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Entegra Coach Vision class A gasoline motorhome 31V highlights:
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Travel comfortably in this Vision coach 31V. With double slides you will find ample space indoors, and the amount of outside storage will allow you to pack it all for however long you wish to be away! The interior is an inviting space for a couple or anyone who enjoys traveling with friends. Just add the overhead drop-down bunk for a bit more sleeping space and this unit can easily sleep a couple more! This unit is great for entertaining either inside or out as well since there is a spacious living area including theater seats and a 39" TV for your viewing pleasure. Outside, you can kick back in your camp chair and enjoy the outside entertainment center, or set up your corn hole boards for a friendly game or two. The 16' electric awning with LED lighting will keep your outdoor night activities going until everyone is sleepy and ready to head to bed.
With any Entegra Coach Vision model you will find a quality built home-on-wheels that is ready for any travel adventure that you are. You will find a complete kitchen and bath in each unit along with a queen size bed in the rear of each coach. The kitchen allows you to cook your favorites and save money while not eating out. You will appreciate the skylight in the shower for added natural lighting and more headroom, and the queen bed will allow you a peaceful night's rest so you can keep enjoying each day to the fullest waking refreshed and ready for anything! There is ample storage throughout for all of your things, even outside you will appreciate the easy close and lockable slam-latch baggage doors which feature a space for all of your outdoor camp toys and gear like lawn chairs, coolers, beach rafts, fishing poles, and so much more! Plus, each Vision model is backed by a 2-year limited warranty to give you that peace of mind knowing Entegra stands behind what they build. Not only do you receive coverage for 2-years, or the first 24,000 miles of use (whichever occurs first), but it also covers the structural integrity for five years. See us for complete details.
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Chassis: Ford F53
|32 ft 1 in
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About Entegra Coach
In the spring of 2008, Entegra Coach became a member of the Jayco family of companies. Jayco is the world's largest privately-held manufacturer of recreational vehicles, and we are proud to take our place as the builder of the company's flagship products. Entegra Coach manufactures and markets luxury Class A motor coaches. The hallmarks of our products are structural integrity, exceptional quality, old-world craftsmanship and excellent after-market service. We build each coach one at a time, and we back our products with a commitment to customer service that is unmatched in the RV industry. We are owned and operated by people who know and understand RVs. You can be rest assured that when you invest in a product from Entegra Coach, you will join a family that has an abiding commitment to quality and service.
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1. 2-YEAR WARRANTY Our family is proud to stand behind every Entegra Coach we build. That's why we back our motor coaches with a manufacturer's limited warranty, warranted to the original purchaser for two years (five years structural) from the original date of purchase or 24,000 miles of use, whichever comes first, against defects in materials and workmanship.
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4. RIGID CONSTRUCTION keeps us on the road for the long haul. Seamlessly engineered, flawlessly designed, Entegra Coach's exclusive X-Bridge chassis helps prevent flexing throughout, averting cracks in tile and grout and reducing windshield movement and noise.
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Secret Wars – Week Fifteen
It's week fifteen and we have a new issue of the Secret Wars' main story!
This one isn't as heavy on the action as others. It tells the true history of the Battleworld. After Stephen Strange's funeral, a guilt-racked Doom seeks out the counsel of Owen Reece, also known as Molecule Man. He goes to where Owen lives, deep below Doomgard, and tells him how and why he killed Doctor Strange. Owen recounts how he and Doom not only oversaw the creation of the Battleworld, but were responsible for the demise of many dimensions, and may have started the chain reaction that led to the need for the Battleworld in the first place. He also recounts how Stephen Strange was brought in after the damage had been done in an effort to save something.
Meanwhile, Valeria (Susan Storm's daughter) and the Foundation are tasked with finding the survivors from the life raft, but when Valeria asks questions as to who they are, Doom responds with threats. Valeria, however, ignores those and begins to ask the same questions of the Foundation instead. They discover that Stephen Strange's power was the opposite of Doom's, and they plan to use that to find the life raft survivors.
This issue is important mainly because it echoes what we've seen in many of the side stories: People are having problems with Doom's history of the Battleworld. It's not so bad when it's a baron of a faraway land, but when it's Doom's own "daughter" that sees cracks in the story, it means that things aren't going to go so well for the self-appointed God of the Battleworld.
Also out this week is the fourth and final issue of the Secret Wars – Battleworld collection of short tales.
This issue focuses on a couple of variations on the Silver Surfer. In the first of two tales, he's living a version of his time in service to Galactus, where he goes out and hunts for food to feed the devourer so that his land is not destroyed. In the second tale, the Silver Surfer has to recover his board, which is sitting in Maestro's vault after Doom gave it to him as a gift.
The only reason I mention this comic this week is because the Silver Surfer has been absent from the Battleworld (you'll have to read the Last Days Of issues of the Silver Surfer to know more), and these two stories reminded me of the threat the Surfer is to Doom. If this goes the way I think it will, then the finale of the Secret Wars will be suitably epic.
That's all from me this week. Join me again next week with more from the Secret Wars!

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There are hidden stuffs that the Sin City has that a lot of people miss out when they visit. We are talking about Las Vegas and it is a city that would catch your attention and give you that edge to explore a lot of places. You would be forgiven when you envisage an inexorable nightmare of hen and stage parties at an affordable rate that is filled with lairy drinks and strip clubs. There is a whole nuance of Las Vegas that is emerging; it is chic, sophisticated and cheap as the guests who are visiting are sloshed and there are even the famous $5,000 burgers where the local Maccy D's once was.
The eclectic rollercoaster that is purely an adult Disneyland has become what everyone would want to be identified with including the newlyweds, gamblers, foodies, old and the young. One thing is what is tied to this place, which is a penchant for alcohol.
There is a limo in waiting to hire right from the airport for those who would want to swim in decadence. Imagine how beautiful it is going to be when you relax and have champagne inside a limo. We must tell you that these luxury cars are not filled with booze, though you can make your booze purchase around because you can drink anywhere in the Sin City. You would arrive like an attention seeker, royalty or even a celeb when you take the $80 ride to the Strip.
If you are just arriving the Sin City, and you are overshadowed by adrenaline because of jet lag, walk straight to the Buffet that is located at the Excalibur to wolf down a feast of cultural cuisine. You would get a full stomach when you get here. At the ESPA spa that is at the Vdara, you would receive the 110-minute pampering spectacular of relaxation, including an exfoliating salt scrub, body and scalp massage, is the ultimate escape from reality.
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You can float Fleur inside Mandalay Bay for that luxury vacation experience and you are definitely going to cough out the Fleurburger 5000, the burger that is costing 5,000 bucks. There are so many things to see in Las Vegas like the CSI exhibit at MGM Grand. The Experience at MGM gives your blood-alcohol levels a rest as you get to examine the DUIs of others instead. Turning visitors into forensic experts, you'll be challenged to solve your case while investigating the crime scene; from fibres, to blood spatters to footprints.
These are few of the secrets that Las Vegas has to offer men and women who are coming here. Las Vegas got so much for you to see and get indulged when you are here. This is why millions of people who come here are not willing to leave the city. When it is nighttime, you just have to stay awake because sleep may not be coming close to you. This is what is giving the city that edge over some other sinful cities around the world.
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The idea of racism (in the sense of superiority) to me is from an older age. An Ignorant age where knowledge or data couldn't be shared near instantly within the United states. When I see a person as a person and that person has similar or equal footing as I. They can acquire assistance (When injury or injustice is applied) when footing becomes unbalanced to realign the balance so this unfair thought or practice is removed.
There always will be unfair systems in our world. With time and Persistence, we can correct the errors of our ancestors. Especially when faced with immigration, social issues and/or outright hate. There are people that want to keep holding onto this vile outlook on someone or group on their color of their skin or gender. If you grew up with Christian, Muslim or non-religious parents. This Ignorance that sometimes in our world has been made to make clear their status is clearly higher (And they may not be doing this on propose.).
