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US e-commerce sales grow 15.6% in 2016
The web comprised nearly 42% of the growth in the U.S. retail market last year. E-commerce represented 11.7% of total sales in 2016, but ...
US e-commerce sales grow 15.6% in 2016
The web comprised nearly 42% of the growth in the U.S. retail market last year. E-commerce represented 11.7% of total sales in 2016, but ...
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Search marketing firm OneUpWeb, producing podcasts for marketers, develops analytics that measure podcasts' effectiveness. The data can help optimize podcasts for search engine results and more.
Some marketers are using podcasts as a way to enrich site content offerings and encourage customers' loyalty, but measuring user uptake of the podcasts has been a challenging process generally requiring log file analysis or user software downloads. Search marketing services provider OneUpWeb takes on that issue with the launch of PodTractor, a new analytic service that tracks the performance of podcasts.
The service is provided as part of another service launched by OneUpWeb: producing podcasts on behalf of marketers. According to OneUpWeb, PodTractor provides a variety of metrics including an overview of performance by week, day, and month; top downloads; data on which domains visited and what each downloaded, and identification of subscriber versus non-subscriber downloads. Relative to search marketing metrics, PodTractor identifies which directories are delivering the most listeners to podcasts; which keywords by directory are most effective at converting into podcast downloads; abandonment statistics and more.
The practical value of this information for marketers is that it can be used to optimize podcasts for search engine results pages, coordinate pay-per-click advertising around popular podcast search terms, and for other purposes.
"Marketers can't afford to spend time and money in a tactic just in case it might work," says OneUpWeb CEO Lisa Wehr. "If podcasts contribute a high return on the investment, companies need to know so they can continue that success with management's support."
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Joey Bishop, Sammy Davis Jr., Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra were four of the beloved entertainers who made up the Rat Pack. Their voices, style and camaraderie were legendary, and their impact can still be felt in the desert.
Although the stars are no longer with us, comedian Sandy Hackett has created a show that is more than a just tribute to the late singers.
Embodying the talent and style of the performers, and sprinkled with a little holiday spirit, "Someday at Christmas with Sandy Hackett's Rat Pack" brings the legends back to life.
"These guys had a wonderful relationship with each other at the time the Rat Pack was roaming the stages of Las Vegas," Hackett said. "Then you contemporize it and try to keep everything that's key."
In the show, Hackett plays Bishop, who he knew during his childhood as "Uncle Joey." Bishop himself once said that Hackett could easily portray him for an HBO movie.
The holiday show begins with a mother-and-daughter duo, sharing a story about Christmas. The mother begins to fantasize what it would be like if the Rat Pack was still around. Her wish is fulfilled and both Yuletide classics and Rat Pack favorites are performed.
"In true Rat Pack form, we changed some of the songs...'Dino the Red-Nosed Crooner,' and then 'Walking in my Winter Underwear,' " Hackett said.
Sandy, son of the late comedian Buddy Hackett, knew them as his father's friends, not just great entertainers. Wife and fellow performer Lisa Dawn Miller Hackett also had a connection to the legends. Daughter of songwriter Ron Miller, Lisa remembers that many of her father's songs were performed by the Rat Pack.
In fact, the show's name "Someday at Christmas" was inspired by a Ron Miller song, which has been performed by The Jackson Five, Stevie Wonder and Justin Bieber. Lisa's always impressed with every singer that gives the song their own personal touch.
It's these performances that help keeps the memories alive.
"We feel like we're the bridge generation," said Lisa. "We try to honor and respect who these guys were, and share that with audiences who still remember who they are and also younger audiences."
If you go
What: Someday at Christmas with Sandy Hackett's Rat Pack
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Students at the Write on Sports camp in Newark watch as WoS Program Director Dr. Erik Jacobson works with another student on his long-form feature story.
WoS gala honors teachers, students, literacy
Experienced writers and teachers understand that writing becomes more enjoyable when you write about something you love. The concept of Write on Sports (WOS) is to teach youth to write by teaching them to write about sports, a subject they are passionate about
During their time in Write on Sports, students learn the basic elements of good journalism and apply their knowledge to writing spot stories and a feature piece. As part of the learning process, WOS introduces youth to professional journalists and athletes, whom they interview and then write about. Students also write scripts and produce videos in a broadcast studio or on computers. They blog about events they attend, guests they have interviewed, or opinions they have about sports. Write on Sports encourages critical thinking, and students are expected to revise their stories multiple times in order to improve their work
WOS holds summer camps and after-school programs. A camp includes between 24 to 30 students and the student-teacher ratio is about 4:1 so that each student receives personalized assistance. Certified teachers are hired from the local school district and pre-service teachers working on their degrees work at their side. Each after-school program has about a dozen students, with staff drawn from the host school
The focus of Write on Sports is middle school youth – particularly the student in the sixth or seventh grade who shows promise and can benefit from such a program. Students are invited to return a second and sometimes a third year if they want to build on what they learn. Although it does require effort on the part of the students, we make the program fun. We seek to inspire and to encourage all the students we work with to become more confident writers
Write on Sports, a non-profit, receives funding from individuals, foundations and corporations. It is tuition free.
WoS adds two to board; names advisory council chair
"WoS is poised for thoughtful, planned growth," said Johnson."Its programs have brought important and sustained benefits to those whose lives it touches."
In other board action, Doug Lavanture was appointed Chair of the Advisory Council. Lavanture is Director of Business Operations for Bloomberg LP's Global Data department. Previously he worked as a news desk editor and producer for Bloomberg Television. He serves as president of the Badminton Club of New York, which was founded in 1878.
Write on Sports, founded by Byron Yake, a former Associated Press sports editor and executive, celebrated its 10th anniversary last year.
Write on Sports students attended a Seton Hall basketball game at the Prudential Center in Newark January 7 and covered the game just like the professional journalists at the game.
The students met with a reporter, Jerry Carino, before the game, then covered the game and took part in postgame interviews in the Seton Hall lockerroom with other reporters.
Click here for the full story.
Write on Sports, Inc., has added two directors, Dev Gandhi and PJ Johnson to its board, bringing the total number of WoS directors to 10.
Gandhi is the International Business Manager/COO for the International Capital Market Groups at Mitsubishi UFG (MUFG). He is also the current Vice President of the Yale Club of New York, the largest university-affiliated club in the world.
Johnson is the Managing Partner at RiversideStrategic, a PR firm which specializes in the financial industry.
Prior to founding RiversideStrategic, he established and directed corporate communications in the Americas for Mitsubishi UFJ Securities (USA), Inc. and Nomura.
WoS students cover a Seton Hall hoops game
A large crowd turned out on Sept. 14 in Newark for the annual WoS gala.
The gala honored teachers, students and three Literacy Champions.
This year's honorees include Lindsay Berra, Hubie Brown and King Rice. Peter King was again the gala's master of ceremonies.
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âIt doesnât matter how great a project is if people donât use it,â she said.
The worst of the pain was been felt in the struggling downtown and in the thriving restaurant/hotel district.
Streets were torn up for most of the two-year construction process, making it perilous for customers, hotel guests and restaurant patrons to enter driveways.
Many business owners said they lost as much as 15 percent of their earnings during the lengthy disruption.
Walbourne, owner of Pride Envelopes Inc., said, âThey basically put blockades in front of my business for eight months.â
No stopping is allowed in front of his shop anymore, so his letter carrier couldnât deliver mail, Walbourne said.
Burger Mania owner Vassileios Douvikas said construction near his restaurant always seemed to start up right before the lunch hour, blocking customers just at what would have been his busiest time.
