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For these multi-core processors, I'd be interested in benchmarks that exercise the system while doing more than one thing at a time.
Synthetic benchmarks are all well and good, but how does the system do when trying to *really* multitask? Consider a server (which is where the Xeon is really targeted IMHO), how does it look when getting concurrent loads (from a network, not the local machine) on Apache, MySQL, and PHP?
I know there are tools for artificially loading servers ('siege' is an http tool that comes to mind), but I do not know if there is a benchmark "suite" that makes the process of setting up and running the tests manageable.
Also of note is the fact that the 2.6 kernel has tuning parameters for a lot things that can really affect overall system performance. Perhaps running the tests with kernels configured for "desktop" and "server" tuning sets would be interesting. (Please note, I am not a kernel hacker.)
Kernel parameters that I think could be considered include:
- Processor Family (e.g. - *not* using a generic selection)
- Max number of CPU's
- SMT and Multi-core (CPU) schedulers
- I/O schedulers (Anticipatory, Deadline, CFQ)
- Preemption Model (No Forced (Server), Voluntary (Desktop), Preemptible (Low-Latency Desktop))
- Preempt the Big Kernel Lock (Desktop)
- High Memory Support (select "4GB" for between 1 & 4GB RAM!)
- Allocate 3rd-level pagetables from highmem
- MTRR support (not selecting this will cause graphics support to *really* suck.)
- Enable kernel IRQ balancing
- Use register arguments
- Timer frequency (lower for servers, higher for desktops)
- Choice of on-disk filesystems (ext2, ext3, reiserfs, xfs, etc.)
Oh, and don't forget all of the kernel "patchsets" out there that further tweak the kernel.
Thanks for listening.
According to Intel,
E5320 Core Voltage is 1.5V http://processorfinder.intel.com/det...px?sSpec=SL9MV
If this is really true, it may indicate that Intel uses lowest-quality parts for E5310 and E5320. Definitely not recommended for overclocking.
Can you please verify this with your E5320? Either in BIOS,
or under Windows cpu-z 1.37, rmclock, CrystallCPUID. msr under Linux.
I cant find this information anywhere, please help me!
Originally posted by Cronos View PostAny success?
According to Intel,
E5320 Core Voltage is 1.5V http://processorfinder.intel.com/det...px?sSpec=SL9MV
Monitoring it from the BIOS, both E5320 parts are running between 1.136V and 1.208V.
Haven't tried the overclocking yet.
Monitoring it from the BIOS, both E5320 parts are running between 1.136V and 1.208V.
I hope Intel's Speedstep C1 is not affecting this voltage?
By the way, if you are really interested in overclocking, i will gladly provide any help. You may consider me as the best expert in Woodcrest/Clovertown overclocking area (joke, but close).
I invested great deal of efforts in this, though only theoretically for now
I can provide you with SMBus read/write tool for Linux and instructions how to use it. One person at 2cpu.com (XeonTux) succesfully used it to overclock his Woodcrest Xeons. I cant find any more testers -they are all hardcore Windows Weenies
For 1066FSB CPU, regardless whether you have DDR2 667 or 533, the overclocking may be limited by memory. You will need to make 1333FSB mod first. Several ppl, inlcuding the author of this mod XeonTux, already made this mod -it is really easy and safe.
I'll check again next time I am tinkering with the that Clovertown setup, but EIST should have been disabled so it would be running at its maximum frequency.
The reason for not trying the overclocking yet has been due to only having so much time in a day However, if you want to post some additional information in this thread I or someone else working with me will give it a shot.
I think, the easiest thing is to try software overclocking first.
Under Windows, please download systool utility
choose PLL ICS932S401 from the list. Try small FSB steps at a time.
Under Linux, please mail me at [email protected]
and i'll send you the utility and instructions to use.
Low voltage and weak memory will most certailny prevent you from having good overclock. For good OC, you will have to
1, Make a Vcore mod and
2. Make a 1333FSB mod.
Both are done through isolating and re-connecting CPU legs, This is easy and does not require any permanent moduifications or soldering.
Thank you for your comments and we will definitely evaluate your suggestion.
In regards to the i5000X, if I recall correctly, I have used Dapper Drake without any problems. I don't think I had tried out an i5000P on Dapper Drake or any other enterprise distributions.
Thanks in advance
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For the Tyan Tempest i5000XT no BIOS update was needed, but the board was specifically intended for the Clovertown series. For the rest of the Tempest series, however, it is different.
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For the Tyan Tempest i5000XT no BIOS update was needed, but the board was specifically intended for the Clovertown series. For the rest of the Tempest series, however, it is different.
how can i overclock clovertown sample pair on tyan tempest 5370?Default mhz is 2.4ghz.Is there a bios which would give me the extra options or do i have do a bsel mod like the old 604 xeons or is there any easier way?
Any help is greatly appreciated.
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What I think we need is the supernatural! We need God to move beyond our abilities. God has used the supernatural before, as a way to draw people in to hear the Gospel.
We want to have an impact on our community. We want to see the will of God working in the lives of our friends, families, coworkers and neighbors. If people see the supernatural working in us, then they will be able to believe that God who can have an impact on their lives. Today, I want to post on God's use of the supernatural.
Acts 8:5-8 (NKJV)
8:5 Then Philip went down to the city of
and preached Christ to them. 6 And the multitudes with one accord heeded the things spoken by Philip, hearing and seeing the miracles which he did. 7 For unclean spirits, crying with a loud voice, came out of many who were possessed; and many who were paralyzed and lame were healed. 8 And there was great joy in that city. Samaria
Signs and Wonders
How many know that people are looking for real power? That's why there are so many religions. People are looking for a power that will move them beyond where own abilities can take them. People need a God who has power, it that right? Don't we all want a God who can meet needs that we have struggled to meet? Everybody is searching for a God that has power.
Well, here is the good news – WE serve a God of miracles. He opened the
Red Sea. He rained food from Heaven. He brought water out of a rock. He held the sun in one place. God is a God of the supernatural.
Jesus also brought about miracles:
Acts 10:38 (NKJV)
10:38 how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, who went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with Him.
So we are serving a God of power. It's one thing to explain that to people. We can tell people that Jesus did miracles. We can tell them what Jesus did and people will accept it. There's a difference, though, between accepting what we say and seeing the miracle happen before their eyes. There's a difference. In our text, Philip preaches Jesus and people listened and accepted what he said because of the miracles that Philip did.
