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Greg Harvey
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Edmonton, Alberta
I enjoy nature, photography and travel. I combine these passions to create wildlife images from around the world. Armed with several cameras, lenses, a large format printer, a workshop and a little imagination, I photograph, edit, print and frame my images.
My main business is personal training. When I'm not personal training, I'm either taking pictures, editing pictures or printing, treating, stretching and framing canvases.
Both businesses are so different that I find it refreshing to take a break from one to work on the other.
I hope you enjoy your time on my site. If you don't have the room or budget to order a print, I encourage you to consider my wildlife greeting cards for your friends and family.


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An extended version of the first trailer for Sandra Bullock and Ryan Reynolds-starring romantic comedy, 'The Proposal', has been put forward.
"The Proposal" has just got an extended version of its first trailer. Timed at 3:06, the brand new promotional video brings forth a series of never-before-seen footage from the Touchstone Pictures romantic comedy, including the scene when Sandra Bullock's up-tight character, Margaret Tate, gets a lap dance from a male stripper.
When Margaret, a high-powered book editor faces deportation to her native Canada, she comes quick with a solution, declaring that she's actually engaged to her unsuspecting assistant, Andrew. Having been tormented by Margaret for the years he's been working with her, he agrees to participate in the scheme, but with a few conditions of his own. With an immigration official on their tails, the unlikely couple heads to Alaska to meet his family and faces another problem as his family plans an impromptu wedding.
Teaming up Sandra Bullock and Ryan Reynolds as Margaret and Andrew, "The Proposal" is directed by "27 Dresses" and "Step Up 2 the Streets" choreographer Anne Fletcher using the script written by first-time writer Pete Chiarelli. Expected to come out in U.S. theaters on June 12, 2009, it is supported by Malin Akerman, Craig T. Nelson, Mary Steenburgen, Denis O'Hare and Betty White.
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Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Detail of the Week
A garden wedding inspired by topiary graphics and floral vines.
I personally love designing invitations for events! In the past year or so, I have had the opportunity to design some invitations, save the date cards, and other pieces for Weddings and Anniversary parties. I love getting into the theme/look of the event and trying out different illustrations, colors, icons, and patterns together with beautiful type. Today, David came across this gorgeous set, designed by Sarah Nelson. I cannot get over her central floral illustration, that so perfectly suits the theme, and plays such a strong role in the look and feel of the print design. Elegant and pretty, don't you think?
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I used to work in custom invitations in Toronto when we lived there while my husband was in school so I always, always notice invites. This is probably one of the most gorgeous and creative I have ever seen and I do not say that lightly. Fabulous!!!!ReplyDelete
Sandi -- I didn't know that! Though, your talent certainly does not surprise me :)ReplyDelete
How pretty! What an original design too...ReplyDelete
i love the way the same graphic is used in different variations of size and color.ReplyDelete
p.s. i would love you to share some more of your work on your blog — the business cards you made for crystal at plush palate were adorable!
the photos on your blog are so enchanting!ReplyDelete
its quite a beautiful compilation rather!
im so glad i dropped by!
thanks for having me :)
have fun being wonderful!
Design Darling -- thank you! You are in luck -- David and I are working on a project that I cannot wait to share...I'm thinking I will be able to post it within the next week or two -- stay tuned :)ReplyDelete
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Rippy Cadillac Discussion, 2001 Seville STS in Vendors; I have a 2001 Seville STS very clean and runs great.I have a question for you.I bought the car used ...
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I have a 2001 Seville STS very clean and runs great.I have a question for you.I bought the car used from an
older lady that took great care of it.The only thing is that it has about a quarter leather(vinyl top) with chrome
trim that runs up to the front fenders.I have only see one on another site (Cadillac Forum.com) The person put
pics on the site calling it a Barittz.Did they actually make a Seville this way or was it a aftermarket kit?I copied
down all the info from my service part list on the spare tire cover but have been unable to convert some of the codes.
Can anyone tell me something?Thanks Alot in advance.
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GM did not put any of those vinyl tops on at the factory. It would probably have been a conversion done by either the dealer or a shop that the dealer contracted with.
I can try and get the full definition list for you if you want - just email me your VIN and I'll send you a PDF. (email is in my signature) Most or all of the codes that you haven't been able to convert are probably going to be marketing and/or sales codes not actual options.


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GPD K9 Being Evaluated After Biting Child
Published May 14th, 2014
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GAINESVILLE -It's still unclear why a GPD K9 bit a child at Rawlings Elementary, but we have new details tonight on where the dog is.
The K9 named "Roo" bit a child's upper thigh at a carnival on Friday night.
The dog is now beinig evaluated...and GPD will go on camera once that evaluation is done.
The handler is still out on patrol without his dog.
According to GPD, the K9 handler Jeff Kerkau is an experienced officer whose done hundreds of demonstrations without incident.
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we can trade zines all about the country. Spread the joy and popularity!!
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I have a new mini zine for trade:
Random, Really? Really. #3:
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See a picture of the mini zine under photos on my profile.
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having worked at in a warehouse for the past month and a half, i've spent a lot of time within a "boys' club" environment. daily struggles with hearing racist and sexist bullshit and making attempts to challenge the mindsets of those around me have left me defensive and drained. this zine, done in 24-ish hours for the dc zine fest, is about resisting militant masculinity on the job, learning how to more effectively call out shitty behavior, and how i have created a safer space for myself (and hopefully some others) at work. b&w, 1/4 size, 20 pages. includes original photography by yours truly! $1 or trade. if interested, please send me a message or e-mail youvegotafriendinpa(at)gmail(dot)com.
I have one English zine available for trade. And I love trades more than sales (who doesn't?)... So if anyone's interested...
Amina is a zine about a girl. It's purely fictional and includes drawings, poetry and very short stories. It's one big story actually. Quarter size (A6), 24 pages, stapled with love. And staples.


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Samson, you were always a great companion.... more than that... You were a brother to some, a son to me... I love you and always will.... the fight is over now, rest easy... I just wish you could have seen the next generation of Bradys.... You didn't leave this world alone though, you stayed with us to the end, getting all the love you could ever hope for.... we look forward to seeing you again on those everlasting plains... wait for us okay?
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> A question arising out of laziness.
> I have about 20 expressions that I want to simplify using the same set
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Easiest way is if your objects _always_ satisfy some conditions is to
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In the early 1980s, Bill began his career as photographer. He studied fine art photography, where he produced black and white photographs for exhibitions at several Galleries. Bill later moved to Long Beach, CA to focus on becoming a fashion photographer.
A Local San Diego Photographer specializing in glamour and fashion photography, located in San Marcos, California, serving San Diego and North County.
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CHARLOTTE - July 1, 2014 - Works by three artists comprise "CHROMA: lyrical lines and compulsive color," which opens Saturday, July 12, at the Projective Eye Gallery in UNC Charlotte Center City.
The display will feature color-soaked abstraction in oil paintings by Linda Luise Brown, acrylics and collage works by Marge Loudon Moody and the intricate surface design on ceramic objects and installations by Greg Scott. One of the highest-selling genres, abstract art is often one of the most misunderstood, too.
An opening reception for "CHROMA" will be from 6 to 8 p.m., July 12, and it will feature a performance by pianist Dan Knight and conversations with the artists. The exhibit will run through Wednesday, Sept. 24.
