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Behind every great champagne is a great story, and there are few better than that of Dom Perignon. For this reason and more, it's a Luxist nominee in the best sparkling wine/champagne category.
France's King Louis XIV, called The Sun King because everything revolved around him, had an uncanny connection to the champagne that eventually found its way into his court. Dom Perignon, the monk who developed the regal wine, was born just months before Louis in 1638. The two never met, but both died within two weeks of each other in 1715.
The monk's goal, stated at the Hautvillers Abbey in 1694, was to create the best wine in the world. Sure enough, Dom Perignon became the most expensive wine sold in France that year. The 1921 vintage became the first prestige cuvée ever, with an initial batch sold in 1936. It has been served at all manner of glamorous occasions, including the Shah of Iran's 1959 wedding, as well as Prince Charles and Princess Diana's nuptials in 1981.
Today, Dom Perignon's legacy is guarded by winemaker Richard Geoffroy, a Champagne-born doctor who left the field of medicine to pursue oenology. Since Dom Perignon is a vintage champagne, it's not made in years considered to be weak, thus ensuring each production run has a chance to fulfill the goals of its new leader – and its monastic founder.
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Just wanted to give a quick heads up that our iPhone app called HoN Builds has just been made available in the iTunes app store for the great price of FREE.
Basically, HoN Builds is a skill and item build manager that lets you either quickly look up the preloaded builds (most based on the Big Hero Guide), or create your own. You can also email a text/html version of the builds to friends/teammates.
Here are a couple screen shots and a handy direct download link HoN Builds.
We want to make this a great app and are welcome to any questions, suggestions and/or comments. Good luck in your games, and thanks for your time.
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Ooh! Me likey. I am sure there will be people that may have alternate builds and what not but for new guys like me, it will help me especially when playing heroes for the first time.
Well thata nice
When will an app allowing you to watch replays happen
If ever
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These pure carnivores were known to run to as much as one hundred feet in length. Each doomwhale required a huge range, and encounters with them were rare, as they seldom bothered with a prey as small as humans. Doomwhales would eat almost anything, including even the largest krakens. They were known, on extremely rare occasions, to attack merchant ships and even war galleys."
Very nice.. people without an iPhone will have to buy one now ^^'
Given the success of HoN Build for the iPhone, we will begin porting to Android and WP7.
There's one available on the Android Market, but it costs money.
Any chance you could develop yours for android phones?
Not really possible, at least until S2 release the SDK. The replays are just monitored actions that are marked whenever they occur at a time frame, and replayed though the client using textures etc already on your computer.
That would all have to go on your phone, basically everything, for you to be able to do that.
To anyone trying to run HoN Builds on iOS 3.1 and older. There is a known issue that will crash the app on launch. We apologize for this and have submitted an update to Apple to address this bug.
Yeah many of the Big Hero Guild builds are show their age. Should have a push of updated alternative builds here soon.
Over the weekend we pushed an update to the hero data and Bombardier, The Gladiator, and Doctor Repulsor have had their 'place holder' builds replaced with actual builds. For those of you running iOS 4 you may need to completely exit i.e. kill the app to receive this update.
Also we also have begun work on the iPad UI for the app. Depending on the approval time, look for this within in the next 2-3 weeks.
FYI, the update with Moraxus was just posted to the server. Should be seeing him show up in the hero list over the next 24 hours.
The update containing Myrmidon was just posted and you should see him appearing in the heroes list over the next day or so.
Thanks to everyone who has downloaded the app. An update containing the iPad version of the app will be available soon.
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Deep Tchaikovsky, moving Brahms.
As is well known, the 7th of May is celebrated around the world as International Immortal Romantic Composers Day. Or if it isn't, it should be; for today is the birth anniversary of both Johannes Brahms (1833) and Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840). Please tune to WFCR on Monday for hours of Brahms (9am & 1pm) and Tchaikovsky (11am and 3pm) in superb performances. Let me highlight two.
First, at or around 11, we'll have a performance of Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 5 that (to quote from an earlier blog) "scared the hell out of me" when I first heard it in the early '70s. Now I consider it the standard for how a Russian orchestra should sound, and measure other performances by it and the others like it. It features the Leningrad (now St. Petersburg) Philharmonic Orchestra and its aristocratic, demanding, dictatorial, inspirational conductor from 1938-1988, Yevgeny Mravinsky. Think the intensity of Toscanini, the discipline of Szell and the je ne sai quoi of Koussevitzky, all wrapped up in one gaunt, imposing figure. Then, place him at the head of an orchestra that preserved the uniquely Russian sound to a much greater degree than do its successors. The dark string tone, the thick brass and the positively weird woodwinds (is that a bassoon or a saxophone?) — if you've never heard Mravinsky's Tchaikovsky, you're in for a real treat. Be warned that other performances of this work may subsequently seem rather weak tea indeed.
