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A gazetteer is a list and description of places, such as villages, towns, cities, and may also mention neighborhoods, cemeteries, sizes of population, rivers and mountains, and other geographical features. It can be used to locate the places where your family lived. It usually includes only the names of places that existed at the time the gazetteer was published. The place names are generally listed in alphabetical order, similar to a dictionary. Guides to place names in Tennessee include:
- Fullerton, Ralph O. Place Names of Tennessee. Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee Department of Conservation, Division of Geology, 1974. (Family History Library book 976.8 E2f; film 928174 item 2.) The record is arranged alphabetically by county, then alphabetically by place. Included is the quadrangle of each place.
- Easton Morris' Tennessee Gazetteer 1834 and Matthew Rhea's Map of the State of Tennessee 1832. 1834. Reprint, Nashville, Tennessee: Gazetteer Press, 1971. (Family History Library book 976.8 E5m.) The record contains a general description of the state, an alphabetical list of places, a map, and a list of government officials.
- Tennessee Geographic Names: Alphabetical Listing. Reston, Virginia: U.S. Geological Survey, 1985. (Family History Library book 976.8 E2u.) The record includes the name of each place, type of feature, county, coordinates, elevation in feet, source, and map.
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( HARTFORD, Conn.) - Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center has been honored with a Partner for Change Award by Practice Greenhealth, a national membership organization for healthcare facilities committed to environmentally responsible operations. The award is one of the organization's seven Environmental Excellence Awards given each year to honor outstanding environmental achievements in the healthcare sector.
The Partner for Change Award recognizes healthcare facilities that continuously improve and expand upon mercury elimination, waste reduction and pollution prevention programs. At a minimum, facilities applying for this award must recycle 10 percent of their total waste, have a mercury elimination program in place for total elimination and have developed other successful pollution prevention programs.
"The Environmental Excellence Awards recognize success stories," said Bob Jarboe, Executive Director of Practice Greenhealth. "Saint Francis is a successful model of how healthcare facilities can develop and implement pollution prevention programs to greatly improve the health of their patients, staff and community."
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Saint Francis exceeded a 25 percent benchmark by recycling 742 tons out of a total of 2,909 tons of waste in 2008. This included recycling 251 tons of white paper, 368 tons of mixed paper and 47 tons of shrink wrap. Thirty-nine tons of kitchen grease was recovered and 22 tons of linens were reused for rags.
"We also recycled 53 tons of debris from ongoing construction projects," said David Crowell, Director of Environmental Services.
The Practice Greenhealth Environmental Excellence Awards were presented in conjunction with CleanMed 2009, a global conference for environmental leaders in healthcare. Practice Greenhealth will sponsor the planting of 100 trees in Haiti for each award presented.
Practice Greenhealth is the nation's leading membership and networking organization for institutions in the healthcare community that have made a commitment to sustainable, eco-friendly practices. Members include hospitals, healthcare systems, businesses and other stakeholders engaged in the greening of healthcare to improve the health of patients, staff and the environment.
Founded in 1897, Saint Francis is a major teaching hospital licensed for 617 acute inpatient beds and 65 bassinets. It is the largest Catholic hospital in New England.

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Oct. 17 TSB issues safety concern notice regarding use of marijuana by crew on Queen of the North.
Feb. 6 B.C. Ferries initiates drug and alcohol policy, including mandatory drug and alcohol testing as part of an investigation into a major incident.
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Some B.C. Ferries accidents
Jan. 9, 2007 MV Quinsam loading traffic from Nanaimo to Gabriola Island unexpectedly pulls away from its berth, sending a pickup truck into the water. Ferry workers warn the truck's lone occupant in time for him to escape.
March 22, 2006 Queen of the North, en route from Prince Rupert to Port Hardy on Vancouver Island, fails to make crucial course change and strikes Gil Island, sinking an hour later. Two passengers go down with the ship and 99 passengers and crew escape.
June 30, 2005 Queen of Oak Bay loses power as it enters the Horseshoe Bay terminal at West Vancouver, slams into nearby marina and crushes 22 boats. No one is hurt in the accident which is blamed on a missing cotter pin.
May 12, 2003 Queen of Surrey was disabled by an engine room fire, with several crew members suffering minor injuries but none of the 318 passengers are hurt.
Sept. 14, 2000 Spirit of Vancouver Island hits 10-metre power boat outside Swartz Bay ferry terminal near Victoria, killing two aboard the boat.
November 7, 1995 Mayne Queen crashes into a private marina on Bowen Island, damaging several moored boats. Blame is placed on mechanical or human error in transferring control between two consoles as the ferry left the dock.
August 13, 1992 Two people are killed at Departure Bay terminal in Nanaimo, B.C., when the Queen of New Westminster leaves the ferry terminal as a van still driving across a ramp to the upper deck plunges 15 metres into the water.
March 12, 1992 B.C. Ferries vessel en route to Nanaimo slams into Japanese coal freighter Shinwa Maru after leaving Tsawwassen ferry terminal south of Vancouver. Seventeen ferry passengers are injured.
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I just pruchased Hull 29. I am very excited about getting her back to the shop and start working on her. In addition to lots of sanding I have a few projects that I will begin with. Maybe some of you can comment on these.
Rudder is loose on the rudder post. There is a crack on the top of the rudder. I am planning on removing the rudder and rebuilding. I have no Idea how I am going to do this.
The boat was dismasted. I have a replacment mast but my concern is the mast step. Looks like a two peice aluminum casting. Not sure how it is supposed to work. It may be fine but I may need to come up with a replacement.
