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We are told that rugby league is a great leveller. Praised just about every day of the first three weeks of the season, Manly players will wake this morning feeling around for a significant chink in the armour. Not only were they outplayed by Cronulla last night, but one of their most dangerous weapons, Tony Williams, faces a suspension for an ugly dangerous throw.
A week is a long time in rugby league? Try 80 minutes is a long time in rugby league. Two wins from the opening rounds had everyone wondering whether the loss of Des Hasler was such a great one, but now there will be some doubts surfacing. New coach Geoff Toovey will face a stern test to regather his team after his first defeat. Is it merely a blip on his club's famed radar or a sign of things to come? By the looks of his reaction from the coach's box, Toovey felt every tackle, as well as every dropped ball - especially the final two that ultimately killed off his team's late - and certainly great - fightback.
And while halfback Daly Cherry-Evans, the new young star of the competition who was the subject of so much speculation last week, suffered a blow to his early-season confidence, the former bright young thing Todd Carney experienced the opposite.
Put the Sharks up against the premiers on a wet Monday night and they suddenly look stronger and faster and wiser. Last year, in round two, the Sharks defeated St George Illawarra 16-10 on a similarly putrid night at Toyota Stadium.
On this night they were even more dominant. The Sea Eagles were not even in the contest for much of the first half. The Sea Eagles' nerves were frayed early when Williams was placed on report after flinging Sharks hooker Issac De Gois not only beyond the horizontal, but back to horizontal. With Wests Tigers hooker Robbie Farah charged with a grade two dangerous throw yesterday, the match review committee have shown their desire to crack down even on accidental lifting tackles. Williams should thus be nervous.
Perhaps he already was - his game was certainly well below the high standards he had set in the opening rounds; he struggled to hold onto the ball, let alone barge over defenders close to the line.
The Sea Eagles were regularly rushed off their game, partly by the conditions but mostly by the up-tempo play - but more so the desire - of the Sharks, who scored a minute after Williams's indiscretion through second-rower Jason Bukuya and kept their foot down thereafter.
The Sea Eagles' only opportunity of the first half came when winger Michael Oldfield accelerated down the left sideline, but his ball inside went well over the head of the support player, Brett Stewart.
Either side of that, it was all Cronulla. The balls that hadn't stuck against the Tigers and Newcastle were suddenly sticking; Paul Gallen's offload went to ground but even in the conditions De Gois regathered and flicked the ball to Nathan Gardner. Centre Ben Pomeroy's try and Carney's late field goal further took the game away from the Sea Eagles.
The conditions improved in the second half and so did Manly, who scored their first points of the contest through winger Michael Oldfield after the hour-mark. They came alive in the second half but it was not enough; they scored two tries in two minutes in the closing moments but knock-ons by Darcy Lussick and Jamie Lyon were the catalyst for rare roar for these parts. Their opponents were too committed; their fingers - in the case of Pomeroy - were disjointed, but their resolve never was. Carney combined well with halfback Jeff Robson and Wade Graham, shifted to lock as Gallen made a move to prop, excelled in the position.
There might be some positive news for the Sea Eagles - last year, after their defeat against the Sharks, the Dragons won nine straight. Time will tell if the Sea Eagles can bounce back as quickly and successfully.
CRONULLA 17 (J Bukuya N Gardner B Pomeroy tries T Carney 2 goals T Carney field goal) bt MANLY 14 (M Oldfield 2 B Stewart tries J Lyon goal) at Toyota Stadium. Referee: Gerard Sutton, Ben Cummins. Crowd: 8,652.


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Fireworks fly on the field as RSL and New England battle to a draw on Independence Day
Salt Lake played a man down for 87 minutes after Nat Borchers was sent off but still managed to climb back from a two-goal deficit to earn a point.
Real Salt Lake midfielder Andy Williams summed it up: "Fourth of July fireworks. That's what you guys wanted, right?"
Saying this match had fireworks would be an understatement. The game turned controversial before most fans had even found their seats. A long goal kick by Matt Reis in the third minute somehow bounced over the RSL defense and found Benny Feilhaber. As Feilhaber worked his way into the box, Borchers stuck out his foot to block the shot and both players went tumbling to the turf.
Referee Yader Reyes blew the whistle for a penalty, and also sent Borchers off with a straight red card. Rajko Lekic converted the penalty, putting RSL down a man and a goal early in the match. Replays showed that both the penalty kick and the red card to Borchers were undeserved, yet the match was irreparably altered from that point on.
Wisely, head coach Jason Kreis warned the media before his press conference, "Don't ask any questions about the referee because I have zero comment."
It appeared that RSL had settled down and might be able to climb back into the match, but New England shocked Real again in the 16th minute. Chris Tierney took a low, hard free kick from 25 yards out that somehow snuck through the wall and beat Nick Rimando to his left.
Tierney's stunning strike put Salt Lake down two goals while still down a man, and it appeared that RSL was destined to its second home loss of the year.
But after that, the momentum shifted firmly in Real's favor and it managed to pull a goal back in the 24th minute. Alvaro Saborio was dragged down at the top of the box by Ryan Cochrane, earning Cochrane an important yellow card in the process. On the ensuing free kick, Williams tagged a curling ball off the post and the rebound fell to Will Johnson for the easy tap-in, moving the deficit down to one.
"We got ourselves into a hole, but we dug out of it," said Williams. "We didn't panic at all, even down 2-0 and down a man. Give credit to the guys - they stuck in there."
The second half was more of the same, and Real found its equalizer shortly after kickoff. A cross in the 54th minute hit Kevin Alston's hand as he defended the cross down on the byline, and Reyes pointed to the spot. Saborio stepped up to take the PK and finished it as he froze Reis on his line. At that point, it appeared that RSL's improbable comeback was complete.
But the scoring was not over yet, and in the 63rd minute Salt Lake again found themselves trailing in the match. The Revolution had yet another free kick from outside the RSL box, and this time Feilhaber floated a cross into the area where Shalrie Joseph flicked it off the post and into the goal to put New England up 3-2, and once again RSL was looking up at its opponent.
Kreis described himself as "aggravated" after working so hard to level the match, only to watch it slip thanks to another soft goal.
Salt Lake got a bit more help with its second comeback bid when Cochrane earned his second yellow for hauling down Williams. With the match now leveled at ten men per side, the momentum shifted even more in RSL's favor.
Then in the 83rd minute, RSL finally capped the scoring. Saborio held up a ball from Jamison Olave with his back to the goal and tucked it through the New England defense to Espindola who was running through. Espindola took one touch, sized up Reis, and fired it past him.
"I am happy, happy," said Espindola, who has been nursing a nagging hamstring injury for some time. "I was just thinking about going forward and helping the team, and I was able to finish."
Espindola's goal completed not just one but two improbable comebacks in one wild night for RSL.
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Madonna starts tour in Cardiff
Madonna commence la tournée à Cardiff.
Press Assoc. - Saturday, August 23 03:46 am
Madonna kicks off her world tour in Cardiff.
Fresh from celebrating her 50th birthday, the singer will be giving a two-hour performance to thousands of fans at the Millennium Stadium.
Madonna and her band spent more than 650 hours rehearsing for the Sticky and Sweet Tour, following on from urban-themed album Hard Candy.
She travelled with a 250-strong entourage to the Welsh capital, including a chiropractor and masseuse, for a show that promises eight costume changes, 16 dancers and a 12-piece band.
Fans started queuing outside the stadium on Friday night to secure their places ahead of the 7.30pm performance, which is broken into four sections.
Madonna is due to enter the stadium in a Givenchy outfit for the first section, called Pimp, which is described by her publicists as "a mashed-up homage to 1920s deco and modern day gangsta pimp".
Next comes Old School, which sees Madonna paying homage to her early 1980s New York City dance roots.
Gypsy, inspired by Romanian folk music and dance, is described as "a VIP trip to La Isla Bonita", referring to one of her best-known hits, and includes three Romanian musicians playing acoustic instruments.
The final section is Rave, in which "far-eastern influences emerge all sparkly and sporty".
In a show likely to attract as much attention for the costumes and props as the music, Madonna has employed 36 designers to create her look. There are 3,500 separate clothing items involved in the show, with three racks of clothing for Madonna's stage wardrobe.
