cut the price to a bit more than half.
80% really............. not allowed here...... 93% for retro and 95% for new homes.....:thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup: :thumbsup:
oh ok i apologize i did not know the Canadian regulation, in the states we are getting a mandate from the Department of Energy making it illegal to sell or install anything below 93%. However this is only in the northern states ( http://gilsonusa.com/sites/all/theme...ceFurnace1.pdf ) but it doesnt take effect until May 1st of this brand new year. but i guess it all depends on where Mark2741 is located.
I loved 80% furnaces....... never thought I would ever sell a hi efficient..... well in the last 4 years sold 400 hi efficient..... hope they never quit....lol
yes i really like hi efficient ones too they can just add up really fast on the customer from running a new flue and usually a combustion air pipe too plus having to figure out how to dispose of condensate other than that though i love them but the 80s are just soooo easy to change out i will definitely miss them later. so we are telling our customers to buy cheaper while they still can unless they want to upgrade. we've gotten a lot more sales. :)
I hear ya... we have no choice here...... hi all the way..... installs are a pain...... :(
Getting the right sized 2 stage so it has long run times in first stage makes a house much more comfortable, and saves fuel. Since most people don't need to set the temp as high due to the constant low heat.
Rapid recovery isn't as good of a thing as most think.
My own furnace takes 70+/_ minutes(depending on wind conditions) to recover 11 degrees when its in the low 20s outside. Once recovered it still has long run times and the house stays a very even heat through out.
The OPs house probably only needs a 70,000 95%er, but many brands don't make a size between 60,000 and 80,000.
bye 3/4 of an 80.....:eek:
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Jump-start your medical job search at the Express Drive-Thru Medical Job Fair. Job seekers are invited to drive up (or walk up) to apply for many different medical positions available.
Express Employment is the Grand Valley's only employment agency licensed and insured to staff clinical and medical positions.
Bring your resume, bring a friend! No appointment needed. We will have hot chocolate and prize drawings for Starbucks gift cards (coffee…another way to get things pumping) and more!
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Express Employment is hosting a Drive-Thru Job Fair on Wednesday, October 22 from 11am - 5:30pm. Job seekers are invited to drive on up (or walk up) to apply for many different positions, from part-time to full-time, and seasonal to permanent!
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Three former Aggies sign free agent NFL deals
LAS CRUCES, N.M. - Three former New Mexico State football players signed as undrafted free agents following the 2014 NFL Draft on Saturday evening, wide receiver Austin Franklin (St. Louis Rams), offensive lineman Davonte Wallace (Miami Dolphins) and linebacker Trashaun Nixon (New Orleans Saints).
Franklin (Dallas, Texas) caught 52 passes for 670 yards and seven touchdowns in just eight games this season. He played in 33 games for the Aggies over the last three seasons, catching 160 passes for 2,439 yards and 19 touchdowns, all of which rank him in the top-10 in school history. Franklin recorded 10 games during his Aggie career with over 100 yards receiving, while leading the team in receiving in 2012 and 2013.
Wallace (El Paso, Texas) was a four-year starter for the Aggies, starting in 48 straight games, mostly at the left tackle position. In 2013, Wallace allowed six sacks and recorded 50 knockdowns, while helping his team to a national ranking of eighth in red zone offense.
Nixon (Oxnard, Calif.) recorded 93 tackles on the year, leading NM State with 14 tackles for a loss and three sacks. For his career, Nixon tallied 189 tackles in just two seasons with NM State, adding five sacks and 23 tackles for a loss.


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Community Hanukkah Party – Dec. 9
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Come join us for our annual Community Hanukkah party. There will be activities for all ages, an adult learning session, food and of course, a chance for all to light the hanukkiah together!
