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Like most modern conflicts, the rivalry between soft and hard tacos will not end until one side gets eaten by a bear. Broker a culinary truce with today's Groupon to Haydee's Restaurant. This Groupon is valid at the locations on Georgia Avenue and Mount Pleasant Street. Choose between the following options:
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Haydee's crew of culinary artists gathers inspiration from the cuisines of Mexico and El Salvador, rolling and stuffing tortilla canvases into a feast of piquant meats and cheeses. Sizzling grilled chicken and steak fajitas erupt with green peppers, onions, and ripe red tomatoes. A trio of pico de gallo, fresh guacamole, and refried beans croon Latin lullabies over a bed of eight flour tortillas. The fiesta platter offers a greatest-hits collection of menu items, including nachos rancheros and buffalo wings that shower taste buds in a deluge of spice. Also on board are chicken taquitos and beef tacos, which, when freed from their meaty fillings, can double as margarita vessels.
A vibrant, festive atmosphere greets groups at Haydee's Restaurant, with live music many nights of the week. Partygoers can shake full tummies on the dance floor, or ignite their own tunes at on karaoke Sundays.
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Promotional value expires Dec 14, 2011. Amount paid never expires. Limit 1 per person, may buy 1 additional as a gift for dinner for 2 options. Limit 1 per table. Valid only for option and location purchased. Dine-in only. Valid only for prix fixe menu. Merchant is solely responsible to purchasers for the care and quality of the advertised goods and services.
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In 1988, Haydee and Mario Vanegas realized their lifelong dream of owning and running their own restaurant. With Mario running the kitchen and Haydee manning the bar, the entrepreneurial duo share the flavors of Mexico through a menu that puts traditional fare, such as sizzling shrimp and steak fajitas, alongside American classics, such as buffalo wings. Live music plays throughout the week, a dance floor hosts leg-shakers, and Sunday karaoke sessions let crooners exhibit their golden pipes as they sing through a medley of all national anthems.

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Question about Bose & Wave& Music System
Bose Wave system single CD palyer works fine. But, the Multi disc changer mad a bad sound, and now any CD inserted in the multi changer just shows Disc Error" on the screen..
Posted by mikekelpsch on
The sound I got was like loud static when between radio stations on an old-fashioned tuner. It was brief. All discs eject except the one in slot #2 (top one on the changer); other discs will insert and eject, but won't play -- "disc error" message shown. The CD I put in slot #2 is still in there somewhere.
I have the same error problem. The single cd plays fine but the changer sounds like it is trying to load a cd but then I get the disc error message.
yes, the disc changer was working fine. I moved the unit, plugged it in and now all of the discs that I put in the changer read "disc error" and will not play. Only the Soundwave unit itself will play. This unit is barely a year old!
My Bose CD changer has been doing the same thing. I actually worked for about 15 minutes just now, but started going from disc to disc making that whirring sound and clicking and whatever else it's doing. I'm very disappointed in this product.
my bose cd changer 6 pac cassette cartridge will not eject in my car
my bose cd changer 6 pac cassect cartridge will not eject . any Ideas
Define "made a bad sound", grinding,tapping,etc? be as specific as you can.
My sharp 3 disc multi changer gheeto blaster is not working. the disc part does not work and it gives me a message saying error 0001
CD player doesn't recognize discs.
I think there may be a problem with the system (defective parts) - I, too, am having this issue. I am going to contact the BBB - maybe if enough of us complain we will get a recall. To file a complaint:
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Posted on Nov 03, 2009
Had same 'disc error' problem. Ejected all CDs, unplugged for 20 seconds; plugged back in; put in set-up disc. It updated and ejected CD. Put my CDs back in and wham! It plays and that beautiful Bose sound is back which I hadn't realized was fading before. And all my CDs work again.
Posted on Jul 15, 2013
When I would try and play any of the disc loaders, it would shut the Bose down after 30 seconds to a minute. I found my blue update cd..re-updated my bose and it's playing all loaders fine now. Always try re - updating before calling bose. You would think bose reps would recommend this...
Posted on Apr 07, 2016
Called Bose and they will fix cd changer for fixed price
I went to their website and found contact tech support phone number.
The tech on the phone told me to unplug both unit and plug them back in and that did result in getting a couple of the cd's out, but #2 will not come out. Sounds as if it is trying to eject but does not.
Posted on Jul 11, 2009
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23 RV Parks near Harrisville, New Hampshire
Dublin, New Hampshire 3.11 miles SE
Marlborough, New Hampshire 6.31 miles SW
Hancock, New Hampshire 7.15 miles NE
Peterborough, New Hampshire 8.96 miles SE
Keene, New Hampshire 9.25 miles W
We did however find 23 campgrounds within 25 miles of Harrisville. You can also find a list of cities with campgrounds or RV Parks near Harrisville in the left hand column.
24 Longview Rd Hancock, New Hampshire 03449 (map) | Click To View Phone
Sites: 120 | Recent Rate: $$$$ | 17 Reviews
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Jun 2018 - $56.00
A small campground in a quiet area with a beautiful pool with kids water slides. Transient sites were smallish and close together. Staff/owners and the seasonal campers were all very nice, we enjoyed the weekend here. Other than the pool, there isn't much else going on. They have an arcade in an old barn, and there is a hiking trail. There is a put-in for a kayak, but it was quite a hike to get to it. The campground was clean and nicely maintained. We would return with the kids to use the pool. - Mavenheath
Aug 2016 - $32.00
Our first time here and I had read about the great donuts and the great owners. Well, on check-in I was told donuts are only available on holidays, which was disappointing, and I felt the owners were not that nice about the fact I asked about them. Anyway, we headed to our site which was easy to get into but with the length of our trailer I could not get it level. The site was on a hill and I backed up as far as I could go and lowered the front jack as far as it would go and we were still a bit unlevel. Anyway, all this aside, the place grew on me. After set up and dinner I went back to the office to check the pool times as they are not posted and was told 9:00, which was great. We had the older pool to ourselves so to cool off as everyone else was at the beautiful newer pool. Took a nice walk the next day and it is a real nice place. WiFi was a little slow and you need a password which I did not get. I guess it is written on the book they give you but mine was blank. Anyhow, since we were in the mountains and thunder storms started at 2, we were "lucky" and the mountains held the storms overhead for over 10 hours. Parts of the campground did flood, we went out to dinner rather than standing in puddles to cook. We plan to camp here again and hope that it is as enjoyable as the good parts of this weekend. - Happy Camper X2
Aug 2016 - $35.00
Super friendly owners
Amazing pool and splash zone
Huge playground
Freshly made donuts on Saturday morning
Camp Store with DVD rentals
FHU with 50amp
Extremely clean bathrooms
Very nice seasonal campers
Tight roads
Seasonal Park and seasonals enjoyed watching us park our 45ft motorcoach on the first try! Everyone knows everyone so as a transient, you feel like an outsider.
