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Everything was soo bright and clean..lovely staff..breakfast was fantastic and lovely and hot The parking was close by and free 6pm to 8am but abit of a pain having to pay before 8am. and the hotel was not in the nicest area..altho taxi was only 5mins drive to nia.
Breakfast was of poor quality, hot food was cold and cheap quality. Unable to open window in bedroom therefore no fresh air. Room was not very soundproof.
Nothing stands out - a city centre hotel like any other. Not sepcifically.
The warm welcoming and great customer service the room, just about everything. N/A
a clean and tidy hotel, pleasant staff being questioned about breakfast payment, even thou we had pre paid the night before, plus car parking was not clear, and cost more than the advertised £10.00 a day
warm friendly staff. Value for money. very goood The view overlooked the car park
The location was perfect Was saturday night and till 1am there was a music from a local disco club that you can hear till inside in your room. A bad noise.
The stuff was very polite and effective to their duties. The bathroom wasn't immaculately clean.
Reception and restaurant staff were superb. The hotel design is very good and spacious. The car parking arrangements were poor.
the staff were very helpful and friendly
The booking hadn't been confirmed so luckily another room was available.
Restaurant staff very friendly and attentive.
Ubicación, a 5 minutos andando del centro de la ciudad, relación calidad/precio.
Es un hotel barato, pero no esperes lujos. Puedes hacer te o cafe y tostadas en la cocina cuando te apetezca, así como llevar tu comida y prepararla allí. El ambiente es agradable, la calefacción muy bien. La habitación tenía un aire carcelario, todo muy austero, rejas en las ventanas, moqueta en el suelo. Esto debe de ser normal allí, pero a nosotros no nos pareció muy higiénico. Por lo demás, se duerme bien.
Bastante centrico y agradable
Fue genial. El personal encantador. La habitación preciosa, todo nuevo y súper limpio. El baño impecable. No nos cobraron el uso de los pcs ni de internet. El desayuno estupendo.


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A St. Louis couple is splitting a Show Me Cash prize of $105,093. Pase Keranovik and Tarona Shaw, both of St. Louis (63119*), won half of the March 9 advertised jackpot of $210,186. They purchased the winning ticket at QuikTrip, 9101 Gravois Road in St. Louis. The other half of the March 9 Show Me Cash jackpot was won by Tito Quinones of Kansas City, Kan. The winning numbers were 2, 4, 11, 21 and 29.
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Gauge your own comfort level in these situations, and always consider personal safety when choosing to speak up in public.
Allies can be vital in such settings, as can understanding the price of silence. If you don't speak up to that store clerk, that flight attendant or that security guard, who else will?
When two — or three or four or more — people come together, as strangers, to speak in concert against everyday bigotry, pressure for change emerges.
Whether the encounter is with a waiter, a police officer or a cab driver, consider two things: power and policy. Who holds power over the offending person? And are there policies in place that might support your campaign? If so, be vigilant about moving your complaint through proper channels. If not, ask why such polices don't exist — and keep asking, all the way up the ladder.


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Submitted to: American Society of Sugar Cane Technologists
Publication Type: Abstract Only
Publication Acceptance Date: 6/20/2004
Publication Date: 6/25/2004
Citation: Comstock, J.C., Miller, J.D. 2004. Ratoon stunt effects on yields of sugarcane. American Society Of Sugar Cane Technologists. 24:106. Interpretive Summary: Ratoon stunt is a major disease of sugarcane worldwide and in yield trials in South Florida the cane weight and sugar per plot were reduced. Although not all the results of individual sugarcane cultivars were significant, almost all comparisons of diseases versus healthy plots the infected plots were reduced. The results indicate ratoon stunt is still important and the commercial cultivars grown in Florida can have reduced yields if infected by the ratoon stunt pathogen, Leifsonia xyli subsp. xyli.
Technical Abstract: The effect of Leifsonia xyli subsp. xyli, ( Lxx) the causal agent of ratoon stunt on yield was evaluated in three yield trials using eight CP-cultivars by harvesting the plant and first-ratoon crops. Plots were established by cutting a single 2-m disease free seedcane stalk in half at planting. In the first test, the treatments were healthy ( non-inoculated) and Lxx inoculated, by dipping the freshly cut ends in a container of expressed juice obtained from Lxx infected stalks of CP 53-1, a cultivar known to harbor high populations of the pathogen. In the second trial, stalks were cut from plots of the first test confirmed healthy and Lxx-infected by a tissue blot immunoassay. The Lxx infected stalks were also inoculated at planting. In the third trial, stalks were only cut from the healthy plots of the first trial and inoculated by cutting with knives dipped in juice expressed from infected CP 53-1. Yield parameters were determined by stalk counts per plot and the fresh weight and sucrose analysis of a 5 stalk sample of each plot. The disease state of each stalk sampled for sucrose analysis was determined by tissue blot immunoassay using a 10 to 15 cm section cut from the base of each stalk and analysis of data was conducted on plots of confirmed disease status. Combining the data from all cultivars, the yield parameters were reduced by 3.5% to 15.8% in Lxx infected plants compared to healthy plants. In individual cultivars yield losses were not always statistically significant. In the first trial, disease-free plots in 4 of 8 cultivars in the plant and 6 of 8 cultivars in the first ratoon had higher yields of sugar per plot. In this trial, the inoculations were not fully successful and there were fewer Lxx infected plots of some cultivars. In the second trial, the yield of sugar per plot for disease-free plots was higher in all 8 cultivars in the plant and 7 of 8 cultivars in the first ratoon crop. In the third trial the yield of sugar per plot in disease-free plots was higher for 6 of 8 cultivars in the plant and for all cultivars in the first ratoon. Based on the overall results, Lxx infection causes yield losses of most CP sugarcane cultivars.


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I met a gal who has been doing this for many years and actually trains doctors. I am currently doing my legs for hair removal and she asked me to be her "model" for a training session with a doctor for the Accent. I accepted and it was free.
I must say, I noticed a "marked" difference immediately. I am 42 years old and although I look younger than most at 42, within one week I kept looking better and better; I looked younger; prettier and refreshed! I can honestly say that it took a couple of years off my face! Since then, she asked me to do it again for another free demo and of course I went for it... once again, same results.
A note on this: the results were definitely visible but not long lasting as it was only one treatment with a long period in between. Of course this is probably also due to my terrible lifestyle (I smoke regularly and drink alcohol) but no doubt these would last longer if I changed that and if I didn't wait 3 months in between treatments.
I did not feel pain for the most part, except when she would concentrate in areas with very little fat such as the forehead and felt like a curling or flat iron burn! Did not leave any marks (and shouldn't) as this laser is radio-wave based, not real heat. If you get burns or anything remotely like a burn then I would ask you to check into the background of the person administering the procedure. They should be licensed and certified for this or could cause damage.
I am definitely going to do the package and then maintenance... was worth trying for free and look forward to looking younger!


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Robotics is the way of the future that is here today. Robots do surgery, build cars, and assist us with our complex modern lives. This project is all about these amazing machines and learning to build and program your own robots to solve issues you face.
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- Talk to companies that use robotics about ideas for projects & ways robotics are used in real world situations.
