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If you love the history of college basketball as much as I do, watching ESPN unveil its Silver Anniversary Teams the past week has been great fodder for debate, not to mention a chance to reflect on all the great players who've performed in the eight conferences the network has covered since 1979.
As the players were announced each night, it sparked interesting debate and brought back memories of great players relegated to "retro jersey" status. But, if you want to know what is wrong with basketball today, take a look at the high school seniors playing during the first season of ESPN college basketball coverage. I did just that, and found at least 42 players from the Class of '79 who went on to play in the NBA -- two of whom became Hall of Famers -- as well as five guys who became NBA head coaches.
Now, try to find a high school class over the past decade with similar numbers. Good luck. Which is exactly why I say the Class of '79 shows just what's wrong with today's game.
Think about recent NBA drafts, which have become the equivalent of Major League Baseball's amateur draft. It is a draft of future prospects, not established players, with so many young, unprepared players with little experience. But, unlike MLB, there is no organized minor league system to develop these players. Otherwise, Darko Milicic would be playing in Huntsville, Ala., waiting for a call-up from the NDBL. And, when do you think you will hear Ndudi Ebi's name in a meaningful NBA sentence?
Now, go back and take a look at some of the players from the Class of '79. In today's environment, Ralph Sampson and Sam Bowie would have never stepped foot on college campus. In fact, it's possible that the pair would have been taken No. 1 and No. 2 in the 1979 NBA draft over that guy in East Lansing without a position -- Earvin Johnson.
But, as we know, Sampson stayed four years and was the No. 1 pick in 1983. Bowie, meanwhile, stayed five years at Kentucky and was selected behind Hakeem Olajuwan in 1984.
I will grant you that Bowie's -- and to a lesser extent, Sampson's -- NBA careers didn't pan out like most people expected. But in large part, both saw their careers curtailed by injuries. Remember, Sampson's first three injury-free years in the league were brilliant. And, as late as his eighth year in the NBA, a healthy Bowie provided the New Jersey Nets with 15 points and 8 rebounds a game.
But, more to the point, look at what kind of memories Sampson provided for college basketball fans. You don't have to be from my era of college basketball to remember or know all about the effect Virginia's three-time national player of the year had on college basketball in the '80s. His titanic battles with Patrick Ewing and the Georgetown Hoyas in 1982, and those memorable matchups with North Carolina in the ACC, remain among the best in the game's rich history.
But there were many from the Class of '79 who would wind up filling the first round of the 1983 NBA draft after stellar college careers. We'll never know if these players were ready for the League a few months after their senior prom, but they became solid four-year college players who enjoyed productive pro careers.
Missouri teammates Steve Stipanovich and Jon Sunvold were both first-round picks in the '83 NBA draft. Stipanovich was the second overall pick behind Sampson, while Sunvold was the 16th overall pick. The Class of '79 also included first-round draft picks like Byron Scott, Antoine Carr, Randy Wittman, Jim Paxson, Jeff Malone, Dale Ellis, Thurl Bailey, Sidney Green and Roy Hinson. Others players in the class who were not taken in the first round, but became excellent contributors in the league, were guys like Craig Ehlo, Bobby Hansen, Mark West, Rick Carlisle, John Bagley, Cliff Levingston and Sidney Lowe. As a group, these guys utilized their college experience to help them become solid citizens and true professionals.
Some NBA scouts believe this upcoming NBA draft will be the weakest ever. Most of the top talent in college basketball -- which, for 50 years, has been pro basketball's minor leagues -- has already been sucked dry by the NBA. Carmello Anthony stuck around for one year. Dwyane Wade and T.J. Ford graced us with two brilliant seasons. In fact, because there are so few draftable college players, I project as many as seven high school players will be selected in the first round this year -- including the overall No. 1 being another prep, with Dwight Howard of Atlanta following LeBron James' footsteps to shake David Stern's hand.
While the infusion of international players in the NBA has become another source of talent procurement, it has led to its own problems. Because teams are looking for the next "Stojakovic," more young foreign players are getting overvalued and most will not be ready to contribute to an NBA team anytime soon.
We can argue about whether it is better to have a young player in the League learning the NBA game from great coaches, even if it means just practices and individual workouts, with little game experience. Some NBA guys smugly suggest that these teens will develop more this way than playing in most college systems. Most, however, recognize the lack of college game experience is, ultimately, detrimental to their development.