Roads are dirt and it rained so super muddy
30 minutes from a town... so bring groceries if you are getting in late! - RVThatFamily
Greenfield, New Hampshire (map) | Click To View Phone
Sites: 257 | Recent Rate: $$$$ | 11 Reviews
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Jul 2017 - $33.00
Price includes reservation fees. Sites vary, but most are big and spacious and deep. Sites are mainly dirt, but roads are all paved. No hookups, but water through out as well as permanent rest room buildings which were clean. Dump station available. Main shower building when you come in with parking and trash and recycling dumpsters are there as well. Nice swimming lake, but was closed during visit because of bacteria from rain they have been getting. Has boat ramp and nice new playground by picnic area. Campground has own swim beach. Sprint cell was spotty. Firewood was $6 for about 6 pieces. Store had limited supplies and souvenirs. They also had ranger programs. Will definitely come back again. - acenorm
Sep 2015 - $25.00
This park is located in the southwest part of New Hampshire and as most of the state parks in New England will close on Columbus Day. There were only a few loops open and we were the only ones in our loop on a Sunday night. I think we might have been the only ones in the park but there were quite a few campers during the weekend checking out when we got here. No reservations needed during this time of year. There are no hookups but water spigots are located in each loop as well as bathhouses. Showers are located near the ranger station at the entrance as well as a recycling dumpster. There is a dump station. This park of 400 acres has huge sites and ours looked out through the trees in the distance over a small cliff towards Beaver Pond and Otter Lake. There are hiking trails throughout the park going by ponds, bogs, forest and Otter Lake which is undeveloped except for a public beach and a campers beach. Nice lake! In season there is a small park store but if you come during the week like we did you take a registration form, find a site and return to put it in a slot with your fee and information. The night we were there was the Supermoon Eclipse and even through there were trees we had a great view of it from our site and RV. The beach is OK, but the water is nice and clear and one can kayak from the beach. Nice park with bike riding, boating, fire rings, fishing, horseshoes, playground, restrooms, showers, and swimming.
This is a beautiful part of New Hampshire and it is in driving distance of Franklin Pierce University and some other small colleges that are located in this region. Cathedral of the Pines is also a short road trip away. This was a one-nighter for us but if we were in the area we would stop again to camp here. - gsnakehill
Jun 2011 - $30.00
Nice campground. Lake has distinct smell that makes swimming less than desirable. Launching kayaks is not easy leading to extra load and unloading time and then still hiking in with boats. - love2campforever
Rindge, New Hampshire (map) | Click To View Phone
Sites: 125 | Recent Rate: $$$$ | 19 Reviews
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Sep 2017 - $50.00
We've stayed several times at Woodmore. Quiet campground. Sites have plenty of trees so you don't feel so open to your neighbor. Cell phone service good and they have cable. Large play area for the kids. Owners and staff are great! - Lover of Cairns
Sep 2014 - $36.00
This was the first time we have stayed at Woodmore. The website gives you the idea that they are strict, and very rule oriented. While I understand there have to be rules, I don't care for very strict parks. Rather, we should all govern ourselves respectfully without having the management getting involved. That being said, we had no issues with this park at all! The staff was great, we met both of the owners (Husband & Wife, great folks). They were curious and friendly. They do adhere strictly to the site occupant limits, and we had to rent a second site to accommodate the one adult (5th adult) that we were over the limit by. The site we had was at the end of the "T" section. They seem to section off the seasonal from the traditional campers (good idea IMO). The sites varied greatly in terms of size. Some sites were quite small, but ours was a perfect size for our HTT. The amenities were all in great condition, and well maintained! The Bocci court was the best we've seen in 2 Summers, we played for hours!! They have paddle/row boats & cohoes for rent. We rented 3 boats and all went for a nice paddle around the lake, let the kiddos explore the tiny island right offshore (told them it was a treasure island, we couldn't wipe the smile off their faces!!). The bathrooms & showers were nice & clean. Showers are extra large & roomy. My wife had an issue with the hot water in the showers on the first morning. We spoke to the owners and they PROMPTLY resolved the issue. This was a great CG. Family oriented, friendly ownership & staff, great facilities & amenities. We will be back in 2015 for sure!! As a note: I only gave them an 8 for a couple of reasons. 1)The majority of the sites were quite small. When we return, it will be contingent on getting the same site we did this time. There were no other sites that appealed to us (too small, not enough separation etc.). 2)The firewood they sell was all pine. It was a nice service, and the price was good ($7 for a barrel of it, and they bring it right to your site). But it wasn't difficult to go through 3+ buckets a day for a decent fire (we like having nice fires). - BigNuge
Jun 2012 - $42.00
Came for a weekend to get away, but would not stay here again. On the plus side, might fit you if you have a lot kids and a smaller rig. On the negative, nothing is paved (roads or campsites) so whenever it rains the place is a mud pool. Sites are generally smaller and packed together with lots of trees. No Wi-Fi. Very noisy on Saturday as they had open air karaoke with the sound system so loud that my RV shook. - snolan
88 E Shore Rd Swanzey, New Hampshire 03446 (map) | Click To View Phone
Sites: 108 | Recent Rate: $$$$ | 3 Reviews
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Aug 2017 - $42.00
Quiet park great for tenters or hybrid campers. Our 32ft 5th was too big for most of the roads. The only bathrooms we saw was an outhouse and only one dumpster aat the entrance. - cbshea02
Oct 2012 - $34.00
The camper sites are wooded, but can be navigated with care. We had no trouble bringing in the 25' Outback and we are novices. Owners are friendly and accommodating; lake is beautiful in the fall and photographic opportunities abound. There are boat rentals and fishing, and swimming in the summer. Many sites have full hookups. The bathrooms with showers are at the camp store area, are clean and there is plenty of hot water. Our wooded site had full hookups, so nobody needed to use the outhouses that are sprinkled through the camping areas. They have stone fireplace rings at each site, and the camp permit dictates that fires be no more than knee height and be out before leaving them. It is a forested area, so care is required. We had a wonderful time. Site was rustic, clean and well supplied. Owners have created an excellent wooded camping experience. - SharonW.
Aug 2008 - $30.00
We were looking for a weekend get away that was not too far to travel for us and a relative. We found Swanzey Lake Camping area thru an internet search. I could not find to many reviews but the web site looked OK and the lake area was inviting. We arrived on Thursday afternoon and the first impression of the campground was poor. The entrance to the campground had boat trailers parked all over the place, a disabled vehicle next to an old shed. The first appearance was a campground that was not kept up. After checking in we were given directions to our site. The roads in the campground were very narrow and rough, other campers had a difficult time navigation the turns. When we found our site we got out of the vehicle too look around. The site was a spot in the woods that had been filled with sandy fill and each time it rained our site (along with others turned to brown mud and the fill started to wash away. Trying to keep the sand out of the RV was a constant chore. The quiet hours were from 10:00 to about 8:00 am but they were not really enforced. This campground was mostly seasonals. As we walked around the campground we could often smell sewage, we could not determine where the smell was coming from. The web site states that they have a rec hall with games and a pool table, all there was is a porch with some games and a pool table that was in a tight area so it was difficult to use it. The only thing that was nice and kept up at this campground was the lake area. - wahooo
152 Pine St Swanzey, New Hampshire 03446 (map) | Click To View Phone
Sites: 70 | Recent Rate: $$$$ | 16 Reviews
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Jul 2018 - $50.00
This is a good location for big rigs. Good access, clean. Laundry facilities located in the barn with the game room. Equipment was working well. Restrooms were clean. Chuck and Laura helpful with local recommendations. We were camped in a large open area. There is also a wooded area if that is your preference as well as tents sites along the river. DH was able to wash the coach and car. We would stay here again. The location is very peaceful. Negatives: there is no over the air TV access because of the Campground location. The pad where we were parked had some gravel. Because of the rain, the ground became soft and our jacks and tires sunk into the ground. More and thicker layer of gravel would be great. Our coach sustained dings when weed whacking was being done when stones were thrown up. Not good customer care. Thus the "satisfactory"rating for customer service. WiFi is present around the office/game room building.