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- Consider complex tasks that need accomplished and design and program a robot to do them for you
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RPT-INSIGHT-Zika-hit Puerto Rico prepares to import all of its blood supplies
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By Toni Clarke
WASHINGTON Feb 19 (Reuters) - New guidelines barring the collection of blood in areas with outbreaks of the mosquito-borne Zika virus will be put to the test first in cash-strapped Puerto Rico, where health officials have two weeks to start importing the island's supply.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said earlier this week that areas with active domestic transmission of Zika virus should stop collecting blood locally.
Puerto Rico has reported a small number of cases of local transmission, and U.S. health officials expect many thousands of residents to be infected once the mosquito season reaches its peak this summer.
Local health officials fear switching to imports could undermine the island's voluntary donation network, which provides the bulk of its needs. The new guidelines will require Puerto Rico to obtain its entire supply from the continental United States at a cost of up to $100,000 a week, said Jose O. Alsina, vice president and chief operating officer of Puerto Rico's Banco de Sangre de Servicios Mutuos, the island's largest blood bank.
The U.S. territory is struggling with about $70 billion in debt and a 45 percent poverty rate. The island has already defaulted on some debt payments and its Governor Alejandro Garcia Padilla has warned that the government is close to running out of money.
Alsina said its eight blood banks can't afford to buy blood and make payroll, which includes about 400 drivers, phlebotomists, nurses and others. Blood bank officials are asking the government to help pay for the imports so they can maintain their infrastructure until local collection can resume. They also have asked for extra time to collect blood locally before having to import it all.
"Laying off people, even for a short time, would be devastating," Alsina said. Continuación...


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After dropping two straight contests, the Canisius College women's soccer team bounced back with a 2-0 shutout against Duquesne Friday evening at Rooney Field. Following a scoreless first-half, the Golden Griffins tallied a pair of goals in a span of six minutes to seal their victory. The Griffs improved their record to 2-6 and the Dukes fell to 2-5-1 on the season.
Junior Brianna Smith scored the eventual game-winner, as she tallied her third goal of the season in four contests. Fellow junior Katie Griffin recorded her first point of the season to give the Griffs' a two-goal lead.
Junior Megan Tock recorded her third career shutout with 10 saves against the Dukes.
In the first half, the teams played to a tight-scoreless contest with the host Dukes managing to hold an 8-7 shot advantage.
The Griffs struck quick in the second half to take a 1-0 lead in the 52nd minute. Taking a pass from junior Kelly McMahon, Smith fired a shot from 20 yards out along the left side to give the Griffs' their eventual win.
Only six minutes later, Griffin gave the Griffs a two-goal lead in the 58th minute. Senior Brooke Bandazian lined up a perfect header with the Dukes' goalkeeper Ashley Szalwinski punching the ball out. Griffin slid in front of the loose ball, only to head the ball in for her first goal of the season and a Griffs' 2-0 lead.
The Dukes and Griffs shared ten shots-on-goal each with the host team holding a 19-14 shot advantage.
With only one game this weekend, the Blue and Gold will prepare for their next contest on Friday, Sept. 21 at Bucknell at 7 p.m before hosting Little Three rival St. Bonaventure on Sunday, Sept. 23 at 1 p.m.


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There's more and more interest in the 'photo lab' style of printer for digital photographs. These mini ink-jet printers are designed specifically for photo printing and offer little, if anything, in the way of plain paper print. Lexmark's P315 goes one step further by dispensing with the PC altogether. You can print from a variety of memory cards or from any camera that supports the PictBridge standard, but you can't print from a desktop, notebook or PDA.
This solid-looking, squat little machine – shorter but with about the same footprint as a domestic toaster – sits on a flat, rubber base. There's a retractable handle on top, so you can transport it easily.
Print blanks of up to 15 x 10cm (6 x 4 inch) are loaded in a near-vertical feed tray at the rear and are ejected at the front of the printer. Memory card slots, for all the main formats including IBM's MicroDrive and Fujifilm's xD card, sit under this output slot, alongside a PictBridge connector, compatible with most modern digital cameras.
The control panel on top is comprised of a four way jog-dial with three buttons above and four below. The jog dial negotiates Lexmark's sensibly-designed menu structure, with select and stop buttons to accept and reject menu options. There's a one-stop button to rotate images and a green Start button to begin a print job.
To the left of the control panel is a 65mm colour LCD panel, which shows thumbnails of the images on a memory card or in a camera and also displays menu options. To the right is a hinged cover providing access to the three-colour Lexmark ink cartridge.
Running the P315 couldn't be much simpler. You plug in a cartridge, load up to 25 sheets of photo paper at a time, select the images you want to print and press Start. As there's no PC connection there's no software to install.
A nice touch are the three sample photos built into the firmware of the printer and you can slideshow these on the LCD display. However, whenever we tried to print the samples, the printer refused, saying the option was unavailable. A print preview of the samples also appeared to be corrupt, though it was fine for regular images.
You can print a sheet of thumbnails from a memory card as an index to help select pictures to print. You can't adjust the size or number of thumbnails to the page though – the default 16 images is the only option.
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Jan. 3, 2012
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- The Big Orange enter Wednesday's game riding a four-game win streak. That marks Tennessee's longest win streak of the season. However, the Vols are 0-2 in true road games this season.
- Tennessee's 39 3-point attempts in Monday's win were the second-most in school history (record is 50). Skylar McBee made five treys en route to a career-high 16 points, and Trae Golden made four.
- In UT's seven wins, four perimeter Vols are each shooting better than 41 percent from 3-point range: Skylar McBee (.479), Cameron Tatum (.459), Trae Golden (.412) and Jordan McRae (.412).
- Just three days after undergoing surger on his broken nose, sophomore point guard Trae Golden tied his career-high for scoring with 29 points in UT's win over Chattanooga Monday.
- On Dec. 23, five-star power forward Jarnell Stokes from Memphis, Tenn., signed with Tennessee. A consensus national top-20 prospect, Stokes will enroll for spring classes and will be eligible to play for the Vols upon completion of all required administrative processes.
- Stokes is Tennessee's first prep signee from the city of Memphis since Dane Bradshaw in 2002.
- Through the games of Jan. 2, the Vols lead the SEC in free-throw shooting (.712) while ranking second in rebounding defense (32.8 rapg) and third in scoring (76.8 ppg), assists (14.9 apg) and 3-point percentage (.380).
- Only once in the last seven years has Tennessee shot better than 70 percent at the free-throw line (.701 in 2005-06). The Vols are shooting an SEC-best .712 at the charity stripe so far this season.
The Memphis Series
- Wednesday's game features 13 players who are Tennessee natives ... UT leads the all-time series with Memphis 14-9, dating to 1969 ... The Tigers won a hardfought double-overtime win in the Maui Invitational, 99-97 on Nov. 22 ... That game in Maui snapped a streak of six games in the series in which the team with the rebounding edge won the game ... Seventeen of the 23 all-time meetings between the two schools have been decided by 10 points or less ... Tennessee owns a 47-37 all-time record against current members of Conference USA ... Cuonzo Martin is 0-1 in head-to-head meetings with Josh Pastner.
