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Quiet rooms with comfortable beds The local car park details in the hotel were out of date and dispite their bochure saying every room had a trouser press I could not find one in room 116
Great location and excellent value for money. Really nice breakfast and nice touch with the complimentary bottle of wine. Overall making for a very positive experience. Room was not as clean as it might be. Not a problem that the amenities were only basic, but carpet and beds looked like well overdue for replacement.
My original room was dirty, overheated with stained marked furniture, but the v.v.hot pipes made it impossible to sit, never mind sleep in. The receptionist on duty was v.helpful and managed to get me another room, still hot, but because it had more air coming in I could sleep. The heat from the pipes running through the room was at a dangerous level. I would not have taken a child into those rooms. I had to sleep with only the duvet cover, no duvet. This wasn't during a spell of hot weather!
The location. having a beer outside in the sunshine during Happy Hour. Would benefit from revamped bathroom. Better information passing to night staff.(request for early breakfast was not relayed) This happenened during our last stay also.
quiet location
Availability at a time of high demand and proximity to airport The room was in the middle of being re-decorated, smelled of paint, window was open to try and clear fumes and room had been pressed back into service to take advantage of high demand
good allround, simple rooms, everything worked and was clean + near the rail station. one staff member was very irritated when i asked for a receipt after paying cash for an extra night and no internet access afterall, (although local library was geat for that!)
The service was very good and an excellent buffet breakfast was available. The location was also very convenient. It would have been better if there was a private hotel for customers as we had to park in the supermarket car park and there did seem to be a problem with gangs in the vacinity of the hotel. I think this was because it was a Friday night. We have previously visited on a sunday and it was very quiet.
The facilities were poor, needs updating Decor and poor quality food, ate out
friendly helpful receptionist Lift had been broken for a week and still not repaired - we were on the 3rd floor - fortunately we were only staying one night as we were in Hale for a wedding. There was no parking on site. Street parking was payable from 8.00am.
Very comfortable, spacious and quality fixtures and fittings. It was day 2 of opening and whilst the staff were very welcoming and entusiastic there were clear training needs. The side of the bath seemed a bit high, o.k. for me but older or infirm people will find it a bit awkward stepping into the shower / bath.
The hotel was very convenient, clean and breakfast was good The verve restaurant closed at 5:30 on the Sunday we arrived which was a bit inconvenient as we wanted to relax and eat in the hotel we did not want to have to go out of the hotel and drive somewhere to eat to eat and the bar snacks were not really what we wanted for the evening meal.
food and service
The room was very comfortable and well presented. The hotel has all the facilities of a 4 star hotel at a budget price!
Use of pool and gym Only shower/wc provided in room allocated. We were moved to a room with Bath/wc. TV/internet access nor working properly. Sound insulation between rooms was very poor.
The bar was great, good atmosphere and welcoming for families. The room was comfortable and the pool was a great size, although was shocked no signs to say what shouldn't happen as very small children were in jacuzzi area?? Wanted to hire robe as taking very small baby to pool- didn't do robes? Would've liked a shower cap in room as soaps dispensible wasn't anything else. Also copies of bar menu/ childrens menu in room would've been helpful, The reason for out trip was to take baby swimming for first time without taking to a public baths.
Leisure club,parking,food No sofa in my room as stated in the room info on internet,a group of your guests were swearing a lot where your table and chairs area is outside the pub.
The leisure facilities the cracked sink in the bathroom
Cooked breakfast Aircraft noise
hotel was very nice,comfy rooms, staff were friendly , food was good in bar and breakfast, swimming pool was warm and clean will use this chain of hotels again
Hotel in desperate need of refurbishment - inside and out.
1 night was not long enough to say
When i payed my bill i was overcharged the lady in the reception was unable to give me a refund .I had to go to see the reception the next day for my refund .Staff need training on how to deal with customers problems
Good and pleasant location over the last 20 years have stayed at the Belfry many times but not so many recently as I did not need a room in a hotel in the area I was in room 411 which is a good room - but to get to it the lift one uses is an antique - if one does not properly shut the inner gate, then it works for no one. The stripy black & white carpet on the 4th floor is not pleasant to look at. The passageway from reception to the lift is unlike anything I have experienced elsewhere. It is narrow and one winds around quite a bit.
Convenient location in need of a makeover
Rooms where really nice, staff vey helpful. No aircon
Rooms were nice and in the evenings we more or less had the pool, jacuzzi and saunas to ourselves Queues at the reception which, with only one person there, you couldn't avoid even if it was just to get a second room key.
relaxed atmosphere The hotel & facilities are getting tired - worn carpets, shabby gymn, etc.
Very friendly staff Old fashioned rooms, small bathrooms
The food in the restaurant was of a pretty good standard and the breakfast had a good selection. The room was of a poor quality and looked extremely tired with stains on the carpets. The bed was extremely uncomfortable and gave me backache. There was peeling wallpaper in the public areas and a bucket in the hall way collecting dripping water. This does not warrant 3 stars.
Pool was nice, although jacuzzis not working. Bar staff were efficient and friendly. 11am check out was good. Jacuzziz not working was disappointing. When we enquired about booking a cab to go to Tatton Park for the evening I was surprised to be given a list of numbers to try. I would expect a 4 star hotel to automatically call one for you. Bar prices were expensive.
Friendly atmosphere, good quality breakfast with a vast choice of food Did not appreciate the spa being open to non residents and also did not appreciate the problems with payment following our stay. Your hotel have debited my bank account twice, which had i not been vigilent with my account may have gone unnoticed.
A lovely 4 star spa hotel which could easily be a 5 star. Lovely surroundings and hotel itself had lots of cosy places. Possible upgrade on bathroom but like any hotel they are used so often that it is not always possible to keep spending the money.
Good ambiance, good Spa facilities, very helpful staff, beautiful floral decorations,well maintained,modern, very clean and fresh. Could offer shuttle service into Knutsford for guests, or to Tatton Park for the Show. Renew daily bathroom toiletries and include body lotion or moisturiser,renew Tea/coffee supplies daily.
Offers a great location next to knutsford, which has great resturants, wine bars, shops and walks. Great to come back and relax in the spa. I think the breakfast is a little expensive.
The Spa was lovely and staff were very helpful. Only one set of towels was provided in the room despite having booked a double!
Very pleasant and helpful staff throughout the hotel and quiet room that was requested was allocated even during a very busy period. Excellent rooms and leisure facilities. Bacon at breakfast was undercooked.
Friendly staff and good service
Quiet, comfortable & clean room. Separate from bar. Delicious bar food! Very helpful staff.
Staff very pleasant and helpful. Breakfasts very good, very friendly cook. Only area of negative comment, a barman in the public house seemed to be unable to raise a smile, appeared pretty unhappy in his job.
The most reeming factor of this hotel is the location. It is sufficiently close to Manchester airport wthout all the hustle & bustle. Accomodation was not very warm until the thermostat was located behind a chair. The restaurant was cold and the breakfast was not very inspiring. The evening meal was a disastor resulting in eating in the local balti house, which incidently was excellent.
Good value for money. Pub menu varied and food of good quality, so we were happy to eat on site.
Very clean and comfortable room,plenty of tea and coffee available. Music a bit loud in pub next door.
Good English breakfast, well equipped and spacious room. Member of staff being dismissed at breakfast, poor continental breakfast.
Pleasant quiet room A little slow booking in as receptionist had gone elsewhere
the proximty to where i wanted to be & the great value for money
Excellent location. Ample Parking. friendly and helpful staff. My single bed had Ensuite. Had tea making capability. Breakfast was not even an additional option. But to be fair there were places around.
Ladies very friendly and helpful. Breakfast fan-tas-tic. Accommodation delightful..
Lovely property - great if you are looking for something a bit different to a hotel. Fabulous location and very relaxing - highly recommended
a wonderful hideaway in Alderley Edge, but within walking distance of many restaurants and shopping in the surrounding area. The suite was simply beautiful and the owner (Ian) could not have been more helpful Will be booking again.
the cottage was amazing. Totally unique experience, will definitely come back and will tell friends about it. Clean and warm with lots of interesting thingsto look at .
The uniqueness of the property and excellent service were both a refreshing change and a great experience.
Spotless,more than one room,fresh flowers,comfortable bed,good tv Not a hotel but self catering rooms ina not a hotel but self catering accommodation in a pprivate house,no staff,no breakfast served,strong unpleasant smell,clutter,needs extra bedside table,poor parking facilities
Had a wonderful time at Wizard's Thatch. The suite was charming.Will stay longer next time.
everything was absolutly amazing and we wil definately be going back at some point. We wish we could live there permamently. Thank you very much!!
