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Spectacular Views & Country Living, Yet Close to Boise
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- Pets considered:No
- Wheel chair accessible:No
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Custom Lindal home built in 2006, located on 18 pristine acres in the mountain residential community of Wilderness Ranch, just northeast of Boise off of Highway 21 on the way to historic Idaho City. Spectacular views of the entire river valley and unparalleled opportunities to see a wide variety of wildlife, including deer, elk, fox and black bears. A redwood deck running along the entire back of the house offers views of the surrounding wilderness from a variety of vantage points.
Inside enjoy central air conditioning or a wood-burning fireplace (depending on the season, of course!), a 42-inch plasma television with more than 150 DirecTV channels, a VCR/DVD player, a radio/CD stereo with I-pod dock and a collection of board games. Bring your laptop -- wireless internet available for a small fee as well as a printer.
The kitchen is out-fitted with top-of-the-line GE appliances, including a Monogram double oven, a Profile gas stove and a side-by-side refrigerator with ice and water in the door. It also fully stocked with all the dishes, flatware, pots, pans, appliances and cooking utensils needed to prepare and serve any meal. A counter-high hard-wood dining table provides seating for up to six.
Sleeping accommodation includes a cathedral ceiling master bedroom with access to the deck and a brand-new King-size Simmons ComforPedic bed. The master bath has a soaking bath tub with a large picture window providing a great view of the wilderness as well as a separate large shower made from rock slate. The second bedroom features two high-quality twin beds and a full-size futon bed with ensuite bathroom. The third bedroom doubles as an office, with a twin-size day bed. A light-weight twin-size roll-away bed is also available, allowing a total of seven to be accommodated comfortably.
Keywords: Lindal home, new, mountains, country, wilderness, quiet, private property, views, swimming, hiking, wildlife, boating,
Property Type
- House
Accommodation Type
- Vacation Rental
- Guests Provide Their Own Meals
- Pets Not Allowed
- Children Welcome
- Non Smoking Only
Bedrooms: 3 Bedrooms, Sleeps 7, Beds for 7
Bathrooms: 2 Bathrooms
Kitchen & Dining
- Refrigerator
- Microwave
- Kitchen
- Cooking Utensils
- Ice Maker
- Washing Machine
- Garage
- Covered Parking
- Parking Off Street
- Wood Fireplace
- Parking For RV/Boat/Trailer
- Stereo
- CD Player
- DVD Player
- Satellite / Cable
- Wireless Internet
- Telephone
- Free Long Distance
Outdoor Features
- Outdoor Grill
- Deck / Patio
- Balcony
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Room with a view
Room with a view
- Guest Davis (Driggs, Idaho)
- Date of stay 11/27/13
- Review Submitted 12/02/13
We chose this house because of the price and the out of town location close to Boise. My husband and I wanted somewhere to meet our kids for a Thanksgiving holiday. We could do a little Christmas shopping in Boise and some sightseeing closeby. The views from the house provided the best sightseeing as we had a large herd of elk which moved from the bottom of the hillside to accross and behind the house. We made a nice turkey dinner with all the trimmings in the beautiful kitchen. Even made pumpkin pies, after borrowing a cup of sugar from Elaine since we had forgotten it in town. Make sure if you are coming when there is snow to have a 4x4. The road up to the house takes about 10 min. travel time from the bottom. It is steep, windy, and narrow at times. All in all a great time and lots of memories made.Recommended for: Age 55+, adventure seekers, romantic getaway, families with teenagers, sightseeing.
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Fall color galore
Fall color galore
- Guest Thomas P. (Kalamazoo, MI)
- Date of stay 10/19/13
- Review Submitted 10/29/13
The house and view was great. It turned out that we could see my nephew's home from there...they live in More's Creek Estates across 21 so that was perfect. We had perfect weather...60's sunny and calm every day. The only suggestion I would have would be to have better lighting in the great room...the old lamp on the table did not plug in anywhere. I would love to bring my wife to Boise sometime and we would surely stay again. All my relatives were worried about the gravel road up. It was a challenge but quite manageable. I ended up renting a 4 wheel drive vehicle that was nice to have.Recommended for: Age 55+, adventure seekers, romantic getaway, families with teenagers, sightseeing.