When you misstate or make a message that was meant to be a teaching moment that is used in the opposite way by someone else. It's honestly a pain to talk about racism as it can be used to hurt someone's image. Like they shouldn't talk about it at all… and that doesn't solve the problem and allow it to get far worse.
When can we get to a point where we learn and discuss racism that clearly is an issue in our country and the world overall. We can't just paint someone with a stroke of red crimson when they are clearly trying to address the issues at hand.
What can we do?
When we all start this process to understand at a deep level that we are ALL human. No matter what the height, weight, gender, race, religion and stereotypes etc. I Just get sick and tired when people don't understand someone on the same level. When we can mentally grow above such toxic issues and fix them without any further delay is a wish I want for the whole world.


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I picked up Under the Tuscan Sun by Frances Mayes a few weeks ago at a thrift store. I've never really had an overwhelming passion to read it, but I figured for $.25, why not? Perhaps it was my lack of initial interest that kept me from falling in love with the book like so many other people, but I did not find it to be overly engaging. The writing itself isn't bad, once you get past about the first fifty pages. Those first fifty pages are horrible with Mayes either writing in tired clichés and playing up to stereotypes or writing in such an overly pretentious manner that she sounded like a teenager trying too hard to sound smart and deep. I know she can write better than that; she's an accomplished poet for goodness sakes! So I found it to be very disappointing from the beginning, but I trudged along. Luckily, the writing did get less annoying, but one thing still prickled me. This book was meant to be some sort of memoir about those first few years/holidays spent in Tuscany, so why the hell was it written in present tense? I'm not a big fan of writing that's in present tense, anyway, but I can usually get over it. In the case of this book, it made no sense.
There is no typical story in this book in that there's no build-up, climax, or resolution. Nope, it's just writing that has a definite beginning and then flat lines. Some projects in the book do get accomplished as work on the Tuscan house continues. I found the narratives about the actual house, renovations, and discoveries quite interesting, and it makes sense that the changes are ongoing. Building a home (as opposed to a house) is never done. There should always be a new and exciting project to plan. The food stuffs got a bit pedantic to me. I am not a foodie, and Mediterranean cuisine is one of my least favorite, so I really checked out while reading the descriptions and recipes.
I can see and appreciate the poetic ambiance that this book creates. There are very pleasant and beautiful passages written within its pages, ones that encourage you to take a deep breath and close your eyes and imagine the cool breeze on a hot summer day. It feels like that bit of contentment you have after a hard day's work. It's these bits of the book that saved this book from being a flat 2-star to a 2.5-3 Star rating.
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Start with a planet, a plague and a group of 300 year old truants. Throw in an Enterprise away team and what have you got? You've got "Miri" on this week's edition of Mission Log.
Mission Log #9: Episode 009- Miri
Kim Darby was also the mom on Better Off Dead. She was married to David Orgen Stiers. Giving that man another Star Trek connection.
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I think you mentioned the back lot set was owned by Desilu, but it was also the revamped exterior also used in Andy Griffith Show.
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You can see Andy's court house in the bottom pic, in the left part of the image.
I rather liked the episode Miri and found that I could forget the duplicated Earth just as well as the crew of the Enterprise did.
It was the writer's blatant statement against germ warfare experiments that were supposedly taking place here on our Earth during the cold war, it was a popular SciFi subject matter of the time.
And even though the children of this Earth were given extended life spans I seemed to forgive the fact that they survived 300 years.
In actuality they would not have give the fact that their society being similar to 1960 America would have production methods and food processes that the average teenager would be unable to figure out how to make work.
Most children of that age could not make their own lunch without adult intervention.
But those glaring problems aside I enjoyed the concept of the genetic engineering and the the unusual view into the leading character's behavior during this story.
Anybody else think that it was Dr. McCoy's overdose of the serum that enabled him to be present at the launch of the Enterprise-D?
This episode used to scare the crap outta me when I was a kid!
I completely agree with the ultimate conclusion about this episode. Not much more than that to add. 🙂


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Michael Jackson Sells Out 50 O2 Arena Shows
By Andre Paine
Tickets for Michael Jackson's run of 50 O2 Arena shows in London sold out in hours today (March 13) after the general sale opened to the public.
Promoters AEG Live and Ticketmaster said in a statement that a total of 750,000 tickets have now been sold, following the pre-sale to registered fans on March 11.
Tickets were selling at an average rate of 40,000 an hour when they became available to the general public at 7am GMT today. There were also queues of fans from around the world buying tickets in person at the venue.
"We often talk about unprecedented demand, but this week we have witnessed a live entertainment phenomenon," said Chris Edmonds, managing director, Ticketmaster U.K., in a statement. "We have seen a truly amazing level of interest and demand for tickets from fans from across the world for the Michael Jackson shows at the O2 over the last three days.
"This was undoubtedly the busiest demand for tickets for an event which we have ever experienced."
Randy Phillips, president and CEO of AEG Live, added: "The last week has been the most astonishing I have seen in my career in the entertainment business."
As previously reported (Billboard.biz, March 12), AEG Live has run into problems with its secondary ticket deal with Viagogo. The company is the official secondary ticket market provider for Jackson tickets, but Phillip says Viagogo "did something really bad" by offering packages and seats to brokers and touts in London. AEG Live is taking legal action to ensure they only allow tickets to be bought by fans from the Web site. Viagogo did not comment.
Meanwhile, U.K. entertainment retailer HMV is reporting that sales of Michael Jackson's greatest hits album "King Of Pop" (Sony Music Entertainment) have shown a four-fold increase at HMV stores in the U.K. and Ireland and online following the announcement of his O2 concerts. Sales for "Thriller" (Legacy/Epic) are up by 80%.


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NuMI/MINOS Questions & Answers
What is the MINOS experiment? What is NuMI?
The Main Injector Neutrino Oscillation Search, or MINOS experiment, located half a mile underground in the historic Soudan iron mine in northeastern Minnesota, will probe the secrets of subatomic particles called neutrinos . The neutrinos will be produced by a particle accelerator at Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory" near Chicago. Beginning in February 2005, neutrinos in the NuMI (Neutrinos at the Main Injector) beam will be directed 450 miles straight through the earth, from Fermilab to Soudan--no tunnel needed.
In Minnesota, a 6,000-ton steel detector will search for neutrinos that have changed from one kind to another during the split-second trip. More than a trillion man-made neutrinos will pass through the MINOS detector each year. Because neutrinos interact so rarely, only about 1,500 of them each year will collide with atoms inside the detector. The rest will pass through with no effect. The 200-plus MINOS experimenters will use the change from one type of neutrino to another as the key to unlocking neutrinos' secrets: Where do they come from, what are their masses and how do they change from one kind to another? How are neutrinos related to the mysterious dark matter that makes up almost a quarter of our universe?
What are neutrinos?
Are neutrinos harmful?
Because their names are similar, it is easy to confuse NEUTRINOS and NEUTRONS. The NuMI beam is made of NEUTRINOS. Unlike neutrons, which do interact with other particles of matter and can have harmful effects, NEUTRINOS do not cause harm to people or to the environment. The NuMI beam will NOT contain neutrons.
Do neutrinos exist in nature?
What was the approval process for the NuMI neutrino beam and the MINOS experiment?
Environmental Assessment
Does the neutrino beam require easements for the property it passes beneath?
What is the Main Injector?
What is a neutrino beam?
