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The article about a grave robbery caught my attention. It was a short piece, only three or four column inches, on the second page of the Snowcap Village Gazette, which quoted a haughty wisecrack made by the local sheriff: "Probably another case of yuppie skiers robbing us of our ancestry, like the way they're turning the Goodwin estate into the Wendell Barton B-and-B." My heart started racing, and I thought: Here we go again.
Sullivan handed me a cup of coffee. Although he'd pulled on a pair of jeans and a black T-shirt before heading downstairs to the kitchen of the aforementioned Goodwin estate, he slipped back under the covers beside me, his own cup in hand.
"Thanks, sweetie." I took a tentative sip. Perfection.
"Did you see the story about the grave robbery in this week's Gazette?"
"Yeah. Annoying potshot about the inn. Sheriff Mackey sounds like a major jerk."
"No kidding." Wendell Barton, who owned the ski resort a few miles from here, was just one of the partners who'd purchased this fabulous Victorian mansion from Henry Goodwin, a direct descendent of its original owner. Steve's and my two-person company—Sullivan & Gilbert Designs—was in charge of the remodel. "I suppose by 'yuppie skiers' turning this place into a 'Wendell Barton B-and-B,' he means you and me."
"Not if he's ever seen you try to ski," Sullivan teased. I considered swatting him, but didn't want to risk his spilling coffee on our divine gold-and-burgundy silk duvet. I settled for narrowing my eyes at him. He laughed and kissed my forehead.
I felt the warm glow that I'd grown so wonderfully accustomed to during the nine-plus months since we'd started dating in earnest. "I'm getting better at skiing, you know. You said so yourself."
"Yes, you are, Gilbert. If you make good use of our last three weeks here, you might even be able to stop without grabbing onto a tree."
His snide remark called for a comeback, but my worry about the grave robbery nagged at me. Why would somebody steal a person's bones? I took a couple of sips of coffee and reread the article.
"I'm sure the incident at the cemetery was just a prank," Sullivan said. "Drunken frat boys on a ski trip, blowing off some steam, maybe."
"Their timing's odd, if that's all it was. They had to dig through snow and frozen ground, just for a dumb joke. You'd think they'd get maybe two inches down and decide to go TP some trees instead."
"Yeah, but it has to be a prank. What sensible motive could there possibly be? It's idiotic to dig up a random fifty-year-old grave. Wasn't there a really common name on the tombstone?"
" 'R. Garcia,' and the cemetery records are inadequate, so they don't even know how to track down Garcia's relatives." My imagination started to run wild in spite of myself. "Maybe that's why this particular grave was chosen . . . so as to ruffle the fewest feathers. I hope I'm just being paranoid, but this could be the handiwork of one of the hundred or so townspeople trying to prevent the Snowcap Inn from opening."
Sullivan stared at me, his gorgeous hazel eyes incredulous. "Seriously, Erin? You think someone's going to . . . what? Plant a skeleton in a closet here? Stick some bones underneath the gazebo to freak out the building inspector this morning?"
"Yes. That's precisely what I'm afraid someone wants to do."
He took a sip of coffee, appearing to ponder my words. "No way."
"All I know is, every time Henry Goodwin, or anyone else, puts up a sign about the Snowcap Inn, someone covers it in graffiti."
"Still, Erin. That's a gigantic leap . . . from scribbling four-letter words on a sign to digging up a grave and planting someone's remains here. Don't you think?"
How could I answer that? His point was valid, but my counterargument was a combination of women's intuition and past experience. A string of terrible past experiences, to be more precise. The police department in Crestview—our hometown some seventy miles away— had undoubtedly been on the verge of assigning a homicide task force to follow me around. In the last three years, client after client had dragged Designs by Gilbert into a string of luck so bad that Job himself might have offered me a sympathetic shoulder. My gloomy run of catastrophes had magically lifted on Valentine's Day, when Steve and I finally gave in to our mutual attraction. Since then, we'd become the proverbial happy couple. And yet, even as a young child, I'd known there was no such thing as happily ever after. We were long overdue for a stumbling block.
I tried to employ my "confidence and optimism" mantra, but it was too late. With my penchant for stumbling across dead bodies, I knew with unshakeable certainty that "R. Garcia" was sure to turn up in my van or my laundry basket. Our idyllic job would devolve into a disaster. This wonderful three-story house had been built eighty years ago, as commissioned by the current owner's grandfather—the founder of Snowcap Village—but in these last couple of months, it had come to represent how far I'd grown in my career and in my life. Now this grand home, with its cupolas, curved turrets, festive stained-glass accent sidelights and transoms, and all its countless handcrafted details, was somehow going to turn dark and ugly.
And so was my life.
"Erin? You're shaking. Are you cold?"
"A little."
He set down his cup and pulled me close. "Let me warm you up again." He kissed me, and for a time, my fears melted away.
An hour later, I trotted down the stairs. Our bedroom was on the third floor of Henry's house—soon to be the Snowcap Inn. When the inn officially opened on Christmas Eve, Henry, too, would live elsewhere; he planned to rent a condo in town and then, once his mayoral duties officially ended next November, to travel. As I entered the central hall, which we were converting into a hotel lobby, I spotted Sullivan's notepad on the newly built receptionist's desk. He'd probably left his pad there by mistake; it contained measurements for the perfect Christmas tree to grace this space. Sullivan and Henry had headed out several minutes ago to cut down one of the large spruce trees on Henry's enormous parcel of land. When I entered the kitchen through the double doors, a tall, angular, fortyish woman was peering into the knotty-pine cabinets and compiling an inventory of kitchenware. I waited till she'd completed her count of serving spoons, then said, "Hi. I'm Erin Gilbert, an interior designer here at the inn."
She peered at me a little too imperiously for my liking.
I got the feeling that she was tabulating the cost of my Icelandic cardigan (a gift from Steve) and designer slacks. She was wearing a crisp white shirt with pleats and piping, black pants, and loafers. She had limp brown hair in a blunt cut just above the nape of her long neck. She would have been pretty, except for her permanent-looking scowl. "Mikara Woolf. Manager-to-be of the Snowcap Inn." Her voice was confident, yet flat.
"Nice to meet you. Henry Goodwin said that you'd be starting sometime this week. My partner, Steve Sullivan, is here, too, and he—"
"Yeah, he's out back with Henry. Something about Christmas decorations . . . chopping down a tree, I think. Quite a hunk, that Mr. Sullivan." She raised an eyebrow.
"You two are sleeping together, right? And you're not married?"
"Um, much as I hate to get us off on the wrong foot, frankly, I don't see why you're asking, or why I should answer." She gave me a slight smile. "Oh, I realize it's none of my business . . . even though you did give me my answer just now. I'm simply checking the accuracy of the local rumor mill. I'm a native . . . back from when everybody knew one another. The town went to pot ten years ago, when Snowcap Village was turned into the 'New Mini- Vail.' Back when Wendell Barton bought the mountain . . . along with everything and everyone else."
"If part of small-town life means everyone discussing who's sleeping with whom, there's something to be said for tourist towns and anonymity."
She crossed her arms and gave me another visual once-over. "Spoken like a city girl. Where are you from originally?
New York? Philadelphia?"
"No, I grew up in the suburbs. Of the Albany area."
She cocked an eyebrow as if she doubted me, and for the purposes of full disclosure, I conceded, "But I went to college and trained in New York."
She smirked and nodded. "Another New Yorker.
Figured as much."
I bristled and found myself adding defensively, "Steve's a native Coloradoan."
"Yeah, I figured that out, too."
"Huh. I'll have to remind him to stop wearing his
'Colorado Native' sweatshirt so often."
