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Water Conservation & The Water Soft Path
Communities around the world are beginning to realize the economic, social, and environmental benefits of water conservation. Planners and water managers are increasingly moving away from supply-side solutions to meet water demand (e.g. expanding physical infrastructure, such as pipes, pumps, dams, and reservoirs) Instead, they are looking toward long-term, comprehensive water management approaches that will ensure adequate quantities of water for the future.
The WSP's water conservation work is largely focused on ways that communities can effectively implement tailored water soft path stategies to sustainably manage their water resources, now and into the future. The water soft path concept offers a holistic and comprehensive approach to water sustainability planning, and takes into consideration the complex interactions that occur between the natural environment and human activity.
Case Studies
On March 3rd, 2016, over 50 water specialists from local government, industry, and academia from across B.C. met at the University of British Columbia for the one-day workshop "Local Drought Preparedness in B.C." The goal of the workshop was twofold:
-To allow local governments and water specialists to share lessons following the 2015 drought; and
-To identify opportunities for collaboration in building drought preparedness.
This water soft path case study examines the innovative water strategy planning process used in York Region, Ontario. In 2011, York Region set a forward-looking target of No New Water and is, to the authors' knowledge, the first community in North America to explicitly approach its water strategy planning process from a soft path perspective. This case study marks the first investigation into the successes and challenges of putting soft path principles into practice.
The soft path pilot project for Fergus-Elora was initiated by the Grand River Conservation Authority (GRCA) in partnership with the POLIS Project on Ecological Governance, the Township of Centre Wellington (TCW), the Elora Environment Centre, and the University of Waterloo.
In Fergus-Elora, population and water use are expected to double between 2008 and 2040. The region is dependent on groundwater and if no conservation measures are taken the existing groundwater supply will likely require expansion by 2028.
The recommended approach for Fergus-Elora is to "use the same water tomorrow we use today," which accommodates all future population and economic growth to 2040, and beyond, using the same amount of water used in 2008.
Click the links below to download PDF files of the report and technical appendices.
A 2010 report summarizing the results and analysis of a GRCA residential water use survey for Fergus-Elora is also provided. The survey focused on the usage of water-using fixtures and appliances, as well as water conservation efforts made by residents in the community.
This Soft Path Strategy for Salt Spring Island was developed by the Water Sustainability Project team in collaboration with the Salt Spring Island Water Council. Salt Spring is the largest and most populous of the Gulf Islands and has a year round population of approximately 10,000 which doubles during the summer with tourists and temporary residents. Water supply and quality are issues on parts of Salt Spring, with some drinking water lakes being close to their capacity to meet current demand and future commitments for additional supply, and difficulties with private wells particularly on the north end of the island.
This strategy offers direction to Salt Spring's growing water use by recommending a commitment to "preserving water supplies for the next generation."
This case study investigates the water supply contexts and water conservation programs of three large cities in California: Los Angeles, San Francisco and San Diego. It is part of ongoing efforts by the Water Sustainability Project to highlight communities that are incorporating comprehensive demand management and "new water infrastructure" into their water management programs. Each city faces both growing populations and mounting water scarcity due to climate changes, new regulations and environmental concerns. Though they developed as cities in part thanks to supply-side approaches, each is now applying elements of the water soft path approach to address concerns about future water supplies.
This Soft Path Strategy for the City of Abbotsford and District of Mission was developed by the Water Sustainability Project team in consultation with Abbotsford Mission Water and Sewer Commission (AMWSC) staff beginning in December 2008. Heavy growth has increasingly strained the region's water supplies, forcing the AMWSC to choose to either build costly infrastructure or to defer a need for new infrastructure by engaging in long-term water conservation planning.
The Strategy seeks to provide direction to this second option by recommending a commitment to "preserving water supplies for the next generation."
This case study is a "real world" application of the soft path concept for the Town of Oliver in the Okanagan Basin, British Columbia. In this semi-arid area, the "myth of water abundance" remains firmly entrenched even though the region's water supplies and aquatic ecosystems are under stress. Fortunately, a new paradigm of water management is emerging—an approach focused primarily on water conservation and efficiency, with the potential to ensure long-term sustainability and social and economic prosperity. This report provides an overview of the soft path approach, an analysis of three potential scenarios in the Okanagan, and recommendations for the community to take steps towards developing a sustainable approach to water management.
Peer-Reviewed Articles
Renzetti, S., Brandes, O.M., Dupont, D.P., MacIntyre-Morris, T., & Stinchcombe K. (2015). Using demand elasticity as an alternative approach to modelling future community water demand under a conservation-oriented pricing system: An exploratory investigation. Canadian Water Resources Journal, available online January 26, 2015.
Water managers lack practical and readily available tools to inform them about what impact price changes (or changes in other drivers of water use) will have on demand – and therefore revenue – over both the short and long term. This paper examines how the concept of demand elasticity can be used to model changes in annual aggregate water use in response to future changes in major demand drivers including water and electricity prices, average income, population, level of business activity and climate. It does so by describing a pilot investigation completed in York Region in Southern Ontario, where a range of assumptions about price elasticities were used to calculate the rate of growth for water demand over a 40-year period. This investigation was deliberately exploratory and the findings can only be considered indicative and preliminary. However, with further development, the modelling approach described could provide an additional tool to help water managers understand changes in demand, and communities make the transition to a conservation-oriented water pricing system.
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Brooks, D.B., Maas, C., Brandes, O.M., & Brandes, L. (2015). Applying Water Soft Path Analysis in Small Urban Areas: Four Canadian Case Studies. International Journal of Water Resources Development, available online January 14, 2015.
Water soft paths begin from the vision that future water management has more to gain from reducing demand than from increasing supply. This article reviews three case studies of water soft path analysis in small urban areas in Canada, and one study of an urban planning process incorporating soft path concepts. The analytical studies indicate how communities can avoid the need for expansion of water infrastructure with negligible impacts on lifestyles or livelihoods. The planning study demonstrates that it is possible to introduce water soft paths early in a review, and that this will stimulate more ecologically sensitive thinking among citizens, officials and political leaders. Similar conclusions can be expected from soft path studies in urban areas elsewhere in the developed world.
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Forsyth, S., & Brooks, D.B. (2011). Applying water soft path analysis in an agricultural region of Canada. Water International, 36(7), 894–907.
The current study extends past work on water soft path analysis in breadth and in depth: in breadth by studying an area devoted to large-scale prairie agriculture, and in depth by adding direct interaction with water managers and citizens of the Pembina Valley Conservation District in the Province of Manitoba, Canada. The main conclusion from the study is that the region can continue to be a prosperous and attractive place in which to live and to farm for at least 30 years without a single additional drop of water.
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Brooks, D.B., & Brandes, O.M. (2011). Why a Water Soft Path, Why Now and What Then? International Journal of Water Resources Development, 27(2), 315–344.
The best way to achieve a sustainable future for fresh water is to develop decision-making processes, institutions, and technologies that emphasize both efficiency and conservation. These two terms are commonly treated as synonyms, but, respectively, they reflect anthropogenic and ecological bases for making decisions. Recognizing that both perspectives are valid, this article outlines a new approach to water planning and management called the water soft path. This approach differs fundamentally from conventional, supply-based approaches. The article reviews the transfer of the original soft path concept from energy to water, and summarizes the first applications of water soft path analytics to specific geographic areas: one urban area, one province, and one watershed in Canada. The article concludes with suggestions for further research, as well as steps to improve recognition of the water soft path as a planning tool that can move management and policies towards economic, ecological, and social sustainability.
