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What's that rumble?
What's that rumble?
This is the weekend it really gets noisy around here. When the big drag race comes to town and tens of thousands of happy people descend upon the lakes area, one can almost feel the hum of traffic, coming from all directions.
The buzz the Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals create — from radio, TV, print and the arrival of 50,000-some extra folks — is electric. It is difficult for anyone to get married this weekend, at least in these parts, because lodging accommodations are few and far between.
And don't forget about the rumble.
I'm not sure why folks get so excited having their ears ruptured while they watch two contraptions race down a quarter-mile track, burning thousands of dollars worth of fuel and blown engine parts in the short process.
Long ago, I was lucky enough to watch the races from the owner's box. ESPN was filming exactly what I was seeing. When it appeared to me that one car, perhaps, had bested the other by the length of a really long grain of rice, someone next to me slammed their hand on the table and yelled, "Smoked 'em! No contest!"
I think the record for margin of victory in a drag race is the length of a Cheeto.
Since I've lived in this area, the rumble provided by Brainerd International Raceway has meant one thing to me — barbeque ribs.
Back in the day when oval racing dominated the track, I was the chef at the Channel Inn on Gull. Every year I prepared hundreds of pounds of ribs for the drivers. Paul Newman probably ate my ribs, but no one ever saw the scrawny, blue-eyed actor with barbeque sauce on his face.
I won't be bringing any ribs to the track this year. But when I hear the rumble in the distance, I'll know it's not distant thunder or bombing practice at Camp Ripley. It's the explosion of engines.
And the smell hovering in the air won't be the acrid smell of burnt rocket fuel, but instead, the smoky aroma of slow-grilled baby-backs and St. Louis-style ribs.
Roasted & Grilled Ribs
Roasting and grilling is my favorite way to prepare ribs. The ribs are tender and moist and have a grilled flavor that I prefer over that attained by a smoker.
2 racks St. Louis-style ribs
1/4 cup water
1/4 cup liquid smoke
2 tablespoons chili powder
1 tablespoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon ground celery seed
1 teaspoon white pepper
1 teaspoon onion salt
2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
Several dashes Tobasco sauce
Place the ribs on a rack in a large baking pan. Mix the remaining ingredients in a bowl. With a pastry brush paint both sides of the ribs liberally with the mixture. Pour about an inch of water in the bottom of the pan and cover tightly with aluminum foil.
Bake the ribs in a 425-degree oven for about an hour.
Meanwhile, preheat the grill and set it on low. Place the racks of ribs on the grill, cover and cook for about 30 minutes, turning once. Brush with barbecue sauce a couple of times during the last 10 minutes of cooking. Cut the racks in two-bone pieces. This recipe serves 4 but ruins about 100 napkins.
Sweet & Spicy BBQ Sauce
2 cups ketchup
1/2 cup brown sugar
4 tablespoons lemon juice
1 tablespoon minced fresh garlic
1 tablespoon minced green onion
2 tablespoons molasses
1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
2 teaspoons liquid smoke
2 teaspoons dry mustard
1 teaspoon onion powder
1/2 teaspoon Tobasco sauce
1/2 teaspoon white pepper
Combine all ingredients in a saucepan and bring to a simmer. Cook for 10 to 15 minutes, stirring frequently, until the sauce thickens. This recipe makes 3 cups of sauce.
Pineapple BBQ Sauce
2 cups pineapple juice
1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and minced
2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
1 tablespoon minced fresh ginger
3/4 cup ketchup
3 tablespoons cider vinegar
2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
2 tablespoons brown sugar
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1/4 teaspoon coarse salt
1/4 teaspoon white pepper
Place the pineapple juice, jalapeno, cilantro and ginger in a heavy saucepan. Bring to a boil over high heat and continue boiling until the liquid is reduced by half.
Stir in remaining ingredients and simmer for 10 to 15 minutes. Makes 3 cups.


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Does anyone remember the backlash that happened when we traded for JO? I am just saying we need to give this guy a chance before we decide that it was a worthwhile trade? IMO our bench got better today and we are more balanced to the style that we play.
Until we get a point guard, we aren't getting any better. That doesn't mean we've gotten worse either, but we haven't done anything to improve our biggest need.
It made me chuckle...
Clearly, we are better. Our backup PF/C was our worst position last year. Ian is an upgrade over Amundson. Lou's problem was that he had a scorer's mentality, but was usally lousy offensively. Nothing more unintentionally humorous than when Lou would mess up alley-opp dunks.
Being unable to close out a game in which you have a comfortable lead in the 4th Q = Pulling a Frank Vogel
I think we are a bit better but you are right, we still need a point guard with floor vision(DJ or Felton could help here), a guy that can create for himself and score at will(Jason Richardson, Mayo?) we need another big SF to be able to guard Lebron(Pietrus, Marion?) and we also need another big that can defend(Ivan Johnson,Jared Jeffries?)
One thing is for sure. We are now bigger and more athletic.
I mean if we trade DC and Jones for nothing I don't see how it could be one of the worst trades in franchise history
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I like the Green signing, I suppose. But unless we move Hansbrough and try to get another PG, I don't see the point in getting Mahinmi. I like Lance, but I don't view him as the type of point guard we need coming off the bench. I do like what I'm seeing of Mahinmi, though.
That said, I think Dallas had a great day yesterday in getting Collison, Jones, and Kaman.
Green is an improvement over Barbosa, whom I liked. Green plays two positions. More athletic. Better fit for the team.
If Ian is a total bust this trade still doesn't rank in the top 5 of P history. That homey isn't up on P trade history or he would know that.
This is an interesting read in retrospect.
well the last part was wrong but the first was bang on the money
Counting down the days untill DJ Augustin's contract expires.


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A FORMER Victorian kitchen garden at a top Test Valley tourist attraction is destined for a £300,000 makeover.
National Trust bosses have launched the Walled Garden Appeal – a project to create a contemporary to extend the flowering season at Mottisfont Abbey..
Essex-based Tristen Knight, the Royal Horticultural Society's Young Designer of the Year 2012, has been hired to create the new garden along with Aralia Garden Design. The new Frame Yard Walled Garden as it will be known will be next door to world famous rose gardens which house the national collection of heritage roses, which bloom in June The site, next to the visitor toilets, was once home to the property's shop but now has only ice cream/snack kiosk, an outdoor sitting area and a small vegetable plot.
Mottisfont's general manager Paul Cook said of the project: "Once complete, it will be a more fitting introduction to our rose garden and extend our garden season beyond June with later flowering varieties of plants.
"Our hope is that this new garden will be enjoyed in its own right by tens of thousands of people every year, as a place to relax and enjoy its colours, and smells and sounds forever." He added: "There will be frame structures in the garden where people can sit and shelter from the rain or sun and we might even host art or garden demonstrations."
It is still to be decided what will be planted in the garden but later varieties of flowers and fruit trees will be included. There will also be a 'meadow' theme in the garden.
"We are in the process of designing the garden now and it will take about a year to plan and design and a further six months to build. Construction work probably won't start until September 2016," concluded Mr Cook.
The project is the brainchild of Mottisfont Estate's ex-general manager Alison Evans who went on to become the National Trust's assistant SE regional director of operations.
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Andjuan Macon's trip to the City County Building was supposed to help him get a new job - not cost him one.
He just wanted a background check, a crucial step toward completing his certified nursing assistant program.
Instead, Knox County authorities on that February afternoon arrested him on what prosecutors say was an invalid warrant issued because officials didn't get the correct information.
"I kept trying to . . . tell them that all of this was a mistake, you know, you guys need to check your records," said Macon, 25. "They (weren't) listening and took me to jail."
The charge – failure to appear in court – was dismissed. But, it's the arrest, Macon said, that scares off prospective employers.
And he's not alone.
James Baker has a similar story. So, too, does Jodi Denise White, Johnny Edgar and Bradley Frederick, according to records. All found themselves in handcuffs, long after their fines were paid.
And there's more, officials said.
