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The iPad is the #1 gift on kids' Christmas list this year
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Forgets bikes and Barbies, kids say they want technology this year for Christmas.
A report by Nielson Wire indicates that the iPad is the #1 item on children TMs wish list this year. The report says that 44% of kids between the ages of 6 to 12 are asking for it. The #2 item is the iPod Touch followed by the iPhone.
Following the i-gifts, children this year are asking Santa for gaming devices like the Nintendo DS and the Kinect for Xbox 360.
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Like hearts, wineglasses are fragile, full of goodness, and frequently broken. Live life to the brim with this Groupon.
Choose Between Two Options
- $22 for a cheese, fruit, and dessert tasting for two (a $45 value)
- $45 for a cheese, fruit, and dessert tasting for four (a $90 value)
Each tasting includes a platter brimming with five cheeses, such as manchego aged for three months in Spain and gouda imported from Holland, as well as a housemade Tuscan olive three-cheese spread. Sweeter bites include sliced pears, grapes, fruit preserves, and honey-glazed pecans, all of which offset decadent desserts of organic dark chocolate and cherry-heart tarts à la mode or s'mores, which guests can make at their table over an open flame.
House Wine and Spy House Tasting Lounge
Tired of simply dressing up her rooms, designer Kerry White needed a way to engage clients on a deeper sensory level. Adopting the motto of "wine, art, and song", she opened House Wine to match her eye for interiors with the refined tastes of vintages and the lilting sound of live, local music. Sporting both an earth-toned dining area and sun-dappled outdoor lounge replete with cushy, white couches, the wine bar leaves plenty of space for guests to explore an extensive wine list, sample cheese plates, and clasp handheld bites of pineapple-cinnamon empanadillas. Bards from across Austin fill the space with tuneful sounds, and local artists bring life to walls with their paintings of abstract landscapes.
Open on Friday and Saturday nights, House Wine's Spy House Tasting Lounge features unique tastings to explore the enigmatic wines of boutique vineyards from around the world, curated by sommelier Blake Ethridge. Guests can enjoy bottle service and cello music, and pair wine samples with artisan cheeses and tapas. More recently, House Wine has partnered with a catering company, BLISAustin.com to expand their culinary offerings. BLIS' culinary staff works with House Wine's sommeliers to create the best food and wine pairing experience possible.

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Take Interstate 75 to Exit 182. Head south on Sumter for 2.3 miles to Price Boulevard. Make a right on Price. The field is one mile ahead on the right. Or take U.S. 41 to Sumter Boulevard and make a right. Then make a left on Price.
Last week, Port Charlotte (2-7) lost its fourth straight with a 49-9 setback to cross-river rival Charlotte. North Port (3-6) dropped its second straight, bowing to Manatee 41-0. The Pirates most recent victory came Oct. 1 against Lemon Bay. QBs Tyler Harless and Zach Wheeler share time calling the signals. RB Anthony Campbell leads the ground attack with 606 yards and 10 touchdowns. RB Alwin Laplace is a dual threat with 507 yards on the ground and a team-high 17 receptions. Former North Port coach Sascha Hyer is on the Port Charlotte staff. Bobcats QB Paul Balcomb has not thrown an interception in the past four games and has completed 50 percent or better of his passes in seven of nine games. With their fourth win, North Port would equal the 2005 season and match the most in school history. Port Charlotte has won three of the five games in the series, including the past two,
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Must Attend Event: TOMS One Day Without Shoes
Amanda Hearst will be at TOMS' "One Day Without Shoes" walk, and she wants you to join her!
TOMS: We all know the story, and it's a good one! For every pair of TOMS purchased, a pair of new shoes is given to a child in need. This is a great initiative considering that in developing countries, soil-transmitted diseases are a leading cause of illness, not to mention that many children can't attend school without footwear; shoes are a required part of most uniforms. So, on April 10th the TOMS family is hosting its annual "One Day Without Shoes" walk, and I will definitely be there to show my support!
Last year, a huge group of New Yorkers, including model Anne V., came out to raise awareness, and this year, I expect even more people to attend.
Here is the invite with all the details, so I hope to see you all there on April 10th!


