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309 Country Club Terrace, Battle Creek 49015
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This property has been Sold!
08/16/2016 at $113,000
Lovely Lakeview schools ranch. This home is super clean and move in ready! It boast a spacious living room, charming dining room that overlooks the nice size back yard, cute kitchen with newer cabinets and pantry and all appliances are staying. Nice master bedroom with large closet. Updated bath is very nice. Beautiful plaster walls. Full basement for added living space and storage. Newer energy efficient windows and a NEW ROOF in 2009! Attached garage.
Property Information
- Status
- Sold
- Address
- 309 Country Club Terrace
- City
- Battle Creek
- Zip
- 49015
- County
- Calhoun
- Township
- Battle Creek City
- Possession
- Close of Escrow
- Zoning
- res
- Total Finished SqFt
- 1,181
- Above Grade SqFt
- 1,181
- Garage
- 1.0
- Garage Desc.
- 1, Attached
- Water
- Public
- Sewer
- Public
- Year Built
- 1960
- Taxes
- $1,855
Rooms and Land
- MasterBedroom
- 13X10 1st Floor
- Bedroom2
- 10X10 1st Floor
- Bedroom3
- 12X9 1st Floor
- FormalDining
- 11X10 1st Floor
- Kitchen
- 12X9 1st Floor
- Living
- 19X14 1st Floor
- Basement
- Full Basement
- Cooling
- Central
- Heating
- Forced Air, Natural Gas
- Acreage
- 0.28
- Lot Dimensions
- 89x140
- Appliances
- Dryer, Microwave, Range, Refrigerator, Washer
- Features
- Garage Door Opener, Water Softener/Owned
- Exterior Materials
- Stone, Vinyl
- Exterior Features
- Patio
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Office Address 131 E. Columbia Ave. #204
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Sarah Robbins - Entrepeneur. Grateful first-time mom. Proud NICU donor.
I always knew I wanted to have my baby at BC Women's Hospital . It was the best decision I ever made.
As I looked into my newborn daughter's face after an emergency C-section, her lips began to turn blue. The team quickly whisked her away, and she spent the next three days receiving amazing care in the Newborn ICU (NICU). All the NICU nurses went above and beyond for Charlotte, so I decided to do the same for them. In 2014, I teamed up with another NICU mom, Joanne Mah of Modern Fort, to sell my company's exclusive silver Numpfer bib and baby blanket packages, with proceeds to BC Women's. Then, drawing on my experience in the restaurant industry, I decided to do something even bigger – a tasting event called Sip and Savour, featuring food, wine, beer and spirits from some of Vancouver's top restaurants, wineries and craft breweries. More than 250 people attended the event at The Pipe Shop, and, thanks to a matching donation from the Sandra Schmirler Foundation, we raised $50,000 for BC Women's. We're doing it again this October, with the goal of raising $80,000 for a new incubator. BC Women's provided amazing care to Charlotte; it feels great to pay that forward by giving back.
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This workshop is all about learning how to mix resin, add pigment and finish your jewellery pieces. Make two resin bangles and two resin rings to take home on the day and show off to your family and friends.Divided into three sections, the first is a brief tutorial explaining how to use resin to create your own jewellery masterpieces, along with the instructor demonstrating pouring the resin into a mould.The second part to this workshop is where the fun begins. Choose your colours and designs and then work with an instructor to handcraft two resin bangles and two resin rings.During the last stage of the workshop, you will hand finish your pieces and get to ask questions about other pieces you may wish to design.The workshop is taught in such a way that you will learn jewellery making skills that will allow you to continue to make stunning resin pieces, long after completing your workshop in the comfort of your own home.Please note: You must be 18 years or older to participate in the workshop. This workshop is not suitable for pregnant women as chemicals in the form of resins are used.


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from $130 / night help Price for guests, Nights
- Bedrooms:
- 3
- Bathrooms:
- 2
- Sleeps:
- 7
- Type:
- Villa
- Pets allowed:
- Yes
- Wi-Fi available:
- No
- Per night:
- $130 - $150
- Per week:
- $800 - $800
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Owner profile
Vera G.
Languages spoken: English
- Air conditioning
- High Speed Internet
- Linen provided
- Private outdoor pool (unheated)
- Pet Friendly
- Ceiling Fans
- Clothes dryer
- Dishwasher
- Hair dryer
- Iron
- CD player
- Refrigerator
- Satellite TV
- Microwave
- Stove
- Telephone
- Toaster
- Washing machine
- Cycling Trips
- Fishing
- Water sports
- Horse riding
Reviews for this vacation home rental in Kissimmee, United States Have you been a guest of this property? Write a review Reviews (13)
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"Awesome vacation"
This place is super nice , very well prepared and convenient for families with children they have every thing you might think of from baby stroller to the ice cooler... Very clean and The owner is so nice too. Go for it :)
Owner's reply: thank you for your kind words..appreciate this so much. Vera
Well appointed with a few easily corrected exceptions. TV's need updating, telephone could be North America long distance available. Kitchen pots pans etc could be renewed but the dishes and utensils are excellent. Furnishings are very comfy and we liked the "2 living rooms". The grandkids thoroughly enjoyed the pool (good condition) and the pool furniture is great. Thanks Vera for looking after the toaster, garburator and toilets the asme day we notified you. The 2 month stay had one big void no BBQ. It would have helped keep a lot of cooking odours and heat outside. Thanks. B&N
Owner's reply: hi Bruce thanks for the good comments and the heads up on the other items...most items will soon be taken care of and others a bit longer. It is a lovely house, with lots of new things that the owners took care of. thanks again
"Park Forest Loop Vacation"
We enjoyed our vacation rental, house was nice with lots of towels and household goods for cooking. The house was close to everything. We would stay here again and recommend this for your vacation rental.
"Best accommodations I've ever had"
This home was quite a bargain for my family of seven. It was located in a beautiful neighborhood, was well kept inside and out and is close to many restaurants, stores and the major parks. Our main purpose was the convention center and it was in a reasonable drive from there. I would highly recommend this for your stay in the Orlando/Kissimmee area.
Owner's reply: Hello Mr. Fiscus thank you so much for your kind words..hope to see you again in Sunny Florida. Regards Vera
"Excellent home away from home!"
We stayed at this home for 12 days during our Disney vacation. Amazing!! We looked forward to coming back to "our home" after dealing with all of the crowds and the heat of the day. The home is spacious, clean and well kept. Our children really enjoyed the screened in pool. We have 3 teenagers and this home provided us with space and privacy. We did find that the bedrooms were a little on the warm side but we are from Canada, so we are used to having our homes a little cooler :) If we had any questions or concerns, Vera was available to help us. Thank you Vera!! The convenience of having a washer and dryer was much appreciated - it's very hot in Florida and at the parks in summer so we made good use of the washing machine. We will definitely book through Vera in the future and would have absolutely no trouble staying in this home again.