Even the players from the Class of '79 who did leave early for the NBA left an indelible impression on college basketball. Isaiah Thomas left after his sophomore year at Indiana with a national championship. James Worthy did the same after his junior year at North Carolina. And Dominique Wilkins joined Worthy and Thomas on the NBA's "Fifty Greatest Players" team.
Terry Cummings was the No. 2 pick in the 1982 draft after Worthy and played 18 seasons in the league. Clark Kellogg and Rodney McCray declared for the draft, but seemed mature beyond their years. Quinton Dailey, ironically, one of the real gems of this class, left San Francisco early but ran into off-court difficulties during his career.
I can reminisce all I want, but the sad fact is we'll never return to this "Silver Era," and basketball at every level suffers for it. The NBA, for all its greatness, has more immature, unprepared players than ever. More players are drafted on long-range potential which requires projecting three to five years out on a young player. That leads to too many "hit or miss" mistakes.
Agents and a player's "hanger-ons" tell these young players they need to get the "clock" started on their first NBA contract, so they can hit the "lottery" on their second contract. The NBA's collective bargaining agreement locks in a player into a team for up to four years. So, when a Donnell Harvey leaves Florida after only a year, he may get late first-round money, but he is not ready to make an impact. Instead, he finds himself playing for his fourth team in four years with no big second deal in sight. It fact, he might need to learn Italian because that, ultimately, may be where he ends up playing.
Yes, this decade-long gamble on potential has produced Kevin Garnett, Kobe Bryant, Amare Stoudamire and LeBron. But, these guys are a rare breed. Guys like Kwame Brown, Jonathan Bender, Rickey Davis, DeSagona Diop, Eddie Griffin, Donnell Harvey, Kendrick Perkins, Nikoloz Tskitishvili, Gerald Wallace, Mo Williams and Jamal Sampson are more the norm.
Whether a player stays a season, or four seasons, playing college basketball is no longer a goal. And, this is also a sad fact. Players may talk about winning a national championship as the reason for playing, but it's the exposure and golden ring of the NBA that means more than any ring they may win in college. In fact, players often feel like they are doing a coach or school a favor by making a "pit stop" on campus before jumping to the League. And, if a player doesn't have instant success on campus (see: enough touches), everyone in their extended family blames the college coach.
Secretly, if you ask a college player and his "people" whether they'd like to have been a starter on a national championship team or lead the nation in scoring, guess what they'd choose?
Yes, it's a fact that nothing ever stays the same. But, it's been a quick 25 years for me. My first Division I assistant's job came in 1980, so I've watched all this unfold from the court. And while I love the fact that college basketball is more popular that ever, not everything about the game is better than it used to be.
Oh well, I've always got my son's Dereck Whittenburg's "retro" North Carolina State jersey to look at in the closet.
Fran Fraschilla spent 23 years on the sidelines as a college basketball coach at Manhattan, St. John's and New Mexico before joining ESPN and ESPN.com as an analyst last season.


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Hotel Pulitzer, Buenos Aires
- Free WiFi
Main amenities
- 104 guestrooms
- Restaurant and bar/lounge
- Outdoor pool
- Rooftop terrace
- Health club
- Self parking
- 24-hour business center
- Airport shuttle
- 24-hour front desk
- Daily housekeeping
- Library
- Snack bar/deli
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- Teatro Colon (0.6 mi / 0.9 km)
- Plaza San Martin (0.4 mi / 0.7 km)
- Torre de los Ingleses (0.5 mi / 0.8 km)
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Hotel Pulitzer, Buenos Aires
Hotel Info: 866-539-8117from $84
- Suite, 1 King Bed
- Superior Room
- Standard Single Room
- Standard Room
- Superior Single Room, 1 Queen Bed
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Hotel size
- This hotel has 104 rooms
- Check-in time 3 PM-midnight
- Check-out time is noon
Required at check in
- Credit card or cash deposit required
- Government-issued photo ID required
Travelling with others
- Children (6 years old and younger) stay free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding
- No cribs (infant beds)
- No pets or service animals allowed
- Free WiFi in public areas
- Free WiFi in rooms
- Airport shuttle (available on request) *
- Self parking *
- Area shuttle *
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- Restaurant
- Bar/lounge
- Coffee shop/café
- Snack bar/deli
- Room service (during limited hours)
- Outdoor seasonal pool
- Outdoor pool
- Fitness facilities
- Golfing nearby
- Pool umbrellas
- Health club
- 24-hour business center
- Number of meeting rooms - 3
- Conference space
- Meeting rooms 3
- Conference space size (feet) - 969
- Conference space size (meters) - 90
- Conference center
- 24-hour front desk
- Concierge services
- Tours/ticket assistance
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Laundry facilities
- Luggage storage
- Multilingual staff
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Hotel Pulitzer, Buenos Aires's small print
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- Pulitzer Buenos Aires
The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation.
Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms.
For transfers, guests must contact the property before arrival at the number on the booking confirmation.
Reservations are required for massage services and can be made by contacting the property before arrival at the number on the booking confirmation.
The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation.
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Self parking costs ARS 150 per night
Airport shuttle service is offered for an extra charge of ARS 500 per vehicle (roundtrip)
Area shuttle service is offered for an extra charge
We have included all charges provided to us by this hotel. However, charges can vary, for example, based on length of stay or the room you book.
Recent reviews
Excellent 4.3 /5 from 110 reviews
Great room, price and bar... the guys at the front desk could be a little friendlier. Overall good experience.
The hotel was a great place to stay and overall a very good value. Rooms were clean, staff was very friendly and the restaurant had very good food. Did not get to use the rooftop bar as it was winter and it was closed. The area around the hotel was a little run down and dirty, but not unbearable.
Great location, right on Florida street with lots of restaurants and shops. The hotel was nice and clean. The room large. Will definitely stay here again.
Decent hotel in a great location. Rooms and amenities are not new, but good enough
The overall value of the hotel is quite good and the breakfast is more than adequate. The bed is also quite comfortable and the rooms are well-lit and spacious. It's also very well located if you want to be close to Puerto Madero and the capital center. For those unfamiliar with BA, this hotel is located in a commercial/shopping district, so at night people are scarce and to the unfamiliar traveler, it may feel a bit unsafe. That being said, I had no problems whatsoever (woman traveling alone) and found the location wonderfully convenient to many of the major sights. If you prefer a more residential area, where folks are strolling about in the evenings, you might prefer Recoleta or Palermo. While most aspects of the hotel worked for me, there were a few things that made the stay a bit uncomfortable/inconvenient. I was on the 6th floor, directly below the gym. The terrible soundproofing meant that anyone running on a treadmill sounded like they would be falling through the ceiling- really impossible when trying to sleep. The water in the shower does have unexpected bursts of scalding hot water, and if you're looking to take long relaxing showers this is a real issue. The plumbing seems to be a bit of an issue in the hotel. I could see the toilet in my bathroom was slowly leaking at the back. And the cleanliness of the bathroom could be better. Other than those things, I can recommend the hotel, most especially because of the price and location.
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At the close of his labors in Albion, Mr. Redfield went directly to Bridgeport, Conn., for the last protracted meeting of the season. Here he found a pastor with a clear head, a pious heart, and unflinching integrity. But the meeting had scarcely commenced before he felt one of his old burdens coming on. At first, as usual, he misread the feeling, and concluded it was preparatory to an attack of apoplexy. H attempted to leave the meeting, but failed. He then turned to his medicine case, and took a remedy he thought would leave him; but with no good effect. He then began to see that it was a "burden," — the spirit of prayer. His agony for souls became very great. The sensation was as if mighty hand took hold upon his brain, drew it up, and then thrust it back with a painful shock. This occurred several times. Every time he would cry out, "I will hold on until salvation comes." When suddenly he was relieved, and the power of God fell upon the people in a wonderful manner.
A Baptist deacon arose from the altar, and went reeling and tottering about, his face all radiant with the joy that filled his soul, and professed to have experienced the great blessing of perfect love. This was a surprise to his people, for they thought him eminent for piety, and in their opposition to the doctrine of holiness, they had been known to say: "But there is Deacon O_____, and he never says anything about holiness." But, now, after the deacon had professed to have experienced it, they said: "Well, we have always been a little suspicious of him."
So great was the ingathering of souls during this meeting that it was necessary to build a new church to accommodate them.