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Set the two cutters of your mortising gauge to the thickness of the chisel, as shown at left, then move your fence so the cutters are centered in the stretchers and mark them. Do the same with the seat rails. Reset your marking gauge and mark the legs. Make sure you are in the middle. Clamp the leg to your bench and start chopping. Stay away from the pencil line and take 1/8″ chips. Keep going deeper and pry out your chips. When you are halfway through, do the final cut on the line. Turn it over and do the same from the other side. You can clean your hole with a rasp.
For the tenon, I use a bowsaw, as seen at left. I clamp the pieces in my bench and cut them making sure I am on the line. If you do not have a bowsaw, use your tenoning saw. I cut on the waste side, leaving the tenon snug. To cut the shoulders I use a dovetail saw, as seen in the center photo below. I bevel all four sides of the ends of the tenons with a chisel. Try the fit and adjust with the rasp and chisel until it is just right. It should be tight along the width, not from end to end.
Mortiser and Table Saw
To mortise with a hollow-chisel mortiser, mark your legs the same way. You do not need a marking gauge; the machine's fence will set the chisel to the middle, as shown below right on the facing page. The hollow chisel should be set so that the drill bit has a credit-card thickness gap at the bottom between the chisel and the end of the drill bit to leave room for the chips to go up and not run hot. Mortise halfway, flip it and mortise from the other side. This way you have clean openings.
To tenon on the table saw, I use my tenoning jig, which fits on the table saw fence. Mark a scrap with small lines for the width of the tenon. Set up the saw by trial and error until it is right before you cut the real pieces. The cam clamp holds the piece in the jig for a very safe and repeatable cut. To cut the shoulders, set up your blade height and use a block of wood on the fence for extension to leave more gap to clear the scrap (see photo next page). This way your saw will not jam. Use the miter gauge with a block of wood and a piece of sticky-back sandpaper so that your wood does not slide.
Plunge Router and Band Saw
To mortise with a plunge router, you have to make a jig like the one in the drawing at right, and in the photo on the next page. Mine holds a 3″ x 3″ piece so a table leg will fit into it. Smaller pieces get shimmed and wedged for safe work. Use a two-flute carbide up-spiral bit. On the router fence, I use a block of wood that slides back and forth in the jig safely. Take small cuts of about 1/4″ down each time. Cut halfway, flip and cut from the other side. I square up the corners with a chisel. If I am making doors, I round off the tenons and wedge them, as seen in the photo at the bottom left of the page. It's much quicker.
To cut tenons on a band saw, set up the band saw fence and mark a scrap of wood, as shown at bottom right. As with the table saw, cut it by trial and error and once the scrap is right, cut the real pieces. Cut the shoulders by hand with a dovetail saw.
Remember that all of these methods can be mixed. Use the one you like best.
I antiqued the stool by rounding off the corners unevenly with a chisel, rasp, broken brick, etc. I finished it with shellac and brown wax. From a cow hide, I cut 1″ strips for weaving the seat, which I learned from Brian Boggs' DVD on hickory bark, sold by Lie-Nielsen Toolworks (lie-nielsen.com or 800-327-2520). PW
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The 8 Ball 01.08.13: The Top 16 Worst Films of 2012 (#16 – 9)
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With 2012 over, it is finally time to look at the best and worst in film from the past twelve months. 2012 has actually been a very good year for film, what with superhero teams rocking the multiplex, dark knights concluding their trilogies, Seal teams killing terrorists and whatnot; I would venture to say that this is the best year we've had for movies in quite a few. However, that is not to say we haven't had some bad and even terrible efforts. Even the best years of cinema have some dogs, and 2012 is no exception. We start the Movie Zone 8 Ball 2012 Film in Review run with the first set of the worst movies to hit. Try to hold your nose as you take a look at some of the worst crap to hit theaters over the last twelve months.
Caveat: I do not include non-theatrically released films in my yearly "Worst Of" lists. No one really expects great things out of a straight-to-video film, and if I did include these than the list would be full of mockbusters by the Asylum anyway. So the list only includes films that made it to more than 10 theaters (even straight-to-video films typically get one or two theaters). The only other caveat is that while I've seen almost everything, there were a couple that could have potentially made the list based on reputation and such that I didn't catch, namely Sparkle, The Cold Light of Day, The Day (it hit 12 theaters so it would have qualified) and Hit & Run. Otherwise I'm confident than I saw just about every potentially bad film of the year.
