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There are no longer the doubts. There is the freedom to believe. There is no longer the feeling that if something isn't perfect, it's not good enough. There is the strength to move on.
Therein lays the transformation of Carroll junior outside hitter Megan Porter. A year of growth both mentally and physically has Porter establishing herself as one of the core players for Class 6A No. 1 Carroll. At press time, the Lady Dragons (21-0) were looking to claim their another tournament championship at the Plano Tournament this past weekend.
Porter (6-1) is teaming up with an intimidating front court that has depth and skill. The options are comprised of Madison Drescher, Paige Panter and Haley Hallgren. Not many programs in Texas can match that.
"I'm just a mentally tougher player," Porter said. "I know what I need to do, and I know what I can do. If I make a mistake, I'll just learn from it and get to the next point."
Like many underclassmen coming through a program, they may be a little more quiet and not willing to say more. Porter was a little like that. She didn't carry as much clout on the 2013 state semifinal team that was filled with several seniors.
But to prove herself, she felt like she had to be perfect on the court every time she had an opportunity. While the effort never suffered, the idea of making a mistake hounded her.
And then an off-season working with new Carroll coach Ryan Mitchell and her AAU coach, Jason Williams, seemed to change her outlook. In sports, there is never any such thing as perfection. The best outside hitters are considered great if they're connecting on a little more than 30 percent of their attempts.
"When working with them, especially Coach Williams, it just gave me a confidence boost," Porter said. "He just kept telling me that if I miss on a kill shot, just keep swinging. That didn't sound like much. But it really helped me."
Porter came to fall camp energized and ready to unleash. Mitchell saw that and put her into the starting lineup. So far, Carroll's offense has been prolific. Porter was among the team leaders in kills (121), serving aces (10), hitting percentage (.310) and serve-receive passing (2.06).
The other noticeable difference is what you don't see but what you hear. Given Porter's power – a trait noticeable throughout Carroll's roster – you can tell the force by which a ball is being struck by the sound. Mix that with control and that becomes the desired combination.
"You could tell her year, specifically her club year, was very good both offensively and defensively," Mitchell said. "Sometimes, she'll play with a quiet disposition. But she's a fierce competitor.
"When she's on the bench, she's always offering feedback to her teammates. The great thing is that she really has enjoyed being in the crunch time. She wants to be there."
That could mean something in November as Carroll strives for a second consecutive appearance in the state tournament. District 7-6A play begins Sept. 12 against Hurst L.D. Bell. There will be tests from Colleyville Heritage and Coppell.
"I'm a mentally tougher player," Porter said. "You take the good with the bad. I'm just going to go out there and swing."


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It is a law of sports physics that to make your mark as a boxer you either move up to heavyweight or die trying. Before his mysterious disappearance in November 1995, cruiserweight contender Sergei Kobozev seemed to have mastered the sweet science. A few years after he emigrated to Brooklyn from St. Petersburg, Russia, the 31-year-old Kobozev was set to bag his second major cruiserweight belt and $100,000 to boot. But a few months before his bout, he was brutally murdered by New York's roughest Russian mob crew.
Even now, after two of the three men accused of his murder were recently convicted in a Manhattan federal court and details of Kobozev's death finally emerged, no one but the killers knows the full story. The fact that Alexander Nosov, Vasiliy Ermichine, and Natan Gozmanthe three men indicted for the murderworked for Brighton Beach's Russian mafia group called the "Brigade," and that Gozman is still at large only seems to fan the flames of rumor on the boxing scene. "When he got killed, I was shocked. I got the feeling in my gut that there's more than meets the eye here," says Tommy Gallagher, Kobozev's former trainer at Gleason's Gym in Brooklyn. "This guy was a moneymaker. They're going to tell these guys to whack this kid? There had to be something more to it."
There definitely was more to Sergei Kobozev than his violent end. He first earned his rep fighting for the Soviet national boxing team at the Seoul Olympics in 1988. When he moved to Brighton Beach in 1991 he was part of a wave of Soviet bloc boxers recruited by Gallagher to go pro in the States. If it can be said that Gallagher's "Russian Invasion" briefly took American boxing by storm in the early '90s, then Kobozev was the thunder.
By the time Kobozev absorbed his first loss to cruiserweight challenger Marcello Dominguez in October 1995, he had won 22 consecutive bouts (including one against current WBA heavyweight champ John Ruiz), among them 17 knockouts. Norman "Stoney" Stone, Ruiz's longtime trainer, remembers Kobozev as "a tough kid." "There's no doubt he could have been a heavyweight contender," Stoney says. Of course Gallagher agrees, saying, "He was so easy to work with. He was a great boxer."
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When Kobozev disappeared on November 8, 1995, it was such a mystery that his common-law wife, Lina Cherskikh, and Gallagher even consulted Russian émigré psychics about it. The psychics hinted that he might have left Cherskikh for another woman. Weighing in at 190 pounds and just a little over six feet, with blue eyes, light brown hair, and clean-cut good looks, Kobozev sometimes "got into trouble with women," says one friend. Kobozev apparently didn't need the money he earned from his weekend work as a bouncer at the Paradise restaurant, a hot spot in Sheepshead Bay's Russian émigré community. A close friend says Kobozev kept his job at Paradise "for the broads."
It took nearly four years for Brooklyn homicide detectives and the FBI to discover for sure that Kobozev hadn't gone on a romp. His corpse turned up with a broken neck in March 1999 in a shallow grave in the backyard of a home owned by Alexander Spitchenko of Livingston, New Jersey. As it turned out, Kobozev lost his last fight during a confrontation with hoods in an auto-body shop on East 15th Street in Brooklyn. Spitchenko, after making a deal with authorities, laid out the story in court.
Spitchenko, who arrived in Brighton Beach in 1991, was not only a master extortionist; he later became the Brigade's No. 2 man in New York. By Spitchenko's own account given at Nosov and Ermichine's trial in early December, the Brigade (headed by famed godfather Vyacheslav Ivankov until 1995) ran "hundreds" of protection scams on Brighton Beach businesses. "We strong-armed people and collected money, extorted, stole, did counterfeit credit cards," Spitchenko explained to a hushed courtroom. When the Brigade's victims refused to cooperate, Spitchenko offered a solution: "We beat them up."
The Brigade's operations added up to a smorgasbord of petty theft, prostitution, and, most importantly, protection rackets. In one extortion case described by Spitchenko, he and Ermichine raided a Brooklyn clothing retailer and made off with $3000 worth of high-quality suits. The heist was only one part of an elaborate ruse the Brigade deployed to force the petrified store owner to accept their protection scheme. Soon after the robbery, Ermichine returned to the store with Spitchenko in tow. "I had a baseball bat on me," Spitchenko told jurors. "The owner of the store was hiding from us." He said he shouted at the owner, "If we catch you, we'll break your legs."
During the trial, Spitchenko gave detailed testimony on Brigade operations and Kobozev's run-in with Nosov, Gozman, and Ermichine on that chilly November afternoon in 1995. The boxer had gone to the auto-body shop to have his car worked on. Instead, he was the one who got worked on.
Spitchenko and several other members of the Brigade were indicted on federal racketeering charges in the spring of 1999. In exchange for testifying against his friends, Spitchenko copped to charges of racketeering and accessory to murder. He got a plea deal that will reduce his sentence and place his family in the Federal Witness Protection Program.