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Eau Canada: The Future of Canada's Water, (K.Bakker ed.) Vancouver: UBC Press
Brandes, O.M., & Kriwoken, L. (2006). Changing perspectives--changing paradigms: taking the "soft path" to water sustainability in the Okanagan Basin. Canadian Water Resources Journal, 31(2), 75–90.
Access to fresh water is vital to Canada's long-term prosperity. Water is the foundation of our economy and communities, and is essential for all forms of life. Yet despite its critical importance, water is undervalued and often wasted. Perceived as an abundant and virtually limitless resource, the myth of abundance is entrenched even in water-stressed areas such as the Okanagan, where drinking water supplies are at risk, conflicts among water users are common, economic opportunities are threatened, and aquatic ecosystem health and fisheries are declining. Population growth, coupled with the uncertain (yet increasingly evident) impacts of climate change, will only increase these challenges in the future. Water conservation and demand management are critical components in a lasting long-term and sustainable approach to water management. Demand management offers a genuine win-win solution as communities reap both environmental and economic dividends from reducing water use. To demonstrate that conservation is the next best source of "new" water in regions where supply is limited, this paper outlines opportunities to move toward more sustainable water management. A comprehensive and long-term approach to water demand management, referred to as the "soft path," requires active participation by water users and effective strategic planning to create the appropriate mix and timing of conservation measures for the region. Lasting solutions require changes in attitudes and opinions about water and must draw on innovative tools and best practices from other jurisdictions to create a basin-wide and comprehensive "made in the Okanagan" approach to sustainable water management.
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Policy Papers
This guide outlines a seven-step water conservation planning process to help communities of all sizes work towards a healthy water future. It is designed to help small to mid-sized communities identify and realize their water conservation goals, and contains information that larger B.C. communities may also find useful. This guide was co-developed by POLIS, the B.C. Ministry of Community, Sport & Cultural Development, and the Okanagan Basin Water Board. It also features an accompanying workbook with checklists for each step. For a copy of the supplementary Water Conservation Guide worksheets, contact Madelaine Martin at firstname.lastname@example.com.
This guide is an updated edition of the 2009 publication Water Conservation Planning Guide for British Columbia's Communities.
Co-authored by the WSP's Carol Maas and Sarah E. Wolfe (Assistant Professor, Department of Environment and Resource Studies, University of Waterloo), this policy paper provides a concise and integrated summary of emerging research on social and process changes in water management.
Intended as a resource for water, planning, and building practitioners, this paper summarizes labelling and certification programs and policies for encouraging water efficiency and low-impact development practices in new and redeveloped buildings. It offers a summary of how water-related measures are incorporated into green building programs in Canada.
The purpose of the ActionH2O Water Sustainability Charter is to commit local government councils across Canada to achieving local water conservation goals. The ActionH2O Water Sustainability Charter Toolkit gives an overview of how community groups can use the Charter to engage local governments, including quick tips and strategies.
The Water Conservation Planning Quick Guide highlights some of the leading available resources that support effective water conservation planning including Planning Manuals and Case Studies.
In February 2009, Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson launched the Greenest City initiative, with a goal to develop innovative solutions that tie economic growth to new technology, green solutions, environmental stewardship and vision. WSP submitted a series of recommendations to the Water Working Group in June 2009.
This seven step "how to" guidebook for British Columbian communities enhances local government capacity to develop and implement effective water conservation plans by summarizing core research on water-wise tools and practices in an easy to use step-by-step guidebook. The guidebook helps municipal water staff and active citizens get started on water conservation planning, and communities who are looking to strengthen existing water conservation plans. This publication is a collaboration between the POLIS Water Sustainability Project and Ministry of Community and Rural Development.
A briefing note submitted to federal Minister of Environment Jim Prentice. This initiative was a joint project of POLIS, the Alliance for Water Efficiency, FLOW Canada, and the Canadian Water and Wastewater Association (CWWA).
A report for the Capital Regional District's Water Advisory Committee outlining ways to apply the soft path in a municipal setting.
Soft path planning employs backcasting—a planning approach that begins by envisioning possible future states, then works backwards to connect a desired future to the present by integrating policies, programs, and technological innovation. This report applies the Urban Water Soft Path "Back of the Envelope" Backcasting Framework (BEBF) to compare various possible scenarios of future water use at the community scale (e.g. municipal, regional). The framework involves the application of an analytical tool to determine the macro impact of different "packages" of micro measures (e.g. policies, programs, technologies) on total water use. The main goal is to illustrate the potential of a comprehensive approach to water conservation and efficiency, with the initial results pointing to recommendations for specific actions in the future.
The WSP's Oliver M. Brandes co-authored a backgrounder on the soft path for water as part of the "Freshwater for the Future" issue of the federal government publication Horizons, published by Policy Horizons Canada (p. 71-74). WSP research is also mentioned in the article on a national freshwater policy framework (p. 4-11).
The WSP team contributed to a Foundation Research Bulletin on the topic of Water Conservation in Oliver, BC published by Smart Growth on the Ground in April 2006.
The POLIS Water Project and BC's Ministry of Water Land and Air Protection collaborated on this presentation at the CWRA conference "Water - Our Limiting Resource" in Kelowna, BC in February 23-25, 2005.
A briefing paper presented at a workshop for BC's Ministry of Water, Land and Air Protection on July 20, 2004. The WSP team presented POLIS' proposed action plans for the provincial government to implement urban water demand management.
This background paper for Environment Canada provides viable action plans with federal leadership for a comprehensive and long-term approach to freshwater management in Canada.
A joint submission briefing note presented to the Prime Minister's Office by the POLIS Project and Friends of the Earth Canada on March 16, 2004 in anticipation of the federal budget.
Research Reports
This handbook outlines the problems with conventional stormwater management and examines solutions for moving toward sustainability. It provides a comprehensive blueprint that outlines the crucial steps necessary to change the way communities manage and, importantly, govern stormwater. A main focus is addressing the fragmented responsibility for fresh water across and within jurisdictions—one of the greatest challenges to reinventing rainwater management.
This handbook was developed in partnership with the Environmental Law Centre (ELC) at the University of Victoria and is based on the ELC's 2010 report Re-inventing Rainwater Management: A Strategy to Protect Health and Restore Nature in the Captical Region.
Check out the October 2011 Peeling Back the Pavement webinar here.
Worth Every Penny: A Primer on Conservation-Oriented Water Pricing provides an overview of conservation-oriented water pricing for decision makers, water utilities and service providers in Canada. It explains how water pricing works, what the benefits are, and how water utilities can implement conservation-oriented water pricing structures as a key tool in the water manager's toolkit. As well, it offers advice on how to address implementation challenges, including how to avoid penalizing low-income families and how to maintain revenue stability for water utilities. Check out the Worth Every Penny webinar here.
Making the Most of the Water We Have is the first book to comprehensively present and apply the water soft path approach. Edited by the POLIS Project on Ecological Governance's David B. Brooks and Oliver M. Brandes, and environmental consultant Stephen Gurman, it compiles the writings of more than 20 water scientists, policy advisors and analysts, and political ecologists. The publication focuses on detailed Canadian studies, and also takes a global perspective by looking at examples and experiences from around the world. Making the Most of the Water We Have demonstrates that soft path analyses are both analytical and practical, and emphasizes that soft paths are not only conceptually attractive, but can also be economically and politically feasible.
First published in June 2009, the paperback edition was released in March 2011. It is available at Chapters and Amazon, and can be purchased directly from the publisher for 20% off the list price.
- Four book reviews, published in The Environmental Forum, Water International, Critical Policy Studies, and Journal AWWA are provided below as downloadable PDFs.
- This book served as the backbone for an April 2010 Continuing Studies course on Contemporary Issues in Water Management and Protection offered at the University of Victoria. The course information is provided below.