âOne day, they closed all three lanes, so I had no access to my own restaurant,â Douvikas said.
The biggest heartburn is the ban on left turns. Drivers now must proceed to the next signal and make a U-turn to reach their destinations.
A few merchants gave up and closed their stores, moving to other cities or other parts of San Bernardino, said Judi Penman, executive director of the San Bernardino Area Chamber of Commerce.
âIt was really sad for these businesses,â Penman said. âRemember, business is the lifeblood of this community.â
In some ways, the cart seemed to be before the horse during the sbX project.
The San Bernardino Associated Governments approved the project in 2006 or 2007, sbX spokesman David Rutherford said. But the public wasnât invited to meetings about sbX until October 2008.
By the time businesses learned of the plan, it was a done deal, Penman said.
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M4 - notes in circulation plus bank and building society deposits - fell by 0.2 per cent in November. But a lending forecast for December of between pounds 1.8bn and pounds 2bn would mean an overall increase of around 0.3 per cent month on month, and 4.3 per cent over the year.
A firm rise in new commitments from the building societies is also expected, up to pounds 2bn from pounds 1.85bn in November.
The prosecution case in the trial of Thomas Ward, the former Guinness director accused of stealing pounds 5.2m from the company, is due to close today.
TUESDAY 26.1.93: Large competitors have put sustained pressure on Budgens, which remains in the middle ground of UK food retailing. But the new management is expected to have had a positive effect on interim results. After a fall in net debt and interest charges, an increase of 57 per cent to pounds 2.2m in pre-tax profits is possible. Analysts are looking for year-end pre-tax profits of pounds 6.2m after capital expenditure of pounds 12m, and a drop in net debt to pounds 12m against pounds 29m last year.
WEDNESDAY 27.1.93: A sound performance from W H Smith's core businesses, with gross margins steady and costs under control, is unlikely to offset anticipated losses at Our Price and Do It All. Waterstone's trend sales are expected to be up by 8.9 per cent, however, and there has been excellent progress on margins in the US. The City is looking for an interim pre-tax profit of pounds 40.5m, against pounds 43.6m last time.
THURSDAY 28.1.93: 'Wider and wider' is the pronouncement on the UK current account, with the trade deficit expected to widen to pounds 1.3bn from pounds 1.19bn, even after favourable performances from the oil and erratics items. Underlying import volume may edge up, while exports may be unable to sustain the recent strong performance. The visible trade deficit is forecast to widen to pounds 1.5bn from pounds 1.39bn.
There is more curiosity about current trading at MFI than its interim results, which are not strictly comparable due to last year's placing and buyout. The 1992 interims will still bear the interest charged on the buyout debt for three months (April to July) and certain flotation costs and adjustments included as exceptional items.
But MFI has had a good start to the year, with a strong surge in sales during January. Predicted profits of pounds 18m at the operating level, down by 26 per cent, assume losses of pounds 1m on property disposals against a pounds 600,000 loss last time. Sales are expected to be flat at around pounds 317m.
FRIDAY 29.1.93: US durable orders for December should bounce back from the weakness seen in November. The average forecast stands at a rise of 1 per cent, against a fall of 1.9 per cent last month.
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All employees of Goucher are eligible to buy one mat class per week, get the second one free. For more information on our group classes, click here. Please e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com to sign up.
Free Pilates for Goucher Students
(FORMERLY DAN 008) (1.5 credits and fulfills the PE requirement)
The study and application of the Pilates Method of Body Conditioning, posing questions for anatomical self-evaluation based on lecture/discussion, required readings, observation, and applied instruction. Special attention will be given to a series of movements performed on five major pieces of apparatus. One weekly mat class is a requirement of this course.
Prerequisite: permission of instructor.
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During the fall and spring semesters, The Pilates Center offers mat classes free of charge to Goucher students.
Students may register for one mat class per semester and must commit to regular attendance for the entire semester (see makeup policy below). Students must register for mat class within the first three weeks of the semester, or risk not having a spot because the class is cancelled or full.
Please note: mat class priority is given to students who are taking the academic Pilates apparatus class (DAN 102).
Makeup Policy: Students may makeup a missed class in another class at their level or below.
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Free mat classes for students are a privilege that can be revoked based on poor class attendance, lateness, or the instructor's discretion. Each mat class is a weekly commitment, and make-up classes are expected to be completed by the end of the semester.
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Private lessons offer an opportunity to work one-on-one with an instructor and to utilize all of Joseph Pilates' unique apparatus. Private lessons are designed specifically for each individual, based on his/her strengths, weaknesses, injury history, and fitness goals.
We offer 30 minute or 55 minute private lessons, which are by appointment only. Typically a $62 value, Goucher students have the unique opportunity to take private lessons for free!
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Revision as of 13:10, 12 October 2011 by Ctx (Talk | contribs) (→booting btrfs with grub2: new section)
i still prefere to install arch in the classic way, with a standalone (grub) boot partition, after installation, copy all on a backup disk, format /,/home etc into btrfs format, then copy back :)
Extofme, cool, thanks! Eigrad 08:35, 25 November 2010 (EST)
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Sabayon Ice Cream
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|400 Milliliter
|Egg yolks
|6 , lightly beaten
|6 Tablespoon
|Vanilla essence
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|1 Pinch
|800 Milliliter, stiffly whipped
1.In a pan, heat sugar and water and cook on medium flame until sugar dissolves.
2.Let the mixture boil on high flame until it achieves a thin thread like consistency.
3.Turn off the flame and let the mixture cool for 1-2 minutes.
4.Beat the egg yolks until thick.
5.Stir in the sugar syrup in beaten egg yolks in a jet and mix well until it becomes like a thin flowing batter.
6.Add in vanilla essence, brandy and salt.
7.Make a well in the center and add whipped cream.
8.Take a metal container pour the mixture in it.
9.Refrigerate overnight or blend using an icecream churner.
10.Serve cold topped with strawberries or fruit of choice.
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Nutrition Rank
Nutrition Facts
Serving size: Complete recipe
Calories 4125 Calories from Fat 525
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 52 g80.2%
Saturated Fat 36.8 g184.1%
Trans Fat 0 g
Cholesterol 1167 mg389%
Sodium 1766.9 mg73.6%
Total Carbohydrates 800 g266.6%
Dietary Fiber 0 g
Sugars 458.5 g
Protein 42 g85%
Vitamin A 54.2% Vitamin C
Calcium 181.2% Iron 13.8%
*Based on a 2000 Calorie diet


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Main Dish Pie
|Refrigerated crescent rolls
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|Ground beef
|1 Pound
|1 Medium, chopped
|Canned beef gravy/Canned mushroom gravy
|12 Ounce (1 Can)
|Frozen green peas
|10 Ounce, thawed (1 Box)
|Shredded swiss cheese
|1⁄2 Cup (8 tbs)
|Tomato slices
• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Unroll dough and separate rolls. Spread to cover bottom of ungreased 9-inch pie pan. Press together to form crust. Bake 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile, in large skillet, brown beef and onion; drain.
• Stir in gravy and peas; cook until heated through.
• Pour mixture into partially baked crust. Sprinkle with cheese.
• Bake 10 to 15 minutes or until crust is brown and cheese is melted.
• Arrange tomato slices over pie; bake 2 minutes more.
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Nutrition Facts
Serving size
Calories 506 Calories from Fat 302
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 34 g51.7%
Saturated Fat 12.4 g62.1%
Trans Fat 0 g
Cholesterol 166.4 mg55.5%
Sodium 705.3 mg29.4%
Total Carbohydrates 28 g9.4%
Dietary Fiber 3.4 g13.7%
Sugars 10.1 g
Protein 25 g49.5%
Vitamin A 13.5% Vitamin C 29.2%
Calcium 13.7% Iron 10.3%
*Based on a 2000 Calorie diet


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- As DuPree points out, there's a reason the title of the comic is Girl Genius, so let's sing Agatha's praises first.
