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Silve left for home Friday morning, promising to return Saturday afternoon. I was to plan "something special" for her return.
Friday evening, I went through her closet picking out outfits to wear Saturday night. I found two similar dresses that had scoop necked fronts and low cut scooped backs. One was silver, the other a deep blue. Both came halfway down my thighs. The backs exposed to tops of my ass cheeks. They were both a little wide across the hips. I decide to take the blue to Jackie and have her alter it.
Saturday evening, I dressed at work. Jackie helped me with my hair and make-up. I was wearing stiletto heels. I caught a cab back to the apartment.
Rosa helped Silve dress and fix her hair. She wore slightly lower heels. Her dress just covered her nice bottom with a few inches to spare. We were both pleased at what we saw. Jackie thought she was too old for the dress. I told her she was hotter than most the women we would see tonight. With her shorter heels she barely stood taller than me. We were giggling excitedly as we entered the cab.
"We are going dancing," I replied to her inquisitive look.
At the club, we turned heads all the way to the bar. We sat on the stools facing each other, enjoying our drinks. People would squeeze between us to pick up drinks. Occasionally, a hand would linger on our backs close to our bottoms. One man, about my age, chatted her up while slowing running his hand lower inside her dress to cup her bare bottom. She was enjoying the attention and was about to ask him to dance when he suddenly removed his hand. I spotted a woman who must have been his date coming towards the bar.
Silve and I laughed, then hit the dance floor. We danced together, and sometimes with others. She was a hit with the younger men. The older men (and women) seemed drawn to me. We had been dancing for about 30 minutes when I noticed Silve had left the dance floor. She was standing off to one side talking to another woman. The woman pulled her close to kiss her while running a hand deep down inside Silve's dress. Silve pulled her face close kissing her deeply. I must admit I was turned on, and a little jealous!
I danced a while with a couple of different men before Silve walked up. We sat at a booth and ordered drinks.
"I haven't been dancing in years! This is great!" Silve said. "Jenna, the woman I was just with, wants to take me somewhere and eat me! Can you believe that? Should I let her? I've never done anything like this before! You're the only other lover I've had!"
"Go ahead, if you like! I'll be here when you get back," I answered.
She approached Jenna and they went into the women's restroom. A young man brought a drink to me and asked to join me. While he was sitting there, he told me Jenna was his date and would often go off like that.
"Well, two can play at that!" I seductively replied. "Why don't you unzip?"
Since our booth was in the back and relatively dark, I slipped under the table and sucked him off. Afterwards, we sat and talked, waiting for the others to finish. Silve came out, hair mussed and looking a little flushed.
Jenna and her date visited a little and said they were going to another club. We bid each other goodnight. They gave us their numbers and suggested the four of us might want to "play" together sometime.
"Take me home, now. I'm a little drunk and I want you to fuck me all night!"
I called a cab and helped Silve up to the apartment. Rosa helped me get her to the bedroom.
"I want both of you to fuck me!" she said. Rosa looked shocked and fled the room. I helped Silve undress. By the time I undressed, she was fast asleep! Maybe tomorrow we'll fuck.
"Did I really tell Rosa I wanted her to fuck me?" Silve asked the next morning.
"Yep. She ran from the room swearing in Portuguese. I thinks she also said 'Save me from drunk women!'" I laughed. "By the way, you promised me a fuck last night!"
"Did you…."
"Of course! You told me I should never waste a chance at your fine ass!"
Her eyes wide, she reached behind to feel her ass. I laughed, "No, I didn't. You really were tired, and a little drunk."
"Maybe you should have. I certainly deserved a good butt fucking, didn't I?!" We laughed and hit the shower.
We put on our favorite shirts and went to breakfast. Silve, rather sheepishly, apologized to Rosa. Rosa muttered something about crazy old women, but smiled warmly before she left the room.
In the bedroom, I pulled her close and kissed her deeply. I ran my hands under the shirt to cup her bare bottom. She lifted one leg to wrap around me.
"Now, about that fuck you owe me…."
She removed the shirt and lay on the bed. She looked surprised when I told her to turn over.
"I was so jealous of all those people with their hands all over your butt. I wanted to bend you over a table and kiss your bottom before shoving my cock up your ass! You are going to be very sore when I'm finished with you today!"
"Ooohh, I'm soooo scared," she taunted.
She arched her bottom and wiggled suggestively, expecting me to kiss her cheeks. She didn't notice I had lubed my cock. She gasped, and her eyes went wide as I pushed my cock all the way in. Miguel hadn't butt-fucked her in many weeks, so she was tight again! I ground against her. Soon she was arching back to meet my thrusts! She reached between her legs and fondle her clit. She started coming. She is rather loud when she comes, so she buries her face in the pillow to muffle the sound. She had no sooner finished when she started coming again! She reaches orgasm so easily, I often thought she was faking! Miguel later told me she would have orgasms when he kissed her bottom!
I fucked her for about 10 minutes and emptied into her. She turned around and started sucking me until I was hard again.
"Again?" she asked. When I nodded yes, she lay face down again and wiggled her bottom.
Again I thrust deep. This time I fucked with fast strokes. I had been fucking almost 30 minutes this time when I felt the pressure building. I pulled her up to her knees and fucked doggy style. I was pulling the head all the way out and sliding in just past the head. The feel of her sphincter sliding across the head was just too much for me! I emptied another load into her.
I walked around and stuck my still hard cock in her face. She took it and sucked me clean. I let her suck for nearly half hour before I pulled back. I put a strap around the base of my cock.
"With this, I can fuck you for another hour!" I said to her questioning look.
I could tell she really didn't want to go again, but she nodded okay. I entered her doggy style again. I hammered her as for roughly a half hour and I could see she was starting to tremble, but she wasn't going to complain. I released the strap and fucked a few more minutes dumping a significantly smaller load in her. We collapsed beside each other on the bed. I looked at the clock. We had been at it nearly 3 hours!
"Wow!" I said. "That was fantastic!"
"I really got butt-fucked good! Maybe a little less so next time," she groaned. "I liked it, too! You can butt-fuck me anytime you want, but 3 times in a row is a little much for this old woman!"
"You'll get a turn at me soon enough," I replied cryptically.
I noticed she winced I pain when she moved. I found out later, she had arthritis in her hips. She didn't tell me because she didn't want me to treat her like a china cup. I got her to sit in the Jacuzzi with me. When I could tell she was relaxed, I dried her off and took her back to bed, laying her face down again.