Brown is a painter, writer and teacher in Charlotte; she has more than 30 years of experience as a professional artist and is a published writer in regional, national and international media. She holds a B.F.A. in painting from the University of Illinois, an M.A. in aesthetics from the University of Texas at Dallas and an M.F.A in painting from the University of Oklahoma. Brown's works hang in private and corporate art collections across the nation, including Bank of America, the Federal Reserve, Commerzbank and IBM. She is a fellow of the internationally renowned MacDowell Colony in New Hampshire and was an affiliate artist-in-residence at the McColl Center for Visual Art from September 2004 to March 2006. In March 2013, Brown was an artist-in-residence at the Arte Studio Ginestrelle. From April 2013 to July 2014, Brown returned as an affiliate artist-in-residence at the McColl Center.
Since graduating from Art College in Scotland in 1972, Moody has continued to develop her work in painting, drawing, collage and mixed-media. She describes her work broadly as being landscape-based, emanating from her experience of place through traveling, as well as from her imagination. Moody has exhibited her work in Great Britain, Washington D.C., New York and in various galleries in the southeastern United States. Recent solo exhibits in Chicago and Great Britain were part of her "Made In America: 1983–2013" series, and she is planning another solo show for Portugal in 2015. She teaches at Winthrop University.
Originally from Macon, Ga., Scott completed a B.F.A. from East Carolina University. He has exhibited his work at the Mint Museum of Craft + Design, the McColl Center for Visual Art and Clayworks, and he was chosen as a public art muralist for the Arts & Science Council. The objects he creates embody notions of ritual, change and transformation that comprise the journey of art experiences and process. Scott likes to be involved in community education. As an instructor at Clayworks, he has worked with established clay artists and with K-12 students as artist-in-residence at several Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools. A segment of his installation at UNC Charlotte Center City will include works from his students at Northwest School of the Arts.
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5365. Statement. Upon request of the assessor of the county in which an aircraft is habitually based, the owner shall file with the assessor a statement setting forth information about the aircraft that is necessary to ascertain the full value of the aircraft, including, but not limited to, the serial number, the make, model, year of manufacture of the aircraft, and engine and maintenance information, including the total hours logged on the aircraft following the last major overhaul of the engine of the aircraft.
History.—Added by Stats. 1961, p. 3682, in effect September 15, 1961. Stats. 1967, p. 2346, in effect November 8, 1967, deleted all former language, requiring a mandatory annual statement, and added present language. Stats. 2004, Ch. 200 (SB 1880), in effect January 1, 2005, substituted "the assessor a statement * * * major overhaul of the engine" for "him a statement setting forth the make, model and year of manufacture" after "shall file with" in the first sentence.


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This is the thing about seminal events, particularly ones that retain an aura of mystery and conspiracy: They become empty vessels to fill. And the Kennedy assassination, perhaps more than any event in our lifetimes except for 9/11, is the ultimate empty vessel for the media age that Kennedy himself helped create. The assassination's mythology acts as its own echo chamber: Each time it appears to recede into the distance (and there have been many), a fresh echo always manages to reverberate.
That this emerged from the Kennedy years is no coincidence. His was the first American presidency to incorporate real-time mythmaking into its central narrative, and the media followed suit, building the aura of a "Camelot" whose violent loss was all the more painful because of the storyline that had enveloped it. Those same forces were harnessed immediately upon his death, both by Kennedy's inner circle and the American media at large.


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Former Daycare Worker To Be Sentenced For Sexually Abusing Child
Ontario County N.Y.- Sentencing today for a former daycare worker who admitted to having sexual contact with a child.
Sean Smith will be sentenced in Ontario County Court later this morning.
Smith took a plea deal which will see in serve five years in prison and 10 years of supervised release. Authorities say Smith sexually abused a six-year-old girl at the Jack and Jill Child Care center in Victor last year.
Last month, Smith pleaded guilty to two counts of first-degree sexual abuse.
Smith had worked in the child care industry in the area for the past several years.


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a salty sauce made with oysters and seasonings, used in Asian dishes
Oyster sauce also contains water, salt, cornstarch, and caramel coloring.
Serve with rich Espagnole sauce or oyster sauce on a croustade of potato.
"oyster sauce" recalls a quaint simile I once heard a bookmaker make use of.
We sate down to dinner a little after five, and had some beef-steaks and a boiled fowl, but no oyster sauce.
It is usually served with oyster sauce, but parsley or capers may be used instead.
oyster sauce is used for fish, boiled turkey, chickens and boiled white meats of most kinds.
Ventimore himself would have infinitely preferred the original cod and oyster sauce, but that could not be helped now.
Garnish with quartered lemons and parsley and serve with oyster sauce.
Cut up in bits about the size of a bean, and stew in white sauce, when it will almost pass off as oyster sauce.
Take up the fish, serve it on a napkin, and send it to the table with a bowl containing the oyster sauce.
A small cod, bought by Madame Carimon at the fish-market in the morning, with oyster sauce.


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Over the last year my company has worked on managing ever larger customer environments including some that require taking our auto-discovery of privileged accounts to the "next level". Conceptually this means providing a solution that automatically discovers accounts, where they are used and how they are used. And then changing credentials on a regular basis without causing outages. This, in itself, is a much needed capability for most IT shops.
But, as it turns out, even with the best auto-discovery, the human element represents the core limitation in implementing security. Therefore, our philosophy is that by minimizing the involvement of humans, security is improved because the time to manage systems is minimized.
Today's cyber-warriors implement nation-state attacks using their own automated solutions to probe systems for weaknesses, create phishing attacks and – once the target is breached – investigate, inventory and penetrate additional systems. The conclusion of many IT professionals at large organizations is that their perimeter defenses are good, but not perfect. Consequently they realize there are some systems on their networks controlled by outside and unauthorized entities.
So if we start with an understanding that there are always one or more intruders within our networks, what can be done to minimize the consequences of these intrusions? Obviously you want to limit the scope of how far an intruder can penetrate. This means maintaining unique credentials on each system. I also means regularly rotating domain administrator passwords on a frequency that assumes compromise within the last 24-48 hours.
Total Automation of Privileged Account Management
To protect against persistent attacks targeting a large enterprise, your security must be completely automated – not just a simple point-in-time discovery done by a systems administrator on his own schedule.
Here's why: Consider some of today's large critical national infrastructure organizations that have upwards of 20 million systems. It's understood that these entities cannot manage that many machines using a web browser, nor from an appliance. To defend against serious foes, the security solution's entire architecture needs to be distributed, n-tier, and subject to penetration testing on every layer. The solution also needs to be able to sustain compromise at various tiers and have a "plan-B" to recover via re-encryption and re-securing identities rapidly.
Our solution to this challenge is a new paradigm in privileged identity management where it's assumed that every machine, identity and password may be privileged, and the management of certificates is just as important as credentials. To keep ahead of advanced nation-state foes, we introduced a fully documented API that allows the programmatic high level management of identity security. This API lets an organization, within the space of 5-10 lines of code, automate the continuous management of thousands of systems using a choice of web services or Microsoft PowerShell.
We understand how competent the other side is in penetrating your IT infrastructure. Our mission is to give you new and viable options to fully automate identity security so that you not only stay in the race, but well ahead of the pack.
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Elephant sharks can be easily recognised by the hoe-shaped structure on the snout. This unique species use their distinctive nose like a metal detector to search the sea floor for shellfish.
These mystical and unique creatures are iconic to the shallow waters of the Melbourne Peninsula and ordinarily reside well out of eyesight, 200 metres below sea level. The only exception to this rule is when they spawn and can be found in relatively shallow waters, which makes them easy to be caught by fishermen.
