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We offer a full range of diagnostic procedures on site by skilled technologist under the direction of a radiologist.
For additional information, call CentraCare Health – Long Prairie Imaging at 320-732-2141.
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At CentraCare Health - Long Prairie, our rehabilitation team is comprised of licensed and certified staff members to assist patients in overcoming their temporary or long-lasting disabilities while offering support and skills to help patients on the road to recovery.
Our comprehensive department features inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation services tailored to each patient based on his or her needs, tolerance for therapy and desired outcomes.
Our rehabilitation department includes Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Speech Therapy as well as the following specialty services:
For your convenience, our hours of service are from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. For more information, call 320-732-7264.
Occupational therapy helps people of all ages do daily activities. Our occupational therapist can help people whose ability is impaired by:
Occupational Therapy Treatments:
Physical therapy is the treatment of disability, functional limitations and pain using techniques such as exercise, heat, cold, electrical stimulation, traction, manual therapy, etc. to help patients recover to optimal functional levels.
Reasons for physical therapy treatment:
Speech therapy at CentraCare Health-Long Prairie provides diagnosis and treatment of communication and speech disorders.Speech therapy includes the diagnosis and treatment of:
We recently launched a new teleneurology program. The goal of the program is to improve access to care and health outcomes among patients recovering from stroke or TIA (transient ischemic attack).
A patient navigator will work with the patient and health care providers to manage care, whether in the office, by phone or by video conferencing using telemedicine equipment.
Visiting specialists provide the following specialty services. A referral by your primary health care provider may be needed. Please call 320-732-2141 to make an appointment or to find out what days providers are available.
Chemotherapy / Oncology
Intravenous chemotherapy at CentraCare Health – Long Prairie allows patients to receive cancer treatments closer to home and work closely with with referring oncologists to make your chemotherapy treatments as convenient as possible – saving travel time and costs.
In addition to administering chemotherapy treatments, nursing staff also update the patient's oncologist and call to check on the patient. They provide emotional support, education about side effects and additional resources that may be of help.
Follow-up lab work can be done at CentraCare Health – Long Prairie as well as CT, MRI and other diagnostic tests.
Hani AlKhatib, MD, an oncologist from Coborn Cancer Center visits the CentraCare Health – Long Prairie outreach clinic twice a month to see patients.
John Dvorak, MD, an ophthalmologist from Eye Surgeons and Physicians of St. Cloud, provides monthly outreach clinic and surgery to CentraCare Health – Long Prairie.
We address a variety of eye concerns, including:
Daniel Enderlin, DPM, podiatrist, provides bi-weekly outreach foot care services at CentraCare Health – Long Prairie. He specializes in diagnosing and treating conditions affecting the foot and ankle, including medical and surgical treatment. No referral needed.
We address a variety of podiatric concerns, including:
Cardiologists from CentraCare Heart & Vascular Center provide weekly outreach services. Learn more about heart and vascular services.
Zane Craig, DO, Ob-Gyn, offers monthly services at CentraCare Health – Long Prairie.
Dr. Craig is experienced in treating diseases unique to women, including:
To schedule an appointment, contact your primary care provider or call 320-732-2141.
David Edgerton, DO, and Paul Johnson, DO, orthopedics from Little Falls Orthopedics, provide weekly outreach care at CentraCare Health – Long Prairie.
Together we provide a full range of orthopedic services including:
To make an appointment, call 320-732-2141. No referral necessary.
Kristina Britton, MD, and Nicole Manecke, PA-C, from Dermatology Professionals, PA, provide monthly outreach skin care services at CentraCare Health – Long Prairie. No referral needed.
We evaluate and treat a wide variety of skin, hair and nail conditions, including:
For an appointment at CentraCare Health – Long Prairie, call Dermatology Professionals directly at 218-454-7546 or toll-free at 888-841-2897.
Sleep disorders such as sleep apnea can be easily identified through sleep diagnostic testing at CentraCare Health – Long Prairie. Testing is performed overnight in a private sleep room. Sensor as attached to the body to monitor breathing, heart rate, brain activity, muscle activity and oxygen levels while the patient sleeps.
Once a sleep disorder has been identified, treatment can be prescribed to help improve the amount and quality of your sleep.
A provider's order is required to schedule a sleep study. CentraCare Health – Long Prairie works in collaboration with St. Cloud Hospital's Sleep Center to provide this service locally.
Learn more about our surgery services.
Jerome Keating, MD, urologist from Adult & Pediatric Urology, provides monthly outreach urological health care at CentraCare Health – Long Prairie.
We address a variety of urological concerns, including:
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Audra Zastrow, one of our physical therapists at CentraCare Health — Long Prairie, delivered one of the keynote presentations at our recent Our Best For You Community Health Fair. Watch Audra's presentation below to learn how to help improve flexibility and reduce stress.
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Written By: Chris Duff
May 31, 2014
PROMPT: The Unseen
That which we cannot comprehend, we fear. Those that are truly unseen are our fears that walk behind our eyelids, hiding in the withered folds that with a mere willful flick can guard our ignorance. However, the darkness of our minds shelter the unseen and give them sustenance. We cannot see them with a blind eye or a turned cheek. Years are the only things that may peel them off, like dried scabs that leave ivory scars. Rejoice in those scars, for they bring wisdom that fears have yet to see.
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Never fear, ye of too many midterms, Cooking with Bwog is back again. Read on to see how culinary god Matt Powell teaches you how to keep yourself alive during this most unfortunate of times.
As the seasons change, it is panic that fills that reminds us that midterms are again upon us. During this period, there is little time for cooking, but the need for filling food is ever-present. The two recipes this week require little time commitment (about 30 minutes each), and they can use leftover ingredients—feel free to substitute as you see fit. Plus, each recipe makes enough for about 3-5 servings, which should last you several meals!
1/3 lb. pancetta, thinly sliced
1/3 lb. prosciutto, thinly sliced
1 onion, sliced
3 cloves of garlic, minced
½ C sun-dried tomatoes, sliced into strips
¼ C heavy cream
1 large handful of arugula
Parmesan cheese
Salt and pepper
Fresh basil
1. Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add pasta to the water and cook until al dente (about 10-12 minutes.)
2. Meanwhile, make your pasta sauce. Sauté pancetta and prosciutto together in a large skillet. Once the meats are lightly browned, remove with a slotted spoon to a plate, leaving behind the oils. Sauté onion and garlic in the skillet in the remaining oils until soft (about 5 minutes). Add meat and sun-dried tomatoes to the onion and garlic. Cook for an additional minute. Add in arugula and cook until wilted (about 2 minutes). Add in the cream and stir to combine. Season with salt and pepper.
3. Drain pasta and immediately toss with your sauce. Garnish with the parmesan and the basil.
1 package of frozen pizza dough (Westside Market sells them in the frozen foods aisle)
1 Granny Smith apple, sliced very thinly
½ lb. Pyrenees with Black Peppercorn Cheese
1 small handful of pine nuts
1. Defrost pizza dough overnight in the fridge. (Or in a small bowl on the counter for 6 hours)
2. Preheat the oven to 425 degrees. Place a pizza stone (preferable) or a baking sheet in the oven for 25 minutes without anything on it.
3. Meanwhile, toss pizza dough or stretch until it is nice and thin. Once the 25 minutes are up, bring pizza stone or baking sheet out of the oven. Working quickly, place pizza dough on the hot surface. Cover with pesto, cheese, apple slices, and pine nuts respectively. Sprinkle with pepper and place in the oven again at 425 degrees. Bake pizza for 15 minutes, or until cheese is bubbling and the crust is a golden brown.
4. Remove from oven and allow to cool. Garnish with fresh arugula.
Note: If you're looking for a quick midterm break that's sweet, a root beer float never hurt. We can't be gourmet all of the time.
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text: Is anyone else having an issue when you purchase a ringtone from the Verizon Wireless website it cannot be downloaded the ringtone from the text message sent to you? I receive a message stating unable to download attachment. I tried it from my brother's Droid X and it worked fine. The one thing I noticed is that the ringtone attachment when it's sent to my Thunderbolt there is a green lock on it, but on my brother's Droid X there is no green lock, anyone here have any ideas why it is doing this?


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Yesterday, I had the opportunity to attend a professional development day with the 8th grade teachers in our district. The day was run by a woman, Carrie, from Math in Focus, which is the textbook that the math classes in the district use. It's based on Singapore Math, which strives to teach students mathematical concepts deeply and with meaning.