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Great Place To View Elk
Great Place To View Elk
- Guest Howard 1 (Orlando, FL)
- Date of stay 09/16/13
- Review Submitted 10/03/13
My wife and I stayed at this beautiful well appointed rental property for 2 weeks. The house overlooks a deep valley and was home to a herd of Elk while we were there. I am a published wildlife photographer and was in heaven photographing Bull Elks in rut from the outside deck. Mule deer were in the backyard most nights despite my wife and I chatting on the deck just above them. I also got some great shots of Hawks, Stellar Jays, Magpies & Chipmunks. The bed in the master bedroom was super comfortable and we went to sleep every night with the window open listening to the sound of elk bugling in the distance.Recommended for: Age 55+, adventure seekers, romantic getaway, sightseeing.
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Mountain Retreat
Mountain Retreat
- Guest Vivian D.
- Date of stay 09/03/13
- Review Submitted 09/15/13
We had a truly wonderful experience staying in this home in the mountains. The views are breathtaking. The photos do not do justice to the actual experience. There were plenty of dishes and cookware as well as flatware and a variety of glassware. Appliances are modern and in good working order. The furniture was very comfortable. The home is well decorated. There is a basement level, which is framed and ready for providing additional space once it is completed. We had one of our adult sons stay with us. He used the second bedroom with ensuite bathroom. We used the master bedroom and closed off the office space to make for a master suite. A perfect way to enjoy each others company and allow for maintaining each others privacy. We highly recommend this mountain retreat and would love to find ourselves back there someday.Recommended for: Age 55+, adventure seekers, romantic getaway.
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Beautiful getaway
Beautiful getaway
- Guest Joshua 24:15 (Houston, TX)
- Date of stay 07/23/13
- Review Submitted 08/29/13
We really enjoyed our time at your home. Thank you so much for sharing it with us. Our kids (7 and 8) loved it and my husband said we should stay there every time we come to Boise. The deer were so fun to see and the peace and quiet was such a great getaway from the daily hustle and bustle of Houston. We enjoyed looking for wildlife every time we went up and down the mountain. Thank you, again.Recommended for: Tourists without a car, girls getaway, age 55+, romantic getaway, families with young children.
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Beyond Our Expectations!
Beyond Our Expectations!
- Guest ATA Mom (Fallbrook, CA)
- Date of stay 07/28/13
- Review Submitted 08/08/13
This home is beautiful, clean, and the view is spectacular. From the deck we saw elk, black foxes, a mother black bear and her 2 cubs (amazing!), birds and more - we were sorry that we didn't bring binoculars. We went to Idaho City, the swimming hole right at the bottom of the hill - the kids spent hours jumping from the rocks, Roaring Springs Water Park, rented a boat (and tube) at Outdoor Adventures at Lucky Peak Reservoir and went to Sandy Point Beach. We also found the trail (someone else had commented about) marked by a wooden bear farther up the road and took some morning walks there. On the trail we saw a large herd of deer, surprised a mother black bear and her cubs (we were relieved at how fast they ran from us), lots of chipmunks and more. The best part of everyday was going back to this peaceful home and having a relaxing meal with my family. We made memories for a lifetime, what a blessing!Recommended for: Girls getaway, age 55+, romantic getaway, families with teenagers.
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Epic & Surreal
Epic & Surreal
- Guest Brandon T.
- Date of stay 04/06/13
- Review Submitted 04/10/13
This place is surreal. There is a trail if you follow the road up further with a wooden bear carved out that is one of the most incredible trails I have ever seen in my life. The views are incredible, the house was spotless and the owners were very responsive. Couldn't get the wireless internet to work but that's ok cause just being plugged in to check a couple things was all we needed. The hot water didn't stay hot for as long as we would have liked. Other than that, this place is absolutely incredible. We can't say enough about how absolutely stunning this entire place is. We created some of the best memories together because of this wonderful location. There is an additional trail straight up the mountain if you just walk straight up it's a little ways up there. Anyway, I cannot say more positively about everything about this place. We dragged the portable bed out to the deck to just lie and relax on one of the days and for awhile it felt like we were at the beach. Take the nicest parts of Canada and California, that's what this location, and especially the trail further up the road provides. Thank you again Nancy, Bill and Elaine ^_^.Recommended for: Romantic getaway.