The Soft Path for Water in a Nutshell provides an overview of the steps involved in soft path planning, illustrates how soft path planning differs from conventional supply-side management, and discusses the potential for this innovative approach to develop water sustainability in Canada. Originally published in November 2005, a revised and updated version was released in September 2007.
This handbook provides a practical resource on how individuals, utilities, and, most importantly, communities can save water and money. Designed for community leaders, water managers, and policy makers, this handbook seeks to inspire and facilitate action. It promotes an expanded definition of "urban water infrastructure" that includes innovative physical components, water sensitive urban design, and conservation programs designed to complement existing water supply networks.
This report focuses on identifying benefits as well as the barriers to water demand-side management in Canada. The interconnected and interrelated nature of barriers creates a gridlock that resists the adoption of a comprehensive approach to demand management for urban water in Canada. The report exaplains why a comprehensive and long-term approach to demand-side management is necessary and provides action plans for all levels of government and other stakeholders for implementation.
Urban water management poses many logistical and financial challenges in Canadian communities. By increasing water use efficiency, Demand Side Management can mitigate many of the impacts of human water use on overstretched municipal infrastructure and overstressed aquatic systems. Despite these benefits, Demand Side Management is seriously underutilized in Canada. What the Experts Think draws on interviews with Canadian experts in the field of water resource management and initiates a national network of water demand management practitioners.
The majority of Canadians live in large urban and regional centres, and municipal water use represents a significant portion (12 percent) of overall water withdrawals in Canada. Urban users in Canada use more than twice as much water as their European counterparts, with significant levels of wastage and inefficiency. Such high levels of urban water use have resulted in expensive supply and disposal infrastructure expansions, ecological impacts in developed areas where environmental stresses are already high, and increasing pressure on water treatment facilities to treat all water to drinking quality standards. Demand-side management (DSM) is an alternative (or, more accurately, complementary) approach to increasing supply infrastructure. It involves decreasing the demand for water through a mix of education, technology, pricing reform, regulation and recycling. This report provides insight into water use and supply in Canadian cities and the potential for demand side management.


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African champions Nigeria will face Mexico in a high-profile friendly in Houston, Texas, on May 31 as part of their preparations for the Confederations Cup in June.
"We are pleased that the reigning African champions will have such a high-quality final preparation for the important games that we have in the month of June," said Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) general secretary Musa Amadu.
The last time the two countries met was in another friendly in Chihuahua, Mexico in October 2007. The game ended in a 2-2 draw.
The Super Eagles, currently top of their 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying group, take on Kenya's Harambee Stars in Nairobi on June 8 before travelling to the FIFA Confederations Cup in Brazil.
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Recounts Ferdinand Magellan's journey around the world, despite hardship's of hunger, violent weather, and attacks, this voyage changed history by proving the world is round. Determined to find a new and better route to Asia and the distant and profitable Spice Islands, Ferdinand Magellan set sail from Spain in 1519 on what would become the history-making first circumnavigation of the world. Magellan himself did not complete the journey, he was killed by a poison arrow while on the Pacific island of Mactan, but the expedition he mounted forever changed the course of human exploration. Details of the journey, including Magellan's tools of navigation, the political battles for control over the valuable islands of the Pacific, and Magellan's final moments in battle, are all vividly portrayed.
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Wow, I couldn't believe what I just saw on Judge Judy.
Okay, okay... Not only do I believe it, but I've actually known it for quite some time now. I just had never seen it actually displayed in such a stark reality before.
Okay, here's the story.
A sixteen year old man from Chicago is standing before Judge Judy with his father present. He is walking home from his girlfriends house and he is feeling too cold to walk the rest of the way home. He see's a woman getting out of her car in front of her house so he goes up to her, knocks her to the ground causing minor injuries and carjacks her.
I get the jest that police see him driving erratically and attempt to pull him over. He runs from the police and gets into a major police chase which results in him crashing the car. He gets arrested and pleads down to a lesser charge resulting in a mere 5 years probation.
The case is before Judge Judy because the woman is suing him for the damage to her car.
As Judge Judy questions him she finds that he has 4 prior arrests, none of which led to any convictions. One arrest was for assault on a school teacher.
He looks like a normal well dressed young man of high school age. His father is a carpenter who works six and seven days a week. He works with is father approx. 3 days per week.
This kid actually believed he was not responsible for paying damages because it wasn't his car.
He admitted that he knew what he did was wrong. He admitted it was his fault that he knocked the woman down, stole her car, got in a chase with police and crashed the car. However, it wasn't his responsibility to pay for the damages because it was the police's fault for chasing him and it also wasn't his car.
Judge Judy went into a tirade over how this is what happens when no one is held accountable for their actions. Each time this kid got arrested, nothing happened to him. Even with the conviction in this case, nothing really happened to him other than five years probation.
So, getting back to the title of my post... You think you may have a problem shooting a person who places you in a deadly force scenario? Well, chances are good, that person could not care less what happens to you and that they don't feel any responsibility for what they are doing to you.
I looked at my wife after seeing that case and all she said was "It's too bad that in Chicago that woman isn't allowed to have a gun to protect herself." and "It's Chicago, if we're lucky, someones bullet will find that kid before he can hurt anyone else."
Yep, we've got an entire generation of thugs who absolutely does not care about anyone or anything and will not accept any responsibility for their actions. That's a bad combination!
Stay armed and remember, the one attacking you, likely couldn't care less what happens to you.


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You think the loss of CRP is going to hurt? If the 1 / 2 punch makes a dent just think what it means to duck numbers.
Senate Concurrent Resolution 8 (SCR 8)
One very bad piece of legislation came out of the SD Legislature this session. SCR 8 was passed by the Senate without going to a committee then passed out of the House Ag and Natural Resources Committee and also by the full House. This was under everyone's radar on the Senate side and we faced a very uphill struggle to get it stopped on the House side. The resolution is non-binding but it sends a terrible message to the US congress from the SD Legislature telling them not to pass the Clean Water Restoration Act (CWRA) saying the act would give too much authority to the federal government over wetlands on private land. The CWRA does not do that. If passed it would simply restore the authority the feds had to protect wetlands before that authority was gutted in two recent Supreme Court wetland rulings. I emailed members of the House to get them to vote against it. I had one member who was on the resolution as a sponsor, change his mind and vote against it. Other members also told me they would vote against it but despite getting people from other groups around the state to email House members we were not successful in stopping the resolution. The small isolated wetlands in the state, particularly in eastern SD are at great risk without protection and these small wetlands are critical to waterfowl and other wildlife production as well as for water quality and flood control.


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This bedroom was a blank slate begging for color and personality. A blue palette was already established, but it lacked any punch, and mismatched bedside tables flanked a bed without a headboard. Like most people, the homeowner did not have a limitless budget, so we used some things she already had, did painting projects ourselves when we could, and spent wisely on a few new purchases. Lastly, it was important that not everything in the room seem brand new but instead feel personal and collected.
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Bolton students raise funds for a school beautification project
Bolton Primary School parent Maizy Tenner rushed out of the house last Monday morning to get her two kids to school on time - which meant she had to forgo her morning coffee. But she wasn't concerned; she had a backup plan.
After saying goodbye to her kids at the school's front door, Tenner headed downstairs to the school's art room to get her cup of joe.
In February, a group of fifth-graders launched the Salamander Café at the school. Every Monday, from 8:30 to 9:15 a.m., caffeine-deprived and empty-bellied school staff and parents can get a cup of coffee or tea and some handmade goodies.
Sustainability Leadership students Dylan Burch, Eliott Avery, Kaylee Hawkins, Camille Whitehouse, Mira Henry, Matthew White and Izzy Kreske came up with the idea. The name, Salamander Café, arose just because two of the students have pet salamanders and the other kids thought that was cool.