Nicodemus was a leader of the Jews. He had a seat on the Sanhedrin. He was a Pharisee and he said to Jesus, "We know that you have come from God because no one can do the things you have been doing unless God is with him." That element of the supernatural is what convinced Nicodemus of who Jesus was. Look at this scripture:
Mark 16:17-18 (NKJV)
16:17 And these signs will follow those who believe: In My name they will cast out demons; they will speak with new tongues; 18 they will take up serpents; and if they drink anything deadly, it will by no means hurt them; they will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover."
In other words, there will be signs that follow us: Demons will be cast out. We'll speak with new tongues. We'll lay hands on the sick and they'll recover. What are those things? They're miracles; they're signs. Jesus performed those signs and people believed.
John 11:43-45 (NKJV)
Now when He had said these things, He cried with a loud voice, "Lazarus, come forth!" 44 And he who had died came out bound hand and foot with graveclothes, and his face was wrapped with a cloth. Jesus said to them, "Loose him, and let him go." 45 Then many of the Jews who had come to Mary, and had seen the things Jesus did, believed in Him.
They believed because they saw the miracle. Philip performed those signs and people believed. We need a visible dimension of the supernatural in our church. We need to be like Philip and demonstrate the Power of God.
One of the things that was really exciting as a new convert was seeing the miracles of healing. This week, as we did communion a couple of people got healed and it was refreshing to hear them just say, "Hey it's gone." It was fun to see them get as excited as I did, when I was a young believer. People get saved because they can see the Power of God.
John 2:23 (NKJV)
Now when He was in
at the Passover, during the feast, many believed in His name when they saw the signs which He did. Jerusalem
Many believed in His name when they saw the signs. The signs He did persuaded them. Jesus even sent out His disciples and told them:
Matthew 10:7-8 (NKJV)
10:7 And as you go, preach, saying, 'The kingdom of heaven is at hand.' 8 Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out demons. Freely you have received, freely give.
He's telling the "Use the signs." Use the supernatural – show them the signs. In our day and hour we also need to show the Power of God.
The Early Church
The Book of Acts is full of men showing the Power of God. There is huge growth in the early churches men like Philip were scattered from
and ended
up in far-flung places, preaching Jesus and performing miracles. There will always be arguments against
logic. People can counter just about
anything that you've said, but it's difficult to argue against a leg growing
out when you've seen it with your own eyes. Jerusalem
When Jesus raised Lazarus from the dead, the enemies of God platted to kill Jesus because of that act. They also plotted to kill Lazarus.
John 12:9-11 (NKJV)
12:9 Now a great many of the Jews knew that He was there; and they came, not for Jesus' sake only, but that they might also see Lazarus, whom He had raised from the dead. 10 But the chief priests plotted to put Lazarus to death also, 11 because on account of him many of the Jews went away and believed in Jesus.
How could they deny Jesus' power when this man who everyone knew had died is standing right there?
Acts 3:6-7 (NKJV)
3:6 Then Peter said, "Silver and gold I do not have, but what I do have I give you: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, rise up and walk." 7 And he took him by the right hand and lifted him up, and immediately his feet and ankle bones received strength.
Peter and John, at the Gate Beautiful raised a lame man and the Bible says many heard the word and believed; about five thousand of them.
Acts 5:15-16 (NKJV)
5:15 so that they brought the sick out into the streets and laid them on beds and couches, that at least the shadow of Peter passing by might fall on some of them. 16 Also a multitude gathered from the surrounding cities to
, bringing sick people and those who were tormented by unclean spirits, and they were all healed. Jerusalem
People brought out the sick and lame in the hopes that Peter's shadow would fall across them and they'd be healed.
Acts 19:11-12 (NKJV)
19:11 Now God worked unusual miracles by the hands of Paul, 12 so that even handkerchiefs or aprons were brought from his body to the sick, and the diseases left them and the evil spirits went out of them.
Paul gave people handkerchiefs and articles of clothing and people got healed.
This is how the church was birthed. This was God's strategy for reaching men. The Bible tells us that Jesus is the same yesterday, today and forever. I believe that this same strategy is available to us today. All of this is the power we were told we would receive through the Holy Spirit in Acts 1:8:
Acts 1:8 (NKJV)
1:8 But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in
, and in all Jerusalem Judeaand , and to the end of the earth." Samaria
God is telling us that when we receive the Holy Spirit we receive power to be witnesses of Him, and we can use that power to do the things that He did. Thank God for the Holy Spirit.
This is for believers. It's not just for pastors and evangelists. It's for believers like you and I. Anything pastors and evangelists can do – you can do. I think we need to use the supernatural on outreaches and in church services. We can show people that there's an alternative to the traditional Taiwanese religion. We can show them the power that God has and that the idols don't have.
A Plan of Attack
I think there's a problem in a large part of the church world, today. I believe that a big part of the problem is that people don't have faith. They don't have faith to give. They don't have the faith to be filled with the Holy Spirit. They don't have faith to witness and testify, and they don't have faith to pray for the sick. Some people I've prayed for don't even have the faith to accept that they've been healed. I pray for them and we see God do something powerful in them and I ask them, "What about the pain?" They say, "Well, it doesn't hurt…RIGHT
NOW." There are even those who
don't even have the faith to be prayed for.
We're Pentecostals. We believe that what happened on the day of Pentecost is still happening today. At least, that's what we're supposed to believe. What did Peter have that we don't? He was uneducated. He was a fisherman, not a theologian. He was an average guy, not really special in any way, but God did powerful miracles through him. People thought, "If his shadow falls on me, I can be healed." What did Peter have that you don't? Maybe it's the faith that God could use him: Faith that the promise of the Holy Spirit is real.
Acts 2:39 (NKJV)
2:39 For the promise is to you and to your children, and to all who are afar off, as many as the Lord our God will call."
WE are the ones who are afar off – As many as the Lord will call. He's not looking for someone who's special. If you're saved – You're called. WE are the ones who will prophecy and have visions. WE are the ones this promise is for. THESE are the last days. We need to pray and contend for the supernatural in our churches. We need to stand in faith and pray for the sick. We need to contend for more of the Holy Spirit. We need to pray, read our Bible and come to church to bolster and strengthen our faith, and we need to step out in that faith.
In the Old Testament, there's a moment when the Ark of the Covenant is captured. The Ark of the Covenant is proof of the power of God because it contains the Ten Commandments written with the finger of God. There is also a bowl of the miracle food that God provided to
while they were in the desert. Finally,
it also contains Aaron's rod that, through a miracle budded in the desert. The
ark was captured by the Philistines and they put it in a room with their gods,
particularly Dagon, who is the fish god.