"We're arresting people who don't need to be arrested," said Carlton "Butch" Bryant, an attorney in the Knox County Sheriff's Office.
A WBIR Channel10 investigation discovered numerous instances of errors that originated from the Knox County Criminal Court Clerk's Office and led to residents wrongly taken into custody or kept in jail for days, sometimes weeks, past their scheduled release dates.
The records, obtained through the state's open records act, and interviews with top ranking county leaders suggest that the mistakes date back to at least July 2012 and occurred as recently as early September.
Officials say criminal court clerk's office workers often fail to update the county's Justice Information Management System, or JIMS, which attorneys, the sheriff's office, and the district attorney's office rely on for the latest information and to make decisions on whether a defendant is up-to-date on payments, court appearances, or community service.
Officials also say that the clerks sometimes fail to bring warrants to the judges to dismiss once the defendant completes his or her probationary requirements.
That means judges often issue invalid warrants and authorities act on them. It also means that some defendants have spent more time in jail than they should.
Knox County Commissioner Mike Hammond, who has been in contact with the district attorney's office and the sheriff's department, said he's concerned that the county is liable for the mistakes.
"This is not just one isolated thing," he said. "Apparently there have been a number of these instances, so, yes, it's an outrage. Citizens should not be worried about an officer knocking on their door, arresting them and taking them to the detention facility when they haven't done anything."
However, Knox County Criminal Court Clerk Joy McCroskey, whose office includes Fourth Circuit Court, General Sessions and Criminal Court, doesn't see a systemic problem, but rather isolated mistakes few and far between.
McCroskey said her workers are properly trained and that one employee she says was responsible for some of the mistakes was let go.
"There's always a mistake if you're doing a job – nobody's perfect," she said. "And we try to catch them if there (have) been mistakes, correct them, acknowledge it and go on."
She added that "for the most part I have an excellent staff and I don't have to worry about them."
"We try to go over (all) paperwork that puts somebody in jail or lets somebody out of jail," she said. "We try to double check and make sure we've done the correct paperwork."
A number of defendants who were locked up, though, say no one "double checked" their paperwork.
Records show that Macon, 25, was placed on judicial diversion tied to a shoplifting charge in late 2010, and ordered to do 16 hours and pay court costs. He fulfilled his obligations in early 2012, but the criminal court clerk's office didn't record the information into JIMS, nor take the case to a judge to dismiss.
Instead, officials set a new court date for Macon, yet no notice went out, according to records. A warrant was issued after he didn't show up for court. Deputies eventually arrested him on Feb. 8 – a year after he paid his fines and finished community service – for "failure to appear in court" when he went to the Sheriff's Office in downtown Knoxville to get a background check.
"I went to the Sheriff's Department – thought I was going to get that – and they come out and say I have a warrant," Macon said. "And I'm like, OK, what's the warrant for because I'm lost."
He posted a $500 cash bond and was released a day later, and the entire case was dismissed in early March – after officials discovered the mistake, according to records.
Macon, who works in retail, said he needed a criminal background check to get into the certified nursing assistant program at Compassion Care Technical Center where he graduated in August. Recently, he said, a number of healthcare businesses turned him down, citing the recent arrest.
"(I hoped to) go up the scale a little bit and provide for my son," he said. "Now I can't because of that. I can't really even apply at a hospital or a nursing home because of that situation."
McCroskey says the District Attorney's Office and the judge are responsible for issuing the warrant that led to Macon's arrest. She denied that her employees didn't put the correct information into the system, and said that the data that she has and the information that other officials get should match.
However, when shown a record that Macon had completed his community service, she said the information she had "is not showing that."
She also said: "I'm sorry this happened to him. But with 75,000 warrants coming through . . . sessions court a year, one is going to slip through, and I'm sorry for that, but sometimes things happen."
STORY: Two speak out, say they were wrongly arrested
McCroskey, though, agreed that deputies should not have picked up James Baker.
Authorities went to Baker's home on Sept. 5 to arrest him on what they believed to be "an active" warrant, initially stemming from a possession of marijuana charge, according to a sheriff's office memo drafted by the officers who arrested him.
Baker, 48, told them "he had already taken care of the matter," so officers called the criminal court clerk's office to check. They were told the warrant was good, so they took him to the Detention Center.
When they got to the jail, Chief Deputy Clerk Janice Norman, who works with McCroskey, "called records and stated that the warrant was invalid because it had been served, but the clerk's office failed to remove it from JIMS," according to the memo. Baker had actually been picked up four months earlier, but took care of the matter at the time.
Baker, who declined to comment in fear of retribution from county officials, was taken back to his house.
McCroskey blamed the sheriff's department for the mistake. Law enforcement, though, said it acted on the information provided to them by her office.
Officials with the Knox County Attorney General's Office, which also relies on JIMS, declined to comment for this story.
Officials now say they're left trying to figure out what to do. They'd like explanations and they want the problems fixed.
"You're talking about someone's life, their freedom . . . (and) if somebody's is convinced that they don't have a warrant out of them then they're going to be less likely to want to go to jail and that's an issue for the officer," said Knox County Commission Chairman Brad Anders, who is a 21-year veteran on the Knoxville Police Department.
Anders, a KPD lieutenant, also said the mistakes waste time.
"(As) an officer, I don't want to be tied up doing frivolous things," he said. "As a county commissioner, I want the Sheriff's Office to be as efficient as possible. And so wasting those resources is very critical."
Bryant, the Sheriff's Office attorney, said he's aware of "at least a dozen" cases in the past 18 months that resulted in someone wrongly taken into custody. He said that he's concerned that the problems "could result in civil litigation" since some defendants were "falsely imprisoned."
County Commissioner Hammond added that he wants "assurances that the problems have been taken care of and that we're not going to see these in the future."
"If it were one, yes, everybody makes mistakes, so you could look at it and say that this is just an error," he said. "But it's my understanding that there have been several. And if you've got several of these instances, then you have to look and say 'OK, this is a problem. Where is the problem? How is it going to be fixed?'"
McCroskey said she's willing to meet and talk about the matter with other officials.
"We're trying very hard not to let anything get through the cracks like that, but like I said it happens," she added.
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" Address: 101 Buckingham Palace Road, London, UK / www.grosvenor-hotel-london.co.uk "
---Grosvenor hotel---
My partner Allan recently convinced me to take a break out of our busy schedule so as to go be theatre geeks down in London. Wicked was calling and we needed somewhere to stay. Originally we had planned to stay two nights in a different hotel in the area (around Victoria). Unfortunately that went absolutely tits up as the first hotel was a nightmare, we checked out after one night and went wandering the streets searching for another place to stay for the last night of our trip. We ended up in the Grosvenor Hotel. I apologise now for the lack of any proper photos, I was too tired and grumpy to take any at this point!
---Who are these people? ---
Grosvenor (not Grovesner as I keep wanting to say) Hotels belongs to the Guoman Hotels LTD who happen to have a few other very posh hotels dotted around London and also own the Thistle Hotel brand. They, in turn, are owned by another investment company based in Singapore. They are basically a luxury hotel company. I'd have to say they got it spot on. The hotel opened its doors in 1862, spurred on by the expanding railways. They have recently taken the 150 year old hotel and refurbished it to all its original splendour, emulating perfectly the grandeur of Victorian era London.
---Weekend at the Waldorf...well... the Grosvenor---
Thankfully The Grosvenor Hotel was literally a minute's walk from our previous hotel. Situated at 101 Buckingham Palace Road in London, it is literally bang on top of Victoria station. This obviously makes it incredibly handy if you've been travelling all day. It's also a fantastic location for theatre goers as there are a good few big shows in the area. Wicked (the best thing I've seen on stage, just FYI) is literally a 2-3 minute walk from the hotel. It meant that we didn't have to worry about travel between the hotel and the theatre and as soon as we were out of the show we could pretty much dive into bed if we were so inclined.