Prosecutors used Spitchenko's testimony to support their theory that when the hoods saw Kobozev at the auto-body shop, the Brigade's 24-year-old bad boy Nosov was still smarting from a bar brawl he was involved in that Kobozev had broken up at Paradise a couple of days before. Defense lawyers attempted to portray the brawl as an extension of Spitchenko's rumored feud with the club's former owner, Valera Zimnovitsch. A sources familiar with the case doubts the prosecution's theory that Nosov's loss of face to Kobozev at Paradise was the only motive for the killing.
Daniel Nobel, defense attorney for Ermichine, says a court ruling on his cross-examination of Spitchenko prevented him from countering the mob boss's testimony against his client. "He's basically a dirtbag," Nobel says of Spitchenko. "But he claims to have undergone this very radical change of character since he was arrested." Though Nobel says he considers the Kobozev murder a secondary element of the much larger case against his client, he speculated that Kobozev's relationship with Paradise owner Zemnovitsch might not have been entirely innocent. "In his testimony, Zemnovitsch described his relationship with Kobozev as 'friendly,' "says Nobel. "I would hazard a guess that if you dig deeply enough you might unearth at least a friendly relationship between Zemnovitsch and a lot of the people the government is currently investigating."
Nakhman Gluzman, a worker at the garage where Kobozev was killed, testified that the boxer did not seem surprised when Nosov and his friends showed up. Instead of kicking up a fuss, Kobozev allowed Nosov to throw an arm around his shoulder and guide him to a small office attached to the garage. In court, Assistant U.S. Attorney Robert Buehler attributed the false camaraderie to Kobozev's overconfidence in his fighting skills. "As a professional fighter, Kobozev probably thought he had nothing to worry about," said Buehler.
The truth about what Kobozev and Nosov discussed may never be revealed. What is certain, at least according to testimony, is that in the heat of the struggle Nosov pulled out a gun and shot Kobozev in the back. Minutes after the shot, Gozman and Nosov hefted the crumpled boxer to their Grand Cherokee and dumped him in the back. Still conscious during the first few minutes of his journey to his grave in Spitchenko's backyard, prosecutors said, Kobozev "begged for his life." But a mercy plea to Spitchenko's boys proved a waste of his breath.
After depositing Kobozev's black-and-white 1988 Chevy Blazer just a few miles from the garage at a 24-hour restaurant called the Petrina Diner, the men drove around aimlessly for hours, according to testimony, while they cooked up a plan to get rid of Kobozev's body. It was late at night when they finally arrived on Spitchenko's doorstep in New Jersey looking for a way out. In his testimony, Spitchenko insisted that he did not take part in the actual murder and that it was Ermichine who broke Kobozev's neck. Whatever the case, that night in Jersey, Kobozev was KO'd for good.
With Gozman still on the loose, the only thing Kobozev's friends and family have to look forward to is Nosov and Ermichine's sentencing in May. Seven years after the boxer's death the only thing those who knew him are certain of is that Kobozev did not go down without a fight. "Even when he lost, he maintained his dignity. He kept his head up," Gallagher said.
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But he insisted his speech Tuesday night would not dwell on race.
My mind does not dwell on the two games we beat them in 1959 or the single games we took from them in 1960 and again in 1961.
Nadia Sidiqi knew her life was in danger, but she tried not to dwell on it.
I do not like this sense of God, this nothingness in which I now dwell.
I held to my thoughts on the subject and we decided to get on with our lives and not dwell on it.
But then I myself must be in a state for Him to come and dwell in me.
Do not let anything that I have said dwell upon your mind, my dear.
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They took his eyebrows and formed them into the place where Men now dwell, Midgard.
It is useless to dwell upon the sufferings of the unhappy prisoners.
Old English dwellan "to mislead, deceive," originally "to make a fool of, lead astray," from Proto-Germanic *dwaljanan (cf. Old Norse dvöl "delay," dvali "sleep;" Middle Dutch dwellen "to stun, make giddy, perplex;" Old High German twellen "to hinder, delay;" Danish dvale "trance, stupor," dvaelbær "narcotic berry," source of Middle English dwale "nightshade"), from PIE *dhwel-, from root *dheu- (1) "dust, cloud, vapor, smoke" (and related notions of "defective perception or wits").
Related to Old English gedweola "error, heresy, madness." Sense shifted in Middle English through "hinder, delay," to "linger" (c.1200, as still in phrase to dwell upon), to "make a home" (mid-13c.). Related: Dwelled; dwelt; dwells.
Tents were in primitive times the common dwellings of men. Houses were afterwards built, the walls of which were frequently of mud (Job 24:16; Matt. 6:19, 20) or of sun-dried bricks. God "dwells in light" (1 Tim. 6:16; 1 John 1:7), in heaven (Ps. 123:1), in his church (Ps. 9:11; 1 John 4:12). Christ dwelt on earth in the days of his humiliation (John 1:14). He now dwells in the hearts of his people (Eph. 3:17-19). The Holy Spirit dwells in believers (1 Cor. 3:16; 2 Tim. 1:14). We are exhorted to "let the word of God dwell in us richly" (Col. 3:16; Ps. 119:11). Dwell deep occurs only in Jer. 49:8, and refers to the custom of seeking refuge from impending danger, in retiring to the recesses of rocks and caverns, or to remote places in the desert.


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Joy Global (NYSE:JOY) is a major manufacturer and servicer of mining equipment, which is used to extract copper, iron, oil sands, but most importantly coal. The stock price is very closely correlated to the price of coal, so that's something to keep in mind whether you're bullish or bearish on coal.
Thesis & Catalyst For Joy Global Inc. (JOY)
It's as simple as this: Joy Global is extremely undervalued relative to earnings. Earlier this month, the company released some strong earnings: for Q4 of 2012, the company posted EPS of $2.13, beating the Street's expectations of $1.91. Now that's not exactly a huge deal; after all, it's only one quarter. But the company has had positive quarterly EPS growth YoY for each of the past 9 quarters at an average clip of 27.12%. Pretty impressive, if you ask me. Now I'm sure many of you out there are not impressed with the stock's price action over the past year or so; but I'm investing in the company, not its stock price. Long-term investing is tried and true; and if you're willing to put up with short-term volatility and hold onto this name for some time, your patience should be rewarded handsomely. Price will follow earnings eventually; but until then Joy Global is an absolute steal.
For those of you out there looking for a catalyst to send the stock price soaring in a trading session or two, you're looking in the wrong place. I see Joy Global as appreciating moderately over an extended period of time to keep pace with earnings. More dramatic price movements would require an extreme change in investor sentiment in regards to the coal sector, which seems unlikely at this point.
