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Don't miss out on a lower price on this hotel
Get an overview of this hotelUpscale Summerlin, Las Vegas casino resort with scenic canyon views
Popular property highlights
11 miles to the Strip
Standing near the base of Red Rock Canyon, this upscale resort and spa is 11 miles from the Las Vegas Strip via hotel shuttle; canyon hikes are within 4 miles.
Gaming, dining
The lavish pool complex at Red Rock Casino, Resort and Spa features a sunbathing island and cabanas. Other highlights include a casino, spa, top-notch dining, the Cabana Club and the new Red Rock Amphitheater.
Two flat-panel TVs
Facing the canyon or Strip, Red Rock guestrooms include pillowtop mattresses, down duvets, and 42-inch plasma TVs. Marble baths have LCD TVs over soaking tubs, along with separate rainfall showers.
Guest Highlights
- Spacious guestrooms
- Comfortable rooms
- Central location
- Good for nightlife
- Helpful staff
- Clean guestrooms
Red Rock Casino, Resort and Spa
Hotel Amenities
Hotel Amenities
Standing at the base of Red Rock Canyon, Red Rock Casino, Resort and Spa is 11 miles from the Strip. TPC at the Canyons, a PGA Tour golf course, is 3 miles away. The Red Rocks National Conservation Area is a 4-mile drive.
The resort provides a complete Vegas vacation experience: a glittering casino, live entertainment, gourmet and casual dining, a sophisticated spa, a fully equipped health club, and a 3-acre pool complex. Guests must be at least 18 to receive spa services.
The Kids Quest club (surcharge) provides a wide array of fun activities for children up to 12 years old. A 72-lane bowling alley and 16-screen multiplex movie theater are also on site.
The resort offers scheduled shuttle service to and from the airport and the Strip (included in daily resort fee).
Please note: beverage containers such as coolers, cases, kegs, and ice chests are not permitted on the hotel premises.
- 24-hour front desk
- Babysitting or childcare (surcharge)
- Children's club (surcharge)
- Supervised childcare/activities (surcharge)
- Free airport transportation
- Arcade/game room
- Total number of rooms - 811
- ATM/banking
- Number of floors - 20
- Babysitting or childcare
- Bar/lounge
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Business center
- Casino
- Free newspapers in lobby
- Concierge services
- Coffee shop or café
- Conference space
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Elevator/lift
- Free shopping center shuttle
- Express check-out
- Full-service spa
- Gift shops or newsstand
- Hair salon
- Health club
- Designated smoking areas
- Billiards or pool table
- Tours/ticket assistance
- Free WiFi
- Electric car charging station
- Children's club
- Limo or Town Car service available
- Spa treatment room(s)
- Meeting rooms 20
- Multilingual staff
- Free valet parking
- Poolside bar
- Porter/bellhop
- Luggage storage
- Restaurant
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Conference space size (meters) - 9290
- Free area shuttle
- Conference space size (feet) - 100000
- Conference center
- Free self parking
- Sauna
- Shopping on site
- Spa services on site
- Spa tub
- Steam room
- Supervised childcare/activities
- Outdoor seasonal pool
- Swim-up bar
- Wedding services
Family Friendly Amenities
- Family Hotel
- Free Wi-Fi
- Area shuttle (complimentary)
- Babysitting or childcare (surcharge)
- Arcade/game room
- Bowling alley on site
- Refrigerator (on request)
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Free self parking, Free valet parking
Room Amenities
- Air conditioning
- Free weekday newspaper
- Bathrobes
- Private bathroom
- Free toiletries
- Deep soaking bathtub
- Pillowtop mattress
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- In-room climate control (air conditioning)
- Designer toiletries
- Desk
- Hair dryer
- Daily housekeeping
- Hypo-allergenic bedding available
- In-room safe
- Iron/ironing board
- In-room massage available
- Cable TV service
- Free WiFi
- Minibar
- Pay movies
- Premium bedding
- Refrigerator (on request)
- Separate bathtub and shower
- Slippers
- Turndown service
- Room service (24 hours)
- Rollaway/extra beds (surcharge)
- Connecting/adjoining rooms available
Where to Eat
T-Bones Chophouse - This upscale steakhouse features oversize dry-aged prime steaks and fresh fish flown in daily. Cocktails are served in the piano bar or outdoors on the South-Beach-style patio around a fire pit overlooking the pool. Nightly entertainment is in the lounge. Dinner is served nightly.
Feast Buffet - Asian, barbecue, American, and Italian specialties are served at this buffet, which includes an extensive soup and salad bar. The dessert selection includes homemade gelato and ice cream. It is open for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and weekend brunch.
Grand Café - This American bistro has all-day breakfast, plus burgers, salads, entrees. It is open 24 hours.
Mercaditos - Award-winning, creative Mexican fare.
Hearthstone - A neighborhood restaurant inspired by farmers markets.
Sandbar - This poolside café features appetizers, burgers, sandwiches, and salads. It is open seasonally for lunch and dinner.
Room service is available 24 hours a day.
Stars like Toby Keith and Motley Crue have performed at the new Red Rock Amphitheater located at the Resort. Concerts at the Sandbar poolside continue through the summer.
Nearby Things to Do
The backyard pool complex is just the place to cool off or perfect a golden tan. The fitness club offers cardio and strength-training equipment, yoga and Pilates classes, and kickboxing classes in a boxing ring (surcharges for classes). The resort also boasts its own 72-lane bowling center and 16-screen movie theater complex.
TPC at the Canyons, a championship golf course with a spectacular setting, is 3 miles away.
The Red Rock National Conservation Area (four miles) is a great place to hike, bike, horseback ride, photograph wildlife, or take scenic drives.
The recreational activities listed below are available on site or nearby; fees may apply.
- Golfing nearby
- Downhill skiing nearby
- Snowboarding nearby
- Hiking/biking trails nearby
- Mountain biking nearby
- Skydiving nearby
- Fitness classes on site
- Bicycle rentals on site
- Bowling alley on site
- Pilates classes on site
- Yoga classes/instruction on site
Spa Services
- Hot stone massage
- Deep tissue massage
- Prenatal massage
- Steam room in spa
- Thai massage
- Reflexology
- Manicures and pedicures
- Body scrubs
- Aromatherapy treatments
- Hydrotherapy treatments
- Sauna in spa
- Spa tub in spa
- Body treatments
- Facial treatments
If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please note them at check-out when you book your room.
- Accessible bathroom
- In-room accessibility
- Roll-in shower
Hotel Policies
Check-in time ends at midnight
Check-in time starts at 3 PM
Minimum check-in age is 21
Special check-in instructions:
Check-out time is 11 AM
Payment types
Children and extra beds
- Children are welcome.
- Kids stay free! Up to 3 children 16 years old and younger stay free when using existing bedding.
- Rollaway/extra beds are available for USD 35 per night.
- Cribs (infant beds) are not available.
- Pets not allowed
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy.