Elephant sharks also have a long spine located just in front of the first dorsal fin and is used to defend themselves against potential predators such as large fish species and sharks. While this spine serves as a means of protection, the Elephant shark is considered harmless to humans.
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Good Morning America's Robin Roberts battled cancer almost three years ago.
"My treatment ended in March/April of '08," she says in the March issue of Prevention. But she didn't feel better right away. "It wasn't until the end of that summer that I started to feel I wasn't depressed. Even when I went on vacation to Saint Lucia, I was kind of depressed, even though it was such a beautiful place."
Part of her problem was that she was ashamed to have gotten the disease in the first place. "It was part of the reason I almost didn't go public with my diagnosis—I was embarrassed. I felt, Oh, I've always talked about exercising. And I got cancer. And then I realized it's a great example of showing that cancer can hit anyone at any time."
The fight slowed her down a bit, she says. "Before, I would play a little hoops, a little tennis. Now it's more yoga, Pilates, stretching, some light weight work, push-ups, sit-ups, resistance things. When I used to live on the eleventh floor, I would take the steps. I don't do that so much now. I'm taking the elevator a bit more these days."
She's also eating organic, vegetarian food. "Every now and again I just really have to have that steak or lamb chop. But yeah, B.C. –before cancer—I would eat red meat probably three or four times a week, easily. I am convinced that the amount of red meat I contributed to it."
What else does Robin have to say?
She also thinks that there are not enough people of color on national television. The numbers are not reflective of America.
"Look at the White House. It's not just the anchors but also the correspondents. And for me, even more so in management, the producers behind the scenes too. I know how difficult it is to break in and how you really have to have a champion. I was very fortunate that I had people who did that—not people of color, not always women. Many of them were white men. I like John Walsh, who's a top executive of ESPN and will always be a family friend. It disturbed me when I was in sports and I didn't see people of color as coaches or in the front office. And it disturbs me that I'm not seeing it in this portion of the industry."
On what's worse at 50 and what's better, Roberts says: "It's just like [she exhales], I don't have to try so hard anymore. What's easier is not getting so caught up in what people are going to say and think about you—and not judging yourself so much anymore.
"But what's worse? The body. After my dance lessons my rotator cuff has been sore—all the spinning, I think. And you get out of the shower and the mirror is right there and you think, Ooh, well that used to be a little higher, and I didn't used to have that dimple right there. Then you also realize, it's the hourglass. And there's more sand on the bottom than on the top."
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VIK Hotel Arena Blanca - All-Inclusive
Punta Cana, Dominican Republic (PUJ)
Garden View Room (STRD) - All Inclusive
Superior Garden View Room (SUPRGDV) - All Inclusive
Superior Ocean View Room (SUPROV) - All Inclusive
Oceanfront Suite (OCFSTE) - All-Inclusive
Cayena Deluxe Ocean Suite (JRST) - All Inclusive
Room Amenities: Jr. Suites have sea view with King beds or 2 Queen beds plus living area with sofa-bed, living/sleeping area including seating area with sofa bed for an additional adult or 2 children. Air-conditioning, Ceiling fan, coffee maker,Satellite TV, Safety deposit box, Mini-bar (Soft-drinks, Water and Beer included), Fully equipped bathroom with Jacuzzi and hairdryer.
Located 30 Minutes from Punta Cana International Airport
Why Stay Here
- Perfectly situated on the sandy Bavaro Beach - one of the most beautiful beaches on the island.
- Stroll in the tropical landscaped garden
- Spend your time daydreaming in the romantic pool area.
All-Inclusive Details
- Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner daily
- A La Carte in specialty restaurants from special menu (reservations required)
- Unlimited domestic Drinks plus Snacks 24- hours a day
- House Wine Served with lunch and dinner
- Non-Motorized Water-sports Including: Snorkeling, Windsurfing, Kayaking, daytime Tennis, Catamaran (1/2 hour with captain per stay) Boogie Boards and Pedal Boats
- Introductory On-Site Scuba Demonstration in Pool (reservations required)
- Daily Activities and Nightly Entertainment
- Land-Sports Include Table Tennis, Volleyball and Aerobics
- All Current Hotel Taxes and Gratuities
Accommodation Details
Standard Room Amenities: 1 King or 2 Queen or 2 Single beds, Air-conditioned, Satellite-TV, In-room safe (extra cost), Mini-bar (stocked with 2 soft drinks and 2 waters), Bathroom with tub, shower and hairdryer.
CAYENA BEACH CLUB Rooms : is an exclusive area within the VIK Hotel Arena Blanca, accessible only for Cayena Beach Club guests. The club offers 47 Junior Suites on three levels, a two floor tropical style restaurant with aprox. 50 seats, a bar in the restaurant, swim up bar, private pool with integrated Kids pool and sun deck.
Restaurants, Lounges & Bars
VIK hotel Arena Blanca Offer:
- 1 main buffet restaurant
- 3 A La Carte Restaurants Offering Fine Italian, Local and International Cuisine
- 5 Bars
- Snack Bar
- Disco
Guests an All-Inclusive service.
American: 07am - 10am
Continental: 05:30am - 7am and 10am -11am
Buffet lunch and Dinner can either be buffet or table service
Daytime snack service is available next to the restaurant El Bucanero: Pizza and Grill: 11am - 6pm
El Bucanero
Lunch 12:30pm - 1:30pm mini buffet
Dinner 6:30pm - 9:30pm Mexican restaurant la carte
El Mirador
Breakfast: Continental 5:30am - 11am
Breakfast: American
Lunch: international buffet 12:30pm - 2:30pm
Dinner: international buffet and theme-based
evenings 6:30pm - 9:30pm
El Calypso Bar 6pm - 6am
Tea, coffee, cocktails, soft and international drinks, soups and sandwiches
La Trattoria 6:30pm - 9:30pm (Non smoking)
Dinner: -la-carte, Italian specialities
Estrella de Mar 6:30pm - 9:30pm (Non smoking)
Dinner: a-la-carte restaurant featuring international dishes
These Restaurants are available for additonal fees, pay directly to the resort.
La Proa 6:30pm - 9:30pm
Dinner: a-la-carte restaurant featuring Caribbean dishes, seafood and imported meat in a comfortable and exclusive atmosphere. This restaurant is placed at the VIK hotel Cayena Beach
El Cano 6:30pm - 9:30pm
Every Friday evening at the restaurant El Cano, at the VIK hotel Cayena Beach, a delicious barbecue with different types of lobsters, shrimps, other seafoods and imported meat. If the weather holds, the barbecue will be done on open air beneath the stars. Dont miss out on this special occasion, which occurs only once per week.
The restaurants La Proa and El Cano and the barbecue do not fall within the All-Inclusive service and guests must therefore pay for these services separately. Clientes will need to ask at the reception desk during their stay at the hotel.
Dresscode is smart casual for the restaurants La Trattoria, Estrella de Mar, la Proa and Mexican Restaurant El Bucanero. Formal dress recommended. Gentlemen 12 years and older are kindly asked to wear long pants, shirts with sleeves and closed shoes. offer tea, coffe, soft drinks, cocktails and national drinks.
Lobby Bar
Calypso Bar
Bucanero Bar
Bar Playa
Patio Bar
Disco Bar
Coffee available in self service at the Lobby Bar and only from 8:15am to 10am
Note: opening days may vary by season
Pools & Spas
The lagoon shaped pool is both, for adults and children (integrated Kids pool) and includes a swim up bar and an extensive sundeck.