To make a neutrino beam, physicists start with a beam of protons from Fermilab's Main Injector accelerator. Magnets direct the protons onto a graphite target. When the protons strike this target, they take the form of new particles, which in turn produce neutrinos. The neutrino beam is aimed downward at a 3.3� angle toward the Soudan Underground Laboratory, 450 miles away. Although the beam starts out at 150 feet below the ground at Fermilab, it will pass as much as six miles below the surface as it travels toward Soudan. The neutrinos travel at the speed of light and make the trip from Illinois to Minnesota in just two and a half thousandths of a second.
Why are Fermilab scientists sending a beam of neutrinos such a long distance from the laboratory?
What is Fermilab?
How many hours a day will the NuMI beam run? How long will the MINOS experiment operate?
What happens if the accelerator malfunctions? Could the NuMI beam go astray or be "turned up" too high?
While it is true that one can work (or even live) in the center of a neutrino beam without any effects, the same is not true of the proton beam that Fermilab uses to produce the neutrinos. Particle accelerators at Fermilab and around the world are designed, built and operated to keep people and the environment safely shielded from any harmful effects of particle beams. The proton beam that produces the neutrinos for NuMI is confined to the Fermilab site, where it is monitored 24 hours a day. In the event of a malfunction, it shuts down automatically before it can have an effect on the environment on the Fermilab site. The beam is produced in the same way, with the same standards of personnel and environmental safety, that have kept Fermilab operating safely for 35 years.
Who is involved in the MINOS experiment?
Are neutrinos studied elsewhere in the world?
What are the practical benefits of the MINOS experiment?
Why haven't I heard about NuMI/MINOS before?
If I have more questions, where can I get the answers?
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The Calamity Janes
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#1 New York Times bestselling author Sherryl Woods returns with a story of the Calamity Janes...fierce friends facing challenges in life and love
Lauren Winters has achieved fame and fortune, but all she wants when she goes home to Winding River, Wyoming, for a reunion with old friends is a break from her high-profile career. Seizing the chance to work incognito as a horse trainer for Wade Owens, she revels in the wrangler's attention.
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To be honest – Universal Studios was not high on my list of things to see & do BUT as the girls were still young I thought it would be awesome to experience this WITH THEM!
When you walk through the ticketing gates you get the sense you are walking right into a Movie Set. The entrance is decorated with signs and information so that you can find your way around.
I could sense the girls were super excited to get the 'party' started, so we disposed of our backpack at the locker rooms where we had our snacks and drinks. Locker Hire cost $15.00 a day, just in case you wanted to know. We made a bee line (no pun intended) to our first ride – Transformers!
The wait time for this ride was 2 hours. And I soon calculated that if all the rides had a wait time of this length that experiencing every ride was impossible. So we had to make a decision, wait or take a chance. We waited!
The wait was well worth it with a 3D roller-coaster experience. I would have LOVED to do the ride again but given that we had waited 2 hours already meant that this was definitely out of the equation.
With that in mind we ran to our next ride only to find that it was a longer wait. We decided to reassess the situation. It seemed that everyone else wanted to do the same rides as we wanted to, and with Water World closed, meant that we may have to take a different approach if we wanted to have a full experience.
As a result, we darted for the Mummy Ride which was a fair way down the 'road'. The wait was fairly long but not as long as our first ride. It was pretty spectacular as you are on a roller coaster in the dark (mostly) with an amazing amount of technological 3D graphics.
By now the running (who needs a gym) and the rides had started to increase the levels of Adrenalin and Serotonin. That is like drinking Coffee , while having a Panadol (head ache tablet) with a shot of whiskey – if I could ever describe the feeling. Actually never had all three at the same time…but thought that if you did – it would feel pretty similar!
For a breather we decided to visit the town of "Far Far Away" which was a 4D experience. At first, we lined up in two horizontal rows- waiting for something. It gave us the feeling as if we were in trouble for doing something very bad. After a while of watching an introduction to what we were to experience, we entered into the theater that had beautiful soft chairs. I won't spoil the whole experience only that what ever you saw in 3D – you also felt! Totally amazing and great for small kids.
By now it was about 2 pm. We had been running since the park opened, which was at 9 am. Where did the time go? Oh yes…we waited for rides.
Of course the family needed a little lunch break and I – DID NOT! that excitement of the park (the shot of whiskey) had just kicked in and I was eager to have another SHOT!
So on route to Starbucks (which just happened to be at the other end of the park) we decided to give the blue roller coaster a trial. There was a huge debate on which was better. The red one was taller and the blue one was shorter with sharp, sudden turns. The vote was the blue one with my youngest being fairly brave to give – what I term – the toughest roller coaster a trial. She voted for it and I thought that she may be old enough to handle it.
The line was shorter compared to most of the other rides, and we found ourselves at the front pretty quickly. The seats were mid-air which meant your feet were hanging AND your security of 'feet-on-ground' was be ripped away. My husband, who is over 6 foot 5 struggled to get into the seat. And after the staff ttried to squeeze him in, he was asked to skip this ride, which left my oldest daughter all by herself. (Roller Coasters work in 2 seat arrangements)
I was a little annoyed because this was suppose to be a family experience which sort of brought me down from that happy high. I was contemplating of leaving the ride too, but before I could the ride was on the way and my attention turned to my youngest who was sitting next to me. All of a sudden I realized this was probably not a great ride for her either. And in a instance we were flying through the air on loops and turns. I instinctively started laughing, my oldest was fairly quiet and my youngest was crying. Luckily the ride came to a stop and I turned to my youngest to see if she was okay. "I am never doing that again".
With a sudden drop from "thrill seeking platform" we made our way to Starbucks. We ordered some coffees (yeah not sure if that was a good idea) and frappes for the girls. We stopped to reassess the situation – and saw that it was now 4 pm. I was not particularity hungry but the girls were and when given food they wolfed it down before we could say – "FRAPPE".
One of the decision we had to make was whether it was time to go home. Of course I had just woken up and ready for action, so that idea did not really sit well. Thankfully everyone else felt the same.
In the midst of making this major decision was the opportunity to meet Bumble Bee! I guess it helped the vote of "stay" and in seconds I was bounding for the door for the Meet and Greet which was scheduled for 4:25 pm. I turned my shoes from a fast walk to a run – and 'marathoned' it to see the most charismatic Transformer, with two girls in tow.
We had made it with minutes to spare. Who cared about the coffee that was getting cold. My husband would find a home for it! (hopefully)
While looking around and observing the scene I heard a door open. Bumble Bee came dancing out! HOW COOL. My girls were a little shy to have a photo and posed for normal shot. I – on the other – seized the moment, and took some of my karate and boxing experience into account and posed for a sparring photo. Bumble Bee thought that was COOL!
After that – the girls thought they would sneak a ride in the tea cups. By the time we had finished the teacup and the Bumble Bee shoot, it was 5:30 and we made a dash for Starbucks. My husband was NOT impressed – and for obvious reason.
With only a few hours left we decided to 'hoof it' to the Jurassic Rapid Adventure which was a river ride. WARNING: Take a raincoat!
Plastic bags on the chair were a dead give away that something was going to happened and it involved water. Somehow a wave of ignorance come over me and I thought – 'there is no way they would have a ride where we would get wet?'
We traveled gently-gently down the stream but life was not about to be a dream! It was just seconds later we hit the white water rapids and we were tossed around in our little boat like popcorn. Somehow we managed to stay dry right up to the end when the boat suddenly hit a ledge (a small drop) which created a tidal wave that covered the boat. We were now WET….and as it was a very hot day – it was sort of refreshing in some abstract way.
The time was now 7 pm and the next ride in close proximity was the Jurrasic Park Roller Coaster. There was a split debate with half wanting to do that ride and the other half (my oldest and myself) wanting to do the red roller coaster. So we split up to meet up later.
We had made many attempts prior to this time to experience the Red Roller Coaster and every time there was over a 1.5 hour wait. However, this time we made near the 'launch point' within seconds with only a full 20 minute wait. Pretty good compared to the rest of the park.