The entrance of the hotel is always a little crowded since it pretty much opens out onto the street with about four or five bus stops constantly filled with tourists and travellers which is a good thing and a bad thing. It does mean if you fancy getting the bus instead of the train, it's literally on the doorstep. Nothing like options. The downside is the hustle and bustle that you have to battle your way through. It is, however, very similar to almost everywhere else in London.
A couple of meters along the street you'll find the entrance to Victoria station where you can also catch the tube or a train. There's almost no stress in getting to and from the station.
---Not Home, not alone---
After battling our way through the people at the bus stops, wearily we climbed the stone steps, sidled past a man polishing the brass panels on the large doors and entered the hotel. Immediately you are greeted with a very calm, elegant but grand entrance. Marble floors, a giant staircase directly in front of you branching off to the left and the right. Somewhere up in the heights hangs a giant chandelier, though you probably won't even notice it unless you make a point of looking up. The place is big. Real big. There's a small concierge desk to your right and a bigger reception area just off to your left.
Allan compared it to the hotel in home alone 2, though I'm certain they don't look all that similar other than the grandiose nature of the decoration and the fact they had those little baggage trolleys with the rounded steel bars and the bell hops pushing them along. Tim Curry definitely wasn't on the desk or indeed chasing small children into the elevator. This was a good sign. Needless to say, both of our spirits were lifted as soon as we entered. This looked like a hotel that knows how to do things!
---Grand Hotel---
Check in took about five minutes. We got to the hotel about 9 in the morning fully expecting they wouldn't have any rooms ready. Instantly they proved us wrong, asking if we had any preferences for our room. We asked for the furthest away from the train station as we'd had a very bad experience in the previous hotel by hearing every train that came into the station. We were advised of the room cost at this point (£214 for a night, not including breakfast; my heart nearly stopped). After taking some ID and a payment method we were given two room keys, an explanation of how to get to our room and a small map the size of a business card to help us in case we got lost.
Finding our room was a little confusing due to the size of the place and the fact we'd asked for, essentially, the highest, furthest away room they had. We had to take the elevator up to the fourth floor, get out, walk through a couple of corridors to get to the other wing of the hotel, get in another elevator where we rode to the top floor of the Wing Rooms and then some more corridors. Buttons in the elevators were marked with the right floors to get off on for the act of transferring wings and everything was fairly well signposted. Nothing terrible and I'm sure if we'd asked we could have been shown to our rooms and helped with our bags. Also we passed a few staff on the way doing various things, all of whom were very friendly and welcoming. Even the clearly knackered cleaner waved and said hello cheerily as we passed. If you were to get lost I'm sure they'd all be more than happy to help you find your way.
---1408? Nah. ---
We held our breath as we entered the room, desperate, praying that it was bigger than the box we had suffered in the previous night in the other hotel. I saw the grin creep across Allan's face as we entered and knew we were onto a winner. Most appealing of all was that it had a window! A WINDOW!!! Swoon!
The room was a decent size and contained all the essentials. The main feature was a lovely large double bed with fluffy pillows and a side table on both sides of the bed, each with a lamp. An up to date television was set on the wall so it could be watched from the bed if you fancy it. It wasn't sent INTO the wall so you could still push any of the buttons on the side to turn off LED's etc. meaning no pesky lights when you are trying to sleep. The TV has the hotels own channel menu installed on it so it might not be familiar / easy to find a channel you want but it also isn't terribly difficult to work.
A good sized desk and chair, which Allan may have wanted to steal as it was so comfortable, sat near the window. Next to this was another very comfy chair and a small coffee table which was mainly used to put our dirty washing on. Probably not its intended use but hey ho.
The wardrobe was split into two; One half for hanging clothes which also housed an ironing board and iron, hair dryer and a Grosvenor branded umbrella (I had to convince Allan we'd have to pay for it if we slipped it into our bags). The other half housed a mini fridge with complimentary bottles of spring water, a kettle with tea, coffee, milk, sugar and biscotti. Also in this section was a safe for storing valuables in, which I can only assume came with instructions inside it as we didn't actually need it.
There was an air con panel on the wall and the ventilation shaft was directly above the bed. As it wasn't an air con unit, the most noise it made was a very slight noise of moving air. A bit of a pain to figure out how to work it but most hotels don't tell you how to work their air-con anyway.
Last but not least, there was a phone. You could use it to call out or to call within the hotel. Room service was 24 hours but having looked at the menu we decided it was maybe a little too rich for our blood. Still, a nice option if you want it!
---How was it for you? ---
After the nightmare of the previous hotel, this bedroom was a godsend. The room was clean. No dust or dirt on anything. Despite being much closer to the train station than we previously were, we heard absolutely nothing in this room. No trains, no neighbours, no noisy air-con. The curtains had Velcro sticky bits attached so as to better keep out the light and they worked fantastically. The room was pitch black when the lights were out, even in the morning hardly any light crept in. The bed was great too; much comfier than the night before in a different hotel. Not quite as comfy as our bed at home but I don't think anything ever really is as good as your own bed. We woke up relaxed and refreshed.
---A night on the tiles---
The bathroom was locked away behind a door within the room. I'd recommend keeping the door closed if you want the air con to cool the bedroom down as the heater didn't seem to have an off button. Like the bedroom it was spacious and well thought out. There was a bath and 2 showers so you could choose your preference, a large sink area with a huge well lit mirror to stare at your pretty face in. Towels were all neatly folded over the towel warmer/ radiator and the toilet had all the loo roll you could ask for. Everything was clean, neat, well lit, and warm. Very comfortable indeed! The normal mini toiletries were provided and even a small box with a shower cap in for people who don't fancy wetting their hair.
The water pressure on the main shower above the bath was a little disappointing if I'm being honest. The water wasn't scorching either. Not that I like to give myself 3rd degree burns or anything, but I do like a little heat in my shower, especially after a horrible sticky day in London. I like to feel. The shower, while it did the job, wasn't the best shower I'd ever had. The second shower was, I think, supposed to be used to rinse while in the bath. It was a cylindrical head with a few jets coming from it. The water pressure was a lot better in this but it didn't have a place you could hook it on the wall. This meant having to hold onto the shower head instead of being able to relax under it. Again the water wasn't overly hot, but this is probably a good thing considering you had to hold this one.
The bath was big enough for one, two at a tight push. I can't say if there was enough hot water to fill it as we didn't use it, but I would have imagined there would be.
---Posh Nosh---
The hotel has its own restaurants called The Brasserie which serves more traditional British food and The Grand Imperial restaurant which serves Hong Kong Cantonese cuisine. Bit of a strange mix but I guess which we decided to try out before we went to see Wicked. We decided to go for The Brasserie, partly because it was the first one we saw, partly because I was convinced it was called The Brassiere.
The menu had a decent selection. It was a touch on the pricey side about £15 for Allan's battered fish and chips and nearly a fiver for one alcoholic drink. I went with the sirloin steak which was about £19. The portions were pretty much perfect sizes for eating, meaning we weren't uncomfortably full and the plates were cleared. It did mean we literally got five chips each though. The food was, however, delicious.
The only down side of the restaurant was the service. We waited 25 minutes before the waiter approached us again asking in a surprised voice if we actually want food. When we said yes, he said he was sorry and that he was waiting on us telling him we wanted food. In this time I was constantly trying to get his attention and getting rather stressed as we had a show to go and see quite soon and I didn't want to be late. I also noticed that he didn't serve any of the other customers. Thankfully a shift change happened just after we ordered and more a much more diligent waitress took over and brought our food promptly and served the others who had been waiting.
---Any other facilities? ---
The hotel also comes with its own cocktail bar which you'll see right in front of you at the top of the grand staircase in the entrance. We unfortunately didn't get a chance to get off our faces on margaritas, but it certainly looked lovely.
If being a glutton is not your thing, you can choose the other path and go to gym. We stumbled across a small gym in our wing of the hotel, and I'm assuming that there might actually be more than one kicking about somewhere since the place is so large. It did have everything you really need in a gym, plus TV's and water coolers. The gym is accessed with your room key and is kept lovely and cool at all times.