4:00 – 5:00pm – Fun activities for children of all ages
4:00 – 5:00pm – Adult Learning Session with Rabbi Ebn Leader:
"BUT IT SAYS SO IN THE TORAH. What is
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In this Class we will examine the holiday of
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Play Placemat Place Value
With a little help from grownups, almost anything can equal math discovery for kids. Take ordinary drinking straws, for example: fun for drinking juice and even for spitballs when you're not looking, but also fabulous for learning math. Here's a hands-on activity to help teach your child the classic first grade topic of "place value"—what you probably remember as telling the difference between the "ones, tens, and hundreds" columns in a number.
What You Need:
- Construction paper
- Pencil
- 20 plastic straws
- Lined paper
- Crayons or markers
- Ruler
What You Do:
- Set the Stage. Explain that your child will be making a place mat and using plastic straws to show the "place value" for some three digit numbers. Have your child use a pencil and lined paper to create a list of ten different 3 digit numbers (ex. 145, 250, 781, etc.)
- Make a "placemat." Give your child a piece of construction paper and have her fold it into thirds. Using the ruler and a marker or crayon, she should then label the top of each column with these words from left to right: "Hundreds," "Tens," and "Ones."
- Build real numbers. Now have your child represent each number on the placemat using the plastic straws. For example, if the number is 258, they would place 2 straws in the "hundreds" column, 5 straws in the "tens" column, and 8 straws in the "ones" column. Have them count aloud as they lay down the straws in each column. For example, count by hundreds saying "One hundred, two hundred," Then by tens saying " 10, 20, 30, 40, 50." They can then count by ones saying "1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8." They can end by saying the whole number out loud, with pride and satisfaction. Repeat this process for each number on the list!
"Place Value" is a concept that underlies every major mathematical skill to come, whether it's addition and subtraction or more advanced concepts like decimals. By arranging digits this way, you're helping this knowledge become automatic, and you're providing an organizing framework for how our number system works. Oh, and while you're at it, you're also modeling a sense of discovery and a love of learning that can last for decades to come. Not bad for a short afternoon activity!


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Spider-Man fended off an anchorman and a king at the weekend box office to hold on to its supremacy.
Spider-Man 2 took in $US46 million ($A63.79 million) in its second weekend, pushing its total to $US257.3 million ($A356.79 million) after just 12 days, according to studio estimates today.
Will Ferrell's broadcast-news comedy Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy premiered a strong No 2 with $US28 million ($A38.83 million), but King Arthur, starring Clive Owen, had a so-so opening of $US15.2 million ($A21.08 million) to come in third.
The weekend's other new wide release, the girl-power flick Sleepover, debuted a weak No 10 with $US4.2 million ($A5.82 million).
Twelve days into its run, Spider-Man 2 had grossed about $US20 million ($A27.73 million) more than the original Spider-Man had at the same point. That improves its chances of exceeding the $US403.7 million ($A559.8 million) total domestic take for Spider-Man, the top-grossing movie of 2002.
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It doesn't get any better than biting into a big juicy mango. These fruits have been around for more than 4,000 years and originated in Southeast Asia. Legend has it that Buddha found tranquility in a grove full of mangoes. In India, the mango tree plays a sacred role as the symbol of love. Some people even believe that the mango tree can grant wishes! Mangoes are a good source of vitamin A, beta carotene, vitamin C, vitamin K. They also have a lot of potassium, calcium, phosphorous, and magnesium. Mangoes are a good source of fiber which is important for helping maintain a health digestive system. This fruit is believed to be rich in enzymes which make them great for using as a tenderizing agent in meat marinades.
– The Environmental Working Group put mangoes on the list as one of the least contaminated foods with pesticides.
– According to natural foods expert Rebecca Wood, mangoes contain urushinol, a toxic resin that can cause contact dermatitis. The peel and juice seem to be the problem rather than the flesh. It's possible (but not very common) that eating mangoes in excess could cause itching or skin eruptions.