The next morning Dagon had been thrown down from his shelf and
shattered. Dagon, the idol lay in pieces
on the ground, as God showed his power is beyond that of the idols. God did that supernaturally. He threw Dagon down supernaturally. I believe that it's time that some idols fell
in our cities and nations. Let's cry out
for a supernatural move of God. Israel

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Is studying in a Japanese University Possible? - 07-11-2008, 08:24 AM
Hey guy,
this is basically my situation. I am a 17 year old student who will graduate high school in Germany in two years. I speak both English and German fluently and I will have had three years of studying Japanese when finishing high school. I have been fascinated by Japan for quite a while and actually took my first trip there this summer. And wooow I enjoyed it xD. So I decided that I would really enjoy living/studying there (haha I bet you have heard something like this before in several other threads). I could go to a University in Japan for a one year exchange in college, thats for sure. But I would prefer to actually study there for 4 years instead. My grades are pretty decent but there is the huge language problem. After only 3 years of Japanese classes I will definitely not be fluent nor know 2000 kanji.
So here are my questions
Are there Colleges/University's in Japan where non fluent speakers can apply to? (something like an international college)
And how hard is it to be accepted into one?
How much does the average University in Japan cost?
Am I beeing a complete fool for wanting to study there or is it actualy realistic xD?
I would be very glad if someone replies.
Yes, it is quite possible. I received my degree here, at a 4 year Japanese university. However, I had already attained a fair level of fluency before even starting, which is going to be your main wall.
It seems like a complete waste to come all the way to Japan to just be in a pretend US.
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Wow I'm glad to hear that! - 07-11-2008, 09:19 AM
Gooten dag!
I'm not so familiar to the system but I think Tokyo university of foreign studies and Sophia University have students who speak foreign languages fluently so I suppose you won't have a hard time rather than other universities
The cost is depends on which uniersity and which department you want to major in,.If you go to public university it costs : 282000yen for an entrance fee,535800 yen for tuition fee. So you need 817800 yen in the first year. But if you want to study in private university it costs at least 1000000yen per a year But we always welcome you!!!!
Guten Tag xD,
thanks a lot for the answers.
I guess Inernational College is a bad idea if its really just like a fake US. I want to experience the Japanese lifestyle so I will have to apply to a normal College/University. The JLPT 2 and 1 test look pretty difficult though. (even the easier one requires 1000 kanji and 6000 vocabs ). I could try to learn that much Japanese in 2 years but I am not sure if I would succeed xD.
How would doors open up for me though if I studied Japanese? I was planing on doing that in any case xD.
Wow, Public University's in Japan are affordable. (unlike many in the US xD). Tokyo and Sophia University look really nice but I heard its literally impossible to be accepted. I will check out their website and see if I can find something on foreign students.
Why don't you go to Uni in Germany and come to Japan for exchange a program and study Japanese while you are in Uni.
That's what many people do and it is more realistic than any other plan you might have.
Good luck!!
Q&a - 07-12-2008, 06:33 AM
Q. Are there Colleges/University's in Japan where non fluent speakers can apply to? (something like an international college)
A.Yes, google is your best friend in this case
Q.And how hard is it to be accepted into one?
A.Getting into the university itself is not very difficult (As a foreigner), yet dealing with immigration will be a bit complicated.
Q.How much does the average University in Japan cost?
For your first year expect to have ¥834,800 ($7,860 or €4,940). This includes matriculation fees, tuition fees, and entrance examination fees. Each year after the first year is cheaper, seeing how your only pay the examination fees and the matriculation fees once.
Please note that regardless of how much the universities cost, Immigration requires you to have around $15,000 (€9,400) in the bank, or promises of that money from family.
Also, the prices listed above are for national Japanese universities. International universities cost more from what I have noticed.
Q.Am I beeing a complete fool for wanting to study there or is it actualy realistic xD?
Absolutely not. Going to a University in Japan is 100% possible, regardless of what others may tell you.
Save money and learn Japanese before going to Japan. Below is a link with information on how to learn Japanese fluently. To save money, you could either rob a bank (not suggested...) or get a job.
All Japanese All The Time Dot Com
With more info on being a student in Japan, check out the following link.
Student Guide to Japan-English and Other Languages-JASSO
It may not be impossible, but I wonder what the benefits are? American employers are not familiar with Japanese universities, and Japanese employers, in general, are not looking for foreigners who have graduated from Japanese universities. To be honest, for an employer to hire a foreigner, usually they are hoping for someone with a foreign degree.
However, that is not to say that a Japanese degree wouldn't be useful. Countries such as Korea and Hong Kong (not to sure about Hong Kong) require you to have a bachelors degree to work in their country, so if you ever wanted to work outside of Japan...
Also, Japanese immigration wouldn't mind if you had a Japanese or American degree whenever you apply for a work visa.
Don't do drugs!
i was being nosy XXD - 07-12-2008, 06:40 PM
i actually wanna stay in japan for college to so i've been busy doing research. do you know Waseda University? Google Waseda SILS, its "School of International Liberal Arts" and Sofia has one too && also ICU which is "International Christian University"
those are the three schools im aiming for =].
they seem pretty cool so, thought you might wanna check it out!
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Operations at the Kloof mine have been halted until an investigation by the department of mineral resources is completed.
Saphetha said that Nehawu would be meeting with its sister union, the National Union of Mineworkers, very soon with a view of organising a march against the minister of mineral resources. He said Minister Mosebenzi Zwane was not ensuring that mining companies complied with safety standards.
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Wednesday, December 08, 2010
Shogun Assassin T-shirt Design
Here's a t-shirt I designed for Dysphoria Distro from Baltimore. Shogun Assassin/the Lone Wolf and Cub series is one of my all time favorite things, so I had a blast doing this drawing. I'm gonna be doing a lot more movie based t-shirt illustrations for those guys so check there often! This design should be up for sale soon!
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Great shirt design, Jimmy! Can't wait to see the rest.
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The Primary Building is located off of Main Street, nestled behind the library and the two churches. Several employees, such as Hayden, believe the location is too isolated.
"My staff and I have no desire to move to the primary building," Hayden's memo reads, "… our office is open until 7 p.m. on Tuesday evenings. We find the location invites an uneasy feeling of insecurity. Although lighting could be erected to light the building, being in the back of other buildings does not make for a secured area."
Recreation Director Karen Goolsky agrees. "There are many instances when I'm in the office by myself at night or on the weekends. Where we are now, I feel like I could just stick my head out the door and yell and the police would hear me," she said.