Agatha: I am Agatha Heterodyne. You are in my town. In my castle. And in my way.
- An understated moment at the end of volume 3: Agatha's quiet determination as she and Krosp ride off into the sunset on a panoramic double splash page.
Agatha: All right then. Let's go cause some trouble.
- Agatha takes out Vrin, who was wielding a sword at the time, with a only broom and some clever applications of her command voice.
- And then immediately afterwards there's the arc called Agatha Flips Out (Big Fight). It's Exactly What It Says on the Tin.
- Agatha makes coffee. Coffee so good that it stuns a Jager with its incredible taste after she splashes him in the face with it.
- Agatha walking triumphant from Castle Heterodyne's Chapel, suspended on a bridge built out of pure Awesome.
- Agatha's awesome even in the side comics. This is quote people will remember.
- In another side comic, Agatha makes quite an entrance.
- An enraged Agatha casually zaps the rogue deathtraps throughout Castle Heterodyne. It gets to the point that the castle is begging her to tone down the power on her Death Ray. And it's already on the lowest setting.
- Agatha utterly crushes Zola's confidence, through a combination of giant robot tiger and sheer willpower, after making a pretty scary entrance.
- The whole scene is a kind of "World of Cardboard" Speech of Awesome from Agatha, ending with "Cross me and die." Said with a smile. Not a wicked smile, a pleasant smile. And it works.
Agatha: "...I'm the evil madgirl with the deathray and the freakish ancestors and the town full of minions and the horde of Jaegers and the homicidal castle full of sycophantic evil geniuses and fun-sized hunter-killer monster clanks and GOODNESS KNOWS WHAT ELSE —"Agatha: "..."Agatha: "And you know what? I CAN WORK WITH THAT!"
- ...and then she outmaneuvers von Pinn.
- What's strong enough for Agatha to wrestle Lucrezia down without her locket? The thought of Lucrezia letting Gil and Tarvek die. "And that is NOT going to happen in MY castle!"
- And then Agatha revives Gil by SHOUTING AT HIM!
- At the end of the Si Vales Valeo arc, Agatha ascends to a new level of awesome. Higgs tricks Agatha into drinking water from the Dyne and Otilia/Der Kestle gives her an electric shock, turning her into this. Before she suffers from Power Incontinence, she splits her new found energy into Tarvek and Gil. Otilia is so impressed by this that she finally admits that Agatha probably is a Heterodyne.
Agatha: Oh yeah, I have got to try that again!Castle: Yesss... most likely in/in/indeed.
- Followed by a combination of awesome and funny that sums up all you need to know about the Heterodynes:
- A difficult obstacle is presented. Gil and Tarvek argue over what to do. Agatha, meanwhile, deals with it.
- It's harder to break things with a knife.
- The Castle is fixed, the Doom Bell has rung, what else can Agatha do? Wrong question— the correct question is, what CAN'T she do?
- Agatha restores power to Castle Heterodyne.
- Using a knife when you need the person you're attacking alive? Not quite as useless as you might think.
- "Curse that girl! She's improved." Why, yes, Martellus, she has.
- Agatha placates an angry monster by doing the one thing no other spark would ever think to do.
Krosp: Finally one of you gets it right!
- Agatha reminds us once again just how much of a Spark she really is...
- CRUNCH. Tweedle really had that coming.
- An understated moment at the end of volume 3: Agatha's quiet determination as she and Krosp ride off into the sunset on a panoramic double splash page.
- Gilgamesh Wulfenbach comes off as strangely peaceable for a Spark — he keeps trying to reason with his opponents and had never built any weapons before he met Agatha. But he's STILL basically a walking Moment of Awesome.
- We should have realized this earlier, as even in his first fight, Gil not only protects Agatha but saves the goldfish too.
- Wooster is the first to find out that you should always Beware the Nice Ones. Gil turns an experienced intelligence agent into a cowering slave with nothing more than sheer force of personality.
- And then there's Gil with his zapping stick. OWNED.
Gilgamesh: "This is not a trick! I did not get lucky! I am Gilgamesh Wulfenbach- AND I AM IN CONTROL!
- Best part is the chapter title: "Gil Deals With It."
- Plus the fact that he wasn't even certain it would work but had the guts to go through with it anyway.
- And he tops even that in the next few strips, where he bluffs the army into staying surrendered despite being out of ammunition.
- Just a bit later, he beats up a Jagermonster who was introduced by tearing a man's arm off.
Gil: Well, you know what? I can do 'Crazy'. I really can.
- Said Jagermonster taunts Gil by saying that he only won because he was holding back and not trying to kill Gil. However, later on, when said Jager is trying to kill Gil.....
Gil: We'll make it a game: who's the scariest monster?!
- Said Jagermonster taunts Gil by saying that he only won because he was holding back and not trying to kill Gil. However, later on, when said Jager is trying to kill Gil.....
- If anyone besides Zeetha REALLY tries to take him on? WATCH OUT.
- Gil's third fight with Vole. Vole has just simultaneously beaten him and Tavrek while scolding them for talking during a fight and not taking him seriously. Gil hits him from behind, punches Vole in the face when he starts to talk, starts silently pummeling him with a chain of blows, and ends by putting a gun under Vole's chin and pulling the trigger three times. Too bad it's empty.
- Gil tanks the Doom Bell. Even Mama Gkika is shocked.
- A bit Fridge Logic-y, but in this strip, the construct properties of Adam and Lillith seem to have bred true in Maxina. Which means that Gil has managed to create a true new species.
- Gil has discovered a cure for wasp infection.
- This strip reveals that Gil is in open war with the Other, the same entity which destroyed Castle Heterodyne in a single attack and went on to annihilate no less than forty-three Spark houses. And Gil is holding his own.
- Wooster gets an absolutely classic one with just two words.
Bangladesh Dupree: Yesssss...
- Dr Sun has his moment right about here, wherein he casually indicates that he can easily take out the large battle-mech currently holding him in its clutches, and being piloted by the king of Europe. With his bare hands. And Baron Wulfenbach's heartfelt sigh of relief upon Dr. Sun's being diverted from this goal would suggest that Dr. Sun wasn't just boasting.
- He wasn't. It doesn't matter if you're ruler of Europe or not, when Dr Sun tells you that you need bed rest, he means it.
- He also put the fear of Sun into the gleefully psychotic Bangladesh Dupree.
Dr. Sun: In future, please refrain from damaging more of my staff...or else I will personally rip off your arms and feed them to you.
- Let's also take a moment to appreciate something else in the battle-mech page: a critically injured, nearly immobile Baron Wulfenbach somehow manages to get a giant hospital mech, piloted by two lovely nurses, up and running. A three-way combo of awesome, badass and pimp.
- Who is Ol' Man Death? This guy. Looks unassuming doesn't he. Well first, he casually blocks a Jager with a breadknife. Then, we find something out about him:
Ol' Man Death: Because I never lost a fight.Granddaughter: So?Ol' Man Death: No. Listen to me. I'm just a human. Rode with the Jagers. Never. Lost. A. Fight.
- And Maxim beats Ol' Man Death by using "sottle!"
- And on top of that, he got Zeuxippe's number!
- And Maxim beats Ol' Man Death by using "sottle!"
- Von Pinn makes an entrance. Just try to tell me that's not awesome.
- Okay, it's not.
