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Scanners: Friday Lockdown Ends Quickly at Kaneland Elementary School
Unofficial reports: Someone spots an armed person with body armor and a backpack outside the school.
after someone spotted what they thought was "an armed person with body armor and a backpack" outside the school.
The school was put into lockdown around 3:35 p.m. Friday, Aug. 30, according to the scanner reports, and ended within about 10 minutes.
According to reports, officers formed a perimeter around the school, where they searched for a suspect or suspects in high grass until two subjects were "taken in custody" at around 3:47 p.m., Tri-Com reports indicated.
Units from St. Charles and Geneva responded, along with Elburn emergency personnel.
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August 30, 2013 at 06:04 PM
So was he wearing body armor, or no shirt and blue jeans? I'm confused Mr. Nagel
August 30, 2013 at 06:29 PM
Does it matter what he was wearing? These kids were in danger.. police responded and everyone is safe. He's captured, I don't care what he was wearing.
August 30, 2013 at 07:05 PM
Well....Caught them "after" leaving the school. Doesn't say much for how they were able to get there un spotted. Too little too late in my book. It'll be interesting to read details later. Details that make more sense.
August 30, 2013 at 08:09 PM
Well, no one was hurt. My kids go to that school. That's the bottom line IMO... They are traumatized. They had to cover their chests while they shuffled to the buses to get out of the school ASAP. Who cares who was wearing what, they are captured. details don't matter.. think about what the kids went thru. it's not about he "perps" it's the kids... story is obviously unfolding, but when my kids come running home in tears and I find out from the media what happened, all I care about is that my kids are safe.. details are not that important. Healing the traumatized children is whats important.
August 30, 2013 at 08:12 PM
The bus driver did the right thing by notifying officials and policies were enforced to protect our children. no fatalities, no tragedy. Everyone is so focused on the "details" and the "drama" Thank goodness our children are safe, however mentally traumatized.
August 30, 2013 at 08:19 PM
Ok Amy. Get off your computer and console your marred children then. Geez.
August 30, 2013 at 11:08 PM
I feel bad for the kids, I's sure it was scary as heck for them...just wondering what actually happened. Was it a guy walking through a field with no shirt and a pocketknife, or was it some one in full body armor with a gun? Hard to tell in the media's world of hysteria. I suspect there was no real threat or this would be on some other news outlet.
August 31, 2013 at 09:36 AM
Wow, harsh comment Angel, just saying the kids were scared, and I'm sure a majority of the parents as well until they got the full story. That's all. No need to be rude..
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Mercury Retrograde in Scorpio
October 21 – 27, 2013
When Mercury retrogrades in Scorpio it can have a nasty personality. We start this week with Mercury now retrograde and very close to Saturn. Normally this would be more worrisome for individuals but what's good is that the edge is taken off by benevolent Jupiter and imaginative Neptune. This will be an unusual retrograde because of those factors and will affect the Fixed signs (Taurus, Leo, Scorpio and Aquarius) most profoundly, along with water sign natives (Cancer, Scorpio and Pisces) in general. The fact that Mercury and Saturn are conjoined during this retrograde indicates restrictions and normal retrograde hassles from unexpected areas. Scorpio is the Keeper of Secrets so we could each have a situation where we find out that no matter how diligent we've been, something that's been hidden comes to the surface in a very irritating manner.
While a retrograde Mercury is a hassle, there is no need to panic over it or worry about it; this past week has already shown us what kind of personality this retrograde will have; the new Affordable Health Care's website being full of glitches, Facebook being down, spiders in the vents of cars that cause a recall…really dumb stuff that no one thought of. We'll just have to find the humor in it and carry on while dealing with it.
I had already said this wouldn't be an easy month…we're now getting into the hardest part of it. Many folks are feeling stuck, paralyzed or trapped by the prevailing energies flying around but astrologically it makes sense if one understands that we've just ended a 25,000 year cycle and are starting a new one. Birth is never easy and being the midwives can be fraught with problems.
As we give way to winter, the best we can do is to be authentic, knowing that each of us is a representative of a value or a faith or a culture. No matter how many times we have to change masks in any given day, our best gift to ourselves is to be sure that we are comfortable within our own skin. Let's go see what this retrograde brings, mano a mano (hand in hand)!
Scorpio (October 24- November 22): Mercury is now retrograde in your sign and backing up to conjoin Saturn again. If you skipped a step, forgot something or made a promise you didn't keep it will come back to remind you in these next three weeks. There is still plenty of support for you as a water sign and hopefully you've been able to make full use of it. During this period, don't overcommit and be sure to get time for yourself to rest and clear your head. There will be mixed messages coming in either from others or from within yourself now but you're able to track down errant thoughtforms fairly easily. Just expect the usual retrograde hiccups and be careful around electronic or mechanical stuff.
Sagittarius (November 23 – December 20): Venus in your sign is your single best friend right now. Mercury is retrograde in your sector of Endings so if there are loose threads hanging about they will show up in the coming weeks. Issues around home and hearth are likely to be the order of the day since Neptune in your sector of Home is beaming signals to Mercury and Saturn in Scorpio. Since Neptune is benevolent in his own sign it will likely all come out right, but you'll have to put some grunt work in. If you've put yourself out there for employment or supplemental income, this will be the time you'll be contacted, especially if it's a road you've traveled before.