She had a panicked look in her eyes. "Please, not my ass again! I'll do anything else you want!"
"I'm just going to give you a massage. No more fucking today."
I opened jar of warming, soothing body oil. I kissed her neck then started at her shoulders. I kneaded the muscles gently, eliciting pleased moans.
"That feels wonderful! I wouldn't mind if you did that all day," she sighed.
"Maybe I will," I laughed. "I like the feel of your body. I enjoy having a beautiful woman at my 'mercy'".
I kiss a portion of her back before I applied the oil and rubbed. As the warmth hit her muscles. She purred as the tension faded. I would work back to her shoulders and start over.
I moved down to her bottom. While I kissed her cheeks, I ran my hand along her hips. She cried out suddenly! That's when she told me about her arthritis. Taking her doggy style without letting her rest on pillows or an ottoman aggravated her condition.
"You should have told me!" I scolded.
She slowly rolled over to one side. I started gently rubbing her hip and the muscles on either side. She bit her lips, but I could see her tears of pain. I slowly worked the oil into her hip and gradually increased the pressure when I could tell she was relaxing. I massaged one hip for an hour and turned her over to massage the other.
She rolled over on her stomach again. "Would you kiss my bottom a while?" she asked. "I think I may be too old to be a good lover to you."
"You're ten times the lover than women my age," I replied. "I'm not trading you in!"
I kissed her bottom while massaging her sides and her thighs. She went completely limp. I looked at her face. Her eyes were closed and she was smiling.
I kissed her cheek. "Rest well, love," I said, covering her and leaving her room.
I was sitting on the couch, reading my school assignment, when she finally woke. She came in wearing Miguel's shirt, unbuttoned. Even tired, she still looked hot! She sat on my lap leaning down to kiss me.
"I feel much better. Thank you! You are such a fantastic lover to take care of me like that," she smiled.
She guided my hand to her breast. "You missed some spots, though!"
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ALP would win Federal Election. ALP 52.5% cf. L-NP 47.5%
This week's Morgan Poll is unchanged. The ALP 52.5% would still win election ahead of the L-NP 47.5% on a two-party preferred basis.
The ALP primary vote is 41.5% (down 0.5%), just ahead of the L-NP primary vote at 41% (unchanged).
Among the minor parties Greens support is 9% (up 2%) and support for Independents/ Others is 8.5% (down 1.5%) – including within that support for Katter's Australian Party of 1% and support for the Palmer United Party of 1%.
For the Poll Nerds! Calculation of Two-Party preferred vote is based on how preferences for minor parties are allocated:
The Morgan Poll allocates preferences of minor party voters based on how electors surveyed say they will vote: ALP (52.5%) cf. L-NP (47.5%). When the Morgan Poll allocates preferences by how Australian electors voted at the last Federal election – the method used by Newspoll and Fairfax Nielsen – the Morgan Poll shows a slightly closer result: ALP (52%, up 0.5%) cf. L-NP (48%, down 0.5%).
Although not everyone votes 'the card', how the preferences of minor parties are allocated on Election Day will depend on the 'deals' that are done by various parties and the 'cards'.
If a Federal Election were held today the ALP would win according to this weekend's multi-mode Morgan Poll on Federal voting intention with an Australia-wide cross-section of 3,572 Australian electors aged 18+. The Morgan Poll surveys a significantly larger sample (including people who only use a mobile phone) than any other public opinion poll.
The Roy Morgan Government Confidence Rating has improved in the last week – up 5.5pts to 115 – the highest since November 2012 (116.5). Now 48.5% (up 3.5%) say Australia is 'heading in the right direction' and 33.5% (down 2%) say Australia is 'heading in the wrong direction'.
Analysis by Gender
Analysis by Gender shows Women swinging back to the ALP this week and still clearly favour the ALP (55.5%, up 2.5%) cf. L-NP (44.5%, down 2.5%) on a two party preferred basis. Men are evenly split: ALP 50% (unchanged) cf. L-NP 50% (unchanged).
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It took forever to get the pan because they were always out of stock. So glad my patience paid off. I just don't have the patience to learn how to carve it into a topsy turvy cake...So these pans are my best friends... I'm glad I was able to get both the round & square.
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Founding Father: Thomas Jefferson, Green Builder
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- 28 February 1943: In the dead of night at 2:07 AM, four Norwegian commandos aided by the RAF sneak into the nuclear facility at Vermork in occupied Norway in hopes of destroying the supply of heavy water there to prevent German nuclear power and superweapons. However, they are discovered and all but one is either taken prisoner and executed, while one is able to escape to Sweden. Germany condemns this as an act of war from Sweden, but no declaration is issued by either side.
- 5 June 1944: The Germans request peace with Great Britain amidst rumors of an impending invasion of occupied France, but receive no response.
- 6 June 1944: The Invasion of Normandy begins, and the Germans are taken by surprise due to the location and struggle to contain the threat while losing ground in Russia at the same time.
- 28 August 1944: Adolf Hitler announces that the Reich has successfully tested an atomic bomb. Following this news, he issues an ultimatum to the Allied powers of the west: surrender unconditionally or face total nuclear destruction. After not receiving a response for several days, Germany drops the first atomic bomb on Brighton on the 31st. The allies continue their offensive the next day, followed by a second nuclear attack on Bristol on September 2. After this attack, Churchill meets with Hitler to discuss a peace, hoping the Germans had no more bombs of this magnitude (and they wouldn't for several months). The two of them and Roosevelt negotiate a peace treaty at Stockholm, in which Britain relinquishes many colonies and is occupied until 1950, and the Americans withdraw from the war entirely and free Italy, including the war with Japan, which later makes a peace with America. Now, only Russia stands to oppose the Reich.
- 3 December 1947: The Wehrmacht captures Moscow, and Stalin flees to Omsk and then Irkutsk. Two days later, the two powers sign a treaty in which all of Russia west of the Mongolian border is divided among Finland and Germany (mostly Germany), formally ending World War II and beginning an era of digestion for the reich. However, tensions remain massively high between Germany and Russia (which still had a very functional military) and a highly militarized border is established between German Russia and Russia itself.
- January - June 1948: The Germans put down a series of rebellions in Kiev, London, Moscow, and Stalingrad during their struggle to occupy the territories. The systematic enslavement, extermination, and Germanization of the eastern and Slavic peoples.
- 7 May 1951: The Sino-German War comes to an end when an armistice is signed between communist China and Germany after the offensive into China takes longer than expected, despite calls from the United States for China to continue the war. A few days later, Mao signs a treaty with Japan, surrendering Manchuria in exchange for a withdrawal of Japanese forces from the rest of China.