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The board of selectmen met with Jim DiNoia, a Connecticut-based builder/ designer last Saturday to discuss the building's planned usage. The designer stated that he needed to gather more information in order to reconfigure offices to make the best use of the space.
"What I do is interview the workers in all the departments, determine what their daily tasks are, and develop the building plans to serve those needs for the next 20 years," DiNoia said.
The board agreed that Selectman Skip Clark would accompany DiNoia on the fact-finding survey. According to DiNoia, the data gathering could begin as soon as this week. When completed, DiNoia will rework the arrangement of offices and deliver a budget estimate to the selectman.
Selectman Douglas Briggs defined the moving of town offices into the Primary Building as a necessary stepping-stone on the path to a new Community Hall.
"I like the central location of our town hall, but the current building is dysfunctional. By moving the town offices into the Primary Building we're biding our time until we can build a new, more efficient town hall. Whether that means 10, 15, 20, or 50 years is hard to know at this point," Briggs said.
Hayden said Tuesday that the public wants to preserve the current Community Hall.
"I have people in here all the time dismayed that we would tear this building down," she said.
Board of Assessor Chairman Joyce McGuinness shares the same concern.
"What would they do with this building? That's the main question to me," she said.
The employees also refer to a 2001 study that determined the amount of space needed by each department. According to Hayden, the study has been largely ignored.
"We paid money for the opinions of these experts, but then we don't listen to their findings," she said. "What's the point?"
No-bid plumbing work a concern
Selectmen Joseph Becker and Skip Clark expressed "serious concern" at Monday night's board of selectmen meeting over the amount being charged for plumbing work done on the Primary Building.
"I'm concerned that a lot of this work was done without being properly put out to bid," Becker said.
Clark presented an activity report that listed $49,725 paid to one plumbing contractor last year, and $10,049 paid out for plumbing in just the first two months of 2008.
"That's $60,000 in rough plumbing. This is without toilets, basins, or fixtures. How can we justify that kind of money for rough plumbing?" Clark said.
D'Auteuil continued the matter until the next board of selectmen's meeting to allow DPW Superintendent Carl Christianson time to construct a cost breakdown of the work done so far on the Primary Building.
Additional costs could come in the form of an elevator, which may be necessary to make the building code-compliant.
"Considering that you're looking at a minimum of 15 to 20 years of use, I can't see the first floor being completely unrelated to the activities on the second floor. An elevator would completely negate any [building code] issues," the designer told the board.
"I'd feel better if there were no fuzzy areas in regards to the ADA [Americans with Disabilities Act] or building codes," Becker said. "I'd like to see the plans include an elevator. This is going to be a public building and it should be accessible to all people."
An elevator's cost was initially estimated at $94,000 last year, but that expense is likely to have risen, according to Christianson.
As far as when the building would be finished, Becker said, "numbers will dictate the timeline." Construction inside the building will halt while the new designer completes his study.
"It's not worth our while to wire walls that may have to come down. There's no use in us paying for something today that we may have to pay to undo tomorrow," Becker said.
D'Auteuil said that no matter the outstanding issues, utilizing the Primary Building would be good for the town.
"I firmly believe that it is a far better building for [the departments] than where they are now," he said.


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Anyhow, this has been a time of change. I've been feeling that urge to better myself, you know that feeling? And right on cue my twin sister 'fub called me and we decided to be each other's workout buddies, aiding and abetting each other into getting into shape, or 'firming up', as we've put it.
This is me doing a move in t-tapp called 'primary back stretch'. T-tapp is my workout of choice and I highly recommend it to others who need maximum results and have small amounts of free time.
Anyhow, it's been about a week and a half of regular workouts, and right on the mark other areas of my life come marching obediently into place as well. This always happens. With regular exercise it seems all areas of my life improve, or 'get into shape,' if you will, also. The house is cleaner, I get 3 Xs more stuff done, I tackle projects that I've been putting off.
Look at them come marching sternly back into my life to whip me back into shape.
When I am in a phase like this, I always feel a surge of impatience for my other self. It's so easy, just do it! I shout back in time to the me that spends days lounging around, doing the bare minimum, just existing.
Because without the surge of fresh oxygen and the heart-pumping blood vigorously through my veins, I tend to be somewhat of a slug.
Yes I am a slug in my natural form.
I get in ruts where I do the bare minimum--do the dishes, vacuum our small little rug, throw the clothes in the dirty laundry basket--and then have little-to-no motivation to do anything else. I will try my best to pay attention to the kids--it is the only thing I have motivation to do--but I don't have the energy to give them what they want. I end up spending days where I sit on the couch a lot, my body feeling too tired and heavy to move. I don't want to do anything.
It feels awful, and I can only do it for so long.
These are the insidious fellows that keep me company in this state:
Oh and let's not forget weight-gain:
Although I have to say it is much harder to gain weight on the GAPS diet. Actually I lost 20 lbs on this diet, with no exercise. (But I had a lot of baby weight to lose). But it is still possible to gain weight on this diet--not much, but it can happen!
You can see why I prefer to exercise regularly! The pros far outweigh the cons. Not only do I look better, my whole life improves.
Speaking of which, I stepped out of the shower the other day, and guess what? My hair was curly again!!
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Thursday, 31 March 2011
Journal double page
9 comments:
- craftattack said...
Lovely pages Dawn, that cake looks scrummy! Did you say 45€ for Tea for Two....? Oh my!
- 31 March 2011 at 08:03
- CRAZYCRAFTSHED said...
Fabulous pages Dawn
Hugs Dianne xx :)
- 31 March 2011 at 08:29
- Gez said...
Dawn your pages are FABULOUS hun. Love the background colours & your cakes do look scrummy. You are definately GOOD at art journaling..better than good you are BRILLIANT.XXX
Still can't get over £45 at Betty's. wow!
- 31 March 2011 at 09:53
- ~*~Patty S said...
ooo how absolutely delightful
Cakes and Tea and your lovely drawing Dawn...what precious pages these are!
p.s. Spring is a wonder isn't it and so welcome too!
- 31 March 2011 at 13:35
- A Vintage Chic said...
Your journaling is absolutely perfect, Dawn! Love your drawings...just perfect! I've been wanted to start one, too...I've got to stop being such a procrastinator!
Wishing you a wonderful weekend, my friend!
- 31 March 2011 at 13:38
- Cindy Adkins said...