Red Lights
House at the End of The Street
One for the Money
Step Up Revolution
First up on our list is a film that I actually had some level of hope for. The Resident Evil films have never been great cinematic achievements but the first three entries in the franchise were at least fun efforts. Paul W.S. Anderson made a tolerable effort with the first film and then others took over, expanding on what he built–sometimes in weird directions, but always in interesting directions. Unfortunately ever since Anderson took back over the franchise has done a nose-dive. Resident Evil: Afterlife was a shockingly dull effort that held none of the silly fun of Apocalypse or Extinction. For Retribution, Anderson lured fans back with the promise of fan favorites returning in Rain Ocampo and Carlos Oliviera, not to mention the promised smackdown between Alice and Jill that was alluded to at the finish of Afterlife and the introduction of Ada Wong. Sadly, none of these promises even begin to live up to what we were promised. Oliveira's return is completely wasted to create a disposable villain, Rain gets a bit more to do but it's all nonsense and the big battle is just as poorly shot as anything Anderson did with The Three Musketeers. Li Bingbing is decent as Ada Wong, but her storyline is completely unnecessary and does nothing more than distract from the rest of the film while Johann Urb doesn't hold up as Leon Kennedy. The fight scenes are terribly-shot, eliminating the only other potential value that this film had; in the end, the biggest problem here is how far Anderson has fallen as a filmmaker. And considering that he wasn't that high to begin with, it's a rather sad statement.
Much like Resident Evil: Retribution, I had hope for Paranormal Activity 4. Don't laugh, I actually enjoy the franchise…and clearly I am not the only one. The first two entries in the franchise by and large solved most of the problems that people have with found footage, such as the shaky camera work and the annoying characters. (Yes, Micah is irritating, but I'll give them one on leeway especially since he's not half as bad as some past found footage characters.) Paranormal Activity 3 had a few failings but was still an interesting way to continue the franchise by showing what had led up to the events we saw in the first two. With the fourth film, PA 3 directors Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman took it back to the present and showed us that there isn't much left to do with this series of films. The plot of the fourth film is pretty much non-sensical. That doesn't mean that you can't follow it, just that it makes no sense. There is no rhyme or reason why demon-Katie allows the set-up of this film to occur; the big twist in the film is supposed to be shocking but instead it just makes you infuriated due to extreme gaps in logic. The acting is exactly what you expect out of this franchise, which is to say that the adults are not terrible but not particularly great either and the children are wooden at best. The climax of the film is not only lacking in tension, it is also aggravating in that it delays any sort of answers so that Paramount can extend the franchise by at least one more film (plus the promised Spanish-language spin-off). I would be remiss if I didn't mention the fact that Kathryn Newton, a fifteen year-old girl, spends most of the film in relative underwear. That's creepy and exploitative and the fact that this is not the worst part of the film is contemptible.
Looking at the whole of my list, I can say with confidence that 2012 was a very bad year for two genres. One was horror, which you've already seen some of on this list. The other was comedy. Let's take a look at the first example of that. There was a point in time where the film remake of The Three Stooges was set to star Sean Penn, Jim Carrey and Benicio Del Toro as Larry, Curly and Moe, respectively. I cannot possibly believe that it was this particular script that they had agreed to. The Farrelly brothers were once the new names in comedy back in the late 1990s. Sadly for them, those days have passed and their last several efforts (Osmosis Jones, Shallow Hal, Stuck on You, The Heartbreak Kid, Hall Pass) have all been busts, at least in terms of quality. The Three Stooges is just the latest in a long line of proof that they have nothing left in the tank creatively. The Farrellys assemble a very talented cast that includes Chris Diamantopoulos, Sean Hayes, Will Sasso, Jane Lynch, Sofía Vergara, Jennifer Hudson and Larry David and proceed to completely waste any comic potential they have. The trio of leads try their most admirable to make it all work and ape their counterparts respectfully, but it all amounts to nothing when it is combined with a plot that includes an extended and laughless plot point involving Moe being on Jersey Shore. A comedy like this doesn't need a brilliant plot but it needs to have something approaching comedy to it; the Farrellys throw in a lot of slapstick but very little of it actually elicits laughs. A talented cast desperately prat-falling all over the place in order to try and rise above a dud script does not make for a good movie, and this is absolute proof of that fact.