If you wish to celebrate a civil wedding, a ceremony, a birthday or just a party with your friends. Please contact guest services and they will inform you about wedding package and other events
- 24-Hour Front Desk
- Air-Conditioning
- All-Inclusive
- Beauty Shop/Salon (+)
- Car Rental Desk (+)
- Casino (nearby) (+)
- Ceiling Fan
- Currency Exchange
- Deck, balcony or terrace
- Dry Cleaning Service (+)
- Fitness Facility
- Free In-Room Safe
- Gift Shop on Property (+)
- Golf (nearby) (+)
- Guest Activity Desk
- Hair Dryer
- Housekeeping
- In-Room Minibar Included
- Medical Services (+)
- Multilingual Staff
- Night Club
- Non-Motorized Water Sports
- Public Internet Access (+)
- Spa Services (+)
- Telephone (+)
- Tennis Courts
- Theater
- Water Sports (+)
- Wedding Services (+)
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- Personalized wedding art and family trees available on paper, metal or canvas.
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Lace experts Self Portrait rendered this dress in a flirty sweetheart neckline and spaghetti straps all finished in a rich burgundy color.
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Wolf Creek Folk Art Carving-Civil War Soldier Signed 86
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Here is a folk art carving of a Confederate Civil War soldier made and signed by Cunningham of Wolf Creek, dated 1986. He stands 10" tall and has movable arms. Made of solid wood and painted in a distressed technique. Great condition and a nice piece for your collection. Please email your questions and thanks for looking...


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Apparently, the largest Italian mafia syndicate invested greatly into renewable energy — this would also undoubtedly be because there are guaranteed profits when you have governments set on investing in the future:
The still-emerging links of the mafia to the once-booming wind and solar sector here are raising fresh questions about the use of government subsidies to fuel a shift toward cleaner energies, with critics claiming that huge state incentives created excessive profits for companies and a market bubble ripe for fraud. China-based Suntech, the world's largest solar panel maker, last month said it would need to restate more than two years of financial results because of allegedly fake capital put up to finance new plants in Italy. The discoveries here also follow "eco-corruption" cases in Spain, where a number of companies stand accused of illegally tapping state aid.
I cannot fault governments with an interest in developing solar and windpower but naturally without oversight these things just become huge fiascoes.


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Running a business from home can save entrepreneurs a great deal of time and money, but for every advantage there's a distraction that can pose a threat to productivity.
Done right, working from home can be a great starting place for a small business. Enterprise Nation, a club for flourishing microbusinesses, surveyed its members earlier this year and found that more than 77% of the 1,200 respondents are based at home.
The biggest advantages include money saved on renting or purchasing an office, plus heating, lighting and other costs relating to an extra property. There's also time saved on travel. The average UK commute last year was estimated to be around 50 minutes, a headache that poses no problem to the home-worker.
Business consultant Jonathan Lea, who works from home in a leafy part of south-east London, also calculates he's more productive when he's not surrounded by chatty co-workers.
"I live on my own, and I find I do my best work there as I have fewer distractions and fewer people able to interrupt me. There are still the same levels of email, social media and phone messages to deal with but no office colleagues who are likely to want to engage you in non-productive conversation, gossip, office politics, needless bureaucracy and so on," he says.
The nearby underground station means he can be at the office of any of his central London clients in 45 minutes, and he uses quieter times to get in regular games of tennis when he needs a break.
But for many, there are plenty of distractions in the home, too. Fiona Ritchie, self-employed in the marketing and PR industry, is a mother to two young children and says that it requires a lot of discipline to make the role work.
Ritchie said: "Sometimes I can see that my house needs tidying but I have to ignore it and focus on work. But there are other times when I have taken my kids to the park and it's really tempting to get my phone out and check my emails. You've got to allocate time for work and time for living and stick to it."
However, the ability to fix her own hours makes the home office perfect for her lifestyle. "I'm lucky enough to drop my kids off at the nursery in the morning without then having to rush to the office, and I can pick them up every day at 3.30pm. When they're bathed and in bed I can carry on working late into the evening. It's really the best of both worlds.
"I also meet regularly with my clients and spend time working in their offices, which means a regular change of scenery for me, lots of contact for them and flexibility for both of us."
Suneeta Johal, research manager at PCG, an organisation dedicated to serving independent professionals, says: "When self-employed people are spending the entirety of their working day at home, making sure their environment is right can make the difference between success and failure.
"When it comes to distractions, learn what works for you. Some might work better with the radio, the television or even just a window to peer out of, while others might find the distraction has a negative effect on their ability to concentrate. Make a conscious decision to monitor how these things affect your productivity and once you know, remove any that adversely impact your working."
Johal adds: "Most find that strict routine works, from when you start work to when you break for a cup of tea or lunch and what time you knock off for the day. Be aware of bad habits like too many coffee breaks. Sometimes time seems to fly by, at others it drags. Keeping a large, visible clock on your desk to help you keep track of 'real time'."
"One of the best things about working from home is the flexibility it brings. You have the opportunity to make your workspace entirely personal. Set it up to maximise your productivity and your enjoyment in your work. The likelihood is, the more comfortable you are in your surroundings the better you'll work."
Drawing a line between 'work' and 'life' is crucial, but not only from the point of view that outside distractions can impede on working time, but that it can also become difficult to fully leave work behind when it's time to rest and play, especially when it's your own business.
Alex Barton established Student Designers in late 2010 and initially found it very difficult to take any form of extended break, and only took one week's holiday in his first year.
"When you're the company's only employee, you feel as though your business disappears when you're not there," he says.
Happily, Alex's confidence in his enterprise grew, though he says he's sympathetic when he hears of others who are nervous about taking time off.
"Ultimately, you have to learn that the world won't end if you're away for a week or two. Everything will still be here when you get back. Clients are humans too, and if you're honest and tell them you're going to be away for a week, they don't mind," he said.
Time out of the office is also important. Productivity gradually slides when you're working day-in-day-out and getting away from it all gives you time to reflect and take a fresh look at your business.
"Leaving your office behind for the first time can be really tough, but it's a necessity. Look at the positives of taking a break, rather than the negatives of being away from your email, and go and enjoy yourself."
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Spicy Indian Tomato Shorba
In sizzling tropical summers, spicy foods have a paradoxically cooling effect. This aromatic soup is traditionally served hot, but we've chilled our version.
Make it a meal: Pair it with cold rotisserie chicken drizzled with oil and seasoned with salt and ground coriander, and add a few pieces of toasted naan for dipping.
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Primarily targeting fitness buffs that heavily take their bicycles out for workout sessions, the Wahoo Fitness Blue SC attaches to a bike and provides accurate data to an iPhone 4S courtesy of Bluetooth 4.0. Combining the accessory with any of the top cycling apps out there, like Cyclemeter or Strava, bicyclists can gather accurate cycling data on an iPhone 4S.
In addition to featuring a built-in internal odometer, the Blue SC measures pertinent workout data like speed, cadence, location, map, time, pace, calories, workout history, and much more. Additionally, the Wahoo Blue SC records lifetime bike mileage and enable bicyclists to monitor their week, month, and year totals. Thanks to battery saving Bluetooth 4.0 technology, the Blue SC features an inexpensive replaceable battery that's good for up to 2 years.