Of course we were completely soaked waiting in line for this experience. I sort of felt conscious which compelled me to start a conversation with some of the girls that were behind us. I suggested that I did not really 'pee' in my pants, that I just did the Rapd Ride! They nodded and said "Right" which made me feel like they did not believe me. All of a sudden they burst out laughing and we all had a little giggle.
As we began talking they learnt it was our first time here, so they suggest that we take the 8th cart – the last one! They said that the G-Force was spectacular and so we took her advice. GLAD I DID!
The red Roller coaster was AMAZING and it was by far the best ride of the day. As soon as we finished my daughter and I looked at each other and said : DO IT AGAIN!
We darted down the stairs, around the corner and then up the stairs to do this one again. By this time it was 7:55 and we had just made the cut for the last ride.
After our thrill seeking adventure we doubled back to Starbucks. My husband and youngest were waiting for us patiently. The first thing they said: "You did that ride twice?" What could I say….!
We decided to slow the pace down and take a gentle stroll taking evening shots. I found the evening so much better and wondered why they did not have the park open for the evening times as well? I guess safety was probably a deciding factor so we used every last second capturing lasting memories and made our way back 'home'.
Overall I really enjoy this experience. Granted – there was a lot of waiting but then there were a lot of things to see. For a moment I forgot about the most important motto and glad that an experience at Universal Studios reminded me of it:
"Everyday is an Adventure – just have to look for it!"
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Reviews of Kaingo Camp
They do not necessarily represent the views of Expert Africa.
Incredible luxury and sensational game drives
Moving to Kaingo for the second half of our trip was absolutely the right decision - going further into the park and away from the busier areas near the main gate - despite losing the flexibility provided by a camp on mains electricity. After dragging my 12-year old away from the swimming pool at Flatdogs I was delighted that he loved Kaingo even more. We appreciated the quieter drives, the stunning ebony grove and the incredible standard of food accommodation achieved in such a remote place.
The staff were very kind and really looked after us. I was conscious that my son was the only child guest at that time, but he was made to feel very grown up and welcome (actually incredibly spoiled). We were thrilled with our walking safari and the range of wildlife we saw. Our hope of a good sighting of a honey badger was rewarded!
As usual, the guides were excellent, with encyclopedic knowledge and an ability to gauge the varying interests of the guests.
Entering the luxurious category?
Would rather have filled in 'Trip as a Whole First. Overall, with 7 previous trips to Zambia and others to Kenya, Tanzania, Botswana, Namibia, and many to SA over past 30 years, this trip was sensational and stunningly good. Any critisisms are minor and almost immaterial. The comparions prescibed by the nature of this form are against the other camps visited here, and not against previous experiences. 'Good' means slightly less than faultless (excellent).
We pick Shenton camps for their position in the park, their concentration on walking, supurb guiding. Derek & Jules Shenton was not at camp during our time there, which would put extra administrative strain on the staff present, but Izzy & Evonne coped excellently. The food was much more stylish than 10-20yrs ago.
Izzy was a competent hard working and welcoming manager, but Evonne as well as being dedicated and efficient was engagingly personable.
The guiding led by Patrick who also has a remarkable personailty and understanding of our ways given his background,i s first class.
We immediately expressed our interest in walking, but could not be accommodated on first morning-- hence slight downgrade on activities. This was rectified at Mwamba.
Amazing African Experience
Kaingo was amazing. On our drive from the airport we saw so much (including a leopard eating an impala in a tree, with a hyena sitting below waiting for scraps!). Our guide, Yorum, who was our guide for our time at Kaingo and Mwamba was excellent. As well as helping us to spot animals he told us so much, and helped us to track animals by recognising their footprints and dung! The safari drives were brilliant. Yorum listened to what we wanted to see, and tried his hardest to find it.
The food is fantastic - lots of it and an excellent quality. Izzy and Yvonne made us very welcome, and we really enjoyed everything about the camp. Although there was the need to mix over dinner and breakfast, having lunch on our decks was a welcome break - and a time to just be the four of us.
Kaingo Camp review
Kaingo located in the SLNP is an established camp know to wildlife photographers for there location and animal hids. National Geographic has been know to do filming there, especially their lion prides.
Massive amounts of hippos can be seen all along the river. For an up close view the hippo the hides can't be beat.
Prides of Lions are easily seen, especially the "Hollywood" pride know for all the filing that has been done on them.
I believe we were not adequately warned by our tour company concerning the nature of the camp which is set up for the true photographer and not for the amateur point and shoot merchants like myself. This said Kaingo matched us up with a couple with the same attitude to photography and hence on most drives we were not affected by the photographer who must have a particular kind of shot whatever and obstructed viewing due to a large camera and their owners standing up to operate them.
That said we really enjoyed ourselves as the food, guiding and accommodation was excellent. Visits from the elephants whilst on our veranda overlooking the river was one of the highlights.
Having to put up with a diet low in sugar I usually have to forgo the sweets. However Kaingo were very pro-active and made up some very tasty fruit salads for myself. Many thanks.
Kaingo Camp review
Our stay was lovely, but we found the evening drive possibly a little to long 4 hours then only 10-15 minutes before dinner.
Personally 3-31/2 hours with time to relax before dinner with a drink at the lovely bar would have been nice.
All staff very friendly & attentive, food very good. Breakfast in the Ebony forest was great.
Kaingo Camp - disappointing
Kaingo was the only disappointing place we stayed during our three week safari in Zambia. We felt a bit like it was a place run for the convenience of the managers rather than the pleasure of the guests. At no time were we asked what we wanted to see and what our interests were - we were just told which jeep we were in and off we went. The only time we got to choose our activities was in the middle of the day when we got to pick which hide we wanted to visit.
Both guides had a severe case of what I call "Big Cat-itis" where they focus on lions/leopards to the exclusion of everything else. This is such a shame as you miss so much on a game drive by ignoring the smaller things. It also contrasted badly to the two previous camps we were in - Mwamba and Takifa.
We kept being taken back to the same group of lions on every game drive. However, most of the time they were asleep - and lions lazing under a tree get a bit dull after a while. I'd much rather watch a group of baboons for an hour than a group of lions. However, I wasn't given the choice. We just sped straight past things like baboons.
The night drives here were also disappointing compared to the other camps that we visited. All the animals we saw were much further away and more skittish.
The hides were also a bit of a disappointment. We went to the hippo hide twice, but the hippos were a considerable distance from the hide so you don't get an up close and personal view like I was hoping for. The elephant hide was nicely positioned up in a tree at a point where the elephants cross the river. However, on the day we were due to go to the elephant hide we had been told to meet in reception at 12:30 which we did. We waited around for about 15 minutes for someone to appear and eventually they did and we were asked "Why aren't you at the hide?". Apparently the elephants had crossed early and the other guests had gone over at 12:00 but no-one came to get us so we didn't know. By the time we got to the hide the elephants were half way across the river and travelling away from us (so not great for the photos). It would have been lovely had we seen the whole thing but the best bits happened before we got there - which was frustrating. Once the elephants had finished crossing we were told "that's it - we're going now" without being given any option to stay longer - despite only having been there for about 20 minutes. At no stage was there any apology for messing us around.
It wasn't all bad. We saw lions, hyenas, a leopard up a tree with a kill (actually very close to Mwamba bushcamp and found by Patrick - the Mwamba guide), it just wasn't as good as it could have been, which was deeply frustrating. There are very tame bushbucks and vervet monkeys in the surrounding bush. We were nearly joined by a vervet monkey in the bath on one day.
The rooms are ok - although they don't let much breeze in so they get VERY hot. The outside bathtub is a nice touch and lovely in the hot weather. The food is mostly average - although we did get the occasional really nice dish. But there is no choice - you just get what you are given.
