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I whipped up this darling little Valentines plant gift in no time at all. I love giving and receiving flowers but I just hate that they don't last. That's why I like to give plants instead of fresh flowers. Most people don't kill them, and even if they do wilt from neglect they've probably lasted just as long as cut flowers would have.
A little plant on a window sill or sitting on a desk at work adds a bit of cheer. It's fun to watch them grow and if they flower it's even prettier. In Florida we already have some flowers available and I just couldn't resist. There wasn't a huge selection out this early but I'm happy with what I found.
Maybe I'm willing spring to hurry up and get here because flowers always make me think of spring. You only need a few items for this Valentines plant gift and you can download the little card for free below.
- Acrylic craft paint in red and white
- Sharpie
- Terra cotta planter with base
- Clear spray sealer
- Plant
- Raffia or twine to tie a bow on the card
- Hole punch
Making my Valentines plant gift is easy so lets get started.. OK? Paint the base first and let dry. Use the sharpie draw hearts on the rim. I added random little squiggles and (is squiggle a word?) circles as a filler between the hearts. Fill in the hearts with red craft paint. Let the paint completely dry before spraying with the sealer.
I printed the note card and pasted it onto colored scrapbook paper. Punch a hole in the corner and use raffia to tie the note card onto the planter or just add a decorative bow.
Click here to download the notecard.
Valentines isn't the only reason to make one of thee little cuties. A plant in a little decorative terra-cotta pot would be perfect for a housewarming or hostess gift.
If you'd like some more planter ideas or help making one of these, then save this date ~ February 16th from 1pm – 4pm. Michaels is hosting a Pinterest Party and I'll be at our local Michaels on 66th in St Pete to help customers.
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Offensive lineman Isaiah Folasa (Corona, Calif./Santiago) committed early to UCLA but has three official visits set up and could be heading elsewhere.
Folasa is a three-star guard prospect and rated the No. 132 player in the state. He originally committed to the Bruins over offers from San Jose State, Air Force and Idaho and now has a couple of new schools in the mix.
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Folk music, defined loosely, is music which the people of a nation or group identify themselves. It is music that comes from small towns or villages. It is often used in contrast to the so-called elitist classical or art music culture.
In America, folk music refers to the style of music that comes from the heartlands or the rural areas. In the 60s folk music was used as a powerful tool for change in the American social revolution.
Folk music has simple melody and structure, usually with guitar accompaniments and simple key structure and choral sequence. The most important element of folk music are the words of the songs.
The subgenre of folk music are folk songs, traditional folk, political folk & protest songs, the folk revival, folk rock, folk pop, UK folk, Irish folk, alternative folk, contemporary folk, neo-traditional folk.
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- The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan – Bob Dylan
- John Prine – John Prine
- Bringing it All Back Home – Bob Dylan
- Blood on the Tracks – Bob Dylan
- Joan Baez – Joan Baez
- Blonde on Blonde – Bob Dylan
- Time Out of Mind – Bob Dylan
- Mr Tambourine Man – The Byrds
- Highway 61 Revisited – Bob Dylan
- Liege & Lief – Fairport Convention
- Basket of Light – Pentangle
- Blue – Joni Mitchell
- I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight – Richard & Linda Thompson
- Graceland – Paul Simon
- Five Leaves Left – Nick Drake
- Court & Spark – Joni Mitchell
- For the Roses – Joni Mitchell
- Hissing of Summer Lawns – Joni Mitchell
- Shoot Out The Lights – Richard and Linda Thompson
- Pieces of the Sky – Emmylou Harris
- Unhalfbricking – Fairport Convention
- Hejira – Joni Mitchell
- Solitude Standing – Suzanne Vega
- Dust Bowl Ballads – Woody Guthrie
- Peter, Paul and Mary – Peter, Paul and Mary
- We Shall Overcome: The Complete Carnegie Hall Concert – Pete Seeger
- Kate and Anna McGarrigle – Kate and Anna McGarrigle
- Bootleg Series Vol 4: Live 1966 – Bob Dylan
- Parsley, Sage, Rosemary & Thyme – Simon & Garfunkle
- Talking with the Taxman About Poetry – Billy Brag
- Jack Takes the Floor – Ramblin' Jack Elliot
- Aqualung – Jethro Tull
- Shaka Zulu – Ladysmith Black Mambazo
- Time (The Revelator) – Gillian Welch
- Red Dirt Girl – Emmylou Harris
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- Guitar Town – Steve Earle
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- The Balfa Brothers Play Traditional Cajun Music – The Balfa Brothers
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It was a beautiful sunny day on the slopes at Windells Camp where we found the snowboard girls rallying the jumps. Camper Megan started out on the small jump and progressed to the first jump in the main line so we were stoked to give Megan Camper of the Day. At age 17, Megan comes from Pittsburgh, PA where she rides Seven Springs in the winter.
Why did you choose to come to Windells Camp?
Megan: To become a better snowboarder.
How is the coaching so far?
Megan: Amazing. Ricky and Droid have been super helpful with everything.
What tricks have you been working on this session?
Megan: I learned how to 180, boardslide and frontside.
Have you participated in the on-campus activities?
Megan: I tried to do the Burton ladies night but that wasn't happening. Pretty much did all of them except for the nasty drinking. The Betty Rides night was finger nail painting and movies with candy.
What advice would you give to other campers?
Megan: Have fun and don't worry about what other people think. That was my problem, I was worried about the other girls in my cabin what they were doing. But today I just did my own thing to become a better snowboarder.
Any shoutouts?
Megan: Yeah Ricky owes me digger dogs for my frontside and 180's.
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What Surfing Will Be Like in 2002
Surfing is progressing at an alarming rate. You'd think that a few more months away would't make much of a difference in the surfing world, but I tell you-it really does. Just like when Jesus appeared to Saul while riding on his horse, it was such a shocker that Saul had to change his name to Paul. Well, that's what it's going to be like in 2002. It's going to rack everyone's brains so much that they won't know who they are anymore, people will be rioting in the streets, and people might even have to change their names. The following lists are going to inform you of what you'll be seeing and what you'll not be seeing in the near future.-J.M.
What you'll be seeing in 2002:
1. The ever-awaited "kickflip" will finally be completed on a surfboard. You've probably seen this move in skateboarding numerous times and probably have heard rumors of crazy folks actually pulling them off, but in 2002, the trick will be done right and documented.
2. The "Blow-out." This phenomena's very explicit and radical. I can't really tell you exactly what it is, but I can tell you that it involves a change in the Earth's atmospheric pressure and Calibar beans-it's not a pretty picture.