Be sure to follow the directions to the Campground from the website. The Rand McNally directions send one down a road that leads to a cover d bridge and 3 ton maximum. - Char B
Jul 2018 - $43.00
You need to get across the river from route 10 to get to this campground that lies at the end of Pine Road. Even our motorhome GPS (that knows our size and weight) tried to direct us over a covered bridge with 3 ton and 8-foot limits. The best bet is to follow the campground website's directions or to follow the small green campground directional signs that point the way to the bridge over the river. When we arrived, we found an extremely wide-open and spacious facility run by exceptionally friendly hosts. Our site was full-hookup 50-amp and all utilities worked well. There is no WIFI at the sites, although it is available near the office. About a half mile up the road from the campground is an entry to the Ashuelot River Rail Trail that provides a relatively smooth bicycle riding surface into the town of Keene four miles away. You can connect there to another rail trail if you are looking for more distance. There is a decent restaurant just north of the campground on route 10 and many other choices in Keene. - seeyajohn
Jul 2018 - $50.00
Well-kept large park with helpful owners. Site for all types, from tents in the trees, spots along the Ashuelot River, and open fields for dish TV folks. Available utilities vary but our full hookup worked well except when the whole town of West Swanzey went dark after a bad storm. Game room in the office building. Verizon signal was weak. WiFi available only near the office. Get arrival directions from the office - mapping programs will take you to RV-impassible covered bridges (there are 6 in the area). Good grocery stores and shopping north on State Road 10. The Ashuelot River runs slowly alongside the campground. Swimming is encouraged, and catchable fish are rumored to be upriver. Canoes and kayaks are available for a fee. Hiking in the Dickinson Memorial Forest begins at the rear of the Campground; use bug spray. The well-maintained packed dirt and gravel Ashuelot Rail Trail can be reached by paved roads for biking or by hiking through the forest; road with covered bridge is 3 miles north and the town of Keene is about 7 miles away. Trail to the south peters out to a mud path through unmowed grass. See the very knowledgeable campground owners for details about the many hiking places in the area. - Mtmoi
Washington, New Hampshire (map) | Click To View Phone
Sites: 50 | Recent Rate: $$$$ | 1 Reviews
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May 2005 - $24.00
Campground has new owner in May of 2005. My family stayed there for Memorial Day weekend. What a blast. Karoake, BBQ, Ice Cream Social, water slide for the kids. The owners are a married couple with kids, great family. Friendly and involved. Safe campground, they keep track of the campers. Seasonals are friendly and fun to hang out with. Previous reviewer stayed when it was owned by different people. New owners are flexible with number of units in sites. Give them a call! I'd recommend to anyone. They've changed their name to Idle Times Campground. - gallora
928 Valley Rd Washington, New Hampshire 03280 (map) | Click To View Phone
Sites: 50 | Recent Rate: $$$$ | 2 Reviews
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Sep 2007 - $30.00
The owners were friendly and the full timers nice to the weekenders. The campground was quiet and relaxing. They also own a beach about a mile away that you can bike too. Here are the drawbacks to the campground when we visited. The roads were very rough with low branches, at our site we had to use 75' of hose for the fresh water, the site was not level and a bit small. The owners (new) are working to make many improvement to the campground. I think that in a few years this will be a winner to visit on a regular basis. The owners might be able to contact the soil conservation office to help them with drainage problems. We will visit this campground again. - wahooo
Jun 2005 - $24.00
Stayed here on Father's Day weekend. Because it was raining they did a free movie night with popcorn in the rec room on Saturday. National Treasure - it was great! They put on an awesome breakfast spread on Sunday. Reasonable rates, good eats, good company. Very nice sites, most private and shaded. Seasonal campers are a friendly bunch. They patrol their campground which was great, made me feel like they were looking out for me. The kids enjoyed the game room, spent a fortune on pool! Check them out! - gallora
8 Oxbow Rd Deering, New Hampshire 03244 (map) | Click To View Phone
Sites: 130 | Recent Rate: $$$$ | 8 Reviews
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Aug 2016 - $36.00
Oxbow Campground is all about families, with a range of activities available & planned weekend events. About 20% of the sites are designated for short term (3 days or less); the rest are seasonal. Campers leave their RVs set up & return on the weekends. Golf carts were commonplace, as the campground is fairly spread out.
The weekend we were here, passing through one night on the way north, there was a Halloween celebration (in August) with full blown decorations, the kids in costumes, hayrides, a DJ. This made for quite a lively & noisy campground. The kids, including the teenagers, seemed pretty happy, and nary a cell phone in sight (no service!!).
Our site (90) was nearer to the front, and so we had a lot of traffic around us, coming & going: cars, golf carts, pedestrians, Halloween celebrators, maintenance workers, people walking dogs, etc.
We had low hanging branches on our site that looked likely to damage our motorhome on the way out of the pull-through. The owner was very responsive to our request & immediately took them down.
There are tight turns, some large rocks on the edges of the driveways & lots of branches throughout the park.
The wifi is limited to the area in and around the office. - RockyMountainMama
Sep 2015 - $36.00
Having read the previous glowing reviews on this campground, we felt that this would be a great place to stay. We soon discovered how wrong we were! It's a very rustic campground and we drove down a narrow dirt road to get into our narrow dirt site which was long and level, however big rig access was marginal when entering and exiting our site. This campground is full of seasonal sites and a few are kept open for short term stays. This is definitely a place for families, and if you like lots of very noisy screaming unsupervised kids, this place is for you. The bathrooms were located in the woods and were old but fairly clean, we did not check the laundry out. No pet walk, so walk along the road at your own peril, and try to avoid kids on bikes. WiFi was nonexistent. We would not stay here again. - tobyjug
Oct 2012 - $35.00
We enjoyed our stay at Oxbow. Our site was clean and ready for our arrival. While skinny, we made the site work and enjoyed it. Since we were camping in October, it wasn't that busy except for a few seasonal.. My boys enjoyed the ponds and the paddle boats; although, we didn't fish. For the price, the Oxbow campground is a real bargain. Even the wood was decently priced; $15 for about 35 - 40 pieces of wood. We look forward to our next camping trip at the Oxbow. - lopenzani
331 Keene Rd Winchester, New Hampshire 03470 (map) | Click To View Phone
Sites: 150 | Recent Rate: $$$$ | 6 Reviews
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Aug 2017 - $55.00
Nothing to do. Was pretty rundown, overpriced and unsightly. Lots were very close and sunny. Site surface was dirt. Would not recommend it.