To her credit, she laughed. Maybe she wasn't quite as standoffish as all that. "Guess I'm coming off as a little judgmental. My apologies. It's been a rough week. You wouldn't believe the flak I'm getting from my sister and former neighbors for accepting this job. They think I've sold my soul to the devil by agreeing to work here . . . considering it now belongs to Barton."
"Oh, for heaven's sake! Henry Goodwin has the final say in everything regarding the remodel, not Wendell Barton. Henry has control over just about everything for a full year. Furthermore, the inn doesn't belong to Wendell. He's just one of three partners, including Audrey Munroe, my friend and landlady back in Crestview. She's got more integrity than anyone I know. She's not about to cede full control to Barton, or to anyone else, for that matter."
"I assume you mean Audrey Munroe of the Domestic Bliss television show." Mikara gave me a smug smile. "She's currently dating Wendell Barton."
"What?!" Apparently the Small-Town Gossip Express was way ahead of me.
"Angie, my sister, spotted them together at The Nines last Saturday night."
Much as I wanted to deny the accuracy of Mikara's information, it could very well be true; there'd been some sparks between Wendell and Audrey when I'd last seen them, at an inn meeting on Friday afternoon; Steve and I had gone back to Crestview immediately afterward. During the remodel, we had full use of any of the eight mostly completed guest bedrooms, which we'd designed ourselves. That allowed us to make the ninety-minute commute to Crestview only when we so chose, which generally meant on weekends, so that I could be with Hildi, my adorable black cat, who was happier at home. Truth be told, I disliked Wendell Barton. He'd struck me as a blowhard. I'd yet to find a Snowcap resident who had a single nice thing to say about the man. Then again, from the sound of things, Mikara hadn't found any residents to say anything nice about me, either, so maybe this town was snooty about all nonnatives.
"In another week or two, Wendell's going to have Ms. Domestic Bliss in his sweaty palm," Mikara continued, "and next thing you know, he'll flatten that gazebo you just built out back and erect a half dozen condos in its place."
"If you're so negative about Snowcap Inn's future, why did you take this job?"
"I'm a pragmatist. The inn is paying me really well. Especially compared to the pittance I used to make at the art gallery."
I heard the back door open, followed by the stomping of snowboots on the mat and the rumbling tones of Steve's voice. I couldn't help but smile. All this beauty that surrounded us—the blanket of pure white snow, the glittering stars, the red sashes and green boughs on all the storefronts, the charming cabins, town homes, and quaint shops in Snowcap Village—was only encouraging my lovesickness.
The two men entered the kitchen. Henry, soon to be the former owner of this large estate, was a tall, lanky man in his mid-forties who looked like he'd stepped out of an L.L. Bean ad. He'd been born with a silver spoon in his mouth, although he'd apparently traded that spoon for a camper's spork. Aside from his current duties as mayor, he hadn't held an actual job in his life. He'd invested his father's sizable fortune well and spent his time pursuing women and the great outdoors.
Steve's face lit up when our eyes met (which made my day), and Henry smiled broadly at the sight of Mikara. "You've got perfect timing, Mikki, as usual," he said. "Just in time for you to butter up your sister." Henry waggled his thumb in the direction of the back door. "Angie's here now, doing the inspection on the new gazebo."
"Wait," I said to Mikara, instantly anxious. "Your sister is the building inspector?"
"It's a small town," she replied with a shrug.
"But you just told me she doesn't want the inn to open!"
"She'll be reasonable, though, won't she, Mikki?" Henry asked.
"Sure. She won't cause trouble . . . as long as you don't have any violations. She'll be a total stickler for detail. Don't go expecting her to cut you any slack, is all I'm saying." Henry stared at her. "But . . . the city codes are chockfull of minutiae that could be used to nitpick us indefinitely! You're her sister. She'll show some family loyalty, surely . . . right?"
"If that's why you hired me, Henry, you misjudged my sister by a mile!"
Henry massaged his forehead in a silent confirmation that he did hire Mikara for political reasons. "Good thing it's just the gazebo, then. We can tear it down if we have to. But she passed the inn's plumbing and electric work two weeks ago."
Sullivan grimaced. "If Angie already inspected the plumbing, why was she taking tap water samples last Friday?"
"She does some contract work for the health inspectors, too," Mikara replied.
Henry paled a little at this news, but seemed to visibly steel himself a moment later. "So, Mikki, you wanted to make this a live-in position, right? Did you pick out a bedroom yet?"
"Not yet. Why? Does my bedroom have to be located in the basement?"
He laughed heartily and winked in Sullivan's and my direction. "Such a kidder. No. Just not the master bedroom."
"Ah, yes," she said with a sigh. "I remember that room well."
Henry winced slightly at the remark, and I had to mask my own reaction. Had Henry actually hired his former lover to manage their love-nest-cum-B&B? No chance of trouble there!
"I'm sure you plan on charging hundreds a night for that room," Mikara added.
"Absolutely. It's a huge space. Erin, Steve, and Audrey Munroe are using the third-floor bedrooms until we open on Christmas Eve. Gilbert and Sullivan Designs is refurbishing this place from top to bottom, literally."
I gave Sullivan a quick grin, which he answered with a wink; we were actually Sullivan and Gilbert Designs, but clients inevitably got it wrong.
"The bedrooms just need Christmas decorations and whatnot," Henry continued, "then they're all set to be rented out. So . . . I was hoping you'd consider moving into my old office on the main floor."
"Fine. That makes sense," Mikara said with a grim nod. "You don't want to confuse the paying guests by having them mingle upstairs with the hired help."
He clicked his tongue. "Come on! You're not the hired help. You're the manager. I need you to lead the troops. My contract only gives me control of the daily operations of this joint for another ten months. As of next October first, I'm entrusting the operations and procedures of the Snowcap Inn entirely to you. I wouldn't have sold if I hadn't always pictured you here, managing the inn."
Although I personally found his minispeech quite persuasive— so much so that my mind's eye was already envisioning a lovely transformation from home office to Mikara's bedroom—she glared at him and put her hands on her narrow hips. "You should never have sold this place, even so."
"We've been through this before," he snapped. "I'm a sworn bachelor. It was nuts, my having this huge place all to myself. Especially when I'd just as soon be backpacking across Europe. Besides, the Snowcap Ski Resort is never going away. This town has got to accept that fact . . . learn how to maintain its community ties even while embracing the seasonal tourist trade."
"So you sold to Wendell Barton and a couple of inname- only partners."
"They're hardly puppets, Mikki. Audrey Munroe and Chiffon Walters each own thirty percent of the inn now."
"But Chiffon's just a mindless bimbo who happened to record a couple of hit pop songs some five years ago. And promptly bought a luxury condo next to Wendell's mountain. She's no match for Barton!"
"That's not true! Chiffon's got a great head on her shoulders. Barton's powerless unless she or Audrey sides with him. And I trust both of them implicitly." He added pointedly, "I set things up that way specifically so Barton could never tear down this house and put a hundred condos in its place."
"Better get ready for the bulldozer, then," Mikara said with a snort. "Your Ms. Munroe and Mr. Barton are the new hot couple. Or as hot as anyone in their sixties can be, that is. Angie saw them necking at The Nines."
Henry looked stricken.
"If Wendell's dating Audrey strictly to win her vote, his plan will backfire," I quickly interjected.
"Erin's right," Steve added. "Audrey has a mind of her own."
"So does every woman—" Mikara glanced at Henry, then added sadly, "—right up until she falls in love." There was an uncomfortable amount of truth in Mikara's remark, which gave me pause; we women do have a tendency to adopt our lovers' viewpoints. Sullivan glanced at me, and I felt my cheeks grow warm.
"Erin, did you see where I left my notepad?" he whispered.
"I measured the—"
"It's on the desk in the lobby."
He nodded.
