text:
Nothing will make you feel grander than offering a guest a lovely place to call home for a few days.
I love houseguests! I simply love spending time with family and friends, from breakfast in our jammies to dinner in all our finery. But I can also relate to those who feel a surge of panic when a friend or relative calls and says, "We're coming to town for a day or two and would love to stay with you!" You graciously reply, "We would adore having you stay with us…and you will be arriving when exactly?" Now, gorgeous, you find out you have something like four days to turn the second floor catchall closet back into a real guest room!
Years ago, I read an article bemoaning guest rooms as the "ugly room where all the old stuff goes to reside." This designer, whose name slips my mind, scolded readers for allowing this dirty little secret to be part of their home. (I will be honest: I have created disasters in guest rooms in past homes. In our current house, however, the guest rooms are downstairs and I don't often venture down to make mayhem of the guest rooms.) According to the designer, nothing will make you feel grander than offering a guest a lovely place to call home for a few days. I believe this to be very true and so my article today is dedicated to helping you create a wonderful guest room that will make you proud to be a host, gorgeous!
Start with a Theme
Now, here is where my playfulness as a designer comes in. The first thing I suggest you do is name the room! Yes, name the room. In my house, I have a "Connecticut Room" and an "Alpine Room"! And I bet you can envision just what these two guest rooms look like. In essence, you are giving the room a theme, and theme rooms are so darn easy to design around. So march yourself to the doorway of that room and give it a name; maybe even enlist your family to toss out names at dinner. Once the naming rights are established, the design magic will just literally start bubbling in your brain.
Add Special Touches
Let's say you recently repainted the guest room in a wonderful saturated yellow. How about naming it the "Canary Room"? Can't you just envision old birdcages and needlepoint pillows featuring, of course, canaries. The furniture really does not make as much difference, but the bedding does. Consider bright white linens that are thick and lush (shown here)! Now it's time to get creative while adding those special touches that spell out "home."
Find art that complements your theme. For example, the Canary Room features a collection of plates found at an antique or secondhand shop as shown in the photo!
A simple but powerful bed skirt gives a base to an amazingly fluffy bedding.
A throw is always a nice addition as it helps control temperature for guests.
A bench or somewhere to perch—oh my gosh, perch in the Canary Room—is a lovely feature for guests. Consider a bench or a small-scale chair for ease in putting on shoes.
Side tables should offer enough room for a lovely decanter of water and a glass, purchased new or located at maybe a garage sale or secondhand shop.
A reading lamp, a stunning tissue box and a small tray or china dish to put jewelry in for safekeeping might find a home on a side table.
A clock with an alarm is always appreciated as well.
A small bouquet of flowers somewhere in the room is a nice gesture…so hotelish! Or perhaps a lovely crystal bowl of delicately scented potpourri (but be careful not to select a powerful fragrance)!
Always a welcome bonus is a full-length mirror to assure guests that they look terrific when ready to face the world.
A tray of current magazines is a wonderful addition.
You might even consider a luggage rack ($29 to $99) available at Bed Bath & Beyond for a room that is too small for a piece of storage furniture.
If the room is large enough, add a piece of furniture with drawers for guests who might stay long enough to unpack.
Padded hangers are such a luxury as well. Even though they sound so snooty tooty, you can find sets of three in a snap at places like Tuesday Morning. They only look expensive and thoughtful, so thoughtful.
Adding a pair of warm robes for the trip to the kitchen for coffee might seem over-the-top money wise, but finding them on sale is too easy for words. Consider having "Guest Robe" or the room's name embroidered on them (for example, "Canary Room" in canary yellow thread, of course).
Start the stay off on a wonderful sweet note—don't forget the chocolate on the pillow!
These unexpected touches make people feel so incredibly welcome and the reviews you will get will make you smile from ear to ear. You know what is going to happen, gorgeous—You are going to fall in love with this room and soon you will be residing in the "Canary Room" yourself!
Create Some Privacy
Lend some additional privacy and warmth to the room with wonderful, dense, light-blocking window treatments. You might not notice the rumble of the trash truck early in the morning, but a soft sleeping guest might and window treatments lined in Napped Sateen will eliminate some of the noise as well. Window treatments have such a way of bringing a delightful room to completion, so please consider them.
As we head into the bathroom for your guest's stay—whether a shared bathroom or a "guest's only" situation—you might consider some toiletries to make their stay extra special. Personal-size bottles of lotions and potions are a lovely little unexpected treat at the end of a long drive or flight. Perhaps have some new tooth brushes on hand just in case your guest left theirs at home. Don't forget to place a fresh bar of soap in the room, maybe tucked into a ribbon you have bundled the fresh towels up with for your guest. I usually place all of these items together on a tray and place the tray on either the bed or on the counter of the bathroom with a handwritten note that simply says "Welcome!"
Of course, this tremendous attention to detail may produce one issue for you: a guest that quite frankly doesn't want to go home! Sweet dreams until next week.
Jan Colvin has been a professional interior designer for over 25 years (Allied ASID). She accredits her mother Pat Robinson and Lucille Chase for her intense interest and love for design.
She has taught interior design at the college level and operated her private design business since 2001. Today she spends a majority of her time completing her new book which will be available in the first quarter of 2013.
Jan welcomes questions, which will be answered in her columns. Send your questions to: firstname.lastname@example.com