- 1956 - 1959: The Soviets and Russians, along with the newly freed and rebuilt British, launch an assault from several sides on the German Reich, penetrating deep into the nation and proclaiming the nation of North France after liberating the area. Russia also reclaimed the area up to Moscow and China gained Mongolia after a brief attack. This event will be known as World War III.
- 1960 - 1962: The Cuban War occurs, in which a joint operation between the Germans and Americans takes place to overthrow the communist government of Fidel Castro.
- 22 November 1963: U.S. President John F. Kennedy is assassinated by Lee Harvey Oswald, a suspected Nazi sympathizer, and Lyndon B. Johnson is sworn in as president of the United States. Many Americans call for war with Germany, but LBJ is more concerned with tackling domestic affairs.
- 1965 - 1968: The French War takes place when Vichy France and North France go to war, with the North French state succeeding in reuniting the nation under democratic rule. Germany begins continually harassing and bombing the newly reunited nation consistently to prevent it from growing strong while averting any major military exchange.
- 1971 - 1978: The Second Sino-Japanese War begins with Mao Zedong's invasion of Japanese Manchuria hoping to reclaim it in the name of the Chinese. However, the conflict is cut short with his death on 9 September 1976, and a peace is made between the two belligerents with no substantial progress made on either side. In the meantime, the German Revolution breaks out in 1970 due to unrest over the oppressive Nazi regime, and a democratic, pro-Western government is installed in the reich. The Soviet Union takes advantage of this conflict to reclaim the vast majority of eastern Russia. Adolf Hitler dies in 1978 as a result of a fatal heart attack due to the loss of his power, prompting a national day of mourning.
- 1978 - 1980: The Middle Eastern War begins, resulting in the installation of a communist regime in Afghanistan, and anti-west/pro-Russian regimes in Iraq and Iran.


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Ranking Belgium: 860 (all)
Ranking Ardennes: 759(all)
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Sunday 20th August 2017
Come and join Marie at the beautiful Brooksby Hall in Leicestershire to learn to create this beautiful Fairisle Patch Cushion. This cushion was the project for my first Workshop Holiday in the Yorkshire Dales in November 2016. Although the cushion design looks complicated, it is relatively easy to knit. The design is made by knitting off a central square (like a log cabin effect) by picking up stitches.
DATES Saturday 18th February is SOLD OUT, and Sunday 20th August 2017.
TIME 10am until 4pm. We will start promptly so please arrive by 9.45am.
LOCATION Brooksby Hall, Brooksby, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire LE14 2LJ.
WHAT YOU WILL MAKE You will start to make the beautiful fairisle patch cushion using 13 soft shades of Spindrift by Jamieson's of Shetland.
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN How to knit fairisle flat (on the right side and wrong side), how best to hold the yarns, stranding and weaving in the ends plus tips of picking up stitches and centralising each pattern.
SKILL LEVEL Suitable for knitters with some experience of fairisle knitting, however knitters new to fairisle knitting will be very welcome.
WHAT IS INCLUDED The pattern, charts and the yarn to complete the cushion (13 x 25g balls). A lunch made from locally sourced produce, lots of tea & coffee, fruit juice, biscuits and afternoon cake.
WHAT YOU NEED TO BRING 3mm straight or circular needles.
WHAT YOU WILL NEED TO COMPLETE THE CUSHION You will be given the yarn to complete a cushion front, however there will be enough yarn left over to knit a striped back in stocking stitch or alternatively back the cushion using a woollen tweed fabric.
NUMBER OF WORKSHOP PLACES Minimum of 10 people to a maximum of 20.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS I reserve the right to cancel the workshop. In the event of a cancellation your fee will be refunded in full. If you have to cancel then I will try to fill your place. If successful your fee will be refunded in full, otherwise the fee is non-refundable.
THINGS TO DO If you fancy making a short break of your workshop visit, the market towns of Melton Mowbray, Oakham and Uppingham are well worth a visit. Melton mowbray is renowned for it's famous pork pie and the counties of Leicestershire and Rutland are famous for Stilton cheese making.
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I am an interior designer, consumer research consultant as well as a shopping maven. I am always searching for new companies to turn my clients to that have either a special niche like unique...Read complete review
I am an interior designer, consumer research consultant as well as a shopping maven. I am always searching for new companies to turn my clients to that have either a special niche like unique products, or a niche because of their prices. Generally, modern furniture companies do not have both....great selection and low prices. then, I found DefySupply.com
The modern furniture and design world is littered with super outrageous margins, and companies who think they can get away with ridiculous price points just because their products are innovative or stylish. Generally you can't get a modern leather sofa for less than 3k anywhere and I just don't think that's right. People should be able to enjoy modern designs without going broke to do it.
I learned about DefySupply.com through my sister in law. She was just raving about them for about an hour at dinner one night. Her and my brother had just bought a new home in the suburbs and had really been searching for months upon months with an interior designer to help them furnish it. She somehow stumbled across DefySupply.com She furnished her whole home with these guys, and said that she saved about 4k. She bought two leather sectionals, 5 bar stools, a dining set, a patio sofa set, 2 mattresses, and a couple coffee tables. I asked her if she was skeptical ordering almost 8k online and she said that she had read such great reviews on them that she wasn't nervous. She also said that their sales representatives were so nice and polite that she didn't have any concerns.
Of course I was intrigued because I'm always looking for ways to save my clients money without sacrificing on quality. I went over to her place and saw her furniture and it was absolutely beautiful. The leather sectionals made their living room and basement smell like genuine leather..kind of like that new car smell...the mattresses were so comfortable and the bar stools were super nice too.
Her and I then looked online to see if she could get the same models at any other wholesaler or retailer (we had a lot of time last weekend). nobody was anywhere even close to matching defysupply's prices. The leather sectional they bought we saw in about 10 other online stores. defysupply sold it for 1,499.99 with free shipping. nobody else sold it for less than 2,400. Then we checked out the acrylic bar stools she purchased. She got them for $65 each, with free shipping.....neither her or I could find these bar stools anywhere else for less than $140. That is a very big difference.
Since then, i have really started turning all my clients to this site becuase I am convinced that they really have somehow made it affordable for people to buy beautiful and modern furniture for very low prices.
I just thought I'd write this to let everybody know how much I am impressed iwth DefySupply. Especially in economic times like these, a cost savings company like theres is always appreciated.