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WASHINGTON — The latest juicy development in the scandals surrounding the Spanish monarchy is the filing of money laundering and tax fraud charges against Princess Cristina, the younger daughter of King Juan Carlos. The charges are related to a years-long corruption investigation against her husband, Isaki Urdangarin, a former Olympic handball player.
Cristina will be the first member of the royal family to face criminal trial, but it's been a rough few years for the Spanish royalty in the court of public opinion since the King was injured during an extremely politically incorrect elephant shooting trip to Botswana in the company of a "glamorous German businesswoman" in 2012.
More than 60 per cent of Spaniards now believe Juan Carlos should abdicate and pass the crown to his son, Prince Felipe. Support for the monarchy as a whole has fallen to a historic low of about 54 per cent. As El Pais put it recently, "When the monarchy was reinstalled in Spain in 1975, its credibility rested exclusively on the figures of King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia, and public support was based on how they behaved." Juan Carlos may have initially played a key role in facilitating Spain's return to constitutional monarchy after the death of Francisco Franco, but lately the Spanish monarchy has been a bit of a trainwreck, and during a time of economic distress, a pricy one.
In 2010 the budget for the monarchy was cut to 8.9 million euros ($12.1 million), making it the cheapest in Europe, though it probably still seems a bit steep in a country where about half of young people are unemployed. Granted, the House of Bourbon has faced worse over the last five centuries or so, but the family's future doesn't look all that certain at the moment.
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Dying is what changed Mary O'Reilly's life. Well, actually, coming back from the dead and having the ability to communicate with ghosts is really what did it.
Now, a private investigator in rural Freeport, Illinois, Mary's trying to learn how to incorporate her experience as a Chicago cop and new-found talent into a real job. Her challenge is to solve the mysteries, get real evidence (a ghost's word just doesn't hold up in court), and be sure the folks in town, especially the handsome new police chief, don't think she's nuts.
Twenty-four years ago, a young woman drowned in the swimming pool of a newly elected state senator. It was ruled an accident. But now, as the senator prepares to move on to higher positions, the ghost of the woman is appearing to the Senator's wife.
Mary is hired to discover the truth behind the death. She unearths a connection between the murder and the disappearance of five little girls whose cases, 24 years later, are still all unsolved. As she digs further, she becomes the next target for the serial killers' quest to tie up all his loose ends.
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I love Mysteries. May be something I picked as a child listening to Ellery Queen.
"Great book bad narration."
Absolutely love reading this collection. Very disappointed in narrator. Very flat, no emotion. Only got to about chapter 2 and had to stop. Will reread book again. Sorry
"I'm Ready for the Next Book in the Series"
I'm normally reluctant to buy an audiobook that is performed by someone new. But, Erin Spencer was better than I had expected. The male characters sounded a little goofy, and I would have preferred it if she had sped up her reading just a tad bit, or maybe I'm just being too picky. I think she has the potential to be a really awesome narrator with a few minor adjustments.
As far as the story goes...
I really enjoyed the characters. I know there are plenty of paranormal mystery books out there with main characters that solve crimes with the aid of ghosts. (I really enjoyed Amanda Steven's Graveyard Queen series) Yet, this book felt different. I think it was the humor Terri Reid injected into the dialogue. The mystery wasn't much of a mystery, but the plot didn't really suffer from the lack of suspense. I still wanted to know how it's all resolved. Now I'm eager to listen to the next book, Good Tidings, to see where things go with Mary and Bradley.
Possibly this book would haveqbeen better to read, as opposed to the audio version. The narrator did an awful, and I mean AWFUL, job with the men's voices and everything said by them just sounded stupid. Wouldn't the producer have realized this before release? Anyway, there were were a few plot holes due to weak editing, but if you have nothing else to listen to, this will do the job. Sadly, I have nothing else to listen to, and plan to give the qaseaassecond book a try....I'm hoping it's better.
"Read The Book"
Yes, the narrator ruined it for me. I was so excited to see these books on audible and then the narration screwed it up for me.
Everything. Should have used Susan Erickson or Luke Daniels!
I really enjoy these books but the narrator ruined them completely for me. I will just reread my kindle ebooks.
"Loose Ends"
I didn't like the narrator at all, The book was okay a bit corny in places.
"Decent book but the narration was bad"
The pause that the narrator would put in a sentence before saying "he said or she said" drove me crazy. It really affected my ability to like the book. I had to decide whether I could take listening to that or just scrap the book several times. Pick a better narrator!!!
"Good, clean fun !"
A GREAT story that does not rely on foul language or graphic sex. A true romance and lots of
surprises.
A wonderful narrator, she really brought the story to life. I could tell exactly which character was speaking even before she identified him/her. Great change up from one personality to the next..

I look forward to the rest of the series.
"Great mystery"
I usually don't listen to mysteries because I am an avid fan of romance but I got this on kindle unlimited and figured why not it actually is a decent book to bad there was no romance or I would have rated it higher
"Keep my on the edge of my seat."
Enjoyed the story line.
Kinda struggled with the narrator.
Overall, I will try the next book in the series
I listen to mysteries - period. I am not into blood, guts, spies or thrillers per se: am looking for relaxation rather than suspense.
"Frustrating listen"
So, you remember in High School when Mrs. Lanci, your 9th grade English teacher, drilled into the class that overuse of dialogue tags ("he said" and "she intoned") was bad writing? Yeah, well unfortunately Terri Reid was out that day.
Worse, her editor seems to have been out that day, too. Seriously, good editing could have helped this book a lot. Unfortunately, the narrator - Erin Spencer - makes it worse by separating the dialogue from the dialogue tag: "Don't be silly." He said.
Not sure, but maybe the director could have noticed this?
Unfortunately, Ms. Spencer also has a hard time with male voices, and they all seem a bit forced.
I like the general concept and the plot wasn't bad, but it could have been so much better with a little attention to details. Not sure whether or not to blow a credit on the next in the series to see if editing and acting improve.
"Interesting idea. Not best narrator though."
Reading the summary this sort of book is right up my alley.
Overall for the first in a series it was oaky. Nothing outstanding, but there are certainly worse books out there.
Unfortunately it was let down by the narrator. Most of the monologue was delivered in the same tone. There were also long pauses in odd places. Places where I'd expect comma's were read as though they had a full stop (period to none UK folks). Given I don't have the written version it is hard to know if that is bad editing from the book, or if it's a bad recording.
Narration aside I have decided to give the next two books in the series a go, and see how they pan out.
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A few months ago, I started using a Cisco 7912 with my home Asterisk system. It's a much nicer phone than most analog sets you can buy. Furthermore, it is a pure IP phone and therefore doesn't have the same echo problems as my analog phones hanging off ATAs.
However, there is one frustration. The phone attempts to be smart, and will redirect calls to voice mail after four rings if the voice mail number has been configured. Generally, it's a nice feature, but it can be quite annoying when I have the Asterisk-powered doorbell ring the 7912. The procedure goes something like this:
- Somebody presses the Doorbell Fon, which creates a call into an FXO port on my Asterisk server.
- Asterisk handles the call, either by ringing a group of extensions directly, as in Dial(SIP/cisco7912&SIP/others), or by ringing all extensions in a queue.
- All the phones that are targets in the queue or Dial application ring. On the fourth ring, the 7912 gets smart and decides to send the call to voice mail.
- Upon receipt of the SIP redirect message, Asterisk sends the call to the voice mail extension. However, without knowing what mailbox to send to, Asterisk prompts the user. On a Doorbell Fon, there is only one button and no way to interact with the phone.
While redirection to voicemail may generally be a useful feature, four rings doesn't make sense for a doorbell, especially if the 7912 causes the call to be sent to voice mail and prevents other extensions from answering it. What I would really like Asterisk to do is to ignore SIP redirect messages. (I can think of many applications where you'd want Asterisk to do the call processing without regard to what client devices tell you to do, especially if you might be liable for the resulting toll charges.)
It turns out that there's an experimental flag to do this in the Dial application. In Asterisk trunk, there's a small bit of code that allows you to pass the "i" option to Dial to instruct Asterisk to ignore SIP redirects. I'm still running the 1.2 release, so I don't have this option just yet. I suppose it is just another reason why I am looking forward to my upgrade from Asterisk 1.2.