- Deposit: USD 100 per night
- Resort fee: USD 39.54 per accommodation, per night
- Pool access
- Fitness center access
- Airport shuttle
- Shuttle service
- Internet access
- Newspaper
- Phone calls
- Faxes
- In-room safe
- Concierge/valet service
- Self parking
- Valet parking
- Parking
- Additional inclusions
Optional extras
- Breakfast fee: between USD 6 and USD 15 per person (approximately)
- Refrigerator fee: USD 15.00 per night
- Rollaway bed fee: USD 35 per night
Hotel Name
- Casino Red
- Casino Red Rock
- Red Resort
- Red Rock
- Red Rock Casino
- Red Rock Casino Las Vegas
- Red Rock Casino Resort
- Red Rock Casino Resort Las Vegas
- Red Rock Resort
- Red Rock Resort Casino
- Red Rock Casino Resort And Spa
- Red Rock Las Vegas
We should mention
Up to 3 children 16 years old and younger stay free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding. The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation.


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#1. Samuel L. Jackson gives what might be his finest acting performance. Yes, Leonardo DiCaprio just won the Best Supporting Actor award from the National Board of Review for playing Calvin Candie, the film's major heavy, and while that is a terrific choice, the standout Supporting Actor performance from Django belongs to Samuel L. Jackson as Stephen.
Playing Calvin's house slave henchman and de facto father figure, Jackson is equal part plotting, murderous and grotesque Uncle Remus caricature, part destroyed and hollowed old husk of a man. Stephen is a man who has had to learn how to survive an ugly world at any cost. Jackson plays him far beyond stereotype, riffing on racist character types throughout film history and then elevating the characterization with a bracing hint of menace, he provides an unexpected, dangerous twist at every turn and never goes in the direction you think he will.

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… but here's one last water-tower story.
My husband is a dairy farmer … and he needed some equipment welded yesterday. The fellow he normally calls wasn't available, as he was doing some work at Holiday World (oops! sorry, dear).
But the welder was available today and got the milking parlor stantions all fixed up.
He told Gary this story …
Remember the painters, suspended high about the ground, touching up the paint on the "bowl"? (Look here to refresh your memory.)
Apparently, when one of the painters returned to terra firma, he remarked about the view:
I could even see the high-dive team rehearsing their shows.
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Fred's Flag DayTrivia brain teasers have some element of trivia in them, but they are not just pure trivia questions.
Fred ran a flag making business. Things were looking bleak when, out of the blue, someone called from the Paraguayan Embassy. They needed an urgent consignment of 1000 Paraguayan flags by the following week.
Fred got to work straight away. He got a picture of the current Paraguayan flag, got hold of the required cloth and he and his staff worked without stopping until the flags were dispatched. The business was saved, or so he thought.
Unfortunately, the Embassy refused to pay and returned them all. Fred has now lost his business, but why?
HintHe should have worked from a flag instead of a picture.
AnswerParaguay's flag has two different sides. Fred's picture only gave one side and that design was used front and back. Had he used a real flag for reference he could have turned it over and seen the difference.
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BBC America has released the first three minutes of its upcoming miniseries "In the Flesh," showing how a former zombie's killing ways are haunting him as he tries to assimilate back into the land of the living.
In the three-episode mini, which airs at 9 p.m. CT June 6-8, zombies can be "cured" with medication that keeps their rabid tendencies at bay. But Kieren Walker (Luke Newberry) and other patients battling Partially Deceased Syndrome aren't exactly welcomed back home after having eaten their neighbors' brains.
In this scene from the first episode, Walker remembers how he attacked one of those neighbors before being captured and carted off to a PDS facility. As we saw in a previous sneak peek, Walker is troubled by the memory and the fact that he did such horrible things. He's afraid to go back to his parents, sister and the town where he grew up an outsider even before he became a zombie.
When he does, what should be a happy reunion with his family and an old friend turns tragic.
More than another zombie apocalypse thriller, "In the Flesh" is a surprisingly deep examination of fear, prejudice and the struggle for acceptance. It was created and written by Dominic Mitchell and executive produced by Hilary Martin.Want more? Discuss this article and others on Show Patrol's Facebook page.


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Dec. 5, 2007
Carter Smith Named TPWD Executive Director
SAN ANTONIO, Texas — Carter Smith was named executive director of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department on Dec. 5 at a special meeting of the TPW Commission in San Antonio. Smith will be leaving the helm at The Nature Conservancy of Texas to take the top job at TPWD.
"Carter Smith is a well-respected conservationist and has proven his ability to develop successful partnerships with landowners and others," said TPW Commission Chairman Peter Holt. "He is a hunter and angler and a seventh generation Texas landowner. He understands the conservation challenges we face in our rapidly growing and changing state and will provide a fresh perspective as we strive to meet our mission."
The Commission took action to accept the recommendation of the search committee in a public meeting after discussing the issue in executive session. The search committee consisted of TPW Commission Chairman Peter Holt, Chairman Emeritus Lee Bass, Vice Chairman Dan Friedkin, Commissioner Mark Bivins, and former Chairman Joseph Fitzsimons.
Smith has been with The Nature Conservancy of Texas since 1998 and has been the state director since 2004. Prior to his promotion to state director, Smith served as Director of Conservation Programs where he was responsible for conservation, external affairs and science programs. Before working at the Nature Conservancy, he was the first executive director of the Katy Prairie Conservancy and continues to serve on their Advisory Board.
Smith is a native of Central Texas and began his career in 1992 at the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department as a management intern, assisting in the Private Lands and Public Hunting programs. He has a wildlife management degree from Texas Tech and a master's degree in conservation biology from Yale University.
Smith has served on numerous science, conservation, land trust and advisory councils. Besides the Katy Prairie Conservancy, he has served on the Texas Land Trust Council and advisory boards for Texas Tech, Texas A&M and Texas State University. Most recently, he served on TPWD's State Parks Advisory Committee.
"I am deeply honored to accept this new challenge," said Smith. "I was very fortunate to begin my professional career at Texas Parks and Wildlife, and have had much contact with the professionals at the agency through the years. I look forward to working with people I admire and respect to further TPWD's conservation mission."
Texas Parks and Wildlife is the state agency responsible for managing and conserving Texas' natural and cultural resources. The agency has an annual budget of $405.8 million and a full-time equivalent staff of about 3,100 in 11 internal divisions: Wildlife, Coastal Fisheries, Inland Fisheries, Law Enforcement, State Parks, Infrastructure, Communications, Administrative Resources, Information Technology, Human Resources and Legal.
Smith will replace Robert L. Cook, who retired on August 31, 2007. Cook has been executive director since February 2002 and is serving as interim executive director until Smith takes the helm in late January.
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Beginning in fall 2013, a new 12-hour minor will be available to non-business majors at CU-Boulder. The new business minor, housed in the Leeds School of Business, has been uniquely designed for non-business students so that they can effectively perform in an emerging global business environment.