Capricorn (December 21 – January 20): Mercury is now retrograde in your sector of Friends/Goals. Since Mercury is so close to Saturn, a slip in communication could cause a problem unanticipated by all (Mercury and Saturn are both in Scorpio, who prefers to hide things). Being an earth sign and incredibly practical, you may find yourself charmed by little miracles and fun occurrences due to Neptune beaming magical signals to Mercury and Saturn; don't overly analyze things if that's the case. Just take it in and enjoy it even if it's against your practical nature to do so. This three week period will show you where weak links are and give you the information you need to shore them up.
Aquarius (January 21 – February 20): Mercury has gone retrograde in your sector of Career, and this is where Saturn is. During these weeks you may uncover some weak spots in the system that need to be weeded out, and if you are in a position of management it's possible you might have to fire someone that's been pilfering in some way. Neptune in your sector of Finances/Resources is beaming signals to Mercury and Saturn; with Mercury going backwards, the message may get garbled so you'll have to really pay attention. Mars and Pluto are getting along beautifully in your sectors of Shared Assets/Endings so expect forward movement in terms of a joint venture, just double check everything in the coming weeks.
Pisces (February 21 – March 20): Mercury is now retrograde in your sector of Career and since Mercury has been hanging around Saturn it's likely you can already see how this retrograde is likely to play out. Luckily, your Ruler Neptune in your sign is holding court by beaming powerful signals to those other two. This retrograde will have periods of intensity that will have a short half-life but potentially long-lasting effects if you're not paying attention. Jupiter is acting in your favor over there in your sector of Creative Expression so it looks like this retrograde may involve your assisting others that get tripped up. Well, compassion is a hallmark of your sign, so go forth and dispense with it!
Aries (March 21- April 19): Mercury is now retrograde in your sector of Shared Assets. Look to your strongest houses this week, those being your sectors of Shared Assets, Endings/New Beginnings, Work/Health and Career. Put these all together and you have a flowing chain of events that, if you put them into motion, won't fail you. This week will have some bumps due to the moon forming a couple of antagonistic aspects with the bigger guys but fortunately those only last a day and generally aren't catastrophic. As long as you step back and assess rather than jump into a reaction you'll be fine. Don't push any envelopes now, just take it one task at a time.
Taurus (April 20 – May 20): Your sectors of Relationship, Goals/Friends, Expansion/Travel and Creative Expression are glittering this week. The glitch is Mercury being retrograde in the Relationships sector. The elements of earth and water serve you well as you move through your week; trust your guts because you're super intuitive right now. If something doesn't add up, don't do it. It's as simple as that. Sometimes you get very invested in an idea and forge ahead with determination only to find that you're the only one on the team and the path ahead leads to loss no matter which way you go. This is a time to hone your instincts and draw from your past experience and really listen to that inner voice that tries to keep your feet firmly on the ground, which is where you like them to be!
Gemini (May 21- June 20): This week sees the elements of water and earth dominating everything and you are using parts of yourself that normally don't get exercised; if you have major decisions facing you, try to examine each part to find the weak link. Your Ruler Mercury goes retrograde now so for the next few weeks you'll really have to focus on details and double check everything. A good friend of mine once said, "Measure twice, cut once." Mercury will be reversing through your sector of Work/Health; fortunately, there are other supportive planets coming to your aid in those sectors but you don't want to take any chances.
Cancer (June 21 – July 22): More good than bad around even though Mercury is now retrograde in your sector of Creative Expression. The strong Scorpio influence is still with us, and many of you are in the flow still of the water trine although you may be feeling waterlogged in some ways! This won't be a good time to try and launch a brand new project due to Mercury's movement as well as its being so close to Saturn but if you are returning to something or beginning a new phase of something already underway you'll quickly learn where the weak spots are and be able to fix them! Soldier on and know that you have the support you need where you least expect it.
Leo (July 23 – August 22): Mercury is retrograde in your sector of Home for the next three weeks. Saturn has been hanging there and the sun will move in this week so there will be issues around your home intensifying for a while. The good thing about this situation is the support from imaginative Neptune helping you out and smoothing things over. Look to the area of your life that has to do with Shared Assets or anything else you share with others for solutions. Many hands make light work, so don't be proud. With a load of water and earth elements, you may feel a lack of inspiration, but powerful Venus in bold Sagittarius is strong in your sector of Creative Expression so think outside the box!
Virgo (August 23 – September 21): Mars in your sign is in a beautiful trine with Pluto in your sector of Creative Expression so you're not about to take any guff from Mercury being retrograde. Your gutsy side really comes out now and during this three week period of this retrograde you should be in pretty good shape due to other water sign planets supporting you. A couple of things may arise that will take the wind out of your sails for a minute, but you're such a determined type that it won't last for long. Most of the action is taking place in your sector of Thinking/Communicating so when corresponding with others, just double check to make sure your message is clear and concise.
Libra (September 22 – October 23): Mercury is now retrograde in your sector of Finances/Resources. With Saturn already there, you will need to keep an eye on your finances; be sure you're not overspending and know that this isn't a good time to buy electronic items or appliances or cars. If you absolutely have to, make sure warranties are offered and everything is tightly buttoned up so you don't leave anything to chance. There isn't any extra air in the heavens to lighten your mental load so you may feel like you have to work twice as hard to get half as much done. Chin up, you do have support and your primary mission is to get enough rest!