3. You've all seen frontside alley-oops, but in 2002, you'll now see the backside version being thrown down. This will be radical.
4. In 2002, a backside carving 360 cutback to body varial to switch tube will be part of a combo on a wave.
5. The first-ever floater on a twenty-foot-plus wave will be documented in 2002.
What you'll not be seeing in 2002:
1. Actual proficient switch-stance surfing in waves of all sizes.2. Floaters to kickflip in.3. Surfers turning into superheroes (This one we definitely do not want to see.)4. Another Kelly Slater.5. Webbed hands and feet.6. Wetsuits made with built-in waste departments.7. Giant vagina sea-monsters. (Wanting to see this one is debatable.)8. A music group assembled with professional surfers. (Most would prefer this not to happen again.)9. Surfing in the Olympics.10. The underwater city of Atlantis re-surfacing.
Not Worthy.
1. Poetry that's written by surfers. Their poems are not worthy because they're usually about water, surfboards, and riding waves. There're also people in the surf industry who try to bring surfing to this level. For example: The horizon melted into visions of total glass. The six a.m. cylindrical experience was like a dream-a dream of perfect hollow waves. All my bros were there.
2. People who start rumors that the surf's going to pick-up in a couple of days to overhead-at least! This is not worthy because it's cruel to us.
Not Worthy VocabularySubstitutes to use when re-modifying your vocabulary.
1. eggy-use the word stale instead.2. killer-use the word super instead.3. hella-rad (or hella anything)-use the word neat instead.4. sack up-use the words get ready instead.5. lame-use the words f-ked up instead.6. barred-use the words not available instead.7. clipped-use the words shut off instead.


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Just blogging because school is cancelled for the 4th day in a row (and it's the weekend after that). This week has been havoc on my eating habits because I live alone and the silence is kinda eerie and tiring after a while. I dunno, I guess I get kinda down and sad and feel anxious so I want to chew something.
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I ran 8.9 miles today in the ice and snow and it was actually too warm. It started at 20F and warmed up to 30F but I had a beanie, a hat with a bill, a long sleeve tech tee, fleece lined tights, and a primaloft jacket and mittens. Whew! I was sweating. My toes ended up getting the beginnings of a blister because my socks kinda got wet and bunched up under my toes. Ouch. A great sense of accomplishment, though.
I wish I were better at not procrastinating when it comes to schoolwork/planning for teaching but... I guess when I don't feel all that confident about making activities, I just don't want to do it.
I think it'd be easier if I weren't in my own house, but seeing as how I can't get out of my driveway, it's a tad tough to go anywhere else.
Tomorrow is my birthday! I will be 27 which sounds SO old.
I'm back to losing and I'm about to put in P90X Ab Ripper X!
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Way to go on throwing away the chocolate covered ________! You are worth it! Now on to the important stuff.
Happy Birthday! And to be honest, 27 doesn't sound old! Take if from someone many years older, enjoy it while you can! I'm very proud of you for taking charge of your life while you are still young! Just be sure to continue it for the remainder of your life!
Hope your able to get out of your house soon! Not a fun way to spend your birthday!
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Hey we share a birthday! I'll be 31 tomorrow!
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It has many cool features. It is developed by MoonWolf and can be found in BigBoss Repo. This is the newest Cydia tweak that was released today. But, because of highly useful features, it costs you $2.99. Below is the list of features…
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- Its compatible to iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad
- Go to BigBoss Repo source and search for LockYourApp or LockY0urApp
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- Keep watch on your Laptop keyboard like a spy.
3 Browser Changer: Its very tiny Cydia tweak that allows you to change default web browser on iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch. You can choose any third party web browser like Google Chrome or Mozilla FireFox as your default web browser instead of Safari. It can be configured from Settings.app and this tweak can be installed from BigBoss Repo as a free utility.
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Saints Set for First Super Bowl
Garrett Hartley came through with a convincing 40 yard field goal for the New Orleans Saints to claim NFC Champions over the Minnesota Vikings 31-28 in OT at the Louisiana Superdome Sunday afternoon. In a game that featured nine fumbles and two interceptions, Brett Favre ended Minnesota's final chance in Saints territory with a pick in the closing seconds in regulation. From there the Saints were able to win the coin toss and celebrate early 4:45 into the extra block.
"It was as loud as I have ever heard it in the dome," said QB Drew Brees. "It feels so good to know we have given our fans an NFC championship. We have another championship to go after in two weeks."
Favre (a 19-year veteran) is currently contemplating retirement following one of the best statistical seasons of his career. The Mississippi native shares a great amount of respect for the Saints, saying "I would have loved to represent the NFC but as I told Sean throughout the year when we talked, if it's not us, I hope it's you guys."
New Orleans will matchup with the Indianapolis Colts in Super Bowl XLIV on Sunday, February 2nd.
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This was our New Years Eve company. :) The kids picked some friends to come hang out. We kicked them out at 10:30 though. ;) Then we watched the last few episodes of 24 that we'd been watching as a family. Fisher and Kolbi both feel asleep before midnight and Kolbi looked like a giant as Taylor carried her to bed. So crazy how big my baby has gotten! We also noticed that Jackson was the only person who all his friends he invited over, weren't red heads. ha!
And I happily started a new puzzle while all the kids were entertained and happy!


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This shared apartment with 7 bedrooms available for rent is located right in the heart of Valencia in the Old Town, or Ciutat Vella- you will be near plenty of historical buildings and will be able to enjoy a stroll down the cobblestone streets and learn all about Valencia's rich history. Every room is fully furnished with everything you might need to have a comfortable stay. You will also have access to a shared dining area, complete with a television, a fully equipped kitchen and four bathrooms, accessible to all tenants. Don't forget to try the delicious paella and Valencia's famous drink, agua de Valencia!
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900 year old Chinese Jian Tenmoku Tea Bowl - ex museum
Directory: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Chinese: Pottery: Pre 1492: Item # 1245803
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This is one of the first tea bowls in Japan, which came together with the first tea from China. It is a Chinese Jian Tenmoku Tea Bowl of the oil-spot type. These bowls were produced in large quantities for the general public as well as for the imperial court between the 10th and and the 13th century in the Fujian province.
This type with the flaring mouth is relatively rare and is shaped in James M. Plummers: Temmoku (Tokyo, 1972), p.63. The "Oil-Spots" are of the brownish (the Japanese call it gold) and not of the silver color. It dates from the 11th. or 12th. century and is in very good condition with no cracks or repairs.