We began our day discussing the successes and challenges thus far in using the Math in Focus text, as this is the first year the district is implementing it. The successes included the notion that ALL students, top and bottom and everything in between, were rising up in ability, the visualizations in the text made it easier to teach topics, connections were made between ideas, parents were able to learn alongside their children, etc. Challenges included the requirement of critical thinking, pacing due to snow days and other interruptions, the high difficulty level of topics and problems, and the frequent use of story problems. We addressed each of these issues and discussed how the challenges might be alleviated and the successes continued.
Next, we focused on the four instructional strategies that Math in Focus is based on–gradual release, math is thinking, concrete-pictorial-abstract pedagogy, and visualization. All the teachers in the district were unanimous on which they were most comfortable with (gradual release) and which they were struggling with (math is thinking.) Math is Thinking is focused on critical thinking strategies to problem solve. The teachers were having issues with this due to a lack of time, a lack of focus from students, and the students' uneasiness to attack problems that involved critical thinking. Carrie wants teachers to explicitly note to students that they don't care what they say, as long as they're thinking. Answers can be wrong. Questions can be "dumb." But, students must be thinking about the math involved. Some questions that Carrie uses in teaching to encourage this are: "what is different?," "what is the same?," "where's your entry point with this problem?," "what do you notice?," and "where's your thinking at right now?" Each of these questions give students the opportunity to think critically about the problem at hand and make connections with their prior knowledge.
Following this, we were to watch Carrie give a demonstration lesson to one of my CT's classes about functions and their multiple representations. We all constructed a three-columned paper with the headings: Student Action and Thinking, Teacher Action and Thinking, and I Wonder… We were to use this to take notes during the lesson and guide our observations about specific student and teacher actions, focusing on the four instructional strategies mentioned earlier. Some of my main takeaways are listed below:
- Use partnered discussion for students to talkabout their thinking. Ensure that everyone is participating. Carrie used phrases like "what are you supposed to be doing right now?" or "this is your job, to figure out what a function is from a friend."
- Ensure that students are using visualization. Use phrases like "can you picture it?" when students give an answer. "Can you picture a function passing the vertical line test, what does it look like?"
- Students often say "I think I know the answer." Get them in the habit of saying "I know the answer."
- Giving students choices can increase engagement and motivation. Even if it's as simple as choosing between guided practice problem one or two, students will enjoy the choice.
- Highlight same and different aspects for students between previous day's problems, warm-up, modeled problem, guided practice, and homework. Ask them for the same and different parts to help them make connections.
- Use self-check often. Have students give a thumbs up or down on how confident they are with the material being presented. In this way, they evaluate themselves and you get an assessment of their progress.
- Make sure that independent practice is done completely alone. They don't get help from other students or you. They need to practice their individual ability with this material.
- Only give homework if you're completely confident they can complete it independently. If the class is struggling, think about giving homework on the previous day's material or no homework instead.
- Make sure students clarify what they are saying. Don't assume that they mean what you think they're trying to say. Get them to say it.
- Conduct a reflection or closure piece in every lesson. Make sure students grasp the main ideas and feel like the lesson has been completed.


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Fate. Your journey there a tightrope on a tangled web. Adrift in swirling currents that lead to only one destination. Predetermined for you, you may see it coming ! Perhaps you will attempt to steer your vessel in another direction when the shores of your fate finally come into fair view. Or might you sail victoriously towards your destiny?
Fate. It's existence clear, but it's whereabouts unknown.. Is it lurking in the fog ...waiting to sneak up behind you and grab you in the darkness? Murky waters created by your panicked strokes to the opposite shore? Dim-lit features obscured by your own cursed fantasies?
But there it is. Once you have found it, it's existence not so mysterious. It had been there all along!
Fate exists, but it's place is not always fixed. And it is not alone. It can be tempted...once recognized, if your imagination allows for it. We may run and hide in an attempt to avoid capture. We can choose our destiny at times exercising free-will. We can create fates that are God-forsaken, or that are awe-inspiring. We can lure fate to us, or cautiously avoid it until we find another. We can choose at times to accept it. And at times it will choose for us. We may choose to tempt it with the ultimate lure of our frail existence. It has a mind of it's own, and a personality .....that exists and flourishes only with the aid of our own imagination. Tempt it if you must. It's response is your own creation.


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I was just yakking Here about our wonderful trip to Raleigh to see Matthew and Liss. I wanted to show you the goodies I bought for my coastal decorating plans.
Also while in the museum I rediscovered this quote that I love and decided a new pet is needed.
If anyone has any tips about keeping seahorses or salt water tanks please send them my way!!
Off to go "wogging" with Hope (walking and jogging while trying not to collapse)


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Cashless toll roads and rental cars: 6 tips
You have more choices than be gouged now or gouged later
The advent of electronic-toll highways was designed to make traveling down toll roads easier for harried drivers. Goodbye brake lights, lines of cars and fumbling for coins, hello electronic transponders and license plate-readers.
But if you're in a rental car in an unfamiliar city, driving on an e-toll road with no cash lanes can leave you with a nasty charge on your credit card bill.
As the number of cashless e-toll roads has risen, so have the complaints about fees piled on top of fees.
In 2011, Seattle attorney Averil Rothrock launched a class-action suit against Fox Rent A Car and Violation Management Services after she returned from a Denver trip to find a $106 charge on her credit card. The amount reflected two $3 tolls and two $50 "service fees." In the lawsuit, Rothrock complained, "The 'service fee' is nothing other than an illegal scam to collect from customers amounts they do not owe. She contended that Fox gave customers no way to pay the tolls without incurring the egregious fee, and that the two companies "conspired to turn Fox customers' tolls into an illegal profit center for themselves."
Though the case settled almost immediately, Rothrock says, "I get contacted about this all the time by people facing similar issues with car rental companies, leading me to believe that it is a huge problem for consumers."
In 2012, New Yorker Jodd Readick filed a class-action lawsuit against Avis after he was slapped with an irritating "convenience fee" that he believes was left deliberately ambiguous in the fine print of his rental agreement. A similar lawsuit in Florida against Hertz and PlatePass was settled in 2013; the companies were ordered to provide $11 million in refunds.
Maze of fees
When CreditCards.com first wrote about the issue of rental car e-toll booth charges in 2011, disclosures about rental car policies for cashless toll roads were not always clear. One upside of the complaints and lawsuits from consumers is many national rental car companies have largely revamped or clarified the fees they charge customers for using toll systems. In its settlement, for example, Hertz acknowledged the suit "led to changes and modifications being made to Hertz's rental agreement."
- Avis and Budget charge a $2.95 daily convenience fee for their e-Toll system, even on days when the renter doesn't drive on a toll road. The fees max out at $14.75 per rental per month. The driver also pays for tolls they've driven through at the "cash toll rate," not the discounted rate normally given subscribers.
- Dollar and Thrifty are moving in some states to a flat-fee, prepaid toll system called Pass24. For $5.95 a day or $27.95 a week, customers in a handful of states can prepay for both tolls and fees at one time.
- Hertz charges a $4.95 daily administrative fee for customers using its PlatePass system. Like Avis and Budget, that includes any rental days where the toll transponder wasn't used, up to a maximum of $24.75 per rental per month. Hertz also offers a Toll Day Pass; for between $9.90 and $14.30 a day, renters are covered for all tolls and fees, with the promise that "you will never receive any subsequent toll charges or administration fees."
- Alamo, Enterprise and National charge a $2.95 daily fee for their TollPass program, up to $14.75 per rental period, along with the cost of the tolls.
Although the increased clarity in rental agreements is a step forward, some drivers still feel outraged by car rental company's toll fees, largely because they often feel like they have no choice but to pay them. While it's simple enough to turn down a rental car company's add-on insurance -- usually you're covered by your own auto insurance -- if you're driving in an area with cashless toll roads, you can't easily do without an electronic toll transponder. Rental car drivers who opt out of the e-toll system, then accidentally drive on a e-toll-only road or fail to find the cash lane in time, will usually be charged with a toll violation, which often includes an additional fee of between $18 and $25 a pop.
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Even more vexing is that some rental car companies outsource their fee collection to third-party agencies, which tack on their own fees. Although it ostensibly makes the process more efficient -- and allows rental car firms to keep a happy distance from a sometimes-ugly customer service transaction -- customers end up losing.
One of the most widely used agencies, Violation Management Services of Great Falls, Mont., has an "F" rating from the Better Business Bureau in Washington. The BBB says the company showed "a pattern of complaints showing that consumers had unknowingly or did not approve a compliance agreement regarding processing fees relating to vehicle violations from rented vehicles from third-party business contracted with this business." In its response to the BBB, the company said its existence is revealed in rental car agreements, and that it needs to move quickly to protect the fleets of rental car companies from being seized due to unpaid tickets.