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Commitment and (In)Efficiency: a Bargaining Experiment (with Marina Agranov, Draft date: January 2016) (Supplementary Appendix)
We conduct an experimental investigation of decentralized bargaining over the terms of trade in matching markets. We study if/when efficient matches will be reached and what terms of trade will be agreed. Multiple theories guide our analysis and we test their predictions against the outcomes of our experiments. We find that inefficiencies are extensive and they are driven by the endogenous evolution of bargaining positions as agreements are reached and players exit. When we allow subjects to renege on existing agreements efficiency significantly improves.
Decentralized Bargaining: Efficiency and the Core (with Francesco Nava, Draft date: January 2016)
This paper studies market clearing in matching markets. The model is non-cooperative, fully decentralized, and in Markov strategies. Workers and firms bargain with each other to determine who will be matched to whom and at what terms of trade. Once a worker-firm pair reach agreement they exit the market. Alternative possible matches provide endogenous outside options. We ask when do such markets clear efficiently and find inefficiencies — mismatch and delay — to be pervasive. Mismatch occurs whenever an agent is at risk of losing a binding endogenous outside option. Delay occurs, instead, when the market evolves in favor of an agent. Delay can be extensive and structured with vertically differentiated markets endogenously clearing form the top down.
Financial Networks: Efficient Modularity and Why Shareholders Prevent It
(with Jonathon Hazell, Draft date: February 2016) (Supplementary Appendix)
We model the implications for systemic risk in financial networks of the classic conflict of interest between debt-holders and equity-holders. By trading with each other banks can diversify their idiosyncratic risks and avoid failures following small shocks. However, the resulting financial interdependencies create systemic risk and the possibility of multiple failures following large shocks. A social planner resolves this trade-off by creating a modular network structure with fire breaks, thereby diversifying away banks' exposures to small shocks while containing contagion. These socially efficient networks suit debt-holders' interests, but run counter to equity-holders' interests. They transfer surplus value from the equity-holders of healthy banks to the debt-holders of distressed banks. Equity-holders can profitably trade away from these networks, and so socially optimal networks are unstable. Moreover, trades are profitable for equity holders when they align counter-parties' failures with their own, creating systemic risk.
Firm Capabilities and Industry Structure (with Jun Chen, Draft date: March 2016)
We model firms as sets of scarce capabilities, where each capability provides a source of competitive advantage in some markets. Each market is also associated with a set of capabilities, those that are valued by it. Firm and market hypergraphs represent this information. Our approach provides a new perspective on several industrial organization literatures including merger analysis, strategic alliances and industry dynamics. We argue that merger analysis should be more holistic and that profitable joint ventures increase consumer surplus even when they reduce competition. We also provide formal foundations for a prominent theory of competitive advantage in the management literature.
Social Investments, Informal Risk Sharing, and Inequality
(with Attila Ambrus and Arun Chandrasekhar, Draft date: July 2015)
This paper studies the formation of risk-sharing networks through costly social investments, identifying endogenous inequality and a misallocation of resources as possible downsides to such agreements. First, individuals invest in relationships to form a network. Next, neighboring agents negotiate risk-sharing arrangements, in a generalized version of the model in Stole and Zwiebel (1996). This results in the social surplus being allocated according to the Myerson value. In particular, more centrally connected individuals receive higher shares. We find a novel trade-off between efficiency and equality. The most stable efficient network, which minimizes incentives to overinvest, also generates the most inequality. When individuals are split into groups and relationships across groups are more costly but incomes across groups are less correlated, there is never underinvestment into social connections within group, but underinvestment across groups is possible. More central agents have better incentives to form across-group links, reaffirming the efficiency inequality trade-off. Evidence from 75 Indian village networks is congruent with our model.