This important and valuable bowl was exhibited from May 22 to September 2011 at the famous Museum "Keramion" in Frechen (Germany). It is published in a fantastic huge book called "Momoyama Keramik und ihr Einfluss auf die Gegenwart" (english/german language) with a foreword of the Japanese ambassador in Germany. In the book this bowl is described and shown with a photo on page 23, catalogue no.4. ISBN-978-3-94005-06-8
A real antique cultural treasure of the history of Japanese and Chinese tea ceremony.
Diameter: 16.2 cm, height 6.8 cm, foot ring: 4.7 cm
A very good box and a new edition of the book are part of the offer and will be sold together with this spectacular tea bowl.


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Mordekaiser Build Guide by Mr Speedy Panda
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Anti-Tank Tank Morde
Mordekaiser Build
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What is Mordekaiser?
Morde is a Ability Power Bruiser/Carry/Anti-Tank with immense sustain and damage.
Why I choose these runes
Greater Seals
Seals of Armour reduce damage when it comes to team fights and early game.
Greater Marks
Magic Pen allows for better early game damage against base magic resist.
Greater Glyphs
Magic Resist is for early game damage reduction.
Greater Quints
Extra magic Pen and movement speed for magic resist builders. (Most recommended)
Reduces cooldowns allowing for you to use your abilities faster thus doing more damage and increased movement speed.
Magic resist for reduced damage against AP attacks and pokes, reduced effectiveness of CC and movement speed. (For High poke and CC champs)
Reduced damage from AD champs. Used only for fed ADCs and Tryndamere (Least Recommended)
Core Items
Your main damage item against tanks, Makes your ultimate very strong, magic pen, AP and health.
Doubles the damage from Liandry's, Health, AP and Slows.
Ability Power and Spell Vamp for everyone.
AP, Health, Magic Resist, 20% CDR, Health Regen and 20% increase in healing from Will of the Ancients.
Standard spell for most champions. does true damage to finish off champs and reduces healing by 50% which is great against healing champs like Swain.
Your most useful tool for escaping and catching.
Ranked Play
- Stick with your team.
- Help your team by warding.
- Help your jungler if they're being counter jungled.
- Map Awareness
- Positive Attitude
- Teamwork OP
Team Work
Mordekaiser is the team!
Just kidding, make sure to:
- Keep the carries safe
- Use your abilities to their fullest (hit everyone with your aoe)
- Target the enemy carry and ult them for a powerful minion
- Warn your team by pinging
- Warding saves lives
- Teamwork OP
- Be Polite
Unique Skills
Iron man has to be one of the best passives in the entire league. this passive absorbs damage like those cleaning rags that they advertise on TV.
Gives you a pet! That's insane!
How to farm as Mordekaiser.
- all minions
- Put on the minion surrounded by the most enemy minions.
- Ace of Spades is also a good farming tool.
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Monday, February 13, 2012
Happy Valentine's Day
Just let it snow!
I laughed out loud tonite as I walked though Walgreen watching men trying to pick out that perfect card!
I decided we would skip the cards, chocolate and flowers this year ... live life- you know adventure a little?
So in a late nite internet search to buy bargain tickets to take hubby Dog Sledding...
yes in the cold?
I was determined I was just going to watch... well we all know how that turned out I sure did watch from the basket!
It was a blast , just check it off my bucket list!
Time to go home again!
Posted by Kathy Wittlock at 11:44 PM
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- Michelle H. said...
Kat, love your card so pretty!!
How fun to go dog sledding!!
That is something I would like to try one day!!
IKWYM! My mojo wasnt that great either I struggled with my LO for this month!!
Thank you for your kind words on my blog!!
- Monday, February 20, 2012
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Once you've got the basics of off-roading down, it's time to get out there and enjoy the desert.
But first, a safety warning, courtesy Mitch Perera, a veteran of the Gulf News fun drive. This year, his 33rd Fun Drive, sees him in project leader mode.
'One of the biggest issues with any type of driving is the common sense element --which is not so common,' he said when we gave him a call this week. 'You just need to be fully aware, fully switched on, be aware of what are your surroundings and what you are riding on.'
He adds that many people don't always understand what their vehicle is capable of. 'A lot of people get into the vehicle and push it to its limits.' He advises those taking a lesson in their own vehicle (which you can do with instructiors here, including Emirates Driving Institute) to get a walkaround of the vehicle with the instructor. 'There are some vehicles that don't have a good approach angle,' for example. 'And suspension is key.'
That said, he says there are plenty of cars on the market that perform decently in the sand - so if you don't have a Jeep Wrangler or Nissan Patrol, give it a go, too.
There are two kinds of off-roading locations in the UAE: Desert and wadi, and Perera is in the sand camp.
Driving on sand means less damage to the vehicle (as long as you are driving in a safe manner), for example. 'Rocks tend to affect your tyres, the ride is as not as comfortable, and it's dusty,' he says. 'There is not a lot of rainfall as of late, so going to wadis is kind of boring. After the first hour you get tired of rocky terrain and the speeds are slow. In the desert, you have a softer ride and it's more of a thrill and it's scenic, you can see a much wider scale, and once you get on top of a high view you can see the entire area.'
But where can you go?
'There have been some new rules that have come into effect - some no-go restricted areas,' warns Perera, singling out the mountainous areas around Hatta and Wadi Bih, which have border restrictions in place. If it's wadi off-roading you want, he suggests you go across the border into Oman.
If you're around the Northern Emirates, Bidyer - known as Big Red, is a good option. 'Going from Dubai to Hatta, I do not venture to the left side of the road, as it's used by tour companies. We go south of Big Red.'
Also ticking Perera's sand box are Sweihan and Al Saqah (on the other side of Al Maha resort on Al Ain highway, on the right hand side when heading to Al Ain. 'These are the [areas] that are left untouched, where people can drive confidently. These are challenging, so not for the novice.'
Novice drivers should head for Fossil and Camel rocks, although 'the latest news from that area is that it's now a heritage site and you can't camp out and you can't light campfires.'
And finally, the ultimate - Liwa. The 800km round trip from Dubai means overnighting is recommended. 'It's breathtaking, not like any other desert in the Northern Emirates. These are the largest sand dunes in the world.'
If you're wondering about exactly where you can turn off the road, look for gates in fences (which are mostly there for the camels). 'If there is no lock, you can open and go through. The rule is you can go into a gate but you must close it behind you. In Abu Dhabi, there are gates with weight-control devices, so the minute your 4x4 goes on it, it automatically opens. Those are the ones you want to use.'
One last piece of advice, and it's one we take as seriously as safety: 'Take back the litter.'


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Meningococcal Septicaemia - What Of The Survivors?