In 1997 and 2001, Morgan Freeman originated James Patterson's character of Alex Cross on film in the movies Kiss the Girls and Along Came a Spider. While those movies did not get the warmest reactions, Freeman was generally praised for his portrayal of the brilliant detective. For some reason, Rob Cohen and Summit Entertainment thought that for their 2012 reboot of the character, Tyler Perry would be able to step into Freeman's shoes and deliver something worth watching. Unfortunately Perry is deeply out of his depth in this film, as he is not able to wear a dress. I'm somewhat kidding on the dress part, but I will admit that as much as I am not a fan of the Madea movies they are at least something that Perry is comfortable in, perhaps because he is able to write his own dialogue and he knows how to bring it to life. As Cross, Perry is deeply and embarrassingly out of his depth and it shows every time he tries to emote (twelve-year old Yara Shahidi, who plays his daughter, cries more believably than him) or spout detective jargon. Idris Elba was originally attached to play the role, which is something I would have been very interested in seeing that but to be fair to Perry, he is not the only problem with this film. The plot is Swiss cheese with the amount of holes located within, Jean Reno is flat as billionaire Giles Mercier and poor Edward Burns seems to spend the whole film wondering how his career came to this. Then there is Matthew Fox. Fox gives the most embarrassing performance of all; his body is impressively jacked-up but for some reason he felt that his acting should follow suit. There are times were going overly hammy can work in a film like this, but in Fox's case he is completely out of sync with the entire film and it makes things all the more jarring. Predictable and dumb, Alex Cross stands as one of the worst thrillers of the year.
Smiley is a film that stayed off most people's radar in 2012, and probably for the better. The limited-release horror picture did not get a lot of hype and made its way into a small number of theaters in October before just as quietly making its way out of them. Directed by Michael Gallagher, the film has one thing going for it in a visually-distinctive horror villain. The perversion of such a well-known icon as the Smiley Face into something horrific was an inspired thought; that the rest of the film doesn't have the same kind of inspiration is unfortunate in the extreme. Gallagher's script focuses on a girl who has some kind of tragic past–seemingly only because that is required in these sorts of films–and her college friends' obsession with a Chatroulette-stalking serial killer named Smiley who kills people based on memes from the infamous 4chan internet board and the hacktivist group Anonymous. The plot contains a lot of discussion of these concepts in order to introduce them to audiences, but every time they stop for exposition the film dies a terrible death. The problem is that outside of this insertion of internet subculture there is absolutely nothing new presented here. All of the characters are stock characters, the deaths are dull and uninspired and Keith David shows up just long enough to give the poster a name that horror fans will recognize, then ducks out with the hopes that no one realized he's in this. One gets the impression that Michael Gallagher has an axe to grind against 4chan, which may be understandable depending on the circumstances but is not enough reason to make a horror film about it. This is stupid, generic and dull, with poor acting throughout and an infuriating ending to boot.
Gerard Butler has had a really bad few years. While he has managed to eke out a couple of good films like Coriolanus and his voice work in How to Train Your Dragon, he has mostly languished in misguided dramas (Machine Gun Preacher), laughable action thrillers (Gamer, Law Abiding Citizen) or particularly bad romantic comedies. From The Ugly Truth to Bounty Hunter, Butler has tried desperately to parlay his success into the rom-com genre and failed miserably from both a critical and financial standpoint. With Playing for Keeps, Butler inserts another failed entry into that resume. Butler plays George, a former professional soccer player who is down on his luck and only has one thing going for him: his kid. As he tries to parlay his former career into that of a sportscaster to pay the bills, he finds himself coaching his son's soccer team and tries to win back the mother of said child (Jessica Biel) while an army of soccer moms throw themselves at him. There are so many things wrong with Playing for Keeps that I almost don't know where to begin, but let's start with the fact that Butler's lead character isn't someone who is either admirable or sympathetic. He is written as a complete loser and as admirably as Butler tries to apply his charm, the film just doesn't let us like the character. The women are written as a series of clichés for Butler's character to sleep his way through while trying to prove himself worthy of a reconciliation with his ex, who Biel plays in an incredibly vanilla manner. Gabriele Muccino isn't able to make anything work in this film, which seems too unfunny to actually count as a comedy and yet doesn't have the weight needed for a drama. It just doesn't work at any single moment and the end result is 105 minutes of wasted time.