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People's Choice: Vote for Outdoor Living Features
We've arrived at round six of our People's Choice voting program! Please help us select outdoor features for Blog Cabin 2013, from outdoor seating to fire pit style.
We've arrived at round six of our People's Choice voting program! Please help us select outdoor features for Blog Cabin 2013, from outdoor seating to fire pit style.
I love what is going on and all the wonderful choices that have been made so far. I would need two collars but that wouldn't be a problem. The moveable fire pit would be great near the house for entertaining and move to the dock for fishing. Whoever wins will have a great place. Hope it's me lol.
Hi Bloggers, Wow, I'm finding this People's Choice more difficult than others. Sometimes I wish DIY would clarify the choices. For instance, the choice of path material depends entirely on where the path is. If in the woods, as shown in one picture, the obvious choice would be pine straw/needles, as that is what is already there. If the path is through the sea grass between the yard's edge and the water's edge, then sand makes the most sense as that is what is there already. If they mean to make a path from the house to the dock or to the driveway, then the stones would be the answer to keeping the feet dry and out of the mud. So I am going to vote for the stone path, and hope that is what they are after. As for the outdoor seating, I would like to have all three. If I were to win the house, I think I could buy and install/place the adirondack chairs and hammock. The benches, however, (since I KNOW that DIY will custom make them, and anchor them in cement so as to not become projectiles in a storm) will be difficult for me to duplicate and install. Therefore, I am voting for the benches.
I agree with you. The rustic bench would be great and I bet the DIY team would build it from some of the original house's salvaged materials.
Totally with you with path choices where the path is determine the choice. I am hoping for the stone path leading from the house to dock and a transition to a small sand path through seagrasses.
Boo, I agree. I think I'd rather see DIY install the stone path. Maybe the owner can use their own pine needle/sand to make more paths. I think there will be more little paths the owner would create after taking ownership and using resourses at hand.
I like all the seating options, too. If the Adirondack chairs come out ahead, maybe they'll throw in a rustic bench as a bonus (hint, hint). I mentioned elsewhere that Airondack chairs cost gazillions of $$ in our area, so geography played a role in my vote (for them). And that's an excellent idea about anchoring the bench
WCG, Wow, I probably should have researched the Adirondack chairs before commenting. I was thinking the resin ones were not too expensive. The wood ones are probably much more. And yes, I am hoping that they will custom make some benches for the property, even if that choice doesn't win. There was, afterall, plenty of left-over wood from the demolition. And, (off the subject), wouldn't it be nice if DIY decided to do as HGTV did with the Dream Home, Urban Oasis, and Green/Smart Home, and include some extra CASH to satisfy the IRS? It would just be tragic if the winner of this beautiful property were not able to keep it.:(:( Happy Blogging girl. Boo
Boo, I'm with you on the cash to go with the total package. I doubt there are many of us bloggers with the financial means to pay the tax "penalty" for winning BC. Plus, property taxes & insurance will be a bit of a surprise to many of us.
It's been several years since I looked at adirondack chairs, both wood & resin, so I can't say with certainty the difference in costs, I just remember having sticker shock. I walked away, reeling. It's a lawn chair, for crying out loud! But the makers are very proud of them. Then, there are shipping costs. That's why I immediately placed my vote for them, I've always thought them beautiful, comfortable and so classic.
But I still hope for a rustic bench to make it's way into the scheme, there needs to be at least one somewhere on the property. And hammocks are a given no matter where you have to get one.
Some of the choices in this vote were, for me, really hard to decide, so many good choices.
And, Boo, discourse is goooood. That's why we are here!
A cash component to the prize would be welcome, however, there's no evidence it would result in a winner keeping the house. None of the other houses in the sweepstakes you mention have been kept except one DH. In that case the winner blew through the $1/2 million cash component on lavish parties and never paid his tax until it was too late. He lost everything. The cash means a bigger tax bill. If the house is valued at $3/4 million Fed. income tax on that is about $300,000. A cash award to cover that (and the tax on the cash) would be about $420,000. That's a lot of cash. Another drawback could be that it will be more difficult to argue a FMV for the tax bill as the cash is an instant award and may mean the ARV must be the taxable value. It could get very messy with the IRS and further stress the winner. :S
Annie, Yes, it's truly a bummer. Uncle Sam always gets his! Just curious, where did you find out about this previous DH winner? Let us hope that future winners can, at least, learn from his mistakes. There are, as you say, so many things to consider. o.0Boo
Why is the trapezoid dog park winning? There is shade for the dogs in both arrangements but the square one keeps the dogs away from the neighbor's yard who also might have dogs. The square one also allows your dog(s) into the larger yard closer to the dock where all the activity will be going on.
Barbara I think people vote for things that are different but not pratical,or they are cat people and dont like dogs. LOL
Thanks 540sam. Maybe people think that DIY is going to put the trellis over in he woods?
Barbara and 54sam, I don't really care about the shape, I would reconfigure it to keep the dog away from the highway and neighbors. Hopefully it would keep my cat in too, but I don't quite know if that is possible.
540sam, now that's just not fair!! LOL!!
I actually am picking the trapezium due to the fact that there are more shrubs and bushes for the animals. Dogs love to do their business around the bushes and shrubs. Not only that some love to lay under them. That is why I choose that particular one. It really doesn't matter to me but that is my opionion and actually dogs are my passion. I always think about what they would like and I feel they would like to have more bushes for shade and to do their business. Infact if you read my bloggs you will notice that I have a dream of rescueing several older dogs from the shelter so they will be able to know life outside of a cage and to keep them from being put down just because they are old. I hope who ever wins this paradise dream home will take my dream and do just that! Rescue some older dogs and let them live a wonderful life on this beautiful land. So many dogs get put down just because they are old and won't be adopted. That just really makes me so sad. This is just my opionion! Much Love!! <3<3
"Old dogs, children and watermellon wine."
haha you got it 540sam!!! What a wonderful place to to be able to have all 3! Much Love!! <3<3
(continued) The fire feature: I chose the column one. I would not want to have to worry about bringing in the fire bowl if a hurricane threatened. For those desiring something portable, you can buy a fire bowl for under a hundred dollars. The pergola/arbor: Again, I guess it depends on where it goes and for what it is being used. If they are planning to replace the current grape arbor (structure only – not grapevine) then I think I would like the white trellis choice. If they are planning an additional arbor elsewhere, then I would like either of the remaining choices, as long as there was seating. I chose the dolphin door knocker simply because I don't think I want to hear that kind of bell when someone is at the door. The bell would be great for the waterside porch to summon guests and family to dinner. Square shape for the pet "fence." Question: Would that work for cats? Boo
Hi Boo, if you are anywhere upstairs, do you think you will hear the Dolphin Door Knocker all the way down stairs at the front door??? They need to install a Doorbell Ringer for the entire Cottage and use the Door Knocker just for kicks or knocks. LOL but it would be a Cute Little Sea Worthy Ornament!!! Have a good evening!
AGREE!!! Goes for the bell too!xD:p<3 Kitty
Jennie, That works for me! <3:)Boo
I like the bell idea so you can use it to call children and adults for lunch or dinner.(it it is similar to the picture). I am sure with all the fun things to do they will be at the little beach, on the dock or relaxing in a hammock under the pergola. (disseminated all over the property). As far a hearing the bell when visitors come my dogs will let me know as soon as a car venture in the long driveway. They won't make it to the bell.
Well I am happy to see my choices are 70% of the other voters.<3 I really love the rustic pergola, a very natural look for our Cozy Cottage by the sea. Those lights are gorgeous and hopefully they will have those exact fixtuers for the cabin. I hope to get more photos posted on my Pintrest tonight. Have a wonderful evening Bloggers and I will see you in the morning. Friday here we come!!!!
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This was really hard to pick what you think everyone else would …so that tells you we all agreed on firepit lololol .. I have so much fun dreaming . I sure miss my Randy as he loved to look at these .Its been 3 months since he passed and it seems he never left when i visit DIY .I am always tellin the chihauhua OOh he would love that and that .lol ..I know one thing .who ever pick that bell on door ..you can answer it too.