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Congrats and welcome to the P35 club! You should let Harris at pearson35.com know that you have #29. I think it has been missing in the database and I'm sure he'd love to hear from you. From the hull number, you must have a 1968. You might want to email the other 1968 owners to share pictures of the step.
Congrats on your new boat! I'm sure you'll love her. We have a 1970 P35.
The mast step is pretty straightforward, assuming it was the original issue I'm familiar with.
The inner face of the mast butts up against the outer face of the aluminum oval of the step and is secured with screws. The step itself is through bolted to the compression post below decks.
Ours had an iron pipe threaded or possibly welded into its center to allow cable routing (VHF, lights) to pass below.
When I took the assembly apart I found a fair amount of oxidized aluminum between the step and the deck, and the deck itself looked slightly depressed from the weight of the rig's loading over the years. I built it back up with some fiberglass and epoxy and polished the step, then used an aluminum protectant (Nyalic) to keep it from oxidizing again. Finished up with a whole lot of 3M 4000UV sealant as a bedder.
I've never removed the rudder though. Good luck!
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In desperate need of help. I work for the Barbican Art Gallery in London, UK and we are currently testing this software to see whether it'll run as a kiosk mode. I currently have it set up how I need however there is one minor problem, on the home menu the icons appear as Please Check the Readme in Homeicons Folder. I wish to remove this or at least change it for something a bit more visually pleasing. I have XBMC installed on a Mac OS X system, of which accessing the files of applications I'm ont custom to. If anybody is able to give me help it'll be appreciated. Email [email protected] or reply to this post for any infomation that might be of use,
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I'm so tired so is mom, we spent the time together looking at pictures and voting for all the pups who asked for votes. It was fun all the pups we're sooo cute in all the categories. Time to rest now, tomorrow we vote again. Woof.
Here's an update on my health, last week i was sick and feeling down, but now i'm doing great. Mom keeps on feeding me, to gain back the weight i lost. What I'm really soooo happy about, is my new page, I LOVE IT, it's pink with lots and lots of butterflies, hehehe. I have a slideshow too. Mom devoted one day for this, she also made my sisters' page too, again with butterflies. Thanks Mom.
Mom took me to the vet this afternoon, she was worried because i was losing weight, and have been vomitting for 2 days. I ate very little, bits of foods only, but i drank lots and lots of water, for that mom was glad at least i won't get dehydrated. My vet said i had phlegm, that was the sticky thing i vomitted. She gave mom doxyvet and vitamin c. Right after we got home mom tried her best to give the medicine, but i gave her a hard time, hahaha. I know it's going to make me well but i hate taking medicines, even if it smells yummy. I hope i get better quickly. My brother Kobe is bugging me to play,but all i want to do is sleep.
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RE: trouble with pattern matching & manipulating
Here's a more intuitive method, perhaps:
a + b/c + d*(Sqrt[e]/c) == 0
f = %[[1, 3]]
%% /. f -> g
First@Solve[%, g]
f^2 == (g^2 /. %)
However, it occurs to me you might want a more general method to collect
a radical on one side and then square both sides. If so, here's a
clumsy first attempt:
expr = a + b/c + d*(Sqrt[e]/c) == 0
f = First@Cases[expr, Power[a_, Rational[b_, c_]], Infinity]
power = First@Cases[f, Rational[b_, c_] -> Rational[c, b], Infinity]
coefficient = First@Cases[expr, Times[a_, f] -> a, Infinity]
Solve[expr /. coefficient f -> g, g][[1, 1]]
g^2 == (g^2 /. %)
% /. g -> coefficient f
-----Original Message-----
From: DrBob [mailto:drbob at bigfoot.com]
To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net
Subject: [mg37075] RE: [mg37013] trouble with pattern matching & manipulating
Try this:
A + B/C + D*(Sqrt[E]/C) == 0
(#1 - %[[1,{1, 2}]] & ) /@ %
(#1^2 & ) /@ %
Also, be aware that E is the natural logarithm base, reserved for that
-----Original Message-----
From: Troy Goodson [mailto:Troy.D.Goodson at jpl.nasa.gov]
To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net
Subject: [mg37075] [mg37013] trouble with pattern matching & manipulating
I'm a newbie and, of course, the first thing I want to do is apparently
one of the most complicated...
I have an expression that looks like this:
A + B/C + D*Sqrt[E]/C = 0
A,B,C,D, & E are all polynomials in x
I want it to look like this
At that point, I'll have polynomials in x on both sides. Finally, I
want the equation to be written out with terms grouped by powers of x,
but I think I can do that part :)
I'll be very grateful to anyone who can give me some pointers. Or, at
least point me to some tutorial in the Mathematica documentation. I've
been looking over the documentation and I found Appendix A.5 in The
Mathematica Book, but that doesn't help me. I _need_ some examples. I
did find a couple of well-written posts in this newsgroup, but not quite
close enough to what I want.
FYI, here's the expression I'm working with.
denom = Sqrt[(B^2 - r^2)^2 + 4*(r^2)*(b^2)]
cnu = (2*b^2 - B^2 + r^2)/denom
snu = -2*b*Sqrt[B^2 - b^2]/denom
sif = 2*r*b/denom
cif = (r^2 - B^2)/denom
pdr = -Cos[ds]*Sin[q]*(snu*cif +
cnu*sif) - Sin[ds]*(cnu*cif - snu*sif)
0 == -(B^2 - b^2)*V^2/(r^2) + (((B*V)^2)/(
r^2) - 2*w*b*V*Cos[q]*Cos[ds] + (w*
r)^2 - (w*r*pdr)^2)*(Cos[qr])^2
Although I said it's a polynomial in x, it's really a polynomial in "b"
that I'm after.