For a lot of people, 2012 was the year of the comic book movie. The Avengers, The Dark Knight Rises and The Amazing Spider-Man dominated the box office and continued to disprove predictions from a couple of years ago that the superhero movie was dead. Sadly, not every comic book movie released in 2012 was golden. Case in point: Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance. The first Ghost Rider, released in 2007, was a relative disappointment at the box office and while it had some fun moments wasn't what most people would call a good adaptation of the property. Complaints were leveled that it was too safe for as dark of a character as Ghost Rider and too polished, or that it looked too much like the cheesier comic book films that had been left in the dust over the last decade or so. Fans of the character perked up when it was announced that Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor had taken on the sequel thanks to their efforts like Crank and its sequel. Those people apparently forgot that Neveldine and Taylor also directed the risibly bad Gamer and more importantly, the comic-book based disaster that was Jonah Hex. In all fairness to them, Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance is by no means as bad as Jonah Hex. In all fairness to movies as a whole, that is the farthest thing from a compliment. Spirit of Vengeance features a much cooler look for the titular character than its predecessor, but there is nothing else worthwhile about it. Neveldine and Taylor invest the film with their standard ADHD film-making style and lousy cinematography to complement a story that makes the first film's look epic by comparison. Idris Elba and Anthony Stewart Head show up and struggle to raise the film above its low quality without success; Ciarán Hinds replaces Peter Fonda as the demon behind the Ghost Rider to that role's detriment. And at the center of it all is Nicolas Cage, a fine actor who plays crazy well but this time around is so out there as to inspire laughter. Add in crude humor and poorly-shot action scenes and you have almost nothing of value here whatsoever.
As I said earlier, 2012 was not a good year for horror films. We'll get into that a bit more next week, but here we have a horror film that had every potential to be good considering the people behind it and just fall depressingly short. Juan Carlos Fresnadillo is perhaps best known to audiences for writing and directing 28 Weeks Later, the sequel to Danny Boyle's zombie-esque film. There are some complaints to be had with Weeks but on the whole it delivered a cohesive and interesting horror film that contains a few thrills. Intruders has none of those qualities, instead deciding to waste a talented cast led by Clive Owen on a plot that makes little to no sense. The story involves two separate children–one in Spain and one in England–who are haunted by a ghostly figure called Hollow Face. The two stories are connected of course, and find that connection well after you've figured out what said connection is. Such a predictable plot twist is a flaw, but it isn't necessarily damning. What does damn this film are the shallow characterizations that make the adult characters fairly dumb and the weakness of Hollow Face as a monster. Hollow Face's ultimate backstory is poorly explained and the ghostly character is simply not frightening because Fresnadillo relies on well-worn iconography for all the scares. A young girl with her mouth sealed shut isn't scary when we saw Keanu Reeves experience the same thing in The Matrix…and in more disturbing fashion, I might add. The final act dissolves into a completely nonsensical mess and the best efforts of the cast to make something out of their poorly-written characters are wasted. Ultimately the worst thing you can say about the film is this: it's just not frightening and inspires laughs where it should bring scares.
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Note: Now that I am caught up to current, I have gone back to watch the episodes that have become available in the US since I started watching and thus were previously unavailable to me (thus why I have episodes remaining despite being caught up).
Current Series/Season: Season Nine (1971)
Episodes Watched: 593
Last Serial Completed: Day of the Daleks – The Doctor and Jo are sent by UNIT to investigate reports of a ghost appearance in a house where a critical peace conference is being held that could prevent world war. Before long they are plunged ahead 200 years into a future where the Daleks reign supreme over Earth, with a small human resistance with a way to jump back to the past their (and mankind's) only hope for aid.
Surviving Episodes Remaining: 36
And that will do it for us this week! Join me next week for another edition of the 8-Ball! Until then, have a good week and don't forget to read the many other great columns, news articles and more here at 411wrestling.com! JT out.