Owner's reply: Thank you so much for your kind words, hope to see you again very soon. Vera
"Great location and clean house"
My family of four stayed here and had tones of space. Nice to come back to a clean home and great pool area after a long day at the parks. Close to amenities and all the theme parks. Plan to return again.
Owner's reply: Thank you so much for your kind words. Hope we see you again. Vera
"Very Clean, Quiet And Peaceful"
This house was amazingly clean and spacious. Had everything we needed to make our stay comfortable, Definetly would stay there again. So close to all the main attractions, didn't want to come home,Thanks once again. Chris Green and Family
Owner's reply: Thank you so much for your very kind words, so glad you enjoyed your stay. Happy New Year, Vera
"Clean, spacious, fun, relaxing!!!"
We were very happy with this townhouse. Resort facilities were awesome! The home was very spacious & clean. TV's in all bedrooms plus the living room was great. I would definitely stay here again & recommend this home to friends & family. Thanks for everything! The Stoddard Family
Owner's reply: Thank you for your kind words, what dates were you here? thanks again
"lovely holiday!"
We stayed for 2 weeks in Davenport and loved it! Clean house, nice neighborhood, The next time we're coming to Florida , we shall rent Shangri-La again!
"We will be back!"
We are Florida residents and often take our kids to the theme parks in Orlando. When we go, we usually rent vacation homes that is pet friendly so our dog can join us. For the very first time, we had an amazing experience from the beginning to the end of our stay. The house was VERY clean, in great location, close to everything! Spacious, comfortable, with wi-fi that works! We were very pleased! Vera Gualano, the person we contacted about the property, was wonderful! She is the responsible for this great experience. Very professional. We will be back to Orlando again soon, and we won't need to shop around for houses anymore. We will contact Mrs Gualano for sure! Thank you so very much for your service.
Owner's reply: HI Larissa Thank you so much for your kind words, have a sunny summer, and we hope to see you again. Vera
Owner Supplied Testimonials
This charming and cozy house sits in a quiet residential neighborhood and is within 8 miles to all Disney locations. Most of our meals were eaten out and we were
pleasantly surprised to find that you literally have your pick of hundreds of restaurants within a ten mile radius, from the chains to gourmet. Our favorites were in
downtown Celebration.
I came down to rehab from total knee replacement and the heated pool was just what the Doctor ordered. Luckily, the weather allowed us to use the pool almost daily.
The rental agent, Vera, was very professional and a delight to deal with. She is very attentive and quick to react should a problem arise.
Thanks Vera for a great stay.


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Most of the early feedback on the redesign of this blog, and my other, Norwegian blog is in. And, amazingly, for the most part stuff just works. There does seem to be a couple of problem children, though. Konqueror is one, and since that is one, I presume sibling Safari is the other.
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Kingdom of Imerina, Merina, is a large island kingdom in the Indian Ocean off the eastern coast of Africa. The capital is Ambohimanga and the population is around 2.2 million.
The Head of State is King Radama VI.
The official language is Merinan however most of the dialects spoken on the island are mutually intelligible.
The currency is the Merinan Iraimbillanja (IMI)
Amazingly first colonized not by people from mainland Africa but by seafarers from Borneo in around 350 AD, the island of it is believed to be one of the last landmasses in the world to be colonized. Waves of settlers added to the island over the centuries and a multitude of small warring kingdom states appeared as agriculture and domestic cattle changed the forests into pasture and paddy fields.
Its prime location made it a hub for trans-oceanic trade and its divided power structures would allow Dutch, Danish and Castilian traders to largely takeover the coastal ports.
By the mid-18th century the central kingdom of Imerina had shrugged off its previous obscurity and thanks to several ruthless rulers brought the entire island under its authority. On the one hand it embraced the cultural benefits that contact with Europe could bring, such as an alphabet, military reform and industry, but it also recognized that they should not have too much influence over the country. In that regard foreigners were barred from entering all but the port of Antananarivo and the promotion of Christianity was made illegal. Mostly the European nations demurred; the favorable trade policies remained in place. However Anglia ramped up its colonization of various Indian Ocean Islands in response (see Anglian Indian Ocean Islands) and would defend the Comoros Islands against Merinan forces in 1903. There have been various other 'close scrapes' which have pitched Anglian forces against the island. In general however Merina has restricted its foreign ventures to combating piracy and helping expand its trading links.
Merina has struggled with slowly liberalising its structures and vast vanity projects built by its rulers often using slave labour, and has often lapsed back into autocracy as its nobility has strenuously opposed any change to the status quo. In 2005 a new constitution was formalised and power definitively given to the Parliament. This arrangement is still shaky and the king has been accused of flaunting the constitution on more than one occasion.
The country has considerable mineral wealth and it is hoped by many politicians that spreading the wealth to the population will stabilise its society.
A constitutional monarchy, the parliament is elected by a narrow franchise every seven years.
The current Head of State is King Radama VI and his Prime Minister is Herilaza Rakotoarimanana.


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10 grape tomatoes
1 red onion
several basil leaves
1/2 cheese (trança from Minas Gerais)
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Cut the grape tomatoes in the middle. Use your hands to shred the lettuce into smaller pieces. Cut the red onion in slices. Cut the cheese into smaller pieces. Add all these ingredients into a bowl. Season the salad with lemon juice, salt, basil leaves and olive oil.


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Microsoft has teamed up with Psychster, a research firm that apparently specializes in "the psychology of social media", to study how companies should use Twitter to address a site outage, unscheduled downtime or interrupted service.
According to the collaborative study, people are increasingly turning to Twitter in the case of an online service outage, while companies often don't know what to say, who should say it, and what the impact of all that "joining the conversation" will be.
Microsoft Learning and Psychster conducted a multivariate scenario study (see survey) to explore how best to reassure users during an outage, and how tweets affect brand perception and support call center demand.
The results showed that half of the (120) respondents in the sample would consult a Twitter feed to get information about an outage, and that negative feelings about the downtime would reduce if they find out the responsible company seemingly cares enough to tweet about it.
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Habitat for Humanity Launches Appeal to Assist Those Affected by Typhoon Hagupit
BANGKOK, Dec 7, 2014 - (ACN Newswire) - Habitat for Humanity has launched an appeal to assist families affected by Typhoon Hagupit (called Ruby in the Philippines). The storm made first landfall on Samar, an island in the Visayas, Philippines, late in the evening of Saturday 6 December.
According to the Philippines National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council, more than 146,000 families were evacuated in six regions of the Philippines.
"Habitat for Humanity is sheltering evacuated families in Leyte, Cebu and Surigao del Sur provinces of the Philippines. Staff and materials are prepositioned and we will begin to support affected families to repair their homes. The more funds we raise, the more families we can help," said Rick Hathaway, Habitat for Humanity vice president for Asia-Pacific.
To donate, please visit habitat.org/giving/hagupit (global) or give2habitat.org/philippines/TyphoonHagupit (within the Philippines)
Habitat for Humanity is appealing for funds to assist families and help them rebuild their lives and gain access to decent shelter. Habitat staff are on the ground ready to assess the situation and coordinate with government agencies and other partners on the disaster response operations.