- Von Pinn / Otilia resists Lucretia's voice and scares her away. The best thing about this is that it feels like a HeelFace Turn until you realise the only thing that has changed is the reader's perspective. Von Pinn is as constant as any construct, she is just protecting someone we want protected this time. Case. In. Point.
- Violetta's specialties.
- Then there's Master Payne: "A good magician never reveals how a trick was done. An evil magician never leaves any evidence that there was a trick in the first place. So- Which am I going to have to be today?"
- Oh my God, Zola! We knew you'd been Obfuscating Stupidity, but did you really just sucker the Other? You did! You out-Lucrezia'd Lucrezia! You magnificent bitch!
- The Baron's majordomo Boris Dolokhov beats the location of the Jagergenerals out of another Jager. This actually impresses the generals enough to hear him out.
Dolokhov: We need to talk.General Khrizkhan: Gospodin Dolokhov. Hod did hyu find us, hey?Dolokhov: Your messenger told me.General Khrizkhan: Vot? He vould not-Dolokhov: Oh- not right away...[tosses unconscious Jager at their feet]General Khrizkhan: Whoo!General Zog: Oho! You haz earned the right to a talk!
- And a few pages later, Wooster's exit. While reading this, this troper inevitably heard the James Bond theme in his head!
- Wooster's CMOA trumping of Boris gets better on reflection—they're on one of the dozens of auxiliary airships around Castle Wulfenbach, Boris (who was on the Castle) had to beat the location out of the Jaeger messenger, and since Agatha told everyone she was going into the Castle alone, sending Krosp, Zeetha, and Wooster away, Wooster's been, as far as we know, somewhere on the ground in Mechanicsburg. And he comes in through the generals' window. How did he even get up there in the first place? Steampunk Bond.
- And a few pages later, Wooster's exit. While reading this, this troper inevitably heard the James Bond theme in his head!
- A crowning moment for a vehicle... then again, this is Castle Wulfenbach we are talking about.
Airman: Whoah! Captain! Clouds movin' in fast— uh, no... Wait... oh, NO.
- This is why Zeetha is AWESOME.
- General Khrizhan stopping the flyer with one hand.
- This. Even though he's pissed as hell and going to punish them, one of the first things the Baron says to the errant students is "Are you all right?!"
- This captain; not only does he try to warn the town of fire, like he should, but he cares much more about his crew than his pay.
- Every single appearance of Othar Trygvassen, Gentleman Adventurer. No exceptions.
- "Let me tell you about Airman Higgs.".
Yes, but I vas starting to like her.
- Return of the Higgs! Higgs takes another Level in Badass!
- Another CMOA for Higgs is his ability to intimidate Tarvek. After seeing that jerk manipulate everybody and get away with it, it is immensely satisfying to see Tarvek lose confidence and actually fear somebody for once.
- This comic has pretty much topped everything seen yet. Once again, Airman Higgs comes to save the day. He takes a hit from the Castle-controlled robot of mass destruction and doesn't even break his stride.
- Another (potential) one for Higgs. Zeetha has been stabbed by Zola, and the pink banshee is gloating that Zeetha wasn't as good as she thought she was. Higgs' response as he cradles Zeetha? Look upset, look mad as hell, and say this:
- Higgs just busted out the Jager accent. Prepare for awesome. He's now busted out Zola's knee, as well.
- Gets stabbed by Zola. Response is a knee and a punch to the face. Trips Zola and gets booted for his trouble. His response to that is "Ow. Ow. Ow. Ow."
- And now despite being stabbed, beaten, and otherwise horribly injured, he's up and ready to go.
- It says something about how badass Higgs is when he turns "standing up and smoking a pipe" into an act of pure awesome.
- The triumphant return of Airman Higgs.
- In the same comic, the fact that "miz Zeetha" is in charge of a detachment of Jagers. They're some of the most deadly and unruly soldiers in all Europa... and Zeetha is clearly in charge of them.
- The Foglios used a pie-in-the-face gag, a trope so dead, the daisies it pushed up have long since withered. And they made it work!
- Barry Heterodyne got a new one just by existing. In this comic, when his name is brought up in a moment of Tempting Fate, both Zola/Lucrezia(?) and Anevka/Lucrezia realize what they just said and start to panic that he might show up. Keep in mind that this is the Other, one of the cruelest and most evil characters in the series and a candidate for overall Big Bad, and they're TERRIFIED that their brother-in-law might show up and ruin everything. Talk about establishing a rep.
- Jenka forgives. Once.
- Maxim has his in a tear-jerking moment that speaks deeply to any combat veteran. "Ve don't leave our own behind." Which becomes even more powerful in the final panel: Maxim gives his hat to Abner so that Lars can be given the funeral rites of a Jaeger.
Maxim: So ven hyu bury him...make sure he gots a hat.
- Moloch von Zinzer has Fraulein Snaug, a bunch of tiny clanks, and some pulleys and leverage. He manages to put the HUGE waterwheel of Castle Heterodyne's Great Movement Chamber back into place.
- Moloch Takes a level in Alpha Minion
- Jaegers are sottle.
- The Jaeger Generals put in some work. Authority Equals Asskicking or Asskicking Equals Authority? Either way, a whole lot of people got stomped.
- Ruxala. Despite being a kindhearted... whatever-those-things-are lover, she's still quite the Action Girl, even while injured.
- Tarvek may be a Magnificent Bastard, but he's also an awesome one.
Agatha: Are you two fighting again?
- This comic shows us that a CMOA doesn't have to be huge or flashy or dramatic. It can be as simple as one word.
Gil & Tarvek: No.
"I have lost my castle! My Muses! My town! My hand is revealed to those BLASTED! UPSTART! WULFENBACHS! You and Lucrezia have done nothing but destroy my life and my plans, and now you're trying to destroy the one bright spot left - AND THAT I WILL NOT PERMIT!(...) Oh, nononoNO, you do not "Give up!" YOU DIE!"
- Tarvek flips the hell out.
- Tarvek manages to kill two of the Baron's questers effortlessly, then make his escape from the burning ship carrying, in order: Brenn's notes, a (mostly) unconcious Action Girl, at least one adult waspeater, an injured Jaeger and any number of baby waspeaters. Oh, and he also manages to outrun a Hive Queen, while still carrying all of them.
- The action hero-ness of that scene is Crowningly Awesome in itself, but there's another aspect to it that crosses over with Heartwarming: there's no one around Tarvek's trying to manipulate. Yes, there's big-picture strategic value in the Vespiary Squads but for that purpose Tarvek only needed to save Brenn's notes and one of the adult waspeaters. Had he chosen not to take Ruxala, Jorgi, or the rest of the weasels, no one would ever have been the wiser. Tarvek still chose to put himself at greater risk because he knew it was the right thing to do.
- Tarvek may have just 1-uped himself a few pages later with an The Big Damn Kiss with Agatha followed by an Offhand Backhand to Othar Trygvassen, Gentleman Adventurer.
- Tarvek is in charge. And he got that way by simply glancing at the operations table and determining an entire army unit had been subverted. Being Genre Savvy, the Wulfenbach planners immediately put him in charge of defense coordination.
- In this page, Tarvek wakes up, and takes less than a minute to not only figure out that he was kidnapped, but to get free and turn the table on one of his kidnappers. With a fork.
Tarvek: (about the fork) So much more versatile than a knife.
- The Dreen. They have appeared very rarely, and each time have made a DRAMATIC impression.