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Colteryahn Dairy is the center of new business push for Carrick
April 25, 2013 8:00 AMUp here, on this anonymous curve of Brownsville Road in the city neighborhood of Carrick, sits a large white cinder-block building with "Colteryahn Dairy" in loopy cursive on its facade.
Besides the factory and a handful of other buildings used by the dairy, some of the other structures on this block are abandoned, their vacant windows filled in with plywood and painted over with flowers, a sweet touch to soften the blight. There's also a pair of bars and a church.
This is a spot where Pittsburgh Councilwoman Natalia Rudiak and Carl Colteryahn III, the latest in several generations of his family to run the company, envision a rebirth of a business district, one anchored on the city's last working dairy. They've teamed with Mayor Luke Ravenstahl's office, the Urban Redevelopment Authority and several community groups, including Economic Development South, to see through the vision of the "Dairy District."
In mid-March, Ms. Rudiak stood with the mayor in front of the dairy to announce that Economic Development South had received a $50,000 grant from the Neighborhood Renaissance Fund to pay Desmone and Associates, a Lawrenceville-based architecture firm, to create a design concept for the block.
The fund, created by the mayor in concert with the Urban Redevelopment Authority and funds raised by the Design Center, gave out $300,000 in grants last year, the largest of which went to the Dairy District project.
"It's a great example of transforming this city and using all the wonderful history we have as we look towards the future," Mr. Ravenstahl said.
Ms. Rudiak said that when she toured the dairy about a year ago, "I knew we had something special on our hands.
"They're doubling down on their investment on their factory," she said. "They're eager to branch out beyond the factory walls to help make this neighborhood great."
Partners in the project are envisioning a "foodie destination," a place where food enthusiasts may someday come to get the freshest dairy products, said Greg Jones, executive director of Economic Development South. There are several other ideas on the table, including a farmers market and dairy-themed retail: a milk bar, an ice cream shop and a chocolate store, perhaps with an on-site production aspect.
"Hopefully in a few years you're going to see an exciting new dairy district in this area ... making it a true destination along Brownsville Road," he said.
Mr. Colteryahn may be the ideal partner in the project. The Colteryahns have operated this facility, at 1601 Brownsville Road, since 1917. Their brand might not be as recognizeable as their franchise operation -- CoGo's convenience stores, which carries their products.
The Brownsville Road facility underwent a $5-million renovation in 1998, tripling its production. They now bottle milk for several other plants in addition to bottling iced tea and making soft-serve ice cream base.
Despite its distinction as Pittsburgh's only dairy, Mr. Colteryahn said many of those who pass by the big white structure every day have little clue as to what goes on inside. When the factory held an open house to show off the renovation, "the residents said, 'We had no idea what was behind these walls.'
"It's something to see," he said.
It is something to see. Behind those white cinder-block walls, there's fascinating machinery at work. The assembly lines for many of the products stretch over several rooms and floors. The bottles rattle down the line, getting labeled, propped up, and then spun into a carousel to get filled with milk, each piece falling neatly into place despite a ruckus that would suggest otherwise.
Mr. Colteryahn has his heart in this business and when he plays tour guide, it shows when he grins proudly.
"This is my favorite machine," he said, standing in front of a rattling contraption that takes bottles tumbled into a cylinder and arranges them into neat lines.
Besides the packaging and bottling lines, there are vast chrome vats that process raw milk to separate out cream and make the base for soft-serve, which is then sold to iconic summer hangouts, such as Kennywood.
There's also a homogenizer in a fat metal cylinder that puts 2,000 pounds of pressure on the milk, and a pasteurizer that takes the milk from 38 degrees up to 176 degrees and back down to 38 in less than a minute.
There's an operation to make sour cream and buttermilk, too, which Mr. Colteryahn notes is a bit ironic.
"We're in the bacteria business," he said. "We're either killing it with pasteurization or growing it in a controlled environment."
He said he's excited for his company, which has operated successfully under the radar, to become the centerpiece of the new development.
"If we could brighten the ride back and forth [for commuters], bring business, see residents proud again, we'd like to be a part of that," he said.
Mr. Jones said in a recent interview that the dairy district is part of a larger plan to revitalize Brownsville Road through a series of business districts, termed "nodes." Another firm, the Jackson/Clark Partners, are studying the Brownsville Road corridor to see where business districts could be feasible. He expects the architects will finalize a concept for the district in the next few months and present it to the Jackson/Clark partners.
His goal, he said, like Mr. Colteryahn, is to get commuters to see Carrick as more than just a place to pass through.
"The exciting thing is that it's Brownsville Road. It's just getting [commuters] to press the pedal on the left," he said.
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''HenryPortraitOfASerialKiller'' is a controversial 1986 film [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin that follows the exploits of a serial killer named Henry]].
The film starts out with a girl named Becky, who just got out of a tough relationship with her convict husband and heads to Chicago to make some money for herself and her daughter. She's staying with her brother Otis who has taken in Henry as a house guest. Becky and Henry share troubled pasts, which gives them a somewhat romantic connection while Henry and Otis begin a bond based on their shared desires for random violence and go on a killing spree.