It has a gate that opens for anyone, but you need a code to get out? Most of the permanant trailers are run down covered in moss and mold. No cable tv unless you want cable tv to install it for $110.00. Police were in and out most nights. - Gypsy8
Aug 2016 - $45.00
Park is in bad shape, old run down abandoned trailers. No cable, only 30 amp electric. Overpriced in my opinion. - traveler88
Aug 2012 - $36.00
This is a great campground for seasonal camping. Lots of sites with improvements like porches, sheds and multiple golf carts. The moon rising up over the mountain reflected in the lake was beautiful. The showers needed updating -- they were pull chain to operate and the rubber mats could have benefited from a a bleaching. The camp owner was hot and cold; this might make some feel unwelcome. Looked like a good place to camp with a boat. - mrsgranett
New Boston, New Hampshire (map) | Click To View Phone
Sites: 435 | Recent Rate: $$$$ | 28 Reviews
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Aug 2016 - $42.00
The park caters to seasonal campers, but has an open field for transient RVs, the "200's." The sites are somewhat cramped in the 200's and getting a 32ft TT backed into some of the spots can be challenging. They have a handful of pull throughs.
A neighbor RV did have problems with the park 50 Amp service, he had to use a dongle to utilize just half of his 50.
The best part of the campground is the pools. The kids had a great time in the pools. Sunday morning we ate in the campground restaurant, which was decent. - johnbaker
Jul 2016 - $46.00
Nice environment, clean restroom/showers, well stocked camp store. Lots of seasonals. Transient site was in tightly packed area. Our site had lots of exposed roots. Cable consisted of 12 channels and was often fuzzy. Wi-Fi for a fee; did not use. Pools were nice. Game room was lacking. Adult rec building becomes breakfast restaurant on weekend and food is good (and reasonable). Single bar on AT&T and Verizon cell service. Overall good weekend experience. We would return. - Bigdave2165
May 2014 - $42.00
This was the first time staying at Friendly Beaver. The facilities are great, tons for kids to do, dinners, big tractor drawn wagon rides, antique firetruck rides, horses & goats....the list goes on. The bathrooms were all clean & relatively easy to get to. The not so great was the "200 section" we stayed in. It is a large oval camping area just packed with sites. The back-in sites (along the outside) are tight. I have a 23' RV with one slide-out. I was lucky to not have any adjoining neighbors during the weekend, otherwise I would have been staring at their rig (or they at mine). I mean, with my slide-out extended, my awning touched the next site when it was out. I practically didn't fit. We asked about a more private/wooded site and was told those are mostly reserved for "monthly/Seasonal" folks. There are a huge amount of "full timers". They say they are strict with speed limits, but not with the brigades of golf carts. Those people flew around like they owned the place. A bit of a pun because I had a feeling a large amount of family/family friends actually do stay there. All in all it was a nice place. Lots for kids to do, 4 pools, one of which is an indoor heated pool. If we could camp in a nice wooded site we would go back. - BigNuge


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Mother's Day is all about celebrating Mom (and all the other special maternal figures in your life). Maybe that means cooking her breakfast in bed, creating her a great handmade gift, or making sure she wakes up to a sparkling, clean house. No matter how you show Mom you love her, it's great to have a day dedicated especially to saying it.
But, as any mom will tell you, children really are their own reward. Yes, it's great to be recognized for all they do, but moms love their kids in a way that no one but a parent can understand. That deep, primal, unconditional love, plus their (mostly) sweet kid, is something that makes every day better. And even more fun is recognizing your own behaviors in your kid. Maybe they take after you in the way they walk or their expressive hand gestures when they talk. Or, in the case of these 27 lucky moms, your kids end up looking like carbon copies of their mother.
1. Same dress ... different baby?
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"My daughter and me at 4 months old, in the same dress."
2. Big eyes and sweet smiles make mother and son look so alike.
Carrie Biney
"Me and my youngest son. I was a year old and he was 5 months, but he was a big boy — so that's when he was the size of one-year-old me."
3. Happiness must be an inheritable trait.
Wara Karim
"My daughter and me (both of us were around 2 years old)."
4. These two look like twins, especially with the matching long, blonde hair.
Laura Hall
"Here is me at 3.5 years old, and my daughter Freya at the same age."
5. The color scheme might be different, but those faces are exactly the same.
Melissa Glover
"Color picture of my daughter (8 years old), black-and-white picture of me (9 years old)."
6. Easily excitable - like mother, like daughter!
Carla Giblin
"I'm on the left, my daughter is on the right."
7. Hairstyles and clothing trends may change, but the faces in this family seem to stay the same.
Rhonda Vaughn
"My daughter and me, both in second grade."
8. Cute smiles and curly hair all around!
Cathy Patrowic
"Me on the left at about 2 years old, and my daughter at the same age on the right."
9. This almost-identical duo proves it's not just mothers and daughters who look alike.
Nicole Morrison Kirsch
"My son and me, both at 9 years old."
10. This just shows that fake nature backgrounds will never go out of style where school pictures are concerned.
Leah Jones Eckblad
"Me and my son."
11. Same. Exact. Smile.
Markell Marler Lyng
"My daughter on the left, me on the right! Strangely everyone thinks she looks like my husband, not me."
12. This mom and daughter are the same, even down to the hairdo.
Erin Goodrich
"Me on the left and my daughter Charley on the right, at 18 months."
13. Looking off to the side? Check. Clasped hands? Check. Same face and expression? Check.
Tara Lynn Parsons
"Me on the left and my son on the right."
14. The blond, curly hair is the easiest shared trait to pick out, but, look closer, and their faces are almost identical, too.
Susanna Tunberg
"Me and my son (on the right)."
15. The similarities are even more striking when you make two pictures into one composite image.
No caption needed!
16. Blue eyes, blonde hair, and adorable smiles make this son a dead ringer for his own mother.
Kathryn Leigh
"That's me on the left when I was around 1 year old and my son on the right when he was almost 1."
17. The glasses are different, but the faces? The same!
Paulette Weleski
"This is me and my daughter at about the same age."
18. Years have passed, photographs have changed, but it looks like the babies in this family stayed the same.
Marcie Morris
"Me and my son at 18 months!"
19. This mom definitely passed down her penchant for wide-eyed expressions to her adorable son.
Beth Kim
"Me at about 6 months and my son Martin at 8 months."
20. Here comes the ... identical flower girls?
Lainey Laferriere
"My daughter (2 in 2014) and me (2 in 1984) as flower girls in my cousin's (2014) and my aunt's (1984) weddings, respectively. Even similar dresses!"
21. All this proves is that being scared by Santa is basically a rite of passage.
Lorrie Guindon
"Here is a picture of me at age 2 on the left, and my daughter at 22 months on the right. Same place. Possibly the same Santa :)"
22. Mom clearly passed down the ability to strike the perfect model pose.
Sahar Zardkoohi
"Me on the left and my son on the right, both at 18 months!"
23. I'm not convinced that's not the same baby as in the photo!
Katie-Lynn Reale Morgan
"Me and my daughter."
24. The easiest way to tell mom and daughter apart? The obligatory appearance of Frozen clothing is only a recent trend.
Sarah Stahley Merritt
In case you're still wondering, mom's on the left and daughter is on the right.