Obviously, pairing the Wahoo Blue SC with the Wahoo Blue HR sensor will give fitness buffs the most accurate workout sessions out there. For those interested in picking up the Wahoo Fitness Blue SC, it can be purchased for $59.99 through the Wahoo Fitness web site right now.
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Automated seal and o-ring assembly from small to large O ring placement applications. Spread and place seals with these dual motion automatic o-ring placement assembly machines. Two sizes available, one for handling up to 3 inch I.D. (six jaw model AGP-6-OR) and a larger unit to handle up to 12 inch I.D. (eight jaw model AGP-8-OR) multi motion through-hole parallel grippers.
Both are designed to facilitate part ejection and part seating. The grippers are ideal when an ejector is needed after part placement or when seal is to be placed down a long shaft.
Model AGP-8-OR is a sixteen jaw o-ring installation gripper has independent spreading, ejector movements and has a 1.5 inch diameter through hole.
This pneumatic gripper has two independent pistons. The spreading jaws are double acting and the ejector jaws are single acting. When air pressure is applied to the first piston, eight parallel jaws expanding .55 inch each spread the o-ring providing an octagon shape. The octagonally stretched O-ring requires less overall expansion and considerably less deformation during assembly insertion process. The opening stroke can be precisely adjusted using the set -screw so there isn't over expansion. After the o-ring is expanded and over the part, air pressure is applied to the second piston. This causes the ejector jaws to push forward .5 inch and push off the O-Ring seal from the spreading jaws, and onto the part being assembled or installed. The O-Ring grippers can be tooled to accommodate all types of rings, the smallest would be the smallest you can make your tooling jaws to fit the inside diameter and the largest is approximately twelve inch diameter depending on the cross section. End of stroke sensing is available for both the spreading and ejecting jaws. The size of the AGP-8-OR unit is 5 inches diameter by 5 inches tall. Spreading jaws have 200 lbs. force per jaw @80 psi and ejector jaws have 320 lbs. @ 80 psi. The smaller unit (AGP-6-OR) is 2.5 inches diameter by 2.7 inches tall. Spreading Jaws have 62 lbs force @80 psi and Stripping Jaws have 80 lbs @ 80 psi. Both available from stock. Two and 3D CAD available on our web site.
Some of the most important features of the AGP-8-OR:
- This unit has a through hole design, so a product can be passed through the gripper and the o-ring can be placed anywhere on a long part.
- The expander jaws travel in the t – slot bearing guides to provide exceptional resistance to all moment loads.
- A large piston provides strong expansion force to expand large cross section O-ring and hard durometer materials.
- Rapid cycle times. Semi & fully automatic seal placement.
- Incorporate in full assembly systems or stand alone work- stations.
- Capable of inserting from .5" – 12" I.D. Size O-rings.
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Miami Dolphins Partner With AARP Foundation
The Miami Dolphins announced Tuesday that the team will partner with the AARP Foundation to help the elderly in South Florida.
The team announced that it is the first National Football League organization to American Association of Retired Persons to assist with income, hunger, housing, and isolation issues that affect the older community in the area.
Miami Dolphins President Tom Garfinkel said there will be year-round events to serve the 50-plus-aged members of the community.
In fact, the team will host a meal-packing event September 20th that is expected to feed one million people.
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text: TSX:RMX | NYSE.MKT:RBY TORONTO, Jan. 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ - Rubicon Minerals Corporation (TSX: RMX | NYSE-MKT: RBY) (" Rubicon" or the " Company") has appointed a new Vice President of Operations and hired a new Director of Investor Relations. "Putting in place a team that can take us to the next level is one of my key priorities," said Michael Lalonde, President and Chief Executive Officer of Rubicon. "I am pleased to announce the appointment of Dan Labine to the position of Vice President of Operations, effective January 21, 2013, and the hiring of Allan Candelario as the Director of Investor Relations, effective January 2, 2013." Mr. Labine has over 35 years of engineering, mine operation, and project management experience. Dan was recently the Senior Project Manager at Goldcorp Inc., where he oversaw the construction and development of the Cochenour project in Red Lake, Ontario, Canada, which is currently on budget. Mr. Labine supervised the construction of a five-kilometre underground haulage drift between Goldcorp's Cochenour project and its Red Lake mine infrastructure. The current tunneling rates being realized are far above the industry norm for comparable tunnels. Previously, Dan held numerous senior project management roles, including Project Manager for Inco Limited, AMEC Earth and Environmental Limited, and Senior Project Engineer for Nordpro Mine and Project Management Services Limited. Dan holds a Bachelor of Engineering in Mining from Laurentian University and is a Professional Engineer in Ontario. Dan will replace Claude Bouchard, the former Vice President of Operations, who has left Rubicon to pursue other interests. "I would like to thank Claude for his hard work and dedication over the past several years. He is largely responsible for bringing the Phoenix Project to its current stage of development," said Mr. Lalonde. Mr. Candelario brings several years of investor relations and capital markets experience. Prior to joining Rubicon, Allan coordinated Alamos Gold Inc.'s top-ranked investor relations program. He previously worked in equity research at TD Securities and at a non-bank Canadian investment dealer. Mr. Candelario received his Bachelor of Business Administration from the Schulich School of Business and holds a Chartered Financial Analyst designation.


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Newell To Make Late Call On Adams
Andre Adams faces a late fitness test before a decision is taken as to whether he can feature in the Nottinghamshire side to face Durham at The Riverside.
Adams has been laid low with a virus but bowled in the nets on Monday and will travel with the squad before a decision is made.
Luke Fletcher, Darren Pattinson, Mark Ealham, Andy Carter and Charlie Shreck complete the seam options but two will miss out if Adams plays.
Scott Newman and Alex Hales will open the batting and Director of Cricket Mick Newell knows that a top order platform will be essential if Notts are to inflict Durham's first defeat of the season.
"All of our batsmen are capable of scoring runs and they need to prove that in this match," said Newell.
"We need big contributions from our top 7 because Harmison is very adept at knocking off tail-enders. Durham are a very good all-round team and although they don't score runs particularly quickly they are a patient batting side and they'll always back themselves to take 20 wickets."
Nottinghamshire squad to face Durham: Scott Newman, Alex Hales, Mark Wagh, Samit Patel, Bilal Shafayat, Ali Brown, Chris Read, Mark Ealham, Andre Adams, Charlie Shreck, Darren Pattinson, Luke Fletcher, Andrew Carter


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Can an Endeavour 37'''' be a good boat?
My mother owned an Endeavour 37 which she bought in Annapolis and took back to Florida. These boats are a real mixed bag. They were nicely finished but not so well built. They had a nice interior layout and good ventilation, but really did not sail all that well. They offered a lot of features for their day, but had one of the most uncomfortably rolly motion in a seaway of almost any boat that I have sailed in my life. They were quite slow and had underwelming deck hardware. They were useless in light air (which makes them a poor choice for the Chesapeake) and I thought they were not too good in a blow either.
They are now getting up in years and should be surveyed by a really competent surveyor. Beyond the normal concerns I would especially pay attention to the rudder condition and look for delamination in the area of the encapulated keel.
Can an Endeavour 37'''' be a good boat?
I''m still in the preliminary search mode which means I''ve not looked at too many boats, but have read quite a bit of spec. information about them.
Here''s some background. We''re in out late 40s/early 50s and may retire in a few years. We''re interested in a boat that will be sailed in the Cheaspeake, but we''ll likely do some bluewater sailing too.
