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International jet-setters that they are, we expect you'll join us in surprise that White Fence aren't packing their old kit-bags for swinging London (and points east) until late January! I mean, after all, For the Recently Found Innocent dropped in July - it's a fast-paced world, what's up with that? White Fence aren't really of this world is what, and as has been pointed out from every writer from here to Tipperary (or Timbucktu, if you will (and we would (if we only could)); to them time's a bit more of the four-dimensional kind (while you're waiting for the shows to begin, go see Interstellar if you want to NOT KNOW WHAT THE FUCK we're talking about), where the space between album release and the moment that they step into the picture in Marseille is as brief as moving from room to room! Maybe this is why we never get what they're grokking on about in their lyric sheets, hmmm....ah but it sure does sound good anyway! The thing is, the old world's not getting any younger, and they could all use a dose of White Fence's timeless pop sound-offs. And if you're in or in an acceptable radius of the cities on the route (Marseille, Bordeaux, Nantes, Rennes, Paris, Bristol, Manchester, London, Brighton, Brussels, Amsterdam, Cologne, Berlin and Athens (THAT'S IT?!? Come back, White Fence!)) you're sure to benefit from their concert de rock. They are truly rock in their hearts and minds, what the world needs more of! White Fence over Europe, starting 21/1/2015 and running through 5/2/2015. Magna-freakin'-fique!
1/21/15 Grim Marseille France
1/22/15 Bordeaux Rock Bordeaux France
1/23/15 Stereolux Nantes France
1/24/15 L' Ubu Rennes France
1/25/15 La Maroquinerie Paris France
1/27/15 The Fleece Bristol United Kingdom
1/28/15 Kraak Manchester United Kingdom
1/29/15 The 100 Club London United Kingdom
1/30/15 Sticky Mike's Brighton United Kingdom
1/31/15 AB Box Brussels Belgium
2/1/15 Bitterzoet Amsterdam Netherlands
2/2/15 Gebaeude 9 Cologne Germany
2/3/15 Bi Nuu Berlin Germany
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The racial divides of Cape Town are still very much a reality. Even the geography of the city accentuates the boundaries which prevent our city from integrating into a unified whole. How can we bring communities together so that they can work together and strike common chords? If there are significant mental and physical obstacles to re-integration, how do we create platforms that allow these communities to collectively create the world anew?
Music unites people and the Ubuntu Mash up is designed to break down these boundaries through artistic collaboration. Already, eMzantsi Carnival artists from communities in Ocean View, Masiphumelele and Fish Hoek are rehearsing with established DJs from Cape Town with this manadate of creating something new and exciting for their first event;
'Videolicious & Ubuntu Mash Up'
Gum boot dancers dressed up like neon ninja's, adding the licks off their boots to the beats of live afro House. Or a traditional African harmony group adding their deep vocals to a tribal techno rhythm. Caring Clowns, fire performers, video art installations, inventive puppets, and a class act of fun, improvisational local bands and DJs doing Balkan, Electro, African, Folk, Techno and Reggae performances;
TOBY2SHOES, REGAN, NOMADIC ORCHESTRA, THE TIME FLIES, SPEKTA vs MARHOSI (GUM BOOT TROOP FROM EMZANTSI), FLETCHER vs VAN DIE BOKKE (EMZANTSI), JAN LOHFELDT, THE RIVERTONES, JEZZA VS CAPE VELVET (EMZANTSI)
The belief is that through starting a conversation through artistic expression, we can embrace our diversity while creating a shared vision for the future.
Ubuntu Mash up will be a year long process of musical which culminates at the Afrika Burns creative arts festival. Here these various community groups will come together and transform the canvass of the Karoo desert into a powerful symbol of Ubuntu and joint African creativity. At the annual festival, which is quickly becoming one of the most unique and exciting events on the calendar, groups manifest creative visions in the spirit of radical self expression, self sufficiency and community building. The divisions of race, class and age all fall away as people blend into a symphony of colour, movement and sound.
WHEN : 9pm Mon 8th of August, 9th is a public holiday!
WHERE: Zula bar, new venue at 98 Long Street, Cape Town (next to FNB)
DAMAGE: R 40 if you dress up, R 50 if not – Prizes for the best dressed!

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Thank all of you for your suggestions--We had a great time and ate some awesome food! My husband and I got there in time for lunch so we headed to Coop's Place. I got the gumbo which I thought was a little watery (thin) and the duck quesadilla which was delicious. Monday nite we went to Adolfo's and my mother pronounced the setting to be "unique" (especially the red laundry tub and the green toilet seat in the restroom!) Most of us got snapper with ocean sauce (buttery sauce with shrimp on one side and crawfish on the other side) Food and service were good. We were a little disappointed in Frenchmen St. We thought it would be longer and have more clubs, restaurants. It seemed like there were only a couple of blocks and the areas on either side were a little unsavory. There were good sounds coming from the Spotted Cat but it was full. Charmaine Neville was at Snug Harbor but the parents wanted to go to Preservation Jazz Hall. We enjoyed that, especially my parents.
Tuesday, we rode the streetcar to Uglesich's and were in line around 11. We did not have to wait very long. I got gumbo and the fried green tomatoes with shrimp remoulade. We also got bacon wrapped shrimp with sweet potato soufflé and shrimp uggie. The gumbo was thick and smoky and I loved the fried green tomatoes. The shrimp uggie was very tasty as well.
Tuesday nite went to Commander's Palace and ate in the garden room upstairs. Had the Las Vegas salad, seared gulf fish and bread pudding soufflé. The food was all great and the service was very attentive and professional except for a couple of minor glitches which were remedied immediately. We all enjoyed the experience very much and would go there again.
Weds we rode the Magazine street bus to Casamento's and thought it was charming. We had gumbo, fried crab claws, calamari, oysters on the half shell, fried shrimp and fried trout. It was yummy and totally grease free--amazing! We thought the gumbo at Uggies was a little better than Casmentos. Rode the bus to the zoo and caught the boat back to town. That nite, we went to Brigtsens and had a wonderful evening. We ordered shrimp remoulade, salads, sheepshead, and seafood platter, chicken. For dessert, some got the pecan pie; I got vanilla ice cream with caramel sauce and choc chip with fudge sauce. Our primary server was named Pat and she explained that the wait staff works as a team so if we needed anything, we could ask any of the servers. She took very good care of us and she checked on us regularly to pour wine, ask if dinner was okay, etc. I told her I read a lot of good reviews of Brigtsens on Chowhound. She had never heard of it and was going to check it out.