25. "When he was born, everyone kept saying that I made myself."
Crystal Goddard
"My son on the left and me on the right; both around 4 months old."
26. These toddlers look like twins, but they're actually mother and son!
April Green
"This is me (on the left) and my son (on the right) both at 2.5 years old."
27. The placement of the bow has changed, but the faces stayed the same!
Tarah Brown
"My daughter's preschool picture came home and I knew it looked very familiar! (She's on the left at 4 years old, and I'm on the right at 5)."
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Landscape resources, New skills, Reassembled materials
Glass nuggets in the forest
Close to Alsace, Meisenthal is located in the Regional Natural Park of North Vosges. Coming from Metz, one crosses the former coal mines district of Saint-Arvold and their majestuous mine lift structures, then reaches this village of 600 inhabitants straight into the forest.
The scattered building of this former industrial site appear: a large hall covered with a light steel structure, a tall brick chimney – all specific features from a nineteenth century factory – a large mansion, and craft smaller buildings skeletton, from which solely the structure remain.
Several activities share this place: a small museum dedicated to glass craftmanship, a 3200 sqm hall for events (concerts and exhibitions) and an international glass Art Centre (called « CIAV »), designed with a great hability in the old factory still in use, what allows the visitors to see from above artist and glass blowers in action.
The site has been working for circa ten years, despite of reduced incomes and thanks to the braveness of some local pioneers, xho appear here as « last of mohicans ». Struggling against the area's economical collapse, working to maintain the know-hows alive, they've invented and brought a new life to the glass art site, promoting the oldest's workers glass blowing knowledge to a younger generation. In order to broadcast this creative activity, the CIAV produces Christmas decorations designed each year by a different artist – who is hosted as resident on the site itself. Here is a lively local project, with an exceptionnal regional impact, and an ambitious artictic activity.
Buildings are not in such a bad state, but suffer from some fatigue. Some of the simple construction principles are remarkable, as i dicovered, for instance, a wooden roof structure made of nailed board crossed layers – a highly efficient relationship between material and spatiality.
The site deserved obviously a better renovation, a more coherent reception and optimization of facilities. As State Architect Counselor, we were asked to help for financial demand and the brief for the architectural competition.
The brief insisted on the necessity of keeping the lively and scarecely conventional process inherited from pioneer's cultural activity, while improving functional conditions. This difficulty went through architecture and landscape design.
After several juries and meetings, all enthousiastically supported by the originality and commitment of local people, SO-IL/Freaks office was chosen as winning team, now in charge of the on going project.
This remakable witness should be an sample of how public action could support local activity and local persons strong involvement. Culture here upgrades a territory that wished to recover the strength given by its creative craftmanship and industry, enhanced by a renewed vision and interpretation of the county's know-hows.
This exigence about innovation and quality doesn't have any dedicated places: it helps all kind of sites.
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How To Make Money with Freelancer – If you're looking for a way to start earning a passive income, Freelancer can be golden. Freelancer is easy, quick and anyone can use it to make money. In this guide I'm going to teach you exactly how to get hired and maximise your Freelancer earnings. By the end of this guide you'll be able to get your first hire and start creating a little name for yourself on Freelancer.
What Are You Good At?
So the first thing we need to do on our Freelancer journey, is finding out what you're good at. This is usually the hardest part of the journey and takes the longest amount of time. Down below I've listed some of the highest selling services to help you out. I do also recommend heading over to Freelancer and just checking it out for yourself, just incase I've missed any services that would better suit you.
Tip: Don't try to do 5 services at once. Always aim to service one service per Freelancer account. You need to be dedicated and with to many services you'll never master anything.
- Article Writing – Ebook Creation – Sales Copy.
- SEO – Link Building – Social Media Bookmarks.
- Graphic Design – Logos – Ads – eBook Covers – T-Shirt Design.
- Advertising & Marketing Advice/Management.
- Web design.
So, after you've found a service that you'd like to provide, I recommend having a few test runs just to see if it's everything you want it to be. You want to be 100% sure that you can deliver it time and time again without any problems.
Freelancer Account Creation
Once you've found what you want to provide and gave it a few test runs it's now time to create your Freelancer account. You need to make your whole Freelancer account revolve around the service you're going to sell.
I'm going to teach you exactly how to do that now.
Picture Of Yourself
First get a nice picture of yourself. Look good, clean and as professional as possible. Don't use a fake person, as anyone who's been on the internet for a while can see fake images a mile off and might end up lowering sales. If you really don't want a picture of yourself on the service then head over to Fiverr.com and just get a logo created and have the logo as your picture.
Big Description
Big, rich descriptions are seriously important. I usually try to make my descriptions around 500 + words of gold. I take time and even add my service as a keyword as much as possible. I always believe that helps ranking on micro search engines inside sites.
In your description talk about your story, service and why you love doing the job you do. Also reassure people who you're the best.
Verify your whole account, it doesn't take too long to do and it will make your account look nicer. Add a phone number, email and make your account 100% ready.
Have you got any skills or education in the field you're services is in? If you do then it's time to talk about it. Show people why you're the best by mentioning where you've been trained, where you've worked and what you've worked on. Get people excited about working with you.
Have you got any examples of your work? If you do then just talk about it and add it there. You don't need to go nuts, just show off some of your best work. This is a must for a graphic designer.
Now your account is ready and highly optimised with all the information you need in order to look good. Now it's time to start doing the important things that seriously matter.
Freelancer exams are a must. You'll not get hired without good scores on all your Freelancer exams and it's what's going to put you above people. So, no matter what industry you choose, you need to do as many level 2 exams as possible.
Example Of A Writer
as an example I'll show you what exams I'd do if I wanted to be a writer.
- Blogging – Level 2
- UK/USA English – Level 2
- Academic Writing – Level 2
It's pretty simple, I'd just do them exams till level 2. This will show your employer that you're serious and able the service you're promoting and it will show you're highly trained. If you don't know what exams you should be doing just comment your industry and I'll tell you what exams I recommend.
Promoting Your Service
Now it's time to promote the hell out of your service. This is where I really shine. I'm going to show you some killer ways to bring traffic and start earning money with Freelancer.
Under Bid
The first step is to under bid. For the first month or two of your service you need to under bid everyone else. Example: Task $40 – Everyones bid $35 to $60 – Your bid $25 to $30. The reason why I recommend this is because with them exams people will hire you much quicker and with the under bid you'll always be the best option, you'll also build up some rep, no one really wants to go with a new Freelancer, so by having a low price and good exam results you'll be able to start yourself off on the right foot.
Bid On Lots Of Relevant Projects
Bid on as many projects as possible. Just go to browse projects and find projects that make sense to you and bid on them. You might want to upgrade your account to plus or standard membership. This allows you to bid on 100 to 300 projects per month. That hires the chances of you getting hired massively. If you're serious about earning big cash then this is a must try.
Use Social Media
Build social media accounts and promote them. Set up a Facebook page to promote your service and name and just use Facebook ads to promote it. Use Twitter the same way. After a while you'll have a platform of potential clients that you can contact whenever you want.