Kreske said her Sustainability Leadership group was looking for a way to raise money for the school and they came up with the idea of hosting a weekly café.
Funds earned from the sale of coffee and treats go toward a beautification project for the alley that runs through a portion of the school.
'It's kind of boring,' Kreske said of the alley's current condition, which is highly visible from the art room.
'For me, it's an opportunity for kids to feel empowered, make money and contribute to the school,' said principal Holly Omlin-Ruback. Plus, 'It's a lot of fun.'
To keep the café running, once a week the students go shopping with a teacher or Omlin-Ruback to purchase supplies. The students have a variety of recipes for muffins, brownies (for breakfast!) and granola. They also purchase yogurt and fresh fruit.
'We make all of it,' Burch said. Kreske added that they try to buy local ingredients when they can.
The students research and try out different recipes and even survey their customers as to which muffins taste the best.
On each Thursday during their leadership time, the group gets together and starts baking so the goods are ready first-thing Monday morning.
The coffee comes from Starbucks or Peet's, as a donation or at a discount.
On Monday mornings, the students set up two tables - one with the tea and coffee and another with the food. The kids, wearing red aprons, are ready and waiting to serve up breakfast.
On Monday, March 12, a steady stream of adults came into the café.
'I love it because I didn't have time to get coffee and my money goes to the school,' Tenner. said
The students hope they are starting a tradition at the school and that the café continues long after they move on to middle school.
This spring they hope to have an afternoon concession stand with lemonade and even more brownies.


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Hilary, Rose, and Fergie: amfAR Inspiration Gala Girls
Stepping out for a charitable cause, Hilary Swank, Stacy "Fergie" Ferguson, and Rose McGowan were spotted at the 2012 amfAR Inspiration Gala last night (June 7).
Ms. Swank had all eyes on her as she arrived at the New York Public Library's Stephen A. Schwarzman Building in her scoopneck white dress with black floral accents.
Meanwhile, "Big Girls Don't Cry" songstress Fergie kept it basic in a long black sequined dress teamed with matching heels.
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Engineering Drawing as a Global Language for Engineers
Kosse, Vladis (2005) Engineering Drawing as a Global Language for Engineers. In Radcliffe, D & Humphries, J (Eds.) Proceedings of the 4th ASEE/AaeE Global Colloquium on Engineering Education: Globalisation of Engineering Education, Kindergarten to Year 12 Pipeline, Transformation of the Disciplines, 26 September - 29 September 2005, Australia, New South Wales, Sydney.
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[NASL: Week 2] On a night when four of the five games were played before sellout crowds, Minnesota United grabbed a last-second winner at Ottawa, and the New York Cosmos won at FC Edmonton to command the top spot in the NASL with two wins apiece.
For the second week in a row, expansion Indy Eleven drew a sellout crowd at Michael A. Carroll Stadium
(10,421) and once again it had to settle for a 1-1 tie, this time with Tampa Bay.
The Ottawa Fury drew a sellout crowd of 3,457 at temporary home at Carleton University, where the
expansion club will play until its permanent TD Place home is available for the fall season, but Christian Ramirez's goal in the seventh minute of stoppage time
gave Minnesota a 2-1 win.
FC Edmonton sold out with a club-record crowd of 4,399 at Clarke Stadium for the visit of the New York Cosmos, who have now gone 13 consecutive games unbeaten
thanks to their 1-0 win on a close-range back heel from Sebastian Guenzatti.
The Atlanta Silverbacks sold all 5,000 tickets available for their
home opener but slumped to a 2-1 defeat to San Antonio. Greg Janicki and Shaun Saiko earned the Scorpions a 2-0 lead
before Junior Sandoval pulled one back for Atlanta, now 0-2 this season under technical director Eric Wynalda.
Carolina extended its unbeaten streak at WakeMed Soccer Park to 17 games with a 4-1 win over over the Fort Lauderdale Strikers thanks to double strikes from Zack
Schilawski and Enzo Martinez.
NASL WEEK 2, Results:
Saturday, April 19
FC Edmonton 0 New York 1
Ottawa 1 Minn. United 2
Atlanta 1 San Antonio 2
Carolina 4 Ft. Lauderdale 1
Indy Eleven 1 Tampa Bay 1
Spring Standings:
6 Minn. United 2-0-0 4/1
6 New York 2-0-0 5/0
Carolina 1-0-1 5/2
3 Ft. Lauderdale 1-1-0 3/4
3 San Antonio 1-1-0 2/3
2 Indy Eleven 0-0-2 2/2
2 Tampa Bay 0-0-2 2/2
1 FC Edmonton 0-1-1 1/2
0 Ottawa 0-2-0 1/4
0 Atlanta 0-2-0 1/6


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LONDON – Prince Harry became a master in toilet-building during his expedition to the South Pole, a fellow trekker said Tuesday as he lifted the lid on the royal's hidden skills.
Last month Harry became the first British royal to reach the pole, during a three-week charity trek with injured military veterans from Britain, the United States, Canada and Australia.
The 29-year-old urged employers to help wounded service personnel into civilian work, as he and members of the team reunited in London to celebrate the successful trek.
"The Wire" actor Dominic West, who took part in the 320-km journey across Antarctica, said the prince, who is fourth in line to the throne, had been very much part of the team.
"He seemed to specialize in building latrines," said West. "He built this incredible castellated structure with blocks to keep out the wind, and it even had a loo-roll holder."
Describing the experience of using the throne built by a prince, the actor recalled "sitting there, looking at the beautiful view thinking, 'This is a royal flush, in every way.' "
Harry is patron of trek organizer Walking With the Wounded, which raises funds to retrain injured troops and help them find new careers outside the military.
"Inspiring others is one of the cornerstones of this charity: to demonstrate to those who have experienced life-changing injuries that everything is still possible," he said.
"I hope this truly unbelievable achievement by everyone behind me and back in America, Canada and Australia … will remind everybody that they can achieve anything they want to.
"Our wounded, injured and sick do not want pity. They just simply want to be treated in the same way that they were before they were injured: with respect and admiration. So if anybody out there has the ability or the resources to give these guys or girls a stepping stone back into employment, then please do. You certainly won't regret it."
Harry, who has shaved off the ginger beard he grew during the expedition, said a documentary on the trek would be aired in March.
Duncan Slater, 34, of Britain's Royal Air Force, who had both legs amputated following a blast in Afghanistan, completed the trek.
"Given a challenge, where you're going somewhere where hardly anyone's been before, you have to re-evaluate everything in life, and it gave me a lot of confidence when I got to the South Pole," he said. "It gave me a new perspective on life."


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|I taught sailing for 10 years in the Seattle area. We started people out on J-24's so they could "learn to sail" then they graduated to Cat 36's for the advanced lessons. I often wondered since most only wanted to sail the 36's if they wouldn't have learned more and become more competent just starting straight on the 36's. If you buy a 28 get it all set up and then turn around to buy the 37 the wife wants......Maybe things would be simpler to start out on the 37 with a competent instructor till you're ready to go it alone. Some couples learn faster to begin with in separate classes.
re-coring the deck
Originally Posted by sailhog View Post
Is this true? It seems to me that it would be a great deal of work, and if you paid someone else, it would be very expensive. Can someone else comment?
In general, though, I'd have to say that if you have moderate skills, it's really not that tough. Finishing the job -- making it look good -- is actually the tough part.
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|One thing that Don Casey says in his book "Good Old Boat" is that generally, the first boat teaches one a lot about what one does and doesn't want in a boat, and that the second boat is often the one that is kept for years and years... after having learned what is important to them the first time around.