Even if you figure out a way to avoid using the car company's e-toll transponder system, you may end up being charged for it anyway. When Sean White, of Hollywood, Fla., rented a car from Budget for a two-week trip to Orlando, he brought along his own portable SunPass prepaid toll device and never turned on the toll device in the rental car. But six weeks later, his American Express card showed a bill for over $79 in tolls. When he disputed the charge, American Express "reversed it, but then a month later charged it back and sent me documentation of tolls collected in Texas with the onboard device in the rental car." When White provided evidence he paid his Florida tolls with his own SunPass -- and he hadn't been near Texas -- the charges were reversed, only to reappear a few months later. The problem took nine months to resolve.
Surviving the e-toll
For all its hassles, representatives of the rental car and toll management industries naturally believe that the benefits of offering e-toll systems in rental cars outweigh the drawbacks. "I think there's a convenience element that most renters recognize and take advantage of," says Charles Territo, a spokesman for Arizona-based PlatePass. "And the number of toll roads is only going to increase."
Neil Abrams, a rental car-industry constant, adds that rental car companies are justified in tacking on administrative fees because they incur their own costs related to managing tolls and violations. "Rental companies, the big brands, get tens of thousands of violations each month that go unpaid by the renter," he explains. Even with something as simple as charging a renter for a toll, "there's time and labor involved." The cost of all the paperwork adds up.
Abrams acknowledges that toll administrative fees are galling to consumers. Even Dollar-Thrifty's Pass24 program, which aims to create a single flat-fee for toll road usage, can be controversial and confusing because "if you have one toll you get charged the same thing as someone who has $20 in tolls. People see the charges on their charge card and they don't understand what it is, notwithstanding that there's full disclosure on the rental agreement."
|Cashless toll roads: 6 tips
|1. Read your car rental agreement carefully. Look at it online before you travel, or take the time to actually read it at the counter. Ask the customer service agent to explain fees if you don't understand them. If you choose to rent a car with e-toll collection, ask how it is activated. Most national companies begin charging daily or flat fee rates upon rental, while others won't activate until you pass through an e-toll booth.
|2. Check out an online map of where you're going to see if you'll be driving on toll roads -- and if there's an easy alternative that avoids them altogether. A quick online search can tell you how much each toll costs and whether there's a cash lane available. You can also call your rental car company's toll-free number for more info about how tolls are collected at your destination, or log onto the website of the tolling authority.
|3. Prepay for services on your own. Some e-tolling systems, including SunPass, let you buy passes at retail outlets, including grocery stores, so you can avoid your rental company's fees. Some tolling authorities also have a one-time payment option. In San Francisco, for example, once you know your rental car's license plate number, you can register it online or by phone with the Golden Gate Bridge Highway and Transportation District and pay a single one-way toll of $7 by credit card.
|4. Settle up with the toll authority directly to short-circuit fees. Lisa Telles, a spokeswoman for the Transportation Corridor Agencies, which operates toll roads in California, points to their One-Time-Toll payment option at TheTollRoads.com, where "paying within the 48-hour time frame halts the violation process. All customers need to do is identify the location and toll, provide the license plate number and a credit card number to pay the toll." If you can get to it before your info is passed along to the rental car agency, you may be able to avoid additional charges.
|5. Keep your receipts and any other documentation you have of how, when and where you paid for cash or electronic tolls. You'll need them if you dispute a charge.
|6. Keep an eye on your credit card bill, which should show toll charges and fees within two months after your trip. If you see a suspicious charge, dispute it with your credit card company -- but be prepared to duke it out with the rental company as well.
Earlier stories: Renting a car? Beware phontom toll fee charges, Cashless tolls trigger rental fees
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Turning the sign board at work the other day didn't go so well for me. A screw had fallen out of the frame and I wasn't being careful enough. Pinched my thumb in there but good. Going to loose the thumbnail. Hurt a great deal at the time and cost me a little bit of blood. Very minor but ugly injury.
In New Brunswick it is wise to always fill out an on the job accident report, because the government medical system won't pay for the costs if it goes bad and it wasn't reported properly. We taped it up, put a finger cot on it and went back to work. If I thought it was ugly when I did it, it looked a whole lot worse when Francine and I unwrapped it that evening to clean and redress it. The thumbnail and the surrounding skin turned several shades of purple. The rest of my protected thumb was sealed up in its own juices and the skin absorbed a lot of moisture. It looked very dead.
I of course showed it to my youngest son Wesley who doesn't have a sympathetic bone in his body for his old dad. I told him I had a zombie thumb and asked him if he thought it would heal or it would slowly take over my whole body turning me into a zombie. He just laughed and laughed.
I decided against posting a picture of it. I don't write horror.


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Donatello Rooms Aldgate is located in London, one mile from Brick Lane and 1.2 miles from Sky Garden. The property is around 1.4 miles from Tower Bridge and 1.5 miles from Tower of London. Great quality for low cost, room interior and service
The Pack And Carriage London provides accommodations with free WiFi in London, ideally located 0.7 miles from Camden Market. Among the various facilities are a shared lounge and a bar. Very good service, rooms new and built to a good quality
Located a 13-minute walk from London Eye, Bankside, Autograph Collection features an outside terrace, restaurant and bar, and library. staff is really nice, friendly, and willing to take care of us all the time.
Located in a Grade II-listed building dating back to 1906, The Dixon, Tower Bridge, Autograph Collection is 984 feet from Tower Bridge in London. This hotel is brand new! We arrived two days after it opened before New Year's.
Located 5.6 mi from Olympic Stadium, London City Airport Hotel in London features a terrace and bar. Boasting a 24-hour front desk, this property also provides guests with a restaurant and free WiFi. New and clean and comfortable bed.
The East London Hotel is located in London and features a bar. It is located 558 feet from Bethnal Green underground station, which is one stop from Liverpool Street. For a brand new boutique hotel, it was amazing.
Z Covent Garden offers a 113 bedroom hotel in the heart of London's West End. The location was perfect! Very close to markets, pubs, and shows
Russell Square Hotel is located in London, less than 1 km from British Museum, and provides free WiFi. Popular points of interest nearby include Royal Opera House and Ambassadors Theatre. Located right next to Russel Square station. Relatively inexpensive for the area.
Located 300 yards from Portobello Road Market, The Distillery in London features a bar. Free WiFi is featured. The nearest airport is London City Airport, 13 miles from the hotel. Great location, friendly/helpful staff, delicious food and cocktails - such a fun experience!
Located in a restored Baptist Church house, in the heart of Bloomsbury's historic Holborn, L'oscar London is a small hotel located within 1640 feet of British Museum and 1969 feet of Theater Royal... Wonderful boutique hotel with extremely attentive staff in a fantastic location right next to...
Located in London, The Long Room Hotel and Bar offers 2-star accommodations with a garden. Offering a bar, the property is located within 3.2 miles of The All England Lawn Tennis Club Centre Court. Excellent location for seeing London.
Located in London, The Princess Victoria has a terrace. Located in the Hammersmith and Fulham district, the property provides guests with a restaurant. Excellent comfy room and nice pub food
Featuring a garden, Isledon Hotel is located in London and is less than 1 km from Emirates Stadium. 1.4 miles from Islington, the property is also 2.3 miles away from King's Cross Theatre. Host, location, value. Proximity to Arsenal Stadium, and train station.
Providing free WiFi, Four Stars Hotel is located in London. Offering a shared lounge, the property is located within 0.8 miles of Madame Tussaud's. The property is 0.9 miles from Hyde Park. The most l could say is about one of the employees. His name is TEM.
In the heart of London's theater district, the elegant Haymarket Hotel is surrounded by restaurants, bars, and is just next door to the Theater Royal. They gave me upgrade to a beautiful suite .
Just a 5-minute walk from Oxford Street, The Soho Hotel features a fully equipped gym with an on-site personal trainer. Just the PERFECT HOTEL. Lovely designed, very clean, very quiet (in the middle of the very animated...
Offering a restaurant, bar and fitness center, Ham Yard Hotel is located in London, just 3 minutes' walk from Piccadilly Circus. The Art works around you, the decore, the energetic ambiance, the personal service, all make the...
54 Queen's Gate is set in the heart of South Kensington in London, just a 7-minute walk from the borders of Hyde Park. Everything was great. I loved the area and service.