Expert Africa comments
We were very disturbed by these travellers comments and we forwarded them to Kaingos owners, Derek and Jules Shenton. (We discovered that most of these comments, as well as a response from the camp, were already on TripAdvisor!)
Derek and Jules have clearly taken these comments seriously and have already acted on some of the points raised.
Looking at all the travellers comments below, we don't believe that generally Kaingo is a place run for the convenience of the managers rather than the pleasure of the guests. That said, we don't doubt that this was the experience that these travellers had at the end of October 2012.
( We do note that they stayed just a few days before the camp closed for the year, which shouldn't make a difference at all but we wouldn't be surprised if the team were tired at the end of a long season. )
Firstly, this feedback reminds us to re-emphasize to all of our travellers that if they ever experience problems whilst in a camp, then its really important to voice these very clearly at the time, as theres a good chance that they can be rectified there and then. We are powerless to help travellers after they have left the camp, as are the camps owners and managers.
Investigating the specifics, were told by Jules that one of the guides who guided these travellers was released at the end of last season; he is no longer working at Kaingo. We are sorry that these travellers experienced him.
We also understand that the camp has taken seriously the confusion about the visit to the Elephant Hide; clearly it shouldn't have happened, and measures are now in place to try to avoid it happening again. For 2013, Kaingo have also replaced their safari manager, which we hope will help the activities to run as well in the future as weve always been used to them running in the past.
So whilst we are really glad that the rest of the trip that these travellers had was enjoyable, and were sorry that they had such a negative experience of Kaingo, which our travellers normally find to be a very good camp.
Balcony on the Luangwa
We had 3 great nights at Kaingo before moving on to Mwamba, its sister bushcamp. The chalets are attractive and cosy, boasting an XL outdoor bathtub, and we loved having lunch on our private deck overlooking the Luangwa river. The setting is really picturesque, between the river and an ebony forest.
The 3 hides (hippo, elephant and carmine bee eater) are a fantastic idea and very cleverly designed - all safari camps should have them! Whether you are into photography or not, you can easily spend a few hours there, it is fascinating being able to watch the wildlife so closely and be right in the middle of the action!
Great guiding, great service, can't fault anything.
This camp is primarily a photographer's dream but also perfect for all wild life lovers.
Great Safaris at Kaingo
The location of Kaingo was absolutely fabulous and the accommodation and facilities were brilliant. The safaris with Sylvester and Noel were outstanding although the lack of leopards was a little disappointing.
Issy was the perfect host and the staff were always happy and helpful.
The only criticisms we had were :-
That, although adequate, the food was not of the quality we expected from a five star camp.
The absence of fans in the bedroom made sleeping somewhat uncomfortable although we do appreciate the
limits of electrical power in the camp.
Delightful camp, great guiding at Kaingo
The 6 chalets are strung out along the river with each having its own private, shaded terrace on the riverside where you can while away an hour or so before lunch is delivered to you. We also had a hammock which was surely worth the gymnastics required for me to get into it! The outside bath is a nice touch, bring your own bubbles. I liked the fact that the lights in the chalets are solar powered and that there was no generator noise to detract from absorbing the natural sounds of the day and night. There is a charging hut in the centre of the camp where you charge your camera batteries etc. Laundry is washed and returned each day – this means you really can pack light.
The Shenton camps have their own plot near the airport which keeps the kitchen well stocked with fresh veg and provides local jobs. We particularly wanted a Zambian owned camp, small and in a quiet part of the park also it was important to me that the owners were fully engaged with and supportive of the local communities, economy and environment. All that came through to me very clearly here and I feel we made the right choice.
There is an abundantly clear commitment at Kaingo to ensuring that guests are well looked after in every respect from the comfort of the chalets, through delicious and well prepared food to having a good number of simply exceptional guides and spotters many of whom have been there for years. This combination ensured we had a fabulous safari filled with adventure and other amazing experiences which will always be with us. The driving loops are really well maintained and well positioned. Really enjoyed the night time drives which followed the sundowners which were taken at a different place each evening. You will find bean bags and dust sheets for cameras in the jeeps - much appreciated.
The landscape is fantastic and very varied. The range of wildlife in front of you is amazing and you can learn so much from the guides – who are not only superbly skilled with a huge amount of knowledge that they are keen to share but are adept at positioning the vehicles and understanding the light to give you a chance to get great photos. The 3 activities per day certainly resulted in a really satisfying experience, the hides are such a great for getting up close. We also stayed overnight in the elephant hide – a really special and unique experience.


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Over a 2 week period I bid on several (9 or 10...I lost count) bikes. I was targeting the Harley FXD series and similar Harley models. I had a deposit made by the my second bike I bid on. I made my deposit via Paypal within minutes of having the high bid on the Ride Safety website (step one). I will describe the procedures as a 3 step process. Step One is bidding on the Ride Safety web site, the auction on their website ends around 8, 9 or 10 PM depending on the auction location. If you are the high bidder there, you send the 400.00 deposit to them by 10:00 AM the next day, then you go to step two.
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It is normally within the last hour of Step Two that you will have the chance to increase your bid from their phone call. The third step is when the second step ends and if you are the high bidder at the end of the second step, you wait until 9:00PM of the same night to see if you have won all the bidding. In all cases I never did Win the bidding in the 3rd step.
After the third step is over, you are sent an e-mail and on the website, you can see if you bought the bike or not by monitoring the offers area of the website. If you did not Win the deposit will be credited back to your account there. This happens long before the e-mail arrives. They say you are notified by 9:00 PM but it doesn't happen to 9:30 or 10:00 PM on the website and much later by e-mail. This is a problem if you want to bid on other bikes that same night if you loose you offer in step three. This happened to me several times. Step three is the area you have no control of and is a mystery to me. To speak exactly of my experience of why I quit the website.
After bidding on several bikes and making it to step two and step three, I never won the bidding in step three. When I was notified at the end of step three, I would be told the selling price of the bike. I was bidding on 2005 or later Harley FXD models. I was always winning the step two process around the 2600 to 2900 Dollar area. When I was notified after step 3 they would tell the final price the bike sold for usually around 5000 to 6000 dollars in each case that I lost.
Then a 2005 FXD in Denver (nicer than any bike I had bid on earlier and with far lees damage, less than 8,000 miles and it ran and drove)I was bidding on a week earlier I lost the bid of step one by 100 Dollars. We went in to over time on the bidding process in step one but I let it go for 2900 to someone else, my last bid was 2800. Then a few days later the same exact bike shows back up at the same auction and on the Ride safety website. I called and asked why? They told me that the person didn't send their deposit in and it was returned to the sale when that happens. Well this is where it all gets fishy for me for many reasons.
The deposit has to be in by 10:00 AM then you are still bidding against other websites and the live auction until 12:00. So if the deposit wasn't in, the bidding was still going on at other places at the time the Ride Safety didn't receive the deposit from their client.
So if the bikes in the past was selling for 5000 to 6000 dollars you would think at 2900 dollars or higher this would had been no problem to sell to other bidders on other websites and at the live auction and my complaint to Ride Safety was... why didn't I have the chance to put my bid in at my last highest bid at 2800 or at least have a chance to bid at 2900 since they didn't get the deposit from the other guy, they had at least 2 hours to call me? Remember, if you are the high bidder in step one, during step two you are called within seconds of supposedly being out bid.
So in this case they had two hours to call me and say the other didn't send the deposit in. Then the real fishy thing is no one else in the world and from the live auction and other web sites didn't bid for this bike over the 2900?MMMMM.. this is strange to me. I was told that when someone doesn't send the deposit in the bike is then sold at the next auction.
Again, what happened to the people at the live auction and all the other websites..... and also Ride Safely doesn't have control of the bikes in almost all cases, they are owned and sold by other people not by Ride Safely, they can not return them to another auction if they don't own them, also I went to the websites where licensed dealers bid on the same bikes and there was no reserve on this bike, so it should have gone to the highest bidder if it was a real auction...This is where I think it is fishy and seems like price fixing is a question....