Through the minor's required coursework, students will be introduced to the essential elements of marketing, management, accounting, finance and corporate social responsibility. The first students who are eligible for the minor are sophomores and juniors who plan on finishing the minor in May 2015, according to Amy Tabor, director of the business minor program.
"It is very exciting to see the energy surrounding the new business minor, from the investment that Leeds is providing this program to the diverse students who are taking advantage of the opportunity," said Tabor. "We've heard from many corporate partners that they are very interested in the business minor, not only because of the fundamentals that are being taught but because it shortens the time that their new hires can make an impact. And these companies have signaled their approval by providing scholarships to support students studying the minor."
Students can choose between one of three business track options: innovation, analytics or entrepreneurship. Once they have taken the required courses, students will complete their minor requirements through a business capstone course that focuses on strategy, application and the development of a "venture plan". Students also have the option of completing multiple tracks for increase breadth of application.
Students can still apply to start the minor in fall 2013, and many scholarships are available. The Leeds School will host three information session for students:
- April 18 (Thursday) from 3:30 – 4 p.m. in UMC 247
- April 22 (Monday) from 4:00 – 4:30 p.m. in ENGR DLC Bechtel Collaboratory
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I posted a similar thread in the "Equipment" section of the forum but I wanted to try here as well.
I am going to start breaking ground on a new course this spring. Since my budget is limited I decided to start searching for used baskets. The search has so far been unsuccessful. Anyone have any information on any courses that may be looking to sell their stock? Maybe a course that needs to close and has to liquidate? I would offer a commission for any info that leads to me buying baskets.
On another note, has anyone tried to make a professional basket bending and welding round bar with any success?


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Las Vegas -- Tatyana Designs opened its first Bettie Page store in New York City, in Manhattan's Bowery neighborhood. The iconic area has recently become a flashpoint for cutting edge, fashion forward designers.
"It's perfect for our brand," noted Tatyana Designs co-CEO Jan Glaser. "This is the perfect place for our first store in NYC."
The new store is the company's 11th retail location to date.
"We are looking at additional locations for 2013 as we aggressively pursue our growth strategy," said Glaser.
Bettie Page target the 18 to 35 year-old, fashion conscious, female customer with retro fashions and accessories inspired by the 1950s pin-up queen of the same name.


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Fairfax County Receives 5 NaCo Achievement Awards
June 17, 2008
News Highlights
- Fairfax County's Public Library; Department of Family Services Office for Children; Department of Finance; and Department of Information Technology received NACo 2008 Achievement Awards.
- Fairfax County has won Achievement Awards in 20 of the 21 categories that recognize innovative county programs during the past six years.
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Fairfax County received five National Association of Counties (NACo) 2008 Achievement Awards. For the past six years, the county has been honored by NACo in 20 of the 21 categories that recognize innovative county programs.
This year the awards went to the county's Public Library; Department of Family Services Office for Children; Department of Finance; and Department of Information Technology.The following programs were recognized:
Changing Lives Through Literature
Public Library
In collaboration with the Fairfax County Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court and the probation and parole sector of the Virginia Department of Corrections, the Fairfax County Public Library launched an alternative sentencing program using the power of literature and reading to transform the lives of teens and adults. Weekly discussion groups of six to 12 offenders, a judge, a probation officer and a facilitator involve reading, reflecting, sharing and mutual engagement. While detention and/or incarceration isolates offenders from the community, this alternative program places the offender with community role models in an intense mutual examination of issues.
School Readiness Collaborative
Department of Family Services Office for Children
Increasingly large numbers of children enter kindergarten without the social and educational skills needed to succeed in school. Through the School Readiness Collaborative, the Fairfax County's Office for Children brought together other county agencies, schools, child care programs, the business community and parents to develop strategies for better transition planning for children from preschool to kindergarten, improved competencies of preschool teachers, and a shared understanding of the role that everyone plays in helping children succeed in school.
DART Program — Improving Transparency and Accountability in Public
Department of Finance
To streamline the process of providing relevant and reliable financial information to other county departments, the Fairfax County Department of Finance designed a Data Analysis and Retrieval Tool (DART). DART provides a self-service capability for agencies' financial managers and analysts to extract data from the county's financial systems without the need for advanced technical skills. This data can then be used to better analyze and forecast financial information.
Information Technology Project Management (ITPM) Training
Department of Information Technology
The ITPM training program provides the county's IT project managers with a foundation in basic project management concepts, principles and practices to effectively manage technology projects. This training program has been customized to sync with the county's IT business processes to provide the county's IT project managers with the skills to deliver business systems that meet users' requirements on time and within allocated budget.
Security Awareness Day
Department of Information Technology
In 2005, the Fairfax County Department of Information Technology sponsored the first Security Awareness Day to highlight the importance of protecting the data of the county's more than 1 million residents, 12,000 employees and thousands of vendors who sell goods and services to the county. What began as a one-time training session to enhance security awareness efforts has grown to an annual event open to all employees. A balance of technical and non-technical sessions cover a range of issues relevant to anyone using technology systems and electronic information, as well as personal use of the Internet, new legislation affecting computer use in the workplace and special considerations for protecting children and e-commerce. The program also recognizes the county's expanding telework program by providing information specific to employees interacting with county systems from home computers.
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The report provides market analysis, information and insights into the Chinese non-life insurance market, including:
- A description of the non-life insurance market in China
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This report provides a comprehensive analysis of the Non-Life Insurance market in China:
- It provides historical values for China's insurance industry market size for the report's 2010–2014 review period and forecast figures for the 2014–2019 forecast period
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THE boss of Worcester-based energy giant Npower has claimed power bills in the UK are so high because many homes in the country are "old and draughty".
In a report issued this week the company's chief executive Paul Massara said unit prices for gas and electricity in the UK are among the lowest in Europe, but bills are high as houses waste so much electricity.
Mr Massara – who earns about £450,000 a year and last November refused to give up his £150,000 bonus – said: "If we can increase the efficiency of the UK's old and draughty housing, we can ensure that annual energy bills are some of the lowest too."
In October last year – the same week the company announced a 9.3 per cent increase in electricity bills and an 11.1 per cent rise in gas costs – your Worcester News reported lights were being left on at its Warndon headquarters on all night.
Earlier this month it was reported the company had once again received the greatest number of complaints of any of the top six energy supplies between June to September last year – receiving eight times as many as its closest rival SSE.
But Mr Massara said bills would continue to increase as a result of infrastructure modernisation works across the county unless householders take action to improve energy efficiency in their homes.
"Suppliers control less than 20 per cent of a bill and I want to shine a light on all the different aspects of energy, particularly to reassure my customers that there is no hidden profit," he said. "We made a 3.2 per cent margin in our retail business in the first nine months of 2013.
"Over the same period our power stations were struggling to recoup the hundreds of millions of pounds in investment required to build them and made a loss of £59 million."
But power regulator Ofgem disputed the claims, calling them "incorrect and misleading".