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Telecoms provider Melita has rolled out a free internet upgrade to around 10,000 clients subscribed to its Fibre Power packages over the past few weeks, the company said.
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Hi everyone,I will be starting my husbands crewneck sweater soon and have a neckband question.I was looking at some of his boughten sweaters and decided I really liked the look of the double band on most of them. It just seems more finished then the single bands on most patterns.Is there a trick to making the band double or can I just lenthen the neckband and fold it over and stitch it down? Will that work with 100% wool yarn knitted in a mid weight worsted? I think the pattern calls for size 8 needles.
Short answer: it can be done. I have an old Reader's Digest book of needle arts that I picked up for a buck and it shows how, I have misplaced the book. I don't know how without instructions, and to me they were confusing but I wasn't trying to work them through which makes a difference.
I googled knitting facings and there's a lot to sift through but you might find something useful.
Good luck and if you find some good info, please let us know!
I like this neckband too and it works well iwith worsted weight yarn. You can continue the neckband as you suggest, in the rib pattern and then fold it over, bind off and use a long tail of yarn to stitch the band to the inside. If you don't like the rounded edge that this gives, you can purl a row across the ribbing which will form a fold and then continue with the neckband. This also works if you find the ribbed facing too bulky. After the purl row, continue in stockinette for the facing. It's not quite as stretchy but it works.
Thanks for the info. I thought it could be done, just wasn't sure how to do it and have the finished look I wanted.Will keep you up to date on the progress of the sweater.


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Technical Abstract: The Brooks and Olmo Registry of Fruit and Nut Varieties is a compilation of fruit and nut variety descriptions first published in 1952 and cataloging cultivars from 1920 through 1950. A second edition was published in 1972, and a third was published in 1997. Since then fruit and nut variety descriptions have been published in HortScience on an approximately annual basis. Each year, fruit breeders and nut breeders contribute sections of the list, and the sections are published as one manuscript with several authors. Fruit and nut crops included are: apple, apricot, blueberry, blackberry, currant, gooseberry, raspberry, strawberry, cherry, citrus, grape, almond, black walnut, pecan, peach, nectarine, pear, quince, plum and several tropical fruits. Strawberry cultivars released up to the end of 2005 are to be included in List 43.


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Yaz Deep Vein Thrombosis Symptoms
Yaz deep vein thrombosis is a condition that can become a permanent life challenge. It's a problem where the circulation of blood is disrupted due to a specific reason and the blood tends to form clots in one of the legs. Yaz birth control pills have been found to be a major trigger of this problem. It's a side effect of the drug. Frankly speaking, a woman having no idea about the Yaz side effects will not be able to recognize the symptoms of Yaz Deep Vein Thrombosis in the first place. However, this condition is too dangerous as it can encourage heart problems, lung complications or stroke unexpectedly.
Yaz Deep Vein Thrombosis: What Encourages the Blood Clot?
So we did a lot of research regarding Yaz Deep Vein Thrombosis. The whole country was upset about the fact that Yaz deep vein thrombosis was responsible for causing serious life threatening challenges to women who wanted a peaceful pregnancy prevention. Scientists from top institutes carried several researches. We found one of them truly overwhelming in terms of bringing out the most apparent explanation of the condition.
According to a study published in the 2009 edition of the medical journal "Contraception", the major side effects of Yaz birth control pills are triggered by the combined effect of ethinylestradiol and drospirenone. The way a birth control pill with ethinylestradiol and drospirenone as major compounds affect the oxidative stress process in women has lots to do with its side effects like cardiovascular conditions and abnormal blood circulation.
So yes, Yaz deep vein thrombosis condition is the effect of the chemical compounds used in the medication. The way the pills work on your body chemicals will decide how your body will react to it. If you've been noticing some serious leg cramps for a while, don't ignore it anymore. Talk to your GP about that and get a full diagnosis done to find out the real status of your health.
Other Possible Conditions Associated With Yaz Deep Vein Thrombosis
Why we say not to ignore the condition of Yaz Deep Vein Thrombosis is because the problem of DVT can drive many other serious complications in the long run. Clots are the hard cluster of blood that troubles the simple flow of blood through the veins. Suppose a portion of the blood clot travels to the brain or heart and blocks the blood vessel or artery. What will happen next? Your brain will not get a fresh supply of nutrition and oxygen because of the poor flow of blood. The nutrition and blood deprived brain cells will soon react abnormally and life threatening condition like stroke can strike as a result.
Likewise, the heart may have to work harder to pump blood because of the blocked artery. This may lead to high blood pressure and cardiovascular conditions. If a lung artery blockage is caused by the blood clots, you'll face breathing problems and chest pain. This is why; we believe its best not to ignore the Yaz DVT symptoms. Even if the symptoms seem mild, get advice from your GP as soon as possible.
Yaz Deep Vein Thrombosis Prevention
If you've just started taking the medicine, get rid of it immediately. Although the manufacturer claims only women with a tendency of developing blood clot problem should stay away from the medicine, even then a few healthy women died because of the medicine's side effect. The chemicals used in the medication have been found to have some unwanted effect on a woman's body. Besides controlling the mild to strong syndromes of PMS and the acne problem, the medication can have some effect on your body which you would not like. Take better care of yourself. But apart from that, hold the manufacturer Bayer Healthcare responsible for its actions. That way you'll be able to resist any such unfortunate events from repeating in the future. Companies producing medications to cure a health complication will make sure they announce all probable side effects on its product warning label.