text:
Difference between revisions of "Anchorage"
Revision as of 08:03, 6 February 2013
Anchorage [14] is the largest city in Alaska, located in the Southcentral region. Anchorage is a cosmopolitan port city with a population of over 300,000. Anchorage is a municipality: essentially a combined city and county. The urbanized city is defined by Muldoon Road to the east, Rabbit Creek Road to the south, and Cook Inlet to the north and west. Several small suburbs are within the Municipality of Anchorage while physically outside what most Anchorageites would call the "Anchorage" proper area. These include Eagle River and Chugiak to the north and Girdwood to the south.
Alaska is well-known for its winters -- but most visitors come in the summer, when the days are long and the temperatures are moderate.
Many people consider the period between May and early September to be the best time to visit Anchorage. The month of June usually has the best combination of long days, good weather, and warm afternoons.
As you would expect in the high northern latitudes, the longest days come around the summer solstice, 21 June, and they get quite short around the winter solstice, 21 December.
In the summer, Anchorage gets 19.5 hours of sunlight. At the start of winter, Anchorage gets about 5 hours of sunlight each day. By mid-February, the days begin to feel noticeably longer.
The Anchorage-area climate, including the Kenai Peninsula and Prince William Sound, often sees summer temperatures in the mid-70s (24°C). Winter temperatures may fall into the -20s and -30s (-30s°C) for a short spell.
Get in
Anchorage is served by most major American airlines and will also be served by Icelandair from Reykjavik from 15 May 2013. Air travel is the cheapest and most efficient form of transportation in and out of the state. Non-stop flights are available from Seattle, Portland, San Francisco, Minneapolis, Chicago, Phoenix, and Taipei year-round, and more locations in the summer. Many arriving and departing out-of-state flights are late-night "red-eyes," but there are often many daytime flights to and from Seattle. Anchorage recently completed extensive remodeling and construction at Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (IATA: ANC) (ICAO: PANC)[15] to help accommodate the upsurge in tourism (unofficial sources have estimated the numbers for 2004 at some four million tourists arriving in Alaska between May and September).
Anchorage is also accessible from the contiguous U.S. (locally referred to as "the Lower 48") and Canada via road. The Alaska Highway starts in northern British Columbia and terminates in Fairbanks. You can get to Anchorage via either the Parks Highway from Fairbanks or the Glenn Highway from Tok (the first major Alaskan town after crossing the Canadian border). The Seward Highway serves traffic entering Anchorage from the Kenai Peninsula to the south and its Alaska Marine Highway System terminals.
Make sure to pick up a copy of The Milepost [16], which is widely regarded as the premier road guide for western Canada and Alaska. Most roads in these regions have small white posts every mile or so indicating the number of miles from the start of the road. The Milepost has extremely detailed route descriptions of all of the roads, pointing out everything from scenic viewpoints and campgrounds down to the names of small creeks the roads pass over. If you're flying in to Anchorage and then driving around the state, wait and pick up a copy of The Milepost at one of the local Costcos or WalMarts--the price there is around half of list price.
Many cruise lines provide transportation from their terminals to Anchorage and may even include tours or your return air travel out of the state.
Get around
While not nearly comparable to the size of major world cities (the city itself is several thousand square miles, but much of it is uninhabited and mountainous), the developed part of the Municipality of Anchorage is fairly spread out and not very walkable--with the exception of the compact downtown area.
Most of Anchorage is built on a grid system originally laid out by the railroad: numbered streets run east-west, starting at First Avenue in the extreme north of the city (at the Port and train depot) and ending up in the mid-hundreds at the south edge of town. Lettered streets run north-south, starting at A Street in the middle of downtown and going up to the west; east of A Street, the street names begin with sequential letters and are named after Alaskan cities and towns (Barrow, Cordova, Denali, etc.). This makes finding yourself on a map fairly easy, although the system gets less coherent outside of the downtown area. Note that the Seward Highway becomes Gambell and Ingra streets, while the Glenn Highway becomes 5th and 6th Avenues.
You'll often hear Anchorageites use the following terms when describing areas of town. These areas were originally separate communities that merged as the city grew.
Anchorage's Ted Stevens International Airport is serviced by all of the major national rental car chains as well as a number of independents. A few companies have off-airport locations and may even offer courtesy shuttles (though these shuttles will not pick up from the airport). Renting from these locations avoids the 11-12% airport concession recovery fee and $4.81 per day airport facility fee. If you're renting for more than a few days, it might be worth the hassle to rent your vehicle at an off-airport location, which usually involves taxi rides or shuffling between hotel and rental car courtesy shuttles. Check with each agency or search off-airport rental cars using an online travel agency to see what cost savings may be available.
If you're arriving in the summer, plan ahead, as most rental companies are pretty much sold out from mid-June through the end of August. In the summer, cars are often not available without reservations, and even if they are, be prepared to pay top-dollar for them, especially four-wheel-drive vehicles. Renting a car in Alaska can be more expensive than pretty much anywhere else in the United States, ranging up to (and occasionally even over) $200 per day for a large vehicle sufficient to carry multiple passengers and outdoor gear during the peak season. In the dead of winter, however, you can sometimes grab a vehicle for under $10 per day.
Some of the major car rental companies serving the Anchorage area are:
Most airport rental agencies are open from about 5:30AM or 6AM to about 2AM (3AM at the latest) in the peak summer season. With the number of red-eye flights serving Anchorage, it's especially important to be sure your flight doesn't arrive after your rental agency closes. None of the major chains is open 24 hours, so the only option for after-hours arrivals is a cab or hotel shuttle to an area hotel or to sleep on a bench until the agencies open.
Two main taxi companies serve the Anchorage area: Alaska Yellow Cab (+1 907-222-2222) and Checker Cab (+1 907-276-1234). The airport maintains a taxi stand on the arrivals level. As of late 2007, the municipality-set rate for all taxis is $2 are the flag drop and $2.50 per mile; time based rate $.50 per minute. The average fare to downtown runs about $20 one-way.
Many hotels offer also courtesy shuttle vans that stop at the airport near the taxi stand. Several courtesy phone banks are located inside the baggage claim areas.
If you're determined to save money, you can use the PeopleMover, Anchorage's bus system. [26] As of late 2007, fares are $1.75 per trip or $4 for a day pass. Most bus routes have one bus in each direction per hour, but some routes increase it to two buses per hour during peak times. Buses are frequently late. Route 7A of the PeopleMover, Anchorage's bus system, has a stop located at the far south end of the airport taxi stand area. Every hour, there is one bus going downtown and one bus going to the Dimond Center mall in south Anchorage. If you're riding the bus to the airport, note that only Route 7A, not Route 7, stops at the airport. For more information, call the PeopleMover Ride Line at +1 907-343-6543 at [27]. Another great avenue to save money is booking a rental vehicle at RelayRides.com. All vehicles listed on the website are listed at a very low price and all vehicles come with insurance. For more information visit [28].
Anchorage features an extremely well-developed bike trail system, with over 200 miles (320 km) of developed trails (120 of which are paved) winding their way throughout the city's parks and three green belts. The popular Tony Knowles Coastal Trail parallels the waterfront from Downtown to Kincaid Park near the airport. Several companies offer bike rentals and trail tours. In the winter, many of the trails are groomed and used as ski trails.
Drivers tend to be aggressive in Anchorage year round, and many of the roads are heavily damaged by severe winter conditions and the use of studded tires. If you are visiting in winter and not used to driving in winter conditions, be very cautious, do not pass, keep excessive following distance, and allow plenty of time to stop. If it's snowing, no matter what time of the day, have your headlights on (the Seward Highway south of Anchorage requires headlights to be on at all times). Keep in mind that a roadway covered with black ice may look completely dry but provide no traction whatsoever.
Wildlife Viewing
The Anchorage area is home to moose, brown and black bears, Dall sheep, and many migratory bird species. A visitor should be able to find moose fairly easily by driving any neighborhood on Anchorage's Hillside (actually the foothills of the Chugach mountains). It is not uncommon to hear of bears being spotted in residential areas, but visitors who hope to see wild bears should plan excursions to either Denali or Katmai National Parks. Dall sheep, a species similar to the big-horn sheep found in the American Rockies, can often be spotted by driving down the Seward Highway south of Anchorage. A good way to spot sheep is to notice congregations of other tourists photographing them. A good place to view waterfowl and eagles is Potter's Marsh, located immediately south of Anchorage on the Seward Highway.
One of the best places to walk or bike to get to know Anchorage would have to be the Tony Knowles Coastal Trail. Awesome views. Starting from downtown, it's a well maintained 14 mile paved track around the coast, with housing developments and forests on one side, and the ocean of Cook Inlet on the other. You can come back via an inland loop right around the airport. This has some on-road sections, but takes you past Lake Hood, a busy and interesting seaplane base. It's a very popular track for bikers and joggers during the summer months. If you don't have a car, a shuttle provides round-trip transportation between downtown and the trailhead for $22, Flattop Mountain Shuttle [33].
For a more challenging hike, drive east on O'Malley Road (south Anchorage) and follow signs for Glen Alps. There is a $5 day parking fee at the trail head. From this launching point there are numerous hiking options for all levels, including a climb up Flattop (Anchorage's most popular day hike, 1.5-3 hrs depending on your hiking ability. Note that there is a bit of scrambling over rocks at the end to reach the top of Flattop. In the fall the mountain is covered with wild blueberries), the "ballpark", Hidden Lake, Ship Lake Pass, etc. There is also a mountain biking trail leading up towards Powerline Pass. This is a great place to see moose in the summer and offers the best view of the city of Anchorage within a 5 minute walk of the parking lot (parking is free if you stay 30 minutes or less). All the trails are well maintained and there is little risk of being lost in the immediate area, however, for the maximum experience it's a good idea to bring water and plan your hike with a great guide such as "55 Ways to the Wilderness", Southcentral Alaska or Chugach State Park editions, available online or at any local Alaskan bookseller. In the fall, Flattop Mountain is covered with wild blueberries.
Anchorage has three men's rugby teams that play from April to September. Want to pick up a game while you are here or join a team? Check the websites: Bird Creek Barbarians [42] or Anchorage Thunderbirds RFC [43].
There are also myriad touristy gift stores downtown. Quality and selection varies.
In Girdwood (45 minutes south):
Anchorage has many, many bars. Bars must close by 2:30AM M-F, 3AM Sa & Su under municipal law. Bars can stay open until 5AM in the cities of Palmer and Wasilla, about 45 minutes north. Anchorage also probably has more micro-breweries per capita than anywhere else (except maybe Portland, OR).
All bars and restaurants in Anchorage are non-smoking.
Stay safe
Anchorage is a very safe city for its size. The murder rate is very low. Still, in the major tourist areas such as downtown, you should keep close eye on your possessions as pickpockets exist everywhere.
Certain areas in the north east of the city (Mountain View, north of the Glenn Highway and east of Merrill Field airport) and central (Fairview, 6th to 15th Avenue, east of Ingra) have higher crime than other spots.
Also, areas around the airport like Spenard are known for increased drug activity and prostitution. In earlier times, the downtown area around 4th Avenue was like that, but a concerted effort over the last eight years has cleaned it up mostly.
A constant problem is car break-ins at parking lots. Do not make any valuables visible.
The trails close to and around the university are unsafe when it is dark. During the colder months, there are increased attacks on females going to and from the housing and library.
Also, stay a good distance away from the moose. Although they may appear harmless, they can and will protect their young ones from people, and can charge if they feel cornered or threatened. Never approach them, as they are best viewed from a distance.
Still, if you follow precautions like everywhere else, you will be safe.
Get out
There are only two roads out of Anchorage, the Seward Highway which goes south to the Kenai Peninsula, and the Glenn Highway which goes northeast to Glennallen and continues as the Tok Cutoff to Tok where it ends at the Alaska Highway. The Glenn Highway junctions with the George Parks Highway about 40 miles north of Anchorage, continuing northwest to Denali National Park and Fairbanks. Driving from Anchorage to Fairbanks usually takes 6-8 hours (356 miles) and driving from Anchorage to Seattle, WA usually takes at least 3 days.
The Alaska Railroad [70] offers daily service between Anchorage/Seward, Anchorage/Whittier, and Anchorage/Fairbanks during the summer. The Anchorage/Fairbanks run (Aurora) offers flag drop service - it is the only railroad in the U.S. that will pick you up if you flag the train from the side of the tracks.
There are numerous small plane flying services which have scheduled flights to small villages, or the capacity to charter flights to different villages. For travel to villages outside of the south central region it is usually cheaper to take a regular commercial flight to the the appropriate regional hub (Bethel, Unalakleet, Dillingham, Unalaska, Kotzebue, Nome, Barrow, Fairbanks, or Juneau) and arrange to fly from there to your destination.

subset: commoncrawl


text:
|Home | Personals | Casual Dating
|No Ads Found
|At the present time no ads were found matching your previous request. Please select another area to view or perform a search for ads based on keywords.
Home | Register | Post Ad | My Classifieds | Help
Copyright © 2016. Adszees. All Rights Reserved
Please read our Terms of Use | Privacy Policy | Powered By: Adszees.Com


text:
Hello! We need to meet an early deadline this week because of our New Year's celebration, so our news will be an up-to-the-minute issue. I am sure that you all noticed that I missed the deadline last week. I am fortunate that my newspaper editors are fine upstanding individuals and would not think of giving me that dreaded pink slip - you know what that means. Looking back twenty-some years when I began the Rico Report weekly column, I do not remember missing a single edition. If I did, I don't want to remember!
Rico has settled down for the duration of the winter as it always does each year. Many activities will have to wait until spring. When the world turns white, we pause and either head for greener pastures or bring out the snow-blowers and start shoveling the roofs about February or so. We see that resident Dick Lanning has the ice skating rink at our Louis Jones Town Park about ready for our children and the young at heart. Otherwise, the alternative to ice skating is back-county skiing and we see that there are fresh snowboard and ski tracks up on the hourglass up on Expectation. One has to be in fine physical condition to go that route! We have some very good skiers in this town and, of course, some of our ski instructors have been teaching at the Telluride Resort for years.
Our area has been collecting a couple of inches almost every day lately and it adds up. Nothing big since the 15-inch and 12-inch storms last month. Just think, only 225 inches to go, according to our measuring stick, for an almost normal winter.
The Joneses and friends are working on their usual celebration for New Year's Eve. They build a warm fire and have a sleigh-riding party on their steep hill. Lots of food and a time for family and friends to bring in the New Year in style - Rico style, that is.
I have decided to take a short vacation in regard to the Rico Report. Almost everyone deserves a vacation from their job, don't they? It seems like an ideal time when things are quiet and January is usually a quiet time of the year. We plan to resume the column after a few weeks and I promise to come back with interesting fun stories that are happening now and yesteryear.
A very happy New Year and the best of the best to each and every one of you in our year 2013.
Marlene Hazen is a longtime Rico resident.


text:
Digital Video - DVB
Digital video broadcasting (DVB) systems distribute digital video signals using a variety of approaches, including satellite, cable, terrestrial, and mobile television. The evolving standards for each these applications arise from various, geographically focused, industry consortiums including DVB Project, WorldDMB, ATSC, SARFT(CMMB) and ARIB(ISDB).
This wide range of applications presents a challenge to equipment vendors and chipset manufacturers as well as device vendors adopting digital video applications. Accurate and comprehensive DVB-T test and DVB-T2 test (including DVB-T2 Multi PLP, SFN and MISO) for receivers and transmitters is essential for R&D and manufacturing engineers working toward meeting the challenge of ensuring quick delivery of standard-compliant devices to market.
Keysight's expert test engineers develop DVB-T and DVB-T2 test equipment and systems that closely track the progress of the DVB-T and DVB-T2 evolution in order to provide you with advanced, future-ready test equipment when you need it. As the world's premier test and measurement company, Keysight Technologies offers a range of digital video software for DVB-T test and DVB-T2 test (including DVB-T2 Multi PLP, SFN and MISO), as well as hardware solutions for component, transmitter/exciter and receiver tests for cable, satellite, terrestrial, and mobile transmission scheme applications. Accelerate Wireless Design and Test with Flexible, High-Performance Platforms
Refine the List
By Type of Content
Training & Events
- Seminar
By Product Category
All Product Categories
Generators, Sources, Power Products
- DC Power Supplies
- Generators, Sources, Power Products
1 of 1
Events - US and Canada Tradeshows, Seminars, Webinars
Calendar of upcoming events


text:
Parents are concerned about how active their kids are. But rather than, you know, taking their kids outside, they're relying on Fisher-Price to get their kids moving without actually going anywhere.
At CES, Fisher-Price introduced a new stationary exercise bike for kids to ride and that parents can just plop an iPad in front of and forget about. Finally, a way for your kid to play video games and feel the burn.
According to CNN, "The system is Bluetooth-enabled so the bike could work with the apps played on platforms such as Apple TV and Android TV. App dashboards tell parents how much time their child has spent peddling and what he or she has learned in that duration."
So now not only does your kid get hours of guilt-free screen time, but also they can enjoy all the healthy obsessing over exercise that their parents do. A toy that brings the whole family together.