The luxurious Corinthia Hotel is located in one of London's most prestigious areas, moments from Trafalgar Square and Whitehall. Every thing the best hotel in london they have a great looby and very high standards room
Originally opened in 1889, the world-famous Savoy Hotel is on the banks of the Thames and less than a 5-minute walk from The British Museum and The Royal Opera House. Amazing. Up to and beyond most standards of excellence
In the heart of London's theater district, Covent Garden Hotel is a 5 minute walk from the Royal Opera House, and surrounded by some of London's best restaurants, bars and nightlife. Everything. Fantastic room, breakfast, location and service.
In London's West End, this 5-star luxury hotel is set in a beautifully preserved Victorian building. It features a luxurious on-site spa, spacious rooms, and an award-winning brasserie restaurant. Service and Restaurant. Location Location Location
We have been dreaming of visiting London and the day has come last year in November. We have stayed in Best Western Plus Delmere Hotel for 5 nights - Nov 1 to 6, 2017 and it's really, really worth the stay. We have selected this hotel because of it's proximity to the station and also from the reviews that I have read. We had given an early check-in by the very accommodating Ms. Yenny Suuto Lopez - General Manager of the hotel. I had written her name on a piece of paper so that I will never forget her name because she was very nice and helpful to us. We just have to wait for few more minutes, while they were preparing the room, in the cozy Lounge area where you can have unlimited coffee and tea while reading magazines and newspapers. We have given a room in the first floor and it was neat and clean, complete with the necessary amenities, it was big enough for both of us and was facing the street which was nice because of we always like a room with a view. The cr is clean with free toiletries and they always change the towels and clean our room every day. They always replenish the tea, sugar, and coffee, but there was no bottled water. When we asked the reception about it, we were told that the water in the cr is potable but still we opted to buy big bottled water outside the nearest store. The hotel has a computer and printer area downstairs which was helpful to us because we are used to doing online check-in of our flight. The hotel is just 5 to 10 minutes walk to Paddington station and was such a big help in maximizing our trip going to beautiful places in London. The rest of the staffs are attentive and helpful. I truly recommend this hotel to everyone. Thank you and God Bless you all! It was such a beautiful stay in the hotel and our first time in London was amazing.
The hotel overall was good. Room was small but it seems like ALL rooms mostly are limited in space but we were able to move around comfortably. For my first time in London it might have been far from the major tourist areas and it was always a 20 min metro ride but it was walking distance to Notting Hill. The neighborhood its in is really nice and quiet so sleep was great.
I've been to London several times and have felt cramped in the typical room you get at named brand hotel chain so I thought I'd give The Cleveland a try. I was very happy with the room size and kitchenette. Unfortunately, the room we were given did not have the charm you see in the pictures. Our room was in the below ground floor (it did have a large window but the view was 1/2 HVAC and 1/2 patio. However, since I wasn't there for "the view" and was not in my room except to sleep, it wasn't the end of the world. The bed and pillows were super comfortable. The bathroom was small but very functional. A nice sized closet with a safe. Decent selection of cable TV stations. The kitchenette was good--I mostly used the refrigerator and tea kettle. There was a stove top, toaster, microwave, small sink, silverware, glasses and plates. Overall, the location was great--about a 10 min. walk to Paddington Station (Heathrow Express) and a slightly shorter walk to Bayswater Tube station-each had a numerous amount of shops, restaurants, grocery stores, and pharmacy.
Stayed at 2 different hotels for our stay in London. First was the Intercontinental which was the perfect location for seeing Jeff Lynne's ELO in the O2 Arena the second was the Fielding Hotel in Covent Garden which we would thoroughly recommend. Covent Garden is a wonderful place to stay, plenty of places to eat and drink, with shops and easy access to numerous theatres.
Excellent city for cultural attractions such as museums, galleries and historic sites, Eating out is expensive, transport is efficient and effective but very expensive. Serviced apartment accommodation is recommended over hotel style accommodation for size and value. Hotel rooms can be tiny in London.
6.6 Review score 1,212 reviews
Cheap and good location for access to wembley stadium area(5 mins), heathrow airport(30 mins. Free parking. .All you can eat cooked breakfast. Take aways and shop accross road. Other eating and drinking places 5 mins away. Drinks in hotel low prices. Good for workmen who are working with 30 mins of area. Or a low cost stopover places with parking then access train to london. ( scroll down room choices ,i got en suite room same price has shared bathroom rooms. Train station a few mins sway(4 to 5 pound by uber).
8.8 Excellent 3,821 reviews
What we liked about this hotel far outweighs what we didn't. The hotel staff was so friendly and helpful. The hotel was very clean and tidy, and the price was also good. With that being said, the price of hotels in London equals convenience or lack thereof. You get what you pay for. The hotel offered an amazing breakfast. The selection was good and kept us satisfied until dinner. The hotel was about a 10 minute, average paced walk from Waterloo station so that was convenient.
8.7 Excellent 1,900 reviews
Every aspect of our stay was 5 star. Amazing room, superb professional staff who are slick and smiley. Special mentions for Dan in the chambers club, Jeffrey in the booking office restaurant, and Jack our super doorman who also provided us with a vip check in to Eurostar from hotel to train seat. We have stayed at many a high end London hotel but I have to say The Renaissance tips the lot by a long way. We have found our new London home! Already planning a return.
7.5 Good 1,059 reviews
Like most hotels that i book on the internet i was a liitle apprehensive given the cheap price compared to others however It was very clean and comfortable with a nice cosy bed. Continental breakfast was very nice too. Perfect for my stay in London and staff were very pleasant and helpful. Would definitely stay again when back in London
8.1 Very Good 5,299 reviews
Very good value for money. Excellent location, close to main attractions. Only 5 minute walk from South Kensington tube station (Piccadilly/Circle/District lines). Rooms larger than most hotels of this price range in London. Small but functional bathroom. Good internet connection. I wish it were available all year long!
9.1 Awesome 621 reviews
One of the best hotels I've stayed in London that I decided to make it my go to when ever I'm in London , Staff were very friendly room was very clean and they have best cappuccino ☕ It's also in great location so you can get around easily 👍🏼 Getting a complimentary drink at your arrival is a sweet touch 🙌🏻🌹
9.0 Awesome 822 reviews
Great location. Bus stop is in front of the door, hyde park corner and green park tube stations are close by. Rooms are much bigger than other hotels in London. Very modern and cosy interior. Staff was very polite. Breakfast service to the room was very rich and always served on time.
6.8 Review score 2,388 reviews
I was working on London for the day so travelled up the night before. Hspoily surprised at how cheap the cost for one night stay at Pembury - considering the prices of other hotels in the area London prices in the area. Hotel was clean and convenient and the staff were lovely!
8.1 Very Good 5,817 reviews
It's a very confortable room. The localization is amazing, very close to three different tube stations (Kings Cross, Euston and Russel Square). I had lost hope about cheaper hotels in Central London, but this one is REALLY good. Great staff as well.
9.2 Awesome 523 reviews
The room, cleanliness, wonderful service from front office, bell boy, porter and restaurant staffs and the hotel resto is amazing (hunter 486 ) i think its one of the best food in london I forget to mention the bed, it made me sleep like a baby
8.1 Very Good 292 reviews
Staff were very polite when greeting, was very clean when we arrived, free WiFi, overall this accommodation is very good if your going to see a gig up and London, much cheaper then any of the hotels there and worth every penny
7.5 Good 2,258 reviews
It's one of the nicer hotels I've stayed in in London and it brilliant value for money, it was modern, clean and very comfortable. We go the cheapest room but was still quite large with a decent bathroom.
6.5 Review score 1,038 reviews
Extent (location - staff ). Old wooden house turned to a hotel . Big rooms compared to london hotels . Fair breakfast. Delicious Iranian restaurant.
9.1 Awesome 698 reviews
Clean, modern and comfortable, within walking distance for most Central London attractions. Although not cheap, seems a fair price compared to other hotels.
9.1 Awesome 5,693 reviews
Lovely location, helpful staff. The view was nice from my room, the room was clean and tidy. Definitely one of the best hotels in London.
5.7 Review score 2,058 reviews
The location was very good. Close to Earls Court station, restaurants, shops, museums. It is relative cheap for hotels in central London.
6.0 Review score 4,277 reviews
Location is great for London zoo and camden there is not many cheaper hotels that are this good
6.7 Review score 4,221 reviews
Close to different places around London and cheaper than other hotels in the area
9.2 Awesome 2,369 reviews
The best hotel main floor lobby (band and energy) bars and restaurants combination, along with the service, of any hotel I've ever stayed!