- First, they were in the fight with the Slaver Wasps aboard Castle Wulfenbach. In the graphical version, they aren't particularly impressive, but in the novel:
deep within the enemies midst moved the Dreen, two unearthly, terrifying creatures garbed in dark, wide-brimmed conical hats and long, obscuring veils. They killed with but a touch, and they alone seemed to scare the Slaver wasps. Everywhere they drifted, a circle of emptiness opened around them as wasps desperately tried to escape.
- Though the fact that, in a scene dedicated to Slavers brutally defeating a group of Wulfenbach troops, constructs, and clanks, they are still unscathed which makes their badassery Fridge Logic.
- Then, they showed up at the siege of Mechanicsburg:
Jaeger General: Yeek!Tarvek: Dreen!Jaeger General: Run! Der Baron iz not foolink around anny more! Doze tings iz unschtoppable! vorse-dey's scary!
- And the third time, they reveal themselves to both see the future, and to be the Eldritch Abominations so scary they got one of the Old Heterodynes to stop their experiments.
- And Klaus managed to tame these things.
- Also worth noting in that regard, Dupree is afraid of them.
- First, they were in the fight with the Slaver Wasps aboard Castle Wulfenbach. In the graphical version, they aren't particularly impressive, but in the novel:
- Castle Heterodyne is back online. And it's going to kick. Your. ASS.
(Zeetha and Violetta come across a scene of inexplicable carnage where a unit of Wulfenbach infantry was laying down a withering barrage of suppressing fire on them a moment ago)
Zeetha: Oh... Wow. now that- that's- That's something I'd expect the Castle to do!
Castle Heterodyne: HELLO, LADIES!
- "And I am fond of you, Professor. Which is why I shall do this quickly."
- THANK YOU FOR SHOPPING IN MECHANICSBURG! Castle pulls itself back together and unleashes every single clank and construct abomination within its bowels upon the Wulfenbach onslaught. The world was reminded just why Mechanicsburg is unassailable.
- The Baron's Badass Boast here is so awesome it makes the entire battle for the bridge of Castle Wulfenbach come to a dead halt.
- A more subtle one on the same page. A random Wulfenbach Airman, not Higgs, proceeds to reduce a clank, made of metal, mind, to scrap with a single punch.
- How do you escape the Baron's troops hellbent on killing you? Easy: you use an hallucinogen and some Refuge in Audacity to have them cheer on you while you escape on one of their own airships.
- Overlapping with Moment of Funny, Agatha's smile in the last panel here, as a fragment of the Castle's personality that's essentially taken over every engine in Paris like a Trojan comes to life.
Drusus: I say, what on earth is that?
Agatha: That's mine!
- The very fact that Agatha conquers Paris within an afternoon on the same day she arrives. The real kicker is that she wasn't even planning to do so. It's little wonder that, in a world already brimming with mad scientists, the Heterodynes are still held in high regard.
- Oggie gives good romantic advice. Maxim is suitable awed.
- For a long while, people thought that Violetta's claims that she's not a very good Smoke Knight were Heroic Self-Deprecation. They weren't.
- Crossing over with Heartwarming: Dimo reveals the reason behind the Jägers' "absence" from the Heterodyne stories: they were hated, and the Boys wanted to break from their family's reputation. When some were caught following, they were all ordered to remain in Mechanicsburg. Dimo thinks that Agatha should think about that. Here is her reply.
- Voltaire lays down the law very quickly by luring a lot (all?) of the Geisterdamen on the loose in Paris close together, then lifting them up and crushing them all to death with the pavement. Just in case any poor fool thought his title, Master of Paris, was hollow.
Awesome / Girl Genius
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September 15, 2014
Strong families are our best defence against povertyCaritas Internationalis and the Pontifical Council for the Family will host a one-day seminar on the role of the family in the global economic crisis. The meeting will look at how Caritas as the charitable arm of the Church can work through families to better promote development.
May 9, 2014
Caritas leaders go to Holy Land to pray for peaceCaritas directors from various parts of the world as well as the confederation's secretary general Michel Roy will go on a pilgrimage to the Holy Land next week. They will be praying for an end to the cycle of violence.
March 1, 2014
Joint effort in the fight against HIV/AIDS, TB, and MalariaCaritas, along with UNAIDS, organised an AIDS consultation in Rome on 25 and 26 February to strengthen the joint response of Faith-Based Organisations (FBOs), UNAIDS and other agencies AIDS on a global level.
February 27, 2014
Drugs, dignity and drive to end AIDSFaith-based organisations lay down roadmap at Caritas-UNAIDS meeting to strengthen collaboration and bring an end to HIV and AIDS.
Faith-based collaboration is being sought to increase access to HIV treatmentExpanding access to HIV treatment globally and strengthening the role of faith-based organizations in the provision of such services will be the focus of a consultation, co-organized by Caritas Internationalis and UNAIDS.
July 26, 2013
Young pilgrims fly the flag for Latin AmericaNot even the rain could dampen the spirits of the hundreds of World Youth Day pilgrims who went to the church of Santo Aghostino on the outskirts if Rio de Janeiro to hear the catechesis of Caritas president, Cardinal Oscar Rodriguez Maradiaga this morning.
SCIAF on tour at World Youth Day Rio 2013Caritas Internationalis will have a presence at World Youth Day through their workshops and the events this week led by Cardinal Rodriguez.
Dancing in the street
Caritas member organisations around the world are preparing for World Youth Day in Rio. Here's what some young people who are going to WYD with Cafod (Caritas England and Wales) say:
"Expect the unexpected" – World Youth Day with Pope Francis
What inspires young people to cross continents for a celebration of faith with Pope Francis? Lilian Chan, on line editor for Caritas Australia, tells us about the energy, diversity and unity to be found at World Youth Day. One of the phrases I've most heard during my preparations for WYD is "to expect the unexpected"! I am definitely looking forward to seeing Pope Francis. I've read a few of his addresses, and they have been so amazing and inspiring - he is simple to understand, but has such insight into the world and how we as Catholics fit in. He also shows such love and understanding of humanity when he speaks, which is so different to what we often hear in our world today. The chance to see a pope from Latin America in Latin America will be really amazing. Most importantly, I've decided to go to WYD this year because I [...]
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March 26, 2013
World Youth Day 2013: Participation of young people of CaritasCaritas Brazil will hold an international youth meeting on 14th and 15th July in the State of Minas Gerais, Brazil. Young people from Caritas member organisations are also invited to take part in the Missionary Week leading up to WYD.
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August 20, 2011
The hallmark of Christianity
More than 1000 young people gathered in the parish of the Holy Family in Madrid to hear Caritas Internationalis President Cardinal Oscar Rodriguez Maradiaga present his second catechesis at World Youth Day. The same day, Pope Benedict arrived in the Spanish Capital from Rome, Cardinal Rodriguez spoke of the Pope's message for World Youth Day: "Planted and built up in Jesus Christ, firm in the faith." Caritas Spain looks at what he said. Cardinal Rodriguez said, "Whatever we build must be planned in a way that that when tough winds blow, it isn't swept away." "Our lives are constantly put to the test by personal, family and social crises, through relativism and the ethics of convenience which try to uproot us and make us believe that all that which satisfies our personal needs is good. Yet faith isn't the rational adherence to an ideology but a personal meeting with Christ who lives [...]


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The madness has begun, and will only gather greater momentum. Campaigns are being waged to save Gareth Bale for a grateful nation. His value will soar as the virus of his fame spreads and he becomes accustomed to the sort of scrutiny reserved for royal brides.
In an age in which sport is defined and defiled by human weakness, Bale's normality and transparent decency assume a disproportionate significance. He conforms to the stereotype of the mild-mannered bank clerk who goes to war and returns a hero.