Oh gosh, this is so pretty, Dawn!! I love your cake and those adorable cupcakes!! So precious!!
- 31 March 2011 at 20:55
- Silvia(Barnie) said...
Very yummy pages :)
Dawn, you've asked about the stamp on my sewing tag, they are all from Oxford Impression. Sorry I forgot to mention in the Labels.
- 31 March 2011 at 22:18
- craftytrog said...
Lovely pages Dawn! Your high tea looks yummy, & I love your Easter bonnet! x
- 1 April 2011 at 05:13
- Karen said...
WOW!!!! These are brilliant pages Dawn! They are sooo pretty & your cakes look scrummy! Lovely journalling sweetie xxx
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TRENTON, N.J. - December 15, 2013 --Authorities have identified the man who was killed when his car collided with a New Jersey Transit train in Trenton.
The Times of Trenton reports 61-year-old Herman English of Hamilton Township was pronounced dead at the scene of Saturday night's accident. A female passenger was seriously injured, but her name and further details on her condition have not been disclosed.
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Semi-Pro Football: Lumberjacks to go bowling
The Brainerd Lumberjacks will have one more game this year.
The Midwest Premier Football league runners up will battle the Minnesota Silverbacks 7 p.m. Saturday at Aitkin High School in the Mojo Hydrate Elite Bowl.
The Silverbacks played in the Southern Plains Football league this past season with teams from Albert Lea, North Iowa, Dodge Center and the Minnesota River Valley.
The Southern Plains was a nine-man football league that the Silverbacks finished 3-4 in last season according to the league website.
"They are a good team who is trying to impress upon the Midwest Premier Football League, which is what we play in," said Lumberjacks head coach J.J. Kern. "They have aspirations of joining our league next year. It's really two high quality teams going at it. We had a good season last year, but we're using this bowl game to finish off 2012 and help look forward to 2013."
The Lumberjacks brought in about 15 extra players to fill out its roster for the game.
"Because this is a bowl game and it's not a league game we were able to sign some additional players," Kern said. "We played each game with about 35 guys last season. There are about seven of our guys that aren't going to play in this game, but we brought some guys that we're really excited about. Some of these new guys who are playing in this game will be on our roster next year.
"We had a successful year last year, but we wanted to upgrade a few positions and add some depth in others. We'll have a few more players than we did last year. I think we have those positions addressed and hopefully that will get us over the top next year."
The Lumberjacks played in the Midwest Premier League championship game, where they fell to the Minnesota Sting. It was the third championship game in four years for the Lumberjacks.
Before the game their will be a pig roast fundraiser 3 p.m. at the Spalding House in Crosby. Former Minnesota Vikings Chuck Foreman will again be in attendance from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. to sign autographs.
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|Hotel Dili, East Timor
family and the Hotel Dili.
The Dili District Court has just ruled that Gino and Ernesto Favaro do not legally own the Hotel Dili, which their family owned and ran from 1971 until December 1975, and they have owned and run again since 1998. Now District Judge Rui Dos Santos has ruled in favor of ownership by Helene Baros, who occupied the hotel for a few weeks in 1999. This decision comes after a string of competing claims to ownership of property that have been complicated by appeals to Portuguese and Indonesian law.
Under the United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET), property legally owned under Indonesian law is still legally owned, except in cases where it has been abandoned and subsequent claims
have been made.
Frank Favaro had bought the Hotel Dili in 1971, and relocated his family to what was then Portuguese Timor. The family abandoned the hotel in the face of Indonesia's military invasion of December1975. As with so much
other property, the hotel was confiscated by the Indonesian authorities and sold to supporters of the new regime.
Pinto Soares, sister of a pro-Indonesian East Timorese governor, bought the Hotel Dili. However, with no visitors, it quickly went broke. When I visited in 1995, the hotel was closed and shuttered, with rubbish blowing in its courtyard. Given the bleak environment of oppression and suspicion in East Timor at that time, this was not a surprising outcome.
When Frank Favaro's sons, Gino and Ernesto, attempted to claim legal title of the hotel soon after, there was little real opposition although, given the change of legal statute, a sale was proposed instead of simple return. The purchase price reflected the lack of business and the Favaro's continuing claim to ownership. The purchase was legal under Indonesian law, as had been their family's original ownership under Portuguese law. Gino and Ernesto Favaro returned to Dili in 1998 and re-opened for business.
The Hotel Dili did a roaring trade with UN workers, journalists and aid workers during the lead-up to the independence ballot of Aug. 30 1999. But Gino and Ernesto Favaro were marked for retribution by Eurico
Guterres and the violent Aitarak militia, who were headquartered immediately behind the hotel. It was obvious that after the announcement of the vote that all hell would break loose and, like many others, the staunchly pro-independence Favaro brothers were in genuine fear of their lives.
On Sept. 4, 1999 the shooting and destruction started in earnest. The Favaro's scrambled from their hotel to a refugee ship, fleeing first to Kupang in West Timor and then to Jakarta and Darwin. Anyone who stayed
in Dili for the following two black weeks in September 1999, or who was quick to return, as was Helene Baros, could have claimed virtually the whole town, after it was abandoned in the face of terror, violence and
forced expulsion.
Yet this period has only been regarded transitional for the purposes of law. In this context, the Favaro brothers returned to Dili after the arrival of the international troops (Interfet) to reclaim and rebuild their hotel, which again became a thriving business.
Now, without being allowed the opportunity of appearing in defense, the Favaro's ownership of the hotel has been stripped from them by the local court, in favor of Helene Baros.
It is not clear on what legal grounds the Dili District Court overturned UNTAET's own ruling on legal possession, although it could not have been under Indonesian or Portuguese law. It is true that some East Timorese
don't like the Favaro's somewhat brash style and the brothers arecertainly not apologetic about being enthusiastic small capitalists. But these are not legal matters.
The ruling therefore raises serious doubts about the legal administration in East Timor, which is already under question over competence and external influence in judicial outcomes. Such legally doubtful decisions will certainly deter outside investment in East Timor, and will seriously hamper local development.
There are, of course, continuing practical difficulties in creating a new state, and in bringing up to speed a largely untrained local administration. But the Hotel Dili decision shows that East Timor is still a long way from attaining the goals of proper administration and judicial impartiality its people aspired to when they voted for independence almost two years ago.