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This site has what appears to be good prices on furniture. But from what I can tell, its a 0ne-man show that promises delivery in 4 to 6 weeks (Which is already...Read complete review
This site has what appears to be good prices on furniture. But from what I can tell, its a 0ne-man show that promises delivery in 4 to 6 weeks (Which is already a very long time) and then stretches it out. Its been 11 weeks since I ordered from them. They charged my credit card right away and I still don't have the products. They gave me the run around (when I can get someone on the phone) and then passed me to the shipping/delivery company who is now giving me the run around. Its unbelievable!!!!!!!!!!!!!
At this point, I'm not even sure if these guys really exist (could be a fraud). Order at your own risk!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Don't buy from Defysupply.com .......................
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When we bought our new house, we were looking for extra couches and chairs, since we now had a living room and family room. At that point, we were able to find some good deals on discounted couches. But when we have gone back to the site since, we found that they no longer accept new offers that are outside of store credit. This is a great hindrance to us, and it has stopped us form using the site more than when we first started buying things from them.
Product Selection
Defysupply.com does have a huge range of options for furniture, and they are made by a large number of manufacturers. So we were able to browse through many different quality options before settling on the couches that we ultimately chose.
Product Pricing
The prices are much lower than brand name furniture stores, but I have also seen similar prices at other discount furniture stores. So although the prices are low, they do not beat all of the competition.
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I love ordering patio furniture from defysupply.com. They have some of the most beautiful furniture I have ever seen. I must admit that the prices are very high, never the less, the quality is even higher. It is worth every cent. A while back, I ordered a hanging patio chair to go outside within my garden. It is so relaxing and I like the fact that Defysupply.com sells mildew resistant patio furniture.
Ease of Use
Very easy to access and navigate through the pages on their site.
Product Selection
They have it all for my home needs. On defysupply.com, I can order bedroom, dinning, office, patio furniture and more. Their selection is large.
Product Pricing
The prices are very high but worth it. It is very hard to find good quality. It's been a couple of years since my last order, but I plan to order in the future when my budget is better.
Customer Service
Customer service is marvelous. The really know how to cater to the customer and fix any issues immediately.
Shipping and Returns
Shipping is very lengthy, but I rather defysupply.com take their time shipping my order so that everything is within one piece. I have always been a satisfied customer when my orders were delivered. Everything is of great quality and undamaged. .
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We recently had to furnish our lecture and group meeting room and a good friend of mine recommended DefySupply.com as a really good site to check out. I am honestly thankful for the information I had received. DefySupply.com had everything I needed to furnish the class comfortably without having to over spend or shop at more than one store. Since they had double desk seating I was able to save some of the money that I had been allotted and was able to expand our classroom project. The one thing that I enjoyed the very most about the site was that it offered free shipping. I was concerned about the shipping expenses most of all. The double seated desks are very sturdy and solid. The style they came in wasn't anything too fancy but it definetely serves it's purpose in an economically sound manner. The customer service was extremely helpful during the entire process, answering questions and addressing my concerns promptly. My overall impression of the site is that it didn't have a very wide selection of school seating equipment but, what they did have worked out fine for me. Their service was great as well and I am sure I will be visiting them again in the near future.
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I bought a sofa set from DefySupply. We received it after 10 weeks, which was expected. It came to us damaged from shipping and packaging. I've filed a complaint, and sending pictures of proofs for more than 2 weeks. I got no call or emails. I got to call them weekly, and again, they didn't have an answer or want to accept the damage product back or deal with it. This is ridiculous. Once they get your money and you got the "Damage" product, they just want to avoid talking to you or deal with you. They will drag as long as they could until you accept the damage product. You can't send back unless you want to spend a lot of money on shipping. So, I felt that I'm being screwed by this company. So, I hope people will learn from my mistake.
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This is the worst experience I have ever had with any business, online or not. I ordered a table, chairs, and 2 barstools in june. 14 WEEKS later i finally received my items. both barstools i received were broken, the table and chairs had no instructions. The delivery men told me this was the worst delivery job they have ever done due to the lack of instructions. The holes in the table did not line up with the base, and the delivery men had to drill their own holes. All of the screws for the chairs were missing, so they could not assemble them. They ordered new screws, which took another 3 weeks, then it took another 3 weeks for the repairman to come out and assemble the chairs. He also said the barstools were beyond repair. 2 weeks later i was issued a refund for the stools. All in all the whole process took over 5 months, and i'm left with no barstools. The table and chairs are just ok quality. It's easy to tell that they were made in china. Additionally, the customer service is horrible. i called them at least 20 times (literally) and they all have canned responses ("oh im sorry, but there's nothing I can do except escalate your issue"). There is no supervisor/manager to talk to, and they don't care at all about the customer. NEVER DO BUSINESS WITH THIS COMPANY.
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I recently received a "brand new" couch from Defy Supply that was poorly put constructed and had stains. The fabric was mis-aligned and the feet on the couch were installed at a odd angle.
That was just the beginning.
They're customer service is TERRIBLE, HORRIBLE, MISERABLE and COMPLETELY INEFFECTIVE. They have a call center which simply creates a ticket and then they only respond via email. They're email response time is 3, and if you send 2 emails, then your query goes to the back of the line.
They claimed to be sending someone to clean the couch, but it's been 3 weeks and nobody has called me. I just got another note saying that someone will contact me "this week" after already telling me that they should have contacted me 2 weeks ago.
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This "Defysupply" joke of a company..I ordered this product and it was delivered bent and not usable. There was no damage to the boxes they shipped the product in and are giving me a run around about replacing the item. Three of four pieces are perfect but one end piece.. They are putting the blame on the shipping company...Defysupply employs the shipping company and me being the customer should not have to deal with them as they are directing me to call them.. The item was shipped to me broke...
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I ordered outdoor furniture supplies in April to be informed of 6-8 weeks lead time. It took over 3 months for the shipment to arrive, just to receive damaged goods. There are a total of 5 pieces of furniture, crammed into 2 boxes. All the legs are bent, the glass tables were damaged. They offered to repair, but there was no way to repair because of its design. They supposedly reordered the entire order, but they are not guaranteeing the timeframe for delivery. In addition, I do not know the condition of the furniture when it arrives. In essence, it would be about 8 months total wasted with this company. Please note that this is $2000 order. You're better off buying locally. The amount of money "saved" with DefySupply is NOT worth the headaches, the strees, duress, waiting period, etc
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This company has a horrible customer service. They will charge you the full amount for your order. Then when the shipping is delayed they will not bother calling you or explaining to you what is happening. After almost seven weeks of frustration the item came but without the manual so we could not install it. We had to wait another 2 weeks in the meantime NO ONE calls you and explains things to you. All that they want is your payment, after that you are on your own!!!! Stay away from this company!!!!