The main thing about staying here is it is "different". It feels special and is a treat versus the usual nice hotel! Not really, although it has to be said that the rooms are quite small and cottage-like. The photographs give the impression of a much more spacious layout.
It was absolutely chocolate box meets, four weddings and a funeral and the sumptuous luxury of the mini break in bridget jones' diary. The proximity to London Roads vibrant and cosmopolitan night life more than makes up for any absent room service.
Cleanliness, friendly, efficient service, excellent breakfast
Good location one night stay over good comfy bed clean bathroom etc
Paid £53, expected like other Premier inn! 2 people stayed in single room with double bed which moved towards wall. No place for vanity, dampness and black colour on ceiling in the bathroom. Tall mirror was hiding.
The breakfast was good and the staff very pleasant. The bed was not very good at all.
Friendly staff None
Staff very friendly and helpful, bar area dog friendly Hotel under refurbishment, workers started very early.
Good hospitality. Lack of family room for three people.
Excellent location, Duty Manager Lee very helpful & Breakfast staff delightful with delicious hot cooked breakfast. Sadly the extractor fan in the rooom next door was on all night resulting in no sleep and the fan in our room also really loud
Cleanliness, Friendly Staff and Location Stayed in 'old' wing. Poor lighting made it impossible to use hairdryer. Room 29 toilet awkward to use due to positioning.
Excellent choice of Breakfast and the close proximity to restaurants and bars etc. Free parking. Freezing cold room - we had to get an engineer to fix radiator and the bathroom was shabby and old fashioned.
Room was very nice and comfortable - the price was good. I would go again. No negative points
Lots of little things. The cups on the hostess tray were badly chipped. There was no water glass in the bathroom. All of the glass doors were very dirty. At dinner my table cloth needed to be changed. There were no paper napkins at any meal. The only coffee was instant coffee. There were no sugarless cereals. Only white toast was available.
The location was ideal for an early morning flight from Manchester Airport and in close vicinity of a Beefeater pub for good value food. Illuminated "hotel name" sign located directly outside room window. Blackout curtuains required to block out the light pollution
Friendly staff A few language problems and tv didn't work and staff were unable to help.
Friendlyness of the staff Lacking cleanliness in the room (carpet, bed side tables, extensive mould behind the shower door)
The bedroom and bathroom were very clean, spacious, and well lite. The hotel is only 5 min drive to the Manchester Airport. Dinner is available and was very good. The couple who manage the hotel are super. No.
near to airport
credit card machine not working, staff unable to provide payment receipt as a result. There was a 1 hour wait had we decided to eat at the Hotel.
staff service
As we came with friends for plane spotting, we appreciated location nearby of the MAN airport :-) Hotel staff was very friendly and helpfull. We had really good times in Pymgate Lodge :-)
Pub Coach and Four was great, room was clean and confortable, I felt at ease with nothing that really bothered me at this price At this price nothing stood out to complain about.
Pleasant and simple interior design in rooms. Good facilities. Nice family-friendly inn with nice atmosphere. some staff serving at the inn not that friendly.
Wilmslow Lodge itself was fine When we arrived the Lodge had no record of our internet booking. The guy on the desk was extremely helpful and although fully booked mananged to juggle the rooms to accommodate us. To say this was poor service from your administration is being polite. We had travelled up from Romsey Hampshire and my husband was considering having to return after attending our function. Apparently this is not the first time this has happened and I would be grateful for your comments
Very convenient to wilmslow, knutsford and mobberley, we were there my No, loved it, However there wer people like us having to come downstairs in our pyjamas for a cigarrette
Spacious, well furnished room and large comfortable bed - friendly staff in hotel and attached pub. None
Bed was very comfortable Even when all the lights were on because of the light shades the room was still quite dark for reading lots of business documents
Nothing Everything!
Allowed us our request of 12 noon check out None
Good location. Lodge is clean and well appointed. Staff were very friendlyand helpful. Did not eat in restaurant but it looked very inviting.
Excellent beer, nice atmospheric pub. Friendly staff. It problems with checking in system - staff handled it well though. Air con set to 28degC!
The room was excellent The general feel and ambience was good The service at dinner was poor due to a large party on the other dining room
We thoroughly enjoyed our short stay, the staff were very polite and helpful, the room was first class and the quality of foopd and service was of a high standard. we would definitely go back and have no hesitation in recommending this hotel.
The food was excellent, andit was very peaceful and comfortable Our bedroom (No 325) was rather 'tired' - the shower needed attention - water overflowing resulting in damage to the side of the bath; the kettle in the room didn't switch off automatically - probably needs replacing; the tv seemed rather old; the wooden furniture was badly marked.
Room Design No thermostat. No extra blankets, froze at night and kept waking up. Water in shower alternated between too hot, and too cold.
Very polite, friendly staff. Quick book in. Excellent check out with credit card receipt placed under the bedroom door meaning only the key card had to be handed in. Bed very, very comfy; bedroom/bathroom very clean. Lovely views from room. Fantastic breakfast! Lift out of action although couldn't be helped and using the stairs did us good!
I like the interior deco, which is warm and high quality. The external environment is also nice - near a small lake and very much country-side style. It's pity that I didn't get enough time to enjoy it. The layout. I have to walk a way from the reception to my room, which is the furthest room on the ground floor to the reception. Also the water pressure for the bath is too high and not adjustable.
Staff were efficient and friendly without being familiar.
Large, very well furnished room. Spacious, modern, very clean bathroom with luxury products. Extra touches eg. Bottle of mineral water provided,selection of teas,coffee etc.iron/ironing board in room. If I really have to put something down,perhaps a room with a better view.
very nice hotel staff great would go again soon
The food was out of this world, we have already recommended the restaurant to friends. The room was large, the bed huge, and the attention of the staff was excellent. The bar, for pre-dinner drinks, lacked atmosphere and the furnshings did not do justice to the general character of the hotel.Some of the furnishings in the room were a little 'tired', ring marks on the table, beside tables etc.
Fabulous location, gorgeous room, luxury bathrobes provided, excellent freshly cooked breakfast, helpful, friendly staff, quiet and peaceful ambience throughout hotel. Although quality toiletries, only bare minimum provided - no shower cap, hair conditioner or body lotion provided.
The hotel staff were excellent, welcoming and friendly and for a night out in Alderley Edge, its location is perfect. The room, despite being nicely decorated and pretty well equipped, was very small and really only suitable for one person.
Stayed before-restaurant is excellent.Lovely building,just upgrading rooms.Love the place,definitely returning(again)
The breakfast was great!
That all the members of staff were very friendly when we arrived at the hotel. That we had to keep the fan on throughout the night in our room as it was to warm in the room, and we had bad headaches in the morning.
Staff - helpful, courteous, efficient Restaurant - absolutely outstanding, the best meal I have ever had (and I've eaten in some world class restaurants) Temperature of room: it was very warm. I am from a subtropical climate, so if I think it's warm, it is. There was only a small window, poorly located, and the room received most of the day's sunlight.
beautiful garden, close to village with good restaurants, excellent service small room. no air conditioning. musty smell in room


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By Mr. Thomas Peske (AMC)September 29, 2008
CRANE, Ind. - Representatives from Crane Army Ammunition Activity participated in a Navy hosted one-day, pandemic influenza planning exercise here Sept. 10, along with members from the Navy and the local community.
PANFLUEX 2-08 is part of the regularly scheduled Navy Region Midwest exercise designed to provide facilitated discussions between Naval Support Activity Crane, its tenant commands and local agencies regarding pandemic influenza planning. CAAA Chief of Staff Norman Thomas, Security Manager Leah Clinton and Security Specialist Judy Brown represented Crane Army at the exercise.
According to the U.S. Government Pandemic Flu Web site (www.pandemicflu.gov), a flu pandemic occurs when a new influenza virus emerges for which people have little or no immunity, and for which there is no vaccine. The disease spreads easily person-to-person, causes serious illness, and can sweep across the country and around the world in very short time.
With so many employees living in the counties surrounding the Crane base, an influenza pandemic would affect everyone both inside and outside its gates. Navy Region Midwest Public Health Emergency Officer Capt. Larry Williams, DC, moderated the exercise and provided to the participants an overview of the virus, how it spreads and the consequences if the United States is unprepared. Once the participants broke down into groups for discussions, Williams guided them by explaining the possible impact on both the Navy base and its surrounding military community.