I just want all the blessing in the world to the winner and i pray all the time no worker on these homes are hurt and Mary all the time you spend here you need a vacation. Thanks all for sharing .I really think i could breath easier there but i am stuck in Ohio in a condo .trying to figure out how to mow a acre when summer comes.One thing hubby did not teach me how to do ..riding lawnmower .lolo ,My chichuchiua Rocky would sure love the dog park but i would be force to go to the shelter and retrieve another to enjoy all that . Gl all and me too and Bless all .Count blessings not sheep <3
All of the choices are so beautiful and are extremely hard to decide on. That is what is so great, no matter what is selected will be beautiful! DIY TEAM I LOVE ALL OF THESE CHOICES!!!!!! YOU DID A WONDERFUL JOB!!!! MUCH LOVE!! <3<3
Dear Marylou, I'm sorry I'm getting to you so late and I hope you find this note. It has to be so difficult for you, as you are working on healing from such a terrible loss of your Randy…. You have my deepest, most sincere sympathy! The fact that you are able to talk and write about him and reminisce about you and He sharing your love for your pet Rocky Chihuahua, and enjoying DIY together is very healthy and good for you~~I'm sure you shared wonderful times and memories together! I haven't lost my mate /husband in such a manner, but I know grief very closely. Grieving is a lengthy process, parts of it can pass more quickly than other portions–some parts take years to overcome, I'm afraid! I hope and pray you have, a loving family, church group, friends, someone you can share with or just spend time with and/or say nothing at all, who accepts where you are. When it gets warm and the grass starts growing, perhaps, you can ask one of these I mentioned, who knows how to operate the lawn tractor to teach you. Or hire someone, at least temporarily. Be gentle and patient with yourself, Marylou ~~You are special and God will give you the strength and the love that you carry in your heart and will help you get through this time. Stay with us on the Blog! We have fun, we help and support each other~~and will pray for one another. We are all different with multiple backgrounds and beliefs, but you are welcomed here~~we want to have you join us regularly! Perhaps a little distraction can also help during your process of healing and overcoming your Loss and Grief! If you need to talk you may connect with me on Facebook by going to DIY Intensedebate, by clicking my Gravatar DwnSoDwnEaster site. All the best and Comfort from Above! ^_^<3 Kitty
Folks! Bloggies! NOW THIS IS JUST PLAIN WRONG! One of our NEW Bloggers, Marylou Sakosky, has just suffered the death of her partner in life, Randy. Her LOVE shared, according to her post, her love for DIY! I found her post yesterday, and wrote a sincere sympathy post, encouraged her that the Bloggies would welcome and be good for her during this difficult grieving and healing time! Marylou~~ I'm not directing this at you, dear–unfortunately, the blog has a very NEGATIVE person who picks and goes around attacking people's free speech and blogger posts of those bloggers they don't care for–I believe I am one of them, because I stated that I think I now know who the culprit with a negative spirit is. Please forgive that my name and this situation has even touched your post. It should not have. TO YOU, Marylou, My sincere offer still stands! To the "SOURP USS", You have to sleep at night with what you are doing! Only the Creator of the Universe can and will judge you and I do not. <3<3<3 Kitty
Hi Marylou, Welcome…I'm So glad you have joined us. I am so Sorry for Your loss..They say time heals all wounds, so in time maybe you will be able to get on with your life and I'm sure your Randy would want that for you too…It's so hard to loose someone that means so much to you, I know, but you do have the Blog Cabin Bloggers and the Cottage to concentrate on and you can Dream along with all of us Dreamers!! We are here for you, if you want to talk..So stay with us and continue to blog and watch as this Cottage is groomed to be The Most Beautiful Blog Cabin ever!! Have a Good Day!!<3:p
Hey Mary,
You made me wonder that could anything else would be much better than this!!! Hopefully no, your design is just next to perfection.Beautiful synchronization and arrangement of fire lit.
Looking forward for more amazing designs.
I agree 100%!!! These choices are amazing!! Much Love!! <3<3
WOW, after only one day of voting a little over 25K votes already, all within 100 or so votes, except the mailbox which is 1000 more than any other votes. Are people comming on and just voting on a mailbox?
Good morning Sam! We figured that when the votes are off like this it is due to some kind of glitch either with the internet, or the voting app. Several times in previous categories, I would go to vote and only one choice would show up. If this ever happens to you, just log off and log back on, and if it still happens, you may have to come back to vote later in the day. It is most likely because so many people are logging on to vote at the same time because we are not able to skip any options.
Ive never had that problem Shelly, I was just commenting on the disparity on that one particullar item.
The outdoor choices are amazing! I can see my husband & I relaxing by the fire pit enjoying retirement in style!
Hi Dawn, I think we all can imagine living a wonderful retirement at this beautiful home! It is just sooo amazing. I don't have much luck winning anything but who ever does I hope they will not sell it and enjoy it! Best of luck to you and your family! Much Love!! <3<3


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Tucson's dry spell when it comes to German restaurants can be surprising.
Despite having a large military population, many of whom have been stationed in Germany, the city doesn't really have a brick-and-mortar option — at least not one dedicated solely to German cuisine.
In Tucson, if you want traditional dishes, things like strudels, brats and schnitzels, your best bet is to turn to your nearest food truck roundup.
That's where you'll find the Haus of Brats, a year-round German food trailer, specializing in regional eats, from Bavaria to Berlin.
The truck is owned and operated by Oro Valley residents and business partners Angela Otter and Petra Williams.
Otter is from the Frankfurt area. Williams hails from Munich.
They launched their trailer in September of last year after agreeing that the city's German options were lacking.
"We wanted to provide an easier way to get that type of food here," Otter said.
The truck focuses mainly on Bavarian dishes, things such as Bavarian-style apple strudel and leberkäse, a meat mash-up found primarily in Southern Germany.
Otter said they do feature menu items from other parts of the country. Otter, for example, whips up a mean rote grütze, a northern German dessert, consisting of chilled berries and whipped cream.
There is competition. During the winter and spring months, you can find the German Food Station food truck — run by Max and Andrea Offermann — at events around town.
Otter said, so far, the response to Haus of Brats has been tremendous.
The truck is out at least three to four times a week.
"I think a lot of people who have been exposed to the food, long for it," Otter said. "We always hear stories from people with grandparents who were German or people who had this type of food while in the service."
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Managing director and CEO Lance Hockridge said the company had completed an "extensive national and international recruitment process" before appointing Mr Neate permanently, and credited him with having been, "instrumental in the recent negotiation of a suite of long-term customer contracts for [the] coal business".
In February, investors warned protest votes would be lodged against the rail group's remuneration report later this year after it appeared to use accounting changes to boost profit margins in its first-half results. Neate, denied the restatement was about "fiddling around with numbers" and said the company was being "totally transparent".
QR National was spun out from the state owned Queensland Rail and privatised in November 2010. O'Toole oversaw the initial public offering, which was the second largest in Australia's history.
At the AGM in November, shareholders voted to change the country's largest rail freight company's name from QR National to Aurizon.
On announcing her resignation last year Ms O'Toole told CFO she was unsure what her next move would be.
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Well, It's Better Than Being at Work!: MSC Poesia Cruise Review by crzfanatic
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Well, It's Better Than Being at Work!
Destination: Eastern Caribbean
Embarkation: Fort Lauderdale (Port Everglades)
The embarkation was handled very smoothly and we were on the ship in less than an hour. We were escorted to our cabin, 10189, a much appreciated upgrade. The cabin was lovely and as nice as any I have had on any line. We somehow More snagged one of the angled balconies on the side of the ship which gave us a wonderful view forward along the port side, and some extra square footage. When we were waiting to board, we noticed that the passengers were not the usual over sixty crowd. We saw a stream of middle-aged long-haired guests and an unusual number of guitar cases and other musical instruments parade by us. We knew something was going on and it didn't take long to figure out what it was.
We had asked for late seating for dinner and since we were assigned early seating (5:30pm) we immediately found out were we needed to go to request a change. They had the maitre d set up in a meeting room near the Zebra room and gave out numbers and let us sit while we were waiting our turn. While waiting to be seen, we found out from another passenger that there was a huge group on board and that this was going to be a "Heavy Metal" cruise, "Ship Rocked 2009". The maitre d was unable to change us to second seating for the first night and said that he would get back to us the second day if he could move us. No big deal, we would just eat in the buffet the first night. We then went to get some lunch at the buffet, not expecting much, but were really unimpressed when we looked over the pitiful choices. The buffet started out with a tray of hot-dogs and a tray of hamburgers, already cooked and looking very unappealing in their pans. The other choices were stews, pastas, and some uninspired deserts. The salad bar was OK but nothing better than you would expect at any local fast food joint. We quickly ate and proceeded to explore the ship. Since the ship was pretty large, comparable to the Millennium class on Celebrity, I was expecting more.