The doorbell rang. "That's probably Angie," Henry said. "I asked her to give us the results of her inspection right away. Let's all treat her with respect, regardless of what she says."
"Oh, darn," Mikara muttered. "Now I won't be able to spit in my sister's eye, like usual."
Ignoring her, Henry strode into the lobby. Moments later, a blonder, younger version of Mikara entered the kitchen, followed by Henry. Mikara forced a smile. "Hey, Angie," she said. "You've got the work done already?"
"Yeah. But there's a big problem."
Why am I not surprised? I thought. Henry grimaced and did a double take, but Mikara merely sighed and introduced me to her sister.
"Nice to meet you, Angie," I said with a big smile. "Hi, Angie," Sullivan said, giving her a charming smile. "Good to see you again." She barely looked at him, which to my mind was similar to the jury not looking at the defendant before they announced their guilty verdict.
"I can't believe there was anything wrong with the gazebo construction," Henry said. "You know what a great job Ben Orlin always does."
"There's nothing wrong with the gazebo. But there's too much lead in your tap water. I can't approve of this residence being converted into a motel."
"Fortunately," Henry promptly countered, "you don't have to. We intend to use the house as a small bed-andbreakfast inn."
"Right," Angie said with a sneer. "That's even worse.
You'll have to get restaurant approval. Cooking meals and serving tap water rife with these poisons is out of the question."
"We use the city water here. Same as everyone else."
"It's got nothing to do with the water supply. You've got bad pipes. You'll have to replace them all."
Sullivan and I exchanged puzzled glances; contaminants could be removed with filters, which would be much easier and less expensive than replacing pipes. We needed to wait until Angie left to tell Henry that, though; my hunch was that otherwise Angie would find some arcane ruling that prohibited water filtering.
"Our pipes are copper, not lead!" Henry shouted.
"Must be the solder in all the joints," she said with a shrug. "Or else maybe they're copper-coated lead pipes."
"Oh, come off it!" Henry shouted. "You're making this stuff up, and we both know it! Now, what's it going to take to get you to give the water here a passing grade?"
"Are you offering me a bribe, Mr. Goodwin?"
"No, I'm just—"
"Good, because that would be a federal crime, and you're in enough trouble already. What with your lead contaminants and your faulty front steps."
"Front steps?"
She gave him a sly grin. "I must have forgotten to tell you. They're too steep for a business . . . and particularly for a business that's going to have geriatrics and little children going up and down them all the time."
"Toddlers and geriatric guests can use the back door and our handicap access."
"Or you can follow the law, and rebuild to meet the city codes, so they can use your front steps."
"Angie!" Mikara cried. "Quit busting Henry's chops!" She glowered at Mikara. "Hey, sis. You know, it's like what you said to me when you left the house this morning: 'I'm just trying to do my job.' " She used a lilting voice and flitted her eyes derisively, mocking her sister.
"You're being a brat, Angela!"
"And you're being a weasel!" Angie shot her sister a furious glare, then she softened her expression slightly and said to Henry, "The bottom line is there are unacceptable levels of lead in the water supply. Fix it, or else you're not going to be able to convert this place into a bed-andbreakfast."
"But we're opening on Christmas Eve! In three weeks!"
"Then you'd better get the lead out, hadn't you," she said. "Plus, have the entire concrete stoop demolished and rebuilt to code." She tore off a pink copy from her clipboard and handed it to him. "Here's your official notice. Pity your violations will probably delay your opening. But take heart, Mayor Goodwin. There's always next Christmas."
She strode toward the front door, glanced back over her shoulder, and said with a haughty smile, "Good seeing you, Henry."
"Be real careful on the steps," he snarled. "We wouldn't want you to fall and crack your head open. "


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2016 La Pine Frontier Days
About La Pine Frontier Days Association
It is our pleasure to welcome you to our Annual 4th of July Celebration, a long tradition of the La Pine community. This event is a result of the tremendous and generous efforts of a large number of volunteers and businesses in the greater La Pine area.
It is La Pine's largest event and celebrates our heritage and unique character. It represents the coming together of the community in a celebration of all the things that we as Americans stand for.
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The last few years the theme for Frontier Days has taken on new meaning … we started soliciting original artwork for our posters, etc. that would reflect the theme for the year and it's been terrific to see how that theme as inspired local artists.
I am excited to see what will come up next year as we will be celebrating several milestones.
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I am sad to say Arlene passed away last year and because she was just a huge friend and partner to Frontier Days I would like to dedicate our Program Guide this year to our friend Arlene Shaw.
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As history's greatest monster, I've long been disturbed by good bands' aversion to efficient demand-based pricing for their shows. Annie Lowrey's article about LCD Soundsystem's anti-scalper efforts is confirming my priors:
But LCD fans were not left out in the cold. The debacle attracted the wrath of the band's charismatic front man, James Murphy. On LCD Soundsystem's blog, he wrote: "this here is just to say that we were more than taken aback and surprised about the speed of ticket sales for the april 2nd MSG gig, as well as the effectiveness of scalper pieces of fucking shit at getting their hands on said tickets before fans could, and it's knocked us on our asses."
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This is my current understanding of the dilemma. Optimal allocation of LCD Soundsystem tickets requires demand-responsive ticket pricing. But good rock bands are not composed of narrow-minded amoral profit-maximizers. Consequently, they're motivated to price tickets at a lower level than the market will bear leading, in turn, to middlemen getting the rents. What's needed is a way for bands to price tickets at demand-responsive levels in a way that's consistent with the norm that the guys in a cool band shouldn't be narrow-minded profit-maximizers. The best solution here, I think, is charity.
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Peter and the Wolfby Sergei Prokofiev, Charles Mikolaycak
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Written in 1936, Sergei Prokofiev's symphonic fairy tale for narrator and orchestra has enchanted generations of children. This inviting picture book introduces a new generation of youngsters to the exciting story of the hungry wolf, the ill-fated duck, the fortunate cat, the fearless little bird, and the brave and cunning Peter, who helps save his friends from the wolf's jaws-and the wolf from the hunters' guns.
A prolific composer, his works include numerous operas, ballets, and symphonies.
Gerlinde Wiencirz was born in Breslau, Germany, and grew up in Bonn. She has worked as a children's book editor and is now a freelance editor and writer.
Julia Gukova was born in Moscow, where she now lives with her son. She studied illustration and book design and has illustrated over a dozen books published in Russia. Her first book for North-South was The Blind Fairy, written by Brigitte Sch�r.
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The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires Info
1974 | Horror, Action
83 minutes /
Synopsis:Count Dracula journeys to a remote Chinese village in the guise of a warlord to support six vampires...
The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires Review
Professor Van Helsing (Peter Cushing) and Count Dracula (John Forbes-Robinson) meet again in this kung fu horror spectacular set in the village of Ping Kuei. After learning about the Seven Golden Vampires of the village, Hsi Ching (David Chang), Vanessa Beren, and Mai Kwei offer to guide Ven Helsing and his son to Ping Kuei to free it from the curse of Count Dracula. Throughout their journey, the party encounters several unwanted attackers until they arrive at the golden vampires' derelict temple, inhabited by Count Dracula. It is here, in this eerie place, where Van Heling and the Count begin a battle-to-the-death where good and evil collide, and only one man is left standing. This is Hammer's original uncut version.
About The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires (1974)
Original Title: The 7 Brothers Meet Dracula, The Seven Brothers Meet Dracula
Year: 1974
Runtime: 83 minutes
Type: Movie
Genre: Horror, Action
Total Avg. Votes: 26
Writers: Don Houghton, Bram Stoker
Director: Roy Ward Baker, Cheh Chang


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Democrat Howard Berman's campaign releases new robocalls of colleagues calling Rep. Brad Sherman an "embarrassment." Just when you thought Berman-Sherman couldn't get uglier.