Meningococcal disease has barely been out of the news in the last year. But what you hear about is the people who die of this devastating infection. In this program you'll hear the story of a survivor. The unforgettable story of a young man who developed meningococcal septicaemia just after his 19th birthday, 18 months ago. He's just been discharged from hospital, having lost 80% of his skin and both arms and legs. No-one thought he'd survive but now that he has, what does life hold for him?
Listen to the whole program.
Norman Swan: Welcome to the program.
This morning on The Health Report, an unforgettable story about resilience and hope. It's the other side of the headlines and has been made by The Health Report's Mark Horstman.
Thomas Nash: I'd heard the word 'meningococcal' but I thought it was maybe a virus that infants got or something like that, I didn't exactly know what it was, or that it was life-threatening or anything like that.
Mark Horstman: Meet Thomas Nash, that's him playing guitar. A first-year psychology student, Tom worked in a pub to make ends meet and played requests at weddings. He recorded some of his cover songs, but Tom can't play like this any more. Because a couple of years ago, just after his 19th birthday, he was attacked by meningococcal bacteria. The infection was so devastating that Tom lost most of his skin, parts of his nose and ears, both arms and both legs, but not his will to live.
After 18 incredibly intense months of fighting for survival and learning how to cope when everything has changed, he got out of hospital just a few weeks ago.
Thomas Nash: The night before I was feeling very tired and very weak and just thought I might be pushing myself too hard at university, or working, or whatever. But in the morning when I woke up and couldn't walk, I knew that something was seriously wrong. I called my stepsister and she came over within half an hour to pick me up to take me to a doctor. When she took one look at me at the door, she told me that she was going to take me to hospital instead.
Francis Cuccinotta: I rang the doorbell and he took forever to answer it and when he answered the door he stood in the shadow. As soon as I walked in, and I saw him in the light, he had a rash all over his body. I started panicking, and because I panicked I sort of got angry at him, and he basically couldn't stand up, so I dressed him, walked him out, we just left everything I found, and I just walked him out to the car. I've never seen more doctors run into a room. I said to him, 'Are you OK?' and the last thing he said to me was 'Yes, I'm fine, but I feel like I've got frostbite in my hands and my toes', and he waved goodbye to me and that was the last time he ever waved to anybody. When we got there, he was in intensive care and they basically said to call his immediate family. They told us that he had a one in five chance of living, and his case was pretty far gone. From when I saw him, when I picked him up that morning, to when I saw him three hours later, his body size had doubled, he was the size of the whole bed, he was huge. The spots had joined up and was like a dark purple, his lungs had filled up with water, we were preparing ourselves for the worst.
Mark Horstman: Tom's sister, Francis Cuccinotta.
That year, 2001, there were 683 reported cases of meningococcal infection in Australia. That's nearly double from a decade ago. Thirty-one people died that year, and everyone expected Tom to be one of them.
Robert Herkes: I'm Robert Herkes, I'm one of the intensive care consultants at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, and I was in charge of the intensive care unit when Tom was admitted to hospital. Seeing someone of Tom's age as desperately sick as Tom is, presents the staff with many challenges, both personal and philosophical. Much the same age as many of our junior nursing staff, and much the same age as, you know, a bit older than my children; seeing someone as young as Tom so desperately ill makes people review their outlook on life and it's quite threatening, because staff are faced with their own mortality in a much more direct way than they are when they're dealing with elderly people who are dying from chronic disease, which is often the bread-and-butter of intensive care.
I must say that I didn't expect Tom to survive, and my personal experience has been fairly gloomy for people who were as sick as Tom with meningococcal septicaemia, and I've lost under my care, colleagues with this disease. It's a frightening disease; even with modern medicine it still has a terrible outlook. Frequently patients just die in front of you. So for the first few hours we were very intensely looking after Tom. He was admitted to the ICU conscious and alert, but with a very low blood pressure, and very marginal oxygenation. His heart was working very hard to keep him alive, as were his lungs. We had a brief conversation with Tom, telling him what was wrong with him, telling him where he was, telling him what we were going to do, which included putting him to sleep and putting him on a ventilator, putting all sorts of drips into him, and he also said that if we could think of anything else that would improve his chances, he would like that as well. We then put him to sleep, put him on a ventilator, and I guess for the first four or five hours, even just keeping adequate oxygenation in his blood was very touch and go. He was extremely sick.
He had what's called frothing pulmonary oedema, that's fluid frothing out of his lungs which makes it very difficult to get oxygen across the lungs into the bloodstream. His circulation required huge doses of inotropes; inotropes are drugs that improve the heart's beating and constrict blood vessels to improve the blood pressure. And he went on to what we call bucket doses of inotropes, in other words, we were throwing as much as we could at him. We were using several therapies that wouldn't commonly be used, and have little data to say that they're good or bad, although there is some theoretical data to suggest that they might work, and those therapies included the continuous dialysis from a very early stage, prosto-cycling to try and improve peripheral blood flow.
At that time Prince Alfred was involved in an international control study of a trial drug called activated protein C, and before we put Tom to sleep, we informed him that if we possibly could we'd get one of his relatives to consent to him going into the study of activated protein C because we believed that may give him some chance of survival. Activated protein C was shown to decrease mortality in septicaemia by 20%. However it is extremely expensive, it's approximately $14,000 for a 96-hour course of the drug. Fortunately Tom had agreed in principle to our very brief discussion with him of using novel and heroic therapies to try and keep him alive. I would have said that he had over a 95% chance of dying, and that his disease was going to impose a huge fiscal burden on his future life in the slim chance that he actually did survive. Meningococcal disease can present either as meningitis or as bacteraemia (germs in your blood). Tom didn't have meningococcal meningitis, and so we were confident that at that stage his mental state was good. However, both the disease and our therapies were giving him increased risks of having a catastrophic stroke. However, fortunately none of those fears came to fruition and it seems that neurologically he's completely normal.
He remained on the ventilator for some weeks, but slowly he started to emerge from the mire, and started to rouse.
Thomas Nash: I don't remember anything until when I woke up. At that point I'd realised that looking down at my body all of my skin was black; it had all turned as black as like a shoe. I didn't know exactly what I'd contracted or what was wrong with me, but I hoped to be out of hospital in a couple of weeks and that nothing was wrong.
Mark Horstman: What did you think at a moment like that, when you woke up and found yourself a different colour?
Thomas Nash: I was under a lot of drugs at the time so I think they sort of tend to give you the idea that you accept what's happened to you and you don't really question it a lot, but I was a bit confused, I mean looking at my body and seeing it's all gone black, and that I couldn't move my fingers or toes.