Although fairly attractive, the ship seemed chopped up and crowded. There was a surprisingly heavy use of brass which seemed odd in a ship new in 2008, and made it look immediately dated. The 3-deck high atrium area looked particularly dated and small. There was no forward bar which I have come to expect in the top front of the ship, this area being used to cram in more cabins. Instead of a 2 deck high formal dining room, there were two dining rooms on decks 5 and 6 with low ceilings and views only on the sides. The rear of the ship, where most ships boast a lovely view aft from the dining rooms, was taken up by the kitchen, an odd use of prime real estate in my opinion. There were some pretty rooms, including the Zebra Room but the main show lounge was a multi-decked nightmare in lavender and brass. All in all the ship looked very middle of the road, mediocre and dated. The pool deck was attractive but seemed crowded due to a large bar in the middle of the deck, separating the two pools. This made both areas seem small and cramped. Forward on the pool deck was a large screen that could be used for movies or in the case of this particular cruise, Rock videos or something. The fact that it was not used for anything during our cruise except for ads for the ship, seemed a huge waste. The deck chairs were nice however and had built in sun-screens which were a great idea. There were no chairs on the promenade deck however and no chairs were ever put out on deck 15, a favorite place for me to sun. One nice touch that I saw was on the decks not immediately adjacent the pool, there were outdoor showers, a great way to cool off and a terrific idea. I found having to "sign-out" your towels for the pool, and turn them back in, particularly insulting. The buffet area on deck 13 was huge and although they rarely had enough stations open, it accommodated the ship well. It did have an unfortunate overuse of "plastic onyx" that cheapened the look and there was only one row of tables aft of the buffet area (outside, on deck) which is usually a favorite place for many to eat.
The sail-away party was incredibly fun and LOUD. They had set up a stage in one of the pool areas for the Ship Rocked groups to perform on and the ship was indeed "rocking" as we sailed out of Ft. Lauderdale. Since we were unable to get second seating, we decided we would try the alternative dining the first night. The rear area of the buffet is closed off and a make-shift specialty restaurant is set up in the evenings. We looked at the a la carte menu and asked the staff person by the door if they had any tables. He said that we needed to call for reservations so I went back to the cabin to do so. The woman on the phone was pleasant but said she would need to call me back. A few minutes later, the phone rang and she said "You can go RIGHT NOW if you want." Since we weren't even dressed, I suggested 15 minutes later might be better and then she had to check and call me back again to confirm. We arrived back at the restaurant and were escorted back to the linen covered tables. There was not a soul seated anywhere! We were puzzled at the routine we had to go through for a reservation for an empty restaurant and decided immediately that we didn't want to dine alone and left. We had the dismal buffet for dinner. The choices were not much better than at lunch with the exception of adding a pizza station, which was pretty good. Pretty much all we could say about our meal was that it filled us up. They use HUGE plates in the buffet, big enough for an entire family, but we were never able to find much to fill them with that wasn't mediocre at best. It was also only possible to get coffee when the buffet was open unless you wanted to go all the way down to deck 5 and pay for it.
We still hadn't heard about moving to second seating by the third day and I went to see the Maitre d again about it. He said that second seating was pretty much full of the Shipped Rocked group but he could put us at one of their tables, so we were finally able to eat in the dining room. The food wasn't much better there and the service was abysmal. My water glass never got refilled and the one night when we were alone at the table, the extra place settings were never removed. Although the food was slightly better in the formal dining room, it was no better than what you could get at any local diner. In fact, our first night in the dining room we both had a clam dish which was disgusting and fishy. We did see a fantastic show one night in the hideous multi-decked show lounge. It was a Cirque du Soliel affair and we enjoyed it very much. We also enjoyed a "if you dance you win" event in the Zebra Room, our favorite room on the ship. The staff was incredibly attractive, mostly Italian and beautiful. That said, the men in particular seemed to be sullen and unfriendly, obviously hating their jobs. You could get them to crack a smile if you spoke to them directly but the rest of the time they pretty much looked just bored. A few of the more positive aspects of the cruise were, incredibly cheap drinks ($4 for a glass of wine, $7 martinis, etc), NO announcements, easiest muster drill I have experienced, didn't push drinks, soft serve ice cream frequently available and wonderful cabins and cabin stewards. Unfortunately, this wasn't enough to offset the negative. By our last day at sea, we couldn't wait to get off the ship. The rock groups were the least of our complaints but some of that group was indeed obnoxious and drunk most of the cruise. No, the food and the service (or lack thereof) was more than enough to make us cross MSC Cruises from our list forever.
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In a major week for new releases, Justin Timberlake scored his first No. 1 solo album, with "FutureSex/LoveSounds" sold 684,000 units in one week.
The Billboard's Hot 200 chart for the week ended Sunday Sept 17th is reigned by the has just comeback to the scene singer Justin Timberlake. The NSYNC alumnus successfully has his second offering "FutureSex/LoveSounds" sold 684,000 units in just one week on the stores, such amount that obviously enough to bring the pop singer to hit the top spot of the album chart.
The Nielsen SoundScan counting, moreover, shows that the second set of Justin has been able to upstage the sales of his first album "Justified" which entered the album chart at No. 2 with 439,000 copies back in 2002. What's more, it is reported by Timberlake's Jive Records label that "FutureSex/LoveSounds" was also No. 1 in Britain, Ireland, Australia and Canada, and top-five in Switzerland, Germany, Austria, the Netherlands, France, Denmark, and Hong Kong.
There on the album chart, the 2nd spot is seized by John Mayer's new album "Continuum", while Beyonce Knowles' "B'Day" drops to No. 3 after debuting at the top of the chart last week. Bob Seger also enters the charts this week with his first album in 10 years, "Face the Promise," at No. 4 and Bob Dylan's "Modern Times" slips to No. 5.
The other chart holdovers are Lionel Richie's "Coming Home" which lands at No. 6, Hinder's "Extreme Behavior" climbs to No. 7, Danity Kane's self-titled debut falls to No. 8, The Mars Volta's "Amputechture" at the 9th spot, and Nickelback's "All the Right Reasons" finishing the Top 10 at No. 10.


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t he case of a baby girl who contracted HIV after being breast-fed by a well-meaning aunt has become the first in SA where an infant has been proven to have contracted HIV from a surrogate feeder or "wet nurse".
The case, cited in new research released last week, highlights the importance of HIV testing of mothers and surrogate feeders at a time when the government is phasing out free infant formula in its clinics.
The Bloemfontein baby, born to an HIV-negative mother, was admitted to hospital with pneumonia in 2009. Research entitled "The Tainted Milk of Human Kindness" conducted by researchers from the University of the Free State, the University of KwaZuluNatal (UKZN) and the National Health Laboratory Services was published in the medical journal The Lancet last week.
Using the baby girl as a case study, the report casts light on the role of wet nursing in HIV transmission, which has received little attention in SA.
Senior researcher Dr Tulio D'Oliveira from the Africa Centre for Health and Population Studies at UKZN said the findings were important because the government was halting the provision of free milk formula in its clinics. He said more research was needed on wet nursing in the light of the phase-out of formula and the government's establishment of milk banks.
Research has shown that HIV- positive women can breast-feed but their babies need anti-retroviral treatment, and breast-feeding needed to be done exclusively for a period of six months.
In April 2009, the 10-week-old baby cited in the study was admitted to the paediatric intensive care unit of a Bloemfontein hospital weak, lethargic, coughing and breathing at a rate of 75 breaths per minute. Her mother was HIV tested during pregnancy and another test at the time confirmed her negative status.
It later emerged that the baby's aunt had been breastfeeding her intermittently after the mother returned to work. DNA sequencing supported this scenario. The baby also had a high CD4 count which indicated a recent infection.
D'Oliveira said lab records indicated the aunt had tested positive for HIV in 2008. Her baby was also HIV-positive. She had claimed she was not aware of her HIV status.