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Looking for the ultimate vacation home? Your search stops here. Truly a home away from home with all the bells and whistles! Indoor Pool and hot tub with sliding doors open to the lovely landscaped private west facing full sun yard, steam room, media room, and billiard room. Four bedrooms up all with ensuites, extra guest suite down with ensuite. Fully equipped kitchen with full view to pool. Dine alfresco on the upper patio. This home is conveniently located a short 15 minute drive to Vancouver Airport, and 15 minutes to the University of British Columbia, Downtown, Beaches, and Shopping. Our home is situated in an upscale, quiet, residential neighborhood surrounded by parks, and quaint shopping districts. Minimum monthly rentals. Newly and beautifully renovated in 2013.
We are an active family of five. We love to travel and cook, bike hike, swim and ski.
Jill Hasman purchased this house in 2011
Vancouver is an incredible city. On some months of the year you can ski and suntan on the beach on the same day! The mountains are breathtaking, the landscaping lush. It is an awesome experience to run along the seawall by Jericho Beach at 6:30 in the morning and see eagles soar over your head while you take in the view of the mountains, the ocean, and the downtown. The restaurants are world class and we have many different choices to choose from - Japanese, Italian, Chinese, west coast cuisine, Spanish....
From the street, our home is unassuming. Walk through the front doors and you have a well built, quiet home with sun shining in the windows. Our backyard has sun til the sun goes down and the indoor pool opens up onto the deck. Our home offers privacy and seclusion in the center of the city. We have just completed a lovely renovation. The kitchen has high end appliances a chef would envy.
From the quick response for booking through our entire stay the owners are very responsive to questions and direction. Great location in an inviting neighborhood. All rooms well appointed and lovely. Our kids loved the pool and we enjoyed being able to open the sliding doors and sit outside while watching them swim. Gourmet kitchen is well equipped. this is truly a wonderful property!
Just spent Christmas in Vancouver ant the beautiful home of Andrew and Jill Haslam. It was as beautiful as it is advertised. The home is nicely located for access to downtown Vancouver, the Airport, banks, grocery store and shopping. The house itself is spectacular. Our family of 7, 3 adult children with 2 spouses, all enjoyed ourselves thoroughly. We used all the house has to offer; indoor pool, spa, living room with fireplace, 4 bedrooms all with ensuites, gourmet kitchen (son in law is a trained chef), main floor TV room, dining room table that doubled as a jigsaw puzzle table, professional size billiard table, dartboard, AND a comfortable theatre room with a 100" projection TV. The theatre room was probably the most popular. We also used some of the games, electronic, but didn't take full advantage of the bar......our own fault. Didn't use the back yard due to the poor weather, but it looked very comfortable as it overlooks the indoor pool.
The house itself was beautifully maintained, clean and everything worked, including both dishwashers. We were met by Jill's mother as the Haslams were gone for the holidays, but she explained everything that we needed to know.
The house is exactly as described, so we would recommend it to anyone looking for a luxury home for a short visit or long term use.
My extended family spent a wonderful week in August in this beautiful home. We were 7 adults and 4 children. The home was large and provided more than enough space for all of us. The interiors of the home are beautiful and very well appointed!
The children enjoyed swimming in the wonderful indoor pool which was heated. The jacuzzi was an added bonus. The televisions had access to Netflix and Apple TV which was also an added bonus for the kids.
The location of the home was perfect for our family. It was easily accessible to downtown Vancouver but close to all the wonderful restaurants in the suburbs (especially the abundant ethnic restaurants in the nearby neighborhoods).
The outdoor space was perfect for hanging out in the cool evenings and grilling on the barbecue.
Andrew was a pleasure to work with and easily accessible throughout our stay.
The only small negatives were 1) there was some problem with the AC which was fixed on our third day there but still didn't fully cool the house. Due to the wonderfully cool evenings and minimal mosquitoes, this wasn't a huge issue for us. Secondly, there were two rooms with king size beds and three rooms which had full size beds. The full size beds were a bit small for two adults but one adult and one child or two children would fit adequately in these beds.
Overall a fantastic property and we would definitely rent this again if/when we all return for another family vacation.