Dr Damien Kingsbury is senior lecturer in international development at Deakin University, who edited Guns and Ballot Boxes: East Timor's Vote for Independence, (MAI 2000)


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Those problems swirled to ash
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It may be up there with "dog bites man" as a redundant headline, but it's true: traffic in London is slow. Four years of congestion charging may have swelled the coffers of TfL, but it hasn't done much to relieve the blood pressure of motorists. Despite a 20% reduction in traffic since 2003, snaking jams of snarling drivers are common, and things are slower than in the days of horse and cart. So we weren't particularly surprised to learn that, according to a survey by Keepmoving, London has the slowest traffic in Europe.
While we're crawling along at a not-quite blistering 12mph, the rest of the continent is motoring along nicely. Paris is 40% quicker, while our friends in Hamburg rattle along at a zippy 52.3mph. Hang about, 52.3mph? That's obscenely fast. Perhaps handbrake turns and jumping out of a moving vehicle, Dukes Of Hazzard-style, are the norm over there?
Anyway, the survey notes of Hamburg's public transport system:
Buses in the city are co-ordinated with rail services to ensure a smooth commute and there are 120 free park and ride services.
Uncongested roads and an efficient transport network. Mere coincidence?
Crossrail will be a significant step in relieving London's ailing transport network, but it's a pity that we have to delve into the bowels of gridlock hell before actually doing something about it.
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Roger is our Senior Pastor and has a four word job description: To Preach, Pray, Lead and Love. He is responsible for overall church vision and sits on the board of elders, the leadership team of Edgewood.
Roger didn't grow up in Wisconsin, but got here as soon as he could, coming to Edgewood in 1999. He has a B.S. from the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana (where he met his sweetie – yay, Diane!), and received his Masters of Divinity at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. He previously served as Pastor of Single Adults on the staff of Harvest Bible Chapel in Rolling Meadows, Illinois.
He and Diane are coming up to their 25 year anniversary, and have three kids, two in college (Josh and Elisabeth) and another (Annie) they plan to keep around for a couple more years. Roger loves to run, listen to audible books and walk on the boardwalk behind the Edgewood Waupun Campus.
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Synology DS416slim brings with a relatively small 4-bay NAS on the market. The dimensions are limited because the network storage enclosure only HDD or SSD to the 2.5 "format fit. The maximum storage capacity 8TB when using hard drives.
Synology DS416slim The Synology DS416slim offers a Marvell Armada 385 88F682 processor, a 32bit dual core with speed of 1GHz. There is 512MB DDR3 RAM available and the casing has two Gigabit Ethernet jacks. The second connection can be used, in order to absorb the interferences, or to link aggegration, where both ports are used for data transmission. According to Synology, the read speed is over 170MB / s and write speed is 78MB / s. When using a single network connection, the reading speed is 113MB / s, the speed at which a letter is then possible, the manufacturer does not mention.
There is room for four 2.5 "-HDD with a maximum height of 12.5mm. Because such hdd's are not available with storage capacity of more than 2TB per disk is the maximum capacity of 8TB NAS. This is relatively low compared to 4-bay-nas'en where 3.5 "-HDD's fit. These go up to 32TB using four-8TB HDD's. With dimensions of 120x105x142mm, the DS416slim is, however, much smaller than similar NAS systems. The device weighs 660 grams and is cooled by a fan 60x60x10mm. At full operation, the power consumption according to Synology average of 17.17 watts. The NAS has the front and back USB 3.0 connection.
The NAS runs on Synology's DiskStation Manager software, which the company said Thursday version 6.0 is released . There is support for RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, JBOD and Synology Hybrid RAID, which HDD can be combined with different capacity.
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This homemade solution originally came from Savvy Housekeeping. This is what I would say to you - if you are looking for a homemade hand soap that is exactly like what you buy at the store, you should skip this solution. Personally, I don't really care if it looks or feels differently. The goal is to wash my hands, not to have an experience some corporation decided I should have, thus I believe I should as well.
If you want the same exact experience as Savvy Housekeeping originally had, use Yardley soap in particular. I used a nice bar I had around the house that I had purchased a long time ago. I'm okay with how it came out, but I will likely use Yardley in the future as Yardley is cheaper than the fancy bar I used, plus I can get Yardley through amazon.com for free using gift cards I earned through SwagBucks.
So if you're into trying new things and are open to new experiences, definitely try this solution. It's super quick and easy and very easy on the wallet. It is a bit watery, but it does lather up nicely and my hands feel clean after using it. The more I use it, the more I like it.
Here's what you need to make homemade hand soap:
- 1 cup soap flakes
- 10 cups of water
- 1 Tbsp. glycerin
- Measure 10 cups of water into a large pot.
- Add in 1 cup of grated soap flakes. One bar of soap makes about two cups; store the other cup in a bowl for future use.
- Add 1 Tbsp. of glycerin.
- On about medium heat, heat the mixture until the soap is dissolved.
- Remove the pot from the burner and let the mixture completely cool.
- Funnel the mixture into a container to store. I used three quart jars, and they were completely full.


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We are anticipating a lot of wonderful books in 2013, Candace and I are taking time to share with you the books that we are most excited to see be released. Do you have a list of books you are excited about? Share a link below.
Top 5 Favorites from Northwest Authors:
Candace's Picks:
The next book in the Daughter of Smoke and Bone series by Laini Taylor. No cover or title yet though. ~ Even though I haven't read Days of Blood and Starlight yet, I know that once I do I'll be dying for the next book!
The Essence by Kimberly Derting (this comes out Jan. 1st!) ~ I really enjoyed The Pledge and am curious to see what comes next!
Dead Silence by Kimberly Derting~ I so need to know what happens next!
Anything by Lish McBride. Okay, so I'm not sure which book is coming out next (I know she has a contract for two that are not of the Necromancer series, but same world, I'm just not sure when they come out). So I'm just saying this, if something of hers comes out in 2013 I will be all over it!
Dracomachia by Rachel Hartman ~ Since I loved Seraphina I'm definitely excited to see what comes next!
I know that there are a bunch more that we don't even know about yet. And some that I accidentally missed. But I know that 2013 is going to be a epic year for Pacific NW authors!
Mel's Picks:
I am quite excited for The Essence by Kimberly Derting as well! I loved The Pledge and can't wait to find out what happens next to Charlaina. In fact, I was given a copy of this from my event coordinator at the bookstore I work. Already started it!
The Girl Who Was Supposed to Die by April Henry - I have lately read a handful of April's book's. They are interesting mystery books that I enjoy and recommend. If you want something that isn't your typical contemporary or dystopian check out her other books: 'Girl, Stolen', 'Shock Point' and 'Torched'. I've read and recommed them all.