A spokesman said: "We offered to help Npower improve the accuracy of their numbers for network charges and it is disappointing that they did not engage fully with us until after the document had been circulated.
"Ofgem directly regulates the money that network companies can earn through charges. Given this level of certainty we can see that after 2014 network costs per household are expected to remain broadly flat in real terms. It is unclear how Npower can state with any authority otherwise."
A spokesman from the Department of Energy and Climate Change called Npower's report "incorrect on so many levels", saying bills are likely to be lower in 2020 than they are today.


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I feel that's rude and that the person forthcoming with info should at least be mentioned as a consultant in the e-article.
For instance, if I go to Nevada now and shoot something next to some rocks and sage I will mention hunting consultant IKIC.
All I ask in return is you mention me if you happen to come to TX and shoot anything between the Rio Grande & Red River.
Every hunting season you miss is one you can not make up.
I did quite a bit of hunting out there while I was in school in San Antonio. Them animals have to love licking rocks to survive out that way.
Have you ever noticed that 99% of the BS "malarky" terms in hunting come from the south?


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I have a question regarding the correct manner in which to address venerable persons such as Bhikkhu's etc.
I have seen many old Sri Lankan Buddhists on entering the Vihara kneel or bow down before the monks there, yet I haven't noticed this being done in the nearby Thai temple.
Does the approprite way of showing respect change between culture or does the Pali Cannon set some guidlines?
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I think I may have well shot myself in both feet, here.
Many moons ago, I was elected as Theravada Moderator in a predominantly Mahayana Forum.
I said then, that it was a bad choice, because of my profound ignorance on matters Theravadan. but there were precious few candidates at the time....
Could somebody take a look at these two threads and tell me whether I really messed up moving them to the General Discussion Forum, or whether I really should have left them where originally posted - in the Theravada sub-forum?
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surge in global food prices
In other news Thursday, lack of rainfall and high temperatures have contributed to worsening drought conditions in key farm states in the U.S. As corn and soybean producers have been especially hit, world commodity prices are rising. Also, the U.S. Postal Service nears bankruptcy, losing $5.2 billion from April to June. Continue reading


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Bring on the blitz: Pittsburgh clamps down on potholesJanuary 14, 2014 11:30 PM
The early days of Bill Peduto's tenure as Pittsburgh mayor have been filled with sweeping pronouncements about open and progressive government, reform and "the sunlight of a new era."
All that aside, if you're mayor, you gotta fix the potholes. Mr. Peduto on Tuesday announced a 72-hour all-out "blitz" to combat this year's early outbreak of the tire-flattening, alignment-bending craters.
"This is an all-hands-on-deck effort to fill potholes in our city streets before the next cold spell begins" on Friday, Mr. Peduto said in a statement. "We have city crews working in shifts 24 hours a day" and have activated parks maintenance workers to join public works crews in the effort.
Mayor declares war on potholes
Mayor Bill Peduto announced a 72-hour all-out "blitz" to combat this year's early outbreak of potholes. (Video by Nate Guidry; 1/15/2014)
The announcement follows a Pittsburgh Post-Gazette report Sunday about the earlier start to pothole season that followed wild temperature swings that took the mercury from 50 degrees to minus-9 and back to 55 this month.
"It's as certain as taxes," public works director Rob Kaczorowski said in an interview Tuesday. "After every freeze-thaw cycle, you get potholes."
The city's 311 hot line fielded 149 pothole complaints in the first 13 days of this year, nearly double the number at this point a year ago. The calls came from 44 of the city's 88 neighborhoods, signaling the widespread nature of the outbreak.
A Post-Gazette driving tour of the city last week found potholes on Brookline Boulevard, Route 51 in the city's southern neighborhoods, Bausman Street in Beltzhoover, South 18th Street and East Carson Street on the South Side, the Birmingham Bridge, Forbes Avenue in Oakland, Hobart and Beacon streets and Forward Avenue in Squirrel Hill and Fifth Avenue in Point Breeze.
Weather certainly has played a role, but Mr. Kaczorowski acknowledged that the city's failure to repave more miles of streets is a factor as well. The city's wish is to do 80 to 100 miles per season, but only got to 44 miles last year, he said.
One particularly bad street is McNeilly Road in the South Hills, which has been passed over for repaving three years running because of planned utility work that would have torn up the new pavement. Mr. Kaczorowski said the city and Dormont plan to resurface the road this year.
Brookline Boulevard, in the midst of a comprehensive streetscape improvement project, was supposed to be repaved last fall but the contractor ran out of time, he said. It will be done in the spring.
Resurfacing is important because as road surfaces age, they develop cracks that allow moisture to penetrate. When the moisture freezes, it expands, and when it melts, it leaves a subsurface cavity that causes the road surface to collapse when vehicles pass over it. Voila: pothole.
Seventeen crews have been dispatched for daytime pothole duty, Mr. Peduto said, while 10 crews are working night shifts. Employees have been assigned to transport cold-patch asphalt to distribution sites throughout the city.
Using cold patch increases the likelihood that a pothole will reappear before the winter ends, but local hot asphalt suppliers shut down their plants during cold weather. The city does not have equipment used by some other localities that blasts hot air into potholes to dry them and clear loose debris, then delivers a coating of liquid asphalt and crushed stone that is heated aboard the vehicle.
So cold patch it is.
Mr. Peduto asked residents to help by reporting potholes to 311. He, Guy Costa, chief operations officer, and Councilwoman Theresa Kail-Smith will hold a news briefing on the campaign this morning in Sheraden.
Calls to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation's hot line, 1-800-FIX-ROAD, also are up so far this year, spokesman Steve Cowan said. Twenty-two calls have been received in Allegheny County, up from nine at this time a year ago.
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THE Oxfordshire Small Repairs Service (SRS) is celebrating a milestone – its 1,000th job in South Oxfordshire.
Since the 1980s the dedicated SRS repairmen have carried out more than 20,000 jobs around the county for the elderly, disabled and vulnerable.
Whether you have a broken smoke alarm, need a leaky tap fixed or even a spot of carpentry, the SRS can help.
The service was introduced in the south of the county in 2000 and on Thursday repairman Richard Baker carried out the 1,000th job – fixing a faulty smoke alarm for Les and Jean Wastie of Tiddington.
"Sometimes I may just get called to change a lightbulb," he said. "A lot of our work is jobs that a plumber or a carpenter wouldn't bother turning out to."
Anyone over 60, registered disabled or suffering from a long-term health problem is eligible. A 'small repair' is any job that can be finished in less than four hours.
Customers pay £15 an hour – one third of the total cost – and the rest is subsidised by Oxfordshire County Council, which contributes £150,000 a year, and the district councilswhich give a total of £68,000. The service is contracted out to Mears.
Mrs Wastie, 88, said: "We are very grateful, it's a great help."
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The global economy remains in flux, and investors across the globe continue to witness a roller coaster ride with respect to their investments. Substantial gains one day are followed by a precipitous decline the next, and many investors are simply along for the ride and struggling to make sense of it all.