Robert Herkes: Meningococcal septicaemia causes a micro vascular disease; the tiny blood vessels clamp down and don't get blood flow through them and that causes necrosis or death of tissues, specifically skin and all your extremities. Even when Tom came into hospital, his fingers and toes were black and unfortunately that loss of tissue continued, such that he developed what's called compartment syndrome, where muscle groups become ischaemic, get short of oxygen, swell and then die. In an attempt to decrease the damage from these compartment syndromes, we gave Tom fasciotomies where we cut into the muscle groups of his arms and legs in an attempt to allow the muscle swelling somewhere to swell. As it turned out, unfortunately, despite having the fasciotomies, we were unable to preserve his peripheral muscles.
Peter Maitz: My name's Dr Peter Maitz. I'm Medical Director from the Burns Unit at Concord Hospital. Tom always presented as quite a cheerful, quite a strong personality, and you feel as a surgeon that you don't actually want to do what you have to do. If we would not debride his dead tissue, he will die, which is why we were forced to do what we did. Unfortunately it ended up amputating all of his four limbs.
Thomas Nash: One of the surgeons entered the room and had a look at my feet and my legs and he just said to me, 'Oh yes, they'll have to come off'. I was sort of like oh, you know, I mean what do you say in that sort of situation? I was like, 'Is there any way you can save them?' and he said, 'Oh, well yes, you can keep them.' And I thought, 'Oh great', and he said, 'But you'd die'. And I thought, OK, not so great. So I said 'OK, look just take them off, that's fine.' Probably the most difficult part was when I was transferred up to the Burns Unit for dressings. My arms had gained septicaemia and gangrene and they had to be amputated as well, which was very difficult for me because it's not just the lack of independence, you know, it's also like a lifestyle thing. I used to be mad on music, used to play a lot of guitar, and did everything with my hands in my work and studies and music and everything like that, and knowing that they wouldn't be there was a difficult thing to accept.
Thomas Nash: It's a real shock to the system when you're actually going to be losing things that will make you independent, like especially your hands. When I was in ICU they actually amputated the legs, and I thought well that will be fine, I'll just lose my legs, I'll be able to walk again, or if not I'll be in a wheelchair. Then there was talk of amputating fingers first because you know, I might have to lose a few digits, and I was really sort of depressed about that, and then when they had to take the whole arm it was even worse. You sort of don't want to go on and you think, well if I can't live without hands and feet, what am I going to do? I did have to go for skin grafting on my legs. They took the donor site for the skin from my chest, because that was the only skin that was basically good on my body that they could harvest, and they harvested that I think about four times.
I didn't even believe that there was that level of pain in our lives. I didn't think that that kind of pain existed until I'd experienced it. I was constantly on drugs for the pain like morphine etc. and I had a gas for the pain that I had during my dressings, but the pain was actually so intense that I'd feel it through all those drugs.
There were always little things that popped up, like if they had to do an X-ray they'd have to put a tape, which is a really hard board, behind your back, and I didn't have any muscle or tissue there, it was just right on my bone, so that I'd dread having things like that.
The drugs that they gave to me in hospital was probably a large part of a bad experience in hospital, because the sort of drugs I was on actually ended up making me hallucinate for, I think it was a period of two weeks, this entire hallucination where I'd see dogs and cats running into the room, and I kept asking for my wallet. The funny thing about that was, that not that the wallet wasn't here, not that I didn't have the hands to get the wallet, but that I needed it so urgently when I was in the Burns Unit in Concord. And I thought that when I'd get out of Concord everything would be fine and I'd go home, but little did I know I was going to Prince Henry Hospital.
Mark Horstman: You might think the story's over because Tom survived. But he was far from intact. Tom thought rehabilitation would take another month, but he was to be in hospital for nearly another year.
Jennifer Purvis: My name's Jennifer Purvis. I'm the Nursing Unit Manager of the Rehabilitation Ward at Prince Henry Hospital.
Samantha: My name is Samantha, I'm an enrolled nurse and I work at Prince Henry Hospital in Rehab.
Jennifer Purvis: Thomas was really a big challenge to us all. He was unique, we'd never seen anything like him before in our ward. I've been in this unit 20 years and I've had quite a few multiple amputations, you know, but they didn't have a skin involvement, and therefore we managed them so much easier. His skin was very, very affected and very time-consuming, very painful dressings to be attended to. I just think that everybody was in disarray because we weren't managing him very well in the ward situation until we got our act together, and started thinking about how best we could manage him.
Samantha: His wounds, he was raw from the top of his neck all the way down to the end of his stumps, including both his stumped arms as well. The physios used to come up and the OTs and do stretches with him, and try to turn him so that he could have good bed mobility but the goals that they set for that were never achieved because of his wounds. It was too painful, too painful for Thomas, he could not move, he couldn't get over onto the side. We had to lift him with draw-sheets. We had an Occupational Health and Safety Policy written because we have no lift policy here. Every time we had to position him, whether to sit him up into the wheelchair or to move him in the bed, there were five people, because you all had to be designed at a certain stage, so that when you lifted with the draw-sheet that it wouldn't shear his skin. You just burst into tears thinking about it.
Jennifer Purvis: Yes, I think there were a lot of tears.
Samantha: A lot of tears.
Jennifer Purvis: Not so much that he would know, but when he used to challenge them in the ward and things like that, I think the girls used to look away; I know I did when he used to say to me, 'Why me Jenny, why me?' you know when I was holding him over, when they were doing his dressing and it was so painful. It used to impact on all people in the ward, the other patients, visitors, therapists, office staff, everybody, as well as the nursing staff.
Samantha: Because the ward is an open ward situation, Thomas occupied two bed spaces and had all his equipment to remind him of home, but he was still open to everybody else in the ward, all the other patients could see everything except when one curtain was closed.
Jennifer Purvis: We also had in this particular ward at that time, for two nurses there were at least 12 other patients to manage, and as much as you wanted to devote all your time to Thomas, you couldn't, and that was really, really difficult, and it was a period where we all had to learn to set priorities. We all had to be extremely tough mentally, we had to try and be kind to each other, because there were differences of opinion from the nursing staff about how we should handle a lot of this.
Thomas Nash: I thought what when I got my legs they'd fit them on and I'd just stand up and start walking around. It wasn't quite that easy. When I got the legs on, they put me on what's called the tilt table. They'd gradually tilt me to an upright position, and it gets your body sort of used to being in an upright position from lying down for so long, and also putting weight on your legs. I couldn't last I think 20 seconds of being at a maybe 70-degree angle. I think after maybe a month or two I got up to 90-degrees and I could only stay there for a few seconds and then gradually my tolerance increased, and I was able to stand for a good amount of time, maybe a couple of minutes on my legs and then one of the days the doctor decided that I was going to get up and walk, so he pulled me up out of my wheelchair and I had two temporary prosthetic arms and they were placed onto a forearm support frame and I had five people walking with me, including the walking frame. That was one person behind my back so I didn't fall back, two people under each arm to take the weight, and two people on each leg moving my legs along because I couldn't even move them, so they were actually taking the steps for me. We'd do this every day for a short walk here and there, and it would be so painful I mean I've even got videotape footage of me walking with five people, and see the frustration and the pain on my face.