The Dark Shore by Kevin Emerson is book two in The Atlanteans and I am enjoying this historically based book that talks about The Lost City of Atlantis.
Dear Cassie by Lisa Burstein is a companion novel to go along with 'Pretty Amy' which came out in 2012. I am sad to say while I have 'Pretty Amy' I have yet to grab it off my massive To Be Read pile. But I will definitely be reading it before 'Dear Cassie' comes out so that I am ready to read the Prom night story from Amy's friend's perspective.
The Last Dance by Kiki Hamilton - I love contemporary sport books and this is a book I am very excited to read. It comes out sometime in 2013. It is definitely on my To Read list!!
*Sorry I was unable to find covers for all the books as they have not been posted.


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- Indigenous Peoples Day Hearing
- Wednesday, June 14, 2017, 6:00-8:00 pm
- Los Angeles City Hall, Room 340
We will be attending and encourage everyone to bring family and friends and attend as well.
The Los Angeles Native American-Indigenous community has been working in collaboration with the City of Los Angeles for more than a year to educate the City Council on the critical importance of this motion.
Join in for what is sure to be the final hearing before the motion is voted on by the full council in late June.


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I love that Paper Issues has so many different challenges at their facebook site. There´s always something for everybody.
This is my take on the Mood board challenge.
The lovely Mood board:
I was inspired by the colours and sunny photos with flowers.
I just love this picture of one of my favourite animals, the bumblebee. And the name, bumblebee, is so adorable. I´m glad that I managed to take such a great photo.
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Rainbow Heir will try stakes company for the first time in
the Grade 3 $100,000 Jersey Shore Stakes this Thursday. Conditioned by Ben Perkins
Jr., Rainbow Heir is perfect so far, going gate-to-wire in each of his three
career starts. In his last outing on May 12, he finished two lengths ahead of
the field in an allowance event at Monmouth Park, stepping six furlongs in a
speedy 1:08 2/5.
"He handled
the track well," said Perkins. "He ran green in the race before (March 21 at Laurel) so he needed one
more start to prepare for this. The break has really helped him. He's had a
steady stream of solid workouts."
3-year-old son of Wildcat Heir out of Rainbow Pride, Rainbow Heir boasts two
bullet works out of four sessions since his last race. On June 10 Rainbow Heir
was the best of 17 going five furlongs in 1:00 handily, and he was the best of
four in his latest outing breezing five furlongs in the same time.
Heir, who will break from post six, will face his toughest competition yet in
the Jersey Shore, but Perkins says he trusts jockey
Elvis Trujillo to put his Jersey-bred colt in the best position to win.
"There's a
lot of speed in this race," Perkins said, "but he's pretty fast himself.
There's speed both inside and outside of him, so Elvis is going to have to use
his judgment in where to put him."
The group
of seven 3-year-olds will sprint six furlongs along Monmouth's main track in
the Jersey Shore Stakes, which will go as race 10 on an 11-race card on
Heir, the 3-1 second choice, will have 5-2 morning line favorite Whiskey Romeo
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P loves the buttons. I could just eat those chubby fingers.
The topstitching isn't perfect and I wish the knee patches were about an inch higher, but I think they turned out cute and he will get a lot of wear out of them.
I need to go find some long sleeve shirts in brown or cream for P. The white onesie isn't cutting it! He was playing so nicely here in the kitchen while I'm getting dinner ready, but I just turned around and he was eating a birthday candle. Oh to be 16 months old and everything looks appetizing.


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Southport's very first arts festival is just over four weeks away and plans are gathering speed to deliver what promises to be a memorable event.
The 10-day event, which runs from Saturday, August 16, until Monday, August 25, will be held in many venues in the town centre and on the seafront.
The venues include: Chapel Street, Cambridge Arcade, the Town Hall Gardens and Bandstand, The Atkinson, Southport Market and the Waterfront Plaza on Southport Promenade.
The vast array of events will include music, performance, poetry, theatre, visual arts, and film and will also include street art and cartoonists' mini festivals, with a seaside theme.
Chapel Street and Cambridge Arcade will also be used as arts and crafts galleries over the 10 days.
The Visiter asked the festival director, Tony Wynne, to clarify the aims of this year's event.
"As this is the first year of the festival, we aim to create an event 'brand' that we can develop and market over the following years, Edinburgh and Brighton had to start somewhere and this is our start.
"We are working on a very tight budget, and though we've got very good support from the BID team and Southport Area Committee, we are trying to create 'maximum bang for the buck'. One of the key things has been the practical and logistical support of Sefton Council."
The festival team also has clear ideas about how the event can support the redevelopment of Southport.
Although one of the key aims of the festival is to draw more visitors into the town, it is felt that there will be year round benefits for the town as a whole.
Tony Wynne said: "Although the event will last 10 days, we're hoping that people will be inspired by what they see and experience. As the Tour de France departs in Yorkshire has inspired people to get out and cycle we're hoping that our festival will help to draw out latent talent in our townspeople.
"By enjoying and being stimulated by the musical, visual art, literary or performance elements of the festival, people may then feel the urge to take up painting, sculpture, writing or playing a musical instrument. They may want to join a local creative group. It'll all help towards promoting culture and well-being in our town."
One of the key elements of the festival will be the cartoonist event on Chapel Street on the August Bank Holiday weekend.
The festival team has secured some of the top Punch and Private Eye cartoonists to deliver a fun-packed 'draw-in' on massive boards right in the middle of Southport's main shopping street.
The cartoonists include well-known names such as Noel Ford and Bill Stott and they will be accompanied by some of the country's top caricaturists.
Apart from the magic of seeing cartoons being created right before peoples's eyes, there will be musical performances and a real live Punch & Judy show.
There will also be cartoonists' workshops at the Waterfront Arts Project.
We asked Tony Wynne how he hoped the festival will be remembered.
"Difficult one that, as there will be some quite poignant elements to the festival, but in one word... fun!"
Details of the Festival events can be found on the Southport Arts Festival page of the Waterfront Arts Project's website; www.waterfrontarts.co.uk and by looking up the festival's page on Facebook.