Typhoon Hagupit comes just 13 months after Typhoon Haiyan killed 6,300 people and damaged or destroyed more than one million homes, according to government figures. To date Habitat for Humanity Philippines has supported nearly 28,000 Haiyan-affected families with emergency shelter and shelter repair kits and begun construction of core houses at ten sites in Cebu and Leyte provinces.
Typhoon Hagupit is expected to continue moving across the Philippines.
To set up interviews, receive photography or further information, please contact Heron Holloway on +66 991 657 299 or [email protected]
About Habitat for Humanity International
Habitat for Humanity International's vision is a world where everyone has a decent place to live. Anchored by the conviction that housing provides a critical foundation for breaking the cycle of poverty, Habitat has helped more than 5 million people construct, rehabilitate or preserve homes since 1976. Habitat also advocates to improve access to decent and affordable shelter and supports a variety of funding models that enable families with limited resources to make needed improvements on their homes as their time and resources allow. As a nonprofit Christian housing organization, Habitat works in more than 70 countries and welcomes people of all races, religions and nationalities to partner in its mission. Habitat has supported an estimated 1.5 million individuals in the Asia-Pacific region, where it has been active since 1983. To get more information, to donate or to volunteer, please visit habitat.org/asiapacific or follow us at facebook.com/habitat.
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We just got home from the PET Scan (what a birthday gift, yes?) and there was
a message that we got to switch to the Oncologist we wanted, another battle won. Now we sit and wait for Scan results! In the meantime I also got a call from a Medicare Case Worker with Cigna. After a half hour of chit chat about Teddy I told her about our web site and she said, "oh great, I am going on the site and copy anything that may help your case for the cyberknife!". I thought WOW! I told her how others have had it successfully and she wants to see our board. So be on your good behavior, kids! :) We now feel like we are rolling along again!


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Last month, Snohomish (Wash.) High's Ike Ditzenberger scored the biggest touchdown of his life. Now, he's lining up dates with homecoming princesses, preparing for interviews with "Dateline NBC" and pondering a Hollywood future for his story. Really.
According to the Seattle Times, Ditzenberger has been inundated with media requests and interest since video of the Ike Special touchdown first appeared on YouTube, Prep Rally and a host of other blogs and websites last month. You can actually see a new "director's cut" of the play, which includes angles from game film provided by both coaching staffs, above. Last week, with Snohomish hosting its annual homecoming game and dance, Ditzenberger was a celebrity, riding on the back of a town fire truck for the team's homecoming parade.
Later, after cheering his teammates to a 21-17 win over heated school rival Marysville-Pilchuck -- a victory which included a special touchdown celebration between Ditzenberger and Snohomish junior quarterback Mitchell Stewart -- the senior went to the homecoming dance with Emily Zylstra, the homecoming princess and Snohomish County Dairy Princess. The date wasn't arranged by anyone's parents or other political considerations, either. Ike asked her out, and Zylstra said yes. Ditzenberger's mother, Kay, said the part of the evening Ike was most excited about was the high five Zylstra promised him at the end of the date.
"Everyone in the school loves Ike," Snohomish coach Mark Perry told the Times. "Everyone knows him."
Yet a few things have been less than perfect for Snohomish county's best-known personality since his big touchdown celebration. Ditzenberger was recently diagnosed with diabetes, a disease he struggles to monitor. Right on cue, his teammates stepped forward again, this time offering to help him monitor his blood sugar levels during practices and games so he could continue to be a part of the team.
If Ditzenberger wasn't enough of a celebrity already, that's likely to change. The Times reported that "Dateline NBC" is planning to visit Snohomish to cover Ike's story, with Hollywood in hot pursuit after a film production company called Aegis agreed to purchase the rights to his story.
All this because of one of the most memorable touchdowns we're likely to see this year. Not a bad senior season for a kid who just wanted to be part of a team.
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gives me the generic cannot scan. ive turned off my anti virus, and turned off firewall and add the exception thing to IE and it still would not scan my computer. is there any certain port i should open manually on my linksys router?
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I think that we need some additional details. First thing of note, though, is that IE plays no part in SpiceWorks scanning. There are no settings to play with in IE.
Is your Linksys router between your SpiceWorks server and the machines that you are attempting to scan? If so, then yes you will not only need to open the appropriate ports but you will also need to port forward to the one machine inside your network that you wish to scan or build a VPN that goes through the Linksys to connect your SpiceWorks server to your network.
Can you describe your network to us so that we know how this is working? SpiceWorks really needs to be on the same network as the machines that you are scanning not hosted on the Internet somewhere.
Also, are you using XP Home by any chance? That OS is not scannable - one of the limitations that Microsoft built in to encourage the use of XP Pro.
Are you using Active Directory?
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Anglo American announces Sir John Parker's intention to step down as Chairman
Anglo American plc ("Anglo American") announces that Sir John Parker has informed the Nomination Committee of the Board of Anglo American of his intention to step down, after serving eight years as Chairman, during the course of 2017.
Sir John Parker, Chairman of Anglo American, said: "Having seen Anglo American emerge in a strong position from the mining industry downturn, with its sharp falls in commodity prices between 2014 and 2016, I believe that the time is now right for the Board to seek my successor during the course of 2017. The company, with its much restored balance sheet and a world class Board and management team, led by our Chief Executive Mark Cutifani, is well placed for the future.
"Chairing Anglo American has been an enormous privilege and it has also appealed to my close interest in engineering, technology and corporate turnarounds. The ability of companies to adapt, innovate and think creatively about the role they can play in society is a key ingredient of long term competitive advantage. These are qualities at the heart of Anglo American's DNA."
Sir Philip Hampton, Anglo American's Senior Independent Director, will now lead a process to identify candidates with appropriate global listed company boardroom experience. Sir John Parker will continue to chair the Board until such appointment is effective.
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What's That You Say, Richie? You're On a New Sports-Talk Radio Station? Do Tell.
Today I bring something for your eyes: a replay of the amazing Boise State-Oklahoma Fiesta Bowl, which airs at 9 p.m. on Fox Sports Southwest. And here's something for your ears: Maybe he's hopelessly pitching pebbles at the castle walls. Or perhaps Thom Bailey has the latest, greatest idea in local sports radio. This week, we're about to find out.
"There's not a station in this town for the real sports fan," says Bailey, a 20-year veteran of the Dallas radio landscape. "There's a void for a real sports talk station that talks to the fans, and also invites them to voice their opinions."
Enter Bailey's baby: Sports Fan 990.