Rather fantastically they also have late check out options. We ended up calling them from our room and asking if we could check out a couple of hours later since our train home was a while away. It wasn't a problem and they didn't even charge anything for the pleasure. To add to that, when we went down to check out, the receptionist asked if we wanted to store any of our luggage or bags in their safe area. Great service!
Last but not least if you are a total tech nut job you'll probably like being greeted with the I-pod docking station on the desk meaning those Apple-ites among you can play your own selection of choons all holiday long. On the downside if you want some wi-fi you will have to pay for the pleasure of having it.
---Check it out---
Checking out was quick, easy and pleasant. They made sure they asked how the room was and then they processed our payment. I had assumed they had done this when we came in the morning before but it would seem that they don't actually take payment till you leave. I assume they just scan your card to start with in case you do a runner. This also implies to me that they would be much more willing to refund you if you didn't have a good stay but maybe that's just me making crazy assumptions.
---So, would you stay again? ---
The room was lovely, the bathroom was fine, the hotel was beautiful. All that taken into consideration I would stay again. The only thing that puts me off is the price, but that, obviously, depends on how much money you have to spend. I'm currently skint, so even a pot noodle, a bottle of white lightning and sleeping on a park bench seems like a posh weekend away right now. The previous hotel was £192 for two nights compared to £214 for one night. Obviously the longer you stay the better deal you'll get, but again, its all down to money. You definitely get comfort for your money at least. Allan would gladly go back
===A quick look at my stay===
Marks out of 5
Bathroom: 4 stars. Everything was fine, but the shower was a touch lackadaisical.
Bedroom: 5 stars. Perfect. Comfy, cosy, yay!
Cleanliness: 5 stars. Perfect
Location: 5 stars. Bang on top of Victoria station, right next to all the theatres, Great!
Restaurant: 3 stars. Brought down only due to the waiter and the pricey food. What we got was lovely.
Price: 3 stars. A little too rich for my blood and maybe a bit too much for what you get, but not far off the mark.
Overall experience: 4 stars. It was a welcome end to our hotel saga and made up for the horrible experience in the last hotel. A touch on the pricey side but mostly worth it. Free wi-fi wouldn't go amiss I feel but overall fairly satisfying.
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101 Buckingham Palace Road
Phone number
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The Grosvenor Hotel in London's Victoria is an imposing building.
Situated just round the corner from Victoria Station, it actually has a 'back entrance' direct into the station, which we discovered upon leaving the area. Oh well, entering by the front door was so much better anyway.
Going up the outside steps, my other half was a little uneasy, thinking that this grand hotel couldn't be where we were meant to be. (But I mean, how many Grosvenor Hotels are there in Victoria??) So we made our way up the steps and through the revolving door.
The entrance lobby (Area? Room? What do you call such a place?) was straight out of the glamorous elegant past. The stair case swept away, drawing your eyes upwards towards the distant ceilings. I say distant because high just doesn't come close to describing the height of these rooms.
We approached reception (almost hidden to the left, I guess to not distract from the elegance of the lobby) where we were told we were in the correct building, and was promptly handed two card keys and directed to the lifts. Yes, I would've loved to have used those magnificent stairs, but dressed in combats and trainers I really would've felt out of place. And we were on the fifth floor.
We found our room easy enough, then promptly wished we hadn't.
I had booked a mere Standard Double Room. Now, we've stayed in standard doubles in plenty of other hotels, which makes the Grosvenor Standard Double a broom cupboard.
It was tiny. Through the door, and down a short hallway (past the bathroom), you find the bed round the corner. Squeezed in tight. A one foot gap one side, a two foot gap the other.
Now that's not a problem. We only tended to sleep in it after all.
The room had two windows, both opened, though on a chain. If only housekeeping had thought to leave the windows open for our arrival. It was warm and airless. We immediately opened the window (about two inches!!) and switched on the fan they had conveniently left in the room.
There was an air-con unit in the room, but it wasn't connected to its vent hose, which in turn wasn't connected to the outside. It also wasn't connected to the electricity, so that was out.
A flat screen TV was poised on an arm, just at the right height and position to wack your head on it if you tried to get out of bed at the wrong angle. (No I didn't, just) But then, I guess with a room this size, there was nowhere else to put it.
Anyway, we changed and headed out to see Wicked (please read my review on the show), via the bar.
Now we knew things were likely to be more expensive in London, and always are in hotels, but £12 for a small red wine and a vodka&coke surprised us both.
You could choose to either sit in the spacious hallway, in the lounge that was showing the cricket, or the Harvard Bar.
We opted for the bar, and it really is something.
After sitting, we discovered that it was waiter served. Oh well. It's decorated like an old fashion 'mens' club. All mahogany panelling, leather seating, big fireplaces. It was amazing. Of course, with the distant ceilings, the room was actually airy and light.
Needless to say though, we decided to go to the pub across the road after the show instead of returning to the hotel bar. Half the price, and had real ales for Mr MeganFF.
After a pretty comfortable nights sleep, my other half decided to take a shower before we had to check out (noon I think). He failed. After a short investigation, we discovered the only cold water outlet in the bathroom was the bath tap (excl. loo, didn't stick my hand in there!!). Mr M turned the shower to its coldest setting, and it was still scolding. So he had a bath instead.
We dressed and checked out. Nothing to pay as it had been prepaid, so no nasty surprises.
For a four star hotel, I have to admit to being severely disappointed in the room. The hotel communal areas were gorgeous, but behind the door of the standard room 510, it certainly wasn't four star. The décor was scruffy, and it was too small. Plus the plumbing issue.
If someone suggested going to see a show in Victoria, would I stay there again?
I would find out how much extra the 'better' rooms were and then check them against other hotels in the area. Then decide. So maybe.
For a single night stay, it didn't spoil our trip, but it certainly didn't enhance it
I'm a huge fan of London and have been on many occasions this year. This means i've been able to experience very different ranges of hotels. One I've recently tried is the Grosvenor in London.
===Getting to the hotel===
We had absolutely no problem finding the hotel. We took the train from our hometown, to King's Cross in London. We only had to wait around ten minutes in a queue to get two underground tickets, which came to a very reasonable £6. We then took the underground to Victoria, which only took around 10 minutes and didn't require any changing of tube routes. My grandma, although having not stayed in this part of London before, had a very good idea of where the hotel was in relation to the underground. It wouldn't have been a problem even if she hadn't of known, as; as soon as we rose up from the underground stairs we were met by a large sign with a huge black arrow on it stating "The Grosvenor". We followed the sign and within literally a minute, we were outside the hotel.
===First impressions and checking in===
The hotel, from the outside was utterly huge, and extremely beautiful. It reminded me very much of a palace, it was a creamy brown colour and looked incredibly posh. The front door was obvious to see. We were met at the door by an Italian (?) man who kindly offered to take our heaving suitcases up the front steps. We agreed, and followed up the three stairs, through the revolving door and into the main reception area of the hotel. I was utterly gobsmacked when my eyes first adjusted to the bright light. Right in front of us was a humungous, grand black piano. Behind the piano, was a set of grand, very posh looking stairs which lead up to what looked like a balcony above? The main reception area wasn't overly busy, with only two or three families and couples wandering about. The man kindly showed us to reception where we were greeted straight away. Checking in was a very simple process. We had to confirm our booking, show a source of identity, check our credit card details and such like. The man on reception had a very strong English accent and being Scottish, it was fairly difficult to actually understand him, however we eventually figured out that he was trying to tell us when breakfast was served, and asking whether we'd like one key or two, for our rooms. We told him one, and were given the key and pointed in the directions of the lifts. To get to the lifts we had to pass the piano, and on my way, I noticed that there were 3 computers - 2 in use- which I assume could be used for internet access at a small price.
The lifts were very quick and seconds after requesting on to the 5th floor, where our room was, it arrived. There was plenty of space in the lift, and even with two heaving suitcases, I think that another 3 people could have fit.