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We begin in the NFL where one of the last season's most impressive wide receivers has suffered his third setback of the offseason. Not only did Kelvin Benjamin report back to Carolina Panthers duty a full nine pounds overweight, but, just one week after returning from a left hamstring injury, the wideout is set to miss the remainder of minicamp after suffering a hamstring strain in his right leg. Elsewhere in the league, the San Diego Chargers' top defensive talent, Eric Weddle, has confirmed plans to move on after the 2015 season. In an official statement, the safety said it was clear he wasn't in the team's long-term plans. Across to the NBA and the Chicago Bulls have continued to add to their new coaching staff following the hire of Fred Hoiberg. Jim Boylen joins on as associate head coach and will add vital NBA experience having coached in the league for 17 years. And finally, in baseball, the Chicago Cubs racked up 17 runs without reply to humiliate the Cleveland Indians on
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He's the son of beautiful APHRODITE, but there's some confusion over his father's identity. ZEUS, APOLLO or DIONYSUS are the most likely candidates. But we incline towards ZEUS because his wife HERA (a jealous rival in the beauty stakes) put a curse on the unborn baby which resulted in him being delivered plug-ugly and impotent.
He was so utterly revolting that the Gods kicked him out and PRIAPUS fell to Earth. The unhappy child was fostered by NYMPHS and shepherds, which brought him during his formative years into contact with the piping hot band of PAN and the Satyrs, a group well-known for their wild animalistic behavior and outrageous sexual exhibitionism.
He was always well-attended by NYMPHS and their nymphomania. But sadly, however much PRIAPUS lusted, he could not come up with the goods.
Until one day something amazing happened and his male appendage grew to enormous size. Could there have been a God named Viagra lurking behind the scenes? Unfortunately his erection was permanent, and so huge that he couldn't move. He was rooted to the spot.
Pan carried him off and stood him at the entrance of the woods as a sort of minder. Whenever unwanted visitors wandered by, Priapus would lift his tunic, brandish his weapon, and scare them away.
Following this, statues of PRIAPUS became very popular for guarding gates, estates, crossroads and doorways. He was employed as a sort of sleeping policeman, or traffic hump. Before passing his figure, it was deemed wise for passers-by to 'stroke the dong' for luck. (This kind of career opportunity is sadly lacking in modern times.)
Somewhere along the line some wag (or graffiti artist) added a winged helmet and sandals to some of these statues, thereby causing identity confusion with HERMES. Basic phallic statues began to appear and these were known as Herms. (Eventually, the Romans promoted Hermes to MERCURY, so it must have done his reputation some good!)
Meanwhile, PRIAPUS rose fairly high in the public's estimation, and was later given responsibility for harvests and fruitfulness. But the disturbing fact remains, he never had any progeny. As he was also known as 'Priapus The Pruner', is it possible he had the snip?


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Property details
Brief description
Beach/water: River in approx. 700 m, Sandy beach in approx. 11 km
Bedroom/s: 4
Floor space: 160 m²
Next village/town: Center Subportela in approx. 400 m, Viana do Castelo in approx. 9 km
Number of persons: 8
No pets allowed
Room/s: 6
Type of property: detached house
Detailed description
Equipment: satellite TV; DVD, CD player, stereo; internet access Wi-Fi (payment); washing machine, iron/ironing board; alarm system; gas central heating; storage room in the house.
Feature: country cottage.
Furnishing: pleasant, friendly, tiled floor, parquet floor.
Please note: No internal connecting door between the 2 apartments. detached house, 8 people, 6 room/s, 4 bedroom/s, 3 bathroom/s, approx. 160 m², 2 floor/s, access to the property via external stairs.
Room layout
Bedroom 1: 2 x single bed, exit to terrace.
Bedroom 2: (floor 1): queen-size bed.
Bedroom 3: (floor 1): 2 x single bed.
Bedroom 4: (floor 1): 2 x single bed.
Dining area: in the living room, (ground floor).
Dining area 2: in the living room, (floor 1).
Important information: When booking at the price for an occupancy of 6 persons not available: the apartment on the ground floor.
Kitchen 2: Kitchen/ cooking equipment: 4 gas rings, oven, microwave oven, dish-washer, combination fridge-freezer, coffee machine, water boiler, toaster. separate (floor 1), further dining area for 4 people.
Kitchenette: Kitchen/ cooking equipment: 4 gas rings, oven, microwave oven, dish-washer, combination fridge-freezer, coffee machine, water boiler, toaster. open to the living room (ground floor).
Living room: (ground floor): furniture suite, exit to terrace.
Living room 2: (floor 1): furniture suite, exit to balcony.
Sanitary 1: (ground floor): shower, WC.
Sanitary 2: (floor 1): bath, WC.
Sanitary 3: (floor 1): shower, WC.
Access/parking: parking on the estate.
Estate: (private use): approx. 820 m², closed plot (wall, electric entrance gate with code), in a hillside, lawn, flagged floor, olive trees, palm trees.
Outdoor facilities: (private use): terrace (roofed, protected from wind), further terrace (roofed), furnishing provided, 4 sun loungers, sunshade, brick barbecue.
Situation: suburbian area, residential area Lugar da Lomba, panoramic view.
Beach/waters: River in approx. 700 m. Sandy beach in approx. 11 km.
Next village/town: Center Subportela in approx. 400 m. Viana do Castelo in approx. 9 km.
Shopping: Next supermarket in approx. 6 km.


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To wrap up our unit of fire safety, my class and I walked down to the volunteer fire department. It was a really nice day for a walk. The fire department is only 5 blocks from the school. When arriving at the fire department, we took some class pictures. Don't we all look so cute in our new class shirts? (Okay, I know you guys are sick of hearing about them..) Oh, and if you are wondering..every child got a shirt..Some just didn't wear theirs for some reason...
The firefighter, talked about fire safety. Talked about the truck and the clothes they wear when fighting fires. Then they took every student for a ride around the town. They got to honk the horn and turn on the sirens. The kids were so very impressed.
After riding around the town, we came back to the school to grab some lunch and some much needed playing time.. Then the fire truck came back to our school and parked in front of our building so that I could take some more pictures..
These kiddos just thought they were so cool. Some of them were really posing. I got some great pictures that I know the parents are going to love...
Look what caught my eye.. I am thinking this was a major expensive fire truck.. Who knew they had Benz- firetrucks. My kiddos were riding in style..
For some reason every child left my classroom wanting to be a firefighter! I wonder why.. These pictures were so funny to take.. The hat and jacket were so heavy.. The kids were having a hard time holding their necks up...
Please pray for me today. It is the big Halloween Party and my aid took off. Ugh, Our first party of the year and I am flying solo.
I am making a DVD right now to showcase the Fire Department Field Trip. The parents that come to the party will love seeing all the honorary firefighters.
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HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!! May your candy bags be full and the calories not count. I hope you all are surrounded by those you love on this fun and zany holiday..!!