The station, operating in studios of the North Dallas Bank building at LBJ Freeway and Preston Road, debuted this morning with a strong philosophical concept, if not concrete strategy. Among the shows will be a 6-8 a.m. morning roundtable, choreographed by Bailey and featuring such local print and TV journalists as Jean-Jacques Taylor (The Dallas Morning News), Dwain Price (Fort Worth Star-Telegram), Newy Scruggs (KXAS-Channel 5) and Max Morgan (KDFW-Channel 4); a reality-radio show featuring a Survivor-styled format in which listeners vote for a winner that will eventually host a show; a noon-2 p.m. extravaganza involving your favorite Unfair Park blogger (rhymes with "bitchy"); an afternoon show founded on fan-friendly road shows; and a 5-6 p.m. trivia show during which listeners can win cold, hard cash.
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Bailey, 48, has been in Dallas since graduating from Indiana University in 1982, most notably as KNON-FM's sports director for 16 years and hosting shows on Fox Sports Radio and Channel 52. Though recently the station has been an unlistenable smorgasbord of easy-listening music and Spanish-language commercials -- just the latest incarnation for the transitory 990 -- Bailey is confident his venture will find a niche in the nation's fifht-largest media market.
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Over 475 New England College students actively participate in a variety of athletic activities on and off campus. We offer 18 competitive varsity sports and our four-season New England setting is home to a diverse assortment of recreational and club sports.
Varsity Sports
Men's Varsity Sports:
- Alpine Skiing
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Cross Country
- Ice Hockey
- Lacrosse
- Rugby
- Soccer
- Wrestling
Women's Varsity Sports:
- Alpine Skiing
- Basketball
- Cross Country
- Field Hockey
- Ice Hockey
- Lacrosse
- Soccer
- Softball
- Volleyball
Club & Recreational Sports
Recreational and club sports are a great part of the New England College experience. All members of the community – including students, faculty, staff, and administration – are encouraged to be active. Club sports represent the current interests of students and can evolve from season to season. If students are interested in organizing, managing, and/or coaching a new activity, they can! Recent recreational and club sports include:
- Women's Rugby
- Men's Junior Varsity Ice Hockey
- Ultimate Frisbee
- Dance
Fitness Center
New England College recently remodeled its 2300 square foot fitness center. Open to all students, faculty and staff, the fitness center is a popular place for cardio exercise and strength training. Treadmills, stair-steppers, eSpinners, elliptical machines, recumbent bikes, and an Octane lateral machine aid in cardio workouts, and our Olympic platforms with bumper weights, lifting racks, cable machines, bench and incline presses, and other assisted weight machines help build muscle. Plyometric boxes, dumbbells, and kettle bells are also available.
Pat's Peak
New England College is fortunate to be minutes away from a well groomed mountain, perfect for skiing and snowboarding. As an extra benefit to students, NEC provides complimentary access to Pats Peak Ski Area, free of charge!


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When was the last time you felt caught up? You still had things to do—things you were really looking forward to—but none of them were pressing or overdue. You had time to fully inhabit the moment and to breathe deeply.
Balance is not a constant state of being, but something we do as we continually adjust our thoughts and actions to the flow of life. Imagine a surfer who makes myriad calculations and adjustments instantly as she successfully masters riding a wave. The thrill is learning to work with the energy, read the water, and combine both with personal awareness and skills. By balance, we are not talking about your fuddy–duddy (yawn) when–does–the–movie–start existence. (That's numbness, stagnation, or pre–death.) We are talking about the dynamic balancing act that has us deeply engaging with the ever-changing world and ourselves.
To find balance it is helpful to consider some of the reasons we may feel out of balance:
How many times have we come back from a vacation and said, "I want more of this in my life!" Valuing the feeling of balance as well as what balance makes possible can lead us to set it as a priority in our daily lives. Balance can bring out our best and enable us to think and act from our highest self. We can more easily access our clarity, compassion, wisdom, integrity, and creativity. Personally, while we enjoy the feeling of balance, what really excites us is how it affords us the opportunity for innovation. We love making stuff up (can you tell?), and we are free to ride the wave of our creativity when we feel in balance.
For each of us, how we find balance and what that brings us will be different. Generally, self awareness and good life design can help us overcome the sources of imbalance and bring in more balancing activities and attitudes. (By design we mean "the arrangement of things for a purpose." For more see Embracing Your Inner Slow Life Designer.) Obviously this type of awareness and design encompasses many things, but if we were to boil it down to two things for an 800 word essay we would say: 1) start by de–cluttering all areas of your life to the most essential elements you absolutely love and need; and 2) find physical, mental, and spiritual practices that help you find balance and then practice, practice, practice.
You can't surf with a lifetime of unsorted baggage strapped to your board. And given the waves, especially in these uncertain and interesting times, we need all the practice we can get! Despite the inevitable tumbles and wipe outs, the investment is well worth it to experience the exhilaration and power of finding balance on the cutting edge.
What do you think are the greatest sources of imbalance for you in terms of self awareness, environment, priorities, and unrealistic expectations? What do you think you would gain by feeling more balanced? What activities or practices help you to find balance?
Since all our regular readers have de–cluttered their entire lives already ;-), take some time to focus on practice. Pick a week in which you will practice at least one balancing activity every day (e.g. yoga, running, meditation, reading, singing, talking with loved ones, cooking, eating consciously, art, chores, etc.). Schedule it into your day, and do it religiously for one week. What do you notice?
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Beth and Eric
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COPENHAGEN, July 4 (Reuters) - Denmark's central bank considers it positive that the government has decided to launch a review which should pave the way for a decision on the Nordic country's participation in the European Union's banking union, it said on Tuesday.
"A strengthened supervision of European banks and joint resolution authorities is one of the most important measures after the financial crisis when it comes to ensuring financial stability," Governor Lars Rohde said in a statement.
Brexit and increased focus on Denmark as a financial centre made it relevant for the country to now launch a review leading to a final decision by autumn 2019, after Britain's EU exit has been formalised, the government said on Tuesday. (Reporting by Stine Jacobsen, editing by Terje Solsvik)


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This year marks the 100th anniversary of the first commercial geothermal power plant in Italy in 1905. Since then, dozens of countries around the world have adopted this highly sustainable heating and cooling system. Iceland for example, is considered the geothermal energy champion and New Zealand is recognized globally for its efforts in helping other countries harness their geothermal potential. But where is Canada on the geothermal map?
Although Canada has vast geothermal energy reserves, most of our geothermal efforts are done abroad and we have yet to open a commercial plant in our own country. According to the Globe and Mail, there are two main reasons for this: most provinces and territories don't allow geothermal projects, and geothermal is expensive to develop and since there's no domestic interest, investors are hesitant. But this might soon change.
More organizations across the country are pushing for initiatives to help Canada meet its geothermal potential. Calgary-based industry group the Canadian Geothermal Energy Association (CanGEA) wants the government to step in and take more action because their policies are hindering progress.
In order to influence governments, CanGEA started an indiegogo campaign to raise awareness and funds for their Industry Roadmap and to help hire a policy team. The Industry Roadmap is a series of market reports, resource favourability maps, workshops and databases. CanGEA argues that Canada already has what it takes to produce geothermal energy and all we need now is government support.