20 Killer Ways To Drive Traffic to Anything
I recently did an article about the 20 killer ways to drive traffic to anywhere without a problem. Go and check it out and use the methods to drive traffic right to your Freelancer profile.
Open Your Own Blog
If you're in writing or something you can blog about then just open a small WordPress blog where you can showcase your talents. You could then promote the blog as well as your Freelancer profile and get more people interested about your work.
It's also a great way to get fans of your work.
Create 2x Freelancer Accounts
This is a little naughty, but it does work. All you do is create 2x Freelancer accounts (Use a friends, partners or family members profile), then just buy and review your own service. Give yourself great reviews. This will make it easier to get hired in the future. People don't like to be the first to try a new Freelancer, so by you doing this you'll take that pressure away.
How To Make Money with Freelancer – So that's it, that's all there is to it. You've just got to keep up the hard work and promote your profile every single day. Do this for a few weeks and you'll be earning a really nice passive income. If you enjoyed this article then please share and use the comments below.


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Nearly ten months after the Cornerstone Credit Union League commenced an awareness initiative to raise the profile of credit unions in Arkansas, Oklahoma and Texas, the league and its stakeholders are emboldened by the positive responses the project has generated.
Known as "Feel the Difference," the initiative was designed to increase public awareness of the many benefits of joining a credit union and to differentiate credit unions from other financial services providers.
The initiative was developed over more than two years by Cornerstone's Awareness and Outreach Committee, which is composed of credit union executives and marketers, as well as with GDC, a San Antonio-based marketing firm.
Jon Gorman, SVP of communications and outreach for the league, said Cornerstone took on the challenge of raising credit union awareness among consumers "at the request of our membership and because of the knowledge gap that continues to exist about credit unions among certain demographic growth opportunity segments."
"We have learned through this initiative and through the research we executed to support it that the more a consumer understands credit unions, the more likely they are to consider one as their preferred financial institution," he added.
The enterprise includes paid advertising which, in turn, was designed to drive traffic to the website credituniondifference.com, which can direct consumers to nearby CU branches or credit union websites.
Start-up costs and the first year of paid advertising costs were entirely absorbed by the league, meaning that its member credit unions have had to pay nothing to fund these efforts for the first full year.
"From March [2017] through August 31, Cornerstone's combined media buy resulted in 41.7 million advertising impressions – paid and added value," said Gorman.
An "advertising impression" represents the number of times a 'Feel the Difference' message, pre-roll video or display ad was delivered as a result of Cornerstone's media buy, he explained.
Nearly 42 million impressions, said Gorman, "is a fairly significant number for the dollars we've spent. These impressions are largely targeted at consumers 18-34 and the underserved Hispanic population."
The 18-34 age group, Gorman explained, are facing "major life-stage decisions," like buying a home or buying a car, while the Hispanic population of these states is largely un- or under-banked.
During the first three months of paid advertising, noted Gorman, only 7.74 percent of the web traffic represented returning visitors. However, during the most recent three months of paid advertising, 30.6 percent of the traffic represented returning visitors.
"The click-through rate to the consumer-facing website for the various paid media campaigns is well above [the] industry average, and we're pleased with these results so far," Gorman added. "Somewhat surprisingly though, we're receiving traffic from states outside the Cornerstone footprint, with 8 percent of total traffic from outside Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Texas."
Along with the consumer-facing website, Cornerstone also created a "Feel the Difference" tool kit, which credit unions can use to review or download strategy documents, customizable messaging and creative assets to complement or supplement their own marketing materials and efforts.
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Oklahoma Employees Credit Union, a $493 million institution based in Oklahoma City, participated in this initiative. Jennifer Lown, the credit union's chief marketing officer, said that the research that GDC conducted leading up to the initiative was "extremely eye-opening."
"Some of our long-held beliefs about the credit union difference wasn't messaging that resonated with millennials," she explained. "The messaging provided in the Cornerstone tool kit helped us target and provide clarity to potential millennial members about what matters to them when choosing their financial institution. We're now talking to them about the credit union difference in a way that they understand and care about. "
San Angelo Federal Credit Union, a $24 million institution based in San Angelo, Texas, also participated in the awareness initiative. Laura Whisenhunt, its president and CEO, said her credit union got involved in the program after Gorman spoke at an event for the San Angelo Chapter of Credit Unions (which she leads) in San Angelo, highlighting how credit unions can distinguish themselves from other financial institutions.
"San Angelo is a small town in West Texas, with six credit unions and twelve local banks competing to serve nearly 100,000 people in our community," she noted.
Ongoing analytics
Cornerstone will be continually reviewing the analytics related to credituniondifference.com, Gorman explained, including metrics like the search engine zip code results, demographics and psychographics of those visiting the website, as well as referral traffic, exit pages, time -on-site, percentage of returning visitors, and anecdotal evidence received from credit union professionals and chapter leaders.
"Over time, we'll monitor membership growth at individual credit unions, which we track in our association-management system," Gorman added.
Individual credit unions have their own criteria for sizing up and monitoring the initiative's efficacy.
Lown said that on Google Analytics, Oklahoma Employees CU is seeing a 57.76 percent increase in pages-per-session and 161 percent increase in average session duration tied to inbound referrals from credituniondifference.com.
"We've also seen an uptick in new visitors to our website," she said. "We'll continue to use the messaging created and tested by GDC. It's wonderful to have unlimited access to such a valuable resource."
Whisenhunt said her goal for this campaign is "to utilize the videos for social media marketing, educating my members (and potential new members) on the credit union difference."
Gorman said that Cornerstone will continue to run the "Feel the Difference" initiative, while also looking at "creative solutions that will ensure greater awareness and more consistent messaging across the credit union system, including incorporating awareness messaging and creative solutions currently being developed by CUNA's Creating Awareness Advisory Group to support the segment at a national level."


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The BetterMan list of Inspirational Films
As voted for by the BetterMan Brotherhood Facebook group. An engaged group of like-minded individuals sharing wins, loses, advice, articles, motivation and inspiration on a daily basis.
Films are an escape from our daily lives, they allow us the freedom to switch off and become engrossed in the stories and lives of characters, both fictional and real.
Films can move us with great direction, inspire us with complex characters and motivate us with a swelling score.
That is why we asked the BetterMan community to vote on their favourite 2/3 films that inspire them.
I have linked each to IMDb (The Internet Movie Database) so you can read further reviews and decide for yourself before you chose to watch any.
#1. The Pursuit of Happiness
Director – Gabriele Muccino
Writer – Steve Conrad
Stars – Will Smith, Jaden Smith, Thandie Newton
IMDb Description – A struggling salesman takes custody of his son as he's poised to begin a life-changing professional endeavour.
IMDb Rating – 8.0/10
#2. The Wolf of Wall Street
Director – Martin Scorsese
Writer – Terence Winter (screenplay), Jordan Belfort (book)
Stars – Leonardo DiCaprio, Jonah Hill, Margot Robbie.
IMDb Description – Based on the true story of Jordan Belfort, from his rise to a wealthy stock-broker living the high life to his fall involving crime, corruption and the federal government.