Recent Vols-Tigers Tilts Have Been Memorable
- As outlined above, it took two overtimes to settle this season's first meeting between the Vols and Tigers ... And last season, the Volunteers had their highest point total ever in the Memphis series when they defeated the 21st-ranked Tigers 104-84 (first time in the series either team exceeded 100 points) ... It was also the most points allowed by the Tigers in a regulation game since the 1987- 88 season (112-104 loss to Virginia Tech on March 5, 1988) ... Tennessee's win over Memphis at the FedEx Forum in 2010 snapped a 23-game home win streak for the Tigers ... When the Tigers and Vols met in Memphis on Feb. 1, 2008, they were ranked Nos. 1 and 2, respectively, in the national polls ... In what was the most-watched college basketball game in ESPN history (5.28 million viewers), Tennessee toppled Memphis 66-62 to earn the program's first-ever No. 1 ranking.
In The Last Game vs. Memphis...
- Will Barton scored 17 first-half points to propel No. 8 Memphis to a 10-point halftime lead at the Maui Invitational on Nov. 22, but Tennessee rode junior forward Jeronne Maymon in the second half to force overtime, and the Vols eventually fell in double overtime by a score 99-97 on the tournament's second day ... Maymon drew national attention with his gutsy 32-point, 20-rebound performance ... He grabbed nine offensive rebounds, shot 8-of-15 from the floor and went 16-for-17 at the free-throw line ... Sophomore point guard Trae Golden added 14 points, seven assists and three steals but struggled shooting the ball, going 3-of-19 from the floor ... Junior forward Kenny Hall recorded a season-high 11 points and grabbed six boards ... Antonio Barton's jumper with 1:14 left in the second OT gave the Tigers the decisive basket after Vols junior Dwight Miller had tied the game at 97-97 on a putback with 1:31 on the clock ... Will Barton finished with 25 points and 11 rebounds to lead the Tigers ... Antonio Barton made four 3-pointers en route to 21 points ... Tigers freshman Adonis Thomas added 19 points off the bench for Memphis ... UT won the battle of the boards 49-34, had a 29-6 edge in second-chance points and scored 44 points in the paint.
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Bce colloca 100,104 mld euro in p/t 7 gg, in scadenza 88,398 mld
FRANKFURT, May 26 (Reuters) - The European Central Bank announced the following results for its latest liquidity providing operation: Main Refinancing Operation-Allotment Intended Volume: Reference Number: 20150057 Min Allotment: Transaction Type: Reverse Transactions Fixed Rate: 0.05 % Operation Type: Liquidity Providing Max Bid Limit: Procedure: Standard Tender Max Bids per Cpty: 1 Tender Date: 26/05/2015 11:15 Marg. Rate: Start Date: 27/05/2015 % of All. at Fixed Rate: 100 Maturity Date: 03/06/2015 Tot Amount Allotted: 100104 mn Duration (days): 7 Weight. Avg. Allot. Rate: Tot Bid Amount: 100104 mn Auction Type: Fixed Rate Tender Tot Number of Bidders: 136 Allotment Method: Min Rate (bids): Max Rate (bids): Estimate on 26/05/2015 of the average autonomous factors for the period 25/05/2015 to 02/06/2015 amounts to EUR 498.4 bn. Benchmark allotment based on the ECB's liquidity forecast as of 26/05/2015 amounts to EUR -192.5 bn. For general information on the calculation of the benchmark allotment amount, please see here as well as ECB page Operational Communications.
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CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - North Carolina head coach Joe Sagula sat down with GoHeels.com this week for another Carolina volleyball weekly update.
Sagula recapped the No. 25 Tar Heels' play this past weekend, dropping a 3-2 match to Georgia Tech on Thursday, and then topping Clemson 3-1 on Saturday. Sagula also gave a preview for Carolina's upcoming matches at home this weekend, when the Tar Heels will face Virginia Tech on Friday night at 7 p.m., and Virginia for Senior Night on Saturday at 5 p.m.
After this weekend, North Carolina will have just one more regular season match when NC State comes to Carmichael Arena on Wednesday, Nov. 21, for a match at 2 p.m.


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Moroccanoil Moisture Repair Shampoo
87 reviews
43% would repurchase
Package Quality: 3.8
Price: $$$
Package Quality: 3.8
Price: $$$
INGREDIENTSWater, Disodium Laureth Sulfosuccinate, Sodium Lauroyl Sarcosinate, Cocamidopropyl Hydroxysultaine, Sodium Lauryl Sulfoacetate, Cocamide MEA, Dimethicone, Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein PG-Propyl Silanetrio, Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil, Persea Gratissima (Avocado) Oil, Silk Amino Acids, Officinalis (Rosemary) Leaf Extract, Butylene Glycol, Sodium Lauroyl Lactylate, Glycol Distearate, Panthenol, Amodimethicone, Cetrimonium Chloride, Trideceth-12, Cyclopentasilozane, Dimethiconol, Divinyldimethicone/Dimethicone Copolymer, C12-13 Pareth-23, C12-13 Pareth-3, Polyquaternium-10, SodiumPCA, Quaternium-80, Polyquaternium-7, Cinnamidopropyltrimonium Chloride, PEG-150 Pentaerythrytyl Tetastearate, PEG-6 Caprylic/Capric Glycerides, Citric Acid, Sodium Chloride, Phenozyethanol, Caprylyl Glycol, Chlorphenesin, Red 33 (Cl1700), Yellow 5 (Cl19140), Fragrance (Parfum).
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on 5/9/2017 11:36:00 AM
Age: 44-55
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I bought the rose variety of the shampoo and conditioner. Was very expensive and did absolutely nothing for my dry, damaged hair. Big, expensive mistake and now I can't wait to use it all up so I can get something else.
on 6/17/2016 3:31:00 PM
Age: 36-43
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My hairdresser recommended this shampoo when I was going through a period of extremely dehydrated hair that frizzed uncontrollably. Unfortunately, it fell short of my expectations. After finishing one bottle there was still no noticeable improvement in hydration levels, neither any frizz control. Plus, it was difficult to rinse and it stung my eyes. The most disappointing thing, however, was that it actually weighed my curls down! Maybe it would suit someone with straight hair better, but it definitely did not work for me.
on 2/28/2016 10:49:00 PM
Age: 19-24
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AWFUL! My friend gave me this because she couldn't stand the smell. As soon as I started using it I noticed my hair was getting really really greasy. My hair doesn't get greasy ever so I knew it was this shampoo. Ill be using it as body wash.
on 12/16/2015 1:03:00 PM
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This shampoo and conditioner used together dried out my hair. I am now trying the hydrating line
on 11/2/2015 12:33:00 AM
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Eyes: Brown
Not as moisturizing as expected, very average shampoo. Too expensive
on 8/20/2015 12:51:00 PM
Age: 30-35
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Hair: Black, Other, Other
Eyes: Black
At first i was very happy with this shampoo because it did make my hair much softer and manageable from the previous drug store shampoo.....however, after almost finishing with 1 bottle i realized i 'm losing a lot of hair and my hair is also not as soft as when i first started using it. Another thing is that the line is promoted as super moisturizing with argan oil while the oil is not at the beginning of the ingredients list. Along with the expensive pricing, i just dun think it's worth it. Have just tried Live Clean's argan oil hair care line, and it seems to work well too with a fraction of the price and higher content of argan oil.
update: come right back to this after using other shampoo/conditioner for two days....without this my hair becomes really rough and frizzy....!!
update: this shampoo makes me lose alot of hair....everyday in the shower i found alot of hair on my hand which starting to concern me. I know hair will comes off a bit when you wash your hair but the amount on my hand was not usual, at least 20 strands were coming off. Switched to AG hair care and that didn't happen anymore.