The film is notable for two major reasons; 1) launching the career of the then-unknown actor Michael Rooker and 2) its extreme violence and rape scenes that caused a huge amount controversy with the MPAA and lead to several different edits of the film in the UK as well as on home video.
!!This film provides examples of:
* BlackComedy: [[WordofGod Director John McNaughton]], on the 20th Anniversary DVD release, says he finds the conversations that Henry and Otis have when they're not committing murders to be this, a sort of very dark comedy duo.
* DeconstructorFleet: Of serial killer and slasher films that have us root for the villain and may sometimes even give them a sympathetic motive. Here we're given the SerialKiller character in its rawest form and the result is more sickening than entertaining.
* DepravedBisexual: Otis.
* [[spoiler: DownerEnding: Poor Becky]]
* EvenEvilHasStandards: Henry becomes quite offended by the idea of necrophilia.
** Debatable. It's probably more a case of not wanting to leave behind forensic evidence than any actual moral objection.
*** However, Henry does not take kindly to the concept of incest at all.
* ExecutiveMeddling: The film was made in 1986. It was ''released'' in 1990.
* InUniverseCamera: Whenever Otis and Henry film their murders.
* MoodWhiplash: [[WordOfGod McNaughton]] said this was exactly what he was going for when he went from the murder of the TV shop owner in one scene (which was supposed to be funny and make us root for Henry and Otis), to Henry and Otis videotaping the murder of an entire family the next.
* NeckSnap: While Henry claims to constantly change his method of killing, he uses this more often than anything else. He does it effortlessly in all but one case, and everyone seems to die upon it being performed.
* SerialKiller: Henry and Otis.
* TheSociopath: If being a serial killer wasn't enough of a clue, Henry's indifferent response when Becky tells him that she loves him is further evidence. The ending pretty much confirms this.
* VeryLooselyBasedOnATrueStory: Henry Lee Lucas was a real serial killer who confessed to killing over 600 people... but was only convicted for 11 killings. The film is more or less based on Lee's claims than his actual crimes.
** It actually caused a huge scandal as police fed Lucas with details from various crimes, in many cases to clear unsolved murders: thus meaning the real killers were not pursued. Lucas himself got distinction as being the only death row prisoner ''spared'' by (at that time) Governor George W. Bush of Texas. He died in prison from cancer, and Otis Tate also expired of natural causes while incarcerated.
* VillainProtagonist: Henry
* VillainousIncest: Poor Becky; first her father and [[spoiler: later her brother]].


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The DOW and DuPage County Real Estate
I think that it is a bit more than coincidence that the 2013 year-to-date graphs for the median price of residential real estate in DuPage County and the year-to-date performance of the DOW look remarkably similar. What do you think?
New Restaurant In Hinsdale IL
The former space of Grant Square restaurant in Hinsdale is going to be occupied by Yia Yia's Pancake House & Restaurant. The breakfast and lunch concept will be executed by the same people who own the Prasino restaurant group (Wicker Park, St. Charles, Rosemont & LaGrange).
The expected opening is April 1, 2014.
Find A Great Real Estate Broker Anywhere
Find a great residential real estate broker anywhere in the USA. It is easy. Just ask.
As a result of the numerous luxury real estate groups which I have become involved with over the years, I know who are the best agents in the major markets anywhere in the USA. So if you find yourself wanting to buy a second home in another market or considering a job relocation afar, just reach out to me ahead of time and I will give you the name and contact information for a great real estate agent anywhere in the United States.
Why? Because these good agents will do the same for me. I connect local people with out-of-area agents every week of the year. And sometimes, out-of-area may just mean 25 miles away. When in doubt, just ask. E-mail me at firstname.lastname@example.com with the area of interest and I will connect you with a local expert.
Nest Makes Cool Smoke Detector
The former Apple execs who created the retro-cool Nest thermostat for your house, have made another boring household component cool. Your smoke detector. The Nest people have eliminated all that was mundane and annoying about a smoke detector and made it hip. Watch the video and let me know what you think.
Sales Price Versus Asking Price In Real Estate
The difference between the asking price of a house and its ultimate sales price is called list-to-sales-price ratio. It is a simple calculation of the sales price over the asking price. Typically, the listing priced used is not the original asking price. rather, it is the asking price at the time the house sells.
When the list-to-sales-price ratios are in the mid 90's, that is one sign of a healthy real estate market. Right now, here are the current list-to-sales-price ratios for the following towns:
Hinsdale 95%
Clarendon Hills 98%
Western Springs 97%
If you have specific questions about pricing, just email me firstname.lastname@example.com
Vacant Homes Should Be Winterized
If your home is going to be vacant for any extended period of time this winter, now is the time to have it winterized. Presuming that we have a normal winter in Chicago, it is likely that we will have a hard freeze. If your house is not winterized and your heating system fails for any reason(power outage, battery on thermostat dies or it's just too darned cold), there are a lot of bad things that could happen. Most are water-related. Pipes can burst. Water heaters can crack and leak. You get the idea.
The winterization process process means different things to different people. Typically, it involves turning off the water and draining anything that has water in it. Like pipes, water heaters and toilets.