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Nice Christmas
Nice Christmas
- Guest Bobbi (United States)
- Date of stay 12/23/12
- Review Submitted 01/02/13
We rented this home to spend Christmas with our son who is in the service. It was way more than you can imagine. The nicely laid out kitchen was perfect to make the Christmas dinner. The view of the mountains with our tree up in front of the picture windows was perfect, along with a nice cozy fire set the scene for the Holidays. One thing to please keep in mind, if you are renting in the winter months, please have chains. The road to the house is quiet the drive, like a road to the sky. The home is as advertised, you will find plenty of dishes, silverware, and cooking utensils. There is plenty of literature in the home on things you can do and see in the area no matter what time of year. The Elk are plentiful to see, be careful of the deer at night on Hwy 21, and just enjoy the views. Over-all we hope to go back some day and do it again, as my kids say, "this is best Christmas ever, lets do this every year". One more thing is we did not opt for the internet, and let me tell you, we brought our own games to play and the family time spent together was great without Facebook, Twitter, surfing the web, and even no texting on the cell phones was nice. A feature my husband loved not having, and it was amazing how everyone helped in the kitchen and how talkative our family is when they are actually paying attention. So much to tell about our great time here, but you will have to make you own memories if you visit this area and stay in this lovely home. Truly unforgettable, thank you very much.Recommended for: Age 55+.
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Great family get together
Great family get together
- Guest Bobby (St. Louis, MO)
- Date of stay 12/13/12
- Review Submitted 12/26/12
My partner and I rented this outstanding home for 4 nights. We used it as a gathering place for our mid holiday trip to see our family in Boise. From the moment we pulled into the drive it was just amazing. We live in St. Louis , MO and do not have views like this any place close to us. The house was very clean and everything was set up for our arrival. I just stood in the entery hall and was amazed at the view from the 2 story windows in the living room. There are views from every room in this home. I was so comfortable for my family to get together for our holiday dinner and again the views can not be beat. Elaine and her husbanc Ted (caretakers) were great and we could not have asked for any better service than we recieved. We will be renting again on our next trip to Boise.Recommended for: Romantic getaway, families with teenagers, sightseeing.
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- Guest Debbie E.
- Date of stay 10/03/12
- Review Submitted 10/25/12
We loved the time we spent at your home in Wilderness Ranch. The scenery is beautiful! We were content to sit on your deck and watch the world pass by. We loved seeing the deer, etk, fox, wild turkeys and guinea hens - the wasps (docile as they are) not so much! The HOME is beautifully decorated, very clean and modern. The kitchen is to die for! A trip into Boise for dinner, watch the BSC play football or to catch a movie is very manageable. However, we always looked forward to leaving the city and heading back to our mountain retreat! We recommend this property without reservation. Allen & DebbieRecommended for: Age 55+, adventure seekers, romantic getaway, sightseeing.
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Currency ConversionDates | Nightly | Wknd Night | Weekend | Weekly | Monthly * | Event |
Winter Nov 16 - Mar 31, 2014 2 night min stay |
$100 | $599 | ||||
Spring Apr 1 - Jun 30, 2014 3 night min stay |
$125 | $699 | ||||
Summer Jul 1 - Sep 1, 2014 3 night min stay |
$150 | $899 | ||||
Fall Sep 2 - Oct 31, 2014 3 night min stay |
$125 | $699 | ||||
My Standard Rate 2 night min stay |
$100 | |||||
Additional information about rental rates
JULY-AUGUST: 3-night minimum, $150/night first 3 nights, $125/night each successive night, $899/week
APRIL-JUNE and SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER: 3-night minimum, $125/night first 3 nights, $100/night each successive night, $699/week
NOVEMBER-MARCH: 2-night minimum, $100/night, $599/week
Rates are for 2 adults, each additional adult: $20/person/day
Kids under 18 stay free with parents or grandparents
- Garbage Disposal/week: $5
- Post-Rental Cleaning Fee: $100
- Wireless Internet/week: $19
- Taxes Not included
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Year Purchased: 2010
About: We're a Foreign Service family of five, having spent most of the last 20 years working and living overseas. But our favorite place in the world -- where we always come back between tours -- is beautiful Idaho. After many years of looking, we were finally able to find and buy our dream home outside of Boise in 2010. Unfortunately, we won't be able to live in Idaho full-time for a while, so in the meantime, the house will be available as a vacation rental. We're sure you'll enjoy it as much as we do! Bill and Nancy
Why Boise:
The location just outside of Boise offers the perfect mix of wilderness and country living with close access to all the conveniences and amenities of one of the nicest and most liveable state capitals.
The Unique Benefits at this House:
We and the kids love all the wonderful things there are to do here year-round, including swimming in the swimming hole in nearby Moore's Creek, tubing down the Boise River, white water rafting on the Payette River, boating at Lucky Peak Reservoir, snow skiing at Bogus Basin, hiking in the nearby mountains and taking day trips to nearby attractions like historic Idaho City. And when we need a taste of civilization, Boise is just a 40-minute drive away. If you like outdoor activities, wide open spaces and breath-taking scenery, you're going to love this part of the country as much as we do!