===The room===
After the grandness, and impressiveness of the hotel, we were very excited to see our room. We were not disappointed. The room was utterly huge- even with lots of furniture and bits and pieces. We had booked a twin room; however there are also singles, doubles and family rooms available too. The two single beds were fairly big, and very comfy. There was a bedside table at each side of the beds as well as one in the middle which held a telephone and a lamp. The telephone could be used to call any other room, reception or for room service. As well as the two beds, there was a large wardrobe with plenty of coat hangers, a desk, and a huge 30 or so inch television, a dining table with 4 chairs around it, and a microwave and kettle.
As with most hotels we had an en-suite as well. The bathroom was on the small side, however it was fitted with a lovely, clean bath, an overhead shower, a sink and a toilet. The facilities were in spanking clean condition, and the bath was a sparkling white shade. We didn't use the bath, but I did have a shower and I can truly say it was one of the best showers I have ever had! The water was beautifully hot and even after fifteen minutes the temperature was maintaining and it hadn't gone cold at all. We were also supplied with mini shampoo, conditioner and a type of shower gel. I didn't use these in the hotel, but I took them home, and they are still waiting to be used.
There were coffee and tea utensils in one of the drawers which we sampled and they tasted okay. We were also given 3 mint chocolates on arrival in a small dish and they were gorgeous too!
The television was also very handy and provided some entertainment on our morning of departure when we had nothing else to but wait on time to check out. There was a wide choice of channels including the regulars BBC-Channel 5 as well as some extras such as E4 and a few music channels. It did take us about an hour to figure out how to work the TV but this was only because we had failed to realise it wasn't plugged in.
We didn't use the microwave at all but I assume it worked as everything else did too!
Overall I was thoroughly impressed with the room, it was spacious and provided just about everything we needed!!
===Food and drinks===
We were told on arrival that breakfast would be served between 6.30 and 10.30 from Monday to Saturday, and between 7.30 and 11.30 on Sundays. We went down for breakfast at around 8am each morning we were there, and it was incredibly busy. The first morning we had to queue up outside the breakfast room for around ten minutes which I found quite annoying. However, we were seated by 8.05 so we still had plenty of time. The second day we only had to wait around 2 or 3 minutes on getting a seat, so this wasn't too bad.
When you first enter the breakfast room you are greeted by one of the staff. You then have to tell them your room number and then they circle it off on their clipboard. I thought this was quite a good idea as it is likely if they didn't, they'd end up with some random from the street, or some of the guests would end up going for four or give breakfasts! The breakfast room is very large, and very noisy too. The food selection is outstanding though. On three of the walls, there is a choice of hot breakfasts- including, bacon, sausage, square sausage, boiled egg, scrambled egg, mushrooms, baked beans etc. Then there are a choice of different fruits including melon and pineapple, along with a wide choice of yoghurts of different flavours including a strawberry and a vanilla and banana. You can also choose cereal if you wish, and there are also a lot to choose from- including branflakes, special K and cornflakes. Finally, you will come to the pastries, which smell delicious. In the pastry section you are offered muffins in different flavours, croissants, scones and doughnuts (for breakfast!?). There is also a round of toast with spreads on each table.
On my first morning I was starving so I took advantage of the big breakfast. I had a bowl of branflakes with milk to start off with, which all I can say is, tasted like it should have done. I then had a slice of toast which wasn't overly nice. It was cold, and white bread, which wasn't tasty at all. After that I had a little of the hot breakfast- I tried a sausage which was delicious, some scrambled egg which was the best i'd ever tasted and a spoonful or two of beans which was again scrumptious. My first breakfast was a success and I couldn't wait until the next morning.
The second morning I tried the weetabix which was just as weetabix should be. I then decided to try a croissant with jam, after the toast disaster the previous morning. It was gorgeous and had quite obviously just been freshly cooked. To finish off my second breakfast, I had some melon and pineapple with a serving of banana yoghurt. I was quite surprised at how fresh the fruit was! Overall breakfast was a success.
There was a lounge, where you could order snacks and drinks. The snacks available included toasted baguettes and cakes. On our last morning we came down here at around eleven o clock, and ordered a drink and a scone which we shared. It was a good job that we'd only ordered one scone as it was huge! We were given 5 jams to choose from, but only two butters which I thought odd.
Room service was available but we didn't choose to use this. Instead, on our first night we decided to have tea downstairs in the dining room. We went down at around 4.50 and were seated by 5.10pm. We had a show to see at 7.30pm so we were relieved when we were seated quickly. It was quite busy on arrival, but when we left and 6pm it was much more busy and there was a small queue beginning to form at the door. The menu was just as extensive as the breakfast one. You could choose from various dishes including pasta and burgers. I choose a burger which came served with chips and veg. The burger was gorgeous and the chips were similar to burger kings- which was good as I love them! My grandma chose a meal of pasta in a mushroom and white wine sauce. She said she really enjoyed it but it was extremely filling. The dessert menu was big as well but as we were so full up we decided just to share a dessert. We choose the apple crumble and we were very glad we did- it was scrumptious. It was not only served with a rich vanilla ice cream, but a large jug of single cream came on the side. After our dinner we were stuffed, and could have done with a lie down on our comfy beds upstairs!!
Overall I was greatly impressed with the food and drink and i'd definitely recommend it!
===The staff and service===
The only one thing that I can complain about staff wise was a few incidents that happened in the breakfast room on our first morning. We were given seats very near to the cutlery and plate trolley, and the staff seemed to congregate here. At one point, there were around 6 people waiting at the door for a seat, yet around 5 of the staff stood here talking and laughing.
Another time on that morning, there were two members of staff at the trolley who were clearly arguing. It made us feel quite uncomfortable, and even once we'd given them a few dirty looks, they didn't get the message, and they continued to argue and cuss under their breaths.
Other than this though ,the staff were of great help and provided everything we needed.
Room cleaning is once a day and they always knocked before they entered. As with most hotels you are provided with a "do not disturb" sign which can be hung over your door handle outside if you don't want them to come in. We used this when I was in the shower and we were luckily not disturbed.
===Other facilities===
Although the hotel is 4*, it doesn't actually have anything like a swimming pool- not that we'd have had time to use the pool anyway! As I mentioned before however, there are computers downstairs which can be used at a price, and there is Wi-Fi access throughout the hotel as well.
One thing that I found quite weird about the hotel is, that in the main lobby area, there are cabinets which sell jewellery. The jewellery is beautiful but very expensive, and the prices near the £10,000 mark. Needless to say, we didn't purchase any.
The hotel has a wide range of leaflets and maps telling of what is on in the area, what shows there are to see, information about the tube stations, and so on. The staff are also happy to help you with any directions or places you are inquiring about. Overall, the facilities at the Grosvenor are fairly limited, but the ones they do have are of a high quality.
===What is near the Grosvenor?===
To me the most outstanding thing about the hotel, is that is right opposite the Apollo Victoria Theatre which is home to my favourite musical ever- Wicked. (Review to come soon...). For me this was a plus point as we were going to see it and it meant we could leave our hotel at say 7.20 and still make it in time for the 7.30 show. (We didn't do this though..we were there way too early!...what can I say? I was excited!!!). The Victoria Palace Theatre home to Billy Elliot is also only a two minute walk from the hotel, which is great. I'd recommend both these musicals.
Buckingham Palace is a short walk away too which is a great place to visit and there are often events going on at or around the palace. The hotel is also within walking distance of the London Eye, Covent Garden, and St Jame's park.
===Checking out===
Well this was incredibly easy- all we had to do was hand our key in!!!
===Who would I recommend the hotel too?===
I have to say, I think the hotel is slightly too posh for families with young children to stay in. It could cause a bit of intimidation and the kids would HAVE to stay under control. I think its perfect for older people, aged 17+...although i'm 15 and I still really enjoyed it. It could be perfect for a honeymoon as well or people on business who want a luxury place to stay. It's also handy if you need a tube station nearby as the Victoria underground is exactly next door!