Try to stop the condition from going to worse. At first, try to detect the problem of DVT quickly. Early detection will help you cure your condition earlier. As soon as you figure out you've started developing Yaz side effects, stop using the pills. After that, do some leg stretching exercises. Don't involve in any strenuous exercises. You've to increase the blood flow in the leg to get some relief. Try to reduce weight so that your legs don't have to bear the burden of extra weight. With healthy foods and a moderate amount of exercise, try to make your lifestyle better.
Hire a drug Injury Lawyer to Claim a Yaz Lawsuit Compensation
If you've been diagnosed with a thrombosis condition, and your GP has confirmed that Yaz birth control pills have caused your complication, then hire a drug injury lawyer without any delay. This will reduce unnecessary waste of time and make your case strong. You've to prove that the prescribed birth control medications have created a chemical reaction in your body. You'll need the legal expertise of the professionals in that case. You've to take the recommendations of the experts regarding how to file the case and what types of evidences should be furnished to make the case as strong as possible.
Criteria to Choose a Yaz Lawyer
A Yaz deep vein thrombosis lawyer should have good knowledge about the prevailing Yaz side effect cases. He/she should be skilled enough to deal with any hard to prove cases. From that perspective, we can say our lawyers have the required expertise. You should contact us with your details. We'll review your applications at first. And if you're found eligible, our most appropriate attorney will be appointed to look after your case.
The blood clot problem in your leg can make your leg swelling severe. Before it turns into conditions like heart problem, lung complication or any other worse problems, you've to look out for a right option. We mean reach out for an appropriate legal advisor.
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Before we start today, I would like to thank C Farley and Benjamin R for their donations this week – thank you. While I greatly appreciate your support, please be sure you can afford to do so before contributing, I don't want anyone putting themselves out to help me.
Since releasing my survival CD this past Sunday, I've been swamped with over 400 orders so far and they're still coming in at a rate of several per hour. I'm working as hard as I can to get every order out as fast as possible, but since I can only burn around 50 a day it may be a couple of days before I can get your order in the mail.
Remember, Feb 202011 (tomorrow) the price of the CD will go to $29.95 and you'll need to order it today to take advantage of the discounted price. If you've received your CD please let me know what you thought of it.
Now, let's see what did I do to prep this week…
- Bartered for a Bushmaster AR-15
- Built a light weight folding wire box trap (look for post in a few days)
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- Added three cans of coffee to the pantry
- Bought two 25 round boxes of 12 gauge #6 shot
- Ordered a copy of Pocket Ref by Thomas J. Glover
- Ordered a copy of Boston on Surviving Y2K – I know Y2K is over but, the book still has some good information that is applicable to prepping for other disasters.
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I've used weight vests before and the biggest problem has always been comfort and fit. The key to succesful weight vest training is making sure the vest is snug and won't chaff or move around while working out. The SKLZ vest not only has padding where you need it but is designed with a one size fits most velcro fit system.
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A weight vest doen't need many features, but it would have been nice to have an iPod or music player slip built into the vest. The weight pockets are padded stretch material which makes adding and removing weights a breeze. The actual weight pouches are padded as well. Another perk I would have liked is for the option of adding more than 10lbs.
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Adding and removing weight is always going to be a hassle with weight vest training, but like I stated above, SKLZ's vest features stretch pockets on the inside of the vest for easy removal and addition of weigh pouches. The velcro belt makes on/off easy and is better than the clunky plastic snaps that are a pain to reach and can break.
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Very comfortable bed and pillows A sheet is not warm enough but the comforter is too warm, need a light blanket to geta good nights sleep, we didn't
The Breakfast is not good enough. To much sweet.
Nice quiet room, safe surroundings Could have had more of a selection of restaurants nearby that delivered - my choices were Chinese or Italian
Convenient location to the Sanford Airport.
Fabulous staff, great breakfast and clean nothing - happy all the way around
Room was nice and clean. It was also big with a good size bathroom. There could have been more breakfast options. The staff could refill the empty breakfast trays. Had to wait 15 min for it to be refilled
Had no car so was gonna walk to the Wing House and when asked the front desk how far she told me and then offered me buy one get free coupons.
The motel was in close proximity to the Orlando/Sanford airport The hotel was not clean. The room was extremely musty to the point that it smelled as if there was mold in the room. The refrigerator made such a loud noise that I had to unplug it in the middle of the night. It was a difficult place to get a good night's rest. If you are choosing to stay at the Best Western for the convenience of travel to the airport, it would be better to travel a few extra miles for a better hotel.
Updated rooms and facilities. Friendly staff. Purpose of staying was for the extended parking when flying out of Sanford airport and the entire parking lot was full. So the only reason we stayed at the hotel was for cheaper parking for our trip. We needlessly stayed overnight at the hotel then ended up having to park at the airport anyway. Be aware the parking is apparently first come, first serve and the parking lot is extremely small.
Convenient location relative to downtown Very basic amenities.
Loved the location! Being on the lake was great! Awesome sunsets! Great location to their downtown with restaurants and shopping. The whole place needs a gut job and remodeled, from the inside out. Before you book, if you can make sure you look at your room first. Their "lake view" rooms can sometimes be when your standing at the window to look. We paid $10 more a night for direct view and the view was great! The room itself was tolerable. They didn't have HD cable coming through to the tv even though the tv was HD, the picture was small and we had the sound all the way up and it wasn't loud. They had extension cord hanging so they could have the tv and the lamp and coffee maker all plugged in. The bathroom smelled like Body odor. But the bed was comfortable. So if it wasn't for the location, we would never stay there again. They need a serious upgrade. It could be an awesome place if they did a complete remodel. The area is great!