"What I found most interesting is that the experts are saying 'when' the pandemic flu hits the U.S. - not 'if.' So, it was reassuring that exercises like these are being held in communities all across the country to help prepare for this type of emergency," Clinton said. "It was also reassuring to learn that there will be simple things people will be able to do to drastically reduce their likelihood of getting the pandemic flu, like washing hands and wearing a mask."
While there have been no reported cases of the pandemic influenza on U.S. soil, federal, state and local governments throughout the country are working to ensure they are prepared for the worse. One of the worst recent occurrences of a pandemic flu hit in three waves in the United States throughout 1918-1919. Worldwide that influenza was credited with killing anywhere between 30 and 50 million, with America suffering an estimated 675,000 deaths.
The participants at the exercise hope that through coordinated planning chaos can be minimized and essential services maintained. The prospect of a pandemic flu is frightening, but they know that not being prepared at all levels is even more frightening.
CAAA was established in Oct. 1977 and is a tenant of the Navy Region Midwest, Naval Support Activity Crane. The Army activity maintains ordnance professionals and infrastructure to receive, store, ship, produce, renovate and demilitarize conventional ammunition, missiles and related components.

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Beneficial Effect of Weight Loss on Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Patients with Diabetes
Archives of Internal Medicine 2009; The Sleep AHEAD Study Gary D. Foster, PhD; Kelley E. Borradaile, PhD; Mark H. Sanders, MD; Richard Millman, MD; Gary Zammit, PhD; Anne B. Newman, MD; Thomas A. Wadden, PhD; David Kelley, MD; Rena R. Wing, PhD; F. Xavier Pi-Sunyer, MD; David Reboussin, PhD; Samuel T. Kuna, MD; for the Sleep AHEAD Research Group of the Look AHEAD Research Group
Participation in an intensive lifestyle intervention leading to weight loss is associated with improvements in obstructive sleep apnea among patients with diabetes, reports Archives of Internal Medicine.
Researchers studied some 260 overweight older patients (mean age, 61) with type 2 diabetes and obstructive sleep apnea (average apnea-hypopnea index, 23 events per hour) for 1 year. Patients were randomized either to an intensive lifestyle intervention using restricted caloric intake and moderate exercise, or to a series of three group sessions focusing on diet, exercise, and social support.
By year's end, intensive-intervention patients had lost significantly more weight and showed a significant improvement in sleep apnea, compared with controls. In the control group, patients showed a worsening in their sleep apnea, despite maintaining stable weight. The greatest improvements in the apnea-hypopnea index were among patients with the highest initial values and the greatest weight loss.
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Thu, Sep 02 2010 11:45 PM Posted By: Phillip Brents
The 2010 season marks the 50th anniversary of Southwestern College. During that time, the school's football team has placed more than 350 student-athletes at universities and colleges across the country.
"Over the last three seasons, we have placed 52 players from the PAC 10 to small NAIA colleges all over America," Jaguars head coach Ed Carberry said.
Southwestern finished 4-6 overall last season, 3-4 in the Southern California Football Association's American-Mountain Conference. The Jaguars, as conference co-champions in 2008, met Pasadena City College in the TFS Bowl at Santa Barbara City College.
The upcoming season should be an exciting one for the Jags, according to Carberry.
The team's offense once again will be a spread, no huddle style that emphasizes throwing the ball and running the option, Carberry said.
SWC's top returners are headed by preseason All-American running back Aaron Harris (Granite Hills), the school's all-time rushing leader, and first team all-conference offensive tackle Marcus Clements (Willingboro, N.J.).
Harris rushed for 1,169 yards and scored 14 touchdowns in 2009.
Another returning starter, Derold Walls (Otay Ranch), has moved to right tackle from left guard for the 2010 season. Carberry said starting left tackle Mark Pouvave (Monte Vista) and left guard Frankie Kacinta (Steele Canyon) will buttress the left side of the line.
Freshman tight end Miguel Hodges (Castle Park) presents a big target at 6-5, 240 pounds, the SWC coach noted.
The Jags should also get production out of the wide receiver positions. Carberry said that Rob Jones (Barstow) has stepped into a starting role as the team's left wide receiver while Andrew Grimes (Bonita Vista) has bounced back from San Diego State to earn a spot at the slot position.
Cassy White (San Diego) will serve as the team's nickel wide receiver who also will see action at the slot, wide receiver and running back positions.
The signal-calling chores appear to be divided between a pair of recent Metro Conference standouts: Olympian's Ryan Van Nostrand and Chula Vista's Victor Perez.
A three-year varsity high school starter, Van Nostrand has the lead at this position in the preseason, but Carberry noted that fellow freshman Perez "is in hot pursuit."
The Southwestern defense is a base 4-3 front led by a strong linebacker core, according to the Jags coach.
The starting group includes returning starter Eric Gilbert (Steele Canyon). Freshman Thomas Tutogi (Chula Vista) and Ramsey Iapala (Sweetwater).
Gilbert will open the season at the weakside outside linebacker position, Carberry said.
"Gilbert has the experience, Tutogi the quickness and instincts and Iapala the speed and strength (405-pound bench press)," the SWC coach said.
The Jags secondary is led by freshman cornerback Nick Floyd (Grossmont and freshman safety Tyrone Richardson (Chula Vista).
Carberry said Richardson broke the school's 40-yard dash record with a 4.25 time this summer.
Up front, returning starter Berkley Lutu (American Samoa) has moved from linebacker to defensive end where Carberry said his size, speed and quickness have helped him make the transition. Also up front slated as starters are Aaron Lozano (Olympian) and Aaron Lazaro (Otay Ranch).
Carberry said Perez, who averaged 45 yards per punt in high school, is the leader in the preseason as the team's punter. There is a battle for the starting place-kicking position between Chris Navarro (Eastlake) and Chance House (Grossmont).
Chester Radoc (Eastlake) is the team's long snapper while freshman quarterback Josh McCoy (Hawthorne, Fla.), White and Richardson are the front-runners for the kick-return positions.
The state budget crisis has forced a major realignment of California's Southern California-based JC programs, with a three-tier conference alignment resulting.
The Jaguars have been paced in the Central East (Tier 2) Conference alongside Riverside, College of the Desert, Orange Coast, Santa Ana and Golden West. However, the state office has preserved geographical rivalries for non-league games. Thus, SWC will face Palomar and Grossmont colleges (both Tier 1 National Southern Conference members) and San Diego Mesa (Tier 3 American Pacific Conference) in non-conference match-ups this season.
The Jaguars also will face Mt. San Jacinto and San Bernardino Valley (both in the revamped Tier 3 American Mountain Conference) in non-conference games.
Southwestern kicks off the 2010 season with a Sept. 4 contest against Palomar College at Escondido High School and hosts Grossmont College in their home opener on Sept. 18.
Palomar defeated Cerritos, 31-17, to win last year's National Bowl at Cerritos College while Grossmont tamed El Camino, 27-22, to capture he Beach Bowl at El Camino College.
Southwestern College
2010 Football Schedule
4: Southwestern vs. Palomar (at Escondido High School), 6 p.m.
11: Southwestern at San Diego Mesa, 6 p.m.
18: Grossmont at Southwestern, 6 p.m.
25: Bye
2: Southwestern at Mt. San Jacinto (at Vista Murrieta High School), 6 p.m.
9: San Bernardino Valley at Southwestern, 6 p.m.
16: College of the Desert at Southwestern College, 6 p.m.
23: Southwestern at Orange Coast, 7 p.m.
30: Golden West at Southwestern, 6 p.m.
6: Southwestern at Santa Ana, 1 p.m.
13: Riverside at Southwestern, 6 p.m.
Note: home games at DeVore Stadium
Web site:www. swccd.edu
© 2009 The Star-News


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The 1950s aren't precisely known as an era for female empowerment. The prevailing rhetoric had women firmly back in the kitchen preparing highballs for their menfolk and ensuring they had their lipstick straight for the moment he got back from work. Cinderella challenged that... not at all. No, she merrily swept out the house without resentment and as a reward got treated to a night out and met a monied fella who swept her off her feet without so much as a Bibbity Bobbitty Boo to a woman's traditional reward: marriage.
Roll on 65 years - have things changed?
Well er, no. Not especially. This movie is very faithful to the cartoon. I already mentioned the mouse thing, but the thing which really bothered me - and which came through even more strongly than in the 1950 version - was Cinderella's lack of self worth.
Here's the way it goes.