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Situated on 18 acre lot with spectacular views
Fully-stocked kitchen with high-end appliances
Dining with a view
Coming from the entrance hall into the living room
Deck off master bedroom with quiet nook perfect for al fresco dining
Second bedroom with twin beds and attached full bathroom
Intersection of Golden Eagle Dr. and Evergreen Dr. /entrance to private driveway
The view off the balcony
Living room with fireplace, TV and giant picture window overlooking the valley
Master bedroom with king-size bed and glass door to deck
Large soaking tub in master bath with view of the wilderness
Sitting room / office with full size futon and desk (internet available)
View of the valley from above the house
Fenced property with natural vegetation
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There aren't many game series that can trot out almost the exact same formula six times in a row and get away with it, but Insomniac has managed just that with the Ratchet & Clank games. The secret? By keeping things fresh and interesting through always changing the weapons and gadgets to the point where you don't mind that - to all intents and purposes - it's a minor variation on a theme.
Anyone expecting some sort of radical next generation reinvention can think again. Sure, the game engine has been polished up beyond belief, but when it comes down to talking about the actual gameplay it's business as usual for the big eared Lombax and his faithful robot backpack. Just like every Ratchet game since 2002, Tools of Destruction is set across a series of (extremely pretty) intergalactic locations. You land your ship, you wander around, ears flapping, you whack a cluster of dinky looking critters with your wrench, and blast away at the bigger, harder-looking monstrosities that hove into view.
Each and every time you kill these Pixar escapees, they erupt into a sea of twisted metal and bolts (whether they're squishy critters or gigantic mechanised monsters of maximum doom, curiously). You scoop up said scrap metal automagically, and all this chaos and destruction works on benefiting Ratchet on several levels. The more you kill and the more boxes you smash up, the quicker you level the furry fiend up (gaining more hit points every time you do so), the more currency you end up with and the quicker you can augment your weapon's death-dealing abilities.
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But as crushingly familiar as all this probably sounds, there has been a minor tweak to the way you power-up your arsenal. Rather than simply level-up weapons by using them over and over again, you also gather a special crystal-like substance called 'Raritanium', which allows you to spend it at weapons vendors on on improving things like the rate of fire, the amount of damage dealt, as well as special one-off abilities. As initially satisfying as it is to be given a greater degree of control over which weapons to power-up, after a while it feels a little like micromanagement for the sake of it.
In common with all the other Ratchet & Clank games, it once again delivers a few mini-game diversions to keep things fresh and fun, and, for the most part, Tools of Destruction's are well up to scratch. By far the most prevalent is the hacking minigame which involves rolling a ball around a little circuit board, To borrow Tom's Mercury analogy, it's a bit like tilting a tray with a boiled potato on it, moving the Sixaxis pad to roll the metal ball into place and bridge the points to the goal. Fail, and it short circuits, but guide it to the goal and you'll bypass the security. It'll remind you of the pipe puzzles in BioShock, but is more sedate and more fun, not to mention a great way of utilising the motion sensing capabilities of the pad.
Elsewhere in frivolous mini-game land, there's an amusing-if-pointless riff on dancing games, where you get to 'shake yer booty' (by jiggling the pad, no less) while dressed as a peg-legged pirate. On top of that, there's the usual rail grinding stuff that always seems to find its way into Ratchet games somewhere, not to mention little sky-diving segments where you tilt the pad to dodge missiles and so on, and also some utterly spectacular-looking shoot-'em-up levels. Riffing on Rez and Panzer Dragoon, these on-rails sorties allow you to blast freely or lock-on to multiple targets in as thrilling a way imaginable. In full high definition, these majestic sequences are a real treat for the eyes, if a little undemanding in terms of the actual difficulty these pose. Replete with obligatory boss sections, they certainly do their job in providing the requisite eye candy, and remind you that someone really needs to make another spectacular 3D shooter for the current crop of consoles.
Same again, please
As regards the main game, Insomniac knows full well that that core gameplay has been pretty much nailed since the original came out in 2002, so hasn't exactly gone out of its way to meddle with the successful platform-combat formula. The interest value, as we've said, is providing an absolute array of new toys to play with, upgrade and augment, as well as challenging and inventive new creatures to duke it out with. Whether you like it or not, the game keeps dragging you on because there's always something new to discover around the corner - like the next upgrade to your weapon, or a new weapon or gadget entirely. Admittedly, having pulled this trick so many times on us over the past five years, even most of the so-called new weapons are slight variations on what's gone before, but now and then they'll pull something out of the bag that's so different from anything anyone else has done before, you can almost hear them chuckling in expectation of how much fun you're going to have with them.