This is not entirely an accident, because he has been prepared assiduously for the sort of praise which can be as pernicious as criticism. He will broaden his horizons when the time is right, probably after another season in the Champions' League with Tottenham.
He is reassuringly identifiable, a young man who, the last time we met, proudly showed off photographs of his infant daughter on his mobile phone. Just as he is consumed by the simple pleasures of fatherhood, he refuses to abandon childhood friends just because he plays football with endearing verve and joyfulness.
This will not necessarily be apparent today, when he will be the central character in the north London derby, but Bale has the type of talent that tends to dissolve tribal loyalties. It is explosive, exhilarating. Predictably, the usual suspects are jostling in the queue to claim credit for his emergence.
Harry Redknapp, whose reputation is unravelling with revealing rapidity at Queens Park Rangers, is given to rewriting swathes of football history when it suits. He would prefer us to forget he pigeon-holed Bale as a better, more adventurous left-back than Benoît Assou-Ekotto.
Damien Comolli, the former director of football at Spurs and a semi-detached character who continues to propagate the myth of his legacy at Liverpool, was quick to associate himself with Bale's progression at Tottenham. His portrayal of a resilient character, determined to develop natural gifts, was accurate, but Comolli was a bystander.
Mel Johnson is rather more self-effacing. As Tottenham's chief scout at the time he was instrumental in Bale's move from Southampton. Someone in his trade is football's equivalent of a midwife: he assists in the delivery and then moves on to the next case.
Johnson hasn't spoken to Bale since the day he signed, but his memories of him are vivid: "There was something about the way he held himself. Gareth is everything you'd like a son to be. He looks the part. He speaks well. There are no sleeve tattoos. He's just a fine example of what a young man should be."
I have conducted a series of filmed interviews with Bale since the summer of 2010. The callow figure to whom I was introduced at Pinewood Studios has matured, grown into himself. Then he was involved in a TV advertisement and had been advised to study how Michael Owen, his co-star, handled the alien environment of a film set in hurry-up-and-wait mode.
Initially hesitant in front of a camera, he has learned to relax and express himself better. Celebrity distorts, but another cameo, at a personal appearance in Cardiff, was convincing. He refused to retreat behind the golden rope of a VIP enclosure; he was happy to sit with his family, who remain a source of strength.
Bale has not had it easy. Southampton's academy is a brutal, Darwinian place, which almost cast him out. He is better suited to the meticulous, modern approach of Andre Villas-Boas than the false bonhomie of Redknapp, whose training methods generally lacked focus and intensity.
Comparisons are invidious but inevitable. The most understandable is with Ryan Giggs. They share a heritage and a playing profile. This will be disputed beyond the toll booths on the Severn Bridge, but each has unwittingly helped to typecast Wales as a one-man football team.
Bale is not yet worthy of a podium place alongside Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi, but he soon will be.
Silence of Coe isn't as golden as Games
The time-servers denigrated the doubters and propagated the Olympic lie: this would be a land fit for sporting heroes; our flirtation with excellence and endeavour wouldn't be a one-night stand.
So much for empty rhetoric about inspiring a generation. The Olympic legacy has been exposed as a fantasy, and things are only going to get worse.
School sport is a political football leaking hot air. Facilities such as Sheffield's Don Valley Stadium are vulnerable to municipal vandalism, in the guise of cost-cutting. Jessica Ennis began training there as a 10-year-old; her successors cannot run on rubble. Her coach, Tony Minichiello, has been rewarded for producing an Olympic champion with redundancy.
The quangocrats who hold the purse strings have been too busy fighting to protect their little empires, or preparing to pick up their gongs at Buckingham Palace, to care.
By happy coincidence, Sebastian Coe comes from Sheffield. He had a great war, organising a stellar Games, but is losing the peace. As the Prime Minister's legacy adviser, he must choose between politically expedient silence and understandable protest.
He was a gutsy athlete and a doughty fighter in the corridors of power. Has he given up? Say it ain't so, Coe.
Fans putt off
It is an anonymous quote, but one seen on many dressing-room walls: "Losers quit when they're tired. Winners quit when they've won." Rory McIlroy has lost the respect of his golfing peers and the sympathy of his natural supporters by walking off the course in Florida on Friday. He can't run away from life.Reuse content


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Black, Silver, and Red
Black, silver, and red
These are the colors I need
These shades to my pain feed
They all must be
Just for a second of free
Black in the mix of night
Help me to hide my deepest fight
Surround me in ebony
Feeling abused by everything life gives to me
Silver in the sleek of the blade
No matter what I try the cuts never fade
Bring me peace while the shine break my skin
Help me bring the pain to an end
Red stains cloth hidden from view
People think they know me but the don't have a clue
The blood that drips down my arm
Let the red water show me the harm
Black, silver, and red
These are the colors I once held dear
But the danger all came to near
My grave surrounded by night
Stars shine on me in silver light
Red roses lay on the grass
Peace and comfort forever at last
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Genre: True Confessions
in the title i didnt mean to put silve, black, and red. it was suposed to be black, silver, and red. sorry about that :P
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Dry slips in Cape Coral/Ft. Myers
So, the bug has bitten me hard (my wife, too!) and we are taking sailing lessons and loving it.
Of course, eventually we would like to waste some hard earned dough with our own sailboat, but we can't afford or justify the outrageously high fees for wet slips down here.
There is a good chance we could get the family boat in the future (Gale Force 20', apparently a Chrysler mold), and it's a bit of a pain to rig, so a dry slip would be ideal (and hopefully much less expensive). Anyone know of marinas here that offer them? I see plenty of dockaminiums, but I doubt that these would work well for a sailboat!
Thanks in advance for any help you can provide!
Can you store it rigged on a trailer right at a launch ramp? Drive truck to ramp and hook up trailer or perhaps a private operated ramp would have a truck available.
Also, the fork lift system for rack launching boats can usually pick up a boat off a trailer. So you could store the boat on a trailer outside next to a rack launch building and have them pick you up and launch you. This would not be available at many yards so you'll have to search for one that can accomodate your special request
Option 1 is exactly what I'm looking for. Option 2 is probably more than I want to spend, and the dockaminiums around here are all behind low bridges anyway. If anyone can help me locate a marina that offers this, please let me know!
Have you tried Ft. Myers Beach Marina...they say they have 200 dry slips.
Fort Myers Marina
Your best bet is to look around for a house to put it behind or a dockaminium that is not in use.
The market there is somewhere between tanked and non-existent, so anything a owner can get out of his house will be a relief. We had a neighbor that "rented out" his slip behind his house in the good times. I have been told there are a lot more that will do it in the bad.
I used to live there, and lived on our boat at FMB. I am not aware of ANY place that still does dry-docking there (FMB). There is a place off of Sumerlin where we used to keep one of our fishing boats. It was right next (and part of ) the Marine Max delaership. They kept some sailboats on the hard, but they converted it to dockominiums. Not sure if they stopped dry-docking boats, but I think they did. Call them at 239-481-1132. That is the marine max, but they will know the marina as it is right next to them.
Of course, I have not done this for several years now so my info may be a bit off.
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Nice review Asr. I have had a sample for about two weeks now. I agree, the amp is most excellent for solid state. I am betting the production models will address any issues you noted. But I like the three feet design. I can get the amp level on any surface.
|Relative to the HeadAmp GS-X though is where the Square Wave started showing its colors. Now most might say that these two amps aren't comparable - the Square Wave being as small as it is while the GS-X is more than three times its size, almost twice its price, and is a dual-chassis, dual-mono amp designed from the ground up to function as both unbalanced and balanced amp and pre-amp. But the GS-1 was noticeably below the Square Wave's level, and a higher reference point was needed in order to find out just how high the Square Wave could scale. Interestingly, the Square Wave almost competed with the GS-X. It didn't scrape up as much low-level detail, nor present as wide, deep, open a soundstage, nor have the sound of ease when sifting through layers and making them individually shimmer, but I'd say its sound qualifies it to sit in the less than $1K bracket alongside the GS-X. To put a number to it, I would estimate the Square Wave at bout 90% the performance of the GS-X.