Next morning we had to leave and no time to go to Cafe Du Monde but we did get some beignets in the airport and they were very tasty! The rest of the family went to the Palace Cafe for lunch and here is my sister's report: Everyone thought the Palace Café a very interesting place, bright and with beveled glass windows that looked into the kitchen. We did not sit at the bar overlooking the kitchen, but that might have been fun. The lunch specials were reasonable and good. Unfortunately we had to leave for the airport (or so we thought) and didnt have time to order the desserts we had seen on the way in. I did get cheesecake to go (I think it had Grand Mariner in it) and ate it at the airport. We were quite pleased with the restaurant, though Im sure we would also have liked Mr. Bs Bistro, which was the other place we were considering. The six of us had 4 different entrees and all liked what we got. The lunch salad was lovely, with fresh melon and blueberries. The turtle soup was good and thick. I had gulf fish lyonnaise (drum on that day I think), which was delicious. There were a good many lunch selections - two pork dishes, two fish dishes, a beef dish, soft shell crab, dont remember if there was a chicken dish, but I assume so. The menu was posted outside and was also on their website.
Again, thank you all for your recommendations!


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College of Cardinals Announces First Black Pope
by Jalapenoman on 10/03/13 at 12:07 pmVatican City, Rome – (SatireWorld.com)
The College of Cardinals in Vatican City announced the first Black Pope of the Catholic Church. There was speculation that they might break from tradition and choose a black Cardinal, but the black Cardinal that they chose surprised everyone. Larry Fitzgerald, wide receiver and all pro with the Arizona Cardinals, was chosen to be the guy to ride around in the Popemobile and wear a dress for the rest of his life.
From his home in Phoenix, Arizona, Fitgerald was shocked by the news. "You see," said Pope Larry, "I have contract. I'm supposed to make fifteen million this year with my team. Does this gig with the Catholic Church pay me that much?"
The new Pontiff attended high school at Richfield H.S. in Minnesota, where the team mascot was the Holy Angels. This has apparently prepared him for a lifetime of service to God in the Vatican.
When asked if he would make changes to the church, Larry said "I gotta think about this. Maybe some of the younger, better looking nuns could dress like Cheerleaders for God or something, cuz I'm used to being surounded by good looking cheerleaders. That might also raise church attendance and straighten out some of them boy loving Priests."
"We could also redo the uniforms of the Swiss Guard. I see them in the zebra costumes of the referees and all wearing whistles around their necks. They could whistle and throw a yellow flag whenever they catch someone committing a sin."
Pope Larry also requested measurements of St. Peter's Square and discovered that it is large enough to put in a football field. "I want to get some of those old guys in better shape, so I see us playing a lot of ball on that field. We could play shirts and skins, but I think that might embarrass them right now. We'll probably start with robes against pants."
Cardinal Guido Sarducci, an Italian American from New York City who attended the College of Cardinals and was in the Enclave, said that "we felt pressure to pick a Black Man as the next Pope. When we looked around, we realized that the best Cardinal was probably Larry Fitzgerald. Mark McGwire was white and had his steroids scandal and Albert Pujols was a Cardinal and is now an Anaheim Angel and was our second highest vote getter. Larry was the favorite as we've all watched his performances on Sports Center and think that he's the man!"
There is no truth to the rumor that Pope Larry intends to pimp out the Popemobile and paint it purple.
In a related story, sales of Kool-Aid and Kentucky Fried Chicken are expected to increase in Rome.


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Wednesday, July 15, 2009
on the lam
I knew the library police would catch up with me!
So, $23 dollars later, and my record is clear. whew!
Thing is, what I ended paying for is long overdue book on my shelf. Literally, I live six blocks from the library. I don't want the book. I didn't even get beyond the first chapter.
Sometimes, I just confuse myself.
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maybe you need the book. or should have the book. maybe you're not ready for it yet, but the universe won't let you give it up because you'll be ready for it later.
or maybe you're just disorganized. lol
- July 15, 2009 9:28 AM
- mompriest said...
sounds exactly like the sort of thing I would do....something very Jungian about this....shadowy denial of the presence of a book...LOL
- July 15, 2009 10:26 AM
- The Vicar of Hogsmeade said...
I own a dvd that I had to rent for a class, of course, it's owned because I didn't return it on time. Then, I couldn't find it to return it within X days before the owning was permanent.
- July 15, 2009 8:35 PM
- Peceli and Wendy's Blog said...
Yesterday P. got a huge traffic fine in the mail ($227) travelling on a 100 k limit highway after a baptism to go to a baptism party dinner at the grandparent's home. Not that he was driving any faster than the cars in front and behind. That was an expensive party. Three demerit points too! I was with him and I swear we were going under 114!
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It has been said that, after one has made his or her mark upon the world, all that can be done thereafter is either live up to it or try to live it down – depending on the impact that said mark made. In Norah Jones' case, she actually made her mark on her third album, Not Too Late, when the singer shucked all songwriting assistance and penned the whole record herself. Jones got personal lyrically and musically threw everything within reach at the wall to see what would stick and the results were an eclectic mix that refused to be pinned down. Because the songs were so strong and the sounds of them were so provocative, Not Too Late propelled Norah Jones into a whole new company and caliber of performers and the field became wide open to the singer's imagination. Norah Jones was free.
That kind of freedom can be terrifying though, and the singer must have felt it. Because she'd done everything herself, and that fact was made a matter of public domain right away, the pressure must have been on to produce a work that was comparable to follow up on the success.
The Fall both is and isn't comparable to Not Too Late for a variety of reasons.
Narrowing the scope of her ambition to focus strictly on a singer-songwriter-ly brand of rhythm and blues, The Fall presents to portrait of a very vulnerable Norah Jones – although she doesn't hide behind her piano at all during the album's run-time. Rather, the singer looks to the careers of similarly bent singers like Carole King, Linda Ronstadt and Rosanne Cash for inspiration as, with a broken heart, Jones explains her situation and desperation with all the love she has left in her. There are no great big Top 40 mainstays among the thirteen songs that comprise The Fall in the modern state of radio (although it would have been a revered release in 1974) which is a decidedly risky proposition for a pop singer of any stripe but, for those that are willing to hunt down the album for interest's sake, it yields untold treasures of heartfelt torment. Songs including "Chasing Pirates," "Light As A Feather," "It's Gonna Be" and "You've Ruined Me" all invoke the image of a miserably abandoned singer left all on her own in a place she knows well, but still feels strange. Virtually near tears (but not allowing herself to show it) this normally powerful soul singer whispers lines like, "When will I ever learn? If I wait, it doesn't seem like you will return" (from "Waiting") almost to herself; not exactly sure if she wants to even be saying so much because, when she does, then it will be out there – known. It's a woeful but warm blanket that Jones wraps herself in here, but that doesn't mean she's comfortable and the absence of piano from the album seems to further drive that point; there's nothing for the singer to fall back on or behind.
Even in that discomfort though, listeners will find it very easy to love The Fall. In spite of the singer's obvious hesitation, there is beauty and sweetness in Jones' timbres as well as the fact that at no point does she really begin finger-pointing or blame-laying for her state; there's only despair, a sense of lovelessness and resignation in Jones' tone that says she's taking heartache as gospel. As the record begins to spiral into whimsy and shock with "Tell Yer Mama" and the stunted piano of "Man Of The Hour," it's actually worrisome to think that Norah Jones might be falling apart. While this album is a very engaging and fascinating and beautiful listen, fans will find themselves hoping by the end that Jones finds something to smile about; while she's in a class unto herself where modern blues is concerned, Norah Jones needs a silver lining for these clouds.