We''ve decided that comfort, safety, and ease of sailing are more important than speed or optimum up-wind performance. As a result, I''m looking at fairly heavy displacement boats that are not too beamy. We still need room for comfort, so 37'' LOA or so will likely be the size we''ll most consider. The age of the boat is not too critical so long as it''s been well maintained. We hope to find such a boat near us (we''re about 60 miles west of Annapolis) for under $50k.
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3/8" for walls?
Is 3/8" drywall too thin to use on walls? I have an attic remodel where I don't want to go to heavy on my materials to put any more additional stress on the roof and ceiling below. I thought I would use 1/2" but didn't know if I could get away with something lighter.
Check the weight comparisons and then remember how you are spreading the load.....I would never, repeapt, never use 3/8 rock for anything...too hard to handle without breaking it, lean on it and break it, etc, etc. The difference in weight over say, 20 sheets, might only be 400 pounds...if that is a major issues on what you are doing, you need to re-evaluate what you are doing...meaning you should not being making a living area in the attic.
We only use 3/8" sheetrock to go-over bad plaster or layer over (on top of) other surfaces. It is not something you would ever want to use on bare studs.
Besides that point - I agree with Joasis' advice on the 're-evaluating' course of action.
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A comparison of passenger rail (streetcar, light rail, interurban trains and long-distance passenger rail) in Portland, Oregon in 1912 (white), 1943 (cyan) and the near-future of 2015 when the Milwaukie extension of the MAX light rail is completed (magenta). The colours overprint, so when different years are present, different colours are created.
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text: by ChEnected Guest Dec 1, 2010 Comments (13) AIChE Topics: Professional Development Humor Young Professionals Video Share This Post: Let's face it, building your career takes time. And everybody gets a little help along the way. Got a great story about your career you want to share? Tell us how you have achieved ChE-Harmony in your career, whether through mentors, internships, training or just plain old encouragement from family and friends. Need an idea to get started? View the video on the right to learn about how AIChE has helped lots of ChemEs just like you. How have you achieved ChE-Harmony? Help us promote this video by sharing it with your colleagues... Just click the share button below. Log in to post comments Comments Cory (not verified) Dec 10, 2010 This is awesome(!), whose idea was this? I was in stiches when I watches this, great job! May (not verified) Dec 26, 2010 Happy Holidays! The video is awesome. Just the right amount of humor on a very serious topic! 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They also provided me opportunity to learn on the job and contribute. jvasko (not verified) Dec 26, 2010 Thanks May! ehorahan (not verified) Dec 28, 2010 It says my post is too long, so it will be in two pieces (it is about 250 words though): I didn't really think I had achieved ChE-Harmony until I read May's response and then I thought to myself, you know... maybe I really have. Though I am the first person in my family to pursue a math, science or engineering degree my parents have fully supported me throughout my studies and my career taking an interest in subjects that interest me (exemplified by the recent "Cooking for Geeks" gift I received). My supervisor has been extremely supportive of my involvement in AIChE. Though I am not working in the chemical industry, my supervisor has encouraged me to stay involved as the opportunities for professional growth abound in professional organizations – regardless of the concentration. ehorahan (not verified) Dec 28, 2010 Part 2: Additionally, the people that I have met through Chemical Engineering and AIChE have become friends and colleagues and have inspired me in so many ways. Through the Lehigh Valley local section, I have had the opportunity to dabble in web design – something I had always wanted to try, but never though I had the time to do on my own. I also had the opportunity to design the Virtual Local Section logo – something that allowed me to use my creative and artistic side which I had been seriously neglecting. ChEnected has also served as a much needed creative outlet and has sparked my interest in writing. AIChE has given me the opportunity to use all of my talents – not just my intellectual side – which is why I'd say that I have, in fact, achieved ChE-Harmony. jvasko (not verified) Dec 28, 2010 Thanks Elizabeth! May (not verified) Dec 28, 2010 That's an awesome post Elizabeth. Thanks for all that you have done for AIChe and your community! Lauren G (not verified) Dec 28, 2010 I have a different take on Che-Harmony, although I am sure my story is not unique. You see, I married a fellow Chemical Engineer. He and I met on co-op, became good friends, started dating, and got married right out of school. Two chemical engineers might not make the most common pair for a perfectly married couple – after all, many would think we'd be too similar; would think too much alike. However, we mesh well and find our own sense of Che-Harmony. He likes the manufacturing side of engineering; I like the leadership side. He's a completely logical thinker; I have a little bit of emotion in me. I have found that being able to talk to my husband about activity coefficients and distillation means we can share more of our life together – because he knows what I'm talking about. I have found Che-Harmony in other ways too. Many of my best friends are chemical engineers. A couple of years ago I even set up two of my best friends (also two Chemical Engineers!) who are married today! Che-Harmony can be found in my home as well as in my workplace. jvasko (not verified) Dec 28, 2010 Thanks Lauren. Great to hear your story. May (not verified) Jan 13, 2011 Lauren - that's very awesome. I know quite a few Chemical Engineering couples ;) janju (not verified) Jan 16, 2011 How I achieved ChE-Harmony: The moment I joined the Chemical Engineering department at my university, I was greatly inspired by the rapid innovations and the developments that have been taking place in the industry. My main inspiration for chemical engineering studies was from my modeling professor who was also a great mentor. Being an academician as well as a versatile engineer, she could literally take you through her experiences in the industry that you would be dazzled by the projects that chemical engineers are responsible for. Currently, she is a visiting professor at Cambridge university. From my personal experience as a chem eng student, I believe that an interesting part is that you get to work in a wide area. As a student, I have worked on designing of heat exchangers to designing biogas fermenters/hydrogen reactors. But, the industrial applications of the work/research are the most exciting part of the career. Cory Jensen (not verified) Feb 3, 2011 If it seems like harmony in your chemical engineering career is progressing at a rate similar to diffusion in solids, or is as dynamic as a continuum of metamorphic rock, let your voice be heard in ChEnected, join the Young Professionals-Fellows Mentoring program or get in touch with your local professional or young professional groups, as I have! You just might find a real (and easy) solution while avoiding Frobenius-like methods to find a solution. My chemical engineering harmony has been years in the making but has been progressive largely due to my relationship with AIChE. Just when it seemed like the dynamics of my career would challenge the realization of the third law of thermodynamics for a lack of motion, AIChE tapped an unknown residual that turned out to be vast reservoir of renewable energy as part of the make up of my career. Cory Jensen (not verified) Feb 3, 2011 As Elizabeth said, part 2... Nourishing my relationship with previous mentors, involvement with my local professional chapter & national AIChE initiatives has created a new frontier of challenges and possibilities. Serving as a student liaison while working closely with students has re-opened my eyes to people potential (very similar to chemical potential) and has allowed me to impart some of the wisdom that I have gained. When I needed help unraveling natural career progression, AIChE helped show me the way. BTW, 2012 LDC to be held in Golden Colorado. Spread the word, as the chair, I am sure you will find it to be as rewarding as my LDC experiences! Log in to post comments


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Posted: Tue Oct 23, 2012 7:30 pm
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KVB would be the toughest decision out of that group....I'd like to keep him but man - 9 mil is tough
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Posted: Tue Oct 23, 2012 7:52 pm
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LionsFan630 wrote:
I think re-signing Houston and Delmas will probably be the top priority.
This has to happen IMO. If not, our secondary would go downhill reeeaally fast. I would expect the Franchise Tag to be used on one of them to be honest (probably Houston).