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text: Before the Paris–Dakar, cool IBM-ers rode scooters around DakarPeter Orosz8/22/11 2:30pmFiled to: Two Wheels BadAfricaScootersIbmSenegalDakarParis–Dakar28EditPromoteShare to KinjaToggle Conversation toolsGo to permalink To celebrate the 100th anniversary of its first patent, IBM has published a gallery of photos spanning a century which show its employees engaged in innovation. This incredibly cool bald man in sunglasses is part of the series. Advertisement He's in Dakar, Senegal, in 1960, and he's stopped to get his scooter filled up on the way to work "at the start of a typical day", as the caption puts it. Tank filled, scooter scooting away, IBM man arrives at this great Bauhaus office in Dakar. One cannot help but wonder about an innovation pictured here which is entirely unrelated to IBM's core business of computers: keeping human beings alive in black suits in the infernal heat of West Africa. Advertisement Photo Credit: IBM. Hat tip to Scanzen.Reply28 repliesLeave a reply


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LA JOLLA, Calif., February 23, 2012 Researchers at Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute (Sanford-Burnham) and the Medical School of Hannover in Germany recently discovered how the botulinum neurotoxin, a potential bioterrorism agent, survives the hostile environment in the stomach on its journey through the human body. Their study, published February 24 in Science, reveals the first 3D structure of a neurotoxin together with its bodyguard, a protein made simultaneously in the same bacterium. The bodyguard keeps the toxin safe through the gut, then lets go as the toxin enters the bloodstream. This new information also reveals the toxin's weak spota point in the process that can be targeted with new therapeutics.
"Now that we better understand the structure of the bacterial machinery that was designed for highly efficient toxin protection and delivery, we can see more clearly how to break it," said Rongsheng Jin, Ph.D., assistant professor in Sanford-Burnham's Del E. Webb Neuroscience, Aging and Stem Cell Research Center and senior author of the study.
The Janus-faced toxin
The botulinum neurotoxin is two-faced. On one side, it's the most poisonous substance known to man, causing botulism. Accidental botulinum neurotoxin poisoning is usually food-borne, but it's also considered a potential bioterrorism agent. On the other side, botulinum neurotoxin is also used an effective therapy and popular cosmetic, such as in BOTOX.
The neurotoxin accomplishes both the good and the bad using the same trickparalyzing muscle cells by disrupting their connections with the nerves that tell them how and when to move. But before the neurotoxin can gain access to muscles and the neurons that control them, it must make a remarkable journey through the bodysurviving the digestive enzymes and extreme acidic environment in the stomach, penetrating the small intestine, and entering the bloodstream.
Sneaking a peek at the neurotoxin and its bodyguard
This latest study on the botulinum neurotoxin was the result of a close collaboration between the Jin group and a research group at the Institute of Toxicology at the Medical School of Hannover, led by Andreas Rummel, Ph.D., an expert on clostridial neurotoxins. They used a technique called X-ray crystallography, which uses powerful X-ray beams to produce 3D images of proteins at the atomic level, to study a genetically inactivated, nontoxic version of the botulinum neurotoxin.
These experiments helped the team visualize the atomic structure of all three parts of the toxin: 1) the region that recognizes neurons, 2) the enzyme that acts like a pair of scissors to cut human neural proteins and cause paralysis, and 3) the needle that punches holes to help deliver the enzyme to the nerve terminal. What's more, the researchers also captured the toxin's interaction with a second bacterial protein, called nontoxic nonhemagglutinin (NTNHA).
"We were surprised to see that NTNHA, which is not toxic, turned out to be remarkably similar to botulinum neurotoxin. It's composed of three parts, just like a copy of the toxin itself. These two proteins hug each other and interlock with what looks like a handshake," said Jin.
As the toxin moves through the body, NTNHA acts as its bodyguard, keeping it from being degraded when times are tough in the acidic stomach. However, as this study revealed, the toxin has a weak spot: when the toxin/NTNHA complex punches its way out of the small intestine, it's the change in pH that triggers a conformational change, breaks up the duo, and releases only the unprotected toxin into the bloodstream.
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According to Jin, this new knowledge about how the botulinum neurotoxin and NTNHA balance the need for strong binding and a timely release could be exploited to outsmart them.
"We now hope we might be able to fool the toxin and its bodyguard using a small molecule that sends the wrong signalmimicking pH change, prematurely breaking up their protective embrace, and leaving the stomach's digestive enzymes and acid to do their job," he said. "We envision this type of therapyeither alone or in combination with other therapies currently in developmentcould be given preventively at a time when botulinum neurotoxin contamination becomes a public health concern."
Moreover, this type of therapy could be designed for oral delivery, rather than injection, making it easier to treat large numbers of people during an outbreak. A similar strategy could be used to deliver other protein-based drugs that usually need to be injected. "Here, protein drugs could be linked to a botulinum neurotoxin fragment and protected with NTNHA. Then we could possibly take them by mouth," Jin said.
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In Grand Blanc, Michigan, Brenda Lancaster tosses together this pretty medley of greens, mushrooms, red pepper, onion and oranges. She uses raspberry vinegar in the homemade dressing, but cider vinegar works nicely in a pinch.
19 Recipes for Homemade Salad Dressing
- 3-1/2 cups baby spinach
- 2 cups torn leaf lettuce
- 1/2 cup chopped sweet red pepper
- 1/2 cup sliced red onion
- 1/4 cup mandarin oranges
- 1/4 cup sliced fresh mushrooms
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 tablespoon raspberry vinegar
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon minced fresh parsley
- 1/4 teaspoon minced fresh basil
- Pepper to taste
- In a large salad bowl, combine the spinach, lettuce, red pepper, onion, oranges and mushrooms. In a small bowl, whisk the dressing ingredients. Drizzle over salad; toss to coat. Yield: 4 servings.
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January/February 2005, p43
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"This was very good. I left out the mushrooms and used a whole small can of oranges to satisfy my taste."


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Actor, Movie Director. His baritone voice made him a natural for radio starting in the late 1930s. William Conrad's career encompassed radio and the movies but achieved National stardom for his series roles on television. He was born as William Cann in Louisville, Kentucky. His professional career began as a musician while showing promise as a fairly good singer. Conrad made a singing debut late in Gilbert & Sullivan's 'The Mikado' in 1984. He served as a fighter pilot in World War II and then returned to the airwaves in the postwar lending his voice to thousands of roles during radio's heyday. His most noteworthy was as Matt Dillion in the Radio version of Gunsmoke which aired from 1952-1961. When the series was brought to television, his sizable girth eliminated him as Matt. Other radio series included 'Escape, Suspense and the Damon Runyon Theater.' Conrad was cast in various film roles, usually as a threatening figure appearing in 'The Killers, Body and Soul, Sorry, Wrong Number, Joan of Arc and the Naked Jungle.' He was a producer-director for Warner Brothers for some 15 years producing many low budget movies. His Westerns were: 'Four Faces West, Lone Star, The Desert Song, Cry of the Hunted, The Cowboy, Johnny Concho and The Ride Back.' With the unset of television, he returned to voice work reminisce of his early radio days. He narrated the Bullwinkle cartoons and many other animated shows on television. In the 1970s he began the road to ultimate renown coming from behind the voice and starring in three detective series: 'Cannon,' 'Nero Wolfe' and 'Jake and the Fatman.' Conrad had a very stable home life until his wife Suzie, after a thirty year marriage, passed away. They had one son Christopher who became a professional photographer specializing in images for the food industry: Cook books, menus and food periodicals. His second wife was the widow of newsman Chet Huntley. During his career, he was nominated twice for a Golden Globe Award, both for 'Actor In A Leading Role' for his Cannon TV Series. After his appearance in 'Jake and the Fatman,' his health began to deteriorate and he passed away in North Hollywood after suffering a massive heart attack at the age of 73. After his death, he was elected to the Radio Hall of Fame.
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In the past week:
5 days of swimming lessons
30 or less photos taken
10 dogs walked at the Humaine Society
4 layouts created (here are two of them)
6 get togethers with friends
1 request for publication for one of my layouts (for Scrapbook Trends December)
1 trip to the local Farmer's Market
2 tae kwon do classes
1 game of ultimate frisbee
2 movies nights
6 bike rides
7 happy summer days
Friday, July 16, 2010
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- Renee Lamb said...