The following are some of the incidents of the work:
A lady member of one of the city churches came and was convinced that she was without the saving grace of God. This brought her into great distress of mind. Her mother came to Mr. Redfield and made a statement of the case. She said: "My daughter is in despair. She has been a member of the church for ten years. Her minister has been to see her, and has tried to persuade her not to give up her hope. But she told him that she had been deceived for ten years, and had just found it out. She then requested him to let her alone, and not to deceive her again. The deacons of the church came to see her, also, but she tells them the same story, and refuses to be comforted. Now, what shall I do? Shall I try to comfort her?"
"No, madam," said Mr. Redfield, "by no means; unless you desire to deceive her again. When she yields up her will to God she probably will find relief."
"But I fear she'll become deranged," replied the mother.
"Better be deranged and die so, in trying to be honest and to get right, than to go on as a deceived person, and die in that condition."
"But she has eaten nothing for three days."
"Well, some spirits have to be starved out."
"Well, what shall I do?"
"You can pray for her; deal faithfully with her, in pressing her to yield to God. But for her soul's sake, don't speak peace; let God do that."
About 12 o'clock the next night God spoke peace to her soul. Mr. Redfield was greatly encouraged when she related her experience the next afternoon. She told the congregation, that at first she was very angry at Mr. Redfield for disturbing her peace of mind, and then with a radiant face, she exclaimed, "But, oh, how glad I am that he dealt faithfully with me"; and turning toward him, said, "Do let me exhort you to be faithful wherever you go."
For a day or two during the meeting, Mr. Redfield had missed a brother who had taken a very strong stand for holiness, when one day he and his wife called. He seemed in great distress of mind. He said: "When I went from meeting a few days ago, I was fully determined to follow the leadings of the Holy Spirit. When I got home the Spirit said, "Lie down on the floor and prophesy that you will now die."
"But you did not die?" interrupted Mr. Redfield.
"Oh, no!" said he; "then the Spirit told me to prophesy that the man in the house opposite would die before morning,"
"Did he die?"
"No! Then the Spirit told me to go into the streets and sing, "Pink and senna"; and to go singing it into the drug store, and call for a large amount of it. Then I was to make a decoction of it, and give it to my children, to guard them against sickness. I did so, all but giving it to the children. Next the Spirit told me that as I had once loved a lady before I married my present wife, that, therefore, I was guilty of adultery with her; and I must go and confess it to her. But I knew I was innocent of such a crime. The Spirit then told me I must now part with my wife. Now what shall I do?"
"Were you all this time led by this spirit?;
"Oh, no!"
"Let me ask you further, when this spirit was upon you, did you not feel wretched?"
"I did! and it seemed I would die, my agony of mind was so great."
"Well, brother, when any such influence comes upon you, no matter how like conviction of duty it may appear, if it brings distress of mind instead of filling you with love and peace, resist it as you would the devil, for it is the devil. God's Spirit never distresses one except those burdened with guilt. He leads by light, and love, and peace."
In connection with this incident Mr. Redfield penned these thoughts upon the subject:
"I have occasionally met with similar cases. To my sorrow, I have known some of the best of people to get frightened, and thinking insanity was being caused by the meetings, have insisted upon their being closed. I saw, I thought, that in "following the track of Jesus, we must pass these temptations also; and if the church did not have the discernment to distinguish between temptation and insanity, we would be liable to do irreparable injury to the work of Christ."
From Bridgeport Mr. Redfield went to the scenes of his childhood. There he attempted to do his duty in the fear of God. He preached the same gospel that he had heard in the same pulpit from the lips of Wilbur Fisk, A. D. Merrill and John Lindsay, all of precious memory. God responded to his truth with power, but in the midst of it, the unspiritual pastor arrested the work by bringing the meetings to a close. Full of sadness, Mr. Redfield visited the graves of his mother and other saints who, in former days, had worshipped God in the church near by. Here he wept over the desolations of Zion, and consecrated himself anew to the work of spreading holiness over the land.
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This has been such an exciting month for me and I'm so thrilled to share with you today another amazing guest who is gracing my blog with his presence.
He was kind enough to let me push this post back a week even though for us here in the US we'll be celebrating Thanksgiving this week.
You know I could go on but let me just introduce to you the man known as the "blind blogger" and someone I call my friend, Max Ivey.
When Adrienne wrote to offer me the opportunity to write a guest post for her site, I was sincerely honored. When she suggested the topic of blog commenting to build relationships and a community, I couldn't have been happier.
This is because its not only something I believe in but something that has been successful with both of my businesses. And I believe it is the main reason behind her own success. She isn't called the "Engagement Superstar" for nothing.