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I bought the shampoo & conditioner as a set in the smaller of the two bottle sizes because it was my first time using it. I got mine for $37.50 for the set. This is a pretty good shampoo and conditioner. I do think the conditioner isn't as good as other conditioners I've used in the past however, the shampoo is really good and works well with my hair.
- the smell. I personally love the smell of moroccanoil products, and i like that it lingers in your hair the next day since I don't wash everyday.
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The last week has been one of those long, arduous ones between a flu that knocked me sideways, work and some personal things that have weighed heavy for a while. Thankfully, today things are turning around a bit and I am now officially 48hrs fever free , my voice (while still quite croaky) is coming back and the people in my life right now are proving to be just plain rockstars of beings.
I also have my appetite back and my goodness, did I miss being in the kitchen. Mac and cheese is my ultimate sort of comfort food and I've gone back and forth between finding servings that are too cheesy, too heavy or just plain unappealing.
Enter Donna Hay and this recipe, it is all things good and right. The ultimate cheat day.
Cauliflower Mac and Cheese with a sourdough crumb topping
(from Donna Hay)
250g macaroni
700g cauliflower, leaves trimmed and cut into small florets
1¼ cups (310ml) milk
1 cup (250ml) single (pouring) cream
2 cups (240g) grated cheddar
2 cups (160g) finely grated parmesan
sea salt and cracked black pepper
3 cups (210g) chunky fresh sourdough breadcrumbs
1 clove garlic, crushed
2 tablespoons rosemary leaves, chopped
50g unsalted butter, melted
Preheat oven to 200ºC (400ºF).
Cook the pasta in a large saucepan of salted boiling water for 8 minutes.
Add the cauliflower and cook for a further 2 minutes or until tender.
Drain and return to the saucepan with the milk, cream, cheddar, parmesan, salt and pepper.
Reduce the heat to low and cook, stirring to coat.
Divide the macaroni mixture between 2 x 1.5-litre-capacity ovenproof dishes.
In separate bowl, mix and combine the breadcrumbs, garlic, rosemary and butter and divide between the dishes.
Bake for 15–20 minutes or until golden and crunchy.
Comfort food
Wednesday, July 9, 2014
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Boxing returns to the Turning Stone Resort Casino Event Center with ESPN Friday Night Fights on January 25, 2013. In the 12 round main event, Ruslan Provodnikov (22-1, 15 KOs) of Russia defends his WBO jr. welterweight intercontinental title against Jason "El Nino" Pagara (30-2, 19 KOs) of the Philippines. in the co-feature, jr. welterweight Tony "Lightning" Luis (15-0, 7 KOs) of Cornwall, Ontario, Canada faces Miguel "Silky Smooth" Gonzalez (20-3, 15 KOs) of Cleveland, Ohio. Promoters plan to announce the undercard at a later date. All bouts are subject to change. Tickets range from $25 to $70. Call the Turning Stone box office at (315) 361-7469 or visit www.Ticketmaster.com.


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How cold was it?
Well, if you hit a ball in the water on No. 7, it would skid and bounce across onto the green.
Actually, there was no ice on the water, but I did hit a skipper onto the green at the 28th annual Mario Luther Charity Golf Classic held Friday at the Indiana Country Club that brought quite a chuckle to the other members of the foursome.
It was almost too cold to play golf, but some just threw on another layer of clothes and continued play.
No one won a car and there was no payoff at the Million Dollar Hole-In-One Shootout, but the big winner was the Indiana Regional Medical Center's M. Dorcas Clark, M.D., Women's Imaging Center, the tournament's charity of choice this year.
Speaking at the dinner following the event, on behalf of the Women's Imaging Center, were Heather Reed, executive director the Indiana Healthcare Foundation; Sue Majoris. RN, who spoke on the center's services and programs; and Judy Sipos, RN, a breast cancer survivor. All are employed at Indiana Regional Medical Center.
Chris Hoke, a retired defensive lineman for the Pittsburgh Steelers, also spoke briefly.
Hoke, who said he has lost 70 pounds since playing in a backup role as nose tackle to Casey Hampton, continues to do public relations work for the Steelers and quite often appears on the Pittsburgh television scene.
Always flashing a wide grin, the personable Hoke made the rounds on a golf cart with Mario chatting with players during the event.
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Thursday evening the Indiana Country Club showed off its new look at the Indiana County Chamber of Commerce's Business After Hours.
The remodeling project at ICC, reportedly estimated at $500,000, included significant changes in the grill and dining room, the large banquet room and the men's locker room.
A smaller horseshoe bar is now included at one end of the long bar in the grill room and a fireplace separates the dining area from the grill room. Large picture windows looking out on the golf course give the grill room, dining room and large banquet room a much brighter appearance. All in all, the entire remodeling effort certainly enhances the overall appearance of the club.
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A personal congratulations to longtime friend Marvin Mensch on his retirement from Indiana First Bank.
Marv served as senior vice president for sales and marketing at the bank, where he had been employed for the past six years. He had been in the banking business in Indiana since 1984 and has also been greatly involved in the community, along with his wife Kathy, serving with the United Way of Indiana County.
His daughter, Debbie Mensch Crawford, was employed for a short time as a reporter at The Indiana Gazette prior to taking on a position at Allegheny General Hospital, where she served as marketing project manager.
All the best to Marv in his retirement.
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Just a reminder on the birthday party scheduled for Jimmy Stewart at the museum on Philadelphia and Ninth streets at noon Tuesday, his 106th birthday.
Light refreshments will be served followed by a film rarely seen at the museum that is narrated by Johnny Carson. All are invited.


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By Chris Carlson
International Middle East Media Center: Tuesday, dozens of Israeli settlers, protected by soldiers, took over a Palestinian-owned plot of land in an area east of the city of Hebron, and began planting it with olive trees on Tuesday, according to a local witness.
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Rashid al-Tamimi, a resident of Hebron, told the Palestinian News & Info Agency (WAFA) that dozens of settlers began farming a 150-dunum (37 acres) lot belonging to Palestinians as a prelude to taking it over, in order to expand a nearby illegal settlement.
Israeli forces have prevented the Arab owners of that area from entering their land since 1972, he said, under the pretext that it is used for Israeli military training.


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Mizzou's Aldon Smith to Declare for NFL Draft
Defensive End Set MU Single-Season Sacks Record
For Immediate Release
Friday, January 07, 2011
Columbia, Mo. – University of Missouri sophomore defensive end Aldon Smith (Raytown, Mo.) has decided to make himself available for the 2011 NFL Draft. Smith will bypass his final two seasons of eligibility at Mizzou, following his three years on campus which saw him develop into one of the most talented defensive ends in the nation.