Originally Posted by freddy4888
But until you do get the boat and sail her, spend time on her, work on her, etc., will you know for sure that you made the right decision. When I bought my first boat I did endless research before buying. After sailing her for a season, I learned more about what I wanted in a boat then from any research I could possibly have done.
I'm on my first sailboat and we benefited from lots of reading and researching on the internet and we found a boat that is perfect for us to learn on, comfortable for both of us as a weekend get away, and purchased for a price that I feel certain will not kill me to get out of. The more I learn the more I understand how fortunate our choice was.
That said, in one short season of sailing my current boat I learned far more about what to look for in my next boat than any amount of reading or research could offer.
Originally Posted by sailaway21
The boat has not slid down the ways that can make a man happy with a wife who is unhappy about being cooped up in a boat.
The number one decision is to get a boat that the admiral will enjoy being in, or you will have to plan on sailing without her.
Propane stove. Kind of a silly requirement, but I really detest alcohol stoves. It doesn't matter, since the only time we'd really use it is when we anchor out, and I can use my portable propane camp stove for that. Again, not a requirement, but a nice to have.
Wheel steering. Salingdog really surprised me when he challenged this one. He's absolutely right. There are advantages to tiller steering, particularly on a smaller boat! More room in the cockpit when at anchor (with the tiller raised), easier to move about under sail, one fewer thing to go wrong and require fixing, and better control of the boat (or so they say). Some beautiful extremely seaworthy boats have tiller steering: Westsail 32 and Southern Cross 31, for example. It just makes sense.
BTW, as much as I love the Triton, I think that you'd probably be better off in a slightly bigger boat. A 28' boat is awfully tight for four people. An Alberg 30 or Southern Cross 31 would give you a good deal more room, as well as a good turn of additional speed, while not being all that much more difficult to handle or much more expensive to own/maintain.
Originally Posted by sailhog
Is this true? It seems to me that it would be a great deal of work, and if you paid someone else, it would be very expensive. Can someone else comment?
Originally Posted by pmoyer
(This is going to be pretty long - apologies in advance....)
I've been looking for the first boat for about a year. I'm still looking, but I've learned a lot in the search, and from this board, so I wanted to share progress and thoughts, in case it helps some other new sailors in their searches.
It seems like the forums get a regular flow of "what boat should I buy" questions, and the answers are always the same. I think part of the problem is that when all you've sailed is 20' or smaller, you just don't know what kinds of questions to ask, so you end up with these vague descriptions and "requirements" that the folks here patiently address, over and over.
Over time, and with learning, my "requirements" have changed pretty dramatically. I read here, I post here (sometimes), and think about the answers. Even the flame wars between the senior members are educational, because they define the problems and the different viewpoints.
Rule 1: Do Not Hurry.
I wanted to have a boat last summer. Now, I *might* have a boat this summer. If it isn't until next summer, that's ok. Better to take your time and let your wants and needs evolve with your learning.
If I had 200K in my pocket when I went to the Annapolis boat show last fall, I'd probably have a Delphia 37 right now. It would have been a mistake. It's not because the Delphia 37 is a bad boat (I still love the design - she's a great boat), but because it's not a good fit for the kind of sailing I plan to do.
Why? Lots of reasons. But for the experienced sailors here, I'll say that if I had 200K in my pocket right now, I'd want to get either a Valiant 32 or a Southern Cross 31. From that, you can tell what kind of sailing I want to do, and why the Delphia would have been the wrong boat for me.
Those two are the wrong first boats, too, because I don't have enough experience to be setting off on ocean passages. Those will be my second boats, maybe, because I *want* to set off on ocean passages.
The point is, if you hurry into the decision with neither sufficient experience nor book learning, you'll probably end up making a huge expensive mistake. Just last week I finished a book (Lin and Larry Pardey's "Care and Feeding of the Sailing Crew") that made me significantly rethink three "requirements" that I previously had.
Rule 2: Be Honest With Yourself.
The two most often used responses, in this forum, to, "what boat should I buy," are, "what kind of sailing do you want to do," and, "where are you going to be sailing?" Listen to this, and be honest with yourself. It has HUGE bearing on the kind of boat you should be considering. I would say that a third question should be, "how much experience do you have?"
What kind of sailing do I want to do? Blue water. But not right away. I'll be daysailing, weekending, and doing three or four week-long trips every season. Even though I *want* to do blue water passagemaking, it's not something I should consider with my first boat (much as I hate to write that).
Where am I going to be sailing? On the Chesapeake. Exclusively. Ok, maybe a little foray once in a while up to the Jersey Shore, or down to Virginia, but coastal cruising at the most. The Valiants, Pacific Seacraft, and others are not the right boat for that location and kind of sailing.
Honesty in these respects is critical. It will keep you from making huge and costly mistakes.
For example, I will be sailing with my wife and two teenage daughters. As much as I would like a racing boat, the motion will not make the others very happy....
Rule 3: Don't worry about the money.
Don't shop, initially, based on money. It doesn't hurt to look at what's available on YachtWorld based on your expected budget, but that's not how you should make your list of possible boats.
The way to make the list is to learn. Read. Talk to sailors. Go to shows and look at new boats and gadgets. Go to yards and look at boats on the hard. Always try to learn. I'll include a list of books that I've found extremely helpful.
It's much, MUCH better to understand the KIND of boat you need before trying to find one you can afford. Note that I said "kind" rather than "make." This goes back to Rule 2. Deciding what kind of boat best suits your sailing style and location will greatly determine what makes of boats you should consider.
This is also related to the book list, below. Reading Ted Brewer's Understanding Boat Design, for example, dramatically helped me understand how hull shape influences motion and tenderness.
After you've determined the kind of boat you need, you can start looking for a make, year, and condition that fits your budget and skills.
Rule 4: Read, think, and learn.
I can't tell you how many times I've seen someone like me post "I'm trying to decide between a Catalina 30 and a Westsail 32 - help." This is a sure sign that someone hasn't done enough research.
It seems there are four categories of understanding that you need in order to buy a boat and be successful with her. You must understand: yourself; sailing fundamentals; sails - theory, design, and set; and boat design.
I don't think there are many books that help with the "understanding yourself" part. That's on you. There are several that will make you think about the kind of sailing you want to do, and how your relationship with your boat will work out. I include here "inspirational sailing" books - those that fuel the dream (aka obsession, insanity, etc).
Ellen MacArthur. Taking on the World.
Richard Henderson. Singlehanded Sailing.
Books that address sailing fundamentals:
US Sailing. Basic Keelboat.
Bob Bond. The Handbook of Sailing.
Books that address Sails:
Emiliano Marino. The Sailmaker's Apprentice.
Don Casey. Sails and Canvaswork.
Books that address boat design, maintanance, and handling:
Ted Brewer. Understanding Boat Design.
John Vigor. Seaworthy Offshore Sailboat.
John Vigor. Twenty Small Sailboats to Take You Anywhere.
William Seifert and Dan Spurr. Offshore Sailing.
Nigel Calder. The Cruising Companion.
Brian Gilbert. Fix it and Sail!
Don Casey. Any of his sailboat repair books, particularly Good Old Boat.
Lin and Larry Pardey. The Care and Feeding of the Sailing Crew.
There are a few others, but this is a good list (as is the required reading list on this site).
Rule 5: Rethink your requirements.
A huge amount of what you think you need when you start looking for a boat is really stuff you want. The folks here are amazingly knowlegable, and there's a huge volume of literature available. Make a list of what you think you need, but be ready to change that list when you find out you didn't know what you were talking about.
Looking back, I've pretty dramatically changed my "requirements" for my first boat. I started out with:
Roller furling.
35+ feet.
Propane stove.
Wheel steering.
Decent speed and pointing.
Now I'm down to:
Decent speed and pointing.