The rightness of orchestral color also abets the Brahms performances coming up at around 1:00 this afternoon, though to not quite the same degree. For while international differences in orchestral sound are not as pronounced today as they once were, differences do remain. And for an authentically and flavorfully German orchestral sound, one can still turn to its many fine, if not internationally renowned orchestras, including those operated under the auspices of the regional German radio networks.
Devoted Mahlerians got to know the unique sound of one of these groups, the Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra, from the superb series of Mahler recordings it made for the Denon label under conductor Eliahu Inbal. Under the direction of Paavo Järvi, the FRSO can now be heard in what to my ears is the finest modern recording of Brahms's longest, greatest and most personal work, Ein deutsches Requiem (A German Requiem). No other performance I've heard of late, live or from CD, so consistently maintains line and tension, while never, ever sounding rushed — all the interpretive ideas flow directly from the work, rather than being imposed upon it. The work of the Swedish Radio Choir, so clear and with such beauty of tone, brought a smile to this veteran chorister's face. The slightly woodsy sound of the orchestra's winds and brass (what terrific horns!) bring a fresh breeze to a work that can be stuffy and stodgy in inferior hands. Only the soloists, Natalie Dessay and Ludovic Tézier could be improved upon, especially Dessay. At the risk of provincialism, I'd say that the recording would have been far better with the duo that was featured in this work not long ago at Smith College, Junko Watanabe and John Salvi.
So, one Tchaikovsky recording from the golden age (plus Van Cliburn's famous Piano Concerto rendition later this afternoon). And recent Brahms recording that provides a counterargument to the notion (if anyone still seriously holds it) that "they're not making great records anymore." Not a bad way to celebrate International Immortal Romantic Composers Day!


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The publication of The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown has highlighted a great need in our generation. That such a poorly written work of fiction containing, as it does, such invention, distortion, and deliberate deception should cause mature Christian …Read More
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The world measures success in terms of that which is tangible — by what is bigger, faster, and by what draws the most attention. For many people, success is defined solely by numbers and circumstantial outcomes. True success, however, cannot be …Read More
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At one point on their pilgrimage, Christian and his companion Hopeful stepped aside from the true Way, into By-Path-Meadow, because it looked easier and seemed to be going in the same direction as the Way. Soon they realized their mistake …Read More
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Children are big sinners, they are just small in size. Recently I was watching my wife's grandchildren play together (I have a personal aversion to being old enough to have grandchildren). Her grandson was playing with his younger sister …Read More
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The resurrection day of Jesus — the first Easter — was no merely private experience of Jesus. In space and time, the body of Jesus of Nazareth who was crucified, dead, and buried, was raised to life again. Amazing! And what else …Read More
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The Pilgrim's Regress: An Allegorical Apology for Christianity, Reason, and RomanticismThe first book written by Lewis after his conversion, this is, in a sense, the record of Lewis' own search for meaning and spiritual satisfaction--a search that eventually led him to Christianity. "Stands favorable comparison with its great model by John Bunyan".--Chicago Tribune. |
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"Came from the bottom, prayed to be a champ; Did it on our own nobody gave us a chance; No matter the odds keep God in our circle; Now every time it rain, we turn the whole world PURPLE;PURPLE REIGN"- King Los
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Jacoby has a 35.8 average on kickoff returns which ranks 2nd in the league and the only KR in the league this year with 2 returned for touchdowns. He has a 11.0 average on punt returns which ranks 7th in the league and with a return for a touchdown.
1 of 3 players with both a kick return and punt return for a touchdown.
Other players have better "reputations" as returners possibly, but there isn't a returner I wouldn't take over Jacoby this year.
Especially considering the impact of two of his returns for TD's (KRvs. Dallas; PR vs PIT) being pretty much the deciding scores in the game.
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As of now I would probably say Jacoby Jones.
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Nice meat, but is that Carter wabocho?
Nice meat, but is that Carter wabocho?
I hope to see some of those cured beauties on Friday
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Very cool.
Don't you hate the freaking stairs?
If you don't, you will.
Travis and his boys did not disappoint! Well worth all the trips he had to make up and down the stairs
I'll post some pics once our home internets gets working again.
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I made duck 'prosciutto' by dry curing a large pastured duck breast (got it from a friend that raises duck!) in salt, juniper berries, bay leaves and black pepper for 48 hours I let it hang wrapped in cheese cloth in a cool, dry, dark place for 2 weeks. It was fantastic. OMNOMNOM. Superb with a good sourdough, a hit of mustard and fresh tomato.
Mmmmm. Basement meat.
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Not cured meat, but it was a nice captured shot. Plus chives are important. I haven't hired people based on crappily cut chives.
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Is that you Travis? And what's the chive cutting device? Looks like fancy shoes, and a DT/masamoto- esque profile.