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DO NOT BUY FROM THIS COMPANY!!!! Since I ordered this so called furniture from this company it has been nothing but a nightmare. I placed my order last April and I am still dealing with the horror from DEFYSUPPLY. I have never placed a review on line in my life but I felt that everyone should be made aware of exactly what its like dealing with this company. I ordered my furniture last April from them and they say it will take around 6 weeks. Im thinking, Great, I will get it before the summer starts. What a joke that was, it came in the middle of summer. When I call the company to ask what is taking so long they tell me its only an average of 6 weeks. I guess their idea of an average of 6 weeks actually means almost 16 weeks. In any case, the furniture finally arrives in the middle of summer. As the furniture is being taken off the truck, me and the truck drivers are noticing just how poorly this furniture was made. It looked like children made it in a third world country. All of the pieces were made lopsided and crooked, the chairs were wobbling and furniture that needed to be placed next to other pieces did not match up. Even the guys unloading this furniture said they had never seen anything like this. I told the delivery men to load it right back up on the tuck. The delivery men called up DEFYSUPPLY and explained the situation to them. DEFY SUPPLY then contacted me moments later and told me that they did not want to pay the delivery men to take the furniture back so they instructed me to just throw it out. I had over 30 pieces of furniture including couches and a very large table. They also explained to me that they would have to charge me a restocking fee which I thought was funny since they weren't restocking anything at all. At that point I told the delivery men I would not be signing for the furniture even though they insisted on leaving it at my home. This is where the nightmare really began. I figured I'd deal directly with my credit card company from this point forward. I disputed the charge and sent all of the necessary documentation and emails to Capital One. They temporarily credited my account which is common practice. They assured me that unless they came back with some proof I would be fully refunded. Unfortunately for me, DEFYSUPPLY sent back documentation to my credit card company. Their version of the story was a little different then mine as you can assume. They actually lied and said I waited days before contacting them. They also said that although every conversation I had with them was through email, they "mailed me a letter" asking to have someone from their team come out to look at the furniture -NOT TRUE AT ALL. They have since held up this investigation with lie after lie. When I heard of this nonsense I emailed them a letter so I had it documented and told them the furniture is here, they are more then welcome to come pick it up. It is now January and I still have not heard back from them. At this point I am still going back and fourth with my credit card company. Being credited back the money one day and having it reapplied the next. Here we are in January of a different year and ALL the furniture that I paid $7,000.00 for is sitting on my deck still wrapped in plastic stacked on top of each other taking up my whole deck. Dealing with this company has been an absolute horror since the beginning. Any person who writes anything different is probably a person working for their company. I will do my best to keep you all updated on the outcome of where this ends, however I am really busy and dont really have a lot of time. As I mentioned this is the first review I have ever written, but everyone needed to know what they were getting themselves into when ordering from this "Company"
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The victory was indeed more special for Maks who had longed for it since he first joined the show in 2006. "It takes so much effort to get to this point that we're both equally happy," the Ukrainian pro dancer said. "For me, it's a long time coming. There [are] a lot of people that wanted to see this happen and I'm very happy that they finally get that, 'Yes! We did it,' because they're the ones who called. They're the ones who voted."
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A lathe is known to be essentially a machine tool for producing and finishing surfaces of work pieces. The machine is designed to hold and revolve work around an axis of rotation so that it may be subjected to the action of a cutting tool moving in a horizontal plane through the axis of the work. When the cutting tool moves in a longitudinal direction or parallel to the axis, the operation is known as "turning"; when it moves in a transverse direction, it is known as "facing". In addition to turning and boring, which the machine is primarily designed for, many other operations, such as drilling, threading, tapping, and, by employing special adapters grinding and milling, may be performed on a lathe.
Lathes used in shop practice are known to be of different designs and sizes. These lathes fall into various types, either according to their characteristic constructional features, or according to the work for which they are designed. The size of a lathe is determined by the diameter and length of work that may be swung between centers. Lathes of comparatively small size, which may be mounted on a bench, are termed bench lathes, and are intended for small work of considerable accuracy; lathes provided with tools held in a revolvable turret are called "turret lathes": lathes in which work pieces to be treated are held in a chuck are known as "chucking lathes"; lathes in which most of operations are performed automatically are named "automatic lathes".
Besides there are also many special-purpose lathes such as crankshaft lathes and wheel lathes for turning crankshafts or engine driving wheels respectively; screw-cutting lathes for threading screws, etc. The engine lathe used for metal-turning operations is fitted with a power-actuated carriage and cross-slide for clamping and holding the cutting tool. In engine lathes the cutting tools are generally guided by the machine tool itself, in other words, they are operated mechanically, while in some lathes the cutting tools are guided by hand. The engine lathe consists essentially of the following basic parts: the bed, the headstock, the tailstock, the feed mechanism, and the carriage.
The bed is a rigid casting with two longitudinal walls firmly connected by cross ribs integral with the casting. The bed serves as a base to support and align the rest of the machine. The upper surface of the bed is provided with parallel V-type and flat ways or guides for accurate aligning of the sliding parts of the lathe—the carriage and the tail-stock. The headstock is located and firmly bolted to the left-hand side of the bed and carries a pair of bearings in which the spindle-rotates. Many modern lathes have a motor built into the headstock-with the spindle serving as the motor shaft. The spindle ,-being one of the most important-parts of a lathe, is a steel hollow shaft with a taper bore for the insertion of the live or running centre on which the piece to be turned is placed. The other end of the work is" supported by the non-rotating dead or cup centre. The nose of the spin-die is accurately threaded for chucks to be screwed on it. The chucks, in turn, hold and revolve work pieces together with the spindle. The head- stock also incorporates the change gearbox driven by a set of speed-change levers. The change gearbox lathe at different speeds required work pieces of various diameters.