Samantha: He got from the bed to a standing position with the help of five people, and then he walked probably two metres with a forearm support frame. Everybody was amazed because we said: 'Come on Thomas, come on, you can do it!' and he did it. And the patients clapping their hands, 'Good on you Thomas, good on you Thomas!' It was excellent.
Jennifer Purvis: That was a big help to us.
Samantha: People crying because he'd got that far.
Thomas Nash: And eventually I started to sort of drop off certain people, like I started to take my own steps by myself, just dragging my foot along, so the people at my feet became redundant. Then we lost the person at the back because I was able to sort of keep myself up and we didn't bother with the forearm support frame for a while, but we still had for quite a long time these two people holding me under the arms just to take the weight. Then eventually one person under my arm, and before I knew it, a few months later I was down in the parallel bars in the gymnasium. And I don't know what it was, I usually have this sort of sense in my head that says, 'I can do this', you know what I mean, and usually it said, 'No, I'm not ready for it yet', but something in my head clicked, and I said, 'I can do this', and I just took off and started walking without anyone there, and at that point I didn't even have my arms made yet, because I still had wounds on my arms, so I was walking around; it's terribly hard to balance as well without arms because you don't really realise how much they weigh you down.
Mark Horstman: How did that first step make you feel?
Thomas Nash: I've no idea. I think my life rushed before my eyes when I realised that I was walking and no-one was holding me, but I wasn't surprised for some reason, because I knew in the back of my head, some nugget in my subconscious said to me that I will be doing this at one stage, it's just a question of when. And when I took my first step it was like, 'Well, this is it.'
Jennifer Purvis: I think it's important and it's wonderful if somebody has a positive attitude, but I can't say that that was initially Thomas'. Poor Thomas, you know, he is a young man, and it was just so devastating, and I can't imagine what it was like. We had a job to do which I think is very different.
Samantha: But I don't think in the beginning that Thomas ever believed that he could do that, and until he started to see some positive steps like when he walked that first time, I think then he suddenly realised that he was going to get better. I think for a long, long time, that he was just so miserable and depressed about living, you know, because it was painful.
Thomas Nash: You always ask the question 'Why has this happened to me?' but then I think you come to the agreement with yourself that it's got to happen to someone, and if I'm that person, then so be it, and what you choose to do with that is more important than why it happened to you.
Samantha: And for him to envisage, especially initially when he first came and we used to all tell him, 'Thomas, you'll get your legs, you'll get your arm, you'll learn to walk', I don't think he could see that, until, like a structured plan so that he could do it; initially it was never set, but eventually we did it, and then he could see the goals that he was making.
Jennifer Purvis: And I think we all learnt something about ourselves, I do think, and I think that we witnessed this young man becoming a person again, and it was a very rewarding experience really.
Thomas Nash: It's about I think six inches below the knee, and the arms, the amputation is called an elbow disarticulation, it's not above the elbow, it's not below, it's right at the elbow, and it cuts through the elbow. I use a mechanical elbow on the prosthetic arm which I have to have straps over my back to control that. I tend to attach the hooks because I think they're more practical and they're more useful, although they're not as aesthetically pleasing, they can perform a lot more tasks. They're two hooks that are held together by a rubber band parallel, and then it's connected to a cord that straps round my back, and when I crunch my shoulders, it pulls the hook and it separates them, allowing me to grip something, and maybe pull it up to my face, maybe to eat or to perform any tasks like that.
I've had some comments to people when they say, 'Why do you wear the hooks? You should wear the hands because people aren't as affronted by them.' My response to that is Well yes, but I mean that's also what they've got to deal with as well. If these are going to make me more independent, then it's good for them to see me as a man that wears two hooks instead of a normal guy.
No task is impossible but many tasks are a challenge. Whatever one person can do with their hands, I know I can do them with these, it's just finding a way round them. I think it's a big mental step to take. What I've learnt is that you have not less but more opportunity of doing things, because normally you would see a problem and you wouldn't look laterally for a solution around it, whereas having your own physical disability there, you look for more lateral or different ways that you could perform the task or get around doing it. It changes your entire view of life.
Obviously it's impossible - not impossible, sorry - obviously it's difficult for me to play the guitar right now. However I have designed an attachment to go on to where my hook is that screws in in lieu of the hook that would wrap around the fret of a guitar, and I can clamp it on and off. So I'll be able to tune a guitar so as I might be able to play just chords. My aim is to move into my own place with carer assistance, which will be back down in Sydney, and hopefully to go back to university again next year in 2004.
Mark Horstman: Back to the same course?
Thomas Nash: No, I'm actually going to go back and study philosophy. Philosophy's more my way to go and I'm writing a book right now. I hopefully want to do maybe teaching or lecturing, and I want to get in to a lot of motivational speaking. I do want to go over to Europe, to England, to visit my grandparents, but I think I have to test the waters first, maybe do a little travel here and there, just to see how I go.
Mark Horstman: To someone like me who's never even had a broken bone, how do you describe what it feels like to have lost a limb?
Thomas Nash: Well in fact it doesn't feel any different to having it there. I can still feel my feet and I can still feel my hands. Even though they're not there I think the body makes a map, you know, maybe when you're born, or throughout your life, and it knows that there should be something there, so right now as I'm speaking to you, I'm twiddling my toes, even though they're not there, but I can feel them going and my hands as well, I can twiddle my thumbs, I can still move my fingers as if I was playing guitar, which I tend to do when I hear a lot of music. Some people see my arms moving frantically and think, Are you all right? So no, it's not a myth. Every time I take my legs off at night, I mean it's like taking off your shoes at the end of a hard day at work, and sometimes I get a little spasm in my leg after I've taken them off, they realise that they're liberated again.
Jennifer Purvis: It's really a miracle that he probably walked in a way. But hard work, and hard, hard work, I mean it doesn't matter how much you tell somebody that they will walk, they've got to put in the hours of the hard work, and he needed a lot of encouragement, I mean a lot, he really did.
Thomas Nash: All the people that have helped me survive during my hospital period all deserve great praise, they've done a great job and obviously I wouldn't be here without them. I think a lot of friends that I have made in hospital, not only staff of hospitals but also other patients in the ward that I've continued a friendship with outside of hospital that becomes really important to the rest of your life, are people that have similar disabilities or maybe also something wrong with them that you can relate to them as well, and you can sort of help each other.