How We Met
I should start with how we met because it is a good example.
I had been searching the internet trying to find suggestions on generating traffic to my website, The Midway Marketplace. I found a couple of bloggers I liked including Robin Hallett and Farnoosh Brock.
When I would read the comments on their posts, I would see links to other bloggers and their most recent posts. If their article sounded interesting, then I would click through to their blog and leave a comment.
I don't know if I left a comment on one of Adrienne's posts, or if she saw one of my comments and visited my first blog. But the end result is we met through blog commenting.
I started reading her posts and began to hear about this new approach called attraction marketing. Basically, the idea is if you want to get people's attention you do things for them like reading their posts, leaving memorable comments, and sharing their content on social media.
I had no trouble leaving quality comments because I grew up with letter writing and typewriters instead of emails, smart phones, and texting. Adrienne called me a Chatty Cathy at one point. But she did know who I was.
I do have another advantage in this area in that I am blind and my primary business of helping people sell amusement equipment is unique. Eventually, I felt comfortable enough with her to start emailing. And she graciously answered my emails.
She offered to help with problems I had mentioned in comments or with issues that she could imagine I was facing. And her help was invaluable.
Later, she mentioned me in a blog post titled five bloggers that I admire. This got me a lot of new visitors. It also introduced me to several more new friends who would be helpful in my growth.
There is Lorraine Reguly, who volunteered to help edit my blog posts and helped me fix an issue with images in them. She then decided to interview me for her site. I now hire her for editing important posts. And she has been invaluable in editing my upcoming ebook.
I also met Ashley Faulks, who helped me redesign my website and migrate all my old ugly yellow website pages to a new and improved WordPress version.
Things Started Happening Quickly
After that, Ashley decided to have me as the second guest of his podcast. I'm told it is still one of the most listened to.
There is Susan P. Cooper, who invited me to join Bloggers Helping Bloggers and introduced me to a whole new group of amazing people.
I can't forget Dr. Diana Hardy; she found me through disqus. This is a comment system that a lot of people use on their blogs. She followed me there. I sent her an email because she is also from Texas. We exchanged a few messages, and I told her a little about my story. Last month she asked me to share my story in her online publication Red Wine Magazine.
These are just some of the people who I have met through blog commenting and some of the help I have received as a result of making friends and building relationships online.
How This Benefited My Blogs
I'm sure you want to hear about quantifiable improvements? Well, when I first met Adrienne and started using her methods to introduce people to me and my site, my website had an alexa ranking of over six million.
In a good month I might have gotten a couple of thousand visits with a total of about 15,000 page loads. After putting in the effort of writing regular posts and commenting on blogs where links to these posts would show up; my site made a lot of improvement.
It climbed all the way up to the top 600,000 in Alexa making it the highest ranked website for the sale of amusement equipment and related items. Site visitors grew to between 8,000 and 10,000 per month, and total page loads exceeded 100,000 for two months.
If you check the details of the Midway Marketplace now, you will notice that the site has slipped quite a bit but this is due to a combination of several factors.
First, I decided to take the leap and start a second blog where I share my more personal experiences as a blind entrepreneur.
Second, my clients haven't been as forthcoming with new items, photos, or videos; so writing new posts has been more difficult than it was. I'm sure this will pick up again now that winter is coming and my clients will have more time as well as more motivation.
In addition I had some health issues that required multiple doctor's visits, extensive tests, and lots of time lost before a diagnosis was made. I am healthy, and plan to be sharing my story for a long time to come.
How Blog Commenting Has Helped
I'd also like to mention how using blog commenting helped my new site, The Blind Blogger.
When my first blog started, I often didn't get comments. If I got five or more, I was excited. Through commenting that blog moved up to getting at least ten for every post and a couple got over 20 with one getting more than thirty.
When I started the new blog, I already had a community of friends and admirers ready to support me. They wanted me to succeed. All but one post there has received at least 25 comments. And the one that didn't was effected by my deciding to spend more time promoting a podcast appearance than on my own post.
I mistakenly thought my friends wouldn't want to receive more than one post from me a week. This was a mistake for sure, but I should mention that my posts tend to be long generally about 2,000 words each.
Does blog commenting take work? Of course it does, but everything we do to promote our sites, our posts, and ourselves takes work.
How much time do you spend on social media not knowing if any of your friends or followers are actually taking action to support and promote your business?