I asked for my deposit refund via the website. Since I did my deposit via Pay pal, I had my deposit back into my Pay pal account within 2 hours of my request, not like the other horror stories I have read. I went to the Harley dealer and bought a brand new 2009 FXD and equipped it just like I wanted, over 16,000 when finished. I can't say I was totally pleased that the way things went. I am suspicious of the bidding process. Comparing it to salvage cars the bikes go for over double on the ride safety website of what they should compared to cars..just my opinion...
Also after reading some of the stories about picking up the bikes and the lack of the chance to talk to someone if a problem exists...I didn't like those comments either... So I bailed... I guess a person should make their own mind up to use these people or not.....
BENSALEM, PA -- I was bidding on this 2006 CADILLAC CTS 910021368, on Oct 4, 2009. The auction was to end at 9 PM, with an additional 5 min extension if there were any bids in the last 5 min of the auction. At 9:03 I was the highest bid and at the end of the Auction at 9:05 there were no other bids. The Smartride web site stated the auction had ended and I was the highest bidder.
At 9:11 the auction reopened and there was someone else who bid, I intern was not able to bid and based on the web site info I assumed I had won. I tried to call the company right away but there was no answer. I right away sent them an e-mail. They contacted me the next day verified all the facts and actually said they didn't know why I didn't Win but would look into it. They e-mailed me later that day and said there was a glitch in the system and the auction had reopened on its own. The customer service department also said that the invoice had not gone out yet so they may be able to rectify it.
I waited till the next day and contacted them again they said there was nothing they could do about it as they had contacted the winner already. After speaking to someone at the Fair Business Practice they informed me to contact the company and tell them that the glitch should have affected the individual who bid at 9:11 when the auction was over. As that individual should have known it was over and closed for over 8 minutes before reopening.
One other thing is this is an American company selling a product that is in Canada, so Canadian laws would apply and when an auction is over it is over and can not be reopened unless everyone involved is aware and have equal opportunity to participate. I will be pursuing this as I hate to be ripped off.
LANGHORNE, PENNSYLVANIA -- Contrary to the first lengthy review, in February 2015, I did NOT go through a "step 2" process where I was asked to increase my bid since I was outbid. In my experience I simply entered the maximum I was willing to pay one time and then the rest was automated. I happened to be the highest bidder on Ridesafely.com, but was outbid on IAAI.com. Ridesafely immediately offered to refund my deposit after I didn't win.
I think the trick is to trust Ridesafely and go ahead and enter the maximum you are willing to pay. Ridesafely makes a fixed amount so they don't have much incentive to screw you, but they do have incentive to Win auctions for less than your max so you keep coming back for more cars. I'm leaving my deposit there and trying again. I will update this review as I go.
LANGHORNE, PENNSYLVANIA -- Ridesafely refused to provide proper documentation requested by the California DMV so that the vehicle that I purchased via the Ridesafely website could be properly registered in California. Ridesafey refused to sign a bill of sale for California. The vehicle was purchased in California but Ridesafely demanded that the title come from Pennsylvania. All of this confusion has made for a very confusing situation at the DMV and Ridesafely has no interest in abiding by the DMV rules but they still have no problem selling vehicles in California and then do not take the steps to help the customer properly register the vehicle.
They want to fight with the DMV and all I want is for them to fill out the proper documentation that the DMV has requested. They refused and want me to go to the DMV and get them on the phone to argue with the DMV. This is unacceptable and unprofessional. Multiple calls and appointments to the DMV and to Ridesafely has not resolved this issue. I expect to purchase a vehicle that can be supported with the proper documentation for resale. They simply refuse to do anything of significance and dumped the mess in my lap to deal with.
LANGHORN, PA -- Back in March 2001 I bought a BMW 325i 2003 from Ridesafely.Com... After having the car rebuilt (it was a salvage/rebuildable) I went to the Florida dmv "bureau of fields operations" gave them all the paperwork to have it inspected and then realized that Ridesafely is not a dealer license in the state of Florida so they fraudulently and going against the state federal laws sold it to me. So at this point the dmv kept all my paperwork including the title I got from Ridesafely and I cannot get neither a title or not even the inspection done... The company Ridesafely.Com has not solve this matter and it has been 3 weeks since they got notified from me and the dmv...
This guy under the name of ** supposedly a manager of Ridesafely.Com has been playing me around all along but I will laugh at last when I see him in court... I've already open a claim through the BBB and another one is on the way to be open through the state of Pennsylvania to them file a lawsuit against Ridesafely.Com and this guy **... I highly recommend you not to deal with this fraudulent company cause they will cost you a lot of money...
If someone else is going through a problem with this company and want to suit them please get in contact with me so we can do it together... This company is selling cars without license and is making a lot of money from each car they sell when a broker can do the same thing for a lot less... Don't be a fool do some research before doing anything through Ridesafely. Com (theftsafely. Com suits them better)
I bid on a Hyundai sonata and got the car the statement from ride safely was that it runs and drives and was verified to do so by the co. The car had to be loaded with a fork lift and rolled off the trailer. It cost me over $3000.00 to get it in the runs and drive condition. At the time of this writing it is not treatable yet. The car was intentionally fixed up to look like it had nothing wrong with it but it had bin wrecked hard. I do not mind that it needed some work but the verified statement that it runs and drives was a fraudulent statement. These people prey on trusting honest people.


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The Viking 37' Billfish, One of Ocean's most popular models in recent years, will be one of Viking's newest models to hit the production line. The 37' Billfish raises the bar on the memory of Merritt and Rybovich classic vessels with slick, contemporary styling and modern and more durable materials to offer better performance, easier maintenance and attractive overnight accommodations. She is built to be a tournament contender that is equally compatible for other fishing ventures.
The day boat style offers free access to the 86 square-foot cockpit equipped with a bait freezer, tackle stowage, a transom door with a lift gate, insulated fish boxes and a transom live well. The open salon provides all weather protection with a comfortable U-shape dinette and hi-lo fiberglass table, which converts to a bunk, opposite a cushioned lounge. At the end of the day, there is plenty of room to relax in a comfortable environment, a significant element missing from today's wide open large center console boats.
The 37' is also outfitted with a lower helm station, for those looking for style and convenience. The flybridge helm features a center console command station with single lever and optional joystick controls.
Call today to speak to a Viking specialist about this 37 Billfish, or any other Viking Yacht of interest.
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Jul 31, 2014
When I looked at the screenshots of Digits, I immediately thought "great, another copy of 2048". Not that I've seen lots of them, but it's a pretty cheap move. If you want to rip something off, at least find something a bit more challenging. Anyway, my rage went unfounded, as Digits has nothing to do with 2048. What Digits is is a very satisfying puzzle that's all about reducing numbers, not increasing them.
The game consists of dozens of different levels. Each level is a square field of numbers. The numbers and the field's size change between the levels. The player's task is to remove all of the numbers from the field by clicking on them. When the player clicks on a number, it is reduced by one point, along with any numbers that are above, beneath, and to the sides of it. So, if there's a line that looks like "2-3-2", clicking on the three will make it "1-2-1". Clicking on the three again will remove the ones, and leave the player with "1" in the middle, which means that the player failed to remove all of them. The trick is to click on the squares in such pattern that no number gets left behind, as the player can't click on a number that's not connected to at least one other number. Thankfully, there's no penalty for using an undo button and retracing the steps to any point of the level. And really, there's not much need to do it, as when you get to know the ropes of Digits, it becomes almost impossible to fail.