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What are the abnormalities (diseases) in smoker's lung? The major abnormalities in smoker's lung are grouped under the label of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). It is estimated that 40 million people worldwide suffer from COPD. COPD is the 4th leading cause of death in the USA. Even more disturbing is the fact that COPD is the only one of the "top 5" causes of death to increase in the past decade. While COPD has been thought of as a disease of men, it is estimated that by the year 2010 there will be more women than men affected by COPD. These statistics are especially sad because COPD is preventable disease by stopping smoking; unfortunately, this is easier said than done. About 70% of smokers want to quit, but only 7% who try are smoke free after one year; however, one should not give up. Numerous tries, sometimes more than 10, and professional help often are needed, but the health benefits of smoking cessation make it worth the effort. COPD is made up of two major, related diseases. One, emphysema, involves the lung alveoli, and the other, chronic bronchitis, involves the bronchial airway. (Both conditions are discussed below.) In this essay, I will use the term chronic bronchitis to include chronic bronchiolitis and chronic respiratory bronchiolitis. I do this because these three conditions have the same pathology (structural abnormalities), cause the same symptoms, and differ only in their location in the airway. At any rate, some smokers primarily have emphysema and some primarily have chronic bronchitis. Most, however, have a combination of these two diseases. Patient CommentsViewers share their comments
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Anyone remember those Columbia House CD clubs? I owe a lot of my musical experience to them! When I was younger, I signed up to join the club and one of the first CDs that they sent me was "Like a River" by The Yellowjackets:
This was my introduction into jazz music and the song that stuck with me the most from this record was a tune called "Dewey" which was a tribute to Miles Davis. It's still one of my favorite songs and was an first meeting of some musicians that would later have an incredible impact on my life. I was a drummer at the time, so Will Kennedy blew my mind (as he still does!). As I got older and started to explore the bass more, I started paying more attention to the compositions and I'm now going back and re-learning all of the melodic parts to their music. I figured a great place to start would be back at "Dewey".
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DOWNTON ABBEY actor ROBERT JAMES-COLLIER was so terrified of his formidable co-star DAME MAGGIE SMITH that he didn't speak to her for two years.
James-Collier, who plays conniving footman Thomas Barrow in the hit period drama, eventually plucked up the courage to talk to Smith and was surprised by her down-to-earth attitude and "wicked" sense of humor.
However, the actor admits the veteran actress can still be very intimidating with her "death-ray" stare, which he personally experienced when he accidentally trod on her toe while filming a dance scene.
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"She's the master of the withering put-down and has a death-ray stare. I experienced it when I trod on her toe when we had to dance... It took me two years to pluck up the courage to have a proper conversation (with her). Then I found she is incredibly down-to-earth. No one calls her Dame Maggie and she has a wicked sense of humor."
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Creationism and Propaganda
by MikeGeneThe logic of intelligent design tells us that it is not the same as creationism. Many proponents of intelligent design are not creationists. And more and more creationists are distancing themselves from intelligent design. Nevertheless, most critics of ID insist on equating intelligent design with creationism. While I am sure there are many critics who are sincere (although misinformed) when equating intelligent design with creationism, nevertheless, the accusation has many of the hallmarks of propaganda.
Wikipedia has a nice summary on propaganda, defining it as "a specific type of message presentation directly aimed at influencing the opinions of people, rather than impartially providing information."
The author also writes, "Historically, the most common use of the term propaganda is in political contexts; in particular to refer to certain efforts sponsored by governments, political groups, and other often covert interests."
Now, given its political nature, I'm sure many will point out that the Intelligent Design Movement has a propagandistic dimension (to say the least). And I would not dispute that argument. More interesting, however, is that many of those who are battling the ID movement are just as political. In fact, many critics were introduced to ID by the socio-political movement ("The Wedge"). Thus, this initial perception shapes all subsequent perceptions, leading them to view all ID arguments, concepts, and proponents through the prism of political consideration. What's more, the vast majority of critics consider ID to be nonsense at best and a "sham" at worst. With those perceptions of ID, it is rather safe to conclude that most critics are invested in the idea of defeating ID. And that's where propaganda comes in handy.
The author of the Wikipedia article lists "techniques of propaganda generation" and many of them converge on the common attempt to equate ID with creationism. Let's briefly consider them:
1. Stereotyping or Labeling: This technique attempts to arouse prejudices in an audience by labeling the object of the propaganda campaign as something the target audience fears, hates, loathes, or finds undesirable.
Clearly, the effort to turn an "intelligent design proponent" into an "intelligent design creatioinist" is a textbook example of labeling and stereotyping. And it is certainly clear that in many segments of society, especially academia, creationists are feared, hated, loathed, or deemed undesirable.
2. Transfer: Also known as association, this is a technique of projecting positive or negative qualities (praise or blame) of a person, entity, object, or value (an individual, group, organization, nation, patriotism, etc.) to another in order to make the second more acceptable or to discredit it.