Washington, D.C. — The intraparty fight between California Democrats Brad Sherman and Howard Berman took another ugly turn Wednesday when two of Sherman's colleagues cut robocall soundtracks accusing him of being an embarrassment and pleading with voters not to send him to Washington.
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*Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences
Version of Record online: 10 MAR 2008
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-0813.1978.tb05577.x
Australian Veterinary Journal
Volume 54, Issue 9, pages 447–449, September 1978
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Hill, F. W. G. and Sullivan, N. D. (1978), HISTIOCYTIC ULCERATIVE COLITIS IN A BOXER DOG. Australian Veterinary Journal, 54: 447–449. doi: 10.1111/j.1751-0813.1978.tb05577.x
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- Version of Record online: 10 MAR 2008
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SUMMARY: A 2-year-old male Boxer dog had passed loose faeces mixed with fresh blood and mucus for 8 months. Tenesmus after defaecation was a feature. Colitis was diagnosed from the proctoscopic appearance of the recto-colonic mucosa and confirmed from a biopsy. The disorder proved unresponsive to sulphasalazine therapy, but oral chloramphenicol, betamethasone and prednisolone enemas administered over a 6-week period produced a satisfactory clinical improvement, which persisted for a further 3 weeks without treatment. However, follow-up proctoscopy showed only a marginal improvement in the appearance of the mucosa and appeared to exacerbate further bloody diarrhoea, which persisted. The dog was destroyed and histiocytic ulcerative colitis confirmed at autopsy.


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106 reviews | 4.4 out of 5
Beautiful set, very comfortable and easy to assamble. Two tabletop tiles arrived broken. Called the manufacture, they said two tiles will be shipped directely to the house within 5-7 business days.
today is day 7, I hope they'll arrive any day.
I ordered and received this bistro set in time for my New Years Eve Party. It is not only beautiful, it is well made, sturdy. The weather-proof cushions are plush and rich looking. I was pleasantly surprised by it's weight. It was easy to put together and it even came with a little vial of touch-up paint. One of the medallions was missing on a chair. I called the company and they promised to put one in the mail right away. It's only been a week so I haven't received it yet.
I highly recommend this product. It looks even better than depicted in the ad.
My husband & I bought this set after seeing it in-store where we sat at multiple patio sets to see which were more comfortable. The seats sit up higher than other patio chairs, making it easier to stand up from (we had our dad in mind who has a hard time standing up from lower chairs). The chairs also felt very sturdy. We're both on the heavier side (circa 250 lbs.), so sturdiness was something we looked for. The cushions were also very comfortable in comparison to others we sat at and tried. Very easy to assemble. Definitely worth the price paid.
I love this set because it looks modern and updated. I don't know why so many patio sets available today look straight out of the 90's. It was easy to put together. I would recommend using a drill with an allen wrench drill bit. The chairs are sturdy and the cushions make them very comfortable. I really love the four stone tiles that make up the top of the table, and the manufacturer even included a fifth tile just in case you ever need a replacement.
Easy to assemble, very sturdy and comfy. Looks like I spent $500 for the set. I LOVE IT!
Ok, normally I don't bother writing reviews and honestly I'm not a big wal-mart shopper cause I always assume the quality is pretty low. But, after buying this table and chairs patio set, I can say that no more... Much better and less expensive than other sets I looked at, even those at specialty outdoor/patio stores. The seats are comfy considering they are all weather material (no its not like your couch, you shouldn't expect it to be.. but it is nice) and the tiles where packaged well and weren't damaged when received. Its definitely big enough to have a meal on, which I really like, not just a two cup pointless table. The look is fantastic, really really nice. I haven't had it long enough to see if it withstands weather conditions, but since I live in SoCal... we don't really have much "conditions" as it is. If you're on the fence, buy it! Its a great price for what you get. Good, solid, nice stuff!!!
While this bistro set is absolutely beautiful....the chairs are very uncomfortable.
My husband and I bought this set for our deck at our townhome a couple of weeks ago. We had no problems with the Site to Store shipping. I was not present for the assembly of it, but according to my husband, it was simple to put together. We love the look of it, and the chairs are quite comfy. One of the tiles had a small chip in it, but luckily, they send along an extra one. Also, one small cap-like piece that goes underneath the seat of one of the chairs was missing, but it does not affect the sturdiness of the chair at all, so I haven't bothered contacting the manufacturer. I like how they send touch up paint, too. We've gotten many compliments so far, but now that the pollen is so bad, we have not gotten to enjoy it much! I am hoping more rain will help, but I hope it does not ruin the cushions and make them smell fishy.
Just received this bistro set and put it together yesterday. It was very easy to assemble, the box included all of the necessary tools and it only took about 30 minutes. 3 of the tiles however were broken once I opened the box. I called to get replacement tiles and they told me that they were on back order and I wouldn't receive for several weeks. Overall, I am excited about my purchase but we"ll see how long it takes to receive the tiles.
I like this patio set because for a reasonable price, it has cushions and arms on the chairs. However, as stated in many previous reviews, it came with broken tiles. When I called to have them replaced they said that they were on backorder and it would take at least 6 weeks plus a few weeks of shipping. Summer will be over by then. On the plus side, it was easy to assembly and is a good quality for the price.
I bought this product in the beginning of summer and 4 months later it is totally faded and dry-rotted. The table arrived broken and the manufacturer said it would be about 2 months to replace the broken parts so we won't up just throwing the table away. This item should be about seventy bucks less that what it is. There are much better sets out there, for sure.
I had read all the reviews so was a little worried about getting the hardware needed and the tiles. The tiles were all OK, but I got hardware for the table, but not the chairs. Walmart was very good about getting the needed parts to me quickly. Overall I love the table and chairs and think it is an excellent set the for the price. Good quality
Arrived undamaged. Tiles not broken. Cushions affixed with velcro straps to the frame. Nice weight but not too heavy. Best of all, during assembly, all the holes lined up.
The Garden Bistro Set was inexpensive but very nice looking. It was easy to set up and the chairs are comfortable to sit in. Love it!
easy to put together--1/2 hr. so-o- comfortable-juat the right size (most pTIO CHAIRS ARE 18-20" too small for me! I give it a 10
Good product for the price but three out of five tiles came broken.
I love this set! I live on the 6th floor of a high-rise on the water, so I was looking for something sturdy to put on my balcony that wouldn't tip over in the high winds. So far, it's been perfect. Two of the tiles had chipped, but a little super glue made it so it's not even noticable. Plus, they sent an extra tile just in case. The cushions are very thick, which is great because my husband is a big guy, and, although I am small, I have back problems. I saw some reviews that the cushions had dry-rotted, but of course that will happen if you leave them out in the rain! Anybody who has ever had a patio set knows that you never leave the cushions out all the time. I also loved how inexpensive it was for such a nice quality!
This is my first time ordering furniture from Walmart, and I must say I was pleasantly surprised at the quality of this patio set. Quite easy to assemble, too, which I thought might not be the case. I have had so many complements on this set. My neighbor has a similar set, for which he paid more than twice what I paid, and likes my set better. Everything arrived in perfect condition, and they even thought to include an extra tile for the table top in case one was broken in transit; also included a small bottle of touch-up paint in case of scratches, of which they were none, however. Great packaging as well. Very happy with my purchase and look forward to enjoying it this summer.
I can not say a single bad thing about this bistro set! I got it 30.00 cheaper than what they were selling it for in the store when I ordered online. Shipped it free to my local wal-mart. I got the set in 7 business days. My husband put it together in under an hour ( very easy according to him ). Sturdy & beautiful. Some reviews state that some or all of their tiles were broken when they got their set all of my tiles were in perfect condition including the extra they sent out. I will enjoy this bistro table and chairs for a VERY long time it was WELL worth the 174.00 I paid. For the quality I would have paid double! THANK YOU wal-mart for such a GREAT deal!!!!