After redshirting in 2008, Smith burst onto the national scene as a redshirt freshman in 2009, when he won 1st-Team Freshman All-American honors, as well as Big 12 Conference Defensive Freshman and Newcomer of the Year, while amassing an MU single-season record 11.5 quarterback sacks. His 2010 season was hampered by a leg injury which kept him out of three games in the first half of the year, but he returned in time to grab a key interception in his first game back against #1-ranked Oklahoma which helped Mizzou post a 36-27 win over the Sooners in Columbia.
In 10 games in 2010, Smith had 48 total tackles, including 10 tackles for loss and 5.5 quarterback sacks. He opened his sophomore season with an impressive outing in a 23-13 win over Illinois, when he notched 10 tackles, including three tackles for loss and two quarterback sacks. Smith was named 1st-Team All-Big 12 by league coaches for his play in 2010, and his 17 career sacks ties him for sixth-best on the MU charts.
"I'd like to thank everyone at Mizzou for supporting me," said Smith. "The coaches, our fans and alumni, everyone has been great, and they've definitely helped me get to this point. It's been my dream for as long as I can remember to play in the NFL, so this is something I'm really excited for," he said.
Mizzou Head Coach Gary Pinkel said that he is supportive of Smith's decision.
"There's no question that Aldon is one of the most gifted athletes in the country at his position," Pinkel said. "We'd love to have the chance to coach him longer, but we're 100 percent behind him and supportive with this decision. Aldon gave us three outstanding years, and it's going to be exciting to watch him in the pros, because his best football is ahead of him," he said.
Fifteen Tigers overall have been drafted in the last six NFL Drafts (2005-10), including six in 2009. This year's draft is scheduled for April 28-30, in New York City.
Here's a look at the career stats for Smith during his 23-game Mizzou career:
TACKLES Sacks Fum. Fum.
Year G-GS Solo-Asst. Total TFL-Yds Yds PBU Rec. Forced
2009 13-11 46-18 64 19-126 11.5-99 5 1 1
2010 10-10 34-14 48 10-47 5.5-29 2 0 1
Career 23-21 80-32 112 29-173 17.0-128 7 1 2


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Corfu holidays
Sharon Wood says holiday company more concerned with its public image than the death of her two children caused by leaking hotel boiler in 2006
They don't often get snapped, but books are surely the most important travel companions – so this summer we asked you to photograph them. They have been to some enviable locations
The second in our series on holidaying in the Greek islands focuses on where to stay and eat and what to see and do in the Ionian islands
Joanne O'Connor's great escapes Travel tips: holidays in Formentera, and this week's best short break
Psychedelic sunsets in the Med, and weekends at home and away, chosen by Joanne O'Connor
Beat expensive air fares by booking a cheap package holiday to Greece, then absconding when you arrive; or fly to Corfu, but slip away to a quiet village; or camp in the unspoilt South Pelion
Joanne O'Connor's great escapes Travel tips: stay in a converted tobacco factory in Tuscany, or try camping the old fashioned way
A boutique hotel an hour from Florence, La Tabaccaia, has just opened, camping has a "new" concept, plus deals of the week
Greece has so many idyllic islands with so many gorgeous beaches, so how do you choose where to go? Here are Rachel Dixon's top spots
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From a zone one London base to a boutique Alpine lodge, Robert Savage finds 10 European hostels to suit backpacker budgets
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October 28, 2010 — The University of Virginia welcomes Bosnia and Herzegovina's ambassador to the United States on Tuesday to discuss his country's efforts to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and the European Union.
Ambassador Mitar Kujundzic's talk, "Bosnia Herzegovina: The Path to NATO and the European Union," is free and open to the public. It takes place at 3:30 p.m. in the South Lawn auditorium in Nau Hall.
Bosnia and Herzegovina was one of six federal units of the former Republic of Yugoslavia. It gained independence following the Yugoslav wars in the early 1990s. Since then the country has worked to rebuild its economy, resettle hundreds of thousands of refugees, settle ethnic tensions among Bosniaks, Serbs and Croats, and quell early corruption within in its tripartite presidency.
As it makes progress on these fronts, Bosnia and Herzegovina is striving for membership in NATO and the EU.
The Eastern European nation has been a candidate for NATO membership since April, when it was given a "Membership Action Plan" – the final step before given full membership to the military alliance of democratic states in Europe and North America. Bosnia and Herzegovina is also a potential candidate for membership in the EU, which is an economic and political union of nearly 30 mainly European states.
The Ambassadors' Speakers Forum is sponsored by the Office of the Vice Provost for International Programs. Brazil's ambassador to the United States, Mauro Vieira, will speak Dec. 1 at 5 p.m. in the South Lawn auditorium.


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BEIJING – Once high-flying politician Bo Xilai was indicted Thursday for bribery and abuse of power, Chinese state media said, following a scandal that exposed deep divisions at the highest levels of the country's ruling Communist Party.
Bo, the former party chief of Chongqing, will be the highest-profile official to be put on trial in China in decades. He has not been seen in public for more than a year after being detained in connection with his wife's murder of a British businessman and the flight of his right-hand man to a U.S. consulate, triggering a monumental political scandal.
The official Xinhua News Agency said the indictment was handed over Thursday by prosecutors to the intermediate court in the eastern city of Jinan, Shandong province. That indicates the trial will take place in the city soon. A source with direct knowledge of the case said the proceedings could begin in mid-August.
"The accused Bo Xilai . . . took advantage of the privileges of his office to gain benefits for others and illegally received money and items in extremely large amounts," Xinhua quoted the indictment as saying.
It said Bo "embezzled an extremely large amount of public funds and abused his powers of office, causing heavy losses to the interests of the nation and the people in an extremely serious way."
The charges carry a wide range of penalties depending on the severity and the willingness of Bo, once one of the 25 members of the ruling party's Central Politburo, to cooperate with prosecutors. However, the use of the terms "extremely large amounts" and "extremely serious" in the indictment appear to portend a heavy sentence.
The last former Central Politburo member to be tried for corruption, Chen Liangyu, received an 18-year prison term in 2008.
News of the proceedings comes at a time when the Chinese Communist Party is trying to show it is cracking down on corruption and government waste. It has also had to manage the political rifts exposed by the downfall of Bo. The decision to oust such a high-ranking leader would have required tough backroom negotiations among top leaders.
The trial would be an easier final step after the harder task of defusing any backlash among Bo's supporters, said David Goodman, a China expert at the University of Sydney. Holding the proceedings now would also allow leaders to draw a line under the scandal ahead of a key Communist Party plenum expected in the autumn.
"Politically it's logical now to do this before the plenum in October so you've got a neatness about it," Goodman said. "The most difficult parts were all done," he said, adding that the trial would probably "be dealt with in a boring procedural way with as little drama as possible."
Top party leaders said from the start that Bo would not receive special treatment and an editorial issued Thursday by the official China News Service reinforced the message that no official was above the law.