8.7 Excellent 5,763 reviews
Everything. Milton Brown accessories. Furniture. Cleanliness. Service. People.


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When City Limits reporters met with Paul Parker recently to discuss the 2002 fire that killed his eight-year-old son—one of several troubling incidents at buildings linked to a Westchester real-estate operation—he asked for a ride to the cemetery to visit Jashawn. It took Paul awhile to find the grave because he had never been able to afford a headstone.
A nonprofit in the Norwood neighborhood where Jashawn lived and died has started a fund to collect the $1,200 needed to purchase a headstone for the gravesite. Checks made out to Bronx Jewish Community Council with "Jashawn Parker" in the memo line can be sent to: Sally Dunford, Bronx Jewish Community Council, 3176 Bainbridge Ave., Bronx, NY 10467. The donations will be tax deductible.


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Veteran producer Nick Wechsler ("Requiem for a Dream," "North Country," "The Fountain") has optioned screen rights to horror author Stephen King and his son Joe Hill's novella "Throttle" says Variety.
The story follows a father & son who are members of a motorcycle gang that's chased through the desert by an 18-wheel tanker truck. The story will be published in the anthology book "He is Legend" dedicated to "I Am Legend" author Richard Matheson.
Wechsler is known for acquiring material early and taking time to develop it, such as he did with the upcoming film adaptations of Cormac McCarthy's "The Road" and Audrey Niffenegger's "The Time Traveler's Wife".
A Neil Jordan-scripted adaptation of Hill's novel "Heart-Shaped Box" is headed towards production at Warners whilst his "Locke & Key" is under development at Dimension Films.


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- Roulette
- Sic-Bo
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Sponsorship situations are important for the gambling operator that relies on the exposure to maintain customer interest. The English Football Association recently announced it has ended its partnership with U.K. gambling service provider Ladbrokes.
The recent scandal regarding Premier League football star Joey Barton and his eighteen month suspension from the game has the English Football Association rethinking the deals it has with gambling firms. Last year saw Ladbrokes create a relationship with the Football Association of Ireland that is expected to run for two years, until the 2018 FIFA World Cup coming to Russia.
The board of directors for the League met recently to examine the current issue of illegal betting by players and have decided that continuing the relationship with betting operators is not the best course of action. The English Football Association said it would end all sponsorships with gambling operators beginning after the 2016-17 season has ended.
Chief executive officer of the FA, Martin Glenn, commented, "We would like to thank Ladbrokes for both being a valued partner over the last year and for their professionalism and understanding about our change of policy around gambling."
Ladbrokes Coral's chief executive officer Jim Mullen, also commented on the changes, "We understand the FA's decision regarding their commercial partnerships on gambling.
"Football is a passion of ours, and our customers, and we remain committed to working with the FA to ensure the integrity and trust of the sport is maintained for the fans of the game and the millions of customers who enjoy betting on it week in and week out."
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Alberta Party Opposition Leader Greg Clark is encouraged by the recommendations put forth in the Report of the Auditor General of Alberta, and is looking forward to working with all parties to implement the recommendations.
"These recommendations are ones that I've been arguing for since before I became an MLA ," said Clark. "They are clear, simple, practical ways in which we can make government function more ethically, but also more effectively."
"On corporate tax collection I agree with the Auditor General that it is unacceptable to see so much badly-needed tax revenue go uncollected," said Clark. "I am extremely disappointed that the Government did not even attempt to fix this problem before raising the corporate tax rates. The Government doesn't even have a strategy to try to deal with outstanding tax returns, nor a policy to begin to fix the significant compliance problems found with corporate tax filings.
"Before you raise taxes, you should collect them properly. There is no point in increasing taxation if you are not able to access the revenue."
Clark also expressed dissatisfaction with the Government for not having dealt with many of the problems regarding the Disaster Recovery Program.
"There have been problems with DRP from the start. I am disheartened that this new government seems unable to deal with the terrible inefficiencies of this system," said Clark. "As a result, more than two years after the worst natural disaster in Alberta history, hundreds of Albertans are still waiting, and now, no matter how many meetings, emails, and phone calls with the Ministry I have – nothing has changed, and if anything the situation has gotten worse."
Clark called on Minister Deron Bilous to expedite the closure of outstanding DRP files then launch a comprehensive review of the system.
On the significant loss to taxpayers from the sale of provincially-owned aircraft, Clark said "The loss of $4.7m on the selling of government planes is unsurprising. When you govern through knee jerk reactions rather than careful, considered planning, you end up with political fire sales that do not act in the best interest of Albertans. Selling the planes was the right thing to do, but it should have been done in a way that would maximize the return to Albertans, not just meet the political needs of the party in power.
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Wednesday, August 18, 2010
Westchester Tool Rentals all around Elmsford!
You'll love this fun map we commissioned from Al-Pi Publishing to Celebrate Elmsford's Centennial! Westchester Tool Rentals and Party Line Tent Rentals have been serving the Elmsford community for nearly 3 decades and our map shows us all over town! Have fun looking!
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
Party Line Tent Rentals celebrates 20th year in business
See the Article in Rental Pulse Party Line Tent Rentals celebrates 20th year in business Party Line Tent Rentals, the party branch of Westchester Tool Rentals, Elmsford, N.Y., turned 20 this year and Rich Divestea, installation manager, marked 20 years with the company on July 15. Despite a busy day, the company rounded up the half of its crew that was not on the road and had a midday barbecue in its warehouse to celebrate. Kenny and Karin Puff, owners, raised a toast. Anne and Buddy Puff, also owners, told a few funny stories about the early days of the party business, including the time Divestea, who was essentially the only full-time employee, came back to the shop and had just finished unloading the truck of 20 tables and 200 chairs on a long, hot day. Then Anne came out to him with a new order — 20 tables and 200 chairs. He said he never again unloaded the truck without first checking with Anne about new orders.
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
Late Summer & Fall Party Packages!
Late Summer & Fall Party Packages! Summer doesn't end until September 21 and the Fall season is a great time to have a party! How about a Halloween Party! Tent! Tables! Chairs! Lights! All for One Unbelievable Price! About 20 Guests? 16 x 16 Tent 4 Tables 20 Chairs 8 Globe Lights Installation all for just $295.00* This package is a $400.00 Value! About 50 Guests? 20 x 30 Tent 6 Tables 50 Chairs 16 Globe Lights Installation all for just $595.00* This package is a $880.00 Value! About 100 Guests? 30 x 40 Tent 10 Tables 100 Chairs 24 Globe Lights Installation all for just $995.00* This package is a $1,400.00 Value! Add ons available: Sides, doors, flooring, lighting, Patio and tent heaters and much more! *Not including tax or delivery. Prices are for Westchester County NY only, other area's slightly higher. Standard Stake install only; other conditions may apply. Subject to availability.
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Truckshunter Leroy - he of the 'dudes and dudettes' - recently emailed me this picture. He says it's his alter ego, which is almost certainly just as well. I didn't ask his permission to publish it here because - assuming he's in his right mind - he would have refused. Now we all know what we're up against.
As proof that any vestige of authority and leadership I may once have possessed in this large and diverse family has long since gone to meet its maker, I present Exhibit B. They look as if butter wouldn't melt in their collective mouth, don't they? Don't be fooled; these are the ringleaders of the Palace Revolution who arranged tomorrow's AGM at Saltwell Towers, thus wisely dispensing with my negligible organisational skills at one fell swoop.
Be there or be square. A splendid time is guaranteed for all.
I met up with Hildie on Monday for our fortnightly expedition to the Tyneside Cinema's 'Silver Screen' showing; this week it was Creation - all about the lead-up to the publication of Charles Darwin's Origin of Species. It's a good film - warmly recommended.
I discovered quite quickly, though, that Hildie had a hidden agenda. As a result of my frenzied declamations (in blogposting 168) about the lack of a memorial to Alan Turing and his disgraceful non-appearance on any of our commemorative stamps, she decided to do some investigating. And would you believe it? There is a memorial to him - it's in Sackville Park in Manchester - and he has featured on a stamp (during millennium year).
Exhibits C and D are therefore salient reminders to me to check my facts thoroughly before climbing up onto my high horse and giving the world the benefit of my opinion - specially if Hildie's in earshot.
...welcome to the family, Val. How about sending us a picture?
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*Alan Turing
*the Birthday Clock
*the Bard of Avon
Now read on, Macduff...
Eagle-eared truckshunters may have noticed the public apology made earlier this month by Gordon Brown to a man called Alan Turing - a man whose story teaches us salutary lessons about our collective attitude to minorities of all kinds and whose name is shamefully little-known in modern Britain, for all sorts of unsavoury reasons.