Many critics of ID work very hard at associating ID, and its proponents, with creationism. Any and all similarities are amplified (and even invented), while any and all dissimilarities are downplayed or ignored. In fact, often times the dissimilarities are spun as lies and tactics, as the critic attempts to keep the process of transfer as robust as possible.
3. Intentional vagueness: Generalities are deliberately vague so that the audience may supply its own interpretations. The intention is to move the audience by use of undefined phrases, without analyzing their validity or attempting to determine their reasonableness or application.
Intentional vagueness often goes hand-in-hand with the stereotyping and transfer, as the critic rarely defines "˜creationism' when labeling an ID proponent as a creationist. When pressed, the critics will often come up with various ad hoc definitions that illustrate they are painting targets around arrows.
4. Obtain disapproval: This technique is used to persuade a target audience to disapprove of an action or idea by suggesting that the idea is popular with groups hated, feared, or held in contempt by the target audience.
By equating ID with creationism, the critics are at the very least trying to say that ID is popular among the fundamentalists and "religious right." This is key part of the strategy. We often see this tactic at work, for example, when the critic tries to label an argument as a "creationist argument."
5. Argumentum ad nauseam: Uses tireless repetition. An idea once repeated enough times, is taken as the truth.
The creationist label is tirelessly repeated, even to the point where critics insist that it is permanently linked to ID as "ID Creationism."
6. Appeal to fear: Appeals to fear seek to build support by instilling fear in the general population.
The creationist label is an appeal to fear. Many segments of society fear the "religious right" and often express great anxiety about some coming theocracy. By linking ID to creationism, the critic taps into this fear and thus successfully appeals to the target audience's emotions. It is no coincidence that ID is often portrayed as a "threat," even to the point where Ken Miller warns his fellow scientists that "everything is at stake."
It should thus be clear why so many critics insist on equating ID with creationism. In one word, they successfully find a vehicle for propagandistic techniques such as Stereotyping or Labeling, Transfer, Intentional Vagueness, Obtain Disapproval, Argumentum ad nauseam, and the Appeal to Fear. It's a powerful buzzword if you are in a political battle to shape public perception.


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San Diego Comic-Con 2009 continued to astound audiences daily as the Hollywood studios debuted their most prized properties for public consumption, many for the first time ever. Friday was Disney's animation showcase day in Hall H with their annual sneak peek of what the esteemed animation division has coming to theaters in the next year. The major coup was Disney/Pixar's John Lasseter welcoming Japanese Animation legend Hayo Miyazaki to the con for a panel on his upcoming release Ponyo. Focus also showed off their stop-animation gem, 9. And then Saturday was blockbuster day for Warner Bros, Sony and Paramount with films such as Jonah Hex, 2012 and Iron Man 2 earning major audience kudos and con buzz. Behind the scenes at the Con, VFXWorld/AWN got to interview some of the major talents behind the scenes for our exclusive Comic-Con blog coverage. The following is some of the highlights: Friday Beauty and the Beast 3-D The co-director of Disney's Beauty and the Beast, Kirk Wise, was on hand to discuss converting the 1991 Best Picture nominee into a 3-D presentation. Wise described one of his biggest challenges as, "Making the hand-drawn animation of the characters feel dimensional and have more of a sense volume and roundness. Any sense of depth in the drawing is pure illusion. We're using the latest in technical whiz-bangery to create that effect. We're using a process that I think they're applying for patents for even as we speak, and they've managed to create this plumpness of the characters.â€
When asked if similar techniques could be used for older Disney properties such as Snow White,†Wise said, "That would be more difficult, because the advantage we had with Beauty and the Beast was that all of that all of the artwork exists in the digital realm. Using the CAP system, which is the Computer Animation Post-product ion system which was a way of scanning and coloring the characters in the backgrounds, all of those files existed and we were able to take those files and use all of that same information when we were making the 3-D movies. I don't think the older films have that advantage.â€
Toy Story 3 Lee Unkrich, the director of the third installment of the Toy Story saga had a few words to say about the good side and bad side of being a Pixar director. The good side being how previous films have given him all the tools he needs to craft the piece. "It used to be interesting to talk about that stuff because we were having to invent it. I feel like we've done hair very well (in Monsters Inc.), or water on Nemo, but I think we've conquered everything we need to conquer. So, that's not a limitation anymore. We can tell any story we want to tell.â€
The bad side is the fear of being the first Pixar director to deliver a flop. "Each director has been a little freaked out. Am I going to be the one to drop the ball? Am I going to be the one to make the first Pix ar film that isn't well received?†Unkrich admitted. "But, you can only think about briefly, then you need to get back to making a movie. You need to trust your instincts and make something you'd want to see. There's no magic formula other than being lucky to work at a studio that's lead creatively from the top by John (Lasseter) who values storytelling.â€
Saturday 2012 Disaster film auteur Roland Emmerich talked about his upcoming global flood epic, 2012. With a projected 1400 visual effects shots, Emmerich says he looked to his frequent visual effects supervisor, Volker Engel, to bring it all together. "He partnered with Marc Weigert, also another German. They were the right people and approached this in a very methodical way. They pretty much cast certain effects houses like actors hiring certain people for water, and certain people for this and that. We also have a huge in-house team with 70 or 80 people that have worked tirelessly the last year or so to create the earthquake sequence. We have 15 companies working for us and this is the biggest visual effects show I have ever done, and I have done some pretty big ones. Our shots are really, really complicated.†2012 opens November 13, 2009.