text:
The season is over for the girls basketball team. Their SJA basketball careers are over for the four seniors Michaela Nordby, Aryn Eckstrom, Devon Flohrs and Emily Hurley.
When a team has a difficult season as far as the won-loss record goes, that team is going to be the bottom seed come tournament time.
That was the case with the SJA girls basketball team, as they were eighth seeded and had to hit the road to play the top seeded Worthington Trojans on their home court Saturday night.
The results of that kind of a match up are not preordained, pretty close to being preordained, but upsets do happen. Unfortunately for the Saints, they didn't pull off an upset. The Saints fell 70-27 to a focused Worthington team.
The season is over for the girls basketball team. Their SJA basketball careers are over for the four seniors Michaela Nordby, Aryn Eckstrom, Devon Flohrs and Emily Hurley.
One of the recurring problems for the girls this year has been some very poor shooting percentages.
Saturday night was no exception. From the floor the best shooting of the night happened from beyond the arc when the girls hit 5/20. The Saints were just 3 of 34 in their two point shot attempts - that's 8.8 percent. The team overall shooting for the night was 8 of 54 for 16 percent.
As might be expected from these kind of numbers no Saints were in double figures. Hurley had eight points, Eckstrom had seven and Flohrs had six. Two other players rounded out the scoring with three each.
The Saints out rebounded Worthington 33-16, with SJA having 18 offensive rebounds alone, but the put back shots were not falling.
The Saints trailed 40-10 at the half.
Summarizing the game Head Coach Adam Schroeder said, "Worthington was a very good team and we really didn't match up well with them at all.
"We shot poorly from the field early in the game and couldn't quite come back from that. I was very pleased with the girls' effort though.
"They very easily could have given up, but they fought very hard. Unfortunately it didn't turn out the way we had hoped. Our seniors led the way in scoring." Reflecting on the entire season the Head Coach said, "As far as how the season went, I thought for us being so young that overall the season went OK.
"Our seniors showed great leadership and our younger girls really improved throughout the year. Our leading scorer was a freshman (Julia Beckius) and the sophomores we have showed a lot of potential.
"As far as my experience as a first year head coach went; I really enjoyed it.
"The girls I had this year worked hard every day, had a great attitude, competed every day and just wanted to get better.
I definitely learned a lot from them this year and I'm excited to get going again next year. I'm also sure the girls learned a lot from us as well."


text:
Toby Carvery Hall Green
1456 Stratford Road, Birmingham, West Midlands, B28 9ES 0121 744 1041
1456 Stratford Road, Birmingham, West Midlands, B28 9ES 0121 744 1041
If you love proper roasts, the chances are that we see you quite often – and it's nice to get an extra treat now and again. So we've created a new way to offer you rewards, with our new smartphone app. It's got lots of great features, including special offers and loyalty stamps, which you can collect when you dine with us.
You'll get one stamp for every carvery main course you enjoy*. When you've collected five, you can have a free pud – and when you've earned 10, you'll get a free main course. Sound good? Plus, you'll get a free pud just for downloading the app...
*Only one stamp can be collected per day, when an adult carvery main meal is purchased (not breakfast or children's meals). When 10 stamps have been collected, they can be exchanged for a free carvery main meal (not breakfast).


text:
We added the under cabinet outlets and lights after we got granite countertops, and then tiled the ... read more
Compare at: $1,530.00
No Sales Tax!*
Fast and Free Shipping!*
Our Price: $1,089.00
*Free ground shipping on all U.S. orders. No sales tax except on orders to Missouri
eCommerce Design by Solid Cactus.


text:
Wednesday, September 11, 2013
Monet's Garden
35 comments:
- Anonymous3:00 PM
Yes Please! And what did you eat there? I am so loving this trip back to Giverny. I thought I did the BEST trip ever when I stayed in Giverny for 4 days. You certainly have topped mine! I photographed the artists walking into the green door on my first day there, pulling their supplies . Such a heart warming sight that was!!!Yes, more please! and Thank YOU!ReplyDelete
Fan from Rural Oregon
Yes, more Monet. Love all the sights of the garden. Love remembering visiting there a few years ago. How I yearn to return.ReplyDelete
Oui, oui! Visiting your blog feels almost as if I am there with you in Monet's garden.ReplyDelete
Yes please:) Of course..my gardens are tiring right now..it is lovely to see that even in Monet's gardens..time passes also.ReplyDelete
The beauty of those however..is staggering.
Love them.I am sure Giverny would be a place I would love.
Yes, more Monet/Giverny. I am loving your posts.ReplyDelete
Please and thank you.
- Anonymous8:17 PM
Yes, more Monet/Giverny, if you please. You are returning to your roots and absorbing all that beauty!ReplyDelete
Yes, more please!ReplyDelete
There can not be too much Giverny. Those rose petals , falling oh-so-casually on your sketch pages are amazing! I don't know how people like Sybil does it, generating real work on site. Somehow, I'm always overwhelmed by the sheer muchness of it all.ReplyDelete
We have had - the weatherman promises - our last super hot day for the week and tomorrow will be mere 80's. Whew! What I wouldn't give for a chilly, foggy morning, especially in Giverny!
Oh, yes, please - more Giverny!ReplyDelete
I love the first photo - the petals on your sketchbook. Absolutely beautiful.
- Linda1:07 AM
Thank you for sharing these beautiful photos of the gardens!ReplyDelete
I would be overwhelmed I'm afraid and not able to decide what to paint.
Did your classmates paint oils or Watercolors?
I was just curious!
Carol, I would love to see as many Giverny pictures as you would like to share with us. It is so clear, even in that early morning mist, how much you are enjoying this stay.ReplyDelete
Yes, please post more. Thank you for brightening my day!ReplyDelete
xo, Lissy
Giverny with the mist is so lovely. I have shared your blog with my painting friends. We all enjoy it so much each morning!ReplyDelete
Carol, I love your sketch book doodlings, thinkings, searching etc, I would to see and hear more. What size is you sketchbook?ReplyDelete
I am loving this Monet's Garden! so, yes, more! I need this lovely respit in Giverny, please! I am nursing dear DotC back from a copperhead snake bite just below her ear & partly on her jaw. She is the silver roan goatie in the portrait you did of her , Onyx & Winsome, in Paris at well known pastierre. She wishes she were in Monet's garden too, as she sees some delectable munchies along the pathways.ReplyDelete
YES (more and more....)ReplyDelete
love how you 'spilled' rose petals on your drawings - makes them even lovelier!
evokes such wonderful memories and for those who haven't been - I'm sure it makes them putting this on their 'what to do' programme.
kind of like that last photo from the train station... goes well with the theme, doesn't it?! :)
Oh yes! Loving your travels in Monet's garden! Hope to get there next time I'm in Paris, it looks just incredible!!! Thanks for your amazing details about the daily life and your travels.ReplyDelete
Encore, encore - can't get enough of the very best! There is a small book published in 2000 by Vanessa Potts/Parragon publishers (titled MONET) that is delightful; gives history of Monet; rest of book are illustrations of his paintings plus a brief description of each painting. I was blessed to see Monet's home and garden in 2005 - one of my most favorite destinations! Return, I must.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous12:14 PM
I spend time each day looking through your archives. I am in love with French Impressionism and the history behind these men and women who gave us so much of French life in the 19th century. I have especially enjoyed these last few days in Monet's garden and ,yes, I would always love more! Your watercolors are beautiful and I love to read about your experiences. Passez une bonne journee! (I wish my keyboard had french accents!) Au Revoir! MaryReplyDelete
- Anonymous12:16 PM
Can we ever get enough of Monet'a garden? Never. It is heavenly. Thank you.ReplyDelete
Giverny Plus!! We want the bonus posts, Carol. Wonderful. Can smell the air with you. Admittedly it was pretty cold this morning but who can complain when you're in the footsteps of Monsieur Monet?ReplyDelete
I've been saving you all day! Oh, I love stepping into your world. Your sketchbook is beautiful!ReplyDelete
Loved seeing Giverny from your point of view. Oh yes, would love more!ReplyDelete
- Anonymous2:05 AM
we stayed in the village a block away from the gardens where they raised those white chickens with the feathery legs, at the Hotel Baudy and for a week at Le Trou Normand, on a little side street. We would buy our food at the market in Vernon.ReplyDelete
We, too, had the opportunity to visit the gardens on the clean-up day. My husband painted and I photographed. What a memorable experience!
We also met William Welch, an American artist from Nantucket. His photo is below in a familiar spot. He also stayed at Hotel Baudy.
And a neighbour of mine, Sheila Wyebrow and her sister, Janice stayed at Gale Bennett's place as Janice knew him well.
It truly is a small world, is it not?
Thanks for recalling pleasant memories.
Cheers, Merle
- Anonymous6:41 AM
I visited the garden for the first time ever last Sunday, but was not as fortunate to have it all to myself... I adored it though, even though I had to struggle my way through what seemed the whole of Japan, the US and Belgium!ReplyDelete
Simply loved the atmosphere and the colours everywhere. How marvellous it must be for you to be able to paint there.
To answer your question: Yes! It is always your art posts that are my favorites.ReplyDelete
Love this post too and would love more Giverny. Love seeing the painters set up painting. The La Grande Allée. Wonderful photos.ReplyDelete


text:
I Drew the storyboards with ball point pen on a crappy newsprint sketchbook.
Then I animated the cartoon on a cintiq using Toonboom's Animate program. It's primarily hand drawn with a few tweening cheats - and some afterfx in the middle by Kedz.
I worked with my core team of miscreants here in Northridge.
JOHN KEDZIE coordinated, did all the technical crap that I hate to do and even found time to create some cg stuff and animate it.
SARAH HARKEY was my main assistant animator and she also painted the tasty backgrounds:
The great Eric Bauza and the manly Jim Smith did the voices of my characters. Eddie Cruz (owner of Stussy LA and Undefeated) provided the 'tude and the voice of the Stussy Rat.
If you like the cartoon, show your love by buying a shirt from Stussy and maybe they will sponsor a series of 'em!
Of course if you hate it, then you'll have no choice but to beat the bejeezus out of me in the parking lot at Target.
and we used music from the famous