This property exceeded our expectations on all accounts. Andrew was very responsive throughout the booking process and our stay. The house was very clean and comfortable, the patio a delight with the added bonus of a lovely vegetable garden-thank you for the lettuce, tomatoes, strawberries, basil and peaches! The neighborhood was quiet, felt secure and we were minutes from the sites of downtown Vancouver. We enjoyed Queen Elizabeth Park on more than one occasion, an oasis very close by. Food supplies were easy to get at numerous nearby markets (Granville Island!) and the house was stocked with everything you might need. Thanks for the use of the bicycles, we enjoyed biking around the neighborhood. The pool was the crowning amenity, enjoyed by all. This house is extremely well maintained and the owners were a pleasure to work with. Our son lives and works in Vancouver and we would definitely hope to rent this property again on future visits. Thank you!
Andrew & Jill's home was perfect for my family's visit to Vancouver! The house was very clean and had all the necessary amenities including ample towels (separate ones for the pool too!). The outdoor patio was lovely where we enjoyed great bbq meals! We could even take fruits & veggies & herbs from their beautiful garden. Andrew & Jill were also great, thoughtful hosts. Very responsive. Almost immediate replies via email. Hope to stay there again one day!
Our holiday in Vancouver was our best family vacation ever. One of the reasons it was so great was this home. It is beautiful with large open spaces that have something for everyone. We enjoyed the pool, the movie theater, the outdoor seating areas and made some great meals in the gourmet kitchen. The home is stocked with everything from board games to XBox to linens! The home is close to many attractions. 15 minutes to the airport, Stanley Park, and other museums! We would love to stay there again!
Centrally located, close to everything. Walk down the railroad tracks to the little shops and eateries in Kerrisdale. Public transit is very close and gives easy access either north/south or east/west. We are close to Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Vancouver Art Gallery and the Maritime museum. Tons of outdoor activities. World class shopping.
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More than one-third of children from both urban and rural areas lacked the immunizations recommended for their ages in 1991 and 1993. Both groups of under-immunized children tended to come from families with lower incomes and fewer years of education, and they were more likely to belong to a minority group. Despite increased rural immunization rates since the early 1990s, pockets of need remain, concludes a study supported by the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research (contract 290-93-0039). Also, the unique characteristics of rural areas, such as fewer physicians and poorer families who are more likely to lack health insurance, may require that interventions be specially tailored to rural needs, according to the study.
Researchers from the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center and the Center for Health Policy and Services Research, Denver, calculated immunization rates of rural and urban 2-year-old boys and girls by analyzing two nationally representative surveys: the 1991 National Maternal and Infant Health Survey (NMIHS) of 4,425 children (966 in rural areas) and the 1993 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) of 2,505 children (566 in rural areas). They found no significant differences in immunization rates between urban and rural children, with NMIHS rates of 63.3 percent versus 63 percent, respectively and NHIS rates of 65.5 percent and 67.8 percent, respectively.
However, low income, low family education, black or other minority race, unemployment, and female sex were associated with under-immunization in one or both surveys. These under-immunization figures did not change even for children residing in States that purchased and distributed vaccines for all children to reduce cost and improve access to immunization.
See "Rural childhood immunization: Rates and demographic characteristics," by N. Elaine Lowery, J.D., M.S.P.H., Elaine S. Belansky, Ph.D., Carol D. Siegel, M.D., M.S.P.H., and others, in the Journal of Family Practice 47(3), pp. 221-225, 1998.
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Taurus Judge pistol/rifle quetion
Ok well after reading the warning before I posted I hope this is the correct thread. Anyway, I have a Taurus Circuit Judge and was wondering if any of you could tell me if it would still be considered, by the ATF, a pistol or a short barrel rifle, if I cut the barrel down to less than 16 inches and replaced the shoulder stock with a pistol grip. Essentially it would look exactly like the Taurus Judge revolvers they sell. For those of you who may not be aware of what exactly the circuit judge is, it's almost exactly a regular Taurus Judge with a long rifle barrel and a shoulder stock that's basically fused onto the back of a pistol grip. And yes the regular pistol grips fit right on the circuit judge. So, no shoulder stock and under 16 in. barrel. Handgun? Rifle since it started out life as one? Just wondering if I would need a atf tax stamp.
I know it doesn't make sense for you guys for me to do this and you're going to say what a retard, but for me it does make sense I just haven't given you the details. Oh, and please to start babbling stuff saying how illegal it is if you don't actually have the law to prove it. Sorry to sound like an @ss but I can't ask a cop anymore a question without him being a -CENSORED--CENSORED--CENSORED--CENSORED--CENSORED--CENSORED--CENSORED--CENSORED-. Thanks.