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Posted: Tue Oct 23, 2012 8:47 pm
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There's several vets I can see gone:
C Williams
I think re-signing Houston and Delmas will probably be the top priority. Would expect Stafford and/or Suh's deal to be extended to lessen this years cap hit.
i be more on board to extend stafford, but hes not really going to be extended for less money so the cap would basically be neutral, the problem with Suh is hes not a 20 million a year player, and since he currently makes that when it comes time to resign him it going to be tough to be like well i know you make 20 now but how bout you take 10-12 cause thats what your worth
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Posted: Tue Oct 23, 2012 8:52 pm
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Almost $10,000,000 for Backus/Raiola next year? I truly hope neither is back. Burleson and Vanden Bosch might be gone as well.
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Posted: Tue Oct 23, 2012 9:14 pm
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Maximillion wrote:
We can get rid of burleson, one of raiola or peterman, corey and kvb and we are in good shape. We have to go secondary in the draft , i believe. I dont know why you would want Gholston, he has 1 sack in 8 games this year. He has no burst what so ever
You could be right. I haven't been able to watch much college ball outside of my team this year, but I was highly impressed with him last year. Not quite draft research time for me yet, I guess.
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Posted: Wed Oct 24, 2012 9:42 pm
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Personnel changes this offseason are going to be hugely dependent on how the rest of the season plays out, win-wise. This has been a very frustrating and strange year with a lot of fluke losses (IMO), but if the Lions end up with a losing record I expect that you'll see more cuts than if they end up .500 or above. If they're in the playoff hunt, you might see more along the lines of simply tweaking the starters in the offseason, whereas if they have higher picks, I could see them cutting some of the more expensive players.
I know everyone wants Raiola to be gone, but it's not going to happen - the Lions' brass has had going on 10 years to get rid of him and he's still here. It's also important that you don't underrate how important consistency is to the offensive line - especially when you have a guy like Raiola whose understanding of the game plays a huge role in how solid of a pass-blocking unit they've been the past few years with their mediocre (perhaps overpaid?) line talent. If the Lions didn't like him he wouldn't still be here.
Sadly, I think the same can be said about KVB and Burleson; they provide veteran leadership and again, if the Lions are a playoff team or close, the brass is going to bring them back. KVB is obviously much more iffy because his contract is SO extreme, but if the team feels it can make good with the guys they have, they might continue to overpay for that veteran experience and the attitude those guys bring.
Actually, I think the guy they're most likely to part with is Backus because they have Reiff behind him, but that's only if they don't bring back Gosder. Who would you rather have next year - Backus/Reiff or Reiff/Cherilus? That's a tough call, actually.
So in some ways, I think the best thing that can happen to the Lions (in the long run) at this point is for them to continue on the losing end of this insane season. They're good, but they're not good enough to go much farther than past the first round of the playoffs, even if they get in. If they finish something like 5-11, I think Mayhew is more likely to dump KVB and Burleson and make more wholesale changes.
But the crazy thing about this season is that the Lions aren't losing because of a lack of talent or even a lack of offensive/defensive coaching. You can clearly point to very specific "strange bounces" type of events as the reasons for their losses. If Bell doesn't bash the football on Urlacher's head and/or Logan doesn't try to catch the punt with his shoulder, the Lions beat Chicago in Chicago (or at least go to overtime again). They win that, and if you take away the four return touchdowns to Tennessee and Minnesota, then the Lions are 4-1 right now. Their defense is playing above their heads. Their offense is sputtering, but that's not Linehan's fault - he can't make Stafford stop throwing the ball over receivers' heads and/or make the receivers catch the balls he puts in their palms. The game plans are there, but the execution is way off. This team is playoff-capable, but a poor record because of these crazy bounces may mask the good play and result in a very different team next year.
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Lions also have Bill Nagy under contract next year.
Also, I'm a Spartan and have watched Gholston's play and lack of development over the last several years. Wouldn't draft him!
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Would it be unfathomable for the Lions to cut Suh next year? He is such a burden on our cap number. I don't think we could trade him at that price either.
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Posted: Sun Oct 28, 2012 3:15 pm
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Would it be unfathomable for the Lions to cut Suh next year? He is such a burden on our cap number. I don't think we could trade him at that price either.
Considering it would be only 6 million savings on the cap hit for 2013, there's no way in hell, and that's putting it lightly. That and he's a hell of a football player.
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Posted: Sun Oct 28, 2012 3:34 pm
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Would it be unfathomable for the Lions to cut Suh next year? He is such a burden on our cap number. I don't think we could trade him at that price either.
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Posted: Sun Oct 28, 2012 3:50 pm
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this [inappropriate/removed] gets my heart racing, god I love the Lions.
Lions are completely inept.
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Posted: Sun Oct 28, 2012 5:34 pm
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usedaschwartz wrote:
Would it be unfathomable for the Lions to cut Suh next year? He is such a burden on our cap number. I don't think we could trade him at that price either.
There's no way they'd cut him unless he gets some catastrophic injury, or he goes out and does something extremely illegal with long term consequences.
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I got called too abrasive at work the other day, so I'm holding back hard right now so I can prove that jerkoff wrong.
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Bump for the mockers
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This is a masterpiece DrRay
The fact that the Lions have merely $1.5M tied up into our ENTIRE secondary going into the off-season, speaks volumes of Mayhew's negligence in building a complete team.
It's his lust for WR's and RB's that has led us to this point.
Oh no, we suck again
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The fact that the Lions have merely $1.5M tied up into our ENTIRE secondary going into the off-season, speaks volumes of Mayhew's negligence in building a complete team.
It's his lust for WR's and RB's that has led us to this point.
Mayhew has invested a 2nd round pick, two 3rd round picks, a 5th round pick, a 6th round pick, and acquired Houston and Alphonso Smith via trade since becoming the GM. The secondary wasn't ignored.
Thank goodness Mayhew understands injuries and the importance of drafting BPA: his moves have made us a competitive football team.
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Dale Gilbert, president and CEO of CML Metals, requested permission to build a 12-inch pipeline that would tie into the CICWCD system, and that the district approve 600 gallons per minute through the line, although 200 gallons per minute would be the amount the mine would use once they are at stabilization. The amount of water needed would increase over the 200 gpm when the mine expands, however.
Gilbert said the mine is in need of water, but was quick to point out that the mine has resources and is not in danger of stalling operations.
He said wells have dried up and issues with water supply have arisen creating the need, and that he must establish double redundancy with the supply of water to the mine. This pipeline and commitment would accomplish double redundancy to ensure the mine, operating 24 hours a day, seven days a week, would never be in danger of stalling production.
CICWCD General Manager George Mason was in favor of the agreement but said providing the water would require the district construct a new pumping station and other infrastructure improvements to ensure they could provide the water to CML and all residential costumers and maintain redundancy in their own system.
Gilbert said he understood the first priority was to the citizens, and that they were willing to do whatever was required to make things work.
"We want to be good neighbors and good partners," Gilbert said. "We are willing to do whatever we can … we have been very open … It has to be a deal that is good for everyone."
As the mine continues to expand, Gilbert said they will need more water and that the district would provide greater volumes of water up to 1,000 gallons per minute at times, if one of their other water sources experience complications.
He also said the size of the pipe is sufficient that other citizens or businesses could connect to it and it could assist development in the area.
District Engineer Rod Mills said this type of venture is quite commonplace and will require a development agreement between all parties and that the technicalities can easily be ironed out. Mills expressed that this agreement would be in the best interest of all parties and that the district would benefit greatly from the added revenue.