Though veteran investors are more familiar with such fluctuations, young investors might be more confused. Some might even delay getting started on their portfolios, which is one of the many mistakes young investors commonly make.
The following are some of the more common mistakes young investors tend to make, each of which should be avoided no matter how difficult the market becomes.
Delaying the inevitable
Young people, particularly those who are just beginning their professional careers, often procrastinate when it comes to investing. This could be thanks to a host of factors, including inexperience, fear or simply wanting extra money in their pockets while they're young. Each of these factors makes sense, but none of them should keep young people from investing. Most young people have seen the projections that show the staggering differences in money earned when a person begins investing at 25 as opposed to 35 (or even 30). Even something as simple as investing through a company's 401(k) is a good place to start, and young investors should take advantage of the opportunity to do so as soon as they're eligible.
When young investors put off investing, the results later on are not often pretty. That's because of the tendency to overcompensate down the road. An investor who begins young and starts learning how to invest will feel more comfortable with his or her portfolio, and won't feel the need to make up for lost years down the road.
An ill-informed investor
Young investors know about the need to invest, but many simply don't ask enough questions about their investments.
A young investor is in a great position for a number of reasons. Young investors are typically decades away from retirement and, as a result, can take on the most riskYoung investors commonly understand this principle, but that does not mean they should simply sit back and accept it when a risky investment does not pan out. While it's good for young investors to take risks, if the risk doesn't pay off, learn the reasons behind its failures. Doing so will lay a solid foundation for future investments.
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Andrew has a new 3 foot wide bookcase with two shelves, each 15 inches high. He plans to store his CD's on the shelves using new CD racks. Each CD rack is 17 inches wide and 7 inches high, and holds 3 stacks of 12 CD's.
Will Andrew have enough room for his 250 CD's in the bookcase if he uses the two shelves inside the bookcase and doesn't put any CD's on top of it? How many CD's will he be able to store?
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Each CD rack holds 36 CD's. (12 x 3 = 36)
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A specialist children's doctor has been charged with a string of sexual offences against young boys.
Dr Myles Bradbury, who worked at Addenbrookes Hospital in Cambridge as a consultant paediatric haematologist, will appear in court tomorrow.
The hospital has set up a hotline for worried parents, some of whom live in North Essex, and has written to those whose children were treated by the doctor to make them aware of the allegations.
The 41-year-old doctor of The Street, Herringswell, Bury St Edmunds, faces seven counts of sexual assault against children, one count of voyeurism and one count of inciting a child to engage in sexual activity.
He is also charged with two counts of making 16,629 indecent images of children and 20 films.
All of the charges, except the making of indecent images, are said to have taken place in Cambridgeshire- it has not been confirmed if any took place at the hospital.
Bradbury was arrested on December 30, 2013, and charged on June 20.
It is understood he no longer works at the Trust and has not done so for six months.
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SAN BERNARDINO >> The threat of closing all three branch libraries and other cuts associated with a nearly 60 percent decrease to the library budget seemed to disappear Tuesday after a counter-proposal by the acting library director and a drama-free statement by the city manager.
Most of the cuts could be avoided with another $500,000 a year, Acting Library Director Ed Erjavek told the City Council and City Manager Allen Parker at the city's penultimate budget meeting.
By "massaging" the budget, that $500,000 is available, Parker replied.
There was no formal vote, but the council consensus was that the money should be reappropriated to fit Erjavek's proposal. Parker will bring the council what is expected to be the final version of the 2014-15 budget at a June 23 meeting, at 5 p.m.
"As a child I would spend hours and hours and hours going through books, so libraries are a special place to me," Councilwoman Virginia Marquez said. "Mr. Parker brings us a glimmer of hope, finally."
Erjavek's proposal, formed in consultation with the five-member library board, still results in cuts - specifically, dropping from 13 employees to nine and reducing Feldheym Central Library's hours by five hours a week, to four days or 32 hours.
To cut $1 million from a $1.7 million budget, as Parker requested, would have meant leaving only Feldheym open and laying off 10 employees, Erjavek said.
According to Erjavek, that contrasts with a 2008 budget of $3.5 million, paying for 31 staff members and 54 hours a week of libraries. The proposed cuts would have given libraries funding of $4 per resident, compared to $8.07 currently and a state average of $31.35, he said. (The figures are similar to older ones reported by the California State Library.)
It comes in the context of $22.8 million in cuts needed to balance the $124 million budget, according to Parker.
And other areas also need money, particularly public safety, said Councilman John Valdivia, while libraries have troubling maintenance issues.
"I'm going to be candid, Ed," Valdivia said during the meeting, adding that he was a library supporter. "It's hard to argue we keep libraries open if we have dismal conditions in our libraries."
Two adjustments were made to the budget that freed up the money, according to the city manager's office. The Information Technology budget was reduced, which in turn reduced what that department charges other departments, and it was determined that assessment districts could pick up all but $80,000 of what had been $434,412 in water charges to the city's general fund.
Tuesday's meeting was the final presentation by departments that use general fund money. Most other departments discussed Tuesday propose no major changes from the year before, with the exception of three hires for the top floor of City Hall.
Parker proposes hiring two deputy city managers, including one dedicated to economic development. That would bring his office's budget to more than $1.3 million for 2014-15 compared to just over $1 million in 2014 and $645,000 in 2013, as the office has absorbed responsibilities including the call center, cable TV, and handling the dissolution of the former Economic Development Agency.
"Basically, I've been a one-man show for the 15 months I've been here," Parker said. "That's the reason for the increase in the budget."
The mayor's office would also gain a legislative aide in addition to the current staff of Mayor Carey Davis, a contract for chief of staff given to Michael McKinney's MICA-PR and an executive assistant.


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Photographer Mike Ruiz Celebrates Birthday at XL Nightclub to Benefit Ali Forney Center Tonight
This year, Mike Ruiz is celebrating his 48th birthday and promises that it will be bigger and better than ever! The birthday will serve as a fundraising opportunity to benefit The Ali Forney Center, an organization that shelters homeless LGBT youth. In the wake of Hurricane Sandy's destruction, the organization's main drop-in center was flooded and rendered uninhabitable. Therefore, Mike is redoubling his efforts to help AFC get back on its feet. He urges fans, friends, and family to donate generously. Ruiz's goal this year is to raise $15,000 on behalf of the homeless LGBT youth cause. The event will take place tonight, December 7th at XL Nightclub.
The night will be full of dance, humor, and good cheer. Artists will include DJ's Whitney Day and Bill Coleman. Performances by Martha Walsh, The Ones, Janice Robinson and Jason Walker will be sure to get guest's dance on. Special guest, Carmen Elektra, will also debut her new smash hit single, "I Like It Loud."
Ruiz is excited for this unforgettable night, exclaiming, "I am so grateful to everyone who is supporting this very special event for AFC. Makes me feel 28 all over again!"