I am happy enough with the product, but the chairs are not as comfortable as I had hoped. I looked for a set with cushions and arms in hopes of enjoying nice days and nights at my outside table. The seat part of the chair is just short. I am only 5 ft 2 inches and the seat part ends at my mid thigh It should have been extended a few inches and then this would have been the best deal and set. I do not want to deal with returning it, so I am keeping it hoping once the cushions are broken in that will give some extra room on the seat. Had I known I would not have bought this set, it just feels weird sitting in the seats and I bought this to be comfortable.


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Friday, July 8, 2016
The new frontier. Dark matter engine test
This is a concept drawing of a test plane using a dark-matter engine. The future of the #RebelNature universe is taking shape and Res Waveborn is in the middle of the quantum leap that nature and humans are about to take.
Saturday, July 2, 2016
Low gravity craft concept sketches
Rainy days are good for especially one thing and that is free sketching on the Ipadpro. Here you have 2 crafts/vehicles form a low gravity planet where vehicles can float just above the surface if they have zero gravity tanks abord. Maybe I can find place for these in the future edition of #RebelNature or some other type of story/universe.
|This low gravity freighter can detach into 3 separate crafts
|One seater supercharged gravity speeder
Thursday, June 30, 2016
Res diving into danger
Concept drawing of Res Waveborn diving into danger in a new type of innovative all-terrain vehicle. It works as well above water as below and is build out of spare parts from a research sub and a jet plane plus a new experimental dark-matter engine. The pilot sits on a free floating seat moving inside the sphere.
This is the danger zone and right behind the tiny craft a giant mutated ray hunts the prey. The lifeforms underwater has totally changed and this is just below the surface. Imagine what awaits deeper down. #RebelNature and #ResWaveborn will travel sea, air and land when the universe unfolds:)
Wednesday, June 29, 2016
Flashback to Brazil
Back in 2003 after coming home from 10 days vacation in RIO to the cold winter in Copenhagen, I was desperately seeking the iconic softdrink that is an important part of everyday life on the beach.
At that time Guarana was not imported to Denmark but by strange coincidence I met the guy who was planing to independently import the brand. I spottet a logo streamer in the back of his car and stopped him to ask if he knew about the brand in DK. I ended up helping him make a small campaign for the launch in DK. I did some posters and postcards, got them printet and delivered them to the bars and cafe's around Copenhagen. It never went as big as it was/is in Brazil but you can still get the brand in Denmark and soon all eyes will be on Rio so here is a little taste.
Monday, June 27, 2016
Res Waveborn Escape RIG21 - LOG
|Res in her hideaway on RIG21 preparing for the escape.
I have been preparing for this all my life. I had no idea this was where it was all going. Everything I did, every move I made was always leading to this. The switch is in place. Inside Mind One's protective shield like my father designed it. It will make the entire rig sink into the ocean. We need to get out before that happens.
We can do it. As long as Scraper doesn't run out of power…
Friday, June 24, 2016
#RebelNature is all about using story and visuals to make change in our approach to consumption and environment. Plastic in nature is a big issue but often it is covered by waves and foliage so here are 3 visuals where the problem is difficult to overlook.
Please use, share and spread these posters if you agree that we and the coming generations have a giant issue right outside our door. Try to consider if you really need that plastic bag or that plastic lid for your coffee to go.
Friday, June 17, 2016
4 faces from the past
|Fire Slizer/Throwbot
|Sub Slizer/Throwbot
|Jungle Slizer
|Judge Slizer
This is the original illustrations that went on the faceplates of 4 of the Slizer/Throwbots. It was important to make the face asymmetrical and chaotic with reference to the different environments to give them a unique personal look. #Slizer #Throwbots
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2016 Summer Camp Schedule Now Available!
The summer 2016 camp schedule is available to view on the Camp Jotoni Calendar. In addition, the on-line application for the 2016 summer season is now available at campjotoni.org.
The New Jersey Children's System of Care, which serves children and youth up to age 21, is now accepting completed applications for both Financial Support toward Summer Camp Tuition and One-to-One Aide Services for the 2016 summer camp session. Requests MUST be postmarked or received by PerformCare no later than Saturday, April 30, 2016. Please click here to go to the NJ Children's System of Care webpage to view information about financial support toward the 2016 summer camp season and to download the applications for assistance.
The Division of Developmental Disabilities (DDD), which serves adults 21 years of age and older, is now accepting requests for financial assistance toward the 2016 summer camp session. Requests must be submitted to the individual's case manager or support coordinator by Monday, May 2, 2016. Please click here to review DDD's "2016 Family Support Camp Funding Assistance" fact sheet which includes eligibility requirements and how to request funding.
Information About Camp Jotoni 2016 Respite Dates
Camp Jotoni is offering respite the following dates in spring 2016:
Friday, March 18 starting at 5:00 pm and ending Sunday, March 20 at 3:00 pm, location to be determined
Saturday, April 9, 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm, location to be determined.
Friday, April 29 starting at 5:00 pm and ending Sunday, May 1 at 3:00 pm, at Camp Jotoni
Saturday, May 14, 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm, at Camp Jotoni
Friday, May 20 starting 5:00 pm and ending Sunday, May 22 at 3:00 pm, at Camp Jotoni
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Saturday, June 11, 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm, at Camp Jotoni
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The Arc of Somerset County has been providing summer camp and recreation programs to children and adults with disabilities for almost 40 years. Since then, Camp Jotoni has opened its grounds to individuals with special needs and their families each spring to share the excitement of our unique camp experience.
Our goal for Camp Jotoni is to have this very special camp facility opened for year round respite programs. Respite programs offer parents of campers a much needed break from the daily care of their child/young adult. In order to have this service, we must continue to raise funds to help support new insulated buildings and facilities that can be operated in all four seasons.
The goal for 2016 is to raise 1.5 million dollars. Donations to the Capital Campaign will help us renovate our facilities and expand our camp services to ensure we continue to meet the needs of those we serve. In addition, we will have the ability to open our facilities for private use to our constituents and to the Warren Township Community.
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Sounds of joy and laughter fill the campgrounds. Warm summer showers, cool splashes in the pool, songs sung around a campfire are some of the shared memories created at Camp Jotoni, located in the rural Warren, New Jersey. Sponsored by The Arc of Somerset County, Camp Jotoni is a day and residential camp for children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Campers are ages five to adult. Camp Jotoni is set on 15 acres in Somerset County, and the camp features a junior Olympic size pool, cabins, dining hall, playgrounds, open air pavilions, unspoiled woods, and nature trail.
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In order to support all families, The Arc of Somerset County has created an individual Camp Jotoni Campership Fund called "Help Fund A Camper". This fund is a scholarship program that will help provide the financial assistance to those families who need additional support to be able to access Camp Jotoni's Programs.
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Funny Thing Happened on the Road to Senility: I Discovered the Joy of Middle-Age-Plusby Carolyn Gray Gray Thornton
For those who need a fresh dose of laughter, Carolyn Gray Thornton's whimsical sense of humor will tickle your funny bone while splashing a bit of joy in your heart and soul. Destined to be a best selling author in the new millennium, her humor is combined with a heart-felt love and compassion as she speaks from personal experience about the years she refers to
For those who need a fresh dose of laughter, Carolyn Gray Thornton's whimsical sense of humor will tickle your funny bone while splashing a bit of joy in your heart and soul. Destined to be a best selling author in the new millennium, her humor is combined with a heart-felt love and compassion as she speaks from personal experience about the years she refers to as Middle Age-Plus. Through her nationally syndicated columns, Carolyn is rapidly gaining recognition as being to the geriatric set what Barney is to children. Her collection of writings guide our ever-growing, above the age of Senior Citizen audience through this time of life that is sometimes humorous; frequently frightening; and often reflective. Her dedicated readers look to Carolyn to take them by the hand through this wonderfully, different experience of life.