Don't you love how full the days seem to be? And how it seems each day they just get fuller? LOL - loving the layouts! Makes me hope that I will see get to see my scrap desk this weekend!
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- ashjoy said...
Great post! Love that your family volunteer to walk the dogs, that is so nice to hear.
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Love your recap of the week. Adorable layouts!
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Cauliflower Low Cal Layer Salad
Recipe by scarysheree
This is a lower calorie version adapted from WW Favorite Recipes.
Top Review by teresas
We really enjoyed this dish. It's easy to prepare. I did down size it to serve only 1 1/2 which was plenty for 2 people. This has a nice creamy texture and the flavor is really yummy. I also used shredded Parmesan cheese. Thanks for posting. Made for Spring PAC 2009. :)
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- 12 cups romaine lettuce, torn
- 4 cups cauliflower florets
- 1 medium red onion, sliced
- 3⁄4 cup reduced-calorie mayonnaise
- 1⁄3 cup parmesan cheese
- 1⁄3 cup bacon bits
- Line bottom of large shallow bowl with 12 cups of bite size pieces of torn romaine lettuce. Top with cauliflower florets and onion slices. With spatula, spread mayo over entire surface of salad. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese and bacon bits. Salad will be tossed just before serving. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight or for 8 hours.


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Family business is a term commonly used by the black community to denote a conversation that relates solely to blacks. I use this term as a title for this post because I feel that it accurately describes the discussion that needs to occur around epithets .
There is certain language that is used to construct a person as other that is simply unacceptable. If a white person calls a black person nigger it can never be a term of camaraderie because it will always be endowed with the historical imbalance between whites and blacks. In an effort to reclaim this word many blacks have taken to referring to each other as nigger. I certainly do not agree with the usage of the word in this way however, I do understand it. If this word has to still be used, it should only ever come from the mouth of a black person. We consider this family business. Only a black person can legitimately decide if the word nigger is appropriate. I realize that this was a departure on a previous stance that I have taken about this subject, but after much thought I have determined that it is not for me to police the language of another in this way.
Family business applies to so much more than the black community. There are cisgendered women who insist on using the word trannie despite being told how offensive it is. No cisgendered woman, no matter how many friends they may have who are trans gendered, exist with the right to use this word. If a trans gender person feels it is necessary to use that word, it is their business, but it certainly does not grant you the right to believe that this freedom of speech applies to you. This is a case of family business and if you do not belong is the stigmatized group, usage of what is certainly considered an epithet can never be removed from the cycle of power.
Another hate word that commonly get thrown around is faggot. It should not even have to be said in 2009 that this word is offensive. If you are not British don't even pretend you meant a smoke. It is hurtful and can only be used to reify constructed difference between gays and lesbians and straights. You cannot use the term faggot in a friendly way, just as you cannot use trannie or nigger in camaraderie. So, to reiterate for those who refuse to get the point, if you don't belong to the marginalized group in question lay the hell off the demeaning language. It only serves as a perpetuation of undeserved privilege and makes you look like an ass. If someone tells you that your language is hurtful, rather than getting your back up about intent, apologize politely and stop using the word. It only further demeans another to have to listen to your bullshit excuses about how you didn't mean it like that, or that you felt that you were close enough to use such language. Unless you live in the body of an oppressed individual, you will never be close enough to use language that creates them as other without puking out your privilege for all to see.


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Sleeps | 8 |
Bedrooms | 4 |
Bathrooms | 2 |
Half Baths | 1 |
Property type | house |
Minimum Stay | 3 nights |
4 bedroom plus den with sofa sleeper, sleeps 8. Two full bathrooms with bedrooms (one master bathroom), 1 half bath (down).
House is in a quiet family neighborhood that is so close to everything.
Cable, internet, kids play area, air conditioning, outside Patio.
Home is very close to Surprise Stadium, Surprise tennis facility, White Tank Mountain regional park, Univ. of Phoenix stadium, many golf courses, movies theaters and the new Surprise family entertainment center (opening Spring 2012)
Married banker with two grown children. This is our home we live in part time.
Kevin Byrne purchased this house in 2009
Surprise is a very nice place to spend time. This community is not a rental community, but a owner occupied residential neighborhood. You will feel at home.
Walk to Surprise stadium, City water park and tennis facility.
I just wanted to say thank you for allowing us to stay at this great place. Everything from the remodeled look, to the spacious and comfortable rooms made this part of a great vacation. The little attention to details, like providing us with some food in the kitchen and having free internet access makes it so that we didn't want to leave! Also, once we found out the sofas in the living room were reclinable, that just made our TV watching and video game playing all the more enjoyable. Finally, compared to other places in the area, your prices can't be beat!
Thank you James and Mary! :)
The house was just the right size for 4 adults & 2 kids. We liked the separate "game" room off the living area. It was great for the little kids. It was well appointed and stocked better than any other house we've rented in the past. We were there for Spring training and it was an easy drive to whatever stadium we wanted to go to. The pool area was very nice and just a couple minute walk from the house. The directions for managing the house were well explained. The only thing lacking was a DVD player in the main living room. We would definitely stay here again.
I travel to Phoenix each spring with other golfers and baseball fans. This home is super clean and in good shape. The owner was very responsive by email when we booked the house. It is very close to Surprise Stadium and 20-30 minutes to Peoria. Close by are Sun City Grand and Sun City West and about a dozen golf courses. Each bedroom has a TV as well as the family room and den. While we didn't use the pool it looked very nice and is about a couple blocks away. I usually try to balance my reviews with whatever was a negative but there just weren't any. When I couldn't find something in the house the owner answered my text immediately and I found it. Problem solved. Would definitely stay here again. By the way, our deposit was mailed the day after our stay which is very, very quick. Other times we have had to wait a couple weeks.
Very nice that it was close enough to walk to Surprise Stadium. The living area was small and there wasn't enough seating for 6 people, also only 5 chairs at the dining table. Would be nice if there was a DVD player in the main living area. More than the 6 of us would have be very cramped.
This place was everything we could have hoped for. Very clean, well stocked and only 1/2 block to the pool area. This is a very quiet complex and is very safe for kids. Altogether we had 4 adults and 5 children (ages 3-12) and there was plenty of room for all. Great location that is central to everything you would need. Highly recommend this property and hope to use it again next year.
The layout of this home was perfect for our family's needs. The main floor was very inviting and comfortable. It provided 4 very spacious bedrooms on the 2nd floor perfectly laid out to allow for privacy. All of which were perfectly decorated.
The community heated pool provided a lot of family time with lots of sun and 80 degree weather.
A perfect week in a perfect home.
We full in love with the Surprise area several years ago. You will too. Surprise has many activities. Nearby you can find 30+ golf courses, Surprise sport complex is walking distance that includes Surprise stadium, Tennis and racquet complex (includes tennis, racquetball and table tennis, community park, dream catcher park and library), White Tank Mountain Park is a 30,000 acre park featuring trail walking, hiking, biking, picnicking, horseback riding and star gazing, lots of shopping and many restaurants. Past visitors have also gone gliding, hot air ballooning, ATV exploring in the desert, see NFL football game or NHL hockey game and of course lots of spring training and fall league baseball. So much to do and enjoy or maybe just relax.