The tailstock located at the right-hand side of the bed, is a casting carrying a non-rotating sleeve, which together with the nut can be advanced or retracted by means of the tailstock revolving screw operated by the hand wheel. The tailstock may be moved anywhere along the lathe bed and can be clamped in place at any point. On changing the position, the tailstock slides along the two inner bed ways one of which named flat way is of rectangular cross-section and the other one is of V — section. The tailstock sleeve mounts a hollow spindle with a standard taper bore for holding the lathe centers or tapered tool shanks. The dead centre fits in a Morse taper hole in the sleeve and may be removed by retracting the sleeve, thereby bringing the end of the tailstock screw against the rear of the centre and forcing it out. The tailstock spindle has a large area bearing in both the front and rear of the tailstock. To facilitate measurement of the spindle travel the tailstock spindle is graduated.
The feed mechanism for both longitudinal and cross feeds of the engine lathe is simple and easy to operate. It comprises a cone of gears, an intermediate shaft and a set of sliding gears. The fine change shifter slides on a splined shaft and carries a tumbler gear which is dropped into engagement with a gear on the cone corresponding to the thread or feed selected on the index plate above it.
Movement of the carriage and the cross-slide can be reversed either by reversing the feed mechanism with the reverse handle or by shifting the single lever located on the carriage apron. Suitable speed ratios between the spindle and the feed mechanism are provided by a change gearbox. The carriage is a unit intended for mounting the tool, and capable of sliding along the two outer V-type ways, on which it is supported, in a direction parallel to the spindle axis.
For turning and facing operations the carriage is driven from the headstock spindle by gearing or belting through a feed shaft. For thread cutting, where a definite amount of carriage movement is required for every spindle rotation, a lead screw, geared to the spindle, is used for the motion of the carriage. The carriage is made up of two principal parts, one of which carries the saddle, which slides upon the bed and on which the cross-slide and the tool rest are mounted. The other part, termed the apron, represents the front wall of the carriage. It provides a support for the operating hand-wheel and control levers, as well as carries the mechanism for engaging the feed mechanism of the lathe to drive the carriage. The cross-slide mounted on the carriage can move at right angles to the spindle axis. It is operated by the cross-slide screw which turns in a nut fixed to the carriage.
On the top of the saddle there is the compound rest for mounting the tool post. The compound rest is similar to the cross-slide, except that it can be swung around at an angle. It has a circular base graduated in degrees, so that it may be set at any angle, and may be used for cutting bevels, tapered work and similar jobs. The compound rest is actuated by a screw which rotates in a nut fixed to the saddle. The tool post intended for holding the tool fits in a tee slot in the compound rest, and the toolholder is adjusted, and clamped by the tool post screw. Engine lathes are fitted with a multiple disc clutch and brake. The powerful multiple disc clutches when disengaged automatically engages the plate brake.
There are three important methods of holding and rotating work in engine lathes, which may be referred to as turning between centers, chuck work, and faceplate work. In turning between centers, the work is supported by the 60° conical points of the live and dead centers. It turns together with the live centre on the dead centre. In chuck or faceplate work, the work to be machined is held in a chuck or a faceplate.
Water power was used to drive machinery long before Polzunov and James Watt harnessed steam to meet man's needs for useful power.
Modern hydroelectric power-stations use water power to turn the machines which generate electricity. The water power may be obtained from small dams in rivers or from enormous sources of water power like those to be found in the USSR. However, most of our electricity, that is about 86 per cent, still comes from steam power-stations.
In some other countries, such as Norway, Sweden, and Switzerland, more electric energy is produced from water power than from steam. They have been developing large hydroelectric power-stations for the past forty years, or so, because they lack a sufficient fuel supply. The tendency, nowadays, even for countries that have large coal resources are to utilize their water power in order to conserve their resources of coal. As a matter of fact, almost one half of the total electric supply of the world comes from water power.
The locality of a hydroelectric power plant depends on natural conditions. The hydroelectric power plant may be located either at the dam or at a considerable distance below. That depends on the desirability of using the head supply at the dam itself or the desirability of getting a greater head. In the latter case, water is conducted through pipes or open channels to a point farther downstream where the natural conditions make a greater head possible.
The design of machines for using water power greatly depends on the nature of the available water supply. In some cases great quantities of water can be taken from a large river with only a few feet head. In other cases, instead of a few feet, we may have a head of several thousands of feet. In general, power may be developed from water by action of its pressure, of its velocity, or by a combination of both.
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2 bedroom, 2 bath condominium on the beach with large balcony (off the living room and master bedroom) directly facing the Gulf and its beautiful sunsets. Condo is 1200 sq feet, fully furnished down to the beach chairs, just bring your personal items. Includes Washer / Dryer in the unit. View of Gulf is completely unobstructed, intercoastal waterway is on backside of the complex creating excellent cross breeze.
Amenities on the property include pool, club room, car wash spot, BBQ grills and one covered parking per unit plus plenty of guest parking.
Quiet, private Belleair Beachfront location. Enjoy sun filled days on the beach or poolside. Relax in the evenings on the balcony as you watch the sun set into the Gulf turning the sky into gorgeous shades of purple and red. Minutes away from restaurants, supermarkets, and movie theaters. Conveniently located only a 5-10 minutes (by car) from the busier Clearwater Beaches where you can enjoy every type of tourist activity. Tampa is only 30-40 minutes away as is St Petersburg.
No smoking, No pets
Keywords: Beach Condominium, Belleair Beach, Clearwater, Florida, FL
First just have to say, "Phillip", the owner is a great person to work with. Even before we stayed, we needed a special accommodation & he was able to grant it with no hesitation. The Montmartre Condos are located at what I call the very end of Sand Key's tall condo buildings in Belleair. It has a direct Gulf View & direct Sound view via the pretty Belleair Marina. As the building is only 3 living levels, it is very quiet & the beach is sparsely populated, which makes for a very peaceful & serene beach experience. The building is located close to the gulf, so sitting in the living room/bedroom you get a close up view of the waves lapping on the beach & get to experience the lulling sounds of the waves. It may be an older building, but it has some unique condo features you don't see in newer buildings. What I really liked is that the 2nd bedroom can be turned into a private bedroom on suite so that if renting with two couples or older children who want their privacy, they get it with this unit. How? The unit has pocket doors! Close the pocket door to the main hallway & you have a private suite! Looking at the pictures you may think that the unit is in need of an update, but have patience. Phillip is in the several year process of doing updating. The unit is recently repainted, has had done a small renovation in the kitchen taking down a half wall to open it up & has installed can ceiling lights the length of the main living area. They are on 3 different switches, one for Kitchen, Dining room & Living room & are dimmer lights! Of course, you can see in the pictures he's upgraded the living rooms' TV, but what you may not realize is that he's also updated the TV's in the bedrooms. The TV in the living room has RoKu & Netflix, so you can get many of your shows on demand. My husband just loved having that ability. What Philips' description fails to note is that he also has installed a new A/C unit within the last year, has a pretty new stack washer/dryer & has installed the "NEST" environmental control for heat & A/C. So, what I advise is that you rent this unit fast while it's still in the renovating process over the next several years 'cause once Phillips' done, you won't be able to afford it anymore. Believe me for the few small updating things that most people may quibble about, like the older furniture or older kitchen/baths,.....the VIEW, LOCATION, SERENITY & PRICE can't be had for any similar unit in the area! Thank you for a great time! {:~)
from 28 May to 7 July 2016. The apartment is large and well stocked, the TV is very large and equipped with netflix. Ideal for a long, relaxing vacation with a rare and unique views of the most beautiful sunsets I've ever seen in my life. Dine on the balcony and feel the sea breeze, relax before going to bed with the sound of the sea, the walks in the morning on the beach, perhaps the most beautiful in the area, where you can meet quite often dolphins and manatees. And if the sea is rough then you can dive in the pool. In a word: fantastic. Then the owner Phil is very helpful and attentive with any issues being proposed to him.