These invigorating works are filled with stories of all that life offers-the joy, laughter, pain, and death, but through it all, Carolyn's words of encouragement are gentle reminders to readers that life is rich and full of beauty if we stop grazing at the ground and lift our heads to find what is good. In her writing, Carolyn shares her personal experiences with changing inventions, changes in society's rules, changes in her body, and reactions to present and past seasons and holidays. She remembers growing up in the war years and recalls "burnout", gasoline shortages, and college tuition at $32.00 per semester. As each decade passed, Carolyn captured minute details in her memory, and , now, Parked in Nevada, Missouri, she shares with the world what life was like and what it is like in this modern world. Her reflections reveal the secrets to finding true joy in all of live, the young years, the middle years, and those sweet and glorious Middle Age-Plus years. Carolyn's ministry will help you climb out of your rocking chair and claim the promise of a full and fulfilling life at any age, and especially when reaching Middle Age-Plus.
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Claiming not to be much of a cook, Carolyn Gray Thornton in her Middle Age-Plus years has little time to expand her culinary skills. Her hands stay busy at her keyboard plucking out witty and heart-warming stories that brighten her readers' day. Since retirement, Carolyn writes a weekly column, Middle Age-Plus, and creates features about people and places. Through humor, Carolyn's stories capture what is right and wrong with society's view toward those seeing 60, 70, or 80 in front or behind them. Her stories serve as role models for those who have forgotten that only those in the Middle Age-Plus years have that rich collection of wisdom-a final, shining glorious gift.
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- Publication date:
- 01/28/2000
- Pages:
- 304
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I Hate Gravity The further I progress on the road to middle age-plus, the angrier I am with Sir Isaac Newton. If he hadn't discovered the law of gravity, maybe my body would have a different shape today.
A quick look in the mirror shows the downward trend in every feature. The eyelids sometimes droop a little more than they used to. The corners of the mouth turn down instead of up, unless I am talking or smiling. I try to go around smiling when there is really nothing to smile about because I want to let my lips get a little altitude by being turned up for awhile.
The flesh from my arms has definitely felt the pull of gravity, and I won't even mention what is happening in other areas.
Our language about aging has also experienced old Isaac's law. We are over the hill, winding down our lives, or slipping a little.
If I weren't feeling so down, I would find out just how old Sir Newton was when he made this discovery. If legend has it right, he was sitting under an apple tree when it hit him (literally) that there was such a law. Since he was just lolling about that way, perhaps he, too, was middle age-plus with nothing better to do than ruin all of our faces for the next centuries!
Another thing that bothers me is that the law doesn't seem to have gender equality. The older male has not been treated the same by this discovery. Perhaps if a woman had time to be resting under the tree and had been hit with the apple, the law would have affected men more and women less. But then women have already had enough bad press concerning apples, so maybe it is just as well that Mrs. Newton wasn't the one who conceived the idea. I wonder if it is a coincidence that gravity and grave come from the same root word? If Sir Isaac discovered this law, I imagine he could have named it anything he wanted to. The fact that he chose to make grave matters worse by giving it this somber name adds to my dislike of his old law.
If he had called the law by a cheerier name, maybe I would see the results in my body with more pleasure. But since I am a law-abiding citizen, I guess I will just lift up my spirits, smile a lot, and realize I don't care a fig about old Newton anyway.
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: My book helps me laugh with others my age about all the things that happen to us as we get older. If you remember in A Funny thing Happened on the Way to the Forum the character never did reach the forum because so many other things kept happening to him. That is what I want people to see in my book..There are so many great things that happen to us in this Middle Age Plus stage that there is no reason to worry about what might be at the end of that road.
So what if we sag and creak a bit. We can still have fun, and when we share that fun with others it's a great time of life.
(Suzann Ledbetter, The Toast Always Lands Jelly-Side Down)
(Lovett H. Weems, Jr., President Saint Paul School of Theology, A Seminary of the United Methodist Church)
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| Tifclark69 chapter 1 . 9/17/2012
Very hot - I loved it. Makes me want to try this, but who wouldn't if Jasper and Edward showed up?!
| Guest chapter 1 . 9/13/2012
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| alexajaye chapter 1 . 9/12/2012
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| camianbu88 chapter 1 . 9/12/2012
WOW! so hot! it would be great to know more about them :D
| Rachel Garber chapter 1 . 9/11/2012
The only slash I will read is between Edward and Jasper, that is the only two I can picture together, started to read a Edward and Jacob, yuck, and one with Carlisle, ick, this was perfect, now just let me take a few minutes to thank Rob, he is ever so good to me like that, all 7 posters of him looking down from my bedroom closet door, cause I was well-brought up like that, and well, now I need new batteries, but other than that, yeahm "we" had a swell time, lol
| mommymac0508 chapter 1 . 9/11/2012
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| janjan2009 chapter 1 . 9/9/2012
There are no words! So good!
| Twihard-girl chapter 1 . 9/8/2012
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Villa Sacchetti at Castelfusano
The Villa Sacchetti at Castelfusano is near Ostia, the port of ancient Rome. It was built between 1624-8 for the Sacchetti family, close associates of Pope Urban VIII, and was the first architectural work of Pietro da Cortona who became the foremost painter of his day and a leading architect in the evolution of Baroque architecture in Rome.[1] The villa is now known as Villa Chigi since its acquisition by the Chigi family in the eighteenth century.
The villa has a generally fortified appearance; it is block-like with corner bastions and has a belvedere terrace at the top; there were occasional attacks by pirates along the coast.[2] The plan layout, recorded in drawings by Pier Leone Ghezzi (circa 1735),[3] is simple and straightforward and lacks the formal inventiveness of Cortona's later architectural work, including the Villa Pigneto del Marchese Sacchetti.
The ground level has a central hall with staircase and was otherwise given over to service rooms. On the third level, there is a gallery spanning the length of the building with frescoes by Cortona and other artists of the time including Andrea Sacchi.[4] There is also a chapel decorated by Cortona.[5]
- ^ Zirpolo Lilian H. 'The Villa Sacchetti at Castelfusano: Pietro da Cortona's earliest architectural commission' Architectura 26, 1996, pp 166-184
- ^ Merz J.M., Pietro da Cortona and Roman Baroque Architecture, 2008, p 11
- ^ Published in Merz, 2008, 11
- ^ See Zirpolo, Lilian H. 'Images of Privilege and Power in Pietro da Cortona's Frescoes at The Villa Sacchetti at Castefusano' Gazette des Beaux-Arts 137, 2001, 115-138 or for a summary, Zirpolo Lilian H. Ave Papa Ave Papabile, the Sachetti Family, their art patronage and political aspirations, 2005, 79-85
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By KBB.com Editors
KBB Expert Rating: 3.5
When the
Smart Fortwo debuted in 2008, America's smallest car garnered an instant following as buyers flocked to this 2-seater for its low price, good fuel economy, and the sheer Euro-chic factor it brought to our shores. The years since have not been so kind to Smart, a subsidiary of Mercedes-Benz. Since its launch, the Smart Fortwo has been met with mediocre reviews and dwindling sales. Additionally, better vehicles such as the
Scion iQ,
Chevrolet Spark and
Fiat 500 have entered the microcar scene. Meanwhile, cars such as the
Ford Fiesta and
Nissan Versa offer comparable fuel economy and more room at a similar price. The
2013 Smart Fortwo
coupe and cabriolet can sneak into the smallest parking spots, along with the newest member of the family, an all-electric model.