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First I would like to thank the team: Marine, Florence and Stéphane who have definitely contributed to our "Paradis" spirit!
Of course I would like to thank all people who came and appreciated our services, and who decided to tell the others, on TripAdvisor, and on Facebook.
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Silver Dollar Spur, GrandWest: The Spur Mega Feast for 2 People! Includes: 1KG Spur's Famous Pork Ribs (to share) with Spur-style Crispy Onion Rings & Chips, 2 x Classic Waffles (half) and 2 x Regular Sodas – all at only R225!
Pay R99 to Get R200 off Your Bill at Fahrenheit – Alberton
Takeaway Feast for 2! 300g Hot Wings, 2 x 200g Gourmet Burgers, a Full Portion of Fries and a Full Portion of Onion Rings at Flamed Burger, Cape Town!
5-Course Fine Dining Tasting Menu for Two at NCW Restaurant
Choice of Combo Meal Each for Two at The Deckhouse – Crab Shack and BBQ
Choice of Chinese Meal for Two at Fortune House
Magical Outdoor Movie Experience for Two
24-Piece Salmon Sushi Platter at Sogo Sushi
Choice of Breakfast for up to Four at Spice on Main
2-Course Meal for up to Four at Asanka Restaurant
2 x Single Chicken Burgers at Mochachos – Available at 30 Branches Nationally
Starter (under R69) and Specialty Main (under R199) for up to Six at The Boss Restaurant
Gourmet Burgers with Toppings and Wedges for 2 People at the-industry, Sea Point!
Breakfast and a Game Drive for up to Six at Rietvlei Coffee Shop
All-You-Can-Eat Sushi and a Pot of Green Tea for Two at Kawayi Sushi Bar
Choice of Thai Meal for up to Four at Taste of Thailand
Choice of a Main Meal from R159 for Two at Plantation Café
Main Meal from R139 for Two at Taste of India - Bryanston
Choice of 4 x Cocktails or 4 x Jagerbombs at Monkeybluz Restaurant & Cocktail Bar
Family Feast to Share at Mochachos – Available at 30 Branches Nationally
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Wine Tasting and Platter to Share for Two at Arra Vineyards
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Turkish Delight Pairing with Turkish Coffee for up to Four People at Turkspirit Cafe
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Sure, your SQL Server is up and running. Is it healthy? Is it performing the best that it can? Where are your performance bottlenecks? This dynamic dialog session by David Klee (@kleegeek) will present a solid process for checking your environment's overall health and performance levels as well as solutions for common problems. Some of the items focused on include dynamic management views (DMVs), Windows Perfmon, and disk performance tools such as IOMeter and SQLIO.


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Creole Oyster Spaghetti
Recipe courtesy of Chef Alex Patout, New Orleans Creole Cookery
Oyster Spaghetti
Creole Sauce Recipe
Alex Patout's Creole Oyster Spaghetti
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Place sauce in a blender or food processor; pureé finely. Transfer to a large sauté pan over medium-high heat and bring to a simmer. Add the oysters and cook, stirring, until oysters are plump and edges are beginning to curl, just a few minutes. Remove oysters from sauce and set aside; keep warm.
Add cooked pasta to hot sauce along with green onions and parsley; toss to coat thoroughly. Divide among 6 serving bowls; add oysters back to pan and sauté briefly, then divide among servings. Sprinkle with Parmesan, serve with hot buttered French bread.
Creole Sauce
To prepare the sauce, place all ingredients in a large stock pot over medium-high heat. Bring to a simmer, reduce heat, cover, and simmer, stirring from time to time, until the acidity of the tomatoes is gone and the onions are very soft, 2 to 3 hours. Add additional water as necessary; sauce should be thick but still saucy. Remove and discard bay leaves.
This makes about 4 1/2 gallons; Sauce will keep, refrigerated, for up to a week; may be frozen for up to 6 months.
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MINI princesses adorned in tiaras and tutus gathered for a world record attempt at the weekend.
Daughters, mothers, and some fathers, put on their best gowns for a princess parade and sing-a-long at County Hall on Saturday in an aim to help beat a record of 351 princesses singing together.
The song 'Let it go' from the film 'Frozen' was sung by 139 princesses.
Chris Allwood, who organised the event, said although no record was broken, the turn out was excellent for a 'very cold and crisp morning'.
"It was lovely to see all those smiling faces," he said, "the children loved the 'Frozen' theme."
The event was held in aid of Sussex Snowdrop Trust which provides care at home for children with life-threatening illnesses.
Chris said: "I think it's important to support a charity which provides home care for children who are terminally ill or have life threatening illnesses after they've been to hospital. To donate to them at Christmas is really important."
Certificates, jewellery, tiaras and a shaving kit were handed out to the best dressed.
Winners included Rapunzel, Princess Leia, and a dad called 'Princess Purple'.
The gathering kicked off the 'Taste Festival' which saw food stalls providing a selection of the world's foods in the County Hall car park throughout the weekend.


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peach goes venti. i'm sure you're wondering what this means…
peach~my husband, shawn, has a friend whose mom said to them while they were in college that she prayed they would marry godly "peaches." when we married in 1992 shawn began calling me peach. his friends began calling me peach because they heard him refer to me that way…. my friends now call me peach.
goes venti~do you remember when starbucks used to have the quotes on their coffee cups? i said it would take at least a venti cup for me to tell what i felt like i needed to say…
thus this blog is about me, peach, going venti
i have been married to shawn since january 30, 1992.
we have 4 boys (young men) michael, samuel, benjamin, joseph
i love unsweetened ice tea
i love being with my friends
i like audrey hepburn
i like watching old movies (they don't make 'em like they used to)
i like any kind of music that gets me dancing (snoop dogg anyone?)
i like bright colors
i like running
i like eating but don't like cooking
and last, but certainly not least, i am so very thankful that Jesus has forgiven and continually forgives me


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Back in the day, the corner shop reigned supreme – and in my village Sisman was 'King'.
As the cornerstone of community life, I always thought the corner shop was well named, even if some of them, like Sisman's, were not on a corner at all.
Generally the first to open and the last to close, village shops attracted generations of customers young and old like moths to a flame.
Like so many others, I was sad to see the Sisman era come to an end last weekend.
I started work there as a paperboy when I was 12 and after Charlie bought me an alarm clock I think I became rather good at it.
In for 6.30am to make up my run of dailies, I would watch from the back shop as a steady stream of dads came through the door for their newspaper and smokes and bottle of Tizer before either heading for the foundry to start their shift or heading home after completing it.
Charlie Sisman had a smile and time for a blether for them all.