Bo's indictment "shows the Chinese Communist Party's resolute will and clear stand against corruption," the editorial said. "It also tells the whole party and the entire society that . . . no matter who you are, no matter how high your ranking is, you will be seriously investigated and severely punished if you violate party discipline and state law."
The scandal emerged last year ahead of a once-a-decade leadership transition in which Bo had been considered a candidate for the Politburo Standing Committee — China's most powerful body.
His downfall was triggered after his police chief and right-hand man, Wang Lijun, fled to a U.S. Consulate in Chengdu, allegedly to seek asylum. Bo was detained a month later.
He had cultivated an unusually populist public image and led a high-profile anti-mafia campaign that resulted in scores of arrests but also allegations of torture against suspects. His approach won popular support but divided top leaders, some of whom felt wary about his leftist bent.
Bo's wife was given a suspended death sentence last August for fatally poisoning businessman and family friend Neil Heywood. Bo was removed from his party and government posts, losing his legal immunity at the end of 2012. Official media said he had "borne major responsibility" for the murder of Heywood and had taken "massive" bribes and had indulged in inappropriate sexual relations with "multiple women."


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Stephen Fry, writer and actor
They were monstrous, magnificent, traumatic, explosive, lyrical, emotionally sodden, eternal, shameful and fantastically alive.
What I wish I'd known
That the world was not, as it seemed, expressly designed to exclude me, banish me and hurt me. I thought that I had been made wrong and would never fit in. Miraculously, I was wrong. But only just.
Best memory
Being in love.
Worst memory
Being in love.
Sheila Hancock, actor
The shadow of war hung over my teenage years. England was a bleak place back then, and life was very different for girls. It was pre-pill so there was an endless terror of pregnancy if you dallied with anyone, which I didn't. I was constantly aware that I was too tall, I suffered from acne and worried that I would never have a boyfriend.
What I wish I'd known
That it is permissible to have fun. I was very restrained, and I regret that.
Worst moment
In the playground with a group of girls, everyone was picking who had the best hair, eyes, legs. I didn't get mentioned until the end when my friend said that I had good eyebrows.
Lethal Bizzle, rapper
I wanted to grow up too quick. I was always friends with people older than me, and wanted to make my own money instead of relying on my parents.
What I wish I'd known
I wish I'd taken school more seriously. When you're young, you don't realise how important it is for your future.
Worst moment
When I ran away. I was about 14, I wasn't doing very well at school, and my parents were threatening to send me back to Ghana. So I left and stayed at a friend's house. Then I went to the housing association, but their waiting list was about four years long. So I ended up in a hostel for a week, sharing a disgusting room with four other people. Eventually, I thought, "Nah man, this isn't for me", so I went home and things got better after that.
Maggi Hambling, artist
I managed to stay at art schools for seven years. When I was at Ipswich I went around wearing duffle-coats and I learned to roll a cigarette. When I got to Camberwell, London was swinging, and I was still a virgin – and so began a great deal of experimentation to see what I liked best. And the ladies won.
Best moment
When I was told, aged 15, by the artist Lett Haines to make my work my best friend. It was an amazing thing to say to someone aged 15 because it meant that whether I was bored or happy, I always had art to go back to. At that point life became more real.
Worst moment
Being sent by my parents to join the Young Conservatives and the Young Farmers. I was a complete outsider.
Sara Cox, radio DJ
My entire teenage life seemed to revolve around if and when I could get a lift from my mum to transport me to another thrilling evening sitting on the bench near the chippy with my friends, looking out for the fit lad with curtains. In sixth form I gravitated towards male mates as I found them much less complicated. I wore Kickers and Joe Bloggs and used too much hairspray on my spiral perm. I trusted boys I shouldn't have, drank Thunderbird and smoked the odd Consulate. I wasn't particularly wild; I was awkward and uncool and still am – the only difference is, I care less now.
Best moment
Passing my driving test.
Worst moment
At my sixth form leaving ball, the "cool" girls had compiled some awards: I won "I love myself, somebody has to."
Shappi Khorsandi, comedian
I hated every second of it. It was the 80s and hair-straighteners hadn't been invented so I looked like a microphone, with the thickest, frizziest hair imaginable. I tried to be a goth to fit in, but you can't be a goth if you're Asian. I mixed talcum powder and Nivea, and caked it on to my skin. It made all the other goths laugh, which was kind of against what being a goth was about.
Worst moment
Sitting on the steps of the Camden Palace, desperate for my friends to finish snogging so we could go home.
• Shappi Khorsandi, A Beginner's Guide to Acting English is out now in paperback. She will be performing at The Pleasance in Edinburgh this August
Julie Myerson, novelist
I lived my teenage years as the eldest of five kids in a big, newly formed stepfamily – all now sadly dispersed. Back then, I think I would have said – insisted – that I was happy, lucky, loved my life. Now, though, I see I was a very fragile, nervy girl. My father had never forgiven me for what he saw as a betrayal during my parents' separation. After several years, he wrote me a letter saying he had decided to stop seeing me. I was 17, and told myself it was a relief, but now I see how deeply it hurt me. I adored my mother, but she was so impossibly glamorous that I retreated further and further into tomboyhood. I tried hard to fight my shyness – I had my hair cut short and wore bright blue mascara. But deep down I was just a girl in an anorak who was terrified of almost everything.
Best moment
When my French penfriend's brother finally kissed me. It turned me back into a girl.
Worst moment
Getting that letter from my father, and having to pretend to myself that it didn't matter.
Grayson Perry, artist
I was sulky and introverted. In my late teens I lived in a village and didn't have any transport, so was stuck with the other young people who lived there. We hung around on the village green and directed cars the wrong way.
What I wish I'd known
How clever I was.
Best moment
Going to punk gigs in Chelmsford when bands toured there. I didn't drink and was high on nothing but adrenaline.
Worst moment
I was booted out of the house a couple of times, and didn't know quite where I was going. I had to wander the streets looking for someone to take me in.
Shirley Williams, politician and academic
I was in Minnesota in my early teens, where there was an extraordinary amount of freedom. Then I came back to England, and was angry at how different it was. In the US, at 13 girls went to their first formal with a male partner; at 14 they started dating. If you were seen talking to a boy in England, you had to explain yourself to a teacher.
Best memory
In 1945 I was evacuated to Boscombe, and spent every weekend in the New Forest, which I got to know and love.
Worst memory
When I was 17, I took a year off before university and worked as a waitress in Whitley Bay. We were paid 14 shillings, and when we ran out of food, lived on tea and chips. It was sheer drudgery.
Lorraine Kelly, presenter
I remember being freezing during the power cuts of the 70s, and the dinner ladies dishing out hot orange juice to warm us up. And the summer of 74 will stay with me for ever, when all the soppy girls kept listening to Seasons in the Sun on radios they had smuggled in; I felt as though I couldn't escape that bloody awful song.
What I wish I'd known
That I looked just fine and wasn't a fat blob. I wish I had spared myself all that angst about not being thin enough.
Best moment
Discovering the Stranglers, Blondie and the Jam and playing their records on my Dansette at full blast. I had a very wide-ranging taste in music from Genesis, Yes and Bob Dylan to my all-time idol David Bowie.