Winterizing your own home it is not that difficult, especially if you have a forced air furnace. Most people prefer to use a contractor. If you don't know who to call, ask me. I'm sure that I "gotta guy" for you. Email me at email@example.com
Prepare Your Home For Winter Now
Now is the time to give your home a once-over prepare it for winter. By doing so, you will make your home more comfortable, increase its energy efficiency and prolong the lifespan of your home's components.
- Have your landscaper perform a fall clean-up.
- Make sure that your gutters are clean and free from debris before it starts snowing.
- Check all the weather stripping around windows and doors to prevent heat loss.
- Aerate the lawn, re-seed, and apply a winterizing fertilizer to promote deep-root growth come spring.
- Detach the exterior hoses form the exterior plumbing supplies
- Have your in-ground sprinkler winterized
- Arrange for snow plowing service and/or have your snow blower serviced
- Bring all seasonal tools inside and spray them with a coating of lightweight oil to prevent rust.
- Make sure you have an ample supply of ice melt or sand on hand for steps, walkways, and the driveway. Salt tends to be the most corrosive material. Take a look at salt alternatives.
- Have your furnace/central humidifier serviced
- Have your fireplace cleaned and checked.
- Set your winter programs on your programmable thermostats
If you choose not to perform these tasks yourself, contact me. "I gotta guy".
The Luxury Market: What Insiders Are Saying
This week, I attended the 5th annual Chicago VIP Luxury Summit at the Merchandise Mart in Chicago. The purpose of the event was to put together professionals from the luxury market to see what trends are developing. The event included luxury home builders, architects, designers and real estate brokers.
From my point of view, the following were the noteworthy items:
- JPMorgan Chase said that the household wealth is now higher than it was at the peak of the real estate bubble
- It is now more difficult to finance luxury real estate than it has ever been due to tightened lending standards
- Home sales are up in all categories. That does not mean that prices are up; just that the sales velocity is up.
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Just Another Day in Paradise: Walk to Shops, Restaurants, Belmont Park
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Mission Beach condo description
San Diego is calling! With white sand beaches, amazing attractions, and sunny weather, there is no better place to be.
Mission Bay and Mission Bay Park are popular throughout the year with sporting events, playgrounds and more. Aside from the man-made attractions like Belmont Park, Mission Bay is a beautiful location with numerous inlets around the Bay and fantastic sunsets over the Pacific Ocean. Miles of bicycle and walkway paths make it one of the most accessible attractions in San Diego.
Our second story condo located in the heart of this playground is just 50 yards from the bay, with its sails and reflecting lights and a 150 yards from the Pacific Ocean. We are within walking distance of restaurants, shops, Crystal Pier, the Mission Bay Aquatic Center, etc making our rental an ideal location for your vacation.
The living room has a 55 inch flat-screen TV, DVD player, stereo and a balcony with a grill. The dining area has a large table that seats six and the kitchen just off the dining area has additional seating and is fully equipped with a full-size refrigerator with ice maker, stove/oven, dishwasher, microwave, coffee maker, blender, toaster, etc. There is also a full-size washer and dryer in the unit.
The master bedroom suite includes a TV and DVD player so that you can enjoy your favorite program or DVD. The master bath has a large tub with shower and dual sinks. Additionally, the second bedroom has a queen bed and the third bedroom has a bunk bed with a double bed on the bottom and a twin on the top and there is an additional twin bed. All bedrooms have in walk-in closets.
There is a large rooftop deck with lounge chairs and views of Mission Bay. Two lounge chairs make it perfect for sunbathing if you do not want to go to the beach. You can relax after a day at the beach and during the summer months and holidays watch the Sea World fireworks explode in the sky.
A 2-car enclosed garage will accommodate 2 smaller vehicles. Unfortunately, it will not accommodate an SUV, extended cab or over-sized vehicles. Additional vehicles can be parked on the street or in one of the area parking lots.
We provide boogie boards, sand toys, beach chairs, beach umbrella and a cooler for your convenience.
Check in time is 3pm and check out time is 10am.
Keywords: Beach house, private rooftop deck, balcony, 2-car garage, spacious, pet/smoke free, comfortable, sand, surf.
Property Type
- 1400 sq. ft.
- On floor 2
- Condo
Accommodation Type
- Vacation Rental
- Guests Provide Their Own Meals
Bedrooms: 3 Bedrooms, Sleeps 8, Beds for 8
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- Bay view, private rooftop deck.
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- Books
- Video Library
- DVD Player
- Wireless Internet
Outdoor Features
- Tennis
- Surfing
- Golf
- Kayaking
- Parasailing
- Swimming
- Cycling
- Fishing
- Jet Skiing
- Wind-Surfing
- Water Skiing
- Sailing
- Snorkeling/Diving
- Live Theater
- Restaurants
- Zoo
- Cinemas
- Museums
- Theme Parks
- Shelling
- Shopping
- Fitness Center
- Health/Beauty Spa
- Boating
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- Guest Joy (Iowa)
- Date of stay 06/17/13
- Review Submitted 07/09/13
This was a wonderful home and neighborhood to stay while visiting San Diego. The seven of us stayed here comfortably enjoying bikes rides, the beach, shops, and entertainment. Everything was at our fingertips! Having three kids, we liked having the convenience of walking a block to the bay and 2 blocks to the ocean. Boogie boards, sand toys, and chairs were all at our disposal at the condo and we rented our bikes just down the block. The condo was clean, the neighborhood was quiet and the renter gave us so many helpful tips such as good eating establishments, rentals, Seaworld information (10 minutes away) and much more. We would definitely recommend staying at this condo. We're already thinking about going back!Recommended for: Girls getaway, sightseeing, families with teenagers, adventure seekers, families with young children.