Ideale per chi vuole fare una vacanza AL MARE. La spiaggia è di fronte, meno di 50 metri dall'appartamento che gode di una vista spettacolare sui tramonti meravigliosi della Florida. Belleair Beach è uno dei quartieri in dell'area metropolitana di Clearwoter. L'appartamento è vicino alla vita notturna di Clearwoter Beach e ad altre mille attrazioni in zona. Superconsigliato agli stranieri, la comunità che risiede nel condominio è accolgiente e socievole, tanto da far sentire a casa dal primo minuto.
Loved this place. Great location. Close to everything. So close to the beach and waves. The balcony has great sunset views and the sun deck is so convenient. Very comfortable and stocked for all your needs.
The view from the condo can't be beat. It's close to the water with plenty of opportunities for shelling, walking, and enjoying the beach. The owner was very pleasant to work with. The condo complex is attractive and very well maintained. We liked being on Belleair Beach because there are no commercial businesses there and also no high-rises. It makes for a quiet, relaxed vacation. It doesn't take long to get to restaurants and other attractions. The only negative is that this particular unit is due for some updates. The kitchen could stand some remodeling and furnishings could do with a little upgrade, but the place was clean and spacious. We enjoyed our stay and we hated to leave.
Spacious condo pretty close to Clearwater. Very easy to deal with owner.
Very spacious. Nice quit beachfront location.
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The #1 New York Times best-selling author provides a shocking analysis of the crisis in Pakistan and the renewed radicalism threatening Afghanistan and the West.Ahmed Rashid is "Pakistan's best and bravest reporter" (Christopher Hitchens). His unique knowledge of this vast and complex region allows him a panoramic vision and nuance that no Western writer can emulate.His book Taliban introduced American readers to the brutal regime that hijacked Afghanistan and harbored the terrorist group responsible for the 9/11 attacks. Now, Rashid examines Central Asia, and the corridors of power in Washington and Europe, to see how the promised nation building in the region has progressed.His conclusions are devastating: an unstable and nuclear-armed Pakistan, a renewed al Qaeda profiting from a booming opium trade, and a Taliban resurgence and reconquest.While Iraq continues to attract most of the American media and military might, Rashid argues that Pakistan and Afghanistan are where the conflict will finally be played out and that these failing states pose a graver threat to global security than does the Middle East.Benazir Bhutto's assassination and the crisis on Pakistan are only the beginning. Rashid assesses what her death means for the region and the future. Rashid has unparalleled access to the figures in this global drama and provides up-to- the-minute analysis better than anyone else. Descent into Chaos will do for Central Asia what Thomas Ricks' Fiasco did for Iraq - offer a blistering critique of recent American policy and an impassioned call to correct our failed strategy in the region.More
"Long overshadowed by the Iraq War, the ongoing turmoil in Afghanistan and Central Asia finally receives a searching retrospective as Rashid...surveys the region to reveal a thicket of ominous threats and lost opportunities." (Publishers Weekly)
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Getting Involved in Your Community
Community engagement and a belief in civic duty support the bedrock and foundations of our communities. Being able to deepen what a community can provide sustains a higher quality of life for its inhabitants, transforming and transcending that community into an environment where everyone can achieve their personal best. Volunteering provides the manpower and creativity to both solve community issues and push toward a deeper understanding of how we can take better care of our neighbors.
If you're wondering where to begin in your community, first decide in what capacity that you would most like to make a difference. If you happen to be an animal lover, check out your local animal shelters to see if your talents could be used. If you enjoy working with children, seek out a volunteer position at a local school. Schools may require that volunteers complete a background check. You could inquire to see if there are any opportunities for you to share a skill set with students in an afterschool setting, or lead a club in which students can become experts on a subject that you are knowledgeable about.
Also, there are numerous organizations in each city that often rely on volunteers due to lack of funds, such as libraries and community theaters. More than likely, you will be welcomed with open arms wherever it is that you decide Volunteering can also lead to employment opportunities. If you are particularly passionate about a certain field and are looking to get a foot in the door, volunteering can be an excellent way to build rapport and experience that will prove useful to you in your employment search.
Stacie Rine, Vice President, Business Development of National Aircraft Finance Company, enjoys serving in multiple volunteer capacities in her community of Lakeland, Florida. She is a Junior Achievement volunteer and enjoys helping students connect to avionics scholarships and resources for future pilots.
Lakeland Christian School - Preparing Students for Excellence
Lakeland Christian School, an elite institution that holds the rank as the largest and oldest private school in Polk County, is steeped in a history of academic excellence and achievement that is centered in a Christian framework and belief. Lakeland Christian School aims to develop students who believe in academics first and a rigorous approach to their studies and college preparation. As seen on the school website, the core values include: authority of scripture, academic priority, personal relationships, educating the whole child, shepherding the heart, partnership, the importance of corporate and personal worship, stewardship, professionalism with humility, and excellence. Lakeside Christian School above all produces students who are interested in making their world a better place with their unique talents and skill sets while further developing and sustaining their relationships with God.
The Lakeland Christian School campus is a sight to behold. Situated nearby the historical downtown district, students enjoy gorgeous facilities with exceptional resources and state-of-the-art technology, reading nooks, and the campus even includes a science and nature lab. Lakeside Christian School also houses a top-of-the-line athletic center and stadium for all sports and recreational activities.