Beautiful location, building well-maintained, clean Facilities in need of upgrades, doesn't do premium location justice
Location was pretty The air conditioning unit was not adequate for the room and it did not work well. It was a pretty warm evening.
This was the dirtiest hotel I have ever stayed at. There we tons of bugs inside the front window. The windows hadn't been washed in I don't know how long. The sink was gross and dirty. The sheets didn't appear to be very clean, at least ours were stained.
Nothing. It was filthy and very uncomfortable.
It's located right next to he water so you can look out into the water every night. It's walking distance from the old downtown area which is made up of small store fronts, family restaurants, and even a small market that sets up on the weekend. Also just a few minutes from the zoo. The staff is extremely friendly and went to every length to ensure that we were happy and taken care of. There's a delicious seafood restaurant at the end of the hotel where you can sit outside to eat by the water front. And if you like water pressure, the showers are amazing. Also there's washers/dryer on site and available 24/7 The beds were a little hard, but tolerable. It's a lock and key door so you only have one key. The room could have used a paint job but otherwise was fantastic.
The hotel staff when checking in were very professional. When entering our room, 204, we were dissappointed. It was not up to date and everything was worn. There were bugs smashed on the walls and things were just not clean. There were bugs on the sheets when we took the bedspread back, we had to brush them off to sleep. There were not enough security lights nor any kind of security on the premises after midnight. We had to leave the hotel at 4:45 AM and we were very causious to our surroundings because it was darker than other hotels in the parking lot. The surroundings of this hotel was beautiful, however, the rooms were so uncomfortable, dirty, buggie, and not a secure area I would not recommend this hotel to anyone.
Nothing at all except the staff was very friendly! The entire hotel. Dirty, old, unkept, roaches, smelled, rusted, mold, the most disgusting hotel I've ever stayed at in my life! I will never return again. The owners have out no money in upkeep what so ever!
Very accommodating for a teen, on her own, stuck in Orlando at the wrong airport. Treated her like a queen. She spent two nights at Disney and was exoecting a cheap motel. It was everything but. Says she would love to go back. Thst says a lot. Everything was fantastic
Being able to relax at the pool or beach and just enjoy the quiet!
It was close to the airport and a good restaurant. It was a worn out place that looked neglected. The front door stuck, there was water leaking from the Air Conditioner, etc.
It was close to the airport in Sanford, very convenient for an early flight
Both front desk personnel we encountered were extremely responsive and very helpful. This was tremendously important for my wife and I.
Falling apart old hotel
We like the clean rooms. No
The staff was great, they helped us with directions more than once. The rooms were clean. The pool was nice. They had a microwave and fridge which we didn't expect for the price. They do need better towels but they were very nice and brought us extra ones. I would stay there again. We got our moneys worth. Thanks. Maybe you might leave more towels in the rooms since they are so thin.
The room was clean and the bed was comfortable. I missed a continental breakfast
Great location from the airport and local shopping and restaurants Could use a hair dryer and a coffee maker in the room
Price and location to airport. Old and big crack around door.
Room was in good repair, location was great easy to find airport. Staff was pleseant and helpful. Room was clean. Couldn't be nicer even though I was only there 1 day. I was a solo traveler. I would recommend this place.
Cheap and close to airport Front desk clerk (English accent) was awesome...checked us in early and said we would have a wake up call and a taxi called..we stayed here because it was 10 min from airport and we had a 6:20 flight. He also said coffee would be ready for us at 4:20 cause that's when our cab would be there. We set our alarm for 3:30 and our wake up call was at 3:40. No wake up call came. I called at 4 and he said our cab was called. We went at 4:10 to get coffee and the night desk guy would not let us in. We had to wait in front of the hotel with our 6 month old baby. Cab never came. At 4:30 8 went to try and ask the desk guy about the cab and he wasn't around. He finally came at 3:40 and got him to call the cab comany and they said he was never called. So no wake up call, no coffee or no cab call. The whole night there were people all around with music blaring and people walking past our door talking loud. Overall, cheap place to stay by dont rely on them for anything.
This place was super clean and the room was way more than I expected for the price. We had a big living room/kitchen area with a pull out couch and flat-screen TV and a private bedroom also with a flat screen. The pool was cute and clean but sort of small and cold. The free breakfast wa exceptional for the price. Location was perfect for us because we wanted something close to Sanford airport and the shuttle was free. They also were very understanding about our late checkout. Overall, I was very happy with our stay! Pool was too cold. By summer though water should be warmer.
too far from the orlando downtown
The location was good. We only had to travel 10 minutes to the airport. THe suites were small and they could also use an additional TV in each suite.
I was overcharged and now waiting for refund. However, I was assured I will be refunded within 3 business days. Billing practices.
Value. Nice room.clean. desk staff pleasant and helpful . Pool towels. No carts available. Breakfast was hard and cold at starting service time. No dishes or utensils in kitchenette.
Guy at front desk was nice. Other occupants were super shady. Floors were uneven. Pillows were misshapen. AC wasn't cold, didn't stay on, was loud, made weird dripping sounds. Shower was just above a sprinkle.