With an evident rock, paper, scissors approach to the weapon vs enemy design, you'll be effectively tasked with flicking between weapons constantly, webbing up a teleporting enemy one second, then quickly zapping a shielded enemy with a blast of electricity. Solving such problems are all part of the fun, but executed with a control system that's so intuitive that you don't mind the constant swapping around. With over 30 gadgets and weapons to choose from at any one time, it's obvious that the game needed something that could accommodate all this without overwhelming or confusing the player, and - with great credit to Insomniac - it has done it even better this time around than ever before. By hitting triangle, you'll bring up a ring of 10, and can select the one you want by simply highlighting the one you want with the left stick. As you build up your collection of gizmos, this ring spreads to a second and third page, but far from being a confusing mess, simply switching between them with R1 or L1 makes it an extremely slick process to switch with ease during battle. To make it even more of a challenge, the game offers you the choice over whether to pause the action while making the switch or let it carry on. I know which I prefer, but the choice is very much yours.
Gamerscore points: nil
Although you might rightly reflect that Tools of Destruction isn't ever an especially challenging game, there's no doubting its quality or the fun you'll get from blasting your way through all 12-15 hours of it. And even when you're done, you can start over with your experience and upgrades intact and try it again on the unlockable Challenge mode. At the very least, you'll want to gather up all those hard to find gold bolts, max out all your weapons, go for all the skill points, beat the arena challenges, or get all the puzzle pieces. It's just a shame that Sony's achievement system doesn't work like Microsoft's, because in many ways, Ratchet & Clank games were tailor made for the patient, persistent gamer that like to really get their money's worth.
As for how the game fairs on a technical level, well, the leap from PS2 to PS3 is quite mind boggling when you look at Tools of Destruction side by side with one of the previous versions. The boasts about it being comparable to a Pixar movie weren't far off the mark, with easily some of the best next-gen visuals we've had the pleasure of witnessing. The many glorious cut-scenes, in particular are definitely the equal of any CG shorts you may have seen, with a craft and energy that makes you look forward to every single one. Ratchet & Clank games have always had absolutely brilliant cut-scenes, infused with warm humour, great voice acting and bags of goofy charm, but to see it all play out in high-def is quite something.
In-game, too, the game runs incredibly smoothly, with none of the slightly iffy frame rate issues that plagued the game on PS2 (don't believe me? Boot up Ratchet & Clank 3 after playing this and see for yourself how remarkable the difference really is). Every single part of the game's already solid visual appeal has been cranked up several notches, and bears even the closest, most anal scrutiny. Texture detail, lighting, particle effects, explosions - everything in the game world has been brought to life in the way you always hoped it would (even if you were happy with things the way they were, you'll appreciate the changes). As for character models and their animations, well, you couldn't ask for more. The few occasions you get to play as Clank allow you to slow down time, revealing in microscopic detail how beautiful and fluid every motion is of even the most insignificant character. You might even be moved to imagine that you're playing in a living cartoon world - it's that good. It's a real shame, then, that Insomniac still can't seem to figure out how to come up with a third-person camera system that behaves itself. Even with the essential lock-on facility, it still has a tendency to want to look at the floor at inopportune moments, which, given how slick the rest of the game is, is frankly baffling. It's not as if they've not had long enough to fix this perennial bugbear. Luckily, the game's forgiving enough elsewhere for this to not be too serious a problem - but when it does happen, it's jarring to say the least.
It's strange, also, that the previously lauded multiplayer component has been stripped out of its debut appearance on a new platform. On a personal level, playing Ratchet online was never much of a draw anyway, but that was thanks to the PS2's thoroughly annoying online implementation rather than anything wrong with that mode in itself. For those who could be bothered with the faff of PS2 online play, it went down very well, so it's not hard to imagine they will feel a little sore that it's not in this hugely anticipated title. Even more confusing is the fact that it's been developed by the same studio behind Resistance: Fall of Man - a game with a massively popular online element.