It was amazing the amount of 'goss' that could be gleaned from such brief but friendly exchanges – I seem to remember not all of it really suitable for ears as young as mine.
After school, I would be back to pack the bag full of evening papers. At that time of the day it was a different crowd, mums buying their fashion mags and TV guides and kids stocking up with sweeties to chew on the way home.
I also fondly remember that Charlie became the hero of every youngster almost overnight when he opened the Toy Box next door.
This veritable Aladdin's Cave was indeed a magical place of riches that every boy and girl in the village saved very hard to buy something from.
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Friday, March 30, 2012
Viola day 2
What exactly does a tone sound like? I've been listening to myself play so many rough approximations today that I'm struggling to remember.
And alto clef. I'm pretending that it's treble and transposing everything up a step. Then down an octave. It's working for now but I suspect it's not a long term solution.
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I sympathise. I was made to play the piccolo in year twelve in the school orchestra and my ear/capacity for fine tuning has never been the same. I had to shut down that whole part of my brain so that I didn't go insane with the ever so slightly out of tune sounds I was producing all year.ReplyDelete
As for alto clef, who invented that? It's crazy. Although I suspect if you keep transposing up a step and down an octave and learn how to do it at speed, that you will have connected a whole lot of new synapses. And that has to be a positive.
The beauty of alto sax - one clef only - treble.ReplyDelete
My tip for alto clef: Don't think so much about what note you're playing, just where it sits on the neck of the viola. The notes will slip into place later. At least that's what I found.ReplyDelete


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I need some advice on buying a camera. I want to be able to shoot good pictures of my 8 month old son indoors, with normal lighting, with no flash. Below is what I'm considering so far. Please tell me which one you think is the best choice or let me know if you have any other suggestions.
1. Olympus E-500 camera with 14-54mm f/2.8-3.5 Zuiko lens.
2. Canon Digital Rebel XTi with kit lens and / or EF 50mm f/1.8 II lens.
3. Sony Sony Alpha A100K with kit lens.
I want to keep the purchase under $1000 if I can.
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The camera is going to have some effect on the situation but whichever option you go for then a kit lens is not going to be bright enough (the aperture is not wide enough) so something like f1.8 Canon lens or with the Sony the f1.7 50mm lens which is very cheap. With the camera have a look at the performance at high ISO's (a good place to do this is in Steve's reviews) and see which comes up trumps however I think out of this batch it is going to be the Canon by a country mile). The last thing to consider is IS (Anti-Shake etc) which the Sony does have as this will allow the shutter speed to be slower while retaining a sharp image however this will not help if your subject is moving as you still want to be able to get a fast shutter to freeze this.
Hope that gives you something to go on and I'm sure that some others will help with more info for you.
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I know most amature photographer say they want to shoot with available light but I personally think it's because they have never had a proper flash (Any pop-up flash is NOT a proper flash) and have not learned techniques to take advantage of a proper bounce flash. With a GOOD flash you will be able to easier capture high qualitycandid indoor moments then you would with a fast bright lens. I love available light photography as much as the next guy I think a good flash will expand your opportunities to capture quailty photographs more then just a fast lens will.
Any reason you didn't mention the Nikons? D50 kit with 18-55 DX lens (~$600) and SB600 Flash ($200) and 50mm 1.8D ($110) would be a great kit to start out with and another camera to consider.
As far as how all 3 (or 4) cameras stack up against each other we can pixel peep all day long but in the end we're really arguing over maybe 1-2% performance difference, all of the cameras you mentioned are capable of making high quality images. It all comes down to fit/feel (Does the camera fit your hand? How well are the controls laid out and are they intuative to you?) and does the camera have the features you really want.
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Low light indoors means you need fast lens (2.0 aperture or better) and good high ISO.
Pentax, Canon and Nikon cameras all do well at high ISO. Sony and Olympus are at the bottom of the list in that category. So, for your stated needs, I would select from the Pentax, Canon and Nikon camps along with something like the 50mm 1.8 you mentioned to get started. You may find down the road, 50mm is too tight and you want something like a 28mm 1.8.
Anti shake doesn't help if your son moves - so good high ISO performance and fast lens are more important to success IMO than anti shake.
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As already said, a fast lens (50mm prime) and good high iso performance is key.
I´ll agree too that IS won´t help with moving subjects.
Nonetheless, in really low light or poor quality indoor lighting, don´t expect miracles.
As Jin suggests, this is where boucing a dedicated flash on the ceiling will help, as well as placing the flash off-camera (wired or wireless).
For instance check some examples from Minolta:
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available light for portraits ?!!!!!!
a 'fast' f1.7 prime lens will get you proper exposure BUT the depth of field will be so shallow it would be next to impossible to get good candids of a moving child
use a quality bounce flash
|Jan 5, 2007, 8:53 AM
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No reason in particular as to why I haven't considered the Nikon line, and I am certainly open to doing so.
Which do you think would be a better purchase between:
-Canon Digital Rebel XTi with kit lens and EF 50mm f/1.8 II lens.
-Nikon D50 kit (or newer model) with 18-55 DX lens and 50mm 1.8D
You mentioned the Nikon SB600 flash. If I choose the Canon, what would be a comparable flash compatible with Canon?
The lighting in our house isn't that bad. I usually try to turn on all of the lamps and overhead lighting on when shooting pictures. I did try once , though, shooting with a friend's Digital Rebel with EF 28-105mm f/4.0-5.6 USM inside the same living room without using the flash and the photos turned out terrible. Is that 28-105 lens bad for shooting indoors?
I know so very little about using the manual settings, changing the aperture, white balance, etc. But I want to make sure I purchase what I need to and then start learning how to use those settings to create good photos.
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The problem with the Canon you borrowed was the lens is not "fast"... i.e. the f# is pretty large. f/4.0. The lower the f# the brighter the lens is which means you can use faster shutter speeds. So lets look at an example. Wide open the Canon is at f/4.0. Lets say because of the low light levels you had to use a 1/15 second shutter speed, the camera may be hard to hand hold and get sharp images at 1/15 second. Lets say you had a lens that could open up to f/2.8. You would then be able to take the picture with a shutter speed of 1/30 second and get the same exposure but you greatly reduce the chance of camera shake. With an f/1.8 lens you would be able to use a 1/60 second shutter speed, even better. Problem with using the wider aperture is that you decrease the Depth of field, i.e. the depth of the plane which things are in focus. Take a look at this picture for example taken with a 50mm 1.8 lens. Shutter speed 1/50 with an aperture of f/1.8. I focused on a spot just above Jack's eye to try to get as much of his face in focus as possible, but there is only a very narrow window of what can be in focus, just a inch or so wide at most. Notice how his body is out of focus and if you actually look close enough his eye is slightly out of focus. A human's face is shallower then a dog's but it is very possible to focus on someone's eye and the tip of their nose would be out of focus, or if they are slightly angled to you one eye could be in focus and one could be out of focus.