Board Chair Brent Hunter expressed concern that this amount of water would further deplete the aquifer and that water needs such as this in the valley were exactly why their efforts such as the Coal Creek recharge project are so important.
Gilbert said they had water rights in water district 71 that could be transferred to the district that may mitigate the water being supplied them though the district.
He also said they investigated where the water was in the valley and that the CICWCD has the greatest amount of redundancy in their system.
Board member Paul Cozzens said they have a responsibility to the taxpayers and the mine may have to bare most of the financial burden for the infrastructural improvements.
The general consensus of the board was that the arrangement could work for the benefit of all parties involved, and they moved to continue with investigations, negotiations and move forward with the request.
It was motioned that the board would meet again, very likely within the week, to expedite the process as needed by Gilbert and the mine. The actual date and time of the next meeting was not set at press deadline.


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Well placed for travelling, good bar and restaurant Bar staff didn't know how to deal with Hotel clients, bills, registering and couldn't speak english and didnt go find anybody that could. Had to ask Spanish speaking people for help and left decidedly worried I had paid but the management might not know. She didnt know how to use card and I paid cash.
Rooms were clean and well equipped. The walls are very thin, so you can hear exactly what your neighbors do.
Very kind stuff, good breakfast Everything was perfect, but truck drivers. Rather noisy and it was very difficult to find the hotel
Hotel is located in the middle of nowhere. Infrastructure is in good condition. They tried to charge me first at a much higher rate than what I had booked. After refusing this rate and showing them my booking, they complied with the agreed rate.


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Predictably for a budget smartphone the ZTE Blade III is not exactly lightning fast in terms of performance. The Blade III is built around a 1Ghz single core Snapdragon processor that's fed via 512MB of Ram and has Adreno 200 graphics. By way of comparison, most mid-range handsets now have dual or quad-core processors running at 1.4Ghz and higher and most also have 1GB of Ram.
As a result the Blade III can be relatively slow to perform some tasks. For example, when you're using search it can take several seconds for suggestions to pop up beneath the search box, whereas on higher-spec mobiles they appear instantly as you type. Apps also take a while to start up and its general responsiveness is some way off the pace compared to other mid-range handsets currently on the market.
The Blade III's lack of grunt was borne out in our Benchmark tests too, scoring 962 in Browsermark V2.0 and 2679.9ms in Sunspider. By way of a comparison Huawei's dual-core G330 scored 1150 (higher is better) and 2038.7ms (lower is better) respectively in these tests. However, these figures do need to be put in perspective, because the Blade III's performance is still very impressive given that it costs just £80.
Unfortunately, ZTE hasn't loaded the phone with the Jellybean version of Android (v4.1), but has instead opted for Ice Cream Sandwich (v4.0) instead. Jellybean is much smoother than ICS due to the 'Project Butter' tweaks Google implemented to speed up the user interface. Nevertheless, a lot of this phone's competitors come with the even older Gingerbread (v2.3) version of Android, so we can't complain too much about this.
Thankfully ZTE hasn't mucked around with the vanilla Android interface too much. It has added a few tweaks, but they're relatively minor. For example, there are quick switches in the pull down notification menu for turning off and on Wi-Fi and mobile data, and there are also buttons for locking the auto-rotate setting and muting the handset's audio.
Pressing and holding on a homescreen calls up a customisation menu where you can alter things like the animation that's used to transition from one homescreen to another. ZTE has also tweaked the lock screen. Sliding across the unlock button in the centre of the screen calls up an unlock menu that gives you the option of unlocking the phone directly to stuff like the cameras, SMS and mail apps. To unlock the phone normally you need to press and hold the central button until a spiral of sparkles circles it. This is much slower than the normal swipe to unlock gesture and is actually quite annoying to use, especially as there seems to be no way to turn it off short of using a completely different launcher.
The ZTE Blade III's calling and contacts features are pretty standard. It'll import your contacts from the likes of Gmail complete with photos if they're available to make it easier to find the folks you want to call. In the contacts book you can also set up your own favourites, or place contacts into groups such as family, friends and co-workers.
When you're on a call the ear piece sounds nice and loud and the mic also delivers pretty clear audio for the people that you're speaking too. It seemed to be pretty similar to most other Android phones we've used in terms of signal quality and we didn't experience any unusual drop outs during our time with the phone either.
As we've already seen from its Sunspider and Browsermark scores, the Blade III isn't the fastest around when it comes to rendering webpages, however it's still speedier in this department than the majority of sub-£100 handsets we've laid our hand on. Also, its relatively high-resolution screen means it delivers a much better overall browsing experience than budget rivals. It uses the standard ICS web browser, so you get the usual benefits such as support for tabbed browsing and features like Find on Page.
>> The ZTE Blade uses a 16000mAH battery
Wow!, should easy be able to make a full week of constant use with that size battery :)
keith you plank its 1600mAH
Considering I got mine brand new at a Virgin store for £57:99 in June 2013, not such a bargain.
This was the worst cell phone I ever have had! No flash. Hardly couldn't see anything on screen outdoors. Difficult to use (I'm used to Nokia and Samsung).
The screen easily broke. Now I'll get me a Samsung!
This was the best phone I have ever had, I love it! Really worth getting.
"The ZTE Blade uses a 16000mAH battery" Keith is no plank
my samsung screen broke, easily!
1650mAH battery
I was quoting from the review mate, it has been edited now!
Huawei Y300 is £69 in carphone warehouse, unlocked, IPS screen virtually the same spec + JellyBean. All it needs is to have either Go launcher or Apex launcher installed to get rid of Huawei's interface.
Glad I bought the Y300.
According to Trusted Reviews, the camera on the Huawei Y300 is 'rubbish', yet it gets the same camera score (6) as this one, which they seem to to say is good.
How does that work?
My bad - they actually give the camera on this one 7, but the sample images don't look any better tbh.
My ZTE Blade iii lasted 2 days then was returned faulty.Buggy mp3 eq dropout,terrible sound quality with o/s 'noise' ,and completely disfunctional wifi.Waiting for an xperia.
This is my second phone from ZTE and it has been horrible. The phone's battery indicator does not work, it jumps between 90%+ battery to 5% randomly. The phone regularly crashes and restarts itself. Applications seldom work as they also force the phone to crash. Overall, the phone is horrible and it is not worth the low price.
Similarly the ZTE Dublin was a horrible phone. Its internal memory could not support applications and transferring them to SD cards did not work.
Don't trust ZTE phones.
Have same problems with Blade III. I even tried to install new Android OS and it was done by person who knows how to do it. Now he hates me. Couldn't do nothing. Doesn't know if the problem is with phone's ROM or with local operator.
This is by far the worst smartphone I've ever had. It's so bad, that it's extremely hard to find things that actually work. While it was "quite acceptable" for the first days, it quickly started to get worse and worse. Apps are constantly crashing and opening one (just one!) app is the shit! It's extremely slow (for instance, booting takes about 5 minutes, unlocking takes about 30 seconds, opening an app, like WhatsApp... well, better wait for Christmas... or the fucking apocalypse).
There's only one thing you can do with it. As it gets hot in a blink (clicking anywhere on the display is enough), it's actually a good pocket heater.
The plug adapter doesn't work properly. A weird sound from the wall socket and it takes too long to charge the battery. I put the adapter in the recycle bin.
The plug adapter doesn't work properly. A weird sound from the wall socket and it takes too long to charge the battery. I put the adapter in the recycle bin. BAd phone quality.
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