Diesel - yes, they're nice to have because of the gas fumes and the global availability of parts. It is no longer a requirement, though, because there are a lot of boats that I'd like to have (example: Pearson Triton 28) that generally don't have diesels. I might be missing a great Bay sailer, which is what I really need it for, if I restrict my search to diesel auxilliaries.
Roller furling - yes, it's nice to have when you're single handing and need to reduce sail. From reading, though, there are some significant disadvantages: UV degradation, luff compression, difficulty setting partially furled sail, windage aloft, weight forward, cost, and complexity (something else to break). So is a roller furler "required" for daysailing or weekending on the Chesapeake? Nope. It doesn't take that long to hank on a sail.... I've seen some nice boats (older Sabers, Tritons, P30s, Tartan 30s) that don't have roller furling, and they tend to be less expensive to buy.
35+ feet. The longer the boat, the heavier she is and the more easily she'll handle chop or larger seas (to broadly generalize). Also, more room below for family and friends. My wife really likes about 37 feet. The Pardeys, though, sail on smaller boat. More room below means you'll tend to load her down with "stuff," or at least I will. Smaller boats are cheaper to moor, haul, paint, and clean. Smaller boats have fewer systems, which means more time sailing and less time checking wiring, changing filters, fixing the plumbing, tinkering with the electronics, varnishing teak, etc. So for daysailing and weekending, do I REALLY need a boat over 35 feet, even for my wife and two daughters? I don't think so. The Triton 28 has four bunks and a head. That's all we really need.
Propane stove. Kind of a silly requirement, but I really detest alcohol stoves. It doesn't matter, since the only time we'd really use it is when we anchor out, and I can use my portable propane camp stove for that. Again, not a requirement, but a nice to have.
Wheel steering. Salingdog really surprised me when he challenged this one. He's absolutely right. There are advantages to tiller steering, particularly on a smaller boat! More room in the cockpit when at anchor (with the tiller raised), easier to move about under sail, one fewer thing to go wrong and require fixing, and better control of the boat (or so they say). Some beautiful extremely seaworthy boats have tiller steering: Westsail 32 and Southern Cross 31, for example. It just makes sense.
So I'm left with seaworthy and decent performance. Seaworthy because I might be completely in love with her and want to go offshore in her, and I don't want the design or construction to preclude that. Decent performance because the quicker she is, the farther I can take the family on a weekend. The second "requirement" is not nearly as important as the first. Generally, I think a more "seaworthy" boat will have a kinder motion for my seasickness-prone wife.
I'm currently looking at a couple of Triton 28s. Good price, good hull design, pretty to look at (IMO). Very, very simple systems. And small enough that if I want to try my hand at lofting my own sails, it's not an unreasonable thing to do.
Anyway, this is kind of the "lessons learned" so far in my boat search. I hope it's helpful to somebody....
Two minor points: for the type of sailing you describe, I think you would much prefer roller furling for your jib. There may be advantages to hard-core sailors with experienced crew to hank on jibs, but I would guess that when the wind picks up, you and your daughters would brefer to make a few turns on the furler rather than trying to change the head sail in a chop.
Also, I agree with your conclusion that you shouldn't only consider diesels if everything else about the boat is right. I would suggest that if all else is equal, go for the diesel. It is not only safer, as you point out, but lower maintenance and will generally last much longer.
Best of luck. You are certainly headed in the right direction.
Originally Posted by Sailormann
You need a hull that doesn't leak, a mast that is stout, sails that aren't too damaged, a head with a privacy curtain and an anchor. Everything else, including an engine, is non-essential and can be acquired when the need arises.
|Well - my 2 cents - poop and get off the pot. You're going to be sailing up and down the Chesapeake. Overnighting, coastal weekending, once a year a two week trip...doesn't matter what boat you buy. Not a lot of them that can't fulfill your requirements. Buy one and get out there and sail it. You will grow to love it, regardless of what it is, and then one day one of it's little idiosyncracies will just tee you right off and you'll sell it and start all over again. You need a hull that doesn't leak, a mast that is stout, sails that aren't too damaged, a head with a privacy curtain and an anchor. Everything else, including an engine, is non-essential and can be acquired when the need arises.
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Once again it's time to peak through those sugar glass RIM security doors: I spy with my little eye... something... called... a BlackBerry Storm 2!
Leaked to the ever resourceful CrackBerry.com, the shots look right on the money and show a handset which appears far more svelte than its chunky love it/hate it predecessor - even if the lineage is clear.
Points of note here outside the superficialities are the 3.2MP camera - megapixel count unchanged from the original BlackBerry Storm - and what appears to be a WiFi icon in the top right corner, so that's one wrong righted. Furthermore, following reports the Storm 2 has "a new manner to input text" it appears the 'Click Screen' has gone to be replaced by a more traditional flush display which we pray uses capacitive technology.
For every plus there often seems a minus however and it looks like the physical row of buttons along the bottom of the Storm have been swapped out in favour of the visually beautiful/annoying practicality of touch sensitive keys. Samsung and LG have long had an obsession with such keys but recently snapped out of it.
This being RIM expect more leaks soon - probably a full specification list - and a launch in the next couple of months...
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You probably can't make a bad choice here. I run a Glock 27 and a M&P 40 VTAC. Pick the one you like the best. You have to favor one over the other.....even if it's just a little bit.
This is a discussion on Glock 26 or MP.40C within the Defensive Carry Guns forums, part of the Defensive Carry Discussions category; Need advice which one to purchase. I know this is not the same caliber but a friend is selling and have a choice to either ...
Need advice which one to purchase. I know this is not the same caliber but a friend is selling and have a choice to either the g26 gen3 or mp.40c he is selling for the same priceI had gripped both and both felt good. Pros and cons?
You probably can't make a bad choice here. I run a Glock 27 and a M&P 40 VTAC. Pick the one you like the best. You have to favor one over the other.....even if it's just a little bit.
I would pick the Glock 26. FWIW I've carried a Glock 27 for ~18yrs when they first came out. Finding I shoot better with the 45 and 9mm now. Old age I guess?? But if I were U I would shoot both of them then pick
I would buy the G26. I'm personally not a fan of .40's, especially in subcompacts. The 26 will be cheaper to shoot and more than likely easier to control for you.
I have a Glock 27, absolutely love that gun. Haven't really loved any Glock as much as this one.
g26 very reliable and accurate, easy to shoot, and more of a variety of 9mm ammo and accessories to choose from.
But you can't go wrong with either one.
Shoot both and pick the one that feels best too you.
I'd go M&P40c simply for the fact that 40 ammo is easier to find than 9mm. If that is not the case where you live, the G26 is a good choice as well and slightly more concealable than the M&P.
As Benjamin Franklin left the hall in Philadelphia, he was asked, What kind of government have you given us, Dr. Franklin? He replied: A republic, if you can keep it.
If the present "madness" re. guns and ammo continues, I'd go with the Glock. I say this because, in my LGS, there are plenty of Glock mags available; the other brands, not so much. But shoot the .40 cal. first, if you can, because .40 is not like shooting a 9mm! Good luck; both are great guns.
Chicken Little? Who the heck is Chicken Little? And what does she know, anyway?!
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Get the Glock 26. I have a Glock 23 and 22 and the 26 is the most accurate of the three. I also love my XDs .45, but if I had to I've up all my guns and could keep just one, it would be my G26.
Good luck!
My EDC is the M&P 40c. Great gun. BTW, it is easily converted to 9mm (and .357 sig) with either an aftermarket or S&W barrel.
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My EDC is a G26 that I've owned for probably 15 years. Excellent gun that I've never had an issue with and very concealable.