The curriculum at Lakeside Christian School is designed to be incredibly hands-on and interactive to make the educational experience both informative and fun. Christian values are shared with children both through their teachers' instruction and character.
Stacie Rine of Lakeland is a proud parent ambassador at Lakeland Christian School. She works at National Aircraft Finance Company as their Vice President, Business Development as well as Pilot Bank as their Aviation Business Development Officer. Stacie is a strong advocate of faith based education and is passionate about Lakeland Christian's mission to "Educate in Light of God's Word." The dedication of the staff and their ability to stock the moral warehouse of students with Scripture they not only teach, but they live by is truly a blessing.
U.S. Naval Academy Emerges From Tragedy of the USS Somers
The Somers Affair, a planned mutiny by midshipmen who were training for the U.S. Navy on the brig Somers in 1842, may have been the likely inspiration for a land school for U.S. Naval instruction. Naval education involving an apprentice system for training was supported by Commodore Matthew Perry, who also worked to establish the curriculum of a new Academy. The original course of study called for three years of instruction at sea, with the first and last years spent at the new school.
This term was extended to seven years, with the first and last two years to be spent at the new Naval Academy. The first class of Academy students graduated in 1854, long before Stacie Rine attended in 1995. An experiment for shipboard life as a more supervised version of the USS Somers intent as a school ship, was the USS Constitution, which was anchored at the yard of Annapolis. Fourth-class midshipmen lived onboard the Constitution as a simulation of life aboard ship.
Annapolis became a U.S. Army hospital during the Civil War, when three-quarters of the students were ordered to sea, and the remaining students were transported via the Constitution to Rhode Island, where a temporary Academy was established. Originally, the U.S. government had planned to move the school, but hostilities broke out so suddenly that a quick departure was necessary.
The U.S. Navy, and the Academy itself, was split emotionally and physically by the outbreak of the War Between the States. 95 graduates and 59 midshipmen, and many key leaders in establishing the Academy, joined the Confederate States Navy. Stacie Rine trained to be a Navy pilot upon her graduation from the Academy.
Code of Honor of the U.S. Naval Academy
The U.S. Naval Academy celebrated its first century with the graduation of the class of 1946, including approximately 18,563 midshipmen who had passed through its halls. With the class of 1946, the Academy entered the era of modern flight with amphibious biplanes introduced to midshipmen, paving the way for the pilot's career of Lieutenant Commander Stacie Rine.
Today, midshipmen enjoy the James Forrestal Lecture series, created in 1970, as luminary leaders such as Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, Coach Dick Vermeil, and Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia. 81 female midshipmen were inducted into the class of 1980, including 4 Hispanic-American females, and the first woman graduate from the U.S. Naval Academy matriculated in May of 1980. It wasn't until 1994 that the first genderless service assignments were held, paving the way for the exceptional Navy career of Pilot Stacie Rine.
Annapolis in its entirety, 339 acres, is included on the National Registry of Historic Places. In comparison, the United States Air Force Academy encompasses 18,000 acres, and the United State Military Academy, 16,000 acres. The Naval Academy Chapel, only one of the many historic structures on the campus, houses the body of John Paul Jones, legendary Naval hero of the Revolutionary War, and its dome can be seen throughout the urban area of Annapolis. Stacie Rine was inculcated into the deep traditions, history and moral ethics of the Naval Academy, which centers on integrity, honor and respect. The U.S. Naval Academy is very concerned with the personal moral codes and beliefs of midshipmen, and its code of honor emphasizes standing for what is right, telling the truth, refusing to cheat or steal, and respecting the property of others.
USF-Lakeland Becomes Independent Florida Polytechnic University
Up to 36 months of education benefits are available under the post 9-11 GI Bill, and these may include access to scholarship programs, additional funds through the Yellow Ribbon program, and payments for monthly housing, books and supplies and rural benefits. It may be possible to transfer unused GI Bill benefits to family dependents of veterans. Full tuition and fees are paid directly to the institution of enrollment for the qualified veteran. Stacie Rine feels fortunate to live and work close to one of the top veteran friendly universities in the nation, University of South Florida, Lakeland satellite campus, now known as the Independent Florida Polytechnic University.
The University of South Florida-Tampa campus is the home of ROTC (Reserve Officers' Training Corps) programs for the Air Force, Army, and Navy. ROTC cadets at the Tampa campus enjoy instruction and training in a state of the art facility, the Joint Military Leadership Center, where a weapons simulation room, outdoor rappelling wall, lounges, lecture halls and classrooms. Cadets with one of these ROTC programs are offered three minor areas of study in the military arts: Aerospace Studies, Military Science, and the Naval Science and Leadership Minor. These programs are part of University of South Florida's commitment to military branches of service in the nation's defense system, and reflect Stacie Rine's own appreciation of the need to support veterans, and future veterans, in their pursuit of education linked with a love of military life. Florida's long connection to U.S. Navy efforts are reflected in its Universities programs linked to military service.
Lakeland, Florida Home to a Plethora of Christian-Based Educational Institutions
Dismayed and saddened by the loss of swans on its lakes, Lakeland, Florida residents appealed to Queen Elizabeth of England to consider repopulating the Lakeland area with progeny of her royal swans. Graciously, the Lakeland waterways are again blessed with the descendants of royal swans, sent by the Queen. Lakeland is in the midst of the humid subtropical zone, with hot, humid summers and afternoon rainstorms. Winters are mild, with a rare cold snap below freezing, a perfect home for Stacie Rine and swan-watching.
Lakeland finds itself in a central position for state highway traffic. Interstate 4 links Tampa, Orlando and Daytona Beach, passing through Lakeland. US 92 links Lakeland, Plant City on the west, and Auburndale, Winter Haven and Haines City to the east. South, US 98 goes through Lakeland to Bartow, and northward on 98 takes one to Dade City. State Road 33 wends its way through farmland to Lake County and the Florida Turnpike. Stacie Rine's children attend the Lakeland Christian School, an esteemed private school specializing in a Christian-based education, and Lakeland is home to a variety of private schools, 13 in all, which offer similar educational opportunities in a Christian atmosphere. Lakeland is also home to Everest University, Florida Polytechnic, Florida Southern College, Florida Technical College, Keiser University, Webster University, Polk State College and Southeastern University. Florida Southern College is the home of the Frank Lloyd Wright collection, 9 Wright structures which comprise the largest one-site group of Wright buildings. Florida Polytechnic, Stacie Rine alma mater for her Master of Business Administration degree, has a new campus in addition to a joint site with Polk State on Winter Lake Road.