Mark Horstman: Have you seen Tom since he left your care?
Robert Herkes: I haven't personally seen Tom, but at some stage if Tom's up to it I'd like to show him back around the Intensive Care. One of the strange things about Intensive Care, even though patients may spend some months in Intensive Care, and all their relatives remember every agonising detail, fortunately most of the patients can't remember anything about the Intensive Care and any of the doctors who looked after them, and I'm sure if Tom saw me, he wouldn't know me from the man next to me.
Thomas Nash: I do feel very lucky to be alive, to be still here, but I think there's no doubt that I did have a choice in the matter, I did have a choice to either go on or to just leave it at that and call it quits. I'm pretty sure I made the right decision.
Thomas Nash: I was sitting, waiting for a taxi outside of Concord to go back to Prince Henry and a doctor was crossing the road. I didn't even know he was a doctor but he looked back and me and he said, 'Thomas Nash', and I said, 'Yes, that's my name', and he said, 'I remember you', and I said, 'How do you remember me?', and he said, 'I was the doctor for you in Royal Prince Alfred, and he said, 'Before you went into coma I was talking to you, and well, you asked me if you were going to die', and I said, 'What did you say?' and he said, 'Not if I can help it', and he did help it, so a lot of people have helped during that period, and that's another reason why I'm here today.
Norman Swan: What a story. Mark Horstman made it for The Health Report.
- Francis Cuccinotta
- Sister of Thomas Nash
- Dr Robert Herkes
- Intensive Care Unit,
Royal Prince Alfred Hospital
Sydney, NSW
- Dr Peter Maitz
- Director,
Burns Unit,
Concord Hospital,
Sydney, NSW
- Thomas Nash
- Survivor of Meningococcal Septicaemia
and Musician,
Blue Mountains,
New South Wales
- Sister Jenny Purvis
- Nursing Unit Manager
Rehabilitation Ward,
Prince Henry Hospital
Sydney, NSW
- Samantha
- Enrolled Nurse
Rehabilitation Ward
Prince Henry Hospital
Sydney, NSW
Further Information
- Presenter
- Dr Norman Swan
- Producer
- Brigitte Seega
- Reporter
- Mark Horstman


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Will 'Mormon Moment' boost attendance at Hill Cumorah Pageant?
plcowles NORTH SALT LAKE, UTJuly 9, 2011 7:56 p.m.
The article mentions implies that the LDS church may become more mainstream. Actually the LDS will become less mainstream until there will be an entire seperation of the Saints and the world. The Church will take certain positons, not the least of which has already been pronounced in the Proclamation on the Family on the subject of marriage between a man and wife. This will be in direct opposition to what could be the law of the land. More things are coming which will not be popular and most churches will not be as definitive in thier oppostion to what is coming.
Southernmiss HATTIESBURG, MSJuly 9, 2011 7:53 p.m.
My family and I drove from Mississippi to attend the opening night of the pageant Friday night. I had seen it as a teenager about 35 years ago and have wanted to go back ever since. Unfortunately our 4 oldest children are grown and gone, but we did take our 3 who are still at home. It was well worth the long drive! Anyone who isn t a "believer" can still enjoy this amazing production and learn alot about overcoming trials, gaining faith, and learning about jesus christs' love for us! This pageant is a testament to him! We met lots of people in palmyra who were not lds and they were all very positive about the pageant. They like the commerce it brings into their town, and we also spoke with some women in town who said they enjoyed meeting people from all over the world. The people that sat around us at the pageant were there out of curiosity. They had seen the play on broadway and wanted to see the churches "version". All were such nice folks! Before you cast your negative ballot, take a trip to see it!
Rocketman Sausalito, CAJuly 9, 2011 2:32 p.m.
The difficulty is that people in that region know the archeology and history of the native people who lived there before. It would be like having a big pageant in Tooele celebrating a vast, Roman-like civilization (with shields, swords, helmets and an appearance from Jesus) when every one in the area knows that there were Shoshones and other similar tribes in Tooele County. It must be a disconcerting event for New Yorkers generally and especially for the posterity of native peoples from that region.
BobP Port Alice, B.C.July 9, 2011 11:56 a.m.
Any publicity is good publicity as long as the spell your name right.
Grace Bakersfield, CAJuly 9, 2011 9:56 a.m.
A big stage production isn't going to impress the scholars and archeologists, the Biblical students or historians.
Real history, real data and accurate Christianity will. And those pamphlets were full of legitimate questions for curious people.
I kept mine. Asking a question does not make you a hate monger any more than putting on a theatrical play will make your story historical. No need to worry about becoming mainstream with thin-skins who cannot abide "the scrutiny of the light of comparison to the Bible"- Brigham Young, Journal of Discourses.
Cats Somewhere in Time, UTJuly 9, 2011 7:30 a.m.
When I was at the pageant, hateful anti-Mormon groups stood just outside the pageant handing out anti-Mormon tracts to the audience members as they left. It was disgusting. I threw mine right back in their face. I hope that has changed, but I doubt it.
A voice of Reason Salt Lake City, UTJuly 8, 2011 8:57 p.m.
I've never been big on pageants personally, but I doubt that there will be a significant increase in attendance. Although I am happy to see the 'I am Mormon' ad's that the Church has been publishing.
Serenity Manti, UTJuly 8, 2011 8:19 p.m.
I know the pageant will make a better impression on people than the Book of Mormon musical. When we went to see it, it was well organized and awonderful, very impressive presentation. The acting, the lighting and special effects were superb. I hope that the curious who attend it will be impressed by the spirit which resides there.


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Marriott Hotels Premieres Original Short Film "French Kiss"
- Published by Ozgur Tore
The Marriott Content Studio - in partnership with Marriott Hotels, premieres its second original short film, French Kiss, with a global YouTube launch followed by a gala screening and party at the Marina del Rey Marriott in Los Angeles.
The multi-platform, all-screens distribution strategy, includes digital – frenchkissfilm.com – limited theatrical release, Marriott Hotels' guest rooms, as well as on Marriott.com and to the 50 million Marriott Rewards members.
Starring Tyler Ritter (The McCarthy's) and Margot Luciarte (French Model and Actress), French Kiss was directed by John Gray (Ghost Whisperer; Profiler; D.O.A.) and produced by Ian Sander and Kim Moses of Sander/Moses Productions/SLAM (Ghost Whisperer; Profiler; D.O.A.).