Here is a good example of how shallow the depth of field can be at f/1.8. I focused on the center of this drink umbrella, but you can see the front and back of the umbrella are out of focus. With a static target like a baby taking pictures is easy but once they get a little older and start moving around they can move in and out of the focused area pretty quickly since it's literally only a few inches wide at f/1.8. Taking nice indoor pictures that look natural is much easier with a proper bounce flash because you can use a smaller aperture and get more of the frame into focus.
Even at f2.2 you can see the DoF is still very shallow. With the lion's head in focus you can see his tail end is out of focus.
The shallower DoF is great for portraits because it blurs the background and creates a very pleasing effect, putting all of your attention on the subject in focus, as long as the subject doesn't move out of the focus area.
And lets not forget ISO. If you were taking a picture at 1/4 second at ISO200 you could jump the ISO to 400 and take it at 1/8. ISO 800 would again half the shutter speed so you can take it at 1/15. ISO 1600 you could use 1/30 second. So a camera take takes good photos at ISO1600 is also very desirable in low light.
ISO1600 f1.8 @ 1/30sec.
I believe the best thing to do is to have both a good flash and a fast bright lens. Start experimenting and playing (Film is cheap with a digital camera!) and learn and you will eventually get a good feel of when you can use that wide open aperture and when you should narrow the aperture and use a good bounce flash. The Canon does have a comparable flash, I think it's the EX430? It's a little more expensive then the SB600 but it's a bit more powerful then the SB600.
|Jan 5, 2007, 10:59 AM
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Thanks JinE.
I'm thinking that I'll definitely need to get the external flash, but that may have to come after the initial purchase as I'll need to save for it.
Another question - does an external flash use the camera's battery power? If so, should I invest in a battery pack to mount onto the bottom of the camera? I would think that if it does use the camera's battery that it would drain it a lot faster.
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if you decide to go the Nikon+flash route, I think that perhaps you would be better off with a D70 and up. The reason is that the D70 and up support wireless flash, whereas the built-in flash can wirelessly command multiple external flashes (SB600/800). The D50 does not support such feature.
note: external flashes have their own battery
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East or west education is key to someones life for you to be called someone of great importance in your society
Yes education can be of success however it may not lead you there well its out of your hard work and sometimes you may have a lot of qualifications but you are successful in life
No…!!! you can still be successful without education and your very content as long as your happy with life
Yes Yasin i agree with your statement however did you know that only that can limit your social life as in you end up feeling small associating or even ashamed when it is only you who has not attained any level of education in your group that you have fun with… think about it
Thanks for all your comments but as for me I can't give a limit to how far because I believe the more one can access the good quality of education at whatever stage it might be the brighter their futher becames and the likeliness to live asucessfull life.
I think education is vital to living a successful life. Either education towards learning practical skills and vocations, or academic education. Both have huge value, and without access to either, I think that leading a successful life would be significantly more difficult.
To gain success in life you do not necessarily need education, if you have a good mind you can also achieve success
Education is undoubtedly important – it opens many doors, and gives the best start in life. However, it only goes so far and can mean very little unless you have the grit and determination to take your life in the direction you want it to go. Education cannot teach that – it is down to the person themselves, and someone who keeps trying and perseveres may well see greater success than someone who is educated but gives up.
The pen is mightier than the sword. Linking education with success can be disappointing because many people have been highly educated but do not have employment opportunities availed to them. In some cases it is who you know/ a bit of nepotism and according to Adam Grant, research shows that success isn't just a matter of hard work, talent, and success — it also depends on your relationships.
Although it is undoubtedly important, it is part of a bigger system. Social mobility has many proven variables. I believe a more holistic approach to education including relationships, wellbeing, health (mental, physical, sexual), politics, money etc. will give students a better start in life.
I agree with Ellie in that education can be an extremely important factor in the potential to have a successful life, but it is also dependent on a person's interaction with their own education and external factors that contribute to success. Of course, however, this depends on what each individual perceives a 'successful life' to be. For some it is material wealth, and others it is health. What is most important is that each person has the opportunity to be provided with a good education and taught how to use it; whether or not they follow through with this is their choice.
Education provides a path to better employability in later life and will open your mind to plenty of opportunities. Education is important to the young generation so that one day they can build their character and give back to the community that raised them.
its an important thing to note that, in the present situation, the largest percentage of people that have made it through life have used education as their passwords, even though we put into play nepotism, tribalism, and all other sorts of favoritism, all has worked out with education as the background.
yes, education is good because it makes one acquire the knowledge and skills in every day life e.g for example here in Uganda one can not participate politically.
in hope so, because with education you can meet so many new people, and through the ability to write and speak good English, you get to places of high profile, like the parliament, travels outside, and for someone who never went to school, the only option would be baking chapatis and other odd jobs for others to benefit
Education is important in order to fulfill my dreams of becoming a mechanic. With the skills I learn I would like to build a better future for Jinja and the country all together!
education is important in this way that it helps to improve on our opportunities for better jobs, health and communication.
A person is educated becomes more resilient to difficult situations that he may encounter in life as he grows up.
In this world education is valued very highly and I agree that it is important, however I think that other skills which are not taught in school are also needed to live a happy and successful life. If you do not have personal strength and resilience then even the best quality of education may not lead to a fulfilled life. That's why we need to make sure children have support to develop their strengths and abilities to deal with what life throws at them, as well as having access to formal education.
In response to Julius, I think you may be bright but your not succeeding
Are we still debating? I think all types of learning is important. As Sam says, it comes in different forms and all forms should be valued. However, we all know what employers look for in an applicant. The piece of paper that states what education you have. Nevertheless, I think being a good person and having the ability to endure people to you whilst being able to learn quickly is probably as important in some cases.
I believe education is incredibly important. It does not have to be education in the rigid sense that we see in classrooms today, but can be education gained from school, learning things practically, travelling, being read to by someone at home or a friend and so forth. Everyone should have the opportunity to access some form of education. Education enables people to expand their knowledge of the world which, in a time where people are divided from one another, is crucial. Through being educated about the world and different people in it, people can begin to understand one another, which in turn will help to reduce inequality. In turn, this can improve a person's quality of life.
@Julius, Eron Charles and Mukisa Tendo- Not sure what "In response to Julius, I think you may be bright but your not succeeding" means but not sure it sounds very kind. I think Julius has a point, "if you have a good mind you can also achieve success", there is a lot o to be said for the good mind and being kind. I think an interesting question could be that of success itself. How do we measure it?
I agree with Derin and Sam that all forms of learning should be valued. I would be interested to know whether children think that school education or life experience better helps them to cope with life's challenges – or is it a bit of both?
Ellen Johnson Sirlif the president of the Republic of Liberia once said that Africa should turn their attention from merely access to education as tool for globalization but look at providing quality of education to the learners. In other words to employ qualitative rather than quantitative approach.