The Ali Forney Center (AFC) helps make a difference in the lives of homeless LGBT youth by rescuing them from the dangers of the streets and placing them into safe, homelike environments. AFC is working hard to provide youth with the support and nourishment they need to succeed and thrive. AFC strives to help and support the broader community to make NYC a safer place for homeless LGBT youth.
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Be Careful What You Eat! Maine Restaurants FAIL Inspection! 15 Close Down!
Chad and I eat out very little. We might grab a pizza to go at a few places but we're mostly homebodies.
When we read the article in the Portland Press Herald this morning we were SHOCKED!
At least 5 restaurants we have been to in the past year have FAILED inspection according to the Maine State Health Inspectors. And one of them had to close! I think I counted 25 Chinese restaurants!


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Look, Microsoft has one tenth the apps of Android!! Yay!
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Visual search -- pretty amazing. A grown man visual searching for Miley Cyrus -- pretty embarrassing.
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Fujitsu and Acer are making phones? You better believe it. Along with ZTE, they're among the new crop of Windows Phone makers.
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"Everyone wants the Mango!"
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New update brings multi-tasking, tighter Skype integration, improved input, new devices and more
Three new hardware partners; major UI improvements; OS upgrades -- Microsoft Corp.'s (
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special event
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Microsoft has clearly invested a lot of thought and effort into improving
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The revisions start with the keyboard, which now contains word suggestions, using predictive logic based on what you typed. No word (ha, pun) on whether the logic will be adaptive, though, to your particular writing idiosyncrasies.
Along with the improved keyboard comes improved speech to text. Much like the feature in Android, you can now speak to your phone and it will dictate what you said in the form of text for handy use in email or text messages. The phone will also read you text messages. Both features work while music is playing, but dropping the music volume.
Microsoft's already rich "People" social tile has received some improvements. You can now make "Groups" say of your college buddies or your significant other's family members, etc. Each group will get separate pictorial updates from various feeds, including the ubiquitous Facebook.
Speaking of Facebook, you can now multi-platform message. In a single thread you can mix Facebook messages and texts.
Similarly email has received a Facebook. You can now select important emails as do not forward to prevent embarrassing accidents. The email client now has an integrated calendar, which syncs automatically with the calendar in your Facebook account.
II. Apps
Microsoft showed of a number of apps, both first and third party. It also showed off features that broadly apply to third party apps in general.
Windows Phone now allows third party tiles, visible on the front screen. For example, British Airways showed off an app that allowed fliers to take 3D tours of their aircraft and get live updates via the app tile about flight times and more.
And multi-tasking has been added, as we predicted in our coverage yesterday. You enter a multi-program menu that shows you preview windows that you can flip through a la cover flow. When you reenter a program, whatever you were doing resumes. For example, a game will pause when you window out and start up again when you window in (so be prepared).
The app show began with the Pictures tile/app, Microsoft's first party design. Facebook auto-tagging and uploading has been added. Windows Phone Senior Project Manager Derek Snyder also showed off a fully functional mobile version of Office opening spreadsheets.
Integration with
recent acquisition Skype
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Microsoft also showed off a working build of Internet Explorer 9 Mobile, which in a live test beat the stock browsers from Google Inc. (GOOG) (though they used a handset with Android 2.2, not the latest Android 2.3), Research in Motion Ltd. (
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Via a feature called "App Connect", the snazzy new browser can also pass off info into apps like, say, movie search results into the IMDB app. Searches in Bing, as before, are location aware. Maps looked particularly impressive in IE9m, with searches by business type and reviews of the results all neatly integrated in.
Another impressive feature is Visual Search. Visual Search lets you take a picture of something and have Bing automatically search for it based on image and text recognition technology. Mr. Snyder searched for Miley Cyrus (hey, we're not judging).
Microsoft says that its app library now includes 18,000 apps. That's not bad, but it's still a far cry from the 200,000+ Android apps and the 350,000 some iPhone/iPad apps.
III. Hardware Partners
Despite rocky early months (Windows Mobile is currently outselling Windows Phone 7), hardware providers appear to be sticking by Microsoft.
It announced that South Korea's Samsung Electronics (
) and LG Electronics Inc. (
), along with Taiwan's HTC Corp. (
) are renewing their commitments to WP7. New to the party are China's ZTE Corp. (
), Taiwan's Acer Inc. (
), and Japan's Fujitsu Ltd. (
) are all jumping in as well. Both Acer and Fujitsu have little previous phone experience.
Microsoft biggest hardware partner will be Finland's Nokia Oyj.'s (
), the
world's largest smart phone maker
. Nokia plans to
phase out its proprietary Symbian OS
and replace it with Windows Phone within the next couple years.
IV. Final Details
Mango will land at the beginning of the fall, which likely means August. That puts it narrowly before the
rumored launch of the iPhone 5
(September). Google's next great thing --
Android 3.5 "Ice Cream Sandwich"
-- won't launch till sometime between October and December.
That all means that at the start of the fall Microsoft may have the phone to beat -- if anybody pays attention.
Its hardware partners are planning on new devices, and existing partners will update current customers' phones to the new OS.
Microsoft has officially dubbed "Mango" Windows Phone 7.1, contrary to prior reports that suggested it would be Windows Phone 7.5.
The company promises to release a Beta software development kit (SDK) to developers within 24 hours. That release should fill in the gaps about the remaining additions (not all the 500 features were covered).
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This particular watch was one my wife bought for me in the mid to late 80's. I've just always loved the "Swatch" design on this one, but I've never found another one. I've been told the watch was pretty common, but that just hasn't been my experience when looking for another one to wear around and beat up. (I'm pretty hard on watches I actually wear!) Was this a watch that might have been more plentiful in other regions than the Midwest?


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803.06 Optional Rethrow
At any time, a player may elect to rethrow from the previous lie as evidenced by the marker disc or, if the marker disc has been moved, from an approximate lie as agreed to by the majority of the group or an official. The original throw plus one penalty throw are counted in the player's score.
So if your tee shot goes deep in the woods, or in a spot that you just don't feel safe playing from, can you retee and take the one throw penalty? I know you can retee if you go OB, but what if you don't go OB? It sounds like you could, but the rule specifies the previous lie as evidenced by the marker disc. The tee is not a lie, is it?
I'm just wondering if one of the girls in a group at my last tournament could have reteed instead of taking five shots to get back out of the woods and then going OB for a circle nine. Also, I was playing a course recently that has a lot of tight lines, and some of the trees have low thin branches that stick straight out at eye level and are broken off. I almost put my eye out twice trying to play my tee shots. It seemed like I couldn't turn my head safely in proximity to those trees.


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BERLIN -- This coming weekend, Berlin will be abuzz with some of the best high school girls basketball the state of Ohio has to offer as The Amish Pie Company Classic in the Country Challenge Powered by Under Armour returns to the Perry Reese Jr. Community Center at Hiland High School for the 10th annual event.