Worst moment
Having to move from our tenement in Bridgeton, Glasgow to East Kilbride when I was 13. Most of my pals didn't have a phone so we could only keep in touch via letter. Inevitably we drifted apart.
Caroline Lucas, Green MP
I worked quite hard but I was also a bit of a rebel. Home was unnaturally calm and insular, and that's what I rebelled against – the parental rules and the silly school rules. I remember organising a march in protest at having to stay at school until six, even if sport was cancelled. It wasn't very successful.
What I wish I'd known
That your teens are over so quickly, and that there were more exciting times to come – you don't have to squeeze everything in as a teenager.
Best moment
Travelling to Paris, aged 16, with my friend Rachel and her mum. We were there for a week and I remember going to the Rodin Museum, sitting in a Paris cafe and eating this triangular 'La Vache Qui Rit' cheese and just thinking that it was impossibly exotic.
Worst moment
When my boyfriend of the time left me at 18. We had been going out for two years, but I wasn't allowed to be upset about it; in my family we were supposed to keep everything in, which made it worse.
James DeGale, boxer
I was naughty at school: I was rude to the teachers, and didn't do my work, so ended up leaving in Year 9. I was never in big trouble with the police, but always messing around.
Best moment
Winning my gold medal at the Youth Commonwealth Games in 2004. It was a dream – obviously a lot of hard work, and I had to be disciplined, but I never missed having a normal teenage life.
Worst moment
When I was 16 and my mother threatened to send me to social services, and wouldn't let me go out. I hadn't been going to the gym, I was smoking, and acting like jack-the-lad. It turned out she didn't really mean it – but it made me fix up and focus on my boxing.
What I wish I'd known
Nothing. You learn from your mistakes.
Lauren Child
I was fine until I was 14. I had been very confident, and remember performing comedy sketches in front of my whole school. And then I lost all of my self-esteem. Suddenly your popularity, clothes and whether boys liked you was all that seemed to matter.
Best moment
After 16 things got much better. The best moments all seemed to involve kissing boys.
Worst moment
The rest of the time.
What I wish I'd known
The coolest people are often the ones in the wrong brand of trainers.
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This was a decent read but I don't have any overwhelming feelings about it. Just a feeling of OMG, what else could possibly happen. Guess I'll just have to wait patiently for the next installment to find out. 3.5 Stars
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I wanted to read Black Dawn because I had to know what was going to happen with Amelie, and I am loving this series in general. I have raced through them and can't stop making moments to read it.
It was hard seeing Eve and Michael having a hard time after the events in the last book, but I am so rooting for them to somehow make it work. But some of the comments and being in M's head makes me think that maybe it won't. I hope so hard that I am misreading it though, because even though Eve has such a vulnerability she is also very strong and knows how to handle herself.
Claire is coming even more into her own, and less afraid to speak up. She had a confrontation with Oliver, and I was so proud of her. I sincerely hope that some cure can be found for Amelie, but it was looking pretty grim, and I wondered just how Morganville would continue to exist and how the humans would fare if Oliver did take over.
It was neat though, to see humans and vamps working side by side and growing a bit more appreciation for the other in fighting the powerful draugh. They are water dwellers, and can move and multiply. Though they prefer vamps, they will go after humans too, and it was very action filled as they were fighting them. I was worried by the tone that the epilogue took, but I imagine it will just be another obstacle for them to overcome.
It didn't disappoint with keeping me guessing, bringing new challenges and developing the charac ters that I have come to love or at least love to hate. There is still the hint of unpredictability, and characters acting in a way that I haven't come to line up with their personalities and actions thus far.
Definitely still enjoying the series, and will continue until its over, at which point I might cry.
Bottom Line: Good installment, new enemies to fight and insights on the characters.
I really enjoyed this entry in The Morganville Vampire series. There was a lot of Myrnin, probably my favorite character, so that was a huge plus. But I have to admit, I don't like Shane. And the longer they are together, the less I see his and Claire's relationship making any sense. What bugged me in this book is that despite her intelligence, when it comes to Shane Claire is overly codependent, in my opinion. Then again, I should probably make concessions for her age and deem it an adolescent love sort of thing, lol. The plot picked up from the previous book and moved right along with plenty of action throughout. If you enjoy this series, you will definitely enjoy Black Dawn.
So intense... I'm so sleepy but I want to keep reading... Lovely job Ms Caine, simply lovely. :-)
The twelfth installment in Caine's thrilling Morganville Vampire series, Black Dawn, does an excellent job at maintaining a high standard of storytelling and overall excitement.
This time around, Morganville has properly gone to shit and Claire and co. must find a solution to the Draug problem and save the town they actually pretty much hate? They address the irony so I don't have to side-eye anyone.
Anyone who has been reading from book one is very familiar with the characters by now, so we certainly don't need major developments at this stage, but Caine is the gift that just keeps on giving. Michael and Eve take more of a central role than they have in the past few books and I really appreciated seeing their relationship problems as opposed to the events of the previous book just being brushed under the carpet.
Shane's parts of the books honestly frustrated me a little bit. I found myself wishing for his hallucination part to end so we could get back to the story. I have to say I'm not overly keen on the shifting perspectives since I like seeing everything from Claire's point of view, but I accept that after so many books, there's only so much the author can get from one character.
Myrnin is still my favourite sans none. I understand that his behaviour can be cruel and benevolent at times but he undoubtedly cares about Claire. I honestly never suspected his feelings for her before this book, and maybe in another time, with no Shane around, I could wish for that ending, but Shane is just too perfect for Claire. I love that Caine has spent so many books with Claire and Shane together. She doesn't unnecessarily pull them apart every five seconds in order to fill pages. It's much more heartfelt and realistic as far as I'm concerned.
The draug plot line is one of the best arcs Caine has explored throughout the series. This enemy brought hopelessness and suffering to a whole new level in Morganville and it really had me wondering if they could find a way out this time.
I'm highly anticipating the last three books and hope they can keep with the momentum of this installment. Hopefully the series will go out with a bang, but after so many excellent books, I have every faith in Rachel Caine pulling it off wonderfully.
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Please HELP me help my mom with her house
Hello all,
I am new to this site, found it on Google. My mom's house is an older house built in the 30's to 40's. It was moved from downtown Atlanta to 30 miles west of Atlanta in 89 or 90 when mom bought it. When the house was moved, they cut the top of the roof off, down about half way on both sides. We never knew this, I was in 6th grade or something like that. When they put the roof back on, they did not "brace" it properly, they sistered the 2x6 rafters with 1x6 boards that are anywhere from 18" to 24" inches long. Then they went below the rafters about 1' and nailed 2x4's to each rafter going down to a 2x6 that spans across all of the ceiling joists, it is not 1 2x6 though, it is in pieces, 2 I believe. The 2x6's are not on top of a wall at all(not sure if this is important or not). Also, some of the 2x4's are not even whole, they found 2 scrap pieces and nailed them together. Her roof has 3 layers of shingles on it and from the exterior there are noticable dips and waves going across her roof. I have been tasked by mom to re-roof her house, when I began to look at it I originally thought that the waves were from water damage due to the shingle failure, but when I crawled in the attic I found the structural fiasco. My mom lives below the poverty level and I don't have the money to pay anyone either so I am left to do this on my own ability and experience(4 years of building houses in college as a helper, I picked up alot but it has been 10 years since I did it and have only took on small side projects since then, this is the first major one). I have 4 house jacks and plan on getting in the attic and jacking up the roof some to try and correct some of the sagging, then I plan on sistering the rafters with 2x6's that are 6ft long or longer, after that I am not sure what other support needs to be put in and how, not sure how to tell if there are any interior load bearing walls in her house(there is ALOT of blown insulation in the attic), it is a small house, only 30ft long and about 24 to 28ft wide. After I get the roof "level" and supported again I will then tear off the shingles and replace any water damaged planks and then re-roof with the 30-year architectural shingles she has bought(this part I can handle, although I have only worked with "regular" shingles, never with architectural). My questions are:
How do I properly jack up the roof?