Nothing really except the rooms were a decent size. Otherwise then decent size rooms, everything else was horrible. Drugs all around the motel (inside and out). Prostitutes coming in and out with many different men throughout the week we were there. Things were broken in our room the first day we checked in. Dirty motel- someone spilled rice on the 3rd floor and was never picked up for over a whole 24hrs. Then the biggest part of the stay that pissed us off was we were told our ESA service dog and stay with us before we reserved but when we got there around 11pm they denied us to stay with my Bipolar/ADHD/Anxiety attacks daughter who needs her dog. I slept in the car the first night with the dog and found a boarding place with our vet doc for her to stay with for the week until my daughter's doctor helped us with paperwork to change our ESA service dog to a Psychological Service Dog. When I showed them this so she can stay with us as the ADA laws state they still would not let us stay there, forcing us to move to another hotel that would. This was the worst experience and horrible service I ever received from a motel/hotel and would NEVER refer anyone to stay there.
Nice clean comfortable room. Fairly new facility. The area a little shady after dark but nothing bad happened to us or our car. We wouldn't mind staying longer if we had to. Absolutely worst front desk clerk ever !!! Keisha B rudely informed us that all rooms are sold out and there is nothing we can do to get one. Immediately we came back to our car and logged into KAYAK.com, made reservation and came back. She was surprised but had no choice but give us the room. While we were walking through the front desk she sent away another customer. I advised the guy to do the same I just did. IT LOOKS LIKE IT WORKED because I meet him leaving the hotel next morning. My only guess is that she was to busy hanging out with her boyfriend and smoking cigarettes in front of the hotel that she didn't feel like going inside and spending few minutes to check us in. It looks like she is pretty popular in that area because when we were working on our booking in our car she never went inside and even more people came to hang out with her and her boyfriend.


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What's a planner to do when a city neighbourhood is close to perfect? Venerable Mount Pleasant, considered Vancouver's first suburb because of its proximity to the downtown core and early 20th-century popularity as a place to live, has its issues, but also earns pretty high praise from the city's assistant director of planning.
"In a lot of ways, it has many of the aspects of an ideal neighborhood," Matt Shillito says. "When planners talk about trying to create successful communities, we look for diversity. Mount Pleasant has that in its DNA."
Diversity in the 364 hectares means a jam-packed whirlwind of residents of varied ages, ethnic groups and income, as well as restaurants, coffee shops, bars, book shops and antique stores.
Big brands such as Starbucks, Subway, Blockbuster and Dairy Queen are there, but so are a surprising number of independent stores and eateries.
Aaron Kafka planted Kafka's Coffee and Tea in the midst of it all, opening metres from the bustling Main Street and Broadway intersection that is the unofficial heart of the neighbourhood.
He signed a lease a year ago, unfazed that Tim Hortons would soon be a neighbour, and says he is thriving despite the competition. "That's one of the central forces of the neighborhood – independent business," he says. "It's one of the reasons people like the area."
Mount Pleasant also includes Vancouver's art deco-ish city hall, opened in 1936, and looming over tree-lined streets of early 20th-century homes.
That's at one end of the community. Toward the other end, a block or so north of Kafka's, is the beloved Mount Pleasant Community Centre, opened in late 2009. The vast complex is a people magnet for its library, daycare centre, gym and meeting rooms.
There are many reasons to stick around, but it's also an easy place to leave. It is touched by the Expo SkyTrain line, the newer $2-billion Canada Line linking the airport and Richmond to the downtown core and heavy bus service along Broadway and Main Street.
All these qualities have helped to sustain Wayne Yee's affection for Mount Pleasant. He lives in a condo near Main and Broadway, but came to the area as a renter 15 years ago.
Back then, it had a rough side. "Drugs and prostitution were still a little bit prevalent around the edges," he says. " . . . But within a decade, it had cleaned up or cleared out."
That part of the past is gone, but Mr. Yee likes the way the older homes in the area have been preserved, as well as the way the neighborhood is laid out to easily get around.
"It's walkable to go out to eat. It's walkable to go out for a drink after work with friends. If you're so inclined, it's even accessible to downtown," says Mr. Yee, who works as a manager for the City of Richmond.
"I've lived there long enough where it's kind of like the King of Kensington," he says, referring to the 1970s-era CBC sitcom. "You walk down the street and there's something really comforting about being able to walk into businesses, and people know you by face and name."
Not that everything is perfect. There are controversial plans to build a 19-storey condo complex that have riled many, who deem the project way out of scale for the neighbourhood. Seven storeys have been cut off the original plans, but the debate continues.
"We have to accommodate growth," Mr. Shillito says of the community, "without undermining the basic fundamentals."
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Instead of my usual tournament-style shirt, I'll wear something old and ragged with lots of pockets. My jeans will be the ones that my wife won't let me wear out in public anymore, and my tennis shoes will too grungy for anywhere but a creek bank.
I change my usual tackle, too. Instead of a dozen or more rods and reels of all actions and lengths, I'll opt for a single spinning outfit with a 6-foot long rod, a smooth reel and some 6-pound-test monofilament. Rather than all my big utility boxes carefully stowed away in compartments all around my boat, I'll stuff a couple of small boxes in my shirt pockets — jigs and hooks in film canisters, jerkbaits and crankbaits in cigar tubes.
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This week the inmates are running the asylum. You'll remember I challenged people, once again, to Right This Blog! With that in mind welcome: Joe The Boxer
Go along with me for a minute. Imagine the following scenario: When you were 16 years old, you wrote a song. I assume a lot of musicians read Blog on the Tracks, so I assume a lot of you actually did this. I assume a lot of you also cringe when thinking about that particular song that you wrote.
Now imagine that five years after you wrote it, this song is massively successful. When I say massively, I mean the biggest-selling single of all time, from the most popular contemporary genre of music of the last 20 years. You get movie offers and date Madonna. You are successful and cool.