"This was a devastating case for a family in South Africa… The aunt breast-fed the baby out of great kindness so the mother could go back to work," D'Oliveira said.
The researchers say that information on the practice of breastfeeding by a surrogate in SA is "scarce".
One small study conducted in the Free State by the Human Sciences Research Council found 1.7 percent of the children surveyed had been breast-fed at some point by a woman who was not their mother. HIV-positive babies were 17 times more likely to be have been breast-fed by someone who is not their mother than HIV-negative ones.
The HSRC study states that in instances where the mother is HIV negative with an infected baby, breastfeeding by a non-biological caregiver was the "single most important risk factor".
A Department of Health pamphlet on breastfeeding says wet nursing is "not advisable" and where used, the feeder must agree to an HIV test before commencing and another after six to eight weeks.


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The Indians have placed oft-injured center fielder Grady Sizemore on the 60-day disabled list and finalized their roster for Opening Day.
Sizemore, who underwent back surgery last month, will not be eligible to come off the DL until June 3. He has been in Cleveland doing his rehab. General manager Chris Antonetti said the three-time All-Star has been working on his stability and mobility and will resume baseball activities "in a couple weeks."
Sizemore re-signed with the Indians as a free agent this winter. He injured his back while fielding ground balls early in spring training.
The Indians also purchased the contracts of infielder Jose Lopez and reliever Dan Wheeler from Triple-A Columbus. The club placed left-hander David Huff on the 15-day DL with a strained right hamstring and designated outfielder Thomas Neal for assignment.
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DALLAS – The CFL commissioner will award the Blue Bombers the 2015 Grey Cup on Wednesday, the Free Press has learned.
Mark Cohon is scheduled to be in Winnipeg Wednesday and while the club wouldn't comment Monday, it has been in negotiations for several months with the province and city to pave the way to a successful event.
The Bombers were promised a Grey Cup by the CFL when they broke ground on Investors Group Field.
One stumbling block to the event is an enclosed press box at the new stadium. Cohon visited the park last summer and stated the Bombers would have to convert the open-air press box before being granted a Grey Cup. This remains a work in progress but is expected to be finished soon.
After the Grey Cup is made official, the next step will be the official announcement of the NHL bringing its Heritage Classic outdoor game to Winnipeg in late February or early March of 2016.
The Jets have been told they will host an outdoor game and have told the NHL they want to play in 2016. An official announcement is expected this summer.
The plan is for the Bombers to erect temporary seating to boost capacity at IGF to 40,000 from 33,000 for the Banjo Bowl in the 2015 regular season and then keep those stands in place for the Grey Cup and then hand over the stadium to the NHL for the Heritage Classic.


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Nokia Siemens Networks has launched a new software client for 'any device with a screen' that allows people to watch TV via any network.
The Multiscreen TV client integrates "Over the Top" (Internet) TV and broadcast TV with the web and social network access. It provides a user interface for services delivered via Nokia Siemens Networks Ubiquity Multiscreen TV Platform, irrespective of location or device.
The client is built on Nokia's open source Qt cross platform application and user interface framework. It comes with newer mobile TV services and IPTV capabilities such as time shifting and Video on Demand.
With Ubiquity Multiscreen TV Platform, MSPs can:
• Allow users to share video content via its integration with web apps and social networks.
• Add value to content inventory by delivering it to any user device, including mobile devices, over any network.
• Add new functionality to set-top boxes (STBs) and other existing assets.
• Accelerate the development and deployment of locally relevant new services, applications and 'widgets' by supplementing an existing IML applications toolkit with Nokia Qt.
• Implement Digital Rights Management for all content across all devices.
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WEDNESDAY, June 13, 2012 (MedPage Today) — The risk of death from methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bacteremia increased significantly with age, nursing home residence, and organ impairment, according to a retrospective review of 699 episodes of MRSA.
Severe bacteremia also predicted an increased mortality risk, but the MRSA strain was not predictive. Consultation with an infectious disease specialist was associated with a significantly lower mortality risk.
The review also raised questions about the approach to heteroresistant vancomycin-intermediate S. aureus (hVISA) strains — apparently susceptible strains of MRSA that harbor subpopulations of vancomycin-resistant colonies — as reported in the July issue of Emerging Infectious Diseases.
"The consequences of MRSA bacteremia are clear — many patients will die or experience a decline from their baseline clinical condition," Mina Pastagia, MD, of Rockefeller University in New York City, and co-authors wrote of their findings. "The adjusted risk difference enables clinicians to use a targeted approach, directed toward patients with the highest risk of death ...
"These patients should be treated carefully and should possibly receive a consult from an infectious diseases specialist. What remains unclear is whether patients with increased risk for death should be treated with antimicrobial drugs other than vancomycin."
MRSA bacteremia has a high mortality of 30 percent to 35 percent in most studies. However, predictors of fatal MRSA bacteremia have not been clearly delineated, providing impetus for the investigation by Pastagia and colleagues.
Investigators examined medical records associated with 699 episodes of MRSA bacteremia involving 603 patients, including 65 patients who were hospitalized two or more times. Additional data came from hospital databases and frozen MRSA specimens.
Each new hospitalization represented a new episode of MRSA bacteremia, and the first positive blood culture defined infection. An episode ended with the first negative culture after hospitalization or patient death, and any subsequent episodes during the same hospitalization were not included.
Investigators defined an episode of bacteremia as community-associated if the onset was within 48 hours of hospitalization and the patient lacked healthcare-associated risk factors, such as dialysis, nursing home residence, or history of MRSA. Healthcare-associated onset described cases that involved patients who had risk factors and became bacteremic within 48 hours of admission.
Hospital-associated bacteremia was defined as onset more than 48 hours after admission in a patient with no risk factors.
Each MRSA infection was assigned to one of three groups on the basis of vancomycin-associated minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC): VISA (MIC 4 to 12 µg/mL), hVISA, or non-VISA/hVISA. MIC50 and MIC90 values for vancomycin also were determined.
Investigators found that 55 of the 699 episodes were caused by VISA strains, 55 by hVISA, and 589 by non-vancomycin-resistant strains. Subsequently, 190 (31.5 percent) of the patients died.
Examination of clinical characteristics showed that length of stay averaged 33 days for all patients. A majority of the patients had renal insufficiency and cardiovascular disease. More than 40 percent of the patients had surgery within the previous 3 months. In 43 percent of cases, a central venous catheter was the source of infection.
About 40 percent of the cases were healthcare-associated, and hospital-associated infections accounted for almost all of the rest.
The authors found that 47 percent of the patients had prior vancomycin exposure, and 60 percent of those patients had a history of MRSA infection. Overall, vancomycin was used to treat 566 (81 percent) of MRSA bacteremia episodes.
Consultation with an infectious disease specialist had the greatest risk-reducing effect on all-cause mortality.
"Our findings can help clinicians estimate the risk that a patient with MRSA bacteremia will die," the authors wrote in the discussion of their findings. "For example, an elderly patient with liver cirrhosis and MRSA bacteremia who lived in a nursing home before hospital admission would have an extremely poor prognosis.
"Conversely, an otherwise healthy patient with diabetes mellitus might have a better prognosis that could be improved even more by consultation with an infectious disease specialist."


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ranbir Dec 24, 2014 07:25 pm
the restaurant has a nice setting and the service is polite but there is a fundamental issue, they cannot cook pasta properly, consistently. the pasta served to us was very over cooked, now self respecting Italian chef would have ever allowed such pasta to leave the kitchen. therefore I can only assume the kitchen has unskilled chefs that are living off the Locatelli brand.
as for the pirce, £150 for lunch compirsing a salad, three pastas, water and a beer may not be extorionate but for poor quality pasta, it is poor value for money.
Katy Jun 27, 2012 10:14 pm
Very good restaurant very high quality of food and friendly and professional staff!
I really cannot image that all the comments up are talking about this place!
I will definitely suggest to everyone this place.!!!...
occhipinti May 23, 2012 06:03 am
its a good italian restaurant,
Jaime Apr 27, 2012 07:43 am
I would have to say this resturant is fantastic!
My, now fiance, proposed to me =) the staff were amazing. My fiance spent a week with them trying to plan everything perfectly. the food was the best food i have eaten and the manager was so lovely we could not thank him enough! he made the whole experience personal..