Ranking Agendas for Negotiations (with Ben Golub, Draft date: February 2015)
Consider a negotiation in which agents will make costly concessions to benefit others -- e.g., by implementing tariff reductions, environmental regulations or nuclear disarmament. An agenda specifies which issue or dimension agents will make concessions on; after an agenda is chosen, the negotiation comes down to the magnitude of each agent's contribution. We seek a ranking of agendas based on the marginal costs and benefits they each generate at the status quo, which are captured in a Jacobian matrix. In a transferable utility (TU) setting, there is a simple ranking based on the best available social return per unit of cost (measured in the numeraire). When transfers are not available, the problem of ranking agendas is more difficult, and we take an axiomatic approach. First, we require the ranking not to depend on economically irrelevant changes of units. Second, we require that the ranking be consistent with the TU ranking on problems that are equivalent to TU problems in a suitable sense. The unique ranking satisfying these axioms is represented by the spectral radius (Frobenius root) of a matrix closely related to the Jacobian, whose entries measure the marginal benefits per unit marginal cost agents can confer on one another.
A Network Approach to Public Goods (with Ben Golub, Draft date: December 2015)
R&R, Journal of Political Economy
Suppose each of several agents can exert costly effort that creates nonrival, heterogeneous benefits for some of the others. How do negotiated outcomes depend on the heterogeneities? To study this question, we construct a matrix---or a weighted, directed network---that describes the marginal benefits agents can confer on one another. We first show that an outcome is Pareto efficient if and only if the largest eigenvalue of the marginal benefits matrix evaluated at that outcome is equal to 1. A corollary describes the players whose participation is essential for any Pareto improvement. We then show that an agent's contribution in any Lindahl equilibrium corresponds to his eigenvector centrality in the benefits network. This provides a new market foundation and interpretation for widely-used network statistics, and, conversely, a network perspective on price equilibria. Finally, we discuss strategic foundations for Lindahl outcomes in our setting, explaining when negotiations will result in contributions that correspond to network centralities.
(This paper includes results previously circulated in a paper titled "A network centrality approach to coalitional stability")
Financial Networks and Contagion (with Ben Golub and Matt Jackson)
American Economic Review, 2014.
We model financial contagions and cascades of defaults among organizations that have a network of cross holdings. We first identify a network-based measure that captures the impact of changes in one organization's value on other organizations' values. We use the measure to study both integration (the increasing of cross holdings) and diversification (the spreading out of cross holdings). We show that diversification initially increases the probability and extent of cascades as a network of interdependencies grows, and eventually the probability and extent of cascades decreases once organizations become less tied to specific other organizations. Integration also faces tradeoffs: increased dependence on other organizations versus less sensitivity to own investments. We briefly discuss incentives to seek bailouts, and associated moral-hazard issues. We also show that once an organization approaches a bankruptcy threshold, there are no trades of cross holdings or assets at fair prices that can lower the probability of its failure, and that unduly favorable trades for that organization and/or a direct injection of capital are necessitated. Finally, we illustrate some aspects of the model with European debt cross holdings.
Heterogeneities and the Fragility of Labor Markets (Draft date: Nov 2015)
Workers' labor market participation decisions and firms' vacancy creation decisions are studied in a model where different matches generate different surpluses. An immediate consequence of these heterogeneities is that better matches are possible in thicker markets. This creates a thick market externality: when additional workers and firms enter the market, they confer net benefits on the other workers and firms by improving the expected quality of their matches. As a consequence, there is always too little entry by both workers and firms. The thick market externality has further implications. Quite generally labor markets will be fragile. Considering shocks to average match productivities, there will be a critical threshold at which a labor market suddenly collapses from supporting multiple workers and multiple firms in equilibrium to supporting no workers or firms in any equilibrium. All but one agent will suffer discontinuous losses as this threshold is passed and the market collapses.
Inefficiencies in Networked Markets (Draft date: June 2014) (Supplementary Appendix)
American Economic Journal: Microeconomics, 2015.
In many markets, relationship specific investments are necessary for trade. These formed relationships constitute a networked market in which not all buyers can trade with all sellers. We show that networked markets can be decomposed to identify how alternative trading opportunities affect who trades with whom and at what price. This uncovers agents' investment incentives. In some markets a buyer and seller must make different, separate investments to trade, while in others investments are jointly negotiated. Either way, inefficiencies can be severe and consume all the gains from trade, but for different reasons. We consider three applications in detail: high-skill labor markets, merger markets when industries are consolidating, and the international market for natural gas.