How much money have you spent on advertising, software products, and training courses hoping to find that magic bullet that makes you a blogging superstar?
For me blog commenting, making friends, and building a community is the most effective use of my time. It gets me the most results with the least amount of effort. And to me these results are tangible and lasting.
They happened to me pretty rapidly as well.
I should have mentioned this earlier but my ride brokering site made those gains in a period of about eight or nine months. And this was after I had been banging my head against the wall trying to do it all on my own for over six years.
You don't know how much I wish I could have that time back. Its hard enough starting a new business especially when there are naturally going to be more established companies with more experienced people and more resources already there that you will have to find a way to compete with.
Help Enough People
I know I have mentioned Adrienne here often. The truth is I learned a lot from her and am sincerely grateful. She reached out to me even though we were working in drastically different markets. Most of her readers have learned a lot of what they know about rides and the business of carnivals and amusement parks by reading my posts or communicating with me directly. But that is how much she believes in what she does. And that's the other side of building a community.
Eventually, you are going to be the established blogger, and its going to be your turn to put your hand out and help encourage a struggling blogger. It will be your turn to feature a new blogger or invite someone your readers haven't heard of to do a guest post.
I like to tell people that I've never requested a guest post, interview, or podcast appearance.
Well, that used to be true.
I got all my past opportunities from meeting people through the comments section. They found me interesting, inspiring, motivating, and most importantly memorable. They graciously offered me a platform to introduce myself and meet even more wonderful people.
I also tell people all the time that if everyone knew how supportive the blogosphere is, everyone would have a blog or a podcast or both.
You Are Not Alone
In closing I just want to say that none of us can accomplish a big dream by ourselves. No one has all the talents, skills, abilities, etc. to do it all.
My dad actually used to say that a one man band doesn't play too loudly for too long.
I have made an unbelievable amount of progress with my business and as a person since getting out there and meeting people. I have asked for help and received it. I have also been given help that I hadn't even asked for.
So many people did things for me for free or at a cost far below what they would normally charge. I have been given amazing opportunities to learn from giants and to share my story on other sites. And I can't forget the emotional support.
Its so much easier to be positive and stay that way when you have a group of loyal people cheering you on.
I'm not where I want to be yet, but I'm so much closer now than I would be without my online family. I strongly encourage you to start getting out there.
Perhaps you will start by leaving a comment here. I do promise to reply to all comments. And if you aren't comfortable leaving a comment, just go to my site (you'll find the link below) and use the contact form.
I look forward to hearing from you and if I can help you on your journey, I will do what I can. I'm better on inspiration and motivation than I am on technical matters; but I do manage.
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3* Claudis Guest HouseGostoso From £1350The Claudis Guest House is located very close to one of our windsurf centres and offer a kind of 'wind club' atmosphere. There are really only windsurfers and kiters that stay here so it has a great atmosphere with a lot of organised events, BBQ's, Yoga sessions and more. This accommodation is not the highest standard we...
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Ardmore, OK — Services for Elnora Georgia Guinn Allen, 85, of Healdton, will be 3 p.m. Wednesday, at The First Christian Church in Healdton. Officiating will be Ministers David Hand and John Hunt. Burial will follow at Mount Olive Cemetery in Healdton.
Elnora Georgia Guinn Allen was born December 24, 1924, at Meeker, Oklahoma, the fifth of eight children of William B. and Clara Solomon Guinn. Elnora passed away on April 11, 2010, at an Ardmore hospital.
She graduated Meeker High School as Valedictorian of her class. Elnora married John Edward Allen December 22, 1945, at Nocona, Texas, after he returned from serving in the Navy during World War II. They made their home in Healdton for more than 50 years of marriage.
Elnora was a loving, giving Christian wife and mother, the ultimate homemaker, a wonderful cook whose kitchen was always fully stocked and open to all who entered. She provided generous Sunday family dinners for 50 years as well as making holidays and birthdays special. She made all the clothing for four daughters all their years at home. She did all this while caring for sick friends and family and helping others in need and being a devoted working member of First Christian Church where she served in various teaching roles and CWF offices.
She worked 20 years as secretary at Healdton Elementary School. She enjoyed her Bunco group and cherished the friendship of the members. She was a volunteer with the Healdton Hospital Ladies Auxiliary. She enjoyed attending all school activities, especially girls' softball. John and Elnora were once named Sports Fans of the Year at the High School All Sports Banquet.