That's almost an issue for me, actually, as I'm accustomed to more challenging puzzles. I don't know, maybe the game becomes more challenging in the expansion packs, but I've played through the first 50 levels without a stutter. Speaking of which, expansion packs? Really? Digits doesn't seem like that complex a game that it would require purchasing additional level-packs. They're not too expensive, but they already put it in the line of HD bestsellers among Google Play games. I guess that it's alright if you like it, but I'd expect something heavier for $0.99 than just a level pack. Still, it's fun, and free to try, so if you're a fan of puzzles and don't mind them being a bit simple, try Digits out.
Digits Review Rundown
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As a specialist in short run labels for UK SMEs, we do a lot of digital labelling at Mercian Labels and are firmly committed to the Xeikon digitial process as it give us the best results for our customers.
Punch Graphix have launched the new Xeikon 3300 and 3000 digital label printers, and last week we attended its first open day at the manufacturing site in Lier, Belgium to meet other Xeikon label printers, exchange notes and listen to case studies, R&D progress and NPD ideas.
Here is me inspecting the press (Thanks Barry for the photo!)
I found it a really worthwhile event, and the new machine really pushes the Xeikon process back to the "top of the pile" in terms of digital label printing presses. At the moment the race for supremacy in digital label printing is strictly between HP and Xeikon, and this new development is really going to upset the status quo.
Thanks & congratulations to the team at Punch Graphix for running such a well executed industry event.


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Every student and staff deserves the chance to learn and thrive in an environment that is enriched by the latest technology. In 2012, voters in our district approved a mill levy override that, among other improvements, greatly strengthens our district's capacity to equip students with 21st Century technology tools. As a result, the District Learning Technology Plan was developed. This initiative focused on transforming teaching and learning through digital connectivity and content.
This advancement in information technology has also started to revolutionize our libraries. Building on this concept, The Department of Assessment, Curriculum, and Instruction is proud to announce the creation of our new St. Vrain Valley Schools Digital Library. A committee comprised of staff members from Media Services, district library staff, and Department of Assessment, Curriculum, and Instruction developed this new digital library collection.
This new library offers eBooks and AudioBooks and Streaming Media, including over 52,000 copies for middle and high school students. Many titles have both an eBook and AudioBook version and several titles have multiple copies. The committee dedicated many hours to ensure that the best titles, topics, and authors are available in this digital library and that we are reaching all readers and interests. In addition to myON Reader, over 900 titles are available for preschool and elementary students including embedded audio with more books to be added. Professional resources for teaching staff have also been purchased. You can enjoy this library anytime, anywhere on a computer, iPad, smartphone or eReader.
For further information and access please click on the following links or contact your school library staff.
- Introduction
- St. Vrain/OverDrive Video
- Login information – use your SVVSD username and password
- Frequently Asked Questions
Thank you and happy reading!


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The plan was for Romero and Marcus Stroman to combine for nine innings, with none of Toronto's established bullpen members along for the ride. Instead the Tigers had their way with Romero, Jeremy Jeffress, Stroman and Marcus Walden.
How bad was the Jays' day? Romero had a dismal outing and he was long gone before the Tigers put up nine runs in the fifth inning for a 13-0 lead.
The Jays issued 11 walks and were outhit 17-6 by Detroit in three hours and 28 minutes of spring training torment. Reading Detroit's linescore was like dialling Moscow: 02119302.
"Today all the way around it was just a bad day, every phase of the game," said Toronto manager John Gibbons. "I'll let that one go. I've got nothing to say. Tough for me to analyze. You were watching what I was watching."
Several questions later, Gibbons did offer some analysis.
"It just shows you if you don't pitch, it's tough to play," he said.
Romero gave up a two-run homer to Austin Jackson in the second after hitting a Tiger to put him on base and yielded another run in an unsightly third inning that featured a triple, four walks and two wild pitches. It could have been far worse, but two Tigers were caught stealing in the inning.
The left-hander exited after 2 2/3 innings, giving way to Jeffress after yielding three runs on three hits with five walks, a hit batsman and two wild pitches. Unofficially Romero threw 57 pitches, 23 for strikes on a sunny 20-degree day with 8,328 on hand at scenic Joker Marchant Stadium.
"We've taken too many steps forward to dwell on this," Romero said philosophically afterwards.
Romero and Jeffress walked eight between them in the first four innings. Asked afterwards if Romero would get another start, Gibbons opted not to answer. But he did note Romero's earlier improved outings.
"I'm encouraged. I've seen it. So he can still build off that," he said.
Likely in the minor leagues again, however.
Things continued to fall apart when Stroman gave up a walk, four singles, a double and a grand slam homer to Don Kelly in a fifth inning that went from bad to worse. It took Stroman, a first-round pick in the 2012 draft, seven batters to record an out in the inning.
Walden, a fellow minor-leaguer, took over and the onslaught continued as Ian Kinsler slammed a three-homer over the left-field fence.
Jeffress walked three and struck out two while giving up an unearned run in 1 1/3 inning. Stroman got one out, at the expense of six hits and seven earned runs. Walden gave up five earned runs on six hits in 1 1/3 innings.
While Romero suffered a meltdown on the mound, Toronto bats were quiet against Tigers starter Drew Smyly. Melky Cabrera, with a single and double, and Colby Rasmus (walk) were the only Jays to get on base in Smyly's five innings.
Toronto finally got on the board in the sixth inning with four runs against reliever Blaine Hardy. And the scoreboard kept ticking with Detroit adding three in the sixth and two in the eighth.
Randy Boone and Justin Jackson also pitched for Toronto.
Romero had seemed to be writing a story with a happier ending this spring. He came into Tuesday's game having given up one run in seven innings for an ERA of 1.29 in three appearances that saw him strike out six and walk five.
"The big talk of camp right now is Ricky Romero,'' Gibbons said last Thursday. "It looks like he's on the way back, and that's what excites us all.''
Romero had limited the Tampa Bay Rays to one run in four innings in his last outing with two of those innings clinical 1-2-3 affairs.
Tuesday was his first start of the spring and it went south after a first inning that saw him give up a leadoff single but get it back with a double play.
Romero gave up three runs on three hits, walking five with no strikeouts. He had two wild pitches and hit a batsman. Three Tiger base-running errors limited the damage.
Romero said he wasn't following through on his delivery, for some reason, and had trouble with his off-speed pitches.
"It's a bad outing," he said. "I've had three good outings. It happens as a pitcher ... My head's up. It's just a bad day."
While saying he didn't want to make excuses, Romero somewhat strangely referred to a "weird weather day" in noting "the balls were a little slick and just kept coming out of my hand."
Romero was an all-star in 2011 when he went 15-11 with a 2.92 earned-run average. In 2012, he slumped to 9-14 with a 5.77 ERA and things got worse in 2013, when he saw action in just four games in the majors with an 0-2 record and 11.05 ERA.
The 29-year-old Los Angeles native spent most of last season in the minors where he went 5-8 with 5.52 ERA.
A non-roster invitee this spring, Romero is due to make US$7.75 million both this season and next.
Also Tuesday, left-hander Mark Buehrle and right-hander Brandon Morrow faced each other in an intra-squad game at the Jays' minor-league complex.
Morrow threw 3 2/3 innings with four hits, two runs (both earned), two walks and two strikeouts on 63 pitches. Buehrle went 4 1/3 innings with five hits, three runs (two earned), two walks and three strikeouts on 81 pitches.
NOTES — Tigers star Miguel Cabrera was part of the lineup playing the Mets .... Former Jay Rajai Davis was an injury scratch (hamstring) Tuesday.


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Icahn proposes alternative to Dell buyout
Billionaire investor Carl Icahn wants Dell Inc. to remain a public company and proposed rewarding shareholders with a large dividend payment instead of becoming private in a $24.4 billion buyout.
He says the amount being offered by a group led by Dell founder and CEO Michael Dell substantially undervalues the slumping PC maker.