Very often, knowledge is its own reward. It satisfies curiosity and helps us understand how the world works. Education brings people together to share that knowledge. Every answer raises more questions, widening the circle, the conversation, the debate until the whole world is talking about the things that really matter.
@Derin sorry, we did not mean to be unkind. We think success can be measured by education and our happiness. For Eron, to be successful means to have education, children, shelter, health and a job.
The world would be wrong without education…
This has been fun. I do like the definition of success that includes education, children, shelter, health and a job, I think many of those a rights and I hope one day every person in the world can take education, health and shelter as a given and can work towards the rest. I also hope that whatever opportunity we have to learn (formally and informally), it helps us to be better people. Lovely to discuss with you.
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"Just received payment in full from the Hermitage, with a request from them to cancel tomorrow's appeal hearing," Cold Brook Fire District Administrator Kimberly Hicks wrote to the Reformer at about 2:30 p.m. on Friday.
The Hermitage runs a private ski resort at Haystack Mountain, a golf course, and inns and restaurants in the Deerfield Valley. The company owed Cold Brook about $87,000 for outstanding water and sewer bills going back six months.
The Prudential Committee, which governs the Cold Brook Fire District, expected to have an appeal hearing Saturday morning. An attorney for the Hermitage requested the appeal hearing after the company missed a deadline Wednesday to make the delinquent payments. The company's finance director had asked whether a minimal payment could be made. Citing Vermont statute, Hicks pointed to an appeal hearing as the only way to avoid shutting off the services.
Select Board Vice Chairman John Gannon, who is also a state representative, told the Hermitage a shutoff might be more expensive than the company understood because it would also shut down the fire suppression system.
In October, the Hermitage's financial struggles were blamed on poor weather during the 2015-2016 winter season and a slow membership drive. Membership dues have not been sufficient to cover operating costs and real estate operations were subsiding those costs, company officials had said.
Members were asked for a one-time due of $10,000 to help pay off vendors. Last month, company founder and CEO Jim Barnes reported having collected 75 percent of those dues.
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According to Hermitage Club officials, the cutbacks are connected to this week's warm weather, which nearly reached 70 degrees on Wednesday.
"The Hermitage is open for business," said Hermitage Club Director of Public Relations Meridith Dennes. "The mountain will be closed midweek due to weather, and there has been a reduction in force appropriate for the services being offered."
The speculation began on Friday, when word leaked that Hermitage Club employees were told not to cash their checks until Tuesday. A local Hermitage Club employee, who requested anonymity out of concern for possible workplace retaliation, confirmed the information. "We were told we had to hold our paychecks until Tuesday," the employee said. "And that's not OK for everyone, people have kids to feed."
The news spread fast and, according to the local employee, members were upset, not only that the club's continued operation was up in the air, but also that employees' compensation was in question. "It was a very sad day," the employee said. "I heard about one member who went around giving ski instructors $100 bills because he was so distraught and didn't want to see the club go down. A lot of members cleaned out their lockers and took their equipment home because of the uncertainty. Members were hugging employees. The worst part was getting hugs from children who don't know if they're going to be back again. There's a real sense of community here."
An international employee working at the Hermitage Club on a temporary visa contacted The Deerfield Valley News, concerned that she was unable to cash her paycheck for the two-week pay period, and unsure of her employment. "I feel I am without a voice and now, it appears, without my hard-earned work compensation."
Over the weekend, rumors circulated about meetings between Hermitage Club President James Barnes and members. Club member John Gannon confirmed at least one meeting took place, at which Barnes asked club members for more money to continue operations for the rest of the ski season. "Jim (Barnes) proposed that members each contribute $3,000 to the club to cover payroll through April 1," Gannon said. "He also told us he'll have a proposal sometime during the week concerning the sale of club assets to the membership."
In October, the club levied what they called a "one-time membership dues adjustment" of $10,000, effectively doubling dues for 550 members. At the time, the $5.5 million raised through the charge was said to be earmarked for vendor debt repayment, property tax payments, and operations.
The $3,000 dues charge to 550 members would raise an additional $1.65 million. However, Gannon said that, based on the reaction of members at the meeting, it appeared unlikely to succeed. Another source said members reacted to Barnes' proposed $3,000 payment with raucous abuse, shouting accusations and demanding accountability.
Club officials declined to comment on the prospect of any offer for the sale of the club. Gannon says he fears the strategy is intended to counteract pressure from a sub-group of club members who have had their offers to purchase the club rebuffed by Barnes.
"As I understand it, the group of members have been trying to reach a deal for months and have made a number of proposals," Gannon said. "I worry that an untenable offer is setting members up for the fall, to blame us when the club goes bankrupt and people don't get paid."
On Tuesday, Dennes said that payroll had been met, and employees were able to cash their checks, as they had been promised on Friday. A local employee confirmed that their paycheck was, eventually, cashed on Tuesday. "I got to the bank after 9 am on Tuesday and there was already a long line," the employee said. "By the time I got there, the account was depleted, but later we were told to go back, and everyone I talked to was able to cash their check by the end of the day."
On Wednesday, the Hermitage Club announced that it would be closed midweek due to unseasonably warm temperatures, and that 15% of the workforce had been laid off. The club also said that contracts with workers who have J1 and H2b visas would be honored. According to unconfirmed sources, however, international workers were among those who were eliminated, and one source suggested that their contracts do not guarantee employment for any specific time period.
According to Dennes, the club will provide support to individuals affected by the workforce reduction.
"The club will work with the local labor force who have been impacted by the restructuring," she said. "We have brought in people from the Department of Labor to make sure people get placed in a timely manner. We'll do everything to make sure individual needs are met in the interim. We care deeply about our employees, and understand the impact."
Read more: Deerfield Valley News - Cash flow weather woes force Hermitage Club cuts
Bank files for foreclosure on Hermitage properties
By Mike Eldred
WILMINGTON- Berkshire Bank filed a foreclosure complaint against the Hermitage Inn Real Estate Holding Company, the Hermitage Club, and Hermitage owner James Barnes in Windham Superior Court Friday afternoon.
Hermitage Club officials said that the bank's action was anticipated, and suggested it could spur ongoing negotiations. "This was fully expected and it is the next logical step in a process that will assist to bring all parties to the table to reach accord," said Hermitage Club public relations director Meridith Dennes. "We believe it was needed and will help us to reach an agreement that will ultimately benefit all stakeholders."
Berkshire Bank is seeking foreclosure on several Hermitage properties including the Hermitage Inn, Haystack Ski Resort and ski area lands, Haystack Base Lodge, Haystack Golf Course, Chamonix Townhouse Village, Haystack Golf Course, water rights to Mirror Lake, hundreds of acres of land, along with several smaller parcels. The foreclosure action also includes the Snow Goose Inn, the Horizon Inn, and the Doveberry Inn.