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I've never thought of the AD2000 as a particularly finicky headphone. It is a lot less demanding or particular of amplification and source than the W2002, W5000, L3000, K1000, SA5000 and R10. I would guess the Qualia, Edition 9, HP1000 and GS1000 are also more finicky than the AD2000.
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Historic Waterfront Home on the New River!!
From $136 / night
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Bedrooms: 3
Bathrooms: 2
Sleeps: 10
Type: Home
Pets allowed: No
Internet: Yes
PS No pet policy due to allergies
FIRST FLOOR has wood & carpet floors.
LIVING-ROOM with gel fireplace, game side table, business desk, pull out sofabed
DINING-ROOM with table & chairs - sitting for 8
GAME ROOM with gel fireplace,sat TV,Xbox,PH,DVD,CD/stereo, a/c window unit library,computer,printer,fax,pull out sofa bed
BREAKFAST AREA with table & chairs - seating for 6,door to back deck & hot tub
KITCHEN large open room with Granite countertops and Breakfast Bar,PH
BATHROOM with walk-in shower.
MASTER BEDROOM with view to river,(1)King size bed,satTV,DVD,PH,Radio,gel fireplace,walk-in closet connected to Bathroom & a/c window unit
BATHROOM large room with granite,garden tub and walk in shower.
BEDROOM #2 (1)Queen size bed,gel fireplace,dresser,alarm clock/radio & a/c window unit
BEDROOM #3 (2)Twin beds,gel fireplace,alarm clock/radio
HALL with game table with Fooseball,Air Hockey,Pool & Ping Pong
HOUSE IS FULLY EQUIPPED FOR 10 PEOPLE. Sleeps 10.
Fishing,swimming & kayaking from your front yard
Double story porches in the front and decks in back
Bubbling creek running the length of the property
Security system.
Free local calls.
Satellite TV and extensive DVD library
Spring fed drinking water
Todd Park across the street
The house is located:
5 minutes to Todd with general store & Rivergirl Fishing Co. adventure rental business
20 minutes to Boone with restaurants & shopping
30-45 minutes to ski hills.
Hot tub
Computer, Internet/modem (the mountains can have interupted service), fax, printer
Gas Barbeque
Fishing rods
2 bikes
Library of books
2 tubes
DVD collection
Chess board and board games
Hike the property, fish or launch a kayak (not included) off the shores of the New River. Take a bike ride along the river or head to nearby Blue Ridge Parkway for hiking trails to waterfalls and lookouts. The Todd Park is across the street and the quaint town of Todd is down the road while Boone is only 20 minutes away with ski mountains, shopping and restaurants. The house is off a plowed road, so it has easy access in all types of weather.
Enjoy great golf courses, rafting, fishing, mountain climbing, hiking, horseback riding, spectacular views, Blue Ridge Parkway, Grandfather Mountain, Linville Falls, Valle Crucis, Sugar Mountain Ski Resort, Hawksnest Ski Resort, Beech Mountain Ski Resort, gem mining, Tweetsie Railroad.
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Owner Profile
Availability Calendar
|Dec 31 2015
|Dec 31 2017
|2 Nights
|Check In: 4 p.m. Check Out: 11 p.m.
|Lodging tax: 10%
|Deposits: $200 refundable deposit.
|Payment Options: Cashier's Check, Mastercard, Money Order, Personal Check, Visa
|Other Fees: Additional reservation fee of $25 and $80 for housekeeping.
- 1 King Bed
- 1 Queen Bed
- 2 Twin Beds
- 2 Sofa Beds
- Air Conditioning
- Full Kitchen
- Kayak
- Pool Table
- Balcony
- Game Room
- Lanai
- Porch
- Beach Towels
- Hardwood Floors
- Linens Provided
- View (Mountains)
- Bikes
- Heating
- Parking Included
- View (Water)
- Deck
- High Speed Internet
- Ping Pong Table
- Waterfront
- Fireplace
- Hot Tub
- Alarm Clock
- DVD Player
- Microwave
- TV (Antenna)
- Blender
- Fax Machine
- Oven
- TV (Cable/Satellite)
- CD Player
- Gas Grill
- Radio
- Telephone
- Ceiling Fan
- Hair Dryer
- Refrigerator (Full)
- Toaster
- Coffee Maker
- Ice Maker
- Stereo
- Computer
- Iron
- Stove
- Washer/Dryer
- Bicycling
- Restaurant
(2 miles)
- Bowling
(10 miles)
- Cross-Country Skiing
(15 miles)
- Boating
- Shopping Area
(2 miles)
- Grocery Store
(10 miles)
- Downhill Skiing
(15 miles)
- Canoeing
- Horseback Riding
(3 miles)
- Gym/Fitness Center
(10 miles)
- Golf
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- Fishing
- Playground
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- Movie Theater
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- Miniature Golf
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- Hiking
- Tennis
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- Pool
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- Theme Park
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- Kayaking
- Zoo
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- Snowmobiling
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- Whitewater Rafting
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Reviews (13)
Reviews for this vacation home rental in Todd, North Carolina
My kind of heaven
Sharon Denise Hinson
Buchanan TN
My kind of heaven
August 2, 2016
May be biased because my heart is forever in those Appalachians, but this was my kind of heaven. Loved the house, beautifully decorated, very comfortable, excellent views. However, if you need cell phone service or consistently working internet, this may not be the place for you. Highly recommend the hiking trail across the street on the island & a visit to Todd Mercantile & bakery. Perfect vaca for mountain souls. We fell in love & can't wait to return.
McGuire Home
Linda Bailiff
Granville, OH
McGuire Home
July 18, 2016
We spent nearly a week at this quaint, charming home. It was secluded and private yet close to recreational activities including the river right across the road. The front porch rockers were so restful as well as the hot tub and hammock at the rear of the house. When at the back of the house you could hear the creek babbling that runs along the side of the property. These outdoor areas were a great way to end a day of hiking. There are a number of terrific trails within a 30" drive or so from rugged and strenuous (Grandfather Mountain) to bucolic (Boone Fork Loop). We preferred fresh air to the window air conditioners and were comfortable with the assistance of the ceiling fans. Upon arrival, some household items were missing that I previously asked about but we were accommodated that night. However, my son was looking forward to the xbox but the controller cables were not the right ones for the set. We never did figure out how to watch TV or DVDs with the various remotes but I didn't think that was a loss as we enjoyed great weather so most of our time was spent outside from morning to night. The kitchen was fine for breakfast and lunch but we preferred most dinners out. The first night we tried the gas grill but the electric starter didn't work. We found a long handled lighter in a kitchen drawer to start it. Some people drove too fast on the road for our comfort to use the provided bikes but traffic noise was no issue and other people were not deterred from biking or walking. We would have enjoyed a kayak as stated in the description but it wasn't there. So, we are giving 4 out of 5 stars due to some of the issues we encountered but, overall, it was a nice place with a great view and there were certainly no deal breakers or big inconveniences. It was a very restful place to stay. I would recommend this house for anyone who knows what to expect from an older house from mustiness (we live in a house older than the McGuire so expected this) to incredible charm.
May 16, 2016
Hi how are you? I'm trying to see the location address I don't find it, to see if is close to the beach??!! is there anyway I can have that info please!!