Whether Tools of Destruction is for you depends largely on whether you got on with the previous Ratchet & Clank games. If you did, and you loved them, then there's absolutely no reason not to go out and buy this, because it's a beautifully slick revision with some of the best videogame visuals around, and the usual excellent storyline to drag you along. In terms of the PS3 in isolation, it's easily one of its strongest exclusive titles to date, and should help erase some of the memories of a largely forgettable first 12 months for the machine. In some senses, Insomniac does need a clip 'round the ear for doing very little to innovate the gameplay in any meaningful sense, but if you're happy to play through a wonderful high definition version of an old classic, put your money down - you won't be remotely disappointed.
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February 26, 1999 (Vol. 8, No. 8) ContentsGeneral8-1 Urban and Rural Economic Development (HHS)
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Social media has increased in popularity and the way it is being used in the past two years. There have been many additions to the list of social media websites; Twitter has taken a huge jump in terms of advertisements and the way companies used it to interact with their consumers. For example, while a show is being aired on channels such as ABC and CBS there is a hashtag (#) on the bottom left of the screen with the title of the show as a way for fans to engage with each other and the producers of the current episode they are watching. Even though viewers may post on Facebook as well when it comes to watching the program but Twitter gives the flexibility to tweet as often as possible about a current event.
Social media can be used in many ways to showcase events such as March Madness. There are Facebook apps that people can use to insert their bracket picks and Twitter will be used for up to date information on current games. Twitter can also be a place where fans can follow commentators and players and see what they have to say about the game while it is going on. These would be the main sites someone would go to see how current games are going. If someone was at a current game they would probably use Flickr as a way to share pictures of a specific play or of players as they prepare for the game to begin. Tumblr could also be used a way to show pictures but also if someone is a huge sports enthusiast he/she may write about their expectations this season of lets say their favorite team or a team that is considered a favorite to win. There are many bars that broadcast college basketball games many sports fans would head there and check in at foursquare.
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Facebook – I like March Madness
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Flickr – Here's a photo of March Madness
YouTube – Watching this video of last years March Madness
LastFM – Listening to March Madness
Linkedin – I specialize in March Madness predictions
Tumblr – I blog about March Madness
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A lawsuit involving developers who built homes in two Cameron County colonias has ended with them agreeing to pay fines and get the houses up to code.
According to a final judgment, Guadalupe Perez and his wife Petra Perez agreed to bring all residential lots sold or leased in El Jardin subdivision into compliance.
The couple also agreed to refund $155,860 to property buyers in the Magic Valley subdivision.
Until the homes in El Jardin are up to code, the Perezes are prohibited from subdividing, selling, advertising and executing any new leases in the subdivision.
According to a lawsuit filed by the Texas Attorney General's Office, the Perezes sold the properties without water and sewer connections or the required bond for installation.
The couple agreed to pay Texas $54,000 in civil penalties and more than $57,000 in investigative costs.
"Border-area developers must comply with state colonias-prevention laws by providing basic water and wastewater services to residential lot purchasers," said Attorney General Greg Abbott. "The Attorney General's Office will continue working with local officials to enforce colonias-prevention laws. We are committed to protecting border residents by investigating housing developments that fail to comply with Texas law."
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A DC block is usually nothing more than a capacitor that has low series reactance at the RF frequency, and allows you to separate DC voltages along a transmission line. A parallel coupled line can also serve as a DC block.
DC blocks can be placed in the "hot" conductor of a transmission line such as coax, or the ground plane, or both, as shown below. Many vendors offer coaxial DC blocks in all three arrangements. When would you want a DC block in the ground plane? Perhaps you want to inject a voltage onto the source of a shunt FET, which is grounded to your fixture. Users of this type of DC block must be aware that their equipment could provide a voltage when they touch it. Careful where you drop that wrench!
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Your first note to Blood Red Sandman gave several impressions that, however much or little truth there might be in them, were extremely unfortunate impressions to have made:
- appearing to suggest the block was unreasonable,
- appearing to have made that suggestion without reading our bot policy first (making the suggestion itself an assumption of bad faith), and
- appearing to be responsible for the bot (which would make that note the second failure to read our bot policy).
It might also be noted, in connection with your second note to Blood Red Sandman, that while nobody here should ever assume bad faith (which, remember, you already appeared to have done), en.wn specifically does not have a policy or guideline to assume good faith. --Pi zero (talk) 13:08, 9 July 2011 (UTC)
- My nickname is Flyax and I do have a bot named el:wikt:User:Flubot (which I had never the intention to bring here). el:User:Glavkos runs el:User:Glavkos bot. Any one can find this kind of information in seconds but even if they are not willing to do so, I cannot understand how anyone could assume from my message that I, Flyax, am running a bot named Glavkos_bot. It's just common sense.