According to the complaint, Barnes and the Hermitage failed to meet their obligation to make payments on three loans, including a $15 million "base lodge" note signed in December 2014, a $1 million bridge loan in June 2016, and a second bridge loan of $1.1 million made in July 2017. Of the total $17.1 million in loans, the Hermitage and Barnes still owe $16,342,175.61 in principal, along with $213,799.76 in interest, and $43,603.79 in late charges.
The bank's complaint also notes that "all taxes, assessments, and other charges" on the mortgaged properties must be "paid current," and any unpaid taxes or other debts owed on the properties "become additional indebtedness owed by (the defendants)." According to Wilmington officials, checks presented for Hermitage property taxes on February 23 failed to clear, and property taxes due previously are delinquent. The failure to pay taxes on the properties "is a default under the mortgage, among other loan documents, by Hermitage Inn Real Estate Holding Company LLC, Hermitage Club LLC, and James R. Barnes."
The action also lists as defendants, along with Barnes and the Hermitage, about 45 individuals, businesses, and government entities that have filed liens or writs of attachment against Hermitage Club properties totalling more than $9.7 million. The amount includes a $1.5 million writ filed by Reinhart Food Service, two $1 million writs filed by individuals for residential properties, and $1.2 million in liens filed by the Vermont Department of Taxes. According to Berkshire Bank's complaint, the 45 creditors' claims are "junior and inferor to that of (Berkshire Bank)."
Boiler plate language in the complaint warns occupants of the properties that their right to remain on the premises may end when the foreclosure is completed.(I didn't find the thread someone else started on Hermitage.)
As mentioned a little while ago, why not momentarily forget all this drama and see the Bachelor at the Hermitage. Article here: http://www.dvalnews.com/view/full_story_obits/27546697/article-Real-drama-at-Hermitage-Club-tops-made-for-TV?instance=news_page
About 18 months ago I saw advertising on trash receptacles around the financial district in NYC touting the exclusivity and fabulousness of the Hermitage "no lift lines" or "you own the mountain" something to that effect. Seemed like an odd choice of vehicles for an upscale promotional message. In retrospect, perhaps it was fitting :-??
Didn't Barnes make his money in the trash business? Maybe he got a special deal on the trash receptacles.rickbolger said:
About 18 months ago I saw advertising on trash receptacles around the financial district in NYC touting the exclusivity and fabulousness of the Hermitage "no lift lines" or "you own the mountain" something to that effect. Seemed like an odd choice of vehicles for an upscale promotional message. In retrospect, perhaps it was fitting :-??
Have any private clubs, aside from the small ones in WNY and in Canada (none of which luxury) survived? It seems like the luxury/exclusive country club ski area model is not sustainable.
perhaps Round Top? (Plymouth/Bear whatever it is) Does that still operate? For a while it went with a hybrid model, I suspect that would be more sustainable -- but then you'd have a harder time tapping the members for additional funds.There is another private member deal in California, but is definitely low brow
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Didn't Barnes make his money in the trash business? Maybe he got a special deal on the trash receptacles.
Ah! That might explain it.
Plymouth Notch appears to be operating, as per their website. Last entry was 2/8 on a powder day.rickbolger said:
perhaps Round Top? (Plymouth/Bear whatever it is) Does that still operate? For a while it went with a hybrid model, I suspect that would be more sustainable -- but then you'd have a harder time tapping the members for additional funds.There is another private member deal in California, but is definitely low brow
Holimont in Ellicottville, NY is around the corner from Holiday Valley. It is large and appears to be going strong.
Yep, but it strikes me as a family club place, not built on the premise of exclusivity and luxury. Just a nice place to ski with others, like a boat club vs. a yacht club. It's the high-end exclusive place that I don't see making it.TomWhite said:
Holimont in Ellicottville, NY is around the corner from Holiday Valley. It is large and appears to be going strong.
Just skied there a few weeks ago. Nice place but it's not like Hermitage at all. General public is welcome during week days (always thought the Hermitage should have gone that direction too). The lodges at Holiday Valley were actually much more fancy. Also skied Hunt Hollow on that trip, same deal, general public is welcome during the weekdays and not at all fancy. There's a good amount of successful low key clubs out there. Only big time exclusive ones I can think of are Yellowstone and Hermitage.lotsoskiing said:
Yep, but it strikes me as a family club place, not built on the premise of exclusivity and luxury. Just a nice place to ski with others, like a boat club vs. a yacht club. It's the high-end exclusive place that I don't see making it.TomWhite said:
Holimont in Ellicottville, NY is around the corner from Holiday Valley. It is large and appears to be going strong.Hoping to do a trip report when I get the time (gotta keep Cisco happy).
Neither the Hermitage Club nor the Yellowstone Club are member equity. That's the trouble. IIRC the ones in NY that are working are member equity.
Seems like Yellowstone might be going okay these days. They're in the process of building a huge expansion. Prior owner was up to some shady stuff. Not saying he wouldn't have failed anyway, but it certainly didn't help.Good question on the NY ones. Looks like they were at least initially opened by investors.
Yellowstone's founder put the YC up as collateral on a $375 million loan from Credit Swiss and allegedly kept $209 million for themselves. That was the source of the problem at the YC. It is now running smoothly.
So is the Hermitage currently closed?
Aside from the names and the target audience, this is like re-living the latter days of Vernon Valley/Great Gorge
Today, yes.... Will they come through with some cash by the weekend and open up like they did last week/weekend?? To be determined..... Last week they didn't confirm on their social media sites that they were going to be open for the weekend until Thursday.....mtsnow123 said:
So is the Hermitage currently closed?
As of yesterday the sheriff shut the doors on Hermitage....They were issued a cease of ops order by the state of Vermont as of Monday morning. Apparently they owe more than 1.5 million in back sales and hotel taxes. Now it makes sense why they filmed the "Bachelor Winter Games "there....guessing they were hoping for a giant payday to hold off the tax man
Minus the photos, here's the Liftblog.com article.
State of Vermont Shuts Down The Hermitage Club
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posted on buildings at America's second largest private ski resort are
clear. "Please take notice that Hermitage Club LLC failed to post the
bond required by the Vermont Commissioner of Taxes…and may not conduct any
business at this location." News of the closure comes less than a month
after a Massachusetts bank filed a $16.6 million foreclosure complaint related
to three separate loans now in default.
Hermitage Club features one of only five bubble chairlifts with heated seats in
the United States. It opened just over two years ago.
The Hermitage owes the
State of Vermont more than $1 million in rooms, sales and meals taxes.
The two parties had been operating under a payment plan that allowed the ski
resort to open on weekends this winter. A $112,000 payment wired to the
state on Friday was enough to keep the lifts spinning until Sunday. A
note to members posted at the club yesterday says, "We are working diligently
to secure the funds to allow us to open for this coming weekend and will keep
you posted." The local newspaper references some employees who said they were
escorted from the property by police. I can only imagine the frustration
they must feel losing their jobs after months of uncertainty.