The Classic in the Country has become so big it has picked up a national sponsor (Under Arnour) to go along with the local companies that have provided support for this basketball showcase over the years.
The event features 20 basketball games in three days, showcasing not only the best players in Ohio, but this year a team from Colorado and others from Tennessee and Maryland have joined the lineup.
Three area teams are excited to be in the CITC lineup: West Holmes, Orrville and host Hiland.
The games begin Saturday morning at 10 a.m. and run through Monday evening. Action tip off with local powerhouse No. 6 ranked Orrville taking on D-IV top 10 team Reedsville Eastern.
West Holmes, the top-ranked team in Div. II will take on D-III's second-ranked Columbus Africentric Saturday afternoon at 1:30. The Knights will also take on No. 7 North Canton Hoover Monday evening in the 19th game.
Host Hiland plays a team from Damascus, Md., on Saturday night and finishes off the weekend Monday night against Uniontown Lake.
This year's event features three of the reigning four state champions, D-I two-time champion Twinsburg, D-II four-time champ Hathaway Brown and D-III Africentric. Hiland (D-IV) and West Holmes (D-II) played in last year's state championship games.
Many of the 27 in-state teams are ranked in the Top 10 of the first Associated Press girls state basketball poll released last week: Twinsburg (No. 1) Kettering Fairmont ( 2), Reynoldsburg (4) and Hoover (7) are in Div. I. Cincinnati Princeton is ranked just out of the top 10 (No. 12) .
The top five teams in D-II are all scheduled to play including West Holmes (No. 1), Clyde (2), Hathaway Brown (3), Toledo Rogers (4) and Bellbrook (5).
Orrville and Africentric are top 10 teams from D-III, with Proctorsville Fairland just out of the top 10 at No. 11. Reedsville Eastern (No. 10) and Hiland (No. 4) are the teams from D-IV that are in the top 10.
So, not only are there several great teams on the schedule, there are also many of the top rated high school players in the country, according to Dan Olson's Collegiate Girls Basketball Report (CGBR). The top ranked junior point guard in the country, Princeton's Kelsey Mitchell will be wowing the many college scouts who take in the event that is known not only for the quality of play, but for the exceptional hospitality that the Hiland community delivers.
Last year, 146 college coaches were at Classic in the Country Challenge, bringing the total to more than 1,200 college coaches that have been to Berlin since the first Classic in the Country in 2004.
Another college scouting service, the Ohio Girls Basketball Report (OGBR) is produced by the event coordinator Tom Jenkins.
Of the top 25 seniors rated by OGBR, 17 of them will be playing in this year's classic. And, of the top 25 juniors, 20 will be in Berlin. Four top sophomores and six freshmen will also be displaying their skills.
Three of the top 25 seniors all play on one team, Gahanna Lincoln, which features a lineup of players already committed to Div. I college scholarships. Many of these players are also nationally ranked in the CGBR as well.
The first game between the Red Riders and the Eastern Eagles features some of that nationally ranked talent. Orrville's Hannah Plybon is ranked No. 33 nationally by CGBR. She is the leading scorer in the area. She will need plenty of help from her mates as they take on John Burdette's Eagles, who have suffered only one loss so far this season. Burdette's daughter Jenna, a junior, is a nationally ranked point guard (No. 17) who has already accepted a scholarship to the Univ. of Dayton. A pair of 6-foot junior post players, Katie Keller and Erin Swatzel give the Eagles size and scoring punch inside, while senior guards Tori Gobie and Savannah Howley provide pop from the perimeter. Eastern has been scoring in the 70s this season as the Eagles like to push the ball up and down the floor.
The Knights will have their hands full when they take on Africentric Saturday afternoon at 1:30. The Nubians are the defending D-III state champions and are led by Univ. of Cincinnati-bound center Marley Hill, a nationally ranked post player. She is joined on the front line by another 6-3 post player, junior Alexa Hart. Africentric likes to run, taking advantage of its depth. Jenkins says the Nubians are one of the deepest teams in the state. They have been averaging close to 80 points per game, twice going over the 100-point mark.
West Holmes is pretty deep itself. Junior Laina Snyder is another nationally ranked player who leads the Knights of coach Lisa Patterson. Joining Snyder are seniors Rachelle Morrison, Mallori Vess and Justice Wright, each of whom has taken turns providing big offensive games to help the Knights remain undefeated so far this season. Junior point guard Emily Molnar is another player who can take over a game. And Paiten Strother is a 3-point marksman who last season set the school record for triples in a season.
Hiland's Saturday foe, Damascus (MD) was dealt a serious blow when the Hornets' leading scorer went down with a torn ACL recently. Damascus has plenty of other offensive weapons at its disposal, led by 6-4 junior post Kelly Prange. Becky Barret and Lauren Darby are a pair of 6-1 seniors that give Damascus quite a presence on the post.
This should be an interesting match-up, as Hiland coach Dave Schlabach says this is the smallest team he has ever had during his 22 years of coaching the Hawks. Jasmine Goings at 5-10 is the tallest Hiland player. Regina Hochstetler and Megan Beachy are the top two scoring threats for the Hawks, along with Goings.
Since the inception of The Classic in the Country, every Ms. Basketball for the state of Ohio has competed in Classic in the Country; 7 of the 9 in the year they were crowned Ms. Basketball. Mel Thomas (Cincinnati Mount Notre Dame); Maria Getty (Chaminade Julienne); Tyra Grant (Youngstown Ursuline); Jantel Lavendar (Cleveland Central Catholic); Amber Gray (Lakota West); Kendall Hackney (Mount Notre Dame) Natasha Howard (Toledo Waite); Ameryst Alston (Canton McKinley). Which of the many stars playing there this year will be Ohio's next Ms. Basketball?
Tickets to Classic in the Country Challenge are available at Hiland High School. A three-day pass to the event is $25. A single-day admission is $10. Non-participating team rate is $75, for up to 12 players and three coaches.


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Melvin Cooke of Calistoga says he waited more than 20 years for the city of Vallejo to erect a fence around his Vallejo property. Now that it has, he's losing sleep over the stress it's brought him.
It's a classic case of be careful what you ask for because you just might get it.
Since the city installed a simple, four-foot-high, three-wire fence around the empty acreage along Admiral Callaghan Lane and Turner Parkway, Cooke said that officials now expect him to keep the 52-acre area free from the problems that have plagued it for decades.
And failure to do so can result in heavy fines.
That's the rub. Cooke, 82, says the fence the city chose doesn't come close to the one it replaced.
"It was five feet or five-and-a half-feet high, a chain-link fence, with cross-wires and two rows of barbed wire on top," he said.
This one is three simple wires running between stakes, and it wasn't up long before it was vandalized.
"It's a big headache," Cooke said. "I don't need any more misery. I'm going to be 83 years old and I'm getting tired."
Cooke, who said he was not asked to approve the new fence, said he thinks the city should have erected a more substantial type, like the one it removed years ago.