The hotel is not cheap though. I can't say the exact price as I didn't pay, however i'm sure you could find this online.
You should also note that there is quick access to the hotel from the underground station which is handy if you are loaded with cases.
Rooms - 8/10
Service 8/10
Food 9/10
Location- 8/10
Price 6/10
Overall 8/0
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Arce wow what a fight came out in the 12th and got the TKO. I can belive his corner threw in the towel with just 1m left. Thats insane I had Vazquez Jr winning going into the 12th wow. His dad is his corner man and threw the towel in unreal.
Now the main event is gonna start but that last fight will get fight of the night in my book and will bump both of their stocks up.
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They gave him a knockout when Pacman just fell. I am really disappointed in Mosley he didnt do **** he was slower than a heavy weight in there.
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Safety of Platelet Transfusion in Patients on Antiplatelet Therapy With Traumatic Head Injury (PUNCH)
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The objective of this study is to determine if the administration of platelets will improve outcome in patients with ICH who are being treated with either aspirin, a thienopyridine (ticlodipine, clopidogrel, prasugrel) or a combination of both. The study has four specific aims:
- To determine what affect platelet administration will have on bleeding in the brain.
- To determine what affect platelet administration will have on brain function. Several assessments to test the functioning of the brain will be performed at enrollment and throughout the study. Comparing the results of these assessments between the experimental and control groups should allow us to determine if platelet administration improves outcomes in patients with bleeding in the brain exposed to antiplatelet therapy.
- An important risk of reversing antiplatelet therapy is exposing the patient to the very complications this therapy was designed to prevent. Therefore, tracking complications will be a very important part of this study. The investigators will compare the rates of death, heart attack, stroke and clots in the veins between groups.
- Some patients (10-40%) have limited responsiveness to antiplatelet therapy. While platelet responsiveness, as measured by a special platelet blood test, will not affect enrollment, the investigators feel it will be important to measure.
|Traumatic Head Injury Intracranial Hemmorhage Anti-platelet Therapy
|Other: Saline Other: Platelets
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|The Safety and Efficacy of Platelet Transfusion in Patients Receiving Antiplatelet Therapy That Sustain Traumatic Intracranial Hemorrhage
- Hemorrhage growth [ Time Frame: 24 hours ]Bleeding in the brain will be measured by computerized tomography scan (CT Scan) 24 hours after study treatment is completed.
- Neurological Outcome [ Time Frame: Assessments to determine brain function or neurological outcome will be performed at enrollment, time of study treatment, 1 and 24 hours post treatment, days 2, 3, and 10 (or time of discharge) and at 90 days post treatment. ]Assessments to determine brain function or neurological outcome will be performed at enrollment, time of study treatment, 1 and 24 hours post treatment, days 2, 3, and 10 (or time of discharge) and at 90 days post treatment.
- Thromboembolic complications [ Time Frame: Complications will be monitored enrollment, time of study treatment, 1 and 24 hours post treatment, days 2, 3, and 10 (or time of discharge)and at 90 days post treatment. ]Complications such as heart attack, stroke, venous thromboembolic, and death which can be caused by reversing antiplatelet therapy will be monitored enrollment, time of study treatment, 1 and 24 hours post treatment, days 2, 3, and 10 (or time of discharge)and at 90 days post treatment.
- Platelet responsiveness [ Time Frame: 1 hour and 24 hours post study treatment ]Platelet responsiveness will be measured by lab test at 1 and 24 hours post study treatment.
|Study Start Date:
|June 2012
|Study Completion Date:
|April 2013
|Primary Completion Date:
|April 2013 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
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Placebo Comparator: Saline
400 mL of Saline will be given intravenously over 2 hours once.
Other: Saline
400 mL of Saline will be given intravenously over 2 hours once
Active Comparator: Platelets
2 apheresis units of platelets (approximately 200 ml) will be given intravenously over 2 hours.
Other: Platelets
2 apheresis units of platelets (approximately 200 ml) will be given intravenously over 2 hours.
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Intracranial hemorrhage (ICH), or bleeding in the brain, is the major cause of death in trauma patients. The initial volume and early growth of the hematoma are critical determinants of mortality and functional outcome. As our population ages, a significant and growing number of patients present with ICH while on antiplatelet therapy. Bleeding is a well known complication of this therapy. It is likely that patients with ICH who are exposed to antiplatelet therapy would have an increased risk of hemorrhage growth and poor outcome compared to patients that are not using antiplatelet therapy. There are no pharmacologic agents that can reverse the antithrombotic effect of aspirin or the thienopyridines. There is a paucity of published data, one small phase one trial and two retrospective studies that address the use of platelets as a means to reverse the effects of antiplatelet therapy in patients suffering ICH. In addition, transfusion of platelets may be associated with transfusion reactions, such as infection and fluid overload. Furthermore, these patients are then exposed to the very thromboembolic complications the antiplatelet therapy was designed to prevent.
Given the lack of data, which is primarily retrospective and likely underpowered, The investigators feel it's important to conduct a trial to more definitively study the efficacy of antiplatelet reversal in patients with life threatening ICH. Furthermore, it would be important to understand that, if there is a benefit to antiplatelet reversal in patients with ICH, that this benefit will outweigh the risks of antiplatelet reversal.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older (Adult, Senior)
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Inclusion Criteria:
- 18 years or older
- Evidence of intracranial hemorrhage (bleeding in the brain) by CT scan related to traumatic injury
- Receiving antiplatelet therapy such as aspirin, thienopyridine (ticlopidine, clopidogrel, or prasugrel)
- Platelet count greater than or equal to 100,000
Exclusion Criteria:
- Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) less than 6
- Hemorrhage requiring emergent surgery
- Lack of permission from treating physician and/or consultant
- Secondary ICH related to aneurysm or arteriovenous malformation
- Use of oral anticoagulants
- Decreased platelets (thrombocytopenia)
- Patients requiring massive transfusion protocol
- Life expectancy less than 3 months
- Confirmed acute heart attack
- Hepatitis and liver cirrhosis
- Kidney failure
- Participation in another treatment study within the preceding 30 days
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01810276
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|Christiana Care Health System, Christiana Hospital
|Newark, Delaware, United States, 19718
|Principal Investigator:
|Mark Cipolle
|Christiana Care Health Services
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|Christiana Care Health Services
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01810276 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
31115 ( Other Identifier: Christiana Care Health System )
|Study First Received:
|November 7, 2012
|Last Updated:
|April 14, 2017
Keywords provided by Christiana Care Health Services:
traumatic head injury
intracranial hemorrhage
anti-platelet therapy
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Wounds and Injuries
Craniocerebral Trauma
Intracranial Hemorrhages
Intracranial Hemorrhage, Traumatic
Trauma, Nervous System
Nervous System Diseases
Cerebrovascular Disorders
Brain Diseases
Central Nervous System Diseases
Vascular Diseases
Cardiovascular Diseases
Pathologic Processes
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Carrie Underwood caught one of her five-inch high heels in the tail of her shirt on Thursday (Sept. 5) during a show in Corpus Christi, Texas. The singer was singing 'Undo It' when she fell to the ground, injuring her left foot. "I can't move my toes. Is that bad?" she asked after the incident.


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Note to the blogosphere: when someone sends me a link that is summarized like this
I just read this on yahoo and thought of you. Bikes! France! Technology! Oh my!!!!
it will be clicked on. Immediately. (The only noun that could have been added to make this even this more appropriate for me would have been "books" or perhaps, "cheese.")
This is what I found.(click on photo to see more photos)
That is the La Defense. In Paris! And the person on the trike has been paid by Google to ride around the city taking pictures for Google Street View. They plan to do a Street View of all major tourist cities in France. Paris stops include Les Halles, le Jardin du Luxembourg and Versailles. You can read the full article here. Charlotte, did you spot any of these guys? (ETA: Apparently they're cruising around England, too.)