DEEP, a member of CanGEA in Saskatchewan, has made it their mission to develop geothermal resources to meet energy needs in their province. They recently received a $2-million commitment from SaskPower and Natural Resources Canada and are now preparing to drill its first well.
Vancouver-based Alterra Power Corp. is a big player in the international geothermal field and has seven plants across the world, including in Iceland, Chile, the US, and a solar facility in Ontario.
And of course, Davies-Smith is a big supporter of geothermal energy and we're using the sustainable and eco-friendly energy source at our Ironstone condominiums.
We're eager to see the aftermath of CanGEA's indiegogo campaign – will governments get behind this source of renewable energy? Canada has potential to have 5,000 megawatts of installed geothermal power by 2025, let's see if we can achieve that number.


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The heat and the direct sun of the summer can cause damage to plants, especially vegetables. While most vegetable gardeners know they need to adjust water consumption for summer vegetables, many do not realize the benefits of shading their plants. Shade provides plants with a break from the heat and sun and may help prevent sun-bleaching.
Things You'll Need
- 2 pieces of 10-foot plastic conduit, 1 ½ inches thick
- 2 pieces of 10-foot metal conduit, ½ inch thick
- Shade cloth or plastic tarp, about 12 by 12 feet
- 2 zip ties
- 4 hand clamps, 2 inches
- 1 box of large binder clips
- 1 old 13-inch tire or a metal conduit bender
- Heavy hammer
Cut the plastic conduit pieces in half. Cut them at an angle to create points at the ends.
Measure a 5-by-5 foot square in the area of the garden requiring shade. Mark the edges of the square with rocks, or by drawing an X in the soil. At each corner, drive a piece of plastic conduit about 1 foot into the ground. If the soil is dry and posts do not enter the ground easily, use a hammer to help drive them into the ground.
Bend the metal conduit at a 30-degree angle, using the old tire or conduit bender as a guide. Bend slowly and carefully to prevent the wire from kinking. Keep about 6 inches at the end of each side straight.
Measure to make sure the metal conduits will fit into the plastic conduits. Place the conduits into the plastic tubes at opposite corners. This will lock the plastic tubes into place, making a tent-like structure.
Use zip ties to secure the metal conduits together at the peak of the tent. Place the shade fabric or plastic tarp evenly over the structure. Secure the fabric to the metal ribs by folding the fabric and holding it in place with a binder clip. Once the fabric is secured to the ribs, secure it to the plastic posts using the hand clamps.
Tips & Warnings
- When in doubt, purchase an excess of shade cloth. If the cloth is too large you can always trim it to fit the structure.
- Adjust measurements to make a larger or smaller shade structure.
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Friends of a man allegedly punched in the back of the head in Bondi have said they are "absolutely shattered" by the brutal assault and feel that no one is safe on a night out anymore.
Jake Stephenson, 21, was allegedly punched on Saturday night following an argument outside a fast-food restaurant with a 32-year-old man.
The 32-year-old allegedly chased him down Campbell Parade following the altercation and punched him once in the back of the head, causing Mr Stephenson to smash his skull on the pavement.
He then allegedly "ran at him and kicked him in the chest", a police spokesman said.
Despite being admitted to St Vincents Hospital in a critical condition and placed in an induced coma on Sunday morning, Mr Stephenson made a rapid recovery and was discharged from hospital later that day.
It is understood doctors initially feared he may have suffered bleeding on the brain but soon realised he hadn't. He was able to be brought out of the induced coma on Sunday evening and then released.
A police spokesman said Mr Stephenson will undergo further medical treatment for bruising to his brain, a laceration to his forehead, a black eye, a chipped tooth and cuts and bruises to his face and body.
A friend, Olly Bennett, told Fairfax Media that Mr Stephenson was a "tough kid" but his seemingly miraculous recovery was "not the point".
He had earlier posted online that he was "absolutely shattered" that his mate had been left in a coma due to the attack, saying: "There's no way Jake would've started anything."
Another friend, Luke Neville, said Mr Stephenson was the "most placid dude out".
"Shows no one's safe," he said.
Mr Stephenson, from the south coast, was in Sydney on Saturday night to attend an A-League match. He went out in Bondi afterwards and was on his own when he got into an argument outside an Oporto outlet on Campbell Parade about 12.40am, police said.
The 32-year-old man, from Hillsdale, turned himself in at Waverley police station on Sunday afternoon and was charged with recklessly causing grievous bodily harm.
He was granted strict conditional bail to appear in Waverley Local Court on November 19.


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Daisy Dream and a Benefit Haul
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Moviestorm 1.7.0 release
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Moviestorm 1.7.0
Build Number: 30728
New features
Moviestorm now has a memory monitor in the top right, which shows what proportion of available heap space is being used, and if garbage collection is happening frequently.
Modder's workshop Retexture Wizard now allows retexturing of parts based objects - select a part in the master browser and right click and select retexture.
Dialogue lines and Play Sound activities now show the filename for the audio file.
When inserting time, extra time can be added to held prop containers or gesture containers, to extend future gestures too.
Time can now be removed from the timeline if nothing is happening.
Added a Facial Expression customizer, an alternative to using a Mood Change, which allows you to change the facial expression only.
Moviestorm should now function on case sensitive file systems.
Load backup versions of a movie now has a tick box rather than a separate load button, and works for movies not stored in the default place.
Motion Path activities now have an option to change between constant speed, and having a smooth start and stop (the previous default).
When selecting 'Gesture' with an existing gesture sequence that is unfinished, open the existing gesture sequence rather than creating a new one.
Moviestorm Launcher redesigned.
The default viewpoint for looking at a scene now works the same as centering the viewpoint.
The viewpoint position when looking at a scene is now kept after going to the Cutting Room and back.
The viewpoint position when looking at a scene is now kept after saving and reloading your movie. It is also saved with a stock set.
Using the mousewheel over the timeline now zooms the timeline in or out.
Dragging part of the timeline that does not have any activities will change which part of the timeline is visible (without changing the time).
Content pack names now sorted when shown in the requirements for loading a movie, on the Load Movie screen.
The settings Graphics panel now lets one choose how many lights can affect any object. Previously only 4 lights (three plus the sun) could illuminate something. Using a high value all the time can slow your framerate down - you might want to just turn it up for rendering.
When adding a filter in the Cutting Room, you can now choose a preset when applying the filter to all clips.
Resolved issues
File browsers remember recent folders, even if you canceled the browsing.
Addons from the pre-1.0 version of Moviestorm now work when installed in the user Addon folder.
Walk cycle names are shown in sorted order.
Fix for a problem where videos could not be added to the clip bin in the Director's View (after they had been added in the Cutting Room view)
Trying to create a plain black image to add to the timeline (in the Cutting Room) now produces a black image rather than a white one.
Memory leak relating to buttons in the clip bins in the Cutting Room fixed.
Memory leaks relating to the script editor have been fixed.
Better removal of old movies from memory.
Warning message when old movies have not been removed from memory correctly to advise a restart.