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3 night minimum stay
Cleaning Fee | $150 |
Refundable damage deposit | $300 |
Property Damage Protection | $59 |
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The Rise Of The Skyscraper And The Fall Of Louis Sullivan
He showed the way to the future and then was stranded there, at odds even with his own aesthetic sensibility
February/March 1998 | Volume 49, Issue 1
The major arrived in Chicago in 1868 and set up an architectural office the next year. His first significant work was the Leiter Building, a five-story structure completed in 1879 and expanded by two stories in 1888. It was nothing to speak of as a work of high design, but in his skillful combination of wooden floor beams and castiron columns, Jenney was beginning to probe the possibilities of an all-metal frame. It was his nine-story Home Insurance Building, completed in 1885, that brought to Chicago the most fundamental element of skyscraper construction: an entirely metal structure from which the external cladding could be hung in "curtain" fashion. The Home Insurance Building was no more alluring to look at than the Leiter, but it set a new standard for structure. Clearly there was no longer any reason to use masonry as anything more than a skin.
The training Jenney provided for his younger employees gave those with a taste for the artistry of design a firm grounding in the practicalities. Among the alumni of his office was Burnham, who had spent 1867 and 1868 training under Jenney but by 1891 was working on his own following the premature death of his partner. Burnham quickly recognized his former employer s technical achievements and in adopting them was able to add a measure of aesthetic sensibility. His fourteen-story Reliance Building, completed in 1895, showed that he was not at all trapped by the masonry tradition that he and John Root had brought to such noble heights in the Monadnock Building only four years earlier. Making full use of metal framing, Burnham created a minimalist cage whose openings he filled with an elegant version of what came to be known as the Chicago window, a wide fixed pane of glass flanked by two narrower ones that could be opened for ventilation. (More than two-thirds of the surface of the street facade was glass.) Even today the Reliance stands out as a graceful and knowledgeable expression of the building's structural realities and the artistic uses to which they could be put.
But after the Reliance, Burnham let slip the thread of innovation he had been holding. Having immersed himself in the planning for the World's Columbian Exposition, he chose to spend his later days pursuing the monumental opportunities it had thrown open to him, creating in 1909 the vast Plan of Chicago, a neobaroque scheme for the city that compared favorably with Baron Haussmann's plan for Paris and leaving to others the challenge of integrating art and the new technology. The man who accomplished that with nothing less than historic impact was another former Jenney employee, Louis Sullivan.
Sullivan had been born in 1856 in Boston, where his father taught dancing, and at the age of sixteen enrolled at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to study architecture. The architecture program—the first in the nation—had only recently been established, by William Ware in 1868, and its curriculum was based closely on that of the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris. Even as a boy Sullivan had shown little patience with traditional schooling, and dismissing MIT as "but a pale reflection of the Beaux-Arts," he left at the end of his first year. Evidently believing that he needed some hands-on experience before tackling the real thing, he spent that summer in Philadelphia, where, on the advice of Richard Morris Hunt (to whom he may have had an introduction from William Ware), he soon found himself working for the redoubtable architect Frank Furness.
Furness was at the height of his powers, and Sullivan was suitably impressed, not just by the energetic creativity coming out of the Furness office (its Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts was then under construction) but also by his employer's single-minded stylistic irreverence and his skill as a draftsman.
That skill was especially apparent in Furness's treatment of ornament, for which he had derived a highly personal and ornate system based on contemporary French and English designs. Judging from the spectacularly inventive ornament Sullivan himself was to develop as a mature architect, one can only assume that the example set by Furness had an especially strong effect.


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Venezuelan strong man and socialist dictator, Citgo Chavez said Thursday that his soldiers will accompany government officials when they assume control over several privately owned oil projects in the Orinoco River basin next month.
King Chavez, by way of official decree, has declared that Petroleos de Venezuela SA will take a minimum 60 percent stake in four heavy-oil projects in the Orinoco River region and, as a gesture of good will, has generously extended an invitation to the current ownership of those six companies to stay on as minority partners.
If any of you "big oil�? haters out there are keeping score at home, BP PLC, Exxon Mobil Corp., Chevron Corp., ConocoPhillips, Total SA and Statoil ASA stand to take a $17 billion financial hit when taking into account their losses in investments and loans related to these projects.


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Getting file content for an ORDVIDEO column using STRUCT
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Dear Sirs,
The details of the problem is as follows:
1- An old database containing a column of type OrdVideo
2- I don't want to use OrdVideoDomain to access it. All I need is to get the content of the file - file bytes -.
3- I am using ResultSet to get the data. For the OrdVideo column I am not sure what to call or use. I was able to use rs.getObject("columnName") which returns STRUCT. I never worked with that and don't know how to get the values from it. Also I don't know how to convert or cast this column into OrdVideoDomain successfully.
what I need is to get the information or the bytes representing the stored file without using an OrdVideoDomain or - if I have to - just show me how to cast the column into an OrdVideoDomain successfully.
advice please.
thank you.
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I am assuming the video content is stored in a BLOB in ORDVideo, not BFILE. The easiest way is to access the BLOB locator using getBLOBContent(). See the Oracle Multimedia Java API Reference for more details (http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E11882_01/appdev.112/e10779/toc.htm).


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My bf has family nearby, so I've stayed at this hotel a few times over the years, since 2010. Always clean and well maintained at every visit. Rooms have recently been updated with new decor, flooring, etc. Reasonably priced. Highly recommend!
My girlfriend and I were passing through on our way back to Ohio and I decided that I wanted to stop at the Jack Daniels distillery. It was getting a little late so we decided to stay. She wasn't sure if this place(Best Western) would be up to her standards. After getting settled into our room she told me that this was one of the better motels she's stayed in for such an inexpensive price. The room was very clean and the staff was great. I would recommend this place to anyone and if I'm ever in the neighborhood again I will be stopping back here.
Hotel came as an advisement to stay. The room was nice, comfortable within walking distance for eateries. Not far off the main road and was still on the quiet side. The staff very friendly, continental breakfast had different items that made it seem like a regular breakfast!
All staff was very friendly and professional, exceptionally clean rooms, ideal location in the heart of town. Breakfast bar had great selection and hot food. Everything was perfect. This is a nice quiet location for those seeking peace and quiet. Price was very affordable. Worth driving a little longer out of your way to stay here!
Chose this offering because of these ratings and it's relative proximity to two craft fairs we attended over the weekend in Ketner Mills and Bell Buckle. Very nice room, king bed with seating area and comfortable love seat. Hot breakfast was good and staff were very friendly, helpful and efficient.
unfriendly staff. cold breakfast. near a main street so noise level is redic! high priced or what you get! not up to date at all! best stay would be quality inn literally less tan 1 min up the street! well worth the money in this tiny town!
The room were clean and well maintained, staff was helpful and knowledgeable overall it was a great stay i enjoyed my time and the free breakfast. City was nice and seem to have a lot to do it i spent most of my time in park with my family.
we had stayed here one night but booked for a week. we ended p going to Quality Inn up the street and had a much nicer time! the staff we met were so grumpy and unfriendly, not professional at all. room was small but clean. wifi was slow but free. price was not worth the value. i recommend going literally 1 min or less p the street to a quality inn this town has! we searched a winchester inn and was told its drug infested so do not go there either.