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Quaker Steak & Lube Restaurant Coming Soon
The first time I heard about this place was when it was featured on an episode of, "Man vs. Food" where host Adam Richman had to eat 6 atomic chicken wings which at that time where the hottest wings on their menu. Well Adam finished the wings and got his name on the "Wall of Flame".
Quaker Steak & Lube, which has over 50 locations nationwide, will build its first Sioux Falls location at 74th Street and Louise Avenue, near The Gas Stop. The menu includes 80 items, and more than 20 wing sauces. The restaurant has a motorsports-themed atmosphere with classic cars and motorcycles. Vice president of franchise development Zeb Hastings says:
"The Dakotas are very pro growth. We think it's a great area to be in. "I could easily see down the road there being another restaurant there (in Sioux Falls). We're really excited about coming there."
As to when they expect the new restaurant to open, he says:
"It's going to be tight to get it in (open) this year, but certainly within a year,".
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No - all his IPs (and he had a lot of them but that makes sense for a student that probably logs on from various computer labs) traced to Indiana locations. On the other hand, Sassan/ Earl/ all his other incarnations were out-of-state.
We had looked at his IP addresses before - most of them were "clean" until this last attempt.


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The family fun day planned for July 26 to raise money for our Give Us A Chance appeal has become so big it has found a new venue.
Paul and Hilary Hams, whose three-year-old grandson Isambard Pickford goes to Devizes Opportunity Centre, were going to stage the event in a field at the back of their home in Worton but it has already outgrown the site.
Now the Worton Fun Day is to be held on land at the back of the Bodman coach depot in the village. Coach firm owners John and Christine Bodman, who own the field, are adding to the planned activities by organising a fun dog show.
Isambard's mum Rachael Pickford said: "The fun day has become too big for our field. We would like to say thank you to all the lovely people who are offering to help.
"We hope this will raise a large amount of money for Devizes Opportunity Centre."
Mr and Mrs Hams, who run Hams Transport in Devizes, came up with the idea of the fete when they heard about centre's financial problems.
Gazette readers have already helped to raise more than our original £10,000 target but are continuing to organise events and give cash to help the centre make up the £50,000 in funding shortfall it will experience in 2014/15.
Isambard, who has diplegia cerebral palsy, which affects his mobility, attends the centre twice a week and has made a lot of progress since starting there a year ago.


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Get an overview of this hotelSuburban hotel with restaurant and indoor pool
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Located in the heart of Riverhead, this hotel is within a 15-minute walk of Tanger Outlet Center and Riverhead Raceway. Out East Family Fun and Splish Splash Water Park are also within 1 mi (2 km).
Hotel Features
Along with a restaurant, this smoke-free hotel has an indoor pool and a fitness center. Free WiFi in public areas and free self parking are also provided. Additionally, a bar/lounge, a coffee shop/café, and a spa tub are onsite.
Room Amenities
All 114 rooms provide free WiFi and free wired Internet, LCD TVs with satellite channels, and conveniences like sitting areas and refrigerators. Guests will also find Select Comfort beds, MP3 docks, and microwaves.
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- Proximity to shopping
- Helpful staff
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- Guestroom size
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- Guestrooms were a little noisy
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Hotel Amenities
In addition to an indoor pool, Hilton Garden Inn Riverhead provides a spa tub and a fitness center. The hotel offers a restaurant and a coffee shop/café. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. A computer station is located on site and wired and wireless Internet access is complimentary.
Business-related amenities at this 3-star property consist of a 24-hour business center and meeting rooms. Event facilities measuring 1000 square feet (93 square meters) include conference space. This business-friendly hotel also offers tour/ticket assistance, multilingual staff, and a picnic area. Complimentary self parking is available on site.
Hilton Garden Inn Riverhead is a smoke-free property.
- Total number of rooms - 114
- Number of floors - 3
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- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Free self parking
- Conference space size (meters) - 93
- Number of meeting rooms - 3
- Year Built 1998
- 24-hour business center
- Conference space size (feet) - 1000
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Breakfast is available for a surcharge and served each morning between 6:30 AM and 10 AM.
Hilton Garden Inn Riverhead has a restaurant on site.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.
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An indoor pool and a spa tub are on site. Other recreational amenities include a fitness center.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
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jcsuperstar wrote:isnt it only full moon days? i know the other day i wanted to go out with my girlfriend but she couldnt eat as she had taken the 8precepts...
Message For Bak Full Moon Poya Day
(By dhammaruwan)
Today is the Bak (pronounced similar to the word "buck") Poya Day, the first full moon day in the Sinhala year. The special significance of this day is that the Great Compassionate Buddha visited Sri Lanka for the second time all those years ago on a Bak Full Moon Poya Day.
The Buddha's first visit to Sri Lanka was made 9 months after his enlightenment. The second visit was 5 years later. It was made to settle a fight between two Naga Kings; Chulodara (small belly) and Mahodara (big belly), who were fighting over a gem-studded throne.
Upon Buddha's arrival, the two kings offered the gem-studded throne to the Buddha. The Buddha, then, preached the Dhamma to these kings while sitting on this gem-studded throne. After listening to the talk, the two kings came to the realization that fighting for material gain is not a wise thing to do. When the Buddha left, the two kings constructed a pagoda to enshrine this gem-studded throne, this pagoda can still be seen today when visiting Sri Lanka.
Thus, on this Poya day, we can think back on how much time we spend in our lives to gain material things, though we may not be fighting for a gem-studded throne. It may be developing our careers, acquiring more wealth and money, and even developing ideas and thoughts that eventually lead to material gain and security. The question we must ask ourselves on this day is: "Is material gain worth the fight?"
Day by day, we do not gain in youth, rather we get closer and closer to one single reality, Death. Each passing second is a step closer to our passing from this world. So, if these kings can leave their fight over something as precious as a gem-studded throne, perhaps, on this Poya day, we can leave aside our differences, our ambitions and fights for material pleasures and develop the thought of renunciation. Even doing this for one day, allows us to gain enormous benefit and kusala kamma.
Ben wrote:The Buddha's first visit to Sri Lanka was made 9 months after his enlightenment. The second visit was 5 years later.
Manapa wrote:Shaved my head bald especially
TheDhamma wrote:Happy Asalha Puja Day!
A very important day, with special significance here.
Asalha Puja commemorates the first [re] turning of the "Dhamma Wheel" with the first sermon by the Buddha on the Dhamma in this dispensation.
And here at Dhamma Wheel we aim to continue turning the Dhamma Wheel, all credit to Buddha, of course.
Manapa wrote:Its not been a year has it???
Manapa wrote:Its not been a year has it???TheDhamma wrote:Happy Asalha Puja Day!
A very important day, with special significance here.
retrofuturist wrote:Greetings Manapa,Manapa wrote:Its not been a year has it???
Not the site Dhamma Wheel, if that's what you mean. That anniversary is on New Year's Eve (or thereabouts... timezones complicate things!).


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Balloons destined for space will be launched in Malmesbury at an event in May.
Schoolchildren, Scout groups and those with an interest in weather ballooning are encouraged to take part in what is the second annual balloon fiesta.
Chris Hillcox, 40, brought the mass weather balloon fiesta to the town after visiting last August to film with inventor Tom Lawton, as they attempted to launch a weather balloon from the River Avon to take pictures from the stratosphere.
Mr Hillcox said: "Malmesbury is a great place to do it. If the weather is anything like last year then it will be an awesome day.
"I'm quite nervous though as well because you never know what will happen.
"There is a lot of preparation, including getting CAA permission.
"When you let go of the balloon you just never know how it will go; there's a lot of anticipation around it."
The two-metre diameter latex balloons are filled with helium and tethered with nylon cord as they float up into 'near-space' 35km above the Earth, where they are used to take pictures of the landscape.
They eventually burst and come down in a parachute, then are tracked using GPS to be collected when they land.
Mr Hillcox, who is from Birmingham, said: "We use online forecast software to work out where the balloon will go and avoid landings in cities and close to airfields.
"I will be hoping that people who have never done it will have a go and I will be happy to help people understand what is involved."