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Egg Sac -- When completed, this white, loosely spun, cocooon-like structure is about 4 mm high and 17 mm wide. The lower side is flat while the upper side is slightldy convex. The sac is filled with tiny, yellow eggs.
Nymph -- Though white when newly hatched, the young spiders soon become grayish- to reddish-brown.
Feeding Habits -- Like other spiders, the brown recluse feeds primarily on insects and other arthropods. When disturbed, it may bite man and animals.
Reactions to the bite of this spider vary from mild to severe, depending on the amount of venom and the victim's sensitivity to it. Intense pain may be noticed immediately or may develop later. A small, white blister which is inflamed and hard to the touch soon appears. The tissues of this blister eventually turn purple and later black. The dead, black skin flakes away in a few weeks leaving a depression up to 30 cm wide which fills with scar tissue. The wound heals slowly over a period of three months and usually leaves a permanent scar. Relatively new drug treatments and surgery hasten healing and reduce the amount of tissue destroyed.
Life History -- The brown recluse spider completes a single generation each year. Mating and oviposition usually occur during the summer months. Females produce 1 to 5 loosely spun egg sacs each containing about 50 eggs. Egg sacs are incorporated into the large, irregular, sticky webs. Eggs incubate from 6 to 39 days, hatching sooner if temperatures are warm.
Immature spiders feed on paralyzed insects provided by their mother. They molt 5 to 8 times before becoming adults the next summer. From 9 to 200 days may elapse between molts. Though the average life span is 1.5 years, some brown recluse spiders live well over 2 years. They can survive several months without food or water.


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Unfortunately, the soil blockers can be hard to come by. They are hand-made in England and shipped over to the U.S. by only a few distributors and they can be rather pricey. They are available through Peaceful Valley (order early in the growing season as they can take a while coming from England). I also recommend buying the book, "Transplants in Soil Blocks" from PV as well.
Just ended a two day period for Fruits according to the Biodynamic calendar. It was a busy one as the last fruit period was too cold and wet to plant our many fruit seedlings and starts. The fruit category consists of those plants which have their "fruit" in the realm of the seed such as beans, peas, lentils, maize, tomatoes, cucumber, pumpkin and etc. We were able to do some preparations prior to this period in planning for all the transplanting that we wanted to do.
We prepared our tomato rows by:
adding one yard of compost per 35' row
tilling in the compost and mounding up the row (1' high, 30" wide)
digging the planting holes (every two feet)
adding in our fertilizer, which consists of alfalfa meal, kelp meal, fish bone meal, oyster shell, greensand, rock phosphate, agricultural lime, and dolomitic lime.
We also prepared our 100' rows for beans, cucumbers, melons, squash, and pumpkins. We did this by visiting our local certified organic composting facility and picking up one and a half yards of compost each visit in the back of our 1984 full size truck. I've gotten to know the owners a bit which is wonderful. I even got a chance to chat with the owner after closing time about heirloom seeds and varieties. A few days later by request, I delivered one of our red varieties of heirloom tomato starts. It's such a wonderful feeling to passing along one of our starts to someone who is excited and appreciative at the quality of our plants and can't wait to rush home and plant it.
So yes, lot's of compost forking going on. I believe we moved around 6-8 yards in the past few days. One wheelbarrow dump after another we covered our rows.
Fruit day arrived on Thursday night at 8 pm and thus we began transplanting. For the last hour and a half of day light we transplanted tomatoes one after another over at our greenhouses at Lincoln. An early rise on Friday and we started in on the squash and beans. Having to stop a bit before we would of liked we switched to harvesting and organizing our tomato starts for market day.
All together we managed to get tomatoes, beans, summer squash, winter squash and cucumbers planted.
Now we're in Root so I spent the night cultivating our rows of potatoes.
I'm glad to report the duck seems to be improving. Sara has done an impressive job with some gauze and bandaged our girl up nice and tight to ensure the healing process. It's kinda weird having a duck live in our bathroom. Farming. I love it!
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Clinic Blog: 2012 Atlanta Clinic Blog
January 11, 2012
Serendipitous Passion
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"Day two of the 2012 Atlanta OneSight clinic is done! Another 165 kids can now see the world more clearly - lots of smiling little faces! We found glaucoma in a 9 year old little boy - his optic nerve is damaged and his vision is impaired. He will be seen by a specialist within the next few days. Glaucoma cannot be cured and left untreated leads to blindness. Hopefully he can be treated and what vision he has left will be saved. His mother had no clue there was a problem." -Jon Beaton
Today was the first day we dispensed glasses to the children. Every dispense is warm and special- and I have a couple stories from today that I would like to share.