Celebratory champagne and dessert at the end with the ring =) every one clapped and congratulated us! very well done.
I would recommend to anyone who is planning to propose, or an anniversary or brthday even!
The ambiance, the food, the staff absolute perfection and i would definitly go back there again!
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Average food and hesitant alcohol service considering it was inclusive. Children were pressed to drink soft drinks which were at extra cost. We will not be going back.


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Bay Village Vacation Packages
Bay Village is a great place to stay in Cleveland as many of the city's star attractions are close. Two destinations that should be at the top of every visitor's list is the fascinating Cleveland Police Museum and the ever-popular NASA Glenn Research Center. Two other recommended attractions you'll find within a short distance of Bay Village are the International Exposition Center and the Memphis Kiddie Park.
Get familiar with the local heroes in Cleveland by catching a game at Quicken Loans Arena, the stomping ground of the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Lake Erie Monsters. Even if you don't like sports, you can sing along and cheer with locals during one of the many pop or rock concerts held here.
For a real taste of this fascinating part of the world, think about staying close by in one of the area's hotel or serviced apartment options. The Howard Johnson Inn Cleveland Airport, Brook Park, the Sheraton Cleveland Airport Hotel and the Best Western Airport Inn and Suites, Brook Park are just three of the best places to find a warm welcome and a good night's rest.


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TAMPA — Rose Ferlita has made her business experience a key contrasting point between her and Tampa mayoral opponent Bob Buckhorn.
Ferlita takes every opportunity to mention her more than four decades in the business world, much of it running her own pharmacy. She belittles Buckhorn's work experience, using his $7,000 in reported income last year as evidence that he is a "failed businessman."
"So 44 years of business experience starts me right off at an advantage" Ferlita, 65, said during a radio interview this week.
The point: She more than Buckhorn knows how to run an enterprise and meet a budget, and understands the challenges of small business owners who propel the local economy.
Buckhorn says his business was chugging along fine before he ramped it down to avoid conflicts or "even the appearance of a conflict" while bidding to be Tampa's next mayor. Clients and a past business associate backed up his assertion that last year was an anomaly, that his job was more than a way of killing time between runs for office, as Ferlita supporters have suggested.
Meanwhile, two key backers say the line of criticism has little relevance in judging his ability to run City Hall. Neither Pam Iorio nor Sandy Freedman, the latter for whom Buckhorn worked as a special assistant, had meaningful private-sector business experience before each served as Tampa's mayor.
"I think the whole notion of business experience tends to be a sound bite," said Iorio, the current mayor who is leaving office amid high approval ratings and gave Buckhorn an unexpected endorsement two weeks ago. "But what does it really mean?"
Buckhorn, 52, spent years on the Tampa City Council before running for mayor against Iorio in 2003, coming in third place and missing the runoff. He soon joined Dewey Square Group, a national public affairs consulting firm, working out of its Tampa office.
He spent about five years with the firm until it downsized to focus more on national concerns and Buckhorn formed his own consulting group. Some of his Florida-based Dewey Square clients stayed with him.
"I can assure you that, for better or worse, he spent more time in that office than I did," said Craig Sutherland, who remains a principal in the firm.
In both consulting roles, Buckhorn said he could not disclose some client names without their permission. He and his campaign gave the names of a handful of clients. In two cases, the clients confirmed the relationship and in two others, the Buckhorn campaign provided contracts showing he'd been retained. The other made headlines.
The firms generally had an issue before government. Buckhorn or his firm was hired to help them navigate the political process, or to help them build grass roots support.
Such was the case when Buckhorn and Dewey Square helped the owners of a Lake County retirement community with a yearlong fight starting in 2006 against a concrete plant built next door. The concrete plant was ultimately dismantled.
"With Bob, he wasn't a name on a letterhead," said Shannon Smith, former chief financial officer for American Land Lease, the Clearwater company that owned the community. "He was very much on the ground."
A Tampa General Hospital executive said Buckhorn helped the trauma center navigate the zoning process and work with neighborhood groups on Davis Islands during a major expansion from 2005 to 2008.
"He was there at the beginning and helped us put our strategy together," said Jean Mayer, senior vice president for strategic services.
Buckhorn also represented Tampa Pipeline, a company that stood to gain competition from a rival proposal to install another fuel pipeline to Tampa International Airport in 2007. Protests from neighborhood groups near the airport drew public attention to the proposal.
His campaign provided contracts in which he represented two other companies, a waste hauler and a cable company, with issues before local government. The campaign asked that the clients' named not be disclosed because it had not gotten permission to divulge them. Each contract was for $10,000.
Buckhorn said he made a little under "six figures" a year at Dewey Square, less than that when he left the firm.
"It was less because it was a startup, so I didn't make as much," Buckhorn said. "Had I been able to keep growing the business, I certainly would have."
Buckhorn said that he is fortunate that his physician wife earns enough that he could scale back his work and run for office.
Like Ferlita, he touts the work he has done as giving him an appreciation for overly burdensome regulations business owners face from government, thanks to his work for his clients. Streamlining the process is part of his platform.
Ferlita did not return a phone call seeking comment. But in the Wednesday radio interview with WHNZ, 1250-AM, she again asserted that she has a far more impressive resume of business involvement. It includes working for a chain pharmacy before starting her own Rose Drugs in Seminole Heights, which she ran while also serving on the Tampa City Council.
"Who do you want there: somebody who doesn't have that experience or somebody who's been that?" Ferlita said. "I am totally supportive of small business. That's what we're about."
Freedman, the former mayor, said there is more to running City Hall than business know-how. She noted that, unlike Ferlita, Buckhorn spent eight years not just on the council, but as her assistant, tackling all the issues confronting the city.
"You take the totality of the person," Freedman said. "He went with me for the better part of eight years to maybe 75 percent of the things that I attended. He was as close to being the mayor without being the mayor."
Times staff writer Rick Danielson contributed to this report. Bill Varian can be reached at (813) 226-3387 or email@example.com.


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Maintaining MTS Packages
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After a package has been successfully built, distributed, and deployed, administrators can use the MTS Explorer to maintain MTS packages. Maintaining MTS packages entails monitoring the status and properties of packages and their components, and reconfiguring package and component properties if required.
On This Page
Monitoring Status and Properties in the MTS Explorer
Using Property Sheets in the MTS Explorer
Managing Users for MTS Roles
Using MTS Replication
Monitoring Status and Properties in the MTS Explorer
You can use the MTS Explorer Status View and Property View settings to monitor the status and properties of active packages and their components. You can view the status or properties of items in the Explorer by selecting the item and then clicking the Status View or Property View button in the MTS Explorer toolbar.
The Status View lets you see the status of computers, packages, and components in the Explorer. For example, Status View for the Computers folder indicates if Microsoft Distributed Transaction Coordinator (MS DTC) has been started, while Status View for the Packages Installed folder indicates which package is running. Status View for components in a package allows you to see the component's programmatic identifier (progID), objects activated, and the objects in call. You can use the Status View to quickly see the status of computers and application processes that you are managing.
To use the Status View in the MTS Explorer
Select the Packages Installed folder or Components folder.
Choose the Status View icon on the MTS toolbar in the right pane of the MTS Explorer.
Note Status View does not display the status of the Utilities and System packages.
Use the Property View to quickly gather information about the properties of packages and components. For example, the property view for components displays the component's ProgID, transaction setting, dynamic-link library (DLL) location, class ID (CLSID), threading model, and security authorization settings. For example, you can use the Property View to quickly view the transaction properties for all components in a package.
To use Property View in the MTS Explorer
In the right pane of the MTS Explorer, select the folder whose status you would like to view, such as the Packages Installed or Components folder
Click the Property View button on the MTS Explorer toolbar. The properties for items in that folder will be displayed in columns in the right pane of the MTS Explorer.
Using Property Sheets in the MTS Explorer
Package and component property sheets allow you to change the configuration of MTS packages. For example, if you would like to change the transaction property for a component, you can modify the component property sheet for transaction settings. Before you re-configure a specific property setting, review the Creating MTS Packages and Installing MTS Packages topics for descriptions and procedures on setting different properties in the MTS Explorer.
Packages can be locked against modification or deletion of the package and its components. If a package has been locked during installation or deployment, you will have to unlock the package before modifying component properties. For more information about locking, see Locking Your MTS Package .