This year's event will be held at the Red Bull Inn, Bristol Street, between May 24 and June 1, depending on the weather.
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HISTORIC football memorabilia involving both Burnley FC and Accrington Stanley are set to go under the hammer next month.
Among the items up for sale is a rare programme from Stanley's last football match before they resigned from the league when the club folded in 1962.
The Crewe Alexandra away programme dated March 2, 1962, is in excellent condition with no team changes.
The club resigned from the top levels of football after this match and remained outside the league until their triumphant return in 2006.
There are also 10 Burnley FC lots for sale including 57/58 and 58/59 season complete home programmes and a programme from former manager Billy Dougall's testimonial.
Bid for the lots will be taken during the sale of the private collection on Monday, February 11 at Stacey's Auction Rooms in Rayleigh, Essex.
But fans can bid for the items online during the sale.
Lois King, from Stacey's, said: "In the case of Burnley, we have 10 lots include a complete run of home programmes from the first post-war season 1946-67, as well as further complete sets of home programmes from the 1950s, 60s and 70s.
"The Accrington lots should also provide a lot of interest because it includes the programme from their final competitive match versus Crewe Alexandra."
Other quirky items on sale at next month's auction include legendary Leeds United and England manager Don Revie's original This is Your Life red book – presented to him after he was on the show.


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McGuiness returns, Woods sent to Rockies
TEMPE, Ariz. -- In a Rule 5 wash, the Rangers sent pitcher Coty Woods back to the Rockies but picked up first baseman Chris McGuiness from the Indians. Both players were taken in the Rule 5 Draft in December, but did not make their team.
The Rangers expressed interest in working out a trade with the Rockies after Woods cleared waivers. But the Rockies wanted Woods back. Players taken in the Rule 5 Draft have to be added to the 25-man roster by Opening Day and kept there for the entire season. Otherwise they have to be offered back to their old team for $25,000.
"They wanted him back," manager Ron Washington said. "If he had stunk it up over here they probably wouldn't have wanted him back. But he threw the ball well, he really did."
Woods appeared in 10 games for the Rangers in Cactus League games and allowed three runs on 11 hits and three walks, while striking out 10. But the Rangers did not have a spot for him in the bullpen, especially after Derek Lowe made the team as a long reliever.
McGuiness didn't have a great spring for the Indians, hitting .195 (8-for-41) with zero home runs and one RBI. The Indians are set at first base anyway with Nick Swisher and Mark Reynolds. McGuiness was at Double-A Frisco last season and hit .268 with 23 home runs and 77 RBIs over 123 games. He had a .366 on-base percentage and a .474 slugging percentage.
"I've said it before, I wish he wasn't a Rule 5," Indians manager Terry Francona said on Tuesday. "It's hard for a position player to skip Triple-A and come to the big leagues. It's not altogether fair to expect them to be able to put up numbers. There's so much to like about him."
T.R. Sullivan is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Postcards from Elysian Fields, and follow him on Twitter @Sullivan_Ranger. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Mexican Filmmaker Speaks on Campus
Mexican filmmaker and television director/producer María Fernanda Suárez De Garay visits Southwestern and speaks about her successful television series.
Suárez directed the successful television series "Mujeres Asesinas" ("Women killers"), which aired in both Mexico and the United States from 2008-2010; the 2010 film "Gritos de muerte y libertad" about the Mexican independence of 1810; and the 2011 film "El encanto del águila" about the Mexican revolution of 1910. Her workdepicts how the effects of psychological violence, in the form of abuse, sadness and isolation, lead women to make tragic decisions. In addition, her historical fiction series portray real life heroines as well as collective and anonymous female characters as necessary agents of social change.


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Tuesday, September 19, 2017
Dental Anesthesia
Facial paralysis
i had a root canal procedure done on tooth #3 on right side. went well and next day woke with facial paralysis on left side of face. it`s been one week and i`m healing slowly. doctors can`t pinpoint if it was from root canal or a virus. does this happen to patients? i`m going in for a crown molding this week and i`m scared that it will set my healing back when they start working in my mouth again. what should i do?
I am sorry you are having difficulty. If you were fine after the procedure, this sounds like a Bell's Palsy that you were likely diagnosed with. This is unrelated to actual procedure directly. There is some speculation that any type of surgical procedure of the face or mouth (not only dentistry), may change the local environment or central nervous system influences and cause expression of this condition. As you know, this usually resolves slowly over time. I am sure your physicians have worked you up for other possible causes but if not, you should see your primary care physician or a neurologist.
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Kevin Murphy, owner of Food-Chain Communications, recently trekked to the heart of the Corn Belt to speak at the American Dairy Science Association and American Society of Animal Scientists. The morning of his speaking event, however, Murphy was "presented with an undeniable and powerful case study in the Food Morality Movement.
The Hyatt Regency in Indianapolis, Ind., proudly promoted "food thoughtfully sourced, carefully served," which included "organic, grass-fed yogurt" and "cage-free eggs."
"It is more than ironic that I was asked to rouse animal scientists into recognizing the growing power of the Food Morality Movement and the reality that scientific conclusions are not winning the day but instead are being hijacked by food politics, giving way to communication aimed at raising moral criticisms over farming and our modern food system," Murphy writes. "And, right there, under our noses, the chosen ADSA headquarter hotel was one of the Food Morality Movement's newest rising stars -- The Hyatt Regency, with 508 locations in 46 countries! With that kind of market presence the Hyatt has the ability to influence millions of people every day with a global Food Thoughtfully Sourced campaign catapulting them into the category of the Chipotle of hotels!"
Click here to read Murphy's full piece, including the feedback he received from Hyatt's director of culinary operations and vice president of food and beverage.
Despite being told that Murphy's was the first complaint to have been received regarding Hyatt's program, many praised Murphy's article and mission.
"Your experience is a message to me to take my objections to higher authorities. I do voice my objections and try to educate when I encounter the subtle put down of modern agriculture in menus but the wait staff is where I stop. Hyatt management isn't hearing my objections because I'm not speaking to anyone in authority. That is my mistake. I'm a gold card member as well and when I am at the Hyatt in two weeks, I will follow your lead and take my objections to those who make the policy. Thank you for setting the example," one person commented.
Dairy Carrie, a blogger leading the charge against a similar Panera Bread campaign, also commented.
"So many thoughts about this," She wrote. "Are agvocates weary and numb to much of the descriptors on menus and ads? Yes. I need to get my thoughts on the origins of how our food has become so overmarketed that this seems like the right thing to do to a company like Hyatt.. or Panera... or Chipotle.


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Tesla is looking for an experienced Recruiter to join a rapidly expanding team, focusing on the support of our European Operation. The standard of our employees at Tesla Motors is extremely high and we have a powerful commitment to recruiting the best Talent. This position will look after Service Recruitment and reports into the UK based, Recruiting Manager EMEA.
- Conduct initial briefings with hiring managers, developing sourcing and attraction methods for positions, writing and arranging advertising, collecting and administering CVs.
- Maintain strong relationships with all "customers†including candidates, hiring managers and business partners.
- Research and proactively source talent for Tesla Motors by actively networking, headhunting, searching website in a professional and timely manner.
- Ensure all open positions are approved and accurately tracked using Tesla Motors worldwide recruitment management system.
- Track recruitment and keep appropriate records of activity on candidate tracking system and produce regular and ad-hoc reports on recruitment activities and processes.
- Communicate with third parties when and where relevant, manage relationships with suppliers.
Work on ad-hoc projects and support recruitment for other business areas as and when needed.
- Experience of proactive recruitment and some experience in managing agencies.
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- Able to operate effectively and comfortable working in a very fast moving, developing and constantly changing company.
- Effectively handle multiple priorities, organize workload and meet demanding deadlines.
- Excellent written and spoken communication skills, both English and ideally another European language.
- Able to quickly develop strong, strategic and positive working relationships across all levels and functions.
- Ability to follow oral and written instructions.
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