Under different circumstances, Alan Turing would have been hailed as a hero in his own time, let alone ours. His name would (quite rightly) be as well-known as his contemporaries John Logie Baird, Alexander Fleming, Barnes Wallis. After all, his achievements equalled and - depending on your cultural and scientific viewpoint - exceeded theirs.
If for nothing else, he ought to be on a national roll of honour, and included in any list of England's greatest sons, for the work he did during World War II, when he worked at the Government Code and Cypher School at Bletchley. There, he devised a number of techniques for breaking German ciphers, including the 'bombe', an electromechanical machine that could find settings for the Germans' infamous 'Enigma' machine. It is no exaggeration to suggest that he's one of the handful of men who made a seriously gigantic contribution to the Allied victory; he's up there with Churchill and Montgomery.
So why doesn't his name spring to everyone's mind at the mere mention of the Second World War? And why Gordon Brown's apology?
Alan Turing was gay. There really is no other reason for not only the lack of public appreciation of his achievements but also for the virtually complete absence of any acknowledgement that he even existed at all.
He was prosecuted for his sexuality in 1952, when being gay was regarded at the very least as being an illness, at worst a mortal sin. (There are, of course, plenty of people who still regard it in exactly the same way now.) As punishment, he was offered either imprisonment or 'chemical castration' - the systematic injection of female hormones. He accepted the latter but its barbarity and its catastrophic mental and physical effects led him to commit suicide in 1954. He injected an apple with cyanide and took a bite out of it.
In 2002, Alan Turing was ranked twenty-first on the BBC's nationwide poll of the 100 Greatest Britons. Earlier (in 1999) Time Magazine named him as one of the 100 Most Important People of the 20th Century for his role in the creation of the modern computer. Their citation stated: '...everyone who taps at a keyboard, opening a spreadsheet or a word-processing program, is working on an incarnation of a Turing machine.'
This blog - and all the digital paraphernalia that surrounds it - would not have been possible without him. The Apple computer logo I'm looking at right now as I type (an apple with a bite taken out of it) is said to be a reference to him. And yet, and yet...
There are no statues or sculptures dedicated to his memory; he features on no stamps; his name doesn't leap out of the pages of our history books. Perhaps Gordon Brown's belated apology might change all that. In the meantime, in your charity spare a thought for one of the most modestly brilliant men England has ever produced - dying alone in torment and misery because he was gay.
For Heaven's sake don't forget that the next AGM will be held on Wednesday 30 September at 1100 at the cafe in Saltwell Towers - in Gateshead's Saltwell Park. A splendid time is guaranteed for all.
Truckshunter Dave Shannon has emailed me a link to a 'Birthday Clock'. All you have to do is tell it your birthdate and it comes up with all sorts of fascinating things about you that you didn't know you didn't know. F'rinstance I am 729 months old; or 3,174 weeks or 22,212 days or 533,104 hours or 31,986,248 minutes or 1,919,174,938 seconds. My lucky day is Thursday, my lucky number is 3 and my birth tree is the hornbeam. (Since when have people had birth trees?)
There's more. Amongst the hits of 1948 were Buttons and Bows, sung by Dinah Shore, Nature Boy (Nat King Cole) and Twelfth Street Rag (Pee Wee Hunt). In the European zodiac I'm a Sagittarius, to the Chinese I'm a rat and to Native American Indians, I'm an owl.
Finally - and I find this very difficult to believe - the candles on my next birthday cake will generate enough heat to boil almost 7 fluid ounces of water.
Er....thanks Dave.
As I've rather tediously said many times before...I don't get the Shakespeare thing. I know how uncultured and heretical that makes me sound but I'm past caring, to be honest. At my age I'm prepared to throw caution to the wind and let it all hang out shamelessly - and metaphorically.
And I don't dismiss The Bard Of Avon lightly, either. O my word no. One of my 60/60 projects this year was to acquire - and watch - the BBC Television Shakespeare on dvd. All 37 of the plays were produced and broadcast about 30 or so years ago and when I saw the collection going cheap online, I ordered it.
I decided I would watch the plays in alphabetical order. For what it's worth, here's my opinion of the plays I've seen so far...
All's Well That Ends Well: unalloyed drivel
Antony and Cleopatra: unmitigated relentless turgid claptrap
As You Like It: you must be joking
The Comedy of Errors: calling this a comedy is the biggest error of all
Coriolanus: the last four letters say it all.
The next play in the sequence is Cymbeline. I'm told that even benighted organ-playing intellectual Shakespeare-worshippers don't like it - or even understand it, for that matter. So you can imagine how much I'm looking forward to watching it.
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*Lit and Phil
*T Dan Smith
*Clean Rivers
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Anyone even remotely familiar with the way I tend to organise things that need organising will already have expressed astonishment - many times - that I've managed to reach 60 without disorganising myself out of existence. Although I always arrived at the Big Blue Bus in time for the programme to go out, it was a close-run thing far more often than I care to admit. On one unforgettable occasion, I mistook the A19 for the A189 and contrived to get to Shiremoor with 29 seconds to spare before going live. Producer Jamie Wilkinson was the unfortunate victim that day. Amazingly, we are still on speaking terms. I think.
My planning skills came to the fore once again at AGM VI, as you may have read already in comments posted afterwards on this blog. It simply never occurred to me that telling everyone to meet up at Tynemouth Station Market wasn't enough. After all, the site is a large one and, at that time of day, is busy with dozens of stalls and hundreds of visitors. What could possibly go wrong? Er...
To add spice to the mix, the Metro wasn't running properly that morning AND I got caught up in road closures and diversions in Newcastle. I was almost half an hour late. By the time I arrived, truckshunter Vivienne had arrived, surveyed the scene and gone. Hildie was on the brink of giving up, too, when she saw me urgently looking out over the crowds from the overbridge. Ada, too, was on her last scour looking for familiar faces. So all was not quite lost, even though it got pretty close.
Ironically, AGM VI turned out to be one of the best so far. We were only, I think, on our second coffee when the redoubtable J Arthur Smallpiece - aka Gerry Fenwick - turned up with his partner Hillary (probably misspelled here) and his dog Molly. (You can read about Molly's heart-stopping adventures on the Metro in the comments to blog 165.)
And whirlwind appearances didn't end there. As you can see from the picture above, no less an august personage than Alfie Joey arrived - more by our luck than his judgement, I should say. (Any blogsters who don't know who Alfie Joey is should be thoroughly ashamed of themselves.)
So from the jaws of Robinsonian ineptitude was snatched one of the most rewarding AGMs we've ever had. We were there for over three hours! My thanks to everyone who took the trouble to go all the way to Tynemouth, specially on a day when transport could have been a lot easier than it actually was. A particularly big hug to Vivienne who, had I organised things a little better, would not have made the journey in vain.
A final apology to Ada. I gave her a lift home after the AGM and will never, ever forget the look on her face as she climbed into my car. Usually, when people ask you to forgive the mess inside their car, they don't usually mean it to quite the same extent that I do. My car is a kind of mobile cesspit and I'm fairly sure that poor Ada would have preferred, on reflection, to crawl home on her hands and knees through the sewers than to undergo the ordeal of spending almost ten whole minutes amongst the discarded sandwich wrappers, crumbs, dust, carrier bags, empty pop bottles, ash and half-eaten snacks from 2003 that largely occupy the space normally called the 'back seat'. Ada may never be the same again.
Thanks to the deliberations of the Birkheads Ad Hoc Committee, the next AGM will take place next Wednesday 30 September. We're all going to be mustered at the cafe in Saltwell Towers, which sits grandly on the eastern side of Saltwell Park in Gateshead, at 1100. A splendid time is guaranteed for all.
If you think you may have transport problems, please say so in a comment to this blog. We truckshunters are a resourceful bunch and I'm sure we can help out somehow.
As if to show how resourceful we actually are, Sid has sent me this picture from the Third Annual Lancashire Gravy-Wrestling Championships that I mentioned in blog 166. I definitely think we should organise a chara for next year!
Thanks Sid.
The Guardian has a daily column called In Praise Of... which highlights a person, event or institution which the paper regards as needing public approbation. This is today's (Friday 25 September).
"From this foul drain," Alexis de Tocqueville wrote of Manchester, "the greatest stream of human industry flows to fertilise the whole world." Even as it littered the north with slums and satanic mills, the industrial revolution fostered an appetite for ideas which found expression in literary and philosophical societies, where the discussions inevitably mixed beauty and truth with the latest technological wheezes for turning muck into brass.