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Is It OK to Be Weird? (Katy Perry Thinks So)
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There's no doubt about it: Katy Perry is weird -- and she wants everyone to know it. And while not every teenager is going to go out in the world wearing a light-up candy dress, they should find comfort in the fact that Katy Perry does. In a May interview with Entertainment Tonight, Perry equated her odd nature with being sexy. She remarked, "I think it's the weirdness [that makes me hot]. Maybe it's just that fact that I'm OK with being a geek." And that is the secret that landed Katy Perry on Maxim's Hot 100 List.
Whatever makes her weird, Katy Perry fans are connecting with her message. As one webcam devotee states at the beginning of the new movie "Part of Me 3D" about her idol, "She taught me it was OK to be weird." The message of course being that everyone should be themselves. In her uniqueness, Perry extends the notion to fans that if they are true to their own spirits, they'll be originals just like her.
But this is a time when kids are being bullied for being different and the pressure to fit in is only reinforced by the popularity contests bred by social media. So even though deep down lots of kids might want to go to school in a carousel-skirted dress, it might be easier said than done. Do you think it's OK to be odd? Do you embrace your weirdness?
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YesEccentricity is a must. And besides, who decides who is normal and who is weird? There are just people. Im a big RD Lang fan, as you may have guessed haha
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- lunatic 2012/07/10 23:06:43Yesnot weird but unique. so how can you be weird? just be you. (yes cliche but how else should i discribe it)
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i have a collection of pocket watches! :D..or had until my mom washed my jacket (i had about 10 of them in there) HOW COULD SHE NOT KNOW HOW HEAVY THEY WERE?
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- faustbc 2012/07/10 14:49:42YesAs long as you're not hurting others, do whatever you like. it's not like she, nor other people who have non-casual fashion tastes, are forcing you to be like them. Treat others like you'd like to be treated, that's how I like to see things.
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YesINDIVIDUALITY COMES ALONG WAY FOR SOME, MANY SEE IT AS BEING "WEIRD" BECAUSE IT'S NOT NORMAL IN THEIR EYES WHAT IS NORMAL? I BELIEVE A PERSON WHO EXPRESSES THEIR EMOTIONS OR FEELINGS OUT THE NORM DOES NOT MAKE THEM WEIRD IT MAKES THEM UNIQUE NOT FOLLOWING ANOTHER's FOOTPRINTS OR SHADOW CAN SEND A MESSAGE TO THE YOUTHS TODAY THAT AS LONG AS YOUR ACTIONS ARE NOT EFFECTING ANYBODY ELSE NEGATIVELY AND YOUR NOT TREATING YOURSELF LESS THAN WHAT YOUR WORTH BY ALL MEANS HANDLE YOUR BUSINESS BEING THAT KATY HAS MANY FANS AND PROVING TO THEM THAT IT'S OK TO BE YOURSELF! ANYONE CAN BE WHAT THEY SET OUT TO BE WE ARE MAKERS OF OUR OWN DESTINEY SITTING DOWN AND WISHING WILL GIVE YOU THE SAME END RESAULTS EACH TIME UNLIKE WISHING WHILE MOVING TOWARDS ANYTHING YOU APPLY YOURSELF TOO NEVER GIVE UP AND NEVER SAY YOU CAN'T ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE IF YOU WANT IT!!! 8)
- laydeelapis 2012/07/10 05:20:49YesBut being weird implies that there is a 'normal'. And there really isn't. Who's to say what's normal. Let's all just be us :)
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- ☆FritzW☆ 2012/07/10 00:52:30YesAbsolutely.. one person's weird is another person's normal. :) One of the coolest things is we have the privilege to be whatever we want to be. May not be normal, but who's to say it's wrong. You do what you want and smile along the way!!
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- cc 2012/07/09 21:17:40YesBe who you want to be~! If your wierdness goes too far your fans will let you know. I think Katy is very tasteful and I like her music...so far!