Then M&Pc fit my hand much better than any Glock. And as far as accuracy goes it is as good as they get. However they both have their advantages (I think...). Find the one you like best and shoot best and go with it. Neither is a bad choice but for me it was the M&Pc hands down.
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Wow - it's kind of a wash between the two with respect to size & weigh isn't it. Moreover, because both fit your hand...
Both guns have good reputation's, but the Glock has a stronger product model history by far. The 26 has been around forever. And because of that history, that is where things change a bit. They both have aftermarkets, but Glock's aftermarket for accessory's is not only impressive, it's readily available. I mean, you can increase the Glocks firepower incredibly easily with a easy-to-get 33 round mag!
Of course if aftermarket "toys" are of no concern, then I guess the rail on the Smith is a wash too.
Ultimately I would pick the Glock.
Thank you guys for the input. Shot both of them today and I convince my friend or took backwoodz advice and i purchased both.


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I live in Lake O, and need tinting... what %'s do they do... and is it borderless ? And how does it look, got any detailed pictures?
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I live in Lake O, and need tinting... what %'s do they do... and is it borderless ? And how does it look, got any detailed pictures?
How much did they get it done for ?Originally Posted by ed1371
I got an 04 STI that needs da tinting.
Why dose tinting cost So much here 175.00 to 195.00 I thougth it would be cheeper in the northwest.Tinting cost 80.00 in caly on good film.What am I getting for the extra 115.00?
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I had 3 cars done at tommys. He will do any tint that you want. I had 20 all around. He does warn you that sometimes cops wait near by and will give you a heafty ticket. 300 plus I think. Other then that I would say 2 thumbs up.
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I have been wanting to do that to my car... Would keep it cooler when it is in the sun plus add some security as well.
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The host, Adi, was one of the nicest guys I have met. He was gracious, willing to help with taxi and suggestions about Mostar. He spoke English very well, and took the time to show us all the ammenities to apartment. The staff, especially during breakfast, were sweet and honest people. I highly recommend staying here if you ever travel to Mostar. As I review my stay, there was anything negative about my stay. Adi and company were great.
Wonderful place - good service - nice staff - clean - good food
Beautiful setting next to a river in Mostar, very quiet./
The staff were fantastic - could not have been more helpful, and really made the experience.
Very friendly stuff, nice location, good restaurant. Parking a little difficult, some insects.
Excellent location. OK with car parking. Excellent furnishings. Room very well equipped. Very freindly service. Great prices both of stay rate and restaurant Nil. Highly recommended.
Everything. The hotel is a pearl. no
central location, nice view restaurant meal and drinks are very expansive in comparission to other hotels in Bosnia, side dishes (pattatoes, bread) are additional charged to meals even when not ordered (bread)
Friendly and helpful staff. Bright modern room well appointed. Lovely location near the centre but secluded.
Everything was perfect!
I enjoyed the architecture and the museum setting. It was really different and a nice experience.
The couple running it were lovely and went out of their way to ensure we enjoyed our stay. They were really kind and thoughtful. It's also very beautiful. None at all, one of the nicest places I've stayed.
national spirit, romantic,very friendly people and the owner of the hotel
The hotel(or museum) is very easy to find and it is easy to reach everywhere in the town by walking. Our room was very clean, warm and comfortable. The hotel owner is very kind and helpful with guidance on the town and restaurants. In the morning we had a great breakfast and we could visit the house with a guide. Thanks for all!
There are two reasons to come to Mostar; the first is the famous bridge; the other is this house... It is like stepping back in time, but still have the modern comfort of a shower and toilet (discretely tucked away in the closet...) It has a small walled garden where you can have breakfast Parking is not so easy, but the owners (once again) are of great help!
Ease of acess to the old town . Special furnishings in the hotel room.
hotel is so clean and authentic. Breakfast is poor.
Beautiful stay in a fascinating piece of living history. Tour of the house is included in the stay. If you can afford it stay in the best suite for a real treat. We had an early start on departure and the host prepared a lovely packed lunch for the train trip. Very friendly service.
The atmosphere is lovely, different from a regular hotel, location is excellent. Breakfast vrey nice. Must say the bathroom is very small, but this did not subtract from the general comfort of the room too much.
ambient, staff, very good there is nothing I didn't like
All the staff were very helpful and friendly and the hotel was spotlessly clean throughout and very confortable. An excellent little apartment hotel in a good location, I fully recommend.
Attractive room, friendly and helpful staff, outstanding omelette at breakfast.
Excellent friendly service that were a pleasure to meet. Welcome drink on arrival and selection of biscuits and Turkish delight. Breakfast was very good and even included a shot of grappa at 9 am! Room we were given was an upgrade for the same price of €80 euro. Hotel is very well signposted and easy to find. Would highly recommend.
The staff were very friendly and very professional. The accommodation was very clean and comfortable. The air conditioner worked well and could be adjusted by remote control in the bedroom. The location is central to most areas of interest. Breakfast was excellent with variety and the sizzling frying pan left central table.
Great location; we were lucky to receive room upgrade. Breakfast excellent variety ad staff very helpful. Note: payment in cash required; no elevator, but they did carry up our bags for us. A good 500m from main bus station. -
Central location. Helpful staff. Huge room. Warm atmosphere. Good breakfast. Nothing.
I liked the room and breakfast was good.
Excellent hositality and cordialness. Convincing professionalism. Excellent individually designed roms. No objections at all.
Excellent, very clean and staff very friendly
Friendly owners; large, well equipped, aire conditioned rooms
Quiet family-run establishment within easy walking distance of station and old town. Friendly and helpful manager. Though generally well appointed for a hotel in this price range, a hair dryer in the room would have been appreciated.
Spacious stylish en-suite room. Great location (backs onto the river) but a bit tricky to find as it's in a one-way system (head for the park just south of the Tito bridge). On-street car parking. Great breakfast.
Very nice staff. Excellent small courtyard for breakfasts with good weather. Apartments with enough comfort.
The owner of Villa Mostar was the nicest guy we have met so far on our travels. He showed us on a map all the sights and even made us packed lunches as we were leaving really early in the morning. Really comfortable, modern, clean room with awesome TV channels and air con. Really nice bathroom and free internet to use for guests.
Easy Access to city. No phone in room.
Location and cleanliness of Hotel. Good value for money. It is a B&B. Breakfast could be better
All clean, fresh and staff helpful Breakfast did not offer any type of cereal (but just a small gripe on an overall lovely villa)
Very friendly staff, small and welcoming. Good central location... N/A
Everything - perfect.
A large, comfortable room with modern furnishings. Very courteous staff and excellent breakfast.
This hotel is great: perfect location, free wi-fi, free parking, airco, staff with smile and this for a fair price. This is a perfect choice for à one night stay.
The location, staff and accomodations were a very good value for the money. The only problem was the very loud music from a neighboring bar than ran until the earlymorning hours. It was very offensive and inconsiderate, and I can not imagine that someone would not put a stop to this.
I stayed in a room with fabulous views of the old town.The staff were exceedingly helpful & generous(I was allowed to check my e-mails at the reception desk)The location is very central and the neighbourhood was very quiet at night..
Very well situated (very close to the center and a with a nice view). Spacey room. Friendly staff. No elevator. Unfortunately smoking is allowed in the lobby.
location & staff were excellent


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Short, mostly woodsy layout; beware of brambles and poison ivy. Blue pro, white am and red 'kiddie' tees make course family friendly. Scorecards available. Scenic trails and playground. Long course plays 14,3,1.
Course Details
Course Type: Permanent
# Holes: 18
Target Type: Mach III
Tee Type: Dirt
Course Length: 2,869ft
Alternate Length: 4,197ft
Hole Length: Under 300ft: 17 | 300 - 400ft: 1 | Over 400ft: 0
On Cape Cod, take Exit 5 off Route 6 to Rte. 149 south, about 3 miles on right, past ball golf course then perhaps 1 mile after rotary, turn into park past Burgess House.