Owner response: We are so glad you enjoyed your stay.
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- Guest Sharon (Denver, CO)
- Date of stay 05/11/13
- Review Submitted 06/06/13
My family and I enjoyed our stay at this rental. This is the second year we have stayed here. It has all the comforts of home and is very clean. The location is very convenient to the beach and bay. It sleeps all 6 of us very comfortably. Both the adults and kids enjoyed biking and sailing on the bay side. We will continue to rent this condo.Recommended for: Tourists without a car, families with teenagers.
Owner response: Thank you for your review. I am so glad you enjoyed your stay and hope to see you again next year. It was a pleasure having you and your family stay at Just Another Day In Paradise. L
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- Guest Margeree
- Date of stay 04/21/11
- Review Submitted 04/30/11
What a great place. There were 6 of us and this place was just perfect. Our children are a little older and the accommodations were perfect. Everyone had their own bed. Clean and quiet as this is on a court with more owner occupied homes and long term renters. None of the rowdy, drinking crowd. Bright, airy and no "pet" smell as they do not allow pets. We will be back.Did you find this review helpful? Yes | No Helpful votes: 1/1
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Great for couples!
- Guest mh_MB (Los Angeles, CA)
- Date of stay 05/26/10
- Review Submitted 06/02/10
Recently my husband and I stayed at Just Another Day in Paradise with our 2 friends. This was the perfect spot for relaxing, grilling and walking to the bars. The best part was not having to drive anywhere because everything we needed was in walking distance. Perfect for us since we are from Los Angeles! Definitely book your stay here. You won't regret it. The bay on one side and the beach on the other...now that's paradise!Did you find this review helpful? Yes | No Helpful votes: 0/0
Currency ConversionSeptember 14, 2013 - May 15, 2014 2450.00 wk September 14, 2013 - May 15, 2014 $275.00 per night Holiday rate - $300.00 per night I accept personal check, cashier's check, money order, e-check. There is an additional 2.5% added if using a credit card.
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We may make light of the physical since in reality it's the least of our problems. But when we pull back the curtain of our physical bodies, there's no more room for light-heartedness. Suddenly, things become dark and serious, and we stand naked before God.
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- Heart: "The heart is more deceitful than all else an is desperately sick; who can understand it?" (Jer.17:9); "For from within, out of the heart of men, proceeds the evil thoughts, fornications, thefts, murders, adulteries, deeds of coveting and wickedness, as well as deceit, sensuality, envy, slander, pride and foolishness. All these evil things proceed from within and defile the man." (Mark 7:21-23)
- Mouth and tongue: "And the tongue is a fire, the very world of iniquity; the tongue is set among our members as that which defiles the whole body, and sets on fire the course of our life, and is set on fire by hell." (James 3:6)
- Mind: "The god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelieving, that they might not see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God." (2 Cor: 4:4)
- Feet: "Their feet are swift to shed blood, destruction and misery are in their paths." (Rom. 3:15-16)
- Thoughts and intentions: "Then the Lord saw that the wickedness of man was great on the earth, and that every intention of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually." (Gen. 6:5)
- The whole body: "And you were dead in trespasses and sins." (Eph. 2:1)
- General: "And this is the judgment, that the light is come into the world, and men loved the darkness rather than the light; for their deeds were evil." (John 3:19); "Because the mind set on the flesh is hostile toward God; for it does not subject itself to the law of God, for it is not even able to do so; and those who are in the flesh cannot please God." (Rom 8:7-8)
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This is not just some people, somewhere, a long time ago, this is the mirror that exposes each of us for what we are on the inside. We spend a lot of time trying to impress other people, but God is not impressed.
- "How can you believe, when you receive glory from one another, and you do not seek the glory that is from the one and only God?" (John 5:44)
- "For not he who commends himself is approved, but whom the Lord commends" (2 Cor. 10:18).
- "For who regards you as superior? And what do you have that you did not receive? But if you did receive it, why do you boast as if you had not received it?" (1 Cor.4 :7)
- "Then it came about when they entered, that he looked at Eliab and thought, 'Surely the Lord's anointed is before Him.' But the Lord said to Samuel, 'Do not look at his appearance or at the height of his stature, because I have rejected him; for God sees not as man sees, for man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart." (1 Sam.16:6)
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Iron Mountain Inc. (NYSE:IRM), a storage and information management business has acquired a Brazilian document storage business, the company said Monday.
Boston, Mass.-based Iron Mountain snapped up Archivum, a family-owned business founded in Sao Paolo in 1994, to expand its presence there and other municipalities. With the deal, Iron Mountain gains an additional 700 customers and will now manage all of the company's records including 1.3 million boxes of hard copy documents. The company did not disclose financial details of the deal.