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UL Listings The good news is that the a UL listing is rarely required for the installation of an antique stove. To the best of our knowledge there is no code or law at any state level that bans the use or installation of non-UL listed stoves manufactured before 1/1/1981 provided that they are in good repair. However that being said, building inspectors, officials and other authorities having jurisdiction (AHJ) are allowed interpretations and decisions that could preclude use of an antique stove on a city level. Your local building official will have the right to make a decision when something is not clear. Because all state and local codes differ, you will need to check your local codes specifically. You may need to do a little research at your town hall to determine if there are any local codes on the books that might prevent the installation of a non-UL listed stove. At your local town hall you will find a book containing BOCA codes (Building Officials Code Administrators International) and/or ASME codes (American Society of Mechanical Engineers). You want to seek out the listings for "Solid Fuel Room Heaters". This entry will be one to three pages long. Be sure to read these codes completely.Towards the end of these guidelines there is usually a statement that solid fuel burning stoves manufactured before 1/1/1981 are exempt from needing UL Listing provided that they are in good repair or a restored condition. Our stoves are classified as "antique" stoves because they were manufactured before 1/1/1981. Most states accept the guidelines provided by the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA); localities rely on the local inspectors to interpret and enforce these codes. It is not uncommon to encounter resistance to the installation of an antique stove from inspectors who are uneducated, unfamiliar or inexperienced with antique stoves. Your local inspector may be familiar with the codes governing new stoves but unless they have worked with antique or non-ul listed stoves, they my lack knowledge of the appropriate codes (or exemptions) that govern "antique", generic" and other non-ul listed stove. You may find it beneficial to provide him or her with the information from the National Fire Protection Association (above). The NFPA devotes a large part of their code with instructions for "generic" or "unlisted" stoves. The NFPA recognizes the value of an antique stove and has laid out these provisions to ensure safe and proper installation of the antique stove. EPA Regulations |


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On 13 July 2005 13:29, Jim Lux wrote: > Aside from compatibility issues, there's a not-insignificant cost to > rolling out a change to thousands of desktops, some small fraction of which > WILL break for one reason or another, no matter what OS you're > running. Say you're a corporate IT manager responsible for 10,000 desktop > machines. If 0.1% of those machines break (which is a very small number), > you've got to handle 10 calls, each of which probably costs you somewhere > between $500-1000 (staff to handle it, the lost productivity of the person > who's machine broke, etc.). > > Say you roll out the change in the daytime.. there's going to be some > disruption of what's going on with each desktop. Say it costs 15 minutes > for each user.. times 10,000 users, that's 2500 work hours, conservatively > well over $100K worth. Assuming all goes well. If some fraction of those > users decide to call the help line because "something weird is going on > with my PC", you've just radically increased the cost of the roll out. > > So, you say, roll it out at night. Then, some fairly significant fraction > of the machines won't get the update because the user has turned it off > (despite broadcast messages and exhortations to "please leave your computer > on tonight"). > > This is more a manifestation of having thousands of machines in the hands > of unsophisticated users, than any particular OS choice. By the way, > sophisticated users are actually worse: They notice that something weird is > going on and call to ask; They're more likely to have changed the "default > configuration" of the system; They're more likely to have installed some > other software, outside the official configuration management regime. > > > So, moderate to big shops tend to want to avoid willy-nilly rearrangement > of the computing configuration. Once a year is nice.. You budget $500K or > so for the rollout and its costs (pretesting, support, organization, etc.) > and you're done with it. > > So long live braindead terminals connected in X, VNC, NX (especially the later) to the _very_ few central servers, which can be -- yes, let's come back on topic -- Linux clusters, even beowulf ones, even running the other damn os in virtual machines; clusters equipped with HA (APM, backup, whatever). And all these costs you mention will simply go away. _And_ you gain the freedom of having users run roaming sessions, even from their car in the parking lot outside, if needed, as well as the freedom of running huge jobs on readily available numerical behemots if ever need to (granted that all code would finally be written with parallelism in mind). It's a bitter irony that we come after 35 years (yeah, almost as long as I actually lived) back to the realization that, at least with IT, some amount of centralization is better. Then, upgrades don't depend on freaks or dumbs or on factor 10e5 plannings. -- Cristian Tibirna (418) 656-2131 / 4340 Laval University - Québec, CAN ... http://www.giref.ulaval.ca/~ctibirna Research professional - GIREF ... ctibirna at giref.ulaval.ca
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Longeville sur MerRef: QW5116 La Tranche sur Mer is 10k SE of cottage
Prices from per week:
£872 Low season
£872 Mid season
£1054 Shoulder season
£1263 High season
Includes property rental and return sailings on selected departures to France, for a standard car and up to 5 passengers. There are weekend and seasonal supplements at certain times of year.
Arrival Day | Sunday |
Duration | Weekly |
Accommodation | Self Catering |
Capacity | 5/6+ |
Bedrooms | 3/4 |
Facilities & Activities
Arriving at your property
Your accommodation will generally be ready for you to arrive between 4pm and 6pm and you are requested to leave by 10am. Please bear this in mind when booking your ferry crossings.