Then, as fast as you became massively famous and cool, you become massively uncool. You get regularly humiliated. You try to repeat your success, but fail. You try again. And again. Over two decades pass. You are now 44 years old, and playing a show at the Shoppingtown Hotel, Doncaster, a venue known to locals in the area for bingo on Tuesdays, and the attached TAB.
Something grabs a hold of me tightly when I hear that Vanilla Ice is playing somewhere in the outer suburbs of northeastern Melbourne. I have lived in Melbourne for five years, but had no idea where the Shoppington Hotel, or even the suburb of Doncaster, is. I look on the website and it turns out it's an hour on public transport from where I live - a convenient tram, bus ride and walk away. The website also informs me Vanilla joins illustrious company by playing this venue: Taylor Dayne, ABC, former Spandau Ballet lead singer Tony Hadley, and Pseudo Echo (original lineup!) have all played there recently. "Manpower Australia" is due early next year.
My girlfriend (taking photos) and I arrive at 9pm. There are about 200 people here, half packing a surprisingly large venue. It is a standard crowd of all ages, pretty much the same as you might see at a Foo Fighters concert or a rugby match, and about 70 per cent male. The only unusual thing: A large group of "Juggalos" (Insane Clown Posse diehards, who wear corpse paint in their faces and dress as scary clowns). The warmup DJ plays a nice selection of nostalgia hip-hop form the early 90s: A Tribe Called Quest, Blackstreet, Del the Funky Homosapien, and a tribute to Heavy D. He does a good job, and the crowd is in a good mood. There are few younger members who are dressed up in the Vanilla style. When Gangsta's Paradise comes on, a new world record is set for most dorky white guys rapping at one time. I drop a few lines myself, it's hard to resist. It's that kind of atmosphere.
I imagine that backstage it's a little like the scene at the start of Walk the Line (and later in Walk Hard - The Dewey Cox Story), where Johnny Cash, alone in a dark hallway, strumming gently on his guitar, begins to reflect on his life. Vanilla is doing the same right now: the meteoric rise to fame, dating Madonna and Debbie Gibson, reportedly being dangled from a balcony by Suge Knight, the dreadlocks, the nu-metal comeback. The soft thud through the walls of the crowd chanting "Vanilla! Vanilla! Vanilla!" will eventually rouse him from his thoughts and he will hit the stage with a vengeance. Chumps will be waxed like candles. Maybe it is time to do some reflecting of my own (cue dreamlike flashback sequence):
It was 1991. My older brother had stayed up late one night, and happened to catch an unheard-of rapper called Vanilla Ice performing a song called Ice Ice Baby on The Late Show with David Letterman. He told me about it the next day, and I had no idea what he was on about. "Ice Ice Baby?" "The VIP Posse?" "Check out the Hook while my DJ revolves it"? It was like he was talking gibberish. Nonetheless, he was convinced of its greatness and he ordered the Cassingle at Echo records that weekend. In the pre-internet era things took weeks to arrive in New Zealand, but thanks to my brother we still had the advantage of listening to Ice Ice Baby on heavy repeat for a week before it hit mainstream New Zealand culture.
And when it did hit, it hit hard. Ice Ice Baby exploded like a bomb all over Balmacewen Intermediate School. I remember where I was when Robbie Rakete announced it had debuted at number one. MC Hammer, until then the coolest man alive, was all of sudden positively "whack". I, like many others, shaved steps in the side of my head and started practising his dance moves. At that point, Vanilla couldn't have been any bigger than he was.
That was then, and this is now.
Years of cultural revisionism has tarnished the Iceman's legacy. He has become a joke. His biggest hit, Ice Ice Baby, which is STILL the biggest-selling rap single of all time, is only now played ironically. It was recently listed alongside Barbie Girl and Achy Breaky Heart as one of the worst songs of all time. His underrated star turn in the film Cool as Ice, recently re-released on DVD, sits unrented on dusty video store shelves.
The popular narrative says that Smells Like Teen Spirit was the great cultural milestone of 1991 - but it was Ice Ice Baby that opened the hip-hop floodgates - a genre that has had the most influence over the last 20 years of popular music, far more than grunge. In fact, I'll wager that if you are between 25 and 35 and reading this blog right now, there is a strong chance that you can rap most of Ice Ice Baby in your head. The same does not apply to Smells Like Teen Spirit.
A few years ago I talked about Vanilla with a friend of mine, a well respected Melbourne hip-hop DJ. He described Ice Ice Baby as "kind of dope actually", and pointed out that if the track was released by some underground rapper, it would probably be seen as a classic and would still be getting played in clubs. He told me he wished he could play it during a set - but if he did he would probably get laughed at and possibly fired. He was serious.
I have to agree with him. The Under Pressure sample is great and the hook and verses are super catchy. It was a victim of its own success, much like Vanilla himself.
And now, at 10.30pm, Vanilla is about to take the stage. Take heed, coz he's a lyrical poet. And he is really into scary clowns - there is a scary clown doll on the mic stand, the DJ is wearing a scary clown/skull mask, and there is a 7-foot-tall person walking around the stage, dressed as a scary clown. His first song is Dirty South, and from there, straight into Halloween, the chorus of which goes "I was born on Halloween" (which he was). When it finishes he shouts:
That is kind of crazy...somehow...
He gives a shout out to the Juggalos in the audience, then he goes into Hard Ice, a House of Pain ripoff. He spots a guy holding up a homemade sign saying "NINJA RAP" and says:
"TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES! I STILL LOVE THOSE GUYS! AINT NO SHAME IN MY GAME, I LOVE EM JUST THE SAME!" He gets a big laugh.