Cinderella has a golden childhood dancing with her doting dad and being told to believe in EVERYTHING by her golden mum. Then her mum tucks her into bed, breaks out in a sweat and promptly keels over (check out Disney's mummy mortuary and why you should care about it).
Side note: my seven year old immediately wanted to know what she'd died of. Turns out that was the first thing my 49 year old big sister wanted to know too. Was it plague she asked? Fast growing tumour, I thought. Anyways, back to the blog...
Now for the death bed scene. Cinders' mum asks Cinders to make an important promise: to always Be Kind and Have Courage.
A few more years of gaily dancing around the house and then Cinders' Dad remarries. It's 0 to 60 here with the nastiness. Cinder's wicked stepmother barely pretends to be anything other than a b*tch and her stepsisters are openly nasty. Odd for doting dad to overlook this but never mind. Cinders is prepared to turn the other cheek.
And thus it begins. By the time Daddy Dearest follows mum up to heaven, Cinders is already living in the attic surrounded by mice. One wonders how the Wicked "You can call me Madam" Stepmother plans to justify this to Dad when he gets home, but as he conveniently dies this isn't a problem.
And besides, Cinders is busy Being Kind and Having Courage.
Here's what really stuck in my throat about Cinderella the movie. As far as female role models go it's WORSE than the 1950s cinematic version. At least in the cinematic version Cinders has a bit about her. She's pretty proactive with her singing mouse army. Come 2015 she's limp as week old lettuce.
Her interpretation of "Be Kind and Have Courage" is to put up with any amount of crap, bullying and misery and not to complain about it, challenge it or to act in her own defence in any way at all. Whilst cartoon Cinders seemed to enjoy dancing about with a feather duster, live action Cinders doesn't. "You don't look well," her old maidservant advises her, asking why she doesn't leave. It's a fair question. Cinders response is that her folks loved the old house and so she has to keep the garden nice or something. Er, okay. I'm sure that those totally doting parents would be thrilled that their house was weed-free and well dusted and that their daughter was enduring living slavery. Or not?
In fact, the only slight feistiness modern Cinders demonstrates is in the forest when asks the Prince not to kill the stag. He protests, claiming it's the done thing. Cinders points out that just because it's the done thing, doesn't mean it's right. All he needs to do, explains Cinders, is to Be Kind and Have Courage.
Because for a man being Kind and Having Courage means something totally different than for a woman. On the Prince's variation of the parental death scene his father asks him if he'll marry the Princess Chehina if the King orders him too, the Prince says no. He reckons he needs to follow his own instincts and that he's got what it takes to rule a Kingdom without Princess Chehina's additional resources. All he needs to do is to "Be Kind and Have Courage" he explains. The King is delighted. "You're your own man," he congratulations his son.
So for the Prince, Being Kind and Having Courage doesn't mean masochistically enduring an unendurable situation (being married to someone he doesn't love when he has met the girl of his dreams). His kindness extends to himself, as well as to the people around us. His courage means the courage of his convictions.
But for Cinders, Being Kind and Having Courage DOES mean masochistically enduring an unendurable situation (living in slavery). Her kindness doesn't extend to herself. Her courage is used only to... wait, when does she display courage? Sent to the attic, she doesn't protest. Denied the ball, she doesn't rebel and make an attempt to go out until the Fairy Godmother tells her to, clothes her AND gives her magical anonymity, thus making it risk-free. Imprisoned, she doesn't once try to escape. Even when the Prince's men visit, it's the bloody mice who open the window.
Her big act of courage is telling the Prince her bloody name and status - which presumably he already knew, as he'd had a bit of time hanging about downstairs chatting whilst he waited for her to bother leaving the attic.
Not once in the movie does passive Cinders do anything to determine her own destiny. It's depressing. And the message it sends to the target audience (young girls) is appalling.
|Throw more shit at me. I'll take it.
Women get this shit from the cradle.
We're trained to put others first at the expense of ourselves. We make it into an art form.
Perhaps I wouldn't feel so very strongly about this if I hadn't seen the end result so many bloody times: women exhausting themselves, living in dangerous or unhappy situations, experiencing severe mental health problems.
This happens not because they don't know where to draw a boundary between themselves and the people they care for but because they don't even known that a boundary should be drawn.
Once upon a time, a counsellor friend said to me: "Loving your neighbour as yourself means that you have to love yourself too. Otherwise you're not loving your neighbour as yourself." If I had a pound every time I've repeated this to a female friend who is in crisis, I'd be a rich woman. It's important.
It's not that being altruistic and loving other people is wrong. It's not. But if you want to be there for other people, you need to make sure you look after yourself. If you don't love yourself enough, practice self acceptance, make sure you are physically, emotionally and mentally well, you are less able to help others.
The Prince in Cinderella appears to know this. Cinders herself doesn't.
|Cinderella story: wait about and hope a prince decides to marry you
Equally, whilst both the Prince and Cinders have loving relationships with their fathers, throughout the movie the Prince moves towards adult independence, whilst Cinderella remains blindly obedient. In other words, she never grows up.
The curious irony is that her Stepmother exemplifies what happens when:
1) you prioritise others at your own expense and;
2) depend wholly on men to shape your destiny.
Just prior to locking Cinderella in the attic she explains that first she married for love, but second she married for her daughters and she lost both husbands, thus ending up with nothing. This is an explanation for her bitterness and cruelty.
However, before I got to wondering whether Brannagh was playing a deep game here in contrasting the two, he makes it clears what happens to women who try to get active on their own behalf. The Stepmother tries to exploit her situation (at Cinderella's expense) to advance herself and her daughters: she ends up banished.
Okay, I'm not suggesting that blackmailing others is a good idea but it would be nice to see one woman in this beautifully produced, visually stunning women-hating movie doing something to change her fate - and getting rewarded for it.
We can only hope that Cinderella, who is following faithfully in her Stepmother's footsteps (depending on a man, putting others first) doesn't end up experiencing the same fate. With luck, the Prince will live a long time and value our Cinders. Because God knows she can't do it for herself.
Putting up with being bullied and controlled isn't courage. It's self destruction.
If your child loves the new Cinderella, be sure to point out the difference.
And if you don't believe me, check out this Vox article: The Baffling anti-feminist Politics of Disney's New Cinderella or the Guardian's Branagh's Cinderella spits at Every Disney Princess Remixer Tumblr.
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The behaviour of the 200,000 plus spectators at the three-day race programme at the Northamptonshire circuit has been praised by police.
The majority of crimes reported were thefts from tents and stalls, with mobile phones and wallets also stolen.
Security and policing were stepped up at Silverstone in light of the failed terror attacks in London and Glasgow.
Det Insp Lloyd Tobin, of Northamptonshire Police, said: "Members of the public played their part in this respect by being patient and supportive, and their assistance was hugely appreciated.
"If you consider there were 100,000 people watching the race on Sunday, and a high number of visitors on the other days, the level of crime was extremely low."
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Guitarist Graham Coxon left the indie band in 2002 after being told his services were no longer required - and since then has frequently said that he has no plans to return.
But James - the group's bassist, who is about to present revived music show The Tube - reveals he has been in discussions with Coxon recently.
"I've got high hopes that Blur will have a happy four-piece ending," he explains. "I think it would be a shame if it didn't, really.
"I've been talking to Graham a bit and hopefully I can persuade him. I'm going to have to beg him, though," he admits.
Blur's members are known for their side projects. Damon Albarn has recorded as Gorillaz plus The Good, The Bad and The Queen, while Coxon has a solo career and James has worked with Stephen Duffy and Keith Allen among others.
But Blur - whose hits include Girls and Boys, Parklife and There's No Other Way - are "too good a thing to let it disintegrate", says James.
"I'm sure Paul McCartney feels the same, but I still don't think we've made our best record yet. That's one of the things you get when you're a musician.
"You think, 'I'm going to do something brilliant in a minute.' If you don't think that, you've got to stop."
Recently, the 37-year-old has been working with actor Steven Berkoff on what he describes as "some pop songs".
"We started off trying to turn one of his plays into an opera.
"It's an amazing piece of work but it was becoming quite an unwieldy thing. It was probably a bit ambitious to try to make that into an opera," James says.
"He's written a bunch of songs and they're really good. He's got tunes for them and he's a very clever man, a proper genius.
James says they may not be released in a traditional album format.
"I can make the records and he can make the videos and we can probably just chuck them out on YouTube or something.
"That's the great thing about working with actors - they can be in the videos. Imagine the worst villain he's every played - that's who he is."