Manchester, Leicester and even tiny Whitby all had societies that survive in some form, but it is Newcastle's Lit & Phil that retains the most visible presence, thanks to a 150,000-volume library which is housed in a splendid building on the course of Hadrian's wall. Although a private member's club, it is a very public institution, and one that becomes even more open today, with the conversion of the Georgian lecture rooms – in which Joseph Swan demonstrated his electric light bulbs in 1880 – into a new exhibition space which will link local history to wider themes.
The first offering is a reappraisal of Newcastle's 1960s power broker, T Dan Smith, who transformed the city's landscape and ended up being jailed for fraud. That might raise a few eyebrows, but then so too, no doubt, did the Lit & Phil's decision to admit women as early as 1804. The membership roll meanders from George Stephenson of the Rocket to Pet Shop Boy Neil Tennant, via the tea-sipping premier Earl Grey. A society founded on faith in progress has never stopped evolving with the times.
I've thought for some time that we don't sing the Lit and Phil's praises half enough. If you've never been, take a look some time.
I intend to make it my business to go and see the T Dan Smith exhibition. To me, he'll always be a rogue, a philistine and a crook who not only wantonly deprived us of large swathes of Newcastle's historic - and monumentally beautiful - city centre but also replaced it with a desert of truly awful buildings and roads which continue to blight the city and will probably do so forever. I wonder if the Lit and Phil exhibition rehabilitates him. Even slightly.
Over recent days, reference has been made in the media to England's comparatively dirty rivers. BBC News said that of the five cleanest rivers, four were in Northumberland. It did not, however, identify them.
Thanks once again to Kev's persistent research, I can reveal that they are the River Till and the Barrow, Ridlees and Linhops Burns.
Thanks Kev.
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*the Ultimate Answer to the One Big Question
*Anne Jones
Read on...
I hope you're ready for this. I hope you've fortified your physical and mental wherewithal (what an awesome word: wherewithal) in order to cope with the truly startling revelation that's coming you way hereinunder. (Wow: hereinunder.) If you haven't, or if you wish to augment your mental underpinning even more, please do so now.
Do whatever you think is necessary to enable you to sustain what is bound to be something of a shock to the system. Because I am about to undermine a belief - nay, an article of faith - adhered to by many millions of people all over the world; a veritable fulcrum around which countless numbers have constructed whole philosophies.
What I am about to reveal to you will, at the very least, make your jaw drop and your eyes open wide in amazement and wonder. At most, it will change your outlook on the world - and everything that's in it - for ever and irrevocably. It's quite possible that nothing - absolutely nothing - will ever be quite the same again. That's how earth-shattering this revelation is going to be.
Which is why I said, up there at the top, that I hoped you were ready for it.
(If, incidentally, you're not ready for it, stop reading this blogposting now. I'm serious. If anything below applies to you:
- you're of a nervous disposition;
- you're in any way unstable, unpredictable or socially volatile;
- you habitually take mind-enhancing drugs like paracetamol or ibuprofen;
- you live in Sunderland;
- you watch Strictly Come Dancing...
then skip the revelation and go straight on down to Anne Jones (as it were)).
So here we go then. Ready? Sure? OK - on your own head be it. Don't say you weren't warned.
I can now reveal - for the first time and exclusively on this truckshunting blog, that Douglas Adams (and therefore, by default, Stephen Fry) was wrong. The Answer to the Question of Life, the Universe and Everything is not forty-two.
Yes, I know. In its own way, this information is startling enough to make you want to go to bed whatever time of day it is. But there's more.
Not only am I able to reveal the error of the ways of Messrs Adams and Fry. Presenting you with purely negative news is, after all, so...negative. So (and this is the real story) I am also in the epoch-making position of being able to reveal to you what the Answer to the Question of Life, the Universe and Everything actually is.
No, it's not forty-two.
It's forty-five.
Like all mind-boggling revelations, this one will have struck you immediately as accurate, pertinent and life-affirming. Suddenly, all has been revealed, has it not? I, for one, always felt a little uneasy at the thought that forty-two was being promulgated as the Ultimate Answer. It just didn't seem right to me. Forty-two? Surely not. It just didn't conform to my life-experience or to my sense of a puzzle satisfyingly and conclusively answered. Especially as Life, the Universe and Everything is the greatest puzzle conceivable in the Mind of Man.
Forty-five, though, is a different kettle of fish altogether. Just think about it. Forty-five. Doesn't it have the ring of incontrovertible and unarguable truth about it? Forty-five.
However, in the unlikely event that you're not convinced of the wholesome truth of the matter, I offer above The Magic Square of 45, devised - with almost mystical and guruesque brilliance - by truckshunter Kev. Put aside any sudoku tendencies you might be air to and study The Magic Square of 45. Look at it. Ponder it. Configure it in your mind. Whatever you contrive to refute the theory, the Answer remains the same.
In an email to me, redoubtable truckshunter Alison Best mentioned her sister Anne, the World Speed-Reading Champion, who 'may be in the news this week with the new Dan Brown book. She has been invited down to London by Border Books to attempt a new record reading the Lost Symbol....'
And guess what? 'She did it! She read the book in 41 minutes and has massively beaten her own world record. I am so proud of her!' And so say all of us, Alison. Well done, Anne.
Yes, I know I haven't yet given my usual report of AGM VI at Tynemouth Station Market, but I will. I promise. In the meantime, however, I'm delighted to say that arrangements for the next one have been taken out of my hands completely, thanks to the Birkheads Ad Hoc Committee. It will take place next Wednesday 30 September at 1100 in the cafe at Saltwell Towers, which is in Saltwell Park, Gateshead. A splendid time is guaranteed for all...
News of an event which you may have missed. This from The Guardian's 'Northerner' email: 'My pick of the Bank Holiday events is the Third Annual Lancashire Gravy Wrestling Championships at the Rose and Bowl pub in Stacksteads, Rossendale.'
Gravy wrestling. Yummy. I urge everyone to find out when the Fourth Championships are next year. I think we should go, don't you?
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The number of open-air summer festivals in Britain seems to have mushroomed over the last ten years or so and, never one to be caught out even remotely behind the times, I attended my first festival in 2007. It's called Latitude and takes place in a kind of country park near the captivating Suffolk town of Southwold (to which, if you've never been, you should make it your business to go). You may have heard me go on and on and on and on about Latitude that year on the Big Blue Bus.
In fact, I enjoyed it so much that I went again last year - and it was even better. It's not just the music, either. There's poetry, drama, comedy; even BBC Radio 4 (no less) has a marquee there. Well, I say 'marquee'; portable broom-cupboard, more like. But hey, they try.
However...no sooner was I smugly regarding myself as up-to-date with the summer festival scene than I was abruptly told that Latitude was way too middle class and 'comfortable'. Too many people arriving in 4x4s with kids - or rather 'children' - called Jocasta and Monty. Too many bearded, cardy-wearing Guardian-reading social workers in once-a-year ponchos. Who, I ask you, would want to be identified with that particular stereotype?
So this year, I adjusted my aim a little. Broadened my festival scope. Extended my horizons...and all that rubbish.
I'd heard how good the Green Man Festival was - and my goodness it was. People arrived in
slightly cheaper 4x4s with children - yes, still 'children' - called Cerise and Lexi and the number of Guardian-readers - including your blogger - remained obstinately high. Everything else was different, though. Fewer festival-goers and few, if any, big name bands.
The atmosphere was wonderful, though (not that it hadn't been just as wonderful at Latitude) and the setting was breathtaking. The Festival takes place in a heavily wooded, steep-sided bend of the River Usk in south-east Wales, not far from Crickhowell and Abergavenny. It's truly sumptuous and the main stage is set in a natural amphitheatre so everyone can sit comfortably on the grassy banks and get a good view of the bands.
You can get an idea of it in the crowd photo above. In fact, if you look carefully...see the house? Focus on the right-hand edge of it. Slightly below it and a little to the right you will see a very large summer hat. Under it is my friend Sue. So now you know.
Food provision was jaw-droppingly cosmopolitan; Chinese, Japanese, Indonesian, American, Italian, Spanish - even Welsh. So perhaps it's just as well that the dreaded toilets (toilets are always 'dreaded' at festivals like this) were, in fact, spotless and pristine. And queue-free (which is also just as well).
Of course, attending a festival like this one is all about the music (though there was other stuff, too). Some of the bands I saw - and which I strongly recommend you keep an ear open for - included...Gang Gang Dance, Broken Records, Wave Machine, Beth Jeans Houghton (who is truly special AND a local lass), Sibrydion, Grizzly Bear, Vetiver (old favourites of mine), Camera Obscura, She Keeps Bees and The Leisure Society.