text:
The Bigfoot Field Reporter Radio Show
The Bigfoot Field Reporter ™: The Bigfoot Field Reporter Radio Show
Friday, September 18, 2009 - Posted by Lesley | cryptozoology | bigfoot
No comments yet.
Leave a Reply Cancel reply
About Lesley
I have been interested in ufos and the paranormal since childhood. I write the weekly column Grey Matters for Binnall of America and the monthly column Beyond the Dial for UFO Magazine. I also have several blogs including The Debris Field. I live in Albuquerque, NM with my SO and pets.
Top Clicks
- None
Unknown Feed
- An error has occurred; the feed is probably down. Try again later.
Binnall of America: Audio
Join us every Monday evening at 10 PM Eastern for two hours of discussion. UFO Hunter Bill Birnes and Nancy Hayfield Birnes are your hosts, along with great guests speaking out about the paranormal culture.
Unknown Feed
- An error has occurred; the feed is probably down. Try again later.
Other sites where I blog
Paranormal Podcasts
- 21st Century Radio
- Alt-Experience Radio
- Anomaly Radio
- Beyond the Grassy Knoll
- Binnall of America
- Black Vault Radio
- Cosmic Horizons
- Crypto Four Corners
- Culture of Contact
- Dreamland
- Exopolitics Radio
- Eye To The Sky
- Florida UFO Radio
- Future Theater
- Ghost Finders Radio
- Grey Area
- Haunted Downunder
- Haunted Voices
- Hidden Experience
- In Focus Paranormal
- James McCanney
- Jerry Pippin
- Jim Harold
- Live from Roswell
- Mike Hagan
- MUFON Radio
- Mysterious Universe
- Nervous Teeth
- NightWatch
- Occult of Personality
- Occult Sentinel
- Out the Rabbit Hole
- Out There Radio
- Pangea's World of Weird
- Parahub Radio
- Paranormal Cafe
- Paranormal Palace
- Paranormal Women
- Paratopia
- Planet Paranormal
- PreCognitive Dissonance
- Project Camelot
- Radio Misterioso
- RadiOrbit
- Red Ice Radio
- Richard Syrett
- Shadows in the Dark
- Speaking of Strange
- Strange Days Indeed
- Strange World Radio
- The 'X' Zone
- The Alex Jones Show
- The Blue Rose Report
- The Book of Thoth Podcasts
- The Church of Mabus
- The Edge
- The Hilly Rose Show
- The Kentroversy Tapes
- The Kevin Smith Show
- The Paracast
- The Parafactor
- The UFO Report Show
- The Veritas Show
- The Vike Report
- Through the Keyhole
- UFO Disclosure Radio
- UFO Undercover
- Ufonaut
- Untamed Dimensions
- Vyzygoth's Grassy Knoll
- Warning Radio
- White Noise Paranormal Radio
- X-Squared Radio
Recent Posts
Top Posts
Recent Comments
Sheila Emanuel on Dr. Jack Kasher Ceren Richardson Far… on Dr. Jack Kasher Brenda Zakreski on Dorothy Izatt Interviewed abou…
Tags911 abduction adam gorightly Alexandra Bruce aliens ancient mysteries beyond the grassy knoll bigfoot blogging blog talk radio consciousness conspiracy contactees crop circles cryptozoology earth changes Edgar Cayce Egypt exopolitics folklore ghosts greg bishop health knights templar Laurence Gardner Linda Godfrey Michio Kaku mind control mothman NASA numerology OBE occult out the rabbit hole paranormal physics podOmatic PreCogDiss psychedelics psychic religion Robert Anton Wilson SciFi secret bases secret societies Skepticism Stanton Friedman Stephen Bassett Terence McKenna Tesla Tim Binnall time travel ufos
- Arizona Bisbee Ghost kvoa.com/news/local-new… kvoa.com/news/local-new… 22 hours ago
- Oregon Portland Exhibit thevinylfactory.com/news/sun-ra-ex… thevinylfactory.com/news/sun-ra-ex… 1 day ago
- Nevada UFO m.facebook.com/story.php?stor… lasvegasnow.com/amp/news/local… 1 day ago
- facebook.com/groups/radiomi… facebook.com/75259779408/po… 2 days ago
- Nevada UFO History m.facebook.com/story.php?stor… reviewjournal.com/news/politics-… 2 days ago
The Debris Field
- Untitled
- Lights and Rays
- Plane carrying NBA stars hit by 'UFO' during Chicago descent (PHOTOS)
- Arizona man: I'm selling my ranch after aliens tried to abduct my wife
- Just sayin'
- My Black Eyed Child Dream
- Doreen Virtue
- Morton's Run As Fugitive Comes to Predictable End
- And BTW...
Site infoBeyond the Dial
Create a free website or blog at WordPress.com.


text:
John Bonnot, aka All-Terrain Monkey, has been painting minis since April of 2004 when, after moving to Texas, his friend Anne asked him if he would help her paint a couple of minis for a brand-new convention named ReaperCon. After she taught him everything she knew (strangely leaving him still not knowing anything) he squeezed the heads of any painter around him in a desperate attempt to obtain the knowledge of How Not To Suck. John used to paint directly for Reaper, putting out a lot of painted models for Warlord and Dark Heaven, but currently freelances for Reaper and teaches a weekend or two a month at the Asylum Paint Club. read more
International fan-favorite Werner Klocke first began sculpting figures for Reaper in the late 90's. Since that time, Werner has sculpted scores of incredible figures, and his female figures have become the standard for the fantasy miniatures industry. Werner also has his own line of miniatures called Freebooter Miniatures. read more


text:
|Attention: DocWiki has reached EOL and will be decommissioned January 25, 2019.
Cisco Application Control Engine (ACE) Troubleshooting Guide -- Understanding the ACE Module Architecture and Traffic Flow
From DocWiki
This article describes the ACE architecture and how data flows into, gets processed, and flows out of the ACE. It provides a basic understanding of these concepts to assist you in troubleshooting the ACE.
Understanding the ACE Architecture
Having a basic understanding of the ACE architecture and data flow can help to make troubleshooting the ACE easier. This section describes the major functional areas of the ACE and how they work together.
Overview of the ACE Hardware Architecture
The ACE hardware architecture is divided into a series of functional areas or subsystems that are defined by processors or groups of processors and interfaces as shown in Figure 1.
- Figure 1. ACE Module Architecture
A console connection allows direct access to the ACE control plane (CP) for initial configuration, management, and troubleshooting. The supervisor engine connection allows you to determine the status of the ACE, to load images into the ACE, to reboot the ACE, and to provide remote access to the ACE from the Catalyst 6500 series switch or Cisco 7600 series router when you use the session command. Because the ACE has no external ports, packets enter the ACE through the Switch Fabric Interface (SFI) connected to the Catalyst 6500 series switch or Cisco 7600 series router back plane. The two major functional areas of the ACE are as follows:
- Control plane
- Data plane
Control Plane
The control plane (CP) is used to configure the ACE and for management traffic, syslogs, ARP, DHCP, and so on. You can access the CP directly by using the console port. For remote management, you must configure a management interface and enable remote access using a management policy to permit Telnet or SSH access, for example. The CP is responsible for the following ACE functions:
- Device management and control
- Configuration management (CLI or XML interface)
- Server health monitoring
- syslogs
- Address Resolution Protocol (ARP)
- DHCP relay
- Redundancy (also known as high availability or fault tolerance)
- Access control list (ACL) compilation
Data Plane
The data plane (DP) is responsible for distributing and processing packets and connections that do not match a management policy.
In the ACE, the CP and the DP are separated and run on different processors for maximum performance. See Figure 2.
- Figure 2. ACE Data Plane
The DP is responsible for the following ACE functions:
- Access control lists (ACLs)
- Connection management
- TCP termination
- Network address translation (NAT)
- SSL processing (termination, initiation, encryption, and decryption)
- Regular expression matching
- Load balancing and forwarding
- Application protocol inspection
The DP consists of the following functional areas:
- Classification distribution engine (CDE)
- Network processors (NPs)
- SSL Crypto Module
- Daughter card interfaces (for future feature expansion)
Classification and Distribution Engine
The Classification and Distribution Engine (CDE) is the traffic controller for the ACE. Its main purpose is to forward packets that it receives from the SFI to the two network processors (NPs). It also acts as the central point of contact among all the major subsystems within the ACE. The CDE computes, and if necessary, adjusts the IP, TCP, and UDP checksums of every packet that it receives.
The CDE appends a special header known as the IMPH header to each packet before sending it to the fast path. The IMPH header is 18 bytes long and contains information from the DBUS header (the header sent to the ACE Module by the Catalyst 6500 series switch or Cisco 7600 series router) as well as special messaging directly understood by the fast path. Fields in the IMPH header can include notification of a checksum error, Layer 3 or Layer 4 offsets, source and destination ports of the CDE, the VLAN for determining the interface that the fast path will use, and so on.
Network Processors
The ACE has two network processors (NP1 and NP2) that perform most of the packet processing in the ACE. All traffic entering the ACE must traverse one or both NPs after being forwarded by the CDE. Each NP contains a CPU (XScale) and several components called microengines (MEs). See Figure 3.
- Figure 3. Network Processor Micorengines
Each microengine can handle eight simultaneous threads or processes and performs a specific function for the NP as follows:
- Receive - One ME for receiving incoming packets
- Fast Path - Four MEs for the hardware accelerated data path that is used for MAC rewrite, NAT, TCP normalization, and so on (essentially all operations performed on a per-packet basis)
- ICM - One ME for the inbound connection manager
- OCM - One ME for the outbound connection manager
- CCM - One ME for the connection close manager
- TCP - Two MEs for TCP termination with a full TCP stack
- HTTP - Two MEs for HTTP parsing
- Unused (future expansion) - One ME
- SSL Record Layer - One ME for the SSL record layer
- IP fragmentation timers - One ME for IP fragmentation reassembly and timer management
- DNS and ICMP Inspection - One ME for DNS and ICMP packet inspection
The XScale microprocessor is programmed to handle the following features:
- Load-balancing algorithms
- SSL handshake
- FTP and Real-Time Streaming Protocol (RTSP) inspection
- HTTP inspection (although a considerable part is performed by the microengines)
- High-availability heartbeat generation
- Returned statistics for most connection-related commands
Each network processor has RDRAM memory to store ACL entries, routing table entries, ARP entries, and inspection policies. Additional SRAM memory provides faster access times and is used to store regular expressions and statistics on a per–virtual system basis, among other things.
SSL Crypto Module
The SSL Crypto Module is responsible for SSL record layer processing. This processing includes encrypting and decrypting data for SSL flows.
Understanding the ACE Traffic Flow
Because the ACE has no native ports, it relies on the switch fabric in the Catalyst 6500 series switch or the Cisco 7600 series router back plane to send and receive packets to and from the network. Packets that are marked with a destination VLAN and Layer 2 information enter the ACE through the SFI on the 10 Gbps Ethernet link. Packets entering or leaving the ACE traverse this link using VLAN tagging. The switch fabric interface (SFI) forwards to the CDE all packets that are destined to the ACE. See Figure 1.
The CDE classifies the packets based on the configured traffic policies, fills out the IMPH header information, and forwards the traffic to one of the NPs. To determine which NP to forward the traffic to, the CDE hashes incoming packets based on the traffic type as follows:
- TCP/UDP - Hash of source/destination port
- Non-TCP/UDP IP - Hash of source/destination IP address
- Non-IP - Hash of source/destination Layer 2 MAC address
The NPs process the traffic and forward it back through the CDE to either the control plane or the SSL Crypto Module for further processing.
To-the-ACE Traffic
To-the-ACE traffic is traffic that is destined to an interface VLAN IP address on the ACE. This traffic must match a class map of type management, which is associated with a policy map and applied as a service policy on an interface VLAN. The management class map supports the following protocols:
- Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
- Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure (HTTPS)
- Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP)
- Keepalive Application Protocol (KAL-AP)
- User Datagram Protocol (UDP)
- Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)
- Secure Shell (SSH) Protocol
- Telnet
This management traffic is called control plane traffic because it is destined to the CP. Because of the separation of the CP traffic from the data plane traffic on different processors, the control plane traffic will never interfere with data plane traffic, even if the control plane is oversubscribed.
Through-the-ACE Traffic
The CDE sends traffic that requires load balancing, forwarding, routing, or other processing by the ACE to one of the NPs.
The NPs comprise two parallel forwarding paths that maintain their own connection state information and forward traffic independently.