IMDb Rating – 8.2/10
#3. Remember the Titans
Director – Boaz Yakin
Writer – Gregory Allen Howard
Stars – Denzel Washington, Will Patton, Wood Harris
IMDb Description – The true story of a newly appointed African-American coach and his high school team on their first season as a racially integrated unit.
IMDb Rating – 7.8/10
#4. Gladiator
Director – Ridley Scott
Writer – David Franzoni (story and screenplay)
Stars – Russell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix, Connie Nielsen
IMDb Description – When a Roman general is betrayed and his family murdered by an emperor's corrupt son, he comes to Rome as a gladiator to seek revenge.
IMDb Rating – 8.5/10
#5. 300
Director – Zack Synder
Writer – Zack Synder (screenplay), Kurt Johnstad (screenplay)
Stars – Gerard Butler, Lena Headey, David Wenham
IMDb Description – King Leonidas of Sparta and a force of 300 men fight the Persians at Thermopylae in 480 B.C.
IMDb Rating – 7.7/10
#6. The Blind Side
Director – John Lee Hancock
Writer – John Lee Hancock, Michael Lewis (book)
Stars – Quinton Aaron, Sandra Bullock, Tim McGraw
IMDb Description – The story of Michael Oher, a homeless and traumatized boy who became an All American football player and first round NFL draft pick with the help of a caring woman and her family.
IMDb Rating – 7.7/10
#7. Coach Carter
Director – Thomas Carter
Writer – Mark Schwahn, John Gatins
Stars – Samuel L. Jackson, Rick Gonzalez, Ricjard Ri'chard
IMDb Description – Controversy surrounds high school basketball coach Ken Carter after he benches his entire team for breaking their academic contract with him.
IMDb Rating – 7.2/10
#8. The Godfather
Director – Francis Ford Coppola
Writer – Mario Puzo (screenplay), Francis Ford Coppola (screenplay)
Stars – Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, James Caan
IMDb Description – The aging patriarch of an organized crime dynasty transfers control of his clandestine empire to his reluctant son.
IMDb Rating – 9.2/10
#9. The Social Network
Director – David Fincher
Writer – Aaron Sorkin (screenplay), Ben Mezrich (book)
Stars – Jesse Eisenburg, Andrew Garfield, Justin Timberlake
IMDb Description – Harvard student Mark Zuckerberg creates the social networking site that would become known as Facebook, but is later sued by two brothers who claimed he stole their idea, and the co-founder who was later squeezed out of the business.
IMDb Rating – 7.7/10
#10. Rocky
Director – John G. Avildsen
Writer – Sylvester Stallone
Stars – Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire, Burt Young
IMDb Description – Rocky Balboa, a small-time boxer, gets a supremely rare chance to fight heavy-weight champion Apollo Creed in a bout in which he strives to go the distance for his self-respect.
IMDb Rating – 8.1/10
Here are the other great films, as voted by you:
Limitless by Neil Burger. Starring Bradley Cooper.
Any Given Sunday by Oliver Stone. Starring Al Pacino.
Jerry Maguire by Cameron Crowe. Starring Tom Cruise
The Shawshank Redemption by Frank Darabont. Starring Tim Robbins
The Usual Suspects by Bryan Singer. Starring Kevin Spacey
Wall Street by Oliver Stone. Starring Charlie Sheen
A Knight's Tale by Brian Helgeland. Starring Heath Ledger
Cinderella Man by Ron Howard. Starring Russell Crowe
The Green Mile by Frank Darabont. Starring Tom Hanks.
Catch Me If You Can by Steven Spielberg. Starring Leonardo DiCaprio
Good Will Hunting by Gus Van Sant. Starring Robin Williams
Casino by Martin Scorsese. Starring Robert De Niro
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About Ruby Lane
The Menu
Here at Ruby Lane, we want to re-introduce you to food, to re-establish that relationship. We believe in the very basic connection between food and people that is based on a free mind. Free of concerns, free of doubts, free of hesitation, free of sacrifice. Our menu will have you struggling to choose, not because of limited healthy options, but because it's ALL-good! The way it should be. We use seasonal ingredients that you recognise, whether you can pronounce it or not! Keeeen-waaah ; ) and that aren't manufactured in a lab. Our passion is to respect the food and legendary farmers by highlighting the natural qualities of these ingredients and carefully pairing them to deliver the tastiest most nutrient dense meals possible so you can truly eat yourself HAPPY!
Organic Grocer & Retail
We stock our grocer with all the good stuff (literally), our shelves our only filled with sustainable produce provided by organic and local suppliers. Most of the ingredients we use on our menu are available in our grocer- fresh fruit and veg, expeller pressed oils, nuts & grains, dried fruits, filtered water and Himalayan rock salt.
We want to cover you from head to toe with everything you need to lead a healthy & happy life. That's why we also have a retail section featuring recipe books, nutrition books and healthy eating guides etc.
Giving Back
Being lovers of real food we also get a kick out of being super sustainable and are big believers that everyone has a choice to support this way of living. SO, we've put solar power on the roof, we use biodegradable packaging and chemicals, have a jar deposit system for returning your salad, kombucha and nut butter jars and donate any unused food at the end of the day with Oz Harvest. Even our food waste goes to generating bio-energy. We especially pay careful attention to where all of our food comes from and use organic, biodynamic and locally sourced produce at every opportunity.
We also love our local community and are enrolled in a program called Nourish where we host disadvantaged kids to help them complete a hospitality traineeship and we donate to The Sealife Trust to help save our turtles on the Northern Beaches, because, how awesome are turtles!
Our Story
After leading a busy life managing large venues, training for triathlons and becoming a parent of two, Manly local Phil Dawson, soon felt the world catch up with him. Whilst following the conventional 'healthy' diet and consuming too many hidden sugars and additives Phil was left lacking the energy required to do the things he loved, including surfing (alarm bells!)….and being a role model for his kids. Desperate to do something about it he has been on a path of discovery through nutrition and holistic health and feels the need to share this with you and the community.
Driven by the philosophy that you can create a salivating experience for any occasion without compromising on nutrition, Phil is out to inspire the community to make more informed choices. Come say hi in our café, organic grocer or at our next wellbeing workshop…


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Ballmer: 'Vista is great for consumers'Steve Ballmer, Microsoft's CEO, speaks with CNET News.com's Ina Fried about Vista's critics and the European Union's regulatory rulings.