The camera lens slider now shows the lens length based on selected real world camera details.
Sliders with numbers on should be easier to read now.
Fix for some lookat animation snapping that was occuring during improvised looking at the person who was talking.
Taking a camera snapshot now works even if the movie name includes an apostraphy.
Fix for an issue which changed the texture border of a screen when playing video on a different, similar, screen
Scrubbing is a lot faster in some situations.
Deleting clips (video and audio) from the Cutting Room, now also deletes the related files from your saved movie (if you save it).
When displaying the amount of time available to delete, always round it down so that typing in that amount always works.
Fix for a bug that can prevent the Cutting Room from loading, if an image was previously taken from a drive that is no longer available.
When updating the recent folders list (after choosing a file), make sure it saves.
Fixed some issues caused by converting filenames to lowercase in languages with different uppercase/lowercase mappings to English (such as Turkish).
Sorted the different templates when displaying lots of templates for a prop (doors needed this most).
When determining which content packs are used by a character, it is now correctly determining which pack any decals that are used are in, rather than just including all packs that had decals.
The prop browser can be hidden by clicking it's button again.
Images on the Load Movie screen are now reduced to the size shown on the buttons, rather than kept in memory at full size. This could use up a lot of memory if one had a lot of saved movies in the default save folder.
Changing the gait of a character that was walking through a door no longer fails depending on where the timeline marker is.
TownBuildings for Moviestorm 1.7.0
Build Number: 30728
New features
The doors matching those for the Town Buildings now have tintable architraves.
Filters01 for Moviestorm 1.7.0
Build Number: 30728
New features
Changed some filter presets. The Red Cutout and Night Time filters have better named presets with more usable values.
ModdersWorkshop for Moviestorm 1.7.0
Build Number: 30728
New features
Updated door templates from TownBuildings.
Updated Cartoon Tree template.
CartoonWorld for Moviestorm 1.7.0
Build Number: 30728
New features
Cartoon Tree is now scalable.
Moviestorm Ltd
Posted 10 October 2014 - 07:33 PM
"If we only use 1/3 of our brain, what's the other 1/3 for?"
Posted 10 October 2014 - 11:42 PM
We are releasing Moviestorm 1.7.0 which contains a number of updates that were initially released as a 1.6.4 beta, and a new version of the Launcher, as well as some additional fixes.
Post 1.6.4 beta changes in italics.
Not gone well thus far...
Will try a clean install and see what happens.
Colour me unhappy.
Posted 11 October 2014 - 12:45 AM
Will try a clean install and see what happens.
Colour me unhappy.
Sorry about that - what is happening or not happening?
Moviestorm Ltd
Posted 11 October 2014 - 02:57 AM
Posted 11 October 2014 - 12:20 PM
My attempt to upgrade one of my existing installations (I have a Moddersworkshop version, a building version and stripped down shooting version) threw a hissy fit when it couldn't find 3DTree's character base which I have never purchased (bad Writerly).
So far the clean install is progressing albeit with many restarts. It will go so long then just stop loading. I switch it off. Restart and it starts loading again. I'll keep you up to date.
Posted 11 October 2014 - 02:03 PM
Thank you very much Ben for your efforts
Beautiful update.
Runs smooth on OSX.
Only one restart for 30728 needed, which it got now as well.
Thanks again and up to 2.0 yes please.
Posted 11 October 2014 - 02:24 PM
I get:
download\patch-SpecialEffects-25160.jar (The system cannot find the file specified)
And that's as far as I can get it to go.
I can't start a new movie or load an old movie.
Posted 11 October 2014 - 02:56 PM
Will give it a whirl this weekend.
Shadows of Fire Encyclopedia
Creater of Shadows of Fire
Posted 11 October 2014 - 11:11 PM
Attached Files
"If we only use 1/3 of our brain, what's the other 1/3 for?"
Posted 11 October 2014 - 11:14 PM
"If we only use 1/3 of our brain, what's the other 1/3 for?"
Posted 11 October 2014 - 11:46 PM
That`s like beautiful music.
Accompanied with 64-bit, it`s a epical, philharmonic symphony
Posted 12 October 2014 - 08:43 AM
Otherwise I will need more more details and try to sort things out on Monday.
Moviestorm Ltd
Posted 12 October 2014 - 02:40 PM
Otherwise I will need more more details and try to sort things out on Monday.
Multiple restarts. Always bogs down in the same spot. (Just tried it again to be sure.) What do you need from us to help resolve this?
Posted 12 October 2014 - 05:53 PM
Restarting MS didn't help but a complete PC restart must have, as it is working OK this morning. Thanks Ben
"If we only use 1/3 of our brain, what's the other 1/3 for?"
Posted 13 October 2014 - 03:13 AM
Posted 13 October 2014 - 04:02 AM
I especially like .., "Deleting clips (video and audio) from the Cutting Room, now also deletes the related files from your saved movie (if you save it)."
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Posted 13 October 2014 - 09:30 AM
The boot.log in your Moviestorm user folder should have details of exactly what is going wrong.
It's possible you could go to the 'download' folder within the installation you are trying to update, and see if there are either:
If neither exist, then it seems likely that your Moviestorm installation is failing to write to that folder when downloading things.
If the .part file is there, you could delete it, and download the patch-SpecialEffects-25160.jar from our web server at:
and put it in that folder, then re-run Moviestorm and it would use that file instead of trying to download it again.
Moviestorm Ltd
Posted 13 October 2014 - 10:57 AM
Manually patched the SpecialEffects file. Which got me past that part. Only to have it want another file which I also did. Eventually it got what it wanted then stopped again. The White Progress Bar reads:
"Failed to download TalkShow"
And that's where I gave up.