text:
I see us drafting a TE in either the first or second round to play across from zach miller as the U tight end. There are 4 options in the first 2 rounds, Zach Ertz, Tyler Eifert, Gavin Escobar or Jordan Reed. I say Tyler Eifert is the best tight end but its close between all 4 of them and I would be happy drafting any one of them. So who do you think is the best tight end in this draft?
Edit: who is the best tight end for us in the draft?


text:
Santa Monica Zazen, Cults & c.
I've made some changes on the page about the Saturday zazen things in Santa Monica. I've revised the starting time to 9:45 for instructions and 10 for the beginning of zazen. We've been doing it that way for a year or more. But I just never got around to changing the webpage. Also I added these lines:
On Saturdays I do my daily zazen practice at the Hill Street Center and I open the doors to allow others to join me. I am not trying to recruit followers or build up a large organization. This isn't like a church or even a typical Zen center. You're joining my personal practice. Be respectful and do not expect to be catered to. On days when I can't be at Hill Street I usually have someone there to open the door and continue the practice as I do.
I thought it was necessary to make this clear. I know it doesn't sound particularly inviting. But I don't really care. I'm as nice as I can possibly be when people arrive at these Saturday things. But I'm really not a very gregarious, sociable person by nature. I won't be mean to you. But don't expect me to be all huggy and sweet because that's not how I am.
I will not attend the sittings on August 9th or 16th since I'll be at the Great Sky Zen sesshin. I won't be there on the 30th either because I'll be attending the Maezumi Institute Young Buddhists Retreat (I'll be at the Hill St. Center on the 23rd, though). But someone will be at Hill Street Center on those days to open the doors and instruct new people on what they need to do. If you're inclined to do zazen with a group and you're in So Cal you should come to these sittings regardless of whether I'm there or not. I do not matter. I'm just some jerk who writes books and says boring stuff at the end of the sitting. Zazen is yours. I cannot help you with it at all.
Going to the Hare Krishna thing last week got me looking into the history of the organization. Chris Chapple lent me a book called Hare Krishna Transformed that goes into some of the scandals that have plagued the movement since the death of its founder in 1977. I also found this YouTube documentary on the subject. It's way too damn long and obviously the director has an agenda. But it's about as thorough as you'd ever want to get and contains some amazing footage of some of the stuff the narrator talks about actually happening.
I've always been very concerned with the matter of cults. There is a pattern to how new religious movements grow.
STEP 1: A charismatic leader, usually from a foreign country, starts the group.
STEP 2: He (or she, but I'll stick with he) names his successor.
STEP 3: He dies.
STEP 4: The successor gets accused of doing bad things.
STEP 5: The successor is ousted.
STEP 6: A committee is formed to carry on the "true teachings."
STEP 7: Everything becomes very corporate, stale and pretty much useless.
In the case of the Krishnas, it's pretty clear that Keith "Kirtanananda Swami" Ham actually did do some pretty heinous things. But jealousy and greed for power among those who feel they ought to have been the rightful successor is so strong that I'm not sure actual wrong doing is even required for step 4.
Anyway, if you're lucky maybe something gets preserved and passed on in this process. But I don't think the organization is ever really responsible for this except that maybe they act to preserve the records of what happened. Like the Soto-shu preserving Dogen's writings even though they really didn't look at them for the first 600 years or so of their existence.
I think the rewriting and editing done to Hardcore Zen gives people the mistaken impression I want to start a movement of some kind. I really don't. I'm not interested at all in promoting myself as a Zen teacher or enlarging my group. I do not want to have any followers. Not a single one.
On the other hand, I don't mind promoting myself as a writer, and I write mainly about Zen. So I understand why there's some confusion. But here I am, once again trying to clear that up. I'll be trying to clear that up till I die, I think. But that's fine.
In any case, I'm thinking hard about all this and how it applies to this nebulous something that may or may not exist but has been given the provisional designation "Dogen Sangha." It may be simpler than I think it is. Because in a very real sense there is a nebulous something which may or may not exist but has been given the provisional designation "Brad Warner" and I deal with that all the time.
If I manage to reach some conclusion, I'll let you know.


text:
Difference between revisions of "Paris/La Défense"
Revision as of 12:04, 14 March 2012
La Défense is the modern high-rise and office-tower district of Paris, located beyond the arrondissements of central Paris at the start of the western outskirts of the city, beyond the last Parisian loop of the river Seine. La Défense is the site of the Grande Arche, one of Paris' most modern and imposing landmarks, situated at the western end of the grand axis formed by the Champs-Elysées, the Place de la Concorde and the Arc de Triomphe.
La Défense is a purpose-built business district; in the 1960s, Charles de Gaulle led an effort to level the area and concentrate skyscrapers in a single business district, rather than altering the character of downtown Paris with large commercial buildings.
Get in
By métro
Note: Both stations are in zone 3, but can also be accessed using a T+ ticket or a zone 1-2 only pass.
By train
La Défense can be reached on RER A, Transilien L, Transilien U, tramway T2, station La Défense. It can be very confusing but 'Les Quatres Temps' is color coded. There are many maps around the shopping center.
Besides the 40+ food and snack places at the 4 Temps, rue de Bezons has a few budget eateries, including a good bakery, a couple of Turkish joints and a McDonald's that normally stays open until midnight.
The La Coupole underground gallery, accessible through exit G of the metro station, is somewhat depressing but convenient for its restaurants and express cafés.
The area around Place Charras, in Courbevoie is a short bus ride or a 15-minute walk away from the metro. It has a few hotels such as a Mercure and the basic but moderately priced hotel-residence Citéa, which hosts foreign students from the Alliance Française in Paris.