Best is an apt description for this motel. located in rural Tennessee it is clean quiet and comfortable and competitively priced. I've stayed at other motels in the area but consider them second to this facility.
Love this hotel nice friendly staff very clean.This is our second stay and plans for future stays. Very close to places to eat and shop not far from downtown Winchester. Both times have been very good and clean.Still have not had time to use the outdoor pool.Hopefully next time we can use it and stay longer
Very nice conveniences in this room. USB plugs on every lamp. Fridge. Microwave. Handy hair dryer. Lots of pillows. Comfortable bed. We found this hotel room more comfortable and convenient than rooms twice this expensive. Also, someone takes very good care of the hotel. It is clean inside and out. Very pleased.
Cute small hotel that has been kept up nicely. The rooms are clean, the beds are comfortable, and you can actually eat the breakfast items because the sausage tastes like sausage and the gravy is not from a can. Plan on taking a cold shower when you arrive to give the a/c time to cool the room because they are too cheap to leave it running.
This is a nicely renovated hotel not far from the town square. The room is large, has all the expected amenities, and has friendly staff. The breakfast room is large either a variety of foods available for a good morning start. The pool is outside, a nice size with a covered sitting area on the pool side away from the road. It is close to shopping and restaurants.
Always impressed and satisfied. Wonderful rooms and great staff, love the renovations. I am always made to feel welcome and very well accommodated. I would without hesitation be willing to strongly recommend this hotel to anyone visiting this area.
this is the best place to stay in Winchester, TN area....by a landslide! Pool is awesome and clean....breakfast was great...we had sausage, gravy, eggs, biscuits, fresh cherries, and coffee....and so much more stuff to choose from. Rooms are clean and beds are comfortable...what more could you ask for?
This hotel has changed tremendously, with the upgrades over the past year. I actually moved to a different hotel for the last 2 years and decided to try BW again this year. I was pleasantly surprised when I entered the lobby, saw the breakfast area and entered the room. It was like night and day from previous visits. The upgrades made to the hotel definitely made my stay more enjoyable. The upgrades improved the cleanliness and appearance, the new furniture, fixtures and appliances made it more modern and definitely improved appearance and use. I would definitely recommend it.
It was perfectly located for our needs. Several restaurants located all around. Breakfast very good. We have stayed there before and would recommend it. Easy check in, check out. Comfortable beds, nice size room for the two of us and our German Shepherd.
This was the suggested hotel for a quilt group conference held nearby. Very good value for the money. Convenient to our event. Clean, quiet, and well maintained. Would definitely stay there again. We had a handicap access room, close to the front office & convenient to the breakfast room. Room was spacious and well designed. Glad we got that room.
This is a awesome hotel, rooms were clean staff was friendly. Free breakfast was awesome. Would stay here again if in the area. Close to places to eat and shop. Rooms were updated and new mattress and clean
Very much enjoyed my stay at the refurbished Best Western (remodeled within the last year). Comfortable bed, great black out curtains, and nice breakfast offerings. Lots of plugs. Mini-fridge. True non-smoking room was greatly appreciated.
what a fine staff! had some automobile issues and the front staff (Molly) went beyond to help us get our situation handled. we found the right local people to help us get up and running again and back on the road also left a pillow behind and the saved it for us to get picked up by a family member in the area.
We stayed in at the Winchester BW four nights. Excellent property. Loved the fact we could park our motorcycles directly in front of our rooms. Quiet hotel, very clean property, well maintained. Staff is excellent. Extremely helpful and concerned about our comfort during our stay. Offered several suggestions on roads to travel to avoid heavy traffic. Very much appreciated. Highly recommend staying here if in Winchester.
We stayed for 2 nights during our roadtrip through the midwest. We mainly picked this hotel for price combined with the reviews on T/A and because it is not too far away from Jack Daniel's (35 min drive). When we pulled into their parking lot, the first impression was that this is a pretty standard low key Inn. Once we entered the lobby, this changed immediately. The lobby and the attached breakfast area have a very modern look, the entire area looked super clean and very well organized, almost like a smaller version of a Hampton Inn. The "awe" continued when we got to our room, which had the same modern look, and the bathroom seemed to have been updated not too long ago as well. Same here, both were extremely clean. The room was equipped with special reading lights, a fridge and a microwave. Plus the required number of towels was supplied right away (not the standard in most places like this one). Although an older device, the A/C worked fine at an acceptable noise level. We didn't hear any noise from neighboring rooms. Breakfast was good with decent variety, and unlike most hotels they make a very good coffee! Wifi was stable and sufficiently fast at all times, never had to reconnect. The pool area is located at the northern end of the annex building and part of it is underneath the 2nd floor of that building, hence a good portion is in the shade, which was much appreciated with the outside temperature hitting 95F and more. To sum it up, this place is very well managed and maintained and it truly earns its T/A Certificate of Excellence award! If they had pillow top mattresses and some more hot items for breakfast (scrambled eggs or omelettes) this hotel could be considered a BW Plus.
Hadn't stayed in a Best Western Hotel in a long time. Liked the easy access to our vehicle for unloading and loading luggage. We had multi rooms with other family members and relatives also staying there. All the Rooms were well maintained and the free Breakfast Bar had something for everyone. Room Rates are competitive for the area and the staff was very friendly. Would stay there again.
My family had a great stay here. The room was super clean and the bed was nice. I would definitely stay here again. The only reasons I gave it 4 stars instead of 5 is because the room smelled a bit like dog pee or something (though I could tell the carpet was clean) and the breakfast wasn't that good, with orange juice that didn't taste quite right. I loved the shower and room and really was impressed with how clean everything was.
We stay at this hotel each year while visiting Winchester. Kids love the breakfast & pool. Rooms have small fridge & microwave & Wi-fi included in room price. Not a fancy hotel, but good, clean motel with friendly, helpful staff. We were very happy with our stay and will stay here again in the future.
Clean facility, friendly staff. good breakfast - convenient location. Very reasonable prices. Only place I suggest staying in this area. Peaceful surroundings. This will not post when less than 200 characters but I don;t have anything else to say.
I chose here to stay due to the clean outside and when I got inside it was even more amazing they had a wonderful staff and a great room. The Breakfast was awesome. If you go there please ask for Molly she was very sweet and helpful. We were down for a wedding and Molly made us feel at home. The rest of the staff was always so sweet
The staff is very pleasant, breakfast is good, rooms are clean and well maintained. We stay here whenever we are in town. We enjoy the pool with our grandkids, it's maintained and kept clean. We would recommend a stay to all. Tony from Michigan
Best Western in Winchester, TN, is a hotel that I would without a doubt choose again. Friendly and helpful staff, clean and comfortable room. We were very pleased with the staff, the room comfort as well as the quiet surroundings.
I always stay here when I'm in town on business. Rooms are immaculate, and staff is friendly. There are often families staying there, which makes me feel safer when I'm traveling alone. The place is maintained better than some 4-star hotels I've stayed in.
I can't believe I'm writing this, but I really enjoyed my stay at this Best Western! We were visiting family at Tim's Ford Lake, and this hotel housed the overflow of people. There weren't many choices, so we book here without really reading any reviews. That said- the front desk staff was really kind, the room was large and recently renovated, and the noise level was quiet for a hotel without interior hallways. The rooms had modern furnishings and comfortable beds. The small refrigerator was really helpful when traveling with my young child, and the breakfast and pool were nice additions considering the price of the hotel was low to begin with. Often times we opt for more expensive hotels when on road trips, but this has taught me to read reviews and actually consider Best Western as they work on re-branding and improving quality.