After living life to the fullest, being active, intelligent and involved, she lived the last five years following a massive stroke the same way she had lived her prior life with faith, grace, love, steadfastness, perseverance and dignity.
Elnora was preceded in death by her parents; husband; brother, Bill Guinn; and sisters, Lona Dressen, Alice Clampitt, and Mary Ellen Fergus.
She is survived by daughters, Karen and Butch Barbour, Healdton, Donna McNeill, Healdton, Nancy and David Bingman, Healdton, and Margaret and Robert Casey, Gainesville, Texas; grandchildren, Steve and Sherra Barbour, Paul and Lidia Barbour, Todd and Karan Denney, Melissa and Jeff Brown, Joni and Greg Parker, Mike Bingman, John and Molly Hunt, David and Maggie Hunt, Dwain McNeill, Darren McNeill, and Dusty McNeill; great-grandchildren, Scott and Erin Hofmann, Stuart Hofmann, Shelby Hofmann, Mercedes, Brooke, and Landon Barbour, Lara, Gracie, and Trent Denney, Jaley, Jared, and Jordan Brown, Trey, Dane, and Jake Parker, Miles and Lucy Hunt, Lindsay, and Lacey, Lesley, Lauren and Lexus Stephenson, Jeff McNeill, Levi McNeill, Blayze McNeill, Taylor McNeill, Madison McNeill, Hannah McNeill, Chaz McNeill, Mia McNeill, Jax McNeill, Austin McNeill, and Mallori McNeill; great-great-granddaughter, Addison Hofmann; and a host of other family and friends.
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Cal Lighting BO-2004TB Chrome 150 Watt 29.5" Metal Table Lamp with 3-Way Switch and Drum Fabric Shade from the Neoteric Collection
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150 Watt 29.5" Contemporary / Modern Metal Table Lamp with 3-Way Switch and Drum Fabric Shade from the Neoteric Collection
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Rated 5 out of 5 by cdndmcd from like options and quality Very good quality lamp. heavy and stable on my night stand. packaged well and easy installation were a plus! I chose this lamp for it's chrome feature to match decor and it had a simple design. I also liked the taller height. Some lamp I found were very short. I also chose this lamp because it was reasonably priced compared to similar lamps. It also gave me the wattage and enough light compared to some lamp that had low wattage maximums. I chose this lamp over others because it had a 3-way switch option which i really liked. cons: the switch to turn the lamp on/off and then to get the 3 way is sorta hard to turn at times, especially with lotion on or something. The knob could be easier to turn or easier to grasp. I have a different lamp upstairs where I just push it in/out to turn the lamp on which is easier to do, however does not work with a 3-way bulb. Lamp is true to image
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Pneumatic Car: Environmental Bonanza or a Lot of Hot Air?
By JIM MOTAVALLI
Published: November 24, 2000
WHEN considering the best power source for 21st-century vehicles, have the experts neglected the vast potential of the air around them? That is the assertion of Guy Negre, a French engineer whose previous experience was in designing high-performance Formula One racing engines for Renault and other teams.
Mr. Negre, who heads Motor Development International, a Luxembourg company also known as M.D.I., is doing more than talking about cars that would run on compressed air. He owns several patents on the technology and plans to start building two-cylinder ''zero pollution'' vehicles next year in Nice, France. Production is to be added later, he said, in Mexico, South Africa and the United States.
But his plan has raised eyebrows among many researchers into alternative vehicles, who remain skeptical that compressed-air cars could offer a long-term solution to problems, like pollution and global warming, posed by internal-combustion engines.
Mr. Negre's proposed line of pneumatic vehicles would consist of a minivan that could serve as a taxicab, a pickup truck and a delivery van. The company estimates the cars' retail prices at $13,000 to $15,000.
M.D.I. says its five-seat, plastic-body car can reach 30 miles an hour in 7 seconds, cruise at a top speed of 60 m.p.h., and travel 120 miles on compressed air alone before needing a recharge from a home air compressor (four hours) or a service-station unit (three minutes).
The air would be stored in carbon-fiber or fiberglass tanks at very high pressure (4,351 pounds per square inch), then combined with warmer outside air in the cylinder to move a piston. Mr. Negre has said that his car would actually scrub the ambient air with on-board carbon filters.