How Better Information Can Garble Experts' Advice
(joint with Ben Golub and Andrei Kirilenko, Draft date: June 2012)
We model two experts who must make predictions about whether an event will occur or not. The experts receive private signals about the likelihood of the event occurring, and simultaneously make one of a finite set of possible predictions, corresponding to varying degrees of alarm. The information structure is commonly known among the experts and the recipients of the advice. Each expert's payoff depends on whether the event occurs, her prediction, and possibly the prediction of the other expert. Our main result shows that when either or both experts receive uniformly more informative signals, their predictions can become unambiguously less informative. We call such information improvements perverse. Suppose a third party wishes to use the experts' recommendations to decide whether to take some costly preemptive action to mitigate a possible bad event. The third party would then trade off the costs of two kinds of mistakes: (i) failing to take action when the event will occur; and (ii) needlessly taking the action when the event will not occur. Regardless of how this third party trades off the associated costs, he will be worse off after a perverse information improvement. These perverse information improvements can occur when each expert's payoff is independent of the other expert's predictions and when the information improvement is due to a transfer of technology between the experts.


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Harris, 49, cited irreconcilable differences in her petition to divorce investment banker Mike Toomey, filed Oct. 3 in Los Angeles Superior Court, People reported on its website. The couple married in 2001.
The couple have no children together, but Harris, who has been married five times, has a 22-year-old son by photographer David Hume Kennerly and a 16-year-old daughter by actor Cotter Smith.
Harris, who played Hope Murdoch Steadman on thirtysomething, was named one of America's 10 most beautiful women by Harper's Bazaar in 1989.
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Pei Modern - Modern Australian bistro The hotel offers a modern Australian restaurant serving delicious a la carte dishes featuring seasonal local produce, complemented by a range of world-class local wines.
Grain Bar - Grain is all about the fine craft of drinking. It's a celebration of the passions, people and products that have comes together to create Sydney's local, in the heart of The Rocks. Helmed by an expert team of bartenders, choose from a selection of bespoke craft beers, a largely organic and biodynamic wine list, a wide variety of whiskeys from around the globe, and an international cocktail list featuring contemporary twists on classics.
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text: SNL's Top 10 Halloween Sketches by Joy Hogger | Oct 4, 2009 | Film | 5 comments Halloween candy has been at the grocery store for at least a month now, so I figure it's time to get into the Halloween spirit. Below are the 10 best Halloween sketches from Saturday Night Live (or at least the ones that are available online). 10. Matt Foley: Motivational Speaker 9. The Zimmermans 8. Adam Sandler Cheap Halloween Costumes 7. Back to School 6. Frankenstein 5. Most Haunted 4. Clinton Halloween Party 3. The Mirror 2. Vincent Price's Halloween Special 1. Jeff Montgomery – Happy Halloween… What?! Facebook Twitter Tumblr 5 Comments Patrick on October 23, 2009 at 5:23 pm Hahaha. Sex offender costume. Perfect. cat on October 24, 2009 at 6:13 pm stupid Hulu! doesn't play outside the sates. Aaron on June 11, 2010 at 1:17 pm Yes, even when it's not Halloween, I'm still Jeff Montgomery :D Nanc on October 10, 2011 at 5:06 pm Kristen wiig as sexy shauna is the best it was on 10/09/11 w ben stiller too fingfunny! But like u said the ones u can find onlinecause I cant find it! Mauricio Sousa da Silva on December 1, 2011 at 6:41 pm Goddamn Hulu doesnt open all the videos. Where i live i pay cable too, in order to watch Saturday Night Live. I dont think i should worry that much anyway, i'm sure Hulu is working very hard obtaining the so called "international streaming rights". Anyway, the Jeff montgomery skit is just genius.