Specially The Leisure Society. I'd already caught them at The Cluny in Newcastle and was already a big fan. Listen to Save It For Someone Who Cares or Last Of The Melting Snow and you'll see why.
It was a great weekend. Good weather (unusual for this damp and cloudy part of Wales), lovely scenery, good company, great music - much of it new to me, which is never a bad thing.
In fact, on the strength of the fun I had there, I decided to take the plunge before it's too late. I've put my name down for The Big One. Next year's Glastonbury Festival! It really is one of those things you should try to do before you die, isn't it?
* 30% of all the Benedictine drunk in Britain is drunk in Burnley;
* The hour between 1900 and 2000 on June 24 is thought to be the 'loveliest hour in the English Year';
* truckshunter Alison Best's sister Anne is the World Speed-Reading Champion;
* the BBC Gardener of the Year lives near Lanchester; he's called Bob Tridgett
(those last two courtesy of an email I've received from Alison Best herself).
I'm surprised to be telling you that I'm not a big fan of Lee Hall. I know he's a local lad but that just makes it worse. I thought his depiction of pit-village life in Billy Elliot was a travesty - not just inaccurate but patronising, too. I'm sorry, but that's just the way I saw it at the time, and still see it.
Pitmen Painters, though, is an entirely different kettle of fish. I saw it during a recent visit to London and found it inspiring. He seems to capture the spirit, aspirations and outlook of the Ashington miners of the time perfectly. It is by turns funny, sad, moving, uplifting, liberating, desperate.
It's coming to Newcastle's Theatre Royal soon. Go and see it. I am.
(And if you're not sure who the Pitmen Painters actually were, visit the Northumberland Museum at Woodhorn.)
...but not today...
*news of AGM VI at Tynemouth;
*heartfelt requests about how Facebook actually works;
*debunking Shakespeare;
*stories told in six words;
*Alan Turing
*October 1 is World Vegetarian Day
*I'm looking for dates/venues for AGM VII - a splendid time is guaranteed for all.
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I'm sorry I haven't posted anything on the blog this month so far. As you know, I've had various domestic distractions which have kept me busy elsewhere. BUT I've missed you all very much and have been checking the Comments box regularly.
Which reminds me....
To all those people who've emailed asking if AGM VI actually took place last Sunday at Tynemouth, the answer is a resounding YES, as Vivienne discovered to her cost and much too late! Under normal circumstances, the AGM is just one of the the things I would have harangued and hectored you about over the last few days. (Isn't hector a lovely word? It sounds like what it means.)
Here are some of the other topics you haven't heard me wax lyrical about recently....
Strange by name, strange by nature. Leroy has emailed me to tell me a bit about himself. Turns out he used to be a 'Blast Furnace Shunting Loco Driver for Consett Iron Company so I am a real ex Truck Shunter.' Genuine shunters of real-life trucks occupy a very special place in our hierarchy and our hearts; naturally. So Leroy is already up there with Neville (as it were).
Leroy also tells me that he and I have spoken during my radio days. He says (and I quote) 'I told you the story of being attacked by a Bengal Tiger on the Isle of Wight...'
Er...Bengal Tiger? Isle of Wight? Er....
Welcome to the warm, enfolding arms of the Sacred and Noble Brotherhood of Truckshunters, Leroy.
Yes, I went and it was AWESOME. I just haven't had the time to tell you all about it yet or to post the pictures I took...
One of the items on my Project 60/60 list was to read more 'classic' novels. My friend Mark gave me this one to read. It's awful.
On the basis of reading Macbeth and The Winter's Tale at school, I'm a shocking Shakespeare cynic. So (in reparation) another 60/60 item was to read/watch every Shakespeare play; yes, all 37 of them. Impetus and motivation was added to this item when I noticed the Complete BBC Television Shakespeare DVDs for sale cheap on Amazon. So I bought them and have started to watch them, in alphabetical order. That means I started with All's Well That Ends Well; if only.
I had intended to give you the benefit of my thoughts on each of the plays as I waded through them. For now, though, suffice to say that I reckon I was right. Up to now, most of them have been turgid, unintelligible rubbish. Antony and Cleopatra is in a league of its own, though. It's truly execrable. It's much, much worse than any other cultural or artistic creation ever dreamed up by anyone anywhere. I'm not joking. Anyone who tells you they think it's really rather good ought to be arrested, drugged and sent to a special place of recovery built of peat turf on St Kilda.
The amazing Maureen has sent me yet another list of 'viral lies' - internet lists of bogus explanations for words and phrases. When I get the time, I'll share with you the ludicrous reasons it gives for 'raining cats and dogs', 'chewing the fat' and many others.
She also sent me the pictures of the lovely Dutch town you see above.
Thanks Maureen.
Kev has sent me an intriguing puzzle. See what you can make of it.
What do the following words have in common? banana, dresser, grammar, potato, revive, uneven, assess.
He also informs me that Morrison's are now selling peches plat! The power of truckshunters!!!
There's loads more I had lined up to hector (!) you with but it's going to have to wait a couple of days. In the meantime, please keep in touch by commenting on the blog or by emailing me (see below).
I'm also looking for venue suggestions for AGM VII.
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While I'm trying to get back on my blogging feet, here are some quick takes on things happening in library land:
- The kerfuffle about the institutional subscription price of Scientific American continues. For those of you joining the discussion late, Nature Publishing Group is now integrating it into the Nature journals web site, offering a back file, and perpetual access to what you've purchased. Nothing will be pulled from Ebsco but I guess at some point new stuff won't be added. Ok, that's sounds fine, right? The only thing is that the institutional subscription price will go from $40 to $300 in one year. That is, in one year in which everyone is canceling lots of titles. Teri Vogel from UCSD pointed to this press release with updates. ARGH. So my take is that this generally makes business sense for Nature - they're trying to fill in the spectrum from popular communication, news, to full journal on one platform. I'm sure the thing will be more usable. I'm not sure the price is even that out of whack - it's just that this is NOT the right time for this. People don't have that money. I guess Nature is hoping that the libraries will have to re-subscribe when their patrons see SciAm when they're looking for Nature and want it?
- On a happier note they're gearing up for LISA VI coming up in Pune, India. LISA stands for Library and Information Services in Astronomy and it will be hosted by the Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics (IUCAA) Library and the National Centre for Radio Astrophysics (NCRA) Library in Pune, Maharashtra, India, from February 14 to 17, 2010. Find out more here.
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- NTRS is finally back up! NTRS is the NASA Technical Report Server and they'd been down since the last week of September. Many of us were fretting because we rely on them for free (paid for by tax dollars) full text access to technical reports in all sorts of areas related to aerospace, propulsion, materials, astro...


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After some rather unfortunate complications coming up at the end of my second year (December '14 – May '15), this lead to me failing a few units and having a rather impressively low attendance. Therefore, I have to retake the year.
I'll just try and take this as a chance to improve my skills, even though my grades will be capped at a D even if i produce A+ work. I can still improve my ability as a artist, modeler and designer over the coming months.
Although my life situation hasn't changed. I'm starting to come to terms with the situation and having to commute for three hours a day. Obviously this still eats into my study and personal time, but there's not much that can be done about it. Hopefully I'll be moving back to Farnham at some point in January…
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A New Year in the Kitchen: Kitchen Aspirations for 2012?
It's a new year, fresh and full of potential. This is a natural time to take stock and consider what changes you want for your kitchen. Any additions or subtractions or new cooking goals? Did you receive a new appliance or cookbook over the holidays that is inspiring you?
What changes or new things do you want to see in your kitchen this year?
Of course, any time of the year is a good time to revamp or make changes but when the year is fresh, it can sometimes inspire us to start fresh, too. Not in a New Year's resolution kind of a way, which is often bound up in a lot of judgment and guilt. We're thinking more along the lines of exciting discoveries or a dedication to learning an unknown skill or cuisine. Will that new stand mixer inspire a year of cake baking or bread making? Do you want to start to host more dinner parties? Buy less processed food?
For me, I'd like to learn more about cooking in clay pots and, somewhat related, work my way through Yotam Ottolenghi's Plenty. Keeping fresh veg in the house is always a challenge, so I'm hoping I can stay more on top of the crisper drawer in the coming year. Finally, while I'm not thrilled to be moving again this spring, I am looking forward to what a new neighborhood and kitchen space will bring to my cooking.
Please share with us your hopes and aspirations and inspirations for cooking in 2012 in the comments below!
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