Description of Accommodation
Pleasant semi-detached property in quiet rural area near cattle & cereal farm, a short drive from lovely beaches. Entrance hall/breakfast room. Kitchen (m/wave). Lounge/dining room (tv/dvd/video - no tv reception). 3 bedrms - 1 dble, 1 with children's bunks, 1 sgle (high bed, for older child). Shower/wc (w/machine). Steep, narrow open tread stairs (cord handrail) to mezzanine (dble bed) & small room with dble camp bed (sleeps 1). Cot, high chair, baby bath, stairgate. Barn/games room (storage, table tennis & 6 adults' + 5 children's bikes + helmets). Large garden (trees, shrubs, treehouse, swing, lawn, patio, furniture, loungers, bbq) bordered by marshes. Children to be supervised. Strictly no smoking in house or barn. £100 deposit to owner in advance. Sun arrival only. Utility charge: included. Private Pool: 10m x 5m & 0.9m-1.6m deep with safety cover. Unheated & open May to Sept, weather permitting. Shower.
A great spot for a family with sandy beaches, woodland adventure park & Friday market in Longeville, 2k.
Extra Services
Bed linen provided
End of stay cleaning - 40 euros
What's included in the price?
Prices in black are per party. They include property rental for 1 week and return sailings on selected departures to France, for a standard car and up to 5 passengers.
* There are weekend and seasonal supplements at certain times of year – see Pricing Summary
Dates | Ferry Inclusive Price | Extra Week |
20 Jul 2013 - 30 Aug 2013 | £1263 | £1003 |
25 May 2013 - 19 Jul 2013
31 Aug 2013 - 13 Sep 2013 |
£1054 | £794 |
01 Jan 2013 - 24 May 2013 | £872 | £612 |
14 Sep 2013 - 31 Dec 2013 | £872 | £612 |
Key £ = From price is ferry inclusive* per party & based on date of stay £ = Extra week rental
Further information: Pricing Summary Extras Cabins
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This great saving applies to your holiday accommodation, return sailings* and is available for travel throughout 2014 - even during the Easter and summer school holidays!.
*Prices shown have not been discounted but savings will be automatically applied upon quotation. New bookings only. Saving applies to the basic holiday cost only and does not include weekend and seasonal supplements when travelling to France. Excludes on board accommodation to France, vehicle supplements, additional passengers, pet travel, UK hotels and insurance.
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If you are taking more than one car please proceed with your holiday reservation (ensuring all members of the party are booked into the property) and call us on 0871 244 0439 quoting your booking reference to qualify for a 15% discount on the best ferry rate available at the time of your call. This reduction does not apply to any special offers or promotional fares.
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We have had the most fantastic holiday. It's so much nicer than it looks in the pictures online, we could not fault the accommodation at all. The weather has been perfect for us, not too hot. We've swam every day in the pool here. Joanne, Glen, Charlie, Alicia, Charlotte & Gabriella, August/September 2012
What a lovely house in a peaceful spot - we have really enjoyed the garden, swimming pool, tree house and view over the marsh. Both girls loved the beaches and aquarium at Talmont. Market at Longeville was a lot of fun. Lovely week and we hope to be back next year. Carter family, August 2012
We have had another truly relaxing holiday – our fourth visit here! We have been to different parts of France in between visits, but nothing compares to this tranquil spot. We were impressed with how lovely the garden looked and how clean the gite and pool were, so a big thank you to Chris & Sylvie. We also loved the new additions - the shower, the hammock, the snooker table and the table football. The weather the last 3 weeks has been glorious. When we did venture out, we can highly recommend Puy du Fou and the zoo at Merrent. The aquarium at Talmont was lovely. Jen, Paul, Becky, Hannah & Chloe, August 2012
We've had a really relaxing week in this beautiful home. We all love the garden, fantastic wildlife and great swimming pool. Thank you also for use of the bikes, pool table and table tennis. We would love to come again as didn't have time to go on beaches or explore the woodlands. Thank you for providing us with such a well equipped home in an ideal location. Jeffrey family, July 2012
A wonderful 2 weeks and sorry to be heading home so soon. The cottage is wonderfully peaceful and the pool and games room a real hit with the boys (ages 5 & 9). The market in Longville on Mon & Fri is well worth a visit, the food is fresh and well priced. Chris has been really helpful and gave some good ideas for places to visit. We'll be back! The Calvey family, July 2012
Fantastic accommodation, we all loved the pool, especially the children. The weather has been excellent. Puy du Fou was an excellent day out. Lots of walking and cycling around the local area. We hope to return in the next year or so! The Knowles family, June/July 2012
Great accommodation in a peaceful location and Chris & Sylvie were very helpful and welcoming. Weather hot & sunny first week so we did not need to travel far as everything we needed is here; second week we visited the Vendée Miniature & Aquarium. Lots of wildlife, birds & butterflies in the garden and a family of Coypu live in the field. The most relaxing holiday we have had in a long time and we will definitely return. Thank you! John & Kerrie Thomasson, July 2011
A second visit to this lovely spot; weather a little mixed still managed plenty of days at Les Conches & the waves were best after the rain. Went swimming at L'Auniscéane at La Tranche better at lunchtime on a wet day! A very relaxing time and may be will be back a third time! The Page family, July/August 2011
A lovely, well prepared, well organised house in a lovely area and a great pool. We enjoyed the Coypu family feasting on the apples in the garden & the weather was great. Lovely beaches at Les Conches, Le Rocher, Jard sur Mer & good food at all the eateries in Longeville. Lots of great nightlife & concerts most nights in the area! The girls loved the Aquarium at La Rochelle & the Shell Museum at Les Sables. Julie, Phil, Lucy (15) & Clare (13) Hodgson, August 2011
Lovely accommodation and location where we spent many hours playing table tennis & swimming in the pool! Great beaches at Les Sables, La Tranche sur Mer & La Faute sur Mer & interesting visits to the chateau at Talmont St Hilaire & Cairn Prehitorique which is nearby! The Cooke/Howarth family, August 2011
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The South View High School softball field will be named in honor of former coach and educator Eddie Dees in a ceremony scheduled for April 19.