text:
This series on the history of Oak Ridge High School basketball is brought to us by Jack Bailey. Enjoy the memories.
This series on the history of Oak Ridge High School basketball is brought to us by Jack Bailey. Enjoy the memories.
On March 18, 1961, three young sophomores were reserves on the team when Oak Ridge High School won its very first state basketball championship. It was a thriller and ORHS edged Kingsport Dobyns-Bennett, 40-39.
As that game wound down, there were shouts from the stands, "put in the little guy!" Two years later, that "little guy," Kenny Campbell, had grown from 5-foot-5-inches to 6 feet tall and was a dominant player as Oak Ridge marched toward its second state championship in three years.
Read along as the 1962-63 season unfolds and we celebrate the second, and last, state champion basketball team in ORHS's long and storied sports history.
Those three young sophomores, now experienced seniors, were Captain Bud Defenderfer, Kenny Campbell and Billy Atkisson. Joining them in the starting lineup were two more seniors, Bill Ramsey and Edwin Connelly. Other team members were juniors Billy Anderson, Bob Cantrell, Larry Robinson, Mike Stevens, Mike Sewell, Chuck Tate and Charles Tye. Steven's older brother, Ralph Stevens, was a star guard on the 1961 State Championship team.
The Wildcats' first game was against Norris and Oak Ridge won easily, 57-42, with Bill Ramsey leading the way with 22 points. It was Norris' first loss of the season after six straight wins to open the season. Oak Ridge followed up with a solid performance against LaFollette and won 59-35. Defenderfer was the top point-getter for the 'Cats with 23 points.
Ira Green, who took over as head coach during the 1959-60 season, liked to schedule a tough early season road trip to Elizabethton and Hampton. They were tough places to play and Coach Green felt it really helped his team prepare for challenging teams and venues later in the season. Oak Ridge won over previously undefeated Elizabethton on Friday, Dec. 7, 1962, by a score of 52-51.
Oak Ridge trailed 42-33 at the end of three periods, but Campbell shifted to forward and Defenderfer moved to guard in the final period. Campbell cut loose with 15 of his game-high 36 points in the fourth quarter. Campbell hit a short jump shot with 10 seconds left in the game to win it for the 'Cats. Ramsey missed the game due to an ROTC exam and Stevens got the start and played an outstanding game.
The next night Oak Ridge played at the home court of the Hampton Bulldogs, who were state champions in 1960. For the first time, ORHS won at Hampton, 44-34. Defenderfer led the way with 22 points. With the pair of weekend wins, Oak Ridge moved to 4-0 on the young season.
After a blowout win over Knox East, the Wildcats suffered their first loss, falling to Kingston, 46-37. The Yellowjackets jumped out to a 10 point lead after the first quarter and were never headed. They shot a red-hot 49 percent of their field goal attempts compared to only 33 percent for the 'Cats.
Oak Ridge rebounded from that loss with another beat-down of Knox East, 73-46. Bud Defenderfer had a career high with 31 points to top Oak Ridge in scoring. All 12 members of the varsity saw action in the game as Coach Green cleared the bench. Oak Ridge was ranked No. 3 in the first Associated Press poll of the season. Elizabethton, whose only loss was to Oak Ridge, was ranked No. 4.
Next up was the second annual Oak Ridge Christmas Invitational Tournament, with Oak Ridge, Lenoir City, McMinn County and Sparta. Oak Ridge won both of their games handily to claim the big prize in their own tournament. Campbell led the way with 22 points and Center Bill Ramsey chipped in 18 in the first game as Oak Ridge overwhelmed Lenoir City, 69-38. In the championship game, Oak Ridge defeated Sparta by the score of 53-39. Defenderfer was the top scorer with 16 points.
After the Christmas break Oak Ridge returned to action by travelling to Cleveland, Tenn., to play the defending state champions, Bradley County, but Coach Ira Green missed his first game since becoming head coach. His father-in-law was seriously ill and he was in Arkansas with the family. Bradley County upset Oak Ridge, which had just moved to No. 2 in the state rankings, by the score of 61-54.
Campbell scored 26 points in a losing effort. In an interesting side note, an article about the game appeared in The Oak Ridger the day before the game. In the accompanying team photo of the Bradley County Bears was a young Keys Fillauer. Fillauer is now a well-known Oak Ridger, a member of the Oak Ridge Sports Hall of Fame and current Oak Ridge Board of Education chairman.
Oak Ridge returned to its winning ways with victories over Clinton, 53-33, and Norris, 58-51, in its next two games. Those games were good preparation for the tough weekend that awaited them when Elizabethton and Bradley County came calling on Jan. 18 and 19, 1963.
Elizabethton avenged their one point loss to the 'Cats earlier in the season by upending ORHS 37-34. In the loss to Oak Ridge, it was "a night of no hitting, futile attempts at backboard work and a defense that failed to cope with the Cyclones," according to The Oak Ridger Sports Editor Lanny Thomas. Campbell tallied 17 points to lead Oak Ridge.
The next night was an entirely different story as the Wildcats shook off their poor performance from the previous game and overwhelmed Bradley County, 66-42. Campbell scored 23 points and Defenderfer contributed 20 for the victors.
In the early '60s ORHS-Bradley County was a great rivalry. In 1961, Bradley County defeated Oak Ridge in the regular season but Oak Ridge went on to win the 1961 state championship. In 1962, Oak Ridge defeated Bradley County twice in the regular season, but Bradley County went on to win the state championship.
In a win over Lake City, 67-43, Charles Tye, a 6-foot-4-inch junior, got the start at center in the place of Bill Ramsey. Ramsey missed his second game of the season, this time due to a NROTC test. Campbell (19) and Defenderfer (16) again led the Ridgers in scoring.
Oak Ridge lost their next game, 63-53, to Kingston. The Yellowjackets boosted their season record to 20-3, while Oak Ridge fell to 12-4. Kingston was the only team to defeat the Wildcats twice in the 1962-'63 season. The significance for the 'Cats — it was their last loss of the season. Oak Ridge fell out of the AP Top Ten poll after that loss, receiving only one vote that week.
After the loss to Kingston, ORHS rebounded with a 46-40 win over Hampton the next night. Billy Anderson, a 6-foot-7-inch junior, got his first start of the season at center, replacing Ramsey. Senior guard Billy Atkisson had an outstanding game with his superb passing and ball handling skills.
Red-hot LaFollette was up next as they invaded Oak Ridge sporting a superb 17 game winning streak. The Wildcats jumped out to an impressive 16-2 early lead and were never headed as they won big, 73-43. Kenny Campbell had a season high 35 points to lead ORHS.
Coach Green was quoted in The Oak Ridger after the game, "I think there were three outstanding factors in this victory tonight. There was a lot of desire, plenty of hustle and the boys played team ball. They did an outstanding job on defense and they were terrific on the boards. They ran their patterns in good form and they ran at a good tempo. They got good shots and shot when the time was right."
Senior Forward Edwin Connelly grabbed 10 rebounds and junior center Billy Anderson, who started for a second straight game, captured seven rebounds. Oak Ridge pulled down 32 rebounds and shot an eye-catching 52 percent from the field, compared to only 19 percent for the Owls, who only hit nine of 47 attempts. No wonder Coach Green was pleased.
The 'Cats played great team defense, rebounded well and put up big numbers on offense. It was an indication of great things to come as Oak Ridge headed down the home stretch of their regular season and prepared for tournament time.
In their last home game of the season, Oak Ridge defeated Lenoir City, 62-40, to stop the Panthers' modest six game-winning streak. For the second time this season, sharp-shooting guard Campbell poured in 35 points to lead the Wildcats. Oak Ridge led 34-11 at the half and coasted to an easy win.
Oak Ridge then topped Clinton, 71-62, with Campbell again leading the way with 22 points. The next night, the 'Cats knocked off Lake City, 81-53, in a game that was originally postponed because of a heavy snowfall earlier in the week. Edwin Connelly had his top scoring output of the season as he put in 20 points to lead Oak Ridge. Both games were played to capacity crowds in Clinton and Lake City. Coach Green said, "It was a rough weekend. Both teams put up a real fight." The wins boosted Oak Ridge's season record to 17-4.
In the final contest of the regular season, Oak Ridge traveled to Lenoir City and beat the Panthers for the third time, 57-35. Lenoir City normally was a very competitive team and had won the state championship just as recently as 1958. Campbell was the top point-producer with 26. Ramsey regained his starting position at center and contributed 14 points and eight rebounds.
The District 7 Tournament opened the week of Feb. 25, 1963. Oak Ridge was the first seed and received an opening round bye. They easily defeated Jellico, 65-30, in their first match and then toppled Clinton for the third time in the season, winning handily, 54-42. Campbell scored 22 points in the first game, as all 12 varsity players saw action in the game. Campbell was also the high-point man in the Clinton game, contributing 23 points to the cause.
In the District Finals, Oak Ridge defeated Norris, also for the third time, by a margin of 59-42. It was Oak Ridge's fifth straight District 7 title, played before a crowd of about 1,000 in the gym at LaFollette. Oak Ridge shot a sizzling 55 percent from the field and held Norris to only 33 percent with their stifling defense.
Campbell was named Most Valuable Player in the tournament and was named to the 10-man All-Tournament team, along with teammateDefenderfer. Defenderfer was credited with turning in a "remarkable performance on both offense and defense in the tournament," according to a newspaper account of the game. Coach Green was quoted in The Oak Ridger, "It was a terrific team effort. I couldn't say enough praise for the team for the credit they deserve. I have no criticism."
Looking ahead to the upcoming Region 2 Tournament, Green went on to say, "We'll certainly try to beat the winner between Alcoa and Powell. With the team effort they have been giving lately, they can do it," he assured.
Oak Ridge defeated Alcoa in their Region 2 opener and then upended favored Knox Young in the semi-finals by a score of 55-42, before an electrified crowd of 6,000 at the old UT Fieldhouse in Knoxville. Campbell topped the 'Cats scoring with 26 points and Defenderfer gave another outstanding performance on the boards and threw in 13 points.
Oak Ridge's stingy defense held Young to just 29.5 percent of their field goal attempts. In the Region 2 finals, Oak Ridge won over Everett by a whopping 57-33. Campbell put up 29 points to lead the way for Oak Ridge. Campbell and Defenderfer were unanimous selections to the all-tournament team.
As the team began making preparations for the state tournament in Nashville the week of March 11, 1963, Coach Green made several comments to The Oak Ridger about his team. Of being the coach of a district and region champion team, he said, "It's a wonderful experience to share with a wonderful group of boys. I enjoy it more and more all the time."
Speaking of the team, he said, "They have worked hard all season and I believe it will pay off this week. Coming into the district and regional tournaments, the boys got together and decided they had to put everything into it." Of the state tournament, he went on to say, "I expect nothing but rough ballgames. It won't be as easy as the district and region. We must improve and we've got to get better. We'll be operating under intense pressure as always."
In a side note, the AP All-State team was announced, prior to the state tournament. Campbell was the only Oak Ridger recognized and he received Honorable Mention. A couple of very recognizable names appeared on the 10-man first team All-State: Ron Widby, of Knox Fulton, who went on to letter in four sports at the University of Tennessee and had a long career as the punter for the Dallas Cowboys.
The other "name" player was none other than Steve Spurrier, of Science Hill High School in Johnson City. Spurrier went on to win the Heisman Trophy in 1966 as quarterback for the Florida Gators and is now the head football coach at the University of South Carolina.
In another run-up to the tip-off of the state tournament, the Roberts Rating System of Chattanooga established Kingston as the favorite to win the state tournament and picked Oak Ridge as second best. You will recall that Kingston beat Oak Ridge twice during the regular season.
Next week, Jack will conclude this story of the Oak Ridge High School's last basketball championship.


text:
16 Mile Brewing Company is teaming up with Great Scott Broadcasting for its first ever celebration of Delaware Day, the day that celebrates Delaware's part in ratifying the nation's constitution.
Since 1933, the governors of Delaware have proclaimed Dec. 7 as "Delaware Day," which pays homage to that historic day in 1787 when Delaware became the first state to ratify the Constitution, thus making this land we all call home the first state in the new nation.
However, 16 Mile Brewing Company's Sales and Marketing Director Claus Hagelman said that year after year, he would wake up to a news announcement about the importance of the day without ever hearing of any celebrations of it.
So, Hagelman and co-owners Chad Campbell and Brett McCrea put their heads together with Jeff Evans at Great Scott Broadcasting and the ideas started pouring as quickly as the locally crafted beer.
"I was talking to the owners and one of them said 'you know what we should do? We should have a big bonfire to get rid of all the old pallets we can't use out back,'" Hagelman said. "And, that basically led to the idea to do a bonfire on Delaware Day."
The festival has taken shape with merely a month of planning, but that doesn't mean any detail is being overlooked.
Here's what to know before you go:
1 Pigs like beer, too?
Bethany Blues will be on site with pulled pork sandwiches. But, this isn't your mom's version of pulled pork. The pigs that finally make it between two slices of specially made bread have been raised on 16 Mile's spent grains. What does that mean? By Hagelman's account, it means amazing taste and premium quality.
"If you've ever heard of Kobe steaks, it does the exact same thing it does for cows raised on grain," Hagelman said. "It's very high in protein and sweet."
Hagelman added that the free-range pigs raised this way come out a purplish pink color rather than the bright pink seen in most pork products.
2 There's a special brew, right?
Of course, there's a special brew. Hagelman said once the event was set in stone, there was no question, that there would be an exclusive 16 Mile beer.
"On Nov. 16, we brewed our Delaware Oyster Stout, which is the first beer we ever did as a collaboration brew and a lot of people have asked us to do again," Hagelman said. "It will be kegged on Wednesday or Thursday and available Friday morning for Delaware Day."
3 Are beer and ice cream related?
Well, sort-of. It depends on the ice cream. In some places, the two seemingly disparate delights come together through one key ingredient: malt. It's a flavor that can be added to ice cream but it's also used in the beginning of the beer brewing process.
16 Mile actually collaborates with King's Ice Cream to produce two flavors that will be on-hand Friday. Pick between the salty sweetness of "Amber Caramel" or the nutty explosion of "Harvest Hazelnut."
4 Will there be music?
Festivals just don't survive without a little live entertainment. This is where Great Scott Broadcasting really stepped up to the plate. With the help of their connections, there will be no fewer than five local or regional music acts. And, there's a little something for everyone: Captain Blue of Captain Blue's Grass Band, Milford's David Landis, Dover's Mike Weyrauch, Sticky Long Fingers and Josh Pryor.
4 Will this be a three-alarm fire?
Not at all. But, it will be a "good, roaring fire." As the sun sets, the discarded pallets will be stacked and lit up.
Worried that a fire could get out hand? Don't be. The Georgetown Fire Department will be on site with hawk-like eyes and a ready water hose. But, it's also not going to be big enough to get out of control.
"It will be a good fire but it's not going to be one of those 10-story Texas A&M bonfires that can practically be seen from space," Hagelman said. "But, it won't disappoint either."
5 Could there be more?
A good festival always has more. The SPCA will be there, tugging on heartstrings with sweet puppy dog faces, who all need good homes. There will be a silent auction benefiting Children and Families First, a Delaware-based charity. And, more than 20 local businesses and non-profit organizations have also agreed to be a part of this first-ever Georgetown event.