The purchase of Archivum is Iron Mountain's second acquisition in Brazil in the last 14 month. In April 2012, Iron Mountain paid $80 million in cash to acquire Grupo Store, an information management business, also located in Sao Paolo. In total, Iron Mountain said it has invested approximately $60 million year to date acquiring records storage companies in both North America and international markets, according to the company.
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@DJClayworth Well, if military sells its clothing to its own citizen, it means it's legal to wear them. I can buy Polish military things in Poland, and many people wear them, but in Germany it can be quite different. |
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Pacific islands where you can still find native naked people that are wearing no clothes
You know, there are some anthropologiest who write that people in USA, when they talk, look into the eyes and not on breast or ass. It's easy to make such false assumptions if you know only the surface of the culture. Anyway, this is heavy off-topic. |
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Status of David Gareja - rocky monastery on the top of the mountain
Oh yes, it's exactly the place I was (on the photos in that blog article). The photos in my post are in my blog here: kosowka.blogspot.de/2012/10/gruzja-2012-david-gareja.html and I've found something similar: anywhere-but-home.com/david-gareja. We all were attracted to the same hill :) |
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Adaptors that work in the various electricity outlets in Europe
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Arrivals forms or customs agents may ask if you packed your own bags. Must I pack them myself or is it OK to answer in the negative to this question?
I've never met with that. I've met with unbelievable stupid questions such as the address where you want to stay (while we were backpacking). But if someone asks if I've packed my own bags, I've understood if I've packed them myself, or someone else packed them for me, it has nothing to do if I'm carrying my things or not. |
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Is travelling as an international courier still a possibility for cheap air travel?
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all in one day donations made by the colliers to Colletta over 12,000
or the 60 million dollar oil well road on the backs of the citizens that turn there orange groves into multi million dollar properties that now fronts a 6 lane highway (thanks coyle, colletta and Donna)
lets dont forget hideaway beach bribes Coyle and Donna donations for beach repair millions of dollars wasted of our money ( private beach no less ) no one crying foul with these issue why !
No Jeff Lytle or Brent Batten coming to the rescue, why
why was no foul was called when Coyle set chair for three years straight? was it
because NDN/Colliers were getting everything they wanted? tax dollars,state grants fed grants, they all were happy then. Now that we have a conservative chair person and has stop all the wasteful spending now they cry foul don't stop Now commissioner!
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TAIPEI Jan 10 (Reuters) - Taiwanese PC vendor Acer Inc said on Thursday its unconsolidated December sales were T$29.42 billion ($1.01 billion), 11 percent lower than the same month a year earlier. The figure was also down from the previous month's T$24.4 billion. The company did not give further details.
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Akasa is a company with a very wide products range, with most of them focus around computer cases, accessories, power and cooling products. Today we are going to have a look at one of their case accessories, the Baymaster S, which promises to make the 3.5" bay of your computer case useful again.
Akasa is an old and very well known company; their group launched back in 1997 and they have been releasing retail products since 2000. The Baymaster S, which we will review today, is an upgrade of the highly successful Baymaster which was not released more than a year ago. Their only difference is that the new Baymaster S features USB 3.0 support, which makes a world of difference in terms of performance.
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- All capacity HDD supported
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Application | 3.5" PC bay |
Memory card slots | 4 |
Memory card types | Memory Stick (MS Pro, MS Pro Duo, Magic Gate, Extreme, Ultra) |
Interface | HDD Docking: USB 3.0 ( 2.0/1.1/1.0 compatible ) |
Data transfer rate | HDD docking: up to 5Gb/s (USB 3.0) and 480Mb/s (USB 2.0) |
LED indication | Power On, Card In & Data Transfer |
Power mode | USB powered |
PC connection | Internal USB motherboard header, USB3.0 A male connector |
Supported OS | Windows 2000 / XP / VISTA / 7 |
Plug & Play | Supported |
Product code | AK-ICR-10U3 |
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The New Castle school district's special education program received a sparkling audit report from the state.
John Mazzoccio, the district's director of special programs, reviewed the audit from the state's bureau of special education for the school board at its public work session Monday.
The state auditors visited the district the first week of December to assess its compliance with state laws. Parents, teachers and students were interviewed by seven state auditors, Mazzoccio told the board. The auditors pulled the files of 20 students to make sure the district is in compliance, and they made classroom observations.
"We were in compliance in each of 22 indicator areas," Mazzoccio explained. Those included participation in assessment testing, where the district had 99 percent participation for all individualized education program students.
Mazzoccio said there were no corrective action recommendations.
In its summary, the bureau of special education monitoring team recognized the district for:
•Its well developed network with local pre-school agencies providing for effective transition of pre-school children.
•Its foresight in establishing school-based mental health programs in two buildings.
•Its efforts in establishing collaboration with local and county agencies and local health care systems.
•Its converting of a house across from the high school into a life skills instruction house for independent living skills development.
•Its collaboration with Cray Challenges, a private alternative program for children with severe behavioral needs, by providing options for students to receive a highly structured program with the option of transitioning to the school.
Terence P. Meehan, assistant to the superintendent, Tuesday praised the special education department for a team effort.
"Any audit that comes back with such positive results is amazing," he said. "I really credit our special ed teachers, staff and administrators for us to get such a great report.
"Special education is a very challenging role and the law has really put a lot of parameters around it," Meehan continued. "For us to get a report that gleaming is really a credit to everyone in this district."