Here is the boot-log as requested
Moviestorm launcher starting C:\Program Files\Moviestorm1PointSevenOh\.\. Mon Oct 13 06:47:31 EDT 2014
uk.co.moviestorm.msdb.exceptions.DatabaseException: Communication error with remote servlet https://www.moviesto...ceRemoteServlet
at uk.co.moviestorm.msdb.services.user.remote.UserServiceRemote.doRemoteCall(UserSe
at uk.co.moviestorm.msdb.services.user.remote.UserServiceRemote.doRemoteCall(UserSe
at uk.co.moviestorm.msdb.services.user.remote.UserServiceRemote.submitHardwareRepor
at shortfuze.launcher.Launcher$ReportHardwareTask.run(Launcher.java:1610)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:662)
Caused by: java.net.SocketTimeoutException: Read timed out
at java.net.SocketInputStream.socketRead0(Native Method)
at java.net.SocketInputStream.read(SocketInputStream.java:129)
at com.sun.net.ssl.internal.ssl.InputRecord.readFully(InputRecord.java:293)
at com.sun.net.ssl.internal.ssl.InputRecord.read(InputRecord.java:331)
at com.sun.net.ssl.internal.ssl.SSLSocketImpl.readRecord(SSLSocketImpl.java:798)
at com.sun.net.ssl.internal.ssl.SSLSocketImpl.performInitialHandshake(SSLSocketImpl
at com.sun.net.ssl.internal.ssl.SSLSocketImpl.startHandshake(SSLSocketImpl.java:116
at com.sun.net.ssl.internal.ssl.SSLSocketImpl.startHandshake(SSLSocketImpl.java:114
at sun.net.www.protocol.https.HttpsClient.afterConnect(HttpsClient.java:434)
at sun.net.www.protocol.https.AbstractDelegateHttpsURLConnection.connect(AbstractDe
at sun.net.www.protocol.http.HttpURLConnection.getOutputStream(HttpURLConnection.ja
at sun.net.www.protocol.https.HttpsURLConnectionImpl.getOutputStream(HttpsURLConnec
at uk.co.moviestorm.msdb.services.user.remote.UserServiceRemote.doRemoteCall(UserSe
... 4 more
Downloading http://s3.moviestorm...Valentine.addon
Error downloading http://s3.moviestorm...alentine.addon: Forbidden
Downloading http://s3.moviestorm...d-1.3/1AD.addon
Error downloading http://s3.moviestorm...-1.3/1AD.addon: Forbidden
Downloading http://s3.moviestorm...terBase01.addon
Error downloading http://s3.moviestorm...erBase01.addon: Forbidden
Downloading http://s3.moviestorm...ctionSite.addon
Error downloading http://s3.moviestorm...tionSite.addon: Forbidden
Downloading http://s3.moviestorm...dfighting.addon
Error downloading http://s3.moviestorm...fighting.addon: Forbidden
Downloading http://s3.moviestorm.../TalkShow.addon
Error downloading http://s3.moviestorm...TalkShow.addon: Forbidden
Love the program. I think it is a great filmmaking tool! Glitches happen!
Posted 13 October 2014 - 01:31 PM
Replacing the boot-win.properties or boot-mac.properties with one from a new install would work, I think.
These are found in the boot folder within the installation.
I suspect you may have copied in an old version from somewhere, or that might be a very old copy of Moviestorm.
If you need it to not install all your content packs too, you would need to set
and possibly
in the relevant boot properties file.
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Cooks' Ingredients Saffron 0.4g
£50.00 per 10g
Product Description
Product Information
- Brands: Cooks' Ingredients
- Dietary & Lifestyle: Vegetarian
Store in a cool dry place, away from direct sunlight.
Soak the saffron strands briefly in a little hot water or some of the
cooking liquid (stock, wine, milk, etc.), and then add to the dish
Alternatively, use ground or crumbled. Use in bouillabaisse, risottos,
paella, fish broths, seafood sauces and cakes
Preparation and Usage
Recipe/Serving Suggestion:
Soak the saffron strands briefly in a little hot water or some of the cooking liquid (stock, wine, milk, etc.), and then add to the dish. Alternatively, use ground or crumbled. Use in bouillabaisse, risottos, paella, fish broths, seafood sauces and cakes.
Country of Origin
Country of Packing
United Kingdom
Waitrose Limited,
Package Type
Recycling Information
Bag - Plastic - Not Currently Recycled; Closure - Plastic - Check Local Recycling; Sleeve - Plastic - Check Local Recycling; Tube - Plastic - Not Currently Recycled
Customer Reviews
21 August 2016
5 of 5 found this review helpful.
Possibly Fake Saffron mixed with real
Saffron is the most expensive food you can buy, way more than truffles or caviar, and therefore there's a lot of fake saffron on the market so you have to be careful about what you buy and where. After researching this online I found out that real Saffron should be trumpet shaped being more bulbous at one end and getting finer to the end with a yellowish tip. I also found out that a strand of real saffron shouldn't go white when soaked in water and that the water should colour gradually over about 10 minutes. I brought this thinking surely no-one would risk putting fake saffron in a Waitrose product. Why risk losing such a big customer? However, although some of the strands are trumpet shaped and have stayed the same colour after soaking most are not trumpet shaped and are just fine strands and after soaking in water most of them went white. I did also think the water did colour up very quickly when I added the water. So I think this may possibly be a combination of real and fake. I may be wrong as I am not an expert and only found this information by looking it up online. I would be interested to hear what other people may know.
16 April 2016
2 of 2 found this review helpful.
No worries
As much saffron as you'd expect for the price, although I'd rather pay more and get more. You've got enough for maybe three paellas here. Tastes fine.
12 May 2015
2 of 2 found this review helpful.
waitrose cooks saffron
Dinner party risotto made many times used saffron for change nice colour BUT Made risotto taste of plastic wrapper never again
08 July 2011
8 of 9 found this review helpful.
Good quality saffron
Yes, it's expensive, but this is a good quality ingredient so there is no need to use a lot. If you can't get your saffron from a Spanish supermarket, then this is the next best option.
09 May 2011
5 of 37 found this review helpful.
read the label carefully
Ermm, it really is only just a few strands of saffron... I'd only read the title, not the product description, and was rather taken aback when I saw the actual contents... I'm sure the quality is very good, but the contents is definitely not what I expected...
Pan fried Salmon with Fennel Shavings and Saffron Aioli
Salmon is wonderful in the summer poached and served hot or cold. Then I have made a fresh tasting salad with fennel and a lovely saffron aioli. This recipe makes a little extra aioli, but this is brilliant with lots of different things, like a dip for raw vegetables. By Sophie Michell
25 mins
Orange Crema Catalana with Saffron
This traditional favourite is given a new twist with the addition of exotic-tasting Spanish saffron.
40 mins
Tofella is a clever healthy twist on a Spanish classic. Wonderfully comforting, flavoursome and colourful, it is packed with the taste of the Mediterranean. The Tofoo Co Naked Tofoo is so wonderfully versatile it can add a different dimension to any dish, whichever country its from!
40 mins
Saffron Salmon Soup
This sounds like a rather unusual soup, but the flavours merge beautifully; it also makes a perfect starter for a family Yom Tov meal. Saffron is derived from the flower of the saffron crocus. To produce 12g of dried saffron 1kg of flowers are needed, making saffron the most expensive spice in the world.
35 mins
If dishes were royalty, this classic seafood dish would surely be the King of Spain.
1 hr 5 mins
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Golf is being considered for an Olympic sport for the 2016 Summer Games. But should a discipline that already has four major championships plus the Ryder Cup and Presidents Cup in alternate years be on the Olympic calendar?
Not only would the logistics of scheduling such an event boggle the mind, but what format would an Olympic golf tournament take? Match play? Medal play? Two-man teams? Plus, how many players from each country would be invited? And would the biggest stars even show up?
Then again, wouldn't golfers -- like many other athletes -- like to represent their countries on the biggest sporting stage the world has to offer?
These are just a few of the questions our experts ponder as they share their opinions in this week's edition of Fact or Fiction.
Bob Harig, golf writer, ESPN.com: FICTION.
The fact that several organizations (including the PGA Tour, R&A, USGA, LPGA and Augusta National) have come together in a unified effort to get golf included in the 2016 Olympic Games is an impressive achievement in itself. And if they pull it off, they are to be congratulated.