If finagling your car into the tiniest of parking spots is a daily difficulty, you'll appreciate the fact that the Smart Fortwo is the smallest new car in America. At just 106.1 inches in length, the Smart is less than half as long as a regular-cab Ford F-150.
The Fortwo's nervous highway manners and its unrefined automated transmission make driving feel like a chore rather than a privilege. Unless you're married to some facet of the Smart, there are plenty of compact and subcompact cars that offer far better road manners, more standard equipment, and seating for five.
The biggest news for the Smart lineup is an all-new electric version. The plug-in Fortwo is more powerful and will goes farther per charge than its previous, limited-quantity EV version. The standard lineup sees the addition of two special editions and a Brabus sport package.
For a vehicle with such a short wheelbase – a mere 73.5 inches – the 2013 Smart Fortwo's ride is surprisingly comfortable. However, the Fortwo's road manners become increasingly skittish...
... as it leisurely gets up to speed. This car is no picnic on freeways. We also grew tired of having to make constant steering corrections to keep the Smart Fortwo on course. Then there is the Smart's automated manual transmission, which changes gears with all the grace of a farm tractor. A top speed of 90 mph and a 13-second 0-60 mph time combine to make the Smart Fortwo one of the slowest new vehicles on the road. If there's a silver lining, it's that you get to "floor it" on a regular basis, and no self-respecting cop would ever pull you over. There is one thing the Fortwo excels at: maneuverability. With its tiny footprint and turning radius of under 30 feet, the Smart Fortwo could be the easiest vehicle you've ever parked.
With a 28.7-foot turning circle, you'd have to hop on a Schwinn to do better than the Smart. This enables the Fortwo to flip U-turns like nobody's business and slide into the tightest of parking spots.
A (legitimate) concern about driving a car as small as a Smart is the potential to collide with a larger vehicle, which in the Fortwo's case is, well, any other vehicle except a Smart. To ease those worries is the Smart's high-strength steel cell. Inspired by racecar roll cages, it helps distribute energy if a crash occurs.
The old adage of "Never judge a book by its cover" is appropriate for the 2013 Smart Fortwo. Though tiny on the outside, the Smart's interior is surprisingly roomy. The Fortwo's tall shape creates ample headroom and legroom for two passengers, while the floating design of its dash adds to the cabin's sense of spaciousness. The Smart's rear cargo area is quite a bit smaller than that of a subcompact, but is large enough to swallow a bag of golf clubs. For further cargo flexibility, the passenger seat folds flat to carry additional items.
With its almost toy-like size and shape, the Smart Fortwo looks like nothing else on the road. The Smart Fortwo has a tall profile, doors that take up the majority of its sides, and a long wheel-base relative to the car's actual length. Body panels are made of dent-resistant plastic, a plus for the shopping cart-laden urban environments for which the Smart is intended. On coupe models, the Fortwo's roof can be had as a conventional, solid one or as a large, see-through panel made from polycarbonate. Cabriolet models have an automatic soft-top that can be opened to various positions at any speed. Cabriolet models also have removable roof side bars for a more open experience, and a glass rear window housed within the fabric roof.
The Smart's base trim is dubbed Pure, but it might better be called Spartan because this model is so lacking in creature comforts most of us now take for granted in a new car. Forget not just having power windows – you'll have to crank your own – for its tempting starting price of around $13,000, you won't even get a radio. Air conditioning, too, is considered an option in this model, as is power steering. What you will get are power door locks and a 2-spoke leather steering wheel. Spending over $2,000 more and stepping up to the Passion model brings a panoramic roof, air conditioning, power windows, and yes, a radio with two speakers and a USB input. Safety features include eight airbags and stability control.
Extras on the Pure trim model include an AM/FM radio with USB and auxiliary inputs, heated seats, air conditioning, power steering, and cruise control. Passion models can be made more passionate with a navigation system, heated leather seats, Bluetooth, cruise control, power steering, and LED running lights.
The 2013 Smart Fortwo is powered by a 1.0-liter, 3-cylinder Mitsubishi engine that makes 70 horsepower. That isn't a lot of power, but at less than 1,900 pounds, the Smart doesn't have much mass to move. The engine is located in the rear of the Smart and, unlike most other small cars of its ilk, drives the rear wheels. The sole transmission is a very unrefined 5-speed automated manual. Highway fuel economy on the Smart is rated up to 38 mpg. That figure is good, but you might expect better from such a tiny vehicle. Also note, the Smart Fortwo uses premium gasoline. The all-electric Smart uses a 55-kilowatt motor powered by lithium-ion batteries, and has been rated by the EPA to achieve the equivalent of up to 122 mpg in city driving.
1.0-liter inline-3
70 horsepower @ 5,800 rpm
68 lb-ft of torque @ 4,500 rpm
EPA city/highway fuel economy: 34/38 mpg
Electric magneto motor
Horsepower TBD
96 lb-ft of torque
EPA city/highway fuel economy: 122/93 mpg equivalent
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Based on 215 Ratings for the 2008 - 2015 models.Review this car
By Bubba James on Tuesday, March 22, 2016
I own this car - My approximate mileage is 143,400overall rating 6 of 10rating details
Pros: "Looks, easy to park, conversation piece, cabrio"
Cons: "Reliability, transmission, switchgear"
Likely to recommend this car? (1-10): 4
"I purchased my Smart Fortwo Cabrio last Fall from the original owner - black with a silver Tridion. On the plus side, this car is very economical and (yes) fun to drive. It gets looks everywhere I go. It has a lot of features for car of this price and size. On a recent drive from Minneapolis to Atlanta area (1150 miles), the Smart did surprisingly well on the interstate (much to the chagrin of the myriad truckers) and got about 40 mpg. Even with the high miles (143400), it did not use a drop of oil. The convertible top is cool! On the minus side, it has had its issues. The clutch actuator failed to the tune of $1,300. Two TPMS sensors failed at a cost of $300. The purge valve tripped a check engine light and cost $100 to repair. Switchgear feels cheap. Stereo is finicky (cd changer). The dark interior is drab and every nit of lint shows. I have learned to live with the 'unique' manumatic transmission - my trick is to treat it as if it were a manual, letting off of the gas in-between shifts. I can approach the smoothness of a proper automatic by doing this. Otherwise, the shifting is rough, jerky-jerky and tempermental. I do think it's funny how Smart "recommends" a European spec oil for the engine, seeing how it's a Mitsubishi! Finally, the 10,000 mi maintenance interval is a joke. My Smart has been maintained with premium oil and filters every 5k since new, and it shows! If you buy a Smart, don't plan on staying 'under the radar'. Even though they've been here since 2008, I get stopped regularly by folks who have never seen one. My Smart also attracts every aggressive idiot driver on the highway, who thinks it is a sport to tailgate and then pass, even though I am going +10."
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By Dev F on Monday, December 28, 2015
I own this car - My approximate mileage is 27,000overall rating 7 of 10rating details
Pros: "decent price, fun to drive, park anywhere"
Cons: "shoddy transmission, bumpy rides"
Likely to recommend this car? (1-10): 6
"I bought a 2012 smart car about a month ago for my wife, who doesn't drive very well but needs a vehicle mainly to get to and from work (which isn't too far from our home). The overall design of the car is quite nice. It stunned me for a while when I'd get out of the car and literally a step away is the back of the car. You might look weird inside it at first, but you'll get used to that. The headlights are VERY bright, providing plenty of sight for night travel. The interior is quite spacious and comfortable, with plenty of adjustments to be made to the seats in order to accommodate you. The "trunk" space is fine for us, since I have a regular-sized car when I need to transport goods or people. My biggest complaint with the interior design is the location of the ignition--right under the armrest--as well as the shifter. Now, the armrest is also adjustable, and you can even pull it up and out of the way, but it's one more nitpicky thing you have to deal with. If you're driving with someone in the passenger seat who is tall, chances are their leg with get in the way of the shifter. I accidentally grabbed a friend's knee when I went to shift into drive. It was awkward, but again, not a major point of concern. The radio is nice, and the inclusion of a usb and aux port in the glove compartment for added media options is great. How does the car handle? Well, as other reviews have stated, the transmission is pretty terrible. When the computer shifts the car, you can very a very apparent stalling until it takes. Not a game-changer, but I hear there are other similar-sized cars such as the Scion IQ that handle better in that regard. The car takes every bump like a weakling. I live in a city with pretty bad streets, and every bump is like an earthquake. However, I don't agree with what others have said about highway driving. I think it handles quite nicely on the highway, even with decent winds. I've driven by large vehicles and never felt like I had to death-grip the wheel."