We were traveling from Illinois. I had reserved 2 rooms for my family to stay for my mother's funeral nearby. Staff member Samantha helped me change my initial room due to my inability to climb stairs, and then again due to air conditioning that wasn't working well in another suite. We ended up in a cool, quiet room with great beds and stayed there for 3 nights. Samantha even hugged and comforted me as I was grieving. The was in a convenient location for my family to attend the funeral and wake. Also, there were restaurants and shopping near by. When we return for future family visits, we will definitely stay at the BW in Winchester.
Very impressed with this Hotel, looked like it my be a lower end property but rooms & service were outstanding. On really big complaint was internet service - absolutely dismal and basically nonexistent. Would never stay here again if I really needed any kind of decent internet. Luckily, it was not a show stopper on this trip. Beware and check if it's important.
nice and clean and well furnished! Larger room than we expected and enjoyed it very much! The front desk staff was very help and friendly and made recommendations for us in the area. I also appreciated having a separate living room and bedroom.
Love this hotel. One of the nicest best westerns we have ever stayed at. When we walked into the lobby i knew the rooms would be nice because the lobby smelled clean. the rooms were very clean and fresh. Beds were comfortable and our room had laminate flooring instead of carpet, awesome idea in a a hotel room
Located right on the main drive through Winchester next to the Hardee's. Also near the US Bank and the Waffle House. This Best Western had recently been completely remodeled, even the check in and breakfast area. It looked bran new. The rate was very fair and the staff was very efficient and pleasant. They had more than enough for breakfast along with the newspaper-the Tennessean and the USA Today. They even deeply thanked me for staying with them and if there was anything they could do. "I WAS REALLY IMPRESSED WITH THE ROOM. IT WAS TOPS." I WAS SURPRISED IT HAD READING LIGHTS AND A FARELY LARGE FLATSCREEN TV. THERE WERE PLENTY OF GOOD RESTAURANTS IN THE AREA AND I DON'T MEAN FAST FOOD. THEY HAD THOSE AS WELL. dan c
Hotel room was nice clean and good location. Staff was friendly and helpful. Only negative was we travel with suit case and cooler we were on 2nd floor no elevator only stairs that is rough on an old man. We would stay here again but ask for room on 1st floor.
The hotel was perfect after finding out all the rooms were booked at the hotel we wanted. We got a King suite with a pullout sofa. We loved that the king bed was able to be shut off from the rest of the suite. The breakfast was good too.
check in was easy, the room more than met expectations (quiet and comfy) Staff was friendly and knowledgeable of surrounding restaurants and directions for us to continue on our way. Breakfast is very good in clean surroundings. I will be back.
There's not many places to choose from in Winchester itself, and when you pull up, you may think, "Am I at the right place?" But when you walk into your room, you will have the feel of a luxury hotel. The decor is very modern and the rooms are very clean and up to date. Our room had very comfortable king size bed. Our bathroom had a huge jacuzzi tub. The hotel had complimentary breakfast but we were able to walk to several fast food for breakfast and there was a nearby Waffle House in Decherd, TN which is literally across the bridge at the back of the hotel. The staff was very helpful. I requested to change my reservations to a different type room upon arrival and the desk clerk was able to accommodate my request and was very courteous.
Someone else booked the room for us so we were not exactly sure what to expect. When we pulled up, around 10:00 p.m. we were a little unsure of what awaited us. The lobby was nice so we were a little more at ease about what the rooms might be like. When we actually got to our room, wow! The room did not match the outside at all. It was very nice, new contemporary decor, and big room. There is nothing wrong with the outside, it just does not make you think that the room is going to be so nice! Very comfortable beds and pillows! It is quite a way off of the interstate but it was a great stay.
This is a motel which has been retrofitted by best western. The rooms are 80% renovated (and very nicely done- hardwood floors etc), but other parts of them (ceilings, bathrooms) still appear pretty dated. I've stayed here several times and the first time I was not impressed; the last several times I've really enjoyed my stay. Good breakfast, wonderful staff, pretty quiet. The suites are very nice sized; kitchenettes include an odd collection of utensils and vessels but have everything you need!
I read the reviews on Trip advisor. I was so happy with the everything. The staff was friendly. The room was super clean. I have nothing but good things to say about my stay. They had a wide variety to choose from at breakfast. The beds were comfortable. I would highly recommend the Best Western at Winchester to anyone visiting the area. I was visiting for a funeral with my sister and my aunt.
rooms are very clean. very nice stay... worth the money.... top notch staff. will stay every trip to Winchester fppd was good for breakfast... clean place to eat plenty of foodplenty of parking easy in and out
The staff was friendly. The room was very clean and it was quiet. Breakfast was a step above the usual hotel breakfast. The location is convenient to the main road and nearby restaurants. I would stay there again.
The tub faucet dripped constantly and was annoying. Also, I called front desk around 10:00 PM and requested a wake up call at 5:30 AM, the gentleman that answered said OK; but I did not get a wake up call
People working on property and room assigned was not ready. We were told no workers by our room but that was not the case. Driveway blocked by workers at motel so we could not get to our room. Registration personnel was grumpy when we checked in to room. . Breakfast as good.
Traveling with a pet is not always easy. Many times if you can find a "pet friendly" hotel you get a designated room that smells of animals and urine. Here you get any room. There is an additional fee of $20/night-$100/week and I think that is fair. We have stayed at the hotel without the dog previously and were very happy with it. It is clean, rooms were well stocked and a continental breakfast. Bruce was great!!!!
Elexa made this trip more enjoyable for me in that she had a great attitude and was very helpful as my schedule changed many times during my trip. She was always positive and very cheerful. Hotel was clean and comfortable with nice amenities. Only issue I had was a nonworking coffee maker but a quick note to housekeeping and that problem was resolved.
We stayed here over the weekend with a group of friends o visit area attractions. The hotel room was clean, and nice. The air conditioner didn't really keep it as cool as we like it kept turning off at night. The towels were nice and smelled clean, there was a hair dryer as well as shampoo and lotion with is nice. We ate breakfast the first day and had waffles and coffee (it was good) milk and juice as well as yogurt. Weren't hungry the next day. The office staff was very nice as well and helpful. All in all a great stay, this was our second as we were here 3 years ago as well.
My sister, her daughter and I had to make an emergency family trip to Winchester without much planning. I was shocked and so pleasantly surprised to find a little tasteful inn in a tiny Tennessee town. The decor is more like Waldorf Astoria than a little motel. Elegant Pottery Barn classic type decor, super clean and just what we all need during a family crises. I guess Best Western Hotels are stepping up their game and this little niche gem may just be the sign of new trends for them. If you are visiting Southern Tenneseee Hospital it is the closest, most Tasteful and comfortable place you can find almost anywhere across the country and certainly in Winchester. #bestwestern Photos by Lois Spatz
The hotel left almost no impression on me. It was very basic, but clean, with a comfortable bed and plenty of towels. There was a great selection of cable channels and a large flatscreen tv, plus a microwave and refrigerator. The woman at check-in wasn't rude, but wasn't all about being helpful or kind either. Breakfast was passable. I wouldn't recommend the hotel, but I wouldn't warn folks away, either.
This is an average Inn, but probably the best in Winchester. The breakfast was good and the rooms were clean. The refrigerator in my room did not work. Usually full on weekends in June due to baseball tournaments. Fairly quite, but no noise problems.