"I am extremely grateful and honored," Dees said. "It is more of a tribute to the players and their success."
The Cumberland County Board of Education vote unanimously on March 12 to support the recommendation made by the South View School Improvement Team.
Dees taught for 35 years at South View and served as its softball coach for 25 years. During his tenure as coach, hecompiled a career record of 538-144.
His teams made the playoffs 23 out of 24 seasons and won 18 conference championships. Dees guided his team to four Eastern Regional titles and won a state championship in 1993.
Dees was selected to the North Carolina Softball Hall of Fame 2013 and to the Fayetteville Sports Hall of Fame last year.
He was also instrumental in raising money for upgrades of the softball field, including the press box, concession stand, rest rooms and lighting of the field.
The field will be dedicated at 6:30 p.m. before the girls' softball game. Prior to the game, there will be a dinner honoring the 1993 state championship team.
"They won the championship on that field, so it makes the dedication extra special," Dees said. "I hope a lot of the former players will come and share the moment. I think it a tribute to them as well."
South View Principal Brian Edkins, in a letter to the school board, said Dees has worked hard to build a great program at the high school.
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Set within 24 acres of beautifully managed grounds and woodland which surround the Trenython Manor Hotel and Spa is this two bedroom country lodge. Positioned slightly inland from the exclusive waterfront town of Fowey, guests can enjoy magnificent views over mellow countryside and ancient woodlands towards the coastline at St Austell Bay. Acer combines the flexibility of self-catering with the option of boutique hotel and spa services. Defying all weathers, a special feature is the 12m indoor heated swimming pool and families are well catered for with recreational facilities for children of all ages. The attractions include a woodland adventure play area, indoor playroom, kitchen garden and children will love to meet the resident rabbits; Betsy, Blossom, Bubbles and Boomer. Whilst a break here invites fun and relaxation, the surrounding area offers endless opportunities for sightseeing and coastal pursuits. There are eight beaches within a 30 minute drive and scenic countryside walks can commence from the front door step through the bluebell woodlands or along the magnificent coastal footpath. Designated as an area of outstanding natural beauty, Fowey has a special charm that attracts yachtsmen and visitors year-round. Quaint cottages, galleries and old inns line the narrow streets that tumble down to the estuary. The ancient ports of Charlestown and Mevagissey are well worth a visit and the renowned Eden Project and Lost Gardens of Heligan are a must for nature lovers. Acquiring the Green Tourism Gold award, the manor offers a range of on-site services including fine dining in the bar/restaurant, a convenient take-out menu, pampering treatments in the spa (charges apply) and a high-tech gym. Once inside the lodge, the light and bright living accommodation is a home from home with French windows opening to a paved terrace from which to enjoy the spectacular views. An archway opens to the well equipped kitchen which is perfect for sociable cooks. The spacious master bedroom and the twin bedroom share the family bathroom whilst an additional two guests can be accommodated on a double bed settee. Parking for two cars. (This property can be booked with others at Trenython Manor: Oak , Beech , Readymoney Lodge , Fowey Lodge , Birch , Elm , Ash , Laurel and/or Acer to accommodate larger groups.)
Accommodation in detail
Sleeps 4 + 2 Ground Floor: Open plan Sitting with 32" TV/Dining room with double bed settee. Kitchen. Bedroom 1 Double. Bedroom 2 Twin. Bathroom with bath, separate shower and WC. Other Amenities: FREE Wi-Fi and Sky Sports available in the Manor House, fridge freezer. Bed linen, towels and central heating included. Regretfully there is no washing machine. Laundry service available.
Property Code
Up to 6 people
Children and babies welcome
(Cot and high chair available)
Sorry no pets
2 cars
Other Features
Free WiFi, Sea view, Shared Swimming pool, No Smoking
Distance to the Sea
Less than 3 miles
Distance to a Pub
Less than 100 yards
Changeover Day
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