^M00:00:01 [ Music ] ^M00:00:04 >> With Vista Service Pack, there hasn't been a tremendous amount of buzz around the service packs since you guys said it's basically gonna be a collection of patch rollups. Was that a missed opportunity? Wouldn't you rather see more excitement around Vista? >> Well we have a lot of activity; certainly Vista's very popular right now in the marketplace, particularly on the consumer side and when we actually ship the Service Pack, I suspect that will be the appropriate time to continue to dial up the level of energy and excitement around that on the business side. >> And are you kind of pleased where Vista is at? I mean a lot of people have pretty much criticized it in the last few months saying instead of building momentum it seems to be getting less mind share particularly on the consumer side. >> It's certainly not true on the consumer side. I mean it's ironic we have a lot of them on the consumer side. Yes there's one or two models you can find some place in the world of PCs that don't run Windows Vista, but the machines that sell all run Windows Vista, we get a lot of consumer interest and enthusiasm around it, and as is normal with a new OS release there's emissions we're gonna have to do to continue to polish to make it more and more appealing on the business side. >> One thing you guys took off your plate was you announced that final settlement with the EU and stuff; what does settling that mean and why did it take as long as it did? >> Well we didn't settle; we're in compliance. We moved to be in complete compliance with the 2004 decision that the commission took and that's good. It's very important to us; we've been trying to comply, we're glad we were able to meet the sort of the issues that the commission laid out in terms of compliance under the 2004 decision as affirmed by the Court of First instance. The other thing we decided to do was to not appeal to the European Court of Justice. I think it's time as in most things we've had our sort of most important appellate opportunity. We got a fairly clear signal back from the Court of First Instance. I think we have to recognize that we are where we are and we're gonna work very constructively with the commission going forward. >> Do you think it sets any dangerous precedence for the industry? I mean some people have said that this will give the European courts kind of renewed--I don't know what the right verb is to go after more or to get further into regulating the technology industry. >> I'm not sort of a geo-political strategist; I'm not going to sort of speculate what it might mean to others. I think I understand what it means to us and we're moving forward. >> And last thing. Does Microsoft have any interest in sort of the enterprise software consolidation that's going on? Obviously Oracle said they want to buy BEA; they've had a strategy of pretty much gobbling up lots of companies. Is that an area where you see Microsoft needing to acquire to grow or not so much? >> I wouldn't see us buying some companies, but if we continue to do acquisitions, we'll need a large acquisition I'm not so sure. We've seen business objects in high period and Cebo [assumed spelling] and some other things and every case we had to look, and decided that we liked where we were better than where we would have gotten so we're quite happy with our position. >> What do you make of Oracle stress strategy through acquisition? >> I'm not an expert. If it works, power to 'em, if it doesn't work, it's tough but sometimes big acquisitions can make good sense and we'll have to see how they execute.


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Iyengar Yoga Ku-ring-gai was one of the first yoga schools on the North Shore. It was established by Ruth Willetts, a certified Iyengar Yoga teacher with many years of teaching and practical experience. Beginning with only one class a week in 1982, the number of classes has grown over the years but the school remains relatively small and provides a friendly and nurturing environment.
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A row of businesses was destroyed over the weekend in the Richmond Hill section.
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After a fierce, bloody battle, Duke Hannis Drelev of the Drelev Demesne has surrendered to the Tygland adventurers. Just like that, the group struck at the enemy's heart in a quick and precise manner, avoiding the bloody slog that would come with a full-fledged campaign.
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The presenter of Radio Four's World at One, Nick Clarke, has died of cancer aged 58.
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Stern has slammed his New York neighbours Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck with claims that they are making his life a misery because of the constant flock of paparazzi surrounding them.
While Garner completes a Broadway run of Cyrano De Bergerac, she and beau Affleck are renting an apartment in New York in the same building as Stern.
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But in many parts of the state, more people are living in older homes – which are more likely to contain the potentially toxic paint – than newer homes. Today, nearly half of Indiana counties have 65 percent or more of their housing built before 1980. All but three counties – Hamilton, Johnson and Hendricks – have more than 45 percent of their housing built before 1980.
Dave McCormick, director of the lead and healthy homes division at the state health department, said there has been a serious need for decades to remediate those homes to remove lead contaminants, but there's never been dedicated funding to do it – until now.
The Indiana Family and Social Services Administration announced earlier this month it received federal authorization to use up to $3 million annually over the next five years to establish a new initiative to provide lead abatement services to low-income Hoosiers with children. McCormick said his division at the state health department is now set to head-up the initiative, which is being funded through the state's Child Health Insurance Program (CHIP). FSSA received a special waiver to use the funds for the new abatement initiative, making Indiana one of just a handful of states authorized to use CHIP funds to cleanup lead-contaminated houses.
The new initiative is aimed directly at helping low-income children. The money will only be spent abating homes in which a child enrolled in Medicaid is living or spends a large amount of time.
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"To be able to remediate any home is a huge win," McCormick said. "The fact that we potentially have $3 million for the next five years is monumental. Although we're addressing housing, we're really promoting a healthy lifestyle for this child."
The state health department has already identified 600 kids who are living in homes that contain identified lead hazards, but the new program will initially focus on remediating homes in East Chicago and South Bend, which are saddled with some of the worst lead contamination in the state.
In 2009, a neighborhood in East Chicago was placed on the EPA's Superfund list after years of testing revealed the soil contained dangerous amounts of lead and arsenic. The city's mayor last year forced residents at a housing complex to evacuate because of the contamination.
McCormick said they have identified 130 homes in East Chicago that qualify for the new abatement program.
In South Bend, the Indiana Health Department reported last year there were three census tracts in the city in which at least 20 percent
of the children were tested with elevated levels of lead. An analysis by Notre Dame showed there were even more lead-poisoned kids than the state's initial report, the South Bend Tribune reported. McCormick said although the new abatement initiative will focus on those two cities, the program will serve low-income families anywhere in the state.
"We're not limited, but those are our priority areas," he said.
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And older houses with lead paint are one of the leading causes for lead poisoning. A 2015 study by the state's Environmental Public Health division found 30 percent of lead-poising rates were explained by the percentage of older housing.
The new state initiative aims to curb those numbers, but the program faces one major hiccup – lawmakers have yet to extend funding on the CHIP program which is paying for the abatement initiative.
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McCormick said he's also hopeful, considering the abatement program has the potential to make a big dent in the number of homes in the state that could potentially poison kids for generations.
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The father of Sylville Smith, the man killed by a police officer in Milwaukee on Saturday, had some powerful words to say about the incident, and you can count on the mainstream media to overlook the most important ones because they don't support the left's anti-gun narrative.
Patrick Smith said his son, who had been in trouble with law on numerous occasions, said he couldn't avoid partial blame for how his son turned out.
"I played a very big part in my family's role model … I got out of jail two months ago, but I've been going back and forth in jail and they see those things so I'd like to apologize to my kids because this is the role model they look up to. When they see the wrong role model, this is what you get," he told WITI.
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Smith also blamed the police, the city and the Second Amendment for the death of his son, but deep down, he realized that he bore some of the blame of what happened to his son because he never showed him that a different way of life was possible.
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While the liberal media will no doubt run with Smith's comments that law enforcement, the city and the Second Amendment are somehow responsible for the violence he and others witnessed in his city, it will no doubt gloss over his more significant remarks that he, and hundred of fathers like him, must bear the responsibility of being a positive role model.
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LAS VEGAS (AP) - Amir Khan won another 140-pound title Saturday night by stopping Zab Judah in the fifth round of their scheduled 12-round fight.
Khan threw a right hand that landed just at the belt line of Judah, who went to the canvas. Judah stayed there on his knees as referee Vic Drakulich counted him out at 2:47 of the fifth round.
Judah acted as if he was surprised to be counted out, but got up and went to his corner as Khan celebrated with his cornermen.
Khan, the former Olympic silver medalist from England, was a 5-1 favorite against Judah, the 33-year-old veteran who also owned one piece of the 140-pound title.