City officials readily acknowledge the new fence hasn't solved the problems.
The new fence covers two sides of the property; connects on the south to Avery Greene Honda's chain link fence, then down Admiral Callaghan Lane and onto Turner Parkway where it connects to a wooden fence at the rear of a row of homes.
Officials say they knew the fence and the "No Trespassing" signs also being installed would not eliminate the problems, but hoped they would act as a deterrent. They seem, though, to be having minimal impact.
"They have already made a hole in it and dumped some garbage," Cooke said. "It's a big mess. There may be two homeless encampments in there again, already."
Cooke, a Vallejo native, says a fence erected decades ago was torn down during construction of the Gateway Plaza. It was not immediately replaced, and he's been "fighting" Vallejo City Hall for 35 years because of it. His lawyer, Brian Silver of Napa, said Cooke has been "hounded" for years over goings on at his property over which he has little control.
"He's spent thousands of dollars cleaning up garbage left by trespassers, and the city won't do anything to stop them. They just keep sending him these notices and threats of citations and fines," Silver said. "What is a private citizen supposed to do? You can't go in with guns. You rely on law enforcement to do those things."
Silver said the new fence is better than nothing, but it's not enough.
"It didn't cure the problem, and it's the city's fault that all this started," Silver said. "They've invited the public to do what they do there by not enforcing the law."
Earlier this month, the city finally fenced the area that has been used as a dump site, a makeshift off-road race track, a day-laborer wait area and a homeless encampment. Neighbors have complained for years about mud, noise and dust flying into their homes from the off-roaders, and a homeless woman and her dog were found dead out there earlier this year.
Public Works Director David Kleinschmidt acknowledges the city was supposed to build a fence years ago and somehow dropped the ball.
"It was part of an agreement made in 1991, that obligated us to install a fence," Kleinschmidt said. "I'm not really sure what took so long. When it became apparent a few years ago that there were some real trespassing problems, we contacted Cooke who reminded us of the obligation. We had to dig through 20-year-old resolutions and, well, there it was."
Then, $25,000 of infrastructure funds left over from the Northgate development were identified to pay for the project, the design was approved, and the fence was installed two weeks ago, he said.
"Some City Council members had wanted a chain-link fence, with that green mesh, but that ends up looking terrible, and you can't see behind it, which creates its own problems," Kleinschmidt said. A chain-link fence also would have cost about $75,000, he said.
What happens on Cooke's land is now strictly Cooke's responsibility, Kleinschmidt said. Hence, Cooke's new stress levels.
Kleinschmidt said officials cleared piles of garbage and "at least one homeless encampment, a large one," before erecting the fence. He said the fence delineates the boundaries and sends a clear message that the area is private property. It also removes excuses of ignorance when police cite or arrest trespassers, something Cooke said he wishes would happen more often and Kleinschmidt says will increase as soon as the signs go up.
The fence "is not doing any good," Code Enforcement chief Nimat Shakoor-Grantham said. "It keeps the city's commitment to put a fence there, but such a fence won't keep anyone out who really wants to get in."
Homeless encampments have returned, she said, and illegal dumping continues.
"They broke the gate," she said. "It looks like they hooked something to it and pulled it out. The fence is on the owner's property, and he's responsible to fix it. We're also sending notices and citations of code violations. We're going to lien the property."
Fines and citations range from about $200 to about $1,000 per violation, so they can add up quickly. Cooke says he's tired of losing sleep over this property and is reaching the end of his rope. He had hoped to sell or lease the property, but said he has been unable to do so for decades for various reasons, including the city's bankruptcy.
"I may just give the property to the Lutheran Church to build a seminary," he said.
Contact staff writer Rachel Raskin-Zrihen at (707) 553-6824 or email@example.com. Follow her on Twitter at RachelVTH.


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Last year, a haunted house called Nightmares Fear Factory became an internet sensation when photos they took of people being scared out of their minds went über-viral, and this year they're at it again.
The new batch of the company's freak-out photos is beginning to spread and many feature the same kind of over-the-top, unrestrained reactions that made last year's such a hit.
"People just like to come here and get the crap scared out of them," says Vee Popat, the haunted house's director of marketing and social media. "We've been photographing it for years."
Founded three decades ago, Nightmares is located in Niagara Falls, Canada, and housed in a building that used to be a coffin factory. According to legend, the building is haunted by the spirit of the former factory owner who was killed when he was crushed under a pile of falling coffins.
Popat wouldn't divulge exactly what makes the place so scary — other than being haunted — but did say that instead of featuring the normal blood and guts, Nightmares has developed a system that "preys on people's fears and phobias."
Groups are encouraged to stick together as they wander through the haunted house, which is why so many of the photos feature lines of people clinging to each other.
At one point in the attraction — which usually takes 10 to 15 minutes to navigate — the groups come to a spot where they trigger a Nikon D80 camera and flash at the exact moment where they encounter some unknown fright that is so scary it provokes grown men to hide behind their wives and friends to jump into each other's arms.
The idea for the photos was inspired by photos of people yelling as they ride rollercoasters. Popat says the owner used to actually sit in the haunted house and take the photos himself.
Just like amusement parks, attendees at Nightmares can purchase their photos after they've recovered from the excitement and the "best of" photos circulate on monitors in the lobby.
Because people know it's coming, Popat says nearly 119,000 visitors have bowed out before they got all the way through. Nightmares issues those people "chicken cards," which allows them to go back through if they can muster the guts.
He says that if someone yells the safe word "Nightmares," they can also be escorted out without having to finish.
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Situated in the business district, this luxury hotel is within 6 mi (10 km) of Moser Tower and Millennium Carillon, Chicago Premium Outlets, and Arrowhead Golf Club. Naper Settlement Museum and DuPage Children's Museum are also within 6 mi (10 km).
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Hotel Arista features a full-service spa and a fitness center. Dining is available at one of the hotel's 3 restaurants and guests can grab coffee at one of the 2 coffee shops/cafés. Guests can unwind with a drink at one of hotel's 3 bars/lounges. Public areas are equipped with complimentary wired and wireless Internet access.
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- Connecting/adjoining rooms available
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Cooked-to-order breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning.
Sugar Toad - This restaurant serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar.
TheTap In Pub and Carvery - This pub serves lunch and dinner. Happy hour is offered.
CityGate Grille - This restaurant serves lunch and dinner. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar.
24-hour room service is available.
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Recreational amenities at the hotel include a fitness center.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
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Arista Spa and Salon - has 3 treatment rooms including rooms for couples. Services include deep-tissue massages, hot stone massages, Swedish massages, and massages. A variety of treatment therapies are provided, including aromatherapy and reflexology. The spa is equipped with a sauna and a steam room.
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Check-in time starts at 4:00 PM
Check-in time ends at midnight
Minimum check-in age is 21
Special check-in instructions:
Check-out time is 11 AM
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Children and extra beds
- Children are welcome.
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- Rollaway/extra beds are available for USD 20.0 per night.
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