Opened in 2011 on the
site of the defunct Haystack Mountain ski area, the Hermitage Club currently owns
a 2015 Doppelmayr bubble high-speed six place lift, two recent Skytrac quads, a
1985 Poma triple and a 1987 CTEC triple. As I wrote a few weeks ago, lots of legal maneuvering likely
lies ahead and many of these lifts could find new homes in the event of a
Here are five comments on Liftblog.
· If no
one purchases the Club, a la Tamarack or Spanish Peaks, the lifts will probably
be auctioned to cover debts. Someone's going to get a steal on Barnstormer if
that happens.
If the club is
liquidated, Barnstormer would be the PERFECT replacement for the Barker
Mountain Express at Sunday River, and with Boyne reacquiring full ownership,
that could become a reality. That would be awesome if they could make out like
a bandit and grab Barnstromer for a fraction of the cost when new, truck it
over to the river, and use it to replace the aging Barker Quad, which as of
recently can only run at 700 fpm MAX and has become far too unreliable to be
one of SR's main lifts.
Barnstormer could also be
used at Jay Peak to replace the Bonaventure Quad and provide a different
enclosed lift to get marginal skiers off the tram that have no business being
on that terrain.
The Barker lift at Sunday
River needs to go. 700 fpm is just too slow. Especially for one of the busiest
lifts on the mountain. But I think Boyne would rather just buy a brand new lift
than a re-tread.
I doubt anyone is going
to purchase the club and assume all debts. 16mil is a lot and the club has not
once been profitable.
There has been rumors here in the valley of a Mt Snow take over.....however I callkgcuvuvouv on that ever happening again. Sadly Hermitage is worth more dead than alive as far as mechanical assets are concerned.
The actual Peak folks I've talked to, who are in somewhat of a position to be in the loop of the companies potential interest in the Hermitage Club and acquiring it, have been quite quick and decisive with a no answer (too much likely $$ for not enough return, too many permitting issues to connect them, not in the overall company strategy, etc) What Peak may have interest in, should The Hermitage go to a bank liquidation sale situation at some point, is some of their lifts. That is much more plausible.nospeed411 said:
There has been rumors here in the valley of a Mt Snow take over.....however I callbjhhjl on that ever happening again. Sadly Hermitage is worth more dead than alive as far as mechanical assets are concerned.
Around the Valley, I have heard a number of people, "who heard from a friend of a friend of a friend who is the 2nd cousin twice removed from X at Peak" type rumors about Peak buying the Hermitage.... Nothing more concrete than that, and nothing like the multiple times that Peak management have said "no" when flat out asked if they're buying the Hermitage...
Is the original Hermitage inn still in business?
Last post on their Twitter account was March 19....an ad for a property management company in Arlington, which is a ways away from that area...weird
Were there permit related issues that prevented the Ski-LTD/ASC merger of Snow and Haystack or was it strictly budgetary?The geographical location of Mt Snow attracts endless throngs of skiers with tons of money. I wonder if Mt Snow's contribution to Peak's general financial success is strong. I'm not a very big fan of Peak, but they've figured out how to make money in very challenging industry and I do like what they did for Crotched.Let's face it, a megaplex connection of skiing in the Cold Brook are would rival anything in the East. Haystack has water.


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guys, what should we do?
I know that I haven't been really here posting daily recently because of my studies, and my two jobs.
But we don't have any regular posters anymore.
Do you think the board should stay open?
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Really sorry to see this again.
Its sad that this isnt the same show that I onced love. I only like about 25% of the show now. To me negan, glenns death and too much focus on Daryl have ruined this show.
I'll support whatever happens and I'll really try to pop in more if you keep it open
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I will try to help out. I have to say this new season has really put a damper on my love for this show too. Not a fan of Negan and they give him way too much screen-time. Abraham and Glenn's tragic deaths have also left a very sour taste in my mouth. But with those complaints aside, I still am a fan of the show.
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I thought the show opening with a bang, was reviving the love of the "fans" of the show. I thought, even though you know I hate Negan, it just changed the show. A good change.
I thought it would attract more people, more posters.
Because those same people were blaming the writers for not going "all in" you know.
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This exploratory study of women's experience of the martial art of aikido comes as a response to the paucity of texts on women in the martial arts. My 16-year involvement with aikido and my studies in the field of Leisure Science have led me to explore the apparent contradiction between the traditionally masculine domain of martial arts and prescribed female/feminine behaviour. As a feminist researcher and as an aikido participant I acknowledge a close connection with my topic and hence the subjective nature of this study. I am not trying to produce an absolute truth, but present some of the complex individual realities of the participants of this study. Twelve women who had been practising aikido for more than two years were interviewed for this study. Their stories sketched pictures of their personal experiences of aikido and illustrated what aikido meant to them. After reviewing relevant literature and its relationship to participants' stories five major themes emerged: female values in a masculine environment; empowerment and self development; spirituality; social behaviour and intimacy; and sport, martial arts and aikido. While the construction of physicality, sport and the martial arts has been largely from a male perspective, applying a postmodern feminist perspective lead to a redefining of masculine and feminine behaviours. Dispensing with the binary opposition of masculine versus feminine the redefined behaviours were interpreted as female value qualities and, according to the participants' stories, these qualities were to be found in aikido.
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I first came across the joys of a Scrambled Egg and Cheese Sandwich after recovering from a boozy night, and was immediately convinced that i had found my ultimate hangover cure… That was until in a moment of nostalgia i made it again – this time with the addition of a spicy leftover Sausage, Tomato, Chives and Paprika and Mustard Mayo. At first i thought this might be overkill, my intentions were not to mask the light flavour of the Egg, but to add to the flavour and make an overall more meaty sarnie. The great earthy heat of the Mustard and Paprika Mayo added creaminess with a kick, the Chives brought over the flavour of the Egg and the Sausage did what a spicy good Sausage does best – add some MEAT. My taste buds were zinging and my tummy was full – it was a happy meal! So naturally i made another to make to make all the boys in the house even more jealous.
- 2 slices of Spelt Bread, toasted
- 2 Eggs
- 2 tsp Chives, finely chopped
- 50g Chorizo, finely sliced
- 1 tablespoon Mayo
- 1/2 tsp Mustard
- 4 thick slices of Mature Cheddar
- a handful of Lettuce Leaves
- 1 Tomato, finely sliced
- a knob of Butter
- Salt and Pepper
Fry the disks of chorizo in a dry pan over a medium heat for a minute or two on each side. Turn them out of the pan and set aside.
Crack the eggs into a bowl, add the chives and season with salt and pepper and add a tablespoon of water before mixing – sounds odd but the water keeps the eggs fluffy.
Put your chorizo frying pan back on the hob, over a medium heat and add a knob of butter
Pour the eggs to the pan, keep stirring until cooked.
Meanwhile toast your bread
Spread your toast on both sides with mayo and mustard. Layer up the sandwich with the cheddar, add the egg on top, then arrange the chorizo on top of that, finish with the tomato slices and lettuce leaves. Top with the over piece of toast, slice and serve.
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