Icahn wrote in a March 5 letter to Dell directors that the Round Rock, Texas, company should chose his alternative, which would involve a special dividend totaling $9 per share, if shareholders reject the buyout plan that was announced last month.
If the board declines to promise that, Icahn said the company should combine a shareholder vote on the buyout with its annual meeting to elect new directors, for which he will nominate a slate of candidates.
"If you fail to agree promptly to combine the vote on (the buyout) with the vote on the annual meeting, we anticipate years of litigation will follow challenging the transaction and the actions of those directors that participated in it," said Icahn, who joins other major shareholders in opposing the buyout plan.
Michael Dell, backed by other investors led by investment firm Silver Lake, is trying to buy out the company for $13.65 per share. The company has been trying to reduce its dependence on PCs, which are becoming tougher to sell as more people switch over to smartphones and tablet computers. Michael Dell says the company can thrive again by expanding into business software, data analytics and storage and other more profitable niches in technology — a transition that he says will be easier without having to worry about the short-term financial interests of Wall Street.
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Chances are, at some point in your life, you've walked out of a Starbucks holding a cup with a cardboard sleeve on it to keep your hand from burning off. You probably tossed it without a second thought when you were finished.
One artist had a different idea and used the sleeve to transform the Starbucks mermaid into art. The mystery artist draws beloved characters from Harry Potter to Catwoman to Ned Stark. Then, uploads the sleeve art to the Instagram sleevebucks.
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Le Roi des Champs-Élysées (1934)
Posted: Mon Jul 11, 2011 2:02 pm
In the past several years, I've been amazed to see the amount of Buster Keaton material that has been made available in fairly excellent quality. So, with all of this interest in Keaton, I have wondered why this particular title has never had an official release. I've never had the chance to see it, but from what I can gather it seems to be a good movie (at least in comparison to his MGM talkies - I'm not expecting The General or Sherlock Jr. by any means). Are there any rumblings of a potential DVD release for this movie? Given that Kino has released so much Keaton material on DVD and now blu-ray, you would think that this would be a title of some interest to them. Is this film pd or still under copyright?


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Making Glass Stops
Making Glass Stops on the Table Saw
The problem with cutting a thin, narrow piece on the table saw is that it tends to vibrate and you end up with burned edges and blade marks, or it may even snap off. To avoid these problems when I make glass stops, I start with an oversize blank. It's safer to work with and you end up with smoother pieces.
The drawing above shows how to set the rip fence and blade height to get four pieces of stop from a single blank. From there, it's simply a matter of ripping the pieces free from the blank (photo above). To avoid a trapped cut, I set the fence so the glass stop falls away from the blade, and I use a zero clearance insert.
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They are answering their calling. The sea has beckoned, its bobbing waves enticing them with serenity, its vastness promising them freedom. To spend only their weekends at sea, on tiny runabouts or rainbow-colored Hobies, would be too much of a tease.
So they submit to their passion. They leave their jobs and sell their houses and invest their entire lives -- wallet, body and soul -- in the best canvas- topped ticket to paradise they can afford. Which, more often than not, is a dilapidated, sorry old excuse of a once grand boat.
The hard part comes in transforming that sorry old excuse of a boat into what it can be -- an heirloom of the sea. To work fingers to the bone oiling its teak and polishing its brass, retaining its decades-old character while making it worthy to survive the sea`s wicked temperament.
You`ll find no slick cigarette boats or sleek modern cruisers for this hearty lot. Hopeless romantics, these sailors.
People like Steve Tague, a Midwesterner by birth who answered the sea`s call five years ago. That`s when he left everything he had -- job, home, a broken marriage -- to put his dreams in a sealed envelope along with a $4,000 bid for a beat-up Bermuda-rigged ketch built in 1900 for a British war hero.
Tague`s hands are hard, the result of five years of work rebuilding his 54- foot sailboat, plank by weathered plank. ``I`ve spent everything a human being can spend on this boat,`` he says. ``Every available dime, every available hour, has gone to this boat over the last five years.``
He used to live in Ohio but since it has no ocean, he wound up living at River Bend Marine Inc. boat yard in Fort Lauderdale, one of those New River marinas in the shadow of Interstate 95 where dozens of workingman sailors rebuild their dreams.


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Cultures and Peoples courses allow students to study in-depth one or more aspects of a non-Western culture (i.e., those of Africa, the Middle East, East Asia, and indigenous cultures of Oceania, and North and South America) or to study historical and contemporary interactions between non-Western and Western cultures. Courses may consider art, music, drama, literature, religion, science, philosophy, history, politics, or social norms and practices of non-Western cultures and peoples. Courses may also focus on a non-Western sub-culture within a Western culture. In this case emphasis should be placed on the sub-culture's non-Western roots and on its effort to preserve a distinct identity within the mainstream culture. To be approved, the content of a course must be substantially on non-Western cultures and peoples, that is, at least half of the semester should be devoted to non-Western culture and peoples.
Completion of a Cultures and Peoples course has been a part of the College's general education requirements since June 2005. Prior to this date, courses in Cultures and Peoples were offered as electives.
Courses used to satisfy the Cultures and Peoples requirement may be used to satisfy prerequisites and major requirements, but not another general education requirement.


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By Robin Smith | Excerpt From "The Human Presence", Artists Magazine, January/February 2015 by Ephraim Rubens (page 34-35)
Drawing: extrasoft vine charcoal
Surface: thick, preprimed cotton duck or linen with additional acrylic gesso applied
Oils: mostly Old Holland, some Winsor & Newton
Palette: flake white (to mark lightest passages), Mars black (to correct the drawing), Naples yellow, cadmium lemon, cadmium yellow, cadmium orange, cadmium red, alizarin crimson, ultramarine blue, cerulean blue, viridian, yellow ochre, raw sienna, Winsor & Newton light red, raw umber, Vasari red umber
Brushes: Robert Simmons bristle brushes, Utrecht series 212 kolinsky sables, Princeton Snap! flats, filberts and brights of all sizes
Medium: Winsor & Newton Liquin
1. Sketch in charcoal: With extra-soft vine charcoal, I loosely laid in the head, torso and a hint of the legs. I spent about three hours on this sketch, using plumb lines and abstracted angles to find proportional relationships between the body parts.
2. Establish proportions: Having laid in a loose approximation of the figure, I shifted to drawing with paint. I generally try to nail down the proportions of the head and facial features and then use those measurements to help me find the size of the torso and body parts.
3. Block in major shapes: I continued blocking in the figure. I like to establish my major value shapes early, massing in the shadow shapes broadly, looking for the big abstract shapes they make and filling in the background with color.
4. Push contrasts; explore volume: I deepened the background further to help bring out the effect of the bright light falling on the figure. I also explored the volumes of the model's form, by letting my lines wrap around the figure in cross contours.
5. Set light values with white: I used a painting knife loaded with flake white to work out the light side of the face. I like painting with a knife because I can get fine lines with the side of the knife, make crisp triangular shapes with the flat trowel shape, or drag a loaded knife over dry paint. The thickness of the application allows me to go back in, scraping into the paint with the end of a brush handle or blending a thick application into a neighboring thinly painted area. I also like the expressiveness of thick paint. When this thick, whitish paint is dry, I often glaze over it with transparent color.
6. Address the darks: With the broad masses established, I began working out my dark accents. I looked for anatomical details and smaller plane changes.
7. Tune contrasts and harmonies: I started subduing some of my initial construction lines while looking for harmonies within the separate light and dark masses. I further darkened the background to increase its contrast where the upper part of the body faces the light.
8. Make final adjustments: I continued to develop the halftones and lights, building up the paint quality throughout the canvas. I added more mass, color and detail to the hair, shifted the subject's right hand slightly and further developed both hands. I also added movement lines to the background. Here you see the completed piece Julie (oil on canvas, 48×30).