text:
Howard outscored Middletown 21-2 in the second quarter and went on to defeat Middletown 81-62 in boys high school basketball action Saturday afternoon.
A tough second period cost Middletown an opportunity for a second straight win in the DIAA boys state basketball tournament in a resounding 81-62 loss to Howard School of Technology Saturday afternoon in a game played at Salesianum High School in Wilmington.
"We had one really bad period, the second period, and that was what cost us the game," said Cavalier coach Jasen Maciey.
The game was even at 16 after the first period, as Joe Bamfo and Sardayah Sambo hit some shots to keep Middletown equal to Howard. Then came the disastrous second period when the Cavs were outscored 21-2.
"We just didn't do anything right," said Maciey.
Middletown actually played a good game in the second half, with both teams scoring 44 points. "We played them even for three quarters, but we just didn't get the job done in that second quarter," said Maciey.
The Cavaliers advanced to the second round of the tournament after defeating Mount Pleasant Wednesday night 53-48.
Maciey conceded his team didn't play great in that game either. "We didn't play out brand of basketball. We had a lead, let them back into the game, but we made a few shots at the end to hold on to the game," he said.
MIDDLETOWN: Bamfo 19, Sambo 19, Roberts 9, Pinkett 6, Roy 9.
Totals 22 13-14 62.
HOWARD: Stanford 17, Wright 12, Woody 22, Ponzo-Meek 7, Davis 15, Stewart 4, Cunningham 4.
Totals 32 8-19 81.
3-Point Goals- M 5 (Roberts 3, Bamfo, Roy), H 9 (Woody 6, Stanford 3).


text:
Boonville Post Prom to be held at YMCA
Boonville — The Boonville High School Post Prom Party will take place on Sunday, April 7 from 12:30-3:30 a.m. at the Boonslick Heartland YMCA. All junior and senior Boonville High School students are invited to attend with their companions. Students do not have to attend prom in order to attend the Post Prom Party.
This is a safe, parent chaperoned event, which will feature great food, music and entertainment.
The 2013 event will have games, a money machine (donated by Rick Ball), a photo booth, an inflatable obstacle course and inflatable laser tag. Prizes will be given out all night with the largest prizes being drawn just before the end of the night. Prizes will include electronics, gas cards, Blu-Ray players and 32-inch LCD televisions.
Donations of cash and prizes are still being accepted and can be sent to the Post Prom Committee, PO Box 374, Boonville, MO 65233.
Please contact either co-chair with questions to either senior parent Lynn Vest at 660-537-6309 or email her at email@example.com or junior parent Nancy Cook at 660-888-2674 or email her at email@example.com.


text:
Brand Label: Nike
ITEM MOVED TO ARCHIVE: On January 30, 2018 1:46 pm, Fashion Stylist Online noted this item may be out of stock at macys because it was not referenced in their latest online catalog. If this item is out of stock at macys, you may be able to find similar fashions sold there or elsewhere on our Nike Designer Brand Directory.
Available for Purchase Online at macys for $11.99Pin It
Nike Dry-fit Fly Shorts, Little Boys Other Kids' & Baby Clothing - Shorts.
Shop other brand label items from Nike on FashionStylist.com.
This item was published for sale online by macys on January 30, 2018 9:09 am and last updated by us January 30, 2018 1:46 pm.
Editor Picks: So 70's Clothing Inspiration
Alice Olivia Lyn Paneled Suede Fringe Cape Tan
Isabel Marant Open Front Embroidered Long Coat
Adam Lippes Pencil Skirt W Fringe Hem Black
Burberry Prorsum Patchwork Blanket Fringe Poncho
Valentino Crochet Mitered Stripe Poncho Sorbet
Editor Picks: LBD These Little Black Dress You Need to See
Moschino Ruler Bow Dress
Maison Margiela Velvet Pussy Bow Dress
Maison Rabih Kayrouz Crepe Collarless Blouse Blue
Alexander Mcqueen Harness Briefcase Black
Mugler Sheer Embellished Dress
Editor Picks: Little Luxury Designer Gifts for Kids and Baby
Simonetta Cotton Poplin Embroidered Light Flannel
Boss Hugo Water Resistant Double Breasted Jacket
Eugenia Kim Rain Wool Tricot Hat With Pompom
Dsquared2 Leather Suede High Top Sneakers
Gianluca Capannolo Oversize Feathers Embellished
Editor Picks: Little White Dresses for Every Occassion
Ohne Titel Pleated Knit Cut Out Dress
Chiara Boni La Petite Robe Cold Shoulder Dress
Miss Selfridge Women's Long Sleeve Stripe Bardot
Marni Brushstroke Print Cotton Shirt
Label By 5twelve Floral Print Piqu Eacute Sheath
Editor Picks: Not Your Average Little Black Dress
Philipp Plein Embellished Backpack White Polyurethane
Maria Lucia Hohan Flared Fitted Waist Dress Pink
Antonio Berardi Jacquard Asymmetric Dress Women's
Oscar De La Renta Pencil Denim Skirt White
Junya Watanabe Comme Des Gar Ons 3d Blouse Women's
Browse More Fashion Apparel by Nike (view more)
- $30.00
Nike Pop Art 90s T Shirt Men's White
- $30.00
Nike Girls Pocket Muscle Tank Grade School Emerald
- $99.99
Nike Women's Zoom Shift Game Royal Polarized Blue
- $39.99
Nike Therma Basketball Hoodie Men's Black Anthracite
- $120.00
Nike Af1 Lover Slip On Sneakers Yellow
- $120.00
Nike Air Force 1 Jester Xx Sneakers White
- $119.00
Nike Air Force 1 Low 07 Lv8 Sneakers White
- $76.00
Nike Seamless Studio Strappy Back Bodysuit
- $30.00
Nike Big Boys Colorblocked Zip Up Hoodie
- $49.96
Nike Men's Teddy Bridgewater Minnesota Vikings
New promo codes and links offering limited time promotions, sales coupons, and special offers on Nike designer fashions and accessories will be posted on each designer label apparel page. For the latest up to date information on this Nike Dry Fit Fly Shorts Little Boys | Clothing fashion item, including product specifications, ordering options, pricing, shipping details, high resolution pictures, shopper comments, and other sales media, visit the macys Online Store.


text:
Selecting your vehicle's make, model, and year allows us to display only parts and items specific to your car's model and year.
Be the First to Review
Retail $274.95
Part ID: CH27032-LH
Part ID: CH27032-RH
Retail $549.90
Part ID: CH27032-PR
Part Type: (R) = Authentic reproduction of the original GM product
Years: 1970-1972
Sold As: EACH
2018 Tempest Catalog Page: 199
All drop-shipped orders must be prepaid. Rates vary depending upon weight.
Replace missing, broken or damaged door glass with new glass from OPGI. Each piece of laminated glass is manufactured to original specs for a hassle-free installation. Glass is available in your choice of clear or green tinted. Sold per each for the left or right side.


text:
LabCorp Patient Service Center specimen collection laboratory is located in the wonderful city of WEST PALM BEACH, in the state of FL. It can be found at 4601 N CONGRESS AVE WEST PALM BEACH FL 33407.
The LabDraw Laboratory Directory is available to assists patients with finding reliable medical laboratories, physicians, and other healthcare providers for tests such as Syphilis, HIV, Oral Herpes, Hepatitis B, Genital Herpes, Gonorrhea, and Hepatitis C. It is also a reporting mechanism used to provide valuable feedback to the doctors, insurance companies, and laboratory service providers. By allowing the patients to comment freely about their experiences with having lab work done or locating a particular facility we are assisting with opening up the doors to better healthcare.
If you have any comments to make regarding the service you have received at this laboratory, or other information about what is provided here, feel free to add it to the comments section located below. Your comments will be immediately made available to others viewing this page.


text:
Here is where you can watch Roary The Racing Car Bumper To Bumper:
write a comment:
retype this number:
last forum posts:
With chrome, Google has built an extendable, efficient browser that deserves its place at the top of the brows...
can someone post a link to strange magic please!!!
You are a great writer. Please keep it up! custom essay
You've certainly helped numerous of individuals like me, who've been browsing web from past very a extended ti...
Awesome list of tips. I sometimes catch myself over using some words too often without even realizing it. I ...
Hi, love the site. I only wish the links did'nt require flash as my ipad wont let me see them. Oh well.
|link name:
|season: episode:
|Links Posting Rules:
-only post links to full movies or full tv show episodes.
-only videos that can be streamed in the browser.
-only videos of perfect quality. NO CAMS!
-no time limit which prevents from watchin the video in full, no non-standard plugins, no logins, no money required.
-no forced survey or anything forced.
-no ads that can be dangerous for the computer like clicksor or adonion.
no actor selected
start typing the name of the actor in the box above until you see the actor in the matching actors shown below and then click the actor name to select him/her. if the actor you want to add does not show in the list click here to add the actor to the known actors.