This Friday sees James joining Konnie Huq to present a new monthly version of The Tube.
The alternative music show is being revived by Channel 4 Radio, and online service from the broadcaster which originally screened the show, fronted by Jools Holland and Paula Yates in the 1980s.
"I liked the old one," he says. "It was the only counter-culture that really existed in the 80s.
"Now I think The Tube is a search engine of everything which is good and new and exciting.
"And it's a bit of a laugh. I like Konnie a lot. I think she's a worthy successor to Paula Yates - and very saucy."
And as for the future, James - now a father of three - says his tastes are changing as he grows older.
"I'm 38 next month so I've thrown all my trainers away and all my records with loud drums on," he admits.
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Essendon says it will defend its players and officials against allegations of drug cheating. Yet for some reason this has caused renewed outrage among sections of the media, which insist that players should take their medicine and accept the generous ''plea bargain'' that the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority has offered them. The view seems to be that ''everyone knows they are guilty''.
This bellicose insistence that forensic information gathered by the AFL and ASADA is the same as ''proof'' that anti-doping violations have been committed is naive. There have been cases in sport and other jurisdictions when, despite meticulously collected evidence presented by prosecutors, a defendant has been found not guilty.
Australia should be governed by the rule of law - at all levels of activity - not media commentary. If the joint ASADA/AFL process is perfectly legitimate, of what consequence is it to allow Essendon players and officials to test its probity in the Federal Court? Subjecting our anti-doping authority to scrutiny in this most robust and public of ways can surely only be good for our standing.
Stephen Carbone, Thornbury
It's time the Bombers paid the price
Essendon, like it or not, you are part of the football league. The AFL has signed on to a code with ASADA, which in turn is signed in with the regulations of the World Anti-Doping Agency. These are mechanisms put in place to ensure that drugs in sport are not tolerated. Essendon ran an ''experimental'' pharmacological program and is now paying the price. Taking the AFL and ASADA to court for its own wrongdoing will only prolong the pain for all.
I feel sorry for players caught up in this sorry mess, but ultimately they must be responsible for what they ingest. As a parent of a junior footballer, I need to see this matter dealt with appropriately so that it may never happen again.
Michelle Van Gerrevink, Pascoe Vale South
A plea for natural justice
Thank you, Essendon chairman Paul Little (pictured above), for injecting some sanity into ASADA's Mad Hatters Tea Party. ASADA seems intent on punishing Essendon, driving it into the football wilderness for a second season even though nobody has yet been convicted of anything.
Essendon was tried and severely punished by the AFL last year. Tossed out of the finals is a harsh punishment for a player. Also, the club was ''fined'' hundreds of thousands of dollars in lost gate takings. If the AFL did the right thing then, I believe ASADA is being unjust by conducting a second trial and punishing the players further.
These men are footballers, nor forensic scientists. They were told by a ''sports scientist'' that the injections were legal. How, without revealing club secrets to an outsider, could they have established anything different? I can only hope, in the interests of natural justice, that Mr Little's court action removes the threat of further sanctions from the unfortunate players.
Arthur Comer, Sebastopol
What are the Bombers afraid of?
Paul Little says ''we will not be bullied''. How does ASADA performing its regulatory responsibilities constitute bullying? Little looks desperate in clinging to technical procedural elements to avoid facing up to the substance of what are very serious allegations. The only way the suffering will end is if he allows the ASADA process to run its full course.
Elisa Curry, Surrey Hills
Back into Iraq?
''Abbott flags military action in Iraq'' (The Saturday Age, 14/6) fills one with anguish and despair. The United States and its allies invaded Iraq premised on the lie that Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction. The US dropped more than half a million tonnes of bombs, killed between 500,000 and 1 million Iraqis (depending on who did the counting), created 5 million orphans and a similar number of refugees.
This is one of the greatest crimes against humanity, and has been carried out mainly by four Christian nations: the US, Britain, Australia and Canada.
What is happening now is a repetition of the end of the Vietnam War when the communist forces decisively won. Iraq is being taken over by al-Qaeda-type forces, the enemies of the US.
Not even a single dead Iraqi or American is worth an allied
re-entry into military action. Iraq may be a success story in the long run, like Vietnam. Australia should allow this to happen, rather than attempt another military intervention.
Bill Mathew, Parkville
What's not to like?
Tony Abbott says the unemployed must go to where the jobs are. So, send them to fight the bad guys in Iraq. This is a win-win situation: we get to join another war overseas, and unemployment rates drop here.
Roy Gordon, Ferny Creek
Clean up our army
I sincerely hope that Australia's Chief of Army, Lieutenant-General David Morrison, after his impressive speech on the subject of ending rape in war zones, will now dismiss the hundreds of rapists identified by the various official inquiries who are still employed in the Australian armed forces. Actions speak louder than words.
Meg Paul, Camberwell
Well-deserved honour
I often read the interviews, be they chats, of ''The Bill, Please'' (Spectrum, 15/6). But this is the first time I have turned the page looking for more.
I knew nothing about Betty Amsden until I read this article and was immediately captured by her tenacity, spirit and absolute humbleness. She must be one of most deserving recipients of the Queen's Birthday honours list that I have come across.
Sue Clarebrough, Wangaratta
Call for tough penalties
Although I am a shareholder in the Commonwealth Bank, I support it paying compensation to people who were victims of misconduct including fraud and forgery in its financial planning business (BusinessDay, 14/6). It should have happened long ago and I am disappointed with management who tried to block it.
But what penalty will there be? Shareholders are paying out about $250 million and some staff have lost their jobs. Where is the incentive for higher-level employees to maintain high standards of probity? Directors who are fined are covered by shareholder-paid insurance.
In the community, there is a feeling that a personal penalty - for example prison, community service - acts as a disincentive to law-breaking. But there is a reluctance to impose personal penalties in the business world. Enforceable undertakings are an effective choice, but they are rarely applied. Our laws are inadequate when it comes to corporate crime, and the responsibilities of those entrusted with our hard-earned cash.
John Pinniger, Fairfield
The MP we deserve
If Motoring Enthusiast Party senator-elect Ricky Muir is as ignorant about politics and economics as reported, and as gullible as has been suggested, surely there is no one better suited to represent the Great Australian Public?
Hylton Reid, Glen Waverley
Tragedy of boat policy
Immigration Minister Scott Morrison claims that critics who ''nitpick'' are simply incensed because the Coalition's policies to stop the boats are working, ''when they said for years and years that they never would'' (The Saturday Age, 14/6). He conveniently sidesteps the real issue of asylum seekers.
How many of those who would have exercised their human rights (supported by Australia being a signatory to the UNHCR Refugee Convention) have not got on a boat, but have been killed or otherwise persecuted where they are? I guess we will never know, but who cares? It is no longer our problem. Bravo, Mr Morrison, you are a hero for stopping the boats - and everything else that means.
Anthony Hitchman, St Andrews
Limits of isolation
Catherine Watson's observations (Letters, 13/6) are commendable and while good design in dwellings has no relationship to size and everything to do with comfort and lifestyle, there are limitations to her argument.
Small units may be fine for singles and couples but have their restrictions, despite good planning and location. One would need to have little desire for gardening, pets or overnight guests. This could lead to a solitary life and some would say that is a good thing.
But as we grow older, the need for cinemas, cafes, libraries and trams fade and we reach out for other services. Ms Watson would be well advised to make sure, when selecting her site for her ''caravan in some wild place'', there is a landing strip nearby for the Flying Doctor, or her retirement years may be less enjoyable than expected.
Robin Middleton, Loch
Travesty of Link
Congratulations to Tom Arup and Aisha Dow (''Melbourne 2020: our tree change'', Insight, 14/6). Full marks to the City of Melbourne for its forward thinking and planning.
How tragic that much of this will be negated by the proposed East West Link open-cut through Royal Park with the loss of about 5000 mature trees (plus another 50 in Flemington Road), to say nothing of the envisaged 20-metre exhaust stack between the Royal Melbourne Zoo and the Royal Children's Hospital.
The late Dame Elisabeth Murdoch advocated that the new hospital be in Royal Park to ensure a healthy environment for the children. Thank goodness Dame Elisabeth is not here to witness this travesty.
Graeme Bawden, Hotham Hill
Community facilities
While holidaying in Hong Kong last year, I stayed with a local family in a high-rise block of government flats. At the bottom of each cluster of high-rise buildings was a flood-lit area with basketball courts, tennis courts and soccer pitches where young residents could play. These were well patronised during the day and well into the night.