But that doesn't mean golf should be in the Olympics. There is a simple litmus test to determine whether a sport is of Olympic caliber: Does winning a gold medal trump anything else an athlete can do?
In golf, the answer is quite obviously no. You would be hard pressed to get a single player to say he would rather win at the Olympics than capture one of the four major championships. Let's face it; those four tournaments are golf's Olympics. They are for players from all around the world, with numerous countries represented. True, the players do not show up to represent their countries, but these tournaments are the most important events.
There are several logistical hurdles as well. How would you alter the current schedule? If golf were in the Beijing Olympics, would players be expected to head right from the PGA Championship to China? Would they be forced to skip important tournaments on the PGA Tour, including the FedEx Cup playoffs? Would the tour alter its schedule to accommodate?
What about the format? Being discussed is 72 holes of stroke play. If golf is going to be included in the Olympics, at least make the format for the competition one that is not used every week, one that is more fun, perhaps one that is more team oriented. At least in that case, players would be competing for their teams instead of themselves.
And would the top players even participate? Tiger Woods will be 40 when the 2016 games are played. Perhaps by then he'll have surpassed Jack Nicklaus' major championship record and he might welcome participating in the Games. If so, that's the only way this could work going forward.
Jason Sobel, golf writer, ESPN.com: FACT.
Sure, makes sense to me. I mean, if things like the modern pentathlon, windsurfing and trampoline are in the Summer Games, golf should be, too. After all, what golf fan wouldn't want to see the world's top players competing in one more meaningful event every four years?
The International Golf Federation, featuring some of the game's heaviest-hitting executives, has been formed in hopes of making the game an Olympic sport in 2016. Sounds good, but here's where they need help: According to preliminary thoughts, the golf portion of the Olympics would look an awful lot like every other tournament on the annual schedule, consisting of a stroke-play event in which the top three players after four rounds receive medals. Bor-ing!
Instead, the IGF should steal a page from the World Cup, with two-player teams from each nation competing in foursomes, fourballs and singles matches. Wanna make it more exciting? Throw in a scramble format, too. Or how about this: Don't make the men's and women's events separate. We could have a U.S. team of Tiger Woods and Paula Creamer, a South Korean team of K.J. Choi and In Bee Park, a Mexican team of Lorena Ochoa and, well, somebody.
The point is, golf would make for a terrific addition to the Olympics, but if the event looks very much like every other week on tour, it won't be any more exciting than trampoline.
John Antonini, senior editor, Golf World: FICTION.
I'm old school, and I much preferred the Olympics when professional athletes were not permitted to play.
I have no interest in watching NBA or NHL players compete for a gold medal. Nor did I particularly care when Steffi Graf won the gold to go along with her Grand Slam in tennis.
And that's really the point. Basketball has the NBA Finals, hockey has the Stanley Cup finals, and tennis and golf have four major championships. They all are far more important to fans of those sports than the Olympics ever will be.
For many Olympic sports, the Games are the ultimate competition, a special world championship held every four years. For world-class golfers, the Olympics certainly would not be among the top five tournaments they play each year (four majors and the Ryder Cup or Presidents Cup) and probably would rank much lower than that.
Besides, if the Olympics are held in July or August, golfers would have to schedule their appearances around the British Open or PGA Championship. And just how many players would compete in the Olympics? Two per country? I'm just not all that excited about seeing Dismas Indiza and Jacob Okello representing Kenya.
How many top talents would compete? Face it, you're getting Tiger or Phil Mickelson to play in 2016.
Instead of having an Olympic golf tournament that would be nothing more than a gold-medal version of the WGC-World Cup, let another sport into the event. Softball, which loses its spot after this year, needs an Olympic boost and has players who truly care about competing for their countries. It deserves another Olympic spot before golf gets one.
Ron Sirak, executive editor, Golf World: FACT.
There could be no more significant grow-the-game program for golf than making it an Olympic sport. Even in golf-passionate countries like Australia, the bulk of government financial support for developing athletes goes to those sports in which the national reputation can be enhanced with the winning of gold medals on the world stage at the Olympics.
Just imagine what it would mean for the golf economy and for the talent pool of the game if China or India, for example, got seriously committed to developing world-class golfers.
The disruption Olympic golf would have on the professional tours would be minimal. A handful of top players would miss a couple of weeks once every four years. That's a small price to pay for the growth potential involved.
Besides, the PGA Tour already has events the stars skip. It would be easy to schedule two of those tournaments during the Olympic Games.
One last point: Having golf in the Olympics also would expand the fan base of the game by putting the sport in front of those spectators who love sports but might not necessarily watch golf. And once you get new people in the tent, a certain amount are bound to come back. It's a no-brainer: Golf in the Olympics would be great for the game.


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Cult British folk star Vashti Bunyan is preparing to release her first album in nine years. The reclusive singer/songwriter first made her mark on the music industry in 1970 with her debut disc, Just Another Diamond Day, but she became disillusioned with her career and did not make a comeback until 2005's Lookaftering.
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I have a lovely indoor water fountain that I'd stopped using because I had to clean it too often. Now, I use it all the time thanks to a tip from my local florist. Her tip for keeping it clean was to add a little bleach to the water that is recycled. This keeps it so nicely that I only have to clean it every once in a while.
By Marie from West Dundee, IL
Editor's Note: Too much bleach in the water could be a concern if you have children or pets, especially cats who drink out of the fountain. Having said that, bleach is used to clean contaminated water after floods, 1/8 to 1/4 teaspoon of regular unscented 5.25% household bleach per gallon of water should be fine (Source: CDC.gov).
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That's also the ratio of bleach to water they recommend to us for storing water for earthquakes, etc....
My fountains slightly splash when they run constantly (and my cat drinks from them too). I started using just a little vinegar in the water. It works just as well as the bleach, but has an added bonus of helping to keep fleas off my cat (when he drinks the water). And with just a small amount, nothing smells like vinegar.
I add this amt. to my covered rainbarrels and planted bog garden as well, as one of the very few chemicals I use in my Organic Zeriscaped yard and garden. It really works and harms nothing. I have on rare occasions during hottest weather bleached my moldy sidewalk/patio/garden furniturre/umbrella and they both sparkle and smell great. I am very congnizant of the risks and dangers as well and take great precautions and don't rush.
I have several indoor fountains and do the same as you. Pets can smell even a small amount outdoors and do not drink from any water containing it.
God bless you. : )
the bleach does not affect your plants.?
I have an indoor Fountain shaped like a large vase. I love it and I only use distilled water. It takes about four to five gallon bottles of distilled water. I used to find a product at Bed Bath & Beyond called, Scale Gone. But can't find it anymore. I need something to make sure my fountain continues to work properly and scale free. I don't want the scale to clog my hose or motor. Can you please tell me what to use and where to find it. I've heard to use bleach or vinegar, but I'm afraid to use either. Please help.
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