Winchester is a pleasant city with extremely polite people. The hotel is in close proximity to restaurants. However, the climate control is poor, leaving room smelly moldy. The hotel was furnished nicely but the hotel is old. The hotel carries a lower price and has a lower quality compared to other chains. You get what you pay for in this location.
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21 October 2011 - The Labor Government of South Australia has pushed through its Small Business Commissioner (SBC) Bill, including the provisions which will allow it to adopt the Franchising Code of Conduct into SA law.
The new law gives the SA Business Minister the power to prescribe industry codes of conduct - such as the existing Franchising Code of Conduct under the Competition and Consumer Act – and then add changes that would only apply in South Australia. It has been strongly opposed by the franchise sector in Australia, which fears that state-by-state legislation will increase the complexity and costs of franchising across the country. Western Australia has also been considering state-specific legislation.
'The flow-on impact to the franchise sector is that increased compliance and risk management costs will increase business costs and reduce South Australia's desirability as a destination in which to grow franchise networks,' wrote Jason Gehrke of the Australian Franchise Advisory Centre in a recent article.
But an important amendment to the South Australia Bill means that stakeholders must be consulted before any proposed changes come into effect. In a letter to members of the Franchise Council of Australia, Steve Wright, the Executive Director of the FCA, wrote, 'The good news is that after intense debate, the Government agreed to an amendment which means it can not change the rules of franchising in SA without carrying out a 60-day mandatory consultation period with relevant stakeholders (which would include the FCA). Failure to do so can trigger a "disallowance motion" on the proposed changes.'
'This important amendment means the franchising community can continue to operate on the same rules in SA as it currently does nationwide. IIf the Government, in future, moves to change the rules, the FCA, and other relevant stakeholders, must be properly consulted. On failure to do so, the proposed changes can be stopped.'
'The new chairman of the ACCC, Rod Sims, told the FCA national convention that the ACCC had new powers of investigation and it planned to use them. However he told Federal Parliament this week that he did not agree with the concept of state-based franchising regulation and that the SA Government had misused his comments to imply he did support their approach.'
'With the benefit of information provided by FCA, the Queensland and SA Law Societies and the Law Council of Australia, non-Labor Parties and Independents raised four amendments to the SA SBC Bill. After a long debate over several days, the Government successfully split the vote of minor parties and Independents to defeat three of the amendments. The amendment which was passed was the 'disallowance' amendment.'
'If the SA Government takes any action to change franchising rules in SA, the FCA will be seeking to activate the disallowance amendment passed by the Parliament yesterday evening,' Mr Wright promised.


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iView Multimedia has released a free update to image management program iView MediaPro, which now adds support for Adobe DNG files made with DNG converter v2.4. Version 2.6.3 of the cataloging program also includes improved support for Minolta RAW files, plus preliminary support for Sigma's RAW format and Microsoft Office programs such as Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
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When Dominique Strauss-Kahn was marched from New York's JFK Airport under suspicion of attempted rape just over a week ago, it had the unintended consequence of shining a spotlight on the highest echelons of the French advertising industry.
DSK has long been advised by a cabal ofsomeof France's biggest advertising names. Ramzi Khiroun, Stephane Fouks, Anne Hommel, and Gilles Finkelstein have been anointed by the press as the "Four Musketeers"; the quartet have been shaping DSK's public image and guiding his career for years. His anticipated success in next year's French presidential election was testament to their success. All, now, turned to dust.
The Musketeers work for Euro RSCG, a French advertising agency owned by Havas, which is controlled by the charismatic industrialist Vincent Bollore.
Much has been made in recent days of the four advertising executives turned king-makers, but in France this confluence of advertising and politics is nothing new.
With an estimated fortune of $1.7bn and ranked by Forbes as the 736th richest person in the world, Bollore's assets span everything from freight to paper for Bibles. Nicolas Sarkozy is a close friend.
The chief executive of Havas is a Brit. David Jones's rise into the very heart of the French advertising world would not have been possible had he not been fluent in French and married into a well connected French family. He looks the epitome of a conservative Brit, but his French roots go deep.
And the fact that he was influential in helping David Cameron rise to power will have proved his credentials for slipping into that space where French advertising and politics so comfortably meet.
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Come on Golden State Warriors, if you're going to make the ridiculous decision to fire Mark Jackson at least get the announcement of said firing correct. The personnel decision was a fail, and so too is this email headline.
Wow, looks like @warriors forgot to change email title to STH in announcing firing. Or did we win game 7? pic.twitter.com/lZHDGHLGex
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The Division of Fisheries and Wildlife (DFW) reminds deer hunters that in order to take antlerless deer during any deer hunting season, they must possess an antlerless deer permit. The July 16, 2011 deadline is fast approaching and applications postmarked after July 16 will not be accepted. DFW cautions deer hunters to refrain from assuming large quantities of over-the-counter permits will be available after permits are sent out in the early fall.
To apply for an antlerless deer permit, internet license holders must access the MassFishHunt website (www.mass.gov/massfishhunt [2]) and apply by July 16. Only online license holders may apply for any permits through MassFishHunt. License holders who purchased non-electronic licenses bought over the counter will find the antlerless deer permit application at the bottom of their license and can apply through the mail or drop off their application at the MassWildlife Field Headquarters in Westborough. Hunters who apply through the mail should be sure to double check that ALL name and mailing information has been printed on their application prior to mailing. Applications dropped off or postmarked after July 16 will not be accepted.
The bear permit application deadline is also July 16. Bear permits are available on-line for direct purchase for MassFishHunt license holders. Bear hunters are reminded again that only online license holders may apply through the website for a permit. For non-electronic license holders, the application is found on the duplicate license certificate. A mass mailing of bear permits will be sent out to non-electronic permit applicants in mid-August.
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In it, but not of it. TPM DC
White House Disputes CBO, Says Minimum Wage Hike Won't Cost Any Jobs
Furman voiced "respectful disagreement" with CBO, pointing to other studies, which he listed in a blog post on the White House's web site, that say a minimum wage increase wouldn't cost jobs. They include a poll of economists conducted by the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and a study by economists at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago.
"Our view is that 'zero' is a perfectly reasonable estimate of the impact of the minimum wage on employment, based on research that began with David Card and Alan Krueger comparing minimum wage effects on employment," he said, calling that a "completely reasonable" estimate based on the "highest-quality studies" on the issue.
Furman wouldn't say how high the federal minimum wage needs to go before it starts to harm employment, but said $10.10 per hour is "within the range" of levels that won't cost jobs. He pointed to other effects of raising the wage, such as a more productive workforce and better worker retention among employers.
President Barack Obama's top economist didn't directly criticize CBO, the official nonpartisan scorekeeper for Congress.
"I don't think this is CEA versus CBO," Furman said.
He stressed the CBO statistics in the same report Tuesday that a wage hike would give 16.5 million workers a pay raise and lift 900,000 Americans out of poverty. He said those findings were "essentially confirming the consensus view" among economists with regard to the impacts of a minimum wage increase.
In response to Furman's remarks, House Speaker John Boehner's (R-OH) office circulated a 2006 paper by economists David Neumark and William Wascher which surveys close to 100 relevant studies and finds that "nearly two-thirds give a relatively consistent (although by no means always statistically significant) indication of negative employment effects of minimum wages."
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