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So my mom says I will have to wear a red bandana.....but she is taking me to the Tail of the Tundra hike this year...YIIIPPPPEEEE! I am even registered and so people can pladge for me to show me how much they luvs me:) She tells me I best be on my best dog behavior and listen very very doggone well.....I told her I will try my hardest! Here is the story she sent out to my friends and family and the link to try to get some pledges going, enjoy!
Hi everyone, Jodi here. Some of you know me as family, some as friends, others as rescue members that may have helped you gain a four legged family member.....still others I am your co-workers. What most of you all know is that this year has a particularly hard one for me, my brother and Naji. My dad fought cancer and on 2/2/07 tragically lost his battle with Sarcoma. This hit us like a ton of bricks all at once because honestly he was only really sick for the 3 weeks previous to his death. Losing a parent is nothing anyone can ever prepare for, especially one as special as my dad was to me....he was my whole world. Then 2 months later I had to make the decision to PTS my senior dog Codabear on 4/7/07 because he was failing miserably....I knew it had to be done, but that did not ease my pain any. The final straw for me came just 3 days later when my 8 month old foster puppy who I called Lil Lou and whom did have an underlying auto-immune disorder woke up in her crate already having crossed over to the Rainbow Bridge sometime in her sleep. I really thought she was going to get better and she was my comfort through my two previous losses.....I did not take this well at all. My dad and then two of my dogs all within two months, it seemed inconcievable. I will also mention that my dad was my only babysitter for my daughter when I worked for the last year, and so suddenly I was really a single mother. I am now having to start a new job, one that is more convenient and better with my childs school hours. There has been alot of change here in the Klein household:)
Now lets get to Little Eddie.......I fostered this little guy 2 years ago as a puppy. He came in at 4 months old on 10/4/05 and within a week was so sick he was fighting for his life from double pneumonia. The vets didn't know if he would make it. My dad that week was in Florida to see the phillies training camp games, what a hard week. When he got back and I told him how sick Eddie had been....and Ed made it home he almost immediately started begging me if he could keep Ed. I insisted on saying no and he insisted on begging for a long while. Then Christmas came and I gave up and finally hatched a surprise for dad. My brother and I went out and bought all the essentials, put a bow on Ed and thier fate was sealed:) Eddie bought my dad so much joy it can't even be put into words, he called Ed his son:) He always told me that he had the best bed cuddler and I didn't! Ed was a different dog upstairs with my dad, so serene and calm....an indian downstairs with my guys (we own a duplex together)! When my dad passed away, Eddie laid in his empty hospital bed for days until hospice came and took it away waiting for my dad to come back....it broke my brother's and I's hearts more then anything. My dad was a joker, silly...used to make up nicknames for all my foster dogs, I miss that. Ed stays with me now, he is the only link I have to my dad beside memories....and my dad was right, he is the best cuddler. Won't you please consider making a pledge to Eddie to support the rescue that has helped me and Eddie get through this horrendous year, the dogs really have helped me keep going and I know my dad would have wanted it that way:) Thanks for considering and sorry so long winded!
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I was once a shelter pup, abandonded there by people who didn't want me anymore at the ripe ole age of 4 months old...can you believe that? Then some really nice people from Tail of the Tundra came and picked me up and took me to me foster mommy (now my forever mommy) and I was ok for a few days. Then I got REALLY sick....my foster mommy came every day a few times a day to the animal hospital to visit me for a whole week and I almost didn't make it....but here I am! I survived due to the diligent care of Tails and there hope and faith in me that I could get better even when the vets had doubts......my foster mommy, said "just give him one more day to see if he turns around," and I did:) Since then I lived with my foster mommy's dad for while until he recently lost his battle with cancer and now I am back with her...safe and sound forever. So.....won't you please help Tails to help other dogs like me, or my foster mommy's last sick puppy Little Lou who wasn't so lucky and didn't make it past 8 months old......support them on September 15th with thier annual fundraising hike and picnic. Little Lou's sister is walking in her honour....you can find all the information at:
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