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Well, if you do it you won't have to worry about the employment situation for the next 10 years or so. Also I've heard the food ain't that bad in federal prison!
You would be making a handgun from a long gun, and that's a No, No.
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SECTION 23-31-330.Application and registration of person allowed to possess machine gun or sawed off shotgun or rifle.
(A) Every person permitted by Section 23-31-320 to possess a machine gun or sawed off shotgun or sawed off rifle, and any person elected or appointed to any office or position which entitles the person to possess a machine gun or sawed off shotgun or sawed off rifle, upon taking office, shall file with the State Law Enforcement Division on a blank to be supplied by the division on request an application which is properly sworn. The application must be approved by the sheriff of the county in which the applicant resides or has his principal place of business and include the applicant's name, residence and business address, physical description, whether or not ever charged or convicted of any crime, municipal, state, or otherwise, and where, if charged, and when it was disposed of. The applicant shall also give a description including the serial number and make of the machine gun or sawed off shotgun or sawed off rifle which he possesses or desires to possess. The State Law Enforcement Division shall file the application in its office. The division shall register the applicant together with the information required in the application in a book or index to be kept for that purpose, assign to him a number, and issue to him a card which shall bear the signature of the applicant and which he shall keep with him while he has the machine gun or sawed off shotgun or sawed off rifle in his possession. This registration must be made on the date application is received and filed with the division. The registration expires on December thirty first of the year in which the license is issued.
SECTION 23-31-340. Penalties.
A person who violates the provisions of this article is guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than ten thousand dollars or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both.
This is from the SC website. However, this is a Federal Law.
. . .and as far as asking a cop ( or other official that knows the law ) and being worried about him being a "d#ckhead", the only stupid question is the one that is not asked. I wouldn't care if he was being difficult, you need to know right or wrong.
Hope this helps!
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Cheapshooter...there's no law restricting anyone from making a short barrel rifle, as long as you pay up. That's really not the question I asked. .40 cal- I've read that. I'm just wondering if it's a pistol or a short barreled rifle. I'm confused because if you take a pistol and put a stock on it, it becomes an SBR so obviously they make a distinction. As far as I know an SBR rifle is a rifle with a short barrel with the stock still attached. My gun would be grossly speaking a pistol. I just want to know its beginning life makes a difference. And as far as your cop comment, I really don't understand what you're getting at, why do I think I'm asking the law on this forum? Was this something I'm supposed to know from birth? You should be able to ask the cops questions and get a straight answer.
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I guess what I was trying to say is that he ( a cop ) should be able to answer your question without being a d#ckhead. Sometimes certain people, who have knowlede about a particular subject, tend to make others feel like there is some alterior motive for wanting to change a firearm.
I kind of got the same responses from others when I wanted to purchase a kit to convert my Glock 17 into a carbine, and then back to a pistol again. Apparently, the law will not allow you to do this. Once it is converted into a carbine, it can't be "shortened" again.
I don't think you will be able to do this without going through the proper channels, and in the end, you may just come out better purchasing another Judge. I may be wrong though. Hopefully someone else will chime in.
Good Luck!
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the only thing you can do is to contact your local BATF office or the main BATF office in washington dc. those guys will be able to tell you that youll NEED to do the paper work and pay the fees or youll be in a federal hotel room for 10 years.
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Or the Fed may simply hire you for the next incarnation of Fast & Felonious..... ATF & DOJ (except field agents) apparently are immune to federal laws...
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The ATF has ruled that doing the opposite of what you propose, for example, taking a Judge and making it into a 16" rifle Circuit Judge and then back to a Judge is OK. See ATF Ruling 2011-4. In that same ruling they discuss what you propose and rule that it remains illegal, even though from a practical standpoint it has the same result. Welcome to the wonderful world of gun laws.
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Failure. Never materializes. Apple operates from a position of such great strength -- and brute force -- that neither of these potential results will impact its business. That's because, at the moment, Apple's business is all about iPhone. iPhone 6 in particular. Some people think that's a bad thing. I think it's absolutely fantastic, which is why I don't understand why Apple would want to surf the unchartered territory (relative to other areas it has redefined and disrupted such as portable music players, the CrackBerry and the laptop) of wearables.
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