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Email: Lev Malakhoff
Phone: 508-771-4619
Course Reviews
by mabgot on Aug 7, 2012 at 10:58pm
This course should not be passed up if you are visiting the cape. Bring your discs, or learn how to play here with your friends. It takes full advantage of a nice woods.
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Dr. David Shapiro, Center Director at The Brain Balance Center in Glassboro joined host Dr. Craig Wax to discuss a functional approach to neurodevelopmental disorders. After attending a seminar in Boston concerning the role of the brain in childhood developmental disorders, Dr. Shapiro was compelled to get certified in neurodevelopmental disorders. Dr. Shapiro explained the functional approach which includes multi-sensory therapies to help brain growth.Your Health Matters
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Nanodiamonds 'Shine' As Thermal Fillers For Plastics
Advances in nanodiamond fillers present new alternatives for boosting thermal conductivity of plastics for electronic and LED applications.
Nanodiamonds (NDs) might sound extravagant for use as thermal fillers in plastics, but Finland's Carbodeon (U.S. rep. is SiliconSense of Nashua, N.H.) has made significant strides by refining its functionalized nanodiamonds which can deliver a performance increase of 20-100% and allow similar performance improvements with 70% less ND use, greatly reducing their cost.
Carbodeon CTO Vesa Myllymaki says the company is now selling its uDiamond nanodiamonds (ND) in either their powder or dispersion form. "As dispersions, the ND particles are fully dispersed in chosen liquid media—as such, they are available as their primary particles without agglomeration. What this means is that the customer can benefit from the entire available surface area of NDs, giving better performance with less material and cost. While the company is not currently selling the NDs in masterbatch form, this is one of the future options. The company is targeting manufacturers of thermally conductive polymers and compounds as well as thermal filler manufacturers, as NDs can be formulated with established thermally conductive fillers such as boron nitride and alumina.
The performance achieved by uDiamond fillers is a combination of diamond's extremely high thermal conductivity, Carbodeon's ability to optimize the ND filler affinity to a range of thermoplastics and other thermal fillers, and its improvements in ND filler agglomeration control. Says Myllymaki, "With the ability to control these parameters, the nanotechnology key paradigm of 'less gives more' can truly be realized." He notes that the active surface chemistry inherent in detonation-synthesized nanodiamonds has historically presented difficulties in utilizing the potential benefits of the 4-6 nm particles, making them prone to agglomerations. Carbodeon functionalizes the surface of NDs with a patented graphite-based coating so that the particles are driven to disperse and to become consistently integrated throughout the plastic.
Late last year, the company published data showing the conductivity of nylon 66-based thermal compounds could be increased by 25% by replacing 0.1% by wt. of the typically maximum effective level of boron nitride (45%) with NDs. In addition, the company recently was granted a patent on nanodiamond-containing thermoplastic thermal composites.
While still more costly than boron nitride or alumina, the enhanced NDs can be used in applications such as thermoplastic LED secondary heat sinks as co-additives with existing fillers. "While there are certain limits on, for example, boron nitride loadings, the overall performance can now be pushed forward with a minimum replacement of existing filler material with our NDs. If a customer wishes to reduce the standard filler concentration but retain certain thermal performance—either to reduce component weight or excess wear of production tools-- according to our calculations, it is cheaper to do this with NDs than with boron nitride materials," he says.


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SHE hails from Morwell, but seven-months-pregnant Rebecca Madyson yesterday delivered a silver medal for Malta in the women's trap shooting thanks to the internet.
Madyson, runner-up to South Africa's Diane Swanton, is a former member of the Australian squad but had trouble getting herself established behind such names as Suzy Balogh and Deserie Baynes.
She decided to take matters into her own hands. One day she Googled her maiden surname, Attard, on the computer, which led to the shooting federation of Malta, where her parents come from.
"I emailed them and I asked if they'd allow me to represent them and they said yes," she said and she's been doing so since last March.
Yesterday, Madyson surprised many onlookers when she hit a perfect 25 in her last qualification round to secure the silver medal, while Athens Olympic gold medallist Balogh failed to make the final.
A gracious Balogh was pleased for her former national teammate. "Full credit to her. She shoots beautifully all the time. Every now and then she sticks in a bad round, but she's on target today which is fab."
Meanwhile, Michael Diamond may be leading but he doesn't want to think about winning a third consecutive gold medal in the individual trap just yet.
Australia's most celebrated shooter hit 49 of 50 targets to share the lead with India's Manvjit Sandhu yesterday, but there's still a long way to go when competition resumes today.
Having triumphed in Kuala Lumpur and Manchester, Diamond is aiming to complete a rare hat-trick but said: "I'm not letting that (possibility) blow my mind Tonight I will go out for a Chinese dinner and then relax."
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Over the weekend, the Kremlin beefed up its military presence in Crimea, a part of Ukraine since 1954, and pro-Russia forces keep pushing for a vote in favor of reunification with Moscow in a referendum the local parliament has scheduled for next Sunday.
President Barack Obama has warned that the March 16 vote would violate international law. But in Moscow, Putin made it clear that he supports the referendum in phone calls with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and British Minister David Cameron.
"The steps taken by the legitimate leadership of Crimea are based on the norms of international law and aim to ensure the legal interests of the population of the peninsula," said Putin, according to the Kremlin.
Following an extraordinary Sunday meeting of the Ukrainian government, Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk announced that he will meet with Obama in Washington on Wednesday on a "resolution of the situation in Ukraine," the Interfax news agency reported. The White House confirmed the meeting.
"Our country and our people are facing the biggest challenges in the history of modern independent Ukraine," the prime minister said earlier in the day. "Will we be able to deal with these challenges? There should only be one answer to this question and that is: yes."
In an emotional climate of crisis, Ukraine on Sunday solemnly commemorated the 200th anniversary of the birth of its greatest poet, Taras Shevchenko, a son of peasant serfs who is a national hero and is considered the father of modern Ukrainian literature.
"This is our land," Yatsenyuk told a crowd gathered at the Kiev statue to Shevchenko. "Our fathers and grandfathers have spilled their blood for this land. And we won't budge a single centimeter from Ukrainian land. Let Russia and its president know this."
"We're one country, one family and we're here together with our kobzar (bard) Taras," said acting President Oleksandr Turchynov.
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2" Hole in Fake Stone?
I'd like to relocate some AV equipment to the closet behind this stone facade. I'm told that this is artificial stone.
There is a small existing hole in another location of this stone wall already (visible in the second photo, to the left of the plywood), and I noticed that there is a metal mesh behind the stone. This hole just runs down the wall.
I need a new, larger hole about 12" from the floor, and it needs to go thru the wall (not down the inside of the wall). The other side of the wall is drywall.
Should I use a chisel and go at the mortar first, then expand into the stone as needed? The existing hole was made using this technique, but it's smaller. Or should I use a drill, and if so, what sort of drill and what sort of bit?
Diamond core drill is what I would use.
Works like a hole saw.
You don't need a couple hundred dollar diamond bit and core rig to get through cultured stone. Try to find a "Rem-grit" holesaw bit, and first attempt drilling it in straight drill mode. If you don't get anywhere, you may need a small hammer drill to aid in the drilling. I'd be aprehensive to go at it with a hammer and chisel, especially on a wood framed interior wall.
I picked up the remgrit, and I was amazed at how easy it was. I don't think this manufactured stone is very dense.
I drilled a 2" dia hole, and I drilled out two cores, about 2" deep ea., it probably took 60 seconds total of actual drilling time.
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