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Marshall players will begin reporting to campus this morning for the start of preseason camp. Fourth-year head coach Doc Holliday will, of course, be familiar with all of them, although how well some of them do on the field remains to be seen.
It will be much the same for his coaching staff. The offseason was a veritable revolving door in the Shewey Building, with assistants leaving left and right. One new hire — former Virginia Tech cornerback Anthony Midget — left days after he was hired by Holliday to take a position under Bill O'Brien at Penn State.
So when Holliday and Co. assembled for a pre-camp meeting last week, Holliday didn't have to feel like he was boring everyone with the same old speech.
"One thing that will be extremely important this year is we have six new coaches here who have not heard any of it before," Holliday said.
Only offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach Bill Legg, tight ends coach/recruiting coordinator Todd Hartley and defensive tackles coach J.C. Price remain from last year's staff. They have seven seasons of experience at Marshall among them.
Here's a look at the new coaches:
n Chuck Heater (defensive coordinator). Heater's resumé goes back 37 years. Most recently he was defensive coordinator at Temple, but he has three national championships to his credit — two as co-coordinator at Florida in 2008 and 2009 and another as secondary coach at Notre Dame in 1988.
n Thomas Brown (running backs). Brown takes over for Jajuan Seider, who returned to his alma mater at West Virginia to assume the same role. Brown, a 2007 Georgia graduate, was the running backs coach at UT-Chattanooga last season. He was a sixth-round selection of the Atlanta Falcons in 2008 and was with the Cleveland Browns in 2009.
n Sean Cronin (defensive ends). This is Cronin's second tour of duty with the Thundering Herd, having spent the 2010 season as Holliday's defensive line coach. He spent the last two seasons with Heater as the Owls' defensive line coach.
n Adam Fuller (linebackers). Fuller was at UT-Chattanooga the last four seasons, serving as defensive coordinator and linebackers coach. The Mocs were a top-20 defense in the Football Championship Subdivision last season.
n Mike Furrey (wide receivers). Furrey was the head coach and offensive coordinator for two seasons at Kentucky Christian, which was 25th in NAIA Division I last year. He is an eight-year veteran of the NFL and played for four teams, including the Browns and the Washington Redskins.
n Alex Mirabal (offensive line). Mirabal comes to Marshall after spending the last six years as the assistant head coach at Florida International — a newcomer to Conference USA in 2013. Mirabal also coached the offensive line and tight ends at FIU.
"I am extremely excited about our staff," Holliday said. "It (having so many new coaches) is a plus when they are really good, and I like them. I like the six (new) guys that we have, and Todd, J.C. and Billy have all done a tremendous job. I really like our staff."
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Holliday brings fresh faces to MU coaching staff
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Owls trying to break long titleless streak
It's been 11 years since Marshall won a conference championship, a span that feels like an eternity to most Thundering Herd fans.
WVU comeback falls short
For 34 minutes, Missouri shut down West Virginia's prolific 3-point offense.
Then Missouri lost its focus, according to guard Jordan Clarkson. -
Vanderbilt holds off Marshall upset, 69-67
Damian Jones and James Siakam scored 15 points apiece, and Vanderbilt defeated a hard-charging Marshall team 69-67 Thursday night.
Running games move to the front
One team has the league's top rushing attack. The other has the No. 1 overall offense, thanks in part to a ground game that is much improved from last year.
Huggins' career not all about W's
Teddy bear or grizzly bear? Depends on who you ask.
WVU to face Mizzou in Big 12/SEC challenge
West Virginia has a chance to make some history tonight when it travels to Columbia, Mo., for a 7 p.m. clash with Missouri as part of the Big 12/SEC challenge.
Marshall travels to Vandy tonight
Marshall hasn't had any road success with the Ohio Valley and Atlantic Sun conferences. Might as well try its hand with some power conferences.
The sweet and bitter about Oliver Luck
OK, so Oliver Luck admittedly remains confident that third-year head coach Dana Holgorsen and his staff can turn around West Virginia's sinking football program in 2014.
WVU's Yuss excelled as LB, fighter pilot
Col. Ronald Yuss of Charleroi, Pa., was an outstanding linebacker on West Virginia University's football teams in 1965-66-67.
'Too many disappointments'
Oliver Luck has finally broken his silence. No, the West Virginia University athletic director is not talking about the process that turned his "sure thing" as the new athletic director at Texas into a missed opportunity.
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Celebrating momstown in Ottawa and the momstown Birthday
I am really excited that momstown has finally arrived in Ottawa. It's a membership based group that brings together moms and children with educational and enriching programs. As a stay-at-home mom, I only wished I had something like this when I was first off with my newborn. Sometimes it's nice to have a date, place and time set to meet with other parents.
Patricia, the owner, is a really smart and fun person bursting with great ideas for momstown in Ottawa. What's most amazing is that we *just* got a momstown group in Ottawa, and yet, momstown the business is celebrating it's 5th birthday this year!!
To celebrate, all of the momstown chapters are having birthday parties – and we are invited! This includes Ottawa.
On Sunday, August 26 there will be a big birthday party at Walter Baker park (Kanata) to celebrate. There will be food, prizes, activities and of course, fun!
I plan on going and hope to see you there.
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