So far the vibe is okay. People are into it, even if they have never heard these songs before. He is doing okay. Then...
"BUY MY NEW ALBUM ON iTUNES!"
...and then...
...right then. Things getting a bit weird now...
He launches into his trump card: Ice Ice Baby. Four songs in - risky, we agree. With the help of the giant scary clown, he pulls about 30 women up on stage. They start dancing and a couple of them start grinding him down.
The mic gets passed around and everyone has a go. It's like karaoke at a strip bar. His trump card ends. He tries to convince a woman to take her top off. This goes on for a few minutes. It's getting seriously creepy now and it's hard to even be in the same room. He disappears and re-emerges with a bra on his head. He swings it around in the air for a bit, then pours water on a few women, then launches into Play That Funky Music, but only gets past the first verse before he stops:
He has lost at least half the crowd, but those up the front respond.
The crowd cheers, but in a confused way. For the next few minutes, he brags about his success. Highlights include:
A slight exaggeration there?
More water over the head. It's taking a turn for the worse. Unwatchable.
Some boos coming from the audience now, but not nearly enough. From here things wrap up quickly: he kicks his DJ out from the decks and starts playing something that sounds like a rejected Presets B-side. The audience can no longer see him as the stage is still packed with women. He re-emerges one more time, does one more terrible new tune, gets his photo taken a few times and says "GOODBYE!"
But wait. The DJ puts on Bob Marley's No Woman No Cry. He sings along out of tune, yelling out random things between lines. It sounds like this:
"I remember/when we used to sit...FOLLOW ME ON TWITTER...in a government yard...VANILLA ICE...in Trenchtown...PEACE AND LOVE..."
And then he is gone. He was on stage for 45 minutes.
After witnessing that, the obvious thing to say would be that Vanilla should just give up, but the more I think about it the more I think that this option is completely impossible.
The reason for this? Nobody, no matter how strong their will, can escape the pull of nostalgia. Nothing ever goes away and nothing really ends. The moment that he announces his retirement, people will be asking him about a comeback. There will always be people who look back fondly at 1991 and decide that going to a Vanilla ice gig is a good idea.
Just a few years ago, former Stone Roses guitarist John Squire gave an adamant answer in relation to the band reforming: "I have no desire whatsoever to desecrate the grave of seminal Manchester pop group the Stone Roses". The Stone Roses announced their comeback world tour last month. Did they want this to happen? Of course not! They wanted things to stay as they were, as a beautiful memory. But when faced with the reality of getting asked about a comeback every hour for the rest of their lives, they really had no choice. They realised that if they wanted to move on, they would have to go back - and give the people what they wanted: The Frankenstein Stone Roses, living again, undead.
Maybe Vanilla knows that it is better to just keep going and going, than to give up and be hounded back into submission. He has turned into some kind of warped, sleazy version of his young self, but he seems to be totally okay with it. That is why, in 2021, when Oasis, The Smiths and Talking Heads are headlining Glastonbury, Friends, featuring a 55-year-old David Schwimmer, is the most popular TV show, and ALF: the movie is competing with the Lord of the Rings remake for the summer box office, Vanilla Ice is still going to be somewhere in the world, rocking an aging crowd to Ice Ice Baby. He will always be Vanilla Ice.
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The Vanilla Ice Project is the best home improvement / makeover show on TV right now because it's Vanilla Ice but not as you know him.
I would rather see him do that than try and relive / revive his one time success as a rapper.
Great blog. Did anyone else see him on Uk Dancing on Ice? One of the weeks he performed to Ice Ice Baby. I think he either needs to give up, or come up with a better live show because I don't think he can keep going like that.
What a gig! How much were tickets? Any link to more (hopefully amusing) photos?
hysterical. Loved it. Please, write more.
I'll fess up to being a Vanilla Ice fan, even watched Cool As Ice a million times (no I'm not exaggerating)but when it comes to nostalgic concerts I'm sorry I'd rather retain the memory of the way things were than go see an aging (usually poorly at that) muso revisiting the times that made them famous and come away totally disappointed at the music and the muso because it is never the same as it was no matter how much we want it to be. the best concerts I have seen were when musos were fresh and hungry, in their prime so to speak, the worst were seeing those very same musos twenty years, even thirty years later when they were, for all intents, washed up and waaaaaay past the qualities that made them famous.. two exceptions to this have been Pink Floyd and ACDC who for whatever reasons seem to be both ageless and timeless.. it's why I love reading reviews of gigs by journos, they get to be the disappointed ones while I get to remember the way things were with fondness and not have to tarnish the images and memories by foolishly thinking that some muso who put on an awesome gig in, say, 1986 can even hope to put on half as good a show in 2011. I'll keep the memories but thanks for the trip down memory lane :-)
I'm sorry i missed that...but also kind of not. Remember jumping on the VI bandwagon late, and being ridiculed for it. He really dropped out of favour fast. Still, he'll always have Ice Ice Baby, much like like Kris Kross will always have Jump Jump.
That was a very welcome read, thanks a bunch Mr. The Boxer, and might I just say... FOLLOW ME ON TWITTER!
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Not hugely familiar with Vanilla Ice, but that was a great read.
Yeah nuh. I couldn't recall "Ice ice baby", so I watched it. Nuh duh. Not very clever at all, even worse than the semi-execrable "Under Pressure" it ripped off. However (but!) it did let me watch Jim Carrey's version which was at least slightly entertaining.
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