Shiva Vencat, who heads M.D.I.'s operation in the United States through Zero Pollution Motors, an entity he solely owns, said the air car would be an ''urban vehicle'' sold mainly to fleet operators. At 55 m.p.h., he said, the range drops to less than 60 miles. The company is considering adding a small engine solely to heat the air, which, Mr. Vencat said, would potentially double the range.
Compressed-air vehicles are not a new idea. Steam engines work on a similar principle. Around 1900, compressed-air trams plied the streets of Paris, and in his recently discovered 1863 novel, ''Paris in the 20th Century,'' Jules Verne imagined compressed air as the wave of the future on the rails. But the trams made only short trips, and attempts to run cars or trucks on compressed air have foundered on the weight of the air tanks needed to obtain a minimally acceptable range of 100 miles or more.
The range problem also bedevils battery-powered electric cars. Glenn Bower, a professor of mechanical engineering at the University of Wisconsin, who with his students has designed hybrid-power vehicles, said he thought that compressed air compared unfavorably with batteries as a medium for storing energy. ''Compressed air is probably 5 to 10 times less efficient than a battery electric system,'' Professor Bower said.
Prof. Andrew Frank, who designs hybrid cars and trucks at the Future Automotive Technology and Engineering Center of the University of California at Davis, said that air compressors were inherently inefficient, losing at least half their generated energy as waste heat. ''It's a losing game because the efficiency is just not there,'' he said.
And Dave Hermance, executive engineer at the Toyota Technical Center in Gardena, Calif., said that a commercially acceptable, safety-certified vehicle running on compressed air alone would probably have a range of only 10 miles. Accepting the new claims for the energy potential of compressed air would require ''a complete rethink of everything that ever was,'' he said.
Nor are environmental groups rushing to embrace the concept. Dan Becker, director of energy programs at the Sierra Club, said that attention paid to pneumatic vehicles was a distraction from the serious work under way on fuel-cell and hybrid cars. ''It seems silly to come up with some entirely new device that clearly has limited range,'' he said, adding that such a car would be only as clean as the plants that produced the electricity used to compress the air.
Mr. Vencat countered that compressed-air recharging stations could be built along rivers, making use of environmentally clean hydro power, and that the cars could theoretically have roof-mounted solar panels to create the electricity they would need to run the air compressors on board.
Even some of those who have experimented with new uses for compressed air are skeptical of the company's claims. Per Arne Rikvold, a physics professor at Florida State University, has built two generations of two-cylinder compressed-air cars -- but they are tiny models made of Lego blocks. ''What I do is for fun and to teach engine principles to students,'' he said. ''If you scaled up my designs, you'd probably expend so much energy compressing the air that it would not be worth your while.''
Tom Hanson, a retired aerospace engineer in Santa Clarita, Calif., has not actually built a compressed-air car, but he is working on one. Mr. Hanson has drawn up specifications for what he calls the Airlectric car. His design uses a lightweight 175-horsepower air motor and carries 60 percent of its energy in four 3,000-p.s.i. air tanks and 40 percent as heat stored on board in a thermal storage unit -- akin to a giant thermos bottle. Installed in a lightweight, aerodynamic body and chassis, this combination could attain a 60-mile range, Mr. Hanson suggested. An 8-horsepower engine running on compressed natural gas could theoretically extend the range of the Airlectric to 300 miles.


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MICROSOFT ANNOUNCES GESTURE CONTROLS AND 3D MODELLING FOR KINECT FOR WINDOWS (available Monday)
This is a video demo of new gesture control feature in the next update for Kinect for Windows expected on Monday.
Microsoft announced at Engadget Expand today that Kinect from Windows will be updated with gesture controls and 3D modelling - the latter having direct applications to the 3D printing world.
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The lecture starts at 7:00PM. To make sure we get to sit together or relevantly close together, lets meet at 6:00PM. We will be meeting at the entrance of Red Wing (inside the museum). It is close to the front entrance where you get tickets. There are benches right outside the gift shop, we will be there. Then we will head over to Cahners Theater at 6:30PM.
Other information:
Transportation- The Green line goes to Science Park Station is the closest stop.
Their garage is attached to the Science Museum Cost is $8.50 for arrivals after 5:00 pm- flat rate, unless you are a member in which case parking is free.
Recommended for grade 12 and adults
This program is free thanks to the generosity of the Lowell Institute.
Museum of Science, 1 Science Park, Boston,[masked]-2500.
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