When Lance Partin was dispensing glasses to a little boy, he was fitting the glasses and asked him how they felt. The little boy said, "It's not the way they feel, it's how I can see!!"
On our first day of clinic, Patty Riddle pre-tested a boy in elementary school. Today, Patty was on the dispense team and had the opportunity to hand deliver his new glasses. The minute she took them out of the box, he got the biggest smile on his face! When Patty put them on his face and asked him how they fit, he said good even though they fit completely crooked and the nose pieces were off. She was able custom fit them for him, but he didn't even care because he was so excited to get his new glasses and see clearly!
"Oh my gosh!!! It was very rewarding... It was truly amazing to see the little boy so excited to get his glasses. Clear vision is something most of us take advantage of on a daily basis. As a lab technician, to see the product of your passion and labor be personally delivered is priceless." -Patty Riddle
A connection between the two stories is how excited the children were to get their glasses and see. They didn't care if they were lopsided because they knew that their new glasses were going to give them clear vision which is extremely important to them, even at such a young age! It feels so good to be a part of something that makes such a huge difference in their lives. To know the difference you are making for them is what really gives us the passion to do what we are doing.
Today was filled with all kinds of fun and exciting things!
Thank you to LensCrafters Region 4 for our lunch today- you definitely helped us re-fuel on pizza and salad so we could get back to work!
After clinic we held our debrief session which included our pinning ceremony. The tradition is that at every clinic, the core members receive custom pins for our mission. The pin represents our love and passion for what OneSight means to us and gives us an opportunity to share our passion with others. We are a part of a team who have pulled together from all over the country to change lives. We are not only changing the lives of the children, every one of us will leave with this experience embedded into our hearts forever.
Today was also the day we had our silent auction. We had all kinds of donations, From Oakley sunglasses and OneSight gear, to hometown items and hand knit scarves and beanie set! There were some fun and intense moments that kept everyone on their toes. Overall we are proud to say we have raised over $1,600 for OneSight as a team!!!
During our down time tonight, a group of clinic members headed over to the Perimeter Mall. Cynthia, Michelle and Ruben popped into a Sunglass Hut sporting their clinic shirts. Immediately, they were greeted by the associate and he said "Hey! You're with OneSight!" It made them feel like celebrities when he smiled and pointed to the OneSight sign at his register.
"It was thrilling to see his face light up as he made the connection between what he reads in his store communications and actually seeing it in person. We explained how OneSight gives Luxottica employees the opportunity to travel all over the country and world to help people receive sight. We extended the offer to visit our clinic location this week to see the hundreds of children and volunteer a few hours. We gave tips to start his volunteering for OneSight, took a group picture, and said our goodbyes. It's rewarding to inspire others to such an important cause as OneSight." -Michelle Marks
As we were winding down for the evening, a group of our team was lounging when through our hotel doors came Sunglass Hut Zone 6 Regional Managers. How serendipitous it is for Luxottica employees to be staying at the same place for two different reasons at the same time. After checking in, we got the opportunity to hang out with Dan Murphy who is the Regional Manager for Region 52. Dan has been chosen for the Thailand 2012 team this May! Thank you Dan for sharing his fund-raising strategies, smiles and a shared passion for OneSight with us.
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"It is a financial goal for me each year," Zug says. "It causes me to focus. Of course there is the tax motivation to get things taken care of by Dec. 31, but there's also the knowledge of how important it is for the college and the satisfaction of helping others. My will is also set up to make sure the balance of the scholarship will be funded."
Zug, who was a history major with a penchant for economics classes, says one reason he feels strongly about these scholarships is the difference Dickinson has made in his own life.
"The education I received at Dickinson, both inside and outside the classroom, has had a major impact on my life," Zug says. "It has always been my goal, in recognition of what my Dickinson education has meant to me, to give back to the college. It's my hope that I can be part of an increasing tradition of philanthropy to Dickinson —one that will enable future generations of students to benefit, as I have, from a Dickinson education."
Zug also hopes to inspire others to include language in new scholarships that will ask the recipients—without obligating them in any way—to someday replace the funds they've been given, if they are financially able to do so.
"In that way, the financial benefits to future generations keep going and growing," Zug explains. "Someone who went before has been there to help us. For me, it was my parents. I was lucky. For someone else, it may be one of these scholarships. It's my hope that future recipients of these scholarships will someday establish scholarships for others as well."