How do I properly support the roof going forward so that I do not cause any damage to her ceilings or walls below?
Thanks and I truly apologize on the novel but I didn't know how to explain in 2 to 3 sentences.
The BEST thing to do is just tear off the entire kit & kaboddle, and reframe a proper roof and shingle it.
Yeah, I know that this is the best way but we do not have the funds for that.
Don't go jacking anything! It's a very touchy thing to do anywhere in a wooden structure. Most of the time you can never jack over 1/4" because after everything gets all cozy together, you don't wanna go break up the party!
Your better off building around the problem by adding more wood. There's plenty to that too. You need to consider at least this..
1) structure
2) weight
3) ventilation
4) compatibility
5) fasteners
6) temperature, humidity, location
...and probably a lot more!
- pete
BTW (and you don't have to answer this question) wouldn't it be cheaper to sell the house and have mom live in a trouble-free apartment? (just a thought)
If that doesn't work I'm afraid I'm fresh out of ideas. You can't get blood from a stone, and if you can't afford to properly take care of a house, then you can't afford to properly take care of a house.
Part of "affordibility" is prioritizing and logical decision making skills & execution. You're like the customer who balks at the $250.00 to install a circuit because 1/2 the house goes out whenever their $3000.00 plasma TV is turned on, who also "can't afford" it. :huh:
LawnGuy, what you just said is down right insulting! How do you justify giving tips to DIY's with language like that? It just sounds to me that your making a rather harsh judgment.
BTW, there's a lot of guys like you on this forum and I'm kinda wondering if there are any moderators...
-- pete
Well, it can be done. But there is no way that anybody here will be able to help you. It's entirely TOO involved structurally, to explain it to any newbie.
It's dangerous to the structure and to you.
It just REQUIRES too much experience, and sometimes dumb luck to get it right.:(
To LawnGuy,
You may be right, mom probably ill-chose the arch shingles over regular shingles that would have been cheaper, leaving her more money for other repairs, BUT, she bought the shingles last year in preparation for doing her roof this year, so she can't take them back, she bought them when the manufacturer had discontinued them so that she could afford them. As for the tv/power circuit analogy, those people are out there, but your WAY off here, mom is flat out poor, living below the povertly level and she lives and spends within her means, she does not even have cable and I gave her the tv she has.
To Tinner, Jerry, Handy,
Thank you for your posts.
To Joba Fett,
I don't even know what a "flipper" is. I am trying to help my mom man, I am not a contractor nor am I getting paid for it in any way. I am a "weekend handy man" who is way over his head with this project and just asking for some advice. I just wish you were a contractor in our area, I guarantee after your free estimate visit that you would be telling everyone that there is a certain area of town that you do not care to work in anymore. I would comment on your attitude being typical for someone who is from the North, which is where I am assuming you are from, but I do not believe in stereotypes. I am actually a little confused, from your quote that you put with your posts I thought you were a conservative but you actually sound very liberal. I like what your quote says but I think you may be giving Christian conservatives like my self a bad name. Anyway, no harm done, just your opinion and I know where I stand. By the way, if you are in business for yourself as a contractor, I truly hope that you treat your customers and potential customers with more respect.
With 3 layers of existing shingles on the roof, I would tear off and re-roof with basic 3 tabs. You might be amazed how much the roof "straightens" out on it's own with the weight off. You don't have snow loads to really worry about, so carefully placing some "jacks" and braces would catch the rest of the problems. Use 3 inch screws instead of nails when possible on the framing members, and see how you make out.
I have seen much worse, and there are economical ways to make it work, if you have the basic skills to do it.
As an added point here, please be civil...if you have nothig helpful to add (the point of a DIY forum), refrain from commenting. Thanks, Jay
Are you certain its the truss structure that is "wavy"? With 3 layers of shingles I'm assuming there was water damage at some point, perhaps whatever sheathing material was used is sagging between the trusses? Optimistically, try ripping off the singles and sheathing (which is likely 1x6's laid side by side if it is original) and starting fresh from there.
You have to realize you mom is in a pickle. There isn't going to really be a static, correct response to your dilemma when you set the parameters that is cannot cost anything to fix. It's like saying "my boiler blew up, I don't have a nickel to my name, how can I fix this?" the only real answer is freeze to death you poor bastard... That may be harsh, but that is reality do not blame the messenger for telling the truth.
If you haven't made a decision on what to do, I suggest this.
-First, do a full tear off. Putting new shingles (especially architectual shingles) on as a 4th layer will be like adding insult to injury. (A full tear off is every layer of shingle down to the tarpaper, incl., the tarpaper. All you should have left is the wood decking.
-When everything is torn off, the roof will be relatively light. If you think it will help, match whatever rafters you have with 3-4' pieces of new lumber of the same dimension (2x6, 2x8, whatever) and sister the cuts using 3" SCREWS in a zig-zag pattern so that the roof framing is as strong as it can be, under the circumstances. You can probably get loads of dimensional lumber in 3-4' pieces from local construction site dumpsters, or housewreaking companies.
-Install new roofing felt and the new shingles as planned.
-In the end, what you'll have will be worlds better than what you have now. It's not a 100% perfect solution, but it's the best anyone can do under your circumstances.
Thank you for your comments. I have thought of the fact that 3 layers of shingles is adding alot of weight and do believe that once I have all that torn off and 1 layer put back on that so of the sagging will go away. There are structural problems as well though.
Thank you for your comment. They are actually both problems.
Joba Fett,
Apology accepted. Well I didn't actually refer to you as a lib, just said you sounded like one, I apologize for that one.
I believe I may have misrepresented my mom's financial situation. It is not that she can not afford the lumber needed to repair her roof. She just can't afford to completely tear out all roof decking and rafters and replace everything. I did not expect to get answers on how to "PROPERLY"(key word) fix her house for free. She just can't afford to pay anyone for labor, that is where I come in, or replace everything. I have already purchased some 2x6's to sister all the rafters and some other 2x6's to brace everything, I probably will end up having to make another trip for some more but the main thing is just figuring out the best way to jack up the roof before I brace it where it needs to be. I appreciate the advice and many of the things you and a couple of others have said to do is what I plan to do. I believe I will take some before and after pics so share with this website so that you all can see what I am dealing with and what I done about it.
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