The Brown-Hawkins clan and a mighty fine time!
Dawn D'Ann Bowden Brown
Hillsborough NC
The Brown-Hawkins clan and a mighty fine time!
August 19, 2014
I have nothing bad to say about this house. It was just wonderful. It is an older house...so don't expect perfection but this was pretty darn close to it. It's laid out nicely for having that family time and for when you need some alone time. Open the windows and doors and let the air blow through! The only thing I can say negative about the house would be it doesn't have a yard for "playing children" but you have to remember....you're in the mountains the yard slants. But our 2 year old grandson still had a great time, we all did. There was 6 of us total and we had plenty of room! Wonderful, wonderful place. I can't wait to go back!
Excellent place to stay
April Rynearson
Clayton, NC
Excellent place to stay
June 28, 2014
We greatly enjoyed our stay at the McGuire house. We love the house inside and out. We spent a lot of our time outdoors at the river. The town was very small and conveniently located right outside of Boone and not far from the Parkway.
Beautiful, quaint antique house, lovely setting
Christine Escobar
Chicago, IL
Beautiful, quaint antique house, lovely setting
June 3, 2014
My family of four stayed for two nights at the Historic McGuire House and are already hoping to return again soon. The location was absolute tranquility far from the hustle and bustle of everyday life. Furnishings were comfy and in great shape. House had all we needed and Todd is a wonderful area to explore. Lots to do in this part of NC. A very unique stay.
roberts vacation
Betty Roberts
Mt Olive, North Carolina
roberts vacation
September 4, 2013
we drove you on Friday the 30th of Aug and spend 3 nights and 2 full days at the house. We found it to be a very homey, warm place and we enjoyed it a great deal. we do hope to go back again. it was a very nice, relaxing time in Todd we were able to go rafting down the river, take in all the surrounding activities that were offered in the area; the people were very friendly and the country side was beautiful we were able to go to all the surrounding areas within a few minutes which gave us a chance to branch out to Boone, Banner Elk, Linville and all they had a lot to offer as well. my Son being a photographer he was able to branch out on his own and take all types of pictures for display once we returned home, a lot of hiking. one way to sum it up was simply wonderful, we do hope to go back next year; the house itself was so clean and nicely furnished, it was like being home in a sense
Hope to Do This Again
Katie Peterson
Cary, NC USA
Hope to Do This Again
August 21, 2013
Our family all enjoyed the Maguire House. Detailed instructions on getting there and getting in the house were given, so we made it with no problems, even late at night. It was so helpful to have river access literally across the street and tubes at the house to use. We weren't expecting tubing down the river to be part of our trip, but what a bonus! There was a very helpful binder at the house, too, with directions to local things to do. We wouldn't have found the trail to the waterfall without it. The house itself is very charming. There was plenty of room for our family of 6 to spread out and be comfortable. We were able to put the baby's pac--n-play in the room with the canopy bed and the window a/c unit made perfect white noise. He was close to mom and dad, but far enough from the commotion to sleep well. And he did! We were able to save a little money on our trip by cooking our own meals. Everything we needed (plus some things we hadn't expected) was there: colander, cheese grater, oil for the pan, measuring cups and spoons. The house is very old and not quite level anymore. There was a large exercise ball in the upstairs closet. We enjoyed rolling it around the floor and seeing which way it would go. Really, the house is just charming. We couldn't figure out the upstairs television though. It might be helpful to have some instructions on DVD/satellite viewing. I felt that the location and proximity to attractions was great. It took a few minutes to get anywhere, but not 30-45 minutes as I expected, more like 15-30. It really was not far at all to Boone. One caution: we could not get cell phone coverage inside the house. We needed to call the zip line company at one point and the cell phone wouldn't work. The the house phone also wouldn't work because for some reason it was a long distance number. But after my husband drove about a mile down the road, he had bars again and called them. The complimentary computer (and printer!) and internet access were really helpful. We will miss the Maguire House. We had a LOT of fun and we made some great memories with our kids. Thanks!
My Time at the Historical McGuire House
Amy Oxendine
Shannon, NC USA
My Time at the Historical McGuire House
August 5, 2013
I really enjoyed my trip. The river was right in front of the house and so was a little park. The front porch had a great view of the river. I would take the kids to the park daily to play in the water. My older son had fun floating on his river rat inner tube on the river. It was in a nice location to enjoy a bike ride. The house was nice. It had a lot of its historic charm.
great house
Darren Whitaker
Winston-Salem NC
great house
August 22, 2012
private back yard, nice river views, had fun weekend
Amazing Place!
margaret summersell
Birmingham, AL
Amazing Place!
August 12, 2012
This is one of my favorite places I have ever stayed. A half hour from Boone, on the New River (great for tubing and kayaking), and in a beautiful part of the mountains. Right across the street is a beautiful park and behind the house is the barn, chicken coop, and outhouse. The owners kindly leave tubes, bikes, and other stuff in a outbuilding beside the house. The house itself is beautiful, though not often used (we had to knock down some spiderwebs when walking through the house). The ceilings are very high and the doorways are very low. The entertainment room has tons of movies, magazines, and books, plus wi-fi and a computer. The upstairs beds were very comfortable. And the hot tub... ooh! It rocks. The only negatives were these: -The tiny water heater. You had to fill the tub halfway, wait 30 minutes for it to warm up, and then fill the other half -No central AC (but it wasn't really much of a problem). -The chairs at the bar in the kitchen were way too low. -The wi-fi signal was incredibly weak, and sometimes stopped working altogether. In conclusion, this place was great! Sure, it has its quirks, but they are hardly noticeable. I would totally recommend you stay here.
Owner's reply:
Thanks so much for the great review - we appreciate it! I am so glad that you enjoyed the house. We just love it and all the wonderful people in this beautiful pocket of the mountains! We will also look into getting taller stools :) - but we have installed more a/c units already.
Hope that you come back again, Connie
Perfect week in the NC mountains
kathy schrell
Fort Mill, SC
Perfect week in the NC mountains
July 8, 2010
We spent a perfect week 2 hours from Charlotte, 10 degrees cooler! Cyling was outstanding - plenty of hills and enough flat roads for a more leisurely ride. We rented kayaks right down the street to float down the New River. Hiking in Linville or Grandfather mountain was less than 1 hour away. Great restaurants in Boone and Blowing Rock.
Heaven in NC Hill Country
Heaven in NC Hill Country
May 27, 2010
Shhh. It is the best kept secret. 2hrs. from Charlotte and you are heaven. With camera, bikes and paddles we are always in bliss while staying at the McGuire House and playing in Todd. What a beautiful spot overlooking the gentle river where we love kayaking and biking the country roads.
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i haven't heard these, but was also interested in the MEElectronics A161 after reading the review over at Inner Fidelity. They say, in part, "bass ... is quick and clean, but also surprisingly punchy, even aggressive at times. Impact is greater than with the classic Etymotic ER-4S" That sounds promising!
Up your budget $20 and get the Rockit Sounds R-50, your ears will thank you.
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I'm voting for GR06.
I've never heard the A161 though. I was not a fan of the A151. I just seem to like dynamics for the low end.
I also like the TDK EB950, while not as smooth as GR06, it has a little bit more energy on the top end. It has less of a mid bass hump than the GR06 but reaches much lower.
GR06 is non-fatiguing while EB950 is more engaging. Your choice.
Can't go wrong with either, they're both brilliant for the price.
If $100 is your top budget than you might want to look at the Fischer Audio Silver Bullet v2 ($64.90), it has really good detail with nice impactful bass and the largest soundstage of any IEM under $100 I've heard.
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