The 23-minute film follows Ethan (Tyler Ritter), an international business traveler on a trip to Paris that is all work, no inspiration. In town to speak at an innovation and technology conference at the Paris Marriott Champs Elysees, Ethan has spent his time in the city of lights preparing for his speech – until his laptop goes missing. Margaux (Margot Luciarte), a beautiful young Parisian woman, wants to pull Ethan out of his work-only mindset and into her brilliant world of wonder and adventure. Through magical realism that can only happen in Paris, Margaux captures Ethan's imagination with a string of clues, showing him the beauty of the city and its iconic locations through her eyes. The audience follows Ethan on his magical journey of exploration, falling under Margaux's spell. When the two finally meet in front of the Eiffel Tower, Ethan sees with his own eyes that the choice has always been up to him, and the audience is reminded how travel should inspire and delight.


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Hanging Rock
Hanging Rock has fit in so much over 6 million years… from a sacred place for local indigenous people and backdrop to Joan Lindsay's book Picnic at Hanging Rock and Peter Weir's film of the same title, to a colourful host of music concerts, markets and popular horse races, the Rock tells many tales about the history of the Macedon Ranges.
Hanging Rock, or Mount Diogenes as it's also known, is a rare volcanic formation near the townships of Woodend and Mount Macedon. One of the best examples of a volcanic plug or mamelon in the world, it has been exposed to considerable weathering and erosion, resulting in a conglomeration of unusual rock formations.
Hanging Rock is about discovery and the Hanging Rock Discovery Centre is the perfect place to start. Gain a fascinating background on the area's history, mystery and geology with hands-on interpretive displays and informative panels.
There is so much more to do at Hanging Rock than just walking up the Rock. Families can gather in the large shady picnic grounds and play games on the wide expanses of lawn or have coffee and a quality sit-down meal in the cafe. Walks can be taken on the trails and paths that weave through the reserve past local flora and fauna, or take a fishing rod and try your luck in the dam, which is regularly stocked with fish (don't forget your licence).
Maybe join in on some of the most colourful and exciting events in the Macedon Ranges, from the Macedon District Car Club's Annual Picnic and Car Display to the New Year's and Australia Day horse races or the Locals Triples Petanque Tournament.
Hanging Rock also plays host to music concerts, having featured some of the biggest musical acts in the world, with Leonard Cohen, Rod Stewart, Bruce Springsteen, The Eagles and Cold Chisel all performing in the shadow of the famous landmark.
Please note: Pet dogs are welcome at the Reserve (excluding major event days), but they must be kept on a leash at all times. Dogs are, however, not permitted to ascend the Rock itself as it is home to many native animals.
Car: $10.00
Minibus: $20.00
Coach: $50.00
Motorbike: $10.00
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Please note: Separate entry fees apply on specific event days such as race meetings, concerts and the Macedon Ranges & District Motor Club Car Display Day as well as other selected events.
Do you visit Hanging Rock regularly? Why not purchase an annual pass which allows you access to the reserve during normal opening hours everyday, except Christmas day and major event days. Click here to download the form.
Taking your own BBQ?
Help keep Hanging Rock safe for the many native animals that live here – please follow any fire restrictions that may apply.
During the fire restriction period, the Ranger will be able to advise you on areas that you can use your gas BBQ. To be absolutely safe, use one of the free BBQ's with the reserve.
Please note: Heat bead or solid fuel BBQ's are prohibited at all times.
Hanging Rock Cafe
A great place to relax and take in the peaceful surrounding of the reserve, take you pick of the indoor dining room or the al fresco patio. Modern contemporary cuisine is served fresh daily from 10.00am, prepared by a local chef using local ingredients.
Fully licensed. Bookings may be required for large groups and can be made on +61 3 5427 0295.
Opening Hours
Open daily (Except Christmas Day)
Monday - Friday 9.00 AM to 5.00 PM
Saturday - Sunday 9.00 AM to 6.00 PM
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B refers to biodiesel and the number refers to the percentage of biodiesel in the blend. Hence, B20 is 20% biodiesel and 80% petrol diesel. Simple right?
Biodiesel is a commodity and fluctuates with the market. The price is usually comparable to petroleum diesel.
Yes, if it's a diesel than it will work! Biodiesel will work in any compression ignition engine with no modifications. That's the whole point of biodiesel. Just pour it into your tank and drive. NO MODIFICATIONS!
Biodiesel or B100 is a renewable fuel. It produces fewer overall emissions than diesel. It has a much higher cetane and offers superior lubricity over diesel fuel. Biodiesel can be produced from any fat either vegetable or animal.
While your engine is happy to burn straight vegetable oil (SVO) your diesel fuel system was designed to handle petroleum diesel and not straight vegetable oil. Think of biodiesel as a slightly modified vegetable oil that works in your diesel engine without any modifications. The idea behind biodiesel is to modify the vegetable oil and NOT your vehicle.


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Growth Controls Increase Housing Prices
August 26, 2002
Anti-sprawl laws and regulations are making it increasingly difficult -- if not impossible -- for millions of American workers to live close to their place of employment. Building moratoriums and efforts to preserve large chunks of open space have resulted in housing prices far out of the reach of ordinary families.
"There's no question that growth controls increase housing prices somewhere between a little and a lot," comments William Fulton, of the Solimar Research Group, a land-use think tank in Ventura, Calif.
- According to National Association of Homebuilders data, only 22 percent of homes in the San Diego area are affordable to median income workers there -- and the same is true for 34 percent of Los Angeles homes, 48 percent of homes in Boston and 50 percent in New York.
- Growth controls are coming under attack in the West, the Northeast and parts of the mid-Atlantic where housing prices have skyrocketed and the construction of more affordable apartments, condos and townhouses has slowed.
- In Massachusetts, where building moratoriums are popular, only 27 of the state's 351 cities and towns meet the minimum level for affordable housing.
- Restrictions to stifle growth are coming before the courts -- with a worker toiling near Loudon County, Va. challenging local supervisors on the grounds that their zoning regulations violate the Fair Housing Act by limiting affordable housing and effectively preventing many minorities from living there.
Source: Haya El Nasser, "Anti-Sprawl Fervor Meets Backlash," USA Today, August 26, 2002.
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text: Hello all - haven't been here for aaaaages (and just realised I completely failed to write my last trip report. Oops) We're planning a trip for early next year and have found the 3 for 2 offers etc but there seems a largeish and random disparity between prices on various days/dates. To save me going through every single possible date to find out the cheapest option, does anyone have the link to the 'arrive on this date and its x price range' grid? I can't find it anywhere on the dlp site and even when I found reference to it in the FAQs, if you follow the link it just takes you to the 'book now' page which isn't what I'm after! cheers EK