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By PW on Thursday, December 24, 2015
I own this car - My approximate mileage is 60,000overall rating 9 of 10rating details
Pros: "This car is a blast to drive a had turner."
Cons: "None if you're going to purchase it for what it is"
Likely to recommend this car? (1-10): 10
"One of the funnest cars have ever owned. It's Pappy. I love the convertible being able to go up and down even it quick rates. Simple to park easy to get in and out. Great in traffic. Fine for long halls. I love the car. I would recommend it to anyone any day. Don't fix The only thing I would say is don't expect it to be a manual or an automatic transmission it is a manual automatic. So it's stupid like a manual but you don't touch it like an automatic if you wish you can use the paddles. Love it. Average in the mid 40s for gas have gotten 50 on the interstate. Lastly I would say I am a big guy big shoulders tall and I fit in this thing varies. Remember the first time I saw the left tackle for the Redskins John Jansen driving around town and one and thought to myself I got to get one of these."
10 people out of 13 found this review helpful
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By Dede on Wednesday, December 16, 2015
I own this car - My approximate mileage is 50,000overall rating 9 of 10rating details
Pros: "This car has been an all "pros" car for me."
Likely to recommend this car? (1-10): 10
"I love my 2008 Smart Fortwo. It is the most fun car to drive! I only drive it in manual for the best control. I have never had a problem with it. It is most reliable, it gets great gas mileage especially if you stay under 65 mi/gallon, but it speeds up to 90 easily if you must. I live 90 miles from the closest smart dealership, but I only take it there for the major checkups, and have minor stuff taken care of locally with a German car shop. This is the lowest car maintenance ever. Unfortunately, I have to sell my adorable smart because I just bought a new ELECTRIC Drive Smart!"
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By Smart on Tuesday, October 13, 2015
I own this car - My approximate mileage is 92,000overall rating 10 of 10rating details
Pros: "Park anywhere!"
Cons: "People get jealous!"
Likely to recommend this car? (1-10): 10
"The smart car is a flat out beast!! No other way to describe it! I can park it anywhere in Manhattan! It is awesome!!"
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By Freebee on Thursday, September 24, 2015
I own this car - My approximate mileage is 19,000overall rating 9 of 10rating details
Pros: "Great qualiy, fun to drive, feel safe driving."
Cons: "Short wheelbase has choppy ride over bumps."
Likely to recommend this car? (1-10): 10
"I have owned 2 Smart Passion vehicles. Both run and ride great, considering the short wheelbase. I drove one from Texas to Arizona and averaged 42mpg. Only problem was having to take it out of cruise control over the mountains."
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When Kubrick's Dr. Strangelove was having its run, service people left the theater muttering, "That wasn't a satire. That's what they're like." So it is with Eisler's fine thriller. His power-mad loons, who pull the levers of supersecret government organizations, aren't exaggerated for dramatic effect. We know that because Eisler has appended an eighteen-page guide to all the nasty stuff governments do in the name of national security. His achievement, though, is to make this cybersnoop world not just a backdrop but instead a vital—and wonderfully vile—character on its own. Evelyn Gallagher, head of the NSA's camera network and facial-recognition program, observes a meeting between a reporter and a would-be whistle-blower. She reports it to her boss, who decides the two must be killed and Evelyn spied upon because now she knows too much. The agent sent to monitor her is not quite what the boss thinks, and the personal and cyberfink stories are blended beautifully. Tension and action spice the plot, but that's all that can be revealed here. Someone might be watching. —Don Crinklaw, Starred Review
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"Read this book because it's wildly entertaining. Respect it because it paints a portrait of America that is more timely, terrifying, and relevant than anything gracing the bestseller lists. This is fiction that thrills, makes you think, and makes you consider the surveillance state that is fast becoming our daily lives. What more can a novel aspire to do? The God's Eye View is one of the most important books that will be published this year." —Blake Crouch, author of The Wayward Pines Series
"Barry Eisler writes terrific political thrillers, but they have a deeper message. He wants us to think about the surveillance state we're creating, a world of pervasive spying on everything we say and do. This book will entertain, as all good thrillers do, but it'll also ask you to consider the price we'll all pay if unaccountable governments know everything about us while we know little or nothing about what they do with our money and in our names." —Dan Gillmor, teacher of digital media literacy at Arizona State University, journalist, and author
"Barry Eisler takes us into the most forbidding—and forbidden—places, programs, and conversations in the Intelligence Community. We're in the room as the generals and bureaucrats charged with protecting us instead plot to deny Americans our constitutional liberties. It's not pretty, and blood is going to be spilled. The only way I can sleep after reading this book is by trying to convince myself it's fiction." —John Kiriakou, whistleblower, former CIA
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This book is very fast paced and I had a hard time putting it down - wanted to get back to reading it whenever I could. That is, to me, the mark of a good book.
This novel is a tale of the NSA Director's overreach. He will go to any lengths to protect the new methods the NSA has developed to spy on the world. If you are of the opinion that Snowden should be prosecuted as a traitor, and possibly shot, this novel is not for you, however, if you fear that the government has gone way, way too far and it an active threat to our rights of privacy, then this novel will fit neatly into your belief structure. However, if you are like most of us - somewhere between those two extreme views - this novel's message, which the author keeps pounding away at, will, after a time, become overkill.
But, if you are looking for a good action novel, based upon the current state of technology in the surveillance field, then this is a good book for you.
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Barry Eisler could not have paid better homage to that quote had he tried. The ever-evolving surveillance state, the nanny state, that the West is becoming has never been more frighteningly portrayed than in his newest book. The fact that it is not yet here is more a limitation of current technology than of intent. Having worked as a federal agent for over two decades, I can attest firsthand to a not insignificant portion of the security field that would very much welcome such emergent technology. With glee. Make no mistake, its not avarice or power that drives them, for the most part (although those benefits aren't unappreciated). It's that no cost is too high to pay for safety. And while others of us firmly believe in our Constitutional oaths and fight against these incursions into civil liberties, the rubber really meets the road where elected officials with authorization powers exist. They are the ones who determine yay or nay. They hold the keys to the kingdom.
So be careful who you put into positions of authority in this modern, technological era. Because Barry Eisler's very well written, thrilling book is more than just a stirring tale, although it is that. It's a cautionary tale. Give the wrong people the right access to technology, and it might become eerily, frighteningly prescient.
And all for your own good.
"The God's Eye View" is a fast-paced thriller with lots of twists and turns throughout the story. The main characters, Anders, Gallagher and Manus were nicely fleshed out. The author let us in on their inner thinking and their flaws. Before Snowden had exposed the NSA, I would have thought this book was a bit far-fetched, but now, I think this fictional scenario could very well contain seeds of truth and is entirely plausible. That's what makes the book so good. I was riveted to it until the very last page. Highly recommended.
I received a copy of this book from the publisher for a fair and honest review.
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I haven't read any other books by this author, but this is not a book that puts him in a class with Michael Connolly.
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