Do the developers of Hong Kong-style buildings in Melbourne (The Age, 11/6) intend to provide such places?
Chris Rhodes, Gisborne
Put our interests first
By now, opposition foreign affairs spokeswoman Tanya Plibersek must be regretting her ill-considered description of Tony Abbott's foreign affairs meetings as friendless and embarrassing. Abbott has repaired our relationship with Indonesia, renewed our ties with Canada and found much common ground with an American president of a different political stripe.
Of course, these credits are not only Abbott's. He had the full force of Australia's diplomatic architecture behind him, including US ambassador Kim Beazley. A Labor prime minister would have had much the same agenda, much the same diplomatic support and would probably have had much the same success. The beneficiary of Abbott's meetings - or of any Australian prime minister in similar circumstances - is Australia.
Plibersek's sound grabs were, in effect, not so much a criticism of Abbott, but of the Australian diplomatic position of which she, as shadow minister, is part. Perhaps next time, she can pay a little more attention to Australia's interests and less to her own partisan political instincts.
Michael Angwin, Surrey Hills
A lesson for our pollies
Politicians' Entitlements 101: If in doubt as to whether an entitlement is claimable, then ask. If you are still unsure, then do not claim it. If you claim a benefit fraudulently, you should be prosecuted under the relevant section of the criminal code and subject to the same penalties as your constituents would be in the same circumstances. It is pretty simple, really.
George Greenberg, Malvern
The people's post office
Journalists and politicians should not refer to Australia Post as a ''business''. Business implies making a profit for shareholders. Australia Post is a service set up by the people in order to communicate as efficiently and economically as possible. It can and will adapt to the changes that are inevitable as part of life on this planet, but that is it. Period.
Julia Meek, Seddon
Will customers pay?
If snail mail is out and email is in, will we get a discount on our accounts to cover our server costs - and God forbid, the need to print and store any bills?
Helen Georgiou, North Carlton
And Another thing...
Will Abbott still be patron of the Flat Earth Society after he has circled the globe?
Kevan Porter, Alphington
Stop the boats, cut the carbon tax, fix the budget. How about: is the budget fair, look after the needy and be a good world citizen?
Geoff Champion, Mount Dandenong
Hockey knows the price of everything and the value of nothing.
Matthew Wood, Brunswick
Mr Abbott, to describe yourself as a ''conservationist'' is delusional.
Lloyd Shield, Moonee Ponds
Tony, don't even think about entering Iraq to ''defend our way of life'' when you're so busy wrecking it here.
Joan Creati, Belmont
A WMD has finally surfaced in Iraq, the ISIL. Are we surprised?
Josephine Anker, Woolgoolga, NSW
It's strange how quickly Australian governments side with the US in conflicts, given its reluctance to join us in two world wars.
Maxwell Spence, Montmorency
Will the Coalition of the Willing acknowledge that those who marched against the Iraq war were right?
Leo Gamble, Mentone
Abbott's message to ''Mike'' and the boys was beyond belief. Go, Socceroos. Beaten but not defeated.
Sue Bennett, Sunbury
I woke early to watch the World Cup but discovered it was the World Diving Championships.
Mary Wise, Ringwood
Caroline Wilson, remember two things: the presumption of innocence and freedom of association.
Terry Murnane, Tarneit
Essendon is hiding behind lawyers. How about producing a list of what players were given and the possible health risks?
Joe Garra, Werribee South


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Skye Stevens Talks "Rewind" and More
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"We're pulling out all the stops," exclaims Skye Stevens.
That's actually an understatement in his case. The pop singer's brand new track "Rewind" shimmers with uncontainable energy and pure dance floor swagger. It's an infectious gem that you'll have on repeat infinitely. He's already shared the stage with everyone from Austin Mahone and Cher Lloyd to Phillip Phillips and Andy Grammer, and you can expect to see a whole lot more of him in 2013.
In this exclusive interview with ARTISTdirect.com editor in chief Rick Florino, Skye Stevens shares the story behind "Rewind" and so much more.
What's the story behind "Rewind"?
When we were first developing and creating my overall sound, we wanted to blend the urban world with the pop dance world and create a specific style that was true to me and who I am. Now, I definitely consider myself a fusion of the urban and dance worlds. With "Rewind", it was really interesting. Some elements in life that are the most meaningful and incredible are time and love. They're both intangible. The only ways to experience either of those things are to actually be in love or out of love. As for time, everyday you go through life, and it's always moving forward. We wanted to create a record that allows the listener to reflect back on a time when you were in love or you were remembering something that touches you. We wanted to take the listener on a real emotional ride but keep it positive with the beat.
What artists shaped you?
The first record I remember ever really listening to was a Michael Jackson record. I remember hearing it and being obsessed with what this person looked like. My parents showed me one of his music videos. It watched all of his videos on a compilation VHS that had all of his greatest hit music videos. I remember rewinding, no pun intended, back to the start and watching it over and over again. I was only five-years-old. When he and Janet Jackson enter on to a stage, there are no ifs, ands, or buts about what's going to happen. Everything they do, have done, and are still doing is so strategic and exact that I feel like they were teachers to me as a kid. My mentality has grown off of them and helped me evolve as an artist or person. Whenever I'm doing something and I feel tired, I think, "Well, Michael and Janet would power through this or they would even take it a step further. How am I going to take it a step further?" I also turn back to them. Other artists that really inspire me are Ne-Yo, Chris Brown, and Usher. I think Lil Wayne does some really great stuff. They're artists who take things to another level.
Is it important for you to paint pictures with the songs and tell stories?
With any record, it's important to be able to get personal. At the same time, I think we left the hook and pre-chorus in a light that allowed listeners to paint their own pictures as well.
Do you keep the live show in mind when you're making music?
I do, and I don't at the same time. When it comes to the live show, it's really crazy. We go in and full. My live show has a lot of individuality in its performance on its own. I think dancing is a language too. When you're hitting it really hard, everything has to have elements that either reflect the music or go against it.
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Walter R. Fletcher wrote: > > Western Digital has announced hard drives that will > have 4K sized sectors instead of 512 bytes. I'm sure > other manufacturers will do so too... > > I wonder about potential effects on performance one > might see re: xfs with a 4k block size and the WD hard > drives with the 4k sectors. Is this a valid question? > > Just a curious (xfs-using) fly on the wall... Totally valid question; by and large, XFS should detect this and cope just fine. There may be one hole where if you manually specify a block size < 4k at mkfs time, it will continue without complaint, when in fact this may be sub-optimal for the drive. A lot of work has been done upstream and in Fedora, at least, to be sure that partitioning and mkfs tools can and do query the block device for this (and other) information, to be sure that the results are well-aligned and efficient. Recent userspace & kernel is needed for all this to work nicely together, though. -Eric > __Reid__ > > Reid Fletcher > Chief Engineer, Wyoming Public Radio > University of Wyoming > Laramie, WY
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Pee-Cycling: Green Toilet Idea From Olde Europe
As we've already posted on poo-cycling today, might as well take in the whole excretory panorama. According to an article in New Scientist:- "Despite making up only 1 per cent of the volume of waste water, urine contributes about 80 per cent of the nitrogen and 45 per cent of all the phosphate. Peeing into the pan immediately dilutes these chemicals with vast quantities of water, making the removal process unnecessarily inefficient". That's certainly true. But there's a "downside" to the design solution being presented. Young tree hugger males will have to sit on the pot to do their "pee-cycling" .From New Scientist: "...how do you stop pee from getting into sewage in the first place? The answer is to install a special WC called a "urine-separation toilet" or often just a NoMix, after one of the leading brands".
"On casual inspection a NoMix toilet looks pretty much like a normal one. But peer into the bowl and you'll see that there are two waste pipes - a small front one and a larger rear one. The front one collects urine and diverts it into a storage tank (sometimes aided by a tiny trickle of water) to await its fate. The rear works like a standard flush toilet..."The toilet is constructed in a way that if a man or woman sits on the toilet most of the urine is collected," says Bjartur Swart of engineering firm Grontmij in Drachten, the Netherlands, which is conducting urine separation trials across the country".
Were these sold in the US without proper market preparation, there could be substantial risk of it becoming a political "wedge issue". Cable news and talk show hosts could skip the annual 'war against Christmas' stuff and move on to the feindish plot by "greenies" that is threatening American virility. The peventive solution, we think, lies in good old American marketing magic.
Because, "...Sweden is now the urine-separation centre of the western world, with around 3000 NoMix toilets in use," the manufacturer of units made for US sales could take inspiration from the prow of a Viking ship, reshaping the NoMix back and bowl to achieve a Viking look. Very masculine. The ad script for US rollout goes like this:
A Swedish hunk, in Viking costume, is shown watching TV with his significant other. At the right juncture, he excuses himself from her company, heading toward the water closet while saying 'I gotta take a ship.' His wife/girlfriend looks up at the camera and says 'no one knows where the journey takes him.' "Greenland" comes the reply from behind closed door.
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Things you need:
Download and install Samsung Kies to ensure that you have all usb drivers installed on your computer.
Backup your data so that you could retrieve it in case of any mishap.
Download Odin flashing tool.
Download Root kernel for Android 4.1.2 Galaxy note N7000.
Rooting your Android device voids warranty. I will not be held responsible in case of any damage to your device. Proceed at your own risk.
Step 1: Enable USB debugging by going to Settings >> Developer options.
Step 2: Getinto download mode. To do that, turn off your device and then press Home button + Power button + volume down button simultaneously.
Step 3: Once in download mode, run Odin and connect your device with computer.
Step 4: Click PDA button on the right and select the root kernel file you downloaded.
Step 5: Now hit Start button and wait for Odin to flash the kernel.
Once odin finsihes it's process, your device will restart and a 'PASS' message will appear on Odin which indicates that the process was completed successfully.
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Continuing to support Grand Theft Auto Online with free content, Rockstar Games updated GTA V today with the addition of a new competitive skydiving mode. Players shouldn't expect to peacefully jump out of a plane in the new "Drop Zone" Adversary Mode for GTA Online. Keeping in line with the theme of the rest of the open-world crime title, users will need to be well-armed for the game's newest activity.
Giving players a rundown of GTA Online's "Drop Zone" on their official blog, the Rockstar Newswire revealed that the new Adversary Mode will challenge multiple teams with holding a specified location for a total of two minutes. However, participants won't simply be entering the contested area on the ground. At the start of each match, players will instead have to parachute into the target destination prior to fighting for control of the area.
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"Freefall your way into Drop Zone, the latest addition to GTA Online on PC, PS4 and Xbox One. In this new Adversary Mode, teams of paratroopers jump from Cargobobs hovering high above, then race to the ground to seize and maintain control of a small, exposed patch of terra firma. No man is an island here – you and your squad mates will need to attack and defend as a unit."
In addition to the launch of the "Drop Zone" Adversary Mode, Rockstar Games also fixed a long list of known issues in the game with the release of Title Update 1.32 for Grand Theft Auto V. Like the new online DLC, this week's patch was only released on current-gen platforms so only Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PC users will be prompted to download the new update.
Rocktar Games' official support website posted a full changelog detailing every bug that will be removed from GTA V once Title Update 1.32 is applied. As with many game patches, the update largely serves to improve overall stability in order to give users a smoother gameplay experience. More specific fixes revolve around several issues dealing with some of GTA Online's most recently added content such as player-owned yachts and the new VIP system.
This week's GTA V update also introduces more vehicle modification options to Benny's Original Motor Works. The in-game garage that previously only worked on lowrider vehicles is now accepting taking custom orders for those wanting to personalize select sports cars. Starting now, players can take the Karin Sultan and Bravado Banshee to the modification garage to purchase several unique upgrades to either high-end vehicle.
Gamers should also expect to enjoy a special event to celebrate all the new Grand Theft Auto V content as Rockstar games promised to honor the latest Adversary Mode with a Double RP weekend soon. Further teasing their upcoming plans for future GTA Online updates, the developer also hinted that they will be adding new Valentines Day-themed items to the game in February that users are "sure to fall in love with."
While Rockstar continues to add new content for all GTA Online users to enjoy, the team also regularly offers tips by creating online guides for those seeking to get the most out of each DLC update. As the Inquisitr previously reported, the developer recently compiled a list of tips to help users better understand the game's new VIP and Bodyguard system. The guide offered an in-depth look into both player roles so gamers can gain improved understanding on what it takes to create their own criminal organization.
Do you like that Rockstar Games releases regular online updates for Grand Theft Auto Online in the form of new Adversary Modes or would you prefer that the development team took their time in order to create a true, story-based DLC for GTA V?
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In Putt-Putt and Pep's Dog on a Stick you control the dog Pep, who jumps on the springy stick in bulk maze, avoiding spills of oil stains and pitfalls. To get more points dog collects bones, ice cream and candy. As the game progresses there are trampolines, changing the direction of Pep and the number of interfering beings and items increases.
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Sunday Special – All tee times after 12:00 pm are $50.00, all Sundays in April – Book Now
Courtwood Inn – Self guided DIY wine tour for guests at Courtwood Inn, a complementary add-on package for any 2 night stay Sunday through Thursday nights. It includes a little map and directions to Ironstone for tasting and lunch with a $10- lunch voucher at their newly remodeled deli, then directions to 3 tasting rooms on Main Street all with complementary tastings. When guests return to the inn they can redeem their map for a free Courtwood Wine Tours wine glass. Offer good until June 8 2017.
Hotel Leger Living Social Travel Special. Don't Miss This Chance!
Have you been looking for a good excuse to come back and visit us at The Hotel Leger? We have Living Social Escape packages available right now! Choose from one of four packages, all of which include a 2-night stay, dining credit, wine, nut and other goodies. Follow the link above to purchase your voucher from Living Social, then call the hotel at (209) 286-1401 to make your reservation.
Tamarack Lodge – 25% Senior Discount (65+) off normal rate ($115 to $225) Midweek non holiday Sunday to Thursday. Based on double occupancy. Any additional people are $20. Room rates includes breakfast, use of fully equipped guest kitchen, complimentary sled and snowshoe use on our 5 acres. Access to snowshoe and cross country trails right out the back door. Trail pass required but is discounted Midweek if you get a coupon from Tamarack. Mention the promo code "SENIOR25"
Pre and Post Martin Luther King Weekend and Pre and Post Superbowl weekend:
Midweek room discounts of 25% off room rates of $115 to $225, double occupancy. Extra people $20 each. Mention the promo code "SUPER25". Room rates includes breakfast, use of fully equipped guest kitchen, complimentary sled and snowshoe use on our 5 acres. Access to snowshoe and cross country trails right out the back door. Trail pass required but is discounted Midweek if you get a coupon from Tamarack Lodge at Bear Valley.
When making an online booking make sure you type in the promo code in the comment section, then Vicky Johnson, the innkeeper can make you adjustment in the rooms rate before sending you a confirmation.
When making a phone call at 209-753-2310 mention the promo code before making your booking.
Bear Valley Lodge: If you're looking for a place to stay and a ride to the Hall & Oates concert at Ironstone Amphitheater in Murphys, I can't go for that…
Available now: 2 general admission concert tickets, round trip transportation to the show and a night at the Bear Valley Lodge for just $239!
Call to reserve 209.753.2327
Transportation Only – Just need a safe ride to the show and back? Round trip transportation is $20/pp from Bear Valley and $15/pp from Arnold. Drinks are permitted, but seating is limited. Book now!
Bus departs Bear Valley at 6:00pm
Show time is 8:00pm
Depart show 20 minutes after concert end
*Lodging Ticket & Transportation packages purchases are non-refundable.
Murphys Suites Labor Day Special – Book a room between September 4th and 7th, get 30% off your second night. Direct booking only call: 877-728-2121 or 209-728-2121
Murphys Vacation Rentals: Mention "FOODIE ADVENTURE" when making your reservation and receive $35 off your stay for any two night NEW reservation for this coming weekend (and ask us how to receive a $10 discount on your tour tickets). https://my.getinsellout.com/…/murphy-s-food-and-wine-…/info…
Enjoy sampling unique dishes and locally-made wines while on a food tour in the quaint Gold Rush town of Murphys.
This Saturday the 22nd Local Roots will be hosting a 3.5 hour/ 8 stop food tour. The historic downtown has amazing restaurants and over two dozen wine tasting rooms within a 10 minute walk. Why not let a knowledgeable guide treat you to the highlights? Yelp and Trip Advisor both give this tour company great reviews.
Book one night at the Bear Valley Lodge and get a second night half off! Our High Sierra summer rolls on with mild temps and a load of mountain recreation! It's the perfect time to bike, lounge by the pool, go for a hike, or paddle the open water. Each package includes a $10 voucher valid on select rental equipment at the Bear Valley Adventure Company including kayaks and mountain bikes (Please call Bear Valley Adventure Company to confirm availability and reserve equipment). Offer not valid after Sept 5th.
Advanced reservations only, stay must occur between Aug 23 and Sept 5th, valid on all room types, based on availability. Advanced deposit required for entire stay.
Book Online or call the lodge 209-753-2327
Pricing: Includes 2 Nights of Lodging and voucher for summer fun:
- 1 Queen Room $178.50 + 10% Alpine county tax
- 2 Queen Room $208.50 + 10% Alpine county tax
- Family Studio $208.50 + 10% Alpine county tax
- King $193.50 + 10% Alpine county tax
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Bear Valley – CLIMB and Stay Lodging Packages Start at $74/pp
Rock Climb – Whether you have never rock climbed before or it has just been awhile, this introduction to outdoor rock climbing will get you moving comfortably and confidently on the rock. Stay packages start at just $74 per person and include a half day of instruction with a professional instructor. Climbing gear included. Offer good until September 13, 2015. Make reservations today at the BEAR VALLEY LODGE by calling 209-753-2327.
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Bear Valley – BIKE and Stay Lodging & Rental Packages Start at $54/pp
Over 100 miles of ride-able routes including great beginner and family trails. Stay packages start at just $54 per person and include bike rentals for two, helmets and a trail map. Make reservations today at the BEAR VALLEY LODGE by calling 209-753-2327. Offer good until
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Hot Music, Cool Golf, Ultimate Weekend at Greenhorn Creek Golf Resort – Want to get your golf and groove on in Calaveras County? Ironstone Vineyards and Amphitheatre brings some of the best music acts in the nation to Calaveras County every summer; take advantage of our Sip, Stay and Play package when you attend an Ironstone concert and enjoy the best music, wine, and golf in Northern California.
The Caddy Shack is available to rent for the following concert dates:
- June 13: The Doobie Brothers (with Robert Cray, Los Lobos, and Pat Simmons Jr.)
- July 4: Fourth of July Fireworks at Ironstone
- July 25: Boston (with REO Speedwagon)
- August 13: The Band Perry (with Scotty McCreary and Casey James)
- August 27: Hall & Oates (with special guest Mutlu)
Please note, concert tickets cannot be purchased from Greenhorn Creek and are not included in the Sip, Stay and Play package. To purchase tickets for an Ironstone Summer Concert Series performance, please visit the Ironstone Amphitheatre website.
Sip, Stay and Play Special at Greenhorn Creek Golf Resort – 18 holes of award-winning, tournament level golf. 100 different wines from 13 Calaveras County vintners. 5 bedrooms with beds for 8,10, or 12 of your friends. It all adds up to the ultimate summer getaway, at a price that cannot be beat. Call or visit website for more information or reservations.
Meadowmont Lodge – Special Offer for Returning Guests. Stay one night – get the second night HALF OFF. Stay two nights – get the third night FREE. Enjoy our winter wonderland and return to your cozy guest room, complete with a Keurig coffee maker (coffee included). No other discounts can be combined with this special; holidays and peak-season dates excluded; two-night minimums may apply; call 209-795-1394 to book and/or for more details.
Stay and play at Greenhorn Creek & The Caddy Shack! $99 per person includes golf & lodging at Greenhorn Creek. A group lodging facility for up to 12 guests on the golf course, The Caddy Shack has 5 bedrooms, lounge, kitchen and outdoor recreation area all in a private courseside setting. Great for golfers, reunions, retreats.
4-Diamond AAA-rated, voted best B&B in Calaveras County for 3 consecutive years: Arnold Black Bear Inn is offering a special limo package! What a great way to go wine tasting in Calaveras wine country!
The Vacation Cottages at Greenhorn Creek offer all the amenities you're looking for away from home. Check out the exceptional package deals going on now!
Angels Travelodge offers several special packages…check it out!
Murphys Suites offers a variety of special packages. All packages include one room for two people, a meal and activity. Price varies due to the activity, but are all at a 20% discount.
Book any cottage midweek (Sunday–Thursday) at Murphys Vacation Rentals and receive a $25 Gift Certificate for breakfast at Grounds. Several available ranging from studio suite to 3 bedroom cottages. All have charm and personality and are within walking distance to historic downtown Murphys.
Best Western Sonora Oaks Hotel and Conference Center offers a Yosemite Stay and Play and Ski Dodge Stay and Play Package.
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Zip, rappel or tour a cave for FREE on your birthday at California Cavern and Moaning Cavern Adventure Park.
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Police have urged motorists to drive to the conditions following a horror head-on crash that killed four people, including two young children, north-east of Melbourne.
In the deadliest road accident in Victoria this year, a man, woman and two pre-school-aged children died instantly when their Ford sedan veered into the path of a four-wheel-drive on the Melba Highway near Dixons Creek just before 9pm last night.
The man, 35, from Ringwood North, was driving his 26-year-old partner and her children to her home in Benalla. Police have not released the victims' names or the ages of the children as they are trying to notify the father of the children.
The impact of the crash shunted the engine of the Range Rover four-wheel-drive almost to its windscreen, while the car had extensive damage to the passenger side and rear.
The driver of the Range Rover, a 45-year-old man from Armadale, suffered minor injuries.
Inspector Steve Smith, from the Major Investigation Group, said there was no evidence the driver of the Ford was speeding, but appeared to have lost control in treacherous conditions.
''It may be something as simple as the conditions at the time of the collision - light rain, a wet and slippery road and a long, sweeping right-hand bend,'' he said today.
''It may have been through a little bit of inattention, a momentary loss of concentration, that he's lost his line on the road and tried to over-correct his steering and drifted across into the path of the other vehicle, resulting in the tragic loss of four lives.''
Inspector Smith said the crash was a reminder for motorists to adapt to the conditions and drive defensively, particularly during holiday periods such as Melbourne Cup weekend and the coming festive season.
''This is a tragic event, particularly with young children involved, where a driver may not have been driving to the conditions,'' he said.
''It is a 100km/h speed limit, but given the fact that it's dark, it's a rural road, it's wet, it's slippery, he just needed to drive to the conditions and just slow down.
''We're getting a little bit sick and tired at having to attend these types of crashes and it's a pretty terrible scene for all emergency services involved.''
Police have appealed for witnesses who saw the Ford before the collision or who continued driving after seeing the crash to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or visit www.crimestoppers.com.au.
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First Latina Governor in US History Susana Martinez to Speak at LBJ School
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Wednesday, October 9, 2013 from 5:30 PM to 6:30 PM (CDT)
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Susana Martinez, Governor of the State of New Mexico and first Latina Governor in U.S. history, will speak at the LBJ School on Wednesday, Oct. 9 at 5:30 PM.
This event is free and open to the public but registration is required.
Martinez was elected Governor in 2010, pledging to cut wasteful spending, lower taxes to create more jobs, and end "pay-to-play" practices and other corruption in government.
Prior to being elected Governor, Martinez was the District Attorney for the Third Judicial District for 14 years.
Time named her among the Top 100 Most Influential People in the World in 2013. In 2008, Heart Magazine named Martinez "Woman of the Year" for her dedication to children's advocacy and her efforts to keep children safe. She has also twice been named New Mexico's "Prosecutor of the Year." In 2011, Hispanic Business Magazine named Martinez "Woman of the Year" for her efforts to reduce the tax burden in New Mexico, get the state's fiscal house in order, and promote a friendlier business environment that will allow employers to create jobs and hire New Mexico workers.
More on Governor Susana Martinez:
Martinez comes from a hard-working, middle class family. Her father and mother started a security guard business with $400 in their pockets, building their business with Susana's mother doing paperwork in the family kitchen and Susana working as a security guard while attending college during the day.
Martinez was born and raised in the Rio Grande Valley and has made Las Cruces her home since the 1980s. She earned her bachelor's degree from the University of Texas at El Paso and later earned her law degree from the University of Oklahoma.
When & Where
LBJ School of Public Affairs
2315 Red River St
Wednesday, October 9, 2013 from 5:30 PM to 6:30 PM (CDT)
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Since our founding in 1970, the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas at Austin has built a proud tradition of public service and cutting edge research on the most important public policy challenges of our time. The School's mission is to develop leaders and ideas that will help our state, the nation and the international community address critical public policy challenges in an increasingly interconnected and interdependent world. Drawing upon a world-renowned, multidisciplinary faculty, a diverse and talented group of masters and Ph.D. students and the resources of the University of Texas at Austin, one of the world's leading research universities, the LBJ School is well-placed to help shape public policy for the 21st century. We are truly at the intersection of knowledge and action.