text:
River isn't navigable
Editor: "Man will occasionally stumble over the truth, but usually manages to pick himself up, walk over or around it, and carry on." — Winston Churchill
Dean Naujoks' recent column focused primarily on the state's claim to ownership of the bed of the Yadkin River, which depends on this legal definition of navigability:
"A river is navigable for the purpose of title determination if it was used or was susceptible to being used in its natural and ordinary condition as a highway of commerce over which trade and travel were or may have been conducted in the customary modes of trade and travel on water at the time of statehood (NC 1789)."
The flaw in Naujoks' opinion is that it's been widely accepted since at least 1815 that the Yadkin-Pee Dee River is not navigable above Cheraw, S.C.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers conducted surveys of the river in North Carolina in 1879 and 1887. They recommended that the upper Yadkin (from Salisbury to Wilkesborough) could be made navigable with improvements costing $444,653. However, they found that the entire section of the river from Salisbury to the South Carolina line was "unworthy of improvement."
In 1958, the Federal Power Commission stated that the lower section of the Yadkin-Pee Dee River had not been determined to be a navigable water of the United States, "and we do not now find that stretch to be navigable."
Naujoks asked Alcoa to produce "the deed," as if there were only one. I've asked. Alcoa has an entire room full of five-drawer filing cabinets containing their deeds. Were they supposed to trot them out because Naujoks told them to?
Under public trust doctrine, the public has a right to access the waters of the state to boat, swim, fish and enjoy recreational activities. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (not Alcoa) approves all water withdrawal permits over one million gallons per day in the Yadkin Project area. Alcoa's license does not jeopardize either of these rights.
The terms of their new license will improve water quality and recreational access and facilities; guarantee higher lake levels and a longer recreational season; support larger water withdrawals by Albemarle and Stanly County; provide greater flexibility for lakefront property owners; protect wildlife habitat, water safety and historic resources; and provide for significant land conservation around the project lakes.
As far as environmental cleanup is concerned (outside the project area), Alcoa is awaiting approval from DENR to complete the remediation of their final three areas of concern. They will continue monitoring but will soon have nothing more to clean up. I wish all the creators of the state's thousands of brownfields would do as much.
It's time to stop harassing Alcoa with specious accusations and lawsuits. Twenty-five stakeholders, including the four counties around the Yadkin Project lakes, environmental and conservation organizations, state agencies from both Carolinas and homeowner and business groups support Alcoa's Relicensing Settlement Agreement. We'd like to see the benefits to our area begin.
Ann Brownlee


text:
Apply Now!
Academic Programs
Troy University has been recognized by Princeton Review, U.S. News and World Report, Military Times and more as having some of the best undergraduate programs in the Southeast and nation. Whether you are graduating from high school, transferring from a two-year school, or completing your degree as a working adult, TROY offers a wide variety of associate and baccalaureate degrees that will open doors to career opportunities.
Graduate study can help you achieve your career goals! Holders of advanced degrees will be in high demand in the next 10 years, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, and U.S. Census data shows that advanced degrees increase pay and prosperity Troy University's Graduate School offers advanced degrees in all five of the University's academic colleges: education, business, arts and sciences, health and human services, and communication and fine arts. In addition, TROY's commitment to flexibility means that you have in-class, online and blended options. Plan for your next career by completing your graduate education at TROY. Innovation, knowledge and creativity are all elements for success. Get started today!
Graduate Programs
Schedule your campus visit today and start getting to know TROY.
Campus visits are the most important aspect of the college decision making process. Visits give you the opportunity to discover what makes our unique University the right fit for you. TROY welcomes you to come and see what makes our campus different, one that you will want to consider your home away from home.
We invite you to register for a visit Monday - Friday at 10:00 a.m. or 2:00 p.m. or on specified Saturdays for a TROY Tour or Trojan Day event.
*Students interested in visiting other Alabama campuses must contact the specific campus for visit information and registration as available dates and times vary.
Find A Location Near You
TROY Service Centers meet the needs of working adults, including military, government agency civilians, teachers and future business leaders who want the opportunities that come with earning a degree. Because adult learners often have different educational needs than traditional students, courses are provided at times and in formats designed around people who work and have other commitments for their time.
TROY Service Centers
Are you curious about learning in the online environment? Would you like to take an online class, but feel that you need more information? Discover more about learning in the online environment, the skills and technologies that are required, as well as some helpful tips on how to become a successful online student.
TROY Online
Assistant Director
Office of Student Development
(334) 670-3221
Adaptive Needs Program
(334) 670-3221
Office of Student Development
(334) 670-3221
Office of Student Development
(334) 670-3221
Career Services
(334) 670-3216
Academic Advisor
Office of Student Development
(334) 670-3176
Academic Advisor
Office of Student Development
(334) 808-6714
Career Counselor
(334) 808-6188
Departmental Secretary
Career Services
(334) 670-3217
Departmental Secretary Office of Student Development
(334) 670-3221


text:
Those were two concerns I had. While talking about how nifty hedging is, Vanguard entirely failed to point out it costs money. Question for the experts here: how much do you estimate such hedging to cost? I know it costs, though I have no clue how much.Rick Ferri wrote:Are potential investors in this fund expecting higher returns? Hate to disappoint you, but this fund isn't going to yield any more than the Vanguard Total Bond Fund, and may yield less due to higher fees and hedging costs.
While it will have expenses of .20% for anyone with $10,000, that's still pretty expensive by Vanguard standards. At least it looks expensive when compared to their domestic bond funds that can all be had for 10-12 basis points. Even Total International Stock Admiral is 18 basis point, so here we have a bond fund that costs more than its equity relative.
I don't know if I'll buy it or not. It's certainly interesting, and I think it's a great move on Vanguard's part to finally provide any international bond fund. We've only been asking for the entire time I've been on this board (so for the last 14+ years).
I must say that with how low interest rates are I'm not real excited by a "total" fund that I certainly assume will have an intermediate maturity. I've moved most of my bond allocation to short-term bonds. Yeah, I'm giving up some yield with ST, but there's little risk that I'll miss out on massive capital gains as zero pretty much sets a floor for bond yields. While T-bills (and their Japanese equivalents) have gone marginally under zero in history, I don't seriously imagine that 10-year bonds are going to less than zero.


text:
Vintage Hall-of-Famers
click for details
|Click to return to
|Vintage auctions with baseball,football and basketball
1995 SP Championship Playoff Showcase DIE-CUTS #PS18 John Elway Baseball cardPrice = $ 19.95
Select a different Sport or Vintage Baseball Cards set Enter words,partial words,partial words with wildcards (*) or a phrase in quotes.
1959 Topps Yankees displays vintage 1959 Topps Yankees cards.
Bowman Mantle displays all Bowman Mickey Mantle cards, old and recent.
Lowest prices on card collecting & extreme couponing supplies!
Always buying vintage sports cards and non-sports cards.
Below are some tidbits on baseball and sportscard collecting.
Visit our web site for more info on vintage and current
baseball, football, basketball, hockey, sports and
non-sport cards and card collecting.
Like all collectibles, some sports cards increase in value and a few can become very valuable. Determining a card's value is based on a number of factors including the popularity of the player, the card's scarcity, it's condition, and demand among collectors. A card can be scarce but if there's no demand for it, it's value may not be to great.
Q: What are some of the ways to collect cards ? There are several different ways to collect cards. For example, you can try to collect all the cards in a given set. Or you can focus on cards of your favorite team or even just your favorite player.
Some people only collect Rookie cards while others only collect cards of Hall-of-Famers. Because of the high cost of vintage sports cards today a growingly popular way to collect sportscards is "Type Collecting".
"Type Collecting" is collecting just one of each "type" (or different issue) made. To keep costs down, on some of the scarcer more expensive issues you can simply add a less expensive "common" to your collection. While on more common or recent issues you can select your favorite player or a card from your favorite team.
No matter how you collect - the key is to have fun !
1959 Fleer Ted WilliamsTed Williams was one of the greatest hitters ever to play the game ! The 'Splendid Splinter' played from 1939-1942 and 1946-1960 all with the Boston Red Sox. He missed 1943 thru 1945 due to military duty when he was a pilot during the wars. For his career he hit .344 with 521 home runs. Ted Williams was one of the biggest stars baseball has ever seen, and his baseball cards remain very popular and valuable.
Ted's rookie card was in 1950 Bowman and he was exclusive with Bowman from 1950 thru 1954. In 1954 he also allowed Topps to make his cards which they did from 1954 thru 1958.
In 1959 Fleer signed Ted Williams away from Topps and assumed the star Ted Williams would be retiring, put out an entire 80-card set of cards highlighting Ted Williams and illustrating his life both in and out of baseball. Williams decided late in the fall to resign for another year perhaps damaging the sets impact. Today these cards remain extremely popular with most of the cards in teh set still quite affordable.
There is one very rare card in this set, #68 picturing Ted with Bucky Harris.
UNFORTUNATELY Topps had Bucky Harris under exclusive contract and
Fleer had to quickly halt production of this card making it a significant
SHORT PRINT. Only a few made it out to the public. This card is quite rare,
hardly ever seen and a plain old simple checklist making it the perfect
candidate for counterfeiting.
Other interesting cards are those that picture Ted with Babe Ruth, Jimmie Foxx, Sam Snead and Jim Thorpe. In addition, cards of Ted fishing or with his airplane are also very popular.
Click for complete
1959 Fleer Ted Williams baseball cards Checklist and Prices
Chemtoy and MLB teamed up in 1970 to offer a set of major league baseball player 'superballs'.
The 285 'superball' set has 12 from each team except Minn., Chicago
and Oakland with 11 and is packed with HALL-OF-FAMERS !!!
Each 'superball' has the player's photo inside and the player's name,
team, position and Chemtoy inventory number on the back.
1955 Topps All-American FootballIn 1955, college football was much more popular with fans than the NFL. This 100 card 1955 Topps All-American Football card set was Topps response to collectors. Topps first major football issue this unique set features the greatest college football players from the first half of the 20th century.
The 1955 Topps All-American football card set was issued in one-card penny packs, nine-card nickel packs and 22-card cello packs. The set is jam packed with rookies and stars !!! One of the most valuable 1955 Topps All-American football cards is the rookie card of former Supreme Court Justice Whizzer White.
TOP ROOKIES: The Four Horseman, Whizzer White, Fats Henry, Doc Blanchard,
Don Hutson, Amos Stagg, Tom Harmon, Ernie Nevers & MORE !!!
© 1995-2018 "InterNet's Baseball Card Store" / Joseph Juhasz ... All Rights Reserved


text:
Microsoft Office error codes can occur while updating, closing, downloading, installing, opening (launching) or while performing any actions like pasting, sending, receiving, copying etc. Other language references: Fehlercode, code d'erreur, Virhekoodi, foutcode, Fejlkode, felkod, código de error, cod de eroare, feil kode, codice di errore
This indicates an error with the Internet or the local machine. Issues with Internet can be due to intermittent connectivity, low speed, modem or router configuration, ISP (Internet Service Provider) restrictions, local machine configuration issues etc. Local machine errors happen when the computer has applications, Windows, drivers etc, which are not up to date and even if the computer is not tuned up to its performance causing corrupt files, directories, registry and other data affecting the hard drive.
A. Cleaning temp folder
B. Cleaning %temp% folder
The steps to clean the user related junk files is to follow the same steps above to clean the temp folder as above, where the command 'temp' is replaced with "%temp%", without quotes.
C. Clean Up System Files
D. Clearing Internet Explorer junk files
Wait for the reset to complete and then continue to the next step.
Now, you may check if the issue is fixed.
If by any change, the error is not fixed, then the issue is critical and data loss can occur. A single corrupt component can affect the hardware and software.
Now, to make the troubleshooting easier, feel free to click on the pop up on this page or the floating chat icon to the right to initiate a troubleshooting session assisted by professional and friendly experienced tech support agent.
Click on the image above to start chatting with a professional to get instant fix.
tech December 24th, 2016
Posted In: Microsoft Office Error Code