To configure package and application properties using property pages
Right-click the item whose properties you want to set. You can also select the item in the left pane of the MTS Explorer and choose Properties from the Action menu.
Modify the appropriate property sheet and click either OK or Apply.
Refresh all components of My Computer by selecting the My Computer icon and choosing Refresh all components from the Action menu. You can also refresh individual packages by selecting the Packages Installed folder and clicking the Refresh icon on the MTS toolbar in the right pane of the MTS Explorer.
Note: If you change the activation level of your package, you have to shut down that package process before the change will take effect. You can shut down the package process by right-clicking the package and choosing the Shut down option. Note that packages administered remotely on an MTS 1.x computer cannot be shut down individually.
Managing Users for MTS Roles
As an administrator, you will have manage a role's Windows NT users and groups of users by:
Adding a new user or group to a role
Removing a user or group from a role
Moving a user or group from one role to another
As clients of your server packages increase, use the MTS Explorer to map the new users to roles for the package. For more information about mapping new users to a role, refer to the Mapping MTS Roles to Users and Groups topic.
You may have to remove users from a role, or move users or groups of users from an existing role to a newly created role. For example, if an employee leaves the company, you would remove that user from the roles with which the former employee was associated.
When you create new roles for an existing package, you may have to move a user or a group of users from one role to another. For example, if you create a Clerk role for an Accounting package, you may have to move some users or a group of users from the existing Manager role (with read and write privileges for Accounting data) to the Clerk role (with read-only privileges). In order to move users or groups of users, you must remove the user or group of users from the role and then map them to the new role.
To remove a user from a role
Locate the package that contains the role from which you want to remove a group or a user. In the left pane of the MTS Explorer, select that package.
Open the Roles folder.
Double-click the role that has been defined for the user you want to remove.
Open the Users folder.
Select the user you want to remove.
On the Action menu, click Delete. You can also right-click and select Delete from the right-click menu.
Click Yes in the dialog box that appears. You can also remove a user by selecting the icon for that user and pressing Delete.
Using MTS Replication
MTS provides replication for use with Microsoft Cluster Server (MSCS). If an MTS server in a cluster fails or is taken offline, the other server takes over the failed server's operations.
How to Replicate an MTS Server
To replicate an MTS server
Install MTS on both computers. For more information, see Configuring MTS with Microsoft Cluster Server.
Designate a master computer and install your packages on that computer.
Register any imported components on both computers.
Ensure dependencies such as runtime libraries are installed on both computers. (See the Limitations section in this topic.)
Specify a Replication Share name for the master on the Options tab on the My Computer property sheet (see the Package Contents Replication section in this topic).
Run the MTXREPL.EXE command-line utility.
You use the MTXREPL.EXE command-line utility to replicate an MTS server. Both the master and destination computers must be running. MTXREPL.EXE takes the following arguments:
MTXREPL.EXE master destination
MTS replication uses a single-master approach, copying MTS catalog information from a master computer to a destination computer. To replicate to another destination computer, run the MTXREPL.EXE utility again. The single-master approach is not strictly enforced, however, so you can in turn use the destination computer as the master for another MTS server replication.
During replication, MTS completely replaces the catalog on the destination with the catalog on the source, except where noted below in the What MTS Replication Does Not Do section in this topic. You cannot do partial replication. If MTS replication fails, run the MTXREPL.EXE utility again.
Administrators are responsible for initiating MTS replication and must ensure that package changes to the master server are replicated to all computers within the cluster.
It is recommended that replication be performed when the destination is not currently running MTS components. There is a window of failure on MTS startup while reading catalog information. If the replication were to occur at this time, package startup will fail, requiring the client to retry.
Replicating IIS Packages
Use the Microsoft Internet Information Server (IIS) version 4.0 replication utility to replicate IIS packages. IIS replication copies all MTS catalog information automatically. Because of this, running the MTS replication utility is not necessary; in fact, it will not run if IIS 4.0 is installed.
Package Contents Replication
MTS replication copies all necessary component dynamic-link libraries (DLL)s, type type libraries, and proxy-stub DLLs. To allow destination computers to access these files, you must specify a Replication Share name for the master on the Options tab on the My Computer property sheet. You must create this share on the master and grant read-only privileges to destination computers. The Replication Share name is the share name, not the directory that the share name maps to. For example, if you have d:\mtx\repl shared as MyReplPoint, then Replication Share should be MyReplPoint, not d:\mtx\repl.
The Replication Share must grant read-only permission to the identity of the destination computer's System package. If the destination's System package performs role checking, then the identity of the System package on the master must belong to the Administrator role in the destination's System package.
The location of the first component DLL in a package determines where files are installed on the destination computer. If this component is located in a subdirectory beneath the default package directory, the subdirectory is mirrored on the destination computer. The default package directory is determined during MTS setup; for example, if you install MTS into c:\Program Files\Mts, then the default package install directory is c:\Program Files\Mts\Packages.
If your packages are installed beneath this directory, they will be installed in the same location relative to the default package install directory on the destination computer. For example:
Default Package Directory
Package Install Directory
c:\Program Files\Mts\Packages
c:\Program Files\Mts\Packages\MyPak
Packages installed outside the default package install directory are installed in the "external" subdirectory on the destination computer. For the above example:
Package Install Directory
Package A in c:\Program Files\Mts\Packages\MyPak
Package A and B in d:\Mts\Packages\MyPak
It is recommended you install packages beneath the default package directory. It is also recommended that all files of the same package reside in the same directory.
Administering MTS Server Clusters
Administrators must always use physical computer names for administration in an MSCS cluster. If you are on the master computer in an MSCS cluster and you want to view the copy, use its physical computer name. To replicate between the master and copy, use the physical computer names.
You must specify the virtual server name in the Remote Server Name on the Options tab on the My Computer property sheet for deploying MTS applications on an MSCS cluster. When you export a package using the application executable utility, clients which then install the application will be directed to the virtual server. If you do not set the Remote Server Name, clients will be directed to the physical computer, which is not the proper configuration for failover protection.
You can also perform static load balancing with failover protection by specifying different virtual server names. By having two virtual server names, one for each physical computer, you can create a client installation executable for a package installed on both computers. By dividing their distribution among clients, static load balancing is achieved.
To load balance an MTS application using virtual servers
Decide on how you want to balance load.
For example, you can run all packages on only one computer at a time, run all packages on both computers, or run some packages on one computer and some on the other.
Use the MSCS Cluster Administrator to create virtual server names for both computers.
Export packages using the virtual server names that you created in Step 2.
If you want to run all packages on only a single computer at a time, export all packages under a single virtual server name. If you want to run all packages on both computers at the same time, export all packages twice, one for each virtual server name You must then distribute the two different sets of client installation executables to among your clients. If you want to run half the packages on one computer and half the packages on the other, export each half using a different virtual server name.
Run the client executables on the client machines. Depending on how you chose to load balance in Step 1, you may have several executables to run on each client.
What MTS Replication Does Not Do
MTS replication does not do the following:
Install MTS. You must setup MTS on each destination computer before running MTS replication.
Replace MTS system and utilities packages and the IIS utilities packages. You must configure these packages identically on the master and destination (although file paths can differ). MTS does not enforce this; it is the responsibility of the administrator to synchronize both sets of packages as needed.
Replicate computer-specific information such as the Replication Share and Remote Server Name properties.
Replicate MTS component dependencies that cannot be detected by MTS such as run-time libraries. You must copy these files on each destination computer in order for applications to execute properly.
Replicate local computer security accounts. Such accounts are not recommended for use within clusters for roles or package identities.
Replicate persisted data that your application relies on. For example, SQL Server provides automatic failover for its databases; you must ensure that the database is configured to failover for your application.
MTS replication to or from Windows 95 computers is not supported.
MTS replication will fail if there are any remote components on the master which are set to run on the destination computer.
Imported components can only be replicated if they are already registered on the destination computers. Installed components are automatically registered and configured on the copy by the replication utility. When replicating components that were imported on the master, the replication utility expects to find the components already registered on the copy. It is your responsibly to manually register imported components on each destination computer prior to running the replication utility.
Replication to or